Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/7xjb8krr
Ant. I am the true vine, and you are the branches.
Whoever remains in me and I in them, bears fruit in plenty. John 15
Almighty God,
to whom all hearts are open,
all desires, known,
and from whom no secrets are hid:
Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts
by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit,
that we may perfectly love you
and worthily magnify your holy name;
through Christ our Lord.Amen.
Music: https://tinyurl.com/mb6h9xfa
O Lord, open my lips,
and my mouth shall declare your praise.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
Alleluia, alleluia!
HYMN: William D Longstaff
Tune:https://tinyurl.com/3vsvtt7z
1. Take time to be holy, speak oft with thy Lord;
Abide in Him always, and feed on His Word.
Make friends of God’s children, help those who are weak,
Forgetting in nothing His blessing to seek.
2. Take time to be holy, the world rushes on;
Spend much time in secret, with Jesus alone.
By looking to Jesus, like Him thou shalt be;
Thy friends in thy conduct His likeness shall see.
3. Take time to be holy, let Him be thy Guide;
And run not before Him, whatever betide.
In joy or in sorrow, still follow the Lord,
And, looking to Jesus, still trust in His Word.
4. Take time to be holy, be calm in thy soul,
Each thought and each motive beneath His control.
Thus led by His Spirit to fountains of love,
Thou soon shalt be fitted for service above.
PSALMS
Psalm 89 (Anglican Chant:https://tinyurl.com/ydygwbyj)
1My song shall be alway of the loving kindness of the Lord*
with my mouth will I ever be shewing thy truth
from one generation to another.
2For I have said, Mercy shall be set up for ever*
thy truth shalt thou stablish in the heavens.
3I have made a covenant with my chosen*
I have sworn unto David my servant;
4Thy seed will I stablish for ever*
and set up thy throne from one generation to another.
5O Lord, the very heavens shall praise thy wondrous works*
and thy truth in the congregation of the saints.
6For who is he among the clouds*
that shall be compared unto the Lord?
7And what is he among the gods*
that shall be like unto the Lord?
8God is very greatly to be feared in the council of the saints*
and to be had in reverence of all them that are round about him.
9O Lord God of hosts, who is like unto thee*
thy truth, most mighty Lord, is on every side.
10Thou rulest the raging of the sea*
thou stillest the waves thereof when they arise.
11Thou hast subdued Egypt, and destroyed it*
thou hast scattered thine enemies abroad with thy mighty arm.
12The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine*
thou hast laid the foundation of the round world, and all that therein is.
13Thou hast made the north and the south*
Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy Name.
14Thou hast a mighty arm*
strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.
15Righteousness and equity are the habitation of thy seat*
mercy and truth shall go before thy face.
16Blessed is the people, O Lord, that can rejoice in thee*
they shall walk in the light of thy countenance.
17Their delight shall be daily in thy Name*
and in thy righteousness shall they make their boast.
18For thou art the glory of their strength*
and in thy loving-kindness thou shalt lift up our horns.
19For the Lord is our defence*
the Holy One of Israel is our King.
20Thou spakest sometime in visions unto thy saints, and saidst*
I have laid help upon one that is mighty;
I have exalted one chosen out of the people.
21I have found David my servant*
with my holy oil have I anointed him.
22My hand shall hold him fast*
and my arm shall strengthen him.
23The enemy shall not be able to do him violence*
the son of wickedness shall not hurt him.
24I will smite down his foes before his face*
and plague them that hate him.
25My truth also and my mercy shall be with him*
and in my Name shall his horn be exalted.
26I will set his dominion also in the sea*
and his right hand in the floods.
27He shall call me, Thou art my Father*
my God, and my strong salvation.
28And I will make him my first-born*
higher than the kings of the earth.
29My mercy will I keep for him for evermore*
and my covenant shall stand fast with him.
30His seed also will I make to endure for ever*
and his throne as the days of heaven.
31But if his children forsake my law*
and walk not in my judgements;
32If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments*
I will visit their offences with the rod, and their sin with scourges.
33Nevertheless, my loving-kindness will I not utterly take from him*
nor suffer my truth to fail.
34My covenant will I not break,
nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips*
I have sworn once by my holiness, that I will not fail David.
35His seed shall endure for ever*
and his seat is like as the sun before me.
36He shall stand fast for evermore as the moon*
and as the faithful witness in heaven.
37But thou hast abhorred and forsaken thine Anointed*
and art displeased at him.
38Thou hast broken the covenant of thy servant*
and cast his crown to the ground.
39Thou hast overthrown all his hedges*
and broken down his strong holds.
40All they that go by spoil him*
and he is become a reproach to his neighbours.
41Thou hast set up the right hand of his enemies*
and made all his adversaries to rejoice.
42Thou hast taken away the edge of his sword*
and givest him not victory in the battle.
43Thou hast put out his glory*
and cast his throne down to the ground.
44The days of his youth hast thou shortened*
and covered him with dishonour.
45Lord, how long wilt thou hide thyself, for ever*
and shall thy wrath burn like fire?
46O remember how short my time is*
wherefore hast thou made all men for nought?
47What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death*
and shall he deliver his soul from the hand of hell?
48Lord, where are thy old loving-kindnesses*
which thou swarest unto David in thy truth?
49Remember, Lord, the rebuke that thy servants have*
and how I do bear in my bosom the rebukes of many people;
50Wherewith thine enemies have blasphemed thee,
and slandered the footsteps of thine Anointed*
Praised be the Lord for evermore. Amen, and Amen.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son:
and to the Holy Ghost;
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be:
world without end. Amen.
Psalm 89 (Karl Kohlhase:http://oremus.org/chant/Psalm-89-KH.mp3)
I will sing of the LORD’s love forever,
tell your faithfulness to all generations.
Say “His love is established forever,
and his faithfulness set in the heavens.”
With my chosen one I made a covenant;
I have sworn to David My servant,
“I’ll establish your seed forever,
build your throne to all generations.”
I will establish his children forever,
and his throne like the days of heaven
LORD, the heavens will praise your wonders;
in the holy assembly Your faithfulness.
Who is like the LORD in the skies?
Or among the sons of the mighty?
A God greatly feared in the holy court,
and awesome above all around him?
O LORD God of hosts, who is like you?
Mighty LORD, surrounded by faithfulness.
You master the sea in its swelling,
when its waves rise up You still them;
Crushing Rahab like one who is slain;
with your strong arm scatter your foes
The heavens are yours, the earth also,
the world and all it contains,
Creating both north and south,
Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name.
I will establish his children forever,
and his throne like the days of heaven
Your arm is strong, your hand mighty,
and your right hand is exalted.
Right and just the foundation of your throne;
love and truth proceed before you.
Blessed are they who know joyful shouting!
LORD, they walk by the light of your face.
In your name they’ll rejoice all day,
by your righteousness they are lifted.
For you are the glory of our strength,
by your favor our horn is exalted.
For our shield belongs to the LORD,
and our king to the Holy One of Israel.
Saying once to your saints in a vision,
“I will help a mighty one;
From the people I’ll lift up a chosen one;
then I found my servant, David.”
I will establish his children forever,
and his throne like the days of heaven
I anointed him with my holy oil,
my hand was set, and my arm gave strength.
His foe will not deceive him,
nor the son of wickedness hurt him;
I will crush his foes before him,
and strike all those who hate him.
Faithfulness and love will be with him;
in My name his horn will be lifted.
I will set his hand on the sea,
and his right hand on the rivers.
He will cry to me, ‘You are my Father;
my God, my rock of salvation.’
I will make him as my firstborn,
the highest of kings on the earth.
I will bear my love for him always,
my covenant shall be confirmed.
I will establish his children forever,
and his throne like the days of heaven
If his sons forsake my law,
not walking in my judgments;
If they violate my statutes,
not keeping my commandments,
I will punish their sins with the rod,
their iniquity with stripes;
but I will not break off my love,
nor will I betray my faithfulness.
I will not break off my covenant,
change the utterance of my lips
Once I have sworn by my holiness,
unto David I will not lie
His descendants shall last forever,
his throne like the sun before Me.
Like the moon established forever,
and the witness in the sky is faithful.
I will establish his children forever,
and his throne like the days of heaven
But you cast off and reject him,
full of wrath against your anointed.
You have spurned your servant’s covenant,
and profaned his crown in the dust.
You have broken down all his walls;
you have brought his strongholds to ruin.
All who pass his way now plunder him;
he’s become a reproach to his neighbors.
You exalt the hand of his enemies;
you have made his foes rejoice.
You turn back the edge of his sword,
and have not let him stand in the battle.
You have made his glory to cease,
and have cast his throne to the ground.
You have shortened the days of his youth;
you have covered him over with shame.
How long, O LORD will you hide yourself?
Will your anger burn like fire?
Remember the span of my life;
you create sons of men for such vanity
What man can live and not see death?
Spare his soul from Sheol’s power?
Lord, where are your former graces,
which you swore to David in faithfulness?
I will establish his children forever,
and his throne like the days of heaven
Lord, remember your servant’s reproach;
my heart bears from the nations,
with which your foes reproach, O LORD,
the steps of your anointed.
I will establish his children forever,
and his throne like the days of heaven
Blessed be the LORD, forever! Amen and Amen.
PRAYER
God Most High,
in Jesus Christ you rule the world with righteousness
and judge the nations with equity.
Cast down the haughty and lift up the lowly.
Make us compassionate to the needy
that we may be close to Jesus Christ,
our servant Lord.Amen.BCW
THE WORD OF GOD
READING: Isaiah 44:1-8
But now hear this, Jacob my servant,
and Israel, whom I have chosen.
TheLordyour maker,
who formed you in the womb and will help you, says:
Don’t fear, my servant Jacob,
Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
I will pour out water upon thirsty ground
and streams upon dry land.
I will pour out my spirit upon your descendants
and my blessing upon your offspring.
They will spring up from among the reeds
like willows by flowing streams.
This one will say, “I am theLord’s,”
and that one will be named after Jacob.
Another will write on his hand, “TheLord’s”
and will take the name Israel.
TheLord, Israel’s king and redeemer,
theLordof heavenly forces, says:
I am the first, and I am the last,
and besides me there are no gods.
Who is like me?
Let them speak up, explain it, and lay it out for me.
Who announced long ago what is to be?
Let them tell uswhat is to come.
Don’t tremble; have no fear!
Didn’t I proclaim it?
Didn’t I inform you long ago?
You are my witnesses!
Is there a God besides me?
There is no other rock; I know of none.
HYMN: Thomas Troeger ©, alt.
Tune: Mynydd Duhttps://tinyurl.com/ywwpmk6u
1 The hidden stream that feeds
our daily acts of care
springs forth in worship when Christ leads
the church in song and prayer.
2 The stream runs clear and deep
and tastes of heaven’s skies,
and where its ceaseless currents sweep,
flows life that never dies.
3 A heart of stone and dust,
of withered hopes and dreams,
becomes a spring of faith and trust
by drinking from these streams.
4 We leave this watered place
to work on rocky ground,
yet even there the streams of grace
sustain our daily round.
READING: Revelation 6:1-9
Then I looked on as the Lamb opened one of the seven seals. I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, “Come!”So I looked, and there was a white horse. Its rider held a bow and was given a crown. And he went forth from victory to victory.
When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!”Out came another horse, fiery red. Its rider was allowed to take peace from the earth so that people would kill each other. He was given a large sword.
When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” So I looked, and there was a black horse. Its rider held a balance for weighing in his hand.I heard what sounded like a voice from among the four living creatures. It said, “A quart of wheat for a denarion,and three quarts of barley for a denarion, but don’t damage the olive oil and the wine.”
When he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!”So I looked, and there was a pale green horse. Its rider’s name was Death, and the Grave was following right behind. They were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill by sword, famine, disease, and the wild animals of the earth.
When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar those who had been slaughtered on account of the word of God and the witness they had given.
HYMN: Thomas Hastings
Tune: Wesleyhttps://tinyurl.com/mpw9sxf8
1 Hail to the brightness of Zion’s glad morning!
Joy to the lands that in darkness have lain!
Hushed be the accents of sorrow and mourning;
Zion in triumph begins her mild reign.
2 Hail to the brightness of Zion’s glad morning!
Long by the prophets of Israel foretold!
Hail to the millions from bondage returning!
Gentiles and Jews the blest vision behold.
3 Lo, in the desert rich flowers are springing,
Streams ever copious are gliding along;
Loud from the mountain tops echoes are ringing,
Wastes rise in verdure, and mingle in song.
4 See, from all lands, from the isles of the ocean,
Praise to Jehovah ascending on high;
Fallen the engines of war and commotion,
Shouts of salvation are rending the sky.
READING: John 5:9-18
Now that day was the Sabbath.The Jewish leaders said to the man who had been healed, “It’s the Sabbath; you aren’t allowed to carry your mat.”He answered, “The man who made me well said to me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’”They inquired, “Who is this man who said to you, ‘Pick it up and walk’?”The man who had been cured didn’t know who it was, because Jesus had slipped away from the crowd gathered there.
Later Jesus found him in the temple and said, “See! You have been made well. Don’t sin anymore in case something worse happens to you.”The man went and proclaimed to the Jewish leaders that Jesus was the man who had made him well.
As a result, the Jewish leaders were harassing Jesus, since he had done these things on the Sabbath.Jesus replied,“My Father is still working, and I am working too.”For this reason the Jewish leaders wanted even more to kill him—not only because he was doing away with the Sabbath but also because he called God his own Father, thereby making himself equal with God.
CANTICLESong of the Three Young Men 35-65
(New Camaldoli chant:https://tinyurl.com/yawzzmsx)
All you works of the Lord, bless the Lord!
Angels of the Lord, bless the Lord!
Heavens and waters above the heavens, bless the Lord!
God be praised and exalted above all forever!
Powers of the Lord, God be praised and exalted above all forever!
Sun and moon, bless the Lord!
All you stars of heaven, bless the Lord!
God be praised and exalted above all forever!
All rain and dew, bless the Lord!
And let every wind, bless the Lord!
Fire and heat, bless the Lord!
God be praised and exalted above all forever!
Cold and warmth, bless the Lord!
Dew and snowstorm, bless the Lord!
Frost and cold, bless the Lord!
God be praised and exalted above all forever!
Ice and snow, bless the Lord!
Nights and days, bless the Lord!
Light and darkness, bless the Lord!
God be praised and exalted above all forever!
Lightning and clouds, bless the Lord!
Let the whole earth bless the Lord!
Mountains and hills, bless the Lord!
God be praised and exalted above all forever!
Every plant that grows, bless the Lord!
Springs of water, bless the Lord!
Seas and rivers, bless the Lord!
God be praised and exalted above all forever!
Everything that moves in the waters, bless the Lord!
And let every kind of bird bless the Lord!
All you beasts wild and tame, bless the Lord!
God be praised and exalted above all forever!
Let the whole human race, bless the Lord!
O Israel, bless the Lord!
Priests of the Lord, bless the Lord!
God be praised and exalted above all forever!
All you the Lord’s servants, bless the Lord!
Spirits and souls of the just, bless the Lord!
Humble-hearted people, bless the Lord!
God be praised and exalted above all forever!
God has freed us from the underworld,
saved us from the hand of death
and drawn us from the heart of the flame:
God be praised and exalted above all forever!
Give thanks to the Lord who is so good!
Bless the God of gods, all you who fear him.
Praise the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit:
God be praised and exalted above all forever!
THE PRAYERSWS2
O Christ, born of the Father before all ages,
you took upon yourself our humanity and you rose for us:
Glory to you, O Lord.
Son of God, source of life, we invoke your goodness
upon us and upon the entire human family.
Hear us, Lord of glory.
Allow us to live by your life
and to walk as children of light in the joy of Easter.
Hear us, Lord of glory.
Increase the faith of your church;
may it faithfully bear witness to your resurrection.
Hear us, Lord of glory.
Comfort all who are burdened
and engrave in their hearts your words of eternal life.
Hear us, Lord of glory.
Strengthen those who are weak in faith
and reveal yourself to doubting hearts.
Hear us, Lord of glory.
Give strength to the sick, support the elderly,
and reassure the dying by your saving presence.
Hear us, Lord of glory.
(Traditional chant:http://oremus.org/chant/LP-1940.mp3)
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy Name,
thy kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory,
for ever and ever. Amen.
Merciful God,
you know our anguish, not from afar,
but in the suffering of Jesus Christ.
Take all our grieving and sorrow,
all our pain and tears,
and heal us according to your promises
in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. BCW
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Go in peace, alleluia, alleluia!
Thanks be to God, alleluia, alleluia!
Glory to God whose power, working in us,
can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine:
Glory to him from generation to generation in the Church,
and in Christ Jesus for ever and ever.Amen.Ephesians 3:20,21
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BCW Book of Common Worship, Presbyterian Church U.S.A., 1993.
The Lord’s Prayer is the traditional chant as set in The Hymnal 1940 and sung by Kathryn Mannyng https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsJ2TB9pLbU
WS2The Worship Sourcebook, 2nd edition, © 2013, Faith Alive Christian Resources
The three main scripture readings are © 2011 Common English Bible.
The traditional language psalms are fromThe Book of Common Prayer(1662). The modern language version of Psalm 89 is by Karl Kohlhasehttp://www.k4communications.com/karl/index.html
Musical links are usually either to artists’ albums posted on Spotify or to recordings made available at smallchurchmusic.com. Audio stripped from YouTube videos is footnoted accordingly above.
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