We will proclaim the name of the Lord.
Ascribe greatness to our God.
1
Deuteronomy 32:3
Glory to God; Father, Son and Holy Spirit:
as in the beginning, so now, and for ever. Amen.
as in the beginning, so now, and for ever. Amen.
2 The Opening Canticle, A Song of God's Mercy
God who is rich in mercy:
out of the great love with which he loved us,
Even when we were dead through our trespasses:
made us alive together with Christ,
And raised us up with him:
and made us sit with him
in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,
That he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace:
in kindness towards us in Christ Jesus.
out of the great love with which he loved us,
Even when we were dead through our trespasses:
made us alive together with Christ,
And raised us up with him:
and made us sit with him
in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,
That he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace:
in kindness towards us in Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 2:4-7
3 The Opening Prayer
The night has passed and the day lies open before us;
let us pray with one heart and mind.
let us pray with one heart and mind.
Silence may be kept
As we rejoice in the gift of this new day,
so may the light of your presence, O God,
set our hearts on fire with love for you;
now and for ever. Amen.
so may the light of your presence, O God,
set our hearts on fire with love for you;
now and for ever. Amen.
4 The Psalms as appointed. A pause is observed after each
1 Great is the Lord and highly to be praised, •
in the city of our God.
2 His holy mountain is fair and lifted high, •
the joy of all the earth.
3 On Mount Zion, the divine dwelling place, •
stands the city of the great king.
4 In her palaces God has shown himself •
to be a sure refuge.
5 For behold, the kings of the earth assembled •
and swept forward together.
6 They saw, and were dumbfounded; •
dismayed, they fled in terror.
7 Trembling seized them there;
they writhed like a woman in labour, •
as when the east wind shatters the ships of Tarshish.
8 As we had heard, so have we seen
in the city of the Lord of hosts, the city of our God: •
God has established her for ever.
9 We have waited on your loving-kindness, O God, •
in the midst of your temple.
10 As with your name, O God,
so your praise reaches to the ends of the earth; •
your right hand is full of justice.
11 Let Mount Zion rejoice and the daughters of Judah be glad, •
because of your judgements, O Lord.
12 Walk about Zion and go round about her;
count all her towers; •
consider well her bulwarks; pass through her citadels,
13 That you may tell those who come after
that such is our God for ever and ever. •
It is he that shall be our guide for evermore.
in the city of our God.
2 His holy mountain is fair and lifted high, •
the joy of all the earth.
3 On Mount Zion, the divine dwelling place, •
stands the city of the great king.
4 In her palaces God has shown himself •
to be a sure refuge.
5 For behold, the kings of the earth assembled •
and swept forward together.
6 They saw, and were dumbfounded; •
dismayed, they fled in terror.
7 Trembling seized them there;
they writhed like a woman in labour, •
as when the east wind shatters the ships of Tarshish.
8 As we had heard, so have we seen
in the city of the Lord of hosts, the city of our God: •
God has established her for ever.
9 We have waited on your loving-kindness, O God, •
in the midst of your temple.
10 As with your name, O God,
so your praise reaches to the ends of the earth; •
your right hand is full of justice.
11 Let Mount Zion rejoice and the daughters of Judah be glad, •
because of your judgements, O Lord.
12 Walk about Zion and go round about her;
count all her towers; •
consider well her bulwarks; pass through her citadels,
13 That you may tell those who come after
that such is our God for ever and ever. •
It is he that shall be our guide for evermore.
1 Why do you glory in evil, you tyrant, •
while the goodness of God endures continually?
2 You plot destruction, you deceiver; •
your tongue is like a sharpened razor.
3 You love evil rather than good, •
falsehood rather than the word of truth.
4 You love all words that hurt, •
O you deceitful tongue.
5 Therefore God shall utterly bring you down; •
he shall take you and pluck you out of your tent
and root you out of the land of the living.
6 The righteous shall see this and tremble; •
they shall laugh you to scorn, and say:
7 ‘This is the one who did not take God for a refuge, •
but trusted in great riches and relied upon wickedness.’
8 But I am like a spreading olive tree in the house of God; •
I trust in the goodness of God for ever and ever.
9 I will always give thanks to you for what you have done; •
I will hope in your name,
for your faithful ones delight in it.
while the goodness of God endures continually?
2 You plot destruction, you deceiver; •
your tongue is like a sharpened razor.
3 You love evil rather than good, •
falsehood rather than the word of truth.
4 You love all words that hurt, •
O you deceitful tongue.
5 Therefore God shall utterly bring you down; •
he shall take you and pluck you out of your tent
and root you out of the land of the living.
6 The righteous shall see this and tremble; •
they shall laugh you to scorn, and say:
7 ‘This is the one who did not take God for a refuge, •
but trusted in great riches and relied upon wickedness.’
8 But I am like a spreading olive tree in the house of God; •
I trust in the goodness of God for ever and ever.
9 I will always give thanks to you for what you have done; •
I will hope in your name,
for your faithful ones delight in it.
5 At the end of the (last) pause there may follow
Lord, our God, our Creator, Redeemer, and Sanctifier: we ask you to cleanse us from all hypocrisy, to unite us to our fellow men and women by the bonds of peace and love, and to confirm us in holiness; now and for ever. Amen.
6 One or two Readings from the Bible as appointed
Joshua 21:43–22:8 (Listen)
43 Thus the LORD gave to Israel all the land that he swore to give to their fathers. And they took possession of it, and they settled there. 44 And the LORD gave them rest on every side just as he had sworn to their fathers. Not one of all their enemies had withstood them, for the LORD had given all their enemies into their hands. 45 Not one word of all the good promises that the LORD had made to the house of Israel had failed; all came to pass.
The Eastern Tribes Return Home
22:1 At that time Joshua summoned the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, 2 and said to them, “You have kept all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you and have obeyed my voice in all that I have commanded you. 3 You have not forsaken your brothers these many days, down to this day, but have been careful to keep the charge of the LORD your God. 4 And now the LORD your God has given rest to your brothers, as he promised them. Therefore turn and go to your tents in the land where your possession lies, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you on the other side of the Jordan. 5 Only be very careful to observe the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, to love the LORD your God, and to walk in all his ways and to keep his commandments and to cling to him and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.” 6 So Joshua blessed them and sent them away, and they went to their tents.
7 Now to the one half of the tribe of Manasseh Moses had given a possession in Bashan, but to the other half Joshua had given a possession beside their brothers in the land west of the Jordan. And when Joshua sent them away to their homes and blessed them, 8 he said to them, “Go back to your tents with much wealth and with very much livestock, with silver, gold, bronze, and iron, and with much clothing. Divide the spoil of your enemies with your brothers.”
(ESV)
Luke 12:13–21 (Listen)
The Parable of the Rich Fool
13 Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” 14 But he said to him, “Man, who made me a judge or arbitrator over you?” 15 And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” 16 And he told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man produced plentifully, 17 and he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’ 18 And he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.”’ 20 But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’ 21 So is the one who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.”
(ESV)
The reading may be followed by a period of silence for reflection, a hymn or
May your word live in us
and bear much fruit to your glory.
and bear much fruit to your glory.
7 The Canticle, A Song of the Blessed
Blessed are the poor in spirit:
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are those who mourn:
for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek:
for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for what is right:
for they shall be satisfied.
Blessed are the merciful:
for mercy shall be shown to them.
Blessed are the pure in heart:
for they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers:
for they shall be called the children of God.
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake:
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are those who mourn:
for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek:
for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for what is right:
for they shall be satisfied.
Blessed are the merciful:
for mercy shall be shown to them.
Blessed are the pure in heart:
for they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers:
for they shall be called the children of God.
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake:
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:3-10
8 The Apostles' Creed may be said
I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose from the dead;
he ascended into heaven,
he is seated at the right hand of the Father,
and he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose from the dead;
he ascended into heaven,
he is seated at the right hand of the Father,
and he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.
9 The Prayers
Lord have mercy.
Christ have mercy Lord have mercy.
Christ have mercy Lord have mercy.
10 The Lord's Prayer and the Collect of the Day
Our Father in heaven
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial
and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours
now and for ever. Amen.
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial
and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours
now and for ever. Amen.
O God,
whose blessed Son became poor
so that we through his poverty might become rich:
deliver us from an inordinate love of this world,
so that, inspired by the devotion of your servant N,
we may serve you with singleness of heart,
and attain to the riches of the age to come;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen.
whose blessed Son became poor
so that we through his poverty might become rich:
deliver us from an inordinate love of this world,
so that, inspired by the devotion of your servant N,
we may serve you with singleness of heart,
and attain to the riches of the age to come;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Almighty and everlasting God,
we thank you for your servant N,
whom you called to bring the gospel
to the people of...(to the...people):
raise up in this and every land
evangelists and heralds of your loving reign,
so that the whole world may know
the unsearchable riches of our Saviour Jesus Christ;
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
we thank you for your servant N,
whom you called to bring the gospel
to the people of...(to the...people):
raise up in this and every land
evangelists and heralds of your loving reign,
so that the whole world may know
the unsearchable riches of our Saviour Jesus Christ;
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
11 Intercessions and Thanksgivings may be made according to local custom and need.
12 The Morning Collect
Lord and heavenly Father,
you have brought us safely to this new day:
keep us by your mighty power, protect us from sin,
guard us from every kind of danger,
and in all we do this day
direct us in the fulfilling of your purpose,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
you have brought us safely to this new day:
keep us by your mighty power, protect us from sin,
guard us from every kind of danger,
and in all we do this day
direct us in the fulfilling of your purpose,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
13
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Let us praise the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
And also with you.
Let us praise the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
May the Lord bless us and keep us; the Lord make his face to shine upon us, and be gracious to us; the Lord lift up his countenance upon us, and give us peace. Amen.
Numbers 6:24-26
1
O sing to the Lord a new song:
sing to the Lord all the earth.
sing to the Lord all the earth.
Psalm 96:1
Glory to God; Father, Son and Holy Spirit:
as in the beginning, so now, and for ever. Amen.
as in the beginning, so now, and for ever. Amen.
2 The Opening Canticle, The Song of the Three
Blessed are you, the God of our forebears:
worthy to be praised and exalted for ever.
Blessed is your holy and glorious name:
worthy to be praised and exalted for ever.
Blessed are you, glorious in your holy temple:
worthy to be praised and exalted for ever.
Blessed are you who behold the depths:
worthy to be praised and exalted for ever.
Blessed are you on the throne of your kingdom:
worthy to be praised and exalted for ever.
Blessed are you in the heights of heaven:
worthy to be praised and exalted for ever.
worthy to be praised and exalted for ever.
Blessed is your holy and glorious name:
worthy to be praised and exalted for ever.
Blessed are you, glorious in your holy temple:
worthy to be praised and exalted for ever.
Blessed are you who behold the depths:
worthy to be praised and exalted for ever.
Blessed are you on the throne of your kingdom:
worthy to be praised and exalted for ever.
Blessed are you in the heights of heaven:
worthy to be praised and exalted for ever.
Song of the Three 29-34
3 The Opening Prayer
The day is now passed and the night is at hand.
Let us pray with one heart and mind.
Let us pray with one heart and mind.
Silence may be kept
Father of lights, receive the prayer and praise we offer you as our evening sacrifice; make us a light for all the world, delivered by your goodness from all the works of darkness; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord. Amen.
4 The Psalms as appointed. A pause is observed after each
1 The Lord, the most mighty God, has spoken •
and called the world from the rising of the sun to its setting.
2 Out of Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth; •
our God comes and will not keep silence.
3 Consuming fire goes out before him •
and a mighty tempest stirs about him.
4 He calls the heaven above, •
and the earth, that he may judge his people:
5 ‘Gather to me my faithful, •
who have sealed my covenant with sacrifice.’
6 Let the heavens declare his righteousness, •
for God himself is judge.
7 Hear, O my people, and I will speak: •
‘I will testify against you, O Israel;
for I am God, your God.
8 ‘I will not reprove you for your sacrifices, •
for your burnt offerings are always before me.
9 ‘I will take no bull out of your house, •
nor he-goat out of your folds,
10 ‘For all the beasts of the forest are mine, •
the cattle upon a thousand hills.
11 ‘I know every bird of the mountains •
and the insect of the field is mine.
12 ‘If I were hungry, I would not tell you, •
for the whole world is mine and all that fills it.
13 ‘Do you think I eat the flesh of bulls, •
or drink the blood of goats?
14 ‘Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving •
and fulfil your vows to God Most High.
15 ‘Call upon me in the day of trouble; •
I will deliver you and you shall honour me.’
16 But to the wicked, says God: •
‘Why do you recite my statutes
and take my covenant upon your lips,
17 ‘Since you refuse to be disciplined •
and have cast my words behind you?
18 ‘When you saw a thief, you made friends with him •
and you threw in your lot with adulterers.
19 ‘You have loosed your lips for evil •
and harnessed your tongue to deceit.
20 ‘You sit and speak evil of your brother; •
you slander your own mother’s son.
21 ‘These things have you done, and should I keep silence? •
Did you think that I am even such a one as yourself?
22 ‘But no, I must reprove you, •
and set before your eyes the things that you have done.
23 ‘You that forget God, consider this well, •
lest I tear you apart and there is none to deliver you.
24 ‘Whoever offers me the sacrifice of thanksgiving honours me •
and to those who keep my way
will I show the salvation of God.’
and called the world from the rising of the sun to its setting.
2 Out of Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth; •
our God comes and will not keep silence.
3 Consuming fire goes out before him •
and a mighty tempest stirs about him.
4 He calls the heaven above, •
and the earth, that he may judge his people:
5 ‘Gather to me my faithful, •
who have sealed my covenant with sacrifice.’
6 Let the heavens declare his righteousness, •
for God himself is judge.
7 Hear, O my people, and I will speak: •
‘I will testify against you, O Israel;
for I am God, your God.
8 ‘I will not reprove you for your sacrifices, •
for your burnt offerings are always before me.
9 ‘I will take no bull out of your house, •
nor he-goat out of your folds,
10 ‘For all the beasts of the forest are mine, •
the cattle upon a thousand hills.
11 ‘I know every bird of the mountains •
and the insect of the field is mine.
12 ‘If I were hungry, I would not tell you, •
for the whole world is mine and all that fills it.
13 ‘Do you think I eat the flesh of bulls, •
or drink the blood of goats?
14 ‘Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving •
and fulfil your vows to God Most High.
15 ‘Call upon me in the day of trouble; •
I will deliver you and you shall honour me.’
16 But to the wicked, says God: •
‘Why do you recite my statutes
and take my covenant upon your lips,
17 ‘Since you refuse to be disciplined •
and have cast my words behind you?
18 ‘When you saw a thief, you made friends with him •
and you threw in your lot with adulterers.
19 ‘You have loosed your lips for evil •
and harnessed your tongue to deceit.
20 ‘You sit and speak evil of your brother; •
you slander your own mother’s son.
21 ‘These things have you done, and should I keep silence? •
Did you think that I am even such a one as yourself?
22 ‘But no, I must reprove you, •
and set before your eyes the things that you have done.
23 ‘You that forget God, consider this well, •
lest I tear you apart and there is none to deliver you.
24 ‘Whoever offers me the sacrifice of thanksgiving honours me •
and to those who keep my way
will I show the salvation of God.’
5 At the end of the (last) pause there may follow
God of grace, we thank you for all your gifts to us; grant us to accept both pain and joy in faith and hope, and never to fail in love to you and to our sisters and brothers; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
6 One or two Readings from the Bible as appointed
Romans 7:7–25 (Listen)
The Law and Sin
7 What then shall we say? That the law is sin? By no means! Yet if it had not been for the law, I would not have known sin. For I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.” 8 But sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, produced in me all kinds of covetousness. For apart from the law, sin lies dead. 9 I was once alive apart from the law, but when the commandment came, sin came alive and I died. 10 The very commandment that promised life proved to be death to me. 11 For sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through it killed me. 12 So the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.
13 Did that which is good, then, bring death to me? By no means! It was sin, producing death in me through what is good, in order that sin might be shown to be sin, and through the commandment might become sinful beyond measure. 14 For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am of the flesh, sold under sin. 15 For I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate. 16 Now if I do what I do not want, I agree with the law, that it is good. 17 So now it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me. 18 For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out. 19 For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing. 20 Now if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me.
21 So I find it to be a law that when I want to do right, evil lies close at hand. 22 For I delight in the law of God, in my inner being, 23 but I see in my members another law waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members. 24 Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? 25 Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself serve the law of God with my mind, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin.
(ESV)
The reading may be followed by a period of silence for reflection, a hymn or
May your word live in us
and bear much fruit to your glory.
and bear much fruit to your glory.
7 The Canticle, The Song of Simeon (Nunc dimittis)
Now, Lord, you let your servant go in peace:
your word has been fulfilled.
My own eyes have seen the salvation:
which you have prepared in the sight of every people:
A light to reveal you to the nations:
and the glory of your people Israel.
your word has been fulfilled.
My own eyes have seen the salvation:
which you have prepared in the sight of every people:
A light to reveal you to the nations:
and the glory of your people Israel.
8 The Prayers
Lord have mercy.
Christ have mercy Lord have mercy.
Christ have mercy Lord have mercy.
9 The Lord's Prayer and the Collect of the Day
Our Father in heaven
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial
and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours
now and for ever. Amen.
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial
and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours
now and for ever. Amen.
O God,
whose blessed Son became poor
so that we through his poverty might become rich:
deliver us from an inordinate love of this world,
so that, inspired by the devotion of your servant N,
we may serve you with singleness of heart,
and attain to the riches of the age to come;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen.
whose blessed Son became poor
so that we through his poverty might become rich:
deliver us from an inordinate love of this world,
so that, inspired by the devotion of your servant N,
we may serve you with singleness of heart,
and attain to the riches of the age to come;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Almighty and everlasting God,
we thank you for your servant N,
whom you called to bring the gospel
to the people of...(to the...people):
raise up in this and every land
evangelists and heralds of your loving reign,
so that the whole world may know
the unsearchable riches of our Saviour Jesus Christ;
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
we thank you for your servant N,
whom you called to bring the gospel
to the people of...(to the...people):
raise up in this and every land
evangelists and heralds of your loving reign,
so that the whole world may know
the unsearchable riches of our Saviour Jesus Christ;
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
10 Intercessions and Thanksgivings may be made according to local custom and need.
11 The Evening Collect
Be present, merciful God, and protect us through the hours of this night: that we, who are wearied by the changes and chances of this fleeting world, may rest on your eternal changelessness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
12
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Let us praise the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
And also with you.
Let us praise the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
May Jesus, the Lord of peace, give us peace at all times and in all ways. Amen.
1 Thessalonians 3:16