Welcome to this week’s Windmill United Benefice online service of Morning Worship, led by the Revd Charles Sargent with a talk by the Revd Dr Tony Rich. The music was all recorded at previous services in the benefice.
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The hymn ‘The Lord’s my shepherd’ is sung
The Lord’s my shepherd, I’ll not want.
He makes me lie in pastures green.
He leads me by the still, still waters,
His goodness restores my soul.
And I will trust in You alone,
and I will trust in You alone,
for Your endless mercy follows me,
Your goodness will lead me home.
He guides my ways in righteousness,
And He anoints my head with oil,
And my cup, it overflows with joy,
I feast on His pure delights.
And I will trust in You alone,
and I will trust in You alone,
for Your endless mercy follows me,
Your goodness will lead me home.
And though I walk the darkest path,
I will not fear the evil one,
For You are with me, and Your rod and staff
are the comfort I need to know.
And I will trust in You alone
and I will trust in You alone,
for Your endless mercy follows me,
Your goodness will lead me home.
The Greeting, Confession and Gloria
The Lord be with you
and also with you.
This is the day that the Lord has made.
Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
We have come together in the name of Christ to offer our praise and thanksgiving, to hear and receive God’s holy word, to pray for the needs of the world, and to seek the forgiveness of our sins, that by the power of the Holy Spirit we may give ourselves to the service of God.
Therefore, let us confess our sins in penitence and faith,
firmly resolved to keep God’s commandments
and to live in love and peace with all.
Almighty God, our heavenly Father,
we have sinned against you
and against our neighbour
in thought and word and deed,
through negligence, through weakness,
through our own deliberate fault.
We are truly sorry and repent of all our sins.
For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ,
who died for us, forgive us all that is past
and grant that we may serve you
in newness of life to the glory of your name.
Amen.
Almighty God, have mercy upon us, pardon and deliver us from all our sins, confirm and strengthen us in all goodness, and keep us in life eternal; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
The Gloria is sung
Glory in the highest to the God of heaven!
Peace to all your people through the earth be given:
Mighty God and Father, thanks and praise we bring,
Singing alleluia to our heavenly king.
Jesus Christ is risen, God the Father’s Son:
Seated now and reigning from your Father’s throne,
Lamb of God the Saviour, all our sin to bear,
Show us now your mercy, now receive our prayer.
Christ the world’s true Saviour, high and holy One,
With the Holy Spirit, you are Lord alone!
Lord and God, we praise you; Highest heaven adores:
In the Father’s glory, all the praise be yours!
Collect and Gospel reading
Collect for the seventh Sunday after Trinity
Lord of all power and might,
the author and giver of all good things:
graft in our hearts the love of your name,
increase in us true religion,
nourish us with all goodness,
and of your great mercy keep us in the same;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen
Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark.
Glory to you, O Lord.
The Gospel reading from Mark 6: 30-34, 53 to end
by Sara Gough
This is the Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, O Christ.
Talk
by the Revd Dr Tony Rich
The Intercessions and Peace
The responses to the intercessions are:
Lord, in your mercy:
Hear our prayer
and
Merciful Father,
accept these prayers
for the sake of your Son,
our Saviour Jesus Christ.
Amen.
Grace, mercy and peace from God our Father
and the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
and also with you.
The anthem is ‘He came singing love’
(Colin Gibson, arranged by Geoff Weaver)
Sung by the choir of St Mary’s, Horne on 12 January 2020;
soloist: Elizabeth Barrett
He came singing love and he lived singing love
He died singing love
He arose in silence.
For the love to go on we must make it our song:
You and I be the singers
He came singing faith and he lived singing faith
He died singing faith.
He arose in silence.
For the faith to go on we must make it our song:
You and I be the singers
He came singing hope and he lived singing hope
He died singing hope
He arose in silence.
For the hope to go on we must make it our song:
You and I be the singers
He came singing peace and he lived singing peace
He died singing peace
He arose in silence.
For the peace to go on we must make it our song:
You and I be the singers, the singers, the singers.
Closing prayers and blessing
Let us pray with confidence as our Saviour has taught us:
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,
the power and the glory,
for ever and ever.
Amen.
Eternal God, the light of minds that know you, the joy of hearts that love you, and the strength of wills that serve you: grant us so to know you that we may truly love you, so to love you that we may truly serve you, whose service is perfect freedom; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Lord Jesus, give us your light in our eyes, your word on our lips, and your love in our hearts. Send us out in the power of your Spirit
to live and work to your praise and glory. Amen.
May the peace of God, which passes all understanding, keep our hearts
and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
The hymn ‘All my hope on God is founded’ is sung
All my hope on God is founded;
He doth still my trust renew;
Me through change and chance he guideth,
Only good and only true.
God unknown, He alone
calls my heart to be his own.
Human pride and earthly glory,
Sword and crown betray his trust;
What with care and toil he buildeth
Tow’r and temple, fall to dust.
But God’s pow’r, hour by hour,
Is my temple and my tow’r.
God’s great goodness aye endureth,
Deep his wisdom, passing thought:;
Splendour, light and life attend him,
Beauty springeth out of naught.
Evermore, from his store
New-born worlds rise and adore.
Still from earth to God eternal
Sacrifice of praise be done,
High above all praises praising
For the gift of Christ his Son.
Christ doth call one and all:
ye who follow shall not fall.
Organist: Peter Nye
Hymn words reproduced under CCLI: 845257
Common Worship: Services and Prayers for the Church of England (2000), material from which is included in this service, is copyright © The Archbishops’ Council 2000.