This Sunday, 26 April, is the Fourth Sunday of Easter. There are services of Holy Communion at 9:30am in St Bartholomew’s, Burstow, and at 11am in St John the Baptist, Outwood and Morning Worship at 10am in St Mary the Virgin, Horne.
This week’s online service is led by the Revd Alan Bayes.
To follow today’s online service, click on the arrow here and find the words below.
Alleluia, alleluia, give thanks to the risen Lord,
Alleluia, alleluia, give praise to his name.
Jesus is Lord of all the earth.
He is the King of creation.
Spread the good news o’er all the earth.
Jesus has died and is risen.
We have been crucified with Christ;
Now we shall live for ever.
God has proclaimed the just reward,
Life for us all, alleluia!
Come let us praise the living God,
Joyfully sing to our Saviour.
Alleluia, alleluia, give thanks to the risen Lord,
Alleluia, alleluia, give praise to his name.
Words and music: Donald Fishel
© 1973, International Liturgy Publications
In the name of the Father, the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Grace, mercy and peace from God our Father
and the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
And also with you.
Christ our Passover Lamb has been sacrificed for us.
Let us therefore rejoice by putting away all malice and evil
and confessing our sins with a sincere and true heart.
Lord Jesus, you raise us to new life.
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Lord Jesus, you forgive us our sins.
Christ, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord Jesus, you feed us with the living bread.
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Absolution
Almighty God,
who forgives all who truly repent,
have mercy upon you,
pardon and deliver you from all your sins,
confirm and strengthen you in all goodness,
and keep you in life eternal;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
The Collect Prayer for the Fourth Sunday of Easter
Risen Christ,
faithful shepherd of your Father’s sheep:
teach us to hear your voice
and to follow your command,
that all your people may be gathered into one flock,
to the glory of God the Father.
Amen.
The readings
Read by Ginette Nye
The first reading is from Acts 2:41-47
This is the word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John.
Glory to you, O Lord.
The Gospel reading is from John 10:1-10
This is the Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, O Christ.
Talk
by Revd Alan Bayes
The Lord’s Prayer
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.
Merciful Father,
you gave your Son, Jesus Christ, to be the Good Shepherd,
and in his love for us to lay down his life for us and to rise again;
keep us always under his protection
and give us grace to follow in his steps
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Blessing
The God of peace,
who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus,
that great shepherd of the sheep,
through the blood of the eternal covenant,
make you perfect in every good work to do his will,
working in you that which is well-pleasing in his sight;
and the blessing of God Almighty,
the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit
remain with you now and for evermore.
Amen.
Dismissal
Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. Alleluia! Alleluia!
Thanks be to God. Alleluia! Alleluia!
We have a gospel to proclaim,
Good news for all throughout the earth;
The gospel of a Saviour’s name:
We sing his glory, tell his worth.
Tell of his birth at Bethlehem,
Not in a royal house or hall,
But in a stable dark and dim,
The Word made flesh, a light for all.
Tell of his death at Calvary,
Hated by those he came to save;
In lonely suff’ring on the cross:
For all he loved, his life he gave.
Tell of that glorious Easter morn,
Empty the tomb, for he was free;
He broke the pow’r of death and hell
That we might share his victory.
Tell of his reign at God’s right hand,
By all creation glorified.
He sends his Spirit on his Church
To live for him, the Lamb who died.
Now we rejoice to name him King:
Jesus is Lord of all the earth.
This gospel-message we proclaim:
We sing his glory, tell his worth.
© The Revd Edward J Burns
Reproduced by kind permission
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Organist: Peter Nye.
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.
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