This Sunday, 21 June, we mark the feast of the Birth of John the Baptist. There are services of Holy Communion at 9:30am in St Bartholomew, Burstow and at 11am in St John the Baptist, Outwood, which is marking its Patronal Festival. The service at St Mary the Virgin, Horne at 10am will be Morning Worship.
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.
For all your saints still active,
For those whose work is done;
For saints with you in glory
Whose earthly race is run.
You rose as King and Sov’reign,
That they the crown might wear,
Reserved for those who humbly
your earthly pathway share.
Give thanks for John the Baptist,
Forerunner of the Word
Who went ahead preparing
The way for Christ our Lord.
Greatest among the prophets,
He saw in Christ the One
Whom God had sent to save us,
Jesus, his only Son.
Apostles, prophets, martyrs,
Who served you here on earth,
Now reign with you in heaven,
Singing your praise and worth.
With them, and all whose witness
Is known to you alone,
We share our earthly journey
Towards your heavenly throne.
We praise you, God our Father,
We worship Christ, your Son,
We glorify your Spirit,
Forever three, yet one.
On earth we see you dimly,
In heaven face to face;
And then with all who’ve served you,
We’ll praise you, God of grace.
Horatio Nelson (1823-1913)
Tune: Gesangbuch der Herzogl. Hofkapelle, Würtemberg (1784)
The Lord is here.
His Spirit is with us.
Lord Jesus, you stand amng us and we do not recognise you:
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Lord Jesus, we are not worthy to untie the thong of your sandals:
Christ, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord Jesus, you are the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world:
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 for the Birth of St John the Baptist
Almighty God, by whose providence
your servant John the Baptist was wonderfully born,
and sent to prepare the way of your Son, our saviour,
by the preaching of repentance;
lead us to repent according to his preaching
and, after his example, constantly to speak the truth,
boldly to rebuke vice, and patiently to suffer for the truth’s sake;
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.
The Readings
read by Ginette Nye
The first reading is from Isaiah 40:1-11
This is the word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke.
Glory to you, O Lord.
The Gospel reading is from Luke 1:57-66
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 Lord,
whose prophet John the Baptist
proclaimed your Son as the Lamb of God
who takes away the sin of the world,
grant that we, who in this sacrament,
have known your forgiveness and your life-giving love,
may ever tell of your mercy and peace,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Blessing
Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.
In the name of Christ. Amen.
Lord for the years Your love has kept and guided,
Urged and inspired us, cheered us on our way,
Sought us and saved us, pardoned and provided:
Lord of the years, we bring our thanks today.
Lord, for that word, the word of life which fires us,
Speaks to our hearts and sets our souls ablaze,
Teaches and trains, rebukes us and inspires us:
Lord of the word, receive your people’s praise.
Lord, for our land in this our generation,
Spirits oppressed by pleasure, wealth and care:
For young and old, for commonwealth and nation,
Lord of our land, be pleased to hear our prayer.
Lord, for our world when we disown and doubt him,
Loveless in strength, and comfortless in pain,
Hungry and helpless, lost indeed without him:
Lord of the world, we pray that Christ may reign.
Lord for ourselves; in living power remake us,
Self on the cross and Christ upon the throne,
Past put behind us, for the future take us:
Lord of our lives, to live for Christ alone.
Words: Timothy Dudley-Smith (1915-2004). CCLI 845257
Tune: Lord of the Years, Michael Baughen (b.1930)
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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