This Sunday, 9 September, we mark the Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary. There are services of: Holy Communion from the Book of Common Prayer at 8am in St Mary the Virgin, Horne; Holy Communion at 9:30am in St Bartholomew, Burstow at 10am in St Mary the Virgin, Horne and at 11am in St John the Baptist, Outwood.
This week’s online service is led by the Revd Charles Sargent.
To follow today’s online service, click on the arrow here and find the words below.
Tell out my soul, the greatness of the Lord
Unnumbered blessings give my spirit voice;
Tender to me the promise of his word;
In God my Saviour shall my heart rejoice.
Tell out, my soul, the greatness of his name:
Make known his might, the deeds his arm has done;
His mercy sure, from age to age the same;
His holy name, the Lord, the mighty one.
Tell out, my soul, the greatness of his might:
Pow’rs and dominions lay their glory by;
Proud hearts and stubborn wills are put to flight,
The hungry fed, the humble lifted high.
Tell out, my soul, the glories of his word:
Firm is his promise and his mercy sure.
Tell out, my soul the greatness of the Lord
To children’s children and for evermore.
Timothy Dudley-Smith (b 1926) Based on Luke 1:46-55
© Timothy Dudley-Smith, administered by Oxford University Press in Europe
Used by permission. CCLI: 845257
Tune: Woodlands, Walter Greatorex (1877-1949)
This is the day that the Lord has made.
Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
The Collect for the Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Almighty and everlasting God,
who stooped to raise fallen humanity
through the child-bearing of blessed Mary:
grant that we, who have seen your glory
revealed in our human nature
and your love made perfect in our weakness,
may daily be renewed in your image
and conformed to the pattern of your Son
Jesus Christ 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
The first reading is from Isaiah 61:10-11
Read by Ginette Nye
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 1:46-55
Read by Sue Wates
This is the Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, O Christ.
Talk
by Revd Charles Sargent
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.
Blessing
May the love of the Holy Family surround you;
may the joy that was Mary’s refresh you;
may the faithfulness that was Joseph’s encourage you;
may the peace of the Christ child fill your lives:
and the blessing of God Almighty,
the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit
be among you and remain with you always.
Amen.
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 suffering 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 power 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.
Edward J Burns (1968). Used by permission CCLI: 845257
Tune: Fulda, William Gardiner’s “Sacred Melodies” (1815)
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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