This Sunday, 14 December, is the Third Sunday of Advent. There are services of Holy Communion at 10am in St Mary the Virgin, Horne and at 11am in St John the Baptist, Outwood. The Smallfield Carol Service takes place at 4pm, in Smallfield Church Hall.
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.
Come, thou long-expected Jesus,
Born to set thy people free;
From our fears and sins release us;
Let us find our rest in thee.
Israel’s strength and consolation,
Hope of all the earth thou art;
Dear desire of ev’ry nation,
Joy of ev’ry longing heart.
Born thy people to deliver;
Born a child and yet a king;
Born to reign in us for ever;
Now thy gracious kingdom bring.
By thy own eternal Spirit,
Rule in all our hearts alone;
By thine all-sufficient merit,
Raise us to thy glorious throne.
Charles Wesley (1707-1788)
Tune: Cross of Jesus, John Stainer (1840-1901)
This is the day that the Lord has made.
Let us be glad and rejoice in it.
Introduction
The Collect Prayer for the Third Sunday before Advent
O Lord Jesus Christ,
who at your first coming sent your messenger
to prepare your way before you:
grant that the ministers and stewards of your mysteries
may likewise so prepare and make ready your way
by turning the hearts of the disobedient
to the wisdom of the just,
that at your second coming to judge the world
we may be found an acceptable people in your sight;
for you are alive and reign with the Father
in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
The first reading is from Isaiah 35:1-10
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 Matthew.
Glory to you, O Lord.
The Gospel reading is from Matthew 11:2-11
read by Ginette Nye
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.
Advent Blessing
Hail to the Lord’s anointed, great David’s greater son!
Hail, in the time appointed, his reign on earth begun!
He comes to break oppression, to set the captive free;
to take away transgression, and rule in equity.
He comes with succour speedy to those who suffer wrong;
to help the poor and needy, and bid the weak be strong;
to give them songs for sighing, their darkness turn to light,
whose souls, condemned and dying, were precious in his sight.
He shall come down like showers upon the fruitful earth,
and love, joy, hope, like flowers, spring in his path to birth;
before him on the mountains shall peace the herald go;
and righteousness in fountains from hill to valley flow.
Kings shall bow down before him, and gold and incense bring;
all nations shall adore him, his praise all people sing;
to him shall prayer unceasing and daily vows ascend;
his kingdom still increasing, a kingdom without end.
O’er ev’ry foe victorious, he on his throne shall rest,
from age to age more glorious, all-blessing and all-blest;
the tide of time shall never his covenant remove;
his name shall stand for ever; that name to us is love.
James Montgomery (1771-1854) based on Psalm 72
Tune: Crüger, by Johann Crüger (1598-1662) adapted by William Henry Monk (1823-1889)
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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