Online Service for 21 April | Windmill United Benefice

This Sunday, 21 April, there are services of Holy Communion at 9:30am at St Bartholomew, Burstow and at 10am at St Mary the Virgin, Horne; and a service of Morning Worship at 11am at 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.

Good Christians all, rejoice and sing.
Now is the triumph of our King.
To all the world glad news we bring:
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

The Lord of life is risen for ay;
bring flowers of song to strew his way;
let all mankind rejoice and say:
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

Praise we in songs of victory
that Love, that Life, which cannot die,
and sing with hearts uplifted high:
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

Thy name we bless, O risen Lord,
and sing today with one accord
the life laid down, the life restored.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

Cyril Argentine Alington (1872-1965)
Tune: Gelobt sei Gott from Melchior Vulpius’ Gesangbuch (1609)

Alleluia! Christ is risen.
He is risen indeed. Alleluia!

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 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 Gill Robinson

The first reading is from Acts 4:5-12

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 10:11-18

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

Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father;
there is no shadow of turning with Thee;
Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not;
as Thou hast been, Thou forever wilt be.
Great is Thy faithfulness!
Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see;
all I have needed Thy hand hath provided:
great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest;
sun, moon, and stars in their courses above
join with all nature in manifold witness
to Thy great faithfulness, mercy, and love.

Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,
Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;
strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow:
blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!

Thomas Obadiah Chisholm (1866-1960)
Tune: Faithfulness, William Marion Runyan (1870-1957)