This Sunday, Remembrance Sunday 9 November, there are services of Morning Worship at 9:30am in St Bartholomew’s, Burstow, and Holy Communion at 10am in St Mary the Virgin, Horne; and a British Legion Service of Remembrance at 11am in St John the Baptist, Outwood. Café Church is at 3pm in Smallfield Church Hall.

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.

All my hope on God is founded;
he doth still my trust renew.
Me through change and chance he guideth,
only good and only true.
God unknown,
he alone
calls my heart to be his own.

Human pride and earthly glory,
sword and crown betray his trust;
what with care and toil he buildeth,
tower and temple, fall to dust.
But God’s power,
hour by hour,
is my temple and my tower.

God’s great goodness aye endureth,
deep his wisdom, passing thought:
splendour, light, and life attend him,
beauty springeth out of naught.
Evermore
from his store
new-born worlds rise and adore.

Daily doth th’ Almighty giver
bounteous gifts on us bestow;
his desire our soul delighteth,
pleasure leads us where we go.
Love doth stand
at his hand;
joy doth wait on his command.

Still from earth to God eternal
sacrifice of praise be done,
high above all praises praising
for the gift of Christ his Son.
Christ doth call
one and all:
ye who follow shall not fall.

Joachim Neander (1650-1680) trans Robert Bridges (1899)
Tune: Michael, Herbert Howells (1892-1983)

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

We meet in the presence of God.
We commit ourselves to work, in penitence and faith,
for reconciliation between the nations,
that all people may together live in freedom, justice and peace.
We pray for all who in bereavement, disability and pain
continue to suffer the consequences of fighting and terror.
We remember with thanksgiving and sorrow
those whose lives in world wars,
and conflicts past and present,
have been given and taken away.

But first, let us confess to God
the sins and shortcomings of the world;
its pride, its selfishness, its greed,
its evil distortions and hatreds.
Let us confess our share in what is wrong
and our failure to seek and establish
that peace which God wills for all His children.

Lord you are gracious and compassionate.
Lord, have mercy,
Lord have mercy.

Lord you are loving to all and your mercy is over all your creation.
Christ have mercy,
Christ have mercy.

Lord your faithful servants bless your Name and speak of the glory of your kingdom.
Lord, have mercy,
Lord have mercy.

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 Remembrance Sunday
Almighty God,
whose will is to restore all things
in your beloved Son, the King of all:
govern the hearts and minds of those in authority,
and bring the families of the nations,
divided and torn apart by the ravages of sin,
to be subject to his just and gentle rule;
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 Job 19:23-27

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 20:27-38

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.

God of peace,
whose Son Jesus Christ proclaimed the kingdom
and restored the broken to wholeness of life:
look with compassion on the anguish of the world,
and by your healing power
make whole both people and nations;
through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Amen.

The Blessing
God grant to the living, grace;
to the departed, rest;
to the Church, the King, the Commonwealth,
and all people, unity, peace and concord;
and to us and all God’s servants, life everlasting.
And the blessing of God almighty,
the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,
be amongst you and remain with you always.
Amen.

Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.
In the name of Christ. Amen.

O God our help in ages past,
our hope for years to come;
our shelter from the stormy blast,
and our eternal home.

Beneath the shadow of thy wings
Thy saints have dwelt secure;
sufficient is thine arm alone,
and our defence is sure.

Before the hills in order stood,
or earth received her frame.
from everlasting thou art God,
through endless years the same.

A thousand ages in thy sight
are like an evening gone;
short as the watch that ends the night
before the rising sun.

Time like an ever-rolling stream
will bear us all away;
we fade and vanish, as a dream
dies at the opening day.

O God our help in ages past,
our hope for years to come;
be thou our guide while troubles last,
and our eternal home.

Isaac Watts (1674-1748)
Tune: St Anne, William Croft (1678-1727)

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Organist: Peter Nye.
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