The Day of Pentecost (Whit Sunday)
4th June 2017
For services, please see Daily Prayer (Morning), Daily Prayer (Evening) and Holy Communion.
Principal Service
Collect One
Collect Two
The First Reading
The Psalm
The Second Reading
The Gospel Reading
View readingsPost Communion Prayer
Suggested Hymns
1st Reading Acts 2: 1–21 [PBC]
296* Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire
318 Father, Lord of all creation
298 Filled with the Spirit’s power, with one accord
312* Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost
301 Let every Christian pray
302 Lord God the Holy Ghost
303* Lord of the Church, we pray for our renewing
305* O Breath of life, come sweeping through us
306* O Spirit of the living God
639* O thou who camest from above
307* Our great Redeemer, as he breathed
308 Revive your Church, O Lord
341* Spirit divine, attend our prayers
386* Spirit of God, unseen as the wind
310* Spirit of the living God
313* The Spirit came, as promised
491* We have a gospel to proclaim
309* When God the Spirit came
204* When Jesus came to Jordan
395* When Jesus taught by Galilee
Alternative Numbers 11: 24–30
1st Reading 381* God has spoken – by his prophets
304 Loving Spirit, loving Spirit
386* Spirit of God, unseen as the wind
Psalm Psalm 104: 26–36, 37b [2LB/PBC]
346* Angel voices ever singing
42* Good is the Lord, our heavenly King
356 I will sing, I will sing a song unto the Lord
357 I’ll praise my maker while I’ve breath
6* Immortal, invisible, God only wise
305* O Breath of life, come sweeping through us
34* O worship the King all–glorious above
2nd Reading 1 Corinthians 12: 3b–13
294* Come down, O Love divine
408* Come, risen Lord, and deign to be our guest
297* Come, thou Holy Spirit, come
318* Father, Lord of all creation
298 Filled with the Spirit’s power, with one accord
520 God is love, and where true love is, God himself is there
312* Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost
91* He is Lord, he is Lord
299* Holy Spirit, come, confirm us
521 I am the Church! You are the Church!
421* I come with joy, a child of God
96* Jesus is Lord! Creation’s voice proclaims it
303* Lord of the Church, we pray for our renewing
102* Name of all majesty
306* O Spirit of the living God
438* O thou who at thy eucharist didst pray
440 One bread, one body, one Lord of all
313* The Spirit came, as promised
530 Ubi caritas et amor
491* We have a gospel to proclaim
531 Where love and loving–kindness dwell
Alternative Acts 2: 1–21 (Selection of hymns as printed above)
2nd Reading
The Gospel John 20: 19–23
293* Breathe on me, Breath of God
263* Crown him with many crowns (vv. 1, 3, 4, 5)
338* Jesus, stand among us
424* Jesus, stand among us at the meeting of our lives
652* Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us
307* Our great Redeemer, as he breathed
505 Peace be to this congregation
675 Peace, perfect peace, in this dark world of sin?
Alternative Gospel John 7: 37–39
646* Glorious things of thee are spoken
576* I heard the voice of Jesus say
553* Jesu, lover of my soul
303* Lord of the Church, we pray for our renewing