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The Fifth Sunday of Easter

7th May 2023

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Principal Service

Collect One

O Almighty God,
who alone canst order the unruly wills and affections of sinful men;
Grant unto thy people,
that they may love the thing which thou commandest,
and desire that which thou dost promise;
that so, among the sundry and manifold changes of the world,
our hearts may surely there be fixed,
where true joys are to be found;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Collect Two

Lord of all life and power,
who through the mighty resurrection of your Son
overcame the old order of sin and death
to make all things new in him:
Grant that we, being dead to sin
and alive to you in Jesus Christ,
may reign with him in glory;
to whom with you and the Holy Spirit
be praise and honour, glory and might,
now and in all eternity.

The First Reading

The Psalm

The Second Reading

The Gospel Reading

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Post Communion Prayer

Eternal God,
in word and sacrament
we proclaim your truth in Jesus Christ and share his life.
In his strength may we ever walk in his way,
who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Collect Of The Word

Everliving God,
whose Son Jesus Christ is the way, the truth and the life:
give us grace to love one another,
to follow in the way of his commandments
and to share his risen life;
who lives and reigns with you
and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Suggested Hymns

An asterisk (*) before the hymn number indicates that the hymn has been recorded for use in public worship by the Recorded Church Music Committee.

Acts 7: 55-60

460 - For all your saints in glory
*550 - Forgive our sins as we forgive'
*693 - Glory in the highest to the God of heaven!
*696 - God, we praise you! God, we bless you!
*553 - Jesus, lover of my soul
625 - Prayer is the soul's sincere desire
*8 - The Lord is king! Lift up your voice

Deuteronomy 6: 20-25

262 - Come, ye faithful, raise the strain
*383 - Lord, be thy word my rule

Psalm 31: 1-5, 15-16

*S210 - A city strong we claim as ours
*643 - Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart
*563 - Commit your ways to God
*565 - Father, I place into your hands
*459 - For all the saints, who from their labours rest
*668 - God is our fortress and our rock
*92 - How sweet the name of Jesus sounds
S66 - In the Lord I'll be ever thankful
*S100 - My hope is built on nothing less
620 - O Lord, hear my prayer
*557 - Rock of ages, cleft for me
*595 - Safe in the shadow of the Lord

1 Peter 2: 2-10

*S210 - A city strong we claim as ours
*326 - Blessèd city, heavenly Salem (Christ is made the sure foundation)
*327 - Christ is our corner-stone
*454 - Forth in the peace of Christ we go
*380 - God has spoken to his people, alleluia!
*125 - Hail to the Lord's anointed
*569 - Hark, my soul, it is the Lord
*92 - How sweet the name of Jesus sounds
521 - I am the Church! You are the Church!
*S64 - In Christ alone my hope is found
*486 - People of God, arise
*340 - Sing and be glad, for this is God's house!
*528 - The Church's one foundation
*S145 - The hour has come, foretold since time began
*532 - Who are we who stand and sing?
*S170 - Worship, glory, praise and honour
*493 - Ye that know the Lord is gracious

John 14: 1-14

87 - Christ is the world's Light, he and none other
610 - Come, my Way, my Truth, my Life
*453 - Come to us, creative Spirit
*566 - Fight the good fight with all thy might!
*266 - Hail the day that sees him rise, alleluia!
*268 - Hail, thou once-despised Jesus!
270 - I know that my Redeemer lives
*S69 - Jesus, be the centre
*272 - Jesus lives: thy terrors now
*100 - Jesus loves me: this I know
*588 - Light of the minds that know him
*619 - Lord, teach us how to pray aright
*S101 - My Jesus, I love thee, I know thou art mine
*657 - O God of Bethel, by whose hand
625 - Prayer is the soul's sincere desire
626 - Set your troubled hearts at rest'
109 - Sing alleluia to the Lord
*20 - The King of love my shepherd is
*21 - The Lord's my shepherd, I'll not want
*S150 - There is a higher throne
660 - Thine for ever! God of love
*115 - Thou art the Way: to thee alone
*S157 - We pray thee, heavenly Father
*395 - When Jesus taught by Galilee

Second Service

Collect One

O Almighty God,
who alone canst order the unruly wills and affections of sinful men;
Grant unto thy people,
that they may love the thing which thou commandest,
and desire that which thou dost promise;
that so, among the sundry and manifold changes of the world,
our hearts may surely there be fixed,
where true joys are to be found;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Collect Two

Lord of all life and power,
who through the mighty resurrection of your Son
overcame the old order of sin and death
to make all things new in him:
Grant that we, being dead to sin
and alive to you in Jesus Christ,
may reign with him in glory;
to whom with you and the Holy Spirit
be praise and honour, glory and might,
now and in all eternity.

The Psalm

The First Reading

The Second Reading

The Gospel Reading

The ‡ prefaced to Gospel readings in the Second Service listing is a provision to be used if that service is a celebration of Holy Communion

View readings

Post Communion Prayer

Eternal God,
in word and sacrament
we proclaim your truth in Jesus Christ and share his life.
In his strength may we ever walk in his way,
who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Suggested Hymns

An asterisk (*) before the hymn number indicates that the hymn has been recorded for use in public worship by the Recorded Church Music Committee.

Psalm 147: 1-12

*350 - For the beauty of the earth
*581 - I, the Lord of sea and sky
*6 - Immortal, invisible, God only wise
*16 - Like a mighty river flowing
*47 - We plough the fields, and scatter
*458 - When, in our music, God is glorified

Zechariah 4: 1-10

*386 - Spirit of God, unseen as the wind
*387 - Thanks to God, whose Word was spoken
*388 - Word of the living God

Revelation 21: 1-14

*326 - Blessèd city, heavenly Salem (Christ is made the sure foundation)
*S23 - Christ is surely coming, bringing his reward
*459 - For all the saints, who from their labours rest
*S38 - From the squalor of a borrowed stable
*512 - From thee all skill and science flow
*646 - Glorious things of thee are spoken
*12 - God is our strength and refuge
*466 - Here from all nations, all tongues, and all peoples
300 - Holy Spirit, truth divine
*467 - How bright these glorious spirits shine!
*S53 - How good is the God we adore
*670 - Jerusalem the golden
*553 - Jesus, lover of my soul
*425 - Jesus, thou joy of loving hearts
*592 - O Love that wilt not let me go
473 - Síormholadh is glóir duit, a Athair shíoraí (All glory and praise to you, Father, above)
*369 - Songs of praise the angels sang
138 - Soon and very soon
*528 - The Church's one foundation
*S150 - There is a higher throne
*681 - There is a land of pure delight
144 - Word of justice, alleluia
292 - Ye choirs of new Jerusalem

‡ Luke 2: 25-32, (33-38)

*52 - Christ, whose glory fills the skies
*119 - Come, thou long-expected Jesus
*88 - Fairest Lord Jesus
*691 - Faithful vigil ended
380 - God has spoken to his people, alleluia!
*699 - Hail, gladdening Light
191 - Hail to the Lord who comes
*193 - In his temple now behold him
*S220 - Long the years of faithful waiting
*195 - Lord, the light of your love is shining
*634 - Love divine, all loves excelling
S104 - Now go in peace, now go in love
472 - Sing we of the blessèd Mother
*203 - When candles are lighted on Candlemas Day

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