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The Fourth Sunday before Advent

3rd November 2019

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Year C  /  Ordinary time  /  Green

For services, please see Daily Prayer (Morning), Daily Prayer (Evening) and Holy Communion.

Principal Service

Collect One

Creator God,
you have filled the world with beauty:
open our eyes to behold
your gracious hand in all your works,
that, rejoicing in your whole creation,
we may learn to serve you with gladness,
for the sake of him
through whom all things were made,
your Son Jesus Christ our Lord;
who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.

Collect Two

Almighty and eternal God,
you have kindled the flame of love in the hearts of the saints:
Grant to us the same faith and power of love,
that, as we rejoice in their triumphs,
we may be sustained by their example and fellowship;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

The First Reading

Habakkuk 1: 1–4; 2: 1–4

Isaiah 1:10–18

The Psalm

Psalm 119: 137–144

Psalm 32:1–8

The Second Reading

The Gospel Reading

Luke 19: 1–10

Luke 19: 1–10

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Post Communion Prayer

Lord of heaven,
in this eucharist you have brought us near
to an innumerable company of angels
and to the spirits of the saints made perfect.
As in this food of our earthly pilgrimage
we have shared their fellowship,
so may we come to share their joy in heaven;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Suggested Hymns

(c) 1st Reading Habakkuk 1: 1–4 & 2: 1–4 [Pr22C*]
643* Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart
509* Your kingdom come, O God

(c) Psalm Psalm 119: 137–144
6* Immortal, invisible, God only wise
705 New songs of celebration render
144 Word of justice, alleluia

(p) 1st Reading Isaiah 1: 10–18
357 I’ll praise my maker while I’ve breath
553* Jesu, lover of my soul
446* Strengthen for service, Lord, the hands
498 What does the Lord require for praise and offering?

(p) Psalm Psalm 32: 1–8
562* Blessèd assurance, Jesus is mine
92* How sweet the name of Jesus sounds

2nd Reading 2 Thessalonians 1: 1–4, 11–12
92* How sweet the name of Jesus sounds
616 In my life, Lord, be glorified
639* O thou who camest from above
508 Peace to you
624 Speak, Lord, in the stillness

The Gospel Luke 19: 1–10
629* Abide among us with thy grace
417 He gave his life in selfless love
421* I come with joy, a child of God
576* I heard the voice of Jesus say
587* Just as I am, without one plea
132* [Lo! he comes with clouds descending]
637* O for a closer walk with God
214 O Love, how deep, how broad, how high!
9 There’s a wideness in God’s mercy
78* This is the day that the Lord has made

Second Service

Collect One

Creator God,
you have filled the world with beauty:
open our eyes to behold
your gracious hand in all your works,
that, rejoicing in your whole creation,
we may learn to serve you with gladness,
for the sake of him
through whom all things were made,
your Son Jesus Christ our Lord;
who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.

Collect Two

Almighty and eternal God,
you have kindled the flame of love in the hearts of the saints:
Grant to us the same faith and power of love,
that, as we rejoice in their triumphs,
we may be sustained by their example and fellowship;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

The First Reading

Lamentations 3: 22–33

Lamentations 3: 22–33

The Psalm

Psalm 145

145: 1–9

The Gospel Reading

John 11: 1–44

32–44

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Post Communion Prayer

Lord of heaven,
in this eucharist you have brought us near
to an innumerable company of angels
and to the spirits of the saints made perfect.
As in this food of our earthly pilgrimage
we have shared their fellowship,
so may we come to share their joy in heaven;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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