Almighty God,
your Son Jesus Christ has taught us
that what we do for the least of his brothers and sisters
we do also for him:
give us the will to serve others
as he was the servant of all,
who gave up his life and died for us;
who lives and reigns with you
and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

O God, the protector of all who trust in you,
without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy:
Increase and multiply upon us your mercy;
that with you as our ruler and guide,
we may so pass through things temporal
that we finally lose not the things eternal:
Grant this, heavenly Father,
for Jesus Christ's sake, our Lord.

Eternal God,
comfort of the afflicted and healer of the broken,
you have fed us at the table of life and hope.
Teach us the ways of gentleness and peace,
that all the world may acknowledge
the kingdom of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

(c) 1st Reading Genesis 24: 34–38, 42–49, 58–67
383* Lord, be thy word my rule
323* The God of Abraham praise

(c) Psalm Psalm 45: 10–17 [9–8]
528* The Church’s one foundation
142 Wake, O wake with tidings thrilling

(p) 1st Reading Zechariah 9: 9–12
217* [All glory, laud, and honour]
347 Children of Jerusalem
125* Hail to the Lord’s anointed
238* [Ride on, ride on in majesty]

(p) Psalm Psalm 145: 8–15
24* All creatures of our God and King
42* Good is the Lord, our heavenly King
80* Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father
125* Hail to the Lord’s anointed
321* Holy, holy, holy! Lord God almighty
73* The day thou gavest, Lord, is ended
492* Ye servants of God, your master proclaim

2nd Reading Romans 7: 15–25a
51* Awake, my soul, and with the sun
572* How great the tale, that there should be
553* Jesu, lover of my soul

The Gospel Matthew 11: 16–19, 25–30
398* Alleluia! sing to Jesus
567* Forth in thy name, O Lord, I go
649* Happy are they, they that love God
127* Hark what a sound and too divine for hearing
418* Here, O my Lord, I see thee face to face
92* How sweet the name of Jesus sounds
576* I heard the voice of Jesus say
97* Jesus shall reign where’er the sun
587* Just as I am, without one plea
103* O Christ the same, through all our story’s pages
363* O Lord of heaven and earth and sea
451 We come as guests invited
627* What a friend we have in Jesus
22 You shall cross the barren desert