The Sunday between 4 and 10 February
(The Third Sunday before Lent)
5th February 2023
Principal Service
Collect One
Lord,
we beseech thee to keep thy household the Church
in continual godliness;
that through thy protection it may be free from all adversities,
and devoutly given to serve thee in good works,
to the glory of thy name;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Collect Two
Almighty God,
who alone can bring order
to the unruly wills and passions of sinful humanity:
Give your people grace
so to love what you command
and to desire what you promise;
that, among the many changes of the world,
our hearts may surely there be fixed
where true joys are to be found;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
The First Reading
The Psalm
The Second Reading
The Gospel Reading
View readingsPost Communion Prayer
Merciful Father,
you gave Jesus Christ to be for us the bread of life,
that those who come to him should never hunger.
Draw us to our Lord in faith and love,
that we may eat and drink with him at his table in the kingdom,
where he is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
now and for ever.
Collect Of The Word
Faithful God,
you have appointed us, your witnesses,
to be a light that shines in the world:
let us not hide the bright hope you have given us,
but tell everyone of your love,
revealed in Jesus Christ the Lord,
who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and 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.
Isaiah 58: 1-9a, (9b-12)
*494 - Beauty for brokenness, hope for despair
*647 - Guide me, O thou great Jehovah
*125 - Hail to the Lord's anointed
*535 - Judge eternal, throned in splendour
44 - Praise and thanksgiving, Father, we offer
*712 - Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord
497 - The Church of Christ, in every age
510 - We pray for peace
*509 - Your kingdom come, O God
Psalm 112: 1-9 (10)
*591 - O happy day that fixed my choice
1 Corinthians 2: 1-12, (13-16)
*11 - Can we by searching find out God
298 - Filled with the Spirit's power, with one accord
*567 - Forth in thy name, O Lord, I go
*220 - Glory be to Jesus
232 - Nature with open volume stands
*594 - O Lord of creation, to you be all praise!
*248 - We sing the praise of him who died
*247 - When I survey the wondrous cross
Matthew 5: 13-20
S7 - Allundé, allundé, allundé alluya
*494 - Beauty for brokenness, hope for despair
86 - Christ is the King! O friends rejoice
*381 - God hath spoken - by his prophets
*324 - God, whose almighty word
*382 - Help us, O Lord, to learn
*S88 - Longing for light, we wait in darkness
*543 - Lord of the home, your only Son
589 - Lord, speak to me, that I may speak
*195 - Lord, the light of your love is shining
*503 - Make me a channel of your peace
526 - Risen Lord, whose name we cherish
*S146 - The kingdom of God is justice and joy
*S152 - This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine