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The Third Sunday in Lent

12th March 2023

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Principal Service

Collect One

We beseech thee, Almighty God,
mercifully to look upon thy people;
that by thy great goodness
they may be governed and preserved evermore, both in body and soul;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

This collect may be said after the Collect of the day until Easter Eve.

Almighty and everlasting God,
who hatest nothing that thou hast made,
and dost forgive the sins of all them that are penitent;
Create and make in us new and contrite hearts,
that we worthily lamenting our sins,
and acknowledging our wretchedness,
may obtain of thee, the God of all mercy,
perfect remission and forgiveness;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.


Collect Two

Merciful Lord,
Grant your people grace to withstand the temptations
of the world, the flesh and the devil
and with pure hearts and minds to follow you, the only God;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Almighty and everlasting God,
you hate nothing that you have made
and forgive the sins of all those who are penitent:
Create and make in us new and contrite hearts
that we, worthily lamenting our sins
and acknowledging our wretchedness,
may receive from you, the God of all mercy,
perfect remission and forgiveness;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

The First Reading

The Psalm

The Second Reading

The Gospel Reading

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Post Communion Prayer

Lord our God,
you feed us in this life with bread from heaven,
the pledge and foreshadowing of future glory.
Grant that the working of this sacrament within us
may bear fruit in our daily lives;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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.

Exodus 17: 1-7

607 - As pants the hart for cooling streams
*606 - As the deer pants for the water
*645 - Father, hear the prayer we offer
*646 - Glorious things of thee are spoken
*647 - Guide me, O thou great Jehovah
*431 - Lord, enthroned in heavenly splendour
*435 - O God, unseen, yet ever near
*557 - Rock of ages, cleft for me

Psalm 95

*346 - Angel voices, ever singing
*327 - Christ is our corner-stone
*687 - Come, let us praise the Lord
*S215 - Come, and let us praise the Lord, alleluia
689 - Come, sing praises to the Lord above
*690 - Come, worship God who is worthy of honour
*S52 - He's got the whole world in his hands
*360 - Let all the world in every corner sing
*196 - O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness!
*369 - Songs of praise the angels sang
*529 - Thy hand, O God, has guided

Romans 5: 1-11

*215 - Ah, holy Jesus, how hast thou offended
*218 - And can it be that I should gain
*294 - Come down, O Love divine
*S34 - Far and near hear the call
*550 - Forgive our sins as we forgive'
*268 - Hail, thou once-despised Jesus!
*583 - Jesus, my Lord, my God, my all
671 - Jesus, thy blood and righteousness
*358 - King of glory, King of peace
652 - Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us
*429 - Lord Jesus Christ, you have come to us
*618 - Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy
*634 - Love divine, all loves excelling
*636 - May the mind of Christ my Saviour
*S97 - Morning glory, starlit sky
*229 - My God, I love thee; not because
305 - O Breath of life, come sweeping through us
621 - O Love divine, how sweet thou art!
*306 - O Spirit of the living God
*372 - Through all the changing scenes of life
*373 - To God be the glory!
*514 - We cannot measure how you heal

John 4: 5-42

*S28 - Come, thou fount of every blessing
*411 - Draw near and take the body of the Lord
*646 - Glorious things of thee are spoken
*330 - God is here! As we his people
300 - Holy Spirit, truth divine
*92 - How sweet the name of Jesus sounds
*576 - I heard the voice of Jesus say
*553 - Jesus, lover of my soul
*425 - Jesus, thou joy of loving hearts
*303 - Lord of the Church, we pray for our renewing
305 - O Breath of life, come sweeping through us
*557 - Rock of ages, cleft for me
*339 - Saviour, send a blessing to us

Second Service

Collect One

We beseech thee, Almighty God,
mercifully to look upon thy people;
that by thy great goodness
they may be governed and preserved evermore, both in body and soul;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

This collect may be said after the Collect of the day until Easter Eve.

Almighty and everlasting God,
who hatest nothing that thou hast made,
and dost forgive the sins of all them that are penitent;
Create and make in us new and contrite hearts,
that we worthily lamenting our sins,
and acknowledging our wretchedness,
may obtain of thee, the God of all mercy,
perfect remission and forgiveness;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.


Collect Two

Merciful Lord,
Grant your people grace to withstand the temptations
of the world, the flesh and the devil
and with pure hearts and minds to follow you, the only God;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Almighty and everlasting God,
you hate nothing that you have made
and forgive the sins of all those who are penitent:
Create and make in us new and contrite hearts
that we, worthily lamenting our sins
and acknowledging our wretchedness,
may receive from you, the God of all mercy,
perfect remission and forgiveness;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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

Lord our God,
you feed us in this life with bread from heaven,
the pledge and foreshadowing of future glory.
Grant that the working of this sacrament within us
may bear fruit in our daily lives;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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 40

*642 - Amazing grace (how sweet the sound!)
*597 - Take my life, and let it be
*712 - Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord
*492 - Ye servants of God, your Master proclaim

Joshua 1: 1-9

*10 - All my hope on God is founded
*S10 - Be bold, be strong
*668 - God is our fortress and our rock
*13 - God moves in a mysterious way
*647 - Guide me, O thou great Jehovah
*323 - The God of Abraham praise
*681 - There is a land of pure delight
*288 - Thine be the glory, risen, conquering Son
*S164 - Who is on the Lord's side?

Ephesians 6: 10-20

*643 - Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart
*S27 - Come, sing the praise of Jesus
*566 - Fight the good fight with all thy might!
*207 - Forty days and forty nights
*478 - Go forth and tell! O Church of God, awake!
*533 - God of grace and God of glory
*S61 - I'll go in the strength of the Lord
*S64 - In Christ alone my hope is found
*535 - Judge eternal, throned in splendour
*S87 - Like the murmur of the dove's song
*S107 - O Church arise, and put your armour on
*659 - Onward, Christian soldiers
625 - Prayer is the soul's sincere desire
*487 - Soldiers of Christ, arise
*310 - Spirit of the living God
*488 - Stand up, stand up for Jesus
*313 - The Spirit came, as promised
*662 - Those who would valour see (He who would valiant be)
*627 - What a Friend we have in Jesus
*S164 - Who is on the Lord's side?
*S175 - You're the Lion of Judah, the Lamb that was slain

‡ John 2: 13-22

*218 - And can it be that I should gain
*326 - Blessèd city, heavenly Salem (Christ is made the sure foundation)
*327 - Christ is our corner-stone
*453 - Come to us, creative Spirit
*222 - Here is love, vast as the ocean
*93 - I danced in the morning when the world was begun
*S71 - Jesus Christ is waiting
*336 - Jesus, where'er thy people meet
*659 - Onward, Christian soldiers
*340 - Sing and be glad, for this is God's house!
*487 - Soldiers of Christ, arise
*343 - We love the place, O God

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