2012-11-25 morning prayer - St. Clement's Episcopal Church

ST. CLEMENT’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH The Last Sunday after Pentecost
Morning Prayer
Christ the King Sunday
(1928 Prayer Book) November 25, 2012
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Organ Prelude Suite for Organ: Morning Song Daniel Pinkham
Processional Hymn 450 All hail the power of Jesus’ name! Coronation
Opening Sentence
A General Confession
Almighty and most merciful Father;
we have erred, and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep.
We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts.
We have offended against thy holy laws.
We have left undone those things which we ought to have done;
and we have done those things which we ought not to have done;
and there is no health in us.
But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us, miserable offenders.
Spare thou those, O God, who confess their faults.
Restore thou those who are penitent;
according to thy promises declared unto mankind in Christ Jesus our Lord.
And grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake;
that we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life,
to the glory of thy holy name. Amen.
Officiant and People
The Declaration of Absolution BCP p. 7
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
Officiant and People
Versicles
Officiant
People
O Lord, open thou our lips.
And our mouth shall show forth thy praise.
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Officiant Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;
People As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Officiant Praise ye the Lord.
People The Lord's name be praised.
Venite, exultemus Domino
1 O come, let us sing | unto · the Lord;
let us heartily rejoice in the strength of | our salvation.
2 Let us come before his presence with | thanksgiving;
and show ourselves | glad in him with psalms.
3 For the Lord is a | great God;
and a great | King above all gods.
4 In his hand are all the corners | of the earth;
and the strength of the hills is | his also.
5 The sea is | his, and · he made it;
and his hands pre|pared · the dry land.
6 O come, let us worship and | fall down,
and kneel before the | Lord our Maker.
7 For he is the | Lord our God;
and we are the people of his pasture, and the | sheep of his hand.
8 O worship the Lord in the | beauty · of holiness;
let the whole earth | stand in awe of him.
9 For he cometh, for he cometh to | judge the earth;
and with righteousness to judge the world, and the | peoples with his truth.
Glory be to the Father, and | to the Son,
and | to the Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and | ever shall be,
world without | end. Amen.
The First Lesson: 2 Samuel 23:1-7
Now these are the last words of David: The oracle of David, son of Jesse, the oracle of the
man whom God exalted, the anointed of the God of Jacob, the favorite of the Strong One
of Israel: The spirit of the Lord speaks through me, his word is upon my tongue. The God
of Israel has spoken, the Rock of Israel has said to me: One who rules over people justly,
ruling in the fear of God, is like the light of morning, like the sun rising on a cloudless
morning, gleaming from the rain on the grassy land. Is not my house like this with God?
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For he has made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things and secure. Will he
not cause to prosper all my help and my desire? But the godless are all like thorns that are
thrown away; for they cannot be picked up with the hand; to touch them one uses an iron
bar or the shaft of a spear. And they are entirely consumed in fire on the spot.
Reader
People
Psalm 132:1-13
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
1 Lord, remember David, *
and all his trouble:
2 How he sware unto the Lord, *
and vowed a vow unto the Almighty God of Jacob:
3 I will not come within the tabernacle of mine house, *
nor climb up into my bed;
4 I will not suffer mine eyes to sleep, nor mine eyelids to slumber; *
neither the temples of my head to take any rest;
5 Until I find out a place for the temple of the Lord; *
an habitation for the Mighty God of Jacob.
6 Lo, we heard of the same at Ephratah, *
and found it in the wood.
7 We will go into his tabernacle, *
and fall low on our knees before his footstool.
8 Arise, O Lord, into thy resting-place; *
thou, and the ark of thy strength.
9 Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; *
and let thy saints sing with joyfulness.
10 For thy servant David’s sake, *
turn not away the face of thine anointed.
11 The Lord hath made a faithful oath unto David, *
and he shall not shrink from it:
12 Of the fruit of thy body *
shall I set upon thy throne.
13 If thy children will keep my covenant, and my testimonies that I shall teach them; *
their children also shall sit upon thy throne for evermore.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, *
and to the Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, *
world without end. Amen.
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The Second Lesson: Revelation 1:4b-8
John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is
and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne,
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of
the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and freed us from our sins by his blood,
and made us to be a kingdom, priests serving his God and Father, to him be glory and
dominion forever and ever. Amen.
Look! He is coming with the clouds; every eye will see him, even those who pierced him;
and on his account all the tribes of the earth will wail. So it is to be. Amen. “I am the Alpha
and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.
Reader
People
Benedictus
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
1 Blessed be the Lord God of | Israel;
for he hath visited and re | deemed · his people;
2 And hath raised up a mighty sal | vation for us,
in the house of his | servant David;
3 As he spake by the mouth of his | holy Prophets,
which have | been · since the | world began;
4 That we should be saved | from our enemies,
and from the hand of | all that hate us.
5 To perform the mercy promised to our | forefathers,
and to remember his | holy covenant;
6 To perform the oath which he sware to our forefather | Abraham,
that | he would give us;
7 That we being delivered out of the | hand of · our enemies
might | serve him without fear;
8 In holiness and righteous | ness before him,
all the | days of our life.
Glory be to the Father, and | to the Son,
and | to the Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and | ever shall be,
world without | end. Amen.
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The Third Lesson: John 18:33-37
Pilate entered the headquarters again, summoned Jesus, and asked him, “Are you the King
of the Jews?” Jesus answered, “Do you ask this on your own, or did others tell you about
me?” Pilate replied, “I am not a Jew, am I? Your own nation and the chief priests have
handed you over to me. What have you done?” Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not
rom this world. If my kingdom were from this world, my followers would be fighting
to keep me from being handed over to the Jews. But as it is, my kingdom is not from here.”
Pilate asked him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this
I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs
to the truth listens to my voice.”
Reader
People
Te Deum laudamus
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
1 We praise thee, O God; we acknowledge thee to | be the Lord.
All the earth doth worship thee, the Father | everlasting.
2 To thee all Angels cry aloud; the Heavens, and all the | Powers therein;
To thee Cherubim and Seraphim con|tinually do cry,
3 Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of | Sabaoth;
Heaven and earth are full of the Majesty | of thy glory.
4 The glorious company of the Apostles | praise thee.
The goodly fellowship of the | Prophets praise thee.
5 The noble army of Martyrs | praise thee.
The holy Church throughout all the world | doth acknowledge thee;
6 The Father, of an infinite Majesty; thine adorable, true, and | only Son;
Also the Holy | Ghost, the Comforter.
7 Thou art the King of | Glory · O Christ.
Thou art the everlasting | Son of · the Father.
8 When thou tookest upon thee to de|liver man,
thou didst humble thyself to be | born of · a Virgin.
9 When thou hadst overcome the | sharpness · of death,
thou didst open the Kingdom of Heaven to | all believers.
10 Thou sittest at the right | hand of God,
in the glory | of the Father.
11 We believe that thou shalt come to | be our Judge.
We therefore pray thee, help thy servants, whom thou hast
redeemed | with thy precious blood.
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12 Make them to be numbered | with thy Saints,
in glory | everlasting.
13 O Lord, save thy people, and bless thine | heritage:
Govern them, and lift them | up for ever.
14 Day by day we | magni·fy thee;
And we worship thy Name ever | world without end.
15 Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day with|out sin.
O Lord, have mercy upon us, have | mercy · upon us.
16 O Lord, let thy mercy be upon us, as our | trust · is in · thee.
O Lord, in thee have I trusted; let me never | be confounded.
The Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God the Father Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth:
And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord:
who was conceived by the Holy Ghost,
born of the Virgin Mary:
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, dead, and buried:
He descended into hell;
the third day he rose again from the dead:
He ascended into heaven,
and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Ghost:
the holy catholic church; the communion of saints:
the forgiveness of sins: the resurrection of the body:
and the life everlasting. Amen.
Officiant and People
Versicles
Officiant
People
Officiant
Officiant
People
Officiant
People
The Lord be with you.
And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
O Lord, show thy mercy upon us.
And grant us thy salvation.
O God, make clean our hearts within us.
And take not thy Holy Spirit from us.
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The Collect for the Day
Officiant
Almighty and everlasting God, whose will it is to restore all things in thy well-beloved Son,
the King of kings and Lord of lords: Mercifully grant that the peoples of the earth, divided
and enslaved by sin, may be freed and brought together under his most gracious rule; who
liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
The Prayers
A General Thanksgiving
Almighty God, Father of all mercies,
we, thine unworthy servants, do give thee most humble and hearty thanks
for all thy goodness and loving-kindness to us, and to all men.
We bless thee for our creation, preservation and all the blessings of this life;
and above all, for thine inestimable love in the redemption of the world
by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory.
And, we beseech thee, give us that due sense of all thy mercies,
that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful;
and that we show forth thy praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives,
by giving up our selves to thy service,
and by walking before thee in holiness and righteousness all our days;
through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost,
be all honour and glory, world without end. Amen.
Officiant and People
The Grace BCP p. 20
Birthday Prayer
Watch over thy children, O Lord, as their days increase;
bless and guide them wherever they may be,
keeping them unspotted from the world.
Strengthen them when they stand;
comfort them when discouraged or sorrowful;
raise them up if they fall;
and in their hearts may thy peace which passeth understanding
abide all the days of their life;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Anniversary Prayer
O God, who hast so consecrated the state of Matrimony
that in it is represented the spiritual marriage
and unity between Christ and his Church;
look mercifully upon these thy servants,
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that they may love, honour, and cherish each other,
and so live together in faithfulness and patience,
in wisdom and true godliness,
that their home may be a haven of blessing and of peace;
through the same Jesus Christ our Lord,
who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit ever,
one God, world without end. Amen.
Announcements
Sermon Hymn 417 This is the feast of victory for our God Festival Canticle
The Sermon
The Rev. Bruce D. O’Neill
Offertory Anthem The Cherubic Hymn Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Adult Choir 1840-1893
All we who represent the cherubim here on earth in mystic form
sing unto the life-giving Trinity the thrice holy hymn.
Let us now lay aside all earthly care,
that we may receive the King of all in glory,
who comes invisible, borne in triumph by the ranks of angels.
Alleluia.
Presentation Hymn 288, verse 1
Prayer and Benediction
Dix
All kneel.
Recessional Hymn 494 Crown him with many crowns Diademata
The Dismissal
People
Thanks be to God.
Organ Postlude Fanfare for Organ Richard Proulx
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