St. Giles’ Cathedral
Morning Service at 11am
20th Sunday after Trinity
13th October 2024
Organ Music
Jehan Alain Andante
Jean Langlais Communion (Suite Médiévale)
Introit
Blessed is he
Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord
Hosanna in the highest
Text: Benedictus
Music: Andrew Carvel b.1989
Processional Hymn
Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness,
bow down before Him, his glory proclaim;
gold of obedience and incense of lowliness
bring, and adore Him; the Lord is his name!
Low at his feet lay thy burden of carefulness,
high on his heart he will bear it for thee,
comfort thy sorrows, and answer thy prayerfulness,
guiding thy steps as may best for thee be.
Fear not to enter his courts, in the slenderness
of the poor wealth thou canst reckon as thine;
truth in its beauty and love in its tenderness,
these are the offerings to lay on his shrine.
These, though we bring them in trembling and fearfulness,
he will accept for the Name that is dear;
mornings of joy give for evenings of tearfulness,
trust for our trembling, and hope for our fear.
Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness,
bow down before him, his glory proclaim;
gold of obedience and incense of lowliness
bring, and adore Him; the Lord is His name!
Text: John Samuel Bewley Monsell 1811-1875
Music: Moredun CH4 201 Henry Smart 1813-1879
Scripture Sentences
The Preces
O Lord open thou our lips
Richard Ayleward 1626-1669
Bidding
Prayer
Collect
God, our light and our salvation: illuminate our lives, that we may see your goodness in the land of the living, and, looking on your beauty, may be changed into the likeness of Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.
First Lesson Amos 5 6-7, 10-15
The Choir sings PSALM 22 vv 1-15
My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?
O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.
But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.
Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.
They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.
But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.
All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,
He trusted on the Lord that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.
But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother's breasts.
I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother's belly.
Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.
Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.
They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.
I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.
My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.
Second Lesson Hebrews 4 12-16
Hymn
Help us forgive, forgiving Lord
the wrong that others do,
and, when our hearts are pierced by pain,
to bring the hurt to you.
For on the cross you bore for us
the curse, the scorn, the hate
and gave your life to lift from us
sin's cruel and crushing weight.
Let grace unlock each prisoned heart,
uncoil each fisted hand
until from hate our hearts are freed,
our hands in love extend.
And then, the broken circle closed,
the broken friendships healed,
Lord, hold us fast within the bonds
by your forgiveness sealed.
Text: Herman G. Stuempfle, Jr. (1923-2007
Tune: Wetherby CH4 693 S.S.Wesley 1810-1876
Sermon
Anthem
God be merciful unto us and bless us
God be merciful unto us, and bless us, and show us the light of his countenance, and be merciful unto us;
That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations.
Let the people praise thee, O God; yea, let all the people praise thee.
O let the nations rejoice and be glad; for thou shalt judge the folk righteously, and govern the nations upon earth.
Let the people praise thee, O God; yea, let all the people praise thee.
Then shall the earth bring forth her increase; and God, even our own God, shall give us his blessing.
God shall bless us; and all the ends of the world shall fear him.
Text: Psalm 67
Music: Ēriks Ešenvalds b.1977
The Offering
Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come, thy will be done, in 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, the power, and the glory, for ever and ever.
Hymn
The Lord is King! lift up your voice!
Let earth and all the heavens rejoice.
From world to world the joy shall ring,
'The Lord Omnipotent is King!'
The Lord is King! who then shall dare
resist his will, distrust his care,
or murmur at his wise decrees,
or doubt his royal promises?
The Lord is King! child of the dust,
the Judge of all the earth is just;
holy and true are all his ways;
let every creature speak his praise.
Come, make your wants, your burdens known;
Christ will present them at the throne;
for he is at the Father’s side,
the Man of Love, the Crucified
One Lord, one empire, all secures;
he reigns, and life and death are yours;
through earth and heaven one song shall ring,
'The Lord Omnipotent is King!'
Text: Josiah Conder 1789-1855 (altered)
Music: Church triumphant CH4 129 James William Elliott 1833-1915
Benediction
Organ Voluntary
Charles Marie-Widor Allegro (Symphonie VI)
CCL Licence No 980930
Streaming Licence 57837
The service was conducted by The Rev. Dr George J. Whyte