St. Giles’ Cathedral
Morning Service at 9.30am
8th Sunday after Trinity
21st July 2024
Organ Music
Max Reger Benedictus Op 59
Maurice Duruflé Méditation
Introit
Blessed are the pure in heart
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God
Blessed are the pure in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of heav’n.
Music: George Thalben-Ball 1896-1987
Processional Hymn
O thou, who at thy Eucharist didst pray
that all thy Church might be for ever one,
grant us at every Eucharist to say
with longing heart and soul, 'Thy will be done:'
O may we all one bread, one body be,
one through this sacrament of unity.
For all thy Church, O Lord, we intercede;
make thou our sad divisions soon to cease;
draw us the nearer each to each, we plead,
by drawing all to thee, O Prince of peace:
thus may we all one bread, one body be,
one through this sacrament of unity.
We pray thee too for wanderers from thy fold;
O bring them back, good Shepherd of the sheep,
back to the faith which saints believed of old,
back to the Church which still that faith doth keep;
soon may we all one bread, one body be,
one through this sacrament of unity.
So, Lord, at length when sacraments shall cease,
may we be one with all thy Church above,
one with thy saints in one unbroken peace,
one with thy saints in one unbounded love:
more blessèd still, in peace and love to be
one with the Trinity in Unity.
Text: William Harry Turton 1856-1938
Music: Song 1 CH4 669 Melody and most of the bass by Orlando Gibbons 1583-1625
Invitation
Confession
Lord God, Holy and Immortal, we confess that we have broken your commandments; we have sinned by selfishness, unbelief, and pride; we have not acted justly, loved mercy nor walked humbly with you. In the fullness of your mercy, blot out our misdeeds; in your loving-kindness, wash away our sin.
Kyrie Eleison sung by the Choir
Kyrie Eleison
Christe Eleison
Kyrie Eleison
Missa brevis Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Declaration of forgiveness
Gloria patri sung by the choir (Tone iii)
First Lesson Jeremiah 23 1-6
Metrical Psalm
The Lord's my Shepherd, I'll not want:
He makes me down to lie
in pastures green: he leadeth me
the quiet waters by.
My soul he doth restore again,
and me to walk doth make
within the paths of righteousness,
e'en for his own name's sake.
Yea, though I walk in death's dark vale,
yet will I fear none ill;
for thou art with me, and thy rod
and staff me comfort still.
My table thou hast furnishèd
in presence of my foes;
my head thou dost with oil anoint,
and my cup overflows.
Goodness and mercy all my life
shall surely follow me;
and in God's house for evermore
my dwelling-place shall be.
Text: Psalm 23 The Scottish Psalter 1929
Tune: Brother James’s Air CH4 16 Melody by J.L.M.Bain 1860-1925
The Gospel St Mark 6 30-34, 53-56
The Sermon
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.
The Offering
The Intercessions
Gloria in Excelsis sung by the choir
Glory be to God on high, and in earth peace, goodwill towards men. We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty.
O Lord, the only-begotten Son Jesu Christ; O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us.
For thou only art holy; thou only art the Lord; thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
Missa brevis Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Thanksgiving
The Lord be with you
And also with you
Lift up your hearts
We lift them to the Lord
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God
It is right to give our thanks and praise
Prayer
Sanctus
Holy, holy, holy,
Lord God of Hosts,
Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Glory be to you, O Lord Most High.
Blessed is he that comes in the Name of the Lord:
Hosanna in the highest.
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.
Agnus Dei
Lamb of God, that takes away the sin of the world,
Have mercy upon us.
Lamb of God, that takes away the sin of the world,
Have mercy upon us.
Lamb of God, that takes away the sin of the world,
Grant us your peace.
Holy Communion
During Communion the Choir sings
Agnus Dei
O Lamb of God, that takes away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us.
O Lamb of God, that takes away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us.
O Lamb of God, that takes away the sin of the world, grant us your peace.
Music: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina c1525-1594
The Peace
Prayer
Hymn
To the name of our salvation
laud and honour let us pay,
which for many a generation
hid in God's foreknowledge lay,
but with holy exultation
we may sing aloud today.
Jesus is the name we treasure,
name beyond what words can tell;
name of gladness, name of pleasure,
ear and heart delighting well;
name of power beyond all measure,
saving us from sin and hell.
Jesus is the name exalted
over every other name;
in this name, whene'er assaulted
we can put our foes to shame:
strength to those who would had halted,
eyes to blind, and feet to lame.
Therefore we in love adoring
this most blessèd name revere,
Holy Jesu, thee imploring
so to write it in us here,
that hereafter, heavenward soaring,
we may sing with angels there.
Text: 15th Century; tr.Compilers of Hymns Ancient and Modern 1861
Music: Westminster Abbey CH4 200 Henry Purcell arr Ernest Hawkins 1802-1868
Benediction
Organ Voluntary
Orlando Gibbons Fantasia of Foure Parts
CCL Licence No 980930
Streaming Licence 57837
The service was conducted by The Rev Dr George J Whyte