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Voluntary Opening Sentences CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF THE ADVENT NINE O’CLOCK JULY 19, 2020 The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost Morning Prayer VOLUNTARY Fugue in C Major, BuxWV 174 Dietrich Buxtehude OPENING SENTENCES The hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for such the Father seeks to worship him. -John 4:23 THE PEOPLE STAND. HYMN St. Denio # œ œ & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ 1. Im - mor - tœal, in - vis - i - ble, God on - ly wise, In light iœn - ac - 2. Un - rest - ing, un - hast - ing, and si - lent as light, Nor want- ing, nor 3. To all life thou giv - est, to both great and small; In all life thou 4. �ou reign - est in glo - ry, thou rul - est in light, �ine an - gels a - # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ces - si - ble hid from our eyes, Most bless - ed, most glo - rious, the wast - ing, thou rul - est in might; �y jus - tice like moun-tains high liv - est, the true life of all; We blos - som and �our - ish, like dore thee, all veil - ing their sight; All laud we would ren - der: O # œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ & œ œ œ œ œ ˙ An-cient of Days, Al - might - y, vic - tor - ious, thy great Name we praise. soar - ing a - bove �y clouds, which are foun-tains of good - ness and love. leaves on the tree, �en with - er and per - ish; but nought chan - geth thee. help us to see 'Tis on - ly the splen - dor of light hid - eth thee. From The Hymnal 1982, © 1985 the Church Pension Fund. All rights reserved. Used by permission of Church Publishing Incorporated, New York, NY. Words: Walter Chalmers Smith, alt. Music: Welsh Hymn, from Caniadau y Cyssegr, 1839; adapt. John Roberts; harm. The New English Hymnal, 1906, alt. 2 CONFESSION OF SIN Dearly beloved, we have come together in the presence of Almighty God our heavenly Father, to render thanks for the great benefits that we have received at his hands, to set forth his most worthy praise, to hear his holy Word, and to ask, for ourselves and on behalf of others, those things that are necessary for our life and our salvation. And so that we may prepare ourselves in heart and mind to worship him, let us kneel in silence, and with penitent and obedient hearts confess our sins, that we may obtain forgiveness by his infinite goodness and mercy. THE PEOPLE SIT OR KNEEL. 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. THE DECLARATION OF FORGIVENESS Almighty God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who desireth not the death of a sinner, but rather that he may turn from his wickedness and live, hath given power, and commandment, to his Ministers, to declare and pronounce to his people, being penitent, the Absolution and Remission of their sins. He pardoneth and absolveth all those who truly repent, and unfeignedly believe his holy Gospel. Wherefore let us beseech him to grant us true repentance, and his Holy Spirit, that those things may please him which we do at this present; and that the rest of our life hereafter may be pure and holy; so that at the last we may come to his eternal joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE PEOPLE STAND. Officiant: O Lord, open thou our lips. People: And our mouth shall show forth thy praise. All: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. 3 HYMN Leoni ™ ™ b b œ œ &b b œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ 1. Prœaise to the liv - ing God! All prais - ed be his Name 2. Form - less, all love - ly forms de - clare his love - li - ness; 3. His Spi - rit �ow- eth free, High surg - ing where it will: 4. E - ter - nal life hath he Im - plant - ed in the soul; b œ ™ &b bb œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ Who was, and is, and is to be, For ay the same. Ho - ly, no ho - li - ness of earth Can his ex - press. In pro-phet's word he spoke of old; He speak - eth still. His love shall be our strength and stay While a - ges roll. ™ b b œ œ œ œ œ &b b œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ n˙ �e one e - ter - nal God Ere aught that now ap - pears: Lo, he is Lord of all. Cre - a - tion speaks his praise, Es - tab- lished is his law, And change - less it shall stand, Praise to the liv - ing God! All prais - ed be his Name b b œ ™ &b b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ �œe �rst, the last, be - yond all thought His time - less years! And ev - ery- where a - bove, be - low, His will o - beys. Deep writ up - on the hu - man heart, On sea, on land. Who was, and is, and is to be, For ay the same. From The Hymnal 1982, © 1985 the Church Pension Fund. All rights reserved. Used by permission of Church Publishing Incorporated, New York, NY. Words: Medieval Jewish liturgy; tr. Max Landsberg and Newton M. Mann Music: Hebrew melody; harm. Hymns Ancient and Modern, 1875, alt. THE PEOPLE SIT. 4 A READING FROM THE EPISTLE OF ST. PAUL TO THE ROMANS. So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh.13 For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. 14For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. 15For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” 16The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him. 18For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. 19For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God. 20For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope 21that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God. 22For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now. 23And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. 24For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? 25But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience. (8:12-25) Reader: The Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God. 5 PSALM 86:11-17 READ RESPONSIVELY, BY HALF-VERSE. 11 Teach me your way, O Lord, and I will walk in your truth; * knit my heart to you that I may fear your Name. 12 I will thank you, O Lord my God, with all my heart, * and glorify your Name for evermore. 13 For great is your love toward me; * you have delivered me from the nethermost Pit. 14 The arrogant rise up against me, O God, and a band of violent men seeks my life; * they have not set you before their eyes. 15 But you, O Lord, are gracious and full of compassion, * slow to anger, and full of kindness and truth. 16 Turn to me and have mercy upon me; * give your strength to your servant; and save the child of your handmaid. 17 Show me a sign of your favor, so that those who hate me may see it and be ashamed; * because you, O Lord, have helped me and comforted me. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. A READING FROM THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. MATTHEW. He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field, 25but while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away.
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