CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF THE

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. 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 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 , © 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. 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. 26So when the plants came up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared also. 27And the servants of the master of the house came and said to him, ‘Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have weeds?’ 28He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ So the servants said to him, ‘Then do you want us to go and gather them?’29 But he said, ‘No, lest in gathering the weeds you root up the wheat along with them. 30Let both grow together until the harvest, and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, “Gather the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my barn.”’” 36Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples came to him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.” 37He answered, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. 38The field is the world, and the good seed is the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels. 40Just as the weeds are gathered and burned with fire, so will it be at the end of the age. 41The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all law-breakers, 42and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.43 Then the

righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.” (13:24-30; 36-43)

Reader: The Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God.

THE PEOPLE STAND.

6 HYMN First Song of Isaiah

©1976 Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp.

Words: (Isaiah 12:2-6) Music: Jack Noble White

7 THE APOSTLES’ CREED PRAYER BOOK, PAGE 53

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: The Lord be with you. People: And with thy spirit. Officiant: Let us pray.

THE PEOPLE SIT OR KNEEL.

THE LORD’S PRAYER PRAYER BOOK, PAGE 54

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.

8 SUFFRAGES PRAYER BOOK, PAGE 55

Officiant: O Lord, show thy mercy upon us; People: And grant us thy salvation. Officiant: Endue thy ministers with righteousness; People: And make thy chosen people joyful. Officiant: Give peace, O Lord, in all the world; People: For only in thee can we live in safety. Officiant: Lord, keep this nation under thy care; People: And guide us in the way of justice and truth. Officiant: Let thy way be known upon earth; People: Thy saving health among all nations. Officiant: Let not the needy, O Lord, be forgotten; People: Nor the hope of the poor be taken away. Officiant: Create in us clean hearts, O God; People: And sustain us with thy Holy Spirit.

THE COLLECT OF THE DAY Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom, who knowest our necessities before we ask and our ignorance in asking: Have compassion, we beseech thee, upon our infirmities, and those things which for our unworthiness we dare not, and for our blindness we cannot ask, mercifully give us for the worthiness of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

THE COLLECTS PRAYER BOOK, PAGES 56-57

9 THE PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION

THE GENERAL THANKSGIVING PRAYER BOOK, PAGE 58

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; but 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 may 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 honor and glory, world without end. Amen.

Officiant: Let us bless the Lord. People: Thanks be to God.

THE GRACE

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen.

THE WELCOME

THE PEOPLE STAND.

10 HYMN St. Leonards

bb œ ˙ & b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ nœ 1. May the mind of Christ, my Sav - ior, Live in me from day to day, 2. May the Word of God dwell rich - ly In my heart from hour to hour, 3. May the peace of God, my Fa - ther, Rule my life in ev - 'ry - thing, 4. May the love of Je - sus �ll me, As the wa - ters �ll the sea; 5. May I run the race be - fore me, Strong and brave to face the foe, 6. May his beau - ty rest up - on me As I seek the lost to win;

b œ b b œ œ œ œ & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ w By his love and pow'r con - trol - ling All I do œ and say. So that all may see I tri - umph On - ly through his pow'r. �at I may be calm to com - fort Sick and sor - row - ing. Him ex - alt - ing, self a - bas - ing, �is is vic - to - ry. Look - ing on - ly un - to Je - sus As I on - ward go. And may they for - get the chan - nel, See - ing on - ly him.

Public domain.

Words: Kate B. Wilkinson, 1925 Music: A. Cyril Barham-Gould, 1925

THE SERMON The Rev. Dr. Doug Webster

11 AT THE OFFERTORY I Wait

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O restless heart, do not grow weary, Hold on to faith and wait; The God of love, he will not tarry, No, he is never late.

So I wait in the promise, I wait in the hope; Yes, I wait in the power of God’s unending love.

Be still and rest secure my soul He knows what’s best for me Here in my patience lies the goal To wait and trust in thee

Even through my imperfections, His light is shining through; Though dim, I am still a reflection, Of his mercy and his truth.

THE PEOPLE STAND.

THE DOXOLOGY Old 100th

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise him, all creatures here below; praise him above, ye heavenly host: praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

CLOSING PRAYERS AND THE BLESSING

THE PEOPLE REMAIN STANDING.

12 HYMN My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less

Public domain.

Words: Edward Mote, 1834; Music: William B. Bradbury, 1863

THE DISMISSAL Let us go forth in the name of Christ. Thanks be to God.

VOLUNTARY Toccata in G Major, BuxWV 164 Dietrich Buxtehude

13 THE FLOWERS ARE GIVEN TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF

William Eugene Smith by Margaret Smith Dennis Barbara Gage Smith Hatton Coulbourne Valentine Smith, II

Mrs. Pat W. Moore by Anne Neal Moore

Netagene Alston Ray Williams by Mary Colquitt Evans

Fariss Gambrill Lynn Henry Sharpe Lynn Ethel Sharpe Lynn by Henry S. Lynn, Jr. George Gambrill Lynn

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