Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost The Holy Eucharist Where Two Or Three Are Gathered* Art by Anne C. Brink. For more art by Anne, visit annecbrink.com and equitykingdom.com. September 6, 2020 St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church 82 Kimberly Drive Durham, North Carolina 27707-5446 Tel: 919-493-5451; fax: 919-493-5452 [email protected] www.ssecdurham.org see the prince of darkness quelled, The Holy Eucharist: Rite Two heaven’s bright gates are open held. 4. Paschal triumph, Paschal joy, only sin can this destroy. From sin's death do thou set free The Word of God souls reborn, dear Lord, in thee. Hymns of glory, songs of praise, Father, unto thee we raise: Call to Worship risen Lord, all praise to thee ever with the Spirit be. Angelus St. Stephen’s bells Source: Latin, 4th century Processional hymn Hymnal #174 Translator: Robert Campbell, 1814-1868 (alt.) At the Lamb's High Feast We Sing Composer: Jakob Hintze, 1622-1802 (SALZBURG) Harmonizer: Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750 1. At the Lamb's high feast we sing Performance: Marlborough College Chapel Choir, praise to our victorious King, Complete New English Hymnal, Vol. 2 who hath washed us in the tide flowing from his pierced side; praise we him, whose love divine The people standing, the Celebrant says gives the guests his Blood for wine, gives his Body for the feast, Celebrant Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Love the victim, Love the priest. People And blessed be his kingdom, now and for ever. Amen. 2. Where the Paschal blood is poured, The Celebrant may say death's dark angel sheathes his sword; Israel's hosts triumphant go Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, through the wave that drowns the foe. and from you no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our Christ the lamb, whose blood was shed, hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may Paschal victim, Paschal bread; perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy Name; with sincerity and love through Christ our Lord. Amen. eat we manna from above. When appointed, the following hymn or some other song of praise is 3. Mighty victim from on high, sung or said, all standing powers of hell beneath thee lie; Death is broken in the fight, Glory to God in the highest, thou hast brought us life and light: and peace to his people on earth. now thy banner thou dost wave, conquering Satan and the grave; Lord God, heavenly King, almighty God and Father, A Reading from the Book of Exodus 12:1-14 we worship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glory. The LORD said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt: This month shall mark for you the beginning of months; it shall be the Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, first month of the year for you. Tell the whole congregation of Lord God, Lamb of God, Israel that on the tenth of this month they are to take a lamb for you take away the sin of the world: each family, a lamb for each household. If a household is too small have mercy on us; for a whole lamb, it shall join its closest neighbor in obtaining one; you are seated at the right hand of the Father: the lamb shall be divided in proportion to the number of people receive our prayer. who eat of it. Your lamb shall be without blemish, a year-old male; you may take it from the sheep or from the goats. You shall keep it For you alone are the Holy One, until the fourteenth day of this month; then the whole assembled you alone are the Lord, congregation of Israel shall slaughter it at twilight. They shall take you alone are the Most High, some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and the lintel of Jesus Christ, the houses in which they eat it. They shall eat the lamb that same with the Holy Spirit, night; they shall eat it roasted over the fire with unleavened bread in the glory of God the Father. Amen. and bitter herbs. Do not eat any of it raw or boiled in water, but roasted over the fire, with its head, legs, and inner organs. You shall The Collect of the Day let none of it remain until the morning; anything that remains until the morning you shall burn. This is how you shall eat it: your loins The Celebrant says to the people girded, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and The Lord be with you. you shall eat it hurriedly. It is the passover of the LORD. For I will People And also with you. pass through the land of Egypt that night, and I will strike down Celebrant Let us pray. every firstborn in the land of Egypt, both human beings and animals; on all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am the The Celebrant says the Collect. LORD. The blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you live: when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague shall Grant us, O Lord, to trust in you with all our hearts; for, as you always destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt. resist the proud who confide in their own strength, so you never forsake those who make their boast of your mercy; through Jesus Christ our This day shall be a day of remembrance for you. You shall celebrate Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now it as a festival to the LORD; throughout your generations you shall and for ever. Amen. observe it as a perpetual ordinance. The word of the Lord. The Lessons People Thanks be to God. The people sit. One or two Lessons, as appointed, are read, the Reader first saying: Psalm 149 Cantate Domino 1 Hallelujah! Sing to the LORD a new song; * The word of the Lord. sing his praise in the congregation of the faithful. People Thanks be to God. 2 Let Israel rejoice in his Maker; * let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. Sequence Hymn Hymnal #376 3 Let them praise his Name in the dance; * Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee** let them sing praise to him with timbrel and harp. [Intro] 4 For the LORD takes pleasure in his people * and adorns the poor with victory. 1 Joyful, joyful, we adore thee, 5 Let the faithful rejoice in triumph; * God of glory, Lord of love; let them be joyful on their beds. hearts unfold like flowers before thee, 6 Let the praises of God be in their throat * op’ning to the sun above. and a two-edged sword in their hand; Melt the clouds of sin and sadness; 7 To wreak vengeance on the nations * drive the dark of doubt away; and punishment on the peoples; giver of immortal gladness, 8 To bind their kings in chains * fill us with the light of day. and their nobles with links of iron; 2 All thy works with joy surround thee, 9 To inflict on them the judgment decreed; * earth and heaven reflect thy rays, this is glory for all his faithful people. stars and angels sing around thee, Hallelujah! center of unbroken praise. field and forest, vale and mountain, A Reading from the Letter of Paul to the Romans 13:8-14 blooming meadow, flashing sea, singing bird and flowing fountain, Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for the one who call us to rejoice in thee. loves another has fulfilled the law. The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery; You shall not murder; You shall not steal; You 3 Thou art giving and forgiving, shall not covet”; and any other commandment, are summed up in ever blessing, ever blest, this word, “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Love does no wrong wellspring of the joy of living, to a neighbor; therefore, love is the fulfilling of the law. ocean depth of happy rest! Thou our Father, Christ our Brother: Besides this, you know what time it is, how it is now the moment all who live in love are thine; for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than teach us how to love each other, when we became believers; the night is far gone, the day is near. Let lift us to the joy divine. us then lay aside the works of darkness and put on the armor of light; let us live honorably as in the day, not in reveling and 1 Joyful, joyful, we adore thee, drunkenness, not in debauchery and licentiousness, not in quarreling God of glory, Lord of love; and jealousy. Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no hearts unfold like flowers before thee, provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires. op’ning to the sun above. On Sundays and other Major Feasts there follows, all standing Melt the clouds of sin and sadness; drive the dark of doubt away; The Nicene Creed giver of immortal gladness, fill us with the light of day. We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, Author: Henry Van Dyke, 1852-1933 maker of heaven and earth, Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770-1827 (HYMN TO JOY) of all that is, seen and unseen. Adapter: Edward Hodges, 1796-1867 (alt.) Performance: Libera We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, Libera – Apart but Together the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, Then, all standing, the Deacon or a Priest reads the Gospel, first saying God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to begotten, not made, Matthew 18:15-20 of one Being with the Father.