Seventh Sunday of Easter
Morning Prayer – New Life – The Spirit
O Lord, open our lips:
and our mouth shall proclaim your praise.
Glory to the Father and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;*
as it was in the beginning, is now, and shall be for ever.
Amen.
PSALMODY
Antiphon: Exalt yourself above the heavens, O God,* and
your glory over all the earth. (Ps. 57.11)
Opening – Easter Anthems
1 You look for truth deep within me,*
and will make me understand wisdom secretly.
2 Purge me from my sin, and I shall be pure;*
wash me, and I shall be clean indeed.
3 Create in me a clean heart, O God,*
and renew a right spirit within me.
4 Cast me not away from your presence*
and take not your holy Spirit from me
Glory to the Father…
or a suitable hymn
Psalm 33
1 Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous;*
it is good for the just to sing praises.
2 Praise the Lord with the harp;*
play to him upon the psaltery and lyre.
3 Sing for him a new song;*
sound a fanfare with all your skill upon the trumpet.
4 For the word of the Lord is right,*
and all his works are sure.
5 He loves righteousness and justice;*
the loving-kindness of the Lord fills the whole earth.
6 By the word of the Lord were the heavens made,*
by the breath of his mouth all the heavenly hosts.
7 He gathers up the waters of the ocean as in a water-skin*
and stores up the depths of the sea.
8 Let all the earth fear the Lord; *
let all who dwell in the world stand in awe of him.
9 For he spoke, and it came to pass;*
he commanded, and it stood fast.
10 The Lord brings the will of the nations to naught;*
he thwarts the designs of the peoples.
11 But the Lord’s will stands fast for ever,*
and the designs of his heart from age to age.
12 Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord!*
happy the people he has chosen to be his own!
13 The Lord looks down from heaven,*
and beholds all the people in the world.
14 From where he sits enthroned he turns his gaze*
on all who dwell on the earth.
15 He fashions all the hearts of them*
and understands all their works.
16 There is no king that can be saved by a mighty army;*
a strong man is not delivered by his great strength.
17 The horse is a vain hope for deliverance;*
for all its strength it cannot save.
18 Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon those who fear him,*
on those who wait upon his love,
19 To pluck their lives from death,*
and to feed them in time of famine.
20 Our soul waits for the Lord;*
he is our help and our shield.
21 Indeed, our heart rejoices in him,*
for in his holy name we put our trust.
22 Let your loving-kindness, O Lord, be upon us,*
as we have put our trust in you.
Blessed are you, Creator of the universe. In your loving kindness you watch over your chosen people. Make us witnesses to your truth and instruments of your peace, that all may know you as the God of justice, and praise your holy name; through Jesus Christ our Saviour.
Conclusion (From Isaiah 61/Luke 4)
1 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,*
because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor,
2 and has sent me to proclaim release to the captives;*
recovery of sight to the blind;
3 to set at liberty those who are oppressed;*
to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.
4 I will greatly rejoice in the Lord;*
my soul shall exult in my God;
5 who has clothed me with the garment of salvation,*
and covered me with the robe of righteousness.
6 For as the earth brings forth its shoots,*
so the Lord will cause righteousness to spring forth before all nations.
Glory to the Father…
Antiphon: Exalt yourself above the heavens, O God,
and your glory over all the earth.
READING(S)
2 Samuel 23:1-5
Now these are the last words of David:
The oracle of David, son of Jesse,
the oracle of the man whom God exalted,
the anointed of the God of Jacob,
the favourite of the Strong One of Israel:
The spirit of the Lord speaks through me,
his word is upon my tongue.
The God of Israel has spoken,
the Rock of Israel has said to me:
One who rules over people justly,
ruling in the fear of God,
is like the light of morning,
like the sun rising on a cloudless morning,
gleaming from the rain on the grassy land.
Is not my house like this with God?
For he has made with me an everlasting covenant,
ordered in all things and secure.
Will he not cause to prosper
all my help and my desire?
Ephesians 1:15-23
I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love towards all the saints, and for this reason I do not cease to give thanks for you as I remember you in my prayers. I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know him, so that, with the eyes of your heart enlightened, you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance among the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power for us who believe, according to the working of his great power. God put this power to work in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the age to come. And he has put all things under his feet and has made him the head over all things for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.
Silence
Response (PS 105.1)
Give thanks to the Lord and call upon his name,
alleluia, alleluia.
Give thanks to the Lord and call upon his name,
alleluia, alleluia.
Make known his deeds among the peoples,
Alleluia, alleluia.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
Give thanks to the Lord and call upon his name,
alleluia, alleluia.
BENEDICTUS
Benedictus Antiphon: I will not leave you desolate, says the Lord;* I will come to you; alleluia.
1 Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel,*
for he has come to his people and set them free.
2 He has raised up for us a mighty saviour,*
born of the house of his servant David.
3 Through his holy prophets he promised of old*
that he would save us from our enemies,
from the hands of all that hate us.
4 He promised to show mercy to our forebears,*
and to remember his holy covenant.
5 This was the oath he swore to our father Abraham:*
to set us free from the hands of our enemies,
6 free to worship him without fear,*
holy and righteous in his sight all the days of our life.
7 You my child shall be called the prophet of the Most High,*
for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way,
8 to give his people knowledge of salvation*
by the forgiveness of all their sins.
9 In the tender compassion of our God*
the dawn from on high shall break upon us,
10 to shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death,*
and to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Glory to the Father… (may be said by all)
Benedictus Antiphon: I will not leave you desolate, says the Lord;* I will come to you; alleluia.
PRAYERS
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Do not bring us to the time of trial,
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours,
now and for ever.
Amen.
Collect of the Day
O God, the King of Glory, hear our prayer:
that as we believe your Son Jesus Christ
to be exalted with great triumph to your kingdom in heaven;
so also we may know his presence with us now,
and to the end of time;
who lives and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, world without end. Amen.
God most holy, we give you thanks for bringing us out of the shadow of night into the light of morning; and we ask you for the joy of spending this day in your service, so that when evening comes, we may once more give you thanks, through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord. Amen.
Let us bless the Lord:
Thanks be to God!
The Lord bless us and preserve us from all evil;
and bring us to life eternal.
Amen.
