Morning Prayer: Tuesday 6 January 2026
This is the new revised order for Daily Prayer authorised for experimental use. You can find the 2006 Revised version here.
THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD
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THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD
O Lord, open our lips:
and our mouth shall proclaim your praise.
Glory be to God, Source of all Being, Eternal Word, and Holy Spirit;*
as it was in the beginning, is now, and shall be for ever. Amen.
Amen.
PSALMODY
Antiphon: The Lord reigns, let the earth rejoice:* let the multitude of the isles be glad. Psalm 97.1
Opening
Glory ...
or a suitable Hymn
(Or from Psalm 97)
1. You are the Lord, most high over all the earth;*
you are exalted far above all gods.
2. The Lord loves those who hate evil;*
preserving the lives of the saints and delivering them from
the hand of the wicked.
3. Light has sprung up for the righteous,*
and joyful gladness for those who are truehearted.
4. Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous.*
and give thanks to the holy name of the Lord.
Glory ...
or a suitable hymn
sing to the Lord, all the whole earth.
2. Sing to the Lord and bless the divine name; *
proclaim the good news of our salvation from day to
day.
3. Declare the glory of the Lord among the nations *
and the wonders of God among all peoples.
4. For great is the Lord and greatly to be praised, *
more to be feared than all gods.
5. As for all the gods of the nations, they are but idols;
but it is you, O Lord, who made the heavens.
6. Oh, the majesty and magnificence of your presence! *
Oh, the power and the splendour of your sanctuary!
7. Ascribe to the Lord, you families of the peoples; *
ascribe to the Lord honour and power.
8. Ascribe to the Lord the honour due the divine name; *
bring offerings and come into the courts of the Lord.
9. Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; *
let the whole earth tremble before God.
10. Tell it out among the nations: “The Lord reigns! *
The Lord who made the world so firm that it cannot
be moved will judge the peoples with equity.”
11. Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea thunder and all that is in it; *
let the field be joyful and all that is therein.
12. Then shall all the trees of the wood shout for joy before the Lord who is coming, *
who is coming to judge the earth.
13. The Lord will judge the world with righteousness *
and the peoples with truth.
Glory ...
Psalm 97
1. The Lord reigns; let the earth rejoice; *
let the multitude of the isles be glad.
2. Clouds and darkness are round about you, O Lord; *
righteousness and justice are the foundations of
your throne.
3. A fire goes before you *
and burns up your enemies on every side.
4. Your lightnings light up the world; *
the earth sees it and is afraid.
5. The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the
Lord, *
at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
6. The heavens declare your righteousness, *
and all the peoples see your glory.
7. Confounded be all who worship carved images and delight in false gods! *
Bow down before the Lord, all you gods.
8. Zion hears and is glad, and the cities of Judah rejoice, *
because of your judgements, O Lord.
9. For you are the Lord, most high over all the earth; *
you are exalted far above all gods.
10. The Lord loves those who hate evil, *
preserving the lives of the saints and delivering
them from the hand of the wicked.
11. Light has sprung up for the righteous, *
and joyful gladness for those who are truehearted.
12. Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous, *
and give thanks to the holy name of the Lord.
Conclusion
We praise you, O God - Te Deum
1. We praise you, O God, we acclaim you as Lord;*
all creation worships you, the Father everlasting
2. To you all angels, all the powers of heaven, *
the cherubim and seraphim, sing in endless praise:
3. Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,*
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
4. The glorious company of apostles*
praise you.
5. The noble fellowship of prophets*
praise you.
6. The white-robed army of martyrs*
praise you.
7. Throughout the world the holy Church acclaims you:*
Father, of majesty unbounded.
8. Your true and only Son, worthy of all praise,*
the Holy Spirit, advocate and guide.
9. You, Christ, are the king of glory,*
the eternal Son of the Father.
10. When you took our flesh to set us free*
you humbly chose the Virgin’s womb.
11. You overcame the sting of death,*
and opened the kingdom of heaven to all believers.
12. You are seated at God’s right hand in glory.*
We believe that you will come to be our judge.
13. Come then, Lord, and help your people,*
bought with the price of your own blood.
14. And bring us with your saints*
to glory everlasting.
Glory ...
Antiphon: The Lord reigns, let the earth rejoice:* let the multitude of the isles be glad.
READING(S)
Isaiah 49.1-7
pay attention, you peoples from far away!
The Lord called me before I was born,
while I was in my mother’s womb he named me.
He made my mouth like a sharp sword,
in the shadow of his hand he hid me;
he made me a polished arrow,
in his quiver he hid me away.
And he said to me, ‘You are my servant,
Israel, in whom I will be glorified.’
But I said, ‘I have laboured in vain,
I have spent my strength for nothing and vanity;
yet surely my cause is with the Lord,
and my reward with my God.’
And now the Lord says,
who formed me in the womb to be his servant,
to bring Jacob back to him,
and that Israel might be gathered to him,
for I am honoured in the sight of the Lord,
and my God has become my strength—
he says,
‘It is too light a thing that you should be my servant
to raise up the tribes of Jacob
and to restore the survivors of Israel;
I will give you as a light to the nations,
that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.’
Thus says the Lord,
the Redeemer of Israel and his Holy One,
to one deeply despised, abhorred by the nations,
the slave of rulers,
‘Kings shall see and stand up,
princes, and they shall prostrate themselves,
because of the Lord, who is faithful,
the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.’
Revelation 21.22-27
Silence
Response (Psalm 89.1)
Your love, O Lord, for ever will I sing.
Your love, O Lord, for ever will I sing.
My mouth shall proclaim your faithfulness.
Throughout all generations.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit
Your love, O Lord, for ever will I sing.
SONG OF ZECHARIAH
Song of Zechariah Antiphon: You will guide us with your counsel, O God: * and, after, receive us with glory. Righteousness and justice* * are the foundation of your throne.
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.
Song of Zechariah Antiphon: You will guide us with your counsel, O God: * and, after, receive us with glory. Righteousness and justice* * are the foundation of your throne.
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,who, by the guidance of a star,
revealed your only begotten Son to the nations:
Grant that we, who know you now by faith,
may at the last be led to see your glory face to face;
through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord,
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.
