Morning Prayer: Sunday 23 May 2021
Whitsunday
New Life: the Spirit
DAY PENTECOST
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. (Psalm 57.11)
Opening
Easter Anthems
1 Christ our passover has been sacrificed for us;*so let us celebrate the feast.
2 Not with the old leaven of corruption and wickedness,*
but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
3 Christ once raised from the dead dies no more;*
death has no more dominion over him.
4 In dying, he died to sin once for all;*
in living, he lives to God.
5 See yourselves therefore as dead to sin,*
and alive to God in Jesus Christ our Lord.
6 Christ has been raised from the dead,*
the first fruits of those who sleep.
7 For as by man came death,*
by man has come also the resurrection of the dead.
8 For as in Adam all die,*
even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
Glory to the Father
or a suitable Hymn
(Or from Psalm 57)
1 My heart is firmly fixed, O God, my heart is fixed;*
I will sing and make melody.
2 Wake up, my spirit; awake, lute and harp:*
I myself will waken the dawn.
3 I will confess you among the peoples, O Lord;*
I will sing praise to you among the nations.
4 For your loving-kindness is greater than the heavens,*
and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
Glory to the Father...
or a suitable hymn
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.
Glory to the Father...
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
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: Christ has been raised from the dead: the first fruits of those who sleep.
READING(S)
Joel 2.21-32
Acts 2.14-21
Silence
Response Psalm (Psalm 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: In the Spirit, we have access to the Father; alleluia! (Ephesians 2.18)
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.
Benedictus antiphon: In the Spirit, we have access to the Father; alleluia! (Ephesians 2.18)
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 on the day of Pentecostenlightened the hearts of your people
by the fire of the Holy Spirit:
give us wisdom and understanding,
and lead us into all truth,
that your Church may be kept in the unity of the Spirit
and the bond of peace;
through Jesus Christ, our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you,
in the unity of the same 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.