MORNING PRAYER
December 31, 2023
1st Sunday after Christmas
OFFFICIANT – Walter Stewart
Prelude: Still, Still, Still arr. Chip Davies
Processional Hymn: Angels from the Realms of Glory CP 143
Officiant: O Lord, open our lips,
People: And our mouth shall proclaim your praise.
Officiant: O God, make speed to save us.
People: O Lord, make haste to help us.
Officiant: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
All: as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
Officiant: Praise ye the Lord
All: The Lord’s name be praised.
Officiant: The Lord is our light and our life: O come let us worship
The Venite:
Psalm 95
Come, let us sing /to the/ Lord;
Let us shout for joy to the /rock of/ our sal-/vation.
Let us come before the presence of the Lord /with thanks-/giving
And raise a loud /shout to/ God with/ psalms.
For you, O Lord, are a /great/ God,
And a great /sovereign a-/bove all/ gods.
In your hand are the caverns /of the/ earth,
And the heights of the /hills are/ yours al-/so.
The sea is yours, /for you/ made it,
And your hands have /moulded/ the dry/ land.
Come, let us bow down, and /bend the/ knee,
And kneel be-/fore the/ Lord our/ Maker.
For you /are our/ God,
And we are the /people/ of your/ pasture
And the sheep /of your/ hand.
Oh, that today we would /hearken/ to your/ voice!
Glory be to the Father, and /to the/ Son,
And /to the/ Holy/ Spirit;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and /ever/ shall be,
World without /end./ A-/men
Psalm 96
Sing to the / Lord a new / song;
Sing to the / Lord, all / the whole / earth.
Sing to the Lord and bless / the di-vine / name;
Proclaim the good news of our sal-/vation from / day to / day.
Declare the glory of the Lord a-/mong the / nations
And the wonders of / God a-/mong all / peoples.
For great is the Lord and greatly / to be / praised,
More to be / feared than / all / gods.
As for all the gods of the nations, they / are but / idols;
But it is you, O / Lord, who / made the / heavens.
Oh, the majesty and magnificence / of your / presence!
Oh, the power and the / splendour / of your / sanctuary!
Ascribe to the Lord you families / of the / peoples;
Ascribe to the / Lord hon-/our and / power.
Ascribe to the Lord the honour due the / divine / name;
Bring offerings and come in-/to the / courts of the / Lord.
Worship the Lord in the / beauty of / holiness;
Let the whole earth / tremble / before / God.
Tell it out a-/mong the /nations:
“The Lord reigns! The Lord who made the world so firm that it cannot be
moved will /judge the /peoples with /equity.”
Let the /heavens re-/joice,
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 there-/in.
Then shall all the trees of the wood /shout for /joy
Before the Lord who is coming, who is /coming to /judge the /earth.
The Lord will judge the /world with /righteousness
And /all the /peoples with /truth.
Glory be to the Father, and /to the/ Son,
And /to the/ Holy/ Spirit;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and /ever/ shall be,
World without /end./ A-/men
The Proclamation of the Word
Reader: A reading from the first book of Samuel
1 Sam 1.1-2, 7b-28
Here what the spirit is saying to the Church
People: Thanks be to God.
Hymn: All Poor Folk and Humble CP 151
Reader: A reading from the Gospel of St. Luke
Lk 2:22-40
Here what the spirit is saying to the Church
People: Thanks be to God.
Homily
Solo: Mary Laid Her Baby Down by Gordon Light
Jean McClure, soloist
The Affirmation of Faith:
Officiant: Hear, O Israel,
All: the Lord our God, the Lord is one.
Love the Lord your God
with all your heart,
with all your soul,
with all your mind,
and with all your strength.
This is the first and the great commandment.
The second is like it:
Love your neighbour as yourself.
There is no commandment greater than these.
Offertory Hymn: See Amid the Winter's Snow CP 148
The Prayers of the People:
The Collect of the Day
God of glory, you have given us a new name and robed us in salvation. May we like Anna find our home in your presence and like Simeon recognize Jesus as the Christ, so that, in joy and thanksgiving at becoming your children, we may join with all creation to sing your praise. Amen.
Community Affirmations – Birthdays, Anniversaries, Milestones
Officiant: Gathering our prayers and praises into one, as our Saviour taught us,
we sing to pray:
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.
Save us from the time of trial,
and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours,
now and for ever. Amen.
Officiant: The Grace,
All: of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Love of God and the Fellowship of the Holy Spirit
be with us all evermore
Concluding Hymn: Good Christians All, Rejoice CP 153
Officiant: Go forth in peace in the power of the spirit
All: Thanks be to God.
Postlude: Angels We Have Heard On Hight arr. Humphrey Turner