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THE WALMER & CORNILO BENEFICE MORNING PRAYER SERVICE FOR THE SECOND SUNDAY OF EPIPHANY: 17th JANUARY 2021, LED BY JAMES BRABAZON.
Words in bold type are said by everyone.
A Gregorian chant of Kyrie Eleison will play while the congregation prepares for the service.
THE WELCOME
OPENING SENTENCES
+ In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
One thing I have asked of the Lord,
this is what I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life;
to behold the beauty of the Lord
and to seek Him in His temple.
Call: Who is it that you seek?
Response: We seek the Lord our God.
Call: Do you seek Him with all your heart?
Response: Amen. Lord, have mercy.
Call: Do you seek Him with all your soul?
Response: Amen. Lord, have mercy.
Call: Do you seek him with all your mind?
Response: Amen. Lord, have mercy.
Call: Do you seek Him with all your strength?
Response: Amen. Christ, have mercy.
DECLARATION OF FAITH
We now say together the Declaration of Faith:
To whom shall we go?
You have the words of eternal life,
and we have believed and have come to know
that You are the Holy One of God.
Praise to You, Lord Jesus Christ,
King of endless glory.
Amen.
THE COLLECT
And the Collect for today, the Second Sunday of Epiphany.
Almighty God,in Christ you make all things new:
transform the poverty of our nature by the riches of your grace,
and in the renewal of our lives
make known your heavenly glory;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Read by Jerry Swallow
A reading from the Book of Samuel (1 Samuel 3.1-10 [11-20])
Now the boy Samuel was
ministering to the Lord under Eli. The word of the Lord was rare in those days;
visions were not widespread.
At that
time Eli, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he could not see, was
lying down in his room; the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was
lying down in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was. Then the Lord
called, ‘Samuel! Samuel!’ and he said, ‘Here I am!’ and ran to Eli, and said,
‘Here I am, for you called me.’ But he said, ‘I did not call; lie down again.’
So he went and lay down. The Lord called again, ‘Samuel!’ Samuel got up and went
to Eli, and said, ‘Here I am, for you called me.’ But he said, ‘I did not call,
my son; lie down again.’ Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of
the Lord had not yet been revealed to him. The Lord called Samuel again, a
third time. And he got up and went to Eli, and said, ‘Here I am, for you called
me.’ Then Eli perceived that the Lord was calling the boy. Therefore Eli said
to Samuel, ‘Go, lie down; and if he calls you, you shall say, “Speak, Lord, for
your servant is listening.”’ So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
Now the
Lord came and stood there, calling as before, ‘Samuel! Samuel!’ And Samuel
said, ‘Speak, for your servant is listening.’[Then the Lord said to Samuel,
‘See, I am about to do something in Israel that will make both ears of anyone
who hears of it tingle. On that day I will fulfil against Eli all that I have
spoken concerning his house, from beginning to end. For I have told him that I
am about to punish his house for ever, for the iniquity that he knew, because
his sons were blaspheming God, and he did not restrain them. Therefore I swear
to the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be expiated by
sacrifice or offering for ever.’
Samuel lay
there until morning; then he opened the doors of the house of the Lord. Samuel
was afraid to tell the vision to Eli. But Eli called Samuel and said, ‘Samuel,
my son.’ He said, ‘Here I am.’ Eli said, ‘What was it that he told you? Do not
hide it from me. May God do so to you and more also, if you hide anything from me
of all that he told you.’ So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from
him. Then he said, ‘It is the Lord; let him do what seems good to him.’
As Samuel
grew up, the Lord was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground.
And all Israel from Dan to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was a trustworthy
prophet of the Lord.]
This is the word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
FIRST HYMN
Will you come and follow me? (The Summons)
John L.
Bell & Graham Maule
Will you come and follow
me if I but call your name?
Will you go where you don't know and never be
the same?
Will you let my love be shown? Will you let my
name be known,
will you let my life be grown in you and you in
me?
Will you leave yourself behind if I but call
your name?
Will you care for cruel and kind and never be
the same?
Will you risk the hostile stare should your life
attract or scare?
Will you let me answer prayer in you and you in
me?
Will you let the blinded see if I but call your
name?
Will you set the prisoners free and never be the
same?
Will you kiss the leper clean and do such as
this unseen,
and admit to what I mean in you and you in me?
Will you love the "you" you hide if I
but call your name?
Will you quell the fear inside and never be the
same?
Will you use the faith you've found to reshape
the world around,
through my sight and touch and sound in you and
you in me?
Lord your summons echoes true when you but call
my name.
Let me turn and follow you and never be the
same.
In Your company I'll go where Your love and footsteps
show.
Thus I'll move and live and grow in you and you
in me.
Sung by Ron Hudec Singers
THE GOSPEL Read by Alan Smith
Hear the Gospel of our Lord according to John, written in chapter 1 beginning at the 43rd verse.
Glory to you, O Lord.
The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, ‘Follow me.’ Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael and said to him, ‘We have found him about whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus son of Joseph from Nazareth.’ Nathanael said to him, ‘Can anything good come out of Nazareth?’ Philip said to him, ‘Come and see.’ When Jesus saw Nathanael coming towards him, he said of him, ‘Here is truly an Israelite in whom there is no deceit!’ Nathanael asked him, ‘Where did you come to know me?’ Jesus answered, ‘I saw you under the fig tree before Philip called you.’ Nathanael replied, ‘Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!’ Jesus answered, ‘Do you believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than these.’ And he said to him, ‘Very truly, I tell you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.’
This is the Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, O Christ.
REFLECTION
THE PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION led by Christine Smith
Now let us pray.
THE LORD’S PRAYER
And now, as our Saviour Christ has taught us, we are bold to say:
Our Father, which art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come;
thy will be done,
in earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive them that trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation;
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the Kingdom
the Power and the Glory,
For ever and ever.
Amen.
SECOND HYMN
All for Jesus!
WJ Sparrow-Simpson/John Stainer
All for Jesus--all for Jesus,
this our song shall ever be;
for we have no hope, nor Saviour,
if we have not hope in thee.
All for Jesus--thou wilt give us
strength to serve thee, hour by hour,
none can move us from thy presence,
while we trust thy love and power.
All for Jesus--at thine altar
thou wilt give us sweet content;
there, dear Lord, we shall receive thee
in the solemn sacrament.
All for Jesus--thou hast loved us;
all for Jesus--thou hast died;
all for Jesus--thou art with us;
all for Jesus crucified.
All for Jesus--all for Jesus--
this the Church's song must be;
till, at last, her sons are gathered
one in love and one in thee.
Sung by the Choir of Kings School Canterbury
CLOSING PRAYER
God of glory,
you nourish us with your Word
who is the bread of life:
fill us with your Holy Spirit
that through us the light of your glory
may shine in all the world.
We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.
Let us now all go in peace to love and serve the Lord.
+ In the name of Christ. Amen.
The Chant of Aquitaine Benedicamus Domino will play at the end of the service.