Order of Service

Westminster Abbey

Sunday, 17th July 2022

10:00

Fifth Sunday after Trinity

Morning Prayer

Please join in saying the words and singing the hymns printed in bold type.

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Order of Service

All stand as the clergy enter

The officiant says a Sentence of Scripture

All remain standing to say the Responses

O Lord, open thou our lips

and our mouth shall shew forth thy praise.

O God, make speed to save us.

O Lord, make haste to help us.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;

as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Praise ye the Lord.

The Lord's name be praised.

All sing the Hymn

Father, hear the prayer we offer:
not for ease that prayer shall be,
but for strength that we may ever
live our lives courageously.

Not for ever in green pastures
do we ask our way to be;
but the steep and rugged pathway
may we tread rejoicingly.

Not for ever by still waters
would we idly rest and stay;
but would smite the living fountains
from the rocks along our way.

Be our strength in hours of weakness,
in our wanderings be our guide;
through endeavour, failure, danger,
Father, be thou at our side.

Words: Aspiration after Psalm 23, Love Maria Willis (1824–1908)
Music: Sussex 357 NEH, traditional English melody

All sit to say Venite exultemus Domino

O come, let us sing unto the Lord :

let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation.

Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving :

and shew ourselves glad in him with psalms.

For the Lord is a great God :

and a great King above all gods.

In his hands are all the corners of the earth :

and the strength of the hills is his also.

The sea is his, and he made it :

and his hands prepared the dry land.

O come, let us worship and fall down :

and kneel before the Lord our maker.

For he is the Lord our God :

and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;

as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

All remain seated to say Psalm 38

Put me not to rebuke, O Lord, in thine anger :

neither chasten me in thy heavy displeasure.

For thine arrows stick fast in me :

and thy hand presseth me sore.

There is no health in my flesh, because of thy displeasure :

neither is there any rest in my bones by reason of my sin.

For my wickednesses are gone over my head :

and are like a sore burden, too heavy for me to bear.

My wounds stink, and are corrupt :

through my foolishness.

I am brought into so great trouble and misery :

that I go mourning all the day long.

For my loins are filled with a sore disease :

and there is no whole part in my body.

I am feeble, and sore smitten :

I have roared for the very disquietness of my heart.

Lord, thou knowest all my desire :

and my groaning is not hid from thee.

My heart panteth, my strength hath failed me :

and the sight of mine eyes is gone from me.

My lovers and my neighbours did stand looking upon my trouble :

and my kinsmen stood afar off.

They also that sought after my life laid snares for me :

and they that went about to do me evil talked of wickedness, and imagined deceit all the day long.

As for me, I was like a deaf man, and heard not :

and as one that is dumb, who doth not open his mouth.

I became even as a man that heareth not :

and in whose mouth are no reproofs.

For in thee, O Lord, have I put my trust :

thou shalt answer for me, O Lord my God.

I have required that they, even mine enemies, should not triumph over me :

for when my foot slipped, they rejoiced greatly against me.

And I, truly, am set in the plague :

and my heaviness is ever in my sight.

For I will confess my wickedness :

and be sorry for my sin.

But mine enemies live, and are mighty :

and they that hate me wrongfully are many in number.

They also that reward evil for good are against me :

because I follow the thing that good is.

Forsake me not, O Lord my God :

be not thou far from me.

Haste thee to help me :

O Lord God of my salvation.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;

as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

All remain seated for the first Lesson, Deuteronomy 30: 1–10

When all these things have happened to you, the blessings and the curses that I have set before you, if you call them to mind among all the nations where the Lord your God has driven you, and return to the Lord your God, and you and your children obey him with all your heart and with all your soul, just as I am commanding you today, then the Lord your God will restore your fortunes and have compassion on you, gathering you again from all the peoples among whom the Lord your God has scattered you. Even if you are exiled to the ends of the world, from there the Lord your God will gather you, and from there he will bring you back. The Lord your God will bring you into the land that your ancestors possessed, and you will possess it; he will make you more prosperous and numerous than your ancestors.

Moreover, the Lord your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants, so that you will love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, in order that you may live. The Lord your God will put all these curses on your enemies and on the adversaries who took advantage of you. Then you shall again obey the Lord, observing all his commandments that I am commanding you today, and the Lord your God will make you abundantly prosperous in all your undertakings, in the fruit of your body, in the fruit of your livestock, and in the fruit of your soil. For the Lord will again take delight in prospering you, just as he delighted in prospering your ancestors, when you obey the Lord your God by observing his commandments and decrees that are written in this book of the law, because you turn to the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

All stand to say Te Deum laudamus

We praise thee, O God; we acknowledge thee to be the Lord.

All the earth doth worship thee, the Father everlasting.

To thee all angels cry aloud, the heavens and all the powers therein.

To thee Cherubin and Seraphin continually do cry,

Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth;

heaven and earth are full of the majesty of thy glory.

The glorious company of the apostles praise thee.

The goodly fellowship of the prophets praise thee.

The noble army of martyrs praise thee.

The holy Church throughout all the world doth acknowledge thee,

the Father, of an infinite majesty;

thine honourable, true, and only Son,

also the Holy Ghost, the Comforter.

Thou art the King of Glory, O Christ;

thou art the everlasting Son of the Father.

When thou tookest upon thee to deliver man, thou didst not abhor the Virgin's womb.

When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death, thou didst open the kingdom of heaven to all believers.

Thou sittest at the right hand of God, in the glory of the Father.

We believe that thou shalt come to be our Judge.

We therefore pray thee, help thy servants, whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious blood.

Make them to be numbered with thy saints, in glory everlasting.

O Lord, save thy people, and bless thine heritage.

Govern them and lift them up for ever.

Day by day we magnify thee, and we worship thy Name ever world without end.

Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin.

O Lord, have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us.

O Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us, as our trust is in thee.

O Lord, in thee have I trusted; let me never be confounded.

All sit for the second Lesson, 1 Peter 3: 8–18

All of you, have unity of spirit, sympathy, love for one another, a tender heart, and a humble mind. Do not repay evil for evil or abuse for abuse; but, on the contrary, repay with a blessing. It is for this that you were called—that you might inherit a blessing. For

'Those who desire life

and desire to see good days,

let them keep their tongues from evil

and their lips from speaking deceit;

let them turn away from evil and do good;

let them seek peace and pursue it.

For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,

and his ears are open to their prayer.

But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.'

Now who will harm you if you are eager to do what is good? But even if you do suffer for doing what is right, you are blessed. Do not fear what they fear, and do not be intimidated, but in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be ready to make your defence to anyone who demands from you an account of the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and reverence. Keep your conscience clear, so that, when you are maligned, those who abuse you for your good conduct in Christ may be put to shame. For it is better to suffer for doing good, if suffering should be God's will, than to suffer for doing evil. For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, in order to bring you to God. He was put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit,

All stand to say Benedictus

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel :

for he hath visited, and redeemed his people;

and hath raised up a mighty salvation for us :

in the house of his servant David;

as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets :

which have been since the world began;

that we should be saved from our enemies :

and from the hands of all that hate us;

to perform the mercy promised to our forefathers :

and to remember his holy covenant;

to perform the oath which he sware to our forefather Abraham :

that he would give us;

that we being delivered out of the hands of our enemies :

might serve him without fear;

in holiness and righteousness before him :

all the days of our life.

And thou, child, shalt be called the Prophet of the highest :

for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;

to give knowledge of salvation unto his people :

for the remission of their sins,

through the tender mercy of our God :

whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us;

to give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death :

and to guide our feet into the way of peace.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;

as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

All face east to say together the Apostles' Creed

I believe in God the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth: and in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried. He descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic Church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen.

The Lord be with you.

And with thy spirit.

Let us pray.

All kneel or sit to say the Lesser Litany, the Lord's Prayer, and the Responses

Lord, have mercy upon us.

Christ, have mercy upon us.

Lord, have mercy upon us.

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. Amen.

O Lord, shew thy mercy upon us.

And grant us thy salvation.

O Lord, save The Queen.

And mercifully hear us when we call upon thee.

Endue thy ministers with righteousness.

And make thy chosen people joyful.

O Lord, save thy people.

And bless thine inheritance.

Give peace in our time, O Lord.

Because there is none other that fighteth for us, but only thou, O God.

O God, make clean our hearts within us.

And take not thy Holy Spirit from us.

The officiant says the Collects; of the day, for Peace, for Grace:

Grant, O Lord, we beseech thee, that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by thy governance, that thy Church may joyfully serve thee in all godly quietness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O God, who art the author of peace and lover of concord, in knowledge of whom standeth our eternal life, whose service is perfect freedom; defend us thy humble servants in all assaults of our enemies; that we, surely trusting in thy defence, may not fear the power of any adversaries, through the might of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O Lord, our heavenly Father, Almighty and everlasting God, who hast safely brought us to the beginning of this day; defend us in the same with thy mighty power; and grant that this day we fall into no sin, neither run into any kind of danger; but that all our doings may be ordered by thy governance, to do always that is righteous in thy sight; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The officiant says the Prayers; for the Royal Family, and for the Members of the Order of the Bath

Almighty God, the fountain of all goodness, we humbly beseech thee to bless our most gracious Sovereign Lady Queen Elizabeth, Charles Prince of Wales, and all the Royal Family: endue them with thy Holy Spirit; enrich them with thy heavenly grace; prosper them with all happiness; and bring them to thine everlasting kingdom, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

God save our Gracious Sovereign, and all the Members of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath living and departed. Amen.

All remain kneeling or seated for further prayers

All say

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. Amen.

All stand to sing the Hymn, during which a collection will be taken. The money from today's services will be divided equally between the work of the Abbey and the charities it supports. UK residents may also donate £5 or £10 to the work of the Abbey by texting respectively ABBEY5 or ABBEY10 to 70025

God of mercy, God of grace,

show the brightness of thy face:

shine upon us, Saviour, shine,

fill thy Church with light divine;

and thy saving health extend

unto earth's remotest end.

Let the people praise thee, Lord;
be by all that live adored:
let the nations shout and sing,
Glory to their Saviour King;
at thy feet their tribute pay,
and thy holy will obey.

Let the people praise thee, Lord;
earth shall then her fruits afford;
God to man his blessing give,
man to God devoted live;
all below, and all above,

one in joy, and light, and love.

Words: Henry Lyte (1793–1847) after Psalm 67

Tune: Heathlands 366 NEH, Henry Smart (1813–79)

All remain standing for the Blessing

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