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The Sunday before Lent

11th February 2024

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Principal Service

Collect One

O Lord,
who hast taught us that all our doings without charity
are nothing worth;
Send thy Holy Spirit,
and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of charity,
the very bond of peace and of all virtues,
without which whosoever liveth is counted dead before thee;
Grant this for thine only Son Jesus Christ's sake.

Collect Two

Almighty Father,
whose Son was revealed in majesty
before he suffered death upon the cross:
Give us grace to perceive his glory,
that we may be strengthened to suffer with him
and be changed into his likeness, from glory to glory;
who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

The First Reading

The Psalm

The Second Reading

The Gospel Reading

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Post Communion Prayer

Holy God
we see your glory in the face of Jesus Christ.
May we who are partakers at his table
reflect his life in word and deed,
that all the world may know
his power to change and save.
This we ask through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Collect Of The Word

Holy God,
you have revealed the glory of your love in Jesus Christ,
and have given us a share in your Spirit.
May we who listen to Christ
follow faithfully,
and, in the dark places where you send us,
reveal the light of your gospel.

Suggested Hymns

An asterisk (*) before the hymn number indicates that the hymn has been recorded for use in public worship by the Recorded Church Music Committee.

2 Kings 2: 1-12

*643 - Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart
*297 - Come, thou Holy Spirit, come
298 - Filled with the Spirit's power, with one accord
*647 - Guide me, O thou great Jehovah
*386 - Spirit of God, unseen as the wind
*310 - Spirit of the living God

Psalm 50: 1-6

501 - Christ is the world's true Light
*381 - God hath spoken - by his prophets
*97 - Jesus shall reign where'er the sun
*362 - O God, beyond all praising

2 Corinthians 4: 3-6

684 - All praise to thee, for thou, O King divine
*11 - Can we by searching find out God
*52 - Christ, whose glory fills the skies
*613 - Eternal light, shine in my heart
*481 - God is working his purpose out as year succeeds to year
*324 - God, whose almighty word
*6 - Immortal, invisible, God only wise
S67 - In the name of Christ we gather
*482 - Jesus bids us shine with a pure clear light
*484 - Lift high the cross, the love of Christ proclaim
*S88 - Longing for light, we wait in darkness
*195 - Lord, the light of your love is shining
*228 - Meekness and majesty
*486 - People of God, arise
*341 - Spirit divine, attend our prayers
S135 - Spirit of God within me
S141 - Tagaimis le chéile os comhair an Ri
*490 - The Spirit lives to set us free
*601 - Teach me, my God and King
*491 - We have a gospel to proclaim
*493 - Ye that know the Lord is gracious
*S174 - Your words to me are life and health

Mark 9: 2-9

*218 - And can it be that I should gain
*325 - Be still, for the presence of the Lord, the Holy One, is here
*643 - Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart
501 - Christ is the world's true Light
205 - Christ, upon the mountain peak
*52 - Christ, whose glory fills the skies
*613 - Eternal light, shine in my heart
331 - God reveals his presence
209 - Here in this holy time and place
*94 - In the name of Jesus
*101 - Jesus, the very thought of thee
*195 - Lord, the light of your love is shining
*276 - Majesty, worship his majesty
*7 - My God, how wonderful thou art
*102 - Name of all majesty
60 - O Jesus, Lord of heavenly grace
449 - Thee we adore, O hidden Saviour, thee
*112 - There is a Redeemer
*374 - When all thy mercies, O my God

Second Service

Collect One

O Lord,
who hast taught us that all our doings without charity
are nothing worth;
Send thy Holy Spirit,
and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of charity,
the very bond of peace and of all virtues,
without which whosoever liveth is counted dead before thee;
Grant this for thine only Son Jesus Christ's sake.

Collect Two

Almighty Father,
whose Son was revealed in majesty
before he suffered death upon the cross:
Give us grace to perceive his glory,
that we may be strengthened to suffer with him
and be changed into his likeness, from glory to glory;
who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

The Psalm

The First Reading

The Second Reading

The Gospel Reading

The ‡ prefaced to Gospel readings in the Second Service listing is a provision to be used if that service is a celebration of Holy Communion

View readings

Post Communion Prayer

Holy God
we see your glory in the face of Jesus Christ.
May we who are partakers at his table
reflect his life in word and deed,
that all the world may know
his power to change and save.
This we ask through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Suggested Hymns

An asterisk (*) before the hymn number indicates that the hymn has been recorded for use in public worship by the Recorded Church Music Committee.

Psalms 2

*646 - Glorious things of thee are spoken
*238 - Ride on, ride on in majesty
*509 - Your kingdom come, O God

(99)

*686 - Bless the Lord, the God of our forebears
*688 - Come, bless the Lord, God of our forebears
*431 - Lord, enthroned in heavenly splendour
*281 - Rejoice, the Lord is King!
*8 - The Lord is king! Lift up your voice

1 Kings 19: 1-16

*325 - Be still, for the presence of the Lord, the Holy One, is here
*549 - Dear Lord and Father of mankind
463 - Give us the wings of faith to rise
*593 - O Jesus, I have promised
624 - Speak, Lord, in the stillness
*387 - Thanks to God, whose Word was spoken
141 - These are the days of Elijah

2 Peter 1: 16-21

*643 - Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart
501 - Christ is the world's true Light
*52 - Christ, whose glory fills the skies
*613 - Eternal light, shine in my heart
*381 - God hath spoken - by his prophets
*654 - Light of the lonely pilgrim's heart
*276 - Majesty, worship his majesty
*228 - Meekness and majesty
*7 - My God, how wonderful thou art
*386 - Spirit of God, unseen as the wind
*388 - Word of the living God

‡ Mark 9: 9-13 or Mark 9: 2-13

*643 - Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart
*316 - Bright the vision that delighted
205 - Christ, upon the mountain peak
*52 - Christ, whose glory fills the skies
*549 - Dear Lord and Father of mankind
460 - For all your saints in glory
417 - He gave his life in selfless love
*94 - In the name of Jesus
*584 - Jesus calls us! O'er the tumult
*130 - Jesus came, the heavens adoring
*228 - Meekness and majesty
*102 - Name of all majesty
605 - Will you come and follow me

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