The Fifth Sunday in Lent
26th March 2023
Principal Service
Collect One
We beseech thee, Almighty God,
look upon the hearty desires of thy humble servants,
and stretch forth the right hand of thy Majesty,
to be our defence against all our enemies;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
This collect may be said after the Collect of the day until Easter Eve.
Almighty and everlasting God,
who hatest nothing that thou hast made,
and dost forgive the sins of all them that are penitent;
Create and make in us new and contrite hearts,
that we worthily lamenting our sins,
and acknowledging our wretchedness,
may obtain of thee, the God of all mercy,
perfect remission and forgiveness;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Collect Two
Most merciful God,
who by the death and resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ
delivered and saved the world:
Grant that by faith in him who suffered on the cross,
we may triumph in the power of his victory;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Almighty and everlasting God,
you hate nothing that you have made
and forgive the sins of all those who are penitent:
Create and make in us new and contrite hearts
that we, worthily lamenting our sins
and acknowledging our wretchedness,
may receive from you, the God of all mercy,
perfect remission and forgiveness;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
The First Reading
The Psalm
The Second Reading
The Gospel Reading
View readingsPost Communion Prayer
God of hope,
in this eucharist we have tasted
the promise of your heavenly banquet
and the richness of eternal life.
May we who bear witness to the death of your Son,
also proclaim the glory of his resurrection,
for he is Lord for ever and ever.
Collect Of The Word
Life-giving God,
your Son came into the world
to free us all from sin and death:
breathe upon us with the power of your Spirit,
that we may be raised to new life in Christ,
and serve you in holiness and righteousness all our days;
through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you
and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
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.
Ezekiel: 37: 1-14
*293 - Breathe on me, Breath of God
*613 - Eternal light, shine in my heart
*319 - Father of heaven, whose love profound
*338 - Jesus, stand among us
305 - O Breath of life, come sweeping through us
*306 - O Spirit of the living God
308 - Revive your Church, O Lord
*310 - Spirit of the living God
Psalm 130
564 - Deus meus, adiuva me (O my God, in help draw near)
620 - O Lord, hear my prayer
9 - There's a wideness in God's mercy
*627 - What a Friend we have in Jesus
Romans 8: 6-11
*294 - Come down, O Love divine
*S29 - Defend me, Lord, from hour to hour
*319 - Father of heaven, whose love profound
74 - First of the week and finest day
*353 - Give to our God immortal praise
*299 - Holy Spirit, come, confirm us
*338 - Jesus, stand among us
*S100 - My hope is built on nothing less
*104 - O for a thousand tongues to sing
S135 - Spirit of God within me
141 - These are the days of Elijah
*490 - The Spirit lives to set us free
John 11: 1-45
*293 - Breathe on me, Breath of God
87 - Christ is the world's Light, he and none other
610 - Come, my Way, my Truth, my Life
*613 - Eternal light, shine in my heart
511 - Father of mercy, God of consolation
*569 - Hark, my soul, it is the Lord
*420 - I am the bread of life
*93 - I danced in the morning when the world was begun
*226 - It is a thing most wonderful
*99 - Jesus, the name high over all
671 - Jesus, thy blood and righteousness
*588 - Light of the minds that know him
392 - Now is eternal life
513 - O Christ, the Healer, we have come
*104 - O for a thousand tongues to sing
308 - Revive your Church, O Lord
141 - These are the days of Elijah
*490 - The Spirit lives to set us free
*112 - There is a Redeemer
*115 - Thou art the Way: to thee alone