The Fifth Sunday before Advent
28th October 2012
For services, please see Daily Prayer (Morning), Daily Prayer (Evening) and Holy Communion.
Principal Service
Collect One
O God,
whose Son has taught us
that love is the fulfilment of your law;
stir up within us the fire of your Holy Spirit,
and pour into our hearts your greatest gift of love,
so that we may love you with our whole being,
and our neighbours as ourselves;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Collect Two
Blessed Lord,
who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning:
Help us to hear them,
to read, mark, learn and inwardly digest them
that, through patience, and the comfort of your holy word,
we may embrace and for ever hold fast
the blessed hope of everlasting life,
which you have given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ.
The First Reading
The Psalm
The Second Reading
The Gospel Reading
View readingsPost Communion Prayer
God of all grace,
your Son Jesus Christ fed the hungry
with the bread of his life and the word of his kingdom.
Renew your people with your heavenly grace,
and in all our weakness
sustain us by your true and living bread,
who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,one God, now and for ever.
Suggested Hymns
(c) 1st Reading Job 42: 1–6, 10–17
549* Dear Lord and Father of mankind
13* God moves in a mysterious way
226* It is a thing most wonderful
(c) Psalm Psalm 34: 1–8 (19–22) [Pr14B]
86 Christ is the King! O friends, rejoice
99* Jesus, the name high over all
634* Love divine, all loves excelling
372* Through all the changing scenes of life
376* Ye holy angels bright
(p) 1st Reading Jeremiah 31: 7–9
128* Hills of the north, rejoice
593* O Jesus, I have promised
366* Praise, my soul, the King of heaven
20* The King of love my shepherd is
(p) Psalm Psalm 126 [A3B/L5C/7–25/HTB]
567* Forth in thy name, O Lord, I go
356 I will sing, I will sing a song unto the Lord
712* Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord
373* To God be the glory! Great things he has done!
2nd Reading Hebrews 7: 23–28
398* Alleluia! sing to Jesus
258* [Christ the Lord is risen again]
406* Christians. Lift your hearts and voices
454* Forth in the peace of Christ we go
266* [Hail the day that sees him rise (vv. 1–2, 5–6) ]
268* Hail, thou once–despisèd Jesus
431* Lord, enthroned in heavenly splendour
105* O the deep, deep love of Jesus
439* Once, only once, and once for all
527* Son of God, eternal Saviour
291 Where high the heavenly temple stands
The Gospel Mark 10: 46–52
42* Amazing grace (how sweet the sound!)
218* And can it be that I should gain
52* Christ, whose glory fills the skies
294* Come down, O Love divine
563* Commit your ways to God
613* Eternal Light, shine in my heart
324* God, whose almighty word
357 I’ll praise my maker while I’ve breath
553* Jesu, lover of my soul
587* Just as I am, without one plea
554 Lord Jesus, think on me
104* O for a thousand tongues to sing
374* When all thy mercies, O my God