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HYMN.
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O PRAISE ye the Lord! Praise Him in the height
Rejoice in His word, ye angels of light;
Ye heavens adore Him by Whom ye were made,
And worship before Him, in brightness arrayed.
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O praise ye the Lord! Praise Him upon earth,
In tuneful accord, ye sons of new birth;
Praise Him who hath brought you His grace from above,
Praise Him who hath taught you to sing of His love.
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O praise ye the Lord, all things that give sound;
Each jubilant chord re-echo around;
Loud organs, His glory forth tell in deep tone,
And, sweet harp, the story of what He hath done.
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O praise ye the Lord! Thanksgiving and song
To Him be outpoured all ages along;
For love in creation, for heaven restored,
For grace of salvation, O praise ye the Lord!
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All remaining standing, the minister
shall say:
Beloved, we are come
together in the presence of Almighty God and the whole company of heaven
to offer unto Him through our Lord Jesus Christ our worship and praise and
thanksgiving; to make confession of our sins; to pray as well for others
as for ourselves, that we may know more truly the greatness of God’s love
and shew forth in our lives the fruits of His grace; and to ask on behalf
of all men such things as their well-being doth require. Wherefore let us
kneel in silence, and remember God’s presence with us now.
After silence has been kept for a
time, the minister shall continue:
Let us confess to God,
that though He has given us many gifts, we have often failed to serve Him,
let us ask His forgiveness for our many sins and shortcomings:
To be said by all:
O God, our Father, we
have sinned against thee, in thought, word and deed: we have not loved
thee with all our heart: we have not loved our neighbours as ourselves.
Have mercy upon us, we beseech thee; cleanse us from our sins; and help us
overcome our faults; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The minister shall say:
May the Almighty and
merciful Lord grant unto you pardon and remission of all your sins, time
for amendment of life, and the grace and comfort of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
All will then 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.
HYMN.
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Happy are they, they that love God,
Whose hearts have Christ confest,
Who by his cross have found their life,
And ‘neath his yoke their rest.
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Glad is the praise, sweet are the songs,
When they together sing;
And strong the prayers that bow the ear
Of heavens eternal King.
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Christ to their homes giveth his peace,
And makes their loves his own:
But ah, what tares the evil one
Hath in his garden sown!
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Sad were our lot, evil this earth.
Did not its sorrows prove
The path whereby the sheep may find
The fold of Jesus’ love.
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Then shall they know, they that love him,
How all their pain is good;
And death itself cannot unbind
Their happy brotherhood.
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The Lesson.
To be read from
the forth chapter of the Epistle to the Philippians, verses 4 to 9
by
Mr. L Embleton,
N.D.H.
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4:
Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice.
5: Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at
hand.
6: Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and
supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto
God.
7: And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding,
shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
8: Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever
things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are
pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good
report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on
these things.
9: Those things, which ye have both learned, and received,
and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with
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HYMN.
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GOD, whose city’s sure foundation
Stands upon his holy hill,
By his mighty inspiration
Chose of old and chooseth still
Men of every race and nation
His good pleasure to fulfil.
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Here in England through the ages,
While the Christian years went by,
Saints, confessors, martyrs, sages,
Strong to live and strong to die,
Wrote their names upon the pages
Of God’s blessed company.
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Some there were like lamps of learning
Shining in a faithless night,
Some on fire with love and burning
With a flaming zeal for right,
Some by simple goodness turning
Souls from darkness into light.
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As we now with high thanksgiving
Their triumphant names record,
Grant that we, like them, believing
in the promise of thy word,
May, like them, in all good living
Praise and magnify the Lord.
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The Intercessions
Conducted by
The
Reverend B L Nixon, and
concluded with the following prayer to be said by all.
Let us thank God for his many blessings to
us:
Almighty God, Creator
and Lord of all, Giver of every perfect gift, and Saviour of men; we thank
thee for thy goodness to us, and for all the blessings which thou hast
bestowed upon us. With humble and thankful hearts, O Lord our God, we
acknowledge that thou hast blessed us beyond our deserving; and trusting
not in our own righteousness but only in thy grace, we offer Thee the
devotion of our hearts; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
HYMN
- Stand up, and bless the Lord,
Ye people of his choice;
Stand up, and bless the Lord your God
With heart and soul and voice
- Though high above all praise,
Above all blessing high,
Who would not fear his holy name
And laud and magnify?
- O for the living flame
From his own altar brought,
To touch our lips, our minds inspire,
And wing to heaven our thought!
- God is our strength and song,
And his salvation ours;
Then be his love in Christ proclaimed
With all our ransomed powers.
- Stand up, and bless the Lord,
The Lord your God adore;
Stand up, and bless his glorious name
Henceforth for evermore.
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The Address.
The Reverend W
Eugene Charles, M.A., Member of Council and Honorary Chaplain to Dr.
Barnardo’s.
HYMN.
- Now thank we all our God
With hearts and hands and voices,
Who wondrous things hath done,
In whom his world rejoices;
Who from our mother’s arms
Has blessed us on our way
With countless gifts of love,
And still is ours to-day.
- O may this bounteous God
Through all our lives be near us,
With ever joyful hearts
And blessed peace to cheer us;
And keep us in his grace,
And guide us when perplexed,
And free us from all ills
In this world and the next.
- All praise and thanks to God
The Father now be given,
The Son, and him who reigns
With them in highest heaven,
The one eternal God,
Whom heaven and earth adore,
For thus it was, is now,
And shall be evermore.
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The Blessing
Go forth into the
world in peace; be of good courage; hold fast that which is good; render
to no man evil for evil; strengthen the faint – hearted; support the weak;
help the afflicted; honour all men; love and serve the Lord, rejoicing in
the power of the Holy Spirit.
And the blessing
of God Almighty, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, be upon you and
remain with you for ever. Amen.
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