G.F. Handel: Zadok the Priest Coronation Anthem #1 Yehudi Menuhin The Ambrosian Singers
Morning Prayer Thursday, July 29, 2010 [J.S. Bach, G.F. Handel and Henry Purcell, Composers]
Purcell was a Baroque composer with a uniquely English style. He held the organ chair both at Westminister Abbey and the Chapel Royal; he is buried next to the instrument at Westminster.
Send out your light and your truth, that they may lead me, and bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling. Psalm 43:3
INVITATORY & PSALTER
Lord, open our lips, And our mouth shall proclaim your praise.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: as it was in the beginning, is now and will be forever. Amen. Alleluia.
Psalm 95:1-7 Venite
Come, let us sing to the Lord; let us shout for joy to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving; and raise a loud shout to him with psalms.
For the Lord is a great God; and a great King above all gods. In his hand are the caverns of the earth; and the heights of the hills are his also. The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands have molded the dry land.
Come, let us bow down and bend the knee, and kneel before the Lord our Maker. For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. Oh, that today you would hearken to his voice!
Psalm 71
In you, O LORD, have I taken refuge; * let me never be ashamed. In your righteousness, deliver me and set me free; * incline your ear to me and save me. Be my strong rock, a castle to keep me safe; * you are my crag and my stronghold. Deliver me, my God, from the hand of the wicked, * from the clutches of the evildoer and the oppressor. For you are my hope, O LORD God, * my confidence since I was young. I have been sustained by you ever since I was born; from my mother's womb you have been my strength; * my praise shall be always of you. I have become a portent to many; * but you are my refuge and my strength. Let my mouth be full of your praise * and your glory all the day long. Do not cast me off in my old age; * forsake me not when my strength fails. For my enemies are talking against me, * and those who lie in wait for my life take counsel together. They say, "God has forsaken him; go after him and seize him; * because there is none who will save." O God, be not far from me; * come quickly to help me, O my God. Let those who set themselves against me be put to shame and be disgraced; * let those who seek to do me evil be covered with scorn and reproach. But I shall always wait in patience, * and shall praise you more and more. My mouth shall recount your mighty acts and saving deeds all day long; * though I cannot know the number of them. I will begin with the mighty works of the Lord GOD; * I will recall your righteousness, yours alone. O God, you have taught me since I was young, * and to this day I tell of your wonderful works.
And now that I am old and gray-headed, O God, do not forsake me, * till I make known your strength to this generation and your power to all who are to come. Your righteousness, O God, reaches to the heavens; * you have done great things; who is like you, O God? You have showed me great troubles and adversities, * but you will restore my life and bring me up again from the deep places of the earth. You strengthen me more and more; * you enfold and comfort me, Therefore I will praise you upon the lyre for your faithfulness, O my God; * I will sing to you with the harp, O Holy One of Israel. My lips will sing with joy when I play to you, * and so will my soul, which you have redeemed. My tongue will proclaim your righteousness all day long, * for they are ashamed and disgraced who sought to do me harm.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit: * as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
THE LESSONS Judges 4:4-23 (NRSV)
At that time Deborah, a prophetess, wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel. She used to sit under the palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim; and the Israelites came up to her for judgment. She sent and summoned Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali, and said to him, "The LORD, the God of Israel, commands you, 'Go, take position at Mount Tabor, bringing ten thousand from the tribe of Naphtali and the tribe of Zebulun. I will draw out Sisera, the general of Jabin's army, to meet you by the Wadi Kishon with his chariots and his troops; and I will give him into your hand.'" Barak said to her, "If you will go with me, I will go; but if you will not go with me, I will not go." And she said, "I will surely go with you; nevertheless, the road on which you are going will not lead to your glory, for the LORD will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman." Then Deborah got up and went with Barak to Kedesh. Barak summoned Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; and ten thousand warriors went up behind him; and Deborah went up with him.
Now Heber the Kenite had separated from the other Kenites, that is, the descendants of Hobab the father-in-law of Moses, and had encamped as far away as Elon-bezaanannim, which is near Kedesh.
When Sisera was told that Barak son of Abinoam had gone up to Mount Tabor, Sisera called out all his chariots, nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the troops who were with him, from Harosheth-ha-goiim to the Wadi Kishon. Then Deborah said to Barak, "Up! For this is the day on which the LORD has given Sisera into your hand. The LORD is indeed going out before you." So Barak went down from Mount Tabor with ten thousand warriors following him. And the LORD threw Sisera and all his chariots and all his army into a panic before Barak; Sisera got down from his chariot and fled away on foot, while Barak pursued the chariots and the army to Harosheth-ha-goiim. All the army of Sisera fell by the sword; no one was left.
Now Sisera had fled away on foot to the tent of Jael wife of Heber the Kenite; for there was peace between King Jabin of Hazor and the clan of Heber the Kenite. Jael came out to meet Sisera, and said to him, "Turn aside, my lord, turn aside to me; have no fear." So he turned aside to her into the tent, and she covered him with a rug. Then he said to her, "Please give me a little water to drink; for I am thirsty." So she opened a skin of milk and gave him a drink and covered him. He said to her, "Stand at the entrance of the tent, and if anybody comes and asks you, 'Is anyone here?' say, 'No.'" But Jael wife of Heber took a tent peg, and took a hammer in her hand, and went softly to him and drove the peg into his temple, until it went down into the ground - he was lying fast asleep from weariness - and he died. Then, as Barak came in pursuit of Sisera, Jael went out to meet him, and said to him, "Come, and I will show you the man whom you are seeking." So he went into her tent; and there was Sisera lying dead, with the tent peg in his temple.
So on that day God subdued King Jabin of Canaan before the Israelites.
Canticle: A Song of Jonah Jonah 2:2-7, 9
I called to you, O God, out of my distress, and you answered me; * out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and you heard my voice. You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, * and the flood surrounded me; all your waves and billows passed over me. Then I said, "I am driven away from your sight; * how shall I ever look again upon your holy temple?" The waters closed in over me, the deep was round about me; * weeds were wrapped around my head at the roots of the mountains. I went down to the land beneath the earth, * yet you brought up my life from the depths, O God. As my life was ebbing away, I remembered you, O God, * and my prayer came to you, into your holy temple. With the voice of thanksgiving, I will sacrifice to you; * what I have vowed I will pay, for deliverance belongs to the Lord! Praise to the holy and undivided Trinity, one God: as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. Alleluia.
Acts 1:15-26 (NRSV)
In those days Peter stood up among the believers (together the crowd numbered about one hundred twenty persons) and said, "Friends, the scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit through David foretold concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus - for he was numbered among us and was allotted his share in this ministry." (Now this man acquired a field with the reward of his wickedness; and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his bowels gushed out. This became known to all the residents of Jerusalem, so that the field was called in their language Hakeldama, that is, Field of Blood.) "For it is written in the book of Psalms,
'Let his homestead become desolate, and let there be no one to live in it'; and 'Let another take his position of overseer.'
"So one of the men who have accompanied us during all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, beginning from the baptism of John until the day when he was taken up from us - one of these must become a witness with us to his resurrection." So they proposed two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also known as Justus, and Matthias. Then they prayed and said, "Lord, you know everyone's heart. Show us which one of these two you have chosen to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place." And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias; and he was added to the eleven apostles.
Canticle: Glory to God Gloria in excelsis
Glory to God in the highest, and peace to his people on earth. Lord God, heavenly King, almighty God and Father, we worship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glory. Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God, Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us; you are seated at the right hand of the Father: receive our prayer. For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
THE APOSTLES' CREED
I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
THE PRAYERS
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your Name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial, and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and for ever. Amen.
Show us your mercy, O Lord; And grant us your salvation. Clothe your ministers with righteousness; Let your people sing with joy. Give peace, O Lord, in all the world; For only in you can we live in safety. Lord, keep this nation under your care; And guide us in the way of justice and truth. Let your way be known upon earth; Your saving health among all nations. Let not the needy, O Lord, be forgotten; Nor the hope of the poor be taken away. Create in us clean hearts, O God; And sustain us with your Holy Spirit. Collect of the Day: Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frederick Handel and Henry Purcell, Composers, 1750, 1759, 1695
Almighty God, beautiful in majesty and majestic in holiness, who teaches us in Holy Scripture to sing your praises and who gave your musicians Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frederick Handel and Henry Purcell grace to show forth your glory in their music: Be with all those who write or make music for your people, that we on earth may glimpse your beauty and know the inexhaustible riches of your new creation in Jesus Christ our Savior; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
A Collect for the Renewal of Life
O God, the King eternal, whose light divides the day from the night and turns the shadow of death into the morning: Drive far from us all wrong desires, incline our hearts to keep your law, and guide our feet into the way of peace; that, having done your will with cheerfulness during the day, we may, when night comes, rejoice to give you thanks; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
[A Prayer for Haiti by Josh Thomas
O Father of the poor and Mother of the oppressed: Enfold in your arms the suffering people of Haiti. Comfort those in mourning; relieve those in pain; give shelter to the homeless and hope to those in despair. Feed your people, O God, with bread both earthly and divine, and give them your water and wine. Help them bury the dead, nurse the sick and wounded, and raise their faith and dignity, for they are some of your dearest children. Proclaim your truth that this vibrant, creative nation still shines as a beacon of freedom throughout the Americas. And help the people of Haiti, with the nations of the world, to rebuild their colorful land in the image of your Son Jesus Christ, who knows our suffering because he took our mortal pain into his body on the Cross, then rose again to live and reign with you and the Holy Comforter. Amen.]
For Mission
Lord
Jesus Christ, you stretched out your arms of love on the hard wood of
the cross that everyone might come within the reach of your saving
embrace: So clothe us in your Spirit that we, reaching forth our hands
in love, may bring those who do not know you to the knowledge and love
of you; for the honor of your Name. Amen.
A Prayer of St. Chrysostom Gathering together includes being online.
Almighty God, you have given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplications to you; and you have promised through your well-beloved Son that when two or three are gathered together in his Name you will be in the midst of them: Fulfil now, O Lord, our desires and petitions as may be best for us; granting us in this world knowledge of your truth, and in the age to come life everlasting. Amen.
Let us bless the Lord. Thanks be to God.
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. 2 Corinthians 13:14++
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Evening Prayer Thursday, July 29, 2010 Feast of Bach, Handel and Purcell
Bach is doubtless the greatest church composer who ever lived, producing almost 200 cantatas, Passions according to St. Matthew and St. John, the famed Mass in B Minor and so much more. Mr. Kiefer writes, "Bach was not just a musician. He was a Christian, and a preacher of the Gospel."
Yours is the day, O God, yours also the night; you established the moon and the sun. You fixed all the boundaries of the earth; you made both summer and winter. Psalm 74:15-16
INVITATORY & PSALTER
O God, make speed to save us. O Lord, make haste to help us.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen. Alleluia.
Hymn: O Gracious Light Phos hilaron
O gracious Light, pure brightness of the everliving Father in heaven, O Jesus Christ, holy and blessed! Now as we come to the setting of the sun, and our eyes behold the vesper light, we sing your praises, O God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. You are worthy at all times to be praised by happy voices, O Son of God, O Giver of life, and to be glorified through all the worlds.
Psalm 74
O God, why have you utterly cast us off? * why is your wrath so hot against the sheep of your pasture? Remember your congregation that you purchased long ago, * the tribe you redeemed to be your inheritance, and Mount Zion where you dwell. Turn your steps toward the endless ruins; * the enemy has laid waste everything in your sanctuary. Your adversaries roared in your holy place; * they set up their banners as tokens of victory. They were like men coming up with axes to a grove of trees; * they broke down all your carved work with hatchets and hammers. They set fire to your holy place; * they defiled the dwelling-place of your Name and razed it to the ground. They said to themselves, "Let us destroy them altogether." * They burned down all the meeting-places of God in the land. There are no signs for us to see; there is no prophet left; * there is not one among us who knows how long. How long, O God, will the adversary scoff? * will the enemy blaspheme your Name for ever? Why do you draw back your hand? * why is your right hand hidden in your bosom? Yet God is my King from ancient times, * victorious in the midst of the earth. You divided the sea by your might * and shattered the heads of the dragons upon the waters; You crushed the heads of Leviathan * and gave him to the people of the desert for food. You split open spring and torrent; * you dried up ever-flowing rivers. Yours is the day, yours also the night; * you established the moon and the sun. You fixed all the boundaries of the earth; * you made both summer and winter. Remember, O LORD, how the enemy scoffed, * how a foolish people despised your Name. Do not hand over the life of your dove to wild beasts; * never forget the lives of your poor. Look upon your covenant; * the dark places of the earth are haunts of violence. Let not the oppressed turn away ashamed; * let the poor and needy praise your Name. Arise, O God, maintain your cause; * remember how fools revile you all day long. Forget not the clamor of your adversaries, * the unending tumult of those who rise up against you.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: * as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
THE LESSON Matthew 27:55-66 (NRSV)
Many women were also there, looking on from a distance; they had followed Jesus from Galilee and had provided for him. Among them were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who was also a disciple of Jesus. He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus; then Pilate ordered it to be given to him. So Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn in the rock. He then rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb and went away. Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb.
The next day, that is, after the day of Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate and said, "Sir, we remember what that impostor said while he was still alive, 'After three days I will rise again.' Therefore command the tomb to be made secure until the third day; otherwise his disciples may go and steal him away, and tell the people, 'He has been raised from the dead,' and the last deception would be worse than the first." Pilate said to them, "You have a guard of soldiers; go, make it as secure as you can." So they went with the guard and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone.
Canticle: The Song of Mary Magnificat Luke 1:46-55
My
soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, my spirit rejoices in God
my Savior; * for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant. From
this day all generations shall call me blessed: * the Almighty has
done great things for me, and holy is his Name. He has mercy on
those who fear him * in every generation. He has shown the
strength of his arm, * he has scattered the proud in their conceit. He
has cast down the mighty from their thrones, * and has lifted up
the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things, * and the
rich he has sent away empty. He has come to the help of his servant
Israel, * for he has remembered his promise of mercy, The promise
he made to our fathers, * to Abraham and his children for ever.
Glory
to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: * as it was
in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
THE APOSTLES' CREED (You may omit the Creed if you said it this morning.)
I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
THE PRAYERS
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your Name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial, and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and for ever. Amen.
That this evening may be holy, good, and peaceful, We entreat you, O Lord. That your holy angels may lead us in paths of peace and goodwill, We entreat you, O Lord. That we may be pardoned and forgiven for our sins and offenses, We entreat you, O Lord. That there may be peace to your Church and to the whole world, We entreat you, O Lord. That we may depart this life in your faith and fear, and not be condemned before the great judgment seat of Christ, We entreat you, O Lord. That we may be bound together by your Holy Spirit in the communion of all your saints, entrusting one another and all our life to Christ, We entreat you, O Lord.
Collect of the Day: Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frederick Handel and Henry Purcell, Composers, 1750, 1759, 1695
Almighty God, beautiful in majesty and majestic in holiness, who teaches us in Holy Scripture to sing your praises and who gave your musicians Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frederick Handel and Henry Purcell grace to show forth your glory in their music: Be with all those who write or make music for your people, that we on earth may glimpse your beauty and know the inexhaustible riches of your new creation in Jesus Christ our Savior; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
[For Our Web Visitors By Josh Thomas
Lord, people come here at all hours of the day and night, looking for solace and strength, holiness and transcendence, and a chance meeting with their Creator and your selfless loving Son: Bless those of us who pray here, that held in your embrace, we may comfort and nurture others who are cold, hungry, sick, imprisoned, oppressed or addicted, welcoming them into the joy of your community. Arm and equip us as your ministers, O Lord, direct and teach us to love our neighbors as ourselves, judging not lest we also be judged; through Jesus Christ, our Messiah, High Priest and Deliverer. Amen.]
A Collect for the Presence of Christ
Lord Jesus, stay with us, for evening is at hand and the day is past; be our companion in the way, kindle our hearts, and awaken hope, that we may know you as you are revealed in Scripture and the breaking of bread. Grant this for the sake of your love. Amen.
For Mission
O
God, you have made of one blood all the peoples of the earth, and sent
your blessed Son to preach peace to those who are far off and to those
who are near: Grant that people everywhere may seek after you and find
you; bring the nations into your fold; pour out your Spirit upon all
flesh, and hasten the coming of your kingdom; through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.
The General Thanksgiving
Almighty God, Father of all
mercies, we your unworthy servants give you humble thanks for all
your goodness and loving-kindness to us and to all whom you have
made. We bless you for our creation, preservation, and all the
blessings of this life; but above all for your immeasurable love in
the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the means
of grace, and for the hope of glory. And, we pray, give us such an
awareness of your mercies, that with truly thankful hearts we may
show forth your praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives, by
giving up our selves to your service, and by walking before you in
holiness and righteousness all our days; through Jesus Christ our
Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory
throughout all ages. Amen.
(Please add your own prayers here.)
Let us bless the Lord. Thanks be to God.
May the God of hope fill us with all joy and peace in believing through the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.++
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