the FIFTH SUNDAY after TRINITY

CHORAL EVENSONG with SERMON in MUSIC

12th JULY 2020, 5:30pm

Processional Hymn

Father of heaven, whose love profounda ransom for our souls hath found, before thy throne we sinners bend,

to us thy pardoning love extend.

Almighty Son, incarnate Word,our Prophet, Priest, Redeemer, Lord,

before thy throne we sinners bend,to us thy saving grace extend.

Eternal Spirit, by whose breaththe soul is raised from sin and death,

before thy throne we sinners bend,to us thy quickening power extend.

Thrice Holy! Father, Spirit, Son;mysterious Godhead, Three in One,before thy throne we sinners bend,

grace, pardon, life to us extend.

Tune: Rivaulx. J B Dykes 1823–76Words: E Cooper 1770–1833

Welcome

Minister Beloved, we are come togetherin the presence of Almighty Godand of the whole company of heavento 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 trulythe greatness of God’s loveand shew forth in our lives the fruits of his grace;

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and to ask on behalf of all mensuch things as their well being doth require.Wherefore let us kneel nowand humbly confess our sins to Almighty God.

Confession

All Almighty and most merciful Father,we have erred, and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep,we have followed too muchthe devices and desires of our own hearts,we have offended against thy holy laws,we have left undone those thingswhich we ought to have done,and we have done those thingswhich we ought not to have done,and there is no health in us:but thou, O Lord,have mercy upon us miserable offenders;spare thou them, O God,which confess their faults,restore thou them that are penitent,according to thy promisesdeclared unto mankindin Christ Jesu our Lord:and grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake,that we may hereafter live a godly,righteous, and sober life,to the glory of thy holy name.Amen.

The Minister delivers the Absolution

May the Almighty and merciful Lord grant untoyou pardon and remission of all your sins, time for amendment of life, and the grace and comfort of the Holy Spirit.

All Amen.

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PrecesRichard Ayleward

Minister O Lord, open thou our lips,Choir And our mouth shall shew forth thy praise.

Minister O God, make speed to save us,Choir O Lord, make haste to help us.

Minister Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;

Choir As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Minister Praise ye the Lord.Choir The Lord’s name be praised.

Psalm 60

Old Testament Lesson2 Samuel 7: 18-29 (KJV) read by Pete Picton

Then went king David in, and sat before the Lord, and he said, Who am I, O Lord God? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?

And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord God; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, O Lord God?

And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord God, knowest thy servant. For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them.

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Wherefore thou art great, O Lord God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?

For thou hast confi rmed to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever: and thou, Lord, art become their God.

And now, O Lord God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish it for ever, and do as thou hast said.

And let thy name be magnifi ed for ever, saying, The Lord of hosts is the God over Israel: and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee.

For thou, O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee an house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee.

And now, O Lord God, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:

Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord God, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.

At the end the reader may say

This is the word of the Lord.All Thanks be to God.

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Magnifi cat Evening Service in E minor – Daniel Purcell

Choir My soul doth magnify the Lord:and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.For he hath regarded:the lowliness of his hand-maiden.For behold, from henceforth:all generations shall call me blessed.For he that is mighty hath magnifi ed me:and holy is his Name.And his mercy is on them that fear him:throughout all generations.He hath showed strength with his arm:he hath scattered the proudin the imagination of their hearts.He hath put down the mighty from their seat:and hath exalted the humble and meek.He hath fi lled the hungry with good things:and the rich he hath sent empty away.He remembering his mercy hathholpen his servant Israel:as he promised to our forefathers,Abraham and his seed, for ever.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son:and to the Holy Ghost;As it was in the beginning,is now, and ever shall be:world without end. Amen.

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New Testament LessonLuke 19: 41-20: 8 (KJV) read by Danny Baker

And when he was come near, Jesus beheld the city, and wept over it, Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.

For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,

And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.

And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought; Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.

And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him, And could not fi nd what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.

And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders, And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?

And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me: The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?

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And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?

But and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.

And they answered, that they could not tell whence it was.

And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

At the end the reader may say

This is the word of the Lord.All Thanks be to God.

Nunc Dimittis Evening Service in E minor – Daniel Purcell

Choir Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace:according to thy word.For mine eyes have seen:thy salvation;Which thou hast prepared.before the face of all people;To be a light to lighten the Gentiles:and to be the glory of thy people Israel.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son:and to the Holy Ghost;As it was in the beginning,is now, and ever shall be,world without end.Amen.

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Apostles’ Creed

All I believe in God the Father Almighty,maker of heaven and earth:and in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord,who was conceived by the Holy Ghost,born of the Virgin Mary,suffered under Pontius Pilate,was crucifi ed, dead, and buried:He descended into hell;the third day he rose again from the dead;He ascended into heaven,and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty;from thence he shall cometo judge the quick and the dead.I believe in the Holy Ghost;the holy Catholic Church;the Communion of Saints;the forgiveness of sins;the Resurrection of the body,and the Life everlasting.Amen.

Responses Richard Ayleward

Minister The Lord be with you,Choir and with thy spirit.

Minister Let us pray.Please kneel or sit

Choir Lord, have mercy upon us.Christ, have mercy upon us.Lord, have mercy upon us.

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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.Amen.

Minister O Lord, shew thy mercy upon us,Choir And grant us thy salvation.

Minister O Lord, save the Queen,Choir And mercifully hear us when we call upon thee.

Minister Endue thy Ministers with righteousness,Choir And make thy chosen people joyful.

Minister O Lord, save thy people,Choir And bless thine inheritance.

Minister Give peace in our time, O Lord,Choir Because there is none other that fi ghteth for us,

but only thou, O God.

Minister O God, make clean our hearts within us,Choir And take not thy Holy Spirit from us.

Collects

The fi rst, for the dayMinister Almighty and everlasting God,

by whose Spirit the whole body of the Church is governed and sanctifi ed: hear our prayer which we offer for all thy faithful people,

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that in their vocation and ministry they may serve thee in holiness and truth to the glory of thy name; through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit. One God, now and for ever.

Choir Amen.

The second, for PeaceMinister O God, from whom all holy desires,

all good counsels, and all just works do proceed:Give unto thy servants that peacewhich the world cannot give;that both our hearts may be setto obey thy commandments,and also that by thee we being defendedfrom the fear of our enemiesmay pass our time in rest and quietness;through the merits of Jesus Christ our Saviour.

Choir Amen.

The third, for Aid against all PerilsMinister Lighten our darkness, we beseech thee,

O Lord; and by thy great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night; for the love of thy only Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ.

Choir Amen.

Sermon in Music Komm, Jesu, komm BWV 229 – Johann Sebastian Bach (Please see notes on page 14)

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Prayers of IntercessionThe Revd Dr Jeff Lake, Associate Priest of St Bride’s Church

This response may be used

Lord, in thy mercyAll hear our prayer.

And at the end

Merciful Father,All accept these prayers

for the sake of thy Son,our Saviour Jesus Christ.Amen.

Offertory Hymn

Glory to thee, my God, this nightfor all the blessings of the light;

keep me, O keep me, King of kings,beneath thy own almighty wings.

Forgive me, Lord, for thy dear Son,the ill that I this day have done,

that with the world, myself, and thee,I, ere I sleep, at peace may be.

Teach me to live, that I may dreadthe grave as little as my bed;

teach me to die, that so I mayrise glorious at the aweful day.

O may my soul on thee repose,and with sweet sleep my eyelids close,

sleep that may me more vigorous maketo serve my God when I awake.

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When in the night I sleepless lie,my soul with heavenly thoughts supply;

let no ill dreams disturb my rest,no powers of darkness me molest.

Praise God from whom all blessings fl ow,praise him all creatures here below,

praise him above, angelic host,praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

Tune: Tallis’ Canon by T Tallis c1505–85Words: T Ken 1637–1711

BlessingMinister The peace of God, which passeth all understanding,

keep your hearts and mindsin the knowledge and love of God,and of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord:and the blessing of God almighty,the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,be amongst you and remain with you always.

Choir Amen.

Organ VoluntaryFugue in G BWV 541 – Johann Sebastian Bach

Common Worship: Services and Prayers for the Church of England, material from which is included in this service, is copyright © The Archbishops’ Council 2000.

St Bride’s Church, Fleet Street, London. CCLI Licence no. 2277036CCLI Streaming Licence no.954810

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Sermon in Music Komm, Jesu, komm BWV 229– Johann Sebastian Bach

Bach became Kantor (Director of Music) at St Thomas’s church, Leipzig in 1723 and concentrated his compositional efforts during his fi rst few years in the post on providing a cantata for every Sunday of the church’s year. These cantatas were for voices (principally soloists) and instrumentalists and formed the centrepiece of the main morning service – their texts were usually also specially written. Other music in the service consisted of motets, often in Latin and usually with a Biblical text, nearly always taken from a repertoire already existing before Bach’s time. However, Bach did compose six German motets for special occasions (it seems likely that he only produced them when he could be sure that his best singers were available), and this evening’s Sermon in Music was probably written for a funeral service, as were several of the other examples.

It is a setting of two verses of a long devotional poem by Paul Thymich expressing a longing for death and confi dence in the peace it will bring. The writing is for eight vocal parts, sometimes arranged as two antiphonal choirs, most notably in the middle section, where the words ‘du bist der rechte Weg, die Wahrheit und das Leben’ (Thou art the way, the Truth and the Life) are set to a melody which passes down the top six parts. After this extended and most beautiful passage, the motet closes with a simple chorale, ‘Drum schliess ich mich in deine Hände’ (Into Thy hands I commend my spirit).

Komm, Jesu, komm, Come, Jesus, come,mein Leib ist müde, my body is weary,die Kraft verschwindt my strength failsje mehr und mehr, more and more. ich sehne mich nach deinem Friede; I long for your peace.der saure Weg wird mir zu schwer! Komm, ich will mich dir ergeben; du bist der rechte Weg,die Wahrheit und das Leben.

The bitter way becomes too hard for me. Come! I will surrender to you:you are the right way,the truth, and life.

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Drum schliess ich mich in deine Hände So I give myself into your handsund sage, Welt, zu gute Nacht! and say “World, have a good night.”Eilt gleich mein Lebenslauf zu ende, As my life hastens to its end,ist doch der Geist wohl angebracht. my spirit is settled,Er soll bei seinem poised as it should be Schöpfer schweben, beside its Creator,weil Jesus ist und bleibet as Jesus is and remainsder wahre Weg zum Leben. the true way to life.

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Thank YouOur doors are now open for private prayer and said

services, but our ability to raise funds to maintain our ministry and building is still severely impacted.

We shall continue to offer our online worship - even though this requires additional investment - because no

service from St Bride’s would be complete without the wonderful music which our choir provides.

These freelance professional musicians have been signifi cantly affected and we have been supporting them

fi nancially while they are not able to perform.

We would like to offer our heartfelt thanks to all who have continued to support us during this crisis through regular

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