Open air service for all to attend
A SERVICE of Thanksgiving is being held for the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen outside St Peter’s Church and in The Square on Monday morning.
St Peter’s Church vicar, Rev Will Hughes, will lead the service, which will start at 11.15am and will end with the burying of the time capsule at noon.
Here is the order of service, printed in the Post to allow as many people as possible to take part in the open air service.
Preparation
Behold, our defender, O God,
and look upon the face of your anointed.
For one day in your courts
is better than a thousand elsewhere.
The Lord be with you
ALL: and also with you.
We wait for your loving kindness, O God
in the midst of your Kingdom.
Lord, open our lips
and we shall praise your name.
Hymn
I vow to thee, my country, all earthly things above,
Entire and whole and perfect, the service of my love;
The love that asks no question, the love that stands the test,
That lays upon the altar the dearest and the best;
The love that never falters, the love that pays the price,
The love that makes undaunted the final sacrifice.
And there’s another country, I’ve heard of long ago,
Most dear to them that love her, most near to them that know;
We may not count her armies, we may not see her King;
Her fortress is a faithful heart, her pride is suffering;
And soul by soul and silently her shining bounds increase,
And her ways are ways of gentleness, and all her paths are peace.
Introduction
Confession
We come to God as one from whom no secrets are hidden,
to ask for his forgiveness and peace.
God be gracious to us and bless us, and make your face shine upon us:
Lord, have mercy.
ALL: Lord, have mercy.
May your ways be known on the earth,
your saving power among the nations:
Christ, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
You, Lord, have made known your salvation,
and reveal your justice in the sight of the nations:
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy
The almighty and merciful Lord
grant you pardon and forgiveness of all your sins,
time for amendment of life,
and the grace and strength of the Holy Spirit.
Amen
The Collect
Old Testament Reading
Joshua chapter one verses one to 9
The reading ends:
This is the word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
New Testament Reading
Revelation chapter 21 verse 22 to chapter 22 verse 4
The reading ends:
This is the word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Response
Lift up your heads, O gates;
be lifted up, you everlasting doors;
and the King of glory shall come in.
Who is the King of glory?
‘The Lord, strong and mighty,
the Lord who is mighty in battle.’
Lift up your heads, O gates;
be lifted up, you everlasting doors;
and the King of glory shall come in.
Who is this King of glory?
‘The Lord of hosts,
he is the King of glory.’
Sermon
Hymn
Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy,
Whose trust, ever childlike, no cares could destroy,
Be there at our waking, and give us, we pray,
Your bliss in our hearts, Lord, at the break of the day.
Lord of all eagerness, Lord of all faith,
Whose strong hands were skilled at the plane and the lathe,
Be there at our labours, and give us, we pray,
Your strength in our hearts, Lord, at the noon of the day.
Lord of all kindliness, Lord of all grace,
Your hands swift to welcome, your arms to embrace,
Be there at our homing, and give us we pray,
Your love in our hearts, Lord, at the eve of the day.
Lord of all gentleness, Lord of all calm,
Whose voice is contentment, whose presence is balm,
Be there at our sleeping, and give us, we pray,
Your peace in our hearts, Lord, at the end of the day.
Dedication of the Time Capsule
Prayers
The prayers end with the Lord’s Prayer
Let us pray with confidence as our Saviour has taught us:
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come;
thy will be done; on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who 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.
The Conclusion
Make your ways known upon earth, Lord God,
your saving power among all peoples.
Renew your Church in holiness
and help us to serve you with joy.
Guide the leaders of this and every nation,
that justice may prevail throughout the world.
Let not the needy be forgotten,
nor the hope of the poor be taken away.
Make us instruments of your peace
and let your glory be over all the earth.
Blessing
Hymn
God save our gracious Queen!
Long live our noble Queen!
God save the Queen!
Send her victorious,
Happy and glorious,
Long to reign over us,
God save the Queen.
Thy choicest gifts in store
On her be pleased to pour,
Long may she reign.
May she defend our laws,
And give us ever cause,
To sing with heart and voice,
God save the Queen.
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