Sunday –
Year 2 Advent 4
Morning Prayer
In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Isaiah 40:3
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 for ever. Amen. Alleluia.
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!
Glory
be 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.
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Domini est terra
1 The earth is the Lord's and all
that is in it, *
the world and all who dwell therein.
2 For
it is he who founded it upon the seas *
and made it firm upon the
rivers of the deep.
3 "Who can ascend the hill of the
Lord? *
and who can stand in his holy place?"
4 "Those
who have clean hands and a pure heart, *
who have not pledged
themselves to falsehood,
nor sworn by what is a fraud.
5
They shall receive a blessing from the Lord *
and a just reward
from the God of their salvation."
6 Such is the
generation of those who seek him, *
of those who seek your face, O
God of Jacob.
7 Lift up your heads, O gates;
lift them
high, O everlasting doors; *
and the King of glory shall come
in.
8 "Who is this King of glory?" *
"The
Lord, strong and mighty,
the Lord, mighty in battle."
9
Lift up your heads, O gates;
lift them high, O everlasting doors;
*
and the King of glory shall come in.
10 "Who is he,
this King of glory?" *
"The Lord of hosts,
he is the
King of glory."
29 Afferte Domino
1 Ascribe to
the Lord, you gods, *
ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
2
Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his Name; *
worship the Lord in
the beauty of holiness.
3 The voice of the Lord is upon the
waters;
the God of glory thunders; *
the Lord is upon the
mighty waters.
4 The voice of the Lord is a powerful voice;
*
the voice of the Lord is a voice of splendor.
5 The voice
of the Lord breaks the cedar trees; *
the Lord breaks the cedars
of Lebanon;
6 He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, *
and
Mount Hermon like a young wild ox.
7 The voice of the Lord
splits the flames of fire;
the voice of the Lord shakes the
wilderness; *
the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.
8
The voice of the Lord makes the oak trees writhe *
and strips the
forests bare.
9 And in the temple of the Lord *
all are
crying, "Glory!"
10 The Lord sits enthroned above
the flood; *
the Lord sits enthroned as King for evermore.
11 The Lord shall give strength to his people; *
the Lord shall
give his people the blessing of peace.
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.
They heard the
sound of the Lord God walking in the garden at the time of the
evening breeze, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the
presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. But the Lord
God called to the man, and said to him, ‘Where are you?’
He said, ‘I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was
afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.’ He said, ‘Who
told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I
commanded you not to eat?’ The man said, ‘The woman whom
you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate.’
Then the Lord God said to the woman, ‘What is this that you
have done?’ The woman said, ‘The serpent tricked me, and
I ate.’ The Lord God said to the serpent,
‘Because you
have done this,
cursed are you among all
animals
and among all wild creatures;
upon
your belly you shall go,
and dust you shall
eat
all the days of your life.
I will put
enmity between you and the woman,
and between
your offspring and hers;
he will strike your head,
and
you will strike his heel.’
The
Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Canticle 11
Arise, shine, for
your light has come, *
and the glory of the
Lord has dawned upon you.
For behold, darkness covers the land; *
deep gloom enshrouds the peoples.
But over
you the Lord will rise, *
and his glory will
appear upon you.
Nations will stream to your light, *
and kings to the brightness of your dawning.
Your gates will
always be open; *
by day or night they will
never be shut.
They will call you, The City of the Lord, *
The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
Violence will no more be
heard in your land, *
ruin or destruction
within your borders.
You will call your walls, Salvation, *
and all your portals, Praise.
The sun will no more be your light
by day; *
by night you will not need the
brightness of the moon.
The Lord will be
your everlasting light, *
and your God will be
your glory.
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.
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.
Reading
‘For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.
‘Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Those who believe in him are not condemned; but those who do not believe are condemned already, because they have not believed in the name of the only Son of God. And this is the judgement, that the light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil. For all who do evil hate the light and do not come to the light, so that their deeds may not be exposed. But those who do what is true come to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that their deeds have been done in God.’*
The
Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Canticle 16
Blessed be the
Lord, the God of Israel; *
he has come to his
people and set them free.
He has raised up for us a mighty
savior, *
born of the house of his servant
David.
Through his holy prophets he promised of old,
that he
would save us from our enemies, *
from the
hands of all who hate us.
He promised to show mercy to our
fathers *
and to remember his holy covenant.
This was the oath he swore to our father Abraham, *
to set us free from the hands of our enemies,
Free to worship him
without fear, *
holy and righteous in his
sight
all the days of our life.
You, my child,
shall be called the prophet of the Most High, *
for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way,
To give his
people knowledge of salvation *
by the
forgiveness of their sins.
In the tender compassion of our God *
the dawn from on high shall break upon us,
To
shine on those who dwell in darkness and the
shadow of
death, *
and to guide our feet into the way of
peace.
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.
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
Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Let us pray.
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: Fourth Sunday of Advent
Purify our conscience, Almighty God, by your daily visitation, that your Son Jesus Christ, at his coming, may find in us a mansion prepared for himself; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
A Collect for Sundays
O God, the King of glory, you have exalted your only Son Jesus Christ with great triumph to your kingdom in heaven: Do not leave us comfortless, but send us your Holy Spirit to strengthen us, and exalt us to that place where our Savior Christ has gone before; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.
For Mission
Almighty and everlasting God, by whose Spirit the whole body of your faithful people is governed and sanctified: Receive our supplications and prayers which we offer before you for all members of your holy Church, that in their vocation and ministry they may truly and devoutly serve you; through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.
Let us pray now for our own needs and those of others.
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.
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.
Romans 15:13