As we wait in silence,
make us ready for your coming Spirit.
As we worship you in majesty,
make us ready for your coming Spirit.
As we listen to your word,
make us ready for your coming Spirit.
As we long for your renewal,
make us ready for your coming Spirit.
Alleluia: Christ is risen. He is risen indeed. Alleluia!
Hymn
Crown him with many crowns,
the Lamb upon the throne;
hark, how the heavenly anthem drowns
all music but its own!
Awake, my soul, and sing
of him who died for thee,
and hail him as thy matchless King
through all eternity.
Crown him the Son of God
before the worlds began,
and ye, who tread where He hath trod,
crown him the Son of man;
who every grief hath known
that wrings the human breast,
and takes and bears them for His own,
that all in him may rest.
Crown him the Lord of life
who triumphed o'er the grave,
and rose victorious in the strife
for those he came to save;
his glories now we sing
who died, and rose on high.
who died, eternal life to bring
and lives that death may die.
Crown him the Lord of heaven,
enthroned in worlds above;
crown him the king, to whom is given
the wondrous name of Love:
all hail, Redeemer, hail!
for thou hast died for me;
thy praise shall never, never fail
throughout eternity.
Silent prayer
Collect
Risen, ascended Lord,
as we rejoice at your triumph,
fill your Church on earth
with power and compassion,
that all who are estranged by sin
may find forgiveness and know your peace,
to the glory of God the Father.
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.
O King enthroned on high,
Comforter and Spirit of truth,
you that are in all places and fill all things,
the treasury of blessings
and the giver of life,
come and dwell with us,
cleanse us from every stain
and save our souls, O gracious one.
Acts 1.6-14
When the apostles had come together, they asked Jesus, ‘Lord, is this the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel?’ He replied, ‘It is not for you to know the times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.’ When he had said this, as they were watching, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight. While he was going and they were gazing up towards heaven, suddenly two men in white robes stood by them. They said, ‘Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up towards heaven? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.’
Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a sabbath day’s journey away. When they had entered the city, they went to the room upstairs where they were staying, Peter, and John, and James, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James. All these were constantly devoting themselves to prayer, together with certain women, including Mary the mother of Jesus, as well as his brothers.
1 Let God arise and let his enemies be scattered; ♦︎
let those that hate him flee before him. 2 As the smoke vanishes, so may they vanish away; ♦︎
as wax melts at the fire,
so let the wicked perish at the presence of God. 3 But let the righteous be glad and rejoice before God; ♦︎
let them make merry with gladness.
4 Sing to God, sing praises to his name;
exalt him who rides on the clouds. ♦︎
The Lord is his name; rejoice before him. 5 Father of the fatherless, defender of widows, ♦︎
God in his holy habitation! 6 God gives the solitary a home
and brings forth prisoners to songs of welcome, ♦︎
but the rebellious inhabit a burning desert.
7 O God, when you went forth before your people, ♦︎
when you marched through the wilderness, 8 The earth shook and the heavens dropped down rain,
at the presence of God, the Lord of Sinai, ♦︎
at the presence of God, the God of Israel. 9 You sent down a gracious rain, O God; ♦︎
you refreshed your inheritance when it was weary. 10 Your people came to dwell there; ♦︎
in your goodness, O God, you provide for the poor.
32 Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth; ♦︎
make music in praise of the Lord; 33 He rides on the ancient heaven of heavens ♦︎
and sends forth his voice, a mighty voice. 34 Ascribe power to God, whose splendour is over Israel, ♦︎
whose power is above the clouds. 35 How terrible is God in his holy sanctuary, ♦︎
the God of Israel, who gives power and strength to his people!
Blessed be God.
Jesus looked up to heaven and said, ‘Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son so that the Son may glorify you, since you have given him authority over all people, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. And this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. I glorified you on earth by finishing the work that you gave me to do. So now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had in your presence before the world existed.
‘I have made your name known to those whom you gave me from the world. They were yours, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. Now they know that everything you have given me is from you; for the words that you gave to me I have given to them, and they have received them and know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that you sent me. I am asking on their behalf; I am not asking on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those whom you gave me, because they are yours. All mine are yours, and yours are mine; and I have been glorified in them. And now I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one, as we are one.
O King enthroned on high,
filling the earth with your glory:
holy is your name.
In our sinfulness we cry to you
to take our guilt away, and
to cleanse our lips to speak your word.
Forgive us and free us from our sins,
heal and strengthen us by your Spirit and raise us to new life
in Christ our Lord.
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.
Lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours
now and for ever.
Amen.
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.
Liturgy of the Word
