God, you are our portion and our cup. From your hands we receive our life today and our hope for tomorrow. We are glad with all you bring. How pleasant the company of God’s faithful people! What a pleasure to be with them! Those who take off after other attractions bring only trouble upon themselves. […]
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Written as a responsive reading, or for two voices. Come together, all you faithful people and lift up your praises to God! Just think how much God has given you then come forward with your thanks. God’s anger may last for a moment but God’s goodness fills a lifetime. Tears may linger at nightfall but […]
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Our God is a tower of strength to those who are oppressed, a fortress in time of trouble. Those who know you put their trust in you for you never abandon those who come to you. The nations are plunged into a pit of their own making and snared in their own deceptions. But you […]
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Even in the face of wars, atrocities, even genocide, we continue to pray. How good to give you thanks, dear God, to sing your praises, to proclaim your love every morning and your faithfulness at nightfall, with the strains of stringed instruments and melodies on the harp. Your great deeds are a source of joy, […]
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‘Shout as loud as you can’, says God. ‘Remind my people about their sins! Every day they come to worship, eager for my ways, wanting to follow my laws. It gives them pleasure, so they say. But then they complain, asking why they should fast when it produces no favours, as though I am ignoring […]
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For a single voice or responsive reading The heavens are telling us about God’s glory! the whole universe shows us God’s handiwork. One day tells it to another, and night by night repeats it to the next and this without using words or signs or the sound of any voice. Yet their message has gone […]
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To be read by a single voice or responsively If you are seeking to honour our God, bring your praise! Rejoice wherever you gather together, and as God’s children, show your appreciation. For God does not ignore the humble or push the downtrodden to one side. God sees how things are for them and answers […]
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Lection for Epiphany 6, Year A To be read responsively, by two voices or by a solo voice How happy we could be if we could reach perfection, if we could just keep to the rules. How happy if we could follow orders with a willing heart. Some people do manage to steer a straight […]
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Lectionary reading for Epiphany 5 Year A To be read responsively or by a single voice How happy the servant who shows respect for their God and delights in fulfilling God’s instructions. It bodes well for her children and their future. Her family will go short of nothing. Light shines on those who live good […]
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One thing we ask and one thing we seek, that we may live in God’s presence all the days of our life. For God will be our shelter when hard times come, covering and protecting us, planting our feet on solid ground.
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Fourth Sunday of Advent, Year A Psalm praise — Psalm 80 Renewed To be read responsively or by a single voice Hear us, shepherd of Israel, leading the people who are your flock, exert your power and come now to our rescue. Bring us home, smile upon us with your love, and make us safe […]
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For one or two voices Happy are those who spurn advice from the wicked and turn aside from the path that leads to their door; who refuse a seat with the scoffers. Happy are those who delight in God’s will and dwell upon it day and night. They are like trees planted by the waterside […]
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Epiphany 4 and Pentecost 11, Year C Loving One, all I want is to be safe with you; keep away the people who only come to mock me. Let me feel your strength coming to my rescue, hear me and stand by me when trouble comes. Be like a rock to me, my security and […]
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Lectionary reading for Lent 2 Written to be read responsively; may be read by a single reader. God is like a light guiding us to safety, building a strong wall around us to keep us safe from harm. Should evil forces threaten us we will not be overcome. Those who stand against God are the […]
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Epiphany 2, Year C Your love reaches as high as the heavens, your faithfulness, wide as the bright blue skies. Your goodness soars to the mountain peaks, your justice fathoms the depths of the sea. All your creatures find rest in your shade. How precious your constant love! How safe the protection of your wing. […]
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Epiphany 3, Year C This might be read responsively with two voices. The heavens are telling us about God’s glory! the whole universe displays God’s handiwork. One day tells it to another, and night to night repeats it to the next and this without using words or signs, only the murmur of silence. Yet their […]
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Written for Epiphany, Year C Teach your Chosen One, O God, how to rule your people with justice and how to govern with gentleness the people who stagger under heavy loads. May your Chosen One judge fairly and give attention to the people most in need. May your Chosen One be like showers of rain […]
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Advent 4, Year C Hear us, Shepherd God, leading your flock, we are in trouble and need you to save us. Bring us back, show us your mercy, come to our rescue. Do not take offence at our pleading. The world is like a cup filled with sorrows. We have shed too many tears, fighting […]
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Advent 2, Year C May be read responsively or by a single voice _______________ I am listening to what God is saying, promising peace if we forsake our foolish ways. For surely God is ready to protect those who show due honour and will be present in our land. Here, love and loyalty will meet, […]
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First Sunday of Advent, Year C Here we bring you our prayers, dear God, because we know we can trust you, and because you don’t keep on reminding us about the things we do wrong. Help us to see where your way leads and to follow in it. Make us listen to the guidance you […]
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Proper 29, Year B Awesome God, wrapped in glory, by your strength you set the earth upon its axis, immovable for ever. Before time began, you held sway. The ocean canyons bellow, yet your voice from heaven rings out over the soaring waves, louder than the ocean’s rage. And in this way your laws, and […]
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for Christ the King Sunday, Year B Awesome God, wrapped in glory, by your strength you set the earth upon its axis, immovable for ever. Before time began, you held sway. The ocean canyons bellow, yet your voice from heaven rings out over the soaring waves, louder than the ocean’s rage. And in this way […]
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For Pentecost 14, Year B May be read responsively or by a single voice. Guardian over all the nations, how we love your dwelling place. Here, even the sparrow may find a home and the swallow make her nest, raising her brood beside your altars. Happy are those who are at home in your house. […]
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You, our Holy One, are gracious and compassionate, long suffering and ever faithful. You are good to all; And your compassion rests upon all you have made. You keep faith with us and are consistent in all you do, supporting all who stumble and raising those brought low. All your creatures, dear God, raise their […]
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The Holy One is great and is worthy of generous praise- -here in this sacred place, the dwelling of our God. The city of God brings joy to all the world. God it is who will keep us safe. We have heard what God has done and we have seen it for ourselves that God […]
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Lectionary reading — Pentecost This might be read by a solo reader or responsively. How many are the things you have made, your thoughtfulness brought them all to life. The earth is full of your creatures, great and small, all of them look to you in hope, and you give them their food in good […]
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Lectionary reading – Easter 6 Year B This might be read by a solo reader or responsively. Come, let us sing a new song to the One who has worked such wonders! By power and righteous strength, victory has been won. God has kept faith with the children of Israel, with loyalty and love towards […]
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Lectionary reading – Lent 4A, Easter 4 ABC, Proper 23 A, Proper 11 B This might be read by a solo reader or responsively. You are like a shepherd to us, providing all we need. You give us rest in green places, you lead us by peaceful streams, you help us recover our strength. You […]
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Lectionary reading – Easter 3 This might be read by a solo reader or responsively. Answer me, O God. When I have been in trouble you have always been there for me. Listen, and go gently with me. There are those who insult you by loving only what is worthless. You will always listen to […]
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Psalms for Worship Easter 2 , Year B How good and how pleasant it is when brothers and sisters live together as one! It is like fragrant oil poured over the head and face, then running down as if the dew of Hermon were falling on the Holy City. See how God bestows this blessing, […]
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Give thanks to God because God is good, with a love that endures for ever. Let the people say, ‘Our God’s love reaches from here to eternity.’ Just listen to the shouts of triumph in the homes of God’s people – ‘God’s great power has done it, it has brought us victory – supreme over […]
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For Palm Sunday Open now the gates to God’s holy place. We will go in and give thanks to our God. The foundation stone which the builders set aside has proved the most important of all. This was achieved by God and how wonderful to behold. Today celebrates God’s victory. Rejoice in it. God bless […]
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Lent 5, Year B Be merciful towards us, O God, and because of your faithful love, wipe away our sins, wash away their stains and cleanse us from all that is wrong with us and our world. We are constant companions to our faults, they confront us wherever we look. It is you we have […]
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Lent 4, Year B ‘Give thanks to God for God is good, with a love that never fades.’ Keep on saying these words to recall how you have been saved, rescued from your adversaries, brought home from exile, from east and west, from south and north. Not everyone was wise, many falling into sinfulness, and […]
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Praise from the heart: psalms framed and phrased for church worship For Epiphany Ready-to-download and print: Epiphany Praise Psalm 72 – Duncan Wilson WORD Epiphany Praise Psalm 72 – Duncan Wilson PDF Teach your rulers, O God, how to rule your people with justice and how to govern with gentleness the people who […]
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Praise from the heart: psalms framed and phrased for church worship Proper 16 (usually Pentecost 12) Year A Pentecost 3 Year B Epiphany 5 Year C I am praising you, our God, with all my being. When I called for help, you answered me, you gave strength and courage. However high and exalted you may […]
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Praise from the heart: psalms framed and phrased for church worship Psalm 67, Proper 15 (usually 11th Sunday after Pentecost), Year A God be gracious to us and bless us that your face may shine upon us and your purpose may be known on earth and your saving power throughout the nations. May every country […]
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Praise from the heart: psalms framed and phrased for church worship –from Psalm 105, Proper 14 (usually 10th Sunday after Pentecost), Year A We give you thanks, dear God, and here proclaim your greatness among all the nations. Let us spread far and wide the story of the wonderful things that God has done. We […]
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Reading for: Proper 13 (usually 9th Sunday after Pentecost), Year A 22nd Sunday after Pentecost, Year C; Inspired by Psalm 145 part 2 (verses 14-21) You, our God, are gracious and compassionate, long suffering and ever faithful. You are good to all; your compassion rests upon all you have made. You keep faith and […]
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This might be read responsively or by a single voice. It is good to praise you, God, And to honour all our promises to you because you answer our prayers. With refreshing rain, you care for the ground making it rich and fertile. Streams fill with water and earth brings forth its harvest. How rich […]
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