Ascension Day Thursday 21st May 2020 - St Matthew Croydon
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Thursday 21st May 2020
Ascension Day
1Welcome Grace, mercy and peace
from God our Father
God has gone up with a shout, and the Lord Jesus Christ
the Lord with the sound of a be with you
trumpet. Psalm 47.5 and also with you.
♫ Hymn ♫ Introduction
Hail the day that sees Him rise, Alleluia! Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, for
to His throne above the skies; Alleluia! forty days we have been celebrating with
Christ, the Lamb for sinners given, joyful hearts the resurrection of our
Alleluia! Lord Jesus Christ, his bursting from the
enters now the highest heaven! Alleluia! tomb and his defeat of the power of sin
There for Him high triumph waits; and death. He appeared to his disciples
lift your heads, eternal gates. many times and told them about the
He hath conquered death and sin; kingdom of God.
take the King of Glory in! Today we recall how he left this earth
Lo! the heaven its Lord receives, and returned to his Father, ascending
yet He loves the earth He leaves; into heaven to take his throne over all
though returning to His throne, dominions and powers. Trusting in his
still He calls mankind His own. reign over all creation, and submitting to
his kingly yet loving rule, let us hear the
See! He lifts His hands above; story of his parting.
See! He shows the prints of love:
hark! His gracious lips bestow The Ascension Reading
blessings on His Church below.
A reading from the Acts of the Apostles
Still for us He intercedes, (1.1-11)
His prevailing death He pleads;
near Himself prepares our place, In the first book, Theophilus, I wrote
He the first-fruits of our race. about all that Jesus did and taught from
the beginning 2until the day when he was
Lord, though parted from our sight, taken up to heaven, after giving
far above the starry height, instructions through the Holy Spirit to
grant our hearts may thither rise, the apostles whom he had chosen.
seeking Thee above the skies. 3After his suffering he presented himself
There we shall with Thee remain, alive to them by many convincing proofs,
partners of Thy eternal reign, appearing to them over the course of
there Thy face forever see, forty days and speaking about the
find our heaven of heavens in Thee. kingdom of God. 4While staying with
Charles Wesley (1707-1788) them, he ordered them not to leave
Thomas Cotterill (1779-1823) and others Jerusalem, but to wait there for the
promise of the Father. ‘This’, he said, ‘is
what you have heard from me; for John
baptized with water, but you will be
2baptized with the Holy Spirit not many through Jesus Christ our Lord.
days from now.’ So when they had come Amen.
together, they asked him, ‘Lord, is this the Almighty God,
time when you will restore the kingdom who forgives all who truly repent,
to Israel?’ He replied, ‘It is not for you to have mercy upon you,
know the times or periods that the pardon and deliver you
Father has set by his own authority. But from all your sins,
you will receive power when the Holy confirm and strengthen you
Spirit has come upon you; and you will in all goodness,
be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and keep you in life eternal;
and Samaria, and to the ends of the through Jesus Christ our Lord.
earth.’ When he had said this, as they Amen.
were watching, he was lifted up, and a
cloud took him out of their sight. While Gloria in Excelsis
he was going and they were gazing up
towards heaven, suddenly two men in Glory be to God in heaven,
white robes stood by them. They said, peace to those who love him well;
‘Men of Galilee, why do you stand on the earth let all his people
looking up towards heaven? This Jesus, speak his grace, his wonders tell:
who has been taken up from you into Lord, we praise you for your glory,
heaven, will come in the same way as mighty Father, heaven's king;
you saw him go into heaven.’ hear our joyful adoration
and accept the thanks we bring.
Alleluia. Christ is risen.
Only Son of God the Father,
He is risen indeed. Alleluia!
Lamb who takes our sin away,
The Confession and Absolution now with God in triumph seated -
for your mercy, Lord, we pray:
Invitation to confession Jesus Christ, most high and holy,
Saviour, you are God alone
Seeing we have a great high priest in the glory of the Father
who has passed into the heavens, with the Spirit:Three-in-One!
Jesus the Son of God,
Michael Perry Words © 1982 The Jubilate Group
let us draw near with a true heart,
(admin. Hope Publishing Company)
in full assurance of faith,
and make our confession to our The Collect
heavenly Father. Hebrews 4.14; 10.22
A period of silent prayer
O King enthroned on high,
filling the earth with your glory: Risen Christ,
holy is your name, you have raised our human nature to the
Lord God almighty. throne of heaven:
In our sinfulness we cry to you help us to seek and serve you,
to take our guilt away, that we may join you at
and to cleanse our lips the Father’s side, where you reign with
to speak your word, the Spirit in glory, now and for ever.
Amen.
3¶ The Liturgy of the Psalm 93
Word The Lord reigns, he is robed in majesty;
Let us prepare ourselves for the Word the Lord is robed in majesty and
of God as it comes to us in the reading armed with strength;
of Holy Scripture. indeed, the world is established, firm
Our hearts and minds are open. and secure.
2Yourthrone was established long ago;
Epistle you are from all eternity.
3The seas have lifted up, Lord,
Ephesians 1.15-23
the seas have lifted up their voice;
I have heard of your faith in the Lord
the seas have lifted up their pounding
Jesus and your love towards all the
waves.
saints, and for this reason 16I do not
4Mightier than the thunder of the great
cease to give thanks for you as I
remember you in my prayers. 17I pray waters,
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, mightier than the breakers of the
the Father of glory, may give you a spirit sea –
of wisdom and revelation as you come the Lord on high is mighty.
to know him, 18so that, with the eyes of 5Your statutes, Lord, stand firm;
your heart enlightened, you may know holiness adorns your house
what is the hope to which he has called for endless days.
you, what are the riches of his glorious
This is the word of the Lord.
inheritance among the saints, 19and what
Thanks be to God.
is the immeasurable greatness of his
power for us who believe, according to ♫ Hymn ♫
the working of his great power. 20God
put this power to work in Christ when All hail the power of Jesu’s name!
he raised him from the dead and seated Let angels prostrate fall;
him at his right hand in the heavenly bring forth the royal diadem
places, 21far above all rule and authority to crown Him, crown Him, crown Him,
and power and dominion, and above crown Him Lord of all!
every name that is named, not only in
this age but also in the age to come. Crown Him ye morning stars of light,
22And he has put all things under his feet who fixed this floating ball;
and has made him the head over all now hail the Strength of Israel’s might,
things for the church, 23which is his body, and crown Him, crown Him, crown Him,
the fullness of him who fills all in all. crown Him Lord of all!
This is the word of the Lord. Crown Him ye martyrs of your God,
Thanks be to God. who from His altar call:
praise Him whose way of pain ye trod,
and crown Him, crown Him, crown Him,
crown Him Lord of all!
4Ye seed of Israel’s chosen race, Messiah is to suffer and to rise from the
ye ransomed of the fall, dead on the third day, 47and that
hail Him who saves you by His grace, repentance and forgiveness of sins is to
and crown Him, crown Him, crown Him, be proclaimed in his name to all nations,
crown Him Lord of all! beginning from Jerusalem. 48You are
Sinners, whose love can ne’er forget witnesses of these things. 49And see, I am
the wormwood and the gall, sending upon you what my Father
go spread your trophies at His feet, promised; so stay here in the city until
and crown Him, crown Him, crown Him, you have been clothed with power from
crown Him Lord of all! on high.’
50Then he led them out as far as Bethany,
Let every tribe and every tongue
to Him their hearts enthral, and, lifting up his hands, he blessed them.
51While he was blessing them, he
lift high the universal song
and crown Him, crown Him, crown Him, withdrew from them and was carried up
crown Him Lord of all! into heaven. 52And they worshipped him,
and returned to Jerusalem with great joy;
Edward Perronet (1726-1792) Revised John Rippon 53and they were continually in the
The Gospel temple blessing God.
This is the Gospel of the Lord.
Alleluia. Praise to you, O Christ.
Alleluia.
God has highly exalted Jesus Christ. The Reflection
Alleluia.
At the name of Jesus every knee Let us affirm our faith in Jesus Christ the
shall bow. Son of God.
Alleluia.
Let every tongue confess that Jesus The Creed
Christ is Lord. Though he was divine,
Alleluia. he did not cling to equality with
The Lord be with you God, but made himself nothing.
and also with you. Taking the form of a slave,
Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus he was born in human likeness.
Christ according to Luke. He humbled himself
Glory to you, O Lord. and was obedient to death,
even the death of the cross.
Luke 24.44-53 Therefore God has raised him on
Jesus said to the disciples, ‘These are my high, and given him the name
words that I spoke to you while I was above every name:
still with you – that everything written that at the name of Jesus
about me in the law of Moses, the every knee should bow,
prophets, and the psalms must be and every voice proclaim that Jesus
fulfilled.’ 45Then he opened their minds Christ is Lord,
to understand the scriptures, 46and he to the glory of God the Father.
said to them, ‘Thus it is written, that the Amen. cf Philippians 2.6-11
5Prayers of Intercession May he who has borne our infirmities
strengthen and heal them,
Almighty God, our heavenly Father, that they may find grace to help in time
you have exalted your Son Christ Jesus of need, and rejoice in his salvation.
to your right hand, Lord, in your mercy:
and made him the head over all things hear our prayer.
for his body the Church:
Heavenly Father, whose Son has borne
hear us as we pray for the Church
our humanity into the heavenly realms,
throughout the world…
and gone before us to prepare a place
Make us and all your people receptive to for us:
the gifts he pours upon us, hear us as we remember before you
that we may use them to your glory, those whose earthly sojourn is over,
and the building up of the body and whose life is now hidden in him
of Christ. with you…
Lord, in your mercy:
Make us joyful and expectant, that at his
hear our prayer.
coming with all his own we too may go
Lord God Almighty, the Ancient of Days, forth to meet him, and share in his
you have given your Son all authority in eternal joy.
heaven and on earth:
Merciful Father,
hear us as we pray for the world he
accept these prayers
came to redeem…
for the sake of your Son,
Grant that we may know even in this our Saviour Jesus Christ.
time the things that make for peace, Amen.
and may strive for the reconciliation of
all people in his kingdom of justice ¶ The Liturgy
and love. Celebration
Lord, in your mercy:
hear our prayer. The Peace
Father of all, whose Son has promised to
Jesus says: ‘Peace I leave with you;
be with us always, to the end of the age:
my peace I give to you.
hear us as we pray for those among
If you love me, rejoice because I am
whom we live and work…
going to the Father.’ Alleluia.
Grant that we may be so aware of his
The peace of the Lord be
presence with us,
always with you
that people may take note of us, that we
and also with you.
have been with Jesus.
Lord, in your mercy: Let us offer one another a sign of peace
hear our prayer.
♫ Hymn ♫
O God our Redeemer, whose Son ever
lives to make intercession for us: Christ triumphant, ever reigning,
hear us as we pray for those in any kind Saviour, Master, King!
of need… Lord of heaven, our lives sustaining,
hear us as we sing:
6Yours the glory and the crown, The Lord’s Prayer
the high renown, the eternal name.
Looking for the coming of his kingdom,
Word incarnate, truth revealing,
as our Saviour taught us, so we pray
Son of Man on earth!
Power and majesty concealing Our Father in heaven,
by Your humble birth: hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
Suffering servant, scorned, ill-treated,
your will be done,
victim crucified!
on earth as in heaven.
Death is through the cross defeated,
Give us today our daily bread.
sinners justified:
Forgive us our sins
Priestly King, enthroned for ever as we forgive those who
high in heaven above! sin against us.
Sin and death and hell shall never Lead us not into temptation
stifle hymns of love: but deliver us from evil.
So, our hearts and voices raising For the kingdom, the power,
through the ages long, and the glory are yours
ceaselessly upon You gazing, now and for ever.
this shall be our song: Amen.
Michael Saward (1932-2015) © Michael Saward/ Prayer
Jubilate Hymns
Blessed be God, Silence is kept.
by whose grace creation is renewed,
God our Father,
by whose love heaven is opened,
you have raised our humanity in Christ
by whose mercy we offer our sacrifice
and have fed us with the
of praise.
bread of heaven:
Blessed be God for ever.
mercifully grant that, nourished with
Agape Prayer such spiritual blessings,
we may set our hearts in the
The risen Lord is here. heavenly places;
His Spirit is with us. through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Lift up your hearts. Amen.
We lift them to the Lord.
♫ Hymn ♫
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give thanks The head that once was crowned with
and praise. thorns
is crowned with glory now:
Extempore Celebration Prayer a royal diadem adorns
the mighty Victor’s brow.
The highest place that heaven affords
is His, is His by right,
the King of kings, and Lord of lords,
and heaven’s eternal Light;
7The joy all of all who dwell above, As we long for your refreshing,
the joy of all below, fill us with your Spirit..
to whom He manifests His love As we long for your renewing,
and grants His Name to know. fill us with your Spirit..
To them the cross, with all its shame, As we long for your equipping,
with all its grace, is given; fill us with your Spirit..
their name, an everlasting name,
their joy, the joy of heaven. As we long for your empowering,
fill us with your Spirit..
They suffer with their Lord below,
they reign with Him above, Silence is kept.
their profit and their joy to know
the mystery of His love. Blessing
The cross He bore is life and health, May the Spirit,
though shame and death to Him: who set the Church on fire upon the day
His people’s hope, His people’s wealth, of Pentecost, bring the world alive with
their everlasting theme. the love of the risen Christ.
Thomas Kelly (1769-1855) And the blessing of God almighty,
the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,
Reading be upon you and remain with you and all
those whom you love and all those for
A reading from the Acts of the Apostles
whom you pray this Ascension Day
(1.12,13a,14)
and for evermore.
Then the disciples returned to Jerusalem Amen.
from the mount called Olivet, which is
Waiting expectantly for the promised
near Jerusalem, a sabbath day’s journey
Holy Spirit, go in the peace of Christ.
away. When they had entered the city,
Alleluia, Alleluia.
they went to the room upstairs where
Thanks be to God.
they were staying. They were constantly
Alleluia, Alleluia.
devoting themselves to prayer, together
with certain women, including Mary the
mother of Jesus, as well as his brothers. Copyright acknowledgement:
No responses are used at the end of the Post Communion (Ascension Day) © 1985 Mowbray, a
Cassell Imprint: After Communion compiled by C L
reading. Macdonnell
Some material included in this service is copyright: © 1989
Silence is kept. National Council of the Churches of Christ, USA
Prayers of Intercession (Resurrection, Ascension)
Responsory © Michael Perham (Adapted)
Some material included in this service is copyright: © The
As we wait in silence, Archbishops' Council 2000
Greeting (General) © The Archbishops' Council 2002
fill us with your Spirit. Collect (Ascension Day, Additional) © The Archbishops'
As we listen to your word, Council 2004
fill us with your Spirit. Copyright © 2012,WGRG, Iona Community, Glasgow,
G2 3DH, Scotland. wgrg@iona.org.uk; www.wgrg.co.uk.
As we worship you in majesty, Reproduced by permission.
fill us with your Spirit.. Words reproduced under CCL No 5686
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