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Sung Eucharist
on the feast of
Saint James the Apostle
President: The Dean
Preacher: The Right Reverend Tim Stevens
Sunday 25 July 2021, 11.00 am
Welcome to St Edmundsbury Cathedral
A warm welcome to St Edmundsbury Cathedral for today’s Solemn Eucharist as
we celebrate the feast of Saint James, one of our Patron saints.
Saint James, often called ‘the Great’, was a Galilean fisherman who, with his
brother John, was one of the first apostles called by Jesus to follow him. The
gospels record that James was with Jesus at the Transfiguration and in the garden
of Gethsemane before his trial and crucifixion. James was beheaded on the order
of Herod Agrippa, who hoped in vain that, by disposing of Christian leaders, he
could stem the flow of those proclaiming the good news of Christ.
According to tradition, James brought Christianity to northern Spain in the first
century, and the shrine - which is thought to contain the apostle’s remains - is
housed in the Cathedral in Santiago de Compostela. (‘Santiago’ is the Spanish for
‘St James’).
We warmly welcome the Right Reverend Tim Stevens, Honorary Assistant Bishop
in the Diocese, who is preaching today.
Today’s service is sung by the St Edmundsbury Singers and Lay Clerks under the
direction of Assistant Director of Music, Richard Cook. The musical setting of the
Eucharist is Messe Solennelle by Louis Vierne.
Give me the wings of faith to rise
within the veil, and see
the saints above, how great their joys,
how bright their glories be.
Words from a saints-day hymn
by Isaac Watts, 1674-1748
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Service order extracts from Common Worship Services,
© The Central Board of Finance of The Church of England.
Music reproduced with permission - CCL Licence No 317297For reasons of Safeguarding and Data Protection, members of the public are not
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For young people joining the service online, there is an accompanying activity
worksheet available on our website.
Welcome to this morning’s livestreamed service. Thank you for continuing to join our
services both virtually and in person. At the time of publication, we are awaiting central
Church of England guidance following the government’s announcement of the lifting of
legal restrictions on Monday 19 July. We are hopeful that the guidance will allow
congregational singing to start again so this service booklet includes the words of hymns
and sung responses so you can join in if this is the case. If in fact the decision is made that
congregational singing is still not permitted, however, the Gradual and Final hymns will be
omitted, most responses will be spoken, and the choir will sing both remaining hymns, all
Gospel alleluias and the Sursum Corda. Thank you for your understanding.
The Order of Service
¶ The Gathering
Everyone remains seated. After the welcome, the following response is
used
Blessed are you, God of heaven and earth,
All you have given us a share in the inheritance
of the saints in light.
Your saints proclaim the glory of your kingdom,
All a kingdom of justice, mercy and peace.
Open our eyes now to behold your glory,
All open our lips to sing your praise.
3If congregational singing is permitted, everyone stands to sing
The Processional Hymn
828
Ye that know the Lord is gracious,
ye for whom a cornerstone
stands, of God elect and precious,
laid that ye may build thereon,
see that on that sure foundation
ye a living temple raise,
towers that may tell forth salvation,
walls that may re-echo praise.
Living stones, by God appointed
each to his allotted place,
kings and priests, by God anointed,
shall ye not declare his grace?
Ye, a royal generation,
tell the tidings of your birth,
tidings of a new creation
to an old and weary earth.
Tell the praise of him who called you
out of darkness into light,
broke the fetters that enthralled you,
gave you freedom, peace and sight:
tell the tale of sins forgiven,
strength renewed and hope restored,
till the earth, in tune with heaven,
praise and magnify the Lord.
Words: Cyril Alington, 1872-1955
Music: Hyfrydol, melody by
Richard Huw Pritchard, 1811-87
4The Greeting
All remain standing while the Dean says
We meet in the name of the Father, and of
the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit.
All Amen.
With Saint James and all the saints, let us worship God
All let us praise his name together.
Grace, mercy and peace from God our Father
and the Lord Jesus be with you
All and also with you.
Prayers of Penitence
Deacon Saint James and all the saints
dwell in the heavenly kingdom for ever.
As we celebrate their lives,
and the witness of the church in this county,
we bring before God our sins
and all that separates us from him and each other.
All kneel and silence is kept.
Deacon Surrounded by the love of the saints, we ask God’s love,
healing and mercy on us and on his world, as we pray
All Holy God,
we have sinned against you;
we are not worthy to be numbered
amongst your saints.
We turn to you again.
Have mercy on us,
bring us back to yourself,
and restore us to the joy of your salvation,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Dean May the God of love and power
forgive you and free you from your sins,
heal and strengthen you by his Spirit,
and raise you to new life
in Christ our Lord.
All Amen.
5All stand as the choir sings
Gloria in Excelsis
Gloria in excelsis Deo, Glory be to God on high,
Et in terra pax hominibus and in earth, peace,
bonæ voluntatis. goodwill towards men.
Laudamus te. Benedicimus te. We praise thee, we bless thee,
Adoramus te. Glorificamus te. we worship thee, we glorify thee,
Gratias agimus tibi we give thanks to thee
propter magnam gloriam tuam. for thy great glory,
Domine Deus, Rex coelestis, O Lord God, heavenly King,
Deus Pater omnipotens. God the Father Almighty.
Domine Fili unigenite, O Lord, the only-begotten Son
Jesu Christe, Domine Deus, Jesus Christ; O Lord God,
Agnus Dei, Filius Patris Lamb of God, Son of the Father,
Qui tollis peccata mundi, thou that takest away the sins
miserere nobis. of the world, have mercy upon us
Qui tollis peccata mundi, thou that takest away the sins
Suscipe deprecationem nostram. of the world receive our prayer.
Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris, Thou that sittest at the right hand
miserere nobis. of the Father, have mercy on us.
Quoniam tu solus sanctus, For thou only art holy;
tu solus Dominus, thou only art the Lord,
tu solus altissimus Jesu Christe. Thou only art the most high
Cum Sancto Spiritu Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit,
in gloria Dei Patris. Amen. In the glory of God the Father.
Amen.
All remain standing as the Dean prays
The Collect
Merciful God,
whose holy apostle Saint James,
leaving his father and all that he had,
was obedient to the calling of your Son Jesus Christ
and followed him even to death:
help us, forsaking the false attractions of the world,
to be ready at all times to answer your call without delay;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen.
6¶ The Liturgy of the Word
All sit as Paul Elkin reads
The Old Testament Reading
The word that the prophet Jeremiah spoke to Baruch son of Neriah,
when he wrote these words in a scroll at the dictation of Jeremiah, in the
fourth year of King Jehoiakim son of Josiah of Judah: Thus says the Lord,
the God of Israel, to you, O Baruch: You said, ‘Woe is me! The Lord has
added sorrow to my pain; I am weary with my groaning, and I find no
rest.’ Thus you shall say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord : I am going to break
down what I have built, and pluck up what I have planted - that is, the
whole land. And you, do you seek great things for yourself? Do not seek
them; for I am going to bring disaster upon all flesh, says the Lord; but I
will give you your life as a prize of war in every place to which you may
go.’
Jeremiah 45.1–5, NRSV
For the word of the Lord
All Thanks be to God.
All remain seated as Gray Elkin reads
The New Testament Reading
Friends, we have this treasure in clay jars, so that it may be made clear
that this extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from
us. We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not
driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not
destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life
of Jesus may also be made visible in our bodies. For while we live, we are
always being given up to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may
be made visible in our mortal flesh. So death is at work in us, but life in
you. But just as we have the same spirit of faith that is in accordance with
scripture - ‘I believed, and so I spoke’ - we also believe, and so we speak,
because we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us
also with Jesus, and will bring us with you into his presence. Yes,
everything is for your sake, so that grace, as it extends to more and more
people, may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God.
2 Corinthians 4.7–15, NRSV
For the word of the Lord
All Thanks be to God.
7If congregational singing is permitted, everyone stands to sing the Gradual
Hymn. If it is not, the hymn will be omitted at this point.
The Gradual Hymn
386i
Praise we now the word of grace;
may our hearts its truth embrace:
from its pages may we hear
Christ our teacher, speaking clear.
May the gospel of the Lord
everywhere be spread abroad,
that the world around may own
Christ as King, and Christ alone.
Words: Sidney Newman Sedgwick, 1872-1941
Music: Savannah, from Herrnhut collection, c.1740
in John Wesley’s A Collection of Tunes,
Set to Music, As they are commonly sung
at the Foundery, 1742
8Gospel Reading
The gospel book is carried in procession to the centre of the Nave
and everyone turns to face it.
Choir Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
All
Cantor I do not call you servants but friends,
because I have made known to you
everything that I have heard from my Father
All Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Deacon Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ
according to Matthew
All Glory to you, O Lord.
The mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, and
kneeling before him, she asked a favour of him. And he said to her, ‘What
do you want?’ She said to him, ‘Declare that these two sons of mine will
sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom.’ But
Jesus answered, ‘You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to
drink the cup that I am about to drink?’ They said to him, ‘We are able.’
He said to them, ‘You will indeed drink my cup, but to sit at my right
hand and at my left, this is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom
it has been prepared by my Father.’ When the ten heard it, they were
angry with the two brothers. But Jesus called them to him and said, ‘You
know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great
ones are tyrants over them. It will not be so among you; but whoever
wishes to be great among you must be your servant, and whoever wishes
to be first among you must be your slave; just as the Son of Man came
not to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.’
Matthew 20.20–28, NRSV
This is the Gospel of the Lord.
All Praise to you, O Christ.
All
9The procession returns and all sit for the
Sermon
The Right Reverend Tim Stevens
Honorary Assistant Bishop in the Diocese
Music for Reflection
The sermon is followed by a time for reflection during which Elli-Mae
McGlone will play:
Siciliano from Sonata in E flat, BWV 1031
J.S. Bach, 1685-1750
After a short time for reflection, all stand for the
Affirmation of Faith
The Dean Do you believe and trust in God the Father?
All I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
The Dean Do you believe and trust in his Son Jesus Christ?
All I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
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,
he is seated at the right hand of the Father,
and he will come to judge
the living and the dead.
The Dean Do you believe and trust in the Holy Spirit?
All 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.
10Everyone kneels as Anita Rooney, Cathedral Ordinand, leads the
Prayers of Intercession
Loving God, strengthen us and all Christian people by your
Holy Spirit, that with Saint James, we may be transformed
into the likeness of Christ from glory to glory.
Lord, in your mercy,
All hear our prayer.
We thank you that you give gifts to us and all your church,
that we may work together in the service of your Son.
We give thanks for the ministry of your church
in this county and cathedral.
Bless those in your church today, lay or ordained,
that they may be firm in faith, yet humble before you.
Bless those through whom you speak today,
that they may proclaim your word in power,
yet open their ears to your voice.
Lord, in your mercy,
All hear our prayer.
Give to the world and its peoples
the peace that comes from above,
that all may find Christ’s way of freedom and life.
Lord, in your mercy,
All hear our prayer.
Hold in your embrace all who witness
to your love in the service of the poor and needy;
all who minister to the sick and dying;
and all who bring light to those in darkness.
Lord, in your mercy,
All hear our prayer.
11Touch and heal all those whose lives
are disfigured by pain or scarred by sin,
that, raised from death to life in Christ,
their sorrow may be turned to eternal joy.
Lord, in your mercy,
All hear our prayer.
We praise you for Saint James and all your saints
who have made known the good news of your Son.
We thank you for those who have enriched our lives
and influenced us for good.
Especially we thank you for those who have built up
and served your church in this cathedral and county.
May we follow in their footsteps
and draw others into the light and love of your Son.
Lord, in your mercy,
All hear our prayer.
A time of silence is kept as everyone brings their own prayers, concerns
and thanksgivings to God. Prayers end with:
We give you thanks for the whole company of your saints in
glory; by your grace may we, like them, be made perfect in
your love.
All Blessing and glory and wisdom,
thanksgiving and honour and power,
be to our God for ever and ever.
Amen.
12¶ The Liturgy of the Sacrament
The Peace
Everyone stands. The Dean introduces the Peace saying
We are fellow citizens with the saints
and of the household of God,
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who came and preached peace to those who were far off
and those who were near.
The peace of the Lord be always with you
All and also with you.
Deacon Let us offer one another a sign of peace.
Everyone exchanges a sign of peace.
If you have other members of your household with you, you may wish to
share the peace with them now. If are alone, know Christ’s Peace to be
with you now.
13If congregational singing is permitted, everyone stands to sing
The Offertory Hymn
562
During the hymn the altar is prepared and bread and wine are placed
upon it.
Inspired by love and anger,
disturbed by need and pain,
informed of God’s own bias,
we ponder once again:
‘How long must some folk suffer?
How long can few folk mind?
How long dare vain self-interest
turn prayer and pity blind?’
From those forever victims
of heartless human greed,
their cruel plight composes
a litany of need:
‘Where are the fruits of justice?
Where are the signs of peace?
When is the day when prisoners
and dreams find their release?’
To God, who through the prophets
proclaimed a different age,
we offer earth’s indifference,
its agony and rage:
‘When will the wrongs be righted?
When will the kingdom come?
When will the world be generous
to all instead of some?’
Amused in someone’s kitchen,
asleep in someone’s boat,
attuned to what the ancients
exposed, proclaimed and wrote,
a saviour without safety,
a tradesman without tools
has come to tip the balance
with fishermen and fools.
Words: John Bell, b.1949
and Graham Maule, b.1958
Music: Salley Gardens, Irish folk melody
14All remain standing as the Dean prays the
Prayer at the Preparation of the Table
Be present, be present,
Lord Jesus Christ,
our high priest and King for ever;
make yourself known in the breaking of the bread.
All Amen.
The Eucharistic Prayer
The Dean and people sing the Sursum Corda. (If congregational singing is
not permitted, the choir will sing this alone).
The Dean It is indeed right and good
that we should give you thanks, praise and glory,
almighty and everlasting God,
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord.
For after his resurrection
he sent out his apostles and evangelists
to preach the gospel to all nations
and lead us in the way of truth.
15Himself the chief cornerstone,
he founded his Church upon the apostles
firmly to stand for ever
as a sign of your holiness upon earth
and a living witness to all
of the way that leads to heaven.
And so with angels and archangels
and with all the company of heaven
we lift our voices
and join in their unending hymn of praise:
Choir Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus, Holy, holy, holy Lord
Dominus Deus sabaoth. God of hosts,
Pleni sunt coeli et terra heaven and earth are full
gloria tua. of thy glory:
Hosanna in excelsis. Glory be to thee,
O Lord most high.
The Dean Accept our praises, heavenly Father,
through your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ,
and as we follow his example and obey his command,
grant that by the power of your Holy Spirit
these gifts of bread and wine
may be to us his body and his blood;
who, in the same night that he was betrayed,
took bread and gave you thanks;
he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying:
Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you;
do this in remembrance of me.
In the same way, after supper
he took the cup and gave you thanks;
he gave it to them, saying:
Drink this, all of you;
this is my blood of the new covenant,
which is shed for you and for many
for the forgiveness of sins.
Do this, as often as you drink it,
in remembrance of me.
16Deacon Christ is the bread of life:
All When we eat this bread and drink this cup,
we proclaim your death, Lord Jesus,
until you come in glory.
The Dean Accept through him, our great high priest,
this our sacrifice of thanks and praise,
and as we eat and drink these holy gifts
in the presence of your divine majesty,
renew us by your Spirit,
inspire us with your love
and unite us in the body of your Son,
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Through him, and with him, and in him,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
with all who stand before you in earth and heaven,
we worship you, Father almighty,
in songs of everlasting praise:
All
All kneel as the consecrated bread and wine are raised in the sight of the
people and the Sanctus bell is rung.
17The Lord’s Prayer
After a period of stillness, the Dean introduces the Lord’s Prayer, saying
The Dean With saints and martyrs through the ages,
let us pray as our Saviour has taught us, saying
All 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.
Breaking of the Bread
The Dean We break this bread to share in the body of Christ.
All Though we are many, we are one body,
because we all share in one bread.
Invitation to Communion
The Dean Jesus is the Lamb of God
who takes away the sin of the world.
Blessed are those who are called to his supper.
All Lord, I am not worthy to receive you,
but only say the word, and I shall be healed.
18All remain kneeling as the choir sings
Agnus Dei
Agnus Dei qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis.
Agnus Dei qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis.
Agnus Dei qui tollis peccata mundi, dona nobis pacem.
O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world,
have mercy upon us.
O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world,
have mercy upon us.
O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world,
grant us thy peace.
Spiritual Communion
‘Spiritual Communion’ is a historic practice in the church for anyone who
cannot receive the bread and wine physically. It is possible because
Communion is always a spiritual practice and not simply physical.
Through God’s grace, whilst we cannot receive the bread and wine, we
can still receive the sacrament in our hearts, and share in communion
with Jesus. In making our communion spiritually, we are joining with
Christians everywhere who cannot receive the bread and wine at this
time. The following prayer is one form of words to use for Spiritual
Communion.
Thanks be to you, Lord Jesus Christ,
for all the benefits you have given me,
for all the pains and insults you have borne for me.
Since I cannot now receive you sacramentally,
I ask you to come spiritually into my heart.
O most merciful redeemer, friend and brother,
may I know you more clearly,
love you more dearly,
and follow you more nearly,
day by day. Amen.
after the Prayer of St Richard of Chichester
19Giving of Communion
Please follow the directions of the cathedral wardens to receive
communion. If you are used to receiving Communion in your own
church, you are warmly welcome to do so here. Communion is in one
kind only. If this is not your practice, please come forward with everyone
else to receive a blessing, bringing this service order with you.
During the distribution of Communion, the choir sings the
Communion Motet
Tantum ergo sacramentum Therefore, the great Sacrament
veneremur cernui, let us reverence, prostrate:
et antiquum documentum and let the old Covenant
novo cedat ritui; give way to a new rite.
praestet fides supplementum Let faith stand forth as substitute
sensuum defectui. for defect of the senses.
Genitori Genitoque To the Begetter and the Begotten
laus et iubilatio, be praise and jubilation,
salus, honor, virtus quoque greeting, honour, strength also
sit et benedictio; and blessing.
procedenti ab utroque To the one who proceeds from
compar sit laudatio. both be equal praise.
Amen. Amen.
Music: Louis Vierne, 1870-1937Prayer after Communion
All kneel as silence is kept
Lord of heaven,
in this Eucharist you have brought us near
to an innumerable company of angels
and to the spirits of the saints made perfect.
As in this food of earthly pilgrimage
we have shared their fellowship,
so may we come to share their joy in heaven;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
All Father of all,
we give you thanks and praise,
that when we were still far off
you met us in your Son
and brought us home.
Dying and living, he declared your love,
gave us grace, and opened the gate of glory.
May we who share Christ’s body
live his risen life;
we who drink his cup bring life to others;
we whom the Spirit lights give light to the world.
Keep us firm in the hope you have set before us,
so that we and all your children shall be free,
and the whole earth live to praise your name;
through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
21¶ The Dismissal
Everyone stands. The Dean prays
The Sending Out and Blessing
The Dean The Father, whose glory fills the heavens,
strengthen you to follow his saints in holiness
and send you to proclaim his word.
All Amen.
The Dean The Son, who has ascended to the heights,
pour upon you the riches of his grace.
All Amen.
The Dean The Holy Spirit, the Comforter,
equip you and strengthen you in service and love.
All Amen.
The Dean And the blessing of God almighty,
the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,
be among you and remain with you always
All Amen.
If congregational singing is permitted, everyone stands to sing the Final
Hymn. If it is not, the hymn will be omitted at this point.
The Final Hymn
310
Thanks be to God for his saints of each past generation,
one with us still in one body, one great congregation;
with them proclaim
Jesus for ever the same,
Author of life and salvation.
Thanks be to God for his blessings which daily surround us;
glory to Christ, the Redeemer who sought us and found us,
who from the grave
rose, the almighty to save,
breaking the fetters that bound us.
22Thanks be to God for the years that are yet in his keeping,
trusting each day to the care of the Father unsleeping,
on to the end,
Christ our companion and friend,
joy at the last for our weeping.
Thanks be to God who has called us and daily defends us,
who with the Son and the Spirit unchanging befriends us;
now in that name,
Jesus for ever the same,
forth to his service he sends us.
Words: Timothy Dudley-Smith, b.1926
Music: Lobe Den Herren, German 17th century
The Dismissal
Deacon Following God’s saints in the ways of holiness and truth,
let us go in peace to love and serve the Lord.
All In the name of Christ. Amen.
All remain standing as the choir and ministers depart and Elli-Mae
McGlone plays
The Voluntary
Fugue sur le theme du Carillon des Heures
de la Cathédrale de Soissons, Op. 12
Maurice Duruflé, 1902-1986
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