Thursday Evenings at All Hallows (Thursday, May 29, 2025)
Welcome to Thursday Evenings at All Hallows.
This Thursday, May 29, is Ascension Day, or the Feast of the Ascension. It is a key Christian festival along with Christmas, Easter, Whitsun, and Trinity Sunday. Ascension Day commemorates the ascent of Jesus Christ into heaven forty days after he rose from the dead and appeared to the disciples and other witnesses. It also reminds us that all power and authority has been given to Jesus, that Jesus entrusted his disciples with what is known as the Great Commission to go to farthest corners of the earth, to proclaim the gospel, and to make disciples of all peoples, and that Jesus promised to be with his disciples until the end of the age.
Since Ascension Day is a key Christian festival, the structure for this evening’s service is that of the Service of the Word (Ante-Communion) outlined in the Additional Directions on pages 406-407 of The Book of Common Prayer (1979).
The topic of this evening’s message is the doctrine of the ascension.
GATHER IN GOD’S NAME
Open this ink to hear Mark Andersen’s arrangement of SALVE FESTA
DIE (Hail Festival Day) for solo organ.
Open this link in a new tab to hear Charles Wesley, Thomas Cotterill and others’ “Hail the Day That Sees Him Rise.”
1 Hail the day that sees him rise, Alleluia,
to his throne above the skies; Alleluia,
Christ, the Lamb for sinners given, Alleluia,
enters now the highest heaven. Alleluia!
2 There for him high triumph waits;
lift your heads, eternal gates.
He hath conquered death and sin;
take the King of Glory in.
3 Lo, the heaven its Lord receives,
yet he loves the earth he leaves;
though returning to his throne,
still he calls mankind his own.
4 See, he lifts his hands above;
see, he shews the prints of love;
hark, his gracious lips bestow
blessings on his church below.
5 Still for us he intercedes,
his prevailing death he pleads;
near himself prepares our place,
he the first-fruits of our race.
6 Lord, though parted from our sight,
far above the starry height,
grant our hearts may thither rise,
seeking thee above the skies.
Alleluia. Christ is risen.
The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia.
Jesus said, "The first commandment is this: Hear, O Israel:
The Lord your God is the only Lord. Love the Lord your
God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your
mind, and with all your strength. The second is this: Love
your neighbor as yourself. There is no commandment
greater than these." Mark 12:29-31
Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.
Silence
Most merciful God,
we confess that we have sinned against you
in thought, word, and deed,
by what we have done,
and by what we have left undone.
We have not loved you with our whole heart;
we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.
We are truly sorry and we humbly repent.
For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ,
have mercy on us and forgive us;
that we may delight in your will,
and walk in your ways,
to the glory of your Name. Amen.
Almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us all our sins
through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen us in all
goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep us
in eternal life. Amen.
Open this link in a new tab to hear Christoper Idle’s “Glory in the Highest.”
1 Glory in the highest to the God of heaven!
Peace to all your people through the earth be given!
Mighty God and Father, thanks and praise we bring,
singing Hallelujah to our heavenly king.
2 Jesus Christ is risen, God the Father's Son!
With the Holy Spirit you are Lord alone!
Lamb once killed for sinners, all our guilt to bear,
show us now your mercy, now receive our prayer.
3 Christ the world's true Saviour, high and holy One,
seated now and reigning from your Father's throne:
Lord and God, we praise you! Highest heaven adores:
in the Father's glory, all the praise be yours;
in the Father's glory, all the praise be yours!
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Let us pray.
Silence
Almighty God, whose blessed Son our Savior Jesus Christ
ascended far above all heavens that he might fill all things:
Mercifully give us faith to perceive that, according to his
promise, he abides with his Church on earth, even to the end
of the ages; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and
reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, in glory
everlasting. Amen.
THE MINISTRY OF THE WORD
A reading from the Acts of the Apostles
Acts 1:1-11
Theophilus, the first scroll I wrote concerned everything Jesus did and taught from the beginning, right up to the day when he was taken up into heaven. Before he was taken up, working in the power of the Holy Spirit, Jesus instructed the apostles he had chosen. After his suffering, he showed them that he was alive with many convincing proofs. He appeared to them over a period of forty days, speaking to them about God’s kingdom. While they were eating together, he ordered them not to leave Jerusalem but to wait for what the Father had promised. He said, “This is what you heard from me: John baptized with water, but in only a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”
As a result, those who had gathered together asked Jesus, “Lord, are you going to restore the kingdom to Israel now?”
Jesus replied, “It isn’t for you to know the times or seasons that the Father has set by his own authority. 8 Rather, 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 end of the earth.”
After Jesus said these things, as they were watching, he was lifted up and a cloud took him out of their sight. While he was going away and as they were staring toward heaven, suddenly two men in white robes stood next to them. They said, “Galileans, why are you standing here, looking toward heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way that you saw him go into heaven.”
The Word of the Lord
Thanks be to God
Silence
Open this link in a new tab to hear Paul Mason’s responsorial setting of Psalm 47 God Mounts His Throne
Psalm 47:1-3, 6-9
As a result, those who had gathered together asked Jesus, “Lord, are you going to restore the kingdom to Israel now?”
Jesus replied, “It isn’t for you to know the times or seasons that the Father has set by his own authority. 8 Rather, 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 end of the earth.”
After Jesus said these things, as they were watching, he was lifted up and a cloud took him out of their sight. While he was going away and as they were staring toward heaven, suddenly two men in white robes stood next to them. They said, “Galileans, why are you standing here, looking toward heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way that you saw him go into heaven.”
The Word of the Lord
Thanks be to God
Silence
Open this link in a new tab to hear Paul Mason’s responsorial setting of Psalm 47 God Mounts His Throne
Psalm 47:1-3, 6-9
God mounts his throne to shouts of joy;
A blare of trumpets for the Lord.
God mounts his throne to shouts of joy;
A blare of trumpets for the Lord.
2 All peoples, clap your hands,
cry to God with shouts of joy!
3 For the Lord, the Most High, we must fear,
great king over all the earth.
God mounts his throne to shouts of joy;
A blare of trumpets for the Lord.
God mounts his throne to shouts of joy;
A blare of trumpets for the Lord.
6 God goes up with shouts of joy;
the Lord goes up with trumpet blast.
7 Sing praise for God, sing praise,
sing praise to our king, sing praise.
God mounts his throne to shouts of joy;
A blare of trumpets for the Lord.
God mounts his throne to shouts of joy;
A blare of trumpets for the Lord.
8 God is king of all the earth,
sing praise with all your skill.
9 God is king over the nations;
God reigns on his holy throne.
A blare of trumpets for the Lord.
God mounts his throne to shouts of joy;
A blare of trumpets for the Lord.
2 All peoples, clap your hands,
cry to God with shouts of joy!
3 For the Lord, the Most High, we must fear,
great king over all the earth.
God mounts his throne to shouts of joy;
A blare of trumpets for the Lord.
God mounts his throne to shouts of joy;
A blare of trumpets for the Lord.
6 God goes up with shouts of joy;
the Lord goes up with trumpet blast.
7 Sing praise for God, sing praise,
sing praise to our king, sing praise.
God mounts his throne to shouts of joy;
A blare of trumpets for the Lord.
God mounts his throne to shouts of joy;
A blare of trumpets for the Lord.
8 God is king of all the earth,
sing praise with all your skill.
9 God is king over the nations;
God reigns on his holy throne.
God mounts his throne to shouts of joy;
A blare of trumpets for the Lord.
God mounts his throne to shouts of joy;
A blare of trumpets for the Lord.
A reading from the Letter to the Ephesians.
Ephesians 1:15-23
Since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people, this is the reason that I don’t stop giving thanks to God for you when I remember you in my prayers. I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, will give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation that makes God known to you. I pray that the eyes of your heart will have enough light to see what is the hope of God’s call, what is the richness of God’s glorious inheritance among believers, and what is the overwhelming greatness of God’s power that is working among us believers. This power is conferred by the energy of God’s powerful strength. God’s power was at work in Christ when God raised him from the dead and sat him at God’s right side in the heavens, far above every ruler and authority and power and angelic power, any power that might be named not only now but in the future. God put everything under Christ’s feet and made him head of everything in the church, which is his body. His body, the church, is the fullness of Christ, who fills everything in every way.
The Word of the Lord
Thanks be to God
Silence
Open this link in a new tab to hear Madison Hall’s arrangement
of the Venerable Bede’s “A Hymn of Glory Let Us Sing.”
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
1 A hymn of glory let us sing,
new hymns throughout the world shall ring;
by a new way none ever trod
Christ takes his place— the throne of God!
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
2 You are a present joy, O Lord;
you will be ever our reward;
and great the light in you we see
to guide us to eternity.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
3 O risen Christ, ascended Lord,
all praise to you let earth accord,
who are, while endless ages run,
with Father and with Spirit, One.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke.
Luke 24:44-53
Glory to you, Lord Christ.
Jesus said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you—that everything written about me in the Law from Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures. He said to them, “This is what is written: the Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and a change of heart and life for the forgiveness of sins must be preached in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. 48 You are witnesses of these things. Look, I’m sending to you what my Father promised, but you are to stay in the city until you have been furnished with heavenly power.”
He led them out as far as Bethany, where he lifted his hands and blessed them. As he blessed them, he left them and was taken up to heaven. They worshipped him and returned to Jerusalem overwhelmed with joy. And they were continuously in the temple praising God.
The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, Lord Christ.
Among Christianity’ core beliefs is the doctrine of the ascension, Jesus’ bodily ascent into heaven forty days after he rose from the dead and appeared to numerous eyewitnesses. It is one of the chief articles of the Christian faith.
Both the Apostles Creed and the Nicene, two of the earliest statements of the Christian faith, emphasize Jesus’ ascension as they do his resurrection. Like his resurrection, Jesus’ ascension was a historical event to which there were many eyewitnesses. This evening’s readings from the Acts of the Apostles and the Gospel according to Luke give an account of Jesus’ ascension.
In his resurrection Jesus conquered death. In his ascension Jesus was exalted to the right hand of the Father and was given the name that is above every other name (Philippians 2:19). Not only was his heavenly glory returned but he was seated in a special place of honor at the Father’s side.
While Jesus’ resurrection proved his claim to be the Messiah and the Son to be true, his exultation made him Lord of all, “heaven’s High King” in the words of the hymn, “Be Thou My Vision.”
We benefit from Jesus’ ascension in several different ways. We have an advocate for us with the Father (1 John 2:1). We have an advocate who has experienced what human beings experience. When Jesus ascended into heaven, he brought the fulness of his humanity with him. He did not discard his humanity. He can truly represent us in God’s presence. Since he has ascended into heaven, he can fulfill his promise and send his disciples the Holy Spirit. Jesus is able to prepare a place for us in heaven.
Jesus has also opened a way into God’s presence that was closed to us at the time of the Fall, at the time of Adam and Eve's disobedience in the Garden of Eden. You can read about the Fall in the Book of Genesis, the first book in the Bible, in Chapter 3. It provides a explanation of how humanity's relationship with God became impaired.
In the first century kings and other rulers conducted audiences with their subjects in one of two ways, in a throne room in which formal language was used and a strict protocol observed and in a private audience chamber in which those granted an audience could speak more freely. With Jesus’ ascension we have been granted the privilege of a private audience with God. We are able to draw near to God through Jesus (Hebrews 7:25, Romans 8:34) as Jesus intercedes for us.
Scripture tells us that Jesus sat down at the right hand of God after he was taken up into heaven (Mark 16:19-20). This signifies that Jesus has complete his earthly ministry, having done what he came to do: as well as teaching and demonstrating how we should live, he made an offering for our sins, once for all time (Hebrews 10:11-14). When he intercedes for us, Jesus pleads that offering. We have no need of any other offering. The only sacrifices that are required from us are spiritual ones—the offering of praise and thanksgiving and lives of obedience to God’s will.
As may be seen, Jesus’ ascension completely changed our relationship with God.
Silence
[Let us affirm our faith in the words of the Nicene Creed]
We believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one Being with the Father.
Through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven:
by the power of the Holy Spirit
he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary,
and was made man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again
in accordance with the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son.
With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified.
He has spoken through the Prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come. Amen.
THE MINISTRY OF PRAYER
Let us pray for the Church and for the world.
Particular intentions may be mentioned before this litany, or petitions added at appropriate points.
Grant, Almighty God, that all who confess your Name may
be united in your truth, live together in your love, and reveal
your glory in the world.
Silence
Lord, in your mercy
Hear our prayer.
Guide the people of this land, and of all the nations, in the
ways of justice and peace; that we may honor one another
and serve the common good.
Silence
Lord, in your mercy
Hear our prayer.
Give us all a reverence for the earth as your own creation,
that we may use its resources rightly in the service of others
and to your honor and glory.
Silence
Lord, in your mercy
Hear our prayer.
Bless all whose lives are closely linked with ours, and grant
that we may serve Christ in them, and love one another as he
loves us.
Silence
Lord, in your mercy
Hear our prayer.
Comfort and heal all those who suffer in body, mind, or
spirit; give them courage and hope in their troubles, and
bring them the joy of your salvation.
Silence
Lord, in your mercy
Hear our prayer.
We commend to your mercy all who have died, that your will
for them may be fulfilled; and we pray that we may share
with all your saints in your eternal kingdom.
Silence
Lord, in your mercy
Hear our prayer.
Heavenly Father, you have promised to hear what we ask in
the Name of your Son: Accept and fulfill our petitions, we
pray, not as we ask in our ignorance, nor as we deserve in our
sinfulness, but as you know and love us in your Son Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
Open this link in a new tab to hear Alanna Glover and Jamie Dallimore’s arrangement of Matthew Bridges and Godfrey Thring’s “Crown Him with Many Crowns.”
Verse 1
Crown him with many crowns, the Lamb upon his 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
Verse 2
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
Verse 3
Crown him the Lord of love, behold his hands and side
Those wounds yet visible above in beauty glorified
All hail, Redeemer hail! For thou hast died for me
Thy praise and glory shall not fail throughout eternity
Refrain
Crown him with many crowns, the Lord be glorified!
Crown him with many crowns, the Lord be glorified!
Crown him with many crowns, the Lord be glorified!
Crown him with many crowns, the Lord be glorified!
THE SENDING FORTH OF GOD’S PEOPLE
[Let us pray in the words our Savior Christ has taught us.]
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.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and
the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with us. Amen.
or
The peace of the Lord be with you.
And also with you.
All greet one another in the name of the Lord.
A blare of trumpets for the Lord.
God mounts his throne to shouts of joy;
A blare of trumpets for the Lord.
A reading from the Letter to the Ephesians.
Ephesians 1:15-23
Since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people, this is the reason that I don’t stop giving thanks to God for you when I remember you in my prayers. I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, will give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation that makes God known to you. I pray that the eyes of your heart will have enough light to see what is the hope of God’s call, what is the richness of God’s glorious inheritance among believers, and what is the overwhelming greatness of God’s power that is working among us believers. This power is conferred by the energy of God’s powerful strength. God’s power was at work in Christ when God raised him from the dead and sat him at God’s right side in the heavens, far above every ruler and authority and power and angelic power, any power that might be named not only now but in the future. God put everything under Christ’s feet and made him head of everything in the church, which is his body. His body, the church, is the fullness of Christ, who fills everything in every way.
The Word of the Lord
Thanks be to God
Silence
Open this link in a new tab to hear Madison Hall’s arrangement
of the Venerable Bede’s “A Hymn of Glory Let Us Sing.”
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
1 A hymn of glory let us sing,
new hymns throughout the world shall ring;
by a new way none ever trod
Christ takes his place— the throne of God!
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
2 You are a present joy, O Lord;
you will be ever our reward;
and great the light in you we see
to guide us to eternity.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
3 O risen Christ, ascended Lord,
all praise to you let earth accord,
who are, while endless ages run,
with Father and with Spirit, One.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke.
Luke 24:44-53
Glory to you, Lord Christ.
Jesus said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you—that everything written about me in the Law from Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures. He said to them, “This is what is written: the Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and a change of heart and life for the forgiveness of sins must be preached in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. 48 You are witnesses of these things. Look, I’m sending to you what my Father promised, but you are to stay in the city until you have been furnished with heavenly power.”
He led them out as far as Bethany, where he lifted his hands and blessed them. As he blessed them, he left them and was taken up to heaven. They worshipped him and returned to Jerusalem overwhelmed with joy. And they were continuously in the temple praising God.
The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, Lord Christ.
What Do Christians Believe about the Ascension?
Among Christianity’ core beliefs is the doctrine of the ascension, Jesus’ bodily ascent into heaven forty days after he rose from the dead and appeared to numerous eyewitnesses. It is one of the chief articles of the Christian faith.
Both the Apostles Creed and the Nicene, two of the earliest statements of the Christian faith, emphasize Jesus’ ascension as they do his resurrection. Like his resurrection, Jesus’ ascension was a historical event to which there were many eyewitnesses. This evening’s readings from the Acts of the Apostles and the Gospel according to Luke give an account of Jesus’ ascension.
In his resurrection Jesus conquered death. In his ascension Jesus was exalted to the right hand of the Father and was given the name that is above every other name (Philippians 2:19). Not only was his heavenly glory returned but he was seated in a special place of honor at the Father’s side.
While Jesus’ resurrection proved his claim to be the Messiah and the Son to be true, his exultation made him Lord of all, “heaven’s High King” in the words of the hymn, “Be Thou My Vision.”
We benefit from Jesus’ ascension in several different ways. We have an advocate for us with the Father (1 John 2:1). We have an advocate who has experienced what human beings experience. When Jesus ascended into heaven, he brought the fulness of his humanity with him. He did not discard his humanity. He can truly represent us in God’s presence. Since he has ascended into heaven, he can fulfill his promise and send his disciples the Holy Spirit. Jesus is able to prepare a place for us in heaven.
Jesus has also opened a way into God’s presence that was closed to us at the time of the Fall, at the time of Adam and Eve's disobedience in the Garden of Eden. You can read about the Fall in the Book of Genesis, the first book in the Bible, in Chapter 3. It provides a explanation of how humanity's relationship with God became impaired.
In the first century kings and other rulers conducted audiences with their subjects in one of two ways, in a throne room in which formal language was used and a strict protocol observed and in a private audience chamber in which those granted an audience could speak more freely. With Jesus’ ascension we have been granted the privilege of a private audience with God. We are able to draw near to God through Jesus (Hebrews 7:25, Romans 8:34) as Jesus intercedes for us.
Scripture tells us that Jesus sat down at the right hand of God after he was taken up into heaven (Mark 16:19-20). This signifies that Jesus has complete his earthly ministry, having done what he came to do: as well as teaching and demonstrating how we should live, he made an offering for our sins, once for all time (Hebrews 10:11-14). When he intercedes for us, Jesus pleads that offering. We have no need of any other offering. The only sacrifices that are required from us are spiritual ones—the offering of praise and thanksgiving and lives of obedience to God’s will.
As may be seen, Jesus’ ascension completely changed our relationship with God.
Silence
[Let us affirm our faith in the words of the Nicene Creed]
We believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one Being with the Father.
Through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven:
by the power of the Holy Spirit
he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary,
and was made man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again
in accordance with the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son.
With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified.
He has spoken through the Prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come. Amen.
THE MINISTRY OF PRAYER
Let us pray for the Church and for the world.
Particular intentions may be mentioned before this litany, or petitions added at appropriate points.
Grant, Almighty God, that all who confess your Name may
be united in your truth, live together in your love, and reveal
your glory in the world.
Silence
Lord, in your mercy
Hear our prayer.
Guide the people of this land, and of all the nations, in the
ways of justice and peace; that we may honor one another
and serve the common good.
Silence
Lord, in your mercy
Hear our prayer.
Give us all a reverence for the earth as your own creation,
that we may use its resources rightly in the service of others
and to your honor and glory.
Silence
Lord, in your mercy
Hear our prayer.
Bless all whose lives are closely linked with ours, and grant
that we may serve Christ in them, and love one another as he
loves us.
Silence
Lord, in your mercy
Hear our prayer.
Comfort and heal all those who suffer in body, mind, or
spirit; give them courage and hope in their troubles, and
bring them the joy of your salvation.
Silence
Lord, in your mercy
Hear our prayer.
We commend to your mercy all who have died, that your will
for them may be fulfilled; and we pray that we may share
with all your saints in your eternal kingdom.
Silence
Lord, in your mercy
Hear our prayer.
Heavenly Father, you have promised to hear what we ask in
the Name of your Son: Accept and fulfill our petitions, we
pray, not as we ask in our ignorance, nor as we deserve in our
sinfulness, but as you know and love us in your Son Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
Open this link in a new tab to hear Alanna Glover and Jamie Dallimore’s arrangement of Matthew Bridges and Godfrey Thring’s “Crown Him with Many Crowns.”
Verse 1
Crown him with many crowns, the Lamb upon his 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
Verse 2
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
Verse 3
Crown him the Lord of love, behold his hands and side
Those wounds yet visible above in beauty glorified
All hail, Redeemer hail! For thou hast died for me
Thy praise and glory shall not fail throughout eternity
Refrain
Crown him with many crowns, the Lord be glorified!
Crown him with many crowns, the Lord be glorified!
Crown him with many crowns, the Lord be glorified!
Crown him with many crowns, the Lord be glorified!
THE SENDING FORTH OF GOD’S PEOPLE
[Let us pray in the words our Savior Christ has taught us.]
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.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and
the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with us. Amen.
or
The peace of the Lord be with you.
And also with you.
All greet one another in the name of the Lord.
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