Online Worship for 3 April | Windmill United Benefice

This week, on Sunday 3 April, Passion Sunday, there is a service of Morning Worship at 9.30am at St Bartholomew, Burstow, a Family Service at 10am at St Mary the Virgin, Horne and a service of Morning Worship at 11am at St John the Baptist, Outwood. And as always, there is an online service here, too, which this week is led by the Revd Nicholas Calver

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Lift high the cross, the love of Christ proclaim
Till all the world adore His sacred name!

Come, Christians, follow where our Saviour trod,
O’er death victorious, Christ, the Son of God:

Set up thy throne, that earth’s despair may cease
Beneath the shadow of its healing peace:

For thy blest cross which doth for all atone,
Creation’s praises rise before thy throne:

So let the world proclaim with one accord
The praises of our ever-living Lord:

George William Kitchen (1827-1912) and Michael Robert Newbolt (1874-1956)
© Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd

This is the day that the Lord has made.
We will rejoice and be glad in it.

Let us pray:

The Collect for Passion Sunday, the fifth Sunday in Lent

Most merciful God,
who by the death and resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ
delivered and saved the world:
grant that by faith in him who suffered on the cross
we may triumph in the power of his victory;
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

The readings
by Rosie Yeldham

The Old Testament reading is Isaiah 43: 16-21

This is the word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John.
Glory to you, O Lord.

The Gospel reading is from John 12: 1-8

This is the Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, O Christ.

Talk
by Revd Nicholas Calver

The Prayers

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.

Blessing

To God be the glory! Great things He hath done;
So loved He the world that he gave us His Son;
Who yielded His life an atonement for sin,
And opened the life-gate that all may go in.

Praise the Lord, praise the Lord!
Let the earth hear His voice;
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord!
Let the people rejoice;
O come to the Father through Jesus the Son,
And give Him the glory, great things He hath done!

O perfect redemption, the purchase of blood!
To ev’ry believer the promise of God;
The vilest offender who truly believes,
That moment from Jesus a pardon receives.

Praise the Lord, praise the Lord!
Let the earth hear His voice;
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord!
Let the people rejoice;
O come to the Father through Jesus the Son,
And give Him the glory, great things He hath done!

Great things He hath taught us, great things He hath done,
And great our rejoicing through Jesus the Son;
But purer, and higher, and greater will be
Our wonder, our rapture, when Jesus we see.

Frances van Alstyne
(Fanny J Crosby) (1820-1915)

Organist: Peter Nye

Hymn words reproduced under CCLI: 845257