This Sunday, 5 January there are services of Holy Communion from the Book of Common Prayer at 8am in St Mary the Virgin, Horne; Holy Communion at 9:30am in St Bartholomew, Burstow; a Family Service in St Mary the Virgin, Horne; and Morning Worship at 11am in St John the Baptist, Outwood.

This week’s online service is led by the Revd Alan Bayes. To follow the service, click on the arrow here and find the words below.

We three kings of Orient are;
Bearing gifts we traverse afar;
Field and fountain, moor and mountain,
Following yonder star.

O star of wonder, star of night,
Star with royal beauty bright.
Westward leading, still proceeding,
Guide us to thy perfect light.

Born a King on Bethlehem plain,
Gold I bring, to crown Him again,
King for ever, ceasing never,
Over us all to reign.

Frankincense to offer have I,
Incense owns a Deity nigh,
Prayer and praising, gladly raising,
Worship Him, God most high.

Myrrh is mine, its bitter perfume
Breathes a life of gathering gloom;
Sorrowing, sighing, bleeding, dying,
Sealed in the stone-cold tomb.

Glorious now, behold him arise,
King and God and sacrifice;
Alleluia, alleluia,
Earth to heav’n replies.

John H Hopkins (1820-1891)

The Lord be with you
And with your spirit

God be gracious to us and bless
and make you face to shine upon us:
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.

May your ways be known upon earth
your saving health among all nations:
Christ, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.

You Lord have made known your salvation
and reveal your justice in the sight of the nations:
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.

Almighty God,
who forgives all who truly repent,
have mercy upon you,
pardon and deliver you from all your sins,
confirm and strengthen you in all goodness,
and keep you in life eternal;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

The Collect for the Feast of The Epiphany
O God, who by the leading of a star
manifested your only son
to the peoples of the earth,
mercifully grant that we who know you know by faith
may at last behold you glory face to face,
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
Read by Rosemary Spruce

The first reading is from Isaiah 60:1-6

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

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

The Gospel reading is from Matthew 2:1-12

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

Talk
by Revd Alan Bayes

The Lord’s Prayer
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.

Lord God,
the bright splendour whom the nations see,
may we who, with the wise men,
have been drawn by your light,
discern the glory of your presence
in your Son, the Word made flesh,
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

The Blessing

We have a gospel to proclaim,
good news for all throughout the earth;
the gospel of a Saviour’s name:
we sing his glory, tell his worth.

Tell of his birth at Bethlehem,
not in a royal house or hall
but in a stable dark and dim:
the Word made flesh, a light for all.

Tell of his death at Calvary,
hated by those he came to save;
in lonely suffering on the cross
for all he loved, his life he gave.

Tell of that glorious Easter morn:
empty the tomb, for he was free;
he broke the power of death and hell
that we might share his victory.

Tell of his reign at God’s right hand
by all creation glorified;
he sends his Spirit on his church
to live for him, the Lamb who died.

Now we rejoice to name him King:
Jesus is Lord of all the earth;
this gospel message we proclaim:
we sing his glory, tell his worth.

Edward J Burns (1968). Used by permission CCLI: 845257
Tune: Fulda, William Gardiner’s “Sacred Melodies” (1815)

Organist: Peter Nye.
Common Worship: Services and Prayers for the Church of England (2000), material from which is included in this service,
is copyright © The Archbishops’ Council 2000.
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