Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney The Rt Rev d Dr Robert Gillies St Andrew s Cathedral Aberdeen Provost and Rector: The Very Rev d Dr Isaac Poobalan Diocesan Choral Festival Choral Evensong Visit of the Rt Rev d Sitembele Mzamane and Mrs Mzamane, Diocese of Mthatha Renewal of Commitment of Lay Readers Sunday, 22 May 2016 at 6.30 pm Conductor: Prof. Andrew Morrisson Organist: Bill Henderson Organ Scholar: Kevin Cameron
Organ Voluntaries before the Service: Sonata No. 2 in C minor BWV 526 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Order of Service Please stand at the entrance of the Choir and Clergy. Processional Hymn The God of Abraham praise, Who reigns enthroned above, Ancient of everlasting days, And God of love: To him uplift your voice, At whose supreme command, From earth we rise and seek the joys At his right hand. There dwells the Lord our King, The Lord our Righteousness, Triumphant o er the world and sin, The Prince of Peace: On Sion s sacred height His kingdom he maintains, And glorious with his saints in light For ever reigns. Before the great Three-One They all exulting stand, And tell the wonders he has done Throughout the land: The listening spheres attend, And swell the growing fame, And sing in songs which never end The wondrous name. The God who reigns on high The great archangels sing, And Holy, holy holy cry,
Words: Tune: Almighty King! Who was, and is the same, And evermore shall be: Eternal Father, great I AM, We worship thee. The whole triumphant host Give thanks to God on high: Hail, Father, Son and Holy Ghost They ever cry: Hail, Abraham s God and mine! (I join the heavenly lays), All might and majesty are thine, And endless praise. Thomas Olivers (1725-1799) based on the Hebrew Yigdal Hebrew melody noted by Thomas Olivers from the singing of Meyer Lyon of the London Great Synagogue, adapted 1770 The choir sings the Introit: Words: Psalm 100 Jubilate Deo by William Walton (1902-1983) O be joyful in the Lord, all ye lands : serve the Lord with gladness, and come before his presence with a song. Be ye sure that the Lord he is God : it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. O go your way into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise : be thankful unto him, and speak good of his Name. For the Lord is gracious, his mercy is everlasting : and his truth endureth from generation to generation. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be : world without end. Amen.
Welcome and Opening Sentence The Bishop Please sit or kneel for the Confession: Minister: Minister: We confess We confess to God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, that we have sinned in thought, word, and deed, through our own grievous fault. Wherefore we pray God to have mercy upon us. Almighty God have mercy upon us, forgive us all our sins and deliver us from evil, confirm and strengthen us in all goodness, and bring us to life everlasting. Amen. May the Almighty and merciful Lord grant unto you pardon and remission of all your sins, time for true repentance, amendment of life, and the grace and comfort of the Holy Spirit. Amen. The choir sing the Preces and Responses (Music by Martin Neary): Please stand. Please sit. O Lord, open thou our lips; And our mouth shall shew forth thy praise. O God, make speed to save us; O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be : world without end. Amen. Praise ye the Lord; The Lord s name be praised. The choir sings Psalm 148 Laudate Dominum, Chant by Charles Villiers Stanford: 1 O praise the Lord of heaven : praise him in the height. 2 Praise him all ye angels of his : praise him all his host. 3 Praise him sun and moon : praise him all ye stars and light.
4 Praise him all ye heavens : and ye waters that are above the heavens. 5 Let them praise the Name of the Lord : for he spake the word and they were made, he commanded and they were created. 6 He hath made them fast for ever and ever : he hath given them a law which shall not be broken. 7 Praise the Lord upon earth : ye dragons and all deeps; 8 Fire and hail snow and vapours : wind and storm fulfilling his word; 9 Mountains and all hills : fruitful trees and all cedars; 10 Beasts and all cattle, : worms and feathered fowls; 11 Kings of the earth and all people : princes and all judges of the world; 12 Young men and maidens, old men and children, praise the Name of the Lord : for his Name only is excellent, and his praise above heaven and earth. 13 He shall exalt the horn of his people, all his saints shall praise him : even the children of Israel, even the people that serveth him. Please stand for the Gloria. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be : world without end. Amen. Please sit. Old Testament Reading Jeremiah 10.1-16 God and idols (p. 768) Please stand to sing the Office Hymn: Father most holy, merciful and tender; Jesus our Saviour, with the Father reigning; Spirit all-kindly, Advocate, Defender, Light never waning; Trinity sacred, Unity unshaken; Deity perfect, giving and forgiving, Light of the angels, Life of the forsaken, Hope of all living;
Maker of all things, all thy creatures praise thee; Lo, all things serve thee through thy whole creation: Hear us, Almighty, hear us as we raise thee Heart s adoration. To the all-ruling triune God be glory: Highest and greatest, help thou our endeavour, We too would praise thee, giving honour worthy, Now and for ever. Amen. Words: Latin c. 10th century, Transl.: Percy Dearmer (1867-1936) Tune: Iste Confessor, Poitiers Antipher 1746 Please sit. The choir sings the Magnificat (Music: Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D Minor by Thomas Attwood Walmisley): Please stand for the Gloria. Please sit. New Testament Reading Matthew 28.16-end The great commission (p. 1001) The choir sings the Nunc dimittis (Music: Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D Minor by Thomas Attwood Walmisley): Please stand for the Gloria. The Apostle s Creed Minister: I believe I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth: And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord, Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin Mary, Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, dead, and buried: He descended into hell; The third day he rose again from the dead;
He ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; The holy Catholic Church; The Communion of Saints; The Forgiveness of sins; The Resurrection of the body, And the Life everlasting. Amen. The choir sings the Responses (Music by Martin Neary): Please sit or kneel. The Lord be with you; And with thy spirit. Let us pray. Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, In earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive them that trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. Amen. O Lord, shew thy mercy upon us; And grant us thy salvation. O Lord, save the Queen; And mercifully hear us when we call upon thee. Endue thy ministers with righteousness; And make thy chosen people joyful. O Lord, save thy people; And bless thine inheritance.
Give peace in our time, O Lord; Because there is none other that fighteth for us, but only thou, O God. O God, make clean our hearts within us; And take not thy Holy Spirit from us. Let us pray. Collect for the Day Almighty and everlasting God, who hast given unto us thy servants grace, by the confession of a true faith to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of the Divine Majesty to worship the Unity: We beseech thee, that thou wouldest keep us stedfast in this faith, and evermore defend us from all adversities; who livest and reignest, one God, world without end. Amen. The Second Collect at Evening Prayer O God, from whom all holy desires, all good counsels, and all just works do proceed: Give unto thy servants that peace which the world cannot give; that both our hearts may be set to obey thy commandments, and also that by thee we being defended from the fear of our enemies may pass our time in rest and quietness; through the merits of Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen. The Third Collect, for Aid Against all Perils Lighten our darkness, we beseech thee, O Lord; and by thy great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night; for the love of thy only Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. Please sit. The choir sings the Anthem: I saw the Lord by Sir John Stainer (1840-1901) I saw the Lord, sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.
And one cried unto another, Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of Hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke. O Trinity! O Unity! Be present as we worship Thee, And with the songs that angels sing Unite the hymns of praise we bring. Amen. Words: Isaiah 6.1-4 and Ave, colenda Trinitas, 11th-century Latin hymn, translated by John David Chambers (1803-1893) Please stand to sing the Hymn: Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty! Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee; Holy, Holy, Holy! Merciful and mighty! God in three Persons, blessèd Trinity! Holy, Holy, Holy! all the saints adore thee, Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea; Cherubim and seraphim falling down before thee, Which wert, and art, and evermore shalt be. Holy, Holy, Holy! though the darkness hide thee, Though the eye of sinful man thy glory may not see, Only thou art holy, there is none beside thee Perfect in power, in love, and purity. Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty! All they works shall praise thy name, in earth, and sky, and sea; Holy, Holy, Holy! Merciful and mighty! God in three Persons, blessèd Trinity! Words: Reginald Heber (1783-1826) Tune: J.B. Dykes (1823-1876)
Address The Rt Rev d Sitembele Mzamane Renewal of Commitment of Lay Readers The Bishop asks all Lay Readers to stand. Lay Readers: Lay Readers: Lay Readers: Lay Readers: Lay Readers: My brothers and sisters in the name of God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, I thank you for your faithful ministry as Lay Readers within the life of this church. I pray God s continuing blessing upon you and invite you now to renew your commitment to the ministry entrusted to you. Therefore I ask: will you, as Lay Readers, continue to promote peace and unity and for each of you to conduct yourself as becomes a worker for Christ, for the good of his church and for the spiritual welfare of all people? With God s help, I will. Will you continue to study the Scriptures, to deepen your knowledge of the Christian faith and to grow in your discipleship of Christ? With God s help, I will. Will you give obedience to those who are set in authority over you and will you work willingly and collaboratively with all who are your fellow-workers in the gospel? With God s help, I will. Will you, in the strength of the Holy Spirit, continually stir up the gift of God that is in you to make Christ known to all? With God s help, I will. Almighty God, who has given you the will to undertake these things, give you also the strength to perform them, that he may complete the work that he has begun in you; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. God our Father, we offer our lives to do your work in your church and in the world. Help us, by your Holy Spirit, to
hear more clearly your call to deeper commitment to your service, and give us grave to respond with gladness; for the Glory of Christ our Lord. Amen. Our help is in the name of the Lord, who has made heaven and earth. Blessed be the name of the Lord, now and forever. Amen. The Spirit of truth lead you into all truth, give you grace to confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, and strengthen you to proclaim the word and works of God; and the blessing of God almighty, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, be upon you and remain with you always. Amen. Please stand for the Final Hymn during which a collection will be taken: I bind unto myself today The strong Name of the Trinity, By invocation of the same, The Three in One, and One in Three. I bind this day to me for ever, By power of faith, Christ's Incarnation; His baptism in Jordan river; His death on cross for my salvation; His bursting from the spicèd tomb; His riding up the heavenly way; His coming at the day of doom: I bind unto myself today. I bind unto myself today The power of God to hold and lead, His eye to watch, his might to stay, His ear to hearken, to my need; The wisdom of my God to teach, His hand to guide, his shield to ward; The word of God to give me speech, His heavenly host to be my guard.
Christ be with me, Christ within me, Christ behind me, Christ before me, Christ beside me, Christ to win me, Christ to comfort and restore me. Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ in quiet, Christ in danger, Christ in hearts of all that love me, Christ in mouth of friend and stranger. I bind unto myself the name The strong Name of the Trinity, By invocation of the same, The Three in One, and One in Three. Of whom all nature hath creation, Eternal Father, Spirit, Word: Praise to the Lord of my salvation: Salvation is of Christ the Lord. Words: Latin 15th century, Translation: J. M. Neale (1818-1866) Tune: Old Irish Melody, Arranged by Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) Please remain standing. The Blessing Please remain standing for the Procession. Organ Voluntary Pièce d orgue by Johann Sebastian Bach A Service of Mattins in Honour of Her Majesty The Queen s 90th Birthday Saturday, 11 June at 10.30 am followed by Cathedral at Noon featuring celebratory music, including Händel s Zadok the Priest and Parry s I was glad.