Choral Eucharist - 3rd Sunday after Trinity - 21st June 2026 - Revd Canon Gregory Clifton-Smith

A sung service of Holy Communion at 9.30am on the day of the Summer Solstice. Please do join in with singing the hymns, whose words you will find in the order of service below. And please, if you are able, consider making a contribution to the upkeep of this historic (1862) church and its maintenance of the Anglican choral tradition: https://www.parishgiving.org.uk/donor... OPENING HYMN: NEH 351 Come, ye faithful, raise the anthem 1. Come, ye faithful, raise the anthem, Cleave the skies with shouts of praise; Sing to him who found the ransom, Ancient of eternal days, God eternal, Word incarnate, Whom the heaven of heaven obeys. 2. Ere he raised the lofty mountains, Formed the sea, or built the sky, Love eternal, free, and boundless, Forced the Lord of life to die, Lifted up the Prince of princes On the throne of Calvary. 3. Now on those eternal mountains Stands the sapphire throne, all bright, With the ceaseless alleluias Which they raise, the sons of light; Sion's people tell his praises, Victor after hard-won fight. 4. Bring your harps, and bring your incense, Sweep the string and pour the lay; Let the earth proclaim his wonders, King of that celestial day; He the Lamb once slain is worthy, Who was dead, and lives for ay. 5. Laud and honour to the Father, Laud and honour to the Son, Laud and honour to the Spirit, Ever Three and ever One, One in love, and One in splendour, While unending ages run. Amen. PRAYERS OF PENITENCE; GLORIA; COLLECT LITURGY OF THE WORD: Old Testament reading: Jeremiah 20: 7-13 “But the LORD is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail.” Epistle: Romans 6: 1b-11 “Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him: Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.” (GRADUAL) HYMN: NEH 464 Thou art the Way 1. THOU art the Way: by thee alone From sin and death we flee; And they who would the Father seek Must seek him, Lord, by thee. 2. Thou art the Truth: thy word alone True wisdom can impart; Thou only canst inform the mind And purify the heart. 3. Thou art the Life: the rending tomb Proclaims thy conquering arm; And those who put their trust in thee Nor death nor hell shall harm. 4. Thou art the Way, the Truth, the Life: Grant us that Way to know, That Truth to keep, that Life to win, Whose joys eternal flow. Gospel: St Matthew 10: 24-39 “And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.” SERMON CREED INTERCESSIONS PEACE OFFERTORY HYMN: NEH 76 Take up thy cross, the Saviour said 1. Take up thy cross, the Saviour said, If thou wouldst my disciple be; Deny thyself, the world forsake, And humbly follow after me. 2. Take up thy cross; let not its weight Fill thy weak spirit with alarm; His strength shall bear thy spirit up, And brace thy heart, and nerve thine arm. 3..Take up thy cross, nor heed the shame, Nor let thy foolish pride rebel; The Lord for thee the Cross endured, To save thy soul from death and hell. 4. Take up thy cross then in his strength, And calmly every danger brave; 'Twill guide thee to a better home, And lead to victory o'er the grave. 5. Take up thy cross, and follow Christ, Nor think till death to lay it down; For only he who bears the cross May hope to wear the glorious crown. 6. To thee, great Lord, the One in Three, All praise for evermore ascend; O grant us in our home to see The heavenly life that knows no end. EUCHARISTIC PRAYER GIVING OF COMMUNION CHOIR COMMUNION HYMN: I am not worthy, holy Lord 1. I am not worthy, holy Lord, That Thou shouldst come to me; Speak but the word; one gracious word Can set the sinner free. 2. I am not worthy; cold and bare The lodging of my soul; How canst Thou deign to enter there? Lord, speak, and make me whole. 3. I am not worthy; yet, my God, How can I say Thee nay; Thee, who didst give Thy flesh and blood My ransom price to pay? 4. O come! in this sweet morning hour Feed me with food divine; And fill with all Thy love and power This worthless heart of mine. see:    • "I am not worthy, Holy Lord" - words by Si...   POST-COMMUNION PRAYER CLOSING HYMN: NEH 119 The strife is o’er, the battle done 1. The strife is o'er, the battle done; Now is the Victor's triumph won; O let the song of praise be sung. Alleluya! 2. Death's mightiest powers have done their worst, And Jesus hath his foes dispersed; Let shouts of praise and joy outburst. Alleluya! 3. On the third morn he rose again Glorious in majesty to reign; O let us swell the joyful strain. Alleluya! 4. He brake the age-bound chains of hell; The bars from heaven's high portals fell; Let hymns of praise his triumph tell. Alleluya! 5. Lord, by the stripes which wounded thee From death's dread sting thy servants free, That we may live, and sing to thee. Alleluia! BLESSING DISMISSAL