For the Anglican Parish of the Upper Kennebecasis

Week of Sunday August 30 (Proper 22A)

(The Order of Celtic Morning Prayer used on Saturday 23rd July 2005
at the Readers' National Conference, Swanwick.
Derived from A Celtic Primer compiled by Canon Brendan O'Malley
University of Wales, Lampeter; published by Canterbury Press 2002.)

Lord, hear my voice when I call to you.

My heart has prompted me to seek your face;
I seek it Lord; do not hide from me. Alleluia!
adapted from Psalm 25
The maker of all things,
The Lord God worship we;
Heaven white with angels’ wings,
Earth and the white-waved sea.
May the Trinity protect me wherever I stay,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
May Jesus and the Father,
may the Holy Spirit sanctify us!
May the mysterious God not hidden in darkness,
may the bright King save us!
The praise of Christ is illustrious speech,
The worship of God’s Son is an art full of virtue.
May everyone who has sung it or heard it
Belong to God’s kingdom without rejection.
Christ, Christ, hear me!
Christ, Christ of your meekness!
Christ, Christ love me!
Sever me not from your sweetness!
– O Spirit, who rules all creation, visible and invisible,
Have mercy on me.

Morning has broken like the first morning;

Blackbird has spoken like the first bird.
Praise for the singing! Praise for the morning!
Praise for them, springing fresh from the Word!
Sweet the rain’s new fall sunlit from heaven,
Like the first dew-fall on the first grass.
Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden,
Sprung in completeness where his feet pass.
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Mine is the sunlight! Mine is the morning
Born of the one light Eden saw play!
Praise with elation, praise every morning, O Christ, the master carpenter
God’s re-creation of the new day! High on a cross you died;
Eleanor Farjeon (1881-1965) © David Higham Associates, Ltd. A wooden cross. With iron nails,
Used with permission, CCLI # 3117248 A spear thrust in your side.
O Christ, upon that Friday cross
Lord, be with us this day, Your work on earth was done;
Within us to purify us; Yet, truly, in my life today
Above us to draw us up; Your work has just begun.
Beneath us to sustain us;
Before us to lead us; O Christ, take up your worker's tools
Behind us to restrain us; And shape my life anew,
Around us to protect us. That I who now appear rough-hewn
St Patrick May be restored by you.
We must get up before the sun to bless you, O God, O Christ, the master carpenter,
And adore you at the break of day. Let beauty gently shine
Wisdom 16.28
Within the workshop of my life
The praise be yours, not mine.
O God, you are my God; David Mowbray © 1982 Hope Publishing Co.
Eagerly I seek you, my soul is athirst for you. used with permission, CCLI # 3117248
Tune used here: “Land of Rest”
Psalm 95.1–9
1-2
Come, let’s shout praises to God,
May the road rise to meet you,
raise the roof for the Rock who saved us!
May the wind be always at your back,
Let’s march into his presence singing praises,
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
lifting the rafters with our hymns!
3-5 May the rain fall soft upon your fields,
And why? Because God is the best,
And until we meet again,
High King over all the gods.
In one hand he holds deep caves and caverns, May God hold you in the hollow of his hand.
Gaelic
in the other hand grasps the high mountains.
He made Ocean—he owns it!
His hands sculpted Earth!
6-7
So come, let us worship: bow before him,
on your knees before God, who made us!
Oh yes, he’s our God,
and we’re the people he pastures, the flock he feeds.
7-9
Drop everything and listen, listen as he speaks:
“Don’t turn a deaf ear as in the Bitter Uprising,
As on the day of the Wilderness Test,
when your ancestors turned and put me to the test.
(Eugene Petersen, The Message Bible © 1993,2018)
O God, you are my God;
Eagerly I seek you, my soul is athirst for you.
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through Jesus Christ our Lord, Creator of all, we give you thanks for a world full of wonder, but above all
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, because you have called us into a holy fellowship with you and with each
one God, now and for ever. Amen. other. Guide us in the ways of this your new creation, rooted and
grounded in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
(Psalm Prayer from Book of Alternative Services, page 833)
Our Father who art in heaven
Hallowed be thy name!
Thy kingdom, come, thy will be done, Leviticus 19: 9-18
On earth as in heaven.
Psalm 15
Give us today our daily bread God, who gets invited
And forgive our sins to dinner at your place?
As we forgive each one of those How do we get on your guest list?
Who sins against us. 2
“Walk straight, act right, tell the truth.
3-4
“Don’t hurt your friend,
And lead us not to the time of trial
don’t blame your neighbor;
But deliver us from evil
despise the despicable.
For thine is the kingdom, 5
“Keep your word even when it costs you,
The power and the glory.
make an honest living,
Let every home and every dream never take a bribe.
Be born in love again; “You’ll never get blacklisted
Let all the world sing with one voice; if you live like this.”
Let the people say Amen! (Eugene Petersen, The Message Bible © 1993,2018)
Paul Field and David Deal © 1998 Meadowgreen Music Ltd. God of love, teach us to walk blamelessly in your ways, that our whole
Used with permission, CCLI # 3117248
life may be established in you, and that we may come to the place
prepared for us by your Son, Jesus Christ our Redeemer.
Almighty God, (Psalm Prayer from Book of Alternative Services, page 719)
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit Romans 12: 9-21
to me the least of saints,
to me allow that I may keep even the smallest door,
the farthest, darkest, coldest door,
the door that is least used, the stiffest door.
If only it be in Your house, O God,
that I can see Your glory even afar, “The Belief”
and hear Your voice,
Father, bless to us our belief.
and know that I am with You, O God.
St Columba We believe, O God of all gods,
Christ the lowly and meek, That You are the eternal Father of Life.
Christ the all powerful, We believe, O God of all the gods,
Be in the heart of each to whom I speak, That You are the Eternal Father of Love.
In the mouth of each who speaks to me,
You are the Eternal Father of the saints;
In all who draw near me,
You are the Eternal Father of us all.
Or see me, or hear me!
St Patrick
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We believe, O Lord and God of the peoples, (Coda:)
That You are the Creator And I will follow you all of my days (Repeat)
Of the ends of the earth, …And step by step you'll lead me,
The Creator of the skies above, And I will follow you all of my days.
The Creator of the oceans below. David "Beaker" Strasser (and Rich Mullins) ©1991 BMG Songs, Inc.
Used with Permission, CCLI # 3117248
You made our bodies from dust;
You gave to our bodies breath,
And to our souls their life.
Let us pray for the Church, the world, and one another.
We believe, O God or all gods,
For the Church we pray, the bright lamp of faith,
That You gave Your beloved Son
her ministers and people, and this parish.
In covenant for us.
All: May the King of angels protect her,
He lived as we must live;
keep her, and save her.
He died as we must die.
For the world we pray, the creation of God,
You raised Him from death’s dark domain,
its land and sea, its peace and prosperity.
And set us free to live for ever.
All: May the Son of Mary move through all the earth,
He speaks for us before Your throne,
blessing it.
And brings us grace to help
For those who are ill we pray,
In time of need.
and for those who suffer.
We believe that He will return
All: May the Good Shepherd
To give new life to the world.
Who knows His sheep,
We believe, O Lord and God of the peoples, Make them whole and well, active and content.
That You gave Your Spirit of healing For those who work we pray,
To redeem our souls. and for all who weave
We believe, Father Eternal and Lord of Life, the patterns of this world’s life.
That at the gift of baptism All: May the King of grace give to their labour
You poured on us the Spirit of grace, Growth and kindly substance,
The Spirit of life and truth and love. Until the day of gladness come
Praise to the Father, For those we love,
Praise to the Son, and for ourselves we pray.
Praise to the Spirit: All: May the guarding of God be theirs and ours,
Three in One. Until together we come
(From the Carmina Gadelica, 1899, as adapted To the High King’s house in heaven,
by the Church of Scotland, Common Order, © 1994) In the name of the Father, Son, and Spirit Holy.
Amen.
(From Book of Common Order: The Church of Scotland, St. Andrew’s Press © 1994)
O God, You are my God
And I will ever praise You.
(Repeat)
Author and Giver of all good things,
I will seek You in the morning
graft in our hearts the love of your name,
And I will learn to walk in Your ways
increase in us true religion,
And step by step You'll lead me
nourish us in all goodness,
And I will follow You all of my days.
and of your great mercy keep us in the same;