Easter 3
Worship
Lectionary Worship Workbook
Series III, Cycle A
Object:
Gathering Litany
Begin instrumental music for the Hymn of Praise when the spoken litany begins. A solo flute would be excellent.
P: Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,
C: we rejoice that you have been raised from the dead.
P: Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,
C: we rejoice in the gift of your Holy Spirit.
P: Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,
C: we rejoice in your promise of baptism.
P: Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,
C: we rejoice that we are born anew eternally.
Hymn Of Praise
Praise My Soul The King Of Heaven
Offertory Blessing
P: What shall I return to the Lord for all his bounty to me?
I will lift up the cup of salvation
and forever call upon the name of the Lord.
C: Amen.
Eucharistic Prayer
P: The Lord be with you.
C: And also with you.
P: Lift up your hearts.
C: We lift them up to the Lord.
P: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
C: It is right to give him thanks and praise.
P: It is indeed right and salutary ...
... we join their unending hymn:
C: Holy, holy, holy ...
P: From darkness you brought forth light;
from dust you breathed a man.
In the desert you ran streams of water;
beyond a flood you raised dry land.
C: Nothing is beyond your comprehending;
no one is beyond your care.
P: Fruit of the earth, fruit of the vine,
your holy manna comes to our parched hearts --
thirsting for companionship,
hungry to be made whole.
C: Nothing is beyond your comprehending;
no one is beyond your care.
P: On a journey to many villages
you opened for us the scriptures,
so that gathered here at (fill in the name of your congregation)
our hearts would be set aflame with your love.
C: Nothing is beyond your comprehending;
no one is beyond your care.
P: And so, as in the night of his betrayal,
you sent your Son Jesus, who took bread and gave thanks,
broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying:
"Take and eat. This is my body, given for you.
Do this for the remembrance of me."
Again, after supper, he took a cup, gave thanks,
and gave it for all to drink, saying:
"Take and drink. This cup is the new covenant in my blood,
shed for you and for all people.
Do this for the remembrance of me."
C: Nothing is beyond your comprehending;
no one is beyond your care.
P: Send your Spirit upon these gifts of bread and wine and upon these lives,
that we would proclaim your rising even as the world averts
its eyes from your pain;
so that sitting with the least likely of strangers,
we all would know your love.
C: All honor and glory is yours,
almighty God,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
as you live and reign forever. Amen.
P: Stranger in our midst,
C: bless this bread that we would see.
P: Stranger in our midst,
C: bless this bread that we would see you. Amen.
Benediction
P: Christ Jesus was destined before the foundation of the world,
but was revealed at the end of the ages for your sake.
May his blood cleanse you,
his truth purify you,
and his love burn brightly within you.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, + and of the Holy Spirit.
C: Amen.
Hymns And Songs
At The Lamb's High Feast We Sing -- LBW 210; MBW 216; G&P 394
Praise My Soul, The King Of Heaven -- LBW 549; MBW 529; G&P 685
Let Us Talents And Tongues Employ -- WOV 754; PH 514
Many And Great -- WOV 794; UMH 148; GATHER 338
Alleluia! Jesus Is Risen -- WOV 674
I Come With Joy -- UMH 617; PH 507
Christian People, Raise Your Song -- UMH 636
Be Known To Us In Breaking Bread -- PH 505
As We Walk Along Beside You -- MBW 798
As We Remember -- GATHER 587; G&P 504
Here In This Place -- GATHER 595
Shepherd Of Our Hearts -- GATHER 598
In The Breaking Of The Bread -- GATHER 605; G&P 508
The Song Of The Supper -- GATHER 611
Shepherd Of Souls, Refresh And Bless -- G&P 501
How Deep Our Maker's Grief -- PTP 117
I Will Celebrate -- Rita Beloche
Choral Music
"Awake, My Heart, With Gladness" -- Johan Cruger (GIA)
"In All These You Welcomed Me" -- William Bardley Roberts (Augsburg Fortress)
"What Shall I Render To The Lord" -- Peter Tiefenbach (Augsburg)
"What Shall We Offer?" -- Richard Proulx (Neil A. Kjos Music)
Begin instrumental music for the Hymn of Praise when the spoken litany begins. A solo flute would be excellent.
P: Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,
C: we rejoice that you have been raised from the dead.
P: Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,
C: we rejoice in the gift of your Holy Spirit.
P: Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,
C: we rejoice in your promise of baptism.
P: Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,
C: we rejoice that we are born anew eternally.
Hymn Of Praise
Praise My Soul The King Of Heaven
Offertory Blessing
P: What shall I return to the Lord for all his bounty to me?
I will lift up the cup of salvation
and forever call upon the name of the Lord.
C: Amen.
Eucharistic Prayer
P: The Lord be with you.
C: And also with you.
P: Lift up your hearts.
C: We lift them up to the Lord.
P: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
C: It is right to give him thanks and praise.
P: It is indeed right and salutary ...
... we join their unending hymn:
C: Holy, holy, holy ...
P: From darkness you brought forth light;
from dust you breathed a man.
In the desert you ran streams of water;
beyond a flood you raised dry land.
C: Nothing is beyond your comprehending;
no one is beyond your care.
P: Fruit of the earth, fruit of the vine,
your holy manna comes to our parched hearts --
thirsting for companionship,
hungry to be made whole.
C: Nothing is beyond your comprehending;
no one is beyond your care.
P: On a journey to many villages
you opened for us the scriptures,
so that gathered here at (fill in the name of your congregation)
our hearts would be set aflame with your love.
C: Nothing is beyond your comprehending;
no one is beyond your care.
P: And so, as in the night of his betrayal,
you sent your Son Jesus, who took bread and gave thanks,
broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying:
"Take and eat. This is my body, given for you.
Do this for the remembrance of me."
Again, after supper, he took a cup, gave thanks,
and gave it for all to drink, saying:
"Take and drink. This cup is the new covenant in my blood,
shed for you and for all people.
Do this for the remembrance of me."
C: Nothing is beyond your comprehending;
no one is beyond your care.
P: Send your Spirit upon these gifts of bread and wine and upon these lives,
that we would proclaim your rising even as the world averts
its eyes from your pain;
so that sitting with the least likely of strangers,
we all would know your love.
C: All honor and glory is yours,
almighty God,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
as you live and reign forever. Amen.
P: Stranger in our midst,
C: bless this bread that we would see.
P: Stranger in our midst,
C: bless this bread that we would see you. Amen.
Benediction
P: Christ Jesus was destined before the foundation of the world,
but was revealed at the end of the ages for your sake.
May his blood cleanse you,
his truth purify you,
and his love burn brightly within you.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, + and of the Holy Spirit.
C: Amen.
Hymns And Songs
At The Lamb's High Feast We Sing -- LBW 210; MBW 216; G&P 394
Praise My Soul, The King Of Heaven -- LBW 549; MBW 529; G&P 685
Let Us Talents And Tongues Employ -- WOV 754; PH 514
Many And Great -- WOV 794; UMH 148; GATHER 338
Alleluia! Jesus Is Risen -- WOV 674
I Come With Joy -- UMH 617; PH 507
Christian People, Raise Your Song -- UMH 636
Be Known To Us In Breaking Bread -- PH 505
As We Walk Along Beside You -- MBW 798
As We Remember -- GATHER 587; G&P 504
Here In This Place -- GATHER 595
Shepherd Of Our Hearts -- GATHER 598
In The Breaking Of The Bread -- GATHER 605; G&P 508
The Song Of The Supper -- GATHER 611
Shepherd Of Souls, Refresh And Bless -- G&P 501
How Deep Our Maker's Grief -- PTP 117
I Will Celebrate -- Rita Beloche
Choral Music
"Awake, My Heart, With Gladness" -- Johan Cruger (GIA)
"In All These You Welcomed Me" -- William Bardley Roberts (Augsburg Fortress)
"What Shall I Render To The Lord" -- Peter Tiefenbach (Augsburg)
"What Shall We Offer?" -- Richard Proulx (Neil A. Kjos Music)
