Chapter 1. Order of Worship

¶901. Let the service of worship begin at the time appointed. Let the people kneel or bow in silent prayer upon entering the sanctuary.

Prelude

Call to Worship

Pastoral Prayer

The Lord's Prayer

Hymn

Apostle's Creed

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 Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; the third day he rose from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth at 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 Spirit, the blood bought Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

Anthem

Gloria Patria or Doxology

Gospel Choir or Special Music

The Lesson from the Holy Scriptures

Silent Meditation

Offertory

Hymn

Special Music

The Sermon

An Invitation to Christian Discipleship

Hymn

Benediction

Postlude

Chapter 2. Calls To Worship

¶911. . . .the Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him. Habakkuk 2:20

I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord. Psalm 122:1

This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24

Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord. Psalm 27:14

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. James 4:8

. . . the Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him. Surely the Lord is in this place . . . this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven. Habakkuk 2:20; Genesis 28:16, 17

Let all the earth fear the Lord: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. Psalm 33:8

O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker. For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. Psalm 95:6, 7

O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth forever. Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! Psalm 107:1, 8

Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. Revelation 3:20

My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God. Psalm 84:2

Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth. Psalm 124:8; 121:1

. . . the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship Him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth. John 4:23,24.

Chapter 3. Calls To Evening Worship

¶921. From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the Lord's name is to be praised. Let my prayer be set forth before thee as an incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. Psalm 113:3; 141:2

. . . the day goeth away, for the shadows of the evening are stretched out . . . but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light. Jeremiah 6:4; Zechariah 14:7

It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord; and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High. To show forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night. Psalm 92:1, 2

. . . the Lord will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life. Psalm 42:8

. . . it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light. Zechariah 14:7

Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled . . . came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. John 20:19

Chapter 4. Invocations

¶931. Almighty God, unto whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid: cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of Thy Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love Thee and worthily magnify Thy holy name; through Christ our Lord. Amen. Gregorian Sacramentary, 7th Century.

O thou who art our Creator and our Friend, we bow before Thee in humble trust, craving a deeper knowledge of Thy nature and Thy will. Take away, we pray Thee, all thoughts and feelings which separate us from Thee, and help us to worship Thee in spirit and in truth. Amen. Charles E. Jefferson.

O Lord our God, who art always more ready to bestow thy good gifts upon us than we are to seek them, and art willing to give more than we desire or deserve: Help us to seek that we may truly find, so to ask that we may joyfully receive, so to knock that the door of thy mercy may be opened unto us; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Book of Common Order of St. Giles' Cathedral

O Thou Holy One, who inhabitest eternity, visit us with the inward vision of thy glory, that we may bow our hearts before thee, and obtain that grace which thou hast promised to the lowly, through Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen. Charles E. Jefferson

Almighty God, who dwellest in light unapproachable, whom no man hath seen or can see; grant that we may know thee in him whom thou hast given to be the light of the world, our Saviour Jesus Christ, and in the joy of his gospel may worship thee in spirit and in truth. Hugh Cameron

O God, author of eternal light, lead us in our worshiping this day; that our lips may praise Thee, our lives may bless Thee, our meditations may glorify Thee; through Christ our Lord. Amen. Sarum Breviary, 11th Century

O Lord, our merciful Father, we pray Thee to look upon us gathered here in Thy presence now, and to shed upon us as a congregation, and upon each of us individually, the helpful spirit of Thy grace, that all our thoughts and desires now may be such as Thou canst sanction and satisfy, and that in our worship we may each of us be aware that we have come into Thy presence. Amen. Alexander Maclaren

Chapter 5. The Lord's Supper

Or Holy Communion

¶941. The Lord's Table should have upon it a fair linen cloth. Let the pure, unfermented juice of the grape be used. It is custom to receive the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper kneeling, but if persons so desire, they may receive the elements while seated or standing.

Upon entering the church let the communicants bow in prayer and in the spirit of prayer and meditation approach the blessed Sacrament.

The minister shall read one or more of these sentences, during the reading of which the stewards shall take up the offering for the needy. Communicants may place offering on the altar.

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. Matthew 5:16

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal. Matthew 6:19, 20

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Matthew 7:21

And Zaccheus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my good I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold. Luke 19:8

But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. II Corinthians 9:6,7

As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith. Galations 6:10

But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. I Timothy 6:6,7

Then shall this general confession be made by the minister and all those who are to receive the Holy Communion, both he and they humbly kneeling and the minister saying:

Ye that do truly and earnestly repent of your sins, and are in love and charity with your neighbors, and intend to lead a new life, following the commandments of God, and walking from henceforth in His holy ways; draw near by faith, and take this holy Sacrament to your comfort; and make your humble confession to Almighty God, meekly kneeling upon your knees.

Then may the minister say:

We do not presume to come to this Thy table, O merciful Lord, trusting in our own righteousness, but in Thy manifold and great mercies. We are not worthy so much as to gather up the crumbs under Thy table. But Thou art the same Lord whose property is always to have mercy. Grant us therefore, gracious Lord, so to eat the flesh of Thy Son Jesus Christ, and to drink His blood that our sinful souls and bodies may be made clean by His death, and washed through His most precious blood, and that we may evermore dwell in Him, and He in us. Amen.

Then the minister shall say the prayer of consecration as follows:

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who of Thy tender mercy didst give Thine only Son Jesus Christ to suffer death upon the cross for our redemption; who made there (by His oblation of Himself once offered) a full, perfect and sufficient sacrifice oblation, and satisfaction for the sins of the whole world; and did insititute and in His holy Gospel command us to continue, a perpetual memory of His precious death until His coming again: hear us, O merciful Father, we most humbly beseech Thee, and grant that we, receiving these Thy creatures of bread and wine, according to Thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ's holy institution, in remembrance of His death and passion, may be partakers of His most blessed body and blood; who in the same night that He was betrayed took bread; and when He had given thanks, brake it, and gave it to His disciples saying, Take, eat; this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. Likewise after supper He took the cup; and when He had given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, drink ye all of it. For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for you and for many for the remission of sins. Do this, as oft as ye shall drink it, in remembrance of me. Amen.

Then shall the minister first receive the Holy Communion in both kinds himself, and then proceed to deliver the same to the other ministers in like manner, if any be present. Then shall he say the Lord's Prayer, the people still kneeling and repeating with him every petition:

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 those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

Then a hymn may be sung, and the communicants shall be invited to the Lord's Table. The minister shall deliver both kinds to the people into their hands, dismissing each table with prayer. When he delivers the bread he shall say:

The body of our Lord Jesus Christ which was given for thee, preserve thy soul and body unto everlasting life. Take and eat this in remembrance that Christ died for thee and feed on Him in thy heart by faith with thanksgiving.

And the minister that delivers the cup shall say:

The blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, which was shed for thee, preserve thy soul and body unto everlasting life. Drink this in remembrance that Christ's blood was shed for thee, and be thankful.

When all have communed, the minister shall return to the Lord's Table and place upon it what remains of the consecrated elements, covering the same with a fair linen cloth.

Doxology.

Then the minister, if he sees it expedient, may offer an extempore prayer, and afterward shall let the people depart with this blessing:

The peace of God, which passeth all understand, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of His Son Jesus Christ our Lord; and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among you, and remain with you always. Amen.