Trinity 13 - August 29 - Good works

Scriptures and Hymns • August 29

The Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity

Intent: Good works

Processional Hymn 111

1. LORD of Love, we knew full surely
    Thou art with us here to-day,
   May we love and worship purely,
    Lest Thy Presence pass away;
   Ever shall we dwell securely
    If Thou deign with us to stay.
2. By Thine inward consecration
    Make our hearts Thy Temple true;
   Let Thy bright illumination
    Search our spirits through and through;
   So shall we, Thy new creation.
    Strive to pay Thee worship due.
3. Help our struggling will’s endeavour,
    Ruling word and deed and thought;
   Govern, lift us up for ever,
    By Thy Life with ours inwrought;
   Holy Master, leave us never;
    Lacking Thee, our life is naught.
4. Thou within us, sanctifying,
    Steadfast may we still remain,
   Follow Thee in self-denying,
    Counting worldly loss as gain;
   Day by day to evil dying,
    That Thy Life in us may reign.
5. Thine be all our heart’s affection,
    Thine our inmost mind and will;
   Thus, with sacred recollection
    In Thy Courts abide we still,
   Safe in Thy most sure protection,
    Dwelling on Thy holy hill. Amen.

The Collect

GRANT us, O Lord, to hold fast within our hearts thy love, which doth always prevent and follow us; that so, loving thee above all things, we may continually be given to all good works; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Epistle

The epistle is taken from the fourth chapter of the Epistle of St Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians; beginning at the first verse.

I THEREFORE, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, for bearing one another in love; endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in you all.

The Gospel

The holy gospel is taken from the seventh chapter of the Gospel according to St Matthew, beginning at the sixteenth verse.

YE shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so, every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. Not everyone that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me: Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? Then will I profess unto them: I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, who built his house upon a rock; and the rain descended and the floods came and the winds blew and beat upon that house; and it fell not, for it was founded upon a rock. But everyone that heareth these sayings of mine and doeth them not shall be likened unto a foolish man who built his house upon the sand; and the rain descended and the floods came and the winds blew and beat upon that house; and it fell; and great was the fall of it.

Offertory Hymn 59

1. PRAISE the Lord! ye heavens, adore Him,
    Praise Him, Angels, in the height;
   Sun and moon, rejoice before Him,
    Praise Him, all ye stars and light;
   Praise the Lord! for He hath spoken,
    Worlds His mighty voice obeyed;
   Laws, which never shall be broken,
    For their guidance He hath made.
2. Worship, honour; glory, blessing,
    Lord, we offer unto Thee;
   Young and old Thy praise expressing,
    In glad homage bend the knee.
   Praise the Lord! for He is glorious;
    Never shall His promise fail;
   God hath made His Saints victorious,
    Sin and death shall not prevail.
3. Praise the God of every nation;
    Hosts on high, His power proclaim;
   Heaven and earth, and all creation,
    Laud and magnify His Name!
   All the Saints in Heaven adore Thee,
    Holy Father, Spirit, Son;
   As Thine Angels serve before Thee,
    So on earth Thy will be done. Amen.

Recessional Hymn 90

1. STILL, still with Thee, when purple morning breaketh—
    When the bird waketh, and the shadows flee;
   Fairer than morning, lovelier than the daylight,
    Dawns the sweet consciousness, I am with Thee.
2. Alone with Thee, amid the mystic shadows,
    The solemn hush of nature newly born;
   Alone with Thee, in breathless adoration.
    In the calm dew and freshness of the morn.
3. As in the dawning o’er the waveless ocean
    The image of the morning star doth rest.
   So in this stillness Thou beholdest only
    Thine image in the waters of my breast.
4. Still, still with Thee, as to each new-born morning
    A fresh and solemn splendour still is given,
   So doth this blessed consciousness, awaking,
    Breathe each day nearness unto Thee and heaven.
5. When sinks the man, subdued by toil, to slumber,
    His closing eye looks up to Thee in prayer;
   Sweet the repose beneath Thy wings o’ershading,
    But sweeter still to wake and find Thee there.
6. So shall it be at last, in that bright morning
    When the soul waketh, and life’s shadows flee;
   For in that hour, fairer than daylight’s dawning,
    Shall rise the glorious thought, I am with Thee! Amen.