morning
prayer for advent
From the First Sunday of
Advent to Christmas Eve
The
Gathering of the Community
Introductory Responses
Restore us, O
Lord God of hosts;
show the light of your countenance,
and we shall be saved.
Will you not
give us life again,
that you people may rejoice in you?
Show us your
mercy, O Lord,
and grant us your salvation.
Blessed is the
One who comes in the name of the Lord!
Peace in heaven and glory in the
highest.
Morning Prayer continues
with the Psalm of the Day.
The
Proclamation of the Word
The Psalm
A
Psalm from the Daily Office Lectionary, the Weekday Eucharistic Lectionary or
the Revised Common Lectionary Daily Readings is said or sung.
Morning
Prayer continues with the Reading.
The Reading
A
Reading from the Daily Office Lectionary, the Weekday Eucharistic Lectionary or
the Revised Common Lectionary Daily Readings is read. After a period of silent reflection one of
the following is said.
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to
God.
or
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the church.
Thanks be to
God.
or
Holy Word, Holy Wisdom.
Thanks be to
God.
Morning Prayer continues
with the Responsory or the Canticle or both.
If two Readings are read, then the Responsory follows the first Reading
and the Canticle the second.
The Responsory
The Responsory is said or
sung.
My soul waits
for you, O Lord;
in your word
is my hope.
My soul waits for you, O Lord;
in your word is my hope.
Out of the
depths have I called to you, O Lord;
Lord, hear my
voice.
In your word is my hope.
There is
forgiveness with you;
therefore you
shall be feared.
In your word is my hope.
My soul waits
for the Lord,
more than the
watch for the morning.
In your word is my hope.
O Israel, wait
for the Lord,
for with the
Lord there is mercy.
In your word is my hope.
Glory to
God: Source of all being, eternal Word
and Holy Spirit.
My soul waits for you, O Lord;
in your word is my hope.
Morning Prayer continues
with [the Second Reading or] the Canticle or an Affirmation of Faith.
The Canticle
Either ‘The Song of
Zechariah’ or ‘The New Jerusalem’ may be said or sung.
The Song of Zechariah (Luke 1.68-79)
Blessed are you, Lord, the God of Israel, *
you
have come to your people and set them free.
You have raised up for us a mighty Saviour, *
born
of the house of your servant David.
Through your holy prophets, *
you
promised of old to save us from our enemies,
from the hands of all who hate us, *
to
show mercy to our forebears,
and
to remember your holy covenant.
This was the oath you swore to our father Abraham:
*
to
set us free from the hands of our enemies,
free
to worship you without fear.
And you, child, shall be called the prophet of
the Most High, *
for
you will go before the Lord to prepare the way,
to give God’s people knowledge of salvation *
by
the forgiveness of their sins.
In the tender compassion of our God *
the
dawn from on high shall break upon us,
to shine on those who dwell in darkness and
the shadow of death, *
and
to guide our feet into the way of peace.[i]
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to
the Holy Spirit: *
as
it was in the beginning, is now and will be for ever. Amen.
or
Glory to God, Source of all being, eternal
Word and Holy Spirit: *
as
it was in the beginning, is now and will be for ever. Amen.
Morning Prayer continues
with an Affirmation of Faith or the Litany.
The New Jerusalem (Isaiah
60.1-3, 11ab, 14cd, 18-19)
Arise, shine;
for your light has come, *
and the glory of the Lord has risen
upon you.
For darkness
shall cover the earth, *
and thick darkness the peoples;
but the Lord
will arise upon you, *
and the glory of God will appear
over you.
Nations shall
come to your light, *
and rulers to the brightness of your
dawn.
Your gates
shall always be open; *
day and night they shall not be
shut.
They shall
call you the City of the Lord, *
the Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
Violence shall
no more be heard in your land, *
devastation or destruction within
your borders;
you shall call
your walls Salvation, *
and your gates Praise.
The sun shall
no longer be your light by day, *
nor for brightness shall the moon give
you light by night;
but the Lord
will be your everlasting light, *
and your God will be your glory.
Morning Prayer continues
with an Affirmation of Faith or the Litany.
Affirmation of Faith
Either The Apostles’ Creed
or the ‘Hear, O Israel’ may be said or sung.
The Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again;
he ascended into heaven,
he is seated at the right hand of the Father,
and he will come again to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
Morning Prayer continues with the Litany.
Hear, O Israel
Hear, O Israel,
the Lord our God, the Lord is one.
Love the Lord your God
with all your heart,
with all your soul,
with all your mind,
and with all your strength.
This is the first and the great commandment.
The second is like it:
Love your neighbour as yourself.
There is no commandment greater than these.
The following may be said or sung after ‘Hear, O
Israel’.
Lord, have mercy upon us,
and write both these commandments in our hearts,
we beseech you.
Morning Prayer continues with the Litany.
The
Prayers of the Community
The Litany
The Litany is said or sung.
In joyful expectation let us pray to our Saviour and Redeemer, saying,
“Lord Jesus, come soon!”
O Wisdom, from the mouth of the Most High, you reign over all things to
the ends of the earth: come and teach us
how to live. Lord Jesus, come soon!
O Lord, and head of the house of Israel, you appeared to Moses in the
fire of the burning bush and you gave the law on Sinai: come with outstretched arm and ransom
us. Lord
Jesus, come soon!
O Branch of Jesse, standing as a sign among the nations, all rulers will
keep silence before you and all peoples will summon you to their aid: come, set us free and delay no more. Lord
Jesus, come soon!
O Key of David and sceptre of the house of Israel, you open and none can
shut; you shut and none can open: come
and free the captives from prison. Lord Jesus, come soon!
O Morning Star, splendour of the light eternal and bright Sun of
righteousness: come and enlighten all
who dwell in darkness and in the shadow of death. Lord
Jesus, come soon!
O Sovereign of the nations, you alone can fulfil their desires: Cornerstone, you make opposing nations
one: come and save the creature you
fashioned from clay. Lord Jesus, come soon!
O Emmanuel, hope of the nations and their Saviour: come and save us, Lord our God. Lord
Jesus, come soon!
Additional intercessions,
petitions and thanksgivings may be offered in silence or aloud. After a period of silence either the Collect
of the Day or the following Collect may be said or sung.
God of justice and peace, from the heavens you rain down mercy and kindness,
that all on earth may stand in awe and wonder before your marvellous
deeds. Raise our heads in expectation,
that we may yearn for the coming day of the Lord and stand without blame before
your Son, Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen.[iii]
Morning Prayer continues
with the Lord’s Prayer.
The Lord’s Prayer
Gathering our
prayers and praises into one,
let us pray as
our Saviour taught us,
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial,
and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours,
now and for ever. Amen.
Morning Prayer continues
with the Dismissal.
The
Sending Forth of the Community
The Dismissal
Let us bless
the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Morning Prayer may
conclude with the following Sentence.
May the Sun of
Righteousness shine upon us and scatter the darkness from before our path. Amen.[iv]
Notes
All
scriptural texts are taken from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible
and may have been emended for more inclusive language.
All
liturgical texts are taken from The Book
of Alternative Services unless otherwise noted and may have been emended
for more inclusive language.
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