Christ The King Pentecost XXVI

Christ the KingPentecost XXVISunday21 November 20218:30 AM & 10:30 AMWelcome to Saint James.We welcome you to our live-streamed service that is intended to be shorter andsimpler. As Covid comes to an end, adjustments will be made from time to time.You are welcome to sing quietly.The flowers at the altar are given to God and in loving memory ofMarjorie Wignall Winters & Richard Winters, and their parentsJane Annie & Thomas P. Wignall, Virgie Aretta & James J. Winters,Sue & Jack Blaine and Jeffrey Schank.\\PreludeFanfareWilliam Matthias(1934-1992)HymnHymnal 483, vss. 1-3The head that once was crowned with thornsis crowned with glory now;a royal diadem adornsthe mighty victor’s brow.The highest place that heaven affordsis his, is his by right,the King of kings, and Lord of lords,and heaven’s eternal Light;the joy of all who dwell above,the joy of all below,to whom he manifests his loveand grants his name to know.

The Opening AcclamationCelebrantPeopleBlessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.And blessed be God’s kingdom, now and for ever. Amen.The Collect for PurityAlmighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you nosecrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of yourHoly Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holyName; through Christ our Lord. Amen.Confession and ForgivenessSilence may be kept.You raise the dead to life in the Spirit:Lord, have mercy.Lord, have mercy.You bring pardon and peace to the broken in heart:Christ, have mercy.Christ, have mercy.You make one by your Spirit the torn and divided:Lord, have mercy.Lord, have mercy.God who is both power and love, forgive you and free you from your sins, heal andstrengthen you by his Spirit, and raise you to new life in Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Collect of the DayAlmighty and everlasting God, whose will it is to restore all things in your wellbeloved Son, the King of kings and Lord of lords: Mercifully grant that the peoplesof the earth, divided and enslaved by sin, may be freed and brought together underhis most gracious rule; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God,now and for ever. Amen.Children’s Chapel Invitation (10:30 AM)Psalm 931 The Lord is King; he has put on splendid apparel; *the Lord has put on his apparel and girded himself with strength.2 He has made the whole world so sure *that it cannot be moved;3 Ever since the world began your throne has been established; *you are from everlasting.4 The waters have lifted up O Lord, the waters have lifted up their voice; *the waters have lifted up their pounding waves.5 Mightier than the sound of many waters, mightier than the breakers of the sea,*mightier is the Lord who dwells on high.6 Your testimonies are very sure, *and holiness adorns your house O Lord, for ever and for evermore.

John 18:33-37The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John.Glory to you, Lord Christ.Pilate entered the headquarters again, summoned Jesus, and asked him, “Are youthe King of the Jews?” Jesus answered, “Do you ask this on your own, or did otherstell you about me?” Pilate replied, “I am not a Jew, am I? Your own nation and thechief priests have handed you over to me. What have you done?” Jesus answered,“My kingdom is not from this world. If my kingdom were from this world, myfollowers would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jews. Butas it is, my kingdom is not from here.” Pilate asked him, “So you are a king?” Jesusanswered, “You say that I am a king. For this I was born, and for this I came intothe world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to myvoice.”The Gospel of the Lord.Praise to you, Lord Christ.The HomilyPrayers of the PeopleThe PeaceThe peace of the Lord be always with you.And also with you.

Offertory AnthemSing Alleluia ForthEric Thiman(1900-1975)Sing Alleluia forth in duteous praise,Ye citizens of heaven; O sweetly raiseAn endless Alleluia.Ye powers, who stand before the eternal light,In hymning choirs re-echo to the heightAn endless Alleluia.The holy city shall take up your strain,And with glad songs resounding wake againAn endless Alleluia.In blissful antiphons ye thus rejoiceTo render to the Lord with thankful voiceAn endless Alleluia.Ye who have gained at length your palms in bliss,Victorious ones, your chant shall still be this,An endless Alleluia.There, in one grand acclaim for ever ringThe strains which tell the honor of your King,An endless Alleluia.While Thee, by whom were all things made, we praiseFor ever, and tell out in sweetest laysAn endless Alleluia.Almighty Christ, to Thee our voices singGlory for evermore; to Thee we bringAn endless Alleluia. Amen, Amen.Please stand or remain seated as you wish.

The Great ThanksgivingThe Lord be with you.And also with you.Lift up your hearts.We lift them to the Lord.Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.It is right to give God thanks and praise.The Celebrant proceeds, giving thanks to God for creation until:The SanctusHymnal S-125

The Celebrant continues until:Therefore we proclaim the mystery of faith:Christ has died.Christ is risen.Christ will come again.The Celebrant continues until:All this we ask through your Son Jesus Christ. By him, and with him, and in him, inthe unity of the Holy Spirit all honor and glory is yours, Almighty Father, now andfor ever. AMEN.Ushers will begin approaching pews to guide people to the communion table.And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, we are bold to say,The Lord’s PrayerBCP 364The Fraction & InvitationA time of silence is kept.CelebrantPeopleJesus is the lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.Blessed are those who are called to the supper of the Lamb.Please come forward for Communion when the usher invites you to do so.Communion is available in small individual containers. Those at home may maketheir “agape” Communion with bread and wine.

Communion MusicGrant Us Wisdom to Perceive YouRae Whitney(b. 1927)1. Grant us wisdom to perceive you,Hearts awakened to receive you,Minds alert to thoughts that grieve you,God of mercy, hear us.3. Grant us diligence in doing,Patience when your truth pursuing,Eager to receive renewing,God of mercy, hear us.2. Grant us faithfulness in praying,Strength to keep our souls fromstraying,Sense to cease from disobeying,God of mercy, hear us.4. Grant us courage to proclaim you;Savior of our lives we name you!May our actions never shame you;God of mercy, hear us.Communion HymnHymnal 458, vss. 1-3, 71. My song is love unknown,my Savior’s love to me,love to the loveless shownthat they might lovely be.O who am Ithat for my sakemy Lord should takefrail flesh, and die?3. Sometimes they strew his way,and his strong praises sing,resounding all the dayhosannas to their King.Then “Crucify!”is all their breath,and for his deaththey thirst and cry.2. He came from his blest thronesalvation to bestow,but men made strange, and nonethe longed-for Christ would know.But O my friend,my friend indeed,who at my needhis life did spend.7. Here might I stay and sing,no story so divine:never was love, dear King,never was grief like thine,This is my friend,in whose sweet praiseI all my dayscould gladly spend.

The Post Communion PrayerGracious Lord, in this holy sacrament, you give substance to our hope. Bringus at the last to that pure life for which we long; through Jesus Christ ourLord. Amen.Commissioning of Eucharistic VisitorsCelebrantPeopleIn the name of this congregation, I send you forth bearing these holygifts, that those to whom you go may share with us in the communionof Christ’s body and blood.We who are many are one body because we all share one breadand one cup.The Blessing & DismissalNow may the peace of God that passes all understanding keep your hearts andminds in the knowledge and love of God; and the blessing of God almighty, theFather, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among you, and remain with you always.Amen.Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.Thanks be to God.

Recessional HymnHymnal 410, vss. 1, 3, 41. Praise, my soul, the King of heaven;to his feet thy tribute bring;ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,evermore his praises sing:Alleluia, alleluia!Praise the everlasting King.3. Father-like he tends and spares us;well our feeble frame he knows;in his hand he gently bears us,rescues us from all our foes.Alleluia, alleluia!Widely yet his mercy flows.4. Angels, help us to adore him;ye behold him face to face;sun and moon, bow down before him,dwellers all in time and space.Alleluia, alleluia!Praise with us the God of grace.PostludeCarillonHerbert Merrill(1909-1952)

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4 The waters have lifted up O Lord, the waters have lifted up their voice; * the waters have lifted up their pounding waves. 5 Mightier than the sound of many waters, mightier than the breakers of the sea,* mightier is the Lord who dwells on high. 6 Your testimonies are very sure, * and holiness adorns your house O Lord, for ever and for evermore.