Deck thyself, my soul, with gladness

Deck thyself, my soul, with gladness, leave the gloomy haunts of sadness
    	come into the daylight's splendour, there with joy thy praises render
	unto him, whose grace unbounded hath this wondrous banquet founded;
	high o'er all the heavens he reigneth, yet to dwell with thee he deigneth.

	Now I sink before thee lowly, filled with joy most deep and holy,
	as with trembling awe and wonder on thy mighty works I ponder;
	how, by mystery surrounded, depths no man hath ever sounded,
	none may dare to pierce unbidden secrets that with thee are hidden.

	Sun, who all my life dost brighten; Light, who does my soul enlighten;
	Joy, the sweetest man e'er knoweth; Fount, whence all my being floweth
	at thy feet I cry, my Maker, let me be a fit partaker 
	of this blessed food from heaven, for our good, thy glory, given.

	Jesus, Bread of life, I pray thee, let me gladly here obey thee;
	never to my hurt invited, be thy love with love requited;
	from this banquet let me measure, Lord, how vast and deep its treasure;
	through the gifts thou here dost give me, as thy guest in heaven receive me.
tr. Catherine Winkworth 1827-1878 from Johann Franck 1618-1677

“The Lord is full of compassion and mercy: O come, let us worship”

Jubilate
Psalm 100
Be joyful in the Lord, all you lands; *
serve the Lord with gladness and come before his presence with a song.
Know this: The Lord himself is God; *
he himself has made us, and we are his; 
	we are his people and the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise; *
give thanks to him and call upon his name.
For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; *
and his faithfulness endures from age to age.

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.
The Psalm for the day
Psalm 130
The Readings for the day: 
Ezekiel 37:1-14 (dry bones), Romans 8:6-11, John 11:1-45 (raising of Lazarus)

A meditation

			Our Father, by whose name
	Our Father, by whose name all fatherhood is known, 
	who dost in love proclaim each family thine own,

	bless thou all parents, keeping well, 
	with constant love as sentinel, the homes in which thy people dwell.

	O Christ, who cam'st to know like us an earthly home, 
in favour thou didst grow, and so to manhood come:
our children bless, in every place,
that they may all behold thy face, and knowing thee may grow in grace.

O Spirit, who dost bind our hearts in unity,
who teaches us to find the love from self set free:
in all our hearts such love increase,
that every home, by this release, may be the dwelling place of peace.
Francis Bland Tucker 1895-1984

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 you love yourself.
There is no commandment greater than these.

Prayers 
Please remember Karen, Geri, Doe, Glenora, Joanne and her family asking God to bless them with wholeness and peace.

The Collect for the day
Almighty God, your Son came into the world to free us all from sin and death. Breathe upon us with the power of your Spirit, that we may be raised to new life in Christ, and serve you in holiness and righteousness all our days; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. 

The Lord’s Prayer

		Praise the Lord with joyful cry
 	Praise the Lord with joyful cry, let the mood of praise run high.
	Praise him who with mighty deeds human greatness far exceeds.

	Praise him with the sound that swings, with percussion, brass and strings.
	Let the world at every chance praise him with a song and dance.

	Praise with life and voice the Lord, him who speaks in deed and word,
	who to life the world ordained: let our praise be unrestrained!
	(please note the audio file contains enough verses for this to be sung through twice)

	Frederick Herman Kaan 1929 - 2010

Dismissal
Then may be said or sung,
Officiant Let us bless the Lord.
People Thanks be to God.