The First Sunday after The Epiphany: The Baptism of Christ
7th January 2024
Principal Service
Collect One
O Lord,
we beseech thee mercifully to receive
the prayers of thy people which call upon thee;
and grant that they may both perceive and know
what things they ought to do,
and also may have grace and power
faithfully to fulfil the same;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Collect Two
Eternal Father,
who at the baptism of Jesus
revealed him to be your Son,
anointing him with the Holy Spirit:
Grant to us, who are born of water and the Spirit,
that we may be faithful to our calling as your adopted children;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
The First Reading
The Psalm
The Second Reading
The Gospel Reading
View readingsPost Communion Prayer
Refreshed by these holy gifts,Lord God,
we seek your mercy:
that by listening faithfully to your only Son,
and being obedient to the prompting of the Spirit,
we may be your children in name and in truth;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Collect Of The Word
Loving God,
your Son came to seek the lost
and was baptised with sinners:
grant that we, who have been baptised in his name,
may reach out in love to those in need
with the mercy of Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you,
for ever and ever.
Suggested Hymns
An asterisk (*) before the hymn number indicates that the hymn has been recorded for use in public worship by the Recorded Church Music Committee.
Genesis 1: 1-5
*25 - All things bright and beautiful
*66 - Before the ending of the day
121 - Creator of the starry height
74 - First of the week and finest day
*353 - Give to our God immortal praise
48 - God in his love for us lent us this planet
3 - God is Love: let heaven adore him
*4 - God, who made the earth
*67 - God, who made the earth and heaven
*324 - God, whose almighty word
*94 - In the name of Jesus
31 - Lord of the boundless curves of space
*58 - Morning has broken
*537 - O God, our help in ages past
*369 - Songs of praise the angels sang
*341 - Spirit divine, attend our prayers
*S137 - Spirit of the Lord, come down
*S143 - Teach me to dance to the beat of your heart
*199 - The people that in darkness walked
*35 - The spacious firmament on high
*77 - This day, at God's creating word
Psalm 29
*349 - Fill thou my life, O Lord my God
*30 - Let us, with a gladsome mind
*431 - Lord, enthroned in heavenly splendour
*196 - O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness!
*45 - Praise, O praise our God and king
*8 - The Lord is king! Lift up your voice
Acts 19: 1-7
*295 - Come, gracious Spirit, heavenly Dove
*318 - Father, Lord of all creation
*299 - Holy Spirit, come, confirm us
98 - Jesus! Name of wondrous love!
305 - O Breath of life, come sweeping through us
*306 - O Spirit of the living God
*310 - Spirit of the living God
*111 - There is a name I love to hear
Mark 1: 4-11
*294 - Come down, O Love divine
*295 - Come, gracious Spirit, heavenly Dove
*324 - God, whose almighty word
*125 - Hail to the Lord's anointed
*126 - Hark! a thrilling voice is sounding
*419 - I am not worthy, holy Lord
*322 - I bind unto myself today
*652 - Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us
*S87 - Like the murmur of the dove's song
305 - O Breath of life, come sweeping through us
214 - O Love, how deep, how broad, how high!
*639 - O thou who camest from above
*136 - On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry
*197 - Songs of thankfulness and praise
*341 - Spirit divine, attend our prayers
*386 - Spirit of God, unseen as the wind
140 - The Lord will come and not be slow
*200 - The sinless one to Jordan came
*S155 - Wash me clean in that cool river
*204 - When Jesus came to Jordan