Words and Songs for the Church Year


Sunday: Ordinary 34A, Proper 29A

Christ the King / The reign of Christ

Sentence
      O shout to the Lord in triumph all the earth. Serve the Lord with gladness and come before his face with songs of joy. Psalm 100:1
 
Collects
      Stir up, Lord, the wills of your faithful people, that they may produce abundantly the fruit of good work, and receive your abundant reward; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. BCP. Trinity 25, The next before Advent
 
      Let us pray [that all people will acclaim Jesus as Lord]
      Almighty and merciful God, you break the power of evil and make all things new in your Son Jesus Christ, the King of the universe. May all in heaven and earth acclaim your glory and never cease to praise you. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. AAPB
 
      God of power and love, who raised your Son Jesus Christ from death to life, resplendent in glory to rule over all creation: free the world to rejoice in his peace, to glory in his justice, and to live in his love. Unite the human race in Jesus Christ your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. APBA
 
Readings
      The Lord is the Shepherd of his sheep.   Ezekiel 34:1-31   34:11-16, 20-24
      Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving.   Psalm 100  
      Thanksgiving and Prayer.   Ephesians 1:15-23  
      The vision of the supreme court.   Matthew 25:31-46  
 
Supplementary readings
      David, God's chosen instrument.   1 Samuel 16:1-13   16:2-13
      The triumphal entry.   Matthew 21:1-11  
 
Hymns and Spiritual Songs
 
Worship elements
Gathering Songs
 
 
Invocation
Praise
Gradual/Reading
Offertory/Prayer
Recessional
Book & #
Hymn or Chorus first line
Tunes and sources
 
Color Key and Notes
      RCL reading;
      APBA reading;
      Congregational response or refrain, AAPB/RSV;
      Subject heading, AAPB;
      Where there is a second Old Testament reading it is sequential rather than linked to the gospel;
      Hymn book and other abbreviations. See In Words and Song.

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