Sunday 5th September, 2010
The Fourteenth Sunday After Trinity
The Way Of The Cross
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An informal series of meditations on the Passion of Christ, drawing on the Holy Scriptures, well-loved hymns, and passages from the Book of Common Prayer.
Simon Carries The Cross
IF we are married to Jesus Christ,
we shall be willing to bear his cross, as well as to wear his crown. "If any man
will come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me."
Neither will they be compelled to do this, as Simon of Cyrene was, but they
will be volunteers in his service; they will cry out, "Crown him, crown him",
when others are crying out, "Crucify him, crucify him."
George Whitefield (1714-1770)
The Prayer
O SAVIOUR of the world, who by thy Cross and Precious Blood hast redeemed us; Save us, and help us, we humbly beseech thee, O Lord.
The Reading
AND they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.
Mark 15:21
The Collect
ALMIGHTY Father, who has given thine only Son to die for our sins, and to rise again for our justification; Grant us so to put away the leaven of malice and wickedness, that we may alway serve thee in pureness of living and truth; through the merits of the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Lord's Prayer
OUR Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. Amen.
The Supplication
BY thine Agony and Bloody Sweat; by thy Cross and Passion; by thy precious Death and Burial; by thy glorious Resurrection and Ascension, and by the Coming of the Holy Ghost, Good Lord, deliver us.
The Hymn
“TAKE up thy cross,” the Savior said,
“If thou wouldst My disciple be;
Deny thyself, the world forsake,
And humbly follow after Me.”
Take up thy cross, let not its weight
Fill thy weak spirit with alarm;
His strength shall bear thy spirit up,
And brace thy heart and nerve thine arm.
Take up thy cross, nor heed the shame,
Nor let thy foolish pride rebel;
Thy Lord for thee the cross endured,
And saved thy soul from death and hell.
Take up thy cross then in His strength,
And calmly sin’s wild deluge brave,
’Twill guide thee to a better home,
It points to glory o’er the grave.
Take up thy cross and follow Christ,
Nor think til death to lay it down;
For only those who bear the cross
May hope to wear the glorious crown.
To Thee, great Lord, the One in Three,
All praise forevermore ascend:
O grant us in our home to see
The heavenly life that knows no end.
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