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Introduction
Rev Sydney Maitland
As we enter a new phase of restrictions on our Sunday worship in church, we continue to publish this weekly online Liturgy of the Word for those who are not yet ready to mix in public and for our wider audience. On this Sunday of Christ the King there is, appropriately, some rousing music and we open our worship with hymn 352, Crown Him with many crowns …
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Hymn 352
Crown Him with many crowns (words and music) | From St David’s Hall, Cardiff, with the Cambrensis choir and orchestra, together with the St David’s Praise choir
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Collect
Almighty and everlasting God, whose will it is to restore all things in your well-beloved Son, our Lord and King: grant that the peoples of the earth, now divided and enslaved by sin, may be freed and brought together under his gentle and loving rule; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
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First Reading
Click Bible links on this page to read the text at Bible Gateway. Once there, click 
to hear the full chapter read by David Suchet.
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Psalm
Psalm 100 (words) O be joyful in the Lord all ye lands | Choir of Lincoln Cathedral
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Second Reading
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Hymn 499
Thy kingdom come O God (words and music) | Choir of St Mary’s Collegiate Church
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Gospel
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Reflection by Rev Sydney Maitland
Sheep and Goats
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The Nicene Creed
We believe in one God, the Father, the almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one substance with the Father. Through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation hecame down from heaven; by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and was made man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living andthe dead, and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father. With the Father and the Son, he is worshipped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
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Intercessions
• Pray for the world and its people, for those who suffer and those in need …
• Pray for Church and its members, especially Jenny M, Douglas N, Catriona M, Brenda M, Claire, Joanna, Elena J, Jessie B …
• Pray for the departed, especially for Kenneth McCreadie, and for those whose year’s mind falls this month: Viv Cullen, Marjorie Fraser, Henry Greer, Dorothy and Hilda Newton, Dorothy Sanderson, Ian Sneddon, Elsie Wood, Lorna Newton, Jane Charlotte Smith …
• The Apostle Paul wrote in his letter to the Philippians:
‘Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.‘
And so let us each bring our own prayers, petitions and thanksgivings to the Lord …
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O God, whose will it is that all should find salvation and come to know the truth: receive the prayers and petitions which we offer in faith and love; through him who gave proof of your purpose, and who sacrificed himself to win freedom for all mankind, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Blessing
The peace of God, which passes all understanding, keep our hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord: and the blessing of God almighty, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, be among you and remain with us always. Amen.
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Hymn 332
All hail the power of Jesu’s name (words and music) | Choir of 000
A second rendition to a different tune from St Andrew’s Kirk, Chennai …
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Voluntary
JS Bach: Prelude and Fugue in G major | Played by Bernard Winsemius on Christian Müller‘s 1734 organ at the Walloon Church, Amsterdam, for the Netherlands Bach Society‘s All of Bach project (more videos)
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