Thy Kingdom Come :: 4

As in Sundays past we are invited to light a candle and to pray at 7pm

Living God and gracious Father,
Protect and shield us.
Living God, protect and shield
All whom we love,
Through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Living God, your Son now sits in your presence
And shares in your glory and honour.
We thank you for the promise
That his presence shall be renewed for us,
Through the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Living God, we thank you that Jesus prayed for us
And that he continues to intercede for us.
We thank you that he continues to pray
For us and for our protection,
Through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Living God, we pray for the life of the world
We thank you for all those who,in these days,
Strive to protect and shield us.
Renew them in heart and soul, and mind and strength,Through the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Living God, renew us we pray and renew the life of the world.
For you so loved the world that you gave your Son
That we might share in the life of the world to come.
Hear our prayer, now and always,
Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Thy Kingdom Come :: 2

Day 2 of 10 #ThyKingdomCome

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“He who sings, prays twice” – attributed to St Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, 354-430 AD

On this day after Ascension, the words of the great Wesley hymn, Rejoice the Lord is king are worthy of our prayerful reflection. You can listen and watch it being sung in St Albans Cathedral at the link below.

Rejoice! the Lord is King,
Your Lord and King adore!
Rejoice, give thanks and sing,
And triumph evermore.
Lift up your heart, Lift up your voice!
Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!

His kingdom cannot fail,
He rules o'er earth and heaven;
The keys of death and hell
Are to our Jesus given:
Lift up your heart, Lift up your voice!
Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!

He sits at God’s right hand
Till all his foes submit,
and bow to his command,
and fall before his feet:
Lift up your heart, Lift up your voice!
Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!

Rejoice in glorious hope!
Our Lord and judge shall come
And take His servants up
To their eternal home:
We then shall hear the archangel’s voice;
the trump of God shall sound: Rejoice!

Charles Wesley, 1707 - 1788