eucharist@greenbelt99

Text from the order of service for the 1999 Greenbelt communion service.

Before the service begins there will be a chance to learn the new songs in the service.

Words in bold are spoken or sung by all. Words in light are spoken or sung by the leaders.

welcome and opening sentences

Welcome to our worship, we're celebrating the eucharist.

God the creator is a gracious, abundant and generous host.

You are invited to be guests at his table

Grace and peace to you from him who was and is and is to come

and from the seven spirits before his throne

and from Jesus Christ who is the faithful witness

the firstborn from the dead and the ruler of the kings of the earth

On the Lord's day I was in the Spirit

and there before me was a door standing open in heaven

and a voice like a trumpet said

'Come up here and I will show you what must take place after this'

opening prayer

Eternal God,

fling open the doors of our hearts

to the weather of your Spirit.

Lead us out beneath the dancing sky and wind

across the stumbling ground of our reality

to where the sound of worship never ceases

and the view stretches further than the human eye can see.

Through Christ the faithful witness,

Amen

Relax

God is here

There will be some space and quiet music to prepare our hearts for worship.

praise

Angel

Holy holy holy, Lord God Almighty

All thy works shall praise thy name in earth and sky and sea

Holy holy holy, merciful and mighty

God in three persons, blessed Trinity

(Reginald Herber 1783-1826, tune John Bacchus Dykes 1823-76)

confession

Please sit or kneel.

After each section the following Kyrie is sung:

Kyrie eleison

Christe eleison

Lord have mercy

Christ have mercy

gloria

Glory to God in the highest

Glory to God in the highest

God's peace on the earth

God's peace on the earth

Lord God, Heavenly King, Almighty God and Father

We worship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glory

Lord God, Heavenly King, Almighty God and Father

We worship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glory

Glory to God in the highest

Glory to God in the highest

Amen Alleluia

Amen Alleluia

readings:

Revelation 21:1-8, Isaiah 25:6-9

address

creed

We believe in God the Father Almighty

We believe that he made the earth and heavens

We believe in Jesus born of a woman

We believe that he is the Son of God

We believe that he will come back in glory

We believe he will judge the dead and living

We believe the resurrection of body

We believe in the life that's everlasting

gospel: storytelling of the last supper

from 'The Book of God' by Walter Wangerin

eucharistic prayer

The Lord is here

God¹s Spirit is with us

Lift up your hearts

We lift them up to God

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God

It is right to give God thanks and praise

O Lord our God, sustainer of the universe,

at your command all things came to be:

the vast expanse of interstellar space;

galaxies, suns, the planets in their courses,

and this fragile earth, our island home.

By your will they were created and have their being.

Redeemer God, word become flesh,

we remember you in bread and wine;

your body, your blood,

broken so we with all creation may be made perfect.

Through your sacrifice death is nulled.

Through your resurrection we have a future.

Thankyou

Therefore with angels and animals,

microbes and mountains,

and all that lives for you

we proclaim how wonderful you are,

we pour out our thanks to you

in song that never sleeps:

Holy holy holy lord

Holy holy holy lord

God of power and might

God of power and might

Heaven and earth are full of your glory

Heaven and earth are full of your glory

Hosanna in the highest

Hosanna in the highest

And now we ask that by the power of your Holy Spirit

this bread and wine may be to us Christ's body and his blood;

who, on the night that he was handed over to suffering and death,

took bread, thanked you and broke it

He gave it to his friends saying

'Eat this, it is my body given for you. Do this in memory of me.'

Later after supper he took the cup,

thanked you, and gave it to them saying

'Drink this all of you, this is my blood of the new covenant

which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins.

Do this whenever you drink it in memory of me.'

Christ has died, Christ is risen

Christ has died, Christ is risen

Christ will come again

Christ will come again

In this place where heaven and earth meet

under the rainbow of God's promise,

in this sharing of bread and wine

future hope becomes reality now

So bring your scorched earth

bring your harvest

bring your open sky

bring your restless guilty waters

bring your swift unbending road

bring your urgent inner city

to the table where your host says

'I make all things new'

Lamb of God you take away the sin of the world

Lamb of God you take away the sin of the world

Have mercy, mercy on us

Have mercy, mercy on us

bread and wine are shared

One person in each group stands to get bread and wine.

Bread and wine is shared in groups.

I will receive you now

Come and be here

Steal past my fears

O wounded healer

O humble leader

Show me your hands

Show me your side

O holy victim

O crucified

Speak to my heart

Bring me your peace

O broken Saviour

O gentle fighter

Breathe on my face

The breath of life

O my Christ let me

Share in your life



Bring to my lips now

Your blood and body

O bread of heaven

O hope of glory

Send me in love

Into the world

O faithful teacher

Wisdom of God

after-communion prayer

All-saving God,

Thank you for feeding us with the body and blood of your Son Jesus Christ

whose death and resurrection have purchased the future healing of all things

We who have tasted the coming Kingdom

offer ourselves as its bearers and signs in the power of your Spirit

and as lovers and guardians of all that you have made

until you come

Amen. Come Lord Jesus.