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Wednesday
Morning Prayer
Ralph Adams Cram, Richard Upjohn, and John LaFarge

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Opening Sentence

In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Isaiah 40:3

Hymn: Let all mortal flesh keep silence

Let all mortal flesh keep silence,
And with fear and trembling stand;
Ponder nothing earthly minded,
For with blessing in His hand,
Christ our God to earth descendeth,
Our full homage to demand.

King of kings, yet born of Mary,
As of old on earth He stood,
Lord of lords, in human vesture,
In the body and the blood;
He will give to all the faithful
His own self for heavenly food.

Rank on rank the host of heaven
Spreads its vanguard on the way,
As the Light of light descendeth
From the realms of endless day,
That the powers of hell may vanish
As the darkness clears away.

At His feet the six wingd seraph,
Cherubim with sleepless eye,
Veil their faces to the presence,
As with ceaseless voice they cry:
Halleluia, Halleluia
Halleluia, Lord Most High!

Words: Liturgy of St. James, translated from Greek by Gerard Moultrie
Music: Picardy

Confession

Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.

Most merciful God,
we confess that we have sinned against you
in thought, word, and deed,
by what we have done,
and by what we have left undone.
We have not loved you with our whole heart;
we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.
We are truly sorry and we humbly repent.
For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ,
have mercy on us and forgive us;
that we may delight in your will,
and walk in your ways,
to the glory of your Name. Amen.

Almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us all our sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen us in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep us in eternal life. Amen.

Versicle and Response

Lord, open our lips.

And our mouth shall proclaim your praise.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.

Our King and Savior now draws near:
Come let us adore him.

Jubilate

Be joyful in the Lord, all you lands;
serve the Lord with gladness
and come before his presence with a song.

Know this: The Lord himself is God;
he himself has made us, and we are his;
we are his people and the sheep of his pasture.

Enter his gates with thanksgiving;
go into his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and call upon his Name.

For the Lord is good;
his mercy is everlasting;
and his faithfulness endures from age to age.

Antiphon

Our King and Savior now draws near:
Come let us adore him.

119:49-72 or
Coverdale

Zayin Memor esto verbi tui

⁴⁹ Remember your word to your servant, *
because you have given me hope.
⁵⁰ This is my comfort in my trouble, *
that your promise gives me life.
⁵¹ The proud have derided me cruelly, *
but I have not turned from your law.
⁵² When I remember your judgments of old, *
O Lord, I take great comfort.
⁵³ I am filled with a burning rage, *
because of the wicked who forsake your law.
⁵⁴ Your statutes have been like songs to me *
wherever I have lived as a stranger.
⁵⁵ I remember your Name in the night, O Lord, *
and dwell upon your law.
⁵⁶ This is how it has been with me, *
because I have kept your commandments.

Heth Portio mea, Domine

⁵⁷ You only are my portion, O Lord; *
I have promised to keep your words.
⁵⁸ I entreat you with all my heart, *
be merciful to me according to your promise.
⁵⁹ I have considered my ways *
and turned my feet toward your decrees.
⁶⁰ I hasten and do not tarry *
to keep your commandments.
⁶¹ Though the cords of the wicked entangle me, *
I do not forget your law.
⁶² At midnight I will rise to give you thanks, *
because of your righteous judgments.
⁶³ I am a companion of all who fear you *
and of those who keep your commandments.
⁶⁴ The earth, O Lord, is full of your love; *
instruct me in your statutes.

Teth Bonitatem fecisti

⁶⁵ O Lord, you have dealt graciously with your servant, *
according to your word.
⁶⁶ Teach me discernment and knowledge, *
for I have believed in your commandments.
⁶⁷ Before I was afflicted I went astray, *
but now I keep your word.
⁶⁸ You are good and you bring forth good; *
instruct me in your statutes.
⁶⁹ The proud have smeared me with lies, *
but I will keep your commandments with my whole heart.
⁷⁰ Their heart is gross and fat, *
but my delight is in your law.
⁷¹ It is good for me that I have been afflicted, *
that I might learn your statutes.
⁷² The law of your mouth is dearer to me *
than thousands in gold and silver.

Gloria Patri

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now,
and will be for ever. Amen. Amen.

The Old Testament Lesson

Isaiah 9:8-17

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⁸ The Lord sent a word against Jacob,
and it fell on Israel;
⁹ and all the people knew it
Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria
but in pride and arrogance of heart they said:
¹⁰ ‘The bricks have fallen,
but we will build with dressed stones;
the sycomores have been cut down,
but we will put cedars in their place.’
¹¹ So the Lord raised adversaries against them,
and stirred up their enemies,
¹² the Arameans in the east and the Philistines in the west,
and they devoured Israel with open mouth.
For all this, his anger has not turned away;
his hand is stretched out still.
¹³ The people did not turn to him who struck them,
or seek the Lord of hosts.
¹⁴ So the Lord cut off from Israel head and tail,
palm branch and reed in one day
¹⁵ elders and dignitaries are the head,
and prophets who teach lies are the tail;
¹⁶ for those who led this people led them astray,
and those who were led by them were left in confusion.
¹⁷ That is why the Lord did not have pity on their young people,
or compassion on their orphans and widows;
for everyone was godless and an evildoer,
and every mouth spoke folly.
For all this, his anger has not turned away;
his hand is stretched out still.

The Word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

Canticle 11 The Third Song of Isaiah
Isaiah 60:1-3, 11a, 14c, 18-19
Surge, illuminare

Arise, shine, for your light has come, *
and the glory of the Lord has dawned upon you.

For behold, darkness covers the land; *
deep gloom enshrouds the peoples.

But over you the Lord will rise, *
and his glory will appear upon you.

Nations will stream to your light, *
and kings to the brightness of your dawning.

Your gates will always be open; *
by day or night they will never be shut.

They will call you, The City of the Lord, *
The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

Violence will no more be heard in your land, *
ruin or destruction within your borders.

You will call your walls, Salvation, *
and all your portals, Praise.

The sun will no more be your light by day; *
by night you will not need the brightness of the moon.

The Lord will be your everlasting light, *
and your God will be your glory.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.

The New Testament Lesson

2 Peter 2:1-10

¹But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive opinions. They will even deny the Master who bought thembringing swift destruction on themselves. ²Even so, many will follow their licentious ways, and because of these teachers the way of truth will be maligned. ³And in their greed they will exploit you with deceptive words. Their condemnation, pronounced against them long ago, has not been idle, and their destruction is not asleep.

⁴For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to chains of deepest darkness to be kept until the judgement; ⁵and if he did not spare the ancient world, even though he saved Noah, a herald of righteousness, with seven others, when he brought a flood on a world of the ungodly; ⁶and if by turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to ashes he condemned them to extinction and made them an example of what is coming to the ungodly; ⁷and if he rescued Lot, a righteous man greatly distressed by the licentiousness of the lawless ⁸(for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by their lawless deeds that he saw and heard), ⁹then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trial, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgement ¹⁰especially those who indulge their flesh in depraved lust, and who despise authority.

Bold and wilful, they are not afraid to slander the glorious ones,

The Word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

Canticle 16
The Song of Zechariah
Benedictus Dominus Deus

Luke 1:68-79

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel; *
he has come to his people and set them free.
He has raised up for us a mighty savior, *
born of the house of his servant David.
Through his holy prophets he promised of old,
that he would save us from our enemies, *
from the hands of all who hate us.
He promised to show mercy to our fathers *
and to remember his holy covenant.
This was the oath he swore to our father Abraham, *
to set us free from the hands of our enemies,
Free to worship him without fear, *
holy and righteous in his sight
all the days of our life.
You, my child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High, *
for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way,
To give his people knowledge of salvation *
by the forgiveness of their sins.
In the tender compassion of our God *
the dawn from on high shall break upon us,
To shine on those who dwell in darkness and the
shadow of death, *
and to guide our feet into the way of peace.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.

The Gospel

Mark 1:1-8

¹The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

²As it is written in the prophet Isaiah,
‘See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you,
who will prepare your way;
³ the voice of one crying out in the wilderness:
“Prepare the way of the Lord,
make his paths straight”’,
⁴John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. ⁵And people from the whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were going out to him, and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. ⁶Now John was clothed with camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey. ⁷He proclaimed, ‘The one who is more powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the thong of his sandals. ⁸I have baptized you with water; but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.’

The Word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

The Commemoration

Ralph Adams Cram (December 16, 1863 - September 22, 1942), was a prolific and influential American architect of collegiate and ecclesiastical buildings, often in the Gothic style.

During an 1887 Christmas Eve mass in Rome, he had a dramatic conversion experience. For the rest of his life, he remained a fervent Anglo-Catholic.

A leading proponent of disciplined Gothic Revival architecture in general and Collegiate Gothic in particular, Cram is most closely associated with Princeton, where he was awarded a Doctor of Letters and served as Supervising Architect from 1907 to 1929. Through the 1920s Cram was a public figure and frequently mentioned in the press. The New York Times called him 'one of the most prominent Episcopalian laymen in the country'.

Cram's buildings include:

All Saints' Church, Ashmont, Massachusetts, 1892
Church of St. John Evangelist, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1892
Emmanuel Church, Newport, Rhode Island, 1900
Calvary Episcopal Church, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1904
Holy Cross Monastery, West Park, New York, with Henry Vaughan, 1904
All Saints' Chapel, Sewanee, begun 1904, finished 1959
Saint Thomas Church, New York City, 1905-1913
Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Detroit, Michigan, 1908
All Saints Cathedral, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1910
Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, New York City, begun 1912, unfinished
multiple buildings at Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, 1913-1927
Cole Memorial Chapel, Wheaton College, Norton, Massachusetts, 1917
Trinity Episcopal Church, Houston, Texas, 1919
St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral, Hastings, Nebraska, 1921-1929
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Winston-Salem, NC Winston-Salem, 1928

more at Wikipedia

Richard Upjohn (22 January 1802 - 16 August 1878) was an English-born architect who emigrated to the United States and became most famous for his Gothic Revival churches.

His family initially settled in New Bedford, Massachusetts and then moved on to Boston in 1833, where he worked in architectural design. He had relocated to New York by 1839 where he worked on alterations to Trinity Church. The alterations were later abandoned and he was commissioned to design a new church, completed in 1846. He published his extremely influential book, Upjohn's rural architecture: Designs, working drawings and specifications for a wooden church, and other rural structures, in 1852.

Notable projects included:

Trinity Church in New York City (1839-46)
The Church of the Ascension in New York City (1840-41)
Grace Church, Providence, Rhode Island (1845; later remodelled by Ralph Adams Cram, above)
St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Burlington, New Jersey (1846-54)
Christ Episcopal Church in Raleigh, North Carolina (1846-48)
Grace Church in Newark, New Jersey (1847-48)
St. Paul's Cathedral in Buffalo, New York (1849-51)
Zion Episcopal Church in Rome, New York (1850-1851)
St. John Chrysostom Church in Delafield, Wisconsin (1851-56)
St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church in Baltimore, Maryland (1854)
All Saint's Episcopal Church in Frederick, Maryland (1855)
St. Mark's Episcopal Church (San Antonio, Texas) (1858)
St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Albany, New York (1859)
Church of the Holy Comforter in Poughkeepsie, New York (1860)
St. Philip's Church in the Highlands in Garrison, New York (1860-61)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Providence, Rhode Island (1860-62)
Memorial Church of St. Luke The Beloved Physician, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1861)
Trinity-St. Paul's Episcopal Church (New Rochelle, New York) (1862)
All Saint's Memorial Church in Navesink, New Jersey (1863-64)
St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Selma, Alabama (1871-75)

more at Wikipedia

John La Farge (March 31, 1835 November 14, 1910) was an American painter, muralist, stained glass window maker, decorator, and writer.

His labors in almost every type of art won for him from the French Government the Cross of the Legion of Honor and membership in the principal artistic societies of America, as well as the presidency of the National Society of Mural Painters from 1899 through 1904. Enjoying an extraordinary knowledge of languages (ancient and modern), literature, and art, by his cultured personality and reflective conversation he influenced many other people. Though naturally a questioner he venerated the traditions of religious art, and preserved always his Catholic faith and reverence.

La Farge experimented with color problems, especially in the medium of stained glass. He succeeded not only in rivaling the gorgeousness of medieval windows, but in adding new resources by his invention of opalescent glass and his original methods of superimposing and welding his material.

Among his many stained glass masterpieces are:

two of his largest windows, the 1887 'Angel of Help' and the 1901 'Figure of Wisdom', in Unity Church in North Easton, Massachusetts.
Sealing of the Twelve Tribes, Trinity Episcopal Church, Buffalo, New York, 1889
two windows at the Thomas Crane Public Library, Quincy, Massachusetts
14 windows at the Judson Memorial Church, Greenwich Village, New York City
four windows at the Trinity Church, Boston
windows at the St. Paul's Chapel, Columbia University, NYC
rose window at the First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia

more at Wikipedia

Prayer

Gracious God, we thank you for the vision of Ralph Adams Cram, John LaFarge and Richard Upjohn, whose harmonious revival of the Gothic enriched our churches with a sacramental understanding of reality in the face of secular materialism; and we pray that we may honor your gifts of the beauty of holiness given through them, for the glory of Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.

Alternate Psalm and Readings

Psalm 118:19-29
2 Chronicles 6:12-20
Ephesians 2:17-22
Matthew 7:24-29

The Apostle's Creed

I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, his only son, our Lord.
He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit
and born of the Virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again.
He ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.

The Lord's Prayer

or traditional

Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your Name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those
who sin against us.

Save us from the time of trial,
and deliver us from evil.

For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours,
now and for ever. Amen.

Suffrages

Save your people, Lord, and bless your inheritance;

Govern and uphold them, now and always.

Day by day we bless you;

We praise your Name for ever.

Lord, keep us from all sin today;

Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy.

Lord, show us your love and mercy;

For we put our trust in you.

In you, Lord, is our hope;

And we shall never hope in vain.

Collect of the Day: The Third Sunday of Advent

Stir up your power, O Lord, and with great might come among us; and, because we are sorely hindered by our sins, let your bountiful grace and mercy speedily help and deliver us; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory, now and for ever. Amen.

For Mission

O God and Father of all, whom the whole heavens adore: Let the whole earth also worship you, all nations obey you, all tongues confess and bless you, and men and women everywhere love you and serve you in peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

World Cycle of Prayer

We pray for the people of Somalia.

Ecumenical Cycle of Prayer

We pray for our sisters and brothers members of the Manipur Baptist Convention.

A Collect for Peace

Eternal God, in whose perfect kingdom no sword is drawn but the sword of righteousness, no strength known but the strength of love: So mightily spread abroad your Spirit, that all peoples may be gathered under the banner of the Prince of Peace, as children of one Father; to whom be dominion and glory, now and for ever. Amen.

Hymn: To my humble supplication

To my humble supplication
Lord, give ear and acceptation
Save thy servant, that hath none
Help nor hope but Thee alone. Amen.

Prayers and Intercessions

Let us pray now for our own needs and those of others.

Birthdays
Anniversaries
For Recovery from Sickness
For Travelers
For a Person in Trouble or Bereavement
For Those to be Baptized
For the Departed
Full list of prayers

For our Country

Almighty God, who has given us this good land for our heritage: We humbly beseech you that we may always prove ourselves a people mindful of your favor and glad to do your will. Bless our land with honorable industry, sound learning, and pure manners. Save us from violence, discord, and confusion; from pride and arrogance, and from every evil way. Defend our liberties, and fashion us into one united people. Endue with the spirit of wisdom those to whom in your Name we entrust the authority of government, that there may be justice and peace at home, and that, through obedience to your law, we may show forth your praise among the nations of the earth. In the time of prosperity, fill our hearts with thankfulness, and in the day of trouble, suffer not our trust in you to fail; all which we ask through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

For the President of the
United States
and all in Civil Authority

O Lord our Governor, whose glory is in all the world: We commend this nation to your merciful care, that, being guided by your Providence, we may dwell secure in your peace. Grant to the President of the United States, the Governor of this State (or, Commonwealth), and to all in authority, wisdom and strength to know and to do your will. Fill them with the love of truth and righteousness, and make them ever mindful of their calling to serve this people in your fear; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen.

Hymn: As I went down to the river to pray

As I went down to the river to pray
Studying about that good old way
And who shall wear the starry crown
Good Lord, show us the way !
O sisters let's go down,
Let's go down, come on down,
O sisters let's go down,
Down to the river to pray.
As I went down to the river to pray
Studying about that good old way
And who shall wear the robe and crown
Good Lord, show us the way !
O brothers let's go down,
Let's go down, come on down,
Come on brothers let's go down,
Down to the river to pray.
As I went down to the river to pray
Studying about that good old way
And who shall wear the starry crown
Good Lord, show us the way !
O fathers let's go down,
Let's go down, come on down,
O fathers let's go down,
Down to the river to pray.
As I went down to the river to pray
Studying about that good old way
And who shall wear the robe and crown
Good Lord, show us the way !
O brothers let's go down,
Let's go down, don't you want to go down?
O brothers let's go down,
Down to the river to pray.

O sinners let's go down,
Down to the river to pray.

Singers: Sam Robson
Music: Traditional

A Prayer of Self-Dedication

Almighty and eternal God,
so draw our hearts to you,
so guide our minds,
so fill our imaginations,
so control our wills,
that we may be wholly yours,
utterly dedicated unto you;
and then use us, we pray you, as you will,
and always to your glory and the welfare of your people;
through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.

The General Thanksgiving

Almighty God, Father of all mercies,
we your unworthy servants give you humble thanks
for all your goodness and loving-kindness
to us and to all whom you have made.
We bless you for our creation, preservation,
and all the blessings of this life;
but above all for your immeasurable love
in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ;
for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory.
And, we pray, give us such an awareness of your mercies,
that with truly thankful hearts we may show forth your praise,
not only with our lips, but in our lives,
by giving up our selves to your service,
and by walking before you
in holiness and righteousness all our days;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit,
be honor and glory throughout all ages. Amen.

A Prayer of St. Chrysostom

Almighty God, you have given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplication to you; and you have promised through your well-beloved Son that when two or three are gathered together in his Name you will be in the midst of them: Fulfill now, O Lord, our desires and petitions as may be best for us; granting us in this world knowledge of your truth, and in the age to come life everlasting. Amen.

Benediction

Let us bless the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. Amen. 2 Corinthians 13:14

Hymn: God Be With You

God be with you till we meet again;
By his counsels guide, uphold you;
With his sheep securely fold you.
God be with you till we meet again.
Till we meet, till we meet,
Till we meet at Jesus' feet,
Till we meet, till we meet,
God be with you till we meet again.

The Opening

O God, make speed to save us.

O Lord, make haste to help us.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.

The Psalm

Psalm 119 Lucerna pedibus meis

¹⁰⁵Your word is a lantern to my feet *
and a light upon my path.
¹⁰⁶I have sworn and am determined *
to keep your righteous judgments.
¹⁰⁷I am deeply troubled; *
preserve my life, O Lord, according to your word.
¹⁰⁸Accept, O Lord, the willing tribute of my lips, *
and teach me your judgments.
¹⁰⁹My life is always in my hand, *
yet I do not forget your law.
¹¹⁰The wicked have set a trap for me, *
but I have not strayed from your commandments.
¹¹¹Your decrees are my inheritance for ever; *
truly, they are the joy of my heart.
¹¹²I have applied my heart to fulfill your statutes *
for ever and to the end.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.