Order of service — Sanctus, Consecration, and Communion of the People
Book 1, Page 302 ·1980–1990
Transcription
Left page (p. 12):
Celebrant and People:
[musical staff notation]
Ho - ly, ho - ly, ho - ly.
Lord God of hosts, heav-en and earth are full . . . . of . . . thy
glo-ry. Glo - - ry be to thee, O Lord most high.
Bless - - ed . . . . is he that com - eth . . in . . the
name . . of the Lord, Ho - sa - na . . in the high - est.
Healey Willan, 1928
The Celebrant continues with
The Prayer of Consecration
The Lord’s Prayer
The Breaking of the Bread
The Celebrant breaks the consecrated Bread.
A period of silence is kept.
Alleluia. Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us; Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia.
The People join in saying this prayer:
We do not presume to come to this Thy Table, O merciful Lord, trusting in our own righteousness, but in thy manifold
Right page (p. 13):
and great mercies. We are not worthy so much as to gather up the crumbs under thy Table. But thou art the same Lord whose property is always to have mercy. Grant us therefore, gracious Lord, so to eat the flesh of thy dear Son Jesus Christ, and to drink his blood, that we may evermore dwell in him, and he in us. Amen.
The Communion of the People
To receive Communion, please follow the directions of the ushers.
At Communion: Let all mortal flesh keep silence … Edward C. Bairstow Hymn 20 (seated) … Divinum mysterium Verse 3: Men only; verse 4: Women only In the bleak midwinter … Harold Darke This little light of mine … Spiritual Hymn 189 … Unde et memores
The People join in this Prayer of Thanksgiving:
Almighty Father, we thank you for feeding us with the holy food of the Body and Blood of your Son, and for uniting us through him in the fellowship of your Holy Spirit. We thank you for raising up among us faithful servants for the ministry of your Word and Sacraments. We pray that Christopher FitzSimons may be to us an effective example in word and action, in love and patience, and in holiness of life. Grant that we, with him, may serve you now, and always rejoice in your glory; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
The new Bishop blesses the people, first saying
Our help is in the name of the Lord; People The maker of heaven and earth. Bishop Blessed be the name of the Lord; People From this time forth for evermore.
AI Notes
Two facing pages (pp. 12–13) of the consecration service. Left page (p. 12) prints the musical notation for the Sanctus and Benedictus (Healey Willan, 1928) and continues with the Prayer of Consecration, Lord’s Prayer, Breaking of the Bread, and the invitation. Right page (p. 13) lists the music for Communion of the People (Bairstow, Hymn 20, Darke, ‘This little light of mine,’ Hymn 189) followed by the post-Communion Prayer of Thanksgiving and the blessing of the new Bishop.