The Office of Morning Prayer

Source

This is a gender inclusive version adapted from APB 1989 by René August for use in The St John’s Leadership Academy. The Inclusive Bible is used for all scripture references.

Key

Main placeholders (sections) are IN BIG CAPS, ON GREY
Minor placeholders (options within a section) are In italics, on grey
Placeholders can be clicked to reveal the contents
The leader says the words in blue
The rubrics are in red italics
The people respond in the words in black bold print

The Leader says:

In the name of God, Creator, Redeemer and Holy Spirit

All say:

Amen

The Leader may say:

We have come together as the family of God,
In our Creator’s presence,
To offer praise and thanksgiving,
To hear and receive God’s holy word,
To bring bear to God, the needs of the world,
To ask for forgiveness of our sins
And to seek Divine grace,
That through our Saviour, Jesus Christ
We may give ourselves to God’s service

The Leader may read the appropriate Sentence (APB pages 64-67)

[Appropriate sentence]

The people respond:

Let us worship and praise God (Alleluia)

Lord, open our lips

That we may glorify and praise your Name

Glory to the Creator and the Redeemer: and to the Holy Spirit.

As it was in the beginning: is now and will be forever,
Amen,
Praise the Lord. (Alleluia)

Either ...

O Come let us Sing!

O Come let us sing joyfully to God! Raise a shout to our rock, our deliverance!
Let us come into God’s presence with thanksgiving, and sing our praises with joy.
For Yhwh is a great God, the great Ruler, above all gods.
O God, in your hands are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks are yours.
Yours is the sea, for you made it, the dry land as well, for your hands formed it.
Come, let us bow down in worship; let us kneel before Yhwh, our Maker.
For you are our God, and we are the people you shepherd, the flock under your care.
If only you would hear God’s voice today! for God is coming.
God is coming to rule the earth— to rule the world with justice and its peoples with truth!

Glory to the Creator and the Redeemer: and to the Holy Spirit.

As it was in the beginning: is now and will be forever.
Amen

Or ...

O Shout to the Lord in Triumph!

Acclaim Yhwh with joy, all the earth! Serve Yhwh with gladness! enter into God’s presence with a joyful song!
Know that Yhwh is God! Yhwh made us, and we belong to the Creator; we are God’s people and the sheep of God’s pasture.
Enter God’s gates with thanksgiving and the courts with praise! Give thanks to God! bless God’s name!
For Yhwh is good; God’s steadfast love endures forever, and God’s faithfulness to all generations.

Glory to the Creator and the Redeemer and to the Holy Spirit.

As it was in the beginning: is now and will be forever.
Amen

Let us call to mind and confess our sins

Silence may be kept, then all say ...

Almighty God, our heavenly Creator,
In penitence we confess
That we have sinned against you,
Through our own fault,
In thought, word, and deed
And in what we have left undone.
For the sake of our Saviour, Jesus Christ our Lord,
Forgive us all that is past,
And grant that we may serve you
In newness of life,
To the glory of your Name.

Almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins and keep us in eternal life; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen

Here follow the appointed Psalms.

[Appointed Psalms]

After they are said ...

Glory to the Creator and the Redeemer and to the Holy Spirit.

As it was in the beginning: is now and will be forever.
Amen

The First Scripture Reading

The first lesson is written in ...

After the reading

Here ends the first lesson

Silence may be kept

Here follows the Song of Zechariah or another Canticle

Blessed are you, the Most High God — for you have visited and redeemed your people.
You have raised up a mighty savior for us of the house of David,
As you promised through the mouths of your holy ones, the prophets of ancient times: salvation from our enemies and from the hands of all our foes.
You have shown mercy to our ancestors by remembering the holy Covenant you made with them,
The oath you swore to Sarah and Abraham and Hagar,
Granting that we, delivered from the hands of our enemies, might worship and serve you without fear, in holiness and justice, in your presence all our days.
And you, my child, will be called the prophet of the Most High, for you’ll go before Our God to prepare the way for the Promised One,
Giving the people the knowledge of salvation through forgiveness of their sins.
Such is the tender mercy of our God, who from on high will bring the Rising sun to visit us,
To give light to those who live in darkness and the shadow of death and to guide our feet into the way of peace.

Then ...

Glory to the Creator and the Redeemer and to the Holy Spirit.

As it was in the beginning: is now and will be forever.
Amen

The Second Scripture Reading

The second lesson is written in ...

After the reading

Here ends the second lesson

Silence may be kept

Here follows the Song of the Church or another Canticle

We praise you O God: we acclaim you as Lord.
All creation worships you: the Creator everlasting.
To you all angels, all the powers of heaven: cherubim and seraphim sing in endless praise.
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might: heaven and earth are full of your glory.
The glorious company of apostles praise you: the noble fellowship of prophets praise you, the white-robed army of martyrs praise you.
Throughout the world the holy Church acclaims you: God of majesty unbounded.
Your true and only Son worthy of worship: and the Holy Spirit advocate and guide.
You Christ are the King of glory: the eternal Son of God.
When you became human to set us free: you humbly chose the Virgin's womb.
You overcame the sting of death: and opened heaven to all believers.
You are seated at God's right hand in glory: we believe that you will come to be our judge.
Come then Lord and help your people: bought with the price of your own blood.
And bring us with your saints: to glory everlasting.

The following verses may be added:

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 forever.
Keep us today Lord from all sin: 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: let us never be put to shame.

The Apostles' Creed

I believe in God, the Almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, the only Son of God.
He was conceived by 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 God
He will come 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

Let us pray:

Lord, have mercy upon us

Christ, have mercy upon us

Lord, have mercy upon us

Either ...

Our Father in Heaven,
Hallowed be Your Name.
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.
Do not bring us to the time of trial,
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power and the glory are Yours
Now and forever.
Amen.

Or ...

Abba God in heaven,
Hallowed be your name!
May your reign come;
May your will be done on earth as it is in heaven:
Give us today the bread of tomorrow.
And forgive us our debts,
as we hereby forgive those who are indebted to us.
Don’t put us to the test,
But free us from evil.
For You rule in power and glory
Forever
Amen.

The Prayers

Show us your mercy, O Lord

And grant us your salvation

O Lord, be gracious to our land

And mercifully hear us when we call upon you

Let your priests be clothed with righteousness

And let your servants shout for joy

O Lord, make your ways known upon the earth

Let all nations acknowledge your saving power

Give your people the blessing of peace

And let your glory be over all the world

Make our hearts clean, O God

And renew a right spirit within us

Lord God
we ask you to give us your blessing
to your Church, holiness
to the world, peace
to this nation, justice
and to all people knowledge of your law.
Keep safe our families
protect the weak
heal the sick
comfort the dying
and bring us all to a joyful resurrection.
We ask these things through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen

Here follows the praying of the Collect of the day

[The Collect of the Day]

Then may be said The Collect for Peace:

O God, the author of peace and lover of concord
to know you is eternal life
to serve you is perfect freedom:
defend us your servants from all assaults of our enemies
that we may trust in your defence
and not fear the power of any adversaries,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen

Then is prayed The Morning Collect:

Eternal God our Creator
by whose power we are created
and by whose love we are redeemed:
guide and strengthen us by your Spirit that we may give
ourselves to your service
and live this day in love for you and one another;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen

Almighty and everlasting Creator,
you have safely brought us to the beginning of another day:
defend us by your mighty power
that we may be kept free from all sinand safe from every danger
and enable us this day to do
only what is right in your eyes;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen

The Grace:

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God,
and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all
forever.

Amen

Morning Prayer may end here

Blessing and honour and thanksgiving and praise
more than we can utter
more than we can understand
be to you, O holy and glorious Trinity
Creator, Redeemer and Holy Spirit
from all angels
all people
all creatures
forever and ever.

God of all power, we acclaim you
Lord of all grace, we worship you
we are not worthy of you
yet your goodness makes us praise you
and give you thanks.

We praise you for the life you have given us
and for all the blessings we have received at your hands.
Above all, we give you thanks for Jesus Christ,
for the grace and hope which his death
and resurrection have brought to us.
We ask this of you, our Creator
that we may never forget your goodness to us
and that we may show our thankfulness,
not only in words,
but by the service of our lives
both now and in all eternity.

Jesus Christ, you promised
that whenever we pray in your name you will hear us:
answer our prayers as may be best for us
granting us in this world the knowledge
of your truth,
and in the world to come the fullness
of eternal life;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

May the Lord bless us and watch over us.
May God’s face always be turned to shine on us
and be gracious to us.
May the Lord look kindly on us
and give us peace.

Amen