Saint Barnabas Church
Sutton
The Solemn Evensong Service
The Feast of St Barnabas
11 June 2023 6:30 pm
We welcome you to our service of Solemn Evensong. Please join in the words in bold text. The responses echo the tune sung by the minister; the syllables in CAPITALS indicate where the note changes.
The First Hymn.
The service begins with hymn 158: Glorious things of Thee are spoken
Preces and responses.
O Lord, open 
thou OUR lips :
And our mouth shall shew forth THY praise.
O God, make speed to SAVE us :
O Lord, make haste to HELP us.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Ho-LY Ghost :
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever SHALL be :
world without END. A-men.
Praise YE² the LORD²:
The Lord's NAME² be PRAIS²-ed.
The Psalm.
The First Lesson.
Ecclesiastes 12:9–end
Here beginneth the 9th verse of the 12th chapter of the book Ecclesiastes.
Here endeth the first lesson.
The Magnificat.
My soul doth magnify the LORD :
and my spirit hath rejoiced in GOD my Sav-iour.
For he hath re-GAR-ded :
the lowliness of HIS hand-maid-en.
For behold, from HENCE-forth :
all generations shall CALL me bless-ed.
For he that is mighty hath magnified ME :
and ho-LY is his Name.
And his mercy is on them that FEAR him :
throughout all GEN-er-a-tions.
He hath shewed strength with his ARM :
he hath scattered the proud in the imagina-TION of their hearts.
He hath put down the mighty from their SEAT :
and hath exalted the HUM-ble and meek.
He hath filled the hungry with good THINGS :
and the rich he hath sent EMP-ty a-way.
He re-membering his mercy hath holpen his servant IS-rael :
As he promised to our forefathers, Abraham and his SEED for ev-er.
Glory be to the Father, and to the SON :
and to THE Ho-ly Ghost :
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever SHALL be :
world with-OUT end. A-men.
The Second Lesson.
Acts 9:26–31
Here beginneth the 26th verse of the 9th chapter of the Acts of the Apostles.
Here endeth the second lesson.
The Nunc Dimittis.
Lord, now lettest thou thy servant de-part in PEACE :
according TO thy word.
For mine eyes have SEEN :
thy SAL-va-tion:
Which thou hast pre-PAR-ed :
before the face of ALL² peo-ple,
To be a light to lighten the GEN-tiles :
and to be the glory of thy peo-PLE Israel.
Glory be to the Father, and to the SON :
and to THE Holy Ghost:
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever SHALL be :
world without END. Amen.
The Apostles' Creed.
I believe in God,
the Father almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth,
And in Jesus Christ
his only Son our Lord,
Who was conceived by
the Holy Ghost,
Born of the Virgin Mary,
Suffered under Pontius Pilate,
Was crucified, dead and buried,
He descended into hell;
The third day he rose again from the dead,
He ascended into heaven,
And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father almighty:
From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Ghost,
The holy catholick Church,
The communion of saints,
The forgiveness of sins,
The resurrection of the body,
And the life everlasting.
The Lord be with you :
And WITH thy² spir²-it.
Let us pray.
The Prayers.
Lord, have mercy up-ON² us:
Christ, have mercy up-ON² us.
Lord, have mercy up-ON² us.
Our Father,
which art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy Name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done,
In earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive them that trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation;
But deliver us from evil.
O Lord, shew thy mercy up-ON us:
And grant us thy salva-TION.
O Lord, save THE King :
And mercifully hear us when we call up-ON thee.
Endue thy ministers with right-EOUS-ness :
And make thy chosen people joy-FUL.
O Lord, save thy peo-PLE :
And bless thine inherit-ANCE.
Give peace in our time, O Lord :
Because there is none other that fighteth for us, but only thou, O God.
O God, make clean our hearts with-IN us :
And take not thy holy Spirit FROM us.
The Collect of the Feast of St Barnabas.
O God, the giver of all good gifts, who didst pour out thy Spirit upon thy servant Barnabas and gavest him grace to strengthen others: grant us, by his example, to be generous in our judgements and faithful in our service; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen
The Collect for Peace.
O God, from whom all holy desires, all good counsels and all just works do proceed: Give unto thy servants that peace which the world cannot give: That both, our hearts may be set to obey thy commandments, and also that by thee we being defended from the fear of our enemies may pass our time in rest and quietness: Through the merits of Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen.
The Collect for Aid against all Perils.
Lighten our darkness, we beseech thee, O Lord: And by thy great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night: For the love of thine only Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.
The LORD be² with² you :
And WITH thy² spir²-it.
Let us BLESS² the Lord² :
Thanks BE² to God².
May the souls of the faithful through the mercy of God rest in peace :
And rise in glory.
A sermon may be preached.
The Second Hymn.
We stand to sing hymn 56 "Be thou my vision":
The intercessions.
The service concludes with hymn 134 "For all the saints":
The Final Hymn.
We hope you will join us again soon.