A Morning Prayer for All Souls Day
O God, come to our aid: O Lord, make haste to help us.
Glory to the Father, glory to the Son,
Glory to the Holy Spirit now and for ever. Amen.
Hymn
How blest are those who have died in the Lord. Let them rest from their labours,
Let them rest for their good works go with them, For their good works go with them.
Eternal rest give unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine on them.
May they rest in peace. May they rest in peace.
May they rest in peace. May they rest in peace.
Psalm 26 : The Lord is my light, the Lord is my help.
The Lord is my light and my help: of whom then, shall I be afraid?
The strength in my life is the Lord, before whom shall I ever tremble?
The Lord is my light, the Lord is my help.
One thing I ask of the Lord: to live with him for evermore.
O Lord, hear my voice, in mercy answer! I seek you, dismiss not your servant.
The Lord is my light, the Lord is my help.
Glory to God the Father, glory to the Son,
Glory to God the Holy Spirit now and for ever. Amen
The Lord is my light, the Lord is my help.
Let us pray
Though Jesus Christ was in the form of God,
he did not count such equality to be grasped.
Instead, he freely emptied out himself,
and took the form of a servant, was born like us.
In human form he chose humility,
and gave himself up to dying upon a cross.
Because of this our God exalted him, and raised him
gave him a name above every name.
At Jesus’ name now every knee should bow
be they in heav’n or on earth or creation’s depths.
All glory be to God, the Three in One,
The Father, Son, Holy Spirit, for evermore.
A short reading: 1 Thess 4:14
We believe that Jesus died and rose again,
and that it will be the same for those who have died in Jesus:
God will bring them with him.
Responsory
Just as Jesus died and rose
So those who sleep in him will be restored by God.
As in Adam all have died, so all will live in Christ, will live in Christ.
Glory to the Father, glory to the Son,
Glory to the Holy Spirit now and for ever.
Amen.
The Benedictus (verses 1 and 2 )
Blest be the Lord the God of Israel, who came to us and brought us back from sin.
God raised for us a Saviour who is mighty, his Saviour-Son from David’s house and line.
God promised this through holy men and women who spoke for him down through the mists of time.
The Saviour comes to free us from our foes, from evil hands, from those who wish us ill.
So God’s great love for all his chosen people is thus fulfilled in these our present times.
God’s sacred oath, his covenant most holy, is called to mind, his promises made true.
The intercessions
May the souls of the faithful departed
Through the mercy of God rest in peace, rest in peace.
Let us pray
Lord, in your kindness accept our prayers:
as our faith looks up to your Son, risen from the dead,
So may we receive a more solid hope
Of the future resurrection of your servants.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God for ever and ever. Amen.
May the Lord bless us and keep us from all harm;
and may he lead us to eternal life.
Copyrights: O God, come …..music (c) Gerry Fitzpatrick. Ps 26: Words taken from The Psalms :
A New Translation published by William Collins & Co Ltd (c) The Grail. How blest are those (c) Noel S Donnelly.
Ps 129: Words and music: Noel S Donnelly © Kevin Mayhew Ltd. Canticle Though Jesus Christ:
words (c) Stephen E Smyth from Philippians 2:6-11. Music © Gerry Fitzpatrick.
Responsory: Just as Jesus: Words © ICEL. Music © Gerry Fitzpatrick.
Verses of the Benedictus: version words © Stephen E Smyth. Music © Gerry Fitzpatrick.
May the souls: music © Noel S Donnelly. Intercessions and final prayer (c) ICEL.
Music recorded by the St Mungo Singers at rehearsal and used by permission.
