The Chapel of St Peter and St Paul

at the Old Royal Naval College Greenwich

Festal Eucharistof Easter Day

12th April 2020

Welcome to our worship today, as we celebrate the good news of Christ’s victory over evil and death

The setting of the Mass: Messe C-dur, KV 317 by W.A. Mozart(1756-1791)

Cover picture: Resurrection of Christ. Macedonia, Greece, ca. 1350–1375,

Artist unknownThis icon features the “Anastasis,” or the Resurrection of Christ, the traditional Byzantineimage depicting Christ’s defeat of Hades and the raising of Adam and Eve, along with David, Solomon, John the Baptist and other prophets. Beneath is a depiction of the Holy Women mourning at

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Christ’s tomb and then learning of the Resurrection from the angel.(The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, United States)

Copyright acknowledgment: Some material included in this service is copyright: © The Archbishops' Council 2000

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Order of Service¶ THE GATHERING 

INTROIT 

Gott lebet noch!Seele, was verzagst du doch?Gott ist gut, der aus Erbarmen alle Hilf auf Erden tut,der mit Kraft und starken Armen machet alles wohl und gut.Gott kann besser alswir denken, alle Not zum Besten lenken;Seele, so bedenke doch: Lebt doch unser Herrgott noch!

God liveth still!Trust, my soul, and fear no ill!God is good; from His compassion Earthly help and comfort flow;Strong is His right hand to fashion All things well for man below:Trial, oft the most distressing, In the end has proved a blessing.Wherefore, then, my soul, despair? God still lives, who heareth prayer.

Gott lebet noch!Seele, was verzagst du doch?Bist du schwer mit Kreuz beladen, nimm zu Gott nur deinen Lauf;Gott ist gross und reich an Gnaden, hilft dem Schwachen gnädig auf.Gottes Gnade währet immer, seine Treu vergehent nimmer;Seele, so bedenke doch: Lebt doch unnser Herrgott noch!

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God liveth still!Trust, my soul, and fear no ill!Be thy life, until its ending, One long course of grief or need,God, in love the trial sending, thus to heaven thy soul would lead.There will dawn, when cares are ended, Joy and peace for ever blended: Wherefore, then, my soul, despair? God still lives, who heareth prayer.

Words: Johann Friedrich Zihn(1650-1719) Music: J.S. Bach (1685 -1750)

The presentation of the Paschal Candle would usually follow but as the Chapel is closed to worship currently this will take place when we have our first service after restrictions are lifted.

Christ yesterday and today,The beginning and the end,Alpha and Omega, all time belongs to him, and all

ages;All To him be glory and power,

through every age and for ever. Amen.A candle is lit to signify the light of Christ

May the light of Christ, rising in glory,banish all darkness from our hearts and minds.

The light of Christ.All Thanks be to GodHYMN

JESUS Christ is risen to-day, Alleluia! Our triumphant holy day, Alleluia!Who did once, upon the Cross, Alleluia!

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Suffer to redeem our loss. Alleluia!Hymns of praise then let us sing, Alleluia!Unto Christ, our heavenly King, Alleluia! Who endured the Cross and grave, Alleluia! Sinners to redeem and save. Alleluia!But the pains that he endured Alleluia! Our salvation have procured; Alleluia! Now above the sky he’s King, Alleluia! Where the angels ever sing. Alleluia!

Words: Lyra Davidica 1708 Music: EASTER HYMN (NEH 110)

Alleluia! Christ is risen!He is risen indeed! Alleluia!

PRAYER OF PREPARATIONAll Almighty God,

unto whom all hearts be open,all desires known,and from whom no secrets are hid:cleanse the thoughts of our heartsby the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit,that we may perfectly love thee,and worthily magnify thy holy name;through Christ our Lord. Amen.

PRAYERS OF PENITENCE

Christ, our passover lamb has been sacrificed for us.Let us therefore rejoice by putting away all malice and evil

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and confessing our sins with a sincere and true heart.

All Almighty God, our heavenly Father,we have sinned against theeand against our neighbour,in thought and word and deed,through negligence, through weakness,through our own deliberate fault.We are heartily sorry and repent of all our sins.For the sake of thy Son Jesus Christ,who died for us,forgive us all that is past,and grant that we may serve thee in newness of lifeto the glory of thy name. Amen.

Absolution

Almighty God,who forgives all who truly repent,have mercy upon you,pardon and deliver you from all your sins,confirm and strengthen you in all goodness,and keep you in life eternal;through Jesus Christ our Lord.

All Amen.

GLORIA IN EXCELSISGlory be to God on high,and in earth peace, good will towards men.We praise thee, we bless thee,we worship thee, we glorify thee,we give thanks to thee for thy great glory.O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father almighty.

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O Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ:

O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,

that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us.Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer.Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us.For thou only art holy;thou only art the Lord;thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost,art the Most High,in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

THE COLLECT for Easter DayLet us pray

Silence is keptLord of all life and power, who through the mighty resurrection of thy Son hast overcome the old order of sin and death to make all things new in him: grant that we, being dead to sinand alive to thee in Jesus Christ, may reign with him in glory; to whom with thee and the Holy Spirit be praise and honour, glory and might, now and in all eternity.

All Amen.

¶ THE LITURGY OF THE WORD 

FIRST READING Jeremiah 31: 1-6

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“At that time, says the Lord, I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.”Thus says the Lord:“The people who survived the sword found grace in the wilderness;when Israel sought for rest, the Lord appeared to him from afar.I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you.Again I will build you, and you shall be built, O virgin Israel!Again you shall adorn yourself with timbrels, and shall go forth in the dance of the merrymakers.Again you shall plant vineyards upon the mountains of Samaria;the planters shall plant, and shall enjoy the fruit.For there shall be a day when watchmen will call in the hill country of Ephraim:‘Arise, and let us go up to Zion, to the Lord our God.’”This is the word of the Lord.

All Thanks be to God.

PSALM Psalm 118. 1-2, 14-24O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious :

Because his mercy endureth for ever. Let Israel now confess that he is gracious :

and that his mercy endureth for ever.The LORD is my strength, and my song :

and is become my salvation.

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The voice of joy and health is in the dwellings of the righteous :

the right hand of the LORD bringeth mighty things to pass.The right hand of the LORD hath the pre-eminence :

the right hand of the LORD bringeth mighty things to pass.I shall not die, but live :

and declare the works of the LORD.The LORD hath chastened and corrected me :

but he hath not given me over unto death.Open me the gates of righteousness :

that I may go into them, and give thanks unto the LORD.This is the gate of the LORD :

the righteous shall enter into it.I will thank thee, for thou hast heard me :

and art become my salvation.The same stone which the builders refused :

is become the head-stone in the corner.This is the LORD’s doing :

and it is marvellous in our eyes.This is the day which the LORD hath made :

we will rejoice and be glad in it.SECOND READING Acts 10: 34-43

Peter opened his mouth and said: "Truly I perceive that God shows no partiality, but in every nation any one who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him. You know the word which he sent to Israel, preaching good news of peace by Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all), the word which was proclaimed throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism which John preached: how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power; how he went about doing good and healing all that were

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oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. And we are witnesses to all that he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a tree; but God raised him on the third day and made him manifest; not to all the people but to us who were chosen by God as witnesses, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. And he commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that he is the one ordained by God to be judge of the living and the dead. To him all the prophets bear witness that every one who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name."

This is the word of the Lord.All Thanks be to God.

HYMNAlleluia! Alleluia! hearts to heaven and voices raise;sing to God a hymn of gladness, sing to God a hymn of praise:he who on the cross a victim for the world’s salvation bled,Jesus Christ, the King of Glory, now is risen from the dead.Christ is risen, Christ the first-fruits of the holy harvest field,which will all its full abundance at his second coming yield;then the golden ears of harvest will their heads before him wave,ripened by his glorious sunshine, from the furrows of the grave.Christ is risen, we are risen;

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shed upon us heavenly grace,rain, and dew, and gleams of glory from the brightness of thy face;that we, with our hearts in heaven, here on earth may fruitful be,and by angel-hands be gathered, and be ever, Lord, with thee.Alleluia! Alleluia! Glory be to God on high;Alleluia! to the Saviour, who has gained the victory;Alleluia! to the Spirit, fount of love and sanctity;Alleluia! Alleluia! to the Triune Majesty.

Words: Christopher Wordsworth (1807–85) Music: LUX EOI (NEH 103)

GOSPEL Matthew 28: 1-10 

Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew.All Glory be to thee, O Lord.

Now after the sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the sepulchre. And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone, and sat upon it. His appearance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow. And for fear of him the guards trembled and became like dead men. But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid; for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his

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disciples that he has risen from the dead, and behold, he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him. Lo, I have told you.” So they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. And behold, Jesus met them and said, “Hail!” And they came up and took hold of his feet and worshipped him. Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid; go and tell my brethren to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.”

  This is the Gospel of the Lord.All Praise be to thee, O Christ.

SERMON Revd Pat Mann, Chaplain 

THE NICENE CREEDAll I believe in one God the Father almighty,

maker of heaven and earth,and of all thingsvisible and invisible:And in one Lord Jesus Christ,the only-begotten Son of God,begotten of his Father before all worlds,God of God, Light of Light,very God of very God,begotten, not made,being of one substance with the Father,by whom all things were made;who for us men and for our salvationcame down from heaven,and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary,and was made man,and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate.He suffered and was buried,

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and the third day he rose againaccording to the Scriptures,and ascended into heaven,and sitteth on the right hand of the Father.And he shall come again with gloryto judge both the quick and the dead:whose kingdom shall have no end.And I believe in the Holy Ghost,the Lord, the giver of life,who proceedeth from the Father and the Son,who with the Father and the Son togetheris worshipped and glorified,who spake by the prophets.And I believe one holy catholic and apostolic Church.I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins.And I look for the resurrection of the dead,And the life of the world to come. Amen.

PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION

In joy and hope let us pray to the Father.That our risen Saviour may fill us and all the Church with the joy of his glorious and life-giving resurrection,we pray to the Father.

All Hear our prayer.That isolated and persecuted churches may find fresh strength in the good news of Easter, we pray to the Father.

All Hear our prayer.That God may grant us humility to be subject to one another in Christian love,

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we pray to the Father.All Hear our prayer.

That he may provide for those who lack food, work or shelter,

we pray to the Father.All Hear our prayer.

That by his power war and famine may cease through all the world, we pray to the Father.

All Hear our prayer.

That he may reveal the light of his presence to the sick, the weak and the dying, to comfort and strengthen them, we pray to the Father.

All Hear our prayer.

That, according to his promises, all who have died in the faith of the resurrection may be raised on the last day, we pray to the Father.

All Hear our prayer.That he may send the fire of the Holy Spirit upon his people, so that we may bear faithful witness to his resurrection,we pray to the Father.

All Hear our prayer.Heavenly Father, you have delivered us from the power of darknessand brought us into the kingdom of your Son:grant that, as his death has recalled us to life,so his continual presence in us may raise us to

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eternal joy; through Christ our Lord.

All Amen.

The Chapel PrayerO Eternal Lord God, our Creator and our Judge, hear our prayer as we offer to Thee our worship and thanksgiving. Keep us mindful of those who have conducted their business on the seas in the defence of this realm; those who have worshipped in this Chapel through the centuries, and those who seek now both to follow their faithful example and to spread the glorious news of Thy gospel. Preserve us in all our doings and grant us Thy continuous help. We ask this in the name of Him whose Light we follow, shining as a beacon across the ocean of our life, even Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O Trinity of love and power,Our brethren shield in danger’s hour;From rock and tempest, fire and foe,Protect them whereso’er they go;And ever let there rise to TheeGlad hymns of praise from land and sea.

Words: William Whiting (1825-1878) Music: MELITA John B Dykes (1823-

1876)

¶ THE LITURGY OF THE SACRAMENT 

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THE PEACE  

The risen Christ came and stood among his disciples and said, ‘Peace be with you.’ Then were they glad when they saw the Lord. Alleluia.The peace of the Lord be always with you.

All And with thy spirit.

HYMNThis joyful Eastertide, away with sin and sorrow.My Love, the Crucified, hath sprung to life this morrow:had Christ, that once was slain, ne’er burst his three-day prison,our faith had been in vain: but now hath Christ arisen.

My flesh in hope shall rest, and for a season slumber:till trump from east to west shall wake the dead in number:had Christ, that once was slain…

Death’s flood hath lost his chill, since Jesus crossed the river:Lover of souls, from ill my passing soul deliver:had Christ, that once was slain…

Words: George Ratcliffe Woodward (1848–1934) Tune: THIS JOYFUL EASTERTIDE

PRAYER AT THE PREPARATION OF THE TABLE

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Be present, be present, Lord Jesus Christ, our risen high priest;make yourself known in the breaking of bread.

All Amen. EUCHARISTIC PRAYER

The Lord be with you.      All And with thy spirit.

Lift up your hearts.All We lift them up unto the Lord.

Let us give thanks unto the Lord our God.All It is meet and right so to do.

It is very meet, right and our bounden duty,that we should at all times and in all places give thanks unto thee, O Lord, holy Father, almighty, everlasting God,through Jesus Christ thine only Son our Lord.But chiefly are we bound to praise theebecause thou didst raise him gloriously from the

dead.For he is the true paschal lamb who was offered for

us,and has taken away the sin of the world.By his death he has destroyed death,and by his rising to life again he has restored to us

everlasting life.

Therefore with angels and archangels, and with all the company of heaven,we laud and magnify thy glorious name, evermore praising thee and saying:

Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts,heaven and earth are full of thy glory.

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Glory be to thee, O Lord most high.Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.Hosanna in the highest.

Accept our praises, heavenly Father,through thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ,and as we follow his example and obey his command, grant that by the power of thy Holy Spiritthese gifts of bread and wine may be unto us his body and his blood;who, in the same night that he was betrayed, took bread; and when he had given thanks to thee,he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying:Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you;do this in remembrance of me.Likewise after supper he took the cup;and when he had given thanks to thee, he gave it to them, saying: Drink ye all of this; for this is my blood of the new covenant,which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Do this, as oft as ye shall drink it,in remembrance of me.

Wherefore, O Lord and heavenly Father,we remember his offering of himselfmade once for all upon the cross;we proclaim his mighty resurrection and glorious

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ascension; we look for the coming of his kingdom,and with this bread and this cupwe make the memorial of Christ thy Son our Lord.

Great is the mystery of faith: Christ has died:

Christ is risen:Christ will come again.

Accept through him, our great high priest, this our sacrifice of thanks and praise, and as we eat and drink these holy giftsin the presence of thy divine majesty, renew us by thy Holy Spirit,inspire us with thy love,and unite us in the body of thy Son, Jesus Christ our

Lord,by whom, and with whom, and in whom, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,all honour and glory be unto thee, O Father almighty, world without end.

All Amen.

Silence is keptTHE LORD'S PRAYER

Let us pray with confidence as our Saviour has taught us            All Our Father, who 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,

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as we forgive them that trespass against us.And lead us not into temptation;but deliver us from evil.For thine is the kingdom,the power and the glory,for ever and ever. Amen.

BREAKING OF THE BREAD

God's Holy gifts for God's Holy people.All Jesus Christ is Holy, Jesus Christ is Lord,

to the Glory of God the Father.THE GIVING OF COMMUNION

Alleluia. Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us.All Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia.The Book of Common Prayer instructs us that if we offer ourselves in penitence and faith, giving thanks for the redemption won by Christ crucified, we may truly ‘eat and drink the Body and Blood of our Saviour Christ’, although we cannot receive the sacrament physically in ourselves.

AGNUS DEI O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, grant us peace.

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COMMUNION ANTHEMRise heart; thy Lord is risen.Sing his praise without delayes,Who takes thee by the hand,that thou likewise with him may'st rise;That, as his death calcined thee to dust,His life may make thee gold, and much more, just.Awake, my lute, and struggle for thy part with all thy art.The crosse taught all wood to resound his name, who bore the same.His stretched sinews taught all strings, what keyIs the best to celebrate this most high day.Consort both heart and lute, and twist a song pleasant and long;Or since all musick is but three parts vied and multiplied.O let thy blessed Spirit bear a part,And make up our defects with his sweet art.

Words: George Herbert (1593-163) Music: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958)

I got me flowers to strew thy way;I got me boughs off many a tree:But thou wast up by break of day,And brought'st thy sweets along with thee.The Sunne arising in the East.Though he give light, and th'East perfume;If they should offer to contestWith thy arising, they presume.Can there be any day but this,Though many sunnes to shine endeavour?We count three hundred, but we misse:There is but one, and that one ever.

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Words: George Herbert (1593-163) Music: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958)

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNIONSilence is kept  

God of Life,who for our redemption didst give thine only-

begotten Sonto the death of the cross,

and by his glorious resurrectionhast delivered us from the power of our enemy:

grant us so to die daily unto sinthat we may evermore live with him in the joy of his risen life; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

All Amen.All Almighty God,

we thank thee for feeding uswith the body and blood of thy Son Jesus

Christ.Through him we offer thee our souls and

bodiesto be a living sacrifice.Send us outin the power of thy Spiritto live and workto thy praise and glory.Amen.

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¶ THE DISMISSALTHE BLESSING

Alleluia! Christ is risen!All He is risen indeed! Alleluia!

God the Father,by whose love Christ was raised from the dead,open to you who believe the gates of everlasting life.

All Amen.

God the Son,who in bursting from the grave has won a glorious victory, give you joy as you share the Easter faith.

All Amen.God the Holy Spirit,who filled the disciples with the life of the risen Lord, empower you and fill you with Christ’s peace.

All Amen.And the blessing of God almighty,the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit,be amongst you, and remain with you always.

All Amen.

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HYMNTHINE be the glory, risen, conquering Son, Endless is the victory thou o’er death hast won; Angels in bright raiment rolled the stone away, Kept the folded grave-clothes where thy body lay,

Thine be the glory, risen, conquering Son, endless is the vict’ry thou o’er death hast won.

Lo, Jesus meets us, risen from the tomb;Lovingly he greets us, scatters fear and gloom;Let the Church with gladness hymns of triumph sing, For her Lord now liveth, death hast lost its sting:

Thine be the glory, risen conquering Son, endless is the vict’ry thou o’er death hast won.

No more we doubt thee, glorious Prince of Life;Life is nought without thee: aid us in our strife;Make us more than conquerors through thy deathless love; Bring us safe through Jordan to thy home above:

Thine be the glory, risen conquering Son, endless is the vict’ry thou o’er death hast won.

Words: French, E. Budry (1854-1932) Music: MACCABAEUS (NEH 120)

Tr R. Hoyle (1875-1939)

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THE DISMISSAL

Go in the peace of Christ. Alleluia, alleluia!All Thanks be to God. Alleluia, alleluia!

ORGAN VOLUNTARY Music: Toccata in F Composer: Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937)

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