15 August 2012

Adoration of the Trinity

Book of Common Worship
Church of South India

This form of Adoration may be said or sung in place of Gloria in Excelsis in the Second Order.

Minister:  Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of hosts:  heaven and earth are full of thy glory: Glory be to thee, O Lord most high.

People:  Blessed be he that hath come and is to come in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.

Minister:  Holy art thou, O God:
People on left:  Holy art thou, O God:
People on right:  Holy art thou, O God.

Minister:  Holy art thou, O Almighty:
People on left:  Holy art thou, O Almighty:
People on right:  Holy art thou, O Almighty.

Minister:  Holy art thou, O Immortal:
People on left:  Holy art thou, O Immortal:
People on right:  Holy art thou, O Immortal.

Minister:  O Lord, our Redeemer who wast crucified for us, have mercy upon us:
People on left:  O Lord, our Redeemer, who wast crucified for us, have mercy upon us:
People on right:  O Lord, our Redeemer, who wast crucified for us, have mercy upon us.

Minister:  O Lord the Holy Spirit, have mercy upon us:
People on left:  O Lord the Holy Spirit, have mercy upon us:
People on right:  O Lord the Holy Spirit, have mercy upon us.

Minister:  O Lord, accept our prayers and praises and have mercy upon us:
All:  O Lord, have compassion and mercy upon us.

The minister may say:
PRAISE be to thee, O God the Father, who didst create all things by thy power and wisdom, and didst so love the world as to give thy Son to be our Saviour.  Praise be to thee, O God the Son, who wast made man like unto us in all things, sin except, and wast delivered for our offences and raised again for our justification.  Praise be to thee, O God the Holy Spirit, who dost lead us into all truth, and dost shed abroad the love of God in our hearts.  All praise and glory be to thee, O God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, for ever and ever. Amen.

From the Second Order for Morning and Evening Worship
Permitted third alternative for The Lord's Supper
The Book of Common Worship
Church of South India, 1963
p.6, p. 77-78

+Gloria in excelsis Deo