June 11, 2023 The Second Sunday After Pentecost

<p><strong>Entrance Hymn #401 <em>The God of Abraham Praise</em></strong></p><p><strong>Sequence Hymn #293 <em>Praise Our Great and Gracious Lord </em></strong></p><p><strong>Offertory Anthem <em>Exsultate! (Lightfoot)</em></strong></p><p><strong> Communion Anthem <em>I Lift My Eyes (Hopson)</em></strong></p><p><strong> Post-Communion Hymn #493 <em>O For A Thousand Tongues to Sing</em></strong></p><p><strong>THE COLLECT OF THE DAY</strong></p><p>O God, from whom all good proceeds: Grant that by your inspiration we may think those things that are right, and by your merciful guiding may do them; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.&nbsp;<em>Amen.</em></p><p><strong>FIRST READING&nbsp;<em>Hosea 5:15-6:6</em></strong></p><p>Thus says the Lord: “I will return again to my place until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face. In their distress they will beg my favor: ‘Come, let us return to the Lord; for it is he who has torn, and he will heal us; he has struck down, and he will bind us up. After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will raise us up, that we may live before him. Let us know, let us press on to know the Lord; his appearing is as sure as the dawn; he will come to us like the showers, like the spring rains that water the earth.’ What shall I do with you,&nbsp;O Ephraim? What shall I do with you, O Judah? Your love is like a morning cloud, like the dew that goes away early. Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets, I have killed them by the words of my mouth, and my judgment goes forth as the light. For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.”</p><p><strong>PSALM&nbsp;<em>Psalm 50:7-15 Deus Deorum</em></strong></p><p>7&nbsp;Hear, O my people, and I will speak:</p><p>"O Israel, I will bear witness against you; * for I am God, your God.</p><p>8&nbsp;I do not accuse you because of your sacrifices; * your offerings are always before me.</p><p>9&nbsp;I will take no bull-