October 22, 2023 The Twenty-First Sunday After Pentecost

<p><strong>Entrance Hymn #665 <em>All My Hope On God Is Founded</em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em>Sequence Hymn #524 <em>I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord</em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em>Offertory Anthem <em>Laudate Nomen Domini (Tye)</em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em>Communion Anthem <em>Eternal Light Shine In My Heart</em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em>Post-Communion Hymn #544 <em>Jesus Shall Reign, Where’er the Sun</em></strong></p><p><strong><em><span class="ql-cursor"></span> </em>THE COLLECT OF THE DAY </strong>Almighty and everlasting God, in Christ you have revealed your glory among the nations: Preserve the works of your mercy, that your Church throughout the world may persevere with steadfast faith in the confession of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. <em>Amen. </em><strong>FIRST READING <em>Isaiah 45:1-7 </em></strong>A Reading from the Prophet Isaiah. Thus says the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him and strip kings of their robes, to open doors before him-- and the gates shall not be closed: I will go before you and level the mountains, I will break in pieces the doors of bronze and cut through the bars of iron, I will give you the treasures of darkness and riches hidden in secret places, so that you may know that it is I, the LORD, the God of Israel, who call you by your name. For the sake of my servant Jacob, and Israel my chosen, I call you by your name, I surname you, though you do not know me. I am the LORD, and there is no other; besides me there is no god. I arm you, though you do not know me, so that they may know, from the rising of the sun and from the west, that there is no one besides me; I am the LORD, and there is no other. I form light and create darkness, I make weal and create woe; I the LORD do all these things. <em>Reader </em>The Word of the Lord. <em>People </em>Thanks be to God. <strong>PSALM <em>Psalm 96:1-9, (10-13) Cantate D