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    The Lord be with you     (or)      The Lord is here.
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  and also with you.                    His Spirit is with us.
     
    Lift up your hearts.
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  We lift them to the Lord.
     
    Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
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  It is right to give thanks and praise.
     
    Almighty God, good Father to us all,
    your face is turned towards your world.
    In love you gave us Jesus your Son
    to rescue us from sin and death.
    Your Word goes out to call us home
          to the city where angels sing your praise.
    We join with them in heaven's song:
     
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  Holy, holy, holy Lord,
    God of power and might,
    heaven and earth are full of your glory.
    Hosanna in the highest.
    [Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
    Hosanna in the highest.]
     
    Father of all, we give you thanks
          for every gift that comes from heaven.
     
    To the darkness Jesus came as your light.
    With signs of faith and words of hope
    he touched untouchables with love and washed the guilty clean.
     
    This is his story.
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  This is our song:
    Hosanna in the highest.
     
    The crowds came out to see your Son,
          yet at the end they turned on him.
    On the night he was betrayed
    he came to table with his friends
          to celebrate the freedom of your people.
     
    This is his story.
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  This is our song:
    Hosanna in the highest.
     
    Jesus blessed you, Father, for the food;
    he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and said:
    This is my body, given for you all.
    Jesus then gave thanks for the wine;
    he took the cup, gave it and said:
    This is my blood, shed for you all
          for the forgiveness of sins.
    Do this in remembrance of me.
     
    This is our story.
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  This is our song:
    Hosanna in the highest.
     
    Therefore, Father, with this bread and this cup
    we celebrate the cross
    on which he died to set us free.
    Defying death he rose again
    and is alive with you to plead for us and all the world.
     
    This is our story.
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  This is our song:
    Hosanna in the highest.
     
    Send your Spirit on us now
    that by these gifts we may feed on Christ
          with opened eyes and hearts on fire.
     
    May we and all who share this food
    offer ourselves to live for you
    and be welcomed at your feast in heaven
          where all creation worships you,
    Father, Son and Holy Spirit:
     
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  Blessing and honour and glory and power
    be yours for ever and ever.
    Amen.
     
    The service continues with the Lord's Prayer.
     
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