Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892) was an influential preacher of the 19th century, whose powerful oratory remains influential to this day among Christians of many denominations. The following readings are from a collection of devotions entitled Morning and Evening, Daily Readings, and have been made into a set of public domain audio files by Librivox.
- Prelude: “America the beautiful”, by the U.S. Army Band, in the public domain at Archive.org.
- Opening Acclamation: Psalm 51.
- Music (Standing in place of Old Testament Scripture: Zechariah 9:9-12): “Rejoice Greatly, O Daughters of Zion”. From G.F. Handel’s “Messiah”, uploaded to YouTube by Eben Visher, used in accordance with Creative Commons license.
- Psalm 145:8-14, King James Version.
- Gloria Patri, instrumental (piano), uploaded to YouTube by Christina Iqupen, used in accordance with Creative Commons license.
- Second Reading: Romans Romans 7:15-25, World English Bible.
- Hymn: “Were you there when they crucified my Lord?”, verse 1, excerpted from a live service at the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, NYC, in 2013.
- Gospel: Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30, World English Bible.
- The Lord’s Prayer: Earl Killian. Used in accordance with Creative Commons License.
- Blessing: 2 Corinthians 13.
- Postlude: “America the beautiful”, performed on guitar, uploaded to Archive.org by Rick Zerndt; In the public domain.
Bible passages were recorded by Librivox, and are in the public domain. Readings correspond the the Revised Common Lectionary.