Monday, September 1
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The Vespers Office To Be Observed on the Hour or Half Hour Between 5 and 8 p.m.
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The Call to Prayer
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Let the Name of the LORD be blessed,* from this time forth for evermore.
From the rising of the sun to its going down* let the Name of the LORD be praised.
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Psalm 113:2–3
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The Request for Presence
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Hear my prayer, O God;* do not hide yourself from my petition.
Listen to me and answer me . . .
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Psalm 55:1–2
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The Greeting
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The Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth keep silence before him.
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Traditional
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The Hymn
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O My Soul, Bless Thou Jehovah
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O my soul, bless thou Jehovah,
All within me bless His name;
Bless Jehovah, and forget not
All his mercies to proclaim.
For as high as is the heaven,
Far above the earth below,
Ever great to them that fear Him
Is the mercy He will ever show.
He will not forever chide us,
Nor keep anger in His mind;
Has not dealt as we offended,
Nor rewarded as we sinned.
For as high as is the heaven,
Far above the earth below,
Ever great to them that fear Him
Is the mercy He will ever show.
Far as east is from west distant,
He has put away our sins;
Like the pity of a father,
Hath the Lord’s compassion been.
For as high as is the heaven,
Far above the earth below,
Ever great to them that fear Him
Is the mercy He will ever show.
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based on Psalm 103
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The Refrain for the Vespers Lessons
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Why are you so full of heaviness, O my soul?* and why are you so disquieted
within me?
Put your trust in God;* for I will yet give thanks to him, who is the help of my
countenance, and my God.
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Psalm 42:6–7
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The Vespers Psalm
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My Soul Shall Live for Him
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All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the LORD,* and all the families
of the nations shall bow before him.
For kingship belongs to the LORD;* he rules over the nations.
To him alone all who sleep in the earth bow down in worship;* all who go down to
the dust fall before him.
My soul shall live for him;* my descendants shall serve him; they shall be known
as the LORD’s for ever.
They shall come and make known to a people yet unborn* the saving deeds that
he has done.
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Psalm 22:26–30
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The Refrain
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Why are you so full of heaviness, O my soul?* and why are you so disquieted
within me?
Put your trust in God;* for I will yet give thanks to him, who is the help of my
countenance, and my God. |
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The Cry of the Church
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O God, come to my assistance! O Lord, make haste to help me! |
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The Lord's Prayer
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Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be your Name.
May your kingdom come, and your will be done, on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil;
for yours are the kingdom and the power and the glory
forever and ever. Amen.
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The Prayer Appointed for the Week
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Lord of all power and might, the author and giver of all good things: Graft in my
heart the love of your Name; increase in me true religion; nourish me with all
goodness; and bring forth in me the fruit of good works; through Jesus Christ
our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever
and ever. Amen.† |
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The Concluding Prayer of the Church
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Save me, Lord, while I am awake and keep me while I sleep, that I may wake with
Christ and rest in peace. Amen. |
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