Saturday, April 27
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The Midday Office To Be Observed on the Hour or Half Hour
Between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m
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The Call to Prayer
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God has gone up with a shout,* the LORD with the sound of the ram’s-horn.
Sing praises to God, sing praises;* sing praises to our King, sing praises.
For God is King of all the earth;* sing praises with all your skill.
God reigns over the nations;* God sits upon his holy throne. |
Psalm 47:5–8
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The Request for Presence
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Let the peoples praise you, O God;* let all the peoples praise you. |
Psalm 67:3
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The Greeting
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For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most
High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. |
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The Refrain for the Midday Lessons
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Tell it out among the nations: “The LORD is King!* |
Psalm 96:10
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A Reading
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My love is fresh and ruddy, to be known among ten thousand. His head is golden,
purest gold, his locks are palm fronds and black as the raven. His eyes are like
doves beside the water-courses, bathing themselves in milk, perching on a
fountain rim. His cheeks are beds of spices, banks sweetly scented. His lips are
lilies, distilling pure myrrh. His hands are golden, rounded, set with jewels of
Tarshish. His belly a block of ivory covered with sapphires. His legs are
alabaster columns set in sockets of pure gold. His appearance is that of
Lebanon, unrivaled as the cedars. His conversation is sweetness itself, he is
altogether lovable. Such is my love, such is my friend, O daughters of
Jerusalem. |
The Song of Songs 5:10–16
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The Refrain
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Tell it out among the nations: “The LORD is King!* |
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The Midday Psalm
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Great Are the Deeds of the LORD
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Hallelujah! I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart,* in the assembly of
the upright, in the congregation.
Great are the deeds of the LORD!* they are studied by all who delight in them.
His work is full of majesty and splendor,* and his righteousness endures for ever.
He makes his marvelous works to be remembered;* the LORD is gracious and full
of compassion.
He gives food to those who fear him;* he is ever mindful of his covenant.
He has shown his people the power of his works* in giving them the lands of the
nations.
The works of his hands are faithfulness and justice;* all his commandments are
sure.
They stand fast for ever and ever,* because they are done in truth and equity.
He sent redemption to his people; he commanded his covenant for ever;* holy and
awesome is his Name.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom;* those who act accordingly have
a good understanding; his praise endures for ever. |
Psalm 111
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The Refrain
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Tell it out among the nations: “The LORD is King!* |
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The Cry of the Church
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Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again. |
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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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I thank you, heavenly Father, that you have delivered me from the dominion of sin
and death and brought me into the kingdom of your Son; and I pray that, as by
his death he has recalled me to life, so by his love he may raise me to eternal
joys; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God,
now and for ever. Amen. † |
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The Concluding Prayer of the Church
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O God, you make me glad with the weekly remembrance of the glorious resurrection
of your Son my Lord: Give me this day such blessing through my worship
of you, that the week to come may be spent in your favor; through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen. † |
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