Saturday, April 27
The Midday Office To Be Observed on the Hour or Half Hour Between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m


The Call to Prayer
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

The Request for Presence
Let the peoples praise you, O God;* let all the peoples praise you.
Psalm 67:3


The Greeting

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.

The Refrain for the Midday Lessons

Tell it out among the nations: “The LORD is King!*
Psalm 96:10

A Reading

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

The Refrain

Tell it out among the nations: “The LORD is King!*

The Midday Psalm

Great Are the Deeds of the LORD

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

The Refrain

Tell it out among the nations: “The LORD is King!*

The Cry of the Church

Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again.

The Lord’s Prayer

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.

The Prayer Appointed for the Week

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. †

The Concluding Prayer of the Church

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. †