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Tuesday, May 21
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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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Bless God in the congregation;* bless the LORD, you that are the fountain of Israel. |
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Psalm 68:26
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The Request for Presence
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May God be merciful to us and bless us,* show us the light of his countenance and
come to us. |
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Psalm 67:1
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The Greeting
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Exalt yourself above the heavens, O God,* and your glory over all the earth. |
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Psalm 57:6
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The Hymn
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Grace Greater Than Our Sin
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Marvelous grace of our loving Lord,
Grace that exceeds our sin and guilt,
Yonder on Calvary’s mount out-poured,
There where the blood of the Lamb was spilt.
Grace, grace, God’s grace,
Grace that will pardon and cleanse within;
Grace, grace, God’s grace,
Grace that is greater than all our sin. Marvelous, infinite, matchless grace,
Freely bestowed on all who believe;
You that are longing to see His face,
Will you this moment his grace receive?
Marvelous grace, infinite grace,
Grace that will pardon and cleanse within;
Marvelous grace, infinite grace,
Grace that is greater than all our sin. |
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Julia H. Johnston
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The Refrain for the Vespers Lessons
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Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion,* which cannot be moved, but
stands fast for ever. |
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Psalm 125:1
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The Vespers Psalm
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His Mercy Endures For Ever
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Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good,* for his mercy endures for ever.
Give thanks to the God of gods,* for his mercy endures for ever.
Give thanks to the Lord of lords,* for his mercy endures for ever.
Who only does great wonders,* for his mercy endures for ever;
Who struck down the firstborn of Egypt,* for his mercy endures for ever;
And brought out Israel from among them,* for his mercy endures for ever;
Who led his people through the wilderness,* for his mercy endures for ever.
Who remembered us in our low estate,* for his mercy endures for ever;
And delivered us from our enemies,* for his mercy endures for ever;
Who gives food to all creatures,* for his mercy endures for ever.
Give thanks to the God of heaven,* for his mercy endures for ever. |
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Psalm 136:1–4, 10–11, 16, 23–26
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The Refrain
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Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion,* which cannot be moved, but
stands fast for ever. |
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The Gloria
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Glory be to God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. As it was
in the beginning, so it is now and so it shall ever be, world without end.
Alleluia. Amen. |
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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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Almighty and merciful God, in your goodness keep me, I pray, from all things that
may hurt me, that I, being ready both in mind and body, may accomplish with
a free heart those things which belong to your purpose; through Jesus Christ
my Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and
for ever. Amen. † |
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The Concluding Prayer of the Church
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Protect us, Lord, as we stay awake; watch over us as we sleep, that awake we may
watch with Christ, and asleep, rest in peace. Amen. |
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