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Tuesday, November 25
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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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Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;* his mercy endures for ever.
Let Israel now proclaim,* “His mercy endures for ever.”
Let the house of Aaron now proclaim,* “His mercy endures for ever.”
Let those who fear the LORD now proclaim,* “His mercy endures for ever.” |
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Psalm 118:1-4
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The Request for Presence
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Show me the light of your countenance, O God,* and come to me. |
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based on Psalm 67:1
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The Greeting
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But you, O LORD, are gracious and full of compassion,* slow to anger, and full of
kindness and truth. |
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Psalm 86:15
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The Hymn
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Jesus Shall Reign
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Jesus shall reign wherever the sun
Does its successive journeys run;
His kingdom spread from shore to shore,
Till moons shall wax and wane no more.
To Jesus endless prayer be made,
And endless praises crown his head;
His name like sweet perfume shall rise
With every morning sacrifice.
People and realms of every tongue
Dwell on his love with sweetest song;
And infant voices shall proclaim
Their early blessings on his name.
Blessings abound wherever he reigns;
All prisoners leap and loose their chains;
The weary find eternal rest,
And all who suffer want are blessed.
Let every creature rise and bring
Honors peculiar to our King;
Angels descend with songs again,
And earth repeat the loud amen! |
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Isaac Watts
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The Refrain for the Vespers Lessons
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Remember me, O LORD, with the favor you have for your people,* and visit me
with your saving help. |
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Psalm 106:4
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The Vespers Psalm
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He Will Judge the People with His Truth
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Ascribe to the LORD, you families of the peoples;* ascribe to the LORD honor and
power.
Ascribe to the LORD the honor due his Name;* bring offerings and come into his
courts.
Worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness;* let the whole earth tremble before
him.
Tell it out among the nations: “The LORD is King!* he has made the world so firm
that it cannot be moved; he will judge the peoples with equity.”
Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea thunder and all that is
in it;* let the field be joyful and all that is therein.
Then shall all the trees of the wood shout for joy before the LORD when he comes,*
when he comes to judge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness* and the peoples with his truth. |
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Psalm 96:7-13
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The Refrain
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Remember me, O LORD, with the favor you have for your people,* and visit me
with your saving help. |
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Psalm 106:4
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The Small Verse
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The Lord is my shepherd and nothing is wanting to me. In green pastures He hath
settled me. |
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THE SHORT BREVIARY
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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 everlasting God, whose will it is to restore all things in your wellbeloved
Son, the King of kings and Lord of lords: Mercifully grant that the peoples
of the earth, divided and enslaved by sin, may be freed and brought
together under his most gracious rule; 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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O Lord my God, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof; yet you have
called me to stand in this house, and to serve at this work. To you and to your service I devote myself, body, soul, and spirit. Fill my memory with the record
of your mighty works; enlighten my understanding with the light of your Holy
Spirit; and may all the desires of my heart and will center in what you would
have me do. Make me an instrument of your salvation for the people entrusted
to my care, and grant that by my life and teaching I may set forth your true and
living Word. Be always with me in carrying out the duties of my faith. In
prayer, quicken my devotion; in praises, heighten my love and gratitude; in
conversation, give me readiness of thought and expression; and grant that, by
the clearness and brightness of your holy Word, all the world may be drawn
into your blessed kingdom. All this I ask for the sake of your Son our Savior
Jesus Christ. Amen.† |
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