Thursday, April 19
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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,* and his mercy endures for ever. |
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Psalm 107:1
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The Request for Presence
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So teach us to number our days* that we may apply our hearts to wisdom. |
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Psalm 90:12
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The Greeting
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Remember not the sins of my youth and my transgressions;* remember me
according to your love and for the sake of your goodness, O LORD. |
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Psalm 25:6
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The Hymn
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How Majestic Is Your Name
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O Lord, my Sovereign,
how majestic is your name
in all the earth!
When I look at your heavens,
the work of your fingers,
the moon and stars
that you have established—
What are human beings
that you are mindful of us;
what are mortals
that you care for us?
You have made us
a little lower than angels,
and crowned us
with glory and honor.
You have given us dominion
over the works of your hands;
you have put all things
under our feet,
all sheep and oxen,
and also the beasts of the field,
the birds of the air,
and the fish of the sea,
whatever passes along
the paths of the seas.
O Lord, my Sovereign,
how majestic is your name
in all the earth! |
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The Refrain for the Vespers Lessons
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Behold, God is my helper;* it is the Lord who sustains my life. |
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Psalm 54:4
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The Vespers Psalm
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Come Now and Look Upon the Works of the LORD
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Come now and look upon the works of the LORD,* what awesome things he has
done on earth.
“Be still, then, and know that I am God;* I will be exalted among the nations; I will
be exalted in the earth.”
The LORD of hosts is with us;* the God of Jacob is our stronghold. |
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Psalm 46:9, 11–12
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The Refrain
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Behold, God is my helper;* it is the Lord who sustains my life. |
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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 has
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, who in the Paschal mystery established the new
covenant of reconciliation: Grant that all who have been reborn in this fellowship
of Christ’s Body may show forth in their lives what they profess by their
faith; 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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Almighty God, who after the creation of the world rested from all your works and
sanctified a day of rest for all your creatures: Grant that I, putting away all
earthly anxieties, may be duly prepared for the service of public worship, and
grant as well that my Sabbath upon earth may be a preparation for the eternal
rest promised to your people in heaven; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. † |
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