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Sunday, May 11
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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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Open my lips, O Lord,* and my mouth shall proclaim your praise.
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Psalm 51:16
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The Request for Presence
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Be my strong rock, a castle to keep me safe,* for you are my crag and my stronghold;
for the sake of your Name, lead me and guide me.
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Psalm 31:3
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The Greeting
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O gracious Light, pure brightness of the everlasting Father in heaven, O Jesus
Christ, holy and blessed! Now as we come to the setting of the sun, and our
eyes behold the vesper light, we sing your praises O God: Father, Son and Holy
Spirit. You are worthy at all times to be praised by happy voices, O Son of God,
O giver of life, and to be glorified through all the worlds.
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Phos Hilaron
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The Hymn
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Spirit of mercy, truth and love, O shed your influence from above;
And still from age to age convey the wonders of this sacred day.
In every clime, by every tongue, be God’s amazing glory sung:
Let all the listening earth be taught the deeds our great Redeemer wrought.
Unfailing Comfort, heavenly Guide, still over your holy Church preside;
O shed your influence from above, Spirit of mercy, truth, and love.
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Anonymous
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The Refrain for the Vespers Lessons
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In God the LORD, whose word I praise, in God I trust and will not be afraid.*
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Psalm 56:10
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The Vespers Psalm
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You Are My God
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But as for me, I have trusted in you, O LORD.* I have said, “You are my God.
My times are in your hand;* rescue me from the hand of my enemies, and from
those who persecute me.
Make your face to shine upon your servant,* and in your loving-kindness save
me.”
LORD, let me not be ashamed for having called upon you;* . . .
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Psalm 31:14–17
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The Refrain
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In God the LORD, whose word I praise, in God I trust and will not be afraid.* |
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The Small Verse
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Into your hands I commend my spirit for you have redeemed me, O God of my
life. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the comforting Spirit.
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Traditional
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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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Remember, O Lord, what you have wrought in us and not what we deserve; and,
as you have called me to your service, make me worthy of your calling;
through Jesus Christ our 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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O God, you have brought me near to an innumerable company of angels, and to
the spirits of just men made perfect: Grant me during my earthly pilgrimage to
abide in their fellowship, and in your heavenly country to become partakers of
their joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the
Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. † |
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