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Tuesday, April 28 |
| 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 |
| Sing to the LORD and bless his Name;* proclaim the good news of his salvation from day to day. Declare his glory among the nations* and his wonders among all peoples. |
| Psalm 96:2–3 |
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The Request for Presence |
| Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from among the nations,* that we may give thanks to your holy Name and glory in your praise. |
| Psalm 106:47 |
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The Greeting |
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| I will give you thanks for what you have done* and declare the goodness of your Name in the presence of the godly. |
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The Hymn |
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He Is Risen! |
| He is risen, he is risen! Tell it out with joyful voice: He has burst his three days’ prison; Let the whole wide earth rejoice: Death is conquered, we are free, Christ has won the victory. Come, you sad and fearful hearted, With glad smile and radiant brow! Death’s long shadows have departed; Jesus’ woes are over now, And the passion that he bore— Sin and pain can vex no more. He is risen, he is risen! He has opened heaven’s gate: We are free from sin’s dark prison, Risen to a holier state; And a brighter, sweeter beam On our longing eyes shall stream. |
| Joachim Neander |
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The Refrain for the Vespers Lessons |
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| Let the faithful rejoice in triumph;* let them be joyful on their beds. |
| Psalm 149:5 |
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The Vespers Psalm |
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He Has Shown His Righteousness Openly |
| Sing to the LORD a new song,* for he has done marvelous things. With his right hand and his holy arm* has he won for himself the victory. The LORD has made known his victory;* his righteousness has he openly shown in the sight of the nations. He remembers his mercy and faithfulness to the house of Israel,* and all the ends of the earth have seen the victory of our God. Shout with joy to the LORD, all you lands;* lift up your voice, rejoice, and sing. Sing to the LORD with the harp,* with the harp and the voice of song. With trumpets and the sound of the horn* shout with joy before the King, the LORD. |
| Psalm 98:1–7 |
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The Refrain |
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| Let the faithful rejoice in triumph;* let them be joyful on their beds. |
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The Cry of the Church |
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| O Lord, hear my prayer and let my cry come unto you. Thanks be to God. |
| 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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| 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. † |
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The Concluding Prayer of the Church |
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| Almighty God, by your Holy Spirit you have made us one with your faithful in heaven and on earth: Grant that in my earthly pilgrimage I may always be supported by this fellowship of love and prayer, and know myself to be surrounded by their witness to your power and mercy. I ask this for the sake of Jesus Christ, in whom all my intercessions are acceptable through the Spirit, and who lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen. † |
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