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Wednesday, February 18 |
| 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 |
| Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting and to everlasting;* and let all people say, “Amen!” |
| Psalm 106:48 |
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The Request for Presence |
| Be my strong rock, a castle to keep me safe;* you are my crag and my stronghold. |
| Psalm 71:3 |
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The Greeting |
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| Your way, O God, is holy;* who is as great as our God? |
| Psalm 77:13 |
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The Hymn |
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Jesus, Lover of My Soul |
| Jesus, lover of my soul, let me to your bosom fly, While the nearer waters roll, while the tempest still is high: Hide, O my Savior, hide, till the storm of life is passed; Safe into the haven guide; O receive my soul at last. Other refuge have I none; hangs my helpless soul on thee; Leave, O leave me not alone, still support and comfort me: All my trust on you is laid, all my help from you I bring; Cover my defenseless head with the shadow of your wing. Plenteous grace with you is found, grace to cover all my sin; Let the healing streams abound; make and keep me pure within. |
| Charles Wesley |
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The Refrain for the Vespers Lessons |
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| Truth shall spring up from the earth,* and righteousness shall look down from heaven. |
| Psalm 85:11 |
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The Vespers Psalm |
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This Is the LORD’s Doing |
| Open for me the gates of righteousness;* I will enter them; I will offer thanks to the LORD. “This is the gate of the LORD;* he who is righteous may enter.” I will give thanks to you, for you answered me* and have become my salvation. The same stone which the builders rejected* has become the chief cornerstone. This is the LORD’s doing,* and it is marvelous in our eyes. On this day the LORD has acted;* we will rejoice and be glad in it. |
| Psalm 118:19–24 |
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The Refrain |
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| Truth shall spring up from the earth,* and righteousness shall look down from heaven. |
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The Cry of the Church |
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| In the evening, in the morning, and at noonday, I will complain and lament,* and he will hear my voice. |
| Psalm 55:18 |
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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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| O Lord, you have taught us that without love whatever we do is worth nothing: Send your Holy Spirit and pour into my heart your greatest gift, which is love, the true bond of peace and of all virtue, without which whoever lives is accounted dead before you. Grant this for the sake of your only Son Jesus Christ, 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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| Lord Jesus, stay with me, for evening is at hand and the day is past; be my companion in the way, kindle my heart, and awaken hope, that I may know you as you are revealed in Scripture and in the breaking of bread. Grant this for the sake of your love toward me. Amen. † |
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