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Sunday, November 30 |
| The Vespers Office To Be Observed on the Hour or Half Hour Between 5 and 8 p.m |
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First Week of Advent |
The Call to Prayer |
| Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise;* give thanks to him and call upon his Name. |
| Psalm 100:3 |
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The Request for Presence |
| May God give us his blessing,* and may all the ends of the earth stand in awe of him. |
| Psalm 67:7 |
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The Greeting |
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| We give you thanks, O God, we give you thanks,* calling upon your Name and declaring all your wonderful deeds. |
| Psalm 75:1 |
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The Hymn |
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Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus |
| Come, thou long expected Jesus, Born to set your people free; From our fears and sins release us, Let us find our rest in thee. Israel’s strength and consolation, Hope of all the earth thou art: Dear desire of every nation, Joy of every longing heart. Born your people to deliver, Born a child, and yet a king, Born to reign in us for ever, Now your gracious kingdom bring. By your own eternal spirit Rule in all our hearts alone; By your all sufficient merit Raise us to your glorious throne. |
| Charles Wesley |
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The Refrain for the Vespers Lessons |
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| I will fulfill my vows to the LORD* in the presence of all his people. |
| Psalm 116:16 |
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The Vespers Psalm |
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Restore Us, O God of Hosts |
| Hear, O Shepherd of Israel, leading Joseph like a flock;* shine forth, you that are enthroned upon the cherubim. In the presence of Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh,* stir up your strength and come to help us. Restore us, O God of hosts;* show the light of your countenance, and we shall be saved. O LORD God of hosts,* how long will you be angered despite the prayers of your people? You have fed them with the bread of tears;* you have given them bowls of tears to drink. You have made us the derision of our neighbors,* and our enemies laugh us to scorn. Restore us, O God of hosts;* show the light of your countenance, and we shall be saved. |
| Psalm 80:1-7 |
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The Refrain |
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| I will fulfill my vows to the LORD* in the presence of all his people. |
| Psalm 116:16 |
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The Cry of the Church |
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| Even so, come, Lord Jesus! |
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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 God, give all of us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which your Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge both the living and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him 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 God, whose Son our Savior Jesus Christ, triumphed over the powers of death and prepared for us our place in the new Jerusalem: Grant that I, who have this day given thanks for his resurrection, may praise you in the City of which he is the light, and where he lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen.† |
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