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Sunday, March 29 |
| The Vespers Office To Be Observed on the Hour or Half Hour Between 5 and 8 p.m |
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Saturday, Fifth Week of Lent |
The Call to Prayer |
| Proclaim with me the greatness of the LORD;* let us exalt his Name together. |
| Psalm 34:8 |
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The Request for Presence |
| . . . Come to me speedily, O God* . . . |
| Psalm 70:5 |
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The Greeting |
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| And now that I am old and gray-headed, O God, do not forsake me,* till I make known your strength to this generation and your power to all who are to come. Your righteousness, O God, reaches to the heavens;* |
| Psalm 72:18–19 |
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The Hymn |
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Lord, I’m Coming Home |
| I’ve wandered far away from God, Now I’m coming home; The paths of sin too long I’ve trod. Lord, I’m coming home. Coming home, coming home, Nevermore to roam, Open wide Your loving arms, O Lord, I’m coming home. I’ve wasted many precious years, Now I’m coming home; I now repent with bitter tears, Lord, I’m coming home. I’ve tired of sin and straying, Lord, Now I’m coming home; I’ll trust Your love, believe Your word, Lord, I’m coming home. My soul is sick, my heart is sore, Now I’m coming home; My strength renew, my hope restore, Lord, I’m coming home. Now I’m coming home; Lord, I’m coming home. Coming home, coming home, Nevermore to roam, Open wide Your loving arms, |
| William Kirkpatrick |
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The Refrain for the Vespers Lessons |
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| Let them know that you, whose Name is YAHWEH,* you alone are the Most High over all the earth. |
| Psalm 83:18 |
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The Vespers Psalm |
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I Meditate on You in the Night Watches |
| O God, you are my God; eagerly I seek you;* my soul thirsts for you, my flesh faints for you, as in a barren and dry land where there is no water. Therefore I have gazed upon you in your holy place,* that I might behold your power and your glory. For your loving-kindness is better than life itself;* my lips shall give you praise. So will I bless you as long as I live* and lift up my hands in your Name. My soul is content, as with marrow and fatness,* and my mouth praises you with joyful lips, When I remember you upon my bed,* and meditate on you in the night watches. For you have been my helper,* and under the shadow of your wings I will rejoice. My soul clings to you;* your right hand holds me fast. |
| Psalm 63:1–8 |
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The Refrain |
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| Let them know that you, whose Name is YAHWEH,* you alone are the Most High over all the earth. |
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The Small Verse |
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| From the rising of the sun to the place of its going down, let the name of the Lord be praised henceforth and forever more. |
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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, whose blessed Son was led by the Spirit to be tempted by Satan: Come quickly to help us who are assaulted by many temptations; and, as you know the weaknesses of each of us, let each one find you mighty to save; through Jesus Christ your Son 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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| Glory to the Father, who has woven garments of glory for the resurrection; worship to the Son, who was clothed in them at his rising; thanksgiving to the Spirit, who keeps them for all the Saints; one nature in three, to him be praise. |
| Syrian Orthodox |
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