Sunday, January 18

The Vespers Office To Be Observed on the Hour or Half Hour Between 5 and 8 p.m

The Call to Prayer

Glory in his holy Name;* let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.

Psalm 105:3

The Request for Presence

Send forth your strength, O God;* establish, O God, what you have wrought for us.

Psalm 68:28

The Greeting

The LORD is my strength and my song,* and he has become my salvation.

Psalm 118:14

The Hymn

Pass me not, O gentle Savior, hear my humble cry; While on others you are calling, do not pass me by. Savior, Savior, hear my humble cry; While on others you are calling, do not pass me by. Let me at the throne of mercy find a sweet relief, Kneeling there in deep contrition; help my unbelief. Savior, Savior, hear my humble cry; While on others you are calling, do not pass me by. Trusting only in your merit, would I seek your face; Heal my wounded, broken spirit, save me by your grace. Savior, Savior, hear my humble cry; While on others you are calling, do not pass me by. You, the spring of all my comfort, more than life to me, Whom have I on earth beside you? Whom in heaven but thee? Savior, Savior, hear my humble cry; While on others you are calling, do not pass me by.

Fanny Crosby

The Refrain for the Vespers Lessons

Keep watch over my life, for I am faithful;* save your servant whose trust is in you.

based on Psalm 86:2

The Vespers Psalm

We Shall Be Saved

Restore us, O God of hosts;* show the light of your countenance, and we shall be saved. Let your hand be upon the man of your right hand,* the son of man you have made so strong for yourself. And so will we never turn away from you;* give us life, that we may call upon your Name. Restore us, O LORD God of hosts;* show the light of your countenance, and we shall be saved.

Psalm 80:7, 16–18

The Refrain

Keep watch over my life, for I am faithful;* save your servant whose trust is in you.

The Small Verse

My help is in the Name of the Lord who made the heavens and the earth. What then shall I fear, of what shall I be afraid?

Traditional

The Lord’s Prayer

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.

The Prayer Appointed for the Week

Almighty God, whose Son our Savior Jesus Christ is the light of the world: Grant that your people, illumined by your Word and Sacraments, may shine with the radiance of Christ’s glory, that he may be known, worshipped, and obeyed to the ends of the earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, now and for ever. Amen.†

Concluding Prayers of the Church

Almighty God, who has promised to hear the petitions of those who ask in your Son’s Name: I beseech you mercifully to incline your ear to me who have made my prayers and supplications to you; and grant that those things which I have faithfully asked according to your will, I may effectually obtain, to the relief of my necessity, and to the setting forth of your glory; through Jesus Christ my Lord. Amen. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in eternal peace. Amen.