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Tuesday, December 23 |
| The Vespers Office To Be Observed on the Hour or Half Hour Between 5 and 8 p.m |
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Fourth Week of Advent |
The Call to Prayer |
| Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise him, all creatures here below; praise him above, you heavenly hosts; praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. |
| Doxology |
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The Request for Presence |
| Show your goodness, O LORD, to those who are good* and to those who are true of heart. |
| Psalm 125:4 |
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The Greeting |
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| Out of the mouths of infants and children* your majesty is praised above the heavens. |
| Psalm 8:2 |
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The Hymn |
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| Lord Jesus Christ, be present now, And let your Holy Spirit bow All hearts in love and truth today To hear your word and keep your way. May your glad tidings always bring Good news to men, that they may sing Of how you came to save all men. Instruct us till you come again. To God the Father and the Son And Holy Spirit, three in one; To you, O blessed Trinity, Be praise throughout eternity. |
| Anonymous, translated by Catherine Winkworth |
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The Refrain for the Vespers Lessons |
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| We have heard with our ears, O God, our forefathers have told us,* the deeds you did in their days, in the days of old. |
| Psalm 44:1 |
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The Vespers Psalm |
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Let the Nations Be Glad and Sing for Joy |
| May God be merciful to us and bless us,* show us the light of his countenance and come to us. Let your ways be known upon earth,* your saving health among all nations. Let the peoples praise you, O God;* let all the peoples praise you. Let the nations be glad and sing for joy,* for you judge the peoples with equity and guide all the nations upon earth. Let the peoples praise you, O God;* let all the peoples praise you. The earth has brought forth her increase;* may God, our own God, give us his blessing. May God give us his blessing,* and may all the ends of the earth stand in awe of him. |
| Psalm 67 |
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The Refrain |
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| We have heard with our ears, O God, our forefathers have told us,* the deeds you did in their days, in the days of old. |
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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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| Purify my conscience, Almighty God, by your daily visitation, that your Son Jesus Christ, at his coming, may find in me a mansion prepared for himself; 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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| Almighty and eternal God, ruler of all things in heaven and earth: Mercifully accept my prayer, and strengthen me to do your will; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.† |
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