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Saturday, May 2 |
| 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 |
| Behold now, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD,* you that stand by night in the house of the LORD. |
| Psalm 134:1 |
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The Request for Presence |
| My soul waits for the LORD, more than watchmen for the morning,* more than watchmen for the morning. |
| Psalm 130:5 |
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The Greeting |
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| You, O LORD, are my lamp;* my God, you make my darkness bright. With you I will break down an enclosure;* with the help of my God I will scale any wall. |
| Psalm 18:29–30 |
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The Hymn |
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Song of Triumph |
| The strife is over, the battle done, The victory of life is won; The song of triumph has begun. Alleluia! Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! The powers of death have done their worst, But Christ their legions has dispersed: Let shout of holy joy outburst. Alleluia! Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! Lord! By the stripes which wounded thee, From death’s dread sting your servants free, That we may live and sing to thee. Alleluia! Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! |
| Latin, 17th C. |
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The Refrain for the Vespers Lessons |
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| The Refrain for the Vespers Lessons I lie down and go to sleep;* I wake again, because the LORD sustains me. |
| Psalm 3:5 |
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The Vespers Psalm |
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For God Alone My Soul in Silence Waits |
| For God alone my soul in silence waits;* truly, my hope is in him. He alone is my rock and my salvation,* my stronghold, so that I shall not be shaken. In God is my safety and my honor;* God is my strong rock and my refuge. Put your trust in him always, O people,* pour out your hearts before him, for God is our refuge. |
| Psalm 62:6–9 |
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The Refrain |
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| I lie down and go to sleep;* I wake again, because the LORD sustains me. |
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The Cry of the Church |
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| O Lamb of God, that takes away the sins of the world, have mercy upon me. O Lamb of God, that takes away the sins of the world, have mercy upon me. O Lamb of God, that takes away the sins of the world, grant me your peace. |
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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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| I thank you, heavenly Father, that you have delivered me from the dominion of sin and death and brought me into the kingdom of your Son; and I pray that, as by his death he has recalled me to life, so by his love he may raise me to eternal joys; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of 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, so draw my heart to you, so guide my mind, so fill my imagination, so control my will, that I may be wholly yours, utterly dedicated to you; and then use me, I pray you, as you will, and always to your glory and the welfare of your people; through my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. † |
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