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Friday, April 17 |
| 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 |
| Come now and see the works of God,* how wonderful he is in his doing toward all people. In his might he rules for ever; his eyes keep watch over the nations;* let no rebel rise up against him. |
| Psalm 66:4, 6 |
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The Request for Presence |
| Show us your mercy, O LORD,* and grant us your salvation. |
| Psalm 85:7 |
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The Greeting |
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| 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. |
| Traditional Doxology |
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The Hymn |
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I Want Jesus to Walk with Me |
| I want Jesus to walk with me. I want Jesus to walk with me. All along my pilgrim journey, Lord, I want Jesus to walk with me. In my trials Lord, walk with me. In my trials Lord, walk with me. When my heart is almost breaking, Lord, I want Jesus to walk with me. When I’m troubled, Lord, walk with me. When I’m troubled, Lord, walk with me. When my head is bowed in sorrow, Lord, I want Jesus to walk with me. |
| African American Spiritual |
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The Refrain for the Vespers Lessons |
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| Our sins are stronger than we are,* but you will blot them out. |
| Psalm 65:3 |
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The Vespers Psalm |
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Remember the Marvels He Has Done |
| Search for the LORD and his strength;* continually seek his face. Remember the marvels he has done,* his wonders and the judgments of his mouth, O offspring of Abraham his servant,* O children of Jacob his chosen. He is the LORD our God;* his judgments prevail in all the world. He has always been mindful of his covenant,* the promise he made for a thousand generations: The covenant he made with Abraham,* the oath that he swore to Isaac, Which he established as a statute for Jacob,* an everlasting covenant for Israel . . . |
| Psalm 105:4–10 |
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The Refrain |
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| Our sins are stronger than we are,* but you will blot them out. |
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The Small Verse |
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| The Lord is my shepherd and nothing is wanting to me. In green pastures He hath settled me. |
| THE SHORT BREVIARY |
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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 and everlasting God, who in the Paschal mystery established the new covenant of reconciliation: Grant that all who have been reborn in this fellowship of Christ’s Body may show forth in their lives what they profess by their faith; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. † |
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The Concluding Prayer of the Church |
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| Help each one of us, gracious Father, to live in such magnanimity and restraint that the Head of the Church may never have cause to say to any one of us, This is my body, broken by you. |
| Prayer from China |
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