|
Saturday, December 13 |
| The Vespers Office To Be Observed on the Hour or Half Hour Between 5 and 8 p.m |
|
Second Week of Advent |
The Call to Prayer |
| Come, let us sing to the LORD;* let us shout for joy to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving* and raise a loud shout to him with psalms. For the LORD is a great God,* and a great king above all gods. |
| Psalm 95:1-3 |
|
The Request for Presence |
| Send out your light and your truth, that they may lead me,* and bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling. |
| Psalm 43:3 |
|
|
|
The Greeting |
|
|
| You, O LORD, are my lamp;* my God, you make my darkness bright. |
| Psalm 18:29 |
|
The Hymn |
|
|
| Holy, holy, holy! Lord God the Almighty! Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee; Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty! God in three Persons, blessed Trinity! Holy, holy, holy! All the saints adore Thee, Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea; Cherubim and seraphim falling down before Thee, Who were, and are, and evermore shall be. Holy, holy, holy! Though the darkness hides Thee, Though the eye of sinful man Your glory may not see; Only You are holy; there is none beside Thee, Perfect in power, in love, and purity. Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! All Your works shall praise Your name, in earth, and sky, and sea; Holy, holy, holy; merciful and mighty! God in three Persons, blessed Trinity! |
| Reginald Heber |
|
The Refrain for the Vespers Lessons |
|
|
| Seven times a day do I praise you,* because of your righteous judgments. Great peace have they who love your law;* for them there is no stumbling block. |
| Psalm 119:164-165 |
|
The Vespers Psalm |
|
You Are My Hiding Place |
| You are my hiding-place; you preserve me from trouble;* you surround me with shouts of deliverance. “I will instruct you and teach you in the way that you should go;* I will guide you with my eye. Do not be like horse or mule, which have no understanding;* who must be fitted with bit and bridle, or else they will not stay near you.” Great are the tribulations of the wicked;* but mercy embraces those who trust in the LORD. Be glad, you righteous, and rejoice in the LORD;* shout for joy, all who are true of heart. |
| Psalm 32:8-12 |
|
The Refrain |
|
|
| Seven times a day do I praise you,* because of your righteous judgments. Great peace have they who love your law;* for them there is no stumbling block. |
| Psalm 119:164-165 |
|
The Cry of the Church |
|
|
| Even so, come, Lord Jesus! |
|
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 |
|
|
| Merciful God, who sent your messengers the prophets to preach repentance and prepare the way for our salvation: Grant us grace to heed their warnings and forsake our sins, that we may greet with joy the coming of Jesus Christ our Redeemer; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.† |
|
The Concluding Prayer of the Church |
|
|
| Almighty God, who after the creation of the world rested from all your works and sanctified a day of rest for all your creatures: Grant that I, putting away all earthly anxieties, may be duly prepared for the service of public worship, and grant as well that my Sabbath upon earth may be a preparation for the eternal rest promised to your people in heaven; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.† |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$0.99
