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Saturday, November 29 |
| 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 |
| Let everything that has breath* praise the LORD. Hallelujah! |
| Psalm 150:6 |
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The Request for Presence |
| O God, you are my God; eagerly I seek you;* my soul thirsts for you, my flesh faints for you, as in a barren and dry land where there is no water. Therefore I have gazed upon you in your holy place,* that I might behold your power and your glory. |
| Psalm 63:1-2 |
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The Greeting |
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| Your loving-kindness is better than life itself;* my lips shall give you praise. So will I bless you as long as I live* and lift up my hands in your Name. |
| Psalm 63:3-4 |
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The Hymn |
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We Gather Together |
| We gather together to ask the Lord’s blessing; He chastens and hastens his will to make known; The wicked oppressing now cease from distressing: Sing praises to his Name; he forgets not his own. Beside us to guide us, our God with us joining, Ordaining, maintaining his kingdom divine; So from the beginning the fight we were winning: You, Lord, were at our side: all glory be thine! We all do extol You, You leader triumphant, And pray that you still our defender will be. Let your congregation escape tribulation: Your Name be ever praised! O Lord, make us free! |
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The Refrain for the Vespers Lessons |
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| The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom then shall I fear?* the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom then shall I be afraid? |
| Psalm 27:1 |
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The Vespers Psalm |
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Glory in His Holy Name |
| Give thanks to the LORD and call upon his Name;* make known his deeds among the peoples. Sing to him, sing praises to him,* and speak of all his marvelous works. Glory in his holy Name;* let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice. 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, He is the LORD our God;* his judgments prevail in all the world. |
| Psalm 105:1-5, 7 |
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The Refrain |
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| The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom then shall I fear?* the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom then shall I be afraid? |
| Psalm 27:1 |
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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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| Almighty and everlasting God, whose will it is to restore all things in your wellbeloved Son, the King of kings and Lord of lords: Mercifully grant that the peoples of the earth, divided and enslaved by sin, may be freed and brought together under his most gracious rule; 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 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.† |
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