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Wednesday, April 8 |
| 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 |
| Praise the LORD, all you nations;* laud him, all you peoples. For his loving-kindness toward us is great,* and the faithfulness of the LORD endures for ever. |
| Psalm 117:1–2 |
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The Request for Presence |
| O LORD, do not forsake me;* be not far from me, O my God. Make haste to help me,* O Lord of my salvation. |
| Psalm 38:21–22 |
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The Greeting |
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| You are my refuge and shield;* my hope is in your word. |
| Psalm 119:114 |
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The Hymn |
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We Shall Overcome |
| We shall overcome, We shall overcome, We shall overcome, someday! Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe We shall overcome someday! We’ll walk hand in hand, We’ll walk hand in hand, We’ll walk hand, in hand, someday! Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe We’ll walk hand in hand someday! We shall all be free, We shall all be free, We shall all be free, someday! Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe We shall all be free someday! We shall live in peace, We shall live in peace, We shall live in peace, someday! Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe We shall live in peace someday! The Lord will see us through, The Lord will see us through. The Lord will see us through, someday! Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe The Lord will see us through, someday! |
| African American Spiritual |
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The Refrain for the Vespers Lessons |
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| . . . it is good for me to be near God;* I have made the Lord GOD my refuge. |
| Psalm 73:28 |
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The Vespers Psalm |
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Many Shall See and Stand in Awe |
| I waited patiently upon the LORD;* he stooped to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the desolate pit, out of the mire and clay;* he set my feet upon a high cliff and made my footing sure. He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God;* many shall see, and stand in awe, and put their trust in the LORD. Happy are they who trust in the LORD!* they do not resort to evil spirits or turn to false gods. Great things are they that you have done, O LORD my God! how great your wonders and your plans for us!* there is none who can be compared with you. Oh, that I could make them known and tell them!* but they are more than I can count. |
| Psalm 40:1–6 |
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The Refrain |
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| . . . it is good for me to be near God;* I have made the Lord GOD my refuge. |
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The Cry of the Church |
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| Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. |
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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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| O God, whose blessed Son made himself known to his disciples in the breaking of bread: Open the eyes of my faith, that I may behold him in all his redeeming work; 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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| Save me, O Lord, while I am awake, And keep me while I sleep That I may wake in Christ and rest in peace. |
| adapted from THE SHORT BREVIARY |
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