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Wednesday, December 17 |
| The Vespers Office To Be Observed on the Hour or Half Hour Between 5 and 8 p.m |
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Third Week of Advent |
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. Hallelujah! |
| Psalm 117 |
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The Request for Presence |
| Gladden the soul of your servant,* for to you, O LORD, I lift up my soul. |
| Psalm 86:4 |
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The Greeting |
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| One generation shall praise your works to another* and shall declare your power. |
| Psalm 145:4 |
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The Hymn |
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| Sing praise to God who reigns above, the God of all creation, The God of power, the God of love, the God of our salvation; With healing balm my soul he fills, And every faithless murmur stills: To God all praise and glory. What God’s almighty power has made, his gracious mercy keeps; By morning glow or evening shade his watchful eye ne’er sleeps; Within the kingdom of his might, Lo! All is just and all is right: To God all praise and glory. Then all my gladsome way along, I sing aloud your praises, That men may hear the grateful song my voice unwearied raises; Be joyful in the Lord, my heart, both soul and body, bear your part: To God all praise and glory. O you who name Christ’s holy name, give God all praise and glory; All you who own his power, proclaim aloud the wondrous story! Cast each false idol from his throne. The Lord is God and he alone: To God all praise and glory. |
| Johann Schultz |
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The Refrain for the Vespers Lessons |
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| Happy are they all who fear the LORD,* and who follow in his ways! |
| Psalm 128:1 |
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The Vespers Psalm |
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The LORD of Hosts Is the King of Glory |
| Lift up your heads, O gates; lift them high, O everlasting doors;* and the King of glory shall come in. “Who is this King of glory?”* “The LORD, strong and mighty, the LORD, mighty in battle.” Lift up your heads, O gates; lift them high, O everlasting doors;* and the King of glory shall come in. “Who is he, this King of glory?”* “The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory.” |
| Psalm 24:7–10 |
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The Refrain |
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| Happy are they all who fear the LORD,* and who follow in his ways! |
| Psalm 128:1 |
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The Cry of the Church |
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| Even so, come, Lord Jesus! |
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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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| Stir up your power, O Lord, and with great might come among us; and, because we are sorely hindered by our sins, let your bountiful grace and mercy speedily help and deliver us; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory now and for ever. Amen.† |
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The Concluding Prayer of the Church |
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| May Almighty God grant me a peaceful night and a perfect end. Amen. |
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