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Wednesday, January 7 |
| 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 |
| Tell it out among the nations: “The LORD is King!* he has made the world so firm that it cannot be moved; he will judge the peoples with equity.” |
| Psalm 96:10 |
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The Request for Presence |
| Restore our fortunes, O LORD,* like the watercourses of the Negev. |
| Psalm 126:5 |
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The Greeting |
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| Whom have I in heaven but you?* and having you I desire nothing upon earth. |
| Psalm 73:25 |
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The Hymn |
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| The King of love my shepherd is, whose goodness fails me never, I nothing lack if I am his, and he is mine forever. Where streams of living water flow, my ransomed soul he leads; And where the verdant pastures grow, with food celestial feeds. Perverse and foolish, oft I strayed, but yet in love he sought me; And on his shoulder gently laid, and home, rejoicing, brought me. In death’s dark vale I fear no ill, with you, dear Lord, beside me; Your rod and staff my comfort still, your cross before to guide me. You spread a table in my sight; your unction grace bestows; And oh, what transport of delight from your pure chalice flows. And so through all the length of days, your goodness fails me never; Good Shepherd, may I sing your praise within your house for ever. |
| Sir Henry W. Baker |
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The Refrain for the Vespers Lessons |
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| Those who sowed with tears* will reap with songs of joy. Those who go out weeping, carrying the seed,* will come again with joy, shouldering their sheaves. |
| Psalm 126:6–7 |
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The Vespers Psalm |
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Let Them Give Thanks for the Wonders He Does |
| Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good,* and his mercy endures for ever. Let all those whom the LORD has redeemed proclaim* that he redeemed them from the hand of the foe. He gathered them out of the lands;* from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south. He sent forth his word and healed them* and saved them from the grave. Let them give thanks to the LORD for his mercy* and the wonders he does for his children. Let them offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving* and tell of his acts with shouts of joy. |
| Psalm 107:1–3, 20–22 |
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The Refrain |
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| Those who sowed with tears* will reap with songs of joy. Those who go out weeping, carrying the seed,* will come again with joy, shouldering their sheaves. |
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The Cry of the Church |
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| Be, Lord, my helper and forsake me not. Do not despise me, O God, my savior. |
| 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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| Father in heaven, who at the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan proclaimed him your beloved Son and anointed him with the Holy Spirit: Grant that all who are baptized into His Name may keep the covenant they have made, and boldly confess him as Lord and Savior; who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, in glory everlasting. 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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