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Saturday, July 5 |
| 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 |
| Sing with joy to God our strength* and raise a loud shout to the God of Jacob. Raise a song and sound the timbrel,* the merry harp and the lyre. Blow the ram’s-horn at the new moon,* and at the full moon, the day of our feast. |
| Psalm 81:1–3 |
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The Request for Presence |
| O God, do not be silent;* do not keep still nor hold your peace, O God . . . |
| Psalm 83:1 |
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The Greeting |
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| I will sing of mercy and justice;* to you, O LORD, will I sing praises. |
| Psalm 101:1 |
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The Hymn |
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Sweet Hour of Prayer |
| Sweet hour of prayer, sweet hour of prayer, That calls me from a world of care, And bids me at my Father’s throne, Make all my wants and wishes known! In seasons of distress and grief, My soul has often found relief, And oft escaped the tempter’s snare By your return, sweet hour of prayer. Sweet hour of prayer, sweet hour of prayer, Your wings shall my petition bear To Him, whose truth and faithfulness Engage the waiting soul to bless: And since He bids me seek His face, Believe His word, and trust His grace, I’ll cast on Him my every care, And wait for you, sweet hour of prayer. |
| W. W. Walford |
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The Refrain for the Vespers Lessons |
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| I am like a green olive tree in the house of God;* I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever. |
| Psalm 52:8 |
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The Vespers Psalm |
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The LORD Is in His Holy Temple |
| The LORD is in his holy temple;* the LORD’s throne is in heaven. His eyes behold the inhabited world;* his piercing eye weighs our worth. The LORD weighs the righteous as well as the wicked,* but those who delight in violence he abhors. For the LORD is righteous; he delights in righteous deeds;* and the just shall see his face. |
| Psalm 11:4ff |
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The Refrain |
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| I am like a green olive tree in the house of God;* I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever. |
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The Small Verse |
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| The Lord is my shepherd and nothing is wanting to me. In green pastures He hath settled me. |
| 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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| Almighty God, you have built your Church upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone: Grant that all of us be joined together in unity of spirit by their teaching, that we may be made a holy temple acceptable to you; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and 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, pulling 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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