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Saturday, April 18 |
| 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 |
| I will glory in the LORD;* let the humble hear and rejoice. |
| Psalm 34:2 |
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The Request for Presence |
| Turn to me and have pity on me . . .* The sorrows of my heart have increased . . .* Look upon my adversity and misery* and forgive me all my sin. |
| Psalm 25:15–17 |
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The Greeting |
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| LORD, how great are your works!* your thoughts are very deep. The dullard does not know, nor does the fool understand,* that though the wicked grow like weeds, and all the workers of iniquity flourish, They flourish only to be destroyed for ever;* but you, O LORD, are exalted for evermore. |
| Psalm 92:5–7 |
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The Hymn |
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What Have You Given Me? |
| I gave my life for thee, My precious blood I shed, That you might ransomed be, And quickened from the dead; I gave, I gave My life for thee, What have you given Me? My Father’s house of light, My glory circled throne, I left for earthly night, For wanderings sad and lone; I left, I left it all for thee, Have you left aught for Me? I suffered much for thee, More than your tongue can tell, Of bitterest agony, To rescue you from hell; I’ve borne, I’ve borne it all for thee, What have you borne for Me? And I have brought to thee, Down from my home above, Salvation full and free, My pardon and My love; I bring, I bring rich gifts for thee, What have you brought to Me? |
| Frances Havergal |
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The Refrain for the Vespers Lessons |
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| When I was in trouble, I called to the LORD;* I called to the LORD, and he answered me. |
| Psalm 120:1 |
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The Vespers Psalm |
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In You, O LORD, Have I Taken Refuge |
| In you, O LORD, have I taken refuge; let me never be put to shame;* deliver me in your righteousness. Incline your ear to me;* make haste to deliver me. Be my strong rock, a castle to keep me safe, for you are my crag and my stronghold;* for the sake of your Name, lead me and guide me. Take me out of the net that they have secretly set for me,* for you are my tower of strength. Into your hands I commend my spirit,* for you have redeemed me, O LORD, O God of truth. |
| Psalm 31:1–5 |
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The Refrain |
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| When I was in trouble, I called to the LORD;* I called to the LORD, and he answered me. |
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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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| Almighty and everlasting God, who in the Paschal mystery established the new covenant of reconciliation: Grant that all who have been reborn in this fellowship of Christ’s Body may show forth in their lives what they profess by their faith; 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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Concluding Prayers of the Church |
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| Almighty God, who has promised to hear the petitions of those who ask in your Son’s Name: I beseech you mercifully to incline your ear to me who have made my prayers and supplications to you; and grant that those things which I have faithfully asked according to your will, I may effectually obtain, to the relief of my necessity, and to the setting forth of your glory; through Jesus Christ my Lord. Amen. † May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in eternal peace. Amen. |
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