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Sunday, July 13
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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
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Give thanks to the LORD and call upon his Name;* make known his deeds among
the peoples. |
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Psalm 105:1
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The Request for Presence
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Show us the light of your countenance, O God,* and come to us. |
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based on Psalm 67:1
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The Greeting
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My mouth shall recount your mighty acts and saving deeds all day long;* though I
cannot know the number of them. |
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Psalm 71:15
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The Hymn
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Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven
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Praise, my soul, the King of heaven,
To His feet thy tribute bring;
Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,
Who, like me, His praise should sing?
Praise Him! Praise Him! Praise Him! Praise Him!
Praise the everlasting King!
Praise Him for his grace and favor
To our fathers in distress;
Praise Him, still the same forever,
Slow to chide, and swift to bless.
Praise Him! Praise Him! Praise Him! Praise Him!
Glorious in His faithfulness!
Father-like, He tends and spares us;
Well our feeble frame He knows;
In His hands He gently bears us,
Rescues us from all foes.
Praise Him! Praise Him! Praise Him! Praise Him!
Widely as His mercy flows!
Angels, help us to adore Him—
Ye behold Him face to face;
Sun and Moon, bow down before Him;
Dwellers all in time and space,
Praise Him! Praise Him! Praise Him! Praise Him!
Praise with us the God of grace! |
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Henry Francis Lyte
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The Refrain for the Vespers Lessons
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Light has sprung up for the righteous,* and joyful gladness for those who are truehearted. |
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Psalm 97:11
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The Vespers Psalm
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Righteousness and Peace Have Kissed Each Other
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I will listen to what the LORD God is saying,* for he is speaking peace to his faithful
people and to those who turn their hearts to him.
Truly his salvation is very near to those who fear him,* that his glory may dwell in
our land.
Mercy and truth have met together;* righteousness and peace have kissed each
other.
Truth shall spring up from the earth,* and righteousness shall look down from
heaven.
The LORD will indeed grant prosperity,* and our land will yield its increase.
Righteousness shall go before him,* and peace shall be a pathway for his feet. |
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Psalm 85:8–13
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The Refrain
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Light has sprung up for the righteous,* and joyful gladness for those who are truehearted. |
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The Gloria
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Glory be to God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, so it is now and so it shall ever be, world without end. Alleluia.* Amen. |
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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 Lord, mercifully receive the prayers of your servant who calls upon you, and
grant that I may know and understand what things I ought to do, and that I
also may have the grace and power faithfully to accomplish them; 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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Lord God, whose Son our Savior Jesus Christ, triumphed over the powers of death
and prepared us for our place in the new Jerusalem: Grant that I, who have this
day given thanks for his resurrection, may praise you in the City of which he is
the light, and where he lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen.† |
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