Sentences of Scripture.
O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness; let the whole earth stand
in awe of him. Psalm xcvi. 9.
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be alway
acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength and my redeemer.
Psalm xix. 14.
General Confession & Absolution
O Lord, open thou our lips.
Answer. And our mouth shall show forth thy praise.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;
Answer. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
world without end. Amen.
Minister. Praise ye the Lord.
Answer. The Lord's Name be praised.
The Psalter
Psalm 120
The One Hundred Twentieth Psalm
Ad Dominum.
WHEN I was in trouble, I called upon the LORD,
* and he heard me.
Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips,
* and from a deceitful tongue.
What reward shall be given or done unto thee, thou false tongue?
* even mighty and sharp arrows, with hot burning coals.
Woe is me, that I am constrained to dwell with Meshech,
* and to have my habitation among the tents of Kedar!
My soul hath long dwelt among them
* that are enemies unto peace.
I labour for peace; but when I speak unto them thereof,
* they make them ready to battle.
Psalm 121
The One Hundred Twenty First Psalm
Levavi oculos.
I WILL lift up mine eyes unto the hills;
* from whence cometh my help?
My help cometh even from the LORD,
* who hath made heaven and earth.
He will not suffer thy foot to be moved;
* and he that keepeth thee will not sleep.
Behold, he that keepeth Israel
* shall neither slumber nor sleep.
The LORD himself is thy keeper;
* the LORD is thy defence upon thy right hand;
So that the sun shall not burn thee by day,
* neither the moon by night.
The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil;
* yea, it is even he that shall keep thy soul.
The LORD shall preserve thy going out,
and thy coming in,
* from this time forth for evermore.
Psalm 122
The One Hundred Twenty Second Psalm
Laetatus sum.
I WAS glad when they said unto me,
* We will go into the house of the LORD.
Our feet shall stand in thy gates,
* O Jerusalem.
Jerusalem is built as a city
* that is at unity in itself.
For thither the tribes go up, even the tribes
of the LORD,
* to testify unto Israel, to give thanks unto
the Name of the LORD.
For there is the seat of judgment,
* even the seat of the house of David.
O pray for the peace of Jerusalem;
* they shall prosper that love thee.
Peace be within thy walls,
* and plenteousness within thy palaces.
For my brethren and companions' sakes,
* I will wish thee prosperity.
Yea, because of the house of the LORD our God,
* I will seek to do thee good.
Gloria in excelsis.
GLORY be to God on high, and on earth peace, good will towards men. We
praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give
thanks to thee for thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King, God the
Father Almighty.
O Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ; O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son
of the Father, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon
us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer.
Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon
us. For thou only art holy; thou only art the Lord; thou only, O Christ,
with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
The First Lesson
Jeremiah 22:10-23
Weep ye not for the dead, neither bemoan him: but weep sore for him that goeth away: for he shall
return no more, nor see his native country. For thus saith the Lord touching Shallum the son of Josiah
king of Judah, which reigned instead of Josiah his father, which went forth out of this place; He shall not
return thither any more: But he shall die in the place whither they have led him captive, and shall see this
land no more. Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that
useth his neighbour's service without wages, and giveth him not for his work; That saith, I will build me
a wide house and large chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and it is ceiled with cedar, and painted
with vermilion. Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink,
and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him? He judged the cause of the poor and needy;
then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the Lord. But thine eyes and thine heart are not
but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.
Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah; They shall not
lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah lord! or,
Ah his glory! He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of
Jerusalem. Go up to Lebanon, and cry; and lift up thy voice in Bashan, and cry from the passages: for all
thy lovers are destroyed. I spake unto thee in thy prosperity; but thou saidst, I will not hear. This hath
been thy manner from thy youth, that thou obeyedst not my voice. The wind shall eat up all thy pastors,
and thy lovers shall go into captivity: surely then shalt thou be ashamed and confounded for all thy
wickedness. O inhabitant of Lebanon, that makest thy nest in the cedars, how gracious shalt thou be when
pangs come upon thee, the pain as of a woman in travail!
Magnificat. St. Luke i. 46.
MY soul doth magnify the Lord, * and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my
Saviour.
For he hath regarded * the lowliness of his handmaiden.
For behold, from henceforth * all generations shall call me blessed.
For he that is mighty hath magnified me; * and holy is his Name.
And his mercy is on them that fear him * throughout all generations.
He hath showed strength with his arm; * he hath scattered the proud in
the imagination of their hearts.
He hath put down the mighty from their seat, * and hath exalted the
humble and meek.
He hath filled the hungry with good things; * and the rich he hath sent
empty away.
He remembering his mercy hath holpen his servant Israel; * as he
promised to our forefathers,
Abraham and his seed, for ever.
Cantate Domino
Bonum est confiteri
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
The Second Lesson
St. John 12:12-19
On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to
Jerusalem, Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the
King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord. And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat
thereon; as it is written, Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt.
These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they
that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him. The people therefore
that was with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record.
For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle. The Pharisees
therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after
him.
Nunc Dimittis. St. Luke ii. 29.
LORD, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, * according to thy
word.
For mine eyes have seen * thy salvation,
Which thou hast prepared * before the face of all people;
To be a light to lighten the Gentiles, * and to be the glory of thy
people Israel.
Deus misereatur
Benedic, anima mea
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
The Apostles' Creed.
I BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth:
And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord: Who was conceived by the Holy
Ghost, Born of the Virgin Mary: Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was
crucified, dead, and buried: He descended into hell; The third day he
rose again from the dead: He ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the
right hand of God the Father Almighty: From thence he shall come to judge
the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Ghost: The holy Catholic Church; The Communion of
Saints: The Forgiveness of sins: The Resurrection of the body: And the
Life everlasting. Amen.
The Lord be with you.
Answer. And with thy spirit.
Minister. Let us pray.
The Lord's Prayer.
OUR Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our
daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive those who
trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us
from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for
ever and ever. Amen.
Minister. O Lord, show thy mercy upon us.
Answer. And grant us thy salvation.
Minister. O Lord, save the State.
Answer. And mercifully hear us when we call upon thee.
Minister. Endue thy Ministers with righteousness.
Answer. And make thy chosen people joyful.
Minister. O Lord, save thy people.
Answer. And bless thine inheritance.
Minister. Give peace in our time, O Lord.
Answer. For it is thou, Lord, only, that makest us dwell in safety.
Minister. O God, make clean our hearts within us.
Answer. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us.
The Collect for the Day
Fifth Sunday in Lent (Passion Sunday)
WE beseech thee, Almighty God, mercifully to look upon thy people;
that by thy great goodness they may be governed and preserved evermore,
both in body and soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Ash Wednesday
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hatest nothing that thou hast
made, and dost forgive the sins of all those who are penitent;
Create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we, worthily
lamenting our sins and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain
of thee, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
A Collect for Peace.
O GOD, from whom all holy desires, all good counsels, and all just works
do proceed; Give unto thy servants that peace which the world cannot
give; that our hearts may be set to obey thy commandments, and also that
by thee, we, being defended from the fear of our enemies, may pass our
time in rest and quietness; through the merits of Jesus Christ our
Saviour. Amen.
A Collect for Aid against Perils.
LIGHTEN our darkness, we beseech thee, O Lord; and by thy great mercy
defend us from all perils and dangers of this night; for the love of thy
only Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen.
A Prayer for the President of the United States
A Prayer for the Clergy and People.
Almighty and everlasting God, from whom cometh every good and perfect
gift; Send down upon our Bishops, and other Clergy, and upon the
Congregations committed to their charge, the healthful Spirit of thy
grace; and, that they may truly please thee, pour upon them the continual
dew of thy blessing. Grant this, O Lord, for the honour of our Advocate
and Mediator, Jesus Christ. Amen.
A Prayer for All Conditions of Men.
O God, the Creator and Preserver of all mankind, we humbly beseech thee
for all sorts and conditions of men; that thou wouldest be pleased to
make thy ways known unto them, thy saving health unto all nations. More
especially we pray for thy holy Church universal; that it may be so
guided and governed by thy good Spirit, that all who profess and call
themselves Christians may be led into the way of truth, and hold the
faith in unity of spirit, in the bond of peace, and in righteousness of
life. Finally, we commend to thy fatherly goodness all those who are any
ways afflicted, or distressed, in mind, body, or estate; [* especially
those for whom our prayers are desired;] that it may please thee to
comfort and relieve them, according to their several necessities; giving
them patience under their sufferings, and a happy issue out of all their
afflictions. And this we beg for Jesus Christ's sake. Amen.
A General Thanksgiving
A Prayer of St. Chrysostom
2 Cor. xiii. 14.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the
fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen.
Here endeth the Order of Evening Prayer.
