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 71
The Seventy-First Psalm
In te, Domine, speravi.
IN thee, O LORD, have I put my trust; let me never be put to confusion,
* but rid me and deliver me in thy righteousness; incline thine ear unto me, and save me.
Be thou my stronghold, whereunto I may alway resort:
* thou hast promised to help me, for thou art my house of defence, and my castle.
Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the ungodly,
* out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
For thou, O Lord GOD, art the thing that I long for:
* thou art my hope, even from my youth.
Through thee have I been holden up ever since I was born:
* thou art he that took me out of my mother's womb: my praise shall be alway of thee.
I am become as it were a monster unto many,
* but my sure trust is in thee.
O let my mouth be filled with thy praise,
* that I may sing of thy glory and honour all the day long.
Cast me not away in the time of age;
* forsake me not when my strength faileth me.
For mine enemies speak against me;
* and they that lay wait for my soul take their counsel together, saying,
God hath forsaken him;
* persecute him, and take him, for there is none to deliver him.
Go not far from me, O God;
* my God, haste thee to help me.
Let them be confounded and perish that are against my soul;
* let them be covered with shame and dishonour that seek to do me evil.
As for me, I will patiently abide alway,
* and will praise thee more and more.
My mouth shall daily speak of thy righteousness and salvation;
* for I know no end thereof.
I will go forth in the strength of the Lord GOD,
*and will make mention of thy righteousness only.
Thou, O God, hast taught me from my youth up until now;
* therefore will I tell of thy wondrous works.
Forsake me not, O God, in mine old age, when I am gray-headed,
* until I have showed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to all them that are yet for to come.
Thy righteousness, O God, is very high,
* and great things are they that thou hast done: O God, who is like unto thee!
O what great troubles and adversities hast thou showed me ! and yet didst thou turn and refresh me;
* yea, and broughtest me from the deep of the earth again.
Thou hast brought me to great honour,
* and comforted me on every side:
Therefore will I praise thee, and thy faithfulness, O God, playing upon an instrument of music:
* unto thee will I sing upon the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.
My lips will be glad when I sing unto thee;
* and so will my soul whom thou hast delivered.
My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long;
* for they are confounded and brought unto shame that seek to do me evil.
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
Isaiah 44:9-20
They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and
they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed. Who hath formed a god,
or molten a graven image that is profitable for nothing? Behold, all his fellows shall be ashamed: and the
workmen, they are of men: let them all be gathered together, let them stand up; yet they shall fear, and
they shall be ashamed together. The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it
with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he
drinketh no water, and is faint. The carpenter stretcheth out his rule; he marketh it out with a line; he
fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man,
according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house. He heweth him down cedars, and
taketh the cypress and the oak, which he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest: he
planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it. Then shall it be for a man to burn: for he will take thereof,
and warm himself; yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread; yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth it; he
maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto. He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof
he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied: yea, he warmeth himself, and saith, Aha, I am warm, I
have seen the fire: And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image: he falleth down unto
it, and worshippeth it, and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for thou art my god. They have not
known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot
understand. And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I
have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh,
and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree?
He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is
there not a lie in my right hand?
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
I Peter 4:12
Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange
thing happened unto you: But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his
glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. If ye be reproached for the name of
Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of,
but on your part he is glorified. But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or
as a busybody in other men's matters. Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let
him glorify God on this behalf. For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if
it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God? And if the righteous
scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear? Wherefore let them that suffer
according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful
Creator.
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
The Second Sunday After Easter
ALMIGHTY God, who hast given thine only Son to be
unto us both a sacrifice for sin, and also an ensample
of godly life; Give us grace that we may always most
thankfully receive that his inestimable benefit, and also
daily endeavour ourselves to follow the blessed steps of
his most holy life; through the same thy Son 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.
