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EVENING
PRAYER
for Wednesday
in 3 Easter
Vespers
(Lutheran
Book of Worship, page 142)
Jesus
Christ is risen from the dead.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
We are
illumined by the brightness of his rising.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Death
has no more dominion over us.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Joyous
light of glory:
of the immortal
Father;
heavenly,
holy, blessed Jesus Christ.
We
have come to the setting of the sun,
and
we look to the evening light.
We
sing to God, the Father, Son,
and Holy Spirit:
You
are worthy of being praised
with
pure voices forever.
O
Son of God, O Giver of life:
The
universe proclaims your glory.
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give him thanks and
praise.
We
praise and thank you, O God, through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, through
whom you have enlightened us by revealing the light that never fades.
Night
is falling and day’s allotted span draws to a close.
The
daylight which you created for our pleasure has fully satisfied us, and yet, of
your own free gift, now the evening lights do not fail us.
We
praise you and glorify you through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord; through him
be glory, honor, and power to you in the Holy Spirit, now and always and
forever and ever.
Amen
Let my prayer rise before you as
incense;
the
lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
O Lord, I call to you; come to me
quickly;
hear
my voice when I cry to you.
Let my prayer rise before you as
incense;
the
lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
Set a watch before my mouth, O Lord,
and
guard the door of my lips.
Let not my heart incline to any evil
thing;
let
me not be occupied in wickedness with evildoers.
But my eyes are turned to you, Lord
God;
in
you I take refuge. Strip me not of my life.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the
beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
Let my prayer rise before you as
incense;
the
lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
Silence for meditation.
Let the
incense of our repentant prayer ascend before you, O Lord, and let your
lovingkindness descend upon us, that with purified minds we may sing your
praises with the Church on earth and the whole heavenly host, and may glorify
you forever and ever.
Amen
Psalm 99
The
glory of the Lord shines on the city. Alleluia.
Its lamp is the Lamb. Alleluia.
1 The Lord is King; let the | people tremble.*
He is enthroned upon the
cherubim; let | the earth shake.
2 The Lord is | great in Zion;*
he is high | above all peoples.
3 Let them confess
his name, which is | great and awesome;*
he is the | Holy One.
4 "O mighty
King, lover of justice, you have | established equity;*
you have executed justice and
righteous- | ness in Jacob."
5 Proclaim the
greatness of the Lord our God
and
fall down be- | fore his footstool;*
he is the | Holy One.
6 Moses and Aaron
among his priests,
and
Samuel among those who call up- | on his name,*
they called upon the Lord, and he | answered them.
7 He spoke to them
out of the pil- | lar of cloud;*
they kept his testimonies and
the decree | that he gave them.
8 O Lord our God, you answered | them
indeed;*
you were a God who forgave them,
yet punished them for their | evil deeds.
9 Proclaim the
greatness of the Lord our God
and
worship him upon his | holy hill;*
for the Lord our God is the | Holy One.
The
glory of the Lord shines on the city. Alleluia.
Its lamp is the Lamb. Alleluia.
Lord
our God, King of the universe, you love what is right. Lead us in your
righteousness, that we may live to praise you; through your Son, Jesus Christ
our Lord.
Amen
Hymn O Splendor of the Father’s Light LBW 271
(sung to OLD
HUNDREDTH)
Text may
not be reproduced here.
READING Ephesians 5:8-14
[A]t
one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk
as children of light (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right
and true), and try to discern what is
pleasing to the Lord. Take no part in
the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. For it is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret. But when anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible, for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says,
“Awake, O sleeper,
and arise from the dead,
and Christ will shine on you.”
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Response
In many
and various ways
God
spoke to his people of old by the prophets.
But now in these last days he has spoken to
us by his Son.
The GOSPEL CANTICLE is sung.
Antiphon:
This is
the day the Lord has made. Alleluia.
Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Alleluia.
My
soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord;
my spirit rejoices in God my
Savior,
for he has looked with favor on
his lowly servant.
From this day all generations
will call me blessed.
The Almighty has
done great things for me,
and holy is his
name.
He has mercy on
those who fear him
in every
generation.
He has shown the strength of his
arm;
he has scattered the proud in
their conceit.
He has cast down the mighty from
their thrones,
and has lifted up the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with
good things,
and the rich he has sent away
empty.
He has come to the help of his
servant Israel,
for he has remembered his
promise of mercy,
the promise he made to our
fathers,
to Abraham and his children
forever.
Glory to the Father, and to the
Son,
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be
forever. Amen
Antiphon:
This is
the day the Lord has made. Alleluia.
Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Alleluia.
Lord,
have mercy. Lord,
have mercy.
Christ,
have mercy. Christ,
have mercy.
Lord,
have mercy. Lord,
have mercy.
O
Christ, hear us. In
mercy hear us.
Jesus,
our Paschal Lamb, you were offered for us and have taken away the sins of the
world: Have mercy upon us.
Jesus,
by your death you destroyed death and by your rising brought us to eternal
life: Have
mercy on us.
Jesus,
you rose on the first day of the week at early dawn:
Have
mercy on us.
Jesus,
you first appeared to Mary Magdalene:
Have
mercy on us.
Jesus,
you were seen by the women and worshiped by them:
Have
mercy on us.
Jesus,
you appeared to the eleven, saying to them, ‘Peace be with you:’ Have mercy on us.
Jesus,
you breathed upon the apostles that they might receive the Holy Spirit: Have mercy on us.
Jesus,
you confirmed the faith of Thomas by showing him your hands and your side: Have mercy on us.
Jesus,
you showed yourself again to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias: Have
mercy on us.
Jesus,
you conversed with disciples upon the mountain in Galilee:
Have
mercy on us.
Jesus,
you spoke to the apostles of the kingdom of God:
Have
mercy on us.
Jesus,
you gave the Great Commission to make disciples of all nations, baptizing them
in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching
them to obey everything you have commanded: Have
mercy on us.
By
your glorious resurrection; O
Lord, deliver us.
By
your victory over death; O
Lord, deliver us.
By
the glorious majesty of your risen body: O
Lord, deliver us.
Though
unworthy, we implore you: To hear us, Lord our God.
That
we may walk in love, even as you walked in love:
Grant us, good Lord.
That we may set our affections on things above:
Grant
us, good Lord.
That
we may dwell with you forever in the new heavens and the new earth, in the Holy
City, the new Jerusalem:
Grant
us, good Lord.
Lamb
of God, you take away the sin of the world:
Have mercy on us.
Lamb
of God, you take away the sin of the world:
Have mercy on us.
Lamb
of God, you take away the sin of the world:
Grant us peace.
O
Christ, hear us. In
mercy hear us.
Lord,
have mercy. Lord,
have mercy.
Christ,
have mercy. Christ,
have mercy.
Lord,
have mercy. Lord,
have mercy.
O
God, you make us glad by the yearly Festival of the Resurrection. Mercifully
grant that we, who now celebrate these joyous holy days on earth may attain to
the eternal joy of your kingdom; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who
lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit; one God, now and
forever.
Amen
Herbert Lindemann,
The Daily Office, alt.
Let us
pray for our own needs and the needs of others.
Silent
prayer.
Into
your hands, Father, we commend all for whom we pray, trusting in your mercy,
through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen
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,
forever and
ever. Amen
Let us
bless the Lord. Thanks
be to God.
Hymn The Day You Gave Us, Lord LBW 274
1 The day you gave us,
Lord, has ended;
the darkness falls at
your behest.
To you our morning
hymns ascended;
your praise shall
hallow now our rest.
2 We thank you that your
church, unsleeping
while earth rolls
onward into light,
through all the world
its watch is keeping,
and never rests by
day or night.
3 As to each continent
and island
the dawn leads on
another day,
the voice of prayer
is never silent,
nor dies the strain
of praise away.
4 The sun, here having
set, is waking
your children under
western skies,
and hour by hour, as
day is breaking,
fresh hymns of
thankful praise arise.
5 So be it, Lord; your
realm shall never,
like earth's proud
empires, pass away;
but stand and grow
and rule forever,
till all your
creatures own your sway.
Text: John Ellerton, 1826-1893, alt.
Prayer
and Benediction
Accept,
O Lord, our praises and supplications, and look graciously on our households
and our faith family, that we may abide this night in peace and safety under
the shadow of your wings, and so assist us by your grace that we may be made
fit for that kingdom where there shall be no more sin, nor sorrow, nor pain,
but all shall be joy and peace in the Holy Spirit, to whom, with you, O Father,
and you, O blessed Jesus, be all glory, both now and evermore.
Amen
The
almighty and merciful Lord, the Father, + the Son, and the Holy Spirit, bless
and preserve us. Amen
