~ EVENSONG • Opening Sentence Grace to you and peace from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Philippians 1:2 • Collect of the Day ~ Proper 27 O God, whose blessed Son came into the world that he might destroy the works of the devil and make us children of God and heirs of eternal life: Grant that, having this hope, we may purify ourselves as he is pure; that, when he comes again with power and great glory, we may be made like him in his eternal and glorious kingdom; where he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. • A Collect for Aid against Perils Be our light in the darkness, O Lord, and in your great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night; for the love of your only Son, our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. • For Mission O God, you manifest in your servants the signs of your presence: Send forth upon us the Spirit of love, that in companionship with one another your abounding grace may increase among us; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. • For Those in the Armed Forces of Our Country Almighty God, we commend to your gracious care and keeping all the men and women of our armed forces at home and abroad. Defend them day by day with your heavenly grace; strengthen them in their trials and temptations; give them courage to face the perils which beset them; and grant them a sense of your abiding presence wherever they may be; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. • Anthem The Choir of Westminster Abbey singing “Lord, Thou Hast Been Our Refuge” (Psalm 90) - Ralph Vaughan Williams Lord, thou hast been our refuge from one generation to another. Before the mountains were brought forth or ever the earth and the world were made, Thou art God from everlasting and world without end. Thou turnest man to destruction; again Thou sayest: Come again, ye children of men. For a thousand years in Thy sight are but as yesterday; seeing that is past as a watch in the night. O God our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come. Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home. As soon as thou scatterest them, they are even as asleep, and fade away suddenly like the grass. In the morning it is green and groweth up, but in the evening it is cut down and withered. For we consume away in thy displeasure, and are afraid at thy wrathful indignation. For when thou art angry, all our days are gone, we bring our years to an end, as a tale that is told. The days of our age are threescore years and ten: and though men be so strong that they come to fourscore years, yet is their strength then but labour and sorrow. So passeth it away, and we are gone. Turn thee again, O Lord, at the last. Be gracious unto thy servants. O satisfy us with thy mercy, and that soon. So shall we rejoice and be glad all the days of our life. Lord, thou hast been our refuge from one generation to another. Before the mountains were brought forth or ever the earth and the world were made, Thou art God from everlasting and world without end. And the glorious Majesty of the Lord be upon us. Prosper Thou, O prosper Thou the work of our hands upon us. O prosper Thou our handy work. youtube/watch?v=R4vdOyc5Nnc
Posted on: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 22:00:00 +0000