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from The Book of Common

Welcome to this service in which we offer prayer and Responses are said or sung: praise to God using words which have been hallowed by O Lord, open our lips centuries of use, in this and other Anglican Churches. and our mouth shall shew forth thy praise. The Benedictine , who worshipped in this O God, make speed to save us. for many years before the , prayed the offices O Lord, make haste to help us. eight times each day, and many of the words in this service have their origin in two of these. , the Stand chief compiler of the , combined the offices of and to give us the Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, Anglican Office of Evensong. and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, The minister may use a seasonal sentence before using one or and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. more of the penitential sentences. Praise ye the Lord. The minister introduces the service with an opening exhortation. The Lord’s name be praised.

Kneel A Psalm is sung. The are found towards the back of the Book of Common Prayer. Almighty and most merciful Father, we have erred, and strayed from thy ways like lost Sit sheep. Reading We have followed too much the devices and Stand desires of our own hearts. The Office is sung. We have offended against thy holy laws. We have left undone those things which we ought

to have done; ♦ and we have done those things which we ought My soul doth magnify the Lord and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. not to have done; and there is no health in us. For he hath regarded ♦ But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us, miserable the lowliness of his handmaiden.

offenders. ♦ Spare thou them, O God, which confess their faults. For behold, from henceforth Restore thou them that are penitent; all generations shall call me blessed. according to thy promises declared unto mankind For he that is mighty hath magnified me ♦ in Jesu our Lord. and holy is his Name. And grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake, ♦ that we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and And his mercy is on them that fear him sober life, throughout all generations. to the glory of thy holy name. He hath shewed strength with his arm ♦ Amen. he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. A pronounces the . To which all respond: He hath put down the mighty from their seat ♦ Amen. and hath exalted the humble and meek.

♦ Our Father, who art in heaven, He hath filled the hungry with good things hallowed be thy name; and the rich he hath sent empty away. thy kingdom come; He remembering his mercy hath holpen his thy will be done, servant Israel ♦ on earth as it is in heaven. as he promised to our forefathers, Abraham and his Give us this day our daily bread. seed for ever. Luke 1.46-55 And forgive us our trespasses, ♦ as we forgive those who trespass against us. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son And lead us not into temptation; and to the Holy Ghost; ♦ but deliver us from evil. as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be For thine is the kingdom, world without end. Amen. the power and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. Sit O Lord, shew thy mercy upon us. Reading And grant us thy salvation. Stand O Lord, save the Queen. And mercifully hear us when we call upon thee. Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace ♦ Endue thy ministers with righteousness. according to thy word. And make thy chosen people joyful. For mine eyes have seen thy salvation ♦ O Lord, save thy people. Which thou hast prepared before the face of all And bless thine inheritance. people; Give peace in our time, O Lord. To be a light to lighten the Gentiles ♦ Because there is none other that fighteth for us, and to be the glory of thy people Israel. but only thou, O God. Luke 2.29-32

♦ O God, make clean our hearts within us. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son And take not thy Holy Spirit from us. and to the Holy Ghost; ♦ as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be The of the Day world without end. Amen. The Collect for Peace The Apostles’ Creed O God, from whom all holy desires, all good counsels, I believe in almighty, and all just works do proceed; maker of heaven and earth: give unto thy servants that peace which the world and in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord, cannot give; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, that both, our hearts may be set to obey thy born of the Virgin Mary, commandments, suffered under Pontius Pilate, and also that, by thee, was crucified, dead, and buried. we being defended from the fear of our enemies He descended into hell; may pass our time in rest and quietness; the third day he rose again from the dead; through the merits of Jesus Christ our Saviour. he ascended into heaven, Amen. and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father almighty; The Collect for Aid against all Perils from thence he shall come to judge the quick and Lighten our darkness, we beseech thee, O Lord; the dead. and by thy great mercy defend us I believe in the Holy Ghost; from all perils and dangers of this night; the holy Church; for the love of thy only Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ. the communion of ; Amen. the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body, Sit and the life everlasting. Amen. An may be sung by the .

Responses are said or sung: Kneel

The Lord be with you. Intercessions are said, And with thy spirit. which may conclude with the Grace, said by all: Let us pray. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,

and the love of God, Kneel and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. Amen. Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Sit Lord, have mercy upon us. Any notices are given or announcements made.

Our Father, who art in heaven, Stand hallowed be thy name; A Hymn is sung, during which the Collection is taken. thy kingdom come; thy will be done, Stand on earth as it is in heaven. The Blessing 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. Amen.