Evensong The THIRTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY 29 August 2021 | 5:00pm St. Peter’s Anglican Cathedral Reaching One Another, Tallahassee, and the World with the Transforming Love of Jesus Christ EVENSONG Please observe silence before the service for prayer and meditation. All mobile telephones, pagers, and electronic devices should be turned off prior to the service. When you enter a St. Peter’s worship service/event, you will be entering an area where photography, video, and audio recording may occur. “Daily Morning and Evening Prayer are the established rites (offices) by which, both corporately and individually, God’s people annually encounter the whole of Holy Scriptures, daily confess their sins and praise Almighty God, and offer timely thanksgivings, petitions, and intercessions.” (2019 Book of Common Prayer, Page 6). Unlike the Eucharist, these Daily Offices can be said by anyone either publicly or privately. Many churches, like Saint Peter’s, say or sing the Offices publicly on a daily basis. While on the weekdays our Evening Prayer is said, on Sunday evenings it will be sung. The service of Evensong is Evening Prayer sung by the people, or chorally by a choir on behalf of the people. Musical settings are drawn from many eras, some reflecting modern prayer book language and others from the original 1662 Book of Common Prayer. We invite you to join along, as able, or sit in prayerful contemplation as the voices of the singers and scripture wash over you. Prelude Remain seated. Ringing of the Bell Please stand. Opening Scripture Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8: 12 The Confession of Sin The Officiant says to the People: Let us humbly confess our sins to Almighty God. Silence is kept. All kneel. 2 Officiant People b œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ & O Lord, o - pen our lips; And our mouth shall pro - claim your praise. Officiant People The bOfficiantœ œ andœ Peopleœ say: œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ & O God, make speed to save us; O Lord, make haste to help us. Almighty and most merciful Father, we have erred and strayed from your ways like lost sheep. WeOffi cianthave followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have offendedb against your holy laws. We have left undone those thingsœ ˙ which we ought to have done,& andGlory we behave to donethe Father, those and things to the which Son, weand oughtto the notHoly to haveSpi - rit;done; and apart from your grace, there is no health in us. O Lord, have mercy upon us. Spare all those who confess their faults.People Restore all those who are penitent, according to your promises declared to all peopleb in Christ Jesus our Lord. And grant, O mostœ merciful˙ Father, for his sake,œ that˙ we may& nowAs live it wasa godly, in the righteous, beginning, andis now, sober and life,ever toshall the glorybe, of worldyour holywithout Name. end. Amen.A - men. Officiant People The Priest alone stands and says: b ˙ œ œ œ ˙ The& AlmightyPraise the andLord. mercifulTh eLord Lord's grantName you absolutionbe praised. and remission of all your sins, true repentance, amendment of life, and the grace and consolation of his Holy Spirit. Amen. The InvitatoryAll stand. Officiant People b œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ & O Lord, o - pen our lips; And our mouth shall pro - claim your praise. Officiant People b œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ & O God, make speed to save us; O Lord, make haste to help us. Officiant b œ ˙ & Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spi - rit; People b œ ˙ œ ˙ & As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. A - men. Officiant People b ˙ œ œ œ ˙ & Praise the Lord. The Lord's Name be praised. Setting: Sarum chant; adapt. John C. Martin (b. 1987). © Copyright 2020 John C. Martin. All Rights Reserved. 3 Setting: Sarum chant; adapt. John C. Martin (b. 1987). © Copyright 2020 John C. Martin. All Rights Reserved. Canticle 26 All Sing. O Gracious Light Psalm 15 All are seated. Sung by Choir. 1 Lord, who shall dwell in your tabernacle? * Or who shall rest upon your holy hill? 2 Whoever leads an uncorrupt life, * and does that which is right, and speaks the truth from his heart. 3 He has not spoken deceitfully with his tongue, nor done evil to his neighbor, * and has not slandered his neighbor. 4 In his eyes the wicked is rejected, * and he makes much of those who fear the Lord. 5 He swears to his neighbor and disappoints him not, * though it were to his own hindrance. 6 He has not given his money for usury, * nor taken a bribe against the innocent. 7 Whoever does these things * shall never be overthrown. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. 4 The First Lesson All are Seated. Deuteronomy 4: 1–9 1 “And now, O Israel, listen to the statutes and the rules that I am teaching you, and do them, that you may live, and go in and take possession of the land that the Lord, the God of your fathers, is giving you. 2 You shall not add to the word that I command you, nor take from it, that you may keep the commandments of the Lord your God that I command you. 3 Your eyes have seen what the Lord did at Baal-peor, for the Lord your God destroyed from among you all the men who followed the Baal of Peor. 4 But you who held fast to the Lord your God are all alive today. 5 See, I have taught you statutes and rules, as the Lord my God commanded me, that you should do them in the land that you are entering to take possession of it. 6 Keep them and do them, for that will be your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, who, when they hear all these statutes, will say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.’ 7 For what great nation is there that has a god so near to it as the Lord our God is to us, whenever we call upon him? 8 And what great nation is there, that has statutes and rules so righteous as all this law that I set before you today? 9 “Only take care, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things that your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. Make them known to your children and your children’s children. Lector: The Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God. 5 Canticle All Stand. Sung by Choir. Magnificat C. Garven My soul magnifies the Lord, * and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior; For he has regarded * the lowliness of his handmaiden. For behold, from now on, * all generations will call me blessed; For he that is mighty has magnified me, * and holy is his Name. And his mercy is on those who fear him, * throughout all generations. He has shown the strength of his arm; * he has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. He has brought down the mighty from their thrones, * and has exalted the humble and meek. He has filled the hungry with good things, * and the rich he has sent empty away. He, remembering his mercy, has helped his servant Israel, * as he promised to our fathers, Abraham and his seed for ever. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; * as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. The Second Lesson All are seated. Ephesians 6: 10–20 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. 14 Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. 16 In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; 17 and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, 18 praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, 19 and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel, 20 for which I am an ambassador in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak.