~ EVENSONG Week of Prayer for Christian Unity • Opening Sentence Seek him who made the Pleiades and Orion, and turns deep darkness into the morning, and darkens the day into night; who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out upon the surface of the earth: The Lord is his name. Amos 5:8 • Collect of the Day ~ Second Sunday After the Epiphany Almighty God, whose Son our Savior Jesus Christ is the light of the world: Grant that your people, illumined by your Word and Sacraments, may shine with the radiance of Christ’s glory, that he may be known, worshiped, and obeyed to the ends of the earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, now and for 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 the Unity of the Church Almighty Father, whose blessed Son before his passion prayed for his disciples that they might be one, as you and he are one: Grant that your Church, being bound together in love and obedience to you, may be united in one body by the one Spirit, that the world may believe in him whom you have sent, your Son Jesus Christ our Lord; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. • Hymn The second part of Felix Mendelssohns “Hear My Prayer” and commonly known as “O for the Wings of a Dove”, sung by David Boyd with the Choir of St. Thomas Church. (see Ps. 55:6) Oh for the wings, for the wings of a dove Far away, far away would I rove Oh for the wings, for the wings of a dove Far away, Far away, Far away, Far away would I rove In the wilderness build me a nest And remain there forever at rest In the wilderness build me, build me a nest And remain there forever at rest In the wilderness build me a nest And remain there forever at rest Forever at rest Forever at rest And remain there forever at rest And remain there forever at rest
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