None V. In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. R. 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, for ever and ever. Amen. V. O God, make speed to help us. R. O Lord, make haste to help us. V. GLORY be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; R. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. (Here may be sung a Hymn) View Music & Lyrics for the Hymn MUSIC SYMBOL Hymn. O God, creations secret force, Thyself unmovd, all motions source, Who from the morn till evening ray, Through all its changes guidst the day: Grant us, when this short life is past, The glorious evening that shall last, That, by a holy death attained, Eternal glory may be gained. O Father, that we ask be done, Through Jesus Christ, thine only Son, Who, with the Holy Ghost and thee, Doth live and reign eternally. Antiphon: Mine eyes prevent the night watches. Mirabilia. Psalm cxix: 129-176 THY testimonies are wonderful; * therefore doth my soul keep them. When thy word goeth forth, * it giveth light and understanding unto the simple. I opened my mouth, and drew in my breath; * for my delight was in thy commandments. O look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, * as thou usest to do unto those that love thy Name. Order my steps in thy word; * and so shall no wickedness have dominion over me. O deliver me from the wrongful dealings of men; * and so shall I keep thy commandments. Show the light of thy countenance upon thy servant, * and teach me thy statutes. Mine eyes gush out with water, * because men keep not thy law. Righteous art thou, O LORD; * and true are thy judgments. The testimonies that thou hast commanded * are exceeding righteous and true. My zeal hath even consumed me; * because mine enemies have forgotten thy words. Thy word is tried to the uttermost, * and thy servant loveth it. I am small and of no reputation; * yet do I not forget thy commandments. Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, * and thy law is the truth. Trouble and heaviness have taken hold upon me; * yet is my delight in thy commandments. The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: * O grant me understanding, and I shall live. I call with my whole heart; * hear me, O LORD; I will keep thy statutes. Yea, even unto thee do I call; * help me, and I shall keep thy testimonies. Early in the morning do I cry unto thee; * for in thy word is my trust. Mine eyes prevent the night watches; * that I might be occupied in thy word. Hear my voice, O LORD, according unto thy loving-kindness; * quicken me, according to thy judgments. They draw nigh that of malice persecute me, * and are far from thy law. Be thou nigh at hand, O LORD; * for all thy commandments are true. As concerning thy testimonies, I have known long since, * that thou hast grounded them for ever. O consider mine adversity, and deliver me, * for I do not forget thy law. Avenge thou my cause, and deliver me; * quicken me according to thy word. Health is far from the ungodly; * for they regard not thy statutes. Great is thy mercy, O LORD; * quicken me, as thou art wont. Many there are that trouble me, and persecute me; * yet do I not swerve from thy testimonies. It grieveth me when I see the transgressors; * because they keep not thy law. Consider, O LORD, how I love thy commandments; * O quicken me, according to thy loving-kindness. Thy word is true from everlasting; * all the judgments of thy righteousness endure for evermore. Princes have persecuted me without a cause; * but my heart standeth in awe of thy word. I am as glad of thy word, * as one that findeth great spoils. As for lies, I hate and abhor them; * but thy law do I love. Seven times a day do I praise thee; * because of thy righteous judgments. Great is the peace that they have who love thy law; * and they have none occasion of stumbling. LORD, I have looked for thy saving health, * and done after thy commandments. My soul hath kept thy testimonies, * and loved them exceedingly. I have kept thy commandments and testimonies; * for all my ways are before thee. Let my complaint come before thee, O LORD; * give me understanding according to thy word. Let my supplication come before thee; * deliver me according to thy word. My lips shall speak of thy praise, * when thou hast taught me thy statutes. Yea, my tongue shall sing of thy word; * for all thy commandments are righteous. Let thine hand help me; * for I have chosen thy commandments. I have longed for thy saving health, O LORD; * and in thy law is my delight. O let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; * and thy judgments shall help me. I have gone astray like a sheep that is lost; * O seek thy servant, for I do not forget thy commandments. Antiphon: Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might be occupied in Thy words. The Chapter. I Thessalonians 4:14 If we believe that Jesus died, and rose again, even so them also that sleep in Jesus shall God bring with Him. V. But Thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us. R. Thanks be to God. V. I said, I will go up to the palm-tree. R. I will take hold of the boughs thereof. V. GLORY be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; R. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. V. O death, I will be thy plagues. R. O grave, I will be thy destruction. R. The Lord be with you. V. And with thy spirit. Let us pray. V. Lord, have mercy upon us. R. Christ, have mercy upon us. V. Lord, have mercy upon us. 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, for ever and ever. Amen. V. Cast me not away in the time of age. R. Forsake me not when my strength faileth me. V. Hide not Thy face from me. R. Lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit. V. Quicken me, O Lord, for Thy Names sake. R. And for Thy righteousness sake bring my soul out of trouble. V. Lord, hear our prayer. R. And let our cry come unto Thee. V. Let us pray. O Lord Jesus Christ, who for our sakes didst tread the paths of death; make known to us the way of life; that as Thou wast reckoned with the transgressors in Thy death, and with the rich in Thy burial, so we, who are dead in trespasses and sins, may be raised up by Thee to the land of true riches. Who liveth and reigneth with the Father and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen. Here ends the Order for None Vespers (The source Breviaries used include a different set of Psalms, Memorials, and Chapter for each day of the week at Vespers. For the sake of simplicity, only the Sunday order for Vespers is included here.) V. O God, make speed to save us. R. O Lord, make haste to help us. V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. R. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world without end. Amen. Alleluia. [From Septuagesima to Wednesday in Holy Week, inclusive, instead of Alleluia is said: Praise be to Thee, O Lord, King of eternal glory.] Antiphon: Sit thou * on My right hand: said the Lord my God. Dixit Dominus. Psalm cx. THE LORD said unto my Lord, * Sit thou on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. The LORD shall send the rod of thy power out of Sion: * be thou ruler, even in the midst among thine enemies. In the day of thy power shall thy people offer themselves willingly with an holy worship: * thy young men come to thee as dew from the womb of the morning. The LORD sware, and will not repent, * Thou art a Priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek. The Lord upon thy right hand * shall wound even kings in the day of his wrath. He shall judge among the heathen; * he shall fill the places with the dead bodies, and smite in sunder the heads over divers countries. He shall drink of the brook in the way; * therefore shall he lift up his head. Glory be, etc. Antiphon: Sit Thou * on My right hand: said the Lord my God. Confitebor tibi. Psalm cxi. Antiphon: All His commandments * are true: they stand fast for ever and ever. I WILL give thanks unto the LORD with my whole heart, * secretly among the faithful, and in the congregation. The works of the LORD are great, * sought out of all them that have pleasure therein. His work is worthy to be praised and had in honour, * and his righteousness endureth for ever. The merciful and gracious LORD hath so done his marvellous works, * that they ought to be had in remembrance. He hath given meat unto them that fear him; * he shall ever be mindful of his covenant. He hath showed his people the power of his works, * that he may give them the heritage of the heathen. The works of his hands are verity and judgment; * all his commandments are true. They stand fast for ever and ever, * and are done in truth and equity. He sent redemption unto his people; * he hath commanded his covenant for ever; holy and reverend is his Name. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; * a good understanding have all they that do thereafter; his praise endureth for ever. Glory be, etc. Antiphon: All His commandments * are true: they stand fast for ever and ever. Antiphon: He hath great delight * in His commandments. Beatus vir. Psalm cxii. BLESSED is the man that feareth the LORD; * he hath great delight in his commandments. His seed shall be mighty upon earth; * the generation of the faithful shall be blessed. Riches and plenteousness shall be in his house; * and his righteousness endureth for ever. Unto the godly there ariseth up light in the darkness; * he is merciful, loving, and righteous. A good man is merciful, and lendeth; * and will guide his words with discretion. For he shall never be moved: * and the righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance. He will not be afraid of any evil tidings; * for his heart standeth fast, and believeth in the LORD. His heart is stablished, and will not shrink, * until he see his desire upon his enemies. He hath dispersed abroad, and given to the poor. * and his righteousness remaineth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour. The ungodly shall see it, and it shall grieve him; * he shall gnash with his teeth, and consume away; the desire of the ungodly shall perish. Glory be, etc. Antiphon: He hath great delight * in His commandments. Antiphon: Blessed be the Name * of the Lord: from this time forth for evermore. Laudate, pueri. Psalm cxiii. PRAISE the LORD, ye servants; * O praise the Name of the LORD. Blessed be the Name of the LORD * from this time forth for evermore. The LORDS Name is praised * from the rising up of the sun unto the going down of the same. The LORD is high above all nations, * and his glory above the heavens. Who is like unto the LORD our God, that hath his dwelling so high, * and yet humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven and earth! He taketh up the simple out of the dust, * and lifteth the poor out of the mire; That he may set him with the princes, * even with the princes of his people. He maketh the barren woman to keep house, * and to be a joyful mother of children. Glory be, etc. Antiphon: Blessed be the Name * of the Lord: from this time forth for evermore. Antiphon: But we who live * will praise the Lord. In exitu Israel. Psalm cxiv. WHEN Israel came out of Egypt, * and the house of Jacob from among the strange people, Judah was his sanctuary, * and Israel his dominion. The sea saw that, and fled; * Jordan was driven back. The mountains skipped like rams, * and the little hills like young sheep. What aileth thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? * and thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back? Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams? * and ye little hills, like young sheep? Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord: * at the presence of the God of Jacob; Who turned the hard rock into a standing water, * and the flint-stone into a springing well. Here is not said Glory be, etc. Non nobis, Domine. Psalm cxv. NOT unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy Name give the praise; * for thy loving mercy, and for thy truths sake. Wherefore shall the heathen say, * Where is now their God? As for our God, he is in heaven: * he hath done whatsoever pleased him. Their idols are silver and gold, * even the work of mens hands. They have mouths, and speak not; * eyes have they, and see not. They have ears, and hear not; * noses have they, and smell not. They have hands, and handle not; feet have they, and walk not; * neither speak they through their throat. They that make them are like unto them; * and so are all such as put their trust in them. But thou, house of Israel, trust thou in the LORD; * he is their helper and defender. Ye house of Aaron, put your trust in the LORD; * he is their helper and defender. Ye that fear the LORD, put your trust in the LORD; * he is their helper and defender. The LORD hath been mindful of us, and he shall bless us; * even he shall bless the house of Israel, he shall bless the house of Aaron. He shall bless them that fear the LORD, * both small and great. The LORD shall increase you more and more, * you and your children. Ye are the blessed of the LORD, * who made heaven and earth. All the whole heavens are the LORDS; * the earth hath he given to the children of men. The dead praise not thee, O LORD, * neither all they that go down into silence. But we will praise the LORD, * from this time forth for evermore. Praise the LORD. Glory be, etc. Antiphon: But we who live * will praise the Lord. The Chapter. II Thessalonians iii. THE Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ. R. Thanks be to God. Hymn. Lucis Creator optime. O BLEST creator of the light, Who makst the day with radiance bright, And oer the forming world didst call The light from chaos first of all Whose wisdom joined in meet array The morn and eve, and named them day: Night comes with all its darkling fears Regard Thy peoples prayers and tears. Lest, sunk in sin, and whelmed with strife, They lose the gift of endless life; While thinking but the thoughts of time, They weave new chains of woe and crime. But grant them grace that they may strain The heavenly gate, and prize to gain; Each harmful lure aside to cast, And purge away each error past. O Father, that we ask be done, Through Jesus Christ, Thine only Son; Who, with the Holy Ghost, and Thee, Shall live and reign eternally. Amen V. Lord, let my prayer be set forth. R. In Thy sight as the incense. The Song of the Blessed Virgin. Magnificat. St. Luke i. My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. For he hath regarded the lowliness of his handmaiden. For behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. For he that is mighty hath magnified me; and holy is his Name. And his mercy is on them that fear him throughout all generations. He hath showed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. He hath put down the mighty from their seat, and hath exalted the humble and meek;. He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away. He remembering his mercy hath holpen his servant Israel; as he promised to our forefathers, Abraham and his seed, for ever. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Glory be, etc. V. The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit. Let us pray. The Collect (as in the Proper Season) V. The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit. V. Bless we the Lord. R. Thanks be to God. MEMORIALS used as appropriate within the Seasons Memorial of the Holy Cross. Antiphon: Save us, O Christ our Saviour, by the virtue of the Holy Cross: as Thou savedst Peter in the sea; and have mercy upon us all. V. All the world shall worship Thee, and sing of Thee. R. And praise Thy Name. Let us pray. KEEP, we beseech Thee, O Lord, in perpetual peace, those whom Thou hast vouchsafed to redeem by the wood of the Holy Cross, O Saviour of the world, Who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen. Memorial of St. Mary. Antiphon: In the bush which Moses saw unconsumed: we recognize thy glorious virginity, O Mother of God. V. Thou art fairer than the children of men. R. Full of grace are thy lips. Let us pray. ALMIGHTY, everlasting God, by the right hand of Thy power defend Thy servants from all perils; and, blessed Mary, ever-virgin gloriously interceding, grant us prosperity both now and hereafter; through Jesus Christ our Lord; Who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen. Memorial of All Saints. Antiphon: O how glorious is the kingdom where all the Saints rejoice with Christ: they are clothed with white Robes and follow the Lamb whithersoever He goeth. V. Let the Saints be joyful with glory. R. Let them rejoice in their beds. Let us pray. GRANT, we beseech Thee, O Lord, that all Thy Saints may always pray for us: and vouchsafe always to hear their prayers; through Jesus Christ our Lord; Who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen. V. The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit. V. Bless we the Lord. R. Thanks be to God. Here ends the Order for Vespers Compline V. In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. R. Amen. V. The Lord Almighty grant us a quiet night and a perfect end. R. Amen. The Chapter. I Peter 5:8 Brethren, be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour, whom resist, steadfast in the faith. V. But Thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us. R. Thanks be to God. V. Our help standeth in the name of the Lord. R. Who hath made heaven and earth. Let us pray. I confess to God the Father Almighty, to His only-begotten Son Jesus Christ our Lord, and to God the Holy Ghost, and before the whole company of heaven, that I have sinned exceedingly, in thought, word, and deed, through my fault, through my own fault, through my own most grievous fault. Wherefore I beseech God the Father Almighty, His only-begotten Son Jesus Christ our Lord, and God the Holy Ghost, to pity me, and to have mercy upon me. The Almighty and merciful God grant to us pardon, absolution, and remission of all our sins. V. Turn thou us, O God our Saviour. R. And let thine anger cease from us. V. O God, make speed to save us. R. O Lord, make haste to help us. Antiphon: I will lay me down in peace. Cum invocarem. Psalm iv. HEAR me when I call, O God of my righteousness: * thou hast set me at liberty when I was in trouble; have mercy upon me, and hearken unto my prayer. O ye sons of men, how long will ye blaspheme mine honour, * and have such pleasure in vanity, and seek after falsehood? Know this also, that the LORD hath chosen to himself the man that is godly; * when I call upon the LORD he will hear me. Stand in awe, and sin not; * commune with your own heart, and in your chamber, and be still. Offer the sacrifice of righteousness, * and put your trust in the LORD. There be many that say, * Who will show us any good? LORD, lift thou up * the light of thy countenance upon us. Thou hast put gladness in my heart; * yea, more than when their corn and wine and oil increase. I will lay me down in peace, and take my rest; * for it is thou, LORD, only, that makest me dwell in safety. In te, Domine, speravi. Psalm xxxi. IN thee, O LORD, have I put my trust; let me never be put to confusion; * deliver me in thy righteousness. Bow down thine ear to me; * make haste to deliver me. And be thou my strong rock, and house of defence, * that thou mayest save me. For thou art my strong rock, and my castle: * be thou also my guide, and lead me for thy Names sake. Draw me out of the net that they have laid privily for me; * for thou art my strength. Into thy hands I commend my spirit; * for thou hast redeemed me, O LORD, thou God of truth. Qui habitat. Psalm xci. WHOSO dwelleth under the defence of the Most High, * shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say unto the LORD, Thou art my hope, and my stronghold; * my God, in him will I trust. For he shall deliver thee from the snare of the hunter, * and from the noisome pestilence. He shall defend thee under his wings, and thou shalt be safe under his feathers; * his faithfulness and truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Thou shalt not be afraid for any terror by night, * nor for the arrow that flieth by day; For the pestilence that walketh in darkness, * nor for the sickness that destroyeth in the noon-day. A thousand shall fall beside thee, and ten thousand at thy right hand; * but it shall not come nigh thee. Yea, with thine eyes shalt thou behold, * and see the reward of the ungodly. For thou, LORD, art my hope; * thou hast set thine house of defence very high. There shall no evil happen unto thee, * neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. For he shall give his angels charge over thee, * to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee in their hands, * that thou hurt not thy foot against a stone. Thou shalt go upon the lion and adder: * the young lion and the dragon shalt thou tread under thy feet. Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him; * I will set him up, because he hath known my Name. He shall call upon me, and I will hear him; * yea, I am with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and bring him to honour. With long life will I satisfy him, * and show him my salvation. Ecce nunc. Psalm cxxxiv. BEHOLD now, praise the LORD, * all ye servants of the LORD; Ye that by night stand in the house of the LORD, * even in the courts of the house of our God. Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, * and praise the LORD. The LORD that made heaven and earth * give thee blessing out of Sion. Antiphon: I will lay me down in peace, and take my rest, for it is Thou, Lord, only that makest me dwell in safety. (Here may be sung a Hymn) View Music & Lyrics for the Hymn MUSIC SYMBOL Hymn. To thee before the close of day, Creator of the world, we pray, That, with thy wonted favour, thou Wouldst be our guard and keeper now. From all ill dreams defend our sight, From fears and terrors of the night, Withhold from us our Ghostly foe, That spot of sin we may not know. O Father, that we ask be done, Through Jesus Christ, thine only Son, Who, with the Holy Ghost and thee, Doth live and reign eternally. The Chapter. Jeremiah 4:6 Thou, O Lord, art in the midst of us, and we are called by thy Name. Leave us not, O Lord our God. V. But Thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us. R. Thanks be to God. V. Into Thy hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit. R. For thou hast redeemed me, O Lord, thou God of truth. V. Keep us, O Lord, as the apple of an eye. R. Hide us under the shadow of Thy wings. Nunc Dimittis Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word, for mine eyes have seen thy salvation which thou hast prepared before the face of all people, to be a light to lighten the Gentiles, and to be the glory of thy people Israel. Antiphon: Save us O Lord, watching, guard us sleeping, that we may watch with Christ, and rest in peace. V. Lord, have mercy upon us. R. Christ, have mercy upon us. V. Lord, have mercy upon us. 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, for ever and ever. Amen. V. Blessed art thou, O Lord God of our fathers. R. And greatly to be praised and glorified for ever. V. Let us bless the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost. R. Let us praise and exalt Him for ever. V. Blessed be Thou, O Lord, in the firmament of heaven. R. And greatly to be praised and glorified, and highly exalted forever. V. The Almighty and merciful Lord bless and protect us. R. And defend us from all perils and dangers of this night. V. Vouchsafe, O Lord. R. To keep us this night without sin. V. O Lord, have mercy upon us. R. Have mercy upon us. V. O Lord, let Thy mercy lighten upon us. R. As our trust is in Thee. V. Lord, hear our prayer. R. And let our cry come unto thee. V. Let us pray. Visit, we beseech Thee, O Lord, this habitation, and drive far from it all the snares of the enemy. Let Thy holy angels abide in it to preserve us in peace, and let Thy blessing be ever upon us, through Jesus Christ our Lord. V. The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit. V. Let us bless the Lord. R. Thanks be to God. V. May the Lord Almighty and merciful, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, vouchsafe to bless us and keep us. R. Amen. Here ends the Order for Compline
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