St. Barnabas Chorus Resources: Evening Prayer March 27, 2020

Opening Hymn: LEVAS2 (L176) An Evening Prayer

1 If I have wounded any soul today,
If I have caused one foot to go astray,
If I have walked in my own willful way,
Dear Lord, forgive!

2 If I have uttered idle words or vain,
If I have turned aside from want or pain,
Lest I offend some other through the strain,
Dear Lord, forgive!

3 If I have been perverse, or hard, or cold,
If I have longed for shelter in the fold,
When thou hast given me some fort to hold,
Dear Lord, forgive!

4 Forgive the sins I have confessed to thee;
Forgive the secret sins I do not see;
O guide me, love me, and my keeper be.
Dear Lord, Amen.

Confession of Sin

Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.

Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen.

Almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us all our sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen us in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep us in eternal life. Amen.

The Invitatory and Psalter

O Gracious Light Phos hilaron with words

O gracious light,
pure brightness of the everliving Father in heaven,
O Jesus Christ, holy and blessed!
Now as we come to the setting of the sun,
and our eyes behold the vesper light,we sing your praises,
O God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
You are worthy at all times to be praised by happy voices,
O Son of God, O Giver of life,
and to be glorified through all the worlds.

PSALMS

Psalm 107: Part I Confitemini Domino

¹  Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, *
and his mercy endures for ever.
²  Let all those whom the LORD has redeemed proclaim *
that he redeemed them from the hand of the foe.
³  He gathered them out of the lands; *
from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
⁴  Some wandered in desert wastes; *
they found no way to a city where they might dwell.
⁵  They were hungry and thirsty; *
their spirits languished within them.
⁶  Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, *
and he delivered them from their distress.
⁷  He put their feet on a straight path *
to go to a city where they might dwell.
⁸  Let them give thanks to the LORD for his mercy *
and the wonders he does for his children.
⁹  For he satisfies the thirsty *
and fills the hungry with good things.
¹⁰  Some sat in darkness and deep gloom, *
bound fast in misery and iron;
¹¹  Because they rebelled against the words of God *
and despised the counsel of the Most High.
¹²  So he humbled their spirits with hard labor; *
they stumbled, and there was none to help.
¹³  Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, *
and he delivered them from their distress.
¹⁴  He led them out of darkness and deep gloom *
and broke their bonds asunder.
¹⁵  Let them give thanks to the LORD for his mercy *
and the wonders he does for his children.
¹⁶  For he shatters the doors of bronze *
and breaks in two the iron bars.
¹⁷  Some were fools and took to rebellious ways; *
they were afflicted because of their sins.
¹⁸  They abhorred all manner of food *
and drew near to death's door.
¹⁹  Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, *
and he delivered them from their distress.
²⁰  He sent forth his word and healed them *
and saved them from the grave.
²¹  Let them give thanks to the LORD for his mercy *
and the wonders he does for his children.
²²  Let them offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving *
and tell of his acts with shouts of joy.
²³  Some went down to the sea in ships *
and plied their trade in deep waters;
²⁴  They beheld the works of the LORD *
and his wonders in the deep.
²⁵  Then he spoke, and a stormy wind arose, *
which tossed high the waves of the sea.
²⁶  They mounted up to the heavens and fell back to the depths; *
their hearts melted because of their peril.
²⁷  They reeled and staggered like drunkards *
and were at their wits' end.
²⁸  Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, *
and he delivered them from their distress.
²⁹  He stilled the storm to a whisper *
and quieted the waves of the sea.
³⁰  Then were they glad because of the calm, *
and he brought them to the harbor they were bound for.
³¹  Let them give thanks to the LORD for his mercy *
and the wonders he does for his children.
³²  Let them exalt him in the congregation of the people *
and praise him in the council of the elders.
Gloria Patri
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, amen!

The Lessons

A reading from Mark 9:2-13

Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart, by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became dazzling white, such as no one on earth could bleach them. And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, who were talking with Jesus. Then Peter said to Jesus, "Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; let us make three dwellings, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." He did not know what to say, for they were terrified. Then a cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud there came a voice, "This is my Son, the Beloved; listen to him!" Suddenly when they looked around, they saw no one with them any more, but only Jesus.

As they were coming down the mountain, he ordered them to tell no one about what they had seen, until after the Son of Man had risen from the dead. So they kept the matter to themselves, questioning what this rising from the dead could mean. Then they asked him, "Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?" He said to them, "Elijah is indeed coming first to restore all things. How then is it written about the Son of Man, that he is to go through many sufferings and be treated with contempt? But I tell you that Elijah has come, and they did to him whatever they pleased, as it is written about him."

Here ends the Reading.

The Song of Mary Magnificat
Luke 1:46-55

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,
my spirit rejoices in God my Savior; *
for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant.
From this day all generations will call me blessed: *
the Almighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his Name.
He has mercy on those who fear him *
in every generation.
He has shown the strength of his arm, *
he has scattered the proud in their conceit.
He has cast down the mighty from their thrones, *
and has lifted up the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things, *
and the rich he has sent away empty.
He has come to the help of his servant Israel, *
for he has remembered his promise of mercy,
The promise he made to our fathers, *
to Abraham and his children for ever.

Gloria Patri
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, amen!

(Not in Lent) LEVAS2 (L243) Glory to God

Hymnal 1982 (S105) The Nicene Creed

We believe in one God, the Father Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of his Father.
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one Being with the Father.
Through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven:
by the power of the Holy Spirit
he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary,
and was made man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried;
On the third day he rose again
in accordance with the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory,
to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit,
the Lord, and giver of Life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son.
With the Father and the Son
he is worshiped and glorified.
He has spoken through the Prophets.
We believe one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come. Amen.

The Prayers

V: The Lord be with you.
R: And also with you.
V: Let us pray.

LEVAS2 (L264) Our Father

Our Father, which 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 debts
as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory,
forever. Amen.

Suffrages B

Prayers of the People

Participants make prayer and praise requests together.

LEVAS2 (L262) Amen

CLOSING

LEVAS2 (L029) Near the cross

Piano PARTS Soprano Alto Tenor Bass

1 Jesus, keep me near the cross,
There’s a precious fountain;
Free to all, a healing stream
Flows from Calv’ry’s mountain.

REFRAIN
In the cross, in the cross
Be my glory ever;
Till my raptured soul shall find
Rest beyond the river.

2 Near the cross, a trembling soul,
Love and mercy found me;
There the Bright and Morning Star
Sheds its beams around me.

3 Near the cross! O Lamb of God,
Bring its scenes before me;
Help me walk from day to day
With its shadows o’er me.

4 Near the cross, I’ll watch and wait,

Hoping, trusting ever,

Till I reach the golden strand

Just beyond the river.

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