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The leader reads the regular text. The people read the bold text.
Gratitude
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See the Printed BooksO God, make speed to save us;
O Lord, make haste to help us.
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.
Except in Lent, add
Alleluia.
A suitable hymn may be sung.
One or more of the following, or some other suitable Psalm, is sung or said.
Your word is a lantern to my feet and a light upon my path.
I have sworn and am steadfastly purposed to keep your righteous judgments.
I am troubled above measure; revive me, O Lord, according to your word.
Let the freewill offerings of my mouth please you, O Lord; and teach me your judgments.
My life is always in my hand, yet I do not forget your law.
The ungodly have laid a snare for me, yet I have not strayed from your commandments.
Your testimonies have I claimed as my heritage for ever, and why? They are the very joy of my heart.
I have applied my heart to fulfill your statutes always, even unto the end.
נֵר־לְרַגְלִ֥י דְבָרֶ֑ךָ וְ֝א֗וֹר לִנְתִיבָתִֽי׃
נִשְׁבַּ֥עְתִּי וָאֲקַיֵּ֑מָה לִ֝שְׁמֹ֗ר מִשְׁפְּטֵ֥י צִדְקֶֽךָ׃
נַעֲנֵ֥יתִי עַד־מְאֹ֑ד יְ֝הוָ֗ה חַיֵּ֥נִי כִדְבָרֶֽךָ׃
נִדְב֣וֹת פִּ֭י רְצֵה־נָ֣א יְהוָ֑ה וּֽמִשְׁפָּטֶ֥יךָ לַמְּדֵֽנִי׃
נַפְשִׁ֣י בְכַפִּ֣י תָמִ֑יד וְ֝תֽוֹרָתְךָ֗ לֹ֣א שָׁכָֽחְתִּי׃
נָתְנ֬וּ רְשָׁעִ֣ים פַּ֣ח לִ֑י וּ֝מִפִּקּוּדֶ֗יךָ לֹ֣א תָעִֽיתִי׃
נָחַ֣לְתִּי עֵדְוֺתֶ֣יךָ לְעוֹלָ֑ם כִּֽי־שְׂשׂ֖וֹן לִבִּ֣י הֵֽמָּה׃
נָטִ֣יתִי לִ֭בִּי לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת חֻקֶּ֗יךָ לְעוֹלָ֥ם עֵֽקֶב׃
A Song of Ascents.
I will lift up my eyes unto the hills; from whence comes my help?
My help comes from the Lord, who has made heaven and earth.
He will not let your foot be moved, and he who keeps you will not sleep.
Behold, he who keeps Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
The Lord himself is your keeper; the Lord is your defense upon your right hand,
So that the sun shall not burn you by day, neither the moon by night.
The Lord shall preserve you from all evil; indeed, it is he who shall keep your soul.
The Lord shall preserve your going out and your coming in, from this time forth for evermore.
שִׁ֗יר לַֽמַּ֫עֲל֥וֹת אֶשָּׂ֣א עֵ֭ינַי אֶל־הֶהָרִ֑ים מֵ֝אַ֗יִן יָבֹ֥א עֶזְרִֽי׃
עֶ֭זְרִי מֵעִ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה עֹ֝שֵׂ֗ה שָׁמַ֥יִם וָאָֽרֶץ׃
אַל־יִתֵּ֣ן לַמּ֣וֹט רַגְלֶ֑ךָ אַל־יָ֝נ֗וּם שֹֽׁמְרֶֽךָ׃
הִנֵּ֣ה לֹֽא־יָ֭נוּם וְלֹ֣א יִישָׁ֑ן שׁ֝וֹמֵ֗ר יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
יְהוָ֥ה שֹׁמְרֶ֑ךָ יְהוָ֥ה צִ֝לְּךָ֗ עַל־יַ֥ד יְמִינֶֽךָ׃
יוֹמָ֗ם הַשֶּׁ֥מֶשׁ לֹֽא־יַכֶּ֗כָּה וְיָרֵ֥חַ בַּלָּֽיְלָה׃
יְֽהוָ֗ה יִשְׁמָרְךָ֥ מִכָּל־רָ֑ע יִ֝שְׁמֹ֗ר אֶת־נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃
יְֽהוָ֗ה יִשְׁמָר־צֵאתְךָ֥ וּבוֹאֶ֑ךָ מֵֽ֝עַתָּ֗ה וְעַד־עוֹלָֽם׃
A Song of Ascents. Of David.
If the Lord himself had not been on our side, now may Israel say: if the Lord himself had not been on our side, when men rose up against us,
Then would they have swallowed us up alive, when they were so wrathfully displeased with us;
Then the waters would have drowned us, and the torrent gone over us; then the raging waters would have gone clean over us.
But praised be the Lord, who has not given us over to be prey for their teeth.
We escaped like a bird out of the snare of the fowler; the snare is broken, and we have been delivered.
Our help is in the Name of the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth.
שִׁ֥יר הַֽמַּעֲל֗וֹת לְדָ֫וִ֥ד לוּלֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה שֶׁהָ֣יָה לָ֑נוּ יֹֽאמַר־נָ֝א יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ לוּלֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה שֶׁהָ֣יָה לָ֑נוּ בְּק֖וּם עָלֵ֣ינוּ אָדָֽם׃
אֲ֭זַי חַיִּ֣ים בְּלָע֑וּנוּ בַּחֲר֖וֹת אַפָּ֣ם בָּֽנוּ׃
אֲ֭זַי הַמַּ֣יִם שְׁטָפ֑וּנוּ נַ֗֜חְלָה עָבַ֥ר עַל־נַפְשֵֽׁנוּ׃ אֲ֭זַי עָבַ֣ר עַל־נַפְשֵׁ֑נוּ הַ֝מַּ֗יִם הַזֵּֽידוֹנִֽים׃
בָּר֥וּךְ יְהוָ֑ה שֶׁלֹּ֥א נְתָנָ֥נוּ טֶ֝֗רֶף לְשִׁנֵּיהֶֽם׃
נַפְשֵׁ֗נוּ כְּצִפּ֥וֹר נִמְלְטָה֮ מִפַּ֪ח י֫וֹקְשִׁ֥ים הַפַּ֥ח נִשְׁבָּ֗ר וַאֲנַ֥חְנוּ נִמְלָֽטְנוּ׃
עֶ֭זְרֵנוּ בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה עֹ֝שֵׂ֗ה שָׁמַ֥יִם וָאָֽרֶץ׃
A Song of Ascents.
When the Lord overturned the captivity of Zion, then were we like those who dream.
Then was our mouth filled with laughter and our tongue with shouts of joy.
Then they said among the nations, “The Lord has done great things for them.”
Indeed, the Lord has done great things for us already, whereof we rejoice.
Overturn our captivity, O Lord, as when streams refresh the deserts of the south.
Those who sow in tears shall reap with songs of joy.
He who goes on his way weeping and bears good seed shall doubtless come again with joy, and bring his sheaves with him.
שִׁ֗יר הַֽמַּ֫עֲל֥וֹת בְּשׁ֣וּב יְ֭הוָה אֶת־שִׁיבַ֣ת צִיּ֑וֹן הָ֝יִ֗ינוּ כְּחֹלְמִֽים׃
אָ֤ז יִמָּלֵ֪א שְׂח֡וֹק פִּינוּ֮ וּלְשׁוֹנֵ֪נוּ רִ֫נָּ֥ה אָ֭ז יֹאמְר֣וּ בַגּוֹיִ֑ם הִגְדִּ֥יל יְ֝הוָ֗ה לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת עִם־אֵֽלֶּה׃
הִגְדִּ֣יל יְ֭הוָה לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת עִמָּ֗נוּ הָיִ֥ינוּ שְׂמֵחִֽים׃
שׁוּבָ֣ה יְ֭הוָה אֶת־שְׁבִיתֵ֑נוּ כַּאֲפִיקִ֥ים בַּנֶּֽגֶב׃
הַזֹּרְעִ֥ים בְּדִמְעָ֗ה בְּרִנָּ֥ה יִקְצֹֽרוּ׃
הָ֘ל֤וֹךְ יֵלֵ֨ךְ ׀ וּבָכֹה֮ נֹשֵׂ֪א מֶֽשֶׁךְ־הַ֫זָּ֥רַע בֹּֽ֬א־יָב֥וֹא בְרִנָּ֑ה נֹ֝שֵׂ֗א אֲלֻמֹּתָֽיו׃
At the end of the Psalms the Gloria Patri (Glory be…) is sung or said
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.
One of the following, or some other suitable passage of Scripture, is read
From the rising of the sun to its setting my name will be great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name will be great among the nations, says the LORD of Hosts.
Malachi 1:11
At the end of the reading is said
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
A meditation, silent or spoken, may follow.
The Officiant then begins the Prayers
I will bless the Lord at all times.
His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
cf. Matthew 20:30-31 et al.
Syria, c. 375.Apostolic Constitutions, Book VIII (c. 375–380 AD, Antioch)↻Turn your device to see the Greek original
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
cf. Matthew 20:30-31 et al.
Syria, c. 375.Apostolic Constitutions, Book VIII (c. 375–380 AD, Antioch)↻Turn your device to see the Greek original
Officiant and People
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.
cf. Matthew 6:9-13
King James Version, 1611The Holy Bible, Authorized (King James) Version, London 1611. Matthew 6:9–13. The doxological ending ("For thine is the kingdom…") follows the Byzantine / Textus Receptus tradition rather than the Alexandrian manuscripts on which modern critical texts rely. Carried verbatim by the BCP Traditional form.↻Turn your device to see the Greek original
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your Name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
And forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial,
and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours,
now and for ever. Amen.
cf. Matthew 6:9-13
BCP 2019Book of Common Prayer, Anglican Church in North America, 2019. Contemporary-language rendering following the Matthean text.↻Turn your device to see the Greek original
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name.
Your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For yours is the kingdom and the power
and the glory, forever. Amen.
cf. Matthew 6:9-13
ESV, 2001English Standard Version (Crossway, 2001; text edition 2016). A formal-equivalence translation in the Tyndale–KJV–RSV tradition.↻Turn your device to see the Greek original
O our Father which art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be fulfilled upon earth
as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts,
as we also 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 for ever. Amen.
cf. Matthew 6:9-13
1535, AntwerpMiles Coverdale's Bible, Antwerp, 1535. The first complete printed English Bible. Coverdale worked primarily from German translations (Luther, Zürich Bible) and the Latin Vulgate, with reference to Tyndale's New Testament.↻Turn your device to see the Greek original
O our Father which art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Let thy kingdom come.
Thy will be fulfilled,
as well in earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
even as we forgive our trespassers.
And lead us not into temptation:
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom
and the power, and the glory for ever. Amen.
cf. Matthew 6:9-13
1534, AntwerpTranslated by William Tyndale, Antwerp, 1534. Published posthumously through the efforts of John Rogers, published as the Matthew's Bible in 1537 after Tyndale's martyrdom in 1536. Source text: Erasmus's Greek New Testament (Basel, 1516–1534), drawn from the Byzantine Greek manuscript tradition.↻Turn your device to see the Greek original
Our Father that art in heavens,
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come;
thy will be done in earth
as it is in heaven;
give to 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. Amen.
cf. Matthew 6:9-13
c. 1382–95Wycliffe's Bible, c. 1382–1395. The first complete English translation of the Bible, produced by John Wycliffe and his associates (notably John Purvey for the later revision). Translated entirely from the Latin Vulgate, predating the recovery of Greek manuscripts in Western Europe.↻Turn your device to see the Latin original
Pater noster, qui es in caelis,
sanctificetur nomen tuum.
Adveniat regnum tuum.
Fiat voluntas tua,
sicut in caelo et in terra.
Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie,
et dimitte nobis debita nostra,
sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris.
Et ne nos inducas in tentationem,
sed libera nos a malo.
Quia tuum est regnum, et potestas,
et gloria in saecula. Amen.
O Lord, hear our prayer;
And let our cry come to you.
Let us pray.
The Officiant then says one or more of the following Collects. Other appropriate Collects may also be used.
O God of peace, who hast taught us that in returning and rest we shall be saved, in quietness and in confidence shall be our strength: By the might of thy Spirit lift us, we pray thee, to thy presence, where we may be still and know that thou art God; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Silence may be kept, and other intercessions and thanksgivings may be offered.
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Let us bless the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
The Officiant may conclude with this, or one of the other concluding sentences from Morning and Evening Prayer.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. Amen.
ἡ χάρις τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ καὶ ἡ ἀγάπη τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ ἡ κοινωνία τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος μετὰ πάντων ⸀ὑμῶν.
May the God of hope fill us with all joy and peace in believing through the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
ὁ δὲ θεὸς τῆς ἐλπίδος πληρώσαι ὑμᾶς πάσης χαρᾶς καὶ εἰρήνης ἐν τῷ πιστεύειν, εἰς τὸ περισσεύειν ὑμᾶς ἐν τῇ ἐλπίδι ἐν δυνάμει πνεύματος ἁγίου.
Romans 15:13
Glory to God whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine: Glory to him from generation to generation in the Church, and in Christ Jesus for ever and ever. Amen.
Τῷ δὲ δυναμένῳ ὑπὲρ πάντα ποιῆσαι ὑπερεκπερισσοῦ ὧν αἰτούμεθα ἢ νοοῦμεν κατὰ τὴν δύναμιν τὴν ἐνεργουμένην ἐν ἡμῖν,
αὐτῷ ἡ δόξα ἐν τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ ⸀καὶ ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ εἰς πάσας τὰς γενεὰς τοῦ αἰῶνος τῶν αἰώνων· ἀμήν.
Ephesians 3:20-21