Thursday after Twenty-second Sunday after Trinity
EVENING
Lord's Prayer and Preces
Our Father, whichwho art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done inon earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them thatthose 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.
O Lord, open thou our lips.
And our mouth shall show forth thy praise.
O 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 Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Praise ye the Lord.
The Lord's Name be praised.
Ps. 27.
| The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom then shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom then shall I be afraid? |
| When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell. |
| Though an host of men were laid against me, yet shall not my heart be afraid; and though there rose up war against me, yet will I put my trust in him. |
| One thing have I desired of the Lord, which I will require; even that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the fair beauty of the Lord, and to visit his temple. |
| For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his tabernacle; yea, in the secret place of his dwelling shall he hide me, and set me up upon a rock of stone. |
| And now shall he lift up mine head above mine enemies round about me. |
| Therefore will I offer in his dwelling an oblation with great gladness: I will sing, and speak praises unto the Lord. |
| Hearken unto my voice, O Lord, when I cry unto thee; have mercy upon me, and hear me. |
| My heart hath talked of thee, Seek ye my face: Thy face, Lord, will I seek. |
| O hide not thou thy face from me, nor cast thy servant away in displeasure. |
| Thou hast been my succour; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation. |
| When my father and my mother forsake me, the Lord taketh me up. |
| Teach me thy way, O Lord, and lead me in the right way, because of mine enemies. |
| Deliver me not over into the will of mine adversaries: for there are false witnesses risen up against me, and such as speak wrong. |
| I should utterly have fainted, but that I believe verily to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. |
| O tarry thou the Lord's leisure: be strong, and he shall comfort thine heart; and put thou thy trust in the Lord. |
| 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. |
Ps. 28.
| Unto thee will I cry, O Lord my strength: think no scorn of me; lest, if thou make as though thou hearest not, I become like them that go down into the pit. |
| Hear the voice of my humble petitions, when I cry unto thee; when I hold up my hands towards the mercy seat of thy holy temple. |
| O pluck me not away, neither destroy me, with the ungodly and wicked doers, which speak friendly to their neighbours, but imagine mischief in their hearts. |
| Reward them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their own inventions. |
| Recompense them after the work of their hands; pay them that they have deserved. |
| For they regard not in their mind the works of the Lord, nor the operation of his hands; therefore shall he break them down, and not build them up. |
| Praised be the Lord; for he hath heard the voice of my humble petitions. |
| The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart hath trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart danceth for joy, and in my song will I praise him. |
| The Lord is my strength, and he is the wholesome defence of his Anointed. |
| O save thy people, and give thy blessing unto thine inheritance: feed them, and set them up 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. |
Ps. 29.
| Bring unto the Lord, O ye mighty, bring young rams unto the Lord; ascribe unto the Lord worship and strength. |
| Give the Lord the honour due unto his Name; worship the Lord with holy worship. |
| It is the Lord that commandeth the waters; it is the glorious God that maketh the thunder. |
| It is the Lord that ruleth the sea; the voice of the Lord is mighty in operation: the voice of the Lord is a glorious voice. |
| The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedar trees; yea, the Lord breaketh the cedars of Libanus. |
| He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Libanus also, and Sirion, like a young unicorn. |
| The voice of the Lord divideth the flames of fire; the voice of the Lord shaketh the wilderness: yea, the Lord shaketh the wilderness of Cades. |
| The voice of the Lord maketh the hinds to bring forth young, and discovereth the thick bushes; in his temple doth every man speak of his honour. |
| The Lord sitteth above the waterflood, and the Lord remaineth a King for ever. |
| The Lord shall give strength unto his people; the Lord shall give his people the blessing of peace. |
| 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. |
First Lesson✤
| O Lord, Father and Governor of all my whole life, leave me not to their counsels, and let me not fall by them. |
| Who will set scourges over my thoughts, and the discipline of wisdom over mine heart? that they spare me not for mine ignorances, and it pass not by my sins: |
| Lest mine ignorances increase, and my sins abound to my destruction, and I fall before mine adversaries, and mine enemy rejoice over me, whose hope is far from thy mercy. |
| O Lord, Father and God of my life, give me not a proud look, but turn away from thy servants always a haughty mind. |
| Turn away from me vain hopes and concupiscence, and thou shalt hold him up that is desirous always to serve thee. |
| Let not the greediness of the belly nor lust of the flesh take hold of me; and give not over me thy servant into an impudent mind. |
| Hear, O ye children, the discipline of the mouth: he that keepeth it shall never be taken in his lips. |
| The sinner shall be left in his foolishness: both the evil speaker and the proud shall fall thereby. |
| Accustom not thy mouth to swearing; neither use thyself to the naming of the Holy One. |
| For as a servant that is continually beaten shall not be without a blue mark: so he that sweareth and nameth God continually shall not be faultless. |
| A man that useth much swearing shall be filled with iniquity, and the plague shall never depart from his house: if he shall offend, his sin shall be upon him: and if he acknowledge not his sin, he maketh a double offence: and if he swear in vain, he shall not be innocent, but his house shall be full of calamities. |
| There is a word that is clothed about with death: God grant that it be not found in the heritage of Jacob; for all such things shall be far from the godly, and they shall not wallow in their sins. |
| Use not thy mouth to intemperate swearing, for therein is the word of sin. |
| Remember thy father and thy mother, when thou sittest among great men. Be not forgetful before them, and so thou by thy custom become a fool, and wish that thou hadst not been born, and curse the day of thy nativity. |
| The man that is accustomed to opprobrious words will never be reformed all the days of his life. |
| Two sorts of men multiply sin, and the third will bring wrath: a hot mind is as a burning fire, it will never be quenched till it be consumed: a fornicator in the body of his flesh will never cease till he hath kindled a fire. |
| All bread is sweet to a whoremonger, he will not leave off till he die. |
| A man that breaketh wedlock, saying thus in his heart, Who seeth me? I am compassed about with darkness, the walls cover me, and no body seeth me; what need I to fear? the most High will not remember my sins: |
| Such a man only feareth the eyes of men, and knoweth not that the eyes of the Lord are ten thousand times brighter than the sun, beholding all the ways of men, and considering the most secret parts. |
| He knew all things ere ever they were created; so also after they were perfected he looked upon them all. |
| This man shall be punished in the streets of the city, and where he suspecteth not he shall be taken. |
| Thus shall it go also with the wife that leaveth her husband, and bringeth in an heir by another. |
| For first, she hath disobeyed the law of the most High; and secondly, she hath trespassed against her own husband; and thirdly, she hath played the whore in adultery, and brought children by another man. |
| She shall be brought out into the congregation, and inquisition shall be made of her children. |
| Her children shall not take root, and her branches shall bring forth no fruit. |
| She shall leave her memory to be cursed, and her reproach shall not be blotted out. |
| And they that remain shall know that there is nothing better than the fear of the Lord, and that there is nothing sweeter than to take heed unto the commandments of the Lord. |
| It is great glory to follow the Lord, and to be received of him is long life. |
MAGNIFICATFirst Canticle
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.
Second Lesson✤
| Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. |
| We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers; |
| Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father; |
| Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God. |
| For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake. |
| And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost: |
| So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia. |
| For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing. |
| For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God; |
| And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come. |
NUNC DIMITTISSecond Canticle
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.
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.
Collect of the Day
Lord, we beseech thee to keep thy houshold the Church in continual godliness; that through thy protection it may be free from all adversities, and devoutly given to serve thee in good works, to the glory of thy Name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Collect for Peace
O God, from whom all holy desires, all good counsels, and all just works do proceed; Give unto thy servants that peace which the world cannot give; that both our hearts may be set to obey thy commandments, and also that by thee we being defended from the fear of our enemies, may pass our time in rest and quietness, through the merits of Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen.
Collect for Aid Against All Perils
Lighten our darkness, we beseech thee, O Lord; and by thy great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night, for the love of thy only Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.
