First 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. 37.
| Fret not thyself because of the ungodly; neither be thou envious against the evil doers. |
| For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and be withered even as the green herb. |
| Put thou thy trust in the Lord, and be doing good; dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. |
| Delight thou in the Lord, and he shall give thee thy heart's desire. |
| Commit thy way unto the Lord, and put thy trust in him, and he shall bring it to pass. |
| He shall make thy righteousness as clear as the light, and thy just dealing as the noonday. |
| Hold thee still in the Lord, and abide patiently upon him: but grieve not thyself at him whose way doth prosper, against the man that doeth after evil counsels. |
| Leave off from wrath, and let go displeasure: fret not thyself, else shalt thou be moved to do evil. |
| Wicked doers shall be rooted out; and they that patiently abide the Lord, those shall inherit the land. |
| Yet a little while, and the ungodly shall be clean gone: thou shalt look after his place, and he shall be away. |
| But the meek-spirited shall possess the earth, and shall be refreshed in the multitude of peace. |
| The ungodly seeketh counsel against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth. |
| The Lord shall laugh him to scorn; for he hath seen that his day is coming. |
| The ungodly have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as are of a right conversation. |
| Their sword shall go through their own heart, and their bow shall be broken. |
| A small thing that the righteous hath, is better than great riches of the ungodly. |
| For the arms of the ungodly shall be broken, and the Lord upholdeth the righteous. |
| The Lord knoweth the days of the godly; and their inheritance shall endure for ever. |
| They shall not be confounded in the perilous time; and in the days of dearth they shall have enough. |
| As for the ungodly, they shall perish; and the enemies of the Lord shall consume as the fat of lambs: yea, even as the smoke shall they consume away. |
| The ungodly borroweth, and payeth not again; but the righteous is merciful and liberal. |
| Such as are blessed of God shall possess the land; and they that are cursed of him shall be rooted out. |
| The Lord ordereth a good man's going, and maketh his way acceptable to himself. |
| Though he fall, he shall not be cast away; for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand. |
| I have been young, and now am old; and yet saw I never the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging their bread. |
| The righteous is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed. |
| Flee from evil, and do the thing that is good; and dwell for evermore. |
| For the Lord loveth the thing that is right; he forsaketh not his that be godly, but they are preserved for ever. |
| The unrighteous shall be punished; as for the seed of the ungodly, it shall be rooted out. |
| The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever. |
| The mouth of the righteous is exercised in wisdom, and his tongue will be talking of judgement. |
| The law of his God is in his heart, and his goings shall not slide. |
| The ungodly seeth the righteous, and seeketh occasion to slay him. |
| The Lord will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged. |
| Hope thou in the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall promote thee, that thou shalt possess the land: when the ungodly shall perish, thou shalt see it. |
| I myself have seen the ungodly in great power, and flourishing like a green bay tree. |
| I went by, and lo, he was gone: I sought him, but his place could no where be found. |
| Keep innocency, and take heed unto the thing that is right; for that shall bring a man peace at the last. |
| As for the transgressors, they shall perish together; and the end of the ungodly is, they shall be rooted out at the last. |
| But the salvation of the righteous cometh of the Lord; who is also their strength in the time of trouble. |
| And the Lord shall stand by them, and save them: he shall deliver them from the ungodly, and shall save them, because they put their trust in him. |
| 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✤
| And it came to pass a long time after that the Lord had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old and stricken in age. |
| And Joshua called for all Israel, and for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and said unto them, I am old and stricken in age: |
| And ye have seen all that the Lord your God hath done unto all these nations because of you; for the Lord your God is he that hath fought for you. |
| Behold, I have divided unto you by lot these nations that remain, to be an inheritance for your tribes, from Jordan, with all the nations that I have cut off, even unto the great sea westward. |
| And the Lord your God, he shall expel them from before you, and drive them from out of your sight; and ye shall possess their land, as the Lord your God hath promised unto you. |
| Be ye therefore very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left; |
| That ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them: |
| But cleave unto the Lord your God, as ye have done unto this day. |
| For the Lord hath driven out from before you great nations and strong: but as for you, no man hath been able to stand before you unto this day. |
| One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the Lord your God, he it is that fighteth for you, as he hath promised you. |
| Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love the Lord your God. |
| Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, even these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you: |
| Know for a certainty that the Lord your God will no more drive out any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the Lord your God hath given you. |
| And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the Lord your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath failed thereof. |
| Therefore it shall come to pass, that as all good things are come upon you, which the Lord your God promised you; so shall the Lord bring upon you all evil things, until he have destroyed you from off this good land which the Lord your God hath given you. |
| When ye have transgressed the covenant of the Lord your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the Lord be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you. |
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✤
| For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. |
| For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven: |
| If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked. |
| For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life. |
| Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit. |
| Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord: |
| (For we walk by faith, not by sight:) |
| We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. |
| Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him. |
| For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. |
| Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences. |
| For we commend not ourselves again unto you, but give you occasion to glory on our behalf, that ye may have somewhat to answer them which glory in appearance, and not in heart. |
| For whether we be beside ourselves, it is to God: or whether we be sober, it is for your cause. |
| For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: |
| And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again. |
| Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more. |
| Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. |
| And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; |
| To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. |
| Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God. |
| For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. |
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
O God, the strength of all them thatthose who put their trust in thee, Mercifully accept our prayers; and because through the weakness of our mortal nature we can do no good thing without thee, grant us the help of thy grace, that in keeping thy commandments, we may please thee, both in will and deed, 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.
