O Lord, open our lips
Alland our mouth shall
proclaim your praise.
One or more of the following is said or sung:
a prayer of thanksgiving,
a suitable hymn,
or A Song of God’s Praise
1O God, you are my God;
eagerly I seek you; •
my soul is athirst for you.
2My flesh also faints
for you, •
as in a dry and thirsty land where there is no water.
3So would I gaze upon
you in your holy place, •
that I might behold your power and your glory.
4Your loving-kindness
is better than life itself •
and so my lips shall praise you.
5I will bless you as
long as I live •
and lift up my hands in your name.
6My soul shall be satisfied,
as with marrow and fatness, •
and my mouth shall praise you with joyful lips,
7When I remember you
upon my bed •
and meditate on you in the watches of the night.
8For you have been my
helper •
and under the shadow of your wings will I rejoice.
9My soul clings to you;
•
your right hand shall hold me fast.
Psalm 63.1-9
AllGlory to the Father and
to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning is now
and shall be for ever. Amen.
This opening prayer may be said
The night has passed, and the day lies open before us;
let us pray with one heart and mind.
Silence is kept.
As we rejoice in the gift of this new day,
so may the light of your presence, O God,
set our hearts on fire with love for you;
now and for ever.
AllAmen.
The appointed psalmody is said.
Each psalm or group of psalms may end with
AllGlory to the Father and
to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning is now
and shall be for ever. Amen.
If there are two Scripture readings, the first may be read here, or both may be read after the canticle.
A Song of Jerusalem our Mother, or another suitable canticle, for example, number 48, may be said
Refrain:
AllThus says our God, I will
comfort you,
you shall see and your heart shall rejoice.
1‘Rejoice with
Jerusalem and be glad for her, •
all you who love her,’ says the Lord.
2‘Rejoice with
her in joy, •
all you who mourn over her,
3‘That you may
drink deeply with delight •
from her consoling breast.’
4For thus says our God,
•
‘You shall be nursed and carried on her arm.
5‘As a mother comforts
her children, •
so I will comfort you;
6‘You shall see
and your heart shall rejoice; •
you shall flourish like the grass of the fields.’
Isaiah 66.10, 11a, 12a, 12c, 13a, 14a, b
AllGlory to the Father and
to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning is now
and shall be for ever. Amen.
AllThus says our God, I will
comfort you,
you shall see and your heart shall rejoice.
One or more readings appointed for the day are read.
The reading(s) may be followed by a time of silence.
A suitable song or chant, or a responsory in this or another form, may follow
Your salvation is near to those who fear you;
that glory may dwell in our land.
AllYour salvation is near
to those who fear you;
that glory may dwell in our land.
Mercy and truth have met together;
righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
AllThat glory may dwell
in our land.
Glory to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit.
AllYour salvation is near
to those who fear you;
that glory may dwell in our land.
from Psalm 85
The Benedictus (The Song of Zechariah)
is normally said,
or the Te Deum Laudamus (A Song
of the Church) may be said
Refrain:
AllShine on us, O God, who
dwell in darkness,
and guide us into the way of peace.
1Blessed be the Lord
the God of Israel, •
who has come to his people and set them free.
2He has raised up for
us a mighty Saviour, •
born of the house of his servant David.
3Through his holy prophets
God promised of old •
to save us from our enemies,
from the hands of all that hate us,
4To show mercy to our
ancestors, •
and to remember his holy covenant.
5This was the oath God
swore to our father Abraham: •
to set us free from the hands of our enemies,
6Free to worship him
without fear, •
holy and righteous in his sight
all the days of our life.
7And you, child, shall
be called the prophet of the Most High, •
for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way,
8To give his people knowledge
of salvation •
by the forgiveness of all their sins.
9In the tender compassion
of our God •
the dawn from on high shall break upon us,
10To shine on those who
dwell in darkness and the shadow of death, •
and to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Luke 1.68-79
AllGlory to the Father and
to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning is now
and shall be for ever. Amen.
AllShine on us, O God, who
dwell in darkness,
and guide us into the way of peace.
Intercessions are offered
¶ for the day and its tasks
¶ for the world and its needs
¶ for the Church and her life
This cycle and these prayers may be used.
These responses may be used
Lord, in your mercy
hear our prayer
(or)
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.
Silence may be kept.
The Collect of the day or the following is said
Grant, Lord,
that we who are baptized into the death
of your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ
may continually put to death our evil desires
and be buried with him;
and that through the grave and gate of death
we may pass to our joyful resurrection;
through his merits,
who died and was buried and rose again for us,
your Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
AllAmen.
The Lord’s Prayer is said
As our Saviour taught us, so we pray
AllOur Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours
now and for ever.
Amen.
(or)
Let us pray with confidence as our Saviour has taught us
AllOur 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,
the power and the glory,
for ever and ever.
Amen.
The Lord bless us, and preserve us from all evil,
and keep us in eternal life.
AllAmen.
Let us bless the Lord.
AllThanks be to God.