evening
prayer for All saints
From All Saints to the
First Sunday of Advent
The
Gathering of the Community
Introductory Responses
Light and
peace in Jesus Christ our Lord.
Thanks be to God.
or
Jesus Christ
is the light of the world.
A light no darkness can extinguish.
Then the Thanksgiving for
the Light may be said or sung.
Let us give
thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give our thanks and
praise.
Blessed are
you, gracious God, creator of heaven and earth; in the multitude of your saints
you have surrounded us with so great a cloud of witnesses, that we, rejoicing
in their fellowship, may run with patience the race that is set before us, and
together with them receive the crown of glory that never fades away. For to you all honour and blessing are due,
now and for ever. Amen.
Evening Prayer continues
with the Psalm of the Day.
The
Proclamation of the Word
The Psalm
A
Psalm from the Daily Office Lectionary, the Weekday Eucharistic Lectionary or
the Revised Common Lectionary Daily Readings is said or sung.
Evening
Prayer continues with the Reading.
The Reading
A
Reading from the Daily Office Lectionary, the Weekday Eucharistic Lectionary or
the Revised Common Lectionary Daily Readings is read. After a period of silent reflection one of
the following is said.
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to
God.
or
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the church.
Thanks be to
God.
or
Holy Word, Holy Wisdom.
Thanks be to
God.
Evening Prayer continues
with the Responsory or the Canticle or both.
If two Readings are read, then the Responsory follows the first Reading
and the Canticle the second.
The Responsory
The Responsory is said or
sung.
You are
righteous, O Lord, and you delight in righteous deeds;
the just shall
see your face.
You are righteous, O Lord, and you
delight in righteous deeds;
the just shall see your face.
When
foundations are being destroyed,
what can the
righteous do?
The just shall see your face.
Your eyes, O
Lord, behold the inhabited world;
your piercing
eye weighs our worth.
The just shall see your face.
You weigh the
righteous as well as the wicked,
but those who
delight in violence you abhor.
The just shall see your face.
Glory to
God: Source of all being, eternal Word
and Holy Spirit.
You are righteous, O Lord, and you
delight in righteous deeds;
the just shall see your face.
Evening Prayer continues
with [the Second Reading or] the Canticle or an Affirmation of Faith.
The Canticle
Either ‘The Song of Mary’
or ‘A Song to the Lamb’ may be said or sung.
The
Song of Mary (Luke 1.46-55)
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, *
my spirit rejoices in
God my Saviour,
for you, Lord, have looked with favour *
on your lowly servant.
From this day all generations will call me blessed: *
you, the Almighty, have
done great things for me,
and holy is your name.
You have mercy on those who fear you, *
from generation to
generation.
You have shown strength with your arm *
and scattered the proud
in their conceit,
casting down the mighty from their thrones *
and lifting up the
lowly.
You have filled the hungry with good things
and sent the rich away
empty.
You have come to the aid of your servant Israel, *
to remember the promise
of mercy,
the promise made to our forebears, *
to Abraham and his
children for ever.[i]
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *
as it was in the
beginning, is now and will be for ever.
Amen.
or
Glory to God, Source of all being, eternal Word and Holy Spirit: *
as it was in the
beginning, is now and will be for ever.
Amen.
Evening Prayer continues
with an Affirmation of Faith or the Litany.
A Song to the Lamb
(Revelation 4.11; 5.9-10, 13)
You are
worthy, our Lord and God, *
to receive glory and honour and
power,
for you
created all things, *
and by your will they existed and
were created.
You are
worthy, O Lamb, to take the scroll *
and to open its seals,
for you were slain
and by your blood *
you ransomed for God
saints from
every tribe and language *
and people and nation;
you have made
them to be a royal priesthood serving our God, *
and they will reign on earth.
To the one
seated on the throne and to the Lamb, *
be blessing and honour and glory and
might
forever and ever! Amen.
Evening Prayer continues
with an Affirmation of Faith or the Litany.
Affirmation of Faith
Either The Apostles’ Creed
or the ‘Hear, O Israel’ may be said or sung.
The Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again;
he ascended into heaven,
he is seated at the right hand of the Father,
and he will come again to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
Evening Prayer continues with the Litany.
Hear, O Israel
Hear, O Israel,
the Lord our God, the Lord is one.
Love the Lord your God
with all your heart,
with all your soul,
with all your mind,
and with all your strength.
This is the first and the great commandment.
The second is like it:
Love your neighbour as yourself.
There is no commandment greater than these.
The following may be said or sung after ‘Hear, O
Israel’.
Lord, have mercy upon us,
and write both these commandments in our hearts,
we beseech you.
Evening Prayer continues with the Litany.
The
Prayers of the Community
The Litany
The Litany is said or sung.
As God’s chosen ones, let us pray
to the One who has united us in one great company of witnesses, saying, “Hear
us, our God and our Hope.”
Clothe the leaders of our world
with compassion, kindness, meekness and patience. Hear us, our God and our Hope.
Help us to bear with one another
and to forgive one another as Christ has forgiven us. Hear us, our God and our Hope.
Clothe us with your love so that
we and all your people may be bound together in perfect harmony. Hear us, our God and our Hope.
May the peace of Christ rule in
the hearts of the poor, the sick and the lonely. Hear us, our God and our Hope.
May we give thanks to you in
psalm, hymn and spiritual song for those who have gone before us in faith. Hear us, our God and our Hope.[iii]
Additional intercessions,
petitions and thanksgivings may be offered in silence or aloud. After a period of silence either the Collect
of the Day or the following Collect may be said or sung.
God of the
ages, your saints who lived in faithful service surround your throne and offer
your praise and worship both night and day.
May we, your saints on earth, join our voices with theirs to proclaim
your rule of righteousness and peace, which comes to us through Jesus Christ now
and forever. Amen.[iv]
Evening Prayer continues
with the Lord’s Prayer.
The Lord’s Prayer
Gathering our
prayers and praises into one,
let us pray as
our Saviour taught us,
Our 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.
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.
Evening Prayer continues
with the Dismissal.
The
Sending Forth of the Community
The Dismissal
Let us bless
the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Evening Prayer may
conclude with the following Sentence.
May God give
us grace to follow the saints in faith and hope and love. Amen.[v]
Notes
All
scriptural texts are taken from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible
and may have been emended for more inclusive language.
All
liturgical texts are taken from The Book
of Alternative Services unless otherwise noted and may have been emended
for more inclusive language.
[i] Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006), 315.
[ii] Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006), 105.
[iii] The Litany is based upon
Colossians 3.12-17 and was composed by the Rev’d Dr Richard Geoffrey Leggett.
[iv] Revised Common Lectionary Prayers (2002), 227.
[v] Adapted from The Book of Occasional Services (2003),
29.
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