Evening Prayer: Tuesday 1 July 2025
This is the new revised order for Daily Prayer authorised for experimental use. You can find the 2006 Revised version here.
Serf, Bishop, c 500
Week D
O God make speed to save us;
O Lord make haste to help us.
Glory to God, Source of all Being, Eternal Word, and Holy Spirit;*
as it was in the beginning, is now, and shall be for ever.
Amen.
PSALMODY
Antiphon: As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, and the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress,* so our eyes look to you, O Lord our God.
Psalm 123.2f
Opening (from Psalm 119)
you established the earth, and it abides.
2. By your decree these continue to this day,*
for all things are your servants.
3. I will never forget your commandments,*
because by them you give me life.
4. I see that all things come to an end,*
but your commandment has no bounds.
Glory ...
or a suitable Hymn
How many there are who rise up against me!
2. How many there are who say to me, *
“There is no help for you in your God.”
3. But you, O Lord, are a shield about me; *
you are my glory, the One who lifts up my head.
4. I call aloud upon you, O Lord, *
and you answer me from your holy hill.
5. I lie down and go to sleep; *
I wake again, because you, O Lord, sustain me.
6. I do not fear the multitudes of people *
who set themselves against me all around.
7. Rise up, O Lord; set me free, O my God; *
surely, you will strike all my enemies across the face, you will break the teeth of the wicked.
8. Deliverance belongs to you, O Lord. *
Your blessing be upon your people!
Glory …
Psalm 4
defender of my cause; *
you set me free when I am hard-pressed; have mercy on me and hear my prayer.
2. “You mortals, how long will you dishonour my glory; *
how long will you worship dumb idols and run after false gods?”
3. Know that the Lord does wonders for the faithful *
and will hear me when I call.
4. Tremble, then, and do not sin; *
speak to your heart in silence upon your bed.
5. Offer the appointed sacrifices *
and put your trust in the Lord.
6. Many are saying, “Oh, that we might see better
times!” *
Lift up the light of your countenance upon us,
O Lord.
7. You have put gladness in my heart, *
more than when grain and wine and oil increase.
8. I lie down in peace; at once I fall asleep; *
for only you, Lord, make me dwell in safety.
Conclusion
Revelation 5 and 15
1. Great and wonderful are your deeds, Lord God the Almighty;*
just and true are your ways, O King of the ages!
2. Who shall not revere and praise your name, O Lord?*
for you alone are holy.
3. All nations shall come and worship in your presence,*
for your just dealings have been revealed.
4. To God who sits on the throne and to the Lamb*
be praise and honour, glory and might, for ever and ever. Amen.
Glory …
Antiphon: As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, and the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress,* so our eyes look to you, O Lord our God.
READING(S)
Luke 22.63-71
Silence
Response Psalm 119.89
O Lord, your word is everlasting.
O Lord, your word is everlasting.
It stands firm in the heavens.
Your word is everlasting.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit
Lord, your word is everlasting.
SONG OF MARY
Song of Mary Antiphon: Our spirits rejoice * in God our Saviour.
1 My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,*my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour;
2 for he has looked with favour on his lowly servant;*
from this day all generations will call me blessed.
3 The Almighty has done great things for me*
and holy is his name.
4 He has mercy on those who fear him*
in every generation.
5 He has shown the strength of his arm;*
he has scattered the proud in their conceit.
6 He has cast down the mighty from their thrones*
and has lifted up the lowly.
7 He has filled the hungry with good things,*
and the rich he has sent away empty.
8 He has come to the help of his servant Israel,*
for he has remembered his promise of mercy,
9 the promise he made to our forebears,*
to Abraham and his children for ever.
Glory to the Father... (may be said by all)
Song of Mary Antiphon: Our spirits rejoice * in God our Saviour.
PRAYERS
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon 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.
Do not bring us to the time of trial,
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours,
now and for ever. Amen.
Collect of the Day
O God, the protector of all who trust in you,
without whom nothing can be whole
and nothing can be holy:
increase your mercy towards us,
that, with you as our ruler and guide,
we may so enjoy the good things of time,
as not to lose the things of eternity;
through Jesus Christ, our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, world without end.
Amen
Lord God almighty, come and dispel the darkness from our hearts, that in the radiance of your brightness we may know you, the only unfading light, glorious in all eternity.
Amen.
Let us bless the Lord:
Thanks be to God!
The God of hope fill us with all joy and peace in believing:
through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
