THE ORDER FOR
EVENING PRAYER
19th Sunday after Trinity (20th after Pentecost Proper 29)
The Minister shall read aloud one or more of these Sentences of
the Scriptures that follow, or at special seasons the appropriately
Sentences provided in Morning Prayer.
Shine as lights in the world, holding fast the word of life . See Philippians 2.15,16
Opening Hymn: A Wonderful Saviour is Jesus
1 A wonderful Savior is Jesus my Lord,
a wonderful Savior to me;
He hideth my soul in the cleft of the rock,
where rivers of pleasure I see.
Refrain:
He hideth my soul in the cleft of the rock
that shadows a dry, thirsty land;
He hideth my life in the depths of His love,
and covers me there with His hand,
and covers me there with His hand.
2 A wonderful Savior is Jesus my Lord,
He taketh my burden away;
He holdeth me up, and I shall not be moved,
He giveth me strength as my day. [Refrain]
3 With numberless blessings each moment He
crowns,
and filled with His fullness divine,
I sing in my rapture, oh, glory to God
for such a Redeemer as mine! [Refrain]
4 When clothed in His brightness, transported I
rise
to meet Him in clouds of the sky,
His perfect salvation, His wonderful love
I'll shout with the millions on high. [Refrain]
Text: Fanny Croby, The Finest of Wheat No.1,
1980
Tune: KIRKPATRICK William J. Kirkpatrick.
The Minister, turning to the people, shall say the Exhortation in the form following. Occasionally the second paragraph may
be omitted, or in place of the Exhortation the Minister may say, Let us humbly confess our sins to Almighty God.
DEARLY beloved brethren, the Scripture moveth us in sundry places to acknowledge and confess
our manifold sins and wickedness; and that we should not dissemble nor cloke them before the
face of Almighty God our heavenly Father; but confess them with an humble, lowly, penitent, and
obedient heart; to the end that we may obtain forgiveness of the same, by his infinite goodness
and mercy. And although we ought at all times humbly to acknowledge our sins before God; yet
ought we most chiefly so to do, when we assemble and meet together to render thanks for the
great benefits that we have received at his hands, to set forth his most worthy praise, to hear his
most holy Word, and to ask those things which are requisite and necessary, as well for the body as
the soul. Wherefore I pray and beseech you, as many as are here present, to accompany me with a
pure heart and humble voice unto the throne of the heavenly grace.
A general Confession to be said of the whole Congregation with the Minister, all kneeling.
ALMIGHTY and most merciful Father, We have erred and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep,
We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts, We have offended against
thy holy laws, We have left undone those things which we ought to have done, And we have done
those things which we ought not to have done; And there is no health in us. But thou, O Lord,
have mercy upon us, miserable offenders. Spare thou them, O God, which confess their faults.
Restore thou them that are penitent; According to thy promises declared unto mankind in Christ
Jesus our Lord. And grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake, That we may hereafter live a
godly, righteous, and sober life, To the glory of thy holy Name. Amen
The Absolution, or Remission of sins, to be pronounced by the Priest alone, standing: the people still kneeling.
ALMIGHTY God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who desireth not the death of a sinner, but rather
that he may turn from his wickedness, and live, hath given power and commandment to his Ministers, to
declare and pronounce to his people, being penitent, the Absolution and Remission of their sins. He
pardoneth and absolveth all them that truly repent and unfeignedly believe his holy Gospel. Wherefore we
beseech him to grant us true repentance and his Holy Spirit, that those things may please him which we do
at this present, and that the rest of our life hereafter may be pure and holy; so that at the last we may come
to his eternal joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Here the Lord’s Prayer may be said; the people repeating it with the Minister.
OUR 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 them that
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.
Minister. O LORD, open thou our lips;
People. And our mouth shall show forth thy praise.
Minister. O God, make speed to save us;
People. O Lord, make haste to help us.
Here, all standing up, the Minister shall say: GLORY be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;
People. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Minister. Praise ye the Lord;
People. The Lord’s Name be praised.
Then shall follow THE PSALMS. Then THE FIRST LESSON as appointed. And after that shall be sung or said
Magnificat (or the Song of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
PSALM 99. Dominus regnavit.
THE LORD is King; let the peoples tremble; / he
sitteth upon the cherubim; let the earth be moved.
2 The LORD is great in Sion, / and high above all
the peoples.
3 Let them give thanks unto thy Name, / which is
great and wonderful; for he is holy.
4 THE King’s power loveth judgement; thou dost
establish equity: / thou dost execute judgement and
righteousness in Jacob.
5 O magnify the LORD our God, / and fall down
before his footstool; for he is holy.
6 MOSES and Aaron among his priests, and
Samuel among such as call upon his Name: / these
called upon the LORD, and he heard them.
7 He spake unto them out of the cloudy pillar; / for
they kept his testimonies, and the law that he gave
them.
8 Thou heardest them, O LORD our God; / thou
forgavest them, O God, though thou didst punish
their doings.
9 O magnify the LORD our God, and worship at his
holy hill; / for the LORD our God is holy.
14 LET the words of my mouth, and the meditation
of my heart, be alway acceptable in thy sight, / O
LORD, my strength and my redeemer.
The First Lesson is taken from the Book of Exodus, in the 33rd Chapter, beginning at the 12th verse. (Exodus 33.12-23
NKJV)
12 Then Moses said to the Lord, “See, You say to me, ‘Bring up this people.’ But You have not let me
know whom You will send with me. Yet You have said, ‘I know you by name, and you have also found
grace in My sight.’ 13 Now therefore, I pray, if I have found grace in Your sight, show me now Your way,
that I may know You and that I may find grace in Your sight. And consider that this nation is Your
people.”
14 And He said, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”
15 Then he said to Him, “If Your Presence does not go with us, do not bring us up from here. 16 For how
then will it be known that Your people and I have found grace in Your sight, except You go with us? So we
shall be separate, Your people and I, from all the people who are upon the face of the earth.”
17 So the Lord said to Moses, “I will also do this thing that you have spoken; for you have found grace in
My sight, and I know you by name.”
18 And he said, “Please, show me Your glory.”
19 Then He said, “I will make all My goodness pass before you, and I will proclaim the name of the Lord
before you. I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and I will have compassion on whom I will have
compassion.” 20 But He said, “You cannot see My face; for no man shall see Me, and live.” 21 And the
Lord said, “Here is a place by Me, and you shall stand on the rock. 22 So it shall be, while My glory passes
by, that I will put you in the cleft of the rock, and will cover you with My hand while I pass by. 23 Then I
will take away My hand, and you shall see My back; but My face shall not be seen.”
Here endeth the lesson.
MAGNIFICAT. St Luke 1. 46.
MY soul doth magnify • the | Lord : and my spirit hath re- joiced • in
| God my | Saviour.
2 For he hath • re- | garded : the | lowli-ness ' of his | hand-maiden.
3 For be- | hold from | henceforth : all gene- | rations • shall | call
me | blessed.
4 For he that is mighty hath | magni- • fied | me : and | holy ' is his | Name.
5 And his mercy is on | them that | fear him : throughout | all ' gene- | rations.
6 He hath shewed | strength • with his | arm : he hath scattered the proud, in the imagi- | nation ' of their
| hearts.
7 He hath put down the mighty ' from their | seat : and hath ex- | alted • the | humble • and | meek.
8 He hath filled the | hungry with | good things : and the rich he ' hath sent | empty • a- 1 way.
9 He re- | memb'ring • his | mercy : hath | holpen • his | servant | Israel;
10 As he promised ' to our | forefathers : Abraham ' and his | seed for | ever.
Glory be to the Father & to the Son & to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall
be world without end, Amen.
The Second Lesson is taken from the First Epistle of Paul to th e Thessalonians in the 1st Chapter, beginning at the 1st
verse. (1 Thessalonians 1.1-10)
Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy,
To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
2 We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers, 3 remembering without
ceasing your work of faith, labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the sight of
our God and Father, 4 knowing, beloved brethren, your election by God. 5 For our gospel did not come to
you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit and in much assurance, as you know what kind
of men we were among you for your sake.
6 And you became followers of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy
of the Holy Spirit, 7 so that you became examples to all in Macedonia and Achaia who believe. 8 For from
you the word of the Lord has sounded forth, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place.
Your faith toward God has gone out, so that we do not need to say anything. 9 For they themselves declare
concerning us what manner of entry we had to you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the
living and true God, 10 and to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, even Jesus
who delivers us from the wrath to come.
Here endeth the lesson.
THE SECOND LESSON as appointed. And after that shall be sung or said Nunc Dimittis (or the Song of Simeon).
NUNC DIMITTIS. St Luke 2.29.
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.
The Holy Gospel is written in the 22ndChapter of the Gospel according to Saint Matthew beginning at the
15th Verse. (Matthew 22.15-22 NKJV)
Glory be to thee, O Lord.
15 Then the Pharisees went and plotted how they might entangle Him in His talk. 16 And they sent to Him
their disciples with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that You are true, and teach the way of God
in truth; nor do You care about anyone, for You do not [a]regard the person of men. 17 Tell us, therefore,
what do You think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”
18 But Jesus [b]perceived their wickedness, and said, “Why do you test Me, you hypocrites? 19 Show Me
the tax money.”
So they brought Him a denarius.
20 And He said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?”
21 They said to Him, “Caesar’s.”
And He said to them, “Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that
are God’s.” 22 When they had heard these words, they marveled, and left Him and went their way.
The Gospel of Christ
Praise be to thee, O Christ.
Sermon:
Render Unto Caesar: Finding the Presence of God
Then shall be said or sung the Confession of the Faith, called the Apostles’ Creed.
I BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth:
And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord, Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the
Virgin Mary, Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, dead, and buried:
He descended into hell; The third day he rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven,
And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; From thence he shall come to judge
the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; The holy Catholic Church; The Communion
of Saints; The Forgiveness of sins; The Resurrection of the body, And the Life everlasting.
Amen.
And after the Creed these prayers following, all devoutly kneeling, the Minister first pronouncing:
The Lord be with you;
People. And with thy spirit.
Minister. Let us pray.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
OUR 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 them that trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil.
Amen.
Then the Priest standing up shall say: O Lord, show thy mercy upon us;
People. And grant us thy salvation.
Priest. O Lord, save the Queen;
People. And mercifully hear us when we call upon thee.
Priest. Endue thy Ministers with righteousness;
People. And make thy chosen people joyful.
Priest. O Lord, save thy people;
People. And bless thine inheritance.
Priest. Give peace in our time, O Lord;
People. And evermore mightily defend us.
Priest. O God, make clean our hearts within us;
People. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us.
Then shall follow THE COLLECT OF THE DAY, together with any other Collects appointed to be said, and these two
prayers in order.
Collect of the Day: Almighty and everliving God,
increase in us your gift of faith,
that forsaking what lies behind
and reaching out to what is before,
we may run the way of your commandments
and win the crown of everlasting joy;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.. AMEN.
The Second 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 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.
The Third 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.
Here may follow an Anthem or a Hymn. Here may be said the prayers found at this point in Morning Prayer or selections from the
Prayers and Thanksgivings or such other prayers as are contained in this Book or set forth by lawful authority, always ending with the
Prayer of St Chrysostom and the Grace.
Deck Thyself My Soul with Gladness ( Common Praise 78)
1 Deck thyself, my soul, with gladness,
leave the gloomy haunts of sadness;
come into the daylight's splendour,
there with joy thy praises render
unto him whose grace unbounded
hath this wondrous banquet founded:
high o'er all the heavens he reigneth,
yet to dwell with thee he deigneth.
2 Now I sink before thee lowly,
filled with joy most deep and holy,
as with trembling awe and wonder
on thy mighty works I ponder:
how, by mystery surrounded,
depth no mortal ever sounded,
none may dare to pierce unbidden
secrets that with thee are hidden.
3 Sun, who all my life dost brighten,
light, who dost my soul enlighten,
joy, the sweetest heart e'er knoweth,
fount, whence all my being floweth,
at thy feet I cry, my Maker,
let me be a fit partaker
of this blessed food from heaven,
for our good, thy glory, given.
4 Jesus, Bread of Life, I pray thee,
let me gladly here obey thee;
never to my hurt invited,
be thy love with love requited:
from this banquet let me measure,
Lord, how vast and deep its treasure;
through the gifts thou here dost give me,
as thy guest in heaven receive me.
Text: Johann Cruger (1649)
Tune: SCHMUCKE DICH
Other prayers and thanksgivings are offered.
A Prayer of Saint Chrysostom.
ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common
supplications unto thee; and dost promise that when two or three are gathered together in thy Name thou
wilt grant their requests: Fulfil now, O Lord, the desires and petitions of thy servants, as may be most
expedient for them; granting us in this world knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to come life
everlasting. Amen.
The Grace
THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with
us all evermore. Amen.