All standing up, the Minister shall say,
THE LORD Almighty grant us a quiet night and a perfect end. Amen.
Brethren,
be sober, be vigilant;
because
your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about,
seeking
whom he may devour:
whom
resist, steadfast in the faith.
1
St. Peter
5. 8, 9.
V.
But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us;
R.
Thanks be to God.
Minister.
O God, make speed to save us;
Answer.
O Lord, make haste to help us.
Minister.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;
Answer.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be : world without
end. Amen.
Minister.
Praise ye the Lord;
Answer.
The Lord's name be praised.
Then
shall be said or sung one or more of the following Psalms :
Psalm
4; Psalm 31.1-6; Psalm 91; Psalm 134.
Then
shall be read one of the following short Lessons, or some other
passage of Holy Scripture at the discretion of the Minister:
THOU,
O Lord, art in the midst of us, and we are called by thy name. Leave
us not, O Lord our God.
Jeremiah
14. 9.
Or,
COME
unto me, all ye that labour and are! heavy laden, and I will give you
rest.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly
in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
For my yoke is
easy, and my burden is light.
St.
Matthew
11.28-30.
Or,
NOW
the God of peace,
that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus,
that great shepherd of the sheep,
through the blood of the
everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do his
will,
working in you that which is well-pleasing in his sight;
through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Hebrews
13.20, 21.
R.
Thanks be to God.
Then
may be said the following Respond.
Minister.
Into thy hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit;
People. Into thy hands,
O
Lord, I commend my spirit:
Minister.
For thou hast redeemed me, O Lord, thou God of truth;
People.
I commend my spirit.
Minister.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;
People. Into thy hands,
O
Lord, I commend my spirit.
Here
may follow this or some other Hymn.
BEFORE
the ending of the day, From
all ill dreams defend our eyes, O Father, that we ask be done, |
V.
Keep me as the apple of an eye;
R.
Hide me under the shadow of thy wings.
Then
shall follow the Canticle
Nunc dimittis together with the Anthem, which is to be said or sung in full before
the Canticle, and again
after the
Gloria Patri.
Anthem.
Preserve us, O Lord, while waking, and guard us while sleeping, that
awake we may watch with Christ, and asleep we may rest in peace.
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.
Anthem.
Preserve us, O Lord, while waking, and guard us while sleeping, that
awake we may watch with Christ, and asleep we may rest in peace.
Then
shall be said the Apostles' Creed by the Minister and people,
standing,
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 Catholick Church;
The
Communion of Saints;
The Forgiveness of sins;
The
Resurrection of the body;
And the Life everlasting. Amen.
And
after that these Prayers following, all devoutly kneeling:
Lord,
have mercy upon us.
Christ,
have mercy upon us.
Lord,
have mercy upon us.
OUR
Father, which art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy name;
Thy
kingdom come;
Thy will be done;
In 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.
V.
Blessed art thou, Lord God of our fathers;
R.
To be praised and glorified above all for ever.
V.
Let us bless the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost;
R.
Let us praise him and magnify him for even
V.
Blessed art thou, O Lord, in the firmament of heaven;
R.
To be praised and glorified above all for ever.
V.
The Almighty and most merciful Lord guard us and give us his
blessing.
R.
Amen.
Then
shall the Minister and people say together the Confession following;
and afterwards the Prayer for Forgiveness.
WE
confess to God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost,
that we have sinned in thought, word, and deed, through our own
grievous fault.
Wherefore we pray God to have mercy upon us.
ALMIGHTY
God, have mercy upon us,
forgive us all our sins and deliver us from
all evil,
confirm and strengthen us in all goodness,
and bring us to
life everlasting;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
If a Priest be present, he shall stand and pronounce the following Absolution:
MAY
the Almighty and merciful Lord grant unto you pardon and remission of
all your sins,
time for amendment of life,
and the grace and comfort of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Then shall be said:
V.
Wilt thou not turn again and quicken us;
R.
That thy people may rejoice in thee?
V.
O Lord, shew ihy mercy upon us;
R. And grant us ihy salvation.
V.
Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this night without sin;
R.
O Lord, have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us.
V.
O Lord, hear our prayer;
R.
And let our cry come unto thee.
Let us pray.
Then
shall be said one or more of the following Collects.
VISIT,
we beseech thee. O Lord, this our place and drive from it all the
snares of the enemy;
let thy holy angels dwelt herein to preserve us
in peace;
and may thy blessing be upon us evermore;
through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
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.
O
LORD Jesus Christ, son of the living God, who at this evening hour
didst rest ill the sepulchre,
and didst thereby sanctify the grave to
be a bed of hope to thy people:
Make us so to abound in sorrow for
our sins, which were the cause of thy passion,
that when our bodies
lie in the dust, our souls may live with thee;
who livestand reignest
with the Father and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen.
LOOK
down, O Lord, from thy heavenly throne,
illuminate the darkness of
this night with thy celestial brightness,
and from the sons of light
banish the deeds of darkness;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
BE
present, O merciful God, and protect us through the silent hours of
this night,
so that we who are wearied by the changes and chances of
this fleeting world,
may repose upon thy eternal changelessness;
through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.
V.
We
will lay us down in peace and take our rest;
R.
For it is thou. Lord, only that makest us dwell in safety.
V.
The Lord be with you;
R.
And with thy spirit.
V.
Let us bless the Lord;
R.
Thanks be to God,
THE
Almighty and merciful Lord, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost,
bless and preserve us. Amen.