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The Lord almighty grant us a quiet night and a perfect end.
All: Amen.
Our help is in the name of the Lord
All: who made heaven and earth.
(A period of silence follows)
All:
Most merciful God,
we confess to you,
before the whole company of heaven and one another,
that we have sinned in thought, word and deed
and in what we have failed to do.
Forgive us our sins,
heal us by your Spirit
and raise us to new life in Christ. Amen.
O God, make speed to save us.
All: O Lord, make haste to help us.
All:
Glory 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.
Hymn
1 The day you gave us, Lord, is ended,
the darkness falls at your request; *
to you our morning hymns ascended,
your praise shall sanctify our rest.
2 We thank you that your Church, unsleeping
while earth rolls onward into light, *
through all the world her watch is keeping
and never rests by day or night.
3 As over continent and island
each dawn leads to another day, *
the voice of prayer is never silent,
nor do the praises die away.
4 So be it, Lord! Your throne shall never,
like earth’s proud empires, pass away; *
your kingdom stands and grows forever
until there dawns your glorious day.
Psalm 134
1 Come, bless the Lord, all you servants of the Lord, ♦
you that by night stand in the house of the Lord.
2 Lift up your hands towards the sanctuary ♦
and bless the Lord.
3 The Lord who made heaven and earth ♦
give you blessing out of Zion.
All: Glory 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.
Scripture – Revelation 22:4-5
The servants of the Lamb shall see the face of God, whose name will be on their foreheads. There will be no more night: they will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for God will be their light, and they will reign for ever and ever.
V. Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit.
R. Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit.
V. For you have redeemed me, Lord God of truth.
R. I commend my spirit.
V. Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
R. Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit.
Nunc Dimittis
All: Save us, O Lord, while waking,
and guard us while sleeping,
that awake we may watch with Christ
and asleep may rest in peace.
1 Now, Lord, you let your servant go in peace: ♦
your word has been fulfilled.
2 My own eyes have seen the salvation ♦
which you have prepared in the sight of every people;
3 A light to reveal you to the nations ♦
and the glory of your people Israel.
All: Glory 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.
All: Save us, O Lord, while waking,
and guard us while sleeping,
that awake we may watch with Christ
and asleep may rest in peace.
The Prayers
Almighty God,
may we, by the prayer and discipline of Lent,
enter into the mystery of Christ’s sufferings;
that by following in the Way,
we may come to share in the glory;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Visit this place, O Lord, we pray,
and drive far from it the snares of the enemy;
may your holy angels dwell with us and guard us in peace,
and may your blessing be always upon us;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
O Breathing Life, your Name shines everywhere!
Release a space to plant your Presence here.
Imagine your possibilities now.
Embody your desire in every light and form.
Grow through us this moment’s bread and wisdom.
Untie the knots of failure binding us, as we release the strands we hold of others’ faults.
Help us not forget our Source,
Yet free us from not being in the Present.
From you arises every Vision, Power and Song
from gathering to gathering.
Amen –
(Aramaic Translation)
In peace we will lie down and sleep;
All: for you alone, Lord, make us dwell in safety.
Abide with us, Lord Jesus,
All: for the night is at hand and the day is now past.
As the night watch looks for the morning,
All: so do we look for you, O Christ.
Come with the dawning of the day
All: and make yourself known in the breaking of the bread.
May The Lord bless us and watch over us;
the Lord make his face shine upon us and be gracious to us;
the Lord look kindly on us and give us peace.
Amen.
Compline/Night Prayer (Church of England form) was prepared by Florian Stamm, Postulant for the Diaconate from the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia
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