Sunset on the western coast of Puerto Rico, 2022
Join St. Phoebe School at 8 p.m. ET Sunday-Thursday to pray Compline: Zoom Link for Compline
This service is An Order of Night Prayer during Creationtide from the Church of England. It is above all a service of quietness and reflection before rest at the end of the day. In this service we rejoice in the world that God has created and move towards a more appreciative understanding of our place in creation. This service may be said inside by candle light or in an outdoor space.
In Christ all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible- all things have been created through him and for him. Colossians 1:16
The Lord almighty grant us a quiet night and a perfect end.
Amen.
Our help is in the name of the Lord
who made heaven and earth.
(A period of silence for reflection may follow calling to mind the fragile earth, our home and our calling to be stewards of God’s creation.)
We confess to you our lack of care for the world you have given us.
Lord have mercy.
We confess to you our selfishness in not sharing the earth’s bounty fairly.
Christ have mercy.
We confess to you our failure to protect resources for others,
Lord have mercy.
May God who loved the world so much that he sent his Son to be our Saviour forgive us our sins and make us holy to serve him in the world, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
O God, make speed to save us.
O Lord, make haste to help us.
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.
A Canticle of God’s Glory
Psalm 8
Lord our God, the whole world tells the greatness of your name.
Your glory reaches beyond the stars.
Even the babble of infants declares your strength, your power to halt the enemy and avenger. Your glory reaches beyond the stars.
I see your handiwork in the heavens: the moon and the stars you set in place.
Your glory reaches beyond the stars.
What is humankind that you remember them, the human race that you care for them?
Your glory reaches beyond the stars.
You treat them like gods, dressing them in glory and splendour. You give them charge of the earth, laying all at their feet: cattle and sheep, wild beasts, birds of the sky, fish of the sea, every swimming creature.
Your glory reaches beyond the stars.
Lord our God, the whole world tells the greatness of your name.
Your glory reaches beyond the stars.
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.
Psalm 65
1 Praise is due to you, O God, in Zion;
to you that answer prayer shall vows be paid.
2 To you shall all flesh come to confess their sins;
when our misdeeds prevail against us, you will purge them away.
3 Happy are they whom you choose and draw to your courts to dwell there.
We shall be satisfied with the blessings of your house, even of your holy temple.
4 With wonders you will answer us in your righteousness, O God of our salvation,
O hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas.
5 In your strength you set fast the mountains
and are girded about with might.
6 You still the raging of the seas, the roaring of their waves
and the clamour of the peoples.
7 Those who dwell at the ends of the earth tremble at your marvels;
the gates of the morning and evening sing your praise.
8 You visit the earth and water it;
you make it very plenteous.
9 The river of God is full of water;
you prepare grain for your people, for so you provide for the earth.
10 You drench the furrows and smooth out the ridges;
you soften the ground with showers and bless its increase.
11 You crown the year with your goodness,
and your paths overflow with plenty.
12 May the pastures of the wilderness flow with goodness
and the hills be girded with joy.
13 May the meadows be clothed with flocks of sheep
and the valleys stand so thick with corn that they shall laugh and sing.
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:
God saw everything that he had made, and indeed it was very good. Genesis 1:31
Before the ending of the day,
Creator of the world, we pray,
Your grace and peace to us allow
And be our guard and keeper now.
The Nunc dimittis
Now, Lord, you let your servant go in peace:
your word has been fulfilled.
My own eyes have seen the salvation
which you have prepared in the sight of every people;
A light to reveal you to the nations
and the glory of your people Israel.
Luke 2:29-32
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.
Before the ending of the day,
Creator of the world, we pray,
Your grace and peace to us allow
And be our guard and keeper now.
Intercessions
The Creator of all is the Lover and Keeper of all. We bring our joys and sorrows to the One who weaves tapestry out of tears, and paints masterpieces from our laughter.
We offer our prayers and petitions silently or aloud.
God our Father, you never cease the work you have begun, and prosper with your blessing all human labour: make us wise and faithful stewards of your gifts that we may serve the common good, maintain the fabric of our world and seek that justice where all may share the good things you pour upon us; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
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 those who 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.
An Act of Praise Based on Psalm 145
Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised: there is no end to his greatness.
One generation shall praise your works to another, and shall declare your power.
All creation praises you, Lord, and your faithful servants bless you.
They declare the glory of your kingdom and tell of your mighty power.
My mouth shall proclaim the praise of the Lord.
Let every living thing bless his holy name for ever and ever.
Let us bless the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Glory to God whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine: Glory to God from generation to generation in the Church, and in Christ Jesus for ever and ever. Amen. Ephesians 3:20,21
Compline for the week of September 24 was prepared by the Rev. Deacon Hope Laingen
Virtual Chapel of St. Phoebe 