Choral Evensong

from the
Book of Common Prayer

Please stand

Responses

Sung by the choir or otherwise said by all.

Cantor: O Lord, open thou our lips.
Answer: And our mouth shall show forth thy praise.
Cantor: O God, make speed to save us.
Answer: O Lord, make haste to help us.
Cantor: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.
Cantor: Praise ye the Lord.
Answer: The Lord's Name be praised.

Psalm

The Psalm(s) of the day will be said by the Priest and people in alternate verses or sung by the Choir. At the end of the last psalm please stand for the Gloria.

Please sit

Old Testament Lesson

Please Stand

Magnificat

Sung by the choir or otherwise said by all.

My soul doth magnify the Lord and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
For he hath regarded the lowliness of his handmaiden.
For behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
For he that is mighty hath magnified me and holy is his Name.
And his mercy is on them that fear him throughout all generations.
He hath showed strength with his arm he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
He hath put down the mighty from their seat and hath exalted the humble and meek. He hath filled the hungry with good things and the rich he hath sent empty away.
He remembering his mercy hath holpen his servant Israel as he promised to our forefathers, Abraham and his seed, for ever.

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.

New Testament lesson

Please stand

Nunc dimittis

Sung by the Choir or otherwise said by all

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 Apostles' Creed

Please stand, facing the altar, to say 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.

Please remain standing

Responses

Sung by the choir or otherwise said by all.

Cantor: The Lord be with you.
Answer: And with thy spirit.
Cantor: Let us pray.

Please kneel

Answer: 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 those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil.
Amen

Cantor: O Lord, shew thy mercy upon us.
Answer: And grant us thy salvation.
Cantor: O Lord, save the Queen.
Answer: And mercifully hear us when we call upon thee.
Cantor: Endue thy Ministers with righteousness.
Answer: And make thy chosen people joyful.
Cantor: O Lord, save thy people.
Answer: And bless thine inheritance.
Cantor: Give peace in our time, O Lord.
Answer: Because there is none other that fighteth for us, but only thou, O God.
Cantor: O God, make clean our hearts within us.
Answer: And take not thy Holy Spirit from us.

The Collects

The first of the day; The second for Peace ; The third for Aid against all Perils

Cantor: Collect of the Day
Answer: Amen

Cantor: 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
Answer: Amen

Cantor: 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.
Answer: Amen

Please sit while the choir sings the Anthem.
If no choir is present please kneel or sit for the prayers.

Address

Please stand.
A Hymn may be sung

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

Holy Communion

according to the
Order of Common Worship

Prayers Of Preparation

You may wish to use the following prayers in private preparation for the service.

Almighty God,
to whom all hearts are open,
all desires known,
and from whom no secrets are hidden:
cleanse the thoughts of our hearts
by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit,
that we may perfectly love you,
and worthily magnify your holy name;
through Christ our Lord. Amen.

We do not presume to come to this your table, merciful Lord,
trusting in our own righteousness,
but in your manifold and great mercies.
We are not worthy
so much as to gather up the crumbs from under your table.
But you are the same Lord whose nature is always to have mercy.
Grant us, therefore, gracious Lord,
so to eat the flesh of your dear Son Jesus Christ,
and to drink his blood,
that our sinful bodies may be made clean by his body
and our souls washed through with his most precious blood,
and that we may evermore dwell in him and he in us. Amen

THE GATHERING

A Hymn may be sung as the ministers enter.

The Greeting

The president greets the people.

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.

The Lord be with you.
and also with you

Grace, mercy and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
and also with you.

From Easter Day to Pentecost:

Alleluia. Christ is risen.
He is risen indeed. Alleluia.

Prayers of Penitence

The people are invited to recall and confess their sins.
One of the following prayers is said by all after a few moments of reflection:

Almighty God, our heavenly Father,
we have sinned against you
and against our neighbour
in thought and word and deed,
through negligence, through weakness,
through our own deliberate fault.
We are truly sorry and repent of all our sins.
For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, who died for us,
forgive all that is past
and grant that we may serve you in newness of life
to the glory of your name.
Amen.

Or

Most merciful God,
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
we confess that we have sinned
in thought, word and deed.
We have not loved you with our whole heart.
We have not loved our neighbours as ourselves.
In your mercy forgive what we have been,
help us to amend what we are,
and direct what we shall be;
that we may do justly, love mercy,
and walk humbly with you, our God.
Amen.

Or the Kyrie Eleison may be used with appropriate sentences before each response (see below).

Almighty God, who forgives all who truly repent,
have mercy upon you, pardon and deliver you from all your sins, confirm and strengthen you in all goodness and keep you in life eternal; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Kyrie Eleison

May be Sung or Said in Advent and Lent, or used in the previous section:

Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.

Gloria In Excelsis

May be sung. Omitted in Advent and Lent.

Glory to God in the highest,
and peace to his people on earth.

Lord God, heavenly King,
almighty God and Father,
we worship you, we give you thanks,
we praise you for your glory.

Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father,
Lord God, Lamb of God,
you take away the sin of the world:
have mercy on us;
you are seated at the right hand of the Father:
receive our prayer.

For you alone are the Holy One,
you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit,
In the glory of God the Father.
Amen.

The Collect

Let us pray.

Please remain standing in silent prayer, after which the collect of the day will be said, with the response:

Amen.

Please sit.

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

Please sit.

The First Reading

At the end of the reading:

This is the word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

A Psalm may follow. (Please remain seated).

The Second Reading

(may be omitted)

At the end of the reading:

This is the word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Please stand. A Hymn may be sung.

The Gospel

An acclamation may be sung or said.

The Lord be with you.
And also with you
Hear the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to N.
Glory to you, O Lord.

At the end of the reading:

This is the gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, O Christ

Part of the acclamation may be repeated.

The Address

(given on Sundays and Feast Days).
Please sit
A few moments of silence for reflection may follow.

The Creed

Let us declare our faith in God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

Please stand and face the altar.

We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is, seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made,
of one Being with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven,
was incarnate from the Holy Spirit
and the Virgin Mary, and was made man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again
in accordance with the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom
will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified, who has spoken
through the prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come.
Amen.

Prayers Of Intercession

The prayers are introduced.
Please kneel or sit.
After each section, the following responses may be used:

Lord, in your mercy,
Hear our prayer.

Or

Lord, hear us,
Lord, graciously hear us.

The prayers may conclude with the following:

Merciful Father,
accept these prayers
for the sake of your Son,
our Savour Jesus Christ.
Amen.

Or a concluding prayer is said, with the response:

Amen.

THE LITURGY OF THE SACRAMENT

Please stand.

The Peace

The peace is introduced by the priest, with the conclusion:

The peace of the Lord be always with you.
And also with you.

Let us offer each other a sign of peace.

All may exchange a sign of peace, for example by a simple handshake and the words ‘Peace be with you’.

The Preparation Of The Altar

Bread and wine are brought to the altar and prepared.
A collection may be taken for the work of the Chapel.

A Hymn may be sung.

If there is no hymn, the priest may say appropriate words, with the response:

Blessed be God forever.

The priest says a prayer over the gifts, to which all respond:

Amen.

The Eucharistic Prayer

If you wish to follow the full text of the prayer being used today please see the separate sheet provided. All responses are shown below.

The Lord be with you.
and also with you.

Lift up your hearts.
We lift them to the Lord.

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give thanks and praise.

The priest continues the preface, which may conclude with the following, said or sung:

Sanctus

Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.

Holy Communion

according to the
Book of Common Prayer

A Hymn may be sung.

The Lord’s Prayer

Let us pray.

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. 

The Collect

Almighty God,
Unto whom all hearts be open,
All desires known,
And from whom no secrets are hid;
Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts
By the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit,
That we may perfectly love thee,
And worthily magnify thy holy name;
Through Christ our Lord.
 
Amen

The Ten Commandments

God spake these words, and said; I am the Lord thy God: Thou shalt have none other gods but me.
Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law.

Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven image, nor the likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or in the earth beneath, or in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down to them, nor worship them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, and visit the sins of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me, and show mercy unto thousands in them that love me, and keep my commandments.
Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law.
 
Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless, that taketh his name in vain.
Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law.
 
Remember that thou keep holy the sabbath-day. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all that thou hast to do; but the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God. In it thou shalt do no manner of work, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, thy cattle, and the stranger that is within thy gates. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it.
Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law.
 
Honour thy father and thy mother; that thy days may be long in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law.
 
Thou shalt do no murder.
Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law.
 
Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law.
 
Thou shalt not steal.
Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law.
 
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law.
 
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his servant, nor his maid, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is his.
Lord, have mercy upon us, and write all these thy laws in our hearts, we beseech thee.

Kyrie Eleison

May be Sung.

Lord, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
 
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
 
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.

The Collects

Let us pray.

Almighty God, whose kingdom is everlasting, and power infinite: Have mercy upon the whole Church; and so rule the heart of thy chosen servant ELIZABETH, our Queen and Governor, that she (knowing whose minister she is) may above all things seek thy honour and glory; and that we, and all her subjects (duly considering whose authority she hath) may faithfully serve, honour, and humbly obey her, in thee, and for thee, according to thy blessed word and ordinance; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with thee and the Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth, ever one God, world without end.
 
Amen

The Collect of the Day will be said, with the response:

Amen.

The Lessons

A Hymn may be sung between the first and second lessons. Please stand for the second lesson.

The Creed

I believe in one God the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth,
And of all things visible and invisible:
And in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
The only-begotten Son of God,
Begotten of his Father before all worlds,
God of God, Light of Light,
Very God of very God, begotten, not made,
Being of one substance with the Father,
By whom all things were made:
Who for us men and for our salvation
Came down from heaven, and was incarnate
By the Holy Ghost of the virgin Mary,
And was made man,
And was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate.
He suffered and was buried, and the third day
He rose again according to the Scriptures,
And ascended into heaven,
And sitteth on the right hand of the Father.
And he shall come again with glory
To judge both the quick and the dead:
Whose kingdom shall have no end.
And I believe in the Holy Ghost,
The Lord and giver of life,
Who proceedeth from the Father and the Son,
Who with the Father and the Son together
Is worshipped and glorified,
Who spake by the prophets.
And I believe one catholic and apostolic Church.
I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins.
And I look for the resurrection of the dead,
And the life of the world to come.
 
Amen.

Please be seated for the Sermon

The Preparation Of The Table

A Hymn may be sung and a collection be taken for the work of the Chapel.

Let us pray for the whole state of Christ's Church militant here in earth.

Please kneel.

Almighty and everliving God, who by thy holy Apostle hast taught us to make prayers, and supplications, and to give thanks, for all men; we humbly beseech thee most mercifully to accept our alms and oblations, and* to receive these our prayers, which we offer unto thy divine majesty; beseeching thee to inspire continually the universal Church with the spirit of truth, unity, and concord: and grant, that all they who do confess thy holy name may agree in the truth of thy holy word, and live in unity, and godly love. We beseech thee also to save and defend all Christian kings, princes, and governors; and specially thy servant ELIZABETH our Queen; that under her we may be godly and quietly governed: and grant unto her whole council, and to all that are put in authority under her, that they may truly and indifferently administer justice, to the punishment of wickedness and vice, and to the maintenance of thy true religion, and virtue. Give grace, O heavenly Father, to all bishops and curates, that they may both by their life and doctrine set forth thy true and lively word, and rightly and duly administer thy holy sacraments. And to all thy people give thy heavenly grace; and especially to this congregation here present; that, with meek heart and due reverence, they may hear, and receive thy holy word; truly serving thee in holiness and righteousness all the days of their life. And we most humbly beseech thee, of thy goodness, O Lord, to comfort and succour all them who, in this transitory life, are in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity. And we also bless thy holy name for all thy servants departed this life in thy faith and fear; beseeching thee to give us grace so to follow their good examples, that with them we may be partakers of thy heavenly kingdom. Grant this, O Father, for Jesus Christ's sake, our only mediator and advocate.

[*these words to be omitted as appropriate]

Amen
 
Ye that do truly and earnestly repent you of your sins, and are in love and charity with your neighbours, and intend to lead a new life, following the commandments of God, and walking from henceforth in his holy ways; draw near with faith, and take this holy sacrament to your comfort; and make your humble confession to Almighty God, meekly kneeling upon your knees.
 
Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Maker of all things, judge of all men;
We acknowledge and bewail our manifold sins
And wickedness, which we, from time to time,
Most grievously have committed,
By thought, word, and deed,
Against thy divine majesty,
Provoking most justly
Thy wrath and indignation against us.
We do earnestly repent,
And are heartily sorry for these our misdoings;
The remembrance of them is grievous unto us;
The burden of them is intolerable.
Have mercy upon us,
Have mercy upon us, most merciful Father;
For thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ's sake,
Forgive us all that is past;
And grant that we may ever hereafter
Serve and please thee in newness of life,
To the honour and glory of thy name;
Through Jesus Christ our Lord.
 
Amen.
 
Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who of his great mercy hath promised forgiveness of sins to all them that with hearty repentance and true faith turn unto him; have mercy upon you; pardon and deliver you from all your sins; confirm and strengthen you in all goodness; and bring you to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
 
Amen
 
 
Hear what comfortable words our saviour Christ saith unto all that truly turn to him.
 
Come unto me all that travail and are heavy laden, and I will refresh you.

So God loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son, to the end that all that believe in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
 
Hear also what Saint Paul saith:
 
This is a true saying, and worthy of all men to be received, That Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.
 
Hear also what Saint John saith:

If any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; and he is the propitiation for our sins.

The Priest shall continue, saying:

Lift up your hearts.
 
We lift them up unto the Lord.
 
Let us give thanks unto our Lord God.
 
It is meet and right so to do.
 
It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at all times, and in all places, give thanks unto thee, O Lord, Holy Father,* Almighty, Everlasting God.

(*The words Holy Father are omitted on Trinity Sunday)

The Priest may continue with a proper preface, and then says:

Therefore with angels and archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious name; evermore praising thee, and saying [or singing]:
 
Holy, holy, holy,
Lord God of hosts,
heaven and earth are full of thy glory:
Glory be to thee, O Lord most high.
Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
 
We do not presume to come to this thy table, O merciful Lord, trusting in our own righteousness, but in thy manifold and great mercies. We are not worthy so much as to gather up the crumbs under thy table. But thou art the same Lord, whose property is always to have mercy: grant us therefore, gracious Lord, so to eat the flesh of thy dear Son Jesus Christ, and to drink his blood, that our sinful bodies may be made clean by his body, and our souls washed through his most precious blood, and that we may evermore dwell in him, and he in us.
 
Amen

The following may be said or sung:

O Lamb of God,
that takest away the sins of the world,
have mercy upon us.

The Prayer of Consecration

The Priest says the prayer of consecration and then the priest and the people receive Holy Communion or a blessing.
 
An anthem may be sung as the people receive Holy Communion.

The Lord’s Prayer

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:
For thine is the kingdom,
The power, and the glory,
For ever and ever.
 
Amen.
 
O Lord and heavenly Father,
We thy humble servants entirely desire
Thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept
This our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving;
Most humbly beseeching thee to grant,
That by the merits and death of thy
Son Jesus Christ, and through faith in his blood,
We and all thy whole Church
May obtain remission of our sins,
And all other benefits of his passion.
And here we offer and present unto thee,
O Lord, ourselves, our souls and bodies,
To be a reasonable, holy, and lively sacrifice unto thee;
Humbly beseeching thee, that all we,
Who are partakers of this holy communion,
May be fulfilled with thy grace
And heavenly benediction.
And although we be unworthy,
Through our manifold sins,
To offer unto thee any sacrifice,
Yet we beseech thee to accept this
Our bounden duty and service;
Not weighing our merits,
But pardoning our offences,
Through Jesus Christ our Lord;
By whom, and with whom,
In the unity of the Holy Ghost,
All honour and glory be unto thee,
O Father Almighty, world without end.
 
Amen.

The following may be said or sung:

Glory be to God on high,
And in earth peace, good will towards men.
We praise thee, we bless thee,
We worship thee, we glorify thee,
We give thanks to thee for thy great glory,
O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty.
O Lord, the only begotten Son Jesu Christ;
O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,
That takest away the sins of the world,
Have mercy upon us.
Thou that takest away the sins of the world,
Have mercy upon us.
Thou that takest away the sins of the world,
Receive our prayer.
Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, Have mercy upon us.
For thou only art holy; thou only art the Lord;
Thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost,
Art most high in the glory of God the Father.
Amen.

The Priest shall say a blessing:

The peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his son Jesus Christ our Lord: and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be amongst you and remain with you always.

Amen

A Hymn may be sung.

Compine

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