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Come, let us sing to the Lord;* let us shout for joy to the rock of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving* and raise a loud shout to him with psalms. For the Lord is a great God,* and a great king above all gods. In his hand are the depths of the earth,* and the heights of the hills are his also. The sea is his, for he made it,* and his hands have moulded the dry land. Come, let us bow down and bend the knee,* and kneel before the Lord our Maker. For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand.* O that today you would hearken to his voice! Psalm 95:1-7 (Venite) |
Come, let us sing with joy unto the Lord; let us be glad and heartily rejoice. Into God's presence come with hymns of praise; with thankful hearts new psalms and anthems raise, till all earth's tongues be joined in one great voice. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, sovereign above all powers of heaven and earth. Caverns and heights lie both with God's hand, who made the sea and molded the dry land, and from whose life all creatures have their birth. Come, let us kneel before the Lord our God; to our Creator let all hearts draw near. This is our God, whose folk and sheep are we, whose steadfast love endures eternally. Oh, that today you would God's calling hear! Carl P. Daw, Jr. Sung to Old 124th |
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Have mercy on me, O God, according to your loving-kindness;* in your great compassion blot out my offences. Wash me through and through from my wickedness* and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my transgressions,* and my sin is ever before me. Against you only have I sinned* and done what is evil in your sight. And so you are justified when you speak* and upright in your judgement. Cast me not away from your presence* and take not your holy Spirit from me. Give me the joy of your saving help again* and sustain me with your bountiful Spirit. I shall teach your ways to the wicked,* and sinners shall return to you. Deliver me from death, O God,* and my tongue shall sing of your righteousness, O God of my salvation. Psalm 51:1-5,12-15 |
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Refrain: Full of compassion and mercy and love is God, the Most High, the Almighty. Lord almighty and God of our forebears, you who made heaven and earth in all their glory: All things tremble with awe at your presence, before your great and mighty power. Immeasurable and unsearchable is your promised mercy, for you are God, Most High. You are full of compassion, long-suffering and very merciful, and you relent at human suffering. O God, according to your great goodness, you have promised forgiveness for repentance to those who have sinned against you. The sins I have committed against you are more in number than the sands of the sea. I am not worthy to look up to the height of heaven, because of the multitude of my iniquities. And now I bend the knee of my heart before you, imploring your kindness upon me. I have sinned, O God, I have sinned, and I acknowledge my transgressions. Unworthy as I am, you will save me, according to your great mercy. For all the host of heaven sings your praise, and your glory is for ever and ever. Manasseh 1a,2,4,6,7a,9a,9c,11,12,14b,15b |
Sovereign Maker of all things, God of covenant and grace, every creature knows your power, quakes with fear before your face. But your mercy far exceeds what our minds can comprehend; deep compassion stays your hand, chastening not, though we offend. You have promised to forgive contrite sinners who repent; so I come with humbled heart, by your word made confident. I have sinned, Lord, I have sinned: well I know my wickedness. Yet I make this prayer to you: Lord, forgive, me, heal, and bless. Let me not be lost in sin, banished to eternal night; God who hears the penitent, let your goodness show your might. Though I be unworthy, Lord, your great mercy will I claim, till I join the hosts above who forever praise your Name Carl P. Daw, Jr. Sung to Aberystwyth or: St. George's Windsor |
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Lord Jesus, think on me, and purge away my sin; from harmful passions set me free, and make me pure within. Lord Jesus, think on me, with care and woe oppressed; let me thy loving servant be, and taste thy promised rest. Lord Jesus, think on me, nor let me go astray; through darkness and perplexity point thou the heavenly way. Lord Jesus, think on me, that, when the flood is passed, I may the eternal brightness see, and share thy joy at last. Lord Jesus, think on me, that I may sing above to Father, Holy Ghost and thee the songs of praise and love. Synesius of Cyrene, fifth century; trans. Allen William Chatfield, 1875 Sung to St. Paul's or St. Bride or Southwell |
Restore in us, O God, the splendor of your love; renew your image in our hearts, and all our sins remove. O Spirit, wake in us the wonder of your power; from fruitless fear unfurl our lives like springtime bud and flower. Bring us, O Christ, to share the fullness of your joy; baptize us in the risen life that death cannot destroy. Three-personed God, fulfill the promise of your grace, that we, when our searching ends, may see you face to face. Carl P. Daw, Jr., 1987 Sung to Southwell (Damon) |
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O gracious Light, pure brightness of the everliving Father in heaven, O Jesus Christ, holy and blessed! Now as we come to the setting of the sun, and our eyes behold the vesper light, we sing your praises, O God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. You are worthy at all times to be praised by happy voices, O Son of God, O Giver of Life, and to be glorified through all the worlds. The Book of Common Prayer (1979) |
O gladdening light, of the holy glory of the immortal Father heavenly, holy, blessed, O Jesus Christ. Now that we have come to the setting of the sun, and see the evening light we give praise to God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Worthy are you at all times to be worshipped with holy voices, O Son of God and giver of life: therefore all the world glorifies you. Common Worship: Daily Prayer, 2002 |
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O gladsome Light, O grace of God the Father's face, the eternal splendor wearing; celestial, holy, blest, our Savior Jesus Christ, joyful in thine appearing. Now, ere day falleth quite, we see the evening light, our wonted hymn outpouring; Father of might unknown, thee, his incarnate Son, and Holy Spirit adoring. To thee of right belongs all praise of holy songs, O Son of God, Life-giver; thee, therefore, O Most High, the world doth glorify, and shall exalt for ever. Robert Bridges, 1899 Sung to Le Cantique de Siméon. |
O brightness of the immortal Father's face, most holy, heavenly, blest, Lord Jesus Christ, in whom his truth and grace are visibly expressed: The sun is sinking now, and one by one the lamps of evening shine; we hymn the eternal Father, and the Son, and Holy Ghost divine. Worthy art thou at all times to receive our hallowed praises, Lord. O Son of God, be thou, in whom we live, through all the world adored. Edward W. Eddis,, 1864 Sung to St. Nicholas. |
See also #25 and #26 in The Hymnal 1982 for "O gracious Light, Lord Jesus Christ"
The psalms are from Celebrating Common Prayer
(Mowbray), (c) The Society of Saint Francis
1992, which is used with permission.
The second Phos hilaron translation is from
Common Worship: Daily Prayer, Preliminary
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