St James the Less, Penicuik
Order of Service for Evensong
1. Hymn
2.General Confession. (Kneel)
Almighty and most merciful Father, We have erred and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep, We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts, We have offended against thy holy laws, We have left undone those things which we ought to have done, And we have done those things which we ought not to have done, And there is no health in us: But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us miserable offenders; Spare thou them, O God, which confess their faults, Restore thou them that are penitent, According to thy promises declared unto mankind in Christ Jesu our Lord: And grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake, That we may hereafter live a godly, righteous and sober life, To the glory of thy Holy name. Amen.
Almighty God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who desireth not the death of a sinner, but rather that he may turn from his wickedness and live; and hath given power and commandment to his Ministers, to declare and pronounce to his people, being penitent, the Absolution and Remission of their sins: he pardoneth and absolveth all them that truly repent and unfeignedly believe his holy Gospel. Wherefore let us beseech him to grant us true repentance and his Holy Spirit, that those things may please him which we do at this present, and that the rest of our life hereafter may be pure and holy; so that at the last we may come to his eternal joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
OR
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 evil, confirm and strengthen us in all goodness, and bring us to life everlasting. Amen.
May the Almighty and merciful Lord grant unto you pardon and remission of all your sins, time for true repentance, amendment of life, and the grace and comfort of the Holy Spirit. Amen
O Lord, open thou our lips: and our mouths shall show forth thy praise
O God, make speed to save us: O Lord, make | haste to help us.
(Stand)
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever | shall be,| world without end.| Amen
Praise ye the Lord: The Lord's Name be prais'd.
3. Psalm appointed
4.First Lesson
5.Magnificat.
Full. 1 My soul doth | magnify the | Lord: and my spirit hath re- | joic'd in | God my | Saviour.
Full. 2 For | he hath re- | garded: the | lowli-ness | of his | hand-maiden.
3 For be- | hold from | henceforth: all gene- | rations shall | call me | blessed.
4 For he that is | mighty hath | magnifi'd me: and | ho-ly | is his | Name.
2ndpart. 5 And his mercy is on | them that | fear him: throughout | all‹| ge -ne - | rations.
6 He hath shew'd | strength with his | arm: he hath scatter'd the proud in the imagi- | na-tion | of their | hearts.
7 He hath put down the | mighty from their | seat: and hath ex- | alted the | humble and | meek.
8 He hath fill'd the hungry with | good‹| things: and the rich he hath | sent‹| empty a- | way.
9 He remembering his mercy hath holpen his | ser-vant | Israel: as he promis'd to our forefathers, * Abraham | and his seed for | ever.
Glory | be to the | Father: and to the Son, | and to the | Ho-ly | Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, * is now, and | ever shall | be: world without | end, A- |‹| men.
6.Second Lesson.
7.Nunc Dimittis
1 Lord now lettest thou thy servant de- | part in | peace: ac- | cord-ing | to thy | word.
2 For mine eyes have | seen thy sal- | vation: which thou hast pre- | par'd be-fore the | face of all | people;
3 To be a light to | lighten the | Gentiles: and to be the. | glory of thy | peo-ple | Israel.
Glory | be to the | Father: and to the Son, | and to the | Ho-ly | Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, * is now, and | ever shall | be: world without | end, A- |‹| men.
8.The 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.
9. Responses.
The Lord be with you; And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
(Kneel)
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.
O Lord show thy mercy upon us; And grant us thy sal - vation.
O Lord, save the Queen; And mercifully hear us when we call up - on thee.
Endue thy ministers with righteousness; And make thy chosen people joyful.
O Lord, save thy people; And bless thine inher - itance.
Give peace in our time, O Lord; because there is none other that fighteth for us, but only thou, O God.
O God, make clean our hearts within us; and take not thy Holy Spirit from us.
Let us pray.
10. The First Collect.... Amen.
11. The Second Collect :
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 both 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. Amen.
12.The Third Collect, for aid against all perils:
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.
13.Anthem.
14.Hymn.
15.Prayers.
16.(Hymn).
17.(Sermon).
18.Offertory Hymn
19.Blessing.
Amen