Night Prayer 18 Wednesday
with Fr Steven Muir
May the almighty Lord grant us a quiet night and a perfect end.
Amen.
You must love the Lord your God with all your heart and soul,
You must love the Lord your God with all your might and strength,
and you must love your neighbour as you love yourself.
You must love the Lord your God with heart and soul and might and strength
and your neighbour as yourself.
Introduction
Lord, thank you for the beauty of your love reflected in the faces of people we have met today.
Forgive us for the times when we did not reflect your love to others,
when we missed chances to accept your freely given grace.
Grant us a peaceful night and a brand new day
when we might try again to do your will
and glorify your name.
Kyrie, eleison.
Psalm 109: In splendour I begot you before the dawn
The Lord’s revelation to my master sit on my right,
your fees I will pit beneath your feet.
In splendour I begot you before the dawn
The Lord will world from Sion your sceptre of power,
rule in the midst of all your foes.
In splendour I begot you before the dawn
A prince from the day of your birth on the holy mountain,
from the womb before the dawn I begot you.
In splendour I begot you before the dawn
Glory to the Father, glory to the Son,
glory to the HolySpirit now and for ever.
In splendour I begot you before the dawn
Reading
Hear, O Israel the Lord our God is one Lord,
and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might;
and these words which I command you this day shall be upon your heart,
and you shall teach them diligently to your children
and shall talk of them when you sit in your house,
and when you walk by the way
and when you lie down,
and when you rise.
Into your hands
Into your hands, Lord, I commend my spirit,
– Into your hands, Lord, I commend my spirit,
You have redeemed us, Lord, God of faithfulness,
– Into your hands, Lord, I commend my spirit,
Glory be to the Father, to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
– Into your hands, Lord, I commend my spirit,
Into your hands, Lord, into your hands.
Save us, Lord, while we are awake; protect us while we sleep;
that we may keep watch with Christ and rest with him in peace.
from the Song of Simeon
Lord, let your servant go in peace just as you promised long ago,
for my eyes have seen your salvation
which you prepared for the nations to see:
a light to enlighten the pagans and the glory of your people,
and the glory of your people, Israel.
Let us pray
Come to visit us, Lord, this night
so that by your strength we may rise at daybreak
to rejoice in the resurrection of Christ your Son
who loves and reigns for ever and ever.
Amen
Blessing
May the Almighty Lord grant us a quiet night and a perfect end,
a perfect end.
Amen.
From radioalba.org and led by Fr Steven Muir with music by cantor Grace Buckley and The St Mungo Singers.
Psalm 109 : Words (c) The Grail, England. Music Gerry Fitzpatrick, (c) St Mungo Music.
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