Compline

Preparation & Confession

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Opening

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Psalmody

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Short Reading

Response

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Hymn

Versicle & Response

Nunc Dimittis

Prayers

The Blessing

SuperiorThe Lord Almighty grant us a quiet night and a perfect end. Amen.

A period of silence follows for reflection on the past day.

We confess to almighty God, before the whole company of heaven and one another, that we have sinned through our own fault, in thought and word and deed, and in what we have failed to do.
Wherefore, we pray almighty God to forgive us our sins and to keep us in eternal life. Amen.

Our help is in the name of the Lord.
Who has made heaven and earth.

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.

Alleluia.

Psalm 4

  1. Answer me when I call, O God, defender of mŷ cause; * † you set me free whén I ám hard-pressed; have mercy on mé and héar my prayer.

  2. “You mortals, how long will you dishónour my glóry; * how long will you worship dumb idols and run áfter fálse gods?”

  3. Know that the Lord does wonders fór the fáithful; * when I call upon the Lord, hé will héar me.

  4. Tremble, thén, and dó not sin; * speak to your heart in sílence upón your bed.

  5. Offer the appointed sácrifíces * and put your trúst in thé Lord.

  6. Many are saying, “Oh, that we míght see bétter times!” * Lift up the light of your countenance upón us, Ó Lord.

  7. You have put gládness ín my heart, * more than when grain and wíne and óil increase.

  8. I lie down in peace; at ónce I fáll asleep; * for only you, Lord, make me dwéll in sáfety.

Psalm 91

  1. Whoever dwells in the shelter óf the Móst High, * and abides under the shadow óf the Almíghty.

  2. Shall say to the Lord, “You are my refuge ánd my strónghold, * my God in whóm I pút my trust.”

  3. He shall deliver you from the snáre of the húnter * and from the déadly péstilence.

  4. He shall cover you with his pinîons, † and you shall find refuge únder hís wings; * his faithfulness shall be a shíeld and búckler.

  5. You shall not be afraid of any terror by night, * nor of the árrow that flíes by day.

  6. Of the plague that stalks in the darkness, * nor of the sickness that lays wáste at míd-day.

  7. A thousand shall fall at your side and ten thousand át your ríght hand, * but it shall nót come néar you.

  8. Your eyes have only to behold * to see the rewárd of the wícked.

  9. Because you have made the Lord your refuge, * and the Most High your hábitátion.

  10. There shall no evil happen to you, * neither shall any plague come néar your dwélling.

  11. For he shall give his angels charge over you, * to kéep you in áll your ways.

  12. They shall bear you in their hands, * lest you dash your foot against â stone. †

  13. You shall tread upon the líon and ádder; * you shall trample the young lion and the serpent únder yóur feet.

  14. Because he is bound to me in love, therefore will Í delíver him; * I will protect him, becáuse he knóws my name.

  15. He shall call upon me, and Î will ánswer him; * I am with him in trouble; I will rescue him and bríng him to hónour.

  16. With long life will I sátisfý him, * and show him mý salvátion.

Psalm 134

  1. Behold now, bless the Lord, all you sérvants óf the Lord, * you that stand by night in the hóuse of thé Lord.

  2. Lift up your hands in the holy pláce and bléss the Lord; * the Lord who made heaven and earth bless you óut of Zíon.

The Reading

The servants of the Lamb shall see the face of their God, whose name will be on their foreheads. There will be no more night: they will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for God will give them light; and they will reign for ever and ever. Rev'n 22.4,5

OR

There remains a sabbath rest for the people of God; for those who enter his rest also cease from their labours, as he did. Let us, therefore, strive to enter that rest. Heb 4.9-11

In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and trust shall be your strength. Isa 30.15

Come to me, all who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. Matt 11.28-30

Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that in due time he may exalt you. Cast all your anxieties on him, for he cares about you. I Pet 5.6,7

The Word was the source of life, and brought light to all. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. John 1.4,5

Lord, you are in the midst of us, and we are called by your name. Leave us not, O Lord our God. Jer 14.9

There remains a sabbath rest for the people of God; for those who enter his rest also cease from their labours, as he did. Let us, therefore, strive to enter that rest. Heb 4.9-11

The Response

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Lent (Ash Wednesday to Passiontide)

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O Christ, life-giving Day and Light
with brightness overcoming night;
we look to you that we may know
the light and truth which from you flow.

All holy Lord, our sure defence,
and guardian of our every sense:
O grant us calm, untroubled sleep,
so may the heart its vigil keep.

Protect us with your strong right hand,
that firm in faith we may withstand
and every onslaught of the foe
with trust in you may undergo.

Look down on us, O Lord most just,
your creatures fashioned from the dust;
preserve and govern us for good,
the purchase of your precious blood.

To God the Father, God the Son,
and God the Spirit, ever One;
to you, O blessed Trinity,
be praise through all eternity.  Amen.

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Keep me,  O Lord, as the apple of your eye.
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