Virtual Compline

Officiant:

Friends, it is in vain that we rise up so early, and go so late to rest, and eat the bread of anxiety: for God gives sleep to his beloved.

Dear God,
thank you for all that is good,
for our creation and for our humanity,
for the stewardship you have given us of this planet Earth,
for the gifts of life and of one another,
for your love, which is unbounded and eternal.

Let us come to God as one from whom no secrets are hidden, to ask for forgiveness and peace.

A moment of silence is kept.

Officiant:

We have wounded your love.

All:

O God, heal us.

Officiant:

We stumble in the darkness.

All:

Light of the world, transfigure us.

Officiant:

We forget that we are your home.

All:

Spirit of God, dwell in us.

Officiant:

Eternal Spirit, living God,
in whom we live and move and have our being,
all that we are, have been, and shall be is known to you,
to the very secret of our hearts
and all that rises to trouble us.

Living flame, burn into us,
cleansing wind, blow through us,
fountain of water, well up within us,
that we may love and praise in deed and in truth.

May the God of Love have mercy on us, pardon us, and set us free. Know that you are forgiven and be at peace. May God strengthen us in all goodness and keep us in life eternal.

All:

Amen

Leader:

Hear me when I call, O God of my right-eousness *

Responder:

thou hast set me at liberty when I was in trouble; have mercy upon me, and hearken un-to my prayer.

Leader:

O ye sons of men, how long will ye blaspheme mine hon-our *

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and have such pleasure in vanity, and seek af-ter leas-ing?

Leader:

Know this also, that the Lord hath chosen to himself the man that is god-ly *

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when I call upon the Lord, he will hear me.

Leader:

Stand in awe, and sin ◊ not: commune with your own heart, and in your chamber, and be still  *

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Offer the sacrifice of righteousness and put your trust in the Lord.

Leader:

There be many that say,  *

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“Who will shew us an-y good?”

Leader:

Lord, lift thou up  *

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the light of thy counte-nance up-on us.

Leader:

Thou hast put gladness in my heart  *

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since the time that their corn, and wine, and oil increased.

Leader:

I will lay me down in ◊ peace, and take my rest  *

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for it is thou, Lord, only, that makest me dwell in safe-ty.

Leader:

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,  *

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and to the Ho-ly Ghost,

Leader:

as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, *

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world with-out end. A-men.

Leader:

You who dwell in the shelter of the Most High,  *

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who abide under the shadow of the Al-might-y.

Leader:

shall say to the Lord, “You are my refuge and my strong-hold, *

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my God in whom I put     my trust.”

Leader:

He shall deliver you from the snare of the hunt-er *

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and from the deadl-y pes-tilence.

Leader:

He shall cover you with his pin-◊-ions, and you shall find refuge under his wings;  *

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his faithfulness shall be a shield and buck-ler.

Leader:

You shall not be afraid of any terror by night,  *

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nor of the arrow that flies by day,

Leader:

of the plague that stalks in the dark-ness, *

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nor of the sickness that lays waste at mid-day.

Leader:

Your eyes have only to be-hold  *

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to see the reward of the wick-ed.

Leader:

Because you have made the Lord your ref-uge, *

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and the Most High your hab-i-ta-tion,

Leader:

there shall no evil happen to you,  *

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neither shall any plague come near your dwell-ing.

Leader:

For he shall give his angels charge over you, *

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to keep you in all     your ways.

Leader:

They shall bear you in their hands,  *

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lest you dash your foot a-gainst a stone.

Leader:

You shall tread upon the lion and the ad-der; *

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you shall trample the young lion and the serpent un-der your feet.

Leader:

“Because they are bound to me in ◊ love, therefore will I de-liv-er them; *

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I will protect them, because they know my Name.

Leader:

They shall call upon me, and I will an-◊-swer them; I am with them in trou-ble; *

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I will rescue them and bring them to hon-or.

Leader:

With long life will I sat-isfy them, *

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and show them my sal-va-tion.”

Leader:

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, *

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and to the Ho-ly Spir-it,

Leader:

as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, *

Responder:

world with-out end. A-men.

Leader:

God,     grant Your judgements to the queen  *

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and Your righteousness to the queen’s     daugh-ter.

Leader:

May she judge Your people right-eously *

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and Your lowly ones in jus-tice.

Leader:

May the mountains bear peace to the peo-ple, *

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and the hills     right-eousness.

Leader:

May she bring justice to the lowly of the pe-◊-ople, may she rescue the children of the need-y *

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and crush the op-pres-sor.

Leader:

May she live as long as the sun  *

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and as long as the moon, gener-a-tions un-told.

Leader:

May she come down like rain on new-mown grass,  *

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like showers that mois-ten the earth.

Leader:

May the just flourish in her days: *

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and abundant peace till the moon is no more.

Leader:

And may she hold sway from sea to sea,  *

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from the River to the ends of the earth.

Leader:

Before her may the desert-folk kneel,  *

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and her enemies lick     the dust.

Leader:

May kings of Tarshish and the islands bring trib-ute, *

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may kings of Sheba and Siba of-fer vas-sal-gifts.

Leader:

And may all kings bow to her, *

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all na-tions serve her.

Leader:

For she saves the needy one plead-ing, *

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and the lowly who have none to help them.

Leader:

She pities the poor and the need-y. *

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and the lives of the need-y she res-cues,

Leader:

from scheming and outrage re-deems them, *

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and their blood is dear in her sight.

Leader:

Long may she live,  *

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and the gold of Sheba be giv-en to her.

Leader:

May she be prayed for al-ways, *

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all day long be bless-èd.

Leader:

May there be abundance of grain in the land,  *

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on the moun    -tain-tops.

Leader:

May her fruit rustle like Leb-anon, *

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and may they sprout from the town like grass of the land.

Leader:

May her name be for-ev-er. *

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As long as the sun may her name bear fruit.

Leader:

And may all nations be blessed through her,  *

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and may all nations call her hap-py.

Leader:

Blessed is the Lord God, Israel’s God,  *

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performing won-ders a-lone,

Leader:

and blessed is God’s glory for-ev-er, *

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and may God’s glory fill all the earth. A-men and a-men.

Leader:

Leader:

O most mighty and merciful God,
in this time of grievous sickness, we flee unto thee for succour.
Deliver us, we beseech thee, from our peril;
give strength and skill to all those who minister to the sick;
prosper the means made use of for their cure;
and grant that, perceiving how frail and uncertain our life is,
we may apply our hearts unto that heavenly wisdom
which leadeth to eternal life;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

All:

Leader:

Keep watch, dear Lord,
with those who work, or watch, or weep this night,
and give your angels charge over those who sleep.
Tend the sick, Lord Christ; give rest to the weary,
bless the dying, soothe the suffering,
pity the afflicted, shield the joyous;
and all for your love’s sake.

All:

Leader:

Be present, Spirit of God,
within us, your dwelling place and home,
that this house may be one where
all darkness is penetrated by your light,
all troubles calmed by your peace,
all evil redeemed by your love,
all pain transformed in your suffering,
and all dying glorified in your risen life.

All:

Leader:

Lighten our darkness, we beseech thee, O Lord,
and by thy great mercy defend us
from all perils and dangers of this night;
through Jesus Christ our savior,
who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit
for ever and ever.

All: