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.

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:

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

Responder:

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

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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.”

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

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and from the dead-ly pes-tilence.

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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.

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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,

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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.

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They shall bear you in their hands,  *

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lest you dash your foot a-gainst a stone.

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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.

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“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.

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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.

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With long life will I sat-isfy them, *

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and show them my sal-va-tion.”

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

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and to the Ho-ly Spir-it,

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

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world with-out end. A-men.

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Clap your hands all you peo-ples: *

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cry out to God with shouts of joy.

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For the Lord most high is to be feared:  *

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and is the great sovereign o-ver all the earth.

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The Lord has subdued the peoples un-der us: *

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and the nations un-der our feet.

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The Lord chose a land to be our her-itage: *

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it is the pride of Ja-cob whom God loves.

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God has gone up with shouts of tri-umph: *

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the Lord has gone up with a fan-fare of trum-pets.

Leader:

Sing praises, sing praises to God:  *

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sing praises, sing prais-es to our king.

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For God is the king of all the earth: *

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sing praises with your ut-most skill.

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God reigns over the na-tions: *

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God is seated on a ho-ly throne.

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The princes of the nations as-sem-ble: *

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with the people of the God of A-braham.

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For the mighty ones of the earth have become the servants of God:  *

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the Lord is ex-alt-ed o-ver all.

Leader:

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

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and to the Ho-ly Spir-it,

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

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world with-out end. A-men.

Leader:

Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the ◊ earth.
Worship the Lord with glad-ness; *

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come into his pres-ence with sing-ing.

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Know that the Lord is ◊ God.
It is he that made us, and we are his;  *

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we are his people, and the sheep of his pas-ture.

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Enter his gates with thanks-giv-ing, *

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and his courts with praise.    

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Give thanks to him,  *

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bless     his name.

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For the Lord is ◊ good;
his steadfast love endures for-ev-er, *

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and his faithfulness to all gen-er-a-tions.

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

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and to the Ho-ly Spir-it,

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

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world with-out end. 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: