A Brief Order for Matins
(Morning Prayer)
To be sung or said
aloud:
(Trace the sign of the
cross on your lips and chant or say,)
O Lord, open `my lips,
and my mouth shall proclaim` your praise.
Psalm 108:1-4
My
heart is stead`fast, O God!
I will sing and make melody with `all my being!
Awake, O `harp and lyre!
I will a`wake the dawn!
I will give thanks to you, O Lord, a`mong the peoples;
I will sing praises to you a`mong the nations.
I will sing and make melody with `all my being!
Awake, O `harp and lyre!
I will a`wake the dawn!
I will give thanks to you, O Lord, a`mong the peoples;
I will sing praises to you a`mong the nations.
For
your steadfast love is great a`bove the heavens;
your faithfulness reaches `to the clouds.
your faithfulness reaches `to the clouds.
The day’s designated
reading may be read aloud.
The day's reflection
may be read.
Benedictus (Song of Zechariah): Luke 1:68-79
Prayer: I give thanks to you, heavenly Father, through Jesus
Christ your dear Son, that you have protected me through the night from all
harm and danger. I ask that you would also protect me today from sin and all
evil, so that my life and actions may please you. Into your hands I commend
myself: my body, my soul, and all that is mine. Let your holy angel be with me,
so that the wicked foe may have no power over me. Amen
The Lord’s Prayer
Almighty God, the + Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
bless `and preserve us.
Amen.
A Brief Order
for Compline (Prayer Before Sleep)
To be said or sung
aloud:
(Make the sign of the
cross and chant or say,)
Almighty God grant us a quiet night and peace at `the
last. Amen
It is good to give thanks to `the Lord,
to sing praise to your name, O `Most High,
to herald your love in `the morning,
your truth at the close of `the day.
Psalm 91:1-6, 9-12
The day’s designated
reading may be read aloud.
Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit.
You have redeemed me, O Lord, God of truth.
Into your hands I commend my spirit.
Guide us waking, O Lord,
and guard us sleeping,
that awake we may watch with Christ,
and asleep we may rest in peace.
Nunc Dimittis (Song of Simeon): Luke 2:29-32
Prayer: I give thanks to you, heavenly God, through Jesus
Christ your dear Son, that you have graciously protected me today. I ask you to
forgive me all my sins, where I have done wrong, and graciously to protect me
this night. Into your hands I commend myself: my body, my soul, and all that is
mine. Let your holy angels be with me, so that the wicked foe may have no power
over me. Amen
The Lord’s Prayer
Almighty God, the + Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,
bless us and keep us. Amen