Evening Vespers - February 11, 2015

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Order of Service

  • Prelude
  • Confession
  • Versicles & Gloria patri (led by the choir)
  • Lesson: II Timothy 4:1-5
  • Anthem: All Those Who Trust in Christ (Jerusalem) H. Parry, 1916
    All those who trust in Christ are blest And find in Him eternal rest;
    This world's allurements we despise And fix on Christ alone our eyes.
    Through Him we heirs of heav'n are made; O Brother, Christ, extend Thine aid
    That we may firmly trust in Thee, And through Thee live eternally.
    O Christ, our Savior, Helper Friend, Be with us till our journey's end.
    In mercy guide us by Thy grace Till we behold Thy glorious face.
    Though Satan rage, His pow'r is gone His thundering roar can harm us none
    Our strong Defender hurls him down, And wins for us a heav'nly crown.
    1. Author unknown, 1607; 2. K. Stolshagen, 1550-94
  • Sermon
  • Canticle: Nicaea Te Deum R. Turner, 2010
    You are God: we praise you; You are the Lord: we acclaim you;
    You are the eternal Father: All creation worships you.
    To you all angels, all the pow'rs of heaven,
    Cherubim and Seraphim, sing in endless praise:
    Holy, holy, holy Lord God of pow'r and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory.
    The glorious company of apostles praise you. 
The noble fellowship of prophets praise you.
    The white-robed army of martyrs praise you. 
Throughout the world the holy Church acclaims you;
    Father, of majesty unbounded, Your true and only Son, worthy of all worship,
    And the Holy Spirit, Advocate and Guide.
    You, Christ, are the king of glory, the eternal Son of the Father.
    When you became man to set us free you did not shun the Virgin's womb.
    You overcame the sting of death and opened the kingdom of heaven to all believers.
    You are seated at God's right hand in glory. We believe that you will come and be our judge.
    Come then, Lord, and help your people, Bought with the price of your own blood,
    And bring us with your saints to glory everlasting.
  • All may stand to sing:
    Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
    All Thy works shall praise Thy name, in earth, and sky, and sea;
    Holy, holy, holy; merciful and mighty!
    God in three persons, blessed Trinity!
  • Kyrie, Lord's Prayer
  • Hymn 584, Grant Peace, We Pray
  • The Collect
  • Benedicamus & Benediction (led by the choir)
  • Postlude

Scripture

Lesson: II Timothy 4:1-5 I charge you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom: Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables. But you be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

This Vespers Service was held in Trinity Chapel at Bethany Lutheran College on Wednesday, February 11, 2015, at 5:30 p.m. Page and hymn numbers are from the Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary. Service ©2015, 2025 Bethany Lutheran College, Mankato, Minn.