Vespers - May 3, 2023

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Order of Service

  • Prelude
  • The Confession of Sin (p. 120)
  • The Versicles (pp. 120-121)
  • Hymn 67 - Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven View
  • Reading: 1 Peter 2:11-12 View
    Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul, having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation.
  • Homily
  • Canticle: Turning
    Irish Folk Melody, arr. J. Jensen c. 2022 My soul cries out with a joyful shout that the God of my heart is great, And my spirit sings of the wondrous things that you bring to the ones who wait. You fixed your sight on your servant’s plight, and my weakness you did not spur, So from east to west shall my name be blest, could the world be about to turn? My heart shall sing of the day you bring let the fires of your justice burn. Wipe away all tears, for the dawn draws near, and the world is about to turn. Though I am small, my God, my all, you work great things in me. And your mercy will last from the depths of the past to the end of the age to be. Your very name puts the proud to shame, and to those who would for you yearn. You will show your might, put the strong to flight, for the world is about to turn. From the halls of power to the fortress tower, not a stone will be left on stone. Let the king beware for your justice tears ev’ry tyrant from his throne. The hungry poor shall weep no more, for the food they can never earn; There are tables spread, ev’ry mouth be fed, for the world is about to turn. My heart shall sing of the day you bring let the fires of your justice burn. Wipe away all tears, for the dawn draws near, and the world is about to turn. R. Cooney, 1990, inspired by “Magnificat,” Luke 1:46 ff.
  • The Kyrie (p. 124)
  • The Lord's Prayer (p. 125)
  • Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord View
  • The Collect (pp. 125-127)
  • The Benedicamus (p. 127)
  • The Benediction (p. 127)
  • Postlude
This Vespers Service was held in Trinity Chapel at Bethany Lutheran College on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at 5:30 p.m. Page and hymn numbers are from the Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary. Service ©2023, 2025 Bethany Lutheran College, Mankato, Minn.