Vespers - Wednesday, October 22, 2025

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Order of Service

  • Prelude
  • Hymn 18 - God the Father, Be Our Stay View
    vv. 1 - 3
  • The Versicles (pp. 120-121)
  • The Gloria Patri (p. 121)
  • Psalm 43 (p. 180; Tone 3)
  • Reading: 1 John 5:1-5 View
    Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him. By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep His commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome. For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world— our faith. Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
  • Soul, Be Still
    Soul, be still, await God’s will. We are safe in His wise keeping, Surely grief for joy makes way, Laughter fain would follow weeping, Legions e’er His call obey. God doth guide thee as a Father. Soul, be still. Soul, be still, await God’s will. Unforeseen, the dawn appearing, Will allay all fear and doubt, Why delay your joy, despairing, Grief and worry put to rout. God doth guide the as a Father. Soul, be still. (Music: Johann Wolfgang Franck / Arr. by Carl Stein; Text: Heinrich Elmenhorst / Translated by Theodora Lau)
  • Homily
  • The Versicle (p. 122)
  • The Nunc Dimittis (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)
  • Hymn 589 - Lord, Keep Us Steadfast in Thy Word View
  • Postlude
This Vespers Service was held in Trinity Chapel at Bethany Lutheran College on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. Page and hymn numbers are from the Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary. Service ©2025 Bethany Lutheran College, Mankato, Minn.