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THE VERSICLE

 Make haste, O God, to deliver me.
 Make haste to help me, O Lord.
THE GLORIA PATRI AND ALLELUIA (OR LAUS TIBI)

(From Septuagesima to Holy Saturday, instead of the Alleluia
-- Praise be to Thee, O Lord, King of eternal glory.)

THE HYMN

 O God, creation's secret Force,
 Thyself unmoved, yet motion's Source,
 Who from the morn till evening's ray
 Through every change does guide the day.

 Grant us, when this short life is past,
 The glorious evening that shall last,
 That, by a holy death attained,
 Eternal glory may be gained.

 Grant this, O Father, ever One
 With Jesus Christ, Thy only Son,
 And Holy Ghost, whom all adore,
 Reigning and blest forevermore.

THE PSALM ANTIPHON
 Give me understanding according to Thy Word.
THE PSALM (119:113-120)

 Let my cry come before thee, O Lord; give me understanding according to Thy Word. Let my supplication come before Thee; deliver me according to Thy Word. My lips will pour forth praise that Thou dost teach me Thy statutes. My tongue will sing of Thy Word, for all Thy commandments are right. Let Thy hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen Thy precepts. I long for Thy salvation, O Lord, and Thy Law is my delight. Let me live, that I may praise Thee, and let Thy ordinances help me. I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek Thy servant, for I do not forget Thy commandments.  Glory be to the Father... (The antiphon repeated)

THE CHAPTER (I Cor. 6:20)

 You were bought at a price, so glorify God in your body.
 Thanks be to God.

 Oh, cleanse Thou me from hidden faults.
 Keep back Thy servant also from presumptuous sins.

THE KYRIE

THE LORD'S PRAYER

 O Lord, hear my prayer.
 And let my cry come to Thee.
THE COLLECT

 Hear us, O merciful Lord Jesus Christ, and remember now the hour in which Thou didst commend Thy blessed spirit into the hands of Thy heavenly Father; and so assist us by this Thy most precious death that, being dead unto the world, we may live only unto Thee, and that at the hour of our departing from this mortal life we may be received into Thine everlasting kingdom, there to reign with Thee, world without end. Amen.

 Let us bless the Lord.
 Thanks be to God.

 

The Offices of the Hours, from the Appendix of Daily Office, Herbert Lindemann, Ed.  ©1965 Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo.