O Lord, open our lips;
And our mouth shall proclaim your praise.
Opening Sentance
Always be full of joy in the Lord; I say it again, rejoice!. . . . Philippians 4:4
Our Sovereign and Saviour draws near:
O come, let us worship.
Psalm 75
1 We give thanks to you, O God; we give thanks; your name is near. People tell of your wondrous deeds. 2 At the set time that I appoint I will judge with equity. 3 When the earth totters, with all its inhabitants, it is I who keep its pillars steady.Selah 4 I say to the boastful, ‘Do not boast’, and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horn; 5 do not lift up your horn on high, or speak with insolent neck.’ 6 For not from the east or from the west and not from the wilderness comes lifting up; 7 but it is God who executes judgement, putting down one and lifting up another. 8 For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup with foaming wine, well mixed; he will pour a draught from it, and all the wicked of the earth shall drain it down to the dregs. 9 But I will rejoice[a] for ever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob. 10 All the horns of the wicked I will cut off, but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.
Special Collect
Almighty God,
give us the grace to cast off the works of darkness
and put on the armour of light,,
now in the time of this mortal life,
in which your Son Jesus Christ came to us in great humility;,
so that when he shall come again in his glorious majesty
we may rise to the life immortal;
through him who lives and reigns with you
and the Holy Spirit,
one God now and forever.
Amen.