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We have this treasure in earthen vessels
2 Corinthians 4:7

Kyrie Eleison

12/29/2019

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Our class was recorded Oct 9, 2019. Because of scheduling, we combined our discussions of the Gloria Patri and the Kyrie Eleison. In the video below, the portion on the Kyrie runs from 17:50 to 27:40 and from 43:50 to the end. Feel free to follow along by clicking through the slideshow above. This slideshow has been revised to return it to its intended place as the last song in the study.
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Nunc Dimittis

12/22/2019

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Our class was recorded Nov 20, 2019, and starts at 22:30 in the video below. Because of scheduling, we combined our discussions of the Gloria Patri and the Kyrie Eleison, making this our final class. Since then, the slideshow above has been revised to move the summary material we used in class back to its intended place with the Kyrie (next week's song).
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Psalm 91

12/15/2019

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Our class was recorded Nov 13, 2019, and starts at 15:41 in the video below. Feel free to follow along by clicking through the slideshow above.
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Night Prayer

12/8/2019

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Before stepping into this time of prayer, a brief note on the format may be helpful.
  • The service is preceded by two quotes: one from Scripture and the other from Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Life Together. These quotes help us imagine what these words meant to our earliest brothers and sisters in Christ.
  • Biblical texts are based on The Holy Bible, English Standard Version (Copyright © 2016 by Crossway Bibles), while non-biblical texts are usually based on Praying Together (Copyright © 1988 by English Language Liturgical Consultation). Using my rather limited knowledge of Hebrew, Greek, and Latin, I compared each text to other well-known translations, and selected the words that seemed to best grasp the form and function of the original. I thank you in advance for pointing out and forgiving my errors.
  • Texts can be read or sung in unison, or as a call and response. Where possible, drop the four-part harmony and sing just the main melody.
  • Words that are clearly not in English are Latin translations of the first words of the text, except for a few texts that are known by their Greek titles instead (labeled “Gk.”). Where a text is also known by another name, I’ve included this in parentheses.
  • At the end of the series, I’ll also give some pointers on what to do with the opportunities for Scripture Readings noted in each prayer.

  In peace I will both lie down and sleep;
for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.
~ Psalm 4:8 ESV ~
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Finally, in all the old evening prayers, it is striking how frequently we encounter their plea for preservation during the night from the devil, from terror and from an evil, sudden death. The ancients were keenly aware of human helplessness while sleeping, the kinship of sleep with death, and the devil’s cunning in causing our downfall when we are defenseless.
~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together, ch. 2 ~

Psalm 91
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
shall abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
He will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust.”

For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler,
from the peril and pestilence.
He will cover you with his pinions,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.
You will not fear the terror of the night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,
nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness,
nor the peril that lays waste at noonday.

A thousand may fall at your side,
and ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.
You will only look with your eyes
and see the recompense of the wicked.

Because you have made the Lord your dwelling place--
the Most High, who is my refuge—
no evil shall befall you,
nor any plague come near your tent.
For he will command his angels concerning you
to keep you in all your ways.
On their hands they will bear you up,
lest you strike your foot against a stone.
You will tread on the lion and the adder;
the young lion and the serpent you will trample underfoot.

“Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him;
I will set him on high, because he has known my name.
He will call to me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble;
I will rescue him and honor him.
With long life I will satisfy him
and show him my salvation.”


Gloria Patri (Minor Doxology)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.


Nunc Dimittis (The Song of Simeon, Luke 2:29-32)
Now, O Lord, you let your servant go in peace,
according to your promise;
for my eyes have seen your salvation
that you have prepared in the face of all peoples,
a light for revelation to the Gentiles
and for the glory of your people Israel.


Scripture Reading


Kyrie Eléison (Gk.; repeat each line three times)
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.


The Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13)
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name;
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.
For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen.


Personal Petitions
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Phos Hilaron

12/1/2019

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Our class was recorded Nov 6, 2019, and starts at 19:15 in the video below. Feel free to follow along by clicking through the slideshow above.
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