Prayer in the Evening
Not part of the Lenten reflections but a Sunday bonus to be used at any time.
Methodist Worship Book Page 15ff.
Be swift, O God, to save us.
Come quickly, Lord, to help us.
It is good to give thanks to the Lord,
to sing psalms to your name, O Most High.
Most merciful God,
we confess to you
before the whole company of heaven
that we have sinned
in thought, word and deed.
and in what we have failed to do.
Forgive us our sins,
heal us by your Spirit
and raise us to new life in Christ. Amen.
If we confess our sins,
God is faithful and just,
and will forgive our sins,
and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Amen. Thanks be to God.
Cry out to the Lord, all the earth;
serve the Lord with gladness;
come into his presence with songs of joy.
Be assured that the Lord is God;
he has made us for himself.
We are his own, his people,
the sheep who feed on his pasture.
Come into his gates with thanksgiving,
enter his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and bless his name.
Truly the Lord is good:
his love endures for ever,
and from age to age he is faithful.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now,
and shall be for ever. Amen.
An Evening Hymn
1 Lord! You do hear me when I pray;
I am forever yours;
In awe I worship you all day,
And strive to do no wrong
2 And when I rest my weary head,
From cares and turmoil free;
‘Tis in those moments on my bed,
My heart it speaks with thee.
3 I offer prayer as sacrifice;
And, when my work is done,
Great God, my faith and hope relies
Upon your grace alone.
4 Thus with my thoughts compos’d to peace,
I’ll give my eyes to sleep;
Your hand in safety keeps my days,
And will my night hours keep!
Isaac Watts revised Chris Hancock CC0
God and Father of all,
as this day ends
we offer up its hours in praise to you.
As we take our rest
unite us, by your Spirit,
in praise of Christ our Lord,
the Alpha and Omega,
the First and Last,
in whom we make our prayer.
Amen.
Psalm 134
Come, bless the Lord,
all you, his servants,
who minister night after night
in the house of the Lord.
Lift up your hands towards the sanctuary
and bless the Lord.
May the Lord, maker of heaven and earth,
bless you from Zion!
Isaiah 55 v 6 – 9
Seek the Lord while he may be found,
call upon him while he is near;
let the wicked forsake their way,
and the unrighteous their thoughts;
let them return to the Lord,
that he may have mercy on them,
and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
nor are your ways my ways, says the Lord.
For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Now, Lord, you let your servant go in peace;
your word has been fulfilled.
My own eyes have seen the salvation
which you have prepared in the sight of every people:
a light to reveal you to the nations
and the glory of your people Israel.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning,
is now, and shall be for ever. Amen.
Let us pray together:
Christ through whom all things were made,
sustain all creation.
Christ exalted in the lowest and the least,
give us humility.
Christ, present in the poor and the oppressed,
fill us with compassion.
Christ, forsaken in the hungry and the homeless,
minister to them through our hands.
Christ, present where two or three are gathered,
be known among us.
Christ, present in word, sacrament and sign,
grant us your peace.
We pray the prayer that Jesus gave us:
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin
against us.
Save us from the time of trial
and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours
now and for ever. Amen.
Lord our God,
at the ending of this day,
and in the darkness and silence of this night,
cover us with healing and forgiveness,
that we may take our rest in peace,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
We will lie down in peace and take our rest;
for you alone, Lord, make us dwell in safety. Amen.
Copyrights
Liturgy
Liturgy for Prayer in the Evening ‘Used with permission from The Methodist Worship Book Page 15ff © Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes. The Methodist Church in Britain’.
Hymn
Original words by Isaac Watts revised by Chris Hancock.
Recording by the Hatfield Road Methodist Church music group.
Images
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Background Music
Music from Pixabay
Relaxing Music Vol.1 – Relaxing Time slightly edited by Chris Hancock as permitted by the Pixabay licence.
