00:16the Lord Almighty grant us a quiet night and a perfect end amen our help is in
00:27the name of the Lord who made heaven and earth
00:41most merciful God we confess to you before the whole company of heaven and one
00:47another that we have sinned in thought word and deed I did what we have failed
00:55to do forgive us our sins heal us by your spirit and raise us to new life in Christ amen
01:09oh Lord make speed to save us oh Lord make haste to help us glory be to the Father and
01:21to the Son and
01:22to the Holy Spirit as it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be world without end amen
01:33Alleluia
01:40Psalm 78 pay attention my people to my instruction listen to the words I speak I will sing a song
01:51that imparts wisdom
01:52I will make insightful observations about the past what we have heard and learned that which our ancestors have told
02:02us we will not hide from their descendants we will tell the next generation about the Lord's praiseworthy acts about
02:10his strength and the amazing things he has done he has established a rule in Jacob he has set up
02:18a law in Israel
02:20Israel he commanded our ancestors to make his deeds known to their descendants so that the next generation children yet
02:28to be born might know about them they will grow up and tell their descendants about them then they will
02:38place their confidence in God they will not forget the works of God and they will obey his commands
02:45then they will not be like their ancestors who were a stubborn and rebellious generation a generation that was not
02:53committed and faithful to God
02:56the Ephraimites were armed with bows but they retreated in a day of battle they did not keep their covenant
03:03with God they refused to obey his law
03:07They forgot about what he had done
03:10The amazing things he had shown them
03:14He did amazing things in the sight of their ancestors
03:17In the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan
03:21He divided the sea and led them across it
03:24He made the waters stand in a heap
03:28He led them with a cloud by day
03:30And with the light of a fire all night long
03:33He broke open rocks in the wilderness
03:36And gave them enough water to fill the depths of the sea
03:40He caused streams to flow from the rock
03:44And made the waters flow like rivers
03:48Yet they continued to sin against him
03:51And rebelled against the Most High in the desert
03:55They willfully challenged God
03:57By asking for food to satisfy their appetite
04:01They insulted, saying
04:03Is God really able to give us food in the wilderness?
04:09Yes, he struck a rock
04:11And water flowed out
04:13Streams gushed forth
04:14But can he also give us food?
04:17Will he provide meat for his people?
04:22When the Lord heard this, he was furious
04:24A fire broke out against Jacob
04:27And his anger flared against Israel
04:29Because they did not have faith in God
04:31And did not trust his ability to deliver them
04:35He gave a command to the clouds above
04:38And opened the doors in the sky
04:40He rained down manna for them to eat
04:42He gave them the grain of heaven
04:46Man ate the food of the mighty ones
04:48He sent them more than enough to eat
04:52He brought the east wind through the sky
04:55And by his strength
04:56Led forth the south wind
04:57He rained down meat on them like dust
05:01Birds as numerous as the sand on all the seashores
05:06He caused them to fall
05:07Right in the middle of their camp
05:09All around their homes
05:12They ate until they were beyond full
05:14He gave them what they desired
05:18They were not yet filled up
05:19Their food still in their mouths
05:22When the anger of God flared up against them
05:24He killed some of the strongest of them
05:27He brought the young men of Israel to their knees
05:32Despite all this
05:33They continued to sin
05:35And did not trust him to do amazing things
05:39So he caused them to die unsatisfied
05:41And filled with terror
05:44When he struck them down
05:46They sought his favour
05:47They turned back and longed for God
05:51They remembered that God was their protector
05:53And that God Most High was their deliverer
05:57But they deceived him with their words
06:00And lied to him
06:01They were not really committed to him
06:04And they were unfaithful to his covenant
06:08Yet he is compassionate
06:10He forgives sin and does not destroy
06:14He often holds back his anger
06:16And does not stir up his fury
06:19He remembered that they were made of flesh
06:22And were like a wind that blows past
06:24And does not return
06:26How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness
06:29And insulted him in the wastelands
06:34They again challenged God
06:36And defended the Holy One of Israel
06:38They did not remember what he had done
06:41How he had delivered them from the enemy
06:43When he performed his awesome deeds in Egypt
06:46And his acts of judgment in the region of Zoan
06:50He turned their rivers into blood
06:52And they could not drink from their streams
06:55He sent swarms of biting insects against them
06:59As well as frogs that overran their land
07:03He gave their crops to the grasshopper
07:06The fruit of their labour to the locust
07:10He destroyed their vines with hail
07:12And their sycamore fig trees
07:14With driving rain
07:16He ran downhill upon their cattle
07:19And hurled lightning bolts down
07:21On their livestock
07:24His raging anger lashed out against them
07:28He sent fury, rage and trouble
07:30As messengers who bring disaster
07:34He sent his anger in full force
07:36He did not spare them from death
07:39He handed their lives over to destruction
07:43He struck down all the firstborn in Egypt
07:47The firstfruits of their reproductive power
07:49In the tents of Ham
07:51And yet he brought out his people like sheep
07:55He led them through the wilderness like a flock
07:58He guided them safely along
08:00And they were not afraid
08:02But the sea covered their enemies
08:05He brought them to the border of his holy land
08:08To the mightiest land which his right hand acquired
08:14He drove the nations out from before them
08:16He assigned them their tribal allotments
08:19And allowed the tribes of Israel to settle down
08:23Yet they challenged and defied God Most High
08:26And did not obey his commands
08:30They were unfaithful and acted as treacherously as their ancestors
08:34They were as unreliable as a malfunctioning bow
08:39They made him angry with their pagan shrines
08:43And made him jealous with their idols
08:47God heard and was angry
08:49He completely rejected Israel
08:52He abandoned the sanctuary at Shiloh
08:55The tent where he lived amongst men
08:58He allowed the symbol of his strong presence to be captured
09:02He gave the symbol of his splendour
09:04Into the hand of the enemy
09:08He delivered his people over to the sword
09:10And was angry with his chosen nation
09:14Fire consumed their young men
09:16And their virgins remained unmarried
09:19Their priests fell by the sword
09:22But their widows did not weep
09:25But then the Lord awoke from his sleep
09:28He was like a warrior in a drunken rage
09:31He drove his enemies back
09:33He made them a permanent target for insults
09:37He rejected the tent of Joseph
09:39He did not choose the tribe of Ephraim
09:42He chose the tribe of Judah and Mount Zion
09:46Which he loves
09:47He made his sanctuary as enduring as the heavens above
09:51As secure as the earth
09:53Which he established permanently
09:57He chose David his servant
09:59And took him from the sheepfolds
10:01He took him away from following the mother sheep
10:04And made him the shepherd of Jacob his people
10:07And of Israel his chosen nation
10:11David cared for them with pure motives
10:14He led them with skill
10:18Glory be to the Father and to the Son
10:20And to the Holy Spirit
10:21As it was in the beginning
10:23Is now and ever shall be
10:25World without end
10:28Amen
10:36A Sabbath rest still remains for the people of God
10:39For those who enter God's rest
10:42Also cease from their labours
10:44As God did from his
10:47Let us therefore
10:49Make every effort
10:51To enter that rest
10:56Stay with us O God
10:57This night
10:58So that by your strength
11:01We may rise with the new day
11:04Rejoicing in the resurrection of your Son
11:07Jesus Christ
11:09Our Saviour
11:18Now according to your word
11:20Sovereign Lord
11:21Permit your servant
11:23To depart in peace
11:24For my eyes have seen your salvation
11:28That you have prepared
11:29In the presence of all peoples
11:33A light for the revelation
11:35A light for the revelation to the Gentiles
11:36And for glory to your people Israel
11:41Glory be to the Father
11:43And to the Son
11:44And to the Holy Spirit
11:45As it was in the beginning
11:47Is now and ever shall be
11:49World without end
11:51Amen
11:56Lighten our darkness Lord
11:58We pray
11:59And in your great mercy
12:01Defend us from all perils
12:04And dangers of this night
12:05For the love of your only Son
12:08Our Saviour
12:09Jesus Christ
12:11Amen
12:15Our Father who art in heaven
12:18Hallowed be thy name
12:20Thy kingdom come
12:22Thy will be done
12:24On earth as it is in heaven
12:27Give us this day
12:29Our daily bread
12:30And forgive us our trespasses
12:33As we forgive those who trespass against us
12:38Lead us not into temptation
12:40But deliver us from evil
12:43For thine is the kingdom
12:46The power and the glory
12:48Forever and ever
12:50Amen
12:54In peace will we lie down and sleep
12:58For you alone Lord
13:00Make us dwell in safety
13:05Abide with us Lord Jesus
13:07For the night is at hand
13:10And the day is now past
13:15As the night watch looks for the morning
13:18So do we look for you
13:20O Christ
13:25Come with the dawning of the day
13:27And make yourself known
13:29In the breaking of the bread
13:34May the Lord bless us and watch over us
13:37The Lord make his face shine upon us
13:41And be gracious to us
13:45The Lord look kindly on us
13:47And give us peace
13:50Amen
Comments