I. God is our light and our salvation,
our refuge and our stronghold.
From the rising of the sun to its setting,
we praise your name, O God.
For with you is the fountain of life,
and in your light we see light.
II. Joyous light of of God in in heaven,
holy, blessed Jesus Christ.
We have come to to the the setting of the sun
and we look to the evening light.
We sing to Father, Son, and Holy Spirit:
you are worthy of our endless praise
and to be glorified throughout all all the the worlds,
Sun of our night, Lamp of our.
III. The Lord be with you.
And al-so with you.
Lift up your voice to the Lord our God.
It is right to give God thanks and praise.
Blessed are you, O Lord our God,
who created light to rule the night and day.
Who led your people Israel by a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night.
Enlighten our darkness by the light of Christ.
May his Word be a Lamp to our feet and a light to our path.
For you are merciful and love your whole creation.
We glorify you, O Lord.
A-men.
IV. O Lord, I call to you; come to me quickly;
hear my voice when I cry to you.
Let my pray’r rise up before you as incense,
the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
Set a watch before my mouth, O Lord,
and guard the door of my lips;
let not my heart incline to any evil thing.
Let me not be occupied in wickedness.
V. My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,
my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.
for you have looked with favor on your lowly servant.
From this day all generations shall call me blessed.
You, O Lord, have done great things for me
and holy is your name.
You have mercy on those who fear you,
from generation to generation.
You have shown strength with your arm,
and scattered the proud.
You have cast down the mighty, and lifted up the lowly.
You have filled the hungry with good things, and sent the rich away empty.
You have come to the aid of your servant Israel,
to remember the promise of mercy,
the promise you made to Sarah and Abraham and their children for ever.
Glory be to you, O God,
As it was in the beginning
is now and ever shall be
world without end.
A-men.
VI. Guide us waking, O Lord,
and guard us sleeping, O Lord;
that awake we may watch with Christ and asleep rest in his peace.
Now, Lord, you let us go in peace:
your word has been fulfilled.
My eyes have seen the salvation
which you pre-pare for ev‘ry people:
a light to reveal you to the nations
and the glory of your people Israel.
Glory be to you, O God,
As it was in the beginning
is now and ever shall be
world with-out end.
A-men.
VII. In peace let us pray to the Lord: Hear our pray’r, O God.
For peace from above and for our salvation.
For peace in the whole world and the unity of all nations.
For all of God‘s children who gather together in pray‘r.
For those who strengthen others that they might find strength.
For those who work for peace and understanding.
For abundance and good weather, quiet and celebration.
For deliverance from affliction, anger, danger, and need.
For those who came before us, and are now at rest. Hear our pray’r, O God.
VIII. Our Father, who art in heav-en,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come, thy 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 deb-tors,
and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil,
for thine is the kingdom, and the power and the glory, forever and ever.
Amen.
IX. Holy Spirit, mighty wind of God,
inhabit our shadowed spaces,
brood over our abyss,
and speak to our chaos;
that we may breathe with your life
and share with all and your creation
in the pow‘r of Jesus Christ.
Amen.
X. May the peace of God, which passes understanding,
guard our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
Amen.
-Joyous Light is a version of the Lutheran evening service (from the Lutheran Book of Worship, 1979) with the addition of the Nunc Dimittis and a sung Lord’s Prayer from the Anglican Vespers (Evangelical Lutheran Worship, 2006). The text is paraphrased for pronoun sensitivity and to better match the colloquial nature of the music.
The closing prayer is by British author, poet, and Christian feminist Janet Morley from her book All Desires Known (1988).
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