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Morning Prayer (Lauds)

If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, you should precede it with the Invitatory Psalm.

INTRODUCTION

O God, come to our aid.

O Lord, make haste to help us.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son

and to the Holy Spirit,

as it was in the beginning,

is now, and ever shall be,

world without end.

Amen. Alleluia.

Hymn

I bind unto myself today

The strong name of the Trinity,

By invocation of the same,

The Three in One, and One in Three.

I bind unto myself today

The power of God to hold and lead,

His eye to watch, his might to stay,

His ear to hearken to my need,

The wisdom of my God to teach,

His hand to guide, his shield to ward;

The word of God to give me speech,

His heavenly host to be my guard.

I bind unto myself the name,

The strong name of the Trinity;

By invocation of the same,

The Three in One, and One in Three –

Of whom all nature hath creation;

Eternal Father, Spirit, Word:

Praise to the Lord of my salvation:

Salvation is of Christ the Lord.

Psalm 117 (118)
A cry of rejoicing and triumph

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Alleluia.

Give thanks to the Lord for he is good,

and his kindness is for ever.

Now let Israel say, he is good

and his kindness is for ever.

Now let the house of Aaron say it too:

that his kindness is for ever.

Now let all who fear the Lord say it too:

that his kindness is for ever.

In my time of trial I called out to the Lord:

he listened, and led me to freedom.

The Lord is with me,

I will fear nothing that man can do.

The Lord, my help, is with me,

and I shall look down upon my enemies.

It is good to seek shelter in the Lord,

better than to trust in men.

It is good to seek shelter in the Lord,

better than to trust in the leaders of men.

All the nations surrounded me,

and in the Lord’s name I slew them.

They crowded in and besieged me,

and in the Lord’s name I slew them.

They surrounded me like swarms of bees,

they burned like a fire of dry thorns,

and in the Lord’s name I slew them.

They chased and pursued me, to make me fall,

and the Lord came to my help.

The Lord is my strength and my rejoicing:

he has become my saviour.

A cry of joy and salvation

in the dwellings of the righteous:

“The Lord’s right hand has triumphed!

The Lord’s right hand has raised me up;

the Lord’s right hand has triumphed.”

I shall not die, but live,

and tell of the works of the Lord.

The Lord chastised me severely

but did not let me die.

Open the gates of righteousness:

I will go in, and thank the Lord.

This is the gate of the Lord;

it is the upright who enter here.

I will thank you, for you listened to me,

and became my saviour.

The stone that the builders rejected

has become the corner-stone.

It was the Lord who did this –

it is marvellous to behold.

This is the day that was made by the Lord:

let us rejoice today, and be glad.

Lord, keep me safe;

O Lord, let me prosper!

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.

We bless you from the house of the Lord.

The Lord is God, he shines upon us!

Arrange the procession, with close-packed branches,

up to the horns of the altar.

You are my God, I will give thanks to you;

my God, I will give you praise.

Give thanks to the Lord for he is good,

and his kindness is for ever.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son

and to the Holy Spirit,

as it was in the beginning,

is now, and ever shall be,

world without end.

Amen.

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Alleluia.

How to listen

Canticle	Daniel 3

Let every creature praise the Lord

Let us sing a hymn to our God. Alleluia.

Blessed are you, Lord God of our fathers,

praised and exalted for ever.

Blessed is the holy name of your glory

praised above all things and exalted for ever.

Blessed are you in the temple of your holy glory

praised and glorious above all things for ever.

Blessed are you who gaze on the depths,

seated on the cherubim,

praised and exalted for ever.

Blessed are you in the firmament of heaven

praised and glorious for ever.

Bless the Lord, all his works,

praise and exalt him for ever.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son

and to the Holy Spirit,

as it was in the beginning,

is now, and ever shall be,

world without end.

Amen.

Let us sing a hymn to our God. Alleluia.

Psalm 150
Praise the Lord

Praise the Lord for his surpassing greatness. Alleluia.

Praise the Lord in his sanctuary,

praise him in his mighty firmament.

Praise him for his mighty deeds,

praise him for all his greatness.

Praise him with trumpet-blasts,

praise him with the harp and lyre,

praise him with timbrel and dance,

praise him with strings and pipes,

praise him with cymbals resounding,

praise him with cymbals of jubilation.

All that breathes, praise the Lord!

Glory be to the Father and to the Son

and to the Holy Spirit,

as it was in the beginning,

is now, and ever shall be,

world without end.

Amen.

Praise the Lord for his surpassing greatness. Alleluia.

Scripture Reading
Ezekiel 36:25-27

I shall pour clean water over you and you will be cleansed; I shall cleanse you of all your defilement and all your idols. I shall give you a new heart, and put a new spirit in you; I shall remove the heart of stone from your bodies and give you a heart of flesh instead. I shall put my spirit in you, and make you keep my laws and sincerely respect my observances.

Short Responsory

We give thanks to you, O God, and call upon your name.

– We give thanks to you, O God, and call upon your name.

We recount your wonderful deeds.

– We give thanks to you, O God, and call upon your name.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.

– We give thanks to you, O God, and call upon your name.

Canticle	Benedictus

The Messiah and his forerunner

John bore witness, saying ‘A man is coming after me who ranks before me because he existed before me.’ (Year A)

Or: The disciples went and saw where Jesus was staying, and they spent the rest of that day with him.

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,

for he has come to his people and brought about their redemption.

He has raised up the sign of salvation

in the house of his servant David,

as he promised through the mouth of the holy ones,

his prophets through the ages:

to rescue us from our enemies

and all who hate us,

to take pity on our fathers,

to remember his holy covenant

and the oath he swore to Abraham our father,

that he would give himself to us,

that we could serve him without fear

– freed from the hands of our enemies –

in uprightness and holiness before him,

for all of our days.

And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High:

for you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare his path,

to let his people know their salvation,

so that their sins may be forgiven.

Through the bottomless mercy of our God,

one born on high will visit us

to give light to those who walk in darkness,

who live in the shadow of death;

to lead our feet in the path of peace.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son

and to the Holy Spirit,

as it was in the beginning,

is now, and ever shall be,

world without end.

Amen.

John bore witness, saying ‘A man is coming after me who ranks before me because he existed before me.’ (Year A)

Or: The disciples went and saw where Jesus was staying, and they spent the rest of that day with him.

Prayers and intercessions

Let us thank our Saviour, who came into this world that God might be with us.