Hymnal: The Hymnal of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America 1940 #601 (1940) First Line: O Lord, open thou our lips Lyrics: Minister:
O Lord, open thou our lips.
Answer:
And our mouth shall show forth thy praise.
Minister:
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Ghost;
Answer:
As it was in the beginning,
is now and ever shall be,
world without end. Amen.
Minister:
Praise ye the Lord.
Answer:
The Lord's Name be praised.
Minister:
The Lord be with you.
Choir:
And with thy spirit.
People, in unison:
Let us pray. Our Father,
Minister:
who art in heaven, etc.
Minister and People
for ever and ever. Amen.
Minister:
O Lord, show thy mercy upon us.
People, in unison:
And grant us thy salvation.
(Only at Evening Prayer:
Minister:
O Lord, save the State.
People, in unison:
And mercifully hear us when we call upon thee.
Minister:
Endue thy Ministers with righteousness.
People, in unison:
And make thy chosen people joyful.
Minister:
O Lord save thy people.
People, in unison:
And bless thine inheritance.
Minister:
Give peace in our time, O Lord.
People, in unison:
For it is thou, Lord, only,
that makest us dwell in safety.)
Minister:
O God, make clean our hearts within us.
People in unison:
And take not thy Holy Spirit from us.
After the sung Collects:
Amen. Tune Title: [O Lord, open thou our lips]
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