The Sunday called Septuagesima, or the third Sunday
before Lent.
Exodus 15.1-19, 21
Cantemus
Domino.
I will sing
unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously : the horse and his rider hath
he thrown into the sea.
The
LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation :
he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my
father's God, and I will exalt him.
The
LORD is a man of war : the LORD is his name.
Pharaoh's
chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea : his chosen captains also are
drowned in the Red sea.
The depths
have covered them : they sank into the bottom as a stone.
Thy right
hand, O LORD, is become glorious in power : thy right hand, O LORD, hath dashed
in pieces the enemy.
And in the
greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against
thee : thou sentest forth thy wrath, which consumed them as
stubble.
And with the
blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood
upright as an heap : and the depths were congealed in the
heart of the sea.
The enemy
said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil : my lust shall
be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.
Thou didst
blow with thy wind, the sea covered them : they sank as lead in the mighty
waters.
Who is like
unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? : who is like thee,
glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
Thou
stretchedst out thy right hand : the earth swallowed them.
Thou in thy
mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed :
thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy
habitation.
The people
shall hear, and be afraid : sorrow shall take hold on the
inhabitants of Palestina.
Then the
dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take
hold upon them : all the inhabitants of
Canaan shall melt away.
Fear and
dread shall fall upon them: by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still
as a stone;
till thy
people pass over, O LORD : till the people pass over, which thou
hast purchased.
Thou shalt
bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance : in the
place, O LORD, which thou hast made for thee to dwell
in,
in the Sanctuary, O Lord, which thy
hands have established : The LORD shall reign for ever and ever.
For the horse
of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea : and
the LORD brought again the waters of the sea upon them;
but the
children of Israel went on dry land : in the midst of the sea.
Sing ye to
the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously : the horse and his rider hath he
thrown into the sea.
The
Collect.
O LORD, we beseech thee
favourably to hear the prayers of thy people; that we, who are justly punished
for our offences, may be mercifully delivered by thy goodness, for the glory of
thy Name; through Jesus Christ our Saviour, who liveth and reigneth with thee
and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.
Old Testament Reading: Joshua 1.1-9
Psalter: Psalm 8, 148 | 104
Epistle Reading:1 Corinthians 9.24-27
Gospel Reading: St. Matthew 20.1-16
Note: The Canticle
for today is Exodus 15, the song of Moses and Miriam after crossing the Red
Sea. I got the idea from the Brotherhood Prayer Book, but tweaked it a little.
This is the canticle that is supposed to be lingering in the backs of our minds
when we come upon the song of Moses and the Lamb in Revelation 15.1-4.
The
presentation of Christ in the temple, commonly called the Purification of Saint
Mary the Virgin
(2 February)
Psalm 134
Ecce
nunc
BEHOLD now,
praise the Lord : all ye servants of the Lord;
2. Ye that by
night stand in the house of the Lord : even in the courts of the house of our
God.
3. Lift up
your hands in the sanctuary : and praise the Lord.
4. The Lord
that made heaven and earth : give thee blessing out of Sion.
The
Collect
Almighty and everliving God, we
humbly beseech thy Majesty, that, as thy only-begotten Son was this day
presented in the temple in substance of our flesh, so we may be presented unto
thee with pure and clean hearts, by the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Old Testament Reading: Malachi 3.1-5
Psalter: Psalm 84
Epistle Reading: Galatians 1.1-24
Gospel Reading: St. Luke 2.22-40
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