Page 11 - Music for Common Worship Compline

Gospel Canticle
The Nunc dimittis (The Song of Simeon) is said or sung.
The antiphon is sung.
Pre serve us,† O Lord, while wa king, and guard us while sleep ing,
that a wake we may watch with Christ, and a sleep we may rest in peace.
1 Lord, now lettest thou thy ser vant de part in peace: according to thy word.
2 For mine eyes have seen: thy sal va tion;
3 Which thou hast pre par ed; before the face of all peo ple;
4 To be a light to light en the Gen tiles:
and to be the glory of thy peo ple Is ra el. Luke 2.29-32
Glory be to the Fa ther, and to the Son: and to the Ho ly Ghost;
as it was in the beginning, is now and ev er shall be:
world with out end. A men.
The antiphon is repeated.
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