David

Almighty God, who called your servant David to be a faithful and wise steward of your mysteries for the people of Wales: Mercifully grant that, following his purity of life and zeal for the gospel of Christ, we may with him receive the crown of everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and ever. Amen

1 Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge.

2 I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;

    I have no good apart from you.”

3 As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones,

    in whom is all my delight.

4 The sorrows of those who run after another god shall multiply;

    their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out

    or take their names on my lips.

5 The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup;

    you hold my lot.

                         

Psalm 16 – English Standard Version

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Jeremiah 5:1-9 – Romans 2:25-3:18 - John 5:30-47

Lord God, you love innocence and you restore it in those who have sinned. Turn back our wayward hearts to you and inflame them with your Holy Spirit, that we may be steadfast in faith and effective in the works of love. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God for ever and ever. Amen.

22 You have seen, O Lord; be not silent!

    O Lord, be not far from me!

23 Awake and rouse yourself for my vindication,

    for my cause, my God and my Lord!

24 Vindicate me, O Lord, my God,

    according to your righteousness,

    and let them not rejoice over me!

25 Let them not say in their hearts,

    “Aha, our heart's desire!”

    Let them not say, “We have swallowed him up.”

26 Let them be put to shame and disappointed altogether

    who rejoice at my calamity!

   Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor

    who magnify themselves against me!

27 Let those who delight in my righteousness

    shout for joy and be glad and say evermore,

   “Great is the Lord,

    who delights in the welfare of his servant!”

28 Then my tongue shall tell of your righteousness

    and of your praise all the day long.

                         

Psalm 35 – English Standard Version

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Jeremiah 4:9-10,19-28 – Romans 2:12-24 - John 5:19-29

George Herbert

Lord Jesus Christ, you stretched out your arms of love on the hard wood of the cross that everyone might come within the reach of your saving embrace: So clothe us in your Spirit that we, reaching forth our hands in love, may bring those who do not know you to the knowledge and love of you; for the honor of your Name. Amen.

1 Oh, the joys of those who do not

    follow the advice of the wicked,

    or stand around with sinners,

    or join in with mockers.

2 But they delight in the law of the Lord,

    meditating on it day and night.

3 They are like trees planted along the riverbank,

    bearing fruit each season.

    Their leaves never wither,

    and they prosper in all they do.

4 But not the wicked!

    They are like worthless chaff, scattered by the wind.

5 They will be condemned at the time of judgment.

    Sinners will have no place among the godly.

6 For the Lord watches over the path of the godly,

    but the path of the wicked leads to destruction.

                         

Psalm 1 – New Living Translation

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Jeremiah 3:6-18 – Romans 1:28-2:11 - John 5:1-18

Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg

Lord Jesus Christ, you stretched out your arms of love on the hard wood of the cross that everyone might come within the reach of your saving embrace: So clothe us in your Spirit that we, reaching forth our hands in love, may bring those who do not know you to the knowledge and love of you; for the honor of your Name. Amen.

1 Oh sing to the Lord a new song,

    for he has done marvelous things!

   His right hand and his holy arm

    have worked salvation for him.

2 The Lord has made known his salvation;

    he has revealed his righteousness in the sight of the nations.

3 He has remembered his steadfast love and faithfulness

    to the house of Israel.

   All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

4 Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth;

    break forth into joyous song and sing praises!

5 Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre,

    with the lyre and the sound of melody!

6 With trumpets and the sound of the horn

    make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord!

                         

Psalm 98 – English Standard Version

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Jeremiah 2:1-13 – Romans 1:16-25 - John 4:43-54

Matthias the Apostle

O Almighty God, who in the place of Judas chose your faithful servant Matthias to be numbered among the Twelve: Grant that your Church, being delivered from false apostles, may always be ordered and guided by faithful and true pastors; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.  Amen

1 O Lord, who shall sojourn in your tent?

    Who shall dwell on your holy hill?

2 He who walks blamelessly and does what is right

    and speaks truth in his heart;

3 who does not slander with his tongue

    and does no evil to his neighbor,

    nor takes up a reproach against his friend;

4 in whose eyes a vile person is despised,

    but who honors those who fear the Lord;

   who swears to his own hurt and does not change;

5 who does not put out his money at interest

    and does not take a bribe against the innocent.

   He who does these things shall never be moved.

                         

Psalm 15 – English Standard Version

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Jeremiah 1:11-19 – Romans 1:1-15 - John 4:27-42

Lord, prepare your people fittingly for the celebration of Easter, that the bodily penance we have solemnly begun may work to the good of our souls. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

God for ever and ever. Amen

6 But I am a worm and not a man,

    scorned by mankind and despised by the people.

7 All who see me mock me;

    they make mouths at me; they wag their heads;

8 “He trusts in the Lord; let him deliver him;

    let him rescue him, for he delights in him!”

9 Yet you are he who took me from the womb;

    you made me trust you at my mother's breasts.

10 On you was I cast from my birth,

    and from my mother's womb you have been my God.

11 Be not far from me, for trouble is near,

    and there is none to help.

                         

Psalm 22 – English Standard Version

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Deuteronomy 10:12-22  – Hebrews 4:11-16 - John 3:22-36

Lord, in your boundless mercy grant us always the desire to know what is right and the readiness to do it, so that we who cannot exist without you may direct our lives according to your will. We make our prayer through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God for ever and ever. Amen

1 Contend, O Lord, with those who contend with me;

    fight against those who fight against me!

2 Take hold of shield and buckler

    and rise for my help!

3 Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers!

   Say to my soul, “I am your salvation!”

4 Let them be put to shame and dishonor

    who seek after my life!

Let them be turned back and disappointed

    who devise evil against me!

5 Let them be like chaff before the wind,

    with the angel of the Lord driving them away!

6 Let their way be dark and slippery,

    with the angel of the Lord pursuing them!

                         

Psalm 35 – English Standard Version

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Deuteronomy 9:23-10:5  – Hebrews 4:1-10 - John 3:16-21