The Invitatory and Psalter

From the Book of Divine Worship - The Daily Office - Daily Evening Prayer

All stand.

Officiant:

O God, make speed to save us.

People:

O Lord, make haste to help us.

Officiant and People:

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, *
and to the Holy Ghost:
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, *
world without end. Amen.

Except in Lent, Alleluia may be added.

The following, or some other suitable hymn, or an Invitatory Psalm, may be sung or said.

O Gracious Light Phos hilaron

O gracious Light,
pure brightness of the everliving Father in heaven,

O Jesus Christ, holy and blessed!

Now as we come to the setting of the sun,
and our eyes behold the vesper light,
we sing thy praises, O God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Thou art worthy at all times to be praised by happy voices,
O Son of God, O Giver of life,
and to be glorified through all the worlds.

Then follows:

At the end of the Psalms is sung or said:

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, *
and to the Holy Ghost:
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, *
world without end. Amen.

*	An asterisk divides a verse of a Psalm in two portions for responsive reading