Holy One, make speed to save us:
O God, come quickly to help us.

Glory to God, Source of all being, Eternal Word and Holy Spirit;*
as it was in the beginning, is now, and shall be for ever. Amen.

Opening

Wednesdays: From Psalm 44, Deus, auribus

We have heard with our ears, O God, our ancestors have told us, *
the deeds you did in their days, in the days of old.
Every day we gloried in God, *
and we will praise your name for ever.
Nevertheless, you have rejected and humbled us *
and do not go forth with our armies.
My humiliation is daily before me, *
and shame has covered my face;
Awake, O Lord! why are you sleeping? *
Arise! Do not reject us for ever.
Why have you hidden your face *
and forgotten our affliction and oppression?
We sink down into the…