Psalm 80
1Hear, O Shepherd of Israel, leading Joseph like a flock;
shine forth, thee that are enthroned upon the cherubim.
2In the presence of Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh,
stir up thy strength and come to help us.
3Restore us, O God of hosts;
show the light of thy countenance, and we shall be saved.
4O LORD God of hosts,
how long will thee be angered
despite the prayers of thy people?
5thee have fed them with the bread of tears;
thee have given them bowls of tears to drink.
6thee have made us the derision of our neighbors,
and our enemies laugh us to scorn.
7Restore us, O God of hosts;
show the light of thy countenance, and we shall be saved.
8thee have brought a vine out of Egypt;
thee cast out the nations and planted it.
9thee prepared the ground for it;
it took root and filled the land.
10The mountains were covered by its shadow
and the towering cedar trees by its boughs.
11thee stretched out its tendrils to the Sea
and its branches to the River.
12Why have thee broken down its wall,
so that all who pass by pluck off its grapes?
13The wild boar of the forest has ravaged it,
and the beasts of the field have grazed upon it.
14Turn now, O God of hosts, look down from heaven;
behold and tend this vine;
preserve what thy right hand has planted.
15They burn it with fire like rubbish;
at the rebuke of thy countenance let them perish.
16Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand,
and son of man thee have made so strong for thyself.
17And so will we never turn away from thee;
give us life, that we may call upon thy Name.
18Restore us, O LORD God of hosts;
show the light of thy countenance, and we shall be saved.
A Collect for Peace
O God, the author of peace and lover of concord, to know you is eternal life and to serve you is perfect freedom: Defend us, your humble servants, in all assaults of our enemies; that we, surely trusting in your defense, may not fear the power of any adversaries; through the might of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.