The candles at the Altar are now lighted, as are other candles and lamps as may be convenient.
During the candle‑lighting, an appropriate anthem or psalm may be sung, or silence kept.
The following hymn, or a metrical version of it, or some other hymn, is then sung
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 your praises, O God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
You are 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.
The service may then continue in any of the following ways:
With Evening Prayer, beginning with the Psalms; or with some other Office or Devotion.
With the celebration of the Holy Eucharist, beginning with the Salutation and Collect of the Day;
Or, it may be followed by a meal or other activity, in which case Phos hilaron may be followed by the Lord’s Prayer and a grace or blessing;
Or, it may continue as a complete evening Office with the following elements:
112Order for Evening
