This text serves as a formal liturgical framework for the practice of Evening Prayer within the Anglican tradition as established by the 1980 Alternative Service Book. The volume provides the structured rubrics, collects, and scriptural readings necessary for clergy and laity to conduct communal or private evening worship. It functions as a standardized resource for maintaining ecclesiastical continuity during the late twentieth-century liturgical reforms.

This text is recognized as a primary liturgical document for Anglican practitioners during the late twentieth century. Scholars and clergy frequently utilize this volume as a foundational reference for understanding the specific liturgical shifts and linguistic choices of the 1980 reform period.