51 TWELFTH SERVICE. FOR TRINITY SUNDAY. The Sentences. Versicle. Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust. Response. For fear of the Lord and for the glory of his majesty. . The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down. R. And the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day. V. Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God. R. How unsearchable are his judgments, and nis ways past finding out. V. For who hath known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct him? R. But we have the mind of Christ. OLY, holy, holy Lord | God Al- | mighty, HOLY Which was, and | is, and is to come. Thou art worthy O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power, For thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were cre- | ated. And worthy is the Lamb that was slain, to receive | power and riches, And wisdom and strength, and | honor and | glory and blessing. Blessing and honor, and glory, and power, Be unto him that sitteth upon the throne and unto the Lamb for ever. 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. | A-- | men. Then shall be read responsively from The Psalter. PSALM CXLVIII. PRAISE the Lord of heaven: praise him in the height. 2. Praise him, all ye angels of his praise him, all his hosts. 3. Praise him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars and light. 4. Praise him, all ye heavens, and ye waters that are above the heavens. 5. Let them praise the name of the Lord: for he spake the word, and they were made; he commanded, and they were created. 6. He hath made them fast for ever and ever he hath given them a law which shall not be broken. 7. Praise the Lord upon earth, ye dragons and all deeps: 8. Fire and hail, snow and vapours, wind and storm, fulfilling his word: 9. Mountains and all hills; fruitful trees and all cedars: 10. Beasts and all cattle; worms and feathered fowls: II. Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the world: 12. Young men and maidens, old men and children, praise the name of the Lord: for his name only is excellent, and his praise above heaven and earth. 13. He shall exalt the horn of his people: all his saints shall praise him; even the children of Israel, even the people that serveth him. 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 with- | out end. | A- —- | men. T Then shall be read The Lesson. [Which may be the Epistle, or the Gospel for the Day, or any brief passage of Holy Scripture, at the Reader's discretion.] ¶ Then shall the Reader say, all kneeling : HOLY, The Prayers, OLY, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty, we praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory, O Lord God, Heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. O Lord, the only-begotten Son Jesus Christ; O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us. For thou only art holy; thou only art the Lord; thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of God the Father. Ό Amen. LORD and Saviour Jesus Christ, who camest not to strive nor cry, but to let thy words fall as the drops that water the earth, grant all who contend for the faith once delivered to the saints, never to injure it by clamor and impatience; but speaking thy precious truth in love so to present it that it may be loved, and that men may see in it thy goodness and thy beauty, who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, one God world without end. Amen. Then shall the Reader add The Blessing. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen. A CLOSING SERVICE. FOR EVERY SUNDAY. I BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth: And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin Mary; Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, dead and buried; He descended into hell, The third day he rose from the dead; He ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the Holy Catholic Church, The Communion of Saints; The Forgiveness of sins; The Resurrection of the body; And the Life everlasting. Amen. Then shall be said: V. Let thy merciful kindness, O Lord, be upon us. V. Let us pray. |