a that we should not dissemble Lord, have mercy upon us, nor cloak them before the miserable offenders. Spare face of Almighty God, our thou those, O God, who conheavenly Father, but confess fess their faults. Restore thou them with an humble, lowly, those who are penitent; Acpenitent, and obedient heart; cording to thy promises deto the end that we may obtain clared unto mankind, in Christ forgiveness of the same by Jesus our Lord. And grant, his infinite goodness and mer-O most merciful Father, for cy. And although we ought, his sake ; That we may hereat all times, humbly to ac-after live a godly, righteous, knowledge our sins before and sober life ; To the glory God; yet ought we chiefly so of thy holy name. Amen. to do, when we assemble and I The Declaration of Absolumeet together, to render tion, or the Remission of thanks for the great benefits Sins ; to be made by the that we have received at his PRIEST alone, standing ; the hands, to set forth his most People still knecling. worthy praise, to hear his most holy word, and to ask A LMIGHTY God, the Fathose things which are requi ther of our Lord Jesus site and necessary, as well Christ, who desireth not the for the body as the soul. death of a sinner, but rather Wherefore, í pray and be that he may turn from his seech you, as many as are wickedness and live, hath givhere present, to accompany en power and commandment me, with a pure heart and to his Ministers to declare humble voice, unto the throne and pronounce to his people, of the heavenly grace, saying: being penitent, the Absolu1 A general confession to be tion and Remission of their said by the whole Congrega-sins. He pardoneth and ab- , merciful Father; Welet us beseech him to grant have erred and strayed from us true repentance, and his thy ways like lost sheep. We Holy Spirit; that those things have followed too much the may please him which we do devices and desires of our at this present, and that the own hearts, We have of- rest of our life hereafter may fended against thy holy laws. be purt and holy ; so that at We have left undone those the last we may come to his things which we ought to eternal joy, through Jesus have clone; And we have done Christ our Lord. those things which we ought The People shall answer not to have done: And there is here, and at the end of every no health in us. But thou, ()' Prayer, Amen. Or this. Min. Praise ye the Lord. ALMIGHTY Ged , our Ares , The Lord's name be Fatherwho praised. of his great mercy, hath pro-q Then shall be said or sung mised Forgiveness of Sins to the following ANTHEM; all those who, with hearty Re ercept on those days for pentance and true Faith, turn which other Anthems are unto him ; have mercy upon appointed; and except also, you, pardon and deliver you when it is used in the course from all your sins, confirm of the Psalms, on the nineand strengthen you in all teenth day of the month. goodness, and bring you to everlasting life, through Je- Venite, exultemus Domino. sus Christ our Lord. Amen. O.COME, let us sing unto the Lord, kneel, and say the Lord's rejoice in the strength of our Prayer; the People still salvation. knerling, and repeating it Let us come before his prewish him, both here, and sence with thanksgiving, and wherescever else it is used in show ourselves glad in him Divine Service. with psalms. For the Lord is a great OUR Father, who art in Heaven, Hallowed be thy God; and a great King aName; Thy Kingdom come; bove all gods. Thy Will be done on Eartha In his hand are all the coras it is in Heaven ; Give us ners of the earth ; and the this day our daily bread ; And strength of the hills is his forgive us our trespasses, as Jalso. we forgive those who trespass The sea is his, and he against us ; And lead us not made it; and his hands preinto temptation ; But deliver pared the dry land. es from evil: For thine is the O come let us worship and Kingdom, and the Power, fall down; and kneel before and the Glory, for ever and the Lord, our Maker. erer. Amen. For he is the Lord our " Then likewise he shall say, God; and we are the people O Lord, open thou our lips; of his pasture, and the sheep Ans. And our mouth shall of his hand. show forth thy praise. () worship the Lord in the Here, all standing up, the beauty of holiness ; let the Minister shail say, whole earth stand in awe of Glory be to the Father, and him. to the Son, and to the Holy For he cometh, for he comGhos.; eth to judge the earth; and Ane, As it was in the be- with righteousness to judge ginning, is now, and ever the world, and the people shall be, world without end. with his truth. GO 4 Then shall follow a Portion ylory of Godthe Father. Amen. of the Psalms, as they are Then shall be read the first appointed, or one of the Se- Lesson, according to the lections of Psalms set forth Table or Calendar ; after by this Church : and at the which shall be said or sung end of every Psalm, and the following Hymn. likewise at the end of the Ve T Note, That before every nite, Benedicite, Jubilate, Lesson, the Minister shall Benedictus, Cantate Do- say, Here beginneth such mino, Bonum est confiteri, a Chapter, or Verse of such Deus misereatur, Benedic a Chapter, of such a Book : Anima mea-Mar be said And after every Lesson, or sung the Gloria Patri ; Here endeth the first, or and at the end of the whole the second Lesson. Portion, or Selection of Te Deum laudamus. Psalms for the day, Sia WE praise there aloe God. Gloria we acknowledge thee Patri, or else the Gloria in to be the Lord. Excelsis, as followeth: All the earth doth worship Gloria in Excelsis. thee, the Father everlasting. LORY be to God on To thee all angels cry ao high, and on earth peace, loud : the Heavens, and all good will towards men. We the Powers therein. praise thee, we bless thee, we To thee Cherubim and Seworship thee, we glorify thee, raphim, continually do cry, we give thanks to thee for Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord thy great glory, O Lord God, God of Sabaoth. heavenly King, God the Fa- Heaven and Earth are full ther Almighty. of the Majesty of thy Glory. O Lord, the only begotten The glorious company of Son, Jesus Christ; O Lord the Apostles praise thee. God, Lamb of God, Son of The goodly fellowship of the Father, that takest away the Prophets praise thee. the sins of the world, have The noble army of Mar. mercy upon us. Thou that tyrs praise thee. takest away the sins of the The holy Church, throughworld, have mercy upon us out the world, doth acknowThou that takest away the ledge thee, sins of the world, receive our The Father, of an infinite prayer. Thou that sittest at Majesty ; the right hand of God the Thine adorable, true, and Father, have mercy upon us. only Son ; For thou art holy; thou Also the Holy Ghost, the only art the Lord ; thou only, Comforter. O Christ, with the Holy Thou art the King of Gig Ghost, art most high in the ry, O Christ. Thou art the everlasting! Oye Angels of the Lord, Son of the Father. bless ye the Lord; praise him, When thou tookest upon and magnify him for ever. thee to deliver man, thou didst Oye Heavens, bless ye the humble thyself to be born of Lord; praise him, and maga Virgin. nify him for ever. When thou hadst overcome Oye Waters that be above the sharpness of death, thou the Fırmament, bless ye the didst open the Kingdom of Lord; praise him, and magHeaven to all believers. nify him for ever. Thou sittest at the right' O all ye Powers of the Lord. hand of God, in the Glory of bless ye the Lord ; praise him, the Father. and magnify him for ever. We believe that thou shalt Oye Sun and Moon, bless come to be our Judge. ye the Lord; praise him, and We therefore pray thce, magnify him for ever. help thy servants, whom thou Oye Stars of Heaven, bless hast redeemed with thy preci-ye the Lord; praise him, and ous blood. magnify him for ever. Make them to be numbered O ye Showers and Dew, with thy saints, in glory ever-bless ye the Lord; praise him, lasting and magnify him for ever. O Lord, save thy people, Oye Winds of God, bless and bless thine heritage. ye the Lord; praise him, and Govern them, and list them magnify him for ever. up for ever. O ye Fire and Heat, bless Day by day we magnify ye the Lord; praise him, and magnify him for ever. And we worship thy name, Oye Winter and Summer, ever, world without end. bless ye the Lord; praise him, Vouchsafe, () Lord, to keep and magnify him for ever. us this day without sin. Oye Dews and Frosts, O Lord, have mercy upon bless ye the Lord; praise him, us, have mercy upon us. and magnify him for ever. O Lord, let thy mercy be O ye Frost and Cold, bless epon us; as our trust is in thee.ye the Lord; praise him, and Lord, in thee have I trust. magnify him for ever. ed, let me never be confound. O ye Ice and Snow, bless ed. lye the Lord ; praise him and Or this Canticle. magnify him for ever. Benedicite, omnia cferu Do- 0 ye Nights and Days, mini. bless ye the Lord; praise him, o ALL ye Works of the and magnify him for ever. Lord, bless ye the Lord;} Oye Light and Darkness, praise him and magnify himbless the I ord; praise him, for ever. and magnify him for ever. thee; OyeLightnings and Clouds, Men of heart, bless ye the bless ye the Lord; praise him, Lord; praise him, and mag and magnify him for ever. nify him for ever. O let the Earth bless the Then shall be read, in like Lord; yea, let it praise him, manner, the second Lc88on, and magnify him for ever. taken out of the New Testa. O ye Mountains and Hills, ment, according to the Table bless ye the Lord; praise him, or Calendar ; and after that, and magnify him for ever. the following Psalm. O all ye green Things up- Jubilate Deo. Psalm c. on Earth, bless ye the Lord ; O BE joyful in the Lord, praise him, and magnify him all ye lands; serve the for ever. Lord with gladness, and come 0 ye Wells, bless ye the before his presence with a Lord ; praise him, and mag-song. nify him for ever. Be ye sure that the Lord Oye Seas and Floods, bless he is God, it is he that hath ye the Lord; praise him, and made us, and not we ourmagnify him for ever. selves; we are his people and Oye Whales, and all that the sheep of his pasture. move in the Waters, bless ye O go your way into his the Lord; praise him, and gates with thanksgiving, and magnify him for ever. into his courts with praise ; be O all ye Fowls of the Air, thankful unto him, and speak bless ye the Lord; praise good of his Name. him, and magnify him for For the Lord is gracious, ever. his mercy is everlasting; and O all ye Beasts and Cattle, his truth endureth from genebless ye the Lord; praise him, ration to generation. and magnify him for ever. Or this Hymn. Oye Children of Men, Benedictus. St. Luke i. 68. LESSED be the Lord and magnify him for ever. O let Israel bless the Lord, visited and redeemed his peopraise him, and magnify him ple. for ever. And hath raised up a Oye Priests of the Lord, mighty salvation for us, in the bless ye the Lord ; praise him, house of his servant David. and magnify him for ever. As he spake by the mouth Oye Servants of the Lord, of his holy Prophets, which bless ye the Lord; praise him, have been since the world beand magnify him for ever. gan; Oye Spirits and Souls of That we should be saved the righteous, bless ye the from our enemies, and from Lord; praise him, and mag-the hand of all that hate us. nify him for ever. I Then shall be said the Apos. Oye holy and humble tles' Creed by the Minister bless ye the , for he hath |