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O ye Dews and Frosts, bless O ye Priests of the Lord, bless ye the Lord; praise him, and ye the Lord; praise him, and magnify him for ever. magnify him for ever.

O ye Frost and Cold, bless ye O ye Servants of the Lord, the Lord; praise him, and mag-bless ye the Lord; praise him, aify him for ever. and magnify him for ever. Ö ye Ice and Snow, bless yel O ye Spirits and Souls of the the Lord; praise him, and mag-righteous, bless ye the Lord, nify him for ever. praise him, and magnify him for

Ŏ ye Nights and Days, bless yefever. the Lord; praise him, and mag- O ye holy and humble Men of nify him for ever. heart, bless ye the Lord; praise him, and magnify him for ever. Then shall be read, in like manner, the second Lesson, taken out of the New Testament, according to the Table or Calendar; and after that, the follow

Ŏ ye Light and Darkness, bless ye the Lord; praise him, and magnify him for ever.

O ye Lightnings and Clouds, bless ye the Lord; praise him, and magnify him for ever.

O let the Earth bless the Lord;

yea, let it praise him, and mag. nify him for ever.

0 ye bless ye the Lord; praise and magnify him for ever.

Mountains and

Hills,

him,

O all ye green Things upon Earth, bless ye the Lord; praise him, and magnify him for ever.

O ye Wells, bless ye the Lord; praise him, and magnify him for

ever.

O ye Seas and Floods, bless ye the Lord; praise him, and magnify him for ever

ing Psalm.

Jubilate Deo. Psalm c.

Be joyful in the Lord, all ye lands; serve the Lord with gladness, and come before his presence with a song.

Be ye sure that the Lord he is and not we ourselves; we are his God, it is he that hath made us, people and the sheep of his pasture.

O go your way into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his unto him, and speak good of his courts with praise; be thankful

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For the Lord is gracious, his ye Whales, and all that move in the Waters, bless ye truth endureth from generation mercy is everlasting; and his the Lord; praise him, and magnify him for ever.

Ŏ all ye Fowls of the Air, bless ye the Lord; praise him, and magnify him for ever.

O all ye Beasts and Cattle, bless ye the Lord, praise him, and magnify him for ever.

to generation.

TOr this Hymn. Benedictus. St. Luke, i. 68.

BLESSED be the Lord God of

Israel, for he hath visited and redeemed his people.

And hath raised up a mighty O ye Children of Men, bless ye salvation for us, in the house of the Lord; praise him, and magni- his servant David; As he spake by the mouth of O let Israel bless the Lord; his holy Prophets, which have praise him, and magnify him tor been since the world began That we should be saved from

fy him for ever.

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our enemies, and from the hand for us under Pontius Pilate. He of all that bate us. suffered and was buried, and the

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Then shall be said the Apostles' Creed, third day he rose again, accordby the Minister and the People, standing to the Scriptures, and ascending: And any Churches may omit the ed into Heaven, and sitteth on words, He descended into Hell, or may, instead of them, use the words, the right hand of the Father; and He went into the place of departed he shall come again, with glory, Spirits, which are considered as words to judge both the quick and the of the same meaning, in the Creed. dead; whose kingdom shall have no end.

Believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of Heaven and Earth:

And I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and giver of life, who And in Jesus Christ his only proceedeth from the Father and Son our Lord; Who was con- the Son; who with the Father ceived by the Holy Ghost, Born and the Son together is worshipof the Virgin Mary, Suffered un-ped and glorified, who spake by der Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, the prophets. And I believe one dead, and buried; He descended Catholic and Apostolic Church. I into Hell; The third day he rose acknowledge one Baptism for the from the dead: He ascended into remission of sins; and I look for Heaven, And sitteth on the right the resurrection of the dead, and hand of God the Father Almighty; the life of the world to come. From thence he shall come to Amen. 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.

T Or this.

I Believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of Heaven and Earth, and of all things visible and invisible:

And after that, these Prayers follow
ing, all devoutly kneeling; the Minis-
ter first pronouncing,

The Lord be with you;
Ans. And with thy Spirit.

¶ Min. Let us pray.
O Lord, show thy mercy upon
us;

Ans. And grant us thy salva

tion.

Min. O God, make clean our hearts within us;

Ans. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us.

Then shall follow the Collect for the vice is read; and then the Collect for day, except when the Communion Serthe day shall be omitted here.

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, begotten of his Father before all worlds; God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one A Collect for Peace. substance with the Father, by God, who art the author of whom all things were made; who peace and lover of concord, for us men, and for our salvation, in knowledge of whom standeth came down from Heaven, and our eternal life, whose service is was incarnate by the Holy Ghost perfect freedom; defend us, thy of the Virgin Mary. and was humble servants, in all assaul's made man, and was crucified also of our enemics; that we, surely.

trusting in thy defence, may not and, that they may truly please fear the power of any adversaries, thee, pour upon them the conti through the might of Jesus Christ nual dew of thy blessing: Grant our Lord. Amen.

this, O Lord, for the honour of our Advocate and Mediator Je

A Collect for Grace. Lord, our heavenly Father, sus Christ. Amen. Almighty and everlasting A Prayer for all Conditions of Men.' God, who hast safely brought us God, the Creator and Preto the beginning of this day; de- server of all mankind, wo fend us in the same with thy humbly beseech thee for all sorts mighty power, and grant that this and conditions of men, that thou day we fall into no sin, neither wouldest be pleased to make thy run into any kind of danger; but ways known unto them, thy sav. that all our doings, being ordered ing health unto all nations. More by thy governance, may be righ-especially we pray for thy holy teous in thy sight, through Jesus Church universal; that it may be Christ our Lord. Amen. so guided and overned by thy A Prayer for the President of the good Spirit, that all who profess United States, and all in Civil Autho-and call themselves Christians, rity. Lord, our heavenly Father, and hold the faith in unity of Spimay be led into the way of truth, the high and mighty Ruler rit, in the bond of peace, and in of the universe, who dost from thy throne behold all the dwell-righteousness of life. Finally, we commend to thy Fatherly gooders upon earth; most heartily we ness, all those who are any ways beseech thee, with thy favour to afflicted or distressed in mind, behold and bless thy servant, The President of the United States, and body, or estate; that it may please thee to comfort and relieve them, all others in authority; and so replenish them with the grace of according to their several necesthy holy Spirit, that they may al-sities; giving them patience unways incline to thy will, and walk in thy way: Endue them plenteously with heavenly gifts; grant them in health and prosperity long to live; and finally, after this life, to attain everlasting joy and ALMIGHTY God, Father of all felicity, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

der their sufferings, and a happy issue ont of all their afflictions: And this we beg for Jesus Christ's sake. Amen.

TA General Thanksgiving.

mercies, we, thine unworthy servants, do give thee most humble and hearty thanks for all thy The following Prayers are to be omitted here, when the Litany is reud. goodness and loving kindness to A Prayer for the Clergy and People. us, and to all men. We bless thee ALMIGHTY and everlasting for our creation, preservation, God, from whom cometh eve- and all the blessings of this life; ry good and perfect gift, send but, above all, for thine inestimadown upon our Bishops and other ble love in the redemption of Clergy, and upon the Congrega- the world by our Lord Jesus tions committed to their charge, Christ; for the means of grace, the healthful spirit of thy grace; and for the hope of glory. And

we beseech thee, give us that due mon supplications unto thee; and sense of all thy mercies, that our dost promise that when two or hearts may be unfeignedly thank-three are gathered together in ful, and that we may show forth thy name, thou wilt grant their thy praise, not only with our lips, requests; fulfil now, C Lord, the but in our lives; by giving up desires and petitions of thy serourselves to thy service, and by vants, as may be most expedient walking before thee in holiness for them; granting us in this and righteousness all our days, world knowledge of thy truth, through Jesus Christ our Lord; and in the world to come life to whom, with thee and the Holy everlasting. Amen. Ghost, be all honour and glory, world without end. Amen.

TA Prayer of St. Chrysostom.

2 Cor. xiii. 14.

THE grace of our Lord Jesus
Christ, and the love of God,

ALMIGHTY God, who hast and the fellowship of the Holy given us grace at this time, Ghost, be with us all evermore. with one accord to make our com-Amen.

Here endeth the order of Morning Prayer.

THE ORDER FOR DAILY

EVENING PRAYER.

The Minister shall begin the Evening Prayer, by reading one or more of the following Sentences of Scripture.

THE Lord is in his holy tem- which is lawful and right, he shall ple; let all the earth keep save his soul alive. Esek. xviii. 27. silence before him. Hab. ii. 20. I acknowledge my transgresFrom the rising of the sun even sions; and my sin is ever before unto the going down of the same, me. Psal. li. 3.

my name shall be great among Hide thy face from my sins; the Gentiles; and in every place and blot out all mine iniquities. incense shall be offered unto my Psal. li. 9.

name, and a pure offering: for The sacrifices of God are a my name shall be great among broken spirit; a broken and a the heathen, saith the Lord of contrite heart, O God, thou wilt hosts. Mal. i. 11.

Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be alway acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength and iny Redeemer. Psal. xix. 14.

When the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that

hath committed, and doeth that

not despise. Psal. li. 17.

Rend your heart and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. Joel, ii. 13.

To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though

we have rebelled against him ;[received at his hands, to set forth neither have we obeyed the voice his most worthy praise, to hear of the Lord our God, to walk in his most holy word, and to ask his laws which he set before us. those things which are requisite Dan. ix. 9, 10. and necessary, as well for the

O Lord, correct me, but with body as the soul. Wherefore, I judgment; not in thine anger, pray and beseech you, as many lest thou bring me to nothing. as are here present, to accomJer. x. 24. Psal. vi. 1.

Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. St. Matt. iii. 2. I will arise, and go to my father, and will say unto him; Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, and am no more worthy to be called thy son. St. Luke, xv. 18, 19.

pany me, with a pure heart and humble voice, unto the throne of the heavenly grace, saying

A general Confession, to be said by the whole Congregation after the Minister, all kneeling.

ALMIGHTY and most merciful

Father; We have erred and strayed from thy ways like lost Enter not into judgment with sheep. We have followed too thy servant, O Lord; for in thy much the devices and desires of sight shall no man living be jus- fended against thy holy laws. We

tified. Psal. cxliii. 2.

our own hearts. We have of

If we say that we have no sin, which we ought to have done; have left undone those things we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us; but if we con- which we ought not to have done: And we have done those things fess our sins, God is faithful and And there is no health in us. But just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 St. John, i. 8, 9.

Then the Minister shall say,

thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us, miserable offenders., Spare thou those, O God, who confess

DEARLY beloved brethren, their faults. Restore thou those the Scripture moveth us in who are penitent; According to sundry places, to acknowledge thy promises declared unto manand confess our manifold sins and kind, in Christ Jesus our Lord, wickedness, and that we should And grant, O most mérciful Fanot dissemble nor cloak them be-ther, for his sake; That we may fore the face of Almighty God, hereafter live a godly, righteous, our heavenly Father, but confess and sober life; To the glory of them with an humble, lowly, pe- thy holy name. Amen. nitent, and obedient heart; to the end that we may obtain forgiveness of the same by his infinite goodness and mercy. And although we ought, at all times, of our Lord Jesus Christ, humbly to acknowledge our sins who desireth not the death of a before God; yet ought we chiefly sinner, but rather that he may so to do, when we assemble and turn from his wickedness and live, meet together, to render thanks hath given power and commandfor the great benefits that we have ment to his ministers to declare

The Declaration of Absolution, or Remission of Sins; to be made by the Priest alone, standing; the People still kneeling.

ALMIGHTY God, the Father

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