ANTHEM S.

ANTHEM I.

The Music by Dr. Green.

SING unto the Lord a new song, ye that go down to the sea; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof. Let them give glory unto the Lord, and declare his praise.

ANTHEM II.

The Music by Farrant.

LORD, for thy tender mercies' sake, lay not our sins to our charge, but forgive that is past; and give us grace to amend our sinful lives, to decline from sin, and incline to virtue, that we may walk with a perfect heart before thee now and evermore.

ANTHEM III.

Music by Weber.

HEAR US, Almighty God, most gracious God, Father, we give thee praise. Our thanks we raise that we woke to liberty. Lead us, though we should die. Still shall our latest sigh breathe to thy name unbroken love. Glory be ever thine.

ANTHEM IV.

Music by Creyghton.

I WILL arise and go to my Father, and will say, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee, and am no more worthy to be called thy Son.

ANTHEM V.

The Music by Spohr.

BLEST are the departed, who in the Lord are sleeping, from henceforth for evermore: for they rest from their labours, and their works follow them.

ANTHEM VI.

Music by Handel.

WHEN the ear heard him, then it blessed him, and when the eye saw him, it gave witness of him. He delivered the poor that cried; the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.

ANTHEM VII.

Music by Dr. Boyce.

BLESSED is he that considereth the poor and needy, the Lord shall deliver him in the time of trouble. The Lord preserve him, and keep him alive, and comfort him when he lieth sick upon his bed. Lord, when I am in health thou upholdest me. Hallelujah.

ANTHEM VIII.

Music by Kent.

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BLESSED be thou, Lord God our Father, for ever. Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty thine is the kingdom, and thou art exalted as head over all. Both riches and honour come of thee, and thine hand giveth strength unto all. Now, therefore, we thank thee, and praise thy name.

ANTHEM IX.

Music by Dr. Green.

THOU, O God, art praised in Zion, unto thee shall the vow be performed in Jerusalem. Thou that hearest the prayer, be merciful unto our sins. Blessed is the man whom thou choosest and receivest unto thee, he shall dwell in thy court, and shall be satisfied with the pleasures of thy house, even of thy holy temple. Thou shalt shew us wonderful things, O God, of our salvation.

Thou art the hope of all the ends of the earth; thou stillest the raging of the sea, the noise of his waves, and the madness of the people. Thou visitest the earth, and blessest it, and thou crownest the year with thy good

ness.

ANTHEM X.

Music by Beckwith.

BLESSED is the man that hath not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the way of sinners, and hath not sat in the seat of the scornful, but his delight is in the law of the land, in which he will exercise himself day and night.

For thy righteousness is everlasting, and thy law is truth.

ANTHEM XI.

Music by J. Battishall.

CALL to remembrance, O Lord, thy tender mercies, and loving kindness, which have been ever of old. .O remember not the offences of my youth, but according to thy mercy think thou on me.

ANTHEM XII.

Music by Battishall.

BEHOLD how good and joyful a thing it is, brethren, to dwell together in unity. Hallelujah.

ANTHEM XIII.

Music by Green.

SING, O heavens, and be joyful, O earth; break forth into singing ye mountains, for the Lord hath comforted his people, and will have mercy on the afflicted.

ANTHEM XIV.

Music by G. A. Hasse.

O GIVE thanks unto the Lord, call upon make known his deeds among the people. his name, for his mercy endureth for ever,

ANTHEM XV.

Music by C. Gregor.

his name, and

Glory ye in

BLESS the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits.

ANTHEM XVI.

Music by Clari.

BLESSED is he who cometh in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

ANTHEM XVII.

Music by Palestrina.

We have heard with our ears, O Lord, and our fathers have declared unto us thy mighty works which thou hast done in the time of old; how thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plant them in: for they got not the land by their own sword, it was not their own arm that helped them, but it was thy right hand, and the light of thy countenance. Thou art my King, O

Through thee will we

God! Send help unto Jacob. overthrow our enemies, and in thy name will we tread down them that rise up against us.

ANTHEM XVIII.

Music by Dr. Croft.

PRAISE the Lord, O my soul, for he is exceedingly glorious. O Lord, thou art cloathed with majesty and

honour thou deckest thyself with light, and spreadest out the heavens like a curtain. He laid the foundations of the earth, that it should never be moved at any time. O Lord, how manifold are thy works, in wisdom hast thou made them all. The glorious majesty of the Lord Hallelujah.

shall endure for ever.

ANTHEM XIX.

Music by I. Goss.

HAVE mercy upon me, O God, after thy great goodness, according to the multitude of thy mercies, do away mine offences. Wash me thoroughly from my wickedness, and cleanse me from my sin; for I acknowledge my faults, and my sin is ever before me. O give me the comfort of thy health again, and establish me with thy free spirit. Then shall I teach thy ways unto the wicked, and sinners shall be converted unto thee. O God, thou that art the God of my health, my tongue shall sing of thy righteousness.

ANTHEM XX.

Music by Palestrina.

I WILL praise thy name, O thou most High, and proclaim all thy wondrous works; I will praise thy name for evermore. O my God, thou art my refuge, and thou art my defence: thy right hand hath helped me.

CHORUSES.

CHORUS I.

From the Creation.-Music by Haydn.

THE heavens are telling the glory of God; the firmament declares the wonders of his works.