Praise Him in the sound of the trumpet : praise Him upon the lute and harp. Praise Him in the cymbals and dances: praise Him upon the strings and pipe. Praise Him upon the well-tuned praise Him upon the loud cymbals. Let every thing that hath breath Lord. cymbals : praise the 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. Amen. After which may be read a lesson of Holy And then may be sung a Hymn, or this BENEDICTUS. S. Luke i. 68. LESSED be the Lord God of Israel: for He Bhath visited, and redeemed His people; And hath raised up a mighty salvation for us : in the house of His servant David; : As He spake by the mouth of His holy Prophets which have been since the world began; That we should be saved from our enemies : and from the hands of all that hate us; To perform the mercy promised to our forefathers and to remember His holy Covenant; To perform the oath which He sware to our forefather Abraham: that He would give us; That we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve Him without fear; In holiness and righteousness before Him: all the days of our life. And thou, Child, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways; To give knowledge of salvation unto His people for the remission of their sins, Through the tender mercy of our God: whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us ; To give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death and to guide our feet into the way of peace. 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. Amen. I : Here may be said the Apostles' Creed. BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, 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 again 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. All kneeling. 0 Let us pray. Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. UR Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil: For Thine is the kingdom, The power, and the glory, For ever and ever. Amen. Hear us when we call, O God of our righteous ness. Answer. Have mercy upon us, and hearken unto our prayer. O think upon Thy congregation. Answer. Whom Thou hast purchased and redeemed of old. Show Thy servants Thy work. Answer. And their children Thy glory. Send them help from Thy holy place. Answer. And evermore mightily defend them. O Lord, hear our prayer. Answer. And let our cry come unto Thee. Then may be said one or more of the Prayers following, taking care to substitute we, our, us, for I, my, me. Sunday. 55 (page 53), 70 (page 74), 73 (page 75). Monday. 80 (page 79), 43 (page 48), 11 (page 23), 30 (page 32), 141 (page 141), 38 (page 46). Tuesday. 45 (page 49), 33 (page 33), 58 (page 54), 32 (page 32), 40 (page 47). Wednesday. 8 (page 9), 68 (page 73), 45 (page 49), 42 (page 48), 86 (page 81). Thursday. 37 (page 46), 5 (page 9), 44 (page 49), 96 (page 102), 65 (page 71). Friday. 143 (page 141), 6 (page 9), 122 (page 130), 101 (page 104). Saturday. 52 (page 52), 62 (page 70), 47 (page 50), 46 (page 49), 22 (page 28). The Blessing. HE glorious Majesty of the Lord our God be upon us, O prosper Thou our handiwork. Amen. IN the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. Prov. xxviii. 13. The Confession, to be said by the whole family, all kneeling. the God of and confess and bewail before Thee All the sins of thought, word, or deed, By which we have provoked Thee to anger, This day and throughout our whole lives. Against Thee, O Lord, have we sinned, And to Thee do we make our confession. Turn not away Thy face from Thy servants, Whom Thou hast redeemed with the precious blood of Thy dear Son. Spare us, O Lord, we beseech Thee; Pardon all our offences; And grant us Thy grace, That henceforth we may live in Thy fear, And to Thy glory; Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. OUR Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil: For Thine is the kingdom, The power, and the glory, For ever and ever. Amen. Show us Thy mercy, O Lord. Answer. And grant us Thy salvation. Keep us as the apple of an eye. Answer. Hide us under the shadow of Thy Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep as this night Answer. O Lord have mercy upon us, have Turn us, O Lord of Hosts. Answer. Show the light of Thy countenance Then may be said one or more of the Prayers fol- Sunday. 74 (page 76), 41 (page 48), 144 (page 141), Monday. 178 (page 180), 83 (page 80), 165 (page Tuesday. 113 (page 110), 59 (page 54), 158 (page Wednesday. 54 (page 53), 28 (page 32), 118 (page Thursday. 150 (page 157), 148 (page 156), 109 (page The Blessing. THE peace of God which passeth all under- Then, all standing, may be sung a Hymn or the BENEDICTUS ES. LESSED art Thou, O Lord God of our fathers: ever. |