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ANTHEM XI.

If we believe that Jesus died, and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus, will God bring with him.

For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord, shall not prevent them which are asleep.

For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the Archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first.

Then we which are alive and remain, shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air; and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

Wherefore, comfort one another with these words. (1 Thes. iv.)

DR. BOYCE.

ANTHEM XII.

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

FARRANT.

ANTHEM XIII.

Be thou my judge, O Lord, for I have walked innocently: my trust hath been also in the Lord, therefore I shall not fall.

Examine me, O Lord, and prove me try out my reins, and my heart.

For thy loving kindness is ever before mine eyes and I will walk in thy truth.

Examine me, &c.

I will wash my hands in innocency, O Lord and so will I go to thine altar;

That I may shew the voice of thanksgiving and tell of all thy wondrous works.

Shew us thy mercy, O Lord, and grant us thy salvation. Amen. (Psalm xxvi.)

CORFE.

ANTHEM XIV.

O SING unto God: sing praises to his name, and rejoice before him.

He is a father of the fatherless: he defendeth the cause of the widows, and bringeth the prisoners out of captivity.

Praised be the Lord daily even the God who helpeth us, and poureth his benefits upon He is our God, even the God of whom cometh salvation: God is the Lord by whom we escape death.

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Sing unto God, O ye kingdoms of the earth: O sing praises unto the Lord. (Psalm lxviii.)

DR. GREENE.

ANTHEM XV.

I HEARD a voice from heaven, saying unto me, Write, from henceforth blessed are the Idead which die in the Lord: even so saith the Spirit; for they rest from their labours. Amen. (Rev. xiv.)

DR. CALLCOTT.

ANTHEM XVI.

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

Sing, O heavens, &c.

Let not Sion say, The Lord hath forsaken * me, and the Lord hath forgotten me.

Return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon you, and to your God, for he will abundantly pardon.

Therefore will the Lord wait that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you; for the Lord is a God of judgment, blessed are they that wait for his salvation. Sing, O heavens, &c. &c. xxx; li.)

(Isaiah xlix;

KENT.

ANTHEM XVII.

THE Lord shall reign for ever and ever. For ever blessed be thy holy name, Lord God of Israel.

The Lord is a man of war; Lord is his name; Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red Sea.

I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.

The Lord shall reign for ever and ever. (Exodus xv.)

HANDEL.

ANTHEM XVIII.

BLESSED be thou, Lord God of Israel, our Father, for ever and ever.

Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty; for all that is in the heaven and the earth are thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head over all.

Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.

Now, therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name. (1 Chron. xxix.)

KENT.

ANTHEM XIX.

ACQUAINT thyself with God, and be at peace with him: and lay up his words in thine heart.

If thou return to the Almighty, put away iniquity from thee.

Then shall he be thy defence, and thy delight thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he will hear thee.

The Lord will deliver the righteous, he will save the humble man. (Job xxii.)

DR. GREENE.

ANTHEM XX.

IN thee, O Lord, have I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion, deliver me in thy righteousness.

Bow down thine ear to me: make haste to deliver me.

And be thou my strong rock, and house of my defence that thou mayest save me.

Be thou also my guide, and lead me for thy name's sake.

Draw me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou art my God.

Into thy hands I commend my spirit: for thou hast redeemed me, O Lord, thou God of truth. (Psalm xxxi.)

WELDON.

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