The Book of Common Prayer

daternal Joy, through Jesus Christ] in the ordinary course of the Psalms, our Lord.

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on the nineteenth day of the month. Cantate Domino. Psal. xcviii. SING unto the Lord a new song; for he hath done marvellous things.

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1 The People shall answer here, and at
the end of every Prayer, Amen.

and

¶ Or this.

ALMIGHTY God, our heavenly
Father, who, of his great mercy,
hath promised forgiveness of sins to
all those who, with hearty Repent-

With his own right hand, and with his holy arm, hath he gotten himself the victory. 霄

The Lord declared his salvation;

have

ance and true Faith, turn unto him; his righteousness hath he openly
merey upon you, pardon and
showed in the sight of the hea-
deliver from all your sins, con- then.
you
Grm and strengthen you in all good-

He hath remembered his mercy
ness, and bring you to everlasting and truth toward the house of Israel:
life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. and all the ends of the world have
Amen.
seen the salvation of our God.

Then the Minister shall kneel, and
say the Lord's Prayer; the People
still kneeling, and repeating it with
him, both here, and wheresoever else
it is used in Divine Service.

Show yourselves joyful unto the Lord, all ye lands; sing, rejoice, and give thanks.

Praise the Lord upon the harp; sing to the harp with a psalm of thanksgiving.

OUR Father, who art in Heaven,
Hallowed be thy name; Thy
With trumpets also and shawms,
Kingdom come; Thy Will be done O show yourselves joyful before the
on Earth, as it is in Heaven; Lord the King.

Give us this day our daily bread; Let the sea make a noise and
And forgive us our trespasses, as all that therein is, the round world
we forgive those who trespass and they that dwell therein.
against us; And lead us not into! Let the floods clap their hands,
temptation; But deliver us from and let the hills be joyful together
eril: For thine is the Kingdom, and before the Lord; for he cometh to
the Power, and the Glory, for ever
judge the earth.
and ever. Amen.

Then likewise he shall say,
O Lord, open thou our lips;
Ans. And our mouth shall show
forth thy praise.

Here, all standing up, the Minister

shall say,

¶ Or this.

Bonum est confiteri. Psal. xcii. unto the Lord, and to sing praises T is a good thing to give thanks Glory be to the Father, and to unto thy name, O Most Highest; the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; early in the morning, and of thy To tell of thy loving-kindness Ans. As it was in the beginning, now, and ever shall be, world truth in the night season;

without end.

Upon an instrument of ten Min. Praise ye the Lord. strings, and upon the lute; upon Ans. The Lord's name be praised. a loud instrument, and upon the harp. Then shall follow a Portion of the For thou, Lord, hast made me Psalms, as they are appointed, or one glad through thy works; and I of the Selections, as they are set forth will rejoice in giving praise for the by this Church, with the Doxology operations of thy hands. as in the Morning Service. Then

for shall be read the first Lesson, accord-¶ Then a Lesson of the New Testaholing to the Table or Calendar; after

he b

With righteousness shall he Judge the world, and the people with equity.

which shall be said or sung the fol-
lowing Psalm, except when it is read

ment, as it is appointed: And after that, shall be sung or said this Psalm

except on the twelfth day of the month

Deus misereatur. Psal. lxvii.

And in Jesus Christ his only Son

unto us.

GOD be merciful unto us and our Lord; Who was conceived by bless us, and show us the light the Holy Ghost, Born of the Vir of his countenance, and be merciful gin Mary, Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, dead, and buThat thy way may be known ried; He descended into Hell; The upon earth, thy saving health among third day he rose from the dead; all nations. He ascended into Heaven, and sitLet the people praise thee, O teth on the right hand of God the God; yea, let all the people praise Father Almighty; From thence he shall come to judge the quick and O Let the nations rejoice and be the dead. glad; for thou shalt judge the folk I believe in the Holy Ghost; The righteously, and govern the nations Holy Catholic Church; The Com upon earth. munion of Saints; The forgiveness Let the people praise, thee, O ofsins; The resurrection of the body, God; yea, let all the people praise And the life everlasting. Amen. thee.

thee.

Or this.

BELIEVE in one God, the Fa.

ther Almighty, Maker of Heaven and Earth, and of all things visible and invisible:

Then shall the earth bring forth her increase; and God, even our own God, shall give us his blessing. God shall bless us; and all the ends of the world shall tear him.

1 Or this.

Benedic, Anima mea. Psal. ciii. PRAISE the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me, praise his holy name.

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, be gotten of his Father before all worlds; God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten,

Praise the Lord, O my soul, and not made, being of one substance forget not all his benefits;

with the Father, by whom all things

Who forgiveth all thy sin, and were made; who for us men, and healeth all thine infirmities; for our salvation, came down from Who saveth thy life from destruc-Heaven, and was incarnate by the ion, and crowneth thee with mercy Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, and loving kindness. and was made man, and was cruci O praise the Lord, ye Angels of fied also for us uder Pontius Pilate, his, ye that excel in strength; ye He suffered and was buried, and that fulfil his commandment, and the third day he rose again, accord hearken unto the voice of his word. ing to the Scriptures, and ascended

O praise the Lord, all ye his into Heaven, and sitteth on the right hosts; ye servants of his that do hand of the Father; and h shall his pleasure. come again, with glory, to judge O speak good of the Lord, all ye both the quick and the dead; whose works of his, in all places of his kingdom shall have no end. dominion. Praise thou the Lord, And I believe in the Holy Ghost, O my soul. the Lord and giver of life, who proThen shall be said the Apostles' Creed ceedeth from the Father and the by the Minister and the People, stand- Son; who with the Father and the ing: and any Churches may omit the Son' together is worshipped and words, He descended into Hell, or glorified, who spake by the promay, instead of them, use the words,

He went into the place of departea Spi-phets. And I believe one Catholic rits, which are considered as words and Apostolic Church. I acknow of the same meaning in the Creed. ledge one Baptism for the remission BELIEVE in God the Father of sins; and I look for the resurrec Almighty, Maker of Heaven and tion of the dead, and the life of the Earth: world to come. Amen.

A Collect for Peace.

TA Prayer for all Conditions of Men..

GOD, from whom all holy de-
O GOD, the Creator and Pre-
server of all mankind, we hum-
sires, all good counsels, and bly beseech thee for all sorts and
All just works do pror ed; give conditions of men, that thou
unto thy servants that peace, which wouldest be pleased to make thy
the world cannot give; that our ways known unto them, thy saving
hearts may be set to obey thy com- health unto all nations. More
mandments, and also that by thee, especially we pray for thy holy
ve, being defended from the fear Church universal; that it may be
of our enemies, may pass our time so guided and governed by thy
in rest and quietness, through the good Spirit, that all who profess
inerits of Jesus Christ our Saviour. and call themselves Christians.
Amen.
may be led into the way of truth,
A Collect for Aid against Perils. and hold the faith in unity of Spirit,
LORD, our heavenly Father, in the bond of peace, and in right-
by whose Almighty power we cousness of life. Finally, we com
been preserved this day; by mend to thy Fatherly goodness, all
thy great mercy defend us from all those who are any ways afflicted or
perils and dangers of this night, for distressed in mind, body, or estate;
the love of thy only Son our Sa- that it may please thee to comfort
viour Jesus Christ. Amen.
and relieve them, according to their
several necessities; giving them
Patience under their sufferings, and
LORD, our heavenly Father, tions: And this we beg for Jesus
a happy issue out of all their afflic-
the high and mighty Ruler of Christ's sake. Amen.
the universe, who dost from thy
to je throne behold all the dwellers upon

have

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TA General Thanksgiving.

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and

with the

earth; most heartily we beseech ALMIGHTY God, Father of al
thee, with thy favour to behold and mercies, we, thine unworthy
bless thy servant, The President of servants, do give thee most humble
the United States, and all others in and hearty thanks for all thy good-
authority; and so replenish them ness and loving kindness to us,
grace of thy Holy Spirit, and to all men. We bless thee
pedthat they may always incline to thy for our creation, preservation, and
will, and walk in thy way: Endue all the blessings of this life; but,
them plenteously with heavenly above all, for thine inestimable love
gifts; grant them in health and in the redemption of the world by
prosperity long to live; and finally, our Lord Jesus Christ; for the
after this life, to attain everlasting means of grace and for the hope of
joy and felicity, through Jesus glory. And, we beseech thee, give
Christ our Lord. Amen.
is that due sense of all thy iner

le di:

And after that, these Prayers follow-IT A Prayer for the Clergy and People.
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 salvation.
Min. O God, make clean our
hearts within us;

Ans. And take not thy Holy
Spirit from us.

I Then shall be said the Collect for the
day, and, after that, the Collects and
Prayers following.

LMIGHTY and everlasting
God, from whom cometh every
good and perfect gift, send down
upon our Bishops and other Clergy,
mitted to their charge, the health-
and upon the Congregations com-
ful spirit of thy grace; and, that
they may truly please thee, pour
upon them the continual dew of
thy blessing: Grant this, O Lord,
Mediator Jesus Christ. Amen.
for the honour of our Advocate and

ted

A Prayer for the President of the Uni-
States, and all in Civil Authority.

cies, that our hearts may be un-mon supplications unto thee; and
feignedly thankful, and that we dost promise that when two or three
may show forth thy praise, not only are gathered together in thy name
with our lips, but in our lives; by thou wilt grant their requests; ful-
giving up ourselves to thy service, fil now, O Lord, the desires and pe
and by walking before thee in holi-titions of thy servants, as may be
ness and righteousness all our days, most expedient for them granting
through Jesus Christ our Lord; to us in this world knowledge of thy
whom, with thee and the Holy truth, and in the world to come life
Ghost, be all honour and glory, everlasting. Amen.
world without end. Amen.

2 Cor. xiii. 14.

TA Prayer of St. Chrysostom.

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 Evening Prayer.

THE LITANY,

Or General Supplication, to be used after Morning Service, on Sundays
Wednesdays, and Fridays.

the Father of Heaven; of our sins: spare us, have mercy upon us miserable Lord, spare thy people, whom tho hast redeemed with thy most pre O God, the Father of Heaven; cious blood, and be not angry with have mercy upon us miserable sin-us for ever:

sinners.

ners.

Spare us, good Lord.

O God the Son, Redeemer of the From all evil and mischief; from world; have mercy upon us miser-sin; from the crafts and assaults of able sinners the devil; from thy wrath, and fro

O God the Son, Redeemer of the everlasting damnation; world; have mercy upon us miser- Good Lord, deliver us. able sinners.

From all blindness of heart; fron O God the Holy Ghost, proceed-pride, vain-glory, and hypocrisy, ing from the Father and the Son; from envy, hatred, and malice, an have mercy upon us miserable sin-all uncharitableness;

ners.

Good Lord, deliver us.

O God the Holy Ghost, proceed- From all inordinate and sinfe ing from the Father and the Son; affections; and from all the de have mercy upon us miserable sin-ceits of the world, the flesh and th devil;

ners.

O Holy, blessed, and glorious Good Lord, deliver us. Trinity, three Persons and one From lightning and tempest. God; have mercy upon us misera- from plague, pestilence, and fa ble sinners. mine; from battle and inurder, and

O Holy, blessed, and glorious from sudden death; Trinity, three Persons and one ~ God; have mercy upon us miserable

sinners.

Good Lord, deliver us.

From all sedition, privy conspiracy, and rebellion; from all faise Remember not, Lord, our of doctrine, heresy, and schism; from fences, nor the offences of our fore-hardness of heart, and contempt of fathers; neither take thou ven-thy Word and Commandment:

Good Lord, deliver us.

That it may please thee to give By the mystery of thy holy Incar-to all thy people increase of grace, nation; by thy holy Nativity and to hear meekly thy Word, and to Circumcision; by thy Baptism, receive it with pure affection, and Fasting, and Temptation; to bring forth the fruits of the Spi

Good Lord, deliver us.

rit;

By thine Agony and Bloody We beseech thee to hear us, good
Sweat; by thy Cross and Passion, Lord.

by thy precious Death and Burial; That it may please thee to bring
by thy glorious Resurrection and into the way of truth, all such as
Ascension; and by the coming of have erred, and are deceived;
the Holy Ghost;
We beseech thee to hear us, good
Lord.

Good Lord, deliver us.

In all time of our tribulation; in

That it may please thee to all time of our prosperity; in the strengthen such as do stand, and to hour of death, and in the day of comfort and help the weak-hearted, judgment; and to raise up those who fall, and finally to beat down Satan under our feet;

That it may please thee to bless
and preserve all Christian Rulers Lord.

and Magistrates; giving them That it may please thee to pre-
grace to execute justice, and to serve all who travel by land or by
maintain truth;
water, all women in the perils of
We beseech thee to hear us, good child-birth, all sick persons, and
Lord.
young children, and to show thy
That it may please thee to illu- pity upon all prisoners and cap.
minate all Bishops, Priests, and tives;
Deacons, with true knowledge and
understanding of thy word; and Lord.

We beseech thee to hear us, good

that both by their preaching and That it may please thee to de [living they may set it forth, and fend, and provide for, the father less children, and widows, and all We beseech thee to hear us, good who are desolate and oppressed; Lord. We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.

show it accordingly;

Good Lord, deliver us.

We sinners do beseech thee to
hear us, O Lord God; and that it
may please thee to rule and govern Lord.
thy hely Church universal in the
right way;

That it may please thee to succour, help, and comfort all who are We beseech thee to hear us, good in danger, necessity, and tribulaLord.