Immediately after the sentences at the beginning of Evensong on every day let all, kneeling, say, ALMIGHTY Lord of heaven and earth, we confess that we have sinned exceedingly in thought, word and deed, [+] through our fault, through our great and grievous fault; and we present ourselves before Thee, humbly beseeching Thee not to consider the multitude of our offences, but to remember Thine infinite mercy. Give us, O Lord, a true sorrow for all the sins we have committed against Thee, that being turned from all our evil ways, we may, by a sincere repentance, obtain Thy peace all the days of our lives. And this we ask for the sake of Thy blessed Son JESUS CHRIST our Lord. Amen. Lord, have mercy &c. [Here pause and let each one in silence confess to God the sins of the past day.] SUNDAY. THE DAY OF THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST OUR SAVIOUR, AND THE DESCENT OF THE HOLY GHOST. Morning Prayer. A prayer to be said privately at the beginning of our devotions. LORD, open Thou my mouth, that I may bless Thy Holy Name; cleanse my heart from all vain, evil and wandering thoughts; enlighten my understanding; kindle my affections that I may pray to, and praise Thee with attention and devotion; and so may be heard before the presence of Thy divine Majesty, through JESUS CHRIST our LORD. Amen. At the beginning of morning prayers, let all stand. THIS is the day that the Lord hath made: we will rejoice and be glad in it.-Ps. cxviii. 24. Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.-Eph. v. 14. Give unto the LORD the glory due unto His Name; bring an offering, and come into His courts.-Ps. xcvi. 8. Then all kneeling. Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, 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. O Lord, open Thou our lips. And our mouth shall shew forth Thy praise. Then all standing up. To be said or sung. AWAKE, my soul, and with the sun Thy precious time mispent, redeem; In all thy doings be sincere, Keep conscience as the noon-day clear; Praise God from Whom all blessings flow, Praise Him all creatures here below, Praise Him above ye heavenly host, Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? Even by ruling himself after Thy word. ། Psalms. PSALM lxxxiv. O How amiable are Thy dwellings: Thou Lord of hosts! My soul hath a desire and longing to enter into the courts of the Lord: my heart and my flesh rejoice in the living God. Yea, the sparrow hath found her an house, and the swallow a nest where she may lay her young even Thy altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God. Blessed are they that dwell in Thy house : they will be alway praising Thee. Blessed is the man whose strength is in Thee: in whose heart are Thy ways. Who going through the vale of misery use it for a well and the pools are filled with water. They will go from strength to strength : and unto the God of gods appeareth every one of them in Sion. O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer : hearken, O God of Jacob. : Behold, O God our defender and look upon the face of Thine Anointed. For one day in Thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a door-keeper in the house of my God than to dwell in the tents of ungodli ness. : For the Lord God is a light and defence the : Lord will give grace and worship, and no good thing shall He withhold from them that live a godly life. O Lord God of hosts : blessed is the man that putteth his trust in Thee. : 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. : PSALM CİV. Amen. PRAISE the Lord, O my soul: O Lord my God, Thou art become exceeding glorious; Thou art clothed with majesty and honour. Thou deckest Thyself with light as it were with a garment and spreadest out the heavens like a curtain. Who layeth the beams of His chambers in the waters and maketh the clouds His chariot, and walketh upon the wings of the wind. : He maketh His angels spirits: and His ministers a flaming fire. : He laid the foundations of the earth that it never should move at any time. Thou coveredst it with the deep like as with a garment the waters stand in the hills. At Thy rebuke they flee at the voice of Thy thunder they are afraid. They go up as high as the hills, and down to the valleys beneath even unto the place which Thou hast appointed for them. |
