sternal Joy, through Jesus Christ our Lord. The People shall answer here, and at the end of every Prayer, Amen. Or this. in the ordinary course of the Psalms, on the nineteenth day of the month. Cantate Domino. Psal. xeviii. SING unto the Lord a new song; for he hath done marvel lous things. ALMIGHTY God, our heavenly With his own right hand, and Father, who, of his great mercy, with his holy arm, hath he gotten hath promised forgiveness of sins to himself the victory. all those who, with hearty Repent- The Lord declared his salvation; ance and true Faith, turn unto him; his righteousness hath he openly have mercy upon you, pardon and deliver you from all your sins, con- then. showed in the sight of the heaGrm 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. Then the Minister shall kneel, and it with seen the salvation of our God. Show yourselves joyful unto the all ye lands; sing, rejoice, say the Lord's Prayer; the People Lord, 0 it is used in Divine Service. UR Father, who art in Praise the Lord upon the harp; a psalm of Heaven, sing to the harp with Hallowed be thy name; Thy thanksgiving. 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 ana 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, arid 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. 1 Here, all standing up, the Minister shall say, With righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity. Or this. Bonum est confiteri. Psal. xcii. TT is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O Most Highest; Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; To tell of thy loving-kindness early in the morning, and of thy truth in the night season; Ans. As it was in the beginning is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Min. Praise ye the Lord. Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the lute; upon a loud instrument, and upon the Ans. The Lord's name be praised. 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 giving praise for the the by this Selections, as they are set forth will rejoice in as in the Morning Service. Then operations of thy hands. shall be read the first Lesson, accord-Then a Lesson of the New Testament, as it is appointed: And after that, shall be sung or said this Psalm excepton the twelfth day of the month ing to the Table or Calendar; after which shall be said or sung the folLowing Psalm, except when it is read Deus misereatur. Psal. lxvii. | And in Jesus Christ his only Son 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 unto us. 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, Oteth 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 thee. 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 of sins; 'The resurrection of the body, God; yea, let all the people praise And the life everlasting. Amen. thee. 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. Or this. Benedic, Anima mea. Psal. ciii. PRAISE the Lord, O my soul; Or this. I BELIEVE in one God, the Fa ther Almighty, Maker of Heaven and Earth, and of all things visible and invisible: And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, be ; gotten of his Father before all and all that is within me, praise worlds; God of God, Light of Light, his holy name. 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 Lion, and crowneth thee with mercy Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, and loving kindness. and was made man, and was cruci 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, accordhearken unto the voice of his word. ing to the Scriptures, and ascended Opraise the Lord, all ye his into Heaven, and sitteth on the right hosts; ye servants of his that do hand of the Father; and he 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 pro words, He descended into Hell, or Then 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 may, instead of them, use the words, glorified, who spake by the proHe went into the place of departen Spi- phets. And I believe one Catholic rits, which are considered as words and Apostolic Church. I acknowof the same meaning in the Creed. ledge one Baptism for the remission BELIEVE in God the Father of Almighty, Makered Earth: 'sins; and I look for the resurrec Heaven and tion of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen. A And after that, these Prayers follow-IT A Prayer for the Clergy and People. ing, all devoutly kneeling; the Minis- 1 Min. Let us pray. ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, from whom cometh every good and perfect gift, send down upon our Bishops and other Clergy, and upon the Congregations comAns. And grant us thy salvation. mitted to their charge, the healthMin. O God, make clean our they may truly please thee, pour ful spirit of thy grace; and, that Ans. And take not thy Holy upon them the continual dew of hearts within us; Spirit from us. thy blessing: Grant this, O Lord, Then shall be said the Collect for the Mediator Jesus Christ. Ainen. A Collect for Peace. holy all A Prayer for all Conditions of Men server of all mankind, we humsires, 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 rightby whose Almighty power we eousness of life. Finally, we com have been preserved this day; by mend to thy Fatherly goodness, 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 A Prayer for the President of the Uni several necessities; giving them ted States, and all in Civil Authority. patience under their sufferings, and () LORD, our heavenly Father, tions: And this we beg for Jesus a happy issue out of all their afflicthe high and mighty Ruler of Christ's sake. Amen. the universe, who dost from thy throne behold all the dwellers upon A General Thanksgiving. earth; most heartily we beseech ALMIGHTY God, Father 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 goodauthority; and so replenish them ness and loving kindness to us, with the grace of thy Holy Spirit, and to all men. We bless thee that 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, 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 of all 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; fudgiving up ourselves to thy service, fil now, O Lord, the desires and peanu 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. A Prayer of St. Chrysostom. THE grace of our Lord Jesus ALMIGHTY God, who hastland the fellowship of the Fioly 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. GOD, the Father of Heaven; geance of our sins: spare us, good have mercy upon us miserable Lord, spare thy people, whom thou sinners. 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: 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 everlasting damnation; Good Lord, deliver us. O God the Son, Redeemer of the world; have mercy upon us miserable 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, ant 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 hare mercy upon us miserable sin-ceits of the world, the flesh and th ners. devil; 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 murder, and O Holy, blessed, and glorious from sudden death; Good Lord, deliver us. 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 rit; We beseech thee to hear us, good Good Lord, deliver us. By thine Agony and Bloody 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; Good Lord, deliver us. In all time of our tribulation; in all time of our prosperity; in the hour of death, and in the day of judgment; 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 thy hely Church universal in the right way; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to strengthen such as do stand, and to comfort and help the weak-hearted, and to raise up those who fall, and finally to beat down Satan under our feet; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 1 That it may please thee to succour, help, and comfort all who are in danger, necessity, and tribulation; We beseech thee to hear us, good That it may please thee to bless and preserve all Christian Rulers Lord. and Magistrates; giving them That it may please thee to pregrace 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 We beseech thee to hear us, good understanding of thy word; and Lord. 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 show it accordingly; 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, 5000 That it may please thee to bless Lord. and keep all thy people; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to give to all nations unity, peace, and concord; That it may please thee to have mercy upon all men; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to forgive our enemies, persecutors, We beseech thee to hear us, good and slanderers, and to turn their Lord. hearts; That it may please thee to give us an heart to love and fear thee, and diligently to live after thy Commandments; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to give and preserve to our use the kindly fruits of the earth, so that in due İtime we may enjoy them; |