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 Toronto : 
 THE WESTMINSTER CO.. LIMITED. 
 
 1900. 
 
Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada, 
 in the year nineteen hundred, hy the Westminster Co. , 
 Limited y Toronto, in the office of the Minister of 
 Agriculture at Ottawa. 
 
CONTENTS. 
 
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 Page. 
 
 Preface 1 
 
 Form of Service 5 
 
 Four other Services in outline 16-19 
 
 The Commandments 21 
 
 The Beatitudes 25 
 
 Ten Alternative OpeningSentenc.es 29 
 
 ** Prayers of Invocation 35 
 
 '* '* Confession 41 
 
 " " Supplication 55 
 
 ** " Intercession 73 
 
 ** Hymns of Praise 93 
 
 " Concluding Prayers 99 
 
 Special Prayers for Colonists, Settlers & Farmers... 107 
 
 " Use at Sea Ill 
 
 ** " Miners and Prospectors 112 
 
 *' ** Those on Military Duty 114 
 
 " " The Army and Navy 116 
 
 " " Morning 117 
 
 " Evening 120 
 
 " A General Prayer 123 
 
 A Bprial Service 127 
 
 Scripture Readings— Old Testament :..;.. 140 
 
 —New Testament 141 
 
 A Selection of Psalms (prose) 145 
 
 " Metrical Psalms 199 
 
 A Selection of Hymns 209 
 
 Instructions for Conducting Divine Services 233 
 
NOTE. 
 
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 The need of means to help and guide in social worship those who 
 are debarred by circumstances from Church services, was brought to 
 the attention of the General Assembly at Winnipeg in 1897. The 
 matter was referred to the Committee on the Uniformity of Worship for 
 its consideration. That Committee reported to the Assembly at Montreal 
 in 1898, and the Assembly appointed a Special Committee to take 
 steps to prepare a devotional Manual, and send copies to all the 
 Ministers of the Church for their information and consideration. The 
 Special Committee having carried out their instructions reported to the 
 Assembly at Hamilton in 1899. (vide the Acts and Proceedings, pages 
 74 and 311). The report was adopted and the Manual submitted by 
 the Committee was remitted to Presbyteries. 
 
 Atthe Assembly at Halifax, June, 1900, the Committee reported 
 (.vide the Acts and Proceedings, pages 48, 61 and 287), and sub- 
 mitted the Manual revised in accordance with the views expressed by 
 Presbyteries. The Assembly thereupon directed certain emendations 
 to be made, and instructed the Committee to take steps to bring the 
 little work to the further consideration of the Church. 
 
 In order to carry out the Injunction of the Assembly, the Committee 
 has arranged with the Westminster Co., Limited, of Toronto, to publish 
 the Manual. 
 
 The Assembly's Special Committee for "Aids for Social 
 Worship " consists of : 
 
 Rev. Dr. Herrldge, Convener, Ottawa 
 
 Rev. Dr. Pollok, Halifax 
 
 Rev. Dr. Gordon, " 
 
 Rev. Robert Murray, " 
 
 Rev. Dr. Moore, Ottawa 
 
 Rev. Dr. Armstrong, " 
 
 Dr. John Thorburn, " 
 ♦Rev. Principal Patrick, Winnipeg 
 *Rev. Professor Kilpatrick, " 
 *Rev. E. A. Henry, Urandon 
 ♦Rev. John Pringle, Atlin, B.C. 
 
 Sir Sandford Fleming, Secretary, Ottawa 
 
 (Those marked ♦ were added atthe recent Assembly at Halifax) . 
 
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 NOTX NO. 2. 
 
 The following report of the Special Committee was pre- 
 sented to the General Assembly at Toronto, June 19th, 1902, 
 and the Assembly resolved that the Report be received and 
 the Committee continued : 
 
 To the Venerable the General Assembly : 
 
 The Assembly at Winnipeg in 1897 had its attention directed 
 to the need of providing some means of aiding and promoting 
 social worship among groups of settlers and others who for 
 the time being find themselves removed from the regular 
 church services, and have no person able and willing to 
 undertake to conduct services in the ordinary way. The 
 subject was referred to a committee with instructions to 
 consider and report 
 
 At the following Assembly in Montreal, 1898, a report hav- 
 ing been received in favor of action, this Special Committee 
 was appointed with instructions to prepare a Manual hav- 
 ing the special objects in view, and to send a copy to each 
 minister. 
 
 At the Assembly held in Hamilton in 1899, the Special Com- 
 mittee reported that they had complied with the instructions 
 of the Assembly, that they had prepared a Manual entitled 
 •' Aids for Social Worship," and that they had printed an 
 edition of 1,500 copies for distribution among ministers and 
 elders, with the view of ascertaining the mind of the Church. 
 The Manual having been received with a measure of favor, 
 the Committee was instructed to submit it to Presbyteries. 
 
 At the Assembly in Halifax in igoo, the Special Committee, 
 having carried out the directions given them, reported that 
 they had heard from twenty-seven Presbyteries, and that all 
 but three expressed approval of the object of the Assembly, 
 and that twenty Presbyteries viewed with more or less favor 
 the form and substance of the Manual submitted. There 
 was, however, a divergence of opinion on some minor points, 
 and it became the duty . f the Committee, under the direc- 
 tions of the Assembly, to eliminate certain portions of the 
 work, and ascertain further the mind of the Church 
 
 Having complied with the Assembly's injunctions, the 
 Committee submitted a revised edition to Presbyteries, and 
 reported progress at the Assembly in Ottawa in 1901. The 
 Assembly instructed the Committee to complete the revision 
 of the Manual, and submit it at next meeting for approval. 
 
 Again the Committee invited all Presbyteries to give 
 expression of their views in all respects, and, moreover, pub- 
 licly intimated through the Presbyterian magazines, that 
 copies would be furnished free of charge to any members of 
 the Church desirous of examining the work, with a view to 
 render it more suitable for the purpose designed. 
 
 The Committee now report that the little volume, in its 
 revised form, is generally received with favor. One Presby- 
 
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tery only, though fully recognizine the need of such a Man- 
 ual, asks for further revision in literary style. The Synod 
 of Hamilton and London has formally recommendea the 
 Manual for use. 
 
 Urgent requests have been received from missionaries and 
 from students working in outlying parts of the Dominion, 
 for a number of copies of the Manual. Under these circum- 
 stances, and in view of the design of the work, as set forth 
 in the preface, the Committee have ventured to anticipate the 
 wishes of the Assembly, and have placed at the disposal of 
 each of those so desiring, ten, and in one case thirty, copies 
 of the Manual, free of charge. 
 
 Officers commanding the contingents sent from Canada to 
 South Africa, have gratefully accepted a number of copies 
 of the Manual for use by themselves and the troops, in the 
 absence of a chaplain. British officer:} elsewhere have sent 
 for and obtained copies for use under similar circumstances. 
 
 Having endeavoured faithfully to carry out the instruc- 
 tions of the Assembly, the Committee now submit the result 
 of their labors, in the hope that it may meet the purposes 
 desired for a few years until something better takes its place. 
 It has come to the knowledge of the Committee, since their 
 appointment, that the need of such a work is great, and they 
 hope and believe that, with God's blessing, this little Manual, 
 in spite of its imperfections, will prove profitable to many, 
 and eventually result in great benefit to the whole Church 
 
 All of which is respectfully submitted. 
 
 W. T. HERRIDGE, 
 Ottawa, April, 1902. Ccnvener. 
 
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 CORRECTIONS. 
 
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 On pages 11, 73, 76, 80, 86, 87, 91, no, 210, 216 substitute " King " 
 
 for ' Queen." 
 On pages 78, 85, 88 substitute " King Edward " for " Queen 
 
 Victoria." 
 On page 87 substitute "George, Prince of Wales " for "Albert 
 
 Edward, Prince of Wales." 
 On pages n, 78, 83, 86, 88, 91. 216 substitute " him " for " her," 
 
 "he" for "she," "his for "her." 
 
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 PREFACE. 
 
 The want of suitable aids to v»rorship on the 
 Lord's Day is constantly felt in remote parts of 
 the Dominion by those who are, for the time, 
 cut off from the ordinary ministrations of the 
 Church, and who desire to unite in the worship 
 of God. 
 
 The design of this Manual is to furnish aids 
 to social worship for those so situated. It may 
 be found helpful to Pioneer-settlers, Explorers, 
 Miners, Prospectors, Mounted Police, Volun- 
 teers on Military duty. Travellers by land or sea, 
 Visitors to summer resorts, and other persons. 
 
 One complete Service is submitted, which 
 may be followed as it is given, but from time to 
 time it may be found desirable to modify the 
 words. To effect this end, other prayers are 
 furnished, any of which may be substituted, and 
 thus, without changing the order, the Service 
 may be varied at discretion, or complete Ser- 
 vices may be arranged such as the four ad- 
 ditional Services outlined on pages i6 to 19. 
 
 The alternative prayers appended to the 
 Service submitted as a model, are arranged 
 
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 under the headings "Invocation," "Confes- 
 sion," "Supplication," "Intercession," etc., 
 but these names are used chiefly for convenience 
 of reference. The spirit of fc.doration, gratitude 
 and thani jg'ving- pervades all. 
 
 While the introduction of extemporaneous 
 prayer is not excluded, the aim has been to im- 
 part to each service unity and completeness 
 when the forms are read in the order indicated. 
 
 The model Service is taken with very slight 
 change from "Short Sunday Services for 
 Travellers," issued primarily for the use of sur- 
 veying parties engaged on the Canadian Pacific 
 Railway, in 1871 and following years. From 
 the same source has been taken a number of 
 the alternative prayers. The other prayers in 
 the Manual have generally been taken from 
 Presbyterian devotional works, such as the 
 service books issued in connection with the 
 United Presbyterian, the Free, and the Estab- 
 lished Churches of Scotland. Some of the 
 prayers have been supplied by members of the 
 Assembly's Special Committee. 
 
 As the purpose of this Manual is to help and 
 guide groups of individuals in out of the way 
 
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 places to unite in common worship, and as 
 there may, in some cases, be no one present 
 familiar with the conduct of Divine Service, it 
 is deemed advisable to furnish somewhat min- 
 ute explanations and instructions for the guid- 
 ance of such as may desire them. These 
 instructions will be found at the end of the 
 Manual. 
 
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Form of Service. 
 
 (The worshippers being assembled, the Reader may 
 begin by reading the following, or a selection from the 
 introductory sentences appended.) 
 
 Fellow Worshippers, — 
 
 The Lord has said — 
 
 '^ Remember the Sabbath Day, to keep it 
 holy/' 
 
 (Under some circumstances the following within 
 brackets may be omitted : ) 
 
 (Though for the present we are deprived 
 of the regular service to which we have 
 each been accustomed, yet we know that 
 wherever men meet for the worship of God 
 there He will be to hear and to bless them. 
 He is the Father of us all, our constant 
 Guardian and Protector.) Let us, therefore, 
 as is most fitting on tb*^ Holy Day of Rest, 
 unite as one family in the solemn duty and 
 precious privilege of worshipping Him ; and 
 let us beseech with earnest prayei' our Lord 
 Jesus Christ, Who is the faithful guide of 
 those who journey, and the unwearying 
 guardian of those who sojourn, that He may 
 bless us now assembled in His Name. May 
 He help us worthily to praise Him for His 
 
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 mercies, and ever to acknowledge Him in 
 our rising up and lying down. Let us com- 
 mend ourselves to His care, that He may 
 strengthen us in mind and in body, prosper us 
 in our undertakings, and direct our steps in 
 the way of truth and righteousness, peace 
 and prosperity. 
 
 ^he Ijvaijer ot iubcraticrn. 
 
 (All assuming a devout attitude the Reader may 
 proceed with the following, or substitute any 
 other prayer of Invocation found under this 
 heading.) 
 
 LET US PRAY. 
 
 Most Holy and Eternal God, look down 
 in mercy upon Thy children now assembled 
 before Thee, and let Thy Fatherly blessing- 
 be upon us and abide with us. Vouchsafe 
 unto us Thy gracious and comforting pres- 
 ence, and let Thy beavenly peace rule in 
 our hearts ; grant us a true apprehension of 
 Thy Divine Majesty, and a deep sense of our 
 unworthiness ; that so, approaching Thee 
 with lowliness and devotion, we may com- 
 mune with Thee in the spirit of Jesus 
 Christ Our Lord. Amen. 
 
 (At tlie end of this and all other prayers the worship- 
 pers should signify their assent by 
 saying JVw^«.) 
 
Jtorm of §crbice. 
 
 A Hymn 
 
 (May be sung or read from the selection of Hymns 
 
 appended.) 
 
 ^he JJntnev ot QToufeesiou. 
 
 (other prayers will be found under this heading, any 
 
 of which may be substituted for the 
 
 following : ) 
 
 LET US PRAY. 
 
 God, Whose nature and property is 
 ever to have mercy and to forgive, receive 
 our humble petitions; and though we bo 
 tied and bound with the chain of our sins, 
 yet let the pitifuhiess of Thy great mercy 
 loose us ; for the honour of Jesus Christ our 
 Mediator and Advocate. Amen. 
 
 Almighty God, Who, though dwelling in 
 the highest heavens, yet vouchsafest to re- 
 gard the lowest creatures on earth, we 
 humbly adore Thy Sacred Majesty, and with 
 all the powers of our souls exalt and praise 
 Thy Holy Name for the infinite blessings 
 Thou hast so fully bestowed upon us ; for 
 electing us in Thy love and creating us in 
 Thine image ; for redeeming us by Thy 
 Son, and sanctifying us by Thy Holy Spirit ; 
 for preserving us in all the changes and 
 accidents of this life, and raising up our 
 
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 thoughts to the hope of a better life; we de- 
 voutly thank Thee for Thy gracions protec- 
 tion during the past week, and for bringing 
 us safely to this sacred day of rest. Continue, 
 Lord, Thy mercy to us, and as to-day Thou 
 hast awakened our bodies from sleep, so 
 raise our souls from sin, that during this 
 week and every week we, unfeignedly re- 
 nouncing all sin, may walk soberly, right- 
 eously, and godly, from day to day, in all holy 
 obedience, befoi'e Thy face, through Jesus 
 Christ Our Lord. Amen, 
 
 A Psalm or Psalms 
 
 (May be read from the selection of Psalms appended.) 
 
 cSrriptttre Jleabiug. 
 
 (A list of passages from the Old Testament will he 
 found appended.) 
 
 A Hymn 
 
 (May be sung or read from the selection appended.) 
 
Jiorm of (Seroia. 
 
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 ^he tJriiijer of <Sup^linitiou. 
 
 (other prayers of supplication will be found ap- 
 pended, any of which may at discretion be 
 substituted for the following:) 
 
 LET US PRAY. 
 
 Deliver us, Merciful God, from the 
 evils that surround us, and guide our feet 
 in the way of peace. May we carefully 
 avoid all occasions of sin, and when, through 
 frailty, we forget Thee, do Thou, in Thy 
 mercy, remember us, so that as often as we 
 fall by the evil propensity of our nature 
 we may rise again by the help of Thy 
 grace. Make us diligent and faithful 
 in the duties of our calling, and in all the 
 cares and crosses of JiO world may we be 
 submissive to Thy divine will and pleasure. 
 Let Thy blessing be upon our actions, and 
 may Thy good Spirit direct our intentions, 
 that both may tend to advance Thy glory, 
 the good of others, and the eternal salvation 
 of our own souls, through Jesus Christ our 
 Saviour, Who, with Thee and the Holy 
 Ghost, liveth and reigneth ever one God, 
 world without end. Amen. 
 
 our God, Who art present everywhere, 
 bestow Thy favourable regard on us, Thy 
 unworthy servants. Cause us to be as- 
 sured that even in the lonely wilderness, on 
 
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 the boundless prairie, in the trackless forest, 
 on the mountain side, on the open sea, Thou 
 art ever at hand to hear those who call upon 
 Thee, and that whatsoever place may be 
 hallowed by Thy true worship, shall prove 
 none other than the House of God and the 
 gate of heaven. Amen. 
 
 To Thy fatherly kindness and protection 
 we solemnly commend not ourselves only 
 but our beloved relatives and our friends, 
 from whom we are at present separated. We 
 earnestly beseech Thee to remember them 
 with the favour Thou bearest to Thy people 
 and visit them with Thy salvation. Gra- 
 ciously hear all these our supplications, for 
 the sake of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus 
 Christ. Arrfen. 
 
 (A list of New Testament Readings is appended.) 
 
 
 
 ^hc Jpraij^r oi intercession, 
 
 (See other prayers of Intercession appended.) 
 LET US PRAY. 
 
 Lord, shew^ Thy mercy upon us: And 
 grant us Thy salvation. 
 
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 God Most High, save the Queen : And 
 replenish her plenteously with heavenly gifts. 
 
 Regard with Thy favour the Governor- 
 General : And give guidance to all in author- 
 ity (in this Dominion.) 
 
 Endue Thy ministers with righteousness : 
 And make Thy chosen people joyful. 
 
 Make our country prosperous and peace- 
 ful : And let truth and justice, religion and 
 piety, flourish and abound amongst us. 
 
 God, make clean our hearts within us: 
 And take not Thy Holy Spirit from us. 
 
 Lord, deal nc^ with us according to our 
 sins ; Neither reward us according to our 
 iniquities. 
 
 Be unto us a tower of strength: From the 
 face of the enemy. 
 
 Let no evil happen unto us : Nor the son 
 of iniquity approach to hurt us. 
 
 Blessed be the Lord daily : And may the God 
 of our salvation make our goings prosperous. 
 
 May the crooked ways be made straight : 
 And the rough places plain. 
 
 May the Lord give His angels charge 
 over us : To keep us in all our ways. 
 
 Lord, hear our prayer : And let our cry 
 come unto Thee. 
 
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 (Then may be said by all together J 
 Our Father J Who art in Heaven, halloioed 
 he Thy name / Thy hingdom come ; Thy 
 icill he done on earth as it is in heaven ; 
 give lis this day our daily bread ; and for- 
 give us our trespasses as we forgive them 
 that trespass against us ; and lead us not into 
 temptation, hut deliver us from evil ; for 
 Thine is the kingdom, the poicer and the 
 glory, for ever and ever. Amen, 
 
 (The following or other HYMN OF PRAISE appended 
 may be read. If the worshippers generally are prepared 
 to join, they may read the lines in italics.) 
 
 (ALL STANDING.) 
 
 We Praise THEE, GOD; we acknow- 
 ledge Thee to be the Lord. 
 
 All the earth doth tcorshij) Thee — the Father 
 everlasting. 
 
 To Thee all Angels cry aloud — the Heavens 
 and all the Powers therein. 
 
 To Thee, Cherubim and Seraphim — contin- 
 ually do cry. 
 
 Holy, Holy, Holy — Lord God of Sabaoth. 
 
 Heaven and earth are full of the Majesty — of 
 Thy glory. 
 
 The glorious company of the Apostles — 
 praise Thee. 
 
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 The goodly fellowship of the Prophets— praise 
 Thee, 
 
 The noble army of Martyrs — praise Thee. 
 
 The holy Church throughout all the world — 
 doth acknowledge Thee, 
 
 The FATHER— of an infinite Majesty ; 
 
 Thine honourable, true — and only SON ; 
 
 Also the HOLY GHOST— the Comforter. 
 
 Thou art the King of glory — Christ. 
 
 Thou art the everlasting Son— of the Father. 
 
 When Thou tookest upon Thee to del her man — 
 Thmi didst humble Thyself to be born of 
 a Virgin. 
 
 When Thou hadst overcome the sharpness 
 of death — Thou didst open the King- 
 dom of Heaven to all believers. 
 
 Thou sittest at the right hand of God — in the 
 glory of the Father. 
 
 We believe that Thou shalt come — to be 
 our Judge. 
 
 We therefore pray Thee, help Thy servants — 
 whom Thou hast redeemed with Thy 
 precious Blood. 
 
 Make them to be numbered with Thy 
 saints — in glory everlasting. 
 
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 O Lord, save Thy people — and bless Thine 
 heritage. 
 
 Govern them — and lift them up forever. 
 
 Day by day — we magnify Thee. 
 
 And we worship Thy name — ever world 
 without end. 
 
 Vouchsafe, Lord, to keep us this day with- 
 out sin. 
 
 Lord, have mercy upon us, have mercy 
 upon us. 
 
 Lord, let Thy mercy lighten upon us, as 
 our trust is in Thee. 
 
 Lord, in Thee have I trusted ; let me 
 never be confounded. 
 
 ^iiir^gfii ox §txx[\o\\. 
 
 (In the event of there being no person present to 
 address the congregation, or no sermon to be read, the 
 Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes may be introduced.) 
 
 (other Prayers which may be substituted for the follow- 
 ing, will be found appended.) 
 
 LET US PRAY. 
 
 God, Who didst lead Abraham Thy 
 Servant out of Ur of the Chaldees, and pre- 
 
Jdonn of <Sevbicc. 
 
 15 
 
 servedst him unhurt throughout the days 
 of his pilgrimage: we beseech Thee to take 
 us Thy servants under Thy Ahnighty pro- 
 tection. Be unto us a Helper in our duties. 
 Be our Solace by the way, our Shadow 
 from the heat, and our Comfort in the cold. 
 Be our Refuge fi'om the storm, and our 
 Support in weariness. Be our Guardian in 
 danger, our Staff in slippery places, and 
 our Physician in sickness. From first to 
 last be our Ruler and our Guide, and, when 
 our earthly pilgrimage is over, may we 
 share the joys and peace of Thy heavenly 
 home, through the grace and love of our 
 Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen. 
 
 A Hymn 
 
 (May be sung or read, after which the Service to be con- 
 cluded by the Reader saying) 
 
 The Lord bless us and keep us. The 
 Lord make His face to shine upon us, and 
 be gracious unto us. The Lord lift up 
 His countenance upon uS; and give us 
 peace. Amen. 
 
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 ;|lib5 for Social gHorship. 
 
 
 I 
 
 Jl ^cconb Scrbicc 
 
 MAY BE ARRANGED IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER. 
 
 » 
 
 1. Introductory Sentence No. 2 
 
 2. Prayer of Invocation " 4 
 
 3. A Hymn (as may be selected). 
 
 4. Prayer of Confession ** 2 
 
 5. A Psalm ("may be read in concert or in al- 
 
 ternate verses by the Reader and con- 
 gregation.) 
 
 6. Old Testament Scripture Reading. See list appended. 
 
 7. Prayer of Supplication No. 1 
 
 8. New Testament Scripture Reading. 
 
 9. Prayer of Intercession No. 5 
 
 10. A Hymn of Praise may be read in concert. 
 
 11. Address or Sermon, or the Commandments, may be 
 
 read. 
 
 12. Concluding Prayer No. 7 
 
 13. A Hymn. 
 
 14. Benediction. 
 
ixp. 
 
 (Dutliue ^Serbice. 
 
 17 
 
 ^'ING ORDER. 
 
 No. 2 
 
 ** 4 
 
 ** 2 
 
 in al- 
 l con- 
 
 e list appended. 
 No. 1 
 
 No. 5 
 
 cert. 
 
 ments, may be 
 
 No. 7 
 
 MAY BE ARRANGED IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER : 
 
 1. Introductory Sentence No. 7 
 
 2. Prayer of Invocation " 3 
 
 3. Hymn. 
 
 4. Prayer of Confession " 1 
 
 5. Psalm may be read in concert or responsively. 
 
 6. Old Testament Scripture Reading. See list appended. 
 
 7. Prayer of Supplication No. 7 
 
 8. New Testament Scripture Reading. See list appended. 
 
 9. Prayer of Intercession No. 1 
 
 10. Hymn of Praise may be read responsively 
 
 or in concert by the Reader and Con- 
 gregation. 
 
 11. Address or Sermon, or the Ten Command- 
 
 ments may be read. 
 
 12. Concluding Prayer No. 10 
 
 13. A Hymn. 
 
 14. Benediction. 
 
I i 
 
 i8 
 
 <^ib0 for ^oditl fflorshi^r. 
 
 ^ Jmivth §crbitc 
 
 MAY BE ARRANGED IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER. 
 
 1. Introductory Sentence No. 8 
 
 2. Prayer of Invocation '* 6 
 
 3. A Hymn may be sung. 
 
 4. Prayer of Confession ** 3 
 
 5. A Psalm may be read in concert or responsively. 
 
 6. Old Testament Scripture Reading. See list appended. 
 
 7. Prayer of Supplication No. 5 
 
 8. New Testament Scripture Reading. See list appended. 
 
 9. Prayer of Intercession No. 4 
 
 10. A Hymn. 
 
 11. Address or Sermon may be read. 
 
 12. Concluding Prayer No. 3 
 
 13. A Hymn. 
 
 14. Benediction. 
 
(DntUne <§erbire. 
 
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 ^ Jittli ^crbicc 
 
 SUITABLE FOR EVENING AS WELL AS MORNING. 
 
 1. Introductory Sentence No. 3 
 
 2. Prayer of .Invocation " 7 
 
 3. A Hymn. 
 
 4. Prayer of Confession " 5 
 
 5. The Commandments. 
 
 6. Old Testament Scripture Reading. See list appended. 
 
 7. Prayer of Supplication No. 3 
 
 8. New Testament Scripture Reading. See list appended. 
 
 9. Prayer of Intercession No. 10 
 
 10. A Hymn. 
 
 11. Address, Sermon, the Te Deum or other Hymn of 
 
 Praise may be read in concert or responsively. 
 
 12. Concluding Prayer No. 2 (see also Evening Prayers). 
 13,. A Hymn. 
 
 14. Benediction. 
 
Jcnv ®ob, m\b kttf lis 
 QtommanbmtutB. 
 
^he €ommanbmentB. 
 
 (When the commandments are used in any service, the 
 
 Reader shall sayj 
 
 Let US join together in reading the Tea 
 Commandments as they are recorded in the 
 Book of Exodus, Chapter twentieth at the 
 first verse. 
 
 (ALL STANDING.) 
 
 (These Commandments should be read audibly by the 
 Reader alone, who will pause after each.) 
 
 FIliST. 
 
 And God spake all these words, saying : 
 I am the Lord Thy God, which have brought 
 thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the 
 house of bondage. Thou shait have no 
 other Gods before Me. 
 
 SECOND, 
 
 Thou shalt not make unto Thee any 
 graven image or any likeness of anything 
 that is in heaven above, or that is in the 
 earth beneath, or that is in the water under' 
 the earth : thou shalt not bow dow^n thyself 
 to them, nor serve them : for I tlie Lord 
 thy God am a jealous God, visiting the in- 
 iquity of the fathers upon the children unto 
 the third and fourth generation of them that 
 hate Me ; and showing mei'cy unto thou- 
 sands of them that love Me, and keep My 
 commandments. 
 
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 Jlibs for §odal Sllorship. 
 
 THIRD. 
 
 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord 
 thy God in vain : for the Lord will not hold 
 him guiltless that taketh His name in 
 vain. 
 
 FOURTH. 
 
 Remember the Sabbath day to keep it 
 holy. Six days shalt thou labour and do 
 all thy work : but the seventh is the Sab- 
 bath of the Lord thy God : in it thou shalt 
 not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy 
 daughter, thy man-servant nor thy maid- 
 servant^ nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger 
 that is within thy gates : for in six days the 
 Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and 
 all that in them is, and rested the seventh 
 day : wherefore the Loi'd blessed the Sab- 
 bath dav, and hallowed it. 
 
 FIFTH. 
 
 Honour thy father and thy mother : that 
 thy days may be long upon the land which 
 the Loi'd thy God givcth thee. 
 
 SIXTH. 
 
 Thou shalt not kill. 
 
 SEVENTH. 
 
 Thou shalt not commit adulterv. 
 
^\\t QTommitubmcutfli. 
 
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 EIGHTH. 
 
 Thou Shalt not steal. 
 
 NINTH. 
 
 Thou Shalt not bear false witness against 
 thy neighbour. 
 
 TENTH. 
 
 Thou Shalt not covet thy neighbour's 
 house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's 
 wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid- 
 servant, noi' his ox, nor his ass, nor any- 
 thing that is thy neighbour's. 
 
 (All the Worshippers may say together) 
 Lord have mercy upon us: and tcrite all 
 these Thy laics in our hearts, tee beseech 
 Thee. Amen, 
 
 Cthe reader alone) 
 
 Hear also what our Lord Jesus Christ 
 saith :— Thou shalt love the Lord thy God 
 with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, 
 and with all thy mind. This is the first 
 and great commandment. And the second 
 is like unto it. Thou shalt love thy neigh- 
 bour as thyself. On these tAvo command- 
 ments hang all the Law and the Prophets. 
 
I^obc thj} neighbour as thjjscll 
 
f 
 
 ^he ^eatitubcs. 
 
 (When the Beatitudes are used in any service, the 
 Reader shall say) 
 
 Let us join together in reading- the Beati- 
 tudes of our Lord Jesus Christ, as recorded 
 in the Gospel according to Matthew, Chap- 
 ter fifth, third verse : 
 
 (ALL STANDING.) 
 
 CThese should be read audibly by the Reader alone, who 
 will pause after each verse.) 
 
 Blessed are the poor in spirit : for* theirs 
 is the kingdom of heaven. 
 
 Blessed are they that moui'n : for they 
 shall be comforted. 
 
 Blessed are the meek : for they shall in- 
 herit the earth. 
 
 Blessed are they which do hunger and 
 thirst after righteousness : for they shall be 
 filled. 
 
 Blessed are the merciful : for they shall 
 obtain mercy. 
 
 Blessed are the pure in heart : for they 
 shall see God. 
 
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 Jlibs for <Sacijtl cUorship. 
 
 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they 
 shall be called the children of God. 
 
 Blessed are they which are pei'secutcd for 
 righteousness' sake : for theirs is the king- 
 dom of heaven. 
 
 (All the Worshippers may say together) 
 
 Write these tcords in our hearts, we beseech 
 Thee, Lord. Amen. 
 
Jlibs foi fecial ^orshi^j. 
 
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 ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MAY BE 
 
 SUBSTITUTED IN THE FOREGOING 
 
 ORDER OF SERVICE AT 
 
 DISCRETION. 
 
 Ten Opening Sentences Page 29 to 34 
 
 Ten Prayers of Invocation 
 
 Ten " of Confession... 
 Ten " of Supplication. 
 Ten '* of Intercession. 
 
 Ten Hymns of Praise 
 
 Ten Concluding Prayers 
 
 Special Prayers 
 
 35 to 40 
 41 to 54 
 55 to 72 
 73 to 91 
 93 to 98 
 99 to 105 
 107 to 120 
 
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 \ 
 
 Unto mn, (!i) f acb, bo I lift up 
 mg Boul 
 
ALTERNATIVE 
 INTRODUCTORY SENTENCES 
 
 No. 1. 
 
 Seek ye the Lord while He may be 
 found ; call upon Him while He is near. 
 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the 
 unrighteous man his thoughts ; and let him 
 return unto the Lord, and He will have 
 mercy upon him, and to our God, for He 
 will abundantly pardon. 
 
 Brethren, we are here met in obedience 
 to the command that we forsake not the as- 
 sembling of ourselves together, and in the 
 hope of that promise which our Lord gave 
 to His disciples, that wherever two or three 
 shall meet together in His name He will be 
 in the midst of them. Let us therefore, with 
 reverence and godly fear, draw nigh to the 
 throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy 
 and find grace to help in time of need. 
 
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 Jlibe for Social uHorehii). 
 
 I, ; 
 
 I 
 
 No. 2. 
 
 Who shall ascend info the hill of the 
 Lord ? or who shall stand in His holy place ? 
 
 He that hath clean hands and a pnre 
 heart ; who hath not lifted up his soul unto 
 vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. 
 
 He shall receive the blessing from the 
 Lord, and righteousness from the God of 
 his salvation. 
 
 The hour cometh^ and now is, w^hen the 
 true worshippers shall Avorship the Father 
 in spirit and in truth : for the Father seek- 
 eth such to w^orship Him. 
 
 Brethren, let us with humble and contrite 
 hearts draw near to the throne of grace, in 
 the name of our great High Priest and Ad- 
 vocate, Jesus Christ. 
 
 No. 3. 
 
 Behold, bless ye the Lord, all ye servants 
 of the Lord, w^hich by night stand in the 
 house of the Lord. 
 
 It is a good thing to give thanks unto the 
 Lord, and to sing praises unto Thy Name, 
 Most High : to show forth thy loving 
 kindness in the morning, and Thy faithful- 
 ness every night. 
 
 Let my prayer be set forth before Thee 
 
OpcniuQ ^cutcucfd. 
 
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 as incense : and the lifting' up of my hands 
 as the evening sacrifice. 
 
 No. 4. 
 
 This is the day the Lord hath made : we 
 will rejoice and be glad in it. 
 
 Our help is in the name of the Lord who 
 hath made heaven and earth. 
 
 Let us, therefore, fellow Christians, unite 
 in offering to the Lord our God thanks and 
 praise for all His unspeakable mercies. Let 
 us remember that the Lord is nigh to all 
 that call upon Him, to all that call upon 
 Him in truth. 
 
 Though the Lord '76 high, yet hath He 
 respect unto the lowly : but the proud He 
 knoweth afar off. 
 
 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear 
 Him ; He also will hear their cry and will 
 save them. 
 
 No. 5. 
 
 Serve the Lord with gladness ; come be- 
 fore His presence with singing. Enter into 
 His gates with thanksgiving, and into His 
 courts with praise : be thankful unto Him 
 and bless His name. 
 
 Blessed is the people that know the joy- 
 ful sound : they shall walk, Lord, in ' the 
 
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 JVib0 for ^ociiil cBorship. 
 
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 'I ' 
 
 light of Thy countenance. In Thy name 
 shall they rejoice all the day : and in Thy 
 righteousness shall they be exalted. 
 
 As tor me, I will come into Thv house 
 in the multitude of Thy niercy : and in Thy 
 fear will I worship toward Thy holy temple. 
 
 No. 6. 
 
 Let all the earth fear the Lord : let all 
 the inhabitants of the world stand in awe 
 of Him. 
 
 Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them 
 that fear Him, upon them that hope in His 
 mercy. 
 
 Surely His salvation is nigh them that 
 fear Him; that glory may dwell in our 
 land. 
 
 No. 7. 
 
 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be 
 praised. Honour and majesty are before 
 Him : strength and beauty are in His 
 sanctuary. 
 
 Who in the Heaven can be compared 
 with the Lord? Who among the sons of 
 the mighty can be likened unto the Lord ? 
 
 Who shall not fear Thee, Lord, and 
 glorify Thy name ? for Thou only art holy. 
 
 magnify the Lord with me, and let ua 
 exalt His name together. 
 
(Dpcuing (Scutciucs. 
 
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 No. 8. 
 
 The Lord is ni^h unto all them that call 
 upon Him, to all that call upon him in 
 truth. He will fulfil the desire of them 
 that fear Him; He also will hear their ciy 
 and will save them. 
 
 This is the confidence that we have in 
 Him, that if we ask anything according to 
 His will, He heareth us. 
 
 Having these promises, let us draw near 
 to the Throne of Grace with true hearts, in 
 full assurance of faith. 
 
 that 
 our 
 
 No. 9. 
 
 If we say that we have no sin, we de- 
 ceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 
 
 If we confess our sins, God is faithful and 
 just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us 
 from all unrighteousness. 
 
 Rend your hearts, and not your garments, 
 and turn unto the Loi*a your God : for He 
 is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and 
 of great kindness^ and repenteth Him of the 
 evil. 
 
 No. 10. 
 
 From the rising of the sun unto the going 
 down of the same, the Lord's name is to be 
 praised. The Lord is high above all 
 
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 34 
 
 JVibs for facial (wtlorship. 
 
 nations, and His glory above the heavens. 
 Wlio is like unto the Lord our God, who 
 dwelleth on high, who humbleth Himself to 
 behold the things that are in heaven and in 
 the earth ? 
 
 If two of you shall agree on earth as 
 touching anything they shall ask, it shall 
 be done for them of my Father which is in 
 heaven. For where two or three are .;. it. "- 
 ed together in My name, there am 1 .n uie 
 midst of them. 
 
 y* 
 
ALTERNATIVE 
 PRAYERS OF INVOCATION. 
 
 No. 1. 
 
 God, Who through the fellowship of 
 Christ, hast consecrated unto us a new and 
 living w^ay into Thy holy presence, grant 
 unto us, w^e beseech Thee, the assurance of 
 Thy mercy, and sanctify us by Thy heav- 
 enly grace; that we, approaching Thee 
 with a pure heart and undefiled conscience, 
 may offer unto Thee an acceptable service 
 as Thv children. — Amen. 
 
 Be Thou this day our Teacher and Com- 
 forter; and be pleased so to visit us with 
 the grace of Thy Holy Spirit that, in wait- 
 ing upon Thee, we shall be quickened, en- 
 couraged and edified, to the end that we 
 may bring forth fruit abundantly to the 
 glory of Thy great Name, through Jesus 
 Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
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 ^ib0 for fecial oUcrrship^. 
 
 No. 2. 
 
 Almighty God, Who knowest our neces- 
 sities before we ask, and our ignorance in 
 asking, we l)eseech Thee to have compas- 
 sion on our infirmities. May we call in our 
 wa; Joring thoughts, and fix our affections on 
 Thys md Thy service. May our worship 
 be the worship which Thou desirest, and 
 may our sacrifice be the sacrifice of a contrite 
 heart, with which Thou art ever well 
 pleased. Amen. 
 
 God, Who givest us not only the day 
 for labour and the night for rest, but also 
 the peace of this blessed day : grant, we be- 
 seech Thee, that this season of holy quiet 
 may be profitable to us in heavenly things, 
 and refresh and strengthen us to finish the 
 work Avhich Thou hast given us to do. — 
 
 Grant, gracious God, that our services 
 this day may be such as shall tend to our 
 rejoicing in the great day of Thine appear- 
 ing and glory : that we, hallowing Thy Sab- 
 bath on earth, may finally be admitted to 
 the joyful celebration of Thine eternal Sab- 
 bath in the kingdom of heaven, there to 
 laud and magnify Thy glorious name, and 
 to rejoice in Thy love : through Jesus Christ 
 our Lord. Amen. 
 
£uboaition. 
 
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 No. 3. 
 
 most holy and eternal God^ Who dwell- 
 est in light inaccessible and full of glory, 
 and yet dost reveal Thyself as One Who will 
 hear and answer our prayers : look down in 
 mercy upon Thy children now assembled 
 before Thee ; and let Thy Fatherly blessing 
 be upon us and abide with us. Vouchsafe 
 unto us Thy gracious and comforting pres- 
 ence, and let Thy heavenly peace rule our 
 hearts; that we mav serve Thee in our 
 lives as well as with our lips, and, following 
 in the footsteps of Jesus Christ, come ever 
 nearer to Thee, His Father and our Father, 
 His God and our God. Amen, 
 
 We bless Thee that Thou hast consecrated 
 for us a new and living way, and that with 
 boldness we may enter into the holiest by 
 the blood of Jesus. We entreat Thee, for 
 His sake, to receive us graciously, and to 
 visit us with Thy salvation. Be pleased to 
 send down Thy Holy Spirit on all who are 
 here assembled, that, being cleansed from 
 sin, and illumined by Thy grace, we may 
 M^orthily show forth Thy praise, meekly 
 learn Thy word, render due thanks for Thy 
 mercies, and obtain a gracious answer to 
 our prayers, through the merits of Jesus 
 Christ, our Lord. Amen, 
 
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 Jlibe for Social SEoralnir. 
 
 ; !■ . 
 
 No. 4. 
 
 God, our Heavenly Father, Who dost 
 encourage us at all times to seek Thy face, 
 help us by Thy good Spirit truly to worship 
 Thee. Hear us when we make unto Thee 
 the confession of our sins. Hear us when 
 we render unto Thee our thanksgiving for 
 Thv mercies. Hear us when we ask of Thee 
 such things as we need ; and grant that those 
 things which Thou knowest to be good for 
 us, we may obtain, to the relief of our ne- 
 cessities and the setting forth of Thy glory ; 
 through Jesus Christ, our Loixi. Amen. 
 
 ^ 
 
 No. 5. 
 
 God, the father of mercies and the God 
 of all grace, let all those who seek Thee re- 
 joice and be glad in Thee. If there be 
 those here who feel that they are poor and 
 needy, make them to know that Thou the 
 Lord thinkest on them. Be their Help and 
 Deliverer now. Prepare our hearts for praise 
 and prayer, and for Thy Holy word; and 
 bless us all, above our asking, for Jesus' 
 sake. Amen. 
 
 No. 6. 
 
 Lord our God, we lift up our eyes unto 
 the hills from whence cometh our help. 
 
 4 
 
Inbaration. 
 
 39 
 
 Thou only art the Fountain of life and 
 peace^and in Thy presence is fulness of joy. 
 Father in heaven, from Whom cometh down 
 every good and perfect gift, grant us Thy 
 blessing, and incline Thine ear unto us, as 
 we come before Thee to offer our wor- 
 ship. Merciful Saviour, who sittcst at the 
 right hand of the Father, and makest inter- 
 cession for us, fulfil now Thy promise : where 
 two or three are gathered together in My 
 name, there am I in the midst of them. 
 Holy Spirit, the Comforter, help our infirm- 
 ities, and enable us to worship in the beauty 
 of holiness ; through Christ, our Lord. Amen. 
 
 No. 7. 
 
 God, Light of the hearts that know 
 Thee, and Life of the souls that love Thee, 
 and Strength of the thoughts that seek Thee ; 
 from Whom to be turned away is to fall, to 
 Whom to turn is to rise, and in Whom to 
 abide is to stand fast forever : grant us now 
 Thy grace and blessing, as we are assem- 
 bled here to offer up our common supplica- 
 tions ; and though we are unworthy to ap- 
 proach Thee or to ask anything of Thee at 
 all, vouchsafe to hear and to answer us for 
 the sake of our Great High Priest and Ad- 
 vocate, Jesus Christ. Amen, 
 
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 40 
 
 Jlib$ for $>odi\{ (lEarshi^J. 
 
 i ;:; 
 
 1: 
 
 No. 8. 
 
 Almighty God, Who hast promised to bo 
 present with Thy people, and to grant their 
 requests in the name of Thy well-beloved 
 8on ; regard us, we humbly beseech Thee, 
 with Thy favour, and for the sake of Him 
 Who is our only Saviour and Mediator with 
 Thee, fulfil Thy promise in our behalf, that 
 oui' thoughts being lifted up, and our desires 
 drawn forth unto Thee, we may render Thee 
 acceptable worship; through Jesus Christ 
 our Lord. Amen, 
 
 No. g. 
 
 Almighty God, our heavenly Father, Who 
 hast promised to hear us when we call upon 
 Thee in the name of Thy Son, we beseech 
 Thee to regard us in Thy mercy, as- 
 sembled here, to offer unto Thee our praises 
 and our prayers, and to hear Thy word ; and 
 so to raise our thoughts and desires to TLy- 
 self, that we may render to Thee an accept- 
 able service ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
 Amen. 
 
 No. 10, 
 
 Let Thy merciful ear, O Lord, be open to 
 the prayers of Thy humble servants ; and 
 that we may obtain our petitions, lead us 
 to ask such things as shall please Thee; 
 through Jesus Christ our i ord. Amen, 
 
 
as- 
 
 ALTERNATIVE 
 PRAYERS OF CONFESSION. 
 
 No. 1. 
 
 Thou, that hearest prayer, unto Thee 
 ►shall all flesh come. Bow down Thine ear^ 
 and hear us, Thy children, for we are poor 
 and needy. Rejoice the souls of Thy ser- 
 vants, for Thou art good and I'eady to for- 
 give, and plenteous in mercy to all those 
 that call upon Thee. Thy mercy, Lord, 
 is in the heavens. Thy faithfulness reach- 
 eth unto the clouds. Thy righteousness is 
 like the great mountains. Thy judgments 
 are a great deep. Thou preservest man 
 and beast. How excellent is Thy loving- 
 kindness, God. Therefore do we put our 
 trust under the shadow of Thy wing. May 
 we be abundantly satisfied with the fulness 
 mercies. May we drink of the river 
 
 Thy 
 
 of Thy pleasure, for with Thee is the foun- 
 tain of life, and in Thy light shall we see 
 
 liaht. A 
 
 men 
 
 We confess before Thee, God, that we 
 
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 JVibs for Social oHovehip. 
 
 
 have transgressed Thy holy laws in thought, 
 word and deed. 
 
 We have not loved Thee with all our 
 hearts; neither have we loved our neigh- 
 bours as ourselves. 
 
 We have loved the world and the things 
 that are of the world, and have not set our 
 affection upon things above, nor laid up 
 treasure in heaven, where Christ, our risen 
 Lord, sitteth at Thy right hand. 
 
 Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus 
 Christ, Who hast in Thy gospel proclaimed 
 remission of sins to all them that believe in 
 the name of Thy Son and repent of their 
 transgressions against Thee, confirm us, we 
 beseech Thee, in the faith and hope of this 
 Thy promise ; and for this end so work in 
 us by Thy Holy Spirit, that we may em- 
 brace and hold fast Thy truth in a pure 
 conscience unto the end, and may bring 
 forth fruits meet for repentance ; that, being 
 justified freely by Thy grace, and walking 
 continually in the way of Thy holy com- 
 mandments, we may glorify Thy holy name, 
 and may know that we are indeed Thy 
 children, and heirs of the kingdom which 
 Thou hast promised to them that love Thee, 
 through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. 
 
 V I 
 
Confessions. 
 
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 No. 2. 
 
 God; AVho didst speak in times past un- 
 to the fathers by the prophets, and hast, in 
 these last days, spoken unto us by Thy Son, 
 give us, we pray Thee, humble, teachable, 
 and obedient hearts, that we may lend a 
 willing ear to the doctrine which He hath 
 taught us, and may embrace the same and 
 hold it fast, to Thy honour and praise. May 
 we know the truth, and so be made free 
 fi'om all darkness and unbalief, from all 
 error and sin. 
 
 And for this end give us, O Lord, the 
 the love of the truth ; purify our souls from 
 heedlessness and vanity, from hypocrisy and 
 hardness of heart, from covetousness and 
 love of the world, and from fleshly lusts 
 which war against the soul ; and endow us 
 with seriousness and earnestness of spirit, 
 that we may fight the good fight of faith 
 and lay hold of eternal life. 
 
 Lord, have mercy upon us ; for >ve daily 
 sin against Thee, transgressing Thy holy 
 laws, failing of the duty Thou requirest of 
 us, and grieving Thy Spirit of grace. If 
 Thou should'st enter into judgment we could 
 not stand ; but there is mercy with Thee 
 that Thou may est be feared. 
 
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 I 
 
 
 44 
 
 Jlib«5 for (Social MlorshiiJ. 
 
 We look up hiuubly to Tboe, oiu' Father, 
 Who hast revealed to us Thnie infinite com- 
 passion in tlic life and death of Thy Son, 
 Jesus Christ our Lord. We rejoice in the 
 perfection of His righteousness, and in the 
 glory of His sacrifice. For His sake turn 
 again, we beseech Thee, when Thou hearest 
 the cry of the truly penitent; and grant that, 
 being humbled by Thy mighty hand, and 
 brought to a deep sense of our sins, we may 
 so watch against temptation, and be so helped 
 and strengthened by Thy favour, as her 
 after to serve and please Thee, in newn 
 of life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
 Amen. 
 
 God of all grace. Who hast taught us to 
 be careful for nothing, but in everything by 
 prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving 
 to make our requests known unto Thee, be- 
 stow upon us, we beseech Thee, the good 
 gift of Thy Spirit; that we, receiving through 
 Him the blessed assurance of our forgiveness 
 and acceptance, may have Thy peace abid- 
 ing in our hearts. Hold Thou up our goings 
 in Thy paths, that our footsteps slip not, and 
 guide us evermore in the way of Thy pre- 
 cepts. Help us to resist the devil, to over- 
 come the world, and to serve Thee in our 
 day and generation. Give us courage to 
 
^^onfeooiou!?. 
 
 45 
 
 confess Christ always, and ^rant that by 
 Thy sti'cngth avc may ondui'o in His service 
 unto the end; that, havinp^ finished our 
 course with joy, we may rest in hope, and 
 finally attain to the resuri-ection of the just, 
 through Thine infinite goodness and mercy. 
 Am<m. 
 
 Lord our God, Whose presence is light 
 to them that are in darkness, and Who 
 makest all things work together for good to 
 them that love Thee, semi out Thy light 
 and Thy truth, that the mystery of our life 
 may lose itself in the radiance of Thy love. 
 Satisfy us early with Thy mercy, Lord ; 
 confirm and strengthen us in all goodness, 
 that we may henceforth walk before Thee 
 unto all pleasing, through Jesus Christ our 
 Lord. Amoi. 
 
 No. .3. 
 Almighty and eternal God, the Creator of 
 our bodies and the Father of our spirits, in 
 Whom we live, and move, and have our 
 being, we approach Thy holy presence with 
 reverence and godly fear. Grant us the 
 aids of Thy heavenly grace, that w^e may 
 worship Thee with contrite, faithful, and 
 obedient hearts. Amen. 
 
 Lord God, most merciful and gracious. 
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 good even to the unthankful and the evil : 
 Thou knowest our frame ; Thou remember- 
 est that we are dust. Lord, have mercy 
 upon us, for we have sinned, we have done 
 very wickedly, departing from Thee, the 
 living God : transgressing in thought, word 
 and deed Thy most righteous laws, and re- 
 sisting Thy Holy Spirit. 
 
 Before Thee, the Judge of the world and 
 the Searcher of hearts. Whose eyes behold 
 the evil and the good, and to Whom all 
 things are naked and open, we do confess 
 our sins and acknowledge our great iniquity. 
 Lord, have mercy upon us, and grant us 
 Thy salvation. 
 
 Strengthen us, God, by Thy Spirit, with 
 all might in the inner man : arm us against 
 all temptation : suffer us not to be overcome 
 of evil, but enable us to cvei'come evil with 
 good. Mercifully grant us Thy continual 
 help, that we may love the things which 
 Thou dost command, and desire those things 
 which Thou hast promised, and so be en- 
 abled to anticipate and prepare for the life 
 of eternal blessedness with Thyself in glory. 
 Amen. 
 
 Merciful Father, Who desirest our good 
 alway, grant that we may cheeifully sub- 
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 faithfully follow Thee whithersoever Thou 
 leadest. Help us to acknowledge Thee in 
 all our ways, and do Thou direct our steps. 
 Deliver us from a vain and idle spirit, from 
 all indifference, and from all worldliness ; 
 and enable us to be diligent in business, fer- 
 vent in spirit, serving the Lord. In the 
 discharge of daily duty may we be animated 
 by the Spirit of Jesus Christ Who went 
 about doing good. Assist us to fulfil His 
 law by bearing one another's burdens, and 
 to copy His example by foi'giving each 
 other's faults. Ame?i. 
 
 Lord, most merciful and most mighty, 
 we commend ourselves to Thee and to the 
 Word of Thy grace, which is able to build 
 us up, and to give us an inheritance among 
 all them that are sanctified. We entreat 
 Thee to keep our souls from death, our eyes 
 from tears, and our feet from falling, that 
 we may walk before Thee in the land of the 
 living. And grant that, w^enThy purposes 
 are accomplished in us here, an entrance 
 may be ministered unto us abundantly into 
 Thy kingdom and glory, through Jesus 
 Christ our Lord. And to Thee, Father, Son 
 and Holy Spirit, shall be all the praise, now 
 and ever. Amen. 
 
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 Eternal, Infinite and Almighty God, we 
 have sinned against Thee. Our thoughts 
 have been evil and vain. We have not 
 loved Thee with all our hearts, neither have 
 we loved our neighbor as ourselves. We 
 have not done justly, nor loved mercy, nor 
 walked humbly with Thee, our God. 
 
 We confess our sins before Thee, — sins 
 that are secret and sins that are open ; sins 
 that are forgotten and sins that are remem- 
 bered ; sins of thought and word and deed 
 — we confess them all before Thee, and 
 humbly implore Thy gracious forgiveness, 
 through our blessed Saviour, Jesus Christ. 
 — Amen. 
 
 We believe, O Lord, that Thou art a 
 merciful God and a loving Father to all 
 that unfeignedly turn unto Thee from their 
 sins; we therefore most humbly beseech 
 Thee, for the sake of Christ Thy Son, shed 
 Thy mercy upon us; forgive us all our 
 offences ; haye compassion upon all our in- 
 firmities ; en?(ue us with Thy Holy vSpirit, 
 and grant us Thy grace, that in all the 
 days of our life henceforth Ave may study 
 to serve and please Thee in word and in 
 deed ; through our Lord and Master, Jesus 
 Christ. Amen. 
 
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 Almighty God, Father of our Lord Josus 
 Christ, Maker of all things, Judge of all 
 men; we cast ourselves down before Tliec 
 with deep humiliation. 
 
 We have sinned against Thee in thought, 
 word and deed ; we have come short of Tliy 
 righteousness and glory in all our ways ; our 
 lives bear testimony against us, and our 
 hearts condemn us as being prone to all evil 
 and backward to all good. 
 
 We have abused Thy mercies nnd made 
 light of Thy judgments. W(^ have tuiiied 
 aside from Thy covenant : and we have not 
 been faithful and diligeni in using tlie helps 
 of Thy grace for our eterncii salvntion. 
 
 Unto Thee, Lord our God, belong 
 Hiercies and forgiveness, though we have so 
 often rebelled against Thee, for Thou, Lord, 
 art good and ready ^o forgive, and plen icons 
 in mercy to all them that call upon Tliec. 
 Look upon us, righteous and holy Father, 
 with an eye of pity and compassion, as wo 
 noAv humble ourselves before the throne of 
 Thy heavenly grace, and, for the sake of 
 Thy Hon Jesus Christ, speak pardon and 
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 hereafter serve and please Thee to the honour 
 and glory of Thy holy name ; through Jesus 
 Christ our Lord. Amen, 
 
 No. 6. 
 
 Almighty, Everlasting God, the Father of 
 our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker of all things, 
 Judge of all men, we acknowledge and la- 
 ment that we are prone to evil and averse 
 to all that w^hich is truly good. 
 
 Have mercy upon us, most gracious and 
 merciful Father, for Thy Son our Lord Jesus 
 Christ's sake. Grant unto us, and increase 
 in us. Thy Holy Spirit, that He may teach 
 us to acknowledge our sins, to mourn over 
 them with lively repentance, and to receive 
 and hold fast with n true faith the forgive- 
 ness of them in Christ our Lord, so that we 
 may serve and please Thee in newness of 
 life, to the glory of Thy name, and the profit 
 of Thy Church. 
 
 These things we acknov ledge that Thou 
 justly requirest of us, whnrefore we desire 
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 desire, to grant also that we be diligent to 
 do with our whole heart those things which 
 pertain to our salvation, through Jesus 
 Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
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 Almighty God, we bless Thee that Thou 
 hast not only revealed to us Thy greatness 
 and majesty, but also Thy tenderness and 
 love. 
 
 Mercifully regard us, we beseech Thee, as 
 with penitent hearts we come into Thy holy 
 presence to make confession of our iniqui- 
 ties. We acknowledge with shame of face 
 that our offences are grievous, and that their 
 number is very great. We have sinned 
 against Thee by thoughts of vanity and 
 words of folly, by unholy feelings and rebel- 
 lious acts. We have wilfully done that 
 which Thou hast forbidden, and have sel- 
 fishly omitted that which Thou hast com- 
 manded. We confess all before Thee — our 
 open transgressions and our secret faults, 
 our sins remembered and our sins forgotten; 
 we humble ourselves in the dust because of 
 them, and we entreat Thee to have mercy 
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 Most gracious God, Who hast said that if 
 we confess our sins, Thou art faithful and 
 just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us 
 from all unrighteousness, pardon, we be- 
 seech Thee, all that is past ; confirm and 
 strengthen us in all goodness for the time to 
 come : and let the peace of Thy forgiveness 
 ever keep our hearts and minds, that we 
 may henceforth walk before Thee unto all 
 pleasing, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
 Amen. 
 
 No. 8. 
 
 God, Who hast taught us that there is 
 joy in heaven over one sinner that repent- 
 eth, accept we beseech Thee, the confession 
 of our sins which we now make to Thee. 
 Father, we have sinned and done evil in 
 Thy sight ; we have been disobedient and 
 rebellious children, we have not loved Thee 
 as we ought; but have broken Thy laws 
 and been unthankful for Thy goodness. We 
 have not loved our neighbour as ourselves, 
 we have been selfish and unkind, we have 
 forgotten the commandments of Christ, our 
 Master. Have mercy upon us, God, ac- 
 cording to Thy loving kindness ; pardon the 
 sins we have committed this day, and re- 
 member not against us our former trans- 
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 comfort us with Thy peace and love ; and 
 may it please Thee to show us the way of 
 repentance^ that in the time to come we may 
 walk in the path of Thy commandments, 
 and find in Thy service our delight: through 
 o^esus Christ our Lord. A7nen, 
 
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 Almighty God, Who art greatly to be 
 feared in Thy holiness : we are ashamed of 
 our manifold iniquities: we confess unto 
 Thee our sins. We offend continually and 
 grievously in thought, in word, and in deed. 
 We have lived in strife and confusion, and 
 have not desired peace. We covet and lust 
 after the things which perish, and seek not 
 Thy heavenly kingdom. 
 
 We have loved the ways of pride and 
 self-will, and have been slow to learn rever- 
 ence and humility. 
 
 We have caused Thy truth to be rejected 
 by our foolishness and our sin : and have 
 brought reproach upon Thy holy name. By 
 our hardness of heart and unbelief we have 
 grieved and quenched Thy Holy Spirit. 
 
 For all these our manifold offences and in- 
 iquities we do beseech Thy mercy; through 
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 Grant, merciful Lord, unto Thy people 
 pardon and peace, that we may be cleansed 
 from all our sins, and that we may serve 
 Thee with a quiet mind; through Jesus 
 Christ our Lord. Amen, 
 
 No. 10. 
 
 Almighty God, Who art rich in mercy to 
 all them that call upon Thee, hear us as we 
 come to Thee humbly confessing our sins 
 and imploring Thy pity and forgiveness. 
 We have bi'oken Thy holy laws by our 
 deeds and by our words, and by the sinful 
 affections of our hearts. We confess before 
 Thee our disobedience and ingratitude, our 
 pride and wilfulness, and all our great and 
 manifold shortcomings both towards Thee 
 and towards our fellow men. 
 
 O Lord, who despisest not the sighing of 
 the contrite heart, have mercy upon Thy 
 penitent children. Our hope is in Thee 
 alone. Forgive us all the sins we have 
 committed, and grant that, being saved from 
 our iniquities, and made worthy to stand 
 before Thee, we may henceforth serve Thee 
 in truth; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
 Amen, 
 
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 PRAYERS OF SUPPLICATION. 
 
 No. L 
 
 Most merciful Father, Who hast revealed 
 to us the light of Thy Gospel and called us 
 into the fellowship of Thy Son, grant that 
 we may put away all the works of dark- 
 ness, and may walk in purity, uprightness, 
 and truth; that we may have fellowship 
 with Thee, for Thou art light, and in Thee 
 is no darkness at all ; that so, when the 
 shadows of this mortal life are passed away, 
 we may behold those things which the eye 
 of man hath not seen, and be made par- 
 takers of everlasting glory, through Jesus 
 Christ our Lord. 
 
 God of all grace, and Giver of every good 
 and perfect gift, we thank Thee for Thy 
 Holy Word which is able to make us wise 
 unto salvation. Let Thy Gospel, Lord, 
 come unto us not in woid only, but in poAver, 
 and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assur- 
 ance ; that we may be guided into all truth, 
 and strengthened unto all obedience, and 
 enduring of Thy will, with joyfulness. 
 
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 We praise Thee, God, for the light of 
 the knowledge of Thy glory in the face of 
 Jesus Christ. We praise Thee for the holy 
 life that our Saviour lived, for the mighty 
 works that He wrought, and for all the 
 gracious words that proceeded out of His 
 mouth. We praise Thee for his death, and 
 resurrection and ascension into glory. We 
 praise Thee that all power is given unto 
 Him in heaven and in earth, and that He 
 is able to save unto the uttermost all that 
 come unto Thee by Him, seeing He ever 
 liveth to make intercession for them. 
 
 Grant, we pray Thee, Lord, that we 
 who have believed in the name of Thy Son 
 Jesus Chiist, may die daily through His 
 death, and may be quickened through the 
 pow'cr of His resun^ection. Being crucified 
 with Christ, may w^e live to Thee through 
 faith in the Son of God, Who loved us and 
 gave Himself for us ; that w^hen He shall 
 appear in glory, we also may be manifested 
 as Thy sons, and may inherit the kingdom 
 which Thou hast prepared for them that 
 love Thee. Amen. 
 
 No. 2. 
 
 Lord, open Thou our lips : and our 
 mouth shall show forth Thy praise. 
 
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 We humbly entreat Thee, most merciful 
 God, to receive graciously the saciifices of 
 pi'aise and prayer which Thy people this 
 day ihroughout the world offer unto Thee. 
 
 Lord, Who art very pitiful and of ten- 
 der mercy,Who art tlie Father of the father- 
 less and the husband of the widow^ and dost 
 not willingly afflict or grieve the children 
 of men, we lift up our hearts unto Thee on 
 behalf of all our brethren who are in afflic- 
 tion or distress. 
 
 We render thanks unto Thy Name, O 
 God, for all Thy goodness to us, known and 
 unknown. Thou hast created us in Thine 
 image, formed us for Thy service, and lov- 
 ingly guarded us all through life. Bless the 
 Lord, O our souls, and forget not all His 
 benefits: Who forgiveth all our iniquities : 
 Who hcaleth all our diseases : Who redeem- 
 cth our life h'om destruction : Who crown- 
 eth us Avith loving-kindness and tender 
 mercies. 
 
 We thank Thee, most gracious God and 
 Father, that Thou hast given us a revelation 
 of Thy character and will, and hast made 
 known to us the w^ay of salvation. We bless 
 Thee for the sure w^ord of prophecy, which is 
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 to us Thy kingdom of eternal peace, and the 
 way of pardon and reconciliation. Especially 
 do we thank Thee for the gift of Thy Son 
 Christ Jesus, Who is the brightness of Thy 
 glory, and the express image of Thy person, 
 and in Whom dwelleth all the fulness of 
 the Godhead. We bless Thee for His holy 
 incarnation, for His perfect life on earth, and 
 for His precious sufferings and death upon 
 the cross. We rejoice that when He had 
 overcome the sharpness of death. He opened 
 the kingdom of heaven to all believers. 
 Grant, we beseech Thee, that we may find 
 in His w^oi'k a complete salvation, and in 
 Himself the full satisfaction of all our needs. 
 
 Lord of all power and might, w^e call upon 
 Thee Whose mercies are from everlasting. 
 We are ignorant, weak, and perverse : fail 
 us not, God, neither forsake us. Guide 
 us with Thy counsel: uphold us by Thy 
 power. Suffer us not to go astray from Thy 
 ways: let us not be weary in well-doing. 
 May we live in Thy fear all the days of our 
 life: and let our portion be among Thy 
 saints at the second coming and glorious 
 appearing of our Lord and Saviour Jesus 
 Christ. Amen. 
 
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 No. 3. 
 
 God, Giver of all good and Fountain of 
 all blessing, in Whom arc the springs of our 
 life : all glory and praise be unto Thee for 
 Thy wondrous loving-kindness, and for Thy 
 faithfulness which is from one generation to 
 another. For Thy Fatherly hand ever upon 
 us in sickness and in health : for the com- 
 fort of friends and kindred : for the joys of 
 home and country : for every precious gift 
 of Thy sleepless providence, we call upon 
 our souls to magnify Thy Name. 
 
 We bless Thee that our darkness has been 
 illumined by Christ's gracious words, that 
 our burdens have been lightened by His ten- 
 der sympathy, and that, by His holy in- 
 fluence, our feet have been guided into the 
 way of peace. We glorify Thee that, through 
 the sacrifice of Himself upon the cross and 
 His victory over the grave. He hath re- 
 deemed us from sin and death. We piaise 
 Thee for the gifts which He has received 
 for men, and which He ever lives to bestow. 
 For the Holy Spirit, for the living Church, 
 for the everlasting Gospel, for the ordinances 
 of Thy grace, for the communion of saints, 
 for all the discipline of Thy covenant love, 
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 praise Thy glorious Name. Bless the Lord, 
 our souls, and forget not all His benefits. 
 
 We beseech Thee, Lord, to give us that 
 due sense of all Thy mercies, that our hearts 
 may bo unfeignedly thankful, and that we 
 may vshow forth Thy praise, by giving up 
 ourselves to Thy service, and by walking 
 before Thee in holiness and righteousness all 
 our days, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
 
 We pray Thee to bless and keep all Thy 
 people. Give them increase of grace to hear 
 meekly Thy Word, to receive it with pure 
 affection, and to Yv'mg forth the fruits of the 
 Spirit. Bring into the way of truth all such 
 as have ei'red and are deceived. Strengthen 
 such as do stand; comfort and help the 
 weak-hearted ; raise up them that fall ; and 
 finally beat down Satan ur der their feet. Be 
 pleased to succour, help and comfort all that 
 are in danger, necessity and tribulation. 
 Pi'eserve all that ti-avel by land or by water, 
 all sick persons and young children ; and 
 show Thy pity upon all prisoners and cap- 
 tives. Defend and provide for the fatherless 
 children and widows, and all that are desolate 
 and oppressed. Have mercy upon all men. 
 Be pleased to grant us true repentance; to 
 foigive us all our sins; and to endue us with 
 
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 the grace of Thy Holy Spirit, to amend our 
 lives according to Thy Word. 
 
 Now unto the King Eternal, Immortal, 
 Invisible, the only wise God, be honour and 
 glory for ever and ever. Amen. 
 
 No. 4. 
 
 Almighty and everlasting God, Who art 
 the Author and giver of all good gifts, vre 
 beseech Thee to instruct us with Thy wis- 
 dom, to restrain us with Thy justice, to com- 
 fort us with Thy mercy, and to defend us 
 with Thy power. 
 
 Teach us day by day, we pray Thee, what 
 Thou wouldest have us to do, and give us 
 grace and strength to fulfil the same. Give 
 ^is earnestness of purpose, simplicity of faith, 
 warmth of love, and well grounded hope. 
 
 Make us kindly in thought^ gentle in word, 
 generous in deed. Teach us that it is better 
 to give than to receive ; better to minister 
 than to be ministered unto: better to humble 
 ourselves, so that by Thee Ave may be 
 exalted. 
 
 May it please Thee to enlighten our under- 
 standing that we may know Thee, to sanc- 
 tify our affections that we may love Thee, 
 
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 and put Thy fear into our hearts, that we 
 may dread to offend Thee. 
 
 We beseech Thee to keep us from harm 
 within and without ; from the evil which 
 is within ourselves ; from the evil which is in 
 the world around. Give us a healthy body, 
 a pure soul, a sanctified and humble spirit. 
 
 May it please Thee to give us the hearts 
 of little children, that we may be willing to 
 believe where we cannot see, and willing to 
 trust where we cannot comprehend. 
 
 Grant us, in all our duties. Thy help; in 
 all our difficuities. Thy counsel; in all our 
 dangers. Thy protection; and in all our sor- 
 rows. Thy peace. 
 
 May it be the work of our lives to obey 
 Thee, the very joy of our souls to please Thee, 
 and the satisfa ^ion of our desires to dwell 
 with Thee in Thy Heavenly Kingdom. 
 
 May it please Thee to give us peace with 
 all men, peace in our own souls, and above 
 all, peace with Thee, our God. 
 
 Enable us to perform our allotted duties 
 with diligence, to guide our affairs with 
 discretion, and in all our ways to acknow- 
 ledge Thee. 
 
 Feed us with food convenient for us: re- 
 
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 strain us from all intemperance and excess, 
 and repress in us all inordinate desires. 
 
 Make us pure and sincere in speech, cheer- 
 ful and zealous in duty, honest in our con- 
 versation, and ready to every good work. 
 
 Make us faithful in all we undertake, 
 patient in adversity, and humble in pros- 
 perity. 
 
 Suffer us not in health to forget Thee, or 
 in sickness to think ourselves forgotten of 
 Thee; and, when the shadows of this life are 
 passed away, may we enjoy the vision of 
 Thy heavenly glory. 
 
 (IN CONCERT.) 
 
 For these and all other things needful 
 both for our souls and bodies we humbly 
 pray, through the mediation of our Lord 
 Jesus Christ. ^ ' 
 
 Almighty God, Who knowest our neces- 
 sities before we ask and our ignorance in 
 asking, we beseech Thee to have compasion 
 on our infirmities, and those things which, 
 from our unworthiness we do not, and from 
 our blindness we cannot ask, vouchsafe to 
 give us, for the merits of Jesus Christ our 
 Saviour. Amen. 
 
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 Almighty God, Father of all mercies, we 
 Thine unworthy servants do give Thee most 
 humble and hearty thanks for all Thy good- 
 ness and loving-kindness to us and to all men. 
 
 We bless Thee for our creation, preser- 
 vation, and all the blessings of this life; but 
 above all, for thine inestimable love in the 
 I'edemption of the world by our Lord Jesus 
 Christ; for the means of grace and for the 
 hope of glory. And, we beseech Thee, give 
 us that due sense of all Thv mercies, that 
 our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful; 
 and that we shew forth Thy praise, not 
 only with our lips, but in our lives, by 
 giving* up ourselves to Thy service, and by 
 walking before Thee in holiness and right- 
 eousness all our days. 
 
 We render thanks unto Thy name, God 
 most High; for Thou hast created us in 
 Thine own image; Thou hast given us souls 
 to know and love Thee; Thou hast made us 
 but a little lower than the angels; Thou hast 
 supplied all our wants; Thou hast loaded us 
 with Thy benefits; Thou hast caused our 
 cup to run over. 
 
 We have sinned against Thee, but Thou 
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 Thee, but Thou hast sought us ; we were 
 lost, but Thou hast saved us. God our 
 vSaviour, Thou hast broken our chains, that 
 we might be free; Thou hast healed our 
 diseased souls, that we might not perish; 
 Thou hast enriched us who were poor, with 
 the- treasures of Thy salvation; Thou hast 
 made us who had nothing, to inherit all 
 things; and even now all things are ours. 
 
 Therefore, with one heart and one voice, 
 we laud and magnify Thy glorious Name, 
 and, with Thy saints on earth and in Heaven, 
 w^e ascribe blessing and honour and glory 
 and power unto Him that sitteth upon the 
 throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and 
 ever. Amen, 
 
 No. 6. 
 
 God, without Whom nothing is strong 
 and nothing holy, strengthen us by Thy 
 Spirit with all might ; arm us against all 
 temptation, suffer us not to be overcome of 
 evil, but enable us to overcome evil with 
 good. Keep us pure in the midst of abound- 
 ing iniquity, tranquil in the midst of strife, 
 patient under affliction, and work within us 
 both to will and to do of Thy good pleasure. 
 Mercifully grant us Thy continual help that 
 we may love the things which Thou dost 
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 Thou hast promised, and so be enabled to 
 anticipate and pi'epare for the life of eternal 
 blessedness with Thyself in glory. 
 
 God, Who art the Fountain of all grace, 
 send down, we beseech Thee, Thy Spirit 
 into our hearts. May He come in His en- 
 lightening, regenerating and sanctifying 
 power, to lead us into all truth, to renew our 
 hearts, to build us up in our most holy faith, 
 and to purify and beautify our lives. So 
 fill us Avith Thy Spirit, that we shall ever- 
 more be devoted to Him who loved us and 
 and gave Himself for us. 
 
 Gracious Lord, who art not the author of 
 confusion, but of peace: Be pleased so to 
 unite our hearts and affections that we may 
 walk as brethren in Thy House, in brotherly 
 kindness and love as members of the Body 
 of Christ. Let the grace of Thy Holy Spirit 
 enkindle us, and the dew of Thy blessing 
 continually fall upon us, that we may to- 
 gether in the end obtain life eternal : through 
 the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
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 Our Father in Heaven, with grateful and 
 humble hearts we appear before Thee. We 
 thank Thee for all the benefits that we have 
 
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 I'eceived from Thy goorlness. Under Thy 
 care we have safely lived, preserved from 
 many evils, and kept in health and grace* 
 Thou hast given us food and raiment ; Thou 
 hast satisfied and refreshed us» With Thy 
 help we have accomplished the duties of our 
 callings ; and it is to Thy blessing that we 
 owe what success we have found* 
 
 Every opportunity of doing good ; every 
 impulse in the right w^ay ; each victory we 
 have gained over ourselves ; the kindly 
 comfort or wise counsel we have given or 
 received; every thought of Thy presence, 
 0, our Father ; every silent but loving glance 
 at the example of our* Pattern, Thy Son 
 our Lor'd ; all ai'e alike, Thy gifts to us, and 
 for them all we praise Thy name* 
 
 ' We render thanks unto Thy great name 
 for Thy loving-kindness and tender mercy 
 towards us. We pr'aise Thee for the success- 
 ion of day and night, summer and winter*, 
 seed-time and har^vest, and that Thou hast 
 never left Thyself without witness among 
 men, but hast done good to all, sending r-ain 
 from heaven, and fruitful seasons, and filling 
 men's hearts with gladness. 
 
 We thank Thee for our being, our reason, 
 our health, our friends, our food and r-aiment, 
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 that Thou hast been ever with us through 
 the past time of our lives, and hast brought 
 us safely to this hour. 
 
 Above all, we praise and bless Thee for 
 Thy Son, our Saviour, for Thy Spirit our 
 Sanctifier, for the ministration of Thy holy 
 angels, for the example of Thy saints and 
 martyrs, and for the hope of an eternal 
 weight of glory. 
 
 Let the memory of Thy goodness, we be- 
 seech Thee, fill our hearts with joy unto our 
 life's end ; and let these our thanksgivings, 
 go up with acceptance before Thy throne ; 
 through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 No. 8. 
 
 God, the Fountain of all truth and grace, 
 Who hast called us out of darkness into mar- 
 vellous light by the glorious Gospel of Thy 
 Son, grant unto us power, we beseech Thee, 
 to walk worthy of our vocation with all 
 lowliness and meekness, endeavouring to 
 keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of 
 peace ; that we may have our fruit unto 
 holiness, and the end everlasting life; 
 through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
 
 Enable us to perform our appointed duties 
 with diligence, to guide our affairs with 
 discretion, and in all our ways to acknow- 
 
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 ledge Thee. Feed us with food convenient 
 for us ; bestow upon us health of body and 
 soundness of mind, and further our lawful 
 undertakings with Thy blessing. 
 
 Restrain us from all intemperance and 
 excess, from all vanity in speech and be- 
 haviour, and give us grace to be sober, and 
 to watch unto prayer. 
 
 God, who didst suffer Thine own Son to 
 be tempted that He might be able to succour 
 them that are tempted, we beseech Thee to 
 save us from those snares and temptations 
 by which we are continually beset ; and so 
 to strengthen us mightily by Thy good 
 Spirit, that in all things we may be more 
 than conquerors through Him that loved us, 
 and washed us from our sins in His own 
 blood. Amen, 
 
 No. 9, 
 
 Hear, Lord, our humble supplications. 
 Thou who knowest what things we have 
 need of before we ask, give us grace, we 
 beseech Thee, to seek first Thy kingdom 
 and righteousness, and do Thou add to us all 
 that is necessary for the body and for this 
 present life. May we desire Thee more than 
 all Thy gifts, that so desiring, we may seek 
 Thee, and find in Thee our true joy. 
 
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 Quench in us^ we l)ray Tliec^ Thau 
 Lord of our life, all wrong desires, and pre- 
 serve us from vanity and inconstancy, from 
 foolish thoughts and impure affections. 
 
 Deliver' us^ we beseech Thee^ from selfish- 
 ness and pride, from sloth and idleness, from 
 narrowness of mind and hardness of heart. 
 
 Cleanse our hearts, we earnestly entreat 
 Thee, from the evil passions of anger, malice^ 
 and envy, from covetousm ,s and greed, and 
 from all the lusts that war against the soul. 
 
 Fill our hearts, we beseech Thee, with the 
 grace of Thy Holy Spirit ; make us kind, 
 longsuffering and gentle; give us gi'ace to 
 deny ourselves, and to submit to Thy holy 
 will, and cheerfully to sei've our brethren as 
 we have opportunity. 
 
 Give us grace at all times^ we pray Thee, 
 to be lovers of ti'uth and peace, and ser- 
 vants of righteousness ; deliver us from the 
 fear of man and from all superstition and 
 hypocrisy, that we may be the children of 
 the light and of the day. 
 
 In adversity help us, Lord, to be 
 patient ; in prosperity keep us humble ; and 
 when we cannot see the way before us,, 
 may we yet fear no evil, knowing that 
 Thou art with us. 
 
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 We pray Thee to establish us in truth and 
 goodness by the inspiration of Thy holy 
 Spirit; that which we know not do Thou 
 reveal, that which is lacking to us do Thou 
 supply. Let Thy grace be sufficient for us, 
 and Thy strength be made perfect in our 
 weakness. 
 
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 We beseech Thee to hear us in all these 
 our prayers; through Jesus Christ our Lord, 
 Amen. 
 
 No. 10. 
 
 God, our heavenly Father, we de- 
 voutly thank Thee for all Thy mercies and 
 loving kindness. Pardon, we beseech Thee, 
 for the sake of Jesus Christ, Thy Son, all the 
 offences of our past lives, and enable us to 
 believe in Him, to the salvation of our souls. 
 
 Increase our longing after conformity to 
 our Divine Redeemer, and may the remem- 
 brance of His marvellous love, and grace, 
 and mercy, incline our hearts to folic w close 
 after Him. 
 
 Blessed Lord, we have the assurance of 
 Thine own gracious promise that whatsoever 
 we shall ask in Thy name, we shall receive it. 
 
 We humbly ask of Thee more love, more 
 grace, more faith and trust in Thee. He- 
 
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 member, Lord, the word to Thy servants in 
 which Thou liast caused us to hope, and 
 answer us* according to the multitude of 
 Thy mercies. 
 
 Thou knowest, 0, our Father, that while 
 we are in this life we have manifold bodily 
 wants to be supplied, and hast graciously 
 promised to them that seek first Thy king- 
 dom and righteousness that all other need- 
 ful things shall be added unto them ; gi'ant 
 us such a competent portion of earthly 
 blessings as Thy wisdom seeth to be suitable 
 and expedient for us. We ask of Thee food 
 to eat and raiment to put on. Give to us 
 skill and industry to provide for ourselves 
 and those dependent on us ; and bless us in 
 all the works of our hands, that we may be 
 helpful to others. Suiter us not in prosper- 
 ity to forget, or in adversity to think our- 
 selves forgotten, of Thee. Above all, grant 
 that our spiritual wants may be more and 
 more abundantly supplied through the ful- 
 ness of the blessings of Thy Gospel, to the 
 end that, growing in knowledge and in 
 grace, our souls may be strengthened and 
 nourished unto life eternal ; through Jesus 
 Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 
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 PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION. 
 
 No. 1. 
 
 God most merciful, Who art the source 
 of all grace and consolation, we beseech Thee 
 to send forth Thy Spirit, the Comforter, into 
 the hearts of those who are called to endure 
 any sickness, trouble, or adversity. Let Thy 
 fatherly chastisement, though for the present 
 it be not joyous but grievous, work the 
 peaceable fruit of righteousness, in them that 
 are exercised thi^reby. Enrich their souls 
 with faith and hope, with patience and fort- 
 itude; and while they look at those things 
 which are not seen, may their present afflic- 
 tion work for them a far more exceeding, 
 evenan eternal weight of glory. 
 
 Hear us, Lord, on behalf of our Queen 
 and of our country. Grant a spirit of wis- 
 dom and of the fear of the Lord, to the Min- 
 isters and Counsellors of the State, to Magis- 
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 authority ; that we, under them, may lead 
 a quiet and peaceable life in goodliness and 
 honesty, adorning the doctrine of God our 
 Saviour. 
 
 Father of mercies, we pray for the good 
 estate of the holy catholic Church, that all 
 Thy Christian people may be built up in 
 their most holy faith, and that Thy Church 
 everywhere may be more faithful to its 
 heavenly mission in the world. May the 
 heathen be turned from their idols to serve 
 Thee, the living and true God. Let the people 
 praise Thee, God, let all the people praise 
 Thee. Let Thy way be known upon the 
 earth, and Thy saving health among all 
 nations. 
 
 Almighty God, Who hast given us grace 
 at this time to make our common supplica- 
 tions unto Thee, bless us in our fellowship 
 one with another, so that our meeting may 
 be a true communion of saints; and may we, 
 who here join in the worship of Thy name, 
 be united at last in the number of those who 
 serve Thee day and night in Thy temple. 
 
 Now unto Him that is able to keep us from 
 falling, and to present us faultless befoi'e the 
 presence of His glory with exceeding joy, to 
 the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and 
 
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 majesty, dominion and power, botli now and 
 ever. Arnen. 
 
 Our Father iclio art in Heaveriy etc. 
 
 No. 2. 
 
 Let all the ends oi che earth remember 
 and turn to the Lord ; let all the kindreds 
 of the nations worship before Thee. 
 
 Father of mercies and God of love, we 
 render unto Thee our thanksgiving for all 
 Thy goodness vouchsafed unto us. We bless 
 Thee that Thou hast spared us hitherto; that 
 Thou hast preserved us amidst the many 
 changes and chances of this mortal life, 
 and hast provided for our wants. For all 
 Thy bounties known and unknown, for 
 all Thy blessings of the present life, and for 
 the hopes of a better life to come, we give 
 Thee our humble and hearty thanks. Let 
 the memory of Thy bountiful goodness, we 
 beseech Thee, fill all our hearts with joy and 
 thankfulness unto our life's cnd,and constrain 
 us evermore to praise Thee for the same, 
 through our Lord Jesus Christ, t?) Whom, 
 with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honour 
 and glory, world without end. 
 
 Almighty God, Who hast made of one 
 blood all nations, we pray for the peace of 
 the whole world and the salvation of all men. 
 
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 Wc pray for the Empire to which we be- 
 long, beseeching Thee to preserve it in peace 
 and to defend it in times of danger. Regard 
 with Thy favour, Lord, our Sovereign 
 whom Thou hast placed over us, and all the 
 Royal family; endue them with Thy Holy 
 Spirit, enrich them with Thy Heavenly 
 grace, prosper them with all happiness, and 
 make them a blessing and example of right- 
 eousness to the nation. Grant to all in au- 
 thority a wise heart, a sound judgment, a 
 courageous spirit, and a strong sense of duty. 
 Protect all true servants of the Queen and 
 country; may they fulfil their respective 
 duties faithfully, and may their services be 
 blessed to Thy honour and to the welfare of 
 the people. 
 
 We commend to Thy Almighty care and 
 protection all travellers, sojourners and stran- 
 gers: preserve those who journey by land 
 and sea, and grant to all who are far from 
 their homes that they may return in peace 
 and safety. 
 
 We pray Thee look in mercy upon the 
 poor and destitute ; upon the bereaved and 
 the sorrowful, the sick and the dying ; upon 
 such as are unjustly held in bondage, and 
 upon all that are desolate and oppressed. 
 
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 Send them speedy help and deliverance, and 
 so enrich the souls of Thine afflicted servants 
 with patience and hope, that their present 
 trouble may conduce to their eternal sal- 
 vation, through our merciful High Priest, 
 Who ever liveth to make intercession for 
 them. 
 
 Thou, Who art the God of all the fami- 
 lies of the earth, we beseech Thee to bless 
 our dear friends and kindred. Grant them 
 Thy special favour and protection ; bless them 
 outwardly in their bodies, inwardly in their 
 souls, and give them the peace that passcth 
 all understanding. 
 
 Finally, Lord, we pray for each other*, 
 all for each and each for all. Grant that we 
 may spend the remainder of this day and 
 every day in Thy fear; protect us by day 
 and by night ; may Thy goodness and mercy 
 never leave us, and be graciously pleased to 
 keep in health and peace our homes and 
 our loved ones; through Jesus Christ our 
 Lord. Amen. 
 
 Our Father, Who art in Heaven, etc. 
 
 No. 3. 
 
 Lord, our Father in Heaven, we beseech 
 Thee ♦^o visit Thy Church universal with the 
 
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 joy of Thy salvation. Endow her plenteously 
 with spiritual gifts, and enrich Avith the 
 graces of Thy Spirit thoso whom Thou hast 
 set apart to minister in holy things. Send 
 forth, we pray Thee, to all lands labourers 
 fitted to do the work to which Thou may est 
 call them. Let the Sun of righteousness 
 give light to those who sit in darkness, 
 and may Thy Gospel everywhere have free 
 course and be glorified. 
 
 Thou before whose face the generations 
 rise and pass away, we pray for all nations 
 that they may be brought to the knowledge 
 and obedience of the truth. We pray for 
 all Christian people throughout the world 
 that they may find peace in Thee. 
 
 Regard with Thy favour our gracious 
 Queen Victoria. May she rule in Thy fear, 
 be guided and sanctified by Thy Spirit, and 
 be defended by Thine Almighty power. 
 
 Endow with grace, wisdom and under- 
 standing the Imperial Parliament, the Gover- 
 nor-General and Parliament of the Dominion, 
 the Legislatures and Councils of all parts of 
 the Empire, the judges, magistrates, and all 
 in authority ; that they may advance Thy 
 glory and the public good, and may the 
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 race in every land be distinguished by that 
 righteousness which exalteth a nation. 
 
 Thou helper of the helpless, be pleased 
 to hear the cry of the afflicted ; speak p^ace 
 to troubled consciences ; send consolation to 
 those that are in sorrow ; reclaim the erring 
 and supply the w^ants of the destitute. 
 We beseech Thee to heal the sick, to ease 
 the pains of the suffering and to draw nigh 
 in mercy to the dying, giving them faith in 
 Thee, through Christ our Lord, in whom, 
 whoso believcth, shall never die. 
 
 Be pleased, Lord, to remember our 
 kindred, friends and benefactors; reward 
 them with Thy blessings, sanctify them 
 with Thy grace and bring them to Thine 
 everlasting kingdom. 
 
 These things we ask, Heavenly Father, 
 in humble confidence and joyful hope, trust- 
 ing that we ask them according to Thy will. 
 To these, our prayers, we add our unfeigned 
 praise for mercies already received. We 
 praise Thee for all Thy servants departed 
 this life in faith and hope, beseeching Thee 
 to give us grace to follow their good ex- 
 ample that this life ended, we may dwell 
 with Thee in life everlasting, through Jesus 
 
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 petitions. 
 
 Our Father, who art hi Heaven, etc. 
 
 No. 4. 
 
 Almighty God, who hast commanded us 
 to make intercessions for all men, we humbly 
 beseech Thee to receive our petitions on be- 
 half of those whom we ought to remember 
 at the throne of grace. 
 
 Thou, who hast made of one blood all 
 nations of men, we pray for the whole human 
 race, that they may be brought to the know- 
 ledge of the truth, and may become united 
 in the fear and love of Thee. Let Thy way, 
 God, be known upon earth, and Thy 
 saving health among all nations. 
 
 Look down in Thy kindness upon our 
 Country and our Empire. Hear us on be- 
 half of our sovereign, the Queen, and the 
 members of the royal family. May the 
 throne be established in righteousness. Grant 
 a spirit of wisdom and of the fear of the Lord 
 to the Queen's ministers, to the members of 
 Parliament, to all judges and magistrates, 
 and to all in places of public trust. 
 
 We pray that Thou wouldst prosper our 
 universities, seats of learning, and aid all 
 
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 teachers of youth; that Thou wouldst en- 
 lighten those who guide public opinion by 
 voice or pen ; that Thou wouldst give Thy 
 spirit to all physicians, and sustain them in 
 their endeavours to heal the bodies of men. 
 Hear us also for all busy workers in the 
 highways of life, for the merchant at the 
 mart of business, for the labourer in the 
 field, and for the sailor on the sea, that 
 while pursuing their several callings with 
 fidelity and zeal, they may remember that 
 they serve a Master in heaven. 
 
 Almighty Father, the God of all comfort, 
 we entreat Thee in behalf of the sick and 
 the afflicted, that it may please Thee to 
 grant unto them comfort and relief. Spare 
 lives that are useful and precious, if it seem 
 good in Thy sight. Forsake not Thy ser- 
 vants who are old and grey-headed ; but, 
 when their strength faileth, do Thou tender- 
 ly sustain them, and cheer their hearts 
 with the sweet hope of eternal life. Hear 
 us, pitiful Saviour, for the poor and needy, 
 and for the widow and the orphan. Have 
 compassion on the ignorant, and on them 
 that are out of the way. Look in mercy 
 upon the fallen and the degraded, and upon 
 all who have forsaken or forgotten the re- 
 ligion of their early days. We supplicate 
 
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 strength for the weak, guidance for the per- 
 plexed, succour for the tempted, and restor- 
 ation even at the eleventh hour for those 
 who have wandered far from Thee. 
 
 Hear uSy good Lord, for Christ's sake. 
 Amen. 
 
 Our Father, Who art in Heaven, 
 
 No. 5. 
 
 God, Giver of all good and Fountain of 
 all blessing, in Whom are the springs of our 
 life : all glory and praise be unto Thee for 
 Thy wondrous loving-kindness; for Thy 
 faithfulness which is from one generation to 
 another; and for Thy mercies which are 
 new every morning, fresh every moment, 
 and more than can be numbered. 
 
 For Thy fatherly hand ever upon us in 
 sickness and in health ; for the comfort of 
 friends and kindred ; for the joys of home 
 and country ; for every precious gift of Thy 
 sleepless providence, we call upon our souls 
 to magnify Thy name. We ask Thee to 
 visit with Thy loving-kindness all who are 
 bound to us with the ties of kinship or affec- 
 tion. Let Thy wisdom guide them, and Thy 
 grace protect them. Be pleased to perfect 
 in them the spirit of faith and love, that 
 
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 their names may be written in Thy book of 
 remembrance, and that they all may be 
 Thine in that day when Thou makest up 
 Thy jewels. 
 
 Thou helper of the helpless, we com- 
 mend to Thy fatherly pity all who are called 
 to bear the burden of sadness or of pain. Be 
 pleased to grant unto the sick and the sor- 
 rowful the healing ministry of Thy tender- 
 ness. Cheer the lonely and the friendless 
 with the comfort of Thy presence. Soothe, 
 we beseech Thee, the wounded spirit of the 
 mourner, and speak peace to the anxious 
 soul. Send the effectual succour of Thy 
 grace to the tempted and to the weak ; yea, 
 make them more than conquerors in the day 
 of evil. 
 
 We pray for our country, and for all classes 
 and conditions of men within its borders. 
 Giant unto our Sovereign grace upon grace, 
 that she may ever rule in godly fear, as a 
 servant of the King of Kings. Give sound 
 understanding and wisdom to her counsel- 
 lors ; and may those be chief in influence 
 who are pure in heart. Guide Thou our 
 senators and representatives ; enlighten our 
 judges and magistrates ; teach Thou all our 
 teachers. Let Christ be enthroned in the 
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 may be more and more the supreme law 
 of our national life. 
 
 Now unto the blessed and only Potentate, 
 the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, be 
 honour and power everlasting. Amen. 
 
 Our Father, Who art in Heaven, etc. 
 
 No. 6. 
 
 God be gracious unto us, and bless all our 
 people. Bless our rulers and give them the 
 fear of God and a good understanding, that 
 they may govern well and wisely, and main- 
 tain peace and unity. Bless our homes. May 
 husbands and wives live in love and mutual 
 confidence with each other ; may parents 
 have joy in their children, and children 
 honour their parents. May brethren dwell 
 in unity, and neighbours be kind to one 
 another. Prosper us all with Thy blessing 
 in our various callings and spheres, that we 
 may be able to provide things honest in 
 the sight of all men, and may accomplish 
 the work Thou hast given us to do. Look 
 in Thy compassion on the tears of the widow 
 and of the orphan ; listen to their cry and des- 
 pise not their complaint. Have mercy upon 
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 Help the poor ; give them content, and 
 make them rich in Thee. Guard the rich 
 from pride, and from trusting in uncertain 
 wealth ; and teach them to look to Thee the 
 loving God, who canst alone continue them 
 in the possession of what they enjoy. Bless all 
 pious hearts that love Thee ; and may all the 
 ends of the earth behold Thy glory. Amen, 
 
 Our Father, Who art in Heaven, etc. 
 
 No. 7. 
 
 God, who art good unto all men, and 
 whose tender mercies are over all Thy 
 works, receive in Thy mercy the interces- 
 sions we ofier unto Thee. 
 
 Remember, Lord, Thy Church; pre- 
 serve her from all evil, and perfect her in 
 Thy love ; purify from tlieii* sins all those 
 who love her, and bring them to the king- 
 dom which Thou hast prepared for them. 
 Have mercy upon Thine ancient people, and 
 bring them into the Church with the fulness 
 of th(? Gentile nations. 
 
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 given authority and rule. Bless, Lord, 
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 rulers, judges and magistrates of our land. 
 Endue them with wisdom and power from 
 above, and grant to them the right spirit of 
 government, that they may seek Thy king- 
 dom and execute justice faithfully, and that 
 we, and all the people in this land, may 
 dwell in peace and serve Thee without fear. 
 Relieve and comfort all who are persecuted 
 and afflicted ; speak peace to troubled con- 
 sciences ; strengthen the weak, confirm the 
 strong; instruct the ignorant, deliver the 
 oppressed from him that spoileth him, and 
 relieve the needy that hath no helper ; and 
 lead us all by the still waters of comfort and 
 in the pa*;hs of righteousness to Thine ever- 
 lasting rest, through Jesus Chiist our Lord, 
 to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. 
 
 Our Father Who art in Heaven. 
 
 No. 8. 
 
 God, who hast taught us to make sup- 
 plications, prayers, intercessions, and giving 
 of thanks for all men, we beseech Thee to 
 receive these our prayers which we offer 
 humbly to Thy Divine Majesty. 
 
 Remember in Thy mercy Her Most 
 Gracious Majesty the Queen ; preserve her 
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 honour and dignity, her dominions in peace 
 and plenty; keep her perpetually in Thy 
 fear and favor, and at last may she receive 
 that crown of life which Thou hast promised 
 to them that love Thee. May Thy rich bles- 
 sing also rest upon Albert Edward Prince of 
 Wales, the Princess of Wales, and all the 
 members of the Royal Family. 
 
 We pray for the Queen's ministers and 
 counsellors, for judges and magistrates, and 
 for all who are in authority. Enlighten 
 and guide them ; and so direct the affairs of 
 this nation that righteousness and truth, 
 peace and contentment, may everywhere 
 prevail. 
 
 We commend to Tliine Almighty guar- 
 dianship the army and navy, and all who 
 are exposed to danger by sea or by land. 
 Remember in Thy mercy the poor and 
 needy, the widows and the fatherless, the 
 strangers and the friendless, the sick and the 
 dying; relieve their needs, sanctify their 
 sufferings, strengthen their weakness, and 
 in due time grant them a happy issue out 
 of all their afflictions. 
 
 Regard with Thy favour our kindred and 
 all who are dear to us. Unite us in the 
 bonds of a common faith and hope ; and in- 
 
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 spire us with mutual love, gentleness and 
 forbearance, that we may walk before Thee 
 in our homes with a perfect heart. 
 
 Eternal God, with whom do rest the 
 spirits of just men made perfect; we bless 
 and praise Thy holy name for all Thy ser- 
 vants departed this life in Thy faith and 
 fear ; and especially for those most dear to 
 us who have fallen asleep in Jesus; and we 
 beseech Thee to give us grace to follow their 
 good examples, that we may continue united 
 to them in fellowship of spirit, and that 
 finally we may be gathered together in Thy 
 heavenly kingdom, through Jesus Christ our 
 Lord. Amen. 
 
 Our Father Who art in Heaven, 
 
 No. 9. 
 
 Almighty and Everlasting God, we come 
 to Thee through Jesus Christ our only Medi- 
 ator and Advocate, and we entreat Thee for 
 His merits to receive our intercessions and 
 to help our infirmities by Thy Holy Spirit. 
 
 We pray for kings and all in authority, 
 that they may be just, ruling in Thy fear; 
 especially for Thy servant. Queen Victoria, 
 that she may enjoy Thy favour^ seek Thy 
 glory, and study to preserve her people in 
 peace, prosperity and godliness. 
 
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 We pray for our country, that Thou 
 wouldst grant us peaceful times and fruit- 
 ful seasons ; that Thou wouldst prosper our 
 industries, and defend us from our enemies. 
 
 We invoke Thy blessing upon our univer- 
 sities and schools, that the young may be 
 taught that fear of the Lord which is the 
 beginning of wisdom. 
 
 We commend to Thy love and favour all 
 who are ministering to the wants of the 
 poor and needy. May their hands be 
 strengthened, and their prayers and alms 
 come up for a memorial befoi'e Thee. 
 
 Vv^e pray for our friends, and for every 
 family and household, that true religion 
 may flourish among them. 
 
 For parents, that they may bring up their 
 children in the nurture and admonition of 
 the Lord ; and for children, that they may 
 obey their parents in all things. 
 
 For masters, that they may give to their 
 servants that which is just and equal, know- 
 ing that they have a Master in heaven ; and 
 for servants, that they may serve from the 
 heart, with good will doing service as to 
 the Lord, and not unto men. 
 
 We pray for all travellers by land or 
 water, that they may be brought safely on 
 
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 their way ; for all in danger, that they may 
 be delivered, and praise Thee foi* Thy good- 
 ness and Thy wonderful works towards 
 them. 
 
 For all widows and orphans that Thou 
 wouldst be their* stay ; for those in sickness 
 and sor'r'ow, that Thou wouldst heal and 
 comfort them ; for those in doubt and fear 
 that Thou wouldst r'clieve them; for the 
 dying, that Thou wouldst comfort and 
 strengthen them by Thy pr^esence, and after- 
 wards receive them to glory. 
 
 We pray for all who have erred and 
 strayed from Thy ways, that they may have 
 the grace of true repentance; and for all 
 who have striven to do Thy will and keep 
 the faith, that they may persevere unto life 
 eternal. Amen. 
 
 Our Father Who art in Heaven. 
 
 No. 10. 
 
 God, the Creator and Preserver of all 
 mankind, we humbly beseech Thee for all 
 sorts and conditions of men, that Thou 
 wouldst be pleased to make Thy ways known 
 unto them, that all may be led into the way 
 of truth. 
 
 God, in mercy remember Thine inherit- 
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 poor for ever. Thou art our Redeemer and 
 the Lifter up of our head, and undei' the 
 shadow of Thy wings shall we find our shel- 
 ter and our rest. 
 
 Give the spirit of justice and righteous- 
 ness to all kings^ rulers and governors ; 
 grant that their people may obey them, and 
 that they may obey Thee. Especially do we 
 pray for ou • sovereign lady the Queen, 
 that she may 1 oign in peace and in true re- 
 ligion, a partaker' of Thy blessing here and 
 of Thy kingdom of glory hereafter, through 
 .Tesns Christ our Lord. 
 
 Give to our relatives and friends pardon 
 of sin and the support of Thy grace, comfort 
 in their sorrows, strength in their tempta- 
 tions, and the guidance of Thy good Spirit ; 
 that doing Thy will and rejoicing in Thy 
 mercies here, they may partake of Thy 
 glories hereafter. 
 
 Give protection to all widows and or- 
 phans, patience and submission to the sick, 
 consolation to the afflicted, that they may 
 be rewarded by Thy comforts for* the days 
 wherein they have suffered adversity. 
 
 Be Thou a star and a guide to them that 
 travel by land or sea ; the strength of them 
 that toil in fields or in the the mines ; give 
 
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 cheerfulness to sad hearts, maintenance to 
 the poor, be a defence to the oppressed, and 
 bring to an end the sins and the miseries of 
 all mankind. 
 
 Give to all merchants faithfulness and in- 
 tegrity; to the husbandman health, fair sea- 
 sons, and reward his toil with the dew of 
 heaven and the blessings of the earth. Give 
 to all workmen diligence in their callings, 
 and a blessing on their labours ; give to the 
 old an assured confidence of Thy love and 
 a meetness for heaven ; give to the young 
 an early piety; give to all families Thy 
 protection ; and give to us pardon and holi- 
 ness and life eternal. Amen, 
 
 (IN CONCERT) 
 
 Have mercy upon us, God, and hear 
 our petitions for the sake of Jesus Christ, 
 our Saviour, 
 
 Our Father, Who art in Heaven, <&c. 
 
 
 i 
 
ALTERNATIVE 
 HYMNS OF PRAISE. 
 
 (The words in italics may be read by the worshippers, 
 
 but if they are not prepared to join, the 
 
 whole may be read by the Reader. ) 
 
 No. 1. 
 
 Give thanks unto the Lord, call upon His 
 name, make known His deeds among the 
 people. 
 
 Sing unto Him, sing Psalms unto Him, 
 talk ye of all His wondrous works. 
 
 Glory ye in His holy name : let the heart 
 of them rejoice that seek the Lord. 
 
 Seek the Lord and His strength, seek His 
 face continually. 
 
 Remember His marvellous works that He 
 hath done, His wonders, and the judgments 
 of his mouth ; 
 
 ye seed of Israel, His servant, ye child- 
 ren of Jacob, His chosen ones. 
 
 He is the Lord our God; His judgments 
 are in all the earth. 
 
 Be ye mindful always of His covenant ; 
 the word which He commanded to a thousand 
 generations ; 
 
 Even of the covenant which he made 
 with Abraham, and of His oath unto Isaac. 
 
 1 Chronicles, Chap. 16, 8-16 
 
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 Siiifc unto tlio FiOnl, all tho (^iirth ; Hhow 
 forth (Voiii (lay today Ills Halvatioii. 
 
 Ihrlarc Ills glory amomj the. heathen: 1 1 in 
 murvdlouM workM among all nationH, 
 
 For ^^r(Nit Is tlu^ Lord, and ^ic^illy to 1m^ 
 prnisiMl; llo also Ih to bo fi^arod nbovo uU 
 (ilods. 
 
 For all the Oodn of the people are idols ; 
 hut the Lord made the heamnn, 
 
 (Hory a»'H honour aro in Ilis y)ioHon(jo : 
 stroiiKth HI' ladiiCHs nro in His placo. 
 
 Give unto the Lord, ye kindredff of the 
 people, give unto the Lord glory and strength. 
 
 (Hvo unto tho Lord tho glory duo unto 
 His naino : bring an offering and como botbro 
 Him : worship tho l^ord in tho l)oauty of 
 holinoss. 
 
 Fear before Him, all the earth: the world 
 also shall he stable, that it be not moved. 
 
 Lot tho hoavons Ix) glad, and lot tho oai'th 
 rojoico : and lot mon say among tho nations, 
 tho Lord rcigneth. 
 
 let 
 
 Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof 
 e fields rejoice, ar ^ 
 
 all that is therein. 
 
;^)iunn6 of Jlraioc. 
 
 <)5 
 
 Thori hIimII Ui(5 trcins of l,h(^ wood Hing out 
 ut i\w \)V{wmvi' of ili(^ \a)V(\, Ixicjiuscj J 1(5 
 coirioUi to jiuJ^o tli<^ (^arth. 
 
 O {five fhnn/i'H unto fJm Ijtrd ; fiyr llo. in 
 (food ; for 11 in nn'mj (mdumth foiwmr. 
 
 AikJ Hny yc, snvc^ im, iUA of our hmI- 
 vntioii; nnd pttluM* us to^cithor*, mid dcdivor 
 us from thn liojitlKui, that wc^ rruiy ^nv(5 
 thaukH to Thy holy iiainc^, and glory in Thy 
 \mim\ 
 
 lileHHed he the Lord (Jod of Inrael for 
 (wer and ever. And all the people naid 
 Amen, and praised the Lord. 
 
 —1 Chronicles, Chap. 16, 23-36. 
 No. 2. 
 
 O Lord, Thou ait my God ; T will oxalt 
 Thco, 1 will praise Thy name; for Thou 
 hast done wonderful thin^^ ; 
 
 Thy counneln of old are faithfulness and 
 truth. 
 
 Thou hast been a strength to the poor, a 
 strength to the needy in his distress, a 
 refuge from the storm, a shadow from the 
 heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is 
 as a storm against the wall. 
 
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 Thor sTialt bring down the noise of 
 strangers, as the heat in a dry place ; even 
 the heat with the shadow of a cloud : the 
 branch of the terrible ones dhall be brought 
 low. 
 
 And He will destroy in this mountain the 
 face of the covering cast over all people, 
 and the veil that is spread over all nations. 
 
 He will swallow up death in victory; and 
 the Lord God will wipe away tears from off 
 all faces / 
 
 And the rebuke of his people shall he 
 take away from off all the earth : for the 
 Lord hath spoken it. 
 
 And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this 
 is our God ; we have waited for Him^ and 
 He will save us : 
 
 This is the Lord ; we have waited for 
 Him, we will be glad and rejoice in His 
 salvation. 
 
 —Isaiah, Ch. 25, 1-9. 
 
 No. 3. 
 
 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel ; for he 
 hath visited and redeemed his people, 
 
 And hath raised up an horn of salvation 
 for us in the house of his servant David ; 
 
 
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 As he spake by the mouth of his holy 
 prophets, which have been since the world 
 began : 
 
 That we should he saved from our enemies, 
 and from the hand of all that hate us ; 
 
 To perform the mercy promised to our 
 fathers, and to remember his holy covenant; 
 
 The oath which he sware to our father 
 Abraham^ 
 
 That he would grant unto 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 by the remission of their sins. 
 
 Through the tender mercy of our God; 
 whereby the dayspring from on high hath 
 visited us. 
 
 To give light to them that sit in darkness 
 
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 and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet 
 into the way of peace, 
 
 —Luke, Ch. 1, 68-79. 
 
 (There may also be substituted for the HYMN OF PRAISE 
 given in the model service, any of the following 
 Psalms, to be found in the selection appended, 
 page 145. 
 
 No. 
 
 4- 
 
 — Psalm 
 
 46. 
 
 No. 
 
 5. 
 
 — Psalm 
 
 90. 
 
 No. 
 
 6. 
 
 — Psalm 
 
 103. 
 
 No. 
 
 7- 
 
 — Psalm 
 
 104. 
 
 No. 
 
 8. 
 
 — Psalm 
 
 107. 
 
 No. 
 
 9. 
 
 — Psalm 
 
 118. 
 
 No.' 
 
 10. 
 
 — Psalm 
 
 148. 
 
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 ALTERNATIVE 
 
 CONCLUDING PRAYERS. 
 
 No. 1. 
 
 Most merciful God, Who hast given unto 
 us Thy holy commandments, whereby we 
 should direct our lives ; imprint them on 
 our hearts by Thy Holy Spirit. And grant 
 that we may so renounce all our fleshly de- 
 sires, and all the vanities of this world, that 
 our whole delight may be in Thy law ; and 
 that we, being always governed by Thy holy 
 Word, may in the end attain unto that eter- 
 nal salvation which Thou hast promised 
 through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
 
 We pray for Thy blessing upon the ser- 
 vices in which we have lifted up our souls 
 to Thee this day. May every season of ^uiet 
 communion with Thee, and meditation on 
 things unseen^ be a preparation for more 
 earnest thought and more diligent work. 
 Give us a lofty aim and a settled purpose in 
 life, a heart filled with Thy love, and a will 
 in harmony with Thine. And may we all 
 strive, even as we pray, that Thy kingdom 
 m^ay come, and Thy will be done on earth, 
 as it is in heaven. Amen. 
 
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 No. 2. 
 
 Almighty and everlasting God, with Whom 
 alone is the fountain of wisdom and strength, 
 we ask Thy blessing on the prayers and 
 praises in which we have lifted up our souls 
 to Thee at this time. May we go hence 
 with a peaceful sense of Thy presence, and 
 abide for ever under the shadow of Thy 
 wing, through Jesus Christ oiir Lord. Amen, 
 
 Thou, that art Light, and in Whom is no 
 darkness, keep us Thy servants, and all that 
 are dear to us, from all evil, whether of the 
 body or of the soul. Whether we wake or 
 sleep, let all our thoughts and deeds be in 
 accordance with Thy holy will. May we go 
 forth to live in Thine honour, and to the 
 service of our fellow-men. And grant that, 
 when this life has passed away, we may be- 
 hold the light of Thine eternal glory in the 
 kingdom of heaven : through Him that 
 loved us, and hath redeemed us from dark- 
 ness, sin, and death, through Jesus Christ 
 our Lord. Amen. 
 
 No. 3. 
 
 Lord, let the word which we have heard 
 be as good seed in our hearts, bringing forth 
 in us fruits which all men may see, the fear 
 and love of God, and deadness to the world 
 
Cmiclttbing JJcaycrs. 
 
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 and sin. When we return to our daily toil, 
 be Thou our shield against the arrows of 
 temptation, our shelter in the heat of the 
 day. Be Thou, Lord, the strength of our 
 life ; of whom then shall we be afraid ? 
 
 Let all things be new with us in this new 
 week. Give us new love and desire for 
 Thee; new zeal to serve and obey Thee. 
 Help us to avoid and flee from the sins we have 
 committed in the week that is past, so that 
 all may know that our fellowship with Thee 
 has not been in vain. Grant, we beseech 
 Thee, Almighty God^ that the words which 
 we have heard this day with our outward 
 ears, may through Thy grace be so grafted 
 inwardly in our hearts that they may bring 
 forth in us the fruit of good living to the 
 honour and praise of Thy name, through 
 Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, ^ 
 
 No. 4. 
 
 God, our Father, we beseech Thee to 
 accept our worship. Pardon its imperfec- 
 tions, and grant that henceforth, putting all 
 our trust in Thy well-beloved Son, enlight- 
 ened by His teaching, guided by His ex- 
 ample, and sanctified by His Spii'it, we may 
 walk in newness of life, and so prepare for 
 that blessed life which Thou hast promised 
 
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 to Thy children in heaven. Hear us, 
 merciful Father, in these our supplications, 
 for the sake of Thy dear Son Jesus Christ, 
 our Lord ; to whom, with Thee and the 
 Holy Ghost, be all honour and glory, world 
 without end. Amen, 
 
 No. 5. 
 
 Almighty God, who hast given us grace 
 at this time with one accord to make our 
 common supplications unto Thee, and dost 
 promise when two or three are gathered 
 together in Thy name Thou wilt grant them 
 their requests; fulfil now, Lord, the 
 desires and petitions of Thy servants, as 
 may be most expedient for them ; granting 
 us in this world knowledge of Thy truth, 
 and in the world to come life everlasting. 
 Amen, 
 
 No. 6. 
 
 God, who art Light, and in whom is no 
 darkness, grant unto us Thy light, that we 
 may walk therein. Grant that we may 
 know Thy will, and by l^eeping it increase 
 our light. Where there needs must be 
 darkness, grant to us that what we cannot 
 see we may be content to trust in Thee ; 
 that in all our ways, being guided and 
 guarded by Thee, we may be kept from 
 
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 falling, and pass at last through the gate of 
 death into the life eternal, through Thy 
 mercy in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, 
 
 No. 7, 
 
 Now, Father, we ask Thy blessing on the 
 prayers and praises in which we have been 
 engaged this day. May we retain a peaceful 
 sense of Thy presence with us. May every 
 season of quiet communion with Thee, and 
 meditation on things unseen, be a prepara- 
 tion for more diligent work and more 
 earnest thought. send us hence in the 
 spirit of hope and resolve, and confident 
 trust in Thy guidance. Give us a lofty aim 
 and a settled purpose in life, a heart filled 
 with Thy love, and a will in harmony with 
 Thine. And may we all strive, even as we 
 pray, that Thy kingdom may come and 
 Thv will be done in earth as it is in heaven. 
 Amen, 
 
 No. 8, 
 
 God, who art the defender of all who 
 trust in Thee, we humbly beseech Thee to 
 be our continual guardian and protector in 
 all our pilgrimage. We humbly pray Thee 
 to pardon the imperfections of these our 
 unworthy services, and forgive whatever 
 there has been amiss in us this day and 
 
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 104 ^ib0 f^r <S0nai SBorshiy. 
 
 during our past lives. Let Thy Holy Spirit 
 continually be with us, that we may love 
 Thee more and serve Thee better. Help us 
 to carry the spirit of this Thy Holy Day 
 into the occupations of the week, that 
 whilst we are engaged in honest work^ or 
 innocent recreation, we may live in Thy 
 fear and ever enjoy Thy favour, through 
 Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, 
 
 No. 9. 
 
 Thou, bountiful giver of all good, who 
 knowest what things we have need of before 
 we ask, and art able to do for us above all we 
 ask or think, we cast ourselves on Thy father- 
 ly care. Graciously receive the prayers and 
 praise we have humbly tried to ofter Thee. 
 Vouchsafe a favourable answer to our pe- 
 titions. Open our hearts to receive the les- 
 sons of Thy Word ; and grant that all the 
 services of our earthly Sabbaths may, by 
 Thy grace, prepare us for the enjoyment of 
 the everlasting rest which remaineth for 
 Thy people in heaven. Amen. 
 
 No. 10. 
 
 Almighty Father, Who, with untiring love, 
 dost watch over Thy children from one 
 generation to another : amid all the changes 
 
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 105 
 
 of our earthly life Thou abidest. Graciously 
 help us to abide in Thee, that evermore we 
 may be steadfast and strong. For the light 
 that never failed and the grace that never 
 left us in the days gone by : for the visions 
 that dispelled our doubt and the hopes that 
 chastened our sorrow, we lift up our hearts 
 to Thee in praise and joy. May the coming 
 days be filled with a high sense of the 
 sacredness of life and the value of time. 
 With the dawning of each new day, shine 
 on us with Thy face. Uplift our hearts by 
 the thought of the glory of our calling in 
 Christ and of the joy that is set before us in 
 His service. Mav the numberless memories 
 of Thy patient love deliver us from every 
 crooked way, from every evil thought and 
 imagination, that when all our days on earth 
 are done we may be presented before the 
 presence of Thy glory without blemish in 
 exceeding joy, through Jesus Christ our 
 Lord. Amen, 
 
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 far pc is gocib. 
 
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SPECIAL PRAYERS 
 
 FOR THE USE OF 
 
 No. 1. 
 
 Eternal God, Who hast been a dwelling 
 place throughout all generations and Who 
 hast said that Thou wilt never fail nor for- 
 sake them that sincerely trust in Thee ; we 
 here present unto Thee our desires in faith 
 and love ; though far from home suffer ua 
 not to be forgetful of Thy service ; but teach 
 us still to acknowledge Thee in all our 
 ways, honouring Thy name, searching Thy 
 word, hallowing Thy sabbath and keeping 
 Thy commandments. Help us to lead a 
 life of faith in our Divine Saviour, who 
 loved us and gave himself for us; and 
 whatsoever we do in word or in deed, dis- 
 pose us to do all in His name. 
 
 Look down, we pray Thee, with compas- 
 sion on the spiritual wants of the people of 
 this place, that they may not be left as 
 sheep without a shepherd. 
 
 Abundantly bless the Church of our 
 fathers. May she be greatly honoured in 
 declaring Thy saving truth not only within 
 
io8 Jlibe for (Socijtl cEorehi^r. 
 
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 31 
 
 her own borders, but in this and all other 
 parts of the British Empire, and in the 
 remote and dark places of the heathen world. 
 
 Be gracious to our absent relatives and 
 friends. Protect them by Thy power, and 
 bless them with Thy favour, and cheer us 
 from time to time with tidings of their 
 welfare. 
 
 Grant us such aids of Thy providence and 
 grace as are suited to the wants and trials 
 of our present condition. Strengthen us for 
 our lawful occupations. Preserve us from 
 worldly anxieties and cares, and amidst all 
 our toils and wanderings, dispose us to seek 
 our strength and our rest in Thee. May 
 we comfort ourselves with the prospect of 
 that better land of everlasting peace and 
 joy, which Thou hast prepared for them that 
 love Thee. Graciously hear us, for the sake 
 of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour. 
 Amen, 
 
 No. 2. 
 
 Lord our God, Who art present every- 
 where, and Who art the confidence of all the 
 ends of the earth, bestow Thy favourable 
 regard on us. Thine unworthy servants, who 
 are far removed from the courts of Thy 
 house and from the solemn assemblies of 
 
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Special JJraijere. 
 
 109 
 
 Thy people. Let not our souls be cast down 
 within us at the thought of priviliges for- 
 merly enjoyed when we went to Thy house 
 with the voice of joy and praise, with a 
 multitude that kept Thy holy day. Cause 
 us to feel assured that Thou art ever at hand 
 to hear us when we call upon Thee, and that 
 whatsoever place may be hallowed by Thy 
 true worship shall prove to be none other 
 than the house of God and the gate of heaven. 
 We thank Thee, that to us, as to Thy people 
 everywhere, Thou hast given Thine own 
 Son as a Saviour and Intercessor, Thy Holy 
 Spirit as a Comforter and Guide, Thy Word 
 of Truth ac an Instructor, Thy throne of 
 grace as a never-failing refuge, and we pray 
 that Thou wouldst teach us to improve these 
 great mercies, that we may not be moved 
 away from the hope of the Gospel, and cut 
 off by our own neglect from the communion 
 of Thy saints. 
 
 Preserve us, God, from the perils and 
 temptations to which we are exposed. Save 
 us from worldlv anxieties and cares. Teach 
 us to be patient and contented under all 
 trials, sustaining each other by mutual 
 kindness and self-denial, and lightening our 
 common hardships by cheerful confidence 
 and hope in Thee. Bless us in all the works 
 
no Jlibe for (giocial cUorehi^j. 
 
 of our hands, and sanctify all the circum- 
 stances of our lot to our gi'owth in grace 
 and our preparation for eternity. 
 
 We commend to Thy fatherly kindness 
 and protection our beloved friends, from 
 whom we are separated, earnestly beseech- 
 ing Thee to remember them with the favour 
 that Thou bearest unto Thy people, and to 
 visit them with Thy salvation. 
 
 Graciously hear our humble supplications, 
 and grant an answer in peace, for Christ's 
 sake. Amen. 
 
 No. 3. 
 
 Lord our God, author and giver of all 
 good things, who hast ordained the grass to 
 grow for the cattle, and herbs for the service 
 of man, that he may bring forth food out of 
 the earth; look down in Thy compassion upon 
 this and the neighbouring lands, and bless, 
 we beseech Thee, the labours of Thy servants, 
 who have tilled and sowed our fields. 
 Vouchsafe to us temperate and seasonable 
 weather; cause Thy sun to shine, and let Thy 
 rain and dew refresh the ground; that the 
 fruits of the earth may be matured, our 
 garners filled, and our stoi*es replenished 
 with abundance of food. So we. Thy people 
 and the sheep of Thy pasture, will give 
 
(Special Jprawere. 
 
 1 1 1 
 
 thanks unto Thy holy name, waiting for the 
 time when, with all Thy saints, we shall 
 be gathered into the garner of Thy King- 
 dom. Hear us. Heavenly Father, for the 
 sake of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, 
 
 JHaji be uscb bjj W^qbz at ^m. 
 No. 1. 
 
 Eternal Lord God, who alone spreadest 
 out the heavens and rulest the raging of the 
 sea; who hast compassed the waters with 
 bounds until day and night come to an end : 
 Be pleased to receive under Thy Almighty 
 and most gracious protection the persons of 
 us Thy servants. Preserve us in all perils 
 and dangers, and, with a thankful remem- 
 brance of Thy great mercies, may we in 
 due time return in safety to the land, to enjoy 
 the blessings which Thou in Thy mercy 
 may grant to us, and to praise and glorify 
 Thy holy name, through Jesus Christ our 
 Lord. Amen, 
 
 No. 2. 
 
 Almighty God, Who art the confidence of 
 all the ends of the earth, and of them that 
 are afar off upon the sea: under whose 
 
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 112 
 
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 protection we are alike secure in every 
 place, and without whose providence we 
 can no where be in safety : Look down in 
 mercy on us Thine unworthy servants, who 
 are called to see Thy wonders on the deep. 
 Let Thine everlasting arm be underneath 
 and round about us. Preserve us in all 
 dangers; support us in all trials; conduct 
 us speedily and safely on our voyage, and 
 bring us in peace and comfort to our desired 
 haven. Bless our homes and take our be- 
 loved friends under Thy watchful guardian- 
 ship and protection. Fulfil both to us and 
 to them, Thy gracious promise, that Thou 
 wilt never leave us nor forsake us. Hear 
 our prayers, merciful Father, and give us 
 grace to abide steadfast in the faith, so that 
 we may be enabled to pass through the 
 storms of this uncertain world and finally 
 come to the land of everlasting rest, through 
 Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, 
 
 JHaij be xx^tb bg ^inn& mxh JProBpectors. 
 
 Heavenly Father, Who in Thy providence 
 hast cast our lot in this distant land, grant 
 us, we pray Thee, Thy guardianship and 
 blessing. Suffer no evil to befall us. Aid 
 
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Special JJraucrs. 
 
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 wn in 
 
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 deep. 
 
 neath 
 
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 mduct 
 
 e, and 
 
 esired 
 
 ►ur be- 
 
 rdian- 
 
 is and 
 
 Thou 
 
 Hear 
 
 ive us 
 
 10 that 
 
 •h the 
 
 finally 
 
 rough 
 
 dence 
 
 grant 
 
 3 and 
 
 Aid 
 
 us in all our lawful undertakings, and pros- 
 per us in the works of our hands. Teach us, 
 as much as lieth in us, to live peaceably 
 with all men, and by fidelity and upright- 
 ness to find favour in the eyes of those with 
 whom we are associated. 
 
 Teach us, in whatsoever circumstances 
 we may be placed to endure, as seeing Thee 
 who art invisible. Suffer us not to be so 
 engrossed with the occupations of this life 
 as to neglect the preparation for the life to 
 come. Preserve us from pride and self 
 indulgence, and from those spiritual dangers 
 to which, in our calling we are peculiarly 
 exposed ; keep us from the seduction of 
 wicked example and from the temptations 
 which beset us. Impart to us strength for 
 the endurance of toils and hardships ; extend 
 to us patience and constancy amid trials and 
 privations ; give us courage in perils ; and 
 hope and support in life and in death. 
 Above all, make us earnest and watchful in 
 striving against the enemies of our souls, and 
 lead us always to look up to Thee as our 
 refuge and our sure defence. Grant unto 
 us, for our Redeemer's sake, the full forgive- 
 ness of all our sins. May Thy peace that 
 passeth all understanding dwell in our 
 hearts, so that amid all the storms and 
 
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 troubles of life we may ever rest in Thee. 
 Guide, guard, govern us even to the end of 
 life's journey. May we live all our days in 
 Thy fear. May we die in Thy favour, and 
 let our portion be among Thy saints at the 
 glorious appearing of our Lord and Saviour 
 Jesus Christ. 
 
 Hear, Lord, these our humble petitions. 
 Be the ever present guardian to those we 
 love who are far from us. Protect them by 
 day and night, and grant that in all the 
 changes of this world, they and we may 
 ever be strengthened and upheld by Thy 
 Almighty power, through Jesus Christ our 
 Lord, to whom with Thee and the Holy 
 Spirit be the glory as it was in the begin- 
 ning, is now and ever shall be, world 
 without end. Amen. 
 
 
 IB 
 
 JH^B hz U0cb bg ^h0Bt on Jttiliterj) gutg. 
 
 Gracious God, grant that we who have 
 been called to bear arms in the service of 
 our country, may be enabled to do so in a 
 manner becoming good soldiers of Jesus 
 Christ, and help us steadfastly to walk with 
 Thee. Give us grace, we beseech Thee, to 
 be loyal to our Sovereign and valiant for our 
 
(Si^edal JPrancrs. 
 
 115 
 
 country ; impart to us strength for the endur- 
 ance of toils and hardships ; indue us with 
 courage to brave every peril ; arm us with 
 true valour to resist the temptations to ^\1iich 
 we are exposed. Above all, do Thou give 
 us strength to subdue the enemies of our 
 souls, and bestow upon us grace always to 
 put our trust in Thee as our sure refuge and 
 defence. 
 
 May we take unto ourselves the whole 
 armour of God that we may be able to with- 
 stand all our spiritual enemies. 
 
 Preserve us in constant allegiance to 
 Christ the Captain of our salvation. Enable 
 us courageously to confess Him, and faith- 
 fully to serve Him. May we never forget 
 that we are His servants and His soldiers. 
 
 Grant that over all the hostile powers of 
 evil we may be more than conquerors, 
 through Him that loveth us. Enable us by 
 Thy grace, to fight the good fight of faith ; 
 to lay hold upon eternal life which Thou 
 hast promised to bestow on everyone that 
 overcometh. 
 
 Most merciful God, by Whose providence 
 are all things which come into the lives of 
 men, whether of suffering which Thou per- 
 mittest, or of joy and gladness which Thou 
 
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 ^ibs for (Sorial SEorshi^j. 
 
 givest, look we beseech Thee with eyes of 
 compassion on the dear ones from whom we 
 are separated. Be pleased, we beseech 
 Thee, to pour down upon them the abund- 
 ance of Thy mercy. Abide with them and 
 bless them and let Thy heavenly peace rest 
 in their hearts. 
 
 Incline Thine ear to these our humble 
 prayers Through Jesus Christ our Lord, in 
 whose name we further pray, 
 
 Our Father icho art in Heaven, etc. 
 
 J0t the JlrntB anb S^^H* 
 
 Almighty, Lord God, Source of all 
 Strength, King of Kings and Governor of 
 the nations, we commend to Thy Fatherly 
 care the men who are serving our Empire 
 on land and sea, beseeching Thee to take 
 them under Thine own protection and fav- 
 orably to regard the cause of our Queen 
 and Country. Be to them a Tower of 
 Strength in the midst of danger. Lead them 
 at all times to find courage by looking up to 
 Thee, Who art the only giver of vict. ry. 
 
 Almighty and most merciful Father, who 
 rules t over all the Kingdoms of the World, 
 
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 (Spmal $lr<iu^r0. 
 
 117 
 
 and disposest of them according to Thy 
 good pleasure, we beseech Thee to forgive 
 our individual and national sins, and grant 
 us evermore as a people to use the power 
 and every means which Thou givest us to 
 the advancement of Thy kingdom ; seeking 
 always deliverance of the oppressed and as 
 much as lieth in us, the good of all man- 
 kind. Thou, Who art our Strength, our 
 Refuge and our Everlasting Hope, fill the 
 world with Thy glory, and by the radiance 
 of Thy light, enlighten all the nations, 
 through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, 
 
 Jttorning PmBcrs. 
 
 No. 1. 
 
 Heavenly Father, our Creator and our 
 Preserver, we would return to Thee to give 
 Thee thanks for the rest of the past night, 
 and for Thy goodness and mercy in bring- 
 ing us to a new day. Entering upon another 
 period of our pilgrimage we commend our- 
 selves and all who are dear to us, in body 
 and in soul, to Thy protecting care. May 
 no dangers befall us ; may no perils beset 
 our path; may no burdens come upon us 
 
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 ii8 ^xh& iox (Sonal OEorehip. 
 
 that we shall not be able to bear ; may no 
 temptations await us that we shall not be 
 able to resist. Merciful Father, remember 
 our weakness and give us strength to over- 
 come sin. If our hearts have wandered 
 from Thee may Thy love bring us back to 
 Thy service. Assist us, Lord, to feel our 
 responsibilities and faithfully perform our 
 duties. We implore the aid and guidance 
 of Thy Holy Spirit throughout this day and 
 henceforth ; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. 
 Amen, 
 
 Our Father, Who art in Heaven, etc. 
 
 No. 2. 
 
 We thank Thee, Heavenly Father, that 
 Thou hast mercifully cared for us during the 
 hours of darkness, and for the life and com- 
 forts which a new day brings us. Thou art 
 daily loading us with Thy benefits ; help us 
 to show forth Thy praise. 
 
 Forgive us, we beseech Thee, our forget- 
 f ulness of Thee, and our disobedience to Thy 
 holy law, and grant us Thy grace that hence- 
 forth we may try to please Thee in ail that 
 we say or .. 
 
 Bless us this day — and make us a blessing 
 to others. Help us to save precious time. 
 Strengthen us against temptation. Keep us 
 
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 119 
 
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 help us 
 
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 all that 
 
 blessing 
 IS time. 
 Keep us 
 
 from danger and sin. May we live as Thou 
 wouldst have us to live, and strive daily to 
 do the things which are pleasing in Thy 
 sight. Bless our dear friends. Remember 
 in Thy mercy the sick, the sorrowing, and 
 the poor, and do them all the good they 
 need. 
 
 Hear this our morning prayer and help 
 us reverently to pray as Christ has taught us. 
 
 Our Father J Who art in Ileaveriy &c. 
 
 No. 3. 
 
 Most Merciful Father, be pleased to ac- 
 cept our morning prayers. Look favourably 
 upon us, we beseech Thee, while we bow 
 before Thee. We come confessing our sins, 
 and imploring afresh Thy continued pro- 
 tection. 
 
 We thank Thee for the mercies of the past, 
 and for the measure of health and strength 
 which Thou hast given us with the new 
 day. Suffer us not to think little of our 
 daily blessings because they are continually 
 renewed to us. Give us, we beseech Thee, 
 grateful hearts, and make us truly thankful 
 for all Thy merciful kindness, and enable us 
 to show our thankfulness by daily endea- 
 vouring to honour Thee in all that we do. 
 
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 I 20 
 
 Jlibs for §orial SEorshi^j. 
 
 Thou, Lord, knowest the faults of each 
 one of us ; we pray Thee to forgive them and 
 incline us henceforth to walk humbly and 
 diligently in Thy ways. We pray Thee to 
 have compassion on us ; remove our ignor- 
 ances of heavenly things and graciously 
 pour Thy Holy Spirit upon us. 
 
 We know that we are disposed to evil, 
 and to wander from Thee ; give us, we 
 pray Thee, Thy sustaining hand, and guide 
 us by Thy counsel. Whatever holy pur- 
 poses Thy Spirit may awaken in our hearts, 
 enable us to carry them into practice. 
 
 Merciful Father, be with the dear ones 
 whom we love, wherever they are and 
 whatever they may be doing, be their guar- 
 dian and protector. May we and all dear 
 to us be united to Thee in bonds which shall 
 never be broken. Lord, grant to these our 
 humble prayers an answer of mercy and 
 peace, for the sake of Thy Son, Jesus Christ 
 our Saviour. Ameii, 
 
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 Sbming f r^Bcrsi. 
 No. 1. 
 
 Lord God, in Whose presence there is 
 no darkness, keep and defend us in soul and 
 
(Spmjtl |3ntj)cr0. 
 
 121 
 
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 body, during the coming night and in all 
 the darkness of this mortal life. 
 
 May we rest in the assurance of Thy 
 favour ; in the peace of a good conscience ; 
 in the hope of a better life ; in the faith of 
 Thy providence and protection ; and in 
 the love of Thy Spirit. May we rise up 
 again in renewed health and strength for 
 our several callings, to work the work of 
 God while the day lasts, seeing the night 
 Cometh in which no man can work. And 
 whether we wake or sleep, may we live 
 together with Christ. 
 
 Lighten our darkness, we beseech Thee, 
 Lord ; and by Thy great mercy defend us 
 from all perils and dangers of this night, for 
 the love of Thy only Son, our Saviour. Jesus 
 Christ. Amen. 
 
 No. 2. 
 
 Blessed art Thou, Lord, Who hast 
 spared us during another day and hast 
 brought us to the beginning of the night. 
 Hear our prayers, and those of all Thy 
 people : forgive us all our sins, negligences 
 and ignorances : accept our evening suppli- 
 cations, and send down on Thine inheri- 
 tance the fulness of Thy mercy and com- 
 passion. 
 
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 122 ^ib0 foi* §ocu{ M,oxMp. 
 
 Compass us about with Thy holy angels : 
 arm us with the armour of Thy righteous- 
 ness, and guard us by Thy power : deliver 
 us from every assault and device of the ad- 
 versary, and grant that we may pass this 
 night and all the days and nights of our life 
 in fulness of peace and holiness, without sin 
 or offence, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
 Amen, 
 
 No. 3. 
 
 Accept, Merciful Father, our thanks- 
 giving for the mercies of the past day and 
 of our past lives. We humbly acknowledge 
 that to Thee we owe all we are and all we 
 have. This night, we pray Thee, give us 
 refreshing sleep to prepare and strengthen 
 us, both in soul and body, for the duties of 
 a new day and for any trials that may 
 await us. We resign ourselves and all that 
 is ours, and all who are dear to us, to Thy 
 ever wakeful Providence, most humbly be- 
 seeching Thee that we may rise from our 
 beds with hearts thankful, pure and devoted 
 to Thy service, through Jesus Christ, our 
 Lord. 
 
 Thou Keeper of Israel, Who neither 
 slumberest nor sleepest, be pleased in Thy 
 mercy to watch over us this night, and 
 
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 123 
 
 make us ever mindful of the time when we 
 shall lie down in the dust. Preserve us 
 while waking, and defend us while sleeping, 
 that when we are awake we may watch 
 with Christ/and when we sleep we may 
 rest in peace. Amen. 
 
 Our Father, Who art in Heaven, etc. 
 
 We beseech Thee, Heavenly Father, 
 permit us to draw near unto Thee, while 
 we humbly ask Thee to forgive whatever 
 Thou hast seen amiss in us during our past 
 lives ; we offer Thee our hearty thanks for 
 all that Thou hast done for us and pray that 
 Thou wilt continue Thy goodness to us. 
 
 Through our frailty we have often of- 
 fended against Thy holy law ; 
 
 We have left undone those things which 
 we ought to have done ; 
 
 We have done those things which we 
 ought not to have done ; 
 
 May it please thee to cleanse us from our 
 secret faults, and to keep us also from pre- 
 sumptuous sins ; 
 
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 124 JVib3 for §odal Stlorshijy. 
 
 Deliver us from anger, hatred, malice 
 and all uncharitableness ; 
 
 Keep us from hasty and hateful temper, 
 and dispose us to be kind and helpful to 
 each other and to all men ; 
 
 Inspire us with upright thoughts, pure 
 aficctions and chaste desires ; 
 
 0, Almighty Father, Who art kind to all, 
 even to the unthankful and to the evil, we 
 humbly praise Thee for Thy goodness to us 
 during the past, for our life and health, 
 our food and clothing, our friends and kin- 
 dred, and for Thy continual guidance and 
 protection. We beseech Thee to give us 
 help and strength to resist the Evil One and 
 to overcome sin. May Thy Holy Spirit ac- 
 company us henceforth, and so fill our hearts 
 that we may firmly believe in Thee, love 
 and reverence Thee, and keep Thy com- 
 mandments. Give us, we beseech Thee, 
 those blessings which Thou hast promised 
 to all who love and serve Thee. 
 
 Lord, make us poor in spirit, that ours 
 may be the Kingdom of Heaven. 
 
 Make us to mourn for sin, that we may 
 be comforted by Thy grace. 
 
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 Make us meek, Lord, that we may in- 
 herit the earth. 
 
 Make us to hunger and thirst after right- 
 eousness, that we may be filled therewith. 
 
 Make us merciful, Lord, that we may 
 obtain mercy. 
 
 Make us pure in heart, that we may see 
 Thee, our God. 
 
 Make us peace-makers, that we may be 
 called the children of God. 
 
 Make us willing to be persecuted for 
 righteousness' sake, that ours may be the 
 Kingdom of Heaven. 
 
 Make us willing to be reviled and perse- 
 cuted and have all manner of evil said 
 against us falsely, for Christ's sake, that we 
 may have our reward in Heaven. 
 
 Almighty Father, by Whose care and 
 providence we are preserved and comforted, 
 we beseech Thee to watch over all who are 
 near and dear to us ; shield them from all 
 harm ; keep them from all sin ; and be with 
 them to guide them in all their ways. 
 
 God, our Father, grant us Thy heavenly 
 grace, that we may so live from day to day, 
 as in all things to please Thee ; and seeing 
 
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 126 
 
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 we know neither the day nor the hour of 
 our Master's coming, may we cq always 
 ready, so that living or dying we may be 
 Thine; through the love and merits and 
 mediation of Thy Son, Jesus Christ, our 
 Saviour. Amen, 
 
 flSas tbe vecis <5o& of ipcacc emctit^ us wboUs, 
 
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 On account of climate and other reasons, it may be 
 convenient and desirable to have a service at the house, 
 to be followed by a short prayer at the grave. 
 
 The service may begin by reading Scripture sentences 
 suitable to the circumstances, selected from the following : 
 
 We brought nothing into this world, and 
 it is certain we can carry nothing? out.— 
 /. Tim. VL 7. 
 
 Lord make me know mine end, and the 
 measure of my days, what it is ; that I may 
 know how frail I am. Behold Thou hast 
 made my days as an hand-breadth : and 
 mine age is as nothing before Thee : veiily 
 every man at his best scate is altogether 
 vanity - Ps, XXXIX. 4-5. 
 
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 .:Ti gave and the Lord hath taken 
 away; ^(ossed be the name of the Lord.— 
 Joh I. 21. 
 
 God is our refuge and strength, a very 
 present help in trouble, therefore will we 
 not fear.— P5. XLVI. i. 
 
 I 'ke as a father pitieth his children, so 
 th<. \ rd pitieth them that fear Him. For 
 He knoweth our frame. He remembcreth 
 that we are dust : as for man his days are as 
 grass: as a flower of the field so He flour- 
 
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 130 
 
 Jliis iox §oxiitl Worshiir. 
 
 isheth. For the Avind passeth over it and 
 it is gone, and the place thereof shall know 
 it no more. But the mercy of the Lord is 
 from everlasting to everlasting upon them 
 that fear him, and his righteousness unto 
 children's children Ps CIIL 13-17. 
 
 Jesus saith, I am Uie resurrection and 
 the life ; he that believeth in Me though he 
 were dead, yet shall he live: and whoso- 
 ever liveth and believeth in Me shall never 
 die—John XL 25-26. 
 
 (The following may be read at the burial of a young 
 child, or Sam. 12, 15-23 :) 
 
 Suffer the little children to come unto me, 
 and forbid them not; for of such is the 
 Kingdom of God. Verily, I say unto you, 
 whosoever shall not receive the Kingdom of 
 God as a little child he shall not enter there- 
 in. And He took them up in His arms, put 
 his hands upon them and blessed them. — 
 Mark X., 14-16. 
 
 Even so, it is not the will of your Father 
 which is in Heaven that one of these little 
 ones should perish. — Matt. XVIII. 14. 
 
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 (At the burial of the Aged the following may be read:) 
 
 The hoary head is a crown of glory if it 
 be found in the way of righteousness. — 
 Prov,XVL 31, 
 
 The righteous shall flourish like the palm 
 tree : he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. 
 Those that be planted in the house of the 
 Lord, shall flourish in the courts of our God. 
 They shall still bring forth fruit in old age, 
 they shall be fat and flourishing, to show 
 that the Lord is upright. He is my Rock ; 
 and there is no unrighteousness in Him. — 
 Ps. XCII. 12-15. 
 
 Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full 
 age ; like as a shock of corn cometh in in 
 his season. — Joh V. 26. 
 
 (In case of sudden death the following may be read:) 
 
 Take ye heed, w^atch and pray ; for ye 
 know not when the time is, . . for ye 
 know not wiien the Master of the House 
 cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the 
 cock-crowing, or in the morning ; lest com- 
 ing suddenly, he find you sleeping. And 
 what I say unto you, I say unto you all, 
 Watch.— Mark XIII, 33-37. 
 
132 Jlibs for (gtoxinl (lOorshi^r. 
 
 (Then may be read Psalm XC, which will be found in 
 the Selection of Psalms in this Manual.) 
 
 (The following Lesson may then be read, the Reader 
 saying : Let us hear the Word of God as it is written 
 in the Fifteenth Chapter of St. Paul's First Epistle to 
 the Corinthians, beginning with verse 20; or as alterna- 
 tive lines 1 Cor. 15, 1-19, and 2 Cor. 4-17, and 1 Thes. 
 4, 13-18.) 
 
 Now is Christ risen fi'om the dead, and 
 become the first fruits of them that slept. 
 For since by man came death, by man came 
 also the resurrection of the dead. For as in 
 Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all 
 be made alive. But every man in his own 
 order; Christ the first fruits; afterward 
 they that are Christ's at His coming. 
 
 But some man will say, how are the dead 
 raised up? and with what body do they 
 come ? thou fool, that which thou so west is 
 not quickened except it die. And that w' hich 
 thou so west, thou soweth not that body that 
 shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of 
 wheat, or of some other grain; but God 
 giveth it a body as it hath pleased Him, and 
 to every seed his ow^n body. So also is the 
 I'esurrection of the dead. It is sown in cor- 
 ruption, it is raised in incorruption ; it is 
 sow^n in dishonour, it is raised in glory ; it is 
 
Jl llimal (Scrbire. 
 
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 tv^hich 
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 it is 
 it is 
 
 sown in weaknesss, it is raised in power; it 
 is sown a natural body, it is raised a spirit- 
 ual body. There is a natural body, and 
 there is a spiritual body. Now this, I say, 
 brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit 
 the kingdom of God ; neither doth corrup- 
 tion inherit incorruption. 
 
 Behold I show you a mystery ; we shall 
 not all sleep, but we shall all be changed in 
 a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at 
 the last trump : for the trumpet shall sound 
 and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, 
 and we shall be changed. 
 
 For this corruptible must put on incor- 
 ruption, and this mortal must put on im- 
 mortality. So when this corruptible shall 
 have put on incorruption, and this mortal 
 shall have put on immortality, then shall be 
 brought to pass the vsaying that is written, 
 death is swallowed up in victory. death, 
 where is thy sting ? grave where is thy 
 victory ? The sting of death is sin ; and the 
 strength of sin is the law. But thanks bo 
 to God, which giveth us the victory through 
 our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my be- 
 loved brethren be ye steadfast, unmoveable, 
 always abounding in the work of the Lord, 
 forasmuch as ye know that your labour is 
 not in vain in the Lord. 
 
M4 Jlibs; for ^crdal Ollorshi^J. 
 
 (After these passages of Scripture the following prayer 
 
 may be read : ) 
 
 LET US PRAY. 
 
 Almighty and everlasting God, who sen- 
 dest forth Thy Spirit and we are created, and 
 Who takest away our breath and we die 
 and return to the dust, we bow with rever- 
 ence before Thy inscrutable judgments, re- 
 membering that Thou Who orderest all things 
 according to Thine own will in Heaven and 
 earth, art also our merciful and loving 
 Father, who dost not willingly afflict nor 
 grieve the children of men, but dost correct 
 us that we may be partakers of Thy holi- 
 ness. We would therefore be subject unto 
 Thee, saying, the Lord gave and the Lord 
 hath taken away: blessed be the name of 
 the Lord, 
 
 Eternal and unchangeable Jehovah, with 
 whom there is neither beginning of days nor 
 end of years ; we humble ourselves, as be- 
 cometh perishing creatures^ in Thy presence. 
 
 What is man God, that Thou art 
 mindful of him, or the son of man that Thou 
 visitest him ? Behold, Thou hast made our 
 days as an handbreadth, and our age is as 
 nothing before Thee. 
 
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 sence. 
 
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 ;Thou 
 
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 is as- 
 
 God our Father, who hast loved us, and 
 hast given us everlasting coasolation and 
 good hope through grace; look with com- 
 passion, we beseech Thee, on the sorrowing 
 friends and kindred of Thy servant whom 
 Thou hast taken away. Enable them to say, 
 Thy will be done. 
 
 Cause them to be persuaded in their hearts, 
 that though this dispensation be afflicting, 
 it is sent in love, and fraught with mercy. 
 And let Thy fatherly chastening be sancti- 
 fied, to the weaning of their affections from 
 a vain world, and to their greater meetness 
 for that better country, where sin and sorrow 
 and death shall be no more. 
 
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 God, who art ever showing us, in 
 Thy providence, no less than by the dec- 
 larations of Thy word, that it is appointed 
 Linto men once to die, and that in the midst 
 of life we are in death ; make us deeply 
 sensible, we beseech Thee, of the shortness 
 and uncertainty of our time on earth ; and 
 give us grace to be watchful and prayerful, 
 having our loins girt and our lights burn- 
 ing, as becometh servants waiting for their 
 Lord, who know not the day nor the hour 
 when He shall come to them. Let Thy 
 Holy Spirit so lead us to walk before Thee 
 
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 136 
 
 Jlibs for ^arial cHorship. 
 
 in holiness and righteousness all the days of 
 our livcs^ that, when we have served Thee 
 in our generation, we may depart in peace, 
 and may, through the merits and grace of 
 Thy beloved Son, be received into those 
 blessed mansions of His Father's HousC; 
 whither He has gone to prepai'e a place for 
 all who love Him. 
 
 Owr Father, Who art in Heaven, etc. 
 
 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and 
 the love of God, and the fellowship of the 
 Holy Spirit be with us all ever more. Amen. 
 
 (Under some circumstances when it can be properly ef- 
 fected, it may be desirable at this stage to sing a 
 favorite hymn of the departed.) , 
 
 S.t the Olmtot. 
 
 (The following sentence from Scripture may be read : ) 
 
 Man that is born of a woman is of few 
 days and full of trouble. He cometh forth 
 like a flower, and is cut down. — (Job 
 XIV. 1-2.) Then shall the dust return to 
 the earth as it vras ; and the Spirit shall re- 
 turn unto God Who gave it. — {Ecc. 12-7.) 
 
Jl Uuriiil ^evbke. 
 
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 of 
 
 (When the body has been laid in the grave :) 
 
 Forasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty 
 God to take out of this world the soul of the 
 departed, we therefore commit the body to 
 the ground^; earth to earth, ashes to ashes, 
 .dust to dust; awaiting the general Resur- 
 rection in the last day, and the appearing 
 of our Lord Jesus Christ ; at whose second 
 coming in glorious majesty to judge the 
 world, the earth and the sea shall give up 
 their dead; and the corruptible bodies of 
 those who sleep in Him shall be changed 
 and made like unto His own glorious body, 
 according to the mighty working whereby 
 he is able to subdue all things unto Himself. 
 
 :) 
 
 re- 
 
 (Then may be read) 
 
 And I heard a voice from Heaven saying 
 unto me Write. Blessed are the dead which 
 die in the Lord from henceforth : yea saith 
 the Spirit, that they may rest from their 
 labours ; and their works do follow them. — 
 Rev. XIV. IS. 
 
 LET US PRAY. 
 
 Almighty and ever blessed God, beside 
 this open grave we lift up our hearts unto 
 Thee. We bless Thee that from the midst 
 
 •When this service is used at sea, substitute the words " We commit 
 the body to the deep, awaiting the general Resurrection, etc." 
 
138 
 
 Jlibs for (Social Stlorehijj. 
 
 of death and sorrow wc can look up to Thee 
 as our Refuge and Strength. 
 
 O Thou Who art the God of all comfort, 
 AVho hcalest the broken in heart and bindest 
 up theii' wounds, mercifully look on those 
 who aie at this time bereaved. Be near to 
 them in their sori'ow and let their sorrow 
 draw them nearer to Thee, and consecrate 
 them to Thy service. 
 
 Let Thy grace enable them to say, not as 
 we will but as Thou wilt, and in them let 
 pationc^e have her perfect work. May their 
 minds be stayed on Thee, and be filled with 
 Thy peace. Grant, God, unto every one 
 of us that as we know neither the day nor 
 the hour when the Son of Man cometh, we 
 may live as those who wait for their Master, 
 having our lamps burning and our loins 
 girt. May we be enabled to persevere and 
 abound in every good work and word, that 
 sanctified by Thy Spirit, we may have an 
 entrance ministered to us abundantly into 
 the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and 
 Saviour, to Whom, with the Father and the 
 Holy Spirit be glory for ever. 
 
 Our Father J Who art in Heaven, etc. 
 
 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love 
 of God the Father, and the fellowship of the 
 Holy Spirit be with us all for ever. Amen, 
 
§aiptiut J{i:abitt00. 
 
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 140 Jlib0 for §0nal S^arshi^r. 
 
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 Forget not the Lord Deut., C 
 
 Keep His Commandments Deut., 
 
 The Reward of Obedience Deut., 
 
 Remember the Days of Old Deut., 
 
 The Reward of Righteousness..2 Sam., 
 
 The Unsearchable God Job, 
 
 The Majesty of God Job, 
 
 The Excellence of Wisdom Job, 
 
 More Precious than Rubies Prov., 
 
 The Two Paths Piov., 
 
 Better than Fine Gold Prov., 
 
 Remember Thy Creator Eccles., 
 
 The True Oblations Isaiah, 
 
 Christ's Coming Prophesied .... Isaiah, 
 Vision of the Lord's Glory ... ...Isaiah, 
 
 The Promised Light Isaiah, 
 
 The Spirit of the Lord Isaiah, 
 
 Joy and Gladness Promised Isaiah, 
 
 Comfort Ye Thy People Isaiah, 
 
 I am the Lord Isaiah, 
 
 The Covenant of Peace.. Isaiah, 
 
 The Messenger of Good Tidings.. Isaiah, 
 
 He Hath Borne our Griefs Isaiah, 
 
 Peace Promised Isaiah, 
 
 The Invitation Isaiah, 
 
 The Fast I have Chosen Isaiah, 
 
 The Lij;nt is Come Isaiah, 
 
 Annointed by the Lord Isaiah, 
 
 A Standard for the People Isaiah, 
 
 Thou Art our Father Isaiah, 
 
 Return unto the Lord Hosea, 
 
 Fear Not O Land Joel, 
 
 The Promise of Blessing Malachi, 
 
 The Judgment of God Malachi, 
 
 :hap. 8, 
 
 6 to 18 
 
 " 11, 
 
 1 to 21 
 
 28, 
 
 1 to 14 
 
 32 
 
 
 22, 
 
 21 to 33 
 
 22 
 
 
 22 
 
 
 28 
 
 
 " 3, 
 
 11 to 35 
 
 4 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 " 1, 
 
 1 to 20 
 
 2 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 9,1 to 7 
 
 " 11. 
 
 1 to9 
 
 35 
 
 
 " 40, 
 
 1 to 31 
 
 " 43, 
 
 : to 16 
 
 " 49, 
 
 1 to 13 
 
 " 52, 
 
 7 to 15 
 
 53, 
 
 1 to 12 
 
 " 54, 
 
 11 to 17 
 
 55, 
 
 1 to 13 
 
 58, 
 
 1 to 9 
 
 60, 
 
 1 to 22 
 
 " 61, 
 
 1 to 11 
 
 62, 
 
 1 to 12 
 
 " 64. 
 
 1 to 10 
 
 14, 
 
 1 to 9 
 
 '• 2, 
 
 21 to 32 
 
 3 
 
 
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<Smptiire Sealiings. 
 
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 ^ l^iBt 0f i^cto ^l^eBtamcnt IXeabtngB. 
 
 THE GOSPELS. 
 
 The Birth of Christ { ::::Lul!r^ 
 
 Simeon and Anna Luke, 
 
 The Child Jesus in the Temple. .Luke, 
 
 The Baptism of Jesus Matthew 
 
 The Temptation Matthew 
 
 Testimony of John the Baptist.John, 
 
 The First Disciples John, 
 
 Christ and Nicodemus John, 
 
 Jesus of Nazareth Luke, 
 
 The Woman of Samaria John, 
 
 The Sermon on the Mount Matthew 
 
 Miracles by Sea of Galilee Luke, 
 
 The Twelve Instructed Matthew 
 
 The Centurion's Servant, etc.... Luke, 
 Privileges and Responsibility.. ..Matthew 
 
 Parables Matthew 
 
 Death of John the Baptist Mark, 
 
 Christ Feeds Five Thousand. ...Mark, 
 
 Christ the Bread of Life John, 
 
 Christ Walks on the Sea Matthew 
 
 Christ Confessed Matthew 
 
 The Transfiguration Luke, 
 
 The Good Samaritan... Luke, 
 
 The Great Supper Luke, 
 
 Lost Sheep and Prodigal Son... .Luke, 
 
 The Rich Man and Lazarus F^uke, 
 
 The Danger of Riches Mark, 
 
 Christ the Good Shepherd John, 
 
 The Raising of Lazarus John, 
 
 Christ's Entry into Jerusalem....Mark, 
 
 Parable of the Ten Virgins Matthew 
 
 Parable of the Talents Matthew 
 
 Jesus Washes Disciples Feet. ...John, 
 Christ Comforts His Disciples..John, 
 Christ the True Vine John, 
 
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 2, 25 to 39 
 
 2, 40 to 52 
 
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 1 to 17 
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 10, 1 to 42 
 7, 1 to 50 
 
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 6, 14 to 29 
 6, 30 to 44 
 6, 24 to 71 
 
 14, 22 to 36 
 16, 13 to 28 
 
 9, 28 to 45 
 
 10, 25 to 42 
 
 14, ■• to 24 
 
 15, 1 to 32 
 16 19 to 31 
 10, 13 to 27 
 
 10, 1 to 18 
 
 11, 1 to 54 
 11, 1 to 26 
 25, 1 to 13 
 25, 14 to 46 
 
 13, 1 to 17 
 
 14, 1 to 31 
 
 15, 1 to 17 
 
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 THE GOSPELS.— Continued. 
 
 Office of the Comforter John, Chap. 16, 1 to 16 
 
 Christ's Intercessory Prayer. ..John, " 17 
 
 The Last Supper Matthew, " 26, 17 to 75 
 
 The Crucifixion Matthew, " 27, 1 to 43 
 
 The Burial of .Jesus Luke, " 23, 39 to 55 
 
 The Resurrection of Christ John, " 20, 1 to 31 
 
 At the Sea of Tiberias John, " 21 
 
 ... Mattliew, " 28 
 
 The Ascension ■{ Mark, " 16 
 
 ...Luke, •' 24 
 
 THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES. 
 
 Election of the 12th Apostle Chap. 1 
 
 The Day of Penticost '* 2 
 
 The Lame Alan Healed " 3 
 
 The Early Church " 4 
 
 The Sin of Annanias " 5 
 
 Stephen's Accusation and Martyrdom " 6 & 7 
 
 The Church Planted in Samaria " 8 
 
 The Conversion of Saul '* 9 
 
 The Admission of the Gentiles " 10 & 11 
 
 Herod Persecuteth the Christians " 12 
 
 Paul of Antioch *' 13 
 
 Paul with Barnabas in Asia Minor " 14 
 
 Paul in Macedonia ** 16 
 
 Paul at Berea and Athens " 17 
 
 Paul at Corinth " 18 
 
 Paul at Ephesia ** 19 
 
 Paul's Charge to the Ephesian Elders " 20 
 
 Paul's Return to Jerusalem " 21 
 
 Paul's Defence before the People " 22 
 
 Conspiracy to kill Paul " 23 
 
 Paul before Felix *' 24 
 
 Paul Appealeth unto CiEsar " 25 
 
 Paul before Agrippa " 26 
 
 Paul's Vo> age and Shipwreck " 27 
 
 Paul's Arrival at Rome '.' 28 
 
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 THE EPISTLES. 
 
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 God's Impartial Judgment Rom., Chap. 2 
 
 God's Way of Righteousness Rom., " 3 
 
 Peace with God Rom., " 5 
 
 The Newness of Life Rom., " 6 
 
 The Spirit Beareth Witness Rom., " 8 
 
 The Gospel of Peace Rom., " 10 
 
 Christian Service Rom., " 12 
 
 Obedience to Rulers Rom., " 13 
 
 Paul's Preaching ICorinth. ," 2 
 
 Christian Love ICorinth.," 13 
 
 The Risen Christ ICorinth.," 15 
 
 Christian Hope 2Corinth. ," 5 
 
 Be Not Weary in Well-Doing Galatians," 5 and 6 
 
 Unity in Christ Eph., " 3 
 
 Relative Duties Eph., " 6 
 
 The Mind of Christ Phil., " 2 
 
 Self Sacrifice Phil., " 3 
 
 Peace in Life Phil., " 4 
 
 The Preeminence of Christ Col., " 1 
 
 The New Life Col., " 3 
 
 The Second Coming 1 Thess., " 4 
 
 The Christian Life 1 Thess. , " 5 
 
 Paul's Conversion ITim., " 1 
 
 The Gain of Godliness 1 Tim., " 6 
 
 The Godly Life Titus " 2 and 3 
 
 Christ's Incarnation and Exaltation.. Heb., " 2 
 
 The New Covenant Heb., " 8 
 
 Examples of Faith Heb., " 11 
 
 Practical Religion James, " 1 
 
 Faith and Works James, " 2 
 
 A Lively Hope 1 Peter, " 1 
 
 Submission to Authority 1 Peter, " 2 
 
 Christian Growth 2 Peter, " 1 
 
 Fellowship with the Father 1 John, " 1 
 
 Brotherly Love Enjoined 1 John, " 2 
 
 The New Life 1 John, " 3 
 
 Christian Love 1 John, " 4 
 
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 Vision of Christ in Glory Chap. 1 
 
 The Sealed Book '* 2 
 
 The Blessedness of the Redeemed ** 7 
 
 The Last Judgment ** 20 
 
 The Holy City ** 21 
 
 The Coming of the Lord ** 22 
 
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Jl §clertion of Psitlms. 
 
 (It is suggested that the verses in italics be read 
 by all the worshippers). 
 
 Psalm I. 
 
 Blessed is the man that walketh not in 
 the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in 
 the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat 
 of the scornful. 
 
 But Ms delight is in the law of the Lord ; 
 and in his law doth he meditate day and 
 night. 
 
 And he shall be like a tree planted by the 
 rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit 
 in his season ; his leaf also shall not wither ; 
 and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. 
 
 The ungodly are not so : but are like the 
 chaff which the wind driveth away. 
 
 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in 
 the judgment, nor sinners in the congrega- 
 tion of the righteous. 
 
 For the Lord knoweth the way of the 
 righteous : hut the way of the ungodly shall 
 perish. 
 
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 Psalm VTII. 
 
 Lord, our Lord, how excellent is Thy 
 name in all the earth ! who hast set Thy 
 glory above the heavens. 
 
 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings 
 hast thou ordained strength because of thine 
 enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy 
 and the avenger. 
 
 When I consider Thy heavens, the work 
 of Thy fingers, the moon and the stars, 
 v/hich Thou hast ordained ; 
 
 What is man that Thou art mindful of 
 him ? and the son of man, that Thou visitest 
 him? 
 
 For Thou hast made him a little lower 
 than the angels, and hast crowned him with 
 glory and honour. 
 
 Thou madest him to have dominion over 
 the works of Thy hands; Thou hast put all 
 things under his feet: 
 
 All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts 
 of the field ; 
 
 The f Old of the air, and the fish of the 
 sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths 
 of the seas, 
 
 Lord, our Lord, how excellent is Thy 
 name in all the earth! 
 
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 Psalm XIX. 
 
 The heavens dechxre the glory of God : 
 and the firmament sheweth his handiwork. 
 
 Day unto day uttereth speech, and night 
 unto night sheweth knotcledge. 
 
 There is no speech nor language, where 
 their voice is not heard. 
 
 Their line is gone out through all the earth, 
 and their icords to the end of the world. In 
 them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun ; 
 
 Which is as a bridegroom coming out of 
 his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man 
 to rur a race. 
 
 Kis going forth is from the end of the hea- 
 ven and his circuit unto the ends of it : and 
 there is nothing hid from the heat thereof. 
 
 The law^ of the Lord is perfect, converting 
 the soul : the testimony of the Lord is sure, 
 making wise the simple : 
 
 The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing 
 the heart : the commandment of the Lord is 
 pure, enlightening the eyes : 
 
 The fear of the Lord is clean^ enduring 
 for ever: the judgments of the Lord are 
 true and righteous altogether. 
 
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 More to be desired are they than goldy yea, 
 than much fine gold ; sioeeter also than honey 
 and the honeycombe. 
 
 Moreover, by them is thy servant warned : 
 and in keeping of them there is great 
 reward. 
 
 Who can understand his errors f cleanse 
 thou me from secret faults. 
 
 Keep back thy servant also from pre- 
 sumptuous sins ; let them not have dominion 
 over me: then shall I be upright, and I 
 shall be innocent from the great transgres- 
 sion. 
 
 Let the tcords of my mouth, and the medita- 
 tion of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, 
 Lord, my strength and my Redeemer, 
 
 Psalm. XXIII. 
 
 The Lord is my shepherd ; I shall not 
 want. 
 
 He maTceth me to lie down in green pastures : 
 he leadeth me beside the still waters. 
 
 He restoreth my soul : he leadeth me in 
 the paths of righteousness for his name's 
 sake. 
 
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 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the 
 shadoio of death, I will fear no evil : for thou 
 art with me; thy 7'od and thy staff they 
 comfort me. 
 
 Thou preparest a table before me in the 
 presence of mine enemies: thou anointest 
 my head with oil ; my cup runneth over. 
 
 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me 
 all the days of my life ; and I will dwell in 
 the house of the LORD for ever. 
 
 Psalm XXIV. 
 
 The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness 
 thereof; the world, and they that dwell 
 therein : 
 
 For he hath founded it upon the seas, and 
 established it upon the floods. 
 
 Who shall ascend into the hill of the 
 Lord ? or who shall stand in his holy place ? 
 
 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; 
 who hath notlifted up his soul unto vanity, nor 
 sworn deceitfully. 
 
 He shall receive the blessing from the 
 Lord, and righteousness from the God of 
 his salvation. 
 
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 This U the generation of them that seek him, 
 that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah. 
 
 Lift up your heads, ye gates ; and be 
 ye lift up, ye everlasting doors ; and the 
 King of glory shall come in. 
 
 Who is this King of glory? The Lord 
 strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. 
 
 Lift up your heads, ye gates ; even lift 
 them up, ye everlasting doors; and the 
 King of glory shall come in. 
 
 Who is this King of glory '^ The Lord of 
 hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah. 
 
 Psalm XXV. 
 
 Unto Thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. 
 
 O my God, I trust in thee : let me not be 
 ashamed ; let not mine enemies triumph over 
 me. 
 
 Yea, let none that wait on thee be asham- 
 ed : let them be ashamed which transgress 
 without cause. 
 
 Shew me thy toays, LoRD / teach me thy 
 paths. 
 
 Lead me in thy truth, and teach me : for 
 thou art the God of my salvation ; on thee 
 do I wait all the day. 
 
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 Remember, Loud, thy fender mercies and 
 thy loimig hindni'Haeji ; for they ham been ever 
 of old. 
 
 Remember not the sins of my youth, nor 
 my transgressions: according to thy mercy 
 renumber thou me, for thy goodness' sake, 
 Lord. 
 
 Good a7id upright is the Loud ; therefore 
 will he teach si7iners in the way. 
 
 The meek will he guide in judgment, 
 and the meek will he teach his way. 
 
 AJl the paths of the LORD are mercy and 
 truth unto such as keep his covenant and his 
 testimonies. 
 
 For thy name's sake, Lord, pardon 
 mine iniquity ; for it is great. 
 
 What man is he thatfeareth the Lord ? him 
 shall he teach in the way that he shall choose. 
 
 His soul shall dwell at ease ; and his seed 
 shall inherit the earth. 
 
 The secret of the LoRD is with them that 
 fear him,- and he will shew them his covenant. 
 
 Mine eyes are ever toward the Lord ; for 
 he shall pluck my feet out of the net. 
 
 Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon 
 me ; for I am desolate and afflicted. 
 
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 The troubles of my heart are enlarged : 
 bring thou me out of my distresses. 
 
 Look upon mine affliction, and my pain ; 
 and forgive all my sins. 
 
 Consider mine enemies ; for they are 
 many ; and they hate me with cruel hatred. 
 
 keep my soul, and deliver me / let me 
 not be ashamed ; for I put my trust in Thee, 
 
 Let integrity and uprightness preserve 
 me ; for I wait on thee. 
 
 Redeem Israel, God, out of all his troubles. 
 
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 Psalm XXXII. 
 
 Blessed is he whose transgression is for- 
 given, whose sin is covered. 
 
 Blessed is the man unto ichom the Lord 
 imputeth not iniquity, and in ichose spirit 
 there is no guile. 
 
 When I kept silence, my bones waxed 
 old, through my roaring all the day long. 
 
 For day and night thy hand was heavy 
 upon me : my moisture is turned into the 
 drought of summer. Selah. 
 
 I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and 
 mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will 
 
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 confess my transgressions unto the Lord; 
 and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. 
 Selah. 
 
 For this shall every one that is godly pray 
 unto thee in a time when thou may est he found: 
 surely in the floods of great tcaters they shall 
 not come nigh unto him. 
 
 Thou art my hiding place ; thou shalt 
 preserve me from trouble; thou shalt com- 
 pass me aboujt with songs of deliverance. 
 Selah. 
 
 / tcill instruct thee and teach thee in the 
 iciiy which thou shalt go ; I will guide thee 
 with mine eye. 
 
 Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, 
 which have no understanding ; whose mouth 
 must be held in with bit and bridle, lest 
 they come near unto thee. 
 
 Many sorrows shall he to the wicked : hut 
 he that trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall com- 
 pass him ahout. 
 
 Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye 
 righteous : and shout ^or joy, all ye that are 
 upright in heart. 
 

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 Psalm XXXIV. 
 
 I will bless the Lord at all times ; his 
 praise shall continually be in my mouth. 
 
 My soul shall make her boast in the Lord ; 
 the humble shall hear thereof ^ and be glad. 
 
 magnify the Lord with me, and let us 
 exalt his name together. 
 
 / sought the LoRD^ and he heard me, and 
 delivered me from all my fears. 
 
 They looked unto him, and were light- 
 ened ; and their faces were not ashamed. 
 
 This poor man cried, and the Lord heard 
 him, and saved him out of all his troubles. 
 
 The angel of the Lord encampeth round 
 about them that fear him, and delivereth 
 them. 
 
 taste and see that the Lord is good: 
 blessed is the man that trusteth in him. 
 
 fear the Lord, ye his saints : for there 
 is no want to them that fear him. 
 
 The young lions do lacky and suffer hunger: 
 but they that seek the Lord shall not want any 
 good thing. 
 
 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I 
 will teach you the fear of the Lord. 
 
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 What man is he that desireth life, atid lov- 
 eth many daySj that he may see good ? 
 
 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips 
 from speaking guile. 
 
 Depart from evil, and do good ; seeh peace, 
 and pursue it. 
 
 The eyes of the Lord are upon the 
 righteous, and his ears are open unto their 
 cry. 
 
 The face of the Lord is against them that 
 do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them 
 from the earth. 
 
 The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, 
 and delivereth them out of all their troubles. 
 
 The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a 
 broken heart ; and saveth such as be of a con- 
 trite spirit. 
 
 Many are the afflictions of the righteous : 
 but the Lord delivereth him out of them all. 
 
 He Jceepeth all his bones : not one of them 
 is broken. 
 
 Evil shall slay the wicked ; and they that 
 hate the righteous shall be desolate. 
 
 The hOBD 7'edeemeth the soul of his servants; 
 and none of them that trust in him shall be 
 desolate. 
 
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 Psalm XL VI. 
 
 God is our refuge and strength, a very 
 present help in trouble. 
 
 Therefore will not ice fear, though the earth 
 he removed, and though the mountains he car- 
 ried into the midst of the sea ; 
 
 Though the waters thereof roar and be 
 troubled, though the mountains shake with 
 the swelling thereof. Selah. 
 
 There is a river, the streams ichereof shall 
 make glad the city of God, the holy place of 
 the tabernacles of the Most High, 
 
 God is in the midst of her ; she shall not 
 be moved : God shall help her, and that right 
 early. 
 
 The heathen raged, the kingdoms were 
 moved : he uttered his voice, the earth melted. 
 
 The Lord of hosts is with us ; the God of 
 Jocob is our refuge. Selah. 
 
 Come, hehold the tcorks of the Lord, what 
 desolations he hath made in the earth. 
 
 He maketh wars to cease unto the end of 
 the earth ; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth 
 the spear in sunder : he bui-neth the chariot 
 in the fire. 
 
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 Be still, and hnow that I am God ; I will 
 he exalted among the heathen, I will he 
 exalted in the earth. 
 
 The Lord of hosts is with us; the God 
 of Jacob is our refuge. Selah. 
 
 Psalm LXII. 
 
 Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from 
 him Cometh my salvation. 
 
 He only is my rock and my salvation ; he 
 is my defence : I shall not he greatly moved. 
 
 How long will ye imagine mischief against 
 a man ? ye shall be slain all of you : as a 
 bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering 
 fence. 
 
 They only consult to cast him down from 
 his excellency ; they delight in lies : they bless 
 with their mouth, hut they curse inwardly, 
 Selah, 
 
 My soul, wait thou only upon God : for my 
 expectation is from him. 
 
 He only is my rock and my salvation : he 
 is my defence : I shall not he moved. 
 
 In God is my salvation, and my glory : 
 the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is 
 in God. 
 
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 Trust in him at all times ; ye people, pour 
 out your heart before him : God is a refuge 
 for us, Selah. 
 
 Surely men of low degree are vanity, and 
 men of high degree are a lie : to be laid in 
 the balance, they are altogether lighter than 
 vanity. 
 
 Trust not in oppression, and heco7ne not 
 vain in robbery : if riches increase^ set not 
 your heart upon them. 
 
 God hath spoken once; twice have I 
 heard this, that power belongeth unto God. 
 
 Also unto Thee, O LORD^ belongeth mercy : 
 for thou renderest to every man according to 
 his work. 
 
 Psalm LXVII. 
 
 God be merciful unto us, and bless us ; 
 and cause his face to shine upon us. Selah. 
 
 That thy way may be known upon earth, 
 thy saving health among all nations. 
 
 Let the people praise thee, God ; let all 
 the people praise thee. 
 
 let the nations be glad, and sing for Joy ; 
 for thou shalt judge the people righteously, 
 and govern the nations upon earth. Selah. 
 
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 Let the people praise thee, God ; let all 
 the people praise thee. 
 
 Then shall the earth yield her increase ; 
 and Gody even our own God, shall bless us. 
 
 God shall bless us ; and all the ends of the 
 earth shall fear him. 
 
 Psalm LXXXV. - 
 
 Lord, thou hast been favourable unto thy 
 land : thou hast brought back the captivity 
 of Jacob. 
 
 Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy 
 peojjle, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah, 
 
 Thou hast taken away all thy wrath : 
 thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness 
 of thine anger. 
 
 Turn us, God of our salvation, and 
 cause thine anger toicard us to cease. 
 
 Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? 
 wilt thou draw out thine anger to all gener- 
 ations f 
 
 Wilt thou not revive us again, that thy 
 people may rejoice in thee f 
 
 Shew us thy mercy, Lord, and grant 
 us thy salvation. 
 
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 I mil hear what God the Lord will speak : 
 for he will speak peace unto his people, and to 
 his saints: but let them not turn again to folly. 
 
 Surely his salvation is nigh them that 
 fear him ; that glory may dwell in our land. 
 
 Mercy and truth are met together ; right- 
 eousness and peace have kissed each other. 
 
 Truth shall spring out of the earth ; and 
 righteousness shall look down from heaven. 
 
 Yea^ the Lord shall give that ichich is good; 
 and our land shall yield her increase. 
 
 Righteousness shall go before him, and 
 shall set us in the way of his steps. 
 
 Psalm LXXXVL 
 
 Bow down Thine ear, Lord, hear me ; 
 For I am poor and needy. 
 
 Preserve my soul, for I am holy : thou 
 my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee. 
 
 Be merciful unto me, Lord ; For I cry 
 unto thee daily. 
 
 Rejoice the soid of thy servant : for unto 
 thee, Lord, do I lift up my soul. 
 
 For thou. Lord, art good, and ready to 
 forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all 
 them that call upon thee. 
 
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 Give ear LoiiD^ unto my prayer / and at- 
 tend to the voice of my supplications. 
 
 In the day of my trouble I will call upon 
 thee : for thou wilt answer me. 
 
 Among the gods there is none like unto thee, 
 Lord ; neither are there any tcorks like unto 
 thy tcorks. 
 
 All nations whom thou hast made shall 
 come and worship before thee, Lord ; and 
 shall glorify thy name. 
 
 For thou art great, and doest tcondrous 
 things .• thou art God alone. 
 
 Teach me thy way, Lord ; I will walk in 
 thy truth : unite my heart to fear thy name. 
 
 / will praise thee, Lord my God, with all 
 my heart ; and I mil glorify thy name for 
 evermore. 
 
 For great is thy mercy toward me ; and 
 thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest 
 hell. 
 
 O God, the proud are risen against me, and 
 the assemblies of violent me7i have sought after 
 my soul, and have not set thee before them. 
 
 But Thou, Lord, art a God full of com- 
 passion, and gracious; longsuffering, and 
 plenteous in mercy and truth. 
 
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 turn unto me, and have mercy upon rue: 
 give thy strength unto thy servant^ and save 
 the son of thine handmaid. 
 
 Shew me a token for good; that they 
 which hate me may see it, and be ashamed ; 
 because thou, Lord, hast holpen me, and 
 comforted me. 
 
 Psalm XC. 
 
 Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place 
 in all generations. 
 
 Before the mountains were brought forth, or 
 ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, 
 even from everlasting to evet'lasting, thou art 
 God, 
 
 Thou turnest man to destruction ; and 
 sayest. Return, ye children of men. 
 
 For a thousand years in thy sight are hut 
 as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch 
 in the night. 
 
 Thou carriest them away as with a flood ; 
 they are as a sleep : in the morning they, are 
 like grass which groweth up. 
 
 In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth 
 up; in the evening it is cut down, and 
 withereth. 
 
 For we are consumed by thine anger, and 
 by thy wrath are we troubled. 
 
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 Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our 
 secret sins in the light of thy countenance. 
 
 For all our days are passed away in thy 
 wrath ; we spend our years as a tale that 
 is told. 
 
 The days of our years are threescore years 
 and ten ; and if by reason of strength they be 
 fourscore years ^yet is their strength labour and 
 sorrow : for it is soon cut off, and we fly avxty. 
 
 Who knoweth the power of thine anger ? 
 even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath. 
 
 So teach us to number our days, that we may 
 apply our hearts unto wisdom. 
 
 Return, Lord, how long? and let it 
 repent thee concerning thy servants. 
 
 satisfy us early with thy mercy ; that we 
 may rejoice and be glad all our days. 
 
 Make us glad according to the days 
 wherein thou hast afflicted us, and the years 
 wherein we have seen evil. 
 
 Let thy work ajypear unto thy servants, and 
 thy glory unto their children. 
 
 And let the beauty of the Lord our God 
 be upon us : and establish thou the work of 
 our hands upon us: yea, the work of our 
 hands establish thou it. 
 
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 He that dwellcth in the secret place of 
 the Most High shall abide under the shadow 
 of the Almighty. 
 
 I u'ill say of the Lordy He is my refuge, and 
 my fortress : my God ; in him icill I trust. 
 
 Surely he shall deliver thee from the 
 snare of the fowler, and from the noisesome 
 pestilence. 
 
 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and 
 under his wings shalt thou trust : his ti'uth 
 shall he thy shield and buckler. 
 
 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by 
 night, nor for the arrow that fiieth by day, 
 
 Nor for the pestilence that tcalketh in dark- 
 ness nor for the destruction that wasteth at 
 noonday. 
 
 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten 
 thousand at thy right hand ; but it shall not 
 come nigh thee. 
 
 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold, and 
 see the reward of the tcicJced. 
 
 Because thou hast made the Lokd, which 
 is my refuge, even the Most High, thy 
 habitat tion. 
 
(Selection of JJejilms. 
 
 167 
 
 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall 
 any plague come nigh thy dicelling. 
 
 For Ho shall give his angels charge over 
 thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. 
 
 They shall bear thee up in their hands , lest 
 thou dash thy foot against a stone. 
 
 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder ; 
 the young lion and the dragon shalt thou 
 trample under feet. 
 
 Because he hath set his love upon me, there- 
 fore will I deliver him : I will set him on high, 
 because he hath known my name. 
 
 He shall call upon me, and I will answer 
 him : I will be with him in trouble ; I will 
 deliver him, and honour him. 
 
 With long life will I satisfy him, and shew 
 him my salvation. 
 
 Psalm C. 
 
 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all 
 ye lands. 
 
 Se}^e the Lord tmth gladness ; come before 
 his presence with singing. 
 
 Know ye that the Lord he is God : it is 
 he that hath made us, and not we ourselves : 
 we are his people, and the sheep of his 
 pasture. 
 
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 ^ibs for ^crnal cHorshi^y. 
 
 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and 
 into his courts tcith praise : be thankful unto 
 him, and bless his name. 
 
 For the Lord is good, his mercy is ever- 
 lasting ; and his truth endureth to all gener- 
 ations. 
 
 Psalm CIII. 
 
 Bless the Lord, O my soul ; and all that 
 is within me, bless his holy name. 
 
 Bless the Lord my soul, and forget not 
 all his benefits: 
 
 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities ; who 
 healeth all thy diseases ; 
 
 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction ; 
 who crowneth thee with loving kindness and 
 tender mercies; 
 
 Who satisfleth thy mouth with good 
 things ; so that thy youth is renewed like 
 the eagle's. 
 
 ThehORD executeth righteousness and judg- 
 ment for all that are oppressed. 
 
 He made known his ways unto Moses, 
 his acts unto the children of Israel. 
 
 The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to 
 anger, and plenteous in mercy. 
 
(Sdection of JJsalme. 
 
 169 
 
 He wiP not always chide; neither will 
 he keep his anger forever. 
 
 He hath not dealt with us after our sins, 
 nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. 
 
 For as the heaven is high above the earth, 
 so great is his mercy toward them that fear 
 him. 
 
 As far as the east is from the west, so far 
 hath he removed our transgressions from us. 
 
 Like as a father pitieth his children, so 
 the Lord pitieth them that fear him. 
 
 For he hnoweth our frame; he remem- 
 hereth that we are dust. 
 
 As for man, his days are as grass : as a 
 flower of the field, so he flourisheth. 
 
 For the icind passeth over it, and it is gone / 
 and the place thereof shall know it no more. 
 
 But the mercy of the Lord is from ever- 
 lasting to everlasting upon them that fear 
 him, and his righteousness unto children's 
 children ; 
 
 To such, as keep His covenant, and to those 
 that remember his commandments to do them. 
 
 The Lord hath prepared his throne in 
 the heavens ; and his kingdom ruleth over 
 all. 
 
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 170 ^ibsi for ^ociiti OEorshi^r. 
 
 Bless the LoRD^ ye his angels, that excel in 
 strength, that do his commandments, hearken- 
 ing unto the voice of his imrd. 
 
 Bless ye the Lord, all ye his hosts ; ye 
 ministers of his that do his pleasure. 
 
 Bless the LoRD^ all his works, in all places 
 of his dominion : bless the LoRD, my soul. 
 
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 Psalm CIV. 
 
 Bless the Lord, my soul. Lord my 
 God, thou art very great ; thou art clothed 
 with honour and majesty. 
 
 Who coverest thyself with light as icith a 
 garment ; who stretchest out the heavens like a 
 curtain ,\ 
 
 Who layeth the beams of his chambers 
 in the waters ; who maketh the clouds his 
 chariot; who walketh upon the wings of 
 the wind ; 
 
 Who maketh his angels spirits ; his minis- 
 ters a flanmig fire ; 
 
 Who laid the foundations of the earth, 
 that it should not be removed forever. 
 
 Thou coveredst it tcith the deep) as icith 
 a garment: the loaters stood above the 
 mountains. 
 
cSclcctian af IJsitlms, 
 
 171 
 
 At thy rebuke they fled ; at the voice of 
 thy thunder they hasted away. 
 
 They go up by the mountains ; they go 
 down by the t:alleys unto the jdace which thou 
 hast founded for them. 
 
 Thou hast set a bound that they may not 
 pass over, that they turn not again to cover 
 the earth. 
 
 He sendeth the springs into the valleys^ 
 which run among the hills. 
 
 They give drink to every beast of the 
 field : the wild asses quench their thirst. 
 
 By them shall the fo?ds of the heaven 
 have their habitation, ichich sing among the 
 branches. 
 
 He watereth the hills from his chambers : 
 the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy 
 works. 
 
 He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, 
 and herb for the service of man, that he may 
 bring forth food out of the earth ; 
 
 And wine that maketh glad the heart of 
 man, and oil to make his face to shine, and 
 bread which sti'engtheneth man's heart. 
 
 The trees of the LoiiD are full of sap : the 
 cedars of Lebonon ichich he hath planted ; 
 
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 Where the birds make their nests: as for 
 the stork, the fir trees are her house. 
 
 The high hills are a refuge for the loild 
 goats, and the rocks for the conies. 
 
 He appointed the moon for seasons : the 
 sun knoweth his going down. 
 
 Thou makest darkness, and it is night, 
 wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep 
 forth. 
 
 The young lions roar after their prey, 
 and seek their meat from God. 
 
 The sun ariseth, they gather themselves to- 
 gether, and lay them down in their dens. 
 
 Man goeth forth unto his work, and to 
 his labour, until the evening. 
 
 O Lord, hotc manifold are thy works! in 
 wisdom hast thou made them all : the earth 
 is full of thy riches. 
 
 So is this great and wide sea, wherein are 
 things creeping innumerable, both small 
 and great beasts. 
 
 There go the ships ; there is that leviathan, 
 whom thou hast made to play therein. 
 
 These wait all upon thee, that thou may- 
 est give them their meat in due season. 
 
^eUi'tion of IJealms. 
 
 173 
 
 That thou givest them they gather : thou 
 openest thine hand, they are filled with good. 
 
 Thou hidcst thy face, they are troubled ; 
 thou takest away their breath, they die, and 
 return to their dust. 
 
 T'hou sendest forth thy spirit, they are C7'e- 
 ated ; and thou renewest the face of the earth. 
 
 The glory of the Lord shall endure for 
 ever : the Lord shall rejoice in his works. 
 
 He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth ; 
 he toucheth the hills, and they smoke. 
 
 I will sing unto the Lord as long as I 
 live ; I will sing praise to my God while I 
 have my being. 
 
 My meditation of him shall be sweet: I 
 will be glad in the Lord. 
 
 Let the sinners be consumed out of the 
 earth, and let the wicked be no more. 
 Bless thou the Lord, my soul. Praise ye 
 the Loi ;D. 
 
 Psalm CVII. 
 
 give thanks unto the Lord, for he is 
 good ; for his mercy endureth for ever. 
 
 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, w\om 
 he hath redeemed from the hand of the 
 enemy ; 
 
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 174 
 
 Jlibg for §oditl GllorehiiJ. 
 
 And gathered them out of the lands, from 
 the East, and from the West, from the North, 
 and from the South. 
 
 They wandered in the toilderness in a 
 solitary way ; they found no city to dtcell in. 
 
 Hungry and thh^sty, their soul fainted in 
 them. 
 
 Then they cried unto the Lord in their 
 trouble, and he delivered them out of their 
 distresses. 
 
 And he led them forth by the right way, 
 that they might go to a city of habitation. 
 
 Oh that men would praise the Lord for 
 his goodness, and for his wonderful works to 
 the children of men ! 
 
 For he satisfieth the longing soul, and 
 filleth the hungry soul with goodness. 
 
 Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow 
 of death, being bound in affliction and iron / 
 
 Because they rebelled against the words 
 of God, and contemned the counsel of the 
 Most High ; 
 
 Therefore he brought down their heart with 
 labour; they fell down, and there was none 
 to help. 
 
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(SeUctiou oi fJsiilms. 
 
 175 
 
 and 
 
 with 
 none 
 
 Then they cried unto the Lord in their 
 trouble, and he saved them out of their 
 distresses. 
 
 He brought them out of darTcnessmid the sha- 
 dow of death, and brake their bands in sunder. 
 
 Oh that men would praise the Lord for 
 his goodness, and for his wonderful works 
 to the children of men ! 
 
 For he hath broken the gates of brass, and 
 cut the bars of iron in sunder. 
 
 Fools, because of their transgression, and 
 because of their iniquities, are afflicted : 
 
 Their soul abhor reth all manner of meat ; 
 and they draw near unto the gates of death. 
 
 Then they cry unto the Lord in their 
 trouble; and he saveth them out of their 
 distresses. 
 
 He sent his wvrd and healed them, and 
 delivered them from their destructions. 
 
 Oh that men would praise the Lord for 
 his goodness, and for his wonderful works 
 to the children of men ! 
 
 And let theinsacrificethe sacrifices of thanks- 
 giving, and declare his works with rejoicing. 
 
 They that go down to the sea in ships, 
 that do business in great waters ; 
 
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 176 
 
 <^ib0 tot (Social SHorshi^r. 
 
 These see the works of the LORD^ and his 
 wonders in the deep. 
 
 For he commandeth, and raiseth the 
 stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves 
 thereof. 
 
 They mount up to the heaven, they go down 
 again to the depths; their soul is melted 
 because of trouble. 
 
 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a 
 drunken man, and are at their wit's end. 
 
 Then they cry unto ^^^LoRD in their trouble, 
 and he bringeth them out of their distresses. 
 
 He maketh the storm a calm, so that the 
 waves thereof are still. 
 
 Then are they glad because they be quiet / 
 so he bringeth them unto their desired haven. 
 
 that men would praise the Lord for 
 his goodness, and for his wonderful works 
 to the children of men ! 
 
 Let them exalt him also in the congregation 
 of the people, and praise him in the assembly 
 of the elders. 
 
 He turneth rivei^ into a wilderness, and 
 the watersprings into dry ground : 
 
 A fruitful land into barrenness, for the 
 wickedness of them that dwell therein. 
 
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 He turneth the wilderness into a stand- 
 ing water, and dry ground into water- 
 springs. 
 
 And there he mdketh the hungry to dwell, 
 that they may prepare a city for habitation; 
 
 And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, 
 which may yield fruits of increase. 
 
 He hlesseth them also, so that they are 
 multiplied greatly, and suffereth not their 
 cattle to decrease. 
 
 Again they are minished, and brought 
 low through oppression, affliction, and 
 sorrow. 
 
 He poureth contempt upon princes, and 
 causeth them to wander in the wilderness, 
 where there is no way. 
 
 Yet setteth he the poor on high from 
 affliction, and maketh him families like a 
 flock. 
 
 The righteous shall see it, and rejoice; 
 and all iniquity shall stop her mouth. 
 
 Whoso is wise, and will observe these 
 things, even they shall understand the 
 lovingkindness of the Lord. 
 
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 178 ^ilbs fox §ocml SEorahi^r. 
 
 Psalm CXIII. 
 
 Praise ye the Lord. Praise, ye ser- 
 vants of the Lord, praise the hame of the 
 Lord. 
 
 Blessed be the name of the LoRD,/rom this 
 time forth and for evermore. 
 
 From the rising of the sun unto the go- 
 ing down of the same, the Lord's name is 
 to be praised. - 
 
 The Lord is high above all nations, and 
 his glory above the heavens. 
 
 Who is like unto the Lord our God, who 
 dwelleth on high ; 
 
 Who humbleth himself to behold the things 
 that are ifi heaven, and in the earth / 
 
 He raisetli up the poor out of the dust, 
 and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill ; 
 
 That he may set him with princes, even 
 tmth the princes of his people. 
 
 He maketh the barren woman to keep 
 house, and to be a joyful mother of chil- 
 dren. Praise ye the Lord. 
 
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 179 
 
 Psalm CXVI. 
 
 I love the Lord, because he hath heard 
 my voice and my supplications. 
 
 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, 
 therefore will I call upon him as long as Hive, 
 
 The sorrows of death compassed me, and 
 the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I 
 found trouble and sorrow. 
 
 Then called I upon the name of the Lord : 
 Lord, / beseech thee, deliver my soul. 
 
 Gracious is the Lord, and righteous ; yea, 
 our God is merciful. 
 
 The Lord preserveth the simple : I was 
 brought low, and he helped me. 
 
 Return unto thy rest, my soul ; for the 
 Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee. 
 
 For thou hast delivered my soul from death, 
 mine eyes from tears,andmy feet from falling, 
 
 I will walk before the Lord in the land 
 of the living. 
 
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 greatly afflicied. 
 
 I said in my haste, All men are liars. 
 
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 180 ^tb0 for §0rial OMorshijj. 
 
 I will take the cup of salvation, and call 
 upon the name of the Lord. 
 
 / will pay my vows unto the Lord now in 
 the presence of all his people. 
 
 Precious in the sight of the Lord is the 
 death of his saints, 
 
 LoRD^ truly I am thy servant ; I am thy 
 servant, and the son of thine handmaid: 
 thou hast loosed my bonds, 
 
 1 will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanks- 
 giving, and will call upon the name of the 
 Lord. 
 
 / will pay my vows unto the Lord now in 
 the presence of all his people. 
 
 In the courts of the Lord's house, in the 
 midst of thee, Jerusalem. Praise ye the 
 Lord. 
 
 Psalm CXVIIL 
 
 give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is 
 good ; because his mercy endureth for ever. 
 
 Let Israel now say, that his mercy endur- 
 eth for ever. 
 
 Let the house of Aaron now say, that his 
 mercy endureth for ever. 
 
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 Let them now that fear the Lord say, that 
 his mercy endureth for ever, 
 
 I called upon the Lord in distress : the 
 Lord answered me, and set me in a large 
 place. 
 
 The Lord is on my side ; I idll not fear: 
 what can man do unto me ? 
 
 The Lord taketh ray part with them that 
 help me: therefore shall I see my desire 
 upon them that hate me. 
 
 It is better to trust in the Lord than to 
 put CA)nfidence in man : 
 
 It is better to trust in the Lord than to 
 put confidence in princes. 
 
 All nations compassed me about: but in the 
 name of the IjORD loill I destroy them. 
 
 They compassed me about; yea, they 
 compassed me about: but in the name of 
 the Lord I will destroy them. 
 
 They compassed me about like bees; they are 
 quenched as the fire of thorns: for in thename 
 of the Lord / will destroy them. 
 
 Thou hast thrust sore at me, that I might 
 fall : but the Lord helped me. 
 
 The Lord is my strength and song, and is 
 become my salvation. 
 
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 The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in 
 the tabernacles of the righteous : the right 
 hand of the Lord doeth valiantly. 
 
 The right hand of the Lord is exalted : 
 the right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly, 
 
 I shall not die, but live, and declare the 
 works of the Lord. 
 
 The Lord has chastened me sore : hut he 
 hath not given me over unto death. 
 
 Open to me the gates of righteousness: 
 I will go into them, and I will praise the 
 Lord ; 
 
 This gate of the Lord, into which the 
 righteous shall enter, 
 
 I will praise thee; for thou hast heard 
 me, and art become my salvation. 
 
 The stone which the builders refused is 
 become the head stone of the corner. 
 
 This is the Lord's doing; it is marvel- 
 lous in our eyes. 
 
 This is the day t^hich the Lord hath 
 made ; we will rejoice and be glad in it. 
 
 Save now, I beseech thee, Lord! O 
 Lord, I beseech thee, send now prosperity. 
 
(Selection of J0alm0. 
 
 183 
 
 Blessed he he that cometh in the name of 
 the Lord : we have blessed you out of the 
 house of the LORD. 
 
 God is the Lord, which hath shewed us 
 light; bind the sacrifice with cords, even 
 unto the horns of the altar. 
 
 Thou art my God, and I will praise thee; 
 thou art my God, I will exalt thee, 
 
 give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is 
 good : for his mercy endureth for ever. 
 
 Psalm CXIX. 
 
 Blessed are the undefiied in the way, who 
 walk in the law of the Lord. 
 
 Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, 
 and that seek him with the whole heart. 
 
 They also do no iniquity : they walk in 
 his ways. 
 
 Thou hast commanded us to keep thy pre- 
 cepts diligently, 
 
 that my ways were directed to keep 
 thy statutes ! 
 
 Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have 
 respect unto all thy commandments. 
 
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 ^ilio for fScuriiil Sllovehip. 
 
 T will piaiso thoo with uprif^litnoss of 
 heart, whoii T shall have learned thy rifj^ht- 
 eous jiulgiiients. 
 
 I will he(*p thy statutes: formhe me not 
 utterly. 
 
 Wherewithal shall a yoiin^ man clcanao 
 his way ? Jiy taking heed thereto accord- 
 ing to thy word. 
 
 With my whole heart ham I .sought thee : 
 let me not wander from thy commanilnienta. 
 
 Thy woi'd have T hid in mine heart, that 
 I might not sin against thee. 
 
 Blessed art thou, Lord : teach me thy 
 statutes. 
 
 With my lips have I declared all the 
 judgments of thy mouth. 
 
 I have rejoiced in the way of thy testi- 
 monies as much as in all riches, 
 
 I will meditate in thy precepts, and have 
 respect unto thy ways. 
 
 I will delight myself in thy statutes : I 
 tcill not forget thy word, 
 
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<Sclcctiau of J;J0itlm0. 
 
 '85 
 
 Teach mo, LoKi), tlio way of thy 
 statutes, and I shall keep it unto the end. 
 
 Give ma understanding, and I shall keA>p thy 
 law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart. 
 
 Make me to go in the pjith of thy com- 
 mandments; for tlicrein do I delight. 
 
 Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and 
 no' to covetousness. 
 
 Turn away mine eyes from beholding 
 vanity ; and quicken thou me in thy way. 
 
 Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is 
 devoted to thy fear. 
 
 Turn away my reproach which I fear-; 
 for thy judgments are good. 
 
 Behold, I have longed after thy precepts : 
 quicken me in thy righteousness. 
 
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 For ever, Lord, thy word is settled in 
 Heaven. 
 
 Thy faithfulness is unto all generations ; 
 thou hast established the earth, and it abideth. 
 
 They continue this day according to thine 
 ordinances : for all are thy servants. 
 
 Unless thy law had been my delights, I 
 should then have perished in mine affliction. 
 
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 1 86 ^tb0 fox foetal Wiov&hip. 
 
 I will never forget thy precepts : for with 
 them thou hast quickened me. 
 
 / am thine, save me : for I have sought 
 thy precepts. 
 
 The wicked have waited for me, to destroy 
 me : but I will consider thy testimonies. 
 
 / have seen an end of all perfection : but 
 thy commandment is exceeding broad. 
 
 how love I thy law ! it is my medita- 
 tion all the day. 
 
 Thou, through thy commandments, hast 
 made me wiser than mine enemies: for they 
 are ever uoith me, 
 
 1 have more understanding than all my 
 teachers : for thy testimonies are my medi- 
 tation. 
 
 / understand more than the ancients ; be- 
 cause I keep thy precepts, 
 
 I have refrained my feet from every evil 
 way, that I might keep thy word. 
 
 / have not departed from thy judgments : 
 for thou hasC taught me. 
 
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 How sweet are thy words unto my taste ! 
 yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth ! 
 
 Through thy precepts I get understanding, 
 therefore I hate every false way. 
 
 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a 
 light unto my path. 
 
 / have sworuy and I will perform it, that 
 I will keep thy righteous judgments, 
 
 I am afflicted very much : quicken me, 
 
 Lord, according unto thy word. 
 
 Accept, I beseech thee, the freevMl offerings 
 of my mouth, LORD, and teach me thy 
 judgments. 
 
 My soul is continually in my hand : yet 
 do I not foi'get thy law. 
 
 The wicked have laid a snare for me : yet 
 
 1 erred not from thy precepts. 
 
 Thy testimonies have I taken as an heri- 
 tage for ever : for they are the rejoicing of 
 my heart. 
 
 / have inclined mine heart to perform thy 
 statutes alway, even unto the end. 
 
 Thy testimonies are wonderful : therefore 
 doth my soul keep them. 
 

 
 
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 The entrance of thy iwrds giveth light / it 
 giveth understanding unto the simple, 
 
 I opened my mouth, and panted : for I 
 longed for thy commandments. 
 
 Looh thou upon me, and he merciful unto 
 me, as thou usest to do unto those that love 
 thy name. 
 
 Order my steps in thy word : and let not 
 any iniquity have dominion over me. 
 
 Deliver me from the oppression of man / 
 "" will I keep thy precepts. 
 
 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant ; 
 and teach me thy statutes. 
 
 Jiivers of waters run down mine eyes, be- 
 cause they keep not thy law. 
 
 Righteous art thou, Lord, and upright 
 are thy judgments. 
 
 Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded 
 are righteous and very faithful. 
 
 My zeal hath consumed me : because 
 mine enemies have forgotten thy words. 
 
 Thy word is very pure : therefore thy ser- 
 vant loveth it, 
 
 I am small and despised ; yet do not I 
 forget thy precepts. 
 
^election ot IJ^alms. 
 
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 Jit; it 
 
 for I 
 
 I unto 
 it love 
 
 let not 
 
 man ; 
 
 rvant ; 
 
 yes, be- 
 
 ipright 
 
 nanded 
 
 lecause 
 rds. 
 
 thy ser- 
 not I 
 
 Thy righteousness is an everlasting right- 
 eousness, and thy law is the truth. 
 
 Trouble and anguish have taken hold on 
 me: yet thy commandments are my delights. 
 
 The righteousness of thy testimonies is 
 everlasting : give me understanding, and I 
 shall live. 
 
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 Let my cry come near before thee, 
 Lord : give me understanding according to 
 thy word. 
 
 Let my supplication come before thee : de- 
 liver me according to thy word. 
 
 My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast 
 taught me thy statutes. 
 
 My tongue shall speak of thy word : for 
 all thy commandments are righteousness. 
 
 Let thine hand help me: for I have 
 chosen thy precepts. 
 
 / have longed for thy salvation, O Lord ; 
 and thy law is my delight. 
 
 Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee ; 
 and let thy judgments help me. 
 
 / have gone astray like a lost sheep : seek 
 thy sei^vant ; for I do not forget thy com- 
 mandments. 
 
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 190 
 
 ^xb& for <§l0ckl ®Bar0hi}y. 
 
 I 
 
 Psalm CXXI. 
 
 I will \j^^^ up mine eyes unto the hills, 
 from whence cometh my help. 
 
 My help cometh from the LoRD^ which 
 made hempen and earth. 
 
 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved : 
 he that keepeth thee will not slumber. 
 
 Behold f he that Jceepeth Israel shall neither 
 slumber nor sleep. 
 
 The Lord is thy keeper ; the Lord is 
 thy shade upon thy right hand. 
 
 The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor 
 the moon by night. 
 
 The Lord shall preserve thee from all 
 evil : he shall preserve thy soul. 
 
 The Lord shall preserve thy going out, 
 and thy coming in, from this time forth, and 
 even for evermore. 
 
 Psalm CXXXIIL 
 
 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is 
 for brethren to dwell together in unity ! 
 
 It is like the precious ointment upon the 
 head, that ran down upon the beard, even 
 Aaron's beard ; that went dozen to the skirts 
 of his garments ; 
 
(§leUction ot ]p0nlm0. 
 
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 hills, 
 
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 y, nor 
 
 m all 
 
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 m the 
 
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 skirts 
 
 As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew 
 that descended upon the mountains of Zion : 
 for there the Lord commanded the blessing, 
 even life for evermore. 
 
 Psalm CXXXVIII. 
 
 I will praise thee with my whole heart ; 
 before the gods will I sing praise unto thee. 
 
 / will toorship toward thy holy templey and 
 praise thy name for thy loving kindness and 
 for thy truth : for thou hast magnified thy 
 vsord above all thy name. 
 
 In the day when I cried thou answeredst 
 me, and strengthenedst me with strength 
 in my soul. 
 
 All the kings of the earth shall praise 
 thee, Lord, when they hear the tcords of 
 thy mouth. 
 
 Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the 
 Lord : for great is the glory of the Lord. 
 
 Though the Lord be high, yet hath he res- 
 pect unto the lowly : but the proud he know- 
 eth afar off. 
 
 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, 
 thou wilt revive me ; thou shalt stretch 
 forth thine hand against the wrath of mine 
 enemies, and thy right hand shall save me. 
 
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 192 ^ilbs for §0ml OEorshi^j. 
 
 ThehouD will perfect that which concerneth 
 me : thy mercy, Lord, endureth for ever : 
 forsake not the tcorks of thine oicn hands. 
 
 Psalm CXXXIX. 
 
 Lord, thou hast searched me, and 
 known me. 
 
 Thou Tcnowest my downsitting and mine up- 
 risings thou understandest my thought afar 
 
 of- 
 
 Thou compassest my path and my lying 
 down, and art acquainted with all my 
 ways. 
 
 For there is not a word in my tongue, but, 
 lo, Lord, thou knotcest it altogether. 
 
 Thou hast beset me behind and before, 
 and laid thine hand upon me. 
 
 Such knowledge is too iconderful for me / 
 it is high, I cannot attain unto it. 
 
 Whither shall I go from thy spirit ? or 
 whither shall I flee from thy presence ? 
 
 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: 
 if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. 
 
 If I take the wings of the morning, and 
 dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea ; 
 
 Even there shall thy hand lead me, and 
 thy 7'ight hand shall hold me. 
 
(Sekctton oi fjgalme. 
 
 193 
 
 rneth 
 ever : 
 
 Is, 
 
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 t afar 
 
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 LI my 
 
 le, but, 
 
 before, 
 
 or me ; 
 
 it? or 
 
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 ig, and 
 a; 
 ne, and 
 
 If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover 
 me ; even the night shall be light about me. 
 
 Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee : but 
 the night shineth as the day : the darkness and 
 the light are both alike to thee. 
 
 For thou hast possessed my reins : thou 
 hast covered me in my mother's womb. 
 
 / will praise thee ; for I am fearfully and 
 wonderfully made : marvellous are thy toorks: 
 and that my soul knoweth right well. 
 
 My substance was not hid from thee, 
 when I was made in secret, and curiously 
 wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. 
 
 Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being 
 unperfect ; and in thy book all my members 
 were written, which in conti^iuance were 
 fashioned, when as yet there teas none of them. 
 
 How precious also are t^y thoughts unto 
 me, God ! how great is the sum of them ! 
 
 If I should count them, they are more in 
 number than the sand : when I awake, I am 
 still with thee. 
 
 Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, God : 
 depart from me, therefore, ye bloody men. 
 
 For they speak against thee wickedly, and 
 thine enemies take thy name in vain. 
 
194 3^ib0 for §adal SEorshi^r. 
 
 Do not I hate them, Lord, that hate 
 thee ? and am not I grieved with those that 
 rise up against thee ? 
 
 / hate them with perfect hatred ; I count 
 them mine enemies. 
 
 Search me, God, and know my heart; 
 try me, and know my thoughts ; 
 
 And see if there he any wicked way in me, 
 and lead me in the tvay everlasting. 
 
 Psalm CXLV. 
 
 I will extol thee, my God, king : and I 
 will bless thy name for ever and ever. 
 
 Every day will I bless thee, and I will 
 praise thy name for ever and ever. 
 
 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be 
 praised ; and his greatness is unsearchable. 
 
 One generation shall praise thy tcorks to 
 another, and shall declare thy mighty acts. 
 
 I will speak of the glorious honour of thy 
 majesty, and of thy wondrous works. 
 
 And men shall speak of the might of thy 
 terrible acts : and I will declare thy greatness. 
 
 They shall abundantly utter the memory 
 of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy 
 righteousness. 
 
(Selection of Jpsalmg. 
 
 195 
 
 hate 
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 to be 
 lable. 
 
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 acts, 
 
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 itness. 
 
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 of thy 
 
 The LoBD is gracious, and full of com- 
 jmssion ; sloic to anger, and of great mercy. 
 
 The Lord is good to all : and his tender 
 mercies are over all his works. 
 
 And all thy Kjorks shall praise thee, 
 Lord / and thy saints shall bless thee. 
 
 They shall speak of the glory of thy 
 kingdom, and talk of thy power ; 
 
 To make known to the sons of men lis 
 mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his 
 kingdom. 
 
 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, 
 and thy dominion endureth throughout all 
 generations. 
 
 The Lord upholdeth all that fall, and 
 raiseth up all those that he bowed down. 
 
 The eyes of all wait upon thee ; and thou 
 givest them their meat in due season. 
 
 Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the 
 desire of every living thing. 
 
 The Lord is righteous in all his ways, 
 and holy in all his works. 
 
 The Lord is nigh unto all them that call 
 upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. 
 
196 ^ib« fot §ocul Wioxshi^. 
 
 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear 
 him : he also will hear their cry, and will 
 save them. 
 
 The Lord preserveth all them that love 
 him : hut all the wicked will he destroy. 
 
 My mouth shall speak the praise of the 
 Lord ; and let all flesh bless his holy name 
 for ever and ever. 
 
 Psalm CXLVIIL 
 
 Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord 
 from the heavens : praise him in the heights. 
 
 Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye 
 him, all his hosts. 
 
 Praise ye him, sun and moon : praise 
 him, all ye stars of light. 
 
 Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye 
 waters that be above the heavens. 
 
 Let them praise the name of the Lord : 
 for he commanded, and they were created. 
 
 He hath also established them for ever and 
 ever: he hatn made a decree which shall not 
 pass. 
 
 Praise the Lord from the earth, ye 
 dragons, and all deeps. 
 
^election of JPgalms. 
 
 197 
 
 ,ord: 
 jated. 
 
 Fire, and hail ; snow, and vapours ; stormy 
 wind fulfilling his loord: 
 
 Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, 
 and all cedars : 
 
 Beasts, and all cattle ; creeping things, and 
 flying fowl ; 
 
 Kings of the earth, and all people ; princes, 
 and all judges of the earth : 
 
 Both young men, and maidens; old men, 
 and children : 
 
 Let them praise the name of the Lord : 
 for his name alone is excellent ; his glory is 
 * above the earth and heaven. 
 
 He also exalteth the horn of his people, the 
 praise of all his saints ; even of the children 
 of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise 
 ye the Lord. 
 
 I, ye 
 
Metrical f saiitts. 
 
 (SELECTION), 
 
 No.of Psalm. First Line. p^qe. 
 
 XXIM. The Lord's my shepherd, I'll not want 200 
 
 LXVIl. Lord, bless and pity us 20I 
 
 XCV. O come, let us sing to the Lord 20I 
 
 C. All people that on earth do dwell 202 
 
 cm. O thou my soul, bless God the Lord 203 
 
 CVI. Give praise and thanks unto the Lord 204 
 
 CXIX. Blessed are they that undefiled 205 
 
 CXXI. Unto the hills around do I lift up 2O6 
 
 CXXX. Lord, from the depths to thee I cried 207 
 
 CXLV. O Lord, thou art my God and King 207 
 
r 
 
 ' 
 
 ' 
 
 ^ ^dtttion of ^ttxictil f Bjilm0. 
 
 PSALM XXIII. 
 
 The Lord's my shepherd, I'll not want. 
 
 He makes me down to lie 
 In pastures green ; he leadeth me 
 
 The quiet waters by. 
 
 My soul he doth restore again ; 
 
 And me to walk doth make 
 Within the paths of righteousness; 
 
 Even for his own name's sake. 
 
 Yea, though I walk through death's dark 
 Yet will I fear none ill ; [vale 
 
 For thou art with me ; and thy rod 
 And staff me comfort still. 
 
 My table thou hast furnished 
 
 In presence of my foes ; 
 My head thou dost with oil anoint, 
 
 And my cup overflows. 
 
 Goodness and mercy all my life 
 
 Shall surely follow me ; 
 And in God's house for evermore 
 
 My dwelling-place shall be. 
 
,§elcrtt0n of JHetrical Jpgalm^. 201 
 
 PSALM LXVII. 
 
 Lord, bless and pity us, 
 
 Shine on us with thy face ; 
 
 That th' earth thy way, and nations all 
 May know thy saving grace. 
 
 Let peoples praise thee, Lord ; 
 
 Let peoples all thee praise. 
 let the nations all be glad. 
 
 In songs their voices raise : 
 
 Thou It justly peoples judge, 
 On earth rule nations all. 
 
 Let peoples praise thee. Lord ; let them 
 Praise thee, both great and small. 
 
 The earth her fruit hath given ; 
 
 Our God shall blessing send. 
 God shall us bless ; men shall him fear 
 
 To earth's remotest end. 
 
 PSALM xcv. (1—6.) 
 
 come, let us sing to the Lord, 
 
 To him our voices raise. 
 With joyful noise let us the rock 
 
 Of our salvation praise. 
 
 Let us before his presence come 
 
 With praise and thankful voice ; 
 
 Let us sing psalms to him with grace, 
 And make a joyful noise. 
 
I 
 
 202 
 
 Jlib0 for §adrtl SMorship. 
 
 The Lord's a great God and great King, 
 
 Above all gods is he. 
 The depths of earth are in his hand, 
 
 The heights of hills are his. 
 
 To him the spacious sea belongs, 
 For he the same did make ; 
 
 The dry land also from his hands 
 Its form at first did take. 
 
 come, and let us woi'ship him, 
 
 Let us bow down withal, 
 And on our knees before the Lord 
 
 Our Maker let us fall. 
 
 PSALM c. 
 
 All people that on earth do dwell, 
 
 Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice. 
 
 Him serve with mirth, his praise forth tell. 
 Come ye before him and rejoice. 
 
 Know that the Lord is God indeed ; 
 
 Without our aid he did us niake ; 
 We are his flock, he doth us feed. 
 
 And for his sheep he doth us take. 
 
 enter then his gates with praise, 
 
 Approach with joy his courts unto : 
 
 Praise, laud and bless his name always, 
 For it is seemly so to do. 
 
<Selertiou oi Jttetdcal |j0a(m0. 
 
 203 
 
 For why ? the Lord our God is good, 
 His merc}^ is forever sure ; 
 
 His truth at all times firmly stood, 
 And shall from age to age endure. 
 
 PSALM cm. (1—8.) 
 
 thou my soul, bless God the Lord • 
 
 And all that in me is 
 Be stirred up his holy name 
 
 To magnify and bless. 
 
 Bless, my soul, the Lord thy God 
 And not forgetful be ' 
 
 Of all his gracious benefits 
 He hath bestowed on thee. 
 
 All thine iniquities who doth 
 
 Most graciously forgive ; 
 Who thy diseases all and pains 
 
 Doth heal, and thee relieve. 
 
 Who doth redeem thy life, that thou 
 To death may'st not go doAvn ; 
 
 Who thee with lovingkindness doth 
 And tender mercies crown. 
 
 Who with abundance of good things 
 
 Doth satisfy thy mouth ; 
 So that, even as the eagle's age 
 
 Renewed is thy youth. 
 
/ 
 
 I 
 
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 204 Jlijb0 for <§iofi«tl Oilorehi)^. 
 
 God righteous judgment executes 
 For all oppressed ones. 
 
 His ways to Moses, he his acts 
 Made known to Israel's sons. 
 
 The Lord is of compassion full, 
 And gracious he is found ; 
 
 To anger he is very slow, 
 In mercy doth abound. 
 
 He will not chide continually, 
 Nor keep his anger still. 
 
 With us he dealt not as we sinned, 
 Nor did requite our ill. 
 
 PSALM cvi. (1—5.) 
 
 Give praise and thanks unto the Lord, 
 
 For bountiful is he ; 
 His tender mercy doth endure 
 
 To all eternity. 
 
 God's mighty works who can express? 
 
 Or show forth all his praise ? 
 Blessed are they that judgment keep. 
 
 And justly do always. 
 
 Remember me, Lord, with that love 
 Which thou to thine dost bear ; 
 
 With thy salvation, my God, 
 To visit me draw near : 
 
<SeUrtion of ^Ictrical Jjsalme. 
 
 That fthy chosen 's good may see, 
 And in their joy rejoice ; 
 
 And may with thine inheritance 
 Triumph with cheerful voice. 
 
 205 
 
 PSALM ex IX. (1—6.) 
 
 Blessed are they that undefiled 
 And straight are in the way ; 
 
 Who in the Lord's most holy law 
 Do walk, and do not stray. 
 
 Blessed are they who to observe 
 His statutes are inclined ; 
 
 And who do seek the living God 
 
 With their whole heart and mind. 
 
 Such in his ways do walk, and they 
 
 Do no iniquity. 
 Thou hast commanded us to keep 
 
 Thy precepts carefully. 
 
 that thy statutes to observe 
 
 Thou wouldst my ways direct ! 
 
 1 hen shall I not be shamed, when I 
 
 Thy precepts all respect. 
 
2o6 
 
 ^ib0 for (Serein I Oilorship^. 
 
 ii! 
 
 P.SALM CXXI. 
 
 Unto the hills around do I lift up 
 
 My longing eyes, 
 Oh whence for me shall my salvation come, 
 
 From whence arise ? 
 From God the Lord doth come my certain aid, 
 From God the Lord, who heaven and earth 
 hath made. 
 
 He will not suffer that thy foot be moved : 
 
 Safe shalt thou be. 
 No careless slumber shall his eyelids close, 
 
 Who keepeth thee. 
 Behold, he sleepeth not, he slumbereth ne'er. 
 Who keepeth Israel in his holy care. 
 
 Jehovah is himself thy keeper true ; 
 
 Thy changeless shade 
 Jehovah evermore on thy right hand 
 
 Himself hath made. 
 And thee no sun by day shall ever smite. 
 No moon shall harm thee in the silent night. 
 
 From every evil shall he keep thy soul, 
 
 From every sin ; 
 Jehovah shall preserve thy going out. 
 
 Thy coming in. 
 Above thee watching, he whom we adore 
 Shall keep thee henceforth, yea, for evermore. 
 
light. 
 
 lore 
 
 lore. 
 
 §eUctiou oi Jttetrical JJsiilmg. 207 
 
 PSALM CXXX. 
 
 Lord, from the depths to thee I cried, 
 My ^' oice, Lord, do thou hear : 
 
 Unto my supplication's voice 
 Give an attentive ear. 
 
 Lord, who shall stand, if thou, Lord, 
 
 Shouldst mark iniquity? 
 But yet with thee forgiveness is. 
 
 That feared thou mayst be. 
 
 I wait for God, my soul doth wait, 
 
 My hope is in his word. 
 More than they that for morning watch, 
 
 My soul waits for the Lord ; 
 
 I say, more than they that do watch 
 
 The morning light to see. 
 Let Israel hope in the Lord, 
 
 For with him mercies be ; 
 
 Redemption also plenteous 
 
 Is ever found with him. 
 And from all his iniquities 
 
 He Isi'ael shall redeem. 
 
 PSALM CXLV. (1 — 7. ) 
 
 Lord, thou art my God and King ; 
 
 Thee will I magnify and praise : 
 
 1 will thee bless, and gladly sing 
 
 IJnto thy holy name always. 
 
2o8 <^ib0 for §odnl ^ovship^. 
 
 11^ 
 
 Each day I rise I will thee bless, 
 
 And praise thy name time without end. 
 
 Much to be praised, and great (jod is ; 
 His greatness none can comprehend. 
 
 Race shall thy w^orks praise unto race, 
 The mighty acts show done by thee. 
 
 I will speak of the glorious grace, 
 And honor of thy majesty ; 
 
 Thy wondrous works I will record. 
 
 By men the might shall be extolled 
 Of all thy dreadful acts, Lord : 
 
 And I thy greatness will unfold. 
 
 They utter shall abundantly 
 
 The memory of thy goodness great ; 
 And shall sing praises cheerfully. 
 
 Whilst they thy righteousness relate. 
 
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 (The numbers in brackets are the numbers of the Hymns in the 
 Presbyterian Book of Praise.) 
 
 1. Awake, my soul, and with the Sun (361 
 
 2. All praise to Thee, my God, this night (367 
 
 3. Eternal Father, strong to save (499 
 
 4. From Ocean unto Ocean (506 
 
 5. God save our gracious Queen (508 
 
 6. Just as I am — without one plea (151 
 
 7. Jesus, Lover of my soul (162 
 
 8. Jesus, where'er Thy people meet (386 
 
 9. Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us (316 
 
 10. My God and Father, while I stray (294 
 
 11. Nearer, my God, to Thee (223 
 
 12. Our blessed bond of union (226 
 
 13. O God of Bethel ! by whose hand (301 
 
 14. O God, our help in ages past (474 
 
 15. O Saviour, bless us ere we go. (607 
 
 16. Praise ye Jehovah ! praise ( 20 
 
 17. Rock of Ages, cleft for me (161 
 
 18. Sow the seed beside -ill waters (448 
 
 19. Thy way, not mine, O Lord (287 
 
 20. Thine for ever ! God of Love (412 
 
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 Awake, my soul, and with the sun 
 Thy daily stage of duty run ; 
 Shake off dull sloth, and joyful rise 
 To pay thy morning sacrifice. 
 
 Thy precious time misspent redeem ; 
 Each present day thy last esteem ; 
 Improve thy talent with due care ; 
 For the great day thyself prepare. 
 
 In convei^ation be sincere ; 
 Keep conscience as the noontide clear ; 
 Think how All-seeing God thy ways 
 And all thy secret thoughts surveys. 
 
 Wake, and lift up thyself, my hear't. 
 And with the angels bear thy part, 
 Who all night long unwearied sing 
 High praise to the eternal King. 
 
 All praise to thee who safe hast kept. 
 And hast refreshed me whilst I slept : 
 Grant, Lord, when I from death shall 
 
 w^ake 
 I may of endless light partake. 
 
212 
 
 Jlib0 tot §om\ 5il0r0hip. 
 
 Lord, I my vows to Thee renew ; 
 Disperse my sins as morning dew ; 
 Guard my first springs of thought and 
 
 will, 
 And with Thyself my spirit fill. 
 
 Direct, control, suggest, this day, 
 
 All I design, or do, or say ; 
 
 That all my powers with all their 
 
 might 
 In Thy sole glory may unite. 
 
 Praise God from whom whom all bless- 
 ings flow ; 
 Praise Him all creautres here below ; 
 Praise Him above, ye heavenly host ; 
 Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 
 
 Amen, 
 
 2 
 
 All praise to Thee, my God, this night. 
 For all the blessings of the light ; 
 Keep me, keep me. King of Kings, 
 Beneath Thine own almighty wings ! 
 
 Foigive me, Lord, for Thy dear Son, 
 The ill that I this day have done ; 
 That, with the world, myself, and Thee, 
 I, ere I sleep, at peace may be. 
 
cSelectiou of ?Sumu0. 
 
 213 
 
 ht and 
 
 1 their 
 
 all bless- 
 
 )elow ; 
 r host ; 
 Ghost. 
 
 Teach me to live, that I may dicad 
 The grave as little as my l^ed ; 
 Teach me to die, that so I may 
 Rise glorious at the judgment day. 
 
 may my soul on Thee i-epose, 
 And may sweet sleep mine eyelids close — 
 Sleep that may me more vigorous make. 
 To serve my God when I awake. 
 
 When in the night I sleepless lie, 
 My soul with heavenly thoughts supply ; 
 Let no ill dreams disturb my rest, 
 No powers of darkness me molest. 
 
 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. Amen. 
 
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 8 
 
 Eternal Father, strong to save. 
 
 Whose arm hath bound the restless wave. 
 
 Who bidd'st the mighty ocean deep 
 
 Its own appointed limits keep ; 
 
 hear us when we cry to Thee 
 For those in peril on the sea. 
 
 Christ, whose voice the waters heard. 
 And hushed their raging at Thy word, 
 
RnmaiaiiRmi 
 
 
 214 
 
 ^ibs for §0nal ffiorehi^r. 
 
 Who walkedst on the foaming* deep, 
 And calm amidst its rage didst sleep ; 
 hear us when we cry to Thee 
 For those in peril on the sea. 
 
 Most Holy Spirit, who didst brood 
 
 Upon the chaos dark and rude, 
 
 And bid its angry tumult cease, 
 
 And give, for wild confusion, peace ; 
 hear us when we cry to Thee 
 For those in peril on the sea. 
 
 Trinity of love and power. 
 Our brethren shield in danger's hour ; 
 From rock and tempest, fire and foe. 
 Protect them whei'eso'er they go ; 
 Thus evermore shall rise to Thee 
 Glad hymns of praise from land and 
 sea. Amen. 
 
 From ocean unto ocean 
 
 Our land shall own Thee Lord, 
 And, filled with true devotion, 
 
 Obey Thy sovereign word. 
 Our prairies and our mountains, 
 
 Forest and fertile field. 
 Our rivers, lakes, and fountains, 
 
 To Thee shall tribute yield. 
 
.Scleftioii of Jjijmne. 
 
 215 
 
 Christ, for Thine own glory, 
 
 And for our country's weal/ 
 We humbly plead tefore Thee, 
 
 Thyself in us reveal ; 
 And may we know, Lord Jesus, 
 
 The touch of Thy dear hand ; 
 And, healed of our diseases. 
 
 The temptei''s power w^ithstand. 
 
 Whore error smites with blindness 
 
 Enslaves and leads astray, ' 
 
 Do Thou in lovingkindness 
 
 Proclaim Thy gospel day ; 
 Till all the tribes and races 
 
 That dwell in this fair land, 
 Adoi'ned with Christian graces. 
 
 Within Thy courts shall stand. 
 
 Our Saviour King, defend us, 
 
 And guide w^here w^e should go • 
 Forth with Thy message send us, ' 
 
 Thy love and light to show ; 
 Till fired with true devotion 
 
 Enkindled by Thy Word, 
 From ocean unto ocean 
 
 Our land shall ow^n Thee Lord. 
 
 Amen, 
 
2l6 
 
 Jlibe for <S"5niil cSlorshiir. 
 
 1. 
 
 God save our gracious Queon, 
 Long live our noble Queon, 
 
 God save the Queen : 
 Send hei' victorious, 
 Happy and glorious, 
 Long to reign over us ; 
 
 God save the Queen. 
 
 Thy choicest gifts in store 
 On her be pleased to pour ; 
 
 Long may she reign : 
 May she defend our laws, 
 And ever give us cause 
 To sing with heart and voice, 
 
 God save the Queen. Am€7i, 
 
 6 
 
 Just as I am — without one plea. 
 But that Thy blood was shed for me, 
 And that Thou bidd'st me come to Thee, 
 Lamb of God, I come ! 
 
 Just as I am — and waiting not 
 To rid my soul of one dark blot, 
 To Thee, whose blood can cleanse each spot, 
 Lamb of God, I come! 
 
(gelectiaii of Dymne. 
 
 217 
 
 Just as I am— though tossed about 
 With many a conflict, many a doubt, 
 Fightings and fears within, without, 
 Lamb of God, I come ! 
 
 Just as 1 am— poor, wi-etched, blind. 
 Sight, riches, healing of the mind. 
 Yea, all 1 need, in Thee to find— 
 Lamb of God, I come ! 
 
 Just as I am— Thou wilt receive, 
 Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve 
 Because Thy promise I believe, 
 Lamb of God, I come ! 
 
 Just as T am— Thy love unlcnown, 
 
 Has broken every barrier down 
 
 Now to be Thine, yea, Thine alone, 
 Lamb of God, I come ! 
 
 Just as I am— of that free love 
 The breadth, length, depth, and height to 
 Here for a season, then above, [prove 
 
 Lamb of God, I come ! Amen, ' 
 
 Jesus, lover of my soul, 
 
 Let me to Thy bosom fly. 
 
 While the nearer waters roll. 
 
 While the tempest still is high. 
 
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 2l8 
 
 JVibe for ^ociiil (Lflllorohip. 
 
 ft* 
 
 Hide me, my Saviour, hide, 
 
 Till the storm of life is past ; 
 Safe into the haven guide ; 
 
 receive my soul at last ! 
 
 Other refuge have I none ; 
 
 Hangs my helpless soul on Thee ; 
 Leave, ah ! leave me not alone ; 
 
 Still support and comfort me. 
 All my trust on Thee is stayed, 
 
 All my help from Thee 1 bring ; 
 Cover my defenceless head 
 
 With the shadow of Thy wing. 
 
 Thou, Christ, art all 1 want ; 
 
 More than all in Thee 1 find ; 
 Raise the fallen, cheer the faint. 
 
 Heal the sick, and lead the blind. 
 Just and holy is Thy name ; 
 
 1 am all unrighteousness : 
 False and full of sin I am ; 
 
 Thou art full of truth and grace. 
 
 Plenteous grace with Thee is found, 
 
 Grace to cover all my sin ; 
 Let the healing streams abound ; 
 
 Make and keep me pure within : 
 Thou of life the fountain art. 
 
 Freely let me take of Thee ; 
 Spring Thou up within my heart. 
 
 Rise to all eternity. Amen. 
 
(Selection of ^omus. 
 
 219 
 
 8 
 
 Jesus, where'er Thy people meet 
 There they behold Thy mercy-seat ; 
 Wheie'er they seek Thee Thou art found, 
 And every place is hallowed giound. 
 
 For Thou, within no walls confined, 
 Tnhabitest the humble mind ; 
 Such ever bring Thee whei'e they come, 
 And going, take Thee to their home. 
 
 Dear Shepherd of Thy chosen few, 
 Thy former mercies here renew ; 
 Here to our waiting heai'ts proclaim 
 The sweetness of Thy saving name. 
 
 Here may we prove the power of prayer 
 To strengthen faith and sweeten care, 
 To teach our faint desires to rise, 
 And bring all heaven before our eyes. 
 
 Lord, we are few, but Thou art near ; 
 Nor short Thine arm, nor deaf Thine ear ; 
 rend the heavens, come quickly down, 
 And make a thousand hearts Thine own ! 
 
 Amen, 
 
 9 
 
 Lead us. Heavenly Father, lead us 
 O'er the world's tempestuous sea ; 
 
 Guard us, guide us, keep us, feed us, 
 For we have no help but Thee. 
 
220 
 
 <^ibs for <Sorial ditorshi^y. 
 
 Yet possessing every blessing, 
 If our God our Father be. 
 
 Saviour, breathe forgiveness o'er us, 
 All our weakness, Thou dost know ; 
 
 Thou didst tread this earth before us. 
 Thou didst feel its keenest woe ; 
 
 Lone and dreary, faint and weary, 
 Through the desert Thou didst go. 
 
 Spirit of our God, descending. 
 
 Fill our hearts with heavenly joy, 
 
 Love with every passion blending. 
 Pleasure that can never clov ; 
 
 t/ 7 
 
 Thus provided, pardoned, guided. 
 
 Nothing can our peace destroy. Amen, 
 
 10 
 
 My God and Father, while I stray 
 Far from my tiome on life's rough way, 
 
 teach me from my heart to say. 
 
 Thy will be done. 
 
 Though dark my path and sad my lot, 
 Let me be still and murmur not, 
 Or breathe the prayer divinely taught, 
 'Thy will be done.' 
 
 If thou shouldst call me to resign 
 What most I prize, it ne'er was mine ; 
 
 1 only yield Thee what is Thine : 
 
 Thy will be done. 
 
(Sekdion of ^wmns. 
 
 221 
 
 What though in lonely grief I sigh 
 For Iriends beloved, no longer nigh ? 
 Submissive would I still reply, 
 Thy will be done 
 
 Should pining sickness waste away 
 My life in premature decay ; 
 My Father, still I'd strive to say, 
 'Thy will be done.' 
 
 Let but my fainting heart be blessed 
 With Thy free Spirit for its guest, 
 My God, to Thee I leave the rest : 
 Thy will be done. 
 
 Renew my will from day to day ; 
 Blend it with Thine ; and take away 
 All that now makes it hard to say 
 'Thy will be done.' 
 
 Then, when on earth I breathe no more 
 The prayer, oft mixed with tears before, 
 I'll sing upon a happier shore, 
 'Thy will be done.' 
 
 11 
 
 Nearer, my God, to Thee, 
 Nearer to Thee ! 
 
 E'en though it be a cross 
 That raiseth me, 
 
 Still all my song shall be, 
 
 Neai'er, my God, to Thee, 
 Nearer to Thee ! 
 
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 ^iba for (Social SEorshijx. 
 
 Though^ like the wanderer. 
 The sun gone down, 
 
 Darkness be over me, 
 My rest a stone; 
 
 Yet in my dreams I'd be 
 
 Nearer, My God, to Thee, 
 Nearer to Thee ! 
 
 There let the way appear 
 Steps unto Heaven ; 
 
 All that Thou send'st to me. 
 In mercy given ; 
 
 Angels to beckon me 
 
 Nearer, my God, to Thee, 
 Nearer to Thee ! 
 
 Then with my waking thoughts 
 Bright with Thy praise. 
 
 Out of my stony griefs 
 Bethel I'll raise ; 
 
 So by my woes to be 
 
 Nearer, my God, to Thee, 
 Nearer to Thee ! 
 
 Or if on joyful wing 
 
 Cleaving the sky. 
 Sun, moon, and stars forgot. 
 
 Upward I fly, 
 Still all my song shall be. 
 Nearer, my God, to Thee, 
 
 Nearer to Thee ! Amen. 
 
 
(Sdcrtiou of Jjumns. 
 
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 Our blessed bond of union 
 
 Thou art, Christ, our Lord f 
 Ine rule of our communion 
 _ Is thine own faithful word 
 Thou art our Elder Brother, 
 Who, to redeem us, died '; 
 To Thee, and to none other. 
 Our souls we do confide. ' 
 
 Thy peace in us abounding, 
 
 Thy presence ever sure, ' 
 Thy light our path surroundinc" 
 
 Thy strength to us secure. ' 
 Beneath Thy banner glorious. 
 
 Clad in Thine armor true 
 We shall march on victorious 
 
 And all our foes subdue. ' 
 
 Savioui^ most true and gracious, 
 
 IhySpnit now impart, 
 And let Thy love most precious 
 
 Possess and fill each heart 
 We gi'asp Thy promise given 
 
 We set before our eyes ' 
 One faith, one hope, one heaven 
 
 One battle, and one prize. Amen, 
 
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 God of Bethel ! by whose hand 
 
 Thy people still are fed ; 
 Who through this weary pilgrimage 
 
 Hast all our fathers led : 
 
 Our vows, our prayers, we now present 
 Before Thy throne of grace ; 
 
 God of our fathers ! be the God 
 Of their succeeding race. 
 
 Through each perplexing path of life 
 Our wandering footsteps guide ; 
 
 Give us each day our daily bread, 
 And raiment fit provide. 
 
 spread Thy covering wings around. 
 Till all our wanderings cease, 
 
 And at our Father's loved abode 
 Our souls arrive in peace. 
 
 Such blessings from Thy gracious hand 
 Our humble prayers implore ; 
 
 And Thou shalt be our chosen God, 
 And portion evermore. Amen. 
 
 14 
 
 O God, our help in ages past, 
 Our hope for years to come. 
 
 Our shelter from the stormy blast, 
 And our eternal home ! 
 
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 d, 
 
 ound, 
 
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 )d, 
 
 Under the shadow of Thy throne 
 Thy saints have dwelt secure ; 
 
 Sufficient is Thine arm alone, 
 And our defence is sure. 
 
 Before the hills in order stood, 
 Or earth received her frame, 
 
 From everlasting Thou art God, 
 To endless years the same. 
 
 A thousand ages in Thy sight 
 
 Are like an evening gone ; 
 Short as the watch that ends the night 
 
 Before the rising sun. 
 
 Time, like an ever-rolling stream. 
 
 Bears all alike away ; 
 They fly forgotten, as a dream 
 
 Dies at the opening day. 
 
 O God, our help in ages past. 
 Our hope for years to come ; 
 
 Be Thou our guide while life shall last, 
 And our eternal home. Amen, 
 
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 Saviour, bless us ere we go ; 
 
 Thy words into our minds instil ; 
 And mal^e our lukewarm hearts to glow 
 
 With lowly love and fervent will. 
 
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 Through life's long and death's dark 
 night, 
 gentle Jesus, he our light ! 
 
 The day is gone, its hours have run, 
 And Thou hast taken count of all — 
 
 The scanty triumphs grace hath won. 
 The broken vow, the frequent fall. 
 
 Grant us, Lord, from evil ways 
 
 True absolution and release ; 
 And bless us, more than in past days^ 
 
 With purity and inward peace. 
 
 Labour is sweet, for Thou hast toiled ; 
 
 And care is light, for Thou hast cared ; 
 Let not our works with self be soiled. 
 
 Nor in unsimple ways ensnared. 
 
 Do more than pardon ; give us joy. 
 
 Sweet fear, and sober liberty. 
 And loving hearts without alloy. 
 
 That only long to be like Thee. 
 
 For all we love, the poor, the sad. 
 The sinful, unto Thee we call ; 
 
 let Thy mercy make us glad ! 
 
 Thou art our Jesus and our all. Amen, 
 
^election of ^j)mu0. 
 
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 16 
 
 Praise ye Jehovah ! praise the Lord most holy, 
 Who cheers vhe contrite, girds with 
 strength the weak ; 
 Praise Him who will with glory crown the 
 lowly, 
 And with salvation beautify the meek. 
 
 Praise ye the Lord! for all his loving- 
 kindness, 
 And all the tender mercy He hath shown ; 
 Praise Him who pardons all our sin and 
 blindness, 
 And calls us sons, and takes us for His own. 
 
 Praise ye Jehovah ! Source of all our bles- 
 sing; 
 Before His gifts earth's richest boons wax 
 dim; 
 Resting in Him, His peace and joy pos- 
 sessing. 
 All things are ours, for we have all in 
 Him. 
 
 Praise ye the Father ! God the Lord, who 
 gave us. 
 With full and perfect love, His only Son ; 
 Praise ye the Son! who died Himself to 
 save us ; 
 Praise ye the Spirit ! praise the Three in 
 One. Amen, 
 
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 17 
 
 Rock of Ages, cleft for me, 
 
 Let me hide myself in Thee ; 
 
 Let the water and the blood, 
 
 From Thy riven side which flowed, 
 
 Be of sin the double cure. 
 
 Cleanse me from its guilt and power. 
 
 Not the labors of my hands 
 Can fulfil Thy law's demands ; 
 Could my zeal no respite know, 
 Couid my tears forever flow ; 
 All for sin could not atone ; 
 Thou must save, and Thou alone. 
 
 Nothing in my hand I bring ; 
 Simply to Thy cross I cling ; 
 Naked, come to Thee for dress ; 
 Helpless, look to Thee for grace ; 
 Foul, I to the fountain fly : 
 Wash me, Saviour, or I die. 
 
 While I draw this fleeting breath, 
 When my eyelids close in death. 
 When I soar through tracts unknown. 
 See Thee on Thy judgment-throne ; 
 Rock of Ages, cleft for me. 
 Let me hide mvself in Thee. Amen, 
 
.Selcctimi xrf ^)umn0. 
 
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 18 
 
 Sow the seed beside all waters, 
 
 North and south and east and west 
 That our toiling sons and daughters ' 
 
 In the harvest may be blest. 
 Tell the tidings of salvation 
 
 ' Mid the stoi-ms of Labrador ; 
 Speak the woi^d of consolation 
 
 By the lone Pacific shore. 
 
 Where the forests old are falling, 
 
 Yielding place to lawn and lea ; 
 Where the fisher plies his calling 
 
 ' Mid the perils of the sea ; 
 Where the tide of commerce rushes 
 
 Through the city's crowded street, 
 And unpitying mammon crushes 
 
 Poor and weak beneath his feet. 
 
 Where our brothers, sowing, reaping 
 
 Delving for the hidden ore, 
 Now with joy and now with weeping 
 
 Labor to increase their store ; 
 Where the stranger wanders lonely 
 
 In the homeless wilderness. 
 Tell of Jesus, Jesus only, 
 
 Who alone can save and bless. 
 
 Tell now tenderly He careth 
 For the weary and oppressed. 
 
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 V 
 
 How their burdens all He beareth, 
 As He leads them to His rest ; 
 
 Tell that He, the Lord from heaven, 
 Died for all and lives again, 
 
 All through Him may be forgiven, 
 All with Him in glory reign. 
 
 Tell His love beyond all telling, 
 
 Seeking, following those who flee, 
 Love rebellious hearts compelling 
 
 To His service glad and free. 
 Thus a precious harvest gather. 
 
 North and south and east and west, 
 To the glory of the Father, 
 
 Son and Spirit ever blest. Amen. 
 
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 Thy way, not mine, Lord, 
 However dark it be ! 
 
 Lead me by Thine own hand. 
 Choose out the path for me. 
 
 Smooth let it be or rough, 
 It will be still the best ; 
 
 Winding or straigiit, it leads 
 Right onward to Thy rest. 
 
 I dare not choose my lot ; 
 
 I would not if I might : 
 Choose Thou for me, my God, 
 
 So shall I walk aright. 
 
^election of Jjpmue. 
 
 231 
 
 The kingdom that I seek 
 Is Thine ; so let the way 
 
 That leads to it be Thine, 
 Else I must surely stray. 
 
 Take Thou my cup, and it 
 
 With joy or sorrow fill, 
 As best to Thee may seem ; 
 
 Choose Thou my'good and ill. 
 
 Choose Thou for me my friends. 
 My sickness or my health ; 
 
 Choose Thou my cares for me. 
 My poverty or wealth. 
 
 Not mine, not mine the choice. 
 In things or great or small ; 
 
 Be Thou my guide, my strength, 
 My wisdom, and my all. Amen. 
 
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 Thine for ever ! God of love, 
 Hear us from Thy throne abc /e ; 
 Thine for ever may we be. 
 Here and in eternity. 
 
 Thine for ever ! Lord of life 
 Shield us through our earthly strife ; 
 Thou, the Life, the Truth, the Way, 
 Guide us to the realms of day. 
 
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 Thine for ever ! oh, how blest 
 They who find in Thee their rest ; 
 Saviour, Guardian, Heavenly Friend, 
 defend us to the end. 
 
 Thine for ever ! Saviour, keep 
 Us Thy frail and trembling sheep ; 
 Safe alone beneath Thy care. 
 Let us all Thy goodness share. 
 
 Thine for ever ! Thou our Guide, 
 All our wants by Thee supplied. 
 All our sins by Thee forgiven, 
 Lead us. Lord from earth to heaven. 
 
 Amen, 
 
fixplanatiouB anb Instructions. 
 
 The directions which follow are not intended 
 for the use of Ministers and those who are 
 already familiar with the manner of conducting 
 Divine Service. They are designed to be help- 
 ful to persons who may be called upon to 
 engage in Social Worship in remote parts of 
 the country, or under circumstances when there 
 is no minister to guide them. 
 
 In every group of pioneers, surveyors, or 
 organized companies, there is generally a leader, 
 who, resembling in some respects the Captain 
 of a ship at sea, may properly consider it his 
 duty, on each returning Lord's Day, to invite 
 those around him to assemble for worship after 
 the manner of Christians. In such case, the 
 leader should either conduct the service or find 
 another person to act in his place as Reader. 
 The same may be said of military companies 
 or other organized bodies. When there is no 
 recognized leader, a Reader may be chosen as 
 circumstances may determine. 
 
 In the absence of a Minister, all the worship- 
 pers being on an equal footing, it is recognized 
 that each person should have an opportunity of 
 taking part in the Service as far as practicable. 
 
234 
 
 ^il)0 for (Sodal citarehiir. 
 
 It should be constantly remembered that the 
 one purpose of the service is the common wor- 
 ship of Almighty God, and that every indi- 
 vidual is equally concerned in the solemn duty ; 
 each person present should therefore heartily 
 co-operate and assist to the extent of his power 
 and opportunity. Necessarily there must be a 
 Reader to conduct the devotions. While his 
 voice alone will be heard in the common 
 prayers, it should be attentively and devoutly, 
 although inaudibly, followed. It is felt that 
 all present may profitably take part in reading 
 alternate verses, in prose Hymns of Praise, 
 Psalms, and occasionally in Scripture Readings. 
 All the worshippers should heartily join in the 
 readings with a c\e?.r voice. The words and 
 sentences intended to be spoken by the con- 
 gregation are generally printed in italics. When 
 the worshippers are not prepared to join in 
 the Service, the whole may be read by the 
 Reader. 
 
 It is scarcely necessary to say that congre- 
 gational reading should be conducted reverently 
 and devoutly. All hurry or confusion should 
 be avoided, and a slight pause shoulu be made 
 at the end of each verse. 
 
Explanations anb fnstrnrtions. 235 
 
 While generally the Reader's voice only will 
 be heard in the prayers, and in the alter- 
 nate verses of the several readings, it will 
 sometimes be advantageous to have the Scrip- 
 ture lessons read by another person. A second 
 voice is always desirable, as it destroys mono- 
 tony and promotes interest in the service. 
 
 It is not expected that there will be much 
 difficulty in respect to the singing of the Hymns 
 introduced in the order of service, but, if there 
 be no person present to raise the tune, the 
 verses selected may be reverently read by the 
 Reader alone. 
 
 Special prayers are furnished for the use of 
 Settlers, Farmers, Miners, those at Sea or on 
 Military Duty, and others. A Burial Service 
 is likewise added, for the reason that in out- 
 lying portions of the country, there are occa- 
 sions when funerals havt to be conducted in 
 the absence of a Minister. 
 
 When an ordinary service is to be conducted 
 the following suggestions may be useful to the 
 Reader chosen. 
 
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 236 
 
 ^ib« iox §0iM Wioxship. 
 
 THE ORDINARY SERVICE. 
 
 The first duty of the Reader, when the wor- 
 shippers are assembled, shall be to begin 
 with the Opening Sentences, given in the 
 model service, page 5, or he may substitute 
 any of the alternative sentences on pages 
 29 to 34, after which will follow : 
 
 ^ht Jpntger 0f inb^raticn, vide page 6, or 35 
 to 40. 
 
 When it appears desirable to substitute an 
 alternative prayer for any of those given in 
 the model service, it will be proper for the 
 Reader to indicate to his fellow worship- 
 pers where the prayer selected to be read 
 v;ill be found, thus: *'The words of the 
 
 prayer will be found at page ." He will 
 
 then, after a sufficient pause, begin by say- 
 ing in all cases, "Let us pray." 
 
 Then the Reader shall announce a Hymn and 
 call upon the congregation to sing the same 
 to the praise of God. This Hymn should 
 generally be expressive of adoration, invo- 
 cation, or thanksgiving. 
 
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 ^ and 
 same 
 ould 
 invo- 
 
 ^x^ylnuations aub iustrttctione. 237 
 
 ^ht fjrajjei' oi Confeegicrn shall thereafter be 
 proceeded with in the same manner as the 
 Invocation, vide page 7, or 41 to 54. 
 
 A Psalm or Psalms will follow, vide selection, 
 page 146, the alternate verses, which may be 
 read by the congregation, being in italics. 
 If no sermon is to follow, a portion of the Old 
 Testament may be read, the Reader saying, 
 *'Let us read from the Old Testament, in the 
 
 Book of , Chapter — , Verse — . (A list of 
 
 Old Testament readings will be found at 
 page 140.) 
 
 A Hymn or Metrical Ps.iLM mav then be sung, 
 vide selections, pages 199 and no. 
 
 ^he |3ritl}«r Xjf <Sxtp^jltcntion thereafter to be 
 oflfered, consisting chiefly of supplications 
 and thanksgivings, vide page 9, or 55 to 72. 
 
 A portion of the New Testament shall no . be 
 read ; the Reader saying at the beginning, 
 *' Let us read from the New Testament, 
 in the , chapter , at the 
 
 »> 
 
 verse ". (For a list of New ^Testament 
 readings see pages 141 to 144.) At the 
 close of Scripture readings should be said : 
 
238 ^ibg for (Social ^orship^. 
 
 **the Lord bless to us the reading of His 
 Holy word, and to His name be the glory." 
 
 I^he JPrngtr of inUrassion shall then be 
 offered, vide page 10, or 73 to 92. Prayers 
 of Intercession may generally end with the 
 Lord's Prayer, which all the worshippers 
 should audibly repeat. 
 
 Our Father, Who art in heaven, hal- 
 lowed BE Thy name ; Thy kingdom come ; 
 Thy will be done on earth as it is in 
 
 HEAVEN ; give US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD ; 
 AND FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES, AS WE FOR- 
 GIVE 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. Ameft. 
 
 The Hymn of Praise as it is given in the model 
 service, or some other, may then be read 
 by the Reader alone, or by all the worship- 
 pers joining in alternate verses as suggested, 
 vide page 12, or 93 to 98. 
 
 An Address or Sermon will at this stage be 
 in order, but, in the absence of either, the 
 Ten Commandments o\ the Beatitudes, or 
 
€xp^knati0n0 anb instructiond. 
 
 239 
 
 both may be read. (These will be found at 
 page 21-26), or a Special Prayer from the 
 selection furnished, vide page 107, or any 
 other appropriate for the occasion, may be 
 offered. To be followed by 
 
 i:he Cxjuditbin^ jprafier, vide page 14, or 99 to 
 
 An appropriate Hymn shall next be sung or 
 read, to be followed by the benediction. 
 
 make iji0 Utt txr 0hiiu u^au U0 anb be 
 Uramtt0 nntrr ua. ^he ^orb lift ujx ^ie 
 camitenana vl'^qw us anb $ibe tt0 ^jeaa." 
 
 Amen, 
 
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 PRINTED BY TAYLOR & CLARKE, 
 
 134 QUEEN STREET, 
 
 OTTAWA