BX 9185 .A2 C5 1898 Euchologion EvxoXoycoi/ THE FIRST PART AND PORTIONS OF THE SECOND PART OF A Book of Common Order: FORMS OF PRAYER ISSUED BY JCte (lfli)urcl) S^tbice Societg OF JIfte (tti)tirci) of Scotlantr. SECOND EDITION. EDITED BY B. B. COMEGYS. WITH A NEW ARRANGEMENT OF THE PSALTER. PHILADELPHIA : SHERMAN & CO. 1898. TABLE OF CONTENTS. First Sunday Morning Service, " " Evening " Second " Morning " " Evening; Third " Morning " " " Evening " Fourth " Morning " " " EVENINfJ " Yjftu " Morning '^ Evening Prayers and Intercessions, . TiiANKS(JiviNGS (Harvest and Plenty), Prayers for Special Graces, Collects and Prayers for Natural and Sacred Seasons, (iii 19 34 48 62 75 89 103 116 130 143 151 153 165 IV TABLE OF CONTENTS. PAGE Prayers of Invocation, .... . 176 Confessions, . 179 Prayers for Pardon and Peace, . . 181 Intercessions, . 183 Thanksgivings (General), . 185 Prayers for Illumination, . . 187 " after Sermon, .... . 188 Ascriptions of Glory, .... . 191 The Psalter, . 192 NOTE. This book is a reprint of the First Part of Euchologion, or the Book of Common Order, issued by the Church Ser- vice Society of the Church of Scotland, containing Services for Five Sundays, morning and evening, with such slight changes as are necessary for their use by the Presbyterian Church in America ; and also a portion of the Second Part of the same book, containing Prayers, Intercessions, and Thanksgivings for Special Occasions ; to which is added a new arrangement of the Psalter, being a selection from the Psalms for responsive or antiphonal reading or chanting. The arrangement of these services is as follows : The singing of a Hymn or Psalm followed by a few sen- tences of Scripture — a Prayer of Invocation, a Confession and other introductory prayers ending with the Lord's Prayer — a line or two of Prayer and Kesponse, then the Psalter (an American selection) and the Gloria Patri, a lesson from the Old Testament, the Te Deum Laudamus or Hymn or other Psalm, then a lesson from the New Testa- ment, the Benedictus or Hymn or other Psalm and the Apostles' Creed, then a word or two with Responses, after which. Prayers, a Hymn or Anthem, the Prayer for Illu- mination followed by the Sermon, then Prayer, Offering, Hymn and Benediction. In the evening services the Mag- nificat and the Nunc Dimittis take the place of the Te Deum and the Benedictus, and all these four Hymns except the Te Deum Laudamus are taken from St. Luke. The prayers are expressed in devout, earnest and Scriptural language. They are necessarily framed in general terms, as all common prayer must be, and are composed of the best thoughts and 1 (V) VI NOTE. words of many Godly men : but the minister can introduce special prayers or thanksgivings in appropriate places, as well as his own, written or extemporaneous. The Church Service Society of the Church of Scotland was organized about twenty years ago. Its purpose was the study of the Liturgies, ancient and modern, of the Chris- tian Church, with a view to the preparation and publication of Forms of Prayer for Public Worship, etc. The Presi- dents of the Society have been such men as Campbell of Aberdeen, Tulloch of Saint Andrews, and the Duke of Argyle, Avho is the present President. Six years ago the Society numbered more than 500 Clerical members and more than 130 Laymen, representing seventy of the eighty-four Presbyteries of the Church of Scotland. The book has passed into the sixth edition, and its influ- ence, whether used in part or as a whole in the Scottish Parish Churches, is widely extended ; which means that the desire for prayers in more dignified and spiritual lan- guage is growing throughout that country. The Presbyterian Church in America is distinguished for its educated ministry, its splendid contributions to religious literature, and also, alas ! for the unattractiveness of its devotional services. We are now moving into a wider and better field. We fear nothing from comparison with other churches in the character of our preaching ; why should we not stand in the front ranks also in offering an attractive devotional service ; not less spiritual, and not less devotional because it is attractive and dignified ; and not less effective because it furnishes a means of expression on the part of the worshipper, other than in singing ; for all cannot sing, but all can pray audibly, at least in saying the Amen. THE ORDER OF DIVINE SERVICE. iix^t Sunday of m ilouth. inorning Scruicc. The Congregation being assembled, Divine Sen'ice may begin with the singing of a Psalm or Hymn ; then, the Congregation still standing, the Minister may say — /^UR help is in the name of the Lord, who ^ made heaven and earth. come, let us worship and how down ; let us kneel before the Lord our Maker. For He is our God; and we are the people of His pasture, and the sheep of His hand. Then, the Congregation hieeling, or with bowed heads, the Min- ister may say — £ct us prau. (3) 4 FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. Prayer of Invocation, A LMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, who -^ hast made the Church Thy dweUing- place, and chosen it as Thy rest for ever, and hast taught us in Thy Word not to forsake the assembling of ourselves together; regard in Thy mercy, we beseech Thee, us Thy servants, who meet this day in Thy holy place. Mani- fest Thyself unto us, and bless unto us all Thine ordinances, so that our worship may prepare us both to serve Thee now, and to glorify Thee hereafter in Thine eternal king- dom ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. The Confession, O Lord our God, eternal and almighty Father, we acknowledge and confess before Thy holy majesty that we are miserable sinners; unable of ourselves to do that which is good ; trans- gressing daily, and in many ways. Thy holy commandments, and by Thy just judgment deser\dng of condemnation and death. We are deeply grieved, O Lord, for having offended against Thee; We condemn both ourselves and our sins with unfeigned peni- tence; We seek refuge in Thy mercy, and humbly entreat Thee to help us in our misery. MORNING SERVICE. 5 Be pleased, most gracious God, Father of mercies, to have compassion on us, and for the sake of Jesus Christ Thy Son to pardon all our sins. Grant unto us also, and increase in us from day to day, the grace of Thy Holy Spirit, that acknowledging and lamenting our iniquities, we may renounce them with our whole heart, and may bring forth the fruits of holiness and righteousness, which are well- pleasing in Thy sight; through Jesus Christ our Lord. ^men. For Pardon and Peace, Blessed be Thy name, Lord, that, accord- ing to the comforting assurance of Thy Word, Thou dost forgive the sins of all who truly repent, who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and are resolved to walk in newness of life. Grant, we beseech Thee, to all such here present the full assurance of pardon and reconciliation, and the peace which passeth all understanding ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 2lmen. Supplications. Almighty God, who hast redeemed us to Thyself with the precious blood of Thy dear Son ; grant that we may live no longer unto 6 FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. ourselves, but unto Ilim who died for us and rose again. Direct us always hy Thy grace, O merciful God, and lead us continually by Thy Spirit. Give us good and holy thoughts, pure, gentle, and peaceable dispositions, an entire resignation to Thy will, a perfect love to Thee, ;ind a sincere charity towards all mankind. Wean our hearts from the vanity of this »vorld, and give us grace to have them always lifted up to heaven where our treasure is; so that watching iand praying without ceasing, and living in temperance, righteousness, and piety, we may pass our days in peace, waiting for the glorious return of our Saviour; and that when He shall come to judge the world, we may appear before Thee without confusion, and without fear. Almighty God, our Father and Preserver, who of Thy goodness hast watched over us dur- ing the past night, and brought us to this day, strengthen and guard us by Thy Spirit, we beseech Thee, that we may spend it wholly in Thy service, seeking Thy glory, and the salvar tion of our fellow-men. And even as Thou sheddest the beams of the sun upon the earth to give light unto our bodies^ so do Thou ilhi- MORNING SERVICE. 7 minate our souls with the brightness of Thy Spirit, to guide us in the paths of holy obedi- ence. Sere may be introduced any other subject for Supplication. O God, hear us ; reject not the suppHcations of Thy servants, but grant us the things we have asked of Thee, and all others which are necessary for us ; through Jesus Christ our Lord: in whose prevailing name and words we yet further pray : The Lord's Prayer. ( To be said by both Minister and Congregation. ) Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil : For Thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever. ^mcn. Here, and at the end of all the other Prayers^ the Congregation say or sing Amen. Then likewise may be said or sung — O Lord, open Thou our lips : And our mouth shall show forth Thy praise. 8 FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. Then may he anvl or mnrj the Psalter, ending vdlh — Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to t?ie Holy Ghost : Ab it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. ^men. Then may be rejj/l a Lejuifm from the Old Testament — Tlien may be sunr/ tfie Hymn Tp: Dex\m Laudamuh or other Hymn or Psalm, after which may be rea/l a Lesson from the Nev) Testament. We praise thee, God; we acknowledge Thee to be the Lord. All the earth doth worship Thee, the Father everlasting. To Thee all angels cry aloud ; the Heavens, and all the Powers therein ; To Thee Cherubim and Seraphim, continu- ally 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. 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 ; MORNING SERVICE. 9 Thine adorable, true, and only Son ; Also the Holy Ghost, the Comforter. Thou art the Kin^ of Glory, Christ. Thou art the everlastin^^ Son of the Father. When Thou tookest upon Thee to deliver man, Thou didst humble Thyself to be born of a Viro-in. When Thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death. Thou didst open the Kingdom 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. O Lord, save Thy people ; and bless Thine heritage. Govern them, and lift them up for ever. 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. 10 FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. O Lord, have mercy upon us; have mercy upon U8. O Lord, let Thy mercy be upon ufi ; as our trust is in Thee. O Lord, in Thee have I trusted; let me never be confounded. At th^. end of thf, Ijcj>mn vuiy he mi/l — The Lord bless to us the readinf^ of the Holy Scriptures and to Ilis name be glory and praise. ^men. Tften rruj.y he w.v/j the JTymn IjENT:t>ictt:s or otJver Hymn or Pmiim^ tM MininJ/ir awi. pc/j^ie nt/LndirKj — Blessed be the Lord God of Israel ; for He bath visited and redeemed His people ; And bath raised up an horn of salvation for us; in the house of His servant David ; As He spake by the mouth of His holy Prophets, which have been since the world began ; That we should be 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 ; MORNING SERVICE. 11 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, shaltbe 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 day-spring from on high hath visited us ; To give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death ; to guide our feet into the way of peace. Tlie Apostles' Creed. T BELIEYE in God the Father Almighty, -*- Maker of heaven and earth : And in Jesus Christ His only Son our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried : He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead ; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father 12 FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. Almighty ; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy Catholic Church ; the communion of saints ; the forgiveness of sins ; the resurrection of the body ; and the life everlasting. The Lord be with you : And with thy spirit. Then, the Congregation kneeling, or with bowed heads, the 3fin- ister may say — Intercessions. God, who hast taught us to make su]pli- cations, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks for all men, we humbly beseech Thee to receive these our prayers, which we offer to Thy divine majesty. Almighty God, King of saints, who hast chosen Zion for Thy habitation and Thy rest for ever ; we beseech Thee on behalf of Thy Holy Church, that it may please Thee to pro- tect it everywhere, and to increase and sanctify it more and more ; to remove the errors, scan- dals, and divisions which desolate it, and to MORNING SERVICE. 13 reunite all Christians in the bonds of truth, piety, and peace. We commend to Thee this congregation, beseeching Thee to bless all that worship here, and to cause all Christian graces to flourish among us. And forasmuch as Thou wiliest that all men should be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth, grant that such as are still strangers to the knowledge of Thee, and sunk in the darkness of ignorance and error, may be illu- minated by the light of Thy Gospel, and led into the way of salvation. We pray Thee for all whom Thou hast ap- pointed pastors and ministers in Thy Church. Endue them with Thy Spirit, that they may fulfil their ministry with fidelity and zeal, and labor effectually for the conversion and salva- tion of souls. Send forth faithful laborers into Thy har- vest; and give Thy grace to those who are preparing to serve Thee in the holy ministry ; pour down the healthful influences of Thy Spirit upon all universities and schools of learning, and cause to reign in them that fear of Thee which is the beginning of wisdom. ^mcn. 14 FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. We entreat Thee to bless the President of the United States and all magistrates and gov- ernors, and to grant them the daily increase of Thy good Spirit, that, with true faith, ac- knowledging Thy Son, our Saviour, to be King of kings and Lord of lords, they may exalt Thy authority, and so govern the people, that Thy church everywhere, being kept in peace and quietness, may serve Thee in all godliness and honesty. God of all comfort, we commend to Thy mercy all those whom Thou art pleased to visit with any cross or tribulation ; the nations whom Thou dost afflict with famine, pestilence, or war ; those of our brethren who suffer perse- cution for the sake of the Gospel ; all such as are in danger by sea or land, and all persons oppressed with poverty, sickness, or any other distress of body or sorrow of mind. We pray particularly for the sick and afflicted members of this church, and for those who desire to be remembered in our prayers [and for any such known to ourselves, whom we name in our hearts before Thee]. May it please Thee to show them Thy fatlierly kindness, and to de- liver them out of all their troubles ; above all, MORNING SERVICE. 15 grant them the consolations of which they have need ; dispose them to patience and res- ignation, and make their afflictions promote the salvation of their souls. O Lord most High, we give Thee thanks for all Thy faithful servants, who, having witnessed in their lives a good confession, have left the light of their example to shine before Thy people on earth. Mercifully grant that by Thy fiitherly blessing we may be enabled to follow them in all virtuous and godly living, and that hereafter we may be united with them in Thy heavenly kingdom ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. ^men. The Thanksgiving. give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good: For His mercy endureth for ever. God, whose glory is great in all the Churches, and the praises of whose name re- sound in the assemblies of Thy saints, we, Thy servants, humble ourselves before Thee : we worship Thine infinite majesty ; we cele- brate Thy wisdom, power, and goodness, that 16 FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. shine forth in the works of creation and re- demption, through Jesus Christ our Lord. We bless Thee for all temporal and spiritual good that we continually receive at Thy boun- tiful hands ; but more especially, with all Thy people assembled this day, we praise Thee that Thou didst send into the world Thy Son to save us ; and having delivered Ilim for our offences, didst raise Ilim up again for our justification, and through his glorious resurrection hast given us the blessed hope of everlasting life. Here may be introduced any other subject for ThanJcsf/iving. O Lord, let these our thanksgivings come up with acceptance before Thy throne. Make us worthy to have part in the resurrection of the just, and the glory of the kingdom of heaven, whither Jesus the Forerunner is for us entered ; where now He lives and reigns, and is worshipped and glorified with Thee and the Holy Ghost, God blessed forever. Then a Psalm or Hymn is sung, or, wJien convenient, tlie Anihem. Ha-e foUoweth the Prayer for Illumination, in these words, or at tJie discretion of the Minister. MORNING SERVICE. IT For Illumination, MOST gracious God, in whom alone dwclleth all fulness of light and wisdom, illu- minate our minds, we beseech Thee, by Thy Holy Spirit,'in the true understanding of Thy Word. Give us grace to receive it with rev- erence, humility, and faith unfeigned. Grant that it may lead us to put our whole trust in Thee alone, and so faithfully to serve Thee, that by our godly lives we may edify our brethren and glorify Thy holy name ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. ^mett. A Sermon is then preached, concluding with an Ascription of Praise; after which the Minister may say — £ct us |)raB. Prayer after Serm,on, TTTE thank Thee, Lord, that we have now ' '^ been permitted to hear and meditate on Thy holy Word; and we beseech Thee that its lessons may be fixed in our memories, and im- pressed upon our hearts, and that they may bring forth in our lives the peaceable fruits of righteousness to the glory of Thy holy name ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. ^mcn. 18 FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. Here may be introduced any .spceicd Prayers, (is occasion may require. TJien (he Ojfering is collected ; a Psalm or Hymn is sung ; and the Minister closes the service by pronou7icin(j one or other of these Benedictions — The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. !;Amcn. Or— - The peace of God, which passeth all under- standing, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of His Son Jesus Christ, our Lord ; and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be amongst you, and remain with you always. ^mcn. EVENING SERVICE. 19 Q^Dcning Service. The Congregation being assembled, Divine Service may begin with the singing of a Psalm or Hymn; then, the Congregation still standing, the Minister may say — rpHE Lord is nigh 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 cry, 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. Then, the Congregation kneeling, or loith bowed heads, the Minister may say — Prayer of Invocation. r\ LOED our God, we lift up our eyes unto the ^ hills from whence cometh our help. Thou only art the Fountain of life and peace, and in Thy presence is fulness of joy. Father in 20 FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. heaven, from whom cometh down every good and perfect gift, grant us Thy blessing, and incline Thy ear unto us, as we come before Thee in the solemn service of Thy house. Merciful Saviour, who sittest at the right hand of the Father, and makest intercession for us, fulfil now th}^ promise: Where two or three are gathered together in My name, there am I in the midst of them. O Holy Ghost, the Comforter, help our infirmities, and enable us to worship in the beauty of holiness ; through Christ our Lord. ^men. The Ccmfessicn. O God, who hast taught us in Thy holy "Word that if we say we have no sin we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us ; but that if we confess our sins. Thou art faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness ; receive, we beseech Thee, our humble confessions. Almighty and most merciful God, our heav- enly Father, we cast ourselves down before Thee, under a deep sense of our unworthiness and guilt We have grievously sinned against Thee in thought, word, and deed; we have EVENING SERVICE. 21 come short of Thy glory ; we have broken Thy commandments, and turned aside every one of us from the way of life, and in us there is no soundness nor health. Yet now, O most merciful Father, hear us when we call upon Thee with penitent hearts, and for the sake of Thy Son Jesus Christ have mercy upon us. Pardon our sins, and grant us Thy peace. Take away our guilt. Purify us by the inspiration of Thy Holy Spirit from all in- ward uncleanness, and make us able and willing to serve Thee in newness of life, to the glory of Thy holy name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. For Pardon and Peace, "We bless Thee, God, for the comforting assurance of Thy grace to all who repent and believe : As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that he turn from his way and live. God so loved the world that He gave His only begot- ten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Grant, therefore, that as many here present as truly repent of their sins, and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ with full purpose of new obedience, may now receive with perfect faith 22 FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. the declaration made by the authority and in the name of Christ, that their sins are forgiven in hea\x^n, according to His promise in the Gospel, through Jesus Christ our Saviour. Supplications. O God, who hast taught us in Thy holy Word to be careful for nothing, but in every- thing, by prayer and supplication with thanks- giving, to make known our requests unto Thee, give ear unto our prayer, and attend to the voice of our supplication. God of all power and glory, who hast not appointed us unto wrath, but to obtain salva- tion by our Lord Jesus Christ, perfect and fulfil in us, we beseech Thee, the work of Thy redeeming mercy. Sanctify us in body, soul, and spirit, and guide us evermore in the way of peace. Help us to overcome the world. Beat down Satan under our feet. Give us courage to confess Christ always, and patience to endure in His service to the end; that, having finished our course with joy, we may rest in hope, and finally attain to the resur- rection of the just; through the infinite merits of our Saviour Jesus Christ. ^mcn. EVENING SERVICE. 23 God, by whom the meek are guided in judgment, and light riseth up in darkness for the godly; grant us, in all our doubts and uncertainties, the grace to ask what Thou wouldst have us to do ; that the Spirit of "Wisdom may save us from all that is wrong, and that in Thy light we may see light, and in Thy straight path may not stumble ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. ^mcn. Here may he introdwced any other subject for Supplication. Give ear, Lord, unto our prayer. Keep us now and always in Thy faith and fear ; and so cleanse our conscience, we beseech Thee, by the daily visitation of Thy grace, that when Thy Son our Lord shall come. He may find us fit for His appearing, and ready to meet Him in the company of all His saints. These our prayers we present before Thee through Jesus Christ, in whose name and words we pray : The LonVs Praijer. ( To he said hy both Minister and Congregation. ) Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us 24 FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. this clay our daily bread. And forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation ; but deliver us from evil : For Thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever. ^meu. Here, and at the end of all the other Prayers, the Congregation say or sing Amen. Then likewise may be said or sung — Praise ye the Lord : The Lord's name be praised. Then may be said or sung the Psalter, ending with — Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost : As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. ^men. Then may be read a Lesson from the Old Testament. Then may be sung the Hymn Magnificat or other Hymn or Psalm, after which may be read a Lesson from the New Test- ament. My soul doth magnify the Lord; And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Sa- viour. For He hath regarded the low estate of His handmaiden. EVENING SERVICE. 25 For behold, from henceforth, all generations shall call me blessed. For He that is mighty, hath done to me great things, and holy is His name. And His mercy is on them that fear Him, from generation to generation. He hath shewed strength with His arm. He hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree. He hath filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he hath sent empty away. He hath holpen his ser^^ant Israel in remem- brance of His mercy as He spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost : As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. ^mcn. At the end of the Lesion may he said — The Lord bless to us the reading of the Holy Scriptures, and to His name be glory and praise. !^mcu. 26 FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. Then may he sung the Hymn Nunc Dimittis or other Hymn or Psalm, the Minister and 'people standing — Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace, according to Thy word. For mine eyes have seen Thy salvation, Which Thou hast prepared before the fa^e of all people, A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of Thy people Israel. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost : As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. ^men. The Apostles^ Creed. T BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, -*- Maker of heaven and earth : And in Jesus Christ His only Son our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell ; the third day He rose again from the dead ; Ho ascended into Heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God EVENING SERVICE. 27 the Father Ahiiiglity ; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost ; the holy Catho- lic Church ; the communion of saints ; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body ; and the life everlasting. !^men. The Lord be with you : And with thy spirit Then, the Congref/aliun kneeling, or with boived )ieadi<, the Minister may say-^ £et us Pran. Intercessions. O God, who hast taught us, l)y Thy holy apostle, that we should make supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks for all men, mercifully hear the petitions which we offer to Thee on their behalf. O Thou God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, whom Thou hast exalted to be Head over all, cause Thy blessing, we beseech Thee, to rest upon the Church, which He has pur- chased with His most precious blood. Hlu- minate her ministers with true knowledge, and understanding of Thy Word. Send down the healthful dew of Thy grac-e upon all her con- 28 FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. gregations. Deliver her from false doctrine, heresy, and schism; and clothe her with the heautj of holiness and peace. Reveal Thy glory among all nations ; and hring in speed- ily the full victory of Thine everlasting king- dom ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Imbue all in authority with the spirit of wisdom, goodness, and truth, and so rule their hearts and bless their endeavours, that law and order, justice and peace, may everywhere pre- vail. Preserve us from public calamities; from pestilence and famine; from war, imvy con- spiracy, and rebellion ; and from all national sins and corruptions. Make us strong and great in the fear of God, and in the love of righteousness ; so that, being blessed of Thee, we may become a blessing to all nations, to the praise of the glory of Thy grace ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. !3linni. O God, the Creator and Preserver of all mankind, we implore Thy mercy in behalf of all sorts and conditions of men, that it mliy please Thee to visit them with Thy most com- passionate help, according to their manifold EVENING SERVICE. 29 necessities and wants. Especially we beseech Thee to show pity upon all widows and or- phans, upon all prisoners and captives, upon all sick and dying persons, upon all who are desolate and afflicted, and upon all who are persecuted for righteousness' sake [and upon any such known to ourselves, whom we name in our hearts before Thee] . Enable them to look unto Thee, most merciful Father, and to call upon Thy name, that they may find Thee a present Saviour in their affliction and distress; and let it please Thee to deliver them, and raise them up in due time, giving them patience under all their sufferings, the rich comfort of Thy grace here below, and eternal rest with Thee in heaven; through our Lord Jesus Christ. ^men. Blessed Lord, with whom do rest the souls of Thy departed saints, and who hast said unto us by Thy Spirit : Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord ; enable us to be followers of them, as they were followers of Christ; and so to run our race with patience, and to fight the good fight of faith, that, our course being finished and our warfare accomplished, w^e may join the innumerable company of Thy redeemed. !^mcn. 30 FIRST SUNDAY OP THE MONTH. The Thanksgiving. "We will bless the Lord at all times : His praise shall continuallg be in our mouth. God, Giver of all good, and Fountain of all mercies, in whom are the springs of our life; all glory, thanks, and praise be unto Thee for Thine unfailing goodness; for Thy faithfulness which is from one generation to another; for Thy mercies which are new every morning, fresh every moment, and more than w^e can number; for seed-time and har- vest, and summer and ^\inter, and nights and days throughout the year ; for food, and cloth- ing, and shelter; for health and reason; for childhood and age, and youth and manhood ; for Thy fatherly hand ever upon us in sickness and in health, in joy and in sorrow, in life and in death ; for friends, kindred, and l>ene- factors; for home and country; for Thy Church and for Thy Gospel. Here may be introduced any other subjer:tfor Tfuinfcafjiving. Yea, Lord, for that there is nothing for which we may not bless and thank Thee, therefore do we pay our vows now in the presence of all Thy people, humbly beseech- EVENING SERVICE. 31 ing Thee to accept this our service, which we offer in the name and through the infinite merits of Thy Son Jesus Christ, our Lord. ^mcn. Then a Psalm or Hymn is sung^ w, tjchen convenient^ the Anthem. Here foUoweth the Prayer for Illumination, in these words^ or at the discretion of the 3Iinister. For lUumwiation, pAUSE Thy Church to arise and shine, O ^ Lord, and let her ministers be clothed with righteousness and salvation; that Thy word may not return unto Thee void, but have free course and be glorified ; prospering in the thing w hereunto Thou hast sent it, and prevailing mightily to turn men from dark- ness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive the forgive- ness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified, by faith that is in Christ; to whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be honour and glory, w^orld without end. ^mcn. A Sermon is then preached, concluding with an Ascription of Praise; after which the Minister may say — 32 FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. Prayer after Sermon, r\ GOD, who didst teach the hearts of Thy ^ faithful people, hy sending to them the li^ht of Thy Holy Spirit, grant us, hy the same 8])irit, to have a right understanding of Thy saving truth. Visit, we pray Thee, this congregation with Thy love and favour; and enlighten our minds more and more with the light of the everlasting Gospel ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Here may he introduced any spea/d Prayers, as occasion may require. O Lord God, our life, the light of the faith- ful, the strength of those who lahour, and the repose of the hlessed dead; grant us a peace- ful night, free from all disturbance; that, after an interval of quiet sleep, we may by Thy bounty, at the return of light, be endued with activity by the Holy Spirit, and enabled in security to render thanks to Thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord. ^mtn. Tlt^M the Offering in collected ; a Psalm or Hymn is sung ; and the Minister closeji tfie service hy pronouncing one or other of these Benedictions — The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and EVENING SERVICE. 33 the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. 2lmcn. Or— The peace of God, which passeth all un- derstanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of His Son Jesus Christ, our Lord ; and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be amongst you, and remain with you always. ^men. S^tm\& c^uttaat} $t VIxt ltl0tttft. Morning Sernice. The Congregation being assembled, Divine Service may begin with the singing of a Psalm or Hymn ; then, the Congregation still standing, the Minister may say — /^KE thing have I desired of the Lord, that ^^ will I seek after, that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in His temple. Blessed is the man whom Thou choosest, and causest to approach unto Thee, that he may dwell in Thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of Thy house, even of Thy holy temple. Then, the Congregation kneding, or with bowed heads, the Minister may say — Cct ns Prag. (34) MORNING SERVICE. 35 Prayer of Invocation, A LAIIGHTY God, our Heavenly Father, who -^^ hast promised that in all places where Thou dost record Thy name, Thou wilt meet with Thy servants to bless them; fulfil now Thy promise unto us, and make us joyful in Thy house of prayer ; and grant that our wor- ship, being ofiered in the name and in the Spirit of Thy Son, may be acceptable unto Thee, and profitable unto ourselves, through our only Mediator and Advocate, Jesus Christ our Lord. ^men. The Confession. If we say we have no sin, we deceive our- selves, and the truth is not in us. If we con- fess our sins. Thou art faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. We confess, God, that we have sinned against Thee, and are unworthy of Thy mercy. We have not loved Thee, our Father ; we have grieved the Holy Ghost, the earnest of our in- heritance ; we have not waited for the coming of Thy Son, Jesus Christ our Lord ; we have not been pure and holy; we have not been 36 SECOND SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. faithful and true ; we have been entangled in the world, and overcome of evil. We have lived in confusion and strife ; we ?iave done wrong unto our brother, and have not repented of the wrong ; we have broken the unity of Thy holy Church, and caused men to forget and blas- pheme Thy holy name. Our faith hath failed us; our love hath grown cold; our hope hath not been as an anchor of tlie soul sure and steadfast, entering within the veil. We remember these things before Thee ; we cast ourselves upon Thy compassion ; we cry unto Thee, Be merciful unto us, sinners. Hear us as we call unto Thee in the name of Jesas Christ, who died for our offences, and rose again for our justification; that, obtaining of Thee forgiveness of all our sins, and being filled with Thy Holy Spirit, we may be enar bled evermore to please Thee both in body and in soul. Crimen. Ff/r Pardon and Peace. Almighty and ev^erlasting God, who hatest nothing that Thou hast made, and dost forgive the sins of all them that are penitent; create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that MORNING SERVICE. 37 we, worthily lamenting our sins, and acknowl- edging our wretchedness, may obtain of Thee, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Supplications, O God, the Fountain of all truth and grace, who hast called us out of darkness into marvel- lous 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 ever- lasting life ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Enable us to perform our appointed duties with diligence, to guide our affairs with discre- tion, and in all our ways to acknowledge Thee. Feed us with food convenient for us ; give us health of body and soundness of mind; and further our lawful undertakings with Thy blessing. Restrain us from all intemperance and ex- cess, from all vanity in speech and behaviour ; and give us grace to be sober and to watch unto prayer. 38 SECOND SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. 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. ^mcn. Here may he introduced any other subject for Supplication. O Thou who givest liberally unto all men and upbraidest not, be pleased now to give us those things which we have asked in the name of Christ, and to forgive our unworthiness in asking. Preserve us in the faith and fear of Thy holy name unto our life's end ; keep us watchful for the coming of Thy Son; and bring uS at last into Thy heavenly kingdom ; through Jesus Christ our Lord, in whose name and words we pray : The Lord^s Prayer. ( To he said hy hoth Minister and Congregation. ) Our Father who art in heaven. Hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be MORNINa SERVICE. 39 done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation ; but deliver us from evil : For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever. ^men. Here, and at the end of all the other Prayers^ the Congregation say or sing Amen. Then likewise may be said or sung — O Lord, open Thou our lips : And our mouth shall shoio forth Thy praise. Then may be said, or sung the Psalter^ ending with — Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost : As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. ^men. Then may he read a Lesson from the Old Testament, Then may be sung the Hymn Te Deum Laudamus or other Hymn or Psalm, after which may be read a Lesson from tlie New Testament At the end of the Lesson may be said — The Lord bless to us the reading of the Holy Scriptures, and to His name be glory and praise. S^mcn. 40 SECOND SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. Tfien rruxy he wny tfie Jhjran Bf:nedictuh or oihtir IJymn or Pufjlrn, o/ter tchich rnfxy be imruj or ntxid by tfte Miniater and yeuffle eUindirifj — Th£ Apostles' Creed, T BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, •*- ]Maker of heaven and earth : And in Jesus Christ His only Son our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, horn of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried : He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty ; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy Catho- lic Church; the communion of saints; the for- giveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. 2lmen. The Lord he with you : And v:ith thy spirit. Ttim, (he Orn/jregfjiiU/n knediwj w with bowed headHf tfie Minister may my — MORNING SERVICE. 41 Intercessions, O God, who hast taught us to make suppli- cations, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks for all men, we humbly beseech Thee to receive these our prayers, which we offer to Thy divine majest}^ Extend, we pray Thee, the blessings of Thy Gospel, that all flesh may magnify Thy holy name. Give Thy Son the heathen for His in- heritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for His possession. Break everywhere the chains of idolatry and error, and make Thy truth triumphant, that the earth may be glad, and Thy saints shout aloud for joy. We pray for Thy holy Church universal, that all who profess Thy name may be careful to maintain good works ; that the weak may be strengthened, the wanderers restored, the sorrowful comforted, and the doubting con- firmed. Thou Lord of the harvest, send forth, we pray thee, labourers into the fields which are ripe for the harvest, and replenish all Thy min- isters with heavenly grace, that they may faith- 42 SECOND SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. fully serve Thee, and, both in their life and doctrine, seek only Thy glory. We beseech Thee to bless this congregation. Grant that those who bear office may be en- samples to the flock, and that all its members may walk continually in the fear of the Lord and the comfort of the Holy Ghost. We pray for the young children, that their tender life may be precious in Thy sight, and that, by their godly upbringing, they may be fitted for usefulness in this world, and glory in the life to come. ^men. O Thou, who art the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, we beseech Thee to bless all rulers and governors and especially the Presi- dent of the United States, the Governor of the Commonwealth, and all Judges and Magis- trates. Give them a deep sense of their ob- ligations to Thee, and of their duty to the people over whom they are placed, and give them heavenly wisdom to discharge their high duties in Thy fear and for the good of all the people. ^men. We pray for all in sorrow, that they may be MORNING SERVICE. 43 speedily relieved and comforted by the Holy Spirit. We remember them that are in bonds, as bound wdth them, and them which suiFer adversity, as being ourselves also in the body. Let the sighing of the prisoner come before Thee, and save Thou those that are appointed to die. We pray for all who suffer for their faith in Thee, that, sustained by Thy love, they may be steadfast in life and in death. We pray for the tempted, that, taking the shield of faith, they may be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked ; for all who seek salvation, that they may be led to Jesus, the Saviour from sin and death ; for the sick, that they may be healed ; and for the dying, that Thy rod and Thy staft' may comfort them in the dark valley. We pray for the bereaved that their mourning may be turned into joy, and their souls blessed through Thy fatherly chastening. We pray for the widow and the fatherless, and for those who have none to help them but Thee, O God. We pray for those who are absent from their homes on the land or on the sea, that they may be kept from danger and death and sin. We pray for the 44 SECOND SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. stranger in a strange land, and for all who need Thy cheering grace. We pray for our friends, kindred, and bene- factors ; and we remember before Thee with thanksgiving all those departed in the faith ; the holy apostles and prophets, the evangelists and pastors ; the blessed martyrs and confes- sors ; and all Thy saints who have gone before. The Thanksgiving. It is a good thing to give thanks unto Thee, OGod. And to sing praises unto Thy name, Most High; To show forth Thy lo\dng-kindness in the morning. And thy faithfulness every night. 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 [particularly to those who desire now to offer up their praises and thanksgivings for Thy late mercies vouchsafed unto them] . Here may he introduced any other subject for Thanksgiving. MORNING SERVICE. 45 TVe bless Thee for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life ; but above all, for Thine inestimable love, in the redemption 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 Thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful, and that we show forth Thy praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives ; by giving up ourselves to Thy ser^^ce, and by walking before Thee in holiness and righteousness all our days; through Jesus Christ our Lord : to whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honour and glory, world without end. ^men. Then a Psalm or Hymn is sung, or, when convenient, the Anthem. Hei'e followeth the Prayei' for Illumination, in these words, or at the discretion of the Minister. For Illumination. r\ LORD, who alone canst give the hearing ^^ ear and the understanding heart; open our minds, we beseech thee, to understand Thy Word, which Thou hast in Thy mercy bestowed upon us. Save us from using it de- ceitfully ; from wresting it to serve . our own 46 SECOND SUNDAY OP THE MONTH. purposes ; from being in bondage to the letter while we neglect the spirit : but grant that we may search the Scriptures diligently, and iind in them their testimony to Christ; and behold- ing His glory reflected in them, may be changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord. ^men. A Sermon is then preached, concluding vdth an Asadption of Praise ; after which the Minister may say — Cet us Pras. Prayer after Sermon. T ET Thy Gospel, O Lord, come unto us not -^ in word only but in power, and in much assurance, and in the Holy Ghost, that we may be guided into all truth, and strengthened unto all obedience and enduring of Thy will with joyfulness; that, abounding in the work of faith, and the labour of love, and the patience of hope, we may finally be made partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. ^men. IXere may he introduced any special Prayers, as occasion may require. Then the Offering is collected : a Pscdm or Hymn is sung ; and the Minister closes the service by pronouncing one or other of these Benedictions — MORNING SERVICE. 47 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost be with you all. ^men. Or— The peace of God, which passeth all under- standing, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of His Son Jesus Christ, our Lord; and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be amongst you, and remain with you always. ^men. 48 SECOND SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. The Congregation being assembled. Divine Service may begin mth the singing of a Psalm or Hymn ; then, the Congregation still standing, the minister may say — rpHE hour cometh, and now is, when the true •*- worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth ; for the Father seeketh such to worship Him. God is a Spirit; and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth. O worship the Lord in the beauty of holi- ness : fear before Him all the earth. Then, the Congregation kneeling, or with bowed heads, the Minister may say — £et us Prag. Prayer of Invocation. OGOD, Light of the hearts that see 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 be turned is to rise, and in whom to abide is to stand fast for ever : grant us now Thy grace EVENING SERVICE. 49 and blessing, as we are here assembled to offer up our common supplications ; and tliough we are unworthy to approach Thee, or to ask any- thing of Thee at all, be pleased to hear and to answer us, for the sake of our great High Priest and Advocate, Jesus Christ. ^men. The Confession. most merciful God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who pardonest all such as truly repent and turn to Thee ; we humbly confess our sins and implore Thy mercy. We have not loved Thee with a pure heart fervently, neither have we loved our neio-hbor as our- selves. We have not done justly, nor loved mercy, nor walked humbly with Thee, our God. Our thoughts have been evil and vain. Our members have been the instruments of unrighteousness to sin, and we have dishon- ored Thee with our bodies and our spirits which are Thine. Have mercy upon us, O God, according to Thy loving-kindness ; According unto the multitude of Thy tender mer- cies^ blot out our transgressions. Wash us thoroughly from our iniquities, and cleanse us from our sins. 4 50 SECOND SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. For we acknowledge our transgressions, and our sin is ever before its. Create in us a elean heart, O God; And renew a right sj/irit within us. Cast us not away from Thy presence ; And take not Thy Holy Spirit from us. Restore unto us the joy of Thy salvation ; And uphold us with Thy free Spirit. For Pardon and Peace. Almighty God, who hast given Thy Son to be the sacrifice and propitiation for the sins of the whole world ; spare Thou them that have con- fessed their faults unto Thee, and mercifully absolve them from all their sins ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. ^men. Supplications. O God, who of Thy great mercy hast re- deemed us from all our iniquities, we dedicate anew to Thee our souls and our bodies, hence- forth to be instruments of righteousness unto Thee. Help us to renounce the works of darkness ; and to walk in the light of Thy countenance. Help us to renounce the vanities of this world ; and to seek after the enduring substance laid EVENING SERVICE. 51 up with Thee in heaven. Help us to renounce the sinful lusts of the flesh ; and enable us to walk in the Spirit. Teach us to endure hardness as good soldiers of Jesus Christ, that we may not fear the re- proach of men, nor be ashamed of Christ or of His cross. Quicken us to work the works of Him that hath sent us, while it is day, because the night cometh wherein no man can work ; and what- soever we do, enable us to do it heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men. Grant us, in all our duties, Thy help ; in all our difficulties. Thy counsel; in all our dan- gers, Thy protection ; and in all our sorrows, Thy peace. O Lord, who hast called us to be holy as Thou art holy, and who alone canst make us such as Thou wouldst have us to be ; fulfil in us all the good pleasure of Thy goodness, that we may stand perfect and complete in all Thy will. Cause us to abound more and more in faith, and love, and temperance, and godliness ; in all holy desires ; in all good purposes ; in all kind and brotherly aifections ; in all meek, pa- tient, humble, sober, pure, and peaceable dis- 52 SECOND SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. positions; that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in us and we in Him, according to the grace which through Him Thou hast bestowed upon us. ^men. Here may he introdtieed any other svhject for Supplication. Lord, most mighty and most merciful, we commend ourselves unto 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 beseech Thee to keep our souls from death, our eyes from tears, and our feet from falling, that we may walk before Thee in the light of the living, and at the second and glorious appearing of Thy Son our Lord, may be presented faultless before the presence of Thy glory ^\'ith exceeding joy; through the same Jesus Christ our Saviour, in whose name and words we pray : The Lord's Prayer. {To he said hy hoth Minister and Congregation.) Our Father who art in heaven. Hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. And EVENING SERVICE. 53 lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil: For Thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever. ^men. Here, and at the end of all the other Prayers, the Congregation say or sing Amen. Then likewise may be said or sung — Praise ye the Lord : The Lord^s name he praised. Then may he said or sung the Psalter, ending with — Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost : As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. ^men. Then may be raid a Lesson from the Old Testament. Then may be sung the Hymn Magnificat or other Hymn or Psalm, after which may be read a Lesson from the New Testa- ment. At the end of the Lesson may be said — The Lord bless to us the reading of the Holy Scriptures, and to His name be glory and praise. ^mcn. ITien may be sung the Hymn Nunc Dimittis or other Hymn or Psalm, after which may he swig or said by the llinister and people standing — 64 SECOND SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. The Apostles' Creed. T BELIEVE in God the Father Ahnighty, A Maker of heaven and earth : And in Jesus Christ His only Son our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suiFered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried: He descended into hell ; the third day He rose again from the dead ; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty ; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost ; the holy Cath- olic Church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body ; and the life everlasting. *^mcu. The Lord be with you : . And with thy spirit. Then, the Congregation kneeling^ or with bowed heads^ the Minister may say—^ Intercessions. God, who hast commanded us to make prayers and supplications for all men, we be- Beech Thee graciously to receive the petitions which we now present unto Thee. EVENING SERVICE. 55 Let the Sun of righteousness shine upon all lands, and the daj-spring from on high visit those who sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death. Let the people praise Thee, O Lord ; let all the people praise Thee. Let all kings fall down before Thee, and all nations serve Thee. Let incense and a pure offering be offered unto Thy name, from the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same, and let the whole earth be filled with Thy glory. ^mcn. Remember, Lord, Thy Holy and Apos- tolic Church. Peace be wdthin her walls, and prosperity within her palaces, and may they prosper that love her. Save Thy people, and bless thine inheritance ; feed them also, and lift them up for ever. Build Thou the waste places, and repair the desolations of many generations; and cause Thy power and Thy glory to be seen in Thy sanctuary as in the days of old. Remember, O Lord, all who bear rule in Thy Church, who rightly di^^de the word of truth: and let none be ashamed who minister at Thy holy altar. Remember, Lord, those who love the 56 SECOND SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. beauty of Thy house and seek its welfare, who do good deeds for Thy Church, and who remember the poor. Recompense them with rich and heavenly gifts. Render to them, iur stead of earthly things, the heavenly ; instead of temporal, the eternal ; instead of corrupti- ble, the incorruptible; and do thou increase their number here and everywhere. Remember, O Lord, the whole body of the people, all those present before thee, and those absent for a reasonable cause ; and pour down upon this whole community the continual dew of Thy blessing. ^men. Remember, O Lord, all those whom Thou hast made to rule upon the earth, especially Thy servant, the President of the United States. We pray for all in authority, that Thou wouldst grant unto them a spirit of wisdom, justice, and godly fear. "We j)ray for favourable weather and fruitful seasons, that receiving of the abundance of Thy good things we may evermore praise Thee. 2lmen. Remember, Lord, in Thy mercy, the sons and daughters of affliction. Jehovah, hear EVENING SERVICE. 57 them in the day of trouble, and let the name of the God of Jacob defend them. Send them help from Thy Sanctuary, and strengthen them out of Zion. Care Thou for the widows, pro- tect the orphans, relieve the destitute, heal the sick, comfort the bereaved, strengthen the aged. Sanctify and support the dying: may Thine everlasting arms be around them ; may Thy good angels minister to them ; and, absent from the body, may they be present with the Lord. Be Thou Avith the travellers by sea and by land, and when they cry unto Thee in their distress, do Thou mercifully send them help and deliverance. Let Thy blessing be on all our kindred and friends ; and receive Thou our thanks for all dear to us, and for the redeemed of all ages, who are at rest with Thee. Hasten the coming and kingdom of Thy Son, that the whole creation which groaneth under the bondage of corruption may be delivered, and we, with all Thy saints departed, may re- ceive the adoption, even the redemption of our bodies, when the saying which is written shall be fulfilled: Death is swallowed up in victory. ^mcu. 58 SECOND SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. The Thanksgivinc). Bless the Lord, our souls : And all that is within us bless His holy name. Bless the Lord, O our souls ; And forget not all His benefits. Honour and praise be given to Thee, Lord God Almighty, for all Thy mercy and loving- kindness shown unto Thy people, in that Thou hast chosen them in Christ before the founda- tion of the world. Continual thanks be given to Thee for creating us after Thine own image; for redeeming us, when we were lost, with the precious blood of Thy beloved Son ; for sanc- tifying us with Thy Holy Spirit; for helping and succouring us in all our necessities ; for saving us from dangers of body and soul ; for comforting us with Thy fatherly pity in our tribulations ; for sparing us so long, and giving us so large a time of repentance. These benefits, O most merciful Father, we have received of Thy goodness alone. And we beseech Thee, for Thy dear Son's sake, to grant us always Thy Holy Spirit, whereby we may continually grow in thankfulness towards Thee. Let us not lack anything, O Father, EVENING SERVICE, 69 without which we cannot serve Thee ; l)ut bless us in all the works of our hands, that we may not be burdensome, but rather helpful to others. And whatsoever in Thy providence Thou sendest, teach us to be heartily content with Thy good will and pleasure. Here may he introduced any other svhjectfor Thanksr/ivlng. These our prayers and praises we present through Jesus Christ, Thy Son ; who liveth and reigneth with Thee, the Father, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Then a Psalm or Hymn is sung^ or, when convenient^ the AnOiem. Ha-e/oUowelh the Prayer for Illumination, in these ivords, or at the discretion of the Minista\ For Illumination* r\ GOD, whose inspiration giveth understand- ^^ ing, and who didst bestow upon Thy ser- vants of old, gifts of wisdom, and knowledge, and utterance; be pleased so to guide and direct the hearts and lips of us Thy servants who are here assembled before Thee, that our speaking and hearing may be to our edilica-' tion and profit; to the increase of our knovvl- 60 SECOND SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. edge, and faith, and obedience; and to our comfort and gro^vth in grace ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. lixntn. A Sermon is then preached, concluding with an Ascription of Praise; after which the Minister may my — £el ns Pran. Prayer after Sermon. SUFFER not, O God, the good seed, which the Son of man hath sown, to be caught away by the wicked one out of our hearts, or to be scorched by tribulation or persecution, or to be choked with cares and pleasures of this life; but being received into good and honest hearts, may it bring forth in us abun- dantly the fruits of faith and obedience; through our Lord and Saxdour Jesus Christ. 2lmen. Here may he introduced any special Prayers, as occasion may require. Thine, O Lord, is the day, and Thine is the night ; cover our sins with Thy mercy as Thou dost cover the earth with darkness ; and grant that the Sun of righteousness may ever shine in our hearts, to chase away the darkness of evil thoughts ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 3.incn. EVENING SERVICE. 61 Then the Offering is collected; a Psalm or Hymn is sung ; and the Minister closes the service by pronouncing one or other of Benedictions — The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. ^men. Or— The peace of God, which passeth all under- standing, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of Ilis Son Jesus Christ, our Lord; and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be amongst you, and remain with you always. ^men. Sftirfl Mn&n\j of the Ittontfi. Xllorning Scruicc. The Congregation, being aascnJde/l, Divine Sen-ice may begin with the singing of a Psalm or Ilyvm ; then^ the Congi'egation still standing^ the Mirmter may say — milUSsaith the hii^^h and lofty One that in- -*- habiteth eternity, whose name is Holy : I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to re- vive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones. We have not an High Priest that cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain merely, and lind grace to help in time of need. Then., the Congregation kneeling, or with bowed IieadSy the Minister may say — £ct us praj). (G2) MORNING SERVICE. 63 Prayer of Invocation. r\ LORD Gocl, merciful and holy, who didst ^^ command light to shine out of darkness, who hast given us rest in sleep, and hast raised us up to glorify Thee and to declare thy good- ness; we beseech Thee of Thy great mercy to accept us who now worship before Thee, and according to our power do give Thee thanks, and to grant unto us our requests for all things needful for the present life and for our everlast- ing salvation ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. ^mcn. • The Confession. If we say we have no sin, we deceive our- selves, and the truth is not in us. If we con- fess our sins, Thou art faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Almighty and most merciful Father, we have erred and strayed from Thy ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have offended against Thy holy laws. We have left undone those things Avhich we ought to have done, and we have done those things which we ought not to have done; and there is no health in us. 64 THIRD SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. But Thou, Lord, have mercy upon us, mis- erable offenders. Spare Thou them, O God, who confess their fauUs. Restore Thou those who are penitent ; according to Thy promises declared unto mankind in Christ Jesus our Lord. And grant, O most merciful Father, for His sake, that we may hereafter live a godly, righteous and sober life, to the glory of Thy holy name. ^mcn. For Pardon and Peace. Almighty God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who desirest not the death of a sinner, but rather that he may turn from his wicked- ness and live; aud who pardonest and absolv- est all them that truly repent, and unfeignedly believe His holy Gospel, we beseech Thee to grant us true repentance and Thy Holy Spirit, that those things may please Thee which we do at this present; and that the rest of our life hereafter may be pure and holy, so that at the last we may come to thine eternal joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord. ^mcn. Supplications. Almighty God, avIio, by Thy holy apostle, hast called upon us to present our bodies unto MORNING SERVICE. 65 Thee a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable, which is our reasonable service ; we come unto Thee in the name of Jesus Christ, and we devote and dedicate ourselves wholly to Thy service, henceforth to live only to Thy glory. Thou art our God, and we will praise Thee; Thou art our God, we will exalt Thee. Enable us to be faithful to every trust which Thou in Thy providence hast committed to us, to discharge rightly the duties of our several relations in life, and to walk in Thy command- ments and ordinances blameless. Pour out upon us the gifts of the Holy Ghost. Grant unto us a faith unfeigned, a just and humble hope, and a never-failing charity. Grant unto us the grace of true humility, a meek and quiet spirit, pure and holy thoughts, clear understanding in the way of godliness, and a holy and edifying conversation. Grant unto us grace to deny ourselves ; to bear one another's burdens ; to be helpers of one another's joys; to be slow to anger; to fight manfully the battles of the Lord against the devil, the world, and the flesh ; to redeem the time; and to walk always as in Thy presence. Grant unto us moderation in all things ; in 6Q THIRD SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. mirth let us not be vain ; in knowledge not puffed up; in zeal not bitter; and let us use the world as not abusing it, remembering that the fashion of this world passeth away. Grant unto us spiritual \visdom, that we may discern what is pleasing to Thee, and follow what belongs to our peace; and let the knowl- edge and love of Thee and of Jesus Christ our Lord be our guide and our portion all our days. Sanctify us in spirit, soul, and body, and pre- serve us blameless unto the coming of our Lord and King. Here may be introduced any other subject for Supplication. Incline Thine ear to our prayers, we beseech Thee, through Jesus Christ, in whose name we further pray : TTie Lord's Prayer. {To be said by both Minister and Congregation.) Our Father who art in heaven. Hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil : For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory for ever. ^men. MORNING SERVICE. 67 Here, and at the end of all the other Prayers, the Congregation say or sing Amen. Then likeicise may be said or simg — Lord, open Thou our lips : And our mouth shall shoio forth Thy 'praise. Then may be said or sung the Psalter, ending with — Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost : As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. ^mcn. Then may be read a Lesson from the Old Te^sf anient — Then' may be sung the Hymn Te Deum Laudamus or other Hymn or Psalm, after which may be read a Lesson from the New Testament. At the end of the Lesson may be said — The Lord bless to us the reading of the Holy Scriptures, and to His name be glory and praise. ^mcm Then may be sung the Hymn Benedictus or other Hymn or Psalm, after which may be said or sung by the Minister and people standing — I The Apostles' Creed. BELIEYE in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth : And in Jesus Christ His only Son our Lord, 68 THIRD SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, horn of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and huried : He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead ; He a8cended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Gho.st; the holy Cath- olic Church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; tfie resurrection of the body ; and the life everlasting. !2lmen. The Lord be with you : And vnth thy spirit. Tlien, tft/c (Jonfjrcjjation krt/'Ainfj, w vnlh hfMcA }i/>jj/hj tfie Minis- le/r rrviy nay — £et US Praji. Intercession's. God, who hast taught us to make suppli- cations, jjrayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks for all rrjen, we beseech Thee to receive these our jjrayers which we offer humbly to Thy divine majesty. Remember in Thy mercy all man whom Thou hast made of one blood to dwell on the MORNING SERVICE. 69 face of the earth, and deliver them from those evils and miseries hy which any of them are oppressed; especially from ignorance, error, and mibelief, and from the bondage of sin. Cause Thy way to be known upon earth. Thy saving health among all nations : and hasten the time when the lost sheep of the house of Israel, together with the fulness of the Gen- tiles, shall be brought into the fold of Jesus Christ, the Shepherd and Bishop of our souls. O Almighty and most merciful Father, who hast loved Thy people with an everlasting love, and purchased them unto Thyself with the blood of Thy dear Son ; favourably regard, we beseech Thee, Thy Church and congregation, and confirm them evermore with all spiritual gifts. Endue Thy ministering servants with wisdom and faith, with love and zeal, that they may diligently and Tvasely perform the work of the Lord to which they are called. And grant that the whole company of the faithful may be steadfast in the faith, abounding in hope, of one heart and of one mind, and filled with joy and with the Holy Ghost. !^men. Remember in Thy mercy the President of the United States, all the judges, and magis- 70 THIRD SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. trates, and all who are in authority : enlighten and guide them ; and so dispose the affairs of this nation that righteousness and truth, peace and eontentnient, may everywhere prevail. We commend to Tliine almighty guardian- ship our Army and Navy, and all who are ex- posed to danger by sea or by land. ^mcn. Remember in Thy mercy the poor and needy, the widows and the fatherless, the strangers and the friendless, the sick and the dying [and any such known to ourselves whom we name in our hearts before Thee] : relieve their needs, sanctify their sufferings, strengthen their weak- ness, and in due time bring them from their bondage into the glorious liberty of the sons of God. 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 inspire 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 servants departed MORNINa SERVICE. 71 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 fellow- ship of spirit, and that finally we may be gath- ered together in Thy heavenly kingdom, through Jesus Christ our Lord, ^mcn. The TMnksgiving. We will extol Thee, God, our King; And we icill bless Thy name for ever and ever. We give thanks unto Thee, O God of our salvation, that Thou hast crowned our lives wdth Thy goodness, and that by Thy blessing we, and all things living, are nourished and sus- tained. Thou hast preserved us all our days, and now again Thou bringest us into Thy pres- ence, in the multitude of Thy mercies, and re- plenished with Thy goodness. Above all. Thou hast loved us and all man- kind when we were lost and undone ; and hast given Thine only-begotten Son to seek and save us. We bless Thee for His great love to us, for His unspotted holiness, for His perfect example, for His bitter passion, and His death 72 THIRD SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. upon the cross, for His triumph over death and hell, for His glorious resurrection and as- cension, for His intercession and rule at Thy right hand. We thank Thee for the giving of the Holy Ghost; for the Church which Thou hast planted among men ; for its minis- tries and means of grace ; for the promises and precepts of Thy holy Word ; and for all the helps and comforts of true religion. Here may he introduced any other subject for Tlianksgiving. Help US with our whole soul evermore to praise Thee, and to live worthy of these Thy benefits; through Jesus Christ our Lord. ^mcu. 77ien a Paalm or Hymn if suny, or, when convenient, the Anthem. Here JolUnmth the Prayer for Ilivmination, in these words, or at the discretion of the Ministir. For Illumination. OLORD and lover of men, cause the pure light of Thy divine knowledge to shine forth in our hearts, and open the eyes of our un- derstandings that we may comprehend the pre- cepts of Thy Gospel. Plant in us also the fear of Thy blessed commandments ; that we, sub- duing all fleshly lusts, may seek a heavenly MORNING SERVICE. 73 citizenship, and may both say and do always such things as shall please Thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord. ^mcn. A Sermon is then preached, concluding with an Ascription of Praise; after which the Minister may say — Cetti0 PraB. Prayer after Sermon. r\ GOD, who hast revealed to us the light of ^-^ Thy Gospel, and called us into the fellow- ship of Thy Son, bless to us Thy Word which we have heard this day; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. ^men. Here may he introduced any special Prayei^s, as occasion may require. Then the Offering is collected; a Psalm or Hymn is sung; awl the Minister closes the service by pronouncing one or other of these Benedictions — The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. ^men. Or— The peace of God, which passeth all under- standing, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of His Son 74 THIRD SUNDAY OP THE MONTH. Jesus Christ, our Lord ; and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be amongst you, and remain with you always. ^men. EVEJTIXG SERVICE. 75 ©ocning Service. The Congregation being assembled^ Divine Service may begin ivifh the singing of a Paalm or Hymn : then, tlie Congregation still standing, the Minister may say — T) ETURI^ unto Thy rest, my soul, for the ■^^ Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee. Abide with us, for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. Then, the Congregation kneeling, or with bowed licads, the ]\[inis- ter may say — £ct us praQ. Prayer of Invocation, r\ LORD our God, of boundless might and in- ^^ comprehensible glory, measureless compas- sion and infinite love to man ; look down on us and on this holy place, and show unto us the riches of Thy mercies and compassions ; and so make us worthy, with a pure heart and a broken spirit, with hallowed lips and with a countenance that needeth not to be ashamed, to call upon Thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord. ^mcn. 76 THIRD SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. The Confession. Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker of all things, Judge of all men; we acknowledge and bewail our manifold sins and wickedness, which we, from time to time,' most grievously have committed, by thought, word, and deed, against Thy divine majesty, provoking most justly Thy wrath and indig- nation against us. We do earnestly repent, and are heartily sorry for these our misdoings; the remem- brance of them is grievous unto us; the bur- den of them is intolerable. Have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us, most merciful Father. For Thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ's sake, forgive us all that is past : And grant that we may ever hereafter serve and please Thee in newness of life, to the honour and glory of Thy name ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. For Pardon and Peace. Almighty and most merciful God, who wili- est not the souls of sinners to perish, but their faults ; restrain the anger which we deserve, and pour out upon us the clemency which we entreat, that through Thy mercy we may pass EVENING SERVICE. 77 from mourning into joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord. ^mcn. Sapplications. Almighty God, the Fountain of all holiness, who by Thy Word and Spirit dost conduct all Thy servants in the way of peace and right- eousness ; grant unto us so truly to repent of our sins, so carefully to reform our errors, so diligently to watch over all our actions, so in- dustriously to perform all our duty, that we may never willingly transgress Thy holy laws ; but that it may be the work of our lives to obey Thee, the joy of our souls to please Thee, the satisfaction of all our hopes and the per- fection of all our desires to dwell with Thee, in the holiness of Thine everlasting kingdom. Make us perfect in Christ Jesus ; out of His fulness may we all receive, and rest in Him for evermore. May His passion be our deliverance; His wounds our healing; His cross our redemp- •tion ; and His death our life. With His righteousness may we be clothed; by His Spirit may we be sanctified; in His blood may we be cleansed ; and to His image may we be conformed. May we abide in Him as branches in the 78 THIRD SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. vine ; may lie ha in us the hoijo of glory, and unto us all in all. As He died, may we die unto sin ; as He rose again, may we rise unto newness of life; suffering witli Him here, may we reign with Him hereafter; and bearing now His cross, may we hereafter wear His crown. ^mcn. Here may be introduced any other subject for Supplication. God, Thou King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the blessed and only Lord, may we, who cannot see Thee with the eye of flesh, behold Thee steadfastly with the eye of faith, that we faint not under the manifold trials and temptations of this mortal life, but may endure as seeing Thee who art invisible ; that after we have done and suffered Thy will upon the earth, we may enjoy the vision of God in heaven, and may be made jjartakers of those unspeakable joys which Thou hast promised to them that love Thee and the appearing of Thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord; in whose name we further pray : TTie Lord^s Prayer. ( To be mid by both Minister and Congregation. ) Our Father who art in Heaven, Hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will EVENING SERVICE. 79 be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give ns this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil : For Thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever. ^meit. Here, and at the end of all the other prayers, the Congregation say or sing Amen. Then likewise may be said or sung — Praise ye the Lord : The Lord^s name be praised. Then may be said or sung the Psalter, ending with — Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost : As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. ^men. Then may be read a lesson from the Old Testament — Then may be sung the Hymn Magnificat or other Hymn or Psalm, after which may be read a Lesson from the New Testa- ment. At the end of the Lesson may be said — The Lord bless to us the reading of the Holy Scriptures, and to His name be glory and praise. ^men. Then may be sung the Hymn Nunc Dimittis or other Hymn or Psalm, after which may be said or sung by the Minister and peo- ple standing — 80 THIRD SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. The Apostles^ Creed. T BELIEVE ill God the Father Almighty, -*- Maker of heaven and earth : And in Jesus Christ His only Son our Lord, who was conceived hy the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried : He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead ; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty ; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy Catholic Church ; the communion of saints ; the forgiveness of sins ; the resurrection of the body ; and the life everlasting. The Lord be with you : And with thy spirit. TJien, the Congregation kneeling, or with bowed heads, the Min- ister may say — £ct us Pran. Intercessions. Almighty and everlasting God, we come to Thee through Jesus Christ our only Mediator EVENING SERVICE. 81 and Advocate, and we entreat Thee, for His merits, to receive our intercessions, and to help our infirmities by Thy Holy Spirit. We humbly beseech Thee, gracious Father, for Thy Holy Church; fill it with all truth, and in all truth with all peace; where it is corrupt, purify it ; where it is in error, reform it; where it is right, strengthen and confirm it ; where it is in want, furnish it ; where it is divided and rent asunder, heal thou the breaches of it, Thou Holy One of Israel. O Lord, save Thy people : And bless thine inheritance. We pray for all pastors and ministers of Thy Church, that, being replenished with the truth of Christian doctrine, and endued with inno- cency of life, they may rule Christ's flock with diligence, and celebrate Thy worship to Thy glory. We pray for all estates of men in Thy Church, that every member of the same, in his vocation and ministry, may truly and devoutly serve Thee, following the footsteps of his Lord and Saviour. ^mcn. 82 THIRD SUNDAY OP THE MONTH. We pray for all in aatbority, that they may be just, ruling in the fear of God; especially for Thy sen'ant, the President of the United States, and for all judges and magistrates, that they may exercise the j>owers which Tliou hast given them, for the punishment of vice and the maintenance of virtue. ^raen. We pray for our country, that Thou wouldst grant us peaceful times and fruitful seasons; that Thou wouldst prosper our industries, and keep us always in peace. We pray for our universities and schools, that the young may be taught that fear of the Lord which is the beginning of wisdom. We pray for all who remember the poor, and do good works among Thy people, that their hands may be strengthened, and their prayers and alms come up for a memorial before Thee. We pray for this community, and every family and household, that true religion may flourish in this place : For husbands and wives, that they may live together as heirs of the grace of life, and be helpers of each other's faith and joy : EVENING SERVICE. 83 For parents, that they, may bring np 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, knowing 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 their way; for all in danger, that they may be delivered, and praise Thee for Thy goodness and Thy wonderful works towards them : For all widows and orphans, that Thou wouldst be their stay; for all prisoners and captives, that Thou wouldst pity them ; for those in sickness and sorrow, that Thou wouldst heal and comfort them ; for those in doubt and fear, that Thou wouldst relieve them ; for the dying, that Thou wouldst be their guide even unto death, and afterwards receive them to glory. We pray for all who have erred and strayed from Thy ways, that they may have the grace 84 THIRD SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. of true repentance; and for all who have striven to do Thy will and keep the faith, that they may persevere unto life eternal. Here may he introduced any other subject of Intercession. "We remember before Thee, God, with grateful hearts, our brethren and sisters, who from the beginning of the world have pleased Thee in their several generations, and are now at rest with Thee in Paradise ; and we beseech Thee to prepare us for the second coming of Christ, and to hasten His glorious kingdom, at whose appearing Thy saints departed shall be raised, and we shall be changed, and death shall be swallowed up in victory. ^men. The Thanksgiving. Unto Thee, God, do we give thanks, unto Thee do we give thanks ; For that Thy name is near Thy wondrous works declare. Almighty and most merciful Father, from whom Cometh down every good and perfect gift ; we yield Thee praise and thanks for all Thy mercies. Thy goodness hath created us ; Thy bounty EVENING SERVICE. 85 hath Bustained us ; Thy fatherly disciphne hath chastened and corrected us ; Thy patience hath borne with us ; Thy love hath redeemed us. Give us a heart to love and serve Thee, and enable us to show our thankfulness for all the goodness and mercy Thou hast conferred by giving up ourselves to Thy service, and cheer- fully submitting in all things to Thy blessed will. Here may he introduced any other subject for Thanksgiving. Continue to us, we beseech Thee, Thy lov- ing kindness, that we may rejoice and be glad in Thee all our days. Supply all our need ac- cording to Thy glorious riches ; and make all grace to be multiplied towards us that we always, having sufficiency in all things, may abound unto every good work. Teach us also to be careful for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, to make our requests known unto Thee ; that the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, may keep our hearts and minds through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom "with Thee, the Father, and the Holy Ghost, be glory everlast- ing, "^mcn. 86 THIRD SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. Then a Psalm or Hymn is sung, or, when convenient, the Anthem. Here followeth the Prayer for Illumination, in these woi'ds, or ai the discretion of the Minister. For Illumination. ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, the -^ source of all life and joy, who, by the glad sound of the Gospel, hast called us to have part in Thy kingdom and glory, shine into our hearts, we beseech Thee, by Thy Word and Spirit, and draw us with the cords of Thy constraining grace ; that we may heartily choose that good part which shall not be taken away from us, and give all diligence to make our calling and election sure ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. !^men. A Sermon is then preached, concluding with an Ascription of Praise; after which the Minister may say — Prayer after Sermon. T^ATHER of mercies, and God of all com- -■- fort, we joyfully acknowledge Thine infi- nite goodness in sending to us the day-spring from on high to enlighten our darkness, and EVENING SERVICE. 87 guide our feet into the way of peace. We praise Thy name for those portions of Thy holy Word of which Thou hast made us par- takers this day* Grant that they may bring forth fruit unto hohness in our whole life, to the glory of Thy name, the edification of our brethren, and the comfort of our souls in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. ^men. Here may be iniroduced any special Prayer Sj as occasion may require. O Lord Jesus Christ, who hast died for us, that whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Thee; be Thou our strength every morning, and our rest when the shadows of the evening are stretched out, O Jesus Christ, our Lord. ^meu. Then the Offering is collected ; a Psalm or Hymn is sung ; and the Minister closes tlie service by pronouncing one or other of these Benedictions — The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. ^men. Or— The peace of God, which passeth all under- standing, keep your hearts and miilds in the 88 THIRD SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. knowledge and love of God, and of His Son Jesus Christ, our Lord ; and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be amongst you, and remain with you always. ^mcn. imvtU ^nmhxj 0! the liloutft< iHorning Seroice. The Congregation being assembled, Divine Service may begin with the singing of a Psalm or Hymn ; then, the Congregation still /, the Minister may say — rpHE sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; -*- a broken and a contrite heart, God, Thou wilt not despise. Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the Lord. Onien, the Congregation kneeling, or with boived heads, the Minister mxiy say — £ct us 13 rag. Prayer of Invocation. r\ GOD, the Father of our Lord and Saviour ^ Jesus Christ, the mighty God, who art blessed for evermore, we Thy people and the sheep of Thy pasture draw near to Thee with reverence and godly fear. Look down from heaven, in Thy tender love, on us approaching Thee through Thine (so") 90 FOURTH SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. Anointed, and sanctify onr ponls and bodies by Thy Holy Spirit, and strengthen our in- firmity, that our prayers may go up before Thee as incense, and be accepted as a sweet savour, through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. The Confession. If we say we have no sin, we deceive our- selves, and the truth is not in us. K we con- fess our sins, Thou art faithful and just to for- give us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. O most merciful Father, we acknowledge and confess that we have sinned against heaven and in Thy sight, and are not worthy to be called Thy children. We have all gone astray from Thy way like lost sheep, and have walked in counsels of our own. We have known to do good, but we have not done it; we have named the name of Christ, but have not de- parted from iniquity. We repent, O Lord, and are sorry for our sins. We especially bewail before Thee those things which are the present burden of our heart and conscience. We cannot stand before Thee as our Judge, but we come to Thee as MORNINa SERVICE. 01 our Saviour, hoping in Thy mercies, which are more than can be numbered. Forsake us not, God, who put our trust in Thee. Remember not against us former trans- gressions, but remember Thy tender mercies and Thy loving-kindnesses, which have been ever of old. And as Thou wast ever merciful to Thy people Israel, as often as they in peni- tence turned unto Thee, so do Thou show the like mercy unto us, with whom Thou hast made a better covenant, confirmed and sealed with the blood of Thy beloved Son. ^men. For Pardon and Peace. Blessed be Thy name, Lord, that Thou dost, through the ordinances of Thy Church, seal to Thy people the remission of their sins ; wherefore we beseech Thee to grant to all here present who truly repent, and are resolved to walk in newness of life, the comfortable assur- ance that their transgressions are forgiven, and to fill them with the peace that cometh from above. ^men. Supplications, God, who hast from the beginning chosen us to salvation, through sanctification of the 92 FOURTH SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. Spirit, and belief of the truth; grant that, pardoned through Christ, and risen with Him, we may have our affections set upon things above, and may overcome the world with the victory of faith. Take away from us, we beseech Thee, what- ever is depraved and perverse, whatever is contrary to salvation, whatever is hurtful to the soul, and whatever is displeasing to Thee. From the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eye, and the pride of life, good Lord, deliver us; and strengthen us, by the grace of the Holy Spirit, to fight the good fight of faith, to endure hardness as good soldiers of Jesus Christ, to rule our bodies by temperance and our spirits by meekness, and to glorify thee both with body and spirit which Thou hast redeemed. ^mcn. Thoij great Master and Lord, whose are all things in heaven and earth, and who givest to every one as it seemeth good in Thy sight ; grant us grace so to use the talents which Thou hast committed to us for a season, that when the Lord shall return to reckon with His servants, we may be enabled to give in our account with joy, and not with grief. MORNING SERVICE. 93 O Almighty God, whose eternal providence is over all Thy works, we beseech Thee to help and deliver us Thy servants in all time -of our tribulation and adversity, and also in all time of our prosperity, that we be not overwhelmed with despondency and fear, or lifted up with presumption and pride ; but that enjoying Thy bounties with humility and thankfulness, and bearing Thy chastening with faith and hope, we mav endure unto the end ; and havins: fin- ished the work thou hast given us to do, may, through Thy mercy, enter into the joy of our Lord. ^men. Here may be introduced any other subject for Supplicatioti. God, who hast chosen Zion as Thy rest for ever, and hast promised abundantly to bless her provision, and satisfy her poor with bread, to clothe her priests with salvation, and to cause her saints to shout aloud for joy; grant that, through the ordinances of Thy Church, we may receive out of Christ's fulness, and grace for grace ; and being thus nourished by Thy Word and sacraments, may be built up unto everlasting life. These our humble supplications we offer up to Thee through Thine only-begotten Son, in whose name and words we yet further pray : 94 FOURTH SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. The Jj/rd'H Praijerr. ( To he mul by both MiniHter awl O/ru/regatum. ) Our Father wlio art in lujavcn, Hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will he done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give uh this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation ; but deliver us from evil : For Thine is the kingdom, the pow(ir, and the glory, for ever. "^Imen. HerBy mi/l at tfie end of aJl the otherr PrayerHy the (Jf/rufreyaiifm my or dwj Amen. Ttien Likemae rnay be said or huwj — Lord, open Thou our lips : And oij;r mouth shall shoiv forth Thy j/raise, Tfien rn/iy be navl w wiwj tfte Pmltery enfUru/ with — Glory be to the Father, and U) tlie Son, and to the Holy Ghost : As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. ^mcn. Tfien rao.y be rend a JjeMwu Jrma the OUl Te^f/trrumL Then rruiy be Hung tfie Hymn Tk Deum LauijAMUB or other Hi/fan or Pmiifiy after whkh rn/iy be re/ul a LeMfm frma the Nev) Tejit/umrU. At the en/l of the Lejmn rmy be said — MORNING SERVICE. 95 The Lord bless to us the reading of the Holy Scriptures, and to His name be glory and praise. S^men. Then may he sung the Hymn Benedictus or other Hymn or Psalm, after ivhich may be said or sung by the Minister and people stajiding — The Apostles' Creed. T BELrEYE in God the Father Almighty, -*- Maker of heaven and earth : And in Jesus Christ His only Son our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suifered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into Heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost ; the holy Catho- lic Church ; the communion of saints ; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body ; and the life everlasting. 2lmcn. The Lord be with you : And with thj sjnrit. Then, the Congregation kneeling, or with bowed heads, the Minister may say — Cet us Prag. 96 FOURTU SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. Intercessions. O God, who hast taught us to make suppli- cations, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks for all men, we humV)ly heseech Thee to receive these our j^rayers which we ofier to Thy divine majesty. Almighty God, who hast made of one blood all nations, we jjray for the peace of the whole world, and the salvation of all men. Look in jjity upon Thine ancient people, whose are the fathers, and of whom according to the flesh Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour came; and have mercy upon all who are in bondage to heathen superstition, and fetch them home, blessed Lord, to Thy flock, that they may be saved among the remnant of the true Israel- ites. We pray especially for the good estate of the Church ; that the divisions which desolate Thine heritage may be healed; that what is wanting anywhere may be supplied ; and that every plant that is not of Thy planting may be rooted up. We pray for all pastors and ministers of Thy Word, that they may take heed to themselves and to all the flocks over which the Holy Ghost MORNING SERVICE. 97 "hath made them overseers, to feed the Church of Christ which He hath purchased with His blood, that when the chief Shepherd shall appear, they may receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away. We pray for this church, that those who bear office may be ensamples to the flock ; that the young may abide in Christ, into whom they have been engrafted, and be spared for lives of piety and usefulness; that those in middle age may be strong for the Lord and valiant for the right; and that those advanced in years may have -bodily comfort, and joy in the Holy Ghost, and finally a good end, and an abundant entrance into rest. ^ittcn. We pray for all rulers and judges of the land, and for all magistrates, that Thou wouldst inspire them with Thy wisdom and grant them Thy blessing. We pray Thee to preserve our peace and defend our liberties, to prosper our trade and commerce, to send healthful and seasonable weather, to bless our husbandry, and to crown the year with Thy goodness. ^mcn. We pray for the poor and needy, the desolate and the oppressed, the widow and the orphan, 98 FOURTH SUNDAY OF TUB MONTH. the weak and the bowed down; beseeching Thee to remember them in mercy, and to visit them in Thy compassion. We pray for those who mourn, that they may be comforted ; for those who suffer pain and anguish, that they may be relieved ; for those in sickness, that they may be healed, and may again praise Thee in the sanctuary [and for any such known to ourselves whom we name in our hearts before Thee] ; and especially we com- mend to Thee the dying, entreating Thee to be with them in that last hour when heart and flesh do faint and fail, to cleanse their souls in the blood of Christ, and to receive them to Thy rest. O Thou who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are far off upon the sea, we commend to Thine al- mighty protection all travellers, sojourners, and strangers. Go with them who journey, and grant to them who are far from their homes that they may revisit them, in Thy good time, in peace. O Thou who art the God of all the families of the earth, we beseech Thee to bless all our MORNING SERVICE. 99 friends and kindred, and to grant that we may ever be knit together in the bonds of mntual love, and, above all, that we may be members together of the mystical body of Christ. And God, our heavenly Father, with whom do live the spirits of the just made per- fect, we give Thee thanks for all the faithful, and for all near and dear to us, who have been washed from their sins in the blood of the Lamb, and who, having accomplished their warfare, are at rest with Thee. Finally, Lord, we pray for each other, all for each, that Thou wouldst bless us outwardly in our bodies, inwardly in our souls, and grant us good success in all our labours, through Jesus Christ our Lord. ^men. The Thanksgiving. Thou art our God, and we will praise Thee : Thou art our God, and we will exalt Thee. Almighty God, Father of mercies, and Giver of all good, we render thanks unto Thy great name for Thy loving-kindness and tender mercy toward us and all mankind. 100 FOURTH SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. We praise Thee for the succession 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 rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, and filling men's hearts with food and gladness. We thank Thee for our being, our reason, our health, our friends, our food and clothing, for Thy care over us from day to day ; for Thou hast been ever with us through the past time of our lives, and hast brought us safely to this hour. Here may he introduced any other subject for Thanksgiving. Above all, with Thy whole Church through- out the world, we adore Thine unfathomable love in the redemption of mankind by our Lord Jesus Christ; for whom and by whom we humbly offer unto Thee most hearty thanks and praise. We bless Thee for the descent of the Holy Ghost, and for Thy Church filled with His presence; for our baptism and Christian in- struction, and for the great hope of everlast- ing life. For all these things glory be to Thee, Lord God Almighty; blessed be the name of the Lord for ever and ever. ^mcn. MORNING SERVICE. 101 Then a Psalm or Hymn is sung, or, when convenient, the Anthem. Here foUoweth the Prayer for Illumination, in these words, or at the discretion of the Minister. For Illumination. r\ GOD, who didst speak in times past unto ^^ the fathers by the prophets, and hast in these last days spoken to us by Thy Son from heaven ; give us, we pray Thee, humble, teachable, and obedient hearts, that we may receive what lie hath revealed, and do alway what He hath commanded. And as man liveth not by bread alone, but by every word of God, grant that we may ever hunger after this heavenly food, that it may be to us sweeter than honey, and more to be desired than gold, and that we may find in it daily provision on our way to eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. ^tnen. A Sermon is then fr cached, concluding with an Ascription of Praise; after which the Minister may say — £et us Prag. Prayer after Sermon. GRANT, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, that the words which we have heard this day with our outward ears may through Thy 102 FOURTH SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. 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. Here may he introduced any special Prayers as occasion may require. 2' hen the Offering is collected ; a Psalm or Hymn is sung ; and the Minister closes the service by pronouncing one or other of these Benedictions — The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. 2lmcn. The peace of God, which passeth all un- derstanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of His Son Jesus Christ, our Lord ; and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be amongst you, and remain with you always. ^tncn. EVENING SERVICE. 103 ©oening Qcrtjice. The Congregation being assembled, Divine Service may begin with the singing of a Psalm or Hymn ; then^ the Congregation still stmiding, the Minister may say — QEEK ye the Lord while He may be found, ^ call ye upon Him while He is near. Let the wicked forsake his way and the unright- eous 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 par- don. There be many that say, Who will show us any good ? Lord, lift Thou up the light of Thy countenance upon us. Then, the Congregation kneeling, or with bowed heads, the Minister may say — £et us JJraD. Prayer of Invocation, A LMIGHTY God, unto whom all hearts be ■"^^ open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid, cleanse the thoughts of our 104 FOURTH SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. hearts by the inspiration of Thy Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love Thee, and worthily mao;nify Thy holy name ; through Christ our Lord. ^men. The Confession. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. K we confess our sins, Thou art faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. O God, searcher of hearts, in whom there is no darkness, and from whom our sins cannot be covered, we humble ourselves before Thy holy majesty and implore Thy mercy. We confess that we have been foolish, rebellious, deceived; we have been unthankful for Thy mercies, distrustful of Thy promises, disobedi- ent to Thy commands, and by our manifold wickedness have provoked Thee to cast us off from Thy favour and fellowship. But, Lord, we return unto Thee, from whom we have so grievously departed, and im- plore Thy pardon for all our sins and folly. Forgive us, we beseech Thee; forgive Thy people, whom Thou hast redeemed with the EVENING SERVICE. 105 most precious blood of Thy dear Son ; create in us clean and contrite hearts, and give us Thy heavenly grace, that we turn not again to folly; grant us heartily to forgive others, as we beseech Thee to forgive us, and enable us to serve Thee henceforth in newness of life, to the glory of Thy holy name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. ^men. For Pardon and Peace. Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who declarest that Thou hast no pleas- ure in the death of a sinner, but rather that he turn from his wickedness and live, grant unto Thy people peace, through Thy word of pardon, pronounced unto them in Thy name ; and the inspiration of Thy Holy Spirit, that at this time we may offer unto Thee true and acceptable worship ; that for the time to come we may serve and please Thee in righteousness and true holiness; and that at the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, we may be found of Him in peace unto salvation. Supplications. Father of mercies and God of all grace, who hast called us to Thy kingdom and glory 106 FOURTH SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. by Christ Jesus, help us to walk worthy of this our high calling, and to adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things. Almighty God, who hast ordered our lot and appointed the bounds of our habitation, grant us grace to occupy contentedly and faithfully the stations which Thou in Thy providence hast assigned to us. May we be prudent in ordering our affairs, industrious in performing our duties, moderate in our desires, innocent in our enjoyments, careful in redeeming the time, just and compassionate to all with whom we have to do, grateful to friends and bene- factors, generous and forgiving to all who in- jure us. O God, who, by the example of Thy dear Son, hast warned us that we should work Thy works while it is day, before the night cometh, when no man can work ; keep us from sloth and idleness, and from the misuse of those talents which Thou hast committed to our trust. Enable us to perform the several duties of our state and calling with such care and diligence that our work may never be reproved in Thy sight; and forasmuch as the needful business of this life is apt to steal away our hearts from Thee, give us grace to remember EVENING SERVICE. 107 that we have a blaster in heaven, and to do everything in singleness of heart, as nnto Thee and not unto men, that of Thee we mav receive the reward of the inheritance which Thou hast promised in Thy Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Blessed Lord, who hast given us a new com- mandment, that we should love one another, and hast taught us that where envy and strife are, there is confusion and every evil work; give us, Thy servants, grace, that we may be kindly affectioned one to another, and that there may be no schism among us. Enable us to put away all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and evil-speaking, with all malice ; and grant that in honour preferring one another, we may walk in love, even as Thou, Lord, didst love us and give Thyself for us. Here may be introduced any other subject for Supplication. Almighty Grod, the fountain of all wisdom, who knowest our necessities before we ask and our ignorance in asking ; we beseech Thee to have compassion upon our inlirmities; and those things, which for our unworthiness we dare not, and for our blindness we cannot ask, 108 FOURTH SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. vouchsafe to give us, for the worthiness of Thy Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, in whose Name and words Ave pray : The Lord's Prayer. ( To he said by both Minister and Congregation. ) Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil : For Thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever. ^mcn. Bere, and at the end of all the other Prayers, the Congregation say or sing Amen. Then likewise may be said or sung — Praise ye the Lord : The Lord's name he praised. Then may be said or sung the Psalter, ending with — Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost : As it Avas in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. ^mcn. EVENING SERVICE. 109 Then may be read a Lesson from the Old Testanent — Then may be sung the Hymn Magnificat or other Hymn or Psalm, after which may be read a Lesson from the Neiv Test- ament. At the end of the Lesson may be said — The Lord bless to us the reading of the Holy Scriptures, and to His name he the glory and praise. ^mcn. Then may be sung the Hymn Nunc Dimittis or other Hymn or Psalm, after ivhich may be said or sung by the Minister and people standing — The Apostles^ Ci^eed. T BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, -*- Maker of heaven and earth : And in Jesus Christ His only Son our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried : He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty ; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy Catho- lic Church; the communion of saints; the for- 110 FOURTH SUNDAY OP THE MONTH. giveness of sins; the resurrection of the horly; and the life everlasting. 3.mcn. The Lord he with you ; And 'With thy spirit. Then, the Oiri/jre(fatwn hrwAiruj, w wliti h'/vyjl /t^/vZ*, iiic. Miuietual governance, she may walk warily in times of quiet and boldly in times of trouble ; that those who love her may abide in her peace, and those who EVENING SERVICE. Ill depart from her may one day come back to her embrace ; and that when all sorrows are taken away, we may be refreshed with the joys of an eternal resurrection. We pray for those who minister in holy things. Endue them with the spirit of power, and of love, and of a sound mind ; and so per- fect Thy gifts in them that they may glorify Thee and edify Thy Church, and at the last enter into the joy of their Lord. Regard with Thy compassion those who wan- der in doubt and uncertainty amid the dark- ness of this world, and all who are hardened through the deceitfulness of sin; grant them grace to come to themselves ; the will and the power to return unto Thee; and the loving welcome of Thy forgiveness. ^mcn. We pray for the President of the United States, and for all rulers, judges, and magis- trates, that Thou wouldst give the spirit of wisdom to those to whom Thou hast given the authority of government ; and we pray for all ranks and conditions of men, that all may serve their generation in Thy fear. ^men. 112 FOURTH SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. We pray for all in sickness and distress [and for any such known to ourselves whom we name in our hearts before Thee] ; that Thou wouldst give strength to the weary, aid to the sufferers, comfort to the sad, and help to all in tribulation. We pray for the dying, that the souls of Thy servants may be released in peace, and that, departing from this world, they may live for evermore with Thee. And 0, most loving Father, we remember with undying affection those near and dear to us whom death has taken away, and who rest from their earthly labours and sleep in Jesus. United still in one household of faith and love, help us to live in the blessed hope, that when the day of God shall dawn and the shadows flee away, we shall meet with them and all Thy redeemed in Thy presence where there is ful- ness of joy. The Thanksgiving. O God, according to Thy name, so is Thy praise unto the earth : In goodness art Thou exalted, Lord our Father, for ever and for ever. We magnify Thee, we praise Thee, we wor- EVENING SERVICE. 113 Bhij:) Thee ; we give thanks unto Thee for Thy good providence, for all the blessings of the present life, and all the hopes of a better life to come. We thank Thee for the preservation of our lives, and the bountiful supply of our returning wants, for health of body and sound- ness of mind, for strength and skill to labour in our several callings, and for that portion of earthly good which Thou hast bestowed upon us. We thank Thee for loving parents, for faithful pastors and teachers, for benefactors never to be forgotten, for kind friends, for brethren of one mind with us in the Lord, and for all who have helped us onwards in our heavenward way. 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. Here may he introduced any other subject for Thanksgiving. Let the memory of Thy goodness we beseech Thee, fill our hearts with joy and thankfulness unto our life's end; and let these, our thaidvs- givings, go up with acceptance before Thy throne ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 114 FOURTH SUNDAY OP THE MONTH. Then, a Psalm or Hymn is sung, or, when convenienty the Anthem. Here followeth the Prayer for Illuminafiony in these uords, or at the discretion of the Minister. For Illumination, A LMIGHTY God, with whom are hid all -^ the treasures of wisdom and knowledge, open our eyes that we may behold wondrous things out of Thy law, and give us grace that we may clearly understand and heartily choose the way of Thy commandments; through Jesus Christ our Lord. A Sermon is then preached, concluding with an Ascription of Praise ; after which the Minister may say — £et us Jlrag. Prayer after Sermon. T ORD of all power and might, who art the -*^ Author and Giver of all things ; graft in our hearts the love of Thy name ; increase in us true religion ; nourish us with all good- ness ; and of Thy great mercy keep us in the same ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Here may he introduced any special Prayers, as occasion may require. EVENING SERVICE. 115 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. Then the Offering is collected; a Psalm or Hymn is sung; and the Minister closes the service by pronouncing one or other of Benedictions — The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. ^men. Or— The peace of God, which passeth all under- standing, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ, our Lord ; and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be amongst you, and remain with you always. %xatn. liftft Mm\a^ of the Pairtft. iHorning Seroice. The Congregation being assembled, Divine Service may begin vdth the singing of a Psalm, or Hymn ; then, the Congregation still standing, the Minister may say — TF ye then, being evil, know how to give -■- good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask Him ? Ask, and it shall be given you : seek and ye shall find : knock and it shall be opened unto you. Then, the Congregation kneeling, or with bowed heads, the Minister may say — £et us JJra^. Prayer of Invocation. ALMIGHTY God our heavenly Father, who hast permitted us again to assemble in this house of prayer, give us grace, we humbly beseech Thee, to draw near to Thee in purity (116) MORNINa SERVICE. 117 and sincerity of heart, and to offer nnto Thee the sacrifices of prayer and praise with nn- feigned self-devotion : and may it please Thee to make Thyself known to ns, and to satisfy us with Thy mercy ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. ^mcn. The Confession. Almighty and most merciful Father, wlio callest the sinner to forsake his way and to re- turn unto Thee that Thou mayest have mercy upon him, we humbly acknowledge before Thee our manifold sins and shortcomings. We have grievously sinned against Thee in thought and word and deed. We have broken Thy holy commandments and have departed from Thy ways. We have been unthankful for Thy mercies, we have despised Thy fatherly good- ness, we have resisted and grieved Thy Holy Spirit. We have not fulfilled the law of Christ that we should bear one another's burdens. We have not loved our neighbour as ourselves ; we have not done unto others as Ave would that they should do unto us ; we have sought too much our own gain and advantage, and have closed our hearts against our fellow-men, for- getting that we are members one of another. 118 FIFTH BUXDAT OF THE MOKTH. For PardxM and Peo/:e. But Thou, Lord, Have mercy upon us, Thy penitent children, and grant us Thy forgive- ness through Christ Jesus. Turn us again unto Thyself, and suffer na not to fall away from Thee, for with Thee there is mercy, and Thou dost redeem Thy peo- ple from all their iniquities. Thou who didst send Thy Son Jesus Christ into the world to seek and to save that which was lost, receive us in Thy mercy and comfort us with Thy salvation. Create in us a clean heart, O God : And renew a rigid apird wdhin us. Cast us not away from Thy jjresence : And take not Thy Holy Spirit from, vji, 3, men. Supplications. Hear, Lord, our humble supplications. Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who of Thine infinite compassion hast brought us to Thyself, and given us peace with Thee through Jesus Christ our Lord, grant that with all our heart and soul we may love Thee who hast 60 loved us, and that with all our powers we may show forth Thy praise. Take us, we entreat Thee, under Thy heav- MORNING SERVICE. 119 enly guidance and protection ; deliver ns from all unbelief and hardness of heart, give us a simple and childlike faith in Thy goodness and love, and in all things lead and direct us by Thy Holy Spirit. Unite us by a true and living faith to Christ our Saviour, that we may know the fellowship of His sufferings and the power of His resur- rection ; and grant that, denying ourselves, and following in the footsteps of our Lord, we may grow into His likeness, and be made partakers of His joy. Kindle in us such love towards our fellow- men that we may live in charity and peace with all the world; and, as Christ pleased not Him- self, but gave Himself for us, so grant that we may devote ourselves with cheerfulness and zeal to the service and welfare of our brethren. O God who art light, and in whom is no darkness at all, shine into our minds, we be- seech Thee, with the knowledge of Thyself, and incline our hearts to understanding. Grant to us, we beseech Thee, that we may love the laws of Thy kingdom, and rejoice in the works which Thou hast made, that in Thy light we may see light, and in Thy service find perfect freedom. 120 FIFTH SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. Confirm and strengthen in us, O Lord, sin- cere and upright purposes, foster in us warm and true affections, and give us strength to bring to good effect the holy desires which by Thy grace arise in our hearts. When we are tempted, strengthen us; when we are weak, encourage us; when we are cast down, raise us up. Leave us not without Thy grace, most merciful God, but perfect Thy work in us, and grant that we nniy do Thee true and faithful service in this world, and may enter at the last into Thy eternal peace ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. ^mcn. The Lord's Prcujer. {To he said by both Minister and Congregation.) Our Father who art in heaven. Hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily l)read. And forgive us our (h'bts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil : Vov Thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever. ^mcn. Here, and at the end of all the other Prayers, the Congregation say or sing Amen. Then likewise may be said or sang — MORNING SERVICE. 121 Lord, open Thou our lips : And our mouth shall show forth Thy praise. Then may be said or sung the Psalter, ending with — Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost : As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. ^mcn. Then may he read a Lesson from the Old Testament. Then may be sung the Hymn Te Deum Laudamus or other Hymn or Psaljn, after which may be read a Lesson from the New Testament. At the end of the Lesson may be said — The Lord bless to us the reading of the Holy Scriptures, and to His name be glory and praise. ^mcn. Then may be mng the Hymn Benedictus or other Hymn or Pscdm, after which may be said or sung by tlie Minister and •people standing — The Apostles^ Creed. IBELLEYE in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth : And in Jesus Christ His only Son owv Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suifered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried : He 122 FIFTH SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. descended into hell ; the third day He rose again from the dead ; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty ; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost ; the holy Cath- olic Church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. ^mcn. The Lord be with you : And with thy spirit. Then, the Congregation kneeling, or with bowed heads, the Minister may say — £ct ns Pra^. Intercessions. /"\ GOD, the Father of all mankind, who art " good to all, and whose tender mercies are over all Thy works, hear us as we pray for the well-being of all men, beseeching Thee to make Thy way known upon earth, and Thy saving healtli among all nations. Bless abundantly, O Lord, the Church of Christ which Thou hast called out of the world, that she might bring the world to Thee ; grant to her security and peace, heal her divisions, remove from her all superstition, error and MORNING SERVICE. 123 unbelief, purify her from every stain, and en- able her so to follow her blessed Lord that she may abound in good works, and shed over the world the pure light of Christ. Bless, Lord, this church and congrega- tion. Grant that Christ may be manifested in Thy people in this place; as the gospel of peace has entered into their ears, so let all enmity be removed from their hearts and from their conversation, and let there arise to Thee unceasingly the daily sacrifice of prayer and thankfulness and of good works. Remember, O Lord, for good all ministers, pastors, and teachers, all who preach the gos- pel among the heathen, and all who serve Thee in any office in Thy Church, O Lord, save Thy people : And Mess Thy heritage. Govern them also : And lift t/iem up forever. O Father of Lights and Fountain of all knowledge, bless, we beseech Thee, all schools, universities, and places of learning, and grant that the light of truth may shine with grow- ing brightness on all men, so that wisdom and knowledge may be the stability of our times. 124 FIFTH SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. God, who dost appoint to every man "his work, prosper, we pray Thee, the efforts of all who serv^e Thee in science, art, and letters, and of all those who seek to make the lives of Thy children brighter and happier. And in what- ever occupation Thy people serve Thee faith- fully, grant them to know that their labour is not in vain in the Lord. !3lmen. O Thou, who art the Ruler of all, we pray Thee to regard with Thy favour all rulers everywhere. Bless Thy servant, the President of the United States, and all judges and ma^s- trates. Grant to them wisdom and faith, guide their counsels, prosper their rule. Bless the Army and Navy ; may it please Thee to sup- port them in all duties, and to grant them de- fence and deliverance in all perils. ^men. We remember before Thee, Lord, our brethren who are tried with sickness; en- treating Thee to increase their faith and pa- tience, to restore them to health, if it be Thy will, and to give them a happy issue out of all their troubles. We remember before Thee all physicians, MORNING SERVICE. 125 and nurses of the sick, those who have the care of young children, and those who tend the aged and infirm ; and we heseecli Thee to visit them with Thy comfort and aid, and to reward them for their work of patience and hihour of love. Have pity on all widows and orphans; suc- cour all who are in danger by sea and land, and have mercy on all prisoners and captives, and on all who are oppressed with labour and toil. Have mercy on those who are tempted, or in darkness, and strengthen them with Thy Spirit. Be present with those who are dying, and grant that they may depart in peace, fear- ing no evil, and live before Thee in Thy heav- enly kingdom. We remember before Thee with grateful hearts Thy faithful servants who have departed this life in Thy love and fear. We praise and thank Thee for all who have been to us apos- tles and teachers, for those who have guided and defended us, for those who have loved us and have done us good. We praise Thee for Thy gifts bestowed upon them, and for the rest into which they have entered, whereunto we pray that we also may in due time attain ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. ^mcn. 126 FIFTH SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. The ThaaJisgidrtg. magnify the Lord \snth me : Let us call ILls name togetlier. Almighty God, whom all Thy works throughout all places of Thy dominion praise continually, accept, we i>ray Thee, the thanks which we offer Thee for all Tliy goodnesa "We praise Thee for all the works of Thy hands, O Thou Creator and Governor of all things. We hless Thee that Thjou hast created us in Thine own image, that Thou hast revealed to us Thy counsels, and hast made us partakers of Thy thoughts, and fellow-workers in Thy kingdom. We praise Thee that Thou hast never left Thy- self without a ^vitness in the world, and that Thou hast spoken to us at sundry times and in divers manners hy Thiy prophets. Especially we praise Thee that in the fulness of time Thou didst send forth Thy Son, the brightness of Thy glory, and the express image of Thy person. We bless Thee that in Ilim the true light has come into the world, to deliver ns from darkness, and to lead us into heavenly truth. We praise Thee that in Him we have the forgiveness of our sins, and tliat Thou hast sent us Thy Holy Spirit to bear witness with MORNING SERVICE. 127 our spirit that we are Thy children, and heirs of Thy kingdom. Thou hast never forsaken us, O God; Thou hast made goodness and mercy to follow us ; Thou hast set open before us the gates of life. Grant, O Lord, that Thy grace and loving-kindness may dwell for ever in our hearts, and that all our life long we may show forth Thy praise. ^men. Hei^e may he introduced any other subject for Thanksgiving, Accept, Lord, the prayers and thanksgiv- ings of Thy people; bestow upon us what Thou seest to be good for us, and grant that we may know the fulness of the blessing Thou hast given us in the gospel; according to Thine infinite mercy in Jesus Christ our Lord. Then a Psal7n or Hymn is sung, or, ivhen convenient, the Anthem. Herefdlovaeth the Prayer for Illumination^ in tliese words, or at the discretion of the Minister. For IllimiinaUon. r\ GOD, who guidest the meek in judgment ^ and teachest them Thy way, we beseech Thee to give unto us Thy Holy Spirit and the wisdom that cometh from above: grant that Thy word may have free course and be glorified ; 128 FIFTH SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. may wo receive it, as is meet, with joy and thankfulness, and be strengthened and purified there])y; so that with steadfast faith we may serve Thee who art invisible, and abide to our life's end in Thy love and fear. ^mcn. A Sermon in then preached, eonduding with an Ascription of Praise ; after which the Minister rimy say — £ct us |)rag. Praj/er after Sermon. r\ GOD, from whom all good things do come, ^ who causest Thy sun to rise upon us and sendest us rain from heaven and fruitful sea- sons, be pleased to bestow upon us day by day what we require. Grant to each of us the strength he needs to accomplish his task; bless the work of our hands and of our minds, and give us grace to serve Thee in health and in sickness, in wealth and in poverty. Sanc- tify our joys and our trials, and enable us to seek first Thy kingdom and righteousness, and to believe that Thou wilt add to us all else that is good. ^mcn. Here may he introduced any speedal Prayers, as occasion may require. Then the Offering is collected ; a Psalm or Hymn is sung ; and the Minister closes the service by pronouncing one or ot/ter of these Benedictions — MORNING SERVICE. 129 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost be with you all. ^mcn. The peace of God, which passeth all under- standing, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of His Son Jesus Christ, our Lord; and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be amongst you, and remain with you always. ^mcu. 130 FIFTH SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. (Eoening Seroicc. The Congregation bein^ assembled. Divine Service may begin with the singing of a Psalm or Hymn ; theriy tfie OrmgregatU/n still standing, tJte minister may say — T)E CAUSE ye are sons, God hath sent forth ^ the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. I will arise and go to my Father, and will say unto Him, Father, I have sinned against Heav^en and before Thee, and am no more worthy to be called Thy Son. Then, the Ojngregation kneeling, w with boused Steads, the Min- ister may my — Praye^r of Invocation. r\ ALMIGHTY God, from whom every good ^-^ prayer cometh, and who pourest out on all who desire it the spirit of grace and sup- plication; deliver us when we draw nigh to Thee from coldness of heart and wanderings of mind ; that with steadfast thoughts and kin- dled affections we may worship Thee in spirit and in truth ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. EVENING SERVICE. 131 The Confession. O God, who hast taught us that there is joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, ac- cept, we beseech Thee, the confession of our sins which we now make to Thee. Father, we have sinned and have done evil in Thy sight; we have been disobedient and rebelUous chil- dren, we have not loved Thee as we ought, but have broken Thy laws and been unthankful for Thy goodness. We have not loved our neigh- bour as ourselves, we have been selfish and un- kind, we have forgotten the commandments of Christ our Master. ^men. For Pardon and Peace. Have mercy upon us, God, according to Thy loving-kindness ; pardon the sins we have committed this day, and remember not against us our former transgressions. Make Thy face to shine upon us ; 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 command- ments, and find in Thy service our delight ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. ^men. SappUcatmis. Hear, O Lord, our humble supplications. 132 FIFTH SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. Thou -svlio knowest what things we have need of before we ask, give us grace, we be- seech 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 jo}-. We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. Quench in us, Thou Lord of our life, all wrong desires, and preserve us from vanity and inconstancy, from foolish thoughts and impure affections. We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. Deliver us from selfishness and pride, from sloth and idleness, from narrowness of mind and hardness of heart. We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. Cleanse our hearts from the e\^l passions of anger, malice, and envy, from covetousness and greed, and from all the lusts that war against the soul. We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. Fill our hearts, we beseech Thee, with the grace of Thy Holy Spirit; make us kind, long-suffering, and gentle; give us grace to deny ourselves, and to submit to Thy holy EVENING SERVICE. 133 will, and cheerfully to serve our brethren as we have opportunity. We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. Give us grace at all times to be lovers of truth and peace, and servants 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. We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. In adversity help us to be patient; in pros- perity keep us humble ; and when we cannot see the way before us, may we yet fear no evil, knowing that Thou art with us. We beseech Thee to hear us, good, Lord. Establish us in truth and goodness by the inspiration of Thy Holy Spirit; that which we know not do Thou reveal, that which is lack- ing to us do Thou supply. Let Thy grace be sufficient for us, and Thy strength be made perfect in our weakness. We beseech Thee to hear us in all these our 'prayers ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. The Jjord's Prayer. {To he said by both Minister and Congregation.) Our Father who art in heaven. Hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy 134 FIFTH SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil : For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory for ever. ^mcn. Here, and at the end of all the other Prayers, the Congregation say or sing Amen. Then likewise may be said or sung — Praise ye the Lord : The Lord^s name be praised. Then may be said or sung the Psalter, ending with — Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost : As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. ^men. Then may be read a Lesson from the Old Testament. Then may be sung the Hymn Magnificat or other Hymn or Psalm, after which may be read a Lesson from the New Testa- ment. At the end of the Lesson may be said — The Lord bless to us the reading of the Holy Scriptures, and to His name be the glory and praise. %mm. EVENING SERVICE. 135 Then may be sung (he ITijmn Nunc Dimittis or other Hymn or Psalm, after which may be said or sung by the Miimter and people standing — The Apostles' Creed. T BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, -^ Milker of heaven and earth : And in Jesus Christ His only Son our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried: He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead ; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty ; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost ; the holy Cath- olic Church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body ; and the life everlasting. bitten. The Lord be with you : And with thy spirit. Then, the Congregation kneeling, or with bowed headsj the Minister may say — £et tts JJtag. 136 FIFTH SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. Intercessions. /^ LORD, who hast commanded us to make ^^ prayers and intercessions for all men, We beseech Thee to bless all nations with unity, peace and concord, and to cause light and freedom to arise, and to increase in the whole earth. Visit with heavenly blessings the Church of Christ which Thou hast called in all lands to bear witness of Thy grace, and bless her in all her gates with abundance of charity and peace. May it please Thee to illuminate all pastors and ministers of Thy Church with knowledge and understanding of the truth, that Thy peo- ple may be led in the green pastures of Thy word. Teach, Lord, all teachers of mankind; prosper all science and discovery, and cause art and learning to flourish. Cause Thy face to shine on all men ; bless the labour of the husbandman, and prosper all lawful trades and industries. Bless all rulers, judges and magistrates, es- pecially the President of the United States, and grant that they may maintain justice and EVENING SERVICE. 137 equity, that Thy people may serve Thee with- out fear in holiness and righteousness. Bless the whole nation ; save us from strife and faction, from blindness of heart, from worldliness, and from unfaithfulness to the high trust which Thou hast committed to us. We commend to Thee, Lord, our kindred, our friends, our benefactors, and those among whom we dwell. Let peace be to our house- holds, and let those who dwell therein be chil- dren of peace. Bless the young ; let them grow in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man. Have compassion, Lord, on the sick, the poor, the desolate, and all who are afflicted and sorrowful. Inspire them with faith and hope, and draw near to them, O living God, to up- hold, comfort, and save them. Turn back them that wander, O Lord, and accept the penitence of those who turn to Thee ; cause the light of the life eternal to rise upon their minds, and deliver them from the power of their sins. O Lord most High, with Thy whole Church throughout the world we give Thee thanks for 138 FIFTH SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. all Thy faithful servants, who having witnessed in their lives a good confession have left the light of their example to .shine before Thy people on earth. Mercifully grant that by Thy fatherly blessing we may be enabled to follow them in all virtuous and godly living, and that hereafter we may be with them and Thy glo- rified Son in Thy heavenly presence. Tlte Tlianksgwing, O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good : For His mercj^ endureth for ever. We magnify and praise Thy glorious name, O Lord God Almighty, for all Thy goodness to us. Thou hast opened Thy hand and hast supplied all our want8 ; Thou hast loaded us with Thy benefits, so that our cup runneth over. Like as a father pitieth his children, so hast Thou pitied us ; Thou hast upheld us in the day of our distress, and made light to arise upon us when we were in darkness. O Lord our God, the Giver of all good, we bless Thee for Thy never-failing mercy; for all the benefits we have received, for whatever good we have done, for all Thy promises, and EVENING SERVICE. 139 all onr hopes of good to come; We thank Thee for loving parents, for wise teachers, for generous benefactors, for brethren of one mind with us, for good masters, for faithful servants; for all who by their words, or writings, or ex- ample, have cheered and strengthened us. We praise Thee that Thou didst send Thy Son Jesus Christ into the world, that whosoever believeth in Him might not perish but have everlasting life ; and that in Him Thou hast come near to us, and dwelt among us, and caused us to dwell with Thee, and to be heirs of Thine eternal kingdom. By Thy tender mercy, O God, the dayspring from on high hath visited us, to give light to them that sat in darkness, to guide our feet into the way of peace. Bless the Lord, my soul, and all that is within me bless His holy name. Bless the Lordj my souly and forget not all His benefits. Here may he introduced any other subject for Thanksgiving. Receive, Lord, with compassionate kind- ness, the prayers and supplications of Thy children. Lead us and guide us, God, for 140 FIFTH SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. in Thee do we put our trust ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. ^mcn. Then a Psalm or Hymn is sung, or, when convenient, the Anthem. Here foUoweth the Prayer for Illvmination, in these words, or at the discretion of the Minister. For Illumination. ALMIGHTY God, who makest the blind to see and the lame to walk, and openest the prison to them that are bound, let Thy word come to us, we beseech Thee, with power to deliver us from evil habits, from prejudice, from the fear of man, and from every bondage in which we are entangled, that so we may walk at liberty in the ways of Thy commandments, through Jesus Christ our Lord. ^men. A Sermon is then preached, concluding with an Ascription of Praise; after which the Minister may say — £ct us JJra^. Prayer after Sermon. GOD, who hast appointed the day for la- hour and the night for rest, grant, we beseech Thee, that we may so rest in peace EVENING SERVICE. 141 and quietness during the coming night, that afterward we may be able to go forth to our appointed labours. Take us into Thy holy keeping, so that no evil may befall us nor any plague come nigh our dwelling. Be pleased, O heavenly Father, to cover our sins with Thy mercy as Thou coverest the earth with the darkness of night, and grant that as our bodies are refreshed by quiet sleep, so also our souls may rest in the sense of Thy forgiveness and mercy. We praise Thee, God, that Thou hast not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, that whether we wake or sleep we should live together with Ilini. Help us, we pray Thee, with true faith to rest on Him, and all our life long with purpose of heart to cleave to Him. And when at length our days are ended and our work is finished in this world, grant that we may depart hence in the blessed assurance of Thy favour, and in the sure hope of that glo- rious kingdom where there is day without night, and light without darkness, and life without the shadow of death for ever, through Jesus Christ our Lord. ^men. 142 FIFTH SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. Here may be introduced any special Prayers, as occasion may require. Then the Offering is collected ; a Psalm or Hymn is sung ; and the Minister closes the service by pronouncing one or other of these Benedictions — The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. ^mcn. Or— The peace of God, which passeth all under- standing, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of His Son Jesus Christ, our Lord ; and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be amongst you, and remain with you always. amen. ^rajjw, ^nUtcmimx^, and Ilumfe^fllvlnflj; for ^\nm\ (Qca^im^. JPraners anh Jntcrccssious, For the Communion. 1. GOD. Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who dost, ill Thy good providence, call us to dnaw near to Thee in Holy Coniumnion; look graciously, we beseech Thee, upon Thy servants who are about to seek Thy grace in this most sacred ordinance. Give unto us true and hearty sorrow for past sins, power to confess the same unto Thee, grace to seek Thy mercy and forgiveness, and an earnest desire to walk before Thee in newness and holiness of life ; and mercifully grant that we, with all those who shall come to Thy holy table, may be filled with Thy Spirit in the inner man ; that drawing near with penitent hearts and lively faith, we may receive the lioly sacrament to our present and everlasting comfort ; through Thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ. '^incu. God, who art the fountain of all holiness, we beseech Thee for the help of Thy continual grace; that, j)artak- ing of this Thy holy table as strangers and pilgrims here (143) 144 PRAYERS AND INTERCESSIONS. on earth, we may be advanced to partake of the heavenly feast in the general assembly of all Thy saints, in the day of Thy kingdom ; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who livcth and reigfieth with Thee, Father, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end, ^TtlCtl. 3. O Lord Jesus Christ, who in Thy last supper with Thy disciples didst ordain in the blessed sacrament a perpetual memorial of Thy passion until Thy coming again ; grant unto us, we beseech Thee, such discernment of Thy holy mysteries, that we may continually receive the full frui- tion of Thy redeeming love ; who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. ^men. 4. Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who admittesfc Thy people into such wonderful communion, that, partak- ing of the body and blood of Thy dear Son, they should dwell in Him, and He in them ; we unworthy sinners, approaching Thy presence, and beholding Thy glory, do abhor ourselves, and repent in dust and ashes. We have grievously sinned against Thee in thought, in word, and in deed, provoking most justly Thy wrath and indigna- tion against us. We have broken our past vows, we have dishonored Thy holy name, and are unworthy of the least of all Thy mercies. Yet now, most gracious Father, have mercy upon us; for the sake of Jesus Christ forgive us all our sins ; purify us from all uncleanness in spirit and in flesh ; help us lieartily to forgive others as we beseech Thee to forgive us ; and grant that we may hereafter serve Thee in new- ness of life, to the glory of Tliy holy name. ^tncit. PRAYERS AND INTERCESSIONS. 145 5. God, who, in these holy mysteries, dost feed us with the spiritiial food of the flesh and blood of Thy dear Son ; we beseech Thee, that all who faithfully partake of the same may ^row up in the communion of the body of Christ, and finally attain unto the glory of the resurrec- tion ; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who iiveth and reigneth with Thee, Father, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. ^tnett. Morning Prayers. God, who dividest the day from the night, separate our deeds from the gloom of darkness. As Thou hast awakened our bodies from sleep, so, we beseech Thee, awaken our souls from sin : as Thou hast caused the light of day to shine on our bodily eyes, cause the light of Thy truth and Thy Holy Spirit to illuminate our hearts; and so give us grace, as the children of light, to walk in all holy obedience before Thy face this day, that in all our thoughts, words, and dealings, we may endeavor to keep faith and a clean conscience towards Thee and towards all men ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. ^mett* Evening Prayers. ]. Blessed art Thou, Lord, who hast granted us to pass through this day, and to reach 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 supplications, and send down upon us the fulness of Thy mercy and compassion. Compass us about with Thy holy angels; arm us with the armor of Thy righteous- ness, and guard us by Thy power ; deliver us from every 10 14G PRAYERS AND INTERCESSIONS. assault and device of tlic advcrsar}', and «rrant that we may j)ass tliis 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. ^UICU. God, IMost High, who alone art exalted, having im- mortality ; and dwelling in the light which no one can approach unto ; who hast given us grace to come before Thee at this time, to offer unto Thee our evening sacrifice of adoration and praise ; grant unto us peace for the present evetjing and coming night ; clothe us with the armor of light; save us from the fear of the night, and from all the perils of darkness ; grant us sleep, that our weary bodies may be refreshed, and defend us from all the malice of the devil. And, O Lord, Giver of all good things, grant us, while resting on our beds, to remember Thy name in the silent watches of the night ; which do Thou grant according to Thy good will tuwards us. And to Thee we ascribe glory; to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, world without end. ^mcn. 3. God, who hast given the day to man for labor, and the night for rest, protect us by Thy watchful providence during the coming night, and all the nights and days of our pilgrimage. Cover all our sins with Thy mercy, as Thou coverest the earth with darkness during the night. And when our days are ended, and our work is finished in this world, may we depart hence in the blessed assur- ance of Thy fiivor, and in the certain hope of the resur- rection to immortal life, which Thou hast given us in our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. ^llTiett. PRAYERS AND INTERCESSIONS. 147 4. God, with whom there is no darkness, but the night shineth as the da}^ keep and defend us, and all Thy peo- ple, in soul and body, durini^ the coming ni^ht. May we rest in the consciousness of Thy favor; in the peace of a good conscience; in the hope of a better life; in the faith of Thy providence; in the love of Thy Spirit. May we rise up again to diligence in 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. For a Blessing on Daily Work. Almighty and most merciful Father, who hast given unto us the promise of the life that now is. as well as of that which is to come ; we beseech Thee for Thy blessing upun our substatice ; and that, having food and clothing, we may be therewith content, and may pass our days in peace and quietness. Be with Thy servants, who are now going forth unto their work and labor until the evening ; and comfort their hearts with a due return for the same. Give Thy grace to all who are rich, that with a free heart they may yield unto the laborer his hire, and may be bountiful unto the needy : and do Thou deliver the poor from oppression, and give unto them patience and contentment; for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord. At Seed time. Lord our God, author ajid giver of all good things, who hast ordained the earth to bring forth grass for cat- tle, and herbs and food for the service of man ; look down in Thy compassion upon us, and bless, we beseech 148 PRAYERS AND INTERCESSIONS. Thee, tlie labors of Thy servants, who till and sow the fields. Give us seasonable weather ; cause Tiiy sun to shine, and let Thy rain and dew refresh the ground, that the fruits of the earth may be matured, our garners may be filled with corn and all good fruits, and that there may be abundance of food, both for man and for beast. So we Thy people and the sheep of Thy pasture will give Thee thanks for ever: we will show forth Thy praise to all generations. ^mctl. On Behalf of Xations engaged in War. Lord God of infinite mercy, we humbly beseech Thee to look down upon the nations now engaged in war. Reckon not against Thy people their many iniquities, for from the lusts of our own hearts come wars and fightings amongst us. Look in mercy on those immediately ex- posed to peril, conflict, sickness, and death : comfort tlie prisoners, relieve the suflferings of the wounded, and show mercy to the dying. Remove in Thy good provi- dence all causes and occasions of war ; dispose the hearts of those engaged therein to moderation ; and of Thy great goodness resterfection, and by whose appointment the 152 THANKSGIVINGS. fruits of the earth are given for meat unto the children of men ; we offer unto Tliee our praises and thanksgiv- ings that Thou hast brought us through the circuit of an- other year, and that, according to Thy promise, seed-time and harvest have not failed. [Thou hast crowned the year with Thy goodness ; the earth at Thy commandment hath brought forth abundantly; and our barns are filled with plenty.] We give thanks unto Thy holy name, we rejoice before Thee and praise Thee, for Thy goodness to us and to all the creatures of Thy hand ; for Thou art the giver of all good gifts, and unto Thee we render glory and praise, even unto the Father, and unto the Son, and unto the Holy Ghost, now and for evermore, world without end. ^mctt. For Plenty. O most merciful Father, who of Thy gracious goodness hast heard the devout prayers of Thy Church, and turned our dearth and scarcity into cheapness and plenty ; we give Thee humble thanks for this Thy special bounty ; beseeching Thee to continue Thy loving-kindness unto us, that our land may yield us her fruits of increase, to Thy glory and our comfort ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. ^xni^m Ux J'pcdal (f^x^m< For Life m Christ. TI7E approach Thee, Lord, in the name of Thy Son '^* Jesus Christ, who, after He had borne our sins and carried our sorrows upon earth, sat down at Thine own right hand, the Mediator of those for whom He died. Grant us, we beseech Thee, to be made partakers, both in that atonement which He perfected on the cross, and in His mediation in the upper sanctuary ; that, being reconciled through tlie death of Thy Son, we may be saved by His life, who liveth and was dead, and is alive for evermore, and hath the ke3^s of hell and of death ; to whom be glory both now and for ever. ^mcn. For Conversion to the WiU of God. ]. Almighty and everlasting God, who requirest the hearts of Thy creatures, convert us wholly to Thyself; turn away our eyes from beholding vanity, and quicken us in Thy way ; through Him who is at once the pattern and the power of godliness, Thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. ^mcn. 2. Almighty God, who hast given Thine only Son to be unto us both a sacrifice for sin and also an ensample of godly life ; give us grace that we may always most thank- (153) 154 PRAYERS FOR SPECIAL GRACES. fully receive His inestimable benefit, and also daily en- deavor ourselves to follow the blessed steps of His most holy life ; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. For Help ill Trouble. 1. Grod, the High and Holy One who inhabitest eter- nity, and dwellcst with him also who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble and to revive the heart of the contrite ones ; glorify Thy grace, we beseech Thee, in the midst of our manifold infirmities and sins, and through all temptation hold us up by Thy mighty hand ; that the trial of our faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, may be found unto praise, and honor, and glory, at the appearing of Jesus Christ ; to whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be honor and glory, world without end. ^IIICU. 2, Assist us mercifully, O Lord, in these our supplica- tions and prayers, and dispose the way of Thy servants towards the attainment of everlasting salvation ; that among all the changes and chances of this mortal life, they may ever be defended by Thy most gracious and ready help, through Jesus Christ our Lord. ^ntcit. For Grace, I. Lord G-od, strong to deliver, and mighty to save, who hast been the refuge and dwelling place of thy people in all generations, perfect and fulfil in us, we beseech Thee, the work of Thy converting grace, and be pleased PRAYERS FOR SPECIAL GRACES. 155 to confirm in us every good purpose and deed ; that hav- ing been called into the way of righteousness, we may have power to continue steadfastly in the same, until the day of Jesus Christ ; to whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honor and praise, world without end. 2. Almighty and eternal God, who dost bid us walk as pilgrims and strangers in this passing world, seeking that abiding city which Thou hast prepared for us in heaven ; we pray Thee so to govern our hearts by Thy Holy Spirit, that, avoiding all fleshly lusts which war against the soul, and quietly obedient to the rule which Thou hast set over us, we may show forth Thy glory before the world by our good works ; for Jesus Christ's sake. ^mcn. 3. God, the strength of all them that put their trust in Thee, mercifully accept our prayers; and because, through the weakness of our mortal nature, we can do no good thing without Thee, grant us the help of Thy grace, that in keeping of Thy commandments we may please Thee both in will and in deed ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 2lmen. For Heavenljj-Mindedness. 1. Almighty God, who alone canst order the unruly wills and aifections of sinful men ; grant unto Thy people that they may love the thing which Thou commandest, and desire that which Thou dost promise ; that so, among the sundry and manifold changes of the world, our hearts may surely there be fixed, where true joys are to be found; through Jesus Christ our Lord, ^men. 156 PRAYERS FOR SPECIAL GRACES. 2. Almighty God, the former of our bodies and Father of our .spirits, in wliom we live, move, and have our being; shed abroad Thy love in our hearts, we beseech Thee, and cause the comfort of Thy heavenly grace to abound in us, as the earnest and pledge of jo3^s to come ; that, casting away all anxious thought for the transitory things of this world, we may seek first Thy kingdom and righteousness, and labor only for that meat which endureth unto ever- lasting life ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. ^mcn. 3. God, whose favor is life, and in whose presence there is fulness of peace and joy ; give us, wc beseech Thee, such an abiding sense of the reality and glory of those things which Thou hast prepared for them that love Thee, as may serve to raise us above the vanity of this present world, both in its pleasures and in its necessary trials and pains ; so that under thy guidance and help all things here shall work together for our everlasting salva- tion ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. ^mcu. 4. Blessed be Thou, God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, according to Thine abundant mercy, hast begotten us again to a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorrupt- ible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved for us in heaven. Grant, we beseech Thee, that having this hope in us. we may be led by Thy grace to walk worthy of it. May we be crucified unto the world, and raised with Christ to a new life. As risen with Ilim, help us also in heart and mind to ascend with Him to heavenly places, and to seek those things which are above, PRAYERS FOR SPECIAL GRACES. 157 where He sittetli at Thy right liand. And grant that, having our conversation in heaven, and our life hid with Christ in God, we may rest in the confident assurance that when He who is our hfe shall appear, we also shall appear with Him in glory ; to whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be glory lor ever, !!^mcu. For Fiirifi/. 1. God, whose blessed Son was manifested that He might destroy the works of the devil, and make us the sojis of God and heirs of eternal life, grant us, we be- seech Thee, that, having this hope, we may purify our- selves, even as He is pure ; that when He shall appear again with power and great glory, we may be made like unto Him in His eternal and glorious kingdom : where with Thee, Father, and Thee, O Holy Ghost, He liveth and reigneth, ever one God, world without end. 2. Almighty God, our most holy and eternal Father, who artof purer eyes than to behold iniquity, let Thy gracious and Holy Spirit descend upon Thy servants ; that no impure thoughts may pollute the souls which Thou hast sanctified, no impure words pollute the tongues which Thou hast ordained as organs of Thy praise, no impure actions rend the veil of the temples which Thou hast chosen for Thy habitation ; but grant that, our senses being sealed up from all vain objects, our hearts entirely possessed with religion, and fortified with prudence, watchfulness, and self denial, we may so live in this pres- ent world as not to fail of the glories of the world to come. 2Vmcn. 158 PRAYERS FOR SPECIAL GRACES. For Guidance. 1. Thou great Shepherd of Israel, who, by Thine ont- stretched arm, didst bring Thy people of old out of the laud of Egypt and the house of bondage, guiding them safely through the wilderness to the promised land ; we pray Thee to deliver us from the bondage and slavery of our sins, and so to lead us through the wilderness of this world, feeding us with bread from heaven, and with water out of the smitten Rock, and upholding us amid the swellings of Jordan, that we may enter at last into that rest which remaineth for Thy faithful people. ^mciX. 2. God, the Protector of all that trust in Tliee, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy ; increase and multiply upon us Thy mercy, that Thou being our ruler and guide, we may so pass through things temporal, that we finally lose not the things eternal. Grant this, O heavenly Father, for Jesus Christ's sake. '[Jlincn. For Faith. Almighty and everlasting God, who not only givest every good and perfect gift, but also increasest thuse gifts Thou hast bestowed ; we most humbly beseech Thee to increase in us the gift of faith, that we may truly believe in Thee and in Thy promises; and that neither by our negligence, nor infirmity of the flesh, nor by grievousness of temptation, nur by the subtle crafts and assaults of the devil, we may be driven from faith in our most bles>ed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ ; to whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be glory for ever. 2lmni. PRAYERS FOR SPECIAL GRACES. 159 For Love. 1. O God, wlio hast taught Thy Church to keep all Thy heavenly comniandnients by loving Thee and our neigh- bor ; grant us the spirit of peace and grace, that Thy uni- versal family may be both devoted to Thee with their whole heart, and united to each other with a pure will; through Jesus Christ our Lord. ^mcit. 2, God, who hast prepared for them that love Thee such good things as pass man's understanding; pour into our hearts such love towards Thee, that we, loving Thee above all things, may obtain Thy promises, which exceed all that we can desire ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 3. O God, the strength of all them that put their trust in Thee, who hast not appointed us unto wrath, but to ob- tain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ; because through the weakness of our mortal nature we can do no good thing without Thee, we beseech Thee to grant us the help of Thy grace, and to breathe into us that divine charity which is the fulfilling of the law ; that in keeping of Thy commandn)ents we may please Thee both in will and in deed, and be counted worthy, after the sufferings of this life, to reign with Christ in heaven ; to whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be honor and glory, world without end. ^men. 4. Lord, who hast taught us that all our doings without charity are nothing worth, send Thy Holy Ghost, and IGO PRAYERS FOR SPECIAL GRACES. pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of charity, the very bond of peace, and of all virtues, without which whosoever liveth is counted dead before Thee : grant tliis for Thine only Son Jesus Christ's sake. ^men. For Fortitude. Almighty and most merciful God, whoso name is a strong tower into which the righteous runneth and is safe ; lift up the standard of Thy Spirit, we beseech Thee, against the power of the enemy coming in upon us like a flood, and clothe us with the full armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left, that we may be able to fight manfully the good fight of faith, and so finish our course with joy in the great day when Christ, the right- eous Judge, shall appear; who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God. For Patience. 1. God, who didst will Thine only-begotten Son to learn obedience by the things which He suffered, that being thus made perfect He might become the Author of eter- nal salvation unto all them that obey Him ; work in us, we beseech Thee, such irjward conformity with His holy patience, as may cause us to have part also in His glori- ous power; that so, walking not after tlic flesh but after the Sj)irit, we may be able to serve Thee all our days in newness of mind and life ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. ^mcn. 2, Almighty and everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth, who givest power to the faint, and strength to them that have no might ; look mercifully, we beseech PRAYERS FOR SPECIAL GRACES. 161 Thee, on our low estate, and cause Thy grace to triumph in our weakness, that we may arise and follow in the way of righteousness those who by their faith and pa- tience already inherit the promises ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. ^meu. For Cheerfulness. most loving Father, who wiliest us to give thanks for all things, to dread nothing but the loss of Thee, and to cast all our cares on Thee who carest for us ; preserve us from faithless fears and worldly anxieties, and grant that no clouds of this mortal life may hide from us the light of that love which is immortal, and which Thou hast manifested to us in Thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. ^mcn. For Temperance. Almightly God, gracious Father of men and angels, who openest Thine hand and fillest all things with plenty ; teach us to use the gifts of Thy providence soberly and temperately, that our temptations may not be too strong for us, nor our affections sensual and unholy. Grant, O Lord, that the blessings which Thou givest us may neither minister to sin nor to sickness, but to healt-h and holiness and thanksgiving ; that in the strength of Thy provision we may faithfully and diligently serve Thee, may worthily feast at Thy table here, and be accounted worthy to sit down at Thy table hereafter ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. ^men. For Protection. 1. God, who knowest us to be set in the midst of so many and great dangers, that by reason of the frailty of 11 162 PRAYERS FOR SPECIAL GRACES. our nature we cannot always stand upright ; grant to ua such strength and protection as may support us in all dangers, and carry us through all temptations : through Jesus Christ our Lord. ^metl. 2. Ahfjighty God, who seest that we have no power of ourselves to help ourselves, keep us both outwardly in our bodies and inwardly in our souls, that we may be de- fended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thouglits which may assault and hurt the soul ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 3. O Almighty Lord and everlasting God, we Ix-seech Thee to direct, sanctify, and govern Ixjth our hearts and bodies in tlie ways of Thy laws, and in the works of Thy commandments ; that tlirough Thy most mighty protec- tion, both here and ever, we may be preserved in hxly and soul, through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. F'or Temporal and Spvrltunl BJe-'Swr/s. O God, who knowest 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 kingdom and righteousness that all other needful things shall Ije added to them ; grant us such a competent portion of earthly blessings as Thy wisdom seeth to be suitable and expedient fur us. We ask of Thee neither poverty nor riches, but food to eat and clothing to wear. Give to us skill and industry to provide for ourselves and those who are dependent on us ; and bless us in all the works of our hands, that we may have sufficient not to be chargeable, PRAYERS FOR SPECIAL GRACES. 163 but rather to be helpful to others. Suffer us not in pros- perity to forget, or in adversity to think ourselves forgot- ten of Thee. Above all, grant that our spiritual wants may be more and more abundantly supplied through the fulness of the blessings of Thy Gospel, to the end that, growing in knowledge and in grace, our souls ma}^ be strengthened and nourished unto life eternal ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. ^mCH. For Edification. Almighty God, who hast begotten us through Thy Word, renewed us by Thy Spirit, nourished us by Thy sacraments and by the ministry of Thy Church, be l)leased still to build us up to life eternal. Give us un- derstanding in Thy law, that we may know Thy will, and grace and strength faithfully to fulfil the same. Grant that our understandings may know Thee, our hearts may love Thee, and all our faculties and powers give Thee due obedience and service ; so that, escaping from the dark- ness of this world, w^e may at length come to the land of everlasting rest, in Thy light to behold light and glory ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. ^tltcn. For Grace to Redeem the Time. God, who hast made our days as an hand-breadth, so that our age is as nothing before Thee ; impress us with a sense of our frailty, and so teach us to number our days that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. Dispose us to walk circumspectly, redeeming the time; to be sober, watchful, and pra3'errul ; and to do with all our might whatsoever our hand findeth, for the advance- ment of Thy glory, the good of others, and the further- ance of our own spiritual welfare ; and grant that after 164 PRAYERS FOR SPECIAL GRACES. having done and suffered Thy will upon the earth, we may have an entrance ministered to us abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; to whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be glory for ever. ^mcit. Against Spiritual Apathy. God, who requirest the hearts of all Thy children ; deliver us from all sloth in Thy work, all coldness in Thy cause; and grant that by looking unto Thee we may re- kindle our love, and by waiting upon Thee may renew our strength ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. &Mctt^ mil ^vix^tx^ far latural mH The Advent of our Lord. 1. ALMIGHTY OOD, we beseech Thee, grant unto Thy people grace that they may wait with vigilance for the advent of Thy Son our LorJ, that when He shall arise from Thy right hand to visit the earth in righteous- ness and Thy people with salvation, He may not find us sleeping in sin, but diligent in Thy service, and rejoicing in Thy praises, that so we may enter in with Him unto the marriage of the Lamb; through Him who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Grhost, ever one God, world without end. ^metl. God of all grace and comfort, who hast not appointed us unto wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ; aid us, we beseech Thee, at this time, to repent heartily and truly of all our sins, and so to humble our- selves that when He conieth we may be prepared to re- ceive Him with childlike faith, and join in the glad cr^'^, Hosanna to the Son of David ! Blessed is He that Com- eth in the name of the Lord ! !^mett. (165) IGO COLLECTS AND PRAYERS Almighty God, /.'ive us grace that we may cast away the works of darkness, and put upon us tlie armor of liglit, now in the tirue of this mortal life, in which Thy Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility, that in the last day, when He shall come again in His glorious majesty to judge both the quick and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal ; through Him who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, now and ever. 2lmen. 4. O Almighty God, grant that those necessary works wherein we are engaged, whether in the affairs of Thy Church or of this world, may not prevail to hinder us; but that, at the appearing and advent of Thy Son, we may hasten with joy to meet Him, who liveth and reign- eth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. bitten. Tfif. Inco.mati/m of our Lord. ]. Most merciful God, who hast so loved the world as to give Thine only Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life ; grant upon us, we humbly pray Thee, the precious gift of faith, whereby we may know that the Son of God is come ; and, being always rooted and grounded in the m5'stery of the Word made flesh, nioy have power to overcome the world, and gain the blessed immortality of heaven ; through the merits of the same incarnate Christ, who liveth and reign- eth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. ^tmeit. FOR NATURAL AND SACRED SEASONS. 167 Almighty and everlasting God, who hast given us Thine only Son to take our nature upon Him, and as at this time to be born of a pure virgin ; grant that we, being regenerate and made Th}' children by adoption and grace, may daily be renewed by Thy Holy Spirit after the image of this same blessed and glorious Christ ; who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. ^tncu. 3. Almighty God, who by the birth of Thy Holy One into the world didst give Thy true light to dawn upon our darkness ; grant that as Thou hast given us to believe in the mystery of His incarnation, and hast made us par- takers of the divine nature, so in the world to come we may ever abide with Him, in the glory of His kingdom ; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. ^metX. 4. O God, who makest us glad with the yearly remem- brance of the birth of Thine only Son Jesus Christ; grant that as we joyfully receive Him for our Redeemer, so we may with sure confidence behold Him when He shall come to be our Judge ; who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. ^men. At the Ber/inning of the Year. Almighty and eternal God, with whom one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day; we bring Thee thanks and praise for Thy blessings, more than we can number, with which Thou has crowned our 168 COLLECTS AND PRAYERS lives during the year now past; and, since Thy mercies are ever new, let the year which has now l^egun he to us a year of grace and salvation. Have pity upon us in our misery, who.se days are as the grass ; deliver us from the vanity of our fallen nature, and establish us in the fellow- sin p of that life which is the same yesterday, and to-day, and for ever. Graciously protect and conduct us through the uncertainties of tliis new year of our earthly pilgrim- age ; prepare us for its duties and trials, its joys and sor- rows ; help us to watch and pray, and to be always ready like men that wait for their Lord ; and grant that every change, whether it be of prosperity or adversity, of life or death, njay bring us nearer to Thee, and to that great eternal joy and rest, which, after the years of this vain earthly life, await the faithful in Thy blissful presence; when we shall unite with angels and saints in ascribing blessing, and honor, and glory, and power, unU) Him who sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb, for ever and ever. ^meiX. Tfte Mardftsifati/m of our Lord to tlic. Gentiles. O God, who by the lea^ling of a star didst manifest Thy only-lxigottfin Son to the Gentiles; mercifully grant that we who know Thee now by faith, may after this life liave the fruition of Thy glorious Godhead ; through Jesus Christ our L^jrd. ^mcit. I*alrri SuikLuj. 1. O Lord Jesus Christ, who as on this day didst enter the rebellious city where Thou wast to die ; enter into our hearts, we bes^iech Thee, and suUlue them wholly to Thyself. And as Thy faithful di.s^/iples blessed Thy com- FOR NATURAL AND SACRED SEASONS. 169 ing, and spread their garments in the way, covering it with palm branches, may we be ready to lay at Thy feet all that we have and are, and to bless Thee, Thou who comest in the name of the Lord. And grant that after having confessed and worshipped Thee upon the earth, we may be among the number of those who shall hail Thine eternal triumphs, and bear in their hands the palms of victor}^, when every knee shall bow before Thee, and every tongue confess that Thou art Lord, and that thou shalt reign for ever and ever. ^mctt. Almighty and everlasting God, who of Thy tender mercy towards mankind has sent Thy Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ, to take upon Him our flesh, and to sufl'er death upon the cross, that all mankind should follow the example of His great humility; mercifully grant that we may both follow the example of His patience, and also be made partakers of his resurrection ; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. ^llticn. The Passion and Crucifixion of our Lord. 1. Almighty God, we beseech Thee graciously to behold this Thy family, for which our Lord Jesus Christ was content to be betrayed, and given up into the hands of wicked men, and to suffer death upon the cross ; who now liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. ^lltcn. 2. O most merciful Father, who of Thy tender compassion towards us guilty sinners didst give Thine only-begotten Son to be an offering for our sins; grant us grace, we 170 COLLECTS AND PRAYERS humbly beseech Thee, that, being united unto Him by Thy Spirit, and made partakers of His suffering and His death, we may crucify the corrupt inclinations of the flesh, die daily unto the world, and lead holy and unblamable lives. Cleaving unto His cross in all the temptations of life, may we hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering, and finally attain unto the resurrection of the just ; through the merits of this same once crucified but now risen and exalted Saviour. ^mcil. 3. Lord Jesus Christ, Thou holy and spotless Lamb of God, who didst take upon Thyself the curse of sin which was due to us ; we unite with all the heavenly host of the redeemed in ascribing unto Thee power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing. We bless Thee for all the burdens Thou hast borne, for all the tears Thou hast wept, for all the pains Thou hast suffered, for every word of comfort Thou hast spoken on the cross, for every conflict with the powers of darkness, and for Thine eternal victory over the terrors of death and the pains of hell. ^mcu. The Biu^l of our Lord. I. O Almighty God, who by the descent of our Saviour Jesus Christ into hell, and His rising again from the dead, hast given assurance that the spirits of those who sleep in him do abide in joy and felicity ; grant unto us, we beseech Thee, such steadfast faith and lively hope, that wo may purify ourselves as He is pure ; and that we, with Thy whole redeemed Church, may speedily attain unto the resurrection from the dead, when our mortal bodies shall put on immortality and incorruption, and we shall FOR NATURAL AND SACRED SEASONS. 171 be changed into the likeness of His glorious body ; who liveth and abideth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. ^mcit, 2. Grant, O Lord, that as we are baptized into the death of Thy blessed Son our Saviour Jesus Christ, £0, by con- tinual mortifying our corrupt affections, we may be buried with Him; and that through the grave and gate of death we may pass to our joyful resurrection, for His merits, who died and was buried, and rose again for us, Thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. ^mcU. The Resurrection of our. Lord. 1. Almighty God, who through Thine only Son Jesus Christ hast overcome death, and opened unto us the gates of everlasting life ; we humbly beseech Thee that as, by Thy special grace preventing us, Thou dost put into our minds good desires, so by Tliy continual help we may bring the same to good effect ; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with .Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. ^mcu. 2. Almighty God, who hast brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the glorious Prince of salvation, with everlasting victory over hell and the grave ; grant us power, we beseech Thee, to rise with Him to newness of life, that we may overcome the world with the victory of faith, and have part at last in the resurrection of the just ; through the merits of the same risen Saviour, who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. 2lnien. 172 COLLECTS AND PRAYERS 3. O Tliou God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, we render Thee most humble and hearty thanks that when He had descended into the grave, Thou didst not suffer Thy Holy One to see corruption, but didst show unto Him the path of life and raise Him from the dead, and set Him at Thine own right hand in the heavenly places. Grant us grace, we beseech Thee, to apprehend with true faith the glorious mystery of our Saviour's resur- rection, and fill our hearts with joy, and a lively hope that amid all the sorrows, trials, and temptations of our mortal state, and in the hour of death, we may derive strength and comfort from this sure pledge of an inherit- ance incorruptible and undefiled, and that fadeth not away. ^meit. 4. Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who didst raise up Thy Son from the dead and give Him glory, that our faith and hope might be in Thee; quicken us also, we beseech Thee, by Thy mighty power, from the death of sin to the life of righteousness, and cause us to set our affections on things above ; so that we may, at the last day, have part in the resurrection of the just, and in the glory of Thy heavenly kingdom, whither Jesus the Forerunner is for us entered, where also He liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, God blessed for ever. ^mCU. 5. O Thou Prince of life, whom not having seen we love; breathe upon us that we may receive the Holy Ghost, to abide with us continually, both as the seal of our adoption , and as an earnest of the promised posses- FOR NATURAL AND SACRED SEASONS. 173 sion. Grive us power to walk in tbe Spirit that we may not fulfil the lusts of the flesh, but mortify our mem- bers which are upon the earth, and purify ourselves even as Thou art pure, so that at Thy second coming to judge the world in righteousness, we also may appear with Thee, having our vile bodies changed into the fashion of Thine own glorious body, according to the working whereby Thou art able even to subdue all things unto Thyself, who art God over all, blessed for ever. 2lmen. The Ascension of our Lord. 1. Lord Jesus Christ, Thou Conqueror of death and hell, who from the depths of Thy humiliation didst pass into the heavens, and art crowned with glory and honor as King of saints and eternal High Priest over the house of Grod ; let Thy all-powerful intercessions prevail on our behalf, that, being delivered from the curse of sin, we may receive grace and strength to follow Thee with patient endurance through the sorrows and pains of earth, and the darkness of the grave, and having thus shared in Thy suiferings here, become partakers also of Thy joy and glory in the everlasting kingdom of the Father. ^mcu. Grant, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, that like as we do believe Thine only Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, to have ascended into the heavens; so we may also in heart and mind thither ascend, and with Him continually dwell, who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. ^mcH. 174 COLLECTS AND PRAYERS 3. God, the King of glory, who hast exahcd Thine only Son Jesus Christ with great triumph into Thy kingdom in heaven; we beseech Thee, leave us not eomfortless; but send to us Thy Holy Ghost to eomfort us, and exalt us unto the sanie place whither our Saviour Christ has gone before; who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. !^mcn. The Descant of the Holy Ghost. 1. God of all peace and consolation, who didst gloriously fullil the great promise of the Gospel by sending down the Holy Gliost ori the day of Pentecost, to establish the Church as the house of his continual presence and power among men ; mercifully grant us, we beseech Thee, this same gift of the Spirit, to renew, illuminate, refresh, and sanctify our souls ; to be over us and around us like the light and dew of heaven, and to be in us evermore as a well of water springing up into everlasting life ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. ^lUCtt. 2. Most glorious and blessed God, who through the Holy Ghost hast made Thy holy Church to be the body of Christ, the fulness of Him that lilleth all in all ; we hum- bly beseech Thee to grant unto us, and to all Thy people, such strong and steadfast faith in this great mystery of grace, that, being safely defended from all heresy and schism, we may ever abide in the unity of the Spirit, and so grow up into Him in all things, which is the Head, even Christ: to whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, be all honor and praise, world without end. FOR NATURAL AND SACRED SEASONS. 175 O Almighty God, who hast sent clown the Hol}'^ Ghost upon Thine elect, endowing them with his manifold gifts, and knitting them together in one communion and fellow- ship in the mystical body of Thy Son ; grant unto us grace to use all those Thy gifts alway to Thy honor and glory, and to abound in faith, hope, and charity, waiting for Thy Son from heaven ; that when He shall appear, we with all Thy saints maybe found of Him in peace, and by Him may be presented before Thy glorious pres- ence with exceeding joy ; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with Thee, Father, in the unity of the same Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. 'i^mcn. 4. Holy Ghost, Spirit of the Father and the Son, who by thy quickening energy hast raised us up to a new life in Christ Jesus, and dost in mercy to our infirmities con- descend to dwell in our mortal bodies as Thy consecrated temples; bring forth in our hearts and lives, we beseech Thee, the fruits of love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gen- tleness, faith, meekness, and temperance ; that so walk- ing in Thee with all holy obedience, we may stand firm in the knowledge and love of the truth, against the wiles of the devil, may overcome the world, and be glorified in the fellowship of the Father and the Son ; to whom, with Thee, we ascribe all honor, thanksgiving and praise. 5. God, who didst teach the hearts of Thy faithful people, by the sending to them the light of Thy Holy Spirit; grant us by the same Spirit to have a right judg- 176 COLLECTS AND PRAYERS. ment in all things, and evermore to rejoice in His holy comfort ; through the merits of Christ Jesus our Saviour, who liveth and reigneth with Thee, in the unity of the same Spirit, one God, world without end. ^meiX. AU Angels. everlasting God, who hast ordained and constituted the services of Angels and men in a wonderful order ; mercifully grant, that as Thy holy Angels alway do Thee service in heaven, so by Thy appointment they may suc- cor and defend us on earth ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. ^men. Communion of Saints. God, the Father everlasting, whom the glorious hosts of heaven obey, and in whose presence patriarchs, prophets, apostles, martyrs, with all the spirits of the just made perfect, continually do live ; fix the eye of our faith, we beseech Thee, with clear and full vision, on the great cloud of witnesses wherewith we are thus compassed about, that laying aside every weight, and the sin that doth so easily beset us, we may run with patience the race that is set before us, and obtain at last the crown of everlasting life ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Jpraners of Snoocatiou. 1. Almightj^ God, who hast promised to be present with Thy people, and to grant their requests in the name of Thy well-beloved Son ; regard us, we humbly beseech Thee, with Thy favor ; and for the sake of Him who is PRAYERS OF IXVOCATION. 177 our only Saviour and Mediator with Tliee, fulfil Thy promise in our behalf, that our thoughts being lifted up, and our desires drawn forth unto Thee, we may render Thee acceptable worship ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. ^mcn. 2. God, whom heaven and the heaven of heavens can- not contain, bul who dwellest with humble and contrite hearts ; look in Thy mercy upon us who are here assem- bled according to Thine ordinance to offer up our sacri- fices of prayer and praise before Thy divine majest.y. Grant us Thy Holy Spirit, we entreat Thee, Lord, to guide and to sanctify us, that we may be acceptable in Thy sight, and may obtain our petitions ; for we come before Thee not in our own name, but in the name of our great High Priest and Advocate, Jesus Christ. 3. Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who hast prom- ised to hear us when we call upon Thee in the name of Thy Son, we beseech Thee to regard us in Thy mercy, as we are here assembled to offer unto Thee our praises and our prayers, and to hear Thy truth ; and so to raise our thoughts and desires to Thyself, that we may render to Thee an acceptable service ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. <;:^mcn. 4. God, the Judge of all, who knowest what is in man, and requirest truth in the inward parts ; mercifully grant that we may not draw near to Thee with our lips while our heart is far from Thee ; and let Thy Holy Spirit help our infirmities, and pray with us and plead for us, that 12 178 ADDITIONAL FORMS OF SERVICE. our offerings inny be holy and well pleasing unto Thee ; through the merits of our only Saviour, Jesus Christ our Lord. ^mcn, 5. Almighty and everlasting God, who lovest the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob, and who hast promised that in all places where Thou dost record Tny name, Thou wilt meet with Thy people to bless them ; fulfil to us. we beseech Thee, Thy piomise, and make us joyful in the house of prayer. Let our sacrifices of praise and prayer go up with ac- ceptance before Thy throne, through llim who is the great High Priest of our profession, and who has conse- crated for us a new and living way into the holiest, that coming boldly to the throne of grace we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. 6. Almighty and everlasting God, who art always more ready to hear than we to pray, and art wont to give more than either we desire or deserve ; pour down upon us the abundance of Thy mercy; forgiving us those things whereof our conscience is afraid, and giving us those good things which we are not worthy to ask but through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ Thy Son, our Lord. 7. Thou who art greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are round about Thee ; be present with us this day, and with all Thy people who worship in Thy holy place. Fill our hearts with Thy fear, and open Thou our lips to make PRAYERS OF INVOCATION. 179 confession and supplication, and to show forth all Thy praise ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. ^men. 8. Lord our God, great, eternal, wonderful in Thy glory ; who keepest covenant and promises for those that love Thee with their whole heart ; who art the Life of all, the Help of those that flee unto Thee, the Hope of those who cry unto Thee, — cleanse us from our sins, secret and open, and from every thought displeasing to Thy good- ness ; cleanse our hearts and consciences, that with a peaceful soul and quiet mind, with perfect love and calm hope, we may venture with confidence and without fear to pray unto Thee ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 9. most merciful God, who by Thy holy prophet didst foretell that Thy name should be great among the Gen- tiles, and that in every place incense and a pure offering should be offered unto Thy name ; who hast taught us by Thy well-beloved Son, that the hour is come wherein the true worshippers must worship Thee, in every place, in spirit and in truth ; grant, we beseech Thee, that we may continually offer unto Thee pure sacrifices, and true and reasonable worship in the Holy Ghost, and may never wander from Thy most blessed truth, even from the true Shepherd, Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. ^mcn. Confessions. ]. Give ear, Lord, unto our prayer, and hearken to our supplications ; for we acknowledge our iniquities, and lay 180 ADDITIONAL FORMS OF SERVICE. bare our sins before Thee. Against Tliec, Lord, have we sinned ; to Thee do we make our confession, and im- plore forgiveness. Turn Thy face, Lord, upon Thy servants, whom Thou hast redeemed with the most precious blood of Thy dear Son. Spare us, we beseech Thee ; pardon our offences ; and be pleased to extend to us Thy loving-kindness and mercy ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. C^metl. 2. Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker of all things, Judge of all men ; we cast ourselves down at Thy feet with deep humiliation, in view of our manifold sins and great unrighteousness, whereby we have provoked against ourselves most justly Thine indig- nation and wrath. We have sinned against Thee in thought, word, and deed ; we have broken Thy holy laws ; we have come short of Thy righteousness and glory in all our ways; our lives bear testimony against us, and our own hearts con- denm us as being prone to all evil and backward to all good. We have abused Thy mercies and made light of Thy judgments; we have turned aside from Thy covenant; and we have not been faithful and diligent in using the helps of Thy grace for our eternal salvation. Lord, righteousness belongeth unto Thee, and unto us only confusion of face. But unto Thee, Lord our God, belong also mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against Thee. For Thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon Thee. Look upon us, therefore, O righteous and holy Father, with an eye of pity and com- passion, as we now humble ourselves, with sincere con- fession, before the throne of Thy heavenly grace, and, for the sake of Thy Son Jesus Christ, speak pardon and CONFESSIONS. 181 peace to onr souls. Let Th}' ruercj' be upon us, Lord, according as we hope in Thee. And with the full pardon of our past sins be pleased also to quicken us, we beseech Thee, in the way of righteousness, and uphold us with Thy free Spirit ; that we may henceforth walk worthy of the vocation wherewith we are called, and ever hereafter serve and please Thee in newness of life, to the honor and glory of Thy holy name ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. "^^mcn. 3. Most merciful Father, we acknowledge and confess before Thee that we are miserable sinners. We have broken the commandments of Thy just, holy, and good law, doing what Thou hast forbidden, and leaving un- done what Thou has enjoined. We have grievou>>ly offended Thee, not only by outward transgressions, but still more by inward iniquities of the heart. Nor have we sinned only through ignorance and infirmity, but also presumptuously, against the light of Thy Word, the checks of our consciences, and the strivings of Thy Holy Spirit, so that we have no cloak for our sins. But yet, O Lord, we draw near to the throne of grace, hoping in Thy mercy. We trust in the all-sufl&ciency of that one sacrifice which Thy beloved Son hath offered for us on the cross, and in the efficacy of that intercession which He ever liveth to make for us at Thy right hand ; and we most humbly beseech Thee, for His sake, to grant us the full and free remission of all our sins. OVntCU. P racers for pariiou ani> peace. 1. Almighty God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who dcsirest not the death of a sinner, but rather tliat he 182 ADDITIONAL FORMS OF SERVICE. may turn IVoin his wickedness and live; have mercy upon all here pieseut who repent and turn to Thee grant us full remission and forgiveness; absolve us from all our Bins, ini(iuities, and transgressions, and give us Thy Holy Spirit. 2Vmcn. Almighty God, and most merciful Father, who delight- est not in the death of a sinner, but rather that he be converted irom his sin a!id live; give unto Thy servants a deep contrition for our sins, a perfect hatred, and a full remission of them ; visit us with the joys of Thy salva- tion, and the sweetsense that Thine anger is turned away from us ; grant unto us grace to fear and love Thee, power atid will to serve Thee, and time and space to finish the work which Thou hast given us to do ; that, being sprin- kled with the blood of the Lamb of God, we may be jus- tilied by Thy grace, sanctified by Thy Spirit, and saved by Thine infinite and eternal goodness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. ^mcn. 3. O Thou gracious God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy upon Thy servants who bow before Thee ; pardon and forgive us all our sins ; give us the grace of true repentance, and a strict obedience to Thy lioly Word ; strengthen us for all the parts and duties of lioly living ; preserve us evermore in the unity of Thy Church, in the integrity of the Christian faith, in the love of Thee and of our neighbor, in the hope of eternal life, and in Tiiy peace which passeth all understandir)g. Hi! pl(!ased also to shed abroad Tliy love in our hearts by tlu' Holy («li(»st, and to seal unto us, by the same spirit of aduption, the full assurance of pardon and reconcilia- INTERCESSIONS. 183 tion with Thee. Comfort all wlio mourn in Zion, speak peace to the wounded and troubled spirit, and bind up the broken-hearted, that we and all Thy people may be filled with joy and peace in believing, and may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost. ^mcu. JiUcrccssions. 1. Lord God, our Father in heaven, we beseech Thee to visit Tliy Church universal with the joy of Thy salva- tion. Endow her plenteously with spiritual gifts : pre- serve her also in truth and peace, in unity and safety, amidst all troubles, and against all temptations and ene- mies ; that she, offering to Thee the never-ceasing sacri- fice of praise and thanksgiving, may advance the honor of her Lord, and be filled with Hiti Spirit, and partake of Hii5 glory. Enrich with the graces of Thy Spirit those whom Thou hast set apart to minister in holy things; that they may serve Thee with clean hands and pure hearts ; that they may be guides to the blind, and comforters to the weary and heavy-laden ; that they may strengthen the weak and confirm the strong ; that they may boldly rebuke sin, and patiently suffer for the truth. Thou Lord of the harvest, send forth, we pray Thee, laborers fitted to do the work of Thy harvest. Let the Sun of righteousness give light to those who sit in dark- ness. Let Thy Gospel have free course and be glorified. Thou helper of the helpless, our refuge in the time of trouble, be pleased to hear the cry of Thy persecuted and afflicted people. Speak peace to troubled con- sciences; send consolation to them that are in sorrow; instruct the ignorant, reclaim the erring, and supply the 184 ADDITIONAL FORMS OF SERVICE. wants of the destitute. We beseech Thee to heal the sick, to case tlie pains of the sufFerin^f, and to draw nigh in mercy to the dying [especially to any such known to ourselves, whom we jiame in our hearts before Thee], giving them faith in Thee, through Christ our Lord, in whom whoso believeth shall never die. Be pleased, O Lord, to remember our kindred, friends, and benefactors; rewarding them with blessings, sancti- fying them with Thy grace, and bringing them to Thine everlasting kingdoui. Almighty God, with whom do live the spirits of them that depart hence in the Lord, and with whom the souls of the faithful, after they are delivered from the burden of the flesh, are in joy and felicity ; we give Thee thanks for all Thy servants departed this life in the true faith of Thy name ; humbly entreating Thee to guide and sanctify us by Thy Spirit, that we also, and all Thy people, in due time, may be gathered into Thy (.'hurch triumph- ant, and reign with Christ our Lord in Ilis eternal king- dom. These things we ask, heavenly Father, in patient confidence and joyful hope, being assured that we ask them according to Thy will, that the voice of Thy Church is heard by Thee, that the intercessions of the Holy Chost are known unto Thee, and that the mediation of Thy well-beloved Son, our Lord and Saviour, doth pre- vail with Thee. Wherefore, we glorify Thy name, we fall down before Thy throne, we worship and adore Thy glorious majesty ; evermore praising Thee, and saying. Salvation be unto our (}(A which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever. Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honor, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. ^meit. INTERCESSIONS. 185 Prayer for the icJioJe state of Christ's Church MlJltant here in Earth. Almighty and ever-living God, who by Thy holy apos- tle hast taught us to make prayers and supplications, and to give thanks, for all men, we humbly beseech Thee most mercifully to receive these our prayers, which we offer unto Thy divine majesty ; beseeching Thee to in- spire continually the universal Church with the spirit of truth, unity, and concord. And grant that all they that do confess Thy holy name may agree in the truth of Thy holy Word, and live in unity and godly love. Give grace, heavenly Father, to all pastors and ministers, that they may both by their life and doctrine set forth Thy truth, and rightly and duly administer Thy holy sacraments : and to all Thy people give Thy heavenly grace ; and especially to this congregation here present, that, with meek heart and due reverence, they may hear and receive Thy holy truth, truly serving Thee in holiness and righteousness all the da3's of their life. And we most humbly beseech Thee of Thy goodness, O Lord, to comfort and succor all them who in this transi- tory life are in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity. And we also bless Thy holy name for all Thy servants departed this life in Thy faith and fear ; beseech- ing Thee to give us grace so to follow their good examples, that with them we may be partakers of Thy heavenly kingdom. Grant this, Father, for Jesus Christ's sake, our only Mediator and Advocate. ^niCU. S^ijanksgiuings, 1. We thank Thee for all the bounties of Thy provi- dence ; for health and strength, for food and clothing; 186 ADDITIONAL FORMS OF SERVICE. for health and succor in times of neiid, for pity and consolation in times of sorrow ; and for all the kind- ness Tliou hast shown us from the Ije^inning of our days until now. But above all, we thank Thee for Thine infinite love to us, miserable sinners ; that Tliou hast given Thy Son to be the propitiation for our sins ; that Thou hast sent down Thy Holy Spirit to sanctify our corrupt natures; that Thou dost favor us with the means of grace, and comfort us with the hope of glorj'. Help us, we beseech Thee, to acknowledge Thy good- ness, in all time to come, by trusting entirely in Thee, by contentment with the portion Thou hast given us, by charity to the poor and tieedy, hy zeal for Thy truth, and b}' a cheerful ol>edience to TI13' commandments. 2. We render thanks unto Tliy name, God, most high ; for Thou hast created us in Thine own image ; Thou hast given us wjuls to know and love Thee ; Thou hast made us but a little lower than the angels; Thou hast supi»lied 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 hast spared us ; we have wandered from Thee, but Thou hast sought us ; we were lost, but Thou hast saved us, God our Saviour, Thou hast broken our chains, that we might be free ; Tiiou hast healed our di.sea.«fed souls, that we might not perish : Thou hast enriched us who were poor with the treasures of Tliy salvation ; Thou hast made us, who bad nothing, to inherit all thincrs ; and even now, all things are ours. Therefore, with one heart and with one voice, we laud and magnify Thy glorious name ; and, with Thy saints on eearing of Thy beloved Son ; and grant that in all the changes of this world, we may ever beslrengthened by Thine unchange- ableness ; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, Ije the glory, world without end. 10. Almighty God, who hast given us grace at this time with one accord to njake our CDUiiuon supplications unto Thee, and dost pronji.se that when two or three are gath- ered together in Thy name Thou wilt grant their requests; fulfil now, i) Lord, the desires and petitions of thy serv- ants, as may be mcst expedient for us; granting us in this world knowledge of Thy truth, and in the world to come life everlasting, %VXC\U ASCRIPTIOXS OF GLORY. 191 Ascriptions of (Slorg. Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundant!}^ above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in its ; unto Him be glory in the Church by Christ Jesus, throughout all ages, world without end. Amen, 2. Now unto Him that is able to keep us from falling, and to present us fiiultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy ; to the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen. 3. Unto Him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and hath made us kings and priests unto God, His Father; to Him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. Now unto the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords ; who only hath immortality-, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto ; whom no man hath seen or can see : to Him be honor and power everlasting. Amen. 5. Now unto the God of all grace, who hath called us unto His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, be glory and do- minion for ever and ever. Amen. 192 ADDITIONAL FORMS OF SERVICE. 6. And now to the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, three persons and one God, be ascribed by us, and by the wliole Cliurch, as is most due, the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. !!^mcn. 7. Unto the Father, and unto the Son, and unto the Ilo.ly Ghost, be ascribed in the Cliurch all honor and glory, might, majesty, dominion, and blessing, now, henceforth, and for ever. ^meiT. THE PSALTER. SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH. IHoriu'ii^ .ScubicE. 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 his delig]it 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 judg- ment. Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. For the l^ORO knoweth the way of the righteous : But the way of the ungodly shall perish. 3 Vt THE PS A L TEE. Psalm II. 7HY do the heathen rage, And the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against the Lord, and against his Anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, And cast away their cords from us. He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh : The Lord shall have them in derision. Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, And vex them in his sore displeasure : Yet have I set my king Upon my holy hill of Zion. I will declare the decree : The Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; This day have I begotten thee. Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, And the uttermost parts of the earth for thy pos- session. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron ; Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. Be wise now, therefore, O ye kings : Be instructed, ye judges of the earth. Serve the Lord with fear, And rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way. When his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him. THE PSALTER. \ Psalm III. LORD, how are they increased that trouble me ! Many are they that rise up against me. Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me ; My glory, and the lifter up of mine head. I cried unto the Loed with my voice, And he heard me out of his holy hill. I laid me down and slept ; I awaked ; for the Lord sustained me. I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, That have set themselves against me round about. Arise, O Lord ; save me, O my God : Salvation belongeth unto the Lord : Thy blessing is upon thy people. FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH. Psalm IV. HEAR me when I call, O God of my righteousness ; Thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress : Have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? How long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? 6 THE PSALTER. But know that the Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself: The Lord will hear when I call unto him. Stand in awe, and sin not: Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, And put your trust in the Lord. There be many that say, Who will show us any good? Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. Thou hast put gladness in my heart. More than in the time that their corn and their wine increased. I will both lay me down in jieace, and sleep : For thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety. Psalm V. GIVE ear to my words, O Lord, Consider my meditation. Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God : For unto thee will I pray. My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; In the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up. ' THE PSALTER. 7 For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wick- edness : Neither shall evil dwell with thee. But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: And in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple. Let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice ; Let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: Let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee. For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous ; "With favor wilt thou compass him as with a shield. Psalm VIIL OLOED, 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. AVhen I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, The moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained ; What is mau, that thou art mindful of him ? And the son of man, that thou visitest him? 8 THE PSALTER. For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, And hast crowned him with glory and honor. Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands ; Thou hast put all things under his feet : All sheep and ox(!n, Yea, and the beasts of the field ; The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, And whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas. O Lord, our Lord, How excellent is thy name in all the earth ! SECOND DAY OF THE MONTH. JHornincj Serbia. Psalm IX. I WILL praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will show forth all thy marvellous works. I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, thou Most High. The Lord shall endure for ever: He hath prepared his throne for judgment : And he shall judge the world in righteousness, He shall minister judgment to the people in up- rightness. The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, A refuge in times of trouble ; THE PSALTER. 9 And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee; For thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee. Sing praises to the Lord, which dwelleth in Zion : Declare among the people his doings. When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remem- bereth them : He forgetteth not the cry of the humble. Have mercy upon me, O Lord ; Consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, Thou that liftest me up from the gates of death ; That I may show forth all thy praise : In the gates of the daughter of Zion, I will rejoice in thy salvation. Psalm X. WHY standest thou afar off, O Lord? Why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble ? The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor ; For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, And blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord ab- horreth. The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God : God is not in all his thoughts. His ways are always grievous ; Thy judgments are far above out of his sight: 10 THE PSALTKR. As for all his enemies, he pufTeth at them. He hath said in his heart, I shall not he moved : For 1 sluill nover be in adversity. His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud : Under hi.s ton^aic is inisehi(;f and v^auity. He sitteth in the lurking^ places of the villages : In the secret places doth he murder the innocent : His eyes are j)rivily set against the poor. He lieth in wait secretly, as a lion in his den: He lieth in wait to catch the poor: He doLli catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net. He croucheth, and humbleth himself, Tiiat the i)oor may I'lilJ by his stron,<^^ ones. He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten : II(! hidelh his iiiee ; lie will never see it. Arise, Lord ; God, lift up thine hand : Forget not the luiinbie. Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God ? He hatlj said in liis heart, Thou wilt not require it. Thou hast seen it ; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand : The poor committeth himself unto thee ; Thou art the lielper of the I'athcrless, Break thou the arm of the wicked ; And the evil man, seek out his wickedness till tliou find none. The Lord is King for ever and ever : The heathen are perished out of his land. Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble : THE PSALTER. 11 Thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear : To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, That the man of the earth may no more oppress. SECOND DAY OF THE MONTH. Eftcnioott Serbia. Psalm XHI. HOW long wilt thou forget me, O Lord, for ever? How long wilt thou hide thy face from me ? How long shall I take counsel in my soul. Having sorrow in my heart daily ? How long shall mine enemy be exalted over me ? Consider and hear me, O Lord my God : Lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death ; Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; And those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved. But I have trusted in thy mercy ; My heart shall rejoice in thy salvation : I will sing unto the Lord, Because he hath dealt bountifully with me. 12 THE PSALTER. Psalm XIV. TIIE fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works ; There is none that doeth good. The Loud looked down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there were any that did understand, And seek God. They are all gone aside ; they are all together be- come filthy ; There is none that doeth good, no, not one. Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? Who eat up my people as they eat bread, And call not upon the Lord. There were they in great fear : For God is in the generation of the righteous. Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, Because the Lord is his refuge. Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When the Lord bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad. THE PSALTER. 13 Psalm XY. LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle ? Who shall dwell in thy holy hill? He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteous- ness, And speaketh the truth in his heart. He that backbiteth not with his tongue, Kor doeth evil to his neighbor, Nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbor. In whose eyes a vile person is contemned ; But he honoreth them that fear the Lord. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not, He that putteth not out his money to usury, Xor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved. THIRD DAY OF THE MONTH. JlTomius Serbia. Psalm XYI. PRESERYE me, O God : for in thee do I put my trust. The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup : Thou raaintainest my lot. The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places ; 14 THE PSALTER. Yea, I have a goodly heritage. I will bless the Lord, who hath given me counsel: My reins also instruct nie in the night seasons. I have set the Lord always before me : Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth : My flesh also shall rest in hoi)e. For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell ; Neither wilt thou suffer thine holy one to see cor- ruption. Thou wilt show me the path of life : In thy presence is fullness of joy ; At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. Psalm XVII. HEAR the right, O Lord, attend unto my cry ; Give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. Let my sentence come forth from thy presence ; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal. Thou hast proved mine heart ; thou hast visited me in the night ; Thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress. Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips . I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer. THE PSALTER. 15 Hold up my goings in thy paths, That my footsteps slip not. I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: Incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech. Show thy marvellous loving-kindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee From those that rise up against them. Keep me as the apple of the eye, Hide me under the shadow of thy wings, Prom the wicked that oppress me, From my deadly enemies, who compass me about. They are enclosed in their own fat : With their mouth they speak proudly. They have now compassed us in our steps : They have set their eyes bowing down to the earth. Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, And as it were a young lion lurking in secret places. Arise, O Lord, Disappoint him, cast him down : Deliver my soul from the wricked. As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness : I shall be satisfied, when I awake with thy like- ness. 16 THE PSALTER. THIRD DAY OF THE MONTH. Afternoon Scrbirc. Psalm XVIII. ' I WILL love thee, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer ; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust ; My buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: So shall I be saved from mine enemies. In my distress I called upon the Lord, And cried unto my God : He heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry came before him, even into his ears. Then the earth shook and trembled. The foundations also of the hills moved And were shaken, because he was wroth. There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured : Coals were kindled by it. He bowed the heavens also, and came down ; And darkness was under his feet. And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly : Yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind. He made darkness his secret place. His pavilion round about him ; Were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies. THE PSALTER. 17 At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, Hailstones and coals of fire. The Lord also thundered in the heavens, And the highest gave his voice ; Hailstones and coals of fire. Yea, he sent out his arrows and scattered them ; And he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them. Then the channels of waters were seen, And the foundations of the world were discovered, At thy rebuke, Lord, At the blast of the breath of thy nostrils. He sent from above, he took me ; He drew me out of many waters. He delivered me from my strong enemy. And from them which hated me, for they were too strong for me. They prevented me in the day of my calamity : But the Lord was my stay. He brought me forth also into a large place ; He delivered me, because he delighted in me. FOURTH DAY OF THE IMONTH. ^torni'ns Serb ire. Psalm XVIII.— Part 2. THE Lord rewarded me according to my righteous- ness; According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me. 18 THE PSALTER. For I have kept the ways of the Lord, And have not wickedly departed from my God. For all his judgments were before me, And I did not put away his statutes from me. I was also upright before him. And I kept myself from mine iniquity. Therefore hath the Lord recompensed me accord- ing to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands in his eye- sight. With the merciful thou wilt show thyself mer- ciful ; With an upright man thou wilt show thyself up- right ; With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure ; And with the froward thou wilt show thyself fro- ward. For thou wilt save the afflicted people ; But wilt bring down high looks. For thou wilt light ray candle: The Lord my God will enlighten my darkness. For by thee I have run through a troop ; And by my God have I leaped over a wall. As for God, his way is perfect : The word of the Lord is tried ; He is a buckler to all those that trust in him. For who is God, save the Lord ? Or who is a rock, save our God ? It is God that girdeth me with strength. And maketh my way perfect. THE PSALTER. 19 He maketh my feet like hinds' feet : And setteth me upon my high places. He tcacheth my liauds to war ; So that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms. Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salva- tion : And thy right hand hath holden me up, And thy gentleness hath made me great. Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, That my feet did not slip. The Lord liveth ; and blessed be my rock ; And let the God of my salvation be exalted. It is God that avengeth me. And subdueth the people under me. He delivereth me from mine enemies : Yea, thou liftcst me up above those that rise up against me : Thou hast delivered me from the violent man. Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the heathen, And sing praises unto thy name. Great deliverance giveth he to his king; And showeth mercy to his anointed, To David, and to his seed for evermore. 20 THE PSALTER, FOURTH DAY OF THE MONTH. Psalm XIX. rpHE heavens declare the glory of God ; L And the firmament showeth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, And night unto night showeth knowledge. There is no speech nor language ; Where their voice is not heard. Their line is gone out through all the earth, And their words 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 cham- ber, And rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race. His going forth is from the end of the heaven, 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, enlighten- ing the eyes. The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever : The judgments of the Lord are true,and righteous altogether. THE PSALTER, 21 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold : Sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. Moreover by them is thy servant warned : And in keeping of them there is great reward. Who can understand his errors ? Cleanse thon me from secret fanlts. Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins ; Let them not have dominion over me : then shall I be upright, And 1 shall be innocent from the great transgres- sion. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight, Lord, my strength, and my redeemer. Psalm XX. THE Lord hear thee in the day of trouble; The name of the God of Jacob defend thee ; Send thee hel{) from the sanctuary, And strengthen thee out of Zion ; Eemember all thy offerings. And accept thy burnt sacrifice ; Grant thee according to thine own heart. And fulfill all thy counsel. We will rejoice in thy salvation. And in the name of our God we will set up our banners : The Lord fulfill all thy petitions. 22 THE PSALTER. Now know I that the Loki> savcth his anointed ; He will hear him from his holy heaven With the saving strength of his right hand. Some trust in chariots, and some in horses : But we will remember the name of the Lord our God. They are hroiiglit down and fallen : But we are risen, and stand upright. Save, LoJii>: Let the king hear us when we call. FIFTH DAY OF THE MONTH. P8ALM XXL THE kin^ shall joy in thy strcn^h, O Loud; And in thy salvation how greatly shall he re- joice ! Thou hast given him his heart's desire, And hast not withholden the request of his lips. For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: Thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head. • H(! nsk(;d life of tluje, and thou <^avesl it him; Even length of days for ever and ever. His glory is great in thy salvation : Honor and majesty hast thou laid upon him. THE PSALTER. 23 For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: Thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance. For the king trusteth in the Lord, And through the mercy of the Most High he shall not be moved. Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies : Thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee. Be thou exalted, Lord, in thine own strength: So will we sing and praise thy power. Psalm XXII. II, TY God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? ITX Why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring ? O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; And in the night season, and am not silent. But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel. Our fathers trusted in thee : They trusted, and thou didst deliver them. They cried unto thee, and were delivered : They trusted in thee, and were not confounded. But I am a worm, and no man ; A reproach of men, and despised of the people. All they that see me laugh me to scorn : They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, say- ing, 24 THE PSALTER. He trusted on the Lord that he would deliver him : Let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him. But be not thou far from me, O Lord : my strength, haste thee to help me. 1 will declare thy name unto my brethren : In the midst of the congregation will I praise thee. Ye that fear the Lord, praise him ; All ye the seed of .Jacob, glorify him ; And fear him, all ye the seed of Israel. For ho hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; Neither hath he hid his face from him ; But when he cried unto him, he heard. My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him. The meek shall eat and be satisfied : They shall praise the Lord that seek him : Your heart shall live for ever. All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the Lord : And all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee. For the kingdom is the Lord's: And he is the governor among the nations. All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and wor- ship : All they that go down to the dust shall bow before him, And none can keep alive his own soul. A seed shall serve him ; THE PSALTER. 25 It shall be accounted to the Lord for a gCDcration. They shall come and shall declare his righteous- ness Unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done this. FIFTH DAY OF THE MO:^TH. Afternoon %tihm. Psalm XXIII. THE Lord is my shepherd ; I shall not want. He maketh 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. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil ; for thou art with me : Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies : Thou anoiutest 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. 26 THE PSALTER. Psalm XXIV. THE earth is the Ty^)RD'H, and the fulness thereof; The world, and they that dwell therein. For }h' liath fouii, And righteousness from the God of his salvation. ThiH is tlio generation of them that seek him, That seek thy face, Jacob. Lift up your heads, O ye gates ; And he yc lifted up, yc; everhiHtIng 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 LoitD of hosts, He is the King of glory. TBE PSALTER. 27 SIXTH DAY OF THE MONTH. PsALiI 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 ashamed : Let them be ashamed which transgress without cause. Show me thy ways, O 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. Remember, O Lord, thy tender mercies and thy loving-kindnesses ; For they have been ever of old. Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my trans- gressions : According to thy mercy remember thou me, Tor thy goodness' sake, Lord. Good and upright is the Lord : Therefore will he teach sinners in the way. The meek will he guide in judgment: And the meek will he teach his way. All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth TInto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies. 28 THE PSALTER. For thy name's sake, O Lord, Pardon mine iniquity, for it is great. Wluit iniiii is li(! tliut, iejirctli the Lord? Him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose. HIh soul kIkiII dwell at ease; And his seed shall inherit the earth. The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him; And he will show them his covenant. Mine eyes are ever toward the JjOUD ; 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. () bring thou me out of my distresses. Look upon mine affliction and my pain ; And forgive all my sins. keep my soul, and deliver me : L(;t mc not be ashamed, for I put my trust in thee. Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, For I wait on thee. Kcdeem Israel, () God, Out of all his troubles. rsAi.M XXVL JUDGE me, O Tx)ri), for I have walked in mine integrity : I have trusted also in the Lord ; therefore I shall not slide. J^^xamine me, () Lord, nnd prove me; Try my reins and my heart. THE PSALTER, 29 For thy loviog-kindriess is before mine eyes; And I have walked in thy truth. I have not sat with vain persons ; Neither will I go in with dissemblers. I have hated the congregation of evil doers, And will not sit with the wicked. I will wash mine hands in inuocency ; So will I compass thine altar, Lord : That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, And tell of all thy wondrous works. Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house, And the place where thine honor dwelleth. Gather not my soul with sinners. Nor my life with bloody men : In whose hands is mischief, And their right hand is full of bribes. But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: E adeem me, and be merciful unto me. My foot standeth in an even place : In the congregations will I bless the Lord. SIXTH DAY OF THE MONTH. Afternoon Scrbi'ct. Psalm XXVII. THE Lord is my light and my salvation ; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life ; of whom shall I be afraid ? 30 THE PSALTER. Though a host should encamp against me, My heart shall not fear : Though war shouhl rise; against me, In this will I be confident. One thing have I desired of the Lokd, that will I seek after ; That I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in his temple. For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion : In the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; He shall set me up upon a rock. And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me; Therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy ; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the Lord. Hear, O Loud, when I cry with my voice: Have mercy also upon me, and answer me. When thou saidst, Seek ye my face ; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Lord, will I seek. Hide not thy face far from me ; Put not thy servant away in anger: Thou hast been my help ; Leave me not, neither forsake me, God of my salvation. THE PSALTER. 31 When my father and my mother forsake me, Then the Lord will take me up. Teach me thy way, O Lord ; And lead me in a plain path, Because of mine enemies. I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the good- ness of the Lord In tlie land of the living. Wait on the Lord : Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart : Wait, I say, on the Lord. Psalm XXVIIL UNTO thee will I cry, O Lord, My rock, be not silent to me; Lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit. Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, When I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle. Draw me not away with the wicked, And with the workers of iniquity ; Which speak peace to their neighbors, But mischief is in their hearts. Blessed be the Lord, Because he hath heard the voice of my supplica- tions. 32 THE PSALTER. The Lord is my strength and my shield ; My heart trusted in him, and I am helped: Therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth ; And with my song will I praise him. The lyjKD is their .stren;rth, And he is the saving strength of his anointed. Save thy [x^ople, and hleiis thirie inheritance: Feed them also, and lift them up for ever. SEVENTH DAY OF THE MO>'TH, Psalm XXIX. Gi IVE unto the Lord, O ye mighty, r Give unto the Lord, glory and strength. Give unto the Lord the glory due unto hb name; Worship the Lord in the heauty of holiness. The voice of the Lord is ufxjn the waters: The God of glory thundereth, The Lord is upon many waters. The voice of the ly^KD i.s powerful ; The voice of the Lord is fuU of majesty. The Lord will give strength unto his people; The Lord will hless his people with peace. THE PSALTER. 33 Psalm XXX. 1WILL extol thee, O Lord ; for thou hast lifted me up, And hast not made my foes to rejoice over me. Lord my God, 1 cried uuto thee, and thou hast healed me. Lord, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave : Thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of his. And give thanks to the remembrance of his holi- ness. For his anger endureth but a moment; In his favor is life : Weeping may endure for a night, But joy coraeth in the morning. And in my prosperity I said, 1 shall never be moved. Lord, by thy favor thou hast made my mountain to stand strong : Thou didst hide thy face ; and I was troubled. I cried to thee, Lord ; And unto the Lord I made supplication : What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit ? Shall the dust praise thee ? shall it declare thy truth ? Hear, Lord, and have mercy upon me : Lord, be thou my helper. 3 34 THE PSALTER. Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dan- cing; Thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness : To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LoKD my (jlod, I will give thanks unto thee for ever. Psalm XXXI. IN thee, O Lord, do I put my trust ; let me uever be ashamed : Deliver me in thy righteousness. Bow down thine ear to me ; deliver me speedily : Be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me. For thou art my rock and my fortress ; I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: For thou hast considered my trouble ; Thou hast known my soul in adversities : And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy : Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am in trouble : Mine eye is consumed with grief, My strength faileth because of mine iniquity, But I trusted in thee, Lord : I said. Thou art my God. My times are in thy hand : Deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me. THE PSALTER. 35 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant ; Save me for thy mercies' sake. Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee, Which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee, before the sons of men ! Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man : Thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues. Blessed be the Lord : For he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city. O love the Lord, all ye his saints : For the Lord preserveth the faithful. And plentifully rewardeth the proud doer. Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, All ye that hope in the Lord. SEVENTH DAY OF THE MONTH. Afternoon Strbi'«. Psalm XXXII. BLESSED is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no guile. 36 THE PSALTER. I acknowle^]ged my am unto thee, and mine in- iquity have I not hid: I said, I will confess my trans^essions unto the Lord; And thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. For thin shall every one that i.s godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest he found : Surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him. Thou art my hiding [AnQf^; thou «halt preserve me from trouble ; Thou shalt compass me about with songs of de- liverance. Many feorrow- .shall he to the v.ickfrd : But he that trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall com- pass him about Be glad in the Ix^kd, and rejoice, ye righteous: And shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart Psalm XXXIIL REJOICE in the Lord, O ye righteous : For praise is comely for the upright. Praise the Lord with harp: Sing unto him with the psaltery, and an inBtrument of ten strings. Sing unto him a new Hong; Play skilfully with a loud noise. I THE PSALTER. 37 For the word of the Lord is right ; And all his works are done in truth. He loveth righteousness and judgment: The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. By the word of the Lord were the heavens made ; And all the host of them hy the hreath of his mouth. He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap : He layeth up the depth in storehouses. Let all the earth fear the Lord : Let all the inhahitants of the world stand in awe of him. For he spake, and it was done ; He commanded, and it stood fast. The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought. He maketh the devices of the people of none effect. The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever, The thoughts of his heart to all generations. Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord ; And the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance. The Lord looketh from heaven ; He beholdeth all the sons of men: From the place of his habitation he looketh Upon all the inhabitants of the earth ; Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, Upon them that hope in his mercy ; 38 THE PSALTER. To deliver their soul from death, And to keep them alive in famine. Our soul waiteth for the IjjKIj: He is our help and our shield. For our heart shall rejoice in him, Because we have trusted in his holy name. Let thy mercy, O Ijjiuj, he upon us, According as we hope in thee. I EIGHTH DAY OF THE MONTH. doming StthUt. Psalm XXXIV. WILL bless the Lord at all times: His praise shaU continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make her boa-rt in the L/jHIj: The humble shall hear thereof, and he glad- ruagnify tlie Jjjhij with me, And let us ezalt his name together. 1 sought tlie Lord, an i he heard me, And delivered me from all my fears. They looked uoto him, and were lightened: And their faces were not ashamed. This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles. THE PSALTER. 39 The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, And delivereth them. O 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 lack, and suffer hunger: But they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing. Come, ye children, hearken unto me : 1 will teach you the fear of the Lord. What man is he that desireth life, And loveth many days, that he may see good ? Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking guile. Depart from evil, and do good ; Seek 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 I>ord is against them that do evil, To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. The righteous cry, and tlie Lord heareth, And delivereth them out of all their troubles. The Lord is nigh unto them tliat are of a broken heart, And savetli such as be of a contrite spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous : But the Lord delivereth him out of them alL He keepetli all his bones: Not one of them is broken. 40 THE PSALTER. Evil shall slay the wicked : And they that hate the righteous shall be deso- late. The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants ; And none of them that trust in him shall be desolate. Psalm XXXVI. THY mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens ; And thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds. Thy righteousness is like the great mountains ; Thy judgments are a great deep : Lord, thou preservest man and beast. How excellent is thy loving-kindness, O God ! Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings. They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; And thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. For with thee is the fountain of life: In thy light shall we see light. O continue thy loving-kindness unto them that know thee ; And thy righteousness to the upright in heart. Let not the foot of pride come against me, And let not the hand of the wicked remove me. THE PSALTER, 41 EIGHTH DAY OF THE MOXTH. Psalm XXXVII. FRET not thyself because of evil-doers, Neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, And wither as the green herb. Trust in the Lord, and do good ; So shalt thoQ dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. Delight thyself also in the Lord ; And he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the Lord ; Trust also in him, and he shall bring it to pass. And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, And thy judgment as the noonday. Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him : Fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, Because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. Cease from anger, and forsake wrath : Fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. For evil-doers shall be cut off: But those that wait upon the Lord, they shall in- herit the earth. 42 THE rS ALTER. For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: Yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and^ it shall not be. But the meek shall inherit the earth ; And shall delight themselves in the abnndance of peace. A little that a righteous man hath Is better than the riches of many wicked. For the arms of the wicked shall be broken : But the Lord upholdeth the righteous. The LoKi) knoweth the days of the upright: And their inheritance shall be for ever. They shall not be ashamed in the evil time : And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied. For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth ; And they that be cursed of him shall be cut off. The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord; And he delighteth in his way. *" Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down : For the Lord upholdeth him with his hand. I have been young, and now am old ; Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his seed begging bread. He is ever merciful, and lendeth; And his ?ecd is blessed. Depart from evil, and do good ; THE PSALTER. 43 And dwell for evermore. For the Lord loveth judgment, And forsaketb not his saints ; They are preserved for ever : But the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. The righteous shall inherit the land, And dwell therein for ever. The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, And his tongue talketh of judgment. The law of his God is in his heart ; ^one of his steps shall slide. I have seen the wicked in great power, And spreading hinisell' like a green bay-tree. Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not : Yea, I sought him, but he could not be found. Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright : For the end of that man is peace. But the transgressors shall be destroyed together : The end of the wicked shall be cut off. But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord : He is their strength in the time of trouble. And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them : He shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, Because they trust in him. 44 THE rSALTER. NINTH DAY OF THE MONTH. Psalm XXXIX. I SAID, I will take heed to my ways, That I sin not with my tongue : I wiU keep my mouth with a bridle, While the wicked is before me. I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good ; And my sorrow was stirred. My heart was hot within me; While I was musing the fire burned : Then spake I with my tongue : Loiii), make me to 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 handbreadth ; And mine age is as nothing before thee: Verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Surely every man walketh in a vain show : Surely they are disquieted in vain : He heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them. And now, Lord, what wait I for? My hope is in thee. Deliver me from all my transgressions: Make me not the reproach of the foolish. THE PS ALTER. 45 I was dumb, I opened not my mouth ; Because thou didst it. Remove thy stroke away from me : I am consumed by the blow of thine hand. When thou with rebukes dost correct man for in- iquity, Thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth : Surely every man is vanity. Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear unto my cry; Hold not thy peace at my tears : For I am a stranger with thee, And a sojourner, as all my fathers were. spare me, that I may recover strength, Before I go hence, and be no more. NINTH DAY OF THE MONTH. Psalm XL. I WAITED patiently for the Lord : And he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay : And set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. 46 THE PSALTER. And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God : Many shall see it, and fear, And shall trust in the Lord. Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust, And respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies. Many, Lord my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done. And thy thoughts which are to us-ward : They cannot he reckoned up in order unto thee ; If I would declare and speak of them, They are more than can he numhered. Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; INIine cars hast thou opened : Burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required. Then said I, Lo, I come ; In the volume of the book it is written of me : I delight to do thy will, O my God ; Yea, thy law is within my heart. I have preached righteousness in the great con- gregation ; Lo, I have not refrained my lips, Lord, thou knowest. 1 have not hid thy righteousness within my heart ; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation, I have not concealed thy loving-kindness and thy truth from the great congregation. THE PSALTER. 47 Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Lord : Let thy loving-kindness and thy truth continually preserve me. For innumerable evils have compassed me about, Mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up ; They are more than the hairs of mine head, therefore my heart faileth me. Be pleased, Lord, to deliver me : O LoKi), make haste to help me. Let them be ashamed and confounded together That seek after my soul to destroy it : Let them be driven backward and put to shame That wish me evil. Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: Let such as love thy salvation say continually, The Lord be magnified. But I am poor and needy ; Yet the Lord thinketh upon me: Thou art my help and my deliverer ; Make no tarrying, my God. 48 THE PSALTER. TENTH DAY OF THE MONTH. ^ortting ^trbi'a. Psalm XLI. BLESSED is he that considereth the poor : The Lord will deliver him in time of trouble. The Lord will preserve him, and keep him alive, And he shall be blessed upon the earth ; And thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies. The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing : Thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness. I said, Lord, be merciful unto me : Heal my soul ; for I have sinned against thee. Mine enemies speak evil of me, saying. When shall he die, and his name perish ? And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity ; His heart gathereth iniquity to itself: When he goeth abroad, he telleth it. All that hate me whisper together against me : Against me do they devise my hurt. An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him : And now that he lieth he shall rise up no more. Yea. mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, Hath lifted up his heel against me. By this I know that thou favorest me, Because mine enemy doth not triumph over me. THE PSALTER. 49 And as for me, thou upboldest me in mine integrity, And settest me before thy face for ever. Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, From everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen. Psalm XLII. AS the hart panteth after the water brooks, So panteth my soul after thee, God. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God : When shall I come and appear before God ? My tears have been my meat day and night, While they continually say unto me, Where is thy God? When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me, For I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, With the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday. Why art thou cast down, O my soul ? And why art thou disquieted in me ? Hope thou iu God : for I shall yet praise him For the help of his countenance. my God, my soul is cast down within me : Therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, And of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar. 4 50 THE PSALTER. Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy water- spouts : All thy waves and thy billows are gone over me. Yet the Lord will command his loving-kindness in the daytime, And in the night his song shall be with me, And my prayer unto the God of my life. I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou for- gotten me ? Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy ? As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies re- proach me ; While they say daily unto me, Where is thy God? Why art thou cast down, my soul ? And why art thou disquieted within me ? Hope thou in God ; for I shall yet praise him, Who is the health of my countenance, and my God. TENTH DAY OF THE MONTH. gt{tcrnoon ^frbi«. Psalm XLHI. JUDGE me, God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation : deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man. THE PSALTER. 51 For thou art the God of my strength ; why dost thou cast me off? Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy ? Oh send out thy light and thy truth; let them lead me : Let them bring me unto thy holy hill, And to thy tabernacles. Then will I go unto the altar of God, Unto God my exceeding joy: Yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God, my God. Why art thou cast down, my soul ? And why art thou disquieted within me ? Hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, Who is the health of my countenance, and my God. Psalm XLIV. WE have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us. What work thou didst in their days, in the times of old. How thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them ; How thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out. For they got not the land in possession by their own sword. Neither did their own arm save them : 62 THE PSALTER. But thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance. Because thou hadst a favor unto them. Thou art my King, God : Command deliverances for Jacob. In God we boast all the day long, And praise thy name for ever. If we have forgotten the name of our God, Or stretched out our hands to a strange god ; Shall not God search this out? For he knoweth the secrets of the heart. Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long ; We are counted as sheep for the slaughter. Awake, why sleepest thou, Lord? Arise,, cast us not off for ever. Wherefore hidest thou thy face, And forgettest our affliction and our oppression? Arise for our help, And redeem us for thy mercies' sake. ELEVENTH DAY OF THE MONTH. JHornins ^trbuc. Psalm XLV. MY heart is inditing a good matter : I speak of the things which I have made touch- ing the king : My tongue is the pen of a ready writer. THE PSALTER. 53 Thou art fairer than the children of men ; Grace is poured into thy lips : Therefore God hath blessed thee for ever. Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most Mighty, With thy glory and thy majesty. And in thy majesty ride prosperously, Because of truth and meekness and righteousness : And thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things. Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies ; "Whereby the people fall under thee. Thy throne, O Gud, is for ever and ever: The sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre. Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness : Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee With the oil of gladness above thy fellows. Kings' daughters were among thy honorable women : Upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir. Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear ; Forget also thine own people, and thy father's house ; So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty : For he is thy Lord ; and worship thou him. And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; Even the rich among the people shall entreat thy favor. 54 THE PSALTER. The king'?: daughter Is all glorious within : Her clothing is of wrought gold. She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework : The virgins her companions that follow her Shall he. brought unto tlif.-e. With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought: They shall enter into the king's palace. Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, \Vhom thou njaye.st make prince;- in all the earth. I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations : Therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever. Psalm XLVI. G1 OD is our refuge and .strength, r A very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea ; Though the waters there^jf roar and be troubled, Though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, The holy place of the tabernacles of the Most HigL THE PSALTER. 55 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 Jacob is our refuge. Come, behold the works of the Lord, What desolations he hath made in the earth. He niaketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth ; He breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder ; He burneth the chariot in the fire. Be still, and know that I am God : I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. The Lord of hosts is with us ; The God of Jacob is our refuge. ELEVENTH DAY OF THE MONTH. ^ftcnioDii 5crbicc. Psalm XLVH. OH clap your hands, all ye people ; Shout unto God with the voice of triumph. For the Lord most high is terrible ; He is a great King over all the earth. 56 THE PSALTER. He shall subdue the people under us, And the nations under our feet. He shall choose our inheritance for us, The excellency of Jacob whom he loved. God is gone up with a shout, The Lord with the sound of a trumpet. Sing praises to God, sing praises : Sing praises unto our King, sing praises. For God is the King of all the earth : Sing ye praises with understanding. God reigneth over the heathen : God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness. The princes of the people are gathered together, Even the people of the God of Abraham. For the shields of the earth belong unto God ; He is greatly exalted. Psalm XLVIII. GREAT is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, In the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness. Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, Is Mount Zion, on the sides of the north, The city of the great King. God is known in her palaces for a refuge. For lo, the kings were assembled, They passed by together. They saw it, and so they marvelled ; THE PSALTER. 57 They were troubled, and hasted away. As we have heard, so have we seen In the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God : God will establish it for ever. We have thought of thy loving-kindness, God, In the midst of thy temple. According to thy name, God, So is thy praise unto the ends of the earth : Thy right hand is full of righteousness. Let Mount Zion rejoice, Let the daughters of Judah be glad, Because of thy judgments. Walk about Zion, and go round about her : Tell the towers thereof. Mark ye well her bulwarks, Consider her palaces ; That ye may tell it to the generation following. For this God is our God for ever and ever : He will be our guide even unto death. TWELFTH DAY OF THE MONTH. Nomina ^trbiw. Psalm XLIX. HEAR this, all ye people ; Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world : Both low and high, Rich and poor together. 58 THE Pii ALTER. My iMoutli shall speak of wisdom ; And the meditation of my heart shall be of under- standing. J will iiK'line mine car to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp. Wliercroio should 1 ic'tir in th(! diiys of evil, When the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about ? Tiu^ that trust in their wealth, And boast themselves in the multitude of their riches ; Moneof them can by nny nicniis redeem his brother, Nor give to God a ransom for him : Tiiiit he should still live for ever. And not see corruption. For lie s(H!th that wise men die, Likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, And leave their wealth to others. Their inward thought is, that tiieir houses shall continue for ever, And their dwellinjy places to all :tg of the field are mine. If I were hungry, I would not tell thee : For the world h mine, and the fulnejia thereo£ Will I eat the flesh of bulls, Or drink the blood of goats? Ofier unto God thanksgiving ; And pay thy vows unto tne Most High : And call upon me in the day of trouble ; I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes. Or that thou ghouldest take my covenant in thy mouth ? Seeing thou hatest instruction, And cactest my words behind thee. THE PSALTER. 61 When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, And hast been partaker with adulterers. Thou givest thy mouth to evU, And thy tongue frameth deceit. Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother ; Thou slanderest thine own mother's son. These things hast thou done, and I kept silence ; Thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: But I will reprove thee, and set them in order be- fore thine eyes. Now consider this, ye that forget God, Lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver : Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me : And to him that ordereth his conversation aright Will I show the salvation of God. THIRTEENTH DAY OF THE MONTH. JHornfns 5trbt«. Psalm LI. HAVE mercy upon me, O God, according to thy loving-kindness : According unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. C2 THE PSALTER. AVash me thoroughly from mine iniquity. And cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my transgressions : And my sin is ever before me. Against thee, thee only, have I sinned. And done this evil in thy sight : That thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, And be clear when then jndgest. Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts : And in the Mdden part then shalt make me to know wisdom. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean : Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Make me to hear joy and gladness ; That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. Hide thy face from my sins, And blot out all mine iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God ; And renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence ; And take not thy holy spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of thy salyation: And uphold me with thy free spirit Then will I teach transgressors thy ways ; And sinners shall be converted unto thee. Deliver me from blood guiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation ; And my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness. O Lord, open thou my lips ; And my mouth shall show forth thy praise. THE PSALTER. 63 For thou desirest not sacrifice ; else would I ijive it : Thou delightest not in burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit : A broken and a contrite heart, God, thou wilt not despise. Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion ; Build thou the walls of Jerusalem. Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering : Then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar. T Psalm LIII. HE fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable in- iquity ; There is none that doeth g-ood. God looked down from heaven upon the children of men. To see if there were any that did understand. That did seek God. Every one of them is gone back ; they are altogether become filthy ; There is none that doeth good, no not one. O that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion ! When God bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad. 64 THE PSALTER. THIRTEENTH DAY OF THE MONTH. Psalm LV. GIVE ear to my prayer, O God ; And hide not thyself from my supplication. Attend unto me, and hear me : I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise ; Because of the voice of the enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked ; For they cast iniquity upon me, And in wrath they hate me. My heart is sore pained within me ; And the terrors of death are fallen upon me. Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, And horror hath overwhelmed me. And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove ! For then would I fly away, and be at rest. Lo, then would I wander far off, And remain in the wilderness. As for me, I will call upon God ; And the Lord shall save me. Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud : And he shall hear my voice. He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me : For there were many with me. God shall hear, and afflict them, THE PSALTER. 65 Even he that abideth of old. Because they have no changes, Therefore they fear not God. Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sus- tain thee : He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. Psalm LVI. BE merciful unto me, O God; for man would swallow me up : He fighting daily oppresseth me. Mine enemies would daily swallow me up : For they be many that fight against me, thou Most High. What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. In God I will praise his word : In God I have put my trust, I will not fear What flesh can do unto me. Every day they wrest my words : All their tiioughts are against me for evil. They gather themselves together, they hide them- selves, They mark my steps, When they wait for my soul. Thou tellest my wanderings : Put thou my tears into thy bottle ; Are they not in thy book ? 5 66 THE PSALTER. When I cry unto thee, then skall mine enemiea turn back : This I know, for God is for me. In God will I j^rai^e LL-; word : In the Lord will I praise his word. In God have I put my trust, I will DOt be afraid ; What man can do unto me. Thy vows are upon me, God : I will render praises unto thee. For thou hast delivered my s>ul from death: Wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling ? That I may walk before God In the light of the living. FOURTEENTH DAY OF THE MONTH. ^QVxixL% Strbut. PsAOi LVII. BE merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me ; For my soul trusteth in thee : Yea, in the shadow of thy wings wiU I make my refuge, Until these calamities be overpast. I will cry unto God Most High ; TJnto God that performeth all things for me. He shall &end from heaven, and save me From the reproach of him that would swallow me up. THE PSALTER. 67 Be thou exalted, God, above the heavens : Let thy glory be above all the earth. My heart is fixed, God, my heart is fixed : I will sing and give praise. Awake up, my glory ; awake, psaltery and harp : I myself ^vill awake early. I will praise thee, Lord, among the people : I will sin^ unto thee amono^ the nations. For thy mercy is great unto the heavens. And thy truth unto the clouds. Be thou exalted, God, above the heavens : Let thy glory be above all the earth. Psalm LIX. DELIVER me from mine enemies, O my God: Defend me from them that rise up against me. Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, And save me from bloody men. For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul ; The mighty are gathered against me : Not for my transgression, nor for my sin, Lord. They run, and prepare themselves without my fault: Awake to help me, and behold. For God is my defence. The God of my mercy shall prevent me : For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lipSj Let them even be taken in their pride, 68 THE PSALTER. And for cursing and lying which they speak. And let tlieiu know that God ruleth in Jacob, Unto the ends of the earth But I will sing of thy power ; Yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning j For thon hast been my defence, And refuge in the day of my trouble. Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: For God is my defence, and the God of my mercy. FOURTEENTH DAY OF THE MONTH. Afternoon 5crbi«. Psalm LX. GOD, thou hast cast us off. thou hast scattered us; Thou hast been displeased ; turn thyself to us again. Thou hast made the earth to tremble ; thou hast broken it : Heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh. Thou hast showed thy people hard things : Thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonish- ment. Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, That it may be displayed because of the truth. That thy beloved may be delivered, THE PSALTER. 69 Save with thy right hand, and hear me. Who will bring me into the strong city ? Who will lead me into Edom? . Wilt not thou, O God, which hadst cast us off? And thou, God, which didst not go out with our armies ? Give us help from trouble: For vain is the help of man. Through God we shall do valiantly : For he it is that shall tread down our enemies. Psalm LXI. HEAR my cry, O God ; Attend unto my prayer. From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed : Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. For thou hast been a shelter for me, And a strong tower from the enemy. I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever : I will trust in the covert of thy wings. For thou, O God, hast heard my vows : Thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name. So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, That I may daily perform my vows. 70 THE PSALTER. Psalm LXII. TRULY my soul waiteth upon God : From Mm cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation : He is my defence, I shall not be greatly moved. My soul, wait thou only upon God; For my expectation is from him. Ho only is my rock and my salvation : He is my defence ; I shall not be moved. In God is my salvation and my glory : The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. Trust in him at all times, ye people; Pour out your heart before him : God is a refuge for us. 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 become 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 Loiid, belongeth mercy: For thou renderest to every man according to his work. THE PSALTER. 71 FIFTEENTH DAY OF THE MONTH. iHorning %tiVitt. Psalm LXIIL OGOD, thou art my God ; early will I seek thee : My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee, In a dry and thirsty land, where no water is. To see thy power and thy glory, So as I have seen thee in the sanctuary. Because thy loving-kindness is better than life ; My lips shall praise thee. Thus will I bless thee while I live : I will lift up my hands in thy name. My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness. And my mouth shall praise thee with jojrfiil lips ; AVhen I remember thee upon my bed, And meditate on thee in the night watches. Because thou hast been my help, Therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. My soul followeth hard after thee: Thy right hand upholdeth me. But those that seek my soul, to destroy it. Shall go into the lower parts of the earth. They shall fall by the sword : They shall be a portion for foxes. But the king shall rejoice in God : Every one that sweareth by him shall glory ; But the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped. 72 THE rS ALTER. Psalm LXIV. HEAR my voice, O God, in my prayer : Preserve my life from fear of the enemy. Hide me from the .s(;cret counsel of the wicked ; From the insurrection of the workers of iniquity : Wlio whet tlieir tougue like a Hword, And bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words : That they may nhoot in secret at the perfect: Suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not. They encourage themselveH in an evil matter; They commune of laying .snare?? privily; They say, Who shall see them ? They search out iniquities ; they accomplish a diligent search: Both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart is deep. liut God shall shoot at them ; With an arrow suddenly shall they be wounded. 80 they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves : All that see them shall flee away. And all men shall fear ; And shall declare the work of God, For they shall wisely consider of his doing. The righteous shall be glad in the Lord, and shall trust in him ; And all the upright in heart shall glory. THE PSALTER. 73 FIFTEENTH DAY OF THE MONTH. g[,£ttrnoon 5£rbu£. Psalm LXV. PRAISE waiteth for thee, O God, in Zion : And unto thee shall the vow be performed. O thou that hearest prayer, TJnto thee shall all flesh come. Iniquities prevail against me: As for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away. Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, That he may dwell in thy courts : We shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, Even of thy holy temple. By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou an- swer us, O God of our salvation ; Who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, And of them that are afar off upon the sea : Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains ; Being girded with power : Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves. And the tumult of the people. They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens : 74 THE PSALTER. Thou makest the ontgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice. Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it, Thou greatly enrichest it, With the river of God, which is full of water : Thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so pro- vided for it. Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly ; Thou settlest the furrows thereof: Thou makest it soft with showers ; Thou blessest the springing there^jf Thou crownest the year with thy goodness ; And thy paths drop fatness. They drop upon the pastures of the wildeniess: And the little hills rejoice on ever}' side. The pastures are clothed with flocks : The valleys also are covered over with com; They shout for joy, they also sing. PSAL3I LXVI. MAKE a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands: Sing forth the honor of his name : Make his praise glorious. All the earth shall worship thee, And shall sing unto thee ; They shall sing to thy name. He turned the sea into dry land: They went through the flood on foot : THE PSALTER. 75 There did we rojoice in him. He ruleth by his power for ever ; His eyes behold the nations : Let not the rebellious exult themselves. bless our God, ye people, And make the voice of his praise to be heard: Which holdeth our soul in life. And sutlereth not our feet to be moved. For thou, God, hast proved us : Thou hast tried us, as silver is tried. 1 will go into thy house with burnt offerings, I will i)ay thee my vows, Which my lips have uttered. And my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble. Come, and hear, all ye that fear God, And I will declare what he hath done for my soul. I cried unto him with my mouth. And he was extolletl with my tongue. If I regard iniquity in my heart. The Lord will not hear me: But verily God hath heard me ; He hath attended to the voice of my prayer. Blessed be God, Which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me. 76 THE PSALTER. SIXTEENTH DAY OF THE MONTH. Psalm LXVII. GOD be merciful unto us, and bless us, And cause his face to shine upon us ; That thy way may bo known upon earth, Thy saving health among all nations. Let the people praise thee, O God ; Let all the people praise thee. O let the nations be glad and sing for joy : For thou shalt judge the people righteously, And govern the nations upon earth. Let the people praise thee, O God ; Let all the people praise thee. Then shall the earth yield her increase : And God, even our own God, shall bless us. God shall bless us ; And all the ends of the earth shall fear him. A Psalm LXVHL FATHER of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, Is God in his holy habitation. God setteth the solitary in families : He bringeth out those which are bound with chains : But the rebellious dwell in a dry land. THE PSALTER. 77 O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, When thou didst march through the wilderness ; The earth shook, The heavens also dropped at the presence of God : Even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel. The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels; The Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place. Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive ; Thou hast received gifts for men, Yea, for the rebellious also, that the Lord God might dwell among them. Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits. Even the God of our salvation. Psalm LXIX. SAVE me, O God ; For. the waters are come in unto my soul. I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing : I am come into deep waters, where the floods over- flow me. I am weary of my crying ; my throat is dried : Mine eyes fail while I wait for my God. 78 THE rS ALTER. But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O Loud, in an acceptable time: God, in the multitude of thy mercy, Hear me in the truth of thy salvation. Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink : Let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters. Let not the waterflood overflow me, Neither let the deep swallow me up ; And let not the i)it .shut her mouth upon me. ' Hear me, Lord ; for thy loving-kindness is good : Turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender morcic!S. And hide not thy face from thy servant ; For I am in trouble ; hear me speedily. Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it : Deliver me, because of mine enemies. Thou hast known my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonor : Mine adversaries are all before thee. Reproach hath broken my heart ; and I am full of heaviness : And I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; And for comforters, but I found none. They gave me also gall for my meat ; And in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink. But I am poor and sorrowful : ]^et thy salvation, O (lod, set me up on high. 1 will praise the name of God with a song, THE PSALTER. 79 And will magnify him with thanksgiving. This also shall please the Lord better than an ox Or bullock that hath horns and hoofs. The humble shall see this, and be glad : And your heart shall live that seek God. For the Lord heareth the poor, And dcspiseth not his prisoners. Let the heaven and earth praise him, The seas, and every thing that moveth therein. For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah; That they may dwell there, and have it in pos- session. The seed also of his servants shall inherit it ; And they that love his name shall dwell therein. SIXTEENTH DAY OF THE MONTH. Afternoon .Scrbfcc. Psalm LXX. MAKE haste, O God, to deliver me ; Make haste to help me, Lord. Let them he ashamed and confounded That seek after my soul : Let thein be turncid backward and put to confusion That desire my hurt. Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: 80 THE PSALTER. And let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be maguified. But I am poor and needy ; Make haste unto me, O God : Thou art my help and my deliverer ; Lord, make no tarrying. Psalm LXXI. IN thee, O Lord, do I put my trust: Let me never be put to confusion. Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape : Incline thine ear unto me, and save me. Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort : Thou hast given commandment to save me; For thou art my rock and my fortress. Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, Out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man. For thou art my hope, O Lord God : Thou art my trust from my youth. I am as a wonder unto many ; But thou art my strong refuge. Let my mouth be filled with thy praise, And with thy honor all the day. THE PSALTER. 81 Cast me not off iu the time of old age : Forsake me not when my strength faileth. O God, be Dot far from me : my God, make haste for my help. But I will hope continually, And will yet praise thee more and more. My mouth shall show forth thy righteousness, And thy salvation all the day. 1 will go in the strength of the Lord God : I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only. O God, thou hast taught me from my youth ; And hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works. Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high ; "Who hast done great things, God, w^ho is like unto thee ? 1 will also praise thee with the psaltery, Even thy truth, O my God : . Unto thee will I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel. My lips shaU greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; And my soul, which thou hast redeemed. My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long. 82 THE PSALTER. SEVENTEENTH DAY OF THE MONTH. plornin3 Strbitt. Psalm LXXH. GIVE the king thy judgments, O God, And thy righteousness unto the king's son. He shall judge thy people with righteousness, And thy poor with judgment. The mountains shall bring peace to the people. And the little hiUs, by righteousness. He shall judge the poor of the people, He shall save the children of the needy, And shall break in pieces the oppressor. They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, Throughout all generations. He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass ; As showers that water the earth. In his days shall the righteous flourish ; And abundance of peace, so long as the moon endureth. He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, And from the river unto the ends of the earth. They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; And his enemies shall lick the dust. The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents : THE PSALTER. ^Z The kings of Slieba and Seba shall offer gifts. Yea, all kings shall fall down before him : All nations shall serve him. For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth ; The poor also, and him that hath no helper. He shall spare the poor and needy, And shall save the souls of the needy. He shall redeem their soul from deceit and vio- lence ; And precious shall their blood be in his sight: And he shall live ; and to him shaU be given of the gold of Sheba : Prayer also shall be made for him continually ; And daily shall he be praised. There shall be an handful of corn in the earth up- on the top of the mountains ; The fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon : And they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth. His name shall endure for ever; His name shall be continued as long as the sun : And men shall be blessed in him ; All nations shall call him blessed. Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, Who only doeth wondrous things : And blessed be his glorious name for ever ; And let the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen, and Amen. 84 THE rS ALTER. Psalm LXXIII. TRULY God is good to Israel, Even to such as are of a clean heart. But as for me, my feet were almost gone; My steps had well nigh slipped. For I was envious at the foolish, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked. For there are no bands in their death : But their strength is firm They are not in trouble as other men ; Neither are they plagued like other men. Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; Violence covereth them as a garment. Their eyes stand out with fatness : They have more than heart could wish. They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression : They speak loftily. Nevertheless I am continually with thee: Thou hast holden me by my right hand. Thou.shalt guide me with thy counsel, And afterward receive me to glory. AVhom have I in heaven but thee? And there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. My flesh and my heart faileth : But God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever. But it is good for me to draw near to God : THE PSALTER. 85 I have put my trust in the Lord God, That 1 may declare all thy works. SEVENTEENTH DAY OF THE MONTH. Psalm LXXIV. OOOD, why liast thou cast us off for ever? Why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture ? Kcmember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of ohl, The rod of tliiue inheritance, which thou hast redeemed ; This mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt. There is no more any prophet ; Neither is there among us any that knoweth how long. O God, how long shall the adversary reproach ? Shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever ? Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand ? Pluck it out of thy bosom. For God is my King of old, Working salvation in the midst of the earth. Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength : Thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters. 86 Tjrn psalter. Thou brake-st the heads of leviathan in imoji"^, And gavest him to be meat to the people inhabit- ing the wilderness. Thou did.^t cleave the fountain and the flood: Thou driedst up mighty rivers. The day is tliiiie, the niglu also Is thine: Thou hast prepared the light and the sun. Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: Thou hast made summer and winter. Kemeraber this, that the enemy hath reproached, O Loiuj, And that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name. Psalm LXXV. UNTO thee, O God, do we give thanki? ; Unto thee do we give thanks ; for that thy name is near: Thy wondrous works declare When I shall receive the congregation, I will judge uprightly The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dis- solved : I bear up the pillars of it. I said unto the fooLs, Deal not foolishly : And to the wicked, Lift not up the horn: Lilt not up your horn on high ; Speak not with a stifl' neck THE PSALTER. 87 For promotion cometh neither from the east, Nor from the west, nor from the south. But God is the judge: He putteth down one, and setteth up another. For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup, and the wine is red ; It is full of mixture, and he poureth out of the same: But the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them. But I will declare for ever, I will sing praises to the God of Jacob. All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; But the horns of the righteous shall be exalted. I EIGHTEENTH DAY OF THE MONTH. ^loritincj 5crbiit, Psalm LXXVI. N Judah is God known : His name is great in IsraeL In Salem also is his tabernacle, And his dwelling-place in Zion, There brake he the arrows of the bow ; The shield, and the sword, and the battle. Thou art more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prej. 88 Tin: PSALTI'JR. The stout hearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep ; And none of the men of* might have found their hands. At thy rebuke, God of Jacob, liotii the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep. Thou, even thou, art to be feared: And who may stand in tliy sight wlien once thou art angry ? Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven ; Tlie earth feared, and was still, When God arose to judgment, To save all the nusek of the earth. Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee : The remainder of wrath slialt thou restrain. Vow, and pay unto the Lord your God : Let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared. He shall cut off the spirit of princes : He is terrible to the kings of the earth. Psalm LXXVII. ICRIKD unto CJod with my voice; Even unto God with my voice, and he gave ear unto me. THE PSALTER. 89 In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord : My sore ran in the night, and ceased not ; My soiil refused to be comforted. I remembered God, and was troubled : I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Thou boldest mine eyes waking : I am so troubled that I cannot speak. I have considered the days of old, The years of ancient times. I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own heart ; And my spirit made diligent search. Will the Lord cast off for ever ? And will he be favoral)le no more ? Is his mercy clean gone for ever ? Doth his promise fail for evermore? Hath God forgotten to be gracious ? Hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? - And I said, This is my infirmity ; But I will remember the years of the right hand of the :Most High. I will remember the works of the Lord ; Surely I will remember thy wonders of old. I will meditate also of all thy work, And talk of thy doings. - Thy way, God, is in the sanctuary : Who is so great a God as our God? Thou art the God that doest wonders : Thou hast declared thy strength among the people. 90 THE PSALTER. Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people, The sons of Jacob aud Joseph. The waters saw thee, God ; The waters saw thee, they were afraid : The depths also were troubled. The clouds poured out water ; The skies sent out a sound : Thine arrows also went abroad. The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven; The lightning's lightened the world : The earth trembled and shook. Thy way is in the sea, And thy path in the great waters, And thy footsteps are not known. Thou leddest thy people like a flock. By the hand of Moses and Aaron. EIGHTEENTH DAY OF THE MONTH. Psalm LXXVIII.— Part I. GIVE ear, O my people, to my law : Incline your ears to the words of my mouth. I will open my mouth in a parable ; I will utter dark sayings of old : Which we have heard and known, And our fathers have told us. THE PS ALTER. 91 We will not hide them from their children, Showing to the generation to come the praises of the Lord, And his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done. For he established a testimony in Jacob, And appointed a law in Israel, Which he commanded our fathers, That they should make them known to their chil- dren: That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born ; Who should arise and declare them to their chil- dren : That they might set their hope in God, And not forget the works of God, But keep his commandments : And might not be as their fathers, A stubborn and rebellious generation ; A generation that set not their heart aright. And whose spirit was not steadfast with God. The children of Ephraim, being armed and carry- ing bows, Turned back in the day of battle. They kept not the covenant of God, And refused to walk in his law; And forgat his works, And his wonders that he had showed them. Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, 92 THE PSALTER. In the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan. He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through ; And he made the waters to stand as an heap. In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, And all the night with a liglit of fire. He clave the rocks in the wilderness, And gave them drink as out of the great depths. He brought streams also out of the rock, And caused waters to run down like rivers. And they sinned yet more against him. By provoking the Most High in the wilderness. And they tempted God in their heart By asking meat for tlieir lust. Yea, they spake against God ; They said, Can God furnish a table in the wilder- ness? NINETEENTH DAY OF THE MONTH. Psalm LXXVIII.— Part II. BEHOLD, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, And the streams overflowed ; Can he give bread also ? Can he provide flesh for his people ? THE PSALTER. 93 Therefore the Lord heard this, and was wroth : So a fire was kindled against Jacob, And anger also came up against Israel ; Because they believed not in God, And trusted not in his salvation : Though he had commanded the clouds from above, And opened the doors of heaven ; And had rained down manna upon them to eat, And had given them of the corn of heaven. Man did eat angels' food : He sent them meat to the full. For all this they sinned still, And believed not for his wondrous works. Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, And their years in trouble. When he slew them, then they sought him : And they returned and inquired early after God. And they remembered that God was their rock. And the high God their redeemer. Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth. And they lied unto him with their tongues. For their heart was not right with him, Neither were they steadfast in his covenant. But he, being full of compassion, forgave their in- iquity, and destroyed them not: Yea, many a time turned he his anger away, And did not stir up all his wrath. For he remembered that they were but flesh ; A wind that passeth away, and cometh not again. He cast out the heathen also before them, 94 THE rS ALTER. AikI made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents. Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God, And kept n(jt his testimonies; But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers : They were turned aside like a deceitful bow. For they provoked him to anger with their high places, And moved him to jealousy with their graven ima;^es. Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, And chose not the tribe of Ephraim ; But chose the tribe of Judah, The mount Zion which he loved. And he built his sanctuary like high palaces. Like the earth which he hath established for ever. He chose David also his servant, And took him from the sheepfolds : He brought him to feed Jacob his people, And Israel his inheritance. 80 he fed them according to the integrity of his heart ; And guided them by the skilfulness of his hands. THE PSALTER. 95 NINETEENTH DAY OF THE MONTH. ^fttrnoon .Serbia. Psalm LXXX. GIVE ear, O Shepherd of Israel, Thou that leadest Joseph like a flock ; Thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth. Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up thy strength. And come and save us. Turn us again, O God ; And cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved. Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt : Thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it. Thou preparedst room before it, And didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land. The hills were covered with the shadow of it. And the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars. She sent out her boughs unto the sea. And her branches unto the river. Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts : Look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine, And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted. And the branch that thou madest strong for thy- self. 96 THE PSALTER. Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, Upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself. So will not we go back from thee: Quicken us, and we will call upon thy name. Turn us again, O Loiii) God of hosts; Cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved. Psalm LXXXI. SING aloud unto God our strength : Make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob. Take a psaliri, and bring hither the timbrel, The pleasant harp with the psaltery. Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, In the time appointed, on our solemn feast day. For this was a statute for Israel, And a law of the God of Jacob. This he ordained in Josej^h for a testimony, When he went out through the land of Egypt ; Where I heard a language that I understood not. I removed his shoulder from the burden : His hands were delivered from the pots. Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder ; I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me ! THE PSALTER. 97 There shall no strange god be in thee ; Neither shalt thou worship any strange god. I am the Lord thy God, Which brought thee out of the land of Egypt : Open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it. But my people would not hearken to my voice ; And Israel would none of me. So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust, And they walked in their own counsels. Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, And Israel had walked in my ways ! I should soon have subdued their enemies, And turned my hand against their adversaries. The haters of the Lord should have submitted themselves unto him : But their time should have endured for ever. He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat : And with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee. TWENTIETH DAY OF THE MONTH. ^orning Serbia. Psalm LXXXIL GOD standeth in the congregation of the mighty ; He judgeth among the gods. How long will ye judge unjustly, And accept the persons of the wicked ? 08 TIIK rs ALTER. Dcl'end the poor and fiillicrlcss : Do justice to the afflicted and needy. J)(!liv('i' the poor uiid iicetly : Rid them out of the hand of the wicked. They know not, neither will they understand; Th(!y walk on in darknoss: All the foundations of the earth are out of course. 1 have said, Yo are gods. And all of you are children of the Most High. lUit ye shall n, And fall like one of the princes. Arise, () (iod, jnd^i' tlu; earlh : For thou shalt inherit all nations. P8ALM LXXXIV. HOW amiable are thy tabernacles, Lord of hosts ! My soul longcth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord; My heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God. Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may Jay her young, Even thine altars, Lord of hosts, My King, and my God. Blessed are tlu^ that dwell in thy house: THE PSALTER. 99 They will be still praising thee. They go from strength to strength, Every one of them in Zion appeareth before God. Lord God of hosts, hear ray prayer: Give ear, God of Jacob. Behold, O God our shield, And look upon the face of thine anointed. For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. 1 had rather be a door-keeper in the house of my God, Than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. For the Lord God is a sun and shield : The Lord ^vill give grace and glory : No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. O Lord of hosts, Blessed is the man that trusteth in thee. Psalm LXXXV. LORD, thou hast been favorable unto thy land : Thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob. Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, Thou hast covered all their sin. Show us thy mercy, O Lord, And grant us thy salvation. I will hear what God the Lord will speak : For he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints : 100 THE PSALTER. But let them not turn again to folly. Surely his salvation Is nigh them that fear him; That glory may dwell in our land- Mercv and truth are met together ; Eighteousness and peace have kissed each other. Truth .shall spring out of the earth ; And righteousness shall look down from heaven- Yea, the LoED shall give that which m good ; And our land shall yield her increase. Right^^ousness shall go before him ; And shall set us in the way of his st^ps. TWENTIETH DAY OF THE MONTH. 2lfttnwon %nhkt. Psalm LXXXVL BOW down thine ear, O Lord, hear me ; For I am poor and needy. Preserve my soul ; fVjr I am holy : thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee. Be merciful unto me, O lyjRU; For I cry unto thee daily. Rejoice the soul of thy servant ; For unto thee, Lord, do I lift up my soul. For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive. THE PSALTER. 101 And plenteous in mercy unto aU them that call up- on thee. Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer ; And attend to the voice of my supplications. Id the day of my trouble I will call upon thee ; For thou wilt answer me. All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord ; And shall glorify thy name. For thou art great, and doest wondrous things : Thou art God alone. Teach me thy way, O Lord ; I will walk in thy truth : Unite my heart to fear thy name. I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart ; And I will glorify thy name for evermore. But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth. O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; Give thy strength unto thy servant, And save the son of thine handmaid. Show me a token for good ; That they that hate me may see it and be ashamed, Because thou, Lord, hast holpen me, and comforted me. 102 THE PSALTER. P8ALM LXXXVII. HIS foundation is in the holy mountains. The 1j(jiuj loveth the gates of Zion More than all the dwellings of Jacob. Glorious things are spoken of thee, city of God. And of Zion it shall be said, this and that man was born in her ; And the Highest himself shall establish her. The Lord .shall count, \vhen he wriieih up the people, That this man was born there. As well the singers as the players on instruments shall be there : All my springs are in thee. TWEXTY-FIRST DAY OF THE MONTR ^omi:i3 Znhin. Psalm LXXXIX. I WILL sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever: With my mouth will I make known thy faithful- ness to aU generations. For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for THE PSALTER. 103 Thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens. For who in the heaven can be compared unto the Lord? Who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the Lord ? God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, And to be had in reverence of all them that are about him. O Lord God of hosts, Who is a strong Lord, like unto thee ? Or to thy faithfulness round about thee? Thou rulest the raging of the sea : When the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them. The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine : As for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them. The north and the south thou hast created them : Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name. Thou hast a mighty arm : Strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand. Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne : Mercy and truth shall go before thy face. Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound : They shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy coun- tenance. In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: And in thy righteousness shall they be exalted. 104 THE PSALTER. 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 everlasting, thou art God. Thou turnest man to destruction ; And sayest, Return, ye children of men. For a thousand years in thy sight Are but 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 g^oweth. 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. 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 labor and sorrow ; For it is soon cut off, and we fly away. THE PSALTER. 105 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, O Lord ; how long ? And let it repent thee concerning thy servants. O 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 appear 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. TWENTY-FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH. ^{t^rnoort .Scriiw. Psalm XCI. HE that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress ; My God, in him will I trust 106 THE PSALTER. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, And from the noisome pestilence. He shall cover thee with his feathers, And under his wings shalt thou trust : His truth shall he thy shield and huckler. Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night, Nor for the arrow that flieth by day ; Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness, 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 sec the reward of the wicked. Because thou hast made the Lord which is my refuge, Even the Most High, thy habitation ; There shall no evil befall thee, Neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwell- ing. For he shall give his angels charge over thee, To keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in their hands, Ivost 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, therefore will I deliver him : THE PSALTER. 107 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 honor him. With long life wDl I satisfy him, And show him my salvation. Psalm XCIT. IT is a good thing to give thanks unto the Loed, And to sing praises unto thy name, Most High : To show forth thy loving-kindness in the morning, And thy faithfulness every night. Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery ; Upon the harp with a solemn sound. For thou, Lord, hast made me glad through thy work : I will triumph in the works of thy hands. O Lord, how great are thy works ! And thy thoughts are very deep. A brutish man knoweth not ; Neither doth a fool understand this : "When the wicked spring as the grass. And when all the workers of iniquity do flourish ; It is that they shall be destroyed for ever : But thou, Lord, art most high for evermore. 108 THE PSALTER. For, lo, thine enemies, O Lord, For, lo, thine enemies shall perish ; All the workers of iniquity shall be scattered. 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. TWENTY-SECOND DAY OF THE MONTH. Nomina Scrbiw. Psalm XCIII. THE Lord reigneth ; he is clothed with majesty ; The Lord is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: The world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved. Thy throne is established of old: Thou art from everlasting. The floods have lifted up, O Lord, The floods have lifted up their voice; The floods lift up their waves. The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, THE PS ALTER. 109 Yea, than the mighty waves of the sea. Thy testimonies are very sure : Holiness becometh thine house, Lord, for ever. Psalm XCIV. LORD, how long shall the wicked, How long shall the wicked triumph ? How long shall they utter and speak hard things ? And all the workers of iniquity boast themselves ? They break in pieces thy people, O Lord, And afflict thine heritage. They slay the widow and the stranger, And murder the fatherless. Yet they say, The Lord shall not see, Neither shall the God of Jacob regard it. He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? He that formed the eye, shall he not see ? He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? He that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know? The Lord knoweth the thoughts of man, That they are vanity. Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Lord, And teachest him out of thy law ; That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity. 110 THE PSALTER. Until the pit be digged for the wicked. For the Lord will not cast otrhis people, Neither will he forsake his inheritance. Jiiil jud^ineMt .sluill niturii unto ri<^hteoiisness: And all the upright in heart shall follow it. Unless th(! Loiti) had been my help, My soul had almost dwelt in silence. When I said, J\ly loot slippetli ; Thy mercy, Lord, held me up. In the multitude of my thoughts within me Thy comforts delight my soul. Shall the throne of ini(iuity have fellowship with thee, Which frameth mischief by a law ? They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, And condemn the innocent blood. ]>ut the Ivoiii) is my defence; And my God is the rock of my refuge. TWENTY-SECOND DAY OF THE MONTH. 2lflcnioon 55crbict. Psalm XCV. OCOME, let us sing unto the Loijd: Let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our sal- vation. THE PSALTER. lU Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, And make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. For the Lord is a great God, And a great King above all gods. In his hand are the deep places of the earth ; The strength of the hills is his also. The sea is his, and he made it ; And his hands formed the dry land. O come, let us worship and bow down ; Let us kneel before the Lord our maker : For he is our God, And we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To-day, if ye will hear his voice. Harden not your heart, as in the provocation. And as in the day of temptation in the wilderness : When your fathers tempted me. Proved me, and saw my work. Forty years long was I grieved with this generation. And said. It is a people that do err in their heart, And they have not known my ways : Unto whom I sware in my wrath, That they should not enter into my rest. Psalm XCVI. SING unto the Lord a new song : Sing unto the Lord, aU the earth, Sing unto the Lord, bless his name ; 112 TJIi: PSALTKR. Show forth, his salvation from day to day. Declare his glory among the heathen, His wonders among all people. For tiie [jjRij is great, and greatly to be praised: He is to be feared above all gods. For all the ;iod.s of the natiorjs are idols: But the Lord made the heavens. Honor and rnaje.-ty are before him : Stren^h and beauty are in his sanctuary. Give unto the Lokd, O ye kindreds of the people, Give unto the Lord glory and strength. Give unto the Lojuj the glory due unto bin name: Bring an offering, and come into his courts. G worship the IjjIU) in the beauty of holirjf;:s.« : Fear before him, all the earth. Bay among the heathen, that the JjOJU) reigneth : The world also shall be entablir-hed that it fihall not be moved : He shall judge the people righteously. Let the heaven.-: rejoice, and let the earth be glad ; Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; iM the field be joyful, and all that is therein ; Then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice before the Lord; For he cometh, for he cometli to judge the earth : He shall judge the world with righteousness, And the people with his truth. THE PSALTER. 113 TWENTY-THIRD DAY OF THE MONTH. JHorniit^; Scrbut, Psalm XCVII. THE Lord reigneth ; let the earth rejoice ; Let the multitude of isles be g^lad thereof. Clouds and darkness are round about him : Righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne. The heavens declare his righteousness, And all the people see his glory. Zion heard and was glad, And the daughters of Judah rejoiced ; Because of thy judgments, Lord. For thou, Lord, art high above all the earth: Thou art exalted far above all gods. Ye that love the Lord, hate evil : He preserveth the souls of his saints; He delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked. Light is sown for the righteous. And gladness for the upright in heart. Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous. And give thanks at the remembrance of his holi- ness. 114 THE PSALTER. Psalm XCVIII. OSING UDto the Lord a new song ; For 1)0 Latli (\()\\(' marvellous thinL^s: His right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory. Tlie Loi'.D hath made known hin .salvation : His righteousness hath he openly showed in the sight of the heathen. He hath remembered hi.s mercy and his truth to- ward the house of Israel : All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. Make a joyful noI.se unto the LoFiD, all the earth : Make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise. 8ing unto the Loki; with the harp ; With the harp and the voice of a psalm. With trumpets and .sound of c^jrnet Make a jojrful noise before the Lord, the King. Let the sea roar, and tfie fulness thereof; The world, and they that dwell therein ; Let the floods elap their hands; Let the hills be joyful together, before the Lord ; For he Cometh to judge the earth : With righteousness shall he judge the world. And the people with equity. THE PSALTER. 115 Psalm XCIX. rpHE Lord reigneth ; let the people tremble : X He sitteth between the cherubims ; let the earth be moved. The LoKD is great in Zion ; And he is high above all the people. Let them praise thy great and terrible name : For it is holy. Exalt ye the Lord our Gocl, And worship at his footstool : For he is holy. Moses and Aaron among his priests, And Samuel among them that call upon his name; They called upon the Lord, and he answered them. He spake unto them in the cloudy pillar: They kept his testimonies, and the ordinance that he gave them. Exalt the Lord our God, And worship at his holy hill ; For the Lord our God is holy. Psalm C. MAKE a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Serve the Lord with gladness : Come before his presence with singing. Know ye that the Lord he is God : IIG THE PSALTER. It is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves ; We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, And into his courts with praise: Be thankful unto him, and bless his name. For the Loud is good ; Ids mercy is everlasting; And his truth endureth to all generations. TWENTY-THIRD DAY OF THE MONTH. 2lftfrnoon 5rrbirc. Psalm CI. I WILL sing of mercy and judgment: Unto thee, Lord, will I sing. I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way : when wilt thou come unto me ? 1 will walk within my house with a perfect heart. I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes : I hate the work of them tluit turn aside ; It shall not cleave to me. A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person. Whoso privily slandereth his neighbor, him will I cut off: Him that hath an high look and a proud heart will I not suffer. THE PSALTER. 117 Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me : He that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me. He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house : He that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight. I will early destroy all the wicked of the land ; That I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the Lord. Psalm CII. HEAR my prayer, O Lord, And let my cry come unto thee. Hide not thy face from me in the day when I am in trouble: Incline thine ear unto me ; In the day when I call answer me speedily. My days are like a shadow that declineth ; And I am withered like grass. But thou, Lord, shalt endure for ever ; And thy remembrance unto all generations. Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion : For the time to favor her, yea, the set time, is come. For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, And favor the dust thereof. So the heathen shall fear the name of the Lord, 118 THE PSALTER. Aiul all the kings of the earth thy glory : When the Lord shall build up Zion, He .shall appear in his glory ; He will regard the prayer of the destitute, And not despise their prayer. This shall be written for the generation to come : And the people which shall be created shall praise the Lord. For he hath looked down fi'om the height of his sanctuary ; From heaven did the Lord behold the earth ; To hear the groaning of the prisoner ; To loose those that are appointed to death ; To declare the name of the Lord in Zion, And his praise in Jerusalem ; When the people are gathered together. And the kingdoms, to serve the Lord. He weakened my strength in the way ; He shortened my days. I said, my God, take me not away in the midst of my days : Thy years are throughout all generations. Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth ; And the heavens are the work of thy hands. They shall perish, but thou shalt endure : Yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment ; As a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed : But thou art the same, And thy years shall have no end. TIIK PSALTER. 119 TWENTY-FOURTH DAY OF THE MONTH. ^Ho ruins Serbia. Psalm CIII. BLESS the Lord, O my soul ; And all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all his benefits : Who forgiveth all thine iniquities ; Who healeth all thy diseases ; AYho redeenieth thy life from destruction ; Who crowneth thee with loving-kindness and tender mercies : Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things ; So that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's. The Lord exccuteth righteousness, And judgment 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. He will not always chide; Neither will he keep his anger for ever. 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 iVoni the west, So far hath he removed our transgressions from us. 120 THE PSALTER. Like as a father pitietli his children. So the Lord pitieth them that fear him. For he knoweth our frame; He remembereth that we are dust. As for man, his days are as grass ; As a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. For the wind passeth over it, aud it is gone ; And the place thereof shall know it no more. But the mercy of the Loku is from everlasting 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 heav- ens; And his kingdom ruleth over all. Bless the Loud, ye his angels : That excel in strength, that do his command- ments. Hearkening unto the voice of his word. Bless ye the Loud, all ye his hosts ; Ye ministers of his, that do his pleasurCo Bless the Lord, all his works, In all places of his dominion: Bless the Lord, my souL THE PSALTER. 121 TWENTY-FOURTH DAY OF THE MONTH. Psalm CIV. BLESS the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, thou art very great; Thou art clothed with honor and majesty. Wlio coverest thyself with light as with a garment; Who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain: Who layeth the beams of his chambers iu the waters ; Who maketh the clouds his chariot; Who walketh upon the wings of the wind : Who maketh liis angels s})irits; His ministers a flaming fire : Who laid the foundations of the earth, That it should not be removed for ever. Tliou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment ; The waters stood above the mountains. 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 valleys, Unto the place 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. Ho sendeth the springs into the valleys ; Which run among the hills : 122 THE PSALTER. They give drink to every beast of tlie field ; The wild asses quench their thirst. By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, Which 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 fiice to shine, And bread which strengtheneth man's heart. The trees of the Lord are full of sap ; The cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted ; Where the birds make their nests : As for the stork, the fir trees are her house. The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; And the rocks for the coneys. 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 arisetb, they gather themselves together, And lay them down in their dens. Man gocth forth unto his work And to his labor until the evening. THE PSALTER. 123 LoED, how 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 mayest give them their meat in due season. That thou givest them they gather ; Thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good. Thou hide-st thy face, they are troubled ; Thou takest away their breath, they die. And return to their dust. Thou seudest forth thy spirit, they are created ; And thou renewest the face of the earth. The glory of the Loed 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. 1 will sing unto the Lord as lons^ 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. Bless thou the Lord, O my soul. Praise ye the Lord, 124 THE PSALTER. TWENTY-FIFTH DAY OF THE MONTH. doming Serbia. Pbalm CV. OGIVE thankg unto the Lord, call upon his name ; Make known his deeds among the people. Sing unto hinj, ning pHulrnr unto Ijim ; Talk ye of all his wondrous works. Glory ye in hm holy name : Let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord. »S<;(;k th(i Loiiij, and hi-; hin;ngth ; Seek his face evermore. Kferaemlier his marvellous works tliat he hath done; His wonders, and the judg-ments of his mouth ; O ye need of Ahraljam hi.-: servant, Ye children of Jacob his chosen. He is the Lop.d our God : His judgments are in all the earth- He hath remembered his covenant for ever, The word which he commanded to a thousand generations ; Which covenant he made with Abraham, And his oath unto Isaac ; And cfjnfirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, And to Israel for an everlasting covenant : Hayirj^, Unto thee will J ^dve the land of Canaan, The lot of your inheritance : THE PSALTER. 125 When they were but a few men in number ; Yea, very few, and strang^ers in it ; When they went from one nation to another, From one kingdom to another people. He suffered no man to do them wrong; Yea, he reproved kings for their sakes ; Baying, Touch not mine anointed. And do my prophets no harm. Moreover he called for a famine upon the land ; He brake the whole staff of bread. He sent a man before them ; Even Joseph, who was sold for a servant : Whose feet they hurt with fetters ; He was laid in iron : Until the time that his word came ; The word of the Lord tried him. The king sent and loosed him ; Even the ruler of the people, and let him go free. He made him lord of his house, And ruler of aU his substance : To bind his princes at his pleasure, And teach his senators wisdom. Israel also came into Egypt ; And Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham. And he increased his people greatly. And made them stronger than their enemies. He brought them forth also with silver and gold : And there was not one feeble person among their tribes. Egypt was glad when they departed; 120 TIfl': J 'SALTER. For the fear of them fell upon them/ He spread a eloud for a covering ; And fire to give light in the night. TIjf; peoj>]e ahkf;d, and lu; bn»ught quails, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven. Ho (>\i(:\\(-A tho rock, and the watern gu.shed out; They ran in the dry places like a river. For ho rornonihered his holy promise, And Abraham his servant. And he brought forth his people with joy. And his chosen with gladness. And gave them the lands of the heathen; And they inherited the labor of the people: That they rni;.^ht (jb.serve his statutes, And keep his laws. Praise ye the Lord. TWENTY-FIFTH DAY OF THE MONTH. a,ftcrnoon Serbia. Psalm CVI. PRAISE ye the Lord. O frive thanks unto the '[j)V.J) ; for he is good ; For his mercy endureth for ever. Who (-an uttor the mighty act^ of the Lord? Who can show forth all his praise ? Blessed are they that keep judgment, THE PSALTER. 127 And he that doeth righteousness at all times. Remember me, O Lord, with the favor that thou bearest unto thy people ; visit me with thy salvation : That I may see the good of thy chosen, That I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, That I may glory with thine inheritance. We have sinned with our fathers, We have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly. Save us, O Lord our God, And gather us from among the heathen, To give thanks unto thy holy name, And to triumph in thy praise. Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, From everlasting to everlasting. And let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye the Lord, Psalm CVIL— Part I. OGIVE thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good : For his mercy endureth for ever. Let the redeemed of the Lord say so. Whom he hath redeemed from the hand of thb enemy; And gathered them out of the lands. From the east and from the west, 128 THE PSALTER. From the north and from the south. They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; They found no city to dwell in. Hungry and thirsty, Their soul fainted in them. Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, And he delivered tiiem 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 good- ness, 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 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 labor ; They fell down, and there was none to help. Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, And he saved them out of their distresses. He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, And brake their bands in sunder. Oh that men would praise the Lord for his good- ness, THE PSALTER. 129 And for his wonderful works to the children of men! For he hath hroken 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 abhorreth 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 word, and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions. TWENTY-SIXTH DAY OF THE MONTH. Psalm CVIL— Part II. OH that men would praise the Loed for his good- ness, And for his wonderfal works to the children of men! And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiv- ing, And declare his works with rejoicing. They that go down to the sea in ships. That do business in great waters ; 130 THE 1'^ ALTER. The-i^i see the works of the I/jhd, And his wonders in the deep. For he comrnandeth, and rai.-eth the stormy wind. Which lifteth up the waves thereof They mouut up to the heaven, they go down again to the df-plli- : 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 the \j)YA) in their trouble, And he bringeth them out of their distresses. He rnaketli the .storm a calm, So that the waves thereof are still. Then are they glad becau.se they he rjuiet; So he bringeth them unto their desired haven. Oh that men would praise the LoiiD for his good- ne-i^s, And for his wonderful works to the children of men L=:t them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, And praise him in the assembly of the elders. He turneth rivers into a wilderne.s.s, And the watersprings into dry ground ; A fruitful land into harrenn^r-s, For the wickedness of them that dwell therein. He turneth the wiiderne-s into a .standing water, And dry ground into watersprings. And there he maketh the hungry to dwell. THE PSALTER. 131 That they may prepare a city for habitation ; And sow the fields, aud plaut vineyards, Which may yield fruits of increase. He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly ; And suifereth not their cattle to decrease. Again, they are minished aud 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 afiliction, 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 loving-kindness of the Lord. TWENTY-SIXTH DAY OF THE MONTH. Afternoon Scrbi'te. Psalm CXI. PRAISE ye the Lord. I will praise the Lord with my whole heart, In the assembly of the upright, and in the congre- gation. The works of the Lord are great, 132 THE PSALTER. Sought out of all them that have pleasure therein. His work is honorable and glorious : And his righteousness endureth for ever. He hath made his wonderful works to be remem- bered : The Lord is gracious and full of compassion. He hath given meat unto them that fear him : He will ever be mindful of his covenant. He hath showed his people the power of his works, That he may give them the heritage of the heathen. The works of his hands are verity and judgment; All his commandments are sure. They stand fast for ever and ever, And are done in truth and uprightness. He sent redemption unto his people ; He hath commanded his covenant for ever. Holy and reverend is his name. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom ; A good understanding have all they that do his commandments : His praise endureth for ever. Psalm CXII. PRAISE ye the Lord. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, That delighteth greatly in his commandments. Unto the upright there ariseth light in the dark- ness: THE PSALTER. 133 He is gracious, and full of compassion, and right- eous. A good man slioweth favor and lendeth ; He will guide his affairs with discretion. Surely he shall not be moved for ever ; The righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance. He shall not be afraid of evil tidings : His heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord. He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; His righteousness endureth for ever : His horn shall be exalted with honor. Psalm CXHI. PRAISE ye the Lord. Praise, O ye servants of the Lord, Praise the name of the Lord. Blessed be the name of the Lord From this time forth and for evermore. 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 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 in heaven, and in the earth? 134 THE PSALTER. TWENTY-SEVENTH DAY OF THE MONTH. Psalm CXV. NOT unto us, O Lord, uot unto us, But unto thy name give glory, For thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake. Wherefore should the heathen say, "Where is now their God ? But our God is in the heavens: He hath done whatsoever he hath pleased. Their idols are silver and gold, The work of men's hands. The Lord shall increase you more and more, You and your children. Ye are blessed of the Lord, Which made heaven and earth. The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord's ; But the earth hath he given to the children of men. The dead praise not the Lord, Neither any that go down into silence ; But we will bless the Lord From this time forth and for evermore. Praise the Lord. THE PSALTER 135 Psalm CXVI. I LOVE the Lord, because he hath heard My voice and my supplications. Because he hath iucHiied his ear imto me, Therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. 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, O my soul ; For the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee. For thou hast deliv^ered my soul from death, Mine eyes from tears, And my feet from falling, I will walk before the Lord In the land of the living. What shall I render unto the Lord For all his benefits toward me ? I will take the cup of salvation, And call upon the name of the Lord. I will pay my vows unto the Lord, Now, in the presence of all his people. Lord, truly I am thy servant: 1 am thy servant, and the son of thine hand- maid ; I will oifer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call upon the name of the Lord. I will pay my vows unto the Lord, 136 THE PSALTER, 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. TWENTY-SEVENTH DAY OF THE MONTH. glfttrnooix ^£rbu£. Psalm CXVII. PRAISE the Lord, all ye nations ; Praise him, all ye people. For his merciful kindness is great toward us ; And the truth of the Lord eudureth for ever. Praise ye the Lord. Psalm CXVIII. OGIVE thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good : Because his mercy endureth for ever. 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. It is better to trust in the Lord Than to put confidence in man. THE PSALTER. 137 It is better to trust in the Lord Than to put confidence in princes. The Lord is my strength and song ; And is become my salvation. The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the taber- nacles 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 hath chastened me sore : Bnt 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 marvellous in our eyes. This is the day which the Lord hath made ; We will rejoice and be glad in it. Save now, I beseech thee, O Lord : Lord, I beseech thee, send now prosperity. Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord : We have blessed you out of the house of the Lord. 138 TJIK PSALTER. God is the Lord, which hath showed us light: Thou art my God, and I will praise thee : O give tliaiiks unto the l^oin) ; for he is good : For his mercy endureth for ever. Psalm CXXI. I WILL lift up mine eyes unto the hills: From whence cometh my help ? My help eonieth from the Lord, Which made heaven and earth, lie will not suffer thy foot to he moved: He that keepeth thee will not slumber. Behold, lie that keepeth Israel Shall neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord is thy keeper: The Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand. Tlie sun shall not smite thee by day, Nor the moon by night. The Lord shall i)reservc 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. THE PSALTER. 139 TWENTY-EIGHTH DAY OF THE MONTH. 4Horniu5 Serbia. Psalm CXXH. I WAS glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord. Our feet shall stand Within thy gates, Jerusalem ; Jerusalem is builded As a city that is compact together : Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, Unto the testimony of Israel, To give thanks unto the name of the Lord. For there are set thrones of judgment, The thrones of the house of David. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem • They shall prosper that love thee. , Peace be within thy walls, And prosperity within thy palaces. For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee. Because of the house of the Lord our God I will seek thy good. Psalm CXXIII. UNTO thee lift I up mine eyes, thou that dwellest in the heavens. 140 THE PSALTER. Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto tae hand of their masters, And as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress ; So our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, Until that he have mercy upon us. Have mercy upon u;?, O Loud, have mercy upon us: For we are exceedingly filled with contempt. Our soul is exceediugly filled With the scorning of those that are at ease, And with the contempt of the proud. Psalm CXXIV. IF it had not* been the Lord who was on our side. Now may Israel say ; If it had not been the Lord who was on our side. When men rose up against us : Then they had swallowed us up quick. When their wrath was kindled against us : Then the waters had overwhelmed us, The stream had gone over our soul : Then the ])roud waters had gone over our soul. Blessed be the Lord, Who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth. Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers : THE PSALTER. 141 The snare is broken, and we are escaped. Our help is in the name of the Lord, Who made heaven and earth. Psalm CXXV. TIIEY that trust in the Lord Shall be- as Mount Zion, which cannot be re- moved, but abideth for ever. As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, So the Lord is round about his people, From henceforth even for ever. For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous ; Lest the righteous put forth their hands unto in- iquity. Do good, O Loud, unto those that be good. And to them that are upright in their hearts. TWENTY-EIGHTH DAY OF THE MONTH. Afternoon ^trbi'w. Psalm CXXVI. WHEN the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, We were like them that dream. 142 THE PSALTER. Then was our mouth filled with laughter, And our tongue with singing : Then said ihcy among the heathen, The Lord hath done great things for them. The Loiijj hath done great things for us ; Whereof we are glad. Turn again our captivity, O Lord, As the streams in the south. They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, Shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bring- ing his sheaves with him. Psalm CXXX. UT of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord. Lord, hear my voice : Let thine ears he attentive To the voice of my supplications. If thou, \j<)\'A), shouhhst mark iniquities, Lord, who shall stand ? But there is forgiveness with thee, That thou mayest be feared. 1 wait for the Lf)i{i>, my soul doth wait. And in his word do I hope. My soul waitcth for the Lord, More than they that watch for the morning ; I say, more than they that watch for the morning. THE PSALTER. 143 Let Israel hope in the Lord ; For with the Lord there is mercy, And with him is plenteous redemption. And he shall redeem Israel From all his iniquities. Psalm CXXXII. LORD, remember David, And all his afflictions ; How he sware unto the Lord, And vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob : Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, - Nor go up into my bed ; I will not give sleep to mine eyes. Or slumber to mine eyelids ; Until I find out a place for the Lord, A habitation for the mighty God of Jacob. Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah : We found it in the fields of the wood. We will go into his tabernacles ; We will worship at his footstool. Arise, O Lord, into thy rest ; Thou, and the ark of thy strength. Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; And let thy saints shout for joy. For thy servant David's sake Turn not away the face of thine anointed. 144 THE PSALTER. The Lord hath sworn in truth unto David ; He will not turn from it : Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne. If thy childr<:n will keep my covenant And my testimony that I shall teach them, Their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore. For the IJAiU hath choneii Zion ; He hath desired it for his habitation This iis my rest for ever : Here will I dwell ; for I have desired it I will abundantly bless her [>rovi.sion: I will satisfy her poor with bread, I will also clothe her priest-: with salvation: And her saints shall shout aloud for joy. There will I make the horn of I>>avid to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed. His enemies will I clothe with ehame : But upon himself shall his crown flourish. TWENTY-NINTH DAY OF THE MONTH, ^Homing %txV\tt. Psalm CXXXV. PRAISE ye the Lord. Praise ye the name of the Ixjhd ; Praise him, ye servants of the Lord : THE PSALTER. 145 Ye that stand in the house of the Lord, In the courts of the house of our God. Praise the Lord ; for the Lord is good : Sing praises unto his name ; for it is pleasant. For the Lord hath chosen Jacob unto himself, And Israel for his peculiar treasure. For I know that the Lord is great, And that our Lord is above all gods. Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did he, In heaven and in earth, in the seas and all deep places. He causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth ; He maketh lightnings for the rain ; He bringeth the wind out of his treasuries. Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, Both of man and beast. Who sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt, Upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants. Who smote great nations. And slew mighty kings ; Sihon king of the Araorites, And Og king of Bashan, And all the kingdoms of Canaan: And gave their land for an heritage, An heritage unto Israel his people. Thy name, O Lord, endureth for ever ; And thy memorial, Lord, throughout all genera- tions. 10 146 THE PSALTER, For the Lof.d will judge his people, And he will repent himself concerning his servants. The idols of the heathen are silver aud gold, The work of men's hands. They have mouths, but they speak not; Eyes have they, but they see not ; They have ears, but they hear not ; Neither is there any breath in their mouths. They that make them are like unto them ; So is every one that trusteth in them. Bless the Lord, O house of Israel : Bless the Lord, house of Aaron : Bless the Lord, O house of Levi : Ye that fear the Lord, bless the Lord. Blessed be the Lord out of Zion, Which dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the Lord. TWENTY-NINTH DAY OF THE MONTH. Hftinioon Serb Ire. Psalm CXXXIV. BEHOLD, bless ye the Lord, all ye servants of the Lord, Which by nig^ht stand in the house of the Lord. Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, And bless the Lord. The Lord, that made heaven and earth, Bless thee out of Zion. THE PSALTER. 147 Psalm (IXXXVIII. I WILL praise thee with my whole heart : Before the gods will I sing praise unto thee. I will worship toward thy holy temple, And praise thy name for thy loving-kindness and for thy truth : For thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name. In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, And strcngthenedst me with strength in my soul. All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, Lord, When they hear the words 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 respect unto the lowly: But the proud he knoweth aflir 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. The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me : Thy mercy, Lord, endureth for ever ; Forsake not the works of thine own hands. 148 THE rS ALT J At. Psalm CXXXIX. OLORD, thou hast searched nic, and known me. Thou knowest my down-«ittiug and mine ujMi* Thou understandest my thought afar off Thou compasscst my i)atli and my lying down, And art acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word in my tongue, But, lo, Lord, thou knowest it altogether. Thou hast beset nie behind and before, And laid thine hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful 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 right hand shall hold me. 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. I will praise thee ; for I am fearfully and wonder- fully made : THE PSALTER. 149 Marvellous are thy works ; And that my soul knoweth right welL How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O 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. Search me, God, and know my heart : Try me, and know my thoughts : And see if there be any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting. THIRTIETH DAY OF THE MONTH. ^lornin^ Serbia. Psalm CXLIII. HEAR my prayer, O Lord ; give ear to my suppli- cations : In thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy right- eousness. And enter not into judgment with thy servant ; For in thy sight shall no man living be justisfied. For the enemy hath persecuted my soul ; He hath smitten my life down to the ground : He hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead. 150 THE PSALTER. Therefore Ls my spirit overwhelmed within me; My heart within me is desolate. I remember the days of old ; I meditate on all thy works : I muse on the work of thy hands. I stretch forth my hands uuto thee : My soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Hear me speedily, Lord ; my spirit faileth : Hide not thy face from me ; Lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit. Cau^e me to hear thy loving-kindness in the morn- ing; For in thee do I trust : Cause me to know tlie way wherein I should walk; For I lift up my soul unto thee. Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me. Teach me to do thy will ; for thou art my God : Thy Spirit is good ; lead me into the land of up- rightness. Quicken me, O Lord, for thy name's sake : For thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble. B Psalm CXLIV. LEASED be the Lord my stren^h, Which teacheth my hands to war. And my fingers to fight : THE PSALTER, 151 My goodness, and my fortress, My high tower, and my deliverer ; My shield, and he in whom I trust ; Who subdueth my people under me. Lord, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him ? Or the son of man, that thou makest account of him? Man is like to vanity : His days are as a shadow that passeth away. Bow thy heavens, O IjOIID, and come down : Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke. I will sing a new song unto thee, O God : Upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee. It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: Who deliver eth David his servant from the hurt- ful sword. I THIRTIETH DAY OF THE MONTH. Sftrrnoon ^rrbi'cc. Psalm CXLV. WILL extol thee, my God, O 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 Loud, and greatly to be praised ; 152 THE PSALTER. And his greatness is unsearchable. One generation fchall prab^ thy works to another, And shall declare thy mighty acts. I will speak of the glorious honor 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. The Ijjbjj ls gracious, and full of compasgion; Slow to anger, and of great mercy. The Ijjhd is go'>