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RITUAL 
 
 FOR 
 
 JEWISH WORSHIP. 
 
 ROCHESTER, N. Y. : 
 
 CHARLES MANN, 102 MEIGS STREET. 
 
 1885. 
 
Copyright, 1884, 
 by MAX LANDSBERG, Ph. D. 
 
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 Press o CHARLES MANN. 
 
PREFACE. 
 
 In handing to the members of my congrega- 
 tion the Ritual prepared at their request, I 
 deem it expedient to recall to their minds the 
 history of the ritualistic development in our 
 midst. 
 
 Over fifteen years ago the necessity had been 
 recognized of changing the old order of wor- 
 ship so as to make it conform to the senti- 
 ments of the living generation, and to render 
 it intelligible and attractive to the yonng. But 
 definite action was postponed by common con- 
 sent, until the services of a competent Rabbi 
 should have been secured, by whose decision all 
 declared themselves willing to abide. 
 
 A short time after I had entered into my 
 present position, in the spring of 1871, I was 
 sent by the congregation to New York, to 
 attend the services at the leading temples, and 
 to select such Ritual for introduction as 
 would seem to me most appropriate for the 
 
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ii PREFACE. 
 
 wants of our people. I did not hesitate then 
 to recommend that of Dr. Einhorn as the only 
 one strictly adhering to the principles of pro- 
 gressive Judaism, and for the most part com- 
 posed in a language understood by the people. 
 
 The only reason why the book was not 
 introduced was that it was in German, unin- 
 telligible to some of the members of our 
 congregation and to the majority of the young 
 people. When, one year later, Dr. Einhorn's 
 book w r as translated into English, its introduc- 
 tion was resolved upon by the congregation ; but 
 owing to the little satisfaction this translation 
 gave, the action was soon reconsidered, and, 
 after many struggles, as a compromise measure, 
 the book used at Temple Emanuel in New 
 York was introduced in 1874. 
 
 Like most compromises, this one failed to 
 give satisfaction to either party. The only effect 
 of the innovation was that the services were 
 shortened, while they were made neither more 
 intelligible nor more attractive to the young 
 than they had been before. Through a number 
 
PREFACE. Ill 
 
 of years I was urged to make a prayer-book for 
 the congregation ; but being well aware how 
 grave and difficult such a task is, I resisted 
 the demand as long as I could conscientiously 
 do so. For a Ritual for permanent use ought 
 not to be made by one person, but by a com- 
 mission of competent men working in an har- 
 monious spirit, under the direction of one editor. 
 
 But as the years rolled by and the younger 
 element in our midst became more . and more 
 predominant, the want of a Ritual in the 
 vernacular became so crying that it was evi- 
 dently in the interest of the religious life in 
 our congregation to take some decisive step. 
 
 At the request of our Board of Trustees I 
 reluctantly prepared a Ritual for temporary 
 and tentative use. It was used the first time 
 on December 14, 1883, and through six con- 
 secutive weeks, on trial, and on January 20, 
 1884, the congregation resolved to introduce an 
 English Ritual permanently. 
 
 Before placing it in the present shape in the 
 hands of the people, I deemed it advisable to 
 
iv PREFACE. 
 
 continue its use in the imperfect form in which 
 it had first appeared, and to submit it to a number 
 of Jewish Rabbis in our country. Many have 
 kindly given valuable advice and made welcome 
 criticism, which are hereby thankfully acknowl- 
 edged. Every suggestion has been taken into 
 careful consideration, and many of them, together 
 with the experience gathered during ten months' 
 use, have been very helpful in making the 
 book more perfect. . 
 
 It is in the very nature of a Jewish Ritual 
 that it should contain as much old and familiar 
 material as possible. Therefore it has not been 
 attempted to change the frame-work of the 
 ancient liturgy, and besides a liberal advantage 
 has been taken of all the Rituals that were 
 accessible to me. The object was not to create 
 something new which w r ould be a decided mis- 
 take but to furnish a liturgy which, by sug- 
 gesting everywhere reminiscences of what is 
 familiarly known, would prove most satisfactory 
 to the congregation. 
 
PREFACE. V 
 
 Of all modern Jewish prayer-books existing, it 
 is safe to say, Dr. Einhorn's contains the richest 
 collection of prayers reflecting the ancient Jewish 
 spirit and at the same time teeming with 
 originality. But nearly every one of them needs 
 considerable modification to render the wealth 
 of sentiment contained therein intelligible to the 
 people. A literal translation would in many 
 instances prove altogether obscure. While, there- 
 fore, borrowing materially from that book, I 
 have taken the liberty of introducing the most 
 excellent prayers for the Day of Atonement 
 (namely, the Confession of Sins, the ancient 
 Temple Service, the Memorial Service and 
 " Open the Gates ") in that modified form in 
 which they have been used here for the last 
 ten years. They have thus become so familiar 
 to the congregation, and every one is so attached 
 to them, that their absence would have caused 
 regret. 
 
 I cannot find adequate terms to express my 
 obligations to my dear friend Rev. N. M. Mann, 
 Pastor of Unity Church, for the kind interest he 
 
vi PREFACE. 
 
 has taken in the preparation of Part First of this 
 Ritual, and the valuable services he has ren- 
 dered in making the English more idiomatic 
 and perfect. 
 
 While this book is designed for our congre- 
 gation only, it is hoped that it may be found 
 to supply in other places the want which 
 prompted its production here. The desire for 
 English prayers is growing everywhere, and will 
 soon become universal in this country.* 
 
 In its first imperfect edition our Ritual has 
 contributed largely towards rendering our ser- 
 vices more attractive to our young people, and 
 ultimately towards establishing harmony and 
 good feeling in our midst. God grant that it 
 may continue to work blessing! 
 
 MAX LANDSBERG. 
 
 ROCHESTER, N. Y., Sept. 19, 1884. 
 
 ^Indications of this tendency are multiplying, and the recent 
 attempt to introduce an English Service for Friday night at the 
 largest temple in Cincinnati, is undoubtedly only the first step toward 
 a thorough reform in this direction. 
 
PART FIRST. 
 
ON ENTERING THE TEMPLE. 
 
 HOW goodly are thy tents, O Jacob! thy 
 tabernacles, O Israel ! With faith in thy 
 infinite grace, O God ! I enter thy house ; 
 in thy fear will I worship at thy holy temple. O 
 Lord ! I love the habitation of thy house, and the 
 place wher.e thy glory dwelleth. I will bow dow r n 
 before thee and adore thee, O Lord ! my creator. 
 Accept my prayer at this hour, in the fullness 
 of thy grace. * Hear me, O God ! and afford me 
 thy sure help ! Amen. 
 
 AT THE CLOSE OF THE SERVICE. 
 
 r~\ FATHER, grant that thy divine presence 
 and protection may accompany me through 
 life. Guard me from evil thoughts and desires, 
 strengthen me against temptation, and lead me in 
 the paths of virtue and righteousness, so as to 
 render me worthy of thy love and favor, now and 
 for evermore. Amen. 
 
'.RITUAL. 
 
 ORDER OF WORSHIP FOR SABBATH 
 
 EVE AND THE EVES OF THE 
 
 THREE FESTIVALS. 
 
 A S rest is sweet to the weary, and the cooling 
 stream to him that is athirst, so are thy Sab- 
 baths to us and the fountain that springs up in thy 
 house. As the hart desireth the water-brooks, so 
 may our soul thirst after thee, and our hearts and 
 our flesh rejoice in the living God. Amen. 
 
 [Opening Song.] 
 
 ^SELECTIONS FROM PSALMS xcv-xcix AND xxix. 
 
 Minister and Congregation. 
 
 Come, let us sing to the Lord, and with loud 
 anthems extol the Rock of our salvation ! 
 
 Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving, 
 and sing joyfully to him with psalms. 
 
 For boundless is the might of the Lord, and his 
 rule is supreme above all powers. 
 
 In his hands are the depths of the earth ; his also 
 
 are the heights of the mountains. 
 
 _ 
 
 *On the three festivals, in place of these selections follows an in- 
 troductory prayer by the Minister, after which the Congregation rise. 
 
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 The sea is his, he made it ; the dry land, his 
 hands moulded it. 
 
 O come, let us worship and bow down, bend our 
 knee before the Lord, our maker. 
 
 He is our God ; we are the people of his care, the 
 flock of his pasturing, if we but heed his voice. 
 
 Sing unto God a new song ; let all the earth sing 
 unto him. 
 
 Sing unto God, praise his name ; be telling of his 
 salvation from day to day. 
 
 Proclaim unto the nations his glorious doings, his 
 wonders unto all peoples. 
 
 Give unto the Lord the honor due to his name, 
 and with heart-offerings enter into his courts. 
 
 Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness ; let 
 the whole earth stand in awe of him. 
 
 Proclaim among the nations : God ruleth ! He 
 laid the foundations of the world, he judgeth the 
 nations in righteousness. 
 
 Yea, he judgeth the world in justice and the 
 people in faithfulness. 
 
 Light is laid up for the righteous, and joy for the 
 upright in heart. 
 
 Rejoice, O ye righteous, in the Lord, and praise 
 his holy name ! 
 
 He has proved his mercy and his faithfulness 
 toward the house of Israel ; all the ends of the 
 earth have seen the salvation of our God. 
 
4 RITUAL. 
 
 God giveth strength to his people, God blesseth 
 his people with peace. 
 
 [The Congregation rise.] 
 Minister. 
 
 Praise ye the Lord, to whom all praise is due ! 
 
 J/. Praised be the Lord, who is praised through 
 eternity. 
 
 [The Congregation resume their seats. | 
 
 PATERNAL, our God, King of the universe, on 
 whose creative power and sustaining provi- 
 dence all things depend : thou hast formed the 
 world, and instituted the changes of the days and 
 seasons. Thou hast made our earth to be a home 
 of life and hast set the tokens of thy goodness on 
 every side.' Thou art the loving Father of all men. 
 Thou hast guided thy people, Israel, with unchang- 
 ing love ; thou hast planted in our midst the tree 
 of religious knowledge, and revealed teachings and 
 laws which will become a blessing to all mankind. 
 We rejoice in thy truth ; it is our light and our life, 
 and we cling to it by day and by night. Give us a 
 due sense of thy mercies, that our hearts may be 
 
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 truly thankful to thee, and that we show forth thy 
 praise, not only with our lips but in our lives. 
 Then can we rest in the assurance of thy wisdom 
 and love. Be praised, O Eternal ! our kind guar- 
 dian and keeper. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
 Minister. 
 
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 Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is 
 One! 
 
 Choir and Congregation. 
 
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 Minister. 
 
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 Praised be his name and his glorious kingdom for 
 
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 Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy 
 heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. 
 And these words which I command thee this day 
 shall be in thy heart. Teach them unto thy child- 
 
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 ren, and speak of them when thou sittest in thy 
 house and when thou walkest on the way, and when 
 thou liest down and when thou risest up. 
 
 HARDLY, thou art our God and none besides. 
 Thou hast saved us from the hand of mighty 
 enemies, and hast wonderfully protected us through 
 many centuries. From the time of Israel's oppres- 
 sion in Egypt thousand-fold dangers have been on 
 our path. But with thine almighty help we have 
 escaped them all ; and on the whole earth Israel 
 still praises thy name in the ancient song of the 
 fathers : 
 
 Who is like unto thee among the mighty, O God ! 
 who like thee, glorious in holiness, awe-inspiring, 
 wonder-working ! 
 
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 Choir and Congregation. 
 
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 M. Thy throne is established for evermore. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. 
 
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 M. Be praised, our God ! God of our fathers, 
 God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, creator 
 of heaven and earth, shield of our ances- 
 tors, who hast implanted eternal life within 
 us, holy God ! We give thanks to thee* 
 
 " x ~In place of the following part insert on the festivals : 
 
 for the unspeakable love and mercy with which thou 
 didst select our fathers to recognize thee before all 
 the nations of the earth, hast guided us and called 
 us to thy service. Thy grace has given us this 
 beautiful festival 
 
 [ON I'ASSOYEK.] 
 
 that we may remember the great day on which thou 
 brokest the iron yoke of Egypt and gavest liberty 
 to Israel, that it might become a people of priests 
 from whom light and freedom, salvation and bliss 
 should be brought to all those who dwell on earth. 
 
 [o\ PENTECOST.] 
 
 that we may remember the glorious day when thy 
 law was revealed to our fathers on Sinai, and never 
 , forget the covenant by which Israel was appointed 
 as thy first-born son to be the guardian of the 
 highest and most sacred treasures of mankind, and 
 the light of the nations. 
 
 [ON SUCCOTH.] 
 
 that we may remember that thou art the giver of 
 every good gift, and may rejoice over tne many 
 blessings which thou hast bestowed upon us, and 
 think of the love with which thou guardedst our 
 fathers in the wilderness, when thou gavest them 
 food from heaven, turnedst rocks into springs of 
 
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 for this beautiful Sabbath-evening which again 
 finds us gathered in our paternal house. We 
 beseech of thee that we may reap the full 
 benefit of this blessed day. Give us rest 
 from all undue cares, and wearying burdens, 
 that we may, with joyfulness of heart, with peace 
 and refreshment of mind, spend its hours in loving 
 communion with each other and with thee. . May 
 our inward strength be renewed and our hearts be 
 
 water, and protectedst them from scorching heat, 
 from storms and tempests. * 
 
 [ON ATZERETH.J 
 
 that in the midst of falling leaves and withering 
 blossoms we may remember the perishableness of 
 all worldly things, and also that in the midst of de- 
 caying nature thy word abideth forever, that the 
 law given to us by thy servant, Moses, the heirloom 
 of the congregation of Jacob, is a tree of life, which 
 constantly grows in beauty and freshness and is 
 productive of fruits which will become a blessing to 
 all the families on earth. 
 
 OUR God and Father we pray to thee that thou 
 wouldst look with kindness and mercy upon 
 Israel, thy people; sanctify us and give us a pure 
 heart that we may serve thee in truth and that our 
 prayers may be acceptable before thee, and grant 
 that we and all Israel may enjoy this holy festival in 
 love and gladness. Be praised, O God ! who sancti- 
 fiest Israel and the festivals. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
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 made pure to receive the light of thine eternal wis- 
 dom, thy perfect holiness and unchanging love. 
 And grant, our God ! that we may find, not only on 
 our day of rest, but in all our labor and conflict and 
 in every experience of our life, the peace which 
 thou alone canst give, the repose of faith and trust 
 in thec. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
 [Hymn.] 
 [Lecture or Prayer.] 
 
 DROTHERS and sisters who are mourning for 
 dear friends departed hence, remember your 
 beloved ones and honor their names by emulating 
 their noble deeds, by continuing the good works 
 which they have left unfinished, by loving and 
 honoring those who were loved and honored by 
 them. Rise and praise with me the name of our 
 Heavenly Father: 
 
 The Mourners rise and the Minister recites the Kaddish : 
 
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 Let the great name of God, the Creator, be extolled and hallowed 
 throughout the universe. May his kingdom be established in your 
 lifetime and in the life of the whole house of Israel. Amen ! 
 
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 Let his great nam be praised through all eternity. 
 
 Praised and extolled and glorified be he who is sublime above all 
 praise and all glorification that may resound in the world. Amen! 
 
 To all Israel, to all the righteous and to all who have been called 
 hence according to God's will, may there be granted abundance of 
 peace and a blissful portion in the life eternal, and grace and mercy 
 by the Lord of heaven and earth. Amen ! 
 
 May he send us happiness and life. 
 
RITUAL. 1 1 
 
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 While the Kaddish is recited this prayer may be said by 
 
 The Mourners : 
 
 From the depth of my 
 sorrow I look up to thee, 
 God and Father, who art 
 near to all that seek thee 
 with a broken heart and 
 a contrite spirit ! 
 
 In thy divine wisdom 
 thou hast called hence my 
 beloved 
 
 Humbly and with silent 
 resignation I bow before 
 the decrees of thy holy 
 will, O God of Life ! 
 
 Thou givest and takest 
 away, thou sendest life 
 and death. 
 
 Those iv ho observe the Anni- 
 versarv of their Father's or 
 Mothers death : 
 
 Days pass by and years 
 vanish, but the memory 
 of the just abideth. 
 
 This day, O Heavenly 
 Father, specially calls to 
 mind my dear departed 
 father [mother], too soon 
 vanished from these lov- 
 ing eyes and these caress- 
 ing hands. Yet never 
 shall I forget him [her], 
 and never would I be un- 
 mindful of his [her] un- 
 wearying care and multi- 
 plied fidelities in which I 
 have lived and moved and 
 
 May he who preserveth peace in the heavenly spheres bestow peace 
 upon us and upon all his children. Amen ! 
 
12 RITUAL. 
 
 O, let me find comfort had my being. May the 
 
 and consolation in my af- blessed influence of these 
 
 fliction ; teach me even recollections and of all 
 
 in severest trial to confide that was noble and beau- 
 
 in thy goodness and to tiful in him [her] be a 
 
 worship thy wisdom. constant impulse to vir- 
 
 May thy holy name be tue and righteousness in 
 
 praised and glorified by my heart, and lead me 
 
 the glad and the sorrow- always to honor his [her] 
 
 ful, now and for ever- name in thought and in 
 
 more! Amen. deed. Amen. 
 
 A GAIN we lift np our hearts to thee, O God! 
 who art, and wast, and art to come ; before 
 whose face the generations come and pass away. 
 Age after age the living seek thee, and find that of 
 thy faithfulness there is no end. Our fathers in 
 their pilgrimage walked by thy guidance and 
 rested on thy compassion ; still to their children 
 be thou the cloud by day, the fire by night. Where 
 but in thee have we a covert from storm or shadow 
 from the heat of life? In our manifold tempta- 
 tions thou alone knowest our peril and art ever 
 nigh ; in sorrow thy pity revives the fainting soul ; 
 in our prosperity and ease it is thy spirit only that 
 can wean us from our pride and keep us low. 
 
 O, send us hence in the spirit of hope and re- 
 solve and confident trust in thy guidance. Give 
 
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 us a lofty aim and a settled purpose in life, a heart 
 filled with thy love and a will in harmony with 
 thine. And may we all strive that the time may 
 come of which it is said : " The Eternal shall be 
 king over all the earth ; on that day shall God be 
 acknowledged One and his name One." 
 
 [Closing Song.] 
 [The Congregation stand while the Benediction is pronounced.] 
 
 Extolled be the living God and praised be his name, 
 Who was, and is, and is to be, eternally the same. 
 
 One God is he, no unity like his is there in aught ; 
 A unity unending, Being beyond all thought. 
 
 Formless, all lovely forms but intimate his loveliness ; 
 Holy, our holiest thoughts reveal him even less ; 
 Eternal, he was God ere aught was formed that now 
 
 appears ; 
 He is the First, and there was no beginning to his 
 
 years. 
 
 Lo ! he is Lord of all the earth, Creation speaks his 
 
 praise 
 And everywhere, above, below, his mighty will 
 
 obeys. 
 
14 RITUAL. 
 
 His word by ancient prophets came to Israel, chosen 
 
 race, 
 The first of whom was Moses, who beheld God face 
 
 to face. 
 
 His word he gave his people by the prophet of his 
 
 choice, 
 Whose faithfulness we celebrate with heart and soul 
 
 and voice. 
 
 Established is his law, and changeless it must stand, 
 Written upon our human hearts and on the sea and 
 land. 
 
 He knoweth all our secret thoughts, naught from 
 
 him is concealed, 
 The end from the beginning stands to him alone 
 
 revealed. 
 
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 ORDER OF WORSHIP FOR SABBATH 
 
 MORNING, AND THE MORNINGS 
 
 OF THE THREE FESTIVALS, 
 
 AND ,FOR WEEK-DAYS. 
 
 The Minister may read otic or more of the Sentences. 
 
 THE Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon 
 him, to all that call upon him in truth. 
 
 PSALM cxlv., iS. 
 
 Give unto the Lord glory and praise ; give unto 
 the Lord the glory due unto his name ; worship 
 the Lord in the beauty of holiness. 
 
 O, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness ; 
 let the whole earth stand in awe of him. 
 
 PSALM XCVi., (). 
 
 Serve the Lord with gladness ; come before his 
 presence with singing. Know ye that the Lord he 
 is God ! it is he that hath made us and we are his, 
 his people and the sheep of his pasture. Enter 
 into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his 
 courts with praise. PSALM e., 2-4. 
 
 If thou seek the Lord thy God thou shalt find 
 him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with 
 all thy soul. DEUTKRON'OMY iv., 29. 
 
l6 RITUAL. 
 
 Thus saith the high 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 revive the spirit 
 of the humble, and to revive the heart of the con- 
 trite ones. ISAIAH Ivii., 15. 
 
 Thoughts of peace>; saith the Lord, do I think 
 towards you. Ye shall go and pray unto me, and 
 I will hearken to you ; ye shall seek me and find 
 me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. 
 
 JEREMIAH xxix., n, 13. 
 
 Thus saith the Lord : Let not the wise man 
 glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man 
 glory in his might ; let not the rich man glory in 
 his riches ; but let him that glorieth glory in this, 
 that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I 
 am the Lord, who exercise loving-kindness, judg- 
 ment and righteousness on the earth ; for in these 
 things I delight, saith the Lord. 
 
 JEREMIAH ix., 23, 24. 
 
 The Lord is full of compassion and mercy ; 
 long-suffering, and of great goodness. As the 
 heaven is high above the earth, so great is his 
 goodness toward them that fear him. 
 
 PSALM ciii., 8, n. 
 
 Return unto the Lord and forsake thy sins ; 
 make thy prayer before his face. Turn again to 
 
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 the Most High, and turn away from iniquity ; for 
 he will lead thee out of darkness into the light of 
 health. ECCLESIASTICUS xvii., 25, 26. 
 
 Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord ? or 
 who shall stand in his holy place ? He that hath 
 clean hands and a pure heart ; who hath not lifted 
 up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. He 
 shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and 
 righteousness from the God of his salvation. 
 
 PSALM xxiv. , 3-5. 
 
 Thus saith the Lord : The heaven is my throne, 
 and the earth is my footstool ; where is the house 
 that ye build unto me? and where is the place of 
 my rest ? For all those things hath mine hand 
 made, and all those things have been, saith the 
 Lord. But to this man will I look ; even to him 
 that is poor, and of a contrite spirit and reveres my 
 word. ISAIAH Ixvi., i, 2. 
 
 Offer unto God thanksgiving, and pay thy vows 
 unto the Most High. Call upon him in the day 
 of trouble, and he will deliver thee. 
 
 PSALM 1., 14, 15. 
 
 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, a broken 
 and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. 
 
 PSALM li., 19. 
 
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 Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he will sus- 
 tain thee. He will never suffer the righteous to be 
 moved. PSALM lv., 23. 
 
 Seek ye the Lord while he may be found ; call 
 ye upon him while he is near. Let the wicked 
 forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his 
 thoughts ; and let him return unto the Lord, and 
 he" will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for 
 he will abundantly pardon. ISAIAH lv., 6, 7. 
 
 Wherewith shall I come before the Lord, and 
 bow myself before the high God ? 
 
 He hath showed thee, O man, what is good ; and 
 what does the Lord require of thee, but to do 
 justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with 
 thy God. MICAH vi., 6, 8. 
 
 [Here follows a selection from the Psalms pages 75-100 in Part 
 Second.] 
 
 [For the three Festivals Psalms cxiii. to cxviii page 54.] 
 
 [Hymn.] 
 
 [Introductory Prayer by the Minister.] 
 
 [The Congregation rise.] 
 
 Minister. 
 
 Praise ye the Lord, to whom all praise is due ! 
 
 Choir and Congregation. 
 
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 M. Praised be the Lord, who is praised through 
 eternity. 
 
 [ The Congregation resume their seats.] 
 
 IDE praised, O Lord our God, Ruler of the 
 Universe, Creator of light and darkness ! 
 Wisdom and might are thine. Thou changes! the 
 times and seasons. Thou pourest the light of thy 
 sun over the earth and shinest in every star. Thou 
 givest wisdom unto the wise and knowledge to 
 them that have understanding. Thou revealest 
 the deep and secret things. Thou knowest what is 
 
 in the darkness ; and the light dwelleth with thee. 
 
 With great -love hast thou loved us. We thank 
 thee that thou didst teach our fathers the laws of 
 life. O enlighten our eyes also, make our hearts 
 cling to thy precepts, and grant that we may never 
 forget the holy mission for which our fathers were 
 set apart, to acknowledge thee and thy unity be- 
 fore all the nations on earth. 
 
 Happy are we ; how beautiful is our portion, 
 how pleasant our lot, how blissful our inheritance ! 
 Happy are we who proclaim : 
 
 Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is 
 One! 
 
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20 RITUAL. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. 
 
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 Praised be his name and his glorious kingdom 
 for evermore ! 
 
 
 Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy 
 heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. 
 And these words which I command thee this day 
 shall be in thy heart. Teach them unto thy child- 
 ren, and speak of them when thou sittest in thy 
 house, and when thou walkest on the way, and 
 when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. 
 
 HPRULY, thou art our God, our Rock, our Savior. 
 As thou didst redeem our fathers from Egypt 
 and guide them on their wanderings, so hast thou 
 guided us and hast delivered us from manifold 
 dangers. 
 
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 Therefore we praise and exalt thee in the words 
 of our ancestors : 
 
 Who is like unto thee among the mighty, O 
 God ! who like thee glorious in holiness, awe-inspir- 
 ing, wonder-working ! 
 
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 Choir and Congregation. 
 
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 . Thy throne is established for evermore. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. 
 
 DE praised, our God! God of our fathers, God 
 of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, thou who art 
 great and mighty and supreme, the Giver of all 
 good gifts ; thou who rememberest the pious deeds 
 of the fathers, and bringest redemption and love to 
 their children's children ; thou art our protector and 
 helper. Be praised, O God, shield of Abraham ! 
 
 Choir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
12 RITUAL. 
 
 HPHY power, O Lord, is boundless! Thou sus- 
 tainest the living with grace, and with mercy 
 redeemest the souls of thy servants from death. 
 Thou supportest the falling, healest the sick, settest 
 free the prisoners, and keepest thy faith to those who 
 sleep in the dust. Who is like unto thee, Almighty ! 
 Who can be compared unto thee, who killest and 
 makest alive, and causest salvation to spring forth ! 
 Be praised, O God, who hast planted eternal life 
 within us ! 
 
 Ckoir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
 ^PHOU art holy, and thy name is holy, and thy 
 worshipers daily praise thy holiness. 
 
 [The Congregation rise.] 
 
 So let us praise our God and exclaim : 
 Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts ; the whole 
 earth is full of his glory. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. 
 
 M. Praised be the glory of the Eternal, which 
 fills the earth and the heavens ! 
 
 naipzpp i\ TO? 
 
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 Choir and Congregation. 
 
 :lDlpso " TD3 tiro 
 
 | : T: ; | T 
 
 J/". God reigneth forever, thy Lord, O Zion ! 
 through all generations. Hallelujah ! 
 
 Choir and Congregation. 
 
 n TTI 
 
 J/. Forever will we glorify thee and hallow thy 
 name ; never shall thy praise vanish from our lips. 
 Be praised, O holy God ! 
 
 Choir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
 [The Congregation take their seats.] 
 [Here may be introduced any other prayer in place of the following :] 
 
 *1DE pleased to accept our thanks, O Lord our 
 
 God ! for the continuance of thy loving-kind- 
 
 ness to us through another week. We render 
 
 thanks unto thee, that thou hast sheltered, sup- 
 
 *The prayer to be inserted here on the first day of Passover, see 
 page .38. 
 
 On the seventh day of Passover, page 42. 
 
 On Pentecost, page 44. 
 
 On Confirmation Day, page 46. 
 
 On Succoth, page 48. 
 
 On Atzereth, page 50. 
 
 On Week-days, page 52. 
 
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 ported, and led us on safely and brought us to 
 this hour. We joyfully hail the return of this 
 beautiful Sabbath day, set apart by thy providence 
 for the rest of the weary, for the culture of 
 heavenly good, for the communion of the soul with 
 its Maker. May we rightfully improve the precious 
 opportunities of the time, and never forget that 
 thou blessest the fruits of our labor, and providest 
 us with all we need. May we remember that man 
 is sent into the world to live not by bread alone, 
 but by thy word, that he may become holy as thou, 
 O God ! art holy. We enter thy house and pray to 
 thee, that we may be kept steadfast in the duties 
 and patient in the trials which the coming week 
 may bring us We would resolve before thee to 
 apply ourselves to the steady and cheerful perform- 
 ance of those tasks which thou hast assigned to us, 
 and to do that whereby thy children may be aided 
 and thy name glorified. Bestow upon us a pure 
 heart and a spirit quickened by thy holy word, and 
 let our life be a constant expression of love for 
 thee and our fellow-men. 
 
 Grant that we may so spend our days so swiftly 
 vanishing that when all the care and darkness of 
 this life are passed away, we may awake to behold 
 the life of an everlasting Sabbath, and dwell in the 
 brightness of thy presence in eternal felicity. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
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 * TV/FAY our day of rest find favor before thee, 
 our God and God of our fathers ; sanctify us 
 by thy commandments, give us light through thy 
 law and let us behold thy salvation. 
 
 [ON THE DAY OF NEW-MOON.] 
 
 Let this be a month of blessing and prosperity 
 
 for us. 
 
 [ON PASSOVER.] 
 
 Bless us on this feast of Passover. 
 
 [ON PENTECOST.] 
 
 Bless us on this feast of Weeks. 
 
 [ON SUCCOTH.] 
 Bless us on this feast of Tabernacles. 
 
 [ON ATZERETH.] 
 
 Bless us on this feast of Conclusion. 
 
 Purify our hearts to serve thee in truth, and let 
 us enjoy our "Sabbaths [and festive seasons] in 
 love and grace that thy name may be hallowed 
 by us. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
 "\ \ T E render thanks unto thee, Lord our God! 
 
 for our life which is in thy hand, for our 
 
 souls which are of thee, for thy providence, for thy 
 
 *These words are only said on the Sabbath day ; on all other days 
 begin : " Our God and God of our fathers." 
 
 **On a week-day insert, " our communion with thee," instead of 
 " our Sabbaths." 
 
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 wonders which are manifested every day, for the 
 benefits which thou showerest upon us at all times, 
 at evening, morning and noon. Thy mercies never 
 fail, thy kindness never ceases and we put our trust 
 in thee forever.* 
 
 Be praised, O Lord ! for Goodness is thy name, 
 and we shall glorify thee. 
 
 Our God, and God of our fathers ! bless us with 
 the ancient, three-fold, priestly benediction : 
 
 May God bless thee and guard thee ! 
 Choir and Congregation. Amen, 
 
 *On Chanukkah the following is added : 
 
 We thank thee for the marvelous deliverance of 
 our fathers and the glorious victory won by thy help 
 in. the days of Mattathias, the priest, and his sons, 
 when the tyranny of the Syrians was set to make 
 thy people, Israel, forsake thy law and renounce 
 thy truth. Then in the fullness of thy mercy thou 
 didst aid them in their distress, fighting their fight, 
 and giving victory to the feeble over the strong, to 
 the few over the many, to the righteous over the 
 wicked, to those who obeyed thy word over those 
 who assailed truth and virtue with a high hand. 
 And thus thy name became exalted and glorified 
 over the world. And Israel, thy people, was saved 
 and delivered and restored to freedom and inde- 
 pendence. And thy children reentered thy temple, 
 cleansed its halls, purified the sanctuary and illumi- 
 nated it, and instituted these days of dedication as 
 days of thanksgiving and praise to thee. 
 
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 Minister. 
 
 S " ix' 
 
 " 
 
 May God let his countenance shine upon thee, 
 and be gracious unto thee ! 
 
 'Choir and Congregation. Amen. 
 Minister. 
 
 ofen 
 
 ) : " T: 
 
 May God lift up his countenance upon thee, and 
 give thee peace ! 
 
 Choir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
 M. Grant peace, happiness and blessing, grace 
 and mercy to us, and to all Israel, thy people, and 
 to all thy children. Bless us all, O our Father, 
 with the light of thy countenance ! As in thy light 
 thou hast given us the law of life,, the love of virtue 
 and justice, mercy and peace ; so may it please 
 thee to bless us \vith thy peace at all times and in 
 all seasons. Be praised, O giver of peace ! 
 
 O God, keep my tongue from evil and my lips 
 from uttering deceit, and grant that I may be meek 
 and kind to those who bear ill-will against me ! 
 Implant humility in my heart and strengthen me 
 with faith ! Be my support when grief oppresses 
 me and my comfort in affliction ! Let truth 
 
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 illumine my path and guide me ; for thou art my 
 God and my helper ; in thee I trust every day. 
 
 M. Graciously receive the words of my mouth 
 and fhe meditation of my heart, my Rock and my 
 Redeemer ! O God of peace, preserve peace to us 
 and to all who invoke thy holy name. Amen. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
 ORDER OF READING THE LAW. 
 
 [The Ark is opened.] 
 Choir. 
 
 nns iNfen M'cwo 
 
 : T 
 
 nirr TD:>r? 9 rrr Nirr > 
 
 [The Congregation rise.] 
 [The Minister takes the Scroll from the Ark.] 
 
 rrrifl 
 
 Give praise and glory to God for the heavenly 
 light and the everlasting life he bestowed upon us. 
 Choir. 
 
 mrr 
 
 Lift up your heads, O ye gates ! Lift yourselves up, ye everlasting 
 doors ! and the King of glory shall come ! Who is this King of 
 glory ? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. Sela. 
 
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 J/. Magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt 
 his-name together. 
 
 [The Scroll is laid on the reading-desk, the Congregation take their 
 seats, and the Choir chants :] 
 
 *p tinrn 
 
 rr) r?p,>parr Ki 
 
 7 Minister announces the portion front tJie Pentateuch and says 
 the following Benediction before reading : 
 
 ^pp iJ3-"iraTOtii o'Tiyn I 1 ?? i^rf?^ " rrnK rjna 
 :minn rnw M nn^ "ins inii 
 
 T - ) T: T - J r T : T T 
 
 CJioir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
 [Reading from the Thora.] 
 
 mm u 1 ? rru TON D^i^rr TI^D irn 1 ?^ nnN TJITP 
 
 T I - T v -: T ^ T f v v v: T: T - | T 
 
 :rninn |nu ^ nnw ^"13 wain? 
 
 Choir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
 [A section from the Prophets or holy writings may be read here, and 
 prayers for special cases inserted.] 
 
 Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, 
 and the victory, and the majesty ; for all that is in the heaven and 
 on the earth is thine ; thine is the kingdom, O Lord ! and thou art 
 exalted high above all ! 
 
 Be praised, O God, our Lord, King of the universe, who hast 
 chosen us from among the nations, and hast given us thy law. Be 
 praised, giver of the law ! 
 
 Be praised, O God, our Lord, King of the universe, who hast 
 given us the law of truth and hast implanted eternal life within us. 
 Be praised, giver of the law ! 
 
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 [On the Sabbath coinciding with or preceding the New-Moon the 
 following is said :] 
 
 Eternal, our God ! may it please thee to make 
 the month of , which opens to-day [next 
 
 --], a month of true happiness and blessing! 
 Amen. 
 
 [Hyun.] 
 
 [Sermon.] 
 
 [The Congregation stand during the Closing Prayer.] 
 
 [When there is no Sermon the following Prayer may be introduced :] 
 
 AA^E pray thee, O God of might, wisdom and 
 justice, through whom authority is rightly 
 administered, laws are enacted and judgment de- 
 creed, assist with thy holy spirit of counsel and 
 fortitude, the President of these United States; 
 that his administration may be conducted in 
 righteousness, and be eminently useful to thy 
 people over whom he presides, by encouraging due 
 respect for virtue and religion ; by a faithful execu- 
 tion of the laws of justice and mercy, and by 
 restraining vice and corruption. 
 
 Let the light of thy divine wisdom direct the 
 deliberations of Congress, and shine forth in all 
 their proceedings and enactments framed for our 
 rule and government ; so that they may tend to 
 the preservation of peace, the promotion of na- 
 tional happiness, the increase of industry, sobriety 
 
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 and useful knowledge, and may perpetuate to us 
 the blessings of equal liberty. 
 
 We pray for the Governor of this State, for the 
 members of assembly, for all judges, magistrates 
 and other officers who are appointed to guard our 
 political welfare ; that they may be enabled, by thy 
 powerful protection, to discharge the duties of their 
 respective stations with honesty and ability. 
 
 We recommend likewise to thy unbounded 
 mercy all our brethren and fellow-citizens through- 
 out the United States, that they may make 
 progress in knowledge and enlightenment, and con- 
 tinually grow in reverence and virtue ; that they 
 may be preserved in union and peace, and enjoy 
 the blessings of material and spiritual welfare in 
 our beloved country, whose distinction it is to 
 guard the consciences of all thy worshipers. 
 
 We pray that thou mayest bless the universal 
 community of Israel, and all the members of this 
 our Israelitish congregation. Grant that our sacred 
 institutions may prosper and graciously remember 
 every effort made and every offering vowed for the 
 promotion of our holy work. 
 
 Grant that through us all the knowledge of thy 
 will and the glory of thy name may be spread 
 abroad, and that we may contribute more and more 
 to the achievement of Israel's mission, and confer 
 
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 thy blessing upon the whole human race, pronounc- 
 ing to all peoples the ancient, three-fold, priestly 
 benediction: 
 
 [The Congregation rise.] 
 
 May God bless thee and guard thee. 
 
 May God let his countenance shine upon thee 
 and be gracious unto thee. 
 
 May God lift up his countenance upon thee and 
 give thee peace. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
 Minister. 
 
 Praise the name of the Lord ; for his name alone 
 is exalted. 
 
 [The Scroll is returned to the Ark, the Choir and Congregation 
 chanting :] 
 
 VTpq 
 
 [The Congregation take their seats.] 
 
 13ROTHERS and sisters who are mourning for 
 
 dear friends departed hence, remember your 
 
 beloved ones and honor their names by emulating 
 
 His glory is above the earth and the heavens. He lifts up his 
 people, exalteth the glory of his worshipers, of Israel, the people 
 near to him. Hallelujah ! 
 
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 their noble deeds, by continuing the good works 
 which they have left unfinished, by loving and 
 honoring those who were loved and honored by 
 them. Rise and praise with me the name of our 
 Heavenly Father: 
 
 The Mourners rise and the Minister recites the K oddish : 
 
 K-O-H Ntf?i .8^ my? vftpiy) 
 n:n jiirai'rn p^n? .nrvo'po r^i .nn 
 
 nj?a> KH . 
 
 QDTTJT1 1N3fl?l 
 
 no' 
 
 wiomi wnnatrn wn^ NfiDia-^s p ^y 1 
 
 TT:\-: TT:: TT-: TT:- T I T : 
 
 roto x^ 1 ?^ 
 
 : : T :^T : I T -: * 
 
 w 
 
 Let the great name of God, the Creator, be extolled and hallowed 
 throughout the universe. May his kingdom be established in your 
 lifetime and in the life of the whole house of Israel. Amen ! 
 
 Let his great name be praised through all eternity. 
 Praised and extolled and glorified be he who is sublime above all 
 praise and all glorification that may resound in the world. Amen! 
 
 To all Israel, to all the righteous and to all who have been called 
 hence according to God's will, may there be granted abundance of 
 
34 RITUAL. 
 
 p TJ^-IX-J p "73 
 
 X3i xa^tf firr? NIT xrftan n Wp pry Na'pjj 
 p artn K-TDrrj TIXI xpfj; r^' KM Np^i'rn 
 
 D M rn 
 
 - 
 
 T - r r 
 
 of?^ n^ 
 
 While the Kaddish is recited this prayer may be said by 
 
 Those who observe the Anni- 
 
 The Mourners : versary of their Father's or 
 
 Mother s death : 
 
 From the depth of my Days pass by and years 
 sorrow I look up to thee, vanish, but the memory 
 God and Father, who art of the just abideth. 
 
 peace and a blissful portion in the life eternal, and grace and mercy 
 by the Lord of heaven and earth. Amen ! 
 May he send us happiness and life. 
 
 May he who preserveth peace in the heavenly spheres bestow peace 
 upon us and upon all his children. Amen ! 
 
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 35 
 
 near to all that seek thee 
 with a broken heart and 
 a contrite spirit ! 
 
 In thy divine wisdom 
 thou hast called hence my 
 beloved - 
 
 Humbly and with silent 
 resignation I bow before 
 the decrees of thy holy 
 will, O God of Life ! 
 
 Thou givest and takest 
 away, thou sendest life 
 and death. 
 
 O, let me find comfort 
 and consolation in my af- 
 fliction ; teach me even 
 in severest trial to confide 
 in thy goodness and to 
 worship thy wisdom. 
 
 May thy holy name be 
 praised and glorified by 
 the glad and the sorrow- 
 ful, now and for ever- 
 more ! Amen. 
 
 This day, O Heavenly 
 Father, specially calls to 
 mind my dear departed 
 father [mother], too soon 
 vanished from these lov- 
 ing eyes and these caress- 
 ing hands. Yet never 
 shall I forget him [her], 
 and never would I be un- 
 mindful of his [her] un- 
 wearying care and multi- 
 plied fidelities in which I 
 have lived and moved and 
 had my being. May the 
 blessed influence of these 
 recollections and of all 
 that was noble and beau- 
 tiful in him [her] be a 
 constant impulse to vir- 
 tue and righteousness in 
 my heart, and lead me 
 always to honor his [her] 
 name in thought and in 
 deed. Amen. 
 
 A/TOST holy and eternal God, Creator and Ruler 
 
 of the world, Father and Savior of mankind ! 
 
 Thy divine power is beyond all human conception ; 
 
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 thy majesty outreaches the confines of the earth ; 
 thy glory is everlasting, and thy goodness per- 
 vadeth all thy works. Thou art, indeed, our God, 
 and there is no other. Thou art One in Unity, 
 and thee alone do we acknowledge as our God, our 
 Father, our Savior ! 
 
 [The Congregation rise.] 
 
 We therefore bow the head and bend the knee 
 and prostrate ourselves before thee, O Supreme 
 King of kings ! and praise thy holy name. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. 
 
 nnrjrig>pi 
 
 [The Congregation resume their seats.] 
 
 We fervently pray, O Lord our God ! that we 
 may speedily behold the glory of thy mighty 
 power banishing all impurities from the earth, de- 
 stroying idolatry and wickedness, and reforming 
 mankind by thy truth ; so that all the inhabitants 
 of the earth may invoke thy name, acknowledge 
 thy unity, and understand that to thee alone every 
 knee must bend and every tongue swear fealty. 
 
 May all thy children, O God, soon be united in 
 a common bond of brotherhood ; may the time be 
 hastened when no religious differences shall sepa- 
 rate them; when they shall all adore thee as the 
 
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 universal Father, worship thee in the spirit of true 
 religion, and unite in proclaiming the unity of thy 
 holy name. 
 
 Thus, O God ! do thou reign over them forever 
 and ever, for the kingdom is thine, and unto thee 
 appertain power and glory and majesty from 
 everlasting to everlasting. As it is written, " The 
 Eternal shall reign forever and ever, the Eternal 
 shall be king over all the earth ; on that day shall 
 God be acknowledged One and his name One." 
 
 [Closing Song.] 
 [The Congregation stand while the Benediction is pronounced.] 
 
RITUAL. 
 
 FOR THE FIRST DAY OF PASSOVER. 
 
 God and our Father! the memory of the 
 past, the remembrance of the grace and mercy 
 which thou didst bestow upon our forefathers, calls 
 us on this day into thy house and prompts us to 
 express to thee the deep gratitude of our heart. 
 
 In the beautiful spring season of the year, when 
 thy divine breath delivers the earth from the rigid 
 bondage of the wintry cold, we are reminded of the 
 liberty which, by thy help, our people gained in 
 the spring season from Egyptian bondage. Thou 
 gavest strength to the feeble and courage to the 
 down-trodden, that they could resist the proud 
 tyrant who, with a high hand, attempted to crush 
 liberty and to rob those who were men like him of 
 their birthright. 
 
 But not only for the sake of their earthly welfare 
 didst thou deliver our fathers from the yoke of 
 Egyptian slavery, but that they might win freedom 
 of the spirit by learning to know thee and thy' 
 word and by manifesting this knowledge in a life 
 of virtue and righteousness. On that beautiful 
 spring day when Israel left the house of bondage 
 liberty was born and implanted in the human heart 
 
RITUAL. 39 
 
 never again to die but to become the mightiest factor 
 in shaping our own destiny and that of mankind. 
 Israel left the abode of comfort and civilization 
 and fearlessly followed the call of the great leader 
 into a life of severe trials and hardships ; with the 
 enthusiasm of youthful love thy people ventured 
 into a desolate land that was not sown, because 
 they valued freedom higher than any other good, 
 and because they recognized their mission to be- 
 come holy unto the Eternal. 
 
 And in the course of the* centuries our fathers 
 had often to leave comfortable homes, often to 
 turn their backs upon scenes to which they were 
 dearly attached, in order to enter upon wanderings 
 in the desert, a wilderness more desolate than 
 that in which Moses guided them. In these wan- 
 derings it was the glowing heat of hatred and con- 
 tempt which made their feet burn and did not 
 allow them to find rest or shelter in their weari- 
 ness. In their despair our fathers were not 
 then cheered up as of old by the hope of being 
 speedily guided into the promised land. And all 
 these excrutiating trials they endured with manly 
 courage and clung to their truth, although a word 
 was sufficient to purchase for them not only every 
 comfort, but even the love and affection of their 
 powerful enemies, blinded by prejudice and furious 
 with religious hatred. But they could not be faith- 
 
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 less. For the seed of liberty once sown in their 
 hearts had grown and taken deep root and filled 
 them with contempt for every untruth, and made it 
 impossible for them ever to sell their birthright 
 and give up the freedom of their spirit. 
 
 Our heavenly Father, we now stand before thee, 
 the proud heirs of this liberty thou didst bestow 
 upon our fathers. We offer thee our sincerest 
 thanks that the heavy yoke is taken from our neck, 
 that we are citizens of a country where every man 
 is free to follow the conviction of his heart ; and 
 we pray unto thee that thou mayest grant liberty 
 and redemption to those unfortunate brethren who 
 are still suffering from hatred, persecution and 
 prejudice. But most fervently we beseech of thee 
 that at all times we may realize the grave duties 
 which our more fortunate position imposes upon 
 us ; that we may never forget our obligations to 
 our suffering fathers and to the pure faith we have 
 received from them and which has proven to us 
 such a glorious inheritance. 
 
 Grant that we may never lose our spiritual 
 liberty, and never, fascinated by pleasure and 
 earthly enjoyments, find our only gratification in 
 material well-being. Grant that this beautiful day 
 may teach us to discard all selfishness and to de- 
 vote our power to the welfare of all. Guide our 
 hearts that we may accord to each of our fellow- 
 
RITUAL. 41 
 
 men the right to his own opinion, and to banish 
 the baneful spirit of persecution which is a remnant 
 of the dark ages, and alas, still lingers in our midst. 
 Let us recognize that there is no real freedom but 
 for those who walk in the light of thy knowledge 
 and practice the broadest charity, and that the 
 worst bondage is to be narrow-minded and to dwell 
 in the darkness. 
 
 Grant that soon the day may come when all men 
 will know and appreciate this liberty and build the 
 universal temple whose firm pillars are justice, love 
 and peace. Then, and only then, our mission will 
 be fulfilled, and the great feast of redemption will 
 be celebrated, not by Israel alone but by all man- 
 kind. Amen. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
 Our God and God of our fathers, etc., page 25. 
 
42 RITUAL. 
 
 FOR THE SEVENTH DAY OF PASSOVER. 
 
 /^\UR God and Father! all living creatures praise 
 and glorify thy name, and all men bow down 
 before thee in worship and gratitude. From 
 eternity to eternity thou art God, who supportest 
 and preservest us and savest us mercifully in every 
 need and affliction. From beginning to end thou 
 art the Lord and master of all creation. Before 
 the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou 
 hadst formed the earth and the .world, 'and to all 
 eternity thou art God ! Thou rulest the universe 
 in wisdom and guidest our destinies in love. Thou, 
 O our Guardian, dost neither sleep nor slumber ; 
 to thee alone we owe praise ! But how, O God, 
 can we, children of the dust, worthily thank and 
 praise thee for thy kindness to our fathers and to 
 us ! Thou didst redeem our fathers from Egypt 
 and didst deliver them and deliverest us from the 
 house of bondage. Thou hast protected us when 
 men rose up against us, thou hast delivered us 
 from destroying plague and given us rest and 
 peace! To this hour thy mercy has assisted us 
 and thy grace has not forsaken us ; O, abide with 
 us in the future also ! Grant that we may devote 
 
RITUAL. 43 
 
 all the powers which thou hast given us to thy 
 service, that we may render to thee that praise and 
 homage in which alone thou takest delight ; for 
 thine is the strength and the pow r er, the might and 
 the glory ! 
 
 Praised art thou, O God ! who hast wonderfully 
 guided thy people, and hast given us this beautiful 
 Pesach festival of liberty. Amen. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
 Our God and God of our fathers, etc., page 25. 
 
44 RITUAL. 
 
 FOR PENTECOST. 
 
 TJEAVENLY Father, with the most profound 
 reverence we give glory to thee on this day 
 for the infinite mercy shown by thee on Mount 
 Sinai to our fathers, to ourselves, and to all beings 
 created in thy image. Those who had just been 
 delivered from the yoke of their oppressors, were 
 then taught by thee the law of life and received 
 the boon of spiritual liberty without which all 
 earthly goods are worthless. And in memory of 
 that great day the SJiabnotJi festival was ordained, 
 that we might never become forgetful of the great 
 mercy bestowed upon us by thy revelation, that we 
 "might forever cherish thy truth and cling to the 
 rules of virtue set before us, and prove our love to 
 thee and our living faith in thy word by our works. 
 God of light and truth ! our fathers guarded the 
 flame of thy truth while gross darkness was pre- 
 vailing around about them ; they did not throw 
 away the torch of thy light when it became a 
 consuming fire to them ; they carried it through 
 centuries of persecution and have delivered it pure 
 and unscathed into our hands. O grant that we 
 may follow this noble example and with unshaken 
 
RITUAL. 45 
 
 fidelity remain loyal to our mission. Grant that in 
 happiness and peace we may never forget our duty 
 to be the guardians of thy light, and that our task 
 will not be fulfilled until it shines with equal glory 
 to all thy children, until ignorance and darkness is 
 conquered by virtue and truth, and the day appears 
 when all the families on earth will flock to thy 
 mountain, and thy house be acknowledged as a 
 house of worship for all nations. \^ 
 
 Choir and Congrcga tion. A m e n . \ 
 
 Our God and God of our fathers, etc., page 25. 
 
46 RITUAL. 
 
 FOR CONFIRMATION DAY. 
 
 /^OD and Father, who art all goodness and 
 mercy, we lift up our eyes and our hearts to 
 pray for these, our children. We bring them to 
 thee that they may remain thine forever. Thou 
 hast created them and hast watched over them 
 with paternal kindness and fidelity from the first 
 moment of their life. Thou hast cared for them 
 and guided them safely and hast brought them to 
 see this beautiful day. Thou hast charged us to 
 be their guardians, to lead them in the path where 
 thou art found. Thou hast unfolded their minds 
 to receive the knowledge of their holy destination. 
 Thou hast revealed to them thy will as thou didst 
 to our fathers, and hast drawn their hearts to thee 
 that they may serve thee in purity, in justice nda 
 love. O receive them graciously, our Father, in 
 thy covenant, in thy protection and guidance ! 
 Take them by their right hand and lead them 
 through this transitory life, so full of danger and 
 trouble and temptation ! Watch over their virtue, 
 and strengthen them that they may bravely resist 
 the allurements of sin ! Strike with thy terror 
 every base seducer who will dare to spoil their 
 
RITUAL. 47 
 
 purity and innocence ! Awaken their consciences 
 when,, blinded by their passions, they may be ready 
 to yield to the voice of the tempter ! May thy 
 providence watch over them and lead them in all 
 conditions of life to .their true salvation ! 
 
 Joy and sorrow fall to the lot of all, and 
 thy children w r ill not remain free from trials and 
 tribulations. May they never forget their depend- 
 ence on thee in prosperity ; but be thou also near 
 to them, God of mercy, when they may be in want 
 of comfort ! Be near them in sickness and distress, 
 and in every trial ! Do not leave nor forsake them 
 when they call upon thee in trouble and anxiety, 
 and if they fall into sin and return to thee in grief 
 and repentance, O do not then turn away thy face 
 from them ; let them find comfort and give them 
 peace ! 
 
 Grant, O God, that our children may grow up to 
 be pious worshipers of thy name and faithful asso- 
 ciates of our congregation, that they may develop 
 a steadfast and noble character, and together with 
 us reflect honor and glory upon their name and 
 upon that of Israel! Amen. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
 Our God and God of our fathers, etc., page 25. 
 
48 RITUAL. 
 
 FOR SUCCOTH. 
 
 /^\UR God and Father! source of all life and 
 strength and blessing, who filleth heaven with 
 thy glory and earth with thy goodness: we give 
 thee most humble and earnest thanks for this 
 autumnal feast. We praise thee for the bountiful 
 provision which thou makest for the wants of thy 
 children, giving rain from heaven and fruitful sea- 
 sons, and filling our houses with food and our 
 hearts with gladness. We would bring thee now 
 our joyful thanksgiving for the harvest of the 
 fields, and all the increase that the fertile earth has 
 yielded. Thou hast ordered the course of the 
 changing seasons and appointed a time for sowing 
 and a time for reaping; and while men have toiled, 
 or watched, or rested from their work, thy provi- 
 dence has never failed, and thou hast prepared for 
 them the reward of their labors. As we seek after 
 the things that are needful for our mortal life, pro- 
 viding for ourselves food and raiment and shelter, 
 and whatever outward good thou grantest us, may 
 we never forget to make our earthly enjoyment 
 subservient to our spiritual good and grow 
 richer in all that makes us truly thy child- 
 
RITUAL. 49 
 
 ren. May we enjoy the gifts of thy bounty in wis- 
 dom, temperance and thankfulness, ever mindful 
 of the love which bestowed them, ever mindful of 
 the love with which thou didst guide our fathers 
 through the trackless wilderness. May we never 
 forget thy love and mercy to our fathers and to us. 
 Wherever we cast our eye we see evidences of thy 
 grace, and may the remembrance of thy fatherly 
 goodness to us make us kind and gracious towards 
 all our brethren w r hom we may help and cheer ; 
 that we may be ever generous and considerate, 
 ready to succor the needy and to feed the hungry, 
 and rejoicing to lighten any burden of poverty and 
 distress. So may we show our gratitude and by a 
 loving and self-denying spirit become less unworthy 
 to be called thy children, and to receive thine 
 unnumbered gifts of blessing. Amen. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
 Our God and God of our fathers, etc., page 25. 
 
50 RITUAL. 
 
 FOR ATZERETH. 
 
 /^* OD and Father, who art infinitely exalted 
 above our highest thoughts, whose love and 
 goodness no name expresses and no tongue can 
 tell : once more on this Conclusion feast we rejoice 
 to come to thee with the offering of our praise and 
 thanksgiving, to adore thine infinite greatness and 
 thine unspeakable love. We would lift up our 
 souls into the sunlight of thy presence and fer- 
 vently thank thee for all the blessings wherewith 
 thou crownest our days, that our life may be filled 
 with yet more of strength and gladness, and that 
 we may learn to praise thee better in the thoughts 
 of our heart and in the works of our hands. 
 
 These past seven days we have exulted in our 
 earthly blessings ; they reminded us to thank thee 
 for this world in which we live, where thy presence 
 shines in every star of heaven and every flower of 
 earth. They preached to us how the earth is full 
 of thy goodness; how the rivers as they roll, the 
 ocean as it ebbs and flows, mountain and forest, 
 garden and harvest-field, the rain and the dew, the 
 winds and the waves, the all-embracing sky, the 
 sun that sheds abroad its life-giving warmth and 
 
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 radiance, the mighty vision of the countless 
 'myriads of suns and worlds which fill the boundless 
 heavens, all tell of thy greatness and thy power, 
 declare thy wisdom and bring glad tidings of thy 
 love. 
 
 But on this day we are called to praise thee for 
 the invisible world of the spirit, for the eternal 
 benefits of which thy revealed truth is the source, 
 and for the blessing it will be to mankind when it 
 will have become the common property of all the 
 families on earth. Yea, the day will come when all 
 nations will know that thou art God and none 
 besides. In this trust, O God, and satiated with 
 thy mercy, we conclude to-day the festive cycle of 
 this month. Many sweet sounds have vibrated 
 through our souls during the delightful hours 
 which we have spent in brotherly union in our 
 paternal house. May they not be spent in vain. 
 May the affections that have sprung up in our 
 midst in this holy season continue to draw us 
 together in closer ties of love and friendship and 
 good-will ; may we show true piety not only on 
 our festivals and in our house of prayer, but at all 
 times and at every place. Every day we would 
 strive to serve thee more truly, walking in the light 
 of thy countenance and coming nearer and nearer 
 to the likeness of thyself ; that all our life may be 
 spent in thy service and at the end we may close 
 
52 RITUAL. 
 
 our earthly career in true happiness and satisfied 
 that we have been faithful to our trust and worthy 
 of our high destination. Amen. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
 Our God and God of our fathers, etc., page 25. 
 
 FOR WEEK-DAYS. 
 
 T ORD our God, thou hast crowned man with 
 honor and glory by giving him an intelligent, 
 immortal spirit. May thy light enlighten us and 
 increase our knowledge and intelligence. Be 
 praised, O God, who hast endowed us with reason ! 
 
 Forgive, O Father, our sins ; pardon our trans- 
 gressions, for thou art a merciful God. Be praised, 
 O Lord, God of compassion ! 
 
 Send relief to the suffering, defend the cause of 
 the guiltless, give healing and comfort to the sick 
 and wounded, for thou art the dispenser of health. 
 Be praised, O Redeemer of the oppressed ! 
 
 Bless this year with fertility and plenty, give rain 
 to the soil and success to the work of the farmer, 
 that abundance of food may come out of the fields. 
 Be praised, O God, who blessest the years ! 
 
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 Grant that the trumpet of freedom may soon 
 sound through all the regions of the earth, that 
 Israel's mourning may cease everywhere, and the 
 reign of wickedness vanish like smoke, and all 
 dwellers on earth recognize thee as their only King. 
 Be praised, O Ruler of the universe, who lovest 
 right and justice ! 
 
 Turn, O God, in love to all the just and virtuous; 
 strengthen all who sincerely trust in thee ; help us, 
 too, in our weakness, enlighten us in our ignorance, 
 arm us against danger and temptation ; and when 
 our faces are bowed down in grief and our soul is 
 troubled, and we know not what to say, then reveal 
 thy light within us, that we may receive the gifts of 
 trust and hope and the peace which abideth for- 
 ever. Grant that our lot may fall with those who 
 fear thy name, so that we may never be brought to 
 shame. Be praised, O God, shield of the righteous ! 
 
 Our God and God of our fathers, receive gra- 
 ciously our prayers and the prayers of all thy 
 children who come to seek thee, and may we ever 
 know how to serve thee in truth. Be praised, O 
 God, who art the loving Father of all mankind ! 
 
 CJioir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
 Our God and God of our fathers, etc., page 25. 
 
54 RITUAL. 
 
 HALLEL. 
 
 Psalms cxiii. to cxviii. 
 
 PSALM cxm. 
 
 13 RAISE, ye servants of the Lord, praise his 
 name. 
 
 Praised be the name of the Lord, henceforth and 
 forever. 
 
 From the rising of the sun to its going down, 
 may the Lord's name be praised. 
 
 High above all nations is the Lord ; his glory is 
 above the heavens. 
 
 Who is like the Lord our God, who dwelleth 
 so high, and looketh down so far on heaven and on 
 earth ? 
 
 He lifts up the poor from the dust, the needy 
 from his lowliness, 
 
 To set him among princes, the princes of his 
 people. 
 
 PSALMS cxiv. AND cxv. 
 
 When Israel went forth from Egypt, the house 
 of Jacob from among its oppressors, Judah became 
 his sanctuary, Israel his possession. 
 
 The sea beheld it and fled ; Jordan rushed back ; 
 mountains skipped like rams, hills like lambs. 
 
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 What aileth thee, O sea! that thou fleest, Jordan 
 that thou rushest back? mountains that ye skip 
 like rams, and ye hills like lambs? 
 
 Before the Lord the earth trembleth, before the 
 God of Jacob, who turneth the rock into a stream, 
 the flint into a fountain of water! 
 
 The Lord hath been mindful of us, he will bless 
 us, he will bless the house of Israel. 
 
 He will bless those that fear the Lord, both 
 small and great. 
 
 The Lord will increase you and your children. 
 Blessed are ye of the Lord, who made heaven 
 and earth. 
 
 The heaven is the heaven of the Lord ; but the 
 earth he hath given to the children of men. 
 
 The dead praise not the Lord, t nor they who 
 descend into the silent grave. 
 
 But we will praise the Lord henceforth and 
 forever Hallelujah ! 
 
 PSALMS cxvi. AND cxvu. 
 
 I rejoice that the Lord hath heard the voice of 
 my supplication, that he hath inclined his ear 
 unto me. 
 
 I will call upon him as long as I live. 
 
 The sorrows of death encompassed me, and the 
 pains of the under-world seized upon me ; I found 
 distress and sorrow. 
 
56 RITUAL. 
 
 Then I called upon the Lord : O Lord ! deliver 
 me ! 
 
 Gracious is the Lord and righteous ; yea, out- 
 God is merciful. 
 
 The Lord preserveth the simple ; I was brought 
 low and he helped me. 
 
 Return, O my soul, unto thy rest ! for the Lord 
 hath dealt bountifully with thee. 
 
 For thou hast delivered my soul from death, 
 mine eyes from tears and my feet from falling. 
 
 What shall I render unto the Lord for all his 
 benefits towards me ? 
 
 I will take the cup of salvation, and call on the 
 name of the -Lord ; I will pay my vows unto the 
 Lord in the presence of all his people. 
 
 Precious in the eyes of the Lord is the death of 
 his holy ones. 
 
 Hear, O Lord ! for I am thy servant, I am thy 
 servant, the son of thy hand-maid, thou hast loosed 
 my bonds. 
 
 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, 
 and I will call upon the name of the Lord. 
 
 I wall pay my vows unto the Lord in the pres- 
 ence of all his people. 
 
 Praise the Lord, all ye nations, praise him, all ye 
 people ! 
 
 For great towards us hath been his kindness, 
 
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 and the faithfulness of the Lord endureth forever. 
 
 Hallelujah ! 
 
 PSALM cxvm. 
 
 O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good ; for 
 his kindness endureth forever. 
 
 Choir. 
 
 Let Israel now say, his kindness endureth for- 
 ever. 
 
 Choir. 
 
 Let all who fear the Lord say, his kindness 
 endureth forever. 
 
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 I called upon the Lord in distress, and the Lord 
 heard me and delivered me. 
 
 The Lord is with me, I will not fear; what can 
 man do to me? 
 
 It is better to trust in the Lord than to put 
 confidence in man : it is better to trust in the Lord 
 than to put confidence in princes. 
 
 All the nations beset me around, but the Lord 
 was my support. 
 
 The Lord is my strength and my song; for to 
 him I owe my salvation. 
 
 I shall not die, but live, and declare the deeds of 
 the Lord. 
 
58 RITUAL. 
 
 The Lord has chastened and corrected me, but 
 he hath not given me over unto death. 
 
 Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I 
 may go in, and praise the Lord ! 
 
 This is the gate of the Lord, through which the 
 righteous enter. 
 
 I praise thee that thou hast heard me and be- 
 come my salvation. 
 
 The stone which the builders rejected hath be- 
 come the chief corner-stone. 
 
 This is the Lord's doing; it is marvelous in Gin- 
 eyes. 
 
 This is the day which the Lord hath made ; let 
 us rejoice and be glad in it ! 
 
 O Lord ! help us now. 
 
 Choir. 
 
 O Lord ! send us prosperity. 
 
 Choir. 
 
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 Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the 
 Lord ; we bless you from the house of the Lord. 
 
 Thou art my God, and I will praise thee ! thou 
 art my God, and I will exalt thee ! 
 
 O give thanks unto the Lord for he is good, for 
 his kindness endureth forever. 
 
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 DOMESTIC SERVICE. 
 
 MOKXIXd PRAYERS. 
 
 I. 
 
 A LMIGHTY God, Father and Preserver, who 
 hast watched over us during the darkness and 
 made us glad with the light of this day, grant that 
 we may employ it in thy most holy service ; and 
 even as thou sheddest now the beams of the sun 
 upon the earth, to give light unto our bodies, so 
 illumine our souls with the brightness of thy spirit, 
 to guide us in the paths of righteousness. A men. 
 
 II. 
 
 TTEAVENLY Father, sanctifier of our souls, 
 thou spirit of love and truth, I adore thee as 
 the principle of all happiness, I thank thee as the 
 dispenser of all favors, and I invoke thee as the 
 source of that light and strength by which alone 
 man can know what is good and be enabled to 
 walk therein. Enlighten my understanding, fortify 
 my will, purify my heart, regulate my movements 
 and make me attentive to, all thy inspirations. 
 
60 RITUAL. 
 
 Pardon me in thy grace and mercy ; pardon me my 
 constant short-comings and the hardness of heart 
 with which I have so often resisted the noble 
 impulses of thy grace. I am now resolved to be 
 no longer unmindful of them, but to follow thy 
 will with such zeal that I may further all that is 
 good and noble and enjoy that beatitude which 
 only obedience to thee can produce in my soul. 
 A DIC 11. 
 
 III. 
 
 /^ OD and Father, Creator of heaven and earth ! 
 I prostrate myself before thee and adore thee. 
 I render to thee the homage of my being and life, 
 and I devote myself to thy service this day and 
 forever. 
 
 I will endeavor this day to walk in thy ways. I 
 will endeavor to be mild, humble, chaste, zealous, 
 patient, charitable and resigned. Incline my heart 
 to keep thy commandments. I am resolved to 
 watch over myself with diligence and to live 
 soberly, justly and piously. I will take care of my 
 ways, that I may not offend with my tongue, and I 
 will be particularly attentive not to relapse this 
 day into my accustomed failings, but to struggle 
 against them, with thy assistance. Enlighten my 
 mind, purify my heart and guide my steps, that I 
 may pass all my life in thy divine service. Amen. 
 
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 f~~* OD, our heavenly Father, quicken in us, we 
 beseech thee, every good and pure thought, 
 and strengthen us in our good resolves this day. 
 Let no unhallowed words pollute the tongues 
 which thou hast made to praise and bless thee ; 
 no evil action defile the sanctuaries which thou 
 hast, in thy wondrous mercy, chosen for thyself. 
 Remove whatever in us may be a hindrance to 
 righteous living, or a stumbling-block in another's 
 way. May our trust in thee and our kindness to 
 one another never fail. O Lord God, make us what 
 thou wouldst have us to be, and may we do what 
 thou wouldst have us to do ; only be thou ever 
 with us to cleanse and renews to teach, rule and 
 sustain us, till at last we may reach that state of 
 perfection which is open to man. Amen* 
 
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 V. 
 
 FOR CHILDREN. 
 
 VVEET has been my rest and joyful my rising, 
 for God, my Father, is with me. He guards 
 
 *On feast days or a family festival, add : 
 
 And we beseech thee that this beautiful festive 
 day may be profitable to us in heavenly things, and 
 refresh and strengthen us to build up our character 
 and manhood on firm foundations, and to finish the 
 work which thou hast given us to do. Amen. 
 
62 RITUAL. 
 
 and protects me when I am asleep and when I am 
 awake. 
 
 Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is 
 One. 
 
 Praised be hi's name and his glorious .kingdom 
 for evermore ! 
 
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 I will love my God with all my heart and with 
 all my soul, and I will strive to know his teachings, 
 that I may be a good and obedient child, and may 
 find favor in the eyes of God, of my dear parents 
 and of all good men. Amen. 
 
 XKiHT PRAYERS. 
 
 I. 
 
 T OOK down and hear me, O Lord, my God ! 
 Enlighten my eyes lest I sleep the sleep of 
 death. 
 
 O God and Father, who neither slumberest nor 
 sleepest, take me into thy gracious keeping for this 
 night and make me mindful of that night where the 
 noise of this busy world shall be heard by me no 
 more. O Lord, in whom I trust, help me by thy 
 grace so to live that I may never be afraid to die, 
 and grant that at the last, as now, my even-song 
 
RITUAL. 63 
 
 may be : "I will lay me down in peace and sleep, 
 for thou, Lord, makest me dwell in safety." Amen. 
 
 II. 
 
 ~\ MY God, how shall I be able to acknowledge 
 or thank thee for all that I owe thee ? Thou 
 hast given me life, and surrounded me with all that 
 makes life pleasant ; thou hast delivered me from 
 many evils, and thou continuest still daily to load 
 me with thy mercies and favors. What return can 
 I make for all and each of thy benefits, and particu- 
 larly for the favors of this day ? Grant that by my 
 deeds I may bestow the only praise which is agree- 
 able in thy sight, who art so bountiful to thy 
 servant. Strengthen me, O God, that I may love 
 thee with my whole heart, with my whole soul and 
 my whole might, that I may love all my fellow men 
 as thy children. 
 
 I forgive all who have injured me, and ask pardon 
 of all whom I have injured. 
 
 Visit, I beseech thee, O God, this habitation, and 
 keep from it all that is evil. Let thy peace dwell 
 therein, and may thy blessing be upon us forever ! 
 Amen. 
 
 III. 
 
 /^OD of heaven and earth, my Rock and my 
 
 living Redeemer, my portion in the day of 
 
 distress ! Thou art my refuge, thou hearest when 
 
64 RITUAL. 
 
 I call. Into thy hand I commend my spirit, when 
 I fall asleep, and when I awake ; and with my spirit 
 my body. Thou, O God, art with me and I fear 
 naught. Amen. 
 
 IV. 
 
 FOR CHILDREN. 
 
 A NOTHER day is past, and I have spent it in 
 good health, in cheerfulness, and industry. 
 How great is thy goodness, O God, and thy love! 
 How much dost thou give us? Through thy grace 
 I have good parents, who supply me with all I 
 need, and good teachers, from whom I receive in- 
 struction and useful knowledge. Receive my 
 thanks, and make me wiser every day by listening 
 diligently, and being obedient to the words of my 
 dear parents and teachers. Forgive all my sins and 
 trangressions committed in ignorance or careless- 
 ness. Guard me, my parents, my brothers and 
 sisters and friends, in this night against every dan- 
 ger ; preserve us from evil, and refresh us with 
 sweet slumber ! 
 
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 GRACE BEFORE MEALS. 
 
 "DE praised, O God, Ruler of the universe, who 
 causeth the seed to ripen into fruit, and pro- 
 videst us with so many precious things for the 
 nourishment of man. For us, too, thou hast set 
 a table and provided for us in thy paternal love. 
 May thy holy name be praised for evermore. Amen' 
 
 GRACE AFTER MEALS. 
 
 DE praised, O Lord, for thy boundless love, in 
 which thou nourishest and sustainest all, and 
 suppliest us with food and drink. Towards thee 
 the eyes of every living thing are turned, that 
 thou mayest prepare food for them in its season. 
 Hitherto thy mercy has sustained us; O abandon 
 us not henceforward either. Bless the fruits of our 
 labor, and open to us thy full hand every day, that 
 we may never need the gift of man. Teach us true 
 gratitude, that from our abundance we may be 
 alway ready to feed the hungry, and to supply 
 those who are in want. Let thy blessing rest 
 upon this house, and upon all those who live 
 therein. Amen. 
 
66 RITUAL. 
 
 GRACE AFTER BANQUETS. 
 
 T ET us praise the Lord who has supplied us of 
 his stores, and by whose bounty we live. 
 
 His holy name be praised. 
 
 Be praised, O God, our Lord, Ruler of the 
 universe, who feedest and sustainest all beings in 
 thy all-embracing love. Thy great mercy has never 
 suffered us to want for food, and in future, also? 
 thou wilt sustain our life. 
 
 A \ rE give thanks to thee, O God, for the many 
 good things which thou hast given us in such 
 abundance. We thank thee for the good land in 
 which we live, for the liberty which we enjoy, and 
 for the grace with which thou continuest to watch 
 over us. For all this we render praise to thee from 
 the depth of our hearts. Amen. 
 
 TJAVE mercy, O God, on all those who are 
 needy and in distress. Give sustenance to all 
 who invoke thy help. Open thy own hand, that is 
 ever ready to help, to us and to all thy children, 
 that none may need the bitter gift from the hand 
 of man. Be praised, O Lord, who supportest the 
 weary, and liftest up those that are bowed down. 
 Amen. 
 
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 T3LESS in thy mercy and with thy richest bless- 
 ing [the inhabitants of this house] [the newly 
 married couple] each of us who are assembled 
 around this table and all that is ours.* Let this 
 be thy holy will, to which we all will say: Amen. 
 
 *On Sabbath and holidays add : 
 
 And may we always hail the return of this holy 
 day with a heart rejoicing in thee. 
 
68 RITUAL. 
 
 FUNERAL SERVICE. 
 
 AT THE CEMETERY. 
 
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 /^\ GOD, thou art our rock and our refuge; all 
 thy ways are just. A God of truth without 
 iniquity, just and upright art thou. O our Father, 
 we know that thou lovest us with an unbounded 
 love, but how deep and unfathomable are thy pur- 
 poses, and who can say unto thee, What doest 
 thou ? Thou rulest below and above, thou killest 
 and callest into life, thou leadest man to the grave, 
 and callest his immortal spirit to return unto thee ! 
 Weak and mortal, how shall we dare to question 
 thy wisdom and the justice of thy dispensations ! 
 With a faithful heart we recognize that thou art 
 righteous and thy judgment just, even when our 
 eyes are dimmed with tears, even when our heart is 
 sorely rent. In the fullness of our sorrow we 
 praise thy holy name. In justice and love dost 
 thou call man into this life ; in justice and love 
 dost thou close his career here below, keeping 
 charge of the departed soul, which is well preserved 
 in thy hand. Thou dost not let us return to 
 nothing, but showest us the path of life and givest 
 
RITUAL. 69 
 
 to each man according to his ways. Comfort those 
 that are plunged in deep mourning, that they may 
 confidently exclaim : The Lord gave, the Lord 
 hath taken ; praised be the name of God ! 
 
 The dust returneth to the earth whence it came, 
 but the spirit returneth to God who gave it. 
 
PART SECOND. 
 
ORDER OF WORSHIP FOR THE EVE OF 
 NEW YEAR'S DAY. 
 
 PSALM cxxi. 
 
 Jl/TINISTER. I lift up mine eyes to the moun- 
 tains, whence cometh my help. 
 
 Congregation. My help cometh from God, who 
 made heaven and earth. 
 
 M. He will not suffer thy foot to stumble ; thy 
 guardian does not slumber. 
 
 C. Behold the guardian of Israel does neither 
 slumber nor sleep. 
 
 M. The Lord is thy guardian ; the Lord is thy 
 shade at thy right hand. 
 
 C. The sun shall not smite thee by day nor the 
 moon by night. 
 
 M. The Lord will preserve thee from all evil. 
 
 C. He will preserve thy life. 
 
 M. The Lord will preserve thee when thou goest 
 out and when thou comest in, from this time forth, 
 and even for evermore. 
 
 Hymn. 
 
 Introductory Prayer, at the end of which the Congregation rise, 
 
RITUAL. 
 
 Minister. 
 
 Praise ye the Lord, to whom all praise is due. 
 
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 M. Praised be the Lord who is praised through 
 eternity. 
 
 The Congregation resume their seats. 
 
 TERN AL, our God, King of the universe, whose 
 kingdom is everlasting and whose dominion 
 endureth throughout all generations: in thy wisdom 
 and goodness hast thou formed the world, and hast 
 assigned to suns and stars their paths through the 
 boundless oceans of space. Thou art the creator of 
 day and night, of moons and years. Thou hast laid 
 the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the 
 work of thy hands. Everything changes and perishes. 
 All thy creatures wax old like a garment by thy 
 decree, but thou art the same, and thy years have 
 no end. Thy fatherly love abideth with thy children 
 in all the changes of their transient existence. Thou 
 art our helper and our staff through bitter and sweet, 
 through light and darkness, through life and death. 
 Be praised, O Eternal, our kind guardian and keeper. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
RITUAL. 
 
 Minister. 
 
 Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is 
 One. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. 
 
 Minister. 
 
 Praised be his name and his glorious kingdom for 
 evermore. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. 
 
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 Minister. 
 
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 Thou shalt love the Lord, thy God, with all thy 
 heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. 
 And these words which I command thee this day 
 shall be in thy heart. Teach them unto thy children 
 and speak of them when thou sittest in thy house 
 and when thou walkest on the way, and when thou 
 liest down, and when thou risest up. 
 
4 RITUAL. 
 
 HPRULY, thou art our God, our Rock, our Savior. 
 As thou didst redeem our fathers from Egyptian 
 bondage, so hast thou guarded and protected Israel 
 at all times. Thy word and thy loving promises 
 have given strength and courage to our people in 
 deep affliction and sore trials, and have guided us in 
 safety through all dangers until this day. With a 
 heart realizing thy boundless love we thank thee for 
 the good land where we have found rest and shelter 
 and where all alike enjoy the blessings of justice and 
 peace. O spread thy tent of love and mercy over 
 all those who invoke thy name, that thy kingdom 
 of truth may come and bring redemption to all thy 
 children. Be praised, O Eternal, Ruler of the 
 universe, Savior of mankind ! 
 
 Choir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
 God! God of our fathers, God of Abra- 
 ham, Isaac and Jacob, creator of heaven and 
 earth, shield of our ancestors, who hast implanted 
 eternal life within us, holy God ! let all thy works 
 stand in awe before thee, and all the children of men 
 know and love thee, that they may all bow down 
 before thee and form one congregation, wishing to 
 do thy will with all their heart, and proclaim with 
 us that thine is the rule, and the power and the 
 force, and that thy name is high above all creatures. 
 Grant, O Lord, hope to them who seek thee, in- 
 
RITUAL. 5 
 
 spire with courage them who wait for thee, and give 
 joy to all who dwell on earth; that all nations may 
 flock to thy house, walk in thy light and acknowl- 
 edge that they are all children of one father, that 
 one God has created them. 
 
 The just will see it and rejoice, the righteous exult, 
 and vice will be struck dumb, and wickedness vanish 
 like smoke. The reign of iniquity will be crushed 
 on earth, and all men will render homage to thee 
 alone as their king. 
 
 C/toir and Congregation. God reigneth forever, 
 thy Lord, O Zion ! through all generations. Halle- 
 lujah ! 
 
 TJEAVENLY Father, we give thanks to thee for 
 the unspeakable love and mercy with which thou 
 didst select our fathers from among all nations, 
 hast guided us and called us to thy service, that 
 by Israel thy holy name might be made known 
 all over the earth. In thy grace we celebrate this 
 Day of Memorial, to remember that thou lookest 
 down from heaven and beholdest all the children of 
 men, that thou hast fashioned their hearts and con- 
 siderest all their works ; that thy n-ever slumbering 
 eye watcheth with fatherly love over all who fear 
 thee and trust in thee. O, look down upon us in 
 grace and mercy, as we lift up our hearts and our 
 eyes to thee on this solemn day! Let us remember 
 
6 RITUAL. 
 
 the love and piety of our forefathers and the readi- 
 ness with which they were always willing to sacrifice 
 all earthly goods for the glory of thy name and for 
 thy truth. Let us be guided by their noble example 
 and never forget the ancient promise that by the 
 seed of Abraham and of Jacob all the generations of 
 the earth shall be blessed. 
 
 And thus, Eternal, our God, grant that thy king- 
 dom may come speedily, that the worship of thy 
 majesty and obedience to thy law may unite all thy 
 children in one common bond of brotherhood and 
 peace, that every creature may know that thou art 
 the creator, and all may shout : " The Eternal, the 
 Lord Zabaoth, is king, and his kingdom rules over 
 all." 
 
 Choir and Congregation. The Eternal, the Lord 
 Zabaoth, is king, and his kingdom rules over all. 
 
 /^\UR God and Father, we pray to thee that 
 thou wouldst look with kindness and mercy 
 upon Israel, thy people ; sanctify us and give us a 
 pure heart that we may serve thee in truth, for thou, 
 O God, art truth, and thy word is truth and abides 
 forever. Be praised, O God ! king over all the earth, 
 who sanctifiest [the Sabbath] Israel and the Day of 
 Memorial. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
 Hymn. 
 
RITUAL. 7 
 
 T3RETHREN and sisters who are mourning for 
 dear friends departed hence, remember your 
 beloved ones and honor their names by emulating 
 their noble deeds, by continuing the good works 
 which they have left unfinished, by loving and 
 honoring those who were loved and honored by 
 them. Rise and praise with me the name of our 
 Heavenly Father : 
 
 The Mourners rise and the Minister recites the Kaddish. 
 
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 Let the great name of God, the Creator, be extolled and hallowed 
 throughout the universe. May his kingdom be established in your 
 lifetime and in the life of the whole house of Israel. Amen ! 
 
 Let his great name be praised through all eternity. 
 
 Praised and extolled and glorified be he who is sublime above all 
 praise and all glorification that may resound in the world. Amen! 
 
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 vpinpa 
 
 While the Kaddish is recited this prayer may be said by 
 
 Those who observe the Anni- 
 
 The Mourners : versary of their Father s or 
 
 Mother s death : 
 
 From the depth of my Days pass by and years 
 sorrow I look up to thee, vanish, but the memory 
 God and Father, who art of the just abideth. 
 
 To all Israel, to all the righteous and to all who have been called 
 hence according to God's will, may there be granted abundance of 
 peace and a blissful portion in the life eternal, and grace and mercy 
 by the Lord of heaven and earth. Amen ! 
 
 May he send us happiness and life. 
 
 May he who preserveth peace in the heavenly spheres bestow peace 
 upon us and upon all his children. Amen ! 
 
RITUAL. 
 
 near to all that seek thee 
 with a broken heart and 
 a contrite spirit ! 
 
 In thy divine wisdom 
 thou hast called hence my 
 beloved 
 
 H umbly and with silent 
 resignation I bow before 
 the decrees of thy holy 
 will, O God of Life ! 
 
 Thou givest and takest 
 away, thou sendest life 
 and death. 
 
 O, let me find comfort 
 and consolation in my af- 
 fliction ; teach me even 
 in severest trial to confide 
 in thy goodness and to 
 worship thy wisdom. 
 
 May thy holy name be 
 praised and glorified by 
 the glad and the sorrow- 
 ful, now and for ever- 
 more! Amen. 
 
 This day, O Heavenly 
 Father, specially calls to 
 mind my dear departed 
 father [mother] too soon 
 vanished from these lov- 
 ing eyes and these caress- 
 ing hands. Yet never 
 shall I forget him [her], 
 and never would I be un- 
 mindful of his [her] un- 
 wearying care and multi- 
 plied fidelities in which I 
 have lived and moved and 
 had my being. May the 
 blessed influence of these 
 recollections and of all 
 that was noble and beau- 
 tiful in him [her] be a 
 constant impulse to vir- 
 tue and righteousness in 
 my heart, and lead me 
 always to honor his [her] 
 name in thought and. in 
 deed. Amen. 
 
10 RITUAL. 
 
 'T^HE Lord our God be with us, as he was with 
 our fathers ; he will not leave nor forsake us. 
 Let us incline our hearts unto him, to walk in his 
 ways and to remember his teachings and his com- 
 mandments which h~ revealed to our fathers, that 
 Israel's task may be fulfilled and all the people on 
 earth may know that the Eternal is God and that 
 there is none else. 
 
 Guide us, O God, in the way of righteousness, 
 smooth our path before us that we may walk in in- 
 tegrity, for we are poor and destitute without thy 
 help. 
 
 Thoa art oar guardian, thou boldest us by our 
 right band, thou preserves! us from all evil, thou 
 watchest over our going out and our coming in, over 
 our life and our peace from this time forth and even 
 for evermore. 
 
 Our help com^th from thee, O Father! who made 
 heavea and earth. O send out thy light and thy 
 truth, that they may leid me; and bring m-j unto 
 thy holy hill, and to thy dwelling. 
 
 Clioir and Congregation. Praise the Lord, O my 
 soul ! and all that is within me, praise his holy name. 
 Hallelujah! 
 
 The Congregation rise and the Benediction is pronounced. 
 
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 ORDER OF WORSHIP FOR THE MORN- 
 ING SERVICE OF NEW YEAR'S DAY. 
 
 Y\TITH faith in thy infinite grace, O God! I 
 enter thy house ; in thy fear will I worship at 
 thy holy temple. O Lord ! I love the habitation of 
 thy house, the place where thy glory dwelleth. I 
 w r ill bow down before thee and adore thee, O Lord ! 
 my Creator. Accept my prayer at this hour, in the 
 fullness of thy grace. Hear me, O God ! and afford 
 me thy sure help. Amen. 
 
 Introductory Song by the Choir. 
 
 ^PHE Eternal reigneth forever; he has established 
 his throne for judgment. He judgeth the world 
 in righteousness; he administereth judgment to the 
 nations in uprightness. Yea, the Eternal is a refuge 
 to the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. They 
 who know thy name put their trust in thee ; for thou, 
 O God ! forsakest not them that seek thee. 
 
 PSALM XCIIL 
 
 M. The Eternal is king ; he is clothed with 
 majesty, the Eternal is clothed with majesty, and 
 
12 RITUAL. 
 
 girded with strength; the world standeth firm, and 
 cannot be moved. 
 
 C. Thy throne was established of old ; thou art 
 from everlasting. 
 
 M. The floods, O Eternal, lift up, the floods, lift 
 up their voice, the floods lift up their roaring. 
 
 C. Mightier than the voice of many waters, yea, 
 than the mighty waves of the sea, is the Eternal on 
 high ! 
 
 M. Thy promises are most sure ; holiness be- 
 cometh thy house, O Eternal, forever! 
 
 Hymn. 
 
 Introductory Prayer by the Minister. 
 The Congregation rise. 
 
 Minister. 
 
 M -JTN 
 
 Praise ye the Lord, to whom all praise is due. 
 
 njn chyh rrborr " wr 
 
 .T -r* : JT : - T: J T 
 
 M. Praised be the Lord, who is praised through 
 eternity. 
 
 The Congregation resume their seats. 
 
 DE praised, O Lord, our God, Ruler of the Uni- 
 verse, Creator of light and darkness ! Wisdom 
 and micrht are thine. Thou changest the times and 
 
 O O 
 
 seasons. Thou pourest the light of thy sun over the 
 
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 earth and over those who dwell thereon. Thou 
 givest wisdom unto the wise and knowledge to them 
 that have understanding. Thou revealest the deep 
 and secret things. Thou knowest what is in the dark- 
 ness : and the light dwelleth with thee. 
 
 With great love hast thou loved us. We thank 
 thee that thou didst teach our fathers the laws of 
 life. O, enlighten our eves also, make our hearts 
 
 o * 
 
 cling to thy precepts, and grant that we may never 
 forget the holy mission for which our fathers were 
 set apart, to acknowledge thee and thy unity before 
 all the nations on earth. 
 
 Happy are we! how beautiful is our portion, how 
 pleasant our lot, how blissful our inheritance ! Happy 
 are we who proclaim : 
 
 Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is 
 One! 
 
 " 
 
 Choir and Congregation. 
 
 M. Praised be his name and his glorious king- 
 dom for evermore. 
 
 run o^iy 1 ? ino'jg 11:13 D# r 
 
 Choir. 
 
14 RITUAL. 
 
 Minister. 
 
 Dirt iv? 3ix 3j#* rr D'-mrr vrn i-i 
 
 733 ^3^3 
 
 Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy 
 heart, and with all thy soul, and with ail thy might. 
 And these words which I command thee this day 
 shall be in thy heart. Teach them unto thy children, 
 and speak of them when thou sittest in thy house, 
 and when thou walkest on the way, and when thou 
 liest down, and when thou risest up. 
 
 '^PRULY thou art our God, our Rock, our Savior! 
 As thou didst redeem our fathers from Egypt and 
 guide them in their wanderings, so hast thou guided 
 us, and hast delivered us from manifold dangers. 
 Therefore we praise and exalt thee in the words of 
 our ancestors : 
 
 Who is like unto thee among the mighty, O God ! 
 who like thee, glorious in holiness, awe-inspiring, 
 wonder-working ! 
 
 trips TBO robs >o 
 
 VJ ~ T I V T T T: " T T T 
 
 nftrrn 
 
RITUAL. 15 
 
 Choir and Congregation. 
 
 tripa Twtf nab? p 
 
 Thy throne is established for evermore. 
 
 njn oty 1 ? tf?p 
 
 *-:r T ^ : | : T : 
 
 Choir and Congregation. 
 
 T3E praised, our God! God of our fathers, God 
 of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, thou who art 
 great and mighty and supreme, the giver of all 
 good gifts; thou who rememberest the pious 
 deeds of the fathers, and bringest redemption and 
 love to their children's children ; thou preservest our 
 lives, and sufferest not our feet to stumble. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. Remember us unto life, 
 O King! who delightest in life, and enter us in the 
 book of life, O God of life! 
 
 M. Thou art our protector and helper. Be 
 praised, O God, shield of Abraham ! 
 
 Choir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
 '^PHY power, O Lord, is boundless! Thou sus- 
 
 tainest the living with grace, and with mercy 
 
 redeemest the souls of thy servants from death. 
 
l6 RITUAL. 
 
 Thou supportest the falling, healest the sick, settest 
 free the prisoners, and keepest thy faith to those who 
 sleep in the dust. Who is like unto thee Almighty ! 
 Who can be compared unto thee, who killest and 
 makest alive, and causest salvation to spring forth ! 
 Be praised, O God, who hast planted eternal life 
 within us ! 
 
 Choir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
 'T^HOU art holy, and thy name is holy, and thy 
 worshipers daily praise thy holiness. 
 
 The Congregation rise. 
 
 So let us praise our God and exclaim : 
 Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts ; the whole 
 earth is full of his glory. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. 
 
 M. Praised be the glory of the Eternal, which fills 
 the earth and the heavens ! 
 
 Choir and Congregation. 
 
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 M. God reigneth forever, thy Lord, O Zion ! 
 through all generations. Hallelujah ! 
 
 Choir and Congregation. 
 
 y)/. Forever will we glorify thee and hallow thy 
 name ; never shall thy praise vanish from our lips, 
 Be praised, O holy God ! 
 
 Choir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
 The Congregation take their seats. 
 
 T_J EAVENLY Father, we give thanks to thee for 
 the unspeakable love and mercy with which 
 thou didst select our fathers from among all nations, 
 hast guided us and called us to thy service, that by 
 Israel thy holy name might be made known all over 
 the earth. In thy grace we celebrate this Day of 
 Memorial to remember that thou art our righteous 
 Judge, who callest upon us to halt in the busy tur- 
 moil of our daily life and to retire into the holy 
 refuge of thy house, there to devote a few short 
 hours to the searching of our heart and to listen to 
 the correcting voice of our conscience. 
 
 And while thus thinking of our own ways, we are 
 led to remember the long wanderings of our people. 
 Heavy was the burden imposed upon Israel when it 
 
1 8 RITUAL. 
 
 was driven from its home, when the visible center of 
 its national and religious life was destroyed, and long 
 and unspeakable were the sufferings which resulted 
 from this event and which our fathers have bravely 
 endured through eighteen centuries. But the rem- 
 nant of Israel was not cast away by thee on account 
 of their sins, their cruel fate has rather become a 
 blessing to themselves and to all mankind. Through 
 Israel's constancy and fidelity that spiritual sanct- 
 uary was to be erected, around which some day all 
 the children of men will be gathered, and the an- 
 cient promise realized that thy name and thy unity, 
 O God, shall be recognized on the whole earth, and 
 those who worship thee alone, become as numberless 
 as the stars of heaven and as the sand that is upon 
 the sea shore, in multitude. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. The Lord judges the 
 ends of the earth, and he gives victory unto his 
 prince, and exalts the horn of his anointed. 
 
 M. And thus Eternal, our God, grant that thy 
 kingdom may come speedily, that the worship of thy 
 majesty and obedience to thy law may unite all thy 
 children in one common bond of brotherhood and 
 peace, that every creature may know that thou art 
 the creator, and all may shout : " The Eternal, the 
 Lord Zabaoth, is king, and his kingdom rules over 
 all." 
 
RITUAL. IQ 
 
 Choir and Congregation. The Eternal, the Lord 
 Zabaoth, is king, and his kingdom rules over all. 
 
 M. Our God and Father, we pray to thee that 
 thou wouldst sanctify us and give us a pure heart that 
 we may serve thee in truth, for thou, O God, art 
 truth, and thy word is truth and abides forever. 
 Be praised, O God ! king over all the earth, who 
 sanctifies [the Sabbath], Israel, and the Day of 
 Memorial. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
 Lo, our Father's tender care 
 Slumbers not, nor sleepeth, 
 
 Gracious gifts his lavish hand 
 Daily on us heapeth. 
 
 Though fierce storms, though perils lower 
 Is not God our sheltering tower? 
 
 Tremble not ! 
 
 At his word the storm is still, 
 Perils vanish at his will 
 And his love ordains our lot, 
 Lo, our Guardian slumbers not. 
 
 f~^ OD and Father, thou knowest the works of the 
 hoary past, every secret is revealed before thee ; 
 nothing is forgotten before the throne of thy glory, 
 nothing hidden from thy all-seeing eye. Not a single 
 creature escapes thee, not an action, not a thought, 
 
20 RITUAL. 
 
 not even the innermost emotion in the recesses of the 
 human heart. Everything, from the beginning to the 
 end of times, is present before thy wisdom. Ere the 
 mountains were brought forth, or the earth and 
 world were formed, the order of the universe was de- 
 termined by thee. And as thou leadest out the hosts 
 of heaven by their number and callest them by their 
 names, thus the destinies of all the children of men 
 are known to thee ; the destinies of countries and na- 
 tions. Before thee the veil of the future is lifted 
 and thou seest what the coming season has in store 
 for us; war or peace, famine or abundance, death or 
 life. O, grant that we may never forget thy justice 
 and thy love, with which thou dispensest thy gifts 
 to all thy children ! Thou sendest down to the grave 
 and bringest up ; thou makest poor and makest rich ; 
 thou bendest low and liftest up ; thou breakest the 
 t>ow r of the mighty, and girdest the feeble with 
 strength. Thou weighest in justice all our deeds and 
 thoughts, our steps and designs, and the very springs 
 of our good and evil actions. Happy the man who 
 forgets thee not ; the son of man who clings to thee. 
 For they who seek thee will never stumble ; they 
 who trust in thee w 7 ill never be put to shame. 
 
 At all times hast thou protected the righteous and 
 destroyed the schemes of wickedness. With power- 
 ful hand didst thou break the fetters of thy people 
 in Egypt ; and from the house of bondage didst 
 
RITUAL. 21 
 
 thou carry the children of Abraham, as on eagle's 
 wings, and didst guide them into the land promised to 
 the fathers. And thus at all times thy mercy upheld 
 Israel in need and woe as thy prophet once spoke 
 in thy name : I remember thee the love of thy youth 
 thy bridal attachment, when thou didst follow me 
 through the wilderness, through a land that was not 
 sown. My dear son is Ephraim, a beloved child. 
 When I speak and think of him, my heart throbs 
 with love for him. 
 
 Remember us also in love, O God of our fathers, 
 and send us salvation and blessing. Trembling 
 with anxiety we stand this day at the threshold of a 
 new year, wondering whether it will bring joy or 
 woe to us and our beloved ones. Thy kindness and 
 grace has led us hitherto ; O, do not leave nor for- 
 sake us henceforth either, our heavenly father! 
 Grant us life and health. Bestow upon us food, 
 raiment and shelter ; bless the fruits of our labor, 
 for without thy aid all our toil is vain; and may we 
 never fall into the hands of man. Give us strength 
 to bear the burdens imposed upon us, and may we 
 never forget that all that comes from thee, evil as 
 well as good, is ultimately beneficial. Grant happi- 
 ness to bloom up in our hearts, in our houses, in our 
 whole life. Arm the men with hardy vigor and 
 sterling honesty, endow the women with virtue and 
 affectionate perseverance, the young with whole- 
 
22 RITUAL. 
 
 some knowledge, and all of us with reverence for 
 thee and thy holy word, which is the crown of wis- 
 dom and the root of all vigor and sweetness. Bless 
 our country, that it may remain forever the rock of 
 freedom, the dread of tyranny, the refuge of the 
 down-trodden. Bless Israel in all lands, inspire with 
 courage the children of our people, where they 
 still suffer for their faithfulness to thy truth ; 
 stir up all hearts that they may be ready to 
 make sacrifices for their faith, and enlighten all 
 the eyes, that they may understand the sacrifice 
 thou desirest, which is to do justly, to love mercy 
 and to walk humbly with the Lord. Be with those 
 O God, who are called to manage the sacred 
 affairs of Israel. Teach thy servants, who minister 
 for thy people, how to proclaim thy word ; grant 
 that they may turn all hearts towards thee ; give 
 them a courageous spirit that they may speak the 
 truth without awe and fear; make them walk in the 
 light of thy countenance, that they may be worthy 
 to officiate as priests in thy community, kindling 
 enthusiasm in schools and temples, and as faithful 
 shepherds, healing that which is sick, binding up 
 that which is wounded, and bringing back that 
 which is lost. 
 
 Bless all mankind ; gather around thy banner all 
 who dwell on earth, that they may all recognize 
 thee, and break the yoke of delusion and sin. 
 
RITUAL. 23 
 
 May all nations become thy people, all lands thy 
 Jerusalem; remember the covenant of the fathers, 
 that by their seed all the families of the earth will 
 be blessed. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
 Lo, our Father's gracious love 
 Slumbers not, nor sleepeth ; 
 
 Trust with all thy heart in him, 
 Who thy portion keepeth ; 
 Who till now protection granted 
 And thy fortune wisely planted. 
 
 Fear thou not ! 
 
 God, who life and being grants 
 Kindly, too, supplies our wants. 
 Let but duty guide our lot 
 Lo, our Guardian slumbers not. 
 
 \\ rE render thanks unto thee, Lord our God ! for 
 our life which is in thy hand, for our souls 
 which are in thy keeping, for thy providence, for thy 
 wonders which are manifested every day, for the bene- 
 fits which thou showerest upon us at all times, at 
 evening, morning and noon. Thy mercies never 
 fail, thy kindness never ceases and we put our trust 
 in thee forever. 
 
 Be praised, O Lord ! for Goodness is thy name, 
 and we shall glorify thee. 
 
24 RITUAL. 
 
 Our God, and God of our fathers! bless us with 
 the ancient, three-fold, priestly benediction : 
 
 May God bless thee and guard thee ! 
 Choir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
 Minister. 
 
 May God let his countenance shine upon thee and 
 be gracious unto thee ! 
 
 Choir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
 Minister. 
 
 :Df?B> tf? Dfe1 tf^N VJS Kitf* 
 
 T } : T: | v " T T T: T 
 
 May God lift up his countenance upon thee and 
 give thee peace ! 
 
 Choir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
 C^ RANT peace, happiness and blessing, grace and 
 mercy to us, and to all Israel, thy people, and 
 to all thy children. Bless us all, O our Father, 
 with the light of thy countenance! As in thy light 
 thou hast given us the law of life, the love of virtue 
 and justice, mercy and peace ; so may it please thee 
 to bless us with thy peace at all times and in all 
 seasons. Be praised, O giver of peace ! 
 
RITUAL. 25 
 
 The Congregation in silent devotion. 
 
 O God, keep my tongue from evil, and my lips 
 from uttering deceit, and grant that I may be meek 
 and kind to those who bear ill-will against me ! Im- 
 plant humility in my heart and strengthen me with 
 faith ! Be my support when grief oppresses me, and 
 my comfort in affliction ! Let truth illumine my 
 path and guide me ; for thou art my God and my 
 helper ; in thee I trust every day. 
 
 M. Receive with kindness the words of my mouth 
 and the meditation of my heart, O my Rock and 
 my Redeemer ! O God of peace, preserve peace to 
 us and to all who invoke thy holy name. Amen. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
 ORDER OF READING THE LAW. 
 
 The Ark is opened. 
 
 Choir. 
 
 xy] o'-'iy 'raps ixjp oyg'jn Dn>;t? 1 
 Nirr niNttv rrin itoarr Tftp n; ron p 
 
 irf?P 
 
 Lift up your heads, O ye gates ! Lift yourselves up, ye everlasting 
 doors ! and the King of glory shall come ! Who is this King of 
 glory? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. Sela. 
 
26 RITUAL. 
 
 The Congregation rise. The following sentences are spoken by the 
 Minister and repeated by the Congregation. 
 
 UNDPI 
 
 ag* 
 
 D D"rr iso 
 
 v " : 
 
 wans i^^o 
 
 - 
 
 :rr t ?3 l ?:n nons 
 
 TT:~: TT:~ V": ":T ;- 
 
 nn^p "150? waris ws'a 
 
 j^mr'o Vi^ np Din us'a watt 
 
 I v .. T : I yj v " T : - T 
 
 The Minister takes the Scroll from the Ark. 
 
 1 ? mm 
 
 Give praise and glory to God for the heavenly 
 light and the everlasting life he bestowed upon us. 
 
 Our Father and King, we have sinned before thee ! 
 
 Our Father and King, we have no king but thee ! 
 
 Our Father and King, grant the new year to be a period of happiness ! 
 
 Our Father and King, save our land from pestilence, war, famine, 
 
 oppression and destruction ! 
 Our Father and King, grant us a happy life ! 
 Our Father and King, redeem and save us ! 
 Our Father and King, give us ample sustenance ! 
 Our Father and King, forgive our trespasses ! 
 Our Father and King, have compassion on us and on our innocent 
 
 children ! 
 Our Father and King, give strength to Israel, thy Messiah ! 
 
RITUAL. 27 
 
 Choir. 
 
 rniT lot? rraansi TIN "^ I' 
 
 - - - 
 
 J/. Magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt 
 his name together ! 
 
 The Congregation take their seats. 
 Choir. 
 
 to p tinrri rrarn rnj^jirr] rrvo^rn rrjn^n ^ 
 itftfT 1 ? to 1 ? Ktwnan) rnton T n Tj 1 ? p>oi D w' 3 
 
 The Minister announces the portion from the Pentateuch and says 
 the following Benediction before reading. 
 
 K D^rr n 1 ^ ti'rf?K nnx n 
 
 - - 
 
 Choir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
 Reading from the Thora. 
 
 mm ? ?ru ntrK o^iyn ri^^ ^n^ nn rrna 
 
 T I - T v -: T ^ T | v v v: T: T - | T 
 
 irrnrn nij rrriK na ijama yo oiy m n 
 
 Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, 
 and the victory, and the majesty ; for all that is in the heaven and 
 on the earth is thine ; thine is the Kingdom, O Lord ! and them art 
 exalted high above all ! 
 
 Be praised, O God, our Lord, King of the universe, who hast 
 chosen us from among the nations, and hast given us thy law. Be 
 praised, giver of the law ! 
 
 Be praised, O God, our Lord, King of the universe, who hast 
 given us the law of truth and hast implanted eternal life within us. 
 Be praised, giver of the law ! 
 
28 RITUAL. 
 
 Choir. God's law is a tree of life to them that 
 cling to it, and happy is every one who keepeth it. 
 Its ways are ways of pleasantness and all its paths 
 are peace. 
 
 TTEAV^NLY Father, darkness covered the earth 
 and gross darkness the nations, when thou didst 
 arise upon Israel and thy glory appeared to 
 our people. Thou didst reveal thyself upon Mount 
 Sinai, amid flames of fire, thunder and lightning, 
 and cornet sounds. And to this day the sound of 
 the sJiophiir reminds us, that thy covenant was made 
 not with our fathers alone, but with us, too, who 
 are alive before thee, and we realize that Israel has 
 been called to be a kingdom of priests and a holy 
 nation. But it also inspires us with courage for the 
 hot and incessant war we have to wage against un- 
 truth and wickedness. Revive our confidence in 
 thy help, our faith in the final victory of truth; for 
 thou art our sun and our shield; thou girdest the 
 faint with power, the feeble with abundant strength. 
 Hasten the day when thy banner will float over the 
 mountains, the cornet-call of freedom and liberty re- 
 sound from one end of the globe to the other, and 
 thou alone be recognized as King -in all the lands. 
 Be praised, O God, who acceptest with favor the 
 cornet sounds of thy people. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
RITUAL. 29 
 
 Cornet and trumpet sounds. 
 
 * rumn onatr 
 
 Sermon. 
 The Congregation stand during the Closing Prayer. 
 
 Minister. 
 
 The Scroll is returned to the Ark, the Choir and Congregation 
 chanting : 
 
 jprc 13'ip 
 
 The Congregation take their seats. 
 
 ORETHREN and sisters who are mourning for 
 dear friends departed hence, remember your 
 beloved ones and honor their names by emulating 
 their noble deeds, by continuing the good works 
 which they have left unfinished, by loving and 
 honoring those who were loved and honored by 
 them. Rise and praise with me the name of our 
 Heavenly Father: 
 
 Let all praise the name of the Lord, for his name is exalted alone. 
 His glory is above the earth and the heavens. He lifts up his 
 people, exalteth the glory of his worshipers, of Israel, the people 
 near to him. Hallelujah ! 
 
30 RITUAL. 
 
 The Mourners rise and the Minister recites the Kaddish. 
 
 O-'l XD'JJgJ .JNJT] rtSg UftpFft 
 
 ron an 
 
 ... . 
 
 no^ 1 ' rr^n r!1 
 
 ris^ |o K 1 ^ 1 
 
 on 
 
 T -: - 
 
 ? ^ - - 
 ? NH Kn 1 ! nni5 in 
 
 jno Dip 
 
 
 
 iJ' 1 ?^ Dfr^' ntW2L wrr v^npa Di 1 ?^' n 
 
RITUAL. 
 
 While the Kaddish is recited this prayer may be said by 
 
 The Mourners : 
 
 From the depth of my 
 sorrow I look up to thee, 
 God and Father, who art 
 near to all that seek thee 
 with a broken heart and 
 a contrite spirit ! 
 
 In thy divine wisdom 
 thou hast called hence my 
 beloved 
 
 H u mbly and with silent 
 resignation I bow before 
 the decrees of thy holy 
 will, O God of Life ! 
 
 Thou givest and takest 
 away, thou sendest life 
 and death. 
 
 O, let me find comfort 
 and consolation in my af- 
 fliction ; teach me even 
 in severest trial to confide 
 in thy goodness and to 
 worship thy wisdom. 
 
 May thy holy name be 
 praised and glorified by 
 
 Those iv ho observe the Anni- 
 versary of their Father s or 
 Mother s death : 
 
 Days pass by and years 
 vanish, but the memory 
 of the just abideth. 
 
 This day, O Heavenly 
 Father, specially calls to 
 mind my dear departed 
 father [mother] too soon 
 vanished from these lov- 
 ing eyes and these caress- 
 ing hands. Yet never 
 shall I forget him [her], 
 and never would I be un- 
 mindful of his [her] un- 
 wearying care and multi- 
 plied fidelities in which I 
 have lived and moved and 
 had my being. May the 
 blessed influence of these 
 recollections and of all 
 that was noble and beau- 
 tiful in him [her] be a 
 constant impulse to vir- 
 tue and righteousness in 
 my heart, and lead me 
 
32 RITUAL. 
 
 the glad and the sorrow- always to honor his [her] 
 ful, now and for ever- name in thought and in 
 more! Amen. deed. A men . 
 
 The Congregation rise. 
 
 A/TOST holy and eternal God, Creator and Ruler 
 of the world, Father and Savior of mankind ! 
 Thy divine power is beyond all human conception ; 
 Thy majesty extends beyond the confines of the 
 earth ; thy glory is everlasting, and thy goodness 
 pervadeth all thy works. Thou art, indeed, our God, 
 and there is no other. Thou art One in Unity, and 
 thee alone do we acknowledge as our God, our 
 Father, our Savior ! 
 
 We, therefore, bow the head and bend the knee 
 and prostrate ourselves before thee, O Supreme 
 King of kings ! and praise thy holy name. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. 
 
 The Congregation resume their seats. 
 
 We fervently pray, O Lord our God ! that we may 
 speedily behold the glory of thy mighty power ban- 
 ishing all impurities from the earth, destroying 
 idolatry and wickedness, and reforming mankind by 
 thy Truth ; so that all the inhabitants of the earth 
 
RITUAL. 33 
 
 may invoke thy name, acknowledge thy unity, and 
 understand that to thee alone every knee must bend 
 and every tongue swear fealty. 
 
 May all thy children, O God, soon be united in a 
 common bond of brotherhood, may the time be 
 hastened when no religious differences will separate 
 them, but when they will all adore thee as the uni- 
 versal father, worship thee in the spirit of true re- 
 ligion, and unite in proclaiming the unity of thy 
 holy name. 
 
 Thus, O God ! do thou reign over them for ever 
 and ever, for the kingdom is thine, and unto thee 
 appertain power and glory and majesty from ever- 
 lasting to everlasting. As it is written, " The Eternal 
 shall reign forever and ever, the Eternal shall be 
 king over all the earth ; on that day shall God be 
 acknowledged one, and his name, one." 
 
 Closing Song. 
 The Congregation rise and the Benediction is pronounced. 
 
34 RITUAL. 
 
 ORDER OF WORSHIP FOR THE EVE OF 
 THE DAY OF ATONEMENT. 
 
 Introductory by the Choir. 
 
 PSALM cxxx. 
 
 In deep distress I cry to thee, 
 
 Lord God ; O hear my wailing. 
 Thy gracious ear incline to me, 
 
 And make my prayer availing. 
 On our misdeeds in mercy look ; 
 O deign to blot them from thy book, 
 Or who can stand before thee? 
 
 Thy sovereign grace and boundless love 
 Make thee, O Lord, forgiving ; 
 
 Our purest thoughts and deeds but prove 
 Sin in our hearts is living. 
 
 None in thy sight guiltless appear; 
 
 All who abide in hope must fear, 
 And humbly trust thy mercy. 
 
RITUAL. 35 
 
 Thou canst be merciful while just ; 
 
 This is my hope's foundation ; 
 On thy redeeming grace I trust ; 
 
 Grant me then, thy salvation. 
 Shielded by thee, I stand secure ; 
 Thy word is firm, thy promise sure ; 
 And I rely upon thee. 
 
 Like them who watch from midnight's hour 
 
 To hail the dawning morrow, 
 I wait for thee, I trust thy power, 
 
 Unmoved by doubt or sorrow. 
 So thus let Israel hope in thee ; 
 And he shall find thy mercy free, 
 And thy redemption plenteous. 
 
 Where all the greatest sins abound, 
 
 By grace they are exceeded ; 
 Thy helping hand is always found 
 
 With aid when aid is needed. 
 Thy hand, the only hand to save, 
 Will rescue Israel from the grave, 
 And pardon his transgressions. 
 
 Trie Congregation rise. 
 
 J7. Pardon shall be granted to all the congrega- 
 tion of Israel and to the stranger that sojourneth 
 among them, for all the people were in ignorance. 
 
36 RITUAL. 
 
 "urj 
 
 Choir and Congregation. 
 
 "u?> "T^n^ 
 
 ^f. Pardon, I beseech thee, the iniquity of this 
 people according unto the greatness of thy mercy, 
 and as thou hast forgiven this people, from Egypt 
 even until now ! 
 
 ijp njn o^n pjfe w- pfrt? 
 so njn 
 
 Choir and Congregation. 
 
 And the Lord said, I have pardoned according to 
 thy word. 
 
 M. Be praised, Eternal, our God, ruler of the 
 world, who hast kept us alive and preserved us, and 
 brought us to this hour. 
 
 :n-?n 
 
 /r and Congregation. Amen. 
 
 Sermon. 
 The Congregation rise when the Closing Prayer begins. 
 
RITUAL. 37 
 
 Minister. 
 
 Praise ye the Lord to whom all praise is due ! 
 
 Choir and Congregation. 
 
 run o^ 1 ? t>pn 
 
 Jf. Praised be the Lord, who is praised through 
 eternity. 
 
 The Congregation resume their seats. 
 
 T^TERNAL, our God, King of the universe, we 
 praise thee for the outward glories and wonders 
 by which we are surrounded ; for this earth which 
 thou hast made our dwelling-place, for the heavens 
 which are spread out above us. We thank thee for 
 the gifts of each changing season, the rich provision 
 of thy bounty, filling the world with food and glad- 
 ness. Thy glory is revealed in the stars which shine 
 upon us through the depths of space, thy wisdom 
 and goodness in every blade of grass and every 
 flower and fruit of the earth ; and in all this outward 
 nature thou hast set the visible testimonies of thy 
 presence and thy love. For this we praise thee, 
 Lord, with glad and grateful spirits. And we praise 
 thee with yet deeper thankfulness that thou re- 
 vealest thy loving-kindness in the hearts of thy 
 children. With unchanging love hast thou guided 
 
38 RITUAL. 
 
 thy people, Israel, to that truth which teaches man 
 to live for more than what is earthly, reaching ever 
 towards that which is above, and finding his home 
 and his rest in thee. We pray that we may never 
 prove unworthy of thy love, O Father, our kind 
 guardian and keeper. 
 
 CJioir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
 Minister. 
 
 Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is 
 One. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. 
 
 nrn* ijrf?N ^fr* yatf 
 
 r v T: v: T: T : * - : 
 
 Minister. 
 
 n# T o'jiy 1 ? into 1 ?!? niD? Dtj^ tjna 
 
 Praised be his name and his glorious kingdom for 
 evermore. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. 
 
 Minister. 
 
 i '?? t ?? !| 
 
RITUAL. 39 
 
 Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy 
 heart, and with all thy soul, and with ail thy might. 
 And these words which I command thee this day 
 shall be in thy heart. Teach them unto thy children, 
 and speak of them when thou sittest in thy house, 
 and when thou walkest on the way, and when thou 
 liest down, and when thou risest up. 
 
 'T'RULY thou art our God and none besides. As 
 thou didst redeem our fathers from Egyptian 
 bondage, so hast thou guarded and protected Israel 
 at all times. Thy word and thy loving promises 
 have given strength and courage to our people in 
 deep affliction and sore trials, and have guided us in 
 safety through all dangers until this day. Thou 
 providest us with all we need and hast compassion 
 on our soul. And when we approach thy heavenly 
 throne laden with sins and bowed down with the 
 consciousness of our iniquity, we are lifted up by 
 thy fatherly love, which does not refuse to receive 
 the repentant sinner in grace and mercy. For thou 
 doest not wish the death of the sinner, but that he 
 may return from his evil way and live. Thus we 
 
 trust that thou wilt receive us also with love, and 
 
 
 
 redeem us from the thraldom of our misdeeds. Be 
 praised, O God, our kind guardian and redeemer ! 
 
 Choir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
40 RITUAL. 
 
 God! God of our fathers, God of Abra- 
 ham, Isaac and Jacob, creator of heaven and 
 earth, shield of our ancestors, who hast implanted 
 eternal life within us, holy God ! let all thy works 
 stand in awe before thee, and all the children of men 
 know and love thee, that they may all bow down 
 before thee and form one congregation, wishing to 
 do thy will with all their heart, and proclaim with 
 us that thine is the rule, and the power and the 
 force, and that thy name is high above all creatures. 
 
 Grant, O Lord, hope to them who seek thee, in- 
 spire with courage them who wait for thee, and give 
 joy to all who dwell on earth ; that all nations may 
 flock to thy house, walk in thy light and acknowl- 
 edge that they are all children of one father, that 
 one God has created them. 
 
 The just will see it and rejoice, the righteous exult, 
 and vice will be struck dumb, and wickedness vanish 
 like smoke. The reign of iniquity will be crushed 
 on earth, and all men will render homage to thee 
 alone as their king. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. God reigneth forever, 
 thy Lord, O Zion ! through all generations. Halle- 
 lujah ! 
 
 M. Heavenly Father, we give thanks to thee for 
 the great love and mercy with which thou didst 
 select our fathers from among all nations, hast 
 guided us and called us to thy service, that by Israel 
 
RITUAL. 41 
 
 thy holy name might be made known all over the 
 earth. In thy grace we celebrate this Day of Atone- 
 ment that we may examine and purify our hearts, 
 confess our sins before thee, and resolve to walk for- 
 ever in the light of thy countenance, O merciful 
 Father, who art willing to make our sins vanish like 
 a dissolving cloud, and hast shown thy grace to 
 Israel in the long and wonderful career from Egypt 
 to this day. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. As a father has compas- 
 sion on his children, so God, the Lord, has compas- 
 sion on us. 
 
 M. Eternal, our God, grant that thy kingdom may 
 come speedily, that the worship of thy majesty and 
 obedience to thy law may unite all thy children in 
 one common bond of brotherhood and peace, that 
 every creature may know that thou art the Creator, 
 and all may shout : The Eternal, the Lord Zabaoth, 
 is king, and his kingdom rules over all. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. The Eternal, the Lord 
 Zabaoth is king, and his kingdom rules over all. 
 
 M. O God, God of our fathers, most righteous 
 and merciful God, who art of purer eyes than to 
 behold iniquity, who searchest our hearts and 
 lookest into its deepest recesses ; we have all sinned 
 in thought, and word, and deed, and we have come 
 short of what we well knew to be our duty. We 
 
42 RITUAL. 
 
 have not loved our neighbor as we ought, nor always 
 done to others as we would that they should do to 
 us. We have not sought first virtue and righteous- 
 ness, and been contented with our daily bread, but 
 have been careful and troubled about many things 
 while we have neglected the things which were 
 needful for our peace. We have run into tempta- 
 tion, and the sin which we should have hated we 
 have committed in thy sight. Forgive us, O most 
 merciful father, according to the fullness of thy 
 grace, and turn us away from evil. Sanctify our 
 spirits, and shed abroad thy love in our hearts. 
 Thou wilt give us all things needful for thy service ; 
 keep us, we pray thee, from sinful discontent and 
 care. Help us to watch against temptation, and to 
 stand against every assault of evil. Remember not 
 our transgressions but judge us according to thy 
 loving promise: I, I efface thy guilt, for my own 
 sake ; thy sins I will remember no longer ; they 
 shall vanish like a cloud ; return to me, I will re- 
 deem thee. 
 
 O Lord, grant that we may serve thee without 
 fear, in holiness and righteousness, that we may 
 walk in thy truth all the days of our life ; for thou 
 art the God of our salvation and in thee we trust 
 forever. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
RITUAL. 43 
 
 M. Our God and Father, we pray to thee that 
 thou wouldst look with kindness and mercy upon 
 Israel, thy people ; sanctify us and give us a pure 
 heart that we may serve thee in truth. Forgive our 
 sins, O God, who delightest in pardoning the re- 
 pentant sinner. Be praised, O God, who forgivest 
 our transgressions, king of the earth, who sanctifiest 
 [the Sabbath] Israel and the Day of Atonement. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
 Minister. 
 
 Congregation . Min is to : 
 
 TO ruufl 
 
 rrrwo 
 
 T T - : 
 
 jtiW i 
 
 " : T ~ : 
 
 njnn rrntfi 
 
 O God, God of our fathers, pardon us, forgive us, cover our guilt. 
 
 We are thy people, thou art our king ; we are thy children, thou 
 art our father ; we are thy possession, thou art our portion ; we are 
 thy flock, thou art our shepherd ; we are thy vineyard, thou art our 
 keeper ; we are thy beloved, thou art our friend. 
 
44 RITUAL. 
 
 JON aan 
 
 The Congregation rise. 
 Choir and Congregation. 
 
 Minister* 
 
 nx :^n ^3 nno nioftym ^D 1 ?^ ^n ^ni 
 
 T - T T : ^~: - : T T ^- 
 
 3i rN iD 1 ?! nvta rmai *rt33 mn "73 
 
 T T I " T T : 1 " I v T " : T 
 
 rim n pai :?pyy TJJIO "inoj TKI 
 
 I T : I " : T : I " : 
 
 irnKDn ^3 ty vh rbsnv '^ninx rf?Ni l 
 
 - T ^- T -;. -: 
 
 :i W'3 ^3 ^y vt? nsani 'lynuiy ^3 ^ u 
 
 ^T : T ^- T v - : ^-: T ^- 
 
 We are stiff-necked, thou art forbearing ; we are sinful, thou art 
 merciful ; our days are like a fleeting shadow, thou art eternal. May 
 our prayer reach thee, Q God, God of our fathers turn not away from 
 our supplication. We are not so impudent as to say before thee, we 
 are righteous and guiltless ; surely, we have sinned. 
 
 We have sinned. 
 
 Thou knowest the mysteries of the world, the most hidden secrets 
 of all the living. Thou searchest the recesses of the heart, and 
 knowest all its emotions. Nothing escapes thy scrutinizing eye. 
 May thy mercy, O God, cover all our sins and transgressions with the 
 veil of forgiveness. 
 
RITUAL. 45 
 
 The following sentences are spoken by the Minister and repeated by 
 the Congregation. 
 
 rfero ^p.i i^ip yap ws'po WSN 
 jrna 1 ? rto 1 ?^ ro^ro irvrrm lasto WSN 
 
 I v T : T " : T : . - : - T 
 
 The Congregation take their seats. 
 
 "DRETHREN and sisters who are mourning for 
 dear friends departed hence, remember your 
 beloved ones and honor their names by emulating 
 their noble deeds, by continuing the good works 
 which they have left unfinished, by loving and 
 honoring those who were loved and honored by 
 them. Rise and praise with me the name of our 
 Heavenly Father : 
 
 Our Father and King, harken to our voice, and receive our prayers 
 with grace. Make us return to thee in true repentance. Send 
 us thy blessings. Ordain life and peace for us and all who dwell in 
 this land. Heal the sick of this nation. Give abundance to all 
 sections. Give every family its daily bread. 
 
 O God, show us a token of grace ; in thee we hope ; thou wilt 
 answer us, O Lord. 
 
46 RITUAL. 
 
 The Mourners rise and the Minister recites the Kaddish. 
 
 b'>na nrvo l ?o "I* 1 ?!?!! .f 
 an l * 
 
 . 
 
 T . . 
 
 &$?% '0^1 ct?$? ^patj ^ no^ Knv.pK 
 
 o^-s p K^. 1 
 
 p ie?r^n p ^3 
 
 xan t<o^' prf? K.T Nrf^n nnun? pnn NO' 
 p 'arni : jnorri 
 
 DrT) K' ^3"! NO?' NPT 
 
RITUAL. 
 
 47 
 
 While the Kaddish is recited this prayer may be said by 
 
 The Mourners : 
 
 From the depth of my 
 sorrow I look up to thee, 
 God and Father, who art 
 near to all that se"ek thee 
 with a broken heart and 
 a contrite spirit ! 
 
 In thy divine wisdom 
 thou hast called hence my 
 beloved 
 
 Humbly and with silent 
 resignation I bow before 
 the decrees of thy holy 
 will, O God of Life! 
 
 Thou gi-vest and takest 
 away, thou sendest life 
 and death. 
 
 O, let me find comfort 
 and consolation in my af- 
 fliction ; teach me even 
 in severest trial to confide 
 in thy goodness and to 
 worship thy wisdom. 
 
 May thy holy name be 
 praised and glorified by 
 
 Those. who observe I he Anni- 
 I'ersarv of their Father's or 
 Mother s death : 
 
 Days pass by and years 
 vanish, but the memory 
 of the just abideth. 
 
 This day, O Heavenly 
 Father, specially calls to 
 mind my dear departed 
 father [mother] too soon 
 vanished from these lov- 
 ing eyes and these caress- 
 ing hands. Yet never 
 shall I forget him [her], 
 and never would I be un- 
 mindful of his [her] un- 
 wearying 1 care and multi- 
 
 *- O 
 
 plied fidelities in which I 
 have lived and moved and 
 had my being. May the 
 blessed influence of these 
 recollections and of all 
 that was noble and beau- 
 tiful in him [her] be a 
 constant impulse to vir- 
 tue and righteousness in 
 my heart, and lead me 
 
48 RITUAL. 
 
 the glad and the sorrow- always to honor his [her] 
 ful, now and for ever- name in thought and in 
 more! Amen. deed. Amen. 
 
 ^HE Lord our God be with us, as he was with 
 our fathers ; he will not leave nor forsake us. 
 Let us incline our hearts unto him, to walk in his 
 ways and to remember his teachings and his com- 
 mandments which he revealed to our fathers, that 
 Israel's task may be fulfilled and all the people on 
 earth may know that the Eternal is God and that 
 there is none else. 
 
 Guide us, O God. in the way of righteousness, 
 smooth our path before us that we may walk in in- 
 tegrity, for we are poor and destitute without thy 
 help. 
 
 Thou art our guardian, thou holdest us by our 
 right hand, thou preservest us from all evil, thou 
 watchest over our going out and our coming in, over 
 our life and our peace from this time forth and even 
 for evermore. 
 
 Our help cometh from thee, O Father! who made 
 heaven and earth. O send out thy light and thy 
 truth, that they may lead me ; and bring me unto 
 thy holy hill, and to thy dwelling. 
 
 Closing Song. 
 The Congregation rise and the Benediction is pronounced. 
 
RITUAL. 49 
 
 ORDER OF WORSHIP FOR THE DAY OF 
 ATONEMENT. 
 
 MORNING SERVICE. 
 
 T3 ECEIVE us graciously, our God and father, in 
 thy house, where we gather on this holiest of 
 days, like members of one great family, to renew 
 our faith and strengthen our confidence in thee and 
 to tie again the bonds of love and friendship, which 
 may have been weakened in the busy turmoil and 
 the manifold temptations of our daily life. O, grant 
 thy blessing to rest upon our holy work, that we 
 may praise thee not only with our lips, but by puri- 
 fying our hearts, by making a sacrifice of our passions, 
 and by removing every wickedness from our inner- 
 most thoughts. With a troubled heart we appear 
 before thee, knowing our unworthiness. We would 
 use these solemn hours of quiet to examine our 
 deeds, to search our hearts and to return to thee, 
 never again to be disobedient to our loving father. 
 . Hear our supplications and accept with grace the 
 prayers offered on this day, from morning till even- 
 ing. Hear us, O God ! be merciful to us and afford 
 us thy sure help ! 
 
 Choir and Congregation. Amen. 
 Hymn, 
 
50 RITUAL. 
 
 A A/'E adore the Lord of the universe, who reigned 
 before anything that is formed was created. 
 
 When all was finished according to his pleasure, 
 then was his name proclaimed as king. 
 
 And after all things shall have ceased to exist, he 
 alone will reign supreme. 
 
 He was, is, and will be in majesty. 
 
 He is One, nor is there a second to be compared 
 or associated with him. 
 
 He is without beginning and without end, and his 
 alone is power and dominion. 
 
 He is my God and my living redeemer, the rock 
 of my position in the day of distress. 
 
 He is also my standard and my refuge ; the por- 
 tion of my cup when I call. 
 
 Into his hand I commit my spirit, when I fall 
 asleep, and when I awake ; 
 
 And with my spirit my body ; God is with me, and 
 I will not fear. 
 
 Choir. Into thy hand I commit my spirit ; thou 
 redeemest me, O God of truth. 
 
 PSALM xvi. 
 
 Recited alternately by the Minister and the Congregation. 
 
 Guard me, O God, for I trust in thee. 
 I have said to the Eternal, thou art my Lord ; I 
 have no happiness without thee ! 
 
RITUAL. 5 1 
 
 God is my portion and my cup ; thou dividest my 
 lot. 
 
 My portion has fallen to me in pleasant places ; 
 yea, I have a goodly inheritance. 
 
 I will praise the Lord who careth for me; yea, in 
 the night my heart admonishes me, 
 
 I set God before me at all times ; since he is at 
 my right hand, I shall not fall. 
 
 Therefore my heart is glad, and my spirit re- 
 joiceth, even my flesh dwelleth in security. 
 
 For thou wilt not give up my soul to the grave, 
 nor wilt thou suffer thy pious ones to see destruction. 
 
 Thou wilt show me the path of life ; in thy pres- 
 ence is fullness of joy ; at thy right hand are 
 pleasures for evermore. 
 
 LORD of all worlds, not in reliance upon our 
 deserts do we pray to thee, but trusting in thy 
 infinite mercy. What are we? What is our life? 
 What is our virtue and our justice? What is our 
 aid and our strength ? Like the blind we err in 
 darkness. The next moment may end our work, 
 and our firmest resolves, our proudest schemes, are 
 gone. What, then, could we boast before thee, O 
 Lord, our God, God of our fathers? Truly our 
 
52 RITUAL. 
 
 heroes are as naught before thee, and the men of 
 fame as though they had never been, the learned as 
 without knowledge, and the wise as without reason ; 
 and whatever we are, O God, we are through thee 
 and thy divine help. 
 
 ^PHOU, O God, hast sent us into the world to 
 live according to, thy will. Thou hast given 
 us our soul spotless and pure, a ray of thine own 
 divine light, and thou guardest it in us until the dust 
 returneth to the dust and the spirit to thee, its cre- 
 ator. As long as our soul is within us we will adore 
 thee by a virtuous and noble life, and we pray that, 
 when thou wilt call us hence, we may appear before 
 thee in the clean garments of probity and goodness. 
 Be praised, our God, who hast given us an immortal 
 soul ! 
 
 Choir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
 The Congregation rise. 
 Minister. 
 
 Praise ye the Lord, to whom all praise is due. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. 
 
 M. Praised be the Lord, who is praised through 
 eternity. 
 
 The Congregation resume their seats. 
 
RITUAL. 53 
 
 IDE praised, O Lord, our God, Ruler of the uni- 
 verse, Creator of light and darkness ! Wisdom 
 and might are thine. Thou changest the times and 
 seasons. Thou pourest the light of thy sun over the 
 earth and over those who dwell thereon. Thou 
 givest wisdom unto the wise and knowledge to them 
 that have understanding. Thou revealest the deep 
 and secret things. Thou knowest what is in the dark- 
 ness : and the light dwelleth with thee, 
 
 With great love hast thou loved us. We thank 
 thee that thou didst teach our fathers the laws of 
 life. O, enlighten our eyes also, make our hearts 
 cling to thy precepts, and grant that we may never 
 forget the holy mission for which our fathers were 
 set apart, to acknowledge thee and thy unity before 
 all the nations on earth. 
 
 Happy are we ! how beautiful is our portion, how 
 pleasant our lot, how blissful our inheritance ! Happy 
 are we who proclaim : 
 
 Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One ! 
 
 Choir and Congregation. 
 
 M. Praised be his name and his glorious king- 
 dom for evermore. 
 
 run th\yh irvo'jo ni^D DB> tins 
 
 ,VT T * : : - : | T 
 
54 RITUAL. 
 
 Choir. 
 
 Minister. 
 
 wrfa* 
 
 Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy 
 heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. 
 And these words which I command thee this day 
 shall be in thy heart. Teach them unto thy children, 
 and speak of them when thou sittest in thy house, 
 and when thou walkest on the way, and when thou 
 liest down, and when thou risest up. 
 
 'T^RULY thou art our God, our Rock, our Savior! 
 As thou didst redeem our fathers from Egypt and 
 guide them in their wanderings, so hast thou guided 
 us, and hast delivered us from manifold dangers. 
 Therefore we praise and exalt thee in the words of 
 our ancestors : 
 
 Who is like unto thee among the mighty, O God ! 
 who like thee, glorious in holiness, awe-inspiring, 
 wonder-working ! 
 
 ripa TWO rrabs >o D^NS. rraba-*a 
 
 V| - T I V T T T: " T T T 
 
RITUAL. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. 
 
 . Thy throne is established for evermore. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. 
 
 T3E praised, our God! God of our fathers, God 
 of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, thou who art 
 great and mighty and supreme, the giver of all 
 good gifts; thou who rememberest the pious 
 deeds of the fathers, and bringest redemption and 
 love to their children's children ; thou preservest our 
 lives, and sufferest not our feet to stumble. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. Remember us unto life, 
 O King! who delightest in life, and enter us in the 
 book of life, O God of life! 
 
 M. Thou art our protector and helper. Be 
 praised, O God, shield of Abraham ! 
 
 Choir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
 power, O Lord, is boundless! Thou sus- 
 tainest the living with grace, and with mercy 
 redeemest the souls of thy servants from death. 
 
56 RITUAL. 
 
 Thou supportest the falling, healest the sick, settest 
 free the prisoners, and keepest thy faith to those who 
 sleep in the dust. Who is like unto thee, Almighty ! 
 Who can be compared unto thee, who killest and 
 makest alive, and causest salvation to spring forth ! 
 Be praised, O God, who hast planted eternal life 
 within us ! 
 
 CJwir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
 HPHOU art holy, and thy name is holy, and thy 
 worshipers daily praise thy holiness. 
 
 The Congregation rise. 
 
 So let us praise our God and exclaim : 
 Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts ; the whole 
 earth is full of his glory. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. 
 
 jiTis? pNfr^a N 1 ^ nixriv V : t?np T trnp ptifj 
 
 M. Praised be the glory of the Eternal, which fills 
 the earth and the heavens ! 
 
 Choir and Congregation. 
 
RITUAL. 57 
 
 M. God reigneth forever, thy Lord, O Zion ! 
 through all generations. Hallelujah ! 
 
 Choir and Congregation. 
 
 M. Forever will we glorify thee and hallow thy 
 name ; never shall thy praise vanish from our lips, 
 Be praised, O holy God ! 
 
 The Congregation take their seats. 
 
 f~\ GOD, let all thy works stand in awe before 
 thee, and all the children of men know and 
 love thee, that they may all bow down before thee 
 and form one congregation, wishing to do thy will 
 with all their heart, and acknowledge with us that 
 thine is the rule, and the power and the force, and 
 that thy name is high above all creatures. 
 
 Grant, O, Lord, hope to them who seek thee, in- 
 spire with courage them who wait for thee, and give 
 joy to all who dwell on earth ; that all nations may 
 flock to thy house, walk in thy light and and ac- 
 knowledge that they are all children of one father, 
 that one God has created them. 
 
 The just will see it and rejoice, the righteous 
 exult, and vice will be struck dumb, and wickedness 
 vanish like smoke, the reign of iniquity will be 
 
58 RITUAL. 
 
 crushed on earth, and all men will acknowledge thee 
 alone as their king. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. God reigneth forever, 
 thy Lord, O Zion, through all generations. Halle- 
 lujah ! 
 
 TTEAVENLY Father, we give thanks to thee for 
 the unspeakable love and mercy with which thou 
 didst select our fathers from among all nations, 
 hast guided us and called us to thy service, that 
 by Israel thy holy name might be made known 
 all over the earth. In thy grace we celebrate this 
 Day of Atonement, that we may examine and purify 
 our heart, confess our sins before thee and resolve 
 to walk forever in the light of thy countenance, and 
 thus return to our daily life purified and forgiven by 
 thee according to thy promise : On this day you 
 will be forgiven and cleansed from all your sins, and 
 become pure before the Lord. Seek the Lord while 
 he m.ay be found ; call upon him while he is near ; 
 let the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous 
 man his thoughts, and let him return to the Lord, 
 and he will have mercy upon him ; to our God, for 
 he will abundantly pardon. For high as the heavens 
 are above the earth, so are my thoughts above your 
 thoughts. As rain and snow come down from 
 heaven, and return not thither ere they have watered 
 the earth and given seed to the sower and bread to 
 
RITUAL. 59 
 
 the eater, so shall my word be which cometh from 
 me ; it shall not return unto me void ; but it shall 
 accomplish that which I will, and it shall prosper in 
 the thing whereto I sent it. 
 
 God and father, thou hast called us, and we 
 have come before thee, thou hast summoned 
 us to appear before thy judgment, and here we are, 
 obedient to thy voice. But how can we dare to 
 speak before thee, how can we undertake to justify 
 ourselves ! When we look up to thee and consider 
 thy purity and holiness, must we not shrink from 
 examining the dark recesses of our innermost heart? 
 Realizing our unworthiness, we blush with shame 
 and are bowed down with humiliation ; for we know 
 that we cannot clear ourselves in thy sight. 
 
 But thou, O Father, searchest and knowest us ; 
 thou compassest our paths, and art acquainted with 
 all our ways. Nothing is hidden before thee, not 
 even our most secret thoughts. Therefore thou 
 dost not call us that we should justify ourselves, 
 but that we should realize our unworthiness and 
 confess our sins; and this day of judgment is ap- 
 pointed not that thou shouldst judge us, but that 
 we should judge ourselves in the sanctifying influ- 
 ence of thy holy spirit. Thou dost not wish to 
 punish, but to pardon. Thou wilt not destroy us 
 
6o RITUAL. 
 
 by the fire of thy wrath, but thou wilt purify us in 
 the flame of thy love. Thou wilt not annihilate us 
 by the thunderbolt of thy anger, but make us return 
 to thee by the trumpet-call of thy justice. 
 
 Lord, our God, though trembling before thee, we 
 hope in thee ; though bending down in the dust 
 before thy face, we look up with trust to thy holy 
 throne ; though dumb before the call of thy judg- 
 ment, we wait for the light of thy grace. We feel with 
 pain the heavy load of our sins ; renew our strength, 
 O God, that we may shake off their yoke from our 
 shoulders. Judge us according to thy mercy ; purify 
 us by thy love, and grant that this sacred day may 
 make a lasting impression upon us. Grant that we 
 may find our way back to thee before our last hour 
 appears and it will be too late for repentance and 
 atonement. Let us not die, O God, in our guilt, 
 and let every hour be to us as the hour of death, 
 which calleth us to appear before thy face. Let us 
 hasten to return to our loving father in deep humility 
 and contrition, and firmly resolved to mend our 
 ways, let us confess before our God : 
 
 The Congregation rise. 
 
 We have sinned. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. 
 
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 The Congregation resume their seats. 
 
RITUAL. 6 1 
 
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 ~>3i PN '^1 rri^D rrri3i *33 mr 
 
 : v T T I ' T T : I " I v T " : - 
 
 n *?3 ^ 1^ rfpprig' "Wjiia^ rf?Ni 
 
 The following sentences are spoken by the Minister and repeated by 
 the Congregation. 
 
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 I T : v : ) v T 
 
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 ^_ T . . . | .. T . 
 
 nnD3i ^^3 ^s 1 ? UNO w 
 
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 We have sinned ; we have turned from the right path ; we have 
 done evil. We have neglected thy good commandments to our own 
 harm, In all that may befall us we acknowledge thy justice ; for 
 thine is the truth, and we have forsaken it. 
 
 Thou knowest the mysteries of the world, the most hidden secrets 
 of all the living. Thou searchest the recesses of the heart, and 
 knowest all its emotions. Nothing escapes thy scrutinizing eye. 
 May thy mercy, O God, cover all our sins and transgressions with the 
 veil of forgiveness. 
 
 O, forgive our sins, w r hether we have committed them wantonly or 
 carelessly, consciously or unconsciously, secretly or openly. Forgive 
 our transgressions in thoughts, words, or deeds ! 
 
62 RITUAL. 
 
 The Congregation in silent devotion. 
 
 S^\ GOD and Father, maker of heaven and earth, 
 I bow myself before thee in lowly adoration 
 and prayer, and in the presence of thy perfect holi- 
 ness I would penitently acknowledge my sins, seek- 
 ing help and deliverance, desiring to learn what is 
 thy will concerning me, and resolving to devote my- 
 self more faithfully to thy holy service. 
 
 O God of ceaseless goodness and mercy, on this 
 sacred spot, on the holiest of days, invited by thy 
 fatherly love to come to thee I cover my face in 
 shame that I have been so ungrateful, and so slow 
 to hearken to thy call which goeth forth on every 
 day and at every hour. I have sinned against my 
 knowledge and my resolves, against thy promises 
 and thy warnings. Thy infinite grace has given me 
 life and endowed me with power over all living 
 things, and made me for no meaner happiness than 
 the enjoyment of the heavenly life in thee. Yet I 
 have set my heart on lower things, and have been 
 led away by desires and purposes which I could not 
 ask thee to bless. Not did I strive to know thy 
 word and thy truth, and manifest such knowledge 
 in all my words and deeds ; not was it my ambition 
 to acquire sacred and imperishable wealth ; but the 
 aim of my life has been to satisfy sensual desires 
 and to gather the goods of this world, which I have 
 worshiped as my idol. For pleasure and for gain I 
 
RITUAL. 63 
 
 have toiled with all the strength of my soul. To 
 them I have given my thoughts and my labor year 
 after year, by day and by night, at my lying down 
 and at my rising up. How few were the hours de- 
 voted to thee and thy word, how scarce the moments 
 used for intellectual, spiritual and moral improve- 
 ment ! And what is man, what is his strength, what 
 are his prospects, without thy assistance? Is not 
 everything I am and have, thine ? Thou hast 
 watched over me and cared for me, from the begin- 
 ning of that life which thy goodness first bestowed. 
 Thou providest for my daily needs, the food that 
 supports me, the repose that restores my wearied 
 powers, my raiment and habitation, and all the fruits 
 of my labor. From thee all my joys and comforts 
 come ; and thou crownest my days with loving-kind- 
 nesses and tender mercies. And when my joy is 
 taken from me for a season, and my pathway is 
 darkened, and thou triest me with affliction, still I 
 am sure that it has been in mercy that thou hast so 
 dealt with me ; and if thou sendest me forth to sow 
 in tears, bearing precious seed, I shall yet return 
 again with rejoicing, bringing my sheaves with me. 
 But how little, O Father, did I appreciate thy 
 boundless love and mercy. In the abundance of 
 earthly goods and when my most ardent wishes were 
 fulfilled, I praised not thee, but myself, boasted of 
 my wisdom, my strength, and my industry, and for- 
 
64 RITUAL. 
 
 got to show my gratitude and to repay part of my 
 indebtedness, by assisting those of thy children who 
 were less favored than I. And in the midst of trials 
 and sorrows I murmured against thy wise rule, 
 looked with envy at the success of evil doers and 
 complained that thou hadst forsaken me, while it 
 was my own folly and the evil inclination of my 
 heart that had plunged me in misery. For I walked 
 after the desires of my eyes and was guided by the 
 blind impulses of my passions, despising those en- 
 joyments which spring from the consciousness of 
 duty well fulfilled, of human dignity preserved, of 
 self-esteem exalted, and from the sweet approbation 
 of conscience. How shamefully did I neglect these 
 real enjoyments which make man truly happy, for 
 the wild excitement of an hour, for the hasty 
 draught from the cup of such pleasures which end in 
 gall and wormwood. And thus I indulged in im- 
 pure thoughts and guilty desires, carelessly consum- 
 ing the very marrow of my bodily and spiritual 
 health, and wasting the splendid opportunities 
 placed within my reach, to become a useful member 
 of the family of the community. 
 
 With deep humiliation do I remember how often 
 in unbridled frivolity I violated the reverence due 
 to thee and thy holy name. That holy name whose 
 honor and glory fills the whole world and which no 
 creature should dare to pronounce without a thrill 
 
RITUAL. 65 
 
 of devotion, without awe and adoration that holy 
 name I bore on my lips numberless times, as a 
 hollow utterance, thoughtlessly ; I used it as a sanc- 
 tion for vows which had no echo in my heart, and 
 often remained unfulfilled. I profaned it by using 
 it as a seal to the very resolutions of anger and pas- 
 sion and revenge ; to curses and imprecations, and 
 the abominations of religious intolerance. 
 
 I have also forgotten my duty to my fellow-men, 
 and my conscience does witness against me. I re- 
 member with shame my shortcomings to some who 
 are still among the living, and to others who now 
 rest in the grave. How often did I requite with in- 
 gratitude the sweet self-sacrificing love of my father 
 and mother, instead of treating them with profound 
 reverence and tender consideration. My disobedi- 
 ence, my cold indifference, caused those eyes to 
 shed tears of grief and agony which had watched 
 through so many nights at the side of my cradle ; 
 wounded and perhaps broke the heart which never 
 grew weary in its love, and which had set its dearest 
 and brightest hopes in the beloved child. 
 
 And the dear companion placed by thee at my 
 side in inseparable union, to share my joys and sor- 
 rows, and to support and comfort me in all the 
 storms and vicissitudes of life even that dear com- 
 panion I have not rewarded with the due measure 
 of fidelity, love and care, Often I did not shrink 
 
66 RITUAL. 
 
 from grieving, by word or deed, the heart so closely 
 linked to mine, or from violating the most sacred 
 duties of matrimonial life by indifference or care- 
 lessness. And not seldom I was selfish enough to 
 accept the offerings of tender love and touching de- 
 votion with a callous heart, a gloomy look and 
 sullen coldness. 
 
 Nor have I been more mindful of my sacred 
 duties towards the darlings of my soul, towards my 
 children, the most precious gifts thy love has en- 
 trusted to me. I have neglected to devote the right 
 care to their education and their development. I 
 have failed to set before them an example worthy 
 to be followed ; in imparting to them teachings apt 
 to smooth for them the rocky path of life, I have 
 not even done what is in my power to secure their 
 worldly welfare, and have been still more negligent 
 of their spiritual and eternal wants. I laid more 
 stress upon their external beauty than upon their 
 inner worth ; more upon the outward garment than 
 upon the nobility of their heart, the firmness of 
 their character, their mental refinement. I have 
 been more anxious to bring them up for the vanity 
 of the world, than for God, for virtue and truth. I 
 have not thus set my household in order, not thus 
 arranged my affairs, that I am fully prepared to de- 
 part hence in this hour without anxiety in regard 
 even to those nearest and dearest to me. 
 
RITUAL. 67 
 
 And when I examine my conduct to my fellow- 
 men, to the members of the whole human family, 
 all my brothers and sisters on earth, all the 
 children of my heavenly father, to each of whom 
 I am connected by sacred ties ; when I reflect 
 how often harsh words fell from my lips like 
 wounding arrows into timid and trembling hearts ; 
 how often my tongue darted the deadly poison of 
 calumny against the innocent ; how often I treated 
 heartlessly the poor, instead of lifting them up with 
 kindness, bent them still lower to the ground by 
 haughtiness and overbearing ; how often thought- 
 lessly, or from envy and vindictiveness, I threw the 
 firebrand of discord between brother and brother, 
 between sister and sister ; when I reflect how little 
 I have cared to promote the welfare and honor of 
 Israel, the prosperity and development of my com- 
 munity, the splendor and glory of this house of God ; 
 how I have rather reflected dishonor upon the name 
 of Israel by dishonesty, by indifference to our re- 
 ligious affairs, or by hypocritical observance, lip- 
 service and mock-holiness when I consider all this, 
 then, O God, nothing remains to me but to cast 
 down my eyes before thy holy throne, and hide my 
 face in deep shame and repentance. 
 
 But no I cannot hide myself; I will invoke thee 
 from the dust, O God, with whom is pity and for- 
 giveness, for I desire to forsake the evil of my ways 
 
68 RITUAL. 
 
 and to return to t'hee from whom I have gone so 
 often and so far astray. Give me good care and 
 watchfulness that I fall not again into any sin of 
 which I have repented. Grant that I may never 
 forget to be grateful and kind. Let not the allure- 
 ments of the world, or any false counsel, or bad ex- 
 ample, so prevail with my weakness as to draw me 
 to do anything which would dishonor thee, or wrong 
 my neighbor, or wound my own conscience. Cause 
 me to hate all fraud and deceit, all malice and -envy, 
 all slander and evil speaking, and every offense 
 against thy law of truth and love. Let me never 
 deface thy image in my soul by yielding myself as 
 a servant to appetite and passion, but may I keep 
 myself in purity and temperance, in simplicity and 
 sincerity of heart. Give me grace, thus to seek thee 
 and righteousness. Hear me in my anguish ; draw 
 nigh to my soul and relieve me in my distress. 
 
 The Congregation rise. 
 The Minister, and after him the Choir and Congregation. 
 
 npiT3"n D'SX rp# parr) Dirn^N nirr rnrr 
 
 ion 
 
 Minister. 
 
 Eternal God, merciful and gracious Lord, long-suffering and 
 abounding in goodness and truth, keeping mercy to thousands, for- 
 giving iniquity and transgression and sin. 
 
 Pardon us, forgive us, cover our guilt. 
 
RITUAL. 69 
 
 Choir and Congregation. 
 
 Congregation. Minister. 
 
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 The Congregation take their seats. 
 
 f^\ GOD and God of our fathers, forgive us our 
 sins on this Day of Atonement ; cause our guilt 
 to vanish from before thy eyes, according to thy 
 promise : I, I efface thy guilt, for my own sake, thy 
 sins I will remember no longer; they shall vanish 
 like a cloud ; return to me, I will redeem thee ; on 
 this day you shall be forgiven and purified from all 
 your transgressions ; you shall be clean before the 
 Lord. Sanctify us, our God, and give us a pure 
 heart that we may serve thee in truth. Blot out our 
 iniquity, O God, who delightest in pardoning the re- 
 pentant sinner. Be praised, O God, who forgivest 
 
 We are thy people, thou art our king ; we are thy children, thou 
 art our father ; we are thy possession, thou art our portion ; we are 
 thy flock, thou art our shepherd ; we are thy vineyard, thou art our 
 keeper ; we are thy beloved, thou art our friend. 
 
7O RITUAL. . 
 
 our transgressions and removest our guilt, king of 
 the earth, who sanctifiest [the Sabbath] Israel and 
 the Day of Atonement. 
 
 CJwir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
 AX TE render thanks unto thee, Lord our God ! for 
 our life which is in thy hand, for our souls 
 which are in thy keeping, for thy providence, for thy 
 wonders which are manifested every day, for the bene- 
 fits which thou showerest upon us at all times, at 
 evening, morning and noon. Thy mercies never 
 fail, thy kindness never ceases and we put our trust 
 in thee forever. 
 
 Be praised, O Lord ! for Goodness is thy name, 
 and we shall glorify thee. 
 
 Our God and God of our fathers, bless us with 
 the ancient three-fold, priestly benediction : 
 
 May God bless thee and guard thee ! 
 Choir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
 Minister. 
 
 May God let his countenance shine upon thee 
 and be gracious unto thee. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
RITUAL. 71 
 
 Minister. 
 
 VJS 
 
 May God lift up his countenance upon thee and 
 give thee peace. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
 M. Grant peace, happiness and blessing, grace 
 and mercy to us and to all Israel, thy people, and to all 
 thy children. Bless us all, O our father, with the 
 light of thy countenance ! As in thy light thou 
 hast given us the law of life, the love of virtue and 
 and justice, mercy and peace ; so may it please thee 
 to bless us with thy peace at all times and in all 
 seasons. Be praised, O giver of peace ! 
 
 The Congregation in silent devotion : 
 
 O God, keep my tongue from evil and my lips 
 from uttering deceit, and grant that I may be meek 
 and kind to those who bear ill-will against me ! Im- 
 plant humility in my heart and strengthen me with 
 faith ! Be my support when grief oppresses me and 
 my comfort in affliction ! Let truth illumine my 
 path and guide me ; for thou art my God and my 
 helper ; in thee I trust every day. 
 
 M. Receive with kindness the words of my 
 mouth and the meditation of my heart, O my rock 
 and my redeemer ! O God of peace, preserve peace 
 to us and to all who invoke thy holy name. Amen. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
/2 RITUAL. 
 
 ORDER OF READING THE LAW. 
 
 The Ark is opened. 
 Choir. 
 
 ?p n? 
 
 The Congregation rise. The following sentences are spoken by the 
 Minister and repeated by the Congregation. 
 
 :nriK K 
 
 Lift up your heads, O ye gates ! Lift yourselves up, ye everlasting 
 doors ! and the King of glory shall come ! Who is this King of 
 glory ? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. Sela. 
 Our Father and King, we have sinned before thee ! 
 Our Father and King, we have no king but thee ! 
 Our Father and King, grant the new year to be a period of happiness ! 
 Our Father and King, save our land from pestilence, war, famine, 
 oppression and destruction ! 
 
RITUAL. 73 
 
 The Minister takes the Scroll from the Ark. 
 
 :intf7p *?in^. ia^ 1 ? rnin fn|# rjra 
 
 Give praise and glory to God for the heavenly 
 light and the everlasting life he bestowed upon us. 
 
 Choir. 
 
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 M. Magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt 
 his name together ! 
 
 The Congregation take their seats. 
 Choir. 
 
 Ntwnati ro^osn " ^ nxai 
 
 : ~ : : TTSTS.fl|TT 
 
 The Minister announces the portion from the Pentateuch and says 
 the following Benediction before reading. 
 
 :mmn rnu rrnx ni-o imin-r frvyi o 
 
 T - I T: T - J T T v T I - T : 
 
 CJioir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
 Reading from the Thora. 
 
 Our Father and King, grant us a happy life ! 
 
 Our Father and King, redeem and save us ! 
 
 Our Father and King, give us ample sustenance ! 
 
 Our Father and King, forgive our trespasses ! 
 
 Our Father and King, have compassion on us and on our innocent 
 
 children ! 
 Our Father and King, give strength to Israel, thy Messiah ! 
 
 Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, 
 and the victory, and the majesty ; for all that is in the heaven and 
 
74 RITUAL. 
 
 rnifl vh \r\i '"W tfTiyn rj^g wrfjg nnw 
 jpnmrr fnti nnw tjna urnro yiaj o^y >>rri no 
 
 Choir. God's law is a tree of life to them that 
 cling to it, and happy is every one who keepeth it. 
 Its ways are ways of pleasantness and all its paths 
 are peace. 
 
 Hsphtarah from Isaiah Ivii. and Iviii. 
 
 Hymn. 
 
 Sermon. 
 
 The Congregation stand during the Closing Prayer. 
 
 Minister. 
 
 The Scroll is returned to the Ark, the Choir and Congregation 
 chanting : 
 
 ri i:hp> D^N^: vp 1 ? VTprr 
 
 The Congregation take their seats. 
 
 on the earth is thine ; thine is the Kingdom, O Lord ! and thou art 
 exalted high above all ! 
 
 Be praised, O God, our Lord, King of the universe, who hast 
 chosen us from among the nations, and hast given us thy law. Be 
 praised, giver of the law ! 
 
 Be praised, O God, our Lord, King of the universe, who hast 
 given us the law of truth and hast implanted eternal life within us. 
 Be praised, giver of the law ! 
 
 Let all praise the name of the Lord, for his name is exalted alone. 
 His glory is above the earth and the heavens. He lifts up his 
 people, exalteth the glory of his worshipers, of Israel, the people 
 near to him. Hallelujah ! 
 
RITUAL. 75 
 
 SELECTIONS FROM PSALMS. 
 
 Recited alternately by the Minister and Congregation. 
 
 PSALM cxi. 
 
 Praise ye the Lord ! 
 
 I will praise the Lord with my whole heart, in the 
 assembly of the righteous and in the congregation. 
 
 The works of the Lord are great, sought out by 
 all who have pleasure therein. 
 
 His deeds are honorable and glorious, and his 
 righteousness endureth forever. 
 
 He hath established a memorial of his wonders, 
 the Lord is glorious and full of compassion ; 
 
 He giveth food to them that revere him ; he is 
 ever mindful of his covenant ; 
 
 He showed his people the greatness of his works, 
 when he gave them the inheritance of the nations. 
 
 The deeds of his hands are truth and justice ; all 
 his commandments are sure 
 
 They stand firm forever and ever, being founded 
 in truth and justice. 
 
 He sent redemption to his people ; he established 
 his covenant forever ; holy and reverend is his name. 
 
 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom ; 
 a good understanding have all they who keep his 
 commandments. His praise endureth forever. 
 
76 RITUAL. 
 
 Happy are they that dwell in thy house, they will 
 continually praise thee. 
 
 Happy the people who. are thus! Happy the 
 people whose God is the Lord ! 
 
 PSALM CXLV. 
 
 I will extol thee, my God, O King ! and I will 
 praise thy name forever and ever. 
 
 Every day will I bless thee, and praise thy name 
 forever and ever. 
 
 Great is God, and greatly praised, his greatness is 
 unsearchable. 
 
 One generation shall praise thy works to another, 
 and shall declare thy mighty deeds. 
 
 I will speak of the glorious honor of thy majesty, 
 and of thy wonderful works. 
 
 Men shall speak of the might of thy awful deeds, 
 and I will declare thy greatness. 
 
 They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy 
 great goodness, and sing of thy righteousness. 
 
 The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, slow 
 to anger and rich in mercy. 
 
 The Lord is good to all, and his tender mercies 
 are over all his works. 
 
 All thy works shall praise thee, O Lord ! and thy 
 pious ones bless thee ! 
 
 They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and 
 talk of thy power ; 
 
RITUAL. 77 
 
 To make known to the sons of men his mighty 
 deeds, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom. 
 
 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy 
 dominion endureth throughout all generations. 
 
 The Lord upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up 
 all that are bowed down. 
 
 The eyes of all wait upon thee, and thou givest 
 them their food in due season. 
 
 Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire 
 of every living thing. 
 
 The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and merci- 
 ful in all his works. 
 
 The Lord is nigh unto all that call upon him, to 
 all that call upon him in truth. 
 
 He fulfilleth the desire of them that fear him ; he 
 heareth their cry and saveth them. 
 
 My mouth shall speak the praise of the Eternal ; 
 and let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever. 
 
 PSALM CXLVI. 
 
 Praise ye the Lord ! Praise the Lord, O my soul ! 
 
 I will praise the Lord, as long as I live ; I will 
 sing praises to my God, while I have my being. 
 
 Put not your trust in princes, in the son of man, 
 in whom is no help ! his breath goeth forth ; he re- 
 turneth to the dust ; in that very day his plans 
 perish. 
 
78 RITUAL. 
 
 Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his 
 help ; whose hope is in the Lord, his God ; 
 
 Who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that 
 is therein ; who keepeth truth forever ; 
 
 Who executeth judgment for the oppressed ; who 
 giveth food to the hungry. 
 
 God setteth free the prisoners ; God opencth the 
 eyes of the blind. 
 
 God rais^th up them that are bowed down ; God 
 loveth the righteous. 
 
 God preserveth ths strangers ; he relieveth the 
 fatherless and the widow ; but the way of the wicked 
 he maketh crocked. 
 
 The Lord reigneth forever ; thy God, O Zion ! 
 through all generations. Hallelujah ! 
 
 PSALM CXLVII. 
 
 Praise ye the Lord ! for it is good to sing praise 
 to our God. 
 
 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up 
 their wounds. 
 
 He counteth the number of the stars; he calleth 
 them all by their name. 
 
 Great is our Lord, and mighty in power ; his un- 
 derstanding is infinite. 
 
 The Lord lifteth up the lowly ; he casteth the 
 wicked down to the ground. 
 
RITUAL. 79 
 
 Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving ; sing praises 
 upon the harp to our God ! 
 
 Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who pre- 
 pareth rain for the earth, who causeth grass to grow 
 upon the mountains. 
 
 He giveth to the beast his food, to the young 
 ravens when they cry. 
 
 He maketh peace in thy borders, and satisfieth 
 thee with the finest of wheat. 
 
 He sendeth forth his command to the earth ; his 
 word runneth very swiftly. 
 
 He giveth snow like wool, and scattereth the hoar- 
 frost like ashes. 
 
 He casteth forth his ice like morsels ; who can 
 stand before his cold ? 
 
 He sendeth forth his word and melteth them ; he 
 causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow. 
 
 He announceth his word to Jacob, his statutes 
 and laws to Israel. 
 
 He has not dealt so with any other nation, and as 
 for his judgments, they have not known them. 
 
 PSALM civ. 
 
 Praise the Lord, O my soul ! O Eternal, my God ! 
 thou art very great ? Thou art clothed with glory 
 and majesty ! 
 
 He covereth himself with light as with a garment ; 
 he spreadeth out the heavens like a curtain ; 
 
SO RITUAL. 
 
 He layeth the beams of his chambers in the 
 waters ; he maketh the clouds his chariot, and rideth 
 upon the wings of the wind. 
 
 He maketh the winds his messengers, the flaming 
 lightnings his ministers. 
 
 He established the earth on its foundations ; that 
 it shall not be moved forever. 
 
 Thou didst cover it with the deep as with a gar- 
 ment ; the \vaters stood above the mountains. 
 
 At thy rebuke they fled ; at the voice of thy 
 thunder they hasted away. 
 
 The mountains rose, the valleys sank in the place 
 which thou didst appoint for them. 
 
 Thou hast established a bound which the waters 
 may not pass, that they may not return and cover 
 the earth. 
 
 He sendeth forth the springs in brooks ; they run 
 among the mountains; 
 
 They give drink to all the beasts of the forest ; in 
 them the wild asses quench their thirst. 
 
 About them the birds of heaven have their habi- 
 tation ; they sing among the branches. 
 
 He watereth the hills from his chambers ; the 
 earth is satisfied with the fruit of his works. 
 
 He causeth the grass to spring up for cattle, and 
 herbage for the service of man to bring forth food 
 out of the earth, 
 
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 And wine that gladdeneth the heart of man, and 
 bread that strengthened! man's heart. 
 
 How manifold are thy works, O Eternal ! in wis- 
 dom hast thou made them all, the earth is full of 
 thy riches. 
 
 They all wait on thee to give them their food in 
 due season. 
 
 The glory of the Lord endureth forever. 
 
 Praise the Lord, O my soul ! Hallelujah. 
 
 PSALM cxxxix. 
 
 O Lord ! thou hast searched me and known me ! 
 
 Thou knowest my down-sitting and mine up- 
 rising, thou understandest my thoughts from afar 
 off! 
 
 Thou compassest my path and my lying down, 
 and art acquainted with all my ways. 
 
 For there is not a word upon my tongue, but lo ! 
 O Lord ! thou knowest it altogether ! 
 
 Thou hast beset me behind and before, and layest 
 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 into heaven thou art there, and if I 
 make my bed in the grave, behold, thou art there ! 
 
 If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in 
 
82 RITUAL. 
 
 the remotest 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. 
 
 Marvelous are thy works, and that my soul 
 knoweth right w r ell. 
 
 How precious 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, O 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 ! 
 
 PSALM LXXXV. 
 
 O Lord ! thou hast been favorable to thy land. 
 Restore us, O God of our salvation ! 
 
 Thou didst forgive the iniquity of thy people, and 
 cover all their sins ! Thou didst take away all thy 
 displeasure. 
 
 Show us thy compassion, O Lord ! and grant us 
 thy salvation ! 
 
RITUAL. 83 
 
 I will hear what God, the Lord, will speak : truly 
 he will speak peace to his people, and to his 
 servants ; only let them not turn again to folly ! 
 
 Yea his salvation is nigh them that fear him, that 
 glory may dwell in the land. 
 
 Mercy and truth shall meet together ; righteous- 
 ness and peace shall kiss each other. 
 
 Truth shall spring out of the earth ; righteousness 
 shall look down from heaven. 
 
 Yea the Lord will give prosperity, and our land 
 shall yield her increase. 
 
 Righteousness shall go before him, and set us in 
 the way of his steps. 
 
 PSALM xix. 
 
 The heavens declare the glory of God ; and the 
 firmament showeth forth the work of his hands. 
 
 Day uttereth instruction unto day, and night 
 showeth knowledge unto night. 
 
 They have no speech nor language, their voice is 
 not heard. 
 
 Yet their sound goeth forth to all the earth, and 
 their words to the end of the world. 
 
 In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, 
 which cometh forth like a bride-groom from his 
 chamber, and rejoiceth like a hero to run his course. 
 
 He goeth forth from the extremity of heaven, and 
 
84 RITUAL. 
 
 maketh his circuit unto the end of it ; and nothing 
 is hid from his heat. 
 
 The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul ; 
 the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the 
 simple. v 
 
 The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the- 
 heart ; the commandment of the Lord is pure, en- 
 lightening the eyes. 
 
 The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; 
 the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous 
 altogether. 
 
 More precious are they than gold ; yea, much fine 
 gold ; sweeter than honey and the honeycomb. 
 
 By them also is thy servant warned, and in keep- 
 ing of them there is great reward. 
 
 Who knoweth his own offenses? O, cleanse thou 
 me from secret faults ! 
 
 Keep back also thy servant from presumptuous- 
 sins ; let them not have dominion over me ! 
 
 Then shall I be upright ; and I shall be free from 
 gross transgression. 
 
 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation 
 of my heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord ! my 
 strength and my redeemer. 
 
 PSALM xxxin. 
 
 Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous! for praise 
 becometh the upright. 
 
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 For the word of the Lord is right, and all his 
 works are faithful. 
 
 He loveth justice and equity ; the earth is full of 
 the goodness of the Lord. 
 
 By the word of the Lord were the heavens made, 
 and all the hosts of them by the breath of his mouth. 
 
 He gathereth the waters of the sea, as a heap ; he 
 layeth up the deep in storehouses. 
 
 Let the earth fear the Lord ; let all the in- 
 habitants of the world stand in awe of him. 
 
 For he spake, and it was done ; he commanded, 
 and it stood fast. 
 
 The counsel of the Lord standeth forever ; the 
 designs of his heart to all generations. 
 
 Happy the nation whose God is the Lord ; the 
 people whom he has chosen for his inheritance. 
 
 The Lord looketh from heaven, he beJioldeth all 
 the sons of men : he fashioneth the hearts of all, he 
 considered! all their works. 
 
 A king is not saved by the number of his forces, 
 nor a hero by the greatness of his strength. 
 
 Behold the eye of the Lord is upon them that 
 fear him, upon them that hope is his mercy. 
 
 To save them from the power of death, and to 
 keep them alive in famine. 
 
 Our soul waiteth for the Lord ; he is our help and 
 
86 RITUAL. 
 
 shield; our heart shall rejoice in him, because we 
 have trusted in his holy name. 
 
 May thy mercy be upon us, O Lord ! according as 
 we hope in thee ! 
 
 PSALM xxxiv. 
 
 O, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his 
 name together ! 
 
 I sought the Lord and he heard me, and de- 
 livered me from all my fears. 
 
 Look up to him, and ye shall have light ; your 
 faces shall never be ashamed. 
 
 This afflicted man cried, and the Lord heard, and 
 saved him from all his troubles. 
 
 The angels of the Lord encamp around those who 
 fear him, and deliver them. 
 
 O taste, and see how good is the Lord ! happy 
 the man who trusteth in him. 
 
 O fear the Lord, ye his servants ; for there is no 
 want to them that fear him. 
 
 Young lions want, and suffer hunger; but they 
 who fear the Lord want no good thing. 
 
 Come, ye children, hearken unto me ! I will teach 
 you the fear of the Lord. 
 
 What man is he that loveth life, and desireth 
 many days, that he may see good ? 
 
 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from 
 speaking guile. 
 
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 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 Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken 
 heart, and saveth such as are of a contrite spirit. 
 
 Many are the afflictions of the righteous ; but the 
 Lord delivereth him from them all. 
 
 The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants, and 
 none that trust in him shall suffer for it. 
 
 PSALM xxxix. 
 
 Lord, make me know mine end, and the number 
 of my days, that I may know how frail I am ! 
 
 Behold thou hast made my days as a hand-breadth, 
 and my life is as nothing before thee ; yea, every 
 man in his best estate is altogether vanity. 
 
 Surely every man walketh in a vain show ; surely 
 he disquieteth himself in vain. 
 
 He heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall 
 gather them. 
 
 What then, O Lord! is my hope? v My hope is in 
 thee! Deliver me from all my transgressions; let 
 me not be the reproach of scoffers ! 
 
 Yet I am dumb ; I open not my mouth ; for thou 
 hast done it ! 
 
 But remove from me thine affliction, for I am 
 perishing by the blow of thy hand. 
 
88 RITUAL. 
 
 When thou, with rebukes, dost chasten man from 
 iniquity, thou causeth his glory to waste away like a 
 moth. Surely every man is vanity. 
 
 Hear my prayer, O Lord ! give ear to my cry ; be 
 not silent at my tears ! for I am a stranger with thee, 
 a sojourner as all my fathers were. 
 
 O, spare me, that I may recover strength, before 
 I go away and be no more ! 
 
 PSALM xc. 
 
 Lord ! thou hast been our refuge in all genera- 
 tions ! Before the mountains were brought forth, or 
 even thou hadst formed the earth and the world, 
 even from everlasting to everlasting thou art God. 
 
 But man thou turnest again to dust, 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, they are as a sleep ; in 
 the morning he springeth up like grass, 
 
 Which flourishes and shooteth up in the morning 
 and in the evening is cut down and withered. 
 
 Thou settest our misdeeds before thee, our secret 
 sins in the light of thy countenance. 
 
 We spend our years as a tale that is told. 
 
 The days of our years are three-score years and 
 
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 ten, and by reason of strength may be four-score 
 years ; 
 
 Yet is their pride labor and sorrow ; for it is soon 
 cut off, and we fly away. 
 
 So teach us to number our days, that we may 
 apply our hearts unto wisdom. 
 
 Return, O Lord! how long? and be gracious 
 unto thy servants ! 
 
 Satisfy us speedily 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 deeds be known unto thy servants, and 
 thy glory unto the children ! 
 
 Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, 
 and establish for us the work of our hands ; yea the 
 work of our hands, establish thou it ! 
 
 PSALM xci. 
 
 He who sitteth under the shelter of the most high 
 shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 
 
 I say to the Lord, tho*u art my refuge and my 
 fortress ; my God, in whom I trust. 
 
 Surely he will deliver me from the snare of the 
 fowler, and from the wasting pestilence. 
 
 He will cover thee with his wing ; his truth will 
 be thy shield and thy buckler. 
 
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 Thou shalt not be afraid of the terror of the night, 
 nor of the arrow that flieth by day. 
 
 Nor of the pestilence that walketh in darkness, nor 
 of the plague that destroyeth at noonday. 
 
 Because thou hast made the Lord thy refuge, 
 even the Most High thy habitation. 
 
 No evil shall befall thee nor any plague come near 
 thv dwelling. 
 
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 For he will give his angels charge over thee, to 
 guard thee in all thy ways. 
 
 They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou 
 clash thy foot against a stone. 
 
 Because he loveth me, I will deliver him ; he shall 
 call upon me and I will answer him. 
 
 I will be with him in trouble, and will show him 
 my salvation. 
 
 PSALM cm. 
 
 Praise the Lord, O my soul ! and all that is with- 
 in me, praise his holy name. 
 
 Praise the Lord, O my soul ! and forget not his 
 benefits ! 
 
 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities, who healeth all 
 thy diseases ; 
 
 Who redeemeth thy life from the grave ; who 
 crowneth thee with loving kindness and tender 
 mercies ; 
 
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 Who satisfieth thine old age with happiness, 
 that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's. 
 
 The Lord executeth justice and equity for all the 
 oppressed. 
 
 He made known his ways to Moses, his doings to 
 the children of Israel. 
 
 God is merciful and kind, slow to anger and rich 
 in mercy. 
 
 He does not always chide, nor does he keep his 
 anger forever. 
 
 He does not deal with us according to our sins, 
 nor requites us according to our iniquities. 
 
 As high as are the heavens above the earth, so 
 great is his mercy to them that fear him. 
 
 As far as the east is from the west, so far does he 
 remove our transgressions from us. 
 
 Even as a father pitieth his children, so God 
 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. 
 
 The wind passeth over it, and it is gone ; and its 
 place shall know it no more. 
 
 But the mercy of the Eternal is from everlasting 
 to everlasting to them that fear him, and his right- 
 eousness to children's children, to such as keep his 
 
92 RITUAL. 
 
 covenant, and remember his commandments to do 
 them. 
 
 The Lord has established his throne in the heav- 
 ens, and his kingdom ruleth over all. 
 
 Praise the Lord, all ye his hosts ; ye his ministers, 
 who do his pleasure ! 
 
 Praise the Lord, all his works, in all places of his 
 dominion ! Praise the Lord, O my soul ! 
 
 PSALM xxx. 
 
 I will extol thee, O Lord ! for thou hast lifted me 
 up and hast not suffered my enemies to rejoice over 
 me. 
 
 Eternal, my God ! I called upon thee, and thou 
 hast healed me ! 
 
 Thou hast raised me up, thou hast kept me alive, 
 that I should not go down to the grave. 
 
 Sing unto the Lord, O ye his servants, and praise 
 his holy name ! 
 
 For his anger endureth but a moment, but his 
 favor, through life. 
 
 In the evening sorrow may be a guest, but joy 
 cometh in the morning. 
 
 1 said in my prosperity, "I shall never be moved !" 
 Thou, O Lord ! by thy favor hast made me strong, 
 
 when thou didst hide thy face, I was troubled. 
 
 Unto thee, O Lord ! I cried and I made supplica- 
 tion. 
 
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 Hear, O Lord ! and have pity upon me ! Be thou, 
 O Lord ! my helper! 
 
 Thou didst turn my mourning to rejoicing, thou 
 didst loose my sackcloth, and gird me with gladness. 
 
 Therefore, I will sing praise to thee, and not be 
 silent ; 
 
 O Eternal, my God ! I will give thanks to thee 
 forever. 
 
 PSALM xcn. 
 
 It is a good thing to give thanks to the Lord, and 
 to sing praises to thy name, O most high ! 
 
 To show forth thy loving-kindness in the morn- 
 ing, and thy faithfulness every night. 
 
 For thou, O Lord! hast made me glad by thy 
 doings ; in the work of thy hands I greatly rejoice. 
 
 How great are thy works, O Lord ! how deep thy 
 purposes. 
 
 The unwise man knoweth not this, and the fool 
 understandeth it not. 
 
 When the wicked spring up like grass, and all who 
 practice iniquity flourish ; it is but to be destroyed 
 forever. 
 
 But, thou, O Lord ! art forever exalted, thy ene- 
 mies perish, and dispersed are all who do iniquity! 
 
 The righteous shall flourish like the palm-tree, 
 they shall grow up like the cedars of Lebanon. 
 
94 RITUAL. 
 
 Planted in the house of the Lord, they shall 
 flourish in the courts of our God. 
 
 Even in old age they shall bring forth fruit ; they 
 shall be green and full of sap. 
 
 To show that the Lord, my rock, is upright, that 
 there is no unrighteousness in him. 
 
 PSALM i. 
 
 
 
 Happy the man who walketh not in the counsel 
 of the unrighteous, nor standeth in the way of sin- 
 ners, nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers ; 
 
 But whose delight is in the law of the Eternal, 
 and who meditateth on his precepts day and night. 
 
 He is like a tree planted by streams of water, that 
 bringeth forth its fruit in its season, whose leaves 
 also do not wither; all that he doeth shall prosper. 
 
 Not so the unrighteous ; they are like ehaff, which 
 the wind driveth away. 
 
 Therefore the wicked shall not stand in judgment, 
 nor sinners in the assembly of the just. 
 
 For the Eternal mindeth the way of the right- 
 eous, but the way of the wicked leadeth to ruin. 
 
 PSALM xv. 
 
 Eternal, who shall abide at thy tabernacle? Who 
 shall dwell upon thy holy hill? 
 
 He that walketh uprightly, and doeth righteous- 
 ness, and speaketh the truth in his heart ; 
 
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 He that slandereth not with his tongue, that 
 doeth no injury to his neighbor, and uttereth no re- 
 proach against his neighbor. 
 
 In whose eyes a vile person is contemned, but 
 who honoreth them that fear the Lord ; who swear- 
 eth to his own hurt, and changeth not. 
 
 He that lendeth not his money for usury, and 
 taketh not a bribe against the innocent; he that 
 doeth these things shall never be moved. 
 
 PSALM xxxvi. 
 
 Transgression is in the heart of the wicked, no 
 fear of God is before his eyes ; for it is flattering to 
 him in his own eyes to find sin and to hate. 
 
 The \vords of his mouth are iniquity and deceit ; 
 he neglecteth to be wise and to do good. 
 
 He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he prese- 
 vereth in an evil way ; he abhorreth not sin. 
 
 Thy goodness, O Lord ! reacheth to the heavens, 
 and thy faithfulness to the clouds; 
 
 Thy righteousness is like high mountains; thy 
 judgments are a great deep, thou helpest man and 
 beast! 
 
 How precious is thy loving kindness, O God! the 
 sons of men seek refuge under the shadow of thy 
 wing^. 
 
 They are satisfied with the abundance of thy 
 
90 RITUAL. 
 
 house, and thou causest them to drink of the full 
 stream of thy pleasures. 
 
 For with thee is the fountain of life; through 
 thy light we see light. 
 
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 O, continue thy loving kindness to them that 
 know thee and thy favor to the upright in heart ! 
 
 PSALM xxxvu. 
 Be not thou angry on account of the wicked, nor 
 
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 be envious of those who do iniquity. 
 
 Place thy delight in the Lord, and he will give 
 thee thy heart's desires. 
 
 Commit thy way to the Lord; trust in him, and 
 he will bring it to pass. 
 
 He will cause thy justice to shine forth like the 
 light, and thy righteousness like the noonday's 
 brightness. 
 
 Hope thou patiently on the Lord, and in him 
 place thy trust ! 
 
 Be not angry on account of the wicked that de- 
 viseth deceit if he is prosperous. 
 
 Yet a little while and he shall be no more, thou 
 mayest look for his place and he will not be found. 
 
 But the meek shall inherit the land, and delight 
 themselves in the fullness of prosperity. 
 
 The wicked man plotteth against the. just, and 
 gnasheth at him with his teeth. 
 
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 The Lord knoweth his folly, he seeth that his 
 day is coming. 
 
 Better is the little of the righteous man, than the 
 great abundance of the wicked. 
 
 The wicked borroweth, and repayeth not ; but 
 the righteous is merciful and giveth. 
 
 The steps of the good man are directed by the 
 Lord ; he delighteth himself in his way. 
 
 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down, 
 for the Lord holdeth him by the hand. 
 
 I have been young, and now am old ; yet have I 
 not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his offspring 
 begging bread. 
 
 I have seen a wicked man in great power, and 
 spreading himself like a gfeen cedar; but he passed 
 away, and, lo ! he was no more; I sought him, but 
 he was not found. 
 
 The salvation of the just is from the Lord ; he is 
 their strength in the time of trouble ; he will save 
 them, because they trust in him. 
 
 Mark the righteous man, and behold the upright, 
 for the end of that man is peace. 
 
 PSALM LXXIII. 
 
 Truly God is good to Israel, to those who are 
 pure in heart. 
 
 Yet my feet almost gave way, my steps had well 
 nigh slipped. 
 
98 RITUAL. 
 
 For I was envious of the proud, when I saw the 
 prosperity of the wicked. 
 
 For they have no pains even to their death ; their 
 bodies are in full health. 
 
 They have not the woes of other men, nor are 
 tliey smitten like them. 
 
 Therefore pride encircleth their neck as a collar ; 
 violence covereth them as a garment. 
 
 From their bosom issueth their iniquity ; the de- 
 signs of their heart burst forth. 
 
 They mock, and speak maliciously, their words 
 are haughty. 
 
 They stretch forth their mouth to the heavens, 
 their tongue goeth through the earth. 
 
 And they say, u How doth God know? How can 
 there be knowledge with the Most High?" 
 
 Behold these are the ungodly ! yet they are ever 
 prosperous and heap up riches. 
 
 Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain ; in vain 
 I washed my hands in innocence. 
 
 For every day have I been smitten ; every morn 
 have I been chastened. 
 
 But if I should resolve to speak like them, surely 
 I should be treacherous to the family of thy children. 
 
 So when I studied to know this, it was painful in 
 my eyes ; until I penetrated into the worship of 
 God, and considered what was their end. 
 
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 Behold ! thou hast set them on slippery places ; 
 thou castest them down into unseen pits. 
 
 How are they brought to desolation in a moment, 
 and utterly consumed with sudden destruction ! 
 
 As a dream when one awaketh, thus, O Lord ! wilt 
 thou make their vain show a derision. 
 
 When my heart was vexed, and I was pierced 
 with pain, then was I stupid and without under- 
 standing, like a brute I was before thee. 
 
 Yet I am continually with thee, thou holdest me 
 by my right hand, thou guidest me with thy coun- 
 sel, and at last wilt receive me in glory. 
 
 Whom have I in heaven but thee, and whom on 
 earth do I love like thee? 
 
 Though my flesh and my heart fail, God is the 
 strength of my heart, and my portion forever. 
 
 PSALM xxxn. 
 
 Happy is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose 
 sin is pardoned, 
 
 Whose guilt has obtained remission from God, and 
 whose repentance is sincere. 
 
 While I kept silence and not confessed my guilt, 
 my bones were wasted and I was troubled all day. 
 
 My conscience laden with iniquity, I found rest 
 neither by day nor by night. 
 
 No sooner did I acknowledge my sin, disclose my 
 wound, the guilt that tortured me within ; when thy 
 
100 RITUAL. 
 
 fatherly love forgave, and mercy's healing balm 
 poured in. 
 
 Therefore shall every pious man pray to thee, 
 while thou mayest be found. Surely the floods of 
 great waters shall not come near him. 
 
 Thou savest me from trouble ; thou compassest 
 me about with songs of deliverance. 
 
 Thou sayest, I will instruct thee, and show thee 
 the way thou shouldst go ; I will give thee counsel 
 and keep my eye upon thee. 
 
 Only do not indulge in brutal lust, curb thy pas- 
 sions and be not like wild beasts. 
 
 Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but he that 
 trusteth in the Lord shall be surrounded with bless- 
 ings of mercy. 
 
 Be glad, O ye righteous, and rejoice in the Lord ; 
 be joyful, all ye that are true of heart. 
 
 SELECTIONS FROM THE PROPHETS. 
 
 now, saith the Eternal, turn ye to me 
 with all your heart. Turn to the Lord your 
 God, for he is gracious and merciful, and of great 
 kindness. 
 
 Prepare to meet thy God, O Israel ! Seek ye the 
 Eternal, and ye shall live. Hate ye the evil, love 
 
RITUAL. /, : : ;;y IQI 
 
 good, and establish justice. Seek ye good, and not 
 evil, that ye may live. I hate your feasts; I have 
 no delight in your solemn assemblies, saith the 
 Eternal ; when ye offer me burnt offerings, I will 
 not accept them. Take ye away from me the noise 
 of your songs, and the music of your instruments 
 let me not hear! Let justice flow forth as waters, 
 and righteousness as a mighty stream. 
 
 to them that put far away the day of evil, 
 and bring near the seat of oppression ; that 
 drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the 
 most precious perfumes. 
 
 , and let us return to God! for he hath 
 torn, and he will heal us, he hath smitten, and 
 he will bind us up. Let us, therefore, know him ; 
 let us ever strive to know the Lord. His coming 
 forth is sure as the morning; he will come to us like 
 the rain which watereth the earth. My judgments, 
 saith the Eternal, have gone forth like light; I 
 desire mercy, and not sacrifice, and the knowledge 
 of God rather than burnt offering. 
 
 t) ETURN, O Israel, to the Eternal thy God; for 
 
 thou hast fallen by thine iniquity. Take with 
 
 you words and return to God, saying: Forgive all 
 
 our iniquity, and receive us graciously, and we will 
 
101' RITUAL. 
 
 render to thee the sacrifices of our lips! For from 
 thee the fatherless obtaineth mercy. I will heal 
 their rebellion ; I will love them freely ; for my 
 anger is turned away from them. I will be as the 
 dew to Israel ; he shall blossom as the lily, and 
 strike roots like Lebanon, and his beauty shall be as 
 the olive tree. 
 
 A AT HO is wise that he may understand these 
 things, prudent, that he may know them ? 
 For the ways of the Eternal are right, and the right- 
 eous walk in them ; but the transgressors stumble 
 in them. 
 
 SELECTIONS FROM ISAIAH. 
 
 T T EAR, O ye heavens, and give ear, O earth ! for 
 the Eternal speaketh ! What to me is the mul- 
 titude of your sacrifices ! When ye come to appear 
 before me, who hath required this of you, to tread 
 my courts! Bring no more false oblations! Incense 
 is an abomination to me, the new moon also, and 
 the sabbath, and the calling of the assembly ; in- 
 iquity and festivals I cannot endure. Your new 
 moons and your feasts my soul hateth ; they are a 
 burden to me ; I am weary of bearing them. When 
 ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes 
 
RITUAL. 103 
 
 from you ; yea, when ye multiply prayers, I will not 
 hear. Wash you, make you clean; put away your 
 evil doings from before mine eyes ; cease to do evil ; 
 learn to do well ; seek justice ; relieve the oppressed ; 
 defend the fatherless ; plead for the widow ! Come, 
 now, let us reason together, saith the Lord. Though 
 your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as 
 snow ; though they be red like crimson, they shall 
 be like wool. If ye be willing and obedient, ye 
 shall consume the good of the land ; but if ye shall 
 refuse, and be rebellious, the Lord shall consume 
 you. Through justice shall Zion be delivered, and 
 her reformed sons through righteousness. 
 
 FT shall come to pass in the last days, that the 
 mountain of the house of the Eternal shall be 
 established at the head of the mountains, and ex- 
 alted above the hills ; and all nations shall flow unto 
 it. And many kingdoms shall go, and shall say; 
 Come, let us go to the mountain of the Lord, to the 
 house of the God of Jacob, that he may teach us 
 his ways, and that we may walk in his paths! For 
 from Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of 
 the Eternal from Jerusalem. He shall be a judge 
 of the nations, and an umpire of many kingdoms ; 
 and they shall beat their swords into ploughshares, 
 and their spears into pruning-hooks ; nation shall 
 not lift up the sword against nation, neither shall 
 
104 RITUAL. 
 
 they learn war any more. O house of Jacob, come 
 ye, and let us walk in the light of the Eternal ! Say 
 ye of the righteous that it shall be well with him ; 
 for he shall eat the fruit of his doings. Woe to the 
 wicked : it shall be ill with him ; for the work of his 
 hands shall be repaid him. 
 
 TTO, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the 
 waters! Even ye that have no money, come 
 ye, buy and eat ! Yea, come, buy wine and milk, 
 without money, and without price. Wherefore do 
 ye spend your money for that which does not sat- 
 isfy? Hearken attentively to me, and eat ye that 
 which is good, and your soul shall delight itself with 
 good things. Incline your ear, and come to me, 
 hear, and your soul shall live ; and I will make with 
 you an everlasting covenant. Seek ye the Eternal, 
 while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is 
 near ; let the wicked forsake his way, and the un- 
 righteous man his thoughts ; let him return to the 
 Lord, and he will have mercy upon him, to our God, 
 for he will abundantly pardon. For my thoughts 
 are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my 
 ways, saith the Lord. For as the heavens are higher 
 than the earth, so are my ways higher than your 
 ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. For 
 as the rain descend from heaven, and return not 
 thither, but water the earth, and make it bear and 
 
RITUAL. 105 
 
 put forth its increase, that it may give seed to the 
 sower, and bread to the eater, so shall my word be 
 that goeth forth from my mouth ; it shall not return 
 to me void ; it shall bring to pass that which is my 
 pleasure, and it shall accomplish that for which I 
 sent it. For ye shall go out with joy, and be led 
 forth with peace ; the mountains and the hills shall 
 break forth before you in singing, and all the trees 
 of the field shpll clap their hands. Instead of the 
 thorn shall grow up the cypress tree, and instead of 
 the bramble shall grow up the myrtle tree, and it 
 shall be to the Eternal for a name, for an everlast- 
 ing sign that shall not be cut off. 
 
 HPHUS saith the Eternal: Keep ye justice and 
 practice righteousness; for the coming of my 
 salvation is near, and my deliverance is soon to be 
 revealed. Happy the man that doeth this, and the 
 son of man that holdeth fast ; that keepeth the sab- 
 bath, and profaneth it not, and restraineth his hand 
 from doing evil. The strangers, also, that join 
 themselves to the Eternal, to serve him and to love 
 his name, every one that keepeth the sabbath and 
 profaneth it not, and holdeth fast my covenant, 
 them will I bring to my holy mountain, and I will 
 make them rejoice in my house of prayer; for my 
 house shall be called a house of prayer for all 
 nations. 
 
106 RITUAL. 
 
 \AfHEREWITH shall I come before the Lord, 
 and bow myself before the most high God ? 
 Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with 
 calves of a year old? Will the Lord be pleased with 
 thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of 
 oil? Shall I give my first-born for my transgression, 
 the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? He 
 hath shown thee, O man, what is good, and what 
 doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and 
 to love mercy, and to walk humbly before thy God. 
 
RITUAL. 
 
 ORDER OF WORSHIP FOR THE DAY OF 
 ATONEMENT. 
 
 AFTERNOON SERVICE. 
 Hymn. 
 
 TV /TOST merciful God! our heavenly Father, who 
 alone art perfectly holy, just and true : grant 
 that we may desire and will, both now on this sacred 
 day, and at all times in our whole life, what is pleas- 
 ing and acceptable to thee. Give us grace that we 
 may have no wish the expression of which must 
 make us blush, and propose nothing in which we 
 may not seek thy help. So may our spirits be at 
 one with thee, and our prayers be such as thou wilt 
 hear and answer. 
 
 Thou, O God, knowest what is best for us, and 
 thou dost most justly and mercifully dispose all 
 things according to thy perfect wisdom. Teach us 
 to take at thy hands good and evil, bitter and 
 sweet, joy and sorrow, and in all things be thankful 
 unto thee. Cast out of our hearts all undue and 
 unprofitable cares. O, send down the beams of thy 
 brightness, to enlighten and purify the hidden 
 chambers of our hearts, and to quicken and renew 
 our souls, that we may cleave fast and be joined 
 unto virtue and truth. 
 
108 RITUAL. 
 
 O God, most righteous and most holy, we ac- 
 knowledge and confess the manifold sins and of- 
 fenses which 'we have committed against thee in 
 thought, word, and deed ; and w r e pray that, think- 
 ing of thy great groodness and long-suffering, we 
 may have grace truly to sorrow for our unworthiness, 
 and so repent of our sins that we may turn no more 
 to the evil way. Assist and guide us continually; 
 show us the path in which we should walk, and give 
 us strength to persevere therein with all steadfast- 
 ness and patience. Deliver us from the spirit of 
 pride, vain-glory, presumption, self-love, and make 
 us humble, gentle, and lowly in our own sight, that 
 we lift not ourselves above our brethren. 
 
 Take from us our doubting and unfaithful heart, 
 and give us a heart that trusts in thee and is devoted 
 to thy will. Our careless, cold and impenitent heart 
 take from us, and give us a heart to adore and love 
 thee, and to mourn over all our offenses. Write thy 
 law in our conscience, grave it in our mind ; that we 
 may know thy righteousness, and obey thy will, and 
 believe and trust in thee forever. 
 
 /^V GOD, who searchest the heart, thou knowest 
 how weak and frail we are. Oft-times a little 
 adversity troubleth us sore, and maketh us dull and 
 slow to serve thee. When we have purposed to stand 
 strongly, a little trouble hath come and hath passed 
 
RITUAL. 109 
 
 not without much sorrow and complaining; and out 
 of a small thing grievous temptation hath arisen. 
 O, help us, our Father, and give us strength and 
 wisdom. We would fix our heart on thee, above all 
 joy and pleasure, above all glory and honor, above 
 all health and beauty, above all fame and praise, 
 above all earthly gain ; for in thee only all treasures 
 of goodness most perfectly do rest, and in thee alone 
 is our true blessedness, and our abiding place. 
 
 THOU source of all our good, we would thank- 
 fully receive whatever thou in thy fatherly wis- 
 dom knowest to be expedient and necessary for us ; 
 and we would use thy gifts peaceably and quietly, 
 heartily acknowledging our indebtedness, and rest- 
 ing in thy most bountiful mercy. And forasmuch 
 as, while we continue here in this transitory life, 
 we are so frail and unstable that we cannot ever be 
 blameless in thy sight, but are continually in need of 
 thy merciful forgiveness, may we be taught mercy 
 by our own need of mercy ; and, as we hope to be 
 forgiven by thee, may we from our heart forgive all 
 that trespass against us. Make us able to bear with 
 patience all occasions of offense, and not to recom- 
 pense evil with evil; and give us a tender, loving 
 and merciful heart towards our brethren, that we 
 may do good to all as we have opportunity. 
 
 We desire to remember before thee all those who 
 
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 are connected with us in bonds of love and friend- 
 ship, whether they be with us, or far away from us, 
 imploring thy mercy. We pray that thou mayest 
 keep them in good health of body and spirit. Be 
 with those also who are in any affliction or distress ; 
 look in thy divine compassion on the poor and des- 
 titute, the bereaved and lonely, upon those who are 
 in sickness, in pain of body or anguish of mind, 
 upon such of our brethren as are unjustly held in 
 bondage, and all who are wronged and oppressed. 
 Give strength to the weak, light to the ignorant, and 
 to the sinful true penitence and newness of life. 
 
 Grant that all men will soon recognize that thou 
 art the only God and the righteous judge. 
 
 TT is true that thou art both judge and witness. 
 Thou knowest and rememberest every thought 
 and deed, even that which is forgotten by man. 
 Before thee lies open the book of remembrance, 
 into which every man writes, with his own hand, as 
 it were, all his doings, his own sentence. Thou 
 reviewest all thy children, as the shepherd musters 
 his flock, when he makes it pass under his staff. . 
 Thou countest and noticest every living soul. To 
 thee is known how many shall vanish, how many be 
 born ; who are to live, who are to die, at a good old 
 age, or in the bloom of youth ; who shall perish by 
 water, fire, hunger, earthquake, or pestilence ; who 
 
RITUAL. I I I 
 
 shall spend their days in tranquility, peace and ease, 
 and who in struggles, toils and trials ; who shall be 
 rich or poor, exalted or humbled. What is man, O 
 God, that thou thinkest of him, the child of the dust 
 that thou rememberest him ! that thou hast made him 
 only lower than God, and crowned him with honor 
 and glory! Thou desirest not the death of the sin- 
 ner, but that he turn back from his evil path and 
 live. Till the day of his death thou waitest for him 
 to receive him back in grace. Thou hast fashioned 
 man, and knowest the inclination of his heart. How 
 weak is man ! He comes from the dust and re- 
 turns to the dust ; must toil for his sustenance ; 
 passes like a withered grass, a vanishing shadow, a 
 fleeting dream. But thou, living God, rulest as 
 king everlasting ! 
 
 Choir. 
 
 or? >? 'ffw jni> nfiNi 'DW tfirr nnx 
 
 ifiiDi nfiyo mo* DHK :DTI 
 
 T *T 
 
 '&y 
 
 The Congregation rise. 
 Minister, repeated by the Choir. 
 
 It is our duty to glorify the ruler of the universe, to adore the sub- 
 lime creator, who has chosen the children of Abraham to be a bless- 
 
112 RITUAL. 
 
 ID to^an? '\yti? 
 
 The Congregation kneel down. 
 Choir. 
 
 TI-O e>'nj3rr 
 
 The Congregation take their seats. 
 Minister. 
 
 in : 
 rr5J3 
 
 O God, thou art our Lord and none 
 besides thee. And holy joy lifts up our soul 
 when we remember that by thy grace our ancestors 
 were set apart, to recognize thee before all the na- 
 tions of the earth and to proclaim the honor and 
 glory of thy name to all mankind. O, how wonder- 
 fully hast thou guided thy people! When darkness 
 covered the earth and gross darkness the nations, 
 thou didst kindle the light of thy truth in Israel 
 
 ing to all the families of man. We bend our knee in gratitude and 
 adoration before the king of kings, the holy one whose name be 
 blessed. 
 
 He stretched out the heavens, founded the earth and established 
 his throne in supreme glory. He is our God, none besides him. 
 
RITUAL. 113 
 
 and guide thy firstborn to thy holy mountain 
 where thy sanctuary was erected, and our fathers 
 the only worshipers of the only One, rejoiced in thee, 
 and sacrificed to thee on Zion, from whence the law 
 was to go forth and the word of God to all the 
 families on earth. 
 
 After the lapse of so many centuries we still look 
 back to that sacred spot with a throbbing heart, and 
 recognize in it the hallowed soil from which grew 
 up the powerful stem of our innermost spiritual life, 
 of our worship of God. 
 
 Though Israel has matured by numberless trials 
 and struggles, and has wonderfully grown in the 
 knowledge and worship of God since the days of its 
 childhood ; yet the same divine spirit breathes in 
 our midst to-day which animated our fathers. The 
 torch of the law handed down from olden times is 
 still carried by the house of Jacob, though its light 
 is now purer and more intense than formerly, and 
 shining in wider spheres. On this holiest of days 
 all Israelites on the whole earth surround thy 
 heavenly throne, to offer up their sacrifices of atone- 
 ment with the same contrite spirit, sincere heart and 
 pious resolutions, as once did our fathers on Mount 
 Zion. And a glance upon our hoary past fills us 
 with deep gratitude at the conservation of the an- 
 cient truth, the pure idea, amid all the changes of 
 forms and circumstances, and admonishes us, to re- 
 
114 RITUAL. 
 
 main faithful to our mission and never to forget the 
 sacred duties imposed upon us, in the midst of 
 humanity. In olden times, on this day of atonement 
 the high-priest in white attire, had to enter the in- 
 nermost sanctuary, to mediate in the sublime work of 
 atonement. Thus let us recognize on this day the 
 high vocation of the whole priestly congregation, 
 clad in the spotless garments of innocence, to 
 approach thee in deep reverence, for their own 
 sanctification and that of their brethren. The high- 
 priest first asked for grace and forgiveness for him- 
 self and his house ; he, the guardian of the sanctu- 
 ary, the bearer of the peace-message, felt the neces- 
 sity of being first in peace with thee and pure before 
 thy eyes, ere he could dare to offer prayer for his 
 people. So thou mayest grant, on this day, to the 
 teachers of thy word in Israel strength and self- 
 knowledge, wisdom and understanding ; grant them 
 strict watchfulness over their words and actions, that 
 they may proclaim thee in truth and in an en- 
 lightened .spirit ; that the word of their mouth may 
 become fruitful seed in the hearts of those to whom 
 they minister ; that their lips may guard knowl- 
 edge ; that all their teachings and their whole life 
 may breathe truth and peace, that they, the guides, 
 may not go astray and stumble, and cause others to 
 go astray and to stumble. 
 
 And so may every Israelite remember his priestly 
 
RITUAL. 115 
 
 vocation, and watch with double care over his own 
 doings and those of his family, that every house may 
 become a house of God, a sanctuary where the light 
 of justice and truth shines in continual brightness. 
 
 And thus in deep shame and repentance, con- 
 scious of our short-comings, but full of faith in thy 
 mercy, we cry with the high-priest from the depth 
 of our hearts: 
 
 The Congregation rise. 
 Minister, repeated by the Choir. 
 
 KJ 133 ' 
 
 - 
 
 Minister. 
 
 p ?|TO n^o rnin? 
 'jap 
 
 O Lord, pardon the sins, iniquities and transgres- 
 sions, which we have committed, I and my house- 
 hold, as it is said in the words of thy servant Moses. 
 On this day the Lord will atone for you to cleanse 
 you from all your sins, before God you shall be pure. 
 
 The Congregation take their seats. 
 
 V\rHEN the high-priest had offered atonement 
 
 for himself, his house, and his tribe, he was 
 
 ready to plead the cause of the congregation who 
 
 had sent him to bring their supplication before thy 
 
Il6 RITUAL. 
 
 throne. While the congregation was listening in 
 the hall in profound devotion, he stepped forward to 
 implore God's grace and forgiveness for all Israel. 
 And with this sublime priestly vocation thou hast 
 charged us too, O God ! It is our duty to endeavor 
 with all our might to reconcile to thee the minds of 
 all Israel, to lead back to thee those that have wan- 
 dered away, to win honor and glory for thy name ; 
 that, as the decendants of Abraham, we should all 
 feel closely united, and deeply grieve even at the 
 guilt of others in our midst. And thus again we 
 pray with the high-priest. 
 
 The Congregation rise. 
 Minister, repeated by the Choir. 
 
 rWn * D'Narf? NJ "iso 
 
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 Minister. 
 
 njn 01*0 ^ *?|li35 *9P ^TO 
 
 nrrta 8 ? 
 
 O Lord, pardon the sins, iniquities and transgres- 
 sions which thy people, the house of Israel, have 
 committed, as it is said in the words of thy servant 
 Moses. On this day the Lord will atone for you to 
 cleanse you from all your sins; before God you 
 shall be pure. 
 
 The Congregation take their seats. 
 
RITUAL. Ii; 
 
 When the high-priest in pronouncing these words 
 uttered the most holy name of God, the assembled 
 people fell upon their knees and praised the name of 
 God, the kingdom of God and the glory of God. 
 The same praise let us give here now, and exclaim 
 with profound devotion : Praised be God's name and 
 his glorious kingdom for evermore ! 
 
 Choir and Congregation. 
 
 run tfpitf? irvo'pa 
 
 r~\ LORD, iii thy inscrutable wisdom hast thou 
 appointed us to be the light of the nations, and 
 the position once held by the priests in regard to 
 Israel is now held by Israel in regard to the nations 
 among whom they dwell.. It was the duty of 
 Aaron's tribe to mediate atonement for the house 
 of Israel, it is ours to mediate atonement for man- 
 kind, which, according to the words of thy prophet, 
 is to be blessed through the decendants of Abraham, 
 and will one day unite with thy people and flock to 
 thy holy temple. 
 
 When Solomon dedicated thy temple, he prayed : 
 When a stranger, who is not of thy people Israel 
 comes out of a far country for thy name's sake, and 
 pray in thy house, thou wilt hear him, that all the 
 people of the earth may know thy name, to fear 
 
Il8 RITUAL. 
 
 thee, as do thy people Israel. Thus we also pray 
 for salvation, grace and atonement, not only for our- 
 selves and our house, but for all thy children, for all 
 those created in thy image on the surface of the 
 earth. Grant that wherever a human heart is in 
 anguish under the load of guilt, it may feel thy 
 atoning love and mercy, and return in repentance to 
 thee. Grant that superstition, falsehood and malice 
 may vanish everywhere, that all those that are still 
 deluded, may be enlightened by thy truth, and all 
 souls may appear pure before thy face so that thy 
 house become a house of prayer for all nations, 
 where all will assemble to celebrate the sublimest 
 festival of atonement, a universal jubilee which will 
 proclaim freedom to all, restore every .one to his 
 heritage and make all realize that mankind forms 
 
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 one great family, reconciled in thee and united for- 
 ever. 
 
 Then thou alone wilt rule over all thy works, and 
 thy name will be glorified all over the world. Then 
 will be fulfilled the sweet hope of our fathers, pro- 
 claimed by them through thousands of years with 
 unshaken faith, even in the agony of death; the 
 time of promise will appear when all men will ex- 
 claim with us : The Lord reigns forever ; thy God, 
 O Zion, through all generations. Hallelujah ! 
 
RITUAL. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. 
 
 PSALM LI. 
 
 Be gracious unto me, O God, according to thy 
 loving kindness, according to the greatness of thy 
 mercy blot out my transgression. 
 
 Wash me thoroughly from my 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 in thy 
 sight have I done evil. 
 
 So that thou art just in thy sentence, and right- 
 eous in thy judgment. 
 
 Behold thou desirest truth in the heart ; so teach 
 me wisdom in my inmost soul. 
 
 Remove my sin, that I may be clean ; wash me, 
 until I am whiter than snow, and blot out all my in- 
 iquities ! 
 
 Create within me a clean heart, O God ! and re- 
 new within me a right spirit ! 
 
 Cast me not away from thy presence, and take not 
 thy holy spirit from me! 
 
 Restore to me the joy of thy protection, and 
 strengthen me with a willing spirit ! 
 
120 RITUAL. 
 
 Then I will teach transgressors thy ways, and sin- 
 ners shall be converted to thee. 
 
 O Lord ! open thou my lips, that my mouth may 
 show forth thy praise ; for thou desirest not sacrifice, 
 thou delightest not in burnt-offerings. 
 
 The sacrifice which God loveth is a broken spirit ; 
 a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not 
 despise. 
 
 "XJOT sacrifices demandest thou, O Lord, but 
 love with the whole heart and the whole soul. 
 Thou hast told us through thy prophet what is 
 good, and what thou requirest of us: to do justly, 
 to love mercy, to walk with thee where no human 
 eye can see us; to plead the cause of the widow and 
 orphan, to love the stranger and supply him with 
 food and raiment, to break the bonds of wickedness, 
 to let the oppressed go free, and not to hide our- 
 selves from our own flesh. To fear thee, to serve 
 thee, to cling to thee, to swear by thy name only in 
 the cause of justice and truth this is an offering 
 and a fast acceptable in thy eyes. By such practice 
 thy people shall bear witness of thee and glorify 
 thee in all lands ; and it is for the sake of this 
 witness and glorification that thou hast sent us to 
 all parts of the earth. For many, many centuries 
 Israel believed to be cast out from thy presence, on 
 account of their transgressions, because with the an- 
 
RITUAL. 121 
 
 cient home they had lost the altar of atonement and 
 the sacrificing priest. And especially on this solemn 
 day our fathers used to think with intense longing 
 and painful sorrow of the fallen sanctuary of Zion, 
 and loudly did they deplore the vanished splendor, 
 and lamented over the loss of the magnificent ser- 
 vice. They wept because the superb choruses of 
 the Levites were silenced, the sacrifices had ceased, 
 and there was no more high-priest who in royal at- 
 tire sprinkled the blood of the atoning sacrifice in 
 seven rays over the holy altar, and exclaimed, ''Be- 
 fore God you shall be pure," in the midst of the 
 hosts of people who reverently knelt in the dust. 
 Their hearts fainted when they remembered those 
 ancient days, and in the growing desolation of our 
 fathers' worldly existence, in the trials they had to 
 endure, they believed more and more in their re- 
 ligious desolation. Every day they had to suffer 
 from the scorn of their enemies. And in the midst 
 of the revengeful and heartless cruelty of their foes 
 their eye was dimmed, and they could not but be- 
 lieve that thou hadst destined the scattered sons 
 of Israel to be the outcasts of the nations. Like 
 their tormentors they supposed to be chastised by 
 thee, while they suffered but for their unshaken 
 fidelity to thy covenant, which no misery could 
 tempt them to renounce ; while they firmly clung 
 to thee, and never forgot thy name and even amid 
 
122 RITUAL. 
 
 the horrors of death would not stretch out their 
 hands to a strange God. Thanks and praise to t'hee, 
 O God, that thou hast opened our eyes to behold 
 thy unchanging kindness, and in the very scattering 
 of our people not to see the loss, but the fulness of 
 thy grace ; not a suspension but a new confirma- 
 tion of thy covenant with the fathers. Sacrifice 
 and altar have disappeared, but not their fruit, not 
 the atonement ; and still may we sanctify our own 
 heart-blood to thy holy service an offering which 
 everyone, conscious of guilt, can execute in thy 
 spirit everywhere; nor have we lost thy forgiving 
 love, which is always ready to receive the penitent 
 child in the father's arm, and which is not affected 
 by the changes of space or time. For thine are all 
 the beasts of the forest, and the cattle upon a 
 thousand hills, thine all the fowls of the mountains 
 and wild beasts of the field, thine is the world and 
 the fullness thereof. Thou eatest not the flesh of 
 beast or drinkest the blood of goats. Gratitude 
 shall we offer thee for thy countless mercies, and 
 pay our vows unto thee, and call upon thee in the 
 day of trouble and firmly trust in thee, that thou 
 wilt deliver us. Thus thou desirest to be honored. 
 The priestly dignity has not vanished from our 
 midst, but from the house of Aaron it has passed to 
 the whole congregation. Not as a penitent sinner 
 Israel had to go forth into the world, but as a suf- 
 
RITUAL. 123 
 
 fering messiah. It had to abandon the ancient 
 home with its temple-sacrifices, priest-pageants and 
 symbolic ceremonies, in order to found everywhere 
 seats of the true worship, and by self-sacrificing de- 
 votion to lead the nations to atonement. In the 
 ruins on Mount Zion only the shadow of its future 
 greatness was destroyed, for thou hast called the 
 priest-community to an incomparably higher service, 
 than was that of the scion of the house of Aaron. 
 The ancient priest ministered but to one tribe, 
 Israel to all mankind. The ancient priest ad- 
 monished a people glowing with pious devotion to 
 cleanse themselves before thee ; Israel multitudes, 
 glowing with hatred. The ancient priest came forth 
 from his tent radiant with joy, adorned like a bride- 
 groom to meet an exulting people ; Israel had to 
 walk in homely attire, with a bleeding heart, with- 
 out form or comeliness, despised and rejected of 
 men, through a tumultuous sea of nations, which 
 often threatened to sweep it away. And yet, O 
 merciful Father, how wonderfully hast thou guarded 
 and preserved thy congregation ! The wild floods 
 could not swallow Israel. Always at the right mo- 
 ment thy mighty call \vas heard : Touch not my 
 annointed ! And in many parts of the earth as in 
 this blessed land of ours the wild waves have sub- 
 sided, and thy messenger may dwell in peace and 
 safety in a dear and happy home. And, some day 
 
124 RITUAL. 
 
 when thy priest shall have wholly offered up the 
 guilt-offering, then shall he see everywhere the fruit 
 of his work, and the whole earth covered with the 
 knowledge of God, as the waters cover the depth of 
 the sea. Truly not backward dost thou want us to 
 turn our eyes, but forward to the grand and sub- 
 lime goal. With equal love as our fathers do we 
 cherish the stones of Jerusalem, the dust of Zion's 
 soil, the ground on which once stood the cradle of 
 our people, and which is hallowed by the tread of 
 the gratest and noblest men of all times, where 
 Israel gre\v up a tender shoot, and the knowledge 
 of God rose like the morning dawn yet our desire, 
 the longing of our heart, is fixed on something 
 greater and higher. It is thy willthat the morning 
 dawn shall turn into a bright and radiant clay, the 
 tender shoot become a hugh tree, Israel a world- 
 embracing people of God, numerous as the sand on 
 the sea-shore, as the stars of heaven. This is thy 
 gracious promise given through thy prophets, and 
 we will wait for its fulfillment with unshaken faith. 
 Yea, thy kingdom will come, thy glory be fully re- 
 vealed before all thy children. Then Israel too 
 more glorious than the high-priest of old will come 
 forth adorned like a bridegroom, to be received by 
 mankind in loving exultation, to be united, in thy 
 name, in eternal union. Then a sanctuary will arise, 
 wide as the whole globe of the earth, a sanctuary in 
 
RITUAL. 125 
 
 which atonement will be made, not by the sevenfold 
 sprinkling of blood, but by the sevenfold brightness 
 from the sun of Sinai. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
 The Congregation rise. 
 The Minister takes the Scroll from the Ark. 
 
 The word of our God shall stand forever. His 
 law is a tree of life to those who cling to it, and 
 leadeth man to happiness. 
 
 The Congregation take their seats. 
 
 Reading from the Thora. 
 Haphtara from the book of Jonah. 
 The Scroll is returned to the Ark. 
 
 MEMORIAL SERVICE. 
 
 Hymn. 
 
 r? DIN nnatrnni tFtorp wirn 
 
 y 1 ? ej'jrn pp npss roiy 'ws va *n 
 V? : 
 
 '3 "US* HK11 D0 10^' :1T133 V1HN II'-N 
 
 ma :Di^ B^N*? nnrw 
 
 A XT HAT is man, O Almighty, that thou thinkest 
 
 of him ? What the son of dust that thou 
 
 mindest him ? Man is like naught, his days like a 
 
126 RITUAL. 
 
 fleeting shadow; in the morning he blooms like a 
 plant, in the evening he is withered and dried up. 
 Thus thou leadest man to the grave, and sayest, re- 
 turn, O children of men. O, that they were wise, 
 and wisely considered their end ! Treasures follow 
 not into the grave, nor does honor descend along. 
 Practice virtue, live uprightly ; for blessed is the 
 good man's end. God redeems the souls of his serv- 
 ants, condemns not them who trust in him. 
 
 E are strangers before thee, O God, and so- 
 journers as our fathers were ; like shadows 
 our days vanish on earth. The wise man and the 
 fool, the poor and the rich, the king and the slave, 
 they all go there where the weal and woe of earth 
 find their end forever, where the great and the little, 
 the master and the servant, the wolf and the lamb, 
 rest in peace side by side ; the silver cord is broken 
 which for a while ties body and spirit together, and 
 the jar is scattered at the fountain. This, O God, 
 is the unavoidable end of us all. When the tree is 
 cut down, it sprouts again, and the tender branch of 
 it will not cease. Even when its root grows old in 
 the earth, and its trunk be dead upon the ground 
 through the scent 1 of water it will bud, and bring 
 forth boughs like a young plant. But when man 
 dies, his strength is gone and though the heavens 
 grow old above him, he shall not awake, nor be 
 
RITUAL. 127 
 
 roused from his sleep, and rapidly we pass away ; 
 we walk not, \vefly to the goal, waking or sleeping, 
 exulting with joy or shrouded in sorrow ; we know 
 not when we are to arrive there. Often our heart 
 longs to know when the end is to come, \vhat is the 
 measure of the days still allotted to us ; but surely 
 they are as a hand-breadth, and our age is as nothing 
 before thee. But this speedy flight of our life, and 
 the gloom of the grave must not frighten us, but 
 teach us wisdom, teach us, to put our trust in thee 
 who wilt not suffer thy followers to see destruction. 
 For the dust only returns to the dust ; the spirit, 
 implanted by thee, is thine, and returns to thee, its 
 ever-living father. And they who walk here in the 
 light of thy countenance and sow good seed, weep- 
 ing, go home laden with sheaves, when the harvest 
 comes, and joyfully reenter the paternal house. He 
 who sows but wind may tremble at the whirlwind 
 which he has to reap. He w r ho toils but for vain 
 things and boasts of his might, may dread the grave ; 
 for the record of his life is an epitaph, his monu- 
 ment a mound of clay, his support a fragil reed, 
 a spiders web. He leans upon his house it stands 
 not ; he holds on to it it endures not. Though he 
 piles up high buildings, though he joins house to 
 house and adds field to field his place denies him 
 as soon as he has vanished from it, saying, I have 
 not seen thee. But he who trusts in thee, and seeks 
 
i28 RITUAL. 
 
 his salvation by thee, renews his strength in his last 
 struggle on earth ; his soul thou refreshest in the 
 drought, that it becomes like a watered garden, like 
 a spring whose waters never fail. To him death ap- 
 pears like a high-priest, who offers up a double sac- 
 rifice, sending the body to the tomb, and making 
 the spirit, which is from thee, to rise towards thee, 
 to find peace and felicity forever. He that has 
 clean hands and a pure heart, and loves thee and 
 does good to his fellow-men, will rise to thy abode 
 when taken from his earthly place; but even this 
 denies him not, surely not. It loudly proclaims 
 what blessing he has been, what noble works he has 
 founded, and preserves the name of the departed, in 
 blooming freshness, in the loving memory of man. 
 When the just man is taken from his dwelling to his 
 last resting place, the very beams of the house 
 will shake, and from every stone sounds the wail, 
 he is gone. Not a mound of clay is his height, but 
 the eternal mountain of the Lord; not the epitaph 
 is his record, but his life, the sphere, in which he 
 was a messenger of God, the shining inscription 
 which he has left in the heart of men. The tears 
 shed at his grave, reflect the just esteem in which 
 he is held ; his image continues to live in the hearts 
 of his fellow-men, and in the glorious light of the 
 sainted he still \vorks salvation, and even reconciles 
 his adversaries. O, that we too might die the death 
 
RITUAL. 129 
 
 of the just, and our end be like theirs ! Suffer us 
 not to pass away in our sin, O Judge over life and 
 death ! Teach us to count our days, and to hasten 
 and use the brief hours, before they vanish. Give 
 to us all strength and understanding to the great 
 and the little, the old and the young that we may 
 not be slow to remove from our midst all that is 
 repugnant in thy eyes, and be reconciled to thee, O 
 God of mercy, and conciliate all men whom we may 
 have offended by words or deeds ; that each of us 
 may set his house in order, and faithfully do his 
 duty towards thee, and his family, and the commu- 
 nity, towards Israel, our country and mankind ; that 
 our men may see in thee their strength, and our 
 women their charms, and that the young may under- 
 stand how fleeting is the very dawn, and how good 
 it is to remember the Creator, even in the morning- 
 hours of life, before the years draw nigh in which 
 the sun and the moon and the stars are darkened, 
 and snow covers our head, and the grave enshrines 
 our frame. But this very frame, the fragile body, 
 thou hast made an abode of thine, a sanctuary of 
 thine. This body, too, came pure out of thy hand, 
 capable of sin, but not infected with sin, so that we 
 might win by our struggle the crown of self-sanctifi- 
 cation. And thus grant that every limb of our body 
 may work in thy service, and thus become to us a 
 round in the ladder that rises from earth to heaven. 
 
130 RITUAL. 
 
 And when we reach the goal the ladder may sink, 
 but that which has ascended thereon, thy image, 
 thou wilt embrace with paternal arms. Under the 
 shadow of thy wings we shall be new-born and reju- 
 venated, and our felicity will last forever, like thy 
 love. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
 Hymn. 
 
 A LMIGHTY Father, thy word of peace warns 
 us loud and sharply of the supreme hour which 
 will call us hence and lead us to the realm of eternal 
 peace and gather us to our fathers, to all the unnum- 
 bered generations that have gone before us. And 
 thus we remember, before thee, to-day, all the dear 
 and beloved beings that have already reached the 
 goal and are there whither we are going. With pro- 
 found grief we think of the time when they still 
 walked on earth, and lived among us in love and 
 tenderness, bestowing protection and blessing. They 
 are near to us, the dear departed, even when many 
 years have passed over their graves, even if their 
 ashes rest in far distant lands. The surging waters 
 of the ocean, the mighty tides of a tempestuous life, 
 cannot extinguish or diminish our love to them, can- 
 not drown the voice of loving affection in our heart. 
 In a glorified form their images stand before our 
 souls, lovely and present, so that we may take their 
 
RITUAL. 131 
 
 hands and draw them to our bosom. Children 
 remember their departed parents, the tender 
 mother in whose lap they once rested so softly and 
 sweetly ; the vigilant father who struggled and 
 labored so diligently, so restlessly, for their weal. 
 Fathers and mothers remember their departed child- 
 ren, the darlings of their hearts, who were the de- 
 light of their eyes, their pride, their hope, their 
 solace in trouble, the balm for their wounds. The 
 husband, the wife, remembers the departed consort, 
 the lost support and ornament, the vanished crown 
 of the house. Bitterly and keenly the bereft one 
 feels the loss of the faithful associate, who used to 
 share in life's cares and hopes, joys and woes ; who 
 was always near and firm when everything around 
 was shaken, and faithfully walked along on. the joint- 
 ly chosen path, even though it led amidst sorrows 
 and privations, intimately initiated into every secret, 
 lovingly supplying every want, watching every pul- 
 sation of the kindred heart. The family thinks 
 of the members departed from its circle, whose loss 
 has created painful gaps, inflicted deep wounds, and 
 torn dear links from the golden chain of love which 
 embraced all. The congregation, too, remembers 
 with love and blessings the faithful associates who 
 stepped out of its midst into the eternal abode, and 
 whose pious zeal and self-sacrificing devotion con- 
 tributed so much to the growth of our sacred in- 
 
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 terests and of our beneficent institutions. Nay, our 
 remembrance embraces much wider spheres than 
 those of the family and the congregation. Our look 
 is fixed upon the whole tribe, upon the entire priest- 
 community, and dwells mournfully and with loving 
 gratitude on all the vacant spots once ennobled by 
 those illustrious characters whose lives and teachings 
 served as models to Israel, and were its honor and 
 pride. Alas, still other places attract our searching 
 eyes, places without number and scattered over all 
 the earth, where thousands of men and women, of 
 youths and aged men, offered up their precious 
 heart's blood for thy holy law, with their last breath 
 enthusiastically proclaiming Israel's faith before 
 their cruel executioners. But few of these heroes we 
 can call by their names, heroes who in life and death 
 firmly clung to thee and Israel, and with eagle's 
 wing and lion's strength rose to glorify thee ; but 
 our heart enshrines them all, and with intense devo- 
 tion celebrates the memory of their noble life and 
 death before thee, who hast counted all their deeds 
 and tears, and who judgest the living and the dead. 
 Let this remembrance be pleasant before thee, O 
 God, and graciously accept the offerings which, 
 aroused by these holy sensations, we vow to thee, 
 now 7 , for our own salvation. But hear also our sup- 
 plications for the bliss of those who have departed 
 from us, and resting from their earthly labors, have 
 
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 gone home to thy nearer presence. May they dwell 
 in thy tent, rest under thy shadow, and enjoy the 
 delights of thy abode in eternal, blissful peace. 
 Amen. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
 The Congregation in silent devotion remember their departed friends. 
 
 Hymn. 
 The Congregation rise. 
 
 TXrE remember before thee the souls of all the 
 good and righteous men and women who 
 have lived as benefactors in our midst and have 
 been gathered to their people and left a blessing to 
 their name. May they rest in peace, and their 
 memory not depart from us. Happy are those who 
 walk in their path. Amen. 
 
 We remember with sorrowful devotion and un- 
 dying affection those whom death has taken away 
 from our midst in the past year. * * * * * * 
 Send thy heavenly comfort to them who are bowed 
 down in mourning and affliction. May those who 
 are grieved rest their troubled hearts under the 
 shelter of thy compassion, may thy light shine in 
 their darkness, and in their loneliness may thy pres- 
 ence be felt. 
 
 T TOW great is thy goodness, O God, which thou 
 hast laid up for those who fear thee and trust 
 
134 RITUAL. 
 
 in thee, and glorify thee before the sons of man ! How 
 excellent is thy loving-kindness, O God ! The child- 
 ren of men find protection with thee ; they delight 
 in the abundance of thy house, and are refreshed 
 from the stream of thy joys. The pious shout with 
 joy, they exult in their resting-place. Happy is the 
 man who findeth wisdom, who puts his trust not in 
 perishable wealth nor in the strength of his body ; 
 happy the woman who is adorned by the fear of 
 God, and confideth not in deceptive graces, in fast- 
 vanishing beauty. Such will reap the fruit of their 
 deeds at the gate of the grave. Better is a good 
 name, than precious oil ; better the day of death, 
 than the day of birth. 
 
 "DLISSFUL peace under the protection of God is 
 reserved to the good and pure, who shine in 
 sainte,d transfiguration ! There is forgiveness, sal- 
 vation and mercy before the Most High. And may 
 such be the portion of all the departed whom we 
 have remembered this day before God. May the 
 supreme King have compassion on them, that they 
 may behold the light of the Lord and dwell in his 
 sanctuary. May peace be with them, and peace be 
 over their resting-place. Thus may they and all the 
 upright partake of everlasting felicity. Amen. 
 
 The Kaddish is here recited [see pages 46 and 47], 
 
 after which 
 The Congregation take their seats. 
 
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 ORDER OF WORSHIP FOR THE DAY OF 
 ATONEMENT. 
 
 EVENING SERVICE. 
 
 PSALMS cxxxiv AND LXXXIV. 
 
 O, praise the Lord, all ye servants of the Lord, 
 who stand in the house of the Lord by night ! 
 
 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and praise 
 the Lord ! 
 
 May the Lord, who made heaven and earth bless 
 thee out of Zion ! 
 
 How lovely are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts ! 
 my soul longeth, yea, fainteth for the courts of the 
 Lord ; my heart and my flesh cry aloud for the liv- 
 ing God. 
 
 Happy are they who dwell in thy house, who are 
 continually praising thee ! 
 
 They go from strength to strength ; every one of 
 them appeareth before God in Zion. 
 
 Hear my prayer, O Lord, God of hosts ! Give 
 ear, O God of Jacob ! for a day spent in thy courts 
 is better than a thousand. 
 
 I would rather stand on the threshold of the 
 house of my God than dwell in the abodes of 
 wickedness. 
 
136 RITUAL. 
 
 For the Lord is a sun and a shield ; the Lord 
 giveth grace and glory ; no good thing does he 
 withhold from them that walk uprightly. 
 
 O Lord of hosts ! happy the man who trusteth in 
 thee. 
 
 Hymn. 
 
 DE praised, our God! God of our fathers, God 
 of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, thou who art 
 great and mighty and supreme, the Giver of all 
 good gifts ; thou who rememberest the pious deeds 
 of the fathers, and bringest redemption and love to 
 their children's children ; thou preservest our lives, 
 and sufferest not our feet to stumble. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. Remember us unto life, 
 O King ! who delightest in life, and enter us in the 
 book of life, O God of life ! 
 
 M. Thou art our protector and helper. Be 
 praised, O God, shield of Abraham ! 
 
 Choir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
 / T~ > HY power, O Lord, is boundless! Thou sus- 
 tainest the living with grace, and with mercy 
 redeemest the souls of thy servants from death. 
 Thou supportest the falling, healest the sick, settest 
 free the prisoners, and keepest thy faith to those who 
 sleep in the dust. Who is like unto thee, Almighty ! 
 Who can be compared unto thee, who killest and 
 
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 makest alive, and causest salvation to spring forth ! 
 Be praised, O God, who hast planted eternal life 
 within us ! 
 
 CJwir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
 ^PHOU art holy, and thy name is holy, and thy 
 worshipers daily praise thy holiness. 
 
 The Congregation rise. 
 
 So let us praise our God and exclaim : 
 Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts ; the whole 
 earth is full of his glory. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. 
 
 M. Praised be the glory of the Eternal, which 
 fills the earth and the heavens ! 
 
 Choir and Congregation. 
 
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 M. God reigneth forever, thy Lord, O Zion ! 
 through all generations. Hallelujah ! 
 
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 Choir and Congregation. 
 
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138 RITUAL. 
 
 M. Forever will we glorify thee and hallow thy 
 name; never shall thy praise vanish from our lips. 
 Be praised, O holy God ! 
 
 The Congregation take their seats. 
 77i e Congregation in silent devotion : 
 
 NCE more, my God and my Father, I lift up to 
 thee my eyes and my soul in fervent devotion. 
 Since the early morning I have sought thee, and 
 thou hast let me find thee ; I have called upon thee, 
 and thou hast listened ; I was longing to find com- 
 fort and peace, and behold peace has returned into 
 my heart, I am comforted by thy grace. Laden 
 with guilt and bowed bown by the consciousness of 
 my sins I entered thy house ; full of anxiety and 
 fear, O righteous Judge, I was, in the morning of 
 this festival. But I prayed to thee, God of grace, 
 and confessed my transgressions before thee ; from 
 the depth of my soul I cried out, forgive, O God ! 
 pardon, O Father ! With all my heart I turned back 
 to thee, and vowed never again to leave thee, and 
 with child-like confidence I asked that thou wouldst 
 assist me to better my conduct, and my soul became 
 serene, my heart calm. Then I rose up from the 
 dust ; for thy light shone above me, thy grace visited 
 me, it brought me salvation. And thus I trust that 
 thy help will not fail me in the coming days. Re- 
 turn to me and I will return to you ; so didst thou 
 
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 speak through the mouth of thy prophet, so dost 
 thou speak to all of us at every hour. I have heard 
 this, thy comforting call, and here I am, and return 
 to thee with my whole heart and my whole soul. 
 
 From morning till evening I have dwelt in thy 
 house. Far from the affairs of. the world I have 
 spent this sacred day, to cast a searching glance 
 into my innermost heart, seriously to examine my 
 life and my conduct. Here I could not indulge in 
 self-deception, here, where I realized thy presence, 
 God of truth ! and undisguised did my sins appear 
 before my startled eyes, and my transgressions 
 testified against me. I confessed before thee, my 
 God and my judge, that I would have to perish, 
 if only my virtue and my deserts should save me. 
 But as I recognized my shortcomings, so I became 
 also aware of thy perfection, thy love, and grace 
 and mercy, with which thou hast given us the 
 Day of Atonement to pardon all our guilt. And 
 thus the end of the day bringeth joy, as its begin- 
 ning found us in shame and mourning. My soul 
 was cast down, thou didst lift it up ; in thee I found 
 strength and comfort ; I mourned on account of my 
 guilt ; but thy love, O Father, thy word and thy 
 promise, brought me gladness, courage, hope. Thou 
 dost not desire the death of the sinner, but that he 
 return from his evil way and live. Thou dost not 
 reject him who went astray, nay, thou listeneth to 
 
140 RITUAL. 
 
 him when he raises his voice, and showest him 
 mercy when he confesses his guilt before thee. 
 Thou dost not let the son of the dust fall, thou 
 raisest him up, supportest him by thy spirit, by thy 
 word, and hast given him the Day of Atonement to 
 remind him that he has to cleanse himself of his 
 sins, to appear pure before thee and to obtain for- 
 giveness. 
 
 Thanks to thee, O Father, for this mercy, for this 
 day, for the fruits of this day. Thanks to thee, that 
 thou didst not take me away in my transgressions, 
 that thou madest me know them, and confess and 
 repent them. Thanks to thee for the new spirit 
 thou hast given me, for the earnest will, with which 
 thou hast inspired me to begin a new, a purer and 
 a better life. And sincere and fervent as my grati- 
 tude and my joy is my intention never again to 
 disobey thy commandments. I wholly devote my- 
 self to thee and to thy service. My heart shall re- 
 main filled with thy love, and reverence of thee shall 
 ever abide in my soul, and be manifested in all 
 my actions. Thy law shall be sacred to me, and it 
 shall be my greatest glory to obey thee and to serve 
 thee. Not the earth and its goods, not this transient 
 life and its joys, not the world and its treasures 
 shall be my aim ; no, in thee alone will I trust, 
 in thee put my hope, for thee wait, and from thee 
 expect my salvation, and gratefully accept whatever 
 
RITUAL. 141 
 
 thou mayest decide to send to me. And as I came 
 to life and still live through thy goodness, so I will 
 be a minister of thy goodness and love to all my 
 fellow-men, to my brethren, thy children. I have 
 heard thy holy charge and will obey it. I will break 
 my bread to the hungry, and bring the poor that 
 are cast out to my house ; I will clothe the naked 
 and not hide myself from him who is of mine own 
 flesh. To comfort others shall be my greatest com- 
 fort ; to bring joy to the sorrowful, my highest joy; 
 to help the forsaken, my sweetest work. Then my 
 mission in life will become ever clearer to me, and I 
 shall never, never forget it. Created in thy image, 
 O most high and holy God, I shall have thee con- 
 stantly before my eyes as my example, and the 
 thought of my work and of thee shall shield me 
 against every transgression, against every humilia- 
 tion by sin. 
 
 With such sensations I see the holy Day of Atone- 
 ment wane ; such resolutions it has ripened within 
 me. O, how happy am I if these sensations shall 
 never leave me, these resolutions never grow weak ! 
 But to carry them out faithfully I need thy support, 
 O God, and I pray that thou mayest grant it. Pre- 
 serve within me a pure heart, and a firm and upright 
 spirit renew within me ! Do not cast me away from 
 before thy face, and do not take thy holy spirit 
 from me. And as I now behold and enjoy the hap- 
 
142 RITUAL. 
 
 piness of thy salvation, and am comforted by thy 
 word of peace, u I have forgiven "; so let me seek 
 and find at all times the highest satisfaction in the 
 hope to be deserving of thy pardon, to become daily 
 more worthy of thy love ! Grant, O God, that in 
 the spirit of this prayer I may live, and, having won 
 thy approval, let me depart from this life to behold 
 that felicity which thou hast laid up for those who 
 fear thee and love thee in truth and in sincerity of 
 heart. May the words of my mouth and the medi- 
 tations and resolutions of my heart be acceptable 
 in thy sight, O God, my rock and my redeemer ! 
 Amen. 
 
 M. May the words of my mouth and the medi- 
 tations and resolutions of my heart be acceptable 
 in thy sight, O God, my rock and my redeemer ! 
 Amen. 
 
 CJioir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
 1 The Congregation rise. 
 
 M. Open for us the gate, at the time of closing 
 the gates, for the day declines ! 
 
 Choir and Congregation. 
 
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 M. The day vanishes, the sun is setting let us 
 enter thy gates. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. 
 
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 The Congregation resume their seats. 
 Hymn. 
 
 /^VPEN for us the gate, at the hour when the gates 
 are closed, our heavenly Father ! Soon will be 
 closed the gates of this temple, in which we have 
 offered to thee the sacrifices of our thanks and our 
 repentance. O, that now at the hour when the gates 
 are closed, the gates of our hearts may be thrown 
 wide open before thee, that every shadow hidden in 
 their secretest corner may disappear, all bitter feel- 
 ing of enmity and hatred be rooted out, so that they 
 may become wholly pure and devoted to thy ser- 
 vice. From thy house we are about to return to 
 our own dear homes, the beautiful places where, 
 under thy divine shelter, we enjoy the sweet bless- 
 ings of family life. O, unlock before us the gates of 
 our houses, enter thou before us over the threshold, 
 that they may become thy abode, that thy spirit 
 may dwell in our tents, that they may stand firm 
 and immovable in the midst of all tempests and 
 trials, and offer cooling shade in the heat of the day, 
 and protecting shelter in storms and rain. 
 
144 RITUAL. 
 
 There is another tent allotted to us by thee, O 
 heavenly Father, an eternal abode, the last resting- 
 place to which we shall all go after the short day 
 of our life has ended. O, open thou before us the 
 gate, at the hour of closing the gate ! Unlock be- 
 fore us the gates of eternal salvation and peace, at 
 the hour when the gates of our house shall be closed 
 after us forever! Be thou our guiding star on this 
 last way, and grant that in the night of death thy 
 light may rise for us like the morning dawn, that 
 we may go hence in joy and be guided in peace, 
 that by our grave, instead of the thistle, may spring 
 up the fragrant myrtle of a blessed memory. 
 
 This bright evening reminds us also of that 
 glorious evening time, promised by thee, when thy 
 light will rise over all the children of men, and 
 Israel's seed will be as numerous as the stars of 
 heaven. Endow us, our Guardian, with strength 
 and love for our holy mission ! Grant that all the 
 members of our tribe may recognize this great aim 
 of all the changes and struggles in Israel's wander- 
 ings, that on the banner of our people may be in- 
 scribed not only, " One God ! " but also, " One 
 Humanity ! " Open before us the gate, at the hour 
 of closing the gate ! A painful breach separates the 
 house of Jacob. Its children stand divided into two 
 camps, between a world that passes away, which be- 
 lieves Israel destined to dwell forever alone and 
 
RITUAL. 145 
 
 isolated among the nations, and a rising world, 
 which, filled with the spirit of the prophets, sees 
 Israel's glory and highest destination in the union 
 of all thy children, as the people of thy covenant. 
 Many cling to decayed ruins, and waste their strength 
 in the futile attempt to save them from total de- 
 struction, because they suppose thy spirit to be 
 fettered to the shattered remains. Many others 
 have left the gates of the old world without enter- 
 ing .the new, and are straying in the vast desert 
 without a shelter, in painful conflict with themselves, 
 or cold and indifferent to all that is sacred. So send 
 healing to our wounds, and grant that all, with 
 united strength, may rise from the ruins and the 
 desolation, and joyfully enter into the enlarged 
 rooms of our newly adorned tent, in which we shall 
 spread to the right and to the left, and conquer 
 nations. Enlighten all those who call themselves 
 by thy name with the knowledge that the ever- 
 widening breach, made many centuries ago by thee 
 in the bulwarks of our imperishable sanctuary, forms 
 but a gate through which Israel with its sanctuary 
 shall step out, a priest, bringing a blessing to the 
 nations; that at the same moment, when the gates 
 of thy ancient temple were closed, the gates of the 
 world were opened before them, that thy kingdom 
 might be the whole earth, and thy people embrace 
 all nations. 
 
146 RITUAL. 
 
 Thou alone, O inscrutable One, knowest when 
 this glorious work of our people will be accom- 
 plished, when the last great Day of Atonemeut will 
 close. But surely this Neilah celebration, so 
 ardently hoped for, will come, as surely as none of 
 thy words returns empty without having accom- 
 plished what it was sent for. Then all thy children 
 will be united in joyful exultation, and from one 
 end of the world to the other will resound the con- 
 fession : Hear, O Israel, God, our Lord, is the 
 Only-one God ! Then many thousands will sur- 
 round thy house, the house of prayer for all nations, 
 and exclaim : Lord, open to us the gate at the 
 time of closing the gates. Lift up your heads, O 
 ye gates ; rise, ye everlasting doors ! let the King 
 of glory come. Who is this King of glory? The 
 Lord of hosts, -he is the King of glory. 
 
 Choir. Amen. Lift up your heads, O ye gates ; 
 rise, ye everlasting doors ! let the King of glory 
 come. Who is this King of glory? The Lord of 
 hosts, he is the King of glory. 
 
 ROM of old hast thou distinguished man and 
 honored him by appointing him to serve 
 thee. Who can say to thee what doest thou, and 
 if man is righteous what does he give to thee? Be- 
 cause thou lovest us thou hast given us this celebra- 
 tion of Atonement, to make our guilt disappear 
 
RITUAL. 147 
 
 through thy mercy and forgiveness, and to en- 
 courage us to abandon evil, to return to thee and 
 again to observe thy laws with all our heart. 
 
 Sanctify us, our God, and give us a pure heart, 
 that we may serve thee in truth. Blot out our 
 iniquity, O God, who delightest in pardoning the 
 repentant sinner. Be praised, O God, who forgivest 
 our transgressions and removest our guilt, King of 
 the earth, who sanctifiest Israel and the Day of 
 Atonement. 
 
 C/toir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
 \\ TE render thanks unto thee, Lord our God, for 
 our life which is in thy hand, for our souls 
 which are in thy keeping, for thy providence, for 
 thy wonders which are manifested every day, for 
 the benefits which thou showerest upon us at all 
 times, at evening, morning and noon. Thy mercies 
 never fail, thy kindness never ceases and we put 
 our trust in thee forever. 
 
 Be praised, O Lord ! for Goodness is thy name, 
 and we will glorify thee. 
 
 Our God and God of our fathers, bless us with 
 the ancient three-fold, priestly benediction : 
 
 Itt! 
 
 May God bless thee and guard thee ! 
 Choir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
148 RITUAL. 
 
 Minister. 
 
 May God let his countenance shine upon thee 
 and be gracious unto thee. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
 Minister. 
 
 May God lift up his countenance upon thee and 
 give thee peace. 
 
 Choir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
 M. Grant peace, happiness and blessing, grace 
 and mercy to us and to all Israel, thy people, and 
 to all thy children. Bless us all, O our Father, with 
 the light of thy countenance ! As in thy light thou 
 hast given us the law of life, the love of virtue and 
 justice, mercy and peace ; so may it please thee to 
 bless us with thy peace at all times and in all sea- 
 sons. Be praised, O giver of peace ! 
 
 Choir and Congregation. Amen. 
 
 /^\UR God and our Father, the most solemn and 
 the most glorious day of the year draws to its 
 close ; we have spent it in communion with thee 
 and with our brethren, and more than ever do we 
 now feel how pleasant are thy habitations, how 
 much better is a day in thy courts than a thousand. 
 
RITUAL. 149 
 
 We entered thy sanctuary heavily burdened, thirst- 
 ing for thy love and mournfully conscious how little 
 we deserve it ; trembling when we reflected about 
 the record of our life in the past years. And now, 
 at the fall of night, light dawns within us, the 
 burden that weighed us down is cast off, our hope 
 and our trust are revived, the gloomy shadow which 
 darkened our spirit is vanished, and through the 
 passing cloud breaks with the last ray of the setting 
 sun the celestial apparition of atonement. We 
 have not prayed in vain for thy mercy and thy 
 help ; we feel that we are new-born, that our will 
 and desire are purified, that our fate is in thy hand. 
 O, grant that the influence of this sacred day may 
 accompany us into our daily life ! Grant that, as 
 we have been forgiven by thee, so may we at all 
 times be ready to forgive our brethren. Grant that 
 pure and virtuous as all our thoughts and inclina- 
 tions are now, so may all our thoughts and words 
 and deeds be pure and virtuous to the last day of 
 our life. We are in a mood as joyful and solemn 
 as are the just and pure at the gates of eternity. 
 Therefore we celebrate the conclusion of this 
 day by pronouncing that confession of thy holy 
 name, in which we live and for which we are willing 
 to die. 
 
 The Congregation rise. 
 
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 In the same humility and devotion in which we 
 hope some day to cry it with our last breath let us 
 now exclaim : 
 
 Each of these verses is repeated by the Congregation after the 
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