fi.yiviNS 
 
 B

 
 THE BOOK OF 
 
 COMMON PRAYER, 
 
 AND ADMINISTUATION OF 
 
 THE SACRAMENTS, 
 
 AND OTHEK 
 
 RITES AND CEREMONIES OF THE CHURCH, 
 
 ACCORDING TO THK U8K OF 
 TOGTCTHRU WITH THE 
 
 PSALTER OR PSALMS OF DAVID, 
 
 POINTED AS THEr ARE TO BE SUNO OR SAID /A CHVRCHES ; 
 
 AND THE rORM AND MANNER OF MAKING, ORDAINING 
 
 AND CONSECRATING OF BISHOPS, PRIESTS, 
 
 AND DEACONS. 
 
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 Printers to the King's most Excellent Higeitj. 
 
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 Longprimer 2imo.
 
 THE CONTENTS OF 
 
 THIS BOOK. 
 
 fage 
 1. AN Act for the Uniformity 
 
 -^ of Common Prayer 1 
 
 3. The Prefrice 4 
 
 3. Concerning the Service of t^.f 
 
 Church 
 
 i. Concerning Ceremonies, w; y 
 
 some be abolished, and some 
 
 retained 6 
 
 5. The Order hov/ the Psalter is 
 appointed to be read 7 
 
 6. The Order how the rest of the 
 holy Scripture is appointed 
 
 to be read 7 
 
 7. A Table of Proper Lessons 
 andPaalms 8 
 
 a The Calendar, with the Table 
 
 of Lessons 12 
 
 3. Tables and Rules for the 
 Feasts and Fasts through the 
 
 whole Year 24 
 
 !.0. The Order for Moming 
 
 Prayer 3?. 
 
 n. The Order for Evening Prayer 18 
 
 12. The Creed of Saint Athana- 
 sius 59 
 
 13. The Litany 62 
 
 14. Prayers and Thanksgivings 
 upon several occasio-is 70 
 
 !3. The Collects, Epistles, and 
 Go.-pels, to he used at the Mi- 
 nistration of the lioiy Com- 
 munion, throughout the Year 79 
 
 The Order of the Minis- 
 tration of the holy Com- ■ 
 
 munion 26<v 
 
 The Order of Baptism both 
 
 Public!: and Private 29S 
 
 The Order of Baptism for 
 
 those of Riper Years 300 
 
 The Catechism 304 
 
 The Order of Confimiatioii ... 307 
 The Form of Solemnization 
 
 of Matrimony 309 
 
 Tlie Order for the Visitation 
 of the Sick, and the Commu- 
 nion of the Sick 313 
 
 The Order for the Burial of 
 
 the Bead S19 
 
 The Thanksgiving of Women 
 
 after Child-birth 323 
 
 A Commination, or de- 
 nouncing of God's anger 
 and judgments against 
 
 Sinners 325 
 
 The Psalter 329 
 
 Forms of Prayer to be u?ed 
 
 at Sea 52? 
 
 The Form and Manner of 
 Making, Ordaining, and Con- 
 secrating of Bishops, Priests, 
 
 and Deacons 533 
 
 Forms of Prayer on Accession 
 
 of Sovereign 551 
 
 Ai-ticles of Religion 5-57
 
 AIT ACT 
 
 FOR THE CNIFORMITT OF COMMON PEAYER, AND SERVICE IN THE CHURCH, 
 AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE SACRAMENTS. 
 
 PRIMO ELIZABETHS. 
 
 "ITJHERE at the death of our late Sove- 
 VV reign Lord King Edward the Sixth, 
 there remained one uniform Order of Com- 
 mon Service and Prayer, ani of the Adminis- 
 tration of Sacraments, Rites and Ceremonies 
 of the Church of England, which was set 
 forth in one Book, intituled. The Book of 
 Common Praijer, and Administration of 
 Sacraments, and other Rites and Ceremonies 
 in the Church of England, Authorized by- 
 Act of Parliament, holden in the fifth and 
 sixth years of our said late Sovereign Lord 
 King Edward the Sixth, intituled. An Act 
 for the Uniformity of Common Prayer, and 
 Administration of the Sacraments; The 
 which was repealed, and taken away by Act 
 ef Parliament, in the first Year of the 
 Reign of our late Sovereign Lady Qtieen 
 Mary, to the great decay of the due honour 
 of God, and discomfort to the Professors of 
 the Truth of Christ's Religion : 
 
 Be it therefore Enacted by the Authority 
 of this present Parliament, That the said 
 Statute of Repeal, and every thins therein 
 contained, only concerning the said Book, 
 and the Service, Administration of Sacra- 
 ments, Rites and Ceremonies, contained or 
 appointed in or by the said Book, sliall be 
 void and of none effect, from and after the 
 Feast of the Nativity of St. John Baptist 
 next coming : and that the said Book with 
 the Order of Service, and of the Adminis- 
 tration of Sacraments, Rites and Ceremonies, 
 with the Alterations, and Additions therein 
 added and appointed by this Statute, shall 
 stand, and be from and after the said Feast 
 of the Nativity of St. John Baptist, in full 
 force and effect, according to the tenor and 
 cli'ect of this Statute : Any thing in the fore- 
 said Statute of Repeal to the contrary not- 
 withstanding 
 
 And further be it Enacted by the Queen's 
 Highness, with the assent of the Lords and 
 Commons in this present Parliament assem- 
 bled, and by the Authority of the same. 
 That all and singular Ministers in any Cathe- 
 dral, or Parish Church, or other place within 
 this Realm of Englaiid, fVales, and tlie 
 Marches of the same, or other the Queen's 
 Dominions, shall from and after the Feast of 
 the Nativity of St. John Baptist next com- 
 ing, be bounden to say and use the Mattins, 
 Evensong, Celebration of the Lord's Supper, 
 and Administration of each of tlie Sacra- 
 ments, and all their common and open Pray- 
 er, in such order and form as is mentioned in 
 the said Book, so Authorized by Parliament 
 in the said fifth and sixth Tears of the Reign 
 of King Edward tiie Sixth : with one altera- 
 tion, or addition of certain Lessons to be 
 used on every Sunday in the Tear, and the 
 Form of the Litany altered and corrected, j 
 and two Sentences only added in the de- 
 Jivery of the Sacrament to the Communi- ! 
 cants, and none other, or otherwise. And 
 that if any manner of Parson, Vicar, or other 
 
 whatsoever Minister, that ought or should 
 sing or say Common Prayer mentioned in the 
 said Book, or minister the Sacrament.-?, from 
 and after the Feast of the Nativity of St. 
 John Baptist next coming, refuse to use the 
 said Common Prayer, or to minister the 
 Sacraments in such Cathedral or Parish- 
 Church, or other places, as he should use 
 to minister the same, in such order and form, 
 as they be mentioned, and .set forth iu the 
 said Book ; or shall wilfully, or obstinately 
 standing in the same, use any other Rite, 
 Ceremony, Order, Form, or Manner of cele- 
 brating of the Lord's Supper, openly or privily, 
 or Mattins, Evensong, Administration of the 
 Sacraments, or other open Prayers, than is 
 mentioned and set forth in the said Book, 
 [open Prayer in aiid throitgkout this Act, 
 is meant that Prayer which is for others 
 to come unto or hear, either in Common 
 Churches, or Private Chapels, or Oratories, 
 commonly called the Service of the Church] 
 or shall preach, declare or speak any thing in 
 the derogation, or depraving of the said Book, 
 or any thing therein contained, or of any part 
 thereof, and shall be thereof lawfully con- 
 victed, according to the laws of this Realm, 
 by verdict of twelve men, or by his own con- 
 fession, or by the notorious evidence of the 
 fact, shall lose and forfeit to the Queen's High- 
 ness, her Heirs and Successors, for his first 
 Offence, the profit of all his Spiritual Bene- 
 fices, or Promotions, coming or arising in 
 one whole Year next after his Conviction : 
 And also that the Person so convicted, shall 
 for the same Offence suffer Imprisonment by 
 the space of six Months, without Bail or Main- 
 prise. And if any such Person, once convict 
 of any Offence concerning the Premisses, shall 
 after his first conviction eftsoons offend, and 
 be thereof in form aforesaid lawfully convict; 
 That then the same Person shall for his se- 
 cond Offence suffer Imprisonment by the space 
 of one whole Tear, and also shall therefore 
 be deprived, ipso facto, of all his Spiritual 
 Promotions, and. That it shall be lawful to 
 all Patrons, or Donors of all and singular the 
 same Spiritual Promotions, or of any of them 
 to present or collate to the same, as though the 
 Person or Persons so offending were dead. 
 And that if any such Person or Persons, 
 after he shall be twice convicted in form 
 aforesaid, shall offend against any of the Pre- 
 misses the third time, and shall be thereof 
 in form aforesaid lawfully convicted ; That 
 then the Person so offending, and convicted 
 the third time, shall be deprived ipso facto 
 (if all his Spiritual Promotions, and also shall 
 suffer Imprisonment during his life. And if 
 the Person that shall offend, and be con- 
 victed in form aforesaid, concerning any 
 of the Premisses, shall not be beneficed 
 nor have any Spiritual Promotion, that then 
 the same Person so offending and convict, 
 shall for the first offence suffer Imprison- 
 ment during one whole Year next after his 
 said Conviction, without Bail or Mainprise. 
 And if any such Person, not having any
 
 AN ACT FOR THE UNIFORMITY OF COMMON PRAYER. 
 
 spiritual Promotion, after his first Conviction 
 shall eltsoons offend in any thing concerning 
 the Premisses, and shall in form aforesaid 
 be thereof lawfully convicted, that then the 
 same Person shall for his second Offence 
 suffer Imprisonment during his Life. 
 
 And it is Ordained and Enacted by the 
 Authority aforesaid. That if any Person or I 
 tersons whatsoever, after the said Feast of 
 the Nativity of St. John Baptist next coming, 
 shall inanyEnterludes.Plays, Songs,R!iinies, 
 or by other open Words, declare or speaii any 
 thing in the derogation, depraving, or despis- 
 ing of the same Bools, or of any thing therein 
 contained, or any part tliereof : or sliall by 
 open fact, deed, or by open threatenings, 
 compel or cause, or otherwise procure or 
 maintain any Parson, Vicar, or other Minis- 
 ter in any Cathedral or Parish-Churcli, or in 
 Chapel, or in any otiier place, to sing or say 
 any common or open Prayer, or to mini.ster 
 any Sacrament otherwise, or in any other 
 manner and form than is mentioned in the 
 said Book; or that by any of the said means 
 shall unlawfully interrupt, or let any Parson, 
 Vicar, or other Minister, in any Cathedral 
 or Parish-Churcli, Chapeh or any other idace, 
 to sing or say common and open Prayer, 
 or to minister the Sacraments, or any of 
 them, in such manner and form, as is men- 
 tioned in the said Book ; that then every 
 such Person, being thereof lawfully convict- 
 ed, in form abovesaid, shall forfeit to tlie 
 Queen our Sovereign Lady, her Heirs and 
 Successors, for the first Offence, an hundred 
 Marks. And if any Person or Persons, being 
 once convict of any such Offence, eftsoons 
 offend against any of the last recited Offen- 
 ces, and shall in form aforesaid be thereof 
 lawfully convict ; that the same Person so 
 offending, and convict, shall for the second 
 Offence forfeit to the Queen our Sovereign 
 Lady, her Heirs and Successors, four hundred 
 Marks. And if any Person, after he in form 
 aforesaid shall have been twice convict of any 
 Offence concerning any of the last recited 
 Offences, shall offend tlie third time, and be 
 thereof in form abovesaid lawfully convict, 
 that then every Person so offending and 
 convict, shall for his third Offence, forfeit to 
 our Sovereign Lady the Queen, all his Goods 
 and Chattels, and shall suffer Imprisonment 
 during his Life. And if any Person or Per- 
 sons, that for his first Offence concerning 
 tlic Premisses, shall be convict in form afore- 
 said, do not pay the Sum to be paid by virtue 
 of his Conviction, in such manner and form, 
 as tlie same ought to be paid, within six 
 Weeks nest after his Conviction ; That then 
 every Person so convict, and so not paying 
 the same, sliall for the same first Offence, 
 instead of tlie said Sum, suffer Imprison- 
 ment by the space of six Months, without 
 Bail or Mainprise. And if any Person or 
 Persons, tliat for liis second Offence concern- 
 ing the Premis.'ies, shall be convict in form 
 aforesaid, do not pay the said Sum to be 
 paid by virtue of hi's Conviction and this 
 Kstatute, in such manner and form as the 
 same ought to be paid, within six Weeks 
 next after his said second Conviction ; That 
 then every Person so convicted, and not pay- 
 ing the same, sliall for the same second Of- 
 fence, instead of the said Sum, suffer Im- 
 prisonment during twelve Months, without 
 Bail or JIainprise. And that from and after 
 the said Feast of the Nativity of St. John 
 
 Bar 
 
 this Kealm, 
 or any other the Queen's Majesty's Domi- 
 nions, shall diligently and faitlifully, having 
 no lawful or reasonable excuse to be absent, 
 endeavour themselves, to resort to their Pa- 
 rish Church or Chapel accustomed, or upon 
 reasonable let thereof, to some usual place, 
 where Common Prayer, and such Service of 
 God, shall be used in such time of let, upon 
 every Sunday, and other days ordained or 
 used to be kept as Holy-days, and then and 
 there to abide orderly and soberly, during 
 the time of Common Prayer, Preaching, or 
 other Service of God there to be used, and 
 ministered ; upon pain .of Punishment by the 
 Censures of the Church, and also upon 'pain 
 that every Person so otfeuding, shall forfeit 
 for every such Offence, twelve Pence, to be 
 levied by the Church-wardens of the Parish 
 where such Offence shall be done, to the use 
 of tlie Poor of the same Parish, of the Goods, 
 Lands and Tenements of such Offender, by 
 way of Distress. 
 
 JVnd for the due execution hereof, the 
 Queen's most excellent Majesty, the Lords 
 Temporal, and all the Commons in this pre- 
 sent Parliament assembled, do in God's name 
 earnestly require and charge all the Arch- 
 bishops. Bishops, and other Ordinaries, that 
 they shall endeavour themselves to the utter- 
 most of their knowledges, that the due and 
 true execution hereof may be had throughout 
 their Dioceses and Charges, as they will an- 
 swer before God, for such evils and plagues 
 wherewith Almighty God may justly punish 
 his people for neglecting this good and 
 wholesome law. And for their Authority in 
 this behalf, be it furtlier Enacted by the 
 Authority aforesaid. That all and singular 
 the said Archbishops, Bishops, and other 
 their Officers exercising Ecclesiastical Juris- 
 diction, as well in place exempt as not 
 exempt, within their Dioceses, shall have 
 full Power and Authority by this Act, to 
 reform, correct and punish by Censures of 
 the Church, all and singular Persons which 
 shall offend within any of their Jurisdic- 
 tions, or Dioceses, after the said Feast of 
 the Nativity of St. John Baptist next com- 
 ing, against this Act and Statute ; any 
 other Law, Statute, Privilege, Liberty or 
 Provision heretofore made, had or suffered 
 to the contrary notwithstanding. 
 
 And it is Ordained and Enacted by the 
 Authority aforesaid. That all and every Jus- 
 tice of Oyer and Determiner, or Justice of 
 Assize, shall have full Power and Autho- 
 rity in every of their open and general 
 Sessions, to enquire, hear and determine all 
 and all manner of Offences, that shall be 
 committed or done contrary to any -Article 
 contained in this present Act, within the 
 limits of the Commission to them directed, 
 and to make Process for the execution of 
 tlie same, as they may do against any Person 
 being indicted before them of Trespass, or 
 lawfully convicted thereof. 
 
 Provided always, and be it Enacted by 
 the Autliority aforesaid. That all and every 
 Archbishop and Bislmp. sliall or may at all 
 time and times, at his lilerty and pleasure, 
 join and associate himself by virtue of tins 
 Act, to the said Justices of Oyer and 
 Determiner, or to the said Justices of
 
 Assize, at evtry of the said open and 
 general Sessions to be holden in ajiy place 
 within his Diocese, for and to the enriniry, 
 hearing, and determiuing of the Otiences 
 uforesaid. 
 
 Autliority aforesaid, That the Books con- 
 cerning the said Services, shall at tlie Costs 
 and Charges of the Parishioners of every 
 Parish and Cathedral Church, be attained 
 and gotten before tlie said Feast of the 
 Nativity of St. John Baptist next following ; 
 and that all snch Parishes and Catliedral 
 Churches, or other places, where the said 
 Books shall be attained and gotten before 
 the said Feast of the Nativity of St. John 
 Baptist, shall within three Weeks next after 
 the said Books so attained and gotten, use 
 the said Service, and put the same in use 
 according to this Act. 
 
 And be it further Enacted by the Au- 
 thority aforesaid. That no Person or Persons 
 shall be at any time hereafter impeached, 
 or otherwise molested of, or for any the 
 Offences above mentioned, hereafter to be 
 committed, or done contrary to this Act, 
 unless he or they so offending, be thereof 
 indicted at the next general Sessions, to 
 be holden before any such Jnstices of Oyer 
 and Determiner, or Justices of Assize, 
 next after any Offence committed or done 
 contrary to the tenor of this Act. 
 
 Provided always, and be it Ordained and 
 Enacted by the Autliority aforesaid, Tliat 
 all and singular Lords of tlie Parliament, 
 for the third Offence above mentioned, sliall 
 be tried by their Peers. 
 
 Provided also, and be it Ordained and 
 Enacted by the Authority aforesaid. That 
 the Mayor of London, and all other Mayors, 
 Bailiffs, and all other Head-Officers of 0,11 
 and singular Cities, Boroughs, and Towns- 
 Corporate within this Realm, If'ales, and 
 the Marches of the same, to the which 
 Jnstices of Assize do not commonly repair. 
 
 termine the Offences abovesaid, and every 
 of them, yearly within fifteen Days after 
 the Feast of Easter and Saint Michael the 
 Archangel, in like manner and form as 
 Justices of Assize and Oyer and Determiner 
 may do. 
 
 Provided always, and be it Ordained and 
 Enacted by the Autliority aforesaid. That 
 all and singular Archbisiiops and Bishops, 
 and every of their Chancellors, Commissaries, 
 
 Arclideacons, and other Ordinaries, having 
 any peculiar Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction, 
 shall have full Power and Authority, by 
 virtue of tliis Act, as well to enquire in 
 their Visitation, Synods, and elsewhere with- 
 in their Jurisdiction, at any other time and 
 place, to take Accusations and Informations 
 of all and every the things above-mentioned, 
 done, committed, or perpetrated, within the 
 limits of their Jurisdictions and 'Authority, 
 and to punish the same by Admonition, 
 Excommunication, Sequestration or Depri- 
 vation, and other Censures and Process, in 
 like form, as heretofore hath been used in 
 like Cases by the Queen's Ecclesiastical Laws. 
 
 Provided always, and be it Enacted, 
 That whatsoever Person ott'endiug in the 
 Premisses, shall for their Offences, first 
 receive Punishment of the Ordinary, having 
 a Testimonial tliereof under the said Ordi- 
 nary's Seal, shall not for the same Offence 
 eftsoons he convicted before the .Tnstices : 
 And likewise receiving for the said Offence, 
 Punishment first by the Justices, shall not 
 for the same Offence eftsoons receive Punish- 
 ment of the Ordinary : any thing contained 
 in this Act to the contrary notwithstanding. 
 
 Provided always, and be it Enacted, That 
 such Ornaments of the Church and of the 
 Ministers tliereof, shall be retained, and be 
 used, as was in thi.s Church of England, 
 by Authority of Parliament, in the second 
 Year of the Reien of King Edward the 
 Si-ith, until otiier Order shall be therein 
 taken by the Autliority of the Queen's 
 M.ajesty, with tlie .\dvice of her Commis- 
 sioners" apjiointed and authorized under the 
 Great Seal of Eiu/hunl for Causes Ecclesias, 
 tioal, or of tlie Metropolitan of this Realm. 
 And also, that if there shall happen any 
 Contempt or Irreverence to be used in the 
 Ceremonies or Rites of the Cluirch, by the 
 misusing of the Orders appointed in this 
 Book, the Queen's Majesty may, by the like 
 advice of the said Commissioners or Metro- 
 politan ordain and publish such further Cere- 
 monies or Rites as may be most for the 
 advancement of God's Glory, the edifying of 
 his Church, and the due reverence of Christ's 
 holy Mysteries and Sacraments. 
 
 And be it further Enacted by the Au- 
 thority aforesaid, That all Laws, Statutes 
 and Ordinances, wherein or whereby any 
 other Service, Administration of Sacraments, 
 or Common Prayer, is limited, established, 
 or set forth to be used within tliis Realm, 
 or any other tiie Queen's Dominions or 
 Countries, shall from henceforth be utterly 
 void and of none effect.
 
 THE PEEFACE. 
 
 IT hath been the wisdom of the Church of 
 Hngland ever since tlie first compiling of 
 lier publick Liturgy, to keep tbe mean be- 
 tween the two extiemes, of too miicl\ stitFccss 
 in refusing, and of too much easiness in ad- 
 mitting any variation from it. For, as on 
 the one side common experience sheweth, 
 that wbere a chansehath been made of tilings 
 adrise-ily o-itablished (no evident necessity 
 so requiring) sundry inconveniences have 
 thereupon ensued; and those many times 
 more and greater than the evils, that were 
 intended to be remedied by such change : So 
 on the other side, the particular Forms of 
 Divine worship, and the Rites and Ceremonies 
 appointed to be u!!ed therein, being things in 
 their own natiire indifferent, and alterable, 
 and BO acknowi edged; it is but reasonable, 
 that upon weighty and important considera- 
 tions, according to the various exigency of 
 times and occasions, such changes and altera- 
 tions should bo made therein, as to those that 
 are in place of Authority should from time to 
 time seem either necessary or expedient. Ac- 
 cordingly we find, tliat in the Reigns of several 
 Princes of blessed memory since the Reforma- 
 tion, the Church, upon just and weighty con- 
 siderati'.ns her thereunto moving, hath yielded 
 to make such alterations in some particiilars, 
 as in their respective times were thought 
 convenient: Yet so, as that the main body 
 and essentials of it (as well in the chiefest 
 materials, as in the frame and order thereof) 
 have still continued the same unto this day, 
 and do yet stand firm and unshaken, not- 
 withstanding all the vain attempts and im- 
 petuous assaults made against it, by such 
 men as are given to change, and have always 
 discovered a greater regard to their own pri- 
 vate fancies and interests, than to that duty 
 they owe to the publick. 
 
 By what undue means, and for what mis- 
 ehievoua purposes the use of the Liturgy 
 (though enjoined by the laws of the land, 
 and those laws never yet repealed) came, 
 durvBg the late unhappy confusions, to be 
 disflontinued. is too well known to the world, 
 and we are not willing here to remember. 
 But when, upon His JIajesty's happy Restora- 
 tion, it seemed probable, that, amongst other 
 things, the use of the Liturgy would also 
 return of course 'the same having never been 
 legally abolished) unless some timely means 
 were used to prevent it; those men who under 
 the ble iisurped powers had made it a great 
 part of their hiuinese to render the people 
 disaffectefl thei-unto. saw themselves in point 
 of reputation and interest concerned (unless 
 they would freely acknowledge themselves to 
 have erved, which such men are very hardly 
 brought to do) with their utmost endeavours 
 to hinder the restitution thereof. In order 
 wliereimto divers pamphlets were published 
 against the Book of Common Prayer, the old 
 oljjections mustered up, with the addition 
 of some new ones, more than formerly had 
 been made, to make the number swell. In 
 line, great importunities ware "»ed tn His 
 Sacred iMajesty, that the said Bmili might he 
 revised, and such alterations therein. *nd ad- 
 ditions thereunto made, »s should he thought 
 requisite for the ease of tender oonacienecs : 
 whoreunto His Majesty, out of hiB pious in- 
 
 clination to give satisfaction (so far »s oonii! 
 he reasonably expected) to all his subjects of 
 what persuasion soever, did graciously con- 
 descend. 
 
 In which review we have endeavoured to 
 observe the like moderation, as we find to 
 have been used in the like case in former 
 times. And therefore of the sundry altera- 
 tions proposed unto us, we have rejected all 
 such as were either of dangerous consequence 
 (as secretly striking at some established doc- 
 trine, or laudable practice of the Church of 
 Kng^and, or indeed of the whole Catbolick 
 Church of Christ) or else of no consequence 
 at all, but utterly frivolous and vain. But 
 such altevations as were tendered to us, (by 
 what persons, under what pretences, or to 
 what purpo.se soever tendered) as seemed to 
 us in any degree requisite or expedient, we 
 have willingly, and of o\ir own aicord as- 
 sented unto: not enforced so to do by any 
 strength of argument, convincing us of the 
 neces.sity of making the said alterations: for 
 we are fully persuaded in our judgments 
 (and we here profess it to the world) that 
 the Book, as it stood before established by 
 law, doth not contain in it any thine contrary 
 to the Word of (iod, or to sound doctrine, or 
 which a godly man may not with a good con- 
 science use and submit unto, or which is not 
 fairly defensible against any that shall oppose 
 the same ; if it shall be allowed such just and 
 favourable construction as in common equity 
 ought to be allowed to all human writings, 
 especially such as are set forth by authority, 
 and even to the very best translations of the 
 holy Scripture itself. 
 
 Our general aim therefore in this nnder- 
 taking was, not to gratify this or that party 
 «n any their unreasonable demands; but to 
 do that, which to our best understandings we 
 conceived might most tend to the preservation 
 of peace and unity in the Church ; the pro- 
 curing of reverence, and exciting of piety and 
 devotion in the publick worship of God; and 
 the cutting off occasion from them that seek 
 occasion of cavil or quarrel against the 
 Liturgy of the Church. And as to the several 
 variations from the former Book, whether by 
 alteration, addition, or otherwise, it shall 
 suffice to give this general account, That moat 
 of the alterations were made, either first, for 
 the better direction of them that are to offici- 
 ate :n any part of Divine Service; which is 
 chiefly done in the Calendars arid Kubricks; 
 Or .secondly, for the more proper expressing of 
 some wor<& or phrases of ancient usage in 
 terms more suitable to the language of the 
 present times, and the clearer explanation of 
 some other words and phrases, that were either 
 of doubtful signification, or otherwise liable 
 to misconstruction: Or thirdly, for a more 
 perfect rendering of such portions of boly 
 Scripture, as arc inserted into the Liturgy ; 
 which, in the Epistles ami Oospels espe- 
 cially, and in sundry other places, are now 
 ordered to he read according to the last 
 Trtinslation : and that it was thought con- 
 venient, that some Prayers and Thanks- 
 givin'^, fitted to special occasions, shoiilo he 
 added in their duo places; particularly foi 
 those at 8ca, together with an Office for the
 
 CONCEKNLNG THE SERVICE OF THE UHUKCH. 
 
 Baptism of «uch as are of Riper Tears : 
 which, although nut so necessary when the 
 former Book was compiled, yet by the growth 
 of Anahaptisra, through the licentiousness 
 of the late times crept in amongst us, is now 
 become necessary, and may be always useful 
 for the baptizing of natives in our planta- 
 tions, and others converted to the faith. If 
 any man, wlio shall desire a more particular 
 account of the several alterations in any 
 part of the Littirey. shall take the pains to 
 compare the present Book with the former ; 
 we doubt not but the reason of the change 
 may easily appear. 
 
 And having thus endeavoured to dis- 
 
 charge our duties in this weighty affair, as 
 in the siglit of God, and to approve our sin- 
 cerity therein (so far as lay in us) to the 
 consciences of all men; although we know it 
 impossible (in such variety of apprehensions, 
 humours and interests, as are in the world) to 
 please all ; nor can expect that men of fac- 
 tious, peevish, and perverse spirits should be 
 satisfied with any thing that can be done in 
 this kind by any other than themselves : yet 
 we have good hope, that what is here pre- 
 sented, and hath been by the Convocations of 
 both Provinces with great diligence examined 
 and approved, will he also well accepted and 
 approved by all sober, peaceable, and truly 
 conscientious sons of the Church of Englwnd. 
 
 CONCERNING THE SERVICE OF THE CHURCH. 
 
 mHERE was never any thing by the wit 
 X of man so well devised, or so siu-e esta- 
 blished, which in continuance of time hath 
 not been corrupted : as, among other things, 
 it may plainly appear by the Common 
 Prayers in the Church, commonly called 
 ninne Service. The first original and 
 ground whereof if a man would search out 
 by the ancient Fathers, he shall find, that 
 the same was not ordained hut of a good 
 purpose, and for a great advancement of 
 godliness. For they so ordered the matter, 
 that all the whole Bible (or the greatest 
 part thereof I should be read over once every 
 Tear ; intending thereby, that the Clergy, 
 and especially such as were Ministers in 
 (he congregation, should (by often reading, 
 and meditation in God's word) be stirred up 
 to godliness themselves, and he more able 
 to exhort others by wholesome doctrine, and 
 to confute them that were adversaries to the 
 truth ; and further, that the people (by 
 daily hearing of holy Scripture read in the 
 Church) might continually profit more and 
 more in the knowledge of God, and be the 
 more inflamed with the love of his true 
 religion. 
 
 But these many years passed, this godly 
 and decent order of the ancient Fathers 
 hath been so altered, broken, and neglected, 
 by planting in uncertain stories, and legends, 
 with multitude of responds, verses, vain re- 
 petitions, commemorations, and synodals ; 
 that commonly when any book of the Bible 
 was begim, after three or four chapters were 
 read out, all the rest were unread. And in 
 this sort the book of Isaiah was begun in 
 Advent, and the book of GeneH^ in Sc/*t'/a- 
 geninta; but they were only begun, and 
 never read through : after like sort were 
 other books of holy Scripture used. And 
 moreover, whereas St, Patil would have such 
 language spoken to the people in the Church, 
 as they might understand, and have profit 
 by hearing the same ; the service in this 
 Church of Enfiland these many years hath 
 henn read in Latin to the people, which they 
 understand not; so that they have heard 
 with their ears only, and their heart, spirit, 
 and mind, have not been edified thereby. 
 And furthermore, notwith.'itanding that the 
 ancient Fathers have divided the Psalms 
 into seven portions, whereof every one was 
 called a No.tvrn : Now of late time a few of 
 them have been daily said, and the rest 
 utterly omitted. Moreover, the number and 
 
 hardness of the rules called the Pie, and the 
 manifold changings of the service, was the 
 cause, that to turn the book only was so 
 hard and intricate a matter, that many 
 times there was more business to find out 
 what should be read, than to read it when it 
 was found out. 
 
 These inconveniences therefore considered, 
 here is set forth such an order, whereby the 
 same shall be redressed. And for a readiness 
 in this matter, here is drawn out a Calendar 
 for that purpose, which is plain and easy 
 to be understood; wherein (so much as may 
 be) the reading of holy Scripture is so set 
 forth, that all things shall be done in order, 
 without breaking one piece from another. 
 For this cause be cut ofl Anthems, Responds, 
 Invitatories, and such like things as did 
 break the continual course of the reading of 
 the Scripture. 
 
 Yet, because there is no remedy, but that 
 of necessity there must be some Rules ; 
 therefore certain Rules are here set forth ; 
 which, as they are few in numoer, so they 
 are plain and easy to be understood. So 
 that here you have an Order for Prayer, 
 and for the reading of the holy Scripture, 
 much agreeable to the mind and purpose of 
 the old Fathers, and a great deal more pro- 
 fitable and commodious, than that which of 
 late was used. It is more profitable, be- 
 cause here are left out many things, where- 
 of some are untrue, some uncertain, some 
 vain and superstitious; and nothing is or- 
 dained to be* read, but the very pure "Word 
 of God, the holy Scriptures, or that which 
 is agreeable to the same ; and that in such 
 a language and order as is most easy and 
 plain for the understanding both of the read- 
 ers and hearers. It is also more commo- 
 dious, both for the shortness thereof, and 
 for the plainness of the order, and for that 
 the rules be few and easy. 
 
 And whereas heretofore there hath been 
 great diversity in saying (ind singing in 
 Churches within this Realm ; some following 
 Salisbury use, some Hereford use, and some 
 the use of Bangor, some of Yorlc, some of 
 Lincoln ; now from henceforth all the vhole 
 Realm shall have but one use. 
 
 And forasmuch as nothing can be so 
 plainly set forth, but doubts may arise in 
 the use and practice of the same ; to appease 
 
 A 6
 
 OF CBREMOHXES. 
 
 resolution of all doubts, concerning the man- 
 ner how to understand, do, and execute, the 
 things contained in this Book ; the parties 
 that so doubt, or diversly take any thing, 
 Bhall alway resort to the Bishop of the Dio- 
 cese, who by his discretion shall take order 
 for the quieting and appeasing of the same ; 
 so that the same order be not contrary to any 
 thing contained in this Book. And if the 
 Bishop of the Diocese be in doubt, then he 
 may send for the resolution thereof to the 
 Archbishop. 
 
 THODGH it be appointed, that all things 
 shall be read and sung in the Church 
 in the English Tongue, to the end that the 
 congregation may be thereby edified; yet it 
 
 is not meant, but that when men Bay Morn- 
 ing and Evening Prayer privately, they may 
 say the same in any language that thay them- 
 selves do understand. 
 
 And all Priests and Deacons are to «»y 
 daily the Morning and Evening Prayer either 
 privately or open y, not being let by sickness, 
 or some other urgent cause. 
 
 And the Curate that ministereth in every 
 Parish-Church or (. hapel, being at home, and 
 not being otherwise reasonably hindered, 
 shall say the same in the Parish-Church or 
 Chapel where he ministereth, and shall cause 
 a Bel! to be tolled thereunto a convenient 
 time before he begin, that the people may 
 come to hear God's Word, and to pray with 
 
 OF CEREMONIES, 
 
 WHY SOME BE ABOLISHED, AND SOME RETAINED. 
 
 are put away, beoanoe the great 
 
 OF «uch Ceremonies as be used in the 
 Church, and have had their beginning 
 by the institution of man, some at the first 
 were of godly intent and purpose devised, 
 and yet at length turned to vanity and super- 
 stition ; some entered into the Church by 
 undiscreet devotion, and such a zeal as was 
 without knowledge ; and for because they 
 ■were winked at in the beginning, they grew 
 daily to more and more abuses, which not 
 only for their uuprotitableness, but also be- 
 cause they have much blinded the people, 
 and obscured the glory of God, are worthy 
 to be cut away, and clean rejected : ether 
 there be, which although they have been 
 devised by man. yet it is thought good to 
 reserve them still, as well for a decent order 
 in the Church, (for the which they were first 
 devised) as because they pertain to edifi- 
 cation, whereimto all things done in the 
 Church (as the Apostle tesoheth) ought to 
 be referred. 
 
 And although the keeping or omitting of 
 a Ceremony, in itself considered, is but a 
 small tiling j yet the wilful and contemptu- 
 ous transgression and breaking of a common 
 order and discipline is no small ofience before 
 God, Let all tilings be done among you, 
 saith Saint Pattl, in a seemly and due order : 
 the appointment of the which order pertain- 
 eth not to private men; therefore no man 
 ought to take in hand, nor presuqieto appoint 
 or alter any puhlick or common order in 
 Christ's Church, except he be lawfully called 
 and authorized thereunto. 
 
 And whereas in this our time, the minds 
 of men are so diverse, that some think it a 
 great matter of conscience to depart from a 
 piece of the least of their Ceremonies, thoy 
 bo BO addicted to their old customs; and 
 again on the other side, some be so new- 
 fangled, that they would innovate all things, 
 and so despise the old, that notliing can 
 like them, but that is new : it wax thought 
 exiwdient, not so much to have respect how 
 to please and satisfy either of these [rarties, 
 as how to please God, and profit them both. 
 And yet lest any man should be offended, 
 whom good reason might satisfy, here he cer- 
 tain caiiscs rendered, why some of the accus- 
 tomed Ceremonies be put away, and some 
 retained and kept stiU. 
 
 excess and multitude of them hath so in- 
 creased in these latter days, that the burden 
 of them was intolerable ; whereof St. ^ugua- 
 tine in his time complained, that they were 
 grown to such a number, that the estate of 
 Christian people was in worse case con- 
 cerning that matter, than were the Jews. 
 And he counselled that such yoke and bur- 
 den should be taken away, as time would 
 serve quietly to do it. But what would St. 
 Augustine have said, if he had seen the 
 Ceremonies of late days used among us ; 
 whereunto the multitude used in his time 
 was not to be compared ? This our exces- 
 sive multitude of Ceremonies was so great, 
 and many of them so dark, that they did 
 more confound and darken, than declare and 
 set forth Christ's benefits unto us. And 
 besides this, Christ's Gospel is not a Cere- 
 monial Law (as much of Moses' Law was,) 
 but it is a religion to serve God, not in 
 bondage of the figure or shadow, but in the 
 freedom of the Spirit; being content only 
 with those Ceremonies which do serve to a 
 decent order and godly discipline, and such 
 as be apt to stir up the dull mind of man 
 to the remembrance of bis duty to God, by 
 some notable and special signification, where- 
 by he might be edified. Furthermore, the 
 most Weighty cause of the abolishment of cer- 
 tain Ceremonies was, that they were so far 
 abused, partly by the superstitious blindness 
 of the rude and unlearned, and partly by the 
 unsatiable avarice of such as sought more 
 their own lucre, than the glory of God, that 
 the abuses could not well be taken away, the 
 thing remaining still. 
 
 But now as concerning those persons, which 
 peradveuture will be offended, for that some 
 of the old Ceremonies are retained still: If 
 they consider that without some Ceremonies 
 it is not possible to keep any order, or quiet 
 discipline in the Church, they shall easily per- 
 ceive iust cause to reform their judgments. 
 And if they think much, that any of the old 
 do remain, and would rather have all devised 
 anew: then such men granting some Cere- 
 monies convenient to be had, surely where 
 the old may Ix; well used, there they cannot 
 reasonably reprove the old only for their age, 
 without bewraying of their own folly. For 
 in such a cose they ought rather to have re-
 
 ORDER FOR READING HOLY SCRIPTURE. 
 
 verence unto them for their antiquity, if they 
 will declare themselves to be more studious 
 of unity and eoncwd. than of innovations and 
 new-fanglenees, which (as mach as may be 
 with true setting forth of Christ's religion) 
 is always to be eschew ed. Furthermore, such 
 shall have no just cause with the Ceremo- 
 nies reserved to be offended. For as those 
 be taken away which were most abused, and 
 did burden men's consciences without any 
 cause ; so the other that remain, are re- 
 tained for a discipline and order, wliich (upon 
 just ca\ises) may be altered and changed, 
 and therefore are not to be esteemed equal 
 with God's law. And moreover, they be 
 neither dark nor dumb Ceremonies, but are 
 
 60 set forth, that every man may understand 
 what they do mean, and to what use they 
 do serve. So that it is not like that they in 
 time to come should be abused as other have 
 been. And in these our doings we condemn 
 no other nations, nor prescribe any thing but 
 to our own people only : for we think it con- 
 venient that every country should use such 
 Ceremonies as they shall think best to the 
 setting forth of God's honour and glory, and 
 to the reducing of the people to a most perfect 
 and godly living.withouterroror superstition; 
 and that they should put away other things, 
 which from time to time they perceive to be 
 most abused, as in men's ordinances it often 
 chanceth diversly in divers countries. 
 
 «Tf THE ORDER HOW THE PSALTER IS APPOINTED 
 TO BE READ. 
 
 THE Psalter shall be read through once 
 every Month, as it is there appointed, 
 both for Morning and Evening Prayer. But 
 in February it shall be read only to the 
 twenty-eighth, or twenty-ninth day of the 
 month. 
 
 And, whereas January, March, May, 
 July, August, October, and Decevtber have 
 one-and-thirty days apiece ; It is ordered, 
 that the same Psalms shall be read the last 
 day of the said months, which were read 
 the day before: so that the Psalter may 
 begin ai!:ain the first day of the next month 
 ensuing. 
 
 And, whereas the 119th Psalm is divided 
 into twenty-two portions, and is over-long to 
 
 be read at one time ; It is so ordered, tluit at 
 one time shall not be read above four or five 
 of the said portions. 
 
 And at the end of every Psalm, and of every 
 such part of the 119th Psalm, shall be rejeat- 
 ed this Hymn, 
 
 Mory be to the Father, and to the Son : 
 and to the Holy Clhost ; 
 
 Aa it was in the ber/inning, it now, and 
 ever shall be : world v/ithont end, Amen. 
 
 Note, that the Psalter followeth the divi- 
 sion of the Hebrews, and the translation of 
 the great Enslish Bible, set forth and used 
 in the time of King Hmrn the Sighth, and 
 Edward the Sixth. 
 
 1 THE ORDER HOW THE REST OF HOLY SCRIPTURE 
 IS APPOINTED TO BE READ. 
 
 THE Old Testament is appointed for the 
 First Lessons at Morning and Evening 
 Prayer, so as tlie most part thereof will be 
 read every year once, as in the Calendar is 
 appointed. 
 
 The New Testament is appointed for the 
 Second Lessons at Morning and Evening 
 Prayer, and shall be read over orderly every 
 year twice, once in the morning and once in 
 the evening, besides the Epistles and Gospels, 
 except the Apocalypse, out of which there 
 are only certain Lessons appointed at the 
 end of the year, and certain proper Lessons 
 appointed upon divers feasts. 
 
 And to know what Lessons shall be read 
 every day, look for the day of the month in 
 the Calendar following, and there ye shall 
 find the chapters and portions of chapters 
 that shall be read for the Lessons, both at 
 Morning and Evening Prayer, except only 
 the moveable feasts, which are not in the 
 Calendar, and the immoveable, where there 
 is a blank left in the column of lessons, the 
 Proper Lessons for all which days are to be 
 found in the Table of Proper Lessons. 
 _ If Evening Prayer is said at two different 
 times in the same place of worship on any 
 Sunday (except a Sunday for which altema- 
 
 at the 
 
 live .-econu iiessons are special 
 in the table,) the Second Le 
 
 second time may, at the discretion of the 
 minister, be any chapter from the four (ios- 
 pels, or any lesson appointed in the Table 
 of Lessons from the four Gospels. 
 
 Upon occasions, to he approved by the 
 Ordinary, other lessons may, with his con- 
 sent, be substituted for those which are ap- 
 pointed in the Calendar. 
 
 And note that whensoever Proper Psalms 
 or Lessons are appointed, then the Psalms 
 and Lessons of ordinary course appointed in 
 the Psalter and Calendar (if they be diSer- 
 ent) shall be omitted for that time. 
 
 Note also that upon occasions to be ap- 
 pointed by the Ordinary, other Psalms may, 
 with his consent, be substituted for those 
 appointed in the Psalter. 
 
 If any of the Holy-days for which Proper 
 Lessons are appointed in the table fall upon 
 a Sunday which is the first Sunday in Ad- 
 vent, Easter-Day, Whit-Sunday, or Trinity- 
 Sunday, the Lessons appointed for such 
 Sunday shall be read, but if it fall upon any 
 other Sunday, the Lessons appointed either 
 for the Sunday or for the Holy-day may be 
 read at the discretion of the minister. 
 
 Note also that the Collect, Ejiistle, and 
 Gospel appointed for the Sunday shall serve 
 all the week after, where it is not in this 
 book otherwise oi-der»d.
 
 IT PEOPER LESSONS 
 
 10 BE EEAD AT MORNING AND EVENING PRATER, ON THE SUNDAT3, 
 AND OTHER EOLT-DATS THROUGHOUT THE TEAR. 
 
 H LESSONS PROPER, FOR SUNDAYS. 
 
 Eventong. 
 
 Sundays of Advent. 
 
 Ihe First 
 
 Second...... 
 
 Third 
 
 Fourth 
 
 Snvdaj/s after Christ- 
 
 Sundnys after ihe 
 Epiphany. 
 
 TheFir»t 
 
 Second 
 
 Third 
 
 Fourth 
 
 Fifth 
 
 Sixth 
 
 -?3 „ Job 
 
 - 3 „ Provrbs 
 -11 „ 
 
 Septuagesima. 
 
 First Xesson 
 
 Keoond Lesson.. 
 
 Sexagesima 
 
 Quinquagesima.. 
 
 Genesis 1 & 2 to v. 4 Gcoesis 2 v. 4 „ Job - 
 
 Rev. 21 to r. 9 liev. iil v. 9 to 22 v. 6 
 
 Genesis 3 Genesis 6 „ Gene 
 
 LENT. 
 
 Fir.st Sxinday... 
 
 Second., 
 Third . 
 Fourth 
 Fifth .. 
 
 Second Lesson I Matt. ■ 
 
 3 Exodus 
 
 - 9 
 
 -26 , Luke — 
 
 45 
 
 -6 to V. U 
 11 
 
 -19 V. 28 „ Luke— 20 v. 9 to ». 21 
 
 Easter-Paij. 
 
 First Lesson.,... 
 Second Lesson.. 
 
 Siinda'/s nfffr Easter. 
 
 The First 
 
 Second Lesson 
 
 Second 
 
 Third 
 
 Fourth 
 
 Fifth 
 
 ' Exodus —12 to V. 29 Exodus 12 v. 29 „ E7:odus 
 
 Rev.- 1 V. 10 to V. 19 John 20 v. 11 to v. 19 „ Rev. — 
 
 Sunday aftrr y4seen- 
 tion-Day 
 
 IThit-ffunda;/. 
 
 First Lesson.... 
 Second Lesson.. 
 
 Trinit'i^wnday. 
 
 First Lesson 
 
 Second Lesson.. 
 
 Num. - — 10! to (1. 36 Num. 16 v. 36 „ Num. 
 
 1 Cor. 15 to V. 20 John 20 i'. 24 to v. 30 
 
 Num. 20 to V. 14 Nm. 20 f.l4to21 v. 10 „ 
 
 Deut. 4 to V. 2.3 Deut 4 «. 23 to w. 41 " Dent. 
 
 6 9 „ 
 
 . ttom. - 
 . I.iaiah- 
 
 11 „Bwkiel 36».26 
 
 16 „ ActsISv.24tal9v.21 
 
 Genesis - 
 Eph.
 
 IT LESSONS PROPER FOR SUNDAYS. 
 
 Eveniong. 
 
 Sundavt after Trinity 
 
 First 
 
 t^econd 
 
 Third 
 
 Fourth 
 
 Fifth 
 
 Sixth 
 
 Seventh 
 
 Eighth 
 
 Kinth 
 
 Tenth 
 
 Eleventh 
 
 Twelfth 
 
 Thirteenth 
 
 Fourteenth 
 
 Fifteenth 
 
 Sixteenth 
 
 Seventeenth 
 
 Eighteenth 
 
 Nineteenth 
 
 Twentieth 
 
 Twenty-first 
 
 Twenty-second.. 
 Twenty-third.... 
 Twenty-fourth .. 
 Twenty-fifth .... 
 Twenty-sixth.... 
 Twenty-seventh 
 
 Josh. 5 V. 13 to 6 V. 21 or 
 
 1 Samuel — 2 to v. £7 
 
 Hosea 
 
 Micah —4 & 5 to i 
 
 1 Samuel 
 
 3„ 
 
 ifi " 
 
 2 Samuel 
 1 Chron.- 
 i Chron.- 
 1 Kings 
 
 -12 to V. 2i ., 
 
 1.. 
 
 -11 to V. 15 „ 
 
 iX " 
 
 2 Kin?3- 
 
 —2 to V. 16 ., 
 - 6 to V. 24 „ 
 
 Nohem.- 
 Jerem. - 
 Ezekiel - 
 
 -l&2tov. 9 ]', 
 2„ 
 
 c- " 
 
 Daniel - 
 
 4„ 
 
 \ Joel 
 
 —2 ..21.. 
 
 ' Mieah— 
 
 6.. 
 
 1 Chrou. —23 to v. 21 
 
 1 Kings 3 
 
 ■ . 11 V. 2S 
 
 Habakkuk- 
 Hasgai 
 
 Note.— That the Lessons appointed in the above Table for the Twenty-seventh Sunday 
 after Trinity shall always be read on the Sunday next before Advent. 
 
 1 LESSONS PROPER FOR HOLY-DAYS. 
 
 KctivUy of Christ. 
 
 1 Lesson. 
 
 2 Lesson. 
 
 "<. John, Evannflii 
 
 1 Le.^so 
 
 2 Lesso 
 
 Innoeents' Day. 
 
 1 Lesson, 
 
 Circumciiion. 
 
 1 Lesson. 
 
 2 Lesson. 
 
 Epi^phany. 
 
 -20 V. 19 to V. 24 John 
 
 -9 to «;. 8 I Isaiah 
 
 -2 to V. 15 i Til 
 -4toi 
 
 -31 to V. 18 Earuch 4 ir. 21 to v. SI
 
 ^ LESSOIS^S PUOPEE, FOR HOLY-DAYS. 
 
 Conversion 0/ Si. Paul. 
 
 1 Lesson. . . . 
 
 2 Lesoon. . . . 
 
 Purifica. ofth,- Vir. Mary. 
 1 Lesson. . . . 
 
 jinnunciation of our Lady. 
 
 1 Lesson 
 
 ./iihll'ednesduy. 
 
 2 Le,!s"n.' .' ." .' .' 
 
 Monday before Easter. 
 
 1 Lesson 
 
 2 Lesson 
 
 Tucsda-y bejore Easter. 
 
 1 Lpsson 
 
 2 Lesson 
 
 lyedne^day before Easter. 
 
 1 iessou 
 
 2 Lesson 
 
 Thursday before Faster. 
 
 1 Lesson 
 
 2 Lesson 
 
 Monday in Easter-Jf'eck. 
 
 1 Lesson 
 
 2 Lesson 
 
 Tuesday in Easter-ll'eek. 
 
 1 Lesson 
 
 St. Mark. 
 
 1 Lesson 
 
 S5. Philip and .fames. 
 
 2 Lesson 
 
 .Ascension-Day. 
 
 1 Lesson 
 
 2 Lesson. . . . . 
 
 Monday in nniits7m-JVcek. 
 
 1 Lesson 
 
 2 Lesson 
 
 Tuesday in JVliitsun-fVeek. 
 
 1 Samuel 2 v. 27 to v. 30 
 
 Genesis 3 to v. 16 
 
 Eaggai 
 Isaiah- 
 
 Isaiah 
 Isaiah - 
 
 2 Lesson. 
 
 St. Barnaba 
 
 St. John Baptist. 
 
 1 Lesson. 
 
 2 LcasoD. 
 
 1 Corinthians 
 Joel 
 
 -n to K 10 I Numbers 11 v. 16 fo v. 31 
 
 -12 to i;. 14 i 1 Corinthians —12 v. 27 & 13 
 
 14 K. 8 
 4
 
 •^ LESSONS PROPER FOR HOLY-DAYS. 
 
 Evensong. 
 
 1 Lesson 12 Kings 
 
 -Itoi 
 
 Luke 9 V. 51 to v. 67 
 
 Genesis 23 v. 10 to v. 18 
 
 1 Kings 19 V. 15 
 
 Jeremiah 26 v. 8 to v. 16 
 
 Deuteronomy 18 v. 15 
 
 1 Chronicles 29 to v. 20 
 
 Paniel - 
 
 -10 V. i 
 
 Isaiah 55 
 
 Isaiah 23 v. 9 to v. 17 
 
 Revelation 14 v. 14 
 
 Ecclus. 33 to V. 15 
 
 Jeremiah 3 v. 12 to v. 19 
 
 2 Lesson. . . . . , Hebrews 11 1 
 
 f PROPER PSALMS ON CERTAIN DAYS. 
 
 
 Mattins. 
 
 Evensong. 
 
 ! 
 
 Mailins. 
 
 Eventong. 
 
 Chri,trr,a,-T)n,j. 
 
 Psahn 19 
 
 45 
 
 Psalm- 89 
 
 110 
 
 132 
 
 Psalm- 102 
 
 E<,^ter.Pny. 
 
 Psalm- 2 
 • 57 
 
 Ill 
 
 Psalm- 8 
 15 
 
 21 
 
 48 
 
 6S 
 
 Psalm- 113 
 
 114 
 
 lis 
 
 Psalm- 24 
 
 47 
 
 103 
 
 Psalm- 104 
 145 
 
 
 Ascension-Bay. 
 
 Ash-Wednesday 
 
 Psalm 6 
 
 
 OQ 1JO 
 
 Good Friday. 
 
 Psalm 22 Psalm- 69 
 
 40 88 
 
 ol 
 
 Whit-Sunday. 
 
 
 

 
 12 
 
 THE CALENDAR, tvith the TABLE OF LESSONS. 
 
 JANUARY 
 
 HATH XXXI DATS. 
 
 1 
 
 A 
 
 -i 
 
 1) 
 
 3 
 
 c 
 
 4 
 
 d 
 
 5 
 
 e 
 
 « 
 
 f 
 
 7 
 
 ? 
 
 8 
 
 A 
 
 9 
 
 b 
 
 10 
 
 c 
 
 11 
 
 d 
 
 VI 
 
 e 
 
 13 
 
 f 
 
 14 
 
 g 
 
 15 
 
 A 
 
 16 
 
 b 
 
 17 
 
 c 
 
 18 
 
 (1 
 
 19 
 
 e 
 
 iii) 
 
 f 
 
 2! 
 
 ff 
 
 '22 
 
 A 
 
 2?, 
 
 b 
 
 24 
 
 c 
 
 25 
 
 d 
 
 2f; 
 
 e 
 
 vr 
 
 f 
 
 28 
 
 fr 
 
 Vrl 
 
 > 
 
 ?,0 
 
 b 
 
 31 
 
 c 
 
 Circumcision. 
 
 Epipliany. . 
 I.ucian, P. 
 
 Hilary, Bp. & C. 
 
 Prisca, V. &M.... 
 
 i-"ii'iHil"BpJ&'ji.! 
 
 A-nes, V. & JI.... 
 Viuciuit, Man 
 
 Conv. of St. Paul. 
 
 MORNING PRATER. 
 
 First Lesson. 
 
 Genesis 17 v. 19 
 
 1 to V. 20 
 
 ■ 2 V. 4 
 
 3 V. 20 to 4 V. IG 
 
 . 5to«. 28 
 
 Isaiah O!) 
 
 Genesis 6 r . 9 
 
 11 to 
 17 to 
 
 21 «. 33 to 22 ». 20 
 
 24 to V. 29 
 
 24r. 52 
 
 25 1-. 19 
 
 26 V. 18 
 
 27 V. 30 
 
 29 to r. 21 
 
 ZI 32 «; 22 
 
 : 35 to t;. 21 
 
 Isaiah 49 tot'. 13 
 
 Genesis 37 v. 1-2 
 
 40 
 
 41 «. 17 10 v. 53 
 
 42i;. 25 
 
 43 17. 2510 411'. 14 
 
 45 to V. 25 
 
 Second Lesson. 
 
 Romans 
 Matthew 
 
 17 
 
 2i 
 
 1 V. 18 
 S 
 
 4to». 23 
 
 Luke 3r. 15to r. 23 
 Matth. 4 D. 23 to 5. V. 13 
 
 6 V. 13 to r. 33 
 
 6 tot!. 19 
 
 6v. 19to7r.7 
 
 7r.7 
 
 8 to V. 18 
 
 10 to V. 
 
 10 V. 
 
 12 tor. 
 
 13 tot-.' 
 
 13 r. 24 to V. 
 
 13 r. 53 to 14 K. 
 
 Galatians 1 r. 
 
 Matihew 14 v 
 
 15 to V. 
 
 15 «. 
 
 16 tor. 
 
 16».24tol7r. 
 
 17 V. 
 
 FEBRUARY 
 
 HATH XXVIII HATS, 
 And in every Lcap-Tiar 29 Pays 
 
 MORNING PRATER. 
 
 First Lesson. 
 
 Sc-cond Lesson. 
 
 1 
 
 d 
 
 2 
 
 e 
 
 3 
 
 f 
 
 4 
 
 K 
 
 5 
 
 A 
 
 6 
 
 b 
 
 7 
 
 c 
 
 8 
 
 d 
 
 !i 
 
 e 
 
 m 
 
 f 
 
 11 
 
 pr 
 
 12 
 
 A 
 
 13 
 
 I) 
 
 14 
 
 c 
 
 l.'i 
 
 d 
 
 l(i 
 
 
 17 
 
 f 
 
 18 
 
 PT 
 
 19 
 
 .\ 
 
 20 
 
 b 
 
 21 
 
 c 
 
 22 
 
 d 
 
 2.< 
 
 
 24 
 
 f 
 
 25 
 
 ff 
 
 26 
 
 A 
 
 27 
 
 b 
 
 SH 
 
 c 
 
 S9 
 
 
 Fast. 
 
 Purific of V. M. . . 
 Blasius, Bp. & M. 
 
 Agatha, V. & M. 
 
 Valentine, Bishop. 
 
 Fast. 
 
 St. Matthias, Ap.. 
 
 Exodus 
 
 4 to V. 
 
 5 V. 15 to 6 V. 
 
 8 V. 20 to 9 r 
 
 12 tor! 
 
 12 V. 43 to 13 I'. 
 
 11 r. 
 
 15 f. 22 to 16 V. 
 
 21 to V. 
 
 23 V. 
 
 25 to V. 
 
 28 f. 29 to r 
 
 32 V. 
 
 33 V. 12 to 34 V. 
 
 1 Sam. 2 V. 27 to v. 
 Fxodus 31 V. 
 
 .39 V. 
 
 40 V. 
 
 Leviticus 14 tor. 
 
 19 to V. 
 
 MattlK-w 18 to V. 21 
 18 V. 21 to 19 V. 3 
 
 19 V. 3 to V. 27 
 
 19f.27to20i'. 17 
 
 20 i>. 17 
 
 21 lo ,.. 23 
 
 21 f. 23 
 
 22 to V. 15 
 
 22 r. 15 tor. 41 
 
 22 V. 41 to 23 r. 13 
 
 23 V. 13 
 
 24 10 r. 29 
 
 21 V. Y9 
 
 25 10 V. 31 
 
 25 V. 31 
 
 26 to V. 31 
 
 26 I'. 31 to r, 57 
 
 ^26 r. 57 
 
 - 27 V. 27 to V. 57 
 
 27v. 57 
 
 ■ 28 
 
 Mark 1 to v. 21 
 
 1 „. 21 
 
 2 to r. 23 
 
 2 V. 23 to 3 V. 13 
 
 3 r. 13 
 
 4 to V. 35 
 
 Matthew 7
 
 THE CALENDAR, with tue TABLE OP LESSONS. 13 
 
 JANUARY 
 
 HATH XXXI DATa 
 
 1 
 
 A 
 b 
 c 
 d 
 e 
 f 
 S 
 A 
 b 
 c 
 d 
 e 
 f 
 g 
 A 
 b 
 
 d 
 e 
 f 
 g 
 A 
 b 
 c 
 d 
 e 
 f 
 S 
 A 
 b 
 c 
 
 Circumcision 
 
 s 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 6 
 
 7 
 8 
 q 
 
 Epiphany 
 
 L,ucVan,'pV&M.." 
 
 10 
 
 
 11 
 
 
 
 1? 
 
 
 13 
 14 
 
 HUary, Bp-SC- 
 
 15 
 
 
 16 
 
 
 17 
 
 
 18 
 19 
 
 Prisca. V. &M.... 
 
 20 
 21 
 22 
 '1 
 
 Val)ian, Bp. St M.. 
 At'iies,V. &M.... 
 Vincent, Mart.... 
 
 ?4 
 
 
 25 
 
 Com. of St. Paid.. 
 
 07 
 
 
 V^ 
 
 1 
 
 «>q 
 
 
 
 
 
 ::;;::::;::;:::;:: 
 
 
 
 
 An 
 
 HAT 
 
 dine 
 
 :bruary 1 
 
 h xxviii days, 1 
 
 ery Leap-Year 2a Day3| 
 
 ETEXIXG PRATER. 
 
 First Lesson. 
 
 Second Lesson. 
 
 Deut. 10 v 12 
 
 Genesis 1 v. 20 to 2 •;. 4 
 
 3 to V. 2') 
 
 4 I.. Id 
 
 5 V. 28 to 6 c. 9 I 
 
 Tsaiah 49 v. 13 to v. 24 
 Genesis ■ 7 : 
 
 9 to V. 20 
 
 18 tor. 17 
 
 19 V. 12 to V. 30 ! 
 
 21 to V. 22 1 
 
 24 I'. 29 to V. 52 
 
 25 V. 5 to V. 19 
 
 26 to V. 18 
 
 27 to V. 30 ! 
 
 31 to V. 25 
 
 32 to V. 23 I 
 
 37 tor. 12 I 
 
 .Teremiah 1 to r. 11 I 
 Gt'nbS.;s 39 
 
 41 tor. 17 I 
 
 41 «. 53 to 42 r. 25 
 
 43 tor. 25 1 
 
 44 r. 141 
 
 45 r. 25 to 46 r. 8 I 
 
 John 
 Acts 
 
 8 to r. 16 
 
 1 
 
 3 to r. 22 
 2 r. 22 
 
 3 
 
 2 tor. 12 
 
 4 to V. 32 
 
 - 4r. 32 to 5r. I? 
 
 - 5u 17 
 
 - 7 to V. 35 
 
 - 7 V. 35 to 8 ('. 5 
 
 8 I.'. 5 to r i'o 
 
 - 8 r. 26 
 
 - 9 tor. 23 
 
 9 r. 23 
 
 10 to r. 24 
 
 10i;.24 
 
 - 13 to r. 26 
 
 13r.26 
 
 - U 
 
 - 15 to r. 30 
 
 26 to r. 21 
 
 • 15 r. 30 to 16 V. 16 
 
 - 16 r. 16 
 
 - 17 tor. 16 
 
 - 17 r. 16 
 
 - 18 to r. 24 
 
 -18 ». 24 to 19 r. 21 
 
 EVENING PRATEE. 
 
 First Lesson. 
 
 1 
 
 (1 
 
 2 
 
 e 
 
 3 
 
 f 
 
 4 
 
 g 
 
 5 
 
 A 
 
 fi 
 
 b 
 
 7 
 
 c 
 
 8 
 
 d 
 
 9 
 
 e 
 
 10 
 
 f 
 
 11 
 
 g 
 
 12 
 
 A 
 
 13 
 
 h 
 
 14 
 
 
 15 
 
 d 
 
 16 
 
 e 
 
 17 
 
 f 
 
 18 
 
 g 
 
 19 
 
 A 
 
 20 
 
 b 
 
 21 
 
 c 
 
 22 
 
 d 
 
 23 
 
 e 
 
 24 
 
 f 
 
 25 
 
 g 
 
 26 
 
 A 
 
 27 
 
 b 
 
 
 c 
 
 29 
 
 
 Fast. 
 
 Piirific. of V. M. . . 
 Blasius, Bp. & M. 
 
 Agathai'v! &*m!! 
 
 Valentine, Bishop. 
 
 Fast. 
 
 St. Matthias, Ap.. 
 
 Genesis 47 v. 13 
 
 Hagr^ai 2 to r. 10 
 
 Genesis 49 
 
 Exodus 1 
 
 4r. 27 to 5 r. 15 
 
 6f. 28to7r. 14 
 
 8 to V. 20 
 
 9 i'. 13 
 
 10 r. 21 & 11 
 
 12 c. 21 tor. 43 
 
 13 V. 17 to 14 r. 10 
 
 15 to V. 22 
 
 ~ 16r. 11 
 
 20 to r. 22 
 
 22r. 21 to 23 », 10 
 
 24 
 
 28 to i>. 13 
 
 29 r. 35 to 30 r. 11 
 
 32 to r. 15 
 
 33 to V. 12 
 
 34 r. 10 to r. 27 
 
 Isaiah 22 v. 15 
 
 Exod. 35r.29toS6r. 8 
 
 40 tor. 17 
 
 Levit.9r. 22tol0r. 12 
 
 16 to V. 23 
 
 19 V. 30 to 20 r. 9 
 
 Second Lesson. 
 
 19 V. 
 
 - 20 to r. 
 
 - 20 r. 
 
 - 21 to V. 
 
 - 21 ». 17 tor. 
 -21 r. 37 to 22 r. 
 
 22 r. 23 to 23 r. 
 
 - 23 V. 
 
 9 to i>. 
 9r.
 
 jl4 the calendar, mra the TABLE OF LESSONS. 
 
 MARCH 
 
 HATH XXXI DAYS. 
 
 
 1 
 
 d 
 
 
 2 
 
 e 
 
 
 3 
 
 f 
 
 
 4 
 
 ff 
 
 
 i) 
 
 A 
 
 
 6 
 
 b 
 
 
 7 
 
 c 
 
 
 H 
 
 <i 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 10 
 11 
 
 f 
 
 
 i;< 
 
 A 
 
 
 13 
 
 14 
 
 b 
 
 
 
 
 in 
 
 d 
 
 
 16 
 
 e 
 
 
 17 
 
 f 
 
 
 !8 
 
 S 
 
 
 i!t 
 
 A 
 
 
 ■20 
 
 b 
 
 14 
 
 21 
 
 c 
 
 ;i 
 
 22 
 
 d 
 
 
 23 
 
 e 
 
 n 
 
 24 
 
 f 
 
 
 2,T 
 
 S' 
 
 19 
 
 2rt 
 
 A 
 
 8 
 
 
 b 
 
 
 2S 
 
 
 
 If, 
 
 2') 
 
 (\ 
 
 
 .00 
 3i 
 
 e 
 
 David, Archb)).. 
 Chad, Bishop. . . 
 
 Perpotua, M. 
 
 Gregory, 
 
 Edward, Kinf,' of 
 [the West-Sax. 
 
 Benedict, Abbot. 
 
 Fast. 
 
 Annunc. of Vir. 
 Clfary. 
 
 APRIL 
 
 HATII XXX BATS. 
 
 13 
 
 1 
 
 I-' 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 A 
 
 
 3 
 
 b 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 c 
 
 18 
 
 (; 
 
 
 ^ 
 
 i. 
 
 '_ 
 
 1.') 
 
 !_; 
 
 
 4 
 
 10 
 
 b 
 
 12 
 
 1 
 
 1.3 
 11 
 
 d 
 f 
 
 S» 
 
 
 f,' 
 
 17 
 
 17 
 
 b 
 
 6 
 
 1!) 
 
 d 
 
 
 20 
 
 w 
 
 
 21 
 
 f 
 
 
 22 
 
 
 
 23 
 
 A 
 
 
 24 
 
 b 
 
 
 2.') 
 
 c 
 
 
 2h 
 
 d 
 
 
 ■A 
 
 f 
 
 
 2:i 
 
 r 
 
 
 oO 
 
 A 
 
 Kichard, Bp 
 
 S. Ambrose, Bp. 
 
 Alplicge, Abp. . 
 
 St. George, M.. 
 St. Mark, Evan. 
 
 MOKNIXG PflAYJ 
 
 First Lesson. 
 
 Second Lesson. 
 
 Levit. 25 to v. 18 
 
 26 to D.- 21 
 
 Numbers 6 
 
 lOv. 11 
 
 1U-. 2i 
 
 14 V. 26 
 
 16 V. 23 
 
 20 to V. 14 
 
 21 to V. 10 
 
 22 to V. 22 
 
 Deuteronomy 1 to u. 19 
 
 2 to V. 26 
 
 3w. 13 
 
 4 V. 25 to V. 41 
 
 , 6 V. 22 
 
 7 to V. 12 
 
 11 toi 
 15 to i 
 
 Genosi 
 
 lieut. 
 
 18 
 16 
 18 V. 9 
 — 26 
 i lb V. 1-6 
 5 to V. 15 
 28i;.47 
 
 31 V. 14 to V. 30 
 
 32 V. 44 
 
 34 
 
 lark 4r. 35to5v. 21 
 
 6 to V. U 
 
 6 v. 14 to V. 30 
 
 • 6 V. 30 
 
 7 to 71 24 
 
 7!'. 2-1 to 8 u. 10 
 
 8 V. 10 to <J c. 2 
 
 9v.'2 to ». 30 
 
 9 V. 30 
 
 10 to V. L'2 
 
 lOu. 32 
 
 11 to V. 27 
 
 n r. 27 to 12 V. 13 
 
 12 r. 13 to V. 35 
 
 12 IV 35 to 13j;. It 
 
 13«. 14 
 
 14 to I'. 27 
 
 14 V. 27 to V. 53 
 
 14t>.53 
 
 15 to V. 42 
 
 15 f. 42 & 16 
 
 .uke 1 to V. 26 
 
 1 V. 26 to V. 46 
 
 I V. 46 
 
 2 to V. 21 
 
 3 to I'. 23 
 
 4 to r. 16 
 
 4 V. 16 
 
 6 tor. 17 
 
 MORNIXG PRAYER. 
 
 Second Lesson. 
 
 -9^.3 
 
 21 V. 43 to 22 V. 11 
 
 Judges 2 
 
 6 V. 24 
 
 8 V. 32 to 9 V. 2o 
 
 11 to V. 29 
 
 Rush 1 
 
 1 !• amufl 1 
 
 14 to I'. 24 
 
 Isniah 62 f. (3 
 
 1 Samuel 17 tow. 31 
 
 17 y.55to ItJ V. 17 
 
 2J to V. 18 
 
 21 
 
 . . 9 to V. 
 
 - 9 r. 23 to V. 
 -9 u. 51 to 10 D. 
 
 - 10 r. 
 
 - II tor. 
 
 - 11 
 
 - 12 to 
 
 - 12 r. 
 
 - 13 to 
 
 13 
 
 . 14 to 
 
 ■14 r. 25 to 15 v. 
 
 - 15i; 
 
 ■ 17 tor 
 
 - !7r 
 
 . 18 lor 
 
 18 r. 31 tol9r 
 
 - 19 r. liter 
 19 r 
 
 - 20 tor 
 
 - 20 V. 27 to 21 
 
 - 21
 
 THE CALENDAR, wiiu the TABLE OF LESSONS. 15 
 
 MARCH 
 
 EATH XSXI DATS. 
 
 
 1 
 
 li 
 
 
 '> 
 
 e 
 
 
 ^ 
 
 f 
 
 
 4 
 
 R- 
 
 
 f) 
 
 A 
 
 
 6 
 
 b 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 
 H 
 
 fl 
 
 
 9 
 
 e 
 
 
 10 
 I! 
 
 f 
 
 
 \v 
 
 A 
 
 
 13 
 
 14 
 
 
 
 
 15 
 
 d 
 
 
 1(5 
 
 e 
 
 
 17 
 
 f 
 
 
 18 
 
 n 
 
 
 19 
 
 A 
 
 
 20 
 
 1) 
 
 14 
 
 •21 
 
 c 
 
 3 
 
 
 d 
 
 
 ■.•:{ 
 
 e 
 
 11 
 
 L'4 
 
 f 
 
 
 25 
 
 ? 
 
 19 
 
 2fi 
 
 A 
 
 « 
 
 27 
 
 b 
 
 
 28 
 
 c 
 
 16 29 
 
 d 
 
 5 39 
 
 e 
 
 
 31 
 
 f 
 
 David, Archbp., 
 Chad, Bishop,.. 
 
 Perpetua, M. 
 
 Greg-ory, M. 
 
 Edward, King of 
 [the West-Sax. 
 
 Benedict, Abbot. 
 
 Fast. 
 
 Annunc. of Vir. 
 [Mary. 
 
 EVENING PKATER. 
 
 V. 18 to V. 44 
 
 2Bj;. 21 
 
 15 to lOt'. 11 
 
 - 11 toi;. 24 
 
 - 12 
 
 ■ 1 4 to I'. 26 
 
 - 16 to V. 23 
 
 - 17 
 
 20 V. 14 
 
 V. 10 to V. 32 
 22 V. 22 
 
 - 24 
 
 27». 12 
 
 1 V. 19 
 
 2 c. 26 to 3 i 
 
 4 to 1 
 
 7 V. 1- 
 
 10 V. h 
 
 11 J,'. 18 
 
 17 V. « 
 
 24 V. 5 
 
 Isaiah 52 v. 7 to v. 13 
 iJeut. 28 V. 15 to v. 47 
 
 29 V. 9 
 
 31 to V. 14 
 
 31 V. 30 to 32 V. 44 
 
 Joshua 1 
 
 Second Lesson. 
 
 11 toy. 25 
 11 D. 25 
 
 12 
 
 13 
 
 S: 15 to v. 8 
 15 c. 8 
 
 1 to V. 25 
 1 «. 26 & 2 
 
 3 
 
 4 to V. 18 
 4 t;. 18 ic 5 
 
 6 
 
 7 to V. 25 
 
 7 V. 25 
 
 10& 11 V. 1 
 
 U«. 2to i: 17 
 
 llr. 17 
 
 12 to f. 28 
 
 12 u. 28 & 13 
 
 14 to V. 20 
 
 14 V. 20 
 
 15 to V. 35 
 
 15 V. 35 
 
 16 
 
 2 Cor. 1 to V. 23 
 
 1 u. 23to2 t.. 14 
 
 2 v. 14 & 3 
 
 APIIIL 
 
 HATH XSX DATS. 
 
 EVENING PRATER. 
 
 13 
 
 1 
 2 
 3 
 4. 
 5 
 
 8 
 
 9 
 10 
 U 
 12 
 13 
 11 
 15 
 lo 
 17 
 IS 
 19 
 2f1 
 21 
 
 A 
 b 
 c 
 d 
 e 
 f 
 g 
 A 
 b 
 c 
 d 
 
 S 
 A 
 b 
 c 
 d 
 
 f 
 
 A 
 b 
 
 d 
 
 f 
 
 ? 
 A 
 
 
 ? 
 
 
 10 
 
 Kichard, Bp.... 
 S. Ambrose, Bp. 
 
 18 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 V^ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1? 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17 
 
 
 f, 
 
 
 
 Alphege, Abp... 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 St. George, M.. 
 
 
 St. Mark, Evan. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Judges 
 
 Euth 
 
 1 Samuel 
 
 5 
 
 7 
 
 10 to V. 16 
 
 22 V. 1 1 
 
 24 
 
 6 tot 
 
 2toi 
 
 14 V. 24 to V. 47 
 
 Fzelviel 1 to «. 15 
 
 1 Sam. 17v. 31 tof. 55 
 
 20 r. 18 
 
 24&25U. i 
 
 Second Lesson. 
 
 II tor. 
 
 Hi;. 30 to 12 i;. 
 
 12r. 14& 
 
 Galatians 
 
 4 to 1-. 
 
 4 V. 21 to 5 !'. 
 
 bv. 
 
 Eph. 
 
 4 to V. 
 
 4 V. 25 to 5 V. 
 
 5 i\ 22 to 6 t'. 
 
 6v. 
 
 1 to t). 2 
 
 1 V. 21 to2i;. 
 
 iv.
 
 IG THE CALENDAR, with the TABLE OF LESSONS. 
 
 MAY 
 
 HATH SXXI DATS. 
 
 1 
 
 b 
 
 8 
 
 c 
 
 3 
 
 d 
 
 4 
 
 e 
 
 5 
 
 f 
 
 6 
 
 P 
 
 7 
 
 A 
 
 fi 
 
 b 
 
 9 
 
 c 
 
 10 
 
 d 
 
 11 
 
 e 
 
 ]'> 
 
 f 
 
 13 
 
 p: 
 
 14 
 
 A 
 
 15 
 
 b 
 
 In 
 
 c 
 
 17 
 
 d 
 
 )H 
 
 e 
 
 19 
 
 f 
 
 5!0 
 
 PT 
 
 'M 
 
 A 
 
 22 
 
 b 
 
 2H 
 
 c 
 
 n 
 
 d 
 
 25 
 
 e 
 
 2(; 
 
 f 
 
 27 
 
 K 
 
 2H 
 
 A 
 
 29 
 
 b 
 
 30 
 
 c 
 
 31 
 
 d 
 
 St. Philip and St. 
 
 [_Jitmes, Ap. 
 
 Invent, of Cross.. 
 
 St. John E. ante 
 [Port. Lat. 
 
 Duiistan, Archbp. 
 
 Augustin, Archbp 
 Yen. Bede, Presb 
 
 , JUNE 
 HATH XSX DAYS. 
 
 1 
 
 e 
 
 2 
 
 f 
 
 3 
 
 S 
 
 4 
 
 A 
 
 5 
 
 b 
 
 6 
 
 c 
 
 7 
 
 d 
 
 8 
 
 e 
 
 9 
 
 f 
 
 10 
 
 S 
 
 11 
 
 A 
 
 12 
 
 b 
 
 13 
 
 c 
 
 14 
 
 d 
 
 15 
 
 e 
 
 16 
 
 f 
 
 17 
 
 s 
 
 18 
 
 A 
 
 19 
 
 b 
 
 20 
 
 c 
 
 21 
 
 d 
 
 22 
 
 e 
 
 23 
 
 f 
 
 24 
 
 R 
 
 25 
 
 A 
 
 2fi 
 
 b 
 
 27 
 
 c 
 
 28 
 
 d 
 
 29 
 
 e 
 
 30 
 
 f 
 
 Boniface, Bishop. 
 
 St, Barnabas, Ap. 
 
 St. Alban, Mart. 
 
 Tr. of King Edw. 
 
 Fast. 
 
 St. John Baptist. . 
 
 Fast. 
 
 St. PeUr, Apostle. 
 
 MORNING PRATEE. 
 
 Second Lesson. 
 
 Isaiah 61 
 
 1 Samuel 26 
 
 2 S.T.muel 3 ti. 17 
 '^ — ^7».18 
 
 13 w. 38 to 14y.26 
 
 15 y. 16 
 
 16 v. 15 to 17 1^.24 
 
 \Sv. 18 
 
 19 V. 24 
 
 ■ 23 to V. 24 
 
 1 Kings 1 to V. 28 
 
 1 Chron. 29 v. 10 
 
 1 Kings 4«.20 
 
 6 to V. 15 
 
 8 V. 22 to V. 54 
 
 - — ~ r. 26 
 12 «. 25 to 13i». 11 
 
 Uto V. 21 
 
 18tot;.'l7 
 
 22 to V. 41 
 
 2 Kings 2 
 
 6 V. 24 
 
 8 to V. 16 
 
 10 to V. 18 
 
 Luke 
 
 22toi 
 31 toi 
 
 22 r. 
 
 23 to I'. 
 
 23 !'. 26 to V. 
 
 23 I'. 50 to 2 1 )'. 
 
 John 1 to V. 
 
 3 tor. 
 
 4 tot).' 
 
 - 5 to V. 
 
 - 5r 
 
 - 6 to I' 
 
 6 i'. 22 to V 
 
 . 6r 
 
 . 7 tor 
 
 - 7i' 
 
 - 8 to V 
 
 . 9 tor 
 
 - 9 V. 39 to 10 r 
 
 - 10 I 
 
 . 11 to r 
 
 - Uv. 17tor 
 -11 r. 47 to 12 1 
 . 12 I 
 
 MORNING PRATER. 
 
 First Lesson. 
 
 2 Kings 
 
 17 1 
 
 2 Chron. 
 
 20 V. 31 . 
 
 Second Lesson. 
 
 tO! 
 
 Ueut. 
 2 Kin 
 
 33 to V. 12 
 
 18 !>. 13 
 
 19 r. 20 
 Isaiah 38 v. 9 to «. 21 
 2 Kings 22 
 
 23 r. 21 to24r. 3 
 
 25 V. 8 
 
 Ezra 4 
 
 16 to V. 
 16 V. 
 
 IStou. 
 
 18 V. 
 
 19 to V. 
 
 4t>. 
 
 19 r. 
 
 20 to V. 
 
 Nehemiah 
 
 6&7to»>.5 
 
 Malachi 3 to v. 7 
 XeUemiah 13 to v. 15 
 Esther 1 
 
 Ezekifl 
 Job - 
 
 6 
 
 , 4 to V. 15 
 
 4 to V, 
 
 ! to 5 1-, 
 
 5v. 
 
 V. 15 tor. 
 - 9 to V.
 
 THE CALENDAR, ^vitii tiie TABLE OF LESSONS. 1^ 
 
 MAY 
 flATH XSXI DATS. 
 
 1 
 
 b 
 
 2 
 
 c 
 
 3 
 
 d 
 
 4 
 
 e 
 
 ft 
 
 f 
 
 6 
 
 f? 
 
 7 
 
 A 
 
 8 
 
 b 
 
 9 
 
 c 
 
 in 
 
 d 
 
 11 
 
 e 
 
 12 
 
 f 
 
 13 
 
 f? 
 
 14 
 
 A 
 
 15 
 
 b 
 
 ir, 
 
 
 17 
 
 d 
 
 18 
 
 
 19 
 
 f 
 
 20 
 
 g 
 
 21 
 
 A 
 
 22 
 
 b 
 
 23 
 
 c 
 
 24 
 
 d 
 
 25 
 
 e 
 
 2H 
 
 f 
 
 27 
 
 ff 
 
 28 
 
 A 
 
 29 
 
 h 
 
 ?,0 
 
 c 
 
 31 
 
 d 
 
 St. Philip and St. 
 
 c [J^amgs, Ap. 
 
 luvent. of Cross.. 
 
 St. John E. ante 
 [Port. Lat. 
 
 Dunstan, Arclibp. 
 
 Augustin, Arclibp. 
 Yen. Bede, Presb. 
 
 JUNE 
 
 HATH XXX DATS. 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 f 
 
 3 
 
 pr 
 
 4 
 
 A 
 
 5 
 
 b 
 
 « 
 
 c 
 
 7 
 
 d 
 
 8 
 
 e 
 
 9 
 
 f 
 
 10 
 
 S 
 
 11 
 
 A 
 
 12 
 
 b 
 
 Iw 
 
 c 
 
 14 
 
 d 
 
 15 
 
 
 IR 
 
 f 
 
 17 
 
 g 
 
 !H 
 
 A 
 
 19 
 
 h 
 
 20 
 
 
 21 
 
 d 
 
 22 
 
 p 
 
 'J3 
 
 f 
 
 'Jl 
 
 ff 
 
 '/'■> 
 
 A 
 
 V.H 
 
 h 
 
 27 
 
 c 
 
 28 
 
 d 
 
 29 
 
 e 
 
 30 
 
 f 
 
 Xicomedt!, Jl. 
 
 Boniface, Bishop. 
 
 St. Barnabas, Ap. 
 
 St. Alban, Mart . . 
 'ir. of kiiig Ed w.. 
 
 Fast. 
 
 St. John Baptist.. 
 
 Fast. 
 
 Si. Peter, Apostie. 
 
 EVENING PRATER. 
 
 Second Lesson. 
 
 Zechariah ■ 
 
 1 cainuel 28 j 
 
 2 Samuel 
 
 7 to V. 
 
 12 to V. 
 
 15 tow. 
 
 16 to V. 
 
 ir«. 24tol8u 
 
 19 to V. 
 
 21 to V. 
 
 1 Kings 1 V. 28 to v. 
 
 8 to V. 
 
 8 i: 54 to 9 v. 
 
 11 to V. 
 
 12 to V. 
 
 13 r. 
 
 15 V. 25 to 16 I 
 
 18- 
 
 Colossians 3 to v 
 3 «. 18 to 4 
 
 1 Thess. 
 
 1-. 18 
 
 ■ Si2 
 
 Philpmon. 
 
 Hebrews 
 
 2 & 3 to 
 
 3 V. 7 to 4 JJ 
 
 iv. 14 
 
 EVENING PRATER. 
 
 First Lesson. 
 
 2 Kings 
 2 Chron. 
 
 2 Kings 
 2 Clirou. 
 Kahum 
 2 Kings 
 
 17 to V. 24 
 12 
 
 - 14 
 
 & 17 to V. 14 
 
 - 20 10 I!. 31 
 
 - 22 
 
 - 24 
 
 26 & 27 
 
 18 to V. S 
 
 L 31 v. 1 
 
 — 1 
 
 to V. 20 
 
 2 Chron. 33 
 
 2 Kings 23 to v. 21 
 
 24 V. 8 to 25 V. 8 
 
 Ezra 1&3 
 
 8i;. 15 
 
 10 to V. 20 
 
 Nehcmiah 2 
 
 7 f. 73 & 8 
 
 Malachi 4 
 
 Kehemiah 13 u. 15 
 
 Esther 2 v. 15 & 3 
 
 Zechariah 3 
 
 Job 2 
 
 Sacond Lesson. 
 
 Matthew 
 1 John - 
 
 9 
 
 10 to V. W 
 
 10 t;. 19 
 
 11 to V. 17 
 
 11 i;. 17 
 
 12 
 
 13 
 
 2 
 
 14 V. 8 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 1 to 17. 22 
 
 !2 to2jj. 11 
 
 1 1 to 3 !•. 8 
 
 . 8 to 4 V. 7 
 
 4j;. 7 
 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 14 to V. 13 
 
 1 
 
 2 to V. 15 
 
 2 V. 15 
 
 3 to ,-. 16 
 )'. 8 to 1'. 23 
 . 16to4i'.7
 
 18 THE CALENDAR, with the TABLE OP LESSONS. 
 
 JULY 
 
 HATH XXXI DATS. 
 
 1 
 
 S 
 
 a 
 
 A 
 
 3 
 
 b 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 ft 
 
 d 
 
 fi 
 
 
 7 
 
 f 
 
 8 
 
 ff 
 
 9 
 
 A 
 
 10 
 
 b 
 
 IJ 
 
 c 
 
 J2 
 
 *1 
 
 13 
 
 e 
 
 14 
 
 f 
 
 16 
 
 K 
 
 16 
 
 A 
 
 17 
 
 b 
 
 IH 
 
 
 19 
 
 d 
 
 «n 
 
 e 
 
 21 
 
 f 
 
 22 
 
 S 
 
 23 
 
 A 
 
 24 
 
 b 
 
 Sft 
 
 c 
 
 2fi 
 
 d 
 
 27 
 
 e 
 
 2H 
 
 f 
 
 29 
 
 p: 
 
 30 
 
 A 
 
 31 
 
 b 
 
 Visit, of V. Mary.. 
 Tr. of St. Martin.. 
 
 Swithuu, Bishop. . 
 
 Marg.'v.'&ir'.!!! 
 St. Mary Magd. . . 
 
 '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.' Fast. 
 
 St. James, Apostle. 
 St. Anne 
 
 AUGUST 
 
 EATH XXXI DAYS. 
 
 1 
 
 c 
 
 2 
 
 d 
 
 3 
 
 e 
 
 4 
 
 f 
 
 5 
 
 pr 
 
 r> 
 
 A 
 
 
 b 
 
 « 
 
 c 
 
 9 
 
 d 
 
 10 
 
 e 
 
 
 f 
 
 12 
 
 g 
 
 13 
 
 A 
 
 14 
 
 b 
 
 \h 
 
 c 
 
 16 
 
 d 
 
 17 
 
 e 
 
 18 
 
 f 
 
 19 
 
 K 
 
 2(1 
 
 A 
 
 21 
 
 b 
 
 22 
 
 c 
 
 23 
 
 d 
 
 24 
 
 e 
 
 2.'> 
 
 f 
 
 26 
 
 pr 
 
 27 
 
 A 
 
 28 
 
 b 
 
 29 
 
 c 
 
 30 
 
 d 
 
 31 
 
 1 e 
 
 Lammas Hay. 
 
 Transfig-uration. 
 Name of Jesus . . 
 
 St. Lawrence, M. 
 
 Fast. 
 
 St. Barlliolomew . . 
 
 St. Augustin, B. . . 
 Beheading of St. 
 [John Baptist. 
 
 MORNING PRATER. 
 
 First Lesson. 
 
 Second Lesson. 
 
 
 30 V. 12 to V. 2- 
 
 38 V. 39 & 39 
 
 Proverbs 1 to v. 20 
 
 3 v. 27 to 4 i>. 20 
 
 5i». 1.-) 
 
 11 tor. 15 
 
 14 V. 9 to V. 28 
 
 2 Kings 1 to «. 16 
 
 Proverbs 16 r. 13 
 
 lOi'. 31 to 17 V. 18 
 
 19 I.'. 13 
 
 21 to V. 17 
 
 22 V. 10 
 
 9 V. 
 
 10 to V. 
 10 V. 
 
 13 to I 
 13 1 
 
 - 15 to r. 
 
 ■15i;. 30tol6« 
 
 17 tor 
 
 17 f 
 
 IStou. 
 
 18 t;. 24 to 19 
 
 19 
 
 20 to 
 
 20 
 
 21 to V. 
 
 21 V. 17 to V. 
 
 21 r. 37 to 22 I'. 
 
 22 V. 23 to 23 f, 
 
 >ul;e 9 V. 61 to v. 
 
 MORNING PRATER. 
 
 scond Lesson 
 
 Proverbs 2" to v. 22 
 
 30 to 0. li 
 
 Eccles. 1 
 
 Jeremiah 2 to «. 14 
 
 5 V. 19 
 
 7tO!,-. 17 
 
 9 tow. 17 
 
 18 tor. 18 
 
 22 V. 13 
 
 29 V. 4 to r. 20 
 
 . 31 to r. 15 
 
 33 to t.. 14 
 
 36t>. 14 
 
 Genesis 28 v. 10 tor. 18 
 Jeremiah. 38 u. 14 
 
 50 to I'. 21 
 
 Ezekiel 1 to v. 15 
 
 12 V. 17 
 
 — 2 to t>. 1? 
 
 2 V. if 
 
 — 3 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 — 6 
 
 — 7 
 
 — 8 to V. 18 
 
 8v. 18 
 
 — 9 to V. 19 
 
 — 9 V. 19 
 
 10 
 
 — 11 tor. 23 
 
 — llv.25 
 
 — 12 
 
 — 13 
 
 14 & 15 lor. 8 
 
 — 15». 8 
 — 16 
 
 — 1 to I'. 26 
 
 — 1 V. 2li & 2 
 
 — 3 
 
 4 to r. 18 
 
 — 4 r. 18 & 5 
 — 6 
 
 7 to V. 25 
 
 7 r. 25 
 
 8 
 
 9 
 
 — lO&Ur. 1 
 U V. 2 tgt). 17
 
 THE CALENDAR, vrna TitE TABLE OF LESSONS. 19 
 
 JULY 
 
 HATH XXXI DATS. 
 
 1 
 
 R 
 
 2 
 
 A 
 
 3 
 
 b 
 
 4 
 
 c 
 
 fi 
 
 d 
 
 6 
 
 e 
 
 7 
 
 f 
 
 « 
 
 K 
 
 9 
 
 A 
 
 10 
 
 b 
 
 11 
 
 c 
 
 12 
 
 (i 
 
 !a 
 
 e 
 
 14 
 
 f 
 
 15 
 
 sr 
 
 J6 
 
 A 
 
 17 
 
 b 
 
 IH 
 
 c 
 
 19 
 
 d 
 
 20 
 
 e 
 
 21 
 
 f 
 
 22 
 
 pr 
 
 2H 
 
 A 
 
 24 
 
 b 
 
 25 
 
 c 
 
 2fi 
 
 d 
 
 27 
 
 e 
 
 28 
 
 f 
 
 29 
 
 S 
 
 :^(! 
 
 A 
 
 Si 
 
 b 
 
 Visit, of V.Maiy. . 
 ii' of St! Martin" 
 
 Svyithun, Bishop. 
 
 iiarg. 'v.&'ii!!!! 
 
 St. Jrlary Magd. . . 
 
 !!!!!!!!..!! Fast 
 
 St. James, Apostle 
 St. Anne 
 
 
 AUGUST 
 
 HATH XXXI DATS. 
 
 1 
 
 c 
 d 
 e 
 f 
 S 
 A 
 b 
 c 
 d 
 e 
 f 
 
 i 
 b 
 
 c 
 d 
 e 
 f 
 S 
 A 
 b 
 c 
 d 
 
 f 
 S 
 A 
 b 
 c 
 d 
 e 
 
 Laiimias l^ay 
 
 R 
 
 
 
 
 •^ 
 
 
 6 
 
 Transfiguration... 
 Name of Jesus.... 
 
 q 
 
 
 10 
 11 
 
 St. La-vvrence, Itl. . 
 
 19 
 
 
 11 
 
 
 I'l 
 
 
 Ti 
 
 
 Ifi 
 
 
 \l 
 
 
 IP 
 
 
 ?0 
 
 
 ?1 
 
 
 ?? 
 
 
 ?? 
 
 Fast. 
 
 24 
 
 St. Bartholomew.. 
 
 ?fi 
 
 
 V7 
 
 
 28 
 29 
 SO 
 31 
 
 St. Augjustin, B. . , 
 Belieading of St. 
 [John Baptist. 
 
 EVE^'li^G PKAYER. 
 
 First Lesson. 
 
 22 V. 12 to V. 29 
 
 - m — 27 
 
 29 8e 30 V. 1 
 
 31 w. 13 
 
 3Stoi;i.39 
 
 Proverbs 1 v. 20 
 
 3 to «. 27 
 
 4 V. 20 to 5 V. 15 
 
 6 to V. 20 
 
 ZI lOv. 16 
 
 11 V. 15 
 
 14i;. 28tol5i;. 18 
 
 Jer. 26 u. 8 to r. 16 
 Proverbs 16 to v. 20 
 
 \Sv. 10 
 
 20 to V. 23 
 
 22 tor. 17 
 
 26 tow. 21 
 
 Second Lesson. 
 
 1 John 4 : 
 
 2 John. 
 
 3 John. 
 Judo. 
 
 JIatt. 1 V 
 
 ■ 4 toe 
 
 • 4 V. 23 to 5 V. 
 
 5 V. 13 to V. 
 
 ■ bv 
 
 ■ 6 to V 
 
 ■ 6 D. 19 to 7 !; 
 
 ■ 8 to I'. 
 
 - 8 c. 
 
 . 9 to J). 
 
 - 9 i;. 
 
 . lOtoi;. 
 
 . 10 u. 
 
 . 12 to V. 
 
 . 12 V. 
 
 - 13 to V. 
 
 ■ 13 V. 24 to V. 
 -13 V. 53 to 14 V. 
 
 . 14 V. 
 
 . 15toi;. 
 
 . 15 V. 
 
 . letoj;. 
 
 EVENING PHATER. 
 
 Second Lesson. 
 
 Proverbs 28 to v. 15 
 
 31 !'. 10 
 
 Eccles. 2 to I'. 12 
 
 Jeremiah 1 
 
 5 to V. 19 
 
 6 to V. T2. 
 
 13 V. 8 to V. 24 
 
 17 tow. 19 
 
 22 to V. 13 
 
 23 to V. 16 
 
 25 to v. 15 
 
 31 V. 15 to V. £8 
 
 33 V. 14 
 
 38 to V. 14 
 
 38 to y. 14 
 
 iJeuteronomy 13 «. 15 
 Jeremiah 39 
 
 51 V. 54 
 
 Eisekiel 1 V. 15 
 
 3 tor. 15 
 
 Uy. 14 
 
 13 tor. 17 
 
 Matt. 16 V. 24 to 17 v. 
 
 17 r. 
 
 13 toy. 
 
 18 V. 21 to 19 y 
 
 19 y. 3 to V. 
 
 19 r. 27 to 20 V. 
 
 20 V. 
 
 2'l V. 
 
 22 to y. 
 
 22 V. 15 to V. 
 
 22y. 41 to23v. 
 
 24 to V. 
 
 24 y. 
 
 25 to V. 
 
 26 to v. 
 
 26 V. 31 to V. 
 
 27 to V. 
 
 27 V. 27 to V. 
 
 2 to V. 
 
 2 V. 23 to 3 y.
 
 20 
 
 THE CALENDAR, wnu the TABLE OF LESSONS. 
 
 SEPTE3IBER 
 
 HATH XXX DATS. 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 f 
 
 A 
 b 
 c 
 d 
 
 f 
 
 1 
 b 
 c 
 d 
 e 
 f 
 S 
 A 
 b 
 c 
 d 
 e 
 f 
 
 i 
 
 b 
 c 
 d 
 
 f 
 S 
 
 Giles, Abbot 
 
 ^ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 r^ 
 
 
 7 
 8 
 
 Eimrclius. Bishop. 
 Nat. of Vir. Mary. 
 
 in 
 
 
 11 
 
 
 
 n 
 
 
 u 
 
 It 
 
 Holy-Cross Day.. 
 
 Ifi 
 
 
 17 
 
 Lambert, Bishop. . 
 
 m 
 
 
 20 
 21 
 
 Fast. 
 
 St. Matthew, Apos. 
 
 
 
 <>( 
 
 
 "t 
 
 
 26 
 
 97 
 
 St. Cyprian, Abp.. 
 
 23 
 29 
 
 [Angels. 
 
 St. .Michael and all 
 St. Jeroiu 
 
 
 
 OCTOBER 
 HATn XXXI DATS. 
 
 1 
 
 A 
 
 2 
 
 b 
 
 ■.', 
 
 c 
 
 4 
 
 <l 
 
 h 
 
 
 
 (I 
 
 f 
 
 7 
 
 ff 
 
 K 
 
 A 
 
 9 
 
 b 
 
 10 
 
 c 
 
 
 d 
 
 \'i 
 
 e 
 
 1:5 
 
 f 
 
 U 
 
 P 
 
 1,'> 
 
 A 
 
 l(> 
 
 b 
 
 17 
 
 c 
 
 18 
 
 d 
 
 19 
 
 a 
 
 20 
 
 f 
 
 21 
 
 P 
 
 22 
 
 A 
 
 23 
 
 b 
 
 24 
 
 c 
 
 2f> 
 
 d 
 
 2fi 
 
 e 
 
 27 
 
 f 
 
 28 
 
 ' PT 
 
 29 
 
 A 
 
 30 
 
 1^ 
 
 81 
 
 ^ 
 
 K(.'niig-ius, Bp. 
 
 Faith, V.&M. 
 
 St. Ueiiys, Bishop. 
 
 Trans. K. Edw. 
 
 Etheldreda, V... 
 St. Lmke, Evang. 
 
 Crispin, Martyr... 
 
 Fast. 
 
 St.Simon & St.Jtide 
 
 MORNING PilATEli. 
 
 13 V. 17 
 
 14 V. 12 
 
 18 to V. 19 
 
 20 to V. 18 
 
 20 V. 33 to V. 44 
 
 24 V. 15 
 
 27 to V. 26 
 
 28 to V. 20 
 
 32 to 1!. 17 
 
 33 V. 21 
 
 34 V. 17 
 
 37 to V. 15 
 
 47 to V. 13 
 
 2 to D. 21 
 
 3 
 
 4 V. 19 
 
 5 V. 17 
 
 7 tow. 15 
 
 9 to V. 20 
 
 10 to V. 20 
 
 19 V. 15 
 
 2i.. 14 
 
 5 D. 8 to 6 V. 7 
 
 10 
 15 
 
 Joel 1 
 
 2 V. 15 to i». 28 
 
 Genesis 32 
 
 Joel 3 V. 9 
 
 I Kings 
 Hosea - 
 
 IStoi 
 
 Second Lesson. 
 
 1 Cor. 11». 17 
 
 12 to V. 28 
 
 12 V. 28 & 13 
 
 14 tow. 20 
 
 14«. 20 
 
 15 to V. 35 
 
 ]c.v.3b 
 
 16 
 
 2 Cor. 1 to V. 23 
 
 1 V. 23 to 2 i;. 14 
 
 2v. 14 & 3 
 
 6&7r. 1 
 
 liter'. 30 
 
 \\v. 30 to 12 jj. 14 
 
 12 V. 14&13 
 
 Galatians 1 
 
 4 to V. 21 
 
 4 V. 21 to 5 V. 13 
 
 5 V. 13 
 
 Acts 12 V. 5. to V. 18 
 Ephesians ■ 1 
 
 MORNING PKATER. 
 
 Jonah 
 Micah 
 
 2 y. 4 to 3 u. 9 
 6to y. 18 
 
 Second Lesson. 
 
 Ephesians 2 
 
 j 4 to V. 25 
 
 4 V. 25 to 5 V. 22 
 
 j 5 V. 22 to 6 ,: 10 
 
 I • 6 V. 10 
 
 Philippians 1 
 
 I-Iahum 
 
 Habalikuk 
 
 Zeph. 1 V. 14 to 2 y. 4 
 
 Hassai 
 Zechariah 
 
 Isaiah 
 
 Zechariah 
 
 2 to I 
 1 tOi 
 
 U) 
 18 
 
 55 
 
 3 
 
 5 
 
 7 
 
 8v. 14 
 
 10 ( 
 
 14 ! 
 
 2| 
 
 3 r. 13 & 4 I 
 
 w. 9tot). 17 
 
 2 v. 8 
 
 3 to v. 13 
 
 3 V. 18 & 4 
 
 1 Thess. 1 
 
 2 Thess. 1 
 
 1 Timothy 1 to v. 18 
 
 1 ,.. 18 & 2 
 
 I 2 Timothy 1 
 
 ,1 i 2
 
 THE CALENDAR, -n-iTii the TABLE OF LESSONS. 
 
 21 
 
 SEPTEMBER 
 
 HATH XXX DATS. 
 
 EVENING PiiAYEil. 
 
 First Lesson. 
 
 Second Lesson. 
 
 1 
 
 f 
 
 2 
 
 s: 
 
 X 
 
 A 
 
 4 
 
 b 
 
 6 
 
 c 
 
 fi 
 
 d 
 
 7 
 
 e 
 
 8 
 
 f 
 
 9 
 
 pr 
 
 Id 
 
 A 
 
 li 
 
 b 
 
 12 
 
 c 
 
 lo 
 
 d 
 
 11 
 
 e 
 
 Jo 
 
 f 
 
 li! 
 
 ff 
 
 17 
 
 A 
 
 JS 
 
 b 
 
 I'J 
 
 c 
 
 i>0 
 
 d 
 
 i!l 
 
 e 
 
 22 
 
 f 
 
 «3 
 
 S 
 
 24 
 
 A 
 
 2.-1 
 
 b 
 
 2!', 
 
 c 
 
 27 
 
 d 
 
 2S 
 
 e 
 
 2!) 
 
 f 
 
 30 
 
 S 
 
 Giles, Abbot. 
 
 Euurchua, Bishop. 
 Nat. of Vir. Mary. 
 
 Holy-Cross Day. 
 
 Daniel ■ 
 
 Lambert, Bishop. 
 
 Fast. 
 
 St. Matthew, Apos. 
 
 St. Cyprian, Abp.. 
 
 [Anrjels. 
 
 St. Michael and all 
 St. JcTom 
 
 1 14 to V. 12 
 
 16 V. 44 
 
 lSv.\9 
 
 20 V. 18 to V. as 
 
 22y.2.1 
 
 27 V. 26 
 
 31 
 
 33 toe. 21 
 
 34 to V. 17 
 
 36 V. 16 to V. 33 
 
 37 V. 15 
 
 — 1 
 
 2u. 24 
 
 4 to V. 19 
 
 5 to I'. 17 
 
 7». 15 
 
 9 i,. 20 
 
 1 Chronicles 29 to ». 20 
 Hosea 4 to v. 13 
 
 11 & 12 to V. 7 
 
 Joel 2 to V. 15 
 
 2 V. 28 to 3 «. 9 
 
 Daniel 10 w. 4 
 
 Amos 1 & 2 to u. 4 
 
 Mark 5 v. 21 
 
 6 to V. 14 
 
 6 V. U to V. 30 
 
 6 V. 30 
 
 7 to y. 24 
 
 7 J'. 24 to 8 V. 10 
 
 8 f. 10 to 9 V. 2 
 
 9 w. 2 to 1'. 30 
 
 9 V. 30 
 
 10 to V. 32 
 
 lOv. 32 
 
 11 to V. 27 
 
 11 ». 27to \2v.n 
 
 12 V. 13 to V. 35 
 
 — -12 I'. 35 to 13 !•. 14 
 
 13". 14 
 
 14 to i: 27 
 
 U V. 27 to V. 53 
 
 14 V. 53 
 
 15 to V. 42 
 
 15 V. 42 & 16 
 
 Luke 1 to t'. 26 
 
 1 V. 26 to V. 57 
 
 1 i;. 57 
 
 2 to V. 21 
 
 2r. 2! 
 
 3 to V. 23 
 
 4 to V. 16 
 
 Revelation 14 v. 14 
 
 Luice 4 V. 16 
 
 OCTOBER 
 
 HATH XXXI DATa 
 
 EVENING PRATER. 
 
 1 
 
 A 
 
 2 
 
 b 
 
 3 
 
 c 
 
 4 
 
 d 
 
 5 
 
 e 
 
 6 
 
 f 
 
 7 
 
 p: 
 
 H 
 
 A 
 
 9 
 
 b 
 
 10 
 
 c 
 
 II 
 
 (1 
 
 1" 
 
 e 
 
 13 
 
 f 
 
 U 
 
 ff 
 
 r. 
 
 A 
 
 Iw 
 
 b 
 
 
 c 
 
 IS 
 
 d 
 
 a 
 
 e 
 
 20 
 
 f 
 
 il 
 
 % 
 
 23 
 
 b 
 
 2-1 
 
 c 
 
 25 
 
 d 
 
 26 
 
 e 
 
 27 
 
 f 
 
 28 
 
 P 
 
 29 
 
 A 
 
 30 
 
 b 
 
 SI 
 
 c 
 
 Eemigius, Bp. 
 
 Second Lesson. 
 
 ke 5 to J) 
 
 — 6 to t 
 
 Faith, V. & M. 
 
 t. Denys, Bishop. 
 
 Trans. K. Edw. 
 
 Obadiah. 
 Jonah — 
 
 Habakkuk 
 ZepUauiah 
 
 Etheldreda, V... 
 St. Luke, Evang. 
 
 1 tou. 14 
 2 V. 4 
 
 2 V. 10 
 
 V. 18 & 2 ; 
 
 Crispin, Martyr. . . 
 
 Fast. 
 
 St.Simon&Sl.Jude 
 
 Zechariah 1 v. 
 
 Ecclns. "8 to V. 15 
 
 Zochariah 4 
 
 ~ 8 tor. 14 
 
 9 V. 9 
 
 3 to V. 13 
 
 Wisdom 1 
 
 Jer. 3 V. 12. to i'. 19 
 Wisdom — 4 i). 7 i 
 
 6i'. 22to7r. 15| 
 
 8 to 0. 19 I 
 
 Malachi 
 
 - 7tor.' 
 
 - 7 v. 
 
 ■ 8 to !•. 
 
 - 9 to V. 
 
 - 9 V. 2^3 to I'. 
 ' 9 V. 51 to 10 v. 
 
 . 10 r. 
 
 . 11 to V. 
 
 - — 111'. 
 
 - 12 to V. 
 
 . 12 v. 
 
 - 13 to V. 
 
 . 13!,. 
 
 - 14tOD. 
 
 14 J). 25 to 15 V. 
 . lor. 
 
 I 17 tor. 
 
 - 17 V. 
 
 . 18 to V. 
 
 ■ \Sv. 31 to 19 i>. 
 
 - 19 i;. U to V. 
 
 . 19 ^^ 
 
 . 20 t.> V. 
 
 - 20 v. 27 to 21 I
 
 22 THE CALENDAR, with the TABLE OF LESSONS. 
 
 NOYE?.IBER 
 
 HATH XXX DATS. 
 
 2 
 8 
 
 d 
 e 
 f 
 
 A 
 b 
 c 
 
 i 
 
 f 
 
 i 
 b 
 
 c 
 d 
 e 
 f 
 S 
 A 
 b 
 c 
 d 
 e 
 f 
 
 i 
 
 b 
 
 d 
 
 All Saints' Hay... 
 
 4 
 
 
 fi 
 
 
 6 
 7 
 
 Leonard, Conf 
 
 8 
 
 
 <f 
 
 
 in 
 
 
 11 
 
 1-? 
 
 St. Martin, Bp.... 
 
 13 
 14 
 
 Britius, Bishop.. . . 
 
 15 
 
 Macliutus, Bp 
 
 17 
 
 ^9, 
 
 Hugh, Bishop .... 
 
 19 
 
 
 20 
 ?1 
 
 Edmund, King 
 
 22 
 23 
 
 ?4 
 
 Cecilia, V.& M... 
 St. Clement, Bp. . . 
 
 25 
 
 Catherine, V. & JI. 
 
 97 
 
 
 ?R 
 
 
 
 
 30 
 
 St. Andrew, Ap. . . 
 
 DECE3IBER 
 HATH XXXI DAYS. 
 
 1 
 
 f 
 
 a 
 
 S 
 
 3 
 
 A 
 
 4 
 
 b 
 
 5 
 
 c 
 
 6 
 
 d 
 
 7 
 
 
 8 
 
 f 
 
 9 
 
 K 
 
 10 
 
 A 
 
 11 
 
 b 
 
 12 
 
 c 
 
 13 
 
 d 
 
 14 
 
 e 
 
 15 
 
 f 
 
 16 
 17 
 
 I 
 
 18 
 
 b 
 
 19 
 
 c 
 
 20 
 
 d 
 
 21 
 
 e 
 
 22 
 
 f 
 
 23 
 
 K 
 
 24 
 
 A 
 
 25 
 
 b 
 
 2fi 
 
 c 
 
 27 
 
 d 
 
 28 
 
 e 
 
 29 
 
 f 
 
 30 
 
 ff 
 
 81 
 
 A 
 
 Nicolas, Bishop, 
 Concept 
 
 of Vir. 
 [Mary. 
 
 Lucy, Vir. & M. 
 O Sapientia.... 
 
 Fast. 
 
 St. Thomas, Apo^. 
 
 Fast. 
 
 Christmns-Dny..., 
 
 St. Stephen, M 
 
 St. John, Evang... 
 Innocents' Day. . . . 
 
 Silvester, Bishop. . 
 
 MORMNG PRAYER. 
 
 
 First Lesson. 
 
 Second Lesson. 
 
 Wisdom ,3 to V. 10 
 
 Heb. 11 
 
 v.Z»Si\2tov.7 
 
 ■ 9 
 
 2 Timo 
 
 hy 
 
 » 
 
 11 V. 15 to 12 r. 3 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 Ecclus. 1 to V. 14 
 
 Titus 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 3 V. 17 to V. 30 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 10 ». 18 
 
 Philemon. 
 
 
 15 c. 9 
 
 Hebrews 
 
 1 
 
 IStoD. 15 
 
 
 
 2&3to 
 
 -'.7 
 
 19 t. 13 
 
 
 
 Zv. 7 to 4 
 
 14 
 
 24 to V. 24 
 
 
 
 4 i). 14 & 5 
 
 33 V. 7 to V. 23 
 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 35 
 
 
 
 
 
 7 
 
 39 to V. 13 
 
 
 
 
 
 H 
 
 41 tov. 14 
 
 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 44 to V. 16 
 
 
 
 10 tot) 
 
 19 
 
 61 V. 10 
 
 —^ 
 
 10 r 
 
 19 
 
 Baruch 4 v. 36 & 5 
 
 
 
 11 to V 
 
 17 
 
 Isaiah 1 i-. 21 
 
 
 
 11 V 
 
 17 
 
 3 to V. 16 
 
 ■ 
 
 
 
 12 
 
 5 to y. 18 
 
 
 
 
 
 13 
 
 6 
 
 James 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 8^7. 5tor'. 18 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 9d. StolOt'. 5 
 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 10 V. 20 
 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 11 V. 10 
 
 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 13 
 
 1 Peter 1 to f 
 
 22 
 
 17 
 
 
 1 V. 22 to 2 r 
 
 11 
 
 19 to V. 16 
 
 
 
 2 V. 1 1 to 3 
 
 ■. 8 
 
 54 
 
 John 
 
 1 r. 35 to V 
 
 43 
 
 MORNING PRAYER. 
 
 First Liosson. 
 
 21 to V. 13 
 
 22 v. 15 
 
 26 to V. 20 
 23 to V. 14 
 29 to V. 9 
 30 to ('. IS 
 31 
 
 j Second Lesson. 
 
 1 Peter 3 v. 8 to 4 r. 7 
 — iv.7 
 
 2 Peter 1 
 
 1 John 
 
 41 V. 17 
 
 42 V. 18 to 43 V. 8 
 
 44 to 1-. 21 
 
 45 V. 8 
 
 49 to V. 13 
 
 ZZ ZZ 51 V. 9 
 
 52 V. 13 & 53 
 
 Job 42 to V. 7 
 
 Isaiah 5") 
 
 9 to r. 8 
 
 . 3 to r. 16 
 
 3 V. 16 to 4 V. 7 
 
 4 r. 7 
 
 2 John. 
 
 3 John. 
 Jude. 
 
 Kevelation I 
 
 2 V. 18 to 3 V. 7 
 
 .Tohn 20 r. m 
 Revelation 
 
 Genesis 4 to f 
 
 Exodus 33 
 
 Jeremiah 3! tor 
 
 Isaiah 
 
 Luke 2 tor. 15 
 
 Acts 6 
 
 John 13 w. 23 to I'. 36 
 R-ivelalJou 16 
 
 19 to ». II 
 
 _ 20 
 
 21 «. 15 to 22 ti 6
 
 THE CALENDAR, with the TABLE OF LESSONS. 
 
 NOVEMBER 
 HATH XXX DAYS. 
 
 i 
 
 d 
 
 e 
 
 f 
 
 i 
 
 b 
 c 
 d 
 e 
 £ 
 S 
 A 
 b 
 c 
 d 
 
 f 
 
 i 
 b 
 
 c 
 d 
 e 
 
 f 
 g 
 A 
 b 
 c 
 d 
 e 
 
 AU Saints' Day... 
 
 3 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 ft 
 
 
 6 
 
 7 
 
 Leonard, Conf.... 
 
 8 
 9 
 
 
 10 
 
 
 11 
 
 St. Martin. Bp.... 
 
 13 
 14 
 
 BritiuB, Bishop.... 
 
 15 
 IB 
 
 Machutus. Bp 
 
 17 
 
 in 
 
 Hugh, Bishop .... 
 
 19 
 
 
 20 
 7.\ 
 
 Edmund, King.... 
 
 22 
 23 
 
 Cecilia, V. & M... 
 
 St. Clement. Bp... 
 
 25 
 
 9a 
 
 Catherine, V. » M. 
 
 ?7 
 
 
 2R 
 
 
 2S 
 30 
 
 Fast. 
 
 St. Andrew, Ad... 
 
 EVENING PRATER. 
 
 First Lesson. 
 
 Second Lessen. 
 
 Wiidom 5 to V. 17 
 
 Revelation 19 to v. 17 
 
 11 tor. 15 
 
 Luke 
 
 22 tow. 31 
 
 ^-^ 17 
 
 
 
 22 V. 31 to V. 54 
 
 Ecclus. 2 
 
 
 
 22 V. 54 
 
 4 e. 10 
 
 
 
 23 to V. 26 
 
 7^.27 
 
 
 
 23 V. 26 to V. 50 
 
 14 to V. 20 
 
 — 23 V. 50 to 24 V. 13 
 
 lev. 17 
 
 
 24 V. 13 
 
 18 V. 15 
 
 John 
 
 1 to «. 29 
 
 22 V. 6 to V. 24 
 
 
 I .;. 29 
 
 24 i;. 24 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 34 V. 16 
 
 — 
 
 3 to V. 2S 
 
 37t;. 8toi'. 19 
 
 
 
 3 r. 2» 
 
 39 1-. 13 
 
 
 
 4 to i>. 31 
 
 42 V. 15 
 
 
 
 4v. 31 
 
 50tDv.25 
 
 
 
 6 to V. 24 
 
 Baruch 4 to w. 21 
 
 
 
 5 V. 24 
 
 Isaiah i to v. 21 
 
 
 
 6 to V. 23 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 6 .'. 22 to V. 41 
 
 4t;. 2 
 
 
 
 6 V. 41 
 
 5„. 18 
 
 
 
 7 to V. 25 
 
 7toi;. 17 
 
 
 
 7 v. 2& 
 
 — 8t'. 18to9t;.8 
 
 
 
 8 to r. 31 
 
 DECEMBER 
 
 HATH XXXI DAYS 
 
 8v. 31 
 
 9 to e. 3» 
 
 9 V. 39 to 10 t. 2* 
 
 10 V. 22 
 
 11 to V. 17 
 
 11 17. 17 to V. 47 
 
 .Tohn 12r. 20tot;, 42 
 
 BVININO PRATER. 
 
 Second Lesson. 
 
 Nioolaa, Bishop. 
 
 Conception of Vix. 
 iMary. 
 
 Lucy, Vir. &M... 
 
 Isaiah 22 to v. 15 John 11 v. 47 to 12 v. 20 
 
 O Sapientia. 
 
 2'i 
 
 25, 
 
 >v 2(:)&27i 
 28 V. 14 ' 
 
 40 to V. 12 
 
 41 tor. 17 
 
 42 to V. 18 
 
 43 V. 8 
 
 44 V. 21 to 45 V. 8 
 
 46 
 48 
 
 II ■«" 1 
 
 I ] . 49 V. 13 Eev. 2 to 
 
 12 V. .. 
 
 — 13 tor. 21 
 
 — 13W.21 
 
 — 14 
 
 — 15 
 
 — 16 to V, 16 
 
 — 16 V. 16 
 
 — 17 
 
 — 18 to V. 28 
 - 18 V. 28 
 
 — 19 to V. 25 
 
 — 19 V. 25 
 
 — 20 to 1). 19 
 20 V. 19 
 
 21 
 
 Fast. 
 
 St. Thomas, Apos. 
 
 51 to V. 9 
 62 tor. 13 
 
 Fast. 
 
 Christmas-Dny.... 
 
 St. Stephen, M 
 
 St. John, Evang... 
 Innocents' Day. . . . 
 
 Silvester. Biahosj. ! 
 
 — - S6 
 
 60 
 
 — - Tr. lOtoi'. 17 
 2Chron. 24r. 15tor.23 
 
 Jsaiah 6 
 
 Baruch 4 v. 21 to v. 31 
 
 Isaiah 62 
 
 64 & 6& tov. 8 
 
 -1~ » — s'v.j 
 
 John 14 to V. ft 
 
 Eevelation 10 
 
 Til us 3 V. 4. tor. 9 
 
 Arts 8 to y. 9 
 
 H velation •■ 1 
 
 . 1» 
 
 Wall 
 
 — „ il to V. 15 
 
 — 22».6 
 
 23
 
 TABLES AND KULES 
 
 ror. THB MOVEABLE AND IMMOVEABLE FEASTS; TOGETHER WITH THi 
 i'ATS OP FASTING AND ABSTINENCE, THROUGH THi: WUOLE YEAB. 
 
 R ULES to know when the Moveable Feasts and Holy-days begin, 
 
 JC'.-isTER-DAy (on whicti the rest depend) is always the First Sunday after the Pnll 
 -*-^ Moon which happens upon, or next after the Twenty-first Day of March; and if the 
 Pnll Mfion happens upon a ■'Sunday, Easter-Day is the Sunday after. 
 
 Adveot-Sunday is always the nearest Sunday to the Feast of St. Andrev, whether before 
 or after. 
 
 Stptxuigesima 
 
 Sexagesima 
 
 Quimjiutgesima 
 
 Quadragenma 
 
 Rogation-Sunday 
 
 Aicension-Day 
 
 H'hit-Sunday 
 
 ^rinity-Sunday 
 
 Sunday is 
 
 'Sii 
 Five Weeks 
 Forty Days 
 
 Nine > 
 Eigl.t f 
 Seven r 
 
 Weeki before na 
 
 Eight Weeks. 
 
 rABLE OF ALL TILE FEASTS THAT ARE TO BE OBSERVED Ilf 
 THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 
 
 The 
 Dayi 
 
 «ftl- 
 »ecH 
 
 Sundays in the Year. 
 
 The Circumcision of our Lord JE- 
 SUS CHRIST. 
 
 The Epiphany. 
 
 The Conversion of Si. Paul. 
 
 The Purification of the Blceied 
 Virgin. 
 
 .'•■{. .Vatthias the Apostle. 
 
 The Annunciation of the Blessed 
 Virgin. 
 
 St. Mark the Evangelist. 
 
 .;;<. Philip and .^t. James the 
 Apostles 
 
 The Ascension of our Lord JESUS 
 CHRIST. 
 
 St. liarnabaa. 
 
 -'The Nativity of St. John 
 
 St. Peter the Apostle. 
 
 St. James the Apostle. 
 
 '"', Bartkoionievj the Apcstle. 
 I St. .Matthew the Apostle. 
 
 St. Mirhad and all Angels. 
 I St. Lulu the Evangelist. 
 
 St. Simcrti and Si. Jude, 
 
 St. Andrew the Apostle. 
 St. Thop.as the Apostle. 
 The Nativity of our Lord. 
 .Si. Stephen the Martyr. 
 St. John the Evangelint 
 The Holy Innocents. 
 
 iSimday and Tuesday in Eaater-lVeek. Monday and Tuesa^iy in tykitmn-IVuk. 
 
 & TABLE OF THE VIGILS, FASTS, AND DAYS OF ABSTINENCE, 
 TO BE OBSERVED IN THE YEAR. 
 
 The Nativity of our Lord. 
 ,-, I The Purification of the Blessed 
 Tj". 5, 1 Virgin .Vary. 
 ^,- .../The Annunciation of the Blessed 
 K -"^ ) Virgin. 
 
 "*•""■'' / EasterDay.— Ascension- Day. 
 Pentecost. — St. Matthias. 
 
 The 
 Evens 
 or Vigils 
 before 
 
 St. John Baptist. 
 
 St Peter. —St. Jamet. 
 
 St. Barihu'.omew. 
 
 Si. Matthew. 
 
 St. Sim, .11 and .Si!. Judc. 
 
 St .-ii.itrew.—St. ThoTrtoe. 
 
 AU Saints. 
 
 Hole, that if any of these Feast-Days fall upon a Monday, then th^i Vigil or Fast-Day sh&U 
 be kept upon the Saturday, and not upon the Sunday nest before it. 
 
 Days of Fasting, or Abstinence. 
 
 C. The ii'orty Days of Lent. 
 li The Ember-Days at the Four Seasons, be- 
 
 ing^^tbe lyednesday, Friday, and Saturdofy ^ ^,pi^„ i4_ ^j Ueeeoxbtr 18. 
 
 III. The Three Hogation-lays, being the Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, before 
 
 Holy-ThvTsday, or the .■Jscension of our Lord 
 
 IV. AU the Fridays in the Year, except Christmas- Day. 
 
 A Solemn Day, for which a particular Service is appointed. 
 
 The tiixth Day of JUai/, being the Day on which His Majesty began His happy 
 l;eigu. 
 
 9S.
 
 25 
 
 A TABLE TO FIND EASTER-DAY, 
 
 FHOM THE PRESENT TIME TILL THE YEAR 2199 INCLDSIVB, ACCORDING 
 TO THE FOREGOING CALENDAR. 
 
 GOLD]!N 
 KUMBEB. 
 
 XIV. 
 
 III. 
 
 XIX. 
 VIII. 
 
 XVI. 
 V. 
 
 XIII. 
 
 II. 
 
 XVIII. 
 VII. 
 
 XV. 
 
 rv. 
 
 XII. 
 
 I. 
 
 IX. 
 
 XVII. 
 
 VI. 
 
 DATS OF 
 THE MONTH. 
 
 SUNDAY 
 LETTERS. 
 
 April 
 
 THIS Table contains so much of the 
 Calendar as is necessai-y for the 
 determining of Easter ; to find which, 
 look for the Golden Number of the 
 Year in the First Column of the 
 Table, against which stands the Day 
 of the Paschal Full Moon ; then look 
 in the Third Column for the Sunday 
 Letter, next after the Day of the Full 
 Moon, and the Day of the Month 
 standing against that Sunday Letter 
 is Easter-Day. If the Full Moon 
 happens upon a Sunday, then (ac- 
 cording to the First Kule) the next 
 Sunday after is Easter-Bay. 
 
 To find the Golden Number, or 
 Prime, add 1 to the Year of our Lord, 
 and then divide by 19 ; the Remain- 
 der, if any, is the Golden Number; 
 but if nothing remaineth, then 19 is 
 the Golden Number. 
 
 To find the Dominical or Sunday 
 Letter, according to the Calendar, 
 until the Year 2099 inclu- 
 sive, add to the Year of 
 our Lord its Fourth Part, 
 omitting Fractions, and 
 also the Numbere: Divide 
 the Sum by 7 ; and if there 
 is no Remainder, then A 
 is the Sunday Letter : But 
 ifany Number remaineth, 
 then the Letter standing 
 against that Number in the small an- 
 nexed Table, is the Sunday Letter. 
 
 For the next following Century, 
 that is, from the Year 2100 till the 
 Year 2199 inclusiye, add to the cur- 
 rent Year its Fourth Part, and also 
 the Number 5, and then divide by 7, 
 and proceed as in the last Rule. 
 
 Note, That in all Bissextile or Leap- 
 Years, the Letter found, as above, 
 will be the Sunday Letter from the 
 intercalated Day exclusive, to the 
 End of the Year. 
 
 
 
 A 
 
 1 
 
 G 
 
 2 
 
 F 
 
 3 
 
 E 
 
 4 
 
 T) 
 
 5 
 
 C 
 
 6 
 
 B
 
 26 
 
 ANOTHER TABLE TO FIND EASTER 
 
 TILL THE YEAR 2199 INCLUSIVE. 
 
 SUNDAY LETTERS. 
 
 GOLDEN 
 
 A 
 
 B 
 
 C 
 
 D 
 
 1. 
 
 F 
 
 G 
 
 NUMBER. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 I. 
 
 April 16 
 
 17 
 
 IS 
 
 19 
 
 --20 21 
 
 15 
 
 II. 
 
 April 9 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 6 7 
 
 8 
 
 III. 
 
 Mar. 26 
 
 27 
 
 28 
 
 29 
 
 30: — 2» 
 
 25 
 
 IV. 
 
 April 16 
 
 17 
 
 — 18 
 
 12 
 
 13 ! 14 
 
 15 
 
 V. 
 
 April 2 
 
 3 
 
 — 4 
 
 5 
 
 6 7 
 
 1 
 
 VI. 
 
 April 23 
 
 21 
 
 25 
 
 19 
 
 20 21 
 
 22 
 
 VII. 
 
 AprU 9 
 
 10 
 
 11 
 
 12 
 
 13 
 
 14 
 
 15 
 
 VIII. 
 
 April 2 
 
 — 3 
 
 4 
 
 Mar.29 
 
 20 
 
 31 
 
 Apr. 1 
 
 IX. 
 
 April 23 
 
 17 
 
 IS 
 
 19 
 
 20 
 
 21 
 
 22 
 
 X. 
 
 April 9 
 
 10 
 
 11 
 
 12 
 
 6 
 
 7 
 
 8 
 
 XI. 
 
 IVlar. 26 
 
 27 
 
 23 
 
 29 
 
 30 
 
 — 31 
 
 Apr. 1 
 
 XII. 
 
 April 16 
 
 17 
 
 18 
 
 19 
 
 20 
 
 — -14 
 
 15 
 
 XIII. 
 
 April 9 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 • 7 
 
 8 
 
 XIV. 
 
 Mar. 26 
 
 — 27 
 
 2S 
 
 29 
 
 23 
 
 24 
 
 25 
 
 XV. 
 
 April 16 
 
 — 17 
 
 11 
 
 12 
 
 13 
 
 14 
 
 — 15 
 
 XVI. 
 
 April 2 
 
 — 3 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 Mar.31 
 
 Apr. 1 
 
 XVII. 
 
 April 23 
 
 24 
 
 18 
 
 19 
 
 20 
 
 21 
 
 22 
 
 XVIII. 
 
 AprU 9 
 
 10 
 
 11 
 
 12 
 
 13 
 
 14 
 
 8 
 
 XIX. 
 
 April 2 
 
 3 
 
 Mar.28 
 
 29 
 
 30 
 
 31 
 
 Apr. 1 
 
 TO make use of the preceding Table, find the Sund.ay Letter for the Year in 
 tlie uppermost Line, and the Golden Numljer, or Prime, in the Column of 
 Golden Numbers, and against the Prime, in the same Line under the Sunday 
 Letter, you have the Day of the Month on which Easter falleth that Year. 
 But note, that the Name of the Month is set on the Left Hand, or just with 
 the Figure, and followeth not, as in other Tables, by Descent, but CoUateraL
 
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 W 
 
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 Eh 
 
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 P^ ^ 
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 M H 
 
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 w 
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 A TABLE 
 
 or THB 
 
 MOVEABLE FEASTS. 
 
 ACCORDING TO THE SEVERAL DAYS THAT EASTER CAB 
 POSSIBLY FALL UPON 
 
 EASIER- 
 
 to tH' 
 
 SEFTDA- 
 
 THE 
 FIRST 
 
 ROGA- 
 
 ASCEN- 
 
 WHIT- 
 
 ISg 
 
 ADVESI 
 
 DAT. 
 
 GESIMA 
 
 DAV OF 
 
 TION 
 
 SION- 
 
 SUNDAY. 
 
 g£5 
 
 SUNDAY 
 
 
 SPKDAT. 
 
 LENT. 
 
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 DAY. 
 
 
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 Mar. 22 
 
 One 
 
 Jan. 18 
 
 Feb. 4 
 
 Apr, 26 
 
 Apr. 30 
 
 May 10 
 
 27 
 
 Nov. 29 
 
 23 
 
 One 
 
 19 
 
 5 
 
 27 
 
 May 1 
 
 11 
 
 27 
 
 30 
 
 24 
 
 One 
 
 20 
 
 6 
 
 28 
 
 2 
 
 12 
 
 27 
 
 Dec. 1 
 
 25 
 
 Two 
 
 2! 
 
 
 29 
 
 3 
 
 13 
 
 27 
 
 2 
 
 i:6 
 
 Two 
 
 22 
 
 ZZ 8 
 
 30 
 
 4 
 
 14 
 
 27 
 
 3 
 
 
 Two 
 
 23 
 
 9 
 
 May 1 
 
 5 
 
 16 
 
 26 
 
 Nov. 27 
 
 28 
 
 Two 
 
 21 
 
 10 
 
 -^ 2 
 
 6 
 
 16 
 
 26 
 
 28 
 
 29 
 
 Two 
 
 25 
 
 11 
 
 3 
 
 7 
 
 — — 17 
 
 26 
 
 29 
 
 30 
 
 Two 
 
 26 
 
 12 
 
 4 
 
 8 
 
 18 
 
 26 
 
 30 
 
 31 
 
 Two 
 
 
 • 13 
 
 5 
 
 9 
 
 19 
 
 26 
 
 Dec. I 
 
 April 1 
 
 Three 
 
 28 
 
 14 
 
 6 
 
 10 
 
 20 
 
 26 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 Three 
 
 29 
 
 — 15 
 
 7 
 
 11 
 
 21 
 
 26 
 
 3 
 
 
 Three 
 
 fib 
 
 16 
 
 8 
 
 12 
 
 22 
 
 25 
 
 Nov. 27 
 
 4 
 
 Three 
 
 31 
 
 17 
 
 9 
 
 13 
 
 23 
 
 25 
 
 23 
 
 5 
 
 Three 
 
 Feb. 1 
 
 19 
 
 10 
 
 14 
 
 24 
 
 25 
 
 29 
 
 6 
 
 Three 
 
 
 19 
 
 11 
 
 15 
 
 25 
 
 25 
 
 30 
 
 7 
 
 Three 
 
 3 
 
 20 
 
 12 
 
 16 
 
 26 
 
 25 
 
 Dec. 1 
 
 8 
 
 Four 
 
 4 
 
 21 
 
 13 
 
 
 27 
 
 25 
 
 2 
 
 
 Four 
 
 5 
 
 22 
 
 14 
 
 IS 
 
 
 25 
 
 3 
 
 ZZ 10 
 
 Four 
 
 6 
 
 23 
 
 15 
 
 19 
 
 29 
 
 24 
 
 ^..-.■.■27 
 
 — 11 
 
 Four 
 
 7 
 
 24 
 
 16 
 
 20 
 
 30 
 
 24 
 
 1;S 
 
 12 
 
 Four 
 
 
 25 
 
 17 
 
 — 21 
 
 31 
 
 24 
 
 29 
 
 13 
 
 Four 
 
 9 
 
 26 
 
 18 
 
 22 
 
 June 1 
 
 24 
 
 30 
 
 14 
 
 Four 
 
 lb 
 
 
 19 
 
 23 
 
 2 
 
 24 
 
 Dec. 1 
 
 15 
 
 Five 
 
 11 
 
 ->~ 28 
 
 20 
 
 24 
 
 3 
 
 24 
 
 2 
 
 Ifi 
 
 Five 
 
 52 
 
 Mar. 1 
 
 21 
 
 25 
 
 4 
 
 24 
 
 3 
 
 
 Five 
 
 13 
 
 
 22 
 
 26 
 
 5 
 
 23 
 
 Nov. 27 
 
 18 
 
 Five 
 
 14 
 
 3 
 
 23 
 
 27 
 
 6 
 
 23 
 
 28 
 
 . 19 
 
 Five 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 28 
 
 7 
 
 23 
 
 29 
 
 20 
 
 Five 
 
 -— ^l 
 
 
 25 
 
 29 
 
 8 
 
 23 
 
 30 
 
 21 
 
 Five 
 
 
 6 
 
 26 
 
 30 
 
 9 
 
 23 
 
 Dec. 1 
 
 22 
 
 Six 
 
 18 
 
 
 27 
 
 31 
 
 10 
 
 23 
 
 2 
 
 . 23 
 
 Six 
 
 19 
 
 8 
 
 28 
 
 June 1 
 
 11 
 
 23 
 
 3 
 
 24 
 
 Six 
 
 20 
 
 9 
 
 29 
 
 2 
 
 12 
 
 22 
 
 Nov 27 
 
 25 
 
 Six 
 
 21 
 
 10 
 
 30 
 
 - = 
 
 13 
 
 22 
 
 — :'a 
 
 Kote, that in a Bissextile or Leap- Year, the Number of Sumtays after 
 Epiphany will bo the same, as if EasUr-Day had fallen One Day later 
 than it really does. And for the same reason. One Day must, in every 
 Leap-Year, be added to the Day of the Month given by the Table for 
 Septuageaima Sunday : And the like must be done for the First Day of 
 Lent (commonly called A s/i- Wednesday) unless the Table gives some Day 
 in the Month of March for it j for in that Case, the Day given by the 
 Table is the right Day.
 
 29 
 
 A TABLE TO FIND EASTER, 
 
 THE YEAR 1900, TO THE YEAR ^199 INCLUSIVE. 
 
 OOLDEN 
 
 BATS Oi< 
 
 SCNDAY 
 
 ML'ilBEP.S. 
 
 lUE MOMIH. 
 
 LEITEES. 
 
 XIV. 
 
 3Iarch 22 
 
 D 
 
 III. 
 
 
 
 2'd 
 
 E 
 
 
 
 
 21 
 25 
 
 F 
 
 XI. 
 
 . 
 
 G 
 
 
 
 
 2(5 
 
 A 
 
 XTX. 
 
 
 
 27 
 
 B 
 
 VIII. 
 
 
 
 Z^ 
 
 C 
 
 
 . 
 
 £9 
 
 D 
 
 XYI. 
 
 
 
 30 
 
 E 
 
 V. 
 
 . 
 
 31 
 
 F 
 
 
 April 
 
 1 
 
 G 
 
 XIII. 
 
 . 
 
 o 
 
 A 
 
 II. 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 B 
 
 
 
 
 '1 
 
 C 
 
 X. 
 
 . 
 
 5 
 
 D 
 
 
 
 
 fi 
 
 E 
 
 XVIII. 
 
 
 
 7 
 
 F 
 
 VII. 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 G 
 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 A 
 
 XV. 
 
 
 
 10 
 
 B 
 
 IV. 
 
 
 
 11 
 
 C 
 
 
 
 
 T^ 
 
 D 
 
 XII. 
 
 
 
 10 
 
 E 
 
 I. 
 
 
 
 u 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1,-) 
 
 G 
 
 IX. 
 
 
 
 Ifi 
 
 A 
 
 XVII. 
 
 
 
 17 
 
 B 
 
 VI. 
 
 
 
 18 
 
 C 
 
 
 
 
 19 
 
 D 
 
 
 . 
 
 20 
 
 E 
 
 
 
 
 21 
 
 F 
 
 
 
 
 22 
 
 G 
 
 
 
 
 23 
 
 A 
 
 
 
 
 24 
 
 E 
 
 
 
 
 25 
 
 c 
 
 The Golden Numbers in the 
 foregoins Calendar will poiut out 
 the Days of the Baschul Full 
 Moons, till the Year of our Lord 
 1000 ; at which Time, in order 
 that the Ecclesiastical Full Jloons 
 may fall nearly on the same Days 
 with the real Full Moons, the 
 GoldenXumbersmust be removed 
 to difTerent Days of the Calendar, 
 as is done in the annexed Table, 
 which contains so much of the 
 Calendar then to be used, as is 
 necessary for finding the Paschal 
 Full Moons, and the Feast of 
 Easter, from the Year 1000, to the 
 Year 2199 inclusive. This Table 
 is to be made use of, in all re- 
 spects, as the First Table before 
 inserted, for finding Loiter till 
 the Year 1893. 
 
 [//']
 
 so 
 
 GENERAL TABLES 
 
 FOR 
 
 FINDING THE DOMINICAL OR SUNDAY LETTER, 
 
 AND THB 
 PLACES OP THB GOLDEK NUMBERS IN TEB CALENDAR. 
 
 TABLE L 
 
 6 
 
 5 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 2 1 
 
 
 
 B 
 
 c 
 
 D 
 
 E 
 
 F G 
 
 A 
 
 
 
 
 
 1600 1700 
 
 1800 
 
 1900 
 201)0 
 
 2100 
 
 2200 
 
 2noo 
 
 2400 
 
 2.->00 
 
 2600 
 
 27m 
 
 2800 
 
 29f>0 
 
 SOOO 
 
 SI 00 
 3200 
 
 3300 
 
 3400 
 
 3500 
 3600 
 
 3700 
 
 3800 
 
 3900 
 4000 
 
 4100 
 
 4200 
 
 4:!00 
 4400 
 
 4500 
 
 4<i00 
 
 4700 
 4hn0 
 
 4900 
 
 5000 
 
 5100 
 .5200 
 
 5300 
 
 6400 
 
 6500 
 6600 
 
 6700 
 
 5800 
 
 6900 
 6000 
 
 6100 
 
 6200 
 
 6300 
 6400 
 
 efioo 
 
 6600 
 
 6700 
 
 6900 
 
 7000 
 
 7100 
 7200 
 
 7300 
 
 7400 
 
 7r.00 
 7000 
 
 7700 
 
 7800 
 
 7900 
 
 8100 
 
 8200 
 
 8300 
 8400 
 
 8000 
 
 &c. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 To find the Dominical or Runrlay Letter for any given Year of our Lord, 
 add to the Year its Fourth Part, omitting Fractions, and also tli9 Number, 
 which in Table I. standcth at the Top of the Column, wherein the Number 
 of Hundreds contained in that given Year is found : Divide the Sum by 7, 
 and if there is no Kemaindor, then A is the Sunday Letter ; but if any 
 Number remaineth, then the Letter, which standeth under that Number at 
 the Top of the Table, is the Sunday Letter.
 
 
 
 
 
 31 
 
 
 
 TABLE II. 
 
 I. II. 
 
 TEARS OP 
 
 ni. 
 
 I. n. I 
 
 U. 
 
 
 TEARS OP 
 
 OUR LORD. 
 
 
 ODE LORD. 
 
 
 To find the Month and Days of the 
 Month to which the Golden Xumbera 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 B 
 
 1600 
 1700 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 B 
 
 5200 
 5300 
 
 15 
 16 
 
 ought to be prefixed in the Calendar, 
 
 
 1800 
 
 1 
 
 
 5400 
 
 17 
 
 in any given Year of our Lord, con- 
 
 
 1900 
 
 2 
 
 
 6500 
 
 17 
 
 sisting of entire Hundred Years, and 
 
 B 
 
 2000 
 
 2 
 
 B 
 
 5600 
 
 17 
 
 in all the intermediate Years betwixt 
 
 
 2100 
 
 2 
 
 
 6700 
 
 18 
 
 that and the next Hundredth Year 
 
 
 2200 
 2300 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 
 5800 
 6900 
 
 18 
 19 
 
 following, look in the Second Co- 
 lumn of Table 11. for the given Year 
 
 B 
 
 2400 
 
 3 
 
 B 
 
 COOO 
 
 19 
 
 consisting of entire Hundreds, and 
 
 
 2500 
 2G00 
 
 4 
 5 
 
 
 6100 
 6200 
 
 19 
 20 
 
 Note the Number or Cypher which 
 
 
 2700 
 
 5 
 
 
 6300 
 
 21 
 
 stands against it in the Third Co- 
 lumn ; then, in Table III. look for 
 
 B 
 
 2800 
 
 291)0 
 
 5 
 6 
 
 B 
 
 6400 
 6500 
 
 20 
 21 
 
 the same Number in the Column 
 
 
 3000 
 
 6 
 
 
 6600 
 
 22 
 
 under any given Golden Number, 
 
 
 3100 
 
 7 
 
 
 6700 
 
 23 
 
 which when you have found, guide 
 
 B 
 
 3200 
 
 7 
 
 B 
 
 6800 
 
 22 
 
 your Eye Side-ways to the Left 
 
 
 3300 
 
 7 
 
 
 6900 
 
 23 
 
 Hand, and in the First Column you 
 
 
 3100 
 3500 
 
 8 
 9 
 
 
 7000 
 7100 
 
 24 
 24 
 
 will find the Month and Day to 
 which that Golden Number ought to 
 
 B 
 
 3600 
 
 8 
 
 B 
 
 7200 
 
 24 
 
 be prea.\ed in the Calendar, during 
 
 
 3700 
 
 3800 
 
 9 
 
 10 
 
 
 7300 
 7-100 
 
 25 
 25 
 
 that Period of One Hundred Years. 
 
 
 3900 
 
 10 
 
 
 7500 
 
 ■^o 
 
 The Letter 33 prefixed to certain 
 
 B 
 
 4000 
 
 10 
 
 B 
 
 7600 
 
 r?6 
 
 Hundredth Years in Table U. de- 
 
 
 4100 
 4200 
 
 11 
 
 12 
 
 
 7700 
 7800 
 
 ■,;6 
 
 27 
 
 notes those Years \^thich are still to 
 
 
 4300 
 
 12 
 
 
 7900 
 
 ii8 
 
 be accounted Bissextile or Leap- 
 Years in the New Calendar; where- 
 
 B 
 
 4400 
 
 4.'J00 
 
 12 
 
 13 
 
 B 
 
 8000 
 8100 
 
 27 
 
 23 
 
 as ail the other Hundredth Years are 
 
 
 4600 
 
 13 
 
 
 8200 
 
 29 
 
 to be accounted only common Years. 
 
 
 4700 
 
 M 
 
 
 8300 
 
 29 
 
 
 B 
 
 4800 
 
 14 
 
 B 
 
 8400 
 
 29 
 
 
 
 4900 
 
 14 
 
 
 8500 
 
 
 
 
 
 5000 
 
 15 
 
 
 &.C. 
 
 
 
 
 5100 
 
 16 
 
 
 
 

 
 32 
 
 
 TABLE III. 
 
 
 
 PASCHAL 
 FILL 
 UUOA. 
 
 
 THE GOLDEN NUBIBERS. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 "'"^ 
 
 1 
 8 
 
 2 
 
 3 4 
 
 11 
 
 1 12 
 
 5 
 
 22 
 
 C 
 3 
 
 7 
 14 
 
 8 
 25 
 
 9 
 6 
 
 10 
 17 
 
 11 
 
 28 
 
 12 
 9 
 
 13 
 20 
 
 14 
 1 
 
 15 
 
 12 
 
 16 
 23 
 
 17 
 4 
 
 18 
 15 
 
 26 
 
 
 Mar. 21 
 Mar. 22 
 
 D 
 
 
 9 
 
 20 
 
 23 
 
 4 
 
 15 
 
 26 
 
 7 
 
 18 
 
 29 
 
 10 
 
 21 
 
 2 
 
 13 
 
 24 
 
 6 
 
 16 
 
 27 
 
 
 
 Mar. 23 
 
 E 
 
 in 
 
 21 
 
 2 13 
 
 24 
 
 5 
 
 16 
 
 27 
 
 8 
 
 19 
 
 
 
 11 
 
 22 
 
 3 
 
 14 
 
 25 
 
 6 
 
 17 
 
 28 
 
 
 
 Mar. 24 
 
 F 
 
 11 
 
 22 
 
 3 14 
 
 25 
 
 6 
 
 17 
 
 28 
 
 9 
 
 20 
 
 1 
 
 12 
 
 23 
 
 4 
 
 15 
 
 26 
 
 7 
 
 18 
 
 29 
 
 
 
 Mar. 25 
 
 G 
 
 12 
 
 23 
 
 4jl6 
 
 26 
 
 7 
 
 18 
 
 29 
 
 '1 
 
 21 
 
 2 
 
 13 
 
 24 
 
 5 
 
 16 
 
 27 
 
 8 
 
 19 
 
 
 
 
 
 :\rar. 26 
 
 A 
 
 13 
 
 24 
 
 5*16 
 
 V 
 
 8 
 
 19 
 
 "0 
 
 11 
 
 22 
 
 3 
 
 14 
 
 25 
 
 6 
 
 17 
 
 28 
 
 9 
 
 20 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 Mar. 27 
 
 B 
 
 14 
 
 2.'j 
 
 6' 17 
 
 28 
 
 9 
 
 20 
 
 1 
 
 12 
 
 23 
 
 4 
 
 15 
 
 26 
 
 
 18 
 
 29 
 
 10 
 
 21 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 Mar. 28 
 
 C 
 
 15 
 
 26 
 
 7|18 
 
 29 
 
 10 
 
 21 
 
 2 
 
 13 
 
 21 
 
 5 
 
 16'27 
 
 8 
 
 19 
 
 
 
 11 
 
 22 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 Mnr. 29 
 
 D 
 
 16 
 
 27 
 
 8119 
 
 
 
 11 
 
 22 
 
 3 
 
 14125 
 
 6 
 
 17,2s 
 
 9 
 
 20 
 
 1 
 
 
 23 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 Mar. 30 
 
 E 
 
 17 
 18 
 
 28 
 29 
 
 10'21 
 
 2 
 
 12 
 13 
 
 23 
 24 
 
 4 
 5 
 
 16 
 
 16 
 
 26 
 27 
 
 7 
 1 
 
 18 
 19 
 
 29 
 
 
 10 
 
 21 
 
 22 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 13 
 
 I4 
 
 34 
 26 
 
 6 
 6 
 
 
 Mar. 31 
 
 F 
 
 
 Apiil 1 
 
 G 
 
 19 
 
 
 
 11|22 
 
 3 
 
 U 
 
 25 
 
 6 
 
 17 
 
 28 
 
 9 
 
 20 
 
 1 
 
 12 
 
 23 
 
 4 
 
 15 
 
 26 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 April 2 
 
 A 
 
 20 
 
 1 
 
 1223 
 
 4 
 
 15 
 
 26 
 
 7 
 
 18 
 
 29 
 
 10 
 
 21 
 
 2 
 
 13 
 
 
 5 
 
 16 
 
 27 
 
 
 
 
 April 3 
 
 B 
 
 21 
 
 2 
 
 13124 
 
 5 
 
 16 
 
 27 
 
 8 
 
 19 
 
 
 
 
 22 
 
 3 
 
 14 
 
 25 
 
 6 
 
 17 
 
 28 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 April 4 
 
 C 
 
 22 
 23 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 14:25 
 15 26 
 
 6 
 
 7 
 
 I 
 
 2_8 
 29 
 
 9 
 10 
 
 2_0 
 21 
 
 1 
 
 12 
 13 
 
 23 
 24 
 
 4 
 5 
 
 16 
 16 
 
 26 
 27 
 
 7 
 
 8 
 
 13 
 19 
 
 29 
 
 
 10 
 
 IT 
 
 
 April 5 
 
 D 
 
 
 April 6 
 
 E 
 
 21 
 
 5 
 
 16 27 
 
 8 
 
 19 
 
 
 
 11 
 
 22 
 
 3 
 
 14 
 
 25 
 
 6 
 
 17 28 
 
 920 
 
 1 
 
 12 
 
 
 
 Ai,ril 7 
 
 F 
 
 26 
 
 6 
 
 17 2S 
 
 9 
 
 20 
 
 1 
 
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 t THE ORDER FOR 
 
 
 MORNING AND EVENING PRAYER 
 
 DAILY TO BE SAID 
 
 AND USED THRO 
 
 UGUOUT THE YEAR. 
 
 rpHE Morning and Evcnin<>r 
 
 Prayer shall be use 
 
 i In the aecnstomed Place of 
 
 -■- the Church, Chapel, or Chauccl; except it shall be otherwise dctcrniincd 
 
 by the Ordinary of the Place. And the CbanceU sluill remain as they have 
 
 done in times post. 
 
 And here is to be noted, that s 
 
 uch 
 
 rnaments of the Church, and of the 
 
 Ministers thereof, at all Times of 
 
 their 
 
 Ministration, shall be retained, and 
 
 be in use, ns were in this Church of England, by the Authority of ParUament, 
 
 in the Second Year of Uie Uci^'n of ICing Edward the Sixth.
 
 THE ORDER FOR 
 
 MORNING PRAYER, 
 
 DAILY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, 
 
 i ^ At the "beginning of Morning Pmyei' the Minister shall 
 read with a loud voice some one or jnm^e of these Sentences 
 of the So'iptures that follcyw. And. then he shall say thai 
 which is written ajter tJie said Sentences. 
 
 WHEN the wicked man tumeth away from 
 his wickedness that he hath committed, 
 and doeth that which is lawful and right, he 
 shall save his soul alive. IiJzek. xviii. 27. 
 
 I acknowledge my transgressions, and my 
 sin is ever before me. Pmlm li. 3, 
 
 Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out 
 all mine iniquities. Psalm li. 9. 
 
 The sacrihces of God are a broken spirit : a 
 broken and a contrite heart, God, thou wilt 
 not despise. Psalm li. 17. 
 
 Rend your heart, and not your garments, 
 and tm*n unto the Lord your God : for he is 
 gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of 
 great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. 
 Joel ii. 13. 
 
 To the Lord our God belong mercies and 
 forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against 
 him ; neither have we obeyed the voice of the 
 Lord our God, to walk in his laws which he 
 set before us. Dan. ix. 9, 10. 
 
 Lord, correct me, but with judgm.ent ; 
 not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to no- 
 thing. Jer. X. 24. Pmlm vi. .1. 
 
 Eepent ye ; for the Kingdom of Heaven h 
 at hand. St, Ilatf. iii. 2.
 
 34 MORNING PRAYER. 
 
 I will arise, and go to my lather, and will 
 say unto him. Father, 1 have sinned against 
 heaven, and before thee, and am no more wor- 
 tny to be called thy son. St. Luke xv. 18, 19. 
 
 Enter not into judgment with thy servant, 
 Lord ; for in thy sight shall no man living 
 be justified. Psalm cxliii. 2. 
 
 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive 
 om'selves, and the truth is not in us : but, if 
 we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to 
 forgive us om^ sins, and to cleanse us h'om all 
 unrighteousness. 1 St. John i. 8, 9. 
 
 DEARLY beloved brethren, the Scripture 
 moveth us in sundry places to acknow- 
 ledge and confess om- manifold sins and wick- 
 edness ; and that we should not dissemble nor 
 cloke them before the face of Almighty God 
 om* heavenly Father; but confess them with 
 an humble, lowly, penitent, and obedient heart; 
 to the end that we may obtain forgiveness of 
 the same, by his infinite goodness and mercy. 
 And although we ought at all tunes humbly 
 to acknowledge our sins before God ; yet ought 
 we most chiefly so to do, when we assemble and 
 meet together to render thanks for the great 
 benefits that we have received at his hands, to 
 set forth his most worthy praise, to hear his 
 most holy Word, and to ask those things which 
 are requisite and necessary, as well for the 
 body as the soul. Wherefore I pray and be- 
 seech yon, as many as are here present, to ac- 
 company me with a pure heart, and humble 
 voice, unto the thrcne of the heavenly grace, 
 saying after me ;
 
 MORNING PRAYER. 35 
 
 ^ A genei^al Confession to he said of the whole CongregaMon 
 after the Minister, all kneeling. 
 
 ALMIGHTY and most merciful Father; 
 We have erred, and strayed from thy 
 ways like lost sheep. We have followed too 
 much the devices and desires of om- own hearts. 
 We have offended against thy holy laws. We 
 have left midone those things which we ought 
 to have done ; And we have done those things 
 which vfe ought not to have done ; And there 
 is no health in us. But thou, Lord , have 
 mercy upon us, miserable offenders. Spare 
 thou them, God, which confess their faults. 
 Restore thou them that are penitent ; Accord- 
 ing to thy promises declared unto mankind in 
 Christ Jesu om- Lord. And grant, most 
 merciful Father, for his sake ; That we may 
 hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life, 
 To the glory of thy holy Name. Amen. 
 
 T The Absolution, or Remission of sins, to be pronounced by 
 the Priest alone, standing; the i^eople still kneelmg. 
 
 ALMIGHTY God, the Father of our Lord 
 Jesus Christ, who desireth not the death 
 of a sinner, but rather that he may tmii from 
 his wickedness, and live ; and hath given power, 
 and commandment, to his Ministers, to declare 
 and pronounce to his people, being penitent, 
 the Absolution and Remission of their sins: 
 He pardoneth and absolveth all them that 
 truly repent, and unfeignedly believe his holy 
 Gospel. Wherefore let us beseech Mm to grant 
 us true repentance, and his holy Spirit, "that 
 those things may please him, which we do at 
 this present ; and that the rest of our life here-
 
 36 MORNING PRAYER. 
 
 after may -be pure, and holy; so that at the 
 last we may come to his eternal joy ; through 
 Jesus Christ our Lord. 
 
 ^ The jiCO-pU shall answer here, and at the end of all otJver 
 prai/ers, Amen. 
 
 % Then the Minister shall kneel, and say the Lord's Prayer 
 tvith an audlbleroice; the j^eople also kneeling, and repeat- 
 ing it xoith him, both here, and xvheresoever else it is used in 
 Divi/ne Service. 
 
 OUR Father, wliieh art in heaven, Hallowed 
 be thy Xame. Thy kingdom come. Thy 
 will be done in earth. As it is in heaven. Give 
 us this day our daity bread. And forgive us 
 our trespasses, As Ave forgive them that tres- 
 pass against us. And lead us not into tempta- 
 tion ; But deliver us from evil : For thine is 
 the kingdom. The power, and the glory, For 
 ever and ever. Amen. 
 
 IT Theyi likeidse he shall say^ 
 
 Lord, open thou our lips. 
 Answer, And our mouth shall shew forth 
 thy praise. 
 
 Priest. Gcd. make speed to save us. 
 Answer. Lord, make haste to help us. 
 
 1 Here all standing up, the Priest shall say, 
 
 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : and 
 to the Holy Ghost ; 
 
 Answer. As it was in the beginning, is now, 
 and ever shall be : Avorld without end. Amen. 
 
 Priest. Praise ye the Lord. 
 
 Answer. The Lord's Xame be praised. 
 
 1[ Then shall he said or sung this Psalm following : except 
 on Easter-Day, upon which another Anthem is cqypointed; 
 and on the Nineteenth day of every Month it m not to he read 
 here, hut in the ordinary Coivrse of the Psalms.
 
 MOKNING PKAYER. 37 
 
 Yenite, exult emus Doviino. Psalm xcy. 
 
 OCOME, let us sing unto the Lord i let 
 us heartily rejoice in the strength of our 
 salvation. 
 
 Let us come before his presence with thanks- 
 giving : and shew om'selves glad in him with 
 Psalms. 
 
 For the Lord is a great God : and a great 
 King above all gods. 
 
 l\\ his hand are all the corners of the earth : 
 and the strength of the hills is his also. 
 
 The sea is his, and he made it : and his 
 hands prepared the dry land. 
 
 come, let us worship, and fall down : and 
 kneel before the Lord our Maker. 
 
 For he is the Lord our God : and we are ths 
 people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. 
 
 To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not 
 your hearts : as in the provocation, and as in 
 the day of temptation m the wilderness ; 
 
 When your fathers tempted me : proved me, 
 and saw my works. 
 
 Forty years long was I grieved with this ge- 
 neration, and said : It is a people that do err in 
 their hearts, for they have not known my ways. 
 
 Unto wdiom I sware in my wrath : that they 
 should not enter into my rest. 
 
 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : 
 and to the Holy Ghost ; 
 
 As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
 shall be : world without end. Amen. 
 
 % T/ien shxdl follmo the Psalms m order as they are ap- 
 fointed. And at t/ie end of everji Psalm ihroug^iout the 
 year, and Hkemse at the end of JBenedicite, Benedictus, 
 Magnificat, ar^ Nunc dimittia, shall be repeated, 
 
 6 6
 
 I 
 
 38 MCJSNING PRAYER. | 
 
 Glory be to the Father, and to the Soa : and | 
 to the Holy Ghost ; j 
 
 Answer. As it was in the beginning, is now, I 
 and ever shall be : world without end. Amefi. 
 
 ^ Tnen shall he read distmdbj vntk an audible voice the First j 
 Lesson, taken out of the Old Testament, as is anpomted in ! 
 the Calendar, except there be proper Lessons assigned for 
 that day : He tliat readeth so standiiuj and turning him- 
 self, as he mar/ best be heard of all such as are present. And 
 after that, shall be said or sung, m English, the Hymn 
 called Te Dcum Laiulamus, daily throughout ihe Year. 
 
 fi Note, That befoi-e every Lesson the Mimstei- shall say. 
 Here beginneth such a Chapter, or Verse of such a Chap 
 ter, ot such a Book: And after every Lesson, Here endeth 
 the First, or the Second Lesson. 
 
 Te Deiim Lent damns, 
 
 WE praise thee, God : we acknowledge 
 thee to be the Lord. 
 
 Ail the earth doth worship thee : the Father 
 everlasting. 
 
 To thee all Angels cry aloud : the Heavens* 
 and all the Powers therein. 
 
 To thee Cherubin, and Seraphin : continu- 
 ally do cry, 
 
 Holy, Holy, Holy : Lord God of Sabaothi 
 
 Heaven and earth are full of the Majesty : of 
 thy Glory. 
 
 The glorious company of the Apostles : praise 
 thee. 
 
 The goodly fellowship of the Prophets : 
 praise thee. 
 
 The noble army of Mart}TS : praise thee. 
 
 The holy Church througiiout all the world : 
 doth acknowledge thee ; 
 
 The Father :"of an infinite Majesty; 
 
 Thine honourable, true : and only Son; 
 
 Also the Holy Ghost : the Comforter.
 
 MORNING PRAYER. 39 
 
 ~Thou art the King of Glory : Christ. 
 
 Thou art the everlasting Son : of the Father. 
 
 When thou tookest upon thee to deliver 
 man : thou didst not abhor the Virgin's womb. 
 
 When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of 
 death : thou didst open the Kingdom of Heaven 
 to all believers.- 
 
 Thou sittest at the right hand of God : in 
 the Glory of the Father. 
 
 We believe that thou shalt comxe : to be our 
 Judge. 
 
 We therefore pray thee, help thy servants : 
 whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious 
 blood. 
 
 Make them to be nmnbered with thy Saints : 
 in glory everlastings 
 
 Lord, save thy people : and bless thine 
 heritage. 
 
 Govern them : and lift them up for ever. 
 
 Day by day : we magnify thee ; 
 
 And we worship thy Name : ever world with- 
 out end. 
 
 Vouchsafe, Lord : to keep us this day 
 without sin. 
 
 Lord, have mercy upon us : have mercy 
 upon us. 
 
 Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us : as 
 our trust is in thee. 
 
 Lord, in thee have I trusted : let me never 
 be confounded. 
 
 H Or this Canticle, 
 Benedicite^ ovinia Opera. 
 
 OALL ye Works of the Lord, bless ye the 
 Lord : praise him, and magnify inm for 
 ever.
 
 MORNING PRAYER. 
 
 ye Angels of the Lord, bless ye the Lord : 
 praise him, and magnify him for ever. 
 
 ye Heavens, bless ye the Lord : praise 
 him, and magnify him for ever. 
 
 ye Waters that be above the Fu-mament, 
 bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify 
 him for ever. 
 
 all ye Powers of the Lord, bless ye the 
 Lord : praise him, and magnify him for 
 ever. 
 
 ye Sim and Moon, bless ye the Lord: 
 praise him, and magnify him for ever. 
 
 ye Stars of Heaven, bless ye the Lord : 
 praise him, and magnify him for ever. 
 
 ye Showers and Dew, bless ye the Lord : 
 praise him, and magnify him for ever. 
 
 ye Winds of God, bless ye the Lord : praise 
 him, and magnify him for ever. 
 
 ye Fire and Heat, bless ye the Lord : 
 praise him, and magnify him for ever. 
 
 ye Winter and Summer, bless ye the 
 Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever. 
 
 ye Dews and Frosts, bless ye the Lord : 
 praise him, and magnify him for ever. 
 
 ye Frost and Cold, bless ye the Lord i 
 praise him, and magnify him for ever. 
 
 ye Ice and Snow, bless ye the Lord : praise 
 him, and magnify him for ever. 
 
 ye Nights and Days, bless ye the Lord : 
 praise him, and magnify him for ever. 
 
 ye Light and Darkness, bless ye the 
 Lord : praise him. and magnify him for ever. 
 
 ye Lightnings and Clouds, bless ye the 
 Lord : praise him, and magnify him for 
 ever.
 
 MORNING PRAYER. 
 
 let the Earth bless the Lord : yea, let it 
 praise him, and magnify him for ever. 
 
 ye Momitains and Hills, bless ye the 
 Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever. 
 
 all ye Green Things upon the Earth, bless 
 ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him 
 for ever. 
 
 ye Wells, bless ye the Lord : praise him, 
 and magnify him for ever. 
 
 ye Seas and Floods, bless ye the Lord : 
 praise him, and magnify him for ever. 
 
 ye Whales, and all that move in the 
 Waters, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and 
 magnify him for ever. 
 
 all ye Fowls of the Air, bless ye the Lord : 
 praise him, and magnify him for ever. 
 
 all ye Beasts and Cattle, bless ye the 
 Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever. 
 
 ye Children of Men, bless ye the Lord : 
 praise him, and magnify him for ever. 
 
 let Israel bless the Lord : praise him, and 
 magnify him for ever. 
 
 ye Priests of the Lord, bless ye the Lord : 
 praise him, and magnify him for ever. 
 
 ye Servants of the Lord, bless ye the 
 Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever. 
 
 ye Spirits and Souls of the Eighteous, 
 bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify 
 him for ever. 
 
 ye holy and humble Men of heart, bless 
 ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him 
 for ever. 
 
 Ananias, Azarias, and Misael, bless ye 
 the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for 
 ever.
 
 42 MORNING PRAYEK. 
 
 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : 
 and to the Holy Ghost ; 
 
 As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
 shall be : world without end. Ainen. 
 
 IT Tlien shall he read in like manner the Second Lesson, tal-en 
 out of the Neio Testament. And after that, the Hiimn fol- 
 lowing ; except when that shall happen to be read in the 
 Glcapter for t/ie Day, or for Hie Gospel on St. John Baptist's 
 Day. 
 
 Benedictus. St, Luke i. Q'^. 
 
 BLESSED be the Lord God of Israel : for 
 he hath visited, and redeemed his people ; 
 
 And hath raised up a mighty salvation for 
 us : in the house of his servant David ; 
 
 As he spake by the mouth of his holy 
 Prophets : which have been since the world 
 began ; 
 
 That we should be saved from our enemies: 
 and from the hands of all that hate us ; 
 
 To perform the mercy promised to our fore- 
 fathers : and to remember his holy Covenant ; 
 
 To perform the oath which he sware to our 
 forefather Abraham : that he would give us ; 
 
 That we being delivered out of the hand of 
 our enemies : might serve him without fear ; 
 
 In holiness and righteousness before him : 
 all the days of our life. 
 
 And thou. Child, shalt be called the Prophet 
 of the Highest : for thou shalt go before the 
 face of the Lord to prepare his ways ; 
 
 To give knowledge of salvation unto his 
 people : for the remission of their sins. 
 
 Through the tender mercy of our God : 
 whereby the day-spring from on high hatii 
 visited us ;
 
 MORNING PRAY&H. _4.3 
 
 To give light to them that sit in darkness, 
 and in the shadow of death : and to guide our 
 feet into the way of peace. 
 
 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : and 
 to the Holy Ghost ; 
 
 As it was in the beginning, is now, and eyer 
 shall be : world without end. Amen. 
 
 % Or this Psatm, 
 
 Jubilate Deo. Psalm c. 
 
 OBE joyful in the Lord, all je lands j 
 serve the Lord with gladness, and come 
 before his presence with a song. 
 
 Be ye sure that the Lord he is God : it is 
 he that hath made us, and not we ourselves ; 
 we are his people, and the sheep of his pas- 
 ture. 
 
 go your way into his gates with thanks- 
 giving, and into his courts with praise : be 
 thankful unto him, and speak good of his 
 Name. 
 
 For the Lord is gracious, his mercy is ever- 
 lasting : and his truth endureth from genera- 
 tion to generation. 
 
 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : and 
 to the Holy Ghost ; 
 
 As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
 shall be : world without end. Amen. 
 
 T Then shall he sung or said the Apostles' Creed by the 
 Minister and the T>eople, standing : except only such days 
 as the Creed of St. Athanasius is appointed to he read. 
 
 I BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, 
 jMaker of heaven and earth : 
 And in Jesas Christ his only Son our Lord, 
 Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, BcrD
 
 41 MORNING PRAYER. 
 
 of the Virgin Marj, Suffered under Pontius 
 Pilate, Was crucified, dead, and buried, He 
 descended into iiell; The third day he rose again 
 from the dead. He ascended into heaven, And 
 sitteth on the right hand of God tlie Father 
 Almighty ; From thence he shall come to judge 
 the quick and the dead. 
 
 I believe in the Holy Ghost ; The holy Ca- 
 tholick Church ; The Communion of Saints ; 
 The Forgiveness of sins; The Resurrection of 
 the body. And the life everlasting. Amen. 
 
 IT And afte)' that, these Prayen folloinvg all derouili/ kneel- 
 ing; the Minister first pronouncing with a loud voice. 
 
 The Lord be with you. 
 Answe7\ And with thy spirit. 
 
 Afinister. Let us pray. 
 Lord, have mercy upon us. 
 
 Christ, have me^cy upon us. 
 Lord, have mercy upon us. 
 
 ? Ttien the Minister, Clerls, and x>eoj>le, shull say the Lord'^s 
 Prayer with a loud voice. 
 
 OUPt Father, which art in heaven. Hallowed 
 be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy 
 will be done, in earth as it is in heaven. Give 
 us this day our daily bread. And forgive us 
 our trespasses. As we forgive them_ that tres- 
 pass against us. And lead us not into temp- 
 tation ; But deliver us fi*om evil. Amen. 
 
 f Tlicn the Priest standing up shall say, 
 
 Lord, shew thy mercy upon us.^ 
 Answer. And grant us thy salvation. 
 Priest Lord, save the King. 
 Answer. And mercifully hear us when we j 
 call upon thee. I
 
 MORNING PEAYEK. 
 
 PHesL Endue thy Ministers with nghte- 
 ousness. 
 
 Answer, And make thy chosen people joyful. 
 
 Pnest. Lord, save thy people. 
 
 Answer. And bless thine inheritance. 
 
 Priest. Give pe^ce in our time, Lord. 
 
 Answer, Because there is none other that 
 fighteth for us, but only thou, God. 
 
 Priest. God, make clean our hearts with- 
 in us. 
 
 Answer, And take not thy Holy Spirit 
 from us. 
 
 1 Then shall follow inree Collects ; the first of tloe Day, which 
 shall be ttte same that is afypointed at the Communion ; the 
 second for Peace ; the third f err Grace to live v: ell. Ami live 
 two last OoUects shall never alter, hut daily be said at Morn- 
 ing Prayer throughout all the Year, as followeth; all 
 
 The Second Collect^ for Peace. 
 
 OGOD, who art the author of peace and 
 lover of concord, in knowledge of whom 
 standeth om- eternal life, whose service is per- 
 fect freedom ; Defend us thy humble servants 
 in all assaults of om- enemies ; that we, surely 
 trusting in thy defence, may not fear the power 
 of any adversaries, through the might of Jesus 
 Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 Tlte Third Collect, for Grace. 
 
 OLORD, our heavenly Father, Almighty 
 and everlasting God, who hast safely 
 brought us to the beginning of this day ; De- 
 fend us in the same with thy mighty power ; 
 and gi'ant that this day we fall into no sin, 
 neither run into any kind of danger; but 
 that all our doings may be ordered by thy
 
 MORNING PKATER. 
 
 O 
 
 governance, to do always that is righteous 
 in thy sight ; through Jesus Christ our Lord, 
 
 Amen, 
 
 1i In Quires and Places where they sing, Jierc JoUoweth the 
 
 Anthem. ^ 
 % Then these five Prayers following are to he read here, except 
 
 when the Litany is read ; and then only the tvx> last*a/re to 
 
 be read, as they are there placed. 
 
 A Prayer for the King's Majesty.. 
 
 LORD our heavenly Father, high and 
 x>>r mighty, King of kings, Lord of lords, 
 the only Ruler of princes, who dost from thy 
 throne behold all the dwellers upon earth; 
 Most heartily we beseech thee with thy favour 
 to behold our most gracious Sovereign Lord, 
 King GEORGE; and so replenish him with 
 the grace of thy Holy Sph'it, that he may al- 
 wav inchne to thy will, and walk in thy way : 
 Endue him plenteously with heavenly gifts ; 
 grant him in health and wealth long to live; 
 strengthen him that he may vanquish and over- 
 come all his enemies ; and finally, after this 
 life, he may attain everlasting joy and felicity; 
 through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, 
 A Prayer for the Royal Family. 
 A LMIGHTY God, the fountain of all good- 
 J\ ness, we humbly beseech thee to bless our 
 gracious Queen 3Uiry, Alexandra the Queen 
 Mother, Edward Prince of Wales, and all the 
 Royal Family : Endue them with thy Holy 
 Spirit ; enrich them with thy heavenly grace ; 
 prosper them with all happiness ; and brmg 
 them to thine everlasting kingdom •; through 
 Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen,
 
 MORNING PRAYER. 
 
 A PrG.yerfor the Clergy and people. 
 
 ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who 
 alone workest great marvels ; Send do^vn 
 upon our Bishops, and Cui-ates, and all Con- 
 gregations committed to their charge, the 
 healthful Spirit of thy grace ; and that they 
 may truly please thee, pour upon them the 
 contmual dew of thy blessing. Grant this, 
 Lord, for the honour of our Advocate and 
 Mediator, Jesus Christ. Amen. 
 
 A Prayer of St. Chrysostom. 
 A LMIGHTY God, who hast given us grace 
 J^L at this time with one accord to make our 
 common supplications unto thee ; and dost 
 promise, that when two or three are gathered 
 together in thy Name thou wilt grant their re- 
 quests : Fulfil now^ Lord, the desires and 
 petitions of thy servants, as may be most ex-^ 
 pedient for them ; granting us in this world 
 knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to 
 come life everlasting. Amen. 
 
 2 Cor. xiii. 
 
 THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and 
 the love of God, and the fellowship of the 
 Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen. 
 
 Here endeth the Orda" of Mo7^ing Prayer throughout the 
 Year.
 
 48 
 
 THE ORDER FOR 
 
 EVENING PRAYER, 
 
 DAILY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 
 
 ^ At the beginning of Evening Prayer the Minister shall 
 read loith a loud voice some one or more of tliese Sentences 
 of the Scriptures thatfolloio. And then he sliall say tMt 
 which is 'Written after tJie said Sentences. 
 
 WHEN the wicked man tui'neth away from 
 his wickedness that he hath committed, 
 and doeth that which is lawful and right, he 
 shall save his soul alive. E::eh. xviii. 27. 
 
 I acknowledge my transgressions, and my 
 sin is ever before me. Psalm li. 3. 
 
 Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out 
 all mine iniquities. Psalm li. 9. 
 
 The sacrifices of Grod are a broken spirit : a 
 broken and a contrite heart, God, thou wilt 
 not despise. Psalm li. 17. 
 
 Eend your heart, and not your garments, 
 and tm-n unto the Lord your God : for he is 
 gracious and merciftil, slow to anger, and of 
 great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. 
 Joelii. 13. 
 
 To the Lord our God belong mercies and for- 
 givenesses, though we have rebelled against 
 him : neither have we obeyed the voice of the 
 Lord our God, to walk in his laws which he 
 set before us. Dan. ix. 9, 10. 
 
 Lord, correct me, but with judgment ; 
 not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to no- 
 thin?:. Jer. x. 24. Psalm vi. L
 
 EVENING PRAYER. 49 
 
 Repent ye ; for the kingdom of heaven is 
 at hand. St. Matt. iii. 2. 
 
 I will arise, and go to my father, and will 
 say unto him. Father, I have sinned against 
 heaven, and before thee, and am no more 
 worthy to be called thy son. St. Luhe xv. 
 18, 19. 
 
 Enter not into judgment with thy servant, 
 Lord ; for in thy sight shall no man living 
 be justified. Psalm cxliii. 2. 
 
 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive 
 om'selves, and the truth is not in us : but, if 
 we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to 
 forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us ft-om all 
 unrighteousness. 1 St. John i. 8, 9. 
 
 DEARLY beloved brethren, the Scripture 
 moveth us in sundry places to acknow- 
 ledge and confess our manifold sins and wick- 
 edness ; and that we should not dissemble nor 
 cloke them before the face of Almighty God 
 our heavenly Father ; but confess them with 
 an hiunble, lowly, penitent, and obedient heart ; 
 to the end that we may obtain forgiveness of 
 the same, by his infinite goodness and mercy. 
 And although we ought at all times hmnbly to 
 acknowledge oiu: sins before God ; yet ought we 
 most chiefly so to do, when we assemble and meet 
 together to render thanks for the great benefits 
 that we have received at his hands, to set forth 
 his most worthy praise, to hear his most holy 
 Word, and to ask those things which are re- 
 quisite and necessary, as well for the body as 
 the soul. Wherefore I pray and beseech you, 
 as many as are here present, to accompany me
 
 60 EVENING PRAYER. 
 
 with a pure heart, and humble voice, unto 
 the throne of the heavenly grace, saying after 
 me; 
 
 IT A general Confession to he said of the whole Congregation 
 after the Minister, all kneeling. 
 
 AL^IIGHTY and most merciful Father ; 
 We have erred, and strayed fi'om thy 
 ways like lost sheep. AVe have followed too 
 much the devices and desires of our o^m hearts. 
 We have offended against thy holy laws. We 
 have left undone those things which we ought 
 to have done ; And we have done those things 
 which we ought not to have done ; And there 
 is no health in us. But thou, Lord, have 
 mercy upon us, miserable offenders. Spare 
 thou them, God, which confess their faidts. 
 Eestore thou them that are penitent ; Accord- 
 ing to thy promises declared unto mankind in 
 Christ Jesu our Lord. And grant, most 
 merciful Father, for his sake ; That we may 
 hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life, 
 To the glory of thy holy Name. Amen. 
 
 If Th-e Absolution, or Bemmion of sins, to be pronounced by 
 tlie Priest alone, standing ; tlie people still kneeling. ^ 
 
 ALMIGHTY God, the Father of our Lord 
 Jesus Christ, who desireth not the death 
 of a sinner, but rather that he may tm*n from 
 his wickedness, and live ; and hath given power, 
 and commandment, to his Ministers, to declare 
 and ]ironounce to his people, being penitent, 
 the Absolution and Remission of their sins : He 
 pardoneth and absolveth all them that truly 
 repent, and unfeignedly believe his holy Gospel. 
 Wherefore let us beseech him to grant us true
 
 EVENING PRAYER. 51 
 
 repentance, and his Holy Si)irit, that those 
 things may please him, which we do at this 
 present ; and that the rest of our life hereafter 
 may be pm-e, and holy ; so that at the last we 
 may come to his eternal joy; through JesiLS 
 Christ om' Lord. Amen. 
 
 1i TJmi the Minister shall kneel, and say the Lord's Prayer , 
 the people also kneeling, and repeating it with him. 
 
 OUR Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed 
 be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy 
 will be done in earth, As it is in heaven. Give 
 us this day om" daily bread. And forgive us 
 om' trespasses. As we forgive them that tres- 
 pass against us. And lead us not into tempta- 
 tion ; But deliver us fi'om evil : For thine is 
 the kingdom, The power, and the glory, For 
 ever and ever. Ainen. 
 
 IT Then likeivise he shall say, 
 
 Lord, open thou om^ lips. 
 Answer. And om' mouth shall shew forth 
 thy praise. 
 
 Priest. God, make speed to save us. 
 Answer. Lord, make haste to help us. 
 
 H Here all standing up, the Priest shall say. 
 
 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : and 
 to the Holy Ghost ; 
 
 Answer. As it was in the beginning, is now, 
 and ever shall be : world without end. Amen. 
 ,. Priest. Praise ye the Lord. 
 
 Answer. The Lord's Name be praised. 
 
 ^ Then shall be said or sung tlie Psalms in wder as they are 
 aj))poi7ited. T/icn a Lesson of the Old Testament, as is ap- 
 pointed. And after that, INIagnificat (w the ScMg of the 
 Blessed Virgin Mury) in English, as follmvcth.
 
 M 
 
 51i EVENING PRAYER. 
 
 Magnificat. St. Luke i. 
 Y soul doth magnify the Lord : and my 
 spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. 
 
 For he hath regarded : the lowliness of his 
 hand-maiden. 
 
 For behold, from henceforth : all genera- 
 tions shall call me blessed. 
 
 For he that is mighty hath magnified me \ 
 and holy is his Name. 
 
 And his mercy is on them that fear him : 
 throughout all generations. 
 
 He hath shewed strength T\'ith his arm : he 
 hath scattered the proud in the imagination of 
 their hearts. 
 
 He hath put down the mighty from their 
 seat : and hath exalted the humble and meek. 
 
 He hath filled the hungry with good things : 
 and the rich he hath sent empty away. 
 
 He remembering his mercy hath holpen his 
 servant Israel : as he promised to om: fore- 
 fathers, Abraham and his seed, for ever. 
 
 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : and 
 to the Holy Ghost ; 
 
 As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
 shall be : world without end. Amen. 
 
 t Or else this Psalm ; except it be on the Nineteenth Day of 
 the Month, when it is read in the ordinary Cowrse of the 
 Psahns. 
 
 Cant ate Domino. Psalm xcviii. 
 
 OSING unto the Lord a new song : for he 
 hath done marvellous things. 
 With his own right hand, and with his holy 
 arm : hath he gotten himself the victory. 
 The Lord declared his salvation : his right-
 
 EVENING PRAYER. 
 
 eousness hath he openly shewed in the sight 
 of the heathen. 
 
 He hath remembered his mercy and truth 
 toward the house of Israel : and all the ends 
 of the world have seen the salvation of our 
 God. 
 
 Shew yourselves joyful mito the Lord, all 
 ye lands : sing, rejoice, and give thanks. 
 
 Praise the Lord upon the harp : sing to the 
 harp with a psalm of thanksgiving. 
 
 With trmnpets also and shawms : shew 
 yourselves joyful before the Lord the King. 
 
 Let the sea make a noise, and all that there- 
 in is : the round world, and they that dwell 
 therein. 
 
 Let the floods clap their hands, and let the 
 hills be joyful together before the Lord : for 
 he Cometh to judge the earth. 
 
 With righteousness shall he judge the world : 
 and the people with equity. 
 
 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : and 
 to the Holy Ghost ,- 
 
 As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
 shall be : world without end. Amen. 
 
 H Then a Lesson of the New Testament, as it is appointed. 
 And after thai. Nunc dimittis {or the Song of Symeon) in 
 English, as folloioeth. 
 
 Nunc dimittis. St. Luke ii. 29. 
 
 LORD, now latest thou thy servant depart 
 in peace : according to thy word. 
 For mine eyes have seen : thy salvation, 
 Which thou hast prepared : before the face 
 of all people ; 
 
 To be a light to lighten the Gentiles : and 
 to be the glory of thy people Israel.
 
 EVENING PRAYER. 
 
 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : and 
 to the Holy Ghost ; 
 
 As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
 shall be : world without end. Amen. 
 
 IT Or else this Psalm ; excq)t it he on the Ticelfth Day of the 
 Month. 
 
 Deus miser eatur. Psalm Ixvii. 
 
 GOD be merciful imto us, and bless us : and 
 shew us the light of his comitenance, and 
 be merciful mito us : 
 
 That thy way may be known upon earth : thy 
 saying health among all nations. 
 
 Let the people praise thee, God : yea, let 
 all the people praise thee. 
 
 let the nations rejoice and be glad : for 
 thou shalt judge the folk righteously, and 
 goyern the nations upon earth. 
 
 Let the people praise thee, God : yea, let 
 all the people praise thee. 
 
 Then shall the earth bring forth her increase : 
 and God, eyen our own God, shall giye us his 
 blessing. 
 
 God shall bless us : and all the ends of the 
 world shall fear him. 
 
 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : and 
 to the Holy Ghost ; 
 
 As it was in the beginning, is now, and eyer 
 shall be : world without end* Amen. 
 
 1 Then shall he said or sung the Apostles' Creed hy the 
 Minister and the x^eople, standing. 
 
 I BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, 
 Maker of heayen and earth : 
 And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord, 
 Who was conceiyed by the Holy Ghost, Bom
 
 EVENING PRAYER. 
 
 of the Virgin Mary, Suffered under Pontius 
 Pilate, Was crucified, dead, and bui-ied. He 
 descended into hell ; The third day he rose again 
 from the dead. He ascended into heaven. And 
 sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Al- 
 mighty ; From thence he shall come to judge 
 the quick and the dead. 
 
 I believe in the Holy Ghost ; The holy 
 Catholick Church ; The Communion of Saints ; 
 The Forgiveness of sins ; The Resurrection of 
 the body. And the life everlasting. Amen. 
 
 IT And after that, these Prayers following, all devoutly kneel- 
 ing ; the Minister first pronouncing with a loud voice. 
 
 The Lord be with you. 
 Atiswer. And with thy spirit. 
 
 3Iinister. Let us pray. 
 Lord, have mercy upon us. 
 
 Christ, have mercy wpon u^. 
 Lord, have mercy upon us. 
 
 IT Then the Minister, Clerks, and people, shall say the Lord^s 
 Prayer with a loud voice. 
 
 OUE, Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed 
 be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy 
 will be done, in earth as it is in heaven. Give 
 us this day our daily bread. And forgive us 
 our trespasses, As we forgive them that tres- 
 pass against us. And lead us not into tempta- 
 tion ; But deliver us from evil. Amen. 
 
 H Then the Priest standi/ng up shall say, 
 
 Lord, shew thy mercy upon us. 
 ' Atiswer. And grant us thy salvation. 
 Priest Lord, save the King. 
 Ansicer. And mercifully hear us when we 
 call upon thee.
 
 EVENING PEAYER. 
 
 Priest. Endue thy Ministers with righte- 
 ousness. 
 
 Answer. And make thy chosen people joy- 
 ful. 
 
 Priest. Lord, save thy people. 
 
 Ansn-er. And bless thine inheritance. 
 
 Priest. Give peace in our time, Lord. 
 
 Answer. Because there is none other that 
 
 lighteth for us, but only thou, God. 
 
 Priest. God, make clean our hearts with- 
 in us. 
 
 Answer. And take not thy Holy Spirit from 
 us. 
 
 ^\ Then shall follow three Collects ; the first of the Dap ; the 
 second Jor Peace; the thir'd for Awl against all Perils, as 
 hereaftei' foUo^oeth : whidi two last Collects shall he daily 
 said at Evening Prayer without alteration. 
 
 TJie second Collect at EvcJiing Prayer. 
 
 OGOD, from whom all holy desires, all 
 good counsels, and all just works do pro- 
 ceed ; Give unto thy servants that peace which 
 the world cannot give ; that both our hearts 
 may be set to obey thy commandments, and 
 also that by thee we being defended from the 
 fear of our enemies may pass our time in rest 
 and quietness ; through the merits of Jesus 
 Christ our Saviour. Am.e7i. 
 
 The third Collect, for Aid against all 
 Perils. 
 
 LIGHTEN our darkness, we beseech thee, 
 O Lord ; and by thy great mercy defend 
 us from all perils and dangers of this night ; 
 for the love of thy only Son, our Saviour, Je- 
 iBus Christ. Amen.
 
 EVENING PRAYER. 
 
 U In Quires and Places where they sing, here joUnweth the 
 Anthem. 
 
 A Prayer for the King's Majesty, 
 
 OLORD our heavenly Father, high and 
 mighty, King of kings, Lord of lords, 
 the only Euler of princes, who dost from thy 
 throne behold all the dwellers upon earth ; 
 Most heartily we beseech thee with thy favour 
 to behold our most gracious Sovereign Lord, 
 King GEORGE ; and so replenish him with 
 the grace of thy Holy Spirit, that he may al- 
 way incline to thy will, and walk in thy way : 
 Endue him plenteously with heavenly gifts ; 
 grant him in health and wealth long to live ; 
 strengthen him that he may vanquish and over- 
 come all his enemies ; and finally, after this 
 life, he may attain everlasting joy and felicity; 
 through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, 
 
 A Prayer for the Royal Family, 
 A LMIGHTY God, the fountain of all good- 
 xjL ness, we humbly beseech thee to bless our 
 gracious Queen Mary, Alexandra the Queen 
 Mother. Edward Prince of Wales, and all the 
 Koyal Family : Endue them with thy Holy 
 Spirit ; enrich them with thy heavenly grace ; 
 prosper them with all happiness ; and bring 
 them to thine everlasting kingdom ; through 
 Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 A Prayer for the Clergy and people, 
 4 LMIGrHTY and everlasting God, who alone 
 X\_ workest great marvels ; Send down up- 
 on our Bishops, and Curates, and all Con- 
 gregations committed to their charge, the 
 
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 EVENING PRAYEE. 
 
 healthful Spirit of thy grace ; and that they 
 may truly please thee, pom- upon them the 
 continual dew of thy blessing. Grant this, 
 Lord, for the honour of our Advocate and 
 Mediator, Jesus Christ. Amen. 
 
 A Prayer of St. Chrysostom. 
 
 AHMIGHTY God, who hast given us grace 
 at this time with one accord to make 
 our common supplications unto thee ; and dost 
 promise, that when two or three are gathered 
 together in thy Name thou wilt grant their 
 requests : Fulfil now, Lord, the desires and 
 petitions of thy servants, as may be most ex- 
 pedient for them ; granting us in this world 
 knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to 
 come life everlasting. Amen. 
 
 2 Cor. xiii. 
 
 THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and 
 the love of God, and the fellowship of the 
 Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. A men. 
 
 Hei'e 6ndeth the Order of JEvenmg Prayer throvghout the 
 Year.
 
 59 
 
 AT MORNING PEAYER. 
 
 1 Upon these Feasts; Christmas -day, the Epiphany, Saint 
 Matthias, Easter-day, Ascension-day, Whitsunday, Saint 
 John Baptist, Saint James, Saint Bartholomew, Saiyvt 
 Matthew, Saint Simon and Saint Jude, Saint Andrew, 
 and upon Trmity-Sunday, shall be sung or said at Marn- 
 ing Prayer, instead of the Apostles' Greed, this Confession 
 of our Christian Faith, commonly called the Creed of Saint 
 Athanasius, by the Minister and people standing. 
 
 Quiciinque vult. 
 
 WHOSOEVER will be saved : before all 
 things it is necessary that he hold the 
 Catholick Faith. 
 
 Which Faith except every one do keep whole 
 and undefiled : without doubt he shall perish 
 everlastingly. 
 
 And the Catholick Faith is this ; That we 
 worship one God in Trinity, and Trinity in 
 Uni^ty ; 
 
 Neither confounding the Persons : nor di- 
 viding the Substance. 
 
 For there is one Person of the Father, an- 
 other of the Son : and another of the Holy 
 Ghost. 
 
 But the Godhead of the Father, of the Son, 
 and of the Holy Ghost, is all one : the Glory 
 equal, the Majesty co-eternal. 
 
 Such as the Father is, such is the Son : and 
 such is the Holy Ghost. 
 
 The Father uncreate, the Son uncreate : and 
 the Holy Ghost uncreate. 
 
 The Father incomprehensible, the Son in- 
 comprehensible : and the Holy Ghost incom- 
 prehensible. 
 
 The Father eternal, the Son eternal ; and 
 the Holy Ghost eternal.
 
 AT MORNING PRAYER. 
 
 And yet they are not three eternals : but 
 one eternal. 
 
 As also there are not three incomprehensi- 
 bles, nor three uncreated : but one uncreated, 
 and one incomprehensible. 
 
 So likewise the Father is Almighty, the Son 
 Almighty : and the Holy Ghost Almighty. 
 
 And yet they are not three Almighties : but 
 one Almighty. 
 
 So the Father is God, the Son is God : and 
 the Holy Ghost is God. 
 
 And yet they are not three Gods : but one 
 God. 
 
 So likewise the Father is Lord, the Son 
 Lord : and the Holy Ghost Lord. 
 
 And yet not three Lords : but one Lord. 
 
 For like as we are compelled by the Christian 
 verity : to acknowledge every Person by him- 
 self to be God and Lord ; 
 
 So are we forbidden by the Catholick Religion; 
 to say, There be three Gods, or three Lords. 
 
 The Father is made of none : neither created, 
 nor begotten. 
 
 The Son is of the Father alone : not made, 
 nor created, but begotten. 
 
 The Holy Ghost is of the Father and of the 
 Son : neither made, nor created, nor begotten, 
 but proceeding. 
 
 So there is one Father, not three Fathers ; 
 one Son, not three Sons : one Holy Ghost, not 
 three Holy Ghosts. 
 
 And in this Trinity none is afore, or after 
 other : none is greater, or less than another ; 
 
 But the wliole three Persons are co-etenial 
 together : and co-equal.
 
 AT MORNING PRAYER. CI 
 
 So that in all things, as is aforesaid : the 
 Unity in Trinity, and the Trinity in Unity is 
 to be worshipped. 
 
 He therefore that will be saved : must thus 
 think of the Trinity. 
 
 Furthermore, it is necessary to everlasting 
 salvation : that he also believe rightly the In- 
 carnation of our Lord Jesus Christ. 
 
 For the right Faith is, that we believe and 
 confess : that our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son 
 of God, is God and Man ; 
 
 God, of the Substance of the Father, be- 
 gotten before the worlds : and Man, of the 
 Substance of his Mother, bom in the world ; 
 
 Perfect God, and perfect Man ; of a reason- 
 able soul and human flesh subsisting ; 
 
 Equal to the Father, as touching his God- 
 head : and inferior to the Father, as touching 
 his Manhood. 
 
 Who although he be God and Man : yet he 
 is not two, but one Christ ; 
 
 One ; not by conversion of the Godhead into 
 flesh : but by taking of the Manhood into 
 God; 
 
 One altogether ; not by confusion of Sub- 
 stance : but by unity of Person. 
 
 For as the reasonable soul and flesh is one 
 man : so God and Man is one Christ ; 
 
 Who suff*ered for our salvation : descended 
 into hell, rose again the third day from the 
 dead. 
 
 He ascended into heaven, he sitteth on the 
 right hand of the Father, God Almighty : from 
 whence he shall come to judge the quick and 
 the dead. 
 
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 02 THE LITANY. 
 
 At whose coming all men shall rise again 
 with their bodies : and shall give accomit for 
 their own works. 
 
 And they that have done good shall go into 
 life everlasting : and thej that have done evil 
 into everlasting fire. 
 
 This is the Catholick Faith : which except 
 a man believe faithfully, he cannot be saved. 
 
 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : and 
 to the Holy Ghost ; 
 
 As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
 shall be : world without end. Amen. 
 
 THE LITANY. 
 
 U Here followeth the LITANY, or General SvjppUcation,, to 
 he sung or said after Morning Prayer iqwn Sundays, 
 Wednesdays, and Fridays, and at oilier tim£S when it shall 
 be comiTiaiided by the Ordinary. 
 
 OGOD the Father, of heaven : have mercy 
 upon us miserable sinners. 
 
 O God the Father^ of heaven : have mercy 
 upon us miserable sinners. 
 
 God the Son, Redeemer of the world : 
 have mercy upon us miserable sinners. 
 
 O God the Son, liedeemer of the world : 
 have mere?/ vpon lis miserable sinners. 
 
 God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the 
 Father and the Son : have mercy upon us 
 miserable sinners. 
 
 God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from 
 the Father and the Son : have mercy upon ns 
 miserable sinners.
 
 I 
 
 THE LITANY. | 
 
 holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three 
 Persons and one God : have mercy upon us 
 miserable sinners. 
 
 O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three 
 Persons and one God : have mercy upon us 
 miserable sinners. 
 
 Remember not, Lord, our offences, nor the 
 offences of our forefathers ; neither taJie thou 
 vengeance of our sins : spare us, good Lord, 
 spare thy people, whom thou hast redeemed 
 with thy most precious blood, and be not angry 
 with us for ever. 
 
 Spare us, good Lord. 
 From all evil and mischief ; from sin, from 
 the crafts and assaults of the devil ; from thy 
 wrath, and from everlasting damnation, 
 Good Lord, deliver us. 
 From all blindness of heart; from pride, 
 vain-glory, and hypocrisy ; from envy, hatred, 
 and malice, and all uncharitableness, 
 Good Lord, deliver us. 
 From fornica'tion, and all other deadly sin ; 
 and from all the deceits of the world, the flesh, 
 and the devil. 
 
 Good Lord, deliver us. 
 From lightning and tempest ; from plague, 
 pestilence, and famine ; from battle and murder, 
 and from sudden death. 
 
 Good Lord, deliver us. 
 From all sedition, privy conspiracy, and re- 
 bellion ; from all false doctrine, heresy, and 
 schism ; from hardness of heart, and contempt 
 of thy Word and Commandment, 
 Good Lord, deliver v>s.
 
 THE LITANY, 
 
 By the mystery of thy holy Incarnation ; by 
 thy holy Nativity and Circunicision ; by thy 
 Baptism, Fasting, and Temptation, 
 Good Lord, deliver its. 
 
 By thine Agony and bloody Sweat ; by thy 
 Cross and Passion ; by thy precious Death 
 and Burial ; by thy glorious Resurrection 
 and Ascension ; and by the coming of the 
 Holy Ghost, 
 
 Good Lord, deliver us. 
 
 In all time of our tribulation ; in all time of 
 oiu' wealth ; in the horn* of death, and in the 
 day of judgment, 
 
 Good Lord, deliver us. 
 
 We sinners do beseech thee to hear us, O 
 Lord God ; and that it may please thee to rule 
 and govern thy holy Church universal in the 
 right way ; 
 
 JVe beseech thee to hear us, good Lord, 
 
 That it may please thee to keep and 
 strengthen in the true worshippiu2: of thee, 
 in righteousness and holiness Sf life, thy Ser- 
 vant GEOIIGE, our most gracious Kiug and 
 Governour ; 
 
 ^Ye, beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to rule his heart in 
 thy faith, fear, and love, and that he may 
 evermore have affiance in thee, and ever seek 
 thy honour and glory ; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord, 
 
 That it may please tliee to be his defender 
 and keeper, giving him the victory over all his 
 ^nemies ; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord, 
 
 64
 
 THE LITANY. 
 
 That it may please thee to bless and pre- 
 serve our gracious Queen Martj^ A Uxandra the 
 Queen Mother, Edirard Prince of Wales^ and 
 all the Royal Family ; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 
 That it may please thee to illuminate all 
 Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, with true know- 
 ledge and understanding of thy Word ; and 
 that both by their preaching and living they 
 may set it forth, and shew it accordingly ; 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 
 That it may please thee to endue the Lords 
 of the Council, and all the Nobility, with grace, 
 wisdom, and understanding ; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 
 That it may please thee to bless and keep 
 the Magistrates, giving them grace to execute 
 justice, and to maintain truth ; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 
 That it may please thee to bless and keep 
 all thy people ; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 
 That it may please thee to give to all na- 
 tions unity, peace, and concord ; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 
 That it may please thee to give us an heart 
 to love and dread thee, and diligently to live 
 after thy commandments ; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 
 That it may please thee to give to all thy 
 people increase of grace to hear meekly thy 
 Word, and to receive it with pure affection, 
 and to bring forth the fruits of the Spirit ; 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 
 That it may please thee t'o bring into the
 
 THE LITANY. 
 
 way of truth all such as have erred, and are 
 deceived ; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear ns, good Lo^d, 
 
 That it may please thee to streng-then such 
 as do stand ; and to comfort and help the weak- 
 hearted ; and to raise up them that fall ; and 
 finally to beat down Satan under our feet ; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear vs, good Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to succom-, help, and 
 comfort, all that are in danger, necessity, and 
 tribulation ; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear vs, good Lord, 
 
 That it may please thee to preserve all that 
 travel by land or by water, all women labour- 
 ing of child, ail sick persons, and young chil- 
 dren ; and to shew thy pity upon all prisoners 
 and captives ; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear 2(s, good Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to defend, and pro- 
 vide for, the fatherless children, and widows, 
 and all that are desolate and "oppressed ; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to have mercy upon 
 all men ; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear tis, good Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to forgive our ene- 
 mies, persecutors, and slanderers, and to turn 
 their hearts ; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear vs, good Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to give and preserve 
 to our use the kindly fruits of the earth, so 
 as in due time we may enjoy them ; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to s;ive us true re-
 
 THE LITANY. 07 
 
 pentance ; to forgive us all our sins, negli- 
 gences, and ignorances ; and to endue us with 
 the grace of thy Holy Spirit to amend our lives 
 according to thy holy Word ; 
 
 We leseech thee to hear tis, good Lord. 
 Son of God : we beseech thee to hear us. 
 Son of God : we beseech thee to hear us. 
 Lamb of God : that takest away the sins 
 of the world ; 
 
 Grant us thy peace. 
 Lamb of God : that takest away the sins 
 of the world ; 
 
 Have mercy iipon i^s, 
 Christ, hear us. 
 
 Christy hear us. 
 Lord, have mercy upon us. 
 
 Lord, have mercy upon us. 
 Christ, have mercy upon us. 
 
 Christ, have mercy upon us. 
 Lord, have mercy upon us. 
 Lord, have mercy upon us. 
 
 ^ Then sJiall the Priest, and the people with him, say the 
 Lorcfs Prayer. 
 
 OUR Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed 
 be thy Xame. Thy kingdom come. Thy 
 will be done in earth, As it is in heaven. Give 
 us this day our daily bread. And forgive us 
 our trespasses, As we forgive them that tres- 
 i pass against us. And lead us not into tempt- 
 ■ ation ; But deliver us fi'om evil. Amen. 
 
 Priest. Lord, deal not with us after our 
 Bins. 
 
 Answer. Neither reward us after our ini- 
 quities.
 
 THE LITANY. 
 
 Let us pray. 
 
 OGrOD, merciful Father, that despisest not 
 the sighing of a contrite heart, nor the 
 desire of such as be sorrowful ; Mercifully 
 assist our prayers that we make before thee 
 in all our troubles and adversities, whensoever 
 they oppress us ; and graciously hear us, that 
 those evils, which the craft and subtilty of the 
 devil or man worketh against us, be brought 
 to nought ; and by the providence of thy 
 goodness they may be dispersed ; that we thy 
 servants, being hurt by no persecutions, may 
 evermore give thanks unto thee in thy holy 
 Church ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
 
 Lord, arise, help us, and deliver lis for 
 thy Name's salte. 
 
 OGOD, we have heard with our ears, and 
 our fathers have declared unto us, the 
 noble works that thou didst in their days, and 
 in the old time before them. 
 
 O Lord, arise, help \is, and del'icer us for 
 thine honour. 
 
 Grlory be to the Father, and to the Son : and 
 to the Holy Ghost ; 
 
 Answer. As it was in the beginning, is now, 
 and ever shall be : world without end. Amen. 
 
 From our enemies defend us, Christ. 
 
 Graciously look upon our a^ffiictions. 
 
 Pitifully behold the sorrows of om' hearts. 
 
 Mer ei fully for iji):e the sins of thy people. 
 
 Favourably with mercy hear our prayers. 
 
 O Son of David, have mercy upon us. 
 
 Both now and ever vouchsafe to lie.ir us, 
 Christ.
 
 THE LITANY. 
 
 Graciously hear us, Christ; graciously 
 hear us, Lord Clirist. 
 
 Priest. Lord, let thy mercy be shewed 
 upon us ; 
 
 Answer. As we do put our trust in thee. 
 
 Let us pray. 
 
 WE humbly beseech thee, Father, mer- 
 cifully to look upon om- infirmities ; and 
 for the glory of thy Name turn from us all those 
 evils that we most righteously have deserved ; 
 and grant, that in all our troubles we may put 
 our whole trust and confidence in thy mercy, 
 and evermore serve thee in holiness and pm-e- 
 ness of living, to thy honour and glory ; through 
 our only Mediator and Advocate, Jesus Christ 
 our Lord. Amen. 
 
 A Prayer of St. Chrysostom. 
 
 ALMICrHTY God, who hast given us grace 
 at this time with one accord to make our 
 common supplications unto thee ; and dost 
 promise, that when two or three are gathered 
 together in thy Name thou wilt grant their 
 requests ; Fulfil now, Lord, the desires and 
 petitions of thy servants, as may be most ex- 
 pedient for them ; granting us in this world 
 knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to 
 come life everlasting. Amen. 
 
 2 Cor. xiii. 
 
 THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and 
 the love of Cod, and the fellowship of the 
 Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. A?nen, 
 
 Here endetk the LITANY.
 
 70 
 
 PEAYERS AND THANKSGIYIXGS, 
 
 UPON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, 
 
 ir To he used before the two final Prayers of the Litany, or of 
 Morning aivd Evcniwj Prayer. 
 
 For Ram. 
 
 OGOD, heavenly Father, who by thy Son 
 Jesus Christ hast promised to all them 
 that seek thy kingdom, and the righteousness 
 thereof, all things necessary to their bodily 
 sustenance ; Send us, we beseech thee, in this 
 our necessity, such moderate rain and showers, 
 that we may receive the fruits of the earth to 
 oiu" comfort, and to thy honour ; through 
 Jesus Christ our Lord. Awen. 
 
 For fair Weather. 
 
 O ALMIGHTY Lord God, who for the 
 sin of man didst once drown all the 
 world, except eight persons, and afterward 
 of thy great mercy didst promise never to 
 destroy it so again ; We humbly beseech 
 thee, that although we for our iniquities have 
 worthily deserved a plague of rain and Ava- 
 ters, yet upon our true repentance thou Avilt 
 send us such weather, as that we may receive 
 the fruits of the earth in due season ; and 
 learn both by thy punishment to amend our 
 lives, and for thy clemency to give thee praise 
 and glory; tln'ough Jesus Cinist our Lord. 
 Amen.
 
 PRAYERS. 71 
 
 In the time of Dearth and Famine, 
 
 OGOD, heayenly Father, whose gift it is, 
 that the rain doth fall, the earth is fiTiit- 
 ful, beasts increase, and fishes do multiply; 
 Behold, we beseech thee, the afflictions of thy 
 people ; and grant that the scarcity and dearth, 
 which we do now most justly suffer for our 
 iniquity, may through thy goodness be mer- 
 cifally turned into cheapness and plenty ; for 
 the love of Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom 
 with thee and the Holy Ghost be all honour 
 and glory, now and for ever. Amen. 
 
 Or this. 
 
 OGOD, merciful Father, who, in the time 
 of Elisha the prophet, didst suddenly in 
 Samaria turn great scarcity and dearth into 
 plenty and cheapness ; Have mercy upon us, 
 that we, who are now for our sins punished 
 with like adversity, may likewise find a season- 
 able relief : Increase the fruits of the earth by 
 thy heavenly benediction ; and grant that we, 
 receiving thy bountifid liberality, may use the 
 same to thy glory, the relief of those that are 
 needy, and our own comfort ; through Jesus 
 Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 In the time of War and Tumults. 
 
 O ALMIGHTY God, King of all kings, and 
 Governour of all things, whose power no 
 creature is able to resist, to whom it belongeth 
 justly to punish sinners, and to be merciful to 
 them that truly repent ; Save and deliver us, 
 we humbly beseech thee, from the hands of
 
 72 PRAYERS. 
 
 our enemies ; abate their pride, asswage their 
 malice, and confound their devices ; that we, 
 being armed with thy defence, may be preserved 
 evermore from all perils, to glorify thee, who 
 art the only giver of all victory ; througli the 
 merits of thy only Son, Jesus Christ om- Lord. 
 Amen, 
 
 In the time of any common Plague or Sickness. 
 
 O ALMIGHTY God, who in thy wrath 
 didst send a plague upon thine own peo- 
 ple in the wilderness, for their obstinate rebel- 
 lion against Moses and Aaron ; and also, in 
 the time of king David, didst slay with the 
 plague of Pestilence threescore and ten thou- 
 sand, and yet remembering thy mercy didst 
 save the rest ; Have pity upon us miserajjle 
 sinners, who now are visited with great sick- 
 ness and mortality ; that like as thou didst 
 then accept of an atonement, and didst com- 
 mand the destroying Angel to cease from 
 punishing, so it may now please thee to with- 
 draw from us this plague and grievous 
 sickness ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
 Amen. 
 ^ In the Emher Weeks, to he said every day, 
 
 for those that are to be admitted into Holy 
 Orders. 
 
 A LMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, who 
 XJl. hast purchased to thyself an universal 
 Church by tlie precious blood of thy dear Son; 
 Mercifully look upon the same, and at this time 
 so guide and govern the minds of 1 hy servants 
 the Bishops and Pastors of thy flock, that they 
 may lay hands suddenly on no man, but faith-
 
 PRAYERS. 73 
 
 fally and wisely make clioice of fit persons to 
 serve in the sacred Ministry of thy Cliurch. 
 And to those which sliall be ordained to any 
 holy function give thy grace and heavenly 
 benediction ; that both by their life and doc- 
 trine they may set forth thy glory, and set 
 forward the salvation of all men ; through 
 Jesus Christ om* Lord. Ait} en. 
 
 Or this. 
 A LMIGHTY God, tlie giver of all good gifts, 
 Xjl- wlio of thy divine providence hast ap- 
 pointed divers Orders in thy Church ; Give thy 
 grace, we hmnbly beseech thee, to all those who 
 are to be called to any office and administra- 
 tion in the same ; and so replenish them Avith 
 the truth of thy doctrine, and endue them with 
 innocency of life, that they may faithfully serve 
 before thee, to the glory of thy great Xame, 
 and the benefit of thy holy Church ; through 
 Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 % A Prayer that may he said after any of the 
 former. 
 
 OG CD, whose nature and property is ever 
 to have mercy and to forgive, receive our 
 humble petitions ; and though Ave be tied and 
 bound Avith the chain of om- sins, yet let the 
 pitifulness of thy great mercy loose us ; for 
 the honour of Jesus Christ, our Mediator and 
 Advocate. Amen. 
 
 ^ A Prayer for the High Court of Parlia- 
 ment, to he read during their Session. 
 MOST gracious God, we humbly beseech 
 thee, as for this Kingdom in general^
 
 PRAYERS. 
 
 SO especially for the High Court of Parliament, 
 under our most religious and gracious King 
 at this time assembled ; That thou wouldest 
 be pleased to direct and prosper all their con- 
 sultations to the advancement of thy glory, 
 the good of thy Church, the safety, honour, 
 and welfare of our Sovereign, and his Do- 
 minions ; that all things may be so ordered 
 and settled by their endeavours, upon the best 
 and surest foundations, that peace and happi- 
 ness, truth and justice, religion and piety, 
 may be established among us for all genera- 
 tions. These and all other necessaries, for 
 them, for us, and thy whole Church, w^e hum- 
 bly beg in the Name and Mediation of Jesus 
 Christ our most blessed Lord and Saviour. 
 Amen. 
 
 ^ A Collect or Prayer for all Conditions of 
 men, to be used at such times when the 
 Litany is not appointed to he said. 
 
 OGOD, the Creator and Preserver of all 
 mankind, we humbly beseech thee for all 
 sorts and conditions of men ; that thou would- 
 est be pleased to make thy ways known unto 
 them, thy saving health unto all nations. More 
 especially, we pray for the good estate of the 
 Catholick Church ; that it may be so guided 
 and governed by thy good Spirit, that all who 
 profess and call themselves Christians may be 
 led into the way of truth, and hold the faith 
 in miity of spirit, in the bond of peace, and in 
 righteousness of life. Finally, we commend to 
 thy fatherly goodness all those, who are any 
 ways afflicted, or distressed, in mind, body, or
 
 THANKSGIVINGS. 
 
 estate ; [^especially those for whom * This to be said 
 our prayers are clesired,']ih^i it may rhTprayo^sSe 
 please thee to comfort and relieve congregation. 
 them^ according to their several necessities, 
 giving them patience under their sufferings, 
 and a happy issue out of all their afflictions. 
 And this we beg for Jesus Christ his sake. 
 Amen. 
 
 5r A General TJianhsgking. 
 A LMIGHTY God, Father of all mercies, we 
 XjL thine uuAVorthy servants do give thee 
 most humble and hearty thanks for all thy 
 goodness and loving-kindness to us, and to all 
 men ; [* particularhj to those who ^ Thistobesaid 
 desire now to offer vp their praises ^ilv " bet^ pray- 
 and tlianksgirings for thy latemer- ^^J;;[prai'se? '" 
 cies vouchsafed unto tJtem.'] We 
 bless thee for our creation, preservation, and 
 all the blessings of this life ; but above all, 
 for thine inestimable love in the redemption 
 of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ ; for 
 the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. 
 And, we beseech thee, give us that due sense 
 of all thy mercies, that our hearts may be un- 
 feignedly thankful, and that we shew forth thy 
 praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives ; 
 by giving up ourselves to thy service, and by 
 walking before thee in holiness and righteous- 
 ness all our days ; through Jesus Christ our 
 Lord, to whom with thee and the Holy Ghost 
 be all honour and glory, world without end. 
 Amen.
 
 THANKSGIVINGS. 
 
 For Ram. 
 
 OGOD our heavenly Father, who by thy 
 gracious providence dost cause the former 
 and the hitter rain to descend upon the earth, 
 that it may bring forth fruit for the use of man; 
 "We give thee humble thanks that it hath 
 pleased thee, in om- great necessity, to send us 
 at the last a joyful rain upon thine inheritance, 
 and to refresh it when it was dry, to the gi'eat 
 comfort of us thy unworthy servants, and to 
 the glory of thy holy Nam.e ; through thy mer- 
 cies in Jesus Christ om- Lord. Amen. 
 
 For fair Weather. 
 
 OLOED God, who hast justly humbled us 
 by thy late plague of immoderate rain 
 and waters, and in thy mercy hast relieved and 
 comforted our souls by tliis seasonable and 
 blessed change of weather ; We praise and 
 glorify thy holy Name for this thy mercy, and 
 will always declare thy loving-kindness from 
 generation to generation ; through Jesus Christ 
 om' Lord. Amen. 
 
 For Plenty. 
 
 OMOST merciful Father, who of thy gi'a- 
 cious goodness hast heard the devout 
 prayers of thy Church, and turned our dearth 
 and scarcity into cheapness and plenty ; We 
 give thee humble thanks for this thy special 
 bounty ; beseeching thee to continue thy lov- 
 ing-kindness unto us, that our land may yield 
 us her fruits of increase, to thy glory and our 
 comfort ; through Jesus Christ oiu: Lord. 
 A men.
 
 THANKSGIVINGS. 
 
 Foi' Peace and Delimrance from our Enemies. 
 
 O ALMIGHTY God, who art a strong tower 
 of defence unto th}^ servants against the 
 face of their enemies ; We yield thee praise arid 
 thanksgiving for oiu: dehverance ft'om those 
 great and apparent dangers wiierewith we were 
 compassed : We acknowledge it thy goodness 
 that we were not delivered over as a prey mi to 
 them ; beseeching thee still to continue such 
 thy mercies towards us, that all the world may 
 know that thou art our Saviom- and mighty 
 Deliverer ; through Jesus Clii'ist our Lord. 
 Amen. 
 
 For restoring Ptihlick Peace at Home. 
 
 OETEENAL God, our heavenly Father, 
 who alone makest men to be of one mind 
 in a house, and stillest the outrage of a violent 
 and unruly people ; We bless thy holy Name, 
 that it hath pleased thee to appease the sedi- 
 tious tmnults which have been lately raised up 
 amongst us ; most hmnbly beseeching thee to 
 grant to all of us grace, that we may henceforth 
 obediently walk in thy holy commandments ; 
 and, leading a quiet and peaceable life in all 
 godliness and honesty, may continually oiler 
 mito thee our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiv- 
 ing for these thy mercies towards us ; through 
 Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 For Deliverance from the Plague, or other 
 common Sickness. 
 
 OLORD God, who hast wounded us for 
 our sins, and consumed us for our trans- 
 gressions, by thy late heavy and di-eadful visit-
 
 THANKSGIVINGS. 
 
 ation ; and now, in the midst of judgment 
 remembering merc}^ hast redeemed om- souls 
 from the jaws of death ; We offer unto thy fa- 
 therly goodness ourselves, our souls and bodies 
 which thou hast delivered, to be a living 
 sacrifice unto thee, always praising and mag- 
 nifying thy mercies in the midst of thy Church ; 
 through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 Or this. 
 
 WE humbly acknowledge before thee, 
 most merciful Father, that all the 
 punishments which are threatened in thy law 
 might justly have fallen upon us, by reason of 
 our manifold transgressions and hardness of 
 heart : Yet seeing it hath pleased thee of thy 
 tender mercy, upon our weak and unworthy 
 humiliation, to asswage the contagious sick- 
 ness wherewith we lately have been sore afflict- 
 ed, and to restore the voice of joy and health 
 into our dwellings ; We offer unto thy Divine 
 Majesty the sacrifice of praise and thanksgiv- 
 ing, lauding and magnifying thy glorious Name 
 for such thy preservation and providence over 
 us ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
 
 THE 
 
 COLLECTS, EPISTLES, AXD GOSPELS 
 
 TO BE USED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 
 
 % Note, that the Collect appointed for every Sunday, or for 
 avy Eohj-duy that hath a Vigil or Eve, shall be said at the 
 Evening Service next before. 
 
 Hie Collect. 
 
 ALMIGHTY God, give us grace that we 
 may cast away the works of darkness, 
 and put upon us the armour of light, now in 
 the time of this mortal life, in vrhich thy Son 
 Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility ; 
 that in the last day, when he shall come again 
 in his glorious Majesty to judge both the quick 
 and dead, we may rise to the life immortal, 
 through him who liveth and reigneth with 
 thee and the Holy Ghost, now and ever. Amen, 
 
 ^ This Collect is to he repeated every day, ivith the other Collects 
 in Advent, until Christmas- Eve. 
 
 Hie Epistle. Rom. xiii. 8. 
 
 OWE no man any thing, but to love one 
 another : for he that loveth another hath 
 fulfilled the law. For this, Thou shalt not 
 commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill. Thou 
 shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false wit- 
 ness. Thou shalt not covet ; and if there be 
 any other commandment, it is briefly compre- 
 hended in this saying, namely. Thou shalt love 
 thy neighbour as thyself. Love worketh no 
 ill to his neighbour ; therefore love is the
 
 so FIRST SUNDAY IN ADVENT. 
 
 fulfilling of the law. And that, knowing the 
 time, that now it is high time to awake out of 
 sleep : for now is our salvation nearer than 
 when we believed. The night is far spent, the 
 day is at hand ; let us therefore cast off the 
 works of darkness, and let us put on the ar- 
 mom' of light. Let us walk honestly as in the 
 day ; not in rioting and drmikenness, not in 
 cliambering and wantonness, not in strife and 
 envying. But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, 
 and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil 
 the lusts thereof. 
 
 Tlie Gospel. St. Matt. xxi. L 
 
 WHEN they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and 
 were come to Bethphage, unto the mount 
 of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples, sajdng 
 unto them. Go into the village over against 
 you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, 
 and a colt with her : loose them, and bring 
 them unto me. And if any man say ought 
 unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need 
 of them ; and straightway he will send them. 
 All this was done, that it might be fulfilled 
 which was spoken by the Prophet, saying. Tell 
 ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King 
 Cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an 
 ass, and a colt the foal of an ass. And the 
 disciples w^ent, and did as Jesus commanded 
 them ; and brought the ass, and the colt, and 
 put on them their clothes, and they set him 
 thereon. And a very great multitude spread 
 their garments in the way ; others cut down 
 branches from the trees, and strawed them in 
 the way. And the multitudes that went be-
 
 SECOND SUNDAY IN ADVENT, 
 
 fore, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna 
 to the Son of David ; Blessed is he that com- 
 eth in the Name of the Lord ; Hosanna in the 
 highest. And when he was come into Jerusa- 
 lem, all the city was moved, saying, AYho is 
 this ? And the multitude said. This is Jesus 
 the Prophet of Xazareth of G-alilee. And Jesus 
 went into the temple of God, and cast out all 
 them that sold and bought in the temple ; and 
 overthrew the tables of the money-changers, 
 and the seats of them that sold doves; and said 
 unto them. It is wiitten, My house shall be 
 called the house of prayer ; but ye have made 
 it a den of thieves. 
 
 The Collect 
 
 BLESSED Lord, who hast caused all holy 
 Scriptm-es to be "WTitten for oiu* learning ; 
 Grant that we may in such wise hear them, 
 read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, 
 that by patience, and comfort of thy holy 
 Word, we may embrace, and ever hold fast the 
 blessed hope of everlasting life, which thou hast 
 given us in our Saviom^ Jesus Christ. Amen. 
 TJw Epistle. Eom. xv. 4. 
 
 WHATSOEVER things were written 
 aforetime, were ^Titten for our learning ; 
 that we through patience, and comfort of the 
 Scriptures, might have hope. Now the God of 
 patience and consolation grant you to be like- 
 minded one towards another, according to 
 Christ Jesus : that ye may with one mind^ and 
 one mouth, gloriiy God, even the Father of our 
 Lord Jesus Christ. Wherefore receive ye one
 
 SECOND SUNDAY IN ADVENT. 
 
 another, as Christ also received us, to the glory 
 of God. Now I say, that Jesus Christ was a 
 minister of the circumcision for the truth of 
 God, to confirm the promises made unto the 
 fathers : And that the Gentiles might gloriiy 
 God for his mercy ; as it is \\Titten, For this 
 cause 1 \^dll confess to thee among the Gentiles, 
 and sing mito thy Name. And again he saith, 
 Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people. And 
 again. Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles, and 
 laud hnn, all ye people. And again, Esaias 
 saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he 
 that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles, in 
 him shall the Gentiles trust. Xow the God 
 of hope fill you with all joy and peace in be- 
 lieving, that ye may abound in hope, through 
 the power of the Holy Ghost. 
 
 Tlie Go.^pel St. Luke xxi. 25, 
 
 AND there shall be signs in the sun, and 
 in the moon, and in the stars ; and upon 
 the earth distress of nations, with pei-j^lexity, 
 the sea and the waves roaring ; men's hearts 
 failing them for fear, and for looking after 
 those things which are coming on the earth : 
 for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. And 
 then shall they see the Son of Man coming in 
 a cloud with power and great glory. And 
 when these things begin to come to pass, then 
 look u]i, and lift up your heads ; for your re- 
 demption draweth nigh. And he spake to them 
 a parable, Behold the fig-tree, and all the trees ; 
 when they noAv shoot forth, ye see and know of 
 your o^\^l selves that summer is now nigh at 
 hand. So likewise ye, when ye see these things
 
 THIRD SUNDAY IN ADVENT. 83 
 
 come to pass, know ye that the Kingdom of 
 God is nigh at hand. Verily I say mito you. 
 This generation shall not pass away, till all be 
 fulfilled: heaven and earth shall pass away; 
 but my words shall not pass away. 
 
 The Collect. 
 
 OLOED Jesu Christ, who at thy first com- 
 ing didst send thy messenger to prepare 
 thy way before thee ; Grant that the ministers 
 and stewards of thy mysteries may likemse so 
 prepare and make ready thy way, by tm-ning 
 the hearts of the disobedient to the wisdom of 
 the just, that at thy second coming to judge 
 the world we may be foimd an acceptable peo- 
 ple in thy sight, who livest and reignest with 
 the Father and the Holy Spirit, ever one God, 
 AYorld without end. Amen. 
 
 The Epistle. 1 Cor. iv. 1. 
 
 LET a man so account of us, as of the mi- 
 nisters of Christ, and stewards of the mys- 
 teries of God. Moreover, it is required in 
 stewards, that a man be found faithful. But 
 with me it is a very small thing that I should 
 be judged of you, or of man's judgment : yea, 
 I judge not mine owii self. For I know nothing 
 by myself, yet am I not hereby justified ; but 
 he that judgeth me is the Lord. Therefore 
 judge nothing before the time, until the Lord 
 come, who both mil bring to light the hidden 
 things of darkness, and will make manifest the 
 counsels of the hearts ; ajid then shall every 
 man have praise of God.
 
 8i FOURTH SUNDAY IN ADVENT. 
 
 TJie Gospel St. Matt. xi. 2. 
 
 NOW when John had heard in the prison 
 the works of Christ, he sent two of his 
 disciples, and said unto him. Art thou he that 
 should come, or do we look for another ? Jesus 
 answered and said unto them. Go and shew 
 John again those things which ye do hear and 
 see : The blind receive their sight, and the 
 lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the 
 deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor 
 have the Gospel preached to them : And blessed 
 is he whosoever shall not be offended in me. 
 And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto 
 the multitudes concerning John, What went ye 
 out into the wilderness to see ? a reed shaken 
 with the T\dnd ? But what went jq out for to 
 see? a man clothed in soft raiment? behold, 
 they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses. 
 But what went ye out for to see ? a prophet ? 
 yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet. 
 For this is he of whom it is written. Behold, I 
 send my messenger before thy face, which shall 
 prepare thy way before thee. 
 
 Cl^e dToitrtl^ ^untfaw in ^bcnt. 
 
 TJie Collect, 
 
 OLORD, raise up (we pray thee) thy power, 
 and come among us, and with great might 
 succour us ; that whereas, through om- sins and 
 wickedness, we are sore let and hindered in 
 running the race that is set before ns, thy 
 bountiful grace and mercy may s])eedily help 
 and deliver us ; through the satisfaction of 
 thy Son our Lord, to whom with thee and
 
 FOURTH SUNDAY IN ADVENT, 85 
 
 the Holy Ghost be honour and glory, world 
 without end. Amen. 
 
 TJie Epistle. Phil. iv. 4. 
 
 REJOICE in the Lord alway, and again 1 
 say, Eejoice. Let your moderation be 
 known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. 
 Be careful for nothing : but in every thing, by 
 prayer and supplication with thanlvsgiving, 
 let yom' requests be made known unto God. 
 And the peace of God, which passeth all un- 
 derstanding, shall keep your hearts and minds 
 tlu'ough Christ Jesus. 
 
 Tlie Gospel St. John 1. 19. 
 
 THIS is the record of John, when the Jews 
 sent Priests and Levites from Jerusalem 
 to ask him, Who art thou ? And he confessed, 
 and denied not ; but confessed, I am not the 
 Christ. And they asked him. What then ? Art 
 thou Elias ? And he saith, I am not. Art thou 
 that Prophet ? And he answered, No. Then 
 said they unto him. Who art thou? that we 
 may give an answer to them that sent us. 
 What sayest thou of thyself? He said, I am 
 the voice of one crying in the wilderness, 
 Make straight the way of the Lord, as said 
 the prophet Esaias. And they which were sent 
 were of the Pharisees. And they asked him, 
 and said unto him, A^Tiy baptizest thou then, 
 if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither 
 that Prophet ? John answered them, saying, 
 I baptize with water : but there standeth one 
 among you, whom ye know not : He it is who 
 coming after me is preferred before me, whose
 
 CHRISTMAS-DAY. 
 
 shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose. 
 These thmgs were done in Bethabara beyond 
 Jordan, where John was baptizing. 
 
 THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD, OR THE BIRTH-DAY OF CHRIST, 
 
 COMMONLY CALLED 
 
 The Collect. 
 
 ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us thy 
 only-begotten Son to take our natm^e 
 upon him, and as at this time to be born of a 
 pure Virgin ; Grant that we being regenerate, 
 and made thy children by adoption and grace, 
 may daily be renewed by thy Holy Spirit ; 
 through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, who 
 liveth and reigneth with thee and the same 
 Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen, 
 
 Tlie Epistle, Heb. i. 1. 
 
 GOD, who at sundry times and in divers 
 manners spake in time past unto the fa- 
 thers by the prophets, hath in these last days 
 spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath ap- 
 pointed heir of all things, by whom also he 
 made the worlds ; who being the brightness 
 of his glory, and the express image of his per- 
 son, and upholding all things by the word of 
 his power, when he had by himself purged our 
 sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty 
 on high ; being made so much better than the 
 angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a 
 more excellent name than they. For unto 
 which of the angels said he at any time, Thou 
 art my Son, this day have I begotten thee ? 
 And again, I will be to him a Father, and he
 
 CHRISTMAS-DAY. 87 
 
 shall be to me a Son ? And again, when he 
 bringeth in the first-begotten into the world, 
 he saith. And let all the angels of God worship 
 him. And of the angels he saith, Who maketh 
 his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of 
 fire. But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, 
 God, is for ever and ever ; a sceptre of right- 
 eousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom : Thou 
 hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity ; 
 therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed 
 thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. 
 And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the 
 fomidation of the earth ; and the heavens are 
 the works of thine hands : they shall perish, 
 but thou remainest ; and they all shall wax old 
 as doth a garment; and as a vesture shalt thou 
 fold them up, and they shall be changed ; but 
 thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail. 
 
 Tlie Gospel St. John i. 1. 
 
 IN the beginning was the Word, and the 
 Word was with God, and the Word was 
 God. The same was in the beginning with 
 God. All things were made by him ; and 
 without him was not any thing made that was 
 made. In him was life, and the life was the 
 light of men. And the light shineth in dark- 
 ness, and the darkness comprehended it not. 
 There was a man sent fi*om God, whose name 
 was John. The same came for a witness, to 
 bear witness of the light, that all men through 
 him might believe. He was not that light, 
 but was sent to bear witness of that light. 
 That was the true light, which lighteth every 
 man that cometh into the world. He was in
 
 SAINT STEPHEN'S DAY. 
 
 the world, and the world was made by hiro, 
 and the world knew him not. He came unto 
 his own, and his own received him not. But 
 as many as received him, to them gave he 
 power to become the sons of God, even to them 
 that believe on his Name : which were born, 
 not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor 
 of the Avili of man, but of God. And the Word 
 was made flesh, and dwelt among us (and we 
 beheld his glory, the glory as of the only-be- 
 gotten of the Father) full of grace and truth. 
 
 ^aint ^ttjpljcit*^ Bag. 
 The Collect. 
 
 GEANT, Lord, that, in all om^ sufferings 
 here upon earth for the testimony of thy 
 truth, we may stedfastly look up to heaven, 
 and by faith behold the glory that shall be re- 
 vealed; and, being filled with the Holy Ghost, 
 may learn to love and bless our persecutors by 
 the example of thy first Martyr Saint Stephen, 
 who prayed for his murderers to thee, bless- 
 ed Jesus, who standest at the right hand of 
 God to succour all those that suffer for thee, 
 om* only Mediator and Advocate. Amen. 
 
 \ Then shall folloio the Colled of the Nativity, ichich shall be 
 said continually unto New-year's Eve. 
 
 For the Epistle. Acts vii. 55. 
 
 STEPHEN, being full of the Holy Ghost, 
 looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw 
 the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the 
 right hand of God, and said. Behold, I see the 
 heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing 
 on the right hand of God. Then they cried 
 out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears,
 
 SAINT JOHN THE EVANGELIST'S DAY. 89 
 
 and ran upon him with one accord, and cast 
 him out of the city, and stoned him : and the 
 witnesses laid down their clothes at a young 
 man's feet, whose name was Saul. And they 
 stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, 
 Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. And he kneel- 
 ed down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, 
 lay not this sin to their charge. And when 
 he had said this, he fell asleep. 
 
 'ne Gospel. St. Matth. xxiii. 34. 
 
 BEHOLD, I send unto you prophets, and 
 wise men, and scribes ; and some of them 
 ye shall kill and crucify ; and some of them 
 shall ye scourge in ygur synagogues, and per- 
 secute them fi'om city to city ; that upon you 
 may come all the righteous blood shed upon 
 the earth, fi-om the blood of righteous Abel 
 unto the blood of Zacharias, son of Barachias, 
 whom ye slew between the temple and the 
 altar. Verily I say unto you, All these things 
 shall come upon this generation. Jerusa- 
 lem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, 
 and stonest them which are sent mito thee ; 
 how often would I have gathered thy children 
 together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens 
 under her wings, and ye would not ! Behold, 
 your house is left unto you desolate. For I 
 say unto you. Ye shall not see me henceforth, 
 till ye shall say. Blessed is he that cometh in 
 the Name of the Lord. 
 
 ^aint ^oIjiT tT)e ehm\%t\iiV^ Bag, 
 
 The Collect, 
 
 MEECIFUL Lord, we beseech thee to cast 
 thy bright beams of light upon thy
 
 00 . SAINT JOHN THE EVANGELIST'S DAY. 
 
 Church, that it being enlightened by the doc- 
 trine of thy blessed Apostle and Evangelist 
 Saint John may so walk in the liglit of thy 
 truth, that it may at length attain to the light 
 of everlasting life ; through Jesus Christ our 
 Lord. Amen. 
 
 The Epistle. 1 St. John i. 1. 
 
 THAT which was from the beginning, which 
 we have heard, which we have seen with 
 our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our 
 hands have handled of the word of life ; (for 
 the life was manifested, and we have seen it, 
 and bear witness, and shew mito you that 
 eternal life, which was jvith the Father, and 
 was manifested unto us ;) That which we have 
 seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye 
 also may have fellowship with us ; and truly 
 our fellowship is with the Father, and with 
 his Son Jesus Christ. And these things write 
 we mito you, that your joy may be full. This 
 then is the message which we have heard of 
 him, and declare unto you, That God is light, 
 and in him is no darkness at all. If we say 
 that we have fellowship with him, and walk in 
 darkness, we lie, and do not the truth : but if 
 we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we 
 have fellowship one with another, and the blood 
 of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us fi'om all 
 sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive 
 ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we 
 confess our sins, he is faithful and just to for- 
 give us our sins, and to cleanse us from all 
 unrighteousness. If we say that we have not 
 sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is 
 not in us.
 
 THE INNOCENTS' DAY. 01 
 
 Tlie Gospel St. John xxi. 19. 
 
 JESUS said unto Peter, Follow me. Then 
 Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple 
 whom Jesus loved following ; which also lean- 
 ed on his breast at supper, and said. Lord, 
 which is he that betrayeth thee ? Peter seeing 
 him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this 
 man do ? Jesus saith mito him, If I will that 
 he tarry till I come, what is that to thee ? Fol- 
 low thou me. Then went this saying abroad 
 among the brethren. That that disciple should 
 not die : yet Jesus said not unto him. He shall 
 not die ; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, 
 what is that to thee ? This is the disciple 
 which testifieth of these things, and wi'ote 
 these things, and we know that his testimony 
 is true. And there are also many other things 
 which Jesus did, the which if they should be 
 wi'itten every one, I suppose, that even the 
 world itself could not contain the books that 
 should be ^Titten. 
 
 ^^)t 3Enn0ccnt^* Bag. 
 The Collect, 
 
 O ALMIGHTY God, who out of the mouths 
 of babes and sucklings hast ordained 
 strength, and madest infants to glorify thee by 
 their deaths ; Mortify and kill all vices in us, 
 and so strengthen us by thy grace, that by the 
 innocency of our lives, and constancy of our 
 faith even unto death, we may glorify thy holy 
 Name ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, 
 For the Epistle, Eev. xiv. 1. 
 
 I LOOKED, and lo, a Lamb stood on the 
 mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty
 
 92 THE INNOCENTS' DAT. 
 
 and four thousand, having" his Father's Name 
 written in their foreheads. And I heard a \oice 
 from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and 
 as the voice of a great thunder : and I heard 
 the voice of harpers harping with their harps : 
 and they sung as it were a new song before 
 the throne, and before the four beasts, and 
 tlie elders ; and no man could learn that song, 
 but the hundred and foi*ty and four thousand, 
 which w^ere redeemed from the earth. These 
 are they which w^ere not defiled -with women, 
 for they are virgins : these are they which fol- 
 low the Lamb whithersoever he goeth : these 
 were redeemed fi'om among men, being the 
 fii'stfi'uits unto God, and to the Lamb. And 
 in their mouth was fomid no guile ; for they 
 are without fault before the throne of God. 
 
 Tlie Gospel St. Matth. ii. 13. 
 
 THE Angel of the Lord appeareth to Jo- 
 seph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take 
 the yomig child, and his mother, and flee into 
 Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee 
 word ; for Herod will seek the young child to 
 destroy him. Wlien he arose, he took the 
 young child and his mother by night, and 
 departed into Eg^^^t, and was there mitil the 
 death of Herod ; that it might be fulfilled 
 which w^as spoken of the Lord by the prophet, 
 saying, Out of Eg}q:)t have I called my Son. 
 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mock- 
 ed of the wise men, was exceeding wToth ; and 
 sent forth, and slew all the children that were 
 in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, 
 fi'om two years old and under, according to
 
 SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS-DAY. 
 
 the time which he had diligently enquired of 
 the wise men. Then was fulfilled that which 
 was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, sapng, 
 In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, 
 and weeping, and great mom-ning, Rachel 
 weeping for her children, and would not be 
 comforted, because they are not. 
 
 Cl^c J^iintraj) after CT;rtstma^-IBag. 
 
 Tlie Collect. 
 
 ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us thy 
 only-begotten Son to take om- nature 
 upon him, and as at this time to be born of a 
 pm^e Virgin ; Grant that we being regenerate, 
 and made thy children by adoption and grace, 
 may daily be renewed by thy Holy Spirit ; 
 through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, who 
 liveth and reigneth with thee and the same 
 Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen. 
 
 TJie Epistle. Gal. iv. 1. 
 1^ OW I say, that the heir, as long as he is 
 X^ a child, differeth nothing fi'om a servant, 
 though he be lord of all ; but is under tutors 
 and governors, until the time appointed of the 
 father. Even so we, when Ave were children, 
 were in bondage under the elements of the 
 world : but when the fulness of the time was 
 come, God sent forth his Son, made of a wo- 
 man, made under the law, to redeem them that 
 were under the law, that we might receive the 
 adoption of sons. And because ye are sons, 
 God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into 
 your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. Wherefore 
 thou art no more a servant, but a son ; and if 
 a son, then an heir of God throu2:h Christ.
 
 THE CIRCUMCISION OF CHRIST. 
 
 The Gospel St. Matt. i. 18. 
 
 THE birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise : 
 When as his mother Mary was espoused to 
 Joseph, before they came together she was found 
 with child of the Holy Ghost. Then Joseph 
 her husband, being a just man, and not willing 
 to make her a publick example, was minded to 
 put her away privily. But while he thought 
 on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord 
 appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph 
 thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee 
 Mary thy wife ; for that which is conceived in 
 her is of the Holy Ghost : And she shall bring 
 forth a Son, and thou shalt call his name 
 JESUS ; for he shall save his people from their 
 sins. (Now all this was done, that it might be 
 fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the 
 prophet, saying, Behold, a Virgin shall be with 
 child, and shall bring forth a Son, and they 
 shall call his name Emmanuel, which being 
 interpreted is, God with us.) Then Joseph, 
 being raised from sleep, did as the angel of the 
 Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his 
 wife ; and knew her not till she had brought 
 forth her first-born son : and he called his 
 name JESUS. 
 
 djc Circumct^iffn of Cl^ri^t. 
 
 The CoUeet, 
 
 ALMIGHTY God, who madest thy blessed 
 Son to be circumcised, and obedient to 
 the law for man ; Grant us the true Circum- 
 cision of the Spirit ; that, our hearts, and all 
 our members, being mortified from all worldly 
 and carnal lusts, we may in all things obey thy
 
 THE CIRCUMCISION OF CHRIST. 
 
 blessed will ; through the same thy Son Jesus 
 Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 The Epistle. Rom. iv. 8. 
 
 BLESSED is the man to whom the Lord 
 Tvill not impute sin. Cometh this bless- 
 edness then upon the circumcision only, or 
 upon the uncircumcision also ? For we say, 
 that faith was reckoned to Abraham for right- 
 eousness., How was it then reckoned ? when 
 he was in circumcision, or in micircumcision ? 
 Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision. 
 And he received the sign of circumcision, a 
 seal of the righteousness of the faith which he 
 had yet being uncircumcised ; that he might 
 be the father of all them that believe, though 
 they be not circumcised; that righteousness 
 might be imputed unto them also : And the 
 father of circumcision to them who are not of 
 the circumcision only, but also walk in the 
 steps of that faith of our father Abraham, 
 which he had being yet uncircumcised. For 
 the promise, that he should be the heir of the 
 world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, 
 through the law, but through the righteous- 
 ness of faith. For if they which are of the 
 law be heirs, faith is made void, and the pro- 
 mise made of none effect. 
 
 Tlie Gospel. St. Luke ii. 15. 
 
 AND it came to pass, as the angels were 
 gone away from them into heaven, the 
 shepherds said one to another. Let us now go 
 even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which 
 is come to pass, which the Lord hath made 
 known unto us. And they came with haste.
 
 90 THE EPIPHANY. 
 
 and found Mary and Joseph, and the babe 
 lying in a manger. And when they had seen 
 it, they made kno^vn abroad the saying which 
 was told them concerning this child. And all 
 they that heard it wondered at those things 
 which were told them by the shepherds. But 
 Mary kept all these things, and pondered them 
 in her heart. And the shepherds returned, 
 glorifying and praising God for all the things 
 that they had heard and seen, as it was told 
 unto them. And when eight days were accom- 
 plished for the circumcising of the child, his 
 name was called JESUS, which was so named 
 of the angel before he was conceived in the 
 womb. 
 
 TT Tlie same Collect, Epistle, and Gospel sliall serve for every 
 day after unto the Epiphany. 
 
 OK THE MANIFESTATION OF CHKIST TO THE GENTILES. 
 
 TJie Collect. 
 
 OGOD, who by the leading of a star didst 
 manifest thy only-begotten Son to the 
 Gentiles ; Mercifully grant, that we, which know 
 thee now by faith, may after this life have the 
 fruition of thy glorious Godhead ; through 
 Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 TJie Epistle. Ephes. iii. 1. 
 
 FOE, this cause, I Paul, the prisoner of Je- 
 sus Christ for you Gentiles ; if ye have 
 heard of the dispensation of the grace of God, 
 which is given me to you-ward : How that by 
 revelation he made known unto me the mystery 
 (as 1 wrote afore in few words, whereby, when
 
 THE EPIPHANY. 
 
 ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in 
 the mystery of Christ) which in other ages was 
 not made known mito the sons of men, as it is 
 now revealed unto his holy Apostles and Pro- 
 phets by the Spirit ; That the Gentiles should 
 be fellow-heirs, and of the same body, and par- 
 takers of his promise in Christ, by the Gospel : 
 whereof I was made a minister, according to 
 the gift of the grace of God given unto me by 
 the effectual working of his power. Unto me, 
 who am less than the least of all saints, is this 
 grace given, that I should preach among the 
 Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ ; and 
 to make all men see what is the fellowship of 
 the mystery, which from the beginning of the 
 World hath been hid in God, who created all 
 things by Jesus Christ : to the intent, that now 
 unto the principalities and powers in heavenly 
 places might be knomi by the Church the 
 manifold wisdom of God, according to the eter- 
 nal pm-pose which he pm-posed in Christ Jesus 
 our Lord : In whom we have boldness and 
 access with confidence by the faith of him. 
 
 Hie Gospel. St. Matt. ii. 1. 
 
 WHEN Jesus was born in Bethlehem of 
 Judaea, in the days of Herod the king, 
 behold, there came wise men from the east to 
 Jerusalem, saying, Where is he that is born 
 King of the Jews ? for we have seen his star 
 in the east, and are come to worship him. 
 When Herod the king had heard these things, 
 he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. 
 And when he had gathered all the chief priests 
 and scribes of the people together, he demanded
 
 98 FIRST SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY. 
 
 of them, where Christ should be born. And they 
 said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea : for 
 thus it is written by the prophet. And thou, 
 Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the 
 least among the princes of Juda : for out of 
 thee shall come a Governor that shall rule my 
 people Israel. Then Herod, when he had pri- 
 vily called the wise men, enquired of them 
 diligently what time the star appeared. And 
 he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go, and 
 search diligently for the young child, and when 
 ye have found him, bring me word again, that 
 I may come and worship him also. When they 
 had heard the king, they departed ; and lo, the 
 star which they saw in the east went before 
 them, till it came and stood over where the 
 yomig child was. When they saw the star, they 
 rejoiced with exceeding great joy. And when 
 they were come into the house, they saw the 
 yomig child ^nth Mary his mother, and fell 
 do^vn and worshipped him : and when they had 
 opened their treasm-es, they presented mito him 
 gifts ; gold, and frankincense, and myiTh. And 
 being warned of God in a dream that they 
 should not return to Herod, they departed into 
 their own comitry another w^ay. 
 
 Zfit Jftr^t ^untraj? after ti)t (i^pipTjanp. 
 
 The Collect. 
 
 OLORD, we beseech thee mercifolly to 
 receive the prayers of thy people which call 
 upon thee ; and grant that they may both per- 
 ceive and know what things they ought to do, 
 and also may have grace and power faithfully
 
 FIKST SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHAT^TY. 99 
 
 to fulfil the same ; through Jesus Christ our 
 Lord. Amen. 
 
 TJie Epistle. Rom. xii. 1. 
 
 I BESEECH you therefore, brethren, by the 
 mercies of God, that ye present your bodies 
 a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, 
 which is your reasonable service. And be not 
 conformed to this world ; but be ye transform- 
 ed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may 
 prove what is that good, and acceptable, and 
 perfect will of God. For I say, through the 
 grace given unto me, to every man that is 
 among you, not to think of himself more 
 highly than he ought to think, but to think 
 soberly, according as God hath dealt to every 
 man the measure of faith. For as we have 
 many members in one body, and all members 
 have not the same ofiice ; so we, being many, 
 are one body in Clnist, and every one mem- 
 bers one of another. 
 
 Tlie Gospel. St. Lulce ii. 41. 
 l^TOW his parents went to Jerusalem every 
 A.^ year at the feast of the passover. And 
 when he was twelve years old, they went up to 
 Jerusalem, after the custom of the feast. And 
 when they had fulfilled the days, as they return- 
 ed, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; 
 and Joseph and his mother knew not of it. 
 But they, supposing him to have been in the 
 company, went a day's journey, and they sought 
 him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance. 
 And when they found him not, they turned 
 back again to Jerusalem, seeking him. And it 
 came to pass, that after three days they found
 
 100 SECOND SUIS^DAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY. 
 
 him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the 
 doctors, both hearing them, and asking them 
 questions. And all that heard him were asto- 
 nished at his understanding and answers. And 
 when they saw^ him, they were amazed : and his 
 mother said mito him, Son, why hast thou thus 
 dealt with us ? behold, thy father and I have 
 sought thee sorrowing. And he said unto them. 
 How is it that ye sought me ? wist ye not that 
 I must be about my Father's business ? And 
 they understood not the saying which he spake 
 mito them. And he went down with them, and 
 came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them : 
 but his mother kept all these sayings in her 
 heart. And Jesus increased in wisdom, and 
 statm^e, and in favom* with God and man. 
 
 The Collect. 
 
 ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who dost 
 govern all things in heaven and earth ; 
 Mercifully hear the supplications of thy people, 
 and grant us thy peace all the days of our life ; 
 through Jesus Christ om* Lord. Amen. 
 TJie Epistle. Rom. xii. 6. 
 
 HAVING then gifts differing according to 
 the grace that is given to us, whether 
 prophecy, let us prophesy according to the pro- 
 portion of faith ; or ministry, let us wait on our 
 ministering ; or he that teacheth, on teaching; 
 or he that exhorteth, on exhortation : he that 
 giveth, let him do it with simplicity ; he that 
 ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, 
 with cheerfulness. Let love be without dis- 
 simulation. Abhor that which is evil, cleave
 
 SECOND SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY. 101 
 
 to that which is good. Be kindly affectioned 
 one to another with brotherly love, in honour 
 preferring one another: not slothful in busi- 
 ness ; fervent in spirit ; serving the Lord ; re- 
 joicing in hope ; patient in tribulation ; con- 
 tinuing instant in prayer ; distributing to the 
 necessity of saints ; given to hospitality. Bless 
 them which persecute you ; bless, and curse 
 not. Eejoice with them that do rejoice, and 
 weep with them that weep. Be of the same 
 mind one towards another. Mind not high 
 things, but condescend to men of low estate. 
 
 Hie Gospel. St. John ii. 1. 
 
 AND the third day there was a marriage in 
 Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus 
 was there. And both Jesus was called, and his 
 disciples, to the marriage. And when they 
 wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto 
 him. They have no wine. Jesus saith unto her, 
 Woman, what have I to do with thee ? mine 
 hour is not yet come. His mother saith mito 
 the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, 
 do it. And there were set there six water-pots 
 of stone, after the manner of the purifying of 
 the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece. 
 Jesus saith unto them. Fill the water-pots with 
 water. And they filled them up to the brim. 
 And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and 
 bear unto the governor of the feast. And they 
 bare it. When the ruler of the feast had tasted 
 the water that was made wine, and knew not 
 whence it was, (but the servants which drew 
 the water knew,) the governor of the feast call- 
 ed the bridegroom, and saith unto him, Every 
 
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 102 THIRD SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY. 
 
 man at the beginning doth set forth good wine, 
 and when men have well di'mik, then that which 
 is worse : but thou hast kept the good wine 
 mitil now. This beginning of miracles did Je- 
 sus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his 
 glory, and his disciples believed on him. 
 
 The Collect. 
 
 ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, merci- 
 fully look upon our infirmities, and in all 
 our dangers and necessities stretch forth thy 
 right hand to help and defend us ; through 
 Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 Tlie Epistle. Rom. xii. 16. 
 
 BE not wise in your o^^ti conceits. Recom- 
 pense to no man evil for evil. Provide 
 things honest in the sight of all men. If it be 
 possible, as much as lieth in you, live peace- 
 ably with all men. Dearly beloved, avenge not 
 yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath ; 
 for it is wiitten, Vengeance is mine ; I will 
 repay, saith the Lord. Therefore, if thine enemy 
 hunger, feed him ; if he thirst, give him drink: 
 for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on 
 his head. Be not overcome of evil, but over- 
 come evil with good. 
 
 The Guspel St. Matt. viii. 1. 
 
 WHEN he was come down from the moun- 
 tain, great multitudes followed him. 
 And behold, there came a leper and worshipped 
 him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst 
 make me clean. And Jesus put forth his hand, 
 and touched him, saying, I will ; be thou clean.
 
 FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY. 103 
 
 And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. And 
 Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man, but 
 go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer 
 the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony 
 unto them. And when Jesus was entered into 
 Capernamn, there came unto him a centurion 
 beseeching him, and saying. Lord, my servant 
 lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tor- 
 mented. And Jesus saith unto him, I will come 
 and heal him. The centurion answered and 
 said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou should- 
 est come under my roof; but speak the word 
 only, and my servant shall be healed. For I 
 am a man mider authority, having soldiers un- 
 der me : and I say unto this man. Go, and he 
 goeth ; and to another. Come, and he cometh ; 
 and to my servant. Do this, and he doeth it. 
 When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said 
 to them that followed, Yerily I say unto you, 
 I have not found so great faith, no not in Is- 
 rael. And I say mito you, That many shall 
 come fi'om the east and west, and shall sit 
 down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in 
 the kingdom of heaven. But the children of 
 the kingdom shall be cast out into outer dark- 
 ness : there shall be weeping and gnashing of 
 teeth. And Jesus said unto the centmion. Go 
 thy way, and as thou hast believed, so be it 
 done unto thee. And his servant was healed 
 in the self-same hour. 
 
 o 
 
 El^e ^amtlf ^mtlxas after tf)e (!5pif>Ijang. 
 
 Tlie Collect, 
 GOD, who knowest us to be set in the 
 midst of so many and great dangers, that
 
 304 FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY. 
 
 by reason of the frailty of our nature we cannot 
 always stand upright ; Grant to us such 
 strength and protection, as may support us in 
 all dangers, and carry us thi'ough all tempta- 
 tions ; through Jesus Christ om' Lord. Amen, 
 
 The Epistle. Rom. xiii. 1. 
 
 LET every soul be subject unto the higher 
 powers ; for there is no power but of God : 
 the powers that be are ordained of God. Who- 
 soever therefore resisteth the power resisteth 
 the ordinance of God : and they that resist 
 shall receive to themselves damnation. For 
 rulers are not a teiTor to good works, but to 
 the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the 
 power ? do that which is good, and thou shalt 
 have praise of the same : for he is the minister 
 of God to thee for good. But if thou do that 
 which is evil, be afi-aid ; for he beareth not the 
 sword in vain : for he is the minister of God, 
 a revenger to execute wi'ath upon him that 
 doeth evil. Wherefore ye must needs be sub- 
 ject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience 
 sake. For for this cause pay ye tribute also ; 
 for they are God's ministers, attending conti- 
 nually upon this very thing. Eender therefore 
 to all their dues ; tribute to whom tribute is 
 due, custom to whom custom, fear to whom 
 fear, honour to whom honour. 
 
 The Gospel St. Matt. viii. 23. 
 
 AND when he was entered into a ship, his 
 disciples followed him. And behold, there 
 arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that 
 the ship was covered mth the waves : but he 
 was asleep. And his disciples came to him.
 
 FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY. 105 
 
 and awoke him, sajdng, Lord, save us, we pe- 
 rish. And he saith imto them. Why are ye 
 fearful, ye of little faith ? Then he arose, 
 and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there 
 was a great calm. But the men marvelled, 
 saying. What manner of man is this, that even 
 the winds and the sea obey him ! And when 
 he was come to the other side into the country 
 of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed 
 with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding 
 fierce, so that no man might pass by that way. 
 And behold, they cried out, saying, AYliat have 
 we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God ? 
 art thou come hither to torment us before the 
 time ? And there was a good way off from 
 them an herd of many s^\ine, feeding. So the 
 devils besought him, sajdng. If thou cast us 
 out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine. 
 And he said unto them, Go. And when they 
 were come out, they went into the herd of 
 swine : and behold, the whole herd of SAvine 
 ran violently dowTi a steep place into the sea, 
 and perished in the waters. And they that kept 
 them fled, and went their ways into the city, and 
 told every thing, and what was befallen to the 
 possessed of the devils. And behold, the whole 
 city came out to meet Jesus : and when they 
 saw him, they besought him, that he would 
 depart out of their coasts. 
 
 Tlie Collect. 
 
 OLOED, we beseech thee to keep thy 
 Chm'ch and household continually in thy 
 true religion ; that they who do lean only upon
 
 1C6 FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY. 
 
 the hope of thy heavenly grace may eyermore 
 be defended by thy mighty power ; tlu'ough 
 Jesus Christ oui' Lord. Amen. 
 
 TJie Epistle, Col. iii. 12. 
 
 PUT on therefore, as the elect of God, holy 
 and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, 
 hmnbleness of mind, meekness, long-suffering ; 
 forbearing one another, and forgiving one an- 
 other, if any man have a quarrel against any ; 
 even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. And 
 above all these things put on charity, which is 
 the bond of perfectness. And let the peace 
 of God rule in your hearts, to the which also 
 ye are called in one body ; and be ye thankful. 
 Let the word of Christ dwell m you richly in 
 all wdsdom, teaching and admonishing one 
 another in psahns, and hpnns, and spiritual 
 songs, singing with grace in your hearts to 
 the Lord. And whatsoever ye do, in word or 
 deed, do all in the Name of the Lord Jesus, 
 giving thanks to God and the Father by him. 
 
 Tlie Gospel St. Matt. xiii. 24. 
 
 THE kingdom of heaven is likened unto a 
 man which sowed good seed in his field. 
 But while men slept, his enemy came and 
 sowed tares among the wheat, and went his 
 way. But when the blade was sprung up, and 
 brought forth fi-uit, then appeared the tares 
 also. So the servants of the householder came, 
 and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow 
 good seed in thy field ? from whence then hath 
 it tares ? He said unto them, An enemy hath 
 done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt 
 thou then that we go and gather them up ?
 
 SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY. 1C7 
 
 But he said, Nay ; lest while ye gather up the 
 tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. 
 Let both grow together until the harvest ; and 
 in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers. 
 Gather ye together first the tares, and bind 
 them in bundles to burn them : but gather the 
 wheat into my barn. 
 
 Clje ^iyt\) ^untrau after t^t dJpipl^ang. 
 
 Tfie Collect. 
 
 OGOD, whose blessed Son was manifested 
 that he might destroy the works of the 
 devil, and make us the sons of God, and heirs 
 of eternal life ; Grant us, we beseech thee, that, 
 having this hope, we may pm'ify om'selves, even 
 as he is pm*e ; that, when he shall appear again 
 with power and great glory, we may be made 
 like unto him in his eternal and glorious king- 
 dom ; where with thee, Father, and thee, 
 Holy Ghost, he liveth and reigneth, ever one 
 God, world without end. Amen. 
 
 TJie Epistle. 1 St. John iii. 1. 
 
 BEHOLD, what manner of love the Father 
 hath bestowed upon us, that we should be 
 called the sons of God : therefore the world 
 knoweth us not, because it knew him not. 
 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it 
 doth not yet appear what we shall be : but we 
 know, that, when he shall appear, we shall be 
 like him ; for we shall see him as he is. And 
 every man that hath this hope in him purifieth 
 himself, even as he is pure. Whosoever com- 
 mitteth sm transgresseth also the law : for sin 
 is the transgression of the law. And ye know
 
 108 SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY. 
 
 that he was manifested to take away our sins ; 
 and in him is no sin. "VVliosoever abideth in 
 him sinneth not : whosoever sinneth hath not 
 seen him, neither known him. Little children, 
 let no man deceive you : he that doeth right- 
 eousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. 
 He that committeth sin is of the devil : for the 
 devil sinneth from the beginning. For this 
 purpose the Son of God was manifested, that 
 he might destroy the works of the devil. 
 
 Tlw Gospel. St. Matt. xxiv. 23. 
 
 THEN if any man shall say unto you, Lo, 
 here is Christ, or there ; believe it not. 
 For there shall arise false Christs, and false 
 prophets, and shall shew great signs and won- 
 ders ; insomuch that (if it were possible) they 
 shall deceive the very elect. Behold, I have 
 told you before. Wlierefore, if they shall say 
 unto you, Behold, he is in the desert ; go not 
 forth : behold, he is in the secret chambers ; 
 believe it not. For as the lightning cometh 
 out of the east, and shineth even mito the west ; 
 so shall also the coming of the Son of Man be. 
 For wlieresoever the carcase is, there will the 
 eagles be gathered together. Immediately after 
 the tribulation of those days shall the smi be 
 darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, 
 and the stars shall fall ft-om heaven, and the 
 powers of the heavens shall be shaken. And 
 then shall appear the sign of the Son of Man 
 in heaven : and then shall all the tribes of the 
 earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of 
 Man coming in the clouds of heaven, with 
 power and great glory. And he shall send his
 
 SEPTUAGESIMA SUNDAY. 109 
 
 angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they 
 shall gather together his elect from the four 
 winds, fi'om one end of heaven to the other. 
 
 €^i)t Jjuntrag ralTetr ^cptuagc^tma, 
 
 OR THE THIRD SUNDAY BEFORE LENT. 
 
 TJw Collect. 
 
 OLORD, we beseech thee favourably to 
 hear the prayers of thy people ; that we, 
 who are justly punished for our ofPences, may 
 be merciftilly delivered by thy goodness, for 
 the gloiy of thy Name ; through Jesus Christ 
 our Saviour, who liveth and reigneth with thee 
 and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world with- 
 out end. Amen. 
 
 Tlie Epistle. 1 Cor. ix. 24. 
 
 KNOW ye not, that they which run in a 
 race rmi all, but one receiveth the prize ? 
 So run that ye may obtain. And every man 
 that striveth for the mastery is temperate in 
 all things : now they do it to obtain a cor- 
 ruptible croi\Ti, but we an incorruptible. I 
 therefore so run, not as uncertainly ; so fight I, 
 not' as one that beateth the air : but I keep 
 under my body, and bring it into subjection, 
 lest that by any means, when I have preached 
 to others, I myself should be a cast-away. 
 
 TJie Gospel. St. Matt. xx. 1. 
 
 THE kingdom of heaven is like unto a man 
 that is an householder, which went out 
 early in the morning to hire laboiu-ers into his 
 vineyard. And when he had agreed with the 
 labom-ers for a penny a day, he sent them into 
 his vineyard. And he went out about the
 
 110 SEPTUAGESIMA SUNDAY. 
 
 third hour, and saw others standmg idle in the 
 market-place, and said unto them, Go ye also 
 into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I 
 will give you. And they went their way. Again 
 he went out about the sixth and ninth hom\ 
 and did likewise. And about the eleventh hour 
 he went out, and fomid others standing idle, 
 and saith mito tliem, Why stand ye here all 
 the day idle ? They say unto him. Because no 
 man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go 
 ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is 
 right, that shall ye receive. So when even was 
 come, the lord of the vineyard saith mito his 
 steward, Call the labourers, and give them their 
 hire, beginning from the last unto the first. And 
 when they came that were hired about the 
 eleventh hour, they received every man a penny. 
 But when the first came, they supposed that 
 they should have received more ; and they 
 likewise received every man a penny. And 
 when they had received it, they mm-mured 
 against the good-man of the house, saying, 
 These last have "\ATOught but one hour, and thou 
 hast made them equal imto us, which have 
 borne the burden and heat of the day. But 
 he answered one of them, and said. Friend, I 
 do thee no wrong ; didst not thou agree with 
 me for a penny ? Take that thine is, and go 
 thy way ; I will give unto this last even as 
 mito thee. Is it not lawful for me to do what 
 I will with mine own ? Is thine eye evil, be- 
 cause I am good ? So the last shall be first, 
 and the first last : for many be called, but few 
 chosen.
 
 Ill 
 
 OR THE SECOND SUNDAY BEFORE LENT. 
 
 The Collect 
 
 OLORD God, who seest that we put not 
 our trust in any thing that we do ; Mer- 
 cifully grant that by thy power we may be 
 defended against all adversity; through Jesus 
 Chi'ist our Lord. Ameyi. 
 
 TJie Epistle. 2 Cor. xi. 19. 
 
 YE suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves 
 are wise. For ye suffer if a man bring 
 you into bondage, if a man devour you, if a man 
 take of you, if a man exalt himself, if a man 
 smite you on the face. I speak as concerning 
 reproach, as though we had been weak : how- 
 beit, whereinsoever any is bold, (I speak fool- 
 ishty,) I am bold also. Are they Hebrews? 
 so am I. Are they Israelites ? so am I. Are 
 they the seed of Abraham \ so am I. Are they 
 ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool,) I am 
 more : in labom's more abundant ; in stripes 
 above measm-e ; in prisons more fi'equent ; in 
 deaths offc. Of the Jews five times received I 
 forty stripes save one ; thrice was I beaten with 
 rods ; once was I stoned ; thrice I suffered ship- 
 wreck ; a night and a day I have been in the 
 deep; in journeying often ; in perils of waters ; 
 in perils of robbers ; in perils by mine own 
 countrymen ; in perils by the heathen ; in perils 
 in the city ; in perils in the wilderness ; in perils 
 in the sea ; in perils among false brethren ; in 
 weariness and painfulness ; in watchings often ; 
 in hunger and thirst ; in fastings often ; in cold 
 and nakedness ; besides those things that are
 
 112 SEXAGESIMA SUNDAY. 
 
 without, that which cometli upon me daily, the 
 care of all the churches. Who is* weak, and I 
 am not weak ? who is offended, and I burn not? 
 If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things 
 which concern mine infirmities. The God and 
 Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is bless- 
 ed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not. 
 
 Tlie Gospel. St. Luke yiii. 4. 
 
 WHEN much people were gathered toge- 
 ther, and were come to him out of every 
 city, he spake by a parable : A sower went out 
 to sow his seed ; and as he sowed, some fell by 
 the way-side, and it was trodden down, and 
 the fowls of the air devom'ed it. And some 
 fell upon a rock, and as soon as it was sprung 
 up, it withered away, because it lacked mois- 
 ture. And some fell among thorns, and the 
 thorns sprang up with it, and choked it. And 
 other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and 
 bare fruit an hundred-fold. And when he had 
 said these things, he cried. He that hath ears 
 to hear, let him hear. And his disciples asked 
 him, saying. What might this parable be ? And 
 he said. Unto you it is given to know the mys- 
 teries of the kingdom of God : but to others in 
 parables ; that seeing they might not see, and 
 hearing they might not miderstand. Now the 
 parable is this : The seed is the Word of God. 
 Those by the way-side are they that hear ; then 
 Cometh the devil, and taketh aAvay the word 
 out of their hearts, lest they should believe, and 
 be saved. They on the rock are they, which, 
 when they hear, receive the word -^ith joy; and 
 these have no root, which for a while believe.
 
 QUINQUAGESIMA SUNDAY. 113 
 
 and in time of temptation fall away. And that 
 which fell among thorns, are they, which, when 
 they have heard, go forth, and are choked with 
 cares, and riches, and pleasures of this life, and 
 bring no fruit to perfection. But that on the 
 good ground, are they, which in an honest and 
 good heart, having heard the word, keep it, 
 and bring forth fruit with patience. 
 
 El)e ^uiitrag calletf (jauintiuaQc^ima, 
 
 OR THE NEXT SUNDAY BEFORE LENT. 
 
 TJie Collect, 
 
 OLORD, who hast taught us that all our 
 doings without charity are nothing worth; 
 Send thy Holy Ghost, and pour into our hearts 
 that most excellent gift of charity, the very 
 bond of peace and of all virtues, without which 
 whosoever liveth is counted dead before thee : 
 Grant this for thine only Son Jesus Christ's 
 sake. Amen. 
 
 The Epistle. 1 Cor. xiii. 1. 
 
 THOUGH I speak with the tongues of men 
 and of angels, and have not charity, I am 
 become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cym- 
 bal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, 
 and understand all mysteries, and all know- 
 ledge ; and though I have all faith, so that I 
 could remove mountains, and have not charity, 
 I am nothing. And though I bestow all my 
 goods to feed the poor, and though I give my 
 body to be bm-ned, and have not charity, it 
 profiteth me nothing. Charity sufiereth long, 
 and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunt- 
 eth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave
 
 114 QUINQUAGESIMA SUNDAY. 
 
 itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not 
 easily provoked, thinketh no evil, rejoiceth not 
 in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth ; beareth 
 ail things, belie veth all things, hopeth all things, 
 endureth all things. Charity never faileth: 
 but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail ; 
 whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whe- 
 ther there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. 
 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. 
 But when that which is perfect is come, then 
 that which is in part shall be done away. When 
 I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood 
 as a child, I thought as a child ; but when I 
 became a man, I put away childish things. For 
 now we see through a glass darkly ; but then 
 face to face : now I know in pai-t ; but then 
 shall I know even as also I am kno\vn. And 
 now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three ; 
 but the greatest of these is charity. 
 
 TJie Gospel. St. Luke xtiii. 31. 
 
 THEN Jesus took unto him the twelve, and 
 said unto them, Behold, we go up to Je- 
 rusalem, and all things that are -written by the 
 prophets concerning the Son of Man shall be 
 accomplished. For he shall be delivered unto 
 the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spite- 
 fully entreated, and spitted on : and they shall 
 scourge him, and put him to death ; and the 
 third day he shall rise again. And they un- 
 derstood none of these things : and this saying 
 was hid from them, neither knew they the things 
 which were spoken. And it came to pass, that 
 as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain 
 blind man sat by the way-side begging : and
 
 ASH-WEDNESDAY. 115 
 
 hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what 
 it meant. And they told him, that Jesus of 
 Xazareth passeth by. And he cried, saying, 
 Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me. 
 And they which went before rebuked him, that 
 he shoukl hold his peace : but he cried so much 
 the more. Thou Son of David, have mercy on 
 me. And Jesus stood, and commanded him to 
 be brought unto him : and when he was come 
 near, he asked him, saying. What wilt thou that 
 I should do mito thee ? And he said. Lord, that 
 I may receive my sight. And Jesus said unto 
 him, Eeceive thy sight ; thy faith hath saved 
 thee. And immediately he received his sight, 
 and followed him, glorifying God : and all the 
 people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God. 
 
 THE FIRST DAT OF LENT, COMMONLY CALLED 
 
 The CoUect. 
 
 ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who 
 hatest nothing that thou hast made, and 
 dost forgive the sins of all them that are peni- 
 tent ; Create and make in us new and contrite 
 hearts, that we worthily lamenting our sins, 
 and acknowledging om^ wretchedness, may ob- 
 tain of thee, the God of all mercy, perfect re- 
 mission and forgiveness ; through Jesus Christ 
 our Lord. Ainen. 
 
 ^ This Collect is to be read every day in Lent after the Collect 
 appointed for the day. 
 
 For the Epistle. . Joel ii. 12. 
 
 TURN ye even to me, saith the Lord, with 
 all your heart, and with fasting, and with
 
 116 ASH-WEDNESDAY. 
 
 weeping, and with mourning. And rend your 
 heart, and not your garments, and tm-n unto 
 the Lord your God: for he is gracious and 
 merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, 
 and repenteth him of the evil. Who kiioweth 
 if he will retm-n, and repent, and leave a bless- 
 ing behind him, even a meat-offering and a 
 drink-offering unto the Lord your God ? Blow 
 the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a so- 
 lemn assembly, gather the people, sanctify the 
 congregation, assemble the elders, gather the 
 children, and those that suck the breasts ; let 
 the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and 
 the bride out of her closet ; let the priests, 
 the ministers of the Lord, weep between the 
 porch and the altar, and let them say. Spare 
 thy people, Lord, and give not thine herit- 
 age to reproach, that the heathen should rule 
 over them : wherefore should they say among 
 the people, Where is their God ? 
 
 The Gospel St. Matt. vi. 16. 
 
 WHEN ye fast, be not as the hy}3ocrites, 
 of a sad countenance : for they disfigure 
 their faces, that they may appear unto men to 
 fast. Verily I say unto you. They have their 
 reward. But thou, when thou fastest, anoint 
 thine head, and wash thy face, that thou ap- 
 pear not mito men to fast, but unto thy Father 
 which is in secret ; and thy Father, which seeth 
 in secret, shall reward thee openly. Lay not 
 up for yourselves treasm-es upon earth, where 
 moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves 
 break through and steal : but lay up for your- 
 selves treasm'es in heaven, where neither moth
 
 FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT. 117 
 
 nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do 
 not break tlirough nor steal : for where your 
 treasure is, there will your heart be also. 
 
 El^E dfir^t ^uitlraw in JCent. 
 
 TJie Collect. 
 
 OLO^RD, who for our sake didst fast forty 
 days and forty nights ; Give us grace to 
 use such abstinence, that, our flesh being sub- 
 dued to the Spirit, we may ever obey thy godly 
 motions in righteousness, and true holiness, to 
 thy honour and glory, who livest and reignest 
 with the Father and the Holy Ghost, one God, 
 world without end. Amen. 
 
 TJie Epistle. 2 Cor. vi. 1. 
 
 WE then, as workers together mth him, 
 beseech you also, that ye receive not the 
 grace of God in vain ; (for he saith, I have 
 heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day 
 of salvation have I succoured thee : behold, 
 now is the accepted time ; behold, now is the 
 day of salvation ;) giving no offence in any 
 thing, that the ministry be not blamed ; but 
 in all things approving om'selves as the minis- 
 ters of God, in much patience, in afflictions, 
 in necessities, in distresses, in stripes, in im- 
 prisonments, in tumults, in labom-s, in watch- 
 ings, in fastings ; by pureness, by knowledge, 
 by long-suffering, by kindness, by the Holy 
 Ghost, by love unfeigned, by the word of truth, 
 by the power of God, by the armour of righte- 
 ousness on the right hand and on the left, by 
 honour and dishonour, by evil report and good 
 report; as deceivers, and yet true; as mikno^vn,
 
 118 FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT, 
 
 and yet well kno^vn ; as dying, and behold, we 
 live ; as chastened, and not killed ; as sorrow- 
 ful, yet alway rejoicing ; as poor, yet making 
 many rich ; as having nothing, and yet pos- 
 sessing all things. 
 
 TJie Gospel. St. Matt. iv. 1. 
 
 THEN was Jesus led up of the Spirit into 
 the wilderness, to be tempted of the devil. 
 And when he had fasted forty days and forty 
 nights, he w^as afterward an hungred. And 
 when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou 
 be the Son of God, command that these stones 
 be made bread. But he answered and said. It 
 is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, 
 but by every word that proceedeth out of the 
 mouth of God. Then the devil taketh him up 
 into the holy city, and setteth him on a pin- 
 nacle of the temple, and saith mito him. If 
 thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down ; 
 for it is written. He shall give his angels charge 
 concerning thee, and in their hands they shall 
 bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy 
 foot against a stone. Jesus said unto him. It 
 is written again. Thou shalt not tempt the Lord 
 thy God. Again, the devil taketh him up into 
 an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him 
 all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory 
 of them ; and saith unto him, All these things 
 will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and 
 worship me. Then saith Jesus unto him. Get 
 thee hence, Satan ; for it is wTitten, Thou shalt 
 worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt 
 thou serve. Then the devil leaveth him, and 
 behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
 
 119 
 
 Tlie Collect. 
 
 ALMIGHTY God, who seest that we have 
 no power of oiu'selves to help ourselves ; 
 Keep us both outwardly in our bodies, and in- 
 wardly in our souls ; that we may be defended 
 from all adversities which may happen to the 
 body, and from all evil thoughts which may 
 assault and hurt the soul; tln-ough Jesus Christ 
 our Lord. Ajnen. 
 
 Tlie Epistle. 1 Thess. iv. 1. 
 
 WE beseech you, brethren, and exhort you 
 by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have re- 
 ceived of us how ye ought to walk, and to please 
 God, so ye would abomid more and more. For 
 ye know what commandments we gave you by 
 the Lord Jesus. For this is the will of God, 
 even your sanctification, that ye should abstain 
 from fornication ; that every one of you should 
 know how to possess his vessel in sanctification 
 and honom' ; not in the lust of concupiscence, 
 even as the Gentiles w^hich know not God; 
 that no man go beyond and defraud his bro- 
 ther in any matter ; because that the Lord is 
 the avenger of all such, as we also have fore- 
 warned you, and testified. For God hath not 
 called us unto uncleanness, but mito holiness. 
 He therefore that despiseth despiseth not man, 
 but God, who hath also given mito us his holy 
 Spirit. 
 
 Tlie Gospel. St. Matt. xv. 21. 
 
 JESUS went thence, and departed into the 
 coasts of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a 
 woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts.
 
 120 THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT. 
 
 and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on 
 me, Lord, thou Son of David ; my daughter 
 is grievously vexed with a devil. But he an- 
 swered her not a word. And his disciples came 
 and besought him, saying. Send her away ; for 
 she crieth after us. But he answered and said, 
 I am not sent, but unto the lost sheep of the 
 house of Israel. Then came she and worshipped 
 him, saying, Lord, help me. But he answered 
 and said. It is not meet to take the children's 
 bread, and to cast it to dogs. And she said. 
 Truth, Lord ; yet the dogs eat of the crmnbs 
 which fall from their masters' table. Then 
 Jesus answered and said unto her, woman, 
 great is thy faith : be it unto thee even as thou 
 wilt. And her daughter was made whole from 
 that very hour. 
 
 CT)0 Cljtrtf ^itntfaj) in HtnU 
 
 Tlie Collect. 
 
 WE beseech thee. Almighty God, look upon 
 the hearty desires of thy humble ser- 
 vants, and stretch forth the right hand of thy 
 Majesty, to be om* defence against all om- ene- 
 mies; through Jesus Christ om' Lord. Amen, 
 TJie Epistle. Ephes. v. 1. 
 
 BE ye therefore followers of God, as dear 
 children ; and walk in love, as Christ also 
 hath loved us, and hath given himself for us, 
 an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet- 
 smelling savom-. But fornication, and all un- 
 cleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once 
 named amongst you, as becometh saints ; nei- 
 ther filthiness, nor foolish-talking, nor jest- 
 ing, which are not convenient ; but rather
 
 THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT. 
 
 giving of thanks : for this je know, that no 
 whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covet- 
 ous man, who is an idolater, hath any inherit- 
 ance in the kingdom of Christ, and of God. 
 Let no man deceive you with vain words : for 
 because of these things cometh the vrrath of 
 God upon the children of disobedience. Be not 
 ye therefore partakers mth them : for ye were 
 sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in 
 the Lord : walk as children of light ; (for the 
 fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, and right- 
 eousness, and truth ;) proving what is accept- 
 able unto the Lord. And have no fellowship 
 with the unfruitful works of darkness, but ra- 
 ther reprove them : for it is a shame even to 
 speak of those things which are done of them 
 in secret. But all things that are reproved 
 are made manifest by the light: for whatso- 
 ever doth make manifest is light. Wherefore 
 he saith. Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise 
 from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. 
 
 The Gospel St. Luke xi. 14. 
 
 JESUS was casting out a devil, and it was 
 dumb. And it came to pass, when the 
 devil was gone out, the dumb spake ; and the 
 people wondered. But some of them said, He 
 casteth out devils through Beelzebub, the chief 
 of the devils. And others, tempting him, sought 
 of him a sign from heaven. But he, knowing 
 their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom 
 divided against itself is brought to desolation ; 
 and a house divided against a house falleth. 
 If Satan also be divided against himself, how 
 shall his kingdom stand ? because ye say, that
 
 FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT. 
 
 I cast out devils through Beelzebub. And if 
 I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do 
 your sons cast them out ? therefore shall they 
 be your judges. But if I with the finger of 
 God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of 
 God is come upon you. Wlien a strong man 
 armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in 
 peace ; but when a stronger than he shall come 
 upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from 
 him all his armour wherein he trusted, and 
 divideth his spoils. He that is not with me 
 is against me : and he that gathereth not with 
 me scattereth. When the unclean spirit is gone 
 out of a man, he walketh through dry places, 
 seeking rest : and finding none, he saith, I will 
 retmii mito my house whence I came out. And 
 when he cometh, he findeth it swept and gar- 
 nished. Then goeth he and taketh to him 
 seven other spirits more wicked than himself, 
 and they enter in, and dwell there ; and the last 
 state of that man is worse than the fii'st. And 
 it came to pass, as he spake these things, a cer- 
 tain woman of the company lift up her voice, 
 and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that 
 bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked. 
 But he said. Yea rather, blessed are they that 
 hear the Word of God, and keep it. 
 
 ET)C iTouvtTj ^xmtfag in Ecnt. 
 
 The Collect. 
 
 GRAXT, we beseech thee. Almighty God, 
 that we, who for our evil deeds do wor- 
 thily deserve to be punished, by the comfort of 
 thy grace may mercifully be relieved ; through 
 our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.
 
 FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT. 
 
 The Epistle. Gal. iv. 21. 
 
 TELL me, je that desire to be under the 
 law, do je not hear the law? For it is 
 written, that Abraham had two sons, the one 
 by a bond-maid, the other by a fi-ee-woman. 
 But he who was of the bond-woman was born 
 after the flesh ; but he of the fi-ee-woman was 
 by promise. Which things are an allegory : 
 for these are the two covenants ; the one from 
 the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, 
 which is Agar. For this Agar is mount Sinai 
 in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which 
 now is, and is in bondage with her children. 
 But Jerusalem which is above is free ; which is 
 the mother of us all. For it is written, Ee- 
 joice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth 
 and cry, thou that travailest not : for the deso- 
 late hath many more children than she which 
 hath an husband. Now we, brethren, as Isaac 
 was, are the children of promise. But as then 
 he that was born after the flesh persecuted him 
 that was born after the Sphit ; even so it is 
 now. Nevertheless, what saith the Scripture? 
 Cast out the bond- woman and her son ; for the 
 son of the bond-woman shall not be heir witli 
 the son of the fi*ee-woman. So then, brethren, 
 we are not children of the bond- woman, but 
 of the free. 
 
 TJie Gospel. St. John vi. 1. 
 
 JESUS went over the sea of Galilee, which 
 is the sea of Tiberias. And a great mul- 
 titude followed him, because they saw his mira- 
 cles which he did on them that were diseased. 
 And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there
 
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 he sat with his disciples. And the Passover, 
 a feast of the Jews, was nigh. ^Mien Jesus 
 then Uft up his ej^es, and saw a great com- 
 pany come mito him, he saith unto Philip, 
 Whence shall w^e buy bread, that thcse may 
 eat ? (And this he said to prove him ; for he 
 himself knew w^hat he w^ould do.) Philip an- 
 swered him, Two hmidred pennyworth of bread 
 is not sufficient for them, that every one of 
 them may take a little. One of his disciples, 
 Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him, 
 There is a lad here, which hath five barley- 
 loaves, and two small fishes : but what are 
 they among so many ? And Jesus said. Make 
 the men sit down. Now there was much gi'ass 
 in the place. So the men sat down, in num- 
 ber about five thousand. And Jesus took the 
 loaves, and w^hen he had given thanks he dis- 
 tributed to the disciples, and the disciples to 
 them that were set down ; and likewise of the 
 fishes as much as they would. When they were 
 filled, he said unto his disciples. Gather up the 
 fragments that remain, that nothing be lost. 
 Therefore they gathered them together, and 
 filled twelve baskets with the fi-agments of the 
 five barley-loaves, wiiich remained over and 
 above unto them that had eaten. Then those 
 men, when they had seen the miracle that Je- 
 sus did, said. This is of a truth that Prophet 
 that should come into the world. 
 
 w 
 
 CI)C dfiftlb ^imtrag in %ent 
 
 TJie Collect 
 E beseech thee, Almighty God, merci- 
 fully to look upon thy people ,• that by
 
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 thy great goodness they may be governed and 
 preserved evermore, both in body and soulj 
 through Jesus Christ om* Lord. Amen. 
 
 The Epistle. Heb. ix. 11. 
 
 C HEIST being come an High Priest of good 
 things to come, by a greater and more 
 perfect tabernacle, not made with hands ; that 
 is to say, not of this building ; neither by the 
 blood of goats and calves ; but by his own blood 
 he entered in once into the holy place, having 
 obtained eternal redemption for us. For if the 
 blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of 
 an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to 
 the purifying of the flesh ; how much more 
 shall the blood of Christ, who, through the 
 eternal Spirit, offered himself without spot to 
 God, purge your conscience from dead works 
 to serve the living God ? And for this cause 
 he is the ^Mediator of the new testament, that 
 by means of death, for the redemption of the 
 transgressions that were under the first testa- 
 ment, they which are called might receive the 
 promise of eternal inheritance. 
 
 Tlie Gospel. St. John viii. 46. 
 
 JESUS said. Which of you convinceth me 
 of sin ? and if I say the truth, why do ye 
 not believe me ? He that is of God heareth 
 God's words ; ye therefore hear them not, be- 
 cause ye are not of God. Then answered the 
 Jews, and said mito him, Say we not well, that 
 thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil ? Jesus 
 answered, I have not a devil ; but I honour my 
 Father, and ye do dishonour me. And I seek 
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 and judgeth. Verily, verily, I say unto you, 
 If a man keep my saying, he shall never see 
 death. Then said the Jews unto him, Xow 
 we know that thou hast a devil : Abraham is 
 dead, and the prophets ; and thou sayest. If a 
 man keep my saying, he shall never taste of 
 death. Art thou greater than om' father Abra- 
 ham, which is dead ? and the prophets are dead : 
 wiiom makest thou thyself? Jesus answered, If 
 I honour myself, my honour is nothing ; it is 
 my Father that honoureth me, of whom ye say, 
 that he. is your God : yet ye have not known 
 him ; but I know him : and if I should say, I 
 know him not, I shall be a liar like mito you ; 
 but I know him, and keep his saying. Yom' 
 father Abraham i-ejoieed to see my day, and 
 he saw it, . and w^as glad. Then said the Jews 
 unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and 
 hast thou seen Abraham ? Jesus said unto them, 
 Verily, verily, I say mito you, before Abraham 
 was, I am. Then took they up stones to cast 
 at him : but Jesus hid liimself, and went out 
 of the temple. 
 
 Eijie ^uutfau txtyt hcfavt ^a-Stcr. 
 TJh> Collect. 
 
 ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who, of 
 thy tender love towards mankind, hast 
 sent thy Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ, to take 
 upon him our flesh, and to suffer death upon 
 the cross, that all mankind should follow the 
 example of his great humility; Mercifully gTant, 
 that we may both follow the example of his 
 patience, and also be made partakers of his 
 resuiTCction ; through the same Jesus Christ 
 our Lord. Amen.
 
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 The Epistle. Phil. ii. 5. 
 
 LET this mind be in you, which was also 
 in Christ Jesus : who, being in the form of 
 God, thought it not robbery to be equal with 
 God ; but made himself of no reputation, and 
 took upon him the form of a servant, and was 
 made in the likeness of men : and being found 
 in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and 
 became obedient unto death, even the death of 
 the cross. Wherefore God also hath higlily 
 exalted him, and given him a Xame which is 
 above every name ; that at the Name of Jesus 
 every knee should bow, of things in heaven, 
 and things in earth, and things mider the earth; 
 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus 
 Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. 
 
 The Gospel. St. Matt, xxvii. 1. 
 
 WHEN the morning was come, all the 
 chief priests and elders of the people 
 took counsel against Jesus, to put him to death. 
 And when they had bound him, they led him 
 away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the 
 governor. Then Judas who had betraj^ed him, 
 when he saw that he was condemned, repented 
 himself, and brought again the thirty pieces 
 of silver to the chief priests and elders, saying, 
 I have sinned, in that I have betrayed the in- 
 nocent blood. And they said. What is that to 
 us ? see thou to that. And he cast down the 
 pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, 
 and went and hanged himself. And the chief 
 priests took the silver pieces, and said. It is 
 not lawful for to put them into the treasury, 
 because it is the price of blood. And they took
 
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 counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, 
 to buiy strangers in. Wherefore that field was 
 called, The field of blood, unto this day. (Then 
 was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy 
 the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty 
 pieces of silver, the price of him that was 
 valued, whom they of the children of Israel 
 did value, and gave them for the potter's field, 
 as the Lord appointed me.) And Jesus stood 
 before the governor ; and the governor asked 
 him, saving. Art thou the King of the Jews ? 
 And Jesus said unto him. Thou sayest. And 
 when he was accused of the chief priests and 
 elders, he answered nothing. Then said Pilate 
 unto him, Hearest thou not how many things 
 they witness against thee ? And he answered 
 him to never a word, "insomuch that the go- 
 vei'nor marvelled greatly. Now at that feast 
 the governor was wont to release unto the peo- 
 ple a prisoner, whom they would. And they 
 had then a notable prisoner, called Bariabbas. 
 Therefore when they were gathered together, 
 Pilate said unto them. Whom will ye that I 
 release unto you ? Barabbas, or Jesus which is 
 called Christ ? For he knew that for envy they 
 had delivered him. When he was set down on 
 the judgment-seat, his wife sent unto him, say- 
 ing, Have thou nothing to do with that just 
 man : for I have suffered many things this day 
 in a dream because of him. But the chief 
 priests and elders persuaded the multitude that 
 they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. 
 The governor answered and said mito them. 
 Whether of the twain will ye that I release 
 mito you ? Tlicy said, Barabbas. Pilate saitli
 
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 unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus, 
 which is called Christ ? They all say unto him. 
 Let him be crucified. And the governor said, 
 Why, what evil hath he done ? But they cried 
 out the more, saying. Let him be crucified. 
 When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, 
 but that rather a tmnult was made, he took 
 water, and washed his hands before the mul- 
 titude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of 
 this just person : see ye to it. Then answered 
 all the people, and said. His blood be on us, 
 and on our children. Then released he Bar- 
 abbas unto them : and when he had scourged 
 Jesus he delivered him to be crucified. Then 
 the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into 
 the common hall, and gathered unto him the 
 whole band of soldiers. And they stripped 
 him, and put on him a scarlet robe. And when 
 they had platted a crown of thorns they put 
 it upon his head, and a reed in his- right hand : 
 and they bowed the knee before him, and mock- 
 ed him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews. And 
 they spit upon him, and took the reed, and 
 smote him on the head. And after that they 
 had mocked him they took the robe off from 
 him, and put his own raiment on him, and led 
 him away to crucify him. And as they came 
 out they found a man of CjTene, Simon by 
 name ; him they compelled to bear his cross. 
 And when they were come unto a place called 
 Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull, they 
 gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall : 
 and when he had tasted thereof, he would not 
 drink. And they crucified him, and parted his 
 garments, casting lots : that it might be fal-
 
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 filled, which was spoken by the prophet, They 
 parted my garments among them, and upon 
 my vesture did they cast lots. And sitting 
 down they watched him there ; and set up oyer 
 his head his accusation Amtten, THIS IS JE- 
 SUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. Then 
 were there two thieves crucified with him ; one 
 on the right hand, and another on the left. 
 And they that passed by reviled him, wagging 
 their heads, and saying. Thou that destroyest 
 the temple, and buildest it in three days, save 
 thyself : if thou be the Son of God, come down 
 fi'om the cross. Likewise also the chief priests 
 mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said, 
 He saved others, himself he cannot save : if he 
 be the King of Israel, let him now come down 
 fi'om the cross, and we will believe him. He 
 trusted in God ; let him deliver him now, if he 
 will have him : for he said, I am the Son of God. 
 The thieves also, which were crucified with him, 
 cast the same in his teeth. Now fi'om the sixth 
 hour there was darkness over all the land mito 
 the ninth hour. And about the ninth hour 
 Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, EJiy 
 Eli, lama sahachthani ? that is to say, My 
 God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me ? 
 Some of them that stood there, when they 
 heard that, said. This man calleth for Elias. 
 And straightway one of them ran, and took a 
 sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it 
 on a reed, and gave him to diink. The rest 
 said. Let be, let us see whether Elias will come 
 to save him. Jesus, when he had cried again 
 with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. And 
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 from the top to the bottom, and the earth did 
 quake, and the rocks rent, and the graves 
 were opened, and many bodies of saints which 
 slept arose, and came out of the graves after 
 his resurrection, and went into the holy city, 
 and appeared mito many. Now when the cen- 
 turion, and they that were with him, watching 
 Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things 
 that were done, they feared greatly, saying, 
 Truly this was the Son of God. 
 
 i^fluto hdart dBK^ttx, 
 
 For the Epistle. Isaiah Ixiii. 1. 
 
 WHO is this that eometh from Edom, with 
 dyed garments fr^om Bozrah ? this that 
 is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the 
 greatness of his strength ? I that speak in 
 righteousness, mighty to save. Wherefore art 
 thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments 
 like him that treadeth in the wine-fat ? I have 
 trodden the wine-press alone, and of the people 
 there was none with me : for I will tread them 
 in mine anger, and trample them in my fury, 
 and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my 
 garments, and I will stain all my raiment. For 
 the day of vengeance is in mine heart, and the 
 year of my redeemed is come. And I looked, 
 and there was none to help ; and I wondered 
 that there was none to uphold : therefore mine 
 own arm brought salvation unto me, and my 
 fury it upheld me. And I will tread down the 
 people in mine anger, and make them drunk 
 in my fnry, and I will bring do^\ai their strength 
 to the earth. I will mention the loving-kind- 
 nesses of the Lord, and the praises of the Lord,
 
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 according to all that the Lord hath bestowed 
 on us, and the great goodness towards the house 
 of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them, 
 according to his mercies, and according to the 
 multitude of his loying-kindnesses. For he 
 said. Surely they are my people, children that 
 will not lie : so he was their Saviour. In all 
 their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel 
 of his presence saved them : in his love, and in 
 his pity, he redeemed them, and he bare them, 
 and carried them all the days of old. But they 
 rebelled, and vexed his Holy Spirit ; therefore 
 he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought 
 against them. Then he remembered the days 
 of old, Moses and his people, saying, Where is 
 he that brought them up out of the sea with 
 the shepherd of his fioclv ? where is he that 
 put his Holy Spirit within him ? that led them 
 by the right hand of Moses, with his glorious 
 arm, dividing the water before them, to make 
 himself an everlasting Name ? that led them 
 tln'ough tlie deep as an horse in the wilder- 
 ness, that they should not stmuble ? As a beast 
 goeth down into the valley, the Spirit of the 
 Lord caused him to rest : so didst thou lead 
 thy people, to make thyself a glorious Name. 
 Look do^\^l fi^om heaven, and behold fi'om the 
 habitation of thy holiness, and of thy glory : 
 where is thy zeal, and thy strength, the sound- 
 ing of thy bowels, and of thy mercies towards 
 me ? Are they restrained ? Doubtless thou art 
 our Father, though Abraham be ignorant of 
 us, and Israel acknowledge us not : Thou, 
 Lord, art our Fathei; cm- Redeemer, thy 
 Name is from everlasting. Lord, why hast
 
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 thou made us to err from thy ways ? and hard- 
 ened our hearts from thy fear ? Return for thy 
 servants' sake, the tribes of thine inheritance. 
 The people of thy holiness have possessed it 
 but a little while : our adversaries have trod- 
 den down thy sanctuary. We are thine : thou 
 never barest rule over them ; they were not 
 called by thy Name. 
 
 The Gospel. St. Mark xiv. 1. 
 
 AFTER two days was the feast of the Pass- 
 over, and of unleavened bread : and the 
 chief priests and the scribes sought how they 
 might take him by craft, and put him to death. 
 But they said, Not on the feast-day, lest there 
 be an uproar of the people. And being in 
 Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as 
 he sat at meat, there came a woman having an 
 alabaster box of ointment of spikenard, very 
 precious ; and she brake the box, and poured 
 it on his head. And there were some that had 
 indignation within themselves, and said, Why 
 was this waste of the ointment made ? for it 
 might have been sold for more than three 
 hundred pence, and have been given to the 
 poor : and they murmured against her. And 
 Jesus said. Let her alone ; why trouble ye her ? 
 she hath ^Tought a good work on me : for ye 
 have the poor with you always, and whenso- 
 ever ye will ye may do them good ; but me ye 
 have not always. She hath done what she 
 could I she is come aforehand to anoint my 
 body to the burying. Verily I say unto you, 
 Wheresoever this (xospel shall be preached 
 throughout the whole world, this also that she 
 
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 hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial 
 of her. And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, 
 went mito the chief priests to betray him unto 
 them. And when thej heard it they were 
 glad, and promised to give him money. And 
 he sought how he might conveniently betray 
 him. And the first day of unleavened bread, 
 when they killed the passover, his disciples said 
 unto him, A\^here wilt thou that we go and pre- 
 pare, that thou mayest eat the passover ? And 
 he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith 
 unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall 
 meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water ; 
 follow him : And wheresoever he shall go in, 
 say ye to the good-man of the house. The 
 Master saith. Where is the guest-chamber, 
 where I shall eat the passover with my dis- 
 ciples ? And he will shew you a large upper- 
 room fm'nished, and prepared : there make 
 ready for us. And his tlisciples w^ent forth, 
 and came into the city, and fomid as he had 
 said unto them : and they made ready the 
 passover. And in the evening he cometh with 
 the twelve. And as they sat, and did eat, Jesus 
 said. Verily I say unto you. One of 3'ou which 
 eateth with me shall betray me. And they 
 began to be sorrowful, and to say unto him 
 one by one. Is it 1 ? and another said, Is it 
 I ? And he answered and said unto tliem. It 
 is one of the twelve that dippeth with me in 
 the dish. The Son of Man indeed goeth, as it 
 is WTitten of him: but woe to that man by whom 
 the Son of Man is betrayed : good were it for 
 that man if he had never been bom. And as 
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 and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, 
 eat : this is my body. And he took the cup, 
 and when he had given thanks he gave it to 
 them : and they all drank of it. And he said 
 mito them. This is my blood of the new testa- 
 ment, which is shed for many. Verily I say 
 nnto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of 
 the vine, until that day that I drink it new in 
 the Kingdom of God. And when they had 
 sung an hymn they went out into the mount 
 of Olives. And Jesus saith unto them. All ye 
 shall be offended because of me this night : for 
 it is wi'itten, I will smite the shepherd, and the 
 sheep shall be scattered. But, after that I am 
 risen, I will go before you into Galilee. But 
 Peter said unto him, Although all shall be 
 offended, yet will not I. And Jesus saith unto 
 him, Yerily I say unto thee, That this day, even 
 in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou 
 shalt deny me thrice. But he spake the more 
 vehemently, If I should die with thee, I will 
 not deny thee in any wise. Likemse also said 
 they all. And they came to a place which was 
 named Gethsemane : and he saith to his dis- 
 ciples. Sit ye here, while 1 shall pray. And he 
 taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, 
 and began to be sore amazed, and to be veiy 
 heavy, and saith unto them, My soul is ex- 
 ceeding son-owful unto death ; tarry ye here, 
 and watch. And he went forward a little, and 
 fell on the ground, and prayed, that, if it were 
 possible, the hour might pass from him. And 
 he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible 
 unto thee ; take away this cup ft'om me ; never- 
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 And be cometh and findetli them sleeping, and 
 saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou ? couldest 
 not thou watch one hour ? Watch ye and pray, 
 lest ye enter into temptation : the spirit truly 
 is ready, but the flesh is weak. And again he 
 went away, and prayed, and spake the same 
 words. And when he returned he fomid them 
 asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,) nei- 
 ther wist they what to answer him. And he 
 cometh the third time, and saith unto them, 
 Sleep on now, and take your rest : it is enough, 
 the hour is come ; behold, the Son of Man is 
 betrayed into the hands of sinners. Else up, 
 let us go ; lo, he that betrayeth me is at hand. 
 And immediately, while he yet spake, cometh 
 Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a great 
 multitude with swords and staves, from the 
 chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders. 
 And he that betrayed him had given them a 
 token, sajdng, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that 
 same is he ; take him, and lead him away 
 safely. And as soon as he was come, he goeth 
 straightway to him, and saith. Master, master; 
 and kissed him. And they laid their hands 
 on him, and took him. And one of them that 
 stood by drew a sword, and smote a servant of 
 the high priest, and cut oif his ear. And Jesus 
 answered, and said imto them. Are ye come out 
 as against a thief, with swords and with staves, 
 to take me ? I was daily with you in the 
 temple teaching, and ye took me not : but the 
 Scriptures must be falfilled. And they all for- 
 sook him, and fled. And there followed him a 
 certain young man, having a linen cloth cast 
 about his naked body ; and the young men laid
 
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 hold on him : and he left the linen cloth, and 
 fled fi'om them naked. And they led Jesus 
 away to the hi^^h priest : and with him were 
 assembled all the chief priests, and the elders, 
 and the scribes. And Peter followed him afar 
 off, even into the palace of the high priest ; 
 and he sat with the servants, and warmed him- 
 self at the fire. And the chief priests and all 
 the council sought for witness against Jesus 
 to put him to death ; and found none. For 
 many bare false witness against him, but their 
 witness agreed not together. And there arose 
 certain, and bare false witness against him, 
 saying. We heard him say, I will destroy this 
 temple that is made with hands, and within 
 three days I will build another made without 
 hands. But neither so did their ^vitness agree 
 together. And the high priest stood up in the 
 midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou 
 nothing ? what is itwiiich these witness against 
 thee ? But he held his peace, and answered 
 nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and 
 said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of 
 the Blessed ? And Jesus said, I am ; and ye 
 shall see the Son of Man sitting on the right 
 hand of power, and coming in the clouds of 
 heaven. Then the high priest rent his clothes, 
 and saith. What need we any further witnesses? 
 ye have heard the blasphemy : what think ye? 
 And they all condemned him to be guilty of 
 death. And some began to spit on him, and 
 to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say 
 unto him, Prophesy: and the servants did 
 strike him with the palms of their hands. And 
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 eth one of the maids of the high priest ; and 
 when she saw Peter warming himself she 
 looked upon him, and said, And thou also wast 
 with Jesus of Nazareth. But he denied, saying, 
 I know not, neither miderstand 1 what thou 
 sayest. And he went out into the porch ; and 
 the cock crew. And a maid saw him again, 
 and began to say to them that stood by. This 
 is one of them. And he denied it again. And 
 a little after, they that stood by said again to 
 Peter, Surely thou art one of them ; for thou 
 art a Galilean, and thy speech agreeth thereto. 
 But he began to curse and to swear, sajang, 1 
 know not this man of whom ye speak. And 
 the second time the cock crew. And Peter 
 called to mind the word that Jesus said unto 
 him. Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt 
 deny me thrice. And when he thought there- 
 on, he wept. 
 
 Cuc^aU TitUiYt (SK^tcx, 
 For the Epistle. Isaiah 1. o. 
 
 THE Lord God hath opened mine ear, and 
 I was not rebellious, neither tmiied away 
 back. I gave my back to the smiters, and my 
 cheeks to them that pkicked off the hair ; I 
 hid not my face from shame and spitting. For 
 the Lord God will help me, therefore shall I 
 not be confounded: therefore have I set my 
 face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be 
 ashamed. He is near that justifieth me ; who 
 will contend with me ? Let us stand together ; 
 who is mine adversary ? let him come near to 
 me. Behold, the Lord God will help me ; who 
 is he that shall condemn me ? Lo, they ail
 
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 shall wax old as a garment : the moth shall eat 
 them up. Who is among you that feareth the 
 Lord, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, 
 that walketh in darkness, and hath no light ? 
 let him trust in the Name of the Lord, and 
 stay upon his God. Behold, all ye that kindle 
 a lire, that compass yom'selves about with 
 sparks ; w^alk in the light of your fire, and in 
 the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall 
 ye have of mine hand, ye shall lie down in 
 sorrow. 
 
 TJie Gospel St. Mark xv. 1. 
 
 AND straightway in the morning the chief 
 priests held a consultation with the elders, 
 and scribes, and the whole council, and bound 
 Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered 
 him to Pilate. And Pilate asked him. Art 
 thou the King of the Jews ? And he answer- 
 ing said unto him. Thou sayest it. And the 
 chief priests accused him of many things : but 
 he answered nothing. And Pilate asked him' 
 again, sapng, Answerest thou nothing ? behold 
 how many things they witness against thee. 
 But Jesus yet answered nothing : so that Pilate 
 marvelled. Now at that feast he released mito 
 them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired. 
 And there was one named Barabbas, which lay 
 bound with them that had made insmTcction 
 with him, who had committed mm^der in the 
 insurrection. And the multitude, crying aloud, 
 began to desire him to do as he had ever done 
 unto them. But Pilate answered them, saying, 
 "Will ye that I release unto you the King of the 
 Jews ? For he knew that the chief priests had
 
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 delivered him for envy. But the chief priests 
 moved the people, that he should rather release 
 Barabbas unto them. And Pilate answered, and 
 said ao-ain unto them, AVhat will ye then that 
 I shall do unto him whom ye call the King of 
 the Jews ? And they cried out again, Crucify 
 him. Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what 
 evil hath he done ? And they cried out the 
 more exceedingly, Crucify him. And so Pilate, 
 willing to content the people, released Barabbas 
 mito them, and delivered Jesus, when he had 
 scourged him, to be crucified. And the soldiers 
 led him away into the hall, called Pr^etorium ; 
 and they call together the whole band. And 
 they clothed him with purple, and platted a 
 crown of thorns, and put it about his head : and 
 began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews. 
 And they smote him on the head with a reed, 
 and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees 
 worshipped him. And when they had mocked 
 hun they took off' the purple ft'om him, and put 
 liis ow^i clothes on him, and led him out to 
 crucify him. And they compel one Simon a 
 Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the 
 country, the father of Alexander and Bufus, to 
 bear his cross. And they bring him unto the 
 place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted. The 
 place of a skull. And they gave him to drink 
 wine mingled with myrrh ; but he received it 
 not. And when they had crucified him they 
 parted his garments, casting lots upon them, 
 what every man should take. And it was the 
 third hom\ and they crucified him. And the 
 superscription of his accusation was written 
 over, THE KING OF THE JEWS. And with
 
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 him they crucify two thieves, the one on his 
 right hand, and the other on his left. And the 
 scriptm^e was fulfilled, which saith. And he was 
 numbered with the transgressors. And they 
 that passed by railed on him, wagging their 
 heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the 
 temple, and buildest it in thi-ee days, save thy- 
 self, and come down from the cross. Likewise 
 also the chief priests mocking said among 
 themselves, with the scribes, He saved others ; 
 himself he cannot save. Let Christ the King 
 of Israel descend now from the cross, that we 
 may see and believe. And they that were cru- 
 cified with him reviled him. And when the 
 sixth hour was come, there was darkness over 
 the whole land until the ninth hour. And at 
 the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, 
 saying, Kloi^ Elo% lama sabachthani? which 
 is, being interpreted. My God, my God, why 
 hast thou forsaken me ? And some of them 
 that stood by, when they heard it, said. Behold, 
 he calleth Elias. And one ran and filled a 
 spunge frill of vinegar, and put it on a reed, 
 and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone ; let 
 us see whether Elias will come to take him 
 down. And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and 
 gave up the ghost. And the vail of the temple 
 was rent in twain from the top to tlie bottom. 
 And when the centurion, which stood over 
 against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave 
 up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the 
 Son of God.
 
 Tlie Epistle. Hebrews ix. 16. 
 
 WHERE a testament is, there must also 
 of necessity be the death of the testator : 
 for a testament is of force after men are dead ; 
 otherwise it is of no strength at all whilst the 
 testator liveth. Whereupon, neither the first 
 testament was dedicated ^nthout blood : for 
 when Moses had spoken every precept to all 
 the people, according to the law, he took the 
 blood of calves and of goats, with water, and 
 scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both 
 the book, and all the people, saying. This is 
 the blood of the testament, which God hath en- 
 joined unto you. Moreover, he sprinkled with 
 blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels 
 of the ministry. And almost all things are by 
 the law purged with blood ; and without shed- 
 ding of blood is no remission. It was therefore 
 necessary that the patterns of things in the 
 heavens should be purified with these ; but the 
 heavenly things tli em selves with better sacri- 
 fices than these. For Christ is not entered into 
 the holy places made with hands, which are 
 the figm-es of the true, but into heaven itself, 
 now to appear in the presence of God for us ; 
 nor yet that he should offer himself often, as 
 the high priest entereth into the holy place 
 every year with blood of others : for then must 
 he often have suffered since the foundation of 
 the world ; but now once in the end of the 
 world hath he appeared to put away sin by the 
 sacrifice of himself. And as it is appointed 
 unto men once to die, but after this the judg-
 
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 ment t so Christ was once offered to bear the 
 sins of many ; and nnto them that look for him 
 shall he appear the second time without sin 
 mito salvation. 
 
 Tlie Gospel, St, Luke xxii. 1. 
 
 n^OW the feast of unleavened bread drew 
 _Lll nigh, which is called the Passover. And 
 the chief priests and scribes sought how they 
 might kill him ; for they feared the people. 
 Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Is- 
 cariot, being of the nmnber of the twelve. And 
 he went his way, and commmied with the chief 
 priests and captains, how he might betray him 
 mito them. And they were g"Iad, and cove- 
 nanted to give him money. And he promised, 
 and sought opportunity to betray him unto 
 them in "the absence of the multitude. Then 
 came the day of unleavened bread, when the 
 passover must be killed. And he sent Peter 
 and John, saying, Go and prepare us the pass- 
 over, that we may eat. And they said unto 
 him. Where wilt thou that we prepare ? And 
 he said unto them. Behold, when ye are en- 
 tered into the city, there shall a man meet you, 
 bearing a pitcher of water ; follow him into the 
 house where he entereth in. And ye shall say 
 unto the good-man of the house. The Master 
 saith unto thee. Where is the guest-chamber, 
 where I shall eat the passover with my disci- 
 ples ? And he shall shew you a large upper- 
 room furnished ; there make ready. And they 
 went, and found as he had said mito them : and 
 they made ready the passover. And when the 
 hour was come he sat down, and the twelve
 
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 Apostles with him. And he said unto them, 
 With desire I have desired to eat this passover 
 with you before I suffer : for I say unto you, 
 I will not any more eat thereof, until it be ful- 
 filled in the Kingdom of God. And he took 
 the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, 
 and divide it among yourselves. For I say mito 
 you, I will not drink of the fi'uit of the vine, 
 until the Kingdom of God shall come. And 
 he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, 
 and gave unto them, saying, This is my body, 
 which is given for you : this do in remembrance 
 of me. Likewise also the cup after supper, 
 saying. This cup is the new testament in my 
 blood, which is shed for you. But behold, the 
 hand of him that betrayeth me is w^ith me on 
 the table. And truly the Son of Man goeth as 
 it was determined ; but woe unto that man by 
 whom he is betrayed. And they began to en- 
 quire among themselves, which of them it was 
 that should do this thing. And there was also 
 a strife among them, which of them should be 
 accounted the greatest. And he said unto them, 
 The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over 
 them, and they that exercise authority upon 
 them are called benefactors. But ye shall not 
 be so : but he that is greatest among you, let 
 him be as the younger ; and he that is chief, 
 as he that doth serve. For whether is greater, 
 he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth ? is 
 not he that sitteth at meat ? but I am among 
 you as he that serveth. Ye are they which 
 have continued with me in my temptations. 
 And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my 
 Father hath appointed unto me ; that ye may
 
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 eat and drir±k at my table in my kingdom, and 
 sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of. 
 Israel. And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, be- 
 hold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he 
 may sift you as wheat : but I have prayed for 
 thee, that thy faith fail not ; and when thou 
 art converted, strengthen thy brethren. And 
 he said unto him. Lord, I am ready to go with 
 thee both into prison and to death. And he 
 said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow 
 this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny 
 that thou knowest me. And he said mito them, 
 When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and. 
 shoes, lacked ye any thing ? And they said, 
 Nothing. Then said he unto them, But now, 
 he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise 
 his scrip : and he that hath no sword, let him 
 sell his garment, and buy one. For I say unto 
 you. That this that is written must yet be ac- 
 complished in me, And he was reckoned among 
 the transgressors : for the things concerning 
 me have an end. And they said. Lord, behold, 
 here are tAVO swords. And he said unto them. 
 It is enough. And he came out, and went, as 
 he was wont, to the mount of Olives, and his 
 disciples also followed hun. And when he was 
 at the place, he said mito them. Pray, that ye 
 enter not into temptation. And he was with- 
 drawn from them about a stone's cast, and 
 kneeled down and prayed, saying, Father, if 
 thou be willing, remove this cup from me : 
 nevertheless, not my will, but thine be done. 
 And there appeared an angel unto him fi'om 
 heaven, strengthening him. And being in an 
 agony, he prayed more earnestly j and his
 
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 sweat was as it were great drops of blood fall- 
 ing down to the ground. And when he rose 
 up fi'om prayer, and was come to his disciples, 
 he found them sleeping for sorrow, and said 
 unto them. Why sleep ye ? rise and pray, lest 
 ye enter into temptation. And w^hile he yet 
 spake, behold, a multitude, and he that was 
 called Judas, one of the twelve, went before 
 them, and drew near unto Jesus to kiss him. 
 But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou 
 the Son of Man with a kiss ? When they wdio 
 were about him saw wiiat w^ould follow, they 
 said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the 
 sword ? And one of them smote the servant of 
 the high priest, and cut off his right ear. And 
 Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far. 
 And he touched his ear, and healed him. Then 
 Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains 
 of the temple, and the elders who were come 
 to him, Be ye come out as against a thief, with 
 swords and staves ? When I was daily with 
 you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands 
 against me : but this is your hour, and the 
 power of darkness. Then took they him, and 
 led him, and brought him into the high priest's 
 house : and Peter followed afar off. And when 
 they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, 
 and were set do^vn together, Peter sat down 
 among them. But a certain maid beheld him, 
 as he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked upon 
 him, and said, This man was also with him. 
 And he denied him, saying. Woman, I know 
 him not. And after a little while another saw 
 him, and said. Thou art also of them. And 
 Peter said, Man, I am not. And about the
 
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 space of one hour after, another confidently 
 affirmed, sajdng, Of a tnith this fellow also 
 was with him ; for he is a Galilean. And Peter 
 said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And 
 immediately, while he yet spake, the cock crew. 
 And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter ; 
 and Peter remembered the word of the Lord, 
 how he had said unto him, Before the cock 
 crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And Peter 
 went out, and wept bitterly. And the men that 
 held Jesus mocked him, and smote him. And 
 when they had blindfolded him, they struck him 
 on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, 
 who is it that smote thee ? And many other 
 things blasphemously spake they against him. 
 And as soon as it was day, the elders of the 
 people, and the chief priests, and the scribes, 
 came together, and led him into their council, 
 sa}ing. Art thou the Christ ? tell us. And he 
 said mito them. If I tell you, ye will not be- 
 lieve : and if I also ask you, ye will not answer 
 me, nor let me go. Hereafter shall the Son of 
 Man sit on the right hand of the power of God'. 
 Then said they all. Art thou then the Son of 
 God ? And he said unto them. Ye say that I 
 am. And they said. What need we any further 
 witness ? for we om'selves have heard of his 
 own mouth. 
 
 CT;ur^tfa« bcfarc (Sk^Uv. 
 Tlie Epistle, 1 Cor. xi. 17. 
 
 IN this that I declare unto you, I praise you 
 not ; that ye come together not for the bet- 
 1 ter, but for the worse. For first of all, when 
 j ye come together in the church, I hear that
 
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 there be divisions among you, and I partly 
 believe it. For there must be also heresies 
 among you, that they who are approved may 
 be made manifest among you. When ye come 
 together therefore into one place, this is not 
 to eat the Lord's supper : for in eating every 
 one taketh before other his own supper ; and 
 one is hungry, and another is drunken. What, 
 have ye not houses to eat and to drink in ? or 
 despise ye the chm-ch of God, and shame them 
 that have not ? What shall I say to you ? shall 
 I praise you in this ? I praise you not. For I 
 have received of the Lord that which also I 
 delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus, the 
 same night in which he was betrayed, took 
 bread ; and when he had given thanks, he 
 brake it, and said. Take, eat ; this is my body, 
 which is broken for you : this do in remem- 
 brance of me. After the same manner also he 
 took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This 
 cup is the new testament in my blood : this do 
 ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. 
 For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink 
 this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he 
 come. Wherefore, whosoever shall eat this 
 bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, mi- 
 worthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood 
 of the Lord. But let a man examine himself, 
 and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of 
 that cup. For he that eateth and drinketh 
 unworthily eateth and drinketh damnation to 
 himself, not discerning the Lord's body. For 
 this cause many are weak and sickly among 
 you, and many sleep. For if we would judge 
 ourselves, we should not be judged. But when
 
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 we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, 
 that we should not be condemned ^dth the 
 world. "\^lierefore, my brethren, when ye come 
 together to eat, tarry one for another. And if 
 any man hunger, let him eat at home ; that ye 
 come not together unto condemnation. And 
 the rest will I set in order when I come. 
 
 Tlie Gospel. St. Lulvc xxiii. 1. 
 
 THE whole multitude of them arose, and 
 led him unto Pilate. And they began to 
 accuse him, saying. We found this fellow per- 
 verting the nation, and forbidding to give tri- 
 bute to Caesar, saying, That he himself is Christ 
 a King. And Pilate asked him, saying, Ai-t 
 thou the King of the Jews ? And he answered 
 him, and said. Thou sayest it. Then said 
 Pilate to the chief priests, and to the people, I 
 find no fault in this man. And they were the 
 more fierce, saying. He stirreth up the people, 
 teaching throughout all Jewiy, beginning from 
 Galilee to this place. When Pilate heard of 
 Galilee, he asked whether the man were a 
 Galilean. And as soon as he knew that he 
 belonged unto Herod's jmisdiction, he sent him 
 to Herod, who himself was also at Jerusalem 
 at that time. And when Herod saw Jesus he 
 was exceeding glad ; for he was desirous to see 
 him of a long season, because he had heard 
 many things of him ; and he hoped to have 
 seen some miracle done by him. Then he 
 questioned with him in many words ; but he 
 answered him nothing. And the chief priests 
 and scribes stood and vehemently accused him. 
 And Herod with his men of war set him at
 
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 noug-ht, and mocked him, and arraj^ed Mm in 
 a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate. 
 And tlie same day Pilate and Herod were made 
 fi'iends together ; for before they were at en- 
 mity between themselves. And Pilate, when 
 he had called together the chief priests, and 
 the rulers, and the people, said unto them, Ye 
 have brought this man unto me, as one that 
 perverteth the people : and behold, Ij having 
 examined him before you, have found no fault 
 in this man touching those things whereof ye 
 accuse him : No, nor yet Herod : for I sent 
 you to him ; and lo^ nothing worthy of death 
 is done mito him. I will therefore chastise 
 him, and release him. For of necessity he 
 must release one unto them at the feast. And 
 they cried out all at once, saying, Away with 
 this man, and release mito us Barabbas : (who 
 for a certain sedition made in the city, and for 
 murder, was cast into prison.) Pilate there- 
 fore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to 
 them. But they cried, saying, Crucify him, 
 crucify him. And he said mito them the third 
 time. Why, what evil hath he done ? 1 have 
 fomid no cause of death in him : I will there- 
 fore chastise him, and let him go. And they 
 were instant with loud voices, requiring that 
 he might be crucified : and the voices of them 
 and of the chief priests prevailed. And Pilate 
 gave sentence that it should be as they re- 
 quired. And he released unto them him that 
 for sedition and mm'der was cast into prison, 
 whom they had desired ; but he delivered Jesus 
 to their will. And as they led hiiii away, they 
 laid hold upon one Simon a Cyrenian, coming
 
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 out of the countiy, and on him they laid the 
 cross, that he might bear it after Jesus. And 
 there followed him a great company of people, 
 and of women, which also bewailed and la- 
 mented him. But Jesus, tm-ning unto them, 
 said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, 
 but weep for yourselves, and for yom- children. 
 For behold, the days are coming, in the which 
 they shall say. Blessed are the barren, and the 
 wombs that never bare, and the paps which 
 never gave suck. Then shall they begin to say 
 to the mountains, Fall on us ; and to the hills, 
 Cover us. For if they do these things in a 
 green tree, what shall be done in the dry ? And 
 there were also two other, malefactors, led 
 with him to be put to death. And when they 
 were come to the place which is called Calvary, 
 there they crucified him ; and the malefactors, 
 one on the right hand, and the other on the 
 left. Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them, 
 for they know not what they do. And they 
 parted his raiment, and cast lots. And the 
 people stood beholding; and the rulers also 
 with them derided him, saying. He saved others; 
 let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen 
 of God. And the soldiers also mocked him, 
 coming to him, and offering him vinegar, and 
 saying, If thou be the Kmg of the Jews, save 
 thyself. And a superscription also was written 
 over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and 
 Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE 
 JEWS, xind one of the malefactors, which 
 were hanged, railed on him, saying. If thou be 
 Christ, save thyself, and us. But the other an- 
 swering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou
 
 GOOD FRIDAY. 
 
 fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemn- 
 ation ? And we indeed justly ; for we receive 
 the due reward of our deecls, but this man 
 hath done nothing amiss. And he said untc 
 Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest 
 into thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him, 
 Verily I say unto thee. To-day shalt thou be 
 with me in paradise. And it was about the 
 sixth hour : and there was a darkness over all 
 the earth until the ninth hour. And the sun 
 was darkened, and the vail of the temple was 
 rent in the midst. And when Jesus had cried 
 with a loud voice, he said. Father, into thy 
 hands I commend my spirit : and having said 
 thus, he gave up the ghost. Now when the 
 centm^on saw what was done, he glorified God, 
 saying, Cei-tainly this was a righteous man. And 
 all the people that came together to that sight, 
 beholding the things that were done, smote 
 their breasts, and retiu-ned. And all his ac- 
 quaintance, and the women that followed him 
 from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these 
 things. 
 
 So0tf dfritfag. 
 
 TliG Collects. 
 
 ALMIGHTY God, we beseech thee gra* 
 ciously to behold this thy family, for 
 which our Lord Jesus Christ was contented to 
 be betrayed, and given up into the hands of 
 wicked men, and to suifer death upon the cross, 
 who now liveth and reigneth \A'ith thee and 
 the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without 
 end. Amen.
 
 GOOD FRIDAY. 153 
 
 ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, by 
 whose Spirit the whole body of the Chui'ch 
 is governed and sanctified ; Receive oiu' sup- 
 plications and prayers, wiiich we offer before 
 thee for all estates of men in thy holy Chui-ch, 
 that every member of the same, in his voca- 
 tion and ministry, may truly and godly serve 
 thee ; through our Lord and Saviom- Jesus 
 Christ. Awen. 
 
 O MERCIFUL God, who hast made all 
 men, and hatest nothing that thou hast 
 made, nor wouldest the death of a sinner, but 
 rather that he should be converted and live ; 
 Have mercy upon all Jews, Tm'ks, Infidels, and 
 Hereticks, and take from them all ignorance, 
 hardness of heart, and contempt of thy Word ; 
 and so fetch them home, blessed Lord, to thy 
 flock, that they may be saved among the rem- 
 nant of the true Israelites, and be made one 
 fold under one shepherd, Jesus Christ our 
 Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and 
 the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end. 
 Amen, 
 
 Tlie Epistle. Heb. x. 1. 
 
 THE law having a shadow of good things 
 to come, and not the very image of the 
 things, can never with those sacrifices, w^hich 
 they offered year by year continually, make 
 the comers thereunto perfect : for then would 
 they not have ceased to be offered? because 
 that the worshippers once purged should have 
 had no more conscience of sins. But in those 
 sacrifices there is a remembrance again made 
 of sins every year. For it is not possible that
 
 154 GOOD FRIDAY. 
 
 the blood of bulls and of goats should take 
 away sins. Wherefore, when he cometh into 
 the world, he saith. Sacrifice and offering thou 
 wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared 
 me : In bunit-offerings and sacrifices for sin 
 thou hast had no pleasui'e : Then said I, Lo, 
 I come (in the volume of the book it is written 
 of me) to do thy will, God. Above, when 
 he said. Sacrifice and offering, and burnt-offer- 
 ings, and offering for sin thou Avouldest not, 
 neither hadst pleasure therein, which are of- 
 fered by the Law ; then said he, Lo, I come to 
 do thy will, God. He taketh away the first, 
 that he may establish the second. By the 
 which will we are sanctified, through the offer- 
 ing of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. 
 And every priest standeth daily ministering, 
 and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, 
 which can never take away sins. But this man, 
 after he had offered one sacrifice for sins, for 
 ever sat down on the right hand of God; 
 fi'om henceforth expecting till his enemies be 
 made his foot-stool. For by one offering he 
 hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified : 
 Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to 
 us : for after that he had said before. This is 
 the covenant that I will make with them after 
 those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws 
 into their hearts, and in their minds will I 
 write them ; and their sins and iniquities will 
 I remember no more. Now where remission 
 of these is, there is no more offering for sin. 
 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter 
 into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a 
 new and living way, which he hath consecrated
 
 GOOD FRIDAY. 
 
 for us, through the vail, that is to say, his 
 flesh ; and having an High Priest over the 
 house of God ; let us draw near with a true 
 heart, in full assurance of faith, having our 
 hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and 
 our bodies washed with pure water. Let us ' 
 hold fast the profession of our faith Avithout 
 wavering ; (for he is faithful that promised ;) 
 and let us consider one another to provoke 
 unto love, and to good works ; not forsaking 
 the assembling of ourselves together, as the 
 manner of some is ; but exhorting one an- 
 other: and so much the more, as ye see the 
 day approaching. 
 
 The Gospel. St. John xix. 1. 
 
 PILATE therefore took Jesus, and scourged 
 him. And the soldiers platted a crown 
 of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put 
 on him a purple robe, and said. Hail, King of 
 the Jews : and they smote him with their 
 hands. Pilate therefore went forth again, and 
 saith unto them. Behold, 1 bring him forth to 
 you, that ye may know that I find no fault in 
 hun. Then came Jesus forth, w^earing the 
 crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And 
 Pilate saith unto them. Behold the man ! When 
 the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, 
 they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify 
 him. Pilate saith unto them. Take ye him, and 
 crucify him : for I find no fault in him. The 
 Jews answered him. We have a law, and by 
 our law he ought to die, because he made him- 
 self the Son of God. When Pilate therefore 
 heard that saying, he was the more afi^aid;
 
 156 GOOD FRIDAY. 
 
 and. went again into the judgment-hall, and 
 saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou ? But Jesus 
 gave him no answer. Then saith Pilate unto 
 him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest 
 thou not that I have power to crucify thee, 
 and have power to release thee? Jesus an- 
 swered, Thou couldest have no power at all 
 against me, except it were given thee from 
 above : therefore he that delivered me unto 
 thee hath the greater sin. And ft'om thence- 
 forth Pilate sought to release him: but the 
 Jews cried out, saving, If thou let this man 
 go, thou art not Ciesar's friend : whosoever 
 maketh himself a king speaketh against Cassar. 
 "When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he 
 brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judg- 
 ment-seat, in a place that is called the Pave- 
 ment, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha. And it 
 was the preparation of the passover, and about 
 the sixth hour : and he saith unto the Jews, 
 Behold^ your King ! But they cried out. Away 
 with him, away mth him, crucify him. Pilate 
 saith unto them. Shall I cruelty your King ? 
 The chief priests answered. We have no king 
 but Cassar. Then delivered he him therefore 
 unto them to be crucified : and they took 
 Jesus, and led him away. And he, bearing his 
 cross, went forth into a place called the place 
 of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew, Gol- 
 gotha; where they crucified him, and two 
 other with him, on either side one, and Jesus 
 in the midst. And Pilate wrote a title, and 
 put it on the cross ; and the writing was, 
 JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF 
 THE JEWS. This title then read many of
 
 GOOD FRIDAY, 157 
 
 the Jews : for the place where Jesus was cru» 
 cifiecl was nigh to the city : and it was written 
 in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin. Then said 
 the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write 
 not. The King of the Jews ; but that he said, 
 I am the King of the Jews. Pilate answered, 
 What I have written, I have written. Then 
 the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, 
 took his garments, and made four parts, to 
 every soldier a part ; and also his coat : now 
 the coat was without seam, woven from the 
 top throughout. They said therefore among 
 themselves. Let us not rend it, but cast lots 
 for it, whose it shall be : that the Scripture 
 might be fulfilled, which saith. They parted 
 my raiment among them, and for my vesture 
 they did cast lots. These things therefore the 
 soldiers did. Now there stood by the cross of 
 Jesus, his mother, and his mother's sister, 
 Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magda- 
 lene. When Jesus therefore saw his mother, 
 and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, 
 he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy 
 son. Then saith he to the disciple, Behold 
 thy mother. And from that hour that disciple 
 took her unto his own home. After this, Jesus, 
 knowing that all things were now accomplish, 
 ed, that the Scriptm-e might be fulfilled, saith, 
 I thirst. 'Now there was set a vessel frill of 
 vinegar : and they filled a spunge with vinegar, 
 and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his 
 mouth. When Jesus therefore had received 
 the vinegar, he said. It is finished: and he 
 bowed his head, and gave up the ghost. The 
 Jews therefore, because it was the preparation,
 
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 that the bodies should not remain upon the 
 cross on the sabbath-day, (for that sabbath- 
 day was an high -day,) besought Pilate that 
 their legs might be broken, and that they 
 might be taken away. Then came the soldiers, 
 and brake the legs of the first, and of the other 
 wdiich was crucified with him. But when they 
 came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead al- 
 ready, they brake not his legs. But one of the 
 soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and 
 forthwith came thereout blood and water. And 
 he that saw it bare record, and his record is 
 true : and he knoAveth that he saith true, that 
 ye might believe. For these things were done 
 that the Scripture should be fulfilled, A bone 
 of him shall not be broken. And again, an- 
 other Scriptm-e saith. They shall look on him 
 whom they pierced. 
 
 The Collect. 
 
 GEANT, Lord, that as we are baptized 
 into the death of thy blessed Son our 
 Saviour Jesus Christ, so by continual mortify- 
 ing our corrupt affections we may be buried 
 with him ; and that through the grave, and 
 gate of death, we may pass to our joyi^l re- 
 sm-rection ; for his merits, who died, and was 
 buried, and rose again for us, thy Son Jesus 
 Cln'ist our Lord. Amen. 
 
 TJie Epistle. 1 St. Pet. iii. 17. 
 
 IT is better, if the will of God be so, that ye 
 suffer for well-doing, than for evil-doing. 
 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the
 
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 just for the mijust, that he might bring us 
 to God, being put to death in the flesh, but 
 quickened by the Spirit. By which also he 
 went and preached unto tlie spirits in prison ; 
 which sometime were disobedient, wlien once 
 the long-suffering of God waited m the days 
 of Noah, while the ark was a preparing; 
 wherein few, that is, eight souls, were saved by 
 water. The like figm^e whereunto, even bap- 
 tism, doth also now save us, (not the putting 
 away the filth of the flesh, but the answer 
 of a good conscience towards God,) by the re- 
 surrection of Jesus Christ : who is gone into 
 heaven, and is on the right hand of God, 
 angels and authorities and powers being made 
 subject unto him. 
 
 Tlie Gospel St. Matt, xxvii. 57. 
 
 WHEN the even was come, there came a 
 rich man of Arimathsea, named Joseph, 
 who also himself was Jesus' disciple. He went 
 to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then 
 Pilate commanded the body to be delivered. 
 And when Joseph had taken the body, he 
 wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and laid it 
 in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out 
 in the rock ; and he rolled a great stone to the 
 door of the sepulcln-e, and departed. And 
 there was Mary Magdalene, and the other 
 Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre. Now 
 the next day that followed the day of the pre- 
 paration, the chief priests and Pharisees came 
 together mito Pilate, saying, Sir, we remember 
 that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, 
 After three days I will rise again. Command
 
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 therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until 
 the third day, lest his disciples come by night 
 and steal him away, and say unto the people, 
 He is risen from the dead : so the last error 
 shall be worse than the first. Pilate said unto 
 them, Ye have a watch ; go yom- way, make it 
 as sure as you can. So they went and made the 
 sepulchre sm'e, sealing the stone, and setting 
 a watch. 
 
 ^ At Morning Prayer, instead of the Psalm, O come, let us 
 sing, <frc. these Anthems shall be sung or said. 
 
 CHRIST our passover is sacrificed for us : 
 therefore let us keep the feast ; 
 Not with the old leaven, nor with the leaven 
 of malice and wickedness : but with the un- 
 leavened bread of sincerity and truth. 1 Co7\ 
 V. 7. 
 
 CHRIST being raised fi'om the dead dieth 
 no more : death hath no more dominion 
 over him. 
 
 For in that he died, he died unto sin once : 
 but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. 
 
 Like^vise reckon ye also yourselves to be 
 dead indeed unto sin : but alive unto God 
 through Jesus Christ om' Lord. Bow. vi. 9. 
 
 CHRIST is risen fi'om the dead: and become 
 the first-fi'uits of them that slept. 
 For since by man came death : by man came 
 also the resm-rection of the dead. 
 
 For as in Adam all die : even so in Christ 
 shall all be made alive. 1 Cor. xv. 20. 
 
 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : 
 and to the Holy Ghost ;
 
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 As it was in the beginning, is now, and 
 ever shall be : world without end. Amen. 
 
 Hie Collect. 
 A LMIGHTY God, who through thine only- 
 J_^ begotten Son Jesus Christ hast overcome 
 death, and opened unto us the gate of everlast- 
 ing life ; AYe humbly beseech thee, that, as by 
 thy special grace preventing us thou dost put 
 into our minds good desires, so by thy con- 
 tinual help we may bring the same to good 
 effect ; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liv- 
 eth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, 
 ever one God, world without end. Amen. 
 
 TJie Epistle. Col. iii. 1. 
 
 IF ye then be risen with Christ, seek those 
 things which are above, where Christ sit- 
 teth on the right hand of God. Set your af- 
 fection on things above, not on things on the 
 earth : For ye are dead, and your life is hid 
 with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our 
 life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with 
 him in glory. Mortify therefore your members 
 which are upon the earth ; fornication, unclean- 
 ness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, 
 and covetousness, which is idolatry : For which 
 things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the 
 children of disobedience. In the which ye also 
 walked sometime, when ye lived in them. 
 
 Tlie Gospel St. John xx. 1. 
 
 THE first day of the week cometh Mary 
 Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, 
 mito the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken 
 away from the sepulchre. Then she runneth
 
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 and Cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other 
 disciple whom Jesus loved, and saith unto 
 them. They have taken away the Lord out of 
 the sepulchre, and we know not where they 
 have laid him. Peter therefore went forth, 
 and that other disciple, and came to the sepul- 
 chre. So they ran both together; and the 
 other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first 
 to the sepulchre ; and he, stooping down and 
 looking in, saw the linen clothes lying ; yet 
 went he not in. Then cometh Simon Peter 
 following him, and went into the sepulchre, 
 and seeth the linen clothes lie ; and the nap- 
 kin that was about his head, not lying with 
 the linen clothes, but "\wapped together in a 
 place by itself. Then went in also that other 
 disciple which came first to the sepulchre, and 
 he saw, and believed. For as yet they knew 
 not the Scriptm-e, that he must rise again fi'om 
 the dead. Then the disciples went away again 
 mito their own home. 
 
 :3ftcntfag in ea^tcr-Smtelt. 
 
 TJie Collect. 
 A LMIGHTY God, who through thy only- 
 Jl\. begotten Son Jesus Christ hast overcome 
 death, and opened unto us the gate of ever- 
 lasting life ; We humbly beseecli tJiee, that, as 
 by thy special grace preventing us thou dost 
 put into our minds good desires, so by thy con- 
 tinual help we may bring the same to good 
 efPect ; tlu'ough Jesus Christ our Lord, who 
 liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy 
 Ghost, ever one God, world without end.
 
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 For the Epistle. Acts x. 34. 
 
 PETER opened his mouth, and said, Of a 
 truth I perceive that God is no respecter 
 of persons ; but in every nation he that feareth 
 him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted 
 with him. The word which God sent mito 
 the children of Israel, preaching peace by 
 Jesus Christ ; (he is Lord of all ;) that word (I 
 say) ye know, which was published throughout 
 all Judaea, and began fi"om Galilee, after the 
 baptism which John preached : how God an- 
 ointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost, 
 and with power ; who went about doing good, 
 and healing all that were oppressed of the 
 devil: for God was with him. And we are 
 witnesses of all things which he did, both in 
 the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem ; whom 
 they slew, and hanged on a tree : Him God 
 raised up the third day, and shewed him open- 
 ly ; not to all the people, but unto witnesses 
 chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat 
 and drink with him after he rose fi'om the 
 dead. And he commanded us to preach unto 
 the peo]3le, and to testify that it is he who 
 was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick 
 and dead. To him give all the prophets wit- 
 ness, that through his Name whosoever believ- 
 eth in him shall receive remission of sins. 
 
 TJie Gospel. St. Luke xxiv. 13. 
 
 BEHOLD, two of his disciples went that 
 same day to a village called Emmaus, 
 which was from Jerusalem about threescore 
 furlongs. And they talked together of all these
 
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 things which had happened. And it came to 
 pass, that while they communed together, and 
 reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went 
 with them. But their eyes were holden, that 
 they should not know him. And he said unto 
 them. What manner of communications are 
 these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, 
 and are sad ? And the one of them, whose 
 name was Cleopas, answering, said unto him, 
 Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and 
 hast not kno^^m the things which are come to 
 pass there in these days ? And he said unto 
 them, "What things ? And they said unto him, 
 Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a 
 prophet mighty in deed and word, before God 
 and all the people : and how the chief priests 
 and our rulers delivered him to be condemned 
 to death, and have crucified him. But we 
 trusted that it had been he which should have 
 redeemed Israel : and besides all this, to-day 
 is the third day since these things were done. 
 Yea, and certain women also of our company 
 made us astonished, which were early at the 
 sepulchre ; and when they found not his body, 
 they came, saying, that they had also seen a 
 vision of angels, which said that he was alive. 
 And certain of them which were with us went 
 to the sepulchre, and found it even so as the 
 women had said ; but him they saw not. Then 
 he said mito them, fools, and slow of heart 
 to believe all that the prophets have spoken : 
 ought not Christ to have suffered these things, 
 and to enter into his glory ? And beginning 
 at Moses, and all the prophets, he expounded 
 unto them in all the Scriptm-es the things
 
 TUESDAY IN EASTER-WEEK. 
 
 concerning himself. And they drew nigh unto 
 the village whither they went ; and he made 
 as though he would have gone fiu'ther : but 
 they constrained him, saying, Abide with us, 
 for it is towards evenings and the day is far 
 spent. And he went in to tarry with them. 
 And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with 
 them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, 
 and gave to them. And their eyes were open- 
 ed, and they knew him, and he vanished out 
 of their sight. And they said one to another. 
 Did not our heart bm-n within us, while he 
 talked with us by the way, and while he open- 
 ed to us the Scriptm-es ? And they rose up the 
 same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and 
 found the eleven gathered together, and them 
 that were with them, saying. The Lord is risen 
 indeed, and hath appeared to Simon. And 
 they told what things were done in the way, 
 and how he was kno^n of them in breaking of 
 bread. 
 
 CucStraw tit eKittX'imtt'k. 
 
 The Collect. 
 
 ALMIGHTY God, who through thy only- 
 begotten Son Jesus Christ hast overcome 
 death, and opened unto us the gate of ever- 
 lasting life ; "We humbly beseech thee, that, as 
 by thy special grace preventing us thou dost 
 put into om- minds good desires, so by thy con- 
 tinual help we may bring the same to good 
 effect ; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who 
 liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy 
 Ghost, ever one God, world without end. 
 Amen. 
 
 Fb
 
 1C6 TUESDAY EN EASTER-WEEK. 
 
 For the Epistle. Acts xiii. 26. 
 
 MEN and brethren, children of the stock 
 of Abraham, and whosoever among you 
 feareth Grod, to you is the word of this salva- 
 tion sent. For they that dwell at Jerusalem, 
 and their rulers, because they knew him not, 
 nor yet the voices of the prophets which are 
 read every sabbath-day, they have fulfilled them 
 in condemning him. And though they found 
 no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pi- 
 late that he should be slain. . And when they 
 had fulfilled all that was written of him, they 
 took him down fi'om the tree, and laid him .in 
 a sepulchre. But God raised him from the 
 dead: and he was seen many days of them 
 which came up with him ft'om Galilee to Jeru- 
 salem, who are his witnesses unto the people. 
 And we declare mito you glad tidings, how 
 that the promise which was made mito the 
 fathers, God hath fulfilled the same unto us 
 their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus 
 again ; as it is also ^Titten in the second Psalm, 
 Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten 
 thee. And as concerning that he raised him 
 up fi'om the dead, now no more to return to 
 corruption, he said on this wise, I will give 
 you the sm-e mercies of David. Wherefore he 
 saith also in another Psalm, Thou shalt not 
 suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. For 
 David, after he had served his own generation 
 by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid 
 unto his fathers, and saw corruption : But he 
 whom God raised again saw no corruption. 
 Be it known mito you therefore, men and
 
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 brethren, that through this man is preached 
 unto you the forgiveness of sins : And by him 
 all that believe are justified from all things, 
 from which ye could not be justified by the 
 law of Moses. Beware therefore, lest that 
 come upon you which is spoken of in the pro- 
 phets ; Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and 
 perish : for I work a work in your days, a work 
 which ye shall in no wise believe, though a 
 man declare it unto you. 
 
 Tlie Gospel St. Luke xxiv. 36. 
 
 JESUS himself stood in the midst of them, 
 and saith unto them. Peace be unto you. 
 But they were terrified and affrighted, and 
 supposed that they had seen a spirit. And he 
 said unto them. Why are ye troubled, and 
 why do thoughts arise in your hearts ? Behold 
 my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: 
 handle me, and see ; for a spirit hath not flesh 
 and bones, as ye see me have. And when he 
 had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands 
 and his feet. And while they yet believed not 
 for joy, and wondered, he said mito them. 
 Have ye here any meat ? And they gave him 
 a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honey-comb. 
 And he took it, and did eat before them. And 
 he said unto them. These are the words which 
 I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, 
 that all things must be frilfilled which were 
 written in the law of Moses, and in the Pro- 
 phets, and in the Psalms concerning me. Then 
 opened he their miderstanding, that they might 
 miderstand the Scriptm-es, and said unto them, 
 Thus it is wTitten, and thus it behoved Christ
 
 FIJJST SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. 
 
 to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third 
 day; and that repentance and remission of 
 sins should be preached in his Name among 
 all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. And ye 
 are witnesses of these things. 
 
 CT;c ifir^t ^untfag after (iJas'ttr. 
 
 The Collect. 
 A LMIGHTY Father, who hast giyen thine 
 J_\. only Son to die for our sins, and to rise 
 again for our justification ; Grant us so to put 
 away the leaven of malice and wickedness, that 
 we may alway serve thee in pm-eness of living 
 and truth ; through the merits of the same thy 
 Son Jesus Christ om- Lord. Amen. 
 
 Tlie Epistle. 1 St. John v. 4. 
 
 WHATSOEVER is born of God overcom- 
 eth the world ; and this is the victory 
 that overcometh the world, even our faith. 
 Who is he that overcometh the world, but he 
 that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God ? 
 This is he that came by water and blood, even 
 Jesus Christ ; not by water only, but by water 
 and blood : and it is the Spirit that beareth 
 witness, because the Spirit is truth. For there 
 are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, 
 the Word, and the Holy Ghost : and these three 
 are one. And there are three that bear witness 
 in earth, the spirit, and the water, and the 
 blood : and these three agree in one. If we re- 
 ceive the witness of men, the witness of God is 
 greater : for this is the witness of God, which 
 he hath testified of his Son. He that believeth 
 on the Son of God hath the witness in himself:
 
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 he that believeth not God hath made him a liar, 
 because he belie veth not the record that God 
 gave of his Swi. And this is the record, that 
 God hath given to us eternal life • and this 
 life is in his Son. He that hath the Son 
 hath life ; and he that hath not the Son hath 
 not life. 
 
 • Tlie Gospel. St. John xx. 19. 
 
 THE same day at evening, being the first 
 day of the week, when the doors were shut, 
 where the disciples were assembled for fear of 
 the Jews, came .Jesus and stood in the midst, 
 and saith mito them, Peace be nnto you. And 
 when he had so said, he shewed mito them his 
 hands and his side. Then were the disciples 
 glad when they saw the Lord. Then said Je- 
 sus to them again, Peace be unto you : As my 
 Father hath sent me, even so send I you. And 
 when he had said this, he breathed on them, 
 and saith mito them. Receive ye the holy 
 Ghost. Whosesoever sins ye remit, they are 
 remitted mito them ; and whosesoever sins ye 
 retain, they are retained. 
 
 W^t ^croiitf J)tmtfas after <QK^itx. 
 
 TJie Collect. 
 A LMIGHTY God, who hast given thine only 
 j\. Son to be unto us both a sacrifice for sin, 
 and also an ensample of godly life ; Give us 
 grace that we may always most thankfully re- 
 ceive that his inestimable benefit, and also 
 daily endeavour ourselves to follow the blessed 
 steps of his raost holy life ; through the same 
 Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
 
 170 SECOND SUNDAY AFTER EASTEli. 
 
 The Epistle. 1 St. Pet. ii. 19. 
 
 THIS is thank-worthy, if a man for con- 
 science toward God endure grief, suffering 
 wrongfully. For what glory is it, if, when ye 
 be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it pa- 
 tiently ? But if, when ye do well, and suffer for 
 it, ye take it patiently ; this is acceptable with 
 God. For even hereimto were ye called*: be- 
 cause Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an 
 example, that ye should follow his steps : who 
 did no sin, neither was guile found in his 
 mouth : who, when he was reviled, reviled not 
 again ; Avhen he suffered, he threatened not ; 
 but committed himself to him that judgeth 
 righteously : who his own self bare our sins in 
 his own body on the tree, that we, being dead 
 to sins, should live unto righteousness : by 
 whose stripes ye were healed. For ye were as 
 sheep going astray ; but are now returned unto 
 the Shepherd and BisJiop of your souls. 
 
 TJie Gospel St. John x. 11. 
 
 JESUS said, I am the good shepherd : the 
 good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. 
 But he that is an hireling, and not the shep- 
 herd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the 
 wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth ; 
 and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the 
 sheep. The hireling fleeth, because he is an 
 hireling, and careth not for the sheep. I am 
 the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and 
 am known of mine. As the Father knoweth 
 me, even so know I the Father : and I lay 
 down my life for the sheep. And other sheep 
 I have, which are not of this fold ; them also
 
 THIRD SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. 171 
 
 I must bring, and they shall hear my voice ; 
 and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. 
 
 ^)t CTjirtr ^uutfag after Chaster. 
 TJw Collect. 
 
 A LMIGHTY God, who shewest to them that 
 J_Jl be in error the light of thy truth, to the 
 intent that they may return into the way of 
 righteousness ; Grant unto all them that are 
 admitted into the fellowship of Christ's Eeli- 
 gion, that they may eschew those things that 
 are contrary to their profession, and follow all 
 such things as are agreeable to the same ; 
 through om- Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 
 
 TJie Epistle. 1 St. Pet. ii. 11. 
 
 DEAELY beloved, I beseech you as stran- 
 gers and pilgrims, abstain fi'om fleshly 
 lusts, which war against the soul ; having your 
 conversation honest among the Gentiles ; that, 
 whereas they speak against you as evil doers, 
 they may, by your good works which they shall 
 behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. 
 Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man 
 for the Lord's sake ; whether it be to the King, 
 as supreme ; or unto governours, as unto them 
 that are sent by him, for the punishment of 
 evil doers, and for the praise of them that do 
 well. For so is the will of God, that with well- 
 doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of 
 foolish men : as free, and not using your li])erty 
 for a cloke of maliciousness ; but as the servants 
 of God. Honour all men. Love the brother- 
 hood. Fear God. Honour the King.
 
 FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. 
 
 The Gospel. St. John xvi. 16. 
 
 JESUS said to his disciples, A little while 
 and ye shall not see me ; and again, a little 
 while and ye shall see me ; because I go to the 
 Father. Then said some of his disciples among 
 themselyes, What is this that he saith mito us, 
 A little while and ye shall not see me ; and 
 again, a little while and ye shall see me ; and, 
 Because I go to the Father ? They said there- 
 fore, AVhat is this that he saith, A little while ? 
 we cannot tell what he saith. Now Jesus Imew 
 that they were desirous to ask him, and said 
 unto them. Do ye enquire among yourselves of 
 that I said, A little while and ye shall not see 
 me ; and again, a little while and ye shall see 
 me ? Verily, verily I say unto you. That ye 
 shall weep and lament, but the world shall re- 
 joice : and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sor- 
 row shall be turned into joy. A woman, when 
 she is in travail, hath sorrow, because her hour 
 is come : but as soon as she is delivered of the 
 child, she remembereth no more the anguish, 
 for joy that a man is born into the world. And 
 ye now therefore have sorrow : but I will see 
 you again, and yom- heart shall rejoice, and 
 your joy no man taketh fi'om you. 
 
 TJie Collect. 
 
 O ALMIGHTY God, who alone canst order 
 the unruly wills and affections of sinful 
 men ; Grant unto thy people, that they may 
 love the thing which thou commandest, and 
 desire that which thou dost promise ; that so.
 
 FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. 1?3 
 
 among the sundry and manifold changes of the 
 world, our hearts may sm-ely there be fixed, 
 where true joys are to be found ; through Jesus 
 Christ om' Lord. Amen. 
 
 Tlie Epistle. St. James i. 17. 
 
 EVERY good gift, and every perfect gift is 
 from above, and cometh down from the 
 Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, 
 neither shadow of turning. Of his own will 
 begat he us with the Word of truth, that we 
 should be a kind of first-fi'uits of his creatures. 
 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man 
 be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wi'ath ; 
 for the wrath of man worketh not the right- 
 eousness of God. Wherefore lay apart all filthi- 
 ness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive 
 with meekness the engrafted Word, which is 
 able to save yom- souls. 
 
 Tlie Gospel. St. John xvi. 5. 
 
 JESUS said unto his disciples, Now I go my 
 way to him that sent me, and none of you 
 asketh me. Whither goest thou ? But, because 
 I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath 
 filled your heart. Nevertheless, I tell you the 
 truth ; it is expedient for you that I go away ; 
 for if I go not away, the Comforter will not 
 come unto you ; but if I depart, I will send 
 him unto you. And when he is come, he will 
 reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, 
 and of judgment : of sin, because they believe 
 not on me ; of righteousness, because I go to 
 my Father, and ye see me no more ; of judg- 
 ment, because the prince of this world is
 
 174 FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. 
 
 judged. I have yet many things to say unto 
 you, but ye cannot bear them now. Howbeit, 
 when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will 
 guide you into all truth : for he shall not speak 
 of himself ; but whatsoever he shall hear, that 
 shall he speak : and he will shew you things 
 to come. He shall glorify me : for he shall 
 receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you. 
 All things that the Father hath are mine : 
 therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, 
 and shall shew it unto you. 
 
 €l)t dfiftT) ^imtfag after dJaster. 
 
 The CoUecU 
 
 OLORD, from whom all good things do 
 come ; Grant to us thy hmnble servants, 
 that by thy holy inspiration we may think 
 those things that be good, and by thy merciful 
 guiding may perform the same ; through our 
 Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 
 
 TJie Epistle. St. James i. 22. 
 
 BE ye doers of the Word, and not hearers 
 only, deceiving your own selves. For if 
 any be a hearer of the Word, and not a doer, 
 he is like unto a man beholding his natural 
 face in a glass. For he beholdeth himself, and 
 goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what 
 manner of man he was. But whoso looketh 
 into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth 
 therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a 
 doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in 
 his deed. If any man among you seem to be 
 religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but de- 
 ceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is
 
 FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. 
 
 vain. Pure religion, and undefiled before God 
 and the Father, is this. To visit the fatherless 
 and widows in their affliction, and to keep 
 himself unspotted from the world. 
 
 TJie Gospel. St. John xvi. 23. 
 
 VERILY, verilv I say unto you. Whatso- 
 ever ye shall ask the Father in my Name, 
 he will give it you. Hitherto have ye asked 
 nothing in my Name : ask, and ye shall receive, 
 that yom- joy may be fall. These things have 
 I spoken unto you in proverbs : the time 
 Cometh when I shall no more speak unto you 
 in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of 
 the Father. At that day ye shall ask in my 
 Name : and I say not mito you, that I will 
 pray the Father for you ; for the Father him- 
 self loveth you, because ye have loved me, and 
 have believed that I came out fi-om God. I 
 came forth fi-om the Father, and am come into 
 the world : again, I leave the world, and go to 
 the Father. His disciples said unto him, Lo, 
 now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no 
 proverb. Now are we sure that thou knowest 
 all things, and needest not that any man should 
 ask thee : by this we believe that thou camest 
 forth from God. Jesus answered them, Do ye 
 now believe ? Behold, the hour cometh, yea, 
 is now come, that ye shall be scattered every 
 man to his own, and shall leave me alone : and 
 yet I am not alone, because the Father is with 
 me. These things I have spoken mito you, 
 that in me ye might have peace. In the world 
 ye shall have tribulation ; but be of good cheer, 
 I have overcome the world.
 
 176 
 
 TJie CoUect. 
 
 GRANT, we beseech thee, Ahiiiglity God, 
 that like as we do believe thy only-be- 
 gotten Son our Lord Jesus Christ to have 
 ascended into the heavens ; so we may also in 
 heart and mind thither ascend, and with him 
 continually dwell, who liveth and rcigneth with 
 thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world with- 
 out end. AtHcn. 
 
 For the Episth. Acts i. 1. 
 
 THE former treatise have I made, Theo- 
 pliilus, of all that Jesus began both to 
 do and teacli, until the day in which he was 
 taken up, after that lie through the Holy Ghost 
 had given commandments mito the Apostles 
 whom he had chosen : to whom also he shewed 
 himself alive after his passion, by many infal- 
 lible proofs ; being seen of tliem forty days, and 
 speaking of the things pertaining to the King- 
 dom of God : and, being assembled together 
 with them, commanded tlicm that they should 
 not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the 
 promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have 
 heard of me. For John truly baptized with 
 water, but ye shall be baptized mth the Holy 
 Ghost not many days hence. AAQien they there- 
 fore were come together, they asked of him, 
 saying. Lord, wilt thou at this time restore 
 again the kingdom to Israel ? And he said 
 unto them, It is not for you to know the times 
 or the seasons, which the Father hath put in 
 his own power. But ye shall receive power
 
 THE ASCENSION-DAY. 17? 
 
 after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you ; 
 and ye shall be Avitnesses unto me, both in Je- 
 rusalem, and in all Judcea, and in Samaria, and 
 unto the uttermost part of the earth. And 
 when he had spoken these things, while they 
 beheld, he was taken up, and a cloud received 
 him out of their sight. And while they looked 
 stedfastly toward heaven, as he went up, behold, 
 two men stood by them in white apparel ; which 
 also said. Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye 
 gazing up into heaven ? This same Jesus, which 
 is taken up fi'om you into heaven, shall so come, 
 in like manner as ye have seen him go into 
 heaven. 
 
 llw Gospel St. ]\Iark xvi. 14. 
 
 JESUS appeared unto the eleven as they sat 
 at meat, and upbraided them with their 
 unbelief and hardness of heart, because they 
 believed not them which had seen him after he 
 was risen. And he said unto them, Go ye into 
 all the world, and preach the Gospel to every 
 creatm-e. He that believeth and is baptized 
 shall be saved ; but he that believeth not shall 
 be damned. And these signs shall follow them 
 that believe : In my Name shall they cast out 
 devils ; they shall speak with new tongues ; 
 they shall take up serpents ; and if they drink 
 any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them ; they 
 shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall re- 
 cover. So then after the Lord had spoken unto 
 them, he was received up into heaven, and sat 
 on the right hand of God. And they went forth 
 and preached every where, the Lord working 
 with them, and coniii'ming the Word with signs 
 following.
 
 178 
 
 The Collect. 
 
 OGOD the King of glory, who hast exalted 
 thine only Son Jesus Christ with great 
 triumph unto thy kingdom in heaven ; We 
 beseech thee, leave us not comfortless ; but 
 send to us thine Holy Ghost to comfort us, 
 and exalt us unto the same place whither om' 
 Saviour Christ is gone before, who liveth and 
 reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one 
 God, world without end. Amen. 
 
 Tlie Epistle. 1 St. Pet. iv. 7. 
 
 THE end of all things is at hand ; be ye 
 therefore sober, and watch unto prayer. 
 And above all things have fervent charity 
 among yourselves : for charity shall cover the 
 multitude of sins. Use hospitality one to an- 
 other without grudging. As every man hath 
 received the gift, even so minister the same 
 one to another, as good stewards of the mani- 
 fold grace of God. If any man speak, let him 
 speak as the oracles of God : if any man minis- 
 ter, let him do it as of the ability which God 
 giveth ; that God in all things may be glorified 
 through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and 
 dominion for ever and ever. Amen. 
 
 Tlie Gospel. St. John xv. 26, and part of 
 Chapter xvi. 
 
 WHEN" the Comfoiter is come, whom I 
 will send unto you from the Father, 
 even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from 
 the Father, he shall testify of m.e. And ye also 
 shall bear witness, because ye have been with
 
 WHIT-SUNDAY. 179 
 
 me from the beginning. These things have I 
 spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. 
 They shall put you out of the synagogues : yea, 
 the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you 
 will think that he doeth God service. And 
 these things will they do unto you, because 
 they have not kno^vn the Father, nor me. But 
 these things have I told you, that, when the 
 time shall come, ye may remember that I told 
 you of them. 
 
 TJie Collect. 
 
 GOD, w^ho as at this time didst teach the 
 hearts of thy faithful people, by the send- 
 ing to them the light of thy Holy Spirit ; Grant 
 us by the same Spirit to have a right judgment 
 in all things, and evermore to rejoice in his 
 holy comfort ; through the merits of Christ 
 Jesus our Saviour, who liveth and reigneth 
 with thee, in the unity of the same Spirit, one 
 God, world without end. Amen. 
 
 For tlie Epistle. Acts ii. 1. 
 
 WHEN the day of Pentecost was fiilly 
 come, they were all with one accord in 
 one place. And suddenly there came a sound 
 from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and 
 it filled all the house where they were sitting. 
 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues, 
 like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them : 
 and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, 
 and began to speak with other tongues, as the 
 Spirit gave them utterance. And there were 
 dvv^elling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out 
 of every nation under heaven. Now when this
 
 180 WHIT-SUNDAY. 
 
 was noised abroad, the multitude came toge- 
 ther, and were confounded, because tliat every 
 man heard them speak in his own hniG^uafT^e. 
 And they were all amazed, and marvelled, say- 
 ing one to another. Behold, are not all these 
 which speak (ralilaBans ? And how hear we 
 every man in om' own tongue wherein we were 
 born ? Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, 
 and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, 
 and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia, Phrygia, 
 and Pam})hylia, in Egy])t, and in the parts of 
 Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Pome, 
 Jews, and Proselytes, Cretes, and Arabians, we 
 do hear them speak in om* tongues the wonder- 
 ful works of God. 
 
 TJw Gospel St. John xiv. 15. 
 
 JESUS said unto his disciples, If ye love me, 
 keep my commandments. And I will pray 
 the Father, and he shall give you another Com- 
 forter, that he may abide with you for ever ; 
 even the Spirit of truth, whom the world can- 
 not receive, because it seeth him not, neither 
 knoweth him : but ye know him ; for he 
 dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I will 
 not leave you comfortless ; I will come to 
 you. Yet a little while, and the world seeth 
 me no more ; but ye see me : because I live, 
 ye shall live also. At that day ye shall know 
 that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in 
 you. He that hath my commandments, and 
 keepeth them, he it is that loveth me ; and he 
 that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, 
 and I will love him, and will manifest myself 
 to him. Judas saith mito him, (not Iscariot,)
 
 MONDAY IN WHITSUN-WEEK. 181 
 
 Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself 
 unto us, and not unto the world ? Jesus an- 
 swered and said unto him. If a man love me, 
 he will keep my words, and my Father will 
 love him, and we will come unto him, and 
 make our abode "with him. He that loveth me 
 not keepeth not my savings : and the word 
 which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's 
 which sent me. These things have I spoken 
 unto you, being yet present with you. But the 
 Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the 
 Father will send in my Name, he shall teach 
 you all things, and bring all things to your 
 remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. 
 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto 
 you : not as the world giveth, give I unto you. 
 Let not your heart be troubled, neitlier let it 
 be aft-aid. Ye have heard how I said unto you, 
 I go away, and come again unto you. If ye 
 loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go 
 unto the Father: for my Father isgi-eaterthan 
 I. And now I have told you before it come to 
 pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might 
 believe. Hereafter I will not talk much with 
 you : for the prince of this world cometh, and 
 hath nothing in me. But that the world may 
 know that I love the Father ; and as the Father 
 gave me commandment, even so I do. 
 
 i^ontraij in 2XSTjit^im-2H0c!t. 
 
 'Tlie Collect. 
 
 GOD, who as at this time didst teach the 
 hearts of thy faithful people, by the send- 
 ing to them the light of thy Holy Spirit ; Grant 
 us by the same Spirit to have a right judgment
 
 182 MONDAY IN WHITSUN-WEEK. 
 
 in all things, and evennore to rejoice in his 
 holy comfort ; tlironoh the merits of Christ 
 Jesus om- Saviour, ^\\\o liveth and reii^nieth 
 with thee, in the unity of the same Spirit, one 
 God, world without end. Anwn. 
 
 For flic Epistle. Acts x. 34. 
 
 TIIEX Peter opened his mouth, and said, 
 Of a truth I perceive that God is no re- 
 specter of persons ; but in every nation he that 
 feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is ac- 
 ce])ted with him. Tiie Word which God sent 
 unto the children of Israel, i)reaching ])eace by 
 Jesus Christ ; (he is Lord of all ;) that AVord, 
 I say, ye know, which was i)ublishcd through- 
 out all Judaia, and began from Galilee, after 
 the baptism which John ])reached : how (iod 
 anointed Jesus of Xazai'cth with tlie Holy 
 Ghost, and with power ; who went about doing 
 good, and healing all that were 0])})ressed of 
 the devil : for God was with him. And we are 
 witnesses of all things which he did, both in 
 the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem ; whom 
 they slew, and hanged on a tree : Him God 
 raised up the third day, and shewed him openly; 
 not to all the people, but unto witnesses cho- 
 sen before of God ; even to us who did eat and 
 di'ink with him after he rose fi-om the dead. 
 And he commanded us to preach unto the peo- 
 ple, and to testif)' that it is he which was or- 
 dained of God to be the Judge of quick and 
 dead. To him give all the prophets witness, 
 that through his Xame whosoever believeth in 
 him shall receive remission of sins. While 
 Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost
 
 TUESDAY IN WHITSUN-WEEK. 183 
 
 fell on all them which heard the word. And 
 they of the circmncision, which believed, were 
 astonished, as many as came with Peter, because 
 that on the Gentiles also was pom-ed out the gift 
 of the Holy Ghost. For they heard them speak 
 with ton»-ues, and magnify G od. Then answered 
 Peter, Can any man forbid water, that these 
 should not be baptized, which have received the 
 Holy Ghost as avcU as we ? And he commanded 
 them to be baptized in the Name of the Lord. 
 Then prayed they him to taiTy certain days. 
 Tlie Go.yjrl, St. John iii. 16. 
 
 GOD so loved tlie world, that he gave his 
 ouly-begotten Son, that Avhosoever be- 
 lieveth in him should not perish, but have ever- 
 lasting life. For God sent not his Son into 
 the world to condemn the Avorld, but that the 
 world through him might be saved. He that 
 believeth on him is not condemned : but he tliat 
 believeth not is condemned already; because he 
 hath not believed in the Name of the only- 
 begotten Son of God. And this is the con- 
 demnation, that light is come into the world, 
 and men loved darkness rather than light, 
 because their deeds were evil. For every one 
 that doeth evil hatcth the light, neitlier cometh 
 to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 
 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, 
 that his deeds may be made manifest, that they 
 are ^vrought in God. 
 
 Cuc^tfaw in SCn;it^un--2Xacclt. 
 
 ne Collect. 
 
 GOD, who as at this time didst teach the 
 hearts of thy faithfid people, by the sending
 
 181 TUESDAY IN WHITSUN-WEEK. 
 
 to them the lio^ht of thy Holy Spirit ; Grant us 
 by the same Spirit to have a right judgment 
 in all things, and evermore to rejoice in his 
 holy comfort ; through the merits of Christ Je- 
 sus our Saviour, who liveth and reigneth with 
 thee, in tlie unity of the same Spirit, one God, 
 world without end. Awen. 
 
 For the Ejjlstle. Acts viii. 14. 
 
 WIIEX the Apostles, whicli were at JeiTi- 
 salcm, lieard that Samaria had received 
 the word of God, they sent unto them Peter 
 and John ; who, when they were come down, 
 prayed for them, that they might receive the 
 Holy Ghost : (for as yet he was fallen upon 
 none of them ; only they were baptized in the 
 Kame of the Lord Jesus.) Then laid they their 
 hands on them, and they received the Holy 
 Ghost. 
 
 TJie Gospel. St. John x. 1. 
 
 YERILY, verily I say unto you, He that 
 entereth not by the door into the sheep- 
 fold, but climbcth up some other way, the same 
 is a thief and a robber. But he that entereth 
 in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep : to 
 him the porter openeth ; and the sheep hear his 
 voice, and he calleth his o^vn sheep by name, 
 and leadeth them out. And, when he putteth 
 forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and 
 the sheep follow him ; for they know his voice. 
 And a stranger will they not follow ; but will 
 flee fi'om him ; for they know not the voice of 
 strangers. This parable spake Jesus unto them; 
 but they understood not what tilings they were 
 which he spake unto them. T]:>en said Jesus
 
 TRINITY-SUNDAY. 
 
 unto them again ; Verilj, verily I say unto you, 
 I am the door of the sheep. All that ever came 
 before me are thieves and robbers ; but the 
 sheep did not hear them. I am the door ; by 
 me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and 
 shall go in and out, and find pasture. The 
 thief Cometh not but for to steal, and to kill, 
 and to destroy : I am come that they might 
 have life, and that they might have it more 
 abundantly. 
 
 The Collect. 
 A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hast 
 Jr\. given unto us thy servants grace by the 
 confession of a true faith to acknowledge the 
 glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power 
 of the Divine Majesty to worship the Unity ; 
 We beseech thee, that thou wouldest keep us 
 stedfast in this faith, and evermore defend us 
 from all adversities, who livest and reignest, 
 one God, world without end. Amen. 
 
 For the Epistle. Rev. iv. 1. 
 AFTER this I looked, and behold, a door 
 Jt\. was opened in heaven : and the first voice 
 which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talk- 
 ing with me ; which said, Come up hither, and 
 I will shew thee things which must be here- 
 after. And immediately I was in the Spirit ; 
 and behold, a throne was set in heaven, and 
 one sat on the throne : and he that sat was 
 to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: 
 and there was a rainbow round about the throne, 
 in sight like unto an emerald. And round 
 about the throne were fom* and twenty seats ;
 
 186 TRINITY-SUNDAY. 
 
 and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders 
 sittiiif,', clothed in white raiment ; and they 
 had on their heads crowns of irold : And out 
 of the throne proceeded liuhtnini^s, and thun- 
 derin<2^s, and voices. And there were seven 
 lam})s of fire bnrnins^ before the throne, which 
 are the seven s})irits of (Jod. And l)efore the 
 throne there was a sea of glass like unto ciTstal : 
 and in the midst of the throne, and round about 
 the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before 
 and ])ehind. And the first beast was like a lion, 
 and the seccnid beast like a calf, and the third 
 beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast 
 was like a flying eagle. And the four beasts 
 had each of them six wings about him ; and 
 they were full of eyes within : and they rest 
 not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, 
 Lord (iod Almighty, whicli was, and is, and is 
 to come. And when those beasts give glory, 
 and honour, and thanks, to him that sat on the 
 throne, who liveth for ever and ever, the four 
 and twenty elders fiiU down l)efore him that 
 sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth 
 for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before 
 the throne, saying, Thou art worthy, Loi'd, 
 to receive glory, and honour, and power ; for 
 thou hast created all things, and for thy plea- 
 sure they are and were created. 
 
 TJw GoRpeh St. John iii. 1. 
 
 THEKE was a man of the Pharisees, named 
 Nicodemus, a niler of the Jews : the same 
 came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, 
 Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come 
 from God : for no man can do these miracles
 
 TBINITY-SUNDAY. 18J 
 
 that thou doest, except God be with him. Jesus 
 answered and said unto him, Verily, vciily I 
 say unto thee, Excci)t a man l)eborn a'raiii, lie 
 cannot see the Kinn^dom of God. Xicodemus 
 saith unto him, llow can a man be l)orn when 
 he is old ? can he enter the second time into 
 his mother's womb, and be born ? Jesus an- 
 swered, Verily, verily I say unto thee, Excejtt 
 a man be bom of water, and of the Spirit, he 
 cannot enter into the Kinc^dom of God. That 
 which is born of the flesh is flesh ; and that 
 which is born of the Sjurit is spirit. jMarvel 
 not that I said unto thee, Ye nuist be born 
 again. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and 
 thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not 
 tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth ; 
 so is every one that is born of the iSj»irit. 
 Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How 
 can these thinirs be ? Jesus answered and said 
 unto him. Art thou a master of Israel, and 
 knowest not these thinjrs ? Verily, verily 1 say 
 unto thee, AVe speak that we do know, and tes- 
 tify that we have seen ; and ye receive not our 
 witness. If I have told you earthly tinners, 
 and ye believe not ; how shall ye believe, if I tell 
 you of heavenly things ? And no man hath 
 ascended up to heaven, but he that came down 
 from heaven, even the Son of man, who is in 
 heaven. And as Closes lifted u]) the serpent in 
 the wilderness, even so nmst the Son of man 
 be lifted up : that whosoever believeth in him 
 should not perish, but have eternal life.
 
 188 
 
 (!^t J'irslt S^imtJan after (Trinittt. 
 
 77/r CoHrrf. 
 
 GOOD, tlic strength of all them that put 
 their trust in thee, mereifully accept our 
 prayers ; and because throu«i-h the weakness of 
 our mortal nature we can do no j^ood thing 
 without thee, grant us the help of tliy grace, 
 that in keeping of tliy conunandments we may 
 jdease thee, lioth in will and deed ; through 
 Jesus Christ our Lord. A nun. 
 
 llw Epistle. 1 St. John iv. 7. 
 
 BELOVED, let us love one anotlier : for 
 love is of God, and every one that loveth 
 is born of God, and knoweth God. He that 
 loveth not knoweth not God ; for God is love. 
 In this was manifested the love of God towards 
 us, because that God sent his only-begotten 
 Son into the world, that we might live through 
 him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, 
 but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the 
 propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so 
 loved us, we ought also to love one another. 
 No man hath seen God at anytime. If we love 
 one another, God d\\elleth in us, and his love 
 is perfected in us. Hereby know we that we 
 dwell in him, and he in us ; because he hath 
 given us of his S])irit. And we have seen, and 
 do testify, that the Father sent the Son to be 
 the Saviour of the world. Whosoever shall 
 confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God 
 dwelleth in him, and he in God. And we have 
 kno\^Tl and believed the love that God hath to 
 us. God is love ; and he that dwelleth in love
 
 FIRST SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. ISO 
 
 dwelleth in God, and God in him. Herein is 
 our love made perfect, that we may have bold- 
 ness in the day of judt^ment ; because as he is, 
 so are we in this world. There is no fear in 
 love ; but perfect love castctli out fear ; because 
 fear hath torment : He that feareth is not 
 made perfect in love. We love him, because 
 he first loved us. If a man say, I love God, 
 i and hatetli his brother, lie is a liar : for he tliat 
 loveth not his brother, whom he hath seen, how 
 can he love God, whom he hath not seen ? And 
 this commandment have we from him, That he 
 who loveth God love his brother also. 
 
 Tlie Gospel St. Luke xvi. 19. 
 
 THERE was a certain rich man, which was 
 clothed in pm-ple, and fine linen, and fared 
 sumptuously every day. And there was a cer- 
 tain beggar named Lazarus, wliich was laid at 
 his gate full of sores, and desiring to be fed 
 with the crumbs, whicli fell from the rich man's 
 table : moreover, tlie dogs came and licked his 
 sores. And it came to ])ass, that tlie beggar 
 died, and was carried by the angels into Abra- 
 ham's bosom. The rich man also died, and was 
 bm-ied : and in hell he lift up his eyes being 
 in torments, and seeth Abraham afar olf, and 
 Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, 
 Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send 
 Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger 
 in water, and cool my tongue ; for I am tor- 
 mented in this flame. But Abraham said. Son, 
 remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst 
 thy good things, and hkewise Lazarus evil 
 things ; but now he is comforted, and thou art
 
 190 SECOND SUNDAY AFTER TRINITT. 
 
 toiTnentcd. And besides all this, between us 
 and you there is a great g-ulf lixed : so that 
 they who would |»ass from hence to you can- 
 not ; neither can they pass to us, that would 
 come from thence. Then he said, I pray thee 
 therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him 
 to my Cither's house : for I have five brethren ; 
 that he may testify unto them, lest they also 
 come into this place of torment. Abraham 
 saith unto him, Tliey have Moses and the pro- 
 phets ; let them hear them. And he said. Nay, 
 fatlier Abraham ; but if one went unto them 
 from tlie dead, they will repent. And he said 
 unto him, If tliey hear not Closes and the pro- 
 phets, neither will they be persuaded, though 
 one rose fi-om the dead. 
 
 Cf)c J^rcnntr fi^untiaii after Crinttji. 
 llic Collect. 
 
 OLORD, who never failest to help and 
 govern them whom thou dost bring up 
 in thy stedfast fear and love ; Keep us, Ave 
 beseech thee, under the protection of thy good 
 providence, and make us to have a perpetual 
 fear and love of thy holy Name ; through Jesus 
 Christ om- Lord. Aw en. 
 
 Tlie Epistle. 1 St. John iii. 13. 
 
 MARVEL not, my brethren, if the w^orld 
 hate you. We know that we have passed 
 from death unto life, because we love the bre- 
 thren. He that loveth not his brother abideth 
 in death. Whosoever hateth his brother is a 
 murderer : and ye know that no murderer hath 
 eternal life abiding in him. Hereby perceive 
 we the love of God, because he laid down his
 
 SECOND SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. lOi 
 
 life for us : and we ought to lay down oui* lives 
 for the brethren. But whoso hath this world's 
 good, and seeth his brother have need, and 
 shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him; 
 how dwelleth the love of God in him ? My 
 little children, let us not love in word, neither 
 in tongue ; but in deed, and in truth. And 
 hereby we know that we are of the truth, and 
 shall assure our hearts before him. For if our 
 heart condemn us, God is greater than our 
 heart, and knoweth all thin^:s. Beloved, if our 
 heart condemn us not, then have we couiidence 
 towards God. And whatsoever we ask, we re- 
 ceive of him, because we keep his command- 
 ments, and do those things that are pleasing 
 in his siglit. And this is his commandment, 
 That we should believe on the Name of his Son 
 Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave 
 us commandment. And he that keepeth his 
 commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him: 
 and hereby we know that he abideth in us, by 
 the Spirit which he hath given us. 
 
 TJie Gospel. St. Luke xiv. 16. 
 
 A CERTAIN man made a gTcat supper, and 
 bade many ; and sent his servant at sup- 
 per-time to say to them that were bidden, Come, 
 for all things are now ready. And they all with 
 one consent began to make excuse. The first 
 said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, 
 and I must needs go and see it ; I pray thee 
 have me excused. And another said, I have 
 bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove 
 them ; I pray thee have me excused. And an- 
 other said, I have married a wife, and there-
 
 192 THIRD SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 
 
 fore I cannot come. So that servant came, 
 and shewed liis lord these thinj^^s. Then the 
 master of the house beinjj: anuiy said to his 
 servant, (io out quickly into tlie streets and 
 lanes of the city, and \)V\n<i; in hither the jjoor, 
 and the maimed, and the iialt, and the blind. 
 And the servant said. Lord, it is done as thou 
 liast eonnnanded, and yet theie is room. And 
 the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the 
 high-ways and hed^^es, and compel them to come 
 in, that my liouse may be tilled. Tor I say 
 unto you, That none of those men which were 
 bidden shall taste of my supper. 
 
 CIjc ri)irti 3uiitiat) after (Tiinitn. 
 
 ne Collect. 
 
 OLOIiD, we beseech thee mercifully to hear 
 us ; and p^rant that we, to whom thou 
 liast ,ii:iven an hearty desire to pray, may by 
 thy mighty aid l)e defended and comforted in 
 all dangers and adversities ; through Jesus 
 Christ our Lord. AnNfi. 
 
 The Epistle. 1 8t. Pet. v. 5. 
 ALL of you be subject one to another, and 
 XjL be clothed with humility : for God re- 
 sisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the 
 humble. Humble yom'selves therefore under 
 the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you 
 in due time ; casting all your care upon him, 
 for he caretli for you. Be sober, be vigilant ; 
 because your adversary the devil, as a roaring 
 lion, walketh about seeking whom he may 
 devour : whom resist stedfast in the faith, 
 knowing that the same afflictions are accom- 
 plished in your brethren that are in the world.
 
 THIRD SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 193 
 
 But the God of all grace, who hath called us 
 into his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after 
 that ye have sullered a while, make you per- 
 fect, stablish, strenii-tlien, settle you. To him 
 be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. 
 
 Tlie Gospel St. Luke xv. 1. 
 
 THEN drew near unto him all the Publicans 
 and sinners lor to heai- him. And the 
 Pharisees and Scribes muiinured, saying, This 
 man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them. 
 And he spake this parable unto them, saying, 
 "What man of you having an hundred sheep, 
 if he lose one of them, doth not leave tlie ninety 
 and nine in the wilderness, and go after that 
 which is lost, until he find it ? And when he 
 hath found it, he layeth it on his shouhlers, 
 rejoicing. And when he cometh home, he calleth 
 together his friends and neighbours, saying 
 unto them, Kejoice with me, for 1 have found 
 my sheep which was lost. I say unto you, Tliat 
 likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner 
 that repenteth, more tlian over ninety and nine 
 just persons, which need no repentance. Either 
 what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she 
 lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and 
 sweep the house, and seek diligently till she 
 find it ? And when she hath found it, she 
 calleth her friends and her neighbours together, 
 sanng, Itcjoice with me, for I have found the 
 piece which I had lost. Likewise, I say unto 
 you, Tliere is joy in the presence of the angels 
 of Uod over one sinner that repenteth.
 
 ! 194 
 
 (!nf)C JTaurti^ fi^ttntfan aftrt Crinttfl. 
 
 Till' Colhrt. 
 
 OCJOD, llie inutcctor of all that trust in 
 thee, without whom notliing is strong, 
 nothing is holy ; Increase and nuilti})ly upon 
 us thy mercy ; that, thou beiiii^ our ruler and 
 guide, we may so pass through things temporal, 
 that we finally lose not the things eternal: 
 Grant this, O heavenly Father, for Jesus 
 Clmst's sake our Lord. Adich. 
 
 Tlw Ep'isfh'. Rom. viii. 18. 
 
 I RECKON that the sulferings of this pre- 
 sent time are not worthy to be compared 
 with the glory which shall be revealed in us. 
 For the earnest ex})ectation of the creatm'e 
 waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of 
 God. For the creature was made subject to 
 vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who 
 hath subjected the same in hope : because the 
 creatiu'e itself also shall be delivered from the 
 bondage of corruption, into the glorious liberty 
 of the children of God. For we know that the 
 whole creation groaneth, and travaileth in pain 
 together until now. And not only they, but 
 om'selves also, which have the first-fruits of the 
 Spirit, even we om'selves groan within ourselves, 
 waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemp- 
 tion of our body. 
 
 TJw Gospel. St. Luke vi. 36. 
 
 BE ye therefore merciful, as your Father 
 also is merciful. Judge not, and ye shall 
 not be judged : condemn not, and ye shall not
 
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 be condemned : forgive, and ye shall be for- 
 given : give, and it shall be given unto you ; 
 good measure, jn-essed down, and shaken toge- 
 ther, and running over, shall men give into 
 your bosom. For witli tlie same measure that 
 ye mete withal, it shall be measured to you 
 again. And he spake a paral)le unto them, 
 Can tlie blind lead the blind ? shall they not 
 both fall into the ditch ? The disciple is not 
 above his master ; but every one that is perfect 
 shall be as his master. And why beholdest 
 thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but 
 perceivest not the beam that is in thine own 
 eye ? Either how canst thou say to thy bro- 
 ther. Brother, let me pull out the mote that is 
 in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not 
 the beam that is in thine own eye ? Thou 
 hj7)0crite, cast out first the beam out of thine 
 own eye, and then shalt tliou see clearly to pull 
 out the mote that is in thy brother's eye. 
 
 ■ tS^t Jfift!) ^uiitran after Criiiity. 
 
 TJie Collect. 
 
 GRANT, Lord, we beseech thee, that the 
 course of this world may be so peaceably 
 ordered by thy governance, that thy Church 
 may joyfully serve thee in all godly (piietness ; 
 through Jesus Christ our Lord. A?nrn. 
 
 TJw EpUtle. 1 St. Pet. iii. 8. 
 
 BE ye all of one mind, having compassion 
 one of another, love as brethren, he piti- 
 ful, be courteous ; not rendering evil for evil, 
 or railing for railing ; but contrariwise bless- 
 ing ; knowing tliat ye are thereunto called, that
 
 196 FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 
 
 ye should inherit a blessing. For he that will 
 love life, and see good days, let him refrain his 
 tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak 
 no guile : let him eschew evil, and do good ; 
 let him seek ])cace and ensue it. For the eyes 
 of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears 
 are open unto their j^rayers : but the face of 
 the Lord is against them that do evil. And 
 who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers 
 of that which is good ? But and if ye sufler 
 for righteousness' sake, happy are ye : and be 
 not afraid of their terror, neither be troubJed ; 
 but sanctify the Lord God in your hearts. 
 
 Tlie Gospel St. Luke v. 1. 
 
 IT came to pass, that as the people pressed 
 upon him to hear the Word of God, he stood 
 by the lake of Gennesareth, and saw two ships 
 standing by the lake ; but the fishermen were 
 i gone out of them, and were washing their nets. 
 And he entered into one of the ships, which 
 was Simon's, and prayed him that he would 
 thrust out a little from the land : and he sat 
 down, and taught the people out of the ship. 
 Now when he had left speaking he said mito 
 Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down 
 your nets for a draught. And Simon answering 
 said unto him. Master, we have toiled all the 
 night, and have taken nothing ; nevertheless, 
 at thy word I vnVi let down the net. And when 
 they had this done, they inclosed a great mul- 
 titude of fishes, and their net brake. And they 
 beckoned unto their partners which were in 
 the other ship, that they should come and help 
 them. And they came, and filled both the
 
 SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 137 
 
 ships, so that they began to sink. AVhen Simon 
 Peter saw it, he fell clo^vn at Jesus' knees, 
 saying, Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, 
 Lord. For he was astonished, and all that 
 were with him, at the draught of the fishes 
 which they had taken ; and so was also James, 
 and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were 
 partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto 
 Simon, Fear not, from henceforth thou shalt 
 catch men. And when they had brought their 
 ships to land, they forsook all, and followed 
 him. 
 
 ^f)t ^iyt^ ^ttntfaw after Criuity. 
 The Collect 
 
 OGOD, who hast prepared for them that 
 love thee such good things as pass man's 
 understanding ; Pour into om' hearts such love 
 toward thee, that we, loving thee above all 
 things, may obtain thy promises, which exceed 
 all that we can desire ; through Jesus Christ 
 our Lord. Amen. 
 
 Tlie Epistle. Rom. vi. 3. 
 
 KNOW ye not, that so many of us as were 
 baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized 
 into his death ? Therefore we are buried with 
 him by baptism into death ; that like as Christ 
 was raised up fi'om the dead by the glory of 
 the Father, even so we also should walk in 
 newness of life. For if we have been planted 
 together in the likeness of his death, we shall 
 be also in the likeness of his resurrection : 
 knowing this, that our old man is crucified 
 with him, that the body of sin might be de- 
 stroyed, that henceforth we should not serve 
 
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 198 SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINTTY. 
 
 sin. For he that is dead is freed fr'om sin. 
 Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that 
 we shall also live with him ; knowing that 
 Christ being raised from the dead dieth no 
 more ; death hath no more dominion over him. 
 For in that he died, he died unto sin once ; but 
 in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. Like- 
 wise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead in- 
 deed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus 
 Christ our Lord. 
 
 TJ(e Gospel. St. Matt. v. 20. 
 
 JESUS said unto his disciples. Except your 
 righteousness shall exceed the righteous- 
 ness of the Scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in 
 no case enter into the Kingdom of heaven. Ye 
 have heard that it was said by them of old 
 time. Thou shalt not kill : and whosoever shall 
 kill, shall be in danger of the judgment. But 
 I say unto you, that whosoever is angry with 
 his brother without a cause shall be in danger 
 of the judgment : and whosoever shall say to 
 his brother, Eaca, shall be in danger of the 
 council: but whosoever shall say. Thou fool, 
 shall be in danger of hell-fire. Therefore if 
 thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there re- 
 memberest that thy brother hath ought against 
 thee ; leave there thy gift before the altar, and 
 go thy way, first be reconciled to thy brother, 
 and then come and offer thy gift. Agree with 
 thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the 
 way with him ; lest at any time the adversary 
 deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver 
 thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. 
 Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means
 
 SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 199 
 
 come out thence, till thou hast paid the utter- 
 most farthing. 
 
 €l)t ^rbcntl) ^uutfap after Crtnitj). 
 
 The Collect 
 
 LORD of all power and might, who art the 
 author and giver of all good things ; Graft 
 in our hearts the love of thy Xame, increase in 
 us true religion, nourish us with all goodness, 
 and of thy great mercy keep us in the same ; 
 through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, 
 
 TJie Epistle. Eom. vi. 19. 
 
 I SPEAK after the manner of men, because 
 of the infirmity of your flesh : for as ye 
 have yielded your members servants to unclean- 
 ness, and to iniquity, unto iniquity ; even so 
 now yield your members servants to righte- 
 ousness, unto holiness. For when ye were the 
 servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness. 
 What fruit had ye then in those things where- 
 of ye are now ashamed ? for the end of those 
 things is death. But noAv being made free 
 from sin, and become servants to God, ye have 
 your fi'uit unto holiness, and the end everlast- 
 ing life. For the wages of sin is death : but 
 the gift of God is eternal life, through Jesus 
 Christ our Lord. 
 
 The Gospel. St. Mark viii. 1. 
 
 IN those days the multitude being very great, 
 and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his 
 disciples unto him, and saith unto them, I have 
 compassion on the multitude, because they have 
 now been with me three days, and have nothing 
 to eat ; and if I send them away fasting to their
 
 200 EIGHTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 
 
 own houses, they will faint by the way; for 
 divers of them came from far. And his dis- 
 ciples answered him, From whence can a man 
 satisfy these men with bread here in the wil- 
 derness ? And he asked them. How many 
 loaves have ye ? And they said. Seven. And 
 he commanded the people to sit down on the 
 ground. And he took the seven loaves, and 
 gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his dis- 
 ciples to set before them ; and they did set 
 them before the people. And they had a few 
 small fishes ; and he blessed, and commanded 
 to set them also before them. So they did eat, 
 and were filled : and they took up of the broken 
 meat that was left seven baskets. And they 
 that had eaten were about four thousand. And 
 he sent them away. 
 
 €i)t (£isbil) ^untrag after Crinttg. 
 
 The Collect. 
 
 OGOD, whose never-failing providence or- 
 dereth all things both in heaven and earth ; 
 We humbly beseech thee to put away from us 
 all hurtful things, and to give us those things 
 which be profitable for us ; through Jesus 
 Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 The Epistle. Eom. viii. 12. 
 
 BEETHEEN", we are debtors, not to the 
 flesh, to live after the flesh. For if ye 
 live after the flesh, ye shall die ; but if ye 
 through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the 
 body, ye shall live. For as many as are led by 
 the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. i 
 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage | 
 again to fear ; but ye have received the spirit |
 
 NINTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 201 
 
 of adoption, whereby we ciy, Abba, Father. 
 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, 
 that we are the children of God : and if chil- 
 dren, then heirs ; heirs of God, and joint-heirs 
 with Christ : if so be that we suffer with hiin, 
 that we may be also glorified together. 
 
 The Gospel St. Matt. vii. 15, 
 
 BEWARE of false prophets, which come to 
 you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they 
 are rayening wolves. Ye shall knov/ them by 
 their fi'uits : do men gather grapes of thorns, 
 or figs of thistles ? Even so every good tree 
 bringeth forth good fi'uit i but a corrupt tree 
 bringeth forth evil fi'uit. A good tree cannot 
 bring forth evil fi'uit ; neither can a corrupt tree 
 bring forth good frniit. Every tree that bring- 
 eth not forth good fi-uit is hewn do^vn, and cast 
 into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye 
 shall know them. Not every one that saith 
 unto me. Lord, Lord, shall enter into the 
 Kingdom of heaven ; but he that doeth the 
 will of my Father which is in heaven. 
 
 Elje d^inti^ ^imtraw after Crinttw. 
 
 The CoUect. 
 
 GEANT to us. Lord, we beseech thee, the 
 spirit to think and do always such things 
 as be rightful ; that we, who cannot do any 
 thing that is good without thee, may by thee be 
 enabled to live according to thy will i through 
 Jesus Christ om* Lord. Amen. 
 
 Tlie Epistle. 1 Cor. x. 1. 
 
 BRETHREN, 1 would not that ye should 
 be ignorant, how that ail our fathers were
 
 202 NINTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITl, 
 
 under the cloud, and all passed through the 
 sea ; and were all baptized unto ]\loses in the 
 cloud, and in the sea ; and did all eat the same 
 fipiritual meat, and did all drink the same 
 spiritual drink : (for they drank of that spi- 
 ritual Rock that followed them : and that Rock 
 was Christ.) But with many of them God 
 was not well pleased ; for they were overthrown 
 in the wilderness. Now these things were our 
 examples, to the intent we should not lust 
 after evil things, as they also lusted. Neither 
 be 3^e idolaters, as were some of them ; as it is 
 written. The people sat down to eat and drink, 
 and rose up to play. Neither let us commit 
 fornication, as some of them committed, and 
 fell in one day three and twenty thousand. 
 Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them 
 also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents. 
 Neither murmur ye, as some of them also mur- 
 mured, and were destroyed of the destroyer. 
 Now all these things happened unto them for 
 ensamples : and they are wi-itten for our admo- 
 nition, upon whom the ends of the world are 
 come. Wherefore let him that tJiinketh he 
 standeth take heed lest he fall. There hath 
 no temptation taken you, but such as is com- 
 mon to man : but God is faithful, who will 
 not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are 
 able ; but will with the temptation also make 
 a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it, 
 
 T7ie Gospel. St. Luke xvi. 1. 
 
 JESUS said unto his disciples, There was 
 a certain rich man which had a steward ; 
 and the same was accused imto him that he
 
 TENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 203 
 
 had wasted his goods. And he called him, 
 and said imto him, How is it that I hear this 
 of thee ? Give an account of thy steward- 
 ship ; for thou majest be no longer steward. 
 ! Then the steward said within himself, AVhat 
 i shall I do ? for my lord taketh away fi'om me 
 j the stewardship : I cannot dig, to beg I am 
 i ashamed. I am resolved what to do, that, 
 I when I am put out of the stewardship, they 
 i may receive me into their houses. So he 
 I called every one of his lord's debtors unto him, 
 i and said unto the first. How much owest thou 
 I unto my lord ? And he said. An hundred inea- 
 [ sures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy 
 ! bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty. 
 I Then said he to another. And how much owest 
 I thou ? And he said. An hundi'ed measures 
 j of wheat. And he said unto him. Take thy 
 I bill, and write fourscore. And the lord com- 
 mended the unjust steward, because he had 
 done wisely : for the children of this world are 
 in their generation wiser than the children of 
 light. And I say unto you. Make to yourselves 
 fi'iends of the mammon of mirighteousness ; 
 that when ye fail, they may receive you into 
 everlasting habitations. 
 
 tS^f^t €cntl) ^itittfai) after Crtnttg. 
 
 Tlie Collect. 
 
 LE T thy merciful ears, Lord, be open to 
 the prayers of thy humble seiwants ; and 
 that they may obtain their petitions make 
 them to ask such things as shall please thee ; 
 through Jesus Christ oiu- Lord. Amen,
 
 201 TENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. . 
 
 TJie Epistle. 1 Cor. xii. 1. 
 
 CONCERNING spiritual gifts, brethren, I 
 would uot have you ignorant Ye know 
 that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these 
 dumb idols, eyen as ye were led. Wherefore 
 I give you to understand, that no man speak- 
 ing by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed; 
 and that no man can say that Jesus is the 
 Lord, but by the Holy Ghost. Now there are 
 diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. And 
 there are differences of administrations, but 
 the same Lord. And there are diversities of 
 operations, but it is the same God, who work- 
 eth all in all. But the manifestation of the 
 Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. 
 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of 
 wisdom ; to another the word of knowledge 
 by the same Spirit ; to another faith by the 
 same Spirit ; to another the gifts of healing 
 by the same Spirit ; to another the working 
 of miracles ; to another prophecy ; to another 
 discerning of spirits ; to another divers kinds 
 of tongues ; to another the interpretation of 
 tongues. But all these worketh that one and 
 the self-same Spirit, dividing to every man 
 severally as he will. 
 
 Hie Gospel. St. Luke xix. 41. 
 
 AN D when he was come near, he beheld the 
 city, and wept over it, saying. If thou 
 hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy 
 day, the things which belong unto thy peace ! 
 but now they are hid fi'om thine eyes. For 
 the days shall come upon thee, that thine ene- 
 mies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass
 
 I ELEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 20o 
 
 thee round, and keep thee in on every side, and 
 
 shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy 
 
 children within thee ; and they shall not leave 
 
 ' in thee one stone upon another ; because thou 
 
 knewest not the time of thy visitation. And 
 
 he went into the temple, and began to cast out 
 
 them that sold therein, and them that bought, 
 
 ! saying unto them. It is written, My house is 
 
 j the house of prayer: but ye have made it a 
 
 I den of thieves. And he taught daily in the 
 
 ! temple. 
 
 ^t (iBUbtnt^ ^mxtSKv after Crinitg. 
 TJie Colfecf. 
 
 OGOD, who declarest thy almighty power 
 most chiefly in shewing mercy and pity ; 
 Mercifully gTant unto us such a measm'e of thy 
 grace, that we, running the way of thy com- 
 mandments, may obtain thy gi-acious promises, 
 and be made partakers of thy heavenly trea- 
 sure ; tlu'ough Jesus Christ om- Lord. A?)ien. 
 
 Tlie Epistle. 1 Cor. xv. 1. 
 
 BEETHPtEX, I declare unto you the Gos- 
 pel which I preached unto you, which 
 also ye have received, and wherein ye stand : 
 by which also ye are saved, if ye keep in me- 
 mory what I preached unto you, unless ye 
 have believed in vain. For I delivered unto 
 you first of all, that which I also received, how 
 that Christ died for our sins, according to the 
 Scriptm-es ; and that he was bm-ied ; and that 
 he rose again the third day, according to the 
 Scriptures; and that he was seen of Cephas, 
 then of the twelve : after that, he was seen of 
 above five hundred bretlu-en at once ; of whom
 
 20G ELEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 
 
 the greater part remain unto this present ; but 
 some are fallen asleep : after that, he was seen 
 of James ; then of all the Apostles : and last 
 of all, he was seen of me also, as of one born 
 out of due time. For I am the least of the 
 Apostles, that am not meet to be called an 
 Apostle, because I persecuted the Church of 
 God. But by the grace of God I am what I 
 am : and his grace which was bestowed upon 
 me was not in vain ; but I laboured more abun- 
 dantly than they all ; yet not I, but the grace 
 of God which was with me. Therefore whether 
 it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye 
 believed. 
 
 Tlie Gospel. St. Luke xviii. 9. 
 
 JESUS spake this parable unto certain which 
 trusted in themselves that they were right- 
 eous, and despised others : Two men went up 
 into the temple to pray ; the one a Pharisee, 
 and the other a Publican. The Pharisee stood 
 and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank 
 thee, that I am not as other men are, extor- 
 tioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this Pub- 
 lican : I fast twice in the week, I give tithes 
 of all that I possess. And the Publican, stand- 
 ing afar off, would not lift up so much as his 
 eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, 
 saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. I tell 
 you, this man went domi to his house justified 
 rather than the other : for. every one that ex- 
 alteth himself shall be abased ; and he that 
 hmnbleth himself shall be exalted.
 
 20? 
 
 ^t ClMeXftl) ^uutfap after CrCitttg. 
 
 • TIte Collect 
 A LMIGHTY and eyerlastino^ God, who art 
 J_\. always more read j to hear than we to pray, 
 and ai-t wont to give more than either we desire, 
 or deserve ; Pom' down upon us the abun- 
 dance of thy mercy ; forgiving us those things 
 whereof our conscience is afraid, and giving us 
 those good things which we are not worthy to 
 ask, but through the merits and mediation of 
 Jesus Christ, thy Son, our Lord. Amen. 
 
 TJie EjmtJe. 2 Cor. iii. 4. 
 
 SUCH trust have we through Christ to God- 
 ward : not that we are sufficient of our- 
 selves to think any thing as of ourselves ; but 
 our sufficiency is of God. Who also hath made 
 us able ministers of the New Testament ; not 
 of the letter, but of the Spirit : for the letter 
 killeth, but the Spirit giveth life. But if the 
 ministration of death written and engraven in 
 stones was glorious, so that the chikh'en of 
 Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of 
 Moses for the glory of his countenance, which 
 glory was to be done a^^'ay ; how^ shall not the 
 ministration of the Spirit be rather glorious ? 
 For if the ministration of condemnation be 
 glory, much more doth the ministration of 
 righteousness exceed in glory. 
 
 The Gospel St. Mark vii. 31. 
 
 JESUS, departing from the coasts of Tyre 
 and Sidon, came unto the sea of Galilee, 
 through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis, 
 And they bring unto him one that was deaf,
 
 208 THIRTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 
 
 and had an impediment in his speech ; and 
 they beseech him to put his hand upon him. 
 And he took him aside fi'om the multitude, and 
 put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and 
 touched his tongue ; and looking up to heaven, 
 he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephpluitha, 
 that is. Be opened. And straightway his ears 
 were opened, and the string of his tongue was 
 loosed, and he spake plain. And he charged 
 them that they should tell no man : but the 
 more he charged them, so much the more a 
 great deal they published it ; and were beyond 
 measure astonished, saying. He hath done all 
 things well ; he maketh both the deaf to hear, 
 and the dumb to speak. 
 
 El^^ Clbirtccutl) J)imtfan after Crinitp. 
 
 21ie Collect. 
 ALMIGHTY and merciful God, of whose 
 x\. only gift it cometh that thy faithful peo- 
 ple do mito thee true and laudable service ; 
 Grant, we beseech thee, that we may so faith- 
 fully serve thee in this life, that we fail not 
 finally to attain thy heavenly promises ; through 
 the merits of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 TJie Epistle. Gal. iii. 16. 
 
 TO Abraham and his seed v/ere the promises 
 made. He saith not. And to seeds, as of 
 manv ; but as of one ; And to thy seed, which 
 is Cnrist. And this I say, That the covenant 
 that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the 
 Law, which was forj- hundred and thirty years 
 after, cannot disanniil, that it should make the 
 promise of none effect. For if the inheritance
 
 THIRTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 209 
 
 be of the Law, it is no more of promise ; but 
 God gave it to Abraham by promise. Where- 
 fore then serveth the LaAv ? It was added 
 because of transc^Tessions, till the seed should 
 come, to whom the promise was made ; and it 
 was ordained by angels in the hand of a medi- 
 ator. Now a mediator is not a mediator of 
 one ; but God is one. Is the Law then against 
 the promises of God ? God forbid : for if there 
 had been a law given which could have given 
 life, verily righteousness should have been by 
 the Law. But the Scripture hath concluded 
 all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus 
 Christ might be given to them that believe. 
 
 TJie Gospel St. Luke x. 23. 
 
 BLESSED are the eyes which see the things 
 that ye see. For I tell j^ou, That many 
 prophets and kings have desired to see those 
 things which ye see, and have not seen them ; 
 and to hear those things which ye hear, and 
 have not heard them. And behold, a certain 
 Lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying. 
 Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life ? 
 He said unto him, What is written in the Law ? 
 how readest thou ? And he answering said, 
 Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy 
 heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy 
 strength, and with all thy mind ; and thy 
 neighbour as thyself. And he said unto him, 
 Thou hast answered right ; this do, and thou 
 shalt live. But he, willing to justify himself, 
 said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour ? 
 And Jesus answering said, A certain man went 
 down fi'om Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell amonsr
 
 210 FOURTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 
 
 thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and 
 wounded him, and departed, leaving him half 
 dead. And by chance there came down a cer- 
 tain Priest that way, and, when he saw him, 
 he passed by on the other side. And likewise 
 a Levite, when he was at the place, came and 
 looked on him, and passed by on the other side. 
 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came 
 where he was ; and, when he saAv him, he had 
 compassion on him, and went to him, and 
 bound up his wounds, pourinc^ in oil and wine, 
 and set him on his own beast, and brouiiht him 
 to an inn, and took care of him. And on the 
 morrow, when he departed, he took out two 
 pence, and p^ave them to the host, and said 
 unto him. Take care of him ; and whatsoever 
 thou spendest more, when I come again, I will 
 repay thee. AVhich now of these three, thinkest 
 thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among 
 the thieves ? And he said, He that shewed 
 mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, 
 and do thou likewise. 
 
 Cl)e jTourttcntl) ^untfaj) after Criuttj?. 
 
 The CoUecf. 
 j A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, give unto 
 I x\- us the increase of faith, hope, and charity ; 
 and, that we may obtain that which thou dost 
 I promise, make us to love that which thou dost 
 ! command ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
 I Amen. 
 I TJw Epistle. Gal. v. 16. 
 
 I SAY then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall 
 not fulfil the lust of the flesh. For the 
 1 flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit
 
 FOURTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 211 
 
 against the flesh ; and these are contrary the 
 one to the other ; so that je cannot do the 
 things that ye would. But if ye be led by the 
 Spirit, ye are not under the law. Now the 
 works of the flesh are manifest, which are these, 
 adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lascivious- 
 ness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, 
 emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, 
 envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, 
 and such like : of the which 1 tell you before, 
 as I have also told you in time past. That they 
 who do such things shall not inherit the king- 
 dom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, 
 joy, peace, long-suflering, gentleness, goodness, 
 faith, meekness, temi)erance : against such 
 there is no law. And they that are Ghnst's 
 have crucified the flesli, with the affections and 
 lusts. 
 
 TJie Gospel. St. Luke xvii. 11. 
 AND it came to pass, as Jesus went to Jeru- 
 XA. salem, that he passed through the midst 
 of Samariai, and Galilee. And as he entered 
 into a certain village, tliere met him ten men 
 that were lepers, which stood afar off. And 
 they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, 
 Master, have mercy on us. And when he saw 
 them, he said mito them, Go, shew yourselves 
 unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, 
 as they went, they were cleansed. And one of 
 them, when he saw that he was healed, turned 
 back, and with a loud voice glorified God, and 
 fell down on his face at his feet, giving him 
 thanks ; and he was a Samaritan. And Jesus 
 answering said, Were there not ten cleansed ? 
 but where are the nine ? There are not found
 
 212 FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 
 
 that returned to give glory to God, save this 
 stranger. And he said unto liim, Arise, go thy 
 way, thy faith hath made thee whole. 
 
 Cljc ;ffiltcn\ii) ^imtfag after Criuitg. 
 
 TJie Collect. 
 
 KEEP, we beseech thee, Lord, thy Church 
 with thy perpetual mercy : and, because 
 the frailty of man without thee cannot but fall, 
 keep us ever by thy lielp from all things hurt- 
 ful, and lead us to all things profitable to our 
 salvation ; through Jesus Christ om' Lord. 
 Ame?i. 
 
 TJie Epistle. Gal. vi. IL 
 
 YE see how large a letter I have written 
 unto you with mine own hand. As many 
 as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they 
 constrain ^^ou to be circumcised ; only lest they 
 should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ. 
 For neither they themselves who are circum- 
 cised keep the law^ ; but desire to have you 
 circmncised, that they may glory in your flesh. 
 But God forbid that I should glory, save in the 
 cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by wdiom the 
 world is crucified unto me, and I imto the 
 world. For in Christ Jesus neither circiun- 
 cision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, 
 but a new creature. And as many as walk 
 according to this rule, peace be on them, and 
 mercy, and upon the Israel of God. From 
 henceforth let no man trouble me ; for I bear 
 in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus. 
 Brethren, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ 
 be with yom- spirit. Amen.
 
 FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 213 
 
 TJie Gospel St. Matt. vi. 24. 
 
 NO man can serve two masters : for either 
 he will hate the one, and love the other ; 
 or else he will hold to the one, and despise the 
 other. Ye cannot serve God and Mammon. 
 Therefore I say unto you. Take no thought for 
 your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall 
 drink ; nor yet for your body, what ye shall 
 put on : Is not the life more than meat, and 
 the body than raiment ? Behold the fowls of 
 the air ; for they sow not, neither do they reap, 
 nor gather into barns ; yet your heavenly 
 Father feedeth them. Are jo. not much better 
 than they ? AYliich of you by taking thought 
 can add one cubit unto his stature ? And why 
 take \Q thought for raiment ? Consider the 
 lilies of the field how they grow : they toil not, 
 neither do they spin : and yet I say unto you, 
 That even Solomon in all his glory was not 
 arrayed like one of these. AMierefore, if God 
 so clothe the grass of the field, which to-day is, 
 and to-morrow is cast into the oven ; shall he 
 not much more clothe you, Ojq of little faith? 
 Therefore take no thought, saying, AVhat shall 
 we eat ? or what shall we drink ? or where- 
 withal shall we be clothed ? (for after all these 
 things do the Gentiles seek :) for yom- heavenly 
 Father knoweth that ye have need of all these 
 things. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, 
 and his righteousness, and all these things 
 shall be added unto you. Take therefore no 
 thought for the morrow ; for the morrow shall 
 take thought for the things of itself: sufficient 
 unto the day is the evil thereof.
 
 214 
 
 CIjc ^iYtccnf^ ^untray after Crtiiitg. 
 
 The Collect. 
 
 OLORD, we beseech thee, let thy continual 
 pity cleanse and defend thy Church ; and, 
 because it cannot continue in safety without 
 thy succour, preserve it evermore by thy help 
 and goodness ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
 Amen. 
 
 Hie EpUile. Ephes. iii. 13. 
 
 I DESIRE that ye faint not at my tribula- 
 tions for you, which is your glory. For 
 this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of 
 our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom the whole 
 family in heaven and earth is named, that he 
 would grant you, according to the riches of 
 his glory, to be strengthened with might by 
 his Spirit in the inner man ; that Christ may 
 dwell in your hearts by faith ; that ye, being 
 rooted and grounded in love, may be able to 
 comprehend with all saints, what is the breadth, 
 and length, and depth, and height; and to 
 know the love of Christ, which passeth know- 
 ledge, that ye might be filled with all the ful- 
 ness of God. Now unto him that is able to 
 do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask 
 or think, according to the power that worketh 
 in us, unto him be glory in the Church by 
 Christ Jesus, throughout all ages, world with- 
 out end. Amen. 
 
 Tlie Gospel. St. Luke vii. 11. 
 A ND it came to pass the day after, that 
 J_Jl Jesus went into a city called Nain ; and 
 many of his disciples went with him, and much
 
 SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 215 
 
 people. Now when he came nigh to the gate 
 of the city, behold, there was a dead man car- 
 ried out, the only son of his mother, and she 
 was a widow ; and much people of the city was 
 with her. And when the Lord saw her, he 
 had compassion on her, and said unto her, 
 Weep not. And he came and touched the bier, 
 (and they that bare him stood still,) and he 
 said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. And 
 he that was dead sat up, and began to speak : 
 and he delivered him to his mother. And 
 there came a fear on all, and they glorified 
 God, sajing, That a great Prophet is risen 
 up among us, and that God hath visited his 
 people. And this rumour of him went forth 
 throughout all Judaea, and throughout all the 
 region round about. 
 
 Cl^e ^thtntctnt^ ^untrag after Crtitttg. 
 
 ne Collect 
 
 LOED, we pray thee that thy grace may 
 always prevent and follow us, and make 
 us continually to be given to all good works ; 
 through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 TJie Epistle. Ephes. iv. 1. 
 
 I THEREFORE the prisoner of the Lord 
 beseech you, that ye walk Avorthy of the 
 vocation wherewith ye are called, with all low- 
 liness and meekness, with long-suffering, for- 
 bearing one another in love ; endeavouring to 
 keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of 
 peace. There is one body, and one Spirit, 
 even as ye are called in one hope of your call- 
 ing ; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one
 
 216 SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 
 
 God and Father of all, who is above all, and 
 through all, and in you all. 
 
 T}w Goi^pel. St. Luke xiv. 1. 
 
 IT came to pass, as Jesus went into the 
 house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat 
 bread on the sal)bath-day, that they watched 
 him. , And behold, there was a certain man 
 before him which had the dropsy. And Jesus 
 answerino- spake unto the Lawyers and Phari- 
 sees, sayinf^-, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath- 
 day ? And they held tlicir peace. And he 
 took him, and healed him, and let him go ; 
 and answered them, sayhig. Which of you shall 
 have an ass, or an ox, fallen into a pit, and will 
 not straightway pull him out on the sabbath- 
 day ? And they could not answer him again 
 to these things. And he put forth a parable 
 to those wdiich were bidden, when he marked 
 how they chose out the chief rooms, saying 
 u:ito them. When thou art bidden of any man 
 to a wedding, sit not down in the highest 
 room ; lest a more honourable man than thou 
 be bidden of him ; and he that bade thee and 
 him come and say to thee, Give this man 
 place ; and thou begin with shame to take the 
 loAvest room. But when thou art bidden, go 
 and sit down in the lowest room ; that, when 
 he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee. 
 Friend, go up higher : then slialt thou have 
 worship in the presence of them that sit at 
 meat with thee. For whosoever exalteth him- 
 self shall be abased ; and he that humbleth 
 himself shall be exalted.
 
 217 
 
 The Collect. 
 
 LORD, we beseech thee, grant thy people 
 grace to withstand the temptations of the 
 world, the flesh, and the devil, and with pm-e 
 hearts and minds to follow thee the only God ; 
 through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 The Epistle. 1 Cor. i. 4. 
 
 I THANK my God always on your behalf, 
 for the grace of God which is given you by 
 Jesus Christ ; that in every thing ye are en- 
 riched by him, in all utterance, and in all 
 knowledge ; even as the testimony of Christ 
 was confirmed in you ; so that ye come behind 
 in no gift ; waiting for the coming of our Lord 
 Jesus Christ, who shall also confirm you unto 
 the end, that ye may be blameless in the day 
 of our Lord Jesus Christ. 
 
 Tlie Gospel St. Matt. xxii. 34. 
 
 WHEN the Pharisees had heard that Je- 
 sus had put the Sadducees to silence, 
 they were gathered together. Then one of 
 them, who was a Lawyer, asked him a ques- 
 tion, tempting him, and saying, Master, which 
 is the great commandment in the Law ? Jesus 
 said unto him. Thou shalt love the Lord thy 
 God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, 
 and with all thy mind. This is the first and 
 great commandment. And the second is like 
 unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy- 
 self. On these two commandments hang all 
 the Law and the Prophets. While the Phari- 
 sees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,
 
 218 NINETEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY, 
 
 saying, What think ye of Christ ? whose son 
 is he ? They say unto him, The son of David. 
 He saith unto them, How then doth David in 
 spirit call him Lord, sajdng. The Lord said 
 unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till 
 I make thine enemies thy foot-stool ? If David 
 then call him Lord, how is he his Son ? And 
 no man was able to answer him a word ; nei- 
 ther durst any man fi-om that day forth ask 
 Mm any more questions. 
 
 t!L\)e i^iiKtnnt'^ ^untran after Crtnitg, 
 
 Tlie Collect. 
 
 OGOD, forasmuch as without thee we are 
 not able to please thee ; Mercifully grant, 
 that thy Holy Spirit may in all things direct 
 and rule om^ hearts ; through Jesus Christ our 
 Lord. Amen. 
 
 The Epistle. Ephes. iv. 17. 
 
 THIS I say therefore, and testify in the 
 Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other 
 Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind ; 
 having the understanding darkened, being 
 alienated fi'om the life of God through the ig- 
 norance that is in them, because of the blind- 
 ness of their heart : who, being past feeling, 
 have given themselves over unto lascivious- 
 ness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. 
 But ye have not so learned Christ ; if so be 
 that ye have heard him, and have been taught 
 by him, as the truth is in Jesus : that ye put 
 off, concerning the former conversation, the old 
 man, which is corrupt according to the deceit- 
 ful lusts ; and be renewed in the spirit of your
 
 NINETEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 219 
 
 mind ; and that ye put on the new man, which 
 after God is created in righteousness and true 
 holiness. Wherefore, putting away lying, speak 
 every man truth with his neighbour : for we 
 are members one of another. Be ye angry 
 and sin not : let not the sun go down upon 
 your "wrath : neither give place to the devil. 
 Let him that stole steal no more ; but rather 
 let him labour, working with his hands the 
 thing which is good, that he may have to give 
 to him that needeth. Let no corrupt commu- 
 nication proceed out of your mouth, but that 
 which is good to the use of edifying, that it 
 may minister grace unto the hearers. And 
 grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye 
 are sealed unto the day of redemption. Let 
 all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and cla- 
 mour, and evil speaking, be put away from 
 you, with all malice. And be ye kind one to 
 another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, 
 even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven 
 you. 
 
 Tlie Gospel St. Matt. ix. 1. 
 
 JESUS entered into a ship, and passed over, 
 and came into his own city. And behold, 
 they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, 
 lying on a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, 
 said mito the sick of the palsy. Son, be of good 
 cheer, thy sins be forgiven thee. And behold, 
 certain of the scribes said within themselves, 
 This man blasphemeth. And Jesus, knowing 
 their thoughts, said, l\lierefore think ye evil 
 in yom- hearts ? For whether is easier to say, 
 Thy sins be forgiven thee ? or to say. Arise, 
 and walk ? But that ye may know that the
 
 220 TWENTIETH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 
 
 Son of man hath power on earth to forgive 
 sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) 
 Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house. 
 And he arose, and departed to his house. But 
 when the multitude saw it, they marvelled, 
 and glorified God, who had given such power 
 unto men. 
 
 CIjc Cincnttctlj ^iintrag after Crtnttg. 
 
 Jlw Collect. 
 
 O ALMIGHTY and most merciful God, of 
 thy bountiful goodness keep us, we be- 
 seech thee, from all things that may hurt us ; 
 that we, being ready both in body and soul^ 
 may cheerfully accomplish those things that 
 thou wouldest have done ; through Jesus Christ 
 our Lord. Amen. 
 
 Tlie Epistle. Ephes. v. 15. 
 
 SEE then that ye walk circumspectly, not 
 as fools, but as wise, redeeming the time, 
 because the days are evil. Wherefore be ye 
 not unwise, but understanding what the will 
 of the Lord is. And be not drunk with wine, 
 wherein is excess ; but be filled with the 
 Spirit ; speaking to yourselves in psalms, and 
 hymns, and spiritual songs ; singing and mak- 
 ing melody in your heart to the Lord ; giving 
 thanks always for all things unto God and the 
 Father, in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ ; 
 submitting yourselves one to another in the 
 fear of God. 
 
 Tlie Gospel. St. Matt. xxii. 1. 
 
 JESUS said. The Kingdom of heaven is like 
 unto a certain king, who made a mar-
 
 TWENTIETH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 221 
 
 riage for his son ; and sent forth his servants 
 to call them that were bidden to the wedding ; 
 and thev would i^ot come. Again, he sent forth 
 other servants, saving. Tell them which are 
 bidden. Behold, I have prepared my dinner ; 
 my oxen and my fatlings are killedj and all 
 things are ready; come unto the marriage. 
 But they made light of it, and v^^ent their ways, 
 one to his farm, another to his merchandise : 
 and the remnant took his servants, and en- 
 treated them spitefully, and slew them. But 
 when the king heard thereof, he was wroth ; 
 and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed 
 those mm^derers, and burnt up their city. 
 Then saith he to his servants. The wedding is 
 ready, but they who were bidden were not 
 worthy. Go ye therefore into the high-ways, 
 and as many as ye shall find bid to the mar- 
 riage. So those servants went out into the 
 high-ways, and gathered together all, as many 
 as they found, both bad and good ; and the 
 wedding was furnished with guests. And 
 when the king came in to see the guests, he 
 saw there a man which had not on a wedding- 
 garment. And he saith unto him, Friend, how 
 camest thou in hither, not having a wedding- 
 garment ? And he was speechless. Then said 
 the king to the servants, Bind him hand and 
 foot, and take him away, and cast him into 
 outer darkness : there shall be weeping and 
 gnashing of teeth. For many are called, but 
 few are chosen. 
 
 [/pn
 
 Cl^e ^TtDaitM-fir^t ^unTJag after Crinttg. 
 
 lite Collect. 
 
 GRANT, we beseech thee, merciful Lord, 
 to thy faithful people pardon and peace, 
 that they may be cleansed from all their sins, 
 and serve thee ^\ith a quiet mind ; tln-ough 
 Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 TJie Epistle. Ephes. vi. 10. 
 
 MY brethren, be stron^^ in the Lord, and 
 in the power of his might. Put on the 
 whole armour of God, that ye may be able to 
 stand against the wiles of tlie devil. For we 
 wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against 
 principalities, against })owers, against the 
 rulers of the darkness of this world, against 
 spiritual wickedness in high places. Where- 
 fore take unto you the whole armour of God, 
 that ye may be able to withstand in the evil 
 day, and, having done all, to stand. Stand 
 therefore, having yom- loins girt about with 
 truth ; and having on the breast-plate x)f right- 
 eousness ; and yom- feet shod with the prepa- 
 ration of the Gospel of peace ; above all, taking 
 the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able 
 to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked ; 
 and take the helmet of salvation, and the 
 sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God : 
 praying always with all prayer and supplica- 
 tion in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with 
 all perseverance, and supplication for all saints ; 
 and for me, that utterance may be given unto 
 me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to 
 make known the mystery of the Gospel, for
 
 TWEXTY-SECOND SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 223 
 
 which I am an ambassador in bonds; that 
 therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak. 
 
 T1}e Gospel St. John iv. 46. 
 
 THERE was a certain nobleman, whose son 
 was sick at Capernaum. When he heard 
 that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, 
 he went unto him, and besought him that he 
 would come down and heal his son ; for he 
 was at the point of death. Then said Jesus 
 mito him, Except ye see signs and wonders, 
 ye will not believe. The nobleman saith unto 
 him. Sir, come down ere my child die. Jesus 
 saith unto him. Go thy way, thy son liveth. 
 And the man belicA^ed the Avord that Jesus had 
 spoken unto him, and he went his way. And, 
 as he was now going do^Mi, his servants met 
 him, and told him, saying. Thy son liveth. 
 Then enquired he of them the horn' when he 
 began to amend : and they said unto him, 
 Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left 
 him. So the father knew that it was at the 
 same hour, in the which Jesus said unto him, 
 Thy son liveth ; and himself believed,- and his 
 whole house. This is again the second mira- 
 cle that Jesus did, when he was come out of 
 Judaea into Galilee. 
 
 W^t EiDcntj)--^cc0iTtf ^uittfaa after Criixitg. 
 
 TJie Collect. 
 
 LORD, we beseech thee to keep thy hous- 
 hold the Church in continual godliness ; 
 that through thy protection it may be free 
 from all adversities, and devoutly given to 
 serve thee in good works, to the glory of thy 
 Kame ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
 
 •224 TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 
 
 TJie Epistle, Phil. i. 3. 
 
 ITHAXK my God upon every remembrance 
 of yon, (always in every prayer of mine for 
 you all makin^^ request with joy,) for your 
 fellowship in the Gospel fi'om the first day 
 until now ; being confident of this very thing, 
 that he who hath begun a good work in you 
 will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ ; 
 even as it is meet for me to think this of you 
 all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch 
 as both in my bonds, and in the defence and 
 confirmation of the Gospel, ye all are partakers 
 of my grace. For God is my record, how 
 greatly I long after you all in the bowels of 
 Jesus Christ. And this I pray, that your love 
 may abound yet more and more in knowledge, 
 and in all judgment : that ye may approve 
 things that are excellent, tliat ye may be sin- 
 cere, and without offence, till the day of Christ : 
 being filled with the fi-uits of righteousness, 
 which are by Jesus Christ, mito the glory and 
 praise of God. 
 
 Tlie Go.^pel. St. Matt, xvtii. 21. 
 
 PETER said unto Jesus, Lord, how oft shall 
 my brother sin against me, and I forgive 
 him ? till seven times ? Jesus saith mito him, 
 I say not unto thee, until seven times ; but 
 until seventy times seven. Therefore is the 
 Kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, 
 which would take account of his servants. And 
 when he had begun to reckon, one was brought 
 unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents. 
 But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord 
 commanded him to be sold, and his wife and
 
 TWEI^TY-THIRD SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 225 
 
 children, and all that he had, and pajTnent to 
 be made. The servant therefore fell down and 
 worshipped him, saying. Lord, have patience 
 with me, and I will pay thee all. Then the 
 lord of that servant was moved with compas- 
 sion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt. 
 But the same servant went out, and found one 
 of his fellow-servants, which owed him an hun- 
 di^ed pence ; and he laid hands on him, and 
 took him by the throat, saying. Pay me that 
 thou owest. And his fellow-servant fell down 
 at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have 
 patience with me, and I will pay thee all. And 
 ne would not ; but went and cast him into 
 prison, till he should pay the debt. So when 
 his fellow-servants saw what was done, they 
 were very sony, and came and told unto their 
 lord all that was done. Then his lord, after 
 that he had called him, said unto him, thou 
 wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, 
 because thou desiredst me : shouldest not thou 
 also have had compassion on thy fellow-servant, 
 even as I had pity on thee ? And his lord was 
 wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, 
 till he should pay all that was due unto him. 
 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also 
 unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not 
 every one his brother their trespasses. 
 
 Cl^c CiDcnta4Tjtrtr ^untrag after Crm(tg. 
 
 Tlie Collect. 
 
 OGOD, our refuge and strength, who ar 
 the author of all godliness ; Be ready, we 
 beseech thee, to hear the devout prayers of thy 
 Church ; and gi^ant that those things which
 
 226 TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 
 
 we ask faithfully we may obtain effectually; 
 through Jesus Christ our Lord. Afhcn. 
 The Ephtlc. Phil. iii. 17. 
 
 BRETHREN, be followers together of me, 
 and mark them which walk so as ye have 
 us for an ensample. (For many walk, of whom 
 I have told you often, and now tell you even 
 wee])ing, that they are tlie enemies of the cross 
 of C'hrist ; whose end is destruction, whose 
 god is their belly, and whose glory is in their 
 shame, who mind earthly things.) For our 
 conversation is in heaven ; fi'om whence also 
 we look for the Savioiu*, the Lord Jesus Christ ; 
 who shall change our vile body, that it may be 
 fashioned like unto his glorious body, accord- 
 ing to the working whereby he is able even to 
 subdue all things unto himself. 
 
 llw Gospel St. Matt. xxii. 15. 
 
 THEX went the Pharisees and took counsel 
 how they might entangle him in his talk. 
 And they sent out unto him their disciples, 
 with the"^ Herodians, saying. Master, we know 
 that thou art true, and teachest the way of God 
 in truth, neither carest thou for any man : for 
 thou regardest not the person of men. Tell us 
 therefore, what thinkest thou ? Is it lawful to 
 give tribute unto Caesar, or not ? But Jesus 
 perceived their wickedness, and said. Why 
 tempt ye me, ye hypocrites ? shew me the 
 tribute-money. "^And they brought unto him a 
 penny. And he saith unto them. Whose is this 
 image and superscription ? They say unto him, 
 Caesar's. Then saith he mito them. Render 
 therefore unto Ca3sar the thin2:s which ai'e
 
 'nVENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 227 
 
 Caesar's ; and unto God the things that are 
 God's. "When they liad heard these words, they 
 marvelled, and left him, and went their way. 
 
 Cf)c €tocutM=fourtf) ^uutraij after Criiiitg. 
 
 'rite Collect. 
 
 OLORD, we beseech thee, absolve thy peo- 
 ple fi"om their offences ; that throngh thy 
 bountiful goodness we may all be delivered 
 from the bands of those sins, which l)y our 
 frailty we haA-e committed : Grant this, 6 hea- 
 venly Father, for Jesus Christ's sake, our 
 blessed Lord and Saviour. Amen. 
 
 The Epistle. Col. i. 3. 
 
 WE give thanks to God and the Father of 
 our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always 
 for you, since we heard of ycm- faith in Christ 
 Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the 
 saints ; for tlie hope which is laid up for you in 
 heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of 
 the truth of the Gospel ; which is come unto 
 you, as it is in all the world, and bringeth forth 
 fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye 
 heard of it, and kncAv the grace of God in truth. 
 As ye also learned of Epaphras, our dear fellow- 
 servant, who is for you a faithful minister of 
 Christ ; who also declared unto us your love 
 in the Spirit. For this cause we also, since the 
 day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, 
 and to desire that ye might be filled with the 
 knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spi- 
 ritual understanding : that ye might walk 
 worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being 
 fruitful in every good work, and increasing in
 
 228 TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 
 
 the knowledjTfe of God ; strengthened with all i 
 might, according to his glorious power, unto 
 all patience and long-suffering witli joyfulness; 
 giving thanks unto the Fatlicr, which hath 
 made us meet to be partakers of the inherit- 
 ance of the saints in light. 
 
 Tlie Gospel St. Matt. ix. 18. 
 
 WHILE Jesus spake these things mito 
 Jolni's disciples, behold, there came a 
 certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My 
 daughter is even now dead ; but come and lay 
 thy hand upon her, and she shall live. And 
 Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his 
 disciples. (And behold, a woman, which w^as 
 diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, 
 came behind him, and touched the hem of his 
 garment ; for she said within herself. If I may 
 but touch his gannent, I shall be whole. But 
 Jesus turned liim about, and, when he saw her, 
 he said. Daughter, be of good comfort, thy 
 faith hath made thee whole. And the woman 
 Avas made whole from that hour.) And when 
 Jesus came into the niler's house, and saw the 
 minstrels and the people making a noise, he 
 said unto them. Give place ; for the maid is 
 not dead, but sleepeth. x\nd they laughed him 
 to scorn. But when the people wore put forth, 
 he went in, and took her by the hand, and the 
 maid arose. And the fame hereof went abroad 
 into all that land. 
 
 ^%z CiMsntg-fiftlj 5^lmtray after Crtuit|). 
 TJie Collect. 
 
 STIR up, we beseech thee, Lord, the wills 
 of thy faithful people 5 that they, plente-
 
 TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 229 
 
 ously bringing forth the fruit of good works, 
 may of thee be plenteously rewarded ; through 
 Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, 
 
 For the Epistle, Jer. xxiii. 5. 
 
 BEHOLD, the days come, saith the Lord, 
 that I will raise unto David a righteous 
 Branch, and a King shall reign, and prosper, 
 and shall execute judgment and justice in the 
 earth. Li his days Judah shall be saved, and 
 Israel shall dweirsafely : and this is his Name 
 whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR 
 RIGHTEOUSNESS. Tlicrefore behold, the 
 days come, saith the Lord, tliat they shall no 
 more say. The Lord liveth, which brought up 
 the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt ; 
 but. The Lord liveth, which brought up,' and 
 which led the seed of the house of Israel out 
 of the north-country, and fi'om all countries 
 whither I had driven them ; and they shall 
 dwell in their own land. 
 
 TJie Gospel St. John vi. 5. 
 
 WHEN Jesus then lift up his eyes, and 
 saw a great company come unto him, 
 he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy 
 bread that these may eat ? (And this he said 
 to prove him ; for he himself knew what he 
 would do.) Philip answered him. Two hun- 
 •dred penny-worth of bread is not sufficient for 
 them, that every one of them may take a little. 
 One of his disciples, xindrew, Simon Peter's 
 brother, saith unto him. There is a lad here, 
 which hath five barley-loaves, and two small 
 fishes ; but what are they among so many ? 
 And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now* 
 
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 230 SAINT ANDREWS DAY. 
 
 there was much j^crass in the place. So the men 
 sat down, in number about live thousand. And 
 Jesus took the loaves, and, when he had given 
 thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the 
 disciples to them that were set down, and 
 likewise of the fishes, as much as they would. 
 When they were filled, he said unto his disci- 
 ples. Gather up the ft-agmcnts that remain, that 
 nothing be lost. Therefore they gathered them 
 together, and filled twelve baskets with the 
 ii"agments of the five barley-loaves, which re- 
 mained over and above unto them that had 
 eaten. Then those men, when they had seen 
 the miracle that Jesus did, said. This is of a 
 truth that Prophet that should come into the 
 world. 
 
 1 If there he any more Sun/lays before Advent-Sunday, the 
 service of some of thoi^e Sundays that n-cre omitted after the 
 Epiphany shall be taken in to supydy so mcmy as are here 
 wanlin/j. And if there be fewer, the overplus may be 
 omitted : Provided that this last Collect, Epistle, and Gospel 
 sluill alwai/s be used upon tlie Sunday next before Advent. 
 
 ^nint ^ntrrclu'if JBaij. 
 
 T/te Colhcf. 
 A LMIGHTY God, who didst give such grace 
 x\- unto thy holy Apostle Saint Andrew, that 
 he readily obeyed the calling of thy Son Jesus 
 Christ, and followed him without delay ; Grant 
 unto us all, that we, being called by thy holy^ 
 Word, may forthwith give up ourselves obe- 
 diently to fulfil thy holy commandments ; 
 through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, 
 
 The Epistle. Eom. x. 9. 
 
 IF thou shalt confess with thy mouth the 
 Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart
 
 SAINT ANDREW'S DAY. 2:31 
 
 that God hath raised him fi'om the dead, thou 
 shalt be saved. For with the heart man be- 
 lie veth mito rig-hteousness, and with the mouth 
 confession is made unto salvation. For the 
 Scriptm-e saith, "Whosoever believeth on him 
 shall not be ashamed. For there is no differ- 
 ence between the Jew and the Greek : for the 
 same Lord over all is rich unto all that call 
 upon him. For whosoever shall call upon the 
 Name of the Lord shall be saved. How then 
 shall they call on him, in whom they have not 
 believed ? And how shall they believe in him, 
 of whom they have not heard ? And how shall 
 they hear without a preacher ? And how shall 
 they preach, except they be sent ? As it is 
 written. How beautiful are the feet of them 
 that preach the Gospel of peace, and bring 
 glad tidings of good things ! But they have 
 not all obeyed the Gospel. For Esaias saith, 
 Lord, who hath believed our report ? So then 
 faith Cometh by hearing, and hearing by the 
 Word of God. But I say. Have they not heard ? 
 Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, 
 and their words unto the ends of the world. 
 But I say. Did not Israel know ? First Moses 
 saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them 
 that are no people, and by a foolish nation I 
 will anger you. But Esaias is very bold, and 
 saith, 1 was found of them that sought me not ; 
 I was made manifest unto them that asked not 
 after me. But to Israel he saith. All day long 
 I have stretched forth my hands unto a dis- 
 obedient and gainsaying people.
 
 SAINT THOMAS THE APOSTLE. 
 
 Tlie Gospel, St. Matt. iv. 18. 
 
 JESUS, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw 
 two brethren, Simon called Peter, and 
 Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, 
 (for they were fishers ;) and he saith unto them, 
 Follow me ; and I will make you fishers of men. 
 And they straightway left their nets, and fol- 
 lowed him. And going on from thence he saw 
 other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, 
 and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee 
 their father, mending their nets ; and he called 
 them. And they immediately left the ship 
 and their father, and followed him. 
 
 ^atiit Clj0ma^ tT)C ^jpoj^tlc. 
 
 Tlie Collect. 
 ALMIGHTY and everliving God, who for 
 J_jL the more confirmation of the faith didst 
 suffer thy holy Apostle Thomas to be doubt- 
 ful in thy Son's resurrection ; Grant us so per- 
 fectly, and without all doubt, to belieye in thy 
 Son Jesus Christ, that our faith in thy sight 
 may never be reproved. Hear us, Lord, 
 through the same Jesus Christ, to whom, with 
 thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honour and 
 glory, now and for evermore. Amen. 
 
 Tlie Epistle, Ephes. ii. 19. 
 "I^TOW therefore ye are no more strangers 
 XA and foreigners, but fellows-citizens with 
 the saints, and of the household of God ; and 
 are built upon the foundation of the Apostles 
 and Prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the 
 chief corner-stone ; in whom all the building, 
 fitly fi'amed together, groweth mito an holy
 
 CONVERSION OF SAINT PAUL. 233 
 
 temple in the Lord ; in whom ye also are 
 builded together for an habitation of God> 
 through the Spirit. 
 
 The Gospel. St. John xx. 24. 
 
 THOMAS, one of the twelve, called DidjTnus, 
 was not with" them when Jesus came. The 
 other disciples therefore said unto him, We 
 have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, 
 Except I shall see in his hands the print of the 
 nails, and put my finger into the print of the 
 nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will 
 not believe. And after eight days again his 
 disciples were within, and Thomas with them : 
 then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and 
 stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto 
 you. Then, saith he to Thomas, Eeach hither 
 thy finger, and behold my hands ; and reach 
 hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side ; 
 and be not faithless, but believing. And 
 Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord, 
 and my God. Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, 
 because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed ; 
 blessed are they that have not seen, and yet 
 have believed. And many other signs truly did 
 Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which 
 are not ^nitten in this book. But these are 
 written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the 
 Christ, the Son of God ; and that believing ye 
 might have life through his Xame. 
 
 EI)e Ccnljcrs'tnit of ^atiit ^aul. 
 Tlie Collect, 
 
 OGOD, who, through the preaching of the' 
 blessed Apostle Saint Paul, hast caused 
 the light of the Gospel to shine throughout
 
 234 CONVERSION OF SAINT PAUL. 
 
 the world ; Grant, we beseech thee, that we, 
 having his wonderful conversion in remem- 
 brance, may shew forth our thankfulness unto 
 thee for the same, by following the holy doc- 
 trine which he taught ; through Jesus Christ 
 our Lord. Amen. 
 
 For the Epistle. Acts ix, 1. 
 AND Saul, yet breathing out threatenings 
 J\. and slaughter against the disciples of 
 the Lord, went unto the high priest, and de- 
 sired of him letters to Damascus to the syna- 
 gogues, that, if he found any of this way, 
 whether they were men or women, he might 
 bring them bound unto Jerusalem. And, as 
 he journeyed, he came near Damascus, and 
 suddenly there shined round about him a light 
 from heaven. And he fell to the earth, and 
 heard a toice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why 
 persecutest thou me ? And he said, Who art 
 thou. Lord ? And the Lord said, I am Jesus 
 whom thou persecutest : it is hard for thee to 
 kick against the pricks. And he, trembling 
 and astonished, said. Lord, what wilt thou 
 have me to do ? And the Lord said unto him, 
 Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be 
 told thee what thou must do. And the men 
 which journeyed with him stood speechless, 
 hearing a voice, but seeing no man. And 
 Saul arose fi'om the earth, and when his eyes 
 were opened he saw no man ; but they led 
 him by the hand, and brought him into Da- 
 mascus. And he was three clays without sight, 
 and neither did eat nor drink. And there was 
 a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias,
 
 CONVERSION OF SAINT PAUL. 
 
 and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. 
 And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord. And 
 the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the 
 street which is called Straight, and enquire 
 in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of 
 Tarsus : for behold, he prayeth, and hath seen 
 in a vision a man named Ananias, coming in, 
 and putting his hand on him, that he might 
 receive his sight. Then Ananias answered, 
 Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how 
 much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jeru- 
 salem ; and here he hath authority from the 
 chief priests to bind all that call on thy Name. 
 But the Lord said unto him. Go thy way ; for 
 he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my 
 Name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the 
 children of Israel : for I will shew him how 
 great things he must sufi'er for my Name's 
 sake. And Ananias went his way, and entered 
 into the house ; 'and, putting his hands on him, 
 said, Brother Saul, the Lord, (even Jesus that 
 appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest,) 
 hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy 
 sight, and be filled -with the Holy Ghost. And 
 immediately there fell from his eyes as it had 
 been scales ; and he received sight forthwith, 
 and arose, and was baptized. And wdien he 
 had received meat, he was strengthened. Then 
 was Saul certain days with the disciples which 
 were at Damascus. And straightway he 
 preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is 
 the Son of God. But all that heard him were 
 amazed, and said, Is not this he that destroyed 
 them which called on this Name in Jerusalem, 
 and came hither for that intent, that he might
 
 236 rURIFICATION OF THE VIRGIN MARY. 
 
 bring them bound unto the chief priests ? But 
 Saul increased the more in strength, and con- 
 founded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, 
 proving that this is very Christ. 
 
 Tlie GoRpel. St. Matt. xix. 27. 
 
 PETER answered and said unto Jesus, Be- 
 hold, we have forsaken all, and followed 
 thee ; what shall we have therefore ? And 
 Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, 
 That ye which have followed me, in the re- 
 generation when the Son of man shall sit in 
 the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit up- 
 on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes 
 of Israel. And every one that hath forsaken 
 houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or 
 mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my 
 Name's sake, shall receive an hundred-fold, and 
 shall inherit everlasting life. But many that 
 are first shall be last, and the last shall be first. 
 
 THE PRESENTATIOX OF CHRIST IN THE TEMPLE, 
 COMMONLY CALLED, 
 
 %^t pitrificatt0n of ^aiitt i^arg X\)t ^frgiit. 
 
 Tlie Collect, 
 A LMIGHTY and everliving God, we hmn- 
 x\^ bly beseech thy Majesty, that, as thy only- 
 begotten Son was this day presented in the 
 temple in substance of our flesh, so we may be 
 presented unto thee with pure and clean hearts, 
 by the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. 
 Amen. 
 
 For the Epistle. Mai. iii. 1. 
 
 BEHOLD, I mil send my messenger, and 
 he shall prepare the way before me : and 
 the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come
 
 PURIFICATION OF THE VIRGIN MARY. 237 
 
 to his temple ; even the messenger of the cove- 
 nant, whom ye deliglit in ; behold, he shall 
 come, saith the Lord of hosts. But who may 
 abide the day of his coming ? and who shall 
 stand when he appeareth ? for he is like a re- 
 finer's fire, and like fullers' soap. And he shall 
 sit as a refiner and pm-ifier of silver ; and he 
 shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them 
 as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the 
 Lord an offering in righteousness. Then shall 
 the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem be plea- 
 sant unto the Lord, as in the days of old, and 
 as in former years. And I will come near to 
 you to judgment, and I will be a swift witness 
 against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, 
 and against false-swearers, and against those 
 that oppress the hireling in his wages, the 
 widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside 
 the stranger fi'om his right, and fear not me, 
 saith the Lord of hosts. 
 
 Tlie Gospel St. Luke ii. 22. 
 AND when the days of her purification, ac- 
 J_\. cording to the Law of Moses, were accom- 
 plished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to 
 present him to the Lord ; (as it is written in 
 the Law of the Lord, Every male that openeth 
 the womb shall be called holy to the Lord ;) 
 and to offer a sacrifice, according to that which 
 is said in the Law of the Lord, A pair of turtle- 
 doves, or two young pigeons. And behold, 
 there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was 
 Simeon ; and the same man was just and 
 devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel : 
 and the Holy Ghost was upon him. And it
 
 238 PURIFICATION OF THE VIRGIN MARY. 
 
 was rcYcaled unto him by the Holy Ghost, that 
 he should not see death, before he had seen the 
 Lord's Christ. And he came by the Spirit into 
 the temple ; and when the parents brought in 
 the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom 
 of the Law, then took he him up in his arms, 
 and blessed God, and said, Lord, now lettest 
 thou thy seryant depart in peace, according to 
 thy word : for mine eyes haye seen thy salva- 
 tion, which thou hast prepared before the face 
 of all people ; a light to lighten the Gentiles, 
 and the glory of thy people jsrael. And Joseph 
 and his mother niarvelled at those things which 
 were spoken of him. And Simeon blessed them, 
 and said unto jMary his mother, Behold, this 
 child is set for the fall and rising again of many 
 in Israel ; and for a sign which shall be spoken 
 against ; (yea, a sword shall pierce through thy 
 own soul also ;) that the thoughts of many 
 hearts may be revealed. And there was one 
 Anna a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, 
 of the tribe of Aser ; she was of a great age, 
 and had lived with an husband seven years 
 from her virginity : and she was a widow of 
 about fourscore and four years ; which departed 
 not from the temple, but served God with 
 fastings and prayers night and day. And she 
 coming in that instant gave thanks likewise 
 mito the Lord, and spake of him to all them 
 that looked for redemption in Jerusalem. And 
 when they had performed all things according to 
 the Law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee 
 to their o^Yn city Xazareth. And the child 
 grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with 
 wisdom ; and the grace of God was upon him.
 
 o 
 
 Jjamt iHattljia^'^ Say. 
 
 TJie Collect. 
 ALMIGHTY God, who into the place of 
 the traitor Judas didst clioose thy faithful 
 servant Matthias to be of the number of the 
 twelve Apostles ; Grant that thy Church, being 
 alway preserv^ed from false Apostles, may be 
 ordered and guided by faithful and true pastors; 
 through Jesus Christ om' Lord. Anwn. 
 
 For the Epistle. Acts i. 15. 
 
 IX those days Peter stood up in tlie midst of 
 tlie disciples, and said, (the number of the 
 names together were about an hundred and 
 twenty,) Men and brethren, this Scripture nmst 
 needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost 
 by the mouth of David spake before concerning 
 Judas, which was guide to thcni that took Jesus : 
 for he was numbered with us, and had obtained 
 part of this ministry. Now this man purchased 
 a field with the reward of iniquity ; and falling 
 headlong he burst asunder in the midst, and 
 all his bowels gushed out. And it was known 
 unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem, insomuch 
 as that field is called in their pi'oper tongue, 
 Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood. 
 For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let 
 his habitation be desolate, and let no man 
 dwell therein ; and. His bishoprick let another 
 take. ^\Tierefore, of these men Avhich have com- 
 panied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus 
 went in and out among us, beginning fi'om the 
 baptism of John, unto that same day that he 
 was taken up from us, must one be ordained to
 
 240 ANNUNCIATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN. 
 
 be a witness with us of his resurrection. And 
 they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, 
 who was surnained Justus, and ^lattliias. And 
 they prayed, and said, Thou, J^ord, which 
 knowcst the hearts of all men, sliew wliether 
 of these two thou hast cliosen ; tliat lie nuiy 
 take part of this ministry and apostleshi]), from 
 which Judas by transgression fell, that he 
 might go to his own place. And they gave 
 forth their lots ; and the lot fell upon Matthias, 
 and lie was numbered with the eleven Apostles. 
 TI/c Gof^pel St. Matt. xi. 25. 
 
 AT that time Jesus answered and said, I 
 tliank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and 
 earth, because thou hast hid these things from 
 the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them 
 unto babes. Even so. Father, for so it seemed 
 good in thy sight. All things are delivered 
 unto me of my Father : and no man knoweth 
 the Son, but the Father ; neither knoweth any 
 man the Father, save the Son, and he to whom- 
 soever the Son will reveal him. Come unto 
 me, all ye that labour and are heaAy laden, and 
 I will give you rest. Take my yoke u])on you, 
 and learn of me ; for I am meek and lowly in 
 heart : and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 
 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. 
 
 Elje ^miunctatiou of tT)C iJlc^^cU ©irgin iHary. 
 
 Tlie Collect. 
 
 WE beseech thee, Lord, pour thy grace 
 into our hearts ; that, as we have known 
 the incarnation of thy Son Jesus Christ by the 
 message of an angel, so by his cross and pas- 
 sion we may be brought mito the glory of his
 
 ANNUNCIATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN. 241 
 
 resiin-ection ; tlirough the same Jesus Christ 
 our Lord. Amen. 
 
 For the Epistle. Isai. vii. 10. i 
 
 MOREOVER, the Lord spake again unto 
 Ahaz, saying, Ask thee a sign of the 
 Lord thy God ; ask it either in the depth, or I 
 in the lieight al)0Ye. But Ahaz said, I will not j 
 ask, neither will I tempt the Lord. And he | 
 said. Hear ye now, house of David ; Is it a 
 small thing for you to weaiy men, but will ye 
 weary my God also ? Therefore the Lord him- 
 self shall give jon a sign ; Behold, a Virgin 
 shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call 
 his name Lnmanuel. Butter and honey shall 
 he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil^ 
 and choose the good. 
 
 ne Gospel. St. Luke i. 20. 
 
 AND in the sixth month the angel Gabriel 
 was sent from God unto a city of Galilee 
 named Nazareth, to a Virgin espoused to a man 
 whose name was Joseph, of the house of David ; 
 and the Virgin's name was Mary. And the 
 angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou 
 that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee ; 
 blessed art thou among women. And when 
 she saw him she was troubled at his saying, 
 and cast in her mind what manner of salutation 
 this should be. And the angel said unto her, 
 Fear not, ]\Iary ; for thou hast found favour 
 with God. And behold, thou shalt conceive in 
 thy womb, and bring forth a Son, and shalt call 
 his name JESUS. He shall be great, and shall 
 be called the Son of the Highest ; and the Lord 
 God shall give unto him the throne of his
 
 SAINT MARK'S DAY. 
 
 fatlier David. And he shall reii^i over the 
 lioiise of Jacob for ever ; and of liis kin<i:dom 
 there sliall be no end. Then said Mary unto 
 the angel, IIow sliall this be, seeinp: 1 know 
 not a man ? And the angel answered and said 
 unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon 
 thee, and the power of tlie Highest shall over- 
 shadow thee : therefore also that holy tiling 
 which shall be born of thee shall be called the 
 Son of God. And behold, thy cousin Elizabeth, 
 she hath also conceived a son in her old age ; 
 and this is the sixth month with her who was 
 called barren: for with G(h1 nothing sliall be 
 im])0ssible. And ^lary said, Behold the hand- 
 maid of the Lord ; be it unto me according to 
 thy word. And the angel departed from her. 
 
 £".itnt fHavIi'^ Qan. 
 
 The CuUcvt. 
 
 O A L:\riGnTY God, who hast instructed 
 thy holy Church with the heavenly doc- 
 trine of thy Evangelist Saint Mark ; Give us 
 grace, that, being not like children carried away 
 with every blast of vain doctrine, we may be 
 established in the truth of thy holy Gospel ; 
 thi'ough Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, 
 The Ejylsfh'. Ephes. iv. 7. 
 
 UNTO every one of us is given grace, ac- 
 cording to the measure of the gift of 
 i Christ. AVherefore he saith, AVhen he ascended 
 j up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave 
 gifts unto men. (Now that he ascended, what 
 ' is it but that he also descended first into the 
 lower parts of the earth ? He that descended 
 is the same also that ascended up far above all
 
 SAINT MARK'S DAY. 243 
 
 heavens, that he might fill all thiii<]rs.) And 
 he gave some Apostles, and some Prophets, 
 and some Evangelists, and some Pastors and 
 Teacliers ; for the perfecting of the saints, for 
 the work of the ministry, for the edifying of 
 the body of Christ ; till we all come in the 
 miity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the 
 Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the mea- 
 sure of the stature of the fuhiess of Christ ; 
 that we henceforth be no more children, tossed 
 to and fro, and carried al)out with every wind 
 of doctrine, by tlie sleight of men, and cunning 
 craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive ; 
 but speaking the truth in love, may grow up 
 into him in all tilings, which is the hoad, even 
 Christ : from whom the whole body litlv joined 
 together, and compacted by that whicli eveiy 
 joint sup{)licth, according to the effectual work- 
 ing in the measure of ever}' part, maketh in- 
 crease of the body, unto the edifying of itself 
 in love. 
 
 llie Go^pt'l. St. John xv. 1. 
 
 IA^[ the true vine, and my Father is the 
 liusl)andman. Every branch in me that 
 beareth not fruit he taketh away ; and every 
 branch that beareth fruit, he i)urgeth it, that 
 it may bring fijrth more fi'uit. Now ye are 
 clean through the word wliich I have spoken 
 unto you. Abide in me, and I in you. As the 
 branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it 
 abide in the vine ; no more can ye, except ye 
 abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branches. 
 He that abideth in me, and I in hira, the same 
 bringeth foi-th much fruit ; for without me ye
 
 244 SAINT PHILIP AND SAINT JAMES'S DAY. 
 
 can do nothinj]^. If a man abide not in me, he 
 is cast fortli as a branch, and is withered ; and 
 men o'athcr them, and cast them into tlie fire, 
 and tliev are Inn-ned. If ye abide in me, and 
 my -words abide in yon, ye shall ask what ye 
 will, and it shall be done unto yon. Herein is 
 my Father gloritied, that ye bear much fruit ; 
 so shall ye be my disciples. As the Father 
 liath loved me, so have 1 loved you : continue 
 ye in my love. If ye keep my commandments, 
 ye shall abide in my love ; even as 1 have kept 
 my Father's connnandments, and abide in his 
 love. These thini^^s have 1 spoken unto you, 
 that my joy mi^ht remain in you, and that 
 I your joy miirht be full. 
 
 ^niwt tDIjilijp auti ^atixt S^amr^'iS JDari. 
 
 ne Collect 
 
 OAL]\rrr;nTY God, whom truly to know 
 is everlasting life ; Grant us perfectly to 
 know thy Son Jesus Christ to be the way, the 
 truth, and the life ; th.at, followin_<^ the steps 
 of thy Holy Apostles, Saint Philip and Saint 
 James, we may stcdfastly walk in the way 
 that leadeth to eternal life ; through the same 
 thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, 
 llie Epistle. St. James i. 1. 
 
 JAMES, a servant of God and of the Lord 
 Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which 
 are scattered abroad, greeting. My brethren, 
 count it all joy when ye fall into divers tempta- 
 tions ; knowing this, that the trying of your 
 faith worketh patience. But let i)atience have 
 her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and 
 entire, wanting nothing. If any of you lack
 
 SAINT PHILIP AND SAINT JAMES'S DAY. 24fi 
 
 "wisdom, let him ask of God, that givcth to all 
 men liberally, and upl)raideth not, and it shall 
 be ^iven him. But let him a^k in faith, no- 
 thing wavering ; for he that wavereth is like a 
 Tvave of the sea, driven with the wind, and tossed. 
 For let not that man think that he shall re- 
 ceive any thing of tlie Lord. A douljle-minded 
 man is unstable in all his ways. Let the bro- 
 ther of low degi'ee rejoice in tliat he is exalted ; 
 but the rich in that he is made low ; because 
 as the flower of the grass he shall pass away. 
 For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning 
 heat, but it withereth the griu^s, and the flower 
 thereof falleth, and the grace of the fiishion of 
 it perishcth : so also shall the rich man fade 
 away in his ways. Blessed is the man that 
 endureth tem]»tation ; for when he is tried, he 
 shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord 
 hath promised to them that love him. 
 
 Tite GuspcL St. John xiv. L 
 
 A ND Jesus said unto his disciples. Let not 
 Jl\^ your heart be troubled ; ye believe in 
 God, believe also in me. In my Father's house 
 are many mansions ; if it were not so, I would 
 have told you. I go to prepare a place for you : 
 and if 1 go and prepare a place for you, I will 
 come again, and receive you unto myself, that 
 where 1 am, there ye may be also. And whither 
 I go ye know, and the way ye know. Thomas 
 saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither 
 thou goest, and how can we know the way ? 
 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, 
 and the life : no man cometh unto the Father 
 but by me. If ye had known me, ye should
 
 246 SAINT BARNABAS THE APOSTLE. 
 
 have kno^vn my Father also : and from hence- 
 forth ye know him, and have seen him. Philip 
 saith unto him, Lord, sliew us the Fatlier, and 
 it sufficcth us. Jesus saith unto him. Have I 
 been so lono^ time with you, and yet hast thou 
 not known me, riiihp ? He tliat iiath seen me 
 hath seen the Father ; and how sayest thou 
 then, Sliew us the Father ? Believest thou not 
 that I am in the Father,and tlie Father in me? 
 The words that I s])eak unto you I sjieak not 
 of myself ; but the Father tliat dwelleth in me, 
 he doeth the works. IJelieve me, that 1 am in 
 the Father, and the Fatlier in me ; or else be- 
 lieve me for the very works' sake, ^'erily, 
 verily 1 say unto you, He that believeth on 
 me, the works that 1 do shall he do also ; and 
 greater works than these shall lie do ; because 
 I fro unto my Father. And whatsoever ye shall 
 ask in my Name, that will I do, that the Father 
 may be glorihed in the Son. H" ye shall ask 
 any thing in my Name, I will do it. 
 
 ^nint i3arnal)n^ tljc Apostle. 
 
 27a' CoUrct. 
 
 OLOPtD God Almio-hty, who didst endue 
 thy holy Apostle Barnabas with singular 
 gifts of the Holy Ghost ; Leave us not, we 
 beseech thee, destitute of thy manifold gifts, 
 nor yet of grace to use them alway to thy 
 honour and glory ; through Jesus Christ our 
 Lord. Amen. 
 
 For the Epistle. Acts xi. 22. 
 
 TIDINGS of these things came unto the 
 ears of the Church which was in Jerusa- 
 lem ; and they sent forth Barnabas, that he
 
 SAINT BARNABAS THE APOSTLE. 247 
 
 should ^e^o as far as Antioch. Who, when he 
 came, and had seen the srrace of God, was .ij:lad ; 
 and exhorted them all, that with puqiose of 
 heart they would cleave unto the Lord. For he 
 ■was a «:ood man, and full of the Holy Ghost, 
 and of faith : and much ])eople was added unto 
 the Lord. Then departed J^arnahas to Tarsus, 
 for to seek Saul. And wlien he liad found him, 
 he broui^ht him unto Antioch. And it came 
 to pass, tliat a wliole year they assembled them- 
 selves witli the Glnux'h, and tauirht much ])eo- 
 ple : and the disciples were called Clu'i.stians 
 first in Antioch. And in these days came 
 proi)hets from Jerusalem unto Antiocli. And 
 there stood up one of tliem named Ai^abus, and 
 signified by the Spirit, that tliere sliould be 
 great dearth throuu:hout all the world ; which 
 came to pass in the days of Claudius Cicsar. 
 Then the disciples, every man according to his 
 ability, determined to send relief unto the 
 brethren which dwelt in Juda?a, Which also 
 they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands 
 of Barnabas and Saul. 
 
 Tlw Go.yH'l St. John xv. 12. 
 
 THIS is my commandment. That ye love 
 one another, as I have loved you. Greater 
 love hath no man than this, that a man lay 
 down his life for his friends. Ye are my friends, 
 if ye do whatsoever I command you. Hence- 
 forth I call you not servants ; for the servant 
 knoweth not what his lord doeth : but I have 
 called you friends ; for all things that I have 
 heard of my Father I have made known unto 
 you. Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen
 
 248 SAINT JOHN BAPTIST'S DAY. 
 
 you, and ordained you, that ye should go and 
 brinpr forth fruit, and that your fruit should 
 remain : that whatsoever ye shall ask of the 
 Father in my Name, he may give it you. 
 
 ^aint Ba\)n JS.iptist*^ Bay. 
 
 T/w Colh'cf. 
 ALMIGHTY God, by whose providence thy 
 Jl\. servant John Baptist was wonderfully 
 boru, and sent to prepare the way of thy Son 
 our Saviour, by preaching of repentance ; Make 
 us so to follow his doctrine and lioly life, that 
 we may truly repent according to his preaching; 
 and after his example constantly speak the 
 tmth, boldly rebuke vice, and i^aticntly suffer 
 for tlie truth's sake ; through Jesus Christ our 
 Lord. Amen. 
 
 For the Epistle. Isai. xl. L 
 
 CO]\IFORT ye, comfort ye my people, saith 
 your God. Speak ye comfortably to Je- 
 rusalem, and cry unto her. That her warfare is 
 accomplished ; that her iniquity is pardoned : 
 for she hath received of tlie Lord's hand double 
 for all her sins. The voice of him that crieth 
 in the wilderness. Prepare ye the way of the 
 Lord, make straight in the desert a highway 
 for our God. Every valley shall be exalted, 
 and every mountain and hill shall be made low, 
 and the crooked shall be made straight, and 
 the rough places plain. And the glory of the 
 Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see 
 it together : for the mouth of the Lord hath 
 spoken it. The voice said. Cry. And he said, 
 Wliat shall I cry ? All flesh is grass, and all 
 the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the
 
 SAIXT JOHN BAPTIST'S L>AY. 249 
 
 field. The grass \dthereth, the flower fadeth, 
 because the Spirit of the Lord bloweth upon 
 it : surely the people is grass. The grass 
 witheretli, the flower fadeth ; but the word of 
 our God shall stand for ever. Zion, that 
 bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high 
 mountain : Jerusalem, that bringest good 
 tidings, lift up thv voice with strength ; lift 
 it up, be not afraid : say unto the cities of 
 Judah, Behold your God. Behold, the Lord 
 God will come with strong hand, and his arm 
 shall rule for him : behold, his reward is with 
 him, and liis work before him. He shall feed 
 his flock like a shepherd ; he shall gather the 
 lambs with his arai, and cam' them in his 
 bosom, and shall gently lead those that are 
 with young. 
 
 The GofipcL St. Luke i. 57. 
 
 ELISABETH'S full time came that she 
 should be delivered ; and she brought 
 forth a son. And her neighbours and her 
 cousins heard how the Lord had shewed gi'eat 
 mercy upon her ; and they rejoiced with her. 
 And it came to pass, that on the eighth day 
 they came to circumcise the child ; and they 
 called him Zacharias, after the name of his 
 father. And his mother answered and said, 
 Kot so ; but he shall be called John. And 
 they said unto her, There is none of thy kin- 
 dred that is called by this name. And they 
 made signs to his father, how he would have 
 him called. And he asked for a writing-table, 
 and ^vi'ote, saying, His name is John. And 
 they marvelled all. And his mouth was open- 
 ed inmiediately, and his tongue loosed, and
 
 250 SALM JOHN BAPTIST'S DAY. 
 
 he spake, and praised God. And fear came 
 on all that dwelt round about tlieni ; and all 
 these sayings were noised abroad throuu'liout all 
 the hill-country of Judasa. And all they that 
 had heard them laid them up in their heartSj 
 sayinof, What manner of child shall this be ? 
 And the hand of the Lord was with him. And 
 his fother Zacharias was filled with the Holy 
 Ghost, and i)ropliesied, sayino:, Blessed be the 
 Lord God of Israel : for he hath visited and 
 redeemed his peoi)le, and hath raised up an 
 horn of salvation for us in the house of his 
 servant David ; as he spake by the mouth of 
 his holy prophets, which have been since the 
 world be^-an ; that we should be saved from 
 our enemies, and from the hand of all that 
 hate us ; to perform the mercy ])romised to 
 our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant; 
 the oath which he sware to our father Abra* 
 ham, that he would grant unto us, that we, 
 being delivered out of the hands of our enemies, 
 might serve him without fear, in holiness and 
 righteousness before him all the days of our 
 life. And thou. Child, shalt be called the Pro- 
 phet of the Highest : for thou shalt go before 
 the face of the Lord to prepare his ways ; to 
 give knowledge of salvation unto his people, by 
 the remission of their sins, through the tender 
 mercy of our God, whereby the day-spring 
 from on high hath visited us ; to give light to 
 them that sit in darkness and in the shadow 
 of death, to guide our feet into the way of 
 peace. And the child grew, and waxed strong 
 in spirit ; and was in the deserts till the day 
 of his shewing mito Israel.
 
 o 
 
 251 
 
 ^atitt ^ftci'i^ Sag. 
 
 77/6' Collect. 
 AL^illGHT Y God, who by thy Son Jesus 
 Christ didst give to thy Apostle Saint 
 Peter many excellent gifts, and conimandedst 
 him earnestly to feed thy flock ; Make, we 
 beseech thee, all Bishops and Pastors diligent- 
 ly to preach thy holy Word, and the people 
 obediently to follow the same, that they may 
 receive the crown of everlasting glory ; through 
 Jesus Christ our Lord. Amoi. 
 
 For the Ej/isfh'. Acts xii. 1. 
 ABOUT that time Iferod the king stretched 
 jl\. forth his hands to vex certain of the 
 Church. And he killed James the brother of 
 John with the sword. And, because he saw it 
 pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take 
 Peter also. (Then were the days of unleaven- 
 ed bread.) And when he had apprehended 
 him, he put him in prison, and delivered him 
 to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him, 
 intending after Easter to bring him forth to 
 the people. Peter therefore was kept in prison ; 
 but prayer was made without ceasing of the 
 Church unto God for him. And when Herod 
 would have brought him forth, the same night 
 Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, 
 bound with two chains ; and the keepers be- 
 fore the door kept the prison. And behold, 
 the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a 
 light shined in the prison ; and he smote 
 Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, 
 Ai'ise up quickly. And his chains fell off from
 
 252 SAINT PETER'S DAY. 
 
 his hands. And the angel said unto him, 
 Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals : and so 
 he did. And he saith unto him, Cast thy 
 garment about thee, and follow me. And he 
 went out and followed him ; and wist not that 
 it was true which was done by the angel ; but 
 thought he saw a vision. When they were 
 past the first and the second ward, they came 
 unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the 
 city, which opened to them of his owm accord ; 
 and they went out, and passed on through 
 one street, and forthwith the angel departed 
 fi'om him. And when Peter was come to 
 himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, 
 that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath 
 delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and 
 from all the expectation of the people of 
 the Jews. 
 
 Tlie Gospel. St. Matt. xvi. 13. 
 
 WHEN Jesus came into the coasts of Cse- 
 sarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, 
 saying, Whom do men say that I, the Son of 
 man, am ? And they said. Some say that thou 
 art John the Baptist, some Elias, and others 
 Jeremias, or one of the prophets. He saith 
 unto them, But whom say ye that I am ? And 
 Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art 
 Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus 
 answered and said unto him. Blessed art thou, 
 Simon Bar-jona : for flesh and blood hath not 
 revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is 
 in heaven. And I say also unto thee. That 
 thou art Peter, and upon this rock I mil build 
 my Church; and the gates of hell shall not
 
 SAINT JAMES THE APOSTLE. 253 
 
 prevail against it. And I will give unto thee 
 the keys of the kingdom of heaven : and what- 
 soever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound 
 in heaven ; and whatsoever thou shalt loose 
 on earth shall be loosed in heaven. 
 
 TJie Collect. 
 
 GRANT, merciful God, that as thine holy 
 Apostle Saint James, leaving his father 
 and all that he had, without delay was obedient 
 unto the calling of thy Son Jesus Christ, and 
 followed him ; so we, forsaking all worldly 
 and carnal affections, may be evermore ready 
 to follow thy holy coimnandments ; tlu'ough 
 Jesus Christ our Lord. A mem. 
 
 For the EpUtle. Acts xi. 27, and part of 
 Chap. xii. 
 
 IN those days came prophets from Jerusalem 
 unto Antioch. And there stood up one of 
 them named Agabus, and signified by the 
 Spirit, that there should be great dearth 
 throughout all the world ; which came to pass 
 in the days of Claudius Ctesar. Then the dis- 
 ciples, every man according to his ability, de- 
 termined to send relief unto the brethren which 
 dwelt in Judaea. Which also they did, and 
 sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas 
 and Saul. Now about that time Herod the 
 king stretched forth his hands to vex certain 
 of the Church. And he killed James the bro- 
 ther of John with the sword. And, because 
 he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded fur- 
 ther to take Peter also. 
 
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 254 SAINT BARTHOLOMEW THE APOSTLE. 
 
 TJie Gospel St. Matt. xx. 20. 
 
 THEN came to him the mother of Zebedee's 
 children with her sons, worshipping him, 
 and desiring a certain thing of him. And he 
 said mito her, What wilt thou ? She saith un- 
 to him. Grant that these ni)' two sons may sit, 
 the one on thy right hand, and the other on 
 the left, in thy kingdom. But Jesus answered 
 and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye 
 able to drink of tlie cup that I shall drink of, 
 and to be baptized with the baptism that I 
 am baptized with ? They say unto him. We 
 are able. And he saith unto them, Ye shall 
 drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with 
 the baptism that I am baptized with ; but to 
 sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not 
 mine to give ; but it shall be given to them 
 for whom it is prepared of my Father. And 
 wdien the ten heard it, they were moved with 
 indignation against the two brethren. But 
 Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye 
 know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise 
 dominion over them, and they that are great 
 exercise authority upon them. But it shall 
 not be so among you : but whosoever will be 
 great among you, let him be your minister; 
 and whosoever will be chief among you, let 
 him be your servant : even as the Son of man 
 came not to be ministered unto, but to mi- 
 nister, and to give his life a ransom for many. 
 
 ^aint l3artf)Ol0nTC&) tijc ^^Qitlt, 
 
 The Collect. 
 
 O ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who 
 didst give to thine Apostle Bartholomew
 
 SAINT BARTHOLOMEW THE APOSTLE. 25a 
 
 grace truly to believe and to preach thy Word ; 
 Grant, we beseech thee, unto thy Church, to 
 love that Word which he believed, and both to 
 preach and receive the same ; through Jesur> 
 Christ our Lord. Afncm. 
 
 For the Epistle. Acts v. 12. 
 
 BY the hands of the Apostles were many 
 signs and wonders wrought among the 
 people \ (and they were all with one accord in 
 Solomon's porch : and of the rest durst no 
 man join himself to them : but the people 
 magnified them : and believers were the more 
 added to the Lord, multitudes both of men 
 and women :) insomuch that they brought 
 forth the sick into the streets, and laid them 
 on beds and couches, that at the least the 
 shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow 
 some of them. There came also a multitude 
 out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, 
 bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed 
 with unclean spirits ; and they were healed 
 every one. 
 
 Tlie Gospel. St. Luke xxii. 24. 
 A ND there was also a strife among them, 
 x\. which of them should be accounted the 
 greatest. And he said unto them, The kings 
 of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them ; 
 and they that exercise authority upon them 
 are called benefactors. But ye shall not be so : 
 but he that is greatest among you, let him be 
 as the younger ; and he that is chief, as he 
 that doth serve. For whether is greater, he 
 that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth ? is 
 not he that sitteth at meat ? but I am among
 
 256 SAINT MATTHEW THE APOSTLE. 
 
 you as he that serveth. Ye are they which 
 have continued with me in my temptations. 
 And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my 
 Father hath appointed unto me ; that je may 
 eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and 
 sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of 
 Israel. 
 
 The Collect. 
 
 O ALMIGHTY God, who by thy blessed 
 Son didst call Matthew from the receipt 
 of custom to be an Apostle and Evangelist ; 
 Grant us grace to forsake all covetous desires, 
 and inordinate love of riches, and to follow the 
 same thy Son Jesus Christ, who liveth and 
 reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one 
 God, world without end. Amen. 
 
 TJie Epistle. 2 Cor. iv. 1. 
 
 THEREFORE seeing we have this ministry, 
 as we have received mercy, we faint not ; 
 but have renounced the hidden things of dis- 
 honesty, not walking in craftiness, nor hand- 
 ling the Word of God deceitfully, but by mani- 
 festation of the truth commending ourselves 
 to every man's conscience in the sight of God. 
 But if our Gospel be hid, it is hid to them that 
 are lost : in whom the God of this world hath 
 blinded the minds of them which believe not, 
 lest the light of the glorious Gospel of Christ, 
 who is the image of God, should shine unto 
 them. For we preach not ourselves, but Christ 
 Jesus the Lord j and ourselves your servants 
 for Jesus' sake. For God, who commanded 
 the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined
 
 SAINT MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS. 257 
 
 in our hearts, to give the light of the know- 
 ledge of the glory of Grod, in the face of Jesus 
 
 Chi-ist. 
 
 Tlie Gospel St. Matt. ix. 9. 
 A ND as Jesus passed forth from thence, he 
 jL^ saw a man named Matthew, sitting at 
 the receipt of custom : and he saith unto him, 
 Follow me. And he arose, and followed him. 
 And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in 
 the house, behold, many Publicans and sinners 
 came, and sat down with him and his disciples. 
 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto 
 his disciples, Why eateth your Master with 
 Publicans and sinners ? But when Jesus heard 
 that, he said unto them, They that be whole 
 need not a physician, but they that are sick. 
 But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will 
 have mercy, and not sacrifice ; for I am not 
 come to call the righteous, but sinners to re- 
 pentance. 
 
 ^atnt Mi^^tX antf all ^tiflcl^. 
 
 The Collect. 
 
 OEYERLASTIXG God, who hast ordain- 
 ed and constituted the services of Angels 
 and men in a wonderful order; Mercifully 
 grant, that as thy holy Angels alway do thee 
 service in heaven, so by thy appointment they 
 may succour and defend us on earth ; through 
 Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 For the Epistle. Rev. xii. 7. 
 
 THERE was war in heaven : Michael and 
 his angels fought against the dragon, and 
 the dragon fought and his angels ; and pre-
 
 258 SAINT MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS. 
 
 vailed not, neither was their place found any- 
 more in heaven. And the great dragon was 
 cast out, that old serpent, called tlie devil and 
 Satan, which deceiveth the whole world ; he 
 was cast out into the earth, and his angels 
 were cast out with him. And I heard a loud 
 voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, 
 and strength, and the kingdom of our God, 
 and the poAver of his Christ : for the accuser 
 of our brethren is cast down, which accused 
 them before our God day and night. And they 
 overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and 
 by the word of their testimony ; and they 
 loved not their lives unto the death. There- 
 fore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in 
 them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth, and 
 of the sea : for the devil is come down unto 
 you, having great wrath, because he knoweth 
 that he hath but a short time. 
 
 TJie Gospel. St. Matt, xviii. 1. 
 
 AT the same time came the disciples unto 
 J\. Jesus, saying. Who is the greatest in the 
 Kingdom of heaven ? And Jesus called a little 
 child mito him, and set him in the midst of 
 them, and said. Verily I say unto you, Except 
 ye be converted, and become as little children, 
 ye shall not enter into the Kingdom of heaven. 
 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as 
 this little child, the same is greatest in the 
 Kingdom of heaven. And Avhoso shall receive 
 one such little child in my Name, receiveth 
 me. But whoso shall oflPend one of these little 
 ones which believe in me, it were better for 
 him that a millstone were hanged about his
 
 SAINT LUKE THE EVANGELIST. 259 
 
 neck, and that he were drowned in the depth 
 of the sea. Woe unto the world because of 
 offences : for it must needs be that offences 
 come : but woe to that man by whom the offence 
 Cometh. Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot 
 offend thee, cut them off, and cast them fi'om 
 thee : it is better for thee to enter into Hfe 
 halt or maimed, rather than having two hands 
 or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire. 
 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and 
 cast it fi'om thee : it is better for thee to enter 
 into life with one eye, rather than ha^dng two 
 eyes to be cast into hell-fire. Take heed that 
 ye despise not one of these little ones ; for I 
 say unto you. That in heaven their angels do 
 always behold the face of my Father which is 
 in heaven. 
 
 ^aint HLxtkt t^t (GhKiiQtXi^t 
 
 Tlie Collect, 
 A LMIGHTY God, who calledst Luke the 
 J_\. Physician, whose praise is in the Gos^^el, 
 to be an Evangelist, and Physician of the 
 soul ; May it please thee, that, by the whole- 
 some medicines of the doctrine delivered by 
 him, all the diseases of our souls may be 
 healed ; through the merits of thy Son Jesus 
 Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 Tlie Epistle. 2 Tim. iv. 5. 
 
 WATCH thou in all things, endure afflic- 
 tions, do the work of an Evangelist, 
 make full proof of thy ministry. For I am 
 now ready to be offered, and the time of my 
 departure is at hand. I have fought a good
 
 260 SAINT LUKE THE EVANGELIST. 
 
 fight, I have finished my course, I have kept 
 the faith. Henceforth there is L^id up for me 
 a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the 
 righteous Judge, shall give me at that day: 
 and not to me only, but unto all them also 
 that love his appearing. Do thy diligence to 
 come shortly unto me : for Demas hath for- 
 saken me, having loved this present world, and 
 is departed unto Thessalonica ; Crescens to 
 Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia. Only Luke is 
 with me. Take Mark and bring him with 
 thee : for he is profitable to me for the mi- 
 nistry. And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus. 
 The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, 
 when thou comest, bring with thee ; and the 
 books, but especially the parchments. Alex- 
 ander the copper-smith did me much evil : the 
 Lord reward him according to his works. Of 
 whom be thou ware also, for he hath greatly 
 withstood our words. 
 
 The Gospel. St. Luke x. 1. 
 
 THE Lord appointed other seventy also, and 
 sent them two and two before his face 
 into ^^QT^ city and place whither he himself 
 would come. Therefore said he unto them, 
 The harvest truly is great, but the labourers 
 are few ; pray ye therefore the Lord of the 
 harvest, that he would send forth labourers 
 into his harvest. Go your ways ; behold, I 
 send you forth as lambs among wolves. Carry 
 neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes, and salute 
 no man by the way. And into whatsoever 
 house ye enter, first say. Peace be to this house. 
 And if the son of peace be there, your peace
 
 SAINT SIMON AND SAINT JUDE, APOSTLES. 261 
 
 shall rest upon it : if not, it shall turn to you 
 again. And in the same house remain, eating 
 and drinking such things as they give : for the 
 labourer is worthy of his hire. 
 
 T/w Collect. 
 
 O ALMIGHTY God, who hast built thy 
 Church upon the foundation of the Apos- 
 tles and Prophets, Jesus Christ himself being 
 the head corner-stone ; Grant us so to be joined 
 together in unity of spirit by their doctrine, 
 that we may be made an holy temple accept- 
 able unto thee ; through Jesus Christ om* Lord. 
 Allien, 
 
 Tlie Ejnstle. St. Jude 1. 
 
 JUDE, the servant of Jesus Christ, and 
 brother of James, to them that are sanc- 
 tified by God the Father, and preserved in 
 Jesus Christ, and called : Mercy unto you, and 
 peace, and love be multiplied. Beloved, when 
 I gave all diligence to write unto you of the 
 common salvation, it was needful for me to 
 write unto you, and exhort you, that ye should 
 earnestly contend for the faith which was once 
 delivered unto the saints. For there are cer- 
 tain men crept in unawares, who were before 
 of old ordained to this condemnation ; ungodly 
 men, turning the grace of our God into lasci- 
 viousness, and denying the only Lord God, and 
 our Lord Jesus Christ. I will therefore jDut 
 you in remembrance, though ye once knew 
 this, how that the Lord, having saved the peo- 
 ple out of the land of Egypt, afterAvard de- 
 
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 262 SAINT SIMON AND SAINT JUDE, APOSTLES. 
 
 stroyed them that believed not. And the angels 
 which kept not their first estate, but left their 
 own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting 
 chains under darkness unto the judgment of 
 the great day. Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, 
 and the cities about them in like manner 
 giving themselves over to fornication, and 
 going after strange flesh, are set forth for 
 an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal 
 fire. Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile 
 the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of 
 dignities. 
 
 Tlie Gospel St. John xv. 17. 
 
 THESE things I command you, that ye love 
 one another. If the world hate you, ye 
 know that it hated me ])efore it hated you. If 
 ye were of the world, the world would love his 
 own : but because ye are not of the world, but 
 I have chosen you out of the world, therefore 
 the world hateth you. Eemember the word 
 that I said unto you. The servant is not greater 
 than the lord : if they have persecuted me, 
 they will also persecute you ; if they have kept 
 my saying, they will keep yom*'s also. But all 
 these things will they do imto you for my 
 Name's sake, because they know not him that 
 sent me. If I had not come and spoken unto 
 them, they had not had sin : but now they 
 have no cloke for their sin. He that hateth 
 me hateth my Father also. If I had not done 
 among them the works which none other man 
 did, they had not had sin ; but now have they 
 both seen, and hated both me and my Father. 
 But this Cometh to pass, that the word might
 
 ALL SAINTS' DAY. 263 
 
 be Mfilled that is written in their law, They 
 hated me without a cause. But when the Com- 
 forter is come, whom I will send unto you from 
 the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which 
 proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify 
 of me. And ye also shall bear witness, because 
 ye have been with me from the beginning. 
 
 Tlie Collect. 
 
 O ALMIGHTY God, who hast knit together 
 thine elect in one communion and fellow- 
 ship, in the mystical body of thy Son Christ 
 our Lord ; Grant us grace so to follow thy 
 blessed Saints in all virtuous and godly living, 
 that we may come to those unspeakable joys, 
 which thou hast prepared for them that un- 
 feignedly love thee ; through Jesus Christ our 
 Lord, Amen, 
 
 For tlie Epistle. Rev. vii. 2. 
 A ND I saw another angel ascending ft'om the 
 X3^ east, having the seal of the living God ; 
 and he cried with a loud voice to the four an- 
 gels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth, 
 and the sea, saying. Hurt not the earth, neither 
 the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the 
 servants of our God in their foreheads. And 1 
 heard the number of them which were sealed ; 
 and there were sealed an hundred and forty 
 and four thousand, of all the tribes of the 
 children of Israel. 
 
 Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve 
 thousand. 
 
 Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve 
 thousand.
 
 264 ALL SAINTS' DAT. 
 
 Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thou- 
 sand. 
 
 Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve 
 thousand. 
 
 Of the tribe of Nephthali were sealed twelve 
 thousand. 
 
 Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve 
 thousand. 
 
 Of the tribe of Sjmeon were sealed twelve 
 thousand. 
 
 Of the tribe of Lei-i were sealed twelve thou- 
 sand. 
 
 Of the tribe of Isachar were sealed twelve 
 thousand. 
 
 Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve 
 thousand. 
 
 Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve 
 thousand. 
 
 Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve 
 thousand. 
 
 After this I beheld, and lo, a great multi- 
 tude, which no man could number, of all na- 
 tions, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, 
 stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, 
 clothed with white robes, and palms in their 
 hands ; and cried with a loud voice, saying. 
 Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the 
 throne, and unto the Lamb. And all the 
 angels stood round about the throne, and about 
 the elders, and the four beasts, and fell before 
 the throne on their faces, and worshipped 
 God, saying, Amen ; Blessing, and glory, and 
 wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and 
 power, and might, be mito our God for ever 
 and ever. Amen.
 
 ALL SAINTS' DAY. 265 
 
 Tlie Gospel, St. Matt. v. 1. 
 
 JESUS, seeing the multitudes, went up into 
 a mountain ; and when he was set, his 
 disciples came unto him. And he opened his 
 ! mouth, and taught them, saying. Blessed are 
 the poor in spirit : for their's is the kingdom 
 of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn : for 
 they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek : 
 for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are 
 they which do hunger and thirst after right- 
 eousness : for they shall be filled. Blessed are 
 the merciful : for they shall obtain mercy. 
 Blessed are the pure in heart : for they shall 
 see God. Blessed are the peace-makers : for 
 they shall be called the children of God. 
 Blessed are they which are persecuted for 
 righteousness' sake : for their's is the kingdom 
 of heaven. Blessed are ye, when men shall 
 revile you, and persecute you, and shall say 
 all manner of evil against you falsely for m}^ 
 sake. Eejoice, and be exceeding glad ; for 
 great is your reward in heaven : for so per- 
 secuted they the prophets which were before 
 you.
 
 THE ORDER OF THE 
 
 ADMINISTRATION OF THE LORD'S SUPPEK, 
 
 OR 
 
 HOLY COMMUNION. 
 
 IT So many as intend to be partaJcers of the holy Communion 
 shall signify their names to the Curate, at least some tim^ 
 the day before. 
 
 H And if any of those be an open and notorious evil liver, 
 or have dmie any wrong to his neighbonrs by word or deed, 
 so that the Congregation be thereby offended; the Curate, 
 having knowledge thereof, shall call him and advertise him, 
 that in any loise he p)'>"6sume not to come to the Lord's 
 Table, until he hath openly declared himself to have truly 
 repented and amended his former naughty life, that tliz 
 Congregation may thereby be satisfied, which before were 
 off'ended ; and that he hath recompensed the 2}ctrties, to 
 whom he hath done wrong ; or at least declare himself to he 
 in full purpose so to do, as soon as lie conveniently may. 
 
 IT The same ordei' shall the Curate use with those betwixt 
 whom he jierceiveth malice and hatred to reign; not suffering 
 them to be partakers of the Lord's Table, until he know them 
 to be reconciled. And if one of the p)arties so at variance 
 be content to forgive from the bottom of his heart all tJiat the 
 other Jiath trespassed against him, and to nuike amends for 
 that he himself hath offended ; and the other party will not 
 he persuaded to a godly unity, but remain still in his 
 frowardness and malice : the Minister in tlutt case ought to 
 admit the penitent person to the holy Communion, and not 
 him that is obstinate. Provided that every Minister so 
 repjelling any, as is specified in tJiis, or the next jJ'i^ccedent 
 Paragraph of this Rubrick, shall be obliged to give an 
 account of the same to the Ordinary within fourteen days 
 after at the farthest. And the Ordinary shall pyfoceed 
 against the offending p>erson according to the Canon. 
 
 IF The Table at the Communion-time having a fair tvhite 
 linen cloth upon it, shall stand in the Body of the Church, 
 or in the Chancel, ivhere Morning and Evening Prayer are 
 appointed to be said. And the Priest standing at the north 
 side of the Table shall say the Lord's Prayer, with the Col- 
 lect following, the p)eople kneeling. 
 
 OUR Father which art in heaven, Hallowed 
 be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy
 
 THE COMMUNION. 267 
 
 will be done in earth, As it is in heaven. Give 
 us this day our daily bread. And forgive us 
 our trespasses, As we ibrgive them that trespass 
 against us. And lead us not into temptation ; 
 But deliver us from evil. Amen. 
 
 TJie Collect. 
 A LMIGHTY God, unto whom all hearts be 
 Xj^ open, all desires known, and fi'om whom 
 no secrets are hid ; Cleanse the thoughts of om' 
 hearts by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit, 
 that we may perfectly love thee, and worthily 
 magnify thy holy Name ; through Christ our 
 Lord. Anicn. 
 
 IF Then shall the Priest, turning to the people, rehearse dis- 
 tinctly all the TEN COMMANDMENTS ; and the 
 people still kneeling shall, after every Commandment, ask 
 God mercy for their transgression thereof fo^' the time past, 
 and grace to keep the same for the time tocorne, as foUoweth. 
 
 Ilinister, 
 
 GOD spake these words, and said ; I am 
 the Lord thy God : Thou shalt have 
 none other gods but me. 
 
 People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and in- 
 cline our hearts to keep this law. 
 
 Minister. Thou shalt not make to thyself 
 any graven image, nor the likeness of any thing 
 that is in heaven above, or in the earth beneath, 
 I or in the water under the earth. Thou shalt 
 not bow down to them, nor worship them : for 
 I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, and 
 visit the sins of the fathers upon the children, 
 unto the third and fourth generation of them 
 that hate me, and shew mercy unto thousands 
 in them that love me, and keep my conunand- 
 ments.
 
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 People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and in- 
 cline our hearts to keep this law. 
 
 Ilimster. I'hou shalt not take the Name of 
 the Lord thy God in vain : for the Lord will not 
 hold him guiltless, that taketh his Name in vain. 
 
 People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and in- 
 cline our hearts to keep this law. 
 
 Hinister. Remember that thou keep holy 
 the Sabbath-day. Six days shalt thou labour, 
 and do all that thou hast to do ; but the 
 seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy 
 God. Li it thou shalt do no manner of work, 
 thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, thy man- 
 servant, and thy maid-servant, thy cattle, and 
 the stranger that is within thy gates. For in 
 six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the 
 sea, and all that in them is, and rested the 
 seventh day : wherefore the Lord blessed the 
 seventh day, and hallowed it. 
 
 People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and in- 
 cline om' hearts to keep this law. 
 
 M'tmster. Honour thy father and thy mother; 
 that thy days may be long in the land, which 
 the Lord thy God giveth thee. 
 
 People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and in- 
 cline our hearts to keep this law. 
 
 Jlinisfer. Thou shalt do no murder. 
 
 People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and in- 
 cline our hearts to keep this law. 
 
 Jlinister. Thou shalt not commit adultery. 
 
 People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and in- 
 cline our hearts to keep this law. 
 
 Minister. Thou shalt not steal. 
 
 People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and in- 
 cline our hearts to keep this law.
 
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 Minister. Thou shalt not bear false witness 
 against thy neighbour. 
 
 People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and in- 
 cline our hearts to keep this law. 
 
 Minister. Thou shalt not covet thy neigh- 
 bour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neigh- 
 bour's wife, nor his servant, nor his maid, nor 
 his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is his. 
 
 People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and 
 write all these thy laws in our hearts, we be- 
 seech thee. 
 
 H Then shall follow one of these tioo Collects for the King, 
 the Priest standing as before, and saijing. 
 
 Let US pray. 
 ALMIGHTY God, whose kingdom is ever- 
 JlX. lasting, and power infinite ; Have mercy 
 upon the whole Church ; and so rule the heart 
 of thy chosen Servant GEORGE, our King 
 and Governour, that he (knowing whose 
 -minister he is) may above all things seek thy 
 honour and glory : and that we, and all his 
 subjects (duly considering whose authority he 
 hath) may faithfully serve, honour, and humbly 
 obey him, in thee, and for thee, according to 
 thy blessed Word and ordinance ; through 
 Jesus Christ our Lord, who with thee and the 
 Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth, ever one God, 
 world without end. Amen. 
 
 Or, 
 
 A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, we are 
 ^-LA_ taught by thy holy Word, that the hearts 
 of Kings are in thy rule and governance, and 
 that thou dost dispose and turn them as it 
 seemeth best to thy godly wisdom : We humbly 
 beseech thee so to dispose and govern the heart
 
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 of GEORGE thy Servant, our King: and 
 Governour, that, in all his thoughts, words, 
 and works, he may ever seek thy honour and 
 glory, and study to preserve tby people com- 
 mitted to his charge, in wealth, peace, and 
 godliness : Grant this, merciful Father, for 
 thy dear Son's sake, Jesus Christ our Lord. 
 Amen. 
 
 T OHicn Sihall he said the Colhrt of (he Day. Ami imnudu 
 ately after the Collect the Prie<<t inall read the Epistle^ 
 sayimj, The Epistle [or.The portion of Scripture appointed 
 for the Epistle] is written in the — Chapter of begin- 
 ning at the — Verse. And the Epistle ended, he shall sai/. 
 Here endeth the Epistle. Then shall he read the Gospel 
 {the ptople all $tandin(j up) sai/ino. The lioly Gospel is 
 
 written in the — Chapter of beginning at the — Verse. 
 
 Ayid the Gospel ended, sliall be suna or said tlie Creed fol- 
 lowimi, t/ie people still standini7, cls before. 
 
 I BELIEVE in one God the Father Al- 
 mighty. Maker of heaven and earth. And 
 of all things visible and invisible : 
 
 And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only- 
 begotten Son of God, Begotten of his Father 
 before all worlds. God of God. Light of Light, 
 Tery God of very God, Begotten, not made. 
 Being of one substance with the Father, By 
 whom all things were made : Who for us men, 
 and for our salvation came down from heaven. 
 And was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the 
 Virgin Mary. And was made man. And was 
 cnicitied also for us mider Pontius Pilate. He 
 suliered and was bmied. And the third day he 
 rose again according to the Scriptui'es, And 
 ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the right 
 hand of the Father. And he shall come again 
 with glory to judge both the quick and the 
 dead :"Wliose kingdom shall have no end. 
 
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 THE COMMUNION. 271 
 
 And I believe in the Holy Ghost, The Lord 
 and ^iver of life, AVho proceedeth fi'om the 
 Father and the Son, Who with tlie Father and 
 the Son to.i^etlier is worshipped and p^lorified, 
 "Who spake hy the Prophets. And 1 believe 
 one Catholick and Apostolick Chnreh. I ac- 
 knowledge one Jjaptisrn for tlie remission of 
 sins. And I look for tlie UesujTcction of the 
 dead. And the life of tlie world to come. 
 Amen. 
 
 II Then the Curate aluill declare unto the "people lohal Hohj- 
 days, or Fasthnj-diiys, are in the Week /(Aii/wing to be ob- 
 served. Ami then also {if occasion he) shall notice be yiven 
 of t/te Ci/mmaniou; and Briefs, Citations, and Excom- 
 wjinicatif/ns read. Ami nothing shall be proclaimed or 
 ■jtuhlishcjL in tlie Chwch, darinfj tfie time of Divine Service, 
 but hij the Minister : nor by him any thiraj, but what is 
 prescribed in the Rules of this liook, or enjoined by the 
 King, or by the Ordinary of the place. 
 
 H Then shall follow the Sermon, or one of the Homilies already 
 set fm-lh, or hereafter to be set fwth, by auth/rity. 
 
 •H Then shcdl the Priest return to the Lord's Table, and beyin 
 tlie Offertory, saying one or more of thae Sentences follow- 
 ing, as he tkinketh most conveivient in his discretion. 
 
 LET your lig'ht so shine before men, that they 
 may see yonr good works, and glorify your 
 Father whicii is in heaven. }St. Matt. v. 
 
 Jiay not up for yourselves treasure upon the 
 earth ; where the rust and moth doth corrupt, 
 and where thieves break through and steal : 
 but lay u}) for yourselves treasures in heaven ; 
 where neither rust nor moth doth corrupt, and 
 where thieves do not break through and steal. 
 aSV. Matt. vi. 
 
 Whatsoever ye would that men should do 
 unto you, even so do unto them ; for this is 
 the Law and the Propliets. ISt. Matt. vii. 
 
 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord,
 
 272 THE COMMUNION. 
 
 Lord, shall enter into the Kingdom of heaven; 
 but he that doeth the will of my Father which 
 is in heaven. St. Matt, vii. 
 
 Zacchseus stood forth, and said unto the 
 Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I 
 give to the poor; and if I have done any 
 wrong to any man, I restore four-fold. iSt. Luke 
 xix. 
 
 Who goeth a warfare at any time of his own 
 cost ? Who planteth a vineyard, and eateth 
 not of the fruit thereof? Or who feedeth a 
 flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock ? 
 
 1 Cor. ix. 
 
 If we have sown unto you spiritual things, 
 is it a great matter if we shall reap your world- 
 ly things ? 1 Co7\ ix. 
 
 Do ye not know, that they who minister 
 about holy things live of the sacrifice ; and 
 they who wait at the altar are partakers with 
 the altar ? Even so hath the Lord also or- 
 dained, that they who preach the Gospel should 
 live of the Gospel. 1 Cor. ix. 
 
 He that soweth little shall reap little ; and 
 he that soweth plenteous ly shall reap plente- 
 ously. Let every man do according as he is 
 disposed in his heart, not grudgiiiir, or of 
 necessity ; for God loveth a cheerful giver. 
 
 2 Cor. ix. 
 
 Let him that is taught in the Word minister 
 unto him that teacheth, in all good things. Be 
 not deceived, God is not mocked : for whatso- 
 ever a man soweth that shall he reap. Gal. vi. 
 
 While we have time, let us do good unto all 
 men ; and specially unto them that are of the 
 household of faith. Oal. vi.
 
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 Godliness is great riches, if a man be con- 
 tent with that he hath : for we brought nothing 
 into the world, neither may we carry any thing 
 out. 1 Tim. vi. 
 
 Charge them who are rich in this world, 
 that they be ready to give, and glad to distri- 
 bute ; laying up in store for themselves a good 
 foundation against the time to come, that they 
 may attain eternal life. 1 Tiin. vi. 
 
 G-od is not unrighteous, that he will forget 
 your works, and labour that proceedeth of love; 
 which love ye have shewed for his Nam^e's 
 sake, who have ministered unto the saints, and 
 yet do minister. Heh. vi. 
 
 To do good, and to distribute, forget not ; for 
 with such sacrifices God is pleased. Hel. xiii. 
 
 Whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his 
 brother have need, and shutteth up his com- 
 passion from him, how dwelleth the love of 
 God in him ? 1 St. John iii. 
 
 Give alms of thy goods, and never turn thy 
 face ft'om any poor man ; and then the face of 
 the Lord shall not be turned away from thee. 
 Tohit iv. 
 
 Be merciful after thy power. If thou hast 
 much, give plenteously : if thou hast little, do 
 thy diligence gladly to give of that little : for 
 so gatherest thou thyself a good reward in the 
 day of necessity. ToUt iv. 
 
 He that hath Dity upon the poor lendeth 
 unto the Lord : ana look, what he layeth out, 
 it shall be paid him again. Prov. xix. 
 
 Blessed be the man that provideth for the 
 sick and needy : the Lord shall deliver him 
 in the time of trouble. Psalm xli.
 
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 IT Whilst these Sentences are in reading, the Deacons, Church- 
 wardens, or other fit 'person appointed for that purpose, shaU 
 receive the Alms for the Poor, and other devotions of tfie 
 peo^ile, in a decent bason to be provided by tJie ParisJi for 
 that purpose; and reverentli/ bring it to the Priest, who sludl 
 humbly present and place it upon the holy TaUe. 
 
 IT And when there is a Communion, the Priest shall then 
 place upon the Table so much Bread and Wine, as he shall 
 think sufficient. After which done, the Priest shall say, 
 
 Let US pray for the whole state of Christ's 
 Church militant here in earth. 
 
 ALMIGHTY and everliving God, who by 
 thy holy Apostle hast taught us to make 
 prayers, and supplications, and to give thanks, 
 for all men ; We humbly beseech thee most 
 mercifully \_*to accept our alms and oblations, 
 and'] to receive these om* prayers, which we 
 offer unto thy Divine Majesty ; beseeching 
 thee to inspire continually the universal Church 
 with the spirit of truth, unity, and concord : 
 And gi'ant, that all they that do confess thy 
 holy Name may agree in the truth of thy holy 
 Word, and live in unity, and godly love. We 
 beseech thee also to save and defend all Christian 
 Kings, Princes, and Governours ; and specially 
 thy Servant GEORGE our King ; that under 
 him we may be godly and quietly governed : 
 And grant unto his whole Council, and to 
 all that are put in authority under him, that 
 they may truly and indifferently minister 
 justice, to the punishment of wickedness and 
 vice, and to the maintenance of thy true re- 
 ligion, and virtue. Give grace, heavenly 
 Father, to all Bishops and Curates, that they 
 may both by their life and doctrine set forth 
 
 * If there be no alms or oblatUms, then shall the words [of 
 accepting oui alms and oblations] be left cnU unsaid. 
 
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 THE COMMUNION. 275 
 
 thy true and lively Word, and rightly and duly 
 administer thy holy Sacraments : And to all 
 thy people give thy heavenly grace ; and espe- 
 cially to this congregation here present ; that, 
 with meek heart and due reverence, they may 
 hear, and receive thy holy Word ; truly serving 
 thee in holiness and righteousness all the days 
 of their life. And we most humbly beseech 
 thee of thy goodness, Lord, to comfort and 
 succour all them, who in this transitory life are 
 in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other 
 adversity. And we also bless thy holy Name 
 for all thy servants departed this life in thy faith 
 and fear ; beseeching thee to give us grace so 
 to follow their good examples, that with them 
 we may be partakers of thy heavenly kingdom : 
 Grant this, Father, for Jesus Christ's sake, 
 our only Mediator and Advocate. Amen. 
 
 IF When the Minister giveth warning for the celebration of the 
 holy Communion, {which he shall always do iqion the Sunday, 
 or some Holy-day, im7n&Iiutely jireceding,) aftei- the Ser- 
 mon or Homily en<led, he shall read this Exhortation fol- 
 lowing. 
 
 DEAELY beloved, on day next I 
 purpose, through God's assistance, to ad- 
 minister to all such as shall be religiously and 
 devoutly disposed the most comfortable Sacra- 
 ment of the Body and Blood of Christ ; to be 
 by them received in remembrance of his meri- 
 torious Cross and Passion ; whereby alone we 
 obtain remission of our sins, and are made 
 partakers of the Kingdom of heaven. Where- 
 fore it is our duty to render most humble and 
 hearty thanks to Almighty God our heavenly 
 Father, for that he hath given his Son our 
 Saviour Jesus Christ, not only to die for us.
 
 276 THE C0M3IUNI0N, 
 
 but also to be our spiritual food and sustenance 
 in that holy Sacrament. Which being so di- 
 vine and comfortable a thing to them who 
 receive it worthily, and so dangerous to them 
 that will presume to receive it unworthily ; my 
 duty is to exhort you in the mean season to 
 consider the dignity of that holy mystery, 
 and tlie great peril of the unworthy receiving 
 thereof; and so to search and examine your 
 own consciences, (and that not lightly, and 
 after the manner of dissemblers with God ; but 
 so) that ye may come holy and clean to such a 
 heavenly Feast, in the marriage-garment re- 
 quired by God in holy Scripture, and be re- 
 ceived as worthy partakers of that holy Table. 
 The way and means thereto is ; First, to 
 examine your lives and conversations by the 
 rule of God's commandments ; and whereinso- 
 ever ye shall perceive yourselves to have of- 
 fended, either by will, word, or deed, there to 
 bewail your own sinfulness, and to confess 
 yourselves to Almighty God, with full purpose 
 of amendment of life. And if ye shall per- 
 ceive your offences to be such as are not only 
 against God, but also against your neighbours ; 
 then ye shall reconcile yourselves unto them ; 
 being ready to make restitution and satisfac- 
 tion, according to the uttermost of your powers, 
 for all injuries and wrongs done by you to any 
 other ; and being likewise ready to forgive 
 others that have offended you, as ye would have 
 forgiveness of your offences at God's hand : 
 for otherwise the receiving of the holy Com- 
 munion doth nothing else but increase your 
 damnation. Therefore if any of you be a
 
 THE COMMUNION. 277 
 
 blasphemer of God, an hinderer or slanderer 
 of his Word, an adulterer, or be in malice, or 
 envy, or in any other grievous crime, repent 
 you of yom* sins, or else come not to that holy 
 Table ; lest, after the taking of that holy Sa- 
 crament, the devil enter into you, as he entered 
 into Judas, and fill you full of all iniquities, 
 and bring you to destruction both of body and 
 soul. 
 
 And because it is requisite, that no man 
 should come to the holy Communion, but \\4th 
 a full trust in God's mercy, and with a quiet 
 conscience ; therefore if there be any of you, 
 who by this means cannot quiet his o^vn con- 
 science herein, but requireth further comfort 
 or counsel, let him come to me, or to some 
 other discreet and learned Minister of God's 
 Word, and open his grief ; that by the ministry 
 of God's holy Word he may receive the benefit 
 of absolution, together w^ith ghostly counsel 
 and advice, to the quieting of his conscience, 
 and avoiding of all scruple and doubtfulness. 
 
 IT Or, in case he sJiall see the people negligent to come to the 
 liohj Communion, instead of the former, he shall use this 
 Exhortation. 
 
 DEARLY beloved brethren, on I in- 
 tend, by God's grace, to celebrate the 
 Lord's Supper : unto w^hich, in God's behalf, I 
 bid you all that are here present ; and beseech 
 you, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, that 
 ye will not refuse to come thereto, being so 
 lovingly called and bidden by God himself. 
 Ye know how grievous and unkind a thing it 
 is, when a man hath prepared a rich feast, 
 decked his table with all kind of provision, so
 
 278 THE COMMUNION. 
 
 that there lacketh nothmg but the guests to 
 sit down ; and yet they who are called (without 
 any cause) most unthankfully refuse to come. 
 Which of you in such a case would not be 
 moved ? Who would not think a great injury 
 ajid wrong done unto him ? Wherefore, most 
 dearly beloved in Christ, take ye good heed, 
 lest ye, withdrawing yourselves from this holy 
 Supper, provoke God's indignation against 
 you. It is an easy matter for a man to say, I 
 will not communicate, because I am otherwise 
 hindered with worldly business. But such 
 excuses are not so easily accepted and allowed 
 before God. If any man say, I am a grievous 
 sinner, and therefore am afi'aid to come : where- 
 fore then do ye not repent and amend ? When 
 God calleth you, are ye not ashamed to say ye 
 will not come ? When ye should return to 
 God, will ye excuse yourselves, and say ye are 
 not ready ? Consider earnestly with yom'selves 
 how little such feigned excuses will avail be- 
 fore God. They that refused the feast in the 
 Gospel, because they had bought a farm, or 
 would try their yokes of oxen, or because they 
 were married, were not so excused, but counted 
 unworthy of the heavenly feast. I, for my 
 part, shall be ready; and, according to mine 
 Office, I bid you in the Name of (jod, I call 
 you in Christ's behalf, I exhort you, as ye love 
 your own salvation, that ye will be partakers 
 of this holy Communion. And as the Son of 
 God did vouchsafe to yield up his soul by 
 death upon the Cross for your salvation ; so it 
 is your duty to receive the Communion in re- 
 membrance of the sacrifice of his death, as he
 
 THE COMMUNION. 2?9 
 
 himself hath commanded : which if y€ shall 
 neglect to do, consider with yourselves how 
 great injmy ye do unto God, and how sore 
 punishment hangeth over your heads for the 
 same ; when ye wilfully abstain from the Lord's 
 Table, and separate from your brethren, who 
 come to feed on the banquet of that most 
 heavenly food. These things if ye earnestly 
 consider, ye will by God's grace return to a 
 better mind : for the obtaining whereof _ we 
 shall not cease to make our humble petitions 
 unto Almighty God our heavenly Father. 
 
 1 At the time of the celebration of the Communion, tlie Com^ 
 municants being conveniently placed for the receitnng of 
 the holf/ Sacrament, the Priest shall say this Exhortation. 
 
 DEARLY beloved in the Lord, ye that 
 mind to come to the holy Communion of 
 the Body and Blood of our Saviour Christ, 
 must consider how Saint Paul exhorteth all 
 persons diligently to try and examine them- 
 selves, before they presume to eat of that Bread, 
 and drink of that Cup. For as the benefit is 
 great, if with a true penitent heart and lively 
 faith we receive that holy Sacrament ; (for 
 then we spiritually eat the flesh of Christ, and 
 drink his blood ; then we dwell in Christ, and 
 Christ in us ; we are one with Christ, and 
 Christ with us ;) so is the danger great, if we 
 receive the same unworthily. For then we are 
 guilty of the Body and Blood of Christ our 
 Saviour ; we eat and drink our own damnation, 
 not considering the Lord's Body ; we kindle 
 God's wi-ath against us ; we provoke him to 
 plague us with divers diseases, and sundry 
 kinds of death. Judge therefore yourselves, bre-
 
 280 THE COMMUNION- 
 
 thren, that ye be not judged of the Lord ; repent 
 you truly for your sins past ; have a lively and 
 stedfast faith in Christ our Saviour; amend 
 your lives, and be in perfect charity with all 
 men ; so shall ye be meet partakers of those 
 holy mysteries. And above all things ye must 
 give most humble and hearty thanks to God, 
 the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, for 
 the redemption of the world by the death and 
 passion of our Saviour Christ, both God and 
 man ; who did humble himself, even to the 
 death upon the Cross, for us, miserable sin- 
 ners, who lay in darkness and the shadow of 
 death ; that he might make us the children of 
 God, and exalt us to everlasting life. And to 
 the end that we should alway remember the 
 exceeding great love of our Master, and only 
 Saviour, Jesus Christ, thus dying for us, and 
 the innmnerable benefits which by his precious 
 blood-shedding he hath obtained to us; he 
 hath instituted and ordained holy mysteries, 
 as pledges of his love, and for a continual re- 
 membrance of his death, to our great and 
 endless comfort. To him therefore, with the 
 Father and the Holy Ghost, let us give (as we 
 are most bounden) continual thanks ; submit- 
 ting ourselves wholly to his holy will and 
 pleasure, and studying to serve him in true 
 holiness and righteousness all the days of our 
 life. AmeJi. 
 
 H Then shall the Priest say to them that come to receive tlte 
 holy Commtxnion, 
 
 YE that do truly and earnestly repent you 
 of your sins, and are in love and charity 
 with your neighbours, and intend to lead a
 
 THE C03IMUNI0N. 281 
 
 new life, following the commandments of God, 
 and walking fi'om henceforth in his holy ways ; 
 Draw near with faith, and take this holy Sa- 
 crament to your comfort ; and make your 
 hmnble confession to Almighty God, meekly 
 kneeling upon your knees. 
 
 If Then shall this general Confession he made, in the name 
 of all those that are minded to receive the holy Commu- 
 nion, by one of the Ministers ; both he and all the people 
 kneeling humbly xipon their knees, and saying, 
 
 A LMIGHTY God, Father of our Lord Jesus 
 J_A- Christ, Maker of all things, Judge of all 
 men ; We acknowledge and bewail our mani- 
 fold sins and wickedness, Which we, from time 
 to time, most grievously have committed, By 
 thought, word, and deed. Against thy Divine 
 Majesty, Provoking most justly thy wrath and 
 indignation against us. We do earnestly re- 
 pent. And are heartily sorry for these our mis- 
 doings ; The remembrance of them is grievous 
 unto us ; The burden of them is intolerable. 
 Have mercy upon us, Have mercy upon us, 
 most merciful Father ; For thy Son our Lord 
 Jesus Christ's sake, Forgive us all that is past; 
 And grant that we may ever hereafter Serve 
 and please thee In newness of life. To the 
 honour and glory of thy Name ; Through Jesus 
 Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 IT Then shall the Priest (or the Bishop, being pi'esent,) stand 
 up, and twning himself to the people, pronounce this Abso- 
 lution. 
 
 A LMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, who 
 x\. of his great mercy hath promised for- 
 giveness of sins to all them that with hearty 
 repentance and true faith turn unto him; 
 Have mercy upon you; pardon and deliver
 
 282 THE COMMUNION. 
 
 you from all your sins ; confirm and strengthen 
 you in all goodness ; and bring you to ever- 
 lasting life ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
 Amen. 
 
 II Then shall the Priest say. 
 
 Hear what comfortable words our Saviour 
 Christ saith unto all that truly tm*n to him. 
 
 COME unto me all that travail and are 
 heavy laden, and I will refresh you. St. 
 Matt. xi. 28. 
 
 So God loved the world, that he gave his 
 only-begotten Son, to the end that all that 
 believe in him should not perish, but have 
 everlasting life. aS'^. Jolin iii. 16. 
 
 Hear also what Saint Paul saith. 
 
 This is a true saying, and worthy of all men 
 to be received, That Christ Jesus came into 
 the world to save sinners. 1 Tim. i. 15. 
 
 Hear also what Saint John saith. 
 
 If any man sin, we have an Advocate with 
 the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous ; and 
 he is the propitiation for om- sins. 1 St. John 
 ii. 1. 
 
 II After which the Priest shall Tproceed, sailing. 
 
 Lift up your hearts. 
 
 Ansiver. We lift them up unto the Lord. 
 Priest. Let us give thanks unto our Lord God. 
 Answer. It is meet and right so to do. 
 
 H Then shall the Priest tmii to the Lord's Table, and say, 
 
 IT is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, 
 that we should at all times, and in all 
 places, give thanks unto thee, Lord, * Holy 
 Father, Almighty, Everlasting God. 
 
 * Iliese loords [Holy Father] must be omitted on Trinity- 
 Sunday.
 
 THE COMMUNION. 
 
 U Here shall follow tJie Proper Preface, according to the time, 
 if there be any specially appointed : or else immediately shall 
 folloio, 
 
 THEREFORE with Angels and Archangels, 
 and with all the company of heaven, we 
 laud and magnify thy glorious Name ; ever- 
 more praising thee, and saying, Holy, holy, 
 holy, Lord God of hosts, heaven and earth are 
 full of thy glory : Glory be to thee, Lord 
 most High. Amen. 
 
 PROPER PREFACES. 
 
 Upon Christmas-day, cmd seven days after. 
 
 BECAUSE thou didst give Jesus 'Christ 
 thine only Son to be born as at this time 
 for us ; who, by the operation of the Holy 
 Ghost, was made very man of the substance 
 of the Virgin Mary his mother ; and that with- 
 out spot of sin, to make us clean from all sin. 
 Therefore with Angels, ^'c. 
 
 Upon Easter-day, and seven days after. 
 
 BUT chiefly are we bound to praise thee 
 for the glorious Resurrection of thy Son 
 Jesus Christ our Lord : for he is the very 
 Paschal Lamb, which was offered for us, and 
 hath taken away the sin of the world ; who by 
 his death hath destroyed death, and by his 
 rising to life again hath restored to us ever- 
 lasting life. Therefore with Angels, ^'<?. 
 
 Upon Ascension-day, and seven days after. 
 
 THROUGH thy most dearly beloved Son 
 Jesus Christ our Lord ; who after his 
 most glorious Resurrection manifestly ap- 
 peared to all his Apostles, and in their sight 
 ascended up into heaven to prepare a place for
 
 2M THE COMMUNION. 
 
 US ; that where he is, thither we might also 
 ascend, and reign with him in glory. There- 
 fore with Angels, tj-c. 
 
 Upon Whit-sunday, a7id six days after. 
 
 THROUGH Jesus Christ our Lord ; accord- 
 ing to whose most true promise, the Holy 
 Ghost came down as at this time from heaven 
 with a sudden great sound, as it had been a 
 mighty wind, in the likeness of fiery tongues, 
 lighting upon the Apostles, to teach them, and 
 to lead them to all truth ; giving them both 
 the gift of divers languages, and also boldness 
 with fervent zeal constantly to preach the 
 Gospel unto all nations ; whereby we have 
 been brought out of darkness and error into 
 the clear light and true knowledge of thee, and 
 of thy Son Jesus Christ. Therefore with 
 Angels, (J^<?. 
 
 Upon the Feast ^Trinity only. 
 
 WHO art one God, one Lord ; not one only 
 Person, but three Persons in one Sub- 
 stance. For that which we believe of the glory 
 of the Father, the same we believe of the Son, 
 and of the Holy Ghost, without any diflPerence 
 or inequality. Therefore with Angels, ^'c. 
 
 IT After each of which Prefaces shall immediatdy he sung or 
 said, 
 
 THEREFORE with Angels and Arch- 
 angels, and with all the company of 
 heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious 
 Name ; evermore praising thee, and saying. 
 Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts, heaven 
 and earth are full of thy glory • Glory be to 
 thee, Lord most High. J men.
 
 THE COMMUNION, 285 
 
 % Then shall the Priest, kneeling down at the Lord^s Table, 
 say in the name of all tJiem that shall receive the Commur 
 nion this Prayer following. 
 
 WE do not presume to come to this thy 
 Table, merciful Lord, trusting in our 
 own righteousness, but in thy manifold and 
 great mercies. We are not worthy so much 
 as to gather up the crumbs under thy Table. 
 But thou art the same Lord, whose property is 
 always to have mercy : Grant us therefore, 
 gracious Lord, so to eat the flesh of thy dear 
 Son Jesus Christ, and to drink his blood, that 
 our sinful bodies may be made clean by his 
 body, and our souls washed through his most 
 precious blood, and that we may evermore dwell 
 in him, and he in us. Amen. 
 
 1i When the Priest, standing before the Table, hath so ordered 
 the Bread and Wine, that he may with the more readiness 
 and decency break the Bread before the people, and take the 
 Cup into his hands, he shall say tlie Prayer of Consecration, 
 as folloioeth. 
 
 ALMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, 
 J:\. who of thy tender mercy didst give thine 
 only Son Jesus Christ to suffer death upon the 
 Cross for our redemption ; who made there 
 (by his one oblation of himself once offered) a 
 full, perfect, and sufficient sacrifice, oblation, 
 and satisfaction, for the sins of the whole 
 world ; and did institute, and in his holy Gos- 
 pel comm^and us to continue, a perpetual me- 
 mory of that his precious death, until his 
 coming again ; Hear us, mercifal leather, 
 we most humbly beseech thee ; and grant that 
 we receiving these thy creatures of bread and 
 wine, accord.ing to thy Son our Saviom- Jesus 
 Christ's holy institution, in remembrance of his 
 
 [/PJ K
 
 THE COMMUNION. 
 
 death and passion, may be partakers of his most 
 blessed Body and Blood : who, in the same night 
 that he was betraj^ed, (a) took S'^) Here the priest 
 Bread ; and, wdien lie had given fnto httands^''^" 
 thanks, (Z*) he brake it, and gave iJ^^jAJlfj^!^;" 
 it to his disciples, savin^:, Take, (.oAndheretoiay 
 
 his hand upon 
 
 V 
 
 eat, {c) this is my Body which the Bread. 
 is given for you : Do this in remembrance of 
 me. Likewise after supper he (d) Here u is to 
 {d) took the Cup ; and, Avlien he Sa«i- ^"^ '"'" 
 had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, 
 Drink ye all of this ; for this (e) is (o jndheretoia,/ 
 my Blood of the New Testament, ^Si^S'^S 
 which is shed for you and for th^^!^n^t 
 many for the remission of sins: ^--'^-'•«'^'^- 
 Do this, as oft as ye shall drink it, in remem- 
 brance of me. Amen. 
 
 IT Then shall the Minister first receive the Communion in both 
 kinds himself, and then proceed to deliver tlie same to the 
 Bishox)S, Priests, and Deacons, in like manner, (if any be 
 present,) and after that to the peoj^le also in order, into their 
 hands, all meekly kneeling. And, when he delivereth the 
 Bread to any one, he shall say, 
 
 THE Body of our Lord Jesus Christ, which 
 was given for thee, preserve thy body and 
 soul unto everlasting life. Take and eat this 
 in remembrance that Christ died for thee, and 
 feed on him in thy heart by faith with thanks- 
 giving. 
 
 H And the Minister that delivereth the Cup to any one shall 
 say, 
 
 THE Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, which 
 was shed for thee, preserve thy body and 
 soul mito everlasting life. Drink this in re- 
 membrance that Christ's Blood was shed for 
 thee, and be thankful.
 
 THE COMMUNION. 28? 
 
 II If the consecrated Bread or Wine be all spent before all have 
 communicated, tJie Priest is to consecrate mwe according 
 to the Form before jjrescribed; beginning at [Our Saviour 
 Christ in the same night, ttr.] for the blessing of the 
 Bread; and at [Likewise after Supper, ttc] for the blessing 
 of the Clip. 
 
 IT Wlicn all hare commimicated, the Minuter .shall return to 
 the Lord's Table, and rererentlg plf^ce upon it ivhat remain- 
 eth of the consecrated Elements, cohering the same with a fair 
 linen cloth. 
 
 II Then shall the Priest say the Lord^s Prayer, the people 
 repeating after him every Petition. 
 
 OUR Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed 
 be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy 
 will be done in earth. As it is in heaven. Give 
 us this day our daily bread. And forgive us 
 om- trespasses. As we forgive them that tres- 
 pass against us. And lead us not into tempt- 
 ation ; But deliver us from evil : For thine 
 is the kingdom. The power, and the glory. 
 For ever and ever. Amen. 
 
 ^ After shall be said as folloiveth. 
 
 OLOKD and heavenly Father, we thy 
 humble servants entirely desire thy fa- 
 therly goodness mercifully to accept this our 
 sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving ; most 
 humbly beseeching thee to grant, that by the 
 merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ, and 
 through faith in his blood, we and all thy 
 whole Church may obtain remission of our 
 sins, and all other benefits of his passion. 
 And here we offer and present unto thee, 
 Lord, ourselves, our souls and bodies, to be a 
 reasonable, holy, and lively sacrifice unto thee ; 
 humbly beseeching thee, that all we, who are 
 partakers of this holy Communion, may be 
 fulfilled with thy grace and heavenly benedic-
 
 THE COMMUNION. 
 
 tion. And although we be unworthy, through 
 our manifold sins, to offer unto thee any sacri- 
 fice, yet we beseech thee to accept this our 
 bounden duty and service ; not weighing our 
 merits, but pardoning our offences, through 
 Jesus Christ our Lord ; by whom, and with 
 whom, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, all 
 honour and glory be unto thee, Father Al- 
 mighty, world without end. Amen, 
 
 Or this. 
 
 A LMIGHTY and overliving God, we most 
 JTjL heartily thank thee, for that thou dost 
 vouchsafe to feed us, who have duly received 
 these holy mysteries, with the spiritual food of 
 the most precious Body and Blood of thy Son 
 our Saviour Jesus Christ ; and dost assure us 
 thereby of thy favom- and goodness towards 
 us ; and that we are very members incorporate 
 in the mystical body of thy Son, which is the 
 blessed company of all faithful people ; and 
 are also heirs through hope of thy everlasting 
 kingdom, by the merits of the most precious 
 death and passion of thy dear Son. And we 
 most humbly beseech thee, heavenly Father, 
 so to assist us wdth thy grace, that we may 
 continue in that holy fellowship, and do all 
 such good works as thou hast prepared for us 
 to walk in ; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to 
 whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all 
 honour and glory, world without end. Amcm. 
 
 H Then shall be said or sung, 
 
 GLORY be to God on high, and in earth 
 peace, good will towards men. We praise 
 thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify 
 thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory.
 
 THE COMMUNION. 289 
 
 Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father 
 Almighty. 
 
 Lord, the only-begotten Son Jesu Christ; 
 Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, 
 that takest away the sins of the world, have 
 mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the 
 sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou 
 that takest away the sins of the world, receive 
 our prayer. Thou that sittest at the right 
 hand of God the Father, have mercy upon 
 us. 
 
 For thou only art holy ; thou only art the 
 Lord ; thou only, Christ, with the Holy 
 Ghost, art most high in the glory of God the 
 Father. Amen. 
 
 IT Then the Priest {or Bishop if he he present) shall let them 
 depart ivith this Blessing. 
 
 TH E peace of God, which passeth all un- 
 derstanding, keep your hearts and minds 
 in the knowledge and love of God, and of his 
 Son Jesus Christ our Lord : and the blessing 
 of God Almighty, tlie Father, the Son, and 
 the Holy Ghost, be amongst you and remain 
 with you always. Amen. 
 
 IT Collects to be said after the Offertori/, ivhen there is no 
 Communion, every such day one or more ; and the same 
 may he said also, as often as occasion shall serve, after tlie 
 Collects either of Morning or Evening Prayer, Commvjnion, 
 or Litany, by the discretion of the Minister. 
 
 A SSIST us mercifully, Lord, in these our 
 JIA- supplications and prayers, and dispose 
 the way of thy servants towards the attain- 
 ment of everlasting salvation ; that, among all 
 the changes and chances of this mortal life, 
 they may ever be defended by thy most graci-
 
 290 THE COMMUNIOK 
 
 ous and ready help ; through Jesus Christ our 
 Lord. Anicn. 
 
 O ALMIGHTY Lord, and everlasting God, 
 vouchsafe, we beseech thee, to direct, 
 sanctify, and govern, both our hearts and 
 bodies, in the ways of thy laws, and in the 
 works of thy commandments ; that through 
 thy most mighty protection, both here and 
 ever, we may be preserved in body and soul ; 
 through om- Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 
 Amen. 
 
 GRANT, we beseech thee. Almighty God, 
 that the words, which we have heard this 
 day with our outward ears, may through thy 
 grace be so grafted inwardly in our hearts, 
 that they may bring forth in us the fruit of 
 good living, to the honour and praise of 
 thy Name ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
 Amen. 
 
 PREVENT us, Lord, in all our doings 
 with thy most gracious favour, and fiuther 
 us with thy continual help ; that in all our 
 works begun, continued, and ended in thee, 
 we may glorify thy holy Name, and finally by 
 thy mercy obtain everlasting life ; through 
 Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 A LMIGHT Y God, the fountain of all wisdom, 
 J\. who knowest om- necessities before we 
 ask, and our ignorance in asking ; AVe beseech 
 thee to have compassion upon our infirmities ; 
 and those things, which for our unworthiness 
 we dare not, and for our blindness we cannot 
 ask, vouchsafe to give us, for the worthiness of 
 thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. A7nen,
 
 THE COMMUNION. 29i 
 
 ALMIGHTY God, who hast promised to 
 JLA. hear the petitions of them that ask in 
 thy Son's Name ; We beseech thee mercifully 
 to incline thine ears to us that have made now 
 our prayers and supplications unto thee ; and 
 grant, that those things, which we have faith- 
 ftilly asked according to thy will, may effectu- 
 ally be obtained, to the relief of our necessity, 
 and to the setting forth of thy glory ; through 
 Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 ^ Upon the Sundays and other Holy-days (if there he no Com- 
 munion) shall he said all that is apiwinted at the Com- 
 munion, until the end of the general Prayer [For the whole 
 state of Christ's Church militant here in earth] together 
 with one or more of these Collects last before rehearsed, con- 
 cluding with the Blessing. 
 
 ^ And there shall he no celebration of the Lord's Supper, ex- 
 cept there he a convenient number to communicate with the 
 Priest, according to his discretion. 
 
 ^ And if there he not above twenty persons in the Parish of 
 discretion to receive the Communion ; yet there shall be no 
 Communion, except four (or three at the least) communicate 
 with the Priest. 
 
 '^ And in Cathedral and Collegiate Churches, and Colleges, 
 where there are many Priests and Deacons, they shall all 
 receive the Communion with the Priest every Smulay at t/ie 
 least, except they have a reasonable cause to the contrary. 
 
 11 And to take away all occasion of dissention, and supersti- 
 tion, which any person hath or might have concerning the 
 Bread atvl Wine, it shall suffice that the Bread be such as 
 is usual to he eaten ; hut the best and purest Wlieat Bread 
 that conveniently may be gotten. 
 
 TI And if any of the Bread and Wine remain unconsecrated, 
 the Curate shall have it to his oivn use : but if any remain 
 of that which was consecrated, it shall not be carried out of 
 the Church, hut the Priest and such other of the Communi- 
 cants as he shall then call unto Mm, shall, immediately after 
 the Blessing, reverently eat and drink the same. 
 
 % The Bread and Wine for the Communion sJuill be provided 
 by the Curate and the Church-wardens at the charges of the 
 Pansh.
 
 292 THE COMIMUNIOK 
 
 11 And note, that every Parishioner' shall communicate at 
 the least three times in the year, of which Easter to be 
 one. And yearly at Easter every Parishioner shcdl reckon 
 with the Parson, Vicar, or Curate, or his or their Deputy 
 or Deputies ; and pay to them or him all Ecclesiastical 
 Duties, accustomably due, then and at tlmt time to he 
 paid. 
 
 H After the Divine Service ended, the money given at tJie 
 Ojfertoi'y shall he disposed of to such pious and charitable 
 uses, as the Minister and Church-wardens shall think fit. 
 Wherein if they disagree, it shall he disptosed of as the Or- 
 dinary shall appoint. 
 
 WHEREAS it is ordained in this Office for the Ad- 
 ministration of the Lord's Supper, that the Com- 
 " municants should receive the same kneeling ; (which 
 " order is well meant, for a signification of our humble and 
 " grateful acknowledgment of the benefits of Christ therein 
 "given to all worthy Eeceivers, and for the avoiding of 
 " such profanation and disorder in the holy Communion, 
 " as might otherwise ensue ;) yet, lest the same kneeling 
 " should by any persons, either out of ignorance and in- 
 " firmity, or out of malice and obstinacy, be misconstrued 
 " and depraved ; It is hereby declared. That thereby no 
 " adoration is intended, or ought to be done, either unto 
 " the Sacramental Bread or Wine there bodily received, or 
 " unto any Corporal presence of Christ's natural Flesh and 
 "Blood. For the Sacramental Bread and Wine remain 
 " still in their very natural substances, and therefore may 
 " not be adored ; (for that were Idolatry, to be abhorred of 
 " all faithful Christians ;) and the natural Body and Blood 
 "of our Saviour Christ are in Heaven, and not here; it 
 " being against the truth of Christ's natural Body to be at 
 " one time in more places than one."
 
 THE MINTSTRATION-OF 
 
 PUBLICK BAPTISM OF INFANTS, 
 
 TO BE USED IN THE CHUKCH, 
 
 ^ The people are to be admonished, that it is most convenient that Baptism 
 should not be administered but upon Sundays, and other Holy-days, when the 
 most number of people come together; as well for that the Congregation 
 there present may testify the rereiviiig oj them that be newly baptized into 
 the number of Christ's Church ; as also because in the Baptism of Infants 
 every Man present may be put in remembrance of his own profession mqcU 
 to God in his Baptism. For which cause also it is expedient that Baptism 
 be ministered in the vulgar tongue. Nevertheless, (ij necessity so require,) 
 Children may be baptized upon any other day. 
 
 % And note, that there shall be for every Male-child to be baptized two God- 
 fathers and one Godmother; and for every Female, one Godfather and two 
 Godmotliers. 
 
 IT When there are Children to be baptized, the Parents shall give knowledge 
 thereof over night, or in the morning before the bcyimiing of Morning 
 Prayer, to the Curate. And then the Godfathers and (.odinothers, and the 
 people with the Children, must be ready at the Font, ather immediately 
 after the last Lesson at Morning Prayer, or else immediately after the 
 last Lesson at Evening Prayer, as the Curate by his discretion shall ap- 
 point. And the Priest coming to the Font, (which is then to be filled with 
 pure Water,) and standing tliere, shall say, 
 
 HATH this Child been already i the Red Sea, figuring thereby 
 baptized, or no ? | thy holy Baptism ; and by the 
 
 Baptism of tliy well-beloved Son 
 Jesus Christ, in the river Jordan, 
 
 Dnr^.T^T,^ , , J ^ . didst sanctify Water to the niys- 
 
 EARLY beloved, forasmuch tical washing away of sin ; We 
 ns all men are conceived and beseech thee, lor thine infinite 
 mercies, that thou wilt mercifully 
 look upon this Child ; wash hiiii 
 and sanctify huii with the Holy 
 Ghost ; that he, being delivered 
 from thy wratli, may be received 
 into the ark of Christ's Church ; ' 
 and being stedfast in faitli, joyful 
 , .,, ^ . w . .,,•,,., ,. through hope, and rooted in cha- 
 
 cy he will grant io this Child that ^ity ^av so pass the waves of this 
 thmg which by nature he cannot i troublesome world, that finally he 
 ^— • that /i^^may be^ baptized | ^^^y come to the land of everlast- 
 jjj^^ there to I'eign with thee 
 
 f If they answer. No : Then shall the 
 Priest proceed as folio weth. 
 
 (EARLY beloved, forasmuch 
 as all men are conceived and 
 born in sin ; and that our Saviour 
 Christ saith. None can enter into 
 the kingdom of Cod, except he be 
 regenerate and born anew of Wa- 
 ter and of the Holy Chost; I 
 beseech you to call upon Cod the 
 Father, through our Lord Jesus 
 Christ, that of his bounteous mer- 
 
 hav( 
 
 withSVater and the Holy Chost 
 and received into Christ's holy 
 Church, and be made a lively mem- 
 ber of the same. 
 
 H 'Lhen shall the Priest say. 
 Let us pray. 
 ALMIGHTY and everlasting 
 ■^^ Cod, who of thy great mercy 
 didst save Noali and his family in 
 the ark from perishing by water , 
 and also didst safely lead the chil 
 
 world without end ; through Jesus 
 Christ our Lord, Amen. 
 
 ALMIGHTY and immortal 
 God, the aid of all that need, 
 tlie helper of ai] that flee to thee 
 for succour, tiie life of them that 
 beheve, and the resurrection of 
 the dead ; We call upon tliee for 
 Uiis Infant, that he, coming to 
 thy holy Baptism, may receive 
 
 dren of Israel thy people through remission ot/iw sins by spintuaire- 
 
 K 5
 
 294 
 
 PtlBLICK BAPTISM OP INFANTS, 
 
 generation. Receive Mm, O Lord, 
 as thou hast promised by tliy well- 
 beloved Son, saying. Ask, and ye 
 shall have ; seek, and ye shall find; 
 knock, and it shall be opened un- 
 to you : So give now unto us that 
 ask ; let us that seek find ; open 
 the gate unto us that knock ; that 
 this l7\fant may enjoy tlie ever- 
 lastingbenediction ot thy heavenly 
 washing, and may come to the eter- 
 nal kingdom which thou liast pro- 
 mised by Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 % Tlien shall the peoph stand up, and 
 
 the Friest shall say^ 
 
 Hear the words of the Gospel, 
 
 written by St. Mark, in the tentli 
 
 Cliapter,"at the thirteenth Verse. 
 
 THEY brought young children 
 to Christ, tliat he should touch 
 them ; and his disciples rebuked 
 those that brought them. But 
 when Jesus saw it, he was much 
 displeased, and said unto tiiem. 
 Suffer the httle children to come 
 unto me, and forbid them not ; 
 for of such is the kingdom of God. 
 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever 
 shall not receive the kingdom of 
 God as a little child, he shall not 
 enter therein. And he took them 
 up in his arms, put liis hands upon 
 them, and blessed them. 
 % After the Gospet is read, the Mi- 
 nister shall make this brie^ Ex- 
 hortation upon the words of the 
 Gospel. 
 
 BELOVED, ye hear in this 
 Gospel the words of our Sa- 
 Mour Christ, tliat he commanded 
 the cliildren to be brought unto 
 him ; how he blamed those tliat 
 would have kept them from him ; 
 how he e.xhorteth all men to fol- 
 low their innocency. Ye perceive 
 how by his outward gesture and 
 deed he declared his good will to- 
 ward tliem ; for he embraced them 
 in his arms, he laid his hands upon 
 them, and blessed them. Doubt 
 ye not therefore, but earnestly 
 beUeve, that he vnll likewise fa- 
 vourably receive this present In- 
 fant. ; that he will embrace Mm 
 witli the arms of his mercy ; that 
 he will give unto him the blessing 
 of eternal life, and make hiyn par- 
 taker of his everlasting kingdom. 
 
 Wherefore we being thus per- 
 suaded of the good will of our 
 heavenly Father towards this In- 
 fant, declared by his Son Jesus 
 Christ ; and nothing doubting but 
 that he favourably alloweth this 
 cliaritable work of our's in bring- 
 ing this Infant to his lioly Baptism; 
 let us faithfully and devoutly give 
 thanks unto him, and saj , 
 
 ALMIGHTY and everlasting 
 ■'^ (iod, lieavenly Fatlier, we 
 give thee humble thanks, for that 
 tliou hast vouchsafed to call us to 
 the knowledge of thy grace, and 
 faith in thee : Increase this know- 
 ledge, and confirm tliis faith in us 
 evermore. Give tliy Holy Spirit 
 to this Infant, that he may be 
 born again, and be made an heir 
 of everlasting salvation ; through 
 our Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth 
 and reigneth with thee and the 
 Holy Spii'it, now aaid for ever. 
 Amen. 
 
 f Then shall the Priest speak unto 
 the Godfathera and Godmothers on 
 this wise. 
 
 DEARLY beloved, ye have 
 brought this Child here to be 
 baptized, ye have prayed that our 
 Lord Jesus Cluist would vouch- 
 safe to receive him, to release him 
 of his sins, to sanctify him with the 
 Holy Ghost, to gi\e'hini the king- 
 dom of heaven, and evei'lasting 
 life. Ye have heard also that our 
 Lord Jesus Christ hath promised 
 in Jiis Ciospel to grant all these 
 things that ye have prayed tor: 
 which promise he, for his part, 
 will most surely keep and perform. 
 VVlierefore, after this promise 
 made by Christ, this Infant must 
 also faithfully, for his part, pro- 
 mise by you that are his sureties, 
 (until he come of age to take it 
 ui)on himself,) tliat he will re- 
 nounce the devil and all his works, 
 and constantly believe God's holy 
 Word, and obediently keep his 
 commandments. 
 
 I demaTid therefore, 
 
 DOST tliou, in the name of this 
 Child, renounce the devil and 
 all his works, the vain pomp and 
 glory of the world, witli all covet-
 
 PTTBLICK BAPTISM OF INFANTS. 
 
 ous desires of the same, and the 
 carnal desires of the flesh, so that 
 thou wilt not follow, nor be led 
 by them ? 
 Answer. I renounce them all. 
 Minister. 
 
 DOST thou believe in God the 
 Father Almighty, Maker of 
 heaven and earth ? 
 
 And in Jesus Christ his only- 
 begotten Son our Lord ? And that 
 he was conceived by the Holy 
 Ghost ; born of the Virgin Mary ; 
 that he suffered under Pontius 
 Pilate, was crucified, dead, and 
 buried; that he went down into 
 hell, and also did rise again the 
 third day ; that he ascended into 
 heaven, and sitteth at the right 
 hand of God the Father Almighty ; 
 and from thence shall come again 
 at tlie end of the woiid, to judge 
 the quick and the dead ? 
 
 And dost thou believe in the 
 Holy Ghost: the holy CathoUck 
 Church : the Communion of 
 Saints ; the Remission of sins ; 
 the Resurrection of the flesh; and 
 everlasting life after death ? 
 
 Answer. All this 1 stedfastly 
 believe. 
 
 Minister. 
 
 WILT thou be baptized in this 
 faith ? 
 Answer. That is my desire. 
 3Iinister. 
 
 WILT thou then obediently 
 keep God's holy will and 
 commandments, and walk in the 
 same all the days of thy life ? 
 Answer. I will. 
 
 f Then shall the Pnest say. 
 
 O MERCIFUL God, grant that 
 the old Adam in this Chitd 
 may be so buried, that the new 
 man may be raised up in him. 
 Amen. 
 
 Grant that all carnal affections 
 may die in him, and that all things 
 belonging to the Spirit may live 
 and grow in him. Amen. 
 
 (irant that he may have power 
 and strength to have \ictory, and 
 to triumph, against the devil, the 
 world, and tiie flesh. Amen. 
 
 Grant that wuusoever is here 
 
 dedicated to thee by our office 
 and ministry may also be endu- 
 ed with heavenly virtues, and ever- 
 lastingly rewarded, through thy 
 mercy, O blessed Lord God, who 
 dost live, and govern all things, 
 world without end. Amen. 
 
 ALMIGHTY, everliving God, 
 whose most dearly beloved 
 Son Jesus Christ, for the forgive- 
 ness of our sins, did shed out of 
 Ills most precious side both water 
 and blood ; and gave command- 
 ment to his discii)les, that they 
 should go teacli all nations, and 
 baptize them In the Name of the 
 Father, the Son, and the Holy 
 Ghost ; Regard, we beseech thoe. 
 the supplications of thy congrega- 
 tion ; sanctify this Water to the 
 mystical washing away of sin ; and 
 grant that this Child, now to be 
 baptized therein, may receive the 
 fulness of thy grace, and ever re- 
 main in the number of thy faithful 
 and elect children ; through Jesus 
 Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 t Then the Pnest shall take the Child 
 into his hands, and shall say to the 
 Godfathers ami Godmothers, 
 
 Name this Child. 
 '^ And then naming it after them 
 (?/ they shall certify htm that the 
 Child may well endure it) he shall 
 dip tt in the Water discreetly and 
 warily.^ saying, 
 
 NI baptize thee In the Name 
 • of the Father, and of the Son, 
 and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 
 
 *r But if theij certify that the Child is 
 weak, it shall suffice to pour Water 
 upon it, saying the foresaid uords. 
 
 NX baptize thee In the Name 
 • of the Father and of the Son, 
 and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 
 t Then the Priest shall say, 
 
 WE receive this Child into 
 the congregation of Christ's 
 flock ; * and do sign , ^^^ ^^ 
 him with the sign of priest shaU 
 the Cross, in token make a Cross 
 that hereafter he upontheChUd's 
 shall not be asham ^^'•«'^«'*- 
 ed to confess the faith of Christ 
 crucified, and manfully to tight 
 under his banner against sin, the
 
 296 
 
 PUBLICK BAPTISM OF INFANTS. 
 
 world, and the devil ; and to con- 
 tinue Clirist's faithful soldier and 
 servant unto Ms life s end. Amen. 
 
 IT Then fihaU the Priest say, 
 
 SEEING now, dearly beloved 
 brethren, that this Child is 
 regenerate, and grafted into the 
 body of Clirist's Church, let us 
 give thanks unto Almighty God 
 for these benefits ; and with one 
 accord make our prayers unto 
 him, that thL<< Child may lead the 
 rest of his life according to this 
 beginning. 
 
 H Then shall be said, all Jcneeltng ; 
 
 OUR Father, wliich art in hea- 
 ven, Hallowed be thy Name. 
 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be 
 done in earth. As it is in heaven. 
 Give us this day our daily bread. 
 And forgive us our trespasses. 
 As we forgive them that trespass 
 against us. And lead us not into 
 temptation ; But deliver us fi'om 
 evil. Amen. 
 
 IT Then shall the Priest say, 
 
 WE yield thee hearty thanks, 
 most merciful Father, that 
 it hath pleased thee to regenerate 
 this Infant with thy Holy Spirit, 
 to receive him for thine own Child 
 by adoption, and to incorporate 
 him into thy holy Church. And 
 humbly we beseech thee to grant, 
 that he,, being dead unto sin, and 
 living vmto righteousness, and be- 
 ing buried with Christ in his death, 
 may crucify the old man, and ut- 
 terly abolish the whole body of 
 sin ; and that, as he is made par- 
 taker of the death of thy Son, he 
 may also be jmrtaker of his re- 
 surrection ; so that finally, with 
 the residue of thy holy Church, 
 he may be an inheritor of thine 
 everlasting kingdom ; through 
 Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 f Then, all standinq vp, the Fnest 
 shall say to the Godfathers ceiid 
 Godmothers this Exhortation fol- 
 io ming. 
 T^ORASMUCH as this Child 
 -•- hath promised by you his 
 sureties to renounce the devil and 
 all his works, to believe in God, 
 and to sei've him ; ye must re- 
 member, that it IS your parts and 
 duties to see that this Infant be 
 taught, so soon as he shall be able 
 to learn, what a solemn vow, pro- 
 mise, and profession, he hath here 
 made by you. And that he may 
 know these things the better, ye 
 shall call upon him to hear Ser- 
 mons ; and ciiieHy ye shall pro- 
 vide, that he may learn the Creed, 
 the Lord s Prayer, and the Ten 
 Commandments, in the vulgar 
 tongue, and all other things which 
 a Christian ought to know and 
 believe to his soul's health ; and 
 that this Child may be virtuously 
 brought up to lead a godly and a 
 christian lite ; remembering al- 
 ways, that Baptism doth repre- 
 sent unto us our profession ; which 
 is, to follow the example of our 
 Saviour Christ, and to be made 
 hke unto him; that, as he died, 
 and rose again for us, so should 
 we, who are baptized, die from sin, 
 and rise again unto righteousness ; 
 continually mortifying all our evil 
 and corrupt affections, and daily 
 proceeding in all virtue and godli- 
 ness of living. 
 
 IT Then shall he add and say, 
 
 YE are to take care that this 
 Child be brought to the Bi- 
 shop to be confirmed by him, so 
 soon as he can say the Creed, the 
 Lord's Prayer, and the Ten Com- 
 mandments, in the vulgar tongue, 
 and be further instructed in the 
 (!hurch-Catechism set forth for 
 that purpose. 
 
 IT is certain by God's Word, that Children which are baptized, dying 
 before they commit actual sin, are undoubtedly saved. 
 
 To take away all scruple concerning the use of the sign of the Cross 
 in Baptism ; the true exj)lication thereof, and the just reasons for the 
 retaining of it, may be seen in the xxxth Canon, first published in the 
 Year MDCIV.
 
 297 
 
 THE MINISTRATION OP 
 
 PRIVATE BAPTISM OF CHILDREN 
 
 IN HOUSES. 
 
 T The Curates of every Parish shall often admonish the people, that they 
 defer not the Baptism of their Children longer than the first or second 
 Su7iday next after their birth, or other Holy-day falling between, unless 
 upon a great and reasonable cause, to be approved by the Curate. 
 \ And also they shall warn them, that uithout like great cause and neces- 
 sity they procure not their Children to he baptized at home in their houses. 
 But ivhen need shall compel them so to do, then Baptism shall be adminis- 
 tered on this fashion: 
 t First, let the Mitdster of the Parish (or, in his absence, any other lawful 
 Minister that can be procured) with them that are present, call upon God, 
 and say the Lord's Prayer, and so many of the Collects appointed to be said 
 before Vn the Form of Publick Baptism, as the time a7id present exigence 
 will suffer. And then, the Child being named by some one that is present, 
 the Minister shall pour Water upon it, saying these words ; 
 
 f But if the Child 7i-ere baptized by 
 any other latvful Minister, then the 
 Minister of the Parish, ichere the 
 Child was bom or christened, shall 
 examine and try wliether the Child 
 
 NI baptize thee In the Name of 
 • the Father, and of the Son, 
 and of the Holj' Ghoet. Amen. 
 1 Then, all kneeling dou-n. the Minister 
 shall give thatiks unto God, and say, 
 
 WE yield thee hearty thanks, 
 most merciful Father, that 
 it hath pleased thee to regenerate 
 this Infant with thy Holy Spirit, 
 to receive him for tliine own Child 
 by adoption, and to incorporate 
 him into thy holy Church. And 
 •we humbly beseech thee to grant, 
 that as he is now made partaker 
 of tlie death of thy Son, so he may 
 be also of his resurrection ; and 
 that finally, with the residue of thy 
 Saints, h^ may inherit thine ever- 
 lasting kingdom ; through the same 
 thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. 
 Amen. 
 
 H A nd let them not doubt, but that the 
 Child so baptized is lawfully and 
 sufficiently baptized, and ought not 
 to be baptized again. Yet never- 
 theless, if the Child, which is after 
 this sort baptized, do afterward 
 live, it is expedient that it he brow/ht 
 into the Church, to the intent that, 
 if the Minister of the same Parish 
 did himself baptize that Child, the 
 Congregation may be certified of 
 the true Form of Baptism, by him 
 privately before used: In which 
 case he shall say thus, 
 T CERTIFY you, that accord- 
 -»- ing to the due and prescribed 
 Order of the Church, at such a 
 time, and at such a place, before 
 divers witnesses I baptized tliis 
 Child. 
 
 be lawfully baptized, or no. In which 
 ca.^e, if those that bring any Child to 
 the Church do answer, that the same 
 Child is already baptized, then shall 
 the Minister examine them further, 
 saying, 
 
 BY whom was this Child bap- 
 tized ? 
 
 Who was present when this 
 Child was baptized ? 
 
 Because some things essential to 
 this Sacrament may happen to be 
 omitted through fear or liaste, in 
 such times of extremity ; therefore 
 1 demand further of you, 
 
 With what matter was this Child 
 baptized? 
 
 With what words was this Cliild 
 baptized ? 
 
 ^ And if the Minister shall find by 
 the answers of such as bring the 
 Child, that all things were done as 
 they ought to be; then shall not he 
 christen the Child again, but shall 
 receive him as one of the flock of true 
 christian people, saying thus, 
 
 I CERTIFY you, that in this 
 case all is w'ell done, and ac- 
 cording unto due order, concern- 
 ing the baptizing of this Child; 
 who being born in original sin, 
 and in the wrath of God, is now, 
 by the laver of Regeneration in 
 Baptism, received into the num- 
 ber of the children of God, and
 
 2»8 
 
 PRIVATE BAPTISM OF INFANTS. 
 
 heirs of everlasting life : for our 
 Lord Jesus Christ doth not deny 
 his grace and mercy unto such 
 Infants, but most lovingly doth 
 call them unto him, as the holy 
 Gospel doth witness to our com- 
 fort on this wise. 
 
 St. Mark x. 13. 
 
 THEY brought young children 
 to Christ, that he should touch 
 them ; and his disciples rebuked 
 those that brought them. But 
 wlien Jesus saw it, he was much 
 displeased, and said vmto them, 
 Suffer the little children to come 
 unto me, and forbid them not; 
 for of sucli is the kingdom of God. 
 Verily I say unto j'ou. Whosoever 
 sliall not receive the Idngdom of 
 God as a little child, he shall not 
 enter therein. And he took them 
 up in his arms, put his hands 
 upon them, and blessed tliem. 
 
 1 After the Gospel is read, the Mi- 
 nister shall make this brief JSx- 
 hortation upon the v)ords of the 
 Gospel. 
 
 BELOVED, j'e hear in this 
 Gospel the words of our Sa- 
 viour Christ, that he commanded 
 the children to be brought unto 
 him ; how he blamed those that 
 would have kept them from him ; 
 how he exhorted all men to fol- 
 low their innocency. Ye perceive 
 how by his outward gesture and 
 deed he declared his good will to- 
 ward them ; for he embraced them 
 in liisarnis, he laid his hands upon 
 them, and blessed them. Doubt 
 ye not therefore, but earnestly 
 believe, tliat lie hath likewise fa- 
 vourably received this present In- 
 fant ; that he hath embraced him 
 witli the arms of his mercy ; and 
 (as he hath promised in his holy 
 Word) will give unto him the 
 blessing of eternal life, and make 
 him partaker of his everlasting 
 kingdom. Wherefore, we being 
 thus persuaded of tlie good will 
 of our heavenly Father, declared 
 by his Son Jesus Clirist, towards 
 this In/ant, let us faithfully and 
 devoutly give tlianks unto him, 
 and s.ay the Prayer wliich the 
 Lord himself taught us : 
 
 OUR Father, which art in hea- 
 ven, Hallowed be thy Name. 
 Thy kingdom come. Thy -will be 
 done in earth. As it is in heaven. 
 Give us this day our daily bread. 
 And forgive us our trespasses. 
 As we forgive them that trespass 
 against us. And lead us not into 
 temptation ; But deliver us from 
 evil. Amen. 
 
 A L M I G H T Y and everlasting 
 ■^^ God, heavenly Father, we give 
 thee humble thanks, that thou liast 
 vouchsafed to call us to the know- 
 ledge of thy grace, and faith in 
 thee ; Increase this knowledge, and 
 confirm this faith in us evermore. 
 Give thy Holy Spu-it to this Infant, 
 that he, being born again, and be- 
 ing made an heir of everlasting 
 salvation, through our Lord Jesus 
 Clirist, may continue thy servant, 
 and attain thy promise ; through 
 the same our Lord Jesus Christ 
 tliy Son, who liveth and reigneth 
 with thee and the Holy Spirit, now 
 and for ever. Amen. 
 
 IT Then shall the Priest demand the 
 Name of the Child ; which being 
 b'j the Godfathers and Godmothers 
 pronounced, the Minister shall say, 
 
 DOST thou, in the name of 
 this Child, renounce the devil 
 and all his works, the vain pomp 
 and glory of this world, with all 
 covetous desires of tlie same, and 
 tlie carnal desires of tlie flesh, so 
 that thou wilt not follow, nor be 
 led by them ? 
 Answer. I i-enounce them all. 
 
 Minister. 
 
 DOST thou believe in God the 
 Father Almiglity, Maker of 
 heaven and earth ? 
 
 And in Jesus Christ his only- 
 begotten Son our Lord ? And that 
 he was conceived by the Holy 
 Gliost ; born of the Virgin Mary ; 
 that he suffered under Pontius 
 Pilate, was crucified, dead, and 
 buried; that he went down into 
 hell, and also did rise again the 
 tliird day ; that lie ascended into 
 heaven, and sitteth at the right 
 hand of God the Father Almigh- 
 ty ; and from thence shall come
 
 PRIVATE BAPTISM OF INFANTS. 
 
 299 
 
 again at the end of the world, to 
 judge the quick and the dead ? 
 
 And dost tliou believe in the 
 Holy Ghost; the holy CathoUck 
 Church ; the Communion of 
 Saints; the Remission of sins; 
 the Resurrection of the flesh; 
 and everlasting life after death ? 
 
 Answer. All this I stedfastly 
 believe. 
 
 3Iinister. 
 
 "ITTILT thou then obediently 
 
 ' ' keep God's holy will- and 
 
 commandments, and walk in the 
 
 same all the days of thy life ? 
 
 Answer. I will. 
 
 IF Then the Priest shall say, 
 
 WE receive this Child into 
 the congregation of Christ's 
 flock, *and design ^ ^^^^ ,^, 
 ht}n with the sign of priest shall 
 the Cross, in token mate a Cro:s 
 that hereafter he upontheChild's 
 shall not be asham- Z^''^''^"'^- 
 ed to confess the faith of Christ 
 crucified, and manfully to tight 
 under his banner, against sin, the 
 world, and the de\11 ; and to con- 
 tinue Christ's faithful soldier and 
 servant unto his life's end. Amen. 
 f Then shall the Priest say, 
 
 SEEING now, dearly beloved 
 brethren, that this Child is by 
 Baptism regenerate, and grafted 
 into the body of Christ's Church, 
 let us give thanks unto Almighty 
 God for these benefits ; and with 
 one accord make our prajers vmto 
 him, that he may lead the rest of 
 his life according to this beginning. 
 
 H TMn shall tlie Priest say, 
 Ty E yield thee most hearty 
 '' thanks, most merciful Fa- 
 ther, that it hath pleased thee to 
 regenerate this Infant with thy 
 holy Spirit, to receive him for 
 thine own Child by adoption, and 
 to incorporate /liwi into thy holy 
 Church. And humbly we beseech 
 thee to grant, that he being dead 
 unto sin, and h\ing unto righte- 
 ousness, and being buried with 
 Christ in his death, may crucify the 
 old man, and utterly abolish the 
 whole body of sin ; and that, as 
 he is made partaker of the death 
 of thy Son, lie may also be par- 
 
 taker of his resurrection ; so that 
 finally, with the residue of thy holy 
 Church, he may be an inheritor of 
 thine everlasting kingdom ; through 
 Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 t Then, all standing tm, the Minis- 
 ter shall make this Exhortation to 
 the Godfathers and Godmothers. 
 PORASMUCH as this Child 
 -»- hath promised by you his 
 sureties to renounce the devil and 
 all his works, to believe in God, 
 and to ser^'e him ; ye must re- 
 member, that it is your parts and 
 duties to see that this Infant be 
 taught, so soon as he shall be able 
 to learn, what a solemn vow, pro- 
 mise, and profession he hath made 
 by you. And that he may know 
 these things the better, ye shall 
 call upon him to hear Sermons ; 
 and chiefly ye shall provide, that 
 he may learn the Creed, the Lord's 
 Prayer, and the Ten Command- 
 ments, in the vulgar tongue, and 
 all other things which a Christian 
 ought to know and believe to his 
 soul's health ; and that this Child 
 may be virtuously brought up to 
 lead a godly and a christian life ; 
 remembering alway, that Baptism 
 doth represent unto us our pro- 
 fession ; which is, to follow the 
 example of our Saviour Christ, 
 and to be made like unto him; 
 that, as he died, and rose again 
 for us, so should we, who are bap 
 tized, die from sin, and rise again 
 unto righteousness ; continually 
 mortifjing all our evil and corrupt 
 affections, and daily proceeding in 
 all \1rtue and godliness of living. 
 f But .if they ivhich bring the In- 
 fant to the Church do make such 
 uncertain answers to the Priest's 
 questions, as that it cannot appear 
 that the Child teas baptized with 
 Water, In the Name of the Fa- 
 ther, and of the Son, and of the 
 Holy Ghost, (which are essential 
 parts oj Baptism,') then let the 
 Priest baptize it in the. form befo7-e 
 appointed for Publick Baptism oj 
 Infants ; saving that at the dipping 
 of the Child in the Font, he shall 
 use this lor m of words. 
 
 IF thou art not already baptized, 
 N. I baptize thee In the Name 
 of the Father, and of the Son, and 
 of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
 
 THE MINISTRATION OF 
 
 BAPTISM TO SUCH AS ARE OF RIPER YEARS, 
 
 AND AELE TO ANSWER FOR THEMSELVES. 
 
 T When any sicch persons, as are oj riper years, are to be baptised, timely 
 notice shall be given to the Bishop, or irhom he shall appoint for that pur- 
 pose, a week before at the least, by the Pai-ents, or some other discreet 
 persons; that so due care may be taken for their Examination, ivhether 
 they be siifficie nth/ instructed in the Principles of the Christian lieltgion; 
 ana that they may be exhorted to prepare themselves with Prayer's and 
 Fasting for the receiving of this holy Sacrament. 
 
 ^ And if they shall be found jit, then the Godfathers and Godmothers (the 
 people being assembled vjnm the Snnelay or Holy-day appointed) shall 
 be 1-eady to present them at the Font immediately after the second Lesson, 
 either at Moi~ning or Evening Prayer, as the Curate in his discretion shcdt 
 think Jit. 
 
 T And standing there, the Priest shall ask, whether any of the persons here 
 presented be baptised, or no: If they shall answer. No; then shall the 
 Priest say thus, 
 
 DEARLY beloved, forasmuch Christ, in the river Jordan, didst 
 as all men are conceived and j sanctify tlie element of Water to 
 born in sin, land that which is the mystical washing away of sin ; 
 horn of tlie flesh is flesh,) and i We beseech thee, for thine infinite 
 they that are in the flesh cannot [ mercies, that thou wilt mercifully 
 please tiod, but live in sin, com- ; look upon tliesc thy servants^ 
 niitting many actual transgres- j wash them and sanctify them with 
 sioiis ; and that our Saviour Christ I tlie Holy Gliost, that they, being 
 saith. None can enter into the | delivered from thy wrath, may be 
 kingdom of God, except he be ' received into the ark of Christ's 
 
 regenerate and born anew of Wa 
 ter and of the Holy Ghost ; I 
 beseech you to call upon God 
 tlie Father, tlirough our Lord 
 Jesus Christ, that of his bounteous 
 goodness he wll grant to these 
 persons tliat which by nature thei/ 
 cannot liave ; tliat thei/ may be 
 baptized with Water and the Holy 
 Ghost, and received into Christ's 
 holy Church, and be made lively 
 members of the same. 
 
 t Then shall the Pnest say. 
 
 Let us pray. 
 
 (IF And here all the Congregation 
 
 shall kneel.) 
 
 ALMIGHTY and everlasting 
 God, who of thy great mercy 
 didst save Noah and his family in 
 the ark from perishing by water ; 
 and also didst safely lead the chil- 
 dren of Israel thy people through 
 the Red Sea, figuring thereby thy 
 holv Haptism; and by the IJaptism 
 of thy well-beloved Son Jesus 
 
 Church ; and being stedfast in 
 faith, joyful through hope, and 
 rooted in charity may so pass the 
 waves of this troublesome world, 
 that finally tfieij may come to the 
 land of everlasting life, there to 
 reign witli thee world without 
 end ; through Jesus Clmst our 
 Lord. Amen. 
 ALMIGHTY and immortal 
 -^ God, the aid of all that need, 
 the helper of all that flee to thee 
 for succour, the life of them that 
 believe, and the resurrection of 
 tlie dead ; We call upon thee for 
 these persons, that thet/. coming 
 to thy holy Baptism, may receive 
 remission "of their sins by spiritual 
 regeneration. Keceive' them, O 
 Lord, as thou hast promised by 
 thy well-beloved Son, saymg. Ask, 
 and ye shall receive ; seek, and ye 
 shall find ; knock, and it shall be 
 opened luito you : So rrjve now 
 unto us that ask ; let us that seek 
 find ; open the gate unto us tliat
 
 BAPTISM OF THOSE OF RIPER YEARS. 
 
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 knock ; that these persons may 
 enjoy tlie everlasting benediction 
 of thv heavenly washing, and may 
 come to the eternal kingdom 
 which thou hast promised by 
 Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 f Then shall the people stand upland 
 the Priest shall sajj. 
 
 Hear the words of the Gospel, 
 written by Saint John, in the 
 third Chapter, beginning at the 
 first Verse. 
 
 THERE was a man of the Pha- 
 risees, named Nicodemus, a 
 ruler of the Jews. The same 
 came to Jesus by night, and said 
 unto him. Rabbi, we know that 
 tliou art a teacher come from 
 God ; for no man can do these 
 miracles that thou doest, except 
 God be with him. Jesus answer- 
 ed and said unto him, Verily, 
 verily I say unto thee, Except a 
 man be born again, he cannot see 
 the kingdom of God. Nicodemus 
 saith unto him, How can a man 
 be born when he is old ? Can he 
 enter the second time into his 
 mother's womb, and be born? 
 Jesus answered, Verily, verily I 
 say unto thee, Except a man be 
 born of water and of the Spirit, 
 he cannot enter into the kingdom 
 of God. That which is born of 
 the flesh is flesh; and that which 
 is born of the Spirit is spirit. 
 Marvel not that I said unto thee. 
 Ye must be born again. The wind 
 bloweth where it listeth, and thou 
 hearest the sound thereof ; but 
 canst not tell whence it cometh, 
 and whither it goeth : so is every 
 one that is born of the Spirit. 
 
 IT After which he shall say this Ex- 
 hortation Jollowiiig. 
 "DELOVED, ye hear in this 
 -*-' Gospel the express words of 
 our Saviour Christ, that except a 
 man be born of water and of the 
 Spirit, he cannot enter into the 
 kingdom of God. Whereby ye 
 may perceive the great necessity 
 of this Sacrament, where it may 
 be had. Likewise, immediately 
 before his ascension into heaven, 
 (as we read in the last Chapter of 
 Saint Mark's Gospel,) he gave 
 
 command to his disciples, saying, 
 Go ye into all tlie world, and 
 preach the Gospel to every crea- 
 ture. He that believeth and is 
 baptized shall be saved; but he 
 that believeth not shall be damn- 
 ed. Which also sheweth unto us 
 the great benefit we reap there- 
 by. For which cause Saint Peter 
 the Apostle, when upon his first 
 preaching of the Gospel many 
 were pricked at the heart, and 
 said to him and the rest of the 
 Apostles, Men and brethren, what 
 shall we do? replied and said unto 
 them, Repent, and be baptized 
 every one of you for the remission 
 of sins, and ye shall receive the 
 gift of the Holy Ghost. For the 
 promise is to you and your cliil- 
 dren, and to all that are afar off, 
 even as many as the Lord our 
 God shall call. And with many 
 other words exhorted he them, 
 saying. Save yourselves from this 
 untoward generation. For (as 
 the same Apostle testifieth in an- 
 other place; even Baptism doth 
 also now save us, (not the putting 
 away of the filth of the flesh, but 
 the "answer of a good conscience 
 towards God,) by the resurrection 
 of Jesus Christ. Doubt ye not 
 therefore, but earnestly believe, 
 that he will favourably receive 
 these present jxrsons, truly re- 
 penting, and coming unto him by 
 faitli ; that he will grant them re- 
 mission of their sins, and bestow 
 upon them the Holy Ghost , that 
 he will give them the blessing of 
 eternal life, and make them par- 
 takers of his everlasting kingdom. 
 Wherefore we being thus per- 
 suaded of the good will of our 
 heavenly Fatlier towards these per- 
 sons, declared bj' his Son Jesus 
 Christ ; let us faithfully and de- 
 voutly give thanks to him, and say 
 ALMIGHTY and everlasting 
 God, heavenly Father, we 
 give thee humble thanks, tor that 
 thou hast vouchsafed to call us to 
 the knowledge of thy grace, and 
 faith in thee : Increase this know- 
 ledge, and confirm this faith in us 
 evermore. Give thy Holy Spirit 
 to these persons, that they may
 
 302 
 
 BAPTISBI OF THOSE OF RIPER YEARS. 
 
 be born again, and be made heirs 
 of everlasting salvation; through 
 our Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth 
 and reigneth with thee and the 
 Holy Spirit, now and for ever. 
 Amen. 
 
 T Then the Priest shall speak to the 
 persons to he baptized on this wise : 
 
 WE L L-B E L O V E D, who are 
 come hither desiring to re- 
 ceive holy Baptism, i/e have heard 
 liow the congregation hath prayed, 
 that our Lord Jesus Christ would 
 vouclisafe to receive you and bless 
 you, to release you of your sins, to 
 give you the kingdom of heaven, 
 and everlasting life. Ye have heard 
 also, that our Lord Jesus Christ 
 hath promised in his holy Word 
 to grant all those things that we 
 have prayed for; which promise 
 he, for his part, will most surely 
 keep and perform. 
 
 Wherefore, after this promise 
 made by Christ, ye must also faith- 
 fully, for your part, promise in the 
 presence of these your Witnesses, 
 and this whole congregation, that 
 pe will renounce the devil and all 
 his works, and constantly believe 
 God's holy Word, and obediently 
 keep his commandments. 
 H The7i shall the Priest demand of 
 each of the persons to he baptized, 
 severally, these Questions following : 
 Question. 
 
 DOST thou renounce the devil 
 and all his works, the vain 
 pomp and glory of the world, with 
 all covetous desires of the same, 
 and the carnal desires of the flesh, 
 80 that thou wilt not follow, nor 
 be led by them ? 
 Answer. 1 renounce them all. 
 Qiiestion. 
 
 DOST thou believe in God the 
 Father Almighty, Maker of 
 heaven and earth 't 
 
 And in Jesus Christ his only- 
 begotten Son our Lord ? And that 
 he was conceived by the Holy 
 Ghost ; born of the Virgin Mary; 
 that he suft'ered under Pontius 
 Pilate, was crucified, dead, and 
 buried; that he went down into 
 hell, and also did rise again the 
 third day ; that he ascended into 
 
 W 
 
 heaven, and sitteth at the right 
 hand of Ciod the Father Almigh- 
 ty ; and from thence sliall come 
 again at the end of the world, to 
 judge the quick and the dead ? 
 
 And dost thou believe in the 
 Holy Ghost ; the holy Catholick 
 Church ; the Communion of 
 Saints ; the K emission of sins ; 
 the Resurrection of the flesh ; 
 and everlasting life after death ? 
 
 Ansiver. All this I stedfastly 
 believe. 
 
 Question. 
 
 WILT thou be baptized in this 
 faith ? 
 Answer. That is my desire. 
 Question. 
 I L T thou then obediently 
 keep God's holy will and 
 commandments, and walk in the 
 same all the days of thy life ? 
 
 Answer. I will endeavour so to 
 do, God being my helper. 
 
 IT Then shall the Pi-iest say, 
 
 MERCIFUL God, grant that 
 the old Adam in these per- 
 sons may be so buried, that the 
 new man may be raised up in 
 them. Amen. 
 
 Grant that all carnal affections 
 may die in them, and that all 
 things belonging to the Spirit may 
 live and grow in them. Amen. 
 
 Grant that they may have power 
 and strength to have victoiy, and 
 to triumph, against the devil, the 
 woiid, and the flesh. Amen. 
 
 Grant that they, being here de- 
 dicated to thee by our office and 
 ministry, may also be endued with 
 heavenly virtues, and everlastingly 
 rewarded, through thy mercy, O 
 blessed Lord God, who dost live, 
 and govern all things, world with- 
 out end. Amen. 
 
 ALMIGHTY, everliving God, 
 whose most dearly beloved 
 Son Jesus Christ, for the forgive- 
 ness of our sins, did shed out of 
 his most precious side both water 
 and blood, and gave command- 
 ment to his disciples, that they 
 should go teach all nations, and 
 baptize them In the Name of the
 
 BAPTISM OF THOSE OF RIPER YEARS. 
 
 S03 
 
 Father, the Son, and the Holy 
 Ghost ; Regard, we beseech thee, 
 the supplications of this congi-ega- 
 tion ; sanctify this Water to the 
 mystical washing away of sin ; and 
 grant that the persons now to be 
 baptized therein may receive the 
 fulness of thy grace, and ever re- 
 main in tlie number of thy faithful 
 and elect children, through Jesus 
 Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 IT Then shall the Priest take each per- 
 son to be baptised by the right hand, 
 and placing him conveniently by the 
 Font, accordino to his discretion, 
 shall ask the Godfathers and God- 
 mothers the Name ; and then shall 
 dip him in the water, or pour water 
 vpon him, saying, 
 
 NI baptize thee In tlie Name 
 • of the Father, and of the 
 Son, and of the Holy Ghost. 
 Amen. 
 
 IT TliAn shall the Priest say, 
 
 WE receive this person into 
 the congregation of Christ's 
 flock ; * and do sign ^ ^^^g ,;,g 
 him with the sign of Priest ghaii 
 the Cross, in token make a Cross 
 that hereafter he upon the per- 
 shall not be asham- ^"'^^ forehead. 
 ed to confess the faith of Clirist 
 crucified, and manfully to fight 
 under his banner, against sin, the 
 world, and the devil ; and to con- 
 tinue Christ's faithful soldier and 
 servant unto his life's end. Amen. 
 f Then shall the Priest say, 
 
 SEEING now, dearly beloved 
 brethren, that thrse persons 
 are regenerate, and grafted into 
 the body of Christ's Church, let us 
 give thanks unto Almighty God 
 for these benefits, and with one 
 accord make our prayers unto him, 
 that thei/ m.ay lead the rest of their 
 life according to this beginning. 
 
 If Then shall be said the Lords 
 Prayer, all kneeling. 
 
 OUR Father, which art in hea- 
 ven. Hallowed be thy Name. 
 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be 
 done in eartli, As it is in heaven. 
 Give us this day our daily bread. 
 And forgive us our trespasses. 
 As we forgive them that trespass 
 against us. And lead us not into 
 
 temptation; But deliver us from 
 evil. Amen. 
 
 Ty E yield thee humble thanks, 
 ' ' O heavenly Father, that thou 
 hast vouchsafed to call us to the 
 knowledge of thy grace, and faith 
 in thee ; Increase this knowledge, 
 and confirm tliis faith in us ever- 
 more. Give thy Holy Spirit to 
 these persons s that, being now born 
 again, and made heirs of everlast- 
 ing salvation, through our Lord 
 Jesus Christ, then may continue 
 thy servants, and attain tliy pro- 
 mises ; tlirough the same Lord Je- 
 sus Christ thy Son, wlio livetli and 
 reigneth with thee, in the unity of 
 the same Holy Spirit, everlast- 
 higly. Amen. 
 
 IT Then, all standing up, the Priest 
 shall nse this Exhortation follow- 
 ing ; speaking to the Godfathers and 
 Godmothers first. 
 
 "PORASMUCH as these persons 
 -*- have promised in your pre- 
 sence to renounce the devil and 
 all his works, to believe in God, 
 and to serve him ; ye must re- 
 member, that it is your part and 
 duty to put them in mind, wliat 
 a solemn vow, promise, and pro- 
 fession the/j hare now made before 
 this congregation, and especially 
 before you their chosen witnesses. 
 And ye are also to call upon them 
 to use all diligence to be rightly 
 instructed in God's holy Word; 
 that so thei/ may grow "in grace, 
 and in the knowledge of our Lord 
 •Jesus Christ, and live godly, right- 
 eously, and soberly in this present 
 world. 
 
 {^ And then, speaking to the neiv 
 baptized persons, he shall proceed, 
 and say,) 
 
 AND as for you, who have now 
 f^ by Baptism put on Christ, it 
 is your part and duty also, being 
 made the children of God and of 
 the light, by faith in Jesus Christ, 
 to walk answerably to your Chris- 
 tian calling, and as becometh the 
 claildren of light ; remembering 
 always that Baptism representeth 
 mito us our profession ; which is, 
 to follow the example of our Sa- 
 viour Christ, and to be made like
 
 SOI 
 
 A CATECHISM, 
 
 unto him; that as he died, and 
 rose again for us ; so should we, 
 who are baptized, die from sin, 
 and rise again unto righteousness ; 
 continually mortifying all our evil 
 and corrrupt affections, and daily 
 proceeding in all virtue and god- 
 liness of living. 
 
 f It is expedient that every person, 
 thus baptized, shotdd be confirmed 
 by the Bishop so soon after his Bap- 
 
 tism as conveniently may be ; that 
 so he may be admitted to the Holy 
 Communion. 
 IT If any persons not baptized in their 
 iiifanc;/ shall he brouylit to be bap- 
 ti'-.iil fi: Jure they come to years oj 
 ili.^i-n tiiii, til answer for themselves ; 
 if hid// siiifire to v.s'e the Office for 
 J'uhh'rl- Baptism of Infants, or {in 
 case of extreme danger) the Office 
 for Private Baptism ; only chanfjing 
 the word [Infant] for [Child or 
 Person] as occasion requireth. 
 
 A CATECHISM, 
 
 THAT IS TO SAT, 
 
 AN INSTRUCTION TO BE LEARNED OF EVERY PERSON, 
 
 BEFORE HE BE BROUGHT TO BE CONFIRMED BY 
 
 THE BISHOP. 
 
 Question. 
 
 WHAT is your Name? 
 Answer. N. or M. 
 
 Question. Who gave you tliis 
 Name ? 
 
 Answer. My Godfatliers and 
 Godmothers in my Baptism ; 
 wherein I was made a meiuber of 
 Christ, the child of Ciod, and an in- 
 heritor of the kingdom of heaven. 
 
 Question. What did your God- 
 fathers and Godmothers then for 
 you ? 
 
 Answer. They did promise and 
 vow three things in my name. 
 First, that I should renounce the 
 devil and all his works, the pomps 
 and vanity of this wicked world, 
 and all the sinful lusts of the flesh. 
 Secondly, that I slioukl believe all 
 the Articles of the Christian Faith. 
 And tliirdly, that I should keep 
 God's holy will and command- 
 ments, and walk in the same all 
 the days of my life. 
 
 Question. Dost thou not think 
 that tjiou art bound to believe, 
 and to do, as they have promised 
 for thee ? 
 
 Answer. Yes verily; and bv 
 God's help so I will. And I 
 heartily thank our heavenly Fa- 
 ther, that he hath called me to 
 tiiis state of salvation, through Je- 
 sus Christ our Saviour. And I 
 
 pray unto God to give me his 
 grace, that I may continue in the 
 same unto my hfe's end. 
 Catechist. 
 
 Rehearse the Articles of thy 
 Belief. 
 
 Answer. 
 T BELIEVE in God the Father 
 ^ Almiglity, Maker of heaven 
 and earth : 
 
 And in Jesus Christ his only 
 Son our Lord, Who was con- 
 ceived by the Holy fihost, Born 
 of the Virgin Mary, Suttered un- 
 der I'ontius Pilate," Was crucified, 
 dead, and buried, He descended 
 into hell ; The third day he rose 
 again from the dead, He ascended 
 into heaven. And sitteth at the 
 right hand of God the Fatlier 
 Almighty; From thence he shall 
 come to judge the quick and the 
 dead. 
 
 I believe in the Holv Ghost; 
 The holy Catholick Church; Tiie 
 Communion of Saints ; The For- 
 giveness of sins ; The liesurrection 
 of the body ; And the Life ever- 
 lasting. Amen. 
 
 Question. What dost thou chief- 
 ly learn in these Articles of thy 
 Behef? 
 
 Answer. First, I learn to be- 
 lieve in (iod the Father, who hath 
 made me, and all the world.
 
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 305 
 
 Secondly, in God the Son, who 
 hath redeemed me, and all man- 
 kind. 
 
 Thirdly, in God the Holy Ghost, 
 who sanctitietli me, and all the 
 elect people of God. 
 Question. 
 
 You said, that your Godfathers 
 and Godmothers did promise for 
 you, that you should keep God's 
 Commandments. Tell me how 
 many there he ? 
 
 Answer. Ten. 
 
 Question. Which be they ? 
 Ansivei: 
 
 THE same which God spake 
 in the twentieth Chapter of 
 Exodus, saying, I am tlie Lord thy 
 God, who brought thee out of the 
 land of Egypt, out of the house 
 of bondage. 
 
 I. Thou shalt have none other 
 gods but me. 
 
 II. Thou shalt not make to thj-- 
 self any graven image, northe like- 
 ness of any thing that is in heaven 
 above, or in the earth beneatli, or 
 in the water under the earth. Tliou 
 shalt not bow down to them, nor 
 worship tliem : for I the Lord thy 
 God am a jealous God, and visit 
 the sins of the fathers upon the 
 children unto the third and fourth 
 generation of them that hate me, 
 and shew mercy unto thousands 
 in them that love me, and keep 
 my commandments. 
 
 III. Tliou shalt not take the 
 Name of the Lord thy God in vain : 
 for the Lord will not hold him 
 guiltless that taketh his Name in 
 
 I vain. 
 
 I IV. Remember that thou keep 
 holy tlie Sabbath-day. Six days 
 ' shalt thou labour, and do all that 
 [ thou hast to do ; but the seventh 
 : day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy 
 I God. In it thou shalt do no man- 
 ner of work, thou, and thy son, 
 I and thy daughter.thy man-servant, 
 I and thy maid-servant, thy cattle, 
 and the stranger that is within thy 
 gates. For in six days the Lord 
 made heaven and earth, the sea, 
 and all that in them is, and rested 
 the seventh day ; wherefore the 
 Lord blessed the seventh day, and 
 hallowed it. 
 
 "V. Honour thy father and thy 
 mother, that thy days may be 
 long in the land which the Lord 
 thy God giveth thee. 
 
 VI. Thou shalt do no murder. 
 
 VII. Thou shalt not commit 
 adultery. 
 
 VIII. Thou Shalt not steal. 
 
 IX. Thou shalt not bear false 
 witness against tliy neighbour. 
 
 X. Thou shalt not covet thy 
 neighbour's house, thou shalt not 
 covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his 
 servant, nor his maid, nor his ox, 
 nor his ass, nor any thing that 
 is his. 
 
 Question. 
 What dost thou chiefly learn 
 by these Commandments? 
 
 ' Answei: I learn two things: 
 my duty towards God, and my 
 duty towards my Neighbour. 
 
 Question. What is thy duty to- 
 wards God ? 
 
 A ihiwer. My duty towards G od, 
 is to believe in him, to fear him, 
 and to love him with all my heart, 
 vnth all my mind, with all my soul, 
 and with all my strength ; to wor- 
 ship him, to give liim thanks, to 
 pvit my whole trust in him, to call 
 upon "him, to honour his holy 
 Name and his Word, and to serve 
 him truly all the days of my life. 
 
 Question. What is thy duty to- 
 wards thy Neighbour ? 
 
 Ansiver. My duty towards my 
 Neighbour, is to love him as my- 
 self, and to do to all men, as I 
 would they should do vmto me : 
 I To love, honour, and succour my 
 1 father and mother : To honour 
 ' and obey the King, and all that 
 are put in authority under him: To 
 submit myself to all my govern- 
 \ ours, teacl'iers, spiritual pastors and 
 ' masters : To order myself lowly 
 and reverently to all my betters : 
 To hurt no body by wordnor deed : 
 To be true and" just in all my deal- 
 ing : To bear no malice nor hatred 
 in my heart : To keep my hands 
 from picking and stealing, and my 
 tongue from evil-speaking, lying, 
 and slandering : To keep my body 
 intemperance, soberness, and chas- 
 tity : Not to covet nor desire other 
 men's goods ; but to learn and la-
 
 ::o6 
 
 A CATECHISM. 
 
 bour truly to get mine own living, 
 and to do my duty in that 8tate of 
 life, unto whicli it shall please God 
 to call me. 
 
 Catcchisf. 
 My good Child, know this, tliat 
 thou art not able to do these 
 things of thyself, nor to walk in 
 the Commandments of God, and 
 to serve him, witliout his special 
 grace ; wliidi tliou must learn at 
 all times to call for by diligent 
 prayer. Let me hear therefore, if 
 thou canst say the Lord's Prayer. 
 Answer. 
 
 OT'R Fatlier, which art in hea- 
 ven, Hallowed be thy Name. 
 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be 
 done, in earth as it is in hciiven. 
 Give us this day our daily bread. 
 And forgive us our trespasses, As 
 we forgive them that trespass 
 against us. A nd lead us not into 
 temptation ; But deliver us from 
 evil. Amen. 
 
 Question. What desirest thou 
 of God in this Prayer ? 
 
 Answer. I desire my Lord God 
 our heavenly Father, who is the 
 i giver of all goodness, to send his 
 grace unto me, and to all people; 
 I that we may worship liim, serve 
 I him, and obey iiim, as we ought 
 to do. And 1 pray unto God, that 
 \ lie will send us all things that be 
 : needful both for our souls and 
 bodies ; and that lie will be mer- 
 ! ciful unto us, and forgive us our 
 I sins ; and that it will please him 
 to save and defend us in all dan- 
 gers ghostly and bodily ; and that 
 he will keep us from all sin and 
 j wickedness, and from our gliostly 
 j enemy, and from everlasting death. 
 ! And this 1 trust he will do of his 
 I mercy and goodness, through our 
 I LordJesus Christ. And therefore 
 i I say. Amen, So be it. 
 
 I TTOW many Sacraments hath 
 I -tlChrist ordained in his Church ? 
 Answer. Two only, as generally 
 necessary to salvation, that is to 
 ; say, Baptism, and the Supitcr of 
 I the Lord. 
 
 i Question. What meanest thoa 
 } by tliis word Sacrament >* 
 
 ' Answer. I mean an outward 
 and visible sign of an inward and 
 spiritual grace given unto us, or- 
 dained by Christ himself, as a 
 means whereby we receive the 
 same, and a pledge to assure us 
 thereof. 
 
 Question. How many parts are 
 there in a Sacrament ? 
 
 Answer. Two; the outward vi- 
 sible sign, and the inward spiritual 
 grace. 
 
 Question. What is the outward 
 visible sign or form in Baptism ? 
 I Answer. Water ; wherein the 
 person is baptized In the N^ame of 
 the Father, and of the Son, and of 
 the Holii Ghost. 
 
 j Question. What is the inward 
 I and spiritual grace ? 
 I Answer. A death unto sin, and 
 a new birth unto righteousness : 
 for being by nature born in sin, 
 and the children of wTath, we 
 are hereby made the children of 
 grace. 
 
 Question. AN'hat is required of 
 persons to be baptized ? 
 
 Answer, liepentance, whereby 
 they forsake sin ; and t'aith, where- 
 by "they stedfastly beheve the pro- 
 mises of God made to them in that 
 Sacrament. 
 
 Question. Why then are Infants 
 baptized, when by reason of their 
 tender age tliey cannot perform 
 them '! 
 
 Answer. Because they promise 
 them both by their Sureties; wliich 
 promise, when they come to age, 
 tliemselves are bound to perform. 
 
 Question. Why was the ."^acra- 
 ment of the Lord's Supper ordain- 
 ed? 
 
 A n.iwer. For the continual re- 
 membrance of the sacrifice of the 
 death of Christ, and of the bene- 
 Hts wliich we receive thereby. 
 
 Question. Whut is the outward 
 part or sign of the Lord's Sup- 
 per? 
 
 Ansicer Bread and Wine, which 
 the Lord liatli commanded to be 
 received. 
 
 Question. What is the inward 
 part, or tliinij signified ? 
 
 Answer. The Body and Blood of 
 Christ, which are verily and indeed
 
 THE ORDER OP CONFIRMATION. 
 
 3C7 
 
 taken and received by the faithful 
 in the Lord's Supper. 
 
 Question. What care the benefits 
 whereof we are partakers thereby ? 
 
 Answer. The strengtliening 
 and refreshing of our souls by 
 the Body and Blood of Christ, as 
 our bodies are by the Bread and 
 Wine. 
 
 Question. What is required of 
 
 them who come to the Lord's 
 Supper? 
 
 Answer. To examine them- 
 selves, whether they repent them 
 truly of their former sins, sted- 
 fastly purposing to lead a new life ; 
 have a lively faith in God's mercy 
 through Christ, with a thankful 
 remembrance of his death ; and 
 be in charity with all men. 
 
 H The Curate o/ evenj Parish shall diligently upon Sundays and Holy- 
 days, after the second Lesson at Evening Prayer, openly in the Church 
 instruct and examine so many Children oj his Parish sent unto him, as 
 he shall think convenient, in some part oJ this Catechism. 
 
 ^ And all Fathers, Mothers, Masters, and Dames, shall cause their Chil- 
 dren, Servants, and Apprentices, (which have not learned their Catechism,') 
 to come to the Church at the time appointed, and obediently to hear, and 
 be ordered by the Curate, until such time as they have learned all that is 
 here appointed for them to learn. 
 
 % So soon us Children are come to a competent age, and can say, in their 
 3foiher Tongue, the Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the Ten Command- 
 ments; and also can ansirer to the other Questions of this short Catechism; 
 they shall be brought to the Bishop. And every one shall have a God/atJier, 
 or a Godmother, as a Witness of their Confirmation. 
 
 IT And whensoever the Bishop shall give knowledge for Children to be brought 
 unto Mm for their Confirmation, the Curate of every Parish shall either 
 bring, or send in writing, with his hand subscribed thereunto, the 7iames oj 
 all such persons within his Parish, as he shall think fit to be presented to 
 the Bishop to be confirmed. And, ij the Bishop approve of them, he shall 
 confirm them in manner Jollowing. 
 
 THE ORDER OF 
 
 CONFIRMATION, 
 
 OR LAYING ON OF HANDS UPON THOSE THAT ARE BAP- 
 TIZED AND COME TO YEARS OF DISCRETION. 
 
 f Upon the day appointed, all that are to be then confirmed, being placed, 
 and standing in order, before the Bishop; he {or 'some other Minister 
 appointed by him) shall read this Preface following. 
 
 'pO the end that Confirmation I Godfathers and Godmothers pro- 
 -»- may be ministered to the more ! mised for them in Baptism, they 
 edifying of such as shall receive it, may themselves, with their own 
 the Church hath thought good to ' mouth and consent, openly be- 
 order, That none hereafter shall be fore the Church, ratify and con- 
 Confirmed, but such as can say the firm the same ; and also promise 
 Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the tliat bv the gi-ace of God they will 
 1 en Commandments ; and can | evermore endeavour themselves 
 also answer to such other Ques- faithfully to observe such things, 
 tions, as m the short Catechism are as they, by their own confession, 
 contanied : which order is very ' . - . 
 
 convenient to be observed ; to the 
 end, that children, being now 
 come to the years of discretion, 
 and having learned what their 
 
 have assented unto. 
 
 IT Then shall the Bishop say, 
 T~\0 ye here, in the presence of 
 -*-^ God, and of this congregation,
 
 THE ORDER OF CONFIRMATION. 
 
 renew the solemn promise and 
 vow that was made in j-our name 
 at your Baptism ; ratifying and 
 confirming the same in your own 
 persons, and acknowledging your- 
 selves bound to believe, and to 
 do, all those things, which your 
 Godfatliers and (jJodmothers then 
 undertook for you ? 
 t.i nd every one s/iall audibly answer, 
 I do. 
 The Bishop. 
 
 OUR help is in the Name of the 
 Lord ; , 
 
 Answer. Who hath made hea- 
 ven and earth. 
 
 Bishop. Blessed be the Name 
 of the Lord ; 
 
 Answer. Henceforth, world 
 without end. 
 
 Bishop. Lord, hear our prayers. 
 
 Answer, And let our cry come 
 unto thee. 
 
 The Bishop. Let us pray. 
 
 ALMIGHTY and everliving 
 Cod, who hast vouclisafed to 
 regenerate these thy servants by 
 Water and the Holy Ghost, and 
 hast given unto them forgiveness 
 of all their sins; Strengthen them, 
 we beseech thee, O Lord, with the 
 Holy Ghost the Comforter, and 
 daily increase in them thy mani- 
 fold gifts of grace; the spirit of 
 wisdom and understanding ; the 
 spirit of counsel and ghostly 
 strength ; the spu'it of knowledge 
 and true godliness ; and fill them, 
 O Lord, with the spirit of thy holy 
 fear, now and for ever. Amen. 
 
 % T/icii all of them in order kneelinp 
 hifiiri- iliv JJishop, he shaU lay his 
 liiihil /i/i(i» the head of every one 
 .svi-erdUy, tfuiiliig, 
 
 DE V 1-: N J), O Lord, this thy 
 Child [or this thy Servant] 
 with thy heavenly grace, that he 
 may continue thine for ever; and 
 diuiy increase in thy Holy Spirit 
 more and more, until he come 
 unto thy everlasting kingdom. 
 Amen. 
 
 U Then !>hal1 the Bishop say, 
 The I.ord be witli you. 
 Answer. And with thy spirit. 
 
 f And {all kneeling down) the Bishop 
 
 sliall add. 
 
 Let us pray. 
 
 OUR Fatiier, which art in hea- 
 ven. Hallowed be thy Name. 
 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be 
 done in earth, As it is in heaven. 
 Give us this day our daily bread. 
 And forgive us our trespasses. As 
 we forgive them that tresjiass 
 against us. And lead us not into 
 temptation ; But deliver us from 
 evil. Amen. 
 
 t And this Collect. 
 ALMIGHTY and everliving 
 -^ God, who makest us both to 
 will and to do those things that 
 be good and acceptable unto thy 
 divine Majesty ; We make our 
 humble supplications unto thee 
 for these thy servants, upon whom 
 (after the example of thy holy 
 Apostles) we have now laid our 
 hands, to certify them (by this 
 sign) of thy favour and gracious 
 goodness towards them. Let thy 
 fatherly hand, we beseech thee, 
 ever be over tliem ; let thy Holy 
 Spirit ever be with them ; and so 
 lead them in the knowledge and 
 obedience of thy Word, that in 
 the end they may obtain everlast- 
 ing Ufe ; through our Lord Jesus 
 Christ, who with thee and the 
 Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth, 
 ever one God, world without end. 
 Amen. 
 
 ALMIGHTY Lord, and ever- 
 lasting God, vouchsafe, we 
 beseech thee, to direct, sanctify, 
 and govern, both our hearts and 
 bodies, in the ways of thy laws, 
 and in the works of thy command- 
 ments; that, through thy most 
 mighty protection both here and 
 ever, we may be preserved in body 
 and soul ; through our Lord and 
 Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. 
 t Then the Bishop shall bless t/iem, 
 sayinij thus, 
 
 THE Blessing of (iod Almighty, 
 the Father, the Son, and the 
 Holy Ghost, be upon you, and 
 remain with you forever. Amen. 
 f And there shall none be admitted 
 to the holy Communion, until such 
 time as he be confirmed, or be ready 
 and desirous to be confirmed.
 
 THE FORM OP 
 
 SOLEMNIZATION OF MATRIMONY. 
 
 IT First the Banns of all that are to be married together must be piiblished 
 in the Church three several iSutidays, during the time of JUorninr/ S(?rcice, 
 or of Evening Service, {if there he no Morning Service,) immediately after 
 the second Lesso7i; the Curate saying after the accustomed manner. 
 
 T PUBLISH the Banns of Mar- 
 ^ riage between M. of — and N. 
 of — . If any of you know cause, 
 or just impediment, why these 
 two persons should not be joined 
 together in holy Matrimony, ye 
 are to declare it. This is the first 
 [second, or third] time of asking. 
 
 f And if the persons that are to be 
 married dwell in divers Parishes, 
 the Banns must be asked in both 
 Parishes; and the Curate of the one 
 Parish shall not solemnize Matri- 
 mony betwixt them, without a Cer- 
 tificate of the Banns being thrice 
 asked, from the Curate of the other 
 Parish. 
 
 '^ At the day and time appointed for 
 solemnization oj Matrimony, the 
 j)irrsons to be mai-ricd shall come 
 into the body of the Church ivith 
 their friends and neighbours : and 
 there standing together, the Man o?i 
 the light hand, and the Woman on 
 the left, the Priest shall say, 
 
 DEARLY beloved, we are ga- 
 thered together here in the 
 sight of God, and in the face of 
 this congregation, to join together 
 this Man and this Woman in holy 
 Matrimony; which is an honour- 
 able estate, instituted of God in 
 the time of man's innocencj^ sig- 
 nitying unto us the mystical union 
 that is bet\vi.\t Clirist and his 
 Church ; which holy estate Christ 
 adorned and beautified with his 
 presence, and first miracle that he 
 wrought, in Cana of Galilee ; and 
 is commended of Saint Paul to be 
 honourable among all men : and 
 therefore is not by any to be en- 
 terprised, nor taken in hand, un- 
 ad-slsedly, lightly, or wantonly, to 
 satisfy men's carnal lusts and ap- 
 petites, like brute beasts that have 
 no understanding ; hut reverently, 
 discreetly, advisedly, soberly, and 
 in the fear of God; duly consi- 
 dering the causes for which Ma- 
 trimony was ordained. 
 
 First, It was ordained for the 
 procreation of cliildren, to be 
 brought up in the fear and nur- 
 ture of the Lord, and to the praise 
 of his holy Name. 
 
 Secondly, It was ordained for a 
 remedy against sin, and to avoid 
 fornication ; that such persons 
 as have not the gift of conti- 
 nency might marry, and keep 
 themselves undetiled members of 
 Christ's body. 
 
 Thirdly, It was ordained for the 
 mutual society, help, and comfort, 
 that the one ought to have of the 
 other, both in prosperity and ad- 
 versity. Into which holy estate 
 these two persons present come 
 now to be joined. Therefore if any 
 man can shew any just cause, why 
 they may not lawfully be joined 
 together, let him now speak, or else 
 hereafter for ever hold his peace. 
 
 ^ And also, speaking unto the per- 
 sons that shall be married, he shall 
 say, 
 
 T REQUIRE and charge you 
 -•- both, as ye will answer at the 
 dreadful day of judgment when 
 the secrets of all hearts shall L-e 
 disclosed, that if either of you 
 I know any hnpediment, why ye 
 may not be lawfully joined toge- 
 ther in Matrimony, ye do now 
 confess it. For be ye well assured, 
 that so many as are coupled toge- 
 ther otherwise than God's Word 
 doth allow are not joined together 
 by G od ; neither is their Matri- 
 mony lawful. 
 
 ^ At which day of Marriage', if any 
 man do allege and declare any im- 
 pediment, why they may not be cou- 
 Ijled together in Matrimonii, by 
 Cod's Law, or the Laws of this 
 liealm; and ivill be bound, and 
 sufficieht sureties vnth him, to the 
 pai'ties; or else put in a Caution 
 (to the full value of such charges as 
 the persons to be married do thereby
 
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 SOLEMNIZATION OF MATRIMONY. 
 
 siistairi) to ■provehis allegation: then 
 the solemnization must be. deterred, 
 until such time as the truth he tried. 
 ^ If no impediment be alleged, then 
 shall the Curate saij unto the Man, 
 M. TyiLT thou have this Wo- 
 ' » man to thy wedded wife, 
 to live together after Ciod's ordi- 
 nance in the lioly estate of Ma- 
 trimony? Wilt thou love her, 
 comfort her, honour, and keep her 
 in siclvness and in liealth ; and, 
 forsaking all otiier, keep thee only 
 unto her, so long as ye both shall 
 live? 
 
 % The Man shall answer, 
 
 I will. 
 
 f Then shall the Priest say unto the 
 
 Woman, 
 N. xyiLT thou have this Man 
 » ' to thy wedded hu-sband, 
 to live together after God's ordi- 
 nance in tlie holy estate of Matri- 
 mony ? Wilt thou obey him, and 
 serve him, love, honour, and keep 
 him in sickness and in lieallh ; and, 
 forsaking all other, keep thee only 
 unto him, so long as ye both shall 
 live ? 
 
 H The Woman shall answer, 
 
 I will. 
 t Tlien shall the Minister say. 
 Who giveth this Woman to be 
 married to this Man ? 
 
 f Then shall then (lire their troth 
 to each other in IIik nKiuinr. 
 
 The Minister, reciirimi th, Woman 
 at her father's or friiml's Jia/ids, 
 shall cause the Man with his rmht 
 hand to take the Woman by her 
 rii/ht hand, and to say after him 
 asfolloweth. 
 
 IM. take thee iV. to my wedded 
 wife, to have and to liold from 
 this day forward, for better for 
 worse, for richer for poorer, in 
 sickness and in healtli, to love 
 and to cherish, till deatli us do 
 part, according to (>od's holy or- 
 dinance ; and thereto I plight thee 
 my troth. 
 
 f Then shall thr„ Inixc their hands; 
 and the Womuu, irilh hrr riqht hand 
 takm,, the Man tnj his ri,',/,f hand, 
 sh(dlli/.-eu-ise.<ai/<i/t"rthe Minister, 
 
 IN take thee M. to my wedded 
 husband, to Lave and to hold 
 
 from this day forward, for better 
 for worse, for richer for poorer, iu 
 sickness and in health, to love, 
 cherish, and to obey, till death us 
 do part, according to God's lioly 
 ordinance ; and thereto I give thee 
 my troth. 
 
 H 7'hen fliall they a<iam loose their 
 hands: imil thv'Maii yUall ijii-e unto 
 the ll'ouiini II hiii',i, lin/n»j the same 
 upon the honk iriih the nrcustomed 
 duty to the i'nest and Clerk. And 
 the I'riest, taking the Ring, shall 
 deliver it unto the Man, to put it 
 upon the fourth finger of the Wo- 
 man's left hanel. And the Man 
 holding the Ring there, and taught 
 by the Priest, shall say, 
 TX/'ITH this Ring I thee wed, 
 ' ' with my body I thee wor- 
 ship, and with all my worldly 
 goods 1 thee endow : In the Name 
 of the Father, and of the Son, and 
 of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 
 IF Then the Man leavmg the Ring 
 upon the fourth finuer of the Wo- 
 man's left hand, they shall both 
 kneel down; and the Minister shall 
 say. 
 
 Let us pray. 
 
 ETERNAL God, Creator and 
 Preserver of all mankind. 
 Giver of all spiritual gi-ace, the 
 Author of everlasting life; Send 
 thy blessing upon these thy ser- 
 vants, this man and this woman, 
 whom we bless in tliy Name ; tliat, 
 as Isaac and Rebecca lived faith- 
 fully togetlier, so these persons 
 may surely perform and keep the 
 vow and covenant betwixt them 
 made, (whereof this Ring given 
 and received is a token and pledge,) 
 and may ever remain in perfect 
 love and peace together, and live 
 according to tiiy laws; through 
 Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 f Then shall the Priest join their 
 right /lands together, and say. 
 
 Those whom God hath joined 
 together let no man put asunder. 
 
 t Then shall the Minister speak 
 unto the people. 
 Tj^ORASMlK 11 as M. and N. 
 -»- have consented together in 
 holy wedlock, and have wtnessed 
 the same before God and this 
 company, and thereto have given
 
 SOLEMNIZATION OF MATRIMONY. 
 
 311 
 
 and pledged their troth either to 
 other, and liave declared the same 
 by giving and receiving of a King, 
 and by joining of hands ; I pro- 
 nounce that tliey be Man and 
 Wife together, In the Name of the 
 leather, and of the Son, and of 
 the Holy Ghost. Amen. 
 H And the Minister shall add this 
 Bkssinff. 
 
 Gt OD the Father, God the Son, 
 ' God tlie Holy Ghost, bless, 
 preserve, and keep you ; the Lord 
 mercifully with his favour look 
 upon you ; and so till you with all 
 spiritual benediction and grace, 
 that ye may so Uve together in this 
 life, that in the world to come ye 
 may have hfe everlasting. Amen. 
 H Th(7i the 3Iinisfer or Clerks, going 
 
 to the Lord's Table, shall say or 
 
 sing this Fsabn following. 
 
 Beati otnnes. Psalm cxxviii. 
 T) L E S S E D are all they that 
 -'-' fear the Lord : and walk in 
 his ways. 
 
 For 'thou Shalt eat the labour 
 of thine hands : O well is thee, 
 and happy shalt thou be. 
 
 Thy wife shall be as the fruitful 
 vine : upon the walls of thine 
 house ; 
 
 Thy children like the olive- 
 branches : round about thy table. 
 
 Lo, thus shall tlie man be bless- 
 ed : that feareth tlie Lord. 
 
 The Lord from out of Sion 
 shall so bless thee : that thou 
 shalt see Jerusalem in prosperity 
 all thy life long ; 
 
 Yea, that thou shalt see thy 
 children's children : and peace 
 upon Israel. 
 
 Glory be to the Father, and to 
 the Son : and to the Holy Ghost ; 
 
 As it was in the beginning, is 
 now, and ever shall be : world 
 without end. Amen. 
 
 <ir Or this Psalm. 
 Deiis misereatur. Psalm Ixvii. 
 
 GOD be merciful unto us, and 
 bless us : and shew us the 
 light of his countenance, and be 
 merciful unto us. 
 
 That thy way may be known 
 upon earth : thy saving health 
 among all nations. 
 
 Let the people praise thee, O 
 God : yea, let all the people praise 
 thee. 
 
 O let tlie nations rejoice and be 
 glad : for thou shalt judge the 
 folk righteously, and govern the 
 nations upon earth. 
 
 Let the people praise thee, O 
 God : yea, let all the people praise 
 thee. 
 
 Then shall the earth bring forth 
 her increase : and God, even our 
 own God, shall give us his bless- 
 ing. 
 
 God shall bless us : and all the 
 ends of the world sliall fear him. 
 
 Glory be to the Father, and to 
 the Son : and to the Holy Ghost ; 
 
 As it was in the beginning, is 
 now, and ever shall be : world 
 without end. Amen. 
 
 IT The Psalm ended, and the Man 
 and the Woinaii kneeling before the 
 Lord's Table, the Priest standing at 
 the Table, and turning his face to- 
 wards them, shall say. 
 
 Lord, have mercy upon us. 
 
 Answer. Christ, have mercy 
 upon us. 
 
 Minister. Lord, have mercy 
 upon us. 
 
 OUR Father, which art in hea- 
 ven, Hallowed be thy Name. 
 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be 
 done in earth, As it is in' heaven. 
 Give us this day our daily bread. 
 And forgive us our trespasses, 
 As we forgive them ihat trespass 
 against us. And lead us not into 
 temptation ; But deliver us from 
 evil. Amen. 
 
 Minister. O Lord, save thy ser- 
 vant, and thy handmaid ; 
 
 Answer. Who put their trust 
 in thee. 
 
 Minister. O Lord, send them 
 help from thy holy place ; 
 
 Answer. And evermore defend 
 them. 
 
 Minister, Be unto them a tower 
 of strength, 
 
 Anstcer. From the face of their 
 enemy. 
 
 Minister. O Lord, hear our 
 prayer. 
 
 Answer. And let our cry come 
 unto thee.
 
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 SOLEMNIZATION OF MATRIMONY. 
 
 Minister. 
 
 OGOD of Abraham, God of 
 Isaac, God of Jacob, bless 
 these thy servants, and sow the 
 seed of eternal life in their hearts ; 
 that whatsoever in tliy holy Vv'ord 
 tliey sliall prorttably learn, they 
 may in deed fuliil the same. Look. 
 O Lord, mercifully upon them 
 from heaven, and bless them. And 
 as thou didst send thy blessing 
 upon Abraham and Sarah, to 
 their great comfort, so vouchsafe 
 to send thy blessing upon these 
 thy servants ; that they obeying 
 thy will, and alway being in safety 
 under thy protection, may abide 
 in thy love unto their lives' end ; 
 through Jesus Clu'ist our Lord. 
 Amen. 
 f T/iis Prayer next fdllowmq shall 
 
 be omitted, nhere the Woman is 
 
 past child-bearing. 
 
 MERCIFUL Lord, and hea- 
 venly Father, by whose gra- 
 cious gift mankind is increased ; 
 We beseecli thee, assist with thy 
 blessing these two persons, that 
 tliey may both be fruitful in pro- 
 creationof children, and also live 
 together so long in godly love and 
 honesty, that tliey may see their 
 cliildren christianiy and -virtuously 
 brought up, to thy praise and ho- 
 nour; through Jesus Christ our 
 Lord. Amen. 
 
 OGOD, who by thy mighty 
 power hast made all things 
 of nothing; who also (after other 
 things set in order) didst appoint, 
 that out of man (created after 
 thine own image and similitude) 
 woman should take her begin- 
 ning; and, knitting them toge- 
 ther, didst teach that it should 
 never be lawful to put asunder 
 those whom thou by Matrimony 
 hadst made one : O (Jod, who hast 
 consecrated the state of Matri- 
 mony to such an e.vcellent mys 
 terj', that in it is signified and 
 represented the spiritual marriage 
 and unity betwixt Christ aud his 
 Church ; Look merciful ly upon 
 these thy servants, that both this 
 man may love liis wife, according 
 to thy Word, (as Clnnst did love 
 bis spouse the Church, who gave 
 
 himself for it, lo^^ng and cherish- 
 ing it even as his own flesh,) and 
 also that this woman may be lov- 
 ing and amiable, faithful and obe- 
 dient to her husband ; and in all 
 quietness, solmety, and peace, be 
 a follower of holy and godly ma- 
 trons. O Lord, bless them both, 
 and grant them to inherit thy 
 everlasting kingdom ; through Je- 
 sus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 f Theii shall the Priest say, 
 
 ALMIGHTY God, who at the 
 beginning did create our tirst 
 parents, Adam and Eve, and did 
 sanctify and join them together 
 in marriage; Pour upon you the 
 riches of his grace, sanctify and 
 bless you, that ye may please him 
 both in body and soul, and live 
 together in "holy love unto your 
 lives' end. Amen. 
 
 f After tchich, if there be no Sermon 
 declaring the duties of Man and 
 Wife, the Minister shall read as 
 
 foUoiceth. 
 
 AL L ye that are married, or 
 that intend to take the holy 
 estate of Matrimony upon you, 
 hear what the holy Scripture doth 
 say as touching the duty of hus- 
 bands towards their wiVes, and 
 wives towards their husbands. 
 
 Saint Paul, in his Epistle to the 
 Ephesians, the fiftii Chapter, doth 
 give this commandment to all 
 married men ; Husbands, love 
 your wives, even as Christ alsa 
 "loved the Church, and gave liim- 
 self for it, that he might sanctify 
 and cleanse it with the washing 
 of water, by the Word ; that he 
 miglit present it to himself a glo- 
 rious Church, not having spot, or 
 wrinkle, or any such thing; but 
 that it should be holy, and with- 
 out blemish. So ought men to love 
 their wives as their own bodies. 
 He that lovetli his wife loveth 
 himself: for no man ever yet 
 hated his own flesh, but nourish- 
 eth and cherisheth it, even as the 
 Lord the Church : for we are 
 members of his body, of his flesh, 
 and of his bones. For this cause 
 shall a man leave liis father and 
 mother, and shall be joined unto
 
 VISITATION OF THE SICK. 
 
 313 
 
 his wife ; and they two shall be I unto Christ, so let the wives he to 
 one flesh. This is a great mystery ; j tlieir own husbands in every thing, 
 but I speak concerning ' Christ : And again he saith, Let the wife 
 
 and the Church. Nevertheless, let i 
 every one of you in particular so | 
 love his wife, "even as himself. 
 
 that she reverence her husband. 
 And in his Epistle to the Colos- 
 sians, Saint Paul giveth you this 
 
 Likewise the same Saint Paul, | sJiort lesson ; Wives, submit your- 
 selves unto your own husbands, 
 as it is fit in the Lord. 
 
 Saint Peter also doth instruct 
 you very well, thus saying ; Ye 
 \\'ives, be in subjection to your 
 
 writing to the Colossians, speak- 
 eth thus to all men that are mar- 
 ried ; Husbands, love your wives, 
 and be not bitter against them. 
 
 Hear also wliat Saint Peter, the 
 Apostle of Christ, wlio was liimself own husbands ; that, if any obey 
 a married man, saith unto them not the Word, they also may with- 
 that are married ; Ye husbands, out the Word be won by the con- 
 dwell with your wives according versation of the wives ; while they 
 to knowledge ; giving honour unto ■, behold j'our chaste conversation 
 the vnfe, as unto the weaker ves- i coupled with fear. Whose adorn- 
 sel, and as being heirs together of ing, let it not be that outward 
 the grace of life, that your prayers adorning of plaiting the hair, and 
 be not hindered. ! of wearing of gold, or of putting 
 
 Hitherto ye have heard the duty on of apparel ; but let it be the 
 of the husband toward the wife, hidden man of tlie heart, in that 
 Now hkewise, ye ^vives, hear and which is not corruptible ; even 
 learn your duties toward your tlie ornament of a meek and quiet 
 husbands, even as it is plainly set spirit, which is in the sight of God 
 forth in holy Scripture. of great price. For after this man- 
 
 Saint Paul, in the aforenamed ner in the old time the holy wo- 
 Epistle to the Ephesians, teachetli i men also, wlio trusted in God, 
 you thus ; Wives, submit your- adorned themselves, being in sub- 
 selves unto your own husbands, ; jection unto their own husbands; 
 as unto the Lord. For the hus- ' even as Sarah obeyed Abraham, 
 band is the head of the wife, even ! caUing him lord ; "whose daugh- 
 as Christ istheheadof the Church : ' ters ye are as long as ye do well, 
 and he is the Saviour of the body. | and are not afraid with any amaze- 
 Therefore as the Church is subject ment. 
 
 % It is convenient that the new-manned persons should receive the holy Com- 
 munion at the time of their Marriage, or at the first opportunity after 
 tiieir Marriage. 
 
 THE ORDER FOR 
 
 THE VISITATION OF THE SICK 
 
 7 When any person is sich, notice shall be given thereof to the Minister of 
 the Parish; who, coming into the sick person's house, shall sat/, 
 
 precious blood, and be not angry 
 
 with us for ever. 
 
 Answer. Spare us, good tord. 
 
 ^ Then the Minister shall say. 
 
 Let us pray. 
 
 Lord, have mercy upon us. 
 
 Christ, ha ve mercy upan us. 
 Lord, have mercy upon us. 
 
 PEACE be to this house, and 
 to all that dwell in it. 
 
 f When he coineth into the sick man's 
 presence he shall say, kneeling down, 
 "pEMEMBER not, Lord, our 
 ■•-^ iniquities, nor the iniquities 
 of our forefathers : Spare us, good 
 Lord, spare thy people, whom 
 thou hast redeemed with thy most
 
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 VISITATION OF THE SICK. 
 
 OUR Father, which art in hea- 
 ven, Hallowed be thy Name. 
 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be 
 done in earth, As it is in' heaven. 
 Give us this day our daily bread. 
 And forgive us our trespasses, 
 As we forgive them that trespass 
 against us. And lead us not into 
 temptation ; But dehver us from 
 exil. Amen. 
 
 Minister. O Lord, save thy ser- 
 vant ; 
 
 Answer. Which putteth his 
 trust in thee. 
 
 Minister. Send him help from 
 thy holy place ; 
 
 Answer. And evermore migh- 
 tily defend Mm. 
 
 Minister. Let the enemy have 
 no advantage of him ,• 
 
 Ansiver. N.or the wicked ap- 
 proach to hurt hitn. 
 
 Minister. Be unto him, O Lord, 
 a strong tower, 
 
 Answer. From the face of his 
 enemy. 
 
 Minister. O Lord, hear our 
 prayers. 
 
 An.wer. And let our cry come 
 unto thee. 
 
 Minister. 
 
 OLORD, look down from hea- 
 ven, behold, visit, and reheve 
 this thy servant. Look upon him 
 with the eyes of thy mercy, give 
 him comfort and sure confidence 
 in thee, defend him from the 
 danger of the enemy, and keep 
 him in perpetual peace and safe- 
 ty ; through Jesus Christ our 
 Lord. Amen. 
 
 HEAR us. Almighty and most 
 merciful God and Saviour; 
 extend thy accustomed goodness 
 to this thy servant who is grieved 
 with sickness. Sanctify, we be- 
 seech thee, this thy fatlierly cor- 
 rection to him ; that the sense of 
 hvi weakness may add strength 
 to his faith, and seriousness to his 
 repentance: That, if it shall be 
 thy good pleasure to restore him 
 to his former health, he may lead 
 the residue of his life in thy fear, 
 and to thy glory : or else, give 
 hiin grace so to take thy visita- 
 tion, that, after this paiiiful life 
 
 ended, he may dwell with thee in 
 life everlasting ; through Jesus 
 Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 f ThenshaU the Mmister exhort the 
 sick person after this form, or other 
 like. 
 
 DEARLY beloved, know this, 
 that Almighty God is the Lord 
 of life and death, and of all things 
 to them pertaining, as youth, 
 strength, health, age, weakness, 
 and sickness. Wherefore, whatso- 
 ever your sickness is, know you 
 certainly, that it is God's \isitation. 
 And for what cause soever this 
 sickness is sent unto you ; whether 
 it be to try your patience for the 
 example of others, and that your 
 faith may be found in the day 
 of the Lord laudable, glorious, 
 and honourable, to the increase of 
 glory and endless felicity ; or else 
 it be sent unto you to correct and 
 I amend in you whatsoever doth 
 offend the eyes of your heavenly 
 I Father ; know you certainly, that 
 I if you truly repent you of your 
 ; sins, and bear your sickness pa- 
 tiently, tinisting in God's mercy, for 
 his dear Son Jesus Christ's sake, 
 and render unto him humble 
 thanks for his fatherly visitation, 
 submitting yourself wholly unto 
 his will, it shall turn to your profit, 
 and help you forward in the right 
 way that ieadeth unto everlasting 
 life. 
 
 IT If the person visited he very sick 
 then the Curnte may end his ex- 
 hortation in this place, or else pro- 
 ceed. 
 TAKE therefore in good part 
 the chastisement of the Lord : 
 For (as Saint Paul saitli in the 
 twelfth Chapter to the Hebrews) 
 whom the Lord loveth he chast- 
 eneth, and scourgeth every son 
 whom he receiveth. It ye endure 
 chastening, God dealeth with you 
 as with sons ; for what son is he 
 whom the father chasteneth not? 
 But if ye be without chastisement, 
 whereof all are partakers, then are 
 ye bastards,and not sons. Further- 
 more, we have had fathers of our 
 fiesh, which corrected us, and we 
 I gave them reverence : shall we not
 
 VISITATION OP THE SICK. 
 
 316 
 
 much rather be in subjection unto 
 the Father of spirits, and live ? 
 For tliey verily for a few days 
 chastened us after their own plea- 
 sure ; but he for our profit, that 
 we might be partakers of his 
 holiness. These words, good bro- 
 ther, are written in holy Scripture 
 for our comfort and instruction ; 
 that we should patiently, and with 
 thanksgiving, bear our heavenly | 
 Father's coi-rection, whensoever 
 by any manner of adversity it 
 shall please his gracious goodness | 
 to visit us. And there should be 
 no greater comfort to Christian j 
 persons, than to be made like unto I 
 Christ, by suffering patiently ad- ! 
 versities, troubles, and sicknesses. 
 For he himself went not up to joy. 
 but first he suffered pain ; he en- 
 tered not into his glory before he 
 was crucified. So truly our way 
 to eternal joy is to suffer herewith 
 Christ ; and our door to enter into 
 eternal life is gladly to die with 
 Christ; that we may rise again 
 from death, and dwell with him 
 in everlasting life. Now therefore, 
 taking your sickness, which is thus 
 profitable for you, patiently, I e.\- 
 hort you, in the Name of God, to 
 remember the profession which 
 you made unto God in your Bap- 
 tism. And forasmuch as after this 
 life there is an account to be given 
 unto the righteous Judge, by whom 
 all must be judged, without respect 
 of persons, I require you to ex- 
 amine yourself and your estate, 
 both toward God and man ; so 
 that, accusing and condemning 
 yourself for your own faults, you 
 may find mercy at our heavenly 
 Father's hand for Christ's sake, 
 and not be accused and condemn- 
 ed in that fearful j udgment. There- 
 fore I shall rehearse to you the 
 Articles of our Faith, that you 
 may know whether you do beheve 
 as a Christian man should, or no. 
 
 f Here the jUinistemhaU rehearse the 
 Articles of the Faith, saying thus, 
 
 DOST thou believe in God the 
 Father Almighty, Maker of 
 heaven and earth ? 
 And in Jesus Christ his only- 
 
 begotten Son our Lord? And 
 that he was conceived by the Holy 
 (ihost, born ot the Virgin Mary, 
 that he suffered under Pontius 
 Pilate, was crucified, dead, and 
 buried ; that he went down into 
 hell, and also did rise again the 
 third day; tliat he ascended into 
 heaven, and sitteth at the right 
 hand of God the Father Almighty; 
 and from thence shall come again 
 at the end of the world, to judge 
 tlie quick and the dead '? 
 
 And dost thou believe in the 
 Holy Ghost; the holy Catholick 
 Church; the Comnmnion of Saints; 
 the H emission of sins; the Resur- 
 rection of the flesh ; and everlasting 
 life after death ? 
 
 f The sick person shall answer. 
 All this I stedfastly believe. 
 IT The7i shall the Minister examine 
 ivhether he repent him truly of his 
 sins, and he m charily with all the 
 world; exhorting him to forgive, 
 from ihebottomof his heart, all per- 
 sons that have offended him ; and ij 
 he hath offended any other, to ask 
 them forgiveness ; and where he hath 
 done injury or wrong to any man, 
 that he make amends to the utter- 
 most of his power. AndiJ he hath 
 not before disposed of his goods, let 
 him then be admonished to make his 
 Will, and to declare MsDebts^what 
 he oiceth, and what is owing unto 
 him; for the better discharging oj his 
 conscience, and the quietness of his 
 Executors. But men should often 
 be put in remembrance to take order 
 for the settling of their temporal es- 
 tates, whilst then are in health. 
 f These words before rehearsed may 
 be said before the Minister begin his 
 Prayer, as he shall see cause. 
 f The Minister should not omit ear- 
 nestly to more such sick persons as 
 are of ability to be liberal to the 
 poor. 
 f Here shall the sick person be moved 
 to make a special Confession Of his 
 sins, if he feel his conscience trou- 
 bled with any weighty matter. Af- 
 ter 7ihich Confession, the Priest 
 shall absolve him {if he humbly and 
 heartily desire it) after this sort. 
 
 OUR Lord Jesus Christ, who 
 hath left power to his Church 
 to absolve all sinners who truly 
 repent and believe in him, of his 
 great mercy forgive thee thuie 
 offences: And by his autliority
 
 316 
 
 VISITATION OF THE SICK. 
 
 committed to me, I absolve thee 
 from all thy sins. In the Name of 
 the Father, and of the Son, and 
 of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 
 ^ And then the Priest shall say the 
 Collect followihg. 
 Let us pray. 
 
 OMOST merciful God, who, 
 according to the multitude of 
 thy mercies, dost so put away the 
 sins of those who truly repent, 
 that thou remeniberest them no 
 more ; Open thine eye of mercy 
 upon this thy servant, who most 
 earnestly desireth pardon and for- 
 giveness. Renew in him, most 
 loving Father, whatsoever hath 
 been decayed by the fraud and 
 malice of the devil, or by his own 
 carnal will and frailness ; preserve 
 and continue this sick member in 
 the unity of the Church ; consider 
 his contrition, accept his tears, as- 
 swage his pain, as shall seem to 
 thee most expedient for fiim. And 
 forasmuch as he putteth his full 
 trust only in thy mercy, impute 
 not unto him his former sins, but 
 strengthen him with thy blessed 
 Spirit ; and, when tliou art pleased 
 to take fiitn hence, take him unto 
 thy favour, through the merits of 
 thy most dearly beloved Son Jesus 
 Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 .^ Then shall the Minister say this 
 
 rsalm. 
 In te, Domine, speravi. Ps. Ixxi. 
 
 IN thee, O Lord, have I put my 
 trust ; let me never be put to 
 confusion : but rid me, and deliver 
 me in thy righteousness ; incline 
 thine ear unto me, and save me. 
 
 Be thou my strong hold, where- 
 unto I may alway resort : thou 
 hast promised to help me ; for 
 thou art my house of defence, and 
 my castle. 
 
 Deliver me, O my God, out of 
 the hand of the ungodly : out of 
 the hand of the unrighteous and 
 cruel man. 
 
 For thou, O Lord God, art the 
 thing that I long for : thou art 
 my hope, even from my youth. 
 
 Through thee have I been hold- 
 en up ever since I was born : thou 
 art he that took me out of my mo- 
 
 ther's womb ; my praise shall be 
 always of thee. 
 
 I am become as it were a mon- 
 ster unto many : but my sure trust 
 is in thee. 
 
 let my mouth be filled wdth 
 thy praise : that I may smg of 
 thy glory and honour all the day 
 long. 
 
 Cast me not away in the time 
 of age : forsake menot when my 
 strength faileth me. 
 
 For mine enemies speak against 
 me, and they that lay wait for my 
 soul take their counsel together, 
 saying : God hath forsaken him, 
 persecute him, and take him ; for 
 tliere is none to deliver him. 
 
 Go not far from me, O God : 
 my God, haste thee to help me. 
 
 Let them be contounded and 
 perish that are against my soul : 
 let them be covered witli shame 
 and dishonour that seek to do me 
 evil. 
 
 As for me, I will patiently abide 
 alway : and will praise thee more 
 and more. 
 
 My mouth shall daily speak of 
 thy righteousness and salvation : 
 for I know no end thereof. 
 
 1 will go forth in the strength 
 of the Lord God : and will make 
 mention of thy righteousness only. 
 
 Thou, O God, hast taught me 
 from my youth up until now : 
 therefore will I tell of thy won- 
 drous works. 
 
 Forsake me not, O God, in 
 mine old age, when I am gray- 
 headed : until I have shewed thy 
 strength vmto this generation, and 
 thy power to all them that are yet 
 for to come. 
 
 Thy righteousness, O God, is 
 very high, and great things are 
 they tliat thou hast done : O God, 
 who is like unto thee ? 
 
 Glory be to the Fatlier, and to 
 the Son : and to the Holy Ghost ; 
 
 As it was in the beginning, is 
 now, and ever shall be : world 
 without end. Amen. 
 
 ^ AdcUng this. 
 
 SAVIOUR of the world, who 
 by thy Cross and precious 
 Blood hast redeemed us. Save U3,
 
 VISITATION OF THE SICK. 
 
 3i; 
 
 and help us, we liumbly beseech 
 thee, O Lord. 1 
 
 f Then shall the Minister say, \ 
 
 THE Almiglity Lord, who is a 
 most strong tower to all them 
 that put their trust in him, to 
 whom all thiiij^s in heaven, in 
 earth, and under the earih, do 
 bow and obey, be now and ever- 
 more thy defence ; and make thee 
 know aiid feel, that tliere is none 
 other Name under heaven given 
 to man, in whom, and through 
 whom, thou mayest receive healtii 
 and salvation, but only the Name 
 of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 
 
 IT And after that shall sa;/, 
 
 UNTO God's gracious mercy 
 and protection we commit 
 thee. The Lord bless thee, and 
 keep thee. The Lord make his 
 face to shine upon thee, and be 
 gracious unto thee, 'i'he Lord 
 lift up his countenance upon thee, 
 and give tliee peace, both now 
 aud evermore. Amen. 
 
 A Prayer for a sick Child. 
 
 O ALMIGHTY God, and mer- 
 ciful rather, to whom alone 
 belong the issues of life and death ; 
 Look down from heaven, we hum- 
 bly beseech thee, with the eyes of 
 mercy upon this child now hing 
 upon the bed of sickness: Visit 
 him, O Lord, with thy salvation ; 
 deliver fiim in thy good appointed 
 time from his bodily pain, and 
 save hix soul for thy mercies' sake: 
 That, if it shall be thy pleasure to 
 prolong his days here on earth, 
 he may live to thee, and be an in- 
 strument of thy glory, by serving 
 thee faithfully, and doing good in 
 his generation ; or else receive 
 him into those heavenly habita- 
 tions, wliere the souls of them that 
 sleep in the Lord Jesus enjoy per- 
 petual rest and felicity. Grant 
 this, O Lord, for thy mercies' sake, 
 in the same thy Son our Loi'd Je- 
 sus Chri.st, wiio liveth and reigneth 
 with thee and the Holy filiost, ever 
 one God, world withoutend. Amen. 
 A Prayer for a sick person, when 
 
 there appeareth small hope of 
 
 recovery. 
 
 O FATHER of mercies, and 
 God of all comfort, our only 
 help in time of need ; We fly unto 
 thee lor succour in beli:.lt of this 
 thy servant, here Ijing under thy 
 hand in great weakness of body. 
 Look graciously upon/(/7;(,0 Lord; 
 and the more the outward man 
 decayelh, sirengthen hnn, we be- 
 seech thee, so nmcli the more con- 
 tinually with thy grace and Holy 
 Spiiit in the inner man. Give/sim 
 unfeigned repentance for all the 
 errors {)i his life past, and stedfast 
 faith in thy Son Jesus; that his 
 sins may be done away by thy mer- 
 cy, and his pardon sealed in hea- 
 ven, before he go hence, and be no 
 more seen. AVe know, C) Lord, that 
 there is no word impossible with 
 thee ; and that, if ihou wilt, thou 
 canst even yet raise /(/w up, and 
 grant him a longer continuance 
 amongst us : Yet, fora.smucli as in 
 all ajipearance the timeof //j.v dis- 
 E(iIution draweth near, so tit and 
 prcjiare him. we beseech thee, a- 
 gainst the hour of death, that after 
 his departure hence in peace, and 
 in thy favour, his soul may be 
 received into thine everlasting 
 kingdom, through the merits and 
 mediation ot Jesus Christ, thine 
 only Son, our Lord and Saviour. 
 Amen. 
 
 A commendatory Prayer for a 
 sick person at the point of de- 
 parture. 
 
 ALMIGHTY God, with 
 whom do live the spirits of just 
 men made perfect, after they are 
 delivered from their earthly pri- 
 sons ; We humbly commend tlie 
 soul of this thy servant, our dear 
 hrotlier, into thy hands, as into the 
 hands of a faithful Creator, and 
 most merciful Saviour; most hum- 
 bly beseeching thee, that it may be 
 precious in thy sight. A\'ash it, we 
 pray thee, in the blood of that im- 
 maculate Lamb, that was slain to 
 take away the sins of the world; 
 that whatsoever defilements it may 
 have contracted in the midst of 
 this miserable and naughty world, 
 through the lusts of the flesh, or 
 the wiles of Satan, being purged 
 
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 ?13 COMMUNION OP THE SICK. 
 
 and done away, it may be present- [ hard upon him, and his soul is full 
 ed pure and mthout spot before of trouole: Hut, O merciful God, 
 thee. And teach us who sur\ive, who ha>t wTitten thy lioly Word 
 in tills and other like daily specta- for our learning, that we, through 
 cles of mortality, to see how frail patience and comfort of thy holy 
 and uncertain our own condition | Scriptures, might have hope ; give 
 is; and so to number our days, that him a right understanding of him- 
 we may seriously apply our hearts sel.J, and of thy threats and pro- 
 to that holy and heavenly wisdom, mises ; that he may neither cast 
 whilst we live here, which may in ! away hi^ confidence in thee, nor 
 the end bring us to hfe everlast- | placeitany where but in thee, (iive 
 ing, through the merits of Jesus | /*»» strength against all /tw tempt 
 
 Christ thine only Son our Lord. 
 Amen. 
 
 A Prayer for persons troubled in 
 mind or in conscience. 
 
 BLESSED Lord, the Father 
 of mercies, and the God of all 
 
 ations, and heal all his distempers. 
 Break not the bruised reed, nor 
 quench the smoking flax. Shut 
 not up thy tender mercies in dis- 
 pleasure ; but make him to liear 
 of joy and gladness, that the bones 
 wliich thou liast broken may re- 
 comforts ; We beseech thee, look joice. Deliver him from fear of 
 down in pitv and compassion upon the enemy, and lift up the light 
 this thy afflicted servant. Thou | of thy countenance ui>on /urn, and 
 writest bitter things against him, ' give him peace, through the merits 
 and makest him to possess his for- [ and mediation of Jesus Christ our 
 mer iniquities ; thy wTath lieth | Lord. Amen. 
 
 THE COMMUNION OF THE SICK. 
 
 ^ Forasmuch as all mortal men he snhjert to many sndden periU, diseases, 
 and sicknesses, and ever uncertain ichat time then shall depart out of this 
 life; therefore, to the intent they may be always in a readiness to die, when- 
 soever it shall please Ahn^ghty Gvd to call them, the Curatis shall dili- 
 genthi from time to time (but rspccially in the time oj pestilence, or other 
 iilfectious sicl:7iess) exhort their I'arisliioners to the often receiving oJ the 
 hilly Communion of the Body and Blood oJ our Saviour Chnst. when it 
 shall be publickly administered in the Church; that so doing, they may, in 
 case of sudden visitation, have the less cause to be disouieted for lack of the 
 same. But if the sick person be not able to come to the Church, and yet is 
 d'sivous to receive the Communion in his house; then he must give tinielj; 
 notice to the Curate, signijying also how many there are to communicate 
 with him. (which shall be three, or two at the least,) and having a conve- 
 nient place ill the sick man's house, with all things nece'-savy so prepared, 
 that tlie Curate may reverently minister, he shall there celebrate the hob) 
 Communion, beginning with the Collect, Epistle, and Go.<pel, here following. 
 
 The Collect. i depart from the body, it may be 
 
 ALMIGHTY, everliving God, I ""'ithout spot presented unto thee-. 
 Maker of mankind, who dost j through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
 correct those whom thou dost love, 1 -^men. 
 
 and chastise everv one whom thou I rnz c • *; tt i, •• r 
 dost receive ; We beseech thee to ^^'^ Epistle. Hebr. .xu. 5. 
 
 have mercy upon this thy servant i A T Y son, despise not thou the 
 visited with thine hand, and to I ^^ chastening of the Lord, nor 
 grant that /je may take Airsickness j faint wlien thou art rebuked of 
 patiently, and recover his bodily : him. For whom the Lord loveth 
 health, (if it be thy gracious will ;) he chasteneth ; and scourgeth 
 and whensoever hts soul shall every son whom he receiveth .
 
 THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD. 
 
 319 
 
 The Gospel. St. John v. 24. 
 
 TERILY, verily I say unto you, 
 He that lieareth mv word, and 
 
 believeth on him that sent me, 
 hatli everlasting life, and shall not 
 come into condemnation ; but is 
 passed from death unto life. 
 
 f After which the Priest shall proceed according to the form hefore prescribed 
 for the holy Communion, itegi/ininsj cit these icords [Ye that do truly, <5-c.] 
 
 % At the time of the distribution of the holji Sacrament, the Priest shall 
 first receive the Communion himself, and after minister unto them that are 
 appointed to communicate with the sick, and last of all to the sicK- person, 
 
 S But if a man, either by reason of extremitu of sickness, or for trant of 
 teaming m due time to the Curate, or for lack of companii to rercive 
 vith him, or by any other just impediment, do not receive the Sacrament of 
 Christ's Body and Blood, the Curate shall instruct him, that ij^ he do truly 
 repent him of his sins, and stedtastly biheve that .Jesus Chr'st hath suf- 
 fered death upon the Cross for hun, and shed his Blood for his ride mpt ion, 
 earnestly rememheriiifr the'benefits he hath thert/jy. and f/ivhvi him hearty 
 thanks therefore, he doth eat and drink the Body and Blood of on- .'^'an'oiir 
 Cfirist projiiably to his Soul's health, although he do not receive the Sacra- 
 ment with his mouth. 
 
 5 When tlie sick person is visited, and receireth the holy Communion all at 
 one time, then the Priest, for more expedition, shall cut off the form of 
 the Visitation at the Psalm [In thee, O Lord, iiave I put my trust, <^c.J and 
 go straight to the Communion. 
 
 1 In the time of the Plague, Sweat, or such other like coiitagioiuf times of sick- 
 ness or diseases, when none of the Parish or luigltbours can be gotten to 
 communicate with the .nrk in their hoit.irs, for fear of the infection, upon 
 special reijuest of tiie diseased, the Minister may only communicate 
 with him. 
 
 THE ORDER FOR 
 
 THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD. 
 
 5 Here is to be noted, that the Office ensuing is not to be used for any that 
 die unbaptized, or excommunicate, or have laid violent hands upon them- 
 selves. 
 
 % The Priest and Clerks meeting the Corpse at the entrance of the Church- 
 yard, and going before it, either into the Church, or towards the Grave, 
 shall say, or sing, 
 
 T AM the resurrection and the i can carry nothing out. The Lord 
 
 life, saith the Lord : he tliat be- 
 lieveth in me, though he were dead, 
 yet shall he live : and whosoever 
 iiveth and believeth in me shall 
 never die. iS'i. Jolm xi. 25, 26. 
 
 I KNOW that my Redeemer liv- 
 eth, and that he shall stand at 
 the latter day upon the earth. And 
 though after myskin worms destroy 
 this body, yet in my flesh shall I see 
 I God : whom I shall see for myself, 
 i and mine eyes shall behold, and 
 j not anotlier. Job xix. 25, 26, 27. 
 
 Wt brought nothing into this I 
 , world, and it is certain we 
 
 gave, and tlie Lord hath taken 
 awav ; blessed be the Name of 
 the Lord. 1 Tim. vi. 7. Job i. 21. 
 
 % After they are come into the Church, 
 shall be read one or both of these 
 Bsalms following. 
 
 Dixi, custodiam. Psalm xxxLx. 
 T SAID, I will take heed to my 
 -L ways : that 1 offend not in my 
 tongue. 
 
 I will keep my mouth as it were 
 with a bridle t wliile the ungodly 
 is in my sight. 
 
 I held my tongue, and spake
 
 320 
 
 THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD. 
 
 nothing : I kept silence, yea, even 
 from good words ; but it was pain 
 and gi-ief to me. 
 
 My lieart ^^as hot within me, 
 and \vhile I was thus musing the 
 fire kindled : and at the last I 
 spake with ray tongue ; 
 
 Lord, let me know mine end, 
 and the number of my days : tliat 
 I may be certified how long I have 
 to live. 
 
 Behold, thou hast made my 
 days as it were a span long : and 
 mine age is even as nothing in 
 respect of thee ; and verily every 
 man living is altogether vanity. 
 
 For man walketh in a vain 
 shadow, and disquieteth himself 
 in vain : he heapeth up riches, and 
 cannot tell who shall gather them. 
 
 And now, Lord, what is my 
 hope : truly my hope is even in 
 thee. 
 
 Deliver me from all mine of- 
 fences : and make me not a re- 
 buke unto the foolish. 
 
 I became duml), and opened not 
 my mouth : for it was tiiy doing. 
 _ Take thy plague away from me : 
 1 am even consumed by means of 
 thy heavy hand. 
 
 AVhen thou with rebukes dost 
 chasten man for sin, thou makest 
 his beauty to consume away, like 
 as it were a motli fretting a gar- 
 ment : every man therefore is but 
 vanity. 
 
 Hear my prayer, O Lord, and 
 with tliine ears consider my call- 
 ing : hold not thy peace at my 
 tears. 
 
 For I am a stranger with thee : 
 and a sojourner, as all my fathers 
 were. 
 
 O spare me a little, that I may 
 recover my strength : before I go 
 hence, and be no more seen. 
 
 Glory be to the Father, and to 
 the Son ■• and to the Holy Ghost; 
 
 As it was in the beginning, is 
 now, and ever shall be : world 
 without end. Amen. 
 Domini, refu<;iinn. Psalm xc. 
 
 LORD, thou hast been our re- 
 fuge : from one generation to 
 another. 
 
 Before the mountains were 
 brought forth, or ever the earth 
 
 and the world were made : thou 
 art God from everlasting, and 
 world without end. 
 
 Thou turnest man to destruc- 
 tion : again thou sayest. Come 
 again, ye cliildren of nien. 
 
 For a thousand years in thy 
 sight are but as yesterday : seeing 
 that is past as a watch in the night. 
 
 As soon as thou scatterest them, 
 tliey are even as a sleep : and fade 
 away suddenly like the grass. 
 
 In the morning it is green, and 
 groweth up : but in tlie evening 
 ; it is cut down, diied up, and 
 withered. 
 
 For we consume away in thy 
 displeasure : and are afraid at thy 
 wrathful indignation. 
 
 Thou hast set our misdeeds be- 
 fore thee : and our secret sins in 
 j the light of thy countenance. 
 
 For when thou art angry all 
 1 om- days are. gone : we bring our 
 j vears to an end, as it were a tale 
 I tliat is told. 
 
 The days ot our age are three- 
 score years and ten ; and though 
 men be so strong, that they come 
 to fourscore years : yet is their 
 strengtii then but labour and sor- 
 row ; so soon passeth it away, and 
 we are gone. 
 
 But who regardcth the power of 
 thy wrath : for even thereafter as a 
 man feareth, so is thy displeasure. 
 I So teach us to number our days : 
 tl;at we may ai)ply our hearts un- 
 to wisdom. 
 
 Turn thee again, O Lord, at the 
 last : and be gracious unto thy 
 servants. 
 
 O satisfy us with thy mercy, and 
 that soon : so shall we rejoice and 
 be glad all the days of our life. 
 
 Comfort us again now after the 
 I time that tliou hast plagued us : 
 and tor the years wherein we have 
 suffered adversity. 
 
 Shew thy servants thy work : 
 and their children thy glory. 
 
 And tlie glorious iViajesty of the 
 Lord our (^od he upon us : pros- 
 per thou the work of our hands 
 upon us, O prosper thou our 
 handy- work. 
 
 Glory be to the Father, and to 
 the Son : and to the Holy Ghost;
 
 As it was in the beginning, is 
 now, and ever shall be : world 
 without end. Amen. 
 
 f Then shall follow the Lesson tale.n 
 oat of the jifteenth Chiij'ter of the 
 former iCpistle of Saint I'aul to the 
 Corinthians. 
 
 1 Cor. XV. 20. 
 
 NOW is Christ risen from tlie 
 dead, and become the first- 
 fruits of them that slept. For since 
 by man came death, by man came 
 also the resurrection of the dead. 
 For as in Adam all die, even so 
 in Christ siiall all be made alive. 
 But every man in his own order : 
 Christ the hrst-fruits; afterward 
 they tiiat are Christ's, at his com- 
 ing. Then cometh the end, when 
 lie shall have delivered up the 
 kingdom to ^Jod, even the Father ; 
 when he shall have put down all 
 rule, and all autliority, and power. 
 For he must reii^n, till he liath put 
 all enemies under his feet. The 
 last enemy tliat shall be destroyed 
 is death. For he hath put all things 
 under his feet. But wlien he saith, 
 all things are put under him, it is 
 manifest tliat he is excepted, which 
 did put all things under him. And 
 when all things shall be subdued 
 unto him, then shall the Son also 
 himsell be subject unto him that 
 put all things under liim, that Cod 
 may be all in all. Else what shall 
 tliey do which are baptized for the 
 dead, if the dead rise not at all ? 
 Why are they then baptized for 
 the "dead ? And why stand we in 
 jeopardy every hour ? 1 protest by 
 your rejoicing, which 1 have In 
 Christ Jesus our Loi'd, I die daily. 
 If after the manner of men I have 
 fought with beasts at Epliesus, 
 what advantagetli it me, if the 
 dead rise not? l.et us eat and drink, 
 for to-morrow we die. lie not de- 
 ceived : evil communications cor- 
 rupt good manners. Awake to 
 righteousness, and sin not; for 
 some have not the knowledge of 
 God. I speak this to your shame. 
 But some man will say, How are 
 the dead raised up ? and with 
 what body do tliey come? Tliou 
 fool, that which thou sowest is 
 
 not quickened, except it die And 
 tluit which tliou sowest, thou sow- 
 est not tliat body tliat sliail be but 
 bare grain, it may chance of wheat, 
 I or of some otlier grain : But God 
 giveth it a body, as it hatli pleased 
 I liim, and to evei-y seed his own 
 I body. All fljsii is not tiie same 
 ' flosh ; but tliere is one kind of flesh 
 of m^n. another flesii of beasts, 
 , anotlier of fishes, and another of 
 : birds. There are also celesiial bo- 
 dies, and bodies terrestrial ; but 
 the glory of tlie celestial is one. an J 
 ^ the glory of the terrestrial is an- 
 other. There is one glory of the 
 sun, and another glory of tiie moon, 
 I and auotlier glory of the stars ; for 
 one star diifereth from another 
 star in glory So also is the resur- 
 rection of the dead : It is sown in 
 corruption ; it is raised in iiicor- 
 ruptiun : It is sown in dishonour; 
 I it is raised in glory : It is sown in 
 I weakness ; it is raised in power : 
 ! It is sown a natural body ; it is 
 i raised a spiritual body. Tliere is a 
 ; natural body, and tliere is a spi- 
 ritual body. And so it is written, 
 The first man Adam was made a 
 j livini.? soul ; the last Adam was 
 made a quickening spirit. How- 
 beit, that was not first which is 
 spiritual, but that which is na- 
 I turai ; and afterward that which 
 ; is spiritual. The first man is of the 
 earth, earthy : the second man is 
 the Lord from heaven. As is the 
 earthy, such are they that are 
 earthy : and as is the heavenly, 
 such are they also that are hea- 
 j veniy. And as we have borne the 
 , image of the earthy, we shall also 
 bear the im.age of the heavenly. 
 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh 
 and blood cannot inherit the king- 
 dom of God; neitln'rdoth corrup- 
 tion inherit incorruption. Behold, 
 I shew you a mystery ; We shall 
 not all sleep, but we shall all be 
 changed, in a moment, in the 
 twinkling of an eye, at the last 
 trump, (for the trumpet shall 
 sound,) and the dead shall be rais- 
 ed incorruptible^ and we shall be 
 changed. For tliiscorruptiblemust 
 put on incorruption, and this mor- 
 tal must put on immortality. So
 
 322 
 
 THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD. 
 
 when this corruptible shall have 
 put on incorrupt-on, and tliis mor- 
 tal shall have put on immortahty; 
 then shall be brought to pass the 
 saying that is written, Death is 
 swallowed uj) in victory. O death, 
 where is thy sting ? O grave, where 
 is thy victory? The sting of death 
 is sin, and the strength of sin is 
 the law. But thanks be to God, 
 which giveth us the victory through 
 our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, 
 my beloved brethren, be ye sted- 
 fast, unmoveable, always abound- 
 ing in the work of the Lord, foras- 
 mucli as ye know that your labour 
 is not in vain in the Lord. 
 
 5 When they come to the <,'irife, while 
 the Cor))se is iikhIi n n'hi f,, /),; hud 
 into the earth , tin /'ri',st shnll say, 
 or the Priest and Clerks shall sino : 
 
 MAN that is born of a woman 
 hath but a short time to live, 
 and is full of misery. He cometh 
 up. and is cut down, like a flower ; 
 he tieeth as it were a sliadow, and 
 never continueth in one stay. 
 
 In the midst of life we are in 
 death : of whom may we seek for 
 succour, but of thee, O Lord, who 
 for our sins art justly displeased ? 
 
 Yet, O Lord (iod most holy, O 
 Lord most mighty, O holy "and 
 most merciful Saviour, deUver us 
 not into the bitter pains of eternal 
 death. 
 
 Thou knowest. Lord, the secrets 
 of our liearts ; shut not thy mer- 
 ciful ears to our prayer; but spare 
 us. Lord most holy, O God most 
 mighty, O holy and merciful Sa- 
 viour, thou most worthy Judge 
 eternal, suffer us not, at our last 
 hour, for any pains of death, to 
 fall from thee. 
 
 f Then, while the earth shall be cast 
 u/ion the Body by some standing 
 by, the J'rifist shall say, 
 ■pORASMUCII as it hath 
 -»- pleased Almighty God of his 
 great mercy to take unto himself 
 the soul of our dear brother here 
 departed, we therefoi-e commit his 
 body to the ground ; earth to earth, 
 ashes to ashes, dust to dust ; in sure 
 and certain hope of tlie Resurrec- 
 
 tion to eternal life, through our 
 Lord Jesus Christ ; wlio shall 
 change our \ile bod\', that it may 
 be like unto his glorious body, ac- 
 cording to the mighty working, 
 whereby he is able to subdue ail 
 things to himself. 
 
 H Then shall be said or sung, 
 T HEARD a voice from heaven, 
 -»- saying unto me. Write, I'"rom 
 henceforth blessed are the dead 
 which die in the Lord : even so 
 saith the Spirit ; for they rest from 
 their labours. 
 
 ^ 77(6)1 the Priest shall say. 
 Lord, have mercy upon us. 
 
 Uirist, have mercy upon us. 
 Lord, have mercy upon us. 
 
 OUR Father, wliich art in hea- 
 ven. Hallowed be thy Name. 
 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be 
 done in earth. As it is in" heaven. 
 Give us this day our daily bread. 
 And forgive us our trespasses, 
 As we forgive them that trespass 
 against us. And lead us not into 
 temptation ; But deliver us from 
 evil. Amen. 
 
 Priest. 
 A LMIGHTY God, with whom 
 -'^ do live the spirits of them 
 tliat depart hence in the Lord, 
 and with whom the souls of the 
 faithful, after they are delivered 
 from the burden of the flesh, are 
 in joy and felicity ; We give thee 
 hearty thanks, for that it hath 
 i)l eased thee to deUver this our 
 brother out of the miseries of this 
 sinful world ; beseeching thee, that 
 it may please thee, of thy gracious 
 goodness, shortly to accomplish 
 the number of thine elect, and to 
 hasten thy kingdom ; tliat we, 
 with all those that are departed 
 in the true faith of thy holy Name, 
 may have our perfect consumma- 
 tion and bliss, both in body and 
 soul, in thy eternal and everlast- 
 ing glory r through Jesus Christ 
 our Lord. Amen. 
 
 The Collect. 
 r\ MERCIFUL God, the Father 
 ^^ of our Lord Jesus Christ, who 
 is the resurrection and the life;
 
 CHURCHING OF WOMEN. 
 
 323 
 
 in whom wliosoever believeth shall 
 live, though he die ; and whoso- 
 ever liveth, and believeth in him, 
 shall not die eternally ; who also 
 hath taught us, by his holy Aix)s- 
 tle Saint I'aul, not to be sorry, as 
 men without lioiie, for them tliat 
 sleep in him ; We meekly beseech 
 thee, O Father, to raise us from 
 the death of sin unto the life of 
 righteousness ; that, wlien we shall 
 depart tliis life, we may rest in 
 him, as our liopeis this our brother 
 doth ; and that, at the general Ke- 
 surrection in the last day, we may 
 be found acceptable in thy sight ; 
 
 I and receive that blessing, which 
 1 thy well-beloved Son shall then pro- 
 j nounee to all tliat love and fear 
 
 thee, saying. Come, ye blessed 
 I children of my Father, receive the 
 I kingdom prepared for you from 
 I the beginning of the world : Grant 
 
 this, we beseech tliee, O merci- 
 I ful Father, through Jesus Christ, 
 
 our Mediator and Redeemer. 
 I Amen. 
 
 1 ''I'^HE grace of our Lord Jesus 
 I -*■ Christ, and the love of God, 
 j and the fellowship of the Holy 
 I Ghost, be ^vith us all evermore 
 I Amen. 
 
 THE 
 THANKSGIVING OF WOMEN AFTER CHILD-BIRTH. 
 
 COMMONLY CALLED, 
 
 THE CHURCHING OF WOMEN. 
 
 f The Woman, nt the usunl tune after her Delivery, shall comt into the Church 
 deci iitli/ iiiqKircl'i d. (lull there shall kneel doirii in some convenient place, 
 as hafli Ixrii nrciisUuii' (I, or as the Ordinary shall dvrect : And then the 
 Friest slud/ S(f// unto In r, 
 
 FORASMUCH as it hath pleas- 
 ed Almighty God of his good- 
 ness to give you safe deliverance, 
 and hath preserved you in the 
 great danger of Ciiild-bu'th ; you 
 sliall therefore give hearty thanks 
 unto God, and say, 
 
 (f Then shall the Priest say tlie UiWi 
 I'salni.) 
 
 Dilcxi quoniam. 
 
 I AM well pleased : that the 
 Lord hath heard the voice of 
 my prayer ; 
 
 Tliat he hath inclined hi,9 ear 
 unto me : therefore will I call 
 upon him as long as I live. 
 
 The snares of death compassed 
 me round about : and the pains of 
 hell gat hold upon me. 
 
 I found trouble and heaviness, 
 and I called upon the Name of 
 the Lord : O Lord, I beseech 
 thee, deliver my soul. 
 
 Gracious is the Lord, and righ- 
 teous : yea, our God is merciful. 
 
 The Lord preserveth the simple : 
 I was in misery, and he lielped 
 me. 
 
 Turn again then unto thy rest, 
 
 my soul : for the Lord hath 
 rewarded thee. 
 
 And why ? thou hast delivered 
 my soul from death : mine eyes 
 from tears, and my feet from 
 falling. 
 
 I will walk before the Lord : 
 in the land of the living. 
 
 I believed, and therefore will 
 
 1 speak ; but I was sore troubled : 
 I said in my haste. All men are 
 liars. 
 
 What reward shall I give unto 
 the Lord : for all the benefits that 
 he hath done unto me ? 
 
 I will receive the cup of salva- 
 tion : and call upon the Name ot 
 the Lord.
 
 324 
 
 CHURCHING OF WOMEN. 
 
 I will pay my vows now in the 
 presence of all his people : in the 
 courts of the Lord's house, even 
 in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. 
 Praise tlie Lord. 
 
 Glory be to the Father, and to 
 the Son : and to the lioly <.liost ; 
 
 As it was in the beginning, is 
 now, and ever sliall be : world 
 without end. Amen. 
 
 Or, Psalm exxvii. Nisi Domimis. 
 
 EXCEPT the Lord build the 
 house : their labour is but lost 
 that build it. 
 
 Except the Lord keep the city : 
 the watchman wakcth but in vain. 
 
 It is but lost labour that ye 
 haste to rise up early, and so late 
 take rest, and eat the bread of 
 carefulness : for so he giveth his 
 beloved sleep. 
 
 Lo, children and the fruit of the 
 womb : are an heritage and gift 
 that cometh of the Lord. 
 
 Like as the arrows in the hand 
 of the giant : even so are the 
 young children. 
 
 Happy is tlie man that hath his 
 quiver "full of them : they shall 
 not be ashamed when thej' speak 
 with their enemies in the gate. 
 
 Glory be to the Fatiier, and to 
 the Son : and to the Holy Ghost ; 
 
 As it was in the beginning, is 
 now, and ever shall be : world 
 without end. Amen. 
 
 <i Then the Priest i?haU smj. 
 Let us pray. 
 
 Lord, have mercy upon us. 
 Christ, have merco upon us. 
 
 Lord, liave mercy upoii us. 
 
 ' (^UR Father, which art in hea- 
 ^^ yen, ilaiiowed be thy I'Jame. 
 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be 
 done in earth, As it is in heaven. 
 Give us this day our daily bread. 
 And forgive us our trespasses. 
 As we iorgive tliem that trespass 
 against us. And lead us not into 
 temptation ; But deliver us from 
 evil : For thine is the kingdom. 
 The power, and the glory. For 
 ever and ever. Amen. 
 
 Minister. O Lord, save tliis wo- 
 man thy servant ; 
 
 Answer. Who putteth lier trust 
 in thee. 
 
 Minister. Be thou to her a 
 strong tower ; 
 
 Answer. From the face of her 
 enemy. 
 
 Minister. Lord, hear our prayer. 
 
 Answer. And let our cry come 
 unto thee. 
 
 Minister. Let us pray. 
 
 O ALMIGHTY God, we give 
 thee humble thanks for that 
 thou hast voucJisafed to deliver 
 ' this woman thy servant from the 
 great pain and peril of Child- 
 birth ; Grant, we beseech tliee, 
 most merciful Father, that siie, 
 through thy help, may both faith- 
 fully live, and walk according to 
 thy will, in this life present ; and 
 also may be partaker of everlast- 
 ing glory in the life to come ; 
 through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
 Auien. 
 
 f The Woman, that cometh to give 
 her Thanks, must offer accustomed 
 Off'rnmis: and, if there be a Com- 
 minuon, it is convenient that sha 
 receive tlie holy Commummi.
 
 325 
 
 A COMMINATIOK 
 
 OR DENOUNCING OF GOD'S ANGER AND JUDGMENTS 
 AGAINST SINNERS, 
 
 With certain Prayers, to be used on the fu-st Day of Lent, and at 
 otlier times, as the Ordinary shall appoint. 
 
 % After Jforning Prayer, the Litani/ ended nccoidinrj to the accustomed 
 manner, the I'riest shall, m the lieuding-Feiv or Fulpit, say, 
 
 BRETHREN, in the Primitive 
 Church tliere was a godly dis- 
 cipline, that, at the beginning of 
 Lent, such persons as stood con- 
 victed of notorious sin were put to 
 open penance, and punished in 
 this world, that their souls might 
 be saved in the day of the Lord ; 
 and that others, admonished by 
 their example, might be the more 
 afraid to ortend. 
 
 Instead whereof, (until the said 
 discipline may be restored again, 
 which is much to be wished,; it 
 is tliought good, that ai this time 
 (in tlie presence of you all) should 
 be read tlie general sentences of 
 God's cursing against impenitent 
 sinners, gathered out of the seven 
 and twentieth Chapter of Deuter- 
 onomy, and other places of Scrip- 
 ture ; and that ye should answer 
 to every Sentence, Amen ; To the 
 intent that, being admonished of 
 the great indignation of God a- 
 gainst sinners, j'e may the rather 
 be moved to earnest and true re- 
 pentance ; and may walk more 
 warily in these dangerous days; 
 fleeing from such nces, for which 
 ye atfirm with your own mouths 
 the curse of God to be due. 
 
 CURSED is the inan that mak- 
 eth any carved or molten 
 image, to worship it. 
 
 IT And tfie people shall answer and 
 say. 
 Amen. 
 Minister. Cursed is he that 
 cursetli his fatlier or mother. 
 Answer. Amen. 
 Minister. Cursed is he that 
 
 removeth his neighbour's land- 
 mark. 
 
 Anstver. Amen. 
 
 Minister. Cursed is he that 
 maketh the blind to go out of his 
 way. 
 
 Anstver. Amen. 
 
 Minister. Cursed is he tliat per- 
 verteth the judgment of tlie stran- 
 ger, the fatlierless and widow. 
 
 Answer. Amen. 
 
 Minister. Cursed is he that 
 smiteth his neighbour secretly. 
 
 Answer. Amen. 
 
 Minister. Cursed is he tliat 
 lieth with his neighbour's wife. 
 
 Ansiver. Amen. 
 
 Minister. Cursed is he that tak- 
 eth reward to slay the innocent. 
 
 Answer. Amen. 
 
 Minister. Cursed is he that put- 
 teth his trust in man. and taketh 
 man for his defence, and in his 
 heart goeth from the Lord. 
 
 Answer Amen. 
 
 Minister. Cursed are the un- 
 merciful, fornicators and adul- 
 terers, covetous persons, idolaters, 
 slanderers, druniards, and extor- 
 tioners. 
 
 Answer. Amen. 
 
 Minister. 
 'M'OW seeing that all they are 
 -'-^ accursed (as the prophet Da- 
 vid beareth witness) who do err 
 and go astray from the command- 
 ments of God ; let us (remember- 
 ing the dreadful judgment lianging 
 over our heads, and always ready 
 to fall upon us) return unto our 
 Lord God, -vvitli all contrition and 
 meekness of heart ; bewailing and 
 
 L 6
 
 &2C3 
 
 A COMMINATION. 
 
 lamenting our sinful life, acknow- 
 ledging and confessing our of- 
 fences, and seeking to bring fortii 
 worthy fruits of penance. For 
 now is the axe put unto the root of 
 the trees, so tliat every tree that 
 bringeth not fortli good fruit is 
 liewn down, and cast into the tire. 
 It is a tearfid thing to fail into the 
 hands of tlie living God : he shall 
 pour down rain upon the sinners, 
 snares, fire and brimstone, storm 
 and tempest; tliis shall be their 
 portion to drink. For lo, the Lord 
 is come out ot his place to visit the 
 wickedness of such as dwell upon 
 the earth. But who may abide the 
 day of liis coming ? Wlio shall be 
 able to endure when he appear- 
 eth ? His fan is in his hand, and 
 he will purge his floor, and gatlier 
 his wheat into the barn ; but he 
 will burn the vliaff with unouench- 
 able tii-e. Tlie day of the Lord 
 cometh as a thief in the niglit : 
 and when men shall say, Peace, 
 and all things are safe, then shall 
 sudden destruction come upon 
 them, as sorrow cometh upon a 
 woman travailing with child, and 
 they shall not escape. Then shall 
 appear the wrath of God in the 
 day ot vengeance, which obstinate 
 sinners, through the stubbornness 
 of their heart, have heaped unto 
 themselves: which despised the 
 goodness, patience, and iong-suffer- 
 ance of God, when he calleth them 
 continually to repentance. Then 
 ehall they call upon me. (saith tlie 
 Lord,) but I will not hear ; they 
 shall seek me eariy^ but they shall 
 not tind me: and that, because 
 tliey hated knowledge, and receiv 
 ed not the tear ot the Lord, but 
 abhorred my counsel, and despised 
 my correction. Then sliall it be 
 too late to knock when tlie door 
 shall be shut ; and too late to try 
 tor mercy when it is the time of 
 justice O terrible voice ot most, 
 just judgment, which shall be pro- 
 nounced upon tliem, when it shall 
 be said unto them, Go, ye cursed, 
 into the fire everlasting, which is 
 prepared for the devil and hia 
 angels. Therefore, brethren, take 
 we heed betiine, while the day of 
 
 salvation lasteth ; for the night 
 cometh, wlien none can work. 
 But let us, while we have the 
 liglit, believe in the light, and 
 walk as children of the light ; 
 that we be not cast into utter 
 darkness, where is weeping and 
 gnashmg of teeth. Let us not 
 abuse the goodness of God, who 
 calleth us mercifully to amend- 
 ment, and ot his endless pity pro- 
 miseth us forgiveness of that wliich 
 is past, it with a perfect and true 
 heart we return unto him. For 
 though our sins be as red as scar- 
 let, they shall be made white as 
 snow ; and tliough they be like 
 purple, yet they shall ba made 
 white as wool. Turn ye (saith the 
 I.ord) from all your wickedness, 
 and your sin sliall not be your 
 destruction : Cast away from you 
 all your ungodliness that ye have 
 done : Make you new hearts, and 
 a new spirit : \N heretore will ye 
 die, O ye house ot Israel, seeing 
 that I have no pleasure in the 
 death ot him that dieth, saith the 
 Lord God? Turn ye then, and ye 
 shall live. Although we have sin- 
 ned, yet have we an Advocate 
 with the Father, Jesus Clirist the 
 righteous ; and he is tlie p.ropitia- 
 tion for our sins. For he was 
 wounded tor our oitences, and 
 smitten for our wickedness. Let us 
 I tlierefore return unto him, who is 
 j the merciful receiver of all true 
 1 penitent sinners ; assuring our- 
 selves that he is ready to receive 
 ' us, and most willing to pardon us, 
 if we come unto him with faithful 
 j repentance ; if we submit our- 
 ! selves unto him, and from hence- 
 ' fortli walk in his ways ; if we will 
 take his easy yoke, and light bur- 
 den upon us, to follow liim in low- 
 liness patience, and charity, and 
 be ordered by the governance of 
 his Holy Si>irit ; seeking always 
 his glory, and serving him duly in 
 our vocation with thanksgiving: 
 I This if we do Clirist will deliver 
 us from the curse of the law. and 
 from the extreme malediction 
 which shall light upon them tliat 
 shall be set on tlie left hand ; and 
 j he will set us on his right hand. .
 
 A COMMINATIOIS:. 
 
 32? 
 
 and give us the gracious benedic- 
 tion of liis Father, commanding 
 us to take possession of his glori- 
 ous kingdom : Unto which lie 
 youclisafe to bring us all, for his 
 infinite mercy. Amen. 
 
 II Then shall thry all kneel upon their 
 k-nce.<, and the Fnest and Clerks 
 kheeluKj I til the place where they 
 ore accii^tDiiicd to say the Litany) 
 shall say this Fsalin. 
 
 Miserere met, Deus. Psalm li. 
 
 HAVE mercy upon me, O God, 
 after thy great goudness : 
 according to the multitude of thy 
 mercies do away mine otrences. 
 
 Wash me througldy from my 
 wickedness : and cleanse me froiii 
 my sin. 
 
 For I acknowledge my faults : 
 and my sin is ever before me. 
 
 Against thee only have I sin- 
 ned, and done this evil in thy 
 sight : that thou mightest be jus- 
 tified in thy saying, and clear 
 when thou art judged. 
 
 Beiiold, I was shapen in wicked- 
 ness : and in sin hath my mother j 
 conceived me. j 
 
 But lo, thou requirest truth in 
 ihe inward parts •, and shalt make 
 me to understand wisdom secretly. 
 
 Tliou aiialt purge me with hys- 
 sop, and 1 shall be clean : thou 
 Shalt wash me, and I shall bo 
 tvhiter than snow. 
 
 Thou shalt make me hear of 
 joy and gladness : that r.he bones 
 wliicli thou hast broken may re- 
 joico. 
 
 Turn thy face away from my 
 sins : and put out all my misdeects. 
 
 Make me a clean heart, () God : i 
 and renew a right spirit within me. j 
 
 Cast me not away from thy 
 presence : and take not thy Holy 
 Spirit from me. ' ' 
 
 O give me the comfort of tin- 
 help again ; and stablish me witli 
 thy free Spirit. | 
 
 Tlien shall I teach thy ways 
 unto the wicked ; and sinners 
 shall be converted unto thee. 
 
 Deliver me from blood guilti- 
 ness, O God, thou that art the God 
 oi my health : and my tongue shall 
 sing of thy righteousness. 
 
 Thou shalt open my lips, O 
 Lord : and my mouth shall shew 
 thy praise. 
 
 For thou desirest no sacrifice, 
 else would I give it thee : but thou 
 delightest not in burnt-otturings. 
 
 Tlie sacritice of God is a trou- 
 bled spirit : a broken and contrite 
 heart, O God, shalt thou not de- 
 spise. 
 
 O be favourable and gracious 
 unto Sion : build thou the wails 
 of Jerusalem. 
 
 Then shalt thou be pleased with 
 the sacritice of righteousness, with 
 tlie burnt-olferings and oblations : 
 then shall they otfer young bul- 
 locks upon thine altar. 
 
 Glory be to the Father, and to 
 the Son : and to the Holy Ghost ; 
 
 Answer. As it was in the begin- 
 ning, is now, and ever sliall be : 
 world without end. Amen. 
 
 Lord, have mercy upon us. 
 Christ, have mercy ttpon us. 
 
 Lord, hava mercy upon us. 
 
 OUR Father, which art in hea- 
 ven. Hallowed be tliy Name. 
 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be 
 done in eartli. As it is in heaven. 
 CJive us this day our daily bread. 
 And forgive us our trespasses. As 
 we forgive them that trespass 
 against us. And lead us not into 
 temptation ; But deliver us from 
 evil. Amen. 
 
 Minister. O Lord, save thy ser- 
 vants ; 
 
 Answer. That put theii- trust in 
 thee. 
 
 Minister. Send unto them help 
 from above. 
 
 Answer. And evermore mighti- 
 ly defend them. 
 
 Minister. Help us, O God our 
 Saviour. 
 
 Answer And for the glory of 
 thy iName deliver us; be merciful 
 to us sinners, for thy Name's sake. 
 
 Minister. O Lord, hear our 
 prayer. 
 
 Ansiver. And let our cry come 
 unto thee. 
 
 Minister. Let us pray. 
 
 r\ LORD, we beseech thee. 
 ^^ mercifully hear our prayers.
 
 A COMMINATION. 
 
 and spare all those who confess 
 their sins unto tliee; that tliey, 
 wliose consciences by sin are ac- 
 cused, bv tiiy merciful pardon 
 may be absolved ; through Christ 
 our Lord Amen. 
 
 MOST mighty God, and mer- 
 ciful Fattier, who hast com 
 passion upon all men, and hatest 
 nothing that thou hast made; who 
 wouldest not the deatli of a sin- 
 ner, but that he should ratlier turn 
 from his sin, and be saved ; Mer- 
 cifully forgive us our trespasses; 
 receive and comfort us. wlio are 
 grieved and wearied with tlie bur- 
 den of our sins. Thy property is 
 always to have mercy ; to thee 
 only it appertainetli to forgive sins. 
 Spare us therefore, good Lord, 
 spare thy people, whom thou hast 
 redeemed ; enter not into judg- 
 ment with thy servants, who are 
 vile earth, and miserable sinners ; 
 hut so turn thine anger from us. 
 who meekly acknowledge our vile- 
 ness, and truly repent us of our 
 faults, and so make haste to help 
 us in this world, tliat we may 
 ever live with thee in the world lo 
 
 come ; through Jesus Christ our 
 Lord. Amen. 
 
 % Thpn shall the people say this that 
 folhiveth, after the Minister. 
 
 TURN thou us, O good Lord, 
 and so shall we be turned. 
 Be favourable, O Lord, Be favour- 
 able to thy people. Who turn to 
 thee in weeping, fasting, and pray- 
 ing. P'or thou art a merciful God, 
 Full of compassion, Long-suffer- 
 ing, and of great pity. Thou spar- 
 est wlien we deserve punishment, 
 And in thy wrath thinkest upon 
 1 mercy. Spare thy people, good 
 I Lord^ spare them. And let not 
 thine heritage be brought to con- 
 i fusion. Hear us, O Lord, for thy 
 j mercy is great, And after the mul- 
 ; titude of thy mercies look upon 
 j us ; Througli the merits and me- 
 ' diation of thy blessed Son, Jesus 
 Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 , f Then the Minister alone shall say, 
 
 TH E Lord bless us, and keep 
 I us; the Lord lift up the light 
 ) of his countenance upon us, and 
 ' give us peace, now and for ever- 
 more. Amen.
 
 THE 
 
 PSALMS OF DAVID. 
 
 THE FIRST DAY. 
 
 Psalm i. Beatus vir, qui non abiit, Syc. 
 
 BLESSED is the man that hath not walked 
 in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stood 
 in the way of sinners : and hath not sat in the 
 seat of the scornful. 
 
 2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord : 
 and in his law will he exercise himself day and 
 night. 
 
 3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the 
 water-side : that will bring forth his fruit in 
 due season. 
 
 4 His leaf also shall not wither : and look, 
 whatsoever he doeth, it shall prosper. 
 
 5 As for the ungodly, it is not so with them : 
 but they are like the chaff, which the wind 
 scattereth away fi'om the face of the earth. 
 
 6 Therefore the ungodly shall not be able to 
 stand in the judgment : neither the sinners in 
 the congregation of the righteous. 
 
 7 But the liord knoweth the way of the 
 righteous : and the way of the ungodly shall 
 perish. 
 
 Psalm ii. Quare fremuenint genies ? 
 
 WHY do the heathen so furiously rage 
 together : and why do the people ima- 
 gine a vain thing ? 
 
 2 The kings of the earth stand up, and the
 
 330 THE PSALMS. Day 1. 
 
 rulers take counsel together : against the Lord, 
 and against his Anointed. 
 
 3 Let us brealv their bonds asunder : and 
 cast away tlieir cords from us. 
 
 4 He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh 
 them to scorn ; tlie Lord shall have them in 
 derision. 
 
 5 Then shall he speak unto them in his 
 wi^ath : and vex them in his sore displeasure. 
 
 6 Yet have I set mj King : upon my holy 
 hill of Si on. 
 
 7 I will preach the law, whereof the Lord 
 hath said unto me : Thou art my Son, this day 
 have I begotten thee. 
 
 8 Desire of me, and I shall give thee the 
 heathen for tliine inheritance : and the utmost 
 parts of the earth for thy possession. 
 
 9 Thou slialt bruise them with a rod of iron : 
 and break them in pieces like a potter's^ vessel. 
 
 10 Be wise now therefore, ye kings : be 
 learned, ye that are judges of the earth. 
 
 11 Serve the Lord in fear : and rejoice unto 
 him with reverence. 
 
 12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and so 
 ye perish fi^om the right way : if his wrath be 
 kindled, (yea, but a little,) blessed are all they 
 that put their trust in him. 
 
 Psalm iii. Domine, quid multiplwdfi ? 
 
 LORD, how are they increased that trouble 
 me : many are they that rise against me. 
 
 2 Many one there be that say of my soul : 
 There is no help for him in his God. 
 
 3 But thou, Lord, art my defender : thou 
 art my worship, and the lifter up of my head.
 
 Bay 1. THE PSALMS. 331 
 
 4 I did call upon the Lord with my voice : 
 and he heard me out of his holy hill. 
 
 5 I laid me down and slept, and rose up 
 again : for the Lord sustained me. 
 
 6 I will not be afraid for ten thousands of 
 the people : that have set themselves against 
 me round about. 
 
 ' 7 Up, Lord, and help me, my God : for 
 thou smitest all mine enemjes upon the cheek- 
 bone ; thou hast broken the teeth of the un- 
 godly. 
 
 8 Salvation belongeth unto the Lord : and 
 thy blessing is upon thy people. 
 
 Psalm iv. Cum invocarem. 
 
 HEAR me when I call, God of my 
 righteousness : thou hast set me at 
 liberty when I Vv'as in trouble ; have mercy 
 upon me, and hearken unto my prayer. 
 
 2 ye sons of men, how long will ye blas- 
 pheme mine honour : and have such pleasure m 
 vanity, and seek after leasing ? 
 
 3 Know this also, that the Lord hath chosen 
 to himself the man that is godly : when I call 
 upon the Lord, he will hear me. 
 
 4 Stand in awe, and sin not : commune with 
 your own heart, and in your chamber, and be 
 still. 
 
 5 Offer the sacrifice of righteousness : and 
 put your trust in the Lord. 
 
 6 There be many that say ; Wlio will shew 
 us any good ? 
 
 7 Lord, lift thou up : the light of thy coun- 
 tenance upon us. 
 
 8 Thou hast put gladness in my heart ;
 
 332 THE PSALMS. Day 1. 
 
 since the time that their corn, and wine, and 
 oil, increased. 
 
 9 I will lay me down in peace, and take my 
 rest : for it is thou, Lord, only, that makest 
 me dwell in safety. 
 
 Psalm Y. Verba mea aurihiis. 
 
 PONDER my words, Lord ; consider my 
 meditation. 
 
 2 hearken thou unto the voice of my call- 
 ing, my King, and my God : for unto thee will 
 I make my prayer. 
 
 3 My voice shalt thou hear betimes, Lord : 
 early in the morning will I direct my prayer 
 unto thee, and will look up. 
 
 4 For thou art the God that hast no plea- 
 sure in wickedness : neither shall any evil 
 dwell with thee. , 
 
 5 Such as be foolish shall not stand in thy 
 sight : for thou hatest all them that work 
 vanity. 
 
 6 Thou shalt destroy them that speak leas- 
 ing : the Lord will abhor both the blood-thirsty 
 and deceitful man. 
 
 7 But as for me, I will come into thine house, 
 even upon the multitude of thy mercy ; and in 
 thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple. 
 
 8 Lead me, Lord, in thy righteousness, 
 because of mine enemies : make thy way plaxU 
 before my face. 
 
 9 For there is no faithfulness in his mouth : 
 their inward parts are very wickedness. 
 
 10 Their throat is an open sepulchre : they 
 flatter with their tongue. 
 
 11 Destroy thou them, God ; let them
 
 Daijl. THE rSALMS. 333 
 
 perish through their own imaginations : cast 
 them out in the multitude of their ungodliness ; 
 for they have rebelled against thee. 
 
 12 And let all them that put their trust in 
 thee rejoice : they shall ever be giving of 
 thanks, because thou defendest them ; they that 
 love thy Name shall be joyful in thee ; 
 
 13 For thou, Lord, wilt give thy blessing un- 
 to the righteous : and with thy favourable kind- 
 ness wilt thou defend him as with a shield. 
 
 Day 1. dJfaening ^Sraycr. 
 
 Psalm vi. Dominc, ne in furore. 
 
 OLORD, rebuke me not in thine indigna- 
 tion : neither chasten me in thy displea- 
 sure. 
 
 2 Have mercy upon me, Lord, for I am 
 weak : Lord, heal me, for my bones are 
 vexed. 
 
 3 My soul also is sore troubled : but. Lord, 
 how long wilt tliou punish me ? 
 
 4 Turn thee, Lord, and deliver my soul : 
 save me for thy mercy's sake. 
 
 5 For in death no man remembereth thee : 
 and who will give thee thanks in the pit ? 
 
 6 T am weary of my groaning ; every night 
 wash I my bed : and water my couch with my 
 tears. 
 
 7 My beauty is gone for very trouble : and 
 worn away because of all mine enemies. 
 
 8 Away from me, all ye that work vanity : 
 for the Lord hath heard the voice of my 
 weeping. 
 
 9 The Lord hath heard my petition : the 
 Lord will receive my prayer.
 
 334 THE PSALMS. Day 1. 
 
 10 All mine enemies shall be confounded, 
 and sore vexed : they shall be tmT^ed back, 
 and put to shame suddenly. 
 
 Psalm yii. Domine, Dens mciifi. 
 
 OLORD my God, in thee have I put my 
 trust : save me from all them that perse- 
 cute me, and deliver me ; 
 
 2 Lest he devour my soul, like a lion, and 
 tear it in pieces : while there is none to help. 
 
 3 Lord my God, if I have done any such 
 thing : or if there be any wickedness in my 
 hands ; 
 
 4 If I have rewarded evil unto him that 
 dealt friendly with me : yea, I have delivered 
 him that without any cause is mine enemy ; 
 
 5 Then let mine enemy persecute ray soul, 
 and take me : yea, let him tread my Itfe doTMi 
 upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the 
 dust. 
 
 6 Stand up, Lord, in thy TSTath, and lift 
 up thyself, because of the indignation of mine 
 enemies : arise up for me in the judgment 
 that thou hast commanded. 
 
 7 And so shall the congregation of the peo- 
 ple come about thee : for their sakes therefore 
 lift up thyself again. 
 
 8 The Lord shall judge the people ; give 
 sentence with me, Lord : according to my 
 righteousness, and according to the innocency 
 that is m me. 
 
 9 let the wickedness of the ungodly come 
 to an end : but guide thou the just. 
 
 10 For the righteous God : trieth the very 
 hearts and reins.
 
 Bay 1. THE PSALMS. 
 
 1 1 My help cometh of God : who preserveth 
 
 them that are true of heart. 
 
 12 God is a righteous Judge, strong, and 
 jDatient : and God is provoked every day. 
 
 13 If a man will not tm-n, he will whet his 
 sword : he hath bent his bow, and made it 
 ready. 
 
 14 He hath prepared for him the instruments 
 of death : he ordaineth his arrows against the 
 persecutors. 
 
 15 Behold, he travaileth with mischief : he 
 hath conceived sorrow, and brought forth un- 
 godliness. 
 
 16 He hath gi'aven and digged up a pit : 
 and is fallen himself into the destruciion that 
 he made for other. 
 
 17 For his travail shall come upon his ovm. 
 head : and his wickedness shall fall on his own 
 pate. 
 
 18 I will give thanks unto the Lord, ac- 
 cording to his righteousness : and I will praise 
 the Name of the Lord most High. 
 
 Psalm viii. Dondne, Dom'nms Cluster. 
 
 OLORD our Governour, how excellent is 
 thy Name in all the world ; thou that 
 hast set thy glory above the heavens ! 
 
 2 Out of the mouth of very babes and suck- 
 lings hast thou ordained strength, because of 
 thine enemies : that thou mightest still the 
 enemy, and the avenger. 
 
 3 For I will consider thy heavens, even the 
 works of thy fingers : the moon and the stars, 
 which thou hast ordained. 
 
 4 "What is man, that thou art mindful of
 
 336 THE PSALMS. Day 2. 
 
 him : and the son of man, that thou visitest 
 him ? 
 
 5 Thoii madest him lower tlian the angels : 
 to crown him witli glory and worsliip. 
 
 6 Thou makest him to have dominion of 
 the works of thy hands : and thou hast put all 
 things in subjection under his feet ; 
 
 7 All sheep and oxen : yea, and the beasts 
 of the field ; 
 
 8 The fowls of the air, and the fishes of 
 the sea : and wliatsoevcr walketh through the 
 paths of the seas. 
 
 9 Lord our Governour : how excellent is 
 thy Name in all the world ! 
 
 Day 2. i^oritiixg Pratifr. 
 
 Psalm IX. Conjitehor tihi. 
 
 I WILL give thanks unto thee, Lord, 
 with my whole heart : I will speak of all 
 thy marvellous works. 
 
 2 I will be glad and rejoice in thee : yea, 
 my songs will I make of thy Name, thou 
 most Highest. 
 
 3 While mine enemies are driven back : they 
 shall fall and perish iit thy presence. 
 
 4 For thou hast maintained my right and 
 my cause : thou art set in the throne that 
 judge St right. 
 
 5 Thou liast rebuked the heathen, and de- 
 stroyed the ungodly : thou hast put out their 
 name for ever and ever. 
 
 6 thou enemy, destructions are come to 
 a perpetual end : even as the cities which thou 
 hast destroyed ; their memorial is perished 
 with them.
 
 Dan 2. THE PSALMS. 337 
 
 7 But the Lord shall endure for ever : he 
 hath also prepared his seat for judgment. 
 
 8 For he shall judge the world in righteous- 
 ness : and minister true judgment unto the 
 people. 
 
 9 The Lord also will be a defence for the 
 oppressed : even a refuge in due time of trouble. 
 
 10 And they that know thy Name will put 
 their trust in thee : for thou, Lord, hast never 
 failed them that seek thee. 
 
 11 praise the Lord which dwelleth in 
 Sion : shew the people of his doings. 
 
 12 For, when he maketh inquisition for blood, 
 he remembereth them : and forgetteth not the 
 complamt of the poor. 
 
 13 Have mercy upon me, Lord ; consider 
 the trouble which I suffer of them that hate me : 
 thou that liftest me up fi'om the gates of death. 
 
 14 That I may shew all thy praises within 
 the ports of the daughter of Sion ; I will re- 
 joice m thy salvation. 
 
 15 The heathen are sunk down in the pit 
 that they made : in the same net which they 
 hid privily, is their foot taken. 
 
 16 The Lord is known to execute judg- 
 ment : the ungodly is trapped in the work of 
 his o\\n hands. 
 
 17 The wicked shall be turned into hell : 
 and all the people that forget God. 
 
 18 For the poor shall not alway be forgot- 
 ten : the patient abiding of the meek shall 
 not perish for ever. 
 
 19 Up, Lord, and let not man have the 
 upper hand : let the heathen be judged in thy 
 siffht.
 
 338 THE PSALMS. Darj 1. 
 
 20 Put them in fear, Lord : that the 
 heathen may know themselves to be but men. 
 Psahn X. Uf qidd, Domme ? 
 
 WHY standest thou so far off, Lord : 
 and hidest thy face in the needful time 
 of trouble ? 
 
 2 The ungodly for his o^vn lust doth per- 
 secute the poor : let them be taken in the 
 crafty wiliness that they have imagined. 
 
 3 For the ungodly hath made boast of his 
 own heart's desire : and speaketh good of the 
 covetous, whom God abhorreth. 
 
 4 The ungodly is so proud, that he careth 
 not for God : neither is God in all his thoughts. 
 
 5 His ways are alway grievous : thy judg- 
 ments are far above out of his sight, and 
 therefore defieth he all his enemies. 
 
 6 For he hath said in his heart, ^ Tush, I 
 shall never be cast dowm : there shall' no harm 
 happen unto me. 
 
 7 His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and 
 fraud : under his tongue is ungodliness and 
 yanity. 
 
 8 He sitteth lurking in the thievish corners 
 of the streets : and privily in his lurking dens 
 doth he murder the innocent ; his eyes are set 
 against the poor. 
 
 9 For he lieth waiting secretly, even as a 
 lion lurketh he in his den : that he may ravish 
 the poor. 
 
 10 He doth ravish the poor : when he getteth 
 him into his net. 
 
 11 He falleth do^vn, and humbleth himself : 
 that the congregation of the poor may fall into 
 the hands of his captains.
 
 Day 2. THE PSALMS. 339 
 
 12 He hath said in his heart, Tush, God 
 hath forgotten : he hideth away his face, and 
 he will never see it. 
 
 13 Arise, Lord God, and lift up thine 
 hand : forget not the poor. 
 
 14 Wherefore should the wicked blaspheme 
 God : while he doth say in his heart. Tush, 
 thou God carest not for it. 
 
 15 Surely thou hast seen it : for thou be- 
 holdest ungodliness and wrong. 
 
 16 That thou mayest take the matter into 
 thine hand : the poor committeth himself unto 
 thee ; for thou art the helper of the fiiendless. 
 
 17 Break thou the power of the ungodly 
 and malicious : take away his ungodliness, and 
 thou shalt find none. 
 
 18 The Lord is King for ever and ever : 
 and the heathen are perished out of the land. 
 
 19 Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the 
 poor : thou preparest their heart, and thine 
 ear hearkeneth thereto ; 
 
 20 To help the fatherless and poor unto 
 their right : that the man of the earth be no 
 more exalted against them. 
 
 Psalm xi. In Domino confido, 
 
 IN the Lord put I my trust : how say ye 
 then to my soul, that she should flee as a 
 bird unto the hill ? 
 
 2 For lo, the ungodly bend their bow, and 
 make ready their arrows within the quiver ; 
 that they may privily shoot at them which are 
 true of heart. 
 
 3 For the foundations will be cast down : 
 and what hath the rio-hteous done ?
 
 340 THE PSALMS. Day 2. 
 
 4 The Lord is in his holy temple : the 
 Lord's seat is in heaven. 
 
 5 His eyes consider the poor : and his eye- 
 lids try the children of men. 
 
 6 The Lord alloweth the righteous : but 
 the ungodly, and him that delighteth in wick- 
 edness doth his soul abhor. 
 
 7 Upon the ungodly he shall rain snares, 
 fire and brimstone, storm and tempest : this 
 shall be their portion to drink. 
 
 8 For the righteous Lord loveth righteous- 
 ness : his countenance will behold the thing 
 that is just. 
 
 Day 2. (tfbcning pvajicr. 
 
 Psalm xii. Salcum mefac. 
 
 HELP me, Lord, for there is not one god- 
 ly man left : for the faithful are minished 
 from among the children of men. 
 
 2 They talk of vanity every one with his 
 neighbour : they do but flatter with their lips, 
 and dissemble in their double heart. 
 
 3 The Lord shall root out all deceitful 
 lips : and the tongue that speaketh proud 
 things ; 
 
 4 Which have said, With our tongue will 
 we prevail : we are they that ought to speak, 
 who is lord over us ? 
 
 5 Now for the comfortless troubles' sake of 
 the needy : and because of the deep sighing of 
 the poor, 
 
 6 1 will up, saith the Lord : and will help 
 every one from him that swelleth against him, 
 and will set him at rest. 
 
 7 The words of the Lord are pure words ;
 
 Day 2. THE PSAL3IS. 341 
 
 even as the silver, which from the earth is 
 tried, and purified seven times in the fire. 
 
 8 Thou shalt Iceep them, Lord : thou 
 shalt preserve him from this generation for 
 ever. 
 
 9 The ungodly walk on every side : when 
 they are exalted, the children of men are put 
 to rebuke. 
 
 Psalm xiii. U-'<q'i(e quo, Domine? 
 
 HOW long wilt thou forget me, Lord, 
 for ever : how long wilt thou hide thy 
 face from me ? 
 
 2 How long shall I seek counsel in my soul, 
 and be so vexed in my heart : how long shall 
 mine enemies triumph over me ? 
 
 3 Consider, and hear me, Lord my God : 
 lighten mine eyes, that I sleep not in death. 
 
 4 Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed 
 against him : for if I be cast down, they that 
 trouble me will rejoice at it. 
 
 5 But my trust is in thy mercy : and my 
 heart is joyful in thy salvation. 
 
 6 I will sing of the Lord, because he hath 
 dealt so lovingly with me : yea, I will praise 
 the Name of the Lord most Highest. 
 
 Psalm xiv. Dixit insipiens. 
 
 THE fool hath said in his heart : There is 
 no God. 
 
 2 They are corrupt, and become abominable 
 in their doings : there is none that doeth good, 
 no not one. 
 
 3 The Lord looked down from heaven upon 
 the children of men : to see if there were any 
 that would understand, and seek after God.
 
 342 THE PSALMS. J^ay 3. 
 
 4 But they are all gone out of the way, they 
 are altogether become abominable : there is 
 none that doeth good, no not one. 
 
 5 Their throat is an open sepulchre, with 
 their tongues have they deceived : the poison 
 of asps is under their lips. 
 
 6 Their mouth is full of cursing and bitter- 
 ness : their feet are swift to shed blood. 
 
 7 Destruction and unhappiness is in their 
 ways, and the way of peace have they not 
 known : there is no fear of God before their 
 eyes. 
 
 8 Have they no knowledge, that they are 
 all such workers of mischief : eating up my peo- 
 ple as it Avere bread, and call not upon the 
 Lord ? 
 
 9 There were they brought in great fear, 
 even where no fear was : for God Ts in the 
 generation of the righteous. 
 
 10 As for you, jq have made a mock at the 
 counsel of the poor : because he putteth his 
 trust in the Lord. 
 
 1 1 Who shall give salvation unto Israel out 
 of Sion ? When the Lord turneth the cap- 
 tivity of his people : then shall Jacob rejoice, 
 and Israel shall be glad. 
 
 Day 3. JHorninfl Praner. 
 
 Psalm XV. Domine, qiiis hahitaUt? 
 
 LOUD, Avho sliall dwell in thy tabernacle : 
 or who shall rest upon thy holy hill ? 
 
 2 Even he, that leadeth an uncorrupt life : 
 and doeth the thing which is right, and speak- 
 eth the truth from his heart. 
 
 3 He that hath used no deceit in his tongue,
 
 Dap 5. THE PSALMS. 343 
 
 nor done evil to his neighbour : and hath not 
 slandered his neighbour. 
 
 4 He that setteth not by himself, but is 
 lowly in his own eyes : and maketh much of 
 them that fear the Lord. 
 
 5 He that sweareth unto his neighbour, and 
 disappointeth him not : though it were to his 
 own hindrance. 
 
 6 He that hath not given his money upon 
 usury : nor taken reward against the innocent. 
 
 7 AYhoso doeth these things : shall never fall. 
 
 Psalm xvi. Conserva me, Domine. 
 
 PRESERVE me, God : for in thee have 
 I put my trust. 
 
 2 my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord : 
 Thou art my God, my goods are nothing unto 
 thee. 
 
 3 All my delight is upon the saints, that are 
 in the earth : and upon such as excel in virtue. 
 
 4 But they that run after another god : shall 
 have great trouble. 
 
 5 Their drink-offerings of blood will I not 
 offer : neitlier make mention of their names 
 within my lips. 
 
 6 The Lord himself is the portion of mine 
 inheritance, and of my cup : thou shalt main- 
 tain my lot. 
 
 7 The lot is fallen unto me in a fair ground : 
 yea, I have a goodly heritage. 
 
 8 1 will thank the Lord for giving me warn- 
 ing : my reins also chasten me in the night- 
 season. 
 
 9 I have set God always before me : for he 
 is on my right hand, therefore I shall not fall.
 
 344 THE PSALMS. Day S. 
 
 10 Wherefore my heart was glad, and my 
 glory rejoiced : my tiesh also shall rest in hope. 
 
 11 For why ? thou shalt not leave my sou] 
 in hell : neither shalt thou suffer thy Holy 
 One to see corruption. 
 
 12 Thou shalt shew me the path of life ; in 
 thy presence is the fulness of joy : and at thy 
 right hand there is pleasure for evermore. 
 
 Psalm xvii. I^jrandi, Domlnc. 
 
 HEAR the right, Lord, consider my com- 
 plaint : and hearken unto my prayer, that 
 goeth not out of feigned lips. 
 
 2 Let my sentence come forth fi*om thy pre- 
 sence : and let thine eyes look upon the thing 
 that is equal. 
 
 3 Thou hast proved and visited mine heart 
 in the night-season ; tliou hast tried^ me, and 
 slialt find no wickedness in me : for I am ut- 
 terly purposed that my mouth shall not offend. 
 
 4 Because of men's works, that are done 
 against the words of thy lips : I have kept me 
 from the ways of the destroj-er. 
 
 5 hold thou up my goings in thy paths : 
 that my footsteps slip not. 
 
 6 I have called upon thee, God, for thou 
 shalt liear me : incline thine ear to me, and 
 hearken unto my words. 
 
 7 Shew thy marvellous loving-kindness, thou 
 that art the Saviour of them which put their 
 trust in thee : from such as resist thy right 
 hand. 
 
 8 Keep me as the apple of an eye : hide me 
 under the shadow of thy wings, 
 
 9 From the ungodly that trouble me ; mine
 
 Day 3. THE PSALMS. 343 
 
 enemies compass me round about to take away 
 my soul. 
 
 10 They are inclosed in their own fat : and 
 their mouth speaketh proud things. 
 
 11 They lie waiting in our way on every 
 side : turning their eyes down to the ground ; 
 
 12 Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey : 
 and as it were a lion's whelp, lurking in secret 
 places. 
 
 13 Up, Lord, disappoint him, and cast him 
 down : deliver my soul from the ungodly, 
 which is a sword of thine ; 
 
 14 From the men of thy hand, Lord, 
 from the men, I say, and from the evil w^orld : 
 which hav^e their portion in this life, whose 
 bellies thou fillest with thy hid treasure. 
 
 15 They have children at their desire : and 
 leave the rest of their substance for their 
 babes. 
 
 16 But as for me, I will behold thy presence 
 in righteousness : and wiien I awake up after 
 thy likeness, I shall be satisfied with it. 
 
 Day 3. Cbcutng ^rajjcr. 
 
 Psalm xviii. DiUgam te^ Domine, 
 
 I WILL love thee, Lord, my strength; 
 the Lord is my stony rock, and my de- 
 fence : my Saviour, my God, and my might, in 
 whom I will trust, my buckler, the horn also 
 of my salvation, and my refuge. 
 
 2 I will call upon tlie Lord, which is worthy 
 to be praised : so shall I be safe from mine 
 enemies. 
 
 3 The sorrows of death compassed me : and 
 the overflowings of ungodliness made me afraid.
 
 346 THE PSALMS. Day 3. 
 
 4 The pains of hell came about me : the 
 snares of deatli overtook me. 
 
 5 In my trouble I will call upon the Lord • 
 and complain unto my God. 
 
 6 So shall he hear my voice out of his holy 
 temple : and my complaint shall come before 
 hun, it shall enter even into his ears. 
 
 7 The earth trembled and quaked : the very 
 foundations also of the hills shook, and were 
 removed, because he was wroth. 
 
 8 There went a smoke out in his presence : 
 and a consuming fire out of his mouth, so that 
 coals were kindled at it. 
 
 9 He bowed the heavens also, and came 
 down : and it was dark under his feet. 
 
 10 He rode upon the cherubims, and did fly : 
 he came flying upon the wings of the wmd. 
 
 1 1 He made darkness his secret place : his 
 pavilion round about him with dark water, and 
 thick clouds to cover him. 
 
 12 At the brightness of his presence his 
 clouds removed : hail-stones, and coals of fire. 
 
 13 The Lord also thundered out of heaven, 
 and the Highest gave his thunder : hail-stones, 
 and coals of fire. 
 
 14 He sent out his arrows, and scattered 
 them : he cast forth lightnings, and destroyed 
 them. 
 
 15 The springs of waters were seen, and the 
 foundations of the round world were discovered, 
 at thy chiding, Lord : at the blasting of the 
 breath of thy displeasure. 
 
 IG He siiall send down fi'om on high to fetch 
 me : and shall take me out of many waters. 
 17 He shall deliver me from my strongest
 
 Day 3. THE PSALMS. 347 
 
 enemy, and from them which hate me : for 
 they are too mighty for me. 
 
 18 They prevented me in the day of my 
 trouble : but the Lord was my upholder. 
 
 19 He brought me forth also into a place of 
 liberty : he brought me forth, even because he 
 had a favour unto me. 
 
 20 The Lord shall reward me after my 
 righteous dealing : according to the cleanness 
 of my hands shall he recompense me. 
 
 21 Because I have kept the ways of the 
 Lord : and have not forsaken my God, as the 
 wicked doth. 
 
 22 For I have an eye unto all his laws : and 
 will not cast out his commandments ft-om me. 
 
 23 I was also uncorrupt before him : and 
 eschewed mine own wickedness. 
 
 24 Therefore shall the Lord reward me after 
 my righteous dealing : and according unto the 
 cleanness of my hands in his eye-sight. 
 
 25 With the holy thou shalt be holy : and 
 with a perfect man thou shalt be perfect. 
 
 26 With the clean thou shalt be clean : and 
 with the fi'oward thou shalt learn frowardness. 
 
 27 For thou shalt save the people that are 
 in adversity : and shalt bring down the high 
 looks of the proud. 
 
 28 Thou also shalt light my candle : the 
 Lord my Grod shall make my darkness to be 
 light. 
 
 29 For in thee I shall discomfit an host of 
 men : and with the help of my God I shall leap 
 over the wall. 
 
 30 The way of God is an undefiled way : the 
 word of the Lord also is tried in the fire ; he
 
 348 THE PSALMS, Day 3. 
 
 is the defender of all them that put their trust 
 in him. 
 
 31 For who is God, but the Lord : or who 
 hath any strength, except our God ? 
 
 32 It is God, that girdeth me with strength 
 of war : and maketh my way perfect. 
 
 33 He maketh my feet like harts' feet : and 
 setteth me up on high. 
 
 34 He teacheth mine hands to iight : and 
 mine arms shall break even a bow of steel. 
 
 35 Thou hast given me the defence of thy 
 salvation : thy right hand also shall hold me up, 
 and thy loving correction shall make me great. 
 
 36 Thou shalt make room enough under me 
 for to go : that my footsteps shall not slide. 
 
 ' 37 I will follow upon mine enemies, and 
 overtake them : neither will I turn again till 
 I have destroyed them. 
 
 38 I will smite them, that they shall not be 
 able to stand : but fall under my feet. 
 
 39 Thou hast girded me with strength unto 
 the battle : thou shalt throw down mine ene- 
 mies under me. 
 
 40 Thou hast made mine enemies also to 
 turn their backs upon me : and I shall destroy 
 them that hate me. 
 
 41 They shall cry, but there shall be none 
 to help them : yea, even unto the Lord shall 
 they cry, but he shall not hear them. 
 
 42 I will beat tliem as small as the dust 
 before the wind : I will cast them out as the 
 clay in the streets. 
 
 43 Thou slialt deliver me from the strivings 
 of the people : and thou shalt make me the 
 head of the heathen.
 
 Day 4. THE PSALMS. 349 
 
 44 A people whom I have not kno^vn : shall 
 serve me. 
 
 45 As soon as they hear of me, they shall 
 obey me : but the strange children shall dis- 
 semble with me. 
 
 46 The strange children shall fail : and be 
 afraid out of their prisons. 
 
 47 The Lord liveth, and blessed be my 
 strong helper : and praised be the God of my 
 salvation. 
 
 48 Even the God that secth that I be 
 avenged : and subdueth the people unto me. 
 
 49 It is he that delivereth me fi'om my cruel 
 enemies, and setteth me up above mine adver- 
 saries : thou shalt rid me from the wicked 
 man. 
 
 50 For this cause will I give thanks unto 
 thee, Lord, among the Gentiles : and sing 
 praises unto thy Name. 
 
 51 Great prosperity giveth he unto his King : 
 and sheweth loving-kindness unto David his 
 Anointed, and unto his seed for evermore. 
 
 Day 4. i^anting Prajjrr. 
 
 Psalm xix. Cceli enan-ant. 
 
 THE heavens declare the glory of God : and 
 the firmament sheweth his handy-work. 
 
 2 One day telleth another : and one night 
 certifieth another. 
 
 3 There is neither speech nor language : 
 but their voices are heard among them. 
 
 4 Their sound is gone out into all lands : 
 and their words into the ends of the world. 
 
 5 In them hath he set a tabernacle for the 
 Bun : which cometh forth as a bridegroom out
 
 350 THE PSALMS. Bay 4. 
 
 of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a giant to run 
 his course. 
 
 6 It goeth forth from the uttermost part of 
 the heaven, and runneth about unto the end 
 of it again : and there is nothing hid from the 
 heat thereof. 
 
 7 The law of the Lord is an undefiled law, 
 converting the soul : the testimony of the 
 Lord is sm^e, and giveth wisdom unto the 
 simple. 
 
 8 The st-atutes of the Lord are right, and 
 rejoice the heart : the commandment of the 
 Lord is pure, and giveth light unto the eyes. 
 
 9 The fear of the Lord is clean, and en- 
 dure th for ever : the judgments of the Lord 
 are true, and righteous altogether. 
 
 10 More to be desired are they than gold, 
 yea, than much fine gold : sweeter also than 
 honey, and the honey-comb. 
 
 1 1 Moreover, by tliem is thy servant taught : 
 and in keeping of them there is great reward. 
 
 12 Who can tell how oft he ofPendeth : 
 cleanse thou me from my secret faults. 
 
 13 Keep thy servant also from presumptu- 
 ous sins, lest they get the dominion over me : 
 so shall I be undefiled, and innocent from the 
 great offence. 
 
 14 Let the words of my mouth, and the 
 meditation of my lieart : be alway acceptable in 
 thy sight, 
 
 15 Lord : my strength, and my redeemer. 
 
 Psalm XX. Exaudiat te Domtmis, 
 
 THE liOrd hear thee in the day of trouble : 
 the Name of the God of Jacob defend thee,-
 
 Dayi. THE PSALMS. 351 
 
 2 Send thee help from the sanctuary : and 
 streno;then thee out of Sion ; 
 
 3 Remember all thy offerings : and accept 
 thy burnt-sacrifice ; 
 
 4 Grant thee thy heart's desire : and fulfil all 
 thy mind. 
 
 5 We* will rejoice in thy salvation, and 
 triumph in the Name of the Lord our God : 
 the Lord perform all thy petitions. 
 
 6 Now know I, that the Lord helpeth his 
 Anointed, and will hear him fi'om his holy 
 heaven : even with the wholesome strength of 
 his right hand. 
 
 7 Some put their trust in chariots, and some 
 in horses i but we will remember the Xame of 
 the Lord our God. 
 
 8 They are brought down, and fallen : but 
 we are risen, and stand upright. 
 
 9 Save, Lord, and hear us, King of hea- 
 ven : when we call upon thee. 
 
 Psalm xxi. Bominc, in virtiite ttia, 
 
 THE King shall rejoice in thy strength, 
 Lord ; exceeding glad shall he be of thy 
 salvation. 
 
 2 Thou hast given him his heart's desire : 
 and hast not denied hmi the request of his lips. 
 
 3 For thou shalt prevent him with the 
 blessings of goodness ; and shalt set a crown of 
 pure gold upon his head. 
 
 4 He asked life of tiiee, and thou gavest 
 him a long life : even for ever and ever. 
 
 5 His honour is great in thy salvation : 
 glory and great worship shalt thou lay upon 
 him.
 
 352 THE PSALMS. Daij 4. 
 
 6 For thou shalt give him everlasting feli- 
 city : and make him glad with the joy of thy 
 countenance. 
 
 7 And why ? because the King putteth his 
 trust in the Lord : and in the mercy of the 
 most Highest he shall not miscarry. 
 
 8 All thine enemies shall feel thyhnnd : thy 
 right hand shall find out them that hate thee. 
 
 9 Thou shalt make them like a fiery oven 
 in time of thy wTath : the Lord shall destroy 
 them in his displeasure, and the fire shall con- 
 smne them. 
 
 10 Their fruit shalt thou root out of the 
 earth : and their seed from among the children 
 of men. 
 
 1 1 For they mtended mischief against thee : 
 and imagined such a device as they are not 
 able to perform. 
 
 12 Therefore shalt thou put tJiem to flight : 
 and the stnngs of thy bow shalt thou make 
 ready against the face of them. 
 
 13 Be thou exalted, Lord, in thine own 
 strength : so will we sing, and praise thy power. 
 
 Day 4. C^bcnius prajicr. 
 
 Psalm xxii. Deus, JDeus menu. 
 
 MY God, my God, look upon me; why 
 hast thou forsaken me : and art so far 
 ft'om my health, and from the words of my 
 complaint ? 
 
 2 my God, I cry in the day-time, but 
 thou hcarest not : and in the night-season also 
 I take no rest. 
 
 3 And thou continuest holy : thou wor- 
 ship of Israel.
 
 Day 4. THE PSALMS. 35i 
 
 4 Our fathers hoped in thee : they trusted 
 in thee, and thou didsfc deliver tliem. 
 
 5 Tliey called upon thee, and were holpen t 
 they put their trust in thee, and were not con- 
 founded. 
 
 6 But as for me, I am a worm, and no man : 
 a very scorn of men, and the out-cast of the 
 people. 
 
 7 All they that see me laugh me to scorn : 
 they shoot out their lips, and shake their heads, 
 saying, 
 
 8 lie trusted in God, that he would de- 
 liver him : let him deliver hmi, if he will have 
 him. 
 
 9 But thou art he that took me out of my 
 mother's womb : thou wast my hope, when I 
 hanged yet upon my motlier's breasts. 
 
 10 I have been left unto thee ever since I 
 was born : thou art my God even fi'om my 
 mother's womb. 
 
 11 go not from me, for trouble is hard 
 at hand : and tliere is none to help me. 
 
 12 Many oxen are come about me : fat bulls 
 of Basan close me in on every side. 
 
 13 They gape upon me with their mouths : 
 as it were a ramping and a roaring lion. 
 
 14 I am poured out like water, and all my 
 bones are out of joint : my heart also in the 
 midst of my body is even like melting wax. 
 
 15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd, 
 and my tongue cleaveth to my gums : and thou 
 shalt bring me into the dust of death. 
 
 16 For many dogs are come about me ; 
 and the council of tiie wicked layeth siege 
 against nie.
 
 354 
 
 THE PSALMS. Dayi. 
 
 17 They pierced my hands and my feet ; 
 I may tell all my bones : they stand staring 
 and looldng upon me. 
 
 18 They part my garments among them : 
 and cast lots upon my vesture. 
 
 19 But be not thou far from me, Lord : 
 thou art my succour, haste thee to help 
 me. 
 
 20 Deliver my soul from the sword : my 
 darling fi'om the power of the dog. 
 
 21 Save me from the lion's mouth : thou 
 hast heard me also fi'om among the horns of 
 the unicorns. 
 
 22 I will declare thy Xame unto my bre- 
 thren : in the midst of the congregation Avill 
 I praise thee. 
 
 23 praise the Lord, ye that fear him : 
 magnify him, all ye of tlie seed of .Tacob, and 
 fear him, all ye seed of Israel ; 
 
 24 For he hath not despised, nor abhorred, 
 the low estate of the poor : he hath not hid 
 his face fi'om him, but when he called unto 
 him he heard him. 
 
 25 My praise is of thee in the great congre- 
 gation : my vows will I perform in the sight 
 of them that fear him. 
 
 26 The poor shall eat, and be satisfied : they 
 that seek after the Lord shall praise him ; 
 your heart shall live for ever. 
 
 27 All the ends of the world shall remember 
 themselves, and be turned unto the Lord : and 
 all the kindreds of the nations shall worship 
 before him. 
 
 28 For the kingdom is the Lord's : and liG 
 is the Governour among the people.
 
 Day 5. THE PSALMS. 355 
 
 29 All such as be fat upon earth : have eaten, 
 and worshipped. 
 
 30 All they that go down into the dust shall 
 kneel before him : and no man hath quickened 
 his own soul. 
 
 31 My seed shall serve him : they shall be 
 counted unto the Lord for a generation. 
 
 32 They shall come, and the heavens shall 
 declare his righteousness : unto a people that 
 shall be born, whom tlie Lord hath mad-C. 
 
 Psalm xxiii. Domimis regit me. 
 
 THE Lord is my shepherd : therefore can 
 T lack nothing. 
 
 2 He shall feed me in a green pasture : and 
 lead me forth beside the waters of comfort. 
 
 3 He shall convert my soul : and bring me 
 forth in the paths of righteousness, for his 
 Name's sake. 
 
 4 Yea, though T walk through the valley of 
 the shadow of death, I will fear no evil : for 
 thou art with me ; thy rod and thy staff com- 
 fort me. 
 
 5 Thou shalt prepare a table before me 
 against them that trouble me : thou hast 
 anointed my head with oil, and my cup shall 
 be full. 
 
 6 But thy loving-kindness and mercy shall 
 follow me all the days of my life : and I will 
 dwell in the house of the Lord for ever. 
 
 Day 5, ;;^oriitncj grayer. 
 
 Psalm XX iv. Dom'nii est terra. 
 
 THE earth is the Lord's, and all that there- 
 in is : the compass of the world, and they 
 that dwell therein.
 
 356 THE PSALMS. Bay 5. 
 
 2 For lie hath founded it upon the seas •. and 
 prepared it upon the floods. 
 
 3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the 
 Lord : or who shall rise up in his holy place P 
 
 4 Even he that hath clean hands, and a pure 
 heart : and that hath not lift up his mind un- 
 to yanity, nor sworn to deceive his neighbour. 
 
 5 He shall receive the blessing fi'om the 
 Lord : and righteousness from the God of his 
 salvation. 
 
 6 Tliis is the generation of them that seek 
 hhn : even of tliem thaD seek thy face, Jacob. 
 
 7 Lift u]) your heads, ye gates, and be 
 ye lift up, ye everlasting doors : and the King 
 of glory shall come in. 
 
 8 Who is the King of glory : it is the Lord 
 strong and mighty, even the Lord mighty in 
 battle. 
 
 9 Lift up your heads, ye gates, and be 
 ye lift up, ye everlasting doors : and the King 
 of glory shall come in. 
 
 10 Who is the King of glory : even the 
 Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. 
 
 Psalm xxY. Ad te^ Bomine, levavi. 
 
 UNTO thee, Lord, will I lift up my soul ; 
 my God, I have put my trust in thee : 
 let me not be confounded, neither let mine 
 enemies triumph over me. 
 
 2 For all they tliat hope in thee shall not be 
 ashamed : but sucli as transgress without a 
 cause sliull be put to confusion. 
 
 3 Sliew me thy ways, Lord : and teach me 
 thy paths. 
 
 4 Lead me forth in thy truth, and learn me :
 
 Day 5. THE PSALMS. 357 
 
 for thou art the God of my salvation ; in thee 
 hath been my hope all the clay long. 
 
 5 Call to remembrance, Lord, thy tender 
 mercies : and thy loving-kindnesses, which have 
 been ever of old. 
 
 6 remember not the sins and offences of 
 my youth : but according to tliy mercy think 
 thou upon me, Lord, for thy goodness. 
 
 7 Gracious and righteous is the Lord : 
 therefore will he teach sinners in the way, 
 
 8 Them that are meek shall he guide in 
 judgment : and such as are gentle, them shall 
 he learn his way. 
 
 9 All the paths of the Lord are mercy and 
 truth : unto such as keep his covenant, and his 
 testimonies. 
 
 10 For thy Name's sake, Lord : be mer- 
 ciful unto my sin, for it is great. 
 
 11 What man is he, that feareth the Lord : 
 him shall he teach in the way that he shall 
 choose. 
 
 12 His soul shall dwell at ease : and his seed 
 shall inherit the land. 
 
 1 3 The secret of the Lord is among them that 
 fear him : and he will shew them his covenant. 
 
 14 Mine eyes are ever looking unto the 
 Lord : for he shall pluck my feet out of the net. 
 
 15 Turn thee unto me, and have mercy up- 
 on me : for I am desolate, and in misery. 
 
 1 6 The sorrows of my heart are enlarged : 
 bring thou m.e out of my troubles. 
 
 17 Look upon my adversity and misery : and 
 forgive me all my sin. 
 
 18 Consider mine enemies, how many they 
 are : and they bear a tyrannous hate against me. 
 
 M 5
 
 THE PSALMS. Dap 5. 
 
 19 keep my soul, and deliver me : let me 
 not be confounded, for I have put my trust in 
 thee. 
 
 20 Let perfectness and righteous dealing 
 wait upon me : for my liope hath been in thee. 
 
 21 Deliver Israel, God : out of all his 
 troubles. 
 
 Psalm xxvi. Judica me, Domine. 
 
 BE thou my Judge, Lord, for I have 
 walked innocently : my trust hath been 
 also in the Lord, therefore shall 1 not fall. 
 
 2 Examine me, Lord, and prove me : try 
 out my reins and my heart. 
 
 3 For thy loving-kindness is ever before 
 mine eyes : and I will walk in thy truth. 
 
 4 I have not dwelt Vv^ith vain persons : nei- 
 ther will 1 have fellowship with the xieceitful. 
 
 5 I have hated the congregation of the 
 wicked : and will not sit among the ungodly. 
 
 6 I will wash my hands in innocency, 
 Lord : and so will I go to thine altar ; 
 
 7 That I may shew the voice of thanks- 
 giving ; and tell of all thy wondrous works. 
 
 8 Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy 
 house : and the place where thine honour 
 dwelleth. 
 
 9 shut not up my soul with the sinners : 
 nor my life with the blood-thirsty ; 
 
 10 Li whose hands is wickedness : and their 
 right hand is full of gifts. 
 
 11 But as for me, I will walk innocently ; 
 deliver me, and be merciful unto me. 
 
 12 My foot sUmdeth riglit : I will praise the 
 Lord in the congregations.
 
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 Day 5. dfbcning Prater* 
 
 Psalm xxvii. Dominus illuminatio. 
 
 THE Lord is my light, and my salvation ; 
 whom then shall I fear : the Lord is the 
 strength of my life ; of whom then shall I be 
 afraid ? 
 
 2 When the wicked, even mine enemies, and 
 my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh : 
 they stumbled and fell. 
 
 3 Though an host of men were laid against 
 me, yet shall not my heart be afraid : and 
 though there rose up war against me, yet will 
 1 put my trust ni him. 
 
 4 One thing have I desired of the Lord, 
 which I will require : even that I may dwell in 
 the house of the Lord all the days of my life, 
 to behold the fair beauty of the Lord, and to 
 visit his temple. 
 
 5 For in the time of trouble he shall hide 
 me in his tabernacle : yea, in the secret place 
 of his dwelling shall he hide me, and set me 
 up upon a rock of stone. 
 
 6 And now shall he lift up mine head : above 
 mine enemies round about me. 
 
 7 Therefore will I offer in his dwelling an 
 oblation with great gladness : 1 will sing, and 
 speak praises unto tlie Lord. 
 
 8 Hearken unto my voice, Lord, when I 
 cry unto thee : have mercy upon me, and hear 
 me. 
 
 9 My heart hath talked of thee. Seek ye my 
 face : Thy face. Lord, will I seek. 
 
 10 hide not thou thy face fi'om me ; nor 
 cast thy servant away in displeasure.
 
 36C THE PSALMS. Day 5. 
 
 11 Thou hast been my succour : leave me 
 not, neither forsake me, God of my salvation. 
 
 12 When my father and my mother forsake 
 me : the Lord taketh me up. 
 
 13 Teach me thy way, Lord : and lead 
 me in the right way, because of mine enemies. 
 
 14 Deliver me not over into the will of 
 mine adversaries : for there are false witnesses 
 risen up against me, and such as speak wrong. 
 
 15 1 should utterly have fainted : but that I 
 believe verily to see the goodness of the Lord 
 in the land of the living. 
 
 16 tarry thou the Lord's leisure : be 
 strong, and he shall comfort thine heart ; and 
 put thou thy trust in the Lord. 
 
 Psalm xxviii. Ad te, Domine. 
 
 UNTO thee will I cry, Lord my Strength : 
 think no scorn of me ; lest, if thou make 
 as though thou hearest not, I become like 
 them that go down into the pit. 
 
 2 Hear the voice of my humble petitions, 
 when I cry unto thee : when I hold up my hands 
 towards the mercy-scat of thy holy temple. 
 
 3 pluck me not away, neither destroy me 
 with the ungodly and wicked doers : which 
 speak friendly to their neighbours, but imagine 
 miscliiof in their hearts. 
 
 4 ileward them according to their deeds : 
 and according to the wickedness of their own 
 inventions. 
 
 5 Recompense them after the work of their 
 hands : pay them that they have deserved. 
 
 6 For they regard not in their mind the 
 works of the Lord, nor the operation of his
 
 Day 5. THE TSALMS. 361 
 
 hands : therefore shall he break them down, 
 and not build them up. 
 
 7 Praised be the Lord : for he hath heard 
 the voice of my humble petitions. 
 
 8 The Lord is my streno-th, and my shield ; 
 my heart hath trusted in him, and I am help- 
 ed ; therefore my heart danceth for joy, and 
 in my song will I praise hmi. 
 
 9 The Lord is my strength : and he is the 
 wholesome defence of his Anointed. 
 
 10 save thy people, and give thy blessing 
 unto thine inheritance : feed them, and set 
 them up for ever. 
 
 Psalm xxix. Afferte Dommo. 
 
 BRING unto the Lord, ye mighty, bring 
 young rams unto the Lord : ascribe un- 
 to the Lord worship and strength. 
 
 2 Give the Lord the honour due unto his 
 Name : worship the Lord with holy worship. 
 
 3 It is the Lord, that commandeth the 
 waters : it is the glorious God, that maketh 
 the thunder. 
 
 4 It is the Lord, that ruleth the sea ; the 
 voice of the Lord is mighty in operation : the 
 voice of the Lord is a glorious voice. 
 
 5 The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedar- 
 trees : yea, the Lord breaketh the cedars of 
 Libanus. 
 
 6 He maketh them also to skip like a calf : 
 Libanus also, and Sirion, like a young unicorn. 
 
 7 The voice of the Lord divicleth the flames 
 of fire ; the voice of the Lord shaketh the 
 wilderness : yea, the Lord shaketh the wilder- 
 ness of Cades. 
 
 8 The voice of the Lord maketh the hinds
 
 THE PSALMS. Dnrtj R. 
 
 to bring forth young, and discovereth the 
 thick bushes : in his temple doth every man 
 speak of his honour. 
 
 9 The Lord sitteth above the water-flood : 
 and the Lord remaineth a King for ever. 
 
 10 The Lord shall give strength unto his 
 people : the Lord shall give his people the 
 blessing of peace. 
 
 Day 6. i^lorning Prawcr. 
 
 Psalm XXX. Exaltaho te, Domine. 
 
 I WILL magnify thee, Lord, for thou 
 hast set me up : and not made my foes to 
 triumph over me. 
 
 2 Lord my God, I cried unto thee : and 
 thou hast healed me. 
 
 3 Thou, Lord, hast brought my soul out of 
 hell : thou hast kept my life from them that go 
 down to the pit. 
 
 4 Sing praises unto the Lord, ye saints 
 of his : and give thanks unto him for a re- 
 membrance of his holiness. 
 
 5 For his WTath endureth but the twinkling 
 of an eye, and in his pleasure is life : heavi- 
 ness may endure for a night, but joy cometh 
 in the morning. 
 
 6 And in my prosperity I said, I shall never 
 be removed : thou. Lord, of thy goodness hast 
 made my hill so strong. 
 
 7 Thou didst turn thy face from me : and 
 I was troubled. 
 
 8 Then cried I unto thee, Lord : and 
 gat me to my Lord right humbly. 
 
 9 What profit is there in my blood : when 
 I go down to the pit ?
 
 Day e. THE PSALMS. 363 
 
 10 Shall the dust give thanks unto thee : 
 or shall it declare thy truth ? 
 
 11 Hear, Lord, and have mercy upon 
 me : Lord, be thou my helper. 
 
 12 Thou hast turned my heaviness into 
 joy : thou hast . put off my sackcloth, and 
 girded me with gladness. 
 
 13 Therefore shall every good man sing of 
 thy praise without ceasing : my God, 1 will 
 give thanks unto thee for ever. 
 
 Psalm xxxi. In te, Domine^ speravi. 
 
 IN thee, Lord, have I put my trust : let 
 me never be put to confusion, deliver me 
 in thy righteousness. 
 
 2 Bow down thine ear to me : make haste 
 to deliver me. 
 
 3 And be thou my strong rock, and house 
 of defence : that thou mayest save me. 
 
 4 For thou art my strong rock, and my 
 castle : be thou also my guide, and lead me 
 for thy Name's sake. 
 
 5 Draw me out of the net that they have 
 laid privily for me : for thou art my strength. 
 
 6 Into thy hands I commend my spirit : for 
 thou hast redeemed me, Lord, thou God of 
 truth. 
 
 7 I have hated them that hold of supersti- 
 tious vanities : and my trust hath been in the 
 Lord. 
 
 8 I will be glad, and rejoice in thy mercy : 
 for thou hast considered my trouble, and hast 
 known my soul in adversities. 
 
 9 Thou hast not shut me up into the hand of 
 the enemy : but hast set my feet in a large room.
 
 364 THE PSALMS. Day 6. 
 
 10 Have mercy upon me, Lord, for I am 
 in ti'oiible : and mine eye is consumed for very 
 heaviness ; yea, my soul and my body. 
 
 11 For my life is waxen old with heaviness: 
 and my years with mourning. 
 
 12 My strength faileth me, because of mine 
 iniquity : and my bones are consumed. 
 
 13 I became a reproof among all mine 
 enemies, but especially among my neighbours : 
 and they of mine acquaintance were afraid of 
 me ; and they that did see me without con- 
 veyed themselves fi'om me. 
 
 14 I am clean forgotten, as a dead man out 
 of mind : I am become like a broken vessel. 
 
 15 For I have heard the blasphemy of the 
 multitude : and fear is on every side, while 
 they conspire together against me, and take 
 their counsel to take away my life. 
 
 16 But my hope hath been in thee, 
 Lord : I have said, Thou art my God. , 
 
 17 My time is in thy hand ; deliver me 
 from the hand of mine enemies : and from them 
 that persecute me. 
 
 18 Shew thy servant the light of thy comi- 
 tcnance : and save me for thy mercy's sake. 
 
 19 Let me not be confounded, Lord, for 
 I have called upon thee : let the ungodly be put 
 to confusion, and be put to silence in the grave. 
 
 20 Let the lying lips be put to silence : 
 which cruelly, disdainfully, and despitefully. 
 speak against the righteous. 
 
 21 how plentiful is thy goodness, which 
 thou liast laid up for them that fear thee : and 
 that thou hast prepared for them that put their 
 trust in thee, even before the sons of men !
 
 Dmj 6. THE FSALMS. 365 
 
 22 Thou sbalt hide them privily by thine 
 own presence from the provoking of all men : 
 thou shalt keep them secretly in thy tabernacle 
 from the strife of tongues. 
 
 23 Thanks be to the Lord : for he hath 
 shewed me marvellous great kindness in a 
 strong city. 
 
 24 And when I made haste, I said : I am 
 cast out of the sight of thine eyes. 
 
 25 Nevertheless, thou heardest the voice of 
 my prayer : when I cried unto thee. 
 
 26 love the Lord, all ye his saints : for 
 the Lord preserveth them that are faithful, 
 and plenteously rewardeth the proud doer. 
 
 27 Be strong, and he shall establish your 
 heart : all ye that put your trust in the Lord. 
 
 Day 6. ^bciTiug prawcr. 
 
 Psalm xxxii. Beati, quorum, 
 
 BLESSED is he whose unrighteousness is 
 forgiven : and whose sin is covered. 
 
 2 Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord 
 imputeth no sin : and in whose spirit there is 
 no guile. 
 
 3 For while I held my tongue : my bones 
 consumed away through my daily complaining. 
 
 4 For thy hand is heavy upon me day and 
 night : and my moisture is like the drought in 
 summer. 
 
 5 I will acknowledge my sin unto thee : and 
 mine unrighteousness have I not hid. 
 
 6 I said, I will confess my sins unto the 
 Lord : and so thou forgavest the wickedness 
 of my sin. 
 
 7 For this shall every one that is godly
 
 THE PSALMS. Day 6. 
 
 make his prayer unto thee, in a time when 
 thou mayest be found : but in the great water- 
 floods they shall not come nigh him. 
 
 8 Thou art a place to hide me in, thou shalt 
 preserve me from trouble : thou shalt compass 
 me about with songs of deliverance. 
 
 9 I will inform thee, and teach thee in the 
 way wherein thou shalt go : and I will guide 
 thee with mine eye. 
 
 10 Be ye not like to horse and mule, which 
 have no understanding : whose mouths must 
 be held with bit and bridle, lest they fall upon 
 thee. 
 
 11 Great plagues remain for the ungodly ; 
 but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord, mercy 
 embraceth Inm on every side. 
 
 12 Be glad, ye righteous, and rejoice in 
 the Lord : and be joyful, all ye that are true 
 of heart. 
 
 Psalm xxxiii. Exultatc, justi, 
 
 T3 EJOICE in the Lord, ye righteous : for 
 A\) it becometh well the just to be thankful. 
 
 2 Praise the Lord with harp : sing praises 
 unto him with the lute, and instrument of ten 
 strmgs. 
 
 3 Sing unto the Lord a new song ; sing 
 praises lustily unto him with a good courage. 
 
 4 For the word of the Lord is true ; and 
 all his works are faithful. 
 
 5 He lovcth righteousness and judgment : 
 the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. 
 
 G By the word of the Lord were the hea- 
 vens made : and all the hosts of them by the 
 breath of his mouth.
 
 Bay Q. THE PSALMS. 
 
 7 He gatliereth the waters of the sea toge- 
 ther, as it were upon an heap : and layeth up 
 the deep, as in a treasure-house. 
 
 8 Let all the earth fear the Lord : stand in 
 awe of him, all ye that dwell in the world. 
 
 9 For he spake, and it was done : he com- 
 manded, and it stood fast. 
 
 10 The Lord bringeth the counsel of the 
 heathen to nought : and maketh the devices of 
 the people to be of none effect, and casteth out 
 the counsels of princes. 
 
 11 The counsel of the Lord shall endure for 
 ever : and the thoughts of his heart from gene- 
 ration to generation. 
 
 12 Blessed are the people, whose God is the 
 Lord Jehovah : and blessed are the folk, that 
 he hath chosen to him to be his inherit- 
 ance. 
 
 13 The Lord looked down from heaven, and 
 beheld all the children of men : from the 
 habitation of his dwelling he considereth all 
 them that dwell on the earth. 
 
 14 He fashioneth all the hearts of them : and 
 understandeth all their works. 
 
 15 There is no king that can be saved by 
 the multitude of an host : neither is any mighty 
 man delivered by much strength. 
 
 16 A horse is counted but a vain thing to 
 save a man : neither shall he deliver any man 
 by his great strength. 
 
 17 Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them 
 that fear him : and upon them that put their 
 trust in his mercy ; 
 
 18 To deliver their soul from death : and to 
 feed them in the time of dearth.
 
 ■.iG8 THE PSALMS. Day 6. 
 
 19 Our soul hath patiently tarried for the 
 Lord : for he is our help, and our shield. 
 
 20 For our heart shall rejoice in him : be- 
 cause we have hoped in liis holy Name. 
 
 21 Let thy merciful kindness, Lord, be 
 upon us : like as we do put om' trust in thee. 
 
 Psalm xxxiv. 13enedicam Domino. 
 
 I "WILL alway give thanks unto the Lord : 
 his praise shall ever be in my mouth. 
 
 2 My soul shall make her boast in the Lord : 
 the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. 
 
 3 praise the Lord with me : and let us 
 magnify his Name together. 
 
 4 I sought the Lord, and he heard me : yea, 
 he delivered me out of all my fear. 
 
 5 They had an eye unto him, and were 
 lightened : and their faces were not ashamed. 
 
 6 Lo, the poor crieth, and the Lord heareth 
 him : yea, andsavethhimoutofallhis troubles. 
 
 7 The angel of the Lord tarrieth round about 
 them that fear him : and delivereth them. 
 
 8 taste, and see, how gracious the Lord 
 is : blessed is the man that trusteth in him. 
 
 9 fear the Lord, ye that are his saints : 
 for they that fear him lack nothing. 
 
 10 The lions do lack, and sutler hunger : but 
 they who seek the Lord shall want no manner 
 of tiling that is good. 
 
 1 1 Come, ye clnldrcn, and hearken unto me : 
 I will teach you the fear of the Lord. 
 
 12 What man is he that lusteth to hve : and 
 would fain see good days ? 
 
 13 Keep thy tongue from evil : and thy lips, 
 that they speak no guile.
 
 Day 7. THE PSALMS. 
 
 14 Eschew evil, and do good : seek peace, 
 and ensue it. 
 
 15 The eyes of the Lord are over the right- 
 eous : and his ears are open unto their prayers. 
 
 16 The countenance- of the Lord is against 
 them that do evil : to root out the remembrance 
 of them fi'om the earth. 
 
 17 The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth 
 them : and delivereth them out of all their 
 troubles. 
 
 18 The Lord is nigh unto them that are of 
 a contrite heart : and will save such as be of an 
 humble spirit. 
 
 19 Great are the troubles of the righteous: 
 but the Lord delivereth him out of all. 
 
 20 He keepeth all liis bones : so that not one 
 of them is broken. 
 
 21 But misfortune shall slay the ungodly : 
 and they that hate the righteous shall be de- 
 solate. 
 
 22 The Lord delivereth the souls of his ser- 
 vants : and all they that put their trust in him 
 shall not be destitute. 
 
 Day 7. iH0nTiitg |9raiier. 
 
 Psalm XXXV. Jud'ica, Domine. 
 
 PLEAD thou my cause, Lord, with them 
 that strive with me : and fight thou against 
 them that fight against me. 
 
 2 Lay hand upon the shield and buckler : 
 and stand up to help me. 
 
 3 Bring forth the spear, and stop the way 
 against them that persecute me : say unto mj 
 soul, I am thy salvation. 
 
 4 Let them be confounded, and put to shame^
 
 SJ-O THE PSALHS. Bay!, 
 
 that seek after my soul : let them be turned 
 back, and brought to confusion, that imagine 
 mischief for me. 
 
 5 Let them be as the dust before the wind ; 
 and the angel of the Lord scattering them. 
 
 6 Let their way be dark and slippery : and 
 let the angel of the Lord persecute them. 
 
 7 For they have privily laid their net to de- 
 stroy me without a cause : yea, even without 
 a cause have they made a pit for my soul. 
 
 8 Let a sudden destruction come upon him 
 unawares, and his net, that he hath laid privily, 
 catch himself : that he may fall into his own 
 mischief. 
 
 9 And, my soul, be joyful in the Lord : it 
 shall rejoice in his salvation. 
 
 10 All my bones shall say. Lord, who is like 
 unto thee, who deliverest the poor from him 
 that is too strong for him : yea, the poor, and 
 him that is in misery, from hun that spoileth' 
 him ? 
 
 1 1 False witnesses did rise up : they laid to 
 my charge tilings that I knew not. 
 
 12 They rewarded me evil for good : to the 
 great discomfort of my soul. 
 
 1 3 Nevertheless, when they were sick, I put on 
 sackcloth, and humbled my soul with fasting : 
 and my prayer shall turn into mine own bosom. 
 
 14 i behaved myself as though it had been 
 my friend, or my brother : I went heavily, as 
 one that mourneth for his mother. 
 
 15 But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and 
 gathered themselves together : yea, the very 
 abjects came together against me unawares, 
 making mouths at me, and ceased not.
 
 Dayl, THE PSALMS. 371 
 
 16 "With the flatterers were busy mockers: 
 who gnashed upon me with their teeth. 
 
 17 Lord, how long wilt thou look upon this: 
 deliver my soul from the calamities which 
 they bring on me, and my darling from the lions. 
 
 18 So will I give thee thanks in the great 
 congregation : I will praise thee among much 
 people. 
 
 19 let not them that are mine enemies 
 triumph over me ungodly : neither let them 
 wink with their eyes that hate me without a 
 cause. 
 
 20 And why ? their communing is not for 
 peace : but they imagine deceitful words against 
 them that are quiet ni the land. 
 
 21 They gaped upon me with their mouths, 
 and said : Fie on thee, fie on thee, we saw it 
 with our e3'es. 
 
 22 This tliou hast seen, Lord : hold not 
 thy tongue then, go not far from me, Lord. 
 
 23 Awake, and stand up to judge my quar- 
 rel : avenge thou my cause, my God, and my 
 Lord. 
 
 24 Judge me, Lord my God, according to 
 thy righteousness : and let them not triumph 
 over me. 
 
 25 Let them not say in their hearts. There, 
 there, so would we have it : neither let them 
 say, We have devoured him. 
 
 '2(y Let them be put to confusion and shame 
 together, that rejoice at my trouble : let them 
 be clothed With rebuke and dishonour, that 
 boast themselves against me. 
 
 27 Let them be glad and rejoice, that favour 
 my righteous dealing : yea, let them say alway,
 
 372 THE PSALMS. Dayl. 
 
 Blessed be the Lord, who hath pleasure in the 
 prosperity of his servant. 
 
 28 And as for my tongue, it shall be talking 
 of thy righteousness : and of thy praise all the 
 day long. 
 
 Psalm xxxvi. Dixit injustus. 
 
 MY heart sheweth me the wickedness of 
 the ungodly : that there is no fear of God 
 before his eyes. 
 
 2 For he flattereth himself in his owti sight : 
 until his abominable sm be found out. 
 
 3 The words of his mouth are unrighteous, 
 and full of deceit : he liath left off' to behave 
 himself wisely, and to do good. 
 
 4 He imagineth mischief upon his bed, and 
 hath set himself m no good way : neither doth 
 he abhor any thing that is evil. 
 
 5 Thy mercy, Lord, reacheth 'unto the 
 heavens : and thy faithfulness unto the clouds. 
 
 G Thy righteousness standeth like the strong 
 mountains : thy judgments are like the gi'eat 
 deep. 
 
 7 Thou, Lord, shalt save both man and 
 beast ; How excellent is thy mercy, God : and 
 the children of men shall put their trust under 
 the shadow of thy wings. 
 
 8 They shall be satisfied witli the plenteous- 
 ncss of thy house : and thou shalt give them 
 drink of thy pleasures, as out of the river. 
 
 9 For witli thee is the well of life : and in 
 thy light shall we see light. 
 
 10 continue forth thy loving-kindness 
 unto them that know thee : and thy righteous- 
 ness unto them that are true of heart.
 
 Dayl. THE PSALMS. 
 
 11 let not the foot of pride come against 
 me : and let not the hand of the ungodly cast 
 me down. 
 
 12 There are they fallen, all that work 
 wickedness : they are cast down, and shall not 
 be able to stand. 
 
 Day 7. (Irljcittng Praiicr. 
 
 Psalm xxxvii. Noli cemulari. 
 
 FRET not thyself because of the ungodly : 
 neither be thou envious against the evil 
 doers. 
 
 2 For they shall soon be cut do^^Ti like the 
 grass : and be withered even as the green herb. 
 
 3 Put thou thy trust in the Lord, and be 
 doing good : dwell in the land, and verily thou 
 shalt be fed. 
 
 4 Delight thou in the Lord : and he shall 
 give thee thy heart's desire. 
 
 5 Commit thy way unto the Lord, and put 
 thy trust in him : and he shall bring it to pass. 
 
 6 He shall make thy righteousness as clear 
 as the light : and thy just dealing as the noon- 
 day. 
 
 7' Hold thee still in the Lord, and abide 
 patiently upon him : but grieve not thyself at 
 him, whose way doth prosper, against the man 
 that doeth after evil counsels. 
 
 8 Leave off fi'om -wi'ath, and let go displea- 
 sure : fret not thyself, else shalt thou be moved 
 to do evil. 
 
 9 Wicked doers shall be rooted out : and 
 they that patiently abide the Lord, those shall 
 inherit the land. 
 
 10 Yet a little while, and the ungodly shall
 
 374 THE rSALMS. Day 7. 
 
 be clean gone : thou shalt look after his place, 
 and he shall be away. 
 
 11 But the meek-spmted shall possess the 
 earth : and shall be refreshed in the multitude 
 of peace. 
 
 12 The ungodly seeketh counsel against the 
 •just : and gnasheth upon him with his teeth. 
 
 13 The Lord shall laugh him to scorn : for 
 he hath seen that his day is coming. 
 
 14 The ungodly have drawn out the sword, 
 and have bent their bow : to cast do^vn the poor 
 and needy, and to slay such as are of a right 
 conversation. 
 
 15 Their sword shall go through their own 
 heart : and their bow shall be broken. 
 
 1 6 A small thing that the righteous hath : is 
 better than great riches of the ungodly. 
 
 17 For the arms of the ungodly shall be 
 broken : and the Lord upholdeth the righteous. 
 
 18 The Lord knoweth the daj^s of the godly : 
 and their inheritance shall endure for ever. 
 
 19 They shall not be confounded in the 
 perilous time : and in the days of dearth they 
 shall have enough. 
 
 20 As for the ungodly, they shall perish ; and 
 the enemies of the Lord shall consume as the 
 fat of lambs : yea, even as the smoke, shall 
 they consume away. 
 
 21 The ungodly borroweth, and payeth not 
 again : but the righteous is merciful, and liberal. 
 
 22 Such as are blessed of God shall possess 
 the land : and they that are cursed of hun 
 shall be rooted out. 
 
 23 The Lord ordereth a good man's going : 
 and maketh his way acceptable to himself.
 
 Day 7. THE PSALMS. 375 
 
 24 Though he fall, he shall not be cast away : 
 for the Lord upholcleth him with his hand. 
 
 25 I have been young, and now am old : and 
 yet saw I never the righteous forsaken, nor his 
 seed begging their bread. 
 
 26 The righteous is ever merciful, and lend- 
 eth : and his seed is blessed. 
 
 27 Flee from evil, and do the thing that is 
 good : and dwell for evermore. 
 
 28 For the Lord loveth the thing that is 
 right : he forsaketh not his that be godly, but 
 they are preserved for ever. 
 
 29 The unrighteous shall be punished : as 
 for the seed of the ungodly, it shall be rooted 
 out. 
 
 30 The rigliteous shall inherit the land : and 
 dwell til ere ni for ever. 
 
 31 The mouth of the righteous is exercised 
 in wisdom : and his tongue will be talking of 
 judgment. 
 
 32 The law of his God is in his heart : and 
 his goings shall not slide. 
 
 33 The ungodly seeth the righteous : and 
 seeketh occasion to slay him. 
 
 34 The Lord will not leave him in his hand : 
 nor condemn him when he is judged. 
 
 35 Hope thou in the Lord, and keep his 
 way, and he shall promote thee, that tliou slialt 
 possess the land : when the ungodly shall 
 perish, thou shalt see it. 
 
 36 1 myself have seen the ungodly in great 
 power : and flomishmg like a green bay-tree. 
 
 37 I went by, and lo, he was gone : 1 sought 
 him, but his place could no where be found. 
 
 38 Keep innocency, and take heed unto the
 
 376 THE PSALMS. Day 8. 
 
 thing that is right : for that shall bring a man 
 peace at the last. 
 
 39 As for the transgressors, they shall perish 
 together : and the end of the ungodly is, they 
 shall be rooted out at the last. 
 
 40 But the salvation of the righteous cometh 
 of the Lord : who is also their strength in the 
 time of trouble. 
 
 41 And the Lord shall stand by them, and 
 save them : he shall deliver them from the 
 ungodly, and shall save them, because they put 
 their trust in him. 
 
 Day 8. ^lornmg ^3rai]cr. 
 
 Psalm xxxviii. Domine^ ne in furore. 
 
 PUT me not to rebuke, Lord, in thine 
 anger : neither chasten me in thy heavy 
 displeasure. 
 
 2 For thine arrows stick fast in me : and thy 
 hand presseth me sore. 
 
 3 There is no health in my flesh, because of 
 thy displeasure : neither is there any rest in 
 my bones, by reason of my sin. 
 
 4 For my wickednesses are gone over my 
 head : and are like a sore burden, too hea\7 for 
 me to bear. 
 
 5 ]\Iy wounds stink, and are corrupt : through 
 my foolishness. 
 
 6 I am brought into so great trouble and 
 misery : that 1 go mourning all the day 
 long. 
 
 7 For my loins are filled with a sore disease : 
 and tliere is no wliole part in my body. 
 
 8 I am feeble, and sore smitten : I have 
 roared for the very disquietness of my heart.
 
 Bay 8. THE PS/iLMS. 377 
 
 9 Ijord, thou knowest all my desire : and 
 my groaning is not hid from thee. 
 
 10 My heart panteth, my strength hath failed 
 me : and the sight of mine eyes is gone from me. 
 
 1 1 My lovers and my neighbours did stand 
 looking upon my trouble : and my kinsmen 
 stood afar off. 
 
 12 They also that sought after my life laid 
 snares for me : and they that went about to do 
 me e^dl talked of wickedness, and imagined 
 deceit all the day long. 
 
 13 As for me, I was like a deaf man, and 
 heard not : and as one that is dmnb, who doth 
 not open his mouth. 
 
 14 1 became even as a man that heareth not : 
 and in whose mouth are no reproofs. 
 
 15 For in thee, Lord, have I put my trust : 
 thou shalt answer for me, Lord my God. 
 
 16 1 have required that they, even mine ene- 
 mies, should not triumph over me : for when my 
 foot slipped, they rejoiced greatly against me. 
 
 17 And I, truly, am set in the plague : and 
 my heaviness is ever in my sight. 
 
 18 For I will confess my wickedness : and 
 be sorry for my sin. 
 
 19 But mine enemies live, and are mighty : 
 and they that hate me wrongfully are many in 
 number. 
 
 20 They also that reward evil for good are 
 against me : because I follow the thing that 
 good is. 
 
 21 Forsake me not, Lord my God : be 
 not thou far from me. 
 
 22 Haste thee to help me : Lord God of 
 my salvation.
 
 378 THE PSALMS. Day 8. 
 
 Psalm xxxix. D\x\, custodiam. 
 
 I SAID, I will take heed to my ways : that I 
 offend not in my tongue. 
 
 2 I will keep my mouth as it were with a 
 bridle : while the ungodly is in my sight. 
 
 3 I held my tongue, and spake nothing : I 
 kept silence, yea, even from good words ; but 
 it was pain and grief to me. 
 
 4 ^ly heart was hot within me, and while I 
 was thus musing the fire kindled : and at the 
 last I spake with my tongue ; 
 
 5 Lord, let me know mine end, and the 
 number of my days : that I may be certified 
 how long I have to live. 
 
 6 Behold, thou hast made my days as it 
 were a span long : and mine age is "even as 
 nothing in respect of thee ; and verily every 
 man living is altogether vanity. 
 
 7 For man walketh in a vain shadow, and 
 disquieteth himself in vain : he heapeth up 
 riches, and cannot tell who shall gather them. 
 
 8 And now, Lord, what is my hope : truly 
 my hope is even in thee. 
 
 9 Deliver me from all mine offences : and 
 make me not a rebuke unto the foolish. 
 
 10 I became dumb, and opened not my 
 moutli : for it was thy doing. 
 
 11 Take tliy ])lague away from me : I am 
 even consumed by the means of thy heavy 
 hand. 
 
 12 When thou with rebukes dost chasten 
 man for sin, thou makest his beauty to con- 
 sume away, like as it were a moth fretting a 
 garment : every man therefore is but vanity.
 
 X>ai/8. THE PSALMS. 379 
 
 13 Hear my prayer, Lord, and with thine 
 ears consider my calling : hold not thy peace 
 at my tears. 
 
 l-i For I am a stranger with thee : and a 
 sojourner, as all my fathers were. 
 
 15 spare me a little, that I may recover 
 my strength : before I go hence, and be no 
 more seen. 
 
 Psalm xl. Expectans eocpectavL 
 
 I WAITED patiently for the Lord : and he 
 inclined unto me, and heard my calling. 
 
 2 He brought me also out of the horrible 
 pit, out of the mire and clay : and set my feet 
 upon the rock, and ordered my goings. 
 
 3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth : 
 even a thanksgiving unto our God. 
 
 4 Many shall see it, and fear : and shall put 
 their trust in the Lord. 
 
 5 Blessed is the man that hath set his hope 
 in the Lord : and turned not unto the proud, 
 and to such as go about with lies. 
 
 6 Lord my God, great are the w'ondrous 
 works which thou hast done, like as be also 
 thy thoughts which are to us-ward : and yet 
 there is no man that ordereth them unto 
 thee. 
 
 7 If I should declare them, and speak of 
 them : they should be more than I am able to 
 express. 
 
 8 Sacrifice, and meat-offering, thou wouldest 
 not : but mine ears hast thou opened. 
 
 9 Burnt-offerings, and sacrifice for sin, hast 
 thou not required : then said I, Lo, I come, 
 
 10 In the volume of the book it is wTitten
 
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 of me, that I should fulfil thy will, my God : 
 I am content to do it ; yea, thy law is mthin 
 my heart. 
 
 Ill have declared thy righteousness in the 
 great congregation : lo, I will not refrain my 
 lips, Lord, and that thou knowest. 
 
 12 I have not hid thy righteousness within 
 my heart : my talk hath been of thy truth, 
 and of thy salvation. 
 
 13 I have not kept back thy loving mercy 
 and truth : from the great congregation. 
 
 14 Withdraw not thou thy mercy from me, 
 Lord : let thy loving-kindness and thy truth 
 alway preserve me. 
 
 15 For innumerable troubles are come about 
 me ; my sins have taken such hold upon. me 
 that I am not able to look up : yea, they are 
 more in number than the hairs of my head, 
 and my heart hath failed me. 
 
 16 Lord, let it be thy pleasure to deliver 
 me : make haste, Lord, to help me. 
 
 17 Let them be ashamed, and confounded 
 togetlier, that seek after my soul to destroy it : 
 let them be driven backward, and put to re- 
 buke, that wisli me evil. 
 
 18 Let them be desolate, and rewarded with 
 shame : that say unto me. Fie upon thee, fie 
 upon thee. 
 
 19 Let all those that seek thee be joyful 
 and glad in thee : and let such as love thy 
 salvation say alway, Tlie Lord be praised. 
 
 20 As for me, 1 am poor and needy : but 
 the Lord careth for me. 
 
 21 Thou art my helper and redeemer : make 
 no long tarrying, my God.
 
 Day 8. THE PSALMS. 381 
 
 Day 8. (Qhmiw^ Prager. 
 
 Psalm xli. Beatiis qui intelligit. 
 
 BLESSED is he that considereth the poor 
 and needy : the Lord shall deliver him 
 in the time of trouble. 
 
 2 The Lord preserve him, and keep him 
 alive, that he may be blessed upon earth : and 
 deliver not thou him into the will of his 
 enemies. 
 
 3 The Lord comfort him, when he lieth sick 
 upon his bed : make thou all his bed in his 
 sickness. 
 
 4 I said, Lord, be merciful unto me : heal 
 my soul, for I have sinned against thee. 
 
 5 Mine enemies speak evil of me : When 
 shall he die, and his name perish ? 
 
 6 And if he come to see me, he speaketh 
 vanity : and his heart conceiveth falsehood 
 within himself, and when he cometh forth 
 he telleth it. 
 
 7 All mine enemies whisper together against 
 me : even against me do they imagine this evil. 
 
 8 Let the sentence of guiltiness proceed 
 against him : and now that he lieth, let him 
 rise up no more. 
 
 9 Yea, even mine own familiar friend, whom 
 I trusted : who did also eat of my bread, hath 
 laid great wait for me. 
 
 10 But be thou merciful unto me, Lord : 
 raise thou me up again, and I shall reward 
 them. 
 
 11 By this Iknow thou favourest me : that 
 mine enemy doth not triumph against me. 
 
 12 And when I am in my health, thou up-
 
 THE PSALMS. Day S. 
 
 boldest me : and shalt set me before tby face 
 for ever. 
 
 13 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel : world 
 without end. Amen. 
 
 Psalm xlii. Qncmadmodum. 
 
 LIKE as the hart desireth the water-brooks : 
 so longeth my soul after thee, God. 
 
 2 My soul is atliirst for God, yea, even for 
 the living God : when shall I come to appear 
 before the presence of God ? 
 
 3 My tears have been my meat day and 
 night : while they daily say unto me, Where is 
 now thy God ? 
 
 4 Now when I think thereupon, I pour out 
 my heart by myself : for I went with the mul- 
 titude, and brought them forth into the house 
 of God.; 
 
 5 In the voice of praise and thanksgiving : 
 among such as keep holy-day. 
 
 6 Why art thou so full of hea\'iness, my 
 soul : and why art thou so disquieted within 
 me ? 
 
 7 Put thy trust in God : for I will yet give 
 him thanks for the help of his countenance. 
 
 8 My God, my soul is vexed within me : 
 therefore will I remember tliee concerning the 
 land of Jordan, and the little hill of Hermon. 
 
 9 One deep calleth another, because of the 
 noise of the water-pipes : all thy waves and 
 storms are gone over me. 
 
 10 The Lord hath granted liis loving-kind- 
 ness in the day-time : and in the night-season 
 did I sing of him, and made my prayer unto 
 the God of my life.
 
 Tkiy 8. THE PSALMS. 
 
 Ill will say unto the God of my strength, 
 Why hast thou forgotten me : why go I thus 
 heavily, while the enemy oppresseth me ? 
 
 1 2 My bones are smitten asunder as with a 
 sword : w^hile mine enemies that trouble me 
 cast me in the teeth ; 
 
 1 3 Namely, while they say daily unto me : 
 "Where is now thy God ? 
 
 14 T\liy art thou so vexed, my soul : and 
 why art thou so disquieted within me ? 
 
 15 put thy trust in God : for I will yet 
 thank him, which is the help of my counte- 
 nance, and my God. 
 
 Psalm xliii. Juclica me, Deus. 
 
 GIVE sentence with me, God, and de- 
 fend my cause against the ungodly peo- 
 ple : deliver me from the deceitful and 
 wicked man. 
 
 2 For thou art the God of my strength, 
 why hast thou put me from thee : and why 
 go I so heavily, while the enemy oppresseth 
 me ? 
 
 3 send out thy light and thy truth, that 
 they may lead me : and bring me unto thy holy 
 hill, and to thy dwelling. 
 
 4 And that I may go unto the altar of God, 
 even unto the God of my joy and gladness : 
 and upon the harp will I give thanks unto 
 thee, God, my God. 
 
 5 Why art thou so heavy, my soul : and 
 why art thou so disquieted within me ? 
 
 6 put thy trust in God : for I will yet 
 give him thanks, which is the help of my 
 countenance, and my God,
 
 384 THE PSALMS. Day 9. 
 
 Day 9. JBorning prawer. 
 
 Psalm xliv. Deus, auribus. 
 
 WE have heard with our ears, God, our 
 fathers have told us : what thou hast 
 done in their time of old ; 
 
 2 How thou hast driven out the heathen 
 with thy hand, and planted them in : how thou 
 hast destroyed the nations, and cast them out. 
 
 3 For they gat not the land in possession 
 through their own sword : neither was it their 
 own arm that helped them ; 
 
 4 But thy right hand, and thine arm, and 
 the light of thy countenance : because thou 
 hadst a favom^ unto them. 
 
 5 Thou art my King, God : send help 
 unto Jacob. 
 
 6 Through thee will we overthrow our ene- 
 mies : and in thy Name will we tread them 
 under, that rise up against us. 
 
 7 For I will not trust in my bow : it is not 
 my sword that shall help me ; 
 
 8 But it is thou that savest us fi'om our 
 enemies : and puttest them to confusion that 
 hate us. 
 
 9 We make our boast of God all day long : 
 and will praise thy Name for ever. 
 
 10 But now thou art far off, and puttest us 
 to confusion : and goest not forth with our 
 armies. 
 
 1 1 Thou makest us to turn our backs upon 
 our enemies : so that they which hate us spoil 
 our goods. 
 
 12 Thou lettcst us be eaten up like sheep: 
 and hast scattered us among the heathen.
 
 Day 9. THE PSALMS. 
 
 13 Thou sellest thy people for nought : and 
 takest no money for them. 
 
 14 Thou makest us to be rebuked of our 
 neighbours : to be laughed to scorn, and had in 
 derision of them that are round about us. 
 
 15 Thou makest us to be a by- word among 
 the heathen : and that the people shake their 
 heads at us. 
 
 16 My confusion is daily before me : and the 
 shame of my face hath covered me ; 
 
 17 For the voice of the slanderer and blas- 
 phemer : for the enemy and avenger. 
 
 18 And though all this be come upon us, 
 yet do we not forget thee : nor behave ourselves 
 frowardly in thy covenant. 
 
 19 Our heart is not turned back : neither 
 our steps gone out of thy way ; 
 
 20 No, not when thou hast smitten us into 
 the place of dragons : and covered us with the 
 shadow of death. 
 
 21 If we have forgotten the Name of our 
 God, and holden up our hands to any strange 
 god : shall not God search it out ? for he know- 
 eth the very secrets of the heart. 
 
 22 For thy sake also are we killed all the 
 day long : and are counted as sheep appointed 
 to be slain. 
 
 23 Up, Lord, why sleepest thou : awake, 
 and be not absent from us for ever. 
 
 24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face : and for- 
 gettest our misery and trouble ? 
 
 25 For our soul is brought low, even unto 
 the dust : our belly cleaveth mito the ground. 
 
 26 Arise, and help us : and deliver us for 
 thy mercy's sake.
 
 386 THE PSALMS. Day 9. 
 
 Psalm xlv. Eructamt cor meiim. 
 
 MY heart is inditing of a good matter : I 
 speak of the things which I have made 
 unto the King. 
 
 2 My tongue is the pen : of a ready writer. 
 
 3 Thou art fairer than the children of men : 
 full of grace are thy lips, because God hath 
 blessed thee for ever. 
 
 4 Gird thee with thy sword upon thy thigh, 
 thou most Mighty : according to thy wor- 
 ship and renown. 
 
 5 Good luck have thou with thine honour : 
 ride on, because of the word of truth, of meek- 
 ness, and righteousness ; and thy right hand 
 shall teach thee terrible things. 
 
 6 Thy arrows are very sharp, and the people 
 shall be subdued unto thee : even in the midst 
 among the King's enemies. 
 
 7 Thy seat, God, endureth for ever : the 
 sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre. 
 
 8 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated 
 iniquity : wherefore God, even thy God, hath 
 anointed thee with the oil of gladness above 
 thy fellows. 
 
 9 All thy garments smell of myrrh, aloes, 
 and cassia : out of the ivory palaces, whereby 
 tliey have made thee glad. 
 
 10 Kings' daughters were among thy ho- 
 nourable women : upon thy right hand did 
 stand the queen in a vesture of gold, wrought 
 about with divers colours. 
 
 11 Hearken, daughter, and consider, in- 
 cline thine ear : forget also thine own people, 
 and thy father's house. 
 
 12 So shall the King have pleasure in thy
 
 Day 9. THE PSALMS. 387 
 
 beauty : for he is thy Lord God, and worship 
 thou him. 
 
 lo And the daughter of Tyre shall be there 
 with a gift : like as the rich also among the peo- 
 ple shall make their supplication before thee. 
 
 14 The King's daughter is all glorious with- 
 in : her clothing is of wrought gold. 
 
 15 She shall be brought unto the King in 
 raiment of needlework : the virgins that be her 
 fellows shall bear her company, and shall be 
 brought unto thee. 
 
 16 With joy and gladness shall they be 
 brought : and shall enter into the King's palace. 
 
 17 Instead of thy fathers thou shalt have 
 children : whom thou mayest make princes in 
 all lands. 
 
 18 1 will remember thy Name from one ge- 
 neration to another : therefore shall the people 
 give thanks unto thee, world without end. 
 
 Psalm xlvi. Deus iioster refugiwn. 
 
 GOD is our hope and strength : a very pre- 
 sent help in trouble. 
 
 2 Therefore will we not fear, though the 
 earth be moved : and though the hills be car- 
 ried into the midst of the sea. 
 
 3 Though the waters thereof rage and swell : 
 and though the mountains shake at the tem- 
 pest of the same. 
 
 4 The rivers of the flood thereof shall make 
 glad the city of God : the holy place of the 
 tabernacle of the most Highest. 
 
 5 God is in the midst of her, therefore shall 
 she not be removed : God shall help her, and 
 that right early.
 
 388 THE PSALMS. Day 9. 
 
 6 The heathen make much ado, and the 
 kingdoms are moved : but God hath shewed 
 his voice, and the earth shall melt away. 
 
 7 The Lord of hosts is with us : the Grod 
 of Jacob is our refuge. 
 
 8 come hither, and behold the works of 
 the Lord : what destruction he hath brought 
 upon the earth. 
 
 9 He maketh wars to cease in all the world : 
 he breaketh the bow, and knappeth the spear 
 in sunder, and burnetii the chariots in the 
 fire. 
 
 10 Be still then, and know that I am God : 
 I will be exalted among the heathen, and I 
 will be exalted in the earth. 
 
 11 The Lord of hosts is with us : the God 
 of Jacob is our refuge. 
 
 Day 9, Cbrning Praticr. 
 
 Psalm xlvii. Omncs (jcntes, plandite, 
 
 OCLAP joxvc hands together, all ye peo- 
 ple : sing mito God with the voice of 
 melody. 
 
 2 For the Lord is high, and to be feared : 
 he is the great King upon all the earth. 
 
 3 lie shall subdue the people under us : and 
 the nations under our feet. 
 
 4 He shall choose out an heritage for us : 
 even the worship of Jacob, whom he loved. 
 
 5 God is gone up .with a merry noise : and 
 the Lord with the sound of the trump. 
 
 6 sing praises, sing praises unto our God : 
 sing praises, sing praises unto our Kmg. 
 
 7 For God is tlie King of all the eai'th ; 
 sing ye praises with understanding.
 
 Day 9. THE PSALMS. 
 
 8 God reigneth over the heathen : God 
 sitteth ujDon his holy seat. 
 
 9 The princes of the people are joined unto 
 the people of the God of Abraham : for God, 
 which is very high exalted, doth defend the 
 earth, as it were with a shield. 
 
 Psalm xlviii. Magyms Dominus. 
 
 GREAT is the Lord, and highly to be 
 praised : in the city of om: God, even upon 
 his holy hill. 
 
 2 The hill of Sion is a fair place, and the 
 joy of the whole earth : upon the north-side 
 lieth the city of the great King ; God is well 
 known in her palaces as a sure reftige. 
 
 3 For lo, the kings of the earth : are gather- 
 ed, and gone by together. 
 
 4 They marvelled to see such things : they 
 were astonished, and suddenly cast down. 
 
 5 Fear came there upon them, and sorrow ; 
 as upon a woman in her travail. 
 
 6 Thou shalt break the ships of the sea : 
 through the east-wind. 
 
 7 Like as we have heard, so have we seen 
 in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of 
 our God : God upholdeth the same for ever. 
 
 8 We wait for thy loving-kindness, God : 
 in the midst of thy temple. 
 
 9 God, according to thy Name, so is thy 
 praise unto the world's end : thy right hand 
 is full of righteousness. 
 
 10 Let the mount Sion rej oice, and tlie daugh- 
 ter of Judah be glad : because of thy judgments. 
 
 11 Walk about Sion, and go round about 
 her : and tell the towers thereof. 
 
 JS 6
 
 390 THE PSALMS. Day 9* 
 
 12 Mark well her bulwarks, set up her 
 houses : that ye may tell them that come after. 
 
 13 For this God is our God for ever and 
 ever : he shall be our guide unto death. 
 
 Psalm xlix. Aiulite hcBC^ omnes. 
 
 OHEAR ye this, all ye people °. ponder it 
 with youi' ears, all ye that dwell in the 
 world ; 
 
 2 High and low, rich and poor : one with 
 another. 
 
 3 My mouth shall speak of wisdom : and 
 my heart shall muse of understanding. 
 
 4 I will incline mine ear to the parable : 
 and shew my dark speech upon the harp. 
 
 5 Wherefore should I fear in the days of 
 wickedness : and when the wickedness of my 
 heels compasseth me round about ? , 
 
 G There be some that put their trust in 
 their goods : and boast themselves in the mul- 
 titude of their riches. 
 
 7 But no man may deliver his brother : nor 
 make agreement unto God for him ; 
 
 8 For it cost more to redeem their souls : 
 so that he must let that alone for ever ; 
 
 9 Yea, though he live long : and see not 
 the grave. 
 
 10 For lie sceth that wise men also die, and 
 perish together : as well as the ignorant and 
 foolish, and leave their riches for other. 
 
 11 And yet they think that their houses 
 shall contimie for ever : a»d that their dwell- 
 ing-places shall endure from one generation to 
 another; and call the lands after their own 
 names.
 
 Day 10, THE PSALMS. 391 
 
 12 Nevertheless, man will not abide in 
 honour : seeing he may be compared unto the 
 beasts that perish ; this is the way of them. 
 
 13 This is their foolishness : and their pos- 
 terity praise their saying. 
 
 14 They lie in the hell like sheep, death 
 gnaweth upon them, and the righteous shall 
 have domination over them in the morning : 
 their beauty shall consume in the sepulchre 
 out of their dwelling. 
 
 15 But God hath delivered my soul from 
 the place of hell : for he shall receive me. 
 
 16 Be not thou afraid, though one be made 
 rich : or if the glory of his house be increased; 
 
 17 For he shall carry nothing away with 
 him when he dieth : neither shall his pomp 
 follow him. 
 
 18 For while he lived, he counted himself 
 an happy man : and so long as thou doest well 
 unto thyself, men will speak good of thee. 
 
 19 He shall follow the generation of his 
 fathers : and shall never see light. 
 
 20 Man being in honour hath no under- 
 standing : but is compared unto the beasts that 
 perish. 
 
 Day 10. i^orittng Prag^r. 
 
 Psalm 1. Deus cleorum. 
 
 THE Lord, even the most mighty God,- 
 hath spoken : and called the world, fi'om 
 the rising up of the sun, unto the going down 
 thereof. 
 
 2 Out of Sion hath God appeared : in perfect 
 beauty. 
 
 3 Our God shall come, and shall not keep
 
 392 THE PSALMS. Uay IQ. 
 
 silence : there shall go before him a conBum- 
 ifig fire, and a mighty tempest shall be stirred 
 up round about him. 
 
 4 He shall call the heaven from above : and 
 the earth, that he may judge his people. 
 
 5 Gather my saints together unto me : those 
 that have made a covenant ^nth me with sacri- 
 fice. 
 
 6 And the heaven shall declare his right- 
 eousness : for God is Judge hmiself. 
 
 7 Hear, my people, and I will speak : I 
 myself will testify against thee, Israel ; for 
 1 am God, even thy God. 
 
 . 8 I will not reprove thee because of thy 
 sacrifices, or for thy burnt-offerings : because 
 they were not alway before me. 
 
 9 I will take no bullock out of thine house : 
 nor he-goat out of thy folds. 
 
 10 For all the beasts of the forest are mine : 
 and so are the cattle upon a thousand hills. 
 
 11 I know all the fowls upon the moun- 
 tains : and the wild beasts of the field are in 
 my sight. 
 
 12 If I be hungry, I will not tell thee : for 
 the whole world is mine, and all that is 
 therein. 
 
 13 Thinkest thou that I will eat bulls' flesh : 
 and drink the blood of goats ? 
 
 14 Offer unto God thanksgiving : and pay 
 thy vows unto the most Highest. 
 
 15 And call upon me in the time of trouble ; 
 so will I hear thee, and thou shalt praise me. 
 
 IG But unto the ungodly said God : Why 
 dost thou preach my laws, and takest my cove- 
 nant in thy mouth ;
 
 Bay 10. THE PSALMS. 393 
 
 17 Whereas thou hatest to be reformed : and 
 hast cast my words behind thee ? 
 
 1 8 When thou saAvest a thief, thou consent- 
 edst unto him : and hast been partaker with 
 the adulterers. 
 
 19 Thou hast let thy mouth speak wicked- 
 ness : and with thy tongue thou hast set forth 
 deceit. 
 
 20 Thou satest, and spakest against thy 
 brother : yea, and hast slandered thine own 
 mother's son. 
 
 21 These things hast thou done, and I held 
 my tongue, and thou thoughtest wickedly, 
 that I am even such a one as thyself : but I 
 will reprove thee, and set before thee the 
 things that thou hast done. 
 
 22 consider this, ye that forget God : lest 
 I pluck you away, and there be none to de- 
 liver you. 
 
 23 Whoso ofiereth me thanks and praise, 
 he honoureth me : and to him that ordereth 
 his conversation right will I shew the salva- 
 tion of God. 
 
 H 
 
 Psalm li. Miserere mei, Deits. 
 
 AYE mercy upon me, God, after 
 thy great goodness : according to the 
 multitude of thy mercies do away mine of- 
 fences. 
 
 2 Wash me throughly fi'om my wickedness : 
 and cleanse me fi'om my sin. 
 
 3 For I acknowledge my faults : and my 
 sin is ever before me. 
 
 4 Against thee only have I sinned, and 
 done this evil in thy sight : that thou mightest
 
 394 THE PSALMS. Day 10. 
 
 be justified in thy saying, and clear when 
 thou art judged. 
 
 5 Behold, I was shapen in wickedness ; and 
 in sin hath my mother conceived me. 
 
 6 But lo, thou requirest truth in the inward 
 parts : and shalt make me to understand wis- 
 dom secretly. 
 
 7 Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, and I 
 shall be clean : thou shalt wash me, and I 
 shall be whiter than snow. 
 
 8 Thou shalt make me hear of joy and glad- 
 ness : that the bones which thou hast broken 
 may rejoice. 
 
 9 Turn thy face fi'om my sins : and put out 
 all my misdeeds. 
 
 10 Make me a clean heart, God : and 
 renew a right spirit within me. 
 
 1 1 Cast me not away from thy presence : 
 and take not thy Holy Spirit fi-om me. 
 
 12 give me the comfort of thy help 
 again : and stablish me with thy free Spirit. 
 
 13 Then shall I teach thy ways unto the 
 wicked : and sinners shall be converted mito 
 thee. 
 
 14 Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, God, 
 thou that art the God of my health : and my 
 tongue shall sing of thy righteousness. 
 
 15 Thou slialt open my lips, Lord : and 
 my mouth shall shew thy praise. 
 
 16 For thou desirest no sacrifice, else would 
 I give it thee : but thou delightest not in 
 burnt-ofierings. 
 
 17 The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit; 
 a broken and contrite heart, God, shalt thou 
 not despise.
 
 Day 10. TH:E PSALMS. 395 
 
 18 be favourable and gracious unto Sion : 
 build thou the walls of Jerusalem. 
 
 19 Then shalt thou be pleased with the 
 sacrifice of righteousness, with the burnt-offer- 
 ings and oblations : then shall thej offer young 
 bullocks upon thine altar. 
 
 Psalm lii. Quid gloriaris ? 
 
 WHY boastest thou thyself, thou tyi'ant : 
 that thou canst do mischief ; 
 
 2 Whereas the goodness of God : endureth 
 yet daily ? 
 
 3 Thy tongue imagineth wickedness : and 
 with lies thou cuttest like a sharp razor. 
 
 4 Thou hast loved unrighteousness more 
 than goodness : and to talk of lies more than 
 righteousness. 
 
 5 Thou hast loved to speak all words that 
 may do hurt : thou false tongue. 
 
 6 Therefore shall God destroy thee for ever : 
 he shall take thee, and pluck thee out of thy 
 dwelling, and root thee out of the land of the 
 living. 
 
 7 The righteous also shall see this, and 
 fear : and shall laugh him to scorn; 
 
 8 Lo, this is the man that took not God for 
 his strength : but trusted unto the multitude 
 of his riches, and strengthened himself in his 
 wickedness. 
 
 9 As for me, I am like a green olive-tree in 
 the house of God : my trust is in the tender 
 mercy of God for ever and ever. 
 
 10 I will always give thanks unto thee for 
 that thou hast clone : and I will hope in thy 
 Kame, for thy saints like it well.
 
 THE PSALMS. Day 10. 
 
 Day 10. dJbeninfl iSrawer, 
 
 Psalm liii. Dixit insipiens. 
 
 THE foolish body hath said in his heart : 
 There is no God. 
 
 2 Corrupt are they, and become abominable 
 in their wickedness : there is none that doeth 
 good. 
 
 3 God looked down fi'om heaven upon the 
 children of men : to see if there were any, that 
 would understand, and seek after God. 
 
 4 But they are all gone out of the way, they 
 are altogether become abominable : there is 
 also none that doeth good, no not one. 
 
 5 Are not they without understanding that 
 work wickedness : eating up my people as if 
 they would eat bread ? they have not called 
 upon God. 
 
 6 They were afi'aid where no fear 'was : for 
 God hath broken the bones of him that be- 
 sieged thee ; thou hast put them to confusion, 
 because God hath despised them. 
 
 7 Oh, that the salvation were given unto 
 Israel out of Sion : Oh, that the Lord would 
 deliver his people out of captivity I 
 
 8 Then should Jacob rejoice : and Israel 
 should be right glad. 
 
 Psalm liv. Dms, in nomine. 
 
 SAVE me, God, for thy Name's sake : and 
 avenge me in thy strength. 
 
 2 Hear my prayer, God : and hearken 
 unto tlie words of my mouth. 
 
 3 For strangers are risen up against me : 
 and tyrants, which have not God before their 
 eyes, seek after my soul.
 
 H 
 
 Day 10. THE PSALMS. 397 
 
 4 Behold, God is my helper : the Lord is 
 with them that uphold my soul. 
 
 5 He shall reward evil unto mine enemies : 
 destroy thou them in thy truth. 
 
 6 An offering of a free heart will I give 
 thee, and praise thy Name, Lord : because 
 it is so comfortable. 
 
 7 For he hath delivered me out of all my 
 trouble : and mine eye hath seen his desire 
 upon mine enemies. 
 
 Psalm Iv. Exaudi, Deus. 
 
 EAR my prayer, God : and hide not 
 thyself from my petition. 
 
 2 Take heed unto me, and hear me : how 
 I mourn in my prayer, and am vexed. 
 
 3 The enemy crieth so, and the ungodly 
 Cometh on so fast : for they are minded to do 
 me some mischief; so maliciously are they set 
 against me. 
 
 4 My heart is disquieted within me : and the 
 fear of death is fallen upon me. 
 
 5 Tearfulness and trembling are come upon 
 me : and an horrible dread hath overwhelmed 
 me. 
 
 6 And I said, that I had wings like a 
 dove : for then would I flee away, and be at 
 rest. 
 
 7 Lo, then would I get me away far off : 
 and remain in the wilderness. 
 
 8 I would make haste to escape : because of 
 the stormy wind and tempest. 
 
 9 Destroy their tongues, Lord, and divide 
 them : for I have spied unrighteousness and 
 strife in the city.
 
 THE PSAL3IS. Day 10. 
 
 10 Day and night they go about within the 
 walls thereof : mischief also and sorrow are in 
 the midst of it. 
 
 11 Wickedness is therein : deceit and guile 
 go not out of their streets. 
 
 12 For it is not an open enemy, that hath 
 done me this dishonour : for then I could 
 have borne it. 
 
 13 Neither was it mine adversary, that did 
 magnify himself against me : for then perad- 
 venture I would have hid myself fi'om him. 
 
 14 But it was even thou, my companion : 
 my guide, and mine o^xn familiar fi"iend. 
 
 15 We took sweet counsel together : and 
 walked in the house of God as friends. 
 
 16 Let death come hastily upon them, and 
 let them go down quick into hell : for wicked- 
 ness, is in their dwellings, and among them. 
 
 17 As for me, I will call upon God : and 
 the Lord shall save me. 
 
 18 In the evening, and morning, and at 
 noon-day will I pray, and that instantly : and 
 he shall hear my voice. 
 
 19 It is he that hath delivered my soul in 
 peace from the battle that was against me : 
 for there were many with me. 
 
 20 Yea, even God, that endureth for ever, 
 shall hear me, and bring them down : for 
 they will not turn, nor fear God. 
 
 21 He laid his hands upon such as be at 
 peace with him : and he brake his covenant. 
 
 22 Tlie words of his mouth were softer than 
 butter, having war in his heart : his words 
 were smoother than oil, and yet be they very 
 swords.
 
 Day 11. THE PSALMS. 399 
 
 23 cast thy bui'den upon the Lord, and 
 he sliall nourish thee : and shall not suffer the 
 righteous to fall for ever. 
 
 24 And as for them : thou, God, shalt 
 bring them into the pit of destruction. 
 
 25 The blood-thirsty and deceitful men 
 shall not live out half their days : neverthe- 
 less, my trust shall be in thee, O"^ Lord. 
 
 Day 11. i^flrntnjg: ^raner. 
 
 Psalm Ivi. Ili^erere mei, Detis, 
 
 BE merciful unto me, God, for man 
 goeth about to devour me : he is daily 
 fighting, and troubling me. 
 
 2 Mine enemies are daily in hand to swal- 
 low me up : for they be many that fight 
 against me, thou most Highest. 
 
 3 Nevertheless, though I am sometime 
 afraid : yet put I my trust in thee. 
 
 4 1 will praise God, because of his word : 
 I have put my trust in God, and will not fear 
 what flesh can do unto me. 
 
 5 They daily mistake my words : all that 
 they imagine is to do me evil. 
 
 6 They hold all together, and keep them- 
 selves close : and mark my steps, when they 
 lay wait for my soul. 
 
 7 Shall they escape for their wickedness : 
 thou, God, in thy displeasure shalt cast 
 them down. 
 
 8 Thou tellest my Sittings ; put my tears 
 into thy bottle : are not these things noted in 
 thy book ? 
 
 9 Whensoever I call upon thee, then shaU
 
 400 THE PSALMS. Day 11. 
 
 mine enemies be put to flight : this I know ; 
 for God is on my side. 
 
 10 In God's word will I rejoice : in the 
 Lord's word will I comfort me. 
 
 11 Yea, in God have I put my trust : I will 
 not be afraid what man can do unto me. 
 
 12 Unto thee, God, will I pay my vows : 
 unto thee will 1 give thanks. 
 
 13 For thou hast delivered my soul fi'om 
 death, and my feet fi'om falling : that 1 may 
 walk before God in the light of the living. 
 
 Psalm Ivii. Miserere met, Deus, 
 
 BE merciful unto me, God, be merciful 
 unto me, for my soul trusteth in thee : 
 and under the shadow of thy wings shall be 
 my refuge, until this tyi'anny be over-past. 
 
 2 I will call unto the most high God ; even 
 unto the God that shall perform the cause 
 which I have in hand. 
 
 3 He shall send from heaven : and save me 
 from the reproof of him that would eat me up. 
 
 4 God shall send forth his mercy and truth : 
 my soul is among lions. 
 
 5 And I lie even among the children of men, 
 that are set on fire : whose teeth arc spears and 
 arrows, and their toni2,-ue a sliarp sword. 
 
 G Set up tliyself, (Jod, above the heavens : 
 and thy glory above all the earth. 
 
 7 They have laid a net for my feet, and 
 pressed down my soul : they have digged a pit 
 before me, and are fallen into the midst of it 
 themselves. 
 
 8 My heart is fixed, God, my heart is 
 fixed : I will sing, and give praise.
 
 Day 11. THE PSALMS. 
 
 9 Awake up, my glory; awake, lute and 
 harp : I myself will awake right early. 
 
 10 I will give thanks unto thee, Lord, 
 among the people : and I will sing mito thee 
 among the nations. 
 
 11 For the greatness of thy mercy reacheth 
 unto the heavens : and thy truth unto the 
 clouds. 
 
 12 Set up thyself, God, above the heavens : 
 and thy glory above all the earth. 
 
 Psalm Iviii. Si vere utique. 
 
 AEE your minds set upon righteousness, 
 J_JL ye congregation : and do ye judge the 
 thing that is right, ye sons of men ? 
 
 2 Yea, ye imagine mischief in your heart 
 upon the earth : and your hands deal with 
 wickedness. 
 
 3 The ungodly are fi'oward, even from their 
 mother's womb : as soon as they are born, 
 they go astray, and speak lies. 
 
 4 They are as venomous as the poison of a 
 serpent : even like the deaf adder that stop- 
 peth her ears ; 
 
 5 Which refiiseth to hear the voice of the 
 charmer : charm he never so wisely. 
 
 6 Break their teeth, God, in their mouths ; 
 smite the jaw-bones of the lions, Lord : let 
 them fall away like water that runneth apace ; 
 and when they shoot their arrows let them be 
 rooted out. 
 
 7 Let them consume away like a snail, and 
 be like the untimely fruit of a woman : and 
 let them not see the sun. 
 
 8 Or ever your pots be made hot with
 
 402 THE PSALMS. Day 11. 
 
 thorns : so let indignation vex liun, even as a 
 thing that is raw. 
 
 9 The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth 
 the vengeance : he shall wash his footsteps in 
 the blood of the ungodly. 
 
 10 So that a man shall say, Verily there is 
 a reward for the righteous : doubtless there is 
 a God that judge tli the earth. 
 
 Day 11. (i^fanxtnfl ^raiier. 
 
 Psalm lix. Eripe me de inimicis. 
 
 DELIVER me from mine enemies, God : 
 defend me fi'om them that rise up against 
 me. 
 
 2 deliver me fi*om the wicked doers ; and 
 save me fi'om the blood-thirsty men. 
 
 3 For lo, they lie waiting for my soul : the 
 mighty men are gathered against me, without 
 any offence or fault of me, Lord. ' 
 
 4 They run and prepare themselves without 
 my fault : arise thou therefore to help me, and 
 behold. 
 
 5 Stand up, Lord God of hosts, thou God 
 of Israel, to visit all the heathen : and be not 
 merciful unto them that offend of malicious 
 wickedness. 
 
 6 They go to and fro in the evening : they 
 grin like a dog, and run about through the city. 
 
 7 Behold, they speak with their mouth, and 
 swords are in their lips : for who doth hear ? 
 
 8 But thou, Lord, shalt have them in 
 derision : and thou shalt laugh all the lieathen 
 to scorn. 
 
 9 My strength will I ascribe unto thee : for 
 thou art the God of my refuge.
 
 Dayll. THE PSALMS. 403 
 
 10 God sheweth me his goodness plente- 
 ously : and God shall let me see my desire 
 upon mine enemies. 
 
 11 Slay them not, lest my people forget it : 
 but scatter them abroad among the people, 
 and put them do^vn, Lord, our defence. 
 
 12 For the sin of their mouth, and for the 
 words of their lips, they shall be taken in their 
 pride : and why ? their preachnig is of cursing 
 and lies. 
 
 13 Consume them in thy wrath, consume 
 them, that they may perish : and laiow that 
 it is God that ruleth in Jacob, and unto the 
 ends of the world. 
 
 14 And in the evening they will return : 
 grin like a dog, and will go about the city. 
 
 15 They will run here and there for meat ; 
 and grudge if they be not satisfied. 
 
 16 As for me, I will sing of thy power, and 
 will praise thy mercy betimes in the morning : 
 for thou hast been my defence and refuge in 
 the day of my trouble. 
 
 17 Unto thee, my strength, will I sing : for 
 thou, God, art my refuge, and my merciful 
 God. 
 
 Psalm Ix. De2(S, repidisti nos. 
 
 OGOD, thou hast cast us out, and scatter- 
 ed us abroad : thou hast also been dis- 
 pleased ; turn thee unto us again. 
 
 2 Thou hast moved the land, and divided 
 it : heal the sores thereof, for it shaketh. 
 
 3 Thou hast shewed thy people heavy 
 things : thou hast given us a drink of deadly 
 wine. 
 
 4 Thou hast given a token for such as fear
 
 404 THE PSALMS. Day 11. 
 
 thee : that they may triumph because of the 
 truth. 
 
 5 Therefore were thy beloved delivered: 
 help m^e with thy right hand, and hear me. 
 
 6 God hath spoken in his holiness, I will 
 rejoice, and divide Sichem : and mete out the 
 valley of Succoth. 
 
 7 Gilead is mine, and Manasses is mine : 
 Ephraim also is the strength of my head; 
 Judah is my law-giver ; 
 
 8 Moab is my wash-pot ; over Edom will I 
 cast out my shoe : Philistia, be thou glad 
 of me. 
 
 9 Who will lead me into the strong city : 
 who will bring me into Edom ? 
 
 10 Hast not thou cast us out, God : 
 wilt not thou, God, go out with om- 
 hosts ? 
 
 11 be thou our help in trouble : for vain 
 is the help of man. 
 
 12 Through God will we do great acts : for 
 it is he that shall tread down our enemies. 
 
 Psalm Ixi. Exaudi, Dens, 
 
 HEAR my crying, God : give ear unto 
 my prayer. 
 
 2 From tJie ends of the earth will I call 
 upon thee : when my heart is in heaviness. 
 
 3 set me up u])on the rock that is higher 
 than I : for thou hast been my hope, and a 
 strong tower for me against the enemy. 
 
 4 I will dwell in thy tabernacle for ever : 
 and my trust shall be under the covering of 
 thy wings. 
 
 6 For thou, Lord, hast heard my desires :
 
 Day 12. THE PSALMS. 
 
 and hast given an heritage unto those that 
 fear thy Name. 
 
 6 Thou shalt grant the King a long life : 
 that his years may endure throughout all ge- 
 nerations. 
 
 7 He shall dwell before God for ever : 
 prepare thy loving mercy and faithfulness, 
 that they may preserve him. 
 
 8 So mil I alway sing .praise unto thy 
 Name : that I may daily perform my vows. 
 
 Day 12. iPorniitfl Prager. 
 
 Psalm Ixii. Nonne Deo? 
 
 MY soul truly waiteth still upon God : for 
 of him Cometh my salvation. 
 
 2 He verily is my strength and my salva- 
 tion : he is my defence, so that I shall not 
 greatly fall. 
 
 3 How long will ye imagine mischief against 
 every man : ye shall be slain all the sort of 
 you ; yea, as a tottering wall shall ye be, and 
 like a broken hedge. 
 
 4 Their device is only how to put him out 
 whom God will exalt : their delight is in lies ; 
 they give good words with their mouthy but 
 curse with their heart. 
 
 5 Nevertheless, my soul, wait thou still upon 
 God : for my hope is in him. 
 
 6 He truly is my strength and my salvation : 
 he is my defence, so that I shall not fall. 
 
 7 In God is my health, and my glory : the 
 rock of my might, and in God is my trust. 
 
 8 put your trust in him alway, ye people : 
 poiu' out your hearts before him, for God is 
 our hope.
 
 406 THE PSALMS. Duy\2. 
 
 9 As for the children of men, they are but 
 vanity : the children of men are deceitful upon 
 the weights, they are altogether lighter than 
 vanity itself. 
 
 10 trust not in wrong and robbery, give 
 not yourselves mito vanity : if riches increase, 
 set not your heart upon them. 
 
 11 God spake once, and twice I have also 
 heard the same : that power belongeth mito 
 God; 
 
 12 And that thou. Lord, art merciful : for 
 thou rewardest every man according to his 
 work. 
 
 Psalm Ixiii. Dens, Dens mens. 
 
 OGOD, thou art my God : early will I seek 
 thee. 
 
 2 My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh also 
 longeth after thee : in a barren and dry land 
 where no water is. 
 
 3 Thus have I looked for thee in holiness : 
 that I might behold thy power and glory. 
 
 4 For thy loving-kindness is better than the 
 life itself : my lips shall praise thee. 
 
 5 As long as I live will I magnify thee on 
 this manner : and lift up my hands in thy Name. 
 
 G My soul shall be satisfied, even as it were 
 with marrow and fatness : when my mouth 
 praiseth thee with joyful lips. 
 
 7 Have I not remembered thee in my bed : 
 and thought ujion thee when I was waking ? 
 
 8 Because thou hast been my helper : there- 
 fore under the shadow of thy wings will I 
 rejoice. 
 
 y My soul hangeth upon thee : thy right 
 hand hath upholden me.
 
 Day 12. THE PSALMS. 407 
 
 10 These also that seek the hurt of my soul : 
 they shall go under the earth. 
 
 11 Let them fall upon the edge of the sword : 
 that they may be a portion for foxes. 
 
 12 But the King shall rejoice in God ; all 
 they also that swear by him shall be com- 
 mended : for the mouth of them that speak 
 lies shall be stopped. 
 
 Psalm Ixiv. Exandi, Dens. 
 
 HEAR my voice, God, in my prayer : 
 preserve my life fi-om fear of the enemy. 
 
 2 Hide me from the gathering together of 
 the froward : and fi'om the insurrection of 
 wicked doers ; 
 
 3 Who have whet their tongue like a sword : 
 and shoot out their arrows, even bitter words ; 
 
 4 That they may privily shoot at him that 
 is perfect : suddenly do they hit him, and fear 
 not. 
 
 5 They encourage themselves in mischief: 
 and commune among themselves how they 
 may lay snares, and say, that no man shall 
 see them. 
 
 6 They imagine wickedness, and practise it : 
 that they keep secret among themselves, every 
 man in the deep of his heart. 
 
 7 But God shall suddenly shoot at them with 
 a swift arrow : that they shall be wounded. 
 
 8 Yea, their own tongues shall make them 
 fall : insomuch that whoso seeth them shall 
 laugh them to scorn. 
 
 9 And all men that see it shall say. This 
 hath God done : for they shall perceive that 
 it is his work.
 
 408 THE PSALMS. Day 12. 
 
 10 The righteous shall rejoice in the Lord, 
 and put his trust in him : and all they that 
 are true of heart shall be glad. 
 
 Day 12. (!3lJfntug |3raiirr. 
 
 Psalm IxA^ Te decet hymmis. 
 
 THOU, God, art praised in Sion : and 
 unto thee shall the vow be performed in 
 Jerusalem. 
 
 2 Thou that hearest the prayer : unto thee 
 shall all flesh come. 
 
 3 My misdeeds prevail against me : be 
 thou merciful unto our sins. 
 
 4 Blessed is the man, whom thou choosest, 
 and receivest unto thee : he shall dwell in thy 
 court, and shall be satisfied witli the pleasures 
 of thy house, even of thy holy temple. 
 
 5 Thou shalt shew us wonderful things in 
 thy righteousness, God of our salvation : thou 
 that art the hope of all the ends of the earth, 
 and of them that remain in the broad sea. 
 
 6 Who in his strength setteth fast the moun- 
 tains : and is girded about with power. 
 
 7 Who stilicth the raging of the sea : and 
 the noise of his waves, and the madness of the 
 people. 
 
 8 They also that dwell in the uttermost 
 parts of the earth shall be afraid at thy tokens : 
 thou that makest the outgoings of the morn- 
 ing and evening to praise thee. 
 
 9 Thou visitest the earth, and blessest it : 
 thou makest it very plenteous. 
 
 10 The river of God is full of water : thou 
 preparest their corn, for so thou providest for 
 the earth.
 
 Day 12. THE PSALMS. 
 
 11 Thou wateresther furrows, thou sendesfc 
 rain into the little valleys thereof : thou mak- 
 est it soft with the drops of rain, and blessest 
 the increase of it. 
 
 12 Thou crownest the year with thy good- 
 ness : and thy clouds drop fatness. 
 
 13 They shall drop upon the dwellings of 
 the wilderness : and the little hills shall re- 
 joice on every side. 
 
 14 The folds shall be full of sheep : the 
 valleys also shall stand so thick with corn, 
 that they shall laugh and sing. 
 
 Psalm Ixvi. Jubilate Deo. 
 
 OBE joyful in God, all ye lands : sing 
 praises unto the honour of Jiis Name, 
 make his praise to be glorious. 
 
 2 Say unto God, how wonderful art thou 
 in thy works : through the greatness of thy 
 power shall thine enemies be found liars unto 
 thee. 
 
 3 For all the world shall worship thee : sing 
 of thee, and praise thy Name. 
 
 4 come hither, and behold the works of 
 God : how wonderful he is in his doing toward 
 the children of men. 
 
 5 He turned the sea into dry land : so that 
 they went through the water on foot ; there 
 did we rejoice thereof. 
 
 6 He ruleth with his power for ever ; his 
 eyes behold the people : and such as will 
 not believe shall not be able to exalt them- 
 selves. 
 
 7 praise our God, ye people ; and make 
 the voice of his praise to be heard ;
 
 410 THE PSALMS. Day 12. 
 
 8 Who holdeth our soul in life : and suffer- 
 eth not our feet to slip. 
 
 9 For thou, God, hast proved us : thou 
 also hast tried us, like as silver is tried. 
 
 10 Thou broug-litest us into the snare : and 
 laidest trouble upon oiu- loins. 
 
 11 Thou sufferedst men to ride over our 
 heads : we went through fire and water, and 
 thou broughtest us out into a wealthy 
 place. 
 
 12 I will go into thine house with burnt- 
 offerings : and will pay thee my vows, which 
 I promised with my lips, and spake with my 
 mouth, when I was in trouble. 
 
 13 1 will offer unto thee fat burnt-sacrifices, 
 mth the incense of rams : I will offer bullocks 
 and goats. 
 
 14 come hither, and hearken,^ all ye that 
 fear God : and I will tell you what he hath 
 done for my soul. 
 
 15 I called unto him with my mouth : and 
 gave him praises with my tongue. 
 
 16 If I incline unto wickedness with mine 
 heart : the Lord will not hear me. 
 
 1 7 But God hath heard me : and considered 
 the voice of my prayer. 
 
 18 Praised be God who hath not cast out 
 my j^rayer : nor turned his mercy from me. 
 
 Psalm Ixvii. Dcxm miscreatur. 
 
 GOD be merciful unto us, and bless us : and 
 shew us tiie light of his countenance, 
 and be merciful unto us ; 
 
 2 That thy way may be knoAvn upon earth : 
 thy saving health among all nations.
 
 Day 13. THE PSALMS. 411 
 
 3 Let the people praise thee, God : yea, 
 let all the people praise thee. 
 
 4 let the nations rejoice and be glad : for 
 thou shalt judge the folk righteously, and 
 govern the nations upon earth. 
 
 5 Let the people praise thee, God : let 
 all the people praise thee. 
 
 6 Then shall the earth bring forth her in- 
 crease : and God, even our o^vn God, shall give 
 us his blessing. 
 
 7 God shall bless us : and all the ends of 
 the world shall fear him. 
 
 Day 13. i^Drntnfl drawer. 
 
 Psalm Ixviii. Exiirgat Dens, 
 
 LET God arise, and let his enemies be scat- 
 tered : let them also that hate him flee 
 before him. 
 
 2 Like as the smoke vanisheth, so shalt 
 thou drive them away : and like as wax melt- 
 eth at the fire, so let the ungodly perish at 
 the presence of God. 
 
 3 But let the righteous be glad and re- 
 joice before God : let them also be merry and 
 joyful. 
 
 4 sing unto God, and sing praises unto 
 his Name : magnify him that rideth upon the 
 heavens, as it were upon an horse ; praise 
 him in his Name JxiH, and rejoice before 
 him. 
 
 5 He is a Father of the fatherless, and de- 
 fendeth the cause of the widows : even God in 
 his holy habitation. 
 
 6 He is the God that maketh men to be of 
 one mind in an house^ and bringeth the pri-
 
 THE PSALMS. Day 13. 
 
 soners out of captivity : but letteth the runa- 
 gates continue in scarceness. 
 
 7 God, when thou wentest forth before 
 the people : when thou wentest through the 
 wilderness, 
 
 8 The earth shook, and the heavens dropped 
 at the presence of God : even as Sinai also was 
 moved at the presence of God, who is the God 
 of Israel. 
 
 9 Thou, God, sentest a gracious rain upon 
 thine inheritance : and refreshedst it when it 
 was weary. 
 
 10 Thy congregation shall dwell therein : 
 for thou, God, hast of thy goodness prepared 
 for the poor. 
 
 11 The Lord gave the word : great was the 
 company of the preachers. 
 
 12 Kings with their armies did flee, and 
 were discomfited : and they of the houshold 
 divided the spoil. 
 
 13 Though ye have lien among the pots, 
 yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove : that is 
 covered with silver wings, and her feathers 
 like gold. 
 
 14 When the Almighty scattered kings for 
 their sake : then were they as white as snow in 
 Salmon. 
 
 15 As the hill of Basan, so is God's hill : 
 even an high hill, as the hill of Basan. 
 
 16 Why hop ye so, ye high hills ? this is 
 God's hill, in the which it pleaseth him to 
 dwell : yea, the Lord will abide in it for ever. 
 
 17 The chariots of God are twenty thou- 
 sand, even thousands of angels : and the Lord 
 is among them, as in the holy place of Sinai.
 
 Day 13. THE PSALMS. 413 
 
 18 Thou art gone up on high, thou hast led 
 captivity captive, and received gifts for men : 
 yea, even for thine enemies, that the Lord 
 God might dwell among them. 
 
 19 Praised be the Lord daily i even the 
 God who helpeth us, and poureth his benefits 
 upon us. 
 
 20 He is our God, even the God of whom 
 Cometh salvation : God is the Lord, by whom 
 we escape death. 
 
 21 God shall wound the head of his enemies : 
 and the hairy scalp of such a one as goeth on 
 still in his wickedness. 
 
 22 The Lord hath said, I mW bring my 
 people again, as I did fi-om Basan : mine own 
 will I bring again, as I did sometime fi-om the 
 deep of the sea. 
 
 23 That thy foot may be dipped in the 
 blood of thine enemies : and that the tongue 
 of thy dogs may be red through the same. 
 
 24 It is well seen, God, how thou goest : 
 how thou, my God and King, goest in the 
 sanctuary. 
 
 25 The singers go before, the minstrels fol- 
 low after : in the midst are the damsels plapng 
 with the timbrels. 
 
 26 Give thanks, Israel, unto God the 
 Lord in the congregations ; from the ground 
 of the heart. 
 
 27 There is little Benjamin their ruler, and 
 the princes of Judah their council : the princes 
 of Zabulon, and the princes of Nephthali. 
 
 28 Thy God hath sent forth strength for 
 thee : stablish the thing, God, that thou 
 hast wrought in us, 
 
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 414 THE PSALMS. Day 13. 
 
 29 For thy temple's sake at Jerusalem : so 
 shall king's bring presents unto thee. 
 
 30 When the company of the spear-men, 
 and multitude of the miglity are scattered 
 abroad amoni^ the beasts of the people, so that 
 they humbly bring pieces of silver : and when 
 he hath scattered the people that delight in 
 war ; 
 
 31 Then shall the princes come out of 
 Egypt : the Morians' land shall soon stretch 
 out her hands unto God. 
 
 32 Snig unto God, ye kmgdoms of the 
 earth : sing ])raises unto the Lord ; 
 
 33 Who sitteth in the heavens over all from 
 the lieginnnig : lo, he doth send out his voice, 
 yea, and tliat a mighty voice. 
 
 34 Ascribe ye the power to God over Israel : 
 his worship, and strength is in the clouds. 
 
 35 God, wonderful art thou m thy holy 
 places : even the God of Israel ; he will give 
 strength and power unto his people ; blessed 
 be God. 
 
 Day 13. dJbcmng Pranrr. 
 
 Psalm Ixix. Salvinn mefac. 
 
 SAVE me, God : for the waters are come 
 in, even unto my soul. 
 
 2 I stick fast in the deep mire, where no 
 ground is : I am come into deep waters, so 
 that the floods run over me. 
 
 3 I am weary of crying ; my throat is dry : 
 my sight faileth me for waiting so long upon 
 my God. 
 
 4 They that hate me without a cause are 
 more than the hairs of my head : they that are
 
 Datjn. THE PSALMS. 415 
 
 mine enemies, and would destroy me guiltless, 
 are mighty. 
 
 5 I paid them the things that I never took : 
 God, thou knowest my simpleness, and my 
 faults are not hid from thee. 
 
 6 Let not them that trust in thee, Lord 
 God of hosts, be ashamed for my cause : let 
 not those that seek thee be confounded through 
 me, Lord God of Israel. 
 
 7 And why ? for thy sake have I suffered 
 reproof : shame hath covered my face. 
 
 8 I am become a stranger unto my brethren : 
 even an alien unto my mother's children. 
 
 9 For the zeal of thine house hath even eaten 
 me : and the rebukes of them that rebuked thee 
 are fallen upon me. 
 
 10 I wept, and chastened myself \Y\i\\ fast- 
 ing : and that was turned to my reproof. 
 
 11 I put on sackcloth also : and they jested 
 upon me. 
 
 12 They that sit in the gate speak against 
 me : and the drunkards make songs upon me. 
 
 13 But, Lord, I make my prayer unto thee : 
 in an acceptable time. 
 
 14 Hear me, God, in the multitude of 
 thy mercy : even in the truth of thy salvation. 
 
 15 Take me out of the mire, that I sink 
 not : let me be delivered from them that 
 hate me, and out of the deep waters. 
 
 16 Let not the water-flood drown me, nei- 
 ther let the deep swallow me up : and let not 
 the pit shut her mouth upon me. 
 
 17 Hear me, Lord, for thy loving-kind- 
 ness is comfortable : turn thee unto me accord- 
 ing to the multitude of thy mercies.
 
 416 THE PSALMS. Day 13. 
 
 18 And hide not thy face from thy servant, 
 for I am in trouble : haste tliee, and hear me. 
 
 19 Draw nigh unto my soul, and save it : 
 deliver me, because of mine enemies. 
 
 20 Thou hast known my reproof, my shame, 
 and my dishonour : mine adversaries are all 
 in thy sight. 
 
 21 Thy rebuke hath broken my heart ; I am 
 full of heaviness : I looked for some to have 
 pity on me, but there was no man, neither 
 found I any to comfort me. 
 
 22 They gave me gall to eat : and when I 
 was thirsty they gave me vinegar to drink. 
 
 23 Let their table be made a snare to take 
 themselves withal : and let the things that 
 should have been for their wealth be unto them 
 an occasion of falling. 
 
 24 Let their eyes be blinded, that they see 
 not ; and ever bow thou down their backs. 
 
 25 Pour out tliine indignation upon them : 
 and let thy -^Tathful displeasm-e take hold of 
 them. 
 
 26 Let their habitation be void : and no man 
 to dwell in their tents. 
 
 27 For they persecute him whom thou hast 
 smitten : and they talk how they may vex 
 them whom thou liast wounded. 
 
 28 Let them fall from one wickedness to 
 another : and not come into thy righteousness. 
 
 29 Let them be wijied out of the book of the 
 living : and not be written among the righteous. 
 
 30 As for me, when I am poor and in hea- 
 viness : thy help, Uod, shall lift me up. 
 
 31 I will praise the Name of God with a 
 song : and magnify it with thanksgiving.
 
 Day 14. THE PSALMS. 417 
 
 32 This also shall please the Lord : better 
 than a bullock that hath horns and hoofs. 
 
 33 The humble shall consider this, and be 
 glad : seeli ye after God, and your soul shall live. 
 
 34 For the Lord heareth the poor : and de- 
 spiseth not his prisoners. 
 
 35 Let heaven and earth praise him : the 
 sea, and all that moveth therein. 
 
 36 For God will save Sion, and build the 
 cities of Judah : that men may dwell there, and 
 have it in possession. 
 
 37 The posterity also of his servants shall 
 inherit it : and they that love his Name shall 
 dwell therein. 
 
 Psalm Ixx. Dims in adjutorium, 
 
 HASTE thee, God, to deliver me : make 
 haste to help me, Lord. 
 
 2 Let them be ashamed and confounded that 
 seek after my soul : let them be turned back- 
 ward and put to confusion tliat wish me evil. 
 
 3 Let them for their reward be soon brought 
 to shame : that cry over me. There, there. 
 
 4 But let all those that seek thee be joyful 
 and glad in thee : and let all such as delight 
 in thy salvation say alway. The Lord be praised. 
 
 5 As for me, I am poor and in misery ; 
 haste thee unto me, God. 
 
 6 Thou art my helper, and my redeemer : 
 Lord, make no long tarrying. 
 
 Day 14. i^orntng Prater. 
 
 Psalm Ixxi. In te, Domine, speravi, 
 
 IN thee, Lord, have I put my trust, let 
 me never be put to confusion : but rid me.
 
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 and deliver me, in thy righteousness ; incline 
 thine ear unto me, and save me. 
 
 2 Be thou my strong hold, whereunto I may 
 alway resort : thou hast promised to help me, 
 for thou art my house of defence, and my castle. 
 
 3 Deliver me, my God, out of the hand 
 of the ungodly : out of the hand of the unright- 
 eous and cruel man. 
 
 4 For thou, Lord God, art the thing that 
 I long for : thou art my hope, even from my 
 youth. 
 
 5 Through thee have I been holden up ever 
 since I was born : thou art he that took me 
 out of my mother's womb ; my praise shall be 
 always of thee. 
 
 6 I am become as it were a roonster unto 
 many : but my sure trust is in thee. 
 
 7 let my moutli be filled with thy praise : 
 that I may sing of thy glory and honour all 
 the day long. 
 
 8 Cast me not away in the time of age : for- 
 sake me not Avhen my strength faileth me. 
 
 9 For mine enemies speak against me, and 
 they that lay wait for my soul take their coun- 
 sel together, sapng : God hath forsaken him; 
 persecute him, and take him, for there is none 
 to deliver him. 
 
 10 Go not far from me, God -. my God, 
 haste thee to liclp me. 
 
 11 Let them be confounded and perish that 
 are against my soul : let them be covered with 
 shame and dishonour that seek to do me evil. 
 
 12 As for me, I will patiently abide alway; 
 and will praise thee more and more. 
 
 13 My mouth shall daily speak of thy right-
 
 Day 14. THE PSALMS. 419 
 
 eousness and salvation : for I know no end 
 thereof. 
 
 14 I will go forth in the strength of the 
 Lord God : and will make mention of thy righ- 
 teousness only. 
 
 15 Thou, God, hast taught me from my 
 youth up until now : therefore will I tell of thy 
 wondrous works. 
 
 16 Forsake me not, God, in mine old age, 
 when I am gray-headed : until I have shewed 
 thy strength unto this generation, and thy 
 power to all them that are yet for to come. 
 
 17 Thy righteousness, God, is very liigh: 
 and great things are they that thou hast done ; 
 God, who is like unto thee ? 
 
 18 what great troubles and adversities 
 hast thou shewed me I and yet didst thou tm-n 
 and refresh me ; yea, and broughtest me fr'om 
 the deep of the earth again. 
 
 19 Thou hast brought me to great honour: 
 and comforted me on every side. 
 
 20 Therefore will I praise thee and thy 
 faithfulness, God, playing upon an instru- 
 ment of musick : unto thee will I sing upon the 
 harp, thou Holy One of Israel. 
 
 21 My lips will be fain wjien I sing unto 
 thee : and so will my soul whom thou hast 
 delivered. 
 
 22 My tongue also shall talk of thy righteous- 
 ness all the day long : for they are confounded 
 and brought unto shame that seek to do me 
 evil. 
 
 Psalm Ixxii. Dens, judicium, 
 
 GIVE the King thy judgments, God : and 
 thy righteousness mito the King's son.
 
 THE rSALMS. Day 14. 
 
 2 Then shall he judge thy people according 
 unto right : and defend the poor. 
 
 3 The mountains also shall bring peace : and 
 the little hills righteousness unto the people. 
 
 4 He shall keep the simple folk by their 
 right : defend the children of the poor, and 
 punish the wrong doer. 
 
 5 They shall fear thee, as long as the sun 
 and moon enduretli : from one generation to 
 another. 
 
 6 He shall come down like the rain into a 
 fleece of wool : even as the drops that water 
 the earth. 
 
 7 In his time shall the righteous flourish : 
 yea, and abundance of peace, so long as the 
 moon endureth. 
 
 8 His dominion shall be also from the one 
 sea to the other : and from the flood unto the 
 world's end. 
 
 9 They that dwell in the wilderness shall 
 kneel before him : his enemies shall lick the 
 dust. 
 
 10 The kings of Tharsis and of the isles 
 shall give presents : the kings of Arabia and 
 Saba shall bring gifts. 
 
 1 1 All kings ^lall fall down before him : all 
 nations shall do him service. 
 
 12 For he shall deliver the poor when he 
 crieth : the needy also, and him that hath no 
 helper. 
 
 13 He shall be favourable to the simple and 
 needy : and sliall preserve the souls of the poor. 
 
 14 He shall deiivei' their souls from false- 
 hood and wrong : and dear shall their blood 
 be in his sisrht.
 
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 15 He shall live, and unto him shall be given 
 of the gold of Arabia i prayer shall be made 
 ever unto him, and daily shall he be praised. 
 
 16 There shall be an heap of corn in the 
 earth, high upon the hills : his fruit shall shake 
 like Libanus, and shall be green in the city 
 like grass upon the earth. 
 
 17 His Name shall endure for ever ; his 
 Name shall remain under the sun among the 
 posterities : which shall be blessed through 
 him ; and all the heathen shall praise him. 
 
 18 Blessed be the Lord God, even the God 
 of Israel : which only doeth wondrous things ; 
 
 19 And blessed be the Name of his Majesty 
 for ever : and all the earth shall be filled with, 
 his Majesty. Amen, Amen. 
 
 Day 14. C^bcntug prantr. 
 
 Psalm Ixxiii. Quam honus Israeli 
 
 TEULY God is loving unto Israel : even 
 unto such as are of a clean heart. 
 
 2 Nevertheless, my feet were almost gone ; 
 my treadings had well-nigh slipt. 
 
 3 And why ? I was grieved at the wicked ; 
 I do also see the ungodly in such prosperity. 
 
 4 For they are in no peril of death : but are 
 lusty and strong. 
 
 5 They come in no misfortune like other 
 folk : neither are they plagued like other men. 
 
 6 And this is the cause that they are so 
 holden with pride : and overwhelmed with 
 cruelty. 
 
 7 Their eyes swell with fatness : and they do 
 even what they lust. 
 
 8 They corrupt other, and speak of wicked 
 
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 422 THE PSALMS. Day 14. 
 
 blasphemy : their talking is against the most 
 High, 
 
 9 For they stretch forth their mouth unto 
 tb? heaven : and their tongue goeth through 
 the world. 
 
 10 Therefore fall the peo]3le unto them : and 
 thereout suck they no small advantage. 
 
 11 Tush, say they, how should God perceive 
 it : is there knowledge in the most High ? 
 
 12 Lo, these are the ungodly, these prosper 
 in the world, and these have riches in pos- 
 session : and I said. Then have I cleansed 
 my heart in vain, and washed mine hands in 
 innocency. 
 
 13 All the day long have I been punished : 
 and chastened every morning. 
 
 14 Yea, and I had almost said even as they ; 
 but lo, then I should have condemned the 
 generation of thy children. 
 
 15 Then thouglit I to understand this : but 
 it was too hard for me, 
 
 16 Until I went into the sanctuary of God : 
 then understood I the end of these men ; 
 
 17 Namely, how tliou dost set them m slip- 
 pery places : and castest them down, and de- 
 stroyest them. 
 
 18 Oh, how suddenly do they consume : 
 perish, and come to a fearful end ! 
 
 19 Yea, even like as a dream when one 
 awaketh : so slialt thou make their image to 
 vanish out of the city. 
 
 20 Thus my heart was grieved : and it went 
 even through my reins. 
 
 21 So foolish was I, and ignorant : even as 
 it were a beast before thee.
 
 Day 14. THE PSALMS. 423 
 
 22 Nevertheless, I am alway by thee : for 
 thou hast holden me by my right hand. 
 
 23 Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel : 
 and after that receive me with giory. 
 
 24 Whom have I in heaven but thee : and 
 there is none upon earth that I desire in com- 
 parison of thee. 
 
 25 My flesh and my heart faileth : but God 
 is the strength of my heart, and my portion 
 for ever. 
 
 26 For lo, they that forsake thee shall perish : 
 thou hast destroyed all them that coimnit for- 
 nication against thee. 
 
 27 But it is good for me to hold me fast by 
 God, to put my trust in the Lord God : and 
 to speak of all thy works in the gates of the 
 daughter of Sion. 
 
 Psalm Ixxiv. Ut quid, Dens ? 
 
 OGOD, wherefore art thou absent fi-om us 
 so long : why is thy wrath so hot against 
 the sheep of thy pasture ? 
 
 2 think upon thy congregation : whom 
 thou hast purchased, and redeemed of old. 
 
 3 Think upon the tribe of thme inheritance t 
 and mount Sion, wherein thou hast dwelt. 
 
 4 Lift up thy feet, that thou may est utterly 
 destroy every enemy : which hath done evil in 
 thy sanctuary. 
 
 5 Thine adversaries roar in the midst of thy 
 congregations : and set up their banners for 
 tokens. 
 
 6 He that hewed timber afore out of the 
 thick trees : was known to bring it to an ex- 
 cellent work.
 
 424 THE PSALMS. Bay 14. 
 
 7 But now they break doAvn all the carved 
 work thereof : with axes and hammers. 
 
 8 They have set fire upon thy holy places : 
 and have defiled the dwelling-place of thy 
 Name, even unto the ground. 
 
 9 Yea, they said in their hearts, Let us make 
 havock of them altogether : thus have they 
 burnt up all the liouses of God in the land. 
 
 10 We see not our tokens, there is not one 
 prophet more : no, not one is there among us, 
 that understandeth any more. 
 
 11 Grod, how long shall the adversary do 
 "this dishonour : how long shall the enemy 
 blaspheme thy Name, for ever ? 
 
 12 Why withdrawest thou thy hand : why 
 pluckest thou not thy right hand out of thy 
 bosom to consume the enemy ? 
 
 13 For God is my King of old : the help 
 that is done upon earth he doet]i it himself. 
 
 14 Thou didst divide the sea through thy 
 power : thou brakest the heads of the dragons 
 in the waters. 
 
 15 Thou smotest the heads of Leviathan in 
 pieces : and gavest him to be meat for the peo- 
 ple in the wilderness. 
 
 IG Thou broughtest out fountains and 
 waters out of the hard rocks : thou driedst up 
 mighty waters. 
 
 17 The day is thine, and the night is thine : 
 thou hast ])repared the light and the sun. 
 
 18 Thou hast set all the borders of the 
 earth : tliou hast made summer and winter. 
 
 19 Remember this, Lord, how the enemy 
 hath rebuked : and how the foolish people 
 hath blasphemed thy Name.
 
 Day 15. THE PSALMS. 425 
 
 20 deliver not the soul of thy turtle-dove 
 unto the multitude of the enemies : and forget 
 not the congregation of the poor for ever. 
 
 21 Look upon the covenant : for all the 
 earth is full of darkness, and cruel habita- 
 tions. 
 
 22 let not the simple go away ashamed : 
 but let the poor and needy give praise unto 
 thy Name. 
 
 23 Arise, God, maintain thine own cause : 
 remember how the foolish man blasphemeth 
 thee daily. 
 
 24 Forget not the voice of thine enemies : 
 the presmnption of them that hate thee in- 
 creaseth ever more and more. 
 
 Day 15. i^nnttng ^raiicr. 
 
 Psalm Ixxv. Confitehimur tibi. 
 
 UNTO thee, God, do we give thanks : 
 yea, unto thee do we give thanks. 
 
 2 Thy Name also is so nigh : and that do 
 thy wondrous works declare. 
 
 3 When I receive the congregation : I shall 
 judge according unto right. 
 
 4 The earth is w^ak, and all the inhabiters 
 thereof : I bear up the pillars of it. 
 
 5 I said unto the fools. Deal not so madly ; 
 and to the ungodly. Set not up your horn. 
 
 6 Set not up yom- horn on high : and speak 
 not with a stiff neck. 
 
 7 For promotion cometh neither fi'om the 
 east, nor from the west : nor yet fi'om the south. 
 
 8 And why ? God is the Judge : he putteth 
 down one, and setteth up another. 
 
 9 For in the hand of the Lord there is a
 
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 THE PSALMS. Day 15. 
 
 cup, and the wine is red : it is full mixed, and 
 he poureth out of the same. 
 
 10 As for the dre^-s thereof : all the ungodly of 
 the earth shall drink them, and suck them out. 
 
 11 But I will talk of the God of Jacob : and 
 praise him for ever. 
 
 12 All the horns of the ungodly also will I 
 break : and the horns of the righteous shall be 
 exalted. 
 
 Psalm Ixxvi. Notus in JudcBa. 
 
 IN Je^viy is God kno^vn : his Name is great 
 in Israel. 
 
 2 At Salem is his tabernacle : and his dwell- 
 ing in Sion. 
 
 3 There brake he the arrows of the bow : 
 the sliield, the sword, and the battle. 
 
 4 Thou art of more honour and might : than 
 the hills of the robbers. 
 
 5 The proud are robbed, tliey have slept 
 their sleep : and all the men whose hands 
 were mighty have found nothing. 
 
 6 At thy rebuke, God of Jacob : both the 
 chariot and horse are fallen. 
 
 7 Thou, even thou art to be feared : and 
 who may stand in thy sight when thou art 
 angry ? 
 
 8 Thou didst cause thy judgment to be 
 heard from heaven : the earth trembled, and 
 was still, 
 
 9 AVhen God arose to judgment : and to 
 help all the meek upon earth. 
 
 10 The fierceness of man shall turn to thy 
 praise : and the fierceness of them shalt thou 
 refrain.
 
 Bay 15. THE PSALMS. 427 
 
 11 Promise unto the Lord your God, and 
 keep it, all ye that are round about him : bring 
 presents unto him that ought to be feared. 
 
 12 He shall refrain the spirit of princes : 
 and is wonderful among the kings of the 
 earth. 
 
 Psalm Ixxvii. Yoce mea ad Dominum. 
 
 I WILL cry unto God with my voice : even 
 unto God will I cry with my voice, and he 
 shall hearken unto me. 
 
 2 In the time of my trouble I sought the 
 Lord : my sore ran, and ceased not in the 
 night-season ; my soul refused comfort. 
 
 3 When I am in heaviness, I will think 
 upon God : when my heart is vexed, I will 
 complain. 
 
 4 Thou boldest mine eyes waking : I am 
 so feeble, that I cannot speak. 
 
 5 I have considered the days of old : and 
 the years that are past. 
 
 6 I call to remembrance my song : and in 
 the night I commune with mine own heart, 
 and search out my spirits. 
 
 7 Will the Lord absent himself for ever : 
 and will he be no more intreated ? 
 
 8 Is his mercy clean gone for ever : and is 
 his promise come utterly to an end for ever- 
 more ? 
 
 9 Hath God forgotten to be gracious : and 
 will he shut up his loving-kindness in displea- 
 sure ? 
 
 10 And I said. It is mine own infirmity : 
 but I will remember the years of the right 
 hand of the most Highest.
 
 428 THE PSALMS. Day 15. 
 
 Ill will remember the works of the Lord : 
 and call to mind thy wonders of old time. 
 
 12 1 will think also of all thy works : and 
 my talking shall be of thy doings. 
 
 13 Thy way, God, is holy : who is so 
 great a God as our God ? 
 
 14 Thou art the God that doeth wonders : 
 and hast declared thy power among the people. 
 
 15 Thou hast mightily delivered thy people : 
 even the sons of Jacob and Joseph. 
 
 16 The waters saw thee, God, the waters 
 saw thee, and were afi'aid : the depths also 
 were troubled. 
 
 17 The clouds poured out water, the air 
 thundered : and tliine arrows went al3road. 
 
 18 The voice of thy thunder was heard 
 round about : the lightnings shone upon the 
 ground ; the earth was moved, and shook 
 withal. 
 
 19 Thy way is in the sea, and thy paths 
 in the great waters : and thy footsteps are not 
 knov.'n. 
 
 20 Thou leddest thy people like sheep : by 
 the hand of Moses and Aaron. 
 
 Day 15. eijcmns Pvaiicr. 
 
 Psalm Ixxviii. Attendde, popnle. 
 
 HEAR my law, my people : incline your 
 ears unto the words of my mouth. 
 
 2 I will open my mouth in a parable : I 
 will declare hard sentences of old ; 
 
 3 Which we have heard and known : and 
 such as our fathers have told us ; 
 
 4 That we should not hide them from the 
 children of the generations to come : but t;0
 
 Day 15. THE PSALMS. 429 
 
 shew the honour of the Lord, his mighty and 
 wonderful works that he hath done. 
 
 5 He made a covenant with Jacob, and gave 
 Israel a law : which he commanded our fore- 
 fathers to teach their children ; 
 
 6 That their posterity might know it : and 
 the children which were yet unborn ; 
 
 7 To the intent that when they came up : 
 they might shew their children the same ; 
 
 8 That they might put their- trust in God : 
 and not to forget the works of God, but to 
 keep his commandments ; 
 
 9 And not to be as their forefathers, a faith- 
 less and stubborn generation : a generation 
 that set not their heart aright, and whose 
 spirit cleaveth not stedfastly unto God ; 
 
 10 Like as the children of Ephraim : who 
 being harnessed, and carrying bows, turned 
 themselves back in the day of battle. 
 
 11 They kept not the covenant of God : and 
 would not walk in his law ; 
 
 12 But forgat what he had done : and the 
 wonderful works that he had shewed for them. 
 
 13 Marvellous things did he in the sight of 
 our forefathers, in the land of Egypt : even in 
 the field of Zoan. 
 
 14 He divided the sea, and let them go 
 through : he made the waters to stand on an 
 heap. 
 
 15 In the day-time also he led them with a 
 cloud : and all the night through with a light 
 of fire. 
 
 16 He clave the hard rocks in the wilder- 
 ness ; and gave them drink thereof, as it had 
 been out of the great depth.
 
 430 THE PSALMS. Dmj 15. 
 
 17 He brougtit waters out of the stony rock ; 
 so that it gushed out like the rivers. 
 
 18 Yet for all this they sinned more against 
 him : and provoked the most Highest in the 
 wilderness. 
 
 19 They tempted God in their hearts : and 
 required meat for their lust. 
 
 20 They spake against God also, saying : 
 Shall God prepare a table in the wilder- 
 ness ? 
 
 21 He smote the stony rock indeed, that 
 the water gushed out, and the streams flowed 
 withal : but can he give bread also, or provide 
 flesh for his people ? 
 
 22 When the Lord heard this, he was 
 WToth : so the fire was kindled in Jacob, and 
 there came up heavy displeasure against Is- 
 rael ; 
 
 23 Because they believed not in God : and 
 put not their trust in his help. 
 
 24 So he commanded the clouds above : and 
 opened tlie doors of heaven. 
 
 25 He rained down manna also upon them 
 for to eat : and gave them food from heaven. 
 
 26 So man did eat angels' food : for he 
 sent them meat enougli. 
 
 27 He caused the east-wind to blow under 
 heaven : and through his poAver he brought in 
 the south-west-wind. 
 
 28 He rained flesh upon them as thick as 
 dust : and feathered fowls like as the sand of 
 the sea. 
 
 29 He let it fall aiijong their tents : even 
 round about tlieir habitation. 
 
 30 So they did eat, and were well filled;
 
 Day 15. THE PSALMS. 431 
 
 for he gave them their own desire : they were 
 not disappointed of their lust. 
 
 31 But while the meat was yet in their 
 mouths, the heavy WTath of God came upon 
 them, and slew the wealthiest of them : yea, 
 and smote down the chosen men that were in 
 Israel. 
 
 32 But for all this they sinned yet more : 
 and believed not his wondrous works. 
 
 33 Therefore their days did he consume in 
 vanity : and their years in trouble. 
 
 34: When he slew them, they sought him : 
 and turned them early, and inquired after God. 
 
 35 And they remembered that God was 
 their strength : and that the high God was 
 their redeemer. 
 
 36 Nevertheless, they did but flatter him 
 with their mouth : and dissembled with him 
 in their tongue. 
 
 37 For their heart was not whole with him : 
 neither continued they stedfast in his cove- 
 nant. 
 
 38 But he was so merciful, that he forgave 
 their misdeeds : and destroyed them not. ' 
 
 39 Yea, many a time turned he his wrath 
 away : and would not suffer his whole displea- 
 sure to arise. 
 
 40 For he considered that they were but 
 flesh : and that they were even a wind that 
 passeth away, and cometh not again. 
 
 41 Many a time did they provoke him in 
 the wilderness : and grieved him in the desert. 
 
 42 They turned back, and tempted God : and 
 moved the Holy One in Israel 
 
 43 They thought not of his hand : and of
 
 432 THE PSALMS. Day 15. 
 
 the day when he delivered them from the hand 
 of the enemy ; 
 
 44 How he had WTOught his miracles in 
 Egypt : and his wonders in the field of Zoan, 
 
 45 He turned their waters into blood : so 
 that they might not drink of the rivers. 
 
 46 He sent lice among them, and devoured 
 them up : and frogs to destroy them. 
 
 47 He gave their fruit unto the caterpillar : 
 and their labour unto the grasshopper. 
 
 48 He destroyed their vines with hail-stones : 
 and their mulberry-trees with the frost. 
 
 49 He smote their cattle also with hail- 
 stones : and their flocks with hot thunder- 
 bolts. 
 
 50 He cast upon them the furiousness of 
 his wrath, anger, displeasure, and trouble : and 
 sent evil angels among them. 
 
 51 He made a way to his indignation/and 
 spared not their soul ft-om death : but gave 
 their life over to the pestilence ; 
 
 52 And smote all the first-born in Egypt : 
 the most principal and mightiest in the dwell- 
 ings of Ham. 
 
 53 But as for his own people, he led them 
 forth like sheep : and carried them in the wil- 
 derness like a flock. 
 
 54 He brought them out safely, that they 
 should not fear : and overwhelmed their ene- 
 mies with the sea. 
 
 55 And brought them within the borders of 
 his sanctuary : even to his mountain which he 
 purchased with his right hand. 
 
 5G He cast out the heathen also before them : 
 caused their land to be divided among them
 
 Day 15, THE PSALMS. 433 
 
 for an heritage, and made the tribes of Israel 
 to dwell in their tents. 
 
 57 So they tempted, and displeased the most 
 high God : and kept not his testimonies ; 
 
 58 But turned their backs, and fell away- 
 like their forefathers : starting aside like a 
 broken bow. 
 
 59 For they grieved him with their hill- 
 altars : and provoked him to displeasure with 
 their images. 
 
 60 When God heard this, he was wroth : and 
 took sore displeasure at Israel. 
 
 61 So that he forsook the tabernacle in Silo : 
 even the tent that he had pitched among men. 
 
 62 He delivered their power into captivity : 
 and their beauty into the enemy's hand. 
 
 63 He gave his people over also unto the 
 sword : and was wroth with his inheritance. 
 
 64 The fireconsmned their young men : and 
 their maidens w^ere not given to marriage. 
 
 65 Their priests were slain with the sword : 
 and there were no widows to make lamentation. 
 
 QQ So the Lord awaked as one out of sleep : 
 and like a giant refreshed with wine. 
 
 67 He smote his enemies in the hinder parts : 
 and put them to a perpetual shame. 
 
 68 He refused the tabernacle of Joseph : and 
 chose not the tribe of Ephraim ; 
 
 69 But chose the tribe of Judah : even the 
 hill of Sion which he loved. 
 
 70 And there he built his temple on high : 
 and laid the foundation of it like the ground 
 which he hath made continually. 
 
 71 He chose David also his servant : and 
 took him away from the sheep-folds.
 
 434 THE PSALMS. Bay 16. 
 
 72 As he was following the ewes great with 
 young ones he took him : that he might feed 
 Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance. 
 
 73 So he fed them with a faithful and true 
 heart : and ruled them prudently with all his 
 power. 
 
 Day 16. :^onttns Pragcr* 
 
 Psalm Ixxix. Deus, venei'unt. 
 
 OGOD, the heathen are come into thine 
 inheritance : thy holy temple have they 
 defiled, and made Jerusalem an heap of stones. 
 
 2 The dead bodies of thy servants have they 
 given to be meat unto the fowls of the air : and 
 the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the 
 land. 
 
 3 Their blood have they shed like water on 
 every side of Jerusalem : and there was no man 
 to bury them. 
 
 4 We are become an open shame to our 
 enemies : a very scorn and derision unto them 
 that are round about us. 
 
 5 Lord, how long wilt thou be angiy : shall 
 thy jealousy burn like fire for ever ? 
 
 6 Pour out thine indignation upon the hea- 
 then that have not kno^vn thee : and upon the 
 kingdoms that have not called upon thy Name. 
 
 7 For they have devoured Jacob : and laid 
 waste his dwelling-place. 
 
 8 remember not our old sins, but have 
 mercy upon us, and that soon ; for we are come 
 to great misery. 
 
 9 Help us, God of our salvation, for the 
 glory of thy Name : deliver us, and be mer- 
 ciful unto our sins, for thy Name's sake.
 
 Day 16. THE PSALMS. 435 
 
 10 Wherefore do the heathen say : Where is 
 now their God ? 
 
 11 let the vengeance of thy servants* 
 blood that is shed : be openly shewed upon the 
 heathen in our sight. 
 
 12 let the sorro^vful sighing of the prison- 
 ers come before thee : according to the great- 
 ness of thy power, preserve thou those that are 
 appointed to die. 
 
 13 And for the blasphemy wherewith our 
 neighbours have blasphemed thee : reward thou 
 them, Lord, seven-fold into their bosom. 
 
 14 So w^e, that are thy people, and sheep of 
 thy pasture, shall give thee thanks for ever : 
 and will alway be shewing forth thy praise 
 from generation to generation. 
 
 Psalm Ixxx. Qui regis Israel. 
 
 HE AE, thou Shepherd of Israel, thou that 
 leadest Joseph like a sheep : shew thy- 
 self also, thou that sittest upon the cherubims. 
 
 2 Before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasses ; 
 stir up thy strength, and come, and help us. 
 
 3 Turn us again, God : shew the light of 
 thy comitenance, and we shall be whole. 
 
 4 Lord God of hosts : how long wilt thou 
 be angry with thy people that prayeth ? 
 
 5 Thou feedest them with the bread of tears : 
 and givest them plenteousness of tears to drink. 
 
 6 Thou hast made us a very strife unto our 
 neighbours : and om* enemies laugh us to scorn. 
 
 7 Turn us again, thou God of hosts : shew the 
 light of thy countenance, and we shall be whole. 
 
 8 Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt i 
 thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.
 
 436 THE PSALMS. Day IQ. 
 
 9 Thou madest room for it : and when it 
 had taken root it filled the land. 
 
 10 The hills were covered with the shadow 
 of it : and the boughs thereof were like the 
 goodly cedar-trees. 
 
 11 She stretched out her branches unto the 
 sea : and her boughs unto the river. 
 
 12 Why hast thou then broken down her 
 hedge : that all they that go by pluck off her 
 grapes ? 
 
 13 The wild boar out of the wood doth root 
 it up : and the wild beasts of the field devour it. 
 
 14 Turn thee again, thou God of hosts, look 
 dowQ fi'om heaven : behold, and visit this vine ; 
 
 15 And the place of the vineyard that thy 
 right hand hath planted : and the branch that 
 thou madest so strong for thyself. 
 
 16 It is burnt with fire, and cut down : and 
 they shall perish at the rebuke" of thy counte- 
 nance. 
 
 17 Let thy hand be upon the man of thy 
 right hand : and upon the son of man, whom 
 thou madest so strong for thine own self. 
 
 18 And so will not we go back from thee : 
 let us live, and we shall call upon thy Name. 
 
 19 Turn us again, Lord God of hosts : 
 shew the light of thy countenance, and we 
 shall be whole. 
 
 Psalm Ixxxi. Exidtate Deo. 
 
 SING we merrily unto God our strength : 
 make a cheerful noise mito the God of 
 Jacob. 
 
 2 Take the psalm, bring hither the tabret : 
 the merry harp with the lute.
 
 Dmj 16. THE PSALMS. 437 
 
 3 Blow up the trumpet in the new-moon s 
 even in the time appointed, and upon our 
 solemn feast-day. 
 
 4 For this was made a statute for Israel .• 
 and a law of the God of Jacob. 
 
 5 This he ordained in Joseph for a testi- 
 mony : when he came out of the land of Egypt, 
 and had heard a strange language. 
 
 6 I eased his shoulder fi'om the burden : and 
 his hands were delivered from making the 
 pots. 
 
 7 Thou calledst upon me in troubles, and I 
 delivered thee : and heard thee what time as 
 the storm fell upon thee. 
 
 8 I proved thee also : at the waters of strife. 
 
 9 Hear, my people, and I will assure 
 thee, Israel : if thou wilt hearken unto me, 
 
 10 There shall no strange god be in thee : 
 neither shalt thou worship any other god. 
 
 11 I am the Lord thy God, who brought 
 thee out of the land of Egypt : open thy mouth 
 wide, and I shall fill it. 
 
 12 But my people would not hear my voice : 
 and Israel Avould not obey me. 
 
 13 So I gave them up unto their own hearts' 
 lusts : and let them follow their own imagina- 
 tions. 
 
 14 that my people would have hearkened 
 unto me : for if Israel had walked in my ways, 
 
 15 I should soon have put down their ene- 
 mies : and turned my hand against their ad- 
 versaries. 
 
 16 The haters of the Lord should have 
 been found liars : but their time should have 
 endured for ever.
 
 438 THE PSALMS. Day 16. 
 
 17 He should have fed them also with the 
 finest wheat-flour : and with honey out of the 
 stony rock should I have satisfied thee. 
 
 Day 16. d^bcntng prajicr. 
 
 Psalm Ixxxii. Deus stetit. 
 
 GOD standeth in the congregation of 
 princes : he is a Judge among gods. 
 
 2 How long will ye give wrong judgment : 
 and accept the persons of the ungodly ? 
 
 3 Defend the poor and fatherless : see that 
 such as are in need and necessity have right. 
 
 4 Deliver the out-cast and poor : save them 
 from the hand of the ungodly. 
 
 5 They will not be learned nor understand, 
 but walk on still in darkness : all the founda- 
 tions of the earth are out of course. 
 
 6 I have said, Ye are gods : and ye are all 
 the children of the most Highest. 
 
 7 But ye shall die like men : and fall like 
 one of the princes. 
 
 8 Arise, God, and judge thou the earth : 
 for thou shalt take all heathen to thine inhe- 
 ritance. 
 
 Psalm Ixxxiii. Deus, quis similis ? 
 
 HOLD not thy tongue, God, keep not 
 still silence : refrain not thyself, God. 
 
 2 For lo, thine enemies make a murmur- 
 ing : and they that hate thee have lift up their 
 head. 
 
 3 They have imagined craftily against thy 
 people : and taken counsel against thy secret 
 ones. 
 
 4 They have said, Come, and let us root
 
 Bay 16. THE PSALMS. 439 
 
 them out, that they be no more a people : and 
 that the name of Israel may be no more in 
 remembrance. 
 
 5 For they have cast their heads together 
 with one consent : and are confederate against 
 thee ; 
 
 6 The tabernacles of the Edomites, and the 
 Ismaelites : the Moabites, and Hagarens ; 
 
 7 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek : the 
 Philistines, with them that dwell at Tyre. 
 
 8 Assur also is joined with them : and have 
 holpen the children of Lot. 
 
 9 But do thou to them as unto the Madian- 
 ites : unto Sisera, and unto Jabin at the brook 
 of Kison ; 
 
 10 Who perished at Endor : and became as 
 the dung of the earth. 
 
 11 Make them and their princes like Oreb 
 and Zeb : yea, make all their princes like as 
 Zeba and Salmana ; 
 
 12 Who say. Let us take to ourselves : the 
 houses of God in possession. 
 
 13 my God, make them like unto a 
 wheel : and as the stubble before the wind ; 
 
 14 Like as the fire that burnetii up the 
 wood : and as the flame that consumeth the 
 mountains. 
 
 15 Persecute them even so with thy tem- 
 pest : and make them afraid with thy storm. 
 
 16 Make their faces ashamed, Lord : that 
 they may seek thy Name. 
 
 17 Let them be confounded and vexed ever 
 more and more : let them be put to shame, 
 and perish. 
 
 18 And they shall know that thou, whose
 
 440 THE PSALMS. Bay 16. 
 
 Name is Jehovah : art only the most Highest 
 over all the earth, 
 
 Psalm Ixxxiv. Quam dilecta I 
 
 OHOW amiable are thy dwellings : thou 
 Lord of hosts ! 
 
 2 My soul hath a desire and longing to 
 enter into the courts of the Lord : my heart 
 and my flesh rejoice in the living God. 
 
 3 Yea, the sparrow hath found her an 
 house, and the swallow a nest where she may 
 lay her young : even thy altars, Lord of 
 hosts, my King and m^y God. 
 
 4 Blessed are they that dwell in thy house : 
 they will be alway praising thee. 
 
 5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in 
 thee : in whose heart are thy ways. 
 
 6 Who going through the vale of misery use 
 it for a well : and the pools are filled with water. 
 
 7 They will go from strength to strength : 
 and unto the God of gods appeareth every one 
 of them in Sion. 
 
 8 Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer : 
 hearken, God of Jacob. 
 
 9 Behold, God our defender : and look 
 upon the face of thine Anointed. 
 
 10 For one day in thy com-ts : is better than 
 a thousand. 
 
 11 I had rather be a door-keeper in the 
 house of my God : than to dwell in the tents 
 of ungodliness. 
 
 12 For the Lord God is a light and de- 
 fence •. the Lord will give grace and worship, 
 and no good tiling shall he witlihold from 
 them that live a godly life.
 
 Bay 16. THE PSAIiMS. 441 
 
 13 Lord God of hosts : blessed is the man 
 that putteth his trust in thee. 
 
 Psalm IxxxY. Benedixisti, Domine. 
 
 LORD, thou art become gracious unto thy 
 land : thou hast turned away the capti- 
 vity of Jacob. 
 
 2 Thou hast forgiven the offence of thy 
 people : and covered all their sins. 
 
 3 Thou hast taken away all thy displeasure : 
 and turned thyself from thy wi'athful indig- 
 nation. 
 
 4 Tm-n us then, God our Saviour : and 
 let thine anger cease from us. 
 
 5 Wilt thou be displeased at us for ever : 
 and wilt thou stretch out thy wrath fi-om one 
 generation to another ? 
 
 6 Wilt thou not turn again, and quicken 
 us : that thy people may rejoice in thee ? 
 
 7 Shew us thy mercy, Lord : and grant 
 us thy salvation. 
 
 8 I will hearken what the Lord God will 
 say concerning me : for he shall speak peace 
 unto his people, and to his saints, that they 
 tm-n not again. 
 
 9 For his salvation is nigh them that fear 
 him : that glory may dwell in our land. 
 
 10 Mercy and truth are met together : righ- 
 teousness and peace have kissed each other. 
 
 11 Trath shall flourish out of the earth : and 
 righteousness hath looked down from heaven. 
 
 12 Yea, the Lord shall shew loving-kind- 
 ness : and our land shall give her increase. 
 
 13 Righteousness shall go before him : and 
 he shall direct his going in the way.
 
 442 THE PSALMS. Day 17. 
 
 Day 17. iHonTinfl Prayer. 
 
 Psalm Ixxxvi. Inclina, Domine. 
 
 BOW down thme ear, Lord, and hear 
 me : for I am poor, and in misery. 
 
 2 Preserve thou my soul, for I am holy: 
 my God, save thy servant that putteth his 
 trust in thee. . 
 
 3 Be merciful unto me, Lord : for I will 
 call daily upon thee. 
 
 4 Comfort the soul of thy servant : for unto 
 thee, Lord, do I lift up my soul. 
 
 5 For thou, Lord, art good and gracious : and 
 of great mercy unto all them that call upon thee. 
 
 6 Give ear, Lord, unto my prayer : and 
 ponder the voice of my humble desires. 
 
 7 In the time of my trouble I will call upon 
 thee : for thou hearest me. 
 
 8 Among the gods there is none like unto 
 thee, Lord : there is not one that can do as 
 thou doest. 
 
 9 All nations whom thou hast made shall 
 come and worship thee, Lord : and shall 
 glorify thy Name. 
 
 10 For thou art great, and doest wondrous 
 things : thou art God alone. 
 
 1 1 Teach me thy way, Lord, and I mil 
 walk in thy truth : knit my heart unto thee, 
 that I may fear thy Name. 
 
 12 I will thank 'thee, Lord my God, with 
 all my heart : and will praise thy Name for 
 evermore. 
 
 13 For great is thy mercy toward me : and 
 thou hast delivered my soul from the nether- 
 most hell.
 
 Bay 17. THE PSALMS. 443 
 
 14 God, the proud are risen against me : 
 and the congregations of naughty men have 
 sought after my soul, and have not set thee 
 before their eyes. 
 
 15 But thou, Lord God, art full of com- 
 passion and mercy : long-suffering, plenteous 
 in goodness and truth. 
 
 16 turn thee then unto me, and have 
 mercy upon me : give thy strength unto thy 
 servant, and help the son of thine hand- 
 maid. 
 
 17 Shew some token upon me for good, that 
 they vs^ho hate me may see it, and be ashamed : 
 because thou. Lord, hast holpen me, and com- 
 forted me. 
 
 Psalm Ixxxvii. Fundamenta ejus. 
 
 HEE, foundations are upon the holy hills : 
 the Lord loveth the gates of Sion more 
 than all the dwellings of Jacob. 
 
 2 Very excellent things are spoken of thee : 
 thou city of God. 
 
 3 I will think upon Rahab and Babylon : 
 with them that know me. 
 
 4 Behold ye the Philistines also : and they 
 of Tyre, with the Morians ; lo, there was he 
 born. 
 
 5 And of Sion it shall be reported that he 
 was born in her : and the most High shall 
 stablish her. 
 
 6 The Lord shall rehearse it when he 
 writeth up the people : that he was born there. 
 
 7 The singers also and trumpeters shall he 
 rehearse : All my fresh springs shall be in 
 thee.
 
 444 THE PSALMS. Bay 17. 
 
 Psalm Ixxxviii. Domine Deus. 
 
 OLORD God of my salvation, I have cried 
 day and night before thee : let my 
 prayer enter into thy presence, incline thine 
 ear mito my calling. 
 
 2 For my soul is full of trouble : and my life 
 draweth nigh unto hell. 
 
 3 I am counted as one of them that go down 
 into the pit : and I have been even as a man 
 that hath no strength. 
 
 4 Free among the dead, like unto them that 
 are wounded, and lie in the grave : who are out 
 of remembrance, and are cut away from thy 
 hand. 
 
 5 Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit : in a 
 place of darkness, and in the deep. 
 
 6 Thine mdignation lieth hard upon me : and 
 thou hast vexed me with all thy storms. 
 
 7 Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far 
 from me : and made me to be abhorred of them. 
 
 8 I am so fast in prison : that I cannot get 
 forth. 
 
 9 ]\Iy sight faileth for very trouble : Lord, 
 I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched 
 forth my hands unto thee. 
 
 10 Dost thou shew wonders among the dead : 
 or shall the dead rise up again, and praise thee ? 
 
 11 Shall thy loving-kindness be shewed in 
 the grave : or thy faithfulness in destruction ? 
 
 12 Shall thy wondrous works be kno^vn in 
 the dark : and thy righteousness in the land 
 where all things are forgotten ? 
 
 13 Unto thee have I cried, Lord : and 
 early shall my prayer come before thee.
 
 Day 17. THE PSALMS. 
 
 14 Lord, why abhorrest thou my soul : and 
 hidest thou thy face from me ? 
 
 15 I am in misery, and like unto him that 
 is at the point to die : even from my youth up 
 thy terrors have I suffered with a troubled 
 mind. 
 
 16 Thy wrathful displeasure goeth over me : 
 and the fear of thee hath undone me. 
 
 17 They came round about me daily like wai- 
 ter : and compassed me together on every side. 
 
 18 My lovers and friends hast thou put away 
 from me : and hid mine acquaintance out of my 
 sight. 
 
 Day 17. (I^ljening ^ra^cr. 
 
 Psalm Ixxxix. 3Iisericordias Domini. 
 
 MY song shall be alway of the loving-kind- 
 ness of the Lord : with my mouth will 
 I ever be sliewing thy truth from one genera- 
 tion to another. 
 
 2 For I have said, Mercy shall be set up for 
 ever : thy truth shalt thou stablish in the 
 heavens. 
 
 3 I have made a covenant with my chosen : 
 I have sworn unto David my servant ; 
 
 4 Thy seed will I stablish for ever : and set 
 up thy throne from one generation to another. 
 
 5 Lord, the very heavens shall praise thy 
 wondrous works : and thy truth in the congre- 
 gation of the saints. 
 
 6 For who is he among the clouds : that shall 
 be compared unto the Lord ? 
 
 7 And what is he among the gods : that shall 
 be like unto the Lord ? 
 
 8 God is very greatly to be feared in the 
 
 un
 
 446 THE PSALMS, Bay 17. 
 
 council of the saints : and to be had in reverence 
 of all them that are round about him. 
 
 9 Lord God of hosts, who is like unto 
 thee : thy truth, most mighty Lord, is on 
 every side. 
 
 10 Thou rulest the raging of the sea : thou 
 stillest the waves thereof when they arise. 
 
 1 1 Thou hast subdued Egypt, and destroyed 
 it : thou hast scattered thine enemies abroad 
 with thy mighty arm. 
 
 12 The heavens are thine, the earth also is 
 thine : thou hast laid the foundation of the 
 round world, and all that therein is. 
 
 13 Thou hast made the north and the south : 
 Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy Name. 
 
 14 Thou hast a mighty arm : strong is thy 
 hand, and high is thy right hand. 
 
 15 Righteousness and equity are the habita- 
 tion of thy seat : mercy and truth shall go 
 before thy face. 
 
 16 Blessed is the people, Lord, that can 
 rejoice in thee : they shall w^alk in the light 
 of thy countenance. 
 
 17 Their delight shall be daily in thy Name : 
 and in thy righteousness shall they make their 
 boast. 
 
 18 For thou art the glory of their strength : 
 and in thy loving-kindness thou shalt lii? up 
 our horns. 
 
 19 For the Lord is our defence : tlie Holy 
 One of Israel is our King. 
 
 20 Thou spakest sometime in visions unto 
 thy saints, and saidst : I have laid help upon 
 one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen 
 out of the people.
 
 Day 17. THE PSALMS. 
 
 21 I have found David my servant : with 
 my holy oil have I anointed him. 
 
 22 My hand shall hold him fast : and my 
 arm shall strengthen him. 
 
 23 The enemy shall not be able to do him 
 violence : the son of wickedness shall not hurt 
 him. 
 
 24 I will smite down his foes before his face : 
 and plague them that hate him. 
 
 25 My truth also and my mercy shall be 
 with him : and in my Name shall his horn be 
 exalted. 
 
 26 I will set his dominion also in the sea : 
 and his right hand in the floods. 
 
 27 He shall call me, Thou art my Father : 
 my God, and my strong salvation. 
 
 28 And I will make him my first-born : 
 higher than the kings of the earth. 
 
 29 My mercy will I keep for him for ever- 
 more : and my covenant shall stand fast with 
 him. 
 
 30 His seed also will I make to endure for 
 ever : and his throne as the days of heaven. 
 
 31 But if his children forsake my law : and 
 walk not in my judgments ; 
 
 32 If they break my statutes, and keep not 
 my commandments : I will visit their offences 
 with the rod, and their sin with scourges. 
 
 33 Nevertheless, my loving-kindness will I 
 not utterly take fi'om him : nor suffer my truth 
 to fail. 
 
 34 My covenant will I not break, nor alter 
 the thing that is gone out of my lips : I have 
 sworn once by my holiness, that I will not fail 
 David.
 
 448 THE PSALMS. Day 17. 
 
 35 His seed shall endure for ever : and Ma 
 seat is like as the sun before me. 
 
 36 He shall stand fast for evermore as the 
 moon : and as the faithful witness in heaven. 
 
 37 But thou hast abhorred and forsaken 
 thine Anointed : and art displeased at him. 
 
 38 Thou hast broken the covenant of thy 
 servant : and cast his crown to the ground. 
 
 39 Thou hast overthrown all his hedges : 
 and broken down his strongholds. 
 
 40 All they that go by spoil him : and he is 
 become a reproach to his neighbours. 
 
 41 Thou hast set up the right hand of his 
 enemies : and made all his adversaries to rejoice. 
 
 42 Thou hast taken away the edge of his 
 sword : and givest him not victory in the 
 battle. 
 
 43 Thou hast put out his glory : and cast 
 his throne down to the ground. 
 
 44 The days of his youth hast thou short- 
 ened : and covered him with dishonour. 
 
 45 Lord, how long wilt thou hide thyself, 
 for ever : and shall thy wrath burn like fire ? 
 
 46 remember how short my time is : 
 wherefore hast thou made all men for nought ? 
 
 47 What man is he that liveth, and shall 
 not see death : and shall he deliver his soul 
 from the hand of hell ? 
 
 48 Lord, where are thy old loving-kind- 
 nesses : which thou swarest unto David in thy 
 truth ? 
 
 49 Remember, Lord, the rebuke that thy 
 servants have : and how I do bear in my bosom 
 the rebukes of many people ; 
 
 50 Wherewith thine enemies have blasphem-
 
 Day IB. THE PSAL^IS. 449 
 
 ed thee, and slandered the footsteps of thine 
 Anointed : praised be the Lord for evermore. 
 Amen, and Amen. 
 
 Day 18. MovnitxQ ^BraM^f* 
 
 Psahn xc. Donnne, refurjhnn. 
 
 LORD, thou hast been our refuge : from 
 one generation to another. 
 
 2 Before the mountains were brought forth, 
 or ever the earth and the world were made : 
 thou art God from everlasting, and world with- 
 out end. 
 
 3 Thou tm-nest man to destruction : again 
 thou sayest, Come again, je children of 
 men. 
 
 . 4 For a thousand years in thy sight are but 
 as yesterday : seeing that is past as a watch 
 in the night. 
 
 5 As soon as thou scatterest them they are 
 even as a sleep : and fade away suddenly like 
 the grass. 
 
 6 In the morning it is green, and groweth 
 up : but in the evening it is cut do^\Tl, dried 
 up, and withered. 
 
 7 For we consume away in thy displeasure : 
 and are afraid at thy wrathful indignation. 
 
 8 Thou hast set our misdeeds before thee : 
 and our secret sins in the light of thy counte- 
 nance. 
 
 9 For when thou art angry all our days are 
 gone : we bring our years to an end, as it were 
 a tale that is told. 
 
 10 The days of our age are threescore years 
 and ten ; and tliough men be so strong that 
 they come to fourscore years : yet is their
 
 450 THE PSALMS. Day 18. 
 
 strength then but labour and sorrow ; so soon 
 passeth it away, and we are gone. 
 
 11 But who regardeth the power of thy 
 wrath ; for even thereafter as a man feareth, 
 so is thy displeasure. 
 
 12 So teach us to number our days : that 
 we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. 
 
 13 Turn thee again, Lord, at the last: 
 and be gracious unto thy servants. 
 
 14 satisfy us with thy mercy, and that 
 soon : so shall we rejoice and be glad all the 
 days of our life. 
 
 15 Comfort us again now after the time 
 that thou hast plagued us : and for the years 
 wherein we have suffered adversity. 
 
 16 Shew thy servants thy work : and their 
 children thy glory. 
 
 17 And the glorious JMajesty of the Lord 
 our God be upon us : prosper thou tlie work 
 of our hands upon us, prosper thou our 
 handy-work. 
 
 Psalm xci. Qui hahitaf. 
 
 WHOSO dwelleth under the defence of 
 the most High : shall abide under the 
 shadow of tlie Almighty. 
 
 2 I will say unto the Lord, Thou art my 
 hope, and my strong hold : my God, in him 
 will I trust. 
 
 3 For he shall deliver thee from the snare of 
 the hunter : and from the noisome pestilence. 
 
 4 He shall defend thee under his wings, 
 and thou shalt be safe under liis feathers : his 
 faithfulness and truth shall be thy shield and 
 buckler.
 
 Day 18. THE PSALMS. 451 
 
 5 Thou shalt not be afraid for any terror 
 by night : nor for the arrow that flieth by day ; 
 
 6 For the pestilence that walketh in dark- 
 ness : nor for the sickness that destroyeth in 
 the noon-day. 
 
 7 A thousand shall fall beside thee, and 
 ten thousand at thy right hand : but it shall 
 not come nigh thee. 
 
 8 Yea, with thine eyes shalt thou behold : 
 and see the reward of the ungodly. 
 
 9 For thou, Lord, art my hope : thou hast 
 set thine house of defence very high. 
 
 10 There shall no evil happen unto thee : 
 neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwell- 
 ing. 
 
 1 1 For he shall give his angels charge over 
 thee : to keep thee in all thy ways. 
 
 12 They shall bear thee in their hands ; that 
 thou hurt not thy foot against a stone. 
 
 13 Thou shalt go upon the lion and adder : 
 the young lion and the dragon shalt thou 
 tread under thy feet. 
 
 14 Because he hath set his love upon me, 
 therefore will I deliver him : I will set him 
 up, because he hath known my Name. 
 
 15 He shall call upon me, and I will hear 
 him : yea, I am with him in trouble ; I will 
 deliver him, and bring him to honour. 
 
 16 With long life will I satisfy him : and 
 shew him my salvation. 
 
 Psalm xcii. Bonum est confiteri. 
 
 IT is a good thing to give thanks unto the 
 Lprd : and to eing praises unto thy Name, 
 most Highest ;
 
 452 THE PSALMS. Day ig. 
 
 2 To tell of thy loving-kindness early in 
 the morning : and of thy truth in the night- 
 season ; 
 
 3 Upon an instrument of ten strings, and 
 upon the lute : upon a loud instrument, and 
 upon the harp. 
 
 4 For thou, Lord, hast made me glad 
 through thy works : and I will rejoice in 
 giving praise for the operations of thy hands. 
 
 5 Lord, how glorious are thy works : 
 thy thoughts are very deep. 
 
 6 An unwise man doth not well consider 
 this : and a fool doth not understand it. 
 
 7 When the ungodly are green as the grass, 
 and when all the workers of wickedness do 
 flourish : then shall they be destroyed for ever ; 
 but thou, Lord, art the most Highest for 
 evermore. 
 
 8 For lo, thine enemies, I^ord, lo, thine 
 enemies shall perish : and all the workers of 
 wickedness shall be destroyed. 
 
 9 But mine horn shall be exalted like the 
 horn of an unicorn : for I am anointed with 
 fresh oil. 
 
 10 Mine eye also shall see his lust of mine 
 enemies : and mine ear shall hear his desire of 
 the wicked that arise up against me. 
 
 11 The righteous shall flourish like a palm- 
 tree : and shall spread abroad like a cedar in 
 Libanus. 
 
 12 Such as are planted in the house of the 
 Lord ; shall flourish in the courts of the house 
 of our God. 
 
 13 They also shall bring forth more ft;uit in 
 their a<?e : and shall be fat and well-liking.
 
 Day 18. THE PSALMS. 453 
 
 14 That they may shew how true the Lord 
 my strength is : and that there is no unright- 
 eousness in him. 
 
 Day 18. €^tm\\% Pia«cr. 
 
 Psalm xciii. Dominus regnavit. 
 
 THE Lord is King, and hath put on glo- 
 rious apparel : the Lord hath put on his 
 apparel, and girded himself with strength. 
 
 2 He hath made the round world so sure : 
 that it cannot be moved. 
 
 3 Ever since the world began hath thy 
 seat been prepared : thou art from everlast- 
 ing. 
 
 4 The floods are risen, Lord, the floods 
 have lift up their voice : the floods lift up their 
 waves. 
 
 5 The waves of the sea are mighty, and 
 rage horribly : but yet the Lord, who dwelleth 
 on high, is mightier. 
 
 6 Thy testimonies, Lord, are very sure : 
 holiness becometh thine house for ever. 
 
 Psalm xciv. Dens ultionum. 
 
 OLORD God, to whom vengeance belong- 
 eth : thou God, to whom vengeance be- 
 longeth, shew thyself. 
 
 2 Arise, thou Judge of the world : and re- 
 ward the proud after their deserving. 
 
 3 Lord, how long shall the ungodly : how 
 long shall the ungodly triumph ? 
 
 4 How long shall all wicked doers speak so 
 disdainftilly : and make such j^roud boasting ? 
 
 5 They smite down thy people, Lord : 
 and trouble thine heritage. 
 
 —
 
 454 THE PSALMS. Hay 18. 
 
 6 Tliey murder the widow, and the stranger: 
 and put the fatherless to death. 
 
 7 And jet they say, Tush, the Lord shall not 
 see : neither shall the God of Jacob regard it. 
 
 8 Take heed, ye nnwise among the people : 
 ye fools, Avhen will ye understand ? 
 
 9 He that planted the ear, shall he not hear : 
 or he that made the eye, shall he not see ? 
 
 10 Or he that nurtureth the heathen : it is 
 he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he 
 punish ? 
 
 11 The Lord knoweth the thoughts of man: 
 that they are but vain. 
 
 12 Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, 
 Lord : and teachest him in thy law ; 
 
 13 That thou mayest give him patience in 
 time of adversity ; until the pit be digged up 
 for the ungodly. 
 
 14 For the Lord will not fail his people ; 
 neither will he forsake his inheritance ; 
 
 15 Until righteousness turn again unto judg- 
 ment : all such as are true in heart shall follow it. 
 
 16 Who will rise up with me against the 
 wicked : or who will take my part against the 
 evil-doers ? 
 
 17 If the Lord had not helped me : it had 
 not failed but my soul had been put to silence. 
 
 18 But when I said, My foot hath slipt : 
 thy mercy, Lord, held me up. 
 
 19 In the multitude of the sorrows that I 
 had in my heart : thy comforts have refreshed, 
 my soul. 
 
 20 Wilt thou have any thing to do with the 
 stool of wickedness : which imagineth mischief 
 as a law ?
 
 Bay 19. THE PSALMS. 455 
 
 21 They gather them together against the 
 soul of tlie righteous : and condemn the inno- 
 cent blood. 
 
 22 But the Lord is my refuge : and my God 
 is the strength of my confidence. 
 
 23 He shall recompense them their wicked- 
 ness, and destroy them in their own malice : 
 yea, the Lord our God shall destroy them. 
 
 Day 19. jEonttns ^ra^cr. 
 
 Psalm xcv. Venite, exult c^mis. 
 
 OCOME, let us sing unto the Lord : let us 
 heartily rejoice in the strength of our 
 salvation. 
 
 2 Let us come before his presence with 
 thanksgiving : and shew ourselves glad in him 
 with psalms. 
 
 3 For the Lord is a great God : and a great 
 King above all gods. 
 
 4 In his hand are all the corners of the 
 earth : and the strength of the hills is his also. 
 
 5 The sea is his, and he made it : and his 
 hands prepared the dry land. 
 
 6 come, let us worship and fall down : and 
 kneel before the Lord our Maker. 
 
 7 For he is the Lord our God : and we are 
 the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his 
 hand. 
 
 8 To-day if ye will hear his voice, harden 
 not your hearts : as in the provocation, and as 
 in the day of temptation in the wilderness ; 
 
 9 When your fathers tempted me : proved 
 me, and saw my works. 
 
 10 Forty years long was I grieved with this 
 generation, and said ; It is a people that do err
 
 456 THE PSALMS. Day 19c 
 
 in their hearts, for thej have not known my 
 ways ; 
 
 11 Unto whom I sware in my wrath : that 
 they should not enter into my rest. 
 
 Psalm xcvi. Cantate Domino. 
 
 OSING- unto the Lord a new song : sing 
 unto the Lord, all the whole earth. 
 
 2 Sing unto the Lord, and praise his Name ; 
 be telling of his salvation from day to day. 
 
 3 Declare his honour unto the heathen : and 
 his wonders unto all people. 
 
 4 For the Lord is great, and cannot worthily 
 be praised : he is more to be feared than all gods. 
 
 5 xis for all the gods of the heathen, they 
 are but idols : but it is the Lord that made 
 the heayens. 
 
 6 Glory and worship are before him : power 
 and honour are in his sanctuary. 
 
 7 Ascribe unto the Lord, ye kindreds of 
 the people : ascribe uuto the Lord worship and 
 power. 
 
 8 Ascribe unto the Lord the honour due 
 unto his Name : bring presents, and come into 
 his courts. 
 
 9 worship the Lord in the beauty of holi- 
 ness : let tlie whole earth stand in awe of him. 
 
 10 Tell it out among the heathen that the 
 Lord is King : and that it is he who hath 
 made the round world so fast that it cannot 
 be moved ; and how that he shall judge the 
 people righteously. 
 
 11 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth 
 be glad : let the sea make a noise, and all that 
 therein is.
 
 Dap 19. THE PSALMS. 457 
 
 12 Let the field be joyful, and all that is in 
 it : then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice 
 before the Lord. 
 
 13 For he Cometh, for he cometh to judge 
 the earth : andwithrighteousnessto judge the 
 world, and the people with his truth. 
 
 Psalm xcvii. Dominiis regnavit. - 
 
 THE Lord is King, the earth may be glad 
 thereof : yea, the multitude of the isles 
 may be glad thereof. 
 
 2 Clouds and darkness are round about him: 
 righteousness and judgment are the habitation 
 of his seat. 
 
 3 There shall go a fire before him : and burn 
 up his enemies on every side. 
 
 4 His lightnings gave shine unto the world: 
 the earth saw it, and was afi-aid. 
 
 5 The hills melted like wax at the presence 
 of the Lord : at the presence of the Lord of 
 the whole earth. 
 
 6 The heavens have declared his righteous- 
 ness : and all the people have seen his glory. 
 
 7 Confounded be all they that worship carved 
 Images, and that delight in vain gods : worship 
 him, all ye gods. 
 
 8 Sion heard of it, and rejoiced : and the 
 daughters of Judah were glad, because of thy 
 judgments, Lord. 
 
 9 For thou, Lord, art higher than all that are 
 in the earth : thou art exalted far above all gods. 
 
 10 ye that love the Lord, see that ye hate 
 the thing which is evil : the Lord preserveth 
 the souls of his saints ; he shall deliver them 
 from the hand of the ungodly.
 
 458 THE PSALMS. Day 19. 
 
 1 .1 There is sprung up a light for the righteous: 
 and joyful gladness for such as are true-hearted. 
 
 12 Rejoice in the Lord, jq righteous : and 
 give tlianks for a remembrance of his holiness. 
 
 Day 19. dJbeninu prater. 
 
 Psalm xcviii. Cantatc Domino. 
 
 OSING unto the Lord a new song : for he 
 hath done marvellous things. 
 
 2 AVith his own right hand, and with his 
 holy arm : hath he gotten himself the victory. 
 
 3 The Lord declared his salvation : his 
 righteousness hath he openly shewed in the 
 sight of the heathen. 
 
 4 He hath remembered his mercy and truth 
 toward the house of Israel : and all the ends of 
 the world have seen the salvation of our God. 
 
 5 Shew yourselves joyful unto the Lord, all 
 ye lands : sing, rejoice, and give thanks. 
 
 6 Praise the Lord upon the harp : sing to 
 the harp with a psalm of thanksgiving. 
 
 7 With trumpets also, and sha^\iiis : shew 
 yourselves joyful before the Lord the King. 
 
 8 Let the sea make a noise, and all that 
 therein is : the round world, and they that 
 dwell therein. 
 
 9 Let the floods clap their hands, and let the 
 hills be joyful together before the Lord : for 
 he is come to judge the earth. 
 
 10 With righteousness shall he judge the 
 world : and the people with equity. 
 
 Psalm xcix. Dominiis regnavit. 
 
 THE Lord is King, be the people never so 
 impatient : he sitteth between the cheru- 
 bims, be the earth never so unquiet.
 
 Day 19. THE PSALMS. 459 
 
 2 The Lord is great in Sion : and high above 
 all people. 
 
 3 They shall give thanks unto thy Name : 
 which is great, wonderful, and \\o\j. 
 
 4 The King's power loveth judgment ; thou 
 hast prepared equity : thou hast executed judg- 
 ment and righteousness in Jacob. 
 
 5 magnify the Lord our God : and fall 
 down before his footstool, for he is holy. 
 
 6 Moses and Aaron among his priests, and 
 Samuel among such as call upon his Name : 
 these called upon the Lord, and he heard them. 
 
 7 He spake unto them out of the cloudy 
 pillar : for they kept his testimonies, and the 
 law that he gave them. 
 
 8 Thou heardest them, Lord our God : 
 thou forgavest them, God, and punishedst 
 their own inventions. 
 
 9 magnify the Lord our God, and wor- 
 ship him upon his holy hill : for the Lord our 
 God is holy. 
 
 Psalm c. Jubilate Deo. 
 
 OBE joyful in the Lord, all ye lands : 
 serve the Lord with gladness, and come 
 before his presence with a song. 
 
 2 Be ye sure that the Lord he is God : it is 
 he that hath made us, and not we ourselves ; 
 we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 
 
 3 go your way into his gates with thanks- 
 giving, and into his courts with praise : be 
 thankful unto him, and speak good of his Name. 
 
 4 For the Lord is graeious, his mercy is 
 everlasting : and his truth endureth fi'om gene- 
 ration to generation.
 
 460 THE PSALMS. Day 20. 
 
 Psalm ci. 3Iisericordiam et jndicium. 
 
 MY song shall be of mercy and judgment : 
 unto thee, Lord, will I sing. 
 
 2 let me have understanding : in the way 
 of godliness. 
 
 3 AVlien wilt thou come unto me : I will 
 walk in my house with a perfect heart. 
 
 4 I will take no wicked thing in hand ; I 
 hate the sins of unfaithfulness : there shall no 
 such cleave unto me. 
 
 5 A froward heart shall depart from me : I 
 will not know a wicked person. 
 
 6 Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour : 
 him will I destroy. 
 
 7 Whoso hath also a proud look and high 
 stomach : I will not suffer him. 
 
 8 Mine eyes look upon such as are faithful 
 in the land : that they may dwell with me. 
 
 9 Whoso leadeth a godly life : he shall be 
 my servant. 
 
 10 There shall no deceitful person dwell in 
 my house : he that telleth lies shall not tarry 
 in my sight. 
 
 Ill shall soon destroy all the ungodly that 
 are in the land : that I may root out all wicked 
 doers from the city of the Lord. 
 Day 20. :^0rmng Prager. 
 
 Psalm cii. Domine, exaudi. 
 
 HEAR my prayer, Lord : and let my 
 crying come unto thee. 
 
 2 Hide not thy face from me in the time of 
 my trouble : incline thine ear unto me when I 
 call ; hear me, and that right soon. 
 
 3 For my days are consumed away like smoke :
 
 Day 20. THE PSALMS. 461 
 
 and my bones are burnt up as it were a fire- 
 brand. 
 
 4 My heart is smitten down, and withered 
 like grass : so that I forget to eat my bread. 
 ■ 5 For the voice of my groaning : my bones 
 will scarce cleave to my flesh. 
 
 6 I am become like a pelican in the wilder- 
 ness : and like an owl that is in the desert. 
 
 7 I have watched, and am even as it were a 
 sparrow : that sitteth alone upon the house-top. 
 
 8 Mine enemies revile me all the day long : 
 and they that are mad upon me are sworn 
 together against me. 
 
 9 For I have eaten ashes as it were bread : 
 and mingled my drink with weeping ; 
 
 10 And that because of thine indignation 
 and \\Tath : for thou hast taken me uj), and 
 cast me down. 
 
 11 My days are gone like a shadow : and I 
 am withered like grass. 
 
 12^ But, thou, Lord, shalt enduite for ever : 
 and thy remembrance throughout all genera- 
 tions. 
 
 13 Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon 
 Sion : for it is time that thou have mercy upon 
 her, yea, the time is come. 
 
 14 And why ? thy servants think upon her 
 stones : audit pitieth them to see her in the dust. 
 
 15 The heathen shall fear thy Name, Lord : 
 and all the kings of the earth thy Majesty ; 
 
 16 When the Lord shall build up Sion : and 
 when his glory shall appear ; 
 
 17 When he turneth him unto the prayer of 
 the poor destitute : and despiseth not their 
 desire.
 
 462 THE PSALMS. Bay 20. 
 
 18 This shall be written for those that come 
 after : and the people which shall be born shall 
 praise the Lord. 
 
 19 For he hath looked do^vn from his sanc- 
 tuary : out of the heaven did the Lord behold 
 the earth ; 
 
 20 That he might hear the mournings of such 
 as are in captivity : and deliver the children 
 appointed unto death ; 
 
 21 That they may declare the Name of the 
 Lord in Sion : and his worship at Jerusalem ; 
 
 22 "When the people are gathered together : 
 and the kingdoms also, to serve the Lord. 
 
 23 He brought down my strength in my 
 journey : and shortened my days. 
 
 24 But I said, my God, take me not away 
 in the midst of mine age : as for thy years, 
 they endm-e throughout all generations. 
 
 25 Thou, Lord, in* the beginning hast laid 
 the foundation of the earth : and the heavens 
 are the work of thy hands. 
 
 26 They shall perish, but thou shalt endure : 
 they all shall wax old as doth a garment ; 
 
 27 And as a vesture shalt thou change them, 
 and they shall be changed : but thou art the 
 same, and thy years shall not fail. 
 
 28 The children of thy servants shall con- 
 tinue : and their seed shall stand fast in thy 
 sight. 
 
 Psalm ciii. Bencdic, anima mea. 
 
 PRAISE the Lord, my soul : and all that 
 is within me praise his holy Name. 
 2 Praise the Lord, my soul : and forget 
 not all his benefits :
 
 Dmj 20. THE PSALMS. 463 
 
 3 Who forgiveth all thy sin : and healeth all 
 thine infirmities ; 
 
 4 Who saveth thy hfe from destruction : and 
 crowneth thee with mercy and loving-kindness; 
 
 5 Who satisfieth thymouth with good things : 
 making thee young and lusty as an eagle. 
 
 6 The Lord executeth righteousness and 
 judgment : for all them that are oppressed 
 with wrong. 
 
 7 He shewed his ways unto Moses : his works 
 unto the children of Israel. 
 
 8 The Lord is full of compassion and mercy i 
 long-sufFcring, and of great goodness. 
 
 9 He will not alway be chiding : neither 
 keepeth he his anger for ever. 
 
 10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins : 
 nor rewarded us according to our wicked- 
 nesses. 
 
 11 For look how high the heaven is in com- 
 parison of the earth : so great is his mercy also 
 toward them that fear him. 
 
 12 Look how wide also the east is from the 
 west : so far hath he set our sins fr'om us. 
 
 13 Yea, like as a father pitieth his own 
 children : even so is the Lord merciful unto 
 them that fear him. 
 
 14 For he knoweth whereof we are made : 
 he remembereth that we are but dust. 
 
 15 The days of man are but as grass : for 
 he flourisheth as a flower of the field. 
 
 16 For as soon as the wind goeth over it, it 
 is gone : and the place thereof shall know it 
 no more. 
 
 17 But the merciful goodness of the Lord 
 endureth for ever and ever upon them that fear
 
 THE PSALMS. Bay 20. 
 
 him : and his righteousness upon children's 
 children ; 
 
 18 Even upon such as keep his covenant : 
 and think upon his commandments to do 
 them. 
 
 19 The Lord hath prepared his seat in 
 heaven : and his kingdom ruleth over all. 
 
 20 praise the Lord, ye angels of his, ye 
 that excel in strength : ye that fulfil his com- 
 mandment, and hearken unto the voice of his 
 "words. 
 
 21 praise the Lord, all ye his hosts : ye 
 servants of his that do his pleasure. 
 
 22 speak good of the Lord, all ye works 
 of his, in all places of his dominion : praise 
 thou the Lord, my soul. 
 
 Day 20. ^Sitwiw^ Prap^r. 
 
 Psalm civ. Benedic, anima mea. 
 
 PRAISE the Lord, my soul : Lord 
 my God, thou art become exceeding glo- 
 rious ; thou art clothed with majesty and ho- 
 nour. 
 
 2 Thou deckest thyself with light as it were 
 with a garment : and spreadest out the heavens 
 like a curtain. 
 
 3 Who layeth the beams of his chambers in 
 the waters : and maketh the clouds his chariot, 
 and walketh upon the wings of the wind. 
 
 4 He maketh his angels spirits : and his 
 ministers a flaming fire. 
 
 5 He laid the foundations of the earth : that 
 it never should move at any time. 
 
 6 Thou covereclst it with the deep like as 
 with a garment : the waters stand in the hills.
 
 Day 2a THE PSALMS. 465 
 
 7 At thy rebuke they flee : at the A^oice of 
 thy thunder they are afraid. 
 
 8 They go up as high as the hills, and down 
 to the valleys beneath : even unto the place 
 which thou hast appointed for them. 
 
 9 Thou hast set them their bounds which 
 they shall not pass : neither turn again to cover 
 the earth. 
 
 10 He sendeth the springs into the rivers : 
 which run among the hills. 
 
 11 All beasts of the field drink thereof : 
 and the wild asses quench their thirst. 
 
 12 Beside them shall the fowls of the air 
 have their habitation : and sing among the 
 branches. 
 
 13 He watereth the hills fi'om above : the 
 earth is filled with the fruit of thy works. 
 
 14 He bringeth forth grass for the cattle : 
 and green herb for the service of men ; 
 
 15 That he may bring food out of the earth, 
 and w^ne that maketh glad the heart of man : 
 and oil to make him a cheerful countenance, 
 and bread to strengthen man's heart. 
 
 16 The trees of the Lord also are full of 
 sap : even the cedars of Libanus which he 
 hath planted ; 
 
 17 Wherein the birds make their nests : and 
 the fir-trees are a dwelling for the stork. 
 
 18 The high hills are a refuge for the wild 
 goats : and so are the stony rocks for the 
 conies. 
 
 19 He appointed the moon for certain 
 seasons : and the sun knoweth his going 
 down. 
 
 20 Thou makest darkness that it may be
 
 466 THE PSALMS. Day 20- 
 
 night : wherein all the beasts of the forest do 
 move. 
 
 21 The lions roaring after their prey : do 
 seek their meat fi'om God. 
 
 22 The sun ariseth, and they get them away 
 together : and lay them down in their dens. 
 
 23 Man goeth forth to his work, and to his 
 labour : until the evening. 
 
 24 Lord, how manifold are thy works : 
 in Avisdom hast thou made them all ; the earth 
 is full of thy riches. 
 
 25 So is the great and wide sea also : where- 
 in are things creeping innmnerable, both small 
 and great beasts. 
 
 26 There go the ships, and there is that 
 Leviathan : whom thou hast made to take his 
 pastime therein. 
 
 27 These wait all upon' thee : that thou 
 mayest give them m.eat in due season. 
 
 28 When thou givest it them they gather 
 it : and when thou openest thy hand they are 
 filled with good. 
 
 29 AYhen thou hidest thy face they are 
 troubled : when thou takest away their breath 
 they die, and are turned again to their dust. 
 
 30 When thou lettest thy breath go forth 
 they shall be made : and thou shalt renew the 
 face of the earth. 
 
 31 The glorious Majesty of the Lord shall 
 endure for ever : the Lord shall rejoice in his 
 works. 
 
 32 The earth shall tremble at the look of 
 him : if he do but touch the hills, they shall 
 smoke. 
 
 S3 I will sing unto the Lord as long as I
 
 Day 2L THE PSALMS. 467 
 
 live : I will praise my God while I "have my 
 beiii.'^. 
 
 34 And so shall my words please him : my 
 joy shall be in the Lord. 
 
 35 As for sinners, they shall be consumed 
 out of the earth, and the ungodly shall come 
 to an end : Praise thou the Lord, my soul, 
 praise the Lord. 
 
 Day 21. :^0nting Prauer. 
 
 Psalm cv. Conjitemini Domino. 
 
 OGIVE thanks unto the Lord, and call 
 upon his Name : tell the people what 
 things he hath done. 
 
 2 let your songs be of him, and praise 
 him : and let your talking be of all his won- 
 drous works. 
 
 3 Eejoice in his holy Xame : let the heart 
 of them rejoice that seek the Lord. 
 
 4 Seek the Lord and his strength : seek 
 his face evermore. 
 
 5 Eemember the marvellous works that he 
 hath done : his wonders, and the judgments 
 of his mouth, 
 
 6 ye seed of Abraham his servant : ye 
 children of Jacob his chosen. 
 
 7 He is the Lord om- God : his judgments 
 are in all the world, 
 
 8 He hath been alway mindful of his cove- 
 nant and promise : that he made to a thousand 
 generations ; 
 
 9 Even the covenant that he made with 
 Abraham •. and the oath that he sware unto 
 Isaac ; 
 
 10 And appointed the same unto Jacob for
 
 THE PSALMS. Day 21. 
 
 a law : and to Israel for an everlasting testa- 
 ment ; 
 
 11 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land 
 of Canaan : the lot of your inheritance ; 
 
 12 When there were yet but a few of them: 
 and they strangers in the land ; 
 
 13 What time as they went from one na- 
 tion to another : fi'om one kingdom to another 
 people ; 
 
 14 He suffered no man to do them wrong: 
 but reproved even kings for their sakes ; 
 
 15 Touch not mine Anointed : and do my 
 prophets no harm. 
 
 IG Moreover, he called for a dearth upon 
 the land : and destroyed all the provision of 
 bread. 
 
 17 But he had sent a. 'man before them : 
 even Joseph, who was sold to be a bond-ser- 
 vant ; 
 
 18 Whose feet they hurt in the stocks : the 
 iron entered into his soul ; 
 
 19 Until the time came that his cause was 
 known : the word of the Lord tried him. 
 
 20 The king sent, and delivered him : the 
 prince of the people let him go fi*ee. 
 
 21 He made him lord also of his house : and 
 ruler of all his substance ; 
 
 22 That he might inform his princes after 
 his will : and teach his senators wisdom. 
 
 23 Israel also came into Eg^'pt : and Jacob 
 was a stranger in the land of Ham. 
 
 24 And he increased his people exceed- 
 ingly : and made them stronger than their 
 enemies ; 
 
 25 Whose heart turned so, that they hated
 
 Bay 21. THE PSALMS. 4G9 
 
 his people : and dealt untruly with his ser- 
 vants. 
 
 26 Then sent he Moses his servant : and 
 Aaron whom he had chosen. 
 
 27 And these shewed his tokens among 
 them : and wonders in the land of Ham. 
 
 28 He sent darkness, and it was dark : and 
 they were not obedient unto his word. 
 
 29 He turned their waters into blood : and 
 slew their fish. 
 
 30 Their land brought forth frogs : yea, 
 even in their kings' chambers. 
 
 31 He spake the word, and there came all 
 manner of flies : and lice in all their quarters. 
 
 32 He gave them hail-stones for rain : and 
 flames of fire in their land. 
 
 33 He smote their vines also and fig-trees : 
 and destroyed the trees that were in their 
 coasts. 
 
 3-i He spake the word, and the grasshop- 
 pers came, and caterpillars innumerable : and 
 did eat up all the grass in their land, and d£- 
 voured the fruit of their ground. 
 
 35 He smote all the first-born in their land: 
 even the chief of all their strength. 
 
 36 He brought them forth also with silver 
 and gold : there was not one feeble person 
 among their tribes. 
 
 37 Egypt was glad at their departing : for 
 they were afraid of them. 
 
 38 He spread out a cloud to be a covering : 
 and fire to give light in the night-season. 
 
 39 At their desire he brought quails : and 
 lie filled them with the bread of heaven. 
 
 40 He opened the rock of stone, and the
 
 470 THE PSALMS. Day 21. 
 
 waters flowed out : so that rivers ran in the 
 dry places. 
 
 41 For why ? he remembered his holy pro- 
 mise : and Abraham his servant. 
 
 42 And he brought forth his people with 
 joy : and his chosen with gladness ; 
 
 43 And gave them the lands of the hea- 
 then : and they took the labom's of the people 
 in possession ; 
 
 44 That they might keep his statutes : and 
 observe his laws. 
 
 Day 21. C^&cuiug |3raMcr. 
 
 Psalm cvi. Coiifitemini Domino. 
 
 OGIVE thanks unto the Lord, for he is 
 gracious : and his mercy endureth for ever. 
 
 2 AVho can express the noble acts of the 
 Lord : or shew forth all his praise ? 
 
 3 Blessed are they that alway keep judg- 
 ment : and do righteousness. 
 
 4 Eemember me, Lord, according to the 
 favour that thou bearest unto thy people : 
 visit me with thy salvation ; 
 
 5 That I may see the felicity of thy chosen: 
 and rejoice in the gladness of thy people, and 
 give thanks with thine inheritance. 
 
 6 We have sinned with our fathers : we 
 have done amiss, and dealt wickedly. 
 
 7 Our fathers regarded not thy A^'onders in 
 Eg}73t, neither kept they thy great goodness 
 in remembrance : but were disobedient at the 
 sea, even at the Red sea. 
 
 8 Nevertheless, he helped them for his 
 Name's sake : that he might make his power 
 to be known.
 
 Day 21. THE PSALMS. 471 
 
 9 He rebuked the Eed sea also, and it was 
 dried up : so he led them through the deep, 
 as through a wilderness. 
 
 10 And he saved them from the adversary's 
 hand : and delivered them from the hand of 
 the enemy. 
 
 11 As for those that troubled them, the 
 waters overwhelmed them : there was not one 
 of them left. 
 
 12 Then believed they his words : and sang 
 praise unto him. 
 
 13 But within a while they forgat his works : 
 and would not abide his counsel. 
 
 14 But lust came upon them in the wil- 
 derness : and they tempted God in the 
 desert. 
 
 15 And he gave them their desire : and sent 
 leanness withal into their soul. 
 
 16 They angered Moses also in the tents : 
 and Aaron the saint of the Lord. 
 
 17 So the earth opened, and swallowed up 
 Dathan : and covered the congregation of 
 Abiram. 
 
 18 And the fire was kindled in their com- 
 pany : the flame burnt up the ungodly. 
 
 19 They made a calf in Horeb : and wor- 
 shipped the molten image. 
 
 20 Thus they turned their glory : into the 
 similitude of a calf that eateth hay. 
 
 21 And they forgat God their Saviour : who 
 had done so great things in Egypt ; 
 
 22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham : 
 and fearful things by the Red sea. 
 
 23 So he said, he would have destroyed them, 
 had not Moses his chosen stood before him in
 
 472 THE PSALMS. Day 21. 
 
 i the gap : to turn away his wrathful indigna- 
 tion, lest he should destroy them. 
 
 24 Yea, tliey thought scorn of that pleasant 
 land : and gave no credence unto his word ; 
 
 25 But murmured in tJieir tents : and heark- 
 ened not unto the voice of the Lord. 
 
 26 Then lift he up his hand against them : 
 to overthrow them in the wilderness ; 
 
 27 To cast out their seed among the na- 
 tions : and to scatter them in the lands. 
 
 28 They joined themselves unto Baal-peor : 
 and ate the offerings of the dead. 
 
 29 Thus they provoked him to anger with 
 their own inventions i and the plague was 
 great among them. 
 
 30 Then stood up Phinees and prayed : and 
 so the plague ceased. 
 
 31 And that was counted unto him for 
 righteousness : among all posterities for ever- 
 more. 
 
 32 They angered him also at the waters of 
 strife : so that he punished Moses for their 
 sakes ; 
 
 33 Because they provoked his spirit : so that 
 he spake unadvisedly v;ith his lips. 
 
 34 Neither destroyed they the heathen : as 
 the Lord commanded them ; 
 
 35 But were mingled among the heathen : 
 and learned their works. 
 
 36 Insomuch that they worshipped their 
 idols, which turned to their own decay : yea, 
 they offered their sons and their daughters 
 unto devils ; 
 
 37 And shed innocent blood, even the blood 
 of their sons and of their dauerhters ;whom
 
 Bay 22. THE PSALMS. 473 
 
 they offered imto the idols of Canaan ; and 
 the land was defiled with blood. 
 
 38 Thus were they stained with their own 
 works : and went a whoring with their own in- 
 ventions. 
 
 39 Therefore was the wrath of the Lord 
 kindled against his people : insomuch that he 
 abhorred his own inheritance. 
 
 40 And he gave them over into the hand 
 of the heathen : and they that hated them 
 were lords over them. 
 
 41 Their enemies oppressed them : and had 
 them in subjection. 
 
 42 Many a time did he deliver them : but 
 they rebelled against him with their own in- 
 ventions, and were brought down in their 
 wickedness. 
 
 43 Nevertheless, when he saw their adver- 
 sity s he heard their complaint. 
 
 44 He thought upon his covenant, and 
 pitied them, according unto the multitude of 
 his mercies : yea, he made all those that led 
 them away captive to pity them. 
 
 45 Deliver us, Lord our God, and gather 
 us fi'om among the heathen : that we may 
 give thanks unto thy holy Name, and make 
 our boast of thy praise. 
 
 46 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel fi'om 
 everlasting, and world without end : and let 
 all the people say, Amen. 
 
 Day 22. :^0rntng Prawn:, 
 
 Psalm cvii. Confitemini Domino, 
 
 OGIVE thanks unto the Lord, for he is 
 gracious : and his mercy endureth for ever.
 
 474 THE PSALMS, Day 22. 
 
 2 Let them give thanks whom the Lord 
 hath redeemed : and delivered from the hand 
 of the enemy ; 
 
 3 And gathered them out of the lands, from 
 the east, and from the west : fi'om the north, 
 and from the south. 
 
 4 They went astray in the wilderness out 
 of the way : and found no city to dwell in ; 
 
 5 Hungry and thirsty : their soul fainted in 
 them. 
 
 6 So they cried unto the Lord in their 
 trouble : and he delivered them from their 
 distress. 
 
 7 He led them forth by the right way : that 
 they might go to the city where they dwelt. 
 
 8 that men would therefore praise the 
 Lord for his goodness : and declare the won- 
 ders that he doeth for the children of men ! 
 
 9 For he satisfieth the empty soul : and 
 filleth the hungry soul with goodness. 
 
 10 Such as sit in darkness, and in the 
 shadow of death : being fast bound in misery 
 and iron ; 
 
 11 Because they rebelled against the words 
 of the Lord : and lightly regarded the counsel 
 of the most Highest ; 
 
 12 He also brought down their heart 
 through heaviness : they fell down, and there 
 was none to help them. 
 
 13 So when they cried unto the Lord in 
 their trouble : he delivered them out of their 
 distress. 
 
 14 For he brought them out of darkness, 
 and out of the shadow of death : and brake 
 their bonds in sunder.
 
 Day 22. THE PSALMS. 475 
 
 15 that men would therefore praise the 
 Lord for his goodness : and declare the won- 
 ders that he doeth for the children of men ! 
 
 16 For he hath broken the gates of brass ; 
 and smitten the bars of iron in sunder. 
 
 17 Foolish men are plagued for their of- 
 fence : and because of their wickedness. 
 
 18 Their soul abhorred all manner of meat : 
 and they Avere even hard at death's door. 
 
 19 So when they cried unto the Lord in 
 their trouble : he delivered them out of their 
 distress. 
 
 20 He sent his word, and healed them : and 
 they were saved fi'om their destruction. 
 
 21 that men would therefore praise the 
 Lord for his goodness : and declare the won- 
 ders that he doeth for the children of men ! 
 
 22 That they would offer unto him the 
 sacrifice of thanksgiving : and tell out his works 
 with gladness ! 
 
 23 They that go down to the sea in ships : 
 and occupy their business in great waters ; 
 
 24 These men see the works of the Lord : 
 and his wonders in the deep. 
 
 25 For at his word the stormy wind ariseth : 
 which lifteth up the waves thereof. 
 
 26 They are carried up to the heaven, and 
 down again to the deep : their soul melteth 
 away because of the trouble. 
 
 27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a 
 drunken man : and are at tlieir wit's end. 
 
 28 So when they cry unto the Lord in their 
 trouble : he delivereth them out of their distress. 
 
 29 For he maketh the storm to cease ; so 
 that the waves thereof are still.
 
 THE PSALMS. Day 22. 
 
 30 Then are they glad, because they are at 
 rest : and so hebringeth them unto the haven 
 where they would be. 
 
 31 that men would therefore praise the 
 Lord for his goodness : and dechire the won- 
 ders that he doeth for the children of men ! 
 
 32 That they would exalt him also in the 
 congregation of the people : and praise him in 
 the seat of the elders ! 
 
 33 Who turneth the floods into a wilderness ; 
 and drieth up the water- springs. 
 
 34 A fruitful land maketh he barren : for the 
 wickedness of them that dwell therein. 
 
 35 Again, he maketh the wilderness a stand- 
 ing water : and water-springs of a dry ground. 
 
 36 And there he setteth the hungry : that 
 they may build them a city to dwell in ; 
 
 37 Tliat they may sow tlieir land, and plant 
 vineyards : to yield them fruits of increase. 
 
 38 He blesseth them, so that they multiply 
 exceedingly : and suffereth not their cattle to 
 decrease. 
 
 39 And again, when they are mini shed, and 
 brought low : through oppression, through any 
 plague, or trouble ; 
 
 40 Though he suffer them to be evil en- 
 treated through tyrants : and let them wander 
 out of the way in the wilderness ; 
 
 41 Yet helpeth he the poor out of misery : 
 and maketh him households like a flock of 
 sheep. 
 
 42 The righteous will consider this, and 
 rejoice : and "the mouth of all wickedness shall 
 be stopped. 
 
 43 Whoso is wise will ponder these things :
 
 Day 22. THE PSALMS. 477 
 
 and they shall miderstand tlie loving-kindness 
 of the Lord. 
 
 Day 22. ebcuiua |3raiicr. 
 
 Psalm cviii. JParatum cor meum. 
 
 OGOD, my heart is ready, my heart is 
 ready : 1 will sing and give praise with 
 the best member that 1 liave. 
 
 2 Awake, thou lute, and liarp : I myself will 
 awake right early. 
 
 3 I will give thanks unto thee, Lord, 
 among the people : I will sing praises unto 
 thee among the nations. 
 
 4 For thy mercy is greater than the heavens : 
 and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds. 
 
 5 Set up thyself, God, above the heavens : 
 and thy glory above all the earth. 
 
 6 That thy beloved may be delivered : let 
 thy right hand save them, and hear thou me. 
 
 7 God hath spoken in his holiness : I will 
 rejoice therefore, and divide Sichem, and mete 
 out the valley of Succoth. 
 
 8 Gilead is mine, and Manasses is mine : 
 Ephraim also is the strength of my head. 
 
 9 Judah is my law-giver, Moab is my wash- 
 pot : over Edom will I cast out my shoe ; upon 
 Philistia will I triumph. 
 
 10 Who will lead me into the strong city : 
 and who will bring me into Edom ? 
 
 11 Hast not thou forsaken us, God : and 
 wilt not thou, God, go forth with our hosts? 
 
 12 help us against the enemy : for vain 
 is the help of man. 
 
 13 Through God we shall do great acts : and 
 it is he that shall tread down oiu- enemies.
 
 478 THE PSALMS. Day 22. 
 
 Psalm cix. Denis lauduvi. 
 OLD not thy tongue, God of my praise 
 
 H 
 
 for the mouth of the ungodly, yea, the 
 mouth of the deceitful is opened upon me. 
 
 2 And they have spoken against me with 
 false tongues : they compassed me about also 
 with words of hatred, and fought against me 
 without a cause. 
 
 3 For the love that I had unto them, lo, 
 they take now my contrary part : but I give 
 myself unto prayer. 
 
 4 Thus have they rewarded me evil for good : 
 and hatred for my good will. 
 
 5 Set thou an ungodly man to be ruler over 
 him : and let Satan stand at his right hand. 
 
 G When sentence is given upon him, let him 
 be condemned : and let his prayer be turned 
 into sin. 
 
 7 Let his days be few : and let another take 
 his oflRce. 
 
 8 Let his children be fatherless : and his 
 wife a widow. 
 
 Let his children be vagabonds, and beg 
 their bread : let them seek it also out of deso- 
 late places. 
 
 10 Let the extort i(mer consume all that he 
 hath : and let the stranger si)oil his labour. 
 
 1 1 Let there be no man to pity him : nor to 
 have compassion upon his fatlierless children. 
 
 12 Let his posterity be destroyed : and in the 
 next generation let his name be clean put out. 
 
 13 Let the wickedness of his fathers be had 
 in remembrance in the sight of the Lord : and 
 let not the sin of his mother be done away.
 
 Day 22. THE PSALMS. 479 
 
 14 Let them alway be before the Lord : that 
 he may root out the memorial of them from 
 off the earth ; 
 
 15 And that, because his mind was not to 
 do good : but persecuted the poor helpless man, 
 that he might slay him that was vexed at the 
 heart. 
 
 16 His delight was in cursing, and it shall 
 happen unto him : he loved not blessing, there- 
 fore shall it be far from him. 
 
 17 He clothed himself with cursing, like as 
 with a raiment : and it shall come into his 
 bowels like water, and like oil into his bones. 
 
 18 Let it be unto him as the cloke that he 
 hath upon him : and as the girdle that he is 
 alway girded withal. 
 
 19 Let it thus happen from the Lord unto 
 mine enemies : and to those that speak evil 
 against my soul. 
 
 20 But deal thou with me, Lord God, 
 according unto thy Name : for sweet is thy 
 mercy. 
 
 210 deliver me, for I am helpless and poor : 
 and my heart is wounded within me. 
 
 22 I go hence like the shadow that depart- 
 eth : and am driven away as the grasshopper. 
 
 23 My knees are weak through fasting : my 
 flesh is dried up for want of fatness. 
 
 24 I became also a reproach unto them : 
 they that looked upon me shakcd their heads. 
 
 25 Help me, Lord my God : save me 
 according to thy mercy ; 
 
 26 And they shall know, how that this is 
 thy hand : and that thou, Lord, hast done it. 
 
 27 Though they curse, yet bless thou ; and
 
 4S0 THE PSALMS. Day 23. 
 
 let them be confounded that rise up against 
 me ; but let thy servant rejoice. 
 
 28 Let mine adversaries be clothed with 
 shame : and let them cover themselves with 
 their own confusion, as with a cloke. 
 
 29 As for me, I will give great thanks unto 
 the Lord with my mouth : and praise him. 
 among the multitude ; 
 
 30 For he shall stand at the right hand of 
 the poor : to save Ms soul from unrighteous 
 judges. 
 
 Day 23. iHoniing prancr. 
 
 Psalm ex. Dixit Dominns. 
 
 THE Lord said unto my Lord : Sit thou on 
 my right hand, until I make thine ene- 
 mies thy footstool. 
 
 2 The Lord shall send the rod of thy power 
 out of Sion : be thou ruler, even in the midst 
 among thine enemies. 
 
 3 l\\ the day of thy power shall the people 
 offer thee fi'ee-will ofi'erings with an holy wor- 
 ship : the dew of thy birth is of the womb of 
 the morning. 
 
 4 The Lord sware, and will not repent : 
 Thou art a Priest for ever after the order of 
 Melchisedech. 
 
 5 The Lord upon thy right hand : shall 
 wound even kings in the day of his wrath. 
 
 6 He shall judge among the heathen ; he 
 shall fill the places with the dead bodies : and 
 smite in sunder the heads over divers coun- 
 tries. 
 
 7 He shall drink of the brook in the way : 
 therefore shall he lift up his head.
 
 £>ay 23. THE PSALMS. 481 
 
 Psalm cxi. Confitebor tibL 
 
 I "WILL give thanks unto the Lord with 
 my whole heart : secretly among the faith- 
 ful, and in the congregation. 
 
 2 The works of the Lord are great : sought 
 out of all them that have pleasure therein. 
 
 3 His work is worthy to be praised, and had 
 in honour : and his righteousness endureth for 
 ever. 
 
 4 The merciful and gracious Lord hath so 
 done his marvellous works : that they ought to 
 be had in remembrance. 
 
 5 He hath given meat unto them that fear 
 him : he shall ever be mindful of his covenant. 
 
 6 He hath shewed his people the power of 
 his works : that he may give them the heritage 
 of the heathen. 
 
 7 The works of his hands are verity and 
 judgment : all his commandments are true. 
 
 8 They stand fast for ever and ever : and 
 are done in truth and equity. 
 
 9 He sent redemption unto his people : he 
 hath commanded his covenant for ever ; holy 
 and reverend is his Name. 
 
 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning 
 of wisdom : a good understanding have all 
 they that do thereafter ; the praise of it en- 
 dureth for ever. 
 
 Psalm cxii. Beatus vir, 
 
 BLESSED is the man that feareth the 
 Lord : he hath great delight in his com- 
 mandments. 
 
 2 His seed shall be mighty upon earth : the 
 generation of the faithful shall be blessed.
 
 482 THE PSALMS. Day 23. 
 
 3 Riches and plenteousness shall be in his 
 house ; and his righteousness endureth for 
 ever. 
 
 4 Unto the godly there ariseth up light in 
 the darkness : he is merciful, loving, and 
 righteous. 
 
 5 A good man is mercifal, and lendeth : 
 and will guide his words with discretion. 
 
 6 For he shall never be moved : and the 
 righteous shall be had in everlasting remem- 
 brance. 
 
 7 He will not be afraid of any evil tidings : 
 for his heart standeth fast, and believeth in 
 the Lord. 
 
 8 His heart is established, and will not 
 shrink : mitil he see his desire upon his ene- 
 mies. 
 
 9 He hath dispersed abroad, and given to 
 the poor : and his righteousness remaineth for 
 ever ; his horn shall be exalted with honour. 
 
 10 The ungodly shall see it, and it shall 
 grieve him : he shall gnash with his teeth, 
 and consume away ; the desire of the ungodly 
 shall perish. 
 
 Psalm cxiii. Laiulate, pueri. 
 
 PEAISE the Lord, ye servants : praise 
 the Name of the Lord. 
 
 2 Blessed be the Name of the Lord : fi-om 
 this time forth for evermore. 
 
 3 The Lord's Name is praised : from the 
 rising up of the smi unto the going down of 
 the same. 
 
 4 The Lord is high above all heathen : and 
 his glory above the heavens.
 
 Day 23. THE PSALMS. 483 
 
 5 Who is like unto the Lord oui* God, that 
 hatli his dwelhng so high : and yet humbleth 
 himself to behold the things that are in hea- 
 ven and earth ? 
 
 6 He taketh up the simple out of the dust : 
 and lifteth the poor out of the mire ; 
 
 7 That he may set him with the princes : 
 even with the princes of his people. 
 
 8 He maketh the barren Avoman to keep 
 house : and to be a joyful mother of childi'en. 
 
 Day 23. eijcutug ^raticr. 
 
 Psalm cxiv. In cjAtu Israel. 
 
 WHEX Israel came out of Egypt : and the 
 house of Jacob from among the strange 
 people, 
 
 2 Judah was his sanctuary : and Israel his 
 dominion. 
 
 3 The sea saw that, and fled : Jordan was 
 diiven back. 
 
 4 The mountains skipped like rams : and 
 the little hills like young sheep. 
 
 5 "What aileth thee, thou sea, that thou 
 fleddest : and tliou Jordan, that thou wast 
 diiven back ? 
 
 6 Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams : 
 and ye little hills, like young sheep ? 
 
 7 Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of 
 the Lord : at the presence of the God of Jacob ; 
 
 8 Who turned the hard rock into a standing 
 water : and the flint-stone into a springing well. 
 
 Psalm cxv. JVo?! nobis, Domine. 
 
 NOT unto us, Lord, not unto us, but 
 unto thy ISTame give the praise : for thj 
 loving mercy, and for thy truth's sake.
 
 434 THE PSALMS. Day 28. 
 
 2 Wherefore shall the heathen say : Where 
 is now then' God ? 
 
 3 As for our God, he is in heaven : he hatli 
 done Avhatsoever pleased him. 
 
 4 Their idols are silver and gold : even the 
 work of men's hands. 
 
 5 Thej have mouths, and speak not : eyes 
 have they, and see not. 
 
 6 They have ears, and hear not : noses 
 have they, and smell not. 
 
 7 They have hands, and handle not ; feet 
 liave they, and walk not : neither speak they 
 through their throat. 
 
 8 They that make them are like unto them : 
 and so are all such as put their trust in them. 
 
 9 But thou, house of Israel, trust thou in 
 the Lord : he is their sucoour and defence. 
 
 10 Ye house of Aaron, put your trust in the 
 Lord : he is their helper and defender. 
 
 11 Ye that fear the Lord, put your trust 
 in the Lord : he is their helper and de- 
 fender. 
 
 12 The Lord hath been mindful of us, and 
 he shall bless us : even he shall bless the 
 house of Israel, he shall bless the house of 
 xYaron. 
 
 13 He shall bless them that fear the Lord : 
 both small and great. 
 
 14 The Lord shall increase you more and 
 more : you and your children. 
 
 15 Ye are the blessed of the Lord : who 
 made heaven and earth. 
 
 16 All the whole heavens are the Lord's : 
 the earth hath he given to the children of 
 men.
 
 Day 24:. THE PSALMS. 485 
 
 17 The dead praise not thee, Lord : nei- 
 ther all they that g'o do^^^l into silence. 
 
 18 But we will praise the Lord : from this 
 time forth for evermore. Praise the Lord. 
 
 Day 24. Jltoruing iDvancr. 
 
 Psalm cxvi. DUcj-'i, qnomam. 
 
 I AM well pleased : that the Lord hath heard 
 the voice of my prayer ; 
 
 2 That he hath inclined his ear nnto me : 
 therefore will I call upon him as long as I 
 live. 
 
 3 The snares of death compassed me round 
 about : and the pams of hell o-at hold upon me. 
 
 4 I shall find trouble and heaviness, and I 
 will call upon the Name of the Lord : Lord, 
 1 beseech thee, deliver my soul. 
 
 5 Gracious is the Lord, and righteous : yea, 
 oar God is merciful. 
 
 6 The Lord preserveth the simple : I was 
 in misery, and he helped me. 
 
 7 Turn again then unto thy rest, my 
 soul : for the Lord hath rewarded thee. 
 
 8 And why ? thou hast delivered my soul 
 from death : mine eyes fi'om tears, and my feet 
 from falling. 
 
 9 I will walk before the Lord : in the land 
 of the living. 
 
 10 I believed, and therefore will I speak; 
 but I was sore troubled : I said in my haste, 
 All men are liars. 
 
 11 AVhat reward shall I give unto the Lord : 
 for all the benefits that he hath done unto me ? 
 
 12 I will receive the cup of salvation : and 
 call upon the Name of the Lord.
 
 486 THE PS2U.MS. Bay 24. 
 
 13 I will pay my vows now in the presence 
 of all liis people : right dear in the sight of 
 the Lord is the death of his saints. 
 
 14 Behold, Lord, how that I am thy 
 servant : I am thy servant, and the son of 
 thine handmaid ; thou hast broken my bonds 
 in sunder. 
 
 15 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanks- 
 giving : and will call upon the Name of the 
 Lord. 
 
 16 I will pay my vows unto the Lord, in the 
 sight of all his people : in the courts of the 
 Lord's house, even in the midst of thee, 
 Jerusalem. Praise the Lord. 
 
 Psalm cxvii. Laudate Domimim. 
 
 OPPtAISE the Lord, all ye heathen : praise 
 him, all ye nations. 
 2 For his merciful kindness is ever more 
 and more towards us : and the truth of the 
 Lord endureth for ever. Praise the Lord. 
 
 Psalm cxviii. Confitemini Domino. 
 
 OGIVE thanks unto the Lord, for he is 
 gracious : because his mercy endureth 
 for ever. 
 
 2 Let Israel now confess, that he is gracious ; 
 and that his mercy endureth for ever. 
 
 3 Let the house of Aaron now confess : that 
 his mercy endureth for ever. 
 
 4 Yea, let them now that fear the Lord con- 
 fess : that his mercy endureth for ever. 
 
 5 I called upon the Lord in trouble : and 
 the Lord heard me at large. 
 
 6 The Lord is on my side : I will nob fear 
 what man doeth unto me.
 
 Dmj 24. THE PSALMS. 487 
 
 7 The Lord taketh my part with them that 
 help me : therefore shall I see my desire upon 
 mine enemies. 
 
 8 It is better to trust in the Lord : than to 
 put any confidence in man. 
 
 9 It is better to trust in the Lord : than to 
 put any confidence in princes. 
 
 10 All nations compassed me round about : 
 but in the Name of the Lord will I destroy 
 them. 
 
 1 1 They kept me in on every side, they kept 
 me in, I say, on every side : but in the Name 
 of the Lord will I destroy them. 
 
 12 They came about me like bees, and are 
 extinct even as the fire among* tlietliorns : for 
 in the Name of the Lord I will destroy them. 
 
 13 Thou hast thrust sore at me, that I might 
 fall : but the Lord was my help. 
 
 14 The Lord is my strength, and my song : 
 and is become my salvation. 
 
 15 The voice of joy and health is in the 
 dwellings of the righteous : the right hand of 
 the Lord bringeth mighty things to pass. 
 
 16 The right hand of the Lord hath the 
 pre-eminence : the right hand of the Lord 
 bringeth mighty things to pass. 
 
 17 1 shall not die, but live : and declare the 
 works of the Lord. 
 
 18 The Lord hath chastened and corrected 
 me : but he hath not given me over unto death. 
 
 19 Open me the gates of righteousness : that 
 I may go into them, and give thanks unto the 
 Lord. 
 
 20 This is the gate of the Lord : the right- 
 eous shall enter into it.
 
 488 THE PSALMS. Day 24. 
 
 21 I will thank thee, for thou hast heard 
 me : and art become my salvation. 
 
 22 The same stone which the builders re- 
 fused : is become the head-stone in the corner. 
 
 23 This is the Lord's doing : and it is mar- 
 yellous in our eyes. 
 
 24 This is the day which the Lord hath 
 made : we will rejoice and be glad in it. 
 
 25 Help me now, Lord ; Lord, send 
 us noAV prosperity. 
 
 26 Blessed be he that cometh in the Name 
 of the Lord : we have wished you good luck, 
 ye that are of the house of the Lord. 
 
 27 God is the Lord who hath shewed us 
 light : bind the sacrifice with cords, yea, even 
 mito the horns of the altar. 
 
 28 Thou art my God, and I will thank thee : 
 thou art my God, and I will praise thee. 
 
 29 give thanks unto the Lord, for he is 
 gracious : and his mercy endureth for ever. 
 
 Day 24. d^facutns Praticr. 
 
 Psalm cxix. Beati immaculati, 
 
 BLESSED are those that are undefiled in 
 the way : and walk in the law of the Lord. 
 
 2 Blessed are they that keep his testimonies : 
 and seek him with their whole heart. 
 
 3 For they who do no wickedness : walk in 
 his ways. 
 
 4 Thou hast charged : that we shall diligently 
 keep thy commandments. 
 
 5 that my ways were made so direct : that 
 I might keep thy statutes ! 
 
 6 So shall I not be confounded : while I have 
 respect unto all thy commandments.
 
 Day 24. THE PSALMS. 4S9 
 
 7 I will thank thee with an unfeigned heart : 
 when I shall have learned the judgments of 
 thy righteousness. 
 
 8 1 will keep thy ceremonies : forsake me 
 not utterly. 
 
 In quo corriget ? 
 
 WHEREWITHAL shall a young man 
 cleanse his way : even by ruling him- 
 self after thy word. 
 
 10 With my whole heart have I sought thee : 
 
 let me not go wrong out of thy command- 
 ments. 
 
 1 1 Thy words have I hid within my heart : 
 that I should not sin against thee. 
 
 12 Blessed art thou, Lord : teach me 
 thy statutes. 
 
 13 With my lips have I been telling : of all 
 the judgments of thy mouth. 
 
 14 1 have had as great delight in the way of 
 thy testimonies : as in all manner of riches. 
 
 15 I will talk of thy commandments : and 
 have respect unto thy ways. 
 
 16 My delight shall be in thy statutes : and 
 
 1 will not forget thy word. 
 
 Retrihue servo fno. 
 
 ODO well unto thy servant : that I may 
 live, and keep thy word. 
 
 18 Open thou mine eyes : that I may see 
 the wondrous things of thy law. 
 
 19 I am a stranger upon earth : hide not 
 thy commandments from me. 
 
 20 My soul breaketh out for the very fervent 
 desire : that it hath alway unto thy judgments. 
 
 21 Thou hast rebuked the proud : and cursed
 
 490 THE PSALMS. Day 25. 
 
 are they that do err from thy command- 
 ments. 
 
 22 turn from me shame and rebuke : for 
 I have kept thy testimonies. 
 
 23 Princes also did sit and speak against me : 
 but thy servant is occupied in thy statutes. 
 
 24 For thy testimonies are my delight : and 
 my counsellors. 
 
 Adhcesit pavimenfo. 
 
 MY soul cleaveth to the dust : quicken 
 thou me, according to thy word. 
 
 26 I have acknowledged my ways, and thou 
 heardest me : teach me thy statutes. 
 
 27 Make me to understand the way of thy 
 commandments : and so shall I talk of thy 
 wondrous works. 
 
 28 My soul melteth away for very heaviness : 
 comfort thou me according unto thy word. 
 
 29 Take from me the way of lying : and 
 cause thou me to make much of thy law. 
 
 30 1 have chosen the way of truth : and thy 
 judgments have I laid before me. 
 
 31 I have stuck unto thy testimonies : 
 Lord, confound me not. 
 
 32 I will run the way of thy command- 
 ments : when thou hast set my heart at liberty. 
 Day 25. dHflmins prayer. 
 
 Legem jyone. 
 
 TEACH me, Lord, the way of thy statutes : 
 and I shall keep it unto the end. 
 
 34 Give me understanding, and I shall keep 
 thy law : yea, I shall keep it with my whole heart. 
 
 35 Make me to go in the path of thy com- 
 mandments ; for therein is my desire.
 
 Day 25. THE PSALMS. 401 
 
 36 Incline my heart unto thy testimonies : 
 and not to covetousness. 
 
 37 turn away mine eyes, lest they behold 
 vanity : and quicken thou me in thy way. 
 
 38 stablish thy word in thy servant : that 
 I may fear thee. 
 
 39 Take away the rebuke that I am afraid 
 of : for thy judgments are good. 
 
 40 Behold, my delight is in thy command- 
 ments ; quicken me in thy righteousness. 
 
 Et vcmat super me, 
 
 LET thy loving mercy come also unto me, 
 Lord : even thy salvation, according 
 mito thy word. 
 
 42 So shall I make answer unto my blas- 
 phemers : for my trust is in thy word. 
 
 43 take not the word of thy truth utterly 
 out of my mouth : for my hope is in thy judg- 
 ments. 
 
 44 So shall I alway keep thy law : yea, for 
 ever and ever. 
 
 45 And I will walk at liberty : for I seek 
 thy commandments. 
 
 46 1 will speak of thy testimonies also, even 
 before kings : and will not be ashamed. 
 
 47 And my delight shall be in thy command- 
 ments : which I have loved. 
 
 48 My hands also will I lift up unto thy 
 commandments, which I have loved ; and my 
 study shall be in thy statutes. 
 
 Memor esto servi hii. 
 
 O THINK upon thy servant, as concern- 
 ing thy word : wherein thou hast caused 
 me to put my trust.
 
 492 THE PSALMS. Day 25. 
 
 50 The same is my comfort in my trouble i 
 for thy word hath quickened me. 
 
 51 The proud have had me exceedingly in 
 derision ; yet have I not shrinked from thy 
 law. 
 
 52 For I remembered thine everlasting 
 judgments, Lord : and received comfort. 
 
 53 I am horribly afraid : for the ungodly 
 that forsake thy laAV. 
 
 54 Thy statutes have been my songs : in 
 the house of my pilgrimage. 
 
 55 1 have thought upon thy Xame, Lord, 
 in the night-season : and have kept thy law. 
 
 56 This I had : because I kept thy com- 
 mandments. 
 
 Port'io me a, Domine, 
 
 THOU art my portion, Lord : I have 
 promised to keep thy law. 
 
 58 I made my humble petition in thy pre- 
 sence with my whole heart : be merciful 
 unto me, according to thy word. 
 
 59 1 called mine own ways to remembrance : 
 and turned my feet mito thy testimonies. 
 
 60 I made haste, and prolonged not the 
 time : to keep thy commandments. 
 
 61 The congregations of the ungodly have 
 robbed me : but I have not forgotten thy law. 
 
 idl At midnight I will rise to give thanks 
 unto thee : because of thy righteous judg- 
 ments. 
 
 63 I am a companion of all them that fear 
 thee : and keep thy commandments. 
 
 64 The earth, Lord, is full of thy mercy : 
 teach me thy statutes.
 
 Day 25= THE PSALMS. 493 
 
 Bonitatem ficisti. 
 
 OLORD, thou hast dealt graciously with 
 thy servant : according unto thy word. 
 
 66 learn nie true understanding and know- 
 ledge : for I have believed thy commandments. 
 
 67 Before I was troubled, I went wrong : 
 but now have I kept thy word. 
 
 68 Thou art good and gracious : teach me 
 thy statutes. 
 
 69 The proud have imagined a lie against 
 me : but I will keep thy commandments with 
 my wdiole heart. 
 
 70 Their heart is as fat as brawn : but my 
 delight hath been in thy law. 
 
 71 It is good for me that I have been in 
 trouble : that I may learn thy statutes. 
 
 72 The law of thy mouth is dearer unto 
 me : than thousands of gold and silver. 
 
 Day 25. ebcutng ^Dvajicr. 
 
 3Iamis tiicc J'eccrunt me. 
 
 THY hands have made me and fashioned 
 me : give me understanding, that I 
 may learn thy commandments. 
 
 74 They that fear thee will be glad when 
 they see me : because I have put my trust in 
 thy w^ord. 
 
 75 I know, Lord, that thy judgments are 
 right : and that thou of very faithfulness hast 
 caused me to be troubled. 
 
 76 let thy merciful kindness be my com- 
 fort : according to thy word unto thy servant. 
 
 77 let thy loving mercies come unto me, 
 that I may live : for thy law is my delight. 
 
 78 Let the proud be confounded, for they
 
 494 THE PSALMS. Day 25. 
 
 go wickedly about to destroy me : but I will 
 be occupied in thy commandments. 
 
 79 Let such as fear thee, and have knoAvn 
 thy testimonies : be turned unto me. 
 
 80 let my heart be sound in thy statutes : 
 that I be not ashamed. 
 
 Defecit anima mea. 
 
 MY soul hath longed for thy salvation : 
 and I have a good hope because of thy 
 word. 
 
 82 Mine eyes long sore for thy word : saying, 
 when wilt thou comfort me ? 
 
 83 For 1 am become like a bottle in the 
 smoke : yet do I not forget thy statutes. 
 
 84 How many are the days of thy servant : 
 when wilt thou be avenged of them that per- 
 secute me ? 
 
 85 The proud have digged pits for me : 
 which are not after thy law. 
 
 86 All thy commandments are true : they 
 persecute me falsely ; be thou my help. 
 
 87 They had almost made an end of me upon 
 earth : but I forsook not thy commandments. 
 
 88 quicken me after thy loving-kindness : 
 and so shall I keep the testimonies of thy 
 mouth. 
 
 In ceternumy DGinme. 
 
 OLOED, thy word : endureth for ever in 
 heaven. 
 
 90 Thy truth also remaineth from one gene- 
 ration to another : thou hast laid the founda- 
 tion of the earth, and it abideth. 
 
 91 They continue this day according to thine 
 ordinance : for all thinfrs serve thee.
 
 Day 26. THE PSALMS. 495 
 
 92 If my delight had not been in thy law ; 
 I sliould have perished in my trouble. 
 
 93 I will never forii'et thy commandments : 
 for with tliem tliou hast quickened me. 
 
 94 I am tliine, save me : for I have sought 
 thy commandments. 
 
 95 The ungodly laid wait for me to destroy 
 me : but I will consider thy testimonies. 
 
 9G I see that all things come to an end : but 
 thy commandment is exceeding broad. 
 
 Quomodo dilex'i ! 
 
 LORD, what love have I unto thy law : all 
 the day long is my study in it. 
 
 98 Thou through thy commandments hast 
 made me wiser than mine enemies : for they 
 are ever with me. 
 
 99 I have more understanding than my 
 teachers : for thy testimonies are my study. 
 
 100 I am wiser than the aged : because I 
 keep thy commandments. 
 
 101 I have refrained my feet from every evil 
 way : that I may keep thy word. 
 
 102 I have not shrmik from thy judgments : 
 for thou teachest me. 
 
 103 how sweet are thy words unto my 
 throat : yea, sweeter than honey unto my 
 mouth. 
 
 104 Thi'ough thy commandments I get un- 
 derstanding : therefore I hate all evil ways. 
 
 Day 26. ;^0rntn3 ^ragcr. 
 
 l/iicerna pedibus meis. 
 
 THY word is a lantern unto my feet : and a 
 light unto my paths.
 
 THE PSALMS. Bay 26. 
 
 106 I have sworn, and am stedfastly pur- 
 posed : to keep thy righteous judgments. 
 
 107 I am troubled above measure : quicken 
 me, Lord, according to thy word. 
 
 108 Let the free-will offerings of my mouth 
 please thee, Lord : and teach me thy judg- 
 ments. 
 
 109 My soul is alw^ay in my hand : yet do I 
 not forget thy law. 
 
 110 The ungodly have laid a snare for me : 
 but yet I swerved not from thy command- 
 ments. 
 
 111 Thy testimonies have I claimed as mme 
 heritage for ever : and why ? they are the very 
 joy of my heart. 
 
 112 I have applied my heart to fulfil thy 
 statutes alway : even unto- the end. 
 
 Imquos oclio hahid. 
 
 I HATE them that imagine evil things : but 
 thy law do I love. 
 
 114 Thou art my defence and shield : and 
 my trust is in thy word. 
 
 115 Away from me, ye wicked : I will keep 
 the commandments of my God. 
 
 116 stablish me according to thy word, that 
 I may live : and let me not be disappointed of 
 my hope. 
 
 117 Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe : 
 yea, my delight shall be ever in thy sta- 
 tutes. 
 
 118 Thou hast trodden down all them that 
 depart from thy statutes : for they imagine but 
 deceit. 
 
 119 Thou puttest away all the ungodly of
 
 Datj 26. THE PSALMS. 497 
 
 the earth like dross : therefore I love thy testi- 
 monies. 
 
 120 My flesh trembleth for fear of thee : and 
 I am afi'aid of thy judgments. 
 
 Feci jiidicnim. 
 
 IDEAL with the thing that is lawful and, 
 right : give me not over mito mine op- 
 pressors. 
 
 122 Make thou thy servant to delight in that 
 which is good : that the proud do me no wrong. 
 
 123 Mine eyes are wasted away with looking 
 for thy health : and for the word of thy right- 
 eousness. 
 
 124 deal with thy servant according unto 
 thy loving mercy : and teach me thy statutes. 
 
 125 I am thy servant, O grant me under- 
 standing : that 1 may know thy testimonies. 
 
 126 It is time for thee, Lord, to lay to thine 
 hand : for they have destroyed thy law. 
 
 127 For I love thy commandments : above 
 gold and precious stone. 
 
 128 Therefore hold I straight all tliy com- 
 mandments : and all false ways I utterly abhor. 
 
 llimbUia. 
 
 THY testimonies are wonderful : therefore 
 doth my soul keep them. 
 
 130 When thy word goeth forth : it giveth 
 light and understanding unto the simple. 
 
 131 I opened my mouth, and drew in my 
 breath : for my delight was in thy command- 
 ments. 
 
 132 look thou upon me, and be merciful 
 unto me : as thou usest to do unto those that 
 love thy Name.
 
 498 THE PSALMS. Day 26. 
 
 133 Order my steps in thy word : and so 
 shall no wickedness have dominion over me. 
 
 134 deliver me from the wrongful deal- 
 ings of men : and so shall I keep thy com- 
 mandments. 
 
 135 Shew the light of thy countenance upon 
 thy servant : and teach me thy statutes. 
 
 136 Mine eyes gush out with water : be- 
 cause men keep not thy law. 
 
 Justus es, Domine^ 
 T^IGHTEOUS art thou, Lord : and true 
 A\) is thy judgment. 
 
 138 The testimonies that thou hast com- 
 manded : are exceeding righteous and true. 
 
 139 My zeal hath even consumed me : be- 
 cause mine enemies have forgotten thy words. 
 
 140 Thy word is tried to the uttermost : and 
 thy servant loveth it. 
 
 141 I am small, and of no reputation : yet 
 do I not forget thy commandments. 
 
 142 Thy righteousness is an everlasting 
 righteousness : and thy law is the truth. 
 
 143 Trouble and heaviness liave taken hold 
 upon me : yet is my delight in thy command- 
 ments. 
 
 144 The righteousness of thy testimonies is 
 everlasting : grant me understanding, and I 
 shall live. 
 
 Day 26. d^bcniug pragcr, 
 
 Clamavi in toto corde meo. 
 
 I CALL with my whole heart : hear me, O 
 Lord, I will keep thy statutes. 
 146 Yea, even unto thee do I call : help 
 me, and I shall keep thy testimonies.
 
 THE PSALMS. 
 
 147 Early in the morning do I cry unto 
 thee : for in thy word is my trust. 
 
 148 Mine eyes prevent the night-watches : 
 that I might be occupied in tliy words. 
 
 149 Hear my voice, O Lord, according unto 
 thy loving-kindness ; quicken me, according 
 as thou art wont. 
 
 150 They draw nigh that of malice perse- 
 cute me : and are far from thy law. 
 
 151 Be thou nigh at hand, Lord : for all 
 thy commandments are true. 
 
 152 As concerning thy testimonies, I have 
 known long since : that thou hast grounded 
 them for ever. 
 
 Vide humilitatem. 
 
 O CONST DEE, mine adversity, and deliver 
 me : for I do not forget thy law. 
 
 154 Avenge thou my cause, and deliver me : 
 quicken me, according to thy word. 
 
 155 Health is far from the ungodly : for 
 they regard not thy statutes. 
 
 156 Great is thy mercy, Lord : quicken 
 me, as thou art wont. 
 
 157 Many there are that trouble me, and 
 persecute me : yet do I not swerve from thy 
 testimonies. 
 
 158 It grieveth me when I see the trans- 
 gi'essors : because they keep not thy law. 
 
 159 Consider, Lord, how I love thy com- 
 mandments : quicken me, according to thy 
 loving-kindness. 
 
 160 Thy word is true from everlasting : all 
 the judgments of thy righteousness endure for 
 evermore.
 
 500 TH-E PSALMS. Day 26. 
 
 Pnncipes persecuti sunt, 
 
 PRINCES have persecuted me without a 
 cause : but my heart standeth in awe of 
 thy word. 
 
 162 I am as glad of thy word : as one that 
 findeth great spoils. 
 
 163 As for lies, I hate and abhor them : but 
 thy law do I love. 
 
 164 Seven times a day do I praise thee : be- 
 cause of thy righteous judgments. 
 
 165 Great is the peace that they have who 
 love thy law : and they are not offended at it. 
 
 166 Lord, I have looked for thy saving 
 health : and done after thy commandments. 
 
 167 My soul hath kept thy testimonies : 
 and loved them exceedingly. 
 
 168 I have kept thy commandments and tes- 
 timonies : for all my ways are before thee. 
 
 Appropinquet deprecatio, 
 
 LET my complaint come before thee, 
 Lord : give me miderstanding, according 
 to thy word. 
 
 170 Let my supplication come before thee : 
 deliver me, according to thy word. 
 
 171 My lips shall speak of thy praise : when 
 thou hast taught me thy statutes. 
 
 172 Yea, my tongue shall sing of thy word : 
 for all thy commandments are righteous. 
 
 173 Let thine hand help me : for I have 
 chosen thy commandments. 
 
 174 I have longed for thy saving health, 
 Lord ; and in thy law is my delight. 
 
 175 let my soul live, and it shall praise 
 thee : and thy judgments shall help me.
 
 Day 27. THE PSALMS. 501 
 
 176 I have gone astray like a sheep that is 
 lost : seek thy servant, for I do not forget 
 thy commandments. 
 
 Day 27. iHontiitfl draper. 
 
 Psalm cxx. Ad Bom'mum. 
 
 WHEN I was in trouble I called upon the 
 Lord : and he heard me. 
 
 2 Deliver my soul, Lord, fi'om lying lips : 
 and from a deceitful tongue. 
 
 3 What reward shall be given or done unto 
 thee, thou false tongue : even mighty and 
 sharp arrows, with hot bm'uing coals. 
 
 4 Wo is me, that I am constrained to dwell 
 with Mesech : and to have my habitation among 
 the tents of Kedar. 
 
 5 My soul hatli long dwelt among them : that 
 are enemies unto peace. 
 
 6 I labour for peace, but when I speak unto 
 them thereof : they make them ready to battle. 
 
 Psalm cxxi. Levavi ocidos. 
 
 I WILL lift up mine eyes unto the hills : 
 from whence cometh my help. 
 
 2 l\Iy help cometh even from the Lord : who 
 hath made heaven and earth. 
 
 3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved : 
 and he that keepeth thee will not sleep. 
 
 4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel : shall nei- 
 ther slumber nor sleep. 
 
 5 The Lord himself is thy keeper : the 
 Lord is thy defence upon thy right hand ; 
 
 6 So that the sun sliall not burn thee by 
 day : neither the moon by night. 
 
 7 The Lord shall preserve thee from all 
 evil : yea, it is even he that shall keep thy soul.
 
 502 THE PSALMS. Day 27. 
 
 8 The Lord shall preserve thy going out, 
 and thy coming in : from this time forth for 
 evermore. 
 
 Psalm cxxii. Lcstatiis sum. 
 
 I WAS glad when they said mito me : We 
 will go into the house of the Lord. 
 
 2 Om- feet shall stand in thy gates : Jeru- 
 salem. 
 
 3 Jerusalem is built as a city : that is at 
 miity in itself. 
 
 4 For thither the tribes go up, even the 
 tribes of the Lord : to testify unto Israel, to 
 give thanks unto the Name of the Lord. 
 
 5 For there is the seat of judgment : even 
 the seat of the house of David. 
 
 6 pray for the peace 'of Jerusalem : they 
 shall prosper that love thee. 
 
 7 Peace be within thy walls : and plenteous- 
 ness within thy palaces. 
 
 8 For my brethren and companions' sakes : 
 I will wish thee prosperity. 
 
 9 Yea, because of the house of the Lord 
 cm' God : I will seek to do thee good. 
 
 Psalm cxxiii. Ad te hvavi oculos meos, 
 
 UNTO thee lift I up mine eyes : thou 
 that dwellest in the heavcRS. 
 
 2 Behold, even as the eyes of servants look 
 unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes 
 of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress : 
 even so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, 
 until he have mercy upon us. 
 
 3 Have mercy upon us, Lord, have mercy 
 upon us : for we are utterly despised.
 
 Day 27. THE PSALMS. 503 
 
 4 Our soul is filled with the scornful re- 
 proof of the wealthy : and with the despiteful- 
 ness of the proud. 
 
 Psalm cxxiy. Nisi quia Dominus. 
 
 IF the Lord himself had not been on our 
 side, now may Israel say : if the Lord 
 himself had not been on our side, when men 
 rose up against us ; 
 
 2 They had swallowed us up quick : when 
 they were so wrathfully displeased at us. 
 
 3 Yea, the waters had di'owned us : and the 
 stream had gone over our soul. 
 
 4 The deep waters of the proud : had gone 
 even over our soul. 
 
 5 But praised be the Lord : who hath not 
 given us over for a prey unto their teeth. 
 
 6 Our soul is escaped even as a bird out of 
 the snare of the fowler : the snare is broken, 
 and Ave are delivered. 
 
 7 Om- help standeth in the Xame of the 
 Lord : Avho hath made heaven and earth. 
 
 Psalm cxxv. Qui conficlunt, 
 
 THEY that put their trust in the Lord 
 shall be even as the moimt Sion : which 
 may not be removed, but standeth fast for ever. 
 
 2 The hills stand about Jerusalem : even 
 so standeth the Lord round about his people, 
 from this time forth for evermore. 
 
 3 For the rod of the ungodly cometh not 
 into the lot of the righteous : lest the right- 
 eous put their hand unto wickedness. 
 
 4 Do well, Lord : unto those that are 
 good and true of heart.
 
 504 THE PSALMS. Dmi '27. 
 
 5 As for such as turn back unto their own 
 wickedness : the Lord shall lead them forth 
 with the evil-doers ; but peace shall be upon 
 Israel. 
 Day 27. ^bcitius ^raptr. 
 
 Psalm cxxvi. In convertendo. 
 
 WHEN the Lord turned again the capti- 
 vity of Sion : then were we like unto 
 them that dream. 
 
 2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter : 
 and our tongue with joy. 
 
 3 Then said they among the heathen : The 
 Lord hath done great thmgs for them. 
 
 4 Yea, the Lord hath done great things for 
 us already : whereof we rejoice, 
 
 5 Tm-n our captivity, O-Lord : as the rivers 
 in the south. 
 
 6 They that sow in tears : shall reap in joy. 
 
 7 He that now goeth on his way weeping, 
 and beareth forth good seed : shall doubtless 
 come again with Joy, and bring his sheaves 
 with him. 
 
 Psalm cxxvii. Nisi Domimis. 
 
 EXCEPT the Lord build the house : their 
 labour is but lost that build it. 
 
 2 Except the Lord keep the city : the watch- 
 man waketh but in vain. 
 
 3 It is but lost labour that ye haste to rise 
 up early, and so late take rest, and eat the 
 bread of carefulness : for so he giveth his be- 
 loved sleep. 
 
 4 Lo, children and the fruit of the womb : 
 are an heritage and gift that cometh of the 
 Lord.
 
 Day 27. THE PSALMS. 505 
 
 5 Like as the arrows in the hand of the 
 giant : even so are the young children. 
 
 6 Happy is the man that hath his quiver 
 full of them : they shall not be ashamed when 
 they speak with their enemies in the gate. 
 
 Psalm cxxviii. Beati omnes. 
 
 BLESSED are all they that fear the Lord : 
 and walk in his ways. 
 
 2 For thou shalt eat the labours of thine 
 hands : well is thee, and happy shalt thou 
 be. 
 
 3 Thy wife shall be as the fruitful vine : 
 upon the walls of thine house. 
 
 4 Thy children like the olive-branches : 
 round about thy table. 
 
 5 Lo, thus shall the man be blessed : that 
 feareth the Lord. 
 
 6 The Lord from out of Sion shall so bless 
 thee : that thou shalt see Jerusalem in pros- 
 perity all thy life long. 
 
 7 Yea, that thou shalt see thy children's 
 children : and peace upon Israel. 
 
 Psalm cxxix. Soipe expugnavernnt. 
 
 MANY a time have they fought against 
 me fi'om my youth up : may Israel now 
 say. 
 
 2 Yea, many a time have they vexed me 
 from my youth up : but they have not prevail- 
 ed against me. 
 
 3 The plow^ers plowed upon my back : and 
 made long furrows. 
 
 4 But the righteous Lord : hath hewn the 
 snares of the ungodly in pieces.
 
 506 THE rSALMS. Day 27. 
 
 5 Let them be confounded and turned back- 
 ward : as many as have evil will at Sion. 
 
 6 Let them be even as the grass grooving 
 upon the house-tops : which withereth afore it 
 be plucked up ; 
 
 7 Whereof the mower filleth not his hand : 
 neither he that bindeth up the sheaves his 
 bosom. 
 
 8 So that they who go by say not so much 
 as, The Lord prosper you : we wish you good 
 luck in the Name of the Lord. 
 
 Psalm cxxx. De profundis. 
 
 OUT of the deep have I called unto thee, 
 Lord : Lord, hear my voice. 
 
 2 let thine ears consider well : the voice 
 of my complaint. 
 
 3 If thou, Lord, wilt be extreme to mark 
 what is done amiss : Lord, who may abide 
 it? 
 
 4 For there is mercy with thee : therefore 
 shalt thou be feared. 
 
 5 I look for the Lord ; my soul doth wait 
 for him : in his word is my trust. 
 
 6 My soul fleeth unto the Lord : before the 
 morning watch, I say, before the morning 
 watch. 
 
 7 Israel, trust in the Lord, for with the 
 Lord there is mercy : and with him is plente- 
 ous redemption. 
 
 8 And he shall redeem Israel : from all his 
 sins. 
 
 Psalm cxxxi. Domine, non est. 
 
 LOPD, I am not high-minded ; I have no 
 proud looks.
 
 Day 28. THE PSALMS. o07 
 
 2 I do not exercise myself in great matters : 
 which are too hig-h for me. 
 
 3 But I refi-ain my soul, and keep it low, 
 like as a child that is weaned from his mother : 
 yea, my soul is even as a weaned child. 
 
 4 Israel, trust in the Lord : from this 
 time forth for evermore. 
 
 Day 28. ^0rnins ^Orayer. 
 
 Psalm cxxxii. Memento^ Domine. 
 
 LORD, remember David : and all his trou- 
 ble ; 
 
 2 How he sware unto the Lord : and vowed 
 a vow unto the Ahniglity God of Jacob ; 
 
 3 I Avill not come within the tal)ernacle of 
 mine house : nor climb up into my bed ; 
 
 4 I will not suffer mine eyes to sleep, nor 
 mine eye-lids to slumber : neither the temples 
 of my head to take any rest ; 
 
 5 Until 1 find out a place for the temple of 
 the Lord : an habitation for the mighty God 
 of Jacob. 
 
 6 Lo, we heard of the same at Ephrata : 
 and found it in the wood. 
 
 7 We will go into his tabernacle : and fall 
 low on om- knees before his footstool. 
 
 8 Arise, Lord, into thy resting-place : 
 thou, and the ark of thy strength. 
 
 9 Let thy priests be clothed with righteous- 
 ness : and let thy saints sing with joy ful- 
 ness. 
 
 10 For thy servant David's sake : turn not 
 away the presence of thine Anointed. 
 
 11 The Lord hath made a faithful oath un- 
 to David : and he shall not shrink from it ;
 
 508 THE PSALMS. Daij 2%. 
 
 12 Of the fruit of thy body : shall I set upon 
 thy seat. 
 
 13 If thy children will keep my covenant, 
 and my testimonies that I shall learn them : 
 their children also shall sit upon thy seat for 
 evermore. 
 
 14 For the Lord hath chosen Sion to be an 
 habitation for himself : he hath longed for her. 
 
 15 This shall be my rest for ever : here 
 will I dwell, for I have a delight therein. 
 
 16 1 will bless her victuals with increase : 
 and will satisfy her poor with bread. 
 
 17 1 will deck her priests with health : and 
 her saints shall rejoice and sing. 
 
 18 There shall I make the horn of David 
 to flourish : I have ordained a lantern for mine 
 Anointed. 
 
 1 9 As for his enemies, I shall clothe them 
 with shame : but upon hnnself shall his crown 
 flourish. 
 
 Psalm cxxxiii. Ecce, qiiam honum! 
 
 BEHOLD, how good and joyful a thing it 
 is : brethren, to dwell together in unity ! 
 
 2 It is like the precious ointment upon the 
 head, that ran down unto the beard : even unto 
 Aaron's beard, and went down to the skirts of 
 his clothing. 
 
 3 Like as the dew of Hermon : which fell 
 upon the hill of Sion. 
 
 4 For there the Lord promised his blessing : 
 and life for evermore. 
 
 Psalm cxxxiv. Ecce nunc, 
 
 BEHOLD now, praise the Lord : all ye ser- 
 vants of the Lord ;
 
 Bay Si8. THE PSALMS. 509 
 
 2 Ye that by night stand in the house of 
 the Lord : even in the coui'ts of the house of 
 our God. 
 
 3 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary : and 
 praise the Lord, 
 
 4 The Lord that made heaven and earth : 
 give thee blessing out of Sion. 
 
 Psalm cxxxv. Laudate Komen, 
 
 O PRAISE the Lord, laud ye the Name of 
 the Lord : praise it, ye servants of the 
 Lord; 
 
 2 Ye that stand in the house of the Lord : 
 in the courts of the house of our God. 
 
 3 praise the Lord, for the Lord is gra- 
 cious : sing praises mito his Xame, for it is 
 lovely. 
 
 4 For why ? the Lord hath chosen Jacob 
 unto himself : and Israel for his own possession. 
 
 5 For I know that the Lord is great : and 
 that our Lord is above all gods. 
 
 6 Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did 
 he in heaven, and in earth : and in tlie sea, and 
 in all deep places. 
 
 7 He bringeth forth the clouds from the 
 ends of the world : and sendeth forth lightnings 
 with the rain, bringing the winds out of his 
 treasures. 
 
 8 He smote the first-born of Eg)73t : both of 
 man and beast. 
 
 9 He hath sent tokens and wonders into 
 the midst of thee. thou land of Egypt : upon 
 Pharaoh, and all his servants. 
 
 10 He smote divers nations : and slew mighty 
 kings;
 
 510 THE PSALMS. Day 28. 
 
 11 Sehon king of the Amorites, and Og 
 the king of Basan : and all the kingdoms of 
 Canaan ; 
 
 12 And gave their land to be an heritage : 
 even an heritage nnto Israel his people. 
 
 13 Thy Name, Lord, endureth for ever : 
 so doth thy memorial, Lord, from one ge- 
 neration to another. 
 
 14 For the Lord will avenge his people : 
 and be gracious mito his servants. 
 
 15 As for the images of the heathen, they 
 are but silver and gold : the work of men's 
 hands. 
 
 16 They have mouths, and speak not : eyes 
 have they, but they see not. 
 
 17 They have ears, and yet they hear not : 
 neither is there any breath \\\ their mouths. 
 
 18 They that make them are like unto tliem : 
 and so are all they that put their trust m them. 
 
 19 Praise the Lord, ye house of Israel : 
 praise the Lord, ye house of Aaron. 
 
 20 Praise the Lord, ye house of Levi : ye that 
 fear the Lord, praise the Lord. 
 
 21 Praised be the Lord out of Sion : who 
 dwelleth at Jerusalem. 
 
 Day 28. C^tjcntng ^rapcn 
 
 Psalm cxxxvi. Confitemini. 
 
 OGIVE thanks unto the Lord, for he is 
 gracious : and his mercy endureth for 
 ever. 
 
 2 give thanks unto the God of all gods : 
 for his mercy endureth for ever. 
 
 3 thank the Lord of all lords : for his 
 mercy endureth for ever.
 
 Day 28. 
 
 THE PSALMS. 511 
 
 4 Who only cloeth great wonders : for his 
 mercy endureth for ever. 
 
 5 Who by his excellent wisdom made the 
 heavens : for his mercy endm'eth for ever. 
 
 6 Who laid out the earth above the waters : 
 for his mercy endureth for ever. 
 
 7 Who hath made great lights : for his 
 mercy endureth for ever ; 
 
 8 The sun to rule the day : for his mercy 
 endureth for ever ; 
 
 9 The moon and the stars to govern the 
 night : for his mercy endureth for ever. 
 
 10 Who smote Egypt with their first-born : 
 for his mercy endureth for ever ; 
 
 11 And brought out Israel from among 
 them : for his mercy endureth for ever ; 
 
 12 With a mighty hand, and stretched out 
 arm : for his mercy endureth for ever. 
 
 13 Who divided the Red sea in two parts : 
 for his mercy endureth for ever ; 
 
 14 And made Israel to go through the 
 midst of it : for his mercy endureth for ever. 
 
 15 But as for Pharaoh and his host, he 
 overthrew them in the Red sea : for his mercy 
 endureth for ever. 
 
 16 AYho led his people through the wilder- 
 ness : for his mercy endureth for ever. 
 
 17 Who smote great kings : for his mercy 
 endureth for ever ; 
 
 18 Yea, and slew mighty kings : for his 
 mercy endureth for ever ; 
 
 19 Selion king of the Amorites : for his 
 mercy endm-eth for ever ; 
 
 20 And Og the king of Basan ; for his 
 mercy endureth for ever ;
 
 512 THE PSALMS. Day 28. 
 
 21 And gave away their land for an heritage : 
 for his mercy endureth for ever ; 
 
 22 Even for an heritage unto Israel his ser- 
 vant : for his mercy endm'eth for ever. 
 
 23 Who remembered us when we were in 
 trouble : for his mercy endureth for ever ; 
 
 24 And hath delivered us from our enemies : 
 for his mercy endureth for ever. 
 
 25 Who giveth food to all flesh : for his 
 mercy endureth for ever. 
 
 26 give thanks unto the God of heaven : 
 for his mercy endureth for ever. 
 
 27 give thanks unto the Lord of lords : 
 for his mercy endm'eth for ever. 
 
 Psalm cxxxvii. Super flumina. 
 
 BY the waters of Babylon we sat do'wn 
 and wept : when we remembered thee, 
 Sion. 
 
 2 As for our harps, we hanged them up : 
 upon the trees that are therein. 
 
 3 For they that led us away captive required 
 of us then a song, and melody, in our heavi- 
 ness : Sing us one of the songs of Sion. 
 
 4 How shall we sing the Lord's song : in a 
 strange land ? 
 
 5 If I forget thee, Jerusalem : let my right 
 hand forget her cunning. 
 
 6 If I do not remember thee, let my tongue 
 cleave to the roof of my mouth : yea, if I prefer 
 not Jerusalem in my mirth. 
 
 7 Remember the children of Edom, Lord, 
 in the day of Jerusalem : how they said, Down 
 with it, down with it, even to the ground. 
 
 8 daughter of Babylon, wasted with misery ;
 
 Day 29, THE PSALMS. 513 
 
 yea, happy shall he be that rewardeth thee, as 
 thou hast served us. 
 
 9 Blessed shall he be that taketh thy chil- 
 dren : and throAveth them ag'ainst the stones. 
 Psalm cxxxviii. Conjitchor fihi. 
 
 I WILL give thanks unto thee, Lord, with 
 my whole heart : even before the gods will 
 I sing praise unto thee. 
 
 2 I will worship toward thy holy temple, 
 and praise thy Xame, because of thy loving- 
 kindness and truth : for thou hast magnified 
 thy Name, and thy Word, above all things. 
 
 3 When I called upon thee, thou heardest 
 me : and enduedst my soul with much strength. 
 
 4 All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, 
 Lord : for they have heard the words of thy 
 mouth. 
 
 5 Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the 
 Lord : that great is the glory of the Lord. 
 
 6 For though the Lord be high, yet hath 
 he respect unto the lowly : as for the proud, 
 he beholdeth them afar oif. 
 
 7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, yet 
 shalt thou refi-esh me : thou shalt stretch forth 
 thy hand upon the furiousness of mine enemies, 
 and thy right hand shall save me. 
 
 8 The Lord shall make good his loving- 
 kindness toward me : yea, thy mercy, Lord, 
 endureth for ever ; despise not then the works 
 of thine own hands. 
 
 Day 29. i^orninij draper. 
 
 Psalm cxxxix. Domine, prohasti. 
 
 OLORD, thou hast searched me out, and 
 known me : thou knowest my do\\Ti-
 
 514 THE PSALMS. Day 29. 
 
 sitting, and mine up-rising ; thou understand- 
 est my thoughts long before. 
 
 2 Thou art about my path, and about my 
 bed : and spiest out all my ways. 
 
 3 For lo, there is not a word in my tongue : 
 but thou, Lord, knowest it altogether. 
 
 4 Thou hast fashioned me behind and be- 
 fore : and laid thine hand upon me. 
 
 5 Such knowledge is too wonderful and ex- 
 cellent for me : I cannot attain unto it. 
 
 6 Whither shall I go tlien fi-om thy Spirit : 
 or whither shall I go then from thy pre- 
 sence ? 
 
 7 If I climb up into heaven, thou art there : 
 if I go down to hell, thou art there also. 
 
 8 If I take the wings of the morning : and 
 remain in the uttermost -parts of the sea ; 
 
 9 Even there also shall thy hand lead me : 
 and thy right hand shall hold me. 
 
 10 If I say, Peradventm-e the darkness 
 shall cover me : then shall my night be turned 
 to day. 
 
 11 Yea, the darkness is no darkness with 
 thee, but the night is as clear as the day : the 
 darkness and light to thee are both alike. 
 
 12 For my reins are thine : thou hast 
 covered me m my mother's womb. 
 
 13 I will give thanks unto thee, for I am 
 fearfully and wonderfully made : marvellous 
 are thy works, and that my soul knoweth right 
 well. 
 
 14 My bones are not hid from thee : though 
 I be made secretly, and fashioned beneath in 
 the earth. 
 
 15 Thine ejes did see my substance, yet
 
 Day 2^. THE PSALMS. 515 
 
 being imperfect : and in thy book were all my 
 members written ; 
 
 1 6 Which day by day were fashioned : when 
 as yet there was none of them. 
 
 i7 How dear are thy counsels unto me, 
 God : how great is the sum of them ! 
 
 18 If I tell them, tliey are more in number 
 than the sand : when I wake up I am present 
 with thee. 
 
 1 9 Wilt thou not slay the wicked, God : 
 depart from me, ye blood-thirsty men. 
 
 20 For they speak unrighteously against 
 thee : and thine enemies take thy JSTame in 
 vain. 
 
 21 Do not I hate them, Lord, that hate 
 thee : and am not I grieved with those that 
 rise up against thee ? 
 
 22 Yea, I hate them right sore : even as 
 though they were mine enemies. 
 
 23 Try me, God, and seek the ground 
 of my heart : prove me, and examine my 
 thoughts. 
 
 2 1 Look well if there be any way of v/icked- 
 ness in me : and lead me ni the way everlasting. 
 
 Psalm cxl. Enpe me, Domine. 
 
 DELIVER me, Lord, from the evil man : 
 and preserve me from the wicked man. 
 
 2 AYho imagine mischief in their hearts : and 
 stir up strife all the day long. 
 
 3 They have sharpened their tongues like a 
 serpent : adder's poison is under their lips. 
 
 4 Keep me, Lord, fi'om the hands of the 
 ungodly : preserve me fr'om the wicked men, 
 who are purposed to overthrow my goings.
 
 510 THE PSALMS. Day 29. 
 
 5 The proud have laid a snare for me, and 
 spread a net abroad with cords : yea, and set 
 traps in my way. 
 
 6 I said unto the Lord, Thou art my God : 
 hear the voice of my prayers, Lord. 
 
 7 Lord God, thou strength of my health : 
 thou hast covered my head in the day of battle. 
 
 8 Let not the ungodly have his desire, 
 Lord : let not his mischievous imagination 
 prosper, lest they be too proud. 
 
 9 Let the mischief of their own lips fall 
 upon the head of them : that compass me about. 
 
 10 Let hot burning coals fall upon them r 
 let, them be cast into the fire, and into the pit, 
 that they never rise up again. 
 
 11 A man full of words shall not prosper 
 upon the earth : evil shall hunt the wicked 
 person to overthrow him. 
 
 12 Sure I am that the Lord will avenge the 
 poor : and maintain the cause of the helpless. 
 
 13 The righteous also shall give thanks 
 unto thy Name : and the just shall continue 
 in thy sight. 
 
 Psalm cxli. Domine, clamavi. 
 
 LORD, I call upon thee, haste thee unto 
 me : and consider my voice when I cry 
 unto thee. 
 
 2 Let my prayer be set forth in thy sight 
 as the incense : and let the liftuig up of my 
 hands be an evening sacrifice. 
 
 3 Set a watch, I^ord, before my mouth : 
 and keep the door of my lips. 
 
 4 let not mine heart be inclined to any 
 evil thing : let me not be occupied in ungodly
 
 Day 29. THE PSALMS. 517 
 
 works with the men that work wickedness, lest 
 I eat of such things as please them. 
 
 5 Let the righteous rather smite me friendly : 
 and reprove me. 
 
 6 But let not their precious balms break my 
 head : yea, I will pray yet against their wick- 
 edness. 
 
 7 Let their judges be overthrown in stony 
 places : that they may hear my words, for they 
 are sweet. 
 
 8 Our bones lie scattered before the pit ; 
 like as when one breaketh and heweth wood 
 upon the earth. 
 
 9 But mine eyes look unto thee, Lord God : 
 in thee is my trust, cast not out my soul. 
 
 10 Keep me from the snare that they have 
 laid for me : and fr'om the traps of the wicked 
 doers. 
 
 11 Let the ungodly fall into their own nets 
 together : and let me ever escape them. 
 
 Day 29. efacniits Prayer, 
 
 Psalm cxlii. Voce mea ad Domimcni. 
 
 I CRIED unto the Lord with my voice : yea, 
 even unto the Lord did I make my sup- 
 plication. 
 
 2 I poured out my complaints before him : 
 and shewed him of my trouble. 
 
 3 When my spirit was in heaviness thou 
 knewest my path : in the way wherein I walked 
 have they privily laid a snare for me. 
 
 4 I looked also upon my right hand : and 
 saw there was no man that would know me. 
 
 5 I had no place to flee unto : and no man 
 cared for my soul. 
 
 A 5
 
 518 THE PSALMS. Day 29. 
 
 6 I cried unto thee, Lord, and said : Thou 
 art my hope, and my portion in the land of the 
 living. 
 
 7 Consider my complaint : for I am brought 
 very low. 
 
 8 deliver me from my persecutors : for 
 they are too strong for me. 
 
 9 Bring my soul out of prison, that I may 
 give thanks unto thy Name : which thing if 
 thou wilt grant me, then shall the righteous 
 resort unto my company. 
 
 Psalm cxliii. Domine^ exaudi. 
 
 HEAR my prayer, Lord, and consider 
 my desire : hearken unto me for thy 
 truth and righteousness' sake. 
 
 2 And enter not into judgment with thy 
 servant : for in thy sight shall no man living 
 be justified. 
 
 3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul ; 
 he hath smitten my life down to the ground : 
 he hath laid me in the darkness, as the men 
 that have been long dead. 
 
 4 Therefore is my spirit vexed within me : 
 and my heart within me is desolate. 
 
 5 Yet do I remember the time past ; I muse 
 upon all thy works : yea, I exercise myself in 
 the works of thy hands. 
 
 6 I stretch forth my hands unto thee : my 
 soul gaspeth unto thee as a thirsty land. 
 
 7 Hear me, Lord, and that soon, for my 
 spirit waxeth faint : hide not thy face from me, 
 lest I be like unto them that go down into the 
 pit. 
 
 8 let me hear thy loving-kindness betimes
 
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 in the morning, for in thee is my trust : shew 
 thou me the way that 1 should walk ni, for I 
 lift up my soul unto thee. 
 
 9 Deliver me, Lord, from mine enemies : 
 for I flee unto thee to hide me. 
 
 10 Teach me to do the thing tliat pleaseth 
 thee, for thou art my God : let thy lovnig Spirit 
 lead me forth mto the land of righteousness. 
 
 11 Quicken me, Lord, for thy Name's 
 sake : and for thy righteousness' sake bring 
 my soul out of trouble. 
 
 12 And of thy goodness slay mine enemies : 
 and destroy all them that vex my soul ; for I 
 am thy servant. 
 
 Day 30. iHorittitg prajjcr. 
 
 Psalm cxliv. Bcncdictiis Domimis, 
 
 BLESSED be the Lord my strength : who 
 teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers 
 to fight ; 
 
 2 My hope and my fortress, my castle and 
 deliverer, my defender in whom l"^ trust : who 
 subdueth my people that is under me. 
 
 3 Lord, wliat is man, that thou hast such 
 respect unto him : or the son of m.an, that 
 thou so regardest him ? 
 
 4 Man is like a thing of nought : his time 
 passeth away like a shadow. 
 
 5 Bow thy heavens, Lord, and come do^^n : 
 touch the mountains, and they shall smoke. 
 
 6 Cast forth thy lightning, and tear them : 
 shoot out thine arrows, and consume them. 
 
 7 Send down thine hand from above : de- 
 liver me, and take me out of tlie great waters, 
 from the hand of strano:e children ;
 
 62C THE PSALMS. Bay 30. 
 
 8 Whose mouth talketh of vanity : and their 
 right hand is a right hand of wickedness. 
 
 9 I will sing a new song unto thee, God : 
 and sing praises unto thee upon a ten-stringed 
 lute. 
 
 10 Thou hast given victory unto kings : and 
 hast delivered David thy servant from the peril 
 of the sword. 
 
 11 Save me, and deliver me from the hand 
 of strange children : whose mouth talketh of 
 vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of 
 iniquity. 
 
 12 That our sons may grow up as the young 
 plants : and that our daughters may be as the 
 polished corners of the temple. 
 
 13 That our garners may be full and plen- 
 teous with all manner of store : that our sheep 
 may bring forth thousands and ten thousands 
 in our streets. 
 
 14 That our oxen may be strong to labour, 
 that there be no decay : no leading into cap- 
 tivity, and no complaining in our streets. 
 
 15 Happy are the people that are in such 
 a case : yea, blessed are the people who have 
 the Lord for their God. 
 
 Psalm cxlv. Ed'cdtaho te, Dens. 
 
 I WILL magnify thee, God, my King ; and 
 I will praise thy Name for ever and ever. 
 2 Every day will I give thanks unto thee : 
 and praise thy Name for ever and ever. 
 
 8 Great is the Lord, and marvellous, worthy 
 to be praised : there is no end of his greatness. 
 4 One generation sliall praise thy works 
 unto another : and declare thy power.
 
 Day 30. THE PSALMS. 521 
 
 5 As for nie, I will be talking; of thy wor- 
 ship : thy glory, thy praise, and wondrous works; 
 
 6 So that men shall speak of the might of 
 thy marvellous acts : and I will also tell of 
 thy greatness. 
 
 7 The memorial of thine abundant kindness 
 shall be shewed : and men shall sing of thy 
 righteousness. 
 
 8 The Lord is gracious, and merciful : long- 
 suffering, and of great goodness. 
 
 9 The Lord is loving unto every man : and 
 his mercy is over all his works. 
 
 10 All thy works praise thee, Lord : and 
 thy saints give thanks unto thee. 
 
 1 1 They shew the glory of thy kingdom : and 
 talk of thy power ; 
 
 12 That thy power, thy glory, and mightiness 
 of thy kingdom : might be known unto men. 
 
 13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting king- 
 dom : and thy dominion endureth throughout 
 all ages. 
 
 14 The Lord upholdeth all such as fall : and 
 lifteth up all those that are down. 
 
 15 The eyes of all wait upon thee, Lord : 
 and thou givest them their meat in due season. 
 
 16 Thou openest thine hand : and fiUest all 
 things living with plenteousness. 
 
 17 The Lord is righteous in all his ways : 
 and holy in all his works. 
 
 18 The Lord is nigh unto all them that call 
 upon him : yea, all such as call upon him 
 faithfully. 
 
 19 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear 
 him : he also will hear their cry, and will help 
 them.
 
 522 THE PSALMS. Day 30. 
 
 20 The Lord preserveth all them that love 
 him : but scattereth abroad all the iin goodly. 
 
 21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the 
 Lord : and let all flesh give thanks unto his 
 holy Name for ever and ever. 
 
 Psalm cxlvi. Lauda, anima mea. 
 
 PRAISE the Lord, my soul ; while I live 
 will I praise the Lord : yea, as long as I 
 have any being, I will sing praises unto my 
 God. 
 
 2 put not your trust in princes, nor in 
 any child of man : for there is no help in 
 them. 
 
 3 For when the breath of man goeth forth 
 he shall turn agam to his earth : and tlien all 
 his thoughts perish. 
 
 4 Blessed is he that hath the God of Jacob 
 for his help : and whose hope is in the Lord 
 his God ; 
 
 5 Who made heaven and earth, the sea, and 
 all that therein is : who keepeth his promise 
 for ever ; 
 
 6 Who helpeth them to right that suffer 
 wrong : who feedeth the hungry. 
 
 7 The Lord looseth men out of prison : the 
 Lord giveth sight to the blind. 
 
 8 The Lord helpeth tliem that are fallen ; 
 the Lord careth for the righteous. 
 
 9 The Lord careth for the strangers ; he 
 defendeth the fatherless and widow : as for 
 the way of the ungodly, he tumetli it upside 
 down. 
 
 10 The Lord thy God, Sion, shall be King 
 for evermore : and throughout all generations.
 
 Day so. THE PSALMS. 523 
 
 Day 30. a^iitninQ Prawtr. 
 
 Psalm cxlvii. Laiidate Doininum. 
 
 O PRAISE the Lord, for it is a good 
 thing to sing praises unto our God : 
 yea, a joyful and pleasant thing it is to be 
 thankful. 
 
 2 The Lord doth build up Jerusalem : and 
 gather together the out-casts of Israel. 
 
 3 He healeth those that are broken in heart : 
 and giveth medicine to heal their sickness. 
 
 4 He telleth the number of the stars : and 
 calleth them all by their names. 
 
 5 Great is our Lord, and great is his power : 
 yea, and his wisdom is infinite. 
 
 6 The Lord setteth up the meek : and bring- 
 eth the ungodly down to the ground. 
 
 7 sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving : 
 sing praises upon the harp unto our God ; 
 
 8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds, 
 and prepareth rain for the earth : and maketh 
 the grass to grow upon the mountains, and 
 herb for the use of men ; 
 
 9 Who giveth fodder unto the cattle : and 
 feedeth the young ravens that call upon him. 
 
 10 He hath no pleasure in the strength of 
 an horse : neither delighteth he ni any mean's 
 legs. 
 
 11 But the Lord's delight is in them that 
 fear him : and put their trust in his mercy. 
 
 12 Praise the Lord, Jerusalem : praise 
 thy God, Sion. 
 
 13 For he hath made fast the bars of thy 
 gates : and hath blessed thy children within 
 thee.
 
 624 THE PSALMS. Day 30. 
 
 14 He maketh peace in thy borders : and 
 filleth thee with the flour of wheat. 
 
 15 He sendeth forth his commandment upon 
 earth : and his word runneth very swiftly. 
 
 16 He giveth snow like wool : and scattereth 
 the hoar-frost like ashes. 
 
 17 He casteth fortli his ice like morsels : 
 who is able to abide his frost ? 
 
 18 He sendeth out his Avord, and melteth 
 them : he bloweth with his wind, and the 
 waters flow. 
 
 19 He sheweth his word unto Jacob : his 
 statutes and ordinances unto Israel. 
 
 20 He hath not dealt so with any nation : 
 neither have the heathen knowledge of his laws. 
 
 Psalm cxlviii. Lcdulate Dominum. 
 
 O PRAISE the Lord of heaven : praise 
 him in the height. 
 
 2 Praise him, all ye angels of his : praise 
 him, all his host. 
 
 3 Praise him, sun and moon : praise him, 
 all ye stars and light. 
 
 4 Praise him, all ye heavens : and ye waters 
 that are above the heavens. 
 
 5 Let them praise the name of the Lord : 
 for he spake the word, and tliey were made ; 
 he commanded, and they were created. 
 
 6 He hath made them fast for ever and 
 ever : he hath given them a law which shall 
 not be broken. 
 
 7 Praise the Lord upon earth : ye dragons, 
 and all deeps ; 
 
 8 Fire and hail, snow and vapours : wind 
 and storm, fulfilling his word ;
 
 Day 30. THE PSALMS. 525 
 
 9 Mountains and all hills : fruitful trees 
 and all cedars ; 
 
 10 Beasts and all cattle : worms and fea- 
 thered fowls ; 
 
 11 Kings of the earth and all people : 
 princes and all judges of the world ; 
 
 12 Young men and maidens, old men and 
 children, praise the Name of the Lord : for 
 his Name only is excellent, and his praise 
 above heaven and earth. 
 
 13 He shall exalt the horn of his people ; all 
 his saints shall praise him : even the children 
 of Israel, even the people that serveth him. 
 
 Psalm cxlix. Cantate Domino. 
 
 OSING- unto the Lord a new song : let 
 the congregation of saints praise him. 
 
 2 liet Israel rejoice in him that made him : 
 and let the children of Sion be joyful in their 
 King. 
 
 3 Let them praise his Name in the dance : 
 let them sing praises unto him with tabret 
 and harp. 
 
 4 For the Lord hath pleasure in his people : 
 and helpeth the meek-hearted. 
 
 5 Let the saints be joyful with glory : let 
 . them rejoice in their beds. 
 
 6 Let the praises of God be in their mouth : 
 and a two-edged sword in their hands ; 
 
 7 To be avenged of the heathen : and to re- 
 buke the people ; 
 
 8 To bind their kings in chains : and their 
 nobles with links of iron. 
 
 9 That they may be avenged of them, as 
 it is written : Such*^ honour have all his saints.
 
 526 THE rSAL3IS. Daij ?^0. 
 
 Psalm cl. Lcmdate Dominum. 
 
 O PRAISE God in his holiness : praise 
 him in the firmament of his power. 
 
 2 Praise him in his noble acts : praise him 
 according to his excellent greatness. 
 
 3 Praise him in the sound of the trumpet : 
 praise him upon the lute and harp. 
 
 4 Praise him in the cymbals and dances : 
 praise him upon the strings and pipe. 
 
 5 Praise him upon the well-tuned cymbals : 
 praise him upon the loud cymbals. 
 
 6 Let every thing that hath breath ; praise 
 the Lord.
 
 FORMS OF 
 
 PEAYER TO BE USED AT SEA. 
 
 H The Morning and Evening Service to be used daily at Sea nhall be Ihe 
 
 same which is appointed in tht Book of Common Prayer. 
 If These two following Frayerx are i thee for help , Save, Lord, or else 
 
 be also used in his Majesty's 
 Navy every day. 
 
 O ETERNAL Lord God, who 
 alone spreadest out the hea- 
 vens, and rulest the raging of the 
 sea ; who hast compassed the wa- 
 ters with bounds until day and 
 night come to an end ; Be pleased 
 to receive into thy Almighty and 
 most gracious protection the per- 
 sons of us thy servants, and the 
 Fleet in which we serve. Pre- 
 serve us from the dangers of the 
 sea, and from the violence of the 
 enemy; that we may be a safe- 
 guard unto our most gracious 
 Sovereign Lord,King GEORGE, 
 and his Dominions, and a secu- 
 rity for such as pass on the seas 
 upon their lawful occasions : that 
 the inhabitants of our Island 
 may in peace and quietness serve 
 thee our God ; and that we may 
 return in safety to enjoy the bless- 
 ings of the land, with the fruits of 
 our labours, and with a thankful 
 remembrance of thy mercies to 
 praise and glorify thy holy Name ; 
 through Jesus Clirist our Lord. 
 Amen. 
 
 The Collect. 
 
 PREVENT us, O Lord, in all 
 our doings, with thy most gra- 
 cious favour, and further us with 
 thy continual help : that in all 
 our works begun, continued, and 
 ended in thee, we may glorify thy 
 holy Name, and finally by thy 
 mercy obtain everlasting life ; 
 through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
 Amen. 
 
 H Prayers to be used in Storms at Sea. 
 
 we perish. We confess, when we 
 have been sate, and seen all things 
 quiet about us, we nave forgot 
 thee our G od, and refused to heark- 
 en to the still voice of thy word, 
 and to obey thy commandments : 
 But now we see. how terrible thou 
 art in all thy works ot wonder ; 
 the great God to be feared above 
 all : And therefore we adore thy 
 Divine Majesty, acknowledging thy 
 power, and imploring thy good- 
 ness. Help, Lord, and save us for 
 thy mercy's sake in Jesus Christ 
 thy Son, our Lord. Amen. 
 Or this. 
 
 OMOST glorious and gracious 
 Lord God, who dwellest in 
 heaven, but beholdest all things 
 below; Look down, we beseech 
 thee, and hear us, calhng out of 
 the depth of misery, and out of 
 the jaws of this death, which is 
 ready now to swallow us up ; Save, 
 Lord, or else we perish. The liv- 
 ing, the living, shall praise thee. O 
 send thy word of command to re- 
 buke the raging winds, and the 
 roaring sea ; that we, being deli- 
 vered from this distress, may live 
 to serve thee, and to glorify thy 
 Name all the days of our life. 
 Hear, Lord, and save us, for the 
 infinite merits of our ))lessed Sa- 
 viour, thy Son, oar Lord Jesua 
 Christ. Amen 
 
 % The Prayer to be said before a 
 Fiqht at Sea agait/st any Enemy. 
 
 OMOST powerful and gioriouB 
 Lord God, the Lord of hosts, 
 that rulest and commandest all 
 things ; Thou sittest in the thione 
 judging right, and therefore we 
 
 OMOST powerful and glorious make our address to thy Divine 
 Lord God, at whose command I Majesty in this our necessity, that 
 the winds blow, and lift up the ' thou wouldest take the cause into 
 waves of the sea, and who stillest i thine own hand, and judge be- 
 the rage thereof ; We thy crea- tweeu us and our enemies. Stir 
 tures, but miserable sinners, do in I up thy strength, O Lord, and come 
 this our great distress cry unto ) and help us ; lor thou giveat not
 
 FORMS OF PRATER TO BE USED AT SEA. 
 
 alway the battle to the strong, 
 but canst save by many or by few. 
 O let not our sins now cry against 
 us for vengeance ; but hear us thy 
 poor servants begging mercy, and 
 imploring thy lielp, and that thou 
 wouldest be a defence unto us 
 against the face of the enemy. 
 Make it appear that thou art our 
 Saviour and mighty Deliverer, 
 through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
 Ame^i. 
 
 % Short Prayers for single persons, 
 that cannot meet to join {n Prayer 
 with others, by reason of the t ight, 
 or atorm. 
 
 General Prayers. 
 
 LORD, be merciful to us sin- 
 ners, and save us for thy mer- 
 
 Thou art the great God, that 
 hast made and rulest all things : 
 O deliver us for thy Name's sake. 
 Thou art the great God to be 
 feared abov^e all : O save us, that 
 we may praise thee. 
 Special Prayers u-ith respect to 
 the Enemy. 
 
 THOU, O Lord, art just and 
 powerful : O defend our cause 
 against the face of the enemy. 
 
 O God, thou art a strong tower 
 of defence to all that flee unto 
 thee : O save us from the violence 
 of the enemy. 
 
 O Lord of hosts, fight for us, 
 that we may glorify thee. 
 
 O suffer us not to sink under 
 the weight of our sins, or the \\o- 
 lence of the enemy. 
 
 O Lord, arise, help us, and de- 
 liver us for thy Name s sake. 
 
 Short Prayers in respect of a 
 Storm. 
 
 THOU, O Lord, that stillest the 
 raging of the sea, hear, hear 
 
 us, and save us, that we perish not. 
 O blessed Sa^^our, that didst 
 
 save thy disciples ready to perish 
 
 in a storm, hear us, and save us, 
 
 we beseech thee 
 Lord, have mercy upon us 
 Christ, have mercy upon us 
 Lord, have mercy upon ua. 
 O Lord, hear us. 
 O Christ, hear us. 
 
 upon us, save us now and ever- 
 more. Amen. 
 
 OUR Father, which art in hea- 
 ven. Hallowed be thy Name. 
 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be 
 done, in earth as it is in heaven. 
 Give us this day our daily bread. 
 And forgive us our trespasses. 
 As we forgive them that trespass 
 against us. And lead us not into 
 temptation ; But deliver us from 
 evil : For thine is the kingdom. 
 The power, and the glory. Fw 
 ever and ever. Amen. 
 t When there shall be imminent dan- 
 ger, as many as can be sparedfrom 
 necessary service jn the Ship shall 
 be called together, and make an 
 humble Confession of their sin to 
 God : In which every one ought seri- 
 ously to reflect npon those particu- 
 lar sins of which his conscience shaU 
 accuse him ; saying as followeth. 
 The Covfession. 
 
 ALMIGHTY God, Father of 
 our Lord Jesus Christ, Make? 
 of all things. Judge of all men; 
 We acknowledge and bewail our 
 manifold sins and wickedness, 
 Which we, from time to time, most 
 grievously have committed. By 
 thought, word, and deed. Against 
 thy Di^^ne Majesty, Provoking 
 most justly thy wrath and indig- 
 nation against us. We do earnest- 
 ly repent. And are heartily sorry 
 for these our misdoings ; The re- 
 membrance of them is grievous 
 unto us ; The burden of them is 
 intolerable. Have mercy upon us, 
 Have mercy upon us, most mer- 
 ciful Father; For thy Son our 
 Lord Jesus Christ's sake. Forgive 
 us all that is past ; And grant that 
 we may ever hereafter Serve and 
 please thee In newness of life. To 
 the honour and glory ot thy Name; 
 Through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
 Amen. 
 % Then shall the Priest, if there be 
 
 any in the Ship, pronounce this 
 
 A bsolution. 
 
 ALMKiHTY God, our heaven- 
 ly Fatlier, who of his great 
 mercy hath promised forgiveness 
 of sins to all them that with hearty 
 J repentance and true faith turn 
 God the' Father, God the Son, unto him ; Have mercy upon you; 
 God the Holy Ghost, have mercy pardon and deliver you from aU
 
 FORMS OF PRAYER TO BE USED AT SEA. 529 
 
 your sius ; confirm and strengthen 
 you in ali goodness, and bring you 
 to evei lasting life ; tlirough Jesus 
 Cliriit our Lord. Amen. 
 
 Thanksgiving after a Storm. 
 Jubilate Deo. Psalm Ixvi. 
 
 OBEjoyfulin God, alive lands: 
 sing praises unto the honour 
 of his Name, make his praise to 
 be glorious. 
 
 Say unto riod, O how wonderful 
 art thou in thy works .■ throu;<h tlie 
 greatness of thy power shall thine 
 enemies be foiind liars unto thee. 
 
 For all the world shall worship 
 thee : sing of thee, and praise thy 
 Name. 
 
 O come hither, and behold the 
 works of God : how wonderful he 
 is in his doing toward the children 
 ct men. 
 
 He turned the sea into dry 
 land : so tliat they went through 
 the water on toot ; there did we 
 rejoice thereof. 
 
 He ruleth with his power for 
 ever ; his eyes behold the people : 
 and such as will not believe shall 
 Qot be able to exalt themselves. 
 
 praise our God, ye people : 
 and make the voice of liis praise 
 to be heard ; 
 
 Who holdeth our soul in Ufe • 
 and suiTereth not our feet to slip. 
 For thou, O God, hast proved 
 j us : thou also hast tried us, like as 
 I silver is tried. 
 
 Thou broughtest us into the 
 snare : and laidest trouble upon 
 I our loins. 
 
 I Thou sufferedst men to ride over 
 ' our heads : we went through tire 
 and water, and thou broughtest 
 us out into a wealthy place. 
 
 1 will go into thine house with 
 burnt-ofterings : and svill pay tliee 
 C3y vows, which 1 promised with 
 my lips, and spake with my mouth, 
 when I was in trouble. 
 
 1 will offer unto thee fat burnt- 
 sacrifices, with the incense of rams: 
 I will offer bullocks and goats. 
 
 O come hither, and hearken, all 
 ye tliat tear God : and I will tell 
 yoa what he hath done for my 
 
 1 called unto Iiim with B?.y 
 mouth: and gave him praises with 
 my tongue. 
 
 If 1 incline unto wickedness wi'th 
 mine heart : the Lord will net heai 
 me. 
 
 But God hath heard me ■ and 
 considered the voice of my prayer. 
 
 Praised be God who hath not 
 cast out my prayer : nor tui-ued his 
 mercy from me. 
 
 Glory be to the Father, and to 
 the Son : and to the Holy Ghost ; 
 
 As it was m tlie beginning, is 
 now, and ever shall be ; world 
 without end. Amen. 
 
 Conftemini Domino. Psalm cvii. 
 
 OGIVE thanks unto the Lord, 
 for he is gracious : and his 
 mercy endureth for ever. 
 
 Let them give thanks whom the 
 Lord hatli redeemed : and deliver- 
 ed from the hand of the enemy ; 
 
 And gatliered them out of "the 
 lands, from the east, and from the 
 west : from the north, and from 
 the south. 
 
 They went astray in the wilder- 
 ness out or the way : and found 
 no city to dwell in ; 
 
 Hungry and thirsty : theu- soul 
 fainted in them. 
 
 So they cried unto the Lord in 
 their trouble : and he dehvered 
 them from their distress. 
 
 He led thein forth by the right 
 way : that they might go to the 
 city where they dwelt. 
 
 6 that men would therefore 
 praise the Lord for his goodness : 
 and declare the wonders tliat ha 
 doeth for the children of men ! 
 
 For he satistieth the emptv soul : 
 and HUeth the hungry soul with 
 goodness. 
 
 Such as sit in darkness, and ia 
 the shadow of death : being fast 
 bound m misery and iron ; 
 
 Because they rebelled against 
 the words of the Lord : andlight- 
 ly regarded the counsel of the 
 most Highest ; 
 
 He also brought down their 
 
 heart through heaviness : tliey 
 
 fell down, and there waa none to 
 
 help them. 
 
 So wheu they cried unto the
 
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 FORMS OF PRAYER TO BE USED AT SEA. 
 
 Lord in their trouble : he deli- 
 vered them out of their distress. 
 
 For he brought tliem out of 
 darkness, and out of the sliadow 
 of deatii : and brake their bonds 
 in sunder. 
 
 O that men would therefore 
 praise tlie Lord for his goodness : 
 and declare tlie wonders tluit he 
 doetli for the children of men ! 
 
 For he liatli broken the gates 
 of brass : and smitten the bars 
 of iron in sunder. 
 
 Foolish men are plagued for 
 their offence : and because of their 
 wickedness. 
 
 Their soul abhorred all manner 
 of meat : and the}- were even hard 
 at death's door. 
 
 So when they cried unto the 
 Lord in their trouble : he delivei-ed 
 them out of their distress. 
 
 He sent his word, and healed 
 them : and they were saved from 
 their destruction. 
 
 O that men would therefore 
 praise the Lord for his goodness : 
 and declare the wonders that he 
 doeth for the children of men ! 
 
 That they would offer unto him 
 the sacritice of thanksgi\Ting : and 
 tell out liis works with gladness ! 
 
 They that go down to the sea in 
 ships : and occupy their business 
 in great waters ; 
 
 Tiiese men see the works of the 
 Lord : and his wonders in the deep. 
 
 For at Ills word tlie stormy 
 wind ariseth : which lifteth up the 
 waves thereof. 
 
 They are carried up to the hea- 
 ven, and down again to the deep : 
 their soul melteth away because 
 of the trouble. 
 
 They reel to and fro, and stag- 
 ger hke a drunken man : and are 
 at their wit's end. 
 
 So when they cry unto the Lord 
 in tlieir trouble : he delivereth 
 them out of their distress. 
 
 For he maketh the storm to 
 cease : so that the waves thereof 
 are still. 
 
 Then are they glad, because they 
 are at rest : and so lie bringetli 
 them unto the haven where they 
 would be. 
 
 O that men would therefore 
 
 praise the Lord for his goodness : 
 and declare tlie wonders that he 
 doeth for the children of men ! 
 
 That they would exalt him also 
 in the congregation of the people : 
 and praise him in the seat of the 
 elders ! 
 
 Who turneth the floods into a 
 wilderness : and drieth up the 
 water-springs. 
 
 A fruitful land maketh he bar- 
 ren : for the wickedness of them 
 that dwell therein. 
 
 Again, he maketh the wilder- 
 ness a standing water : and water- 
 springs of a dry ground. 
 
 And there he setteth the hun- 
 gry : that they may build them a 
 city to dwell in ; 
 
 That they may sow their land, 
 and plant vineyards : to yield them 
 fruits of increase. 
 
 He blesseth them, so that they 
 multiply exceedmgly : and suffer- 
 etli not their cattle to decrease. 
 
 And again, when they are mi- 
 nished, and brought low : through 
 oppression, through any plague, 
 or trouble ; 
 
 Tliough he suffer them to be evil 
 intiyeated through tyrants : and let 
 them wander out of the way in 
 the wilderness ; 
 
 Yet helpeth he the poor out of 
 misery : and maketh liim house- 
 holdshke a flock of sheep. 
 
 The righteous will consider this, 
 and rejoice : and the mouth of all 
 wickedness shall be stopped. 
 
 Whoso is wise will ponder these 
 things : and tliey shall understand 
 the loving-kindness of the Lord. 
 
 Glory be to tlie Father, and to 
 the Son : and to tlie Holy Ghost ; 
 
 As it was in the beginning, is 
 now, and ever shall be : world 
 without end. Amen. 
 
 Collects of Thariksgiving. 
 
 OMOST blessed and glorious 
 Lord God, who art of infinite 
 goodness and mercy ; We thy poor 
 creatures, whom thou hast made 
 and preserved, holding our souis 
 in life, and now rescuing us out of 
 the jaws of death, humbly present 
 ourselves again before thy JJivine 
 Majesty, to offer a sacrifice of praise
 
 FORMS OF PRAYER TO BE USED AT SEA. 
 
 531 
 
 and thanksgiving, for that thou 
 heardest us when we called in oui- 
 trouble, and didst not cast out our 
 prayer, which we made before thee 
 in our great distress : Even when 
 we gave all for lost, our sliip, our 
 goods, our lives, then didst thou 
 mercifully look upon us, and won- 
 derfully command a deUverance ; 
 for which we, now being in safety, 
 do give all praise and glory to thy 
 holy Name ; through Jesus Christ 
 our Lord. Amen. 
 
 Or this: 
 
 OMOST mighty and gracious 
 good God, thy mercy is over 
 all thy works, but in special man- 
 ner hath been extended toward 
 us, whom thou hast so powerfully 
 and wonderfully defended. Thou 
 hast shewed us terrible things, and 
 wonders in the deep, that we might 
 see how powerful and gracious a 
 God thou art ; how able and ready 
 to help them that trust in thee. 
 Thou hast shewed us how both 
 winds and seas obey thy command; 
 that we may learn, even from them, 
 hereafter to obey thy voice, and to 
 do thy will. We therefore bless 
 and glorify thy Name, tor this thy 
 mercy in saving us, when we were 
 ready to perish. And, we beseech 
 thee, make us as truly sensible now 
 of thy mercy, as we were then of 
 the danger : And give us hearts al- 
 ways ready to express our thank- 
 fulness, not only by words, but also 
 by our lives, in being more obe- 
 dient to thy holy commandments. 
 Continue, we beseech thee, this tliy 
 goodness to us ; that we, whom 
 thou hast saved, may serve thee 
 in holiness and righteousness all 
 the days of our life ; througli Je- 
 sus Clu-ist our Lord and Saviour. 
 Amen. 
 
 An Hymn of Praise and Thanks- 
 giving after a dangerous Tem- 
 pest. 
 OCOME, let us give thanks unto 
 the Lord, for he is gracious : 
 and his mercy endureth for ever. 
 
 Great is the Lord, and greatly 
 to be praised ; let the redeemed 
 of tliG Lord say so : whom he hath 
 
 delivered from the merciiess rags 
 of the sea. 
 
 The Lord is gracious and full of 
 compassion ; slow to anger, and of 
 gi-eat mercy. 
 
 He hath not dealt with us accord- 
 ing to our sins ; neither rewarded 
 us according to our iniquities. 
 
 But as the heaven is high above 
 the earth : so great hath been his 
 niercv towards us. 
 
 We found troubleand hea\iness s 
 j we were even at death's door. 
 
 The waters of the sea had well- 
 I nigh covered us : the proud waters 
 had well-nigh gone over our soul. 
 i The sea roared : and the stormy 
 ! wind lifted up the waves thereof 
 j We were carried up as it were 
 to heaven, and then down again 
 into the deep : our soul melted 
 I witliin us, because of trouble; 
 I Tlien cried we unto thee, O 
 Lord ; and thou didst deliver us 
 out of our distress. 
 I Blessed be thy Name, who didst 
 : not despise the prayer of thy ser- 
 I vants ; but didst hear our cry, aud 
 hast saved us. 
 
 I Thou didst send forth thy com- 
 mandment : and the windy storm 
 , ceased, and was turned into a cahn. 
 I O let us therefore praise the 
 I Lord for his goodness : and de- 
 clare the wonders that he hath 
 done, and still doeth for the chil- 
 , dren of men. 
 
 I Praised be the Lord daily : even 
 ! the Lord that helpeth us, and 
 j poureth his benetits upon us. 
 
 He is our (iod, even the God of 
 I whom Cometh salvation ; God is 
 the Lord by whom we have es- 
 caped death. 
 
 Thou, Lord, hast made us glad 
 through the operation of thy hands; 
 and we will triumph in tliy praise. 
 Blessed be the Lord God : even 
 the Lord God, who only doeth 
 wondrous things ; 
 
 And blessed be the Name of his 
 Majesty for ever : and let every 
 one oi us say. Amen, Amen. 
 
 Glory be to the Father and to 
 
 the Son : and to the Holy G host ; 
 
 As it was in the beginning-, is 
 
 now, and ever shall be : world 
 
 ! without ecd. Amen.
 
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 FORMS OF PRAYER TO BE USED AT SEA. 
 
 2 Cor. xiii. 
 
 THE grace of our Lord Jesus 
 Christ, and the love of God, 
 and the fellowship of the Holy 
 Ghost, be with us all evermore. 
 Amen. 
 
 AFTER VICTORY OR DELIVER- 
 
 ANCE FROM AN ENEMY. 
 
 A Pi^ahn or Ihimn of Praise and 
 
 Thank.<ijivin{j after Victory. 
 
 IP the Lord had not been on our 
 side, now may we say : if the Lord 
 himsulf had not been on our side, 
 when men rose up against us ; 
 
 They had swallowed us up quick ; 
 when' they were so wrathfully dis- 
 pleased at us. 
 
 Yea, the waters had drowned us, 
 and the stream had gone over our 
 soul ; the deep waters of the proud 
 had gone over our souL 
 
 Uut praised be the Lord : who 
 hath not given us over as a prey 
 unto them. 
 
 The Lord hath wz-ought : a migh- 
 ty salvation for us. 
 
 vVe gat not this by our o^vn 
 sword, neither was it our own arm 
 that saved us : but thy right liand, 
 and thine arm, and the light of thy 
 countenance, because thou hadst 
 a favour unto us. 
 
 The Lord hath appeared for us : 
 the Lord hath covered our heads, 
 and made us to stand in the day 
 of battle. 
 
 Tlie Lord hath appeared for us : 
 the Lord hath overthrown our ene- 
 mies, and dashed in pieces those 
 that rose up against us. 
 
 Therefore not unto us, O Lord, 
 not unto us : but unto thy Name 
 be given tlie glory. 
 
 The Lord hath done great things 
 for us : the Lord hath done great 
 things for us, for wliich we rejoice. 
 
 Our help standeth in the Name 
 of the [iord: who hath made heaven 
 and earth. 
 
 Blessed be the Name of the 
 Lord : from this time forth for 
 evermor.-?. 
 
 f Jlory be to the Father, and to 
 the Son : and to the Holy (ihost ; 
 
 As .t was in the beginning, is now, 
 and ever shall be : world without 
 end. Amen. 
 
 ^ After this Hiimn may be sung the 
 
 Te Deum. 
 
 f Then this Collect. 
 
 O ALMIGHTY God, the Sove- 
 reign Commander of all the 
 world, in whose liandis power and 
 might which none is able to with- 
 stand ; We bless and magnify thy 
 great and glorious Name for this 
 happy Victory, the whole glory 
 wliereof we do" ascribe to thee, who 
 art the only giver of Victory. And, 
 we beseech tliee, give us grace to 
 improve this great mercy to thy 
 glory, the advancement of thy Gos- 
 pel, the honour of our Sovereign, 
 and, as much as in us lieth, to the 
 good of all mankind. And, we 
 beseech thee, give us such a sense 
 of this great mercy, as may engage 
 us to a true thankfulness, such as 
 may appear in our lives by an 
 humble, holy, and obedient walk- 
 ing before thee all our days, 
 through Jesus Christ our Lord ; 
 to whom with thee and the Holy 
 Spirit, as for all thy mercies, so in 
 particular for this Victory and De- 
 liverance, be all glory and honour, 
 world without end. Amen. 
 
 2 Cor. xiiL 
 
 THE grace of our Lord Jesus 
 Christ, and the love of God, 
 and the fellowship of the Holy 
 Cihost, be with us all evermore. 
 Amen. 
 
 AT THE BURIAL OF THEIR 
 DEAD AT SEA. 
 
 if Tlie Office in the Common Prayer' 
 book iiiai/ be ((.•^td; only instead o/ 
 these words [We therel'ore commit 
 ills body to the ground, earth to 
 earth, <Sc.] say, 
 
 WE therefore commit his body 
 to the dt'op, to be turned into 
 corruption, looking for the resur- 
 rection of the body, (when the Sea 
 shall give up her dead,) and the 
 life of the world to come, through 
 our Lord Jesus Christ ; who at his 
 coming shall change our vile body 
 that it may be like his glonous 
 bodv, according to the mighty 
 working, whereby he isabla to sub- 
 due all tilings to himself.
 
 533 
 THE FORM A:ND MAiTNER O? 
 MAKING, ORDAINING, AND CONSECRATING 
 
 OF 
 
 BISHOPS, PRIESTS, AND DEACONS-. 
 
 ACCORDIXG TO THE ORDER OF 
 
 THE CHUECH OF ENGLAND. 
 
 THE PREFACE. 
 
 TT is evident unto all men diligently reading the holy Scripture 
 and ancient Authors, that from the Apostles' time there have 
 been these Orders of Ministers in Christ's Church ; Bishojjs, Priests, 
 and Deacons. Which Offices were evermore had in such reverend 
 Estimation, that no man might presume to execute any of them, 
 except he ivere first called, tried, examined, and known to have such 
 qualities as are requisite for the same; and also by puhlick Prayer, 
 ivith Imposition of Hands, were approved and admitted there- 
 unto by lawful Authority. And therefore, to the intent that these 
 Orders may be continued, and reverently used and esteemed, in the 
 Church of England ; no man shall be accounted or taken to be a 
 lawful Bishop, Priest, or Deacon in the Church of England, or 
 suffered to execute any of the said Functions, except he he called, 
 tried, examined, and admitted thereunto, according to the Form 
 hereafter following, or hath had formerly Episcopal Consecration, 
 or Ordination. 
 
 And none shall be admitted a Deacon, except he be Twenty-three 
 years of age, unless he have a Faculty. And every man which is 
 to be admitted a Priest shall be full Four-andtiocnty years old. 
 And every inan lohich is to be ordained or consecrated Bishop shall 
 be fully Thirty years of age. 
 
 And the Bishop, knoiving either by himself, or by sufficient tes- 
 timony, any Person to be a man of virtuous conversation, and 
 ivithout crime; and, after exanvination and trial, finding him 
 learned in the Latin 'Tongue, and sufficiently instructed in holy 
 Scripture, may at the times appointed in the Canon, or else, on 
 urgent occasion, upon some other Sunday or Holy-day, in the face 
 of the Church, admit him a Deacon, in such mamter and form as 
 hereafter followeth.
 
 534 
 
 THE rOKM AlfD MANITEIi. OF 
 
 MAKING OF DEACONa 
 
 ^ When the Hay appointed hy the Bishop is come, after Morning Prayer is 
 ended, there shall be a Sermon or E.vhortation , declaring the Duty and 
 Office of such as come to be udmitted Deacons; how necessary that Order 
 is in the Church of Christ, and also, how the people ought to esteem them in 
 their Office. 
 
 God the Father, of heaven .- 
 have mercy upon us viiserable 
 sinners. 
 
 O God the Son, Redeemer of 
 the world : liave mercy upon us 
 miserable sinners. 
 
 God the Son, Redeemer of the 
 world : have mercy upon us mise- 
 rable sinners. 
 
 O God the Holy Ghost, pro- 
 ceeding from the Father and the 
 Son : have mercy upon us mise- 
 rable sinners. 
 
 God the Holy Ghost, proceed- 
 inpfrom the Father and the Son .- 
 have mercy upon us miserable 
 sinners. 
 
 O holy, blessed, and glorious 
 Trinity, three Persons and one 
 God :"have mercy upon us mise- 
 rable sinners. 
 
 holy, blessed, and glorious 
 Trinity, three Persons ami one 
 God : have mercy upon us mise- 
 rable simmers. 
 
 Remember not. Lord, our of- 
 fences, nor the offences of our 
 forefathers ; neither take thou 
 vengeance of our sins : spare us, 
 good Lord, spare thy people, whom 
 thou hast redeemed with thy most 
 l)recious blood, and be not angry 
 with us for ever. 
 
 Spare us. good Lord. 
 
 From all evil and mischief; 
 from sin, from the crafts and as- 
 saults of the devil ; from thy wrath, 
 and fi-om everlasting damnation. 
 Good Lord, deliver us. 
 
 From all blindness of heart; 
 from pride, vain-glory, and hy- 
 pocrisy ; from en\y, hatred, and 
 malice, and all unciiaritableness, 
 Good Lord, deliver us. 
 
 From fornication, and all other 
 deadly sin; and from all tlie de- 
 ceits of the world, the flesh, and 
 the devil, 
 
 Good Lord, deliver m. 
 
 ^ First the Archrloaron, or his De- 
 put,/, shell ,„:s: nt ,n,t„ thr Bishop 
 [sittii,,/ i,i his rh.iir „. ,ir In thr hoh/ 
 Tahir , s„rh ,r< ,1, s,n t,, h,: nnktined 
 Diucviis, irach (if tliciii being de- 
 cently habited,) saying these woi-ds, 
 T> EVEREND Father in God, I 
 -*-*' present unto you these per- 
 sons present, to be admitted Dea- 
 cons. 
 
 The Bishop. 
 
 TAKE heed that the persons, 
 whom ye present unto us, be 
 apt and meet, for their learning 
 and godly conversation, to exer- 
 cise their Ministry duly, to the 
 honour of God, and the edifying 
 of his Church. 
 
 1 77je Archdeacon shall answer, 
 
 I HAVE enquired of them, and 
 also examined them, and think 
 them so to be. 
 
 f Then the Bishop shall say ttnto the 
 people : 
 
 BRETHREN, if there be any 
 of you who knoweth any Im- 
 pediment, or notable Crime, in 
 any of these persons presented to 
 be ordered Deacons, for the which 
 he ought not to be admitted to that 
 Office, let him come fortli in the 
 Name of God, and shew what the 
 Crime or Impediment is. 
 % Andif ami great Crime or Impe- 
 diment he objected, the Bishop shall 
 surcease from Ordcrimi t/iat person, 
 until such time as the party accus- 
 ed shall he found dear of thai 
 Crime. 
 1 Then the Bishop {commending such 
 as shall be found meet to be Ordered 
 to the Prayers of the congregation) 
 shall, icitfi the Clergy and people 
 present, sing or sini the Litany, with 
 the Prayers as folloireth. 
 The Litany and Suffrages. 
 
 OGOD the Father, of heaven : 
 have mercy upon us miserable 
 sinners.
 
 THE ORDERING OF DEACONS. 
 
 From lightning and tempest; 
 from plague, pestilence, and fa- 
 mine ; from battle and murder, 
 and from sudden death. 
 
 Good Lord, deliver us. 
 
 From all sedition, privy conspi- 
 racy, and rebellion : from all false 
 doctrine, heresy, and schism ; from 
 hardness of heart, and contempt of 
 thy Word and Commandment, 
 Good Lord, deliver us. 
 
 By the mystery of thy holy In- 
 carnation ; by thy holy Nativity 
 and Circumcision ; by thy Bap- 
 tism, Fasting, and Temptation, 
 Good Lord, deliver us. 
 
 By thine Agony and bloody 
 Sweat ; by thy Cross and Passion ; 
 by thy precious Death and Burial ; 
 by thy glorious Resurrection and 
 Ascension ; and by the coming of 
 the Holy Ghost, 
 
 Good Lord, deliver us. 
 
 la ail time of our tribulation ; in 
 
 all tijoe of our wealth ; in the hour 
 
 of death.and in the dayof judgment. 
 
 Good Lord, deliver us. 
 
 We sinners do beseech thee to 
 hear us, O Lord God ; and that it 
 may please thee to rule and go- 
 vern thy holy Church universal in 
 the right way ; 
 
 H'e beseech thee to hear us, good 
 Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to keep 
 and strengthen in the true wor- 
 shipping of thee, in righteousness 
 and holiness of Ufe, thy Servant 
 (GEORGE, our most gracious 
 King and Governour ; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good 
 Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to rule 
 his heart in thy faith, fear, and 
 love, and that he may evermore 
 have affiance in thee, and ever 
 seek thy honour and glory; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good 
 Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to be 
 his defender, and keeper, giving 
 him the victory over all liis ene- 
 mies; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good 
 Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to bless 
 and preserve our gracious Oueen 
 Mar II, Alexandra the Queen 
 
 'MotV.QwFAlwaril Prince or Wales, 
 and all the Koyul Family ; 
 
 We beseech tfiee to hear xis, good 
 Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to illu- 
 minate all Bishops, Priests, and 
 Deacons, with true knowledge and 
 understanding of thy Word ; and 
 that both by their preaching and 
 living they may set it forth, and 
 shew it accordiagly : 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good 
 Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to bless 
 these thy servants, now to be ad- 
 mitted to the Order of Deacons, 
 \_or Priests,! and to pour thy grace 
 upon them I that tliey may duly 
 execute their Office, to the edifjing 
 of thy Church, and the glory of 
 thy holy Name ; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good 
 Lord. 
 
 That it may please tliee to en- 
 due the Lords of the Council, and 
 all the Nobility, with grace, wis- 
 dom, and understanding ; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good 
 Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to bless 
 and keep the Magistrates, giving 
 them grace to execute justice, and 
 to maintain truth ; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good 
 Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to bless 
 and ieep all thy people ; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good 
 Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to give 
 to all nations imity, peace, and 
 concord : 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good 
 Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to give 
 us an heart to love and dread thee, 
 and diligently to live after thy 
 commandments ; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good 
 Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to give 
 to all thy people increase of grace 
 to hear meekly thy Word, and to 
 receive it with pure affection, and 
 to bring forth the fruits of the 
 Spirit ; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good 
 Lord.
 
 THE ORDERING OF DEACONS. 
 
 That it may please thee to bring 
 into Jhe way of truth all such as 
 have erred, and are deceived ; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good 
 Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to 
 strengthen such as do stand ; and 
 to comfort and help the weak- 
 hearted ; and to raise up them 
 that fall ; and finally to beat down 
 Satan under our feet ; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good 
 Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to suc- 
 cour, help, and comfort, all that 
 are in danger, necessity, and tri- 
 bulation ; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good 
 Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to pre- 
 serve all that travel by land or 
 by water, all women labouring of 
 child, all sick persons, and young 
 children; and to shew thy pity 
 upon all prisoners and captives ; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good 
 Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to de- 
 fend, and provide for, the father- 
 less children and widows, and all 
 that are desolate and oppressed ; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good 
 Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to have 
 mercy upon all men ; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, gi 
 Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to for- 
 give our enemies, persecutors, and 
 slanderers, and to turn their 
 hearts ; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good 
 Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to give 
 and preserve to our use the kindly 
 trun^ of the earth, so as in due 
 time we mav enjoy them ; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear m, good 
 Lord. 
 
 That it mav please thee to give 
 us true repentance ; to forgive us 
 all our sins, negligences, and igno- 
 rances; and to endue us with the 
 grace of thy Holy Spirit to amend 
 our lives according to thy holy 
 Word ; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good 
 Lord. 
 
 Son of God % we beseech thee to 
 hear us. 
 
 Son of God • we beseech thee to 
 hear us. 
 
 O Lamb of God : that takest 
 away the sins of the world ; 
 Grant us thy peace. 
 O Lamb of God : that takest 
 away the sins of the world ; 
 Have mercy upon us, 
 O Christ, hear us. 
 
 Christ, hear us. 
 Lord, have mercy upon us. 
 
 Lord, have mercy upon u«. 
 Christ, have mercy upon us. 
 
 Christ, have mercy upon tis. 
 Lord, have mercy upon us. 
 lord, have mercy upon us. 
 
 % Then shall the Priest, and the peo- 
 ple with him, say the Lord's Prayer, 
 OUR Father,whiclj artiuheaven. 
 Hallowed be thy Name. Thy 
 kingdom come. Thy will be done, 
 in earth as it is in heaven. Give us 
 this day our daily bread. And for- 
 give us our trespasses, As we forgive 
 them that trespass against us. A nd 
 lead us not into temptation ; But 
 deliver us from evil. Amen. 
 
 Pi-iest. O Lord, deal not with 
 
 us after our sins. 
 
 Answer. Neither reward ua 
 after our iniquities. 
 
 Let us prav. 
 
 OGOD, merciful Father, that 
 despisest not the sighing of a 
 contrite heart, nor the desire of 
 such as be sorrowful ; Mercifully 
 assist our prayers that we make 
 betore thee in all our troubles and 
 adversities, whensoever they op- 
 press us; and graciously hear us, 
 that those evils, which the craft and 
 subtilty of the devil or man worketh 
 against us, be brought to nought ; 
 and by the providence of thy good- 
 ness they may be dispersed : that 
 we thv servants, being hurt by no 
 persecutions, may evermore give 
 thanks unto thee in thy holy 
 Church ; through Jesus Christ our 
 Lord. 
 
 Lord, arise, help us, and de- 
 liver us for thy Name's sake. 
 
 OGOD, we have heard with 
 our ears, and our fathers have
 
 THE ORDERING OF DEACONS. 
 
 537 
 
 declared unto us, the noble works 
 that thou didst in their days, and 
 in the old time before them. 
 
 Lord, arise, help its, and de- 
 liver us for thine honour. 
 
 Glory be to the Father, and to 
 the Son : and to the Holy Ghost; 
 
 Ansiver. As it was in the be- 
 ginning, is now, and ever shall be : 
 world witliout end. Amen. 
 
 From our enemies defend us, O 
 Christ. 
 
 Graciously look upon our afflic- 
 tions. 
 
 Pitifully behold the sorrows of 
 our hearts. 
 
 Mercifully forgive the sins of 
 thy people. 
 
 Favourably with mercy hear our 
 prayers. 
 
 Son of David, have mercy 
 upon us. 
 
 Both now and ever vouchsafe to 
 hear us, O Christ. 
 
 Graciously hear us, Christ; 
 graciously hear us, Lord Christ. 
 
 Priest. O Lord, let thy mercy 
 be shewed upon us ; 
 
 Answer. As we do put our 
 trust in thee. 
 
 Let us pray. 
 
 WE humbly beseech thee, O 
 Father, mercifully to look 
 upon our infirmities ; and for the 
 glory of thy Name turn from us 
 all tiiose evils that we most righte- 
 ously have deserved ; and gi-ant, 
 that in all our troubles we may put 
 our whole trust and confidence in 
 thy mercy, and evermore serve thee 
 in holiness and pureness of living, 
 to thy honour and glory ; through 
 our only Mediator and Advocate, 
 Jesus Christ our Lord. Anicii. 
 % Then shall he sung or said the Ser- 
 vice for the Communion, with the 
 Collect, Epistle, and Gospel, as fol- 
 loweth. 
 
 The Collect. 
 A LMIGHTY God, who by thy 
 -»^ Divine Providence hast ap- 
 pointed divers Orders of Ministers 
 in thy Church, and didst inspire 
 thine Apostles to choose into the 
 Order of Deacons the first Martyr 
 Saint Stephen, with others ; Mer- 
 cifully beliold these thy servants 
 now called to the like Office and 
 
 Administration; replenish them 
 so with the truth of thy Doctrine, 
 and adorn them with iiinocency of 
 life, that, both by word and good 
 example, they may faithfully serve 
 thee in this Office, to the glory of 
 thy Name, and the edification of 
 thy Church ; through the merits 
 of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who 
 liveth and reigneth with thee and 
 the Holy Ghost, nov/ and for ever. 
 Amen. 
 
 The Epistle. 1 Tim. iii. 8. 
 T IKEWISE must the Deacons 
 -^ be grave, not double tonyuedj 
 not given to much wine, not greedy 
 of filthy lucre, holding the mys- 
 tery of the faith in a pure con- 
 science. And let tliese also first 
 be proved ; then let them use the 
 Office of a Deacon, being found 
 blameless. Even so must their 
 wives be grave, not slanderers, 
 sober, faithful in all things. Let 
 tlie Deacons be tlie husbands of 
 one wife, ruling their children and 
 their own houses well. For they 
 that have used the Office of a Dea- 
 con well purchase to themselves 
 a good degree, and great boldness 
 in the faith which is in Christ Jesus. 
 
 Or else this, out of the sixth of the 
 Acts of the Apostles. 
 Acts vi. 2. 
 T^HEN the twelve called themul- 
 -*- titude of the disciples unto 
 them, and said. It is not reason 
 that we should leave the Word of 
 God, and serve tables. Wherefore, 
 brethren, look ye out among you 
 seven men of honest report, full 
 of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, 
 whom we may appoint over this 
 business. But we will give our- 
 selves continually to prayer, and 
 to the ministry of the WoVd. And 
 the saying pleased the whole mul- 
 titude. And they chose Stephen, 
 a man full of faith, and of the 
 Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Pro- 
 chorus, and Nicanor, and Tiraon, 
 and Parmenas, and Nicolas a pro- 
 selyte of Antioch ; whom they 
 set before the Apostles ; and, when 
 they had prayed, they laid their 
 hands on them. And the Word
 
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 THE ORDERING OP DEACONS. 
 
 of God increased, and tlie number 
 of the disciples multiplied in Je- 
 rusalem greatly, and a great com- 
 pany of tlie Priests were obedient 
 to the faith. 
 
 IT And he fore Ih- Onspr?.fhr Bif^hop, 
 sittiriri ill /(/s choir, sIkiU rxumine 
 erertf inje nftla-m that arc to be Or- 
 (Ifrrd,!/) the presence of the people, 
 after this manner fuUuwing. 
 
 DO 3'ou trust that you are in- 
 wardly moved by the Holy 
 Ghost to t:ikc upon .you tl)is Office 
 and ^Ministration, to serve God for 
 the promoting of his glory, and 
 the edifying of Ins people ? 
 Answer. I trust so. 
 
 The Bishop. 
 
 DO you think that you are truly 
 called, according to the will 
 of our Lord Jesus C'iirist, and the 
 due Order of this Realm, to the 
 Ministry of the Church ? 
 Answer. I thinl; so. 
 
 The Bishop. 
 
 DO you unfeignedly believe all 
 the Canonical Scriptures of 
 the Old and New Testament ? 
 Answer. I do believe them. 
 
 The Bishop. 
 T^riLL you diligently read the 
 ' ' same unto the people assem- 
 bled in the Church where you 
 shall bo appointed to serve ? 
 Answer. I will. 
 
 The Bishop. 
 
 IT appertainetli to the OfRce of 
 a Deacon, in the Church where 
 he shall be appointed to serve, to 
 assist the Priest in Divine Ser- 
 vice, and specially wlien he mi- 
 nistereth the holy Communion, 
 and to help him in the distribu- 
 tion thereof, and to read holy 
 Scriptures and Homilies in the 
 Cliurch ; and to instruct theyouth 
 in tlie Catechism ; in the absence 
 of the Priest to baptize infants, 
 an(l to preach, if he be adn)itted 
 thereto by the Bishop. And fur- 
 thermore, it is liis Office, wnere 
 provision is so made, to search for 
 the sick, poor, and impotent peo- 
 ple of the Parish, to intimate their 
 
 estates, names, and places where 
 they dwell, unto the Curate, that 
 by liis exliortation they may be 
 relieved with the alms (if the Pa- 
 rishioners, or others. Will you 
 do this gladly and Vvillingly ? 
 
 Ansiver. I will so do, by the 
 help of God. 
 
 The Bishop. 
 T^ILL you apply all your dili- 
 ^ ' gence to frame and fasliion 
 your own lives, and the lives of 
 your families, according to tlie 
 Doctrine of Christ ; and to make 
 both yourselves and them, as 
 much as in you lieth, wliolesome 
 examples of the flock of Christ ? 
 
 A nsioer. I will so do, the Lord 
 being my helper. 
 
 The Bishop. 
 Ty^ILL you reverently obey your 
 * ' Ordinary, and other chief 
 Ministers of the Cliurch, and 
 tliem to whom the charge and 
 government over you is com- 
 mitted, following with a glad 
 mind and will their godly admo- 
 nitions? 
 
 A nsioer. I will endeavour my- 
 self, the Lord being my helper. 
 
 It Then the Bishop. Icvjina his Hands 
 sereraUfi vpon the Head of every 
 one of them, humbly kneeling before 
 him, shall say, 
 
 TAKE tliou Authority to exe- 
 cute the Office of a Deacon 
 in the Church of God committed 
 unto thee ; In the Name of the 
 Father, and of the Son, and of the 
 Holy Ghost. Amen. 
 
 f Then shall the Bishop deliver to 
 every one of them the J\'ew Testa- 
 tnent, saying, 
 
 TAKE thou Authority to read 
 the Gospel in the Church of 
 God, and to preach the same, if 
 thou be thereto licensed by the 
 Bishop himself. 
 
 f Then one of them, appointed by the 
 
 Bishop, shall read the Gospel. 
 
 St. Luke xii. 35. 
 
 LET your loins be girded about, 
 and your lights burning ; and 
 ye yourselves like unto men that
 
 THE OHDERmG OF DEACONS. 
 
 wait for their L(ird, when he will 
 return from the wedding; that, 
 ■when he cometh and knocketh, 
 tliey may open unto him imme- 
 diately. Blessed are those ser- 
 vants, whom the Lord when he 
 cometh shall find watching. Ve- 
 I rily I say unto you, that he shall 
 gird himself, and make them to 
 sit down to meat, and will come 
 forth and serve them. And if he 
 shaU come in the second watch, or 
 come in the third watch, and tind 
 them so, blessed are those ser- 
 vants. 
 
 If Then shall the Bishop proceed in 
 the Communion, and all that are 
 Ordered shall tarry, and receive 
 the hull/ Communiun the same day 
 with the Bishop. 
 
 H The Communion ended, after the 
 la^t Collect, and immediately be- 
 fore the Benediction, shall be said 
 these Collects following. 
 
 ALMIGHTY God, giver of all 
 -^^ good things, who of tliy great 
 goodness hast vouchsafed to ac- 
 cept and take these thy servants 
 unto the Office of Deacons in thy 
 Church ; Make them, we beseech 
 thee, O Lord, to be modest, hum- 
 ble, and constant in their JMinis- 
 tration, to have a ready will to 
 observe all spiritual Discipline; 
 
 that they having always the tes- 
 timony of a good conscience, and 
 continuing ever stable and strong 
 in thy Son Christ, may so well 
 behave themselves in this infe- 
 rior Oftice, that they nray be 
 found worthy to be called unto 
 the higher Jlinistries in thy 
 Cliurch ; through the same thy 
 Son our Saviour Jesus Christ, to 
 wliom be glory and honour world 
 without end. Amen. 
 
 PREVENT us, O Lord, in all 
 our doings with tliy most gra- 
 cious favour, and further us with 
 thy continual help ; that in all 
 our works begun, continued, and 
 ended in thee, we may glorify 
 tliy holy Name, and finally by 
 thy mercy obtain everlasting life ; 
 tlirough Jesus Christ our Lord. 
 Arneii. 
 
 THE peace of God, which pass- 
 eth all understanding, keep 
 your hearts and minds in the 
 knowledge and love of God, and 
 of Ills Son Jesus Chri.stour Lord : 
 And the Blessing of God Al- 
 mighty, the Father, the Son, and 
 the Holy Ghost, be amongst you, 
 and remain with you always. 
 Allien. 
 
 ^ And here it must be declared unto the Deacon, that he must continue in 
 that Office of a Deacon the space of a whole year (.except for reasonable 
 causes it shidl othcricise seem ffood unto the Bishop) to the intent he 
 maybe perfect, and well expert in the things appertaining to the Ecclesias- 
 tical Administration. In executing whereof if he be found faithful and 
 diligent, he may be admitttd by his Diocesan to the Order of Priesthood, 
 at the times appointed in the Canon; or else, on urgent occasion, upon 
 some other Sunday, or Holy-day, in the face of the Church, in such 
 manlier and form as hereafter followeth.
 
 540 
 
 THE FORM AND MANXER OF 
 
 ORDERING OF PRIESTS. 
 
 ^ When the day appointed by the Bishop w come, after Morning Prayer is 
 ended, there shall be a Sermon or Exhortation, declaring the Duty and 
 Office of such as come to be admitted Priests ; how necessary tJiat Order is 
 in the Church of Christ, and also how the people ought to esteem them in 
 their Office. 
 
 ^ First, the Archdeacon, or, in his 
 absence, one appointed in his stead, 
 shall present unto the Bishop (sit- 
 ting in his chair near to the holy 
 Table I all them that shall receive 
 the Order of Priesthood that day 
 (each of them being decently habit- 
 ed) and say, 
 REVEREND Father in God, I 
 present unto you these per- 
 sons present, to be admitted to the 
 Order of Priestliood. 
 The Bishop. 
 
 TAKE heed that the persons, 
 whom ye present unto us, be 
 apt and meet, for their learning 
 
 IT Then the Bishop ^commending suck 
 as shall be found meet to be Ordered 
 to the Prayers of the congregation) 
 shall, with the Clergy and people 
 present, sing or say the Litany, 
 with the Prayers, as is before ap- 
 pointed in the Form of Ordering 
 Beacons; save only, that, in the 
 proper Suffrage there added, the 
 word rDeaoons] shall be omitted, 
 and the irord [Priests] inserted in- 
 stead of it. 
 
 ^ Then shall be sung or said the Ser- 
 vice for the Communiuii, irith the 
 Collect, Epistle, and Gospel,asfol- 
 loueth. 
 
 The Collect. 
 
 and godly conversation to exer- j A good things, wl: 
 
 cise their Mimstrv duly, to the ho- g ^^.f^ ^^^^ appoin 
 
 , nour of God, and the edifjmg of , ^^^^ ^^ Ministers ir 
 
 \ LMIGHTY God, giver of all 
 ags, who by thy Holy 
 appointed divers Or- 
 
 sters in the Church ; 
 
 his Church. :Mercifully behold these thv ser- 
 
 if The Archdeacon shaU answer, , vants now called to the Office of 
 I HAVE enquired of them, and Triesthood ; and replenish them 
 also examined them, and think so with the truth of thy doctrine, 
 them so to be. ' and adorn them with innocency of 
 
 % Then the Bishop shall say unto the ' life, that, both by word and good 
 people ; i example, they may faithfuUj' sers'e 
 
 GOOD people, these are they thee in this Office, to the glory of 
 whom we purpose. God will- thy Name, and the edification of 
 ing, to receive this dav unto the thy Church ; through the merits 
 holy Office of Priesthood : For af- . of our Sa\iour Jesus Christ, who 
 ter due examination we find not [ liveth and reigneth witli thee and 
 
 to the contrary, but tliat they be 
 lawfully called to their Function 
 and Ministry, and that tliey be 
 persons meet for the same. But 
 yet if there be any of you, who 
 knoweth any Impediment, or not- 
 able Crime, in any of them, for 
 the wliicli he ought not to be re- 
 ceived into this holy Ministry, let 
 him come forth in the Name of 
 God, and shew what the Crime or 
 Impediment is. 
 
 % And if any great Crime or Impe- 
 diment be objected, the Bishop shall 
 sure asefroni Ord< ring thnt person, 
 tintil such time cLsthe party accused 
 shall be found clear of that Crime. 
 
 the Holy Ghost, world without 
 end. Amen. 
 
 The Epistle. Ephes. iv. 7. 
 
 UNTO every one of us is given 
 gi-ace, according to the mea- 
 sure of the gift of Christ. Where- 
 fore he saith, When he ascended 
 up on high, he led captivity cap- 
 tive, and gave gifts unto men. 
 ( Now that he ascended, what is it 
 but that lie also descended first 
 into the lower parts of the earth ? 
 He that descended, is the same also 
 that ascended up far above all 
 heavens, that he might fill ail 
 things.) And he gave some Apos-
 
 THE ORDERING OF PRIESTS. 
 
 541 
 
 ties, and some Prophets, and 
 some Evangelists, and some Pas- 
 tors and Teachers ; for the per- 
 fecting of the Saints, for the work 
 of tlie Ministry, for the edifying 
 of the Body of Christ ; till we all 
 come in the unity of the faith, 
 and of the knowlJdge of the Son 
 of God, unto a perfect man, unto 
 the measure of the stature of the 
 fulness of Christ. 
 
 T After this shall be read for the 
 Gospel part of Ike ninth Chapter 
 of Saint Mattliew, as followeth. 
 St. Matt. ix. 86. 
 TyHEN Jesus saw the multi- 
 ^^ tudes, he was moved with 
 compassion on them, because 
 they fainted, and were scattered 
 abroad as sheep having no shep- 
 herd. Then saith he unto his 
 disciples. The harvest truly is 
 plenteous, but the labourers are 
 few. Pray ye therefore the Lord 
 of the harvest, that lie will send 
 forth labourers into his harvest. 
 
 f Or else this that followeth, out of 
 
 the tenth Chapter of Saint John. 
 
 St. John X. 1. 
 
 VERILY, verily I say unto you. 
 He that entereth not by the 
 door Into the sheep-fold, but 
 climbeth up some other way, 
 the same is a thief and a rob- 
 ber. But he that entereth in l)y 
 the door is the Shepherd of the 
 sheep. To him tlie porter open- 
 eth, and tlie sheep hear his voice ; 
 and he calleth his own sheep by 
 name, and leaileth them out. 
 And when he putteth forth his 
 own sheep he goutli before them, 
 and the sheep follow him ; for 
 they know his voice. And a 
 stranger will they not follow, 
 but will flee from him ; for they 
 know not the voice of strangers. 
 This parable spake Jesus unto 
 them, but they understood wot 
 what things they were which he 
 spake unto tliem. Then said 
 Jesus unto them again, Verily, 
 verily I say unto you, I am tlie 
 door of the sheep. All that ever 
 came before nie are tliieves and 
 robbers ; but the sheep did not 
 hear them. I am the door : by 
 
 me if any man enter in, he 
 shall be saved, and shaU go In 
 and out, and find pasture. Tlie 
 thief Cometh not but for to steal, 
 and to kill, and to destroy : I am 
 come that they might have life, 
 and tliat they might have it 
 more abundantly. I am the good 
 Shepherd : the good Shepherd 
 givetli his life for the sheep. 
 But he tliat is an hireling, and 
 not the Shepherd, whose own the 
 sheep are not, seeth the wolf 
 coming, and leaveth the sheep, 
 and fleeth ; andtlie wolf cntcheth 
 them, and scattereth the sheep. 
 The hireling fleeth, because he is 
 an hireling, and careth not for 
 the sheep. I am the good Shep- 
 herd, and know my sheep, and 
 am known of mine. As the Fa- 
 ther knoweth me, even so know I 
 the Father ; and I lay down my 
 life for the sheep. And other 
 sheep I have, which are not of 
 this fold : them also I must 
 bring, and they shall hear my 
 voice ; and there shall be one 
 fold, and one Shepherd, 
 f Then the Bishop, sitting in his 
 chair, shall sai/ unto tiitm as here- 
 after followel/t. 
 VOU have heard, Bretl.ren, as 
 -*- well in your private examina- 
 tion, as in the exhortation which 
 was now made to you, and in the 
 holy Lessons taken out of the 
 Gospel, and the writings of the 
 Apostles, of what dignity, and of 
 how great importance this Office 
 is, whereunto ye are called. And 
 now again we exhort you. In the 
 Name of our Lord Jesus Clirist, 
 tliat you have in remembrance, 
 into how high a Dignity, and to 
 how weighty an Oflice and Charge 
 ye are called : that is to say, to 
 be Messengers, Watchmen, 'and 
 Stewards of the Lord ; to teach, 
 and to premonish, to feed and 
 provide for the Lord's family; to 
 seek for Christ's sheep that are 
 dispersed abroad, and for his 
 children who are in the midst 
 of this naughty world, that they 
 may be saved through Christ for 
 ever. 
 Have always therefore printed 
 
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 542 
 
 THE ORDERING OF PRIESTS. 
 
 in your remembrance, how great 
 a treasure is committed to j-our 
 charge. For they are the sheep of 
 Christ, which lie bouglit with his 
 deatli, and for wliom he shed his 
 blood. The Clmrch and Congre- 
 gation M'hom you must serve, is 
 his Spouse, and liis Body. And if 
 it shall happen the same Church, 
 or any Member tliereof, to take 
 any hurt or hindrance by rea- 
 son of your negligence, ye know 
 the greatness of tlie fault, and also 
 the horrible punishment that will 
 ensue. Wherefore consider with 
 yourselves the end of your Minis- 
 try towards the children of (iod, 
 towards the Spouse and Body of 
 CJn-ist; and see tliat you never 
 cease your labour, your care and 
 diligence, until you have done all 
 that lieth in you, according to your 
 bounden duty, to bring all such as 
 are or shall be committed to your 
 charge, unto that agreement in the 
 faith and knowledge of God, and 
 to that ripeness and perfectness of 
 age in Oirist, that there be no 
 place left among you, either for 
 error in religion, or for viciousness 
 in life. 
 
 Forasmuch then as your Office 
 is both of so great e.xcellency, and 
 of so great dirticulty, ye see with 
 how great care and study ye ought 
 to apply yourselves, as well that 
 ye may shew yourselves dutiful 
 and thankful unto that Lord, who 
 hath placed you in so high a Dig- 
 nity ; as also to beware, that nei- 
 ther you yourselves oi^end, nor be 
 occasion tliat otliers ottend. How- 
 beit, ye cannot have a mind and 
 will thereto of yourselves ; for 
 that will and ability is given of 
 God alone: therefore ye ought, 
 and have need, to pray earnestly 
 for Ills Holy Spirit. And seeing 
 that you cannot by any other 
 means compass the doing of so 
 "weighty a work, pertaining to the 
 salvation of man. but with doc- 
 trine and exhortation taken out 
 of the holy Scriptures, and witli 
 a life agreeable to the same ; con- 
 sider how studious ye ought to 
 be in reading and iearniug the 
 Scriptures, and in framing the 
 
 manners both of yourselves, and 
 of them tliat specially pertain 
 unto you, according to the rule of 
 the same Scriptures : and for tliis 
 self-same cause, how ye ought to 
 forsake and sot aside (as much as 
 you may) all worldly cares and 
 studies. 
 
 We have good hope that you 
 have well weighed and pondered 
 these things with yourselves long 
 before this time; and tliat you 
 have clearly determined, by God's 
 grace, to give yourselves" wholly 
 to this Oftice, whereunto it hath 
 pleased Ci od to call you : so that, 
 as much as lieth in "you, you will 
 apply yourselves wholly to this 
 one thing, and draw all > our cares 
 and studies this way ; and that you 
 will continually pray to God the 
 Father, by the Mediation of our 
 only Saviour Jesus Christ, for 
 the heavenly assistance of the 
 Holy Ghost; that, by daily read- 
 ing and weighing of the" Scrip- 
 tures, ye may wax riper and strong- 
 er in your Ministry ; and that ye 
 may so endeavouryourselves, from 
 time to time, to sanctify the lives 
 of you and yours, and "to fashion 
 them after the Rule and Doctrine 
 of Christ, that ye may be whole- 
 some and godly examjilesand pat- 
 terns for the people to follow. 
 
 And now, that this present Con- 
 gregation of Christ here assembled 
 may also understand your minds 
 and wills in these things, and that 
 this your promise may the more 
 move you to do your duties, ye 
 shall answer plainly to these 
 things, which we. in the Name of 
 God, and of his Church, shall de- 
 mand of you touching tlie same. 
 
 T\0 you think in your heart, 
 -*-^ that you be truly called, ac- 
 cording to the will of our Lord 
 Jesus Christ, and the order of 
 this Church of Enqland, to tha 
 Order and iliuistry of Priest- 
 hood ? 
 Answer. I think it. 
 The Bishop. 
 A RE you persuaded that the 
 -^ holy Scriptures contain suf- 
 ficiently all Doctrine required
 
 THE ORDERING OF PRIESTS. 
 
 543 
 
 both yourselves and them, as much 
 I as in you lietli, wholesome exam- 
 ples and patterns to the flock of 
 ] Clirist'r 
 
 I Answer. I will apjily myself 
 thereto, the Lord being my helper. 
 
 TTie Bishop. 
 
 '^^WAj you maintain and set 
 
 '» forwards, as much as lieth 
 
 I in you, quietness, peace, and love, 
 
 among all Christian jiuople, and 
 
 especially among tlitui that are or 
 
 shall be connnitted to your charge ? 
 
 Answer. 1 will so do, the Lord 
 
 being my helper. 
 
 The Bishop. 
 TyiLL you reverently obey 
 '* your Ordinary, and otiier 
 chief Ministers, unto whom is com- 
 mitted the charge and government 
 over you; following with a glad 
 mind and will their godly admo- 
 nitions, and submitting yourselves 
 to their godly judgments? 
 
 Answer. 1 will so do, the Lord 
 being my helper. 
 5 2'/itn nhuU the Bishop, standing 
 
 tlj>, KUI/, 
 
 ALMIGHTY God, who hath 
 ■^^ given you this will to do all 
 these things; Grant also unto you 
 strength and [lower to performtiie 
 same; that he may accumplish 
 his work wiiich he hath begun 
 in you ; through Jesus Christ our 
 Lord. Amen. 
 
 IT After tin's, the Conrirenation shall 
 be desired, seen III/ in llti ir J'rai/rrs, 
 to muke their hiiiiilile siiji///icutioiis 
 to Gud fur all t/u;<e lhiii;/s: for the 
 which I'rui/ers there n/iuil be silence 
 kept for a .space. 
 
 H After which shall be sung or said 
 by the Bishop (the j^ersons to be 
 Chduined I'riests all kneeling) 
 Teni, Creator Spiritus j the Bishop 
 beiiinninii, and the Priests, and 
 others that are present, answer- 
 ing by verses, asfolloaeth. 
 
 nOME, Holy Ghost, our souls in- 
 
 ^ spire, 
 
 And lt//hten with celestial fire. 
 
 Thou the anointing Spirit art, 
 
 ]\ ho dost thy sei^en- fold gifts impart. 
 
 Thy blessed Unction from above, 
 
 Is comfort, hfe, and fire of luce. 
 
 Enable with perpetual lijfht 
 
 The dulness of our blinded sight. 
 
 of necessity for eternal salvation 
 through faith in J esus Christ ? 
 and are yon determined, out of 
 the said Scriptures to instruct the 
 people committed to your charge, 
 and to teach nothing, as re<iuired 
 of necessity to eternal salvation, 
 but that wiiicii you shall be per- 
 suaded may be concluded and 
 proved by the Scripture ? 
 
 Answer. I am so persuaded, 
 and have so determined by God's 
 grace. 
 
 The Bishop. 
 
 WILL you then give your faith- 
 ful 'diligence always so to 
 minister the Doctrine and Sacra- 
 ments, and the IMscipline of Christ, 
 as the Lord hath commanded, and 
 as this Church and Realm hath 
 received the same, according to 
 the Commandments of Ciod; so 
 that you may teach the people 
 committed to your Cure and 
 Charge with all dihgence to keep 
 and observe the same ? 
 
 Answer. 1 will so do, by the 
 help of the Lord. 
 
 ITie Bishop. 
 
 WILL you be ready, with all 
 faithful diligence," to banish 
 and drive away all erroneous and 
 strange doctrines contrary to (iod's 
 word ; and lo use both publick 
 and private monitions and exhort- 
 ations, as well to the sick as to the 
 ■whole, within yom* Cures, as need 
 shall require, and occasion shall 
 be given ? 
 
 Answei: I will, the Lord being 
 my helper. 
 
 The Bishop. 
 TITILL you be diligent in Pray- 
 ' ' ers.and in reading of the holy 
 Scriptures, and in such studies as 
 help to the knowledge of the same, 
 laying aside the study of the world 
 and the tiesh ? 
 
 Answer. I will endeavour my- 
 self so to do, the Lord being my 
 helper. 
 
 The Bishop. 
 
 WILL you be diligent to frame 
 and fashion your own selves, 
 and your families,"according to the 
 Doctrine of Christ ; and to make
 
 544 
 
 THE ORDERING OF PRIESTS. 
 
 Anoint and cheer our soiled face 
 With the abundance of thy grace. 
 Keep far our foes, give peace at home ; 
 Where thou art guide, no ill can come. 
 
 Teach us to know the Father, Son, 
 A7id thee, of both, to be but One. 
 That, throuiih the ages all along, 
 This may be our endless song ; 
 Praise to thy eternal merit, 
 Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, 
 
 Or this: 
 
 COME, Holy Ghost, eternal God, 
 Proceeding from above. 
 Both from the Father and the Son, 
 
 The God oj peace and love ; 
 Visit our minds, into our hearts 
 
 Tiiy lieavenlv -'race inspire ; 
 That truth and nodliness we may 
 
 Fursue with fall desire. 
 Thou art tlie very Comforter 
 
 In urief and all distress ; 
 Tlie In avcnhi gift oJ God most high, 
 
 yo tonyue can it express ; 
 The fountain and the living spring 
 
 Ot joy celestial ; 
 The f re so bright, the love so sweet, 
 
 The Unction spiritual. 
 Thou in thy gifts art manifold, 
 Hv tliem Christ's Church doth 
 stand : 
 In. faithful hearts thou writ'st thy law, 
 
 The finger of God's hand. 
 According to thy promise. Lord, 
 
 Tliou givest speech with grace ; 
 That thro' thy help God's praises may 
 
 Fesound in every place. 
 O Holy Ghost, into our minds 
 
 Send down thy heav'nly light ; 
 Kindle our hearts with fervent zeal. 
 
 To serve God day and night. 
 Our weakness strengthen and con- 
 firm, 
 (For, Lord, thou know'st us frail ;) 
 That neither devil, icorld, ncrr flesh. 
 
 Against us may prevail. 
 Put back our enemy far from us, 
 
 And help us to obtain 
 Feace in our hearts with God and 
 man, 
 (The best, the truest gain;) 
 And grant that thou being, O Lord, 
 
 Our leader and our guide. 
 We may escape the snares of sin. 
 And never from thee slide. 
 
 Such measures of thy powerful grace 
 
 Grant, Lord, to us, we pray ; 
 That thou may'st be our Comforter 
 
 A t the last dreadful day. 
 Of strife and of dissention 
 
 Dissolve, O liord, tlie banda, 
 And knit the knots of peace and love 
 
 Throughout all Cliristian lauds. 
 
 j Grant us the grace that we may know 
 I The Father of all miglit, 
 That we of his beloved Son 
 
 May gain the blissful sight; 
 And that we may with perfect faith 
 
 Ever acknowledge thee. 
 The Spirit of Father, and of Son, , 
 
 One God m Fersons Three. 
 To God the Father laud and praise, 
 
 And to his blessed t^on. 
 And to the Holy Spirit of grace. 
 
 Co-equal Tli'ree in One. 
 And pray we, that our only Lord 
 
 Would please his Spirit to send 
 On all that shall projess his Same, 
 
 From hence to t/ie world's end. 
 Amen. 
 
 f I'hat done, the Bishop shall pray 
 in this wise, and nay. 
 
 Let us pray. 
 
 ALMIGHTY God, and heaven- 
 Ij- Father, wlio, of thine in- 
 finite love and goodness towards 
 j us, hast given to us thy only and 
 most dearly beloved Son Jesus 
 Christ, to be our Kedeemer, and 
 the Author of everlasting life ; 
 who, after he liad made perfect 
 our redemption by his death, and 
 was ascended into lieaven, sent 
 abroad into the world his Apostles, 
 Prophets, Evangelists, Doctors, 
 and Pastors ; by whose labour and 
 ministry lie gathered togetlier a 
 great tiock in all the parts of the 
 world, to set forth tiie eternal 
 praise of tliy holy Name : For 
 these so great benefits of thy eter- 
 nal goodness, and for that tnou 
 hast vouchsafed to call tliese thy 
 servants here present to the same 
 Office and Mhiistry apjjointed for 
 the salvation of mankiiid.we render 
 unto thee most hearty tlianks, we 
 praise and worship thee ; and we 
 humbly beseech thee, by the same 
 thy blessed Son, to grant unto all, 
 which either liere or elsewhere call 
 upon thy holy Name, that we may 
 continue to shew ourselves thank- 
 ful unto thee for these and all 
 other thy benefits; and that we may 
 daily increase and go forwards In 
 the knowledge and faith of thee 
 and thy Son, by the Holy Spii-it. 
 So that as well by these thy Mi- 
 nisters, as by tliem over whom they 
 shall be appointed thy Ministers, 
 thy holy Name may be for ever
 
 THE ORDERING OF PRIESTS. 
 
 545 
 
 glorified, and thy blessed kingdom , 
 
 enlarged ; through the same thy 
 
 Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who 
 
 liveth and reigneth with thee in 
 
 the unity of the same Holy Sijirit, 
 
 world witliout end. Amen. , 
 
 f When this Prayer fs done, the Bi- 
 shop with the rriests present shall \ 
 lai) their hands severally upon the 
 head of evo-y one that receiceth the 
 Order o; I'mMoud; the Receivers 
 hmnhhi hmeUnij iitioii tlieir l:nces, 
 and the Bishop mijniti, ' 
 
 RECEIVE the Holy Ghost for 
 the Office and Work of a 
 Priest in the Church of (iod, now 
 coiiimittcd unto thee by the Im- 
 position of our hands. Whose sins 
 thou dost forgive, tliey are for- 
 given ; and whose sins thou dost 
 retain, they are retained. And he 
 thou a faithful Dispenser of the 
 Word of God, and of his holy ! 
 Sacraments ; In the Name of the 
 Father, and of the Son, and of 
 the Holy Ghost. Amen. 
 ^ Then the Bishop shall deliver to 
 
 eviry one o; them kneeling, the 
 
 Bible into his hand, suijimj, 
 'T^AKE thou Authority to lireach 
 -*- the Word of Cjod, and to mi- 
 nister the holy Sacraments in tlie 
 Congregation, where thou shalt be 
 lawfully appointed thereunto, 
 f When this is done, fAeNicene Creed 
 
 shall be sun(f or said ; and the Bi- 
 shop shall after that qo on in the 
 
 Service of the Communion, tchich 
 
 aU they that receive Orders shall 
 
 take toe/ether, and remain in the 
 
 same place where Hands were (aid 
 
 upon them, until such time as they 
 
 have received the Communion. 
 
 ^ And If on the same day the Order of Deacons be given to some, and the 
 Order of Priesthood to others ; the Deacons shall be first presented, and 
 then the Priests ; ojid it shall suffice that tlie Litany be once said for Loth. 
 Th£, Collects shall both be used; first, that Jor Deacons, then that .for 
 Priests. The Eyjistle shall be Ephes. iv. 7—13, as bejore in this Office, 
 fnunediately after ivhich, they that are to be made Deacons shall be 
 examined, and Ordained, as is above prescribed. Then one of t/iem 
 having read tlie Gospel (tchich shall be eijher out of St. Mutth. ix. 3G— 08, 
 as before in this Office; or else St. Luke xii. 3.5-3S, as before in the Form 
 for the Ordering of Deacons,) tliey that are to be made Priests shall 
 likewise be examined, and Ordained, as is in tliis Office before appointed. 
 
 % The Communion beinr/ done, after 
 the last Collect, and unmeaioXely 
 before the B<nedtcti(>n, shal? be 
 said these Collects. 
 
 MOST merciful Father, we be- 
 seech thee to send upon these 
 thy servants thy lieavenly bless- 
 ing ; that they may be clothed 
 with righteousness, and that thy 
 Word spoken by their mouths may 
 have such success, that it may 
 never be spoken in vain. Grant 
 ulao, tliat we may have grace to 
 hear and receive what they shall 
 deliver out of thy most holy" Word, 
 or agreeable to tlie same, as the 
 means of our salvation ; tliat in all 
 our words and deeds we may seek 
 thy glory, and the increase of thy 
 Idngdoin ; through Jesus Christ 
 our Lord. Amen. 
 
 TJREVENT us, O Lord, in all 
 -*- our doings, with thy most 
 gracious favour, and further us 
 with thy contiiuial help ; tliat in 
 all our works begun, continued, 
 and ended in thee, we may glo- 
 rify thy holy Name, and finally 
 by thy mercy obtain everlasting 
 life ; through Jesus Christ our 
 Lord. Amen. 
 
 ''piIE peace of God, wliich pass- 
 -L eth all understanding, keep 
 your hearts and minds in the 
 knowlctlge and love of God, and 
 of his Son Jesus Christ our l-ord : 
 And the blessing of God Almighty, 
 the Father, the Son and the Holy 
 (Uiost, be amongst you, and re- 
 main with you always. Amen,
 
 546 
 
 THE FORM OP 
 
 ORDAINING OR CONSECRATING . 
 
 OF AN 
 
 ARCHBISHOP OR BISHOP; 
 
 WHICH IS ALWAYS TO BE PERFORMED UPON SOME SUNDAY OB 
 HOLY-DAY 
 
 H JJlien all thinqa are dull/ prepared 
 in the Cluirrh, and set in order, 
 after Mornitig I'reiiier /s ended, the 
 Arr/diis^iop (or sonie other Ui.diop 
 appointed) shall hcijin the Com- 
 inunion Sercice ; in which this 
 shall be 
 
 The Collect. 
 A L:\ITGHTY God, who by thy 
 -^^ Son Jesus Christ didst give to 
 thy holy Apostles many excellent 
 gifts, and didst charge them to 
 feed thy flock ; Give grace, we be- 
 seech thee, to aU Bishops, the 
 Pastors of thy Church, that they 
 may diligently preach thy Word, 
 and duly administer tlie godly 
 Discipline tliereof; and grant to 
 the people, that tliey may obe- 
 diently follow the same ; that all 
 may receive the crown of ever- 
 lasting glory; through Jesus Christ 
 our Lord. Amen. 
 
 IT And another Bishop shall read the 
 
 Epistle. 
 
 1 Tim. iii. 1. 
 
 THTS is a true saying, If a man 
 desire the Office of a Bishop, 
 he desireth a good work. A Bi- 
 shop then must be blameless, the 
 husband ofone wife, vigilant, sober, 
 of good behaviour, given to hospi- 
 tality, apt to teach ; not given to 
 wine, no striker, not greedy of 
 filthy lucre, but patient, not a 
 brawler, not covetous ; one that 
 ruleth well his own house, having 
 his children in subjection with all 
 gravity -, ' For if a man know not 
 how to rule his own house, how 
 shall lie take care of the Church 
 of God?" Not a novice, lest being 
 lifted up with pride he fall into 
 the condemnation of the devil. 
 Moreover, he must have a good 
 report of them which are without; 
 lest he fall into reproach, and the 
 enare of the devil. 
 
 Or this. 
 For the Epistle. Acts xx. 17. 
 "PROM Miletus Paul sent to 
 -*- Ephesus, and called the el- 
 ders of the Church. And when 
 they were come to him, he said 
 unto them. Ye know, from the 
 first day that I came into Asia, 
 after what manner I have been 
 with you at all seasons, serving 
 the Lord with all humility of mind, 
 and with many tears and tempta- 
 tions which befel me by the lying 
 in wait of the Jews: And how I 
 kept back nothing that was profit- 
 able unto you, but have shewed 
 you, ^nd have taught you pub- 
 lickly, and from house to house, 
 testifying both to the Jews, and 
 also to the Greeks, repentance 
 toward God, and faith toward our 
 Lord Jesus Christ. And now be- 
 hold, I go bound in the spirit unto 
 Jerusalem, not knowing the things 
 that shall befal me there ; save 
 that the Holy Ghost witnesseth 
 in every city, saying. That bonds 
 and afilictions abide me. But none 
 of these things move me, neither 
 count I my life dear unto myself, 
 so that I might finish my course 
 with joy, and the ministry which I 
 have received of the Lord Jesus, 
 to testify the Gospel of the grace 
 of God. And now behold, I know 
 that ye all, among whom I have 
 gone preaching the kingdom of 
 (Jod, shall see my face no more. 
 Wherefore I take you to record 
 this day, that I am pure from tlie 
 blood of all men. For I have not 
 shunned to declare unto you all 
 the counsel of God. Take heed 
 therefore unto yourselves, and to 
 all the flock over the which the 
 Holy Ghost hath made ycu Over-
 
 THE CONSECRATION OF BISHOPS. 
 
 547 
 
 seers, to feed the Church of Gofi, 
 which he hath purchased with liis 
 own blood. For 1 know this, that 
 after ray departing shall grievous 
 wolves enter in among you, not 
 sparing the flock. Also of your 
 own selves shall men arise speak- 
 ing perverse things, to draw away 
 disciples after them. Tiierefore 
 watch, and remember, tliat by 
 the space of three years, I ceased 
 not to warn every one night and 
 day with tears. And now, breth- 
 ren, I commend you to God, and 
 to the word of his grace, whicli 
 is able to build you up, and to 
 give you an inheritance among 
 all them wliich are sanctified. I 
 have coveted no man's silver, or 
 gold, or aijparel; yea, ye your- 
 selves know, that these hands 
 have ministered unto my necessi- 
 ties, and to tiiem that were with 
 me. I have shewed you all things, 
 how that so labouring ye oiiglit 
 to support the weak ; and to re- 
 member the words of the Lord 
 Jesus, how he said, It is more 
 blessed to give than to receive. 
 t Tften another Bishop shall read 
 the Gosptl. 
 St. John xxi. 15. 
 
 JESUS salth to Simon Peter, 
 Simon, son of Jonas, lovest 
 thou me more than these? He 
 eaith unto him, Yea, Lord, thou 
 knowest that I love thee. He 
 saith unto him. Feed my lambs. 
 He saith to him again the second 
 time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest 
 thou me? He saith unto him, 
 Yea, Lord, thou knowest that I 
 love thee. lie saith unto him. 
 Feed my sheep. He saith unto 
 him the tliird time, Simon, son 
 of Jonas, lovest tliou me ? Peter 
 was grieved because he said unto 
 him the third time, Lovest thou 
 me? And he said unto him, 
 Lord, thou knowest all things; 
 thou knowest that I love thee. 
 Jesus saith unto him, Feed my 
 sheep. 
 
 Or else this. 
 St. John XX. 19. 
 
 THE same day at evening, being 
 the first day of the week, when 
 the doors were shut where the 
 
 disciples were assembled for fear 
 of the Jews, came Jesus, and 
 stood in the midst, and saith 
 unto tlicm, Peace be unto you. 
 And wlicn he had so said, he 
 shewed unto them his hands and 
 his side. Then were the disciples 
 glad, when they saw the Lord. 
 Then saith Jesus to them again. 
 Peace be unto you : as my Father 
 hath sent me, even so send I you. 
 And wlien he had said this, he 
 breatlied on them, and saitli unto 
 them, Keceive ye the IIolyGliost. 
 Whosesoever sins ye remit, they 
 are remitted unto them ; and 
 whosesoever sins ye retain, they 
 are retained. 
 
 Or this. 
 St. Matt, xxviii. 18. 
 
 JESUS came and spake unto 
 tliem, saying, All power is 
 given unto nve in heaven and In 
 earth. Go j e therefore and teach 
 all nations, baptizing them In the 
 Name of the Fatiier, and of the 
 Son, and of the Holy Ghost; 
 teaching them to observe all 
 things whatsoever I have com- 
 manded you : and lo, I am with 
 you alway, even unto the end of 
 the world. 
 
 •I J/lPr the Gospel, and the Nicene 
 Creed, tnid the Sermon are ended, 
 the Elected Bishop {vested with his 
 Jiochet) shall be presented by two 
 Bishops vnto the A rchbishop of that 
 province (or to some other Bishop 
 apj)ointed by lawful commission) 
 the A rchbishop sitting in his chair 
 ^ear the hoi !/ Table, and the Bishops 
 that present him saying, 
 
 MOST Reverend Father in God, 
 we present unto you this god- 
 ly and well-learned man to be Or- 
 dained and Consecrated Bishop. 
 t Then shall the Archbishop demand 
 the King's iVaiidate for the Conse- 
 cration, and cause it to be read. 
 A ad then shall be ministered unto 
 them the Oath of due Obedience to 
 the Archbishop, as foUoiceth. 
 
 The Oath of due Obedience to the 
 A rchbishop. 
 
 IN the Name of God. Amen. 
 I iY. chosen Bishop of the 
 Church and See of N. do profess 
 and promise all due reverence 
 and obedience to the Archbishop
 
 THE CONSECRATION OF BISHOPS. 
 
 glory of thy Name, and the edify- 
 ing and well-governing of thy 
 Cliurch ; through the merits of our 
 Sa^^our Jesus Christ, who liveth 
 and reigneth with thee and the 
 Holy Ghost, world without end. 
 Amen. 
 
 t Then the Archbishop, sitting in hi» 
 chair, shall say to him that is to be 
 Cctiistcrated, 
 
 and to the Metropolitical Church 
 of iV. and to their Successors: 
 So help me God, through Jesus 
 i Christ. 
 
 f This Oath shall not be made at the 
 
 Consecration of an A rchbishop. 
 f Then the Archbishop shall move 
 
 the Con(/regat>on present to pray, 
 
 saying thits to them : 
 
 BRETHREN, it is written in 
 the Gospel of Saint LuUe, That -OUOTHER, forasmuch as the 
 our Saviour Christ continued the -D iioly Scripture and the an- 
 whole night in prayer, before he cient Canons command, that we 
 did clioose and send forth his sliould not be hasty in laying on 
 twelve Apostles. It is written also hands, and admitting any person 
 in the Acts of the Apostles, That ; to fiovernment in the Church of 
 the Disciples who were at Antioch Christ, which he hath purchased 
 did fast and pray, before they laid with no less price than the effusion 
 hands on Paul and Barnabas, and i of his own blood ; before I admit 
 sent them forth. Let us tliere- ] you to this Administration, I wili 
 fore, following the example of our examine you in certain Ai-ticles. 
 Saviour Christ, and his Apostles, to the end that the Congregation 
 
 first fall to prayer, before we ad 
 mit, and send forth this person 
 presented unto us, to the work 
 whereunto we trust the Holy 
 Ghost hath called him. 
 % A nd then shall be said theLitan;/. 
 
 present may have a trial, and bear 
 witness, how you be mended to be- 
 have yourself in the Church of God, 
 ARE you persuaded that you 
 be truly called to this Minis- 
 tration, according to the \vill of our 
 
 as before in the Form^ of Ordering ^^^^^ j^g^g Christ, and the order 
 of this Realm? 
 Answer. I am so persuaded. 
 
 The Archbishop. 
 ARE you persuaded that the 
 
 Deacons, save onlif, that after tht 
 place. That it may please thee to 
 Ulumiuate all Bishops, ^c. the pro- 
 per Suffrage there following shall 
 be omitted, and this inserted bisteud 
 OT it 
 
 holy Scriptures contain sut- 
 
 TIV^^.^^ may please thee to fteien'ryardoriie required of 
 
 1 bless this our brother elected. ^^^^J^^ f^r eternal salvation 
 
 through faith in Jesus Christ? 
 
 And are you determined out of 
 
 the samelioly Scriptures to in- 
 
 bless this our Brother elected, 
 and to send thy grace upon him, 
 that he may duly execute the Of- 
 fice whereunto he is called, to the 
 
 eaifying of thy Church and to tk^, - ^^ committed to 
 
 honour, praise, and glory of tliy '^ '^- 
 
 Name ; 
 
 Answer. We beseech thee to 
 hear us, good Lord. 
 
 % Then shall be said this Praijer 
 folloujing. 
 
 ALIVIIGHTY God, giver of all 
 good tilings, who by thy Holy 
 Spirit hast appointed divers Or- 
 ders of Ministers in thy Church ; 
 Mercifully behold this thy ser- 
 vant now" called to the Work and 
 Ministry of a Bishop; and re- 
 plenish him so with the truth of 
 thy doctrine, and adorn him with 
 iiinocency of life, that, both by 
 word and deed, he may faithfully 
 sei-ve thee in this OfBce, to the 
 
 vour charge; and to teach or main- 
 tain nothing as required of neces- 
 sity to eternal salvation, but that 
 wliich you shall be persuaded may 
 be concluded and proved by the 
 same ? 
 
 Answer. I am so persuaded, and 
 determined, by God's grace. 
 The Archbishop. 
 
 WILL you then faithfully exer- 
 cise yourself in the same holy 
 Scriptures, and call upon God by 
 prayer, for the true understanding 
 of the same ; so as you may be able 
 by them to teach and exhort with 
 wholesome Doctrine, and to with- 
 stand and convince the gainsayers 3
 
 THE CONSECRATION OF BISHOPS. 
 
 549 
 
 Answer. I will so do, by the 
 help of God. 
 
 The Archbishop. 
 
 ARE you ready, with all faithful 
 diligence, to banish and drive 
 away all erroneous and strange 
 doctrine contrary to (iod's Word ; 
 and both privately and openly to 
 call upon and encourage others to 
 the same ? 
 
 Answer. I am ready, the Lord 
 being my lielper. 
 
 The Archbishop. 
 
 WILL you deny all ungodliness 
 and worldly lusts, anc' live 
 soberly, righteously, and godly, in 
 this present world ; that you may 
 shew yourself in all things an ex- 
 ample of Kood works unto others, 
 that the adversary may be asham- 
 ed, having nothing to say against 
 you ? 
 
 A ihtuvr. I will so do, the Lord 
 being my helper. 
 
 The Archbishop. 
 
 WILL you maintain and set 
 forward, as much as shall lie 
 in you, quietness, love, and peace 
 among all men ; and such as be 
 imquiet, disobedient, and crimin- 
 ous, within your Diocese, correct 
 and punish, according to such 
 authority as you have by God's 
 Word, and as to you shall be com- 
 mitted by the Ordinance of tliis 
 Realm ? 
 
 Answer. I will so do, by the 
 help of God. 
 
 The Archbishop. 
 
 WILL you be faithful in Or- 
 daining, sending, or laying 
 hands upon others ? 
 
 Answer. I wdl so be, by the 
 help of God. 
 
 The Archbishop. 
 TXTILL you shew yourself gentle, 
 ' » and be merciful for Christ's 
 sake to poor and needy people, and 
 to all strangers destitute of help ? 
 Answer. I will so shew myself, 
 by God's help. 
 
 if Then the A rchbishop, standing up 
 shall sai/, 
 
 ALTdlGHTY God, our heavenly 
 i' atlier, who hath given you 
 
 a good will to do all these things. 
 Grant also unto you strength and 
 power to perform the same ; that, 
 he accomplishing in you the good 
 work which he hath begun, you 
 may be found perfect and irrepre- 
 hensible at the latter day ; through 
 Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 IT T/ien shall the BL-hop elect put on 
 thf i-fst of the KpUco^)al hahit; and 
 kmdiiiu dinon, S em, Creator Spi- 
 rit us, shall be sinig or said over him, 
 the ArchbUhop heinnnin/f, and tJie 
 Bishops, with others that are prr- 
 sint, answering by versen, as fol- 
 loaeth. 
 
 COME, Holy Ghost, our souls 
 inspire. 
 And li/ihten with celestial fire. 
 Thou the anointing Spirit art, 
 Who dost thi) seccn-Jold ijifts im- 
 part. 
 Thy blessed Unction from above. 
 Is comfort, life, and fire of love. 
 Jinable with perpetual light 
 The dulncss of our blinded sight. 
 Anoint and cheer our soiled face 
 With the abundiinci' of Ihi/ grace. 
 Keep far our foes, give peace at 
 
 home : 
 Where thou art guide, no ill can 
 
 come. 
 Teach us to know the Father, 
 
 Son, 
 
 And thee, of both, to be but One. 
 
 That, through the ages all along. 
 
 This may be our endless song ; 
 
 Praise to thy eternal merit. 
 
 Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. 
 
 Or this : 
 
 COME. Holy Ghost, eternal 
 God, &c. 
 As before in the Form- for Order- 
 ing Priests. 
 H That elided, the Archbishop shall 
 say. 
 Lord, hear our prayer. 
 Answer. And let our cry come 
 unto thee. 
 
 Let us pray. 
 
 ALMIGHTY God, and most 
 merciful Father, who of thine 
 infinite goodness hast given thine 
 only and dearly beloved Son Jesus 
 Christ, to be our Redeemer, and 
 
 S 5
 
 550 
 
 THE CONSECRATION OF BISHOPS. 
 
 the Author of everlasting life ; who, 
 after that he hud made perfect our 
 Redemption by his death, and was 
 ascended into heaven, poured down 
 liis ipits abundantly upon men, 
 making some Apostles, some i'ro- 
 pliets, some I'^vangelists, some Pas- 
 tors and Doctors, to the edifying 
 and making perfect his Church ; 
 Grant, we beseech thee, to this thy 
 servant such grace, that he may 
 evermore be ready to spread abroad 
 thy tiospel, tiie glud tidings of re- 
 conciliation with thee ; and use the 
 authority given him, not to de- 
 struction, but to salvation ; not to 
 hurt, but to help : so that as a wise 
 and faithful servant, giving to thy 
 family their portion in due season, 
 he nuiy at last be received into 
 everlasting joy ; throuu'h Jesus 
 Christ our Lord, who, with thee 
 and the Holy Ghost liveth and 
 reigneth, one God, world without 
 end. Amen. 
 
 t Then the A rchhMiop and Bishops 
 proeitt sliaU la>/ their hands upon 
 the hixid of the elected Bi^liop 
 kncrh'iKj before them upon his hnces, 
 the Archbishop sailing, 
 
 ■RECEIVE the llolv Ghost, for 
 -t^ the Office and Work of a Bi- 
 shop in tiie Church of (iod, now 
 committed unto thee by the Im- 
 position of our hands ; In the 
 Name of the Father, and of the 
 Son, and of the Holy Ghost. 
 Amen. And remember that thou 
 stir up the grace of God which is 
 given thee by this Imposition of 
 our hands : for God hath not given 
 us the spirit of fear, but of power, 
 and love, and soberness. 
 
 ^ Then the Archbishop shall deliver 
 him the Bible, saying, 
 
 GIVE heed unto reading, ex- 
 hortation, and doctrine. Think 
 upon the things contained in this 
 Book. Be diligent in them, that the 
 increase coming thereby may be 
 manifest unto all men. Take heed 
 unto thyself, and to doctrine, and 
 be diligent in doing them : for by 
 so doing thou shalt both save thy- 
 self and them that hear thee. Be 
 to the flock of Christ a shepherd, 
 not a wolf; feed them, devour them 
 
 not. Hold up the weak, heal the 
 sick, bind up the broken, bring 
 again the out-casts, seek the lost 
 lie so merciful, that ycu be not 
 too remiss ; so minister discipline, 
 tiiat you forget not mercy : that 
 when the chief Sliepherd shall ap- 
 pear you may receive the never- 
 fading crown of glorj'; through 
 Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 IF 7'hcn the Arrhbtshop shall pro- 
 ceed in the Communion-.'^crvice; 
 with whom tlie new Consecrated 
 Bishop (with others) shall aUo com- 
 ■muuicute. 
 
 ^ A nd for the last Collect, immedi- 
 afch/ bifore the Bencdictvon, shall 
 be said these I'rayers. 
 
 MOST merciful Father, we be- 
 seech thee to send down up- 
 on this thy servant thy heavenly 
 blessing ; and so endue him wi:h 
 thy holy Spirit, tiiat he, preach- 
 ing tliy Word, may not only be 
 earnest to reprove, beseech, and 
 rebuke with all patience and doc- 
 trine ; but also may be to such as 
 believe a wholesome example, in 
 word, in conversation, in love, in 
 faith, in chastity, and in purity, 
 that, faithfully fuitilling his course, 
 at the latterday he may receive 
 the crown of righteousness laid up 
 by the Lord the righteous Judge, 
 who liveth and reigneth one (iod 
 with the Father and the Holy 
 Ghost, world without end. Amen. 
 
 PREVENT us, O Lord, in all 
 our doings, with thy most 
 gracious favour, and further us 
 with thy continual help ; that in 
 all our works begun, continued, 
 and ended in thee, we may glo- 
 rify thy holy Name, and finally 
 by thy mercy obtain everlasting 
 life ; through Jesus Christ our 
 Lord. Amen. 
 
 'T'^HE peace of God, which pass- 
 -*- eth all understanding, keep 
 your hearts and minds in the 
 knowledge and love of God, and 
 of his Son Jesus Cluist our Lord ; 
 And the blessing of God Al- 
 mighty, the Father, the Son, and 
 the Holy Ghost be amongst you, 
 and remain vrith you always. 
 Amen.
 
 FORMS OF 
 
 PRAYER WITH THANKSGIVING 
 
 TO ALMKiHTY GOD; 
 
 For use in all Churches and Chapels within this Realm, every 
 Year, upon the Anniversary of the Day of the Accession of the 
 Reigi.iiig Sovereign, or upon such other Day as shall be ap- 
 pointed by Authority. 
 
 5 At Matti'is and Eveniong tff followinj Hialmt, Ltuoru, Suffrage*, ani 
 CoUecti may be uie I • 
 
 Prober Psalmt, xx., ci., cxxi. 
 Proper Lessons. 
 
 The Fir»t, Joshua i. to v. 10, or 
 
 Proverbs viii. to v. 17. 
 
 The Seritnd, Rom. xiii. to r. 11, 
 
 or Rev. xxi. 22— xxii. 4. 
 
 1 The Siiifrayet next after the Cree^. 
 
 ^ AftiT the first eollect. at .Voruing 
 or Eceninf, Prayer, the folloieiti'j 
 Colic-: 
 
 OGOD, who providest for thy 
 people by thy power, and 
 rulest over f.-^m in love ; Vouch- 
 I safe 80 to bless thy Servant our 
 I King, that under him thi« nation 
 may be wisely governed, and thy 
 ^ ,. , , . Church may serve thee in aU 
 
 Prient. O Lord, shew thy mercy godly quietness ; and grant that 
 upon us. , , he being devoted to thee with 
 
 Answer. And grant us thv »a?- his whole heart, and persevering 
 vation. ^, T'- I in good works unto the end, may, 
 
 Priest. O Lord, save the Kmg:,bv thv guidance, come to thine 
 Answer. Who putteth his fnu^r everlasting kingdom; through 
 Jesus Christ thy Son >)ur Lord, 
 
 in thee. 
 
 Priest. Send him help from thy 
 holy place. 
 
 Answer. And evermore migh- 
 tily defend him. 
 
 Priest. Be unto him, Lord, 
 a strong tower; 
 
 Answer. From, the face of his 
 enemies. 
 
 Priest. Endue thy Ministers 
 with righteousness. 
 
 Answer. And make thy chosen 
 people joyful. 
 
 Priest. O Lord, save thy peo- 
 
 who liveth and reigneth with 
 thee and the Holy Ghost, ever 
 one God, world without end. 
 Amen. 
 
 T // the Litany be mtng or said, these 
 Prayers immediately after the 
 Prayer. " We humbly beseech thee : " 
 and if the Litany be not said, then 
 these Prayers instead of the Prayers 
 for the King and for the lioyal 
 Family at .Uattins or Evensong. 
 
 r\ LORDpiir God, who uphold- 
 
 est and governest all tliing.s 
 by the word of thy power; Re- 
 Answer. And bless thine in- ceive our humble prayer;s for our 
 
 heritance. I Sovereign Lord GEORGE, as 
 
 Priest. Give peace in our time, io« this day set over us by thy 
 
 O Lord. i grace and providence to be our 
 
 Answer. Because there is none King; and, together with him, 
 
 other that .fighteth for us, but only bless, we beseech thee, our gra- 
 
 thou, O God. I cious Qneon Mary, Alexandra the 
 
 Priest. O Lord, hear our Queen Mother, Edicard Prince 
 
 prayer. of ]VaIes, and all the Royal 
 
 Answer. And let our ery come: Family; that they, ever trusting 
 
 unto thee. I in thy goodness, protected by thy
 
 FORMS OF PRATER FOR 
 
 power, and crowned with thy 
 gracious and endless favour, may 
 long continue before thee _ in 
 peace and safety, joy and ho- 
 nour, and after death may obtain 
 everlasting life and glory, by the 
 Merits and Mediation of Christ 
 Jesus our Saviour, who with thee 
 and the Holy Ghost, liveth and 
 reigneth ever one God, world 
 without end. Amen. 
 
 ALMIGHTY God, who rulest 
 -tX over all the kingdoms of 
 the World, and dost order them 
 according to thy good i)leasure ; 
 We yield thee unfeigned thanks, 
 for that thou wast pleaded, 
 OR o>i thif! day, to set thy Ser- 
 vant our Sovereign Lord, King 
 GEORGE, upon the Throne of 
 this Realm. Let thy wisdom 
 be his guide, and let thine arm 
 strengthen him; ler, truth and 
 justice, holiness and righteou.s- 
 ness, peace and cliarity abound 
 in his days. Direct all his coun- 
 sels and endeavours to thy glory, 
 and the welfare of his subjects ; 
 pive us grace to obey him cheer- 
 fully for conscience sake, and let 
 him always possess the hearts of 
 his people ; let his Beign be long 
 and prosperous, and crown him 
 with everlasting life in the world 
 to come; through Jesus Christ 
 our Lord. Amen. 
 
 A Prayer for Unity. 
 
 OGOD, the Father of our Lord 
 Jesus Christ, our only vSa- 
 viour, the Prince of Peace ; Give 
 us grace seriously to lay to heart 
 the great dangers we are in by 
 our unhappy divisions. Take 
 away all hatred and prejudice, 
 and whatsoever else may hinder 
 us from godly Union and Con- 
 cord : that, as there is but one 
 Body, and one Spirit, and one 
 Hope of our Calling, one Lord, 
 one Faith, one Baptism, one God 
 and Father of us all, so we may 
 henceforth be all of one heart, 
 and of one soul, united in one 
 holy bond of Truth and Peace, 
 of Faith and Charity, and may 
 with one mind and one mouth 
 glorify thee; through Jesus 
 Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 I THE COMMUNION. 
 
 U In the Order of the Adminiitratiort 
 I of Holy Communion in place of the 
 ' Collect, Epistl-', and Gospel of the 
 Day shall be said the follouring : 
 
 j The Collect. 
 
 OGOD, who providest for thy 
 people by thy power, and 
 rulest over them in love ; Vouch- 
 I safe so to bless thy Servant our 
 I Kine, that under him this nation 
 I may be wisely governed, and thy 
 ^ Church may serve thee in all 
 godly quietness ; and grant that 
 I he being devoted to thee with 
 his whole heart, and persevering | 
 in good works unto the end, may, 
 by thy guidance, come to thine 
 everlasting kingdom; through 
 Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, 
 wtio liveth and reigneth with 
 thee and the Holy Ghost, ever 
 one God, world without end. 
 Amen. 
 
 1 The Epistle. 1 St. Pet. ii. 11. 
 
 DEARLY beloved, I beseech 
 you as strangers and pil- 
 grims, abstain from fleshly lusts, 
 which war against the soul; hav- 
 
 , ing your conversation honest a- 
 mong the Gentiles : that.whereaa 
 
 I they speak against you as evil- 
 doers, they may, by your good 
 
 'works which they shall behold, 
 glorify God in the day of visita- 
 tion. Submit yourselves to every 
 
 1 ordinance of man for the Lord's 
 sake ; whether it be to the King, 
 as supreme ; or unto govemours, 
 as unto them that are sent by 
 him for the punishment of evil- 
 doers, and for the praise of them 
 that do well. For so is the will 
 of God, that with well-doing ye 
 may put to silence the ignorance 
 of foolish men : as free, and not 
 using your liberty for a cloke of 
 
 1 maliciousness, but as the ser- 
 vants of God. Honour all men. 
 Love the brotherhood. Fear 
 God. Honour the King. 
 
 ' The Gospel. St. Matth. xxii. 16. 
 
 AND they sent out unto him 
 - their disciples with the He- 
 rodians, saying. Master, we know 
 that thou art true, and teachest 
 the way of God in truth, neither
 
 THE DAY OF ACCESSION. 
 
 carest thou for anj- man : for thou 
 j regardest not ihv person of men. 
 ' Tell us therefore, What thinkest 
 thou? Is it lawful "-.opive tribute 
 unto Caesar, or not? But Jesus 
 perceived tlieir wickedness, and 
 said. Why tempt ye me, ye hy- 
 pocrites? shew me the tribute- 
 money. And they brought untu 
 him a penny. And he saith on- 
 to them, Whoso is this image 
 and satierscription? They say 
 unto him, CsBsar's. Then saith 
 he unlo them, Kt-nder therefore 
 unto Caesar the things which 
 are C«esar's ; and unto (Jod th<j 
 things that are God's. When 
 they had heard these words, they 
 marvelled, and left him, and 
 went their way. I 
 
 1 If thi$ day thouhl fall on a Sunday 
 or other holy-day. the Collf-t, Epiitle, 
 arui Ootpel of th-: day shall 6<i iifed. 
 and the Collect "O G<mI. who pro- 
 Tidest," ihaU be laid -r/ter the CuUect 
 of th« day. 
 
 3. — 
 
 5 The foUotoir.g Service may alto h« 
 xued on thr tame day at any con- 
 venient time. 
 
 Te Deum Laudamui. 
 TX/'E praise thee, O God: we 
 T > acknowledge thee to be the 
 Lord. 
 
 All the earth doth worship 
 thee : the Father everlasting. 
 
 To thee all Angels cry aloud : 
 the Heavens, and all the Powers 
 therein. 
 
 To thee Cherubin, and Sera- 
 phiu : continual! V do crv. 
 
 Holy, Holy, HOly : Lord God 
 of Sabaoth ; 
 
 Heaven and earth are full of 
 the Majesty : of thy Glory. 
 
 The glorious company of the 
 Apostles : praise thee. 
 
 The goodly fellowship of the 
 Prophets : praise thee. 
 
 The noble army of Martvrs : 
 praise thee. 
 
 The holy Church throughout 
 all the world : doth acknowledge 
 thee ; 
 
 The Father : of an infinite 
 Majesty ; 
 
 Thine honourable, true : and 
 only Son ; i 
 
 Also the Holy Ghost : the 
 Comforter. | 
 
 THOU art the Kinu of Glory : 
 () Christ. 
 
 Thou art the everlasting: Son : 
 of the Father. 
 
 \N hen thou tookest upon thee 
 to deliver man : thou didst not 
 abhr)r the Virgin's womb. 
 
 When thou hadst overcome the 
 sharpnesa of death : thou didst 
 01 It'll the Kingdom of Heaven to 
 all believers. 
 
 Thou sittest at the right hand 
 of God : in the Glory of the 
 liather. 
 
 We believe that thou shalt 
 come : to be our Judge. 
 
 We therefore pray thee, help 
 thy servants : whom thou hast re- 
 deemed with thy precious blood. 
 
 Make them to be nambered 
 with thy Saints : in glory ever- 
 lasting. 
 
 OLORD, save thy people : and 
 bless thine heritage. 
 
 Govern them : and lift them 
 up for ever. 
 
 Day by day : we magnify thee ; 
 
 And we worship thy Name : 
 ever world without end. 
 I Vouchsafe, <i Lord : to keep 
 us this day without sin. 
 
 ' ' Lord, have mercy upon us : 
 ] .' mercy upon us. 
 
 O Lord, let thy mercy lighten 
 upon us : as our trust is in ihee. 
 
 O Lord, in thee have I tnisted : 
 let me never be confounded. 
 
 t Then the Priest thall lay. 
 
 The Lord be with yon. 
 
 Amwer. And with thy spirit. 
 
 Let us pray. 
 Lord, have mercy upon us. 
 
 Chriat, hate mercy upon vs. 
 Lord, have mercy upon us. 
 
 OUR Father, which art in hea- 
 ven. Hallowed be thy Name. 
 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be 
 done, in earth as it is in heaven 
 Give us this day our daily bread. 
 And forfrive us our trespasses, 
 As we forgive them that trespass 
 against us. And lead us not into 
 temptation ; But deliver us from 
 evil. Amen. 
 
 \ Then the Pr<ett standing upthalltay, 
 O Lord, save the King ; 
 Answer. Who putteth hit trutt 
 in thee.
 
 PRAYERS FOR THE DAY OF ACCESSION. 
 
 Priest. Send him help from thy We yield thee unfeigned thanks, 
 holy place. I for that thou wast pleased as on 
 
 Answer. And evermore mightily \this dajj to set thy Servant our 
 defend him. i Sovereign Lord, King GEORGE 
 
 Prlettt. Let his enemies have I upon the Tlirone of this Realm, 
 no advantage of him. j Let thy wisdom be his guide, 
 
 Answer. Nor the wicked aj^-'and let thine arm strengthen 
 proach to hurt him. j him ; let truth and justice, holi- 
 
 Pr 7 es^ O Lord, hear our prayer. 'ness and righteousness, peace 
 
 Answer. And let our cry come and charity abound in his days. 
 
 unto thee. 
 
 Let us pray. 
 
 OGOD, who providest for thy 
 people b/ thy power, and 
 rulest over them in love ; Vouch 
 
 Direct all his counsels and en- 
 deavours to thy glory, and the 
 ivelfare of his subjects ; give us 
 f?race to obey him cheerfully for 
 conscience sake, and let him al- 
 ways possess the hearts of his 
 
 safe so to bless thy Servant our people ; let his Reign be long 
 
 King, that under him this nation ; ^nd prosperous ; and crown him 
 
 may be wisely governed, and thy , ^j^h everlasting life in the world 
 
 Church may serve thee in all ^,o come; through Jesus Christ 
 
 godly quietness ; and grant that 
 
 he being devoted to thee with 
 
 his whole heart, and persevenng 
 
 iu good works unto the end, may, 
 
 by tny guidance, come to thine 
 
 everlasting kingdom ; through 
 
 Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, 
 
 who liveth and reigneth with 
 
 thee and the Holy Ghost, ever 
 
 one God, world without end. 
 
 Amen. 
 
 OLORD onr &od, who uphold- 
 est and governest all things 
 by tbe word of thy power j Re- 
 ceive our humble prayers for 
 our Sovereign Lord GEORGE, 
 as on this day set over us by thy 
 grace and providence to be our 
 King; and, together with him, 
 bless, we beseech thee, our gra- 
 cious QneemMary, Alexandra the 
 Queen Mother, Edward Prince 
 of Wales, and all the Royal fa- 
 mily ; that they, ever trusting in 
 thy goodness, protected by thy 
 power, and crowned with thy gra- 
 cious and endless favour, may 
 long continue before thee in 
 peace and safety, joy and ho- 
 nour, and after death may obtain 
 everlasting life and glory, by the 
 Merits and Mediation of Christ 
 Jesus our Saviour, who with thee 
 and the Holy Ghost liveth and 
 reigneth ever one God, world 
 without end. Amen. 
 
 ALMIGHTY God. who rulest 
 J\. over all the kingdoms of 
 the World, and dost order them 
 according to thy good pleasure ; 
 
 our Lord. 
 
 A Prayer for Unity. 
 
 OGOD the Father of our Lord 
 Jesus Christ, our only Sa- 
 viour, the Prince of Peace ; Give 
 us grace seriously to lay to heart 
 the great dangers we are in by 
 our unhappy divisions. Take 
 away all hatred and prejudice, 
 and whatsoever else may hinder 
 us from godly Union and Con- 
 cord : tliat, as there is but one 
 Body, and one Spirit, and one 
 Hope of our Calling, one Lord, 
 one Faith, one Baptism, one God 
 and Father of us all, so we may 
 henceforth be all of one heart, 
 and of one soul, united in one 
 holy bond of Trtith and Peace, 
 of Faith and Chanty, and may 
 with one mind and one mouth 
 glorify thee ; through Jesus 
 Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 ALMIGHTY God, the foun- 
 - tain of all wisdom, who 
 knowest our necessities before 
 we ask, and our ignorance in 
 asking ; We beseech thee to have 
 compassion upon our infirmities; 
 and those things, which for our 
 unworthiness we dare not, and 
 for our blindness we cannot ask, 
 vouchsafe to give us for the wor- 
 thiness of thy Son Jesus Christ 
 our Lord. Amen. 
 
 TH E blessing of God Almighty, 
 the Father, the Son, and the 
 Holy Ghost, be amongst you and 
 remain with you always. Amen. 
 
 551
 
 " GEORGE R. 
 
 " TX7HEREAS by Our Royal Warrant dated the Twelfth 
 '• ' ' day of May of this present year certain Forms 
 " of Prayer and Service were made for the Sixth day of 
 " May and commanded to be printed and published ana 
 " annexed to the Book of Common Prayer and Litui-gy of 
 '■ tne Church of England to be used yearly iu all Churches 
 " and Chapels in England and Wales and in the Town 
 " of Berwick-on-Tweed : 
 
 " NOW THEREFORE Our Will and Pleasure is that 
 " Our said Royal Warrant be revoked, and that the use 
 " of the said Forms of Prayer and Service be discontinued ; 
 " and that the Forms of Prayer and Service hereunto an- 
 " nexed be forthwith printed and published and annexed 
 " to the Book of Common Prayer and Liturgy of the 
 " Church of England to be used yearly on the Sixth day 
 " of May in all Churches and Chapels in England and 
 " Wales and in the Town of Berwick-on-Tweed. 
 
 " Given at Our Court at Saint James's the Twenty- 
 
 " third day of June 1910 ; in the First year of 
 
 " Our Reign. 
 
 " By His Majesty's Command. 
 " WINSTON SPENCER CHURCpiLL."
 
 ARTICLES 
 
 AGREED UPON BY THE AKCIIBISIIOPS AND BISHOPS OF 
 BOTH PKOVINCKS, AND THE WHOLE CLEKUY, 
 
 Jn the Convociilioii holdea at London in the Year 15(!2, for the 
 aniidini) of Vivei-siticx of Opinwns, and for the cstahlinhlng of 
 Ciiiist'nt touchhia true Heliiiion: Reprinted bj/ Ills Mujestj/'s C'oin- 
 mcii/Lment, with His Royal Declaration prefixed thereunto. 
 
 niS MAJESTY'S DECLARATION. 
 
 BEIXO by God's Ordinance, according to Our just Title, Defender 
 of the Faith, and Supreme (•'ocernour of the Church, u-ithin these 
 Our JJoiniitions, W'a hold it most a:,'refalde to this Our Kingly Utiice, 
 and Our own religious Zeal, to conserve and maintain tlie Cimrch 
 committed to Our Charge, iu Unity of true Hcligiuu, and in tlie Hond 
 of Peace ; and not to sufter unnecessary Disputations, Altercations, 
 or Questions to be raised, which may nourisii Faction both in the 
 Church and Commonwealth. We have therefore, upon mature De- 
 liberation, and with the Ad\ice of so many of Our Bishops as miglit 
 conveniently be called together, thought tit to make this Declaration 
 following: 
 
 Tiiat the Articles of the Church of Ennland (which have been 
 allowed and authorized heretofore, and which Our Clergy generally 
 have subscribed unto) do contain the true Doctrine of the Church of 
 Eni/lund agreeable to Cod's \S'ord: which We do therefore ratify 
 and confirm, requiring all Our loving Subjects to continue in the 
 uniform Profession thereof, and prohibiting the least ditl'erence from 
 the said Articles; which to that i;nd We connnand to be new printed, 
 and this Our Declaration to be published therewith. 
 
 That We are Suiireme (Jovernour of the Cimrch of Emilaiid: And 
 that if any Difference arise aliout the external Policy, concerning 
 the Injunctions, Canons, and other Constitutions whatiJo..ver thereto 
 belon^':ing, the Clergy in their Convocation is to order and settle 
 tliem, having lirst obtained leave under Our Hroad Seal so to do: and 
 We approving their s;ud Ordinances and Constitutions ; providing 
 tliat none be made contrary to the Laws and Customs of the Land. 
 
 That out of Our i'rincely Care that the Churchmen may do the 
 Work which is proper unto them, the lJislioj)s and Clergy, from time 
 to time in Convocation, u])on their humide Desire, shall have Licence 
 under Our I'.road Seal to delibcr::te of, and to do all such Things, as, 
 being made plain by them, and assented unto by Us, shall concern 
 the settled Continuance of the Doctrine and Discipline of the Church 
 of Emjland now established; from which We will not endure any 
 vaiyiiig or departing m tlie least Degree. 
 
 That for the present, though some diiTerences have been ill raised, 
 yet We take comfort in this, that all Clergymen within Our Itealm 
 have always most willingly subscribed to the Articles established; 
 vsiiich is an argument to Us, that they all agree in the true, usual, 
 literal meaning of the said Articles; and that even in those curious 
 points, in which the present differences lie, men of all sorts take the 
 Articles of the Church of Enriland to be for tliem ; which is an argu- 
 ment again, that none of them intend any desertion of the Articles 
 established. 
 
 That therefore in these both curious and unhappy differences, which 
 have for so many hundred years, in dilVerent times and places, exer- 
 cised the Church of Christ, We will, that all further curious search be 
 laid aside, and these disputes shut up in God's promises, as they be
 
 556 
 
 ARTICLES OF RELIGION. 
 
 generally set forth to us in the holy Scriptures, and the general 
 meaning of the Articles of the Church of Eiujland according to them. 
 And that no man hereafter shall eitlier print, or preach, to draw the 
 Article aside any way, but shall submit to it in the plain and full 
 meaning thereof : and shall not put his own sense or connneut to be 
 the meaning of the Article, but sliall take it in the literal and gram- 
 matical sense. 
 
 Tliat if any publick Reader in either of Our Universities, or any 
 Head or Master of a ('ollef,'e, or any other person resjjectively in 
 either of them, shall affix any new sense to any Article, or shall pub- 
 lickly read, determine, or hold any publick Disputation, or suffer any 
 such to be held either way, in either the Universities or Colles^es 
 respectively ; or if any DiNane in the Universities shall preach or print 
 any thing either way, other than is already established in Convoca- 
 tion witli Our Royal Assent ; he, or they the Offenders, shall be lial)le 
 to Our displeasure, and the Church's censure in Our Commission 
 Ecclesiastical, as well as any other : And We will see there shall be 
 due Execution upon them. 
 
 ARTICLES OF RELIGION. 
 
 I. Of Faith in the Holy Trinity. 
 
 THERE is but one h%ing and 
 true God, everlasting, without 
 body, parts, or passions ; of infinite 
 power, wisdom, and goodness ; the 
 Maker, and Preserver of all things 
 both visible and invisible. And in 
 unity of this Godhead there be 
 three Persons, of one substance, 
 power, and eternity ; the Father, 
 the Son, and the Holy Ghost. 
 
 II. Of the Wm-d or Son of God, 
 which was made very Man. 
 
 THE Son, which is the Word 
 of the Father, begotten from 
 everlasting of the Father, the very 
 and eternal God, and of one sub- 
 stance with the Fatlier, took Man's 
 nature in the womb of the blessed 
 Virgin, of her substance : so tliat 
 two whole and perfect Natures, 
 that is to say, the Godhead and 
 Manhood, were joined together in 
 one Person, never to be divided, 
 whereof is one Christ, very God, 
 and very Man ; who truly suffered, 
 was crucified, dead and buried, to 
 reconcile his Father to us, and to 
 be a sacrifice, not only for original 
 guilt, but also for all actual sins 
 of men. 
 
 III. Of the going down of Christ 
 into Hell. 
 
 AS Christ died for us, and was 
 buried, so also is it to be be- 
 lieved,that he went down into Hell. 
 IV". Of the Resurrection of Christ. 
 
 CHRIST did truly rise again 
 from death, and took again 
 his body, witli flesh, bones, and 
 all things appertaining to the per- 
 fection of Man's nature ; wliere- 
 with he ascended into Heaven, and 
 there sittetli, imtil he return to 
 judge all Men at the last day. 
 V. Of the Holy Ghost. 
 
 THE Holy Ghost, proceeding 
 from the Father and the Sou, 
 is of one substance, majesty, and 
 glory, with the Father and the 
 Son, very and eternal God. 
 VI. Of the Stifficiency of the holy 
 Scriptures for salvation. 
 
 HOLY Scripture containeth all 
 things necessary to salvation : 
 I so that whatsoever is not read 
 • therein, nor may be proved there- 
 by, is not to be required of any 
 man, that it should be believed 
 as an article of the Faith, or be 
 thought requisite or necessary to 
 ; salvation. In the name of the holy
 
 ARTICLES OF RELIGION. 
 
 557 
 
 Scripture we do understand those 
 Canonical Hooks of the Old and 
 New Testament, of whose autho- 
 rity was never any doubt in the 
 Cliurch. 
 
 Of the Names and Number of the 
 Canonical Books. 
 
 (GENESIS, 
 
 tr Exodus, 
 Leviticus, 
 Numbers, 
 Deuteronomy, 
 Joshua, 
 J II' Iocs, 
 linlic, 
 
 Tfw. First Book of S'tmuel, 
 Ttw, ficcond Book of S.iiuucl, 
 The Eirst Book of Kimjs, 
 The Second Book of Kings, 
 The First Baok of Uhronicles, 
 The Seciind Book of Chronicles, 
 The First Book of'Esdras, 
 The Second Book of Esdrus, 
 Tlie Book of Est'ncr, 
 The Book of Job, 
 The Psalms, 
 The Procerbs, 
 Ecclesiastcs.or Preacher, 
 Qantica, or Sonijs of Solomon, 
 Four Prophets the (jrcater. 
 Twelve Prophets the less. 
 
 And the other Books (as Hie- 
 row/t'saith) the Cliureh doth read 
 for example of life and instruction 
 of manners ; but yet doth it not 
 apply them to establish any doc- 
 trine ; such are these foUowhig : 
 
 The Third Book of Esdras, 
 
 The Fourth Book of Esdras, 
 
 The Book of Tobias, 
 
 The Book of Judith, 
 
 The rest of the Book of Esther, 
 
 The Book of \risdom, 
 
 Jesii.t the Son of SiracTi, 
 
 Buruch the ProjJu-t, 
 
 The Stnu) of the Three Children, 
 
 The Story of Susanna, 
 
 Of Bel and the Dragon, 
 
 The Prayer of Manasses, 
 
 The First Book of Maccabees, 
 
 The Second Book of Maccabees. 
 
 All the Books of the New Tes- 
 tament, as they are commonly 
 received, we do receive, and ac- 
 count tJiem Canonical. 
 
 VII. Of the Old Testament. 
 
 Til \\. Old Testament is not con- 
 trary to the New : for both in 
 the Old and New icstament ever- 
 lasting life is ottered to Mankind 
 by Christ, who is the only Media- 
 tor between (I'od and Man, being 
 both (iod and Man. Wliercfore 
 they are not to be heard, which 
 feif/n that the old Fathers did look 
 only for transitory promises. Al- 
 though the Law \^\Qn from (iod 
 by Moses, as touehinf^ ( eremonies 
 and itites, do not bind Christian 
 men, nor the Civil precepts thereof 
 ought of necessity to be received 
 in any connnonwealtli ; yet not- 
 withstanding, no ( hristian man 
 whatsoever is free from tlie obedi- 
 ence of the Commandments wliich 
 are called Moral. 
 
 VIII. Of the Tliree (\eeds. 
 ''P H E Three Creeds, Kicene 
 
 '- Creed, A thana.sius's Creed, 
 and that which is commonly cull- 
 ed the Apostles' (,'recd, ought 
 thoroughly to be received and 
 believed : for they may be proved 
 by most certain warrants of holy 
 Scripture. 
 
 IX. Of Original or Birth-sin. 
 
 ORIGINAL Sin standeth not 
 in the following of Adam, (as 
 the Pciagians doMunly talk ;) but 
 it is the fault and corruption of the 
 Nature of every man, that natur- 
 ally is ingendei-ed of the offspring 
 of Adam ,- whcreliy man is very 
 far gone fiom original righteous- 
 ness, and is of his own nature in- 
 clined to evil, so that the tiesh 
 lusteth always contrary to the spi- 
 rit ; and therefore in every person 
 born into this world, it deserveth 
 (lod's wrath and damnation. And 
 this infection of nature doth re- 
 main, yea in them that are regene- 
 rated ; whereby the lustoftlieliesh, 
 called in the dreek, phronema .rtr- 
 kos, which some do e.\pound tho 
 wisdom, some sensuality, some the 
 affection, some the desire, of the 
 Hesh, is not subject to the Law of 
 God. And although there is no 
 condemnation for tiiem that be- 
 lieve and are baptized, yet the
 
 ARTICLES OF RELIGION. 
 
 Apostle doth confess, that concu- 
 piscence and lust hath of itself the 
 nature of sin. 
 
 X. Of Free- Will. 
 
 'pHE condition of Man after the 
 -*- fall of Adam is such, that he 
 cannot turn and prepare himself, 
 by his own natural strengtli and 
 good works, to faith, and calling 
 upon God : Wherefore we liavu 
 no power to do good works plea- 
 sant and acceptable to God, with- 
 out the grace of God by Clu-ist 
 preventing us, that we may liave 
 a good will, and working with us, 
 when we have that good will. 
 
 XI. Of the Justification of Man. 
 
 WE are accounted righteous 
 before God, only for the 
 merit ofaOur Lord and Saviour 
 Jesus Clirist by Faith, and not 
 for our own works or deservings : 
 Wherefore, that we are justified 
 by Faith only is a most wholesome 
 Doctrine, and very full of comfort, 
 as more largely is expressed in the 
 Homily of Justification. 
 
 XIL Of Good Works. 
 
 ALBEIT that Good Works, 
 which are the fruits of Faith, 
 and follow after Justification, can- 
 not put away our sins, and endure 
 the severity of Ciod's judgment ; 
 yet are tliey pleasing and accept- 
 able to God in Christ, and do 
 spring out necessarily of a true 
 and lively Faith ; insomuch that 
 by tliem a lively Faith may be as 
 evidently known as a tree dis- 
 cerned by the fruit. 
 
 XIII. Of Wo7-ks before Justi- 
 fication. 
 WORKS done before the grace 
 of Christ, and the Inspiration 
 of his Spu'it, are not pleasant to 
 God, forasnmcli as they spring not 
 of faith in Jesus Christ, neitlier 
 do they make men meet to receive 
 grace, or (as the School-authors 
 say ' deserve grace of congruity : 
 yea ratlier, for that they are not 
 &one as (Jod hath willed "and com- 
 manded tliem to be done, we doubt 
 not but thev have the nature of sin. 
 
 XIV. Of Work.^ of Superero- 
 gation. 
 T^OLUNTARY Works besides, 
 
 ' over and above, God's Com- 
 mandments, which they call Works 
 of Supererogation,cannotbe taught 
 without arrogancy and impiety : 
 for by them men do declare, that 
 they do not only render unto God 
 as much as they are bound to do, 
 but tliat they do more for his sake, 
 tiian of bounden duty is required : 
 whereas Clirist saith plainly. When 
 ye have done all that are com- 
 manded to you, say. We are im- 
 prorttable servants. 
 XV. Of Christ alone without Sin. 
 pHRIST in the truth of our 
 ^ nature was made like unto 
 us in all things, sin only except, 
 from wliich he was clearly void, 
 both in his flesli, and in his spu-it. 
 He came to be the Lamb without 
 spot, who, by sacrifice of himself 
 once made, should take away the 
 sins of the world, and sin, as Saint 
 John saith, was not in him. But 
 all we the rest, although baptized, 
 and born again in Christ, yet of- 
 fend in many things; and if -we 
 say we liave no sin, we decei\e our- 
 selves, and the truth is not in us. 
 XVI. Of Sin after Baptism. 
 
 NOT every deadly sin willingly 
 committed after Baptism is sin 
 against the Holy Ghost, and un- 
 pardonable. NN'lierefore the grant 
 of repentance is not to be denied 
 to such as fall into sin after Bap- 
 tism. After we liave received the 
 Holy Ghost, we may depart from 
 grace given, and fall into sin, and 
 by the grace of God we may arise 
 again, and amend our hves. And 
 tlierefore they are to be condemn- 
 ed, which say, they can no more 
 sin as long as they hve here, or 
 deny tlie place of forgiveness to 
 such as truly repent. 
 XVII. Of Predestination and 
 Electiim. 
 
 PREDESTINATION to Life is 
 the everlasting purpose of God, 
 wliereby (l)efore tlie foundations 
 of the "world were laid- he hath 
 constantly decreed by liis counsel
 
 ARTICLES OF RELIGION. 
 
 Od9 
 
 secret to us, to deliver from curse 
 and damnation those whom he 
 hath chosen in Christ out of man- 
 kind, and to bring them by Christ 
 to everlasting salvation, as vessels 
 made to honour. Wherefore, they 
 which be endued with so excellent 
 a benefit of God be called accord- 
 ing to God's purpose by his Spi- 
 rit working in due season : they 
 through (irace obey the caUing: 
 they be justified freely: they be 
 made sons of (iod by adoption : 
 they be made like the image of his 
 only-begotten Son Jesus Christ : 
 they walk religiously in good 
 works, and at length, by God's 
 mercy, they attain to everlasting 
 felicity. 
 
 .\s the godly consideration of 
 Predestination, and our Election 
 in Christ, is full of sweet, pleasant, 
 and unspeakable comfort to godly 
 persons, and such as feel in theni- 
 selves the working of the Spirit of 
 Christ, mortifying the works of the 
 flesh, and their earthly members, 
 and drawing up their mind to 
 high and heavenly things, as well 
 because it doth greatl} establish 
 and confirm their faith of eternal 
 Salvation to be enjoyed through 
 Christ, as because it doth fervently 
 kindle tlieir love towards God : So, 
 for curious and carnal persons, 
 lacking the Spirit of Clirist, to have 
 continually before their eyes the 
 sentence of God's Predestination, 
 is a most dangerous downfall, 
 ■whereby the Devil doth thrust 
 them either into desperation, or 
 into wretciilessness of most un- 
 clean living, no less perilous than 
 desperation. 
 
 Furthermore, we must receive 
 God's promises in such wise, as 
 they be generally set forth to us in 
 lioly Scri])ture : and, in our doings, 
 that Will of (iod is to be followed, 
 which we have expressly declared 
 unto us in the Word of God. 
 XVIII. Of obtaining eternal 
 
 Salvation only hy the Name of 
 
 Christ. 
 'pHEY also are to be had ac- 
 ■*• cursed that presume to sav. 
 That every man shall be saved by 
 the Law or Sect which he profess- 
 
 eth, so that he be diligent to frame 
 his hfe according to that Law, and 
 the light of Nature. For holy 
 Scripture doth set out unto us 
 only the Name of Jesus Christ, 
 whereby men must be saved. 
 XIX. Of the Church. 
 
 THE \-isible Church of Christ 
 is a congregation of faithful 
 men, in the which the pure Word 
 of God is preached, and the Sa- 
 craments be duly ministered ac- 
 cording to Christ's ordinance in 
 all those things that of necessity 
 are requisite to the same. 
 
 As the Church of Jerusalem, 
 Alexandria, and Antioch, have 
 erred ; so also the Church of Rome 
 hath erred, not only in tlieir living 
 { and manner of Ceremonies, but 
 also in matters of Faith. 
 XX. Of the Authority of the 
 Church. 
 
 THE Church hath power to 
 j decree liites or Ceremonies, 
 
 and authority in Controversies of 
 Faith : And yet it is not lawful for 
 the Church to ordain any thing 
 that is contrary to God's Word 
 WTitten, neither may it so expound 
 one place of Scripture, tliat it be 
 : repugnant to anotiier. Wherefore, 
 j altliough the Church be a witness 
 and a keeper of holy Writ, yet, 
 I as it ought not to decree any thing 
 I against the same, so besides the 
 same ought it not to enforce any 
 thing to be beheved for necessity 
 of Salvation. 
 
 i X XL Of the A uthority of Gene- 
 ral Councils. 
 GENERAL Councils may not 
 be gathered together v/ithout 
 the commandment and will of 
 Princes. And when they be ga- 
 thered together, (forasmuch as 
 ; they be an assembly of men, 
 whereof all be not governed with 
 I the Spirit and Word of God,j 
 I they may err, and sometimes have 
 erred, even in things pertainmg 
 1 unto (Jod. Wherefore things or- 
 I dained by them as necessary to 
 salvation have neither strength 
 nur authority, unless it may be 
 declared that they be taken out of 
 holy Scripture,
 
 560 
 
 ARTICLES OF RELIGION. 
 
 XXII. Of Purgatory. 
 
 THE Romish Doctrine concern- 
 ing Purgatory, I'ardons, Wor- 
 shipping and Adoration, as well of | 
 Images as of Keliques, and also in- 1 
 vocation of Saints, is a fond thing '< 
 vainly invented, and grounded 
 upon no warranty of Scripture, but i 
 gather repugnant to the Word of 
 God. 1 
 
 XXIII. Of Ministering in the 
 Congrcfialiun. 
 
 IT is not lawful for any man to 
 take upon him the office of 
 publick preaching, or ministering 
 the Sacraments in the Congrega- 
 tion, before he be lawfully called, 
 and sent to execute the same. And 
 tJiose we ought to judge lawfully 
 called and sent, which be chosen 
 and called to this work by men 
 who have publick authority given 
 unto them in the Congregation, to 
 call and send Ministers into the 
 Lord's \1neyard. 
 
 XXIV. Of speaking in the Con- 
 gregation in such a Tongue as 
 the people understandeth. 
 
 IT is a thing plainly repugnant 
 to the Word of God, and the 
 custom of the Primitive Church, 
 to have publick Prayer in the 
 Church, or to minister the Sacra- 
 ments in a tongue not under- 
 standed of the people. 
 
 XXV. Of the Sacraments. 
 
 SA C R A M E N T S ordained of 
 Christ be not only badges or 
 tokens of Christian men's profes- 
 sion, but rather they be certain 
 sure witnesses, and effectual signs 
 of grace, and God's good will to- 
 wards us, by the which he doth 
 woi^ invisibly in us, and doth not 
 onlv quicken, but also strengthen 
 and confirm our Faith in him. 
 
 There are two Sacraments or- 
 dained of Christ our Lord in the 
 Gospel, that is to say, Baptism, 
 and tlie Supper of the Lord. 
 
 Those five commonly called Sa- 
 craments, that is to say. Confirma- 
 tion, Penance, Orders, Matrimony, 
 and Extreme Unction, are not to 
 be counted for Sacraments of the 
 <<ospel, being such as have grown 
 
 partly of the corrupt following of 
 tlie Apostles, partly are states of 
 life allowed in the Scriptures ; but 
 yet liave not like nature of Sa- 
 craments with Baptism, and the 
 Lord's Supper, for tliat they have 
 not any visible sign or ceremony 
 ordained of God. 
 
 The Sacraments were not or- 
 dained of Christ to be gazed upon, 
 or to be carried about, but that 
 we should duly use them. And 
 in such only as worthily receive 
 the same they have a wholesome 
 effect or operation : but they that 
 receive them unworthily, purchase 
 to themselves daumation, as Saint 
 Paul saith. 
 
 XXVI. Of the Unworihiness of 
 the Ministers, which hinders 
 not the effect of the Sacrament. 
 
 ALTHOUGH in the visible 
 Church the evil be ever min- 
 gled with the good, and sometimes 
 the evil have chief authority in the 
 Ministration of the Word and Sa- 
 craments, yet forasmuch as they 
 do not the same in th.eir own name, 
 but in Christ's, and do minister by 
 his commission and authority, we 
 may use their Ministry, both in 
 heai'ing the Word of G od, and in re- 
 ceiving of the Sacraments. >; either 
 is the effect of C hrist's ordinance 
 taken awav by their wickedness, 
 nor the grace of God's gifts dimi- 
 nished from such as by faith and 
 rightly do receive the Sacraments 
 ministered unto them: which be 
 effectual, because of Christ's insti- 
 tution and promise, although they 
 be ministered by evil men, 
 
 Nevertheless, it appertaineth to 
 the discipline of the Church, that 
 enquirv be made of cmI Ministers, 
 and that thev be accused by those 
 I that have knowledge of their of- 
 l fences ; and finally being found 
 guilty, by just judgment be de- 
 posed. 
 
 XXVII. Of Baptism. 
 
 I>APTIS]\! is not only a sign of 
 -* profession, and mark of differ- 
 ence, whereby Christian men are 
 discerned from others that be not 
 christened, but it is also a sign 
 of Regeneration or new F.irth,
 
 ARTICLES OF RELIGION. 
 
 565 
 
 whereby, as by an instrument, they 
 that receive Baptism rightly are 
 grafted into the Church ; the pro- 
 mises of forgiveness of sin, and 
 of our adoption to be tlie sons of 
 God by the Holy Ghost, are visibly 
 signed and sealed ; Faith is con- 
 firmed, and Grace increased by 
 virtue of prayer unto God. The 
 Baptism of young Children is 
 in any wise to be retained in the 
 Church, as most agreeable with 
 the institution of Christ. 
 
 XXVIII. 0/ the Lord's Supper. 
 ''pHE Supper of the Lord is not 
 -*- only a sign of the love that 
 
 Christians ought to have among 
 themselves one to another; but 
 rather is a Sacrament of our Re- 
 demption by Christ's death : in- 
 somuch that to such as rightly, 
 worthily, and with faith, recei\e 
 the same, the Bread which we 
 break is a partaking of the Body 
 of Christ ; and likewise the Cup 
 of Blessing is a partaldng of the 
 Blood of Christ. 
 
 Transubstantiation (or the 
 change of the substance of Bread 
 and Wine) in the Supper of the 
 Lord, cannot be pro\ed by holy 
 Writ ; but is repugnant to the 
 plain words of Scripture, over- 
 throweth the nature of a Sacra- 
 ment, and hath given occasion to 
 many superstitions. 
 
 The Body of Christ is given, 
 taken, and eaten, in the Supper, 
 only after an heavenly and spi- 
 ritual manner. And the mean 
 whereby the Body of Ciu-ist is re- 
 ceived and eaten in the Supper is 
 Faith. 
 
 Tlie Sacrament of the Lord's 
 Supper was not by Christ's ordi- 
 nance reserved, can-ied about, lift- 
 ed up, or worshipped. 
 
 XXIX. Of the Wicked which 
 eat not the Body of Christ in the 
 u^e of the Lord's Supper. 
 
 THE "Wicked, and such as be 
 void of a lively faith, although 
 they do carnally and visibly press 
 \nth their teeth (as Saint Augus- 
 tine saith) the Sacrament of the 
 Body and Blood of Christ, yet 
 in no wise are thev partakers of 
 I 
 
 Christ : but rather, to their con- 
 demnation, do eat and drink the 
 sign or Sacrament of so great a 
 thing. 
 
 XXX. Of both kinds. 
 ''PHE Cup of the Lord is not to be 
 -^ denied to the Lay -people : for 
 both the parts of the Lord's Sa- 
 crament, by Christ's ordinance and 
 commandment, ought to be mi- 
 nistered to all Christian men alike. 
 
 XXXI. Of the one Oblation of 
 Christ finished upon the Cross. 
 
 THE Ottering of Christ once 
 made is that perfect redemp- 
 tion, propitiation, and satisfaction, 
 for all the sins of the whole world, 
 both original and actual ; and there 
 is none other satisfaction for sin, 
 but that alone. Wherefore the 
 sacrifices of Masses, in the which 
 it was commonly said, that the 
 Priest did offer Christ for the quick 
 and the dead, to have remission 
 of pain or guilt, were blasphemous 
 fables, and dangerous deceits. 
 
 XXXII. Of the Marriage of 
 
 Priests. 
 
 BISHOPS, Priests, and Deacons, 
 are not commanded by (.iod's 
 Law, either to vow the estate of 
 single life, or to abstain from mar- 
 riage : therefore it is ia-ivful for 
 them, as for all other Christian 
 men, to marry at their o-mi dis- 
 cretion, as they shall judge the 
 same to serve better to godliness. 
 
 XXXIII. Of excommunicate 
 Persons, how they are to be 
 avoided. 
 
 '"PHAT person which by open 
 -^ denunciation of the Church is 
 rightly cut off from the unity of 
 the Church, and excommunicated, 
 ought to be taken of the whole 
 multitude of the faithful, as an 
 Heathen and Publican, until he 
 be openly reconciled by penance, 
 and received into the Church by a 
 Judge that hath authority there- 
 unto. 
 
 XXXIV. Of the Traditions oj 
 the Church. 
 
 fT is not necessary that Tradj- 
 ■*■ tions and Ceremonies be in all
 
 ARTICLES OP RELIGION. 
 
 places one, and utterly like ; for 
 at all times they have been divers, 
 and may be changed according to 
 the diversities of countries, times, 
 and men's manners, so that no- 
 thing be ordained against God's 
 \Vord. \Miosoever through his 
 private judgment, vrillingly and 
 purposely, doth openly break tiie 
 traditions and ceremonies of the 
 Church, which be not repugnant 
 to the Word of God, and be or- 
 dained and approved by common 
 authority, ought to be rebuked 
 openly, (that others may fear to 
 do the like.) as he that offendeth 
 against the common order of th.e 
 Church, and hurteth the autho- 
 rity of the Magistrate, and wound- 
 eth the consciences of the weak 
 brethren. 
 
 Every particular or national 
 Church hath authority to ordain, 
 change, and abolish, ceremonies 
 or rites of the Church ordained 
 only by man's authority, so that 
 all things be done to edifying. 
 
 XXXV. Of the Homilies. 
 
 THE second Book of Homilies, 
 the several titles whereof we 
 have joined under this Article, 
 doth contain a godly and whole- 
 some Doctrine, and necessary for 
 these times, as doth the former 
 Eook of Homilies, which were set 
 forth in the time of Edioard tlie 
 Sixth ; and therefore we judge 
 them to be read in Churches by 
 the Ministers, diligently and dis- 
 tinctly, that they may" be under- 
 standed of the people. 
 
 Of the Names of the Homilies. 
 
 1 Of the right Use of the Church. 
 
 2 Af/ainst peril of Idolatry. 
 
 3 Of the repairing mid keeping 
 
 clean of Churches. 
 
 4 Of good Works : first of Fasting. 
 6 Against Gluttony atid Drunk- 
 enness. 
 
 6 Against Excess of Apparel. 
 
 7 Of Prayer. 
 
 8 Of the PlaceandTiiw of Prayer. 
 
 ^ That Common Prai/rrs and Sa- 
 craments oufjht to be minis- 
 tered in a knovm tongue. 
 
 10 Of the rrrrrcnd f^tiinatiori, of 
 
 God's Word. 
 
 11 Of Alins-doincj. 
 
 12 Of the Nativity of Christ. 
 
 13 Of the Pa.'ision of Christ. 
 
 14 Of the Resurrection of Christ. 
 
 15 Of the worthy receiving of tfic 
 
 Sacrament of the Body and 
 Blood, of Christ. 
 
 16 Of the Gifts of the Holy Gho^t. 
 
 17 For the Rogation-days. 
 
 18 Of the state of Matrimony. 
 
 19 Of Repentance. 
 
 20 Against Idleness. 
 
 21 Against Rebellion. 
 
 XXXVI. Of Consecration of 
 Bishops arid Ministers. 
 
 THE Book of Consecration of 
 Arcb.bishops and Bishops, and 
 Ordering of Priests and Deacons, 
 lately set forth in the time of Ed- 
 ward the Sixth, and confirmed 
 at the same time by authoritN 
 of Parliament, doth contain ail 
 things necessary to such Consecra- 
 tion and Ordering : neither hath it 
 any tiling, that of itself is super 
 stitious and ungodly. And there- 
 fore whosoever are consecrated or 
 ordered according to the l^ites of 
 that Book, since the second year 
 of the forenamed King Edward 
 unto this time, or hereafter shall 
 be consecrated or ordered accord- 
 ing to the same Rites ; we decree 
 all such to be rightly, orderly, and 
 lawfully consecrated and ordered. 
 
 XXXVII. Of the Civil Magis- 
 trates. 
 
 ryiWj King's Majesty hath the 
 -«- chief power in this Realm of 
 England, and othe:- his Domi- 
 nions, unto whom the chief (io- 
 verument of all Jtstates of this 
 l^ealm, whttlier tlioy be Eccle- 
 siastical or Civil, in all causes 
 doth appertain, and is not, nor 
 ought to be, subject to any foreign 
 Jurisdiction. 
 
 "\Vhcr(^ we attribute to the 
 King's Maje;tv the chief govern- 
 ment, by which Titles we under- 
 stand the minds of some slan- 
 derous folks to be oftended ; wo 
 give not to our Princes the mi- 
 nistering either of God's Word, 
 or of the Sacraments, the which
 
 ARTICLES OF RELIGION. 
 
 >63 
 
 thing the Injunctions also lately 
 set forth by Elizabeth our Queen 
 do most plainly testify ; but that 
 only prerogative, which we see 
 to have been given always to all 
 godly Princes in holy Scriptures 
 by («"od himself ; that is, that they 
 should rule all estates and degi-ees 
 committed to their charge by God, 
 whether they be Ecclesiastical or 
 Temporal, and restrain with the 
 civil sword the stubborn and evil- 
 doers. 
 
 The Bishop of Rome hath no 
 jurisdiction in this Realm of Eng- 
 land. 
 
 The Laws of the Realm may 
 punish Christian men with death, 
 for heinous and grievous otiences. 
 
 It is lawful for Christian men, 
 at the commandment of the Ma- 
 gistrate, to wear weapons, and 
 serve in the wars. 
 
 XXXVIII. Of Christian men's 
 Goods, u'hich are not common. 
 
 THE Riches and Goods of 
 Christians are not common, 
 as touching the right, title, and 
 possession of the same, as certain 
 Anabaptists do falsely boast. iNot- 
 withstanding, every man ought, 
 of such things as he possesseth, 
 liberally to give alms to the poor, 
 according to his abihty. 
 
 XXXIX. Of a Christian man's 
 
 Oath. 
 
 AS we confess that vain and 
 rash Swearing is forbidden 
 Christian men by our Lord Jesus 
 Christ, and James his Apostle, so 
 we judge, tliat Christian Religion 
 doth not prohibit, but that a man 
 may swear when the Magistrate 
 i requireth, in a cause of faith and 
 cliarity, so it be done according to 
 the Prophet's teaching, injustice, 
 judgment, and truth. 
 
 THE RATIFICATION. 
 fpRIS Book of Articles before rehearsed, is again approved, and 
 J- allowed to he holden and executed within the Realm, by the 
 assent and consent of our Sovereign Lady ELIZABETH, by the 
 grace of God, of England, France, and Ireland, Queen, Defender 
 of the Faith, &c. Which A rticles were deliberately read, and con- 
 firmed again by the subscription of the, hands of the Archbishop 
 and Bishops of the Upper-liouse, and by the subscription of the 
 ivhole Clergy of the JHetlter-liouse in their Convocation, in the Year 
 of our Lord 1571. 
 
 A TABLE OF THE ARTICLES. 
 
 /IF Faith in the Holy Triiiity. 
 ^^ Of Christ the Son of God. 
 Of his going down into Hell. 
 Of his Kesurrection. 
 Of the Holy (ihost. 
 Of the Sufficiency uj the Scripture, 
 Of the Old Testament. 
 Of the Three Creeds. 
 Oj Original or Birth-sin. 
 Of Free-will. 
 Of .Justifiration. 
 Of good' Works. 
 Of Works before Justification. 
 Of Works of Supererogation. 
 Of Christ alone luithout Sin. 
 Of Sin after Baiitism. 
 Of Predestination and Election. 
 Of obtaining Salvation by Christ. 
 Of the Church. 
 
 Of the Authority of the Church. 
 Of the Authority of General 
 Councils. 
 
 31. Of 
 
 ■i2. Of 
 
 Of Purgatory. 
 
 Of Ministering in the Congrega- 
 tion. 
 
 Of Speaking in the Congrega- 
 tion. 
 
 Of the Sacraments. 
 
 Of the Unicorthiaess of Ministers. 
 
 OfBaptism. 
 
 Of the Lord's Supper. 
 
 Of the Wicked which eat not the 
 Bodi/ of Christ. 
 
 Of both kinds. 
 
 Of Christ's one Oblation. 
 If the Marriage of Priests. 
 
 OfevcoDinivnicate Persons. 
 
 Of the Traditions of the Church. 
 
 Of Homilies. 
 
 Of Consecrating of Ministers. 
 
 Of Civil Magistrates. 
 
 Of Christian men's Goods. 
 
 Of a Christian man's Oath. 
 
 The notification.
 
 504 
 
 
 A TABLE OF 
 
 KINDRED AND AFFINITY, ; 
 
 WHEREIN WHOSOEVER ARE RELATED ARE FORBIDDEN IN SCBIPTUBB 1 
 
 ANU OOa LAWS TO 
 
 MAERY TOGETHER. 
 
 A Man may not marry his 
 
 A Woman may not marry loith her 
 
 1 QRANDMOTHER, 
 
 2 Grandfather's AVife, 
 
 3 Wife's Grandmother. 
 
 1 QRANDFATHER, 
 
 2 Grandmother's Husband, 
 
 3 Husband's Grandfather. 
 
 4 Father's Sister, 
 
 5 Mother's Sister, 
 
 6 Father's Brother's "^Ife. 
 
 4 Father's Brother, 
 
 5 Mother's Brother, 
 
 6 Father's Sister's Husband. 
 
 7 Mother's Brother's 'VTife. 
 
 8 AVife's Father's Sister, 
 
 9 Wife's Mother's Sister. 
 
 7 Mother's Sister's Husband, 
 
 8 Husband's Father's Brother, 
 
 9 Husband's Motlier's Brother. 
 
 10 Mother, 
 ■11 Step- Mother, 
 12 Wife's Mother. 
 
 10 Father, 
 
 11 Step-Father, 
 
 12 Husband's Father. 
 
 13 Daughter, 
 
 14 Wife's Daughter, 
 
 15 Son's Wife. 
 
 13 Son, 
 
 14 Husband's Son, 
 
 15 Daughter's Husband. 
 
 13 Sister, 
 
 17 Wife's Sister, 
 
 13 Brother's Wife. 
 
 16 Brother, 
 
 17 Husband's Brother, 
 
 18 Sister's Husband. 
 
 10 Son's Daughter, 
 
 20 Daughter's Daughter, 
 
 21 Son's Son's Wife. 
 
 19 Son's Son, 
 
 20 Daughter's Son, 
 
 21 Son's Daughter's Husband. 
 
 22 Daughter's Son's Wife, 
 
 23 Wife's Son's Daugliter, 
 
 24 Wife's Daughter's Daughter. 
 
 22 Daughter's Daughter's Husband, 
 
 2.3 Husband's Son's Son, 
 
 24 Husband's Dau-'hter's Son. 
 
 2) Brother's Daucrhter, 
 
 26 Sister's Daughter, 
 
 27 Brother's Son's Wife. 
 
 2.-. Brother's Son, 
 
 •2\ Sister's Son, 
 
 27 Brother's Daughter's Husband. 
 
 28 Sister's Son's Wife, 
 
 29 AVife's Brother's Daughter, 
 
 30 Wife's Sister's Daughter. 
 
 28 Sister's Daushtcr's Husband, 
 20 Husband's Brother's Son, 
 30 Husband's Sister's Son. 
 
 TIIE 
 
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 CONTENTS. 
 
 Morning . 
 Third Hour, etc. 
 Mid-day . 
 Evening . 
 Sunday . 
 Monday, etc. . 
 Advknt . 
 Christmas 
 St. SxEPHtN's Day 
 St. John's Day 
 Innocents' Day 
 Circumcision . 
 New Year's Day 
 Epiphany 
 
 The Week before 
 Septuagesima . 
 Lent 
 
 Septuagesima 
 
 The Fifth Sunday in Lent . 
 
 The Sunday' next before Easter 
 
 On the Passion 
 
 Easter 
 
 Rogation Days 
 
 Ascensiontide . 
 
 Whitsun-Even . 
 
 Whitsuntide . 
 
 Trinity Sunday 
 
 General Hymns 
 
 Holy Communion 
 
 Holy Baptism . 
 
 For the i'ouNG 
 
 Confirmation . 
 
 Holy Matrimony 
 
 Ember Days 
 
 Lay Helpers . 
 
 Missions . 
 
 Thanksgiving for Mission: 
 
 Home Missions 
 
 Almsgiving 
 
 HYMN 
 
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 12-32, 476, 477 
 
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 39-44, 480, 481 
 
 . 45-54 
 
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 358-364, 585, 586 
 
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 CONTENTS. 
 
 THE TeMPLK, 
 
 V. MapwY 
 
 HOSPITALS 
 
 FOK THOSE AT Sea . 
 
 Times of Trouble . 
 Thanksgivixg . 
 Friendly Societies . 
 Harvest . 
 Processional . 
 Laying the Foundation Stone of a Church 
 Festival of Dedication of a Church 
 Restoration of a Church 
 Burial of the Dead 
 St. Andrew the Apostle 
 St. Thomas the Apostle 
 The Conversion of St. Paul 
 Presentation of Christ in 
 called, Purification of B, 
 St. Matthias the Apostle 
 Annunciation of B. V. Maky 
 St. Mark the Evangelist 
 Ss. Philip and James the Apostli- 
 St Barnabas the Apostle 
 Nativity of St. John Baptist 
 St. Peter tile Apostle . 
 St. James the Apostle . 
 St. Bartholomeav thh Apostle 
 St. Matthew the Apostle 
 St. Michael and all Angels 
 St, Luke the Evangelist 
 Ss. SisioN and Jude the Apostles 
 All Saints' Day ... 
 Festivals of Apostles . . ' . 
 Fesiivals of Evangelists 
 Festivals of Martyrs and other Holy Day 
 For School and College Use 
 Festivals of the B. V. Mary 
 Commemoration of Saints 
 For a Teachers' Meeting 
 For Theological Colleges 
 For Church Workers and Guilds 
 For a Service for Working Men 
 Service of Farewell to Missionaries or Em 
 Missions to the Jews .... 
 For a Flower Service .... 
 
 For a Bible Class 
 
 For a Retreat or Quiet Day 
 
 For Church Defence .... 
 
 For Temperance Meetings 
 
 Litanies 
 
 For Mission Services and Instructions 
 
 HYMN 
 
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 310-312, 592-597 
 
 . 373-377 
 
 . 378, 379 
 
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 commonly 
 
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 427-42;». 618, 619 
 
 . 430-432, 620 
 
 . 433, 434, 621 
 
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 . 576, 577 
 
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 . 581, 582 
 
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 ig rants . 589 
 
 . 590, 591 
 
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 . 603, 604 
 
 . 605-607 
 
 463-473, 624, 625 
 
 . 626-638
 
 HYMNS. 
 
 1 ^^ Early in the moryiing will 1 direct my prayer unto Thee.'^ 
 
 mf "NJOW that the daylight fills the sky, 
 JLN We lift our hearts to God on high, 
 That He, in all we do or say. 
 Would keep us free from harm to-day. 
 ]\Iay He restrain our tongues from strife. 
 And shield from anger's din our life. 
 And guard with watchful care our eyes 
 From earth's absorbing vanities. 
 O may our inmost hearts be pure. 
 From thoughts of folly kept secure, 
 And pride of sinful flesh subdued 
 Through sparing use of daily food. 
 80 we, when this day's work is o'er, 
 And shades of night return once more. 
 Our path of trial safely trod. 
 Shall give the glory to our God. 
 / All praise to God the Father be. 
 All praise. Eternal Sox, to Thee, 
 Whom with the Spirit we adore 
 For ever and for evermore. Amen, 
 
 2 "•^■^<-' that follo\reth Me shall not walk in darkness, hut 
 
 shall have the light of life." 
 
 f r\ JESU, Lord of light and grace, 
 
 V^ Thou Brightness of the Father's Face, 
 Thou Fountain of eternal light. 
 True Day dispersing shades of night ; 
 ( 1)
 
 MORNING. 
 
 Come, Very Sun of hea's^enly love, 
 Come in Thy radiance from above, 
 And shed the Holy Spieit's ray 
 On every thought and sense to-day. 
 
 mf So we the Father's help "will claim, 
 And sing the Father's glorious Name, 
 And His Almighty grace implore 
 That we may stand, to fall no more. 
 
 May He our actions deign to bless, 
 And quench the darts of wickedness ; 
 In life's rough ways our feet defend, 
 And grant us patience to the end. 
 
 May faith, deep rooted in the soul, 
 Subdue our flesh, our minds control ; 
 May guile depart, and discord cease. 
 And all within be truth and peace. 
 
 So let us gladly pass the day. 
 Our thoughts as pure as morning^ ray, 
 Our faith as noontide glowing bright, 
 Our minds undimm'd by shades of night. 
 
 / All praise to God the Father be. 
 All praise, Eternal Son, to Thee, 
 Whom with the Spirit we adore 
 For ever and for evermore. Amen. 
 
 3 *' ^ myself will awake right early." 
 
 f A WAKE, my soul, and with the sun 
 -l\. Thy daily stage of duty run ; 
 Shake off dull sloth, and joyful rise 
 To pay thy morning sacrifice. 
 
 riif Redeem thy mis-spent time that 's past, 
 And live this day as if thy last ; 
 Improve thy talent with due care ; 
 For the great day thyself prepare. 
 C 2 )
 
 MORNING. 
 
 Let all thy converse be sincere, 
 Thy conscience as the noon-day clear ; 
 Think how all-seeing God thy ways 
 And all thy secret thoughts surveys. 
 Wake, and lift up thyself, my heart, 
 And with the Angels bear thy part, 
 Who all night long unwearied sing 
 High praise to the Eternal King. 
 
 Part 2. 
 
 mf Glory to Thee Who safe hast kept, 
 And hast refresh'd nie whilst I slept ; 
 Grant, Lord, when I from death shall wake, 
 I may of endless light partake. 
 
 Lord, I my vows to Thee renew ; 
 Scatter my sins as morning dew ; 
 Guard my first springs of thought and will. 
 And with Thyself my spirit fill. 
 
 Direct, control, suggest, this day, 
 
 All I design, or do, or say ; 
 
 That all my powers, with all their might. 
 
 In Thy sole glory may unite. 
 
 The foUoicing Boxology should be sung at the end of either 
 Fart. 
 
 f Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow. 
 Praise Him, all creatures here below, 
 Praise Him above. Angelic host. 
 Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 
 
 Amen. 
 
 4 " His compassions fail not : they are new every morning.'' 
 mf ^M'EW every morning is the love 
 
 -LM Our Avakening and uprising prove ; 
 Through sleep and darkness safely brought, 
 Bestored to life, and power, and thought. 
 
 (3)
 
 MORNING. 
 
 New mercies, each returning day, 
 
 Hover around us while we pray ; 
 
 New perils past, new sins forgiven, 
 
 New thoughts of God, new hopes of Heav'n. 
 
 If on our daily course our mind 
 Be set to hallow all we find, 
 New treasures still, of countless price, 
 God will provide for sacrifice. 
 
 The trivial round, the common task, 
 Will furnish all we need to ask, 
 Room to deny ourselves, a road 
 To bring us daily nearer God. 
 
 2J Only, O Lord, in Thy dear love 
 
 Fit us for perfect rest above ; 
 cr And help us, this and every day, 
 mf To live more nearly as we pray. Amen. 
 
 5 " ^Yhatsoever ye do, do cdl to the (jlory of God." 
 
 " Bo all in the name of the Lord Jesus." 
 
 riif 1\ /["Y Father, for another night 
 2^ -i-V-L Of quiet sleep and rest, 
 cr For all the joy of morning light, 
 Thy Holy Name be blest. 
 
 mf Now with the new-born day I give 
 Myself anew to Thee, 
 That as Thou wiliest I may live. 
 And what Thou wiliest be. 
 
 Whate'er I do, things great or small, 
 
 Whate'er I speak or frame. 
 Thy glory may I seek in all, 
 P Do allm Jesus' Name. 
 
 mf My Father, for His sake, I ]^ray, 
 Thy child accc])t and bless ; 
 And lead me by Thy grace to-day 
 In paths of righteousness. Amen. 
 
 (4 )
 
 MORNING. 
 
 Q ^^ Hold Thou me up, and I shall be safe: yea, my delight 
 shall be ever in Thy statutes." 
 
 mf A T Thy feet, O Christ, we lay 
 Jl\. Thine own gift of this new day ; 
 Doubt of what it holds in store 
 Makes us crave Thine aid the more ; 
 Lest it prove a time of loss, 
 Mark it. Saviour, with Thy Cross. 
 
 If it flow on calm and bright, 
 
 Be Thyself our chief delight ; 
 p If it bring unknown distress, 
 
 Good is all that Thou canst bless ; 
 cr Only, while its hours begin. 
 
 Pray we, keep them clear of sin. 
 
 mf We in part our weakness know, 
 
 And in part discern our foe ; 
 
 Well for us, before Thine Eyes 
 
 All our danger open lies ; 
 X> Turn not from us, while we plead 
 
 Thy compassions and our need, 
 
 mf Fain would we Thy Word embrace. 
 Live each moment on Thy grace, 
 All our selves to Thee consign. 
 Fold up all our wills in Thine, 
 Think, and speak, and do, and be 
 Simply that which pleases Thee. 
 
 Hear us, Lord, and that right soon ; 
 Hear, and grant the choicest boon 
 That Thy love can e'er impart. 
 Loyal singleness of heart : 
 / So shall this and all our days, 
 
 Christ our God. show forth Thy praise. 
 
 Amen. 
 
 c 5 )
 
 MORNING. 
 
 "7 " l^rdo you that fear My Name shall the Sun of 
 Righteousness arise." 
 
 f pHRIST, Whose glory fiUs the skies, 
 ^ Christ, the true, the only Light, 
 Sun of Righteousness, arise. 
 
 Triumph o'er the shades of night ; 
 Dayspring from on high, be near ; 
 Daystar, in my heart ai)pear. 
 
 p Dark and cheerless is the morn 
 
 Unaccompanied by Thee ; 
 Joyless is the day's return, 
 
 Till Thy mercy's beams I see ; 
 Till they inward light impart, 
 Glad my eyes, and warm my heart. 
 
 mf Visit then this soul of mine, 
 
 Pierce the gloom of sin and grief ; 
 Fill me, Radiancy Divine, 
 Scatter all my unbelief ; 
 cr More and more Thyself dispaay, 
 / Shining to the perfect day. Amen. 
 
 3 " -^ hate set God ahcays before me ; for He is on my righ 
 hand, therefore I shall not fall.''' 
 
 mf TpORTH in Thy Name, O Lord, I go 
 J- My daily labour to piu'sue ; 
 Thee, only Thee, resolved to know, 
 In all I think, or speak, or do. 
 
 The task Thy wisdom hath assign'd 
 O let me cheerfully fulfil ; 
 In all my works Thy presence find, _ 
 And prove Thy good and perfect Will. 
 
 Thee may I set at my right hand, 
 Whose eyes my inmost substance see, 
 And labour on at Thy command, 
 And offer all my works to Thee. 
 
 (6)
 
 MORNING. 
 
 p Give me to bear Thy easy yoke, 
 And every moment watch and pray, 
 And still to things eternal look, 
 
 cr And hasten to Thy glorious day ; 
 
 mf For Thee delightfully employ 
 
 Whate'er Thy bounteous grace hath given, 
 And run my course with even joy, 
 And closely walk with Thee to Heav'n. 
 
 Amen. 
 
 9 *' They icere all filed with the Holy Ghosts 
 
 mf r\ OME, Holy Ghost, Who ever One 
 V^ Art with the Father and the Son, 
 Come, Holy Ghost, our souls possess 
 With Thy full flood of holiness. 
 In will and deed, by heart and tongue, 
 With all our powers. Thy praise be sung ; 
 And love light up our mortal frame, 
 Till others catch the living flame. 
 
 ^ Almighty Father, hear our cry 
 
 Through Jesus Christ our Lord most High, 
 
 cr Who with the Holy Ghost and Thee 
 
 / Doth live and reign eternally. Amen. 
 
 20 " ^^ noonday will I pray.''* 
 
 w/ r\ GOD of truth, O Lord of might, ^ 
 yj Who ord'rest time and change aright, 
 Bright'ning the morn with golden gleams, 
 Kindling the noonday's fiery beams ; 
 Quench Thou in us the flames of strife, 
 From passion's heat preserve our life, 
 Our bodies keep from perils free. 
 And give our souls true peace in Thee. 
 ( 1 )
 
 MORNING. 
 
 P Almighty Father, liear our cry 
 
 Through Jesus Christ our Lord most High, 
 cr Who with the Holy Ghost and Thee 
 / Doth live and reign eternally. Amen. 
 
 Z\)t iiinti) ?i?ouv. 
 
 W '■'■The hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.'' 
 
 mf r\ GOD, of all the Strength and Power, 
 Vy Who dost, Thyself unmoved, each hour 
 Through all its changes guide the day. 
 From early morn to evening's ray ; 
 Brighten life's eventide with light 
 That ne'er shall set in gloom of night, 
 Till we a holy death attain. 
 And everlasting glory gain. 
 2^ Almighty Father, hear our cry 
 
 Through Jesus Christ our Lord most High, 
 cr Who with the Holy Ghost and Thee 
 / Doth live and reign eternally. Amen. 
 
 12 " ^'^''^ Lord was my stay.'' 
 
 mfr\ STRENGTH and Stay upholding all 
 V_y creation. 
 
 Who ever dost Thyself unmoved abide. 
 Yet day by day the light in due gradation 
 From hour to hour thro' all its changes guide ; 
 p Grant to life's day a calm unclouded ending, 
 An eve untoucli'd by shadows of decay, 
 The brightness of a holy death -bed blending 
 cr With dawning glories of the eternal day. 
 mf Hear us, O Father, gracious and forgiving. 
 Through Jesus Christ Thy co-eternal Word, 
 Who, with the Holy Ghost, "by all things living 
 Now and to endless ages art adored. Amen. 
 
 ( 8 )
 
 EVENING. 
 
 13 " look Thou upon me, and be merciful unto me.'* 
 mf A S now the sun's declining rays 
 
 -ilA. At eventide descend, 
 p So life's brief day is sinking down 
 To its appointed end. 
 Lord, on the Cross Thine Arms were stretch'd 
 
 To draw Thy people nigh ; 
 O grant us then that Cross to love, 
 pj) And in those Arms to die. 
 / All glory to the Father be, 
 All glory to the Son, 
 All glory. Holy Ghost, to Thee, 
 While endless ages run. Amen. 
 24 ^^ Xow unto the lung eternal, immortal, invisible, the only 
 tcise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever.'' 
 
 mf r\ TRINITY, most BlessM Light, 
 V^ O Unity of primal Might, 
 As now the fiery sun departs, 
 Shed Thou Thy beams within our hearts. 
 To Thee our morning song of praise, 
 To Thee our evening prayer we raise ; 
 
 c?' Thee may our heart and voice adore 
 For ever and for evermore. 
 
 p Almighty Father, hear our cry 
 
 Through Jesus Christ our Lord most High, 
 
 (■/• Who with the Holy Ghost and Thee 
 
 / Doth live and reign eternally. Amen. 
 
 15 " ■^'''^" shalt not be afraid for any terror by night.^ 
 
 mf "DEFORE the ending of the day, 
 -D Creator of the world, we pray 
 That Thou with wonted love woulclst keep 
 Thy watch around us while Ave sleep. 
 O let no evil dreams be near, 
 Nor phantoms of the night appear ; 
 Our ghostly enemy restrain. 
 Lest aught of sin our bodies stain. 
 
 (9)
 
 EVENING. 
 
 p Almiglity Father, hear our cry 
 
 Through Jesus Christ our Lord most High, 
 cr Who with the Holy Ghost and Thee 
 / Doth live and reign eternally. Amen. 
 
 26 ^^Thou shalt ixot he afraid for any terror by night.'" 
 
 inf "^TOW that the daylight dies away, 
 -LN By all Thy grace and love, 
 Thee, Maker of the world, we pray 
 
 To watch our bed above. 
 Let dreams depart and phantoms fly, 
 The offspring of the night, 
 p Keep us, like shrines, beneath Thine eye 
 mj Pure in our foe's desj^ite. 
 
 This grace on Thy redeem'd confer, 
 
 Father, co-equal Son, 
 And Holy Ghost, the Comforter, 
 Eternal Three in One. Amen. 
 
 27 " Let the lifting up of my hands be an evening saa'ifice.^* 
 
 p rn HE sun is sinking fast, 
 
 JL The daylight dies ; 
 cr Let love awake, and pay 
 Her evening sacrifice. 
 p As Christ upon the Cross 
 His Head inclined. 
 And to His Father's liands 
 His parting Soul resign'd, 
 mf So now herself my soul 
 Would wholly give 
 Into His sacred charge. 
 
 In Whom all spirits live ; 
 So now beneath His eye 
 
 Would calmly rest. 
 Without a wish or thought 
 Abiding in the breast, 
 
 <f 10 )
 
 EVENING. 
 
 Save that His Will be done, 
 
 Whate'er betide, 
 Dead to herself, and dead 
 
 In Him to all beside. 
 / Thus would I live ; yet now 
 
 Not I, but He 
 In all His power and love 
 
 Henceforth alive in me. 
 One Sacred Trinity ! 
 
 One Lord Divine ! 
 May I be ever His, 
 
 And He for ever mine. Amen. 
 
 18 " The true Lights 
 
 f TT^AIL, gladdening Light, of His pure glory 
 JljL pour'd 
 Who is the Immortal Father, Heavenly, Blest, 
 p Holiest of Holies, Jesus Christ, our Lord. 
 
 Now we are come to the sun's hour of rest, 
 cr The lights of evening round us shine, 
 / We hymn the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit 
 Divine. 
 
 mf Worthiest art Thou at all times to be sung 
 
 With undefiled tongue, 
 / Son of our God, Giver of life, {cr) Alone ! 
 f Therefore in all the world Thy glories. Lord, 
 they own. Amen. 
 
 IQ *' The Lord shall he thine everlasting light.^^ 
 
 mf rpHE radiant morn hath pass'd away, 
 -i- And spent too soon her golden store ; 
 The shadows of departing day 
 
 2^ Creep on once more. 
 Our life is but a fading dawn. 
 Its glorious noon how quickly past ; 
 cr Lead us, O Christ, when all is gone, 
 Safe home at last. 
 (11)
 
 EVENING. 
 
 ^f O by Tliy soul-inspiring grace 
 
 Uplift our hearts to realms on high ; 
 Help us to look to that bright place 
 
 Beyond the sky ; — 
 Where light, and life, and joy, and peace 
 In undivided empire reign, 
 And thronging Angels never cease 
 
 Their deathless strain ; — 
 / Where Saints are clothed in spotless white, 
 And evening shadows never fall, 
 Where Thou, Eternal Light of Light, 
 
 Art Lord of all. Amen. 
 
 20 " -4n(/ at even, ichen the sun did set, the;/ brought unto 
 Him all that were diseased, and them that were 
 possessed with devils. And all the citij icas 
 gathered together at the door." 
 
 tnf \ T even ere the sun was set, 
 
 -^-^ ^ The sick, O Lord, around Thee lay ; 
 
 p Oh, in what divers pains they met ! 
 
 / Oh, with what joy they Avent away ! 
 
 mf Once more "tis eventide, and we 
 
 Oppress'd with various ills draw near ; 
 What if Thy Form we cannot see ? 
 
 cr We know and feel that Thou art here. 
 
 mf O Saviour Christ, our woes dispel ; 
 For some are sick, and some are sad. 
 And some have never loved Thee well. 
 And some have lost the love they had ; 
 And some have found the world is vain, 
 Yet from the world they break not free ; 
 And some have friends Avho give them pain, 
 Yet have not sought a friend in Thee ; 
 And none, Lord, have perfect rest, 
 For none are wholly free from sin ; 
 And they, who fain Avould serve Thee best, 
 Are conscious most of wrong within. 
 
 C 12 )
 
 EVENING 
 
 O Saviour Christ, Thou too art ^lan ; 
 
 Thou hast been troubled, tempted, tricx^l ; 
 
 Thy kind but searching glance can scan 
 
 The very wounds that shame would hide ; 
 / Thy touch has still its ancient power ; 
 
 No Avord from Thee can fruitless fall ; 
 p Hear, in this solemn evening hour, 
 cr And in Thy mercy heal us all. Amen. 
 
 21 " /^ is Thou, Lord, onhj, that makest me dwell in safety." 
 
 vif npHE day is past and over ; 
 
 -L All thanks, O Lord, to Thee ; 
 cr I pray Thee now that sinless 
 dim The hours of dark may be : 
 p O Jesu, keep me in Thy sight, 
 cr And guard me through (dim) the coming night. 
 
 wf The joys of day are over ; 
 I lift my heart to Thee, 
 cr And ask Thee that often celess 
 dim The hours of dark may be : 
 p O Jesu, keep me in Thy sight, 
 cr And guard me through (dim) the coming night, 
 
 7nf The toils of day are over ; 
 
 i raise the hymn to Thee, 
 cr And ask that free from peril 
 dim The hours of dark may be : 
 p O Jesu, keep me in Thy sight, 
 cr And guard me through {dim) the coming night 
 
 mf Be Thou my soul's preserver, 
 For Thou alone dost know 
 cr How many are the perils 
 dim Through which I have to go : 
 p O loving Jesu, hear my call, 
 cr And guard and save me (dim) from them all. 
 
 Amen. 
 
 ( 13 )
 
 EVENING. 
 
 22 "-^^ evening time it shall he light" 
 
 i'/f TTOLY Father, cheer our way 
 J-l With Thy love's perpetual ray : 
 Grant us every closing day 
 Light at evening time. 
 Holy Saviour, calm our fears 
 When earth's brightness disappears ; 
 cr Grant us in our latter years 
 Light at evening time. 
 p Holy Spirit, be Thou nigh 
 
 When in mortal pains we lie ; 
 cr Grant us, as Ave come to die. 
 
 Light at evening time. 
 mf Holy, Blessed Trinity, 
 
 Darkness is not dark with Thee ; 
 Those Thou keepest always see 
 Light at evening time. Amen. 
 
 23 " ^^ ^^^^^ defend thee under Ifis xoingsy 
 
 f f^ LORY to Thee, my God, this night 
 vIT For all the blessings of the light ; 
 Keep me, O keep me. King of kings, 
 Beneath Thy own Almighty wings. 
 
 //// Forgive me. Lord, for Thy dear Son, 
 The ill that I this day have done, 
 That Avith the world, myself, and Thee, 
 I, ere I sleep, at peace may be. 
 Teach me to live, that I may dread 
 The grave as little as my bed ; 
 
 l> Teach me to die, that so I may 
 
 cr Rise glorious at the awful day. 
 
 2> O may my soul on Thee repose, 
 
 And may sweet sleep mine eyelids close, 
 
 cr Sleep that shall me more vigorous make 
 To serve my God when I awake. 
 
 ( 14 )
 
 EVENING. 
 
 mf When in the night I sleepless lie, 
 
 My soul with heavenly thoughts supply ; 
 Let no ill dreams distui'b my rest, 
 No powers of darkness me molest. 
 
 / Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow, 
 Praise Him, all creatures here below, 
 Praise Him above, Angelic host, 
 Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 
 
 Amen 
 
 24 " Abide loith usr 
 
 mf O UN of my soul. Thou Saviour dear, 
 O It is not night if Thou be near : 
 O may no earth-born cloud arise 
 To hide Thee from Thy servant's eyes. 
 
 I) When the soft dews of kindly sleep 
 My wearied eyelids gently steep, 
 Be my last thought, how sweet to rest 
 For ever on my Saviour's breast. 
 
 mf Abide with me from morn till eve. 
 For without Thee I cannot live ; 
 
 p Abide with me when night is nigh, 
 For without Thee I dare not die. 
 
 mf If some poor wand'ring child of Thine 
 Have spurn'd to-day the voice Divine, 
 Now, Lord, the gracious work begin ; 
 Let him no more lie down in sin. 
 
 Watch by the sick ; enrich the poor 
 With blessings from Thy boundless store : 
 Be every mourner's sleep to-night 
 p Like infant's slumbers, pure and light. 
 
 cr Come near and bless us when we wake. 
 Ere through the world our way we take • 
 
 / Till in the ocean of Thy love 
 
 We lose ourselves in Heav'n above. Amen-. 
 
 ( 13 )
 
 EVENING. 
 
 25 '" ^ ""^'^^ ^^y ^^ down in peace, and take luy rest.''* 
 mf rpHROUGH the day Thy love has spared us ; 
 
 -L Now we lay us down to rest ; 
 Through the silent watches guard us, 
 Let no foe our peace molest : 
 %) Jesus, Thou our Guardian be ; 
 Sweet it is to trust in Thee. 
 mf Pilgrims here on earth, and strangers, 
 Dwelling in the midst of foes ; 
 Us and ours preserve from dangers ; 
 In Thine Arms may Ave repose, 
 
 And, when life's sad day is past, 
 J) Rest with Thee in Heaven at last. Amea 
 
 26 " ^^ ^^^^^^ 3^^'^ ^^^ Angels charge over thee." 
 mf f~A OD, that madest earth and heaven, 
 
 vX Darkness and light ; 
 
 f Who the day for toil hast given. 
 For rest the night ; 
 May Thine /Yngel-guards defend us, 
 ►Slumber sweet Thy mercy send us. 
 Holy dreams and hopes attend us. 
 This livelong night. 
 
 mf Guard us waking, guard us sleeping, 
 
 J) And, when we die, 
 
 c/- ;May we in Thy mighty keeping 
 
 2> All peaceful lie : 
 
 mf When the last dread call shall wake us, 
 Do not Thou our God forsake us, 
 
 / But to reign in glory fake us 
 
 With Thee on high. Amen. 
 
 fm "Abide tcith xis : for it is t',v:ard evening, and the day 
 is far spent." 
 
 mf \ BIDE with me ; fast falls the eventide ; 
 
 jl\. The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide ; 
 
 When other helpers fail, and comforts flee, 
 / Help of the helpless, {})) O abide with me. 
 
 ( 16 )
 
 LVEJNlJNCi. 
 
 'P Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day ; 
 
 Earth's joys grow dim, its glories pass away ; 
 
 Change and decay in all around I see ; 
 wfO Thou, Who changest not, (p) abide with me. 
 
 mf I need Thy Presence every passing hour ; 
 
 c->- What but Thy grace can foil the tempter's power'.^ 
 
 Who like Thyself my guide and stay can be ? 
 / Through cloud and sunshine, Loed, {2>) abide 
 with me. 
 
 / I fear no foe with Thee at hand to bless ; 
 Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness ; 
 Where is death's sting 1 Where, Grave, thy 
 
 victory ? 
 I triumph still, if Thou abide with me. 
 
 P Hold Thou Thy Cross before my closing eyes ; 
 cr Shine through the gloom, and point me to the 
 
 skies ; 
 / Heaven's morning breaks, and earth's vain 
 shadows flee ; 
 In life, (p) in death, O Lord, {cr) abide with me. 
 
 Amen. 
 
 23 " The Lord is my light." 
 
 mf O WEET Saviour, bless us ere we go ; 
 
 O Thy Word into our minds instil, 
 cr And make our lukewarm hearts to glow 
 
 With lowly love and fervent will. 
 / Through life's long day and death's dark night, 
 J) O gentle Jesus, (cr) be our Light. 
 
 p The day is done, its hours have run. 
 And Thou hast taken count of all. 
 The scanty triumphs grace hath won, 
 The broken vow, the frequent fall. 
 / Through life's long day and death's dark night, 
 p O gentle Jesus, (cr) be our Light. 
 ( 17 )
 
 EVENING. 
 
 fif Grant us, clear Lord, from evil ways 
 True absolution and release ; 
 And bless us, more than in past days, 
 With purity and inward peace. 
 / Through life's long day and death's dark night, 
 •p O gentle Jesus, {cr) be our Light. 
 / Do more than pardon ; give us joy, 
 Sweet fear, and sober liberty, 
 And simple hearts without alloy 
 That only long to be like Thee. 
 Through life's long day and death's dark night, 
 }:> O gentle Jesus, {cr) be our Light. 
 p For all we love, the poor, the sad, 
 The sinful, unto Thee we call ; 
 cr O let Thy mercy make us glad : 
 / Thou art our Jesus, ancl our All. 
 
 Through life's long day and death's dark night 
 p gentle Jesus, (cr) be our Light. Amen. 
 
 29 " ^^^> ^^'^'^ ^"'' ^^'-'^ ^^"^^ ^^'^^^ (1^^^ ^'^ -^'^ h:essingy 
 rufr\ FATHER, Who didst all things make 
 \J That Heaven and earth might do Thy Will, 
 Bless us this night for Jesu's sake, 
 And for Thy work preserve us still. 
 O Son, Who didst redeem mankind, 
 And set the captive sinner free. 
 Keep us this night M'ith peaceful mind, 
 That w^e may safe abide in Thee. 
 O Holy Ghost, Who by Thy power 
 The Church elect dost sanctify. 
 Seal us this night, and hour by hour 
 Our hearts and members purify. 
 / To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 
 
 The God Whom Heaven and earth adore, 
 From men and from the Angel-host 
 Be praise and glory evermore. Amen, 
 
 C 18 )
 
 EVENING. 
 
 30 "^'i^ «^^ f^^ Angels stood round about the throne . . , 
 
 and worshipped God.''^ 
 For Festivals. 
 
 mf /^UR day of praise is done ; 
 p K-) The evening shadows fall ; 
 cr But pass not from us Avith the sun, 
 True Light that lightenest all. 
 
 f Around the Throne on high, 
 Where night can never be, 
 The white-robed harpers of the sky- 
 Bring ceaseless hymns to Thee. 
 
 p Too faint our anthems here ; 
 
 Too soon of praise we tire : 
 cr But oh, the strains how full and clear 
 
 Of that eternal choir ! 
 
 mf Yet, LoED, to Thy dear Will 
 If Thou attune the heart, 
 We in Thine Angels' music still 
 May bear our lower part. 
 
 'Tis Thine each soul to calm. 
 Each wayward thought reclaim, 
 
 And make our life a daily psalm 
 Of glory to Thy Name. 
 
 cr A little while, and then 
 
 Shall come the glorious end ; 
 
 / And songs of Angels and of men 
 
 In perfect praise shall blend. Amen. 
 
 31 " The Lord shall give His j)eople the blessing of peace.^' 
 At the End of Divine Service. 
 
 mf O AVIOUR, again to Thy dear Name we raise 
 O With one accord our parting hymn of praise; 
 We stand to bless Thee ere our worship cease; 
 
 p Then, lowly kneeling, wait Thy word of peace. 
 C 19 )
 
 EVENING. 
 
 Grant us Thy peace upon our homeward way ; 
 m/With Thee began, with Thee shall end the day ; 
 Guard Thou the lips from sin, the hearts from 
 
 shame, 
 That in this house have call'd upon Thy Name. 
 
 P Grant us Thy peace,LoRD,thro' the coming night; 
 cr Turn Thou for us its darkness into light ; 
 / From harm and danger keep Thy children free, 
 For dark and light are both alike to Thee. 
 
 p Grant us Thy peace throughout our earthly life, 
 cr Our balm in sorrow, and our stay in strife ; 
 w/Then, when Thy Voice shall bid our conflict cease, 
 }) Call us, O Lord, to Thine eternal peace. Amen. 
 
 32 " God, Thou art my God." 
 
 At the End of Divine Service. 
 
 mf A ND now the wants are told, that brought 
 -l\. Thy children to Thy knee ; 
 Here lingering still, we ask for nought, 
 But simply worship Thee. 
 
 The hope of Heaven's eternal days 
 
 Absorbs not all the heart 
 That gives Thee glory, love, and praise, 
 
 For being what Thou art. 
 
 For Thou art God, the One, the 8ame, 
 O'er all things high and bright ; 
 
 And round us, Avhen we speak Thy Name, 
 There spreads a heaven of light. 
 
 p O wondrous peace, in thought to dwell 
 On excellence Divine ; 
 To know that nought in man can tell 
 How fair Thy beauties shine ! 
 
 r 20 )
 
 EVENING 
 
 / O Thou, above all blessing blest, 
 
 O'er thanks exalted far, 
 cU/:it,T\iy very greatness is a rest 
 
 To weaklings as we are ; 
 
 mf For when we feel the praise of Thee 
 A task beyond our powers, 
 We say, " A perfect God is He, 
 And He is fully ours." 
 
 / All glory to the Father be. 
 All glory to the Son, 
 All glory, Holy Ghost, to Thee, 
 While endless ages run. Amen. 
 
 ^unDag. 
 
 33 " In Thy light shall ice see light.*" 
 
 WORNING. 
 
 / 1\ /TORN of morns, and day of days ! 
 -i-V-L Beauteous w^ere thy new-born rays 
 Brighter yet from death's dark prison 
 Christ, the Light of lights, is risen. 
 
 He commanded, and His Word 
 Death and the dread chaos heard : 
 dimOh, shall we, more deaf than they. 
 In the chains of darkness stay ? 
 
 2> * Nature yet in shadow lies ; 
 cr Let the sons of light arise, 
 nif And prevent the morning rays 
 With sweet canticles of praise. 
 
 *' While the dead world sleeps around, 
 Let the sacred temples sound 
 Law, and prophet, and blest psalm 
 Lit Avith holy light so calm. 
 
 * These verses should be suno only at a very early Service. 
 (31 )
 
 SUNDAY. 
 
 Unto hearts in slumber weak 
 Let the heavenly trumpet speak ; 
 And a newer walk express 
 Their new life to righteousness. 
 Grant us this, and with us be, 
 O Thou Fount of charity, 
 Thou Who dost the (Spirit give, 
 Bidding the dead letter live. 
 / Glory to the Father, Son, 
 And to Thee, O Holy One, 
 By Whose quickening Breath Divine 
 Our dull spirits burn and shine. Amen. 
 
 34 *' -^''^^ ^'^^'^ ^'^''^^' -^^^ there he light • and there icae- 
 light. : . . uiiid the evening and the morning icere 
 the first dag.'" 
 Morning. 
 
 / C\^ tliis tlo-y? the first of days, 
 
 vy God the Father's Name we praise ; 
 
 Who, creation's Lord and Spring, 
 
 Did the world from darkness bring. 
 
 On this day the Eternal Sox 
 
 Over death His triumph won ; 
 
 On this day the Spirit came 
 
 W^ith His gifts of living flame. 
 
 O that fervent love to-day 
 
 May in every heart have sway. 
 
 Teaching us to praise aright 
 
 God the Source of life and light, 
 P Father, Who didst fashion me 
 
 Image of Thyself to be, 
 
 Fill me with Thy love Divine, 
 
 Let my every thought be Thine. 
 
 Holy Jesus, may I be 
 
 Dead and buried here with Thee ; 
 cr And, by love inflamed, arise 
 
 Unto Thee a sacrifice. 
 
 ( 2?.)
 
 SUNDAY. 
 
 mf Thou Who dost all gifts impart, 
 Shine, Sweet Spirit, in my heart ; 
 Best of gifts Thyself bestow ; 
 Make me burn Thy love to know. 
 God, the Blessed Three in One, 
 Dwell within my heart alone ; 
 Thou dost give Thyself to me, 
 
 p May I give myself to Thee. Amen. 
 
 35 " -^'^*'"^ '* ^^'^ '^^y '^'^^^^^ i^i'^ Lord hath made." 
 ^^}/ A GrAIN the Lord's own day is here, 
 
 -l\- The day to Christian people dear, 
 
 As, week by week, it bids them tell 
 / How Jesus rose from death and hell. 
 mf For by His flock their Lord declared 
 
 His Resurrection should be shared ; 
 
 And we who trust in Him to save 
 / With Him are risen from the grave. 
 mf We, one and all, of Him possess'd. 
 
 Are with exceeding treasures bless'd ; 
 
 For all He did, and all He bare, 
 
 He gives us as our own to share. 
 
 Eternal glory, rest on high, 
 
 A blessed immortality. 
 
 True peace and gladness, and a throne, 
 
 Are all His gifts, and all our own. 
 / And therefore unto Thee we sing, 
 
 O Lord of peace. Eternal King ; 
 
 Thy love we praise, Thy Name adore, 
 
 Both on this day and evermore. Amen. 
 
 36 " ^^^ fi''^^ ^^y 0/ i^s week:' 
 
 f (~\ DAY of rest and gladness, 
 v-y O day of joy and light, 
 O balm of care and sadness. 
 Most beautiful, most bright ; 
 
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 SUNDAY. 
 
 On thee the high and lowly, 
 
 Before the Eternal Throne, 
 Sing Holy, Holy, Holy, 
 
 To the great Theee in One. 
 
 On thee, at the creation, 
 
 The light first had its birth ; 
 On thee for our salvation 
 
 Christ rose from depths of earth ; 
 On thee our Lord victorious 
 
 The Spirit sent from Leaven ; 
 And thus on thee most glorious 
 
 A triple light was given. 
 
 p Thou art a cooling fountain 
 In life's dry dreary sand ; 
 From thee, like Pisgah's mountain, 
 
 We view our promised land ; 
 A day of sweet refection, 
 A day of holy love, 
 cr A day of resurrection 
 
 From earth to things above. 
 
 mf To-day on weary nations 
 
 The heavenly Manna falls, 
 To holy convocations 
 
 The silver trumpet calls, 
 Where Gospel-light is glowing 
 
 With pure and radiant beams, 
 And living water flowing 
 
 With soul-refreshing streams. 
 
 New graces ever gaining 
 
 From this our day of rest, 
 We reach the Best remaining 
 
 To spirits of the blest ; 
 / To Holy Ghost be praises, 
 
 To Father, and to Son ; 
 The Church her voice upraises 
 
 To Thee, Blest Three in One. Amea 
 
 C 21 )
 
 SUNDAY. 
 
 3 '7 *' / tvas in the Spirit on the Lord's day.*' 
 m/ rnHIS is the day of light : 
 
 -L Let there be light to-day ; 
 O Day-spring, rise upon our night, 
 And chase its gloom away. 
 p This is the day of rest : 
 
 Our failing strength renew , 
 On weary brain and troubled breast 
 Shed Thou Thy freshening dew. 
 This is the day of peace : 
 Thy peace our spirits fill ; 
 cr Bid Thou the blasts of discord cease, 
 dim The waves of strife be still. 
 2^ This is the day of prayer : 
 
 Let earth to Heav'n draw near ; 
 cr Lift up our hearts to seek Thee there, 
 
 Come down to meet us here. 
 / This is the first of days : 
 
 Send forth Thy quickening Breath, 
 And wake dead souls to love and praise, 
 O Vanquisher of death. Amen. 
 
 38 " -^^^ ^'■^'J '^ Thine, and the night is Thine." 
 Evening. 
 ^'/ T3LEST Creator of the light, 
 
 -D Making day with radiance bright, 
 Thou didst o'er the forming earth 
 Give the golden light its birth. 
 Shade of eve with morning ray 
 Took from Thee the name of day ; 
 Darkness now is drawing nigh ; 
 Listen to our humble cry. 
 p May we ne'er by guilt depress'd 
 Lose the way to endless rest ; 
 Nor with idle thoughts and vain 
 Bind our souls to earth again. 
 
 C25 )
 
 SUNDAY. 
 
 cr Rather may we heavenward rise 
 Where eternal treasure lies ; 
 Purified by grace within, 
 Hating every deed of sin. 
 
 p Holy Father, hear our cry 
 cr Through Thy Son our Lord most High, 
 /' Whom our thankful hearts adore 
 With the Spirit evermore. Amen. 
 
 39 ^* And God made the firmament, and divided the loaters 
 which were under the firmament from the waters 
 irhich icere above the firmament. . . . And the even- 
 ing and the morning were the second day.'' 
 
 mf O ING we the glory of our God 
 O Who on the second day 
 Spread out the firmament above, 
 His wonders to display. 
 
 There, floating in the blue expanse, 
 
 The watery clouds we view, 
 Whence fruitful showers at His command 
 
 The thirsty soil bedew. 
 
 How fair an image of the grace 
 Which Thou, Lord, dost impart, 
 
 Like morning dew or gentle rain, 
 To gladden every heart. 
 
 And when the faithful soul drinks in 
 Those showers with blessings rife, 
 cr A well of water springeth up 
 To everlasting life. 
 
 / O happy saints, on whom are pour'd 
 
 Such treasures from above ! 
 p Lord, may they ne'er forgetful be, 
 
 But render love for love. 
 
 < 26)
 
 MONDAY. 
 
 / To God, Who freely loved U5 first, 
 All might, all glory be ; 
 To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 
 Through all eternity. Amen. 
 
 40 *'-^''^ ^'^^'^ 5'^"^> -^^^ ^^^^ waters under the heaven be 
 gathered together tmto one place, and let the dry land 
 appear: and it teas so. . . . And the evening and 
 the morning iccre the third daij" 
 
 mf rpHOU spakest, Lord, and into one 
 -L The floods together flow'd ; 
 Freed from its watery veil, the land 
 Its verdant pastures show'd. 
 
 O Father, Who the earth hast given 
 
 Our place of toil to be, 
 Knit all within its one wide bound 
 
 In one true charity. 
 
 Strangers and pilgrims here below. 
 
 We seek a home above. 
 Where Thou wilt gather in Thine own 
 
 Who live in holy love. 
 
 p Unloving souls, with deeds of ill 
 And words of angry strife, 
 .Shall never. Lord, Thy glory see, 
 Nor win the heavenly life. 
 
 The earth itself from day to day 
 Their burden scarce sustains, 
 
 And yearns, in travail, to be free 
 From dark corruption's chains. 
 
 Yea, we too groan within ourselves, 
 
 And that adoption wait 
 For which the Holy Spirit's seal 
 
 Did us predestinate. 
 
 < 27 )
 
 TUESDAY. 
 
 Eternal glory be ascribed 
 To God, the One in Theee, 
 
 By Whom is pour'd into our hearts 
 The grace of charity. Amen. 
 
 41 *^ And God said, Let there he lights in tlic fiimamcnt of 
 the heaven . . . and it was so. . . . And the evening 
 and the morning were the fourth day.^' 
 
 mf "^TEW wonders of Thy mighty hand, 
 -LN Lord, we to-day admire, 
 Writ on the firmament above 
 In glittering orbs of fire. 
 
 The sun is ruler of the day, 
 
 The silver moon of night, 
 The starry hosts adorn the sky 
 
 In order'd ranks of light. 
 
 But e'en that glorious sun must set, 
 
 And knows his going down. 
 That silver moon nuist wax and wane. 
 
 The stars their courses own. 
 
 Still in an everchanging round 
 The daylight comes and goes ; 
 / But Thou art evermore the Same, 
 No change Thy mercy knows. 
 
 mf Why waver then our troubled hearts 1 
 
 Thine is a Father's care ; 
 a' And they, eternal life who seek, 
 
 Eternal life shall share. 
 
 / All praise, all glory be ascribed 
 To God the One in Three, 
 Who bids us cast our care on Him, 
 To Him for comfort flee. Amen. 
 
 (28 )
 
 AQ ''And God said, Let the vmters bring forth abundantly 
 the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that 
 may fly above the earth. . . . And the evening and 
 the morning were the fifth day." 
 
 mf rp HE firili in Avave, the bird on wing, 
 -i- God bade the waters bear ; 
 Each for our mortal body's food 
 His gracious hands prepare. 
 
 But other food, of richer cost, 
 
 The immortal spirit needs ; 
 By faith it lives on every word 
 
 That from His mouth proceeds. 
 
 Faith springing from the Blood of Christ 
 
 Has ilow'd o'er every land ; 
 And sinners through the vanquish'd world 
 
 Bow down to its command. 
 
 Its light the joy of Heav'n reveals 
 
 To hearts made pure within ; 
 And bids them seek by worthy deeds 
 
 Eternal crowns to win. 
 
 / By faith the saints of old were strong 
 The lion's wrath to tame ; 
 By faith they spurn'd the tyrant's threats, 
 And scorn'd the raging flame. 
 
 p Lord, grant that we the path may tread 
 
 Whereon its light doth shine ; 
 cr And gather, as we onward go, 
 
 The fruits of love Divine. 
 
 / O praise the Father ; praise the Son, 
 On Whose most precious Blood 
 Bests all our faith ; and praise to Him 
 Who with Them Both is God. Amen, 
 r 29 ) c
 
 43 " -4?2c? God said, Let Us make man in Our image. . , . 
 
 And the evening and the morning were the sixth 
 day." 
 
 mf rr\ 0-DAY, O Lord, a holier work 
 -I- Thy secret counsels frame, 
 A king to rule Thy new-made world, 
 
 To praise Thy glorious Name. 
 Thou formest man : Thy Spirit breathes 
 
 Life into dust of earth : 
 Man, in Thine own true Image made, 
 
 From Thee receives his birth. 
 And henceforth he dominion holds 
 
 O'er all in earth and sea ; 
 Yet mindful whence his being cama 
 
 Must humbly walk with Thee. 
 p Alas ! his wilful heart rebels 
 
 Against Thy gentle sway ; 
 Proud dust of earth would fain be like 
 
 The God Whom all obey. 
 O griefs and sorrows numberless, 
 
 AVhich hence the world o'erspread ; 
 Jesu, Thy mercy succour'd us. 
 
 Or hope itself had fled. 
 / O praise the Father, and the Son 
 
 Who saved us by His death, 
 And Holy Ghost Who quickens us 
 
 With His life-giving breath. Amen. 
 
 44 "^"<^ <J'>^ i^<^ seventh day God ended His icorh ichich 
 
 He had made.'" 
 
 mf Q IX days of labour now are past ; 
 O Thou restest. Holy God ; 
 And of Thy finish'd work hast said 
 That all is very good. 
 
 ( 30)
 
 SATURDAY. 
 
 Yet while the seventh day is bless'd, 
 
 Hallow'd for rest Divine, 
 Behold, a new creation needs 
 
 That mighty power of Thine. 
 Ten thonsand voices praise Thy Name 
 
 In earth and sea and sky ; 
 One sinner by his sin has marr'd 
 
 The blissful harmony. 
 p O Lord, create man's heart anew, 
 
 The heart of stone remove : 
 cr Then hymns of praise again shall rise. 
 
 The fruits of holy love. 
 mf O for the songs that Thou wilt bless, 
 
 Where heart and voice agree ; 
 O for the prayers that plead aright 
 
 With Thy dread Majesty. 
 f All praise to God, the Three in One, 
 
 Who high in glory reigns ; 
 Who by His Word hath all things made,- 
 
 And by His Word sustains. Amen. 
 
 ^tJbf nt. 
 
 4S " '^^i'^'^li- Cometh foHh as a bridegroom out of his chamber." 
 
 mf plEEATOR of the starry height, 
 v^ Thy people's everlasting Light, 
 Jesu, Redeemer of us all, 
 
 2^ Hear Thou Thy servants when they call. 
 Thou, sorrowing at the helpless cry 
 Of all creation doom'd to die, 
 
 cr Didst save our lost and guilty race 
 By healing gifts of heavenly grace. 
 
 mf When earth was near its evening hour, 
 Thou didst, in love's redeeming power, 
 Like bridegroom from his chamber, come 
 Forth from a Virgin-mother's womb. 
 
 ( 31 ) C2
 
 ADVENT. 
 
 / At Thy great Name, exalted now, 
 All knees in lowly homage bow ; 
 All things in Heav'n and earth adore, 
 And own Thee King for evermore. 
 
 p To Thee, O Holy One, we pray, 
 Our Judge in that tremendous day, 
 Ward off, while yet we dwell below. 
 The weapons of our crafty foe. 
 
 / To God the Father, God the Sox, 
 And God the Spirit, Three in One, 
 Praise, honour, might, and glory be 
 From age to age eternally. Amen. 
 
 46 " /^«s natTie is called The Wo)'d of God.** 
 
 mf r\ HEAVENLY Word, Eternal Light, 
 \J Begotten of the Father's ]\Iiglit, 
 Who, in these latter days, art born 
 For succour to a world forlorn ; 
 
 Our hearts enlighten from above, 
 And kindle with Thine own true love ; 
 That we, who hear Thy call to-day. 
 May cast earth's vanities away. 
 
 And when as Judge Thou draAvcst nigh, 
 The secrets of all hearts to try ; 
 y) When sinners meet their awful doom, 
 '•r And Saints attain their heavenly home ; 
 
 p O let us not, for evil ]iast, 
 
 Be driven from Thy Face at last ; 
 
 cr But witli the blessM evermore 
 Behold Thee, love Thee, and adore. 
 
 / To God the Father, (tOd the Sox, 
 And God the Spirit, Tiitee in Oxe, 
 Praise, honour, might, and glory be 
 From age to age eternally, Amen. 
 ( 32 )
 
 ADVENT. 
 A17 " Now it is high time to awake out of ileep.^* 
 
 f TTARK ! a thrilling voice is sounding ; 
 Xl " Chkist is nigh," it seems to say , 
 " Cast away the dreams of darkness, 
 
 O ye children of the day ! " 
 Waken'd by the solemn warning. 
 Let the earth-bound soul arise ; 
 Christ, her Sun, all ill dispelling, 
 Shines upon the morning skies, 
 w/ Lo ! the Lamb, so long expected. 
 
 Comes with pardon down from Heav'n ; 
 rfi??iLet us haste, with tears of sorrow, 
 
 One and all to be forgiven ; 
 wf That when next He comes with glory, 
 7? And the world is wrapp'd in fear, 
 cr With His mercy He may shield us, 
 
 And with Avords of love draw near. 
 / Honour, glory, might, and blessing 
 To the Father and the Son, 
 With the Everlasting Spirit, 
 While eternal ages run. Amen. 
 
 48 '" ^*^^^ V^ ^^^^ daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometk 
 unto theeJ" 
 mf rpHE Advent of our King 
 
 -jL Our prayers must now employ, 
 And we must hymns of welcome sing 
 In strains of holy joy. 
 p The Everlasting Son 
 Incarnate deigns to be ; 
 Himself a servant's form puts on, 
 c^' To set His servants free. 
 mf Daughter of Sion, rise 
 
 To meet thy lowly King ; 
 Nor let thy faithless heart despise 
 p The peace He comes to bring. 
 
 (33)
 
 ADVENT. 
 
 mf As Judge, on clouds of light, 
 He soon will come again, 
 And His true members all unite 
 With Him in Heav'n to reign. 
 Before the dawning day 
 Let sin's dark deeds be gone ; 
 The old man all be put away, 
 The new man all put on. 
 / All glory to the Sox 
 
 AVho comes to set us free, 
 With Father, Spirit, ever One, 
 Through all eternity. Amen. 
 49 " The Redeemer shall come to Zion." 
 
 mf /~\ COME, O come, Ennnanuel, 
 V_y And ransom captive Israel, 
 p That mourns in lonely exile here, . 
 
 Until the Son of God appear. 
 ff Kejoice ! liejoice I Emmanuel 
 
 Shall come to thee, O Israel. 
 mf O come, Thou Hod of Jesse, frte 
 Thine own from Satan's tyranny ; 
 From depths of hell Thy people save, 
 cr And give them victory o'er the grave. 
 ff Rejoice ! Rejoice ! Emmanuel 
 
 Shall come to thee, O Israel. 
 mf O come. Thou Day-spring, come and cheer 
 Our spirits by Thine Advent here ; 
 Disperse the gloomy clouds of night, 
 And dt-atli's dark shadows put to flight. 
 ff Rejoice ! Rejoice I Emmanuel 
 
 Shall come to thee, O Israel. 
 mf O come. Thou Key of David, come. 
 And oi)en wide our lieavenly home ; 
 Make safe the way that leads on high. 
 And chjso the ])ath to misery. 
 /' jlijoice ! Rejoice ! Emmanuel 
 
 Shall come to thee, Israel. 
 C34 j
 
 ADVENT. 
 
 mf O come, O come, Thou Lord of flight, 
 Who to Thy tribes, on 8inai's height, 
 In ancient times didst give the law 
 In cloud, and majesty, and awe. 
 
 ff Rejoice ! Rejoice ! Emmanuel 
 
 Shall come to thee, O Israel. Amen. 
 5Q " The voice of oie crying in the icilderness. Prepare ijc 
 the way of the Lord, make His paths straujht." 
 f C\^ Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry 
 v_/ Announces that the Lord is nigh ; 
 Awake, and hearken, for he brings 
 Glad tidings of the King of kings. 
 
 mf Then cleansed be every breast from sin ; 
 Make straight the way for God within ; 
 Prepare we in our hearts a home. 
 Where such a mighty Guest may come. 
 For Thou art our Salvation, Lord, 
 Our Refuge, and our great Reward ; 
 
 dim Without Thy grace we waste away, 
 Like flowers that wither and decay. 
 
 y To heal the sick stretch out Thine Hand, 
 And bid the fallen sinner stand ; 
 
 cY Shine forth, and let Thy light restore 
 Earth's own true loveliness once more. 
 
 / All praise. Eternal Son, to Thee 
 
 Whose Advent doth Thy people free, 
 Whom with the Father we adore 
 And Holy Ghost for evermore. Amen. 
 
 51 " Behold, He cometh with clouds ; and every eye shall see 
 
 Him, and they also ivhich pierced Him." 
 
 mf ~r O ! He comes with clouds descending, 
 
 -L^ Once for favour'd sinners slain ; 
 / Tliousand thousand Saints attending 
 Swell the triumph of His train : 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 Christ appears on earth again. 
 
 (35)
 
 ADVENT. 
 
 mf Every eye shall now behold Him 
 
 Robed ill dreadful majesty ; 
 p Those who set at nought and sold Him, 
 
 Pierced and nail'd Him to the Tree, 
 'PP Deeply wailing, 
 
 P Shall the true Messiah see. 
 
 mf Those dear tokens of His Passion 
 Still His dazzling Body bears, 
 
 cr Cause of endless exultation 
 
 To His ransom'd worshippers : 
 
 mf With what rapture 
 
 Gaze we on those glorious scars ! 
 
 / Yea, Amen, let all adore Thee, 
 
 High on Thine eternal Throne ; 
 
 mf Saviour, take the power and glory ; 
 Claim the kingdom for Thine own : 
 
 / Alleluia ! 
 
 Thou shalt reign, and Thou alone. Amen. 
 
 52 " -^^"^ i^o/t? Himself shall descend from Heaven with a 
 shout, icith the voice of the Archangel, and ivith the 
 trump of Gody 
 
 mf /^ REAT God, what do I see and hear ? 
 vT The end of things created : 
 The Judge of all men doth appear 
 On clouds of glory seated : 
 
 ff The trumpet sounds, the graves restore 
 The dead which they contain'd before ; 
 
 J) Prepare, my soul, to meet Him. 
 
 / The dead in Christ are first to rise 
 At that last trum])et's sounding ; 
 
 Caught u}) to meet Him in the skies, 
 With joy their Lord surrounding : 
 
 No gloomy fears their souls dismay ; 
 
 His Presence sheds eternal day 
 On those prepared to meet Him. 
 
 (36 )
 
 ADVENT. 
 
 2^ The ungodly, fill'd with guilty fears, 
 Behold His wrath prevailing ; 
 In woe they rise, but all their tears 
 And sighs are unavailing : 
 2op The day of grace is past and gone ; 
 
 Trembling they stand before His Throne,- 
 All unprepared to meet Him. 
 
 mf Great Judge, to Thee our prayers we pour, 
 In deep abasement bending ; 
 O shield us through that last dread hour, 
 Thy wondrous love extending : 
 cr May we, in this our trial day. 
 
 With faithful hearts Thy word obey. 
 And thus prepare to meet Thee. Amen. 
 
 53 " ^'^ ^"'^^* ^^'^^ ^^^ ^^ ^''^^ ^''P ^^'■^ hy^oken-hearted, to 
 jorodaim libertij to the captives." 
 
 f "TITARK the glad sound ! the Saviour comes, 
 JLIL The Saviour promised long : 
 Let every heart prepare a throne. 
 And every voice a song. 
 
 He comes, the prisoners to release 
 
 In Satan's bondage held ; 
 The gates of brass before Him burst, 
 
 The iron fetters yield. 
 
 l^ He comes, the broken heart to bind, 
 The bleeding soul to cure. 
 And with the treasures of His grace 
 To bless the humble poor. 
 
 / Our glad hosannas, Prince of peace, 
 Thy welcome shall proclaim ; 
 And Heav'n's eternal arches ring 
 With Thy beloved Name. Amen, 
 
 ( 37 )
 
 ADVENT. 
 
 g^ *' I sleep, hut my heart n-aketh." 
 
 For a late Evening Service. 
 
 2) TTTHEN shades of night around us close, 
 V V And weary limbs in sleep repose, 
 The faithful soul awake may be, 
 And longing sigh, O Lord, to Thee. 
 
 mf Thou true Desire of nations, hear. 
 
 Thou AVoRD of God, Thou Saviour dear i 
 In pity heed our humble cries. 
 And bid at length the fallen rise. 
 O come, Redeemer, come and free 
 Thine own from guilt and misery ; 
 The gates of heaven again unfold, 
 Which Adam's sin had closed of old. 
 
 / All praise, Eternal Son, to Thee, 
 Whose Advent sets Thy people free, 
 Whom Avith the Father we adore 
 And Holy Ghost for evermore. Amen. 
 The foUoicing Hymns are suitable for this season: 
 
 203 Thou art coming, my Saviour. 
 
 204 quickly come, dread Judge of all. 
 
 205 Thou Judge of quick and dead. 
 
 206 That day of wrath, that dreadful day. 
 217 Thy kingdom come, GoD. 
 
 226 The world is very evil. 
 
 268 Ye servants of the Lord. 
 
 288 A few more years shall roll. 
 
 362 Lord, her watch Thy Church is keeping. 
 
 398 Day of \Vrath ! day of mourning ! 
 
 463 Litany of the Four Last Things. 
 
 KK " The Word teas made fleshy 
 
 ''^'f r\ COME, Redeemer of mankind, appear, 
 yj Thee with full hearts the Yirgin-born wq 
 
 greet ; 
 Let every age with rai)t amazement hear 
 That wondrous birth which for our God is meet. 
 
 ( 38 )
 
 CHRISTMAS. 
 
 Not by the will of man, or mortal seed, 
 But by the Spirit's breathed mysterious grace 
 l> The Word of God became our iiesh indeed, 
 And grew a tender plant of human race. 
 Lo ! Mary's virgin womb its burthen bears, 
 Nor less abides her virgin purity ; 
 cr In the King's glory see our nature shares ; 
 Here in His temple God vouchsafes to be. 
 w/From His bright chamber, virtue's holy shrine, 
 The royal Bridegroom cometli to the day ; 
 Of twofold substance, human and Divine, 
 As giant swift, rejoicing on His way. 
 P Forth from His Father to the world He goes, 
 9?i/'Back to the Father's Face His way regains, 
 p Far down to souls beneath His glory shows, 
 / Again at God's right hand victorious reigns. 
 With the Eternal Father equal. Thou 
 Girt with our tlesh dost triumph evermore, 
 Strengthening our feeble bodies here below 
 With endless grace from Thine own living store. 
 /?/How doth Thy lowly manger radiant shine ! 
 On the sweet breath of night new splendour grows; 
 So may our spirits glow with faith Divine, 
 Where no dark cloud of sin shall interpose. 
 
 / ^11 praise and glory to the Father be, 
 All praise and glory to His Only Son, 
 All praise and glory, Holy Ghost, to Thee, 
 Both now, and while eternal ages run. Amen. 
 
 O0 " (^od ivas manifest in the flesh." 
 
 ^t^f r\F the Father's Love begotten 
 V/ Ere the worlds began to be. 
 He is Alpha and Omega, 
 
 He the source, the ending He, 
 Of the things that are, that have been, 
 And that future years shall see, 
 Evermore and evermore. 
 
 ( 39 )
 
 CHRISTMAS. 
 
 * At His Word the worlds were framed ; 
 He commanded ; it was done : 
 Heaven and earth and depths of ocean 
 
 In their threefold order one ; 
 All that grows beneath the shining 
 Of the moon and burning sun, 
 
 Evermore and evermore. 
 
 ^ * He is found in human fashion, 
 
 Death and sorrow here to know, 
 That the race of Adam's children, 
 Doom'd by Law to endless w^oe. 
 May not henceforth die and perish 
 In the dreadful gulf below. 
 
 Evermore and evermore. 
 
 / O that Birth for ever blessed ! 
 
 When the Virgin, full of grace. 
 By the Holy Ghost conceiving, 
 Bare the Saviour of our race. 
 And the Babe, the world's Redeemer, 
 First reveal'd His sacred Face, 
 
 Evermore and evermore. 
 
 This is He Whom seers in old time 
 
 Chanted of with one accord ; 
 Whom the voices of the Prophets 
 
 Promised in their faithful word ; 
 Now He shines, the long-expected ; 
 Let creation praise its Lord, 
 
 Evermore and evermore. 
 ff O ye heights of Heav'n, adore Him ; 
 Angel-hosts, His praises sing ; 
 All dominions, bow before Him, 
 And extol our God and King ; 
 Let no tongue on earth be silent, 
 Every voice in concert ring, 
 
 Evermore and evermore. 
 
 * These verses may he omitted, if the Hymn be thought too long. 
 (40)
 
 CHRISTMAS. 
 
 p * Righteous Judge of souls departed, 
 Righteous King of them that live, 
 On the Father's Throne exalted 
 
 None in might with Thee may strive ; 
 Who at last in vengeance coming 
 Sinners from Thy Face shalt drive 
 Evermore and evermore. 
 
 / Thee let old men, Thee let young men, 
 Thee let boys in chorus sing ; 
 Matrons, virgins, little maidens, 
 
 With glad voices answering ; 
 Let their guileless songs re-echo, 
 And the heart its praises bring, 
 Evermore and evermore. 
 
 / Christ, to Thee, with God the Father, 
 And, O Holy Ghost, to Thee, 
 Hymn, and chant, and high thanksgiving, 
 
 And unwearied praises be. 
 Honour, glory, and dominion, 
 And eternal victory. 
 
 Evermore and evermore. Amen. 
 
 5*7 " Christ Jesus came into the world to save siimers.^' 
 
 mf f^ CHRIST, Redeemer of our race, 
 
 vy Thou Brightness of the Father's Face, 
 Of Him, and with Him ever One, 
 Ere times and seasons had begun ; 
 
 Thou that art very Light of Light, 
 Unfailing Hope in sin's dark night. 
 Hear Thou the prayers Thy people pray. 
 The wide world o'er, this blessed day. 
 
 p Remember, Lord of life and grace. 
 How once, to save a ruin'd race. 
 Thou didst our very flesh assume 
 In Mary's undefiled womb. 
 
 (41 )
 
 CHRISTMAS. 
 
 mf To-day, as year by year its light 
 
 Sheds o'er the world a radiance bright, 
 One precious truth is echoed on, 
 
 / " 'Tis Thou hast saved us, Thou alone." 
 
 mf Thou from the Father's Throne didst come 
 To call His banish'd children home ; 
 And Heav'n, and earth, and sea, and shore 
 His love Who sent Thee here adore. 
 
 And gladsome too are we to-day. 
 Whose guilt Thy Blood has wash'd away ; 
 Redeem'd the new-made song we sing ; 
 / It is the birthday of our King. 
 
 O Lord, the Yirgin-born, to Thee 
 Eternal j^raise and glory be. 
 Whom with the Father we adore 
 And Holy Ghost for evermore. Amen. 
 
 53 ** ^^^ '^ ^"'' Peace."" 
 
 mf /^ OD from on high hath heard ; 
 vIT Let sighs and sorrows cease ; 
 Lo ! from the opening Heav'n descends 
 To man the promised Peace. 
 
 Hark ! through the silent night 
 Angelic voices swell ; 
 Their joyful songs proclaim that " God 
 Is born on earth to dwell." 
 
 See how the shepherd-band 
 Speed on with eager feet ; 
 Come to the hallow'd cave with them 
 The Holy Babe to greet. 
 
 But, oh, what sight appears 
 Within that lowly door ! 
 p A manger, stall, and swaddling clothes, 
 A Child, and ]Mother poor ! 
 
 C 42 )
 
 CHRISTMAS. 
 
 Art Thou tlie Christ ? the Son ? 
 The Father's Image bright ? 
 And see we Him Whose Arm upholds 
 Earth and the starry height ? 
 cr Yea, faith can pierce the cloud 
 
 Which veils Thy glory now ; 
 / We hail Thee God, before Whose Throne 
 dim The Angels prostrate bow. 
 mf A silent Teacher, Lord, 
 Thou bidd'st us not refuse 
 To bear what flesh would have us shun, 
 To shun what flesh would choose. 
 Our sinful pride to cure 
 With that pure love of Thine, 
 cr O be Thou born within our hearts, 
 Most Holy Child Divine. Amen. 
 5Q " Let us noiv go even unto Bethlehem^ 
 
 f f\ COME, all ye faithful, 
 vy Joyful and triumphant, 
 O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem ; 
 Come and behold Him 
 Born, the King of Angels ; . 
 p O come, let us adore Him, 
 cr O come, let us adore Him, 
 / O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord. 
 / God of God, 
 
 Light of Light, 
 p Lo ! He abhors not the Virgin's womb; 
 / Very God, 
 
 Begotten, not created ; 
 p O come, let us adore Him, &c. 
 / Sing, choirs of Angels, 
 Sing in exultation. 
 Sing, all ye citizens of Heav'n above : 
 " Glory to God 
 In the highest ; " 
 p O come, let us adore Him, &c. 
 
 C 43 )
 
 CHRISTMAS. 
 
 / Yea, Lord, we greet Thee, 
 Born this happy morning ; 
 Jestj, to Thee be glory given ; 
 Word of the Father, 
 Now in flesh appearing ; 
 p O come, let us adore Him, 
 t-r O come, let us adore Him, 
 / come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord. 
 
 Amen. 
 
 gQ " Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good 
 idll toward men.'" 
 
 f "TXARK ! the herald-angels sing 
 
 -L1 Glory to the new-born King, 
 p Peace on earth, and mercy mild, 
 cr God and sinners reconciled. 
 / Joyful, all ye nations, rise. 
 
 Join the triumph of the skies ; 
 
 With the Angelic host proclaim, 
 
 " Christ is born in Bethlehem." 
 / Hark ! the herald-angels sing 
 
 Glory to the new-born King. 
 
 / Christ, by highest Heav'n adored, 
 
 Christ, the Everlasting Lord, 
 dim Late in time behold Him come, 
 
 Olfspring of a Virgin's womb. 
 p Veil'd in flesh the Godhead see ! 
 
 Hail, the Incarnate Deity ! 
 
 Pleased as Man with man to dv^'elI, 
 cr Jesus, our Emmanue). 
 jf Hark ! the herald-angels sing 
 
 Glory to the new-born King. 
 
 / Hail, the heaven-born Prince of peace ! 
 Hail, the Sun of righteousness ! 
 Light and life to all He brings, 
 Kisen with healing in His wings. 
 
 ( 44 )
 
 CHRISTMAS. 
 
 mf Mild He lays His glory by, 
 
 Born that man no more may die, 
 cr Born to raise the sons of earth, 
 Born to give them second birth. 
 ff Hark ! the herald-angels sing 
 
 Glory to the new-born King. Amen. 
 Q\ " Behold I bring you good tidings of great joy" 
 
 mf (^ HRISTI ANS, awake, salute the happy morn , 
 \J Whereon the Saviour of the world was borr ; 
 Rise to adore the mystery of love, 
 Which hosts of Angels chanted from above ; 
 With them the joyful tidings first begun 
 Of God Incarnate and the Virgin's Son. 
 Then to the watchful shepherds it was told. 
 Who heard the Angelic herald's voice, " Behold, 
 I bring good tidings of a Saviour's birth 
 To you and all the nations upon earth : 
 This day hath God fulfill'd His promised word, 
 This day is born a Saviour, Christ the Lord." 
 He spake; and straightway the celestial choir 
 In hymns of joy, unknown before, conspire : 
 The praises of redeeming love they sang. 
 And Heav'n's whole orb with Alleluias rang : 
 God's highest glory was their anthem still, 
 
 2? Peace upon earth, and unto men good will. 
 
 //i/To Bethlehem straight the enlighten'd shepherds 
 To see the wonder God had wrought for man, [ran. 
 And found, with Joseph and the Blessed Maid, 
 Her Son, the Saviour, in a manger laid : 
 Then to their flocks, still praising God, return. 
 And their glad hearts with holy rapture burn. 
 
 V O may we keep and ponder in our mind 
 
 God's wondrous love in saving lost mankind ; 
 Trace we the Babe, Who has retrieved our loss, 
 "rrom His poor manger to His bitter Cross ; 
 Tread in His steps, assisted by His grace. 
 Till man's first heavenly state again takes place. 
 
 ( 45 \
 
 CHRISTMAS. 
 
 mf Then may we hope, the Angelic hosts among, 
 To sing, redeem'd, a glad triumphal song : 
 He that was born upon this joyful day' 
 Around us all His glory shall display ; 
 ►Saved by His love, incessant we shall sing 
 Eternal praise to Heav'n's Almighty King. 
 
 Amen. 
 
 62 " ^^^^ y^ *^ ^^^^^ ^^'* ^^'1 ''^ '^^ ^'^11 ^f David a 
 Saviour^iohich is Christ the Lord.''^ 
 
 mf TTTHILE shepherds watch'd their flocks 
 V V by night, 
 All seated on the ground. 
 The Angel of the Lord came down, 
 And glory shone around. 
 
 " Fear not," said he ; for mighty dread 
 Had seized their troubled mind ; 
 
 " Glad tidings of great joy I bring 
 To you and ail mankind. 
 
 " To you in David's town this day 
 
 Is born of David's line 
 A Saviour, Who is Christ the Lord ; 
 
 And this shall be the sign : 
 
 " The heavenly Babe you there shall find 
 
 To human view display'd. 
 All meanly wrapp'd in swathing bands, 
 
 And in a manger laid." 
 
 Thus spake the seraph ; and forthwith 
 
 Appear'd a shining throng 
 Of Angels praisinc;- God, who thus 
 
 Address'd their joyful song : 
 
 / " All glory be to God on high, 
 p And to tlio earth be peace ; 
 ./■ Good will lienceforth from Heav'n to men 
 Begin and never cease." Amen. 
 
 Q i6 )
 
 CHRISTMAS. 
 
 33 " '^'^'■^ Lord is our defence^ 
 
 For a late Evening Service. 
 
 mf r\ SAVIOUR, Lord, to Tliee we pray, 
 \J Whose love has kept us safe to-day. 
 Protect us through the coming night, 
 And ever save us by Thy might. 
 
 p Be with us now, in mercy nigh, 
 
 And spare Thy servants when they cry ; 
 Our sins blot out, our prayers receive, 
 
 cr Thy light throughout our darkness give. 
 
 'iiif Let not dull sleep the soul oppress. 
 Nor secret foe the heart possess ; 
 Our flesh keep chaste, that it may be 
 A holy temple meet for Thee. 
 To Thee, Who dost our hearts renew, 
 With fervent prayer we humbly sue, 
 That pure in thought and free from stain 
 We from our beds may rise again. 
 
 / All praise to CtOD the Father be. 
 All praise. Eternal So?f, to Thee, 
 Whom with the Spirit we adore 
 For ever and for evermore. Amen. 
 
 This Hymn may also he sung on Holy Days, except from Ash 
 
 Wednesday to Whitsunday. 
 
 Hymn 464 is suitable for this season. 
 
 Q/^ " He, he in fj full of the Holy Ghost, looked up steadfastly 
 into Heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus 
 standing on the right hand of God." 
 
 mf "X^ESTERDAY, with exultation, 
 J- Join'd the world in celebration 
 
 Of her promised Saviour's birth ; 
 Yesterday the Angel-nation 
 Pour'd the strains of jubilation 
 O'er the Monarch born on earth ; 
 
 C 47 >
 
 ST. STEPHEN'S DAY. 
 
 But to-day o'er death victorious, 
 By his faith and actions glorious, 
 
 By his miracles renown'd. 
 See the Deacon triumph gaining, 
 'Midst the faithless faith sustaining, 
 cr First of holy Martyrs found. 
 
 / Onward, champion, falter never. 
 Sure of sure reward for ever, 
 
 Holy Stephen, persevere ; 
 Perjured witnesses confounding, 
 Satan's synagogue astounding 
 
 By thy doctrine true and clear. 
 
 mf Thine own Witness is in Heaven, 
 True and faithful, to thee given. 
 
 Witness of thy blamelessness : 
 By thy name a crown implying, 
 Meet it is thou shouldst be dying 
 
 For the crown of righteousness. 
 For the crown that fadeth never 
 Bear the torturer's brief endeavour ; 
 
 Victory waits to end the strife : 
 Death shall be thy life's beginning, 
 And life's losing be the winning 
 
 Of the true and better life. 
 Fill'd with God's most Holy Spirit, 
 See the Heav'n thou shalt inherit, 
 
 Steplien, gaze into the skies : 
 There God's glory steadfast viewing, 
 Thence thy victor-strength renewing, 
 
 Pant for thy eternal prize. 
 See, as Jewish foes invade thee, 
 See how Jesus stands to aid thee. 
 
 Stands at God's right hand on high 
 Tell how open'd Heav'n is shown thee, 
 Tell how Jesus waits to own thee, 
 
 Tell it with thy latest cry. 
 
 ( 48 )
 
 ST. STEPHEN'S DAY. 
 
 ^ As the dying Martyr kneeletb, 
 For his murderers he appealeth, 
 For their madness grieving sore ; 
 j>p Then in Christ he sleepeth sweetly, 
 cr And with Christ he reigneth meetly, 
 / Martyr first-fruits, evermore. Amen. 
 
 5 " Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a 
 crown of Ufe.'^ 
 
 mf TT'IRST of Martyrs, thou whose name 
 J- Doth thy golden crown proclaim 
 Not of flowers that fade away 
 Weave we this thy crown to-day. 
 
 Bright the stones which bruise thee gleam, 
 Sprinkled with thy life-blood's stream ; 
 Stars around thy sainted head 
 Never could such radiance shed. 
 
 Every v/ound upon thy brow 
 Sparkles with unearthly glow ; 
 Like an Angel's is thy face 
 Beaming Avith celestial grace. 
 
 Oh, how blessed first to be 
 Slain for Him Who bled for thee ; 
 First like Him in dying hour 
 Witness to Almighty power ; 
 
 First to follow where He trod 
 Through the deep Red Sea of blood ; 
 First, but in thy footsteps press 
 Saints and Martyrs numberless. 
 
 / Glory to the Father be. 
 
 Glory, ViRGiN-BORN, to Thee, 
 
 Glory to the Holy Ghost, 
 
 Praised by men and heavenly host. Amen. 
 
 (49 )
 
 5t. 3o]b« t])t ^bangeli^t'^ 19ag. 
 
 Qfi " TArt^ . . . tchich we have looked upon,and our hands have 
 handled of Vu Word of Life, . . .declare vje unto you'* 
 
 mf npHE life, which God's Incarnate Word 
 JL Lived here below with men, 
 Three blest Evangelists record 
 With Heav'n-inspired pen : 
 John soars on high, beyond the three, 
 
 To God the Father's Throne ; 
 And shows in what deep mystery 
 The Word with God is One. 
 'P Upon the Saviour's loving Breast 
 Invited to recline, 
 'Twas thence he drew, in moments blest, 
 Rich stores of truth Divine : 
 mf And thence did that angelic love 
 His inmost spirit fill, 
 Which, once enkindled from above, 
 Breathes in his pages still. 
 / Jesu, the Virgin's Holy Son, 
 We praise Thee and adore, 
 Who art Avith GoD the Father One 
 And Spirit evermore. Amen. 
 
 g'7 " The disciple whom Jesus loved " 
 
 mf TT70RD Supreme, before creation 
 
 V V Born of God eternally. 
 Who didst will for our salvation 
 
 To be born on earth, and die ; 
 Well Thy Saints have kept their station, 
 
 Watching till Thine hour drew nigh. 
 Now 'tis come, and faith espies Thee ; 
 
 Like an eaglet in the morn. 
 One in steadfast worship eyes Thee, 
 
 Tliy beloved, Thy latest born : 
 In Thy glory he descries Thee 
 
 Reigning from the Tree of scora. 
 
 ( 50 )
 
 ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST'S DAY. 
 
 p He upon Thy Bosom lying 
 
 Thy true tokens learn'cl by heart ; 
 And Thy dearest pledge in dying, 
 
 Lord, Thou didst to him impart ; 
 Show'dst him how, all grace supplying, 
 
 Blood and water from Thee start. 
 He first, hoping and believing, 
 
 Did beside the grave adore ; 
 Latest he, the warfare leaving, 
 
 Landed on the eternal shore ; 
 And his witness we receiving 
 
 Own Thee Lord for evermore. 
 Much he ask'd in loving wonder, 
 
 On Thy Bosom leaning, Lord ; 
 In that secret place of thiuider 
 
 Answer kind didst Thou accord, 
 Wisdom for Thy Church to ponder 
 
 Till the day of dread award. 
 Lo ! Heav'n's doors lift up, revealing 
 
 How Thy judgments earthward move ; 
 Scrolls unfolded, trumpets pealing. 
 
 Wine cups from the wrath above : 
 p Yet o'er all a soft voice stealing — 
 
 " Little children, trust and love ! " 
 / Thee, the Almighty King Eternal, 
 
 Father of the Eternal Word, 
 Thee, the Father's Word Supernal, 
 
 Thee, of Both, the Breath adored. 
 Heaven, and earth, and realms infernal 
 
 Own One glorious God and Lord. Amen. 
 
 Z\^t Innocents* Bag- 
 SB " The first-fruits unto God and to the Lamb.'' 
 ^'f Q WEET flow'rets of the martyr band, 
 p O So early pluck'd by cruel hand ; 
 Like rosebuds by a tempest torn, 
 As breaks the light of summer morn ; 
 
 C 51 )
 
 THE INNOCENTS' DAY. 
 
 First victims offer'd for the Lord, 
 cr Ye little knew your high reward, 
 mf As, at the very altar, gay 
 
 With palms and crowns ye seem'd to play. 
 
 Ah ! what avail'd King Herod's Avrath ? 
 
 He could not stay your Saviour's path : 
 cr The Child he sought alone went free ; 
 / That Child is King eternally. 
 
 O Lord, the Virgin-born, to Thee 
 Praise, honour, might, and glory be, 
 Whom with the Father we adore 
 And Holy Ghost for evermore. Amen. 
 
 69 " Tlmj are ivithout fault before the throne (f GodJ 
 
 mf /n LORY to Thee, O Lord, 
 
 vX Who, from this world of sin, 
 By cruel Herod's ruthless sword 
 Those precious ones didst win. 
 
 Baptized in their own blood. 
 Earth's untried perils o'er, 
 They pass'd unconsciously the flood, 
 And safely gain'd the shore. 
 
 Glory to Thee for all 
 The ransom'd infant band, 
 Who since that hour have heard Thy call, 
 And reach'd the quiet land. 
 
 p O that our hearts within, 
 
 Like theirs, were pure and bright ; 
 O that as free from stain of sin 
 We shrank not from Thy sight. 
 
 Lord, help us every hour 
 Thy cleansing grace to claim ; 
 cr In life to glorify Thy power, 
 
 In death to praise Thy Name. Amen. 
 
 ( 52 )
 
 ^ije ©ircunuigiou. 
 
 70 ** ^^'^<^'i eight da'js xoere accomplished for the circum- 
 cising of the Child, His Name v:as called Jesus.^' 
 
 mf rpHE ancient law departs, 
 
 -L And all its terrors cease ; 
 For Jesus makes with faithful hearts 
 A covenant of peace. 
 
 The Light of Light Divine, 
 True Brightness undefiled, 
 He bears for us the shame of sin, 
 A Holy Spotless Child. 
 
 ^ His Infant Body now 
 Begins our pain to feel ; 
 Those precious drops of Blood that flow 
 For death the victim seal. 
 
 mf To-day the Name is Thine 
 At which we bend the knee ; 
 They call Thee Jesus, Child Divine, 
 Our Jesus deign to be. 
 
 / All praise, Eternal Son, 
 For Thy redeeming love, 
 With Father, Spirit, ever One, 
 In glorious might above. Amen. 
 
 •71 " God. sent forth His Son, made of a icomnn, made under 
 the law, to redeem them that loere under the law." 
 
 mf r\ BLESSED day, vv^hen first was pour'd 
 VJ The Blood of our Redeeming Lord ! 
 O blessed day, when first began 
 
 ^ His sufferings borne for sinful man ! 
 
 Scarce enter'd on this life of woe, 
 His Infant Blood begins to flow ; 
 A foretaste of His death He feels, 
 r-T An earnest of His love reveals. 
 
 C 53 ")
 
 THE CIRCUMCISION. 
 
 mf From Heav'n descending to fulfil 
 
 The bidding of His Father's Will 
 'P A victim even now He lies 
 
 Before the day of sacrifice. 
 mf For love of us His woes begin ; 
 
 The Sinless suffers for our sin ; 
 
 The Law's great Maker for our aid 
 
 Obedient to the Law is made. 
 J) The wound He through the Law endures 
 tT Our freedom from that Law secures ; 
 
 Henceforth a holier law prevails, 
 
 The law of love which never fails. 
 mf Lord, circumcise our hearts, we pray. 
 
 And take what is not Thine away ; 
 
 Write Thine own Name within our hearts, 
 
 Thy law upon our inmost parts. 
 / O Lord, the Virgin-born, to Thee 
 
 Eternal praise and glory be, 
 
 Whom with the Father we adore 
 
 And Holy Ghost for evermore. Amen. 
 
 The following Hymns are suitable for this Festival: 
 175 Conquering kings their titles take. 
 179 To the Name of our Salvation. 
 
 Ki'fe ¥car'0 Sag. 
 
 "72 ^' ^nd now, Lord, what is my hope ; truly my hope ii 
 even in Thee." 
 
 mf rpHE year is gone, beyond recall, 
 -L With all its hopes and fears, 
 With all its bright and gladdening smiles, 
 p With all its mourners' tears ; 
 mf Thy thankful people praise Thee, Lord. 
 For countless gifts received ; 
 And pray for grace to keep the Faith 
 Which Saints of old believed. 
 
 (54 )
 
 NEW YEAR'S DAY. 
 
 To Thee we come, O gracious Lord, 
 The new-born year to bless ; 
 
 Defend our land from pestilence ; 
 Give peace and plenteousness ; 
 
 Forgive this nation's many sins ; 
 
 The growth of vice restrain : 
 And help us all with sin to strive, 
 
 And crowns of life to gain. 
 
 From evil deeds that stain the past 
 
 We now desire to flee ; 
 And pray that future years may all 
 
 Be spent, good Lord, for Thee. 
 
 O Father, let Thy watchful Eye 
 
 Still look on us in love. 
 That we may praise Thee, year by year, 
 
 With Angel-hosts above. 
 
 / All glory to the Father be, 
 All glory to the Son, 
 All glory. Holy Ghost, to Thee, 
 While endless ages run. Amen. 
 
 73 " *^'' teach us to numher our days, that ice m^uj apphj 
 our hearts unto wisdom." 
 
 riif XjlOR Thy mercy and Thy grace, 
 J- Faithful through another year. 
 Hear our song of thankfulness ; 
 Jesu, our Redeemer, hear. 
 
 In our weakness and distress. 
 Rock of strength, be Thou our Stay ; 
 In the pathless wilderness 
 Be our true and living Way. 
 
 i> Who of us death's awful road 
 In the coming year shall tread. 
 With Thy rod and staff, O God, 
 Comfort Thou his dying bed, 
 
 (55)
 
 NEW YEAR'S DAY. 
 
 mf Keep us faithful, keep us pure, 
 Keep us evermore Thine own, 
 Help, O help us to endure. 
 Fit us for Thy promised crown. 
 
 / So Avithin Thy palace gate 
 
 We shall praise, on golden strings. 
 
 Thee the only Potentate, 
 
 LoKD of lords and King of kings. Amen. 
 
 •74 " Tlxat God in all things may he glorified! 
 
 mf imATHER, let me dedicate 
 -C AH this year to Thee, 
 In whatever worldly state 
 Thou wilt have me be : 
 p Not from sorrow, pain, or care 
 
 Freedom dare I claim ; 
 cr This alone shall be my prayer, 
 Glorify Thy Name. 
 
 mf Can a child presume to choose 
 
 Where or now to live ? 
 Can a Father's love refuse 
 
 All the best to give ? 
 More Thou givest every day 
 
 Than the best can claim. 
 Nor withholdest aught that may 
 
 Glorify Thy Name. 
 
 If in mercy Thou wilt spare 
 
 Joys that yet are mine ; 
 If on life, serene and fair. 
 
 Brighter rays may shine ; 
 / Let my glad heart, while it sings, 
 
 Thee in all proclaim. 
 And, whate'er the future brings, 
 
 Glorify Thy Name. 
 
 ( 56 )
 
 NEW YEAR'S DAY. 
 
 p If Thou callest to the Cross, 
 And its shadow come, 
 Turning all my gain to loss, 
 Shrouding heart and home ; 
 cr Let me think how Thy dear Son 
 To His glory came. 
 And in deepest woe pray on, 
 " Glorify Thy Name." Amen. 
 
 The foUoicinj Hymns are suitable for this day or its eve: 
 lfi5 God, our help in ages past. 
 205 Thou Judge of quick and dead. 
 
 288 A few more years shall roll. 
 
 289 Days and moments quickly flying. 
 
 ^\)t 1EpipI)ang. 
 
 75 " ■^'^'^ ^'^'^ "^*^^ manifested, and ire have seen it.'^ 
 m/XZrOW vain the cruel Herod's fear, 
 
 XX When told that Christ the King is near ! 
 He takes not earthly realms away. 
 Who gives the realms that ne'er decay. 
 The Eastern sages saw from far 
 And foUow'd on His guiding star , 
 By light their way to Light they trod, 
 And by their gifts confess'd their God. 
 Within the Jordan's sacred flood 
 The heavenly Lamb in meekness stood. 
 That He, to Whom no sin was known. 
 Might cleanse His people from their own. 
 And oh, what miracle Divine, 
 When water redden'd into wine ! 
 He spake the word, and forth it flow'd 
 In streams that nature ne'er bestow'd. 
 /AH glory, Jeslt, be to Thee 
 For this Thy glad Epiphany: 
 Whom with the Father we adore 
 And Holy Ghost for evermore. Amen. 
 
 ( 57 )
 
 THE EPIPHANY. 
 
 •76" And thou, Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the 
 
 least among the princes of Juda ; for out of thee 
 shall come a Governor, that shall rule My people 
 Israel" 
 
 mf Tj^ ARTH has many a noble city ; 
 J-J Bethlehem, thou dost all excel : 
 Out of thee the Loud from Heaven 
 Came to rule His Israel. 
 
 Fairer than the sun at morning 
 Was the star that told His birth, 
 
 To the world its God announcing 
 Seen in fleshly form on earth. 
 
 Eastern sages at His cradle 
 
 Make oblations rich and rare ; 
 See them give, in deep devotion, 
 
 Gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. 
 
 Sacred gifts of mystic meaning : 
 
 Incense doth their God disclose, 
 Gold the King of kings proclaimeth, 
 P Myrrh His sepulchre foreshows. 
 
 / Jesu, whom the Gentiles worshipp'd 
 At Thy glad Epiphany, 
 Unto Thee, with God the Father 
 And the Spirit, glory be. Amen. 
 
 rjrj u ly-g /j^j.^ g^^,j jY/s star in the cast.'^ 
 
 f TTTHAT star is this, with beams so bright, 
 V V More beauteous than the noonday light 1 
 It shines to herald forth the King, 
 And Gentiles to His cradle bring. 
 
 ^i/" See now f ulfill'd what God decreed, 
 " From Jacob shall a star proceed ; " 
 And Eastern sages with amaze 
 Upon the Avondrous vision gaze. 
 
 (63)
 
 THE EPIPHANY. 
 
 The guiding star above is bright ; 
 Within them shines a clearer lights 
 Which leads them on with power benign 
 To seek the Giver of the sign. 
 
 True love can brook no dull delay ; 
 Nor toil nor dangers stop their way : 
 Home, kindred, father- land, and all 
 They leave at their Creator's call. 
 
 2> O Jesu, while the star of grace 
 Allures us now to seek Thy Face, 
 Let not our slothful hearts refuse 
 The guidance of that light to use. 
 
 / All glory, Jesu, be to Thee 
 For this Thy glad Epiphany, 
 Whom with the Father we adore 
 And Holy Ghost for evermore, xlmen. 
 
 '78 "-^^i<^^ ^Ic u-ent doicn with them, and caino to Nazareth, 
 and teas subject unto them." 
 
 mf rn HE Heav'nly Child in stature grows, 
 'P -L And, growing, learns to die ; 
 And still His early training shows 
 His coming agony. 
 
 mf The Son of God His glory hides 
 With parents mean and poor ; 
 And He, Who made the heavens, abides 
 p In dwelling-place obscure. 
 
 mf Those mighty Hands that rule the sky 
 No earthly toil refuse ; 
 The ]Maker of the stars on high 
 p An humble trade pursues. 
 
 mf He, Whom the choirs of Angels praise 
 Bearing each dread decree, 
 His earthly parents now obeys 
 p In deep humilit3^ 
 
 C59 i
 
 THE EPIPHANY. 
 
 mf For this Thy lowliness reveal'd, 
 
 Jesu, we Thee adore, 
 / And praise to God the Father yield 
 
 And Spirit evermore. Amen. 
 
 79 " HVi^/i the]) saio the star, they rejoiced icith exceeding 
 great joy.'' 
 f AS with gladness men of old 
 
 -LJl. Did the guiding star behold, 
 
 As with joy they hail'd its light, 
 
 Leading onward, beaming bright ; 
 
 So, most gracious Lord, may we 
 
 Evermore be led to Thee. 
 mf As with joyful steps they sped, 
 
 Saviour, to Thy lowly bed. 
 
 There to bend the knee before 
 
 Thee Whom Heav'n and earth adore ; 
 
 So may we with willing feet 
 
 Ever seek Thy mercy-seat. 
 
 As they ofFer'd gifts most rare 
 
 At Thy cradle rude and bare ; 
 
 vSo may we with holy joy. 
 
 Pure and free from sin's alloy. 
 
 All our costliest treasures bring. 
 
 Christ, to Thee our heavenly King. 
 p Holy Jesus, every day 
 
 Keep us in the narrow way , 
 cr And, M'hen earthly things are past, 
 
 Bring our ransom'd souls at last 
 mf Where they need no star to guide. 
 
 Where no clouds Thy glory hide. 
 / In the Heav'nly country bright 
 
 Need they no created light ; 
 
 Thou its Light, its Joy, its Crown, 
 
 Thou its Sun which goes not down ; 
 f There for ever may we sing 
 
 Alleluias to our King. Amen. 
 
 (60 )
 
 THE EPIPHANY. 
 
 QQ ^'■The people which sat in darkness saw great light!' 
 
 mf npHE people that in darkness sat 
 -jL a glorious light have seen ; 
 The Light has shined on them who long 
 
 In shades of death have been. 
 / To hail Thee, Sun of Righteousness, 
 
 The gathering nations come ; 
 They joy as when the reapers bear 
 
 Their harvest treasures home. 
 For Thou their burden dost remove, 
 
 And break the tyrant's rod, 
 As in the day when ]\Iidian fell 
 
 Before the sword of God. 
 For unto us a Child is born, 
 
 To us a Son is given, 
 And on His Shoulder ever rests 
 
 All power in earth and heaven. 
 His Name shall be the Prince of peace, 
 
 The Everlasting Loud, 
 The Wonderful, the Counsellor. 
 
 The God by all adored. 
 His righteous government and power 
 
 Shall over all extend ; 
 On judgment and on justice based, 
 
 His reign shall have no end. 
 mj Lord Jesus, reign in us, we pray. 
 
 And make us Thine alone, 
 / Who with the Father ever art 
 
 And Holy Spirit One. Amen. 
 
 Ql "T/j(? Son of God was manifested^ 
 
 mf O ONGS of thankfulness and praise, 
 O _ Jesu, Lord, to Thee we raise, 
 Manifested by the star 
 To the Sages from afar ; 
 
 ( S.' ) D
 
 THE EPIPHANY. 
 
 Branch of royal David's stem 
 In Thy Birth at Bethlehem ; 
 f xlnthems be to Thee acldrest, 
 God in ISIan made manifest. 
 
 mf Manifest at Jordan's stream, 
 
 Prophet, Priest, and King supreme ; 
 
 And at Cana wedding-guest 
 
 In Thy Godhead manifest ; 
 
 Manifest in power Divine, 
 
 Changing water into wine ; 
 / Anthems be to Thee addrest, 
 
 God in Man made manifest. 
 
 mf Manifest in making whole 
 
 Palsied limbs and fainting soul ; 
 Manifest in valiant fight, 
 Quelling all the devil's might ; 
 Manifest in gracious will, 
 Ever bringing good from ill ; 
 
 f Anthems be to Tiiee addrest, 
 God in Man made manifest. 
 
 'P Sun and ^Moon shall darken'd be. 
 Stars shall fall, the heavens shall flee ; 
 
 cr Christ will then like lightning shine, 
 
 mf All will see His glorious Sign ; 
 All will then the trumpet hear. 
 All will see the Judge appear ; 
 
 / Thou by all wilt be confest, 
 God in Man made manifest. 
 
 mf Grant us grace to see Thee, Lord, 
 Mirror'd in Thy li(^]y "Word ; 
 May we imitate Thee now. 
 And be pure, as pure art Thou 5 
 That we like to Thee may be 
 At Thy great Epi])liany ; 
 
 / And may praise Thee, ever Blest, 
 God in Man made manifest. Amen. 
 
 (62 )
 
 THE EPIPHANY. 
 
 From the octave of the Epiphany to Septuagesima^ General 
 Hymns may he sung ; especially, 
 
 173 Love, how deep ! how broad ! how high ! 
 
 177 Jesu ! the very thought is sweet. 
 
 178 Jesu, the very thought of Thee. 
 
 218 God of mercy, God of grace, 
 
 219 Hail to the Lord's Anointed. 
 
 220 Jesus shall reiga where'er the sun. 
 
 iFor tj^c Wiu'k before ^eptuagegima, 
 
 ©2 "And again they said, Alleluia.'" 
 
 / A LLELUIA, song of sweetness, 
 Jl\. Voice of joy that cannot die; 
 Alleluia is the anthem 
 
 Ever dear to choirs on high ; 
 In the hous-e of God abiding 
 
 Thus they sing eternally. 
 
 Alleluia thou resoundest, 
 
 True Jerusalem and free ; 
 Alleluia, joyful Mother, 
 
 All thy children sing with thee j 
 p But by Babylon's sad waters 
 
 Mourning exiles now are we. 
 
 Alleluia cannot always 
 
 Be our song while here below ; 
 
 Alleluia our transgressions 
 Make us for awhile forego ; 
 
 For the solemn time is coming 
 When our tears for sin must flov/. 
 
 mf Therefore in our hymns we pray Thee, 
 
 Grant us, Blessed Trinity, 
 At the last to keep Thine Easter 
 
 In our Home beyond the sky, 
 / There to Thee for ever singing 
 
 Alleluia joyfully. Amen. 
 
 ( 03 ) ^2
 
 .^cptuagc^ima. 
 
 Q3 ^^ How shall loe si7ig the Lord's song iji a strange land 9*' 
 mf /CREATOR of the world, to Thee 
 y~J An endless rest of joy belongs ; 
 And heavenly choirs are ever free 
 To sing on high their festal songs. 
 J) But we are fallen creatures here, 
 AVhere pain and sorrow daily come ; 
 And how can we in exile drear 
 Sing out, as they, sweet songs of Home ? 
 mf O Father, Who dost promise still 
 
 That they who mourn shall blessed be, 
 p Grant us to weep for deeds of ill 
 That banish us so long from Thee : 
 But, weeping, grant us faith to rest 
 In hope upon Thy loving care ; 
 cr Till Thou restore us, with the blest, 
 mf Their songs of praise in Heav'n to share. 
 / To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 
 
 The God Whom Heav'n and earth adore, 
 From men and from the Angel-host 
 Be praise and glory evermore. Amen. 
 From Septuagesima Sunday to Lent the Hymns for Sunday 
 and the other days of the iceek should he sung; and the 
 folloicing Hymns are also suitable : 
 
 162 Have mercy on us, God most High. 
 168 There is a book, who runs may read. 
 173 Praise to the Holiest in the height. 
 210 Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost. 
 262 Great Mover of all hearts. 
 
 Sent. 
 
 Q4 " Rend your heart and not your garments, and turn 
 unto the Lord your God." 
 kNCE more the solemn season calls 
 A holy fast to keep ; 
 And now within the temple walls 
 Let priest and people weep. 
 
 ( 61 ) 
 
 O
 
 LENT. 
 
 mf But vain all outward sign of grief, 
 
 And vain the form of prayer, 
 Unless the heart buplore relief, 
 
 And penitence be there. 
 We smite the breast, we weep in vain, 
 
 In vain in ashes mourn, 
 Unless with penitential pain 
 
 The smitten soul be torn. 
 ji In sorrow true then let us pray 
 
 To our offended God, 
 From us to turn His wrath away, 
 
 And stay the uplifted rod. 
 O God, our Judge and Father, deign 
 
 To spare the bruised reed ; 
 We pray for time to turn again, 
 
 For grace to turn indeed. 
 mf Blest Three in One, to Thee we bow ; 
 
 Vouchsafe us, in Thy love. 
 To gather from these fasts below 
 
 Immortal fruit above. Amen. 
 
 35 " ^o\i\ saith the Lord, turn ye even to i\Tc loith all your 
 heart, and xoith fasting, and icith iceejying, and with 
 mourning." 
 
 mf TD Y precepts taught of ages past, 
 _D Now let us keep again the fast 
 Which, year by year, in order meet 
 Of forty days is made complete. 
 The law and seers that were of old 
 In divers ways this Lent foretold. 
 Which Christ Himself, the Lord and Guide 
 Of every season, sanctified. 
 More sparing therefore let us make 
 The words we speak, the food we take 
 Deny ourselves in mirth and sleep. 
 In stricter watch our senses keep. 
 
 C 65 )
 
 LENT. 
 
 In prayer together let us fall, 
 And cry for mercy, one and all ; 
 And weep before the Judge, and say, 
 p O turn from us Thy wrath away. 
 
 Thy grace have we offended sore 
 By sins, O God, which we deplore •, 
 Pour down upon us from above 
 The riches of Thy pardoning love. 
 
 Remember, Lord, though frail we be, 
 That yet Thine handiwork are we : 
 Nor let the honour of Thy Name 
 Be by another put to shame. 
 
 Forgive the ill that we have wrought, 
 Increase the good that we have sought ; 
 That we at length, our wanderings o'er. 
 May please Thee now and evermore. 
 
 mf Blest Three in Oxe, and One in Three, 
 Almighty God, we pray to Thee, 
 That Thou wouldst now vouchsafe to bless 
 Our fast with fruits of righteousness. Amen, 
 
 88 " ^'^ f^"^ season we shall reap, if ice faint not." 
 
 'ȴ f\ THOU Who dost to man accord 
 Vy His highest prize, his best reward, 
 
 Thou Hope of all our race ; 
 Jesu, to Thee we now draw near, 
 Our earnest supplications hear, 
 Who humbly seek Thy Face. 
 
 p With self -accusing voice within 
 Our conscience tells of many a sin 
 In thought, and word, and deed : 
 cr O cleanse that conscience from all stain. 
 The penitent restore again, 
 From every burthen freed. 
 
 ( 66)
 
 LENT. 
 
 mf If Thou reject us, who shall give 
 Our fainting spirits strength to live ? 
 
 'Tis Thine alone to spare ; 
 With cleansed hearts to pray aright, 
 And find acceptance in Thy sight, 
 
 Be this our lowly prayer. 
 "Tis Thou hast bless'd this solemn fast ; 
 So may its days by us be pass'd 
 In self-control severe, 
 cr That, when our Easter morn we hail, 
 Its mystic feast we may not fail 
 To keep with conscience clear. 
 / O Blessed Trinity, bestow 
 
 Thy pardoning grace on us below, 
 And shield us evermore ; 
 cr Until, within Thy courts above. 
 We see Thy Face, and sing Thy love, 
 And with Thy Saints adore. Amen. 
 
 3*7 " ^ deliver us, and he mercifxd unto our sins, for Thy 
 Name's sake.'' 
 
 P r\ MERCIFUL Creator, hear ; 
 
 v_y In tender pity bow Thine ear : 
 
 Accept the tearful prayer we raise 
 
 In this our fast of forty days. 
 
 Each heart is manifest to Thee ; 
 
 Thou knowest our infirmity : 
 
 Eepentant now we seek Thy Face ; 
 cr Impart to us Thy pardoning grace. 
 p Our sins are manifold and sore, 
 
 But spare Thou them who sin deplore ; 
 
 And for Thine own Name's sake make whole 
 
 The fainting and the weary soul. 
 
 Grant us to mortify each sense 
 
 By means of outward abstinence, 
 
 That so from every stain of sin 
 
 The soul may keep her fast within. 
 
 C67 )
 
 LENT. 
 
 mf Blest Thkee in One, and One in Three, 
 Almighty God, we pray to Thee, 
 That Thou wouldst now vouchsafe to bless 
 Our fast with fruits of righteousness. Amen. 
 
 38 ^'Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the 
 day of salvatio7i.^' 
 
 mf T O ! now is our accepted day, 
 
 J-J The time for purging sins away, 
 The sins of thought, and deed, and Avord, 
 That we have done against the Lord. 
 
 For He the ?Jerciful and True 
 Hath spared His people hitherto ; 
 Not willing that the soul should die, 
 Though great its past iniquity. 
 
 7> Then let us all with earnest care. 
 
 And contrite fast, and tear, and prayer, 
 And works of mercy and of love. 
 Entreat for pardon from above ; 
 
 wf That He may all our sins efface, 
 Adorn us with the gifts of grace, 
 And join us to the Angel band 
 For ever in the heavenly land. 
 
 Blest Three in One and One in Three, 
 Almighty God, we pray to Thee, 
 That Thou wouldst now vouchsafe to bless 
 Our fast with fruits of righteousness. Amea 
 
 89 " Then shall they fast in those days." 
 
 mf /^ OOD it is to keep the fast 
 vX Sliadow'd forth in ages past, 
 Which our own Almighty Lord 
 Hallow'd by His deed and word. 
 
 ( 68 )
 
 LENT. 
 
 Moses, while he fasted, saw 
 God Who gave by him the Law 
 To Elijah Angels came, 
 Steeds of fire and car of flame. 
 
 So was Daniel meet to gaze 
 
 On the sight of latter days, 
 
 And the Baptist to proclaim 
 
 Blessings through the Bridegroom's Name, 
 p Grant us, Lord, like them to be 
 
 Oft in prayer and fast with Thee ; 
 cr Fill us with Thy heavenly might. 
 
 Be our joy and true delight. 
 
 X) Father, hear us through Thy Son, 
 And the Spirit, Avith Thee One, 
 
 cr Whom our thankful hearts adore 
 Ever and for evermore. Amen. 
 
 ^ " / sat doicn and icept, and mourned certain days, and 
 fasted^ and prayed before the God of Heaven" 
 
 mf XESU, our Lenten fast of Thee 
 O We duteous learn to keep, 
 A healing time, by Thy decree. 
 For all Thy wounded sheep ; 
 
 A time in which towards Paradise, 
 
 Once lost by carnal sense. 
 The souls redeem'd by Thee may rise 
 
 Through chastening abstinence. 
 
 Now with Thy Church be present, LoED, 
 
 In all Thy saving grace. 
 And hear us as with one accord, 
 p Mourning, we seek Thy Face. 
 
 Most ^lerciful, forgive the past ; 
 
 The sins which we deplore ; 
 Thy sheltering arms around us cast. 
 
 That wc may sin no more. 
 
 C 69 i
 
 LENT. 
 
 mf To Thee our sacrifice we bring 
 
 Of Lenten fast and prayer, 
 cr Till, cleansed by Thee, our God and King, 
 / Thy Paschal joy we share. 
 
 mf Grant this, Father, through Thy Son, 
 And through the Spirit Blest, 
 Who art with Them for ever One, 
 Eternally confest. Amen. 
 
 9 J "T^7iom reshU steadfast In the faith."'' 
 
 p fA HRISTIAN, dost thou see them 
 
 \J On the holy ground, 
 cr How the troops of Midian 
 dim Prowl and prowl around ? 
 ff Christian, up and smite them. 
 Counting gain but loss ; 
 Smite them by the merit 
 Of the holy Cross. 
 
 p Christian, dost thou feel them, 
 
 How they work within, 
 cr Striving, tempting, luring. 
 
 Goading into sin 1 
 f Christian, never tremble • 
 
 Never be down-cast ; 
 Smite them by the virtue 
 
 Of the Lenten fast. 
 
 p Christian, dost thou hear them, 
 
 How they speak thee fair 1 
 cr " Always fast and vigil 1 
 
 Always watch and prayer ?" 
 ff Christian, answer boldly, 
 
 " While I breathe I pray : " 
 p Peace shall follow battle, 
 / Night shall end in day. 
 
 mf " Well I know thy trouble. 
 
 O My servant true ; 
 
 f 70 )
 
 LENT. 
 
 Thou art very weary, 
 ]) I was Aveary too ; 
 / But that toil shall make thee 
 Some day all ]\line own, 
 
 And the end of sorrow 
 / Shall be near My Throne." Amen. 
 
 02 "^"^ Jcs,us . . . was led by the Spirit into the icilder- 
 ness, being forty days tempted of the devil. And in 
 those days He did eat nothing.'" 
 
 mf TTlORTY days and forty nights 
 -I- Thou wast fasting in the wild ; 
 Forty days and forty nights 
 Tempted, and yet undefiled. 
 
 Sunbeams scorching all the day ; 
 Chilly dew-drops nightly shed ; 
 Prowling beasts about Thy way ; 
 Stones Thy pillow ; earth Thy bed. 
 
 Shall not we Thy sorrow share, 
 And from earthly joys abstain, 
 Fasting with unceasing prayer, 
 Glad with Thee to suffer pain 1 
 
 And if Satan, vexing sore. 
 Flesh or spirit should assail, 
 cr Thou, his Vanquisher before, 
 Grant we may not faint nor fail 
 
 V So shall we have peace Divine ; 
 cr Holier gladness ours shall b-e ; 
 
 Round us too shall Angels shine, 
 dim Such as minister'd to Thee. 
 
 mf Keep, O keep us, Saviour dear. 
 
 Ever constant by Thy side ; 
 / That with Thee we may appear 
 
 At th' eternal Eastertide. Amen, 
 
 C71 )
 
 LENT. 
 
 03 ''^ Enter not into judgment v:ith Thy servant; for in 
 Thy sight shall no man living be justified.''^ 
 
 p r\ LORD, turn not Thy Face from me, 
 V_/ Who lie in woeful state, 
 Lamenting all my sinful life 
 
 Before Thy mercy-gate ; 
 X gate which opens wide to those 
 
 That do lament their sin ; 
 Shut not that gate against me, Lord, 
 
 But let me enter in. 
 And call me not to strict account 
 
 How I have sojourn'd here ; 
 For then my guilty conscience knows 
 
 How vile I shall appear. 
 Mercy, Good Lord, mercy I ask ; 
 
 This is my humble prayer ; 
 For mercy, Lord, is all my suit, 
 
 O let Thy mercy spare. Amen. 
 
 94 " My soul fleeth unto the Lord." 
 
 IJ ~T OBD, in this Thy mercy's day, 
 J-J Ere it pass for aye away. 
 On our knees we fall and pray. 
 Holy Jesu, grant us tears, 
 Fill us with heart-searching fears. 
 Ere that awful doom appears. 
 
 mf Lord, on us Thy Spirit pour 
 Kneeling lowly at the door, 
 Ere it close for evermore. 
 
 2-)p By Thy night of agony, 
 By Thy supplicating cry, 
 By Thy willingness to die ; 
 By Thy tears of bitter woe 
 For Jerusalem below. 
 Let us not Thy love forego. 
 
 ( V2 )
 
 LENT. 
 
 p Grant us 'neath Thy wings a place, 
 
 cr Lest we lose this day of grace 
 
 mf Ere we shall behold Thy Face. Amen. 
 
 Q5 '■^ I am, the Light of the icorld." 
 
 For a late Evening Service. 
 
 / r\ CHRIST, Who art the Light and Day, 
 Vy Thy beams chase night's dark shades away ; 
 The very Light of Light Thou art. 
 Who dost Thy blessed Light impart. 
 7nf All-Holy Lord, to Thee we bend, 
 
 Thy servants through this night defend, 
 And grant us calm repose in Thee, 
 A quiet night from perils free. 
 
 Let not the tempter round us creep 
 With thoughts of evil while we sleep, 
 Nor with his wiles the flesh allure 
 And make us in Thy sight impure. 
 
 While wearied eyes light slumber take, 
 The heart to Thee be still awake, 
 And Thy right Hand stretch'd forth above 
 Protect the children of Thy love. 
 
 O Lord, our strong Defence, be nigh ; 
 Bid all the powers of darkness fly ; 
 Preserve and w^atch o'er us for good. 
 Whom Thou hast purchased with Thy Blood. 
 
 2^ Remember us, dear Lord, we pray. 
 While burden'd in the flesh we stay ; 
 
 cr 'Tis Thou alone our souls canst keep ; 
 Abide with us this night in sleep. 
 
 mf Blest Three in One, and One in Three, 
 Almighty God, we pray to Thee, 
 That Thou wouldst now vouchsafe to bless 
 Our fast with fruits of righteousness. Amen. 
 
 < 13 )
 
 LENT. 
 
 The following Hymns, and some of the Hymns on the Passion, 
 are suitable for this season: 
 181 We know Thee Who Thou art. 
 183 When wounded sore the stricken heart. 
 198 Jesu, Thou art standing. 
 
 244 Lord, when we bend before Thy Throne. 
 
 245 When at Thy footstool, Lord, 1 bend. 
 249 Have mercy, Lord, on me. 
 
 260 Out of the'deep I calk 
 
 251 Saviour, when in dust to Thee. 
 
 252 Weary of earth and laden with my sin. 
 
 253 Jesu Christ, if aught there be." 
 
 254 Art thou weary, art thou languid. 
 259 Thy life was given for me. 
 
 263 Take up thy cross, the Saviour said. 
 279 help us, Lord ; each hour of need. 
 288 A few more years shall roll. 
 
 465 Litany of Penitence. No. 1. 
 
 466 Litany of Penitence. No. 2. 
 
 ^l)c dFiftI) ^untiaj) in Sent. 
 
 OTHERWISE CALLED PASSION SUNDAY 
 
 96 " God forbid that I should glory, save in the Cross of 
 our Lord Jesus Christ.^'' 
 
 f nnHE Royal Banners forward go, 
 
 -L The Cross shines forth in mystic glow ; 
 Where He in Flesh, our flesh Who made, 
 Our sentence bore, our ransom paid. 
 
 raf There whilst He hung, His sacred Side 
 By soldier's spear was open'd wide, 
 To cleanse us in the precious flood 
 Of Water mingled with His Blood 
 
 ./' Fulfill'd is now what David told 
 In true prophetic song of old, 
 How God the heathen's King should be ; 
 
 ff For God is reigning from the Tree 
 
 mf O Tree of glory, Tree most fair, 
 Ordain'd those Holy Limbs to bear, 
 How bright in purple robe it stood, 
 
 25 The purple of a Saviour's Blood ! 
 
 (74 )
 
 THE FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT. 
 
 Tiif Upon its arms, like balance true, 
 He weigh'd the price for sinners due, 
 The price which none but He coulcl pay, 
 
 / And spoil'd the spoiler of his prey. 
 
 To Thee, Eternal Three in One, 
 Let homage meet by all be done : 
 As by the Cross Thou dost restore, 
 So rule and guide us evermore. Amen. 
 This Hymn may be sung daily till Thursday before Easter-. 
 
 Qrj u yy^^ Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.'" 
 
 f O ING, my tongue, the glorious battle, 
 O Sing the last, the dread affray ; 
 O'er the Cross, the Victor's trophy, 
 Sound the high triumphal lay, 
 2) How, the pains of death enduring, 
 / Earth's Redeemer won the day. 
 
 mf He, our Maker, deeply grieving 
 That the first-made Adam fell. 
 
 When he ate the fruit forbidden 
 Whose reward was death and liell, 
 
 IMark'd e'en then this Tree the ruin 
 Of the first tree to dispel. 
 
 Thus the work for our salvation 
 
 He ordained to be done ; 
 To the traitor's art opposing 
 
 Art yet deeper than his own ; 
 Thence the remedy procuring 
 
 Whence the fatal wound begun. 
 
 Therefore, Avhen at length the fulness 
 Of the appointed time was come, 
 
 He was sent, the world's Creator, 
 From the Father's heavenly home, 
 
 And was found in human fashion. 
 Offspring of the Virgin's womb. 
 ( 75 )
 
 THE FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT. 
 
 jp Lo ! He lies, an Infant weeping, 
 Where the narrow manger stands. 
 While the Mother-Maid His members 
 
 Wraps in mean and lowly bands. 
 And the swaddling clothes is winding 
 Round His helpless Feet and Hands. 
 Paut 2. 
 
 mf Now the thirty years accomplish'd 
 Which on earth He will'd to see. 
 Born for this. He meets His Passion, 
 
 Gives Himself an Offering free ; 
 On the Cross the Lamb is lifted. 
 There the Sacrifice to be. 
 p There the nails and spear He suffers, 
 Vinegar, and gall, and reed ; 
 From His sacred Body pierced 
 Blood and Water both proceed ; 
 cr Precious flood, which all creation 
 
 From the stain of sin hath freed. 
 / Faithful Cross, above all other 
 One and only noble Tree, 
 None in foliage, none in blossom. 
 None in fruit thy peer may be ; 
 Sweetest wood, and sweetest iron ; 
 Sweetest weight is hung on thee. 
 vf Bend, O lofty Tree, thy branches. 
 Thy too rigid sinews bend ; 
 And awhile the stubborn hardness, 
 
 Which thy birth bestow'd, suspend ; 
 And the Limbs of Heaven's high ]\Ionarch 
 p Gently on thine arms extend. 
 mf Thou alone wast counted worthy 
 This world's ransom to sustain 
 That a shipwreck'd race for ever 
 
 Might a port of refuge gain. 
 With the sacred Blood anointed 
 Of the Lamb for sinners slain. 
 
 C 76 )
 
 THE FIFTH SUNDAY IN LKNT. 
 
 / Praise and honour to the Father, 
 Praise and honour to the Son, 
 Praise and honour to the Spirit, 
 
 Ever Three and ever One, 
 One in might, and One in glory. 
 While eternal ages run. Amen. 
 
 This Hymn may be sung daily till Good Friday ; and the 
 following Hymns are suitable : 
 
 200 We sing the praise of Him Who died. 
 467 Litany of the Passion., 
 
 'Ef)t 5wHtiag ntxi before lEa^tcr. 
 
 OTHERWISE CALLED PALM SUNDAY. 
 
 QQ " Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings Thou hast 
 perfected praise" 
 
 f A LL glory, laud, and honour 
 -LA. To Thee, Redeemer, King, 
 To Whom the lips of children 
 Made sweet Hosannas ring. 
 
 mf Thou art the King of Israel, 
 Thou David's Royal Son, 
 Who in the Lord's Name comest. 
 The King and Blessed One. 
 
 / All glory, &c. 
 
 mf The company of Angels 
 
 Are praising Thee on high. 
 And mortal men and all things 
 Created make reply. 
 
 / All glory, &c. 
 
 raf The people of the Hebrews 
 
 With palms before Thee went ; 
 Our praise and prayer and anthems 
 Before Thee we present. 
 
 f All glory, &c. 
 
 C V7 )
 
 THE SUNDAY NEXT BEFORE EASTER. 
 
 nif To Thee before Thy Passion 
 
 They sang their hymns of praise ; 
 To Thee now high exalted 
 Our melody we raise. 
 
 / All glory, &c. 
 
 mf Thou didst accept their praises, 
 Accept the prayers we bring. 
 Who in all good delightest, 
 Thou good and gracious King. 
 
 / All glory, (fee. Amen. 
 
 QQ ^^ Ana the multitudes that xi-ent before, and that foi' 
 loiced, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David.'^ 
 
 / ~p IDE on ! ride on in majesty ! 
 
 Xl; Hark ! all the tribes Hosanna cry ; 
 p O Saviour meek, pursue Thy road 
 
 With palms and scatter'd garments strow'd. 
 
 / Ride on ! ride on in majesty ! 
 p In lowly pomp ride on to die ; 
 cr O Christ, Thy triumphs now begin 
 O'er captive death and conquer'd sin. 
 
 / Ride on ! ride on in majesty ! 
 mf The Angel armies of the sky 
 }) Look down with sad and wondering eyes 
 To see the approaching Sacrifice. 
 
 / Ride on ! ride on in majesty ! 
 mf The last and fiercest strife is nigh : 
 
 The Father on His sapphire Throne 
 
 Awaits His own Anointed Son. 
 
 / Ride on ! ride on in majesty ! 
 p In lowly pomp ride on to die ; 
 
 Bow Thy meek Head to mortal pain, 
 / Then take, O God, Thy power, and reign. 
 
 Amen. 
 
 (T3 )
 
 ^-omn^ on tj^c l^a^gton."^ 
 
 100 '' '^^'■^ ^^"^3 "^ '■"^ cigony He prated more earnestly,'' 
 mf O ION'S Daughter, Aveep no more, 
 
 O Though thy troubled heart be sore ; 
 
 He of Whom the Psahuist sung, 
 
 He Who woke the Prophet's tongue, 
 
 Christ, the Mediator Blest, 
 
 Brings thee everlasting rest. 
 p In a garden man became 
 
 Heir of sin, and death, and shame ; 
 cr Jesus in a garden wins 
 
 Life, and pardon for our sins ; 
 (Zi^iThrough His hour of agony 
 
 Praying in Gethsemane. 
 mf There for us He intercedes ; 
 
 There with God the Father pleads ; 
 
 Willing there for us to drain 
 
 To the dregs the cup of pain, 
 
 That in everlasting day 
 
 He may wipe our tears away. 
 / Therefore to His Name be given 
 
 Glory both in earth and Heaven ; 
 
 To the Father, and the Son, 
 
 And the Spirit, Three in One, 
 
 Honour, praise, and glory be 
 
 Now and through eternity. Amen. 
 
 101 ^'' Looking unto Jesus. ''^ 
 
 p pv'ERWHELM'D in depths of woe, 
 V->' Upon the Tree of scorn 
 Hangs the Redeemer of mankind. 
 With racking anguish torn. 
 See how the nails those Hands 
 And Feet so tender rend ; 
 See down His Face, and Neck, and Breast 
 His sacred Blood descend. 
 
 • f?ome of these Hymns may he sung throughout the year. 
 ( 79 )
 
 HYMNS ON THE PASSION. 
 
 mf Oh, hear that last, loud cry 
 
 Which pierced His Mother's heart, 
 
 p As into God the Father's hands 
 He bade His soul depart. 
 
 mf Earth hears, and trembling quakes 
 
 Around that tree of pain ; 
 f The rocks are rent ; the graves are burst ; 
 
 The veil is rent in twain. 
 
 rtif Shall man alone be mute ? 
 Have we no griefs, or fears % 
 Come, old and young, come, all mankind, 
 And bathe those Feet in tears. 
 
 ;> Come, fall before His Cross 
 Who shed for us His Blood ; 
 Who died, the Victim of pure love, 
 To make us sons of God. 
 
 / Jesu, all praise to Thee, 
 
 Our Joy and endless Rest ; 
 Be Thou our Guide while pilgrims here, 
 Our Crown amid the blest. Amen. 
 
 102 " Tlioxi least slam, and hast rcdccmeJ us to God by Thy 
 Blood." 
 
 2> T"TE, Who once in righteous vengeance 
 XIL Whelm'd the world beneath the flood, 
 
 mf Once again in mercy cleansed it 
 
 With His own most precious Blood, 
 
 p Coming from His Throne on high 
 On the painful Cross to die. 
 
 / O the wisdom of the Eternal ! 
 
 O the depth of love Divine ! 
 vf the sweetness of that mercy 
 
 Which in Jesus Christ did shine ! 
 dimWe were sinners doom'd to die ; 
 Jesus paid the penalty. 
 
 ( 80 )
 
 HYMNS ON THE PASSION. 
 
 p When before the Judge we tremble, 
 
 Conscious of His broken laws, 
 cr May the Blood of His Atonement 
 Cry aloud, and plead our cause, 
 Bid our guilty terrors cease, 
 P Be our pardon and our peace. 
 / Prince and Author of salvation, 
 Lord of Majesty supreme, 
 Jestj, praise to Thee be given 
 
 By the world Thou didst redeem ; 
 Glory to the Father be 
 And the Spirit One with Thee. Amen. 
 103 "i^e vjas icounded for our transji-essions.^' 
 mf 1^ OW, my soul, thy voice upraising, 
 -i-> Tell in sweet and mournful strain 
 How the Crucified, enduring 
 
 Grief, and wounds, and dying pain, 
 Freely of His love was offer'd, 
 Sinless was for sinners slain. 
 Scourg'd with unrelenting fury 
 
 For the sins which we de])lore. 
 By His livid Stripes He heals us, 
 
 Raising us to fall no more ; 
 All our bruises gently soothing, 
 Binding up the bleeding sore, 
 p See ! His Hands and Feeb are fasten'd ; 
 cr So He makes His people free ; 
 
 Not a wound whence Blood is liowing 
 
 But a fount of grace shall be ; 
 Yea the very nails which nail Him 
 Nail us also to the Tree. 
 p Through His Heart the spear is piercing, 
 Though His foes have seen Him die ; 
 Blood and Water thence are streaming 
 In a tide of mystery, 
 cr Water from our guilt to cleanse us. 
 Blood to win us crowns on high. 
 C SI )
 
 HYMNS ON THE PASSION. 
 
 mf Jestj, may those precious fountains 
 Drink to thirsting souls afford : 
 
 Let them be our cup and healing, 
 And at length our full reward ; 
 
 So a ransom'd world shall ever 
 Praise Thee, its redeeming Lord. Amen. 
 
 204 *' ^^-^oW the Man:' 
 
 mf r\ SINNER, lift the eye of faith, 
 \J To true repentance turning ; 
 Bethink thee of the curse of sin, 
 
 Its awful guilt discerning ; 
 Upon the Crucified One look, 
 And thou shalt read, as in a book, 
 What well is w^orth thy learning. 
 
 ^ Look on His Head, that bleeding Head, 
 With crown of thorns surrounded ; 
 Look on His sacred Hands and Feet 
 
 Which piercing nails have wounded ; 
 See every Limb with scourges rent : 
 On Him, the Just, the Innocent, 
 What malice hath abounded \ 
 
 'Tis not alone those Limbs are rack'd, 
 But friends too are forsaking ; 
 
 And, more than all, for thankless man 
 That tender Heart is aching ; 
 
 Oh, fearful was the pain and scorn, 
 
 By Jesus, Son of Mary, borne. 
 Their peace for sinners making. 
 
 None ever knew such pain before, 
 
 Such infinite affliction, 
 None ever felt a grief like His 
 
 In that dread crucifixion : 
 For us He bare those bitter throes, 
 For us those agonizing woes, 
 
 In oft-renew'd infliction. 
 
 C 32 )
 
 HYMNS ON THE PASSION. 
 
 mf O sinner, mark, and ponder well 
 Sin's awful condemnation ; 
 Think what a sacrifice it cost 
 To purchase thy salvation ; 
 Had J Esus never bled and died, 
 Then what could thee and all betide 
 
 But uttermost damnation ? 
 Lord, give us grace to flee from sin, 
 
 And Satan's wiles ensnaring. 
 And from those everlasting flames 
 For evil ones preparing. 
 / Jesu, we thank Thee, and entreat 
 CT To rest for ever at Thy Feet, 
 
 Thy heavenly glory sharing. Amen. 
 
 r 
 
 " The love of Christ constraineth us" 
 
 N the Lord's atoning grief 
 Be our rest and sweet relief 
 
 Store we deep in heart's recess 
 
 All the shame and bitterness. 
 
 Thorns, and cross, and nails, and lance, 
 
 Wounds, our treasure that enhance, 
 
 Vinegar, and gall, and reed. 
 
 And the pang His soul that freed, 
 C7^ May these all our spirits sate, 
 
 And with love inebriate ; 
 
 In our souls plant virtue's root, 
 
 And mature its glorious fruit. 
 mf Crucified ! we Thee adore. 
 
 Thee with all our hearts implore ; 
 
 Us with Saintly bands unite 
 
 In the realms of heavenly light. 
 
 Christ, by coward hands betray'd, 
 
 Christ, for us a captive made, 
 
 Christ, upon the bitter Tree 
 
 Slain for man, be praise to Thee. Amen 
 
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 106 "^^^^ ^^^'^ Him, because He first loved us.^* 
 
 mf "1\ /FY God, I love Thee ; {dim) not because 
 i-VJ- 1 hope for heaven thereby, 
 Nor yet because who love Thee not 
 p Are lost eternally. 
 
 Thou, O my Jesus, Thou didst me 
 
 Upon the Cross embrace ; 
 For me didst bear the nails, and spear, 
 
 Aud manifold disgrace, 
 
 p/? And griefs and torments numberless. 
 And sweat of agony ; 
 Yea, death itself ; and all for me 
 Who Avas Thine enemy. 
 
 mf Then why, O Blessed Jesu Christ, 
 Should 1 not love Thee well ? 
 Not for the sake of winning heaven. 
 Nor of escaping hell ; 
 
 i^ot from the hope of gaining aught, 
 Not seeking a reward ; 
 / But as Thyself hast loved me, 
 O ever-loving Lord. 
 
 mf So would I love Thee, dearest Lord, 
 And in Thy praise will sing ; 
 Solely because Thou art my God, 
 And my most loving King, Amen. 
 
 107 '^ The precious blood of Christ.^' 
 
 mf f^ LORY be to Jesus, 
 v!T Who, in bitter pains, 
 Pour'd for me the Life-blood 
 From His sacred veins. 
 
 Grace and life eternal 
 
 In that Blood I find ; 
 Blest be His compassion 
 
 Infinitely kind. 
 
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 HYMNS ON THE PASSION. 
 
 Blest through endless ages 
 
 Be the precious stream, 
 Which from endless torments 
 
 Did the world redeem. 
 
 Abel's blood for vengeance 
 
 Pleaded to the skies ; 
 cr But the Blood of Jesus 
 
 For our pardon cries. 
 p Oft as it is sprinkled 
 
 On our guilty hearts, 
 mf Satan in confusion 
 
 Terror-struck departs ; 
 Oft as earth exulting 
 
 Wafts its praise on high, 
 cr Angel-hosts rejoicing 
 
 Make theij- glad reply. 
 
 / Lift ye then your voices ; 
 cr Swell the mighty flood •, 
 Louder still and louder 
 Praise the {dim) precious Blood. Amen. 
 
 108 " ^f^'^^i things icere gain to me, those I counted loss 
 for Christ." 
 
 mf TTTHEN I survey the wondrous Cross 
 V V On which the Prince of glory died, 
 My richest gain I count but loss, 
 And pour contempt on all my pride. 
 
 Forbid it. Lord, that I should boast 
 Save in the Cross of Christ my God ; 
 All the vain things that charm me most, 
 I sacrifice them to His Blood. 
 
 P See from His Head, His Hands, His Feet, 
 Sorrow and love flow mingling down ; 
 
 cr Did e'er such love and sorrow meet. 
 Or thorns compose so rich a crown 1 
 
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 HYMNS ON THE PASSION. 
 
 mf "Were the whole realm of nature mine, 
 That were an offering far too small ; 
 
 / Love so amazing, so Divine, 
 
 Demands my soul, my life, my all. 
 
 mf To Christ, Who won for sinners grace 
 }-> By bitter grief and anguish sore, 
 / Be praise from all the ransom'd race 
 For ever and for evermore. Amen. 
 
 109 " ^1'^^'^ ^0" therefore v:hich believe He is ijrcciousy 
 
 mf O WEET the moments, rich in blessing, 
 O Which before the Cross I spend, 
 Life, and health, and peace possessing 
 From the sinner's dying Friend. 
 
 Here I rest, for ever viewing 
 
 Mercy pour'd in streams of Blood ; 
 
 Precious drops, my soul bedewing. 
 Plead and claim my peace with God. 
 
 Xj Truly blessed is the station, 
 Low before His Cross to lie, 
 Whilst I see Divine compassion 
 Beaming in His languid Eye. 
 
 mf Lord, in ceaseless contemplation 
 Fix my thankful heart on Thee, 
 Till I taste Thy full salvation. 
 And Thine unveil'd glory see. Amen. 
 
 110 ^^^^mc7nbering Mine affliction and My misery, the icorm* 
 
 v:ood and the gall." 
 
 p /~^ to dark Gethsemane, 
 
 vX Ye that feel the Tempter's power, 
 
 Your Redeemer's conflict see, 
 
 Watch with Him one bitter hour ; 
 
 Turn not from His griefs away, 
 cr Learn of Jesus Christ to pray. 
 
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 HYMNS ON THE PASSION. 
 
 2^ Follow to the judgment-liall, 
 
 View the Lord of life arraign'd ; 
 Oh, the wormwood and the gall ! 
 
 Oh, the pangs His soul sustain'd ! 
 Shun not suffering, shame, or loss ; 
 cr Learn of Him to bear the cross. 
 |j Calvary's mournful mountain climb ; 
 cr There, adoring at His Feet, 
 Mark that miracle of time, 
 —God's own Sacrifice complete ; 
 p " It is finish'd," hear Him cry ; 
 cr Learn of Jesus Christ to die. Amen. 
 \W " Who loved 7ne, and gave Himself for me." 
 
 m./ r\ SACRED Head, surrounded 
 v_y By croAvn of piercing thorn ! 
 O bleeding Head, so wounded. 
 Reviled, and put to scorn ! 
 p Death's pallid hue comes o'er Thee, 
 
 The glow of life decays, 
 cr Yet Angel-hosts adore Thee, 
 dim And tremble as they gaze. 
 p I see Thy strength and vigoui' 
 All fading in the strife, 
 And death with cruel rigour 
 Bereaving Thee of life ; 
 wf O agony and dying ! 
 
 O love to sinners free ! 
 p Jesu, all grace supplying, 
 O turn Thy Face on me. 
 In this Thy bitter Passion, 
 
 Good Shepherd, think of me 
 With Thy most sweet compassion, 
 Unworthy though I be : 
 mf Beneath Thy Cross abiding 
 For ever would I rest, 
 In Thy dear love confiding. 
 And with Thy Presence blest. Amen. 
 
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 112 '* Come unto Me, all ye that labour and are 
 
 laden, and I ivill give you rest." 
 
 mf A LL ye who seek for sure relief 
 J^ In trouble and distress, 
 Whatever sorrow vex the mind, 
 Or guilt the soul oppress, 
 
 Jesus, Who gave Himself for you 
 p Upon the Cross to die, 
 cr Opens to you His sacred Heart ; 
 O to that Heart draw nigh. 
 
 mf Ye hear how kindly He invites ; 
 Ye hear His words so blest ; 
 " All ye that labour come to Me, 
 p And I will give you rest." 
 
 mf Jesus, Joy of Saints on high. 
 Thou Hope of sinners here, 
 Attracted by those loving words 
 To Thee we lift our prayer. 
 
 p Wash Thou our wounds inthat dear Blood 
 Which from Thy Heart doth flow ; 
 
 cr A new and contrite heart on all 
 
 Who cry to Thee bestow. Amen. 
 
 113 " ^^ ''^ nothing to you, all ye thai pass 6,'/? Behold 
 
 and see if there beany sorrow like unto My sorrow." 
 
 mf O EE the destined day arise ! 
 O See, a willing Sacrifice, 
 Jesus, to redeem our loss, 
 Hangs upon the shameful Cross ! 
 
 p Jesu, who but Thou had borne, 
 Lifted on that Tree of scorn, 
 Every pang and bitter throe, 
 Finishing Thy life of woe ? 
 
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 HYMNS ON THE PASSION. 
 
 Who but Thou had dared to drain, 
 Steep'd in gall, the cup of pain, 
 And with tender Body bear 
 Thorns, and nails, and piercing spear ? 
 
 mf Thence the cleansing Water flow'd, 
 Mingled from Thy bide with Blood ; 
 Sign to all attesting eyes 
 Of the finish'd Sacrifice. 
 
 ]) Holy Jesu, grant us grace 
 
 In that Sacrifice to place 
 cr All our trust for life renew'd, 
 
 Pardon'd sin, and promised good. Amen. 
 
 13^4 " '^^^^y crucified Him.'" 
 
 nif r\ COME and mourn with me awhile ; 
 
 v_/ O come ye to the Saviour's side ; 
 
 O come, together let us mourn ; 
 i'l'P Jesus, our Lokd, is crucified. 
 
 mf Have we no tears to shed for Him, 
 While soldiers scoft' and Jews deride 1 
 Ah ! look how patiently He hangs ; 
 
 2:)p Jesus, our Lokd, is crucified. 
 
 p How fast His Hands and Feet are nail'd : 
 His Throat Avith parching thirst is dried ; 
 His failing Eyes are dimm'd with Blood ; 
 
 j^p Jesus, our Lord, is crucified. 
 
 p Seven times He spake, seven Words of love ; 
 
 And all three hours His silence cried 
 
 For mercy on the souls of men ; 
 pp Jesus, our Lord, is crucified. 
 
 p Come, let us stand beneath the Cross ; 
 
 So may the Blood from out His Side 
 
 Fall gently on us drop by drop • 
 'pp Jesus, our Lord, is crucified. 
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 HYMNS ON THE PASSION. 
 
 m/ A broken heart, a fount of tears 
 Ask, and they will not be denied ; 
 Lord Jesus, may we love and weep, 
 Since Thou for us art crucified. Amen. 
 
 11 5 " ^<^t^icr, forgive them, for they know not what they do.'* 
 mf " TTIORGIVE them, My Father, 
 
 J- They know not what they do : " 
 p The Saviour spake in anguish. 
 
 As the sharp nails went through. 
 No pain'd reproaches gave He 
 
 To them that shed His Blood, 
 But prayer and tenderest pity 
 cr Large as the love of God. 
 77if For me was that compassion, 
 For me that tender care ; 
 I need His Avide forgiveness 
 As much as any there. 
 p It was my pride and hardness 
 
 That hung Him on the Tree ; 
 pj) Those cruel nails, O Saviour, 
 
 Were driven in by me. 
 p And often I have slighted 
 
 Thy gentle voice that chid ; 
 cr Forgive me too. Lord Jesus ; 
 
 I knew not what I did. 
 jnf depth of sweet compassion ! 
 O Love Divine and true ! 
 Save Thou the souls that slight Thee, 
 And know not what they do. Amen. 
 
 116 " V<^''^l>J ^ say unto thee, To-day shcdt thou be 
 with Me in Paradise." 
 
 w/" 1" ORD, when Thy Kingdom comes, remem- 
 J-J ber me ; " 
 
 2? Thus spake the dying lips to dying Ears ; 
 cr O faith, which in that darkest hour could see 
 The promised glory of the far-off years ! 
 
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 HYMNS ON THE PASSION. 
 
 m/No kingly sign declares that glory now, 
 No ray of hope lights up that awful hour ; 
 p A thorny crown surrounds the bleeding Brow, 
 The Hands are stretch'd in weakness, not in power. 
 
 mf Yet hear the Word the dying Saviour saith, 
 p rail " Thou too shalt rest in Paradise to-day ; " 
 tem cr O Words of love to answer words of faith ■ 
 Words of hope for those who live to pray ! 
 
 ■mf Lord, when with dying lips my prayer is said^ 
 Grant that in faith Thy kingdom I may see ; 
 And, thinking on Thy Cross and bleeding Head, 
 May breathe my parting words, (p) " Remembe;? 
 me."' 
 
 cr Remember me, but not my shame or sin ; 
 f Thy cleansing Blood hath wash'd them all away ; 
 mf Thy precious Death for me did pardon win ; 
 Thy Blood redeem'd me in that awful day. 
 
 P Remember me ; yet how canst Thou forget 
 What pain and anguish I have caused to Thee, 
 The Cross, the Agony, the Bloody Sweat, 
 And all the sorrow Thou didst bear for me*^ 
 
 cr Remember me ; and, ere I pass away. 
 Speak Thou tli' assuring Word that sets us free. 
 And make Thy promise to my heart, (p) " To-day 
 Thou too shalt rest in Paradise with ^[e." Amen. 
 
 117 " Wornan, behold thy son . . . Behold thy mother,''- 
 
 mf A T the Cross her station keeping 
 
 -^^^ Stood the mournful Mother weeping 
 
 Where He hung, the dying Lord ; 
 For her soul of joy bereaved, 
 Bow'd with anguish, deeply grieved. 
 Felt the sharp and piercing sword. 
 
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 HYMNS ON THE PASSION. 
 
 2) Oh, how sad and sore distressed 
 No^\^ was she, that Mother blessed 
 
 Of the sole-begotten One ; 
 
 Deep the woe of her affliction, 
 
 When she saw the Crucifixion 
 
 cr Of her ever-glorious Son. 
 
 mf Who, on Christ's dear Mother gazuig 
 
 Pierced by anguish so amazing. 
 
 Born of woman, would not weep ? 
 Who, on Christ's dear ]\Iother thinking 
 Such a cup of sorrow drinking. 
 
 Would not share her sorrows deep ? 
 V For His people's sins chastised. 
 She beheld her Son despised. 
 
 Scourged, and crown'd with thorns entwined 
 Saw Him then from judgment taken. 
 And in death by all forsaken, 
 Till His Spirit He resign'd. 
 mf Jesu, may her deep devotion 
 Stir in me the same emotion, 
 Fount of love. Redeemer kind, 
 cr That my heart fresh ardour gaining, 
 And a purer love attaining, 
 
 May with Thee acceptance find. Amen. 
 
 ][ ]! Q '» Mij God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me ? ** 
 nif npHRONED upon the awful Tree, 
 
 JL King of grief, I watch with Thee ; 
 dim Darkness veils Thine anguish'd Face, 
 
 None its lines of woe can trace, 
 
 None can tell what pangs unknown 
 2'>p Hold Thee silent and alone. 
 P Silent through those three dread hours, 
 cr Wrestling with the evil powers, 
 dim Left alone with human sin, 
 
 Gloom around Thee and within. 
 
 Till the appointed time is nigh, 
 lip Till the Lamb of God may die. 
 
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 HYMNS ON THE PASSION. 
 
 iv.f Hark that cry that peals aloud 
 
 Upward through the whelming cloud ! 
 
 cv Thou, the Father's only Son, 
 Thou, His own Anointed One, 
 Thou dost ask Him — (/j) can it be ? — 
 
 dim " Why hast Thou forsaken Me ? " 
 
 l^ LoKD, should fear and anguish roll 
 Darkly o'er my sinful soul, 
 Thou, Who once wast thus bereft 
 
 cr That Thine own might ne'er be left. 
 Teach me by that bitter cry 
 
 mf In the gloom to know Thee nigh. Amen. 
 
 119 ''I thirst. 
 
 id sparkling rills 
 
 burst. 
 
 w/ TXIS are the thousand sparkling rills, 
 JLIL That from a thousand fountains 
 
 And fill with music all the hills ; 
 p And yet He saith, " I thirst." 
 
 wf All fiery pangs on battle-fields. 
 
 On fever beds w^here sick men toss, 
 
 Are in that human cry He yields 
 ]) To anguish on the Cross. 
 
 mf But more than pains that rack'd Him then 
 
 Was the deep longing thirst Divine, 
 cr That thirsted for the souls of men : 
 p Dear Lord ! and one was mine. 
 
 mf Love most patient, give me grace ; 
 
 Make all my soul athirst for Thee ; 
 p That parch'd dry Lip, that fading Face, 
 That Thirst were all for me. Amen. 
 
 120 " It is fnishcd.*' 
 
 mf r\ PERFECT life of love ! 
 v./ AH, all is finish'd now ; 
 All that He left His Throne above 
 To do for us below. 
 
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 HYxMNS ON THE PASSION. 
 
 "No work is left undone 
 
 Of all the Father will'd ; 
 p His toil, His sorrows, one by one, 
 cr The Scripture have fulfili'd. 
 
 2^ No pain that we can share 
 But He has felt its smart ; 
 All forms of human grief and care 
 Have pierced that tender Heart. 
 
 And on His thorn-crown'd Head, 
 And on His sinless Soul, 
 Our sins in all their guilt were laid, 
 cr That He might make us whole. 
 
 P In perfect love He dies : 
 
 For me He dies, for me : 
 cr all-atoning Sacrifice, 
 
 I cling by faith to Thee. 
 
 mf In every time of need, 
 
 Before the judgment-throne, 
 
 cr Thy work, O Lamb of God, I'll plead, 
 Thy merits, (dim) not my own. 
 
 mf Yet work, Lord, in me 
 
 As Thou for me hast Vvrought ; 
 
 cr And let my love the answer be 
 
 To grace Thy love has brought. Amen. 
 
 121 ''^''^^'<^^' "'^0 ^^^y ^«^^^s I commend My Spirit J* 
 p A ND now, beloved Lord, Thy Soul resigning 
 J:\. Into Thy Father's arms with conscious Will, 
 Calmly, with reverend grace, Thy Head inclining, 
 7>;) The throbbing Brow and labouring Breast grow 
 
 stili. 
 mf Freely Thy life Thou yieldest, meekly bending 
 
 E'en to the' last beneath our sorrows' load, 
 cr r dim Yet strong in death in perfect peace commend- 
 Thy Spirit to Thy Father and Thy God. [ing 
 
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 HYMNS ON THE PASSION. 
 
 mf Bweet Saviour, in mine hour of mortal anguish, 
 dim When earth grows dim, and round me falls the 
 night, [guish ; 
 
 ere dim O breathe Thy peace, as flesh and spirit lan- 
 cr At that dread eventide let there be light. 
 2? To Thy dear Cross turn Thou mine eyes in dying ; 
 
 Lay but my fainting head upon Thy Breast ; 
 Those outstretch'd Arms receive my latest sighing ; 
 c/' And then, oh ! then. Thine everlasting Rest. 
 
 Amen. 
 
 TOO '^ In Paradise.'" 
 
 P TT is finish'd ! Blessed Jesus, 
 
 -L Thou hast breathed Thy latest sigh, 
 cr Teaching us the sons of Adam 
 
 How the Son of God {dim) can die. 
 
 p Lifeless lies the broken Body, 
 Hidden in its rocky bed, 
 Laid aside like folded garment : 
 Where is now the Spirit fled 1 
 
 mf In the gloomy realms of darkness 
 Shines a light unknown before, 
 For the Lord of dead and living 
 Enters at the open door. 
 
 p See ! He comes a willing Victim, 
 Unresisting hither led ; 
 Passing from the Cross of sorrow 
 To the mansions of the dead. 
 mf Lo ! the heavenly light around Him 
 
 As He draws His people near ; 
 cr All amazed they stand rejoicing 
 
 At the gracious Words they hear. 
 mf For Himself proclaims the story 
 Of His own Incarnate life. 
 And the death He died to save us, 
 Victor in that awful strife. 
 
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 HYMNS ON THE PASSION. 
 
 Patriarch and Priest and Prophet 
 Gather round Him as He stands, 
 a- In adoring faith and gladness, 
 dim Hearing of the pierced Hands. 
 
 / Oh, the bliss to which He calls them, 
 liansom'd by His precious Blood, 
 From the gloomy realms of darkness 
 To tlie Paradise of God ! 
 
 mf There in lowliest joy and wonder 
 Stands the robber at His side, 
 cr Reaping now the blessed promise 
 dim Spoken by the Crucified. 
 
 p Jesus, Lord of dead and living, 
 Let Thy mercy rest on me ; 
 Grant me too, when life is finish'd, 
 Rest in Paradise with Thee. Amen. 
 
 123 *' ^-^<^>'I/ Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses 
 beheld where He was laid" 
 
 p ~D Y Jesus' grave on either hand, 
 
 -D While night is brooding o'er the land, 
 The sad and silent mourners stand. 
 
 At last the weary life is o'er. 
 
 The agony and conflict sore 
 
 Of Him Who all our sufferings bore. 
 
 Deep in the rock's sepulchral shade 
 
 The LoiiD, Ijy Whom the worlds were made. 
 
 The Saviour of mankind, is laid. 
 
 ivf hearts bereaved and sore distress'd. 
 
 Here is for you a ])lace of rest ; 
 p Here leave your griefs on Jesus' Breast. Amen. 
 
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 224 " ^^'*'^' when Joseph had taken the Body^ he wrapped it 
 in a clean linen cloth, and liid it in his oivn new 
 tomb, which ho had hewn out in the rock. . . . Ana 
 there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary^ 
 sitting over against the sepulchre." 
 
 mj "DESTING from His work to-day 
 
 JlAj In the tomb the Saviour lay ; 
 
 Still He slept, from Head to Feet 
 
 Shrouded in the winding-sheet, 
 
 Lying in the rock alone, 
 
 Hidden by the sealed stone. 
 
 Late at even there was seen 
 
 Watching long the Magdalene ; 
 
 Early, ere the break of day, 
 p Sorrowful she took her way 
 
 To the holy garden glade. 
 
 Where her buried Lokd was laid. 
 mf So with Thee, till life shall end, 
 
 I would solemn vigil spend ; 
 
 Let me hew Thee, Lord, a shrine 
 
 Ln this rocky heart of mine. 
 
 Where in pure embalmed cell 
 
 None but Thou may ever dwell. 
 
 Myrrh and spices will I bring, 
 
 True affection's offering ; 
 p Close the door from sight and sound 
 
 Of the busy world around ;_ 
 
 And in patient watch remain 
 cr Till my Lord appear again. Amen. 
 
 125 " ^ (-Icath, ivhere is thy sting ? grave, where is thj 
 victory f " 
 / "\7"E choirs of new Jerusalem, 
 -JL Your sweetest notes employ, 
 The Paschal victory to hymn 
 In strains of holy joy. 
 
 f 97 )
 
 EASTER. 
 
 For Judah's Lion bursts His chains, 
 Crushing the serpent's head ; 
 
 And cries aloud through death's domains 
 To wake the imprison'd dead. 
 
 Devouring depths of hell their prey 
 
 At His command restore ; 
 His ransom'd hosts pursue their way 
 
 Where Jesus goes before. 
 
 ff Triumphant in His glory now 
 
 To Him all power is given ; 
 mf To Him in one communion bow 
 
 All saints in earth and Heav'n. 
 
 While we, His soldiers, praise our King, 
 dim His mercy we implore, 
 cr Within His palace bright to bring 
 And keep us evermore. 
 
 / All glory to the Father be, 
 All glory to the Son, 
 All glory, Holy Ghost, to Thee, 
 While endless ages run. 
 
 Alleluia ! Amen. 
 
 126 " ^^^^ Lord is Kinij, and hath put on glorious apparel." 
 f T" IGHT'S glittering morn bedecks the sky ; 
 -LJ Heaven thunders forth its victor-cry ; 
 The glad earth shouts her triumph high. 
 And groaning hell makes wild reply ; 
 
 While He, the King, the mighty King, 
 Despoiling death of all its sting. 
 And, trampling down the powers of night. 
 Brings forth His ransom'd Saints to light. 
 
 mf His tomb of late the threefold guard 
 Of watch and stone and seal had barr'd ; 
 
 / But now, in pomp and triumph high, 
 He comes from death to victory. 
 
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 EASTER. 
 
 The pains of hell are loosed at last ; 
 The clays of mourning now are past ; 
 An Angel robed in light hath said, 
 ff " The LoED is risen from the dead.'' 
 
 Part 2. 
 
 p The Apostles' hearts were full of pain 
 For their dear Lord so lately slain, 
 By rebel servants doom'd to die 
 A death of cruel agony. 
 
 mf With gentle voice the Angel gave 
 The women tidings at the grave ; 
 " Fear not, your !^Iaster shall ye see ; 
 He goes before to Galilee." 
 
 cr Then, hastening on their eager way 
 
 The joyful tidings to convey, 
 
 Their Loud they met, their living Loed, 
 dim And falling at His Feet adored. 
 
 ■mf Th' Eleven, when they hear, with speed 
 To Galilee forthwith proceed, 
 That there once more they may behold 
 The Loed's dear Face, as He foretold. 
 
 Part 3. 
 
 f That Easter-tide with joy was bright, 
 The sun shone out with fairer light. 
 When, to their longing eyes restored, 
 Th' Apostles saw their risen Loed. 
 
 ■mf He bade them see His Hands, His Side, 
 Where yet the glorious Wounds abide ; 
 The tokens true which made it plain 
 
 / Their Loed indeed was risen again. 
 
 mf Jesu, the King of Gentleness, 
 
 Do Thou Thyself our hearts possess. 
 That we may give Thee all our days 
 The tribute of our grateful praise. 
 C 99 )
 
 EASTER. 
 The following may he sung at the end of each Part. 
 
 mf O Lord of all, with us abide 
 In this our joyful Easter-tide ; 
 From every weapon death can wield 
 Thine own redeem'd for ever shield. 
 
 / All praise be Thine, O risen Lord, 
 From death to endless life restored ; 
 All praise to God the Father be 
 And Holy Ghost eternally. Amen. 
 
 127 '' ^'^'3 y' ^^ ^^' ^""-^^ ^'"^ ^' ^""'^ triumphed 
 gloriously." 
 
 f A T the Lamb's high feast we sing 
 1\. Praise to our victorious King, 
 
 m/ Who hath wash'd us in the tide 
 Flowing from His pierced Side ;^ 
 
 f Praise we Him, Whose love Divme 
 Gives His Sacred Blood for wme, 
 Gives His Body for the feast ^ 
 
 Christ the Victim, Christ the Priest. 
 
 mf Where the Paschal blood is pour'd, 
 
 Death's dark Angel sheathes his sword ; 
 
 / Israel's hosts triumphant go 
 
 Through the wave that drowns the toe 
 Praise we Christ, Whose Blood was shed, 
 Paschal Victim, Paschal Bread ; 
 
 mf With sincerity and love 
 Eat we Manna from above. 
 
 f Mighty Victim from the sky, 
 
 Hell's fierce powers beneath Thee he ; 
 Thou hast conquer'd in the nght, 
 Thou hast brought us life and liglit ; 
 Now no more can death appal, 
 Now no more the grave enthral 
 Thou hast open'd Paradise, . 
 And in Thee Thy Saints shall rise. 
 
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 EASTER. 
 
 Easter triumph, Easter joy, 
 
 mf Sin alone can this destroy ; 
 
 From sin's power do Thou set free 
 Souls new-born, O Lord, in Thee. 
 
 / Hymns of glory and of praise, 
 Risen Lord, to Thee we raise ; 
 Holy Father, praise to Thee, 
 With the Spirit, ever be. Amen. 
 
 128 ^'' Christ our Passover is sacrificed for lis ; therefore 
 let us keep the feast.^' 
 
 f rpHE Lamb's high banquet call'd to share, 
 J- Array'd in garments white and fair, 
 The Red Sea past, w^e fain would sing 
 I'o Jesus our triumphant King. 
 
 w/ Upon the Altar of the Cross 
 
 His Body hath redeem'd our loss ; 
 And, tasting of His precious Blood, 
 Our life is hid with Him in God. 
 
 Protected in the Paschal night 
 From the destroying Angel's mighty 
 In triumph went the ransom'd free 
 From Pharaoh's cruel tyranny. 
 
 Now Christ our Passover is slain, 
 The Lamb of God without a stain ; 
 His Flesh, the true unleaven'd Bread, 
 Is freely offer'd in our stead. 
 
 O all-sufficient Sacrifice, 
 Beneath Thee hell defeated lies ; 
 Thy captive people are set free, 
 And crowns of life restored by Thee. 
 
 / We hymn Thee rising from the grave, 
 From death returning, strong to save \ 
 Thine own Right Hand the tyrant chains, 
 And Paradise for man regains. 
 
 C 101 )
 
 EASTER. 
 
 mf All praise be Thine, O risen Lord, 
 From death to endless life restored ; 
 All praise to God the Father be 
 And Holy Ghost eternally. Amen. 
 
 129 "■^'^'''^f'^ ^-^*^^i -^^'wi in baptism, wherein also ye are 
 risen loith Him through the faith of the operation 
 of God, Who hath raised Him from the dead."" 
 
 mf r\ CHRIST, the heavens' Eternal King, 
 Vy Creator, unto Thee we sing. 
 With God the Father ever One, 
 Co-equal, co-eternal Son, 
 Thy Hand, when first the world began, 
 Made in Thine own pure Image man, 
 And link'd to fleshly form of earth 
 A living soul of heavenly birth. 
 And when the envious crafty foe 
 Had marr'd Thy noblest work below. 
 Thou didst our ruin'd state repair 
 By deigning flesh Thyself to wear. 
 Once of a Virgin born to save, 
 And now new-born from death's dark grave, 
 O Christ, Thou bidd'st us rise with Thee 
 From death to immortality. 
 Eternal Shepherd, Thou art wont 
 To cleanse Thy sheep within the font, 
 That mystic bath, that grave of sin. 
 Where ransom'd souls new life begin. 
 
 p Divine Redeemer, Thou didst deign 
 To bear for us the Cross of pain. 
 And freely pay the precious price 
 Of all Thy Blood in sacrifice. 
 
 mf Jesu, do Thou to every heart 
 Unceasing Paschal joy impart : 
 From death of sin and guilty strife 
 Set free the new-born sons of life. 
 
 ( 102 )
 
 EASTER. 
 
 / All praise be Tliine, O risen Lord, 
 From death to endless life restored ; 
 All praise to God the Father be 
 And Holy Ghost eternally. Amen. 
 
 130 " ■^^''^^ ''^ ^^^'^ '^'^^ tohich the Lord hath made ; we will 
 rejoice and he glad in it^ 
 
 f A LLELUIA ! Alleluia ! Alleluia ! 
 ^lJl. O sons and daughters, let us sing ! 
 The King of Heav'n, the glorious King, 
 O'er death to-day rose triumphing. 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 mf That Easter morn, at break of day, 
 The faithful women went their way 
 To seek the tomb where Jesus lay. 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 An Angel clad in white they see. 
 Who sat, and spake unto the three, 
 " Your Lord doth go to Galilee." 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 'p That night th' Apostles met in fear ; 
 cr Amidst them came their Lord most dear, 
 And said, (p) " My peace be on all here." 
 Alleluia ! 
 mf When Thomas first the tidings heard. 
 How they had seen the risen Lord, 
 He doubted the disciples' word. 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 P " My pierced Side, Thomas, see ; 
 My Hands, My Feet I show to thee ; 
 Not faithless, but believing be." 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 mf No longer Thomas then denied ; 
 
 He saw the Feet, the Hands, the Side ; 
 / " Thou art my Lord and God, " he cried. 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 
 ( 103 >
 
 EASTER. 
 
 How blest are they who have not seen, 
 And yet whose faith hath constant been, 
 For they eternal life shall win. 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 
 On this most holy day of days. 
 
 To God your hearts and voices raise 
 
 In laud, and jubilee, and praise 
 
 / Alleluia! Amen. 
 
 1 oi « Worthy is the Lamb that was slai7i to receive power, 
 "*• and riches, and rcisdom, and strength, and honour, 
 
 and glory, and blessing" 
 f /CHRIST the Lord is risen to-day ; 
 KJ Christians, haste your vows to pay ; 
 Offer ye your praises meet 
 At the Paschal Victim's feet. 
 mf For the sheep the Lamb hath bled. 
 
 Sinless in the sinner's stead ; 
 f " Christ is risen," to-day we cry ; 
 Now He lives no more to die. 
 
 / Christ, the Victim undefiled, 
 Man to God hath reconciled ; 
 Whilst in strange and awful strife 
 Met together Death and Life : 
 Christians, on this happy day 
 Haste with joy your vows to pay ; 
 f " Christ is risen," to-day we cry ; 
 Now He lives no more to die. 
 
 onf Christ, Who once for sinners bled, 
 / Now the first-born from the dead, 
 / Throned in endless might and power, 
 
 Lives and reigns for evermore. 
 
 Hail, Eternal Hope on high ! 
 
 Hail, Thou King of victory ! 
 
 Hail, Thou Prince of life adored ! 
 mf Help and save us, gracious Lord. Amen. 
 
 ( 104 )
 
 EASTER. 
 
 ^^ Jesus met them, saying, All hail." 
 
 THE Day of Resurrection ! 
 Earth, tell it out abroad ; 
 The Passover of gladness, 
 
 The Passover of God ! 
 From death to life eternal, 
 From earth unto the sky, 
 Our Cheist hath brought us over 
 With hymns of victory. 
 
 mf Our hearts be pure from evil, 
 
 That we may see aright 
 The Lord in rays eternal 
 
 Of resurrection-light ; 
 And, listening to His accents, 
 
 May hear so calm and plain 
 His own " All hail," and, hearing, 
 
 May raise the victor strain. 
 
 / Now let the heav'ns be joyful, 
 And earth her song begin. 
 The round world keep high triumph. 
 
 And all that is therein ; 
 Let all things seen and unseen 
 Their notes of gladness blend, 
 f For Christ the Lord is risen, 
 
 Our Joy that hath no end. Amen. 
 
 " Lo, the idnter is past." 
 
 COME, ye faithful, raise the strain 
 Of triumphant gladness ; 
 God hath brought His Israel 
 Into joy from sadness ; 
 mf Loosed from Pharaoh's bitter yoke 
 
 Jacob's sons and daughters ; 
 / Led them with unmoisten'd foot 
 Through the Red Sea waters. 
 
 ( 105 )
 
 EASTER. 
 
 'Tis the Spring of souls to-day ; 
 Christ hath burst His prison, 
 And from three days' sleep in death 
 As a sun hath risen ; 
 mf All the winter of our sins, 
 Long and dark, is flying 
 / From His Light, to Whom we give 
 Laud and praise undying. 
 
 Now the Queen of seasons, bright 
 
 With the Day of splendour, 
 With the royal'Feast of feasts. 
 
 Comes its joy to render ; 
 Comes to glad Jerusalem, 
 
 Who with true affection 
 Welcomes in unwearied strains 
 
 Jestj's Resurrection. 
 
 ff Alleluia now we cry 
 
 To our King Lnmortal, 
 Who triumphant burst the barb 
 
 Of the tomb's dark portal ; 
 Alleluia, with the Son 
 
 God the Father praising ; 
 Alleluia yet again 
 
 To the Spirit raising. Amen. 
 
 234 " The Lord is risen indeed" 
 
 f TESUS Christ is risen to-day, 
 ' O _ Alleluia! 
 
 Our triumphant holy day, 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 mf Who did once, upon the Cross, 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 Suffer to redeem our loss. 
 
 Alleluia \ 
 
 ( 106 )
 
 EASTER. 
 
 / Hymns of praise then let us sing 
 
 Alleluia I 
 Unto Cheist, our heavenly King, 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 mf Who endured the Cross and grave, 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 Sinners to redeem and save. 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 
 But the pain which He endured 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 / Our salvation hath procured ; 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 f Now above the sky He's King, 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 Where the Angels ever sing. 
 
 Alleluia ! Amen. 
 
 135 " ^ ^^"'3 "^'^^ "^^^ Lord a new song ; for He hath done 
 marvellous things.''^ 
 
 f A LLELUIA ! Alleluia ! Alleluia ! 
 
 J^^ The strife is o'er, the battle done , 
 
 >Tow is the Victor's triumph w^on ; 
 / let the song of praise be sung. 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 
 / Death's mightiest powers have done their worst, 
 
 And Jesus hath His foes dispersed ; 
 ff Let shouts of praise and joy outburst. 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 / On the third morn He rose again 
 Glorious in majesty to reign ; 
 O let us swell the joyful strain. 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 
 2) Lord, by the stripes v/hich wounded Thee 
 
 From death's dread sting Thy servants free, 
 / That we may live, and sing to Thee 
 
 / Alleluia ! Amen. 
 
 C 107 )
 
 EASTER. 
 
 136 " ^^^'''^"^"'^ •' f*^''" ^^^ Lord God Omiujyotent reigneth." 
 
 f /CHRIST the Lord is risen again ; 
 KJ Christ hath broken every chain ; 
 Hark ! Angelic voices cry, 
 Singing evermore on high, 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 
 wf He, Who gave for us His life, 
 
 Who for us endured the strife, 
 
 Is our Paschal Lamb to-day ; 
 / We too sing for joy, and say 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 
 mf He, Who bore all pain and loss 
 
 Comfortless upon the Cross, 
 / Lives in glory now on high. 
 
 Pleads for us, and hears our cry ; 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 
 w/ He, Who slumber'd in the grave, 
 / Is exalted now to save ; 
 ff Now through Christendom it rings 
 That the Lamb is King of kings. 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 
 m 
 
 >if Now He bids us tell abroad 
 How the lost may be restored. 
 How the penitent forgiven. 
 How we too may enter Heav'n. 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 
 Thou, our Paschal Lamb indeed, 
 Christ, Thy ransom'd people feed : 
 Take our sins and guilt away, 
 / Let us sing by night and day 
 
 # Alleluia ! Amen. 
 ( 108 ;
 
 EASTER. 
 
 137 ^'' ^'^^'^ ^^ Christ risen from the dead, and become the 
 first-fruits of them that slept." 
 
 f A LLELUIA ! Alleluia ! 
 
 -t\. Hearts to Heav'n and veices raise; 
 Sing to God a hymn of gladness, 
 Sing to God a hymn of praise ; 
 p He, Who on the Cross a Victim 
 For the world's salvation bled, 
 / Jesus Christ, the King of glory. 
 Now is risen from the dead. 
 
 Christ is risen, Christ the first-fruits 
 
 Of the holy harvest field, 
 Which Avill all its full abundance 
 
 At His second coming yield ; 
 Then the golden ears of harvest 
 
 Will their heads before Him wave, 
 Piipen'd by His glorious sunahine, 
 
 From the furrows of the grave. 
 
 mf Christ is risen, we are risen ; 
 
 Shed upon us heavenly grace. 
 Rain, and dew, and gleams of glory 
 
 From the brightness of Thy Face ; 
 That we, with our hearts in Heav'n, 
 
 Here on earth may fruitful be. 
 And by Angel-hands be gather'd, 
 
 And be ever, Lord, with Thee. 
 
 f Alleluia ! Alleluia ! 
 
 Glory be to God on high ; 
 Alleluia to the Saviour, 
 
 Who has gain'd the victory i 
 Alleluia to the Spirit, 
 
 Fount of love and sanctity : 
 Alleluia ! Alleluia ! 
 
 To the Triune Majestj^ Amen. 
 
 (108)
 
 EASTER. 
 
 238 ''^Hcis risen." 
 
 f f^ HEIST is risen ! Christ is risen ! 
 V^ He hath burst His bonds in twain ; 
 Christ is risen ! Christ is risen ! 
 Alleluia ! swell the strain ! 
 mf For our gain He suffer'd loss 
 
 By Divine decree ; 
 p He hath died upon the Cross, 
 
 ./' But our God is He. 
 
 / Christ is risen ! Christ is risen ! 
 
 He hath burst His bonds in twain ; 
 Christ is risen ! Christ is risen 1 
 Alleluia ! swell the strain ! 
 mf See the chains of death are broken ; 
 Earth below and heaven above 
 Joy in each amazing token 
 Of His rising, Lord of love ; 
 / He for evermore shall reign 
 
 By the Father's side, 
 dim Till He comes to earth again, 
 Comes to claim His Bride. 
 / Christ is risen ! Christ is risen ! _ 
 He hath burst His bonds in twain ; 
 Christ is risen ! Christ is risen ! 
 Alleluia ! swell the strain ! 
 rnf Glorious Angels downward thronging 
 Hail the Lord of all the skies ; 
 Heav'n, wdth joy and holy longing 
 For the Word Incarnate, cries, 
 / " Christ is risen ! Earth, rejoice ! 
 
 Gleam, ye starry train ! 
 All creation, find a voice ; 
 He o'er all sliall reign." 
 ff Christ is risen ! Christ is risen ! 
 
 He hath burst His bonds in twain ; 
 Christ is risen! Christ is risen! 
 O'er the universe to reign. Amen. 
 ( no )
 
 EASTER. 
 
 139 " ^^'^ First-begotten of the dead." 
 
 mf f^ OME see the place where Jesus lay, 
 KJ And hear Angelic watchers say, 
 
 / " He lives, Who once was slain : 
 
 mf Why seek the living 'midst the dead? 
 Remember how the Saviour said 
 
 / That He would rise again." 
 
 O joyful sound ! O glorious hour, 
 When by His own Almighty power 
 
 He rose, and left the grave i 
 ff Now let our songs His triumph tell. 
 Who burst the bands of death and hell, 
 
 And ever lives to save. 
 
 The First-begotten of the dead, 
 For us He rose, our glorious Head, 
 
 Immortal life to bring ; 
 V/hat tliough the saints like Him shall die. 
 They share their Leader's victorj-, 
 
 And triumph with their King. 
 
 mf No more they tremble at the grave, 
 For Jesus will their spirits save. 
 And raise their slumbering dust : 
 / O risen Lord, in Thee we live, 
 diniTo Thee our ransom'd souls we give, 
 P To Thee our bodies trust. Amen. 
 
 140 " ^ '^"^ ^^ ^^^^ Uveth, and was dead ; and behold, 1 
 
 am alive for evermore, Aw£n ; arid have the keys of 
 hell and of death. " 
 
 / "TESUS lives ! no longer now 
 
 O Can thy terrors, death, appal us ; 
 Jesus lives ! by this we know 
 
 Thou, grave, cp.nst not enthral us. 
 Alleluia ! 
 cm?
 
 EASTER. 
 
 Jesus lives ! henceforth is death 
 But the gate of life immortal ; 
 p This shall calm our trembling breath, 
 When we pass its gloomy portal. 
 mf Alleluia ! 
 / Jesus lives ! (/>) for us He died; 
 mf Then, alone to Jesus living, 
 Pure in heart may we abide, 
 Glory to our Saviour giving. 
 
 Alleluia : 
 / Jesus lives ! our hearts know well 
 
 Nought from us His love shall sever ; 
 Life, nor death, nor powers of hell 
 Tear us from His keeping ever. 
 Alleluia ! 
 Jesus lives ! to Him the Throne 
 Over all the world is given ; 
 mf May we go AA'here He is gone, 
 cr Rest and reign with Him in Heaven. 
 Alleluia ! Amen. 
 
 141 "l^^^^'^ ^^'0!f liest doicn, thou sTialt not he afraid; yca^ 
 thou shaft lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet." 
 
 For a late Evening Service. 
 
 mf TESU, the world's redeeming Lord, 
 O The Father's co-eternal Word, 
 Of Light invisible true Light, 
 Thine Israel's Keeper day and night ; 
 Our great Creator and our Guide, 
 Who times and seasons dost divide, 
 Refresh at night with quiet rest 
 Our limbs by daily toil oppress'd : 
 That while in this frail house of clay 
 A little longer here Ave stay, 
 P Our flesh in Thee may sweetly sleep, 
 Our souls with Thee their vigils keep. 
 
 ( 112 )
 
 EASTER. 
 
 mf We pray Thee, while we dwell below. 
 Preserve us from our ghostly foe ; 
 Nor let his wiles victorious be 
 O'er them that are redeem'd by Thee. 
 
 O LoED of all, with us abide 
 In this our joyful Easter-tide , 
 From every weapon death can wield 
 Thine own redeem'd for ever shield. 
 
 / All praise be Thine, O risen Lord, 
 From death to endless life restored ; 
 All praise to God the Father be, 
 And Holy Ghost eternally. Amen. 
 
 The fdlowing Hymns are suitable for this season 
 
 197 The King of love my Shepherd is. 
 
 232 Light's abode, celestial Salem. 
 
 302 Come, ye faithful, raise the anthem. 
 
 iHogation i^ag^. 
 
 242 " -^c>'*^A Thou art become gracious unto Thy land." 
 
 mf nnO Thee our God we fly 
 
 -L For mercy and for grace ; 
 O hear our lowly cry. 
 And hide not Thou Thy Face. 
 / O Lord,, stretch forth Thy mighty hand, 
 mf And guard and bless our Fatherland. 
 
 / Arise, O Lord of hosts ! 
 
 Be jealous for Thy Name, 
 And drive from out our coasts 
 The sins that put to shame. 
 O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand, 
 mf And guard and bless our Fatherland. 
 
 ( 113 )
 
 ROGATION DAYS. 
 
 Thy best gifts from on high 
 
 in rich abundance pour, 
 That we may magnify 
 And praise Thee more and more. 
 / O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand, 
 mf And guard and bless our Fatherland. 
 
 The powers ordain'd by Thee 
 
 With heavenly wisdom bless ; 
 May they Thy servants be, 
 And rule in righteousness. 
 / O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand, 
 mf And guard and bless our Fatherland. 
 The Church of Thy dear Sox 
 
 Inflame with love's pure fire, 
 Bind her once more in one, 
 And life and truth inspire. 
 / O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand, 
 mf And guard and bless our Fatherland. 
 The Pastors of Thy fold 
 
 With grace and power endue, 
 That faithful, pure, and bold, 
 They may be Pastors true. 
 / O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand, 
 mf And guard and bless our Fatherland. 
 O let us love Thy house, 
 And sanctify Thy daj^, 
 Bring unto Thee our vows, 
 And loyal homage pay. 
 / O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand, 
 mf And guard and bless our Fatherland. 
 P Give peace, Lord, in our time ; 
 O let no foe draw nigh. 
 Nor lawless deed of crime 
 Insult Thy Majesty. 
 / O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand, 
 mf And guard and bless our Fatherland. 
 
 ( 114 )
 
 ROGATION DAYS. 
 
 }) Though vile and worthless, still 
 
 Thy people, Lokd, are we ; 
 cr And for our God we will 
 
 Kone other have but Thee. 
 / Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand, 
 And guard and bless our Fatherland. Amen. 
 This Hymn may also be sung at other seasons. 
 
 143 " "^'''^ ^'-^'^^ ^f "^^ '■^"^'""^ upon Thee, Lord ; and Thou 
 givesi them their meat in due season." 
 
 uif T" ORD, in Thy Name Thy servants plead, 
 J-J And Thou hast sworn to hear ; 
 Thine is the harvest, Thine the seed, 
 
 The fresh and fading year. 
 Our hope, when Autumn winds blew wild. 
 
 We trusted, Lord, with Thee : 
 And still, now Spring has on us smiled, 
 
 We wait on Thy decree. 
 The former and the latter rain. 
 
 The summer sun and air, 
 The green ear, and the golden grain. 
 
 All Thine, are ours by prayer. 
 Thine too by right, and ours by grace. 
 
 The wondrous growth unseen, 
 The hopes that soothe, the fears that brace, 
 
 The love that shines serene. 
 So grant the precious things brought forth 
 
 By sun and moon below. 
 That Thee in Thy new Heav'n and earth 
 
 We never may forego. Amen. 
 The followinfi Hymn is suitable for this season : 
 468 Litany for the Rogation Days. 
 
 ^SccngionttDc. 
 
 244 " All pou-er is given unto Me in heaven ana in earth.^' 
 mf i^ LORD most High, Eternal King, 
 
 Vy By Thee redeem'd Thy praise we sing ; 
 The bonds of death are burst by Thee, 
 And grace has won the victory. 
 
 ( 115 )
 
 ASCENSIONTIDE. 
 
 Ascending to the Father's Throne 
 
 Thou claim'st the kingdom as Thine own ; 
 
 Thy days of mortal weakness o'er, 
 
 All i^ower is Thine for evermore. 
 
 To Thee the whole creation now 
 
 Shall, in its threefold order, bow. 
 
 Of things on earth, and things on high, 
 
 And things that underneath us lie. 
 
 p In awe and wonder Angels see 
 
 How changed is man's estate by Thee, 
 How Flesh makes pure as flesh did stain. 
 And Thou, True God, in Flesh dost reign. 
 
 / Be Thou our Joy, O mighty Lord, 
 As Thou wilt be our great Keward ; 
 Let all our glory be in Thee 
 Both now and through eternity. 
 All praise from every heart and tongue 
 To Thee, ascended Lord, be sung ; 
 All praise to God the Father be 
 And Holy Ghost eternally. Amen. 
 
 145 " This same Jesus, Wliich is taken up from you into 
 heaien, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen 
 Him go into heaven.^' 
 
 f f\ CHRIST our Joy, gone up on high 
 VJ To fill Thy Throne above the sky. 
 
 How glorious dost Thou shine ! 
 Thy Sovereign rule the worlds obey. 
 And earthly joys all fade away 
 In that pure light of Thine. 
 ]> To Thee in ]irayer Thy j^eoplc bow ; 
 O may our sins Thy pardon know, 
 The cleansing of Thy grace ; 
 rr Then lift our hearts to Thee above, 
 On wings of faithfulness and love, 
 To seek Thy holy place. 
 
 ( 116 )
 
 ASCENSIONTIDE. 
 
 tvf So, when the sudden call shall sound, 
 And with Thy robe of clouds around 
 Thou, Christ, shalt come once more, 
 
 •Xlm Thyself our Judge may'st turn away 
 The penalty our sins should pay, 
 
 c/' And our lost crowns restore. 
 
 / Ascended up from mortal sight, 
 Jesu, we praise Thee in the height, 
 
 Our Joy, our great Reward ; 
 Whom with the Father we confess, 
 And with the Holy Spirit bless, 
 
 One ever-glorious Lord. Amen. 
 
 146 " ^^J -^^'^ ^'^''* ^^^^'^^ -^^<? entered in once into the hohj 
 place.'" 
 
 '^^ f\ SAVIOUR, Who for man hast trod 
 vy The winepress of the wrath of God, 
 
 / Ascend, and claim again on high 
 Thy glory left for us to die, 
 
 A radiant cloud is now Thy seat, 
 And earth lies stretch'd beneath Thy Feet ; 
 Ten thousand thousands round Thee sing, 
 And share the triumph of their King. 
 
 The Angel-host enraptured waits : 
 " Lift up your heads, eternal gates ! " 
 O GoD-and-MAN ! the Father's Throne 
 Is now for evermore Thine own. 
 
 Our great High Priest and Shepherd Thou 
 
 Within the veil art enter'd now, 
 mf To offer there Thy precious Blood 
 p Once pour'd on earth a cleansing flood. 
 mf Arid thence the Church, Thy chosen Bride, 
 
 With countless gifts of grace supplied, 
 
 Through all her members draws from Thee 
 
 Her hidden, life of sanctity. 
 
 ( 117 >
 
 ASCENSIONTIDE. 
 
 O Christ, our Loed, of Thy clear care 
 Thy lowly members heaven-ward bear ; 
 Be ours with Thee to suffer pain, 
 With Thee for evermore to reign. 
 
 / All praise from every heart and tongue 
 To Thee, ascended Lord, be sung ; 
 
 ■ All praise to God the Father be 
 And Holy Ghost eternally. Amen. 
 
 14*7 " ^^f^ '"'P ^*''''' lieacls^ ye gates, and he ye lift up, 
 ye everlasting doors ; and the King of glory shall 
 come in." 
 
 / Xir AIL the day that sees Him rise 
 -O- Alleluia ! 
 
 To His Throne a.bove the skies ; 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 P Christ, the Lamb for sinners given, 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 / Enters now the highest Heav'n. 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 
 There for Him high triumph waits ; 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 Lift your heads, eternal gates ; 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 He hath conquer'd death and sin ; 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 Take the King of glory in. 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 
 Lo ! the Heav'n its Lord receives, 
 
 Alleluia I 
 Yet He loves the earth He leaves ; 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 Though returning to His Throne, 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 Still He calls mankind His own. 
 
 Alleluia! 
 
 C 118 )
 
 ASCENSIONTIDE. 
 
 See ! He lifts His Hands above ; 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 p See ! He shows the prints of love ; 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 / Hark ! His gracious Lips bestow 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 Blessings on His Church below. 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 
 'p Still for us He intercedes, 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 His prevailing Death He pleads, 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 cr Near Himself prepares our place, 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 / He the first-fruits of our race. 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 
 P Lord, though parted from our sight 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 cr Far above the starry height. 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 Grant our hearts may thither rise, 
 Alleluia ! 
 / Seeking Thee above the skies. 
 
 Alleluia ! Amen. 
 
 248 '' Tliou art gone up on high. Thou hast led captivity 
 captive, and received gifts for men.^* 
 
 f O EE the Conqueror mounts in triumph, 
 O See the King in royal state 
 Kiding on the clouds His chariot 
 
 To His heavenly palace gate ; 
 Hark ! the choirs of Angel voices 
 
 Joyful Alleluias sing, 
 And the portals high are lifted 
 
 To receive their Heavenly King. 
 
 ( 119)
 
 ASCENSIONTIDE. 
 
 mf Who is this that comes in glory, 
 
 With the trump of jubilee % 
 f Lord of battles, God of armies. 
 
 He has gain'd the victory ; 
 p He Who on the Cross did suffer, 
 mf He Who from the grave arose, 
 / He has vanquish'd sin and Satan, 
 
 He by death has spoil'd His foes. 
 mf While He lifts His Hands in blessing, 
 He is parted from His friends ; 
 While their eager eyes behold Him, 
 
 He upon the clouds ascends ; 
 He Who walk'd with God, and pleased Him. 
 
 Preaching truth and doom to come. 
 He, our Enoch, is translated 
 To His everlasting home. 
 jp Now our heavenly Aaron enters, 
 
 With His Blood, within the veil ; 
 mf Joshua now is come to Canaan, 
 
 And the kings before Him quail ; 
 Now He plants the tribes of Israel 
 In their promised resting-place ; 
 Now our great Elijah offers 
 
 Double portion of His grace. 
 He has raised our human nature 
 
 On the clouds to God's right hand ; 
 There we sit in heavenly places. 
 There with Him in glory stand : 
 / Jesus reigns, adored by Angels ; 
 
 Man with God is on the Throne ; 
 iNlifrhty Lord, in Thine Ascension 
 'P We by faith behold our own. 
 Part 2. 
 
 mf Holy Ghost, Illuminator, 
 
 Shed Thy beams upon our eyes, 
 Help us to look up with Stephen, 
 And to see, beyond the skies, 
 ( 120 ;
 
 ASCENSIONTIDE. 
 
 Where the Son of Man in glory 
 
 fStanding is at God's right hand, 
 Beckoning on His Martyr army, 
 
 Succouring His faithful band ; 
 / See Him, Wlio is gone before us. 
 
 Heavenly mansions to prepare, 
 2i See Him, Who is ever pleading 
 
 For us with prevailing prayer, 
 / See Him, Who with sound of trumpet 
 
 And with His Angelic train. 
 Summoning the world to judgment, 
 
 On the clouds will come again. 
 mf Lift us up from earth to Heaven, 
 
 Give us wings of faith and love. 
 Gales of holy aspirations 
 
 Wafting us to realms above ; 
 That, with hearts and minds uplifted, 
 
 We with Christ our Lord may dwell, 
 Where He sits enthroned in glory 
 
 In His heavenly citadel. 
 So at last, when He appeareth. 
 
 We from out our graves may spring, 
 With our youth renew'd like eagles, 
 
 Flocking round our Heavenly King, 
 cr Caught up on the clouds of heaven, 
 
 And may meet Him in the air, 
 Else to realms where He is reigning, 
 
 And may reign for ever there. 
 The following Doxology man ^^ sung at the end of either Part, 
 ff Glory be to God the Father ; 
 
 Glory be to God the Son", 
 Dying, risen, ascending for us, 
 
 Who the heavenly realm has won ; 
 Glory to the Holy Spirit ; 
 
 To One God in Persons Three 
 Glory both in earth and Heaven, 
 
 Glory, endless glory be. Amen. 
 
 C 121 )
 
 ASCENSIONTIDK. 
 \^Q " Who is gone into heaven.'" 
 
 f npHOU art gone up on high, 
 -L To mansions in the skies ; 
 And round Thy Throne unceasingly 
 The songs of praise arise ; 
 IJ But we are lingering here, 
 
 With sin and care oppress'd ; 
 cr LoKD, send Thy promised Comforter, 
 And lead us to Thy rest. 
 
 ./ Thou art gone up on high ; 
 P But Thou didst first come down, 
 Through earth's most bitter misery 
 cr To i:)ass unto Thy Crown ; 
 l^ And girt with griefs and fears 
 
 Our onward course must be; 
 cr But only let this path of tears 
 
 Lead us at last to Thee. 
 
 / Thou art gone up on high ; 
 
 But Thou shalt come again, 
 With all the bright ones of the sky 
 
 Attendant in Thy train. 
 ■mf Lord, by Thy saving power 
 
 So make us live and die, 
 cr That we may stand in that dread hour 
 / At Thy right Hand on high. Amen. 
 
 150 " ^^'^'^ being the Brightness of His Glorg, and the 
 express Image of His person, and upholding all 
 things by the word of His power, lohcn He had bji 
 Himself purged our sins, sat doicn on the right 
 hand of the Majesty on high." 
 
 mf "TESTT, our Hope, our heart's Desire, 
 O Thy work of grace we sing ; 
 Redeemer of the world art Thou, 
 Its Maker and its King. 
 
 C 122 )
 
 ASCENSIONTIDE. 
 
 p How vast the mercy and the love, 
 Which laid our sins on Thee, 
 And led Thee to a cruel death. 
 To set Thy people free ! 
 / But now the bonds of deatli are burst ; 
 The ransom has been paid ; 
 And Thou art on Thy Father's Throne, 
 In glorious robes array'd. 
 
 mf O may Thy mighty love prevail 
 
 Our sinful souls to spare ! 
 O may we stand around Thy Throne, 
 
 And see Thy glory there I 
 Jesu, our only Joy be Thou, 
 
 As Thou our Prize wilt be ; 
 In Thee be all our glory now 
 
 And through eternity. 
 / All praise to Thee Who art gone up 
 
 Triumphantly to Heav'n ; 
 All praise to God the Father's Name 
 
 And Holy Ghost be given. Amen. 
 
 The following Hymns are suitable for this season ! 
 
 201 Where high the heavenly temple stands. 
 
 202 Rejoice, the Lord is King. 
 
 300 All hail the power of Jesu's Name. 
 
 301 The Head that once was crown'd with thorns. 
 304 Crown Him with many crowns. 
 
 469 Litany of Jesus Glorified. 
 
 151 "-^ ^ 0^ ^°* away, the Comforter will not come unto 
 you ; but if I depart, I will oead Him unto yoiC 
 
 mf T^ ULER of the hosts of light, 
 
 J-\j Death hath yielded to Thy miglit ; 
 And Thy Blood hath mark'd a road 
 Which will lead us back to God. 
 
 ( 123 )
 
 WHITS UN-EVEN, 
 
 From Thy dwelling-place above, 
 From Thy Father's Throne of love, 
 With Tiiy look of mercy bless 
 p Those without Thee comfortless. 
 
 Bitter were Thy throes on earth, 
 Giving to the Church her birth 
 From the spear-wound opening wide 
 In Tliine own life-giving Side. 
 
 / Now in glory Thou dost reign 
 
 Won by all Thy toil and pain; 
 mf Thence the promised Spirit send, 
 
 While our prayers to Thee ascend. 
 
 Jesu, praise to Thee be given 
 With the Father high in heaven ; 
 Holy Spirit, praise to Thee, 
 Now and through eternity. Amen. 
 
 2H!;it^untit)c. 
 
 152 '" ^'^'•^ yi:hen the day of Pentecost was fulhj come, then 
 icere all with one accord in one place." 
 
 mf A BOVE the starry spheres, 
 -LJl. To where He Avas before, 
 Christ had gone up, the Father's gift 
 Upon the Church to pour. 
 
 At length had fully come. 
 On mystic circle borne 
 Of seven times seven revolving days, 
 The Pentecostal morn ; 
 
 When, as the Apostles knelt 
 At the third hour in prayer, ^ 
 C7' A sudden rushing sound proclaim'd 
 p That God Himself was there. 
 
 ( 124 )
 
 WHITSUNTIDE. 
 
 mf Forthwith a tongue of fire 
 Is seen on every brow. 
 Each heart receives the Father's light. 
 The Word's enkincUing glow ; 
 
 The Holy Ghost on all 
 Is mightily outpour'd, 
 Who straight in divers tongues declare 
 The Avonders of the Lord. 
 
 While strangers of all climes 
 Flock round from far and near, 
 And their own tongue, wherever born, 
 All with amazement hear. 
 
 But Judali, faithless still, 
 Denies the hand Divine ; 
 And, mocking, jeers the saints of Christ 
 As full of new-made wine. 
 
 Till Peter, in the midst, 
 By Joel's ancient word 
 Bebukes their unbelief, {rr) and wins 
 Three thousand to the Lord. 
 
 / The Father and the Son 
 And Spirit we adore ; 
 O may the Spirit's gifts be pour'd 
 On us for evermore. Amen. 
 
 153 " ^ "'"'^^ ^^^"'' ^"^ ^^U '^P^>'^^ "i^*'" «-^ Jlesh." 
 
 f TOY !^ because the circling year 
 O Brings our day of blessings here, 
 Day when first the light Divine 
 On the Church began to shine. 
 
 tnf Like to quivering tongues of flame 
 Unto each the Spirit came, 
 Tongues, that earth might hear their call, 
 Fire, that love might burn in all. 
 
 ( 125 ) F
 
 WHITSUNTIDE. 
 
 / So the wondrous works of God 
 Wondrously were spread abroad ; 
 Every tribe's familiar tone 
 Made the glorious marvel known. 
 
 mf Harden 'd scoffers vainly jeer'd ; 
 
 Listening strangers heard and fear'd> 
 Knew the prophet's word fulfill'd, ^ 
 
 Own'd the work which God had wilFd. 
 
 Still Thy Spirit's fulness, Lord, 
 On Thy waiting Church be pour'd ; 
 I> Grant our burden'd hearts release ; 
 Grant us Thine abiding peace. Amen. 
 
 154 "■^'*<^^ suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as 
 of a tmshing mighty lohid." 
 
 mf TTTHENGoD of old came down from Heav'n, 
 V V In power and wrath He came ; 
 Before His feet the clouds were riven, 
 Half darkness and half flame : 
 
 p But, when He came the second time. 
 He came in power and love ; 
 Softer than gale at morning prime 
 Hover'd His holy Dove. 
 
 7nf The fires, that rush'd on Sinai down 
 
 In sudden torrents dread, 
 p Now gently light, (ci-) a glorious crown, 
 
 On every sainted head. 
 
 / And a^ on Israel's awe -struck ear 
 The voice exceeding loud, 
 The trump, that Angels quake to hear, 
 Thrill'd from the deep, dark cloud ; 
 
 So, when the Spirit of our God 
 
 Came down His flock to find, 
 A voice from Heav'n was heard abroad, 
 
 A rushing, mighty wind. 
 
 ( 126 )
 
 WHITSUNTIDE. 
 
 nif It fills the Cliurch of God ; it fills 
 The sinful world around ; 
 Only in stubborn hearts and wills 
 No ijlace for It is found. 
 
 l> Come, Lord, come Wisdom, Love, and Power 
 Open our ears to hear ; 
 Let us not miss the accepted hour ; 
 Save, Lord, by love or fear. Amen. 
 
 1S5 " -^^^^ ^^^ same day there roere added unto them about 
 three thousand souls." 
 
 ^'l/ O PIRIT of mercy, truth, and love, 
 
 O O shed Thine influence from above ; 
 And still from age to age convey 
 The wonders of this sacred day. 
 
 / In every clime, by every tongue, 
 Be God's surpassing glory sung ; 
 Let all the listening earth be taught 
 The acts our great Redeemer wrought. 
 
 m/ Unfailing Comfort, Heavenly Guide, 
 Still o'er Thy Holy Church preside ; 
 Still let mankind Thy blessings prove. 
 Spirit of mercy, truth, and love. Amen. 
 
 156 "^^'<?'^ Thou lettest Thj breath go forth they shall bo 
 made, and Thou shalt renew the face of the earth.''* 
 
 ■mf f~^ OME, Thou Holy Spirit, come ; 
 v^ And from Thy celestial home 
 
 Shed a ray of light Divine ; 
 Come, Thou Father of the poor, 
 Come, Thou source of all our store, 
 
 Come, within our bosoms shine : 
 
 ( 127 ) F2
 
 WHITSUNTIDE. 
 
 Thou of Comforters the best, 
 Thou the soul's most welcome guest, 
 -p Sweet refreshment here below ; 
 In our labour rest most sweet, 
 Grateful coolness in the heat, 
 Solace in the midst of woe. 
 
 inf O most Blessed Light Divine, 
 
 Shine within these hearts of Thine, 
 And our inmost being fill ; 
 _p Where Thou art not, man hath nought, 
 Nothing good in deed or thought, 
 Nothing free from taint of ijl. 
 
 mf Heal our wounds ; our strength renew ; 
 On our dryness pour Thy dew ; 
 
 Wash the stains of guilt away : 
 Bend the stubborn heart and will ; 
 Melt the frozen, warm the chill ; 
 
 Guide the steps that go astray. 
 
 On the faithful, who adore 
 
 And confess Thee, evermore 
 In Thy sevenfold gifts descend : 
 
 Grive them virtue's sure reward, 
 cr Give them Thy salvation. Lord, 
 / Give them joys that never end. Amen, 
 
 This Hymn may also be sung at ether ecasons. 
 
 157 " TIic Comforter vhich is the IIoI;/ Ghosts 
 mf /^OME, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire, 
 vy And lighten with celestial fire ; 
 Thou the anointing Spirit art, 
 Who dost Thy sevenfold gifts impart : 
 
 Thy blessed unction from above 
 Is comfort, life, and tire of love ; 
 Enable with perpetual light 
 The dulness of our blinded sight : 
 
 ( 12^ )
 
 WHITSUNTIDE. 
 
 Anoint and cheer our soiled face 
 With the abundance of Thy grace : 
 Keep far our foes, give peace at home ; 
 Where Thou art Guide no ill can come. 
 Teach us to know the Fathek, Son, 
 And Thee, of Both, to be but One ; 
 That through the ages all along 
 This may be our endless song, 
 
 / Praise to Thy eternal merit. 
 
 Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. 
 
 This Hymn miy also be sung at other seasons. 
 
 The folloicinj Hymns arc suitable for this season : 
 
 207 Our Blest Redeemer, ere He breath'd. 
 
 208 Holy Spirit, Lord of grace. 
 
 209 Come, gracious Spirit, heavenly Dove. 
 
 210 Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost. 
 
 211 Holy Ghost, Thy people bless. 
 
 212 To Thee, O Comforter Divine. 
 470 Litany of the Holy Ghost. 
 
 ^rinttn ^unDnj?. 
 
 158 ''-^'"* o?Z(? cried unto another, and sa'.d, Holy, Ffoly, 
 Holy, is the Lord of hozts." 
 
 f A LL hail. Adored Trinity ; 
 -t\. All hail. Eternal Unity ; 
 O God the Father, God the Son, 
 And God the Spirit, ever One. 
 
 mf Behold to Thee, this festal day, 
 We moekly pour our thankful lay ; 
 O let our work accepted be. 
 That sweetest work of praising Thee. 
 
 f Three Persons praise we evermore. 
 One only God our hearts adore ; 
 In Thy sure mercy ever kind 
 May we our true protection find. 
 
 C 129 )
 
 TRINITY SUNDAY. 
 
 O Trinity ! O Unity ! 
 
 Be present as we worship Thee ; 
 
 And with the songs that Angels sing 
 
 Unite the hymns of praise we bring. Ameiic 
 
 159 " praise God in His Jioliness.'' 
 
 7»/TTTITH hearts renew'd and cleansed from 
 VV guilt of sin, 
 
 Send we our voices pealing to the skies ; 
 Let a pure conscience echo joy within, 
 
 And all our powers in emulation rise : 
 To Father, Son, and Holy Spirit's praise. 
 Three Whom One Essence joins, one anthem 
 here we raise. 
 
 Maker of all, the Father uncreate, 
 Of Him from everlasting born, the Son, 
 
 And the Blest Spirit of co-equal state 
 From Both proceeding, are of Substance One : 
 
 So in this Trinity the Persons Three 
 
 One Perfect Being are. One God, One Majesty. 
 
 Yet, none the less, each Person of the Trine 
 God, in His attributes distinct, we own ; 
 Vainly would reason grasp the things Divine, 
 p Man can but bend adoring at God's Throne : 
 cr O may the Father, Son, and Spirit be 
 Our help in time of need, our joy eternally. 
 
 Amen. 
 
 The folloicing Hymns arc suitable for this Festival: 
 
 160 Holy, Holy, Holy ! Lord God Almighty ! 
 
 161 Bright the vision that delighted. 
 
 162 Have mercy on us, God most High. 
 
 163 Three in One, and One in Three. 
 
 ( 130)
 
 160 " -^^'^'^ '"'^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^"^ ?u)//i^, saying. Holy, Holy, 
 Holy, Lord God Almighty, Which teas, and is, and 
 is to come.^' 
 
 p TTOLY. Holy, Holy ! (mf) Lord God Almiglity ! 
 JUL Early in the morning our song shall rise to 
 Thee : 
 p Holy, Holy, Holy ! (//</) Merciful and Mighty ! 
 / God in Three Persons, Blessed Trinity I 
 
 p Holy, Holy, Holy ! (mf) all the Saints adore Thee, 
 Casting down their golden crowns around the 
 glassy sea ; 
 Cherubim and Seraphim falling down before Thee, 
 Which wert, and art, and evermore shalt be. 
 
 p Holy, Holy, Holy ! though the darkness hide Thee, 
 Though the eye of sinful man Thy glory may not 
 see, 
 ?/2/0nly Thou art Holy, there is none beside Thee 
 Perfect in power, in love, and purity. 
 
 pHoly, Holy, Holy ! (mf) Lord God Almighty! 
 / All Thy Avorks shall praise Thy Name, in earth, 
 
 and sky, and sea : 
 7/1/ Holy, Holy, Holy I Merciful and Mighty ! 
 f God in Three Persons, Blessed Trinity: Amen. 
 
 \Q\ ''^4n<:? one cried unto another, and said^ Holy, Holy. 
 Holy, is the Lord of hosts : the whole earth is fid I 
 of Llis glor.;." 
 mf ~D EIGHT the vision that delighted 
 -L^ Once the sight of Judah's seer ; 
 Sweet the countless tongues united 
 To entrance the prophet's ear. 
 
 Round the Lord in glory seated ' 
 
 Cherubim and Seraphim 
 Fill'd His temple, and repeated 
 
 Each to each th' alternate hymn ; 
 
 C 131 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 / " Lord, Thy glory fills the Heaven ; 
 Earth is with its fulness stored ; 
 Unto Thee be glory given, 
 p Holy, Holy, Holy, LoPwD." 
 
 f Heav'n is still with glory ringing, 
 Earth takes up the Angels' cry, 
 p " Holy, Holy, Holy,"— singing, 
 cr " Lord of hosts. The Lord most High." 
 
 inf With His seraph train before Him, 
 With His holy Church below. 
 Thus unite we to adore Him, 
 Bid we thus our anthem flow ; 
 
 / " Lord, Thy glory fills the Heaven ; 
 Earth is with its fulness stored ; 
 L^nto Thee be glory given, 
 V Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord." Amen. 
 
 162 " ^^'^" '^"'^ God from everlasting, and world v:i'thonf 
 end'' 
 
 I) TTAVE mercy on us, God most High, 
 XX Who lift our hearts to Thee ; 
 Have mercy on us worms of earth, 
 Most Holy Trinity. 
 
 Most ancient of all mysteries ! 
 
 Before Thy Throne we lie ; 
 Have mercy now, most ]\Ierciful, 
 
 Most Holy Trinity. 
 
 mf When heaven and earth Avere yet unmadCj 
 When time was yet unknown. 
 Thou, in Thy bliss and majesty, 
 Didst live and love alone. 
 
 How wonderful creation is. 
 
 The work that Thou didst bless ; 
 
 And oh, what then must Thou be like, 
 Eternal Loveliness ! 
 
 ( 132 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 Most ancient of all mysteries ! 
 2) Low at Thy Throne we lie ; 
 Have mercy now, most Merciful, 
 Most Holy Trinity. Amen. 
 
 163 " '^'"^ '"'^^ ^^^^ Lord, and praise H s Kann^" 
 
 mf rpHREE in One, and One in Three, 
 -L Ruler of the earth and sea, 
 Hear us, while we lift to Thee 
 Holy chant and psalm. 
 
 Light of lights ! with morning shine ; 
 Lift on us Thy Light Divine ; 
 And let charity benign 
 p Breathe on us her balm. 
 
 Light of lights ! when falls the even, 
 Let it close on sin forgiven ; 
 Fold us in the peace of Heav'n ; 
 Shed a holy calm. 
 
 mf Three in One and One in Three, 
 
 Dimly here we worship Thee ; 
 cr AVith the Saints hereafter Ave 
 
 Hope to bear the palm. Amen. 
 
 234: "^^^ ^<s therefore come boldly unto thj throne of grace, 
 that we may obtain 7ne)'cy, and find grace to help in 
 time of need." 
 
 mf TjlATHER of Heav'n, Whose love profound 
 
 J- A ransom for our souls hath found, 
 j) Before Thy Throne we sinners bend, 
 mf To us Thy pardoning love extend. 
 
 Almighty Son, Incarnate Word, 
 Our Prophet, Priest, Redeemer, Lord, 
 
 P Before Thy Throne we sinners bend, 
 
 mf To us Thy saving grace extend. 
 
 ( 133 )
 
 GENERAL HVMNS. 
 
 Eternal Spirit, by Whose breath 
 The soul is raised from sin and death, 
 p Before Thy Throne we sinners bend, 
 mf To us Thy quickening power extend. 
 
 Thrice Holy ! Father, Spirit, Sox ; 
 
 ]\Iysterious Godhead, Three in One, 
 p Before Thy Throne we sinners bend, 
 mf Grace, pardon, life to us extend. Amen. 
 
 16 S " Loi'd-, Tliou hast been our refuge from one generation 
 to another." 
 
 / /^ GOD, our help in ages past, 
 vy Our hope for years to come. 
 Our shelter from the stormy blast, 
 And our eternal home ; 
 
 ■mf Beneath the shadow of Thy Throne 
 Thy Saints have dwelt secure ; 
 Sufficient is Thine Arm alone, 
 And our defence is sure. 
 
 Before the hills in order stood. 
 Or earth received her frame, 
 cr From everlasting Thou art God, 
 To endless years the Same. 
 
 p A thousand ages in Thy sight 
 Are like an evening gone ; 
 Short as the watch that ends the night 
 Before the rising sun. 
 
 Time, like an ever-rolling stream, 
 
 Bears all its sons away ; 
 They fly forgotten, as a dream 
 
 Dies at the opening day. 
 
 / O God, our help in ages past, 
 Our hope for years to come, 
 Be Thou our guard while troubles last, 
 And our eternal home. Amen. 
 
 ( 134 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 166 " ^ ^'^ joyful in the Lord, all ye lands." 
 
 f A LL people that on earth do dwell, 
 
 -^-J- Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice ; 
 Him serve with fear, His praise forth tell, 
 Come ye before Him, and rejoice. 
 
 mf The Lord, ye know, is God indeed ; 
 Without our aid He did us make ; 
 We are His flock, He doth us feed, 
 And for His sheep He doth us take. 
 
 / O enter then His gates with praise, 
 Approach with joy His courts unto ; 
 Praise, laud, and bless His Name always, 
 For it is seemly so to do. 
 
 mf For why ? the Lord our God is good ; 
 His mercy is for ever sure ; 
 His truth at all times firmly stood. 
 And shall from age to age endure. 
 
 / To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 
 
 The God Whom Heav'n and earth adore. 
 From men and from the x\ngel-host 
 Be praise and glory evermore. Amen. 
 
 167 ^^ Pr-^ise the Lord, my soul : Lord my God, Thou 
 
 art h:comc exceeding glorious ; Thou art clothed 
 xdth majesty and honour^ 
 
 f r\ WORSHIP the King 
 yj All-glorious above ; 
 O gratefully sing 
 
 His poAver and His love ; 
 Our Shield and Defender, 
 
 The Ancient of days, 
 Pavilion'd in splendour. 
 
 And girded with praise. 
 
 ( 135 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 O tell of His might, 
 
 O sing of His grace, 
 Whose robe is the light, 
 
 Whose canopy space ; 
 His chariots of wrath 
 
 The deep thunder clouds form. 
 And dark is His path 
 
 On the wings of the storm. 
 
 mf The earth with its store 
 
 Of wonders untold, 
 Almighty, Thy power 
 
 Hath founded of old ; 
 Hath stablish'd it fast 
 
 By a changeless decree, 
 And round it hath cast. 
 
 Like a mantle, the sea. 
 
 Thy bountiful care 
 
 What tongue can recite ? 
 It breathes in the air, 
 
 It shines in the light ; 
 It streams from the hills, 
 
 It descends to the plain, 
 And sweetly distils 
 
 In the dew and the rain. 
 
 ■p Frail children of dust, 
 And feeble as frail, 
 In Thee do M'e trust, 
 Nor find Thee to fail ; 
 cr Thy mercies how tender ! 
 How firm to the end ! 
 Our Maker, Defender, 
 Redeemer, and Friend. 
 
 / O measureless Might, 
 Ineffable Love, 
 While Angels delight 
 To hymn Thee above, 
 
 i 136 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 Thy ransom'd creation, 
 P Though feeble their lays, 
 cr With true adoration 
 
 Shall sing to Thy praise. Amen. 
 
 168 '"' ^^^'^ invisible things of Jlim from the creation of the 
 world are clearly seen, being understood by the things 
 that are made." 
 
 mf rpHERE is a book, who runs may read, 
 J- Which heavenly truth imparts. 
 And all the lore its scholars need, 
 
 Pure eyes and Christian hearts. 
 The works of God above, below. 
 
 Within us and around. 
 Are pages in that book, to show 
 
 How God Himself is found. 
 The glorious sky, embracing all, 
 
 Is like the Maker's love. 
 Wherewith encompass'd, great and small 
 
 In peace and order move. 
 The Moon above, the Church below, 
 
 A wondrous race they run ; 
 But all their radiance, all their glow, 
 
 Each borrows of its Sun. 
 
 The Saviour lends the light and heat 
 
 That crown His holy hill ; 
 The Saints, like stars, around His seat 
 Perform their courses still. 
 •p The dew of heaven is like Thy grace. 
 
 It steals in silence down ; 
 cv But where it lights, the favour'd place 
 
 By richest fruits is known. 
 / One Name, above all glorious names, 
 With its ten thousand tongues 
 The everlasting sea proclaims, 
 Echoing Angelic songs. 
 
 ( 137 )
 
 GENERAL HVMNS. 
 
 The raging fire, the roaring wind 
 Thy boundless power display ; 
 fj But in the gentler breeze we find 
 Thy Spieit's viewless way. 
 
 mf Two worlds are ours : 'tis only sin 
 Forbids us to descry 
 The mystic Heav'n and earth within, 
 Plain as the sea and sky. 
 
 Thou, Who hast given me eyes to see 
 And love this sight so fair, 
 
 Give me a heart to find out Thee, 
 And read Thee everywhere. Amen. 
 
 IGD " Thus sai'th the high and lofty One that inhahiteth 
 eternity. Whose n,mne is Holy: I dwell in the high 
 and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite 
 and humble spirit." 
 
 mf "]\ /TY God, how wonderful Thou art, 
 i-VJ- Thy majesty how bright, 
 How beautiful Thy mercy-seat, 
 In depths of burning light ! 
 
 ]) How dread are Thine eternal years, 
 O everlasting Lord, 
 By prostrate spirits day and night 
 Incessantly adored ! 
 
 mf How wonderful, how beautiful. 
 The sight of Thee must be, 
 Thine endless wisdom, boundless power. 
 And awful purity ! 
 
 2? Oh, how I fear Thee, Living God, 
 With deepest, tenderest fears, 
 And worship Thee with trembling hope, 
 And penitential tears ! 
 
 ( 138 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 cr Yet I may love Thee too, O Lord, 
 Almighty as Thou art, 
 For Thou hast stoop'd to ask of me 
 dim The love of my poor heart. 
 
 mf No earthly father loves like Thee, 
 No mother, e'er so mild, 
 Bears and forbears as Thou hast done 
 With me Thy sinful child. 
 
 Father of Jesus, love's reward. 
 
 What rapture will it be, 
 Prostrate before Thy Throne to lie. 
 
 And gaze and gaze on Thee. Amen. 
 
 ITO "^'^ t^^ beginning icas the Word, and the Word was 
 with God, and the Word icas God. All things 
 v:cre made by Him.^^ 
 
 f "TESUS is God : {mf) the solid earth, 
 O The ocean broad and bright, 
 The countless stars, like golden dust, 
 That strew the skies at night, 
 / The wheeling storm, the dreadful fire, 
 mf The pleasant wholesome air. 
 
 The summer's sun, the winter's frost, 
 His own creations were. 
 
 / jEsrjs is God : {mf) the glorious bands 
 
 Of golden Angels sing 
 Songs of adoring praise to Him, 
 
 Their Maker and their King. 
 He was true God in Bethlehem's crib. 
 
 On Calvary's Cross true God ; 
 He, Who in heaven Eternal reign'd, 
 
 In time on earth abode. 
 
 / Jesus is God : (73) let sorrow come, 
 
 And pain, and every ill, 
 cr All are worth while, for all are means 
 
 His glory to fulfil ; 
 
 ( 139 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 raf Worth while a thousand years of woe 
 To speak one little word, 
 If by tliat " I believe " we own 
 / The Godhead of our Lord. Amen. 
 
 171 " ^^'<5''^^^ *s the Laii-J) that icas slain to receive poicer^ 
 
 and riches, and v:isdo7n, and strength, and honour, 
 a nd glory, and blessing.^* 
 
 f "TTIROM highest Heav'n the Eternal Son, 
 
 J- With God the Father ever One, 
 p Came down to suffer and to die ; 
 mf For love of sinful man He bore 
 
 Our human griefs and troubles sore, 
 p Our load of guilt and misery. 
 / Rejoice, ye Saints of God, and praise 
 The Lamb Who died, His flock to rai.se 
 
 From sin and everlasting w^oe ; 
 With Angels round the Throne above 
 O tell the wonders of His love, 
 The joys that from His mercy flow. 
 p In darkest shades of night we lay. 
 Without a beam to guide our way, 
 Or ho]3e of aught beyond the grave ; 
 71}/ But He has brought us life and light, 
 
 And open'd Heaven to our sight, 
 / And lives for ever strong to save. 
 jljr Rejoice, ye saints of God, rejoice ; 
 
 Sing out, and praise with cheerful voice 
 
 The Lamb Whom Heav'n and earth adore ; 
 To Him Who gave His only Son, 
 To God the Spirit, with Them One, 
 Be praise and glory evermore. Amen. 
 
 172 " ■^■^^ second Man is the Lord from heaven.'" 
 f T)RAISE to the Holiest in the height, 
 
 JL And in the depth be praise ; 
 In all His words most wonderful, 
 Most sure in all His ways. 
 
 C 140 )
 
 GENERAL HYMN'S. 
 
 mf O loving wisdom, of our God ! 
 p When all was sin and shame, 
 cr A second Adam to the fight 
 / And to the rescue came. 
 
 mf O wisest love ! that fiesh and blood, 
 p Which did in Adam fail, 
 cr Should strive afresh against the foe, 
 / Should strive and should prevail ; 
 
 nif And that a higher gift than grace 
 Should flesh and blood refine, 
 
 J) God's Presence and His very Self, 
 And Essence ail-divine. 
 
 mf O generous love ! that He, Who smote 
 In Man for man the foe, 
 The double agony in Man 
 For man should undergo ; 
 
 2) And in the garden secretly. 
 
 And on the Cross on high, 
 cr Should teach His brethren, and inspire 
 
 To suffer and to die. 
 
 / Praise to the Holiest in the height, 
 And in the depth be praise : 
 In all His words most wonderful. 
 Most sure in all His ways. Amen. 
 
 173 " ^'^'^ ^^^'•^ ^/ C^'>''^st which passcth knovMje.'' 
 
 mf ^~\ LOVE, how deep ! how broad ! how high ' 
 Vy It fills the heart with ecstasy, 
 That God, the Son of God, should take 
 Our mortal form for mortals' sake. 
 
 He sent no Angel to our race 
 Of higher or of lower plaxe, 
 2^ But wore the robe of human frame 
 Himself, and to this lost world came, 
 
 C. 141 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 / For us He was baptized, and bore 
 His holy fast, and liunger'd sore ; 
 For us temptations sharp He kneAv ; 
 
 mf For us the tempter overthrew. 
 
 For us He pray'd, for us He taught, 
 For us His daily works He wrought, 
 By words, and signs, and actions, thus 
 Still seeking not Himself but us. 
 
 'P For us to wicked men betray 'd, 
 
 Scourged, mock'd, in purple robe array'd, 
 He bore the shameful Cross and death ; 
 For us at length gave up His breath. 
 
 / For us He rose from death again, 
 For us He went on high to reign, 
 For us He sent His Spirit here 
 To guide, to strengthen, and to cheer. 
 
 To Him Whose boundless love has won 
 Salvation for us through His Son 
 To God the Father, glory be 
 Both now and through eternity. Amen. 
 
 ]_'74 " ^^csrcd are they that have not seen, and yet have 
 believed." 
 
 mf TTTE saw Thee not when Thou didst come 
 V V To this poor world of sin and death, 
 Nor e'er beheld Thy cottage-home 
 In that despised Nazareth ; 
 / But we believe Thy footsteps trod 
 
 Its streets and plains, Thou Son of God. 
 
 mf We did not see Thee lifted high 
 
 Amid that wild and savage crew, 
 
 dim Nor heard Thy meek, imploring cry, 
 
 " Forgive, they know not what they do ; " 
 
 / Yet we believe the deed was done, 
 
 dim Which shook the earth and veil'd the sun. 
 
 ( 142 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 mf We stood not by the empty tomb 
 
 Where late Thy sacred Body lay, 
 cr Nor sat within that upper room, 
 
 Nor met Thee in the open way ; 
 / But we believe that Angels said, 
 
 " Why seek the living with the dead ? " 
 mf We did not mark the chosen few, 
 
 When Thou didst through the clouds ascend, 
 First lift to Heav'n their wondering view, 
 p Then to the earth all prostrate bend ; 
 / Yet we believe that mortal eyes 
 Beheld that journey to the skies. 
 And now that Thou dost reign on high. 
 And thence Thy waiting people bless, 
 mf No ray of glory from the sky 
 
 Doth shine upon our Avilderness ; 
 / But we believe Thy faithful Word, 
 
 And trust in our Redeeming Lord. Amen. 
 
 175 *' ^''^o^* 5^<^"'^ C'7// His Name Jesus, for He shall save 
 His people from their sins." 
 
 mf pONQUERING kings their titles take 
 
 v-y' From the foes they captive make : 
 / Jesus, by a nobler deed, 
 
 From the thousands He hath freed 
 mf Yes : none other name is given 
 
 Unto mortals under heaven, 
 
 Which can make the dead arise, 
 
 And exalt them to the skies. 
 
 That which Christ so hardly wrought, 
 
 That whichHe so dearly bought, 
 
 That salvation, brethren, say, 
 
 Shall we madly cast away ? 
 
 Rather gladly for that Name 
 
 Bear the cross, endure the shame : 
 
 Joyfully for Him to die 
 
 Is not death but victory, 
 
 C 113 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 2> Jesu, Who dost condescend 
 To be call'd the sinner's Friend, 
 Hear us, as to Thee we pray, 
 
 cr Glorying in Thy Name to-day. 
 
 / Glory to the Father be, 
 Glory, Holy Son, to Thee, 
 Glory to the Holy Ghost, 
 From the Saints and Angel-host. Amen. 
 
 176 "^^'^^c) you therefore u-Mch believe He is precious?^ 
 
 '•"/ T"T"QW sweet the Name of Jesus sounds 
 -LJL In a believer's ear ! 
 It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, 
 And drives away his fear. 
 
 It makes the wounded spirit whole, 
 
 And calms the troubled breast ; 
 'Tis manna to the hungry soul, 
 ;> And to the weary rest. 
 
 mf Dear Name ! the rock on which I build, 
 My shield and hiding-place. 
 My never-failing treasury fill'd 
 With boundless stores of grace. 
 
 Jesus ! my Shepherd, Husband, Friend, 
 ]\ry Prophet, Priest, and King, 
 
 My Lord, my Life, my Way, my End, 
 Accept the praise I bring. 
 
 P Weak is the effort of my lieart. 
 
 And cold my warmest thought ; 
 
 cv But Avlien I see Thee as Thou art, 
 I'll praise Thee as I ought. 
 
 / Till then I would Thy love proclaim 
 
 With every fleeting breath ; 
 dim And may the music of Thy Name 
 2> Ilefresh my soul in death, Amen. 
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 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 1 »7»7 '^Tlvj Name is as ointment poured forth." 
 
 i) TESU ! the very thought is sweet ; 
 
 O In that dear Name all heart-joys meet ; 
 
 cr But oh ! than honey sweeter far 
 The glimpses of His Presence are. 
 
 mf No word is sung more sweet than this, 
 No sound is heard more full ol bliss, 
 No thouo-ht brings sweeter comfort nigh, 
 Than Jesus, Son of God most High. 
 Jesu, the hope of souls forlorn, 
 How good to them for sin that mourn 1 
 To them that seek Thee, oh how kind ! 
 
 cr But what art Thou to them that find ? 
 
 mf No tongue of mortal can express. 
 No pen can write the blessedness, 
 He only who hath proved it knows 
 What bliss from love of Jesus flows. 
 / O Jesu, King of wondrous might ! 
 O Victor, glorious from the fight ! 
 
 mf Sweetness that may not be express'd. 
 And altogether loveliest ! 
 
 j) Abide with us, O Lord, to-day. 
 Fulfil us with Thy grace, we pray ; 
 
 cv And with Thine own true sweetness feed 
 Our souls from sin and darkness freed. Amen. 
 
 17*8 " ■^''*^ Name is as ointment poured forth P 
 mf T'ESU, the very thought of Thee 
 
 O With sweetness fills the breast ; 
 
 But sweeter far Thy Face to see. 
 And in Thy Presence rest. 
 
 No voice can sing, no heart can frame. 
 
 Nor can the memory find 
 A sweeter sound than Jesu's Name, 
 
 The Saviour of mankind. 
 
 C 145 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS 
 
 O Hope of every contrite heart, 
 
 O J oy of all the meek, 
 To those who ask how kind Thou art, 
 
 How good to those who seek ! 
 
 But what to those who find ? Ah ! t\m 
 Nor tongue nor pen can show ; 
 
 The love of Jesus, what it is 
 None but His loved ones know. 
 
 / Jesu, our only Joy be Thou, 
 As Thou our Prize wilt be ; 
 In Thee be all our glory now, 
 And through eternity. 
 Part 2 
 
 / O Jesu, King most wonderful, 
 Thou Conqueror renown'd, 
 
 nif Thou Sweetness most ineffable, 
 In Whom all joys are found ! 
 
 When once Thou visitest the heart, 
 Then truth begins to shine. 
 
 Then earthly vanities depart, 
 Then kindles love Divine. 
 
 / O Jesu, Light of all below, 
 Thou Fount of living fire, 
 Surpassing all the joys we know. 
 And all we can desire ; 
 
 mf Jesu, may all confess Thy Name, 
 Thy wondrous love adore, 
 And, seeking Thee, themselves inflame 
 To seek Thee more and more. 
 
 Thee, Jesu, may our voices bless. 
 
 Thee may we love alone. 
 And ever in our lives exi)ress 
 
 The image of Thine Own. 
 
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 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 Part 3. 
 
 ;>/ O Jesu, Thou the Beauty art 
 Of Angel-workis above ; 
 Thy Name is music to the heart, 
 Intiaming it with love. 
 
 Celestial Sweetness unalloy'd, 
 Who eat Thee hunger still ; 
 
 Who drink of Thee still feel a void 
 Which only Thou canst till. 
 
 p O most sweet Jesu, hear the sighs 
 Which unto Thee Ave send ; 
 To Thee our inmost spirit cries. 
 To Thee our prayers ascend. 
 
 x\bide with us, and let Thy Light 
 rr Shine, Lord, on every heart ; 
 Dispel the darkness of our night. 
 And joy to all impart. 
 
 / Jesu, our Love and Joy, to Thee, 
 The Virgin's Holy Son, 
 All might, and praise, and glory be. 
 While endless ages run. Amen. 
 
 179 " There is none other name under heaven given among 
 men whereby ice must he saved." 
 
 f r 1 10 the Name of our Salvation 
 
 -L Laud and honour let us pay, 
 p Which for many a generation 
 
 Hid in God's foreknowledge lay, 
 / But with holy exultation 
 
 We may sing aloud to-day. 
 
 7n/ Jesus is the Name we treasure. 
 
 Name beyond what words can tell ; 
 Name of gladness. Name of pleasure, 
 
 Ear and heart delighting well ; 
 Nameof sweetness passing measure, 
 Saving us from sin and hell. 
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 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 'Tis the Name for adoration, 
 
 iVame for soiigy ot victory, 
 Name for holy meditation 
 
 In this vale of misery, 
 Name for joyful veneration 
 
 By the citizens on high. 
 
 'Tis the Name that whoso preacheth 
 Speaks like music to the ear ; 
 ■p Who in prayer this Name beseecheth 
 
 Sweetest comfort findeth near ; 
 cr Who its perfect wisdom reacheth 
 mf Heavenly joy possesseth here. 
 
 / Jesus is the Name exalted 
 
 Over every other name ; 
 In this Name, whene'er assaulted, 
 
 We can put our foes to shame ; 
 Strength to them who else had halted. 
 
 Eyes to blind, and feet to lame. 
 
 p Therefore we in love adoring 
 
 This most blessed Name revere, 
 
 cr Holy Jesu, Thee imploring 
 So to write it in us here, 
 That hereafter heavenward soaring 
 
 ff We may sing with Angels there. Amen. 
 
 180 " ^^^ everlasting Father^ the Prince of peace^ 
 
 wf 
 
 TO Christ, the Prince of peace, 
 And Son of God most High, 
 The Father of the world to come. 
 We lift our joyful cry. 
 
 Deep in His Heart for us 
 The wound of love He bore, 
 That love which He enkindles still 
 In hearts that Him adore. 
 
 C 1-18 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 mf O Jesu, Victim Blest, 
 
 What else but love Divine 
 Could Thee constrain to oi)en thus 
 That sacred Heart of Thine % 
 
 O wondrous Fount of love, 
 O Well of waters free, 
 O heavenly Flame, refining Fire, 
 O burning Charity ! 
 
 J) Hide us in Thy dear Heart, 
 
 Jesu, our Saviour Blest, 
 mf So shall we find Thy jjlenteous grace. 
 
 And Heav'n's eternal rest. Amen. 
 
 181 '' Th'U hast been my succour: leave me not, neither 
 forsake me, God of my salvation." 
 
 mf "XTTE know Thee Who Thou art, 
 VV Lord Jesus, Mary's Son : 
 We know the yearnings of Thy Heart 
 To end Thy work begun. 
 
 That sacred Fount of grace, 
 'Mid all the bliss of heaven. 
 Has joy whene'er we seek Thy Face, 
 And kneel to be forgiven. 
 p Brought home from ways perverse. 
 At peace Thine Arms within, 
 We pray Thee, shield us from the curse 
 Of falling back to sin. 
 
 mf We dare not ask to live 
 
 Henceforth from trials free ; 
 But oh ! when next they tempt us, give 
 
 ]\Iore strength to cling to Thee. 
 
 We know Thee Who Thou art. 
 
 Our own redeeming Lord ; 
 Be Thou by will, and mind, and heart, 
 
 Accepted loved, adored. Amen. . 
 
 C149 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 182 " ^'''^" *^''^ " i?/ace ^0 Aific u.e in.''* 
 
 p "TESU, grant me this, I pray, 
 O Ever in Thy Heart to stay ; 
 Let me evermore abide 
 Hidden in Thy wounded Side. 
 
 mf If the evil one prepare, 
 
 Or the world, a tempting snare, 
 cr I am safe when I abide 
 2^ In Thy Hea^-t and wounded Side. 
 
 ■mf If the flesh, more dangerous still, 
 
 Tempt my soul to deeds of ill, 
 cr Nought I fear when I abide 
 
 In Thy Heart and wounded Side. 
 
 Death will come one day to me ; 
 onf Jesu, cast me not from Thee : 
 p Dying let me still abide 
 
 In Thy Heart and wounded Side. Amen. 
 
 183 " ^^'''■^^ ^^ ^'"^'^'^ ^^^^*^^ ^'^ 00 ? " 
 
 2^ 'WJ HEX wounded sore the stricken heart 
 
 V V Lies bleeding and unbound, 
 cr One only Hand, (p) a pierced Hand, 
 '/nf Can salve the sinner's wound. 
 
 p When sorrow swells the laden breast, 
 
 And tears of anguish flow, 
 cr One only Heart, {p) a broken Heart, 
 mf Can feel the sinner's woe. 
 
 p When penitential grief has wept 
 
 Over some foul dark s])ot, 
 cr One only Stream, (p) a Stream of Blood, 
 «(/" Can wash away the blot. 
 
 'Tis Jesus' Blood that washes white, 
 His Hand that brings relief, 
 cr His Heart is touch'd with all our joys, 
 P And feels for all our grief. 
 
 ( 150 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 mf Lift up Thy bleeding Hand, O Loed, 
 
 Unseal that cleansing Tide ; 
 
 We have no shelter from our sin 
 
 2> But in Thy wounded Side. Amen. 
 
 184 " ^■""^ ''^^^ ^^'^s Christ:' 
 mf TD OCK of ages, cleft for me, 
 
 J-i Let me hide myself in Thee ; 
 Let the Water and the Blood, 
 From Thy riven Side which fiow'd, 
 Be of sin the double cure. 
 Cleanse me from its guilt and poAver. 
 
 Not the labours of my hands 
 Can fulfil Thy law's demands ; 
 Could my zeal no respite know, 
 Could my tears for ever flow, 
 All for sin could not atone ; 
 Thou must save, and Thou alone^ 
 
 p Nothing in my hand I bring, 
 
 Simply to Thy Cross I cling ; 
 
 Naked, come to Thee for dress ; 
 
 Helpless, look to Thee for grace ; 
 
 Foul, I to the Fountain fly ; 
 cr Wash me, Saviour, {i>) or I die. 
 
 mf While I draw this fleeting breath, 
 
 p When my eyelids close in death, 
 
 cr WTien I soar through tracts unknown. 
 
 See Thee on Thy .Judgment Throne ; 
 P Rock of ages, cleft for me, 
 PP Let me hide myself in Thee. Amen. 
 
 185 " ^ ^^^'^' Thou upon me, and he merciful unto meP 
 P "T OBD Jesus, think on me, 
 
 -L^ And purge away my sin ; 
 cr From earthborn passions set me free, 
 And make me pure within. 
 
 ( 151 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 P Lord Jesus, think on me 
 
 With many a care opprest ; 
 cr Let me Thy loving servant be, 
 And taste Thy promised rest. 
 mf Lord Jesus, think on me, 
 Nor let me go astray ; 
 Through darkness and perplexity 
 <'r Point Thou the heavenly Avay. 
 P Lord Jesus, think on me, 
 
 That, when the flood is past, 
 cr I may the eternal Brightness see, 
 
 And share Thy joy at last. 
 mf Lord Jesus, think on me, 
 cr That I may sing above 
 / Praise to the Father, and to Thee, 
 And to the Holy Dove. Amen. 
 186 " Without Me ye can do nothing." 
 
 mf y COULD not do without Thee, 
 
 JL O Saviour of the lost, 
 cr Whose precious Blood redeem'd me 
 dim At such tremendous cost ; 
 mf Thy righteousness, Thy pardon, 
 Thy precious Blood must be 
 My only hope and comfort, 
 
 My glory and my plea. 
 I could not do without Thee, 
 
 J cannot stand alone, 
 I have no strength or goodness, 
 No wisdom of my own ; 
 cr But Thou, beloved Saviour, 
 Art all in all to me, 
 And weakness will be power 
 If leaning hard on Thee. 
 mf I could not do without Thee, 
 '/) For, oh, the way is long. 
 And I am often weary. 
 And sigh replaces song ; 
 
 C 162 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 How could I do without Thee 1 
 
 I do not know the way ; 
 C7- Thou knowest, and Thou leadest, 
 
 And wilt not let me stray. 
 mf I could not do without Thee, 
 
 Jesus, Saviour dear ; 
 E'en when my eyes are liolden, 
 
 1 know that Thou art near ; 
 How dreary and how lonely 
 
 This changeful life would be 
 Without the sweet communion, 
 
 The secret rest with Thee.. 
 I could not do without Thee ; 
 
 No other friend can read 
 The spirit's strange deep longings, 
 
 Interpreting its need ; 
 No human heart could enter 
 Each dim recess of mine, 
 dim And soothe, and hush, and calm it, 
 cr O Blessed Lord, but Thine, 
 mf I could not do without Thee, 
 p For years are fleeting fast. 
 
 And soon in solemn loneness 
 The river must be pass'd ; 
 cr But Thou wilt never leave me, 
 
 And though the waves roll high, 
 / I know Thou wilt be near me, 
 }) And whisper, " It is I." Amen. 
 
 187 " ^'-'^^'J^'-^ ^^'^ Lamb of God, lohich taketh airay the sin 
 of the icorld." 
 
 'V "T3EH0LD the Lamb of God ! 
 p -D O Thou for sinners slain.^ 
 Let it not be in vain 
 
 That Thou hast died : 
 rnf Thee for my Saviour let me take, 
 !My only refuge let me make 
 p Thy pierced Side. 
 
 C 153 )
 
 3ENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 mf Behold the Lamb of God ! 
 p Into the sacred flood 
 
 Of Thy most precious Blood 
 My soul I cast : 
 mf Wash me and make me clean within, 
 And keep me pure from every sin, 
 p Till life be past. 
 
 mf Behold the Lamb of GoD ! 
 All hail, Incarnate Word, 
 Thou everlasting Lord, 
 
 Saviour most Blest ; 
 Fill us with love that never faints, 
 Grant us with all Thy blessed Saints 
 p Eternal rest. 
 
 mf Behold the Lamb of God ! 
 / Worthy is He alone 
 To sit upon the Throne 
 
 Of God above ; 
 One with the Ancient of all days, 
 One with the Comforter in praise, 
 All Light and Love. Amen. 
 
 188 " ^' '/ ^ ^^ lifted up from the earth, will draw all men 
 unto Me.'' 
 
 mf "TESU, meek and lowly, 
 O Saviour, pure and holy, 
 On Thy love relying 
 Hear me humbly crying. 
 
 Prince of life and power, 
 My salvation's tower, 
 p On the Cross I view Thee 
 Calling sinners to Thee. 
 
 mf There behold me gazing 
 
 At the sight amazing ; 
 p Bending low before Thee, 
 
 Helpless I adore Thee. 
 
 ( 154 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 By Thy red Wounds streaming, 
 
 With Thy Life-blood gleaming, 
 
 Blood for sinners flowing, 
 
 Pardon free bestowing ; 
 
 By that Fount of blessing, 
 
 Thy dear love expressing, 
 
 All my aching sadness 
 cr Turn Thou into gladness. 
 mf Lord, in mercy guide me, 
 
 Be Thou e'er beside me ; 
 
 In Thy ways direct me, 
 
 'Neath Thy wings protect me. Amen. 
 
 18d " -^ ^'''-'■^^ loved thee tcith an eicvlastouj love : therefore 
 ivith loving-hindiiess have I draini thee.''^ 
 
 mf "TESU, Thy mercies are untold 
 ^ ' Through each returning day ; 
 Thy love exceeds a thousandfold 
 Whatever ^^•e can say ; 
 ■p That love which in Thy Passion drain'd 
 
 For us Thy precious Blood : 
 mf That love whereby the Saints have gain'd 
 The vision of their God. 
 'Tis Thou hast loved us from the womb, 
 
 Pure Source of all our bliss. 
 Our only hope of life to come> 
 Our happiness in this. 
 J) Lord, grant us, wdiile on earth we stay, 
 a- Thy love to feel and know ; 
 l> And, when from hence we pass away, 
 //■/ To us Thy glory show\ Amen. 
 
 190 " He is altogether lovely ^ 
 
 mf "TESL^, Thou Joy of loving hearts ! 
 
 O Thou Fount of life, Thou Light of men ! 
 From the best bliss that earth imparts 
 We turn unfill'd to Thee again. 
 
 ( 155 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 Thy truth unchanged hath ever stood ; 
 
 Thou savest those that on Thee call ; 
 
 To them that seek Thee Thou art good : 
 
 To them that find Thee All in all. 
 
 We taste Thee, O Thou Living Bread, 
 
 And long to feast upon Thee still ; 
 
 We drink of Thee, the Fountain-head, 
 
 And thirst our souls from Thee to fill. 
 2> Our restless spirits yearn for Thee, 
 
 Where'er our changeful lot is cast ; 
 cr Glad when Thy gracious smile we see. 
 
 Blest, when our faith can hold Thee fast. 
 X> O Jesu, ever with us stay ; 
 
 ]\Iake all our moments calm and bright ; 
 cr Chase the dark night of sin away ; 
 
 Shed o'er the world Thy holy light. Amen. 
 
 191 " ^^ ''*<^"^ '^^'-■'^ ^ ^^ heaven hut Thee ? and there is nana 
 upon earth that I desire in comparison of Thee.'''' 
 
 rnf "TESU, my Lord, my God, my All, 
 
 ^ Hear me, Blest Saviour, when I call ; 
 
 Hear me, and from Thy dwelling-i)lace 
 
 Pour down the riches of Thy grace ; 
 Jesu, my Lord, I Thee adore, 
 cr O make me lo\e Thee more and more. 
 p Jesu, too late I Thee have sought, 
 
 How can I love Thee as I ought ? 
 
 And how extol Thy matchless fame, 
 mf The glorious heauty of Thy Name % 
 
 Jesu, my Lord, I Thee adore, 
 cr O make me love Thee more and more. 
 p Jesu, Avhat didst Thou find in me, 
 
 That Thou hast dealt so lo\ingly % 
 f How great the joy that Thou hast brought, 
 
 So far exceeding hope or thought ! 
 mf Jesu, my Lord, I Thee adore, 
 cr O make me love Thee more and more. 
 
 C 156)
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 / Jesu, of Thee shall be my song, 
 To Thee my heart and soul belong ; 
 All that I have or am is Thine, 
 And Thou, Blest Saviour, Thou art mine. 
 mf Jesu, my Lord, I Thee adore, 
 cr O make me love Thee more and more. Amen, 
 202 "■ God is Love.''' 
 
 mf r\ LOVE, Who formedst me to wear 
 
 W The image of Thy Godhead here ; 
 p Who soughtest me with tender care 
 
 Through all my wanderings wild and drear ; 
 cr O Love, I give myself to Thee, 
 mf Thine ever, only Thine to be, 
 
 O Love, Who ere life's earliest dawn 
 On me Thy choice hast gently laid ; 
 p O Love, Who here as Man w^ast born, 
 
 And wholly like to us wast made ; 
 cr O Love, I give myself to Thee, 
 mf Thine ever, only Thine to be. 
 p O Love, Who once in time wast slain, 
 
 Pierced through and through with bitter woe ; 
 O Love, Who wrestling thus didst gain 
 That we eternal joy might know ; 
 cr O Love, I give myself to Thee, 
 mf Thine ever, only Thine to be. 
 O Love, Who lovest me for aye. 
 Who for my soul dost ever plead ; 
 p O Love, Who didst that ransom pay 
 
 Whose power sufficeth in my stead ; 
 cr O Love, I give myself to Thee, 
 mf Thine ever, only Thine to be. 
 
 O Love, Who once shalt bid me rise 
 
 From out this dying life of ours ; 
 O Love, Who once o'er yonder skies 
 Shalt set me in the fadeless bowers ; 
 cr O Love, T give myself to Thee, 
 
 Thine ever, only Thine to be. Amen, 
 us: ) <?
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 193 "^ ^^'■^'^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^ "^ hidmg i^ce from the I'nnd, and 
 a covert from the temjKst." 
 
 P TESU, Lover of my soul, 
 
 O _ Let me to Thy Bosom fly, 
 rr While the gathering waters roll, 
 
 While the tempest still is high 
 mf Hide me, O my Saviour, hide. 
 
 Till the storm of life is past ; 
 ^^i;/iSafe into the haven guide, 
 /-' O receive my soul at last. 
 
 ■mf Other refuge have I none ; 
 
 Hangs my helpless soul on Thee ; 
 p Leave, ah ! leave me not alone. 
 
 Still support and comfort me. 
 cr All my trust on Thee is stay'd, 
 
 All my help from Thee I luring ; 
 Cover my defenceless head 
 |: With the shadow of Thy wing. 
 
 Tiif Plenteous grace with Thee is found, 
 Grace to cleanse from every sin ; 
 cr Let the healing streams abound ; 
 f j\Lake and keep me pure within ; 
 Thou of Life the Fountain art ; 
 
 Freely let me take of Thee ; 
 
 Spring Thou up within my heart, 
 
 Kise to all eternity. x\men. 
 
 1^04: '' Lord, save tts/'^ 
 
 p "TESU, mce]v and gentle, 
 ?J Son of God most High, 
 Pitying, loving Saviour, 
 
 Hear Thy children's cry. 
 Pardon our offences, 
 
 Loose our captive cliains, 
 Break down every idol 
 Which our soul detains. 
 
 ( 15S ^
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 mf Give us holy freedom, 
 
 Fill our hearts with love, 
 Draw us, Holy Jesus, 
 To the realms above. 
 
 p Lead us on our journey, 
 cT Be Thyself the Way 
 
 Through terrestrial darkness 
 / To celestial day. 
 
 P Jesu, meek and gentle, 
 Son of God most High, 
 Pitying, loving Saviour, 
 Hear Thy children's cry. Amen. 
 
 Id5 "-^^t/ry hath chosen that good part, u-hich shall not he 
 taken aicay from her.'''' 
 
 mf f~\ LOVE Divine, how sweet thou art ! 
 kJ When shall I find my Avilling heart 
 All taken up by thee ? 
 cr I thirst, I faint, I die to prove 
 The greatness of redeeming love, 
 The love of Christ to me. 
 
 mf Stronger His love than death or hell ; 
 Its riches are unsearchable , 
 
 The first-born sons of light 
 Desire in vain its depths to see ; 
 They cannot reach the mystery. 
 
 The length, and breadth, and height. 
 
 God only knows the love of God ; 
 O that it now were shed abroad 
 
 In this poor stony heart ! 
 For love I sigh, for love I pine ; 
 This only portion. Lord, be mine, 
 
 Be mine this better part. 
 
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 GENERAL HY.MNS. 
 
 For ever would I take my seat 
 With Mary at the Master's feet ; 
 
 Be this my happy choice ; 
 My only care, delight, and bliss, 
 cr My joy, my heaven on earth, be this, 
 
 To hear the Bridegroom's voice. Amen. 
 
 196 " -^'^''^ ^'^^^ *^ ^^'' God for ever and ever ; He shall I 
 
 our guide unto death." 
 
 '"'/ (^ UIpE me, Thou great Redeemer, 
 vX Pilgrim through this barren land ; 
 jj I am Aveak, but {/) Thou art mightj^, 
 Hold me Avith Thy powerful hand ; 
 p Bread of Heaven, 
 
 cr Feed me now and evermore. 
 mf Open now the crystal fountain. 
 
 Whence the healing streams do flow : 
 Let the fiery cloudy pillar 
 
 Lead me all my journey through ; 
 / Strong Deliverer, 
 
 Be Thou still my Strength and Shield. 
 P When I tread the verge of Jordan, 
 
 Bid my anxious fears subside : 
 / Death of death, and hell's Destruction, 
 
 Land me safe on Canaan's side ; 
 / Songs of praises 
 
 I will ever give to Thee. Amen. 
 
 197 " The Lord is mj/ Shepherd." 
 
 mf rpHE King of love m.y Shepherd is, 
 -L Whose goodness faileth never ; 
 I nothing lack if I am His 
 
 And He is mine for ever. 
 Where streams of living water flow 
 
 My ransom'd soul He leadeth. 
 And, where the verdant pastures grow. 
 
 With food celestial feedeth. 
 
 ( 160 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 p Perverse and foolish oft I stray'd, 
 cr But yet in love He sought nie, 
 dim And on His Shoulder gently laid, 
 / And home, rejoicing, brought me. 
 
 2> In death's dark vale I fear no ill 
 cr With Thee, dear Loed, beside me ; 
 Thy rod and staff my comfort still, 
 Thy Cross before to guide me. 
 
 mf Thou spread'st a Table in my sight ; 
 
 Thy Unction grace bestoweth ; 
 / And oh, what transport of delight 
 
 From Thy pure Chalice floweth ! 
 
 mf And so through all the length of days 
 Thy goodness faileth never : 
 
 or Good Shepherd, may I sing Thy praise 
 Within Thy house for ever. Amen. 
 
 198 " J^<^1^okl, I stand at the door and knock" 
 
 !> f\ JESU, Thou art standing 
 
 yj Outside the fast-closed door, 
 In lowly patience waiting 
 To pass the threshold o'er : 
 / Shanie on us. Christian brethren, 
 His Name and sign who bear. 
 Oh shame, thrice shame upon us 
 p To keep Him standing there ! 
 
 O Jesu, Thou art knocking : 
 
 And lo ! that Hand is scarr'd. 
 And thorns Thy Brow encircle. 
 And tears Thy Face have marr'd : 
 cr O love that passeth knowledge 
 
 So patiently to wait ! 
 dim O sin that hath no equal 
 P So fast to bar the gate ! 
 
 ( 161 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 O Jesu, Thou art pleading 
 111 accents meek and low, 
 " I died for you, My children, 
 cr And will ye treat Me so 1 " 
 i/if O Lord, with shame and sorrow 
 We open now the door : 
 Dear Saviour, enter, enter. 
 And leave us never more. Amen. 
 
 199 "•^^'^'"^' ^■^'^''i '"i^^ ^^''^h 1 '^"' t^^^ ^y^^Uy f-l^<-' Truth, and 
 
 the -Life." 
 
 mf mHOU art the Way ; by Thee alone 
 
 -L From sin and death \ve flee : 
 
 And he who would the Father seek 
 
 Must seek Him, Lord, by Thee. 
 
 Thou art the Truth ; Thy Word alone 
 
 True wisdom can ini])art ; 
 Thou only canst inform the mind, 
 
 And purify the heart. 
 
 Thou art the Life ; (/) the rending tonih 
 Proclaims Thy con(|uering arm ; 
 ?/// And those who put their trust in Thee 
 Nor death nor hell shall harm. 
 
 'J'hou art the Way, the Truth, the Life, 
 2j Grant us that A\ ay to know, 
 
 TJiat Truth to keep, that Life to win, 
 r/// Wliose joys eternal flow. Anicu. 
 
 200 *' Ood forbid that I should <]lor!/, save in the Crvss of 
 
 our J.vrd Jesus Christ^ 
 
 71'/ TTTE sing the ])raise of Him Who died, 
 2J V V Of Him AN'ho died upon the Cross ; 
 cr The sinner's ho])e let men deride. 
 For this we count the world but loss. 
 ( 162 ;
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 mf Inscribed 'upon the Cross we see 
 
 In shining letters, " God is Love ; " 
 p He bears our sins upon the Tree ; 
 (-•/' He brings us mercy from above. 
 
 / The Cross ! it takes our guilt away ; 
 It holds the fainting spirit up ; 
 It cheers with hope the gloomy day, 
 And sweetens every bitter cup. 
 
 It makes the coward spirit brave, 
 And nerves the feeble arm for fight ; 
 It takes its terror from the grave. 
 And gilds the bed of death with light ; 
 
 The balm of life, the cure of woe, 
 The measure and the x>ledge of love, 
 The sinner's refuge here below, 
 The Angels' theme in Heav'n above, 
 
 mf To Cheist, Who won for sinners grace 
 ]> By bitter grief and anguish sore, 
 / Be praise from all the ransom'd race 
 For ever and for evermore. Amen. 
 
 201 " ^"^^^^^ '-^^^^ maketh intercession for us." 
 
 mf TTTHERE high the heavenly temple stands, 
 V V The house of God not made with hands, 
 A great High- Priest our nature wears. 
 The Guardian of mankind appears. 
 
 He Who for men their Surety stood, 
 P And pour'd on earth His precious Blood, 
 cr Pursues in Heav'n His mighty plan. 
 
 The Saviour and the Friend of man. 
 
 mf Though now ascended up on high, 
 He bends on earth a brothers eye ; 
 Partaker of the human name. 
 He knows the frailty of our frame. 
 
 C 163 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 Our fellow-sufferer yet retains 
 A fellow-feeling of our pains ; 
 And still remembers in the skies 
 p His Tears, His Agonies, and Cries. 
 
 mf In every pang that rends the heart 
 The Man of Sorrows had a part ; 
 He sympathizes with our grief, 
 And to the sufferer sends relief. 
 
 With boldness therefore at the Throne 
 Let us make all our sorrows known ; 
 And ask the aid of heavenly power 
 To help us in the evil hour. Amen. 
 
 202 " ^^^'^j^^^^ *"^ ^^'■^ Lord alway, and again I say, rejoice. 
 
 f ID EJOICE, the Lord is King, 
 dim -Li Your Lord and King adore ; 
 cr Mortals, give thanks and sing, 
 
 And triumph evermore : 
 / Lift up your heart, lift up your voice ; 
 Rejoice, again I say, rejoice. 
 
 mf Jesus, the Saviour, reigns. 
 
 The God of truth and love : 
 2> When He had purged our stains, 
 cr He took His seat above : 
 
 / Lift up your heart, lift up your voice ; 
 liejoice, again I say, rejoice. 
 
 mf His Kingdom cannot fail ; 
 
 He rules o'er earth and Heav'n ; 
 The keys of death and hell 
 Are to our Jesus given : 
 / Lift up your heart, lift uj) your voice ; 
 Kejoice, again I say, rejoice. 
 
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 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 mf He sits at God's right hand 
 
 Till all His foes submit, 
 And bow to His command, 
 
 And fall beneath His feet : 
 / Lift up your heart, lift up your voice ; 
 ff Kejoice, again I say, rejoice. Amen. 
 
 203 '^^^<^ '-• saith, Surely 1 come quickly. Amen. Even 
 so, come, Lord Jesus." 
 
 f rpHOU art coming, O my Saviour, 
 -J- Thou art coming, O my King, 
 mf In Thy beauty all-resplendent, 
 cr In Thy glory all-transcendent ; 
 / Well may we rejoice and sing ; 
 p Coming ! {cr) In the opening east 
 Herald brightness slowly swells ; 
 l^ Coming ! {cr) O my glorious Priest, 
 dim Hear we not Thy golden bells ? 
 
 mf Thou art coming, Thou art coming ; 
 We shall meet Thee on Thy way. 
 We shall see Thee, we shall know Thee, 
 cr We shall bless Thee, we shall show Thee 
 
 All our hearts could never say ; 
 ?/{/ What an anthem that will be 
 Ringing out our love to Thee, 
 Pouring out our rapture sweet 
 cr At Thine own all-glorious Feet. 
 
 mf Thou art coming ; at Thy Table 
 
 We are witnesses for this ; 
 P While remembering hearts Thou meetest 
 
 In communion clearest, sweetest, 
 /-■/• Earnest of our coming bliss, 
 mf Showing not Thy death alone. 
 
 And Thy love exceeding great, 
 cr But Thy coming, and Thy Throne, 
 dim All for which we long and wait. 
 
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 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 mf Thou art coming ; we are waiting 
 With a hope that cannot fail. 
 Asking not the day or hour, 
 Eesting on Thy word of power, 
 Anchor'd safe within the veil. 
 %> Time appointed may be long, 
 cr But the vision must be sure ; 
 Certainty shall make us strong, 
 Joyful patience can endure. 
 / O the joy to see Thee reigning. 
 Thee, my own beloved Lord ! 
 Every tongue Thy Name confessing. 
 Worship, honour, glory, blessing 
 Brought to Thee with one accord, 
 •p Thee, my jMaster, and my Friend, 
 / Vindicated and enthroned, 
 CT Unto earth's remotest end 
 
 Glorified, adored, and OAvn'd ! Amen. 
 
 204 '"''■^^^ ' ' ' so'^^'i) Surelj^ I come quickly. Amen. Even 
 
 so, come, Lord Jesus.'' 
 mf /~\ QUICKLY come, dread Judge of all ; 
 2> v_y For, awful though Thine Advent be, 
 cr All shadows from the truth will fall, 
 dim And falsehood die, in sight of Thee : 
 cr O ({uickly come : for doubt and fear 
 
 Like clouds dissolve when Thou art near. 
 mf O ((uickly come, great King of all ; 
 Heign all around us, and within ; 
 Let sin no more our souls enthral, 
 Let pain and sorrow die with sin : 
 cr O ((uickly come : for Thou alone 
 
 Canst make Thy scatter'd people one. 
 mf O ( [uickly come, true Life of all ; 
 p For death is mighty all around ; 
 On every home his shadows fall. 
 On every heart his mark is found : 
 cr O ([uickly come : for grief and pain 
 / Can never cloud Thy glorious reign, 
 
 C 1G6 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 ■mf O quickly come, sure Light of all, 
 p For gloomy night broods o'er our way ; 
 . And weakly souls begin to fall 
 
 With weary watching for the day : 
 cr O quickly come : for round Thy Throne 
 / No eye is blind, no night is known. Amen. 
 
 205 " '^^^^^ y^ heed, imtch and jjray ; for ye knov: not 
 ivhen the time is.'''' 
 
 2'> rpHOU Judge of quick and dead, 
 
 -J- Before Whose bar severe 
 mf With holy joy, or {p) guilty dread, 
 
 W^e all shall soon appear ; 
 mf Our waken'd souls prepare 
 
 For that tremendous day, 
 And fill us now with watchful care, 
 
 And stir us up to pray ; 
 
 To pray, and wait the hour, 
 p The awful hour unknown, 
 cr When, robed in majesty and power, 
 
 Thou shalt from Heav'n come down, 
 mf Th' immortal Son of Man, 
 
 To judge the human race. 
 With all Thy Father's dazzling train. 
 
 With all Thy glorious grace. 
 p To sober earthly joys, 
 
 To quicken holy fears, 
 cr For ever let the Archangel's voice 
 
 Be sounding in our ears ; 
 ^ The solemn midnight cry, 
 / " Ye dead, the Judge is come ! 
 Arise, and meet Him in the sky. 
 
 And meet your instant doom ! " 
 p O may Ave thus be found 
 
 Obedient to His Word, 
 cr Attentive to the trumpet's sound. 
 
 And looking for our Lord. 
 
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 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 wf O may Ave thus insure 
 Our lot among the blest, 
 And watch a moment, to secure 
 An everlasting rest. Amen. 
 
 206 " -^^'^ ^^^y ^f ^^^ Lord v:iU come as a thief in the 
 
 nujhtr 
 
 mf rp HAT day of wrath, that dreadful day, 
 JL When heaven and earth shall pass away, 
 What power shall be the sinner's stay ? 
 How shall he meet that dreadful day 1 
 
 When, shrivelling like a parched scroll, 
 The flaming heavens together roll ; 
 cr When louder yet, and yet more dread, 
 ff Swells the high trump that wakes the dead ; 
 
 p Oh, on that day, that wrathful day, 
 
 When man to judgment wakes from clay, 
 cr Be Thou, O Christ, the sinner's stay, 
 dim Though heaven and earth shall pass away. 
 
 Amen. 
 
 207 " ^f ^ 0'^ '*^^ aiaxy, the Comforter will not come unto 
 
 you; but if I depart, I will send Him unto you.'* 
 
 J) /^UR Blest Redeemer, ere He breathed 
 v_y His tender last farewell, 
 A Guide, a Comforter, bequeath'd 
 With us to dwell. 
 
 mf He came sweet influence to impart, 
 A gracious willing Guest, 
 While He can find one humble heart 
 Wherein to rest. 
 
 P And His that gentle voice we hear. 
 Soft as the breath of even. 
 That checks each fault, that calms each fear, 
 And speaks of Heav'n. 
 
 t 163 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 cr And every virtue we possess, 
 And every conquest won, 
 And eveiy thought of holiness, 
 vif Are His alone. 
 
 Spirit of purity and grace, 
 
 Our weakness, pitying, see : 
 make our hearts Thy dwelling-place, 
 
 And worthier Thee. Amen. 
 
 208 ^'The communion of the Holy Ghost." 
 
 mf r\ HOLY Spirit, Lord of grace, 
 vy Eternal Fount of love, 
 Inflame, we pray, our inmost hearts 
 With fire from Heav'n above. 
 
 As Thou in bond of love dost join 
 
 The Father and the Son, 
 So fill us all with mutual love, 
 
 And knit our hearts in one. 
 
 / All glory to the Father be, 
 All glory to the Son, 
 All glory. Holy Ghost, to Thee, 
 While endless ages run. Amen. 
 
 209 *'^^ many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are 
 
 the sons of God." 
 
 ?»/ /^ OME, gracious Spirit, heavenly Dove, 
 yj With light and comfort from above ; 
 Be Thou our Guardian, Thou our Guide, 
 O er every thought and step preside. 
 
 The light of truth to us display, 
 And make us know and choose Thy Avay ; 
 p Plant holy fear in every heart, 
 cr That we from God may ne'er depart . 
 
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 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 mf Lead us to Christ, the living Way, 
 Nor let us from His pastures stray ; 
 Lead us to holiness, the road 
 That we must take to dwell with God. 
 Lead us to Heav'n, that we may share 
 Fulness of joy for ever there ; 
 Lead us to God, our final rest, 
 To be with Him for ever blest. Amen. 
 
 210 " ^4«f? nov) abideth faith, hope, charity, these three, 
 but the greatest of these is charity." 
 
 '»/ (^^ EACIOUS Spirit, Holy Ghost, 
 vX Taught by Thee, we covet most 
 Of Thy gifts at Pentecost, 
 Holy, heavenly love. 
 
 Love is kind, and suffers long, 
 Love is meek, and thinks no wrong, 
 Love than death itself more strong ; 
 Therefore give us love. 
 
 Pro])liecy will fade away, 
 Melting in the liglit of day ; 
 Love will ever with us .stay ; 
 Therefore give us love. 
 
 Faith will vanish into sight ; 
 Hope be emptied in delight ; 
 cr Love in Heav'n will shine more bright ; 
 Therefore give us love. 
 
 mf Faith and hope and love we see 
 
 Joining hand in hand agree ; 
 n- But the greatest of the three. 
 And the best, is love. 
 
 P From the overshadowing 
 Of Tliy gold and silver wing 
 Shed on us, who to Thee sing, 
 Holy, heavenly love. Amen. 
 
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 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 211 ^' Aicakc, north loind ; and come, thou south; hloio 
 upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow 
 out." 
 
 mf r\ HOLY Ghost, Thy people bless 
 \J Who long to feel Thy might, 
 And fain would grow in holiness 
 As children of the light. 
 
 To Thee we bring. Who art the Lord, 
 
 Our selves to be Thy throne ; 
 Let every thought, and deed, and word 
 
 Thy pure dominion own. 
 
 Life-giving Spirit, o'er us move, 
 dim As on the formless deep ; 
 cr Give life and order, light and love, 
 'p Where now is death or sleep. 
 
 / Great Gift of our ascended King, 
 His saving truth reveal ; 
 Our tongues inspire His praise to sing, 
 Our hearts His love to feel. 
 
 rnf True Wind of Heav'n, from south or north, 
 For joy {<lhi\) or chastening, blow ; 
 
 cr The garden -spices shall spring forth 
 If Thou wilt bid them flow\ 
 
 / O Holy Ghost, of sevenfold might, 
 
 All graces come from Thee ; 
 p Grant us to know and serve aright 
 
 One God in Persons Three. Amen. 
 
 212 '- He IS faithful r 
 
 mf mo Thee, O Comforter Divine, 
 
 •J- For all Thy grace and power benign, 
 / Sing we Alleluia ! 
 
 To Thee, Whose faitliful love had place 
 In God's great covenant of grace. 
 Sing we Alleluia ! 
 
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 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 mf To Thee, Whose faithful voice doth win 
 The wandering from the ways of sin, 
 / iSing we Alleluia ! 
 
 To Thee, Whose faithful power doth heal^ 
 Enlighten, sanctify, and seal, 
 Sing we Alleluia ! 
 
 wif To Thee, Whose faithful truth is shown 
 By every promise made our own, 
 / Sing we Alleluia ! 
 
 To Thee, our Teacher and our Friend, 
 Our faithful Leader to the end, 
 Sing we Alleluia ! 
 
 mf To Thee, by Jesus Christ sent do^vn, 
 / Of all His gifts the sum and crown, 
 
 ff Sing we Alleluia ! 
 / To Thee, AVho art with God the Son 
 And God the Father ever One, 
 
 ff Sing Ave Alleluia ! Amen. 
 
 213 " '^^^'■^ '*^ shewed mc a pure river of vxiter of life, 
 clear as crystal, proceeding out of the Throne of 
 God and of the Lamb." 
 
 mf \ LIVING stream, as crystal clear, 
 rx. Welling from out the Throne 
 Of God and of the Lamb on high, 
 The Lord to man hath shown. 
 
 This stream doth water Paradise, 
 It makes the Angels sing : 
 cr One precious drop within the heart 
 Is of all joy the spring : 
 
 f Joy past all speech, of glory full, 
 dim, But stored where none may know, 
 As manna hid in dewy heaven. 
 As pearls in ocean low. 
 
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 GENERAL HYMiVS. 
 
 p Eye hath not seen, nor ear hath heard, 
 Nor to man's heart hath come 
 What for those loving Thee in truth 
 Thou hast in love's own home. 
 riif But by His Spirit He to us 
 
 The secret doth reveal : 
 cr Faith sees and hears : but for wings 
 That we might taste, and feel ; 
 Wings like a dove to waft us on 
 High o'er the flood of sin ! 
 p LoED of the Ark, put forth Thine hand, 
 
 And take Thy Avanderers in. 
 / O praise the Father, praise the Son, 
 The Lamb for sinners given, 
 And Holy Ghost, through Whom alone 
 Our hearts are raised to Heav'n. Amen. 
 214 " -^-^<?^i^ ^«s, God of our salvation, for the glory of 
 
 Thy Namc.'^ 
 '^'/T" ORD of our life, and God of our salvation, 
 
 _LJ Star of our night, and Hope of every nation, 
 p Hear and {cr) receive Thy Church's supplication, 
 
 / Lord God xVlmighty. 
 »2/See round Thine ark the hungry billows curling ; 
 
 See how Thy foes their banners are unfurling ; 
 p Lord, while their (cr) darts envenom'd they are 
 hurling, 
 
 / Thou canst preserve us. [eth, 
 
 w/LoRD, Thou canst help when earthly armour fail- 
 
 LoRD, Thou canst save when deadly sin assaileth, 
 
 p Lord, o'er Thy (cr) Church nor death nor hell pre- 
 
 vaileth ; 
 
 p Grant us Thy peace. Lord. 
 ?>2/Grant us Thy help till foes are backward driven. 
 Grant them thy Truth, that they may be forgiven, 
 p Grant peaceon earth, (c?-)and, after wehavestriven, 
 pp Peace in Thy Heav'n. Amen. 
 
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 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 215 " ^^'^ '^ ^^'^ Head of the bod//, the Church.'* 
 mf rpHE Churcli's one foundation 
 JL Is Jesus Cheist her Lokd ; 
 She is His new creation 
 
 By water and the Word : 
 From Heav'n He came and sought hei 
 To be His holy Bride ; 
 2^ With His own Blood He bought her, 
 joj) And for her life He died. 
 mf Elect from every nation, 
 
 Yet one o'er all the earth, 
 Her charter of salvation 
 
 One Lord, one Faith, one Birth, 
 One Holy Name she blesses. 
 
 Partakes one Holy Food, 
 And to one hope she presses 
 With every grace endued. 
 2^ Though with a scornful wonder 
 Men see her sore opprest, 
 By schisms rent asunder, 
 By heresies distrest, 
 cr Yet Saints their watch are keeping. 
 Their cry goes up, " How long ? " 
 mf And soon the night of weeping 
 cr Shall be the morn of song. 
 
 mf Mid toil, and tribulation, 
 
 And tumult of her war. 
 She waits the consummation 
 ^3 Of peace for evermore ; 
 cr Till with the vision glorious 
 
 Her longing eyes are blest, 
 ./■ And the great Church victorious 
 '^/)ii Shall be the Church at rest. 
 mf Yet she on earth hath union 
 
 With OoD the Three in One, 
 And mystic sweet communion 
 
 With those whose rest is ^^'on : 
 
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 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 / O happy ones and holy ! 
 p Lord, give us grace that we, 
 Like them the meek and lowly, 
 cr On high may dwell with Thee. Amen. 
 216 " That they nil may he one." 
 
 p TTTHAT time the evening shadows fall 
 V V Around the Church on earth, 
 When darker forms of doubt appal, 
 And new false lights have birth ; 
 cr Then closer should her faithful band 
 For Truth together hold, 
 Hell's last devices to withstand, 
 And safely guard her fold, 
 y) O Father, in that hour of fear 
 The Church of England keep, 
 mf Thine Altar to the last to rear, 
 And feed Thy fainting sheep ; 
 May she the holy truths attest 
 
 Apostles taught of yore, 
 Nor quit the Faith by saints confest, 
 Though tempted ne'er so sore. 
 
 P O Christ, Who for Thy flock didst pray 
 
 That all might be as one, 
 mf Unite us all ere fades the day. 
 
 Thou Sole-Begotten Son : 
 The East, the West, together bind 
 
 In love's unbroken chain ; 
 cr Give each one hope, one heart, one mind. 
 
 One glory, and one gain. 
 
 / Spirit, Lord of light and life, 
 
 The Church with strength renew, 
 J) Compose the angry voice of strife. 
 
 All jealousies subdue : ^ 
 cr Do Thou in ever-quickening streams 
 
 Upon Thy saints descend, 
 And warm them with reviving beams, 
 
 And guide them to the end. 
 
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 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 mf Great Three in One, Great One in Three, 
 
 Our hymns of prayer receive, 
 And teach us all from sin to flee, 
 
 And live as Ave believe ; 
 cr So, pure in faith, our thoughts and speech 
 
 And acts that faith shall own ; 
 / So shall we to Thy Presence reach, 
 
 And knoAv as we are known. Amen. 
 
 217 " ■^'^'^ Kingdom come.''* 
 
 mf npHY kingdom come, O God, 
 JL Thy rule, O Christ, begin ; 
 Break with Thine iron rod 
 The tyrannies of sin. 
 
 p Where is Thy reign of peace, 
 And purity, and love ? 
 When shall all hatred cease. 
 As in the realms above ? 
 
 When comes the promised time 
 That war shall be no more, 
 
 And lust, oppression, crime 
 Shall flee Thy Face before? 
 
 ir)j We pray Thee, Lord, arise. 
 
 And come in Thy great might ; 
 lievive our longing eyes. 
 
 Which languish for Thy sight. 
 
 p Men scorn Thy sacred Name, 
 
 And wolves devour Thy fold ; 
 By many deeds of shame 
 We learn that love grows cold. 
 
 O'er heathen lands afar 
 
 Thick darkness broodeth yet : 
 cr Arise, O morning Star, 
 / Arise, and never set. Amen.
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 218 " ^^^ ^^ merciful unto us, and bless us ; and shew us 
 the light of His countenance." 
 
 mf /^ OD of mercy, God of grace, 
 
 VJT Show the brightness of Thy Face ; 
 
 Shine upon us, Saviour, shine. 
 
 Fill Thy Church with light Divine ; 
 
 And Thy saving health extend 
 
 Unto earth's remotest end. 
 
 / Let the people praise Thee, Lord ; 
 
 Be by all that live adored ; 
 
 Let the nations shout and sing 
 
 Glory to their Saviour King ; 
 p At Thy feet their tribute pay, 
 
 And Thy holy Will obey. 
 
 / Let the people praise Thee, Lord ; 
 Earth shall then her fruits afford ; 
 God to man His blessing give, 
 Man to God devoted live ; 
 All below, and all above, 
 One in joy, and light, and love. Amen. 
 
 ^^ All the earth shall be filled with His 3fajesty." 
 
 HAIL to the Lord's Anointed, 
 Great David's greater Son ! 
 Hail, in the time appointed, 
 His reign on earth begun ! 
 He comes to break oppression, 
 
 To set the captive free. 
 To take away transgression. 
 And rule in equity. 
 
 mf He shall come down like showers 
 Upon the fruitful earth. 
 And joy and hope, like flowers, 
 Spring in His path to birth : 
 
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 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 Before Him on the mountains 
 p ^Sllall peace, the herald, go ; 
 cr From hill to vale the fountains 
 Of righteousness o'erflow. 
 
 mf Kings shall bow down before Him, 
 
 And gold and incense bring ; 
 All nations shall adore Him, 
 
 His praise all people sing ; 
 To Him shall prayer unceasing 
 
 And daily vows ascend ; 
 His kingdom still increasing, 
 
 A kingdom without end. 
 
 / O'er every foe victorious, 
 
 He on His Throne shall rest ; 
 From age to age more glorious. 
 
 All-blessing and all-blest : 
 The tide of time shall never 
 
 His covenant remove ; 
 His Xame shall stand for ever, 
 2-) His changeless Name of love. Amen. 
 
 220 *^ -^^^^ kingdoms of this loorld are become the kinfidom^ 
 of our Lord and of His Christ ; and He shall reign 
 for ever and ever." 
 
 f "TESUS shall reign where'er the sun 
 O ]3oth his successive journeys run ; 
 His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, 
 Till moons shall wax and wane no more. 
 
 mf People and realms of every tongue 
 
 Dwell on His love with sweetest song, 
 J) And infant voices shall proclaim 
 e,r Their early blessings on His Name. 
 
 / Blessings abound where'er He reigns ; 
 The prisoner leaps to lose his chains ; 
 (Zi'mThe weary find eternal rest, 
 cr And all the sons of want are blest. 
 
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 GENEKAL HYMNS. 
 
 / Let every creature rise and bring 
 Peculiar honours to our King ; 
 Angels descend with songs again, 
 And earth repeat the loud Ameu. Ainen. 
 
 221 '' ^/ ^V^om the ichole family in heaven and earth 
 
 named." 
 mf T ET saints on earth in concert sing 
 -LJ With those whose work is done ; 
 For all the servants of our King 
 In Heav'n and earth are one. 
 One family, we dwell in Him, 
 One Church, above, beneath ; 
 dim Though now divided by the stream, 
 p The narrow stream of death. 
 
 mf One army of the living God, 
 To His command we bow ; 
 Part of the host have cross'd the iiood, 
 f And part are crossing now. 
 E'en now to their eternal home 
 There pass some spirits biest ; 
 While others to the margin come, 
 Waiting their call to rest. 
 mf Jesu, be Thou our constant Guide ; 
 Then, when the word is given. 
 Bid Jordan's narrow stream divide, 
 cr And bring us safe to Heav'n. Amen. 
 
 222 " ^^^^ ^^^'■^^ '^'^^P^ aicay all tears from their eyes." 
 f rpEX thousand times ten thousand, 
 
 -L In sparkling raiment bright, 
 The armies of the ransom'd Saints 
 Throng up the steeps of light : 
 mf 'Tis finish'd! all is finish'd, 
 
 Their fight with death and sin ; 
 / Fling open wide the golden gates, 
 And let the victors in. 
 C 1:9 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 What rush of Alleluias 
 
 Fills all the earth and sky ! 
 What ringing of a thousand harps 
 
 Bespeaks the triumph nigh ! 
 O day, for which creation 
 
 And all its tribes were made ! 
 O joy, for all its former woes 
 
 A thousand-fold repaid ! 
 
 mf Oh, then what raptured greetings 
 
 On Canaan's happy shore, 
 AVhat knitting sever'd friendships up, 
 
 Where partings are no more ! 
 / Then eyes with joy shall sparkle 
 p That brimm'd with tears of late ; 
 cr Orphans no longer fatherless, 
 
 Nor widows desolate. 
 
 -p Bring near Thy great Salvation, 
 Thou Lamb for sinners slain, 
 cr Fill up the roll of Thine elect, 
 / Then take Thy power and reign : 
 mf Appear, Desire of nations, 
 J) Thine exiles long for home ; 
 cr Show in the heavens Thy promised sign ; 
 / Thou Prince and Saviour, come. Amen. 
 
 223 " ^^^^ *^'i/^'^ is far spent, the day is at hand.''' 
 ;///TXARK! hark, my soul! Angelic songs are 
 JUL swelling 
 O'er earth's green fields, and ocean's w^ave- 
 beat shore : 
 How sweet the truth those blessed strains are 
 telling 
 Of that new life when sin shall be no more. 
 7> Angels of Jesus, {ci-) Angels of light, 
 /■ Singing to welcome (p) the pilgrims of the night ! 
 
 ( ISO )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 7?i/ Onward we go, for still we hear them singing, 
 ^> " Come, weary souls, for Jesus bids you come : " 
 cr And through the dark, its echoes sweetly ringing, 
 
 The music of the Gospel leads us home. 
 P Angels of Jesus, (cr) Angels of light, 
 / Singing to welcome (/j) the pilgrims of the night 1 
 2> Far, far away, like bells at evening pealing, 
 The voice of Jesus sounds o'er land and sea, 
 And laden souls, by thousands meekly stealing, 
 cr Kind Shepherd, turn their weary steps to Thee. 
 2^ Angels of Jesus, (cr) Angels of light, 
 / Singing to welcome {j)) the pilgrims of the night ! 
 W2/Rest comes at length ; though life be long and 
 dreary, [past ; 
 
 The day must dawn, and darksome night be 
 Faith's journey ends in wel come to the weary, 
 And Heav'n, the heart's true home, will come 
 p Angels of Jesus, (cr) Angels of light, [at last. 
 / Singing to welcome (p) the pilgrims of the night ! 
 m/ Angels! sing on, your faithful Avatches keeping. 
 Sing us sweet fragm ents of the songs above ; 
 Till morning's joy shall end the night of weeping, 
 cr And life's long shado ws break in cloudless love. 
 p Angels of Jesus, (cr) Angels of light, 
 / Singing to welcome the pilgrims of the night ! 
 
 Amen. 
 
 224 " The fellowship of His sufferings.'" 
 
 mf r\ HAPPY band of pilgrims, 
 v^' If onward ye will tread 
 With Jesus as your Fellow 
 To Jesus as your Head ! 
 O happy if ye labour 
 
 As J Esus did for men : 
 O happy if ye hunger 
 As Jesus hunger'd then ! 
 
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 GENERAL HVMNS. 
 
 p The Cross that Jesus carried 
 
 He carried as your due : 
 / The Crown that Jesus weareth 
 
 He Aveareth it for you. 
 
 mf The faith hy which ye see Him, 
 The hope in which ye yearn, 
 The love that through all troubles 
 To Him alone will turn, 
 
 p The trials that beset you. 
 The sorrows ye endure, 
 The manifold temptations 
 That death alone can cure, 
 
 cr What are they but His jewels 
 Of right celestial worth 1 
 What are they but the ladder 
 Set up to Heav'n on earth 1 
 
 f O happy l)and of pilgrims, 
 
 Look upward to the skies, 
 dim Where such a light affliction 
 / Shall win so great a prize. Amen. 
 
 225 *' ^^^^'^ ^^'-^^'^ ^-^ "^ continuing city, but v:c seek one to 
 come." 
 
 p "OEIEF life is here our portion ; 
 
 -D Brief sorrow, short-lived care ; 
 cr The life that knows no ending, 
 The tearless life, is there. 
 
 mf O happy retribution ! 
 
 Short toil, eternal rest ; 
 For mortals and for sinners 
 A mansion with the blest ! 
 
 And now we fight the battle, 
 / But then shall wear the crown 
 Of full and everlasting 
 And passionless renown ; 
 
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 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 p And now we watch and struggle, 
 And now we live in hope, 
 And Sion in her anguish 
 With Babylon must cope ; 
 
 mf But He, Whom now we trust in. 
 Shall then be seen and known ; 
 And they that know and see Him 
 Shall have Him for their own. 
 
 cr The morning shall awaken, 
 The shadows shall decay. 
 And each true-hearted servant 
 Shall shine as doth the day. 
 
 / There God, our King and Portion, 
 In fulness of His grace, 
 Shall we behold for ever, 
 ■p And worship face to face. 
 
 mf O sweet and blessed country, 
 The home of God's elect I 
 O sweet and blessed country 
 That eager hearts expect ! 
 
 p Jesu, in mercy bring us 
 
 To that dear land of rest ; 
 mf Who art, with God the Fatheii 
 
 And Spieit, ever Blest. Amen. 
 
 *i^26 " The nations of them ichich are saved shall walk in 
 the light of it." 
 
 mf r I 1HE world is very evil, 
 
 -L The times are waxing late, 
 /> Be sober and keep vigil. 
 
 The Judge is at the gate ; 
 cr The Judge Who comes in mercy, 
 
 The Judge Who comes with might, 
 Who comes to end the evil, 
 / Who comes to crown the right. 
 
 C 183 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 vh/ Arise, arise, good Christian, 
 
 Let right to wrong succeed ; 
 7> Let penitential sorrow 
 cr To heavenly gladness lead, 
 To light that has no evening, 
 
 That knows nor moon nor sun, 
 The light so new and golden, 
 The light that is but one. 
 mf O home of fadeless splendour, 
 Of flowers that bear no thorn, 
 Where they shall dwell as children 
 p Who here as exiles mourn ; 
 mf '^lidst power that knows no limit, 
 
 Where wisdom has no bound, 
 ^> The Beatific Vision 
 n- Shall glad the Saints around. 
 mf O happy, holy portion, 
 Refection for the blest. 
 True vision of true beauty, 
 True cure of the distrest ! 
 / Strive, man, to win that glory ; 
 Toil, man, to gain that light ; 
 Send hope before to grasp it, 
 Till hope be lost in sight. 
 mf O sweet and blessed country, 
 The home of God's elect ! 
 O sweet and blessed country 
 That eager hearts expect ! 
 P Jesu, in mercy bring us 
 
 To that dear land of rest ; 
 mf Who art, with God the Father 
 And Spirit, ever Blest. Amen. 
 2S7 "^ better country, that is, an heavenly.'" 
 
 iij "T^OR thee, O dear, dear country, 
 J- Mine eyes their vigils keep ; 
 For very love, beholding 
 Thy happy name, they weep. 
 
 ( 184 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 The mention of thy glory 
 Is unction to the breast, 
 
 And medicine in sickness, 
 And love, and life, and rest. 
 
 O one, O only mansion ! 
 
 O Paradise of joy ! 
 Where tears are ever banish'd, 
 
 And smiles have no alloy ; 
 / The Lamb is all thy splendour ; 
 
 The Crucified thy praise ; 
 His laud and benediction 
 
 Thy ransom 'd people raise. 
 
 With jasper glow thy buhvarks, 
 
 Thy streets Avitli emeralds blaze ; 
 The sardius and the topaz 
 
 Unite in thee their rays ; 
 Thine ageless walls are bonded 
 
 With amethyst unpriced ; 
 The Saints build up thy fabric, 
 
 x\nd the corner-stone is Cheist. 
 
 mf Thou hast no shore, fair ocean ! 
 Thou hast no time, bright day ! 
 Dear fountain of refreshment 
 To pilgrims far away ! 
 / Upon the Rock of ages 
 
 They raise thy holy tower ; 
 Thine is the victor's laurel. 
 And thine the golden dower. 
 
 wf O sv/eet and blessed country, 
 
 The home of God's elect ! 
 O sweet and blessed country 
 
 That eager hearts expect ! 
 p Jesxj, in mercy bring us 
 
 To that dear land of rest ; 
 mf Who art, with God the Father 
 
 And fSpiRiT, ever Blest. Amen. 
 
 C 185 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 228 ** And the citij icas pure gold." 
 
 mf JERUSALEM the golden, 
 t) With milk and honey blest, 
 Beneath thy contemplation 
 
 dim Sink heart and voice opprest. 
 
 cr I know not, oh, I know not 
 What joys await us there. 
 What radiancy of glory, 
 
 p What bliss beyond compare. 
 
 / They stand, those halls of Sion 
 All jubilant with song, 
 And bright with many an Angel, 
 
 And all the Martyr throng ; 
 The Prince is ever in them. 
 
 The daylight is serene, 
 
 The pastures of the blessed 
 
 P Are deck'd in glorious sheen. 
 
 mf There is the throne of David ; 
 And there, from care released. 
 The shout of them that triumph, 
 The song of them that feast ; 
 / And they, who with their Leader 
 Have conquer'd in the fight, 
 For ever and for ever 
 ?> Are clad in robes of white. 
 
 mf O sweet and blessed country. 
 The home of God's elect ! 
 O sweet and blessed country 
 That eager hearts expect ! 
 p Jesu, in mercy bring us 
 
 To that dear land of rest ; 
 nf Who art, with God tlie Father 
 p And Spihit, ever Blest. Amen. 
 C i««5 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 229 " ^'''^ things tchich are scc7i arc temporal ; hut the 
 
 things which are not seen are eternal.''* 
 mf rnHE roseate hues of early dawn, 
 JL The brightness of the day, 
 The crimson of the sunset sky, 
 dim How fast they fade away ! 
 cr Oh, for the pearly gates of Heav'n, 
 Oh, for the golden lloor. 
 Oh, for the Sun of righteousness 
 That setteth nevermore ! 
 
 p Tlie highest hopes Ave cherish here. 
 
 How fast they tire and faint ; 
 How many a spot defiles the rolDe 
 
 That wraps an earthly saint ! 
 cr Oh, for a heart that never sins. 
 
 Oh, for a soul wash'd white. 
 Oh, for a voice to praise our King, 
 
 Nor weary day or night ! 
 Ti\f Here faith is ours, and heavenly hope. 
 
 And grace to lead us higher ; 
 cr But there are perfectness and peace, 
 
 Beyond our best desire. 
 J) Oh, by Thy love and anguish. Lord, 
 
 And by Thy life laid down, 
 cr Grant that we fall not from Thy grace. 
 
 Nor cast away our crown. Amen. 
 
 230 " ■^''^^'"^ remciincth therefore a rest to the pcop^.c of 
 
 God." 
 mf mHERE is a blessed home 
 -L Beyond this land of vroe, 
 Where trials never come. 
 Nor tears of sorrow flow ; 
 cr Where faith is lost in sight. 
 
 And patient hope is crown'd, 
 / And everlasting light 
 
 Its glory throws around. 
 ( 187 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 p There is a land of peace, 
 
 Good Angels know it well ; 
 cr Glad songs that never cease 
 
 Within its portals swell ; 
 ???/ xVround its glorious Throne 
 
 Ten thousand Saints adore 
 Christ, with the Father One 
 
 And Spirit, evermore. 
 / O joy all joys beyond, 
 
 To see the Lamb Who died, 
 p And count each sacred Wound 
 
 In Hands, and Feet, and Side ; 
 mf To give to Him the praise 
 
 Of every triumph won, 
 cr And sing through endless days 
 
 The great things He hath done. 
 mf Look up, ye saints of God, 
 
 Nor fear to tread below 
 The path your Saviour trod 
 J) Of daily toil and woe ; 
 cr Wait but a little while 
 
 In uncomplaining love, 
 mf His own most gracious smile 
 
 Shall welcome you above. Amen. 
 
 231 '■''And so shall ice ever be with the Lord." 
 mf " T^OK ever with the Lord !" 
 p J- Amen ; so let it be ; 
 cr Life from the dead is in that word, 
 
 'Tis immortality. 
 J) Here in the body pent, 
 
 Absent from Him I roam, 
 cr Yet nightly pitch my moving tent 
 
 A day's march nearer home. 
 mf My Father's house on high. 
 
 Home of my soul, h@w near 
 At times to faith's foreseeing eye 
 
 Thy golden gates appear 1 
 
 C 188 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 J) Ah ! then my spirit faints 
 
 To reach the land I love, 
 cr Tlie bright inheritance of Saints, 
 
 Jerusalem above. 
 / " For ever with the Lord ! " 
 mf Father, if 'tis Thy Will, 
 
 The promise of that faithful word 
 
 Even here to me fulfil. 
 Be Thou at my right hand. 
 
 Then can I never fail ; 
 cr Uphold Thou me, and I shall stand, 
 
 Fight, and I must prevail. 
 p So when my latest breath 
 
 Shall rend the veil in twain, 
 -cr By death I shall escape from death, 
 / And life eternal gain. 
 mf Knowing as I am known. 
 
 How shall I love that word, 
 cr And oft repeat before the Throne, 
 
 " For ever with the Lord ! " Amen. 
 
 232 " -^//^ hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have 
 entered into the heart of man, the things ichich God 
 hath prepared for them that love Him. But God 
 hath revealed them unto us b;/ His Sjnrit." 
 
 mf y IGHT'S abode, celestial Salem. 
 
 -Li Vision whence true peace doth spring. 
 Brighter than the heart can fancy. 
 Mansion of the Highest King ; 
 / Oh, how glorious are the praises 
 
 Which of thee the prophets sing ! 
 mf There for ever and for ever 
 Alleluia is out-pour'd : 
 For unending, for unbroken 
 Is the feast-day of the Lord ; 
 23 All is pure and all is holy 
 
 That within thy walls is stored. 
 
 C 189 ) E
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 There no cloud nor passing vapour 
 Dims the brightness of the air ; 
 mf Endless noon-day, glorious noon-day, 
 From the Sun of suns is there ; 
 
 There no night brings rest from labour, 
 For unknown are toil and care. 
 
 / Oh, how glorious and resplendent, 
 Fragile body, shalt thou be, 
 
 When endued with so much beauty, 
 Full of health, and strong, and free. 
 
 Full of vigour, full of pleasure 
 That shall last eternally ! 
 
 mf Now with gladness, now with courage, 
 Bear the burden on thee laid, 
 
 p That hereafter these thy labours 
 May with endless gifts be paid ; 
 
 cr And in everlasting glory 
 
 Thou with brightness be array 'd. 
 
 / Laud and honour to the Father, 
 Laud and honour to the Son, 
 Laud and honour to the Spirit, 
 
 Ever Thrive and ever One, 
 CV^nsubstantial, Co-eternal, 
 
 While unending ages run. Amen. 
 
 233 '" ^"'' 'Conversation is in heaven.'" 
 
 mf JERUSALEM on high 
 
 O My song and city is, 
 
 My home whene'er I die, 
 
 The centre of my bliss : 
 
 / O happy place I 
 
 When shall I be, 
 ^ My God, with Thee, 
 %-> To see Thy Face ^ 
 
 I 190 ^
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 mf There dwells my Lord, my King, 
 p Judged here unfit to live ; 
 mf There Angels to Him sing, 
 And lowly homage give : 
 / O happy place ! 
 
 WHen shall I be, 
 My God, with Thee, 
 f To see Thy Face % 
 
 mf The Patriarchs of old 
 
 There from their travels cease ; 
 The Prophets there behold 
 
 Tlieir longed-for Prince of peace 
 / O happy place ! 
 
 When shall 1 be, 
 My God, with Thee, 
 p To see Thy Face ? 
 
 mf The Lamb's Apostles there 
 I might with joy behold. 
 The harpers I might hear 
 
 Harping on harps of gold : 
 / O happy place ! 
 
 When shall I be, 
 My God, with Thee, 
 p To see Thy Face 1 
 
 The bleeding Martyrs, they 
 Within those courts are found, 
 cr Clothed in pure array, 
 
 Their scars with glory crown'd : 
 / O happy place ! 
 
 When shall I be, 
 My God, with Thee, 
 p To see Thy Face ? 
 
 Ah me ! ah me ! that I 
 
 In Kedar's tents here stay ; 
 No place like that on high ; 
 cr Lord, thither guide my way ; 
 
 { 191 ) ^-2
 
 GENERAL H7MNS. 
 
 / O liappy place ! 
 
 When shall I be. 
 My God, Avith Thee, 
 P To see Thy Face 1 Amen. 
 234 " ^^'^ Paradise of God." 
 
 ?^/ O PARADISE ! O Paradise ! 
 vy Who doth not crave for rest ? 
 Who would not seek the happy land 
 
 Where they that loved are blest ; 
 / Where loyal hearts and true 
 Stand ever in the light, 
 All rapture through and through, 
 dim In God's most holy sight ? 
 mf O Paradise ! O Paradise ! 
 p The world is growing old ; 
 cr Who would not be at rest and free 
 Where love is never cold ; 
 / Where loyal hearts and true 
 Stand ever in the light. 
 All rapture through and through, 
 dim In God's most holy sight ? 
 wf Paradise ! O Paradise ! 
 p 'Tis weary waiting here ; 
 cr I long to be where Jesus is, 
 To feel, to see Him near ; 
 / Where loyal hearts and true 
 Stand ever in the light, 
 All rapture through and through, 
 dim In God's most holy sight. 
 7??/ O Paradise ! O Paradise ! 
 p I Avant to sin no more, 
 cr I want to be as pure on earth 
 As on thy s])otless shore ; 
 / Where loyal hearts and true 
 Stand ever in the light, 
 All rapture through and through, 
 dim In God's most holy sight. 
 
 t 192 )
 
 GKNKRAL HYMNS. 
 
 mf O Paradise I Paradise ! 
 I greatly long to see 
 The special place my dearest Lord 
 In love prepares for me ; 
 / Where loyal hearts and true 
 Stand ever in the light, 
 All rapture through and through, 
 dim In God's most holy sight, 
 p Lord Jesu, King of Paradise, 
 
 O keep me in Thy love, 
 or And guide me to that happy land 
 Of perfect rest above ; 
 / Where loyal hearts and true 
 Stand ever in the light, 
 All rapture through and through, 
 dim In God's most holy sight. Amen. 
 
 035 " There rcmaineth therefore a rest to the i^cople of 
 
 Godr 
 
 iiif f~\H, what the joy and the glory must be, [see ; 
 v_y Those endless Sabbaths the blessed ones 
 Crown for the valiant, {p) to weary ones rest ; 
 
 cr God shall be iVU and in all ever Blest. 
 
 ////What are the Monarch, His Court, and His 
 Throne ? 
 What are the peace and the joy that they own ? 
 O that the blest ones, who in it have share, 
 All that they feel could as fully declare I 
 Truly Jerusalem name w^e that shore, 
 
 p Vision of peace, {cr) that brings joy evermore ; 
 
 ////Wish and fulfilment can sever'd be ne'er, 
 
 Xor the thing pray'cl for come short of the prayer. 
 
 p There, where no troubles distraction can bring, 
 
 <yr We the sweet anthems of Sion shall sing, 
 
 While for Thy grace, Lord, their voices of praise 
 Thy blessed people eternally raise. 
 
 ( 193 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 '///Tliere dawns no Sabbath, no Sabbath is o'er, 
 Those Sabbath-keepers have one evermore ; 
 
 /■ One and unending is that trinmph-song 
 Which to the Angels and us shall belong. 
 
 }) Xow in the meanwhile, with hearts raised on high, 
 AVe for that country must yearn and must sigh; 
 Seeking Jerusalem, dear native land. 
 Through our long exile on Babylon's strand. 
 
 m/Low before Him with our praises we fall, 
 
 Of Whom, and in Whom, and thro' Whom are all; 
 
 / Of Whom, the Father ; and in Whom, the Son ; 
 Through Whom, the Spieit, with Them ever One. 
 
 Amen. 
 
 236 " ^yhen shall 1 come to appear before the presence of 
 GodV 
 
 wj "TERUSALEM, my happy home, 
 O Name ever dear to me. 
 When shall my labours have an end ? 
 
 Thy joys when shall I see 1 
 When shall these eyes thy heaven-built walls 
 
 And pearly gates behold 1 
 Thy bulvrarks with salvation strong, 
 
 And streets of shining gold ? 
 / Apostles, Martyrs, Prophets, there 
 
 Around my Saviour stand ; 
 And all I love in Christ below 
 
 Will join the glorious baud. 
 
 mf Jerusalem, my happy home, 
 ^ W1ien shall T come to thee ? 
 Vriien shall my labours have an end ? 
 Thy joys when shall I see 1 
 I' O Christ, do Thou my soul prepare 
 
 For that bright home of love ; 
 cr That I may see Thee and adore, 
 
 With all Thy Saints above. Amen. 
 
 ( 194 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 OQ7 "0 how amiable are Thy dwellings, Thou Lo)xl of 
 ^"^ ' hosts." 
 
 mf r\ GOD of hosts, the mighty Lord, 
 V^ How lovely is the place, 
 AVhere Thou, enthroned in glory, show'st 
 The brightness of Thy Face ! 
 
 p My longing soul faints with desire 
 To view Thy blest abode , 
 My panting heart and flesh cry out 
 For Thee the living God. 
 
 mf For m Thy courts one single day 
 'Tis better to attend. 
 Than, Lord, in any place besides 
 A thousand days to spend. 
 
 O Lord of hosts, my Kmg and God, 
 
 How highly blest are they 
 Who in Thy temple always dwell. 
 
 And there Thy praise display ! 
 
 / To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 
 The God Whom we adore, 
 Be glory, as it was, is now, 
 And shall be evermore. Amen. 
 
 238 " ^'^^ '-'■^ ^^^^ ^^'-'■''^ de^ireth the water-brooks, so longeth 
 mij soul after Thee, God.'' 
 
 V A ►^ pants the hart for cooling streams 
 ■J^ When heated in the chase, 
 So longs my soul, O God, for Thee, 
 And Thy refreshing grace. 
 
 For Thee my God, the living God, 
 My thirsty soul doth pine : 
 cr O when shall I behold Thy Face, 
 Thou Majesty Divine ? 
 
 \ 195 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 p Why restless, why cast down, my soul ? 
 cr Hope still, and thou shalt sing 
 / The praise of Him Who is thy God, 
 Thy health's eternal Spring. 
 To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 
 
 The God Whom we adore, 
 Be glory, as it was, is now, 
 
 And shall be evermore. Amen. 
 
 239 " ^^^^' -^^'"'^ ^^^'^ ^"^^*^ ^""' \ ' • ^ ^'^^^ halloire.l 
 this house . . . to put My Name there for ever, 
 and Mine eyes and Mine heart shall be there 
 perpetually" 
 mf r^ HRIST is our corner-stone, 
 KJ On Him alone we build ; 
 With His true Saints alone 
 
 The courts of Heav'n arc fill'd ; 
 cr On His great love 
 
 Our hopes we ])lace 
 Of present grace 
 And joys above. 
 / Oh, then with hymns of praise 
 
 These halloAv'd courts shall ring ; 
 Our voices we will raise 
 The Three in One to sing ; 
 And thus proclaim 
 In joyful song, 
 Both loud and long, 
 That glorious Name. 
 wf Here, gracious God, do Thou 
 For evermore draw nigh ; 
 Accept each faithful vow, 
 X> And mark each suppliant sigh ; 
 mf In copious shower 
 On all who pray 
 Each holy day 
 Thy blessings pour.
 
 GENERAL HYMNS 
 
 Here may we gain from Heav'n 
 The grace which we implore ; 
 
 And may that grace, once given, 
 Be v/ith us evermore, 
 
 p Until that day 
 
 When all the blest 
 
 cr To endless rest 
 
 dim Are call'd away. Amen. 
 
 240 *' ^-^ '''^"-" ('^^'■^'J^<^ «''<? ^^// dwellings, Thou Lord of 
 hosts." 
 
 mf T)LEASANT are Thy courts above 
 JL In the land of light and love ; 
 
 p Pleasant are Thy courts below 
 In this land of sin and woe : 
 
 cr Oh, my spirit longs and faints 
 For the converse of Thy Saints, 
 For the brightness of Thy Face, 
 For Thy fulness, God of grace. 
 
 mf Happy birds that sing and fly 
 
 Round Thy Altars, O most High ; 
 p Happier souls that find a rest 
 
 In a heavenly Father's breast ; 
 
 Like the wandering dove that found 
 
 No repose on earth around, 
 cr They can to their ark repair, 
 
 And enjoy it ever there. 
 
 mf Happy souls, their praises flow 
 i> Even in this vale of woe ; 
 cr Waters in the desert rise, 
 
 Manna feeds them from the skies ; 
 / On they go from strength to strength. 
 
 Till they reach Thy Throne at length, 
 p At Thy feet adoring fall, 
 mf Who hast led them safe through all. 
 ( Id? ^
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 p Lord, be mine this prize to win, 
 
 Guide nie through a world of sin, 
 
 Keep me by Thy saving grace, 
 
 Give me at Tliy side a place ; 
 mf Sun and Shield alike Thou art, 
 
 (luide and guard my erring heart ; 
 / (rrace and glory flow from Thee ; 
 dim Shower, O shower them, Loed, on me. Amen. 
 
 2411 ^^Ilosanna in the highciit" 
 
 mf TTOSANNA to the living Lord j 
 Xl Hosanna to the Incarnate Word, 
 To Christ, Creator, Saviour, King, 
 Let earth, let heaven Hosanna sing, 
 
 /■ Hosanna in the highest ! 
 p O Saviour, with protecting care 
 Abide in this Thy house of prayer. 
 Where we Thy ]iarting promise claim. 
 Assembled in Thy sacred Name. 
 
 /■ Hosanna in the highest ! 
 
 ???/ But, chiefest, in our cleansed breast, 
 Eternal, bid Thy Spirit rest ; 
 And make our secret soul to be 
 A temple pure and worthy Thee. 
 
 Ho.sanna in the highest ! 
 
 / To God the Father, God the Sox, 
 And God the Spirit, Three in One, 
 
 cr Re honour, praise, and glory given 
 By all on earth and all in heaven. 
 
 / Hosanna in the highest ! Amen. 
 
 242 '' ^■'"'^^' ^ ^'^'^'^ ^^^'-'^^ ^^^ hahitat'on of Thy honse: 
 and the place where Thine hcnonr diolleth." 
 
 mf "^T^T"^ ^^^'<3 f^i<5 Itlaco, O (^tOD, 
 
 V V^ Wherein Tliine honour dwells ; 
 The joy of Thine abode 
 All earthly joy excels. 
 
 i 198 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 It is the house of prayer, 
 Wherein Thy servants meet ; 
 
 And Thou, O Lord, art there 
 Thy chosen flock to greet. 
 
 We love the sacred Font ; 
 
 For there the Holy Dove 
 To pour is ever wont 
 
 His blessing from above. 
 
 We love Thine Altar, Lord ; 
 Oh, Avhat on earth so dear ? 
 p For there, in faith adored, 
 cr We find Thy Presence near, 
 
 mf We love the Word of life, 
 
 The Word that tells of peacCj 
 p Of comfort in the strife, 
 cr And joys that never cease. 
 
 / We love to sing below 
 
 For mercies freely given ; 
 cr But, oh, we long to know 
 
 The triumph-song of heaven. 
 
 p Lord Jesus, give us grace 
 
 On earth to love Thee more, 
 / In Heav'n to see Thy Face, 
 dim And with Thy Saints adore. Amen. 
 
 243 ' '^'''•^ Word is a lantern xmto my feet, and a light 
 unto my paths." 
 
 mf y ORD, Thy Word abideth, 
 -L^ ^ And our footsteps guideth ; 
 Who its truth believeth 
 Light and joy receiveth. 
 
 p When our foes are near u.s, 
 cr Then Thy Word doth cheer us. 
 
 Word of consolation, 
 
 Message of salvation. 
 
 C 199 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 p When the storms are o'er us, 
 And dark clouds before us, 
 
 cr Then its light directeth, 
 And our way protecteth. 
 
 mf Who can tell the pleasure, 
 Who recount the treasure 
 By Thy Word imparted 
 To the simple-hearted 1 
 
 Word of mercy, giving 
 Succour to the living ; 
 Word of life, supplying 
 p Comfort to the dying ! 
 
 mf O that we discerning 
 Its most holy learning, 
 Lord, may love and fear Thee, 
 Evermore be near Thee. Amen. 
 
 244 " -'■i broken and contrite heart, God, shalt Thou not 
 despise." 
 
 p ~r ORD, when we bend before Thy Throne, 
 -Li And our confessions pour, 
 Teach us to feel the sins we own, 
 And hate what we deplore. 
 
 Our broken spirits pitying see ; 
 True penitence impart ; 
 cr Then let a kindling glance from Thee 
 Beam hope upon the heart. 
 
 mf When w^e disclose our wants in prayer. 
 May we our wills resign. 
 And not a thought our bosoms share 
 Which is not wholly Thine. 
 
 May faith each weak petition fill, 
 
 And waft it to the skies. 
 And teach our hearts 'tis goodness still 
 
 That grants it or denies. Amen. 
 
 C 200 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 24:5 ^' ^f <^ny man sin, ice have an Advocate with the 
 
 Father, Jesus Christ the liightcoiis.'" 
 p ^TTHEN at Thy footstool, Lord, I bend, 
 
 y V ^^^ plead with Thee for mercy there, 
 f.,. Think of the sinner's dying Friend, 
 And for His sake receive my prayer. 
 
 p O think not of my shame and guilt, 
 
 My thousand stains of deepest dye ; 
 cr Think of the Blood which Jesus spilt, 
 
 And let that Blood my pardon buy. 
 wf Think, Lord, how I am still Thine own, 
 •p The trembling creature of Thy hand ; 
 
 Think how my heart to sin is prone. 
 
 And what temptations round me stand. 
 mf O think upon Thy holy Word, 
 
 And every plighted promise there ; 
 
 How prayer should evermore be heard, 
 
 And how Thy glory is to spare. 
 2) O think not of my doubts and fears. 
 
 My strivings with Thy grace Divine ; 
 
 Think upon Jesus' woes and tears, 
 cr And let His ^lerits stand for mine. 
 mf Thine eye. Thine ear, they are not dull ; 
 
 Thine arm can never shorten'd be ; 
 
 Behold me here ; my heart is full ; 
 p Behold, and spare, and succour me. Amen. 
 
 246 " ^^^^ ouijJit ahcays to prai/, and not to faint." 
 
 f>\f "VTTHAT various hindrances we meet 
 \ V In coming to the Mercy-seat ; 
 ^et who, that knows the worth of prayer, 
 But wishes to be often there 1 
 Prayer makes the darkened cloud withdraw, 
 Prayer climbs the ladder Jacob saw. 
 Gives exercise to faith and love, 
 Brings every blessing from above. 
 
 C 201 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 p Kestraining prayer, we cease to fight ; 
 
 cr Prayer makes the Christian's armour bright ; 
 And Satan trembles when he sees 
 The weakest saint upon his knees. 
 
 mf When Moses stood with arms spread wide, 
 Success was found on Israel's side ; 
 
 p But when through weariness they lail'd, 
 That moment Amalek prevail'd. 
 
 mf Have we no w^ords ] ah, think again ; 
 Words flow apace when we complain. 
 And fill our fellow-creature's ear 
 With the sad tale of all our care. 
 
 Were half the breath thus vainly spent 
 To Heav'n in supplication sent, 
 Our cheerful song would oftener be, 
 / " Hear what the Lord hath done for me." 
 
 mf O LoED, increase our faith and love, 
 That we may all Thy goodness prove. 
 And gain from Thy exhaustless store 
 The fruits of prayer for evermore. Amen. 
 
 247 *' Thou preparest their heart, and Thine ear hearheneth 
 thereto." 
 
 mf ~r OKD, teach us how to pray aright 
 
 1 J With reverence and with fear ; 
 J) Though dust and ashes in Thy sight, 
 cr We may, we must draw near. 
 
 mf We perish if we cease from prayer ; 
 O grant us power to pray ; 
 And, when to meet Thee we prepare, 
 Lord, meet us by the way. 
 
 God of all grace, we bring to Thee 
 p A broken contrite heart ; 
 mf Give, what Thine eye delights to see, 
 Truth in the inward part ; 
 
 ( 202 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 Faith ill the only Sacrifice 
 That can for sin atone ; 
 To cast our hopes, to fix our eyes, 
 cr On Christ, on Christ alone ; 
 
 P Patience to watch, and wait, and weep, 
 
 Though mercy long delay ; 
 cr Courage our fainting souls to keep, 
 
 And trust Thee though Thou slay ; 
 
 mf Give these, and then Thy Will be done ; 
 Thus, strengthen'd with, all might, 
 We, through Thy Spieit and Thy Son, 
 Shall pray, and pray aright. Amen. 
 
 248 "-'"f' ^<^ ^'^(''^i ^ ^^''^^ "^^ ^^^ ^^^^^' iP^ except thou 
 bless me." 
 
 mf O HEPHEPiD Divine, our wants relieve 
 O In this our evil day ; 
 To all Thy tempted followers give 
 The power t(j watch and pray. 
 
 p Long as our fiery trials last, 
 
 Long as the cross we bear, 
 cr O let our soiils on Thee be cast 
 
 In never-ceasing prayer. 
 
 mf The Spirit of interceding grace 
 Give us in faith to claim ; 
 To wrestle till we see Thy Face, 
 And know Thy hidden Name. 
 
 Till Thou Thy perfect love impart, 
 
 Till Thou thyself bestow, 
 Be this the cry of every heart, 
 
 "Iwillnot'letTheego." 
 
 I will not let Thee go, unless 
 
 Thou tell Thy Name to me ; 
 With all Thy great Salvation bless, 
 
 xAnd make me all like Thee. 
 
 C203 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 Then let me on tlie mountain-top 
 Behold Thine open Face ; 
 /' Where faith in sight is swallow'd up, 
 And prayer in endless praise. Amen. 
 
 O^Q " Have mercy upon me, God, after Thy great good- 
 ness : according to the midtitude of Thy mercies do 
 aicay mine offences." 
 
 p TXAVE mercy, Lord, on me, 
 JUL As Thou wert ever kind ; 
 Let me, opprest with loads of guilt, 
 Thy Avonted mercy lind. 
 
 Wash off my foul offence, 
 And cleanse me from my sin ; 
 For I confess my crime, and see 
 How great my guilt has been. 
 
 mf The joy Thy favour gives 
 Let me again obtain, 
 And Thy free Spirit's firm support 
 ^ly fainting soul sustain. 
 
 / To God the Father, Sox, 
 And Spirit glory be, 
 As 'twas, and is, and shall be so 
 To all eternity. Amen. 
 
 250 " ^"^ ^f ^^^^ '-^^^^' ^'^'''^ I called unto Thee, Lord." 
 V rMJT of the deep I call 
 
 \J To Thee, O Lord, to Thee ; 
 Before Thy Throne of grace I fall ; 
 Be merciful to me. 
 
 Out of the deep I cry, 
 The woful deep of sin, 
 Of evil done in days gone by, 
 Of evil now within. 
 
 C204 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 Out of the deep of fear, 
 And dread of coming shame, 
 From morning "watch till night is near 
 cr I plead the Precious Name. 
 
 mf Lord, there is mercy now, 
 As ever was, with Thee ; 
 Before Thy Throne of grace I bow ; 
 X> Be merciful to me. Amen. 
 
 O^l "Jesus, Master, have inercy on us." 
 
 p O AVIOUR, when in dust to Thee 
 O Low we bow the adoring knee ; 
 When, repentant, to the skies 
 Scarce we lift our weeping eyes, 
 Oh, by all Thy pains and woe 
 vSuffer'd once for man below, 
 Bending from Thy Throne on high, 
 Hear our solemn litany. 
 
 mf By Thy helpless infant years, 
 By Thy life of want and tears, 
 By Thy days of sore distress 
 In the savage wilderness ; 
 By the dread mysterious hour 
 Of the insulting tempter's power ; 
 Turn, O turn a favouring eye ; 
 
 p Hear our solemn litany. 
 
 mf By the sacred griefs that wept 
 
 O'er the grave where Lazarus slept ; 
 By the boding tears that flow'd 
 Over Salem's loved abode ; 
 By the mournful word that told 
 Treachery lurk'd within Thy fold ; 
 From Thy Seat above the sky 
 
 X> Hea»' our solemn litany. 
 
 ( 205 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 By Thine hour of whehning fear ; 
 By Thine agony of prayer ; 
 By the cross, the nail, the thorn, 
 Piercing spear, and torturing scorn 
 By the gloom that veil'd the skies 
 O'er the dreadful Sacrifice ; 
 Listen to our humble cry ; 
 Hear our solemn litany. 
 
 PP By Thy deep expiring groan ; 
 By the sad sepulchral stone ; 
 
 cr 
 
 By the vault Avhose dark abode 
 
 Held in vain the rising God ; 
 / 0, from earth to Heav'n restored, 
 
 Mighty, re-ascended Lord, 
 mf Listen, listen to the cry 
 p Of our solemn litany. Amen. 
 
 252 " -^" ^^^'^'^"'' ""^ ^"^'-'^ redemption tlirov'jh His Blood, 
 the forgiveness of s»is." 
 
 I) "VT7EARY of earth and laden with my sin, 
 \ V 1 look at Heav'n and long to enter in • 
 But there no evil thing may find a home, 
 cr And yet I hear a voice that bids me, " Come.'" 
 
 2? >So vile I am, how dare I hope to stand 
 In the pure glory of that holy land 'I 
 Before the whiteness of that Throne appear ? 
 
 cr Yet there are Hands stretch'd out to draw me near. 
 
 p The while I fain would tread the heavenly way. 
 
 Evil is ever with me day by day ; 
 cr Yet on mine ears the gracious tidings fall, 
 
 ''Repent, confess, thou shalt be loosed from all." 
 
 mf It is the voice of Jesus that I hear, 
 
 His are the Hands stretch'd out to draw me near. 
 And His the Blood that can for all atone. 
 And set me faultless there before the Throne. 
 
 ( 206 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 Twas He Who found me on the deathly wild, 
 And made me heir of Heav'n, the Father's child, 
 And day by day, whereby my soul may live, 
 Gives me His grace of pardon, and will give. 
 
 p O great Absolver, grant my soul may wear 
 The lowliest garb of penitence and prayer, 
 
 cr That in the Father's courts my glorious dress 
 May be the garment of Thy righteousness. 
 
 iiif Yea, Thou wilt answer for me, Righteous T^ord ; 
 
 Thine all the merits, mine the great reward ; 
 p Thine the sharp thorns, and {mf) mine the 
 golden crown ; 
 
 Mine the life won, and (/>) Thine the life laid down. 
 
 mf Nought can I bring, dear Lord, for all I owe, 
 Yet let my full heart what it can bestow ; 
 
 '•/' Like Mary's gift, let my devotion prove, 
 Forgiven greatly, how I greatly love. Amen. 
 
 253 " Wheiihe thought thereon, he ivept." 
 
 p r\ JESU Christ, if aught there be 
 v_/ That, more than all beside, 
 In ever-painful memory 
 Must in my heart abide. 
 
 It is that deep ingratitude 
 Which I to Thee have shown, 
 
 Who didst for me in Tears and Blood 
 Upon the Cross atone. 
 
 Alas, how with my actions all 
 
 Has this defect entwined ; 
 How has it poison'd with its gall 
 
 My spirit, heart, and mind 1 
 
 //■/ Alas, through this, how many a gem 
 I've rudely cast away, 
 That might have form'd my diadem 
 In everlasting day I
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 ja Yet though the time be past and gone, 
 Though little more remains ; 
 Though nought is all that can be done, 
 E'en with my utmost pains ; 
 
 mf Still will I strive, O Saviour mine, 
 To do what in me lies ; 
 For never did Thy glance Divine, 
 A contrite heart despise. Amen. 
 
 254 " ^''^'"^ '^"^'^ ^^^•' ^^^ y^ ^^^^ labour and are heavy 
 laden, and I will give you rest." 
 
 p A RT thou weary, art thou languid, 
 
 -LjL Art thou sore distrest 1 
 mf " Come to Me," saith One, " and coming 
 'P IBe at rest I " 
 
 mf Hath He marks to lead me to Him, 
 
 If He be my Guide ? 
 p " In His Feet and Hands are Wound-prints, 
 
 And His Side." 
 
 mf Hath He diadem as Monarch 
 That His Brow adorns % 
 " Yea, a Crown, in very surety, 
 
 l> But of thorns." 
 
 mf If I find Him, if I follow. 
 
 What His guerdon here % 
 p " Many a sorrow, many a labour. 
 
 Many a tear." 
 
 mf If I still hold closely to Him, 
 
 AVhat hath He at last ? 
 / " Sorrow vanquish'd, labour ended, 
 
 Jordan past." 
 
 7nf If I ask Him to receive me. 
 
 Will He say me nay 1 
 f " Not till earth, and not till Heav'n 
 
 Pass away." 
 
 ( 208 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 mf Finding, following, keeping, struggling, 
 
 Is He sure to bless ? 
 ff "Angels, Martyrs, Prophets, Virgins, 
 
 Answer, Yes ! " Amen. 
 
 255 " ^^'"^ ^^^^^ Cometh to Me I icill m no icise cast out." 
 2) "TUtST as I am, without one plea 
 
 O But that Thy Blood was shed for me, 
 And that Thou bidd'st me come to Thee, 
 O Lamb of God, I come. 
 
 Just as I am, though toss'd about 
 With many a conflict, many a doubt, 
 Fightings and fears within, without, 
 O Lamb of God, I come. 
 
 Just as I am, poor, Avretched, blind : 
 or Sight, riches, healing of the mind. 
 Yea all I need, in Thee to find, 
 2> O Lamb of God, I come. 
 
 Just as I am, (mf) Thou wilt receive. 
 Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve : 
 cr Because Thy promise I believe, 
 O Lamb of God, I come. 
 
 P Just as I am (nif) (Thy love unknown 
 
 Has broken every barrier down), 
 cr Now to be Thine, yea. Thine alone, 
 Lamb of God, I come. 
 
 p Just as I am, (mf) of that free love [prove, 
 The breadth, length, depth, and height to 
 cr Here for a season, then above, 
 
 P O Lamb of God, I come. Amen. 
 
 256 "-^^'''^ i^'^^ Cometh to Me I v:ill in no vsisc cast ont." 
 mf " /^ OME unto Me, ye weary, 
 
 vy' And I will give you rest." 
 P O blessed voice of Jesus, 
 cr Which comes to hearts opprest ; 
 
 ( 209 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 mf It tells of benediction, 
 
 Of pardon, grace, and peace, 
 
 / Of joy that hath no ending. 
 
 Of love which cannot cease. 
 
 mf " Come unto Me, ye wanderers, 
 
 And I will give you light." 
 p O loving voice of Jesus, 
 cr Which comes to cheer the night ; 
 p Our hearts were fill'd with sadness, 
 
 And we had lost our way ; 
 / But He has brought us gladness 
 
 And songs at break of day. 
 
 mf " Come unto Me, ye fainting, 
 
 And I will give you life.'' 
 O cheering voice of Jesus, 
 cr Which conies to aid our strife ; 
 mf The foe is stern and eager. 
 
 The fight is fierce and long ; 
 / But He has made us mighty. 
 
 And stronger than the strong. 
 
 mf " And whosoever cometli, 
 I will not cast him out." 
 O welcome voice of Jesus, 
 cr Which drives away our doubt; 
 mf Which calls us very sinners, 
 'p Unworthy though we be, 
 
 cr Of love so free and boundless, 
 p To come, dear Lord, to Thee. Amen. 
 
 OR "7 " //(? tliat cometh to Me shall never hunger; and hs 
 that belicveth on 3fe shall never thirst.'^ 
 
 2) T HEARD the voice of Jesus say, 
 mf -L " Come unto Me and rest ; 
 cr Lay down, thou weary one, lay dov/n 
 thy head upon ]\Iy Breast : " 
 
 C210 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 p I came to Jesus as I Avas, 
 
 Weary, and worn, and sad ; 
 cr I found in Him a resting-place, 
 ff And He has made me glad. 
 
 p I heard the voice of Jesus say, 
 
 mf " Behold, I freely give 
 
 cr The living water, thirsty one, 
 
 Stoop down, and drink, and live : " 
 P I came to Jesus, and I drank 
 cr Of that life-giving stream ; 
 
 My thirst was qiiench'd, my soul revived, 
 ff And now I live in Him. 
 
 p I heard the voice of Jesus say, 
 mf " I am this dark world's Light ; 
 cr Look unto Me, thy morn shall rise, 
 
 And all thy day be bright : " 
 2) I look'd to Jesus, and I found 
 cr In Him my Star, my Sun ; 
 
 And in that Light of life I'll walk 
 dim Till travelling days are done. Amen. 
 
 258 " ^^'''''^'^ ^''^ ^^''^^^ found it, he layeth it on his shoulders 
 rejoicing. ^^ 
 
 p ~Y WAS a wandering sheep, 
 
 -L I did not love the fold, 
 I did not love my Shepherd's voice, 
 
 I would not be controll'd. 
 
 I was a wayAvard child, 
 
 I did not love my home, 
 I did not love my Father's voice, 
 
 I loved afar to roam. 
 
 mf The Shepherd sought His sheep, 
 
 The Father sought His child, 
 They follow'd me o'er vale and hill, 
 O'er deserts waste and wild ; 
 
 C 211 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 They found me (p) nigh to death, 
 Famish'd, and faint, and lone ; 
 cr Tliey bound me with the bands of love, 
 They saved the wandering one. 
 mf They spoke in tender love, 
 
 They raised my drooping head, 
 They gently closed my bleeding Avounds, 
 'Sly fainting soul they fed ; 
 'J'liey wash'd my filth away. 
 They made me clean and fair ; 
 cr They brought me to my home in peace, 
 dun The long-sought wanderer. 
 / Jesus my Shepherd is, 
 
 'Twas He that loved my soul, 
 'Twas He that wash'd me in His Blood, 
 'Twas He that made me whole ; 
 'Twas He that sought the lost, 
 dim That found the wandering sheep ; 
 cr "Twas He that brought me to the fold, 
 Tis He that still doth keep. 
 p I was a wandering sheep, 
 I would not be controll'd ; 
 / But now I love my Shepherd's voice, 
 I love, I love the fold. 
 p I was a wayward child, 
 I once pref err'd to roam ; 
 / But now I love my Father s voice, 
 I love, I love His home. Amen. 
 
 259 " ^^'''^'^ reiranl shall I give unto the Lord for all the 
 benefits that He hath done u do me ?" 
 J) rp HY Life was given for me, 
 
 JL Thy Blood, O Lord, Avas shed, 
 cr That I might ransom'd be. 
 
 And quicken'd from the dead ; 
 p Thy Life was given for me ; 
 What have I given for Thee 1 
 
 C 212)
 
 GENERAL HYIVINS. 
 
 Long years were spent for me 
 In weariness and woe, 
 cr That through eternity 
 
 Thy glory I might know ; 
 2J Long years were spent for me ; 
 Have I spent one for Thee ? 
 
 mf Thy Father's Home of light. 
 Thy rainbow-circled Throne, 
 
 diln^Yeve left for earthly night, 
 
 For wanderings sad and lone ; 
 
 2) Yea, all was left for me ; 
 Have I left aught for Thee ? 
 
 Thou, Lord, hast borne for me 
 More than my tongue can tell 
 
 Of bitterest agony. 
 To rescue me from hell ; 
 
 Thou sufi'redst all for me ; 
 
 What have I borne for Thee ? 
 
 mf And Thou hast brought to me 
 Down from Thy Home above 
 
 cr Salvation full and free. 
 
 Thy pardon and Thy love ; 
 
 mf Great gifts Thou broughtest me ; 
 
 2> What have I brought to Thee ? 
 
 vif O let my life be given. 
 
 My years for Thee be spent ; 
 World-fetters all be riven, 
 And joy with suffering blent ; 
 cr Thou gav'st Thyself for me, 
 I give myself to Thee. Amen. 
 
 260 " Lovest thou Me 9 " 
 
 mf TTAPvK, my soul ! it is the Lord : 
 
 -TIL 'Tis thy Saviour, hear His Word .. 
 
 Jesus speaks, and speaks to thee, 
 P " Say, poor sinner, lov'st thou Me ? 
 
 ( 213 )
 
 GENERAL H^MNS. 
 
 nif " I deliver'd thee when bound, 
 
 And, when bleeding, heal'd thy wound ; 
 Sought thee wandering, set thee right, 
 Turn'd thy darkness into light. 
 
 " Can a woman's tender care 
 Cease towards the child she bare ? 
 
 li Yes, she may forgetful be, 
 
 cr Yet will I remember thee. 
 
 mf " Mine is an unchanging love, 
 Higher than the heights above. 
 Deeper than the depths beneath, 
 
 cr Free and faithful, strong as death. 
 
 / " Thou shalt see My glory soon, 
 mf When the work of grace is done ; 
 cr Partner of My Throne shalt be ; 
 p Say, poor sinner, {cr) lov'st thou Me ? " 
 
 ■mf Lord, it is my chief complaint 
 
 That my love is weak and faint ; 
 cr Yet I love Thee, {dirii) and adore ; 
 cr O for grace to love Thee more. Amen. 
 
 261 ''''Blessed are the pure in heart, for thei/ shall see 
 GocV 
 
 mf ~D LESS'D are the pure in heart, 
 -D For they shall see our God ; 
 The secret of the Lord is theirs, 
 Their soul is Christ's abode. 
 
 2> The Lord, Who left the heavens 
 Our life and peace to bring. 
 To dwell in lowliness with men. 
 Their Pattern and their King ; 
 
 Still to the lowly soul 
 He doth Himself impart, 
 cr And for His dwelling and His Throne 
 Chooseth the pure in heart. 
 
 ( 214 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 P Lord, we Thy Presence seek ; 
 
 May ours this blessing be ; 
 cr Give us a pure and lowly heart, 
 
 A temple meet for Thee. Amen. 
 
 262 "-^^"'' ahicleth faith, hope, chanty, these three; hut 
 
 the greatest of these is charity" 
 
 mf r\ REAT Mover of all hearts, Whose Hand 
 vX Doth all the secret springs command 
 
 Of human thought and will. 
 Thou, since the world was made, dost bless 
 Thy Saints with fruits of holiness, 
 
 Their order to fulfil. 
 
 Faith, hope, and love here weave one chain ; 
 But love alone shall then remain 
 
 When this short day is gone : 
 / O Love, O Truth, O endless Light, 
 When shall we see Thy Sabbath bright 
 
 With all our labours done 1 
 
 2> We sow 'mid perils here and tears ; 
 cr There the glad hand the harvest bears, 
 dim Which here in grief hath sown : 
 mf Great Three in One, the increase give ; 
 
 Thy gifts of grace, by which we live, 
 cr With heavenly glory crown. Amen. 
 
 263 ^^ ^f ^"^^'/ "^'^'^'^ '^''^^ ^^"^^ after Me, lei him deny 
 
 himself, and take up his cross, and foil ov: Me." 
 
 mf npAKE up thy cross, the Saviour said, 
 -L If thou wouldst My disciple be ; 
 Deny thyself, the world forsake. 
 And humbly follow after Me. 
 
 Take up thy cross ; let not its weight 
 Fill thy weak spirit with alarm ; 
 His strength shall bear thy spirit up, 
 x\.nd brace thy heart, and nerve thine arm, 
 r 215 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 Take up thy cross, nor heed the sharne, 
 
 Nor let thj^ foolish pride rebel ; 
 2> Thy Lord for thee the Cross endured, 
 cr To save thy soul from death and hell. 
 
 mf Take up thy cross then in His strength, 
 
 And calmly every danger brave ; 
 
 'Twill guide thee to a better home, 
 cr And lead to victory o'er the grave. 
 
 mf Take up thy cross, and follow Christ, 
 Nor think till death to lay it down ; 
 For only he who bears the cross 
 
 cr ]\Iay hope to wear the glorious crown. 
 
 / To Thee, Great Lord, the One in Three, 
 
 All praise for evermore ascend ; 
 (JlmO grant us in our Hoine to see 
 / The heavenly life that knows no end. Amen. 
 
 264 " Thy tcill be done.*' 
 
 mf 1\ /FY God, my Father, while I straj^ 
 
 JAlL Far from my home, on life's rough way, 
 
 teach me from my heart to say, 
 
 p "Thy Will be done." 
 
 Though dark my path, and sad my lot. 
 Let me be still and murmur not, 
 Or breathe the prayer divinely taught, 
 " Thy Will be done." 
 
 What though in lonely grief I sigh 
 For friends beloved no longer nigh, 
 Submissive would I still reply, 
 
 "Thy Will be done." 
 
 If Thou shouldst call me to resign 
 What most I prize, it ne'er was mine ; 
 
 1 only yield Thee what is Thine ; 
 
 "Thy Will be done." 
 
 C 216)
 
 GENERAI HYMNS. 
 
 mf Let but my fainting heart be blest 
 With Thy sweet Spirit for its guest, 
 My God, to Thee I leave the rest ; 
 
 i9 "Thy Will be done." 
 
 mf Renew my will from day to day, 
 Blend it with Thine, and take away 
 All that now makes it hard to say, 
 
 p " Thy Will be done." Amen. 
 
 265 '"'■Not as I will, but as Thou wilt." 
 
 mf npHY way, not mine, O Lord, 
 -L However dark it be ; 
 Lead me by Thine own Hand, 
 Choose out the path for me. 
 
 Smooth let it be or rough, 
 
 It will be still the best ; 
 Winding or straight, it leads 
 
 Kight onward to Thy rest. 
 
 2J I dare not choose my lot ; 
 
 I would not if I might ; 
 mf Choose Thou for me, my God, 
 
 So shall I walk aright. 
 
 The kingdom that I seek 
 
 Is Thine, so let the Avay 
 That leads to it be Thine, 
 p Else I must surely stray. 
 
 mf Take Thou my cup, and it 
 With joy or sorrow fill, 
 As best to Thee may seem ; 
 Choose Thou my good and ill. 
 
 Choose Thou for me my friends. 
 My sickness or my health ; 
 p Choose Thou my cares for me, 
 My poverty or wealth. 
 
 ( 217 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 caf Xot mine, not mine, the choice 
 
 In things or great or small ; 
 cr Be Thou my Guide, my Strength, 
 / My Wisdom, and my All. Amen. 
 
 266 "' ^'^ ^^^^ '•^''^ ^'"''^^ "'^"^ ^^ ^^'^^ them with a cloud, and 
 
 all the night through loith a light of fire." 
 
 mflT EAD, kindly Light, amid the encircling 
 -L^ Lead Thou me on ; [gloom, 
 
 2) The night is dark, and I am far from home, 
 
 Lead Thou me on. 
 cr Keep Thou my feet ; I do not ask to see 
 
 The distant scene ; (p) one step enough for me. 
 nif I was not ever thus, nor prayed that Thou 
 Shouldst lead me on ; 
 I loved to choose and see my jmth ; {})) but now 
 Lead Thou me on. 
 or I loved the garish day, and, spite of fears. 
 
 Pride ruled my will: (p) remember not past years. 
 r'lfSo long Thy power hath blest me, sure it still 
 Will lead me on, 
 O'er moor and fen, o'er crag and torrent, (p) till 
 ^ The night is gone ; 
 cr And w^ith the morn those Angel faces smile, 
 AVhich I have loved long since, (p) and lost awhile. 
 
 Amen. 
 
 267 '' '^'^'^ ^^*''^ ?)unc? be in you, lohich was also in Christ 
 
 Jesus." 
 
 p T~ ORD, as to Thy dear Cross we flee, 
 
 -l—J And plead to be forgiven, 
 cr So let Thy Life our pattern be, 
 
 And form our souls for Heav'n. 
 //// Help us, through good report and ill, 
 Our daily cross to bear ; 
 Like Thee, to do our Father's Will, 
 p Our brethren's griefs to share. 
 
 ( 2^8 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 yiif Let grace our selfishness expel, 
 Our earthliness refine ; 
 And kindness in our bosoms dwell, 
 As free and true as Thine. 
 
 If joy shall at Thy bidding fly, 
 P And grief's dark day come on, 
 
 We in our turn would meekly cry, 
 2>i> " Father, Thy Will be done." 
 
 mf Kept peaceful in the midst of strife. 
 
 Forgiving and forgiven, 
 cr O may we lead the pilgrim's life, 
 
 And follow Thee to Heav'n. Amen. 
 
 268 ^^ ^l^ssed arc those servants ichom the Lord irhen He 
 Cometh shall find vxitching." 
 
 ^^\f '^SJ'^ servants of the Loed, 
 J^ Each in his office wait, 
 Observant of His heavenly Word, 
 And watchful at His gate. 
 
 Let all your lamps be bright, 
 And trim the golden flame ; 
 Gird up your loins as in His sight. 
 For awful is His Name. 
 
 Watch I 'tis your Lord's command 
 And while we speak, He's near ; 
 i\lark the first signal of His Hand. . 
 And ready all appear. 
 
 Oh, happy servant he, 
 In such a posture found I 
 He shall his Lord with rapture see, 
 And be with honour crown'd. 
 
 Christ shall the banquet spread 
 With His own royal Hand, 
 And raise that faithful servant's head 
 Amid the Angelic band. 
 
 { 21? )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 / All glory, Lord, to Thee, 
 
 Whom Heav'n and earth adore, 
 
 To Father, Sox, and Holy Ghost, 
 
 One God for evermore. Amen. 
 
 269 " ^^^^i*^^^ and pray.'" 
 
 mf " pHRISTIAN ! seek not yet repose,** 
 p v^ Hear thy guardian Angel say ; 
 mf Thou art in the midst of foes ; 
 
 P " Watch and pray." 
 mf Principalities and powers, 
 Mustering their unseen array. 
 Wait for thy unguarded hours : 
 
 p " Watch and pray.'^ 
 mf Gird thy heavenly armour on, 
 
 Wear it ever night and day ; 
 cr Ambush'd lies the evil one ; 
 
 p " Watch and pray." 
 / Hear the victors who o'ercame ; 
 (/i//iStill they mark each warrior's way , 
 cr All v/ith one sweet voice exclaim, 
 " Watch and pray."' 
 mf Hear, above all, hear thy Lord, 
 
 Him thou lovest to obey ; 
 p Hide within thy heart His Word, 
 
 " Watch and pray.'' 
 m/ Watch, as if on that alone 
 Hung the issue of the day ; 
 Pray, that help may be sent down ; 
 
 " Watch and pray." Amen. 
 
 270 ''''Put on the lohole armour of God.'* 
 f QOLDIERS of Christ, arise, 
 
 O And put your armour on ; 
 Strong in the strength which God supplies, 
 Through His Eternal Son j 
 
 { 220 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 Strong in the Lord of Hosts, 
 
 And in His mighty power ; 
 p Who in the strength of Jesus trusts 
 cr Is more than conqueror. 
 
 / Stand then in His great might, 
 With all His strength endued ; 
 mf And take, to arm you for the fight, 
 The panoply of God. 
 
 From strength to strength go on, 
 
 Wrestle, and fight, and pray ; 
 cr Tread all the powers of darkness down, 
 / And win the well-fought day. 
 
 onf That having all things done. 
 And all your conflicts past, 
 Ye may obtain, through Christ alone, 
 cr A crown of joy at last. 
 
 p Jesu, Eternal Son, 
 cr We praise Thee and adore, 
 / Who art with God the Father One 
 And Spirit evermore. Amen. 
 
 271 " ^ ^'^-^ '"^'^ ^^''^^ ■'^'^'^' ^'^^ ^""^ follow Me; and xchere 
 I am, there shall also My servant he.'' 
 
 mf f~\ JESUS, I have promised 
 yj To serve Thee to the end ; 
 Be Thou for ever near me, 
 
 ]\Iy Master and my Friend ; 
 I shall not fear the battle 
 
 If Thou art by my side. 
 Nor wander from the pathway 
 
 If Thou wilt be my Guide. 
 
 let me feel Thee near me : 
 
 The world is ever near ; 
 T see the sights that dazzle, 
 
 The tempting sounds I hear ; 
 
 C 221 ) /
 
 GiLNERAL HYMNS. 
 
 p My foes are ever near me, 
 
 xiround me and within ; 
 cr But, Jesus, draw Thou nearer, 
 
 And shield my soul from sin. 
 
 mf O let me hear Thee speaking 
 
 In accents clear and still, 
 Above the storms of passion. 
 
 The miu'murs of self-will ; 
 O speak to re-assure me. 
 
 To hasten or control ; 
 O speak, and make me listen, 
 
 Thou Guardian of my soul 
 
 O Jesus, Thou hast promised 
 
 To all who follow Thee, 
 That where Thou art in glory 
 
 There shall Thy servant be ; 
 And, Jesus, I have promised 
 
 To serve Thee to the end ; 
 O give me grace to follow. 
 
 My Master and my Friend . 
 
 P O let me see Tliy foot-marks, 
 
 And in them plant mine own ; 
 My hope to follow duly 
 Is in Thy strength alone ; 
 cr O guide me, call me, draw me, 
 Uphold me to the end ; 
 And then in Heav'n receive me, 
 
 My Saviour and my Friend. Amen. 
 
 2*72 " ^'h^'ist in you, the hope of glory." 
 
 mf f~\ SAVIOUR, may we never rest 
 V/ Till Thou art form'd within, 
 Till Thou hast calm'd our troubled breast, 
 And criish'd the power of sin. 
 
 ( 223 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 p O may we gaze upon Thy Cross, 
 cr Until the wondrous sight 
 
 Makes earthly treasures seem but dross, 
 p And earthly sorrows light : 
 
 mf Until, released from carnal ties, 
 Our spirit upward springs, 
 And sees true peace above the skies, 
 True joy in heavenly things. 
 
 p There as w^e gaze, may we become 
 
 United, Lord, to Thee, 
 cr And, in a fairer, happier home, 
 
 Thy perfect beauty see. Amen. 
 
 273 *"' B€f^'jld,hov: good and joyful a thing it is, brethren, 
 to dwell together in unity 1 " 
 
 mf r\ LORD, how joyful 'tis to see 
 
 vy The brethren join in love to Thee ! 
 On Thee alone their heart relies. 
 Their only strength Thy grace supplies, 
 
 How sweet within Thy holy place 
 With one accord to sing Thy grace. 
 Besieging Thine attentive ear 
 With all the force of fervent prayer ! 
 
 O may we love the House of God, 
 p Of peace and joy the blest abode ; 
 cr O may no angry strife destroy 
 
 That sacred peace, that holy joy. 
 
 m/ The world without may rage, but we 
 Will only cling more close to Thee, ^ 
 With hearts to Thee more wholly given. 
 More wean'd from earth, more fix'd on Heav'n, 
 
 J) Lord, shower upon us from above 
 
 The sacred gift of mutual love ; 
 
 Each other's wants may we supply, 
 cr And reign together in the sky, 
 
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 gp:neral iiymxs. 
 
 / Praise God, from Whom all blessings ^ovr, 
 Praise Him, all creatures here belo^v, 
 Praise Him above, Angelic host, 
 Praise Father, Sox, and Holy Ghost. Ameo. 
 
 2*74 " ^"^ ^^-^^ '-'f ^^"'' callinj.'* 
 
 mf rpH ROUGH the night of doubt and sorrov/ 
 -L Onward goes the pilgrim band, 
 ►Singing songs of expectation, 
 Marching to the Promised Land. 
 
 Clear before us through the darkness 
 Gleams and burns the guiding Light ; 
 
 Brother clasps the hand of brother. 
 Stepping fearless through the night. 
 
 One the Light of God's own Presence 
 
 O er His ransom'd people shed. 
 Chasing far the gloom and terror. 
 
 Brightening all the path we tread : 
 
 One the object of our journey, 
 One the faith which never tires, 
 
 One the earnest looking forward, 
 One the hope our God inspires : 
 
 One the strain that lips of thousand.^ 
 
 Lift as from the heart of one ; 
 One the contiict, one the peril, 
 
 One the march in God begun : 
 
 / One the gladness of rejoicing 
 On the far eternal sliore, 
 "Where the One Almighty Father 
 Reigns in love for evermore. 
 
 iiif Onward, therefore, pilgrim brothers, 
 Onward with the Cross our aid ; 
 Bear its shame, and fight its battle, 
 p Till we rest beneath its shade. 
 
 t 224 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 cr Soon shall come the great awaking, 
 
 ^ 8oon the rending of the tomb ; 
 / Then the scattering of all shadows, 
 
 And the end of toil and gloom. Amen. 
 
 mf Tj^ATHER of all, from land and sea 
 
 J- The nations sing, " Thine, Lord, are we, 
 Countless in number, but in Thee 
 
 yiay we be one." 
 
 O Sox of God, Whose love so free 
 p For men did make Thee ISIan to be, 
 cr United to our God in Thee 
 
 iSIay Ave be one. 
 
 j> Thou, Lord, didst once for all atone ; 
 mf Thee may both Jew and Gentile own 
 Of their two walls the Corner Stone, 
 ^Making them one. 
 
 In Thee we are God's Israel, 
 Thou art the world's Emmanuel, 
 In Thee the Saints for ever dwell, 
 
 ^Millions, but one. 
 
 Thou art tlie Fountain of all good, 
 P (cleansing Avith Thy most precious Blood, 
 rr And feeding us with Angels' Food, 
 Making us one. 
 
 mf Join high and low, join young and old 
 
 In love that never waxes cold ; 
 cr Under one Shepherd, in one Fold, 
 
 Make us all one. 
 
 P O Spirit Blest, Who from above 
 Cam'st gently gliding like a dove. 
 Calm all our strife, give faith and love ; 
 O make us one. 
 
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 w/ 
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 mf O Tkinity in Unity, 
 
 One only God, in Persons Three, 
 Dwell ever in our hearts ; like Thee 
 May we be one. 
 
 / So, when the world shall pass away, 
 May we awake with joy and say, 
 " Now in the bliss of endless day 
 
 We all are one." Amen, 
 
 276 ^^^'■(Stt'ng all your cave upon Jlim ; for He caret h for 
 you." 
 
 nf r\ LOIiD, how happy should we be 
 v_y If we could cast our care on Thee, 
 
 If we from self could rest ; 
 And feel at heart that One above, 
 In perfect wisdom, perfect love, 
 
 Is working for the best. 
 
 %) How far from this our daily life, 
 
 How oft disturb'd by anxious strife. 
 
 By sudden wild alarms ; 
 
 cr Oh, could we but relinquish all 
 
 Our earthly props, and simply fall 
 
 On Thy Almighty arms ! 
 
 p Could we but kneel, and cast our load. 
 E'en while we pray, upon our God, 
 
 c/' Then rise with lightened cheer ; 
 
 mj Sure that the Father, Who is nigh 
 To still the famish'd raven's cry. 
 Will hear in that we fear. 
 
 f) We cannot trust Him as we should ; 
 So chafes weak nature's restless mood 
 To cast its peace away ; 
 cr But birds and flowerets round us preach, 
 All, all the present evil teach 
 Sufficient for the day. 
 
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 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 mf Lord, make these faithless hearts of ours 
 Such lessons learn from birds and flowers ; 
 
 Make them from self to cease ; 
 Leave all things to a Father's Will, 
 And taste, before Him lying still, 
 
 p E'en in affliction, peace. Amen, 
 
 277 " ^^^'^ ^^'^^ J "^ heaven hut Thee ? and there is none 
 upon earth that I desire in comparison of Thee." 
 
 mf 1STEARER, my God, to Thee, 
 
 -L^ Nearer to Thee ; 
 
 f E'en though it be a cross 
 
 That raiseth me ; 
 cr Still all my song shall be, 
 dim Nearer, my God, to Thee, 
 
 Nearer to Thee, 
 p Though, like the wanderer. 
 
 The sun gone down, 
 Darkness comes over me, 
 
 My rest a stone ; 
 cr Yet in my dreams I'd be 
 dim Nearer, my God, to Thee, 
 
 Nearer to Thee. 
 mf There let my way appear 
 
 Steps unto Heav'n, 
 All that Thou sendest me 
 
 In mercy given, 
 cr Angels to beckon me 
 dim Nearer, my God, to Thee, 
 
 Nearer to Thee. 
 mf Then, with my waking thoughts 
 
 Bright with Thy praise, 
 Out of my stony griefs 
 
 Beth-el I'll raise ; 
 cr So by my woes to be 
 dim Nearer my God, to Thee, 
 
 Nearer to Thee. Amen. 
 
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 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 278 " ^'^'■^ ^^^ Apostles said unto the Lot-d, Increase our 
 
 faith." 
 /?// /^ FOR a faitli that will not shrink, 
 v_/ Though press'd by many a foe ; 
 That will not tremble on the brink 
 Of poverty or Avoe ; 
 2' That will not murmur nor complain 
 
 Beneath the chastening rod ; 
 cr But in the hour of grief or pain 
 
 Can lean upon its God : 
 mf A faith that shines more bright and clear 
 When tempests rage without ; 
 That when in danger knows no fear, 
 
 In darkness feels no doubt ; 
 A faith that keeps the narrow way 
 
 Till life's last spark is fled, 
 And with a pure and heavenly ray 
 Lights up the dying bed. 
 p Loud, give me such a faith as this, 
 
 And then, whate'er may come, 
 cr I taste e'en now the hallow'd bliss 
 Of an eternal home. Amen. 
 
 0*70 " Lord, help mc." 
 
 j) f^ HELP us, LoED ; each hour of need 
 
 V_/ Thy heavenly succour give ; 
 mf Help us in thought, and word, and deed, 
 
 Each hour on earth we live. 
 2^ O help us, when our spirits bleed 
 With contrite anguish sore ; 
 And when our hearts are cold and dead, 
 cr O help us. Lord, the more. 
 mf O help us, through the prayer of faith 
 yiove firmly to believe ; 
 For still the more the servant hath, 
 The more shall he receive. 
 
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 GENERAL HY^INS, 
 
 O help us, Jesu, from on high, 
 We know no help but Thee ; 
 O help us so to live and die 
 cr As Thine in Heav'n to be. Amen. 
 
 280 " ■^'^'■^ ^^^y ^^'^^^ ^^ Mine, saith the Lord of hostSy in 
 
 that day when I make up Mij jeicels" 
 
 mf rpHINE for ever ! God of love, 
 
 -L Hear us from Thy Throne above ; 
 Thine for ever may we be 
 Here and in eternity. 
 
 Thine for ever ! Lord of life, 
 Shield us through our earthly strife ; 
 Thou the Life, the Truth, the Way, 
 Guide us to the realms of day^ 
 
 Thine for ever ! oh, how blest 
 They who find in Thee their rest ! 
 Saviour, Guardian, Heavenly Friend, 
 O defend us to the end. 
 
 Thine for ever ! Saviour, keep 
 p Us Thy frail and trembling sheep ; 
 
 Safe alone beneath Thy care, 
 cr Let us all Thy goodness share. 
 
 mf Thine for ever ; Thou our Guide, 
 
 All our wants by Thee supplied. 
 
 All our sins by Thee forgiven, 
 cr Lead us, Lord, from earth to Heav'n. Amen. 
 
 281 "^ff'« ihe Lord thy God .... Which leaddh thee 
 
 by the way that thou shouldest go" 
 mf T" EAD us, Heavenly Father, lead us 
 -i-^ O'er the world's tempestuous sea ; 
 Guard us, guide us, keep us, feed us. 
 
 For we have no help but Thee ; 
 Yet possessing every blessing. 
 If our God our Father be, 
 
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 GENERAL HYMNS, 
 
 l^ Savioue, breathe forgiveness o'er us, 
 
 All our weakness Thou dost know ; 
 Thou didst tread this earth before us, 
 
 Thou didst feel its keenest woe ; 
 Lone and dreary, faint and weary, 
 
 Through the desert Thou didst go. 
 rnf Spirit of our God, descending. 
 
 Fill our hearts with heavenly joy, 
 Love with every passion blending. 
 
 Pleasure that can never cloy ; 
 Thus provided, pardon'd, guided, 
 
 Xothing can our peace destroy. Amen. 
 
 282 " ^ ^'^^^ Thou up my goings in Thy jyaths ; thot my 
 
 footsteps slip not." 
 
 mf T^E Thou my Guardian and my Guide, 
 J-3 And hear me when I call ; 
 Let not my slippery footsteps slide. 
 
 And hold me lest I fall, 
 p The world, the flesh, and Satan dwell 
 
 Around the path I tread ; 
 cr O save me from the snares of hell, 
 / Thou Quickener of the dead. 
 "P And if I tempted am to sin. 
 
 And outward things are strong, 
 cr Do Thou, O Lord, keep watch within, 
 
 And save my soul from wrong. 
 raf Still let me ever watch and pray, 
 i> And feel that I am frail ; 
 
 That if the Tempter cross my way, 
 0/' Yet he may not prevail. Amen. 
 
 283 " -^ortf, remenihcr me."" 
 
 mf r\ THOU, from Whom all goodness flows, 
 
 vy I lift my heart to Thee ; 
 
 'P In all my sorrows, conflicts, w^oes, 
 
 Good Lord, remember me. 
 
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 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 Wlieii on my aching biirden'd heart 
 My sins lie heavily, 
 cr Thy pardon grant, Thy peace impart ; 
 P Good Lord, remember me. 
 
 When trials sore obstruct my way, 
 And ills I cannot Hee, 
 mf Then let my strength be as my day ; 
 X> Good Lord, remember me. 
 
 If worn with pain, disease, and grief 
 This feeble frame should be, 
 cr Grant patience, rest, and kind relief ; 
 ■p Good Lord, remember me. 
 
 And, oh, when in the hour of death 
 
 I boAv to Thy decree, 
 Jesu, receive my parting breath ; 
 pp Good Lord, rememVier me. Amen, 
 
 284 "^K'/ sou/ thirsteth for Thee, mij flesh also longeth 
 after Thee ; in a barren and dry land lohere no 
 1 rater ?*5." 
 
 /> TT^AR from my heavenly home, 
 
 J- Far from my Father's breast, 
 Fainting I cry, " Blest Spirit, come, 
 zr And speed me to my rest." 
 mf My spirit homeward turns, 
 
 And fain w^ould thither flee ; 
 'Jim My heart, O Sion, droops and yearns, 
 
 'When I remember thee. 
 mf To thee, to thee I press, 
 ■p A dark and toilsome road ; 
 
 When shall I pass the wilderness, 
 cr And reach the Saints' abode ;' 
 mf God of my life, be near ; 
 
 On Thee my hopes I cast ; 
 p O guide me through the desert here, 
 cr And bring me home at last. Amen. 
 
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 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 235 "-^'2^ ^^^ arose and rebuked the tcind, and said unto 
 the sea. Peace, he still.^' 
 
 f TT'IERCE raged the tempest o'er the deep, 
 
 J- Watch did Thine anxious servants keep, 
 dim But Thou Avast wrapp'd in guileless sleep, 
 PP Calm and stilL 
 
 mf " Save, Lord, we perish," was their cry, 
 
 " O save us in our agony ! " 
 cr Thy Word above the storm rose high, 
 
 P " Peace, be still." 
 
 PP The Avild winds hush'd ; (/) the angry deep 
 dim Sank, like a little child, to sleep ; 
 The sullen billows ceased to leap, 
 
 cr At Thy Will. 
 
 mf So, when our life is clouded o'er. 
 
 And storm-winds drift us from the shore, 
 Say, lest we sink to rise no more, 
 
 2^P "Peace, be still." Amen. 
 
 286 " ^"'' ^"J^'^ affliction, ichich is hut for a mornent, 
 vsorketh for vs a far more exceeding and eternal 
 weight of glory."' 
 
 mf r\ LET him, wdiose sorrow 
 vy No relief can find, 
 Trust in God, and borrow 
 Ease for heart and mind. 
 
 2^ Where the mourner weeping 
 
 Sheds the secret tear, 
 cr God His watch is keeping, 
 dim Though none else be near. 
 
 nif God will never leave thee. 
 All thy wants He knows, 
 Feels the pains that grieve thee, 
 Sees thy care^ and woes, 
 
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 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 Raise thine eyes to Heav'n 
 
 When thy spirits quail, 
 When, by tempests driven, 
 Heart and courage fail. 
 p When in grief we languish, 
 cr He will dry the tear, 
 Who His children's anguish 
 Soothes with succour near. 
 p All our woe and sadness, 
 
 In this world below, 
 cr Balance not the gladness 
 We in heaven shall know. 
 
 j) Jesu, Holy Saviour, 
 
 cr In the realms above 
 
 mf Crown us with Thy favour. 
 
 Fill us with Thy love. Amen. 
 
 287 " -^^'^ "^y supplication come before Thee; deliver me 
 according to Thu ITo/y?." 
 mf "TESUS, Lord of life and glory, 
 
 O Bend from Heav'n Thy gracious ear ; 
 While our waiting souls adore Thee, 
 Friend of helpless sinners, hear : 
 p By Thy mercy, 
 
 O deliver us, good Lord. 
 mf From the depths of nature's blindness, 
 From the hardening power of sin. 
 From all malice and unkindness. 
 From the pride that lurks within, 
 ^ By Thy mercy, 
 
 O deliver us, good Lord. 
 When temptation sorely presses, 
 
 In the day of Satan's power. 
 In our times of deep distresses. 
 In each dark and trying hour, 
 
 By Thy mercy, 
 O deliver us, good Lord. 
 
 C 233 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 773/ When the world around is smiling, 
 In the time of wealth and ease, 
 Earthly joys our hearts beguiling. 
 In the day of health and peace, 
 
 r> By Thy mercy, 
 
 O deliver us, good Lokd. 
 
 In the weary hours of sickness, 
 In the times of grief and pain, 
 
 When we feel our mortal weakness, 
 When the creature's help is vain, 
 
 By Thy mercy, 
 O deliver us, good Lord, 
 
 In the solemn hour of dying, 
 In the awful judgment day, 
 
 cr May our souls, on Thee relying, 
 
 Find Thee still our Hope and Stay : 
 
 i> By Thy mercy, 
 
 O deliver us, good Lord. Amen. 
 
 288 " ^''''^' ^'"'^ '^^ short" 
 
 mf A FEW more years shall roll, 
 X3_ A few more seasons come, 
 dimKvA we shall be with those that rest 
 2> Asleep within the tomb : 
 
 Then, O my Lord, prepare {cr) 
 My soul for that great day ; 
 cr e dimO wash me in Thy precious Blood, 
 p And take my sins away. 
 
 mf A few more suns shall set 
 
 O'er these dark hills of time. 
 And we shall be where suns are not, 
 
 A far serener clime : 
 p Then, O my Lord, prepare {cr) 
 My soul for that bright day ; 
 cr e diiaO Avasli me in Thy precious Blood, 
 p And take my sins away. 
 
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 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 mf A few more storms shall beat 
 On this wild rocky shore, 
 cr And we shall be where tempests ceasej 
 And surges swell no more : 
 p Then, O my Loed, prepare {cr) 
 My soul for that calm day ; 
 cr e dimO wash me in Thy precious Blood, 
 p And take my sins away. 
 
 A few more struggles here, 
 
 A few more partings o'er, 
 A few more toils, a few more tears, 
 cr And we shall weep no more : 
 P Then, O my Lord, prepare {cr) 
 
 My soul for that blest day ; 
 cr e diraO wash me in Thy precious Blood, 
 p And take my sins away. 
 
 mf 'Tis but a little while 
 And He shall come ag-ain, 
 p Who died that we might live, (/) Who lives 
 That we with Him may reign : 
 p Then, O my Lord, prepare {cr) 
 My soul for that glad day ; 
 cr e diraO wash me in Thy precious Blood, 
 
 p And take my sins away. Amen. 
 
 289 " ^^ ^'^^'^ passcth it away, and we are gone." 
 
 mf T^AYS and moments quickly flying 
 -J-^ Blend the living with the dead ; 
 2) Soon will you and I be lying 
 Each within our narrow bed. 
 
 Soon our souls to God Who gave them 
 Will have sped their rapid flight : 
 cr Able now by grace to save them. 
 Oh, that while we can we might ! 
 
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 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 mf Jesu, Infinite Redeemer, 
 
 Maker of this mighty frame, 
 c?<"mTeach, O teach us to remember 
 
 What we are, and whence we came ; 
 Whence we came, and Avhither ^vending ; 
 •p Soon we must through darkness go, 
 / To inherit bliss unending, 
 l^ Or eternity of woe. 
 mf O by Thy power grant, Lord, tliat we 
 dim At our last hour {p) fall not from Thee : 
 cr Saved by Thy grace, Thine may we be 
 
 All through the days of {dim) eternity. 
 
 Amen. 
 
 290 " ^ ^'^^^^ alway give thanks unto the Lord: His praise 
 shall ever be in my mouth." 
 
 mf rpHROUGH all the changing scenes of life 
 -L In trouble and in joy, 
 The praises of my God shall still 
 
 My heart and tongue employ. 
 O magnify the Lord with me, 
 
 With me exalt His Name ; 
 p When in distress to Him I call'd, 
 / He to my rescue came. 
 mf The Hosts of GoD encamp around 
 
 The dwellings of the just ; 
 Deliverance He affords to all 
 
 Who on His succour trust. 
 O make but trial of His love, 
 
 Experience Avill decide 
 How bless'd are they, and only they, 
 
 Who in His truth confide. 
 Fear Him, ye saints, and you will then 
 
 Have nothing else to fear ; 
 Make you His service your delight, 
 
 Your wants shall be His care.
 
 GENERAL HYMXS. 
 
 / To Father, Sox, and Holy Ghost, 
 The God Whom we adore. 
 Be glory, as it was, is now, 
 x\nd shall be evermore. Amen. 
 
 291 '■ -^''i/^^ ^^^^ good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life.'* 
 mf /^FT in danger, oft in ^voe, 
 
 v_/ Onward, Christians, onward go ; 
 
 Bear the toil, maintain the strife, 
 
 Strengthened with the Bread of Life ! 
 
 Let not sorrow dim your eye, 
 cr Soon shall every tear be dry ; 
 mf Let not fears your course impede, 
 / Great your strength, if {dim) great your need. 
 mf Let your drooping hearts be glad ; 
 
 March in heavenly armour clad ; 
 
 Fight, nor think the battle long, 
 / Soon shall victory wake your song. 
 
 Onward then in battle move : 
 
 iSIore than conquerors ye shall prove ; 
 dim Though opposed by many a foe, 
 / Christian soldiers, onward go ! 
 
 Hymns of glory and of praise, 
 7??/ Father, unto Thee we raise : 
 
 Holy Jesus, praise to Thee 
 
 With the Spirit ever be. Amen. 
 
 292 " ^ p^'^dse the Lord of heaven, praise Him in the 
 
 height.^' 
 ff "pRAISE the Lord ! ye heavens, adore Him, 
 Jl Praise Him, Angels, in the height ; 
 Sun and moon, rejoice before Him, 
 Praise Him, all ye stars and light : 
 / Praise the Lord ! for He hath spoken, 
 
 Worlds His mighty voice obey'd ; 
 ff Laws, which never shall be broken. 
 For their guidance He hath made. 
 
 1 237 i
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 / Praise the Lord ! for He is glorious ; 
 
 Never shall His promise fail ; 
 ff God hath made His Saints victorious, 
 Sin and death shall not prevail. 
 Praise the God of our salvation ; 
 
 Hosts on high, His power proclaim ; 
 Heaven and earth, and all creation, 
 Laud and magnify His Name ! Amen. 
 
 293 " ^ ^'^''^'^ "^^'^ Koukl therefore praise the Lord for His 
 goodness." 
 
 f O ING praise to God Who reigns above, 
 O The God of all creation, 
 The God of power, (p) the God of love, 
 
 / The God of our salvation ; 
 
 nif With healing balm my soul He fills. 
 And every faithless murmur stills ; 
 
 / To God all praise and glory. 
 
 mf The Angel-host, O King of kings, 
 Thy praise for ever telling, 
 In earth and sky all living things 
 Beneath Thy shadow dwelling, 
 Adore the wisdom which could span, 
 And power which form'd creation's plan : 
 / To God all praise and glory. 
 
 mf What God's Almighty power hath made 
 His gracious mercy keepeth ; 
 
 cr By morning glow (?>) or evening shade 
 His watchful eve ne'er sleepeth ; 
 
 mf W^ithin the kingdom of His might 
 Lo ! all is just, and all is right ; 
 
 / To God all praise and glory. 
 
 mf The Lord is never far away, 
 
 ji But, through all grief distressing, 
 
 cr An ever-present help and stay,_ 
 
 Our peace and joy and blessing ; 
 
 C 233 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 dim As with a mother's tender hand, 
 cr He leads His own, His chosen hand ; 
 / To God all praise and glory. 
 
 rnf Thus all my toilsome way along 
 cr I sing aloud Thy praises, 
 
 That men may hear the grateful song 
 JNIy voice unwearied raises : 
 / Be joyful in the Lord, my heart ; 
 
 Both soul and body bear your part ; 
 ff To God all praise and glory. Amen. 
 
 294 " ^^^'''^ ^*^^^ His people through the wilderness; for His 
 mercy endnreth for ever." 
 
 f r\ PRAISE our Great and Gracious Lord, 
 Vy And call upon His Xame : 
 To strains of joy tune every chord, 
 His mighty acts proclaim ; 
 mf Tell how He led His chosen race 
 To Canaan's promised land ; 
 Tell how His covenant of grace 
 / LTnchanged shall ever stand. 
 mf He gave the shadowing cloud by day, 
 The moving tire by night ; 
 To guide His Israel on their way. 
 He made their darkness light ; 
 And have not we a sure retreat, 
 A Saviour ever nigh, 
 cr The same clear light to guide our feet. 
 
 The Day-spring from on high '! 
 mf We too have Manna from above, 
 
 The Bread that came from Heav'n ; 
 To us the same kind hand of love 
 
 Hath living waters given ; 
 A Ptock we have, from whence the spring- 
 In rich abundance flows ; 
 / That Rock is Christ, our Priest, our King, 
 Who life and health bestows. 
 
 C 239 )
 
 GENERAL HVMXS. 
 
 mf O may we prize this blessed Food, 
 And trust our heavenly Guide ; 
 y So shall we find death's fearful flood 
 
 Serene as Jordan's tide, 
 cr And safely reach that happy shore, 
 p The land of peace and rest, 
 cr Where Angels worship and adore 
 
 In God's own Presence blest. Amen. 
 
 295 "^^^ ^^'^ works praise Thee, Lord.'' 
 
 dse, 
 Alleluia ! 
 
 /' rpHE strain upraise of joy and praise. 
 
 To the glory of their King 
 
 Let the ransom'd people sing Alleluia ! 
 
 And the choirs that dwell on high 
 Swell the chorus in the sky. Alleluia ! 
 
 mf Ye, through the fields of Paradise that roam. 
 Ye blessed ones, repeat through that bright home 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 Ye planets glittering on your heavenly way, 
 Ye shining constellations, join and say 
 
 / Alleluia ! 
 jt) Ye clouds that onward sweep, 
 Ye winds on jiinions light, 
 /Ye thunders, echoing loud and deej*. 
 Ye lightnings, w^ildly bright, ' 
 
 p In sweet consent unite your Alleluia ! 
 
 mfXe, floods and ocean billows, 
 Ye storms and w^inter snow. 
 Ye days of cloudless beauty, 
 Hoar frost and summer glow. 
 Ye groves that wave in spring. 
 And glorious forests, sing / Alleluia ! 
 
 ?? First let the birds, with painted plumage gay, 
 Exalt their great Creator's praise, and say 
 
 / Alleluia ! 
 
 f 240 )
 
 GRliEPwAL IIVMNS 
 
 Tlien let the beasts of earth, ^^\t\l varying strain, 
 Join in creation's hymn, and cry again 
 
 Aliehiia ! 
 
 /' Here let the mountains thunder forth sonorous 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 
 p There let the valleys sing in gentler chorus 
 
 Alleluia 1 
 
 ?/?/ Thou jubilant abyss of ocean, cry Alleluia ! 
 Ye tracts of earth and continents, replj- 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 
 To God, Who all creation made, 
 
 The frequent hymn be duly paid, / Alleluia ! 
 
 This is the strain, the eternal strain, the Lord of all 
 things loves, Alleluia ! 
 
 This is the song, the heavenly song, that Christ 
 Himself approves. Alleluia ! 
 
 Wherefore we sing, both heart and voice awaking, 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 
 p And children's voices echo, answer making. 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 
 Now from all men be out-pour d 
 
 Alleluia to the Lord ; 
 
 With Alleluia evermore 
 
 The Son and Spirit we adore. 
 
 ff Praise be done to the Three in One. 
 
 Alleluia ! Alleluia I Alleluia ! Amen. 
 
 296 " "'^''^ ^^^ ^^'-''' ''^''<^<^is shall say, Alleluia.'" 
 
 f O ING Alleluia forth in duteous praise, 
 O Ye citizens of Heav'n ; O sw^eetly raise 
 ff An endless Alleluia 
 
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 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 mf Ye Powers who stand before the Eternal Lit^ht, 
 cr In hymning choirs re-echo to the height 
 
 / An endless Alleluia. 
 
 ?»/The Holy City shall take up your strain, 
 cr And with glad songs resounding Avake again 
 / An endless Alleluia. 
 
 mflw blissful antiphons ye thus rejoice 
 To render to the Lord with thankful voice 
 
 / An endless Alleluia. 
 
 mfYQ who have gain'd at length your palms in bliss, 
 cr Victorious ones, your chant shall still be this, 
 / An endless Alleluia. 
 
 There, in one grand acclaim, for ever ring 
 The strains which tell the honour of your King, 
 ff An endless Alleluia. 
 
 p This is sweet rest for weary ones brought back, 
 This is glad food and drink which ne'er shall lack, 
 nif An endless Alleluia : 
 
 While Thee, by Whom were all things made, we 
 
 praise 
 For ever, and tell out in sweetest lays 
 
 f An endless Alleluia. 
 
 Almighty Chkist, to Thee our voices sing 
 Glory for evermore : to Thee we bring 
 
 Jj An endless Alleluia. Amen. 
 
 29V " ^^'"''^ I ^'-^^^^ tl'^ foundations of tJiC earth . . . 
 rrhen the inonJng stars sang together, and all the 
 sons of God shouted for joy " 
 
 ?/// O ONGS of praise the Angels sang, 
 O Heaven with Alleluias rang, 
 When creation was begun. 
 When God spake and it was done. 
 
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 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 Songs of praise awoke the morn 
 p When the Prince of peace was born ; 
 cr Songs of praise arose when He 
 / Captive led captivity. 
 
 p Heav'n and earth must pass away, 
 mf Songs of praise shall crown that day ; 
 
 God will make new heavens and earth, 
 / Songs of praise shall hail their birth. 
 
 X> And will man alone be dumb 
 
 Till that glorious kingdom come 1 
 cr No, the Church delights to raise 
 / Psalms and hymns and songs of praise. 
 
 mf Saints below, with heart and voice, 
 Still in songs of praise rejoice ; 
 Learning here, by faith and love, 
 Songs of praise to sing above. 
 
 / Hymns of glory, songs of praise, 
 Father, unto Thee we raise, 
 Jesu, glory unto Thee, 
 With the Spirit, ever be. Amen, 
 
 298 "-f*'"^'se the Lord^ my soul; and all that is icithin 
 me i^ralse His Holy Name." 
 
 'i'>\f TDRAISE, my soul, the King of Heaven, 
 -tr To His feet thy tribute bring ; 
 Eansom'd, heal'd, restored, forgiven. 
 Evermore His praises sing ; 
 / Alleluia ! Alleluia! 
 
 Praise the everlasting King. 
 
 mf Praise Him for His grace and favour 
 
 To our fathers in distress ; 
 Praise Hmi still the same as ever. 
 
 Slow to chide, and swift to bless ; 
 / Alleluia ! Alleluia 1 
 
 Glorious in His faithfulness. 
 
 C 243 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 j> Father-like, He tends and spares us, 
 Well our feeble frame He knows ; 
 In His hands He gently bears us, 
 Rescues us from all our foes ; 
 
 / Alleluia ! Alleluia ! 
 
 Widely yet His mercy flows. 
 
 Angels in the height, adore Him ; 
 
 Ye behold Him face to face ; 
 Saints triumphant, bow before Him, 
 
 Gather'd in from every race ; 
 / Alleluia ! Alleluia ! 
 
 Praise with us the God of grace. Amen. 
 
 299 "-^ heard the voice of many angels . . . saying, 
 . . . Worthy is the Lamb that icas slain to 
 receive power, and riches, and icisdom, and strength, 
 and honour, and glon/, and blessing.'" 
 
 f /^OME, let us join our cheerful songs 
 y-J With Angels round the Throne ; 
 Ten thousand thousand are their tongues, 
 But all their joys are one. 
 
 " Worthy the Lamb that died," they cry, 
 
 " To be exalted thus ; " 
 " Worthy the Lamb," our lips reply, 
 /> " For He was slain for us." 
 
 m^f Jesus is worthy to receive 
 
 Honour and power Divine ; 
 c/- And blessings, more than Ave can give. 
 
 Be, Lord, for ever Thine. 
 
 / Let all creation join in one 
 To bless the sacred Name 
 Of Him that sits upon the Throne, 
 f And to adore the Lamb. Amen. 
 
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 300 " '^''"^^ ^/ ^'■^3^1 f'^^t/ Lord of lords " 
 
 f A LL hail the power of Jesus' Name , 
 diml^ Let Angels prostrate fall ; 
 cr Bring forth the royal diadem 
 
 And crown Him Lord of all. 
 mf Crown Him, ye morning stars of light, 
 
 Who fix'd this floating ball ; 
 / Now hail the Strength of Israel's might, 
 
 And crown Him Lord of all. 
 mf Crown Him, ye ^Martyrs of your God, 
 
 Who from His Altar call ; 
 Extol the Stem- of -Jesse's Eod, 
 
 And crown Him Lord of all. 
 Ye seed of Israel's chosen race, 
 
 Ye ransom'd of the fall, 
 cr Hail Him Who saves you by His grace, 
 
 And crown Him Lord of all. 
 mf Hail Him, ye heirs of David's line, 
 
 Whom David Lord did call, 
 i3 The God Incarnate, Man Divine, 
 
 And crown Him Lord of all. 
 Sinners, whose love can ne'er forget 
 
 Til* wormwood and the gall, 
 cr Go spread your trophies at His feet, 
 
 And crown Him Lord of all. 
 / Let every tribe and every tongue 
 
 Before Him prostrate fall. 
 And shout in universal song 
 
 The crowned Lord of all. Amen. 
 
 301 *' '^^ ^"''" ^^'^^ overcometh v:Ul I grant to s<t trith Me 
 
 in Mj throne, even as 1 also overcame, and am set 
 down tcith Mij Father in His throne" 
 p rp HE Head that once was crov>m'd with thorns, 
 / J_ Is crown'd with glory now : 
 A royal diadem adorns 
 The mighty Victor's Brow. 
 
 C 245)
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 The highest place that Heav'n affords 
 
 Is His, is His by right, 
 The King of kings, and Lord of lords, 
 And Heav'n's eternal Light. 
 mf The Joy of all who dAvell above. 
 The Joy of all below, 
 To whom He manifests His love, 
 And grants His Name to know. 
 p To them the Cross, with all its shame^ 
 cr With all its grace, is given : 
 / Their name an everlasting name, 
 
 Their joy the joy of Heav'n. 
 p They suffer with their Lord below, 
 / They reign Avith Him above ; 
 mf Their profit and their joy to know 
 The mystery of His love. 
 The Cross He bore is life and health. 
 Though shame and death to Him ; 
 His people's hope. His people's wealth, 
 / Their everlasting theme. Amen. 
 
 302 " -^^^^ Z'^"'' beasts and four and ticent;/ elders fell dovm 
 before the Lamb, having everi/ one of them harps, 
 and golden vials full of odours, j^^hich are the 
 prayers of saints." 
 f r^ OME, ye faithful, raise the anthem, _ 
 \j Cleave the skies with shouts of praise : 
 Sing to Him Who found the ransom. 
 
 Ancient of eternal days, 
 God of God, the Word Incarnate, 
 Whom the Heav'n of Heav'n obeys. 
 mf Ere He raised the lofty mountains, 
 Form'd the seas, or built the sky, 
 Love eternal, free, and boundless, 
 P ]\Ioved the Lord of Life to die, 
 er Fore-ordain"d the Prince of princes 
 P Yox the Throne of Calvary. 
 
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 GENERAL HYiMXS. 
 
 There, for us and our redemption, 
 See Him all His Life-blood pour ! 
 CI There He wins our full salvation, 
 Dies that we may die no more ; 
 / Then, arising, lives for ever, 
 f Reigning where He was before. 
 / High on yon celestial mountains 
 
 Stands His gem-built Throne, all bright, 
 Midst unending Alleluias 
 
 Bursting from the sons of light ; 
 Sion's peoj^le tell His praises, 
 ff Victor after hard-won fight. 
 mf Bring your harps, and bring your odours, 
 
 Sweep the string and pour the lay ; 
 / Let the earth proclaim His wonders, 
 
 King of that celestial day ; 
 p He the Lamb once slain is worthy, 
 
 Who was dead, (/) and lives for aye. 
 ff Laud and honour to the Father, 
 Laud and honour to the Sox, 
 Laud and honour to the Spirit, 
 
 Ever Three and ever One, 
 Consubstantial, Co-eternal, 
 
 While unending ages run. Amen. 
 
 303 " ^" everi/thing give thanks." 
 
 wf TTTHEX morning gilds the skies, 
 
 V V ]\Iy heart awaking cries, 
 / May Jesus Christ be praised : 
 
 p Alike at work and prayer 
 cr To Jesus I repair ; 
 
 May Jesus Christ be praised. 
 //// Whene'er the sweet church bell 
 
 Peals over hill and dell, 
 / May Jesus Christ be praised : 
 
 P O hark to what it sings, 
 cr As joyously it rings, 
 
 May Jesus Christ be praised. 
 
 C 247 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 mf My tongue shall never tire 
 Of chanting with the choir, 
 / May Jesus Christ be prai.sed : 
 
 p This song of sacred joy, 
 cr It never seems to cloy, 
 
 May Jesus Christ be praised. 
 
 p When sleep her balm denies, 
 
 My silent spirit sighs, 
 mf ^lay Jesus Christ be praised : 
 2) When evil thoughts molest, 
 cr With this I shield my breast, 
 
 ]\Iay Jesus Christ be praised. 
 
 2) Does sadness fill my mind ? 
 
 cr A solace here I find, 
 
 mf May Jesus Christ be praised : 
 
 2> Or fades my earthly bliss ? 
 
 cr My comfort still 1.5 this, 
 
 May Jesus Christ be praised. 
 
 mf The night becomes as day. 
 
 When from the heart we say, 
 / May Jesus Christ be praised : 
 
 'P The powers of darkness fear, 
 cr When this sweet chant they hear, 
 May Jesus Christ be praised. 
 
 / In Heav'n's eternal bliss 
 
 The loveliest strain is this, 
 .//' May Jesus Christ be praised : 
 
 / Let earth, and sea, and sky 
 cr From depth to height reply, 
 
 May Jesus Christ be praised. 
 
 mf Be this, while life is mine, 
 
 My canticle Divine, 
 / May Jesus Christ be praised : 
 
 Be this the eternal song 
 
 Through ages all along, 
 cr May Jesus Christ be praised. Amen. 
 
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 304 " -'^'^^^ '^'^ ^'^ Head were ma'ry croicns.^* 
 
 / ^ROWN Him with many crowns, 
 V^ The Lamb upon His Throne ; 
 Hark ! how the heavenly anthem drowns 
 All music but its own : 
 Awake, my soul, and sing 
 P Of Him Who died for thee, 
 cr And hail Him as thy matchless King 
 Through all eternity. 
 / Crown Him the Virgin's Son, . 
 jy The God Incarnate born, 
 cr Whose Arm those crimson trophies won 
 Which now His Brow adorn : 
 jy Fruit of the mystic Kose, 
 cr As of that Rose the Stem ; 
 nif The Root whence mercy ever flows, 
 P The Babe of Bethlehem. 
 mf Crown Him the Lord of love , 
 2? Behold His Hands and Side, 
 cr Those Wounds yet visible above 
 In beauty glorified : 
 2> No Angel in the sky 
 Can fully bear that sight, 
 pp rit But downward bends his burning eye 
 At mysteries so bright. 
 ■mf Crown Him the Lord of peace, 
 cr Whose power a sceptre sways 
 From pole to pole, that M^ars may cease, 
 And all be prayer and praise : 
 / His reign shall know no end, 
 n And round His pierced Feet 
 Fair flowers of Paradise extend 
 cr Their fragrance ever sweet. 
 / Crown Him the Lord of years. 
 The Potentate of time, 
 Creator of the rolling spheres, 
 IneftablySublime : 
 
 " 249 >
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 All iiail, lledeemer, hail I 
 p For Thou hast died for me ; 
 ff Thy praise shall never, never fail 
 
 Throughout eternity. Amen. 
 
 305 " l^>:er)j day icill I give thanks unto Thee, and praise 
 Thy Name for ever and evei y 
 
 mf O AVIOUR, Blessed Saviour, 
 O Listen whilst we sing, 
 Hearts and voices raising 
 Praises to our King ; 
 l^ All we have to ofter ; 
 All we hope to be, 
 / Body, soul, and spirit, 
 x\ll we yield to Thee. 
 
 jp Nearer, ever nearer, 
 
 Christ, we draw to Thee, 
 Deep in adoration 
 
 Bending low tlie knee ; 
 Thou for our redemption 
 Cam"st on earth to die ; 
 / Thou, that we might follow, 
 Hast gone up on high, 
 
 mf Great and ever greater 
 
 Are Thy mercies hero. ; 
 / True and everlasting 
 
 Are the glories there ; 
 l> Where no pain, nor sorrow. 
 
 Toil, nor care, is known, 
 / Where the Angel-legions 
 
 Circle round Thy Throne. 
 
 2> Dark and ever darker 
 
 Was the wintry past, 
 CT Now a ray of gladness 
 
 O'er our path is cast \ 
 
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 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 _p Every day that passeth, 
 
 Every hour that flies, 
 / Tells of love unfeigned, 
 
 Love that never dies. 
 
 mf Clearer still and clearer 
 
 Dawns the light from Heav'n, 
 In our sadness bringing 
 News of sin forgiven ; 
 Life has lost its shadows, 
 Pure the light within ; 
 / Thou hast shed Thy radiance 
 On a world of sin. 
 
 Brighter still and brighter 
 Glows the western sun, 
 Shedding all its gladness 
 O'er our work that's done ; 
 v Time will soon be over. 
 Toil and sorrow past, 
 mj ]May we, Blessed Saviour, 
 llnd a rest at last. 
 
 Onward, ever onward, 
 Journeying o'er the road 
 cr AVorn by Saints before us, 
 Journeying on to God ; 
 %) Leaving all behind us, 
 cr ]\Iay we hasten on, 
 Backward never looking 
 Till the prize is won. 
 
 / Bliss, all bliss excelling, 
 
 When the ransom'd soul. 
 Earthly toils forgetting, 
 Finds its promised goal ; 
 
 2? AVhere in joys unheai'd of 
 
 cr Saints with Angels sing, 
 
 / Never weary raising 
 
 Praises to their King. Amen. 
 
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 306 
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 " Wherefore God also hath highly exalted JUm, and 
 given Him a Name which is above every name : 
 that at the Name of Jesus ewry knee should bow" 
 
 mf A T the Name of Jesus 
 
 -t\. Every knee shall bow, 
 cr Every tongue confess Him 
 / King of glory now ; 
 mf 'Tis the Father's pleasure 
 
 We should call Him Lord, 
 cr Who from the beginning 
 
 Was the Mighty Word. 
 
 / At His voice creation 
 
 Sprang at once to sight, 
 All the Angel faces. 
 
 All the hosts of light, 
 Thrones and Dominations, 
 
 Stars upon their way, 
 All the heavenly Orders, 
 
 In their great array. 
 
 X> Humbled for a season. 
 To receive a Name 
 From the lips of sinners 
 Unto whom He came, 
 cr Faithfully He bore it 
 Spotless to the last, 
 Brought it back victorious, 
 AVhen from death He pass'd : 
 
 / Bore it up triumphant 
 
 p With its human light, 
 
 cr Through all ranks of creatures, 
 
 To the central height ; 
 / To the Throne of Godhead, 
 
 To the Father's breast, 
 Fill'd it with the glory 
 dim Of that perfect rest. 
 
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 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 / Name Him, brothers, name Him, 
 With love as strong as death, 
 
 p But with awe and wonder, 
 
 pp iVnd with bated breath ; 
 
 l> He is God the Saviour, 
 He is Christ the Lord, 
 
 cr Ever to be Avorshipp'd, 
 Trusted, and adored. 
 
 mf In your hearts enthrone Him ; 
 There let Him .subdue 
 All that is not hol}\ 
 All that is not true : 
 cr Crown Him as your Captain 
 In temptation's hour ; 
 Let His Will enfold you 
 In its light and power. 
 
 f Brothers, this Lord Jesus 
 Shall return again, 
 With His Father's glorj-, 
 With His Angel train ; 
 jf For all wreaths of empire 
 Meet upon His Brow, 
 And our hearts confess Him 
 raU King of glory now. Amen. 
 
 307 " ^'^ ^^^''^^ ^'^'^ A7/ig hate pleasure in thy beaut;/ : for Ht 
 is thy Lord God, and icorship thou Him." 
 
 mf /^ SAVIOUR, precious Saviour, 
 
 v^ Whom yet unseen Ave love, 
 cr Name of might and favour, 
 All other names above ! 
 p We worship Thee, (cr) we bless Thee,. 
 
 To Thee alone we sing ; 
 / We praise Thee, and confess Thee 
 Our holy Lord and King. 
 
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 GENERAL HYxMNS. 
 
 mf O Briiiger of salvation, 
 
 Who wondrously hast wrought, 
 Thyself the revelation 
 
 Of love beyond our thought ; 
 jp We worship Thee, (tr) we bless Thee, 
 
 To Thee alone we sing ; 
 / We praise Thee, and confess Thee 
 dim Our gracious Lokd and King. 
 
 / In Thee all fulness dwelleth, 
 All grace and power Divine ; 
 The glory that excelleth, 
 
 O Son of God, is Thine ; 
 p We worship Thee, (cr) we bless Thee, 
 
 To Thee alone we sing ; 
 / We praise Thee, and confess Thee 
 Our glorious Lord and King. 
 
 mj grant the consummation 
 Of this our song above 
 In endless adoration, 
 
 And everlasting love ; 
 / Then shall we praise and bless Thee 
 Wliere perfect praises ring. 
 And evermore confess Thee 
 
 Our Saviour and our King. Amen 
 
 2Qg ^^ praise the Lord." 
 
 f r\ PRAISE ye the Lord \ 
 v^ Praise Him in the height ; 
 Rejoice in His Word, 
 Ye Angels of light ; 
 Ye heavens, adore Him 
 By Whom ye were made, 
 V And worship before Him, 
 . cr In brightness array'd. 
 
 C 254 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 / O praise ye the Lord ! 
 
 Praise Him upon earth, 
 mf In tuneful accord, 
 
 Ye sons of new birth ; 
 / Praise Him Who hath brought you 
 
 His grace from above, 
 Praise Him AVlio hath taught you 
 
 To sing of His love. 
 
 O praise ye the Lord, 
 
 All things that give sound : 
 Each jubilant chord, 
 
 Re-echo around ; 
 Loud organs, His glory 
 
 Forth tell in deep tone, 
 V And sweet harp, the story 
 
 Of what He hath done. 
 
 / O praise ye the Lord ! 
 
 Thanksgiving and song 
 To Him be outpour 'd 
 
 All ages along : 
 tnf For love in creation, 
 cr For heaven restored, 
 / For grace of salvation 
 
 O praise ye the Lord ! Amen. 
 
 ?i?oIj) ©ommimton. 
 
 309 " ^^^ cup of hlessinr] which we bless, is it not the com- 
 munion of the Blood of Christ^ The bread which 
 tee break, is it not the communion of the Body of 
 Christ?" 
 
 mf 
 
 NOW, my tongue, the mystery telling 
 Of the glorious Body sing, 
 And the Blood, all price excelling. 
 
 Which the Gentiles' Lord and King, 
 In a Virgin's womb once dwelling. 
 Shed for this world's ransoming. 
 
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 HOLY COMMUNION. 
 
 (inf Given for us, and condescending 
 
 •p To be born for us below, 
 
 cr He, with men in converse blending. 
 
 Dwelt the seed of truth to sow, 
 Till He closed with wondrous ending 
 'P His most patient life of Avoe. 
 inf That last night, at supper lying, 
 
 'Mid the Twelve, His chosen band, 
 Jesus, with the law complying, 
 
 Keeps the feast its rites demand ; 
 Then, more precious Food suppWing, 
 
 Gives Himself with His own Hand. 
 •p WoRD-made Flesh true bread He maketh 
 cr By His Word His Flesh to be ; 
 p Wine His Blood ; {mf) which whoso taketh 
 
 Must from carnal thoughts be free ; 
 / Faith alone, though {dim) sight forsaketh, 
 raf Shows true hearts the mystery. 
 Part 2. 
 
 2^ Therefore Ave, before Him bending, 
 
 This great Sacrament revere ; 
 cr Types and shadows have their ending, 
 
 For the newer rite is here ; 
 mf Faith, our outward sense befriending, 
 
 Makes our inward vision clear. 
 / Glory let us give, and blessing 
 
 To the Father, and the Son, 
 Honour, might, and praise addressing, 
 
 While eternal ages run ; 
 Ever too His love confessing, 
 
 Who from Both with Both is One. Ameru 
 
 310 " -^'o ^«« <^»^ ^(^^ angeW food.'' 
 
 mf ~r ! the Angels' Food is given ^ 
 
 J— ^ To the pilgrim Avho hath striven ; 
 See the children's Bread from Heaven, 
 Which on dogs may ne'er be spent ; 
 
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 HOLY COMMUNION. 
 
 Truth the ancient types fulfilling, 
 Isaac bound, a victim willing, 
 Paschal Lamb its life-blood spilling, 
 Manna to the fathers sent. 
 
 PP Tery Bread, Good Shepherd, tend us ; 
 
 Jesu, of Thy love befriend us ; 
 cr Thou refresh us, Thou defend us, 
 
 Thine eternal goodness send us 
 / In the land of life to see : 
 
 p Thou Who all things canst and knowest, 
 
 Who on earth such Food bestowest, 
 cr Grant us wich Thy Saints, though lowest, 
 
 Where the heavenly Feast Thou showest^ 
 Fellow heirs {dim) and guests to be. 
 
 Amen. 
 
 311 *" -^^ ^^'^ living Father hath sent Me, and I live by the 
 Father ; so he that eateth Me, even he shall live by 
 Me." 
 
 vif rpHE Heavenly Word proceeding forth, 
 -L Yet leaving not the Father's side, 
 Accomplishing His M'ork on earth 
 
 p Had reach'd at length life's eventide. 
 
 Ill/ By false disciple to be given 
 To foemen for His life athirst, 
 Himself, the very Bread of Heav'n, 
 He gave to His disciples first. 
 
 He gave Himself in either kind, 
 His precious Flesh, His precious Blood ; 
 cr In love's own fulness thus design'd 
 Of the whole man to be the Food. 
 
 P By Birth their Fellow-man was He ; 
 
 cr Their Meat, when sitting at the Board ; 
 
 p He died, their Ransomer to be ; 
 
 / He ever reigns, their great Reward. 
 
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 KOLY COMMUNION. 
 Part 2. 
 
 p O Saving Victim, {cr) opening wide 
 
 mf The gate of heaven to {dim) man below, 
 
 or Our foes press on from every side, 
 
 mf Thine aid supply, Thy strength {dim) bestow. 
 
 mf All praise and thanks to Thee ascend 
 
 For evermore, Blest One in Three ; 
 2^ O grant us life that shall not end 
 cr In our true native land with Thee. Amen. 
 
 312 " J^^'^''^ ^<^*^ ^^'^'<^ them, I am the Bread of Life." 
 p rpHEE we adore, O hidden Saviour, Thee, 
 
 -L Who in Thy Sacrament dost deign to be ; 
 Doth flesh and spirit at Thy Presence fail. 
 Yet here Thy Presence we devoutly hail. 
 mfO blest Memorial of our dying Lord, 
 Who living Bread to men doth here afford ! 
 O may our souls for ever feed on Thee, 
 And Thou, O Christ, for ever precious be. 
 Fountain of goodness, Jesu, Lord and God, 
 p Cleanse us, unclean, with Thy most cleansing Blood ; 
 cr Increase our faith and love, that we may know 
 The hope and peace which from Thy Presence flow. 
 p O Christ, Whom now beneath a veil we see. 
 May what we thirst for soon our portion be, 
 cr To gaze on Thee unveil'd, and see Thy Face, 
 / The vision of Thy glory and Thy grace. Amen. 
 
 313 " Wisdom saith. Come eat of my bread, and drink of 
 
 the wine ichich I have mingled." 
 V T~\RAW nigh and take the Body of the Lord, 
 
 J->' And drink the holy Blood for you outpour'd. 
 
 Saved by that Body and that holy Blood, 
 cr With souls refresh'd, Ave render thanks to God. 
 
 Salvation's Giver, Christ, the Only Son, 
 
 By His dear Cross and Blood the victory won. 
 
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 HOLV COMMUNION'. 
 
 J) OfferVl WB.S He for greatest and for least, 
 Himself tlie Victim, and Himself the Priest. 
 Victims were otfer'd by the law of old. 
 Which in a type this heavenly mystery told. 
 
 //2/He,I\ansomer from death, and Light from shade, 
 Now gives His holy grace His saints to aid. 
 
 p Approach ye then with faithful hearts sincere, 
 
 cr And take the safeguard of salvation here. 
 
 irt/He, that His saints in this world rules and 
 To all believers life eternal yields ; [shields, 
 With heavenly bread makes them that hunger 
 Gives living waters to the thirsting soul, [whole, 
 
 p Alpha and Omega, to Wliom shall bow 
 
 All nations at the Doom, is with us now. Amen. 
 
 314 "^'^ ^^^'■^^ eateth My Flesh and drinketk Mi/ Bloody 
 dicelleth in 3fe, and I in him." 
 
 mf r\ FOOD that weary pilgrims love, 
 V^' O Bread of Angel-hosts above, 
 
 O Manna of the Saints, 
 The hungry soul would feed on Thee ; 
 cr Xe'er may the heart unsolaced be 
 
 Which for Thy {dim) sweetness faints. 
 mf O Fount of love, O cleansing Tide, 
 p Which from the Saviour's pierced Side 
 
 And Sacred Heart dost flow, 
 cr Be ours to drhik of Thy pure rill. 
 Which only can our spirits till. 
 And all our need bestow. 
 ■p LoED Jesu, Whom, by power Divine 
 Now hidden 'neath the outward sign, 
 We worship and adore, 
 iitf Grant, when the veil away is roli'd, 
 cr With open face we may behold 
 
 Thyself for evermore. Amen. 
 
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 HOLY COMMUNION. 
 
 315 " ^*^ ^^^"^ "'* Altat\" 
 
 mf /~\NCE, only once, and once for all, 
 v_y His precious life He gave ; 
 Before the Cross our spirits fall, 
 And own it strong to save. 
 
 " One offering, single and complete," 
 With lips and heart we say ; 
 
 But what He never can repeat 
 He shows forth day by day. 
 
 For, as the priest of Aaron's line 
 
 Within the Holiest stood, 
 And sprinkled all the mercy-shrine 
 
 With sacrificial blood ; 
 
 So He, Who once atonement wrought. 
 
 Our Priest of endless power. 
 Presents Himself for those He l^ought 
 p In that dark noontide hour. 
 
 inf His Manhood pleads where now It lives 
 On heaven's eternal Throne, 
 And where in mystic rite He gives 
 Its Presence to His own. 
 
 And so we show Thy death, O Lord, 
 
 Till Thou again appear ; 
 And feel, when we approach lliy Board, 
 
 We have an Altar here. 
 
 / All glory to the Father be, 
 All glory to the Son, 
 All glory, Holy Ghost, to Thee, 
 While endless ages run. Amen. 
 
 31 g " Thou aH a, Priest for ever.'' 
 
 f A LLELUIA ! sing to Jesus ! 
 
 J^ His the sceptre. His the Throne ; 
 Alleluia ! His the triumph, 
 His the victory alone ;
 
 HOLY COMMUNION. 
 
 2^ Hark ! the songs of peaceful Sion 
 cr Thunder like a mighty flood ; 
 / Jesus out of every nation 
 
 Hath redeem'd us (jo) by His Blood. 
 
 mf Alleluia ! not as orphans 
 
 Are we left in sorrow now ; 
 Alleluia ! He is near us, 
 
 Faith believes, nor questions how : 
 Though the cloud from sight received Him, 
 When the forty days were o'er, 
 cr Sliall our hearts forget His promise, 
 " I am with you evermore " ? 
 
 rnf Alleluia ! Bread of x\ngels, 
 
 Thou on earth our Food, our Stay ; 
 Alleluia ! (p) here the sinful 
 
 Flee to Thee from day to day ; 
 Intercessor, Friend of sinners, 
 ';/• Earth's Redeemer, plead for me. 
 Where the songs of all the sinle:ss 
 Sweep across the crystal sea. 
 
 mf Alleluia ! King Eternal, 
 
 Thee the Lord of lords we own ; 
 Alleluia ! (2^) born of Mary, 
 cr Earth Thy footstool, Heav'n Thy Throne : 
 mf Thou within the veil hast enter'd. 
 
 Robed in flesh, our great High Priast ; 
 Thou on earth both Priest and Victim 
 In the Eucharistic Feast. 
 
 / Alleluia ! sing to Jestjs ! 
 
 His the Sceptre, His the Throne ; 
 Alleluia ! His the triumph, 
 
 His the victory alone ; 
 p Hark ! the songs of peaceful Sion 
 cr Thunder like a mighty flood ; 
 / Jesus out of every nation 
 
 Hath redeem'd us (p) by His Blood. Amen. 
 
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 HOLY COMMUNION. 
 
 317 " Come, for all things are now ready.** 
 
 P IX/TY God, and is Thy Table spread, 
 
 1\X And doth Thy Cup with love o'erflow 1 
 
 cr Thither be all Thy children led, 
 
 And let them all Thy sweetness know. 
 
 mf Hail, sacred Feast, which Jesus makes, 
 Kich banquet of His Flesh and Blood ! 
 
 cr Thrice happy he who here partakes 
 
 That sacred Stream, that heavenly Food. 
 
 ii}f Why are its dainties all in vain 
 Before unwilling hearts display'd 1 
 Was not for them the Victim slain ? 
 Are they forbid the children's Bread '] 
 
 O let Thy Table honour'd be, 
 And furnish'd well with joyful guests ; 
 And may each soul salvation see, 
 That here its sacred pledges tastes. 
 
 / To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 
 
 The God Whom heaven and earth adore, 
 From men and from the Angel-host 
 Be praise and glory evermore. Amen. 
 
 318 " ^"'"^ ^^ ^'^ remembrance of Me.'" 
 
 ■'¥ "OBEAD of Heav'n, on Thee we feed, 
 -D For Thy Flesh is meat indeed ; 
 Ever may our souls be fed 
 With this true and living Bread ; 
 cr Day by day with strength supplied 
 c?///iThrough the life of Him Who died. 
 
 mf Vine of Heav'n, Thy Blood supplies 
 
 This blest Cup of Sacrifice ; ^ 
 p Lord, Thy Wounds our healing give 
 
 To Thy Cross we look and live : 
 cr Jesus, may we ever be 
 
 Grafted, rooted, built in Thee. Ameu- 
 
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 HOLY COMMUNION. 
 
 319 " The LordCs Table." 
 
 mf A UTHOR of life Divine, 
 
 XJL Who hast a Table spread, 
 Furnish'cl with mystic Wine 
 And everlasting Bread, 
 cr Preserve the life Thyself hast given. 
 And feed and train us up for Heav'n. 
 
 mf Our needy souls sustain 
 
 With fresh supplies of love, 
 Till all Thy life we gain, 
 
 And all Thy fulness prove, 
 cr And, strengthen'd by Thy perfect grace, 
 dimBohokl without a veil Thy Face. Amen. 
 
 320 ^'-^-^y ^^^^^^ ^^ "^^^^ indeed, and Mi) Blood is drink 
 
 indeed." 
 
 p /^ GOD, unseen yet ever near, 
 Vy Thy Presence may we feel ; 
 And, thus inspired with holy fear, 
 Before Thine Altar kneel. 
 
 mf Here may Thy faithful people know 
 The blessings of Thy love, 
 The streams that through the desert flow, 
 The manna from above. 
 
 We come, obedient to Thy Word, 
 
 To feast on heavenly Food ; 
 Our meat the Body of the Lord, 
 
 Onr drink His precious Blood. 
 
 p Thus may we all Thy Word obey, 
 cr For we, O GoD, are Thine ; 
 / And go rejoicing on our way, ^ 
 
 Renew'd with strength Divine. Amen. 
 
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 HOLY COMMUNION. 
 
 321 "-^ ^^^'^ ^^'^^ '^^^ ^^^^ "^"^ ■' ^^^ those that seek Me 
 early shall find Me." 
 
 inf TTTE pray Thee, heavenly Father, 
 V V To hear us in Thy love, 
 And pour upon Thy children 
 
 The unction from above ; 
 That so in love abiding. 
 From all defilement free, 
 cr We may in pureness offer 
 Our Eucharist to Thee. 
 
 mf Be Thou our Guide and Helper, 
 
 O Jesu Christ, we pray ; 
 So may we well approach Thee, 
 
 If Thou wilt be the ^Vay : 
 err Thou, very Truth, hast promised 
 
 To help us in our strife, 
 dim Food of the weary pilgrim, 
 cr Eternal Source of Life. 
 
 nif And Thou, Creator Spirit, 
 Look on us, we are Thine ; 
 Renew in us Thy graces, 
 Upon our darkness shine ; 
 cr That, with Thy benediction 
 Upon our souls outpour'd, 
 We may receive in gladness 
 P The Body of the Lord. 
 
 mf O Trinity of Persons ! 
 
 O Unity most High ! 
 On Thee alone relying 
 
 Thy servants would draw nigh : 
 J) Unworthy in our weakness, 
 cr On Thee our hope is stay'd, 
 mf And bless'd by Thy forgiveness 
 
 We w^ill not be afraid. Amen. 
 
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 HOLY COMMUNION. 
 
 322 "-^'^ every place incense shall he offered unto Mij Namc^ 
 
 and a pure offering." 
 
 /) A ND now, O Father, mindful of the love 
 -LX. That bought us, once for all, on Calvary's 
 And having with us Him that pleads above, [Tree, 
 cr We here present, we here spread forth to Thee 
 7?i/That only Offering perfect in Thine eyes, 
 The one true, pure, immortal Sacrifice. 
 
 P Look, Father, look on His anointed Face, 
 And only look on us as found in Him ; 
 Look not on our misusings of Thy grace, 
 Our prayer so languid, and our faith so dim : 
 cr For lo ! between our sins and their reward 
 We set the Passion of Thy Son our Lord. 
 
 p And then for those, our dearest and our best. 
 
 By this prevailing Presence we appeal ; 
 cr O fold them closer to Thy mercy's breast, 
 
 O do Thine utmost for their souls' true weal ; 
 From tainting mischief keep them white and clear. 
 And crown Thy gifts with strength to persevere. 
 
 jy And so we come ; O draw us to Thy Feet, 
 
 Most patient Saviour, Who canst love us stili ; 
 cr And by this Food, so awful and so sweet. 
 
 Deliver us from every touch of ill : 
 / In Thine own service make us glad and free. 
 And grant us never more to part with Thee. 
 
 Amen. 
 
 323 " -^''''' centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not 
 
 worthy that Thou shouldest come under my roof ; 
 hut speak the word only, and my servant shall he 
 healed." 
 
 2) X AM not worthy. Holy Lord, 
 
 -L That Thou shouldst come to me ; 
 jr Speak but the Word, one gracious Word 
 Can set the sinner free. 
 
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 HOLY COMMUNION. 
 
 p I am nut worthy ; cold and bare 
 Tlie lodging of my soul ; 
 How canst Tliou deign to enter there ? 
 cr Lord, speak, and make me whole. 
 
 J) I am not worthy ; (cr) yet, my God, 
 How can I say Thee nay ; 
 Thee, Who didst give Thy Flesh and Blood 
 My ransom-price to pay ? 
 
 mf O come ! in this sweet morning hour 
 Feed me with Food Divine ; 
 And fill with all Thy love and power 
 p This worthless heart of mine. Amen. 
 
 324 "-^*^ ^^^'^'^ cateth Me, even he shall live by Me'* 
 
 p "TESU, gentlest Saviour, 
 O Thou art in us now, 
 a^ Fill us with Tliy Goodness. 
 Till our hearts o'erflow. 
 
 p Multiply our graces, 
 
 Chiefly love and fear, 
 
 cr And, dear Lord, the chiefest, 
 Grace to persevere. 
 
 mf Oh, how can we thank Thee 
 For a Gift like this, 
 Gift that truly maketh 
 Heav'n's eternal bliss ! 
 
 p Ah ! when wilt Thou always 
 Make our hearts Thy home ? 
 
 cr We must wait for Heaven ; 
 
 Then the day will come. Amen. 
 
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 HOLY COMMUNION. 
 
 The foUoxdng Hymns arc suitable : 
 \0*i Glory be to Jesus. 
 
 177 Jesu ! the very thought is sweet. 
 
 178 Jesu, the very thought of Thee. 
 182 Jesu, grant me this, I pray. 
 187 Behold the Lamb of God ! 
 
 190 Jesu, Thou joy of loving hearts I 
 
 191 Jesu, my Lord, my God, my All. 
 
 192 Love, Who formedst me to wear. 
 
 193 Jesu, Lover of my soul. 
 
 197 The King of love my Shepherd is. 
 260 Hark, my soul ! it is the Lord. 
 307 Saviour, precious Saviour. 
 
 f^oli) Jjapttsm. 
 
 325 "^5'^» and It shall be given you; seek, and ye shall 
 
 find ; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." 
 mf r\ FATHER, Tliou Who hast created ail 
 v^ In wisest love, we pray, 
 Look on this babe, who at Thy gracious call 
 Is entering on life's Avay ; 
 y Bend o'er him in Thy tenderness, 
 Thine image on /ns soul impress ; 
 cr O Father, hear ! 
 V O Sox of God, Who diedst for us, behold, 
 We bring our child to Thee ; 
 Thou tender Shepherd, take Mm to Thy fold, 
 Thine own for aye to be ; 
 cr Defend liim through this earthly strife, 
 And lead lam on the path of life, 
 / O Sox of God! 
 mf O Holy Ghost, Who broodedst o'er the wave, 
 Descend upon this child ; 
 Give liim undying life, his spirit lave 
 With waters undefiled ; 
 ^> Grant him., while yet a babe, to be 
 cr A child of God, a home for Thee, 
 O Holy Ghost ! 
 
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 HOLY BAPTISM. 
 
 mf O Triune God, what Thou command'st is done ; 
 We speak, but Thine the might ; 
 This child hath scarce yet seen our earthly sun, 
 Yet pour on liim Thy light, 
 cr In faith and hope, in joy and love, 
 / Thou Sun of all beloAv, above, 
 
 O Triune God ! Amen. 
 
 326 " baptizing them in the Xame of the Father', and of the 
 Son, and of the Holy Ghost." 
 
 mf 1:TTITHIN the Church's sacred fold, 
 VV By holy Sacrament enroll'd, 
 Another lamb we lay : 
 2> An heir before of sin and shame, 
 cr Now in the Holy Triune Name 
 Bis guilt is wash'd away. 
 
 mf O loving Father, Thee we pray 
 Look on this babe new-born to-day, 
 
 Thine own adopted child ; 
 An Angel guard do Thou 'bestow 
 To lead him in Thy paths below, 
 
 And guide him through the wild. 
 
 O God the Son, Thou heavenly Yine, 
 Protect this tender branch of Thine 
 
 Through all that may betide ; 
 For ever nourish'd may he be 
 With sap Divine that flows from Thee, 
 
 In Thee for aye abide. 
 
 Blest Spirit, Whose indwelling grace 
 Has given this little one a place 
 
 Among the heirs of life ; 
 O breathe Thy sevenfold gifts within, 
 And keep Thy temple pure from sin 
 
 In midst of worldly strife, 
 
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 HOLY BAPTISM. 
 
 So, Holy Trinity, by Thee 
 Divinely train'd this babe may be 
 
 In faith and hope and love ; 
 So may lie gain, earth's waves o'erpast, 
 His bright inheritance at last 
 
 AYith all Thy Saints above. Amen. 
 
 327 " '^^^'^ leashing of regeneration^ 
 
 mf 'rniS done ! that new and heavenly birth, 
 -L Which re-creates the sons of earth, 
 Has cleansed from guilt of Adam's sin 
 A soul vrhicli Jesus (jj) died to win. 
 
 mj "Tis done ! the Cross upon the brow 
 
 Is mark'd for weal or sorrow now, 
 cr To shine with heavenly lustre bright, 
 l^p Or burn in everlasting night. 
 
 mf O ye who came that babe to lay 
 Within a Saviour's Arms to-day, 
 W^itch well and guard with careful eye 
 The heir of immortality. 
 
 Teach him to know a Father's love, 
 And seek for happiness above, 
 To Christ his heart and treasure give, 
 And in the Spirit ever live ; 
 
 cr That so before the judgment-seat 
 
 In joy and triumph ye may meet ; 
 f The battle fought, the struggle o'er, 
 
 The kingdom yours for evermore. 
 
 Praise Cod from Whom all blessings flow, 
 Praise Him, all creatures here below. 
 Praise Him above, Angelic host. 
 Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
 
 HOLY BAPTISM. 
 
 328 *' ^^' '^^^ ^^*^" therefore ashamed of the testimony of 
 
 our Lord." 
 
 mf XN token that thou shalt not fear 
 -L Christ Crucified to own, 
 We i^rint the Cross upon thee here, 
 And stamp thee His alone. 
 
 In token that thou shalt not blush 
 
 To glory in His Name, 
 We blazon here upon thy front 
 
 His glory {dim) and His shame. 
 
 mf In token that thou shalt not flinch 
 Christ's quarrel to maintain, 
 But 'neath His banner manfully 
 Firm at thy post remain ; 
 
 In token that thou too shalt tread 
 
 The path he travel I'd by. 
 Endure the cross, despise the shame, 
 cr And sit thee down on high ; 
 
 mf Thus outwardly and visibly 
 We seal thee' for His own ; 
 And may the brow that wears His Cross 
 cr Hereafter share His Crown. Amen. 
 
 This Hijmn may also he sung xolicn a child v^ho has been pri- 
 vately baptized is received into the congregation ; and at 
 the baptism of an adult. 
 
 iPor tljc goung. 
 
 329 " The Child Jesus." 
 
 mf /^NCE in royal David's city 
 
 V_/ Stood a lowly cattle shed, 
 p Where a ^Motlicr laid her Baby 
 
 In a manger for His bed ; 
 ?»/■ Mary was that Motlier mild, 
 ;> .Jesus Christ her little Child. 
 
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 FOR THE YOUNG. 
 
 He came down to earth from Heaven 
 / Who is God and Lord of all, 
 p And His shelter was a stable, 
 And His cradle was a stall ; 
 With the poor, and mean, and lowly 
 Lived on earth our Saviour Holy. 
 
 mf And, through all His wondrous Childhood, 
 
 He would honour and obey. 
 Love, and watch the loAvly Maiden, 
 
 In whose gentle arms He lay ; 
 Christian children all must be 
 Mild, obedient, good as He. 
 
 For He is our childhood's pattern, 
 Day by day like us He grew, 
 p He was little, weak, and helpless, 
 
 Tears and smiles like us He knew ; 
 And He feeleth for our sadness, 
 cr And He shareth in our gladness. 
 
 / And our eyes at last shall see Him, 
 
 Through His own redeeming love, 
 r> For that Child so dear and gentle 
 / Is our Lord in Heav'n above ; 
 
 And He leads His children on 
 
 To the place where He is gone. 
 
 mf jSTot in that poor lowly stable, 
 
 With the oxen standing by, 
 We shall see Him ; (/) but in Heaven, 
 
 Set at God's right hand on high ; 
 When like stars His children crown'd 
 All in white shall wait around. x\meu. 
 
 330 " '^^^ ^0"^ ^f Christ:' 
 
 mf T LOVE to hear the stoiy 
 
 -L Which Angel voices tell, 
 p How once the King of glory 
 
 Came down on earth to dwell. 
 
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 FOR THE YOUNG. 
 
 I am both weak and sinful, 
 cr But this I surely know, 
 
 The Lord came down to save me, 
 
 Because He loved me so. 
 mf I love to hear the story 
 
 Which Angel voices tell, 
 How once the King of glory 
 Came down on earth to dwell. 
 I'm glad my Blessed Saviour 
 
 Was once a Child like me, 
 To show how pure and holy 
 His little ones might be ; 
 And if I try to follow 
 
 His footsteps here below, 
 He never will forget me. 
 Because He loves me so. 
 1 love to hear the story 
 
 Which Angel voices tell, 
 How once the King of glory 
 Came down on earth to dwell. 
 / To sing His love and mercy 
 
 My sweetest songs I'll raise ; 
 mf And though I cannot see Him 
 I know He hears my praise ; 
 For He has kindly promised 
 That even I may go 
 cr To sing among His Angels, 
 Because He loves me so. 
 / I love to hear the story 
 
 Which Angel voices tell, 
 p How once the King of glory 
 
 Came down on earth to dwell Amen, 
 331 " -^^"^'^ ^ ^^*^^ '"^ known by his doings.'" 
 wf TT7E are but little children weak, 
 V V Nor born in any high estate , 
 What can we do for Jesus' sake, 
 cr Who is so High and Good and Great ? 
 
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 FOR THE YOUNG. 
 
 mf We know the Holy Innocents 
 
 Laid down for Him their infant life, 
 And Martyrs brave, and patient Saints 
 Have stood for Him in fire and strife. 
 
 AYe wear the cross they wore of old, 
 Our lips have learn'd like vows to make : 
 We need not die ; we cannot fight ; 
 What may we do' for Jesus' sake % 
 
 Oh, day by day, each Christian child 
 Has much to do, without, within ; 
 A death to die for Jesus' sake, 
 A weary war to wage with sin. 
 
 l^ When deep within our swelling hearts 
 The thoughts of pride and anger rise, 
 When bitter words are on our tongues, 
 And tears of passion in our eyes ; 
 
 cr Then we may stay the angry blow, 
 
 Then we may check the hasty word, 
 _?> Give gentle answers back again, 
 / And fight a battle for our Lord, 
 
 mf With smiles of peace, and looks of love, 
 Light in our dwellings we may make, 
 Bid kind good humour brighten there, 
 
 2? And still do all for Jesus' sake. 
 
 mf There's not a child so small and weak 
 But has his little cross to take, 
 His little work of love and praise 
 
 1) That he may do for Jesus' sake. Amen. 
 
 332 " ^^«'^^ "'^ ^'•■^''<? yci sinners, Christ died for us" 
 
 mf rpHERE is a green hill far away, 
 
 J- Without a city wall, 
 2) Where the dear Lord was crucified, 
 Who died to save us all. 
 
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 FOR THE YOUNG. 
 
 We may not know, we cannot tell 
 What pains He had to bear, 
 
 But we believe it was for us 
 He hung and suffer'd there. 
 
 mf He died that we might be forgiven, 
 
 He died to make us good, 
 cr That we might go at last to Heav'n, 
 JO Saved by His precious Blood. 
 
 mf There was no other good enough 
 To pay the price of sin, 
 He only could unlock the gate 
 Of Heav'n, and let us in. 
 
 Oh, dearly, dearly has He loved, 
 And we must love Him too, 
 
 And trust in His redeeming Blood, 
 And try His works to do. Amen. 
 
 333 " -^*^ ^'^^^ ^^^"^ '^P "^ -^'^ Arms" 
 
 f r\ HRIST, Who once amongst us 
 V^ As a Child did dwell, 
 Is the children's Saviour, 
 And He loves us well ; 
 mf If we keep our promise 
 
 ^lade Ilim at the Font, 
 
 / He will be our Shepherd, 
 
 And we shall not want. 
 
 mf There it was they laid us 
 
 \\\ those tender Arms, 
 Where the lambs are carried 
 
 Safe from all alarms ; 
 If we trust His promise. 
 
 He will let us rest 
 In His Arms for ever. 
 
 Leaning on His Breast. 
 
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 FOR THE YOUNG. 
 
 Though we may not see Him 
 
 For a little while, 
 We shall know He holds us, 
 Often feel His smile ; 
 p Death will be to slumber 
 In that sweet embrace, 
 / And we shall awaken 
 To behold His Face. 
 
 mf He Vv^ill be our Shepherd 
 
 After as before, 
 By still heavenly waters 
 
 Lead us evermore, 
 Make us lie in pastures 
 
 Beautiful and green, 
 Where none thirst or hunger, 
 
 And no tears are seen. 
 
 p Jesus, our good Shepherd, 
 
 Laying down Thy life. 
 Lest Thy sheep should perish 
 
 In the cruel strife, 
 cr Help us to remember 
 
 All Thy love and care, 
 / Trust in Thee, and love Thee 
 
 Always, everywhere. Amen. 
 
 334 " ^^y sA^^i> hear My voice, and I know them, and they 
 follow Me" 
 
 mf y OVING Shepherd of Thy sheep, 
 J— J Keep Thy lamb, in safety keep ; 
 Nothing can Thy power withstand. 
 None can pluck me from Thy Hand. 
 
 Loving Saviour, Thou didst give 
 Thine own life that we might live. 
 And the Hands outstretch 'd to bless 
 'P Bear the cruel nails' impress. 
 
 C275 )
 
 FOR THE YOU^^G. 
 
 / 1 would praise Thee every day, 
 Gladly all Tliy Will obey, 
 Like Thy blessed ones above 
 Happy in Thy i3recioiis love. 
 
 mf Loving Shepherd, ever near, 
 
 Teach Thy lamb Thy voice to hear, 
 Suffer not my steps to stray 
 From the straight and narrow way. 
 
 Where Thou leadest I would go, 
 Walking in Thy steps below, 
 cr Till before my Father's Throne 
 I shall know as I am known. Amen. 
 
 335 ^^^ ^^'^^^ ^*^"^ -^'^ angels charge over thee, to keep 
 thee in all thy wai/s," 
 
 mf A PtOUND the Throne of God a band 
 
 Jf-A. Of glorious Angels ever stand ; 
 cr Bright things they see, sweet harps they hold 
 / And on their heads are cro^vns of gold. 
 
 mf Some wait around Him, ready still 
 To sing His praise and do His Will ; 
 And some, when He commands them, go 
 To guard His servants here below. 
 
 Lord, give Thy Angels every day 
 
 Command to guide us on our way, 
 
 And bid them every evening keep 
 
 2> Their watch around us while we sleep. 
 
 mf So shall no wicked thing draw near, 
 
 To do us harm or cause us fear ; 
 cr And we shall dwell, when life is past, 
 / With Angels round Thy Throne at last. Amen 
 
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 FOR THE YOUNG. 
 
 336 ^^ ^'''^'se our God, all ye His servants, and ye that 
 fear Him, both small and great.'* 
 
 mf A BO VE the clear blue sky, 
 XA_ 111 heaven's bright abode, 
 The Angel host on high 
 Sing praises to their God : 
 
 ./* Alleluia ! ^ 
 wf They love to sing 
 
 To God their King 
 
 / Alleluia ! 
 
 mf But God from infant tongues 
 
 On earth receiveth praise ; 
 cr We then our cheerful songs 
 In sweet accord will raise : 
 
 /^ Alleluia !_ 
 wf We too will sing 
 To God our King 
 / Alleluia ! 
 
 p O Blessed Lord, Thy Truth 
 
 To us Thy babes impart, 
 cr And teach us in our youth 
 To know Thee as Thou art. 
 
 / Alleluia! 
 mf Then shall we sing 
 To God our King 
 / Alleluia ! 
 
 mf O may Thy holy Word 
 
 Spread all the world around ; 
 And all with one accord 
 Uplift the joyful sound, 
 
 / Alleluia 1 
 mf All then shall sing 
 To God their King 
 / Alleluia ! Amen. 
 
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 FOR THE YOUNG. 
 
 337 "'^<^^'"s . . . took a child, mid set him h;] Htm.' 
 wf m HERE'S a Friend for little cliiklroi 
 JL Above the bright blue sky, 
 A Friend Who never changes, 
 Whose love will never die ; 
 p Our earthly friends may fail us, 
 
 And change with changing years, 
 / This Friend is always worthy 
 
 Of that dear Name He bears. 
 7nf There's a rest for little children 
 Above the bright blue sky, 
 Who love the Blessed Saviour, 
 And to the Father cry ; 
 p A rest from every turmoil. 
 From sin and sorrow free, 
 Where every little pilgrim 
 Shall rest eternally. 
 mf There's a home for little children 
 
 Above the bright blue sky, 
 / Where Jesus reigns in glory, 
 A home of peace and joy ; 
 rnf No home on earth is like it, 
 Nor can wdth it compare ; 
 / For every one is happy, 
 
 Nor could be happier, there. 
 There's a crown for little children 
 Above the bright blue sky, 
 mf And all who look for Jesus 
 Shall wear it by and by ; 
 / A crown of brightest glory. 
 
 Which He will then bestow 
 mf On those who found His favour 
 
 And loved His Name below. 
 / There's a song for little children 
 Above the bright blue sky, 
 A song that will not Aveary, 
 Though sung continually ; 
 (278 ;
 
 rn 
 
 FOR THE YOUNG. 
 
 wf A song which even Angels 
 Can never, never sing ; 
 They know not Christ as Saviour, 
 But worship Him as King. 
 
 / There's a robe for little children 
 Above the bright blue sky ; 
 And a harp of sweetest music, 
 
 And palms of victory. 
 All^ all above is treasured, 
 And found in Christ alone ; 
 }} Lord, grant Thy little children 
 
 To know Thee as their own. Amen. 
 
 338 "-^^ y^ therefore follov:ers of God, as dear children.*' 
 
 ij TTEAVENLY Father, send Thy blessing 
 JH On Thy children gather'd here, 
 May they all, Thy Name confessing. 
 
 Be to Thee for ever dear : 
 May they be, like Joseph, loving. 
 Dutiful, and chaste, and pure ; _ 
 / And their faith, like David, proving. 
 Steadfast unto death endure. ^ 
 
 2? Holy Saviour, Who in meekness 
 
 Didst vouchsafe a Child to be, 
 cr Guide their steps, and help their weakness. 
 
 Bless and make them like to Thee ; 
 -p Bear Thy lambs, when they are weary, 
 
 In Thine Arms and at Thy Breast ; 
 CY Through life's desert, dry and dreary. 
 
 Bring them to Thy heavenly rest. 
 
 «/ Spread Thy golden pinions o'er them, 
 Holy Spirit, from above. 
 Guide them, lead them, go before them. 
 Give them peace, and joy, and love : 
 
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 FOR THE YOiJiNG. 
 
 Thy true temples, Holy Spirit, 
 cr May they with Thy glory shine, 
 
 / And immortal bliss inherit. 
 
 And for evermore be Thine. Amen. 
 
 339 " ^''^^^ ^^'^^^^ ^^^^ fZt'/rt.y to offer the fii^st of thy ripe 
 fruits." 
 
 mf "TjlAIR waved the golden corn 
 J- In Canaan's pleasant land, 
 
 cr When full of joy, some shining morn, 
 Went forth the reaper-band. 
 
 / To God so good and great 
 
 Their cheerful thanks they pour ; 
 Then carry to His temple-gate 
 The choicest of their store. 
 
 mf Like Israel, Lord, we give 
 Our earliest fruits to Thee, 
 And pray that, long as we shall live, 
 We may Thy children be. 
 
 Thine is our youthful prime, 
 And life and all its powers ; 
 Be with us in our morning time, 
 p And bless our evening hours. 
 
 cr In wisdom let us grow, 
 
 As years and strength are given, 
 That we may serve Thy Church below, 
 / And join Thy Saints in Heav'n. Amen. 
 
 340 " -^^^^ children crying in the temple, and saying 
 Hosanna.''^ 
 
 f TTOSANNA we sing, like the children dear, 
 -tZL In the olden days when the Lord lived here; 
 p He bless'd little children, and smiled on them, 
 cr While they chanted His praise in Jerusalem. 
 
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 FOR THE YOUNG. 
 
 / Alleluia we sing, like the children bright 
 2)pWiih their harps of gold and their raiment white, 
 cr As they follow their Shepherd with loving eyes 
 /"Through thebeautif ul («iiw)valleys of (raZ/)Paradise. 
 / Hosanna we sing, for He bends His ear, 
 
 And rejoices the hymns of His own to hear ; 
 p We know that His Heart will never wax cold 
 cr To the lambs that He feeds in His earthly fold. 
 f Alleluia w^e sing, in the Church we love, 
 ppAlleluia resounds in the Church above ; 
 cr To Thy little ones. Lord, may such grace be given, 
 f That we lose not our {dim) part in the (rail) song 
 of Heav'n. Amen. 
 
 341 " '^^'^ ^'^^^^ ^^'■^^^ ^^ alway of the loving-kindness of the 
 Lord." 
 
 f /"^OME, sing with holy gladness, 
 yj High Alleluias sing, 
 Uplift your loud Hosannas 
 
 To Jesus, Lord and King ; 
 Sing, boys, in joyful chorus 
 Your hymn of praise to-day, 
 p And sing, ye gentle maidens, 
 cr Your sweet responsive lay. 
 
 mf 'Tis good for boys and maidens 
 
 Sweet hymns to Christ to sing, 
 'Tis meet that children's voices 
 
 Should praise the children's King : 
 For Jesus is salvation. 
 
 And glory, grace, and rest ; 
 To babe, and boy, and maiden 
 
 The one Redeemer Blest. 
 boys, be strong in Jesus, 
 
 To toil for Him is gain. 
 And Jesits wrought with Joseph 
 ■ With chisel, saw, and plane ; 
 
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 FOR THE YOUNG. 
 
 O maidens, live for Jesus, 
 Who was a maiden's Son ; 
 
 Be patient, pure, and gentle, 
 And perfect grace begun. 
 
 / Soon in the golden city 
 
 The boys and girls shall play. 
 And through the dazzling mansions 
 Rejoice in endless day ; 
 p Christ, prepare Thy children 
 (■/• With that triumphant throng 
 / To pass the burnish'd portals. 
 
 And sing th' eternal song. Amen. 
 
 342 '^ He shall feed His floch like a shepherd; He slicdl 
 gather the lambs icith Bis arm, and carr>/ them 
 in His bosom.'''' 
 
 mf f^ RACIOUS Saviour, gentle Shepherd, 
 Or Little ones are dear to Thee ; ^ 
 Gather'd with Thine Arms, and carried 
 In Thy Bosom may we be ; 
 _?> Sweetly, fondly, safely tended, 
 cr From all want and danger free. 
 
 ritf Tender Shepherd, never leave us 
 
 From Thy fold to go astray ; 
 By Thy look of love directed 
 
 May we walk the narrow way ; 
 Thus direct us, and protect us, 
 
 Lest we fall an. easy prey. 
 
 Cleanse our hearts from sinful folly 
 In the stream Thy love supplied, 
 ]\Iingled stream of Blood and Water, 
 Flowing from Thy wounded Side ; 
 cr And to heavenly pastures lead us, _ 
 dim Where Thine o\\\\ still waters glide. 
 
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 FOR THE YOUNG. 
 
 mf Let Thy holy Word instruct us ; 
 Guide us daily by its light ; 
 Let Thy love and grace constrain us 
 
 To approve whate'er is right, 
 Take Thine easy yoke, and wear it, 
 c/- Strengthen'd with Thy heavenly might 
 
 inj Taught to lisp the holy praises 
 
 Which on earth Thy children sing, 
 Both with lips and hearts unfeigned 
 May Ave our thank-offerings bring ; 
 
 / Then with all the Saints in glory 
 
 Join to praise our Lord and King. Amen. 
 
 343 '* ^'*^ ^/ '^'^ nwuth of babes and sucklings Thou hast 
 perfected praised 
 
 G' 
 
 01) Eternal, Mighty King, 
 Unto Thee our praise we brin< 
 All the earth doth worship Thee, 
 We amid the throng would be. 
 
 pp Holy, Holy. Holy ! cry 
 p Angels round Thy Throne on high : 
 cr Lord of all the heavenly powers, 
 Be the same loud anthem ours. 
 
 / Glorified Apostles raise 
 
 Night and day continual praise ; 
 
 mf Hast not Thou a mission too 
 J^'or Thy children here to do 1 
 
 With the Prophets' goodly lino 
 We in mystic bond combine ; 
 For Thou hast to babes reveal'd 
 Things that to the wise were seal'd. 
 
 Martyrs, in a noble host, 
 Of the Cross are heard to boast ; 
 p O that we our cross may bear, 
 / And a crown of glory wear. 
 
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 mf 
 
 FOK THE YOUNG. 
 
 / GoO Eternal, Mighty King, 
 Unto Thee our praise we bring ; 
 To the Father, and the Son, 
 And the Spirit, Three in One. Amen. 
 
 344 " Tlvj llohj Child Jesus." 
 
 For a ScnooL Feast. 
 
 LOKD Jesus, God and Man, 
 For love of man a Ghild, 
 The Very God, yet born on eartli 
 Of Mary undefiled ; 
 
 Lord Jesus, God and Man, 
 cr In this our festal day 
 
 To Thee for precious gifts of grace 
 dim Thy ransom'd people pray. 
 
 mf We pray for childlike hearts, 
 For gentle holy love, 
 For strength to do Thy Will below 
 As Angels do above. 
 
 We pray for simple faith, 
 For hope that never faints, 
 cr For true communion evermore 
 With all Thy blessed Saints. 
 
 on/ On friends around us here 
 
 O let Thy blessing fall ; 
 cr We pray for grace to love them well, 
 
 But Thee beyond them all. 
 
 / O joy to live for Thee ! 
 
 O joy in Thee to die ! 
 /' O very joy of joys to see 
 
 Thy Face eternally ! 
 
 2^ Lord Jesus, God and Man, 
 cr We praise Thee and adore. 
 
 Who art with God the Father One 
 And Spirit evermore. Amen. 
 
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 FOR THE YOUNG. 
 
 345 "^'^ -^'"^ ^^'^^ Life, and the Life -was the Light of 
 
 mf r\ LIGHT, Whose beams illumine all 
 vv From twilight dawn to perfect day, 
 Shine Thou before the shadows fall 
 dim That lead our wandering feet astray r 
 mf At morn and eve Thy radiance pour, 
 cr That youth may love, and age adore. 
 
 mf O Way, through Whom our souls draw .near 
 
 To yon eternal home of peace, 
 / Where perfect love shall cast out fear. 
 
 And earth's vain toil and wandering cease ; 
 mf In strength or weakness may we see 
 cr Oar heaveuAvard path, O Lord, through Thee. 
 
 raf O truth, before Whose shrine we bow, 
 Thou priceless pearl for all who seek, 
 To Thee our earliest strength we vow, 
 Thy love will bless the pure and meek ; 
 p When dreams or mists beguile our sight, 
 cr Turn Thou our darkness into light. 
 
 mj O Life, the well that ever flows 
 
 To slake the thirst of those that faint, 
 
 / Thy power to bless what Seraph knows % 
 Thy joy supreme what words can paint ? 
 
 p In earth's last hour of fleeting breath 
 
 cr Be Thou our Conqueror over death. 
 
 f O Light, Way, O Truth, O Life, 
 O Jesu, born mankind to save, 
 
 p Give Thou Thy peace in deadliest strife. 
 
 Shed Thou Thy calm on stormiest wave ; 
 
 / Be Thou our Hope, our Joy, our Dread, 
 
 Lord of the living {dim) and the dead. Amen. 
 
 C 285 ) L
 
 FOR THE YOUNG. 
 
 346 ** '^^^^'^ ^^"^'^ liestdown thou shalt not he afraid; yea, 
 thou shalt lie down and thy sleep shall he sireet." 
 Evening. 
 
 ji "NT OW the day is over, 
 
 JlM Night is drawing nigh, 
 Shadows of the evening 
 Steal across the sky. 
 
 Now the darkness gather 
 
 Stars begin to peep, 
 Birds, and beasts, and flowers 
 Soon will be asleep. 
 
 mf Jesu, give the weary 
 
 Calm and sweet repose ; 
 
 ^> With Thy tenderest blessing 
 May mine eyelids close. 
 
 cr Crrant to little children 
 Visions bright of Thee ; 
 Guard the sailors tossing 
 On the deep blue sea. 
 
 p Comfort every sufferer 
 Watching late in pain ; 
 Those who plan some evil 
 cr From their sin restrain. 
 
 p Through the long night ^yatches 
 May Thine Angels spread 
 Their white ^vings ^bove me, 
 cr Watching round my bed. 
 
 rnf When the morning wakens,, 
 Then may I arise 
 Pure, and fresh, and sinless 
 In Thy Holy Eyes. 
 
 / Glory to the Father, 
 Glory to the So:&f, 
 And to Thee, Blest Spipjt, 
 Whilst all ages run. Amen. 
 
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 ©onfiirmation. 
 
 347 " The Comforter Which is the Holy Ghost:' 
 
 '-'^f /^OME, Holy Ghost, Creator Blest, 
 vy Vouchsafe within our souls to rest , 
 Come with Thy grace and heavenly aid, 
 And nil the hearts which Thou hast made. 
 
 jo To Thee, the Comforter, we cry. 
 To Thee, the Gift of God most High. 
 The Fount of life, the Fire of love, 
 The soul's Anointing from above. 
 
 nif O Finger of the Hand Divine, 
 
 The sevenfold gifts of grace are Thine; 
 True i)romise of the Father Thou, 
 Who dost the tongue with power endow 
 
 cr Thy light to every sense impart, 
 
 And shed Thy love in every heart ; 
 / Thine own unfailing might supph" 
 dim To strengthen our infirmity. 
 
 mf ])rive far aA\'ay our ghostly foe, 
 And Thine abiding peace bestow ; 
 If Thou be our preventing Guide, 
 No evil can our steps betide. 
 
 Grant us through Thee, O Holy One, 
 To know the Father and the Sox ; 
 And this be our unchanging creed, 
 That Thou dost from Them Both proceed. 
 
 / Praise we the Father, and the 8ox. 
 And Holy Spirit with Them One : 
 P And may the Sox on us besto^\' 
 cr The gifts that from the Spirit flow. Amen. 
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 CONFIRMATION. 
 
 348 " Thenlaid then their hands on them, and they received 
 the Holy Ghost." 
 
 onf "DEHOLD US, Lord, before Thee met 
 
 JD Whom each bright Angel serves and 
 
 fears, 
 Who on Thy Throne rememberest yet 
 
 p Thy spotless Boyhood's quiet years ; 
 Whose Feet the hills of Nazareth trod, 
 
 cr Who art true Man and perfect God, 
 
 mf To Thee we look, in Thee confide, 
 
 Our help is in Thine own dear Name ; 
 
 cr For who on Jesus e'er relied, 
 
 And found not Jesus still the same 1 
 
 nif Thus far Thy love our souls hath brought : 
 
 cr O stablish well what Thou hast wrought. 
 
 rnf From Thee was our baptismal grace, 
 The holy seed by Thee was sown ; 
 
 And now before our Father's Face 
 
 We make the three great vows our own, 
 
 And ask, in Thine appointed way, 
 
 Confirm us in Thy grace to-day. 
 
 We need Thee more than tongue can speak, 
 'Mid foes that well might cast us down ; 
 cr But thousands, {dim) once as young and weak, 
 cr Have fought the fight, and won the crown ; 
 ^) We ask the help that (c/ ) bore them through ; 
 
 Wq trust the Faithful and the True. 
 
 ntf So bless us with the gift complete 
 
 By hands of Thy chief Pastors given, 
 
 J) That awful Presence kind and sAveet 
 
 Which comes in sevenfold might from 
 Heav'n ; 
 
 pp Eternal Christ^ to Thee we bow : 
 
 cr Give us Thy Spirit here and now. Amea 
 
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 CONFIRMATION. 
 
 349 " With my xohole heart hate I sought Thee ; let me 
 
 not go icrong out of Thy commandments.'" 
 mf 1\/rY God, accept my heart this day, 
 JAJ- And make it always Thine, 
 That I from Thee no more may stray, 
 No more from Thee decline. 
 l) Before the Cross of Him Who died, 
 Behold, I prostrate fall ; 
 Let every sin be crucified, 
 cr And Christ be All in all. 
 
 Anoint me with Thy heavenly grace, 
 And seal me for Thine own ; 
 / That I may see Thy glorious Face, 
 p And worship near Thy Throne. 
 mf Let every thought, and work, and word 
 To Thee be ever given ; 
 Then life shall be Thy service, Lord, 
 cr And death the gate of Heav'n. 
 / All glory to the Father be, 
 All glory to the Son, 
 All glory. Holy Ghost, to Thee, 
 While endless ages run, Amen 
 The following Hymns are suifible : 
 
 156 Come, Thou Holy Spirit, come, 
 
 157 Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire. 
 207 Our Blest Redeemer, ere He breathed. 
 
 270 Soldiers of Christ, arise. 
 
 271 Jesus, I have promised. 
 280 Thine for ever ! God of love. 
 
 350 " "^ threefold cord is not quickly Iroken** 
 mf rnHE voice that breathed o'er Eden, 
 
 JL That earliest wedding day, 
 The primal marriage blessing. 
 It hath not pass'd away : 
 
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 HOLY MATRIMONY. 
 
 Still ill the pure espou.sal 
 
 Of Christian man and maid 
 The Holy Three are with us, 
 The threefold grace is said, 
 For dower of blessed children, 
 
 For love and faith's sweet sake, 
 For high mysterious union 
 
 ^Vhich nought on earth may break. 
 p Be present, awful Father, 
 cr To give away this bride, 
 As Eve Thou gav'st to Adam 
 Out of his own pierced side ; 
 ;> Be present, Sox of Mary, 
 cr To join their loving hands. 
 As Tliou didst bind two natures 
 In Thine Eternal bands ; 
 p Be present. Holiest Spirit, 
 cr To bless them as they kneel, 
 
 As Thou for Christ, the Bridegroom, 
 The heavenly spouse dost seal. 
 rnf O spread Thy pure ^^■ing o'er them, 
 Let no ill power find place, 
 When onward to Thine Altar 
 The hallow'd path they trace, 
 / To cast their crowns before Thee 
 In perfect sacrifice. 
 Till to the home of gladness 
 With Christ's own Bride they rise. 
 
 Amen. 
 
 351 " ■^C'M Jesus v:as called, and His disciples, to the 
 marriage. ^^ 
 
 rnf "1 row welcome was the call, 
 -LIL And sweet the festal lay, 
 
 cv When Jesus deign'd in Cana's hall 
 To bless the marriage day ! 
 
 ( 290 )
 
 HOLY MATRIMONY. 
 
 mf And happy was the Bride, 
 
 And glad the Bridegroom's heart, 
 For He Who tarried at their side 
 
 Bade grief and ill depart. 
 
 His gracious power Divine 
 
 The water vessels knew ; 
 cr And plenteous was the mystic wine 
 
 The wondering servants drew. 
 2> O Lord of life and love, 
 
 Come Thou again to-day ; 
 cr And bring a blessing from above 
 
 That ne'er shall pass away. 
 mf O bless, as erst of old. 
 
 The Bridegroom and the Bride ; 
 Bless with the holier stream that flow'd 
 l* Forth from Thy pierced Side. 
 
 Before Thine Altar-throne 
 
 This mercy we implore ; 
 cr As Thou dost knit them, Lord, in one, 
 / So bless them evermore. Amen. 
 
 352 " ^^ -^^^J Father hath sent Me, even so send I you.'' 
 mf /n HEIST is gone up ; yet ere He pass'd 
 V^ From earth, in Heav'n to reign. 
 He form'd one holy Church to last 
 
 Till He should come again. 
 His twelve Apostles first He made 
 
 His ministers of grace ; 
 And they their hands on others laid. 
 
 To fill in turn their place. 
 So age by age, and year by year. 
 
 His grace was handed on ; 
 And still the holy Church is here. 
 
 Although her Lord is gone. 
 
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 EMBER DAYS. 
 
 p Let those find pardon, Lord, from Thee, 
 
 Whose love to her is cold : 
 cr Bring wanderers in, and let there be 
 
 One Shepherd and one fold. Amen. 
 
 353 '^ ^<^ Qci^^ some Apostles , . . and some Pastors and 
 Teachers, for the perfecting of the Sai7its, for the 
 loork of the ministry, for the edifying of the Body 
 of Christ." 
 mf r\ THOU Who makest souls to shine 
 \J With light from lighter worlds above, 
 And droppest glistening dew Divine 
 On all who seek a Saviour's love ; 
 
 Do Thou Thy benediction give 
 On all who teach, on all who learn, 
 That so Thy Church may holier live. 
 And every lamp more brightly burn. 
 
 Give those, who teach, pure hearts and wise, 
 Faith, hope, and love, all warnvd by prayer ; 
 Themselves first training for the skies. 
 They best wall raise their people there. 
 
 Give those, who ]earn, the wdlling ear, 
 The spirit meek, the guileless mind ; 
 Such gifts will make the lowliest here 
 Far better than a kingdom find. 
 
 cr O bless the shepherd ; bless the sheep ; 
 That guide and guided both be one, 
 One in the faithful watch they keep. 
 Until this hurrying life be done. 
 
 inf If thus. Good Lord, Thy grace be given, 
 
 In Thee to live, 0>) in Thee to die, 
 cr Before we upward pass to Heav'n, 
 / We taste our immortality. Amen. 
 
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 EMBER DAYS. 
 
 354 " -^^^^ harvest truly is plenteous, hut the labourers are 
 few." 
 
 mf rr\ HE earth, O Lord, is one wide field 
 J- Of all Thy chosen seed ; 
 The crop prepared its fruit to yield ; 
 p The labourers few indeed. 
 
 We therefore come before Thee now 
 With fasting, and with prayer, 
 cr Beseeching of Thy love that Thou 
 
 Wouldst send more labourers there. 
 
 mf Not for our land alone we pray, 
 Though that above the rest ; 
 The realms and islands far aw^ay 
 O let them all be blest. 
 
 Endue the Bishops of Thy flock 
 With wisdom and with grace, 
 cr Against false doctrine, like a rock, 
 To set the heart and face. 
 
 mf To all Thy Priests Thy truth reveal, 
 And make Thy judgments clear ; 
 Make Thou Thy Deacons full of zeal, 
 And humble and sincere : 
 
 And give their flocks a lowly mind 
 
 To hear and to obey ; 
 That each and all may mercy find 
 
 At Thine appearing-day. Amen. 
 
 355 " ^^^ ^y P^'^'^sts he clothed with righteousness^ 
 
 W "T ORD, pour Thy Spirit from on high, 
 -L^ And Thine ordained servants bless ; 
 Graces and gifts to each supply. 
 And clothe Thy Priests with righteousness. 
 
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 EMBER DAYS, 
 
 Within Thy temple when they stand, 
 To teach the truth as taught J3y Thee, 
 cr SSaviour, like stars in Thy right hand, 
 Let all Thy Church's Pastors be. 
 
 mf Wisdom, and zeal, and faith impart, 
 Firmness with meekness, from above, 
 To bear Thy people in their heart. 
 And love the souls whom Thou dost love : 
 
 p To Avatch, and pray, and never faint, 
 By day and night their guard to keep. 
 To warn the sinner, cheer the saint. 
 To feed Thy lambs, and tend Thy sheep. 
 
 wf So, when their work is finish 'd here, 
 ]May they in hope their charge resign ; 
 
 cr So, when their Master shall appear. 
 
 May they with crowns of glory shine. Amen. 
 
 These Hymns for Emher Days are also suitable for meetings 
 of Clergy. 
 
 Sag ?i?dpcr0. 
 
 356 " -^^y helpers in Christ Jesus.'" 
 
 m/ T ORD, speak to me, that I may speak 
 J-J In living echoes of Thy tone ; 
 As Thou hast sought, so let me seek 
 Thy erring children lost and lone. 
 
 O lead me, Lord, that I may lead 
 The Avandering and the wavering feet ; 
 O feed me. Lord, that I may feed 
 Thy hungering ones with manna sweet. 
 
 strengthen me, that while I stand 
 Firm on the Rock, and strong in Thee, 
 
 1 may stretch out a loving hand 
 To wrestlers with the troubled sea. 
 
 C 294 )
 
 LAY HELPERS. 
 
 O teach me, Lord, that I may teach 
 The precious things Thou dost impart ; 
 And wing my words, that they may reacli 
 The hidden depths of many a heart. 
 
 2> O give Thine own sweet rest to me, 
 That I may speak with soothing power 
 A word in season, as from Thee, 
 To weary ones in needful hour. 
 
 f O fill me with Thy fulness, Lord, 
 Until my very heart o'erflow 
 In kindling thought and glowing word, 
 Thy love to tell. Thy praise to show. 
 
 mf O use me, Lord, use even me. 
 
 Just as Thou wilt, and when, and where ; 
 
 a- Until Thy Blessed Face I see. 
 
 Thy rest, Thy joy. Thy glory share. Amen. 
 
 357 *' ^ ^"^'^ ''^^'^ s^n'^ Me, let him follow Me ; and lohere 
 I am, there shall also My servant he." 
 
 i^lf TTOW blessed, from the bonds of sin 
 JLJL And earthly fetters free. 
 In singleness of heart and aim 
 
 Thy servant, Lord, to be ; 
 The hardest toil to undertake 
 With joy at Thy command, 
 P The meanest office to receive 
 With meekness at Thy hand. 
 
 mf With willing heart and longing eyes 
 To watch before Thy gate, 
 Ready to run the weary race. 
 To bear the heavy weight ; 
 No voice of thunder to expect, 
 p But follow calm and still ; 
 or For love can easily divine 
 The One Beloved's Will. 
 
 ( 295 )
 
 LAY HELPERS. 
 
 ^Ti/^Thus may I serve Thee, gracious Lord ; 
 
 Thus ever Thine alone, 
 My soul and body given to Thee, 
 
 The purchase Thou hast won, 
 Through evil or through good report 
 
 Still keeping by Thy side, 
 By life or death, in this poor flesh, 
 
 Let Christ be magnified. 
 
 / How happily the working days 
 
 In this dear service fly, 
 'P How rapidly the closing hour, 
 
 The time of rest, draws nigh, 
 cr When all the faithful gather home, 
 / A joyful company. 
 
 And ever where the Master is 
 
 KShall His blest servants be. Amen. 
 
 358 '■'■ Come o-cer . . . arid help us." 
 
 mf T71R0M Greenland's icy mountains, 
 J- From India's coral strand. 
 Where Afric's sunny fountains 
 
 EoU down their golden sand, 
 From many an ancient river, 
 
 From many a palmy plain, 
 They call us to deliver 
 
 Their land from error's chain. 
 
 What though the spicy breezes 
 
 Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle. 
 Though every prospect pleases 
 dim And only man is vile, 
 mf In vain with lavish kindness 
 
 The gifts of God are strown, 
 p The heathen in his blindness 
 
 Bows down to wood and stone. 
 
 ( 296 )
 
 MISSIONS. 
 
 mf Can we, whose souls are lighted 
 With wisdom from on high, 
 Can we to men benighted 
 The lamp of life deny ? 
 / Salvation ! oh, salvation ! 
 
 The joyful sound proclaim, 
 Till each remotest nation 
 Has learn'd Messiah's name. 
 
 f Waft, waft, ye winds. His story, 
 And you, ye waters, roll. 
 Till, like a sea of glory, 
 
 It spreads from pole to pole ; 
 
 p Till o'er our ransom'd nature 
 The Lamb for sinners slain, 
 
 cr Redeemer, King, Creator, 
 
 / In bliss returns to reign. Amen. 
 
 359 " "^^ ^^*<^^^ ^^ sprinkle tnany nations." 
 
 mj O AVIOUR, sprinkle many nations, 
 O Fruitful let Thy sorrows be ; 
 By Thy pains and consolations 
 
 Draw the Gentiles unto Thee : 
 Of Thy Cross the wondrous story, 
 Be it to the nations told ; 
 / Let them see Thee in Thy glory. 
 And Thy mercy manifold. 
 
 mf Far and wide, though all unknowing, 
 Pants for Thee each mortal breast ; 
 
 _?? Human tears for Thee are flowing. 
 
 Human hearts in Thee Avould rest ; 
 Thirsting, as for dews of even. 
 As the new-mown grass for rain, 
 
 cr Thee they seek, as God of Heaven, 
 
 dim Thee, as Man, for sinners slain. 
 
 (297 )
 
 MISSIONS. 
 
 mf Saviour, lo ! the isles are waiting, 
 
 Stretcli'd the hand, and strain'd the sight, 
 For Thy Spirit new creating. 
 
 Love's pure flame and wisdom's light ; 
 cr Give the word, and of the preacher 
 
 Speed the foot, and touch the tongue, 
 / Till on earth by every creature 
 
 Glory to the Lamb be sung. Amen. 
 
 360 "^'i^^ <?o<^ sate?, Let there he light', and there loas 
 lights 
 mf rpHOU, Whose Almighty Word 
 J- Chaos and darkness heard. 
 And took their flight ; 
 }) Hear us, we humbly pray, 
 cr And where the Gospel-day 
 Sheds not its glorious ray, 
 Let there be light. 
 mf Thou, Who didst come to bring 
 On Thy redeeming wing 
 
 Healing and sight. 
 Health to the sick in mind. 
 Sight to the inly blind, 
 cr Oh ! now to all mankind 
 / Let there be light. 
 mf Spirit of truth and love, 
 Life-giving, Holy Dove, 
 Speed forth Thy flight ; 
 ?> Move on the waters' face, 
 cr Bearing the lamp of grace, 
 
 And in earth's darkest place 
 / Let there be light. 
 mf Holy and Blessed Three, 
 Glorious Trinity, 
 Wisdom, Love, ^Might ; 
 / Boundless as ocean's tide 
 
 Boiling in fullest pride, 
 cr Through the earth, far and wide, 
 ff Let there be light. Amen.
 
 MISSIONS, 
 
 361 *' Come over into Macedonia, and help us" 
 p rpHROUGH midnight gloom from Macedon 
 -L The cry of myriads as of one, 
 
 The voiceful silence of despair, 
 
 Is eloquent in awful prayer, 
 cr The soul's exceeding bitter cry, 
 
 " Come o'er and help us, {dim) or we die." 
 'p How mournfully it echoes on ! 
 
 For half the earth is Macedon ; 
 mf These brethren to their brethren call. 
 
 And by the Love which loved them all, 
 
 And by the whole world's Life they cry, 
 cr " O ye that live, {dim) behold we die ! " 
 mf By other sounds the world is won 
 
 Than that Avhicli avails from Macedon ; 
 
 The roar of gain is round it roll'd, 
 
 Or men unto themselves are sold, 
 
 And cannot list the alien cry, 
 p " O hear and help us, lest we die ! " 
 mf Yet with that cry from Macedon 
 
 The very car of Christ rolls on ; 
 
 " I come ; who would abide My day 
 
 In yonder wilds prepare My way ; 
 
 My voice is crying in their cry ; 
 
 Help ye the dying, lest ye die." 
 
 Jesu, for men of Man the Son, 
 
 Yea, Thine the cry from Macedon ; 
 cr O by the kingdom and the power 
 
 And glory of Thine Advent hour, 
 
 Wake heart and will to hear their cry ; 
 
 Help us to help them, lest we die ! Amen. 
 332 " ^^"^^^^i^^^g for the coming of our Lord Jesus Chriat." 
 'P T ORD, her watch Thy Church is keeping ; 
 cr XJ When shall earth Thy rule obey 1 
 
 When shall end the night of weeping 1 
 When shall break the promisee! day? 
 
 ( 299 )
 
 MISSIONS. 
 
 p See the whitening harvest languish. 
 
 Waiting still the labourers' toil ; 
 cr Was it vain, Thy Son's deep anguish 1 
 
 Shall the strong retain the spoil ? 
 
 p Tidings, sent to every creature. 
 Millions yet have never heard ; 
 
 c?" Can they hear without a preacher ? 
 Lord Almighty, give the Word : 
 
 w/ Give the Word ; in every nation 
 Let the Gospel-trumpet sound, 
 AVitnessing a world's salvation 
 
 cr To the earth's remotest bound. 
 
 / Then the end : Thy Church completed, 
 
 AH Thy chosen gather'd in, 
 With their King in glory seated, 
 
 Satan bound, and banish'd sin ; 
 p Gone for ever parting, weeping, 
 
 Hunger, sorrow, death, and pain ; 
 cr Lo ! her watch Thy Church is keeping ; 
 
 Come, Lord Jesus, come to reign. Amen. 
 
 363 " ^"'''* "^ '^''^''' ^ ^'^^ ^"'' Saviour." 
 
 mf A LMIGHTY God, Whose only Son 
 XjL O'er sin and death the triumph won, 
 And ever lives to intercede 
 For souls who Thy sweet mercy need ; 
 
 In His dear Name to Thee Ave pray 
 For all who err and go astray. 
 For sinners, wheresoe'er they be, 
 Who do not serve and honour Thee. 
 
 There are who never yet have heard 
 The tidings of Thy blessed Word, 
 But still in heathen darkness dwell, 
 . Without one thought of Heav'n or hell 
 
 C 300 )
 
 MISSIONS, 
 
 And some \vitliin Thy sacred fold 
 To holy things are dead and cold, 
 And waste the precious hours of life 
 In selfish ease, or toil, or strife : 
 
 And many a quicken'd soul within 
 There lurks the secret love of sin, 
 A wayward will, or anxious fears, 
 Or lingering taint of bygone years. 
 
 mf O give repentance true and deep 
 To all Thy lost and wandering sheep, 
 
 cr And kindle in their hearts the fire 
 Of holy love and pure desire. 
 
 / That so from Angel-hosts above 
 May rise a sweeter song of love. 
 And we, with all the Blest, adore 
 Thy Name, O God, for evermore. Amen. 
 
 364 " -^^'^^ '^^^^J ^'^'^'J "^^^ ^^ kmvm upon earth, Thy saving 
 health among all nations." 
 
 2? r^ OD of grace, O let Thy light 
 
 \IX Bless our dim and blinded sight ; 
 cr Like the day-spring on the night, 
 Bid Thy grace to shine. 
 
 mf To the nations led astray 
 Thine eternal love display ; 
 Let Thy truth direct their way 
 
 cr Till the world be Thine. 
 
 / Praise to Thee, the faithful Lokd ; 
 Let all tongues in glad accord 
 Learn the good thanksgiving word. 
 Ever praising Thee. 
 
 mf Let them moved to gladness sing, 
 Owning Thee their Judge and King ; 
 Kighteous truth shall bloom and spring 
 Where Thy rule shall be. 
 
 ( 301 )
 
 MISSIONS, 
 
 / Praise to Thee, all faithful Lord ; 
 Let all tongues in glad accord 
 Speak the good thanksgiving word, 
 Heart-rejoicing praise. 
 
 mf So the fruitful earth's increase, 
 Bounty of the God of peace, 
 Never in its course shall cease 
 
 Through the length of days ; 
 
 While His grace our life shall cheer. 
 Furthest lands shall own His fear. 
 Brought to Him in worship near, 
 
 Taught His mercy's ways. Amen. 
 
 The following Hymns are suitable : 
 
 217 Thy kingdom come, GoD= 
 
 218 God of mercy, God of grace. 
 
 220 Jesus shall reign where'er the sun. 
 
 365 " Fi'eely ye have received, freely give J'' 
 
 f r\ LORD of Heav'n, and earth, and sea, 
 *^ To Thee all praise and glory be ; 
 How shall we show our love to Thee, 
 Whogivestall? 
 
 mf The golden sunshine, vernal air, 
 
 Sweet flowers and fruit, Thy love declare ; 
 When harvests ripen, Thou art there, 
 Who givest all. 
 
 For peaceful homes, and healthful days. 
 For all the blessings earth displays, ^ 
 ^1^ We owQ Thee thankfulness and praise, 
 Who givest all. 
 
 ( 302 )
 
 ALMSGIVING. 
 
 p Thou didst not spare Thine Only Son, 
 
 But gav'st Him for a world undone, 
 cr And freely with that Blessed One 
 Thou givest all. 
 
 mf Thou giv'st the Holy Spirit's dower, 
 Spirit of life, and love, and power. 
 And dost His sevenfold graces shower 
 Upon us all. 
 
 For souls redeem'd, for sins forgiven, 
 For means of grace and hopes of Heav'n, 
 cr Father, what can to Thee be given. 
 Who givest all ? 
 
 p We lose what on ourselves we spend, 
 f We have as treasure without end 
 Whatever, Lord, to Thee we lend, 
 VVho givest all. 
 
 mf Whatever. Lord, we lend to Thee 
 cr Repaid a thousandfold will be ; 
 / Then gladly will we give to Thee, 
 Who givest all ; 
 
 To Thee, from Whom we all derive 
 Our life, our gifts, our power to give : 
 p O may we ever with Thee live, 
 
 Who givest all. Amen. 
 
 366 " "^^oso hath this workVs good, and seeth his brother 
 have need, and shutteth up h>s bowels of compassion 
 from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him ? " 
 
 mf TT7E give Thee but Thine own, 
 V V Whate'er the gift may be : 
 All that we have is Thine alone, 
 A trust, O Lord, from Thee. 
 
 C 303 )
 
 ALMSGIVING. 
 
 May we Thy bounties thus 
 As stewards true receive, 
 And gladly, as Thou blessest us, 
 To Thee our first-fruits give. 
 
 jj Oh, hearts are bruised and dead. 
 And homes are bare and cold, 
 And lambs, for whom the Shepherd bled 
 Are straying from the fold. 
 
 cr To comfort and to bless. 
 To find a balm for woe. 
 To tend the lone and fatherless, 
 Is Angels' Avork below. 
 
 The captive to release, 
 To God the lost to bring, 
 To teach the way of life and peace, 
 It is a Christ-like thing. 
 
 And we believe Thy Word, 
 dim Though dim our faith may be ; 
 cr Whate'er for Thine we do, O Lord, 
 
 We do it unto Thee. 
 
 / All might, all praise be Thine, 
 Father, Co-equal Son, 
 And Spirit, Bond of love Divine, 
 While endless ages run. Amen. 
 
 367 " ^'^ ^".'7''*' . ' . to remember the tcords of the Lord 
 Jesus, how ik said, It is more blessed to give than 
 to receive." 
 mf T" OED of glory, Who hast bought us 
 -LJ With Thy Life-blood as the price, 
 Never grudging for the lost ones 
 
 That tremendous Sacrifice, 
 And with that hast freely given 
 
 Blessings, countless as the sand, 
 To the unthankful and the evil 
 With Thine own unsparing hand : 
 
 ( 304 ,
 
 ALMSGIVING. 
 
 Grant us hearts, dear Lord, to yield Thee 
 
 Gladly, freely of Thine own ; 
 With the sunshine of Thy goodness 
 Melt our thankless hearts of stone ; 
 P Till our cold and selfish natures, 
 cr Warm'd by Thee, at length believe 
 That more happy and more blessed 
 'Tis to give than to receive. 
 
 mf Wondrous honour hast Thou given 
 
 To our humblest charity 
 In Thine own mysterious sentence, • 
 
 " Ye have done it unto Me." 
 p Can it be, O gracious Master, 
 
 Thou dost deign for alms to sue, 
 cr Saying by Thy poor and needy, 
 
 " Give as I have given to you 1 " 
 
 p Yes : the sorrow^ and the suffering. 
 
 Which on every hand we see. 
 Channels are for tithes and offerings 
 
 Due by solemn right to Thee ; 
 cr Right of which we may not rob Thee, 
 
 Debt we may not choose but pay, 
 dim Lest that Face of love and pity 
 
 Turn from us another day. 
 
 mf Lord of glory. Who hast bought us 
 With Thy Life-blood as the price, 
 Never grudging for the lost ones 
 That tremendous Sacrifice, 
 
 cr Give us faith, to trust Thee boldly, 
 Hope, to stay our souls on Thee ; 
 
 / But O, best of all Thy graces, 
 
 dim Give us Thine own charity. Amen. 
 
 The following Hymn is suitable: 
 
 259 Thy life was giveu for me. 
 
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 368 " ^^^^y brought unto llim all sick people that were 
 
 taken icith divers diseases, . . . and He healed them." 
 
 mf rriHOU to Whom the sick and dying 
 JL Ever came, nor came in vain, 
 Still M'ith healing word replying 
 To the wearied cry of pain, 
 ^ Hear us, Jesu, as we meet 
 
 Suppliants at Thy mercy-seat. 
 
 Still the weary, sick, and dying 
 Need a brother's, sister's care, 
 cv On Thy higher help relying 
 
 May we now their burden share, 
 
 imf Bringing all our offerings meet 
 
 Supi:)liants at Thy mercy-seat. 
 
 May each child of Thine be willing, 
 
 Willing both in hand and heart. 
 All the law of love fulfilling. 
 Ever comfort to impart ; 
 Ever bringing offerings meet 
 Suppliant to Thy mercy-seat. 
 
 So may sickness, sin, and sadness 
 To Thy healing virtue yield, 
 cr Till the sick and sad, in gladness, 
 
 Kescued, ransom'd, cleansed, heal'd, 
 / One in Thee together meet, 
 
 _P Pardon'd at Thy judgment-seat. Amen. 
 
 369 " '^^^li hrought unto Him all that urre diseased, and 
 
 besought Him that they might only touch the hem 
 of His garment; and as many as touched were 
 made perfectly ichole." 
 
 f rpHINE arm, O Lord, in days of old 
 JL Was strong to heal and save ; 
 It triumph'd o'er disease and death, 
 O'er darkness and the grave ; 
 
 ( 306 )
 
 HOSPITALS. 
 
 p To Thee they went, the blind, the dumb, 
 The palsied and the lame, 
 The leper with his tainted life, 
 The sick with fever'd frame. 
 mf And lo ! Thy touch brought life and health, 
 
 Gave speech, and strength, and sight ; 
 cr And youth renew'd and frenzy calm'd 
 
 Own'd Thee, the Lord of light ; 
 / And now, O Lord, be near to bless. 
 Almighty as of yore, 
 In crowded street, by restless couch, 
 As by Gennesa re til's shore. 
 .'/// Be Thou our great Deliverer still. 
 Thou Lord of life and death ; 
 Kestore and quicken, soothe and bless 
 
 With Thine Almighty Breath ; 
 To hands that work, and eyes that see, 
 Give wisdom's heavenly lore, 
 / That whole and sick, and weak and strong 
 May praise Thee evermore. Amen. 
 
 ipov tlbo^c at ^ca. 
 
 3*70 " '^'/^^^^ ^^*^*i 5^^ ^^^ icorks of the Lord, and His 
 ifjonders in the deep^ 
 
 'iiif Lj^ TERNAL Father, strong to save, 
 
 -i--i Whose arm hath bound the restless wave, 
 Who bidd'st the mighty ocean deep 
 Its own ajipointed limits keep : 
 P O hear us (cr) when we cry to Thee 
 dim For those in peril on the sea. 
 mf O Christ, Whose voice the waters heard 
 p And hush'd their raging at Thy word, 
 cr AVho walkedst on the foaming deep, 
 diniKwdi calm amid the storm didst sleep ; 
 'p O hear us {cr) when we cry to Thee 
 dim For those in peril on the sea. 
 
 (307 )
 
 FOR THOSE AT SEA. 
 
 mf O Holy Spirit, Who didst brood 
 Upo]i the waters dark and rude, 
 And bid their angry tumiilt cease. 
 And give, for wild confusion, {i^) peace ; 
 O hear us (cr) when we cry to Thee 
 
 dim For those in peril on the sea. 
 
 mf O Trinity of love and power, 
 
 Our brethren shield in danger's hour ; 
 From rock and tempest, fire and foe, 
 Protect them wheresoe'er they go ; 
 cr Thus evermore shall rise to Thee 
 / Glad hymns of praise from land and sea. 
 
 Amen. 
 
 371 " Thoushalt shew us xconderful things in Thy righteous- 
 ness, God of our salvation: Thou that art the 
 hope of all the ends of the earth, and of them that 
 remain in the broad sea.'' 
 
 mf \ LMIGHTY Father, hear our cry, 
 -^-^ As o'er the trackless deep we roam ; 
 Be Thou our haven always nigh, 
 On homeless waters Thou our home. 
 
 2> O Jesu, Saviour, at Whose Voice 
 
 The tempest sank to perfect rest, 
 cr Bid Thou the fearful heart rejoice. 
 
 And cleanse and calm the troubled breast. 
 
 mf O Holy Ghost, beneath Whose Power 
 The ocean woke to life and light, 
 ( 'ommand Thy blessing in this hour. 
 Thy fostering warmth. Thy quickening might. 
 
 / Great God of our salvation. Thee 
 We love, we worship, we adore ; 
 Our Refuge on time's changeful sea, 
 Our Joy on Heav'n's eternal shore. Amen. 
 
 ( 308 )
 
 FOR THOSE AT SEA. 
 
 372 " ^'''^i' ^'^^^^^'^9^ received Him into the ship." 
 p r\^ the waters dark and drear, 
 
 v_y Jesus, Saviour, Thou art near, 
 cr With our ship where'er it roam, 
 
 As with loving friends at home. 
 mf Thou hast walk'd the heaving wave ; 
 / Thou art mighty still to save ; 
 ]3 With one gentle word of peace 
 
 Thou canst bid the tempest cease. 
 mf Safely from the boisterous main 
 
 Bring us back to port again : 
 
 In our haven we shall be, 
 
 Jesu, if we have but Thee. 
 
 Only by Thy power and love 
 
 Fit us for the port above ; 
 dim Still the deadly storm within, 
 
 Gusts of passion, waves of sin. 
 / So, when breaks the glorious dawn 
 
 Of the Resurrection morn, 
 J) When the night of toil is o'er, 
 cr We shall see Thee on the shore. 
 / Holy Father, Holy Sox, 
 
 Holy Spirit, Three in One, 
 
 Praise unending unto Thee, 
 
 Now and evermore shall be. Amea 
 
 The following Hijmn is suitable : 
 285 Fierce raged the tempest o'er th"^ deeo. 
 
 $tt €^imc0 of trouble. 
 
 373 " ^^f^'^t I d<> thou knoicest not note; but thoi- shall 
 
 know hereafter.''^ 
 
 '^^\f (^ OD moves in a mysterious way 
 vX His wonders to perform ; 
 He plants His footsteps in the sea, 
 And rides upon the storm. 
 
 C 309 )
 
 IN TIMES OF TROUBLE. 
 
 Deep in unfathomable mines 
 
 Of never-failing skill 
 He treasures up His bright designs, 
 
 And works His sovereign Will. 
 
 Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take ; 
 
 The clouds ye so much dread 
 Are big with mercy, and shall break 
 
 In blessings on your head. 
 
 Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, 
 But trust Him for His grace ; 
 1^ Behind a frowning providence 
 cr He hides a smiling face. 
 
 mf Blind unbelief is sure to err, 
 
 And scan His work in vain ; 
 cr God is His own interpreter, 
 
 And He will make it plain. Amen. 
 
 374 " ^^'•^ *^ ^'''' ^'-^P^ ''"^'^ strength, a very present help 
 in trouble.''^ 
 
 OD of our life, to Thee we call, 
 Afflicted at Thy feet we fall ; 
 When the great water-floods prevail, 
 Leave not our trembling hearts to fail. 
 
 Friend of the friendless and the faint, 
 Where should we lodge our deep complaint 'I 
 cr Where but with Thee, Whose open docir 
 Invites the helpless and the poor ? 
 
 p Did ever mourner plead with Thee, 
 cr And Thou refuse that mourner's plea ? 
 mf Does not the Word still fix'd remain, 
 That none shall seek Thy Face in vain ? 
 
 p Then hear, O Lord, our humble cry, 
 And bend on us Thy pitying eye : 
 To Thee their prayer Thy people make, 
 Hear us for our Bedeemer's sake. Amen. 
 
 ( 310) 
 
 G'
 
 G' 
 
 IN TIMES OF TROUBLE. 
 
 375 " ^''"^" ^'''^'^ hearest the pi^aner ; unto Thee shall all 
 
 flesh come." 
 
 1\EAT King of nations, hear our prayer, 
 While at Thy feet we fall, 
 .And hiunbly with united cry 
 
 To Thee for mercy call ; 
 The guilt is ours, but grace is Thine, 
 O turn us not away ; 
 cr But hear us from Thy lofty Throne, 
 
 And help us when we pray. 
 /) Our fathers' sins were manifold, 
 
 And ours no less we own, 
 mf Yet wondrously from age to age 
 
 Thy goodness hath been shown ; 
 dim "When dangers, like a stormy sea, 
 
 Beset our country round, 
 cr To Thee we look'd, to Thee we cried, 
 
 And help in Thee was found. 
 l> With one consent we meekly bow 
 Beneath Thy chastening hand, 
 And, pouring forth confession meet. 
 Mourn with our mourning land ; 
 c?' With pitying eye behold our need. 
 
 As thus we lift our prayer ; 
 p Correct us with Thy judgments. Lord, 
 «j/- Then let Thy mercy spare. Amen. 
 
 376 '' ^'^"^ ^'^'"^^ ^''"^'^^ il''^^ ^^'^ i^^op/e the blesshig of 
 War. ^peace." 
 
 mf /^ GOD of love, O King of peace, 
 
 V-/ Make wai-s throughout the world to cease ; 
 The wrath of sinful man restrain, 
 
 p Give peace, O God, give peace again. 
 
 mf Kemember, Lord, Thy works of old, 
 The wonders that our fathers told, 
 Kemember not our sin's dark stain, 
 
 2'> Give peace, O God, give peace again. 
 
 (311 )
 
 IN TIMES OF TROUBLE. 
 
 mf Whom .shall Ave trust but Thee, O Lord ? 
 
 Where rest but on Thy faithful Word % 
 cr None ever call'd on Thee in vain, 
 p Give peace, O God, give peace again. 
 
 / Where Saints and Angels dwell above, 
 
 All hearts are knit in holy love ; 
 
 O bind us in that heavenly chain, 
 p Give peace, O God, give peace again. Amen. 
 
 3'7'7 " Thou shalt not he afraid . . . for the pestilence 
 that walketh in darkness ; nor for the sicf:7iess that 
 dcstroyeth in the noon-day." 
 Pestilence. 
 
 2) "TN grief and fear to Thee, O Lord, 
 J- We now for succour fly ; 
 Thine awful judgments are aljroad, 
 cr e dim O shield us lest we die. 
 
 2) The fell disease on every side 
 
 Walks forth with tainted breath ; 
 And pestilence, with rapid stride, 
 Bestrews the land with death. 
 
 mf O look with pity on the scene 
 Of sadness and of dread ; 
 And let Thine Angel stand between 
 lUm Tlie living and the dead. 
 
 2) With contrite hearts to Thee, our King, 
 We turn w^ho oft have stray'd ; 
 
 '•/• Accept the sacrifice we bring, 
 
 And let the plague be stay'd. Amen. 
 
 In time of Famine or Scarcity the following Hymn is suitable: 
 
 389 What our Father does is well. 
 
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 378 " praise the Lord, laud ye the Name of the Lord, 
 
 praise it, ye servants of the Lord." 
 
 f ~p E JOICE to-day with one accord, 
 JTt Sing out with exultation ; 
 Rejoice and praise our mighty Lord, 
 Whose arm hath brought salvation ; 
 His w^orks of love proclaim 
 The greatness of His Name ; 
 For He is God alone 
 Who hath His mercy shown ; 
 dim Let all His saints adore Him ! 
 
 2? When in distress to Him we cried, 
 He heard our sad complaining ; 
 cr O trust in Him, whate'er betide, 
 His love is all-sustaining ; 
 / Triumphant songs of praise 
 To Him our hearts shall raise ; 
 Now every voice shall say, 
 " O praise our God alway ; '' 
 dim Let all His saints adore Him I 
 
 /' Rejoice to-day with one accord, 
 8ing out with exultation : 
 Rejoice and praise our mighty Lord, 
 Whose arm hath brought salvation ; 
 His works of love proclaim 
 The greatness of His Name ; 
 For He is God alone 
 Who hath His mercy shown ; 
 Let all His saints adore Him I Amen. 
 
 379 " ^ ^^^^-^ y^'*'' hands together, cdl ye people ; sing 
 
 xmto God with the voice of melody'' 
 
 f 1VT W thank we all our God, 
 
 J-N With heart, and hands, and voices, 
 Who wondrous things hath done, 
 In Whom His world rejoices ; 
 
 (313 )
 
 THANKSGIVING. 
 
 Who from our motlier's arms 
 Hatli bless'd us on our way 
 With countless gifts of love, 
 And still is ours to-day. 
 inf O may this bounteous God 
 Tlu'ougli all our life be near us, 
 
 With ever joyful hearts 
 And blessed peace to cheer us ; 
 And keep us in His grace, 
 
 And guide us when perplex'd, 
 And free us from all ills 
 In this Avorld and the next. 
 / All praise and thanks to Gou 
 The Father now be given, 
 
 The Sox, and Him Who reigns 
 With Them in highest Heaven, 
 The One Eternal God, 
 
 Whom earth and Heav'n adore. 
 For thus it was, is now. 
 
 And shall be evermore. Amen, 
 
 dpvicutilj! ,^ocictic$. 
 
 380 *' -^t'*^'" y^ o/if another^s burdens, and so fulfil the laio 
 of Christ:' 
 
 PPiAISE our God to-day, 
 His constant mercy bless. 
 Whose love hath help'd us on our way, 
 And granted us success. 
 7nf His arm the strength imparts 
 Our daily toil to bear ; 
 His grace alone inspires our liearts 
 Each other's load to share. 
 O happiest work below, 
 Earnest of joy above. 
 To sweeten many a cup of woe 
 By deeds of holy love I 
 
 ( 311 ) 
 
 o
 
 FRIENDLY SOCIETIES. 
 
 Lord, may it be our choice 
 
 This blessed rule to keep, 
 cr " Rejoice with them that do rejoice, 
 dim And weep with them that weep." 
 / O praise our God to-day, 
 
 His constant mercy bless, 
 Whose love hath help'd us on our way 
 
 And granted us success. Amen. 
 
 The folloicing Hymns are suitable : 
 
 273 Lord, how joyful 'tis to see. 
 
 274 Through the night of doubt and sorrow. 
 
 381 " ^^'^^ giveth food to all flesh ; for His mercy endureth 
 for ever." 
 
 f "pRAISE, O praise our God and King ; 
 -L Hymns of adoration sing ; 
 For His mercies still endure 
 Ever faithful, ever sure. 
 mf Praise Him that He made the sun 
 
 Da,y by day his course to run ; 
 / For His mercies still endure 
 
 Ever faithful, ever sure ; 
 p And the silver moon by night, 
 ^Shining with her gentle light ; 
 / For His mercies still endure 
 Ever faithfulj ever sure. 
 
 mf Praise Him that He gave the rain 
 
 To mature the swelling grain ; 
 / For His mercies still endure 
 
 Ever faithful, ever sure ; 
 mf And hath bid the fruitful field 
 
 Crops of precious increase yield ; 
 / For His mercies still endure 
 Ever faithful, ever sure, 
 
 (315 )
 
 HARVEST. 
 
 ff Praise Him for our harvest-store, 
 He hath till'd the garner-iioor ; 
 For His mercies still endure 
 Ever faithful, ever sure ; 
 
 2^ And for richer Food than this, 
 cr Pledge of everlasting bliss ; 
 f For His mercies still endure 
 Ever faithful, ever sure. 
 
 ff Glory to our Bounteous King ; 
 Glory let creation sing ; 
 Glory to the Father, Son, 
 And Blest Spirit, Three in One. Amen. 
 
 332 " ^^^yPU ^^/o''^ Thee acco7'ding to the joij in harvests 
 
 f /^ OME, ye thankful people, come, 
 
 vJ Baise the song of Harvest-home ; 
 
 All is safely gather'd in, 
 
 Ere the winter-storms begin ; 
 rnf God, our Maker, doth provide 
 
 For our wants to be supplied ; 
 / Come to God's own Temple, come ; 
 
 Baise the song of Harvest-home. 
 
 wf All this world is God's own field. 
 
 Fruit unto His praise to yield ; 
 
 Wheat and tares therein are sown, 
 
 Unto joy or sorrow grown ; 
 cr Bipening with a wondrous power 
 
 Till the final Harvest-hour : 
 2> Grant, O Lord of life, that we 
 
 Holy grain and pure may be. 
 
 m f For we know that Thou wilt come, 
 And wilt take Thy people home ; 
 From Thy field wilt purge away 
 All that doth offend, that day ; 
 
 ( 316 )
 
 HARVEST. 
 
 p And Tliine Angels charge at last 
 
 In the fire the tares to cast, 
 / But the fruitful ears to store 
 
 In Thy garner evermore. 
 
 mf Come then, Loed of mercy, come, 
 Bid us sing Thy Harvest-home : 
 
 cr Let Thy Saints be gather'd in, 
 Free from sorrow, free from sin ; 
 
 / All upon the golden floor 
 Praising Thee for evermore : 
 Come, with all Thine Angels come ; 
 Bid us sing Thy {vail) Harvest-home, Amen. 
 
 383 " ^^^ ^y^^ ^f "^^ "'"^"^ 'V^'^'* ^'^'^^' ^ I-ord, and Thou 
 givest them their meat in due season." 
 
 mf TT7E plough the fields, and scatter 
 V V The good seed on the land, 
 But it is fed and water'd 
 
 By God's Almighty Hand ; 
 He sends the snow in winter, 
 
 The warmth to swell the grain, 
 The breezes, and the sunshine, 
 ]} And soft refreshing rain. 
 / All good gifts around us 
 
 Are sent from Heav'n above, 
 f Then thank the Lord, O thank the LoRDj 
 For all His love. 
 
 7nf He only is the Maker 
 
 Of all things near and far ; 
 He paints the vrayside flower, 
 He lights the evening star ; 
 cr The winds and waves obey Him, 
 P By Him the birds are fed ; 
 cr Much more to us. His children. 
 He gives our daily bread. 
 / All good gifts around us 
 
 Are sent from Heav'n above, 
 / Then thank the Lord, O thank the Lord, 
 For all His love.
 
 HARVEST. 
 
 mf We thank Thee then, O Father, 
 For all things bright and good, 
 The seed-time and the harvest, 
 
 Our life, our health, our food ; 
 Accept the gifts we offer 
 
 For all Thy love imparts, 
 And, what Thou most desirest, 
 p Our humble, thankful hearts. 
 / All good gifts around us 
 
 Are sent from Heav'n above, 
 ff Then thank the Loed, O thank the Lord, 
 For all His love. Amen. 
 384 " Thou croicnest the year with Thy goodness.'" 
 f ry] Thee, O Lord, our hearts we raise 
 -L Li hymns of adoration. 
 To Thee bring sacrifice of praise 
 With shouts of exultation ; 
 mf Bright robes of gold the fields adorn, 
 The hills with joy are ringing, 
 The valleys stand so thick with corn 
 / That even they are singing. 
 mf Aiid now, on this our festal day, 
 
 Thy bounteous Hand confessing. 
 Upon Thine Altar, Lord, we lay 
 The first-fruits of Thy blessing ; 
 p By Thee the souls of men are fed 
 With gifts of grace supernal, 
 Thou, Who dost give us earthly bread, 
 Give us the Bread Eternal 
 mf We bear the burden of the day. 
 And often toil seems dreary ; 
 But labour ends with sunset ray, 
 And rest comes for the weary ; 
 May we, the Angel -reaping o'er. 
 
 Stand at the last accepted, 
 Christ's golden sheaves for evermore 
 To garners bright elected. 
 
 ( 31S ^
 
 HARVEST. 
 
 / Oil, blessed is that land of God, 
 
 Where Saints abide for ever ; 
 A\']iere golden fields spread far and broad, 
 
 AVhere flows the crystal river : 
 p The strains of all its lioly throng 
 
 With ours to-day are blending ; 
 / Thrice blessed is that harvest-song 
 
 Which never hath an ending. Amen. 
 
 385 " ^^'''"^'^' ^'''^ earth remaineth, seed-time and harvest 
 . . . shall not cease.'" 
 
 mf /^ OD the Father ! Whose Creation 
 
 Or (lives to flowers and fruits their birth, 
 Thou, AVhose yearly operation 
 
 Brings the hour of harvest niirtb, 
 Here to Thee we make oblation 
 
 Of the August-gold of earth. 
 
 God the Word ! the Sun, maturing 
 
 With his blessed ray the corn, 
 cr 8i)ake of Thee, Sun enduring, 
 
 Thee, O everlasting Morn ! 
 p Thee in Whom our woes And curing, 
 cr Thee that liftest up our horn. 
 
 7nf God the Holy Ghost ! the showers 
 That have fatten'd out the grain, 
 
 Types of Thy celestial powers, 
 Symbols of baptismal rain, 
 
 Shadow'd out the grace that dowers 
 All the faithful of Thy train. 
 
 When the harvest of each nation 
 
 Severs righteousness from sin, 
 And Archangel-proclamation 
 
 Bids to put the sickle in. 
 And each age and generation 
 
 Sink to woe, or glory win ; 
 
 C 319 ) ilf 2
 
 HARVEST. 
 
 'P Grant that we, or young, or hoary, 
 Lengthen'd be our span or brief. 
 Whatsoe'er the life-long story 
 Of our joy or of our grief, 
 cr May be garner'd up in glory 
 
 As Thine own elected sheaf. 
 / Laud to Him to Whom Supernal 
 
 Thrones and Virtues bend the knee ; 
 Laud to Him from Whom infernal 
 
 Powers and Dominations flee ; 
 Laud to Him the Co-eternal 
 Paraclete, for ever be. Amen. 
 
 386 *'■ Behold a soiccr ice nt forth to sow." 
 
 mf rpHE sower went forth sowing, 
 _?) JL The seed in secret slept 
 
 Through weeks of faith and patience, 
 cr Till out the green blade crept ; 
 And warm'd by golden sunshine 
 
 And fed by silver rain, 
 At last the fields were whiten'd 
 To harvest once again. 
 / O praise the heavenly Sower, 
 Who gave the fruitful seed. 
 And watch'd and water'd duly, 
 And ripen'd for our need, 
 mf Behold ! the heavenly Sower 
 Goes forth with better seed, 
 The Word of sure Salvation, 
 2) With Feet and Hands that l)leed ; 
 mf Here in His Church 'tis scatter d, 
 Our spirits are the soil ; 
 Then let an ample fruitage 
 Piepay His pain and toil. 
 / Oh, beauteous is the harvest 
 
 Wherein all goodness thrives. 
 And this the true thanksgiving, 
 The lirst-fruits of our lives. 
 
 ; 320 )
 
 HARVEST. 
 
 'P Vvltliin a haliow'd acre 
 
 He sows yet other grain, 
 When peaceful earth receiveth 
 
 The dead He died to gain ; 
 For though the growth be hidden, 
 c We know that they shall rise ; 
 Yea even now they ripen 
 In sunny Paradise. 
 /" O summer land of harvest, 
 O fields for ever white 
 With souls that wxar Christ's raiment, 
 With crowns of golden light ! 
 mf One day the heavenly Sower 
 
 Shall reap where He hath sown, 
 cr And come again rejoicing, 
 
 And with Him bring His own ; 
 p And then the fan of judgment 
 Shall winnow from His floor 
 The chafi:'into the furnace 
 That flameth evermore. 
 mf O holy, awful Reaper, 
 p Have mercy in the day 
 Thou puttest in Thy sickle, 
 ■roll e pp And cast us not away. Amen. 
 
 387 " ^^'^ harvest is the end of the v:orld,and the reapers 
 are the Angels." 
 
 ^i^f "T ORD of the harvest, once again 
 
 -LJ We thank Thee for the ripen'd grain ; 
 For crops safe carried, sent to cheer 
 Thy servants through another year ; 
 For all sweet holy thoughts supplied 
 By seed-time, and by harvest -tide. 
 
 p The bare dead grain, in autumn sown, 
 
 cr Its robe of vernal green puts on ; 
 
 raf Glad from its wintry grave it springs. 
 Fresh garnish VI by the King of kings : 
 
 P So, Lord, to those who sleep in Thee 
 
 "jr Shall new and glorious bodies be
 
 HAIiVEST. 
 
 mf Xor vainly of Thy Word we ask 
 A lesson from the reaper's task : 
 »So shall Thine Angels issue forth ; 
 The tares be burnt ; {cr) the just of earth, 
 To wind and storm exposed no more, 
 lie gather'd to their Father's store. 
 
 mf Daily, O Lord, our prayers be said, 
 As Thou hast taught, for daily bread ; 
 But not alone our bodies feed, 
 Supply our fainting spirits' need : 
 
 cr O Jjread of life, from day to day, 
 
 Be Thou their Comfort, Food, and Stay. 
 
 Amen. 
 
 388 " ^^<'^'< viisitest the earth, and blessest it ; Thou makest 
 
 it verji plenteous." 
 hif LjiATHEll of mercies, God of love, 
 -I- Whose gifts all creatures share, 
 The rolling seasons as they move 
 Proclaim Thy constant care. 
 
 p When in the bosom of the earth 
 
 The sower hid the grain, 
 cr Thy goodness mark'd its secret birth. 
 
 And sent the early rain. 
 
 'ir'f The springs sweet influence. Lord, was Thine, 
 The seasons knew Thy call ; 
 Thou mad'st the summer sun to shine. 
 The summer dews to fall. 
 
 Tliy gifts of mercy from above 
 Matured the swelling grain ; 
 / And now the harvest crowns Thy love, 
 And plenty tills the plain. 
 
 h)f O ne'er may our forgetful hearts 
 O'erlook Thy bounteous care, 
 But what our Father's Hand inii»arts 
 Still own i]i })raise and })i'ayer. 
 
 C 322 )
 
 HARVEST. 
 
 / To Father, Sox, and Holy Ghost, 
 The God Whom we adore, 
 Be glory, as it was, is now, 
 And shall be evermore. Amen. 
 
 389 " -'^^ though . . . the Jiclds shall yield no meat . . . yet 
 I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of 
 my salvation.'" 
 
 mf TTTHAT our Father does is well : 
 
 VV Blessed truth His children tell ! 
 dim Though He send, for plenty, want, 
 
 Though the harvest-store be scant, 
 cr Yet we rest upon His love, 
 
 Seeking better things above. 
 
 mf What our Father does is well ; 
 
 Shall the wilful heart rebel 'I 
 dim If a blessing He withhold 
 
 In the field, or in the fold, 
 c/' Is it not Himself to be 
 
 All our Store eternally i 
 
 mf What our Father does is well ; 
 i> Though He sadden hill and dell, 
 cr Upward yet our praises rise 
 
 For the strength His AVord supplies ; 
 
 He has call'd us sons of God, 
 p Can we murmur at His rod i 
 
 mf What our Father does is well : 
 May the thought within us dwell ; 
 
 dim Though nor milk nor honey flow 
 In our barren Canaan now, 
 
 cr God can save us in our neecl, 
 God can bless us, God can feed. 
 
 ( 323 >
 
 HARVEST. 
 
 / Therefore unto Him we raise 
 Hymns of glory, songs of praise ; 
 To the Father, and the Son, 
 And the Spirit, Three in One, 
 Honour, might, and glory be 
 Now, and through eternity. Amen. 
 This Hynm may he sung when there is a deficiency in the 
 crops. 
 
 390 * Beholdy I have given Him for . . . a leader and 
 commander to the peopled' 
 f ~D RIGHTLY gleams our banner 
 -D Pointing to the sky, 
 Waving wanderers onward 
 To their home on high. 
 p Journeying o'er the desert, 
 
 Gladly thus we pray, 
 cr And with hearts united 
 
 Take our heavenward way. 
 / Brightly gleams our banner 
 Pointing to the sky. 
 Waving wanderers onward 
 To their home on high. 
 mf Jesu, Lord and Master, 
 At Thy sacred Feet, ^ 
 Here with hearts rejoicing 
 See Thy children meet ; 
 p Often have we left Thee, 
 Often gone astray ; 
 Keep us, mighty Saviour, 
 In the narrow way. 
 
 / Brightly gleams, kc. 
 mf All our days direct us 
 
 In the way we go, 
 / Lead us on victorious 
 Over every foe : 
 
 ( 324 )
 
 o 
 
 PROCESSIONAL. 
 
 p Bid Thine Angels shield us 
 
 When the storm-clouds lour, 
 cr Pardon, Lord, and save us 
 p In the last dread hour. 
 
 / Brightly gleams, ifec 
 v.f Then with Saints and Angels 
 ^May we join above, 
 Offering prayers and praises 
 At Thy Throne of love : 
 p When the toil is over, 
 
 Then comes rest and peace, 
 - Jesus in His >jeauty, 
 / Songs that never cease. 
 
 ff Brightly gleams, drc. Amen. 
 
 391 *' Be stron-g and of a gc>od courage. . . . And ike Lord, 
 He it is' thai doth go before thee.^ 
 kXWAED, Christian soldiers, 
 Marching as to war. 
 With the Cross of Jesus 
 
 Going on before. 
 Christ the Royal Master 
 Leads against the foe ; 
 Forward into battle. 
 See. His banners go ! 
 f Onward, Christian soldiers, 
 ^Marching as to war. 
 With the Cross of Jesus 
 Going on before. 
 
 At the sign of triumph 
 
 Satan's host doth flee ; 
 On then, Christian soldiers, 
 
 On to ^'ictory. 
 Hell's foundations quiver 
 
 At the shout of praise ; 
 Brothers, lift your voices. 
 
 Loud your anthems raise. 
 
 / Onward, «tc. 
 V 325 :
 
 PROCESSIONAL. 
 
 / Like a mighty army 
 
 Moves the Church of God ; 
 mf Brothers, we are treading 
 
 Where the Saints have trod ; 
 We are not divided, 
 All one body we, 
 cr One in hope and doctrine. 
 One in charity. 
 
 / Onward, kc. 
 
 X) Crowns and thrones may perish* 
 
 Kingdoms rise and wane, 
 cr But the Church of Jesus 
 Constant will remain ; 
 ./ Gates of hell can never 
 
 'Gainst that Church prevail ; 
 We have Christ's own promise, 
 And that cannot fail. 
 
 ff Onward, ifec. 
 
 / Onward, then, ye people. 
 Join our happy throng, 
 Blend with ours your voices 
 
 In the triumph song ; 
 Glory, laud, and honour 
 
 Unto Christ the King. 
 This through countless ages 
 Men and Angels sing. 
 
 / Onward, ttc. Amen. 
 
 392 " '5/:'<'aA- unto the children of Israel that they g( 
 foricard." 
 
 w/ Tj^OPtWARD! be our watchword, 
 J- Steps and voices join'd ; 
 Seek the things before us, 
 Not a look behind; 
 
 ( 326 )
 
 PROCESSIONAL. 
 
 Burns the fiery pillar 
 
 At our army's head ; 
 Who shall dream of shrinking, 
 By our Captain led ? 
 / Forward through the desert, 
 Through the toil and fight ; 
 Jordan flows before us, 
 Sion beams with light. 
 
 mf Forward, when in childhood 
 Buds the infant mind ; 
 All through youth and manhood, 
 
 Not a thought behind ; 
 Speed through realms of nature, 
 
 Climb the steps of grace ; 
 Faint not, till in glory 
 
 Gleams our Father's Face. 
 / Forw^ard, all the life-time, 
 
 Climb from height to height; 
 Till the head be hoary, 
 Till the eve be light. 
 
 mf Forward, flock of Jesus, 
 Salt of all the earth, 
 Till each yearning purpose 
 Spring to glorious birth ; 
 J) Sick, they ask for healing, 
 
 Blind, they grope for day ; 
 cr Pour upon the nations 
 Wisdom's loving ray. 
 / Forward, out of error. 
 
 Leave behind the night : 
 Forward through the darkness, 
 Forward into light. 
 
 Glories upon glories 
 
 Hath our God prepared, 
 By the souls that love Him 
 
 One day to be shared ; 
 
 ( 327 )
 
 PROCESSIONAL. 
 
 mf Eye hath not beheld them, 
 Ear hath never heard ; 
 Nor of these hath utter'd 
 Thought or speech a word ; 
 / !• orward, marching eastward 
 Where the Heav'n is bright, 
 Till the veil be lifted, 
 Till our faith be sight. 
 
 mf Far o'er yon horizon 
 Rise the city towers, 
 Where our God abideth ; 
 That fair home is ours : 
 Flash the streets with jasper, 
 Shine the gates with gold ; 
 FloAvs the gladdening river 
 Shedding joys untold. 
 / Thither, onward thither, 
 In the Spirit's might ; 
 Pilgrims to your country, 
 Forward into light. 
 
 mf Into God's high temple 
 Onward as we press, 
 Beauty spreads around us. 
 
 Born of holiness ; 
 Arch, and vault, and carving, 
 Lights of varied tone, 
 p Soften'd words and holy, 
 Prayer and praise alone : 
 / Every thought upraising 
 To our city bright, 
 Where the tribes assemble 
 Round the Throne of light. 
 
 mf Nought that city needeth 
 Of these aisles of stone ; 
 Where the Godhead dwelleth. 
 Temple there is none ; 
 
 ( 328 )
 
 PROCESSIONAL 
 
 All the Saints, that ever 
 In these courts have stood, 
 p Are but babes, and feeding 
 On the children's food. 
 / On through sign and token, 
 Stars amidst the night, 
 Forward through the darkness, 
 Forward into light. 
 
 / To the Eternal Father 
 Loudest anthems raise ; 
 To the Son and Spirit 
 Echo songs of praise ; 
 To the Lord of glory. 
 
 Blessed Three in One, 
 Be by men and Angels 
 Endless honours done : 
 p Wesik are earthly praises •. 
 Dull the songs of night ; 
 cr Forward into triumph, 
 / Forward into light 1 Amen. 
 
 393 " Y^owig men and maidsns, old men and children, 
 praise the Name of the Lord." 
 
 f ~p EJOICE, ye pure in heart, 
 
 -L\j Rejoice, give thanks, and sing ; 
 Your festal banner wave on high, 
 The Cross of Christ your King. 
 
 mf Bright youth and snow-crown'd age. 
 
 Strong men and maidens meek. 
 
 Raise high your free exulting song, 
 
 God's wondrous praises speak. 
 
 Yes onward, onward still. 
 With hymn, and chant, and song, 
 Through gate, and porch, and column'd aisle, 
 The hallow'd pathways throng. 
 
 ( 329 )
 
 PROCESSIONAL. 
 
 With all the Angel choirs, 
 With all the saints on earth, 
 Pour out the strains of joy and bliss. 
 True rapture, noblest mirth. 
 
 / Your clear Hosannas rais*e, 
 And Alleluias loud ; 
 Whilst answering echoes upward float, 
 Like wreaths of incense cloud. 
 
 With voice as full and strong 
 As ocean's surging praise, 
 Send forth the hymns our fathers loved, 
 The psalms of ancient days. 
 
 mf Yes on, through life's long path, 
 Still chanting as ye go. 
 From youth to age,' by night and day, 
 In gladness and in woe. 
 
 Still lift your standard high, 
 Still march in firm array. 
 As warriors through the darkness toil 
 Till dawns the golden day. 
 
 2^ At last the march shall end, 
 The wearied ones shall rest, 
 
 cr The pilgrims find their Father's house, 
 Jerusalem the blest. 
 
 / Then on, ye pure in heart. 
 
 Rejoice, give thanks, and sing ; 
 Your festal banner wave on high. 
 The Cross of Christ your King. 
 
 ff Praise Him AVho reigns on high, 
 The Lord Whom we adore. 
 The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 
 One God for evermore. Amen. 
 
 < 330 )
 
 PROCESSIONAL. 
 
 The following Hymns are suitable : 
 96 The Royal Banners forward go. 
 179 To the Name of our Silvalion. 
 215 The Church's one foundation. 
 224 happy band of pilgrims. 
 274 Through the uight of doubt and sorrow. 
 302 Come, ye faithful, raise the anthem. 
 
 305 Saviour, Blessed Saviour. 
 
 306 At the Name of Jesus. 
 
 Staging t^c ipouutiatiou ^tonc ot a ^T^ittcj). 
 
 394 " -^^^ 9^^^'lJ ^f Lebanon shall come xmto thee, the fir 
 tree, the pine tree, and the box together, to beautify 
 the 2)1 ace of My sanctuary" 
 
 mf r\ LORD of hosts, AYliose glory fills 
 \J The bounds of the eternal hills, 
 And yet vouchsafes, in Christian lands, 
 To dwell in temples made with hands ; 
 
 Grant that all we, who here to-day 
 Rejoicing this foundation lay, 
 ^lay be in very deed Thine own, 
 Built on the precious Corner-stone. 
 
 Endue the creatures with Thy grace. 
 That shall adorn Thy dwelling-place ; 
 The beauty of the oak and pine, 
 The gold and silver, make them Thine. 
 
 To Thee they all belong ; to Thee 
 The treasures of the earth and sea ; 
 And when we bring them to Thy Throne, 
 We but present Thee with Thine own. 
 
 f The heads that guide endue with skill, 
 The hands that Avork preserve from ill, 
 
 cr That we, who these foundations lay, 
 May raise the topstone in its day. 
 
 i 331 i
 
 LAYIJ^G A FOUNDATION STONE. 
 
 mj Both now and ever, Lord, protect 
 The temple of Thine own elect ; 
 
 / Be Thou in them, and they in Thee, 
 O Ever-blessed Trinity. Amen. 
 
 iPc^tibal of tl)c Bctication ox a ®i)urc|^, 
 
 395 " '^^^'■^ *^ '*^'^^ other but the house of God, and this ti 
 the gate of Heaven." 
 
 f r\ WORD of God above, 
 \J Who fillest all in all, 
 Hallow this house with Thy sure love, 
 And bless our Festival. 
 
 mf Here from the Font is pour'd 
 Grace on each sinful child ; 
 The blest Anointing of the Lord 
 Brightens the once defiled. 
 
 Here Christ to faithful hearts 
 "P His Body gives for food ; 
 cv The Lamb of God Himself imparts 
 y The Chalice of His Blood. 
 
 Here guilty souls that pine 
 May health and pardon win ; 
 cr The Judge acquits, and grace Divine 
 Restores the dead in sin. 
 
 mf Yea, God enthroned on high 
 Here also dwells to bless ; 
 Here trains adoring souls that sigh 
 His mansions to possess. 
 
 / Against this holy home 
 
 Rude tempests harmless beat, 
 And Satan's angels fiercely come 
 But to endure defeat. 
 
 ( 332 )
 
 THE DEDICATION OF A CHURCH. 
 
 / All might, all praise be Thine, 
 Father, Co-equal Sox, 
 And Spirit, Bond of love Divine. 
 While endless ases run. Amen. 
 
 396 " -^ John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming 
 down from God out of heaven, jyrepared as a 
 bride adorned for her husband^ 
 
 7nf "DLESSED city, heavenly Salem, 
 -D Vision dear of peace and love, 
 / Who of living stones art builded 
 
 In the height of heaven above, 
 mf And, with Angel hosts encircled, 
 
 As a bride doth earthward move ; 
 
 cr From celestial realms descending. 
 
 Bridal glory round thee shed, 
 J) Meet for Him Whose love espoused thee, 
 cr To thy Lord shalt thou be led ; 
 All thy streets, and all thy bulwarks 
 
 Of pure gold are fashioned, 
 
 mf Bright thy gates of pearl are shining, 
 
 They are open evermore ; 
 cr And by virtue of His merits 
 
 Thither faithful souls do soar, 
 p Who for Christ's dear Name in this world 
 
 Pain and tribulation bore. 
 
 Many a blow and biting sculpture 
 Polish'd well those stones elect, 
 cr In their places now compacted 
 By the heavenly Architect. 
 
 Who therewith hath will'd for ever 
 That His Palace should be deck'd. 
 
 ( 333 )
 
 THE DEDICATION OF A CHURCH. 
 Part 2. 
 
 / Christ is made the sure Foundation, 
 Christ the Head and Corner-stone, 
 
 mf Chosen of the Lord, and precious, 
 Binding all the Church in one, 
 
 / Holy Sion's help for ever. 
 And her confidence alone. 
 
 mj All that dedicated city. 
 
 Dearly loved of God on high, 
 
 / In exultant jubilation 
 
 Pours perpetual melody, 
 
 p God the One in Three adoring 
 
 cr In glad hymns eternally. 
 
 mf To this Temple, where A\tj call Thee, 
 Come, O Lord of hosts, to-day ; 
 With Thy wonted loving-kindness 
 Hear Thy servants, as they pray ; 
 
 f" And thy fullest benediction 
 
 Shed within its walls alway. 
 
 p Here vouchsafe to all Thy servants 
 What they ask of Thee to gain, 
 
 cr What they gain from Thee for ever 
 With the Blessed to retain, 
 
 / And hereafter in Thy glory 
 
 Evermore with Thee to reign. 
 
 The foHorcwg may be sung at the end of each Pari 
 
 f Laud and honour to the Father, 
 Laud and honour to the Son, 
 Laud and honour to the Spirit, 
 
 Ever Three, and ever One, 
 Consubstantial, Co-eternal, 
 
 While unending ages run. Amen. 
 
 ( 334 )
 
 THE DEDICATION OF A CHL^RCH. 
 
 The following Hymns are suitable; 
 215 The Church's one foundation. 
 228 Jerusalem the golden, 
 237 O God of hosts, the mighty Ix)rd. 
 
 239 Christ is our coruer-stone. 
 
 240 Pleasant are Thy courts above. 
 
 241 Hosauua to the living Lord I 
 
 242 \Ve love the place, God. 
 
 ^ijt i^iestoratiott of a Q^\)nxc\j. 
 
 397 '' ^^'^ ^''"^ ^^'^ servants of the God of Heaven and earth, 
 and build the house that u-as builded these many 
 years ago." 
 
 f T" IFT the strain of liigli thanksgiving ! 
 -LJ Tread with songs the hallow'd way ! 
 Praise our fathers' God for mercies 
 New to us their sons to-day : 
 mf Here they built for Him a dwelling, 
 cr Served Him here in ages past, 
 / Fix'd it for His sure possession. 
 
 Holy ground, while time shall last. 
 ■mf When the years had wrought their changes. 
 He, our own unchanging God, 
 Thought on this His Habitation, 
 Look'd on His decay'd abode ; 
 Heard our prayers, and help'd our counsels, 
 Bless'd the silver and the gold, 
 ci Till once more His House is standing 
 / Firm and stately as of old. 
 
 mf Entering then Thy gates with praises. 
 Lord, be ours Thine Israel s prayer ; 
 
 cr " Kise into Thy place of resting, 
 
 Show Thy promised Presence there ! " 
 
 p Let the gracious Word be spoken 
 
 cr Here, as once on Sion's height, 
 " This shall be My rest for ever. 
 This My dwelling of delight." 
 
 ( 335 )
 
 THE RESTORATION OF A CHURCH. 
 
 / Fill this latter house with glory 
 
 Greater than the former knew ; 
 mf Clothe with righteousness its Priesthood, 
 Guide its Choir to reverence true ; 
 Let Thy Holy One's anointing 
 
 Here its sevenfold blessings shed ; 
 Spread for us the heavenly Banquet, 
 Satisfy Thy poor with Bread. 
 
 / Praise to Thee, Almighty Father, 
 Praise to Thee, Eternal Son, 
 Praise to Thee, all-quickening Spipjt, 
 Ever-blessed Three in One ; 
 
 y) Threefold Power and Grace and Wisdom, 
 
 cr Moulding out of sinful clay 
 
 / Living stones for that true Temple 
 
 Which shall never know decay. Amen. 
 
 315unal of t!)e ^cnti. 
 
 OQQ *^ He Cometh to jtidge the earth." 
 
 Tnf ~r^AY of Wrath ! O day of mourning ! 
 -■->' See fulfiU'd the prophets' warning ! 
 Heav'n and earth in ashes burning ! 
 
 / Oh, what fear man's bosom rendeth 
 
 _?) When from Heav'n the Judge descendeth, 
 
 / On Whose sentence (dim) all dei^endeth ! 
 
 / Wondrous sound the trumpet flingeth. 
 Through earth's sepulchres it ringeth, 
 All before the Throne it bringeth. 
 
 Death is struck, and nature quaking, 
 
 All creation is awaking. 
 
 To its Judge an answer making. 
 
 mf Lo ! the Book exactly worded. 
 Wherein all hath been recorded ; 
 Thence shall judgment be awarded 
 
 ( 33C )
 
 BURIAL OF THE DEAD. 
 
 When the Judge His seat attaineth, 
 And each hidden deed arraigneth, 
 Nothing unavenged remaineth. 
 
 p What shall I, frail man, be pleading, 
 AVho for me be interceding, 
 When the just are mercy needing ? 
 
 / King of ^lajesty tremendous, 
 mf Who dost free salvation send us, 
 Fount of pity, {j^) then befriend us ! 
 
 Think, good Jesu, my salvation 
 Caused Thy wondrous Incarnation ; 
 Leave me not to reprobation. 
 
 Faint and weary Thou hast sought me, 
 On tiie Cross of suffering bought me ; 
 Shall such grace be vainly brought me ? 
 
 mf Righteous Judge ! for sin's pollution 
 Grant Thy gift of absolution, 
 Ere that day of retribution. 
 
 Guilty, now I pour my moaning. 
 All my shame with anguish owning ; 
 Spare, O God, Thy suppliant groaning. 
 
 Thou the sinful woman savedst ; 
 Thou the dying thief forgavest ; 
 cr And to me a hope vouchsafest. 
 
 p Worthless are my prayers and sighing ; 
 Yet, good Lord , in grace complying, 
 Rescue me from fires undying. 
 
 With Thy favour'd sheep O place me, 
 cr N or among the goats abase me, 
 rail But to Thy right hand upraise me. 
 
 / Wliile the wicked are confounded, 
 ff Doom'd to flames of woe unbounded, 
 pp rit Call me with Thy Saints surrounded. 
 
 ( 337 )
 
 BURIAL OF THP: DEAD. 
 
 P Low I kneel, with heart-submission, 
 
 See, like ashes, my contrition ; 
 
 Help me in my last condition. 
 
 Ah ! that day of tears and mourning ! 
 cr From the dust of earth returning 
 / Man for (/') judgment must prepare him ; 
 dim Spare, O God, in mercy spare him ! 
 2^p LoED, ail pitying, Jesu Blest, 
 cr Grant them Thine ((?/;?0 eternal rest, {pp) Amen. 
 
 399 '* Surely He hath borne our griefs and carried our 
 
 sorrows." 
 p TTTHEN our heads are bow'd with woe, 
 V V When our bitter tears o'erfiow, 
 
 When we mourn the lost, the dear, 
 
 Jesu, Son of Mary, hear. 
 mf Thou our throbbing flesh hast worn, 
 
 Thou our mortal griefs hast borne. 
 
 Thou hast shed the human tear ; 
 
 Jesu, Son of IMary, hear. 
 p When the solemn death-bell tolls 
 
 For our own departed souls, 
 
 When our final doom is near, 
 
 Jesu, Son of IMary, hear. 
 mf Thou hast bow'd the dying head, 
 
 Thou the blood of life hast shed, 
 
 Thou hast fill'd a mortal bier ; 
 
 Jesu, Son of Mary, hear. 
 P W^hen the heart is sad within 
 
 W^ith the thought of all its sin, 
 
 When the spirit shrinks with fear, 
 
 Jesu, Son of Mary, hear. 
 rnf Thou the shame, the grief, hast known. 
 
 Though the sins were not Thine own ; 
 cr Thou hast deign'd their load to bear ; 
 
 Jesu, Son of Mary, hear. Amen. 
 
 ( 338 )
 
 BURIAL OF THE DEAD. 
 
 400 ^^ Where lam there shall also Ifi/ servant bo.'" 
 p p HEIST will gather in His own 
 
 v^ To the place where He is gone, 
 nif Where their heart and treasure lie, 
 
 Where our life is hid on high. 
 p Day by day the voice saith, " Come, 
 
 Enter thine eternal home ; " 
 
 Asking not if we can spare 
 
 This dear soul it sunmions there. 
 
 Had He ask'd us, Avell we know 
 
 We should cry, " O spare this blow ! " 
 
 Yes, with streaming tears should pray. 
 
 "Lord, Ave love Itim^ let him stay.' 
 mf But the Lord doth nought amiss, 
 
 And, since He hath order'd this. 
 
 We have nought to do but still 
 P2^ Rest in silence on His Will. 
 mf i\Iany a heart no longer here. 
 
 Ah ! was all too inly dear ; 
 cr Yet, O Love, 'tis Thou dost call, 
 / Thou wilt be our All in all. Amen. 
 
 401 " "^^^^ souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, 
 
 and there shall no torment touch them^ 
 p "^r OW the labourer's task is o'er ; 
 -i-N Now the battle day is past ; 
 cr Now upon the farther shore 
 Lands the voyager at last 
 P Father, in Thy gracious keeping 
 Leave we now Thy servant sleeping. 
 There the tears of earth are dried ; 
 There its hidden things are clear ; 
 cr There the work of life is tried 
 By a juster Judge than here. 
 p Father, in Thy gracious keeping 
 Leave we now Thy servant sleeping. 
 
 I 339 ■)
 
 BURIAL OF THE DEAD. 
 
 There the sinful souls, that turn 
 To the Cross their dying eyes, 
 cr All the love of Christ shall learn 
 
 At His Feet in Paradise. 
 p Father, in Thy gracious keeping 
 Leave we now Thy servant sleeping. 
 
 mf There no more the powers of hell 
 Can prevail to mar their peace ; 
 
 cr Christ the Lord shall guard them well, 
 He Who died for their release. 
 
 p Father, in Thy gracious keeping 
 Leave we now Thy servant sleeping. 
 
 " Earth to earth, and dust to dust," 
 Calmly now the words we say. 
 
 Leaving him to sleep in trust 
 cr Till the Resurrection-day. 
 p Father, in Thy gracious keeping 
 
 Leave we now Thy servant sleeping- Amen. 
 
 ^Q2 *^ They are in peace."" 
 
 For a Child, 
 i> rpENDER Shepherd, Thou hast still'd 
 -L Now Thy little, lamb's brief weeping ; 
 Oh, how peaceful, pale, and mild. 
 In its narrow bed 'tis sleeping, 
 cr And no sigh of anguish sore 
 p Heaves that little bosom more. 
 
 mf In a world of pain and care, 
 
 Lord, Thou wouldst no longer leave it ; 
 To Thy meadows bright and fair 
 Lovingly Thou dost receive it ; 
 cr Clothed in robes of spotless white 
 Now it dwells with Thee in light. 
 
 C340 )
 
 BURIAL OF THE DEAD. 
 
 jp Ah, Lord Jestj, grant that we 
 
 There may live where it is living, 
 
 cr And the blissful pastures see 
 
 That its heavenly food are giving ; 
 
 p Lost awhile our treasured love, 
 
 cr Gain'd for ever, safe above. Amen. 
 
 The foUowinj Hymns are suitable: 
 140 Jesus lives ! no longer now, 
 225 Brief life is here our portion. 
 235 Oh, what the joy and the glory must be. 
 264 My God, my Father, while I stray. 
 286 let him whose sorrow. 
 
 288 A few more years shall roll. 
 
 289 Days and moments quickly flying. 
 
 403 " Oneofthe twowhich . . . followed Him icas Andrew. 
 
 mf "TESUS calls us ; (cr) o'er the tumult 
 O Of our life's wild restless sea 
 Day by day His sweet voice soundeth, 
 Saying, I})) " Christian, follow Me : " 
 
 wf As of old Saint Andrew heard it 
 By the Galilean lake, 
 Turn'd from home, and toil, and kindred, 
 Leaving all for His dear sake. 
 
 p Jesus calls us (cr) from the worship 
 Of the vain world's golden store, 
 From each idol that would keep us, 
 Saying, {p) "Christian, love Me more." 
 
 mf In our joys and in our sorrows, 
 Days of toil and hours of ease, 
 Still He calls, in cares and pleasures. 
 That we love Him more than these. 
 
 ( 341 )
 
 ST. ANDREW THE APOSTLE. 
 
 Jesus calls us : (cr) by Tliy mercies, 
 Saviour, make us hear Thy call. 
 
 Give our hearts to Thine obedience, 
 Serve and love Thee best of all. Amen. 
 
 ^Q^ " 5(? not faithless, but believing.'" 
 
 mf "TT OW oft, O Lord, Thy Face hath shone 
 JUL On doubting souls whose wills Avere true ! 
 Thou Christ of Cephas and of John, 
 Thou art the Christ of Thomas too. 
 
 He loved Thee well, and calmly said, 
 dim " Come, let us go, and die with Him : " 
 c/- Yet when Thine Easter-news was spread, 
 'Mid all its light (;>) his eyes were dim. 
 
 mf His brethren's word he would not take. 
 
 But craved to touch those Hands of Thine : 
 P The bruised reed Thou didst not break : 
 cr He saw, and hail'd his Lord Divine. 
 
 / He saw Thee risen ; at once he rose 
 To full belief's unclouded height ; 
 And still through his confession flows 
 To Christian souls Thy life and light. 
 
 iiif O Saviour, make Thy Presence known 
 To all who doubt Thy Word and Thee ; 
 x\nd teach them in that Word alone 
 To find the truth that sets them free. 
 
 And we who know how true Thou art, 
 And Thee as God and Lord adore. 
 Give us, we pray, a loyal heart, 
 cr To trust and love Thee more and more. Amen. 
 
 C 342 )
 
 405 " -^^^^ voice of the Lord breaketh the cedar trees ; yea, 
 the Lord breaketh the cedars of Libanus." 
 
 mf rpHE Shepherd now was smitten ; 
 JL The wolf was ravening near ; 
 The scatter'd flock he threaten'd, 
 But knew not Whose they were. 
 
 cr In zealous fury seeking 
 To bind and crucify, 
 A sudden voice withheld him, 
 A loud and startling cry : 
 
 mf " Saul ! Saul ! why blindly daring 
 
 To persecute thy Lord ii 
 P 'Tis Jesus Whom thou hatest, 
 cr Rebel not at My Word." 
 
 mf Then forth in prayer he stretcheth 
 Those hands prepared to slay ; 
 " What wouldst Thou with Thy servant ? 
 My Lord and Master, say." 
 
 Christ's foe becomes His soldier, 
 The wolf destroys no more, 
 ?) A gentle lamb he enters 
 
 The sheepfold by the door. 
 
 / O voice of God Almighty, 
 
 What wonders hath it wrought ! 
 It rends the lofty cedars. 
 
 It bends the haughty thought. 
 
 p Jestj, our Shepherd, cease not 
 Thy flock from harm to free. 
 And, when Thy sheep are wandering, 
 O lead them back to Thee. 
 
 / To Father, Son", and Spirit 
 
 All glorv, praise, and might, 
 mf Who call'd us out of darkness 
 / To His own glorious light. Amen. 
 
 ( 343 ^
 
 THE CONVERSION OF ST. PAUL. 
 
 406 " -^^^ lohich persecuted its in times past nov: 2^i'eacheth 
 the faith which once he destroyed." 
 
 / TT7E sing the glorious conquest 
 
 V V Before Damascus' gate, 
 mf When Saul, the Church's spoiler, 
 
 Came breathing threats and hate ; 
 The ravening wolf rush'd forward 
 Full early to the prey ; 
 / But lo ! the Shepherd met him, 
 And bound him fast to-day. 
 
 Oh, glory most excelling 
 
 That smote across his path ! 
 Oh, light that pierced and blinded 
 The zealot in his wrath ! 
 j9 Oh, voice that spake within him 
 
 The calm reproving word ! 
 
 cr Oh, love that sought and held liini 
 
 The bondman of his Lord ! 
 
 m 
 
 if O Wisdom, ordering all things 
 
 In order strong and sweet, 
 cr What nobler spoil was ever 
 Cast at the Victor's feet ? 
 mf What wiser master-builder 
 
 E'er wrought at Thine employ 
 Than he, till now so furious 
 Thy building to destroy ? 
 
 / Lop.D, teach Thy Church the lesson. 
 Still in her darkest hour 
 Of weakness and of danger 
 To trust Thy hidden power : 
 cr Thy Grace by ways mysterious 
 The wrath of man can bind. 
 And in Thy boldest foeman 
 Thy chosen Saint can find. Amen. 
 
 ( 341 )
 
 presentation of (^Ijvi^t iix t^e ^emp fe, 
 
 COMMONLY CALLED 
 
 Z\^z J^utitieation of ^t. i^arg tlje Ftrgin. 
 
 <407 " '^^^ Lord, Whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to Hii 
 temple.^' 
 
 mj r\ SIOX, open wide thy gates, 
 \J Let ligures di.sai)pear ; 
 A Priest and Victim, both in one, 
 The Truth Himself, is here. 
 
 No more the simple flock shall bleed ; 
 cy Behold, the Father's 8ox 
 
 Himself to His own Altar comes, 
 mm For sinners to atone. 
 
 l> Conscious of hidden Deity, 
 The lowly Virgin brings 
 Her new-born Babe, with two young doves. 
 Her tender ofterings. 
 
 mf The aged Simeon sees at last 
 
 His Lord so long desired, 
 cr And Anna welcomes Israel's Hope, 
 
 \yith holy rapture fired. 
 
 %> But silent knelt the Mother blest 
 Of the yet silent Word, 
 And, pondering all things in her heart, 
 With speechless praise adored. 
 
 / All glory to the Father be, 
 All glory to the Sox, 
 All glory, Holy Ghost, to Thee, 
 While endless ages run. Amen. 
 
 The foUoxoing Hijmns are suitable : 
 
 449 The God, Whom earth, and sea, and sky, 
 
 450 Shall we not love thee, Mother dear. 
 
 ( 315 )
 
 408 '' ""^'^ ^'''^•^ 'J'^^^ forth their lots ; and the lot fell upon 
 
 Matthias; and he icas numbered vith the eleven 
 Apostles." 
 
 mf T3 ISHOP of the souls of men, 
 
 y JD When the foenian's step is nigh. 
 
 When the wolf lays wait by night 
 For the lambs continually, 
 cr Watch, O Lord, about us keep, 
 
 Guard us, Shepherd of tlie sheep. 
 
 7> When the hireling flees away. 
 Caring only for his gold, 
 And the gate unguarded stands 
 At the entrance to the fold, 
 / Stand, O Lord, Thy flock before, 
 
 Thou the Guardian, Thou the Door. 
 mf Lord, Whose guiding finger ruled 
 In the casting of the lot. 
 That Thy Church might iill the tin one 
 Of the lost Iscariot, 
 ]) \\\ our trouble ever thus 
 / Stand, good blaster, nigh to us. 
 mf When the Saints their order take 
 
 Ln the Xew Jerusalem, 
 / And Matthias stands elect, 
 2> Give us part and lot with him, 
 cr Where in Thine own dwelling-place 
 We may witness face to face. Amen. 
 
 tli)c Annunciation of \\)t Ulc^^clJ Ifivgin i^arn, 
 
 409 " ^'^•'''"'''^5 " yif'.li'i ■s/u^// he ix-ith child, and shall brim/ 
 
 forth a Son, and they shall call His Xame Emm'nv.iel, 
 ichich heinj interpreted is, God with lis." 
 
 iliATSE we the Lord this day. 
 This day so long foretold, 
 AVliose })romise slione with cheering ray 
 On waiting saints of old. 
 
 ( 34 G ) 
 
 P'
 
 ANNUNCIATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY. 
 
 mf The Prophet gave the sign 
 
 For faithful men to read ; 
 A Virgin, born of David's line, 
 
 Shall bear the promised Seed. 
 
 Ask not how this should be, 
 ^ But worship and adore : 
 
 Like her, whom Heaven's Majesty 
 
 Came down to shadow o'er. 
 
 Sleekly she bow'd her head 
 
 To hear the gracious word, 
 mf ]\Iary, the pure and lowly maid, 
 
 The favour'd of the Lord. 
 
 Blessed shall be her name 
 
 In all the Church on earth. 
 Through whom that wondrous mercy came, 
 
 The Licarnate Saviour's birth. 
 / J Esu, the Virgin's Son, 
 
 We praise Thee and adore. 
 Who art with God the Father One 
 
 And Spirit evermore. Amen. 
 
 TJiC fvUov:ing Hymns arc suitable : 
 
 449 Tlie God, Whom earth, aiul sea, and sky. 
 
 450 Shall we not love thee, Mother dear. 
 
 5t. i^avU tl)c ^bangdi^t. 
 
 410 '' ^'''^ /"'-'''' ^/ ^ ^'^'^ ^'* ^^'^ I'lijht side." 
 
 nif "rpPiOM out the cloud of amber light, 
 
 -1- Borne on the whirlwind from the north, 
 Four living creatures wing'd and bright 
 Before the Prophet's eye came forth. 
 
 / The voice of God was in tlic l^'our 
 
 ]) Beneath that awful crystal mist, 
 
 cr And every wondrous form they wore 
 Foreshadow'd an Evangelist. 
 
 ( 347 )
 
 ST. MARK THE EVANGELIST. 
 
 / The lion-faced, he told abroad 
 
 The strength of love, the strength of faith ; 
 He show'd the Almighty Son of God, 
 The Man Divine Who won by death. 
 
 O Lion of the Royal Tribe, 
 Strong Sox of God, and strong to save, 
 All power and honour we ascribe 
 To Thee Who only makest brave. 
 
 rtif For strength to love, for will to speak, 
 
 / For fiery crowns by Martyrs won, 
 
 p For suftering patience, strong and meek, 
 
 / We praise Thee, Lord, and Thee alone. Amea 
 
 ^t. 3^I)iUp antJ 5t. ^amc^ \\)t Apostles. 
 
 411 ^Philip saith unto Ilim, Lord, sheio ?<s the Father 
 and it sufficeth «s." 
 
 *' James, a servant of God.^' 
 
 mf rjlHERE is one Way, and only one, 
 
 -L. Out of our gloom, and sin, and care- 
 To that far land where shines no sun 
 Because the Face of God is there. 
 
 There is one Truth, the Truth of God, 
 That Christ came down from heaven to show^ 
 One life that His redeeming Blood 
 Has won for all His saints below. 
 
 The lore from Philip once conceal'd. 
 We know its fulness now in Christ ; 
 In Him the Father is reveal'd, 
 And all our longing is sufficed. 
 
 And still unwavering faith holds sure 
 The words that James wrote sternly down ; 
 Except we labour and endure, 
 We cannot win the heavenly crown, 
 
 ( 348 )
 
 ST. PHILIP AND ST. JAMES THE APOSTLES. 
 
 / O Way Divine, tlirougli gloom and strife, 
 Bring us Thy Father's Face to see ; 
 O heavenly Truth, O precious Life. 
 
 p At last, at last, we rest in Thee. Amen. 
 
 412 " ^*^' ^'■'"^ « 9^^ "^"5 and full of the Holy Ghost, and 
 of faith; and much people v:as added unto the Lord.*' 
 ^nf T) RIGHTLY did the light Divine 
 -D From his words and actions shine, 
 Whom the Twelve, with love unblamed, 
 " Son of consolation "' named. 
 
 Full of peace and lively joy 
 Sped he on his high employ, 
 By his mild exhorting word 
 Adding many to the Lokd. 
 
 f Bless(kl Spirit, Who didst call 
 
 Barnabas and holy Paul, 
 cr And didst them with gifts endue. 
 
 Mighty words and wisdom true, 
 
 mf Grant us. Lord of life, to be 
 
 By their pattern full of Thee ; 
 cr That beside them we may stand 
 
 In that day on Christ's right Hand, Amen. 
 
 4:13 ''^ J<^ses, who by the Apostles was suniamed Barnabas, 
 ichich Is, being interpreted. The son of consolation." 
 •'»//^ SON of God, our Captain of Salvation, 
 
 yy Thyself by suffering school'd to human grief, 
 cr We bless Thee for Thy sons of consolation," 
 
 Who follow in the steps of Thee their Chief ; 
 m/ Those whom Thy Spirit's dread vocation severs 
 
 To lead the vanguard of Thy conquering host , 
 Whose toilsome years are spent in brave endeavours 
 
 To bear Thy saving Name from coast to coast ;
 
 ST. BARNABAS THE APOSTLE. 
 
 /Those whose bright faith makes feeble hearts 
 grow stronger, 
 
 And sends fresh warriors to the great campaign, 
 ]) Bids the lone convert feel estranged no longer, 
 c>- And wins the sunder'd to be one again ; 
 inf And all trne helpers, patient, kind, and skilful. 
 
 Who shed Thy light across our darken'd earth, 
 Counsel the doubting, and restrain the wilful, 
 dim e cr Soothe the sick bed, and share the chil- 
 dren's mirth. 
 /Such was Thy Levite, strong in self-oblation 
 
 To cast his all at Thine Apostles' feet ; 
 Hewhosenewname, through every Christian natioii , 
 
 From age to age our thankful strains repeat. 
 w/Thus, Loud, Thy Barnabas in memory keeping, 
 
 Still be Thy Church's watchword, "Comfort ye ;" 
 Till in our l'\\TifKii'.s House shall end our weeping, 
 rr And all our wants be satisfied in Thee. Amen. 
 
 Zi)c ISTatibiti) of ^t. 3)ol)u i^aptt^t. 
 
 414 "-^'*<7^<^'^^ //^)/^'' t^"-' hiiiiidoin of hcca-cn is at hand.''* 
 from the desert liomes, 
 liere he hath hid so long. 
 The new Elias comes, 
 
 \n sternest wisdom strong ; 
 '•/• The voice that cries 
 
 Of Cheist from high, 
 '///// And judgment nigh 
 From opening skies. 
 / Your God e'en now doth stand 
 At heaven's opening door : 
 His fan is in His hand, 
 
 x\ud He will purge His floor : 
 / The wheat He ckims 
 
 And v\^ith Him stows, 
 ■p The chaff He throws 
 To quenchless flames, 
 
 ( 350 ) 
 
 LO! i
 
 THE NATIVITV OF ST. JOHN BAPTIST. 
 
 / Ye haughty mountains, bow 
 Your sky-as])iring heads ; 
 2^ Ye valleys, hiding low, 
 cr Lift up your gentle meads ; 
 Make His way plain 
 Your King before, 
 / For evermore 
 He comes to reign. 
 
 mf May thy dread voice around, 
 Thou harbinger of Light, 
 On our dull ears still sound, 
 dim Lest here we sleep m night, 
 Till judgment come, 
 And on our path 
 Shall burst the wrath, 
 And deathless doom. 
 
 mf O OoD, with love's sweet might. 
 
 Who dost anoint and arm 
 
 Chri.st'.s soldier for the tight 
 
 With grace that shields from harm, 
 / Thrice Blessed Three, 
 Heav'n's endless days 
 Shall sing Thy praise 
 Eternally. Amen. 
 
 415 "-^^^^'^ ^ "■'^'' ^^""^ ^^!l ^^^^ssenffer, and he shall 
 prepare the icay before Me." 
 
 rr>f rpHE great forerunner of the morn. 
 -L The herald of the Word, is born : 
 And faithful he;irts shall never fail 
 With thanks and praise his light to hail. 
 
 With heavenly message Gabriel came. 
 That John should be that herald's name, 
 And with prophetic utterance told 
 His actions great and manifold, 
 
 C ?.5l ) A' 2
 
 THE NATiVIXr OF ST. JOHN BAPTIST. 
 
 John, still urborn, yet gave aright 
 His witness to the coming Light ; 
 
 cr And Christ, the Sun of all the earth, 
 Fulfill'd that witness at His Birth. 
 
 / Of woman -born shall never be 
 A greater Prophet than Avas he, 
 Whose mighty deeds exalt his fame 
 To greater than a Prophet's name. 
 
 mf But why should mortal accents raise 
 The hymn of John the Baptist's praise ? 
 Of whom, or e'er his course was run, 
 Thus spake the Father to the Son : 
 
 p " Behold My herald, who shall go 
 Before Thy Face Thy way to show. 
 And shine, as with the day-star's gleam, 
 Before Thine own eternal beam." 
 / All praise to God the Father be. 
 All praise. Eternal Son, to Thee, 
 Whom with the Spirit we adore 
 For ever and for evermore. Amen. 
 
 5t. ^ctcr \\)z ^pogtle. 
 
 420 " Lovest thou Me ? " 
 
 p TT^OIISAKEN once, and thrice denied, 
 cr S- The risen Lord gave pardon free, 
 Stood once asain at Peter's side. 
 
 And ask'd him, {jj) " Lov'st thou Me 1' 
 How many times with faithless word 
 Have we denied His holy Name, 
 How oft forsaken our dear Lord, 
 And shrunk when trial came ! 
 mf Saint Peter, when the cock crew clear, 
 Went out, and wept his broken faith ; 
 / Strong as a rock through strife and fear, 
 Ho served his Lord till death. 
 
 ( 352 i
 
 ST. PETER THE APOSTLE. 
 
 p Ho\v oft his cowardice of heart 
 We have without his love sincere, 
 The sin without the sorrow's smart, 
 The shame without the tear ! 
 
 mf O oft forsaken, oft denied. 
 
 Forgive our shame, wash out our sin ; 
 Look on us from Thy Father's side 
 p And let that sweet look win. 
 
 mf Hear when we call Thee from the deep. 
 Still walk beside us on the shore, 
 Give hands to work, (p) and eyes to weep, 
 cr And hearts to love Thee more. Amen. 
 
 417 "'5'/mc»n Peter answered and said. Thou art the Christy 
 the So7i of the living God." 
 
 f " rpHOU art the Christ, O Lord, 
 
 -L The Son of God most high ! " 
 
 For ever be adored 
 
 That Name in earth and sky, 
 dim In Avhich, though mortal strength may fail, 
 CT The Saints of God at last prevail ! 
 
 mf Oh, surely he was blest 
 
 With blessedness unpriced, 
 
 "Who, taught of God, confess'd 
 
 The Godhead in the Christ ! 
 For of Thy Church, Lord, Thou didst own 
 Thy Saint a true foundation-stone. 
 
 P Thrice was he put to shame, 
 
 Thrice did the dauntless fall ; 
 
 But, oh, that look that came 
 cr From out the judgment-hall ! 
 
 It pierced and broke the spell- bound heart, 
 / And foil'd the tempter's sifting art. 
 
 ( 353 ">
 
 ST. PETER THE APOSTLE. 
 
 ji) Thrice fallen, thrice restored ! 
 
 The bitter lesson learnt, 
 cr That heart for Thee, O Lord, 
 With triple ardour burnt. 
 The cross he took he laid not down 
 Until he grasp d the ^Martyr's crowu. 
 
 / Oh, bright triumphant faith ! 
 
 Oh, courage void of fears ! 
 
 Oh, love most strong in death ! 
 p Oh, penitential tears ! 
 iiif By these. Lord, keep us lest we fall, 
 
 And make us go where Thou shalt call. Amen. 
 
 5t. 3iamc$ X\)t ^po^tlc. 
 
 418 " -^^^' ^iill^d James, the brother of John, with the sword." 
 mf TpOE all Thy Saints, a noble throng, 
 J- Who fell by tire and sword, 
 Who soon were calFd, or waited long, 
 We praise Thy Name, O Lord ; 
 
 For him who left his father's side. 
 Nor linger'd by the shore, 
 %) When, softer than the weltering tide. 
 Thy summons glided o er ; 
 
 Who stood beside the maiden dead, 
 cr Who climb'd the mount with Thee, 
 And saw the glory round Thy Head, 
 One of Thy chosen three ; 
 
 p Who knelt beneath the olive shade, 
 Who drank Thy cup of pain, 
 And pass'd from Herod's flashing blade 
 cr To see Thy Face again. 
 
 mf Lord, give us grace, and give us love, 
 Like him to leave behind 
 Earth's cares and joys, and look above 
 With true and earnest mind, 
 
 ( 354 )
 
 Sr. JAMLS THE APOSTLE. 
 
 So shall we learu to drink Thy cup, 
 So meek aud firm be found, 
 cr When Thou shalt come to take us up 
 
 Where Thine elect are crown'd. Ameu. 
 
 ^t, 23artl)olomcto tl)c ^po^tU. 
 
 419 " -^^^ ^'^^^ knoiccth them that are His." 
 liif TT^ING of Saints, to Whom the number 
 XjL. Of Thy starry liost is known, 
 Many a name, by man forgotten. 
 
 Lives for ever round Tiiy Throne ; 
 Lights, which earth-born mists have darken'd, 
 (•/• There are shining full and clear, 
 
 Princes in the court of Heaven, 
 dim Nameless, unremember'd here. 
 
 nif In the roll of Thine Apostles 
 
 One there stands, Bartholomew, 
 He for whom to-day we otter, 
 
 Year by year, our praises due ; 
 ]-> How he toil'd for Thee and sutter'd 
 
 None on earth can now record ; 
 cr All his saintly life is hidden 
 
 In the knowledge of his Lord. 
 
 '^7/ Was it he, beneath the fig-tree 
 
 Seen of Thee, and guileless found ; 
 He who saw the good he long'd for 
 
 Rise from Nazareth's barren ground ; 
 He who met his risen Master 
 
 On the shore of Galilee ; 
 He to whom the Word was spoken, 
 
 " Greater things thou yet shalt see " ? 
 
 p None can tell us ; (cr) all is written 
 In the Lamb's great book of life, 
 All the faith, and prayer, and patience, 
 All the toiling, an<l the strife ; 
 
 ( 355 )
 
 ST. BARTHOLOMEW THE APOSTLE. 
 
 f There are told Thy hidden treasures ; 
 p Number us, O Lord, with them, 
 cr When Thou makest uj) the jewels 
 / Of Thy living Diadem. Amen. 
 
 ^t. iHattljcto tije Apostle. 
 
 420 "•^'^i/ ^i^/o'' youncl'ces treasures in heaven.'* 
 mf "T^EAR LoED, on this Tliy servant's day, 
 -!->' Who left for Thee the gold and mart, 
 "Who heard Thee whisi)er, " Come away," 
 And follow'd with a single heart, 
 
 Give us, amid earth's weary moil, 
 And \yealth for which men cark and care, 
 'Mid fortune's pride, and need's wild toil. 
 And broken hearts m i)urple rare, 
 
 Give us Thy grace to rise above 
 The glare of this world's smelting fires ; 
 Let God's great love put out the love 
 Of gold, and gain, and low desires, 
 
 f Still, like a breath from scented lime 
 Borne into rooms where sick men faint. 
 His voice comes floating through all time, 
 Thine own Evangelist and Saint. 
 
 cr Still sweetly rings the Gospel strain 
 Of golden store that knows not rust : 
 
 / The love of Cheist is more than gain. 
 
 And heavenly crowns than yellow dust. Amen. 
 
 ^t. iWicj[)ad ant all ^ngcl^. 
 
 421 " ^ pt'i^ise the Lord, all ye His hosts ; ye servants oj 
 His that do His pleasure.'* 
 f TDKAISE to God Who reigns above, 
 -L Binding earth and Heav'n in love ; 
 All the armies of the sky 
 Worship His dread sovereignty. 
 
 ( 356 )
 
 ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS. 
 
 mf Seraphim His praises sing, 
 Cherubim on fourfold A^4ng, 
 Thrones, Dominions, Princes, Powers, 
 Marshall'd Might that never cowers. 
 
 Speeds the Archangel from His Face, 
 Bearing messages of grace ; 
 Angel hosts His words fulfil. 
 Ruling nature by His Will. 
 
 Yet on man they joy to wait, 
 All that bright celestial state. 
 For in Man their Lord they see, 
 Christ, the Incarnate Deity. 
 
 c?«'mOn the Throne their Lord Who died 
 cr Sits in Manhood glorified ; 
 J) Where His people faint below 
 cr Angels count it joy to go. 
 
 mf Oh, the depths of joy Divine 
 
 Thrilling through those Orders nine, 
 When the lost are found again, 
 When the banish'd come to reign ! 
 
 Now in faith, in hope, in love. 
 
 We will join the choirs above, 
 
 / Praising, with the heavenly Host, 
 
 Father, Sox, and Holy Ghost. Amen. 
 
 422 " ^'^^'■^ "'^^ "'^^'^ '"^i heaven; Michael and his angeh 
 fought against the dragon ; and the dragon fought 
 and his angels." 
 
 f pHRIST, in highest Heav'n enthroned, 
 V^ Equal of the Father's Might, 
 By pure spirits, trembling, owned, 
 
 Gop of God, and Light of Light, 
 Thee 'mid Angel hosts Ave sing, 
 Thee their Maker and their King. 
 ( 357 >
 
 ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS. 
 
 mf All who circling round adore Thee, 
 All who bow before Thy Throne, 
 Burn with flaming zeal before Thee, 
 
 Thy behests to carry down ; 
 To and fro, 'twixt earth and Heaven, 
 Speed they each on errands given. 
 
 / First of all those legions glorious, 
 
 ^lichael waves his sword of flame, 
 Who of old in war victorious 
 
 Did the Dragons fierceness tame ; 
 Who with might invincible 
 Thrust the rebel down to hell. 
 
 mf Strong to aid the sick and dying, 
 
 CalPd from Heav'n they swiftly fly, 
 
 Grace Divine and strength supplying 
 "P In their mortal agony -. 
 
 Souls released from bondage here 
 
 Safe to Paradise they bear. 
 
 / To the Father praise be given 
 By the unfallen Angel-host, 
 W^ho in His great war have striven 
 
 With the legions of the lost ; 
 Equal praise in highest Heav'n 
 To the Sox and Holy Ghost. Amen. 
 
 423 " l^^i^« t^^ morning stars sanrj together, and all the 
 sons of God shouted for joy.** 
 
 f O TARS of the morning, so gloriously bright, 
 O Fiird with celestial virtue and light, 
 These that, where night never followeth day, 
 P Raise the " Trisagion " * ever and aye : 
 
 * In Greek, from "which this Hj'mn is translated "Trisagion" is 
 the same as the Latin "Tersanctus" and the English "Thrice- 
 Holy," 
 
 ( 358 )
 
 ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS. 
 
 w/ These are Thy ministers, these dost Thou own, 
 Lord God of Sabaoth, nearest Thy Throne ; 
 These are Thy messengers, these dost Thou send, 
 Help of the helpless ones ! man to defencL 
 
 These keep the guard amidst Salem's dear bowers, 
 Thrones, Principalities, Virtues, and Powers, 
 Where, with the Living Ones, mystical Four, 
 Cherubim, Seraphim {j)) bow and adore. 
 
 7/'//Then,whentheearthwasfirst poised inmid space. 
 Then, Avhen the planets first sped on their race, 
 Then, when were ended the six days' employ, 
 
 / Then all the Sons of God shouted for joy. 
 
 '//(/"Still let them succour us ; still let them tight. 
 Lord of Angelic hosts, battling for right ; 
 Till, where their anthems they ceaselessly pour, 
 WewitlitheAngelsmay(p)bowandadore. Amen. 
 
 424 ** -4'"<^ ^f'^!/ ""^^ c^l ministering spirits, sent forth to 
 minister for them icho shall be heirs of salvation?" 
 
 '^\f rpHEY come, God's messengers of love, 
 -JL They come from realms of peace above, 
 From homes of never-fading light. 
 From blissful mansions ever bright. 
 They come to watch around us here. 
 To soothe our sorrow, calm our fear : 
 Ye heavenly guides, speed not away 
 God willeth you with us to stay. 
 
 2) But chiefly at its journey's end 
 'Tis yours the spiric to befriend, 
 And whisper to the faithful heart, 
 raUpp'-^O Christian soul, in peace depart." 
 
 X> Blest Jesu, Thou Whose groans and tears 
 Have sanctified frail nature's fears, 
 To earth in bitter sorrow weigh'd, 
 Thou didst not scorn Thine Angel's aid: 
 
 ( 359 )
 
 ST. MICHAEL AKD ALL AKGELS. 
 
 cr An Angel guard to us supply, 
 When on tlie bed of death we lie ; 
 And by Thine own Almighty power 
 
 !■> O shield us in the last dread hour. 
 
 / To God the Fathee, God the Son, 
 And God the Spirit, Three in One, 
 From all above and all beloAv 
 Let joyful praise unceasing flow. Amen. 
 
 These Hymns on the ministry of Angels may be simg, if 
 desired, at other times. 
 
 ^t. Hufer tjbc ^bangcli^t. 
 
 425 " ^'^ brother, v- hose praise is in the gospel." 
 f TTTHAT thanks and praise to Thee we owe, 
 V V O Priest and Sacrifice Divine, 
 For Thy dear Saint through whom we know 
 So many a gracious Word of Thine ; 
 nif Whom Thou didst choose to tell the tale 
 Of all Thy Manhood's toils and tears, 
 And for a moment lift the veil 
 That hides Thy Boyhood's spotless years, 
 _p How many a soul with guilt oppress'd 
 cr Has learn'd to hear the joyful sound 
 In that sweet tale of sin confess'd, 
 The Father's love, the lost and found ! 
 •p How many a child of sin and shame 
 cr Has refuge found from guilty fears 
 Through her, who to the Saviour came 
 With costly ointments and with tears ! 
 inf What countless worshippers have sung, 
 In lowly fane or lofty choir, 
 The song that loosed the silent tongue 
 Of him who was the Baptist's sire ! 
 cr And still the Church through all her days 
 Uplifts the strains that never cease. 
 The Blessed Virgin's hymn of praise, 
 P The aged Simeon's words of peace. 
 
 ( 360 )
 
 ST. LUKE THE EVANGELIST. 
 
 / happy Saint ! whose sacred page, 
 So rich in words of truth and love, 
 Pours on the Church from age to ago 
 
 mf This healing unction from above ; 
 
 The witness of the Saviour's life, 
 
 The great Apostle's chosen friend 
 p Through weary years of toil and strife, 
 cr And still found faithful to the end. 
 
 mf So grant us, Lor.D, like him to live, 
 Beloved by man, approved by Thee, 
 Till Thou at last the summons give. 
 And we, with him, Thy Face shall see. Amen. 
 
 426 "'^"^^ '^'"'^ ^'"'^ ^''"^ ^^^y icays, Thou King of Saints, 
 mf rpHOU Who sentest Thine Apostles 
 -L Two and two before Tliy Face, 
 Partners in the night of toiling. 
 Heirs together of Thy grace, 
 Throned at length, their labours ended, 
 Each in his appointed place ; 
 
 / Praise to Thee for those Thy champions 
 Whom our hymns to-day proclaim ; 
 
 mf One, whose zeal by Thee enlighten'd 
 Burn'd anew with nobler flame : 
 One, the kinsman of Thy Childhood, 
 Brought at last to know Thy Name. 
 
 / Praise to Thee ! Thy fire within them 
 Spake in love, and wrought in powei' : 
 
 Seen in mighty signs and wonders 
 In Thy Church's morning hour : 
 
 Heard in tones of sternest warning 
 When the storms began to lower. 
 
 ( 361 )
 
 ST. SIMON AND ST. JUDE, APOSTLEa 
 
 J) Once again those storms are breaking ; 
 
 Hearts are failing, love grows cold ; 
 Faith is darken'd, sm abounding ; 
 
 Grievous wolves assail Thy fold : 
 cr Save us, Lord, our One Salvation ; 
 
 Save the Faith reveal'd of old. 
 
 mf Call the erring by Thy pity ; 
 
 Warn the tempted by Thy fear ; 
 Keep us true to Thine allegiance. 
 
 Counting life itself less dear, 
 cr Standing firmer, holding faster, 
 diin As we see the end draw near. 
 
 mf Till, with holy Jude and Simon 
 
 And the thousand faithful more, 
 "We, the good confession witness'd 
 And tlie lifelong conflict o'er, 
 
 cr On the sea of fire and crystal 
 
 Stand, and wonder, (|>) and adore. 
 
 / God the Father, great and wondrous 
 In Thy works, to Thee be i)raise ; 
 
 King of Saints, to Thee be glory. 
 Just and true in all Thy ways ; 
 
 Praise to Thee, from Both proceeding. 
 Holy Ghost, through endless days. Amen. 
 
 427 " ^^*^'' <^"'^ these lohich are ai^rayed in ichite robes'^ 
 and ichence came they ? " 
 
 mf TTTHO are these like stars appearing, 
 
 V V These, before God's Throne who stand 1 
 Each a golden crown is w^earing. 
 Who are all this glorious band 1 
 Alleluia, hark ! they sing, 
 / Praising loud their heavenly King. 
 
 ( 362 )
 
 ALL SAINTS' DAY. 
 
 mf Wlio are tliese in dazzling brightness. 
 Clothed in God's own righteousness, 
 These, whose robes of jnirest whiteness 
 .Shall their lustre still possess, 
 
 ►Still untouch'd by tunes rude hand ? 
 Whence came all this glorious band \ 
 
 f These are they who have contended 
 For their Saviolr's honour long, 
 Wrestling on till life Avas ended, 
 Following not the sinful throng ; 
 These, who Avell the light sustain'd, 
 Triumph by the Lamb have gain'd. 
 
 p These are they whose hearts were riven, 
 Sore with woe and anguish tried, 
 Who in prayer full oft have striven 
 
 With the God they glorified ; 
 cr Now, their i)ainful conflict o'er, 
 God has bid them weep no more. 
 
 mf These, the Almiuhty contemplating, 
 Did as priests before Him stand, 
 Soul and body always waiting 
 
 Day and night at His command : 
 / Now in God's most holy place 
 
 Blest they stand before His Face. Amei). 
 
 428 " ^^"'^ ^'''^'•^ "^^'^ ^^^^ from their labours.'* 
 
 mf rFl HE Saints of God ! their conflict past, 
 JL And life's long battle won at last. 
 No more they need the shield or sword, 
 They cast them down befoie their Lord : 
 cr O happy Saints ! for ever blest, 
 p At Jesus' feet how safe your rest I 
 
 C 3CJ )
 
 ALL SAINTS' DAY. 
 
 mf The Saints of God ! their wanderings done, 
 No more their \yeary course they run, 
 No more they faint, no more they fall, 
 No foes oppress, no fears appal : 
 cv O happy Saints ! for ever blest, 
 p In that dear home how sweet your rest ! 
 
 mf The Saints of God ! life's voyage o'er, 
 Safe landed on that blissful shore. 
 No stormy tempests now they dread, 
 No roaring billows lift their head : 
 cT O happy Saints ! for ever blest, 
 I) In that calm haven of your rest ! 
 
 The Saints of God their vigil keep 
 While yet their mortal bodies sleep, 
 
 cr Till from the dust they too shall rise 
 And soar triumphant to the skies : 
 
 / O happy Saints ! rejoice and sing ; 
 
 He quickly comes, your Lord and King. 
 
 mf O God of Saints, to Thee we cry ; 
 
 O Saviour, plead for us on high ; 
 
 O Holy Ghost, our Guide and Friend, 
 ■p Grant us Thy grace till life shall end ; 
 cr That Avith all Saints our rest may be 
 / In that bright Paradise Avith Thee. Amen. 
 
 moon, to shine in it; for the glory of God did 
 lighten it, and the Lamb is the Light thereof.''^ 
 
 mf f\ HEAVENLY Jerusalem, 
 
 \y Of everlasting halls, 
 cr Thrice blessed are the people 
 dim Thou storest in thy walls. 
 
 / Thou art the golden mansion, 
 Where Saints for ever .sing, 
 The seat of God's oavu chosen, 
 The palace of the King, 
 
 ( 364 }
 
 ALL SAINTS DAY. 
 
 'P There God for ever sitteth, 
 cr Himself of all the Crown \ 
 
 The Lamb, the Light that shineth, 
 
 And never goeth down. 
 jD Nought to this seat approacheth 
 
 Their sweet peace to molest ; 
 / They sing their (iloD for ever, 
 
 Nor day nor night they rest. 
 mf Sure hope doth thither lead us ; 
 
 Oar longings thither tend ; 
 cr May short-lived toil ne'er daunt us 
 
 For joys that cannot end. 
 
 f To Christ the Sun that lightens 
 His Church above, below, 
 To Father, and to Spirit, 
 All things created bow. Amen. 
 
 Tlie Hymns for this Festival may he used on other days. 
 The foil oxi: in J Hymns are suitable for this Festival ■ 
 222 Tea thousand times teu thousand. 
 228 Jerusalem the golden 
 233 Jerusalem on high. 
 235 Oh, what the joy and the glory must be. 
 
 435 Lo! round the Throne, a glorious band. 
 
 436 Hark ! the sound of holy voices. 
 
 438 How bright those glorious spirits shine ! 
 447 Soldiers, who are Christ's below. 
 
 dFc^tibal^ of ^po-stle^. 
 
 430 " -4/«c?f/ie li-all of the city had ticelve foundations, and 
 in them the names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb" 
 H' eternal gifts of Christ the King, 
 The Apostles' glory, let us sing ; 
 And all, with hearts of gladness, raise 
 Due hymns of thankful love and praise. 
 For they the Church's Princes are, 
 Triumphant Leaders in the war. 
 In heavenly courts a warrior band, 
 True lights to lighten every land. 
 
 f 365 ) 
 
 T
 
 FESTIVALS OF APOSTLES. 
 
 mf Theirs is the steadfast faith of Saints, 
 And hope that never yields nor faints, 
 And love of Christ in perfect glow 
 That lays the prince of this world low. 
 
 In them the Father's glory shone, 
 In them the Will of God the Son, 
 In them exults the Holy Ghost, 
 <^r Through them rejoice the heavenly Host. 
 
 P To Thee, Redeemer, now we cry. 
 
 That Thou wouldst join to them on high 
 Thy servants, ^\\\o this grace implore, 
 
 mf For ever and for evermore. Amen. 
 
 431 " Their sound iccnt into all the earth, and t'.cir icords 
 unto tlic ends of the icorld " 
 
 mf "pvISPOSER Supreme, 
 
 -LJ And Judge of the earth, 
 Who choosest for Thine 
 
 The weak and the poor ; 
 To frail earthen vessels 
 
 And things of no worth 
 Entrusting Thy riches 
 
 Which aye shall endure ; 
 
 P Those vessels soon fail, 
 
 Though full of Thy light. 
 And at Thy decree 
 Are broken and gone ; 
 cr Thence brightly appeareth 
 Thy truth in its might, 
 As through the clouds riven 
 The lightnings have shone. 
 
 / Like clouds are they borne 
 To do Thy great Will, 
 And swift as the winds 
 About the world go ; 
 
 ( 366 ^
 
 FESTITALS OF APOSTLES. 
 
 The Word with His wisdom 
 
 Their spirits doth fill, 
 They thunder, they lighten, 
 
 The waters o'erfiow. 
 
 Their sound goeth forth, 
 
 "Christ Jesus the Lord ;" 
 Then Satan doth fear. 
 
 His citadels fall : 
 As w^hen the dread trumpets 
 
 Went forth at Thy Word. 
 And one long blast shatter'd 
 
 The Canaanite's w-all. 
 
 O loud be their trump, 
 
 And stirring their sound 
 w/ To rouse us, O Lord, 
 
 From slumber of sin ; 
 The lights Thou hast kindled 
 
 In darkness around, 
 O may they illumine 
 
 Our spirits within. 
 
 / All honour and praise. 
 
 Dominion and might, 
 To God, Three in One, 
 
 Eternally be, 
 Who round us hath shed 
 
 His own marvellous light. 
 And call'd us from darkness 
 
 His glory to see. Amen. 
 
 432 " ^^ '^'^^ ^^'^^^ stY iipon ticclce thrones, jucljinj the 
 twelve tribes of Israel.^' 
 
 mf pAPTAINS of the saintly band, 
 v-^ Lights who lighten every land, 
 Princes who with Jesus dwell, 
 Judges of His Israel, 
 
 ( 367 )
 
 FESTIVALS OF APOSTLES. 
 
 On tlie nations sunk in night 
 Ye have shed the Gospel light ; 
 cr Sin and error flee away, 
 
 Truth reveals the promised day. 
 
 mf Not by warrior's spear and sword, 
 
 Not by art of human word, 
 p Preaching but the Cross of shame, 
 cr Rebel hearts for Christ ye tame. 
 
 2^ Earth, that long in sin and pain 
 Groan 'd in Satan's deadly chain, 
 
 / Now to serve its God is free 
 In the law of liberty. 
 
 mf Distant lands with one acclaim 
 Tell the honour of your name, 
 Who, wherever man has trod, 
 Teach the mysteries of God. 
 
 / Glory to the Three in One 
 While eternal ages run, 
 Who from deepest shades of night 
 Call'd us to His glorious light. Amen. 
 
 JFc^ttbals of lEbangdtgtg. 
 
 433 "-^^^^o^<^ 'fy^o?! the mountains the feet of him thai 
 hringeth good tidings, that 2jvhlisheth peace.^* 
 
 mj "DEHOLD the messengers of Christ, 
 -D Who bear to every place 
 The unveil'd mysteries of God, 
 The Gospel of His grace. 
 
 jo The things through mists and shadows dim 
 
 By holy prophets seen, 
 cr In the full light of day they saw 
 
 With not a cloud between. 
 
 ( 363 )
 
 FESTIVALS OF EVANGELISTS 
 
 p AVhat Christ, True Man, divinely wrought, 
 
 What God in Manhood bore, 
 mf They wrote, as God inspired, in words 
 That live for evermore. 
 Although in space and time apart. 
 
 One Spirit ruled them all ; 
 And in their sacred pages still 
 We hear that Spirit s call. 
 / To God, the Blessed Three in One, 
 Be glory, praise, and might, 
 Wlio call'd us from the shades of death 
 To His own glorious light. Amen. 
 
 i^34; " ^'^^^ ^ '''''^^'* ''^"^"^ ^"^ ^f ^den to imter the garden i 
 and from thence it was parted, and became into 
 four heads." 
 *"/ f^ 0]\IE, pure hearts, in sweetest measures 
 vJ Sing of those who spread the treasures 
 
 In the holy Gospels shrined ; 
 Blessed tidings of salvation, 
 p Peace on earth, their proclamation, 
 cr Love from God to lost mankind. 
 mf See the Eivers four that gladden 
 With their streams the better Eden 
 Planted by our Lord most dear ; 
 / Christ the Fountain, (mf) these the waters ; 
 / Drink, O Sion's sons and daughters, 
 
 Drink and find salvation here. 
 
 mf O that we Thy truth confessing, 
 
 And Thy holy Word possessing, 
 
 Jesu, may Thy love adore ; 
 Unto Thee our voices raising, 
 cr Thee with all Thy ransom'd praising 
 
 Ever and for evermore. Amen. 
 The' Hymn No. 126, Parts 2 ayid 3, may be used on the Fes- 
 tivals of Apostles or Evangelists beticeen Easterday and 
 Trinity Sunday 
 
 C 360 )
 
 jjpc&tilialg of i^artgr^ anti otl)cr fi^olu Bag^. 
 
 435 ** Therefore are they before the th>'0)i3 of God, and 
 
 serve Him day and night in Bis tcinple" 
 
 f TO! round the Throne, a glorious band, 
 JLJ The Saints in countless myriads stand, 
 Of every tongue redeem'd to C4od, 
 (Zi'mArray'd in garments wash'd in Blood. 
 
 J) Through tribulation great they came ; 
 cr They bore the cross, despised the shame ; 
 
 From all their labours now they rest, 
 
 In God's eternal glory blest. 
 
 mf They see their Saviour face to face, 
 
 And sing the triumphs of His grace ; 
 
 / Him day and night they ceaseless praise, 
 
 To Him the loud thanksgiving raise : 
 
 ff " Worthy the Lamb, for sinners slain, 
 
 Through endless years to live and reign : 
 p Thou hast redeem'd us by Thy Blood, 
 / And made us kings and priests to God." 
 
 i'lf O may we tread the sacred road 
 cr That Saints and holy Martyrs trod ; 
 Wage to the end the glorious strife, 
 / And win, like them, a crown of life. Amen. 
 
 436 ^^ Afi^'' ^^^'^ I beheld, and lo, a great multitude, which 
 
 no man could number, of all nations and kindreds 
 and people and tongues, stood before the throne 
 and before the Lamb, clothed with v:hite robes, and 
 palms in their hands." 
 
 f T~rARK ! the sound of holy voices, 
 
 STjL Chanting at the crystal sea 
 p Alleluia, (/) Alleluia, 
 f Alleluia, Lord, to Thee : 
 2) ^Multitude, which none can number, 
 cr Like the stars in glory stands, 
 / Clothed in white apparel, holding 
 Palms of victory in their hands. 
 C 370 )
 
 FESTIVALS OF MARTYRS. 
 
 4af Patriarch, and holy Prophet, 
 
 Who prepared the ^vay of Christ, 
 King, Apostle, Saint, Confessor, 
 Martyr, and Evangelist, 
 j3 Saintly Maiden, godly Matron, 
 cv W^idows who have watclrd to prayer, 
 / Join'd in holy concert, singing 
 To the Loud of all, are there. 
 
 i? They have come from tribulation, 
 
 And have ^vash'd their robes in Blood, 
 Wash'd them in the Blood of Jesus ; 
 
 cr Tried they were, and firm they stood ; 
 
 2> Mock'd, imprison'd, stoned, tormented, 
 Sawn asunder, slain with sword, 
 
 cr They have conquer'd death and Satan 
 
 / By the might of Christ the Lori». 
 
 / TJnis. Marching with Thy Cross their banner, 
 They have triumph'd following 
 Thee, the Captain of salvation. 
 
 Thee their Saviour and their King ; 
 Im Harm. Gladly, Lord, with Thee they sufferYl ; 
 Gladly, Lord, Avith Thee they died, 
 And by death {cr) to life immortal 
 They were born, and glorified. 
 
 ff Unis. Now they reign in heavenly glory, 
 Now they walk in golden light. 
 Now they drink, as from a river, 
 Holy bliss and infinite ; 
 p Harm. Love and peace they taste for ever, 
 cr And all truth and knowledge see 
 In the Beatific Vision 
 Of the Blessed Trinity. 
 
 / God of God, the One-begotten, 
 Light of Light, Emmanuel, 
 In Whose Body join'd together 
 All the Saints for ever dwell ; 
 
 C 371 )
 
 FESTIVALS OF :\IARTVRS 
 
 ^ Pour upon us of Thy fulness, 
 cr That we may for evermore 
 
 God the Father, God the Sox, and 
 God the Holy Ghost adore. Amen. 
 
 437 " ^(»^ip<^ssed about with so great a cloud of witnesses.'* 
 
 f TTIOR all the Saints who from their labours rest, 
 -Ju Who Thee by faith before the world conf ess'd, 
 Thy Name, O Jesu, be for ever blest. 
 
 Alleluia I 
 
 Thou wast their Rock, their Fortress, and their 
 
 Might ; 
 Thou, Lord, their Captain in the well-fought fight ; 
 Thou in the darkness drear their one true Light. 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 
 O may Thy soldiers, faithful, true, and bold, 
 Fight as the Saints who nobly fought of old, 
 And win, with them, the victor's crown of gold. 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 
 w/0 blest communion ! fellowship Divine ! 
 We feebly struggle, they in glory shine ; 
 cr Yet all are one in Thee, for all are Thine. 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 
 J) And when the strife is fierce, the warfare long, 
 
 Steals on the ear the distant triumph-song, 
 cr And hearts are brave again, and arms are strong. 
 
 Alleluia! 
 
 wz/The golden evening brightens in the west ; 
 
 Soon,, soon to faithful warriors comes their rest; 
 J) Sweet is the calm of Paradise the blest. 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 
 / But lo ! there breaks a yet more glorious day ; 
 The Saints triumphant rise in bright array : 
 The King of gloiy passes on His way. 
 
 Alleluia ' 
 
 ( 372 )
 
 AND OTHER HOLY DAYS. 
 
 / From earth's wide bounds, from ocean's farthest 
 coast, [host, 
 
 Through gates of pearl streams in the countless 
 Singing to Fatheh, Son, and Holy Ghost. 
 
 Alleluia 1 Amen. 
 
 ^38 " ■^'^'^^'^ f'''^ i^^'^y ichich came out of ijreat tribulation, 
 a7id have washed their robes, and made them ichite 
 in the Blood of the Lamb." 
 
 p TTOW bright these glorious spirits shine ! 
 inf JH "Whence all their white array ? 
 How came they to the blissful seats 
 Of everlasting day '( 
 
 p Lo ! these are they from sufferings great 
 
 Who came to realms of light ; 
 cr And in the Blood of Chiiist have wash'd 
 
 Those robes that shine so bright. 
 
 / Now with triumphal palms they stand 
 Before the Throne on high, 
 And serve the God they love amidst 
 The glories of the sky. 
 
 inf Hunger and thirst are felt no more, 
 
 Nor suns with scorching ray ; 
 cr God is their Sun, Whose cheering beams 
 
 Diffuse eternal day. 
 
 rnf The Lamb, Which dwells amidst the Throne, 
 
 Shall o'er them still preside, 
 2) Feed them with nourishment Divine, 
 cr And all their footsteps guide. 
 
 p 'Midst pastures green He'll lead His flock, 
 
 Where living streams appear ; 
 cr And God the Lord from every eye 
 
 Shall wipe off every tear 
 
 ( 3T3 )
 
 FESTIVALS OF MARTYRS 
 
 / To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 
 The God Whom we adore, 
 Be glory, as it was, is now. 
 And shall be evermore. Amen. 
 
 439 " ^^0^^^ ^^'^ J/ocic? fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life! 
 
 f rpHE Son of God goes forth to war 
 J- A Kingly crown to gain ; 
 His blood-red banner streams afar 
 Who follows in His train % 
 
 mf Who best can drink his cup of woe, 
 /' Triumphant over pain, 
 J) Who patient bears his cross below, 
 f He follows in His train. 
 
 mf The ]\Iartyr first, whose eagle eye 
 Could pierce beyond the grave ; 
 Wlio saw his Master in the sky, 
 cr And call'd on Him to save. 
 
 c?/^;iLike Him, with pardon on his tongue 
 
 In midst of mortal pain, 
 mf He pray'd for them that did the wrong ; 
 / Who follows in his train ? 
 
 A glorious band, the chosen few 
 
 On whom the Spirit came, 
 Twelve valiant Saints, their hope they knew. 
 
 And mock'd the cross and flame. 
 
 They met the tyrant's brandish'd steel, 
 The lion's gory mane, 
 J) They bow'd their necks, the death to feel; 
 / Who follows in their train '\ 
 
 A noble army, men and boys, 
 
 The matron and the maid, 
 Around the Saviour's Throne rejoice 
 
 In robes of light array 'd. 
 
 t 374 )
 
 AND OTHEPw HOLY DAYS. 
 
 They climb'd the steep ascent of Heav'n 
 mf Through peril, toil, and pain ; 
 V O God, to us may grace be given 
 To follow in their train. Amen. 
 
 440 *' ^^'<'// ^^^'^ stoned, they icere saun asunder, v:ere 
 tempted, ivere slain with the sword; . . . beituj 
 destitute, afflicted, tormented; of whom the world 
 was not worthy." 
 
 mf -D LESSED feasts of blessed Martyrs, 
 ■D Holy days of holy men. 
 With aftec'tion's recollections 
 Greet we your return again. 
 
 / "Worthy deeds they wrought and wonders, 
 Worthy of the Name they bore ; 
 We with meetest praise and sweetest 
 Honour them for evermore. 
 
 mf Faith prevailing, hope unfailing, 
 Jesus loved with single heart — 
 
 / Thus they glorious and victorious 
 Bravely bore the Martyr's part. 
 
 mf Eack'd with torture, haled to slaughter, 
 Fire, and axe, and murderous sword, 
 
 / Chains and prison, foes' derision 
 
 They endured for Christ the Lord. 
 
 r) So they pass'd through pain and sorrow, 
 Till they sank in death to rest ; 
 
 cr Earth's rejected, God's elected, 
 Gain'd a portion with the blest. 
 
 mf By contempt of worldly pleasures. 
 
 And by deeds of valour done, 
 ,/ They have reach'd the land of Angeb- 
 
 And with them are knit in one. 
 
 C 375 )
 
 FESTIVALS OF MARTYRS 
 
 Made co-heirs with Christ in glory, 
 His celestial bliss they share : 
 p May they now before Him bending 
 Help us onward by their prayer ; 
 
 That, this weary life completed, 
 And its fleeting trials past, 
 / We may Avin eternal glory 
 
 In our Father's home at last. AmeiL 
 
 441 *^ -Blessed are they ichich are persecuted for lighteoiis- 
 ness^ sake ; for tlieirs is the kingdom of heaven." 
 
 f T ET our Choir new anthems raise, 
 J-J Wake the song of gladness ; 
 God Himself to joy and praise 
 Turns the Martyrs' sadness : 
 Bright the day that won their -crown 
 Open'd Heaven's bright portal, 
 dim As they laid the mortal down 
 cr To put on the immortal. 
 
 mf Never flinch'd they from the flame, 
 
 From the torture never ; 
 Vain the foeman's sharpest aim, 
 
 Satan's best endeavour : 
 cr For by faith they saw the land 
 
 Deck'd in all its glory, 
 / Where triumphant now they stand 
 
 With the victor's storj^ 
 
 Up and follow. Christian men ! 
 
 Press through toil and sorrow ; 
 Spurn the night of fear, and then, 
 Oh, the glorious morrow ! 
 mf Who will venture on the strife 1 
 f Blest who first begin it ; 
 
 mf Who will grasp the land of life ? 
 ff Warriors, up and v/in it ! Ameu, 
 C 370 )
 
 AND OTHER HOLY DAYS. 
 
 442 ♦'• Blessed. is the rmn that endureth temptation, for when 
 he is tried he shall receive the crown of life." 
 
 w/ r\ GOI^> Thy sokliers' great Reward, 
 
 \J Their Portion, Crown, and faithful Lord, 
 From all transgres^sions set us free 
 Who sing Thy .Martyr's victory. 
 
 By wisdom taught he learn'd to know 
 The vanity of all below, 
 The fleeting joys of earth disdain'd, 
 And everlasting glory gain'd. 
 
 Right manfully his cross he bore, 
 And ran his race of torments sore ; 
 dimFor Thee he pour'd his life away, 
 cr With Thee he lives in endless day. 
 
 2) AVe therefore pray Thee, Lord of Love, 
 
 Regard us from Thy Throne above ; 
 a- On this Thy Martyr's triumph-day 
 2) Wash every stain of sin away. 
 
 / All praise to God the Father be, 
 All praise, Eternal Son, to Thee, 
 AVhom Avith the Spirit we adore 
 For ever and for evermore. Amen. 
 
 443 " ^'^ i^tou faithful unto death, and I v:ill give thee 
 a crown of life.''* 
 
 p TT'OR man the Saviour shed 
 
 -1- His all-atoning Blood, 
 cr And oh, shall ransom'd man refuse 
 
 To suffer for his God ? 
 
 mf Ashamed who now can be 
 
 To own the Crucified ? 
 cr Nay, rather be our glory this, 
 
 To die for Him Who died. 
 
 C 377 )
 
 FESTIVALS OF MARTYRS 
 
 mf So felt Thy Martyr, Lord ; 
 By Thy right liaiid sustained, 
 He waged for Thee the battle's strife, 
 And threaten'd death disdain'd. 
 
 Upon the golden crown 
 Gazing Avith eager breath, 
 He fought as one who fain would die, 
 And, dying, conquer death. 
 
 Alone he stood unmoved 
 Amid his cruel foes ; 
 / Oh, w^ondrous was the might that then 
 Above his torturers rose ! 
 
 P Lord, give us grace to bear 
 Like him our cross of shame. 
 To do and suffer what Thou wilt, 
 For love of Thy dear Name. 
 
 / Jesu, the King of Saints, 
 We praise Thee and adore, 
 Who art with God the Father One 
 And Spirit evermore. Amen. 
 
 ^^i^ " Of ichom the icorld icas not icorthy.''* 
 
 f "\^E servants of our glorious King, 
 
 JL To Him your thankful praises bring 
 And tell the deeds that grace has done, 
 The triumphs by His Martyrs won. 
 
 mf Since they Avere faithful to the last. 
 Their holy struggles now are past ; 
 The bitterness of death is o'er, 
 
 / And theirs is bliss for evermore. 
 
 jj The flame might scorch, the knife lay bare, 
 And cruel beasts their members tear ; 
 
 cr No powers of earth, no powers of hell 
 
 The souls that loved their Lord could quell. 
 
 (378 )
 
 AND OTHER IIOLV DAVS. 
 
 / For ever broken is the chain 
 
 That songht to bind them, but in vain : 
 
 ;/// O let us strive like them to win 
 Our freedom from the bonds of sin. 
 
 }> O Saviour, may our portion Ijo 
 
 AVith those who gave themselves to Thee, 
 
 / Through all eternity to sing 
 
 All praise to Thee the Martyrs' King. Amen. 
 
 445 *' clothed irith irhitc rohcs, and palms in their hands.'^ 
 
 f TDALMS of glory, raiment briglit, 
 -L Crowns that never fade away. 
 Gird and deck the Saints in light, 
 Priests, and kings, and conquerors they. 
 
 )nf Vet the conquerors bring their palms 
 To the Lamb amidst the Throne, 
 
 cr And proclaim in joyful psalms 
 Victory through His ( Voss alone. 
 
 raf Kings their crowns for harj)s resign, 
 Crying, as they strike the chords, 
 
 cr " Take the Kingdom, it is Thine, 
 King of kings, and Lord of lords." 
 
 J) Round the Altar Priests confess, 
 Tf their robes are white as snow, 
 'Twas the Saviour's Righteousness, 
 And His Blood, that made them so. 
 
 mf They were mortal too like us ; 
 
 (), when we like them must die, 
 cr May our souls translated thus 
 
 Triumph, reign, and shine on high. Amen. 
 
 ( 379 )
 
 FESTIVALS OF MARTYRS 
 
 446 " ^^'<^'^^(>^^ ^^'^' ^^*^ sufferings of this present time arc 
 not worthy to ho compared irith the glory which 
 shall be revealed in us." 
 
 mf C\^ • what, if we are Christ's, 
 
 \J Is earthly shame or loss % 
 cr Bright shall the crown of glory be 
 dim When we have borne the cross. 
 
 p Keen Avas the trial once. 
 Bitter the cu}) of woe, 
 When martyr'd Saints, baptized in blood, 
 Christ's sufi'erings shared below : 
 
 / Bright is their glory now, 
 Boundless their joy above. 
 Where, on the bosom of their God, 
 They rest in perfect love. 
 
 mf Lord, may that grace be ours, 
 
 Like them in faith to bear 
 p All that of sorrow, grief, or pain 
 
 May be our portion here ; 
 
 mf Enough if Thou at last 
 
 The word of blessing give, 
 And let us rest beneath Thy feet, 
 Where Saints and Angels live. 
 
 / All glory, Lord, to Thee, 
 
 Whom Heav'n and earth adore ; 
 
 To Father, Son, and Holy ChosTj 
 
 One God for evermore. Amen. 
 
 ^/^^y " To him that overcometh." 
 
 f OOLDIERS, who are Christ's beloWj 
 O Strong in faith resist the foe : 
 Boundless is the pledg'd reward 
 L^nto them who serve the Lord. 
 
 ( 380 )
 
 AND OTHER HOLY DAVS. 
 
 raf "Tis no palm of fading leaves 
 
 That the conqueror's hand receives ; 
 Joys are his, serene and pure, 
 Light that ever shall endure. 
 
 For the souls that overcome 
 Waits the beauteous heavenly home, 
 f /■ Where the Blessed evermore 
 Tread, on high, the starry floor. 
 
 'P Passing soon and little worth 
 
 Are the things that tempt on earth ; 
 
 mf Heavenward lift thy soul's regard ; 
 God Himself is thy Reward. 
 
 / Father, Who the crown dost give, 
 Saviour, by Whose Death we live, 
 Spirit, Who our hearts dost raise, 
 Three in Oxe, Thy Name we praise. Amea 
 
 ^^3 *' ^'^'^^ ^'''^.'Z glorified God in wc." 
 
 «(/ TjlOK Thy dear Saint, O Lord, 
 -1- Who strove in Thee to live, 
 Who foUow'd Thee, obey'd, adored. 
 Our grateful hymn receive. 
 
 ^) For Thy dear Saint, O Lord, 
 Who strove in Thee to die, 
 
 cr And found in Thee a full reward, 
 Accept our thankful cry. 
 
 mf Thine earthly members fit 
 To join Thy Saints above, 
 In one communion ever knit, 
 One fellowship of love. 
 
 Jesu, Thy Name we bless, 
 And humbly pray that w^e 
 May follow them in holiness. 
 Who lived and died for Thee. 
 
 C 381 )
 
 FESTIVALS OF JIARTYR3 
 
 / All might, all praise, be Thine, 
 Father, co-eqnal Son, 
 And Spirit, Bond of love Divine, 
 While endless ages run. Amen. 
 
 449 '" '^^""'» ^'^'O" ^•^'<^^ ^'■'^ highlij favoured, the Lord is xciih 
 
 thcc ; blessed art thou among tcoinen." 
 For the B. V. Mary. 
 mj rn HE God, Whom earth, and sea, and sky 
 _L Adore, and laud, and magnify, [swell. 
 Whose might they own, Whose praise they 
 2) In Mary"s womb vouchsafed to dwell. 
 
 mf The Lord, Whom sun and moon obey, 
 Whom all things serve from day to day, 
 
 p Was by the Holy Ghost conceived 
 Of lier who through His grace believed. 
 
 rtif How blest that Mother, in whose shrine 
 The world's Creator, Lord Divine, 
 Whose Hand contains the earth and sky, 
 
 p Once deign'd, as in His ark, to lie ; 
 
 / Blest in the message Gabriel brought, 
 Blest by the work the Spirit wrought ; 
 From whom the great Desire of earth 
 
 p Took human flesh and human birth. 
 
 f O Lord, the Virgin-born, to Thee 
 Eternal praise and glory be, 
 Whom with the Father we adore 
 And Holy Ghost for evermore. Amen. 
 
 450 " -^^^'V/, ^^'f -^fother of Jesus" 
 For the P.. V. Mary. 
 
 w/ QHALL we not love thee. Mother dear, 
 O Whom Jesus loves so wtU ? 
 And, to His glory, year by year. 
 Thy joy and honour tell ?
 
 AND OTHER HOLY DAYS. 
 
 p Bound with the curse of sin and shame 
 
 We helpless sinners lay, 
 cr Until in tender love He came 
 
 To bear the curse away. 
 7n/ And thee He chose from whom to take 
 
 True flesh His Flesh to be ; 
 p In It to suffer for our sake, 
 / By It to make us free. 
 2^ Thy Babe He lay upon thy breast. 
 
 To thee He cried for food ; 
 Thy gentle nursing sooth'd to rest 
 
 Th' Incarnate fSoN of God. 
 mf O wondrous depth of grace Divine 
 
 That He should bend so low ! 
 cr And, Mary, oL, what joy 'twas thine 
 
 In His dear love to know ; 
 / Joy to be Mother of the Lord, 
 
 And thine the truer bliss, 
 In every thought, and deed, and word 
 
 To be for ever His. 
 rnf And as He loves thee, Mother dear, 
 
 We too will love thee well ; 
 cr And, to His glory, year by year. 
 
 Thy joy and honour tell. 
 / Jestj, the Virgin's Holy Son, 
 
 We praise Thee and adore. 
 Who art with God the Father One 
 
 And Spirit evermore. Amen. 
 
 451" Whosoever therefore shall confess Me hefoix men, him 
 v:illl confess also before M>j Father IT'/i'c/n* in heaven.'' 
 For a Confessor. 
 '"'/ "NJ^T by the Martyr's death alone 
 
 -'-^ The Saint his crown in Heav'n has won, 
 There is a triumph robe on high 
 For bloodleas fields of victory. 
 
 C 333 ) 2
 
 FESTIVALS OF MAKTVRS 
 
 Wliat tliougli lie was not call'd to feel 
 
 The cross, or flame, or torturing wheel, 
 cr Yet daily to the Avorld he died ; 
 
 His flesh, through grace, he crucified. 
 p What though nor chains, nor scourges sore, 
 
 Nor cruel beasts his members tore 
 cr Enough if perfect love arise 
 
 To Christ a grateful sacrifice. 
 P Lord, grant us so to Thee to turn 
 
 That we through life to die may learn, 
 cr And thus, Avhen life's brief day is o'er, 
 
 May live with Thee for evermore. 
 mf O Fount of sanctity and love, 
 
 O perfect Rest of Saints above, 
 f All praise, all glory be to Thee 
 
 Both now and through eternity. Amen. 
 
 452 ^' V '^ ^^^'^^ desire the office of a bishop, he desircth a 
 good v:orky 
 
 For a Bishop. 
 mf f\ THOU Whose all-redeeming might 
 
 V/ Crowns every Chief in faith's true fight, 
 
 On this commemoration day 
 
 Hear us, good Jesu, while we pray. 
 
 In faithful strife for Thy dear Name 
 
 Thy servant earn'd the saintly fame. 
 
 Which pious hearts with praise revere 
 
 In constant memory year by year. 
 
 v Earth's fleeting joys he counted nought, 
 cr For higher, truer joys he sought, 
 / And now, with Angels round Thy Throna 
 
 Unfading treasures are his own. 
 p O grant that we, most gi-acious God, 
 
 May follow in the steps he trod ; 
 C/" .\:iil, freed from every stain of sin, 
 
 As he hath won may also win. 
 
 C 384 )
 
 AND OTHER HOLY DAYS. 
 
 / To Thee, O Christ, our loving King, 
 iVll glory, praise, and thanks we bring ; 
 Whom with the Father we adore 
 And Holy Ghost for evermore. Amen, 
 
 453 " ^''"^ memory of the just is blessed.'' 
 
 For a Bishop. 
 wf r\ SHEPHERD of the sheep, 
 
 \J High Priest of things to come, 
 Who didst in grace Thy servant keep, 
 2) And take him safely home ; 
 
 / Accept our song of praise 
 For all his holy care. 
 His zeal unquench'd through length of days, 
 The trials that he bare. 
 
 mf Chief of Thy faithful band, 
 He held himself the least. 
 Though Thy dread keys were in his hand, 
 O everlasting Priest. 
 
 / So, trusting in Thy might, 
 He won a fair renown ; 
 So, waxing valiant in the fight. 
 He trod the lion down. 
 
 P Then render'd up to Thee 
 
 The charge Thy love had given, 
 And pass'd away (cr) Thy Face to see 
 Reveal'd in highest Heav'n. 
 
 rnf On all our Bishops pour 
 The Spirit of Thy grace ; 
 That, as he won the pahn of yore. 
 So they may run their race ; 
 
 That, when this life is done. 
 They may with him adore 
 cr The ever Blessed Three in One, 
 In bliss for evermore. Amen. 
 
 ( 385 )
 
 FESTIVALS OF MARTVRS 
 
 454 '^ Be gave some . . . Fastors and Teachers " 
 For a DocTOii. 
 inf "TESU, for the beacon-light 
 
 O By Thy holy Doctors given, 
 2^ When the mists of error's night 
 
 Gather "d o'er the path to Heav'n, 
 mf For the witness that they bare 
 cr To the truth they learn'd of Thee, 
 / For the glory that they share, 
 Let our praise accepted be. 
 
 mf In Jerusalem below 
 
 They were workmen at Thy call, 
 cr Each with one hand met the foe, 
 
 With the other built the wall ; 
 / Watchmen on the mountain set, 
 
 Scribes instructed in Thy Word, 
 (///^Fishers with the Gospel net 
 cr Drawing souls to Thee their Loed. 
 
 mf Like Thy learned sons of yore, 
 ^ Jesu, may Thy Pastors still 
 cr Know and teach Thy sacred lore 
 
 With l^rave heart and patient skill ; 
 2^ In these latter days of strife 
 cr Keep, O keep them true to Thee, 
 / Till beside the well of life 
 
 Light in Thine own Light they see. Amen. 
 
 455 " ^^^y ^aine is as ointment poured forth, therefore do 
 the virjins lo:e Thee.'' 
 For a Virgin. 
 
 mf TESU, the Virgins' Crown, do Tliou 
 O Accept us as in prayer we Ijow, 
 Boi-n of that Virgin whom alone 
 The Mother and the Maid we own. 
 
 ( 386)
 
 AND OTHER HOLY DAYS. 
 
 Amongst tlie lilies TIiou dost feed, 
 And thither choirs of Virgins lead' • 
 Adorning all Thy chosen brides ' 
 With glorious gifts Thy love provides. 
 And whither, Lord, Thy footsteps wend, 
 Ihe Virgins still with praise attend ; 
 ^ or Thee they pour their sweetest song 
 And after Thee rejoicing throng. 
 
 V O gracious Lord, we Thee implore 
 ihy grace on every sense to pour ; 
 -brom all pollution keep us free, 
 And make us pure in heart for Thee. 
 / All praise to God the Father be, 
 4|[P^*aise, Eternal Son, to Thee, 
 Whom with the Spirit we adore 
 -b or ever and for evermoi-e. Amen. 
 
 456 '' -% Beloved is mine, and I am Ilisr 
 For a Virgin. 
 
 P r\ LAMB of God, Whose love Divine 
 Vy Draws Virgin-souls to follow Thee ; 
 
 cr And bids them earthly joys resign 
 If so they may Thy beauty see ; 
 
 mf The Saint of whom w^e sing to-day 
 Was faithful to Thy loving call, 
 And, casting other hopes away. 
 Took Thee to be her God, her All. 
 To Thee she yielded up her will, 
 Her heart was drawn to Thine above ; 
 Content if Thou wouldst deign to fill 
 Thine handmaid with Thy perfect love. 
 
 p Beneath Thy Cross she loved to stand, 
 
 Ihat blessings from Thy pierced Hand 
 cr Might clothe her with undying power i
 
 FESTIVALS OF MARTYRS 
 
 nif With power to win tlie crown of light 
 For Virgin-souls laid up on high, 
 And ready keep her lamp at night 
 To hail the Bridegroom drawing iiigh. 
 
 p And surel}^ Thou at last didst come 
 
 To end the sorrows of Thy bride, 
 pp And bear her to Thy peaceful home 
 cr With Thee for ever to abide. 
 
 f All glory, Jesu, for the grace 
 
 That drew Thy Saint to follow Thee ; 
 
 p Grant us too in Thy love a place 
 
 Both now and through eternity. Amen. 
 
 457 '* ^^''"^ '^'•'^ fii^d a virtuous u-oma7i7 for her 2)ricc is 
 far above I'ubies : the heart of her husband doth 
 safely trust in her.'' 
 
 For a Holy Matron. 
 
 «'/ "TZrOW^ blest the matron, who, endued 
 JlIL With holy zeal and fortitude, 
 Has Avon through grace a saintly fame. 
 And owns a dear and honour'd name. 
 
 Such holy love inflamed her breast 
 She w^ould not seek on earth her rest, 
 But, strong in faith and patience, trod 
 The narrow w^ay that leads to God. 
 
 2' She learn'd, through fasting, to control 
 Tlie Hesh that weigheth down the soul, 
 
 cr And then, by prayer's sweet food sustain'd, 
 To seek the joys she now^ has gain'd. 
 
 mf O Christ, from Whom all virtue springs, 
 Who only doest wondrous things, 
 To Thee, the King of Saints, we pray, 
 Accept and bless Thy flock to-day. 
 
 ( 388 )
 
 AND OTHER HOLY DAYS. 
 
 All praise to God the Father be 
 All praise, Eternal Sox, to Tliee, 
 Whom with the Spirit we adore 
 For ever and for evermore. Amr n. 
 
 ^58 " ^ J'^^^^^t ^'^'^ ^^^^ ^''^ y^"'' ^''0#/i^;- and companion in 
 tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of 
 Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called 
 Patmos, for the Word of God, and for the testi- 
 monu of Jesus Christ." 
 
 St. John before the Latin Gate. 
 
 vif A N exile for the faith 
 
 -l\. Of his Incarnate Lord, 
 Beyond the stars, beyond all space, 
 cr His soul in vision soar'd : 
 
 nif There saw in glory Him 
 Who liveth, and was dead, 
 There Jiidah's Lion, and the Lamb 
 p That for our ransom bled : 
 
 '''/ There of the Kingdom learn'd 
 
 The mysteries sublime ; 
 J) How, sown in Martyrs' blood, the faith 
 cr Should spread from clime to clime. 
 
 P Lord, give us grace, like him. 
 
 In Thee to live and die ; 
 cr To spurn the fleeting things of earth. 
 
 And seek for joys on high. 
 
 / Jesu, our risen Lord, 
 
 We praise Thee and adore, 
 Who art with God the Father One 
 And Spirit evermore. Amen. 
 
 ( 339 ) ■
 
 FESTIVALS OF MARTYRS 
 
 459 "^''■^^"■y ^^cgdalene, cut of lohom He ho.d cast seven 
 
 devils." 
 St. Mary Magdalene. 
 
 n^f Q ON of the JEigliest, deign to cast 
 O On us a pitying eye, 
 Thou Who repentant ]\Iagdalene 
 
 cr Didst call to joys on high. 
 
 mf Thy long-lost coin is stored at length 
 In treasure-house Divine, 
 The jewel from pollution cleansed 
 Doth no\v the stars outshine. 
 
 Jesu, the balm of every wound, 
 The sinner's only stay, 
 jy Grant us, like Magdalene, to v/eep 
 In this Thy mercy's day ; 
 
 cr Absolve us by Thy gracious Word, 
 Fulfil us with Thy love. 
 And guide us through the storms of life 
 To perfect rest above. 
 
 / All praise, all glory be to Thee, 
 O everlasting Lord, 
 Whose mercy doth our souls forgive, 
 Whose bounty doth reward. Amen. 
 
 460 " -^'^ ^"'^^ ^'^ shine as the sun, and Ihs raiment was 
 
 u-hite as the light." 
 The Transfiguration of our Lord. 
 / "TN days of old on Sinai 
 
 -L The Lord Almighty came 
 cr In majesty of terror. 
 
 In thunder-cloud and flame : 
 mf On Tabor, with the glory 
 
 Of sunniest light for vest, 
 The excellence of beauty 
 In Jesus was express'd. 
 
 ' H90 )
 
 AND OTHER HOLY DAYS. 
 
 p All light created paled there, 
 And did Him worship meet ; 
 The sun itself adored Him, 
 And bow'd before His Feet ; 
 cr While Moses and Elias, 
 Upon the Holy Mount, 
 The co-eternal glory 
 Of Christ our God recount. 
 
 I) O holy, Avondrous vision ! 
 cv But what when, this life past, 
 The beauty of Mount Tabor 
 Shall end in Heav'n at last 1 
 f But what when all the glory 
 Of uncreated light 
 Shall be the promised guerdon 
 Of them that win the fight 1 Amen. 
 
 461 " ^^''<^^ '^ '* good for us to he here." 
 
 The Transfiguration of our Lord, 
 
 mf TT^OR ever we would gaze on Thee, 
 J- O Lord, upon the Blount ; 
 With Moses and Elias see 
 
 / That light from Light's own Fount ; 
 
 mf For ever with the chosen three 
 Would stand upon that height, 
 And in that blessed company 
 Be plunged in pure delight. 
 
 For ever would we train the ear 
 To that celestial Voice ; 
 cr In Thee, the Son of God, so near. 
 For evermore rejoice. 
 
 7nf Here would we pitch our constant tent, 
 For ever here abide ; 
 And dwell in peace and full content, 
 Dear Master, at Thy side. 
 
 ( 391)
 
 FESTIVALS OF IMARTYRS. 
 
 2t But no ! not yet to man 'tis given 
 To rest upon that height ; 
 'Tis but a passing glimpse of Heav'n ; 
 We must descend and fight. 
 
 rnf Beneath the Mount is toil and pain ; 
 cr O Christ, Thy strength impart ; 
 / Till we, transfigured too, shall reign 
 For ever where Thou art. Amen. 
 
 462 *'-4'*<^ Ilerod sent and beheaded John in tlic j)yison. 
 The Beheading of St. John Baptist. 
 W TTERALD, in the wilderness 
 XlL Breaking up the road, 
 Sinking mountains, raising plains, 
 For the path of God ; 
 
 Prophet, to the multitudes 
 
 Calling to repent, 
 In the way of righteousness 
 
 Unto Israel sent ; 
 
 Messenger, God's chosen One 
 
 Foremost to proclaim, 
 Profter'd titles passing by. 
 
 Pointing to the Lamb ; 
 
 Captive, for the word of truth 
 Boldly witnessing ; 
 f7i/?<Then in Herod's dungeon-cave 
 Faint and languishing ; 
 
 p Martyr, sacrificed to sin 
 
 At that feast of shame ; 
 cr As his life foreshow'd the Lord, 
 
 In his death the same — 
 
 2> Holy Jesus, when He heard. 
 
 Went apart to pray : 
 cr Thus may we our lesson take 
 
 From His Saint to-day. Amen. 
 
 ( 392 )
 
 433 aitang of tj^c dFour Sagt ^Diutjg. 
 
 ^''/ 1^ OD the Father, God the Son, 
 vX God the Spirit, Three in One, 
 Hear us from Thy heavenly Throne, 
 ^5 Spare us, Holy Trinity. 
 
 //?/ Jesu, Life of those who die, 
 Advocate with God on high, 
 Hope of immortality. 
 
 Hear us. Holy Jesu. 
 
 Thou Whose Death to mortals gave 
 Power to triumph o'er the grave, 
 Living now from death to save, 
 Hear us. Holy Jesu. 
 
 2^ Thou before Whose great white Throne 
 All our doings must be shown, 
 Pleading now for us Thine own, 
 Hear us. Holy Jesu. 
 
 Thou Whose Death Avas borne that we, 
 From the power of Satan free. 
 Might not die eternally, 
 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 mf Thou Who dost a place prepare. 
 That in heavenly mansions fair 
 Sinners may Thy glory share, 
 Hear us. Holy Jesu, 
 Death. 
 
 P We are dying day by day ; 
 
 Soon from earth Ave pass away ; 
 Lord of life, to Thee we pray : 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 Ere we hear the Angel's call, 
 And the shadows round us fall, 
 cr Be our Saviour, be our All : 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 ( 393 )
 
 LITANY OF THE FOUR LAST THINGS. 
 
 irf Wean our hearts from things below, 
 Make us all Thy love to know, 
 Guard us from our ghostly foe : 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 'P Shelter us with Angel's wing, 
 To our souls Thy pardon bring ; 
 So shall death have lost its sting : 
 Hear us. Holy Jesu. 
 
 In the gloom Thy light provide ; 
 Safely through the valley guide ; 
 Thee we trust, for Thou hast died : 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 .Judgment. 
 
 p When Thy summons we obey 
 On the dreadful Judgment Day, 
 Let not fear our soul dismay : 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 While the lost in terror fly, 
 cv May we see with joyful eye 
 Our ivedemption drawing nigh : 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 mf May v\-e see Thee on Thy Throne 
 As the Saviour we have known, 
 And have foJlow'd as our own : 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 ]Vray we then, among the blest 
 Who Thy Name on earth eonfess'd, 
 Hear Thee calling us to rest : 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 Hell. 
 
 j) From the awful place of doom, 
 AVhere in rayless outer gloom 
 Dead souls lie as in a tomb, 
 Save us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 ( 394 )
 
 LITANY OF THE FOUR LAST THINGS. 
 
 From the black, the dull desi)air 
 Ruin'd men and angels share, 
 From the dread companions there. 
 Save us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 From the unknown agonies 
 Of the soul tliat helpless lies, 
 From the worm that never dies, 
 Save us. Holy Jesu. 
 
 From the lusts that none can tame, 
 From the fierce mysterious flame, 
 From the everlasting shame, 
 Save us, Holy Jesu. 
 Heaven. 
 
 / Where Thy Saints in glory reign. 
 Free from sorrow, free from X)ain, 
 Pure from every guilty stain. 
 Bring us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 mf Where the captives find release, 
 Where all foes from troubling cease, 
 Where the weary rest in peace, 
 Bring us. Holy Jesu. 
 
 cr Where the pleasures never cloy, 
 Where in Angels' holy joy 
 Thy redeem'd their powers employ. 
 Bring us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 Where in wondrous light are shown 
 All Thy dealings with Thine own, 
 Who shall know as they are known. 
 Bring us. Holy Jesu. 
 
 ■/ Where, with loved ones gone before. 
 We may love Thee and adore 
 In Thy Presence evermore, 
 
 Bring us. Holy Jesu. Amen. 
 
 ( 395 )
 
 464 ?titang of tl)c Incainate SaorU. 
 
 mf r^ OD the Father, God the Sox, 
 vX God the Spirit, Three in One, 
 Hear us from Thy heavenly Throne, 
 l> Spare us, Holy Trinity. 
 
 mf Son of God, for man decreed, 
 To be born the woman's Seed, 
 Very God and Man indeed, 
 
 Hear us. Holy Jesu. 
 
 Thou Whose Wisdom all things plann'd. 
 Held by Whose Almighty Hand 
 All things in their order stand. 
 Hear us. Holy Jesu. 
 
 God with us, Emmanuel, 
 Coming here as Man to dwell. 
 Saving us when Adam fell. 
 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 Saviour, full of truth and grace, 
 Leaving Thine eternal place 
 To restore our fallen race. 
 
 Hear us. Holy Jesu. 
 
 Im.age of the God unseen. 
 Still what Thou hadst ever been, 
 Though in form of Infant mean, 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 Word, by Whom the worlds were made, 
 In a lowdy manger laid, 
 Taught on earth an humble trade, 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 p Jesu, led by love to share 
 
 All the forms of grief and care, 
 That we sinful mortals bear. 
 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 C 396 }
 
 LITANY OF THE INCARNATE WORD. 
 
 inf Good Physician, come to cure 
 All the ills that men endure, 
 And to make our nature pure. 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 ^ Man of Sorrows, weak and worn 
 With Thy woes for sinners borne. 
 Lest we should for ever mourn. 
 Hear us. Holy Jesu. 
 
 mf Shepherd, Who Thy watch dost keep, 
 Guarding still Thy chosen sheep 
 From the spoiler's malice deep. 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 p Lamb, from earth's foundation slain, 
 By Whose bitter stripes of pain 
 We are freed from guilty stain. 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 mf Only Victim we can plead, 
 Our High Priest to intercede. 
 Advocate in all our need. 
 
 Hear us. Holy Jesu. 
 
 Standing now before the Throne, 
 Pleading that which can alone 
 For the sin of man atone, 
 
 Hear us. Holy Jesu. 
 
 Only Hope of those who pray, 
 Only Help while here we stay. 
 Life of those who pass away, 
 
 Hear us. Holy Jesu. Amen 
 
 465 Sitanicg of 13cmtcnce. 
 
 No. 1. 
 
 ^^/ CX-^^ tlie Father, God the Son, 
 vIT God the Spirit, Three in Oxe, 
 Hear us from Thy heavenly Throne, 
 r> Spare" us, Holy Trinity. 
 
 C 397 )
 
 LITANIES OF PENITENCE. 
 
 Father, hear Thy children's call : 
 Humbly at Thy feet we fall, 
 Prodigals, confessing all : 
 
 We beseech Thee, hear us. 
 
 Christ, beneath Thy Cross we blame 
 All our life of sin and shame. 
 Penitent we breathe Thy Name : 
 
 We beseech Thee, hear us. 
 
 Holy Spirit, grieved and tried, 
 Oft forgotten and defied. 
 Now we mourn our stubborn pride : 
 \\Q beseech Thee, hear us. 
 
 mf Love, that caused us first to be, 
 2^ Love, that bled upon the Tree, 
 cr Love, that draws us lovingly : 
 
 We beseech Thee, hear us. 
 
 p We Thy call have disobey'd, 
 Into paths of sin have stray'd, 
 And repentance have delay'd : 
 
 We beseech Thee, hear us. 
 
 Sick, we come to Thee for cure, 
 Guilty, seek Thy mercy sure. 
 Evil, long to be made pure : 
 
 We beseech Thee, hear us. 
 
 Blind, we pray that we may see. 
 Bound, we pray to be made free, 
 Stain'd, ^ve pray for sanctity : 
 
 We beseech Thee, hear us. 
 
 nif Tliou Who hear'st each contrite sigh; 
 Bidding sinful souls draw nigh. 
 Willing not that one sliould die. 
 
 We beseech Thee, hear us. 
 
 (393 )
 
 LITANIES OF PENITENCE. 
 Part 2. 
 
 mf By the gracious saving call 
 Spoken tenderly to all 
 Who have shared in Adam's fall, 
 
 We beseech Thee, hear us. 
 
 X* By the nature Jesus wore, 
 
 By the Stripes and Death He bore, 
 cr By His Life for evermore, 
 
 We beseech Thee, hear us. 
 
 mf By the love that longs to bless, 
 Pitying our sore distress, 
 Leading us to holiness, 
 
 We beseech Thee, hear us. 
 
 By the love so calm and strong, 
 Patient still to suffer wrong 
 And our day of grace prolong. 
 
 We beseech Thee, hear us. 
 
 By the love that speaks within. 
 Calling us to flee from sin 
 And the joy of goodness win. 
 
 We beseech Thee, hear us. 
 
 By the love that bids Thee spare, 
 cr By the Heav'n Thou dost prepare. 
 By Thy promises to prayer. 
 
 We beseech Thee, hear us. 
 Part 3. 
 
 2> Teach us what Thy love has borne, 
 That with loving sorrow torn 
 Truly contrite we may mourn : 
 
 We beseech Thee, hear us. 
 
 ??;/ Gifts of light and grace bestow, 
 Help us to resist the foe, 
 Fearing what alone is Avoe : 
 
 We beseech Thee, hear us. 
 
 ( 399 )
 
 LITANIES OF PENITENCE. 
 
 Let not sin witliin us reign, 
 ]\Iay we gladly suffer pain, 
 If it purge away our stain : 
 
 We beseech Thee, hear us. 
 
 ]May we to all evil die, 
 Fleshly longings crucify, 
 Fix our hearts and thoughts on high ; 
 We beseech Thee, hear us. 
 
 Grant us faith to know Thee near, 
 Hail Thy grace. Thy judgment fear, 
 And through trial persevere : 
 
 We beseech Thee, hear us. 
 
 Grant us hope from earth to rise. 
 And to strain with eager eyes 
 Towards the promised heavenly prize : 
 Vie beseech Thee, hear us. 
 
 Grant us love Thy love to own. 
 Love to live for Thee alone. 
 And the power of grace make known : 
 AVe beseech Thee, hear us. 
 
 All our weak endeavours bless, 
 As we ever onward press. 
 Till we perfect holiness : 
 
 We beseech Thee, hear us. 
 
 Lead us daily nearer Thee, 
 Till at last Thy Face we see, _ 
 Crown'd with Thine own purity : 
 
 We beseech Thee, hear us. Amen, 
 
 466 
 
 No. : 
 
 "^f f^ OD the Father, God the Son, 
 vX God the Spirit, Three in One, 
 Hear us from Thy heavenly Throne, 
 P Spare us. Holy Trinity. 
 
 C 400 )
 
 LITANIES OF PENITENCE. 
 
 Thou Who leaving C'rown and Throne 
 Camest here, an outcast lone. 
 That Thou mightest save Thine own, 
 Hear us, Holy Jesl'. 
 
 mf Thou with sinners wont to eat. 
 Who with loving Words didst greet 
 Mary weeping at Thy Feet, 
 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 Thou Whose sadden'd look did chide 
 Peter when he thrice denied. 
 Till with bitter tears he cried, 
 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 Thou Who hanging on the Tree 
 To the thief saidst, " Thou slialt be 
 To-day in Paradise with ]\Ie,'' 
 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 'P Thou, despised, denied, refused, 
 
 And for man's transgressions bruised, 
 Sinless, yet of sin accused, 
 
 Hear us. Holy Jesu. 
 
 mf Thou Who on the Cross didst reign. 
 Dying there in bitter pain, 
 cleansing with Thy Blood our stain, 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 Shepherd of the straying sheep, 
 Comforter of them that weep, 
 Hear us crying from the deep, 
 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 That in Thy pure innocence 
 We may wash our souls' offence. 
 And find truest penitence. 
 
 We beseech Thee, Jesu. 
 
 C 401 )
 
 LITANIES OF PENITENCE. 
 
 That we give to sin no place. 
 That we never quench Thy grace, 
 That we ever seek Thy Face, 
 
 We beseech Thee, Jesu. 
 
 That denying evil lust, 
 Living godly, meek, and just, 
 In Thee only we may trust. 
 
 We beseech Thee, Jesu. 
 
 That to sin for ever dead 
 We may live to Thee instead, 
 And the narrow pathway tread. 
 
 We beseech Thee, Jesu. 
 
 / When shall end the battle sore. 
 
 When our pilgrimage is o'er, 
 p Grant Thy peace for evermore. 
 
 We beseech Thee, Jesu. Amen 
 
 467 aitauD of X\)t ^iJa^gion. 
 
 mf /^ OD the Father, God the Sox, 
 vT God the Spirit, Three in One, 
 Hear us from Thy heavenly Throne, 
 2} Spare us, Holy Trinity. 
 
 Jesu, Who for us didst bear 
 Scorn and sorrow, toil and care, 
 Hearken to our lowly prayer ; 
 Hear us. Holy Jesu. 
 
 P2:> By that liour of Agony, 
 
 Spent while Thine Apostles three 
 Slumber'd in Gethsemane, 
 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 a- By the prayer Thou thrice didst pray 
 That the cup might pass away, 
 So Thou mightest still obey. 
 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 ( 402 )
 
 LITANY OF THE PASSION. 
 
 p By the kiss of treachery 
 To Thy foes betraying Thee, 
 By Thy harsh captivity, 
 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 By the scourging Thou hast borne, 
 By the purple robe of scorn, 
 By the reed and crown of thorn, 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 By the insult of the Jews, 
 When Barabbas they Avould choose, 
 And did Thee their King refuse, 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 By Thy going forth to die. 
 When they raised the wicked cry, 
 " Crucify Him, crucify I " 
 
 Hear us. Holy Jesu. 
 
 By the Cross which Thou didst bear, 
 By the cup they bade Thee share, 
 Mingled gall and vinegar. 
 
 Hear us. Holy Jesu. 
 
 By Thy nailing to the Tree, 
 By the title over Thee, 
 By the gloom of Calvary, 
 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 By the parting of Thy clothes, 
 By the mocking of Thy foes, 
 As thej watch'd Thy dying woes, 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 By Thy seven "Words then said, 
 X'P By the bowing of Thy Head, 
 
 By Thy numbering with the dead, 
 Hear us. Holy Jesu. 
 
 ( 403 )
 
 LITANY OF THE PASSION. 
 
 mf When temptation sore is rife, ^ 
 When we faint amidst the strife, 
 Thou, Whose Death hath been our life, 
 Save us. Holy Jesu. 
 
 While on stormy seas we toss, 
 Let us count all things as loss 
 But Thee only on Thy Cross : 
 Save us. Holy Jesu. 
 
 So, with hope in Thee made fast, 
 p When death's bitterness is past 
 cr We may see Thy Face at last : 
 
 Save us, Holy Jesu Amen. 
 
 468 aitang foi* X\)t i^ogation Baji^. 
 
 mf f^ OD the Father, from Thy Throne, 
 vX Hear us, Ave beseech Thee ; 
 God the co-eternal Son, 
 
 Hear us, we beseech Thee ; 
 (loD, the Spirit, mighty Lord, 
 
 Hear us, we beseech Thee ; 
 Three in One, by all adored. 
 
 Hear us, we beseech Thee. 
 
 2) Jesu ! {cr) Jesu ! 
 
 wf By Thy wondrous Incarnation, 
 
 By Thy Birth for our salvation, 
 2^ We beseech Thee, {cr) we beseech Thee, 
 mf From every ill defend us, 
 
 Thy grace and mercy send us. 
 
 2-> Jesu ! Jesu ! 
 
 //// By Thy Fasting and Temptation, 
 
 By Thy nights of supplication, 
 2^ We beseech Thee, Ave beseech Thee, 
 inf From every ill defend us, 
 
 Thy grace and mercy send us. 
 
 ( 404 )
 
 LITANY FOR THE ROGATION DAYS, 
 
 I) Jesu ! Jesu ! 
 
 mf By Thy works of sweet compassion, 
 
 By Thy Cross and bitter Passion, 
 ?> We beseech Thee, we beseech Thee, 
 mf From every ill defend us, 
 
 Thy grace and mercy send us. 
 2> Jesu ! Jesu ! 
 
 By Thy Blood for sinners flowing, 
 cr By Thy Death true life bestowing, 
 2^ We beseech Thee, we beseech Thee, 
 •iT'f From every ill defend us, 
 
 Thy grace and mercy send us. 
 j> Jesu ! Jesu ! 
 
 / By Thy glorious Resurrection, 
 
 Earnest of our own perfection, 
 2> We beseech Thee, we beseech Thee. 
 '//'/ From every ill defend us. 
 
 Thy grace and mercy send us. 
 j> Jesu ! Jesu 1 
 
 / To the Father's Throne ascended, 
 
 All Thy pain and sorrows ended, 
 P We beseech Thee, we beseech Thee, 
 mf From every ill defend us. 
 
 Thy grace and mercy send us. 
 2'> Jesu! Jesu ! 
 
 mf Advocate for sinners pleading. 
 
 With the Father interceding, 
 2^ We beseech Thee, we beseech Thee, 
 mf From every ill defend us. 
 
 Thy grace and mercy send us. Amen. 
 This Litany may also he sung in any time of special suppUcation. 
 
 469 3litan5 of %t1>XL$ CJIorificO. 
 mf /^ OD the Father, throned on high, 
 
 vT Saviour, Who didst come to die, 
 
 Spirit, Who dost sanctify, 
 
 j> Save us, Holy Trinity. 
 
 ( 405)
 
 LITANY OF JESUS GLORIFIED. 
 
 ivj Jesu, Prince of life and light, 
 Dwelling now in glory bright, 
 lUiling all things by Thy might, 
 2^ Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 Thou Whose Death did death destroy, 
 cr Who through pain didst pass to joy 
 Endless and without alloy. 
 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 / Thou Who didst to Heav'n ascend 
 Still to be the sinner's Friend, 
 Still Thy people to defend, 
 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 Jesu, raised to God's right hand, 
 Eound Wliose Throne the Angel band 
 Waits Thy Word of dread command, 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 Thou Who dost the Sceptre bear, 
 And in Heav'n a place prepare 
 That we may be with Thee there, 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 Thou Who must in glory reign, 
 Conqueror of sin and pain, 
 Till no enemy remain, 
 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 ivf Jesu, Who art glorified 
 
 In the very FlesJi that died, 
 }-> With the pierced Hands and Side 
 Hear us. Holy Jesu. 
 
 ivf Jesu, though enthroned on high. 
 Still for our infirmity 
 Touch'd with human sympathy, 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 ( 406 )
 
 LITANY OF JESUS GLORIFIED. 
 
 Jesu, in our time of need 
 Our High Priest to intercede, 
 Living still Thy Death to plead, 
 Hear us, Holy Jesl*. 
 
 Jesu, able to bestow 
 On Thy struggling Church below 
 More than we can ask or know, 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 Jesu, Who to Heav'n upborne 
 Didst not leave Thy Church to mourn, 
 p Orphan'd, comfortless, forlorn. 
 Hear us. Holy Jesu. 
 
 rnf Thou Who, still our Saviour Friend, 
 Didst the Holy Spirit send 
 To be with us to the end. 
 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 V Jesu, Who Thy Flesh and Blood, 
 Offer'd once upon the Rood, 
 Givest for Thy children's Food, 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 mf Only Balm for souls distressed, 
 Happiness of all the bless'd. 
 Peace of those who long for rest. 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 / Thou Who, as Thou once didst rise, 
 Shalt be seen by human eyes 
 Coming through the parted skies, 
 Hear us. Holy Jesu. 
 
 p Thou "Wlio then on quick and dead. 
 All for whom Thy Blood was shed, 
 Shalt pronounce the judgment dread, 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 ( 407 )
 
 LITANY OF JESUS GLORIFIED. 
 
 mf Jesu, God's Incarnate Son, 
 By Thy work for sinners done, 
 By the gifts for sinners won, 
 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 That while pilgrims toiling here 
 We Thy Name may love and fear, 
 And to death may persevere. 
 
 Hear us. Holy Jesf. 
 cr That when earthly toil is o'er 
 We, in rest for evermore, 
 May behold Thee and adore, 
 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. Amen. 
 
 470 Sitanj) of tljc i^ob (^()C0t 
 
 ?/■/ f^ OD the Father, God the Son, 
 Or God the Spirit, Three in One, 
 Hear us from Thy heavenly Throne, 
 p Spare us. Holy Trinity. 
 
 mf Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, 
 Dew descending from above. 
 Breath of life, and Fire of love, 
 p Hear us. Holy Spirit. 
 
 Source of strength, of knowledge clear, 
 Wisdom, godliness sincere, 
 Understanding, counsel, fear, 
 
 Hear us, Holy Spirit. 
 
 Source of meekness, love, and peace 
 Patience, pureness, faith's increase, 
 Hope and joy that cannot cease. 
 Hear us. Holy Spirit. 
 
 Spirit guiding us aright, 
 Spirit making darkness ligh 
 cr Spirit of resistless might. 
 
 Hear us. Holy Spirit. 
 
 ( 408 )
 
 LITANY OF THE HOLY GHOST. 
 
 n Thou by Whom the Virgin bore 
 Him Whom heaven and earth adore, 
 Sent our nature to restore. 
 
 Hear us, Holy Spirit. 
 
 mf Thou Whom Jesus from His Throne 
 Gave to cheer and help His own, 
 That they might not be alone. 
 
 Hear us, Holy Spirit 
 
 Comforter, to Whom we ow^e 
 All that we rejoice to know 
 Of our Saviour's work below, 
 
 Hear us, Holy Spirit. 
 
 Thou Whose sound Apostles heard, 
 Thou Whose power their spirit stirr'd, 
 Giving them the living Word, 
 
 Hear us, Holy Spirit. 
 
 Thou Whose grace the Church doth fill, 
 Showing her God's perfect Will, 
 Making Jesus present still. 
 
 Hear us, Holy Spirit. 
 
 Coming wdth Thy power to save. 
 Moving on Baptismal wave, 
 Raising us from sin's dark grave, 
 Hear us. Holy Spirit. 
 
 -p All our evil passions kill. 
 
 Bend aright our stubborn will, 
 Though we grieve Thee, patient still ; 
 Hear us. Holy Spirit. 
 
 ritf Come to raise us when we fall, 
 And, when snares our souls enthral, 
 Lead us back with gentle call ; 
 
 Hear us, Holy Spirit. 
 
 C 409 )
 
 LITANY OF THE HOLY GHOST. 
 
 Come to strengthen all the weak, 
 Give Thy courage to the meek, 
 Teach our faltering tongues to speak ; 
 
 Hear us, Holy Spirit. 
 Oome to aid the souls ^yho yearn 
 More of truth Divine to learn, 
 And with deeper love to burn ; 
 
 Hear us, Holy Spirit. 
 
 Keep us in the narrow way, 
 Warn us when we go astray, 
 Plead within us when we pray ; 
 Hear us, Holy Spirit. 
 
 cr Holy, loving, as Thou art, 
 
 All Thy sevenfold gifts impart, 
 Never more from us depart ; 
 
 Hear us, Holy Spirit. Amen. 
 
 471 Sitnng of tlje e^ijuvclj. 
 
 mf f^ OD the Father, God the Sox, 
 vJT God the Spirit, Three in One, 
 Hear us from Thy heavenly Throne, 
 p Spare us. Holy Trinity. 
 
 mf Jestj, with Thy Church abide, 
 Be her Saviour, Lord, and Guide, 
 While on earth her faith is tried : 
 We beseech Thee, hear us. 
 
 Arms of love around her throw, 
 Shield her safe from every foe, 
 (/i//< Comfort her in time of woe : 
 
 AYe beseech Thee, hear us. 
 
 mf Keep her life and doctrine pure. 
 Grant her patience to endure. 
 Trusting in Thy promise sure : 
 
 We beseech Thee, hear us. 
 
 ( 410 )
 
 LITANY OF THE CHURCH. 
 
 May her voice be ever clear, 
 Warning of a judgment near, 
 Telling of a Saviour dear : 
 
 We beseech Thee, hear U3. 
 
 All her fetter'd powers release, 
 Bid our strife and envy cease, 
 Grant the heavenly gift of peace : 
 We beseech Thee, hear as. 
 
 All that she has lost restore, 
 
 May her strength a,nd zeal be more 
 
 Than in brightest days of yore : 
 
 We beseech Thee, hear us. 
 
 May she one in doctrine be, 
 One in truth and charity, 
 Winning all to faith in Thee : 
 
 We beseech Thee, hear us. 
 
 May she guide the poor and blind, 
 
 Seek the lost until she find, 
 And the broken-hearted bind : 
 
 We beseech Thee, liear us. 
 
 Save her love from growing cold, 
 ]Make her Avatchmen strong and bold, 
 Fence her round, Thy peaceful fold : 
 We beseech Thee, hear us. 
 
 ]\iay her Priests Thy people feed, 
 Shepherds of the Hock indeed, 
 Ready, where Thou call'st, to lead : 
 We beseech Thee, hear us. 
 
 Judge her not for work undone, 
 Judge her not for fields unwon, 
 Bless her works in Thee begun : 
 
 We beseech Thee, hear us. 
 
 (411 )
 
 LITANY OF THE CHURCH. 
 
 p For the past give deeper shame, 
 cr Make her jealous for Thy Name, 
 Kindle zeal's most holy tiame : 
 
 We beseech Thee, hear us. 
 
 / Raise her to her calling high, 
 Let tlie nations far and nigh 
 Hear Thy heralds' warning cry : 
 
 We beseech Thee, hear us. 
 
 ^May her lamp of truth be bright. 
 Bid her bear aloft its light 
 Through the realms of heathen night • 
 We beseech Thee, hear us. 
 
 mf ■May her scatter'd children be 
 From reproach of evil free, 
 Blameless witnesses for Thee : 
 
 We beseech Thee, hear us. 
 
 Arm her soldiers with the Cross, 
 Brave to suffer toil or loss, 
 Counting earthly gain but dross : 
 We beseech Thee, hear us. 
 
 cr May she holy triumphs win. 
 Overthrow the hosts of sin, 
 Gather all the nations in : 
 
 We beseech Thee, hear us. 
 
 / May she soon all glorious be, 
 ►Spotless and from wrinkle free. 
 Pure, and bright, and worthy Thee : 
 We beseech Thee, hear us. 
 
 Fit her all Thy joy to share 
 In the home Thou dost prepare, 
 And l^e ever blessed there : 
 
 We beseech Thee, hear us. Amen. 
 
 ( 412 )
 
 472 ilitaug of i\)t 913k00eti ^acramcut 
 
 of the JSolig anti iSIooli of Cljrtst. 
 
 ^^'/ (P< OD the Father, God the Son, 
 vX God the Spirit, Three in One, 
 _2:> Spare us. Holy Trinity. 
 
 / God of God, and Light of Light, 
 King of glory, Lord of might. 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 2) Very Man, Who for our sake 
 Didst true Flesh of Mary take, 
 Hear us. Holy Jestj. 
 
 wf Shepherd, Whom the Father gave 
 His lost sheep to find and save, 
 Hear us. Holy Jesu. 
 
 Priest and Victim, Whom of old 
 Type and prophecy foretold, 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 King of Salem, Priest Divine, 
 Bringing forth Thy Bread and Wine, 
 Hear us. Holy Jesu. 
 
 Paschal Lamb, Whose sprinkled Blood 
 Saves the Israel of God, 
 
 Hear us. Holy Jesu. 
 
 Manna, found at dawn of day. 
 Pilgrim's Food in desert-way. 
 Hear us. Holy Jesu. 
 
 Oifering pure, in every place 
 Pledge and means of heavenly grace, 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 Part 2. 
 
 p By the mercy, that of yore 
 
 Shadow'd forth Thy gifts in store, 
 Save us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 I 413 ) /'
 
 LITANV OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT. 
 
 cr Bv the love, on that last night 
 Tliat ordain'd the better rite, 
 Save us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 p By the Death, that could alone 
 For the whole world's sin atone, 
 Save us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 By the Wounds, that ever plead 
 For our help in time of need, 
 
 Save us, Holy Jesu. 
 Part 3. 
 
 That we may rememhcr still 
 Kedron's brook and Calvary's hill, 
 
 Grant us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 w?/ That our thankful hearts may glow 
 As Thy precious Death we show, 
 Grant us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 That, with humble contrite fear, 
 We may joy to feel Thee near. 
 Grant us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 r.- That in faith we may adore, 
 
 Praise, and love Thee more and more, 
 Grant us. Holy Jesu. 
 
 p That Thy Sacred Flesh and Blood 
 Be our true life-giving Food, 
 Grant us. Holy Jesu. 
 
 7iif That in all our words and ways 
 We may daily sliow Thy praise, 
 Grant us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 C7' That, as death's dark vale we tread, 
 Thou mayst be our strengthening Bread, 
 Grant us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 mf That, unworthy though we be, 
 We may ever dwell with Thee, 
 
 Grant us, Holy Jesu. Amen 
 
 (414)
 
 473 aitanj) fot ©l)i{tivcn. 
 
 mf r^ OD tlie Father, God the Sox, 
 VlT God the Spirit, Three in Oxe, 
 Hear us from Thy heavenly Throne, 
 p Spare us, Holy Trinity. 
 
 ;) Jesu, Saviour ever mild, 
 Born for us a little Child 
 Of the A^irgin undefiled, 
 
 Hear us. Holy Jesu. 
 
 Jesu, by the Mother-Maid 
 
 In Thy SAvaddling-clothes array'd, 
 
 And within a manger laid, 
 
 Hear us. Holy Jesu. 
 
 Jesu, at Whose Infant Feet 
 Shepherds, coming Thee to greet. 
 Knelt to pay their worship meet, 
 Hear us. Holy Jesu. 
 
 mf Jesu, unto Whom_ of yore 
 Wise men, hastening to adore, 
 Gold and myrrh and incense bore, 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 Jesu, to Thy Temple brought, 
 Whom, by Thy good Spirit taught, 
 Simeon and Anna sought. 
 
 Hear us. Holy Jesu. 
 
 P Jesu, Who didst deign to flee 
 From King Herod's cruelty 
 In Thy earliest Infancy, 
 
 Hear us. Holy Jesu. 
 
 cr Jesu, "WTiom Thy Mother found 
 'Midst the doctors sitting round, 
 Marvelling at Thy Words profound, 
 Hear us. Holy Jesu. 
 
 ( 416 ) /' 2
 
 LITANY FOR CHILDREN. 
 Part 2, 
 
 p From all pride and vain conceit, 
 From all spite and angry lieat, 
 From all lying and deceit, 
 
 Save us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 From all slotli and idleness, 
 From not caring for distress, 
 From all lust and greediness, 
 Save us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 From refusing to obey. 
 From the love of our own way, 
 From forgetfulness to pray, 
 Save us. Holy Jesu. 
 Paut 3. 
 
 mf By Thy Birth and early years, 
 By Thine Infant wants and fears, 
 By Thy sorrovv^s and Thy tears. 
 Save us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 By Thy Pattern bright and pure, 
 By the pains Thou didst endure 
 Our salvation to procure. 
 
 Save us. Holy Jesu. 
 
 2) By Thy Wounds and thorn-crown'd Head, 
 
 By Thy Blood for sinners shed, 
 mf By Thy Rising from the dead. 
 Save us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 By the Name we bow before. 
 Human Name, which evermore 
 All the hosts of Heav'n adore. 
 Save us. Holy Jesu. 
 
 / By Thine own unconquer'd might. 
 By Thy glory in the height. 
 By Thy mercies infinite. 
 
 Save us. Holy Jesu. Amen. 
 
 ( 416 )
 
 SUPPLEMENTAL HYMNS. 
 
 ^'74 "^ ^<^'*'^^ '"^ cfo'-cn an(/ s/(?/>f, and rose up again, for 
 the Lord sustained me." 
 
 mf A WAKED from sleep we fall 
 -l\. Before Thee, God of love, 
 And chant the praise the Angels raise, 
 O God of might, above ; 
 Holy, Holy, Holy ! Thou art God adored I 
 P In Thy pitying mercy show us mercy, Lord. 
 
 //// Thou wakedst me from sleep ; 
 Shine on this mind and heart. 
 And touch my tongue, that I among 
 Thy choir may take my part ; 
 Holy, Holy, Holy ! Teinity adored 1 
 P In Thy pitying mercy show me mercy, Lord. 
 
 mf The Judge will come with speed, 
 And each man's deeds be known : 
 dimOm: trembling cry shall rise on high 
 
 At midnight to Thy Throne ; 
 Holy, Holy, Holy ! King of Saints adored I 
 p In the hour of judgment show us mercy, Loed. 
 
 Amen. 
 
 ( 41Y )
 
 iBtU^^tfan— for a Citn Cljurcl). 
 
 i^.^5 " -4 House of rest." 
 
 rnf T3 EHOLD us, Lord, a little space 
 XD From daily tasks set free, 
 And met within Thy holy place 
 To rest awhile with Thee. 
 
 Around us rolls the ceaseless tide 
 Of business, toil, and care ; 
 p And scarcely can we turn aside 
 For one brief hour of prayer. 
 
 Yet these are not the only walls 
 Wherein Thou may'st be sought : 
 cr On homeliest work Thy blessing falls, 
 In truth and patience wrought. 
 
 Thine is the loom, the forge, the mart, 
 The wealth of land and sea ; 
 
 The w^orlds of science and of art, 
 Reveal'd and ruled by Thee. 
 
 tr,/ Then let us prove our heavenly birth 
 In all we do and know ; 
 And claim the kingdom of the earth 
 For Thee, and not Thy foe. 
 
 Work shall be prayer, if all Ite wrought 
 As Thou wouldst have it done ; 
 
 And prayer, by Thee inspired and taught, 
 Itself with work be one. Amen. 
 
 iSbcm'ng. 
 
 476 " -^^"^ ^'^^'^ ^^^'^^^ ^^ '^^'"^ cverlastinj ligJit.*' 
 
 mf "O EHOLD the sun, that seem'd but now 
 -D Enthroned overhead, 
 Beginneth to decline below 
 The globe whereon we tread ; 
 
 ( 418 )
 
 And lie, whom yet we look upon 
 With comfort and delight, 
 c2i7/AVill quite depart from hence anon, 
 p And leave us to the night. 
 
 Thus time, unheeded, steals away 
 
 The life which nature gave ; 
 Thus are our bodies every day 
 
 Declining to the grave ; 
 Thus from us all our pleasures fly 
 
 Whereon we set our heart ; 
 And when the night of death draws nigh. 
 
 Thus Avili they all depart. 
 
 cr Lord ! though the sun forsake our sight. 
 
 And mortal hopes are vain ; 
 rnf Let still Thine everlasting light 
 
 Within our souls remain ; 
 And in the nights of our distress 
 
 Vouchsafe those rays Divine, 
 cr Which from the Sun of Righteousn.ess 
 
 For ever brightly shine. Amen. 
 
 ^•7 7 *' The Lord's Name is praised from the rising vp 
 of the SU71 unto the goiwj down of the same." 
 
 rnf rpHE day Thou gavest. Lord, is ended, 
 -L The darkness falls at Thy behest ; 
 To Thee our morning hymns ascended, 
 
 cr Thy praise shall sanctify our rest. 
 
 mf We thank Thee that Thy Church unsleeping, 
 V/hile earth rolls onward into light. 
 Through all the world her watch is keeiting. 
 And rests not now by day or night. 
 
 As o'er each continent and island 
 The dawn leads on another day, 
 
 The voice of prayer is never silent. 
 Nor dies the strain of praise away.
 
 EVENING. 
 
 The sun that bids us rest is waking 
 Our brethren 'neath the western sky. 
 
 And hour by hour fresh lips are making 
 Thy wondrous doings heard on high. 
 
 cr So be it, Lord ; Thy Throne shall never. 
 
 Like earth's proud empires, pass away ; 
 / Thy Kingdom stands, and grows for ever, 
 
 Till all Thy creatures own Thy sway. 
 
 Amen. 
 
 473 ''A good day."' 
 
 mf rpHIS is the day the Lord hath made, 
 -L He calls the hours His own ; 
 Let Heav'n rejoice, let earth be glad, 
 And praise surround the Throne. 
 
 To-day He rose and left the dead, 
 
 And Satan's empire fell ; 
 To-day the saints His triumphs spread, 
 
 And all His wonders tell. 
 
 Hosanna to th' anointed King, 
 To David's Holy Sox 1 
 f/i'mMake haste to help us, Lord, and bring 
 cr Salvation from Thy Throne. 
 
 Bless'd be the Lord, Who comes to men 
 
 With messages of grace ! 
 Who comes, in God His Father's Name. 
 dim To save our sinful race. 
 
 / Hosanna in the highest strains 
 
 The (.^liurch on earth can raise ; 
 The highest Heav'ns in which He reigns 
 Shall give Him nobler praise. Amen. 
 
 ( 420 )
 
 SUNDAY. 
 
 479 " ^^'^''<^ ^^^'^^^ ^'^ "^ niijJit there" 
 
 Evening. 
 
 '/''/ f^ PiEAT God, Who, liid from mortal sight, 
 vZT Dost dwell in iinapproached light, 
 Before Whose Throne with veiled brow. 
 Thy sinless Angels trembling bow. 
 
 a//;'?Awhile in darkness here below 
 We lie oppressed with sin and woe ; 
 
 cr But soon the everlasting day 
 
 .Shall chase the night of gloom away ; — 
 
 The day prepared for us by Thee ; 
 The day reserved for us to see ; — 
 A day but faintly imaged here 
 By brightest sun at noontide clear. 
 
 7> Too long, alas ! it still delays, 
 It lingers yet, that day of days ; 
 The flesh, with all its load of sin, 
 Must perish, ere its joy we win, 
 
 cr Then from these eartliv bonds set free 
 The soul shall fly, O God, to Thee ; 
 To see Thee, love Thee, and adore, 
 Her blissful task for evermore. 
 
 rnf All bounteous Teixity ! prepare 
 Our souls Thy hidden joy to vshare, 
 That our brief daytime, used aright, 
 May issue in eternal light. Amen. 
 
 480 *' ^^^ marks of the Lord Jesus" 
 
 p (~\ JESU, crucifled for man, 
 
 W O Lamb, all glorious on Thy Throne, 
 cr Teach Thou our wond'ring souls to scan 
 The mystery of Thy love unknown. 
 
 C421 )
 
 FRIDAY. 
 
 We pray Thee, grant us strength to take 
 Our daily cross, whate'er it be, 
 mf And gladly, for Thine own dear sake, 
 J) In paths of pain to follow Thee. 
 
 nq) As on our daily way we go. 
 
 Through light or shade, in calm or strife, 
 Oh ! may we l)ear Thy marks below 
 In conquer'd sin and chasten'd life. 
 
 And week by week this day we ask 
 That holy memories of Thy Cross 
 
 May sanctify each common task. 
 And turn to gain each earthly loss. 
 
 Grant us, dear Lord, our cross to bear 
 Till at Thy Feet we lay it down, 
 cr Win through Thy Blood our pardon there, 
 And through the Cross attain the crown. 
 
 Amen. 
 
 481 " ^'^''-''■^ rcmaineth a rest to the people of God." 
 Evi:ning. 
 
 riif ^IVTOW the busy week is done, 
 
 ^^ Now the rest-time is begun ; 
 
 Thou hast brought us on our way, 
 
 Kept and led us day l)y day ; 
 cr Now there comes the hrst and best, 
 
 Day of worship, light and rest. 
 
 ]) Hallow, Lord, the coming day ! 
 
 When we meet to ])raise and i)rav, 
 cr Hear Thy Word, Thy Feast attend, 
 
 Hours of happy service sjiend ; 
 
 'I'o our hearts be manifest, 
 
 Lord of labour and of rest ! 
 
 ( -122 )
 
 SATUKI»AY. 
 
 For Thy cliildren gone before 
 
 We can trust Thee and adore ; 
 p All their earthly week is past, 
 
 Sabbath-tinie is theirs at last ; 
 
 Fold them, Father, to Thy breast, 
 dimQb^Q, them everlasting rest. 
 
 //// Guide us all the days to come, 
 Till Thy mercy call us home : 
 All our powers do Thou employ, 
 Be Thy work our chief est joy; 
 Then, the promised land possest, 
 
 ;> Bid us enter into rest. Amen. 
 
 ^82 " ^'^'^ ^"'^ ^^'"^ ^^ ivorship Him." 
 
 mf A NGrELS, from the realms of glory, 
 JTA. Wing your flight o'er all the earth 
 Ye who sang creation s story. 
 
 Now proclaim Messiah's birth ; 
 
 (•r Come and worshi}). 
 Worship Christ, the new-born King. 
 
 mf Shepherds, in the field abiding, 
 
 W^atching o'er your flocks by night, 
 God with man is now I'csiding, 
 Yonder shines the Infant Light ; 
 cr Come and worship, 
 Worship Christ, the new-born King. 
 
 rrif Sages, leave your C(Mitcmplations, 
 Brighter visions beam afar ; 
 
 Seek the great Desire of nations, 
 Ye have seen His natal star ; 
 cr Come and worship, 
 
 Worship Christ, the new-born King. 
 
 C 423 )
 
 CHRISTMAS. 
 
 nif All creation, join in praising 
 
 God the Fathek, Spirit, Son — 
 Evermore your voices raising 
 To til' Eternal Three in One ; 
 cr Come and worship, 
 
 / Worship Christ, the new-born King. Amen. 
 
 483 '' ^^'^^^ hcin(] ill the form of Gul . . . made Hlmiclf 
 of no reputation, and took vpon Him the form of a 
 servant, and icas made in the likeness of men.'" 
 
 f TTIROM east to west, from shore to shore, 
 
 J- Let every heart awake and sing 
 diniThe Holy Child Whom Mary bore, 
 / The Christ, the everlasting King. 
 
 mf Behold I the world's Creator wears 
 The form and fashion of a slave ; 
 Onr very flesh our ^laker shares, 
 His fallen creature, man, to save. 
 
 For this how wondrously He wrouglit ! 
 diiiiA maiden, in her lowly place. 
 
 Became, in ways beyond all thought, 
 The chosen vessel of His grace. 
 
 She bow'd her to the Angel's word 
 Declaring what the Father will'd. 
 And suddenly the promised Lord 
 That pure and hallow'd temple fiU'd. 
 
 He shrank not from the oxen's stall. 
 He lay within the manger bed, 
 And He Whose bounty feedeth all 
 At Mary's breast Himself was fed. 
 
 cr And while the Angels in the sky 
 Sang praise above the silent field, 
 
 mf To shepherds poor the Lord Most High, 
 The one great Shepherd, was reveal'd. 
 
 ( 424 ) 
 
 V
 
 CHRISTMAS. 
 
 / All glory for this blessed morn 
 To God the Father ever be ; 
 All praise to Thee, O Virgin-born, 
 All i^raise, O Holy Ghost, to Thee. Amen. 
 
 484 " Jesus Christ is come in the jlesh." 
 
 f /nHBISTIANS, sing out with exultation, 
 V.^ And praise your Benefactor's Name ! 
 To-day the Author of Salvation, 
 The Father's well beloved came. 
 mf Of undefiled Virgin ^Mother 
 
 An Infant, all Divine, was born, 
 cr And God Himself became your Brother 
 Upon this happy Christmas morn. 
 
 r/if In Him eternal might and power 
 
 To human weakness hath inclined ; 
 And this poor Child brings richest dower 
 
 Of gifts and graces to mankind. 
 diiiAYhUe here His Majesty disguising, 
 
 A servant's form the Master wears, 
 cr Behold the beams of glory rising 
 
 E'en from His poverty and tears. 
 
 p A stable serves Him for a dwelling, 
 
 And for a l)ed a manger mean ; 
 cr Yet o'er His Head, His Advent telling, 
 A new and wondrous star is seen. 
 Angels rehearse to men the story, 
 
 The joyful story of His birth ; 
 To Hiin they raise the anthem— (/) " Glory 
 To God on high, and peace on earth !" 
 
 For through this holy Incarnation 
 The primal curse is done away ; 
 diniAnd blessed peace o'er all creation 
 Hath shed its pure and gentle ray. 
 
 C 425 )
 
 CHRISTMAS. 
 
 rr Then, in that heavenly concert joining, 
 O Christian men, with one accord, 
 
 / Your voices tunefully combining, 
 
 Salute the Birthday of your Loed I Amen. 
 
 485 " -^^^^y '^'ill go from strength to strength" 
 
 f "Tj^ROM glory unto glory ! Be this our joyous 
 
 -I- song, 
 As on the King's own highway, Ave bravely march 
 
 along 1 
 From glory unto glory ! O word of stirring cheer, 
 mf K^ dawns the solemn brightness of another 
 
 glad New Year. 
 
 / From glory unto glory I AVliat great things He 
 
 hath done, 
 What wonders He hath shown us, what triumphs 
 
 He hath won ! 
 From glory unto glory I What mighty blessings 
 
 crown 
 The lives for which our Loed hath laid His own 
 
 so freely down ; 
 
 The fulness of His blessing encompasseth our 
 
 way ; 
 The fulness of His promises crowns every 
 
 bright'ning day ; 
 The fulness of His glory is beaming from above, 
 While more and more we learn to know the 
 
 fulness of His love. 
 
 And closer yet and closer the golden bonds shall 
 
 be. 
 Uniting all avIio love our Lord in pure sincerity ; 
 And wider yet and Avider shall the circling glory 
 
 glow. 
 As more and more are taught of God that mighty 
 
 Love to know. 
 
 ( 426 '
 
 NEW YEAR'S DAY. 
 
 ynf let our adoration for all that He liatli done, 
 Peal out beyond the stars of God, while voice and 
 
 life are one ; 
 dim And let our consecration be real, deep, and true ; 
 Oh, even now our hearts shall bow, and joyful vows 
 
 renew. 
 
 /Now onward, ever onward, from strength to 
 
 strength we go, 
 While grace for grace abundantly shall from His 
 
 fulness flow. 
 To glory's full fruition, from glory's foretaste here, 
 Jj Until His very presence crown our happiest New 
 
 Year. Amen. 
 
 486 " ^'''^ hindaess and love of Got our Saviour to'card 
 mm appeared." 
 
 inf rn HE Father's sole-begotten Sox 
 
 dim J- Was born, the Virgin's Child, on earth ; 
 
 His Cross for us adoption Avon, — ■ 
 mf The life and grace of second birth. 
 
 Forth from the height of Heav'n He came, 
 dim In form of man with man abode ; 
 mf Redeem'd His world from death and shame. 
 
 The joys of endless life bestow'd. 
 
 J) Redeemer, come with power benign, 
 Dwell in the souls that look for Thee ; 
 O let Thy light Avithin us shine 
 That we may Thy salvation see. 
 
 Abide with us, O Lord, we pray. 
 Dispel the gloom of doubt and Avoe ; 
 Wash every stain of guilt away, 
 Thy tender healing grace bestow. 
 
 ( 427 )
 
 EPIPHANY. 
 
 mf Lord, Thou liast come, and Avell we know 
 That Thou wilt likewise come again ; 
 Thy Kingdom shield from every foe, 
 Thy honour and Thy rule maintain. 
 
 / Eternal glory, Lord, to Thee, 
 
 Whom, now reveal'd, our hearts adore ; 
 
 To God the Father glory be, 
 
 And Holy Spirit evermore. Amen. 
 
 ^Q^J "/A' \K-as baptized.'* 
 
 mf rpHE Son of jMan from Jordan rose, 
 -J- And pray'd to God above ; 
 When lo, the op'ning Heav'ns disclose 
 A swift-descending Dove. 
 
 The Spirit, lighting on His Brow, 
 
 Anoints the Holy One ; — 
 The Father's voice declaring — " Thou 
 
 Art My Beloved Son." 
 
 So when, through His Baptizing bless'd 
 
 The Font new birth conveys, 
 Man kneels a son of God confess'd, 
 
 Heav'n opens as he prays. 
 
 jp Fair innocency, like the dove's, 
 Invests him, purged from sin ; 
 For God the brooding Spirit moves, 
 Directs and rules within. 
 
 rr^f O Christ, Whose mercy cleansed our stain 
 •With streams of grace Divine ; 
 Let us not soil the robes again 
 Made white in Blood of Thine. 
 
 ( 428 )
 
 EPIPHANV. 
 
 Redeemer of a world undone, 
 AVe praise Thee and adore ; — 
 
 Jesu, with God the Father One, 
 And Spirit evermore. Amen. 
 
 This Ili/mn is suitable for an adult Baptism. 
 
 488 " -^'''^ Lord shall suddenly come to His temple.^* 
 mf TTTITHIX the Father's house 
 
 V V The Son hath found His home ; 
 cr And to His temple suddenly 
 / The Lord of life hath come. 
 
 riif The doctors of the laAv 
 
 Gaze on the wondrous Child, 
 And marvel at His gracious words 
 Of wisdom undefiled. 
 
 'p Yet not to them is giv'n 
 
 The mighty truth to know, 
 To lift the fleshly veil which hides 
 Incarnate God below. 
 
 The secret of the Lord 
 Escapes each human eye, 
 cr And faithful pond'ring hearts await 
 The full Epiphany. 
 
 'P Lord, visit Thou our souls, 
 And teach us by Thy grace 
 Each dim revealing of Thyself 
 With loving awe to trace ; 
 
 cr Till from our darken'd sight 
 The cloud shall pass away, 
 And on the cleansed soul shall burst 
 rnf The everlasting day ; 
 
 Till we behold Thy Face, 
 And know, as Ave are known, 
 / Thee, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 
 Co-equal Three in One. Amen. 
 
 ( 429 )
 
 489 " ^'^'■^ ^^^'^ created all tilings 6y Jesns Christ." 
 
 mf {~\ GOD, the joy of Heav'n above, 
 
 v_y Thou didst not need Thy creatures' lov3, 
 When from Thy secret place of rest 
 Thy Word the earth's foundations blest. 
 Thou spakest ;- -worlds began to be ; 
 They bow before Thy ]\Iajesty ; 
 And all to their Creator raise 
 A wondrous harmony of praise. 
 
 But ere, O Lord, this lovely earth 
 From Thy creative will had"^ birth. 
 Thou in Thy counsels didst unfold 
 Another world of fairer mould. 
 
 cr That realm shall our Redeemer frame, 
 And build upon His mighty Name ; 
 His Hand the word of power shall sow, 
 That all the earth His truth may know. 
 
 When time itself has pass'd away, 
 His Church, secure in Heav'n for aye, 
 Shall share His Table and His Throne, 
 And God the Father reign alone. 
 
 / Father, Son, and Spirit Blest, 
 One God in Heav'n and earth contest. 
 Preserve, direct, and lill with love 
 Thy realm on earth, Thy realm above. Amen. 
 
 The foUov.'lng Hymn is suitable for this se (Son : 
 633 Oh how fair that morning broke. 
 
 ?£tnt. 
 
 490 "-^^^'t"' "^i' crying, God: give ear unto my pray e-." 
 ^^'f O WEET Saviour ! in Thy pitj^ing grace 
 
 O Thy sweetness to our souls impart ; 
 
 Thou only Lover of our race 
 Give healing to the wounded heart ; 
 ;> Oh ! hear Thy contrite servants' cry, 
 2^p And save us, Jesu I lest we die. 
 
 ( 430 ^
 
 LE^T. 
 
 'P Long-sufFerii]g Jesu ! hear our prayer 
 Who weep before Thee in our shame ; 
 Vre have no hope but Thee ; O spare, 
 
 LoKD, spare us from th' undyhig liame ; 
 Oh ! hear Thy contrite servants' cry, 
 2r> And save us, Jesu I lest we die. 
 
 p All we have broken Thy command ; 
 
 Lord, help us for Thy mercies' sake ; 
 Deliver us fi'om ftatan's hand, 
 
 And safely to Thy Kingdom take ; 
 Oh ! hear Thy contrite servants' cry, 
 f'P And save us, Jesu ! lest we die. 
 
 p We flee for refuge to Thy love, 
 ( /• Salvation of the helpless soul ; 
 Pour down Thy radiance from above, 
 And make these sin-worn spirits whole 
 p Good Lord, in mercy hear our cry, 
 'PP And save us, Jesu ! lest we die. Amen. 
 
 491 "-^^ there no halm in Gilead ; is Vicrc no pJvjslcio.n 
 there ? " 
 
 p T?AIN would I, Lord of grace, 
 J- With penitential tears 
 The record of my sins eflace. 
 That in Thy book appears : — 
 
 Fain would I journey hence. 
 In garb of stainless white, 
 cr And made by mine own penitence 
 Well pleasing in Thy sight. 
 
 p Fond idle dream ! the foe 
 
 But lures and fools my soul ; 
 Not all my tears can peace bestow ;-— 
 Thou only makest whole. 
 
 ( 431 )
 
 LENT. 
 
 Hath ever sailor tost, 
 
 Or sufferer rack'cl in pain, 
 cr Within Thine anchorage been lost, . 
 
 Or found Thy Gilead vain ? 
 mf Maker and Hope of all ! 
 J) Wounded and sick am I : 
 
 Great Healer, save me, lest I fall 
 
 And perish utterly. 
 cr Can boundless love reject ? 
 
 Shall mercy say me nay. 
 Who cry with all Thine own elect 
 
 Before Thee, night and day I 
 mf Thine be glory, Christ ^Nlost High, 
 (UinHaxQ compassion, (^') or we die. Amen, 
 
 mf T~ O ! now the time accepted peals 
 -l-J Its tidings of release ; 
 A time that Avitli salvation heals, 
 And to rei^entant tears reveals 
 p The mercy-seat of peace. 
 
 Then let us wisely now restrain 
 
 Our food, our drink, our sleep ; 
 I'rom idle word and jest refrain. 
 And steadfastly l)egin again 
 
 A stricter watch to keei). 
 cr Now heaven-taught love will haste to rise 
 
 And seek the cheerless bed, 
 Where cold and wan the sufferer lies, 
 And Christ Himself to heedful eyes 
 
 Is hungering for bread, 
 'Tis noAv that zealous charity 
 
 Her goods more largely si)ends. 
 Lays U]> her treasure in the sky. 
 And freely yields, ere death draw nigh. 
 
 To CtOD the wealth He lends. 
 
 C 432 )
 
 LENT. 
 
 p Then consecrate us, Lord, anew, 
 And fire our hearts with love ; 
 That all we think, and all we do. 
 Within, without, be pure and true, 
 Rekindled from above. 
 
 mf NoAv fuller praise and glory be 
 To Thee, the First and Last ; 
 And make us. Blessed Trinity, 
 More faithful soldiers, worthier Thee, 
 Through this our chastening fast. Amen. 
 
 493 " -^^s*s^ ^^*^ devil, and he will flee from yon ; draw 
 nigh to God, and He icill draw nigh to you." 
 
 For a Late Evening Service. 
 
 mf "niATHER, Most High, be with us, 
 Jl- Unseen, Thy goodness showing, 
 And Christ the Word Incarnate, 
 And Spirit grace bestowing. 
 
 C7' O Trinity, O Oneness 
 
 Of light and power exceeding ; 
 
 O (tOD of God Eternal, 
 
 O God, from Both proceeding ! 
 
 mf While daylight hours are ]iassiiig. 
 
 We live and Avork before Thee ; 
 dim^ow, ere we rest in slumber, 
 
 We gather to adore Thee. 
 
 Our Christian name and calling 
 
 Of our new birth remind us ; 
 
 The Spirit's gifts and sealing 
 
 To firm obedience bind us. 
 
 mf Begone, ye powers of evil 
 
 With snares and wiles unholy 1 
 Disturb not with your teniptings 
 The spirits of the lowly. 
 
 ( 433 )
 
 LENT. 
 
 Depart ! for Christ is present, 
 Beside us, yea, within us ; 
 Away ! His sign, ye know it, 
 Tlie victory shall win us. 
 
 p Awhile the body resteth ; 
 The spirit, wakeful ever, 
 
 cr Abideth in communion 
 
 YCith Cheist, Who sleepeth never. 
 
 / To God, th' Eternal Fathee, 
 To Cheist, our sure salvation. 
 To God, the Holy Spieit, 
 Be endless adoration. Amen. 
 
 The following IJijmns are suitable for this sejson 
 
 628 Not for our sins alone 
 
 638 God, to know that Thou art just. 
 
 I^nmu^ on tlje 33a^^ioiT. 
 
 494 '* ^'-''>'<^'Sm'uch then as Christ hath suffered ni the flcsli., 
 arm yourselves likewise icith the same mind.'" 
 
 mf IV ^T Y Lord, my Master, at Thy Feet adoring, 
 Jj-X I see Thee bow'd beneath Thy load of 
 woe ; 
 For me, a sinner, is Thy Life-Blood pouring ; 
 dim For Thee, my Saviour, scarce my tears will 
 flow. 
 
 mf Thine own disciple to the Jews has sold Ihee, 
 With friendship's kiss and loyal word he came; 
 How oft of faithful love my lips have told Thee, 
 dim While Thou hast seen my falsehood and my 
 shame J 
 
 ( 434 )
 
 HYMNS ON THE PASSION. 
 
 raf With taunts and scoifs they mock what seems 
 Thy weakness, 
 
 With blows and outrage adding pain to pain ; 
 
 Thou art unmoved and steadfast in Thy meek- 
 ness ; 
 
 dim Wlien I am wrong'd how quickly I complain ! 
 
 7> My Lord, my >Saviour, when I see Thee wearing 
 Upon Thy bleeding brow the crov/n of thorn, 
 rr Shall I for i)leasure live, or shrink from bearing 
 Whate'er my lot may be of pain or scorn { 
 
 mf O Victim of Thy love I O pangs most healing ! 
 dim O saving Death ! O wounds that I adore ! 
 mf shame most glorious I Christ, before Thee 
 
 kneeling, 
 j> I pray Thee keep me Thine for evermore. 
 
 Amen. 
 
 4:95 ''^^''^<'7^ not fur il/f, h'tt weep for yourselves.'" 
 
 p TTTEEP not for Him Who onAvard bears 
 \ V His Cross to Calvary ; 
 He does not ask man's pitying tears, 
 Who wills for man to die. 
 
 Tlie awful sorrow of His Face, 
 
 The bowing of His Frame, 
 Come not from torture or disgrace ; 
 
 He fears not Cross or shame. 
 
 There is a deeper pang of grief, 
 
 An agony unknown, 
 in which His Love finds no relief ; 
 
 He bears it all alone. 
 
 He thinks of all for whom His Life 
 
 Of lowliness and pain. 
 And weariness and care and strife, 
 
 Will be alas ! in vain. 
 
 ( 435 )
 
 HYMNS ON THE PASSION. 
 
 He sees the souls for whom He dies 
 
 Yet clinging to their sin, 
 And heirs of mansions in the skies 
 
 Who will not enter in, 
 
 cr Ah ! this, my Saviotjr, was the shame 
 That l3ow'd Thy Head so low ! 
 These were the wounds that rack'd Thy Frame, 
 And made Thy Tears to flow. 
 
 p Oh ! may I in Thy sorrow share, 
 And mourn that sins of mine 
 Should ever wound with grief or care 
 That loving Heart of Thine. Amen. 
 
 496 *'-^ ^'^'''^ scorn of mm, and the outcast of the people." 
 mf r\ SCORN'D and outcast Lord, beneath 
 V_y Thy burden meekly bending, 
 Thou, our true Isaac, to Thy death 
 Art wearily ascending. 
 
 f?i/)?And soon, with nail-pierced Feet and Hands 
 Upon the Cross they raise Thee ; 
 The Cross, which there uplifted stands, 
 To all the earth displays Thee. 
 
 nif Oh ! wondrous love of God on high, 
 The sinful thus to cherish ! 
 He gave His guiltless Son to die, 
 dim Lest guilty man should perish. 
 
 p Our sin's pollution to remove 
 
 His Blood was freely given : 
 cr So mighty was the Saviour's love, 
 
 So just the wrath of Heaven. 
 
 Yes ! 'tis the C^ross that breaks the rod 
 And chain of condemnation, 
 cr And makes a league 'twixt man and God 
 For our entire salvation. 
 
 ( 436 )
 
 HYiMNS OX THE PASSION. 
 
 / O praise the Father, praise the Sox, 
 The Lamb for sinners given. 
 And Holy Ghost, through Whom alone 
 Our hearts are raised to Heaven. Amen. 
 
 497 *' ^^^ ^^ ^'^^P ^^^^ Feast." 
 
 «'/" TT7ELC0ME, happy morning !" age to age 
 
 VV shall say; 
 Hell to-day is vanquish'd ! Heav'n is won to-day ! 
 /Lo ! the Dead is living, God for evermore ! 
 Him, their true Creator, all His works adore : 
 " Welcome, happy morning ! " age to age shall say 
 
 Earth with joy confesses, clothing her for Spring, 
 All good gifts return with her returning King ; 
 Bloom in every meadow, leaves on every bough. 
 Speak His sorrows ended, hail His triumph now : 
 Hell to-day is vanquish'd ! Heav'n is won to-day I 
 
 v///" Months in due succession, days of length'ning 
 
 light, 
 Hours and passing moments praise Thee in their 
 
 flight ; 
 Brightness of the morning, sky and fields and 
 
 sea, 
 A^anquisher of darkness, bring their praise to 
 
 Thee : 
 " Welcome, happy morning I " age to age shall say. 
 
 Maker and Redeemer, Life and Health of all. 
 Thou from Heav'n beholding man's abasing fall. 
 Of th' Eternal Father true and only Sox, 
 Manhood to deliver, manhood didst put on : 
 Hell to-day is vanciuish'd ! Heav'n is won to-day ! 
 
 C 437 )
 
 K ASTER. 
 
 Thou, of life the Author, {dim) deatli didst 
 
 undergo, 
 Tread the path of darkness, (c) saving strength to 
 
 show : 
 inf Come then, True and Faitliful, now fulfil Thy 
 
 word ; 
 'Tis Thine own Third Morning! rise, O buried 
 
 LOED ! 
 
 /"Welcome, happy morning 1" age to age shall 
 say. 
 
 Loose the souls long prison'd, bound with Satan's 
 chain ; 
 
 All that now is fallen raise to life again : 
 
 Show Thy Face in brightness, bid the nations 
 see I 
 
 Bring again our daylight : day returns with 
 Thee ; 
 
 if Hell to-day is vanquish'd I Heavn is Avon to- 
 day 1 Amen. 
 
 498 "'^'"i/ ^^ ^'^ ^^'^ Lord, for He hath triumphed 
 gloriously." 
 
 f rpHE foe behind, the deep before, 
 
 -L Our hosts have dared and past the sea ; 
 And Pharaoh's warriors strew the shore, 
 And Israel's ransom'd tribes are free. 
 
 If Lift up, lift up your voices now ! 
 
 The Avliole wide world rejoices now ; 
 The Lord hath triumphed gloriously ! 
 The Loin) shall reign victoriously I 
 
 mf Hapi)y morrow, 
 Turning sorrow 
 Into peace and mirth ! 
 Bondage ending, 
 Love descending 
 O'er the earth. 
 
 C 438 )
 
 EASTER. 
 
 / Seals assuring, 
 Guards securing, 
 Watch His earthly prison : 
 Seals are shatter'd, 
 Guards are scatter'd ; — 
 
 if Christ is risen ! 
 
 mf No longer must the mourners weep, 
 Nor call departed Christians dead ; 
 
 dimYoY death is hallow'd into sleep, 
 And every grave becomes a bed, 
 
 C7' Now once more 
 Eden's door 
 Open stands to mortal eyes ; 
 For Christ hath risen, and man shall rise. 
 
 Now at last, 
 
 Old things past, 
 Hope, and joy, and peace begin : 
 For Christ hath won, and man shall win. 
 
 dimlt is not exile, rest on high ; 
 
 It is not sadness, peace from strife ; 
 To fall asleep is not to die ; 
 To dwell with Christ is better life. 
 
 / Vvliere our banner leads us 
 AVe may safely go ; 
 Where our Chief precedes us 
 Wc may face the foe. 
 
 jj His right arm is o'er us, 
 He our Guide will be : 
 Christ hath gone before us. 
 Christians, follow ye ! Amen, 
 
 ( 439 )
 
 EASTER. 
 
 499 " ^^'^'^^ I ct'cake up after Thy li/:eness, I shall be 
 s.disficd icith it." 
 
 f /^N the Resurrection morning 
 vy Soul and body meet again ; 
 Xo more sorrow, no more weeping, 
 no more pain ! 
 
 l^ Here awhile they must be parted. 
 And the flesh its Sabbath keei>. 
 Waiting in a holy stillness, 
 
 wrapt in sleep. 
 
 For a while the tired body 
 
 Lies with feet toward the morn ; 
 cr Till the last and brightest Easter 
 day be born. 
 
 But the soul in contemplation 
 Utters earnest prayer and strong, 
 mf Bursting at the Eesurrection 
 into song. 
 
 cr Soul and body reunited 
 
 Thenceforth nothing shall divide, 
 "Waking up in Christ's own likeness, 
 satisfied. 
 
 / Oh ! the beauty, Oh ! the gladness 
 Of that Piesurrection day, 
 Which shall not through endless ages 
 pass away ! 
 
 'inf On that hap])y Easter morning 
 
 All the graves their dead restore ; 
 Father, sister, child, and mother, 
 meet once more. 
 
 To that brightest of all meetings 
 dim Bring us, Jesu Christ, at last ; 
 
 By Thy Cross, through death (cr) and judgment, 
 holding fast. Amen. 
 
 ( 440 )
 
 EASTER. 
 
 ^QQ '■ My beloved spoke and said imto me, Hise xqo, My 
 love, My fair one, and come away. For the ivinter 
 is past ; the rain is over and gone ; the flowers appear 
 upon the earth ; the time of the singiny of birds is 
 come, and the voice of the ticrtle is heard in our land." 
 rnf r\ VOICE of the Beloved ! 
 
 \J Thy Bride hath heard Thee say — 
 " Rise up, My love, My fair one, 
 
 Arise and come away. 
 For lo, 'tis past, the winter, 
 The winter of thy year ; 
 The rain is past and over, 
 
 The flowers on earth appear. 
 " And now the time of singing 
 
 Is come for every bird ; 
 And over all the country 
 
 The turtle dove is heard : 
 The fig her green fruit ripens, 
 
 The vines are in their bloom ; 
 Arise and smell their fragrance. 
 My love, My fair one, come ! " 
 -p Yea, LoiiD ! Thy Passion over, 
 
 We know this life of ours 
 c/- Hath pass'd from death and winter 
 To leaves and budding flowers : 
 No more Thy rain of weeping 
 
 In drear Gethsemane ; 
 No more the clouds and darkness, 
 i? That veil'd Thy bitter Tree. 
 ■iiif Our Easter Sun is risen ! 
 dim And yet we slumber long, 
 
 And need Thy Dove's sweet pleading 
 To waken prayer and song. 
 'P Oh breathe upon our deadness, 
 
 Oh shine upon our gloom ; 
 c/- Lord, let us feel Thy Presence, 
 / And rise and live and bloom. Amen. 
 
 ( 441 )
 
 EASTrLR. 
 501 " Thanks be to God, Who giveth us the victory.'* 
 
 wf |jlAK be sorrow, tears, and sighing ! 
 
 -S- Waves are calming, storms are dying ; 
 
 Moses liath o'erpass'd the sea, 
 
 Israel's captive hosts are free ; 
 
 Life by death slew death and saved us, 
 
 In His Blood the Lamb hath laved us, 
 
 Clothing us with victory. 
 
 / Jesus Christ from death hath risen, 
 Lo ! His Godhead bursts the prison, 
 
 While His Manhood passes free, 
 Vanquishing our misery. 
 mf Rise we free from condemnation ; 
 f/^'^iThrough our God's humiliation, 
 / Ours is now the victory. 
 
 7??/ Vain the foe's despair and madness ! 
 See the dayspring of our gladness ! . 
 Slaves no more of Satan we ; 
 Children, by the Son set free ; 
 / Rise, for Life with death hath striven, 
 All the snares of hell are riven. 
 
 Rise and claim the victory. Amen. 
 
 B02 ''^^'^'(^ '*' ^^''•s ^^''^^ comcth from Edom, tcith dijed 
 l/arments from Bozyxih ? this that is glorious in 
 His apparel, travelling in the greatness of Nis 
 strength '? " 
 
 '»/ rnO Thee and to Thy Christ, O God, 
 -L We sing — we ever sing ; 
 For He the lonely winepress trod, 
 Our cup of joy to brin":. 
 cr His glorions Arm the strife maintain'd, 
 He march'd in might from far ; 
 His robes were with the vintage stain'd, 
 Red with the wine of war. 
 
 C 442 )
 
 EASTER. 
 
 To Thee and to Tliy Christ, God^ 
 We sing — we ever sing ; 
 dimYor He invaded Death's abode, 
 cr And robbed him of his sting. 
 
 The house of dust enthrals no more. 
 
 For He, the Strong to save, 
 Himself doth guard that silent door, 
 Great Keeper of the grave. 
 
 mf To Thee and to Thy Christ, God, 
 
 We sing — we ever sing ; 
 For He hath crnsh'd beneath His rod 
 
 Tlie world's proud rebel king. 
 He plunged in His imperial strength 
 
 To gulfs of darkness down ; 
 He brought His trophy up at length, 
 
 The foil'd usurper's crown. 
 
 To Thee and to Thy Christ, God, 
 
 We sing — we ever sing ; 
 diiuFoY He redeem'd us with His Blood 
 
 From every evil thing. 
 mf Thy saving strength His Arm upbore, 
 
 The Arm that set us free ; 
 / Glory, God, for evermore 
 
 Be to Thy Christ and Thee. Amen. 
 
 S03 " ^^^^^9 ^^^'^ '^f them forty days." 
 
 mf TTIORTY days Thy seer of old 
 
 JL: Communed with Thee, Most High : 
 Fain Thy goings to behold 
 And Thy glory passing by. 
 
 p In the rocky cleft he bow'd ; 
 
 Thou, as mortal gaze might bear, 
 Part reveal'd and part in cloud, 
 cr Didst Thy secret Name declare. 
 (.443;
 
 EASTER. 
 
 mf Forty days of Easter-tide 
 
 Thou didst commune with Thine own ; 
 Nov/ by glimpses, Lord, descried, 
 
 Handled now and proved and known ;— 
 
 ^) Known, Most Merciful, yet veil'd ; 
 Else before the awful sight 
 ►Surely heart and flesh had fail'd, 
 Smitten with exceeding light. 
 
 mf Risen Master, fain would we, 
 
 ►Sharing those unearthly days. 
 Morn and eve, on shore and sea, 
 Watch Thy movements, mark Thy ways ; 
 
 Catch by faith each glad surprise 
 Of Thy footstep drawing nigh, 
 Hear Thy sudden greeting rise — 
 dim " Peace be to you ! It is I ; " — 
 
 mf Secrets of Thy Kingdom learn, 
 Read the vision open spread, 
 Feel Thy Word within us burn, 
 Know Thee in the broken Bread. 
 
 So Thy glory's skirts beside 
 
 Gently led from grace to grace, 
 We Thy coming may abide, 
 dim And adore Thee face to face. Amen. 
 
 504 '" ^'S'^^i ^<'''^''* Ilim.'' 
 
 f r I "IHE Lord is risen indeed ; 
 
 -L Now is His work perform'd ; 
 Now is the mighty Captive freed. 
 And death's strong castle storm'd. 
 
 The Lord is risen indeed ; 
 
 Then Hell has lost his prey ; 
 AVith Him is risen the ransom'd seed 
 
 To reign in endless day. 
 
 ( ^-14 )
 
 EASTER. 
 
 The Lord is risen indeed ; 
 He lives, to die no more ; 
 He lives, the sinner's cause to plead, 
 dira Whose curse and shame He bore. 
 
 / The Lord is risen indeed ; 
 
 Attending Angels, hear ! 
 Up to the Courts of Heav'n with speed 
 The joyful tidings bear. 
 
 Then take your golden lyres, 
 And strike each cheerful chord ; 
 
 Join, all ye bright celestial choirs, 
 To sing our risen Lord. Amen. 
 
 Mogation J5aj)£;. 
 
 505 " ^'^^ earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereoj." 
 mf f\ THRONED O crown'd with all renown, 
 
 Since Thou the earth hast trod, 
 Thou reignest, and by Thee come down 
 
 Henceforth the gifts of God. 
 [By Thee the suns of space, that burn 
 
 Unspent, their watches hold ; 
 The hosts that turn, and still return, 
 
 Are sway'd, and poised, and roll'd. 
 
 The powers of earth, for all her ills, 
 
 An endless treasure yield ; 
 The precious things of the ancient hills, 
 
 Forest, and fruitful field.] 
 Thine is the health, and Thine the wealth 
 
 That in our halls abound ; 
 And Thine the beauty and the joy 
 
 With which the years are crown'd. 
 
 The parts within [brackets'] may he omitted if the Hymn 
 be thought too long. 
 
 ( 445 ) Q
 
 ROGATION DAYS. 
 
 c?m[And as, when ebbed tlie flood, our sires 
 
 Kneel'd on the mountain sod, 
 While o'er the new world's altar fires 
 
 Shone out the bow of God ; 
 And sweetly fell the peaceful spell — 
 
 Word that shall aye avail — 
 " Summer and winter shall not cease, 
 
 Seed time nor harvest fail ; '1 
 
 cr Thus in their change let frost and heat 
 
 And winds and dews be given ; 
 All fostering power, all influence sweet, 
 
 Breathe from the bounteous heaven. 
 Attemper fair with gentle air 
 
 The sunshine and the rain, 
 That kindly earth with timely l)irth 
 
 ^May yield her fruits again ; 
 
 mf That we may feed Thy poor aright. 
 
 And, gath'ring round Thy Throne, 
 Here in the holy Angels' sight 
 
 Repay Thee of Thine own. 
 For so our sires in olden time 
 
 Spared neither gold nor gear, 
 Nor precious wood, nor hewen stone, 
 
 Thy sacred shrines to rear. 
 
 cr For there to give the second birth 
 
 In mysteries and signs, 
 The Face of Christ o'er all the earth 
 
 On kneeling myriads shines. 
 mf And if so fair beyond compare 
 
 Thine earthly houses be, 
 cr In how great grace shall we Thy Face 
 
 In Thine own Palace see ? Amen. 
 
 ( 446 )
 
 506 " -^''^^'*'^^^ ^^^^^ ^^*"^ ^^^^ Lord will take avsay thy 
 blaster from thy head to-day ? " 
 
 7nf TT'NOW ye tlie Lord hath borne away 
 Jl\. Your Master from your head to-day 1 
 Yea, we know it ; yet ^ve raise 
 Joyous strains of hope and praise ! 
 He is gone, but not before 
 All His earthly work is o'er. 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 Know ye the Lord hath borne away 
 Your Master from your head to-day 1 
 Yea, we know it ; stand afar ; 
 Mark His bright triumphal car, 
 Mighty end of mighty deeds, 
 Clouds His chariot, winds His steeds ! 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 Know ye the Lord hath borne away 
 Your Master from your head to-day ? 
 Yea, we know it ; ere He left, 
 Jordan's stream in twain was cleft : 
 With that glorious act in view. 
 We shall one day cleave it too ! 
 
 AUeluiii ! 
 Know ye the Lord hath borne away 
 Your Master from your head to-day ? 
 Yea, we know it ; wondrous love 
 Bids Him seek His Home above : 
 dim He hath said 'tis better so ; 
 See His mantle dropt below ! 
 
 Alleluia I 
 
 mf Know ye the Lord hath borne away 
 Your Master from your head to-day ? 
 Yea, we know it ; lo ! we trace 
 Plenteous portions of His grace, 
 Sent to all whose hearts can soar 
 Whither He has gone before. 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 
 f 447 ) <? 2
 
 ASCENSION. 
 
 Knov/ ye the Lord hath borne away 
 Your Master from your head to-day l 
 Yea, we know it ; search would fail, 
 cr If ye pass'd through mount and vale : 
 Earth contains Him not, though wide : 
 ff Seek Him at His Father's side ! 
 
 Alleluia ! Amen.- 
 
 raijit^untitrc. 
 
 507 " ^^^ ^P^^'^^ ^f ^^'^ LorclfiUeth the worlcl" 
 
 '^nf "POUNTEOUS Spirit, ever shedding 
 
 -L> Life the world to fill ! 
 
 Swarms the fruitful globe o'erspreading, 
 
 Shoals their ocean pathway threading, 
 cr Own Thy quick'ning thrill : 
 
 Author of each creature's birth, 
 
 Life of life beneath the earth, 
 
 Everywhere, O Spirit Blest, 
 / Thou art motion, (p) Thou art rest. 
 
 mf*Come, Creator ! grace bestowing, — 
 
 All Thy sevenfold dower ! 
 Come, Thy peace and bounty strowing, 
 Earth's Renewer ! Thine the sowing, 
 
 Thine the gladd'ning shower. 
 Comforter ! what joy Thou art 
 To the blest and faithful heart ; 
 But to man's primeval foe 
 Uttermost despair and woe. 
 
 O'er the waters of creation 
 
 Moved Thy Wings Divine ; 
 When the world, to animation 
 Waking 'neath Thy visitation, 
 
 Teem'd with powers benign : 
 
 ■^ These verses may be omitted, if the Hymn he thought too long. 
 C 448 )
 
 WHITSUNTIDE. 
 
 Thou didst man to being call, 
 Didst restore liim from his fall ; 
 Pouring, like the latter rain, 
 Grace to quicken him again. 
 
 cr Thine the Gospel voices, crying 
 As with trumpet sound ; 
 Till the world, in darkness lying. 
 Rose from deathly sleep, descrying 
 
 Heavenly light around. 
 Man, to reach that prize reveal'd, 
 Arm'd with Thee as with a shield, 
 Nerved and girt his fight to win, 
 Quells the prince of death and sin. 
 
 w/*IiOwliest homage now before Thee 
 Let the ransom'd pay ; 
 For Thy wondrous gifts adore Thee, 
 By Thy holiness implore Thee, 
 While in love they pray : 
 fZiwHoly ! Holy ! we repeat. 
 Kneeling at Thy mercy-seat ; 
 There unbosom every woe, 
 Groanings Thou alone canst know. 
 
 wf Fount of grace for every nation. 
 
 Refuge of the soul ! 
 Strengthen Thou each new creation, 
 With the waters of salvation 
 
 Make the guilty whole : 
 Rule on earth the powers that be ; 
 Give us priests inspired of Thee ; 
 Through Thy Holy Church increase 
 Purest unity and peace. 
 *Purge and sanctify us wholly 
 
 From the leaven of ill ; 
 Save from Satan's grasp unholy ; 
 To a living faith and lowly 
 
 Mould the upright will ; 
 
 (449 )
 
 WHITSUNTIDE. 
 
 Till the olden zeal return, 
 
 And with mutual love we burn ; 
 
 Till in peace, no more to roam. 
 
 All the flock be gathered home. Amen. 
 
 508 " ^^^^ Comforter, vshich is the Holy Ghost:* 
 
 mf /^OME, Holy Ghost, Eternal God, 
 v^ Proceeding from above, 
 Both from the Father and the Son, 
 The God of peace and love ; 
 
 Yisit our minds, into our hearts 
 
 Thy heavenly grace inspire ; 
 That truth and godliness we may 
 
 Pursue -with full desire. 
 
 Thou in Thy gifts art manifold ; 
 
 By them Christ's Church doth stand ; 
 In faithful hearts Thou Avrit'st Thy law. 
 
 The Finger of God's hand. 
 
 According to Thy promise. Lord, 
 Thou givest speech with grace, 
 cr That through Thy help God's praises may 
 Eesound in every place. 
 
 dimO Holy Ghost, into our minds 
 
 Send down Thy Heavenly Light ; 
 
 cr Kindle our hearts ^^itll fervent zeal 
 To serve God day and night. 
 
 Oar weakness strengthen and confirm, 
 
 For, Lord, Thou know'st us frail ; 
 That neither devil, world, nor flesh, 
 dim Against us may prevail. 
 
 mf Put back our enemy from us, 
 And help us to obtain 
 Peace in our hearts with GoD and man, — 
 The best, the truest gain ; 
 
 ( 450 )
 
 WHITSUNTIDE. 
 
 Of strife and of dissension 
 
 Dissolve, Loed, the bands, 
 And knit the knots of peace and love 
 
 Throughout all Christian lands. 
 Grant us the grace that we may laiow 
 
 The Fathee of all might, 
 That we of His beloved Sox 
 
 Maj^ gain the blissful sight ; 
 And that we may with perfect faith 
 
 Ever acknowledge Thee, 
 The Spirit of Fathee, and of Sox, 
 
 One God in Persons Three. 
 / To God the Fathee laud and praise, 
 
 And to His Blessed Sox, 
 And to the Holy Spieit of grace, 
 
 Co-equal Theee in Oxe. Amen. 
 
 Ciiniti) ^untJaw. 
 
 509 " '^ '■'"^ Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the 
 end, the first and the last." 
 
 mf ~DE near us. Holy Teixity, 
 -D One Light, one only Deity 1 
 
 cr All things are Thine, on Thee depend, 
 
 / Who art Beginning without end. 
 The myriad armies of the sky 
 Praise, bless, adore Thy Majesty : 
 Earth's triple frame — land, air, and sea — 
 Upraise their canticle to Thee. 
 
 dimWe too. Thy suppliant servants all. 
 Before Thy feet adoring fall : 
 To Thee our vows and prayers we bring. 
 With hymns that Saints and Angels sing. 
 
 cr One we believe Thee, Light Divine, 
 And worship in a glorious Trine : 
 
 mf O First and Last, we humbly cry. 
 And all things having breath reply. 
 
 ( 451 )
 
 TRINITY SUNDA7. 
 
 / Praise to the Father, made of none, 
 Praise to His sole-begotten Son, 
 Praise to the Holy »Spirit be, — 
 Mysterious Godhead, One in Three ! 
 
 Amen 
 
 General f^Dinnsl. 
 
 510 "Zo, these are jxtrts of His icays." 
 
 nif TIT AIL, Father, Whose creating call 
 -tl Unnumber'd worlds attend ; 
 Who art in all and over all. 
 Thyself both Source and End : 
 
 In light unsearchable enthroned, 
 
 Whom Angels dimly see. 
 The Fountain of the Godhead own'd, 
 
 First-named among the Three. 
 
 From Thee, through an eternal Now, 
 Springs Thy co-equal Son ; 
 
 An everlasting Father Thou, 
 Ere time began to run, 
 
 p Not quite display'd to worlds above. 
 Nor quite on earth conceal'd, 
 
 a' By wondrous, unexhausted love 
 To mortal man reveal'd ; 
 
 When Nature's outworn robe shall be 
 
 Exchanged for new attire ; 
 And earth, which rose at Thy decree. 
 
 Dissolve before Thy fire ; 
 
 / Thy Name, O God, be still adored 
 Through ages without end, 
 Whom none but Thine essential Word 
 And Spirit comprehend. Amen. 
 
 ( 452 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 511 " This glorious and fearful Name, the Lord thy 
 God." 
 
 f f^ LORIOUS is Thy Name, O Lord 1 
 or Heav'n and earth with one accord 
 Tell Thy greatness, part reveal'd, 
 But the larger part conceal'd. 
 
 dim How shall we ]30or sinners dare 
 
 Seek Thy face in praise and prayer ? 
 
 / Fearful is Thy Name, O Lord ! 
 
 Dread Thy voice, and sharp Thy sword ; 
 Thunders roll around Thy path : 
 None can stand before Thy wrath ! 
 dim How shall trembling sinners dare 
 
 Lift their voice in praise and prayer ? 
 
 mf Yet with all Thy wondrous might 
 Far beyond our mortal sight, 
 Perfect wisdom, boundless powers, 
 
 cr Thou, O glorious God ! art ours. 
 
 dim So, though fill'd with awe, we dare 
 
 Name Thy Name in praise and prayer. 
 
 2-) Since, to save a world undone. 
 
 Thou didst give Thine only Son, 
 cr All Thy greatness, Lord Most High, 
 Brings Thee to our hearts more nigh. 
 Thus in faith and hope we dare 
 / Claim Thy love in praise and prayer. 
 
 Amen. 
 
 512 "Jacob voiced a vote, saying, If God icill he with me, 
 and will keep me in this way that I go, and will 
 give me bread to^eat, and raiment to put on, so that 
 I come again to my father's house in peace ; then 
 shall the Lord be my God." 
 mf f\ GOD of Jacob, by Whose hand 
 v_/ Thy people still are fed. 
 Who through this weary pilgrimage 
 Hast all our fathers led ; 
 
 ( 453)
 
 GENERAL HYiMNS. 
 
 Our vows, our prayers, we now x^resent 
 
 Before Thy Throne of grace ; 
 CtOD of our fathers, be the God 
 
 Of thek succeeding race. 
 
 p Through each perplexing path of life 
 Our wandering footstej^s guide ; 
 Give us each day our daily bread, 
 And raiment fit provide. 
 
 cr spread Thy covering mngs around, 
 Till all our wanderings cease. 
 And at our Father's loved abode 
 Our souls arrive in peace. Amen. 
 
 513 " 'S'^''*i'^ /or the truth to the death, and the Lord shall 
 fight for thee. — Thou requircst truth in the inv:ard 
 2Xirts." 
 
 mf r\ GOD of Truth, Whose living word 
 
 vy U]:)holds wliate'er hath breath, 
 diniLook down on Thy creation. Lord, 
 Enslaved by sin and death. 
 
 7??/ Set up Thy standard. Lord, that they 
 Who claim a heavenly birth 
 May march with Thee to smite the lies 
 That vex Thy ransom'd earth. 
 
 dimXh. ! would we join that blest array, 
 And follow in the might 
 Of Him, the Faithful and the True, 
 In raiment clean and white ? 
 cr Then, God of Truth, for Whom we long— 
 Thou Who wilt hear our prayer — 
 Do Thine own liattle in our hearts, 
 And slay the falsehood there. 
 
 Yea, come ! then, tried as in the fire, 
 
 From every lie set free, 
 Thy perfect truth shall dwell in us, 
 ;/./ And we shall live in Thee. Amen- 
 
 ( 454 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 Sl'^ " ^'''' Father, which art in Heaven." 
 
 mp T^ATHER of all, to Tliee 
 
 J- Witli loving hearts we pray, 
 Through Him, in mercy given. 
 The Life, the Truth, the Way ; 
 cr From Heav'n, Thy Throne, in mercy shed 
 Thy blessings on each bended head. 
 
 Father of all, to Thee 
 
 Our contrite hearts we raise, 
 Unstrung by sin and paiii, 
 Long voiceless in Thy praise ; 
 Breathe Thou the silent chords along, 
 Lentil they tremble into song. 
 
 Father of all, to Thee 
 
 We breathe unutter'd fears, 
 Deep-hidden in our souls. 
 
 That have no voice but tears ; 
 Take Thou our hand, and through the wild 
 Lead gently on each trustful child. 
 
 mf Father of all, may we 
 
 In praise our tongues employ, 
 When gladness tills the soul 
 With deep and hallow'd joy ; 
 In storm and calm give us to see 
 The path of peace which leads to Thee. 
 
 Amen. 
 
 515 ^^ J'^i^c^ called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that 
 Thou xcouldest bless me indeed . . . a7id that Thine 
 hand might he ivith me, and that Thou v:ouldest 
 keep m£ from evil . . . And God granted him that 
 which he requested^ 
 
 p TjlATHER, wliate'er of earthly bliss 
 -L Thy sovereign will denies, 
 Accepted at Thy Throne of grace 
 Let this petition rise : — 
 
 ( 45-5 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 Give me a calm and thankful heart, 
 
 From every murmur free ; 
 The blessings of Thy grace impart, 
 
 And let me live to Thee. 
 
 cr Let the sweet hope that Thou art mine 
 My path of life attend ; 
 Thy presence through my journey shine, 
 mf And crown my journey's end. Amen. 
 
 516 ^^ be joyful in the Lord, all ye lands" 
 
 mf "DEFORE Jehovah's awful Throne, 
 -D Ye nations, bow with sacred joy ; 
 / Know that the Lord is God alone ; 
 mf He can create, and He destroy. 
 
 His sov'reign power, without our aid, 
 cUmMside us of clay, and form'd us men ; 
 
 And when like Avand'ring sheep Ave stray'd, 
 He brought us to His fold again. 
 
 / We'll crowd Thy gates with thankful songs ; 
 High as the heav'ns our voices raise ; 
 And earth, with her ten thousand tongues, 
 Shall fill Thy courts with sounding praise. 
 
 Wide as the world is Thy command ; 
 Vast as eternity Thy love ; 
 Firm as a rock Thy truth shall stand, 
 Wlien rolling years shall cease to move. 
 
 Amen. 
 
 517 " -^^^^ midtitude of His mercies.'" 
 
 mf TTTHEN all Thy mercies, O my God, 
 V V My rising soul surveys. 
 Transported with the view, I'm lost 
 In wonder, love, and praise. 
 
 C 456 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 Unnumber'd comforts to my soul 
 Thy tender care bestow'd, 
 
 Before my infant lieart conceived 
 From Whom those comforts flow'd. 
 
 p When in the slippery paths of youth 
 With heedless steps I ran, 
 
 cr Thine arm unseen convey'd me safe, 
 And led me up to man. 
 
 Through every period of my life 
 Thy goodness I'll pursue, 
 cr And after death in distant worlds 
 The glorious theme renew. 
 
 / Through all eternity to Thee 
 A joyful song I'll raise : 
 But oh ! eternity's too short 
 To utter all Thy praise. Amen. 
 
 518 "-^ ^'•'^"^ ^^'^'^ astray like a sheep that is lost ; seeJi 
 Thy servant." 
 
 7nf TTTE have not known Thee as we ought, 
 VV Nor learn'd Thy wisdom, grace, and 
 power ; 
 The things of earth have fill'd our thought. 
 
 And trifles of the passing hour. 
 p Lord, give us light Thy truth to see. 
 And make us wise in knowing Thee. 
 
 'mf We have not fear'd Thee as we ought, 
 Nor bow'd beneath Thine awful eye, 
 Nor guarded deed, and word, and thought, 
 
 Remembering that God was nigh. 
 p Lord, give us faith to know Thee near, 
 And grant the grace of holy fear. 
 
 (457 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 mf We have not loved Thee as we ought, 
 
 Nor cared that we are loved by Thee ; 
 Thy i^resence we have coldly sought, 
 And feebly long'd Thy Face to see. 
 j) Lord, give a pure and loving heart 
 To feel and own the love Thou art. 
 
 ruf We have not served Thee as we ought, 
 
 Alas ! the duties left undone, — 
 dlr>iY\\Q, work with little fervour wrought, — 
 The battles lost, or scarcely won ! 
 Lord, give the zeal, and give the might, 
 For Thee to toil, for Thee to fight. 
 
 mf When shall we know Thee as we ought. 
 And fear, and love, and serve aright ! 
 When shall we out of trial brought 
 cr Be perfect in the land of light ! 
 
 Lord, may we day by day prepare 
 To see Thy Face, and serve Thee there. 
 
 Amen. 
 
 519 " ^''-'^'j ^<^''^^> ^ ^c^'^c^(^ i^i<-^i Thou art the Christ, the 
 Son of God." 
 
 mf /^ OD the Father's only Son, 
 
 vT And with Him in glory One, 
 
 One in ^visdom. One in might, 
 
 Absolute and Infinite ; 
 / Jesu, I believe in Thee, 
 
 Thou art Lord and God to me. 
 
 mf Preacher of eternal peace, 
 
 Christ Anointed to release. 
 
 Setting wide the dungeon door 
 
 TJnto sinners chain'd liefore ; 
 / Jesu, I believe in Thee, 
 
 Christ the Prophet sent to me. 
 
 ( 458 )
 
 GENERAL H7MNS. 
 
 J) Low in deep Getlisemane, 
 cr High on dreadful Calvary, 
 
 In the Garden, on the Cross, 
 
 Making good our utter loss ; 
 / Jesu, I believe in Thee, 
 
 Priest and Sacrifice for me. 
 
 mf Kuler of Thy ransom'd race, 
 
 And Protector by Thy grace, 
 
 Leader in the way we wend, 
 
 And Rewarder at the end ; 
 / Jesu, I believe in Thee, 
 
 Christ, the King of kings to me. Amen. 
 
 520 Visit me with Thy salvation." 
 
 mf T OVE Divine, all loves excelling, 
 J— ^ Joy of Heav'n, to earth come down, 
 Fix in us Thy humble dwelling, 
 All Thy faithful mercies crown. 
 
 p Jesu, Thou art all compassion. 
 
 Pure unbounded love Thou art ; 
 
 cr Visit us with Thy salvation, 
 Enter every trembling heart. 
 
 Come, Almighty to deliver, 
 
 Let us all Thy grace receive ; 
 Suddenly return, and never, 
 
 Never more Thy temples leave. 
 
 Thee we would be always blessing, 
 Serve Thee as Thy Hosts above ; 
 P Pray, and {cr) praise Thee, without ceasing, 
 Glory in Thy perfect love. 
 
 mf Finish then Thy new creation, 
 Pure and spotless let us be ; 
 Let us see Thy great salvation. 
 Perfectly restored in Thee. 
 
 ( 459 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 cr Changed from glory into glory, 
 
 Till in Heav'n we take our place, 
 Till we cast our crowns before Thee, 
 Lost in wonder, love, and praise. Amen. 
 
 521 " -^^^ Name of the Lord Jesus." 
 
 mf rpHRICE-HOLYName ! that sweeter sounds 
 JL Than streams which down the valley run, 
 And tells of more than human love. 
 
 And more than human power, in one : 
 First from the gracious herald heard, 
 cr Heard since through all the choirs on high : 
 O Child of Mary, Son of God, 
 
 Eternal, hear Thy children's cry ! 
 p While at the blessed Name we bow. 
 Lord Jesus, be among us now ! 
 
 mf Within our dim-eyed souls call up 
 The vision of Thine earthly years ; 
 The Mount of the transfigured Form ; 
 p The Garden of the bitter Tears ; 
 The Cross uprear'd in darkening skies ; 
 
 The thorn-wreath'd Head, the bleeding Side ; 
 And whisper in the heart, " For you, 
 For you, I left the Heav'ns, and died," 
 While at the blessed Name Ave bow. 
 Lord Jesus, be among us now ! 
 
 mf Ah ! with faith's inward piercing eye 
 
 The riven rock-hewn bed we see. 
 Whence Thou in triumph hast gone forth 
 
 By death from death to make us free ! 
 And when on earth's last awful day 
 
 The Judgment-seat of God shall shine, 
 Lift Thou our trembling eyes to read 
 
 In Thy dear Face the mercy-sign. 
 P While at the blessed Name we bow. 
 Lord Jesus, be among us now. Amen. 
 
 ( 466 >
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 522 " When ye glorify the Lord, exalt Him as much as 
 yc can : for even yet will He far exceed : and 
 when ye exalt Him, put forth all your strength, 
 and he not tceary : for ye can never go far enough" 
 
 f r\ FOR a tliousaiid tongues to sing 
 v_/ My blest Redeemer's praise, 
 The glories of my God and King, 
 The triumphs of His grace ! 
 
 cZiy?? Jesus — the Name that charms our fears, 
 That bids our sorrows cease ; 
 'Tis music in the sinner's ears, 
 'Tis life, and health, and peace. 
 
 mf He speaks ; — and, list'ning to His Voice, 
 New life the dead receive, 
 The mournful broken hearts rejoice, 
 The humble poor believe. 
 
 Hear Him, ye deaf ; His praise, ye dumb, 
 
 Your loosen'd tongues employ ; 
 Ye blind, behold your Savioue come ; 
 
 And leap, ye lame, for joy ! 
 
 My gracious Master and my God, 
 
 Assist me to proclaim 
 And spread through all the earth abroad 
 / The honours of Thy Name. Amen. 
 
 523 " Who is this 'i" 
 
 p TTTHO is this so weak and helpless, 
 V V Child of lowly Hebrew maid, 
 Rudely in a stable shelter'd, 
 Coldly in a manger laid 1 
 f 'Tis the Lord of all creation, 
 
 Who this wondrous path hath trod ; 
 He is God from everlasting. 
 And to everlasting God. 
 
 (461 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 V Wlio is tliis —a Man of Sorrows, 
 Walking sadly life's hard way, 
 Homeless, weary, sighing, weeping 
 Over sin and Satan's sway % 
 J 'Tis our God, our glorious Saviour, 
 Who above the starry sky 
 Now for us a place prepareth, 
 Where no tear can dim the eye. 
 
 ^ Who is this — behold Him shedding 
 Drops of Blood upon the ground % 
 Who is this — despised, rejected, 
 Mock'd, insulted, beaten, bound ? 
 / 'Tis our God, Who gifts and graces 
 
 On His Church now poureth down ; 
 Who shall smite in righteous judgment 
 All His foes beneath His Throne. 
 
 ^ Who is this that hangeth dying, 
 
 While the rude world scoffs and scorns ; 
 Number'd with the malefactors, 
 
 Torn with nails, and crown'd with thorns % 
 f 'Tis the God Who ever liveth 
 
 'Mid the shining ones on high, 
 cr In the glorious golden city 
 
 Reigning everlastingly. Amen. 
 
 524 " ■^^^'^ Spirit also hclpcth our infirmities." 
 
 ?/?/ /^OME to our poor nature's night 
 Vy With Thy lilessed inward light, 
 Holy Ghost the Infinite, 
 
 Comforter Divine. 
 
 p We are sinful, — cleanse us, Lord, 
 
 Sick and faint, — Thy strength afford, 
 cr Lost, until by Thee restored, 
 
 Comforter Divine. 
 
 ( 462 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 p Orphan are our souls and poor, 
 
 Give us from Thy Heavenly store 
 cr Faith, love, joy for evermore, 
 
 Comforter Divine. 
 
 ]) Like the dew Thy peace distil ; 
 
 Guide, subdue our wayward will, 
 cr Things of Cheist unfolding still. 
 Comforter Divine. 
 
 With us, for us, intercede, 
 
 And with voiceless groaning plead 
 
 Our unutterable need. 
 
 Comforter Divine. 
 
 Earnest of the bliss on high 
 
 Seal of immortality. 
 
 In us " Abba, Father," cry. 
 
 Comforter Divine. 
 CY Search for us the depths of God ! 
 Upward, by the starry road, 
 Bear us to Thy high al^ode. 
 
 Comforter Divine. Amen. 
 
 525 " '^yiiox they had prayed, the place vxis shaken where 
 they tcere assembled together, and they xcere all 
 filled vjith the Holy Ghost." 
 
 mp T" OED God the Holy Ghost, 
 
 -i-J In this accepted hour. 
 As on the day of Pentecost, 
 
 Descend in all Thy power. 
 
 We meet with one accord 
 
 In our appointed place. 
 And wait the promise of our LoRD, 
 
 The Spieit of all grace. 
 cr Like mighty rushing wind 
 
 Upon the waves beneath, 
 Move with one impulse every mind, 
 
 One soul, one feeling breathe : 
 
 C 463 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 mf The young, the old inspire 
 With wisdom from above ; 
 And give us hearts and tongues of fire, 
 To pray and praise and love. 
 
 Spirit of light, explore, 
 And chase our gloom away, 
 With lustre shining more and more 
 Unto the perfect day. 
 
 Spirit of truth, be Thou 
 In life and death our Guide ; 
 O Spirit of adoption, now 
 May we be sanctified. Amen. 
 
 526 " -^^^^ Lord is in this place . . . hov) dreadful is 
 this 2^lace." 
 
 mf ~r O ! God is here ! let us adore, 
 
 I J iVnd own how dreadful is this place ! 
 Let all within us feel His power, 
 And silent bow before His face ; 
 dim Who know His power. His grace who prove, 
 P Serve Him with awe, with reverence love. 
 
 mf Lo ! God is here ! Him day and night 
 The united choirs of Angels sing ; 
 To Him, enthroned above all height, 
 The hosts of Heav'n their praises luring ; 
 
 dini Disdain not, Lord, our meaner song. 
 
 Who praise Thee with a falt'ring tongue. 
 
 mf Being of beings ! may our praise 
 
 Thy courts with grateful fragrance fill ; 
 Still may we stand before Thy face, 
 
 Still hear and do Thy sovereign will ; 
 To Thee may all our thoughts arise 
 A true and ceaseless sacrifice. Amen. 
 
 ( 464 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 527 " ^^^ ""^^'^ ^ *^^^^ ^'"^"^ </{(?(?." 
 
 mp /^ OME, my soul, thy suit prepare, 
 yj Jesus loves to answer prayer ; 
 
 cr He Himself has bid thee pray, 
 Therefore will not say thee nay. 
 
 cr Thou art coming to a King, 
 
 Large petitions with thee bring ; 
 For His grace and power are such, 
 None can ever ask too much. 
 
 p With my burden I begin : 
 Lord, remove this load oi sin ; 
 Let Thy Blood, for sinners spilt, 
 Set my conscience free from guilt. 
 
 Lord, I come to Thee lor rest ; 
 Take possesbion of my breast : 
 There Thy blood-bought right maintain, 
 And without a rival reign. 
 
 While I am a pilgrim here. 
 Let Thy love my spirit cheer ; 
 cr Be my Guide, my Guard, my Friend, 
 Lead me to my journey's end. Amen. 
 
 528 " ^^^ ^"'' righteousnesses are as filthy rags." 
 mf "VT OT for our sins alone 
 
 -L.^ Thy mercy, Lord, we sue ; 
 dimLet fall Thy pitying glance 
 On our devotions too, 
 What we have done for Thee, 
 And what we think to do. 
 
 mf The holiest hours we spend 
 In prayer upon our knees. 
 The times when most we deem 
 
 Our songs of praise will please, 
 Thou Searcher of all hearts 
 p Forgiveness pour on these. 
 
 (465 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 mf And all the gifts we bring, 
 
 And all the vows we make, 
 And all the acts of love 
 
 We plan for Thy dear sake, 
 ]) Into Thy pard'ning thought, 
 
 O CtOD of mercy, take. 
 
 mj) And most, when we, Thy flock. 
 
 Before Thine Altar bend, 
 And strange, bewild'ring thoughts 
 
 With those sweet moments blend, 
 2^p By Him Whose death we plead, 
 
 Good Lord, Thy help extend. 
 
 p Bow down Thine ear and hear ! 
 cr Open Thine eyes and see ! 
 Our very love is shame, 
 And we must come to Thee 
 mf To make it of Thy grace 
 
 What Thou would'st have it be. Amen. 
 
 529 "^'^ '^'^^ i:)laccs ichcre I record Mij Name, I loiU come 
 unto thee, and I will bless thee." 
 
 mp "TESUS, where'er Thy people meet, 
 O There they behold Thy mercy-seat ; 
 Where'er they seek Thee Thou art found. 
 And every place is hallow'd ground. 
 
 For Thou, within no walls confined, 
 Inhabitest the humble mind ; 
 Such ever bring Thee when they come, 
 And going, take Thee to their home. 
 
 cr Great Shepherd of Thy chosen few, 
 Tliy former mercies here renew ; 
 Here to our waiting hearts proclaim 
 The sweetness of Thy saving Name. 
 
 ( 466 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 Here may we prove the power of prayer, 
 To strengthen faith and sweeten care, 
 To teach our faint desires to rise, 
 And bring all Heav'n before our eyes. 
 p LoED, we are few, but Thou art near, 
 
 Nor short Thine arm, nor deaf Thine ear ; 
 cr O rend the Heav'ns, come quickly down. 
 And make a thousand hearts Thine own. 
 
 Amen. 
 530 " •^'''^ entrance of TJiy word give th light." 
 mf rp HE Voice of God's Creation found me 
 dim -L Perplex'd midst hope and fear, 
 n}f For though His sunshine flash'd around me, 
 dim His storms at times drew near : 
 And I said — 
 mf Oh ! that I knew where He abideth ! 
 
 For doubts beset our lot, 
 dim And lo ! His glorious face He hideth. 
 And men perceive it not ! 
 mf The Voice of God's Protection told me 
 He loveth all He made ; 
 I seem'd to feel His arms enfold me, 
 p And yet was half afraid : 
 And I said — 
 
 mf Oh ! that I knew where I might find Him ! 
 His eye would guide me right : 
 He leaveth countless tracks behind Him, 
 2) Yet passeth out of sight. 
 
 wf The Voice of Conscience sounded nearer. 
 It stirr'd my inmost breast ; 
 But though its tones were firmer, clearer, 
 dim 'Twas not the voice of rest : 
 And I said — 
 
 Oh ! that I knew if He forgiveth .! 
 
 My soul is faint within, 
 Because in grievous fear it liveth 
 Of wages due to sin. 
 
 C 467 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 mf It was tlie Voice of Revelation 
 That met my utmost need ; 
 The wondrous message of salvation 
 cr Was joy and peace indeed : 
 And I said — 
 
 Oh ! how I love the sacred pages 
 From which such tidings flow, 
 As monarchs, patriarchs, poets, sages, 
 dim Have long'd in vain to know ! 
 
 / For now is life a lucid story, 
 
 And death {dim) a rest in Him, 
 cr And all is bathed in light and glory 
 That once was dark or dim : 
 And I said — 
 
 mf O Thou Who dost my soul deliver. 
 And all its hopes uplift ; 
 Give me a tongue to praise the Giver, 
 / A heart to prize the gift. Amen. 
 
 531 " ^ ^'^'^ sweet are Thy icords." 
 
 mf TjlATHER of mercies, in Thy Word 
 J- What endless glory shines ! 
 For ever be Thy Name adored 
 For these celestial lines. 
 
 Here may the blind and hungry come. 
 And light and food receive ; 
 
 Here shall the lowliest guest have room, 
 And taste and see anc'. live. 
 
 Here s]->rings of consolation rise 
 To cheer the fainting mind. 
 
 And thirsting souls receive supplies, 
 And sweet refreshment find. 
 
 Here the Redeemer's welcome Voice 
 Spreads heavenly peace around, 
 
 An(l life and everlasting joys 
 Attend the blissful sound. 
 
 ( 468 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 Oil, may these heavenly pages be 
 
 My ever dear delight, 
 And still new beauties may I see, 
 
 And still increasing light. 
 
 Divine Instructor, gracious Lord, 
 
 Be Thou for ever near ; 
 Teach me to love Thy sacred Word, 
 
 And view my Saviour here. Amen. 
 
 532 " "^^y ^^^''^ *'^ ^'"'"^^^ ^^ ^^"^ uttermost ; and Thy 
 servant loveth it." 
 
 mf pHURCH of the Living God, 
 v_^ Pillar and ground of truth. 
 Keep the old paths the fathers trod 
 In thy illumined youth. 
 
 Lo, in thy bosom lies 
 
 The touchstone for the age ; 
 Seducing error shrinks and dies 
 
 At light from yonder page. 
 
 Woe to the hands that dare, 
 
 By lust of power enticed. 
 To mingle with the doctrine there 
 
 The frauds of Antichrist. 
 
 Once to the saints was given 
 
 All blessed gospel lore ; 
 There, Avritten down in words from Heav'n, 
 
 Thou hast it evermore. 
 
 Fear not, though doubts abound. 
 
 And scoffing tongues deride ; 
 Love of God's Word finds surer ground 
 
 When to the utmost tried. 
 
 Toil at thy sacred text ; 
 
 More fruitful grows the field ; 
 Each generation for the next 
 
 Prepares a richer yield. 
 
 ( 469 ^
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 God's Spirit in the Churcli 
 
 Still lives unspent, untired, 
 Inspiring hearts that fain Avould search 
 
 The truths Himself inspired. 
 
 cr Move, Holy Ghost, with might 
 Amongst us as of old ; 
 Dispel the falsehood, and unite 
 In true faith the true fold. Amen. 
 
 533 " -^^ ^'^'''^ ^^'^ ^^ ^^^ Throne said, Behold I make 
 all things new." 
 
 mf r\ H how fair that morning broke, 
 Vy When in Eden man awoke 1 
 Beast and bird and insect bright 
 Revell'd in the gladsome light ; 
 
 cr God look'd down from Heav'n above, 
 All was life and joy and love. 
 
 'p Ah ! the doleful change when sin 
 , Darkly, subtly enter'd in ! 
 War and pestilence and dearth 
 Mar and sadden God's fair earth ; 
 Human sorrow fills the air ; 
 Death is reigning everywhere. 
 
 mf Yet rejoice ; for God on high 
 / Hath not left His world to die ! 
 God's dear Son, with dying breath, 
 Broke the power of sin and death ; 
 Christ the Tempter overthrew, 
 Christ is making all things new. 
 
 p Lord, in me be sin subdued, 
 
 So may I with heart renew'd, 
 cr Fight the fight and run the race, 
 
 Work in my appointed place, 
 mf Waiting for the glad new birth 
 
 Of Thy perfect Heav'n and earth. Amen. 
 
 ( 470 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 " Verily lohen \ce were with you, tee told you before 
 that ice should suffer tribulation." 
 
 FAR down the ages now, 
 Her journey well-nigh done, 
 The pilgrim Church pursues her way, 
 And longs to reach her crown. 
 mp No wider is the gate, 
 No broader is the way, 
 No smoother is the ancient path 
 That leads to light and day. 
 mf No feebler is the foe, 
 
 No slacker grows the fight, 
 Nor less the need of armour tried, 
 Of shield and helmet bright. 
 cr Thus onward still we press, 
 
 Through evil and through good, 
 Through pain, or po^'erty, or want, 
 Through peril or through blood. 
 Still faithful to our God, 
 And to our Captain true, 
 cr We follow where He leads the way, 
 The Kingdom still in view. Amen. 
 
 535 " ^"^ '"^ ^^ ^'^''^ ** Christ, and to die is gain." 
 
 p T" ORD, it belongs not to my care 
 
 JLJ Whether I die or live ; 
 cr To love and serve Thee is my share, 
 And this Thy grace must give. 
 If life be long, oh make me glad 
 
 The longer to obey ; 
 If short, no labourer is sad 
 To end his toilsome day. 
 p Christ leads me thmufrh no darker rooms 
 Than He went through before ; 
 He that unto God s kingdom comes 
 Must enter by this door. 
 
 ( 471 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 Come, Lord, when grace hatli made me meet 
 Thy blessed Face to see : • 
 cr For if Thy work on earth be sweet, 
 What will Thy glory be ! 
 
 Then I shall end my sad complaints 
 And weary sinful days, 
 mf And join with the triumphant Saints 
 That sing my Saviour's praise. 
 
 jy My knowledge of that life is small, 
 The eye of faith is dim ; 
 But 'tis enough that Christ knows all, 
 cr And I shall be with Him. Amen. 
 
 536 "^^'^' »0!(7 they desire a better country, that is a 
 heavenly." 
 
 mf nn HERE is a land of pure delight, 
 -L Where Saints immortal reign ; 
 Infinite day excludes the night. 
 And pleasures banish pain. 
 
 There everlasting spring abides, 
 And never-withering flowers ; 
 (///jiDeath, like a narrow sea, divides 
 That heavenly land from ours. 
 
 cr Sweet fields beyond the swelling flood 
 
 Stand dress'd in living green ; 
 
 So to the Jews old Canaan stood, 
 
 While Jordan roU'd between. 
 
 p But timorous mortals start and shrink 
 To cross the narrow sea, 
 And linger shivering on the brink. 
 And fear to launch away. 
 
 mf Oh, could we make our doubts remove, 
 Those gloomy doubts that rise. 
 And see the Canaan that we love 
 With unbeclouded eyes : 
 
 (472)
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 cr Could we but climb where Moses stood. 
 And view the landscape o'er ; 
 Not Jordan's stream, nor death's cold flood, 
 Should fright us from the shore. Amen. 
 
 537 " ^''*^^' '^"^'^^ ^'^^P ^"'^ in perfect peace ^ whose mind is 
 
 stayed on Thee." 
 
 *w/ TDEACE, perfect peace, in this dark world 
 
 X of sin ? 
 p The Blood of Jesus whispers peace within. 
 
 w/ Peace, perfect peace, by thronging duties 
 
 press'd 1 
 p To do the will of Jesus, this is rest. 
 
 w/ Peace, perfect peace, with sorrows surging 
 
 round ? 
 2^ On Jesus' Bosom nought but calm is found. 
 
 mf Peace, perfect peace, with loved ones far awa.y ? 
 2) In Jesus' keeping we are safe and they. 
 
 mp Peace, perfect peace, our future all unknown ? 
 / Jesus we know, and He is on the Throne. 
 
 inp Peace, perfect peace, death shadowing us and 
 
 ours ? 
 f Jesus has vanquish'd death and all its powers. 
 
 p It is enough : (wf) earth's struggles soon shall 
 
 cease, 
 And Jesus call us to Heav'n's perfect peace. 
 
 Amen. 
 
 538 " ^''^"^ whether we ivake or sleep v:e should live 
 
 together with Him" 
 p r I IHEY whose course on earth is o'er, 
 -L Think they of their brethren more ? 
 They before the Throne who bow. 
 Feel they for their brethren now ? 
 
 (473)
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 We, by enemies distrest — 
 They in Paradise at rest ; 
 We the captives — they the freed — 
 We and they are one indeed. 
 
 One in all we seek or shun, 
 One — because our Lord is one ; 
 One in heart and one in love — 
 We below, and they above. 
 
 Those whom many a land divides, 
 Many mountains, many tides. 
 Have they with each other part. 
 Fellowship of heart with heart ? 
 
 Each to each may be unknown, 
 Wide apart their lots be thrown ; 
 Diff'ring tongues their lips may speak. 
 One be strong, and one be weak ; — 
 
 cr Yet in Sacrament and prayer 
 
 Each w^ith other hath a share ; 
 dim Hath a share in tear and sigh, 
 
 Watch, and Fast and Litany. 
 
 mf Saints departed even thus 
 
 Hold communion still with us ; 
 Still with us, beyond the veil 
 Praising, pleading without fail. 
 
 cr With them still our hearts we raise, 
 Share their work and join their prait^e, 
 Rend'ring worship, thanks, and love 
 To the Trinity above. Amen. 
 
 539 " ^^^^' yc first the kingdom of God and His righteous, 
 ness, and all these things shall be added unto you." 
 
 »?i> rpAKE not thought for food or raiment, 
 
 J- Careful one, so anxiously ; 
 cr For the King Himself })rovideth 
 Food and clothes for thee. 
 
 (474 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 He Who daily feeds the sparrows, 
 He Who clothes the lilies bright. 
 
 More than birds and flowers holds thee 
 Precious in His sight. 
 
 dim Would'st thou give a stone, a serpent 
 To thy pleading child for food I 
 
 ('■r And shall not thy Heavenly Father 
 Give thee what is good ? 
 
 mf On the heart that caretli for thee 
 
 Kest thou then from sorrow free ; 
 For of all most tender fathers 
 None so good as He. 
 
 Seek thou first His gracious promise, 
 Treasure stored in Heav'n above ; 
 
 So thou may'st entrust all other 
 Safely to His love. 
 
 / Unto Thee, O bounteous Father, 
 Glory, honour, praise be done ; 
 With the Son and Holy Spirit, 
 God for ever One. Amen. 
 
 540 " Fight the good fight:' 
 
 '^nf TjlIGHT the good fight with all thy might, 
 J- Christ is thy Strength, and Christ thy 
 Right ; 
 Lay hold on life, and it shall be 
 Thy joy and crown eternally. 
 
 Run the straight race through God's good grace. 
 
 Lift up thine eyes, and seek His Face ; 
 
 Life with its way before us lies, 
 
 cr Christ is the path, and Christ the prize. 
 
 (475 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 rnf Cast care aside, lean on tliy Guide ; 
 
 His boundless mercy will provide ; 
 
 Trust, and thy trusting soul shall prove 
 cr Christ is its life, and Christ its love. 
 
 mf Faint not nor fear, His Arms are near, 
 He changeth not, and thou art dear ; 
 
 cr Only believe, and thou slialt see 
 
 That Christ is all in all to thee. Amen. 
 
 541 " ^ii^^ one mind striving iogethcr . . . and in nothing 
 terrified by your adversaries ." 
 
 mf^^SJ^ are soldiers of Christ, Who is mighty 
 VV to save, 
 And His Banner the Cross is mifurl'd ; 
 We are pledged to be faithful and steadfast and 
 brave 
 Against Satan, the flesh, and the world. 
 
 We are brothers and comrades, we stand side by 
 side. 
 And our faith and our hope are the same ; 
 p And we think of the Cross on which Jesus has 
 died. 
 When we bear the reproach of His Name. 
 
 ^>?/At the font we were mark'd with the Cross on 
 our brow, 
 
 Of our grace and our calling the sign : 
 And the weakest is strong to be true to his vow, 
 
 For the armour we wear is Divine. 
 
 We will watch ready arm'd if the Tempter draw 
 near, 
 If he come with a frown or a smile : 
 We will heed not his threats, nor his flatteries 
 hear. 
 Nor be taken by storm or by wile. 
 
 ( 476 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 We will master the flesh, and its longings restrain, 
 We will not be the bond-slaves of sin, 
 
 The pure Spirit of God in our nature shall reign, 
 And our spirits their freedom shall win. 
 
 For the world's love we live not, its hate we defy. 
 And we will not be led by the throng ; 
 
 We'll be true to ourselves, to our Father on high. 
 And the bright world to which we belong. 
 
 Now let each cheer his comrade, let hearts beat as 
 one, 
 
 While we follow where Christ leads the way ; 
 'Twere dishonour to yield, or the battle to shun, 
 
 We will fight, and will watch, and will pray. 
 
 dim Though the warfare be weary, the trial be sore, 
 cr In the might of our God we will stand ; 
 w/Oh ! what joy to be crown'd and be pure ever- 
 more. 
 In the peace of our own Fatherland. Amen. 
 
 542 " ^'"^ 2/^'^ ^''^^ '"^'* ' ^^ strong" 
 
 mf C TAND up !— Stand up for Jj^sus ! 
 O Ye soldiers of the Cross ; 
 Lift high His royal banner, 
 It must not suffer loss. 
 cr From victory unto victory 
 His army He shall lead. 
 Till every foe is vanquish'd, 
 / And Christ is Lord indeed. 
 
 mf Stand up ! — stand up for Jesus ! 
 dim The solemn watchword hear ; 
 
 If while ye sleep He suffers, 
 cr Away with shame and fear ; 
 Where'er ye meet with evil, 
 
 Within you or without, 
 Charge for the God of battles, 
 And put the foe to rout. 
 
 ( 477 ) R
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 mf Stand up !— stand up for Jesus ! 
 
 The trumpet call obey ; 
 Forth to the mighty conflict 
 
 In this His glorious day. 
 Ye that are men now serve Hnn 
 
 Against unnumber'd foes ; 
 Let courage rise with danger \ 
 
 And strength to strength oppose. ; 
 
 Stand up !— stand up for Jesus ! 
 
 Stand in His strength alone ; '' 
 
 f?mThe arm of flesh will fail you, 
 
 Ye dare not trust your own. ' 
 
 cr Put on the Gospel armour, 
 
 Each piece put on with prayer ; 
 When duty calls or danger 
 Be never wanting there ! 
 
 mf Stand up !— stand up for Jesus I 
 
 The strife will not be long ; 
 This day the noise of battle, 
 
 The next the victor's song. 
 cr To him that overcometh, 
 
 A crown of life shall be ; 
 / He with the King of Glory 
 
 Shall reigu eternally. Amen. 
 
 RAQ " When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spinf 
 ^^'^ of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him. 
 
 p rn HERE'S peace and rest in Paradise, 
 X In weary hours we say ; 
 And oh that we had wings like doves 
 That we might flee away ! 
 
 i7ip For here so strong the evil seems, 
 So v,'eak appears the good, 
 Our standard wavers m the rush 
 Of evil, like a flood. 
 
 ( 473 )
 
 cr 
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 At times, through the long lonely watch, 
 
 Nor sun nor moon appears ; 
 VVitliout, incessant fightings are, 
 
 Within, incessant fears. 
 
 Then for the quiet land we long, 
 
 And the abode of Peace ; 
 And for the word, (cr) " Come, weary soul. 
 
 From war and vigil cease ! " 
 
 But in our stronger hours we grasp 
 
 The warrior's sword again. 
 And burn the good fight yet to fight, 
 
 The faithful watch maintain. 
 
 mf We fain would tread the famous way 
 Martyrs and saints have trod ; 
 The hours ebb fast of this one day 
 Of noblest war for God ! 
 
 The Lord Himself hath need of us ; 
 cr On ! till the fight be won ; 
 / And the King's words shall thrill the heart 
 " Servant of God, well done ! " Amen. 
 
 544 "OimdseGocir 
 
 f TDEAISE the Lord, His glories show, 
 JCT Saints within His courts below. 
 Angels round His Throne above. 
 All that see and share His love. 
 Earth to Heav'n, and Heav'n to earth. 
 Tell His wonders, sing His worth ; 
 Age to age, and shore to shore. 
 Praise Him, praise Him, evermore. 
 
 Praise the Loed, His mercies trace ; 
 Praise His providence and grace. 
 All that He for man hath done. 
 All He sends us through His Son : 
 
 C 479 ) A' 2
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 Strings and voices, hands and hearts, 
 In the concert bear your parts ; 
 All that breathe, your Lord adore, 
 ff Praise Him, praise Him, evermore. Amen. 
 
 54B " Glorious things are spoken of thee, thou citij of 
 GocV 
 
 f r^ LORIOUS things of thee are spoken, 
 vT Zion, city of our God ; 
 He Whose word cannot be l^roken 
 
 Form'd thee for His own abode. 
 On the Rock of ages founded. 
 
 What can shake thy sure repose ? 
 With salvation's walls surrounded, 
 
 Thou may'st smile at all thy foes. 
 
 nif See, the streams of living waters, 
 Springing from eternal love, 
 Well supply thy sons and daughters. 
 
 Who can faint while such a river 
 Ever flows their thirst to assuage ; 
 
 Grace, which like the Lord the Giver, 
 Never fails from age to age ? 
 
 Round each habitation hov'ring, 
 
 See the cloud and fire appear, 
 For a glory and a cov'ring — 
 
 Showing that the Lord is near. 
 Thus they march, the ])illar leading, 
 
 Light by night and shade by day ; 
 Daily on the manna feeding 
 
 Which He gives them when they pray. 
 
 Saviour, since of Zion's city 
 T, through grace, a member am, 
 
 Let the world deride or pity, 
 I will glory in Thy Name. 
 
 ( 480 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 Fading is the world's best pleasure, 
 All its boasted pomp and show ; 
 / Solid joys and lasting treasure 
 
 None but Zion's children know. Amen. 
 
 g^0 *' Praise the Lord from the heavens. Praise the 
 Lord from the earth" 
 
 J 'SJ E holy Angels bright, 
 
 -L Who ^^'ait at God's right hand, 
 Or through the realms of light 
 Fly at your Lord's command, 
 Assist our song, 
 Or else the theme 
 Too high doth seem 
 For mortal tongue. 
 
 mf Ye blessed souls at rest. 
 Who ran this earthly race, 
 And now, from sin released, 
 Behold the Saviour's Face, 
 
 His praises sound. 
 
 As in His light 
 
 With sweet delight 
 
 Ye do abound. 
 
 Ye saints, who toil below. 
 Adore your heavenly King, 
 And onward as ye go 
 Some joyful anthem sing ; 
 
 Take what He gives 
 
 And praise Him still, 
 
 Through good and ill, 
 
 Who ever lives ! 
 
 ^ly soul, bear thou thy part, 
 Triumph in God above, 
 And with a well-tuned heart 
 Sing thou the songs of love ! 
 
 C 481 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 Let all tliy days 
 / Till life shall end, 
 Whate'er He send, 
 Be fill'd with praise. Amen. 
 
 547 " ^'''"' ''f'^^sowza? of the Lord shall return and come to 
 Zion with songs." 
 
 mf CHILDREN of the Heavenly King, 
 \J As ye journey, sweetly sing ; 
 Sing your Saviour's worthy praise, 
 Glorious in His Avorks and ways. 
 
 _p We are travelling home to God 
 
 In the way the fathers trod ; 
 cr They are happy now, and we 
 
 Soon their happiness shall see. 
 
 mf Lift your eyes, ye sons of light, 
 Sion's city is in sight ; 
 There our endless home shall be. 
 There our Lord we soon shall see. 
 
 Fear not, brethren, joyful stand 
 On the borders of your land ; 
 Jesus Christ, your Father's Son, 
 Bids you undismay'd go on. 
 
 'P Lord, obedient we would go, 
 
 Gladly leaving all below ; 
 cr Only Thou our Leader be, 
 / And we still will follow Thee. Amen. 
 
 S48 '* ^^'^ name only is excellent, ami Ilis praise above 
 Heaven and earth." 
 
 f T" ET all the world in every corner sing, 
 J-J My God and King ! 
 The heav'ns are not too high. 
 His praise may thither fly ; 
 
 ( 482 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 dim The earth is not too low, 
 cr His praises there may grow. 
 / Let all the Avorkl in every corner sing, 
 My God and King ! 
 
 Let all the world in every corner sing, 
 My God and King ! 
 The Church with psalms must shout, 
 No door can keep them out ; 
 But above all the heart 
 Must bear the longest part. 
 Let all the world in every corner sing, 
 My God and King ! Amen. 
 
 549 " ^ ixrfect heart" 
 
 mf f~\ FOR a heart to praise my God, 
 V/ A heart from sin set free ; 
 A heart that's sprinkled Avith the Blood 
 So freely shed for me : 
 
 A heart resign'd, submissive, meek. 
 My great Redeemer's Throne ; 
 
 Where only Christ is heard to speak, 
 Where Jesus reigns alone : 
 
 A humble, lowly, contrite heart, 
 
 Believing, true, and clean, 
 Which neither life nor death can part 
 
 From Him that dwells within : 
 
 A heart in every thought renew'd, 
 
 And full of l(3ve Divine ; 
 Perfect, and right, and pure, and good, 
 
 A copy, Lord, of Thine. 
 
 Thy nature, gracious Lord, impart, 
 Come quickly from above ; 
 
 Write Thy new Name upon my heart, 
 Thy new best Name of Love. Amen. 
 
 ( 483 )
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 550 " '^^'^ Lord hath given me a tongue . . . and I lolll 
 praise Him therewith.^' 
 mf A NGEL-VOICES, ever singing, 
 x\. Round Thy Throne of light, 
 Angel-harps for ever ringing, 
 
 Rest not clay nor night ; 
 Thousands only live to bless Thee 
 cr And confess Thee 
 / Lord of might ! 
 mf Thou, Who art beyond the farthest 
 Mortal eye can scan, — 
 Can it be that Thou regardest 
 
 Songs of sinful man 't 
 Can we know that Thou art near us, 
 cr And wilt hear us '? 
 / Yea, we can ! 
 mf Yea, we know that Thou rejoicest 
 O'er each work of Thine ; 
 Thou didst ears and hands and voices 
 
 For Thy praise design ; 
 Craftsman's art and music's measure 
 For Thy pleasure 
 All combine. 
 In Thy House, Great God, we offer 
 
 Of Thine own to Thee ; 
 And for Thine acceptance proffer 
 
 All unworthily 
 Hearts and minds and hands and voices, 
 In our choicest 
 Psalmody. 
 / Honour, glory, might, and merit 
 Thine shall ever be, 
 Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, 
 
 Blessed Trinity ! 
 Of the best that Thou hast given, 
 Earth and Heaven 
 Render Thee. Amen. 
 
 ( 484 •)
 
 GENERAL HYMNS. 
 
 551 "-^''*^5"'«ce of oiu' Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of 
 
 God, and the communion of the Hobj Ghost be tciih 
 you all." 
 
 mf 1\ yTAY the grace of Christ our Saviour, 
 -LVJ_ And the Father's boundless love, 
 With the Holy Spirit's favour, 
 
 Rest upon us from above. 
 Thus may we abide in union 
 
 With each other and the Lord, 
 And possess, in sweet communion, 
 Joys Avhich earth cannot afford. Amen. 
 
 ?loly Communion. 
 
 552 "-^^ ''^ ^''^'^ Spirit that quickcneth." 
 
 p T" OOK down upon us, God of grace, 
 -Li And send from Thy most holy place 
 The quickening Spirit all Divine 
 On us and on this bread and wine. 
 
 O may Bis overshadowing 
 
 Make now for us this bread we bring 
 
 The Body of Thy Son our Lord, 
 
 This cup His Blood for sinners pour'd. Amen. 
 
 553 " -^^^^^ ^^^^y ^^^ ^"'^^ ^^ 0)!^." 
 
 mf m HOU, Who at Thy first Eucharist didst pray 
 -J- That all Thy Church might be for ever 
 2^ Grant us at every Eucharist to say [one, 
 
 With longing heart and soul, " Thy will be done." 
 Oh, may we all one Bread, one Body be, 
 jip Through this blest Sacrament of Unity. 
 
 «?jj For all Thy Church, O Lord, we intercede ; 
 
 i\Iake Thou our sad divisions soon to cease ; 
 cr Draw us the nearer each to each, we plead. 
 
 By drawing all to Thee, O Prince of peace ; 
 Thus may v/c all one Bread, one Body be, 
 pp Through this blest Sacrament of Unity. 
 
 C 485 )
 
 HOLY COMMUNION. 
 
 p We pray Thee too for wanderers from Tliy Fold ; 
 O bring them back, Good Shepherd of the 
 sheep, 
 Back to the Faith which Saints believed of old. 
 Back to the Church which still that Faith doth 
 keep ; 
 Soon may we all one Bread, one Body be, 
 pp Through this blest Sacrament of Unity. 
 
 mp So, Lord, at length when Sacraments shall cease. 
 May we be one with all Thy Church above. 
 
 One with Thy Saints in one unbroken peace, 
 One with Thy Saints in one unbounded love : 
 
 m/More blessed still, in peace and love to be 
 
 'pp One with the Trinity in Unity. Amen. 
 
 554 "^'^ ^^'^ midst of the Throne . . . stood a Lamb as 
 it had been slain." 
 
 mp /^ THOU, before the world began, 
 V_/ Ordain'd a sacrifice for man. 
 And by th' Eternal Spirit made 
 An Oftering in the sinner's stead ; 
 mf Our everlasting Priest art Thou, 
 rZm Pleading Thy l3eath for sinners now. 
 
 7np Thy Oftering still continues new 
 
 Before the llighteous Father's view ; 
 
 cr Thyself the Lamb for ever slain, 
 
 Thy Priesthood doth unchanged remain ; 
 
 rrif Thy years, O God, can never fail. 
 Nor Thy blest work within the veil. 
 
 2') O that our faith may never move. 
 But stand unshaken as Thy love ! 
 
 cr Sure evidence of things unseen. 
 Now let it pass the years between, 
 
 p And view Tliee bleeding on the Tree, 
 
 My Lord, my God, Who dies for me. Amen. 
 
 ( 486 )
 
 HOLY COMMUNION. 
 
 555 " yerily Thou art a God that hidest Thyself^ God 
 of Israel, the Saviour.'" 
 
 mf T" ORD, enthroned in heavenly splendour, 
 J-J First begotten from the dead, 
 Thou alone, our strong Defender, 
 Liftest up Thy people's head. 
 Alleluia, 
 Jesu, True and Living Bread ! 
 
 2i Here our humblest homage pay we ; 
 Here in loving reverence bow ; 
 Here for Faith's discernment pray w^e, 
 Lest we fail to know Thee now. 
 mf Alleluia, 
 Thou art here, we ask not how. 
 
 p Though the lowliest form doth veil Thee 
 
 As of old in Bethlehem, 
 cr Here a.s there Thine Angels hail Thee, 
 Branch and Flower of Jesse's stem. 
 mf Alleluia, 
 We in worship join with them. 
 
 Paschal Lamb, Thine Offering, finish'd 
 
 Once for all when Thou wast slain, 
 In its fulness undiminish'd 
 Shall for evermore remain. 
 Alleluia, 
 Cleansing souls from every stain. 
 
 cr Life-imi^arting Heavenly Manna, 
 
 Stricken Rock with streaming Side, 
 / Heav'n and earth with loud Hosanna, 
 Worship Thee, the Lamb Who died. 
 Alleluia, 
 Risen, Ascended, Glorified ! Amen. 
 
 ( 487 )
 
 HOLY COMMUNION. 
 556 " ■^'^^ Blood of sprinkling, lohich speaketh." 
 
 V "TTICTIM Divine, Tliy grace we claim 
 
 V While thus Thy precious Death we show ; 
 
 Once offer'd up, a spotless Lamb, 
 
 In Thy great temple here below, 
 cr Thou didst for all mankind atone, 
 «?/ And standest now before the Throne. 
 
 Thou standest in the holiest place, 
 
 As now for guilty sinners slain ; 
 
 Thy Blood of sprinkling speaks and prays 
 
 All-prevalent for helpless man ; 
 p Thy Blood is still our ransom found, 
 cr And spreads salvation all around. 
 
 God still respects Thy sacrifice, 
 
 Its savour sweet doth always please ; 
 
 The Offering smokes through earth and skies. 
 
 Diffusing life and joy and peace ; 
 
 To these Thy lower courts it comes, 
 
 And fills them with Divine perfumes. 
 
 cr We need not now go up to Heav'n 
 
 To bring the long-sought Saviouii down •, 
 Thou art to all that seek Thee given, 
 Thou dost e'en now Thy banquet crown : 
 
 p To every faithful soul appear, 
 
 wf And show Thy Real Presence here. Amen. 
 
 557 " ^'''^ ^<^(^^l/ ««f^ ^^<'od of the Lord." 
 
 mp XT AIL, Body true, of Mary born, and in the 
 
 -LJL manger laid. 
 That once with thorn and scourging torn wast on 
 the Cross disjtlay'd, 
 
 (488)
 
 HOLY COMMUNION. 
 
 p That every eye might there descry th' nplifted 
 
 Sacrifice, 
 ?n/ Which once for all to God on high paid our 
 
 redemption's price ! 
 
 Hail, precious Blood, by true descent drawn from 
 
 our own first sire, 
 Yet innocent of that fell taint which fills our veins 
 
 with fire, 
 Once from the side of Him that died for love of us 
 
 His kin 
 Drain'd an atonement to provide and wash away 
 
 our sin ! 
 
 iStill Thou art there amidst us, Lord, unchange- 
 ably the same. 
 
 When at Thy board with one accord Thy promises 
 we claim ; 
 
 But lo ! the way Thou com'st to-day is one where 
 bread and wine 
 
 Conceal the Presence they convey, both human 
 and Divine. 
 
 cr How glorious is that Body now, throned on the 
 
 Throne of Heav'n ! 
 cZi'mThe Angels bow, and marvel how to us on 
 
 earth 'tis given ; 
 ?n/Oh, to discern what splendours burn within 
 
 these veils of His, — 
 That faith could into vision turn, and see Him as 
 
 He is! 
 
 How mighty is the Blood that ran for sinful nature's 
 
 needs ! 
 i r It broke the ban, it rescued man ; it lives, and 
 
 speaks, and pleads ; 
 And all who sup from this blest Cup in faith and 
 
 hope and love, 
 /Shall prove that death is swallow'd up in richer 
 
 life above. Amen. 
 
 ( 48.q )
 
 HOLY COMMUNION. 
 
 558 " Thanhs he to God for His v.nspeahahlc gift." 
 mf r\ JESU, Blessed Lord, to Tliee 
 y~J My heartfelt thanks for ever be, 
 Who hast so lovingly bestow'd 
 On me Thy Body and Thy Blood. 
 
 / Break forth, my soul, for joy, and say, 
 What wealth is come to me to-day ! 
 
 j> My Saviour dAvells within me now ; 
 
 How blest am I ! {[>) how good art Thou ! 
 
 Amen. 
 
 cr 
 
 55S " ^^^^y ^^^^^ knowledge of ihem, that they had been 
 uith Jesus." 
 
 mp r\ CHRIST, our God, Who with Thine own 
 
 y~J hast been. 
 Our spirits cleave to Thee, the Friend unseen. 
 
 Vouchsafe that all who on Thy bounty feed 
 May heed Thy Love, and prize Thy gifts indeed. 
 
 Make every heart that is Thy dwelling-place 
 A water'd garden fill'd with fruits of grace. 
 
 p Each holy purpose help us to fulfil ; 
 Increase our faith to feed upon Thee still. 
 
 cr Illuminate our minds, that we may see 
 In all around us holy signs of Thee. 
 
 And may such witness in our lives appear. 
 That all may know Thou hast been Avith us here. 
 
 pO grant us peace, that by Thy peace possess'd, 
 Thy life within us we may manifest. 
 
 cr So shall we pass our days in holy fear. 
 In joyful consciousness that Thou art near. 
 
 w/So shalt Thou be for ever, loving Lord, 
 Our Shield and our exceeding great Beward. 
 
 Amen. 
 
 ( 490 )
 
 HOLY COMMUNION. 
 
 560 " ■^''^^ Lord shall give thee rest" 
 
 For Gatherings of Clergy or Church-workers. 
 
 mj> TT7ITH weary feet and saclden'd heart, 
 
 V V From toil and care we flee, 
 p And come, O dearest Lord, apart 
 To rest awhile with Thee. 
 
 The com'ts of Heav'n were lost to view, 
 The world had come between ; 
 cr But here the veil is rent in two ; 
 We see the things unseen. 
 
 p Our sins, in Thy pure light descried. 
 
 Stand out in dread array ; 
 cr But here in Love's absolving tide 
 
 Their guilt is wash'd away. 
 
 p With strife of tongues distraught and worn 
 Our troublous way we trod ; 
 But cast ourselves, this holy morn. 
 Into the peace of God. 
 
 mf And oh ! what depth of joy, as thus 
 We bend the trembling knee, 
 To know that Thou art one with us. 
 And we are one with Thee. Amen. 
 
 TJie following Hymns are suitable : 
 
 520 Love Divine, all loves excelling. 
 628 Not for our sins alone. 
 
 5B1 '' ^^i^ied icith Him in baptism, ivherei^i also ye are 
 risen with Him." 
 
 p TTTITH Christ we share a mystic grave, 
 V V With Christ we buried lie ; 
 But 'tis not in the darksome cave 
 By mournful Calvary. 
 
 ( 491 )
 
 HOLY BAPTISM. 
 
 The pure and bright baptismal flood 
 Entombs our nature's stain :^ 
 cr New creatures from the cleansing wave 
 With Christ we rise again. 
 Thrice blest, if through this world of strife, \ 
 
 And sin, and selfish care. 
 Our snow-white robe of righteousness 
 We undefiled wear. 
 mf Thrice blest, if through the gate of death 
 
 All glorious and free 
 f We to our joyful rising pass, 
 
 O risen Lord, with Thee. Amen. 
 
 KftO '^Baptizing them m the Name of the Father, and of 
 ^^^ the Son, and of the Holy Ghost." 
 
 mf r\ FATHER, bless the children 
 VJ Brought hither to Thy gate ; 
 Lift up their fallen nature. 
 Restore their lost estate ; 
 Renew Thine image in them, 
 
 And own them, by this sign, 
 Thy very sons and daughters, 
 dim New born of birth Divine. 
 
 wf Jesu Lord, receive them ; 
 
 Thy loving Arms of old 
 Were open'd wide to welcome 
 
 The children to Thy fold ; 
 p Let these, baptized, and dying, 
 cr Then rising from the dead, 
 / Henceforth be living members 
 
 Of Thee, their living Head. 
 
 p O Holy Spirit, keep them ; 
 Dwell with them to the last, 
 Till all the fight is ended. 
 And all the storms are past. 
 
 C 492 )
 
 HOLY BAPTISM. 
 
 CT Kenew the gift baptismal, 
 
 From strength to strength, till each 
 mf The troublous waves o'ercoming, 
 
 The land of life shall reach. 
 
 O Father, Son, and Spirit, 
 
 O Wisdom, Love, and Power, 
 We wait the promised blessing 
 In this accepted hour ! 
 p We name upon the children 
 
 The Threefold Name Divine ; 
 cr Eeceive them, cleanse them, own them, 
 mf And keep them ever Thine. Amen. 
 
 563 "-^ '■^^^y "^'•''^ ^^ "* Christ, he is a new creature^ 
 For an Adult. 
 
 P XjlATHER, Son, and Holy Ghost, 
 J- In solemn power come down, 
 Present with Thy heavenly host 
 
 cr Thy Sacrament to crown : 
 See a sinful child of earth ; 
 
 Bless for him the cleansing flood ; 
 Make him by a second birth 
 
 mf One with the life of God. 
 
 X^ Let the promised inward grace 
 
 Accompany the sign, 
 On his new-born soul impress 
 
 The glorious Name Divine ; 
 cr Father, all Thy love reveal, 
 
 Jesus, all Thy mind impart, 
 mf Holy Ghost, renew, and dwell 
 
 For ever in his heart. Amen. 
 
 The following Hymn is suitable : 
 
 487 The Son of Man from Jordan rose. 
 
 ( 493 )
 
 iFor ii)t goung;. 
 
 ^34 "-^'<^^^ therefore, our God, ice thank Tlice, and praise 
 Thy glorious Name.'* 
 
 Sunday Evening. 
 
 mf A ND now this lioly day 
 ~l\. Is drawing to its end, 
 Once more, to Tliee, O Lord, 
 Our thanks and prayers we send. 
 
 We thank Thee for this rest 
 From earthly care and strife ; 
 We thank Thee for this help 
 To higher, holier life. 
 
 We thank Thee for Thy House ; 
 It is Thy Palace-gate 
 Where Thou, upon Thy Throne 
 Of mercy, still dost wait. 
 
 We thank Thee for Thy Word, 
 Thy Gospel's joyful sound ; 
 Oh, may its holy fruits 
 Within our hearts abound ! 
 
 dimYet, ere we go to rest. 
 Father, to Thee we pray, 
 Forgive the sins that stain 
 E'en this Thy holy day. 
 
 Through Jesus let the past 
 Be blotted from Thy sight, 
 And let us all now sleep 
 p At peace with Thee this night. 
 
 / To God the Father, Son, 
 And Spirit glory be. 
 From all in earth and Heav'n, 
 Through all eternity. Amen. 
 
 ( 491 )"
 
 FOR THE YOUNG. 
 
 565 " "^^^^ ^^^^ ^f ■^^'-"^ ^^*^'^^ *^^'"^ "* ^'"^ Gloi'ij, and all 
 the holy Angels with Him" 
 
 mf "FTP in Heaven, up in Heaven, 
 
 v-J In the bright place far away, 
 
 He Whom bad men crucified, 
 
 Sitteth at His Father's side, 
 
 Till the Judgment Day. 
 
 And He loves His little children. 
 
 And He pleadeth for them there. 
 Asking the great God of Heav'n 
 (/i»iThat their sins may be forgiven, 
 And He hears their prayer. 
 
 cr Never more a helpless Baby, 
 
 Born in poverty and pain, 
 mf But with awful glory crown'd, 
 With His Angels standing round, 
 He shall come again. 
 
 Then the wicked souls shall tremble, 
 
 And the good souls shall rejoice ; 
 Parents, children, every one, 
 Then shall stand before His Throne, 
 And shall hear His voice. 
 
 cr And all faithful holy Christians, 
 
 Who their Master's work have done, 
 Shall appear at His right hand 
 And inherit the fair land 
 That His love has won. Amen. 
 
 566 " -P'^c'takers of the Divine nature" 
 
 mf 1\/r EMBERS of Christ are we ; 
 
 i-V.L He is our living Head, 
 d/mThat henceforth we should ever be 
 
 By His good Spirit led. 
 
 C 495 )
 
 FOR THE YOUNG. 
 
 In the same narrow path 
 Our Lord and Saviour trod — 
 The path that leadeth by the Cross 
 cr To glory and to God. 
 
 mf Children of God are we ; 
 
 Such grace to us is given, 
 To kneel and pray in Christ's own words, 
 
 " Father, Which art in Heav'n ; " 
 
 Seeking to do His will 
 
 As Angels do above, 
 And walking in obedient ways 
 
 Of holy truth and love. 
 
 Of Heaven's kingdom we 
 
 Inheritors were made ; 
 Each at the Font in Christ's ov/n robe 
 
 Of spotless white array'd. 
 dim Upon our forehead now 
 
 Is traced the suffering sign, 
 cr That one day on each saintly brow 
 
 A glorious crown may shine. 
 
 mf Christ's little ones are we ; 
 
 And unto us are given 
 Angelic guards, who ever see 
 
 Our Father's face in Heav'n. 
 p To walk in folly now 
 
 We may not, must not, dare, 
 cr Mindful Whose seal is on our brow. 
 
 Whose holy Name we bear. Amen. 
 
 567 " "^'^ ^^^'■'^^ ^^ *'"^^^ ^"*'^^* ^^"^"^ that fear God." 
 mp r\ MY God, I fear Thee ! 
 
 y-J Thou art very high, 
 cr Yet to us. Thy children, 
 Thou art always nigh. 
 Far removed from mortal sight. 
 Dwelling in eternal light. 
 
 ( 496 )
 
 FOR THE YOUNG. 
 
 'P my God, I fear Thee ! 
 Yet I come in prayer, 
 For my Saviour tells me 
 I need not despair ; 
 cr Tells me of a Father's love, 
 And a home prepared above. 
 
 Never earthly father 
 
 Loveth like to Thee ; 
 Thou dost guide and pardon 
 
 Guilty ones like me ; 
 Sending down Thy Holy Son 
 That all sinners might be won. 
 
 mp O my God, I fear Thee, 
 Holy, just, and true ; 
 cr But, my Heavenly Father, 
 I will love Thee too ; 
 Guide me till this life be past, 
 Ta.ke me to Thyself at last. Amen. 
 
 gQg " Looking unto Jcsus.^' 
 
 mf Y AMB of God, I look to Thee, 
 -L^ Thou shalt my example be 
 Thou art gentle, meek, and mild. 
 Thou wast once a little child. 
 
 Fain I would be as Thou art ; 
 Give me Thy obedient heart ; 
 cUinThovL art pitiful and kind, 
 Let me have Thy loving mind. 
 
 Meek and lowly may I be ; 
 Thou art all humility : 
 Let me to my betters bow, 
 Subject to Thy parents Thou. 
 
 C 497 )
 
 FOR THE YOUNG. 
 
 mf Let me above all fulfil 
 
 God my Heavenly Father's will ; 
 Never His good Spirit grieve, 
 Only to His glory live. 
 
 Thou didst live to God alone, 
 Thou didst never seek Thine own, 
 Thou Thyself didst never please, 
 God was all Thy happiness. 
 
 J) Loving Jesxj, gentle Lamb, 
 In Thy gracious Hands I am ; 
 Make me, Saviour, what Thou art ; 
 
 cr Live Thyself within my heart. 
 
 mf I shall then show forth Thy praise, 
 Serve Thee all my happy days ; 
 Then the world shall always see 
 Christ, the Holy Child, in me. Amen- 
 
 569 " ^^'^''^^ ^^ ^'^ ^^"'^» ^<?<^^" ^^ ^*^ xKciv 
 
 mf ~r^0 no sinful action, 
 
 -L>' Speak no angry word ; 
 Ye belong to Jesus, 
 Children of the Lord. 
 
 Christ is kind and gentle, 
 Christ is pure and true ; 
 (if/?iAnd His little children 
 ^lust be holy too. 
 
 There's a wicked spirit 
 Watching round you still, 
 
 And he tries to tempt you 
 To all harm and ill. 
 
 cr But ye must not hear him, 
 Though 'tis hard for you 
 To resist the evil, 
 And the good to do. 
 
 ( 40S )
 
 FOR THE YOUNG. 
 
 mf For ye promised truly, 
 In your infant days, 
 To renounce him wholly, 
 And forsake his ways. 
 
 Ye are new-born Christians, 
 Ye must learn to fight 
 
 With the bad within you, 
 And to do the right. 
 
 Christ is your own Master, 
 He is good and true, 
 
 And His little children 
 Must be holy too. Amen. 
 
 570 " ^*"^^ ^U^^ ^^^(■'-^^ se<2 tlxc King in His beauty ; they 
 shall behold the land that is very far off J' 
 
 '^'^f Lj^ VERY morning the red sun 
 
 -t-J Rises warm and bright ; 
 dini^vX the evening cometli on, 
 And the dark, cold night. 
 cr There's a bright land far away, 
 
 Where 'tis never-ending day. 
 
 mf Every spring the sweet young flowerji 
 
 Open bright and gay. 
 fZi??zTill the chilly autumn liours 
 
 Wither them away, 
 cr There's a land we have not seen, 
 Where the trees are always green. 
 
 rnf Little birds sing songs of praise 
 
 All the summer long, 
 f^i/ziBut in colder, shorter days 
 
 They forget their song. 
 cr There's a place where Angels sing 
 Ceaseless praises to their King. 
 
 ( 499 )
 
 FOR THE YOUNG. 
 
 ■mf Chkist our Lord is ever near 
 
 Those who follow Him ; 
 (Zi^/iBiit we cannot see Him here, 
 
 For our eyes are dim ; 
 cr There is a most happy place, 
 Where men always see His face. 
 
 j?j Who shall go to that bright land % 
 cr All who do the right : 
 mf Holy children there shall stand 
 In their robes of Avhite ; 
 For that Heav'n, so bright and blest, 
 dimla our everlasting rest. Amen. 
 
 571 ** ^'^ "^'"^ '^'"^ ^^ '-'■^-'^^ ^^ ^^'-^^■' Z/c'^' /''owi falling.''* 
 
 mf Q ING to the Loed the children's hymn, 
 O His gentle love declare, 
 Who bends amid the Seraphim 
 To hear the children's prayer. 
 
 2^ He at a mother's breast was fed, 
 
 Though God's own Son was He ; 
 He learnt the first small words He said 
 At a meek mother's knee. 
 
 cr Close to His loving Heart He press'd 
 The children of the earth ; 
 He lifted up His hands and bless'd 
 The babes of human birth. 
 
 7??/ Lo ! from the stars His Face will turn 
 On us with glances mild ; 
 The xlngels of His Presence yearn 
 To bless the little child. 
 
 mp Keep us, O Jesus, Lokd, for Thee, 
 That so, by Thy dear grace. 
 We, children of the Font, may see 
 Our Heavenly Fatheh's face. Amen. 
 
 ( 500 )
 
 FOR THE YOUNG. 
 
 572 " ^^^^ ^^"^^ hcl2-)eth lis, and j^oweth His benefits 
 ujyon us." 
 
 mf T" ORD, I would own Thy tender care, 
 -LJ And all Thy love to me ; 
 The food I eat, the clothes I wear, 
 Are all bestow'd by Thee. 
 
 'Tis Thou preservest me from death 
 And dangers every hour ; 
 p I cannot draw another breath 
 cr Unless Thou give me power. 
 
 Kind Angels guard me every night, 
 As round my bed they stay : 
 
 Nor am I absent from Thy sight 
 In darkness or by day. 
 
 3Iy health, and friends, and parents dear, 
 
 To me by God are given ; 
 I have not any blessing here 
 
 But what is sent from Heav'n. 
 
 mf Such goodness, Lord, and constant care 
 I never can repay ; 
 But may it be my daily prayer. 
 To love Thee and obey. Amen. 
 
 573 " ^^'■^ Lord made all things." 
 
 f A LL things bright and beautiful, 
 -^-^ All creatures great and small, 
 All things wise and wonderful. 
 The Lord God made them all. 
 
 7nf Each little flower that opens. 
 Each little bird that sings, 
 He made their glowing colours, 
 He made their tiny wings. 
 
 ( 501 )
 
 FOR THE YOUNG. 
 
 The rich man in his castle, 
 
 The poor man at his gate, 
 God made them, high or lowly, 
 
 And order'd their estate. 
 
 The purple-headed mountain, 
 
 The river running by. 
 The sunset and the morning, 
 
 That brightens up the sky ; — 
 
 The cold wind in the winter, 
 
 The pleasant summer sun, 
 The ripe fruits in the garden, — 
 
 He made them every one ; 
 
 The tall trees in the greenwood, 
 The meadows where we play, 
 
 The rushes by the water. 
 We gather every day ; — 
 
 He gave us eyes to see them, 
 And lips that we might tell, 
 / How great is God Almighty, 
 
 Who has made all things well. Amen, 
 
 574 " AS)j<?a^, Lorcly for Thy servant Jieareth." 
 
 mp TirUSH'D was the evening hymn, 
 -Ll The temple courts were dark ; 
 dim The lamp was burning dim 
 
 Before the sacred ark ; 
 mf When suddenly a Voice Divine 
 
 Rang through the silence of the shrine. 
 
 p The old man, meek and mild, 
 The priest of Israel, slept ; 
 His watch the Temple child. 
 The little Levite kept ; 
 cr And what from Eli's sense was seal'd. 
 The Lord to Hannah's son reveal'd. 
 
 ( 502 )
 
 FOR THE YOUNG. 
 
 p Oil ! give me Samuel's ear, 
 
 The open ear, O Lord, 
 cr Alive and quick to hear 
 
 Each whisper of Thy word ; 
 Like him to answer at Thy call. 
 And to obey Thee first of all. 
 
 p Oh ! give me Samuel's heart, 
 A lowly heart, that waits 
 Where in Thy house Thou art, 
 Or watches at Thy gates, 
 cr By day and night, a heart that still 
 Moves at the breathing of Thy will. 
 
 p Oh ! give me Samuel's mind, 
 A sweet unmurmuring faith, 
 Obedient and resign'd 
 To Thee in life and death ; 
 cr That I may read with child-like eyes 
 mf Truths that are hidden from the wise. 
 
 Amea 
 
 5*75 " Thy brother shall rise again" 
 
 P TTTITHIN the churchyard, side by side, 
 V V Are many long low graves ; 
 And some have stones set over them, 
 On some the green grass waves. 
 
 Full many a little Christian child. 
 Woman, and man, lies there ; 
 
 And we pass near them every time 
 When we go in to prayer. 
 
 They cannot hear our footsteps come, 
 
 They do not see us pass ; 
 They cannot feel the warm bright sun 
 
 That shines upon the grass. 
 
 ( 503 )
 
 FOR THE YOU^'G. 
 
 cr They do not hear when the great bell 
 Is ringing overhead ; 
 They cannot rise and come to Church 
 dim With us, for they are dead. 
 
 But we believe a day shall come 
 cr When all the dead will rise, 
 
 When they who sleep down in the grave 
 Will ope again their eyes. 
 
 For Christ our Lord was buried once, 
 mf He died and rose again. 
 
 He conquer'd death. He left the grave ; 
 dim And so will Christian men. 
 
 v'lp So when the friends we love the best 
 Lie in their churchyard bed, 
 We must not cry too bitterly 
 Over the happy dead ; 
 
 cr Because, for our dear Saviour's sake, 
 Our sins are all forgiven ; 
 And Christians only fall asleep 
 mf To wake again in Heav'n. Amen. 
 
 dTov ^djool antr Colkge U^t, 
 
 5*76 " ■^^'■'^ /'^^"' ^/ ^^*^ Loixl, that is icisdom ; and to 
 depart from evil is understanding.'" 
 
 Beginning of Term. 
 
 mf T ORD, behold us with Thy blessing 
 J-^ Once again assembled here ; 
 Onward be our footsteps pressing 
 In Thy love, and faith, and fear ; 
 
 dim Still protect us 
 
 cr By Thy Presence ever near. 
 
 ( 001 )
 
 FOR SCHCMDL AND COLLEGE USE. 
 
 mf For Thy mercy we adore Thee, 
 
 For this rest upon our way ; 
 2) Lord, again we bow before Thee, 
 
 Speed our labours day by day ; 
 cr Mind and spirit 
 
 With Thy choicest gifts array. 
 
 mf Keep the spell of home affection 
 Still alive in every heart ; 
 May its power, with mild direction, 
 Draw our love from self apart. 
 
 Till Thy children 
 Feel that Thou their Father art. 
 
 Break temptation's fatal power, 
 Shielding all with guardian care. 
 
 Safe in every careless hour, 
 Safe from sloth and sensual snare ; 
 
 Thou, our Saviour, 
 Still our failing strength repair. Amen. 
 
 577 " Stahlish the tinnj, God, that Thou hast vsrought 
 in us." 
 End of Term. 
 
 mf TT ORD, dismiss us with Thy blessing, 
 J-J Thanks for mercies past receive ; 
 dimPardon all, their faults confessing ; 
 
 Time that's lost may all retrieve ; 
 cr May Thy children 
 
 Ne'er again Thy Spirit grieve. 
 
 7nf Bless Thou all our days of leisure ; 
 Help us selfish lures to flee ; 
 Sanctify our every pleasure ; 
 Pure and blameless may it be ; 
 
 May our gladness 
 Draw us evermore to Thee. 
 
 ( 505 )
 
 FOR SCHOOL AND COLLEGE USE. 
 
 By Thy kindly influence clierish 
 All the good we here have gain'd ; 
 
 May all taint of evil perish 
 
 By Thy mightier power restrain'd ; 
 
 Seek we ever 
 Knowledge pure and love unfeign'd. 
 
 Let Thy father-hand be shielding 
 All who here shall meet no more ; 
 
 May their seed-time past 1)e yielding 
 Year by year a richer store ; 
 
 Those returning, 
 Make more faithful than before. Amen. 
 
 f^oln iPlatrimoup. 
 
 578 " '^^'■^ Lord do so to me and more also, if ought but 
 death p':irt thee and mc." 
 
 mfr\ PERFECT Love, all human thought tran- 
 
 \~J scending, 
 J-) Lowly we kneel in prayer before Thy Throne, 
 c?-Tliat theirs maybe the love Avhich knows no 
 ending, 
 Whom Thou for evermore dost join in one. 
 
 O perfect Life, be Thou their full assurance 
 Of tender charity and steadfast faith. 
 
 Of ])atient hope, and quiet brave endurance, 
 With childlilvc trust that fears nor pain nor 
 death. 
 
 Grant them the joy which l>rightens earthly 
 
 sorrow, 
 2^ Grant them the peace which calms all earthly 
 
 strife ; 
 w/ And to life's day the glorious unknown morrow 
 That dawns upon eternal love and life. Amen. 
 
 ( 50G )
 
 HOLY MATRIMONY. 
 
 5*79 ^^ ^^^^W^ ^^^ Xo?T? hulkl the house, their lahoiir is 
 hut lost that build it." 
 
 ■mf r\ FATHER all creating, 
 
 Vy Whose wisdom, love, and power 
 First bound t^vo lives together 
 In Eden's primal hour, 
 (/M}iTo-day to these Thy children 
 Thine earliest gifts renew, — 
 cr A home by Thee made happy, 
 A love by Thee kept true. 
 
 wp O Saviour, Guest most bounteous 
 Of old in Galilee, 
 Vouchsafe to-day Thy presence 
 With these who call on Thee ; 
 cf Their store of earthly gladness 
 Transform to heavenly wine. 
 And teach them, in the tasting, 
 To know the gift is Thine. 
 
 ?7zp O Spirit of the Father, 
 
 Breathe on them from above, 
 So mighty in Thy pureness, 
 So tender in Thy love ; 
 CT That guarded by Thy presence. 
 From sin and strife kept free, 
 Their lives may own Thy guidance, 
 Their hearts be ruled by Thee. 
 
 mf Except Thou build it. Father, 
 
 The house is built in vain ; 
 Except Thou, Saviour, bless it, 
 
 The joy will turn to pain ; 
 But nought can break the marriage 
 
 Of hearts in Thee made one. 
 And love Thy Spirit hallows 
 
 Is endless love begun. Amen. 
 
 (507 )
 
 ^80 " "^''"^ ii^ord that I shall speak unto thee, that thou 
 shalt speak." 
 
 mf Q HINE Thou upon us, Loed, 
 O True Light of men, to-day ; 
 And through the Avritten Avord 
 
 Thy very self display ; 
 That so from hearts which burn 
 
 With gazing on Thy Face, 
 The little ones may learn 
 
 The wonders of Thy grace. 
 
 mp Breathe Thou upon us, Loed, 
 
 Thy Spirit's living Flame, 
 cr That so with one accord 
 
 Our lips may tell Thy Name ; 
 Give Thou the hearing ear. 
 
 Fix Thou the wandering thought. 
 That those we teach may hear 
 The great things Thou hast wrought. 
 
 mf Speak Thou for us, O Loed, 
 In all we say of Thee ; 
 According to Thy Word 
 
 Let all our teaching be ; 
 That so Thy lambs may know 
 
 Their own true Shepherd's voice, 
 Where'er He leads them go, 
 cr And in His love rejoice. 
 
 mf Live Thou within us, Loed ; 
 Thy mind and will be ours ; 
 Be Thou beloved, adored. 
 
 And served, with all our powers ; 
 That so our lives may teach 
 Thy children what Thou art, 
 fZ/wAnd plead, by more than speech. 
 
 For Thee with every heart. Amen 
 
 ( 508 )
 
 5Q]_ ^^ Also I heard the voice of the Lord, smjing, Whom 
 shall I send, and who icill go for us ? Then said 
 I, Here am I ; send me." 
 
 mf T" ORD of life, Prophetic Spirit, 
 J-J In sweet measure evermore 
 To the holy children dealing 
 
 Each his gift from Thy rich store ; 
 p Bless Thy family, adoring 
 cr As in Israel's schools of yore. 
 
 Holy Jesus, Eye most loving 
 On each young disciple bent ; 
 
 Voice that, seeming earthly, summon'd 
 Samuel to the awful tent ; 
 
 Hand that cast Elijah's mantle ; 
 Thine be all Thy Grace hath lent. 
 
 mf As to Thine own seventy scholars 
 
 Thou of old Thine Arm didst reach. 
 Under Thy majestic shadow 
 
 Guiding them to do and teach, 
 Till their hour of solemn unction ; 
 dim So be with us all and each. 
 
 mf God and Father of all Spirits, 
 
 Whose dread call young Joshua knew, 
 
 diniFoYiY c^ays '^^ darkness waiting 
 
 With Thy servant good and true, 
 
 cr Thence to wage Thy war descending, 
 Own us. Lord, Thy champions too. 
 
 One Thy Light, the Temple filling, 
 
 Holy, Holy, Holy, Three : 
 Meanest men and brightest Angels 
 
 Wait alike the word from Thee ; 
 Highest musings, lowliest worship,, 
 
 Must their preparation be. 
 
 C 509 ) 5
 
 FOR THEOLOGICAL COLLEGES. 
 
 p Now Thou speakest — hear we trembling — 
 From the glory comes a Voice. 
 
 Who accepts th' Almighty's mission ? 
 Who will make Christ's work his choice? 
 
 Who for Us proclaim to sinners, 
 Tm-n, believe, enchire, rejoice ? 
 
 cr Here are we, Redeemer, send us ! 
 dim But because Thy work is fire, 
 And our lips, unclean and earthly, 
 
 Breathe no breath of high desire ; 
 cr Send Thy Seraph from the Altar 
 
 Veil'd, but in his bright attire. 
 
 H/// Cause him. Lord, to fly full swiftly 
 With the mystic coal in hand, 
 Sin-consuming, soul-transforming 
 dim (Faith and love will understand) ; 
 Touch our lips. Thou awful Mercy, 
 With Thine own keen healing brand. 
 
 mf Thou didst come that fire to kindle ; 
 
 Fain would we Thy torches prove, 
 Far and wide Thy beacons lighting 
 
 With the undying spark of love : 
 dimOnlY feed our flame, we pray Thee, 
 
 With Thy breathings from above. 
 
 / Now to God, the soul's Creator, 
 
 To His Word and AVisdom sure, 
 To His all-enlightening Spirit, 
 Patron of the frail and poor. 
 Three in One, be praise and glory 
 Here and while the Heav'ns endure. 
 
 Amen. 
 
 If the Hyrnn he thoujht too long, it may he divided at the 
 
 end of Stanza 4. 
 
 ( 510 )
 
 FOR THEOLOGICAL COLLEGES. 
 
 582 " Make full proof of thy ministry. ''' 
 
 mf rnHOU, Who didst call Tliy Saints of old 
 -L Thy chosen flock to teach, 
 Who mad'st the fearful-hearted bold, 
 
 And quick the slow or speech ; 
 Still Thou dost ask whom Thou shalt send 
 
 And who will go for Thee, 
 To feed Thy lambs. Thy sheep to tend ; 
 
 " Lord, here am I ; send me." 
 
 O send us— e'en as Thou, O Lord, 
 Wast by the Father sent — 
 p To speak Thine own absolving word 
 To sinners penitent ; 
 To wash Thy chosen in the flood 
 Whereby new birth is given ; 
 cr To minister the sacred Food, 
 
 The Bread of Life from Heav'n. 
 
 mf And Thou, Who didst by prophets deign 
 
 To speak the will Divine, 
 That we may never speak in vain, 
 
 May all our words be Thine ; 
 1^ Oh, teach us. Holy Ghost, that w© 
 
 Thine heritage may teach ; 
 cr Bid us to prophesy for Thee, 
 
 And in Thy power to preach. 
 
 mf So may we, though unworthy still,- 
 
 Most Holy Trinity, 
 Thy prophets, pastors, priests, fulfil 
 
 Our sacred ministry : 
 p That, when beside the crystal sea 
 
 We lay our office down, 
 cr The souls that we have train'd for Thee 
 / May be our joy and crown. Amen. 
 
 ( 511 ) i^ 2
 
 583 '''' Stand fast in one spirit, striving together for the 
 faith of the Gospel" 
 
 wf rpiHE call to arms is sounding, 
 JL The foemen muster strong, 
 fZi/?i While Saints beneath the Altar 
 
 Are crying " Lord, how long % " 
 mf The living and the loving 
 
 Cheist's royal Standard raise, 
 And marching on to conflict 
 
 Shout forth their Captain's praise. 
 
 No time for self-indulgence, 
 
 For resting by the way ; 
 (:?i/>iEepose w^ill come at even. 
 
 But toil is for the day : 
 Work, like the blessed Jesus, 
 
 Who from His earliest youth 
 Would do His Father's business 
 
 And Avitness for the truth. 
 
 mf For the one Faith, the true Faith, 
 
 The Faith which cannot fail, 
 For the one Church, the true Church, 
 
 'Gainst which no foes prevail ; 
 Made one with God Incarnate, 
 
 We in His might must win 
 The glory of self-conquest, 
 
 Of victory over sin. 
 
 / Behold ! upon Mount Sion 
 
 A glorious people stand, 
 A crown on every forehead, 
 
 A palm in every hand ; 
 f Lo ! these are they who boldly 
 
 The Name of Christ confess'd, 
 / And now triumphant praise Him 
 
 In Heav'n's unresting rest. 
 
 ( 512 )
 
 FOR CHURCH WORKERS AND GUILDS. 
 
 p O Jesu ! Who art waiting 
 
 Thy faithful ones to crown, 
 A^ouchsafe to bless our conflict, 
 mf Our loving service own ; 
 
 Come in each heart for ever 
 cr As King adored to reign, 
 
 Till we with Saints triumphant 
 Uplift the victor strain. Amen. 
 
 dfor a ^crbice for OTovlktng ^tn. 
 
 584 "-Co all in the Name of the Lord Jesus." 
 
 '"/ O ONS of Labour, dear to Jesus, 
 
 O To your homes and work again ; 
 cr Go with brave hearts back to duty, 
 dim Face the peril, bear the pain. 
 p Be your dwellings ne'er so lowly, 
 cr Yet remember, by your l^ed, 
 mf That the Son of God most Holy 
 dim Had not where to lay His head. 
 
 mf Sons of Labour, think of Jesus 
 As you rest your homes within, 
 
 dimThm^ of that sweet Babe of Mary 
 In the stable of the Inn. 
 Think how in the sacred story 
 Jesus took a humble grade, 
 
 mf And the Loed of Life and Glory 
 
 dim Work'd with Joseph at his trade. 
 
 7nf Sons of Labour, pray to Jesus, 
 dim Oh, how Jesus pray'd for you ! 
 In the moonlight, on the mountain, 
 Where the shimmering olives grew. 
 cr When you rise up at the dawning, 
 Ere to toil you wend your way, 
 Pray, as He pray'd, in the morning. 
 Long before the break of day. 
 
 ( 513 )
 
 FOR A SERVICE FOR WORKING MEN. 
 
 mf Sons of Labour, be like Jesus, 
 
 Undefiled, chaste, and pure ; 
 And, though Satan tempt you sorely, 
 
 By His grace you shall endure. 
 Husband, father, son, and brother, 
 
 Be ye gentle, just, and true, — • 
 Be ye kind to one another. 
 
 As the Lord is kind to you. 
 
 Sons of Labour, seek for Jesus, 
 Where He tells you ye shall hnd, 
 dlnilxs. the children, 'mid the mourners, 
 
 In the sick, poor, lame, and blind, — 
 *' Search the Scriptures," He entreats you, 
 
 " For of iMe they testify ; " 
 Love His Altar, where He meets you, 
 p Saying, " Fear not — It is L" 
 
 mf Sons of Labour, go to Jesus, 
 
 dim In your sorrow, shame, and loss ; 
 
 He is nearest, you are dearest, 
 cr When you bravely bear His Cross. 
 
 Go to Him, Who died to save you. 
 And is still the sinner's Friend ; 
 
 And the great love, which forgave you, 
 dim Will forgive you to the end. 
 
 mf Sons of Labour, live for Jesus, 
 
 Be your work your worship too ; 
 In His Name, and to His glory, 
 
 Do whatever you find to do ; 
 Till this night of sin and sorrow 
 Be for ever overpast ; 
 / And we see the golden morrow, 
 
 Home with Jesus, home at last ! 
 
 Ameru 
 
 ( 514)
 
 585 "-^'^ *^'^'^^ testify of Me, and ye also shall hear 
 witness." 
 
 mf r\ SPIRIT of the Living God ! 
 vy In all the fubiess of Thy grace, 
 Where'er the foot of man hath trod, 
 Descend on our apostate race. 
 
 Give tongues of fire and hearts of love 
 To preach the reconciling word ; 
 
 Give power and unction from above, 
 Whene'er the joyful sound is heard. 
 
 Be darkness, at Thy coming, light. 
 
 Confusion order in Thy path ; 
 Souls without strength inspire "vvith might ; 
 
 Bid mercy triumph over wrath. 
 
 mp O Spirit of the Lord ! prepare 
 
 All the round earth her God to meet ; 
 
 cr Breathe Thou abroad like morning air, 
 Till hearts of stone begin to beat. 
 
 7nf Baptize the nations ; far and nigh 
 
 The triumphs of the Cross record ; 
 / The Name of Jesus glorify 
 
 Till every kindred call Him Lord. Amen. 
 
 536 "-^'^ ^^'■^^^ ^^^ ^^P ^^^ ensign for the nations." 
 
 mf ~r IFT up your heads, ye gates of brass ; 
 -L^ Ye bars of iron, yield ; 
 And let the King of Glory pass ; 
 The Cross is in the field. 
 
 That banner, brighter than the star 
 
 That leads the train of night, 
 Shines on the march, and guides from far 
 
 His servants to the fight. 
 
 C 515 )
 
 MISSIONS. 
 
 A holy war those servants wage ; 
 
 In that mysterious strife, 
 The powers of Heav'n and hell engage 
 
 For more than death or life. 
 
 Ye armies of the living God, 
 Sworn warriors of Christ's host. 
 
 Where hallow'd footsteps never trod, 
 Take your appointed post. 
 
 X> Though few and small and weak your bands, 
 cr Strong in your Captain's strength, 
 Go to the conquest of all lands : 
 All must be His at length. 
 
 The spoils at His victorious Feet 
 
 You shall rejoice to lay, 
 And lay yourselves as trophies meet, 
 
 In His great judgment day. 
 
 mf Then fear not, faint not, halt not now ; 
 In Jesus' Name be strong ! 
 To Him shall all the nations bow, 
 And sing the triumph song : — 
 
 / Uplifted are the gates of brass, 
 The bars of iron yield ; 
 Behold the King of Glory pass ; 
 
 The Cross hath won the field. Amen. 
 
 Cfjaufes'sibtng for iJHi^slioiisf. 
 
 587 "^^^ssei be His glorious Name for ever, and let the 
 ichote earth be filled with His glor\j ; Amen and 
 Amen" 
 
 mfY OPiD of the harvest ! it is right and meet 
 J—^ That we should lay our first-fruits at Thy 
 feet 
 
 With joyful Alleluia. 
 
 ( 516 )
 
 THANKSGIVING FOR MISSIONS. 
 
 Sweet is the soul's thanksgiving after prayer ; 
 Sweet is the worship that with Heav'n we share, 
 Who sing the Alleluia 1 
 
 p Lowly we pray'd, {cr) and Thou didst hear on 
 
 high— 
 mf Didst lift our hearts and change our suppliant 
 
 cry 
 
 To festal Alleluia. 
 
 So sing we now in tune with that great song, 
 That all the age of ages shall ]Drolong, 
 
 The endless Alleluia. 
 
 To Thee, O Lord of Harvest, Who hast heard. 
 And to Thy white-robed reapers given the word, 
 We sing our Alleluia. 
 
 dim O Christ, Who in the wide world's ghostly sea 
 cr Hast bid the net be cast anew, to Thee 
 
 We sing our Alleluia. 
 
 To Thee, Eternal Spirit, Who again 
 Hast moved with life upon the slumbrous main, 
 We sing our Alleluia. 
 
 cr Yea, West and East the companies go forth : 
 / " We come ! " is sounding to the South and 
 North : 
 
 To God sing Alleluia. 
 
 p The fishermen of Jesus far away 
 Seek in new waters an immortal prey : 
 
 mf To Christ sing Alleluia. 
 
 p The Holy Dove is brooding o'er the deep, 
 And careless hearts are waking out of sleep ; 
 
 mf To Him sing Alleluia. 
 
 C517 ;
 
 THANKSGIVING FOR MISSIONS. 
 
 Yea, for sweet hope new-born — blest work 
 
 begun— . 
 
 Sing Alleluia to the Theee m One, 
 
 Adoring Alleluia. 
 
 / Glory to God ! the Church in patience cries ; 
 Glorv to God ! the Church at rest rephes, _ 
 ^ With endless Alleluia. 
 
 Amen. 
 
 e;QQ <' Take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word 
 ^^^ of God." 
 
 SOLDIERS of the Cross, arise ! ^ 
 Gird you with your armour bright ; 
 Mighty are your enemies, 
 
 Hard the battle ye must fight. 
 
 mf 
 
 mf O'er a faithless fallen world 
 
 Eaise your banner in the sky ; 
 Let it float there wide unfurl'd ; 
 Bear it onward ; lift it high. 
 
 wp 'Mid the homes of want and woe, 
 Strangers to the living word, 
 
 cr Let the Saviour's herald go. 
 
 Let the voice of hope be heard. 
 
 7) Where the shadows deepest lie, 
 cr Carry truth's unsullied ray ; 
 dim AVhere are crimes of blackest dye, 
 cr There the saving sign display. 
 
 mp To the weary and the worn 
 
 Tell of realms where sorrows cease 
 To the outcast and forlorn 
 Speak of mercy and of peace. 
 
 ( 518 )
 
 HOME MISSIONS. 
 
 Guard the helpless ; seek the stray'd ; 
 
 Comfort troubles, banish grief ; 
 In the might of God array'd, 
 
 Scatter sin and unbelief. 
 
 cr Be the banner still unfurl'd, 
 
 Still unsheathed the Spikit's sword, 
 
 / Till the kingdoms of the world 
 
 Are the kingdom of the Lord. Amen. 
 
 jTov a ^evbifc of jTavtlutll to ;fHts"^ionaneig or 
 3£migrant^. 
 
 S89 *'^^*<^ Zort? of peace Himself give you peace alicaijs 
 bij alimeansy 
 
 p TTTITH the sweet word of Peace 
 V V We bid our brethren go ; 
 Peace as a river to increase, 
 And ceaseless flow. 
 
 With the calm word of Prayer 
 We earnestly commend 
 cr Our brethren to Thy watchful care, 
 Eternal Friend ! 
 
 Tnf With the dear word of Love 
 We give our brief farewell ; 
 Our love below, and Thine above, 
 With them shall dwell 
 
 With the strong word of Faith 
 We stay ourselves on Thee, 
 That Thou, O Lord, in life and death, 
 Their help shalt be ; 
 
 Then the bright word of Hope 
 Shall on our pa«rting gleam. 
 And tell of joys beyond the scope 
 Of earth-born dream. 
 
 C 519 )
 
 FOR A SERVICE OF FAREWELL TO MISSIONARIES. 
 
 p Farewell ! in hope and love, 
 
 In faith and peace and prayer ; 
 cr Till He Whose Home is ours above, 
 
 7nf Unite us there ! Amen. 
 
 IBi^^ioits; to i\)t %t\si^, 
 
 590 " -^^^ O^f^^ '^'^^^ calling of God are without 
 repent tncc.'' 
 
 m/yTNCHANGING God, hear from eternal 
 
 vJ Heav'n : 
 We'plead Thy gifts of grace, for ever given. 
 Thy call, without repentance, calling still, 
 The sure election of Thy sovereign will. 
 
 Out of our faith in Thee, who canst not lie, 
 Out of our heart's desire, goes up our cry. 
 From hope's sweet vision of the thing to be, 
 From love to those who still are loved by Thee. 
 
 p Bring Thy beloved back, Thine Israel, 
 Thine own elect who from Thy favour fell. 
 But not from Thine election I — O forgive. 
 Speak but the word, and, lo ! the dead shall live. 
 
 Father of mercies ! these the long-astray. 
 These in soul-blindness now the far-away, 
 cr These are not aliens, but Thy sons of yore, 
 Oh, by Thy Fatherhood, restore, restore ! 
 
 Breathe on Thy Church, that it may greet the 
 
 day. 
 Stir up her will to toil, and teach, and pray, 
 mf Till Zionward again salvation come, 
 And all her outcast children are at home. 
 
 ( 520 )
 
 MISSIONS TO THE JEWS. 
 
 Triune Jehovah, Thine the grace and power, 
 Thine all the work, its jjast, its future hour, 
 O Thou, Who failest not, Thy gifts fulfil, 
 And crown the calling of Thy changeless will. 
 
 Amen. 
 If the Hymn he thought too long, the first four stanzas may 
 he sung. 
 
 591 " ^^^ ^^ ^'^^^ '^ fl"*^^ them in again" 
 
 mf rpHOU, The Christ for ever one, 
 -L Mary's Child and Israel's God, 
 Daniel's Prince and David's Son, 
 
 Jacob's Star and Jesse's Eod, 
 Thou of Whom the Prophets spake, 
 
 Thou in Whom their words came true. 
 Hear the pleading prayer we make. 
 
 Hear the Gentile for the Jew ! 
 
 Knowing what the Spirit saith, 
 
 Sure of Thee, our Christ Divine, 
 Lo, we stand, by right of faith. 
 
 Heirs of Abraham's charter'd line ; 
 p Can we then his sons forget, 
 
 Branches sever'd from their tree, 
 Exiles from their homes, and yet 
 
 Kinsmen, Lord, in flesh to Thee ? 
 
 Though the Blood betray'd and spilt, 
 
 On the race entail'd a doom. 
 Let its virtue cleanse the guilt. 
 Melt the hardness, chase the gloom ; 
 cr Lift the veil from off their heart. 
 
 Make them Israelites indeed, 
 mf Meet once more for lot and part 
 
 With Thy household's genuine seed. 
 
 ( 521 )
 
 MISSIONS TO THE JEWS. 
 
 Thou that didst Thy dews outpour, 
 
 Crowning alien grafts with fruit, 
 Soon the native growths restore, 
 
 Making glad the parent root : 
 mf Ah ! but let not pride ensnare 
 
 Souls that need to mourn their sin ; 
 Still the boughs adopted spare. 
 
 And the outcasts — graft them in ! 
 
 cr Speed the day of union sweet 
 When, with us in faith allied, 
 Israel's heart shall turn to greet 
 Thee, Whom Israel crucified ; 
 Thee, in all Thy truth and gi-ace, 
 Own'd at last as Salem's King, 
 mf While her children find their place, 
 
 Gather'd safe beneath Thy wing. Amen. 
 
 dTor tljo^c at ^ta. 
 
 592 " The sea is His." 
 
 P r\ LORD, be with us when we sail 
 \-J Upon the lonely deep. 
 Our guard when on the silent deck 
 The midnight watch we keep. 
 
 We need not fear, though all around 
 
 'Mid rising winds we hear 
 The multitude of waters surge, 
 cr For Thou, O God, art near. 
 
 The calm, the breeze, the gale, the storm, 
 That pass from land to land. 
 
 All, all are Thine, are held within 
 The hollow of Thy hand. 
 
 C 522)
 
 FOR THOSE AT SEA. 
 
 7??/ If duty calls from threaten'd strife 
 To guard our native shore, 
 And shot and shell are answering fast 
 The booming cannon's roar, 
 
 dim'Be Thou the mainguard of our host, 
 Till war and danger cease : 
 Defend the right, put up the sword. 
 And throug-li the world make peace. 
 
 / To Thee the Father, Thee the Son, 
 Whom earth and sky adore, 
 And Spirit, moving o'er the deep, 
 Be praise for evermore. Amen. 
 
 593 " ^^^^ ^^^^ sitteth above the water floods." 
 >¥ r\ GOD, Who metest in Thine hand 
 v_y The waters of the mighty sea, 
 And barrest ocean with the sand 
 By Thy perpetual decree : 
 
 What time the floods lift up their voice 
 And break in anger on the shore, 
 
 When deep to deep calls with the noise 
 Of waterspouts and billows' roar ; 
 
 When they who to the sea go down, 
 And in the waters ply their toil, 
 
 Are lifted on the surge's crown, 
 And plunged where seething eddies boil ; 
 
 jj Rule then, O Lord, the ocean's wrath, 
 And bind the tempest with Thy will ; 
 Tread, as of old, the water's path, 
 And speak Thy bidding, " Peace, be still." 
 
 cr So with Thy mercies ever new 
 
 Thy servants set from peril free. 
 
 And bring them. Pilot wise and true, 
 
 mf Within the port where they would be. 
 
 Amen. 
 
 ( 523 )
 
 FOR THOSE AT SEA. 
 
 gQi^ ''Save, Lord, or tee perish." 
 
 In Stormy Weather. 
 
 mp TTTHEN through the torn sail the wikl 
 
 V V tempest is streaming, 
 When o'er the dark wave the red b'ghtning is 
 
 gleaming, 
 Nor hope lends a ray the poor seaman to cherish, 
 We fly to our Maker, {m/} " Save, Loed, or we 
 
 perish." 
 
 ■nq) O Jesus, once rock'd on the breast of the billow, 
 Aroused by the shriek of despair from Thy 
 
 pillow, 
 r.r Now seated in glory, the mariner cherish. 
 Who cries in his anguish, (mf) " Save, Lord, or 
 
 we perish." 
 
 mp And O ! when the whirlwind of passion is raging, 
 When sin in our hearts his wild warfare is 
 
 waging, 
 cr Then send down Thy grace Thy redeemed to 
 
 cherish. 
 Rebuke the destroyer : — (mf) " Save, Loed, or we 
 
 perish." Amen. 
 
 595 " -^^^ Lord wcdch between me and thee, when ire are 
 
 absent one from another" 
 For Absent Friends. 
 ihf TT OLY Fathee, in Thy mercy 
 J--L Hear our anxious prayer, 
 Keep our loved ones, now far absent, 
 
 'Neath Thy care. 
 
 Jesus, Savioue, let Thy presence 
 Be their light and guide ; 
 dim Keep, oh, keep them, in their weakness. 
 
 At Thy Side. 
 
 ( 524 )
 
 cr 
 
 FOR THOSE AT SEA. 
 
 When in sorrow, when in danger, 
 
 When in loneliness, 
 In Thy love look down and comfort 
 Their distress. 
 
 May the joy of Thy salvation 
 Be their strength and stay 
 May they love and may they praise Thee 
 Day by day. 
 
 p Holy Spirit, let Thy teaching 
 
 Sanctify their life ; 
 cr Send Thy grace, that they may conquer 
 In the strife. 
 
 77?/ Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, 
 God the One in Three, 
 Bless them, guide them, save them, keep them 
 Near to Thee. Amen. 
 
 596 "-P''<^i/ that ye enter not into temptation" 
 
 mf r\ SAVIOUR ! when Thy loving Hand 
 v^ Has brought us o'er the sea, 
 Through perils many, safe to land — 
 The land we long'd to see ; 
 
 Oh, help us, for Thy help we. need 
 Each moment more and more, 
 dim\vi perils that we scarcely heed, 
 More deadly, on the shore. 
 
 Lord, save us ! and the Christian name 
 Oh, help us pure to keep, 
 cr On sea or land, alike the same, 
 P Till we in death shall sleep. 
 
 ( 525 )
 
 FOR THOSE AT SEA. 
 
 mf Then through Thy merits, wash'd and clean 
 From sin's polluting stain, 
 In raiment white may we be seen 
 With all Thy Saints to reign. Amen. 
 
 597 "'^^ ^^'^ hrimjeth them un'o the haven where they 
 v:ould he." 
 
 "'/ A S near the wish'd-for port we draw, 
 -t\. We lift our hearts in praise to Thee, 
 Almighty Father, loving Lord, 
 Our Pilot on the troubled sea. 
 
 By Thy good care in peace we come, 
 
 From fire and foe securely kept. 
 And after tempest, at Thy word, 
 dim The waves have laid them down and slept. 
 
 mf As Thou hast given us outward calm. 
 So, Lord, within us may there be 
 
 (UmA peace Divine, a peace in Him, 
 
 Through Whom alone we live to Thee. 
 
 cr Give us more light, direct our course. 
 
 Cleanse us from guile, our hearts renew ; 
 Let not dark clouds of sin shut out 
 The Star of Jesus from our view. 
 
 mf And then, our long life voyage o'er. 
 And past the perils of the sea, 
 Receive us on the blissful shore, 
 dim To everlasting rest with Thee. 
 
 / To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 
 
 The God Whom Heav'n and earth adore, 
 Be glory as it was of old. 
 Is now, and shall be evermore. Amen. 
 Litany 624 maji also he used. 
 
 ( 52G )
 
 598 " Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered 
 idllingly ." 
 
 mf TITERE, LoED, we offer Thee all that is fairest, 
 
 XIL Flowers in their freshness from ga,rden 
 
 and field ; 
 
 Gifts for the stricken ones — knowing Thou carest 
 
 More for the love than the wealth that we 
 
 yield. 
 
 2i Speak, Lord, by these to the sick and the dying, 
 Speak to their hearts with a message of peace, 
 
 Comfort the sad who in weakness are lying, 
 Grant the departing a gentle release. 
 
 cr Raise, Lord, to health again those who have 
 sicken'd. 
 Fair be their lives as the roses in bloom ; 
 Give of _ Thy grace to the souls Thou hast 
 quicken'd, 
 Gladness for sorrow, and brightness for gloom. 
 
 ^j We, Lord, like flowers in ouu Autumn must 
 wither ; 
 We, like these blossoms, must fade and must 
 die : 
 cr Gather us, Lord, to Thy bosom for ever, 
 Grant us a place in Thy home in the sky. 
 
 Amen. 
 
 dFov a 33tblc Cla^i^, 
 
 599 ^^ Huhj men of God spahc as they were moved by the 
 Holy Ghost." 
 
 mf /^ OME, Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire, 
 vJ Let us Thy influence prove ; 
 Source of the old prophetic fire, 
 Fountain of life and love. 
 
 ( 527 )
 
 FOR A BIBLE CLASS. 
 
 Come, Holy Ghost, for moved by Tliee 
 The prophets wrote and spoke ; 
 
 Unlock the Truth, Thyself the Key, 
 Unseal the Sacred Book. 
 
 God through Himself we then shall know 
 
 n Thou Avithin us shine. 
 And sound, Avith all Thy saints below, 
 
 The depths of Love Divine. Amen. 
 
 The following Hymns arc snitahle : 
 
 630 The Voice of God's Creation found me. 
 
 631 Father of mercies, in Thy Word. 
 532 Church of the Living God. 
 
 dFov a Jivttrcat or d^xiitt J^ai). 
 
 600 " -^ '•'"^ crucified with Christ, nevertheless I live; 
 yet not I, hut Christ liveth in me." 
 
 mf rpHOU hidden love of God, whose height, 
 -i- Whose depth unfathom'd, no man knows ; 
 I see from far Thy beauteous light, 
 inly I sigh for Thy repose ; 
 cr My heart is pain'd, nor can it be 
 dim At rest, till it finds rest in Thee. 
 
 mf 'Tis mercy all, that Thou hast l)rought 
 My mind to seek her peace in Thee ; 
 Yet, while I seek but find Thee not, 
 No peace my wandering soul shall see ; 
 cr O when shall ail my wanderings end, 
 dim And all my steps to Thee-ward tend ? 
 
 mf Is there a thing beneath the sun 
 
 That strives with Thee my heart to share 1 
 Ah, tear it thence, and reign alone. 
 
 The Lord of every motion there ! 
 Then sliall my heart from earth be free, 
 'Jim When it hath found repose in Thee. 
 
 ( 52^ )
 
 FOR A RETREAT OR QUIET DAY. 
 
 mf O hide this self from me, that I 
 
 No more, but Christ in me, may live ; 
 My vile affections crucify, 
 
 Nor let one hidden lust survive ! 
 cr In all things nothing may I see, 
 c?mNothing desire, apart from Thee. 
 
 •p Each moment draw from earth away 
 
 My heart, that lowly waits Thy call ; 
 cr Speak to my inmost soul, and say, 
 
 " I am thy Love, thy God, thy AH ! " 
 To feel Thv power, to hear Thy voice. 
 To taste Thy love, be all my choice. Amen. 
 Hymn 660 is also suitable. 
 
 601 "-^'ouj they desire a better country, ihat is, an 
 heavenly : wherefore God is not ashamed to be 
 called their God." 
 
 f * rp HE God of Abraham praise 
 
 JL Who reigns enthroned above. 
 Ancient of everLasting days. 
 And God of Love : 
 Jehovah, Great I Am, 
 By earth and Heaven confest ; 
 We bow and bless the Sacred Name 
 For ever blest. 
 
 The God of Abraham praise. 
 At Whose supreme command 
 From earth we rise, and seek the joys 
 At His right Hand : 
 dim We all on earth forsake. 
 
 Its wisdom, fame, and power ; 
 / And Him our only Portion make, 
 Our Shield and Tower. 
 
 ( 529 )
 
 PROCESSIONAL. 
 
 Thougli nature's streno-tli decay, 
 And earth and hell withstand, 
 To Canaan's bounds we urge our way 
 At His command. 
 The watery deep we pass, 
 With Jesus in our view ; 
 And through the howling wilderness 
 Our way pursue. 
 
 mf The g-oodly land we see, 
 
 With peace and plentj^ blest ; 
 A land of sacred liberty 
 p And endless rest ; 
 
 mf There milk and honey flow, 
 And oil and wine abound, 
 And trees of life for ever grow, 
 With mercy crown'd. 
 
 / There dwells the Loed, our King, 
 The Lord our Righteousness, 
 Triumphant o'er the world of sin, 
 The Prince of Peace : 
 On Sion's sacred height 
 His Kingdom He maintains, 
 And glorious with His saints in light 
 For ever reigns. 
 
 mf * He keeps His own secure. 
 He guards them by His side. 
 Arrays in garment white and pure 
 His spotless Bride : 
 With streams of sacred bliss. 
 Beneath serener skies, 
 With all the fruits of Paradise, 
 He still supplies.
 
 PROCESSIONAL. 
 
 * Before the great Tliree-One 
 
 They all exulting stand, 
 And tell the wonders He hath done 
 Through all their land : 
 The listening spheres attend, 
 And swell the growing fame ; 
 And sing, in songs which never end 
 The wondrous Name. 
 
 ./ * The God Who reigns on high 
 
 The great Archangels sing ; 
 diniAiid "Holy, Holy, Holy," cry, 
 
 / " Almighty King ! 
 
 Who was, and is the same, 
 
 And evermore shall be ; 
 Jehovah, Father, Great I Am, 
 
 2^ We worship Thee." 
 
 mf Before the Saviour's Face 
 The ransom'd nations bow, 
 O'erwhelm'd at His Almighty grace 
 For ever new ; 
 P He shows His prints of love, — 
 
 They kindle to a flame ! 
 cr And sound through all the worlds above 
 p The slaughter'd Lamb. 
 
 / The whole triumphant host 
 Give thanks to God on high ; 
 " Hail ! Father, Sox, and Holy Ghost," 
 They ever cry : 
 Hail ! Abraham's God, and mine ! 
 (I join the heavenly lays), 
 ff All might and majesty are Thine, 
 And endless praise. Am.en. 
 
 These verses may be omitted, if the Hymn he thought too long, 
 
 (531 )
 
 3^f^tovatiou of a Cljuidj. 
 
 602 " ■^'^ '/'"^'^ ^*'^ ^' reviving, to set iqi the house of our 
 God, and to repair the desolations thereof." 
 
 f r\ JERUSALEM the blissful, Home of glad- 
 
 vy ness yet untold ; 
 Thou whose countless throngs triumphal fill with 
 
 joy thy street of gold ; 
 Graven on thee, new^ and glorious, they the King's 
 own Name behold ! 
 
 mf Many are thy sons, O Mother, yon august and 
 
 . shining band ! 
 P Gentle Peace in all thy borders makes thee glad, 
 
 O happy land ! 
 Perfect is thy Restoration, bright in holiness to 
 
 stand. 
 
 cr Here, a figure of the Heavenly, shines our 
 temple, worthier grown 
 
 By its richer restoration on the old foundation- 
 stone. 
 
 With a majesty and beauty to the former house 
 unknown. 
 
 mp Lord, we pray Thee, Master-Builder, Great 
 
 and Holy, enter in, 
 Fill Thy sanctuary quickly, as our liallowing rites 
 
 begin. 
 And Thyself its Consecrator rest for evermore 
 
 therein. 
 
 Make Thy servants, though unworthy, temples of 
 
 Thy grace to be ; 
 Let us not in flesh or spirit i)rove disloyal unto 
 
 Thee, 
 But in dedicated service praise Tliy Name 
 
 adoringly. 
 
 ( 532 ) 
 
 I
 
 RESTORATION OF A CHURCH. 
 
 mf Make, O Koyal Priest, Thine Altar here hence- 
 forth a Throne of light, 
 
 Ever held in highest honour, and with many a gift 
 made bright, 
 
 Ever blessed, ever peaceful, ever precious in Thy 
 sight. 
 
 Yea, our hearts, for these Thou judgest, as Thy 
 
 cleansed Altars bless. 
 By Thy Spirit's grace renew us unto perfect 
 
 holiness. 
 And the sevenfold gifts from Heaven grant us 
 
 ever to possess. 
 
 / Now to Thee, through endless ages, O most Holy 
 
 Trinity, 
 Highest honour, power unmeasured, everlasting 
 
 glory be ; 
 God for ever and for ever, Three in One and 
 
 One in Three. Amen. 
 
 dFoV Cijurdj iBcfmcr. 
 
 603 "^^^ *s "^ ^^^^ midst of her, therefore shall she not he 
 removed ; God shall help her, and that right earhi" 
 
 P "pOUND the Sacred City gather 
 
 -Lt Egypt, Edom, Babylon ; 
 
 All the warring hosts of error. 
 
 Sworn against her, move as one : 
 
 / Vain the leaguer ! her foundations 
 
 Are upon the holy hills, 
 cr And the love of the Eternal 
 All her stately temple fills. 
 
 wf Get thee, watchman, to the rampart I 
 Gird thee, warrior, with thy sword ! 
 Be ye strong as ye remember 
 That amidst you is the Lord : 
 
 ( 533 )
 
 FOR CHURCH DEFENCE. 
 
 dimLike the night mists from the valley, 
 These shall vanish one by one, 
 Egypt's malice, Edom's envy, 
 And the hate of Babylon. 
 
 mf But be true, ye sons and daughters, 
 Lest the peril be within ; 
 Watch to prayer, lest, while ye slumber, 
 Stealthy f oemen enter in : 
 er Safe the mother and the children, 
 If their will and love be strong. 
 While their loyal hearts go singing 
 Prayer and praise for battle song. 
 
 mf Church of God ! if we forget thee 
 
 Let His blessing fail our hand, 
 When our love shall not prefer thee 
 
 Let His love forget our land : — 
 Nay ! to thee shall we be steadfast. 
 
 Though the w^orld's foundations shake, 
 Love of thee is love for ever, 
 
 Love of thee for Jesus' sake. 
 
 c^??/iChurch of Christ ! upon thy banner, 
 
 Lo, His Passion's awful sign ; 
 By that seal of His Piedemption 
 
 Thou art His, and He is thine : 
 cr From the depth of His Atonement 
 
 Flows thy Sacramental tide : 
 mf From the height of His Ascension 
 
 Flow^s the grace which is thy guide. 
 
 God the Spirit dwells within thee, 
 
 His Society Divine, 
 His the living word thou keepest. 
 
 His thy Apostolic line. 
 Ancient prayer and song liturgic. 
 
 Creeds that change not to the end, 
 cr As His gift we have received them, 
 
 As His charge we will defend. 
 
 ( 534 )
 
 FOR CHURCH DEFENCE. 
 
 Alleluia, Alleluia, 
 
 To the Father, Spirit, Son, 
 In Whose will the Church at warfare 
 
 With the Church at rest is one ; 
 So to Thee we sing in union, 
 God in earth and Heav'n adored, 
 / Alleluia, Alleluia, 
 dim Holy, Holy, Holy Lord. Amen. 
 
 604 " ^'^^ hody, and one Spirit, . . . one Lord, one faith, 
 
 mf rriHY Hand, God, has guided 
 -L Thy flock, from age to age ; 
 The wondrous tale is written, 
 
 Full clear, on every page ; 
 Our fathers own'd Thy goodness, 
 
 And we their deeds record ; 
 And both of this bear witness, 
 / One Church, one Faith, one Lord. 
 
 mf Thy heralds brought glad tidings 
 To greatest, as to least ; 
 They bade men rise, and hasten 
 
 To share the great King's feast ; 
 And this was all their teaching, 
 
 In every deed and word. 
 To all alike proclaiming 
 / One Church, one Faith, one Lord, 
 
 p When shadows thick were falling. 
 And all seem'd sunk in night, 
 
 cr Thou, Lord, didst send Thy servants, 
 Thy chosen sons of light. 
 
 mf On them and on Thy people 
 
 Thy plenteous Grace was pour'd, 
 And this was still their message, 
 
 / One Church, one Faith, one Lord. 
 
 ( 535)
 
 FOR CHURCH DEFENCE. 
 
 p Through many a day of darkness, 
 Through many a scene of strife, 
 The faithful few fought bravely, 
 To guard the Nation's life. 
 cr Their Gospel of redemption, 
 Sin pardon'd, man restored. 
 Was all in this enfolded, 
 / One Church, one Faith, one Lord. 
 
 mf And we, shall we be faithless ? 
 
 Shall hearts fail, hands hang down 1 
 Shall we evade the conflict. 
 And cast away our crown ? 
 cr Not so : in God's deep counsels 
 Some better thing is stored ; 
 We will maintain, unflinching, 
 / One Church, one Faith, one Lord. 
 
 mf Thy Mercy will not fail us, 
 
 Nor leave Thy work undone ; 
 cr With Thy right Hand to help us, 
 The Victory shall be won ; 
 And then, by men and angels, 
 Thy Name shall be adored, 
 And this shall be their anthem, 
 / " One Church, one Faith, one Lord." 
 
 Amen. 
 
 dFor Ccmptrana JH«tingg. 
 
 605 " ^^ i^^^ *^ begotten of Godkcepeth himself" 
 mf f\ LORD, our strength in weakness, 
 yj We pray to Thee for grace ; 
 For power to fight the battle, 
 For speed to run the race ; 
 When Thy baptismal waters 
 
 Were pour'd upon our brow^, 
 
 We then were made Thy children, 
 
 And pledged our earliest vow. 
 
 ( 53G )
 
 FOR TEMPERA^X^E MEETINGS. 
 
 Christ with His own Blood bought us, 
 
 And made the purchase sure ; 
 His are we ; may He keep us 
 
 Sober, and chaste, and pure. 
 He, God in Man, has carried 
 
 Our nature up to Heaven ; 
 And thence the Holy Spirit 
 
 To dwell in us has given. 
 
 V Conform'd to His own likeness, 
 
 May we so live and die. 
 
 That in the grave our bodies 
 
 In holy peace may lie : 
 
 w/ And at the Resurrection 
 
 Forth from those graves may spring 
 Like to the glorious Body 
 Of Christ, our Lord and King. 
 
 The pure in heart are blessed. 
 
 For they shall see the Lord, 
 For ever and for ever 
 
 By Seraphim adored ; 
 And they shall drink the pleasures, 
 
 Such as no tongue can tell. 
 From the clear crystal river. 
 
 And Life's eternal well. 
 
 mf Sing therefore to the Father, 
 Who sent the Son in love ; 
 And sing to God the Saviour, 
 Who leads to realms above ; 
 / Sing we with Saints and Angels, 
 Before the Heavenly Throne, 
 To God the Holy Spirit ; 
 Sing to the Three in One. Amen. 
 
 ( 537 )
 
 FOR TEMPERANCE MEETINGS. 
 
 606 " -^^"'^ ^'^^'^ goeth not out hut by prayer and fasting ." 
 mp r\ FATHER, in Whose great design 
 
 yj Our human love is made Divine, 
 Teach us to give our love to those 
 ^Y si'^ beset and all its woes ; 
 On Thee for them to cast our care, 
 By fasting and by lowly prayer. 
 
 2) Lord Jesu, grant us eyes to see 
 
 In our poor brethren Thine and Thee — 
 To give ourselves where others need ; 
 Where others sin to intercede ; 
 And thus, by fasting and by prayer, 
 Our brethren's burden seek to bear. 
 
 O Spirit, by Whose grace alone 
 The many members are made one ; 
 cr O warm our hearts, inspire our will, 
 That we Thy purpose may fulfil ; 
 And thus, by fasting and by prayer, 
 Through Thee " the glorious Church " prepare. 
 
 w^9 O God, All-loving Three in One, 
 Whom Ave shall see beyond the sun ; 
 Where walk in white the blood-bought throng, 
 Where soars to Thee the sweet new song. 
 Grant that we find the brethren there 
 We sought by fasting and by prayer. Amen. 
 
 607 " "^^^^ Lord hath done great things for us already." 
 
 l> f\ THOU before Whose Presence 
 v_/ Nought evil may come in. 
 Yet Who dost look in mercy 
 Down on this world of sin ; 
 cr O give us noble ])urpose 
 
 To set the sin-bound free, 
 
 And CiiRiST-like tender pity 
 
 To seek the lost for Thee. 
 
 ( 533 )
 
 FOR TEMPERANCE MEETINGS. 
 
 Fierce is our subtle foeman : 
 
 The forces at his hand 
 With woes that none can number 
 
 Despoil the pleasant land ; 
 All they who war against them, 
 
 In strife so keen and long, 
 Dif Must in their Saviouh's armour 
 
 Be stronger than the strong. 
 
 So hast Thou wrought among us 
 
 The great things that we see ! 
 For things that are we thank Thee \ 
 
 And for the things to be : 
 For bright Hope is uplifting 
 
 Faint hands and feeble knees, 
 To strive beneath Thy blessing 
 
 For greater things than these. 
 
 cr Lead on, O Love and Mercy, 
 
 O Purity and Power ! 
 
 Lead on till Peace Eternal 
 
 Shall close this battle-hour : 
 Till all who pray'd and struggled 
 To set their brethren free, 
 / In triumph meet to praise Thee, 
 Most Holy Trinity. Amen. 
 
 The following Hymn is suitable : 
 541 We are soldiers of Christ. 
 
 33uvial of t!je IScatJ. 
 
 ^08 '' All live unto Him." 
 
 mp /^ OD of the living, in Whose eyes 
 VX Unveil'd Thy whole creation lies ; 
 All souls are Thine ; we must not say 
 That those are dead who pass away ; 
 From this our world of flesh set free, 
 cr We know them living unto Thee. 
 
 ( 539 )
 
 BURIAL OF THE DEAD. 
 
 p Not spilt like water on the ground, 
 
 Not wrapp'd in dreamless sleep profound, 
 Not wandering in unknown despair, 
 Beyond Thy Voice, Thine Arm, Thy care ; 
 Not left to lie like fallen tree, — 
 
 cr Not dead, but living unto Thee. 
 
 mf Thy word is true, Thy will is just ; 
 To Thee we leave them, Lord, in trust ; 
 And bless Thee for the love which gave 
 Thy Son to fill a human grave. 
 That none might fear that world to see, 
 Where all are living unto Thee. 
 
 O Giver unto man of breath, 
 O Holder of the keys of death, 
 O Quickener of the life within, 
 p Save us from death, the death of sin ; 
 cr That body, soul, and spirit be 
 mf For ever living unto Thee ! Amen. 
 
 609 '' ^^'y ^'^^^ ^^''' ^^^^^ ^^^'' voarfare is accomplished: 
 
 mf O AFE home, safe home in port ! 
 
 O Eent cordage, shatter'd deck. 
 
 Torn sails, provision short, 
 And only not a wreck : 
 cr But oh ! the joy upon the shore 
 
 To tell our voyage — perils o'er ! 
 
 mf The prize, the prize secure ! 
 dim The athlete nearly fell ; 
 
 Bare all he could endure, 
 And bare not always well : 
 cr But he may smile at troubles gone 
 
 Who sets the victor-garland on. 
 
 ( 540)
 
 BURIAL OF THE DEAD. 
 
 mf No more the foe can harm ; 
 No more of leagiiered camp, 
 And cry of night alarm, 
 And need of ready lamp ; 
 cZiwAnd yet how nearly had lie fail'd — 
 How nearly had that foe prevail'd ! 
 
 m'p The lamb is in the fold, 
 
 In perfect safety penn'd ; 
 The lion once had hold, 
 
 And thought to make an end ; 
 cr But One came by with wounded Side, 
 And for the sheep the Shepherd died. 
 
 The exile is at home ! 
 O nights arid days of tears, 
 ]) O longings not to roam, 
 
 O sins and doubts and fears : 
 cr What matters now grief's darkest day % 
 f The King has wiped those tears away. 
 
 AjQien. 
 
 610 " /s it u-cll icith the child? . . . It is iceli: 
 For a Child. 
 
 p O AFELY, safely gather'd in, 
 
 O Far from sorrow, far from sin. 
 No more childish griefs or fears. 
 No more sadness, no more tears ; 
 
 cr For the life so young and fair 
 
 Now hath pass'd from earthly care ; 
 
 mf God Himself the soul will keep, 
 
 2^ Giving His beloved — sleep. 
 
 Safely, safely gather'd in, 
 Far from sorrow, far from sin, 
 cr Pass'd beyond all grief and pain, 
 Death for thee is truest gain ; 
 
 f 541 ) T
 
 BURIAL OF THE DEAD. 
 
 For our loss we must not weep, 
 Nor our loved one long to keep 
 From the home of rest and peace, 
 Where all sin and sorrow cease. 
 
 p Safely, safely gather'd in, 
 
 Far from sorrow, far from sin ; 
 
 cr God has saved from weary strife, 
 In its dawn, this fresh young life ; 
 Now it waits for us above. 
 Besting in the Saviour's love ; 
 
 p Jesu, grant that we may meet 
 
 There, adoring at Thy Feet. Amen. 
 
 The foUomng Hymns are also suitable : 
 
 498 The foe behind, the deep before. 
 
 499 On the Resurrection morning. 
 
 3Prt£(cntatiou of Ci^nst in tfie Crmple^ 
 
 COMMOMY CALLED 
 
 %\)t J^ufifi'catiou of ^t. ;P(flri) t\)t Vix^iw. 
 
 611 " ^^^^ ZorcZ lohom ye seek shall suddenly come to His 
 Temple." 
 
 f TTAIL to the Lord Who comes, 
 JH. Comes to His Temple gate ! 
 dirii^ot with His Angel host, 
 Not in His Kingly state j 
 No shouts proclaim Him nigh, 
 No crowds His coming wait. 
 
 p But borne upon the throne 
 
 Of Mary's gentle breast, 
 Watch'd by her duteous love, 
 
 In her fond arms at rest ; 
 cr Thus to His Father's House 
 
 He comes, the Heavenly Guest 
 
 ( 542 ■)
 
 PRESENTATION OF CHRIST IN THE TEMPLE. 
 
 There Joseph at her side 
 In reverent wonder stands ; 
 
 And, fill'd with holy joy, 
 Old Simeon in his hands 
 
 Takes up the promised Child, 
 The Glory of all lands. 
 
 mf Hail to the Great First-born, 
 
 Whose ransom-price they pay ! 
 The Son before all worlds ; 
 dim The Child of man to-day ; 
 cr That He might ransom us 
 Who still in bondage lay. 
 
 mf O Light of all the earth, 
 
 Thy children wait for Thee ! 
 
 Come to Thy temples here, 
 That we, from sin set free, 
 
 Before Thy Father's face 
 May all presented be! Amen. 
 
 612 " ^l<^ssed arc they that have not seen, and yet have 
 believed." 
 
 mf TTTE have not seen, we cannot see, 
 VV The happy land above. 
 From sin and death and suffering free, 
 Where all is peace and love ; 
 
 We only see the path is long 
 
 By which we have to go ; 
 We only feel the foes are strong 
 
 Who seek to work us woe. 
 
 We have not seen, we cannot see 
 dim The Cross our Master bore, 
 
 With all its pains, (cr) that we might be 
 The slaves of sin no more ; 
 
 C 543 ) T 2
 
 ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE. 
 
 mf We only think it hard to part 
 With every pleasant sin, 
 And give to God a perfect heart, 
 And make Him Lord within. 
 
 We walk by faith, and not by sight ; 
 
 And, blessed Saint, like thee. 
 We sometimes doubt if faith tells right, 
 
 Because we cannot see. 
 
 Upon the promise we would lean 
 Thy doubting heart received : 
 / Blessed are they that have not seen, 
 And that have yet believed. Amen. 
 
 613 " ^^^ '^'-^^ numbered with the eleven apostles." 
 
 'mf "pRAISE to the Heavenly Wisdom 
 -L Who knows the hearts of all — 
 The saintly life's beginnings. 
 
 The traitor's secret fall ; 
 Our own ascended Master, 
 
 Who heard His Church's cry. 
 Made known His guiding iDreseuce, 
 
 And ruled her from on high. 
 
 Elect in His foreknowledge, 
 
 To fill the lost one's place ; 
 He form'd His chosen vessel 
 
 By hidden gifts of grace. 
 Then, by the lot's disposing, 
 
 He lifted up the poor, 
 cr And set him Avith tne Princes 
 
 On high for evermora 
 
 ( 544 )
 
 ST. MATTHIAS THE APOSTLE. 
 
 mf For on the golden breastplate 
 
 Of our great Priest above, 
 Twelve are the stones that glisten 
 
 As throbs that Heart of Love ; 
 And twelve the fair foundations 
 
 Of Salem's jasper wall ; 
 And twelve the thrones predestined 
 
 Within her judgment-hall. 
 No mystic gem is lacking 
 
 In that Divine array ; 
 No empty throne shall darken 
 
 The glory of that day : 
 For lo ! on Twelve the Spirit, 
 
 The Father's Promise, came ; 
 And Twelve went forth together 
 
 To preach the saving Name. 
 Still guide Thy Church, Chief Shepherd, 
 
 Her losses still renew ; 
 Be Thy dread keys entrusted 
 
 To faithful hands and true ; 
 Apostles of Thy choosing 
 
 May all her rulers be. 
 That each with joy may render 
 
 His last account to Thee ! Amen. 
 
 ^t. Plattl)chj \S)t Apostle. 
 
 0]|_^ " And as He passed by, He saw Levi the son of 
 Alplixus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said 
 unto him, Follow Me." 
 mf T3EH0LD, the Master passeth by ! 
 dim -D Oh, seest thou not His pleading eye ? 
 p With low sad voice He calleth thee ; — 
 cr Leave this vain world and follow Me. 
 ■p O soul, bow'd down with harrowing care. 
 
 Hast thou no thought for Heav'n to spare ? 
 cr From earthly toils lift up thine eye ; — 
 mf Behold, the Master passeth by ! 
 
 C 545 )
 
 ST. MATTHEW THE APOSTLE. 
 
 One heard Him calling long ago, 
 And straightway left all things below, 
 Counting his earthly gain as loss 
 For Jesus and His blessed Cross. 
 
 That " Follow Me" his faithful ear 
 Seem'd every day afresh to hear : 
 Its echoes stirr'd his spirit still, 
 And fired his hope, and nerved his will. 
 
 2> God sweetly calls us every day : 
 cr Why should we then our bliss delay ? 
 He calls to Heav'n and endless light : 
 Why should we love the dreary night 'I 
 
 mf Praise, Lord, to Thee for Matthew's call, 
 
 At which he left his earthly all ; 
 cr Thou, LoED, e'en now art calling me, — 
 
 I will leave all, and follow Thee. Amen. 
 
 gl 5 " MaWicio the 2niblican." 
 
 nif T"T" E sat to watch o'er customs paid, 
 
 JLJL A man of scorn'd and hard'ning trade i 
 Alike the symbol and the tool 
 Of foreign masters' hated rule. 
 
 But grace within his breast had stirr'd ; 
 There needed but the timely word ; 
 cr It came, true Lord of souls ! from Thee, 
 That royal summons, " Follow Me." 
 
 Enough, when Thou wert passing by, 
 To hear Thy voice, to meet Thine eye : 
 He rose, responsive to the call, 
 And left his task, his gains, his all. 
 
 mf O wise exchange ! with these to part. 
 And lay up treasure in Thy heart ; 
 With twofold crown of light to shine 
 Amid Thy servants' foremost line ! 
 
 ( 546 )
 
 ST. MATTHEW THE APOSTLE. 
 
 p Come, Saviour, as in days of old ; 
 
 cr Pass where the world has strongest hold, 
 And faithless care and selfish greed 
 Are thorns that choke the holy seed. 
 
 mf Who keep Thy gifts, O bid them claim 
 The steward's, not the owner's name ; 
 AVho yield all up for Thy dear sake, 
 Let them of Matthew's wealth partake. Amen. 
 
 ^t. iHflirfjael mti all ^ngtts;. 
 
 Q ]_ Q "7 am thy fellow servant." 
 
 f ~r IFE and strength of all Thy servants, 
 J-J Brightness of the Father's light ; 
 Men with Angels, earth with Heaven, 
 In Thy praise their songs unite. 
 
 Thousand thousand warrior princes 
 In Thine Angel army stand ; 
 
 Flames the victor Cross before them, 
 Grasp'd in Michael's dauntless hand. 
 
 onf Hurling back from Heav'n the rebels 
 With the lifting of his sword. 
 In the might of God he tramples 
 On the Dragon's head abhorr'd. 
 
 diiii Lord of Angels, Christ, we pray Thee, 
 Bid them aid us in our strife. 
 Chase afar the hosts of evil, 
 cr Till we reach the land of life. 
 
 / God the Father, God Immortal, 
 God the Son, for us Who died, 
 God the Comforter, the Spirit, 
 Evermore be glorified ! Amen. 
 
 (547 )
 
 ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS. 
 
 G17 "-^"'^^ '^^^ ^^'■^ Angels stood round about the throne . . . 
 and fell before the throne on their faces, and wor- 
 shipped God." 
 
 mf TTIATHER, before Tliy throne of light 
 
 J- The guardian Angels bend, 
 
 And ever in Thy Presence bright 
 
 Their psalms adoring blend 
 
 dim And casting down each golden crown, 
 
 Beside the crystal sea, 
 cr With voice and lyre, in happy quire, 
 Hymn glory, Lord, to Thee. 
 
 And as the rainbow lustre falls 
 
 Athwart their glowdng wdngs. 
 While Seraph unto Seraph calls, 
 
 And each Thy goodness sings ; 
 2J So may w^e feel, as low we kneel 
 
 To pray Thee for Thy grace. 
 That Thou art here for all who fear 
 
 The brightness of Thy Face. 
 
 Here, where the Angels see us come 
 
 To worship day by day. 
 Teach us to seek our Heavenly home. 
 And love Thee e'en as they ; 
 cr Teach us to raise our notes of praise, 
 With them Thy love to own. 
 That childhood's flower, and manhood's power, 
 mf Be Thine, and Thine alone. Amen. 
 
 618 " ■^'''^ inarrvtge of the Lamb is come." 
 
 inj "O RIDE of Christ, whose glorious warfare 
 J— ^ Here on earth hath never rest ; 
 Lift tliy voice, and tell the triumphs 
 Of the holy and the blest : 
 
 { 54« )
 
 ALL SAINTS' DAY. 
 
 Joyous be the day we hallow, 
 Feast of all the Saints on high, 
 
 Earth and Heav'n together blending 
 In one solemn harmony. 
 
 First the blessed Virgin-mother, 
 
 Reunited to her Son, 
 Leads the host of ransom'd people. 
 
 Who unfading crowns have won ; 
 John the herald, Cheist's forerunner. 
 
 More than Prophet, heads his throng, 
 Seer and Patriarch responsive 
 
 Unto Psalmist in their song. 
 
 Lo, the Twelve, majestic Princes, 
 
 In the court of Jesus sit. 
 Calmly watching, while the conflict 
 
 Rages far beneath their feet : 
 Lo, the Martyrs, robed in crimson, 
 
 Sign of life-blood freely spent. 
 Finding life, because they lost it. 
 
 Dwell in undisturb'd content. 
 
 All the saintly host who witness'd 
 
 Good confessions for His sake — 
 Priest and Deacon, world-renouncing, 
 
 Of their Master's joy partake ; 
 Virgins to the Lamb devoted. 
 
 Following with steadfast love. 
 Bring their lilies and their roses 
 
 To the Marriage Feast above. 
 
 All, their happy lot fulfilling, 
 
 God Omnipotent proclaim ; 
 dim'Roij, Holy, Holy, crying, 
 / Glory to His Holy Name ! 
 mf So may God in mercy grant us 
 
 Here to serve in holiness, 
 C7' Till He call us to the portion 
 
 Which His Saints in light possess. Amen 
 
 ( 549 )
 
 ALL SAINTS' DAY. 
 gJQ " A great multitude which no man can number.' 
 
 mf TTT HO the multitudes can number 
 
 VV In the mansions of the blest, 
 cr He can weigh the joys eternal 
 
 By those ransom'd ones possess'd ; 
 Exiled now on earth no longer, 
 They have gain'd the Home of Kest. 
 
 Happily at last deliver'd 
 From the mournful vale of tears, 
 fZi/?iSweet is now their recollection 
 j> Of the sad and troubled years 3 
 cr While fulfiU'd in all perfection 
 God's eternal i^lan appears. 
 
 They behold their Tempter fallen, 
 Bound in everlasting chain ; 
 mf Praising Christ their gracious Saviouk, 
 All unite in joyful strain, 
 
 Christ the great reward and portion 
 Which adoring spirits gain. 
 
 ]p Now in shadow and in figure, 
 Mirror'd in imperfect light ; 
 
 cr Then, as we are known, our kno^vledge 
 Shall be clear, unveil'd, and bright ; 
 
 / For on God's unclouded glory 
 
 We shall gaze with cleansed sight. 
 
 Then the Trinity of Persons 
 We shall face to face behold, 
 
 And the Unity of Substance 
 Shall its mystery unfold ; 
 
 As the wondrous Triune Godhead 
 We adore in bliss untold. 
 
 ( 550 )
 
 ALL SAINTS' DAY. 
 
 inf Courage, man, be strong, be faithful, 
 
 Whatsoe'er thy burden be. 
 For unbounded are the glories 
 
 Which thy sorrows work for thee ; 
 Soon the light of light for ever 
 
 Shall thine eyes with rapture see. 
 
 / God the Father, Fount of being, 
 Thee, most Highest, we adore ; 
 
 God the Son, our praise and homage 
 We present Thy Throne before ; 
 
 Glorious Paraclete, we worship. 
 And we bless Thee evermore. Amen. 
 
 dTt^tibaliJ of ^po£ltIe^. 
 
 620 " ^"^^ ^'^^^ ^^^^^^ **^ upon twelve thrones, judging the 
 twelve tribes of Israel." 
 
 mf "FN royal robes of splendour, 
 J- Before the great King's feet, 
 The Princes of His Kingdom, 
 
 The crown'd Apostles, meet ; 
 To Him their songs adoring 
 
 With heart and tongue they bring. 
 Pure hearts and mighty voices — 
 
 E'en as the Angels sing. 
 
 This Order sheds its lustre 
 
 O'er all the human race ; 
 A court of righteous judgment, 
 
 The Rock of Gospel grace ; — 
 Rock of His Church, for ages 
 
 Elected and foreknown ; 
 Whose glorious Master-Builder 
 
 Is Head and Corner-Stone. 
 
 ( 551 )
 
 FESTIVALS OF APOSTLES. 
 
 These are the Nazareans, 
 
 Famed heralds to the world, 
 Who, preaching Christ, His Banner 
 
 Of victory unfurl'd. 
 Day unto day shows knowledge ; 
 
 i^Iight utters speech to night ; 
 So these to earth's four corners 
 
 Their wondrous tale recite. 
 
 Christ's burden light they proffer, 
 
 His easy yoke proclaim ; 
 The seed of life they scatter, 
 
 That all may own His Name. 
 The earth brought forth and budded, 
 
 Where'er their ploughshare ran. 
 And fruits of increase follow'd 
 
 The faith of God made Man. 
 
 These are the sure foundation 
 
 On which the Temple stands ; 
 The living stones compacting 
 
 That house not made with hands 
 The gates by which man enters 
 
 Jerusalem the new ; 
 The bond which knits together 
 
 The Gentile and the Jew. 
 
 Let error flee before them, 
 
 Let truth extend her sway ; 
 Let dread of final judgment 
 
 To faith and love give way ; 
 That, loosed from our offences, 
 
 We then may number'd be 
 / Among Thy Saints in glory, 
 
 Around the Throne with Thee. Amen. 
 
 ( 552 )
 
 JFt^tibaU of ^bun^dim, 
 
 621 *' -^^^y Z^"'' ^^^^ ^"'^ likeness." 
 
 raf /"^OME sing, ye choirs exultant, 
 V-/' Those messengers of God, 
 Through whom the living Gospels 
 
 Came sounding all abroad ! 
 Whose voice proclaim'd salvation. 
 
 That pour'd upon the night. 
 And drove away the shadows, 
 
 And flush'd the world with light. 
 
 He chose them, our Good Shepherd, 
 
 And, tending evermore 
 His flock through Earth's four quarters, 
 
 In wisdom made them Four ; 
 True Lawgiver, He bade them 
 
 Their healing message speed, — 
 One charter for all nations. 
 
 One glorious title-deed ! 
 
 In one harmonious witness 
 
 The chosen Four combine, 
 "While each his own commission 
 
 Fulfils in every line ; 
 As in the Prophet's vision, 
 
 From out the amber flame 
 In form of visage diverse 
 
 Four Living Creatures came. 
 
 Lo, these the winged chariots. 
 
 That bring Emmanuel nigh, 
 The golden staves, uplifting 
 
 God's very Ark on high ; 
 And these the fourfold river 
 
 Of Paradise above. 
 Whence flow for all the nations 
 
 New mysteries of love. 
 
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 FESTIVALS OF EVANGELISTS. 
 
 cr Four-square on this foundation 
 
 The Church of Christ remains, 
 A House to stand unshaken 
 By floods or winds or rains. 
 / Oh ! glorious happy portion 
 In this safe Home to be, 
 By God, true Man, united 
 With God eternally ! Amen. 
 
 dTfstiljalE; of t\)t mt^^tti 'Fii-gm PlavD. 
 
 622 ^^ Blessed is the womb that hare Thee" 
 
 mf TTIRGIN-BORN, we bow before Thee; 
 V Blessed was the womb that bore Thee ; 
 Mary, Maid and Mother mild ; 
 Blessed was she in her Child. 
 
 Blessed was the breast that fed Thee ; 
 
 Blessed was the hand that led Thee ; 
 Blessed was the parent's eye 
 That watch'd Thy slumbering infancy. 
 
 Blessed she by all creation, 
 
 Who brought forth the world's Salvation, 
 
 dim And blessed they — for ever blest, 
 
 cr Who love Thee most and serve Thee best. 
 
 mf Virgin-Born, we bow before Thee ; 
 
 Blessed was the womb that bore Thee ; 
 Mary, Maid and Mother mild, 
 Blessed was she in her Child. Amen. 
 
 Commemorattoit of ^aint^. 
 
 623 " ^ (ircat cloud of icitnesses." 
 
 ^i\f (^ IVE us the wings of faith to rise 
 vT Within the veil, and see 
 The Saints above, how great their joys, 
 How bright their glories be. 
 
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 COMxMEMORATION OF SAINTS. 
 
 p Once tliey were mourning here below, 
 And wet their couch with tears ; 
 They wrestled hard, as we do now. 
 With sins, and doubts, and fears. 
 
 We ask them, whence their victory came ; 
 cr They, with united breath, 
 mf Ascribe the conquest to the Lamb, 
 Their triumph to His Death. 
 
 _p They mark'd the footsteps that He trod, 
 cr His zeal inspired their breast : 
 
 And, following their incarnate God, 
 V They reach 'd the promised rest. 
 
 / Our glorious Leader claims our praise 
 For His own pattern given ; 
 While the great cloud of witnesses 
 Show the same path to Heaven. Amen, 
 
 624 Eitani) for tJosJc at ^ea. 
 
 Part 1. 
 
 p "pATHER, Whose creating hand 
 -i- Made the ocean and the land 
 All Thy creatures are Thy care, 
 Thou art present everywhere. 
 
 Hear us, we beseech Thee, 
 
 Christ, Who didst of old appear 
 On the waters, drawing near ; 
 Thou art able still to save. 
 Calmly ruling wind and wave. 
 
 Hear us, we beseech Thee. 
 
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 LITANY FOR THOSE AT SKA. 
 
 Holy Ghost, Whose presence shed 
 Life where all was dark and dead ; 
 By Thy breath we move and live, 
 Thou dost light and order give. 
 
 Hear us, we beseech Thee. 
 
 God, to Whom our life we owe, 
 God, Whose Blood for man did flow, 
 God, Who dost within us dwell, — 
 Keep us Thine, and all is well. 
 
 Hear us, we beseech Thee. 
 
 "WTien the deep in slumber lies 
 Under bright and peaceful skies, 
 Wlien the winds in fury rave, 
 Lifting high the rushing wave, 
 
 Hear us, we beseech Thee. 
 
 All our honest labour bless. 
 Give each lawful aim success ; 
 In our time of need draw nigh. 
 Saying, " Fear not, it is I." 
 
 Hear us, we beseech Thee. 
 
 Guard the loved ones left behind, 
 Give them peace in heart and mind ; 
 Keep us all in union sweet. 
 At our Father's mercy-seat. 
 
 Hear us, we beseech Thee. 
 
 Safe from what might work our woe, 
 Ptock and shoal, and fire and foe, 
 May we home and kindred see, 
 And the glory give to Thee. 
 
 Hear us, we beseech Thee. 
 
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 Part 2. 
 
 X> May Thy Cliurcli our shelter be, 
 Ark in mercy built by Thee, 
 Eefuge from the storms of life, 
 From the wearing toil and strife. 
 
 Hear us, we beseech Thee. 
 
 When temptations round us roll. 
 Threatening shipwreck to the soul, 
 Grant us faith and holy fear, 
 By Thy will our course to steer. 
 
 Hear us, we beseech Thee. 
 
 Through the gloom of sorrow's night, 
 Show Thy cheering, guiding light ; 
 C7^ Waft us homeward, Loed, we pray, 
 Nearer Heaven, day by day. 
 
 }) Hear us, we beseech Thee. 
 
 Bid the storms of passion cease. 
 Bid the power of love increase. 
 Bid each tossing doubt be still, 
 Bid us trust and do Thy will. 
 
 Hear us, we beseech Thee. 
 
 Mark our course, and keep us true. 
 Till the haven fair we view, 
 Grant us on that peaceful shore 
 Home and friends for evermore. 
 
 Hear us, we beseech Thee. 
 
 Where there is no night or sea, 
 May we praise and worship Thee, 
 Glad because we are at rest 
 In Thy Presence with the blest. 
 
 Hear us, we beseech Thee. Amen. 
 
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 625 
 
 mp "Father, forgive them, for tiiey know not 
 (dim) what they Qy^) do." 
 
 2) TESU, in Thy dying woes, 
 
 eJ Even while Thy life-blood flows, 
 Craving pardon for Thy foes, 
 cr Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 p Saviour, for our pardon sue, 
 When our sins Thy pangs renew, 
 For we know not what we do : — 
 cr Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 X^ Oh ! may we, who mercy need, 
 Be like Thee in heart and deed. 
 When with wrong our spirits bleed. 
 cr Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 mj:> "TO-DAY SHALT THOU BE WITH Me IN PARADISE." 
 
 Jesu, pitying the sighs 
 
 Of the thief who near Thee dies, 
 
 Promising him Paradise, 
 
 Hear us. Holy Jesu. 
 
 May we, in our guilt and shame. 
 Still Thy love and mercy claim, 
 Calling humbly on Thy Name. 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 Oh ! remember those Avho pine. 
 Looking from their cross to Thine ; 
 Cheer their souls with hope Divine, 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 viij " Woman, behold thy son." " Behold thy mother." 
 
 Jesu, loving to the end 
 Her whose heart Thy sorrows rend, 
 And Thy dearest human friend, 
 cr Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
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 LITANY OF THE SEVEN WOEDS FROM THE CROSS. 
 
 May we in Thy sorrows share, 
 For Thy sake all peril dare, 
 Ever know Thy tender care. 
 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 May we all Thy loved ones be, — 
 All one holy family, 
 Loving for the love of Thee. 
 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 mp " My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?'* 
 
 p Jestj, whelm'd in fears unknown, 
 With our evil left alone. 
 While no light from Heav'n is shown, 
 cr Hear us. Holy Jesu. 
 
 When we seem in vain to pray, 
 And our hope seems far away, 
 In the darkness be our stay. 
 
 Hear us. Holy Jesu. 
 
 Though no Father seem to hear, 
 Though no light our spirits cheer, 
 May we know that God is near. 
 Hear us. Holy Jesu. 
 
 mj) " I THIRST." 
 
 P Jesu, in Thy thirst and pain, 
 
 While Thy wounds Thy life-blood drain, 
 Thirsting more our love to gain ; 
 cr Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 irq) Long for us in mercy still ; 
 May we Thy desires fulfil, — 
 Satisfy Thy loving will. 
 
 cr Hear us. Holy Jesu. 
 
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 LITANY OF THE SEVEN WORDS FROM THE CROSS. 
 
 May we thirst Thy love to know ; 
 Lead us worn with sin and woe 
 Where the healing waters flow. 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 mp " It is finished." 
 
 Jesu,— all our ransom paid, 
 All Thy Father's will obey'd,— 
 By Thy suiferings perfect made ; 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 p Save us in our soul's distress, 
 Be our help to cheer and bless. 
 While we grow in holiness. 
 
 cr Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 mp Brighten all our heavenward way 
 With an ever holier ray, 
 Till we pass to perfect day. 
 
 Hear us. Holy Jesu. 
 
 mp " Father, into Thy Hands I commend Mv Spirit.' 
 
 Jesu,— all Thy labour vast. 
 All Thy woe and conflict past, — 
 f^m Yielding up Thy soul at last ; 
 Hear us. Holy Jesu. 
 
 p When the death-shndes round us lour. 
 Guard us from the tempter's power. 
 Keep us in that trial hour. 
 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. 
 
 7712) ^I^y Thy life and death supply 
 Grace to live and grace to die, 
 c?' Grace to reach the Home on High. 
 
 Hear us, Holy Jesu. Amen, 
 
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 626 '''' So shall I make answer unto my blasphemers: for 
 
 my trust is in Thy word." 
 mf A PPROACH, my soul, the mercy-seat. 
 
 Xa. Where Jesus answers prayer ; 
 dim There humbly fall before His feet, 
 
 For none can perish there. 
 p Thy promise is my only plea. 
 With this I venture nigh : 
 Thou callest burden' d souls to Thee, 
 cr And such, O Lord, am I. 
 p Bow'd down beneath a load of sin, 
 By Satan sorely press'd. 
 By war without, and fears within, 
 cr I come to Thee for rest. 
 p Be Thou my Shield and Hiding Place, 
 
 That, shelter'd near Thy side, 
 cr I may my fierce accuser face. 
 
 And tell him. Thou hast died. 
 mf O wondrous love, to bleed and die. 
 To bear the Cross and shame, 
 That guilty sinners, such as I, 
 Might plead Thy gracious Name ! Amen 
 
 627 " Thou hast destroyed thyself ; but in Me is thy help 
 
 found." 
 mf /^ OD made me for Bimself, to serve Him 
 
 vT here 
 With love's pure service and in filial fear ; 
 To show His praise, for Him to labour now ; 
 Then see His glory where the Angels bow. 
 All needful grace was mine, through His dear 
 
 Son, 
 Whose life and death my full salvation won ; 
 The grace that would have strengthen'd me, and 
 
 taught ; 
 Grace that would crown me when my work was 
 
 wrought. 
 
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 p And I, poor sinner, cast it all away ; 
 Lived for the toil or pleasure of each day ; 
 As if no Christ had shed His precious Blood, 
 As if I owed no homage to my God. 
 
 mf O Holy Spirit, with Thy fire Divine, 
 Melt into tears this thankless heart of mine ; 
 Teach me to love what once I seem'd to hate, 
 And live to God, before it be too late. Amen. 
 
 628 "-^^^"''W ^*'^'o the Lord thy God: for thou hast 
 fallen by thine iniqxiityy 
 
 »"/ "DETURN, O wanderer, to thy home, 
 -Lt Thy Father calls for thee ; 
 No longer now an exile roam, 
 
 In guilt and misery : 
 
 p Return, return ! 
 
 Too long the loathsome fields of sin 
 
 Thy fruitless toil have known : 
 No wholesome bread ! no voice of kin ! 
 
 No home to call thine own ! 
 
 cr Return, return ! 
 
 Thy Father stands with outstretch'd hands, 
 
 He gave His Son for thee : 
 Poor soul, from sin's enthralling bands 
 
 He longs to set thee free. 
 Return, return ! 
 
 mf Arise, stand up and homeward turn, 
 
 No longer dwell apart ; 
 His mighty love will never spurn 
 
 One humble contrite heart. 
 dim Return, return ! 
 
 mf Our Father's house is full of bliss, 
 
 And there is room for all ; 
 He welcomes with forgiving kiss ; 
 
 O, hear His loving call ! 
 dim Return, return ! 
 
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 mf The feast of joys awaits thee there, 
 The precious robe and ring ; 
 O haste thy Father's gifts to share, 
 O haste His praise to sing : 
 Pteturn, return ! Amen. 
 
 629 " ^/'^''^ s/ia/^ he shoioers of blessing." 
 
 'V T ORD, I hear of showers of blessing 
 -Li Thou art scattering full and free, 
 Showers the thirsty land refreshing ; 
 Let some drops descend on me — Even me. 
 
 Pass me not, O gracious Father, 
 V Sinful though my heart may be ; 
 
 Thou might'st leave me, but the rather 
 Let Thy mercy light on me — Even me. 
 
 Pass me not, O gracious Saviour ! 
 Let me love and cling to Thee ; 
 cr I am longing for Thy favour ; [me. 
 
 Whilst Thou'rt calling, oh call me— Even 
 
 Pass me not, O mighty Spirit ! 
 
 Thou canst make the blind to see ; 
 Witnesser of Jesu's merit. 
 
 Speak the word of power to me— Even me, 
 
 p Have I long in sin been sleeping, 
 
 Long been slighting, grieving Thee % 
 
 Has the world my heart been keeping 1 
 
 O forgive and rescue me — Even me. 
 
 cr Love of God, so pure and changeless ; 
 Blood of Christ, so rich and free ; 
 Grace of God, so strong and boundless, 
 Magnify it all in me — Even me. 
 
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 cr Pass me not ; but, pardon bringing, 
 Bind my heart, O Lord, to Thee ; 
 Whilst the streams of life are springing, 
 Blessing others, O bless me — Even me. 
 
 Amen. 
 
 G30 " ^^ ^^*^^ I were as in months past.''* 
 
 inf f~\ FOR a closer walk with God, 
 V-/ A calm and heavenly frame ; 
 A light to shine upon the road 
 That leads me to the Lamb ! 
 
 p What peaceful hours I once enjoy'd ! 
 How sweet their memory still ! 
 But they have left an aching void 
 The world can never fill. 
 
 Return, O holy Dove, return. 
 
 Sweet messenger of rest : 
 I hate the sins tliat made Thee mourn, 
 
 And drove Thee from my breast. 
 
 The dearest idol I have known, 
 Whate'er that idol be, 
 cr Help me to tear it from Thy Throne, 
 And worship only Thee. 
 
 So shall my walk be close with God, 
 
 Calm and serene my frame ; 
 So purer light shall mark the road 
 
 That leads me to the Lamb. Amen. 
 
 631 "-^^*^' '^'^'^^ /^'' ^'^^' ^^'^^ ^^^y ^^**^^* ^'^■'^ should not 
 henceforth live unto themselves." 
 
 mf /^H, the bitter shame and sorrow, 
 
 vy That a time could ever be 
 p When I let the Saviour's pity 
 
 Plead in vain, and proudly answer'd, 
 " All of self, and none of Thee." 
 
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 cr Yet He found me : (dim) I beheld Him 
 
 Bleeding on the accm\sed tree, 
 p Heard Him pray, " Forgive them, Fathee ; " 
 And my wistful heart said faintly, 
 
 Pi? " Some of self, and some of Thee." 
 
 cr Day by day His tender mercy. 
 
 Healing, helping, full and free, 
 Sweet and strong, and ah ! so patient, 
 Brought me lower, while I whisper'd, 
 
 " Less of self, and .more of Thee." 
 
 mf Higher than the highest heavens, 
 Deeper than the deepest sea. 
 Lord, Thy love at last hath conquer'd ; 
 cr Grant me now my soul's desire, 
 
 / " None of self, and all of Thee." Amen. 
 
 Q32 " -^*^ ^'^'^ ^^^^' ^'^^-^ ^"^ found." 
 
 mf "TDEDEEM'D, restored, forgiven 
 JLA) Through Jestjs' precious Blood, 
 Heirs of His home in Heaven, 
 cr O praise our pardoning God ! 
 Praise Him in tuneful measures, 
 Who gave His Son to die ; 
 / Praise Him Whose sevenfold treasures 
 Enrich and sanctify ! 
 
 p Once on the dreary mountain 
 We wander'cl far and wide, 
 Far from the cleansing Fountain, 
 Far from the pierced Side ; 
 cr But Jesus sought and found us, 
 And wash'd our guilt away ; 
 With cords of love He bound us 
 To be His own for aye. 
 
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 Dear Master, Thine the glory 
 
 Of each recover'd soul ; 
 
 Ah .' who can tell the story 
 
 p Of love that made us whole ? 
 
 Not ours, not ours the merit ; 
 mf Be Thine alone the praise, 
 cr And ours a thankful spirit 
 
 To serve Thee all our days. 
 
 f Now keep us. Holy Saviour, 
 In Thy true love and fear : 
 And grant us of Thy favour 
 The grace to persevere ; 
 cr Till, in Thy new creation. 
 
 Earth's time-long travail o'er, 
 We find our full salvation, 
 / And praise Thee evermore. Amen. 
 
 633 "" -^^^ ^^^^^ day there shall he a fountain opened . 
 for sin and for uncleamiess.''' 
 
 mf rpHERE is a fountain fill'd with Blood, 
 -L Drawn from Emmanuel's veins, 
 And sinners plunge.d beneath that flood 
 Lose all their guilty stains. 
 
 The dying thief rejoiced to see 
 That fountain in his day ; 
 dim And there may I, as vile as he, 
 cr Wash all my sins away. 
 
 2) Dear dying Lamb, Thy precious Blood 
 
 Shall never lose its power, 
 cr Till all the ransom'd Church of God 
 
 Be saved to sin no more. 
 
 E'er since by faith I saw the stream 
 Thy flowing Wounds supply, 
 
 Kedeeming love has been jny theme, 
 And shall be till I die. 
 
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 Then in a nobler, sweeter song, 
 
 I'll sing Thy power to save, 
 When this poor lisping, stammering tongue 
 
 Lies silent in the grave. 
 
 p Lord, I believe Thoti hast prepared. 
 Unworthy though I be, 
 For me a Blood-boiight free reward, 
 A golden harp for me. 
 
 cr 'Tis strung and tuned for endless years, 
 
 And form'd by power Divine, 
 / To sound in God the Father's ears 
 
 No other name but Thine. Amen. 
 
 034 ^^ J^ came not to judge the world, but to save the icorld.'' 
 
 mf O OULS of men I why will ye scatter 
 O Like a crowd of frighten'd sheep ? 
 Foolish hearts ! why will ye wander 
 From a love so true and deep ? 
 
 p Was there ever kindest shepherd 
 Half so gentle, half so sweet, 
 As the Saviour Who would have us 
 Come and gather round His Feet ? 
 
 a' There's a wideness in God's mercy. 
 Like the wideness of the sea ; 
 There's a kindness in His justice, 
 Which is more than liberty. 
 
 There is no place where earth's sorrows 
 Are more felt than up in Heaven ; 
 _p There is no place where earth's failings 
 Have such kindly judgment given. 
 
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 mf Tliere is plentiful redemption 
 
 In the Blood that has been slied ; 
 Tliere is joy for all the members 
 In the sorrows of the Head. 
 
 For the love of God is broader 
 Than the measures of man's mind ; 
 
 And the Heart of the Eternal 
 Is most wonderfully kind. 
 
 mp Pining souls ! come nearer Jesus, 
 And oh ! come not doubting thus, 
 
 cv But with faith that trusts more bravely 
 His huge tenderness for us. 
 
 If our love were but more simple. 
 We should take Him at His word ; 
 mf And our lives would be all sunshine 
 
 In the sweetness of our Lord. Amen. 
 
 635 " ^ Lord^ though our iniquities testify against us, do 
 Thou it for Thy Name's sake ; for our backslidings 
 are many.'''' 
 
 P TT7EARY of wandering from my God, 
 V V And now made willing to return, 
 I hear, and bow me to the rod ; 
 
 cr For Thee, not without hope, I mourn ; 
 I have an Advocate above, 
 A Friend before the Throne of Love. 
 
 p O Jesus, full of pardoning grace, 
 More full of grace than I of sin, 
 Yet once again I seek Thy Face ; 
 
 cr Open Thine Arms, and take me in, 
 And freely my backslidings heal, 
 And love the faithless sinner still. 
 
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 Thou know'st tlie way to bring me back, 
 
 My fallen spirit to restore ; 
 O for Thy truth and mercy's sake 
 
 Forgive, and bid me sin no more ; 
 The ruins of my soul repair, 
 And make my heart a house of prayer. 
 
 The stone to flesh again convert, 
 The veil of sin once more remove ; 
 
 Sprinkle Thy Blood upon my heart. 
 And melt it with Thy dying love ; 
 
 This rebel heart by love subdue. 
 
 And make it soft, and make it new. 
 
 Ah, give me, Loed, the tender heart 
 That trembles at the approach of sin ; 
 
 A godly fear of sin impart, 
 
 Implant, and root it deep within. 
 
 That I may dread Thy gracious power, 
 
 And never dare offend Thee more. Amen. 
 
 63 G " Yield yourselves unto God . . . and your members 
 as instruments of righteousness." 
 
 mf XnATHER, Son, and Holy Ghost, 
 J- One in Three, and Theee in One, 
 As by the celestial host, 
 
 Let Thy Will on earth be done ; 
 Praise by all to Thee be given, 
 Glorious Lord of earth and Heaven. 
 
 p If a sinner such as I 
 
 May to Thy great glory live, 
 All my actions sanctify, 
 All my words and thoughts receive ; 
 cr Claim me for Thy service, claim 
 All I have, and all I am. 
 
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 ^> Take my soul and body's powers ; 
 
 Take my memory, mind, and will, 
 All my goods, and all my hours, 
 x\ll I know, and all I feel, 
 cr All I think, or speak, or do ;^ 
 
 Take my heart ; — but make it new ! 
 
 mf O my God, Thine own I am, 
 
 Let me give Thee back Thine own ; 
 Freedom, friends, and health, and fame, 
 
 Consecrate to Thee alone ; 
 Thine to live, thrice happy I ; 
 Happier still if Thine I die. 
 
 Fathee, Son, and Holy Ghost, 
 
 One in Three, and Three in One, 
 As by the celestial host, 
 
 Let Thy Will on earth be done ; 
 / Praise by all to Thee be given, 
 
 Glorious Lord of earth and Heaven. Amen. 
 
 637 ''^^ of good comfort; rise, He calleth thee'' 
 
 mf r\R ! come to the merciful Saviour Who 
 yj calls you, 
 Oh ! come to the Lord Who forgives and 
 forgets ; 
 (?m Though dark be the fortune on earth that 
 
 befalls you, 
 cr There's a bright Home above, where the sun 
 never sets. 
 
 Oh ! come then to Jesus, Whose Arms are ex- 
 tended 
 
 To fold His dear children in closest embrace ; 
 Oh ! come, for your exile will shortly be ended, 
 
 And Jesus will show you His beautiful Face. 
 
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 mf Yes, come to the Saviour, Whose mercy grows 
 brighter 
 The longer you look at the depth of His love ; 
 And fear not ! 'tis Jesus ! and life's cares grow 
 lighter 
 As you think of the Home and the Glory above. 
 
 X) Have you sinn'd as none else in the world have 
 
 before you % 
 Are you blacker than all other creatures in 
 
 guilt % 
 cr Oh, fear not, and doubt not ! the mother who 
 
 bore you 
 mf Loves you less than the Saviour Whose 
 
 Blood you have spilt ! 
 
 Come, come to His Feet, and lay open your story 
 Of suffering and sorrow, of guilt and of shame ; 
 
 For the pardon of sin is the crown of His glory, 
 And the joy of our Lord to be true to His 
 Name. Amen. 
 
 638 " -^ ""'^ confess our sins. He is faithful and just to 
 forgice us our sins, and tv demise us from all 
 unrighteousness.^^ 
 
 GOD, to know that Thou art just 
 Gives hope and peace w^ithin ; 
 We could not in a mercy trust 
 Which takes no count of sin. 
 
 O 
 
 I fain would open to Thy sight 
 
 My utmost wickedness ; 
 Set, Lord, in Thy most searching light 
 
 What I have done amiss. 
 
 No stern and needless law was Thine — 
 
 Hard to be understood — 
 But ]-»lainly read in every line, 
 
 Holy, and just, and good. 
 
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 Though basely weak my fallen race, 
 
 And masterful my foes, 
 I had th' omnipotence of grace 
 
 To conquer, if I chose. 
 
 Well did I know the tender Heart 
 
 I outraged by my sin, 
 Yet with the world I would not part, 
 
 Nor rein my passions in. 
 
 My fault it was, O Lord Most High, 
 
 And not my fate alone : 
 Thou canst not suffer sin, nor I 
 
 In any way atone. 
 
 Yet there's a plea that I may trust — 
 Christ died that I might live ! 
 
 Cleanse me, my God, for Thou art just ; 
 Be faithful, and forgive. Amen,
 
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 HTMN 
 
 A f€Sw more years shall roll 288 
 
 A living stream, as crystal clear. ... ... 213 
 
 Abide with me ; fast falls the evcDtide 27 
 
 Above the clear blue sky 33G 
 
 Above the starry spheres 152 
 
 Again the Lord's own day is here ....... 35 
 
 All glorv, laud, and honour 88 
 
 All hail," Adored Trinity 168 
 
 All hail the power of Jesus' Name 300 
 
 All people that on earth do dwell 166 
 
 All things bright and beautiful 573 
 
 All ye who seek for sure relief 112 
 
 Alleluia ! Alleluia! hearts to Heav'n and voices raise 137 
 
 Alleluia! sing to Jesus 316 
 
 Albluia, song of sweetness 82 
 
 Almighty Father, hear our cry 371 
 
 Almighty God, Whose only Son 363 
 
 Aji exile for the faith 458 
 
 And now, beloved Lord, Thy Soul resigning . . . 121 
 
 And now, O Father, mindful of the love .... 322 
 
 And now the wants are told 32 
 
 And now this holy day 564 
 
 Angels, from the realms of glory 482 
 
 Angel-voices, ever singing 650 
 
 Approach, my soul, the mercy-seat 62S 
 
 Around the Throne of God a "band 335 
 
 Art thou weary, art thou languid , 254 
 
 As near the wish'd-for port we draw . . . . = 597 
 
 As now the sua's derlining ravs ....... 13 
 
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 As pants the hart for coolin£^ streams 
 
 As with gladness men of old . 
 
 At even ere the sun was set . 
 
 At the Cross her station keeping 
 
 At the Lamb's high feast we sinj 
 
 At the Name of Jesus . 
 
 At Thy feet, O Christ, we lay 
 
 Author of life Divine . 
 
 Awaked from sleep we fall . 
 
 AAvake, my soul, and with the sun 
 
 Be near us, Holy Trinity . . . 
 Be Thou my Guardian and my Guide 
 Before Jehovah's awful Throne 
 Before the ending of the day . 
 Behold the Lamb of God . 
 Behold, the Master passeth by 
 Behold the messengers of Cbrisf 
 Behold the sun, that seem'd but now 
 Behold us, Lord, a little space 
 Behold us, Lord, before Thee met 
 Bishop of the souls of men . 
 Bless'd are the pure in heart . 
 Blessed city, heavenly Salem 
 Blessed feasts of blessed Martyrs 
 Blest Creator of the light . . 
 Bounteous Spirit, ever shedding 
 Bread of Heav'n, on Thee we feed 
 Bride of Christ, whose glorious warfare 
 Brief life is here our portion . 
 Bright the vision that delighted 
 Brightly did the light Divine 
 Brightly gleams our banner . 
 By Jesus' grave on either hand 
 By precepts taught of ages past 
 
 Captains of the saintly band . . 
 Children of the Heavenly King . 
 Christ, in highest Heav'n enthroned 
 Christ is gone up ; j'et ere He pass'd 
 Christ is made the sure Foundation 
 Christ is our corner-stone . . • . 
 Christ is risen! Christ is risen . 
 Christ the Lord is risen again 
 Christ the Lord is risen to-day . 
 ( 574 )
 
 Christ, "Who once amongst ns ....... 333 
 
 (Christ, "Whose glory fills the skies 7 
 
 Christ will gather in His own 400 
 
 Christian, dost thou see them 91 
 
 Christian I seek not yet repose 269 
 
 Christians, awake, salute the happy morn .... 61 
 
 Christians, sing out with exultation 484 
 
 Church of the Living God 532 
 
 Come, gracious Spirit, heavenly Dove 209 
 
 Come, Holy Ghost, Creator Blest 347 
 
 (^ome. Holy Ghost, Eternal God 508 
 
 Come, Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire 599 
 
 Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire . . . . .157 
 
 Come, Holy Ghost, "Who ever One 9 
 
 Come, let us join our cheerful songs. ..... 299 
 
 Come, pure hearts, in sweetest measures .... 434 
 
 Come, my soul, thy suit prepare 527 
 
 Come see the place where Jesus lay 139 
 
 Come, sing with holy gladness 341 
 
 Come sing, ye choirs exultant 621 
 
 Come, Thou Holy Spirit, come 156 
 
 < 'ome to our poor nature's night 524 
 
 Come unto Me, ye weary 256 
 
 Come, ye faithful, raise the anthem 302 
 
 Come, ye faithful, raise the strain 133 
 
 Come, ye thankful people, come 382 
 
 Conquering kings their titles take 175 
 
 Creator of the starrv height 45 
 
 Creator of the world, to Thee 83 
 
 Crown Him with many crowns 30^ 
 
 Day of AVrath ! day of mourning 398 
 
 Days and moments quickly flying 289 
 
 Dear Lord, on this Thy servant's day 420 
 
 Disposer Supreme 431 
 
 Do no sinful action 669 
 
 Draw nigh and take the Body of the Lord .... 313 
 
 Earth has many a noble city 76 
 
 Eternal Father, strong to save 370 
 
 Every morning the red sun 670 
 
 Fain would I, Lord of grace 491 
 
 Fair waved the golden co^m 339 
 
 C 5<5 ; Tj 1
 
 INDEX. 
 
 HYMK 
 
 Far be sorrow, tears, and sighiug 50 i 
 
 Far down the ages now 5o-4 
 
 Far from mv heavenly home 284 
 
 Father, before Thy throne of light 617 
 
 Father, let me dedicate 74 
 
 Father, Most High, be with us 49» 
 
 Father of all, from land and sea 275- 
 
 Father of all, to Thee 514 
 
 Father of Heav'n, Whose lov^e profou:id . . . . I{i4 
 
 Father of mercies, God of love 388 
 
 Father of mercies, in Thy AVord 531 
 
 Father, Son, and Holv Gliost 563 
 
 Father, Son, and Holy Ghost 636 
 
 Father, whate'er of earthly bliss 515 
 
 Fierce raged the tempest o'er the deep 285 
 
 Fight the good fight with all thy might .... 540 
 
 First of Martyrs, thou whose name 65 
 
 For all the Saints who from their labours rest. . . 437 
 
 For all Thy Saints, a noble throng 418 
 
 For ever we would gaze on Thee 461 
 
 For ever with the Lord 231 
 
 Fi)rgive them, O My Father ........ 115 
 
 For man the Saviour shed 443^ 
 
 Forsaken once, and thrice denied ..... . 416 
 
 For thee, O dear, dear country ...... . 227 
 
 For Thy dear Saint, O Lord 448 
 
 For Thy mercy and Thy grace 7S 
 
 Forth in Thy Name, O Lord, I go 8 
 
 Forty days and forty nights 92 
 
 Forty days Thj' seer of old 503 
 
 Forward! be our watchword 392 
 
 From east to west, from shore to shore 483 
 
 From glory unto glory ! Be this our joyous song . . 485 
 
 From Greenland's icy mountains 358 
 
 From highest Heav'n the Eternal Son 171 
 
 From out the cloud of amber light 410 
 
 (iive us the wings of faith to rise . .... 623 
 
 Glorious is Thy Name, Lord 511 
 
 (ilorious things of thee are spoken 545 
 
 Glorv be to Jesus 107 
 
 Glory to Thee, mv God, this night 23 
 
 Glory to Thee, O Lord 69 
 
 Glorv to Thee Who safe hast kept . . . Tact 2 3 
 
 Go to dark Gethsemane 110 
 
 ( 576 )
 
 INDEX. 
 
 KTMN 
 
 God Eternal, Mighty King 343 
 
 God from on high hath heard 68 
 
 God made me for Himself, to serve Him here . . 627 
 
 God moves in a mysterious -way H73 
 
 God of grace, O let Thj' light 364 
 
 God of mercy, God of grace 218 
 
 God of our life, to Thee we call 374 
 
 God of the living, in Whose exes 608 
 
 God the Father's only Son 619 
 
 God the Father ! Whose Creation 385 
 
 God, that madest earth and heaven 2(5 
 
 Good it is to keep the fast 89 
 
 Gracious Saviour, gentle Shepheid 342 
 
 Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost 210 
 
 Great God, what do I see and hear 62 
 
 Great God, Who, hid from mortal sight .... 479 
 
 Great King of nations, hear our prayer 375 
 
 Great Mover of a,ll hearts 262 
 
 Guide me, O Thou great Kedeemer 196 
 
 Hail, Body true, of Mary born, and in the manger laid 567 
 
 Hail, Father, Whose creating call 610 
 
 Hail, gladdening Light, of His pure glory pour'd. . 18 
 
 Hail the day that sees Him rise 147 
 
 Hail to the Lord's Anointed 219 
 
 Hail to the Lord Who comes 611 
 
 Hark ! a thrilling voice is sotmding 47 
 
 Hark ! hark, my soul 223 
 
 Hark, my soul ! it is the Lord 260 
 
 Hark the glad sound ! the Saviour comes .... 53 
 
 Hark I the herald-angels sing 60 
 
 Hark ! the sound of holy voices 436 
 
 Have mercy, Lord, on me. 249 
 
 Have mercv on us, God most High 162 
 
 Heavenly Father, send Thy blessing 338 
 
 Herald, in the wilderness 462 
 
 He sat to watch o'er customs paid 615 
 
 He, Who once in righteous vengeance 102 
 
 Here, Lord, we offer Thee all that is fairest ... 698 
 
 His are the thousand sparkling rills 119 
 
 Holv Father, cheer our way 22 
 
 Holy Father, in Thv mercv 695 
 
 Holv Ghost, Illuminator ". Part 2 US 
 
 Holy, Holy, Holy ! Lord God Almighty .... 160 
 
 Hosanna to the living Lord ..,.,... 241 
 
 ( 577 )
 
 INDEX. 
 
 HYMN 
 
 Hosanna we sing, like the children dear .... 340 
 
 How blessed, from the bonds of sin 357 
 
 How blest the matron, who, endued 457 
 
 How bright these glorious spirits shine 438 
 
 How oft, O Lord, Thy Face hath shone .... 404 
 
 How sweet the Name of Jesus sounds 176 
 
 How vain the cruel Herod's fear 75 
 
 How welcome was the call 351 
 
 Hush'd Avas the evening hymn 574 
 
 I am not worthy, Holy Lord 323 
 
 I could not do without Thee , 186 
 
 I heard the voice of Jesus say 257 
 
 I love to hear the story 330 
 
 I was a wandering sheep 258 
 
 In days of old on Sinai 460 
 
 In grief and fear to Thee, < ) Lord 377 
 
 In royal robes of splendour 620 
 
 In the Lord's atoning grief 105 
 
 In token that thou shalt not fear 328 
 
 It is hnish'd ! Blessed Jesus 122 
 
 Jerusalem, my happy home 236 
 
 Jerusalem on high 233 
 
 Jerusalem the golden 228 
 
 Jesu, for the beacon-light 454 
 
 Jesu, gentlest Saviour 324 
 
 Jesu, grant me this, I pray 182 
 
 Jesu, Lover of my soul 193 
 
 Jesu, meek and gentle 194 
 
 Jesu, meek and lowly 188 
 
 Jesu, my Lord, my God, my All 191 
 
 Jesu, our Hope, our heart's Desire 150 
 
 Jesu, our Lenten fast of Thee ... ... 90 
 
 Jesu, the very thought is sweet 177 
 
 Jesu, the very thought of Thee 178 
 
 Jesu, the Virgins' Crown, do Thou 455 
 
 Jesu, the world's redeeming Lord 141 
 
 Jesu, Thou Joy of loving hearts 190 
 
 Jesu, Thy mercies are untold 189 
 
 Jesus calls us : o'er the tumult 403 
 
 Jesus Christ is risen to-day 134 
 
 Jesus is God : the solid earth 170 
 
 Jesus lives I no longer now 140 
 
 Jesus, Lord of life and glorv 287 
 
 C 57« )
 
 INDEX. 
 
 HYMK 
 
 Jesus shall reign where'er the sun 220 
 
 Jesus, where'er Thy people meet 529 
 
 Joy! because the circling year 153 
 
 Just as I am, without one plea 255 
 
 King of Saints, to Whom the number 419 
 
 Know ye the Lord hath borne away 506 
 
 Lamb of God, I look to Thee 568 
 
 Lead, kindly Light 266 
 
 Lead us. Heavenly Father, lead us 281 
 
 Let all the world in every corner sing 548 
 
 Let our Choir new anthems raise 441 
 
 Let saints on earth in concert sing 221 
 
 Life and strength of all Thy servants 616 
 
 Lift the strain of high thanksgiving 397 
 
 Lift up your heads, ye gates of brass 586 
 
 Light's glittering morn bedecks the sky .... 126 
 
 Light's abode, celestial Salem . . ' 232 
 
 Lo ! from the desert homes 414 
 
 Lo ! God is here ! let us adore 526 
 
 Lo ! He comes with clouds descending 51 
 
 Lo ! now is our accepted day 88 
 
 Lo ! now the time accepted peals 492 
 
 Lo ! round the Throne, a glorious band 435 
 
 Lo ! the Angels' Food is given 310 
 
 Look down upon us, God of grace 552 
 
 Lord, as to Thy dear Cross we flee 267 
 
 Lord, behold us with Thy blessing 576 
 
 Lord, dismiss us with Thy blessing 577 
 
 Lord, enthroned in heavenly splendour 555 
 
 Lord God the Holy Ghosr 525 
 
 Lord, her watch Thy Church is keeping .... 362 
 
 Lord, I hear of showers of blessing 629 
 
 Lord, I would own Thy tender care 572 
 
 Lord, in this Thy mercy's day 94 
 
 Lord, in Thy Name Thy servants plead .... 143 
 
 Lord, it belongs not to my care 535 
 
 Lord Jesus, God and Man 344 
 
 Lord Jesus, think on me 185 
 
 Lord of glory, Who hast bought us 367 
 
 Lord of life. Prophetic Spirit" . . 58l 
 
 Lord of our life, and God of our salvation .... 214 
 
 Lord of the harvest ! it is right and meet .... 587 
 
 Lord of the harvest, once again 387 
 
 ( 579 )
 
 INDEX, 
 
 HYJIN 
 
 Lord, speak to me, that I may speak o56 
 
 Lord, pour Thy Spirit from on high 355 
 
 Lord, teach us how to praj^ aright .... . 247 
 
 Lord, Thy Word abideth 243 
 
 Lord, when Thy Kingdom comes, remember me . . 116 
 
 Lord, when we bend before Thy Throne .... 244 
 
 Love Divine, all loves excelling 520 
 
 Loving Shepherd of Thy sheep 334 
 
 May the grace of Christ our Saviour . . . = . 551 
 
 Members of Christ are we 566 
 
 Morn of morns, and day of days 33 
 
 My Father, for another night 5 
 
 My God, accept my heart this day 349 
 
 My God, and is Thy Table spread 317 
 
 My God, how wonderful Thou art 169 
 
 My God, I love Thee ; not because 10'» 
 
 My God, my Father, while I stray 264 
 
 M}" Lord, my Master, at Thy Feet adoring . . . 494 
 
 Nearer, my God, to Thee 277 
 
 New every morning is the love 4 
 
 New wonders of Thy mighty hand .... . 41 
 
 Not by the Martyr's death alone . 451 
 
 Not for our sins alone > . 528 
 
 Now, mj^ soul, thy voice upraising 103 
 
 Now, my tongue, the mystery telling 309 
 
 Now thank we all our God 379 
 
 Now that the daylight dies away 16 
 
 Now that the daylight fills the sky 1 
 
 Now the busy week is done 481 
 
 Now the day is over 346 
 
 Now the labourer's task is o'er 401 
 
 Now the thirty years accomplish'd . . . Part 2 97 
 
 O blessed day, when first was pour'd 71 
 
 O Christ, our God, Who with Thine own hast been . 559 
 
 O Christ our Joy, gone up on high 145 
 
 O Christ, Redeemer of our race 57 
 
 O Christ, the heavens' Eternal King 129 
 
 O Christ, Who art the Light and Day 95 
 
 O come, all ye faithful 59 
 
 O come and mourn with me awhile 114 
 
 O come, come, Emmanuel -^^ 
 
 ( 590 :>
 
 INDEX. 
 
 HTJiN 
 
 O come, Redeemer of mankind, appear 56 
 
 O day of rest and gladness 36 
 
 O Father all creating . 579 
 
 O Father, bless the children 562 
 
 O Father, in V/hose great design 606 
 
 O Father, Thou Who hast created all 825 
 
 O Father, Who didst all things make 29 
 
 O Food that weary pilgrims love 314 
 
 O for a closer walk with God 630 
 
 •0 for a faith that will not shrink 278 
 
 O for a heart to praise my God 549 
 
 O for a thoitsand tongites to sing 522 
 
 O God, of all the Strength and Power 11 
 
 O God of hosts, the mighty Lord 237 
 
 O God of Jacob, by Whose hand 512 
 
 ■O God of love, King of peace 376 
 
 O God of truth, Lord of might 10 
 
 O God of Truth, Whose living word 513 
 
 O God, our help in ages past 165 
 
 O God, the joy of Heaven above 489 
 
 O God, Thy soldiers' great Reward 442 
 
 O God, to know that Thou art just 638 
 
 God, imseen yet ever near 320 
 
 O God, Who metest in Thine hand 593 
 
 O happy band of pilgrims 224 
 
 O heavenly Jerusalem ... 429 
 
 heavenly Word, Eternal Light 46 
 
 O help us. Lord ; each hour of need 279 
 
 Holy Ghost, Thy people bless 211 
 
 O Holy Spirit, Lord of grace 208 
 
 O Jerusalem the blissful. Home of gladness yet untold 602 
 
 O Jesu, Blessed Lord, to Thee ....'... 558 
 
 Jesu Christ, if aught there be 253 
 
 Jesu, crucified for man 480 
 
 Jesu, King most wondei-ful Part 2 178 
 
 O Jesu, Lord of light and grace 2 
 
 O Jesu, Thou art standing 198 
 
 Jesu, Thou the Beauty art Part 3 178 
 
 Jesus, T have promised 271 
 
 O Lamb of God, Whose love Divine 456 
 
 O let him, Avhose sorrow 286 
 
 O Light, Whose beams illumine all 345 
 
 O Lord, be with us when we sail 592 
 
 O Lord, how happy should we be 276 
 
 O Lord, how joyful 'tis to see 273 
 
 581 )
 
 INDEX. 
 
 HYMN 
 
 O Lord most Hii>:h, Eternal King 144 
 
 O Lord of Heav'n, and earth, and sea 365 
 
 O Lord of hosts, Whose glory fills 394 
 
 O Lord, our strength in weakness 605 
 
 O Lord, turn not Thy Face from me 93 
 
 O love Divine, how sweet thou art 195 
 
 O love, how deep ! how broad ! how high .... 173 
 
 O Love, Who formedst me to wear 192 
 
 O merciful Creator, hear 87 
 
 O my God, I fear Thee 567 
 
 O Paradise ! O Paradise ,234 
 
 O perfect life of love 120 
 
 O perfect Love, all human thought transcending . . 578 
 
 O praise our God to-day 380 
 
 O praise our Great and Gracious Lord 294 
 
 O praise ye the Lord 308 
 
 O quickly come, dread Judge of all 204 
 
 O sacred Head, surrounded Ill 
 
 O Saving Victim, opening wide .... Part 2 311 
 
 O Saviour, Lord, to Thee we pray 63 
 
 O Saviour, may we never rest 272 
 
 O Saviour! when Thy loving Hand 596 
 
 O Saviour, precious Saviour 307 
 
 O Saviour, Who for man hast trod 146 
 
 O scorn'd and outcast Lord, beneath 496 
 
 O Shepherd of the sheep 453 
 
 O sinner, lift the eye of faith 104 
 
 O Sion, open wide thy gates 407 
 
 O Son of God, our Captain of Salvation .... 413 
 
 O sons and daughters, let us sing 130 
 
 O Spirit of the Living God 585 
 
 () Strength and Stay upholding all creation ... 12 
 
 O Thou, before the world began 55-J 
 
 O Thou, before Whose Presence 607 
 
 O Thou, from Whom all goodness flows .... 283 
 
 O Thou Who dost to man accord 86 
 
 O Thou Who makest souls to shine 353 
 
 O Thou Whose all-redeeming might 452 
 
 O throned, crown'd with all renown 505 
 
 O Trinity, most Blessed Lio;ht 14 
 
 O Voice of the Beloved .' .500 
 
 O Word of God above 39fi 
 
 O worship the King 167 
 
 O'erwhelm'd in depths of woe 101 
 
 Of the Father's Love begotten 56 
 
 ( 582 )
 
 INDEX. 
 
 HYMN 
 
 Oft in danger, oft in woe 291 
 
 Oh! come to the merciful Saviour A\'ho calls you . 637 
 
 Oh how fair that morning broke 533 
 
 Oh, the bitter shame and sorrow 631 
 
 Oh ! what, if we are Christ's 446 
 
 Oh, what the joy and the glory must be .... 235 
 
 On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry 50 
 
 On the Resurrection morning 499 
 
 On the waters dark and drear 372 
 
 On this day, the first of days 34 
 
 Once in royal David's city 329 
 
 Once more the solemn season calls 84 
 
 Once, only once, and once for all 315 
 
 Onward, Christian soldiers ........ 391 
 
 Our Blest Eedeemer, ere He breathed 207 
 
 Our dav of praise is done 30 
 
 Out of the deep I call 250 
 
 Palms of glor}', raiment bright 445 
 
 Peace, perfect peace, in this dark world of sin . . 637 
 
 Pleasant are Thy courts above 240 
 
 Praise, my soul, the King of Heaven ..... 298 
 
 Praise, O praise our God and King 381 
 
 Praise the Lord, His glories show 644 
 
 Praise the Lord ! ye heavens, adore Him .... 292 
 
 Praise to God Who reigns above 421 
 
 Praise to the Heavenly Wisdom 613 
 
 Praise to the Holiest in the height 172 
 
 Praise we the Lord this day 409 
 
 Redeem'd, restored, forgiven 632 
 
 Rejoice, the Lord is King 202 
 
 Rejoice to-day with one accord 378 
 
 Rejoice, ye pure in heart 393 
 
 Resting from His work to-day 124 
 
 Return, O wanderer, to thy home 628 
 
 Ride on ! ride on in majesty 99 
 
 Rock of ages, cleft for me 184 
 
 Round the Sacred City gather 603 
 
 Ruler of the hosts of light 151 
 
 Safe home, safe home in port 609 
 
 Safely, safely, gather'd in . 610 
 
 Saviour, again to Thy dear Name we raise. ... 31 
 
 Saviour, Blessed Saviour 305 
 
 ( 583 )
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Saviour, sprinkle many nations ....... 36;> 
 
 Saviour, when in dust to Thee ....... 251 
 
 See the Conqueror mounts in triumph 148 
 
 See the destined day arise 113 
 
 Shall we not love thee, Mother dear 4S0 
 
 Shepherd Divine, our wants relieve 248 
 
 Shine Thou upon us, Lord r)8() 
 
 Sing Alleluia forth in duteous praise '296 
 
 Sing, my tongue, the glorious battle 1^7 
 
 Sing praise to God Who reigns above 2i>3 
 
 Sing to the Lord the children's hymn .")71 
 
 Sing we the glory of our God 39 
 
 Sion's Daughter, weep no more 100 
 
 Six days of labour now are past 44 
 
 Soldiers of Christ, arise 270 
 
 Soldiers of the Cross, arise o88 
 
 Soldiers, who are Christ's below 447 
 
 Son of the Highest, deign to cast 459 
 
 Sons of Labour, dear to Jesus •'>84 
 
 Songs of praise the Angels sang 297 
 
 Songs of thankfulness and praise 81 
 
 Souls of men ! — why will ye scatter 034 
 
 Spirit of mercy, truth, and love 1 o5 
 
 Stand up ! — stand up for Jesus i')42 
 
 Stars of the morning, so gloriously bright .... 423 
 
 Sun of my soul, Thou Saviour dear 24 
 
 Sweet flow'rets of the martyr band 08 
 
 Sweet Saviour, l)less us ere we go 28 
 
 Sweet Saviour ! in Thj'- pitying grace 490 
 
 Sweet the moments, rich in blessing 109 
 
 Take not thought for food or raiment .539 
 
 Take up thy cross, the Saviour said 263 
 
 Ten thousand times ten thousand 222 
 
 Tender Shepherd, Thou hast still'd 402 
 
 That day of wrath, that dreadful day 206 
 
 That Easter-tide with joy was bright . . Taut 3 126 
 
 The Advent of our King 48 
 
 The ancient law departs 70 
 
 The Apostles' hearts were full of pain . . Part 2 126 
 
 The call to arms is sounding r)83 
 
 The Church's one foundation 215 
 
 The day is past and over 21 
 
 The Day of Resurrection 132 
 
 The day Thou gavest, Lord, is ended 477 
 
 ( 584 )
 
 INDEX. 
 
 The earth, O Lord, is one wide field 854 
 
 Th' eternal gifts of Christ the King AoO 
 
 The Father's sole-begotten Son 48l> 
 
 The lish in Avave, the bird on -wing 42 
 
 The foe behind, the deep before 498 
 
 The God of Abraham praise 601 
 
 The God, Whom earth, and sea, and sky .... 449 
 
 The great forerunner of the morn 415 
 
 The Head that once was crown'd with thorns . . . 301 
 
 The Heav'nly Child in stature grows 78 
 
 The Heav'nly Word proceeding forth 311 
 
 The King of love my Shepherd is 197 
 
 The Lamb's high banquet call'd to share ..... 128 
 
 The life, which God's Incarnate AVord 6(> 
 
 The Lord is risen indeed 504 
 
 The people that in darkness sat 80 
 
 The radiant morn hath pass'd away 19 
 
 The roseate hues of early dawn 229 
 
 The Royal Banners forward go 9G 
 
 The Saints of God ! their conflict past ..... 428 
 
 The Shepherd now was smitten / 405 
 
 The Son of God goes forth to war 439 
 
 The Son of Man from Jordan rose 487 
 
 The sower went forth sowing 386 
 
 The strain upraise of joy and praise 295 
 
 The strife is o'er, the battle done 135 
 
 The sun is sinking fast 17 
 
 The Voice of God's Creation found me 530 
 
 The voice that breathed o'er Eden ...... 350 
 
 The world is vers' evil 226 
 
 The year is gone, beyond recall 72 
 
 Thee we adore, O hidden Saviour, Thee .... 312 
 
 There is a blessed home 230 
 
 There is a book, Avho runs may read 1G8 
 
 There is a fountain fill'd with Blood 633 
 
 There is a green hill far away ...,,.. 332 
 
 There is a land of pure delight :. 63G 
 
 There is one Way, and only one 411 
 
 There's a Friend for little children 337 
 
 There's peace and rest in Paradise 643 
 
 They come, God's messengers of love 424 
 
 They whose course on earth is o'er 538 
 
 Thine arm, O Lord, in days of old 369 
 
 Thine for ever I God of love 280 
 
 This is the day of light 37 
 
 ( 336 ■)
 
 INDEX. 
 
 HYMN 
 
 This is the da}' the Lord hath made 478 
 
 Thou art coming, my Saviour 203 
 
 Thou art gone up on hiijh 149 
 
 Thou art the Christ, O Lord 417 
 
 Thou art the Way ; by Thee alone 199 
 
 Thou hidden h^ve of God, whose height ... . (100 
 
 Thou Judge of quick and dead 205 
 
 Thou spakest. Lord, and into one 40 
 
 Thou, The Christ for ever one .^^91 
 
 TIiou to Whom the sick and dying ofiS 
 
 Thou, Wiio at Tliv first Eucharist didst prav . . . 553 
 
 Thou, Who didst call Thy Saints of old .~ . . . 582 
 
 Thou Who sentest Thine Apostles 426 
 
 Thou, Whose Almighty Word 360 
 
 Three in One, and One in Three 163 
 
 Thrice-Holy Name I that sweeter sounds ... . 521 
 
 Throned upon the awful Tree 118 
 
 Through all the changing scenes of life ... . 290 
 
 Through midnight gloom from Macedon ... . 361 
 
 Through the day Thy love has spared us . . . . 25 
 
 Through the night of doubt and sorrow ... . 274 
 
 Thy Hand, O (iod, has guided (504 
 
 Thy kingdom come, O God 217 
 
 Thy Life was given for me 259 
 
 Thy way, not mine, O Lord 265 
 
 'Tis done ! that new and heavenly birth .... 327 
 
 To Christ, the Prince of peace 180 
 
 To the Name of our Salvation 179 
 
 To Thee and to Thy Christ, O God 502 
 
 To Thee, O Comforter Divine 212 
 
 To-day, O Lord, a holier work 43 
 
 To Thee, O Lord, our hearts we raise 384 
 
 To Thee our God we fly 142 
 
 Unchanging God, hear from eternal Heaven . . . 590 
 
 Up in Heaven, up in Heaven 565 
 
 Victim-Divine, Thy grace we claim 556 
 
 Virgin-born, we bow before Thee 622 
 
 We are but little children weak 331 
 
 We are soldiers of Christ, Who is mighty to save . 541 
 
 We give Thee but Thine own 366 
 
 We have not known Thee as we ought 518 
 
 We have not seen, wc cannot see '312 
 
 ( 5.«6 )
 
 INDEX. 
 
 HTMN 
 
 We know Thee Who Thou art 181 
 
 We love the place, O God 242 
 
 We plough the fields, and scatter 383 
 
 We pray Thee, heavenly Father 321 
 
 We saw Thee not when Thou didst come .... 174 
 
 We sing the glorious conquest 406 
 
 We sing the praise of Him Who died 200 
 
 Weary of earth and laden with my sin .... 252 
 
 Weary of wandering from my God 635 
 
 Weep not for Him Who onward bears 495 
 
 Welcome, happy morning ! age to age shall say . . 497 
 
 What our Father does is well 389 
 
 What star is this, with beams so bright .... 77 
 
 What thanks and praise to Thee we owe .... 425 
 
 What time the evening shadows fall 216 
 
 What various hindrances we meet 246 
 
 When all Thy mercies, O my God 517 
 
 When at Thy footstool, Lord, I bend 245 
 
 When God of old came down from Heav'n . . . 154 
 
 When I survey the wondrous Cross 108 
 
 When morning gilds the skies 303 
 
 WTien our heads are bow'd with woe 399 
 
 When shades of night around us close 64 
 
 When through the torn sail the wild tempest is 
 
 streaming 594 
 
 WTien Abounded sore the stricken heart 183 
 
 Where high the heavenly temple stands .... 201 
 
 While shepherds watch'd their fliocks by night . . 62 
 
 Who are these like stars appearing 427 
 
 With Christ we share a mystic grave 561 
 
 With hearts renew'd, and cleansed from guilt of sin. 159 
 
 With the sweet word of Peace 589 
 
 With weary feet and isadden'd heart 560 
 
 Within the Church's sacred fold 326 
 
 Within the churchyard, side by side 575 
 
 Within the Father's house 488 
 
 Who is this so weak and helpless 523 
 
 Who the multitudes can number 619 
 
 Word Supreme, before creation 67 
 
 Ye choirs of new Jerusalem 125 
 
 Ye holy Angels bright 546 
 
 ^e servants of our glorious King 444 
 
 Ye servants of the Lord . . " 268 
 
 Yesterday, with exultation • i « 64 
 
 ( 587 )