tihvavy of Che Cheolo^ical ^tminavy PRINCETON • NEW JERSEY FROM THE LIBRARY OF THE REVEREND JESSE HALSEY, D.D BX 9853 .B663 1887 A book of prayer A BOOK OF PRAYER i3g tt)r late l^fb. ^. Otrompton gones. Second Edition. UYMN-S OF DUTY AND FAITH, selected ^ ^ and arranged by the late Rev. R. Crompton Jokes. 247 pp. Foolscap 8vo. Cloth. Price 3s. 6d. By the same. Look of Prayer, in 80 orders of Worship, with additional Prayers and Thanksgivings. Cloth, 2s. 6d. Psalms and Canticles, selected and pointed for Chanting. 18mo. Is. 6d. Anthems, with Indexes and references to the Music. 18mo. Is. 3d. The Chants and Anthems in one vol., 2s. Williams & Norgate, 14, Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London ; and 20, South Frederick Street, Edinburgti. BOOK OF VWPi IN THIRTY ORDERS OF WORSHIP WITH ADDITIONAL PRAYERS AND THANKSGIVINGS FOR PUBLIC OR PRIVATE DEVOTION BY THE LATE REV. R. CROMPTON JONES SiPtonU ©Ui'tion WILLIAMS AND NORGATE, 14, Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London; AND 20, South Frederick Street, Edinburgh. I,ONDON: PHTNTED BY WOODFALI AND KFNDER, MILFORD LANE, STRAND. \V C. PREFACE. In every form of Public Worship, there will always be some portions which owe not a little of their meaning and value to the fact that they have become very familiar to the minds of the worshippers. In the absence of any Book of Prayer this element is, to some extent, supplied in the well-known Hymns, in the more purely devotional Lessons from Scripture, and in the Lord's Prayer, and the Benediction ; and where a Liturgy is used, the familiar and oft-repeated words of prayer and thanksgiving become enriched with something more than their own natural beauty and significance, as they gather round them a treasure of sacred thoughts and memories, and the solemn impressions of worship. Few can be insensible to the influences of such associations; and it may also be felt that a Liturgy in which the Congregation have a distinct part and voice, will help to confirm and deepen the feeling of co77i7Jion prayer, and to bring the minds of fellow-worshippers into more close and conscious union. VI PREFACE. In the stress, however, which is often laid on these features of liturgical worship, it may be that too little account is taken of the special meaning of the free prayer of the Minister. However truly and beautifully the prayers in a Liturgy may express those spiritual needs and desires, those pious thoughts and aspirations, which are common to all religious minds in every age, it may yet be felt that the Minister, in his own prayer, has an opportunity, not to be neglected, of fresh and, in some sense, of more personal utterance, varying with the varying knowledge and experience of the day, and lifting up into the light of divine com- munion the thoughts and feelings, the dangers and temptations, the gifts and blessings, of the present time. And although it is not the same thing to read the well-known words from the book, and to follo\\- the words of the Minister in extempore or written prayer, yet, if the minds of Minister and People are in any true accord, his prayer will be the prayer of all, his voice the voice of the Congregation. With a conviction of the distinct value of both Liturgical and Free prayer, the following Collection of Prayers has been made on a somewhat dif- ferent plan from that of most existing Liturgies. Instead of providing for the whole, or almost the whole, of the congregational worship, the prayers have been arranged so as to form, with the Sen- tences and short Addresses which precede them, the opening portion only of the service, leaving a PREFACE. Vll distinct and sufficient place for the Minister's prayer ; and they are confined, as a rule, to those simpler utterances of pious love and trust and self-consecration, often so touching and impressive in their earnestness and grave simplicity, which have a power of their own to take the soul, as it were, into a calm and peaceful region of religious feeling, where it may always feel at home and at rest. It might seem, perhaps, that the number and variety of these Orders of Worship were greater than was needed, and that a more limited collection would have ensured more certainly the advantages of common use and familiarity. It is expected, however, that, out of the whole number of Services, a smaller group will, in fact, be selected for habitual use; the Minister and Congregation choosing, in each case, the prayers which they can join in most earnestly and consistently, as the natural and sincere utterance of their oAvn devo- tion. The Orders have, accordingly, been arranged in the book rather for convenience of reference and selection than for consecutive use. The first twenty-tv/o have been compiled almost entirely from the older devotional literature ; the seven which follow are from more recent sources, or have been contributed specially to this collec- tion. The concluding Order, adapted from the Book of Common Prayer of the Church of England, has been included, — as has also the Vlll PREFACE. Litany in the twenty-second, — not in the belief that these adaptations can ever be really satisfactory, but because, in one form or another, they have been in frequent use, and they would have been missed in a collection which claimed to be at all a com- prehensive one. In adapting to the plan and purpose of the work the selections which have been made from the older books of devotion, many omissions and changes of phrase have been inevitable; and, indeed, a considerable number of the prayers can only be said to be adapted from, or merely sug- gested by, the originals. If it had been possible, with any literary propriety, to have connected with them the names of their authors, there would have been found amongst them not a few of those eminent in the literature of devotion. In the work of adaptation and revision, and in much else, valuable help has been given by a few friends, to whom the greater part of the book has been sub- mitted while it was in progress. Several have also contributed to its contents. Almost all the prayers which are common to tliis and other col- lections have been derived directly from their original sources; though not without reference, in some cases, to the form in which they have appeared elsewhere. The Prayers and Thanksgivings, which consti- tute the latter half of the volume, are designed as much for private as for public devotion; but PREFACE. fx all are in a form which will admit of their being used in social worship. Besides the prayers with special subjects, or for special occasions and sea- sons, a few general ones are also given; for, although it is intended that the prayer following those printed in the Order should, as a rule, be the free prayer, there may be times when the Minister will feel that it would be a help and gain both to himself and to his people, to join in some general utterance of devotion with which he and they had become to some extent familiar. A desire has been not unfrequently expressed that a brief Interval of Silence should be set apart, in the course of the service, for inward prayer and meditation; and there are probably many \yho vv^ould value such a pause of self-recollection and " waiting for the Spirit," when each might feel in the quiet of his own thoughts, the nearness of that Presence which all were seeking together. Such an act of silent prayer, though it has been already suggested, and occasionally observed, would still, perhaps, be somewhat strange to the usual tradi- tions of social worship ; and it has seemed un- desirable to provide for it as a part of the regular Order. If, however, the Minister had reason to believe that it would be entered into and valued by the Congregation, he might, at any suitable time in the course of the service, invite them to join in silent prayer. In the Addresses, it has been left to the Minister X PREFACE. to supply the usual greeting, " Dearly beloved brethren," or to address his people in some other phrase, if he should prefer to do so. In the Order which is marked to follow the opening prayers, it has not been thought necessary to print the Psalms and Canticles where they are appointed to be sung. They do not form an essential part of the service, as a Hymn may be substituted for either Chant or Anthem. Where they are sung, they may be selected from any collection already in use ; or the Psalms and Canticles which have been published in the same form as the present volume may be bound up with the Prayers. The Responses and Aniens may be either said or sung ; and, in all the Orders, the proportion of music introduced may depend on the wishes of the Congregation and the resources of the Choir. The aim, throughout the book, has been to put everything into as simple a form as possible, and to allow as much freedom of choice as is consis- tent with the use of any Order of prayer in which the Congregation take part. And, whether it be accepted, or not, as suggesting and providing such a form of united worship, it is hoped that it may not fail to render some service as an aid to devotion, and to religious thought and life, in the Church, or in the Home. R. C. J. CONTENTS. ORDERS OF WORSHIP. PAGS Morning i, 9, i6, 133 Evening • . . 5» i3» i33 Morning or Evening 20-129 Litanies 72, 1^, 84, 92, 97, 137 The Christian Commandments . . .26, 56 The Beatitudes 35, 127 The Law of the Lord 113 Passages from the Gospels . . 43, 47, 65, 105 Opening Responses . , .28, 32, 66, 76, 102 PRAYERS AND THANKSGIVINGS. General Prayers .... A General Thanksgiving . , Drawing nigh to God . Thanksgiving and Resolve For Faithfulness and Trust . For Renewal of Inward Strength The Preparation of Worship . For the Repose of Faith . , 143-173 178 183 186 188 189 190 190 Xll CONTENTS. For Devotion to God's Will . The Kingdom of God . That we may contend for the Rig Now IS the appointed Time The Long-suffering of God A Confession of Unfaithfulness For Help and Deliverance Ai.L OUR Ways known to God . For Help and Forgiveness For Strength and Protection . Fob. Inspiration and Guidance. Faith, Hope, and Charity For Brotherly Love . Speaking the Truth in Love . For Unity of Spirit . Against Inordinate Anger. For Patience in Weakness God our Guide, now and ever . The Teaching and Example of Chr Thanks for the Great and Good All Saints The Cloud of Witnesses . Thanks for our Friends . For the Sick, Bereaved, — Absent For all in Affliction For Sufferers for Righteousness For the Queen .... For the Royal Family For Ministers and Congregations For the Parliament . For all Conditions of Men A Gene.