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We are glad to fight for the ultimate peace of the w r orld, and for the liberation of its peoples, the German peoples included; for the rights of nations great and small, and the privilege of men everywhere to choose their way of life and obedience. The world must be made safe for democracy. . . . We have no selfish ends to serve. We desire no conquest, no dominion. . . . We fight without rancour, . . . seeking nothing but what we shall wish to share with all free peoples. . . . We enter this w T ar only where we are clearly forced into it, because there are no other means of defending our rights, . . . in armed opposition to an irresponsible government which has thrown aside all considerations of humanity and of right, and is running amuck. . . . The day has come when America is privileged to spend her blood and her might for the principles that gave her birth and happiness and the peace which she has treasured. God helping her she can do no other." — President Wilson. o s& UR help standeth in the Name of the Lord, who hath made heaven and earth. — Psalm 124. (3) PLEDGE AND IDENTIFICATION CARD. I hereby promise to read a portion of this book daily, and to offer a prayer to God for His guidance and blessing. Name. Date. Service. Home Address. Nearest Kin. Home Minister. (4) THE Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon Him; yea, all such as call upon Him faithfully. — Ps. 145. as LORD, what a change within us one short hour Spent in Thy presence will avail to make! What heavy burdens from our bosoms take; What parched grounds refresh, as with a shower! We kneel, and all around us seems to lower; We rise, and all the distant and the near Stands forth in sunny outline, brave and clear! We kneel, how weak! we rise, how full of power! W r hy therefore should we do ourselves this wrong, Or others, that we are not always strong; That we are ever overborne with care; That we should ever weak or heartless be, Anxious or troubled, when with us is prayer, And joy and strength and courage are with Thee. — Archbishop Trench. it'll /TORE things are wrought by prayer lVX Than this world dreams of ... . For so the whole round earth is every way Bound by gold chains about the feet of God." (5) CONTENTS. PAGE 1. The Motives and Objects of the War. ... 3 2. Call to Prayer 5 3. Morning Prayer 7 4. Evening Prayer 22 5. Litany 36 6. Holy Communion 45 7. Selected Collects 68 8. Other Prayers 73 9. Thanksgivings 87 10. Special Prayers 91 11. Psalms 107 12. New Testament Readings 124 13. Hymns 146 (6) THE ORDER FOR DAILY MORNING PRAYER. H The Minister shall always begin the Morning Prayer by reading one or more of the following Sentences of Scripture. f On any day not a Sunday, he may omit the Exhortation following, saying instead thereof, Let us humbly confess our sins unto Almighty God, and may end the Morning Prayer with the Collect for Grace and 2 Cor. xiii. 14. t On any day ichen the Holy Communion is immediately tofolloiv, the Minister may, at his discretion, pass at once from the Sentences to the Lord's Prayer, first pronouncing. The Lord be with you. Answtr. And with thy spirit. Minister. Let us pray. THE Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him. Hab. ii. 20. I was glad when they said unto me, We will go into the house of the Lord. Psalm cxxii. 1. Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be alway acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength and my redeemer. Psalm xix. 14, 15. Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Phil. i. 2. Repent ye; for the Kingdom of heaven Advent is at hand. St. Matt. hi. 2. Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Isaiah xl. 3. Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. St. Luke ii. 10, 11. From the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my Name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place Epip anv ' incense shall be offered unto my Name, and a pure offering: for my Name shall be great among the heathen, saith the Lord of hosts. Mai. i. 11. Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem. Isaiah Hi. 1. (7) 8 Morning Prayer Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto Good my sorrow which is done unto me, where- Friday. with the Lord hath afflicted me. Lam. i. 12. He is risen. The Lord is risen indeed. St. Mark xvi. 6. St. Luke xxiv. 34. ^ MUT - This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm cxviii. 24. Seeing that we have a great High Priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son Of God, let US COme boldlv Unto the Ascension. throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. Heb. iv. 14, 16. Because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, wnu- Father. Gal. iv. 6. unda v. There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High. Psalm xlvi. 4. The hour cometh, and now is, when the true wor- shippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth. St. John iv. 23. Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, Trtnuy- which was, and is, and is to come. Rev. Sunday. iv. 8. When the wicked man turneth away from his wicked- ness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive. Ezek. 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 God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. Psalm li. 17. Mokning Prayer 9 Rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn 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 forgive- nesses, 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 nothing. Jer. x. 24. Psalm vi. 1. 1 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. Luke xv. 18, 19. Enter not into judgment with thy servant, O Lord; for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. Psalm cxliii. 2. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us; but if we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 St. John i. 8, 9. T Then the Minister shall say, DEARLY beloved brethren, the Scripture moveth us, in sundry places, to acknowledge and confess our manifold sins and wickedness; and that we should not dissemble nor cloak them before the face of Almighty God our 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 times, humbly to acknowledge our sins before God; yet ought we chiefly so to do, when we assemble and meet together to render thanks for the great benefits that we have received at his hands, 10 Morning Prayer 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. Where- fore I pray and beseech you, as many as are here present, to accompany me with a pure heart, and humble voice, unto the throne of the heavenly grace, saying — A General Confession. f To be said by the whole Congregation, 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 our own 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, O Lord, have mercy upon us, miserable offenders. Spare thou those, O God, who confess their faults. Restore thou those who are peni- tent; According to thy promises declared unto man- kind in Christ Jesus our Lord. And grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake; That we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life, To the glory of thy holy Name. Amen. The Declaration of Absolution, or Remission of Sins. H To be made by the Priest alone, standing; the 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 turn from his wickedness and live, 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 absolve th all those who truly repent, and unfeignedly believe his holy Gospel. Morning Prayer 11 Wherefore let us beseech him to grant us true repent- ance, and his Holy Spirit, that those things may please him which we do at this present; and that the rest of our life hereafter may be pure and holy; so that at the last we may come to his eternal joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 1 The People shall answer here, and at the end of every Prayer, Amen. If Or this. ALMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, who of his great mercy hath promised forgiveness of sins to all those who, with hearty repentance and true faith, turn unto him; Have mercy upon you; pardon and deliver 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. 1 Then the Minister shall kneel, and say the Lord's Prayer; the People still kneeling, and repeating it with him, both here, and wheresoever else it is used in Divine Service. OUR Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. H Then likewise he shall say, O Lord, open thou our lips. Answer. And our mouth shall show forth thy praise. H Here, all standing up, the Minister shall say, Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; 12 Morning Prayer Answer. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Minister. Praise ye the Lord. Answer. The Lord's Name be praised. 1 Then shall be said or sung the following Anthem; except on those days for which other Anthems are appointed; and except also, when it is used in the course of the Psalms, on the nineteenth day of the month. Venite, exultemus Domino. OCOME, let us sing unto the Lord: let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving: and show ourselves glad in him with psalms. For the Lord is a great God: and a great King above all gods. In 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 pre- pared the dry land. O come, let us worship and fall down: and kneel before the Lord our Maker. For he is the Lord our God: and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness: let the whole earth stand in awe of him. For he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: and with righteousness to judge the world, and the people with his truth. H Then shall follow a Portion of the Psalms, as they are appointed, or one of the Selections of Psalms. And at the end of every Psalm, and likewise at the end of the Venite, Benedicite, Benedictus, Jubilate, may be, and at the end of the whole Portion, or Selection from the Psalter, shall be sung or said the Gloria Patri: 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. Morning Prayer 13 % At the end of the whole Portion of the Psalms or Selection from the Psalter, the Gloria in excelsis may be sung or said instead of the Gloria Patri. U Then shall be read the First Lesson, according to the Table or Calendar. After which shall be said or sung the following Hymn. IT Note, That before every Lesson, the Minister shall say, Here beginneth such a Chapter [or Verse of such a Chapter] of such a Book; and after every Lesson, Here endeth the First for the Second] Lesson. Te Deum laudamus. WE praise thee, O God: we acknowledge thee to be the Lord. All the earth doth worship thee: the Father ever- lasting. To thee all Angels cry aloud: the Heavens, and all the Powers therein; To thee Cherubim and Seraphim: continually do cry. Holv, Holv, Holv: Lord God of Sabaoth; Heaven and earth are full of the Majesty: of thy glory. The glorious company of the Apostles: praise thee. The goodly fellowship of the Prophets: praise thee. The noble army of Martyrs: praise thee. The holy Church throughout all the world: doth acknowledge thee; The Father: of an infinite Majesty; Thine adorable, true: and only Son; Also the Holy Ghost: the Comforter. Thou art the King of Glory: O Christ. Thou art the everlasting Son: of the Father. When thou tookest upon thee to deliver man: thou didst humble thyself to be born of a Virgin. When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death: thou didst open the Kingdom of Heaven to all believers. Thou sittest at the right hand of God: in the glory of the Father. We believe that thou shalt come: to be our Judge. 14 Morning Prayer We therefore pray thee, help thy servants: whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious blood. Make them to be numbered with thy Saints: in glory everlasting. O Lord, save thy people: and bless thine heritage. Govern them : and lift them up for ever. Day by day : we magnify thee ; And we worship thy Name: ever, world without end. Vouchsafe, O Lord: to keep us this day without sin. O Lord, have mercy upon us: have mercy upon us. O Lord, let thy mercy be upon us: as our trust is in thee. O Lord, in thee have I trusted: let me never be confounded. IF Or this Canticle. Benedicite, omnia opera Domini. OALL ye Works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever. O ye Angels of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever. O ye Heavens, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever. O ye Waters that be above the firmament, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever. O all ye Powers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever. O ye Sun and Moon, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever. O ye Stars of heaven, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever. O ye Showers and Dew, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever. O ye Winds of God, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever. O ye Fire and Heat, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever. Morning Prayer 15 O ye Winter and Summer, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever. • O ye Dews and Frosts, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever. O ye Frost and Cold, bless ye the Lord: 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. O ye Lightnings and Clouds, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever. O let the Earth bless the Lord: yea, let it praise him, and magnify him for ever. O ye Mountains 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. O ye Seas and Floods, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever. O ye Whales, and all that move in the waters, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever. O all ye Fowls of the air, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever. O all ye Beasts and Cattle, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever. O ye Children of Men, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever. O let Israel bless the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever. O ye Priests of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever. 16 Morning Prayer O ye Servants of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever. O ye Spirits and Souls of the Righteous, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever. O ye holy and humble Men of heart, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever. T Then shall be read, in like manner, the Second Lesson, taken out Oj the Xew Testament, according to the Table or Calendar. r And after that shall be sung or said the Hymn following : but Note, That, save on the Sundays in Advent the latter portion thereof may be omitted. Benedictns. St. Luke i. 68. 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 hand of all that hate us. To perform the mercy promised to our forefathers: and to remember his holy covenant; To perform the oath which he sware to our fore- father Abraham: that he would Hve 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 hath visited us; .Morning Prayer 17 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. 1 Or this Psalm. Jubilate Deo. Psalm c. OBE joyful in the Lord, all ye lands: 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 pasture. go your way into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and speak good of his Name. For the Lord is gracious, his mercy is everlasting: and his truth endureth from generation to generation. 1 Then shall be said the Apostles' Creed by the Minister and the People, standing. And any Churches may, instead of the words, He descended into hell, use the words, He went into the place of departed spirits, which are considered as icords of the same meaning in the Creed. T BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, Maker A of heaven and earth: And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord: Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin Mary: Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, dead, and buried: He descended into hell; The third day he rose again from the dead: He ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty: From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. 1 believe in the Holy Ghost: The holy Catholic Church; The Communion of Saints: The Forgiveness of sins: The Resurrection of the body: And the Life everlasting. Amen. 18 Morning Prayer 1 Or this. T BELIEVE in one God the Father Almighty, Maker X 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, Very 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 crucified also for us under Pontius. Pilate; He suffered and was buried: And the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures: 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; Whose kingdom shall have no end. And I believe in the Holy Ghost, The Lord, and Giver of Life, Who proceedeth from the Father and the Son; Who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified; Who spake by the Prophets: And I believe one Catholic and Apostolic Church: I acknowl- edge one Baptism for the remission of sins: And I look for the Resurrection of the dead: And the Life of the world to come. Amen. 1 And after that, these Prayers following, all devoutly kneeling; the Minister first pronouncing, The Lord be with you. Answer. And with thy spirit. Minister, Let us pray. O Lord, show thy mercy upon us. Answer. And grant us thy salvation. Minister. O God, make clean our hearts within us. Answer. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us. Morning Prayer 19 H Then shall follow the Collect for the day, except when the Communion Service is read; and then the Collect for the day shall be omitted here. A Collect for Peace. OGOD, who art the author of peace and lover of concord, in knowledge of whom standeth our eternal life, whose service is perfect freedom; Defend us thy humble servants in all assaults of our 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. A Collect for Grace. OLORD, our heavenly Father, Almighty and ever- lasting God, who hast safely brought us to the beginning of this day; Defend us in the same with thy mighty power; and grant that this day we fall into no sin, neither run into any kind of danger; but that all our doings, being ordered by thy governance, may be righteous in thy sight; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. A Prayer for The President of the United States, and all in Civil Authority. OLORD, our heavenly Father, the high and mighty Ruler of the universe, who dost from thy throne behold all the dwellers upon earth; Most heartily we beseech thee, with thv favour to behold and bless thy servant The President of the United States, and all others in authority; and so replenish them with the grace of thy Holy Spirit, that they may always incline to thy will, and walk in thy way. Endue them plenteously with heavenly gifts; grant them in health and prosperity long to live; and finally, after this life, to attain everlasting joy and felicity; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 20 Morning Prayer T The following Prayers shall be omitted here when the Litany Is said, and may be omitted when the Holy Communion is immediately to follow. A Prayer for the Clergy and People. ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, from whom cometh every good and perfect gift; Send down upon our Bishops, and other Clergy, and upon the Congregations committed to their charge, the healthful Spirit of thy grace; and, that they may truly please thee, pour upon them the continual dew of thy blessing. Grant this, O Lord, for the honour of our Advocate and Mediator, Jesus Christ. Amen. A Prayer for all Conditions of Men. OGOD, the Creator and Preserver of all mankind, we humbly beseech thee for all sorts and condi- tions of men; that thou wouldest be pleased to make thy ways known unto them, thy saving health unto all nations. More especially we pray for thy holy Church universal; that it may be so guided and governed by thy good Spirit, that all who profess and call them- selves Christians may be led into the way of truth, and hold the faith in unity of spirit, in the bond of peace, and* in righteousness of life. Finally, we com- mend to thy fatherly goodness all those who are any ways afflicted, or distressed, in mind, body, or estate; [* especially those for whom sa id T? u%en ai/ any our prayers are desired;] that it may please desire the pray- thee to comfort and relieve them, accord- legation. 6 ing to their several necessities; giving them patience under their sufferings, and a happy issue out of all their afflictions. And th\s we beg for Jesus Christ's sake. Amen. A General Thanksgiving. ALMIGHTY God, Father of all mercies, we, thine unworthy servants, do give thee most humble Morning Prayer 21 and hearty thanks for all thy goodness and loving-kindness to us, and to all men; * This may be [* particularly to those ivho desire now to S des\re W to U return offer up their praises and thanksqivinqs for thanks for mer- thy late mercies vouchsafed unto them.] to them. We bless thee for our creation, preserva- tion, and all the blessings of this life; but above all, for thine inestimable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. And, we beseech thee, give us that due sense of all thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful; and that we show forth thy praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives, by giving up our selves to thy service, and by walking before thee in holiness and righteousness all our days; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honour and glory, world without end. Amen. A Prayer of St. Chrysostom. ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common sup- plications unto thee; and dost promise that when two or three are gathered together in thy Name thou wilt grant their requests; Fulfil now, O Lord, the desires and petitions of thy servants, as may be most expedient for them; granting us in this world knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to come life everlasting. Amen, 2 Cor. xiii. 14. 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 Order of Morning Prayer. THE ORDER FOR DAILY EVENING PRAYER. t The Minister shall begin the Evening Prayer by reading one or more of the following Sentences of Scripture; and then he shall say that which is written after them. But on days other than the Lord's Day, he may, at his discretion, pass at once from the Sentences to the Lord's Prayer. THE Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him. Hab. ii. 20. Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth. Psalm xxvi. 8. Let my prayer be set forth in thy sight as the incense; and let the lifting up of my hands be an evening sacrifice. Psalm cxli. 2. O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; let the whole earth stand in awe of him. Psalm xcvi. 9. Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be alway acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength and my redeemer. Psalm xix. 14, 15. Watch ye, for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cock-crowing, or in the morning: lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. St. Mark xiii. 35, 36. Repent ye; for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand. St. Matt. iii. 2. Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. Rev. xxi. 3. From the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my Name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my Name, and a pure offering: for my Name shall be great among the heathen, saith the Lord of hosts. Mai. i. 11. Evening Prayer 23 Come ye,- and let us walk in the light of the Lord. And he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths. Isaiah ii. 5, 3. He hath made him to be sin for us, who Good Friday knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. 2 Cor. v. 21. In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace. Eph. i. 7. If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Col. iii. 1. Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true: v . i_ -i ir j. • Ascension. but into heaven itseli, now to appear in the presence of God for us. Heb. ix. 24. The Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. Rev. xxii. 17. O send out thy light and thy truth, that they may lead me, and bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy dwelling. Psalm xliii. 3. Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: THnity- the whole earth is full of his glory. Isaiah Sunday. vi. 3. When the wicked man turneth away from his wicked- ness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive. Ezek. 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 God are a broken spirit: a broken 24 Evening Prayer and a contrite heart, God, thou wilt not despise. Psalm li. 17. Rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merci- ful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. Joel ii. 13. To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgive- nesses, 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 nothing. Jer. x. 24. Psalm vi. 1. 1 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. Luke xv. 18, 19. Enter not into judgment with thy servant, O Lord; for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. Psalm cxliii. 2. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us; but if we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 St. John i. 8, 9. LET us humbly confess our sins unto Almighty God. 1 Or else he shall say as followeth. DEARLY beloved brethren, the Scripture moveth us, in sundry places, to acknowledge and confess our manifold sins and wickedness; and that we should not dissemble nor cloak them before the face of Almighty God our 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 times, humbly to acknowledge our sins Evening Prayer 25 before God; yet ought we 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. Where- fore I pray and beseech you, as many as are here present, to accompany me with a pure heart, and humble voice, unto the throne of the heavenly grace, saying — A General Confession. If To be said by the whole Congregation, 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 our own 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, O Lord, have mercy upon us, miserable offenders. Spare thou those, O God, who confess their faults. Restore thou those who are penitent; According to thy promises declared unto mankind in Christ Jesus our Lord. And grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake; That we may here- after live a godly, righteous, and sober life, To the glory of thy holy Name. Amen. The Declaration of Absolution, or Remission of Sins. f To be made by the Priest alone, standing; the 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 turn from his wickedness and live, hath given power, and commandment, to his Ministers, to declare and pronounce to his people, 26 Evening Prayer being penitent, the Absolution and Remission of their sins. He pardoneth and absolveth all those who truly repent, and unfeignedly believe his holy Gospel. Where- fore let us beseech him 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 hereafter may be pure and holy; so that at the last we may come to his eternal joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. A 1 Or this. LMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, who of his great mercy hath promised forgiveness of sins to all those who, with hearty repentance and true faith, turn unto him; Have mercy upon you; pardon and deliver you from all your sins; confirm and strengthen you in all goodness; and bring you to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ^ Then the Minister shall kneel, and say the Lord's Prayer; the People still kneeling, and repeating it with him. OUR Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. f Then likewise he shall say, O Lord, open thou our lips. Answer. And our mouth shall show forth thy praise. % Here, all standing up, the Minister shall say, Glorv be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost ; Evening Prayer 27 Answer. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Minister. Praise ye the Lord. Answer. The Lord's Name be praised. 1 Then shall follow a Portion of the Psalms, as they are appointed, or one of the Selections, as they are set forth by this Church. And at the end of every Psalm, and likewise at the end of the Magnificat, Cantate Domino, Bonum est connteri, Nunc dimittis, Deus misereatur, Benedic anima mea, may be sung or said the Gloria Patri; and at the end of the v:hole Portion or Selection of Psalms for the day, shall be sung or said the Gloria Patri, or else the Gloria in excelsis, as followeth. Gloria in excelsis. GLORY be to God on high, and on 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, 6 Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. O Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ; O 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 mercv 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 onlv art holy; thou only art the Lord; thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen. 1 Then shall be read the First Lesson, according to the Table or Calendar. 1 After which shall be sung or said the Hymn called Magnificat, as followeth. Magnificat. St. Luke i. 46. MY soul doth magnify the Lord: and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. For he hath regarded: the lowliness of his hand- maiden. 28 Evening Prayer For behold, from henceforth: all generations 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 showed strength with 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 our forefathers, Abraham and his seed .for ever. H Or this Ps Im, except when it is read in the ordinary course of the Psalms, on the nineteenth day of the month. Cantate 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 righteousness hath he openly showed 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. Show yourselves joyful unto 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 trumpets also and shawms: show yourselves joyful before the Lord, the King. Let the sea make a noise, and all that therein is: the round world, and they that dwell therein. Evening Prayer 29 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. 1 Or this. Bonum est confiteri. Psalm xcii. IT is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord: and to sing praises unto thy Name, O Most Highest; To tell of thy loving-kindness early in the morning: and of thy truth in the night season; Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the lute: upon a loud instrument, and upon the harp. For thou, Lord, hast made me glad through thy works: and I will rejoice in giving praise for the opera- tions of thv hands. T Then a Lesson of the New Testament, as it is appointed. U And after that shall be sung or said the Hymn called Nunc dimittis, as followeth. Nunc dimittis. St. Luke ii. 29. LORD, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace: according to thy word. For mine eyes have seen: thy salvation, . Which thou hast prepared: before the face of all people; To be a light to lighten the Gentiles: and to be the glory of thy people Israel. IT Or else this Psalm; except it be on the twelfth day of the month. Deus misereatur. Psalm lxvii. OD be merciful unto us, and bless us: and show us the light of his countenance, and be merciful unto us; G 30 Evening Prayer 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 the 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 blessing. God shall bless us: and all the ends of the world shall fear him. p H Or this. Benedic, anima mea. Psalm ciii. RAISE the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, praise his holy Name. Praise the Lord, O my soul: and forget not all his benefits: Who forgive th all thy sin: and healeth all thine infirmities; Who saveth thy life from destruction: and crowneth thee with mercy and loving-kindness. O praise the Lcrd, ye angels of his, ye that excel in strength: ye that fulfil his commandment, and hearken unto the voice of his word. O praise the Lord, all ye his hosts: ye servants of his that do his pleasure. O speak good of the Lord, all ye works of his, in all places of his dominion: praise thou the Lord, O my soul. f Then shall be said the Apostles' Creed by the Minister and the People, standing. And any Churches may, instead of the words, He descended into hell, use the words, He went into the place of departed spirits, which are considered as words of the same meaning in the Creed. Evening Prayer 31 I BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth : And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord: Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin Mary: Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, dead, and buried: He descended into hell; The third day he rose again from the dead: He ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty: From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost: The holy Catholic Church; The Communion of Saints: The Forgiveness of sins: The Resurrection of the body: And the Life everlasting. Amen. f Or this. I BELIEVE in one God the Father Almighty, 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, Very God of very God; Begotten, not made; Being of one substance with the Father; By w T hom 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 crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; He suffered and was buried: And the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures: 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; Whose kingdom shall have no end. And I believe in the Holy Ghost, The Lord, and Giver of Life, Who proceedeth from the Father and the Son; Who with the Father and the Son together 32 Eveninq Prayer is worshipped and glorified; Who spake by the Prophets And I believe one Catholic and Apostolic Church I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins And I look for the Resurrection of the dead: Anc the Life of the world to come. Amen. 1 And after that, these Prayers follounng, all devoutly kneeling; the Minister first pronouncing, Answer. Answer. Minister. Answer. Minister. Answer. Minister. Answer. Minister. Answer. Minister. Answer. The Lord be with you. And with thy spirit. Minister. Let us pray. O Lord, show thy mercy upon us. And grant us thy salvation. O Lord, save the State. And mercifully hear us when we call upon thee. Endue thy Ministers with righteousness. And make thy chosen people joyful. O Lord, save thy people. And bless thine inheritance. Give peace in our time, O Lord. For it is thou, Lord, only, that makest us dwell in safety. O God, make clean our hearts within us. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us. T Then shall be said the Collect for the day, and after that the Collects and Prayers following. A Collect for Peace. OGOD, from whom all holy desires, all good counsels, and all just works do proceed; Give unto thy servants that peace which the world cannot give; that 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 quiet- Evening Prayer 33 ness; through the merits of Jesus Christ our Saviour. A men. A Collect for Aid against 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, Jesus Christ. Amen. IT In places where it may be convenient, here follow eth the Anthem. 1 The Minister may here end the Evening Prayer with such Prayer, or Prayers, taken out of this Book, as he shall think fit. A Prayer for The President of the United States, and all in Civil Authority. ALMIGHTY God, whose kingdom is everlasting and power infinite; Have mercy upon this whole land; and so rule the hearts of thy servants The President of the United States, The Governor of this State, and all others in authority, that they, know- ing whose ministers they are, may above all things seek thy honour and glory; and that we and all the People, duly considering whose authority they bear, may faithfully and obediently honour them, 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. A Prayer for the Clergy and People. ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, from whom cometh every good and perfect gift; Send down upon our Bishops, and other Clergy, and upon the Congregations committed to their charge, the healthful Spirit of thy grace; and, that they may truly please 34 Evening Prayer thee, pour upon them the continual dew of thy blessing. Grant this, O Lord, for the honour of our Advocate and Mediator, Jesus Christ. Amen. A Prayer for all Conditions of Men. OGOD, the Creator and Preserver of all mankind, we humbly beseech thee for all sorts and condi- tions of men; that thou wouldest be pleased to make thy ways known unto them, thy saving health unto all nations. More especially we pray for thy holy Church universal; that it may be so guided and governed by thy good Spirit, that all who profess and call them- selves Christians may be led into the way of truth, and hold the faith in unity of spirit, in the bond of peace, and in righteousness of life. Finally, we com- mend to thy fatherly goodness all those who are any ways afflicted, or distressed, in mind, body, or estate; [* especially those for whom our prayers are desired;] that it may please thee to ^™X™ aV nll „ ' J , ,. ji t said when any comfort and relieve them, according to desire the pray- their several necessities; giving them e J T s eg a{ ion he Con ' patience under their sufferings, and a happy issue out of all their afflictions. And this we beg for Jesus Christ's sake. Amen. A General Thanksgiving. ALMIGHTY God, Father of all mercies, we, thine unworthy servants, do give thee most humble and hearty thanks for all thy goodness ; Thu may u and loving-kindness to us, and to all said when any men; [particularly to those who desire d ^nL %/ e m™ now to offer up their praises and thanks- cies vouchsafed givings for thy late mercies vouchsafed unto t0 1 em ' them.] 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 Evening Prayer 35 by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. And, we beseech thee, give us that due sense of all thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful; and that we show forth thy praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives, by giving up our selves to thy service, and by walking before thee in holiness and righteousness all our days; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honour and glory, world without end. Amen. A Prayer of St. Chrysostom. ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common sup- plications unto thee; and dost promise that when two or three are gathered together in thy Name thou wilt grant their requests; Fulfil now, O Lord, the desires and petitions of thy servants, as may be most expedient for them; granting us in this world knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to come life everlasting. Amen. 2 Cor. xiii. 14. 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 tndeth the Order of Evening Prayer. THE LITANY, OR GENERAL SUPPLICATION. T To he used after Morning Service, on Sundays. Wednesdays, and Fridays. OGOD the Father of Heaven; have mercy upon us miserable sinners. God the Father of Heaven; have mercy upon us miserable sinners. O God the Son, Redeemer of the world; have mercy upon us miserable sinners. God the Son, Redeemer of the world; have mercy upon us miserable sinners. O 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 us miserable sinners. O 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 take 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. The Litany 37 From all inordinate and sinful affections; and from all the deceits of the world, the flesh, and the devil, dood 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 National failure to serve thee and all mankind; and from selfishness of every sort in our National pur- pose, Good Lord, deliver us. From iniquity within the Nation while the war goes on; and from all things which may hurt and hinder the progress of democracy among us, Good Lord, deliver us. From disloyalty and treason, and from suspicion and whatsoever weakens our unity, Good Lord, deliver us. From cowardice and shrinking from difficult serv- ice; and from failure to sacrifice for the holy ideals for which the Nation is contending, Good Lord, deliver us. From all sedition, privy conspiracy, and rebellion; from all false doctrine, heresy, and schism; from hard- ness of heart, and contempt of thy Word and Com- mandment, Good Lord, deliver us. By the mystery of thy holy Incarnation ; by thy holy Nativity and Circumcision; by thy Baptism, 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 Com- ing of the Holy Ghost, Good Lord, deliver us. 38 The Litany In all time of our tribulation; in all time of our pros- perity; in the hour 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; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to bless and preserve all Christian Rulers and 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 illuminate all Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, with true knowledge and under- standing of thy Word; and that both by their preaching and living they may set it forth, and show it accordingly; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to send forth labourers into thy harvest ; 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. For the President of the United States; for the Cabinet; and for our Senate and Representatives in Congress assembled; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord, For the Officers and Men of the Army and Navy, and for those engaged in hospital and other Red Cross Service ; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. For those who are making sacrifices in their busi- ness for the Nation's good; and for those who are providing our food supply; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. For those who have given their lives for their The Litany 39 country; and for those who mourn the loss of loved ones; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to give to all nations 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 fear thee, and diligently to live after thy command- ments; 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 to bring into the 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 those who fall; and finally to beat down Satan under our feet; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to succour, help, and comfort, all who are in danger, necessity, and tribulation; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to preserve all who travel by land or by water, all women in the perils of child-birth, all sick persons, and young children; and to show thy pity upon all prisoners and captives; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to defend, and provide for, the fatherless children, and widows, and all who 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 ns, good Lord. 40 The Litany That it may please thee to forgive our enemies, per- secutors, 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 fruits of the earth, so that in due time we may enjoy them; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to give us true repentance; to forgive us all our sins, negligences, and ignorances; 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, who takest awav the sins of the world ; Grant us thy peace. O Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world ; Have mercy upon us. IT The Minister may, at his discretion, omit all thatfolloweth, to the Prayer, We humbly beseech thee, O Father, etc. O Christ, hear us. Christ, 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. If Then shall the Minister, and the People with him, say the Lord's Prayer. OUR Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily The Litany 41 bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil. Amen. Minister. O Lord, deal not with us according to our sins. A nswer. Neither reward us according to our iniquities. Let us pray. OGOD, merciful Father, who despisest not the sigh- ing of a contrite heart, nor the desire of such as are sorrowful; Mercifully assist our prayers which we make before thee in all our troubles and adversities, whenso- ever they oppress us ; and graciously hear us, that those evils which the craft and subtilty of the devil or man worketh against us, may, by thy good providence, be brought to nought; that we thy servants, being hurt by no persecutions, may evermore give thanks unto thee in thy holy Church; through Jesus Christ our Lord. O Lord, arise, help us, and deliver us for thy Name's sake. 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 us, and deliver us for thine honour. 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. From our enemies defend us, O Christ. Graciously look upon our afflictions. With pity 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. 42 The Litany Graciously hear us, Christ; graciously hear us, Lord Christ. Minister. O Lord, let thy mercy be showed 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 those evils that we most justly 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 pureness of living, to thy honour and glory; through our only Mediator and Advocate, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For Soldiers and Sailors. ALMIGHTY God and Saviour, we implore thy blessing upon our brethren who, in the service of our country go forth against the enemy. Give them faith, obedience, courage, and endurance. Preserve them in the midst of the temptations of the camp and of the field; from the perils of the ocean, and of the land; from the pestilence that walketh in darkness and from the sickness that destroyeth in the noon-day. Keep them under the shadow of thy wing, and restore them in safety to us. And to such as may fall in battle or by sickness, of our brethren, or of our enemies, do thou, O Lord, graciously grant the preparation of repentance unto life eternal; through the infinite love and merits of the Saviour of all men, thy Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For the Peace of the World. ALMIGHTY God, the supreme Governor of all things, who knowest our weakness and our lack of any wisdom equal to the present distress; We humbly The Litany 43 seek thy counsel and succour, and beseech thee that overruling the devices of men, setting straight the things they cannot govern or alter, taking pity on the nations now in the throes of conflict, in thy mercy and goodness showing a way where men can see none, thou vouchsafe to thy children healing peace again, and restore once more that concord among men and nations without which there can be neither happiness nor true friend- ship, nor any wholesome fruit of toil or thought in the world. And to this end we pray thee that thou forgive us our sins, our ignorance of thy holy will, our wilfulness and many errors, and lead us in the paths of obedience to places of vision, and to thoughts and counsels that purge and make wise. Grant these things, O heavenly Father, for the love of thy Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. For the Indwelling of the Holy Spirit. BLESSED Spirit, who dwellest in thy Church and in the hearts and minds of thy people, we pray thee manifest thy gracious presence more and more fully in us. We need thy help. Without thee we can do nothing that is good, nothing that is holy. Lead us in the paths of purity and peace. Overcome the evil that is in us and take from us the love of sinning. Make us to seek first thy righteousness and help us to lead holy lives, so that through grace and mercy we may at last dwell with thy saints in glory everlasting. Hear us, O God the Holy Ghost, who art with the Father and the Son one God blessed for evermore. Amen. For the Ignorant. OLORD, thou God of knowledge, by whom actions are weighed, have pity upon all who know thee not; let the arrogant talk no more so proudly, but bring thou them low, that they may be lifted up ; let those who have 44 The Litany stumbled be girded with strength and be made to inherit the throne of thy glory; that all may know that there is none beside thee, the Rock of our salvation, now and for evermore. This we ask for Jesus' sake. Amen. For the Doubting. WE entreat thee, O Lord, holy Father, Almighty everlasting God, grant that the way of thy truth, and the knowledge of thee may be shown to thy servants who wander in doubt and uncertainty amid the darkness of this world; that their eyes may be opened, and that they may acknowledge thee the one God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and may enjoy the fruit of this con- fession both here and in the world to come; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For the Church. GRACIOUS Father, we humbly beseech thee for thy holy catholic Church; that thou wouldst be pleased to fill it with all truth in all peace. Where it is corrupt, purify it; where it is in error, direct it; where in anything it is amiss, reform it; where it is right, strengthen it; where it is in want, provide for it; where it is divided, heal the branches thereof; for the sake of him who died and rose again, and forever maketh intercession for it, Jesus Christ, thy Son, our Lord. A men. For Support. OLORD, support us all day long of this troublous life, until the shadows lengthen and the evening comes, and the busy world is hushed, and the fever of life is over, and our work is done. Then in thy mercy grant us a safe lodging and a holy rest, and peace at last; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE ORDER FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE LORD'S SUPPER, OR HOLY COMMUNION. If // among those who come to he partakers of the Holy Communion, the Minister shall know any to be an open and notorious evil liver, or to have done any wrong to his neighbours by word or deed, so that the Congregation be thereby offended; he shall advertise him, that he presume not to come to the Lord's Table, until he have openly declared himself to have truly repented and amended his former evil life, that the Congregation may thereby be satisfied; and that he hath recompensed the parties to whom he hath done wrong; or at least declare himself to be in full purpose so to do, as soon as he conveniently may. 1 The same order shall the Minister use tcith those, betwixt whom he per- etivcth 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 parlies, so at variance, be content to forgive from the bottom of his heart all that the other hath trespassed against him, and to make amends for that wherein he himself hath offended; and the other party will not be persuaded to a godly unity, but remain still in his frowardness and malice; the Minister in that case ought to admit the penitent person to the Holy Communion, and not him that is obstinate. Provided, That every Minister so repelling any, as is herein specified, shall be obliged to give an account of the same to the Ordinary, within fourteen days after, at the farthest. Tf The Table, at the Communion-time having a fair white linen cloth upon it, shall stand in the body of the Church, or in the Chancel. And the Minister, standing at the right side of the Table, or where Morning and Evening Prayer are appointed to be said, shall say the Lord's Prayer and the Collect following, the People kneeling; but the Lord's Prayer may be omitted, if Morning Prayer hath been said immediately before. OL T R Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil. Amen. The Collect. ALMIGHTY God, unto whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid; Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspira- 46 The Communion tion of thy Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love thee, and worthily magnify thy holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen. 1 Then shall the Minister, turning to the People, rehearse distinctly The Ten Commandments; and the People, still kneeling, shall, after every Commandment, ask God mercy for their transgressions for the time past, and grace to keep the law for the time to come. H The Decalogue may be omitted, provided it be said once on each Sunday. But Note, That whenever it is omitted, the Minister shall say the Summary .of the Law, beginning, Hear what our Lord Jesus Christ saith. Minister. 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 incline 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, or in the water under the earth; thou shalt not bow down to them, nor wor- ship 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 show mercy unto thousands in them that love me and keep my commandments. People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Minister. Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guilt- less, that taketh his Name in vain. People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Minister. Remember that thou keep holy the Sab- bath-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. In 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 The Communion 47 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 incline our hearts to keep this law. Minister. 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 incline our hearts to keep this law. Minister. Thou shalt do no murder. People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Minister. Thou shalt not commit adultery. People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Minister. Thou shalt not steal. People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Minister. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Minister. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his ser- vant, 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 beseech thee. T Then the Minister may say, Hear also what our Lord Jesus Christ saith. THOU shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second 48 The Communion is like unto it; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy- self. On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets. IF Here, if the Decalogue hath been omitted, shall be said Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. T Then the Minister may say. Let us pray. ALMIGHTY Lord, and everlasting God, vouch- safe, 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 our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. TT Then shall be said the Collect of the Day. And immediately after the Collect the Minister shall read the Epistle, saying. The Epistle [or The portion of Scripture appointed for the Epistle] is written in the — Chapter of -, beginning at the — Verse. And the Evistle ended, he shall say, Here endeth the Epistle. Then, the People all standing up, shall he read the Gospel, saying, The Holy Gospel is written in the — Chapter of , beginning at the — Verse. T Here shall be said or sung, Glory be to thee, O Lord. f Then shall be said the Creed commonly called the Nicene, or else the Apostles' Creed; but the Creed may be omitted, if it hath been said immediately before in Morning Prayer; Provided, That the Xicene Creed shall be said on Christmas-day, Easter-day, Ascension-day, Whit- sunday, and Trinity-Sunday. I BELIEVE in one God the Father Almighty, 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 Xhe Communion 49 of God, Light of Light, Very 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 crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; He suffered and was buried: And the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures: 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; Whose kingdom shall have no end. And I believe in the Holy Ghost, The Lord, and Giver of Life, Who proceedeth from the Father and the Son; Who with the Father and the Son together is wor- shipped and glorified; Who spake by the Prophets: And I believe one Catholic and Apostolic Church: I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins: And I look for the Resurrection of the dead: And the Life of the world to come. Amen. 1 Then the Minister shall declare unto the People what Holy-days, or Fasting- days, are in the week following to be observed; and (if occasion be) shall Notice be given of the Communion, and of the Banns of Matrimony, and other matters io be published. % Then shall follow the Sermon. After which, the Minister, when there is a Communion, shall return to the Lord's Table, and begin the Offertory, saying one or more of these Sentences following, as he thinketh most con- venient. And Note, That these Sentences may be used on any other occasion of Public Worship, when the alms of the People are to be received. REMEMBER the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive. Acts xx. 35. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. St. Matt. v. 16. Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves 50 The Communion break through and steal: but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal. St. Matt. vi. 19, 20. Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, even so do to them: for this is the law and the prophets. St. Matt. vii. 12. 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. St. Matt. vii. 21. Zacchaeus 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 fourfold. St. Luke xix. 8. 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. 7. If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great matter if we shall reap your worldly things? 1 Cor. ix. 11. 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 ordained, that they who preach the gospel should live of the gospel. 1 Cor. ix. 13, 14. He that soweth little shall reap little; and he that soweth plenteously shall reap plenteously. Let every man do according as he is disposed in his heart, not grudgingly, or of necessity; for God loveth a cheerful giver. 2 Cor. ix. 6, 7. 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 whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he reap. Gal. vi. 6, 7. The Communion 51 While we have time, let us do good unto all men; and especially unto them that are of the household of faith. Gal. vi. 10. Godliness is great riches, if a man be content with that he hath: for we brought nothing into this world, neither may we carry any thing out. 1 Tim. vi. 6, 7. Charge them who are rich in this world, that they be ready to give, and glad to distribute; laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may attain eternal life. 1 Tim. vi. 17, 18, 19. God is not unrighteous, that he will forget your works, and labour that proceedeth of love; which love ye have showed for his Name's sake, who have min- istered unto the saints, and yet do minister. Heb. vi. 10. To do good, and to distribute, forget not; for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. Heb. xiii. 16. Whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? 1 St. John iii. 17. Give alms of thy goods, and never turn thy face from any poor man; and then the face of the Lord shall not be turned away from thee. Tobit iv. 7. 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 thy- self a good reward in the day of necessity. Tobit iv. 8, 9. He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord: and look, what he layeth out, it shall be paid him again. Prov. xix. 17. Blessed be the man that provideth for the sick and needy: the Lord shall deliver him in the time of trouble. Psalm xli. 1. Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering; of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take my offering. Exod. xxv. 2. 52 The Communion Ye shall not appear before the Lord empty; every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he hath given thee. Deut. xvi. 16, 17. Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all. 1 Chron. xxix. 11. All things come of thee, O Lord, and of thine own have we given thee. 1 Chron. xxix. 14. T Whilst these Sentences are in reading, the Deacons, Church-wardens, or other fit persons appointed for that purpose, shall receive the Alms for the Poor, and other Devotions of the People, in a decent Basin to be provided by the Parish for that purpose; and reverently bring it to the Priest, who shall humbly present and place it upon the Holy Table. 1 And the Priest shall then place upon the Table so much Bread and Wine as he shall think sufficient. % And when the Alms and Oblations are presented, there may be sung a Hymn, or an Offertory Anthem in the words of Holy Scripture or of the Book of Common Prayer, under the direction of the Minister. IT Then shall the Priest say, Let us pray for the whole state of Christ's Church militant. ALMIGHTY and everliving God, who by thy holy Apostle hast taught us to make prayers, and sup- plications, and to give thanks for all men; We humbly beseech thee most mercifully [*to accept our alms and oblations, and] to receive no * iims^Pobu- these our prayers, which we offer unto tions, then shall thy Divine Majesty; beseeching thee to S^our* aims inspire continually the Universal Church and oblations, • .-■.I ' 'i c j li 'i i and] oe ieji un— with the spirit of truth, unity, and con- said. cord: And grant that all those who 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, so to direct and dispose the hearts The Communion 53 of all Christian Rulers, that they may truly and im- partially administer justice, to the punishment of wicked- ness and vice, and to the maintenance of thy true religion, and virtue. Give grace, O heavenly Father, to all Bish- ops and other Ministers, that they may, both by their life and doctrine, set forth thy true and lively Word, and rightly and duly administer thy holy Sacraments. And to all thy People give thy heavenly grace; and especially to this congregation here present; that, with meek heart and due reverence, they may hear, and receive thv holv Word; trulv serving thee in holiness and righteousness all the days of their life. And we most humbly beseech thee, of thy goodness, O Lord, to comfort and succour all those who, in this transitorv 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, O Father, for Jesus Christ's sake, our only Mediator and Advocate. Amen. f At the time of the Celebration of the Communion, the Priest shall say this Exhortation. But Xote, That the Exhortation may be omitted if it hath been already said on one Lord's Day in that same month. DEARLY beloved in the Lord, ye who 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 themselves, 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; so is the danger great, if we receive the same unworthily. Judge therefore your- selves, brethren, that ye be not judged of the Lord; repent you truly for your sins past; have a lively and etedfast faith in Christ our Saviour; amend your lives, 54 The Communion 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 sinners, 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 always remember the exceeding great love of our Master, and only Saviour, Jesus Christ, thus dying for us, and the innumerable benefits which by his precious blood-shedding he hath obtained for us; he hath instituted and ordained holy mysteries, as pledges of his love, and for a continual remembrance 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; submitting our- selves wholly to his holy will and pleasure, and studying to serve him in true holiness and righteousness all the days of our life. A men. f Then shall the Priest say to those who come to receive the Holy Communion, YE who do truly and earnestly repent you of your sins, and are in love and charity with your neigh- bours, and intend to lead a new life, following the com- mandments of God, and walking from henceforth in his holy ways; Draw near with faith, and take this holy Sacrament to your comfort; and make your humble confession to Almighty God, devoutly kneeling. ^ Then shall this General Confession be made, by the Priest and all those who are minded to receive the Holy Communion, humbly kneeling. ALMIGHTY God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker of all things, Judge of all men; We acknowl- edge and bewail our manifold sins and wickedness, The Communion 55 Which we, from time to time, most grievously have com- mitted, By thought, word, and deed, Against thy Divine Majesty, Provoking most justly thy wrath and indig- nation against us. We do earnestly repent, And are heartily sorry for these our misdoings; The remem- brance of them is grievous unto us; The 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. 1 Then shall the Priest (the Bishop if he be present) stand up, and turning to the People, say, ALMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, who of his great mercy hath promised forgiveness of sins to all those who with hearty repentance and true faith turn unto him; Have mercy upon you; pardon and deliver you from all your sins; confirm and strengthen you in all goodness ; and bring you to everlasting life ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. TT Then shall the Priest say. Hear what comfortable words our Saviour Christ saith unto all who truly turn to him. COME unto me, all ye 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. St. John 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. 56 The Communion 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 our sins. 1 St. John ii. 1, 2. H After which the Priest shall proceed, saying, Lift up your hearts. Answer. 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. i IT Then shall the Priest turn to the Lord's Table, and say, T is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at all times, and in ( H *ofy ^Fatherl all places, give thanks unto thee, O Lord, must be omitted [*Holy Father,] Almighty, Everlasting J£ v Trinlty - Sun - God. If Here shall follow the Proper Preface, according to the time, if there be any specially appointed; or else immediately shall be said or sung by the Priest, Therefore with Angels and Archangels, 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 T Priest and hosts, Heaven and earth are full of thy Pe °vie. glory: Glory be to thee, O Lord Most High. Amen. PROPER PREFACES. Upon Christmas-day, and 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 The Communion 57 tnat without spot of sin, to make us clean from all sin. Therefore with Angels, etc. 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 everlasting hfe. Therefore with Angels, etc. Upon Ascension-day, and seven days after. THROUGH thy most dearly beloved Son Jesus Christ our Lord; who, after his most glorious Resurrection, manifestly appeared to all his Apostles, and in their sight ascended up into heaven, to prepare a place for us; that where he is, thither we might also ascend, and reign with him in glory. Therefore with Angels, etc. Upon Whitsunday, and six days after. THROL^GH Jesus Christ our Lord; according 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, etc. 58 The Communion Upon the Feast of Trinity only, may be said. WHO art one God, one Lord; not one only Person, but three Persons in one Substance. 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 difference or inequality. Therefore with Angels, etc. J Or else this may be said, the words [Holy Father] being retained in the introductory Address. FOR the precious death and merits of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord, and for the sending to us of the Holy Ghost, the Comforter; w T ho are one with thee in thy Eternal Godhead. Therefore with Angels, etc. If Then shall the Priest, kneeling down at the Lord's Table, say, in the name of all those who shall receive the Communion, this Prayer following. WE do not presume to come to this thy Table, O 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. f 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 the Prayer of Consecration, as followeth. ALL glory be to thee, Almighty God, our heavenly Father, for that thou, of thy tender mercy, didst give thine only Son Jesus Christ to suffer death upon The Communion 59 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 Gospel command us to continue, a perpetual mem- ory of that his precious death and sacrifice, until his coming again: For in the night in which he was betrayed, (a) he took Bread; and Prult^to take when he had given thanks, (b) he brake the Paten into it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, ^(h^Andhereto Take, eat, (c) this is my Body, which is bre $ % nd Bre h a * e given for you; Do this in remembrance to lay his hand of me. Likewise, after supper, (d) he B P r°ad. aU the took the Cup; and when he had given M (d> Here he ,! i i -j. xi • t^ • i is to take the thanks, he gave it to them, saymg, Drink cup into his ye all of this; for (e) this is my Blood hai ^- And here of the New Testament, which is shed he is to lay for you, and for many, for the remission ewry ha ves4ei* v tn of sins; Do this, as oft as ye shall drink which there u ... i » r any Wine to be it, in remembrance ot me. consecrated. The Invocation. WHEREFORE, O Lord and heavenly Father, according to the institution of thy dearly beloved Son our Saviour Jesus Christ, we, thy humble servants, do celebrate and make here before thy Divine Majesty, with these thy holy gifts, which we now offer unto thee, the memorial thy Son hath commanded us to make; having in remembrance his blessed passion and precious death, his mighty resur- rection and glorious ascension; rendering unto thee most hearty thanks for the innumerable benefits pro- cured unto us by the same. A ND we most humbly beseech thee, _ ^„ . Ot i t- 1 j. i_ at. j The Oblation. mercilul rather, to hear us; and, of thy almighty goodness, vouchsafe to bless and sanctify, with thy Word and Holy Spirit, these thy gifts and 60 The Communion creatures of bread and wine; that we, receiving them according to thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ's holy institution, in remembrance of his death and passion, may be partakers of his most blessed Body and Blood. AND we earnestly desire thy fatherly 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, O Lord, our selves, our souls and bodies, to be a reasonable, holy, and living sacri- fice unto thee; humbly beseeching thee, that we, and all others who shall be partakers of this Holy Com- munion, ma}^ worthily receive the most precious Body and Blood of thy Son Jesus Christ, be filled with thy grace and heavenly benediction, and made one body with him, that he may dwell in us, and we in him. And although we are unworthy, through our manifold sins, to offer unto thee any sacrifice; 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, O Father Almighty, world without end. Amen. 1 Here may be sung a Hymn. 1 Then shall the Priest first receive the Holy Communion in both kinds himself, and proceed to deliver the same to the Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, in like manner, (if any be present,) and, after that, to the People also in order, into their hands, all devoutly kneeling. And sufficient opportunity shall be given to those present to communicate. And when he delivereth the Bread, he shall say, THE Body of our Lord Jesus Christ, which was given for thee, preserve thy body and soul unto ever- lasting life. Take and eat this in remembrance that The Communion 01 Christ died for thee, and feed on him in thy heart by faith, with thanksgiving. T[ And the Minister who deliver eth the Cup shall say, THE Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, which was shed for thee, preserve thy body and soul unto ever- lasting life. Drink this in remembrance that Christ's Blood was shed for thee, and be thankful. c // the consecrated Bread or Wine be spent before all have communicated, the Priesi is to consecrate more, according to the Form before prescribed; beginning at, All glory be to thee, Almighty God, and ending with these words, partakers of his most blessed Body and Blood. 1 When all have communicated, the Minister shall return to the Lord's Table, and reverently place upon it what remaineth of the consecrated Elements, covering the same with a fair linen cloth. 1 Then shall the Minister say the Lord's Prayer, the People repeating after him every Petition. OUR Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. H After shall be said as followeth. ALMIGHTY and everliving God, we most 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 favour and goodness towards us; and that we are very members incorporate in the mys- tical body of thy Son, which is the blessed company 62 The Communion 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, O heavenly Father, so to assist us with 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. Amen. TI Then shall be said or sung, all standing, Gloria in excelsis; or some proper Hymn from the Selection. GLORY be to God on high, and on 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, O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. O Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ; O 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, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen. TT Then the Priest {the Bishop if he be present) shall let them depart with this Blessing. THE Peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord: And the Blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be amongst you, and remain with you always. Amen. The Communion 63 f Collects that may -be said after the Collects of Morning or Evening Prayer, or Communion, at the discretion of the Minister. ASSIST us mercifully, O Lord, in these our suppli- cations and prayers, and dispose the way of thy servants towards the attainment of everlasting salva- tion; that, among all the changes and chances of this mortal life, they may ever be defended by thy most gracious and ready help; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that the words which we have heard this day with our out- ward 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. DIRECT 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 glorify thy holy Name, and finally, by thy mercy, obtain everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ALMIGHTY God, the fountain of all wisdom, who knowest our necessities before we ask, and our ignorance in asking; We beseech thee to have com- passion upon our infirmities; and those things which for our unworthiness we dare not, and for our blind- ness we cannot ask, vouchsafe to give us, for the worthi- ness of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ALMIGHTY God, who hast promised to hear the petitions of those who ask in thy Son's Name; We beseech thee mercifully to incline thine ears to us who have now made our prayers and supplications 64 The Commiwion unto thee; and grant that those things which we have faithfully asked according to thy will, may effectually be obtained, to the relief of our necessity, and to the setting forth of thy glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. r Upon the Sundays and other Holy-days, (though there be no Sermon or Communion,) shall be said all that is appointed at ihe Communion, unto tht tnd of the Gospel, concluding with the Blessing. *$ And if any of the consecrated Bread and Wine remain after the Com- munion, it shall not be carried out of the Church; but the Minister and oiher Communicants shall, immediately after the Blessing, reverently eat and drink the same. 1 When the Minister giveth warning for the Celeb? ation of the Holy Com- munion, {which he shall always do upon the Sunday, or some Holy-day, immediately preceding.) he shall read this Exhortation following: or so much thereof as, in his discretion, he may think convenient. DEARLY beloved, on day next I purpose, through God's assistance, to administer to all such as shall be religiously and devoutly disposed the most comfortable Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ; to be by them received in remembrance of his meritorious Cross and Passion; whereby alone we obtain remission of our sins, and are made partakers of the Kingdom of heaven. Wherefore 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, but also to be our spiritual food and sustenance in that holy Sacrament. Which being so divine and comfort- able a thing to them who receive it worthily, and so dangerous to those who will presume to receive it un- worthily; my duty is to exhort you, in the mean season to consider the dignitv of that holv mvsterv, and the great peril of the unworthy receiving thereof; • and so to search and examine your own consciences, (and that The Communion 65 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 required by God in holy Scripture, and be received as worthy par- takers of that holy Table. The way and means thereto is: First, to examine your lives and conversations by the rule of God's com- mandments; and whereinsoever ye shall perceive your- selves to have offended, either by will, word, or deed, there to bewail your own sinfulness, and to confess yourselves to Almighty God, with full purpose of amend- ment of life. And if ye shall perceive 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 satis- faction, according to the uttermost of your powers, for all injuries and wrongs done by you to any other; and be:.ng likewise ready to forgive others who have offended you, as ye would have forgiveness of your offences at God's hand: for otherwise the receiving of the holy Communion doth nothing else but increase your con- demnation. Therefore, if any of you be a blasphemer of God, an hinderer or slanderer of his Word, an adul- terer, or be in malice, or envy, or in any other grievous crime; repent you of your sins, or else come not to that holy Table. And because it is requisite that no man should come to the hoi}' Communion, but with 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 own conscience herein, but requireth further comfort or counsel, let him come to me, or to some other Minister of God's Word, and open his grief; that he may receive such godly counsel and advice, as may tend to the quieting of his conscience, and the removing of all scruple and doubtfulness. 66 The Communion II Or, in case he shall see the People negligent to come to the Holy Communion, instead of the former, he shall use this Exhortation. DEARLY beloved brethren, on I intend, by God's grace, to celebrate the Lord's Supper; unto which, in God's behalf, I bid you all who are here pres- ent; and beseech you, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, that ye will not refuse to come thereto, being so lovingly called and bidden bv God himself. Ye know how grievous and unkind a thing it is, when a man hath pre- pared a rich feast, decked his table with all kind of provision, so that there lacketh nothing but the guests to sit down; and yet the}' who are ca]led (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 and 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 communi- cate, 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 afraid 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 ve should return to God, will ve excuse vourselves, and say ye are not read}'? Consider earnestly with your- selves how little such feigned excuses will avail before God. Those who 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. Where- fore, according to mine office, I bid you in the Name of God, 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 The Communion 67 vouchsafe to yield up his soul by death upon the Cross for your salvation; so it is your duty to receive the Communion in remembrance of the sacrifice of his death, as he himself hath commanded: which if ye shall neglect to do, consider with yourselves how great is your ingratitude to God, and how sore punishment hangeth over your heads for the same; when ye wil- fully 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 con- sider, 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. SELECTED COLLECTS. For Spiritual Triumph. 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 which thy Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge both the quick and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal, through him who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, now and ever. Amen. For Divine Help. OLORD, raise up, we pray thee, thy power, and come among us, and with great might succour us; that whereas, through our sins and wickedness, we are sore let and hindered in running the race that is set before us, thy bountiful grace and mercy may speedily help and deliver us; through the satisfaction of thy Son our Lord, to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be honour and glory, world without end. Amen. For Daily Renewal. ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us thy only- begotten Son to take our nature upon him, and as at this time to be born of a pure virgin; Grant that we being regenerate, and made thy children by adop- tion 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. o For Strength and Protection. GOD, who knowest us to be set in the midst of so many and great dangers, that by reason of the Selected Collects 69 frailty of our nature we cannot always stand upright; Grant to us such strength and protection, as may sup- port us in all dangers, and carry us through all tempta- tions; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For Christlikeness. 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 purify ourselves, even as he is pure; that, when he shall appear again with power and great glory, we may be made like unto him in his eternal and glorious kingdom ; where with thee, O Father, and thee, O Holy Ghost, he liveth and reigneth ever, one God, world without end. Amen. For Forgiveness. ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hatest noth- ing that thou hast made, and dost forgive the sins of all those who are penitent; Create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we, worthily lamenting our sins and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of thee, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For Patience. ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who, of thy ten- der 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 grant, that we may both follow the example of his patience, and also be made partakers of his resurrec- tion; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 70 Selected Collects For Joyful Resurrection. GRANT, O Lord, that as we are baptized into the death of thy blessed Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ, so by continual mortifying our corrupt affections we may be buried with him; and that through the grave, and gate of death, we may pass to our joyful resurrec- tion; for his merits, who died, and was buried, and rose again for us, thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For Reality. ALMIGHTY God, who through thine only-begotten Son Jesus Christ hast overcome death, and opened unto us the gate of everlasting life ; We humbly beseech thee that, as by thy special grace preventing us thou dost put into our minds good desires, so by 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. For Grateful Discipleship. ALMIGHTY God, who hast given thine only Son to be unto us both a sacrifice for sin, and also an ensample of godly life; Give us grace that we may always most thankfully receive that his inestimable benefit, and also daily endeavour ourselves to follow the blessed steps of his most holy life; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For a Right Decision. .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 Selected Collects 71 thou commandest, and desire that which thou dost promise; that so, among the sundry and manifold changes of the world, our hearts may surely there be fixed, where true joys are to be found; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For Acceptable Service. OGOD, the strength of all those who put their trust in thee; Mercifully accept our prayers; and because, through the weakness of our mortal nature, we can do no good thing without thee, grant us the help of thy grace, that in keeping thy commandments we may please thee, both in will and deed; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For the Love that Blesses. OGOD, who hast prepared for those who love thee such good things as pass man's understanding; Pour into our 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. A men. For a Clear Conscience. ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who art always more ready to hear than we to pray, and art wont to give more than either we desire or deserve; Pour down upon us the abundance of thy mercy; 'forgiving us those things whereof our conscience is afraid, and giving us those good things which we are not worthy to ask, but through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ, thy Son, our Lord. Amen. 72 Selected Collects For Effective Christians. 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 with a quiet mind; through Jesus Christ our Lord. A men. For Release from Sins. OLORD, we beseech thee, absolve thy people from their offences; that through thy bountiful goodness we may all be delivered from the bands of those sins, which by our frailty we have committed. Grant this, O heavenly Father, for Jesus Christ's sake, our blessed Lord and Saviour. Amen. For Christ's Saving Power. WE beseech thee, O 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 passion we may be brought unto the glory of his resurrection; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For a Godlg Life. ALMIGHTY God, who hast knit together thine elect in one communion and fellowship, 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 those who unfeignedly love thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. OTHER PRAYERS. , For True Religion. OGOD, Holy Ghost, Sanctifier of the faithful, visit us we pray thee, with thy love and favour; enlighten our minds more and more with the light of the ever- lasting Gospel; graft in our hearts the love of the truth; increase in us true religion; nourish us with all goodness; .•ind of thy great mercy keep us in the same, O blessed Spirit, whom, with the Father and the Son together, we worship and glorify as one God, world without end. Amen. For Deliverance. OGOD, merciful Father, who despisest not the sighing of a contrite heart, nor the desire of such as are sorrowful; Mercifully assist our prayers which 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, may,, by thy good providence, be brought to nought; that we thy ser- vants, being hurt by no persecutions, may evermore give thanks unto thee in thy holy Church; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For Safety. WE humbly beseech thee, O Father, mercifully to look upon our infirmities; and, for the glory of thy Name, turn from us all those evils that we most justly 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 pureness of living, to thy honour and glory; through our only Mediator and Advocate, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 74 Other Prayers A Prayer for Congress. MOST gracious God, we humbly beseech thee, as for the people of these United States in general, so especially for their Senate and Representatives in Con- gress assembled; that thou wouldest be pleased to direct and prosper all their consultations, to the advancement of thy glory, the good of thy Church, the safety, honour, and welfare of thy people; that all things may be so ordered and settled by their endeavours, upon the best and surest foundations, that peace and happiness, truth and justice, religion and piety, may be established among us for all generations. These and all other necessaries, for them, for us, and thy whole Church, we humbly beg in the Name and mediation of Jesus Christ, our most blessed Lord and Saviour. Amen. For Fruitful Seasons. GRACIOUS Father, who openest thine hand and fillest all things living with plenteousness; We beseech thee of thine infinite goodness to hear us, who now make our prayers and supplications unto thee. Remember not our sins, but thy promises of mercy. Vouchsafe to bless the lands and multiply the harvests of the world. Let thv breath go forth that it may renew the face of the earth. Show thy loving-kindness, that our land may give her increase; and so fill us with good things that the poor and needy may give thanks unto thy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen. For a Person under Affliction. MERCIFUL God, and heavenly Father, who hast taught us in thy holy Word that thou dost not willingly afflict or grieve the children of men; Look with pity, we beseech thee, upon the sorrows of thy servant, for whom our prayers are desired. In thy wis- Other Prayers 75 dom thou hast seen fit to visit him with trouble, and to bring distress upon him. Remember him, O Lord, in mercy; sanctify thy fatherly correction to him; endue his soul with patience under his affliction, and with resig- nation to thy blessed will; comfort him with a sense of thy goodness; lift up thy countenance upon him, and give him peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. A men. For Comfort. MERCIFUL God, and heavenly Father, who hast taught us in thy holy Word that thou dost not willingly afflict or grieve the children of men: Look with pity, we beseech thee, upon the sorrows of thy servant, for whom our prayers are desired. In thy wisdom thou hast seen fit to visit him with trouble, and to bring distress upon him. Remember him, O Lord, in mercy; sanctify thy fatherly correction to him; endue his soul with patience under his affliction, and with resignation to thy blessed will; comfort him with a sense of thy goodness; lift up thy countenance upon him, and give him peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For the Sick or Wounded. OLORD, look down from heaven, behold, visit, and relieve 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 safety; 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 beseech thee, this thy fatherly correction to him; that the sense of his weakness may add strength to his 76 Other Prayers 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 him grace so to take thy visita- tion, that, after this painful life ended, he may dwell with thee in life everlasting; through Jesus Christ our Lord. A men. A Prayer when there Appear eth but Small Hope of Recovery. FATHER of mercies, and God of all comfort, our only help in time of need; We fly unto thee for succour in behalf of this thy servant, here lying under thy hand in great weakness of body. Look graciously upon him, O Lord; and the more the outward man decayeth, strengthen him, we beseech thee, so much the more continually with thy grace and Holy Spirit in the inner man. Give him unfeigned repentance for all the errors of his life past, and stedfast faith in thy Son Jesus; that his sins may be done away by thy mercy, and his pardon sealed in heaven, before he go hence, and be no more seen. We know, O Lord, that there is no word impossible with thee; and that, if thou wilt, thou canst even yet raise him up, and grant him a longer continuance amongst us; yet, forasmuch as in all appearance the time of his dissolution draweth near, so fit and prepare him, we beseech thee, against the hour of death, that after his departure hence in peace, and in thy favour, his soul may be received into thine ever- lasting kingdom; through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ thine only Son, our Lord and Saviour. Amen. A Commendatory Prayer for a Person at the Point of Departure. ALMIGHTY God, with whom do live the spirits of just men made perfect, after they are delivered o Other Prayers 77 from their earthly prisons; We humbly commend the soul of this thy servant, our dear brother, into thy hands, as into the hands of a faithful Creator, and most merci- ful Saviour; most humbly beseeching thee, that it may be precious in thy sight. Wash it, we pray thee, in the blood of that immaculate 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 and done away, it may be presented pure and without spot before thee ; through the merits of Jesus Christ thine onlv 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 comfort; We beseech thee, look down in pity and compassion upon this thy afflicted servant. Thou writest bitter things against him, and makest him to possess his former iniquities; thy wrath lieth hard upon him, and his soul is full of trouble. But, O merciful God, who hast written thy holy Word for our learning, that we, through patience and comfort of thy holy Scriptures, might have hope; give him a right understanding of himself, and of thy threats and prom- ises; that he may neither cast away his confidence in thee, nor place it any where but in thee. Give him strength against all his temptations, and heal all his distempers. Break not the bruised reed, nor quench the smoking flax. Shut not up thy tender mercies in displeasure; but make him to hear of joy and gladness, that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. Deliver him from fear of the enemy, and lift up the light of thy countenance upon him, and give him peace, 78 Other Prayers through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. A Prayer in Behalf of All Present. OGOD, whose days are without end, and whose mercies cannot be numbered; Make us, we beseech thee, deeply sensible of the shortness and uncertainty of human life; and let thy Holy Spirit lead us through this vale of misery, in holiness and righteousness, all the days of our lives: that, when we shall have served thee in our generation, we may be gathered unto our fathers, having the testimony of a good conscience; in the com- munion of the catholic Church; in the confidence of a certain faith; in the comfort of a reasonable, religious, and holy hope; in favour with thee our God, and in perfect charity with the world. All which we ask through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. A Prayer in Case of Sudden Surprise and Immediate Danger. OMOST gracious Father, we fly unto thee for mercy in behalf of this thy servant, here lying under the sudden visitation of thine hand. If it be thy will, pre- serve his life, that there may be place for repentance; but if thou hast otherwise appointed, let thy mercy supply to him the want of the usual opportunity for the trimming of his lamp. Stir up in him such sorrow for sin, and such fervent love to thee, as may in a short time do the work of many days: that among the praises which thy saints and holy angels shall sing to the honour of thy mercy through eternal ages, it may be to thy unspeakable glory, that thou hast redeemed the soul of this thy servant from eternal death, and made him partaker of the everlasting life, which is through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Other Prayers 79 SAVIOUR of the world, who by thy Cross and precious Blood hast redeemed us; Save us, and help us, we humbly beseech thee, O Lord. THE Almighty Lord, who is a most strong tower to all those who put their trust in him, to whom all things in heaven, in earth, and under the earth, do bow and obey, Be now and evermore thy defence; and make thee know and feel, that there is none other Name under heaven given to man, in whom, and through whom, thou mayest receive health and salvation, but only the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. For the Good Example of the Departed. ALMIGHTY God, with whom do live the spirits of those who 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 the good examples of all those thy servants, who, having finished their course in faith, do now rest from their labours. And we beseech thee, that we, with all those who are departed in the true faith of thy holy Name, may have our perfect con- summation and bliss, both in body and soul, in thy eternal and everlasting glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For Final Blessedness. MERCIFUL God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is the Resurrection and the Life; in whom whosoever belie veth, shall live, though he die; and whosoever iiveth, and belie veth in him, shall not die eternally; who also hath taught us, by his holy 80 Other Prayers Apostle Saint Paul, not to be sorry, as men without hope, for those who sleep in him; We humbly beseech thee, O Father, to raise us from the death of sin unto the life of righteousness; that, when we shall depart this life, we may rest in him; and that, at the general Resurrection in the last day, we may be found accept- able in thy sight; and receive that blessing, which thy well-beloved Son shall then pronounce to all who love and fear thee, saying, Come, ye blessed children of my Father, receive the kingdom prepared for you>from the beginning of the world. Grant this, we beseech thee, O merciful Father, through Jesus Christ, our Mediator and Redeemer. Amen. For Reunions Celestial. MOST merciful Father, who hast been pleased to take unto thyself the soul of thy servant; Grant to us who are still in our pilgrimage, and who walk as yet by faith, that having served thee with constancy on earth, we may be joined hereafter with thy blessed saints in glory everlasting; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For a Happy Death. OLORD Jesus Christ, who by thy death didst take away the sting of death; Grant unto us thy ser- vants so to follow in faith where thou hast led the way, that we may at length fall asleep peacefully in thee, and awake up after thy likeness; through thy mercy, who livest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen. For Following the Example of Saints. ALMIGHTY and everliving God, we yield unto thee most high praise and hearty thanks, for the wonder- ful grace and virtue declared in all thy saints, who have Other Prayers 81 been the choice vessels of thy grace, and the lights of the world in their several generations; most humbly beseeching thee to give us grace so to follow the example of their stedfastness in thy faith, and obedience to thy holy commandments, that at the day of the general Resurrection, we, with all those who are of the mystical body of thy Son, may be set on his right hand, and hear that his most joyful voice: Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. Grant this, O Father, for Jesus Christ's sake, our only Mediator and Advocate. Amen. Prayers to be Used in all Ships in Storms at Sea. OMOST powerful and glorious Lord God, at whose command the winds blow, and lift up the waves of the sea, and who stillest the rage thereof; We, thy creatures, but miserable sinners, do in this our great distress cry unto thee for help: Save, Lord, or else we perish. We confess, when we have been safe, and seen all things quiet about us, we have forgotten thee our God, and refused to hearken to the still voice of thy word, and to obey thy commandments: but now we see how terrible thou art in all thy works of wonder, the great God to be feared above all: and therefore we adore thy Divine Majesty, acknowledging thy power, and imploring thy goodness. Help, Lord, and save us for thy mercy's sake in Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord. Amen. Short Prayers amidst a Storm. THOU, O Lord, who stillest the raging of the sea, hear, hear us, and save us, that we perish not. O blessed Saviour, who didst save thy disciples ready to perish in a storm, hear us, and save us, we beseech thee. 82 Other Prayers Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. O Lord, hear us. O Christ, hear us. God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Ghost, have mercy upon us, save us now and evermore. Amen. The Prayer to be said before a Fight at Sea against any Enemy. OMOST powerful and glorious Lord God, the Lord of hosts, that rulest and commandest all things; Thou sittest in the throne judging right, and therefore we make our address to thy Divine Majesty in this our necessity, that thou wouldest take the cause into thine own hand, and judge between us and our enemies. Stir up thy strength, O Lord, and come and help us; for thou givest not 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 help, 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. Amen. Special Prayers in the Face of 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 who fly 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 violence of the enemv. Other Prayers 83 O Lord arise, help us, and deliver us for thy Name's sake. Amen. Morning Prayers. ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, in t •• i j u Acknoivledg- whom we live and move and nave ment of God's our being; We, thy needy creatures, ren- Zml™sp%S der thee our humble praises, for thy pre- through the night servation of us from the beginning of our past ^ lives to this day, and especially for having delivered us from the dangers of the past night. To thy watchful providence we owe it, [*that no disturbance hath come nigh us or our dwelling; but that we are * when dts- brought in safety to the beginning of this turbances of any day. J rov these thy mercies, we bless stead of this, say, and magnify thy glorious Name; humbly s?and?ng W1 our beseeching thee to accept this our morn- dangers, we are ing sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving; ty°?o h the n be|i f n- for his sake who lay down in the grave, and ning of tnis <*ay. rose again for us, thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. AND since it is of thy mercy, O gra- Dedication of cious Father, that another day is ofd'T^TrUce , added to our lives; We here dedicate ***** a resolution both our souls and our bodies to thee a°aiiy e in T °good- and thy service, in a sober, righteous, ness - and godly life: in which resolution, do thou, O merciful God, confirm and strengthen us; that, as we grow in age, we may grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. BUT, O God, who knowest the weak- ness and corruption of our nature, Prayer for and the manifold temptations which we u r s ace to to perform daily meet with; We humbly beseech that resolution. thee to have compassion on our infirmi- s 84 Other Prayers ties, and to give us the constant assistance of thy Holy Spirit; that we may be effectually restrained from sin, and excited to our duty. Imprint upon our hearts such a dread of thy judgments, and such a grateful sense of thy goodness to us, as may make us both afraid and ashamed to offend thee. And, above all, keep in our minds a lively remembrance of that great day, in which we must give a strict account of our thoughts, words, and actions; and according to the works done in the body, be eternaDy rewarded or punished, by him whom thou hast appointed the Judge of quick and dead, thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. IN particular, we implore thy grace and protection for the ensuing day. Keep us temperate in our meats and drinks, and diligent in our several callings. Grant us patience under any afflictions thou shalt see fit to lay on us, and minds always contented with our present con- dition. Give us grace to be just and upright in all our dealings; quiet and peaceable; full of compassion; and ready to do good to all men, according to our abilities and opportunities. Direct us in all our ways, [*and prosper the works of our hands in the business of our several stations. 1 Defend us from all dangers and adversities ; and be graciously pleased to take us, and all things belonging to us, under thy fatherly care and protection. These things, and whatever else thou shalt see necessary and convenient to us, we humbly beg, through the merits and mediation of thy Son Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour. Amen. For grace to guide and keep us the following day, and for God's blessing on the business of the same. * On Sunday morning, instead of this, say, and let thy Holy Spirit accom- pany us to the place of thy pub- lic worship, mak- ing us serious and attentive, and raising our minds from the thoughts of this world to the consideration of the next; that we may fervent- ly join in the prayers and praises of thy Church, and listen to our duty with hon- est hearts, In order to prac- tise it. Other Prayers 85 Evening Prayers. MOST merciful God, who art of purer confession of eyes than to behold iniquity, and hast p^yer fir* con- promised forgiveness to all those who trition and par- confess and forsake their sins; We come before thee in an humble sense of our own unworthi- ness, acknowledging our manifold transgressions of thy righteous laws.* But, O gracious Father, who desirest not the death of a sinner, * Here let Mm look upon us, we beseech thee, in mercy, a^shon^ vausl and forgive us all our transgressions. t0 confess the t. t i j i -li » i? .t sins and failings Make us deeply sensible of the great of that day. evil of them; and work in us an hearty contrition; that we may obtain forgiveness at thy hands, who art ever ready to receive humble and penitent sin- ners; for the sake of thy Son Jesus Christ, our only Saviour and Redeemer. Amen. AND lest, through our own frailty, or Prayer for the temptations which encompass us, and 6 grow T bette7. we be drawn again into sin, vouchsafe us, we beseech thee, the direction and assistance of thy Holy Spirit. Reform whatever is amiss in the temper and disposition of our souls; that no unclean thoughts, unlawful designs, or inordinate desires, may rest there. Purge our hearts from envy, hatred, and malice; that we may never suffer the sun to go down upon our wrath ; but may always go to our rest in peace, charity, and good-will, with a conscience void of offence towards thee, and towards men; that so we may be preserved pure and blameless, unto the coming of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. AND accept, O Lord, our intercessions The imerces- for all mankind. Let the light of s * on - thy Gospel shine upon all nations; and may as many as have received it, live as becomes it. Be gracious 86 Other Prayers unto thy Church; and grant that every member of the same, in his vocation and ministry, may serve thee faithfully. Bless all in authority over us; and so rule their hearts and strengthen their hands, that they may punish wickedness and vice, and maintain thy true re- ligion and virtue. Send down thy blessings, temporal and spiritual, upon all our relations, friends, and neigh- bours. Reward all who have done us good, and pardon all those who have done or wish us evil, and give them repentance and better minds. Be merciful to all who are in any trouble; and do thou, the God of pity, admin- ister to them according to their several necessities; for his sake who went about doing good, thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. THANKSGIVINGS. TO my prayers, Lord, I join my un- personal feigned thanks for all thy mercies; Thantsgivino. for my being, my reason, and all other endowments and faculties of soul and body; for my health, friends, food, and raiment, and all the other comforts and con- veniences of life. Above all, I adore thy mercy in send- ing thy only Son into the world, to redeem me from sin and eternal death, and in giving me the knowledge and sense of my duty towards thee. I bless thee for thy patience with me, notwithstanding my many and great provocations; for all the directions, assistances, and comforts of thy Holy Spirit; for thy continual care and watchful providence over me through the whole course of my life; and particularly for the mercies and benefits of the past day; beseeching thee to continue these thy blessings to me, and to give me grace to show my thankfulness in a sincere obedience to his laws, through whose merits and intercession I received them all, thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. For Deliverance from our Enemies. ALMIGHTY God, who art a strong tower of defence unto thy servants against the face of their enemies; We yield thee praise and thanksgiving for our deliverance from those great and apparent dangers wherewith we were compassed. We acknowledge it thy goodness that we were not delivered over as a prey unto them; beseeching thee still to continue such thy mercies towards us, that all the world may know that thou art our Saviour and mighty Deliverer; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. o For Restoring Public Peace at Home. ETERNAL God, our heavenly Father, who alone makest men to be of one mind in a house, and 88 Thanksgivings stillest the outrage of a violent and unruly people; We bless thy holy Name, that it hath pleased thee to appease the seditious tumults which have been lately raised up amongst us; most humbly beseeching thee to grant to all of us guidance, that we may henceforth obediently walk in thy holy commandments; and, leading a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty, may continually offer unto thee our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving for these thy mercies towards us; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. A Thanksgiving for the Beginning of a Recovery. GREAT and mighty God, who bringest down to the grave, and bringest up again; We bless thy wonder- ful goodness, for having turned our heaviness into joy and our mourning into gladness, by restoring this our brother to some degree of his former health. Blessed be thy Name that thou didst not forsake him in his sickness; but didst visit him with comforts from above; didst support him in patience and submission to thy will ; and at last didst send him seasonable relief. Per- fect, we beseech thee, this thy mercy towards him; and prosper the means which shall be made use of for his cure: that, being restored to health of body, vigour of mind, and cheerfulness of spirit, he may be able to go to thine house, to offer thee an oblation with great glad- ness, and to bless thy holy Name for all thy goodness towards him; through Jesus Christ our Saviour, to whom, with thee and the Holy Spirit, be all honour and glory, world without end. Amen. For a Recovery from Sickness. OGOD, who art the giver of life, of health, and of safety; W 7 e bless thy Name, that thou hast been pleased to deliver from his bodily sickness this thy serv- ant^ who now desireth to return thanks unto thee, in Thanksgivings 89 the presence of all thy people. Gracious art thou, O Lord, and full of compassion to the children of men. May his heart be duly impressed with a sense of thy merciful goodness, and may he devote the residue of his days to an humble, holy, and obedient walking before thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For a Safe Return from Sea. MOST gracious Lord, whose mercy is over all thy works; We praise thy holy Name that thou hast been pleased to conduct in safety, through the perils of the great deep, thy servant, who now desireth to return his thanks unto thee. May he be duly sensible of thy merciful providence towards him, and ever express his thankfulness by a holy trust in thee, and obedience to thy laws; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. To be Used at Sea. OMOST mighty and gracious good God, thy mercy is over all thy works, but in special manner hath been extended towards us, whom thou hast so power- fully and wonderfully defended. Thou hast showed 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 those who trust in thee. Thou hast showed us how both winds and seas obey thy com- mand; that we may learn, even from them, hereafter to obey thy voice, and to do thy will. We therefore bless and glorify thy Name, for 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 always ready to express our thankfulness, not only by words, but also by our lives, in being more obedient to thy holy commandments. Continue, we beseech thee, this thy goodness to us; that we, whom thou hast saved, 90 Thanksgivings may serve thee in holiness and righteousness all the days of our life; through Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. Amen. ALMIGHTY God, the Sovereign Commander of all the world, in whose hand is power and might, which none is able to withstand; We bless and magnify thy great and glorious Name for this happy Victory, the whole glory whereof we do ascribe to thee, who art the only giver of victory. And, we beseech thee, give us grace to improve this great mercy to thy glory, the advancement of thy Gospel, the honour of our country, 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 walking 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 Deliverance, be all glory and honour, world without end. Amen. SPECIAL PRAYERS. For Our Country. ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us this good land for our heritage; We humbly beseech thee that we may always prove ourselves a people mindful of thy favour, glad to do thy will. Bless our land with honour- able industry, sound learning, and pure manners. Save us from violence, discord and confusion; from pride and arrogancy, and from every evil way. Defend our liberties; preserve our unity; fashion into one happy people the multitudes brought hither out of many kin- dreds and tongues. Endue with the spirit of wisdom those to whom in thy Name we entrust the authority of government, to the end that there be justice and peace at home, and that through obedience to thy law we show forth thy praise among the nations of the earth. In the time of prosperity fill our hearts with thankfulness, and in the day of trouble suffer not our trust in thee to fail; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For the Army. OLORD God of Hosts, stretch forth, we pray thee, thine almighty arm to strengthen and protect the soldiers of our country; support them in the day of battle, and in the time of peace keep them safe from all evil; endue them with courage and loyalty; and grant that in all things they may serve without reproach, as seeing thee who art invisible; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For the Navy. OETERXx\L Lord God, who alone spreadest out the heavens, and rulest the raging of the sea; Vouch- safe to take into thy almighty and most gracious pro- 92 Special Prayers tection our country's Navy, and all who serve therein. Preserve them from the dangers of the sea, and from the violence of the enemy; that they may be a safeguard unto the United States of America, and a security for such as pass on the seas upon their lawful occasions; that the inhabitants of our land may in peace and quiet- ness serve thee our God; to the glory of thy Name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For the Allied Nations. ALMIGHTY Lord, who art a most strong tower to all those who put their trust in thee, to whom all things in heaven, in earth, and under the earth do bow and obey; Be now and evermore our defence; direct and prosper the cause of our country and of our Allies. May the kingdoms of this world, the kingdoms of all human authority, ambition, enterprise, and genius, become the kingdoms of our God. May rulers, presi- dents, and kings serve thee, the King of kings. In all parliaments and congresses may the divine ideals of justice, truth, and peace be had in honour; and stablish all in permanent fraternity, to thy great glory. Hear us, we beseech thee, through the mediation of thy Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Christian's Opportunity. GOD of our fathers, who hast raised up this nation for a glorious mission, and hast sent thy Church to leaven the world, deepen in us and all who call themselves Christians the sense of our surpassing oppor- tunity in this time of war, as witnesses to thee; help us the more faithfully to consider thy will and share thy spirit and follow thy way; that so we may enter into thy great reward. Bless our leaders with vision and strength in upholding the high cause of human liberty. Shield from every evil the men who serve in Special Prayers 93 the Army and Nayy, and inspire them with a holy enthusiasm. Animate the minds of the people with the unifying spirit of sacrificial patriotism. Make us grateful stewards of thy unmerited bounty to the relief of those in need. And, above all, so enlighten and quicken thy servants that we may, in union with all men of good will, be fit instruments to thy glory, increasing the righteousness which alone exalteth a nation, and hastening thy kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For Those in Training. OLORD, our God, we ask thy help and blessing for all who are now being prepared to take their part in the defence and service of their country. Grant that they may cheerfully perform all necessary duties; preserve them amidst the dangers and temptations which beset them; make them apt and able, that in all things they may quit themselves like men to the honour of their high calling, their country's safety, and thy glory; through him who suffered, died, and rose again for us, thy Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. For Men in Camp. ALMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, visit, we pray thee, this Camp, its Commander, its Officers and Men, with thy love and favour. Strengthen us that we may be faithful in the performance of our duties, give us ready obedience and a love of discipline. Deliver us from loneliness and guard us in our temptations. Grant that we may have an abiding sense of thy presence; Increase in us true religion and of thy great mercy keep us in the same, through Jesus Christ, thine only Son our Lord. Amen. 94 Special Prayers For the Marine Corps. ETERNAL and loving Father, we commend to thy protection and care the officers and men of our Marine Corps. Guide and direct them in the main- tenance of our country's honour. Protect them in the hour of danger. Grant that wherever they serve our Nation — on land or sea, they may at all times put their trust in thee, and commit themselves and their loved ones to thy fatherly keeping, until they are finally called into thy haven of rest and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. A men. For the Airmen and Others in Hazardous Service. ALMIGHTY God, who sittest on thy throne judg- ing right; We commend to thy fatherly goodness the men serving our Nation at this time of peril (par- ticularly our Airmen and others in hazardous employ) beseeching thee to take into thine own hand both them and the cause which they uphold. Be thou their tower of strength and give them courage in peril and danger. Make them bold through life or death to put their trust in thee, who art the giver of all victory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Lord Roberts 1 Prayer. ALMIGHTY Father, I have often sinned against thee. O wash me in the precious Blood of the Lamb of God. Fill me with thy Holy Spirit that I may lead a new life. Spare me to see again those whom I love at home, or fit me for thy Presence in peace. Strengthen us to quit ourselves like men in our righteous cause. Keep us faithful unto death, calm in danger, patient in suffering, merciful as well as brave — true to our country and our colours. If it be thy will enable us to win the victory for human liberty; but above all grant us the better Special Prayers 95 victory over temptation and sin — over life and death, that we may be more than conquerors through him who loved us and laid down his life for us — Jesus Christ our Saviour, the Captain of the army of God. Amen. For Victory. OLORD God of Hosts, strengthen and guide this Nation and our Allies, that we may labour with valour for the establishment on earth of thy reign of law and love, of freedom and righteousness, and crown our endeavours with speedy victory and lasting peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For Temperance. OGOD, who didst make man in thine own image, and hast sanctified our human nature by the In- carnation of thy dear Son; Give us grace to keep our bodies in temperance and soberness. Stir up our wills to such abstinence as may safeguard the weak. Deepen our sense of the sinfulness ol waste, and of the misery which self indulgence thrusts upon the innocent. Strengthen the efforts to rid our land of drunkenness; and so mightily impel us to avoid all such things as are contrary to our profession, that we may prove our- selves worthy temples of the Holy Ghost; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For Purity. OLORD Jesus Christ, sinless Son of man, who art evermore ready to succour them that are tempted; Grant unto us, thy servants, both valour and constancy, that we may keep evermore undefiled our own purity, fight manfully against the corruption that is in the world, and shield and rescue those that are sore beset. These things we ask of the love of the Father and the power 96 Special Prayers of the Holy Ghost in thy Name, who with them livest and reignest, one God, world without end. Amen. For Right Conversation. OGOD, who hast magnified thy Name and thy Word above all things, fill our hearts with such reverence that we may never take thy holy Name in vain. Purge our thoughts and speech, that no unworthy communica- tions ma}^ proceed out of our mouths. Restrain all words that may do hurt, and keep the door of our lips, that we may ever be showing forth thy praise ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For One in Great Suffering. GRACIOUS Father, whose dear Son bore for us unspeakable agonies, being scourged and crowned with thorns, and nailed to the Cross; Have mercy on thy servant who is now in great suffering, and grant him grace to fix his eyes upon the Cross, and therein find strength, truly following him, who for the joy that was set before him endured the Cross; that knowing the fellowship of the sufferings of thy dearly beloved Son, our Lord, he may rest in him, and at length enter into his joy; for his merits, who with thee and*the Holy Ghost liveth one God, world without end. Amen. For Healing. ALMIGHTY God, who art the only source of health and healing, the spirit of calm and the central pe^ce of the universe; grant to us thy children such a consciousness of thy indwelling presence, as may give us utter confidence in thee. In all pain, and weariness, and anxiety may we throw ourselves upon thy besetting care, that knowing ourselves fenced about by thy loving omnipotence, we may permit thee to give us health and Special Prayers 97 strength and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. A men. For Souls in Pain. HELP us, God of our life, to bear our pain as thy beloved Son bore his trials and passion, so that we may gather strength out of weakness and suffering, and consecrate our sorrows even as he did. Enable us to bear quietly whatever hardness there may be in our lot, neither exulting in our pride, nor yielding to despondency, but always relying upon thee. And be pleased, O thou great Deliverer, to put an end at last to our suffering, whether in tranquil life, or at the coming of the final peace; and when thou callest us to give an account of our stewardship of pain, may we be found worthy of the recompense of those whose suffering was instead of work for thee. Amen. A Meditation. OTHOU divine Spirit, let me find my strength in thee. I need thee, that I may be strong everywhere. 1 long to be independent of all circumstances, alike of the cloud and of the sunshine. I want a power to save me from sinking in despondency, and to rescue me from soaring in pride. I want both a pillar of fire and a pillar of cloud; a refuge from the night of adversity, and a shield from the day of prosperity. I can find them in thee. Thou hast proved thy power both over the night and over the day. Come into my heart, and thy power shall be my power. I shall be victorious over all cir- cumstances, at home in all scenes, restful in all fortunes. I shall have power to tread upon scorpions, and they shall do me no hurt; the world shall be mine when thy spirit is in me. Amen. 98 Special Prayers A Thanksgiving for an Escape from a Special Peril. OLORD God , in whose hand is the life of everything, and the breath of all mankind; We magnify thy goodness in that thou hast been pleased to save from deadly hurt thy servant who now desireth (or for whom we desire) to offer thee the sacrifice of praise and thanks- giving. Give him grace, we humbly beseech thee, worthily to spend in thy service the days which thou hast so mercifully prolonged, that henceforth dwelling always under thy protection he may abide in thy love unto his life's end; through Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen. For Prisoners and Captives. GOD of all comfort, who didst sustain thy blessed Son when he was bound and scourged, and didst send an angel to deliver thine apostle from imprison- ment, mercifully befriend all prisoners and captives. Defend them from injustice and cruelty; uplift them by the angel of thy presence; and in thy good time restore them to liberty and glad service of thee and their country. For the sake of him who through suffering and death has redeemed us, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. During an Epidemic. ALMIGHTY God, we implore thy help in this our great need. Pardon the ignorance and neglect of thy laws which may have brought it upon us, and inspire us to mend our ways. Guide those who are studying how to prevent, as well as to cure such ills; and if it be thy good will, assuage its virulence, and grant that we may learn to seek more diligently to do thy bidding, and to live in truer dependence upon thee who art our Father, for Jesus Christ's sake. Amen. Special Prayers 99 For Those who Minister to the Sick and Wounded. MERCIFUL God, whose blessed Son went about doing good; Uphold with thy strength and grace those who do service to the wounded and the sick; grant to the ministers of thy gospel faithfulness and love, to the physicians and surgeons wisdom and skill, to the nurses sympathy and patience; and we beseech thee to protect and bless them in all dangers, anxieties, and labours; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For Benefactors. ALMIGHTY God, by whose good spirit the minds of men are inclined to deeds of love and kindness ; We thank thee for all the help and comfort which we have received from friends and benefactors (and especially from those whose aid we now remember). As they have been mindful of us, so be thou ever mindful of them; as they have freely given, so may they freely receive at thy hands abundant blessings. Do thou have regard unto their necessities, and reward their good deeds, that in this life the comfort of grateful thoughts may follow them, and in the life to come thy love may welcome them to everlasting joys; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For Those at Home. ALMIGHTY God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom the whole familv in earth and heaven is named; We commend to thee our loved ones at home. Guard and protect them from all evil. Amid all the separations of this life, keep them and us under thy care and guidance; watch over them and us while we are absent one from the other. Grant us a happy reunion here on earth, and after the separation of this life, unite us all at last in thy heavenly kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 100 Special Prayers A Commemoration of Absent and Departed Kindred. ALMIGHTY and most merciful Father; We acknowl- edge thy great and undeserved goodness in having hitherto guarded with thy watchful care those of our kindred whom thy Providence separateth from us; we also praise thy holy Name for all thy servants departed from amongst us in thy faith and fear; and we humbly beseech thee so to bless us that remain on earth, that, being protected from all evil of soul and body, we may ever serve thee with quiet minds and thankful hearts, and together with those that are gone before may have our refreshment in Paradise and our portion in the resurrection of the just; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For the Dying. ALMIGHTY God, who wiliest not that any sin- ner should die, but rather that he should turn from his wickedness and live; We beseech thee to loose the spirits of those who are dying from every bond and set them free from all evil, that they may rest with all thy saints in the eternal habitations; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For Grace to Die. OGOD, who holdest our souls in life, and hast appointed unto all men once to die; Grant that when our last hour cometh, we may not be dismayed; but may commend our spirits to thy care; trusting in the merits of thy Son our Saviour. And this we beg for the sake of him who died for us that we might live with thee forever. Amen. i For the Dead. XCLINE, O Lord, thine ear to our prayers, and of thy mercy bring thy servants who have died in Special Prayers 101 battle or from their wounds into the place of peace and light and admit them to the fellowship of the blessed ones who have laid down their lives for their friends; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For a Better World. ALMIGHTY God, who canst bring good out of evil, and makest even the wrath of man to turn to thy praise; We beseech thee so to order and dispose the issue of the war in which our country is now engaged, that we may be brought through strife to a lasting peace, and that the nations of the world may be united in a firmer fellowship, for the promotion of thy glory and the good of all mankind; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For Our Enemies. LORD Jesus Christ, who hast commanded us not to return evil for evil, but to pray for those who hate us; Enable us by thy blessed example and thy loving Spirit, to offer a true prayer for all our enemies (and especially for those persons known to thee who have wrought us harm). If in anything we have given just cause of offence, teach us to feel, and to confess, and to amend our fault, that a way of reconciliation may be found. Deliver them and us from the power of hatred, and may the peace of God rule in all our hearts, both now and evermore. Amen. For all Poor } Homeless, and Neglected Folk. OGOD, who healest those that are broken in heart; Let thy fatherly goodness be upon all that thou hast made. Especially, we beseech thee, to remember in pity such as are this day destitute or homeless. Mightily befriend innocent sufferers, and sanctify to 102 Special Prayers them the endurance of their wrongs. Cheer with hope all discouraged and unhappy people, and by thy heavenly grace save them from despair. Grant this, O Lord, for the love cf him, who for our sakes was crucified, thy Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. Prayer for a Social Awakening. LORD of all things in heaven and earth, the land and the sea and all that therein is; We humbly beseech thee take from us and all who administer the national resources, the spirit of gain and covetousness; give us the spirit of service, so that none may want, but each according to his need may share in the com- mon necessity for the love of thine only Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For Missions. OGOD, who didst send thy blessed Son to preach peace to them that are far off and to them that are nigh; Grant that all men everywhere may seek after thee and find thee. Bring the nations into thy fold, and add the heathen to thine inheritance. And hasten, O Lord, the fulfilment of thy promise to pour out thy Spirit upon all flesh; through the same, Thy Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. A men. A Morning Prayer. OLORD of all grace and strength, be with me this day; Help me to remember that I am thy soldier and have promised to fight under thy banner unto my life's end. May the Holy Spirit ever be with me to guide and strengthen me this day and ever; through Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. Amen. Special Prayers 103 A Morning Prayer. OGOD, my help and strength, keep me this day without sin, guard me from whatever defiles, and inspire me with such loyalty to my Master Christ, that I may ever be ashamed to dishonour his holy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. A men. A Noon-day Prayer. BLESSED Saviour, who at this hour didst hang upon the cross, stretching forth thy loving arms; Grant that all mankind may look unto thee and be saved; through thy mercies and merits who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost ever, one God, world without end. Amen. An Evening Prayer. OTHOLT, who when even was come didst stand in the midst of thy disciples and say, Peace be unto you; make me to know the narrow way of peace and truth. Save me waking, guard me sleeping, so that awake I may be with thee, and may sleep in peace. Amen. An Evening Prayer. OLORD, support us all the day long of this troublous life, until the shadows lengthen and the evening comes, and the busy world is hushed, and the fever of life is over, and our work is done. Then in thv me rev grant us a safe lodging, and a holy rest, and peace at the last; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. B Grace before Meals. LESS, O Lord, this thy food to our use and us to thy service; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 104 Special Prayers Bless to us these and all thy gifts which we receive of thy bounteous goodness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Thanksgiving after Meals. WE thank thee, O God, for these and all thy bless- ings; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For these and all other mercies we praise thy holy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Washington's Prayer. ALMIGHTY God; We make our earnest prayer that thou wilt keep the United States in thy holy protection; that thou wilt incline the hearts of the citizens to cultivate a spirit of subordination and obedience to government; and entertain a brotherly affection and love for one another and for their follow citizens of the United States at large. And finally that thou wilt most graciously be pleased to dispose us all to do justice, to love mercy and to demean ourselves with that charity, humility and pacific temper of mind which were the characteristics of the divine author of our blessed religion, and without a humble imitation of whose example in these things we can never hope to be a happy nation. Grant our supplication, we beseech thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. BENEDICTIONS. 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. Unto God's gracious mercy and protection, we commit ourselves. The Lord bless us, and keep us; the Lord make his face to shine upon us, and be gracious unto us; the Lord lift up his countenance upon us, and give us peace, both now and evermore. Amen. The God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Jesus Christ, after that we have suf- fered awhile, make us perfect, stablish, strengthen, and settle us. To him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. The God of peace, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus Christ, the great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant; make us perfect in every good work to do his will, working in us that which is well pleasing in his sight; through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. The Peace of God which passeth all understanding, keep our hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord; and the Blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost be amongst us, and remain with us always. Amen. 106 Bible Readings "OLESSED Lord, who hast caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our 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 Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. PSALMS. Psalm 1. Bcatus vir qui non abiit. 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 him- self 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, whatso- ever he doeth, it shall pros- per. 5 As for the ungodly, it is not so with them: but they are like the chaff, which the wind scattereth away from the face of the earth. 6 Therefore the ungodly shall not be able to stand in the judgment: neither the sinners in the congrega- tion of the righteous. 7 But the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: and the way of the ungodly shall perish. Psalm 7. Domine, Deus ?neus. OLORD my God, in thee have I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute 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 O 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 deliv- ered him that without any cause is mine enemy: 5 Then let mine enemy per- secute my soul, and take me: yea, let him tread my life down upon the earth, and lay mine honour ir\ the dust. 6 Stand up, O Lord, in thy wrath, and lift up thy- self, because of the indigna- tion of mine enemies: arise up for me in the judgment that thou hast commanded. 7 And so shall the congre- gation of the people come about thee: for their sakes therefore lift up thyself again. 8 The Lord shall judge the people; give sentence with me, O Lord: according to my righteousness, and accord- ing to the innocency that is in me. 9 O 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. 108 Psalms 11 My help cometh of God: who preserveth them that are true of heart. 12 God is a righteous Judge, strong, and patient: and God is provoked every day. 13 If a man will not turn, 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 con- ceived sorrow, and brought forth ungodliness. 16 He hath graven and digged up a pit: and is fallen himself into the de- struction that he made for other. 17 For his travail shall come upon his own head: and his wickedness shall fall on his own pate. 18 I will give thanks unto the Lord, according to his righteousness: and I will praise the Name of the Lord Most High. Psalm 15. Domine, quis habitabit f LORD, who shall dwell in thy tabernacle: or who shall rest upon thv holy hill? 2 Even he that leadeth an uncorrupt life: and doeth the thing which is right, and speaketh the truth from his heart. 3 He that hath used no deceit in his tongue, 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 disap- pointeth 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 Whoso doeth these things: shall never fall. Psalm 19. THE heavens declare the glory of God: and the firmament showeth his handy-work. 2 One day telleth another: and one night certifieth an- other. C?li enarrant. 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. Psalms 109 5 In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun: which ( ometh forth as a bridegroom out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a giant to run his course. G 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 sure, and giveth wisdom unto the simple. 8 The statutes 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 endureth for ever: the judgments of the Lord are true, and righteous alto- gether. 10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey, and the honey- comb. 11 Moreover, by them is thy servant taught: and in keeping of them there is great reward. 12 Who can tell how oft he offendeth: O cleanse thou me from my secret faults. 13 Keep thy servant also from presumptuous 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 heart : be alway acceptable in thy sight, 15 O Lord: my strength and mv redeemer. Psalm 23. Dominus regit me. THE Lord is my shepherd: therefore can I 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 I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff comfort 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. 110 Psalms Psalm 24. Domini est terra. THE earth is the Lord's, and all that therein is: the compass of the world, and they that dwell therein. 2 For he 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? 4 Even he that hath clean hands, and a pure heart: and that hath not lift up his mind unto vanity, nor sworn to deceive his neigh- bour. 5 He shall receive the bless- ing from the Lord: and righteousness from the God of his salvation. 6 This is the generation of them that seek him: even of them that seek thy face, O Jacob. 7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors: and the King of glory shall come in. 8 Who is this King of glory: It is the Lord strong and mighty, even the Lord mighty in battle. 9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors: and the King of glory shall come in. 10 Who is this King of glory: Even the Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. Psalm 34. Benedicam Dominum. 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 O praise the Lord with me: and let us magnify his Name together. 4 I sought the Lord, and he heard me: yea, he de- livered 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, and saveth him out of all his troubles. 7 The angel of the Lord tarrieth round about them that fear him: and deliver- eth them. 8 O taste, and see, how gracious the Lord is: blessed is the man that trusteth in him. 9 O fear the Lord, ye that are his saints: for they that fear him lack nothing. 10 The lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they who Psalms 111 seek the Lord shall want no manner of thing that is good. 11 Come, ye children, and hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord. 12 What man is he that lusteth to live: and would fain see good days? 13 Keep thy tongue from evil: and thy lips, that they speak no guile. 14 Eschew evil, and do good: seek peace, and ensue it. 15 The eyes of the Lord are over the righteous: 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 from 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 his bones: so that not one of them is broken. 21 But misfortune shall slay the ungodly: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate. 22 The Lord delivereth the souls of his servants: and all they that put their trust in him shall not be desti- tute. Psalm 51. Miserere rnei, Deus. HAVE mercy upon me, O God, after thy great goodness: according to the multitude of thy mercies do away mine offences. 2 Wash me throughly from my wickedness: and cleanse me from 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 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 under- stand wisdom 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 gladness: that 112 Psalms the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. 9 Turn thy face from my sins: and put out all my misdeeds. 10 Make me a clean heart, O God: and renew a right spirit within me. 11 Cast me not away from thy presence: and take not thy holy Spirit from me. 12 O 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 unto thee. 14 Deliver me from blood- guiltiness, O God, thou that art the God of my health: and my tongue shall sing of thy righteousness. 15 Thou shalt open my lips, O Lord: and my mouth shall show thy praise. 16 For thou desirest no sacrifice, else would I give it thee: but thou delightest not in burnt-offerings. 17 The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit: a broken and contrite heart, O God, shalt thou not despise. 18 O 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-offerings and oblations: then shall they offer young bullocks upon thine altar. Psalm 57. Miserere mei, Deus. BE merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me; for my soul trusteth in thee: and under the shadow of thy wings shall be my refuge, until this tyranny be overpast. 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 are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword. 6 Set up thyself, O God, 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, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise. 9 Awake up, my glory; Psalms 113 awake, lute and harp: I myself will awake right early. 10 I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the people: and I will sing unto thee among the nations. 11 For the greatness of thy mercy reacheth unto the heavens: and thy truth unto the clouds. thyself, O God, heavens: and above all the 12 Set up above the thy glory earth. Psalm 62. Nonne Deo ? MY soul truly waiteth still upon God: for of him cometh my salvation. 2 He verily is my strength and my salvation: 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 mouth, 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 de- fence, so that I shall not fall. 7 In God is my health and Psalm 64. HEAR my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy. my my my glory: the rock of might; and in God is trust. 8 O put your trust in him alway, ye people: pour out your hearts before him, for God is our hope. 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 O trust not in . wrong and robbery; give not your- selves unto vanity: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them. 11 God spake once, and twice I have also heard the same: that power be- longeth unto God; 12 And that thou, Lord, art merciful: for thou rewardest every man according to his work. Exaudi, Deus. 2 Hide me from the gather- ing together of the froward: and from the insurrection of wicked doers; 114 Psalms 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 them- selves in mischief: and com- mune 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 them- selves, 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: inso- much 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 per- ceive that it is his work. 10 The righteous shall re- joice in the Lord, and put his trust in him; and all they that are true of heart shall be glad. Psalm 73. Quam bonus Israel ! TRULY 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 pros- perity. 4 For they are in no peril of death: but are lusty and strong. 5 They come in no misfor- tune 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 blasphemy: their talking is against the most High. 9 For they stretch forth their mouth unto the heaven: and their tongue goeth through the world. 10 Therefore fall the people unto them: and thereout suck they no small advan- tage. 11 Tush, say they, how should God perceive it: is there knowledge in the Most High? 12 Lo, these are the ungod- ly, these prosper in the world, Psalms 115 and these have riches in possession: and I said, Then have I cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency. 13 All the day Ions have I been punished: and chas- tened every morning. 14 Yea. and I had almost said even as they: but lo, then I should have con- demned the generation of thy children. 15 Then thought I to under- stand 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 thou dost set them in slippery places: and castest them down, and destroy est them. 18 O how suddenly do they consume: perish, and come to a fearful end ! 19 Yea. even like as a dream when one awaketh: so shalt 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. 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 glory. 24 Whom have I in heaven but thee: and there is none upon earth that I desire in comparison 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 com- mit fornication 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 80. Qui regis Israel. HEAR, O thou Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a sheep: show thyself also, thou that sittest upon the Cherubim. 2 Before Ephraim. Benja- min, and Manasses: stir up thy strength, and come and help us. 3 Turn us again, O God: show the light of thy counte- nance, and we shall be whole. 4 O Lord God of hosts: how long wilt thou be angry 116 Psalms with thy people that prav- eth? 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 our enemies laugh us to scorn. 7 Turn us again, thou God of hosts: show the light of thy countenance, and we shall be whole. 8 Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it. 9 Thou madest room for it: and when it had taken root, it filled the land. 10 The hills were covered vrith 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 down from 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 countenance. 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. IS And so will not we go back from thee: O let us live, and we shall call upon thy Xame. 19 Turn us again, O Lord God of hosts: show the light of thy countenance, and we shall be whole. Psalm 90. Domine, refagium. LORD, thou hast been our refuge: from one gene- ration 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 turnest man to destruction: again thou say- est, Come again, ye children of men. 4 For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yester- day: seeing that is past as a watch in the night. 5 As soon as thou scatterest Psalms 117 them they are even as a sleep: and fade away sud- denly like the grass. 6 In the morning it is green, and groweth up: but in the evening it is cut down, dried up, and withered. 7 For we consume away in thy displeasure: and are afraid at thy wrathful indig- nation. 8 Thou hast set our mis- deeds before thee: and our secret sins in the light of thy countenance. 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 though men be so strong that they come to fourscore years: yet is their strength then but labour and sorrow: so soon passeth it away, and we are gone. 11 But who regardeth the Psalm 91. WHOSO dwelleth under the defence of the IVlost High: shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say unto the Lord, Thou art my hope, and my stronghold: my God, in him will I trust. 3 For he shall deliver thee from the snare of the hunter: and from the noisome pes- tilence. power of thy wrath: for even thereafter as a man feareth, so is thy displeasure. 12 O teach us to number our days: that we may apply our hearts unto wis- dom. 13 Turn thee again, O Lord, at the last: and be gracious unto thy servants. 14 O 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 suf- fered adversity. 16 Show thy servants thy work: and their children thy glory. 17 And the glorious majesty of the Lord our God be upon us: prosper thou the work of our hands upon us; O prosper thou our handy- work. Qui habitat. 4 He shall defend thee under his wings, and thou shalt be safe under his feathers: his faithfulness and truth shall be thy shield and buckler. 5 Thou shalt not be afraid for any terror by nisrht: nor for the arrow that flieth by day; 6 For the pestilence that walketh in darkness: nor for the sickness that destroy- eth in the noon-day. 118 Psalms 7 A thousand shall fall be- side 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 hap- pen unto thee: neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. 11 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 show him my salvation. Psalm 97. Dominus regnavit. THE Lord is King, the earth may be glad there- of: yea, the multitude of the isles may be glad thereof. 2 Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteous- ness 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 afraid. 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 de- clared his righteousness: 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, O Lord. 9 For thou, Lord, art higher than all that are in the earth: thou art exalted far above all gods. 10 O ye that love the Lord, see that ye hate the thing which is evil: the Lord pre- Psalms 119 serveth the souls of his saints; he shall deliver them from the hand of the ungodly. 11 There is sprung up a light for the righteous: and joyful gladness for such as are true-hearted. 12 Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous: and give thanks for a remembrance of his holiness. Psalm 99. Dominus rcgnavit. THE Lord is King, be the people never so impa- tient: he sitteth between the Cherubim, be the earth never so unquiet. 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 holy. 4 The King's power loveth judgment; thou hast pre- pared equity: thou hast executed judgment and right- eousness in Jacob. 5 O 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, O Lord our God: thou for- gavest them, O God, and punishedst their own inven- tions. 9 O magnify the Lord our God, and worship him upon his holy hill: for the Lord our God is holy. Psalm 103. Benedic, anima mea. PRAISE the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, praise his holy Name. 2 Praise the Lord, O my soul: and forget not all his benefits: 3 Who forgiveth all thy sin: and healeth all thine in- firmities; 4 Who saveth thy life from * destruction: and crowneth thee with mercy and loving- kiadness; 5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things: making thee young and lusty as an eagle. 6 The Lord executeth right- eousness and judgment: for all them that are oppressed with wrong. 7 He showed his ways unto Moses: his works unto the children of Israel. 120 PSAIA"? 8 The Lord is full of com- passion and mercy: long- suffering, and of great good- ness. 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 re- warded us according to our wickednesses. 11 For look how high the heaven is in comparison 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 from 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 remera- bereth that we are but dust. 15 The days of man are but as grass: for he flourish- eth 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 good- ness of the Lord endureth for ever and ever upon them that fear 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 O praise the Lord, ye angels of his, ye that excel in strength: ye that ful- fil his commandment, and hearken unto the voice of his words. 21 O praise the Lord, ail ye his hosts: ye servants of his that do his pleasure. 22 O speak good of the Lord, all ye works of his, in all places of his dominion: praise thou the Lord, O my soul. Psalm 116. Dilexi, quoniam. I AM well pleased: that the Lord hath heard the voice of my prayer; 2 That he hath inclined his ear unto me: therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. 3 The snares of death com- passed me round about: and the pains of hell gat hold upon me. 4 I shall find trouble and heaviness, and I will call upon the Name of the Lord: O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul. Psalms 121 5 Gracious is the Lord. and righteous: yea, our God is merciful. 6 The Lord preeerveth the simple: I was in misery, and he helped me. 7 Turn again then unto thy rest, O my soul: for the Lord hath rewarded thee. 8 And why? thou hast delivered my soul from death: mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling. 9 I will walk before the Lord: in the land of the living. 10 I believed, and there- fore will I speak; but I was sore troubled: I said in my haste, All men are liars. 11 What 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. 13 I will pay my vows now in the presence of ail his people: right dear in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints. 14 Behold, O 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 thanksgiving : 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, O Jerusalem. Praise the Lord. Psalm 130. De profundis. OUT of the deep have I called unto thee, O Lord: Lord, hear my voice. 2 O let thine ears consider well: the voice of my com- plaint. 3 If thou, Lord, wilt be extreme to mark what is done amiss: O Lord, who may abide it? 4 For there is mcr-'v 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 O Israel, trust in the Lord, for with the Lord there is mercy: and with him is plenteous redemption. 8 And he shall redeem Israel: from all his sins. 122 Psalms Psalm 139. Domine, probasti. OLORD, thou hast search- ed me out, and known me : thou knowest my down- sitting, and mine up-rising; thou understandest 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, O Lord, knowest it alto- gether. 4 Thou hast fashioned me behind and before: and laid thine hand upon me. 5 Such knowledge is too wonderful and excellent for me: I cannot attain unto it. 6 Whither shall I go then from thy Spirit: or whither shall I go then from thy presence? 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, Peradventure 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 in my mother's womb. 13 I will give thanks unto thee, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvel- lous 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 be- neath in the earth. 15 Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being imper- fect: and in thy book were all my members written ; 16 Which day by day were fashioned: when as yet there was none of them. 17 How dear are thy coun- sels unto me, O God: O how great is the sum of them ! 18 If I tell them, they are more in number than the sand: when I wake up, I am present with thee. 19 Wilt thou not slay the wicked, O God: Depart from me, ye blood-thirsty men. 20 For they speak unright- eously against thee: and thine enemies take thy Name in vain. 21 Do not I hate them, O Lord, that hate thee: Psalms 123 and am not I grieved with those that rise u;> against thee? 22 Yea, I hate them right sore: even as though they were mine enemies. 23 Try me, O God, and my ex- seek the ground of heart ; prove me, and amine my thoughts. 24 Look well if there be any way of wickedness in me: and lead me in the way everlasting. NEW TESTAMENT READINGS. ST. MATTHEW. Chapter V. AND seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain: and when he had sat down, his disciples came unto him: 2 And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying, 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. 5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. 6 Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after right- eousness: for they shall be filled. 7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. 8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. 9 Blessed are the peace- makers: for they shall be called sons of God. 10 Blessed are they that have been persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 Blessed are ye when men shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. 12 Rejoice, and be exceed- ing glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets that were before you. 13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thence- forth good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under foot of men. 14 Ye are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. 15 Neither do men light a lamp, and put it under the bushel, but on the stand; and it shineth unto all that are in the house. 16 Even so let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. ST. MATTHEW Chapter VI. AND when ye pray, ye shall not be as the hypocrites: for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward. New Testament Readings L25 6 But thou, when thou pray- est, enter into thine inner chamber, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret, and thy Father who seeth in secret shall recompense thee. 7 And in praying use not vain repeti ions, as the Gen- tiles do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. 8 Be not therefore like unto them: for your Father know- eth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. 9 After this manner there- fore pray ye: Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thv name. 10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth. 1 1 Give us this day our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. 14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heav- enly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. ST. LUKE. Chapter VIII. A XD when a great multi- ■£*• tude came together, and they of every city resorted unto him, he spake by a parable: 5 The sower went forth to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden under foot, and the birds of the heaven devoured it. 6 And other fell on the rock; and as soon as it grew, it withered away, because it had no moisture. 7 And other fell amidst the thorns; and the thoins grew with it, and choked it. 8 And other fell into the good ground, and grew, and brought forth fruit a hun- dredfold. As he said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 9 And his disciples asked him what this parable might be. 10 And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to the rest in parables; that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand. 11 Now the parable is this: 126 New Testament Readings The seed is the word of God. 12 And those by the way side are they that have heard; then eometh the devil, and taketh away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved. 13 And those on the rock are they who, when they have heard, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away. 14 And that which fell among the thorns, these are they that have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection. 15 And that in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it fast, and bring forth fruit with patience. ST. LUKE. Chapter X. AND turning to the dis- ciples, he said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see; 24 For I say unto you, that many prophets and kings desired to see the things which ye see, and saw them not; and to hear the things which ye hear, and heard them not. 25 And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and made trial of him, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? 26 And he said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou? 27 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 neighbor as thyself. 28 And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live. 29 But he, desiring to jus- tify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbor? 30 Jesus made answer and said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho; and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead. 31 And by chance a cer- tain priest was going down that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. 32 And in like manner a New Testament Readings 127 Levite also, when he came to the "place, and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a certain Samaritan, as he. journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he was moved with compassion, 34 And came to him, and bound up his wounds, pour- ing on them oil and wine; and he set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. '->') And on the morrow he took out two shillings, and gave them to the host, and said, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, I, when I come back again, will repay thee. 36 Which of these three, thinkest thou, proved neigh- bor unto him that fell among the robbers? 37 And he said, He that showed mercy on him. And Jesus said unto him, Go, and do thou likewise. ST. LUKE. Chapter XV. AND he said, A certain man had two sons: 12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of thy substance that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. 13 And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together and took his jour- ney into a far country; and there he wasted his substance with riotous living. 14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that country; and he began to be in want. 15 And he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. 16 And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him. 17 But when he came to himself he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish here with hunger! 18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight : 19 I am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired serv- ants. 20 And he arose, and came to his father. But while he was yet afar off, his father 128 New Testament Readings saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. 21 And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight: I am no more worthy to be called thy son. 22 But the father said to his servants, Bring forth quickly the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: 23 And bring the fatted calf, and kill it, and let us eat, and make merry: 24 For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry. 25 Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing. 26 And he called to him one of the servants, and inquired what these things might be. 27 And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; ana thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound. 28 But he was angry, and would not go in: and his father came out, and en- treated him. 29 But he answered and said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, and I never transgressed a commandment of thine; and yei thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends: 30 But when this thy son came, who hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou killedst for him the fatted calf. 31 And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that is mine is thine. 32 But it was meet to make merry and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again, and was lost, and is found. ST. JOHN. Chapter I. IN the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word w r as God. 2 The same was in the be- ginning with God. 3 All things were made through him; and without him was not anything made that hath been made. 4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shineth in the darkness; and the dark- ness apprehended it not. 6 There came a man, sent New Testament Readings 129 from God, whose name was John. 7 The same came for wit- ness, that he might bear witness of the light, that all might believe through him. 8 He was not the light, but came that he might bear witness of the light. 9 There was the true light, ( ten the light which lighteth every man, coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world knew him not. 11 He came unto his own, and they that were his own received him not. 12 But as many as received him, to them gave he the right to become children of God, even to them that be- lieve on his name: 13 Who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. 14 And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father), full of grace and truth. ST. JOHN. Chapter III. NOW there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nico- demus, a ruler of the Jews : 2 The same came unto him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that thou doest, except God be with him. 3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God. 4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he a is old? can he enter a second time into his mother's womb, and be born? 5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born anew\ 8 The wind bloweth where it will, and thou nearest the voice thereof, but know- est not whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. 130 New Testament Readings 9 Xicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be? 10 Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou the teacher of Israel, and under- standest not these things? 11 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that which we know, and bear witness of that which we have seen; and ye receive not our wit- ness. 12 If I told you earthly things and ye believe not, how shall ye believe if I tell you heavenly things? 13 And no one hath as- cended into heaven, but he that descended out of heav- en, even the Son of man, who is in heaven. 14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilder- ness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up; 15 That whosoever believ- eth mav in him have eternal life. 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoso- ever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. 17 For God sent not the Son into the world to judge the world; but that the world should be saved through him. 18 He that believeth on him is not judged: he that believeth not hath been judged already, because he hath not believed on the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the judg- ment, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, and cometh not to lest his works reproved. 21 But he that truth cometh to that his works made manifest, the light, should be doeth the the light, may be that they have been wrought in God. LET not your heart be troubled: believe in God, believe also in me. 2 In my Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you; for ST. JOHN. Chapter XIV. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I come again, and will receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. New Testament Readings 131 4 And whither I go, ye know the way. 5 Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest ; how know we the way? 6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me. 7 If ye had known me, ye would have known my Father also: from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him. 8 Philip saith unto him, Lord, show us the Father, and it sufficeth us. 9 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time w r ith you, and dost thou not know me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; how sayest thou, Show us the Father? 10 Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I say unto you I speak not from myself: but the Father abiding in me doeth his works. 11 Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else be- lieve me for the very works' sake. 12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shaH he do also: and greater works than these shall he do; be- cause I go unto the Father. 13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If ye shall ask anything in my name, that will I do. 15 If ye love me, ye will keep my commandments. 16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may be with you for ever, 17 Even the Spirit of truth: whom the world cannot re- ceive; for it beholdeth him not, neither knoweth him: ye know him; for he abid- eth with you, and shall be in you. 18 I will not leave you desolate: I come unto you. 19 Yet a little w r hile, and the world beholdeth me no more; but ye behold me: because I live, ye shall live also. 20 In that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. 21 He that hath my com- mandments, 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 unto him. 132 New Testament Readings ST. JOHN. Chapter XV. THIS is my commandment, that ye love one another, even as I have loved you. 13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. 14 Ye are my friends, if ye do the things which I command you. 15 No longer do I call you servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I heard from my Father I have made known unto you. 16 Ye did not choose me, but I chose you, and ap- pointed you, that ye should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should abide: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. 17 These things I command you, that ye may love one another. 18 If the world hateth you, ye know that it hath hated me before it hated you. 19 If ye were of the world, the world would love its own: but because ye are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. 20 Remember the word that I said unto you, A servant is not greater than his lord. If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they kept my word, they will keep yours also. 21 But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me. 22 If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no excuse for their sin. 23 He that hateth me hateth my Father also. 24 If I had not done among them the works which none other did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father. 25 But this cometh to pass, that the word may be ful- filled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause. 26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall bear witne33 of me: 27 And ye also bear wit- ness, because ye have been with me from the beginning. New Testament Readings 133 I. CORINTHIANS. Chapter X. FOR I would not, brethren, have you ignorant, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; 2 And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; 3 And did all eat the same spiritual food; 4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of a spiritual rock that followed them: and the rock was Christ. 5 Howbeit with most of them God was not well pleased: for they were over- thrown in the wilderness. 6 Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted. 7 Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play. 8 Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thou- sand. 9 Neither let us make trial of the Lord, as some of them made trial, and perished by the serpents. 10 Neither murmur ye, as some of them murmured, and perished by the destroyer. 11 Now these things hap- pened unto them by way of example; and they were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages are come. 12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. 13 There hath no tempta- tion taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it. 14 Wherefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry. 15 I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say. CORINTHIANS. Chapter XIII. IF I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. 2 And if I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mys- teries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so 134 New Testament Readings as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3 And if I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profiteth me nothing. 4 Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, is not provoked, taketh not account of evil; 6 Rejoiceth not in unright- eousness, but rejoiceth with the truth; 7 Beareth all things, believ- eth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. 8 Love never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall be done away; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall be done away. 9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part; 10 But when that which is perfect is come, that which is in part shall be done away. 11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child: now that I am become a man, I have put away child- ish things. 12 For now we see in a mirror, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know fully even as also I was fully known. 13 But now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love. I. CORINTHIANS. Chapter XV. BUT now hath Christ been raised from the dead, the flrstfruits of them that are asleep. 21 For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. 22 For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. 23 But each in his own order: Christ the flrstfruits; then they that are Christ's, at his coming. 24 Then cometh the end, when he shall deliver up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have abolished all rule and all authority and power. 25 For he must reign, till he hath put all his enemies under his feet. New Testament Readings 135 2(5 The last enemy that shall be abolished is death. 27 For, He put all things in subjection under his feet. But when he saith, All things are put in subjection, it is evident that he is excepted who did subject all things unto him. 28 And when all things have been subjected unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subjected to him that did subject all things unto him, that God may be all in all. 29 Else what shall they do that are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why then are they baptized for them? 30 Why do we also stand in jeopardy every hour? 31 I protest by that glory- ing in you, brethren, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily. 32 If after the manner of men I fought with beasts at Ephesus, what doth it profit me? If the dead are not raised, let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die. 33 Be not deceived: Evil companionships corrupt good morals. 34 Awake to soberness right- eously, and sin not; for some have no knowledge of God: I speak this to move you to shame. 35 But some one will say, How are the dead raised? and with what manner of body do they come? 36 Thou foolish one, that which thou thyself sowest is not quickened except it die: 37 And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not the body that shall be, but a bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other kind ; 38 But God giveth it a body even as it pleased him, and to each seed a body of its own. 39 All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one flesh of men, and another flesh of beasts, and another flesh of birds, and another of fishes. 40 There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terres- trial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. 41 There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star dif- fereth from another star in glory. 42 So also is the resurrec- tion of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: 43 It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power: 44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural 136 New Testament Readings body, there is also a spiritual body. 45 So also it is written, The first man Adam be- came a living soul. The last Adam became a life-giving spirit. 46 Howbeit that is not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; then that which is spiritual. 47 The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is of heaven. 48 As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heav- enly. 49 And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. 50 Now this I say, breth- ren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth cor- ruption inherit incorruption. 51 Behold, I tell you a mys- tery: We all shall not sleep, but we shall all be changed, 52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortal- ity. 54 But when this corruptible shall have put on incorrup- tion, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. 55 O death, where is thy victory? O death, where is thy sting? 56 The sting of death is sin; and the power of sin is the law: 57 But thanks be to God, who giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 58 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmovable, always abound- ing in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not vain in the Lord. EPHESIANS. Chapter VI. FINALLY, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, New Testament Readings 137 against the powers, against the world-rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. 13 Wherefore take up the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to with- stand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand. 14 Stand therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 And having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 Withal taking up the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the evil one. 17 And take the helmet of sal- vation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God : 18 With all prayer and supplication praying at all seasons in the Spirit, and watching thereunto in all perseverance and supplica- tion for all the saints. I. THESSALONIANS. Chapter IV. BUT I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, con- cerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. 15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. 16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 17 Then w T e which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words. I. THESSALONIANS. Chapter V. BUT of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. 2 For yourselves know per- fectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief the night. in 138 New Testament Readings 3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety: then sud- den destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. 4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake vou as a thief. 5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. 6 Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. 7 For they that sleep sleep in the night : and they that be drunken are drunken in the night. 8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for a helmet, the hope of salvation. 9 For God hath not ap- pointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, 10 Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him. 11 Wherefore comfort your- selves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do. 12 And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you. HEBREWS. Chapter XI. AND what shall I more say? for the time will fail me if I tell of Gideon, Barak, Sam- son, Jephthah; of David and Samuel and the prophets: 33 Who through faith sub- dued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained prom- ises, stopped the mouths of lions, 34 Quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, waxed mighty war, turned to flight in armies of aliens. 35 Women received their dead by a resurrection: and others were tortured, not accepting their deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection: 36 And others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment : 37 They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, they were tempted, they were slain with the sword: they went about in sheepskins, in goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, ill-treated 38 (Of whom the world was New Testament Readings 139 not worthy), wandering in deserts and mountains and eaves, and the holes of the earth. 39 And these all, having had witness borne to them through their faith, received not the promise, 40 God having provided some better thing concerning us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect. HEBREWS. Chapter XII. THEREFORE let us also, seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 2 Looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising shame, and hath sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. I. PETER. Chapter IV. FORASMUCH then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin ; 2 That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God. 3 For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gen- tiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquet- ings, and abominable idola- tries: 4 Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with of them to the same excess riot, speaking evil of you: 5 Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead. 6 For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged accord- ing to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit. 7 But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer. 8 And above all things have fervent charity among your- selves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. 140 New Testament Readings 9 Use hospitality one to another without grudging. 10 As every man hath re- ceived the gift, even so min- ister the same one to another, as good stewards of the mani- fold grace of God. 11 If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, 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. 12 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: 13 But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceed- ing joy. 14 If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you : on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified. 15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evil doer, or as a busybody in other men's matters. 16 Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed ; but let him glorify God on this behalf. 17 For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God? 18 And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear? 19 Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator. ST. JAMES. Chapter I. BLESSED is the man that endureth temptation ; for when he hath been approved, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord prom- ised to them that love him. 13 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God; for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempteth no man: 14 But each man is tempted, when he is drawn away by his own lust, and enticed. 15 Then the lust, when it hath conceived, beareth sin: New Testament Readings 141 and the sin, when it is full- grown, bringeth forth death. 16 Be not deceived, my beloved brethren. 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, neither shadow that is cast by turning. 18 Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first- fruits of his creatures. 19 Ye know this, my be- loved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath': 20 For the wrath of man worketh not the righteous- ness of God. 21 Wherefore putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. 22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding your own selves. 23 For if any one is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like unto a man behold- ing his natural face in a mirror: 24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth away, and straight- way forgetteth what manner of man he was. 25 But he that looketh into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and so continueth, being not a hearer that for- getteth but a doer that work- eth, this man shall be blessed in his doing. 26 If any man thinketh himself to be religious, while he bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his heart, this man's religion is vain. 27 Pure religion and unde- fined before our God and Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world. REVELATION. Chapter IV. AFTER these things I saw, and behold, a door opened in heaven, and the first voice that I heard, a voice as of a trumpet speak- ing with me, one saying, Come up hither, and I will show thee the things which must come to pass here- after. 2 Straightway I was in the Spirit: and behold, there was a throne set in heaven, and one sitting upon the throne; 3 And he that sat was to 142 New Testament Readings look upon like a jasper stone and a sardius: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, like an emerald to look upon. 4 And round about the throne were four and twenty thrones: and upon the thrones I saw four and twenty elders sitting, ar- rayed in white garments; and on their heads crowns of gold. 5 And out of the throne proceed lightnings and voices and thunders. And there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God; 6 And before the throne, as it were a sea of glass like unto crystal; and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, four living creatures full of eyes before and behind. 7 And the first creature was like a lion, and the second creature like a calf, and the third creature had a face as of a man, and the fourth creature was like a flying eagle. 8 And the four living crea- tures, having each one of them six wings, are full of eyes round about and within: and they have no rest day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God, the Almighty, who was and who is and who is to come. 9 And when the living crea- tures shall give glory and honor and thanks to him that sitteth on the throne, to him that liveth for ever and ever, 10 The four and twenty elders shall fall down be- fore him that sitteth on the throne, and shall wor- ship him that liveth for ever and ever, and shall cast their crowns before the throne, saying, 11 Worthy art thou, our Lord and our God, to re- ceive the glory and the honor and the power: for thou didst create all things, and because of thy will they were, and were created. REVELATION. Chapter VII. AFTER these things I saw, and behold, a great mul- titude, which no man could number, out of every nation and of all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, arrayed in white robes, and palms in their hands; 10 And they cry with a great voice, saying, Salva- New Testament Readings 143 tion unto our God who sitteth on the throne, and unto the Lamb. 11 And all the angels were standing round about the throne, and about the elders and the four living creatures; and they fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, 12 Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honor, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen. 13 And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, These that are arrayed in the white robes, who are they, and whence came they? 14 And I say unto him, My lord, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they that come out of the great tribulation, and they washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15 Therefore are they be- fore the throne of God; and they serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall spread his tabernacle over them. 16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun strike upon them, nor any heat: 17 For the Lamb that is in the midst of the throne shall be their shepherd, and shall guide them unto foun- tains of waters of life: and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes. REVELATION. Chapter XXI. AND I saw a new heaven ' and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away ; and there was no more sea. 2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heav- en, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. 4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. 5 And he that sat upon the 144 New Testament Readings throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. 6 And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. 7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. 8 But the fearful, and un- believing, and the abomina- ble, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burnetii with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. *%£* K*s mmp *iIi* *i* fc j* ^J* ^% ^^ ^p ^^ ^^ 10 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, 22 And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. 23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. 24 And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it. 25 And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there. 26 And they shall bring the glory and honour of the na- tions into it. 27 And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither what- soever worketh abomination, or maketh sl lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life. REVELATION. Chapter XXII. AND he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. 2 In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. 3 And there shall be no more New Testament Readings 145 curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: 4 And they shall see his face ; and his name shall be in their foreheads. 5 And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever. HYMNS. America. M. H. 167 MY country, 'tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing; Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrim's pride, From every mountain side Let freedom ring! My native country, thee, Land of the noble free, Thy name I love; I love thy rooks and rills, Thy woods and templed hills; My heart with rapture thrills, Like that above. Let music swell the breeze, And ring from all the trees Sweet freedom's song; Let mortal tongues awake; Let all that breathe partake; Let rocks their silence break, The sound prolong. Our fathers' God, to Thee, Author of liberty, To Thee we sing; Long may our land be bright With freedom's holy light; Protect us by Thy might, Great God, our King! S. F. Smith. FAITH of our Fathers! living still, In spite of dungeon, fire and sword; Oh, how our hearts beat high with joy, Whene'er we hear that glorious word. Refrain. Faith of our Fathers! Holy Faith! We will be true to Thee till death. M. H. 102 Hymns 147 2 Our Fathers, chained in prisons dark, Were still in heart and conscience free; How sweet would be their children's fate, If they like them, could die for thee. 3 "Faith of our Fathers! Faith and Prayer Shall win our country back to Thee; And through the truth that comes from God, Our land shall then indeed be free. 4 Faith of our Fathers we will love Both friend and foe in all our strife; And preach Thee too, as love knows how, By kindly word and virtuous life. F. W. Faber. Galilee. C. H. 143 JESUS calls us; o'er the tumult Of our life's wild, restless sea, Day by day His sweet voice soundeth, Saying, "Christian, follow Me;" 2 As of old, Saint Andrew heard it By the Galilean lake, Turned from home, and toil, and kindred, Leaving all for His dear sake. 3 Jesus calls us from the worship Of the vain world's golden store; From each idol that would keep us, Saying, "Christian, love Me more." 4 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." 5 Jesus calls us: by Thy mercies, Saviour, make us hear Thy call, Give our hearts to Thine obedience, Serve and love Thee best of all. C. F. Alexander. 148 . Hymns 4. Duke Street. C. H. 261 JESUS shall reign where'er the sun Does his successive journeys run: His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, . Till moons shall wax and wane no more. 2 To Him shall endless prayer be made, And praises throng to crown His head; His Name like sweet perfume shall rise With every morning sacrifice. 3 People and realms of every tongue Dwell on His love with sweetest song; And infant voices shall proclaim Their early blessings on His Name. 4 Blessings abound where'er He reigns; The prisoner leaps to burst his chains, The weary find eternal rest, And all the sons of want are blest. 5 Let every creature rise and bring Peculiar honors to our King; Angels descend with songs again, And earth repeat the loud Amen. /. Watts. 5. Nicaea. C. H. 383 HOLY, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty! Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee: Holy, Holy, Holy! merciful and mighty! God in Three Persons, blessed Trinity! 2 Holy, Holy, Holy! 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. 3 Holy, Holy, Holy! though the darkness hide Thee, Though the eye of sinful man Thy glory may not see, Only Thou art holy; there is none beside Thee, Perfect in power, in love, and purity. Hymns 149 4 Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty! All Thy works shall praise Thy Name, in earth, and sky, and sea: Holy, Holy, Holy! merciful and mighty! God in Three Persons, blessed Trinity ! R. Heber. 6. Alford. C. H. 396 TEN thousand times ten thousand In sparkling raiment bright, The armies of the ransomed saints Throng up the steeps of light: 'Tis finished! all is finished, Their fight with death and sin: Fling open wide the golden gates, And let the victors in. 2 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! 3 Oh, then what raptured greetings On Canaan's happy shore! What knitting severed friendships up. Where partings are no more! Then eyes with joy shall sparkle That brimmed with tears of late; Orphans no longer fatherless, Xor widows desolate. 4 Bring near Thy great salvation, Thou Lamb for sinners slain; Fill up the roll of Thine elect, Then take Thy power and reign! Appear, Desire of nations! Thine exiles long for home: Show in the heavens Thy promised sign! Thou Prince and Saviour, come! H. Alford. 150 Hymns 7. Lux benigna. C. H. 423 LEAD, kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom, Lead Thou me on! The night is dark, and I am far from home, Lead Thou me on! Keep Thou my feet! I do not ask to see The distant scene; one step enough for me. 2 I was not ever thus, nor prayed that Thou Shouldst lead me on; I loved to choose and see my path; but now Lead Thou me on! I loved the garish day; and, spite of fears, Pride ruled my will: remember not past years. 3 So long Thy power has blest me, sure it still Will lead me on O'er moor and fen, o'er crag and torrent, till The night is gone; And with the morn those angel faces smile, WTiich I have loved long since, and lost awhile. J. H. Newman. 8. St. Anne. C. H. 418 GOD, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast And our eternal home: 2 Under the shadow of Thy throne Thy saints have dwelt secure; Sufficient is Thine arm alone, And our defense is sure. 3 Before the hills in order stood, Or earth received her frame, From everlasting Thou art God, To endless years the same. 4 A thousand ages in Thy sight Are like an evening gone; Short as the watch that ends the night Before the rising sun. Hymns 151 5 Time, like an ever-rolling stream, Bears all its sons away; They fly, forgotten, as a dream Dies at the opening day. 6 O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Be Thou our guide while life shall last, And our eternal home. /. Watts. 9. Coronation. C. H. 450 LL hail the power of Jesus' Name! Let angels prostrate fall; Bring forth the royal diadem, And crown Him Lord of all! A 2 Crown Him, ye martyrs of our God, Who from His altar call: Extol the stem of Jesse's Rod, And crown Him Lord of all! 3 Hail Him, the Heir of David's line, Whom David, Lord did call; The God incarnate! Man divine! And crown Him Lord of all! 4 Ye seed of Israel's chosen race, Ye ransomed of the fall, Hail Him Who saves you by His grace, And crown Him Lord of all! 5 Sinners, whose love can ne'er forget The wormwood and the gall, Go, spread your trophies at His feet, And crown Him Lord of all! 6 Let every kindred, every tribe, Before Him prostrate fall! To Him all majesty ascribe, And crown Him Lord of all! E. Perronet. 152 Hymns 10. Dominus Regit Me. C. H. 412 THE King of love my Shepherd is, Whose goodness faileth never; I nothing lack if I am His, And He is mine forever. 2 Where streams of living water flow My ransomed soul He leadeth, And, where the verdant pastures grow, With food celestial feedeth. 3 Perverse and foolish oft I strayed, But yet in love He sought me, And on His shoulder gently laid, And home, rejoicing, brought me. 4 In death's dark vale I fear no ill With Thee, dear Lord, beside me; Thy rod and staff my comfort still, Thy cross before to guide me. 5 Thou spread'st a table in my sight; Thy unction grace bestoweth ; And oh, what transport of delight From Thy pure chalice floweth! 6 And so through all the length of days, Thy goodness faileth never: Good Shepherd, may I sing Thy praise Within Thy house forever. H. W. Baker. 11. St. Oswald. C. H. 414 GUIDE me, O Thou great Jehovah, Pilgrim through this barren land, I am weak, but Thou art mighty; Hold me with Thy powerful hand. Hymns 153 2 Open now the crystal fountains Whence the living waters flow; Let the fiery, cloudy pillar Lead me all my journey through. 3 Feed me with the heavenly manna In this barren wilderness; Be my sword, and shield, and banner, Be the Lord my Righteousness. 4 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. Tr. P. Williams. 12. • Hollingside. C. H. 335 JESU, lover of my soul, Let me to Thy bosom fly, While the nearer waters roll, W^hile the tempest still is high ; Hide me, O my Saviour, hide, Till the storm of life be past; Safe into the haven guide, Oh, receive my soul at last! 2 Other refuge have I none, Hangs my helpless soul on Thee; Leave, ah! leave me not alone, Still support and comfort me: ■ All my trust on Thee is stayed ; All my help from Thee I bring; Cover my defenseless head With the shadow of Thy wing. 3 Plenteous grace with Thee is found, Grace to cleanse from every sin; Let the healing streams abound, Make and keep me pure within: Thou of life the fountain art, Freely let me take of Thee: Spring Thou up within my heart, Rise to all eternity. C. Wesley. 154 Hymns 13. Toplady. C. H. 336 ROCK of ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in Thee Let the water and the blood, From Thy side, a healing flood, Be of sin the double cure, Save from wrath, and make me pure. 2 Should my tears forever flow, Should my zeal no languor know, All for sin could not atone, Thou must save, and Thou alone; In my hand no price I bring, Simply to Thy cross I cling. 3 "While I draw this fleeting breath, When mine eyelids close in death, When I rise to worlds unknown, And behold Thee on Thy throne, Rock of ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in Thee. A. M. Toplady. I 14. Penitence. C. H. 340 X the hour of trial, Jesu, plead for me; Lest by base denial I depart from Thee; When Thou see'st me waver, With a look recall, Nor for fear or favor Suffer me to fall. With forbidden pleasures Would this vain world charm; Or its sordid treasures Spread to work me harm ; Bring to my remembrance Sad Gethsemane, Or, in darker semblance, Cross-crowned Calvary. Hymns 155 Should Thy mercy send me Sorrow, toil, and woe; Or should pain attend me On my path below; Grant that I may never Fail Thy hand to see; Grant that I may ever Cast my care on Thee. When my last hour cometh, Fraught with strife and pain, When my dust returneth To the dust again; On Thy truth relying, Through that mortal strife, Jesu, take me, dying, To eternal life. J '. Montgomery. N : 15. Bethany. C. H. 344 EARER, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee, E'en though it be a cross, That raiseth me; Still all my song shall be, Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee. Though like a wanderer, Weary and lone, Darkness comes over me, My rest a stone; Yet in my dreams I'd be Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee. There let my way appear Steps unto heaven ; All that Thou sendest me In mercy given; Angels to beckon me Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee. 156 Hymns Then with my waking thoughts Bright with Thy praise, Out of my stony griefs Altars I'll raise; So by my woes to be Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee. Or if on joyful wing, Cleaving the sky, Sun, moon, and stars forgot, Upward I fly, Still all my song shall be Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee. S. Adams. M 16. Olivet. C. H. 345 Y faith looks up to Thee, Thou Lamb of Calvary, Saviour divine! Now hear me while I pray; Take all my guilt away; Oh, let me from this day Be wholly Thine! May Thy rich grace impart Strength to my fainting heart, My zeal inspire; As Thou hast died for me, Oh, may my love to Thee Pure, warm, and changeless be, A living fire. While life's dark maze I tread, And griefs around me spread, Be Thou my guide; Bid darkness turn to day; Wipe sorrow's tears away; Nor let me ever stray From Thee aside! Hymns 157 When ends life's transient dream. When death's cold, sullen stream Shall o'er me roll; Blest Saviour, then in love, Fear and distrust remove; Oh, bear me safe above, A ransomed soul! R. Palmer. 17. St. Edith. C. H. 357 JESU, Thou art standing Outside the fast-closed door, In lowly patience waiting To pass the threshold o'er: Shame on us, Christian brothers, His Name and sign who bear: Oh, shame, thrice shame upon us, To keep Him standing there! i O Jesu, Thou art knocking: And lo! that hand is scarred, And thorns Thy brow encircle, And tears Thy face have marred: O love that passeth knowledge, So patiently to wait ! O sin that hath no equal, So fast to bar the gate! O Jesu, Thou art pleading In accents meek and low, "I died for you, My children, And will ye treat Me so?" O Lord, with shame and sorrow We open now the door: Dear Saviour, enter, enter, And leave us nevermore. W. W. How. 18. Rathbun. C. H. 359 "N the cross of Christ I glory, Towering o'er the wrecks of time; All the light of sacred story Gathers round its head sublime. I 158 Hymns 2 When the woes of life o'ertake me, Hopes deceive, and fears annoy, Never shall the cross forsake me: Lo! it glows with peace and joy. 3 When the sun of bliss is beaming Light and love upon my way, From the cross the radiance streaming, Adds new lustre to the day. 4 Bane and blessing, pain and pleasure, By the cross are sanctified; Peace is there that knows no measure, Joys that through all time abide. 5 In the cross of Christ I glory, Towering o'er the wrecks of time; All the light of sacred story Gathers round its head sublime. J. Bowring. 19. St. Christopher. C. H. 363 LAMB of God, still keep me Near to Thy wounded side ! 'Tis only there in safety And peace I can abide. What foes and snares surround me! W^hat doubts and fears within ! The grace that sought and found me, Alone can keep me clean. 2 'Tis only in Thee hiding, I feel my life secure; Only in Thee abiding, The conflict can endure; Thine arm the victory gaineth O'er every hateful foe; Thy love my heart sustaineth In all its care and woe. Hymns 1 59 3 Soon shall my eyes behold Thee, With rapture, face to face; One half hath not been told me Of all Thy power and grace: Thy beauty, Lord, and glory, The wonders of Thy love, Shall be the endless story Of all Thy saints above. J . G. Deck. 20. Horsley. C. H. 544 THERE is a green hill far away, Without a city wall, Where the dear Lord was crucified Who died to save us all. 2 We may not know, we cannot tell, What pains He had to bear, But we believe it was for us He hung and suffered there. 3 He died that we might be forgiven, He died to make us good, That we might go at last to heaven, Saved by His precious blood. 4 There was no other good enough To pay the price of sin, He only could unlock the gate Of heaven, and let us in. 5 Oh, dearly, dearly has He loved! And we must love Him too, And trust in His redeeming blood, And try His works to do. C. F. Alexander. 21. Kirby Bedon. C. H. 580 CHRIST for the world we sing! The world to Christ we bring, W 7 ith loving zeal; The poor, and them that mourn, The faint and overborne, Sin-sick and sorrow-worn, Whom Christ doth heal. 160 Hymns 2 Christ for the world we sing! The world to Christ we bring, With fervent prayer; The wayward and the lost, By restless passions tossed, Redeemed at countless cost, From dark despair. 3 Christ for the world we sing! The world to Christ we bring, With one accord; With us the work to share, With us reproach to dare, With us the cross to bear, For Christ our Lord. 4 Christ for the world we sing! The world to Christ we bring, With joyful song; The new-born souls, whose days, Reclaimed from error's ways, Inspired with hope and praise, To Christ belong. S. Wolcott. 22. St. Asaph. C. H. 521 THROUGH the night of doubt and sorrow 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. 2 One, the light of God's own presence, O'er His ransomed 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. Hymns 161 One, the strain the lips of thousands Lift as from the heart of one; One the conflict, one the peril, One, the march in God begun: One, the gladness of rejoicing On the far eternal shore, Where the One Almighty Father Reigns in love for evermore. Onward therefore, pilgrim brothers! Onward, with the Cross our aid! Bear its shame, and fight its battle, Till we rest beneath its shade! Soon shall come the great awaking; Soon the rending of the tomb; Then, the scattering of all shadows, And the end of toil and gloom! Baring -Gould. 23. Unde et Memores. C. H. 228 XD now, O Father, mindful of the love That bought us, once for all, on Calvary's tree, And having with us Him that pleads above, We here present, we here spread forth to Thee, That only offering perfect in Thine eyes, The one true, pure, immortal sacrifice. 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; For lo! between our sins and their reward, We set the Passion of Thy Son our Lord. And then for those, our dearest and our best, By this prevailing presence we appeal; Oh, fold them closer to Thy mercy's breast! Oh, do Thine utmost for their souls' true weal! From tainting mischief keep them white and clear, And crown Thy gifts with strength to persevere. A 162 Hymns 4 And so we come; oh, draw us to Thy feet, Most patient Saviour, Who canst love us still ! 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. W. Bright, 24. Hursley. C. H. 11 l UN of my soul, Thou Saviour dear, It is not night if Thou be near ; Oh, may no earth-born cloud arise To hide Thee from Thy servant's eyes. S 1 2 When the soft dews of kindly sleep My weary eyelids gently steep, Be my last thought, how sweet to rest Forever on my Saviour's breast. 3 Abide with me from morn till eve, For without Thee I cannot live; Abide with me when night is nigh, For without Thee I dare not die. 4 If some poor wandering child of Thine Have spurned to-day the voice divine, Now, Lord, the gracious work begin; Let him no more lie down in sin. 5 Watch by the sick; enrich the poor With blessings from Thy boundless store; Be every mourner's sleep to-night, Like infant's slumbers, pure and light. 6 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 heaven above. J. Keble. Htmnb 163 25. E . C. H. 12 ABIDE with me I si Da 'he eventi The darkr. esa I pens; Lord, with me abide: "When other helpers fail, and comforts : Help o: ipless, oh, abide with me. 2 Swift to i*s close ebl - u1 lif< 'a kittle day: Earth's joya gi w dim. its glori 9 pass .way. Change and decay in ail around I - Thou Who changest not. abide with r. 3 I need Thy presence every | —sing hour: W: at T: _ ee ear. foil the tempter's power? Who, like Thyself, my g . :e and stay an be? Through cloud and sunshine, Lord, abide with me. 4 I fear no foe. with Thee at hand to bless: Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness. Where is I ~ - stmgl where, _-:.-• . thy wi tory? 1 triumph still, if Thou abide with me. 5 Hold Thou Thy r ss efore my closing Shine thi ig 3 gloom, and point me I the skies: Heaven's morning breaks, and ear* - ain shadows flee: In life, in death. O Lord, abide with me. H.F.Lyte. 26. Aughton. C. H. 616 HE leadeth me! oh. ss : thought! Oh, v. ; la with heaven. mfort fraugh* ' W ef I do, v.. r I be. ^"ill 'tis God's hand that leadeth me. Refrain: He leadeth me! He leadeth n: By His own hand He leadeth nit His faithful follower I would be, For by His hand He leadeth me. 2 Sometimes 'mid scenes of deepest gloom. Sometimes where Eden's bowers bloom, By waters calm, o'er troubled - Still 'tis His hand that leadeth me. L 164 Hymns 3 Lord, I would clasp Thy hand in mine, Nor ever murmur nor repine: Content, whatever lot I see, Since 'tis my God that leadeth me. • 4 And when my task on earth is done, When, by Thy grace, the victory's won, E'en death's cold wave I will not flee, Since God through Jordan leadeth me. J . H. Gilmore. 27. Need. C. H. 602 Copyright, 1914, by Mary Runyon Lowry. Renewal. Used by permission. I NEED Thee every hour, Most gracious Lord ; » No tender voice like Thine Can peace afford. I need Thee, oh, I need Thee, Every hour I need Thee ; Oh, bless me now, my Saviour, I come to Thee! 2 I need Thee every hour; Stay Thou near by; Temptations lose their power When Thou art nigh. 3 I need Thee every hour, In joy or pain; Come quickly and abide, Or life is vain. 4 I need Thee every hour; Teach me Thy will; And Thy rich promises In me fulfill. 5 I need Thee every hour, Most Holy One; Oh, make me Thine indeed, Thou blessed Son! A. S. Hawks. Hymns 165 28. St. Gertrude. C. H. 516 ,N\VARD, 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. 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 victory! Hell's foundations quiver At the shout of praise; Brothers, lift your voices, Loud your anthems raise! Onward, etc. Like a mighty army Moves the Church of God; Brothers, we are treading Where the saints have trod We are not divided, All one Body we, One in hope and doctrine, One in charity. Onward, etc. Crowns and thrones may perish, Kingdoms rise and wane, 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. Onward, etc. 166 Hymns 5 Onward, then, ye people! Join our happy throng! Blend with ours your voices In the triumph song! Glory, laud, and honor, Unto Christ the King; This through countless ages Men and angels sing. Onward, Christian soldiers, Marching as to war, With the cross of Jesus Going on before! Baring-Gould. 29. Pentecost. C. H. 505 FIGHT the good fight with all thy mighty Christ is thy strength, and Christ thy right ; Lay hold on life, and it shall be Thy joy and crown eternally. 2 Run the straight race through God's good grace, Lift up thine eyes, and seek His face; Life with its way before us lies, Christ is the path, and Christ the prize. 3 Cast care aside, lean on thy Guide; His boundless mercy will provide; Trust, and thy trusting soul shall prove Christ is its life, and Christ its love. 4 Faint not nor fear, His arms are near; He changeth not, and thou art dear; Only believe, and thou shalt see That Christ is all in all to thee. J. S. B. Monsell. 30. University College. C. H. 506 i FT in danger, oft in woe, Onward, Christians, onward go: Fight the fight, maintain the strife, Strengthened with the Bread of life. Hymns 167 2 Let your drooping hearts be glad: March in heavenly armor clad: Fight, nor think the battle long, Soon shall victory tune your song. 3 Let not sorrow dim your eye, Soon shall every tear be dry; Let not fears your course impede, Great your strength, if great your need. 4 Onward then to battle move, More than conquerors ye shall prove; Though opposed by many a foe, Christian soldiers, onward go. H. K. White. 31. St. Anne. C. H. 507 THE Son of God goes forth to war, A kingly crown to gain: His blood-red banner streams afar: Who follows in His train? 2 Who best can drink his cup of woe, Triumphant over pain; Who patient bears his cross below, He follows in His train. 3 The martyr first, whose eagle eye Could pierce beyond the grave; • Who saw his Master in the sky, And called on Him to save. 4 Like Him, with pardon on His tongue, In midst of mortal pain, He prayed for them that did the wrong: Who follows in his train? 5 A glorious band, the chosen few, On whom the Spirit came: Twelve valiant saints, their hope they knew, And mocked the cross and flame. 168 Hymns — — — — ^— 6 They met the tyrant's brandished steel, The lion's gory mane; They bowed their necks the death to feel: Who follows in their train? 7 A noble army: men and boys, The matron and the maid; Around the Saviour's throne rejoice, In robes of light arrayed. 8 They climbed the steep ascent of heaven Through peril, toil, and pain: O God, to us may grace be given To follow in their train. R. Heber. 32. Marlow. C. H. 509 SOLDIERS of Christ, arise, And put your armor on; Strong in the strength which God supplies, Through His eternal Son. 2 Strong in the Lord of Hosts, And in His mighty power; Who in the strength of Jesus trusts Is more than conqueror. 3 Stand then in His great might, W T ith all His strength endued; And take, to arm you for the fight, The panoply of God. 4 From strength to strength go on, Wrestle, and fight, and pray: Tread all the powers of darkness down, And win the well-fought day. 5 That having all things done, And all your conflicts past, Ye may o'ercome, through Christ alone, And stand complete at last. /. Watts. Hymns 169 33. Webb. C. H. 582 STAND up, stand up, for Jesus, Ye soldiers of the cross! Lift high His royal banner! It must not suffer loss: From victory unto victory His army shall He lead; Till every foe is vanquished, And Christ is Lord indeed. 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 Him Against unnumbered foes! Let courage rise with danger, And strength to strength oppose. Stand up, stand up, for Jesus! Stand in His strength alone! The arm of flesh will fail you, Ye dare not trust your own: Put on the gospel armor, And watching unto prayer, When duty calls, or danger, Be never wanting there! Stand up, stand up, for Jesus! The strife will not be long: This day, the noise of battle; The next, the victor's song. To him that overcometh, A crown of life shall be; He with the King of glory Shall reign eternally. G. Duffield. 170 Hymns G ( 34. Lancashire. C. H. 510 ,0 forward, Christian soldier, Beneath His banner true! The Lord Himself, thy Leader, Shall all thy foes subdue. His love foretells thy trials; He knows thine hourly need; He can with bread of heaven Thy fainting spirit feed. 2 Go forward, Christian soldier I Fear not the secret foe; Far more o'er thee are watching Than human eyes can know: Trust only Christ, thy Captain; Cease not to watch and pray; Heed not the treacherous voices That lure thy soul astray. 3 Go forward, Christian soldier! Nor dream of peaceful rest, Till Satan's host is vanquished And heaven is all possessed; Till Christ Himself shall call thee To lay thine armor by, And wear in endless glory The crown of victory. 4 Go forward, Christian soldier! Fear not the gathering night: The Lord has been thy shelter; The Lord will be thy light. When morn His face revealeth, Thy dangers all are past: Oh, pray that faith and virtue May keep thee to the last! L. Tuttiett. 35. Cloisters. C. H. 496 LORD of our life, and God of our salvation, Star of our night, and hope of every nation, Hear and receive Thy Church's supplication, Lord God Almighty. Hymns 171 2 See round Thine Ark the angry billows curling! See how Thy foes their banners are unfurling! Lord, while their darts envenomed they are hurling, Thou canst preserve us. 3 Lord, Thou canst help when earthly armor faileth; Lord, Thou canst save when deadly sin assaileth; Lord, o'er Thy Rock nor death nor hell prevaileth: Grant us Thy peace, Lord! 4 Peace, in our hearts, our evil thoughts assuaging, Peace, in Thy Church, where brothers are engaging, Peace, when the world its busy war is waging; Calm Thy foes raging! 5 Grant us Thy help till backward they are driven ; Grant them Thy truth, that they may be forgiven; Grant peace on earth, and after we have striven, Peace in Thy heaven. Lowenstern, 36. America. OUR fathers' God! to Thee, Author of liberty, To Thee we sing: Long may our land be bright With freedom's holy light; Protect us by Thy might, Great God, our King! Bless Thou our native land! Firm may she ever stand, Through storm and night When the wild tempests rave, Ruler of wind and wave, Do Thou our country save By Thy great might. For her our prayer shall rise To God, above the skies; On Him we wait; Thou Who art ever nigh, Guarding with watchful eye, To Thee aloud we cry, God save the state! C. H. 196 G. T. Brooks. 172 Hymns 37. Wareham. C. H. 197 Copyright, Houghton, Mifflin Co. LORD of Hosts! Almighty King! Behold the sacrifice we bring: To every arm Thy strength impart: Thy Spirit shed through every heart. 2 Wake in our breast the living fires, The holy faith that warmed our sires; Thy hand hath made our nation free; To die for her is serving Thee. 3 Be Thou a pillared flame to show The midnight snare, the silent foe; And when the battle thunders loud, Still guide us in its moving cloud. 4 God of all nations! Sovereign Lord! In Thy dread Name we draw the sword, We lift the starry flag on high That fills with light our stormy sky. 5 From treason's rent, from murder's stain, Guard Thou its folds till peace shall reign, Till fort and field, till shore and sea, Join our loud anthem, praise to Thee! 0. W. Holmes. 38. Hesperus. C. H. 199 GOD of love, O King of peace, Make wars throughout the world to cease; The wrath of sinful man restrain, Give peace, O God, give peace again! Remember, Lord, Thy works of old, The wonders that our fathers told; Remember not our sin's dark stain, Give peace, O God, give peace again! Whom shall we trust but Thee, O Lord? Where rest but on Thy faithful word? None ever called on Thee in vain, Give peace, O God, give peace again! Hymns 173 4 Where saints and angels dwell above, All hearts are knit in holy love; Oh, bind us in that heavenly chain! Give peace, O God, give peace again ! H . W. Baker. 39. Melita. C. H. 306 ETERNAL Father! strong to save, Whose arm hath bound the restless wave, Who bidd'st the mighty ocean deep Its own appointed limits keep; Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee For those in peril on the sea! 2 O Christ! Whose voice the waters heard And hushed their raging at Thy word, Who walkedst on the foaming deep, And calm amidst its rage didst sleep; Oh, hear us w r hen we cry to Thee For those in peril on the sea! 3 Most Holy Spirit! Who didst brood Upon the chaos dark and rude, And bid its angry tumult cease, And give, for wild confusion, peace; Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee For those in peril on the sea! 4 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; Thus evermore shall rise to Thee Glad hymns of praise from land and sea. W . Whiting. 40. Hankey. M. H. 34 By permission of Est. of Wm. G. Fischer, deceased. LOVE to tell the story Of unseen things above, Of Jesus and His glory, Of Jesus and His love' I 174 Hymns I love to tell the story! Because I know it's true; It satisfies my longing, As nothing else would do! I love to tell the story! 'Twill be my theme in glory, To tell the old, old story Of Jesus and His love. 2 I love to tell the story! More wonderful it seems, Than all the golden fancies Of all our golden dreams. I love to tell the story! It did so much for me; And that is just the reason I tell it now to thee. 3 I love to tell the story! For those who know it best Seem hungering and thirsting To hear it like the rest. And when, in scenes of glory, I sing the new, new song, 'Twill be the old, old story That I have loved so long. Kate Hankey. W 41. Converse. M. H. 50 HAT a friend we have in Jesus, All our sins and griefs to bear; What a privilege to carry Everything to God in prayer. O! what peace we often forfeit, O! what needless pain we bear, All because we do not carry Everything to God in prayer. Have we trials and temptations? Is there trouble everywhere? We should never be discouraged; Take it to the Lord in prayer. Hymns 175 Can we find a friend so faithful, Who will all our sorrows share? Jesus knows our every weakness, Take it to the Lord in prayer. 3 Are we weak and heavy laden, Cumbered with a load of care? Precious Saviour still our refuge, Take it to the Lord in prayer. Do thy friends despise, forsake thee? Take it to the Lord in prayer, In His arms He'll take and shield thee, Thou wilt find a solace there. Joseph Scriver. 42. Rescue. M. H. 44 Copyright, Mrs. Geo. H. Doane. RESCUE the perishing, Care for the dying, Snatch them in pity from sin and the grave; Weep o'er the erring one, Lift up the fallen, Tell them of Jesus, the mighty to save. Rescue the perishing, Care for the dying; Jesus is merciful, Jesus will save. 2 Though they are slighting Him, Still He is waiting, Waiting the penitent child to receive; Plead with them earnestly, Plead with them gently; He will forgive, if they only believe. 3 Down in the human heart, Crushed by the tempter, Feelings lie buried that grace can restore; Touched by a loving heart, Wakened by kindness, Chords that were broken will vibrate once more. Fanny J. Crosby. 176 Hymns 43. Lower Lights. M. H. 31 Copyright, John Church Co. BRIGHTLY beams our Father's mercy, From His lighthouse evermore; But to us He gives the keeping Of the lights along the shore. Let the lower lights be burning! Send a gleam across the wave! Some poor fainting, struggling seamen You may rescue, you may save. 2 Dark the night of sin has settled, Loud the angry billows roar; Eager eyes are watching, longing, For the lights along the shore. 3 Trim your feeble lamp, my brother; Some poor sailor tempest tost, Trying new to make the harbor, In the darkness may be lost. P. P. Bliss. 44. M. H. 31 Copyright, Biglow & Main. THROW out the life-line across the dark wave, There is a brother whom someone should save; Somebody's brother! oh, who then, will dare To throw out the life-line, his peril to share? Throw out the life-line! Some one is drifting away; Throw out the life-line! Some one is sinking to-day. 2 Throw out the life-line with hand quick and strong: Why do you tarry, why linger so long? See! he is sinking; oh, hasten to-day And out with the life-boat! away, then, away! 3 Throw out the life-line to danger fraught men, Sinking in anguish where you've never been: Winds of temptation and billows of woe Will soon hurl them out where dark waters flow. Hymns 177 4 Soon will the season of rescue be o'er, Soon will they drift to eternity's shore; Haste then, my brother, no time for delay, But throw out the life-line and save them to-day. E. S. Afford. 45. Tomer. M. H. 175 By permission of Edith Rankin White. GOD be with you till we meet again! By His counsels guide, uphold you, With His sheep securely fold you; God be with you till we meet again. Chorus. Till we meet! till we meet! Till we meet at Jesus' feet; Till we meet! till we meet! God be with you till we meet again! 2 God be with you till we meet again! ' Neath His wings securely hide you, Daily manna still provide you; God be with you till we meet again. — Cho. 3 God be with you till we meet again! When life's perils thick confound you, Put His arms unfailing round you; God be with you till we meet again. — Cho. 4 God be with you till we meet again! Keep love's banner floating o'er you, Smite death's threatening wave before you; God be with you till we meet again. — Cho. 46. St. Asaph. Copyright, Houghton, Mifflin Co. NCE to every man and nation Comes the moment to decide, In the strife of truth with falsehood, For the good or evil side; Some great cause, God's new Messiah Offering each the bloom or blight, And the choice goes by for ever 'Twixt that darkness and that light. 178 Hymns 2 Then to side with truth is noble, When we share her wretched crust, Ere her cause bring fame and profit, And 'tis prosperous to be just; Then it is the brave man chooses, While the coward stands aside Till the multitude make virtue Of the faith they had denied. 3 By the light of burning martyrs Jesus' bleeding feet I track, Toiling up new Calvaries ever With the cross that turns not back; New occasions teach new duties, Time makes ancient good uncouth; They must upward still and ouward, Who would keep abreast of truth. 4 Though the cause of evil prosper, Yet 'tis truth alone is strong; Though her portion be the scaffold, And upon the throne be wrong, Yet that scaffold sways the future, And behind the dim unknown, Standeth God within the shadow Keeping watch above His own. J. R. Lowell 47. God is Working His Purpose Out. M. H. 11C GOD is working His purpose out, As year succeeds to year: God is working His purpose out, And the time is drawing near — Nearer and nearer draws the time, The time that shall surely be, When the earth shall be filled with the glory of God, As the waters cover the sea. Hymns 179 From utmost East to utmost West, Where'er man's foot hath trod, By the mouth of many messengers Goes forth the voice of God. Give ear to Me, ye continents — Ye isles give ear to Me, That the earth may be filled with the glory of God, As the waters cover the sea. What can we do to work God's work, To prosper and increase The brotherhood of all mankind — The reign of the Prince of Peace? What can we do to hasten the time, The time that shall surely be, When the earth shall be filled with the glory of God, As the waters cover the sea. March we forth in the strength of God With the banner of Christ unfurl'd, That the light of the glorious Gospel of Truth May shine thro'out the world: Fight we the fight with sorrow and sin To set their captives free, That the earth may be filled with the glory of God, As the waters cover the sea. All we can do is nothing worth, Unless God blesses the deed, Vainly we hope for the harvest, Till God gives life to the seed ; Yet nearer and nearer draws the time, The time that shall surely be, When the earth shall be filled with the glory of God, As the waters cover the sea. A. C. Ainger. M . D. Kingham. 180 Hymns 48. Materna. By permission. BEAUTIFUL for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed His grace on thee And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea! 2 O beautiful for pilgrim feet, Whose stern, impassioned stress A thoroughfare for freedom beat Across the wilderness! America! America! God mend thine every flaw, Confirm thy soul in self-control, Thy liberty in law! 3 O beautiful for heroes proved In liberating strife, Who more than self their country loved, And mercy more than life! America ! America ! May God thy gold refine Till all success be nobleness And every gain divine! 4 O beautiful for patriot dream That sees beyond the years, Thine alabaster cities gleam Undimmed by human tears! America! America! God shed His grace on thee And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea! Katharine Lee Bates Hymns 181 49. Star Spangled banner. OH! say, can you see, by the dawn's early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro' the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watch'd, were so gallantly streaming, And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof thro' the night that our flag was still there. Oh! say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave, O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave? 2 On the shore dimly seen, thro' the mists of the deep, Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes, What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep, As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses? Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam, In full glory reflected, now shines on the stream. 'Tis the Star Spangled Banner: oh, long may it wave, O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave! 3 Oh! thus be it ever when freemen shall stand, Between their loved homes and wild war's desolation, Blest with victory and peace, may the heaven rescued land Praise the Pow'r that hath made and preserved us a nation ! Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, And this be our motto: "In God is our trust!" And the Star Spangled Banner in triumph shall wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave. F, S. Key. 50. Battle Hymn of the Republic. MINE eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord; He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored; He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible, swift sword. His truth is marching on. 182 Hymns Glory Glory Glory Chorus. glory! Hallelujah! glory! Hallelujah! glory! Hallelujah! His truth is marching on. 2 I have seen Him in the watchfires of a hundred circling camps; They have builded Him an altar in the evening dews anc damps; I can read His righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps. His day is marching on. 3 I have read a fiery gospel, writ in burnished rows of steel "As ye deal with my contemners, so with you my grace shall deal; Let the Hero, born of woman, crush the serpent with hi: heel, Since God is marching on." 4 He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never cal retreat ; He is sifting out the hearts of men before His judgment seat ; Oh, be swift, my soul, to answer Him! be jubilant, my feet! Our God is marching on. Julia Ward Howe 51. COLUMBIA, the gem of the ocean. The home of the brave and the free, The shrine of each patriot's devotion, A world offers homage to thee. Thy mandates make heroes assemble, When Liberty's form stands in view; Thy banners make tyranny tremble, When borne by the red, white and blue. When borne by the red, white and blue, When borne by the red, white and blue, Thy banners make tyranny tremble, When borne by the red, white and blue. 52. Hymns 183 2 When war winged its wide desolation, And threatened our land to deform, The ark then of freedom's foundation, Columbia rode safe through the storm ; With her garlands of victory around her, When so proudly she bore her brave crew, W 7 ith her flag floating proudly before her, The boast of the red, white and blue. The boast of the red, white and blue, The boast of the red, white and blue, With her flag floating proudly before her, The boast of the red, white and blue. The Star Spangled Banner bring hither, O'er Columbia's true sons let it wave, May the wreaths they have won never wither, Nor its stars cease to shine on the brave. May the service united ne'er sever, But hold to their colors so true; The Army and Navy forever, Three cheers for the red, white and blue. Three cheers for the red, white and blue, Three cheers for the red, white and blue, The Army and Navy forever, Three cheers for the red, white and blue. D. T. Shaw. HAIL! Columbia, happy land! Hail, ye heroes, heaven-born band! W'ho fought and bled in freedom's cause, Who fought and bled in freedom's cause, And when the storm of war was done. Enjoyed the peace your valor won; Let independence be our boast, Ever mindful what it cost; Ever grateful for the prize, Let its altar reach the skies. Firm, united, let us be, Rallying round our liberty; As a band of brothers joined, Peace and safety we shall find. 184 Hymns 2 Immortal patriots! rise once more! Defend your rights, defend your shore, Let no rude foe, with impious hand, Let no rude foe, with impious hand, Invade the shrine where sacred lies, Of toil and blood the well-earned prize; While offering peace, sincere and just, In heaven we place a manly trust, That truth and justice may prevail And every scheme of bondage fail! Joseph Hopkinson. 53. Independence Day. Canonbury. LORD, in Thy house this sacred day, We kneel where patriots knelt to pray; They pledged anew their faith in Thee, Then took up arms for liberty. 2 Not in their strength, but in Thy might, They trusted to defend the right; And Thou didst guide them by Thy hand, And stablished firm our fatherland. 3 God of the Patriots! be our guide; Protect this land for which they died; Give us our father's faith in Thee, To live for truth and liberty. 4 Lord, lead us in the paths of peace Till wars throughout the world shall cease; Till nations' hate and strife have died, And righteous peace and love abide. T.J. Garland. G' 54. The British National Anthem. OD save our gracious king, Long live our noble king, God save the king! Send him victorious, Happy and glorious, Long to reign over us; God save the king! Hymns 185 2 O Lord our God arise! Scatter our enemies, And make them fall! Confound their politics! Frustrate their knavish tricks: On Thee our hopes we fix; God save us all. 3 Thy choicest gifts in store On him be pleased to pour; Long may he reign: May he defend our laws, And ever give us cause To sing with heart and voice; God save the king! 55. La Marseillaise. ARISE, ye children of the nation, The day of glory now is here! See the hosts of dark oppression Their blood-stained banners rear, (bis) Do ye not heed? Roaring the tyrants go, Scattering homes and peace; Our sons, our comrades face the foe, The wounds of war increase. To arms! Ye warriors all! Your bold battalions call! March on, ye free! Death shall be ours, Or glorious liberty. 2 Within the tomb ourselves must enter, When all our oldest are at rest; We shall find their dust reposing, Trace the virtues each possest; (bis) Then, then shall we, jealous of honor yet, Shrink not to share their grave, For pride, o'ercoming vain regret, Avenges still the brave! To arms! Ye warriors all! etc. 18(3 Hymns 3 That sacred love — the love of country, Spurs on afresh our eager arms, And for conquest and for freedom, We dare the vast alarms! (bis) Speedily then, crowning heroic deeds, Triumph shall lift each head And our One flag proudly o'er The living and the dead! To arms! Ye warriors all! etc. 56. Garibaldi Hymn. COME arm ye! Come arm ye! From vineyards of olives, From grape mantled bowers, Where landscapes are laughing in mazes of flowers; From mountains, all lighted by sapphire and amber, From cities of marble, from temples and marts, Arise, all ye valiants! your manhood proclaiming, Whilst thunders are meeting, and sabres are naming, For honour, for glory, the bugles are sounding, To quicken your pulses and gladden your hearts. Then hurl our fierce foemen far from us forever, The Day is dawning, the Day is dawning W T hich shall be our own. 2 Too long cruel tyrants have trampled us under, The chains they have forged us are riven asunder; The Scions of Italy rise in defiance, Her flag nobly flutters where breezes are kind ; To landward and seaward the foe shall be broken, Where heroes have gathered, where martyrs have spoken, And Italy's throne shall be rooted in freedom, Whilst monarch and people are all of one mind; Then hurl our fierce foeman, etc. 57. Russian Hymn. GOD ever glorious, Sovereign of nations, Waving the banner of peace o'er the land, Thine is the victory, Thine the salvation, Strong to deliver, own we Thy hand. Hymns 187 2 Still may Thy blessing rest, Father most holy, Over each mountain, rock, river and shore. Sing hallelujah, shout in hosannas, God keep our country free evermore. 58. Serbian Anthem. GOD! who in bygones hast saved us Thy people, Great King of justice hear us this day; While for our country, for Serbia's salvation, We with devotion unceasingly pray. Onward, onward lead us evermore, Out of shadow into light, Till our ship of state be anchored Thro' the mercy of Thy might; Till our foes be spent and scattered In the fullness of the light, Serbia's king, and Serbia's land, Guard for evermore. 59. Belgian Anthem. THE years of slavery are past, The Belgian rejoices once more; Courage restores to him at last The rights he held of yore! Strong and firm his clasp will be Keeping the ancient flag unfurled To fling its message on the watchful world; For King, for Right, for Liberty! For King, for Right, for Liberty! For King, for Right, for Liberty! 2 For thee, dear country, cherished motherland, Our songs and our valour we give; Never from thee our hearts are banned, For thee alone we live! And thy years shall glorious be, Circled in L'nity's embrace, Thy sons shall cherish thee in every place For King, for Right, and Liberty. 188 Hymns 60. Recessional. Copyright, A. P. Watt & Son. GOD of our fathers, known of old, Lord of our far-flung battle line, Beneath whose awful hand we hold Dominion over palm and pine: Lord God of hosts, be with us yet, Lest we forget, lest we forget. 2 The tumult and the shouting dies; The captains and the kings depart; Still stands thine ancient sacrifice, An humble and a contrite heart: Lord God of hosts, be with us yet, Lest we forget, lest we forget. 3 Far called our navies melt away, On dune and headline sinks the fire; Lo, all our pomp of yesterday Is one with Nineveh and Tyre! Judge of the nations, spare us yet, Lest we forget, lest we forget. 4 If, drunk with sight of power, we loose Wild tongues that have not Thee in awe, Such boastings as the Gentiles use, Or lesser breeds without the law. Lord God of hosts, be with us yet, Lest we forget, lest we forget. 5 For heathen heart that puts her trust In reeking tube and iron shard ; All valiant dust that builds on dust, And guarding, calls notThee to guard: For frantic boast and foolish word Thy mercy on Thy people, Lord. Kipling, Hymns 189 For the Men at the Front. Melita. From "All's Well," by John Oxenham. Copyright, 1917, George H. Doran Co. LORD God of Hosts, whose mighty hand Dominion holds on sea and land, In peace and war Thy will we see Shaping the larger liberty. Nations may rise and nations fall, Thy changeless purpose rules them all. When death flies swift on wave or field, Be Thou a sure defence and shield! Console and succour those who fall, And help and hearten each and all! O, hear a people's prayers for those Who fearless face their country's foes! For those who weak and broken lie, In weariness and agony, Great Healer, to their beds of pain Come, touch, and make them whole again! O, hear a people's prayers, and bless Thy servants in their hour of stress! For those to whom the call shall come We pray Thy tender welcome home. The toil, the bitterness all past, We trust them to Thy love at last. O, hear a people's prayers for all Who nobly striving, nobly fall! To every stricken heart and home, O, come! In tenderest pity come! To anxious souls who wait in fear, Be Thou most wonderfully near! And hear a people's prayers, for faith To quicken life and conquer death! 190 Hymns 6 For those who minister and heal, And spend themselves, their skill, their zeal Renew their hearts with Christ-like faith, And guard them from disease and death. And in Thine own good time Lord, send Thy peace on earth till time shall end! Oxenham, 62. A Te Deum for These Times. From "All's Well," by John Oxenham. Copyright, 1917, George H. Doran Co. WE thank Thee, Lord, For mercies manifold in these dark days; — For Heart of Grace that would not suffer wrong; For all the stirrings in the dead dry bones; For bold self-steeling to the times' dread needs; For every sacrifice of self to Thee; For ease and wealth and life so freely given; For Thy deep sounding of the hearts of men; For Thy great opening of the hearts of men; For Thy close knitting of the hearts of men; For all who sprang to answer the great call; For their high courage and self-sacrifice; For their endurance under deadly stress; For all the unknown heroes who have died To keep the land inviolate and free; For all who come back from the Gates of Death; For all who pass to large life with Thee, And find in Thee the wider liberty; For hope of righteous and Enduring Peace; For hope of cleaner earth and closer heaven; With burdened hearts, but faith unquenchable. We thank Thee, Lord! Oxenham. INDEX OF HYMNS. Abide with me: fast falls the eventide. 25 All hail the power of Jesus' Name 9 And now, O Father, mindful of the love 23 Arise, ye children of the nation 55 Brightly beams our Father's mercy 43 ( 'hrist for the world we sing! 21 ( ome arm ye ! 56 Eternal Father! strong to save 39 Faith of our fathers! living still 2 Fight the good fight with all thy might 29 Go forward, Christian soldier 34 God be with you till we meet again 45 God of our fathers, known of old 60 God ever glorious, Sovereign of nations 57 God is working His purpose out 47 God save our gracious king 54 God who in bygones hast saved us Thy people 58 Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah 11 Hail! Columbia, happy land! 52 He leadeth me! oh, blessed thought 26 Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty! 5 I love to tell the story 40 I need Thee every hour 27 In the cross of Christ I glory 18 In the hour of trial 14 Jesus calls us; o'er the tumult 3 Jesus, lover of my soul 12 Jesus shall reign where'er the sun 4 Lead, kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom 7 Lord God of Hosts, whose mighty hand 61 Lord, in Thy house this sacred day 53 Lord of our life, and God of our salvation 35 Mine eyes have seen the glory 50 My country, 'tis of thee 1 My faith looks up to Thee 16 Nearer, my God, to Thee 15 O beautiful for spacious skies 48 O Columbia, the gem of the ocean 51 Oft in danger, oft in woe 30 O God of love, O King of peace 38 O God our help in ages past 8 192 Index of Hymns Oh, say, can you see 49 O Jesu, Thou art standing 17 O Lamb of God, still keep me 19 O Lord of hosts, Almighty King! 37 Once to every man and nation 46 Onward, Christian soldiers 28 Our fathers' God, to Thee 36 Rescue the perishing 42 Rock of ages, cleft for me 13 Stand up, stand up for Jesus 33 Soldiers of Christ, arise 32 Sun of my soul, Thou Saviour dear 24 Ten thousand times ten thousand 6 The King of love my Shepherd is 10 There is a green hill far away 20 The Son of God goes forth to war 31 The years of slavery are past 59 Through the night of doubt and sorrow 22 Throw out the life line! 44 We thank Thee, Lord 62 What a friend we have in Jesus 41 IfiRftL '" ■ ■ i '■ , ' : ,' " - ' -v- • ' "■ »• TBMWKK HI '•■■.■■.-■ '••'■'■-''-.■■'■■. 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