LIBRARY OF .CONGRESS.? #f ! «u ■'■ fgw J ^4e// J0XJ3lI$S\ lUNITED STATES OF 'AMERICA tl A LITUEG.Y FOR THE NEW CHURCH "fcuV PHILADELPHIA J. B. LIPPINCOTT & COMPANY 1876 f (he Church, namely those 4 concerning the Lord, the Word, Faith, and Life; aa well also as the Second Coming of the Lord, the Holy City, the New Jerusalem, and the Incarnation of the Lord, His Advent, Resurrection, Ascension, and Glorification. In this way we have va- rietv in unity, and the worshiper is led, from time to time, into the devout contemplation and worship of the Lord in the numerous aspects of His Divine Humanity as revealed in the Word, and in the Faith and Life of the Church. This seemed preferable to the method here- tofore in use which makes the basis of the several forms the rotation of time, as the w T eeks and days of the month. The Evening Worship is arranged on a different basis; its forms are compact and simple, and the element of thanksgiving and adoration more largely infused. The Book of Doctrines supplies the desideratum of a convenient and reliable summary of the faith of the Xew Church, showing what constitutes the New Church man, and what are the essential principles of the Church itself. In the Book of Prayers will be found a manual of de- votion sufficient, we think, for all practical purposes, both public and private. In this part of the work are gathered together and set forth in their simplicity and beauty many gems of devotional thought, and aspira- tion, Confession, Prayer, and Thanksgiving. In the Psalter are forty selections for responsive read- ing, arranged under heads answering to the four Leading Doctrines. In these will be found the Psalms that are more especially adapted to responsive reading. In the VI PREFACE. arrangement for reading, the Ternaries of the original Scripture are preserved, inasmuch as the effect of the utterance is heightened by the Minister and People say- ing the third line in concert. We have one hundred and thirty-six Selections for Chanting, about half the number in the Liturgy of 1854. The favorite selections and chants of the old book are retained. Many chants of great beauty and power are added ; some of them new and some old. The divisions of the lines for the cadence in chanting have been most carefully considered, and the style of chanting improved and made natural, flowing, and easy, so that the chanting may, as far as possible, accord with impressive reading. In arranging the hymns, we have had much diffi- culty in finding those that were faultless. The number before us was very large. We have endeavored to make the selection acceptable and useful, and free from the false doctrines that are so apt to lie concealed in pop- ular hymns. Many a bad hymn holds its place 'from the beauty of a single stanza in it, or it may be of a single line; and many a good hymn is spoiled by a faulty stanza, or it may be by an inadmissible line. Of the one hundred and twenty herein set forth many re- quired amendment, some in respect to a word or two here and there, some in respect to a line or a stanza. These, as we often found, not only brought the hymn into harmony with the truth, but also into harmony with itself, making it in every way more euphonious and beautiful. The Tunes set to the Hymns are of easy utterance, and well adapted to congregational singing; in fact, PREFACE. Vii wry many of the tunes are the old favorites known and admired even -where. The parts of the Sacred Scripture used in this work are translated anew. Fealty to tin 4 truth required this at our hands. The forms of worship being so largely in the very words of the Scripture, we could not injustice continue to produce, in these forms, the numerous errors of the common version. Xor was a mere revision, of the common version sufficient. This we have had in our Liturgies heretofore published ; and in this way some of the grosser errors were removed, but in the end an unsatisfactory patchwork remained, while the natural beauty of the common version w T as essentially marred and broken up. We have a sufficient reason therefore for a thorough and complete ?'etranslation, for we ac- knowledge the ineffable holiness of the Word, and the momentous importance of preserving whole and entire its literal sense, inasmuch as in this, Divine Truth is in its fullness, its sanctity, and its pow r er. The translators under King James give us a version remarkable for the beauty and perfection of its style, but often unfair and unfaithful in its renderings of the original. They often tamper with the sacred text, re- moving into the margin the truer renderings, and giving ns in the text interpretations instead of literal transla- tions ; and often adding in italics w T ords and phrases that mar the sense and pervert the truth. And, indeed, had this version been faultless when published in 1613, from the modifications of our language, it w T ould, by this time, need amendment and renewal. But beyond this, by the revelations made for the New Church, the Word itself is unfolded anew : its myster- Vlll PREFACE. ies solved, its spiritual sense revealed, and the astound- ing fact brought to light, that the Lord is the Word, that is, the essential Divine Truth within it. Then also from the revelation of the spiritual sense and the correspondence of the literal sense with it, the relation is at once demonstrated between the Divine Love and Wisdom in the interiors of the Word, and the expres- sion of the same in the forms of the literal sense, and the holiness of the letter of the Word is immeasurably enhanced. What a flood of light these new doctrines must throw upon the Word, and how indispensable must be knowledge of these things to a faithful translation of the original forms of speech in the literal sense into the equivalent expressions in English, or in any other modern language ! In Swedexborg we have the most indubitable authority for a new T translation. In his writings, three Books of the Word entire are retranslated, and many of the more difficult parts of the other Books. A strong foundation is thus laid for our work, and with great confidence of a happy result, well may we patiently leave our w T ork with the Divine Providence of the Lord. J. P. Stuart, J. E. Hibbard, W. H. Benade, N. C. BlJRNHAM, G. ]S\ Smith, L. H. Tafel, J. R. Phelps. CONTEXTS OF THE LITURGY Page I. BOOK OF WORSHIP 1 The General Order of Worship introductory to the forms respectively founded in the Leading Doctrines ... 3 I. The Lord 5 II. The Word 11 III. Faith 17 IV. Life 23 V. The Second Coming 29 VI. The Holy City .34 VII. The New Jerusalem . .40 VIII. Vespers 47 IX. The consecutive Service heretofore in use (Revised) . 55 II. BOOK OF RESPONSIVE SERVICES : I. The Ten Commandments from Exodus xx . . . 65 II. The Ten Commandments from Deuteronomy v . . 67 III. The Blessings 70 IV. The Ten Commandments as given in the T. C. R. . .72 V. The Law of Love 73 VI. Thanksgiving, Psalm cvii 75 VII. The Seven Churches 78 III. BOOK OF FESTIVAL SERVICES 81 I. Christmas: Advent of the Lord 83 II. Easter: Resurrection of the Lord 87 III. Ascension : Glorification of the Humanity ... 91 IV. Pentescost: Gift of the Holy Spirit 96 (ix) CONTENTS OF THE LITURGY. Page IV. BOOK OF DOCTRINES 101 Faith of the New Church from the T. C. R . . . . 104 The Three Essentials of the Church 107 Who constitute the New Church 107 Doctrines of the New Church in Twelve Articles . . .107 Brief Summary of the Doctrines Ill The Creed 112 The Seven Precepts of Life 113 Two Canons for the New Church 114 The Sacred Scripture . 114 The Writings of Emanuel Swedenborg ..... 115 V. BOOK OF PRAYERS 117 Scripture paragraphs introductory to Prayer . . . .119 Invitations to Prayer 121 The Lord's Prayer from Matthew, and from Luke . . 122 Confessions 122 Collects 124 Prayers and Thanksgiving 127 Prayers at the close of Worship 135 Family Worship m . 137 Prayers at Meals 139 Visitation of the Sick 140 VL BOOK OF SACRAMENTS AND RITES : Baptism . . y 145 The Holy Supper 151 Confirmation 159 Marriage . 163 Burial of the Dead . . . 167 Ordination 181 Dedication of Churches Vn. THE PSALTER : Selections from the Psalms for responsive reading . . 203 VTII. BOOK OF SACRED SONG : I. Introits 243 II. Selections and Chants 253 III. Anthems 377 IV. Hymns and Tunes 401 BOOK OF WORSHIP ORDER OF WORSHIP. At the opening of the Word, the People rite, and the Minister will say: riMIK LORD is in the Temple of His holiness: T Be silent before Him all the earth. f All kneeling, the Minister will begin the Prayer, saying : UNTO Thee do I lift up mine eyes: O Thou that dwellest in the heavens. If The People will say : Be graeious unto us, O Lord : Be graeious unto us. If The Minister: Let me hear Thy loving kindness in the morning : 'For in Thee do I trust. fl TJie People : Make me to know the way wherein I shall go : For unto Thee do I lift up my soul. J The ^^inisfer and People: HELP us, O God of our salvation, For the glory of Thy name : And deliver us, and purge away our sins, For Thy name's sake : Amex. f Instead of the above, the Minister will at his option begin the Prayer, saying : BE gracious unto me, O God, according to Thy loving- kindness : according to the multitude of Thy mercies blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity : and cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowl- edge my transgressions: and my sin is continually before me. r The Minister will at hi* option add other prayer?, closing with the Lord's Prayt r, which the People will say with him, or omitting all other prayers, (3) ORDER OF WORSHIP. fl All uill say : OUR FATHER who art in the heavens : Hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so upon the earth. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts as we also forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the Kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory, forever. Amen. fi All rising and standing iciU sing the Sanctus: HOLY, holy, holy, is the | Lord of | Hosts : His glorv is the | fullness of | all the | earth. n ^ i , V < i i I \ \ r r \ 1 . | JL ! A a a a < \ » rt frs -J ~7j & & & % i % \P % d • vm; ^ & o fV • 1 Ho 1 M ^ \ - iy, I I ho i - ly, i 1 I U V l i ho - lv is the Lord of d. A. jS. JL -&- &- ! hosts : i /rx»** s>> n 1 {? f f f & & *^.^ r J r I i y • \ \ Li ! 1 1 H ■ I 3E -75H ^ ^ i — ( i r I i r r ~~y i His glo - ry is the full-ness of all the earth : -ffi. -&. A -± si . t-itz I == z -'** -&- ttltftf- -f-T \ % i i i ' i 'ii His glory is the fullness of all the earth. A - men. I I I I I I J I' I I ■»- nag: i fl Tfte worship shall be continued according to the office appointed for the day, from the forms Jiereinafter set forth. I. THE LOED. THERE IS ONE GOD, IN WHOM IS THE DIVINE TRINITY OF FATHER, SOX, AND HOLY SPIRIT, UNITED IN HIM, As THE son., BODY, AND OPERATION ARE IN MAN: AND THIS ONE GOD, IN HIS DIVINE HUMANITY, IS THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. standing, the Minister will say : HEAR, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord: And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. pte: 3^£ jSL F= s: -0- p Aft — />- •ft II -?gj- =££ 1 I I I I I love the | Lord : Because Pie hath heard my voice, my | snppli | ca | tions. Because He hath inclined His | ear unto | me : Therefore will I call upon | Him | all my | days. f Minister: Thus saith the Lord, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, the Lord of Hosts : I am the First, and I am the Last, and beside me there is no God. | People: Blessed be the Lord God, the God of | Isra | el : Who a | lone doeth | wondrous | things. And blessed be His glorious name for | ev | er: And let the whole earth be j filled with His | glo | ry. ^ Minister: Unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government shall be upon His shoulder; and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, God, the Mighty, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace. (5) ORDER OF WORSHIP. ^ f -&■ 2^ A - MEN. £2. ^.J^. ^2. -^j- ^- -/Jr- =^=^= •n i Lo | this is our ] God : We have waited for | Him and | He will j save us: This is the Lord : we have | waited for | Him : We will exult and be glad in | His sal | va | tion. | Minister: Jesus cried and said: He that believeth on me, be- lieveth not on me, but on Him that sent me. And he that seeth me, seeth Him that sent me. I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness. If any one hear my words and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. ^ People : O send out Thy | light and Thy | truth: Let | them | lead | me : Let them bring me unto the mountain of Thy | holi | ness : And | unto Thy | taber | nacles. ^ Minister: I AM the Way, and the Truth, and the Life. No one cometh unto the Father but by me. If ye had known me ye would have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know Him and have seen Him. He that hath seen me hath seen the Father. I and the Father are One. % People : Amen : Blessing, and | glory, and | wisdom, And thanksgiving, and | honor, and | power, and | strength, Be | unto our | God, For I ever and I ever : A | men. THE LORD. | Then thai! lu- sung the following: f> -*• ===[ ==T 1 = = 4 = =F = 4== 0] -/5> — r -/? 111111^11111=11 peo us, pie : BLESSED be the Lord God of | Isra | el ^ For He hath visited, and re | deemed His And hath raised up an horn of sal | vation for In the | house of His | servant | David. 2 As He spake by the mouth of the | holy j ones, His prophets | from e | terni | ty : Salvation from our | ene | mies: And from the hand of | all that | hate | us. 3 To be merciful to our | fa | thers: And to remember His | holy | cove | nant: The oath which He sware unto our father | Abra | ham, That | He would | grant unto | us: 4 Tliat we being delivered from the hand of our Might | serve Him | without | fear: In holiness, and in | jus | tice: Be | fore Him | all our | days. \ 77i£ People sitting, the Minister will read the Lessons, or the First Lesson ivJien the Lessons are not read consecutively. U" At the close of the reading, the People rising, the Minister will say : HE that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. tf Tlien all will chant or say : G\ LORY and might be | unto | Him . T For | ever and | ever : A | men. Who is and who was and who | is to | come: ene mies, The | Al 1 lh gh | ty. we, and at the like place in the forms that follow, all standing the Creed may be said ORDER OF WORSHIP. f The Mi n infer and People icill read in alternate lines the following; or a selection from the Psalter. I WILL extol Thee my God, O King: And I will bless Thy name forever and ever. Every day will I bless Thee : And I will praise Thy name forever and ever. Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised : And His greatness is unsearchable. Generation to generation shall laud Thy works : And shall declare Thy mighty acts. I will meditate on the honor of the glory of Thy majesty : And on the words of Thy wondrous works. And they shall speak of the strength of Thy terrible acts : And I will declare Thy greatness. They shall pour forth the memory of Thy great goodness : And shall sing aloud of Thy justice. The Lord is gracious and merciful : Slow to anger, and of great kindness. The Lord is good to all : And His mercies are over all His works. All Thy works shall confess Thee, O Lord : And Thy saints shall bless Thee. Thev shall speak of the glorv of Thv kingdom : And talk of Thy might. To make known to the sons of man His mighty acts : And the glory of the honor of His kingdom. Thy kingdom is a kingdom of all eternity : And Thy dominion to all generations and generations. The Lord upholdeth all that fall : And raiseth up all that are bowed down. The eyes of all wait upon Thee: And Thou givest them their meat in its season. Thou openest Thine hand : And in Thy good pleasure satisfiest every living thing. The Lord is just in all His ways: And holy in all his works. The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon Him : To all who call upon Him in truth. He fulfil leth the desire of them that fear Him : He also heareth their cry, and saveth them. The Lord preserveth all them that love Him : But all the wicked He destroyeth. My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord: And let all flesh bless His holv name forever and ever. THE LORD. follQwing t or aomt other Paolm qf Prain i m >2 4 * *? & ^ P ')■■■; 1 ki £ ai i I I -&- m II >"^ - S~ r? ^- . *~j'*zr & & {? ~5? " S r * '> r r P^ _ L 1 J — t -i jz. *L ±z Worthy art | Thou, O | Lord: To receive | glory and | honor and | power: For Thou hast created | all j things : And by Thy will they | are and | were ere | ated. fl Minister : And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. fl People : And of His | full | ness: Have we all re | ceived and | grace for | grace : For the law was given by | Mo | ses: Grace and | truth came by | Jesus | Christ. (ii) 12 ORDER OF WORSHtP. i ^ -TgH 1 S P H -^u. =^= ~^- fl Minister: The Lord giveth the Word : great is the host of them that bear the tidings. f People : He maketh the | clouds His | chariot: He walketh upon the | wings | of the | wind. He maketh His | angels | spirits : His | ministers a | flaming | fire. f Minister: Search the Scriptures, for in them ye think ye have eternal life ; and they are they which testify of me. % People : I have inherited Thy testimonies for e | terni | ty : For they are the re | joicing | of my | heart. If Minister: It is the spirit that quickeneth ; the flesh profiteth nothing ; the words that I speak unto you, are spirit, and are life. ^ People : Deal well with Thy | serv | ant : That I may | live and j keep Thy Word. 1f Minister : Think not that I am come to destroy the law or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill. For verily, I say unto you, till the heavens and the earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in nowise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. THE \voi;i>. 13 - i ' i 3 J J-j- M s^ ^2. j£. -^ ^ ^ =^= Forever, O Lord, Thy Word is settled in the | heav | ens: Thy truth to gener | ation and | gener | ation. \ Minister: Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of the heavens : but whosoever shall do and teach, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of the heavens. If People : Teach me, O Lord, the way of Thy | stat | utes : And I will | keep it | to the | end. fl Minister : Thou shalt love the Lord thy God in thy whole heart, and in thy whole soul, and in thy whole mind. This is the first and great commandment. But the second is like unto it : Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. fi People : O | that my | ways May be directed to | keep Thy | stat | utes: Then shall I | not be a | shamed : When I have respect to | all Thy com | mand | ments. fl Minister : All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them : for this is the law and the prophets. 14 ORDER OF WORSHIP. Tf Then, shall be chanted the following TTff p tt j l y ft id i >L j-3 ^ ^ ' i 1 rm ^ L & { 1- -^ -^ ^y ^ & £2 ^ i p r — 1 i ^ J , i i 1 sT^Tl THY testimonies are | wonder | ful : Therefore doth my | soul | keep | them. The opening of Thy | words giveth | light : It giveth under | standing | to the | simple. 2 I open my | mouth and | pant: Because I long for | Thy com | mand | ments. Look Thou upon me, and be | gracious unto | me: According to judgment unto | those that | love Thy | name. 3 Order my | steps in Thy | Word : And let not any iniquity have do | minion | over | me. Deliver me from the op | pression of | man : And I will j keep Thy com | mand | ments. \ The -people sitting, the Minister will read the Lessons, or the First Lesson when the Lessons are not read consecutively. fl" At the close of the reading, the People rising, the Minister will say : HE that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. 1f Then all will chant or say : GLORY and might be | unto | Him: For | ever and | ever : A | men. Who is and who was and who | is to | come: The | Al | migh. | ty. Amen. THE WORD* 15 eopU will read in alternate lines the following, ot from tin ftxUU r. SI NG in the Lord, O ye just : Praise is comely for the upri Confess to t lie Lord on the harp Play unto Him on an instrument of ten strings. Sing unto 1 1 i in a new song : Play well with a loud noise. For the Word of the Lord is right : And all His works are in truth. lie loveth justice and judgment: The earth is full of the loving-kindness of the Lord. By the Word of the Lord were the heavens made: And all the host of them by the breath of His mouth, lie gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap : He giveth the abyss in treasuries. Let all the earth fear the Lord: Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him. For He speaketh, and it is : He commandeth, and it standetli fast. The Lord bringeth the counsel of the nations to nought: He maketh the thoughts of the peoples of none effect. The counsel of the Lord standetli forever : The thoughts of His heart to generation and generation. Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord: The people whom He hath chosen for His inheritance. The Lord looketh from the heavens; He beholdeth all the sons of man : From His established seat, He vieweth all the inhabitants of the earth. He formeth their hearts together: He taketh heed to all their works. No king is saved by the multitude of an host: A mighty man' is not delivered by much power. A horse is a false thing for safety : And he shall not escape by his great strength. Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them- that fear Him : Upon them that hope in His loving-kindness. To deliver their soul from death : And to keep them alive in famine. Our soul waiteth for the Lord: He is our help and our shield. For our heart is glad in Him : Because we trust in the name of His holiness. Let Thy loving-kindness, O Lord, be upon us: According as we hope in Thee. 16 ORDER OF WORSHIP. fl Then shall be chanted the following, or some other Psalm oj Praise : -. 1 y-*v 1 ^ O 1 £• ^ & ^ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 J _ 1 1 C\'* i-3 && — & — ^ 1 ^L ^ _p* ... 5> 1 ! 1 m m -&& r y -&&- -&& ~±3t P~ I OGIVE thanks unto the Lord : call up | on His | name : Make known His | deeds a | mong the | peoples. Sing unto Him: sing | psalms unto | Him : Meditate in | all His | wondrous | works. 2 Glory ye in the name of His | holi | ness : Let the heart of them re | joice that | seek the | Lord. Seek the | Lord and His | strength : Seek His | face con | tinual | ly. 3 Kemember His marvelous works that | He hath | done : His wonders and the | judgments | of His | mouth: O ye seed of Abraham His | serv | ant : Ye children of | Jacob Hi^ | cho | sen. 4 He the Lord is | our | God : His judgments | are in | all the | earth. He remembereth His covenant for | ev ] er : The Word He commanded to a | thousand | gener | ations. ^When there is a Second Lesson it shall here be read, and followed by a Selection, Anthem, or Hymn. fl The Sermon will here follow. «[ The Sermon w ill be followed by a Doxology ; an Anthem or Hymn ; a Prayer either before or after the Hymn ; and tiie Benediction. THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. in. FAITH. SAVING FAITH IS TO BELIEVE IN THE LORD JESFS CHRIST, THE CREATOR, REDEEMER, AND .SAVIOR, AND TO FOLLOW HIM- BY KEEPING THE COMMAND- MEMS OF His WORD. \ All standing the Minister shall say : LOOK unto me and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth : for I am God, and there is none else. r People: T &~ f ^z i Sffi -qrr-er 4 i ^_ From the end of the earth I | call unto | Thee: [than | I. When my heart faileth, lead me to the | Rock that is | higher \ Minister : Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me ; for I am meek and lowly in heart : and ye shall find rest unto your souls. fl People : Return unto Thy | rest, O my | soul : For the Lord hath | dealt | well with | thee. 1[ Minister : It is written in the prophets: And they shall be all taught of God. Every one therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me. Not that any one hath seen the Father, save he who is with God, he hath seen the Father. Verily, verily, I say unto you : He that believe th on me hath everlasting life. (17) 18 ORDER OF WORSHIP. 1f People: - i -&- z£ p=p 1* I ^ &. ^L ^ -fr Gh- 22 ^2_ 1= Deal well with Thy | serv | ant: Tli at I may | live and | keep Thy j Word. \ Minister: Now ye are clean through the Word which I have spoken unto you : abide in me, and I in you. As the branch can not bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine, no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branches. He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit; for without me ye can do nothing. fl People : My flesh and my | heart are con | sumed : God is the Rock of my heart and my | Portion for | ev | er. fl Minister : The first commandment of all is: Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord; and thou shalt love the Lord thy God from thy whole heart, and from thy whole soul, and from thy whole mind, and from thy whole strength ; this is the first commandment. And the second is like unto this : Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. Tf People : I call with | all the | heart : Answer me, O Lord, I will | keep Thy | stat | utes. fl Minister : A new commandment I give unto you: That ye love one another ; as I have "loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. FAITH. 10 i shall !><• chanted the following; i iHi ^ « i i ONE thing I desire of the Lord : that do I | seek | after: That I may dwell in the house of the | Loud all the | days of my | life. To behold the | beauty of the | Lord: And to go in the | morning | into His | temple. 2 For He hideth me in His tabernacle in the | day of | evil: He hideth me in the secret place of | His pa | vil | ion. He setteth me up up | on a | rock : And now He lifteth up my head above mine | enemies | round a | bout me. 3 And I offer in His tabernacle sacrifices of | shout | ing : I sing and give | praises | to the | Lord. Hear my voice, O | Lord, when I ( call : Be merciful unto | me and | answer | me. f The People sitting, the Minister wiU rend the Lessons, or the first Lesson when the Lessons are not read eonseeutiielg. r At the elose of the reading, the People rising, the Minister will say: HE that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. r Then all will ehont or sag: GLORY and mfcht be | unto | Him : For | ever and | ever: A | men. Who is and who was and who | is to | come: The I Al I migh I tv. Amen. 20 ORDER OF WORSHIP. 'fl Vie Minister and People will read in alternate linen the following, or a selection from the Psalter. In the ternaries, the Minister and People will read the "third line in concert. H 0\V lovely are Thy dwellings, O Lord of Hosts : My soul panteth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord: My heart and my flesh cry out toward the living God. Yea, the sparrow hath found a house : And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young Even Thine altars, O Lord of Hosts, my King and my God. Blessed are they that dwell in Thy house ! They are continually praising Thee. Blessed is the man whose strength is in Thee ! The highways are in their hearts : Passing through the valley of weeping they make it a place of The early rain also covereth it with blessings. [springs : They go from strength to strength : He appeareth before God in Zion. O Lord God of Hosts, hear my prayer: Give ear, O God of Jacob. Behold, O God, our shield : And look upon the face of Thine Anointed. For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand : I had rather stand at the door in the house of my God : Than to abide in the tents of wickedness. For the Lord God is a sun and a shield : The Lord giveth grace and glory : [ness. No good doth He withhold from them that walk in upright- O Lord of Hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in Thee ! I-'AFTtl. 21 n thai! be chanted one of ttu following^ or somt other Psalm <>/ Prat* i § i ± i ii • j 9 % f=r r -/*-#- ■y-r^ \ r 1 c< k & s . , 1|= z2zz ^ ' r > ^- ==L -^ — *-& — L ^ ^ ' -O ^— ' ^^JJ J J I I _^g ^ /^ ^ m^ |" <^ -g- P* **r -«- r * i ^V? ^ J 4 ™ r5 ^ & # - f2 ^ -^ u ■ r> pf i ] fy M P -^ -1 L_ -1 1 & BLESSED are the | perfect in the | way : Who | walk in the j law of the | Lord. Blessed are they that keep His | testi | monies : That seek | Him with | all the | heart. 2 Even they who do no per | versi | ty : Who | walk in | His | ways : Thou hast com | mand | ed : Diligently to | keep Thine | ordinan | ces. 3 O | that my | ways May be directed to | keep Thy | stat | utes : Then shall I | not be a | shamed : When I have respect unto | all Thy com | mand ments. f The People sitting, the Minister will read the Lessons, or the First Lesson when the Lessons are not read consecutively. if At the close of the reading* the People rising, the Minister will say : HE that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. if Then all will chant or say : GLORY and might be | unto | Him: For | ever and j ever: A j men. Who is and who was and who j is to | come : The I Al I mioh I tv. Amen. LIFE. 27 \ Tin- MiwUter and People n-iii read in atti male lines the following ; or a selection from th<- Plotter, BK gracious unto me, 0( rod, according to Thy loving-kindness : According to the multitude of Thy mercies, blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity: And cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my transgressions: And my sin is continually before me. Against Thee, against Thee only, have I sinned : And have done the evil in Thine eyes. So that Thou art just in Thy word : Thou art pure in Thy judgment. Behold in iniquity I was brought forth: And in sin did my mother conceive me. Behold Thou desirest truth in the reins: And in the hidden part Thou makest me to know wisdom. Thou wilt purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean : Thou wilt wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Thou wilt make me to hear joy and gladness : The bones which Thou hast crushed shall exult. Hide Thy face from my sins : And blot out all mine iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God : And renew a firm spirit within me. Cast me not away from Thy face : And take not the Spirit of Thy holiness from me. Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation : And let a willing spirit uphold me. I will teach transgressors Thy way : And sinners shall be converted unto Thee. Deliver me from blood, O God, Thou God of my salvation : My tongue shall sing aloud of Thy justice. O Lord, open Thou my lips : And my mouth shall shew forth Thy praise. Thou art not delighted with sacrifice that I should give it: Burnt offering Thou dost not accept. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit : A broken and contrite heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise. Do good in Thy good pleasure unto Zion : Build Thou the walls of Jerusalem. Then Thou wilt be delighted with the sacrifices of justice : Burnt offering and whole burnt offering : Then they shall make bullocks to go up upon Thine altar. 28 ORDER OF WORSHIP. ft Then shall be chanted the following or some other Psalm of Supplication. W 77- 3 z&z zst_ ~&~ -r n^ -&—T&- -&- &&-C-& BE ^ H^- zr f= i «!= ^=^= - £> ^~ i r-g- B3^ _J_ .0 m GL. T ?Z= =P Thy kingdom is a kingdom of all e | terni | ty : And thy dominion to all gener | ations and | gener | ations. If Minister : And there shall be signs in the sun, and the moon, and the stars ; and upon the earth anxiety of nations in desperation, from the sounding of the sea and of tossing ; men expiring from fear, and from expectation of the things coming to the earth ; for the powers of the heavens shall be shaken. And then shall they see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. fl People: O that Thou wouldest rend the heavens, that Thou | wouldest come | down : That the mountains might flow | down at Thy | pres | ence. fl Minister: Behold He cometh with clouds : and every eye shall see Him, and they which pierced Him: and all the tribes of the earth shall wail because of Him : even so. Amen. I am Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the Ending, saith the Lord, who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty. f People : Now is come the sal f vation and the | strength : And the kingdom of our | God, and the | power of His Christ. si;< I -\i> COMINO. 81 iter: Behold, r come quickly: Blessed is he thai keepeth the words of the prophecy of this book. . . J Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright and morning Star. "V : And the Spirit and the | Bride say, | Come. And let | him that | heareth say, | Come. And let him that | thirsteth | come. And whosoever will, let him take the | water of | life | freely. tf Minister: He that testifieth these things saith : Surely, I come quickly : Amen : Even so, come, Lord Jesus. | All will Chant: GREAT and marvellous are Thy works, Lord | God Al | mighty: Just and true are Thy | ways, Thou | King of | saints. "Who shall not fear | Thee, O | Lord : And glorify Thy name? for | Thou a | lone art j holy. For all nations shall come and worship he I fore | Thee: For Thy judgments | are made | mani | fest. f Tfie People sitting, the Minister will read the Lessons, or the First Lesson when the Ije^on* are not read consecutively. *T At the close of the reading, the People rising, the Minister will set;/ ■ HE that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. r Vicn all will chant or my : GLORY and might he | unto | Him : For | ever and | ever : A | men. AVho is and who was and who j is to | come: The | Al | migh | ty. Amen. 32 ORDER OF WORSHIP. fl The Minister and People will read in alternate lines the following, or a selection from the Psalter. In the ternaries, the Minister and People will read tlw. third line in concert. THE Lord reigneth, let the earth exult : Let the many isles ho glad. Clouds and thick darkness are round Him : Justice and judgment are the support of His throne. A fire goeth before Him : And burneth up His adversaries round about. His lightnings enlighten the world : The earth seeth and trembleth. t* The mountains melt like wax before the Lord : Before the Lord of the whole earth. The heavens shew forth His justice : And all peoples see His glory. Ashamed are all they that serve graven images: That boast themselves in idols. Fall prostrate before Him, all ye gods ! • Zion heareth and is glad : The daughters of Judah exult : Because of Thy judgments, O Lord. For Thou, O Lord, are most high above all the earth: Thou art greatly exalted above all gods. O ye that love the Lord, hate evil : He keepeth the soul of His saints : He rescueth them from the hand of the wicked. Light is sown for the just : And gladness for the upright in heart. Be glad in the Lord, O ye just : And give thanks at the remembrance of His holiness. 8E( OND ("Mini;. 33 •I Then shall i>r charted the following, or some other Psalm oj Praise, 2 i j i -F W^ \& — fy ~ -f z'xr K -^* -^- fe£ j m & ->- P OSING unto the | Lord a new | song : Sing unto the | Lord | all the | earth. Sing unto the Lord, | bless His | name : Declare His | salvation from | day to | day. 2 Tell of His glory among the | na | tions : His | wonders a | mong all | peoples For theXoRD is great and greatly | to be praised : idols, He is to be | feared a | bove all | gods. 3 For all the gods of the | peoples are | But the | Lord | made the | heavens. Majesty and honor are be | fore | Him : Strength and beauty | in His | sanctu | ary. 4 Give unto the Lord, O ye families of the | peo | pies : Give unto the | Lord | glory and | strength. Give unto the Lord the glory of | His | name : Bring an offering and | come" into | His | courts. 5 3 Fall prostrate before the Lord in the honor of j holi | ness : Tremble before | Him | all the | earth. fl When there is a Second Lesson it shall here be read, and followed by a Selec- tion, Anthem, or Hymn. r The Sermon will herefo r !on\ 1f The Sermon may be followed by a Doxoloay ; an Anthem or Hymn; a Prayer either before or after the Hymn; and the Benediction, THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. VI. THE HOLY CITY. ZION AND JERUSALEM SIGNIFY THE INMOST PRINCIPLES OF THE CHURCH. AND AS THE CHURCH IN HEAVEN MAKES ONE WITH THE CHURCH ON EARTH, ZlON AND JERUSALEM MEAN THE CHURCH BOTH IN HEAVEN AND ON EARTH. ZION IS THE CHURCH AS TO LOVE, AND JERUSALEM THE CHURCH AS TO DOC- TRINE FROM LOVE. I. % All standing, the Minister will say : AWAKE, awake^ put on thy strength, O Zion : put on the garments of thy beauty, O Jerusalem, thou city of holiness ! For no more shall enter into thee the uncir- cumcised and the unclean. Shake thyself from the dust : arise, sit down, O Jerusalem : loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion ! . . The voice of thy watchmen, they lift up the voice, together they sing when they see eye to eye, that the Lord is re- turned unto Zion. Break forth, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem : for the Lord hath comforted His people, He hath redeemed Jerusalem. fl People: I 2 25t -&- -&- 7? I 1PL t£i I @fc ^£> r £ Sing, O ye heavens, and ex | ult, O | earth : Break forth into | singing, O | mount | ains : For the Lord comforteth His | peo | pie : And hath | mercy on | His af | flicted. (34) Till: HOLY CITY. 35 f mnister: The Lord hath made bare the arm of Hia holiness, in the ryes of all the nations: and all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. i -: m -&- r -&~ ■■>?; -Kl- I 3^ And tlie redeemed of the | Lord shall re | turn : And come to Zion with singing and everlasting | gladness up | on their | heads. They shall obtain | joy and | gladness : And sorrow and | sighing shall | flee a | way. III. \ Minister : VIOLENCE shall no more be heard in thy land, wast- ing and breaking in thy borders : but thou shalt eall thy walls salvation, and thy gates praise. The sun shall no more be to thee for light by day : and for brightness the moon shall not give light unto thee : but the Lord shall be unto thee for a light of eternity, and thy God for thy adornment. Thy sun shall no more go down : and thy moon shall not be withdrawn; for the Lord shall be to thee for a light of eternity, and the days of thy mourn- ing shall be ended. J People : Behold the God of my sal | va | tion : I will trust and I | will not | he a | fraid. For the Lord Jehovah is my | strength and my | song : He ahso is he | come my sal | va | tion. ORDER OF WORSHIP. IV. fl Minister: FOR, behold, I create new heavens, and a new earth : and the former things shall not be remembered, nor come upon the heart. But rejoice ye and exult forever in that which I create ; for, behold, I create Jerusalem an exultation, and her people a joy ; and I will exult in Jeru- salem, and rejoice in my people; and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying. For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall stand before me, saith the Lord, so shall stand your seed and your name. And it shall come to .pass from month to month, and from a sabbath to its sabbath, all flesh shall come to worship before me, saith the Lord. % People : i -9—4- ;Sz -^- m m§ &—&- s: I I I - s> — g>- A - MEN. JZ2L ■£=&- r WE have a | strong [ city : Salvation will He appoint for | walls and | bul | warks. Open I ye the | gates : That a just nation which keepeth | faithfulness may J enter | in. 2 Thou wilt keep the stable mind in | perfect | peace : For it I trust | eth in | Thee. Trust ye in the | Lord for | ever : For in the Lord Jehovah is the | Rock of e | terni | ty. 11 The People sitting, the Minister will rend the Lessons, or the First Lesson when the Lessons are not read consecutively. 1f At the close of the reading, the People rising, the Minister will say : HE that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. 1f TJien all ivill chant or say : GLORY and might be | unto | Him : For | ever and | ever : A | men. Who is and who was and who | is to | come : The I Al I migh I ty. Amen. THE HOLY CITY. ?u fi The Minister and People will read in alternate lines the following. THE wilderness and the dry place shall rejoice in them : And the solitude shall exult and flourish as the rose. In budding it shall hud : And shall exult even with exultation and singing. For the glory of Lehanon is given unto it: The honor of Carmel and of Sharon. They shall see the glory of the Lord: The honor of our God. Strengthen ye the weakened hands: And confirm ye the failing knees. Say unto the fearful of heart : Be strong, fear not! Behold your God will come for vengeance: For the retribution of God : He will come and save you. Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened : And the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then shall the lame leap as a hind : And the tongue of the dumb shall sing. For in the wilderness shall waters break out : And streams in the solitude. And the dry place shall become a lake : • And the thirsty place springs of water. In the habitation of serpents it shall lie down : There shall be grass for reeds and rushes. And a highway shall be there, and a way : And it shall be called the way of holiness. The unclean shall not pass over it : But it shall be for those : He that goeth in the way : Even the fool shall not err. Xo lion shall be there: Nor any ravenous beast shall go up therein. It shall not be found there : But they shall go free. And the redeemed of the Lord shall return and come to Zion with singing: And everlasting gladness upon their heads. They shall obtain joy and gladness: And sorrow and sighing shall flee away. 38 ORDER OF WORSHIP. f Then shall be chanted one of the following, or some other Psalm of Praise : I 4- p zzt. =1=3= -#— *~ ~^- f f ^2- J I- T~^ I I Praise ye the Lord. I I I i i ±=t± St -^- # f^T ^ ^ ^z: I. Praise ye the Lord. PEATSE ye the | name of the | Lord : Praise ye, O ye | servants | of the | Lord! Ye that stand in the | house of the | Lord: In the | courts of the | house of our | God. 2 Praise ye the Lord : for the | Lord is | good : Sing psalms unto his | name : for | it is | lovely. For the Lord hath chosen | Jacob for him | self: Israel for his | own pos | ses | sion. 3 For I know that the | Lord is | great : And that our | Lord is a | bove all | gods. Whatsoever he willeth, the | Lord | doeth : In the heavens and the earth, in the | seas and in | all a | bysses. 4 Who bringeth up | va | pors : From the | ends | of the | earth. Who maketh | lightnings for the | rain : Bringing out the I wind from his treasu I ries. Praise ye the Lord. TIIIC HOLY CITY. 39 n ^ , t V **x ] /3 ■• J 1 i Au » n r< 4 ^ i » & d ff^\ fr rJ • J <5 1 ^ -*A V r^/ • XI ® ■ * 1 rj *v _ - 1 1 i i 1 i * r * i r i rr * 1 a 1 J J 1 u 1 O'^i ^ «• ^ _g /3 ' ** ^ ^ W^ /«- u ?' fl ^ ty? --/ ''£ ^ r r I r fl 1 . . ..... _^L_J 4- 1 ^fe ^ ^ ^ pgg I ! I a^ i i & & gg J J J ! -*-* wmm ^=^= -^ AKISE, shine, for thy | light is | come : And the glory of the | Lord is | risen up | on thee. For, behold, darkness doth | cover the | earth : And | gross | darkness the | nations. 2 But the Lord shall a | rise up | on thee. And His | glory shall be | seen up | on thee. And the nations shall | come to thy | light : And kings to the | brightness of | thy | rising. 3 Lift up thine eyes round a | bout and | see : All they gather themselves to | gether, they | come to | thee : Thy sons shall | come from | far : And thy daughters shall be | nursed at | thy | side. 4 Then thou shalt see and | flow to | gether: And thine heart shall | tremble and | be en | larged : For the multitude of the sea shall be con | verted to | thee : The army of the | nations shall | come unto | thee. fl When there is a Second Lesson it shall here be read, and followed by a Selection, Anthem, or Hymn. fl The Sermon will here follow. fl The Sermon will be followed by a Doxology ; an Anthem or Hymn; a Prayer either before or after the Hymn; and the Benediction. THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. ■ VII. THE NEW JERUSALEM. THE HOLY CITY NEW JERUSALEM COMING DOWN FROM GOD OUT OF HEAVEN, REPRESENTS A NEW CHURCH TO BE ESTABLISHED BY THE LORD AT THE END OF THE FORMER CHURCH. AND THE NEW CHURCH SIGNIFIED BY THE NEW JERUSALEM IS FORMED OF THOSE WHO CONFESS AND ACKNOWLEDGE FROM THE HEART THAT THE LORD IS THE GOD OF HEAVEN AND EARTH AND THAT HIS HUMANITY IS DIVINE, AND WHO ARE CONJOINED WITH HIM BY A LIFE ACCORDING TO THE PRECEPTS OF THE DECALOGUE. I. fl AU standing, the Minister will say : 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. And I, John, saw the Holy City, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 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 He himself, the God, will be with them, their God. And God will wipe away all tears from their eyes ; and death shall be no more, neither sorrow nor crying, nor shall labor be any more : for the former things have passed away. And He that sat upon the throne said: Behold, I make all things new. (40) THE NEW JERUSALEM. 41 t People- Great | is the | Lord : And | greatly | to be | praised. In the | city of our | God : The | mountain of His | holi | ness. II. f Minister : AXD there came unto me one of the seven angels, and talked with me, saying: Come hither, I will show thee the Bride, the Lamb's wife. And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the Great City, the Holy Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, having the glory of God : and her luminary like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, as crystal : having a wall great and high, having twelve gates, and over the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel. On the east three gates ; on the north three gates ; on the south three gates ; and on the west three gates. And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. f People : As we have heard | so have we | seen : In the I city of the | Lord of | Hosts : In the I city of our | God : God will es I tablish I her for I ever. 42 ORDER OF WORSHIP. I =221 S J ^ ^ III. r Minister : ND lie that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall A thereof. And the city lieth four square ; and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs : the length and the breadth and the height of it are equal. And he measured the wall thereof, one hundred and forty-four cubits, the measure of a man, which is of an angel. fl People : Surround ye Zion, and en | compass | her : Number | ye the | towers | thereof. Set your heart to her | bul | warks : Mark ye | well her | pala [ ces. IV. J[ Minister: AND the building of the wall of it was jasper : and the city pure gold, like unto clear glass. And the foun- dations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. And the twelve gates were twelve pearls: every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transpa- rent glass. f People : Pray for the peace of Je | rusalem : They shall | rest that | love | thee. Peace be with | in thy | walls: Prosperity with | in thy | pala | ces. THE MOW JERUSALEM. 43 <[ Minister. AND I saw no temple therein : for the Lord God Almighty is the Temple of it, and the Lamb. 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. And the nations of them that are saved shall walk in the light of it : and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honor into it. And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day : for there shall be no night there. And they shall bring the glory and honor of the nations into it. And there shall in no Avise enter into it any thing that defileth, or worketh abomination, and a lie: but they that are written in the Lamb's book of life. If People : Thy sun shall no | more go | down : And thy | moon shall | not be with j drawn : For the Lord shall be to thee for a light of e | terni | ty : And the days of thy | mourning j shall be | ended. VI. If Minister : AND he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the midst of the street of it, and of the river on this side, and on that, is the tree of life bearing twelve fruits, and yielded her fruit every month : and the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. And there shall be no more curse. And the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it : and His servants shall serve Him : and they shall see His face : and His name shall be in their foreheads. 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 ages of ages. 44 ORDER OP WORSHIP. ^ fes 2: ES ;^- ^ jij EEc P ^P^ ^T IOOK unto J Zi | on: J The city of our I stated | festi j vals. Thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habi | ta | tion : A tent that shall j not be | dissi | pated. Not a stake thereof shall be torn out for | ev | er: And none of the cords there j of shall be | bro | ken. For there the glorious | Lord is to | us : A place of rivers, of j streams, of | broad spa | ces. Wherein shall go no | galley with | oars: Nor shall a glorious | ship pass | over | it. For the Lord our judge, the Lord our | law | giver: The Lord our king, He it | is that j saveth | us. % TJie People sitting, the Minister ivill read the Lessons, or the First Lesson when the Lessons are not read consecutively. fl At the close of the reading, the People rising, the Minister mill say : HE that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. fl TJien all will chant or say : r\ LOKY and might be | unto | Him : \JT For I ever and | ever : A | men. "Who is and who was and who | is to | come: The I Al j migh j ty. Amen. tf The Minister and People will read in alternate lines the following ; FOR Zion's sake will I not be silent : And for Jerusalem's sake I will not be quiet. Until His justice go forth as brightness: And His salvation as a torch that burneth. And the nations shall see thy justice : And all kings thy glory. And a new name shall be called unto thee : Which the mouth of the Lord shall enounce. THE NEW JERUSALEM. 45 And thou shalt be a crown of adornment in the hand of the Lord: And a tiara of royalty in the hand of thy God. It shall not any more be said to thee : Forsaken : And to thy land it shall not any more be said : A waste. For thou shalt be called : My delight in her : And thy land: Married. For the Lord shall be well pleased in thee: And thy land shall be married. As a youth shall marry a virgin : Thy sons shall marry thee. And with the joy of the bridegroom over the bride : Thy God shall rejoice over thee. Upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, I have set watchmen : They shall not be silent all the day and all the night con- tinuously. Ye that make mention of the Lord be not still with you : And be not still before Him. Until He establish : And until He make Jerusalem a praise in the earth. The Lord hath sworn by His right hand : And by the arm of His strength : Shall I give thy corn any more for meat to thy foes? And shall the sons of the foreigner drink thy new wine for which thou hast labored ? But they that gather it, shall eat it and praise the Lord: [ness. And they that collect it, shall drink it in the courts of my holi- Go through, go through the gates : Prepare ye the way of the people. Pave ye, pave ye the highway : Clear it of stones. Lift on high a standard for the peoples : [earth. Behold, the Lord hath caused it to be heard to the end of the Say ye to the daughter of Zion : Behold, thy salvation cometh. Behold, His reward is with Him: And the price of His work before His faces. And they shall call them : A people of holiness : The redeemed of the Lord. ■ And thou shalt be called : Sought out: A city not forsaken. 46 ORDER OF WORSHIP. 1f Then shall be sung the following, or some other Psalm of Praise: i Z^Z &&- &- -&- w -*■ i i 32&; -t*~ &- % E3: JS2- _^_ ^^_li I . i A - MEN. ^gf ^^ £ — r OCLAP your hands, | all ye | peoples : Shout unto | God with the | voice of a | song. For the Lord most | High is | fearful ■ A great | King over | all the | earth. 2 He subdueth the peoples | under | us : And the | nations | under our | feet. He chooseth for us | our in | heritance: The pride of | Jacob | whom He | loveth. 3 God goeth | up with a | shout : The Lord with the | voice of a | trum | pet. Sing psalms to | God, sing | psalms: Sing | psalms to our | King, sing | psalms. 4 For God is King of | all the | earth : Sing | psalms | with a | song. God reigneth over the | na | tions: God sitteth upon the | throne of His | holi | ness. 5 The willing among the people are | gathered to | gether : The people of the | God of | Abra | ham. For the shields of the | earth are | God's : He is | greatly ex | alt | ed. \ When there is a Second Lesson it shall here be read, and followed by a Selection, Anthem, or Hymn. 1f The Sermon ivill here follow. fl The Sermon will be followed by a Doxology ; an Anthem or Hymn; a Prayer either before or after the Hymn ; and the Benediction. THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. VIII. VESPERS SU (Drtec for ©benhts £23onsf)tp. tf J£ Ol opening of the Word, the People rise, and the Minister will say: BEHOLD, bless the Lord, all ye servants of the Lord, which by night stand in the house of the Lord. Lift up your hands in the Sanctuary, and bless the Lord. The Lord, the maker of the heavens and the earth, bless thee out of Zion. tf The People -will chant : My prayer shall be set before | Thee as | incense: The lifting up of my hands as the | offering of the | ev | ening. tf Minister: Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me ; for I am meek and lowly in heart : and ye shall find rest to your souls. (47) 48 ORDER OF WORSHIP. f People: 4 I W 1 ^_ -£*_ ^2. jg. £ * J2- &- -&- &- a Wherewith shall I come be | fore the | Lord: And bow myself before the | High | God? y Minister: He hath showed thee, O man, what is good, and what doth the Lord require of thee: but to do judgment, and love mercy, and to humble thyself to walk with thy God? tf T)\e Minister and People will chant : HELP us, O God of | our sal | vation : For the | glory | of Thy | name : And deliver us, and purge a | way our | For | Thy name's | sake. A | men. % All kneeling the Minister and People will say the Lord's Prayer. Or at his option, the Minister will offer up other Prayers, closing with the Lord's Prayer, which the People will say with him : OUR FATHER who art in the heavens : Hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so upon the earth. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the Kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory, forever. Amen. VESPERS. 49 | All rising and standing will sing the Sanctus: HOLY, holy, holy, is the | Lord of | Hosts: His glory is the | fullness of | all the | earth. i m s! f> J2L J2. % Or this : — fr- -fM- * S= S3FW' t s £ r i r u m Ho - ly, ho - ly, lio - ly is the Lord of hosts : 7 % &) &> If (V f ? « ^ * ,^_ § -*— *- f — r f=i= =£ f= His glo-ry is the full-nessof all the earth: I I I A m £ f^F=M=F ±=tf I I ^E Mrr^^M ii i i His glory is the fullness of all the earth. A - hex. II I I I I B: s f\fyri 4 \ rJ -^ * *- :st jeeje l l dg - H 1 50 ORDER OF WORSHIP. THE BLESSINGS. ft All standing the Minister shall say : AND seeing the multitudes, He went up into a mount- ain : and having sat down, His disciples came unto him. And opening His mouth, He taught them, say- ing: Blessed are the poor in spirit : for theirs is the king- dom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn : for they shall be com- forted. Blessed are the meek : for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they that do hunger and thirst after jus- tice : for they shall be satisfied. Blessed are the merciful : for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart : for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers : for they shall be called the children of God. Blessed are they that are persecuted for the sake of justice : for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens. Blessed are ye, when they shall revile you, and perse- cute and say all evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice and exult; for great is your reward in the heavens: for so persecuted they the prophets who were before you. ft People : THE Lord hath been mindful of us : He will bless us. ft Minister : HE will bless the house of Israel: He will bless the house of Aaron: He will bless them that fear the "Lord, both small and great. VESPERS. .".I ' shall be chantul the following: GOD be gracious unto | us and | bless us: And cause His | face to | shine up | on us. That Thy way may be | known upon | earth : Thy salvation a | mong all | na | tions. 2 Let the peoples give | thanks unto | Thee : Let all the | peoples give | thanks unto | Thee. Let the | nations be | glad : And | let them | sing a | loud. 3 For Thou dost judge the people in | upright | nes-: And guidest the I nations up | on the | earth. Let the peoples give thanks unto | Thee, O | God: Let all the | peoples give | thanks unto | Thee. 4 The earth giveth her | in | crease: God, our own | God, will | bless | us. God will | bless | us : And all the ends of the | earth shall | fear | Him. r The People sitting, the Minister will read the Lessons from the Word. r At the close of the reading, the People rising, the Minister will say: HE that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. tf TJieu all will chant or say: r\ LORY and might be | unto | Him : VX For | ever and | ever : A | men. AVho is and who was and who | is to | come: The | Al | migh | ty. Amen. 52 ORDER OF WORSHIP. U Then slwill be chanted one of the following, or some other Psalm of Praise : Z&L 2= mm j- A A I I -t*- m ■*=^ r -&- I. IT is good to give | thanks to the | Lord : And to sing psalms unto Thy | name, O | Thou Most | High. To show forth Thy mercy in the | morn | ing : And Thy | truth | in the [ night. 2 Upon an instrument of ten strings and upon the | psalte | ry : With a rolling | sound | on the | harp. For Thou, O Lord, hast made me | glad through Thy | work ; I will triumph in the | works of | Thine | hands. 3 O Lord, how | great are Thy | works ! Thy | thoughts are | very | deep. A brutish man | knoweth | not : Neither doth a I fool under 1 stand I this. 4 When the wicked spring | forth as the | herb : And when all the workers of in j iquity do | bios It is that they shall be destroyed for | ev | er : But thou, O Lord, art | high for | ever | more. VESPEHS. 63 1 Or Hi in : HE IS &r— — ^— i II i>- •27" ^ J ^ BE 3t =£2= ?z=t H f-h-» v a — L ^— *-^ =# IJ £ I I I &&—& A - MEN -7- =^= f^ ^- ffZZB n. MY soul doth I magnify the | Lord : And my spirit ex | ulteth in | God my | Savior. For He hath regarded the low estate of His | hand maid | en : For, behold, from henceforth all gener | ations shall | call me | blessed. 2 For He that is mighty hath done to | me great | things: And I holy | is His | name. And His mercy is to generations of | them that | fear Him : He hath shewed | might | with His | arm. 3 He hath scattered the proud in the | thought of their | heart : He hath put down the | powerful | from their | thrones. And exalted them of | low de | gree : He hath filled the hungry with good, and the rich He hath | sent a I way | empty. 4 He hath taken hold of Israel His | serv | ant : Tn re | membrance of | His | mercy : As He spake to our | fa | thers : To Abraham and to his seed for I ev I er. 54 ORDER OF WORSHIP. fi Or this : JUL m m i i i Praise ye the Lord. m -&- g m -0- r r r -(S- £ 3= m. Praise ye the Lord. PEAISE God in His | sanctu | ary : Praise Him in the ex | panse of His | strength. 2 Praise Him for His | mighty | acts : Praise Him according to the multitude of | His | great | ness. 3 Praise Him with the sound of the | trum | pet: Praise Him with the | psaltery | and the | harp. 4 Praise Him with the | timbrel and | dance : Praise Him with stringed | instruments and | or ( gans : 5 Praise Him with the | cymbals of | hearing : Praise Him with the | cymbals of | shout | ing. 6 Let every thing that breathes | praise the | Lord : Praise | ye | the | Lord. Praise y t e the Lord. fl Tlie People sitting, the Minister may here read the brief Summary of Doctrines : % Here will follow the Sermon, Lecture, or other Instruction. If The Sermon be followed by a Doxology ; an Anthem or a Hymn. H The Minister will then pronounce the Benediction. THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. Sin ©rtocr of fflSUorsljtp Being an Abridgment of the Consecutive Services Heretofore in Use. fi At the opening of the Word' the People rise, and the Minister wiU read one or more of the following sentences : THE Lord is in the Temple of His holiness : Be silent before Him all the earth. E XALT the Lord our God : and fall prostrate at His footstool : He is holy. CjOME into His gates with thanksgiving, into His courts / with praise : be thankful unto Him, and bless His name ; for the Lord is good, His mercy is everlasting, and His truth is from generation to generation. «[ People : Wherewith shall I come before the Lord : And bow myself before the High God? tf Minister: He hath showed thee, O man, w T hat is good, and w r hat doth the Lord require of thee : but to do judgment, and love mercy, and to humble thyself to walk with thy God? r People : I wile pay my vows unto the Lord : In the presence of all His people. In the courts of the house of the Lord: In the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. fl The Minister will read one of the following Paragraphs, and the Invitation to Prayer " Come, let us Worship," etc. 5 (55) 56 ORDER OF WORSHIP. SEEK ye the Lord while He may be found ; call ye upon Him while He is near: let the wicked forsake his way, and the man of iniquity his thoughts : and let him return unto the Lord, and He will have mercy upon him : and to our God, for He will multiply his forgive- ness. And I say unto you : Ask, and it shall be given you ; seek, and ye shall find ; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth, and he that seeketh findeth, and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. The hour cometh, and now is, when the true wor- shipers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth ; for the Father seeketh such to worship Him. God is Spirit ; and they that worship Him, must worship in spirit and in truth. Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me ; for I am meek and lowly in heart : and ye shall find rest unto your souls. o COME, let us worship and bow down : let us kneel before the Lord our Maker. fl All kneeling the Minister and People will say the Lord's Prayer: Or, at his option, the Minister will begin with other Prayers, closing with the Lord's Prayer, which the People will say with him. OUR FATHER who art in the heavens : Hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so upon the earth. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts as we also forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the Kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory, forever. Amen. ^ All rising and standing will sing the Sanctus: HOLY, holy, holy, is the | Lord of | Hosts : His glory is the | fullness of | all the | earth. ORDER OF WORSHIP. 57 | Vie Min inter and People will read in alternate line* (he following, or instead, a election from the natter. TIIK heavens shall confess Thy wonders, O Lord: The truth also in the assembly of the saints. For who in the sky can be compared with the Lord? Who is like unto the Lord, among the sons of the gods? (iod is greatly to be had in awe in the circle of the saints : And to be feared above all that are round about Him. O Lord God of Hosts, who is strong like unto Thee, Lord? Or to Thy truth, round about Thee ? Thou rulest over the pride of the sea : When the waves thereof arise Thou stillest them. Thou breakest Kalian as one that is stricken : Thou scatterest Thine enemies with the arm of Thy strength. Thine are the heavens, yea, Thine is the earth : The world, and the fullness thereof, Thou hast founded them. The north and the south, Thou hast created them : Tabor and Hermon shall sing for joy in Thy name. Thine arm is with might : Strong is Thy hand, high is Thy right hand. Justice and judgment are the support of Thy throne : Mercy and truth go before Thy face. Blessed are the people that know the joyful sound : They walk, O Lord, in the light of Thy countenance. In Thy name do they exult all the day : And in Thy justice are they exalted. For Thou art the adornment of their strength : And through Thy favor our horn is exalted. For from the Lord is our shield : And from the Holy One of Israel, our King. 58 ORDER OF WORSHIP. fl Then shall be sung p the following or some other suitable Selection. p 4 i/ i ! Lk 1 1 <2 O 1 \t *S/ » /5* /s- >d l> w £/ fi) "^ » rS ^v ^Vi K <^<^ 1 I '.ill t J I I i ; c V /6 /^ 5 if /•i ^ ^ 1 ' k r^ 9 « 1 i<> r> 1 < r f ; [ 1 THE Lord is gracious and | merci | fill : Slow to | anger, and of | great | kindness. 2 The Lord is | good to | all : And His mercies are f over | all His | works. 3 All Thy works shall confess | Thee, O | Lord: And Thy | saints shall | bless | Thee. 4 Thev shall speak of the glorv | of Thy | kingdom : And shall | talk of | Thy | might. 5 To make known to the sons of man His | mighty | acts : And the glory of the | honor | of His | kingdom. 6 Thy kingdom is a kingdom of all e | terni | ty : And Thy dominion to all gener | ations and | gener | ations. % The Minister will read the First Lesson, the People sitting. IT At the close of the Lesson, the People rising, the Minister will say: HE that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. T[ Then all will chant or say : GLORY and might be | unto | Him : For | ever and | ever: A | men. Who is and who was and who | is to j come : The | Al | migh [ ty. Amen. fl Then shall follow the Ten Commandments with the Responses, or some other Responsive Service herein provided. ORDER OF WORSHIP. 59