The Three Hour Service Memorial of the Agony of Our Blessed Saviour upon the Cross A Devotion for Good Friday, from the sixth to the ninth hour while "there was darkness over all the earth/' with appropriate Hymns, Psalms and Prayers "7s it nothing to you, all ye that pass by ? " NEW EDITION COMPILED BY THE Rt. Rev. Nathaniel S. Thomas, S.T.D. BISHOP OF WYOMING PUBLISHED BY GEORGE W. JACOBS & CO. 1628 Chestnut Street Philadelphia The service to begin promptly at noon. It will add to the helpfulness of the service if worshipers will ^>flire seats toward the front. It will add to the quiet of the service, if persons entering and leaving the church will do so only during the singing of the hymns. This service may be shortened if desired, by omitting tha Versicles before the Meditation upon each word. On any aay when Morning and Evening Prayer shall have been said or are to be said in Church, the Minister may, at any other Service for which no form is provided, use such devotions as he shall at his discretion select from this Book, subject to the direction of the Ordinary. — Ruhric from the Prayer Book- Copyright, 190T, by Oeorge W. Jacobs & Co., Philadelphia,. lintrobuctors Scvvicc 12*00 ''They crucified Him/' Hymn 159. yHERE is a green hill far away, Without a city wall, Where the dear Lord was cru- cified. 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. S Uq died that we might be for- given, Me 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. Amen. In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Am^en, The Lord be with you. And with thy spirit, Ijet us pray. 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 tres- pass against us. And lead us not into temptation, But de- liver us from evil : For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. DIRECT us, O Lord, in all our doings, with Thy most gracious favor, and fur- ther us wdth Thy continual help ; that in all our works be- gun, continued, and ended in Thee, we may glorify Thy Holy Name, and finally, by Thy mercy, obtain everlasting life ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Am^en. O Lord, open Thou our lips. Arts. And our mouth shall show forth Thy praise. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost ; Ans. As it w^as in the begin- ning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen, Minister, Praise ye the Lord. Ans. The Lord's Name be praised. 4 MEMORIAL OF THE THREE HOURS' AGONY. Psalm 42. Quemadmodum, LIKE as the hart desireth the water-brooks : so longeth my soul after Thee, O God. 2 My soul is athirst for God, yea, even for the living God : when shall I come to appear before the presence of God? 3 My tears have been my meat day and night : while they daily say unto me, Where is now thy God? 4 Now when I think there- upon, I pour out my heart by mj^self : for I went with the multitude, and brought them forth into the house of God ; 5 In the voice of praise and thanksgiving : among such as keep holy-day. 6 Why art thou so full of heaviness, O my soul : and why art thou so disquieted within me? 7 Put thy trust in God : for I will yet give Him thanks for the help of His countenance. 8 My God, my soul is vexed within me : therefore will I re- member Thee concerning the land of Jordan, and the little hill of Hermon. 9 One deep calleth another, because of the noise of Thy water-pipes : all Thy waves and storms are gone over me. 10 The Lord hath granted His loving kindness in the day- time : and in the night season did I sing of Him, and made my prayer unto the God of my life. 11 I will say unto the God of my strength, Why hast Thou forgotten me : why go I thus heavily, while the enemy op- presseth me? 12 My bones are smitten asunder as with a sword : while mine enemies that trouble me cast me in the teeth ; 13 Namely, while they say daily unto me : Where is now thy God? 14 Why art thou so vexed, O my soul : and why art thou so disquieted within me? 15 O put thy trust in God : for I will yet thank Him, which is the help of my countenance, and my God. 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. Hymn 153. OCOME and mourn with me awhile, And tarry here the cross he- side ; Oh, come, together let us mourn ; Jesus, our Lord, is crucified. 2 Have we no tears to shed for Him, While soldiers scoff and Jews deride ? Ah, look how patiently He hangs ; Jesus, our Lord, is crucified ! 3 Seven times He spake, Seven Words of Love ; And all three hours His si- lence cried For mercy on the souls of men ; Jesus, our Lord, is crucified. 4 Oh, Love of God ! Oh, sin of man ! In this dread act your strength is tried. And victory remains with Love: For Thou, our Lord, art crw Amen. (introductory meditation.) MEMORIAL OF THE THREE HOURS' AGONY. 5 Let us pray, A LMIGHTY God, Who hast t\ 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 thank- fully receive that His inesti- mable benefit, and also daily endeavour ourselves to follow the blessed steps of His most holy life ; through the same Jesus Cheist our Lord. Amen. ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, Who, of Thy tender love towards mankind, hast sent Thy Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ, to take upon Him our flesh, and to suffer death upon the cross, that all mankind should follow the ex- ample of His great humility ; Mercifully grant, that we may both follow the example of His patience, and also be made par- takers of His resurrection ; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. 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, 12*25 P* A* xrbe ifirst mor& "father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.*' ^^Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass hy? Behold, and see if there he any sorroic like unto my sorrow," Hymn 160. Tune: Breslau or Old Hundred WE sing the praise of Him Who died, Of Him Who died upon the cross : The sinner's hope let men de- ride : For this we count the worJ'1 but loss. 2 Inscribed upon the cross we see In shining letters, God is love I He bears our sins upon the tree : He brings us mercy from above. 3 The cross — it takes our guilt away ; It holds the fainting spirit up ; It cheers with hope the gloomy day. And sweetens every bitter cup. 4 It makes the coward spirit brave, And nerves the feeble arm for fight ; It takes its terror from the grave, And gilds the bed of death with light. 5 The balm of life, the cure of woe, The measure and the pledge of love. The sinner's refuge here below, The angels' theme in heaven above. Amen. Psalm 6. Domine, ne in furore, OLORD, rebuke me not in Thine indignation ; nei- ther chasten me in Thy displeasure. 2 Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am ^feak; O Lord, 6 MEMORIAL OF THE THREE HOURS' AGONY. heal me, for my bones are vexed. 3 My soul also is sore troubled : but Lord, how long wilt Thou punish me? 4 Turn Thee, O Lord, and deliver my soul : O save me, for Thy mercy's sake. 5 For in death no man re- membereth Thee : and who will give Thee thanks in the pit? 6 I am weary of my groan- ing, every night wash I my bed : and water my couch with my tears. 7 My beauty is gone for very trouble : and worn away be- cause of all mine enemies. 8 Away from me, all ye that work vanity : for the Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping. 9 The Lord hath heard my petition : the Lord will receive my prayer. 10 All mine enemies shall be confounded and sore vexed : they shall be turned back, and put to shame suddenly. Gloria Patri. The Lord be with you. And with Thy spirit. Let us pray. O Lamb of God, Who takest away 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. O Christ, hear us. O Chris^t, 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. Our Father, etc. O Lord, deal not with us ac- cording to our sins. Ans. Neither reward us ac- cording to our iniquities. O SAVIOUR of the world. Who by Thy Cross and precious Blood hast re- deemed us, save us and help us, we humbly beseech Thee, O Lord. (meditation on the first word. ) Let us pray, ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, Who hatest nothing that Thou hast made, and dost forgive the sins of all those who are penitent ; create and make in us new and con- trite hearts, that we, worthily lamenting our sins, and ac- knowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of Thee, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. OLORD, Who hast taught us that all our doings with- out charity are nothing worth ; send Thy Holy Ghost, and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of charity, the very bond of peace and of all virtues, without which who- soever liveth is counted dead before Thee. Grant this for Thine only Son Jesus Christ's sake. Amen. 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, MEMORIAL OP THE THREE HOURS' AGONY. 7 12.50 IP* /IB* Ube SeconC) MorD "to-day SHALT THOU BE WITH ME IN PARADISE." ^^Lord, rememher me." Hymn 401. OTHOU, from Whom all good- ness flows, I lift my heart to Thee ; In all my sorrows, conflicts, woes, Dear Lord, remember me. 2 When on my aching, burdened heart My sins lie heavily, Thy pardon grant, Thy peace impart : In love, remember me. S When trials sore obstruct my way, And ills I cannot flee, O let my strength be as my day ; For good, remember me. 4 If worn wun pain, disease and grief, This feeble frame should be, Grant patience, rest, and kind relief : Hear and remember me. 5 And oh, when in the hour of death I own Thy just decree. Be this the prayer of my last breath. Dear Lord, remember me. Amen. Psalm 32. Beatl quorum. DLESSED is he whose un- ^ righteousness is forgiven : and whose sin is covered. 2 Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth no sin : and in whose spirit there is no guile. 3 For w^hilst I held my tongue : my bones consumed away through my daily com- plaining. 4 For Thy hand is heavy upon me day and night : and my moisture is like the drought in summer. 5 I will acknowledge my sin unto Thee : and mine unright- eousness have I not hid. 6 I said, I will confess my sins unto the Lord : and so Thou forgavest the wickedness of my sin. 7 For this shall every one that is godly make his prayer unto Thee, in a time when Thou mayest be found : but in the great water-floods they shall not come nigh him. 8 Thou art a place to hide me in ; Thou shalt preserve me from trouble : Thou shalt com- pass me about with songs of deliverance. 9 I will inform thee, and teach thee in the way wherein thou shalt go : and I will guide thee with mine eye. 10 Be ye not like to horse and mule, w^iich have no under- standing : w^hose mouths must be held with bit and bridle, lest they fall upon thee. 11 Great plagues remain for the ungodly : but whoso put- teth his trust in the Lord, mercy embraceth him on every side. 12 Be glad, O ye righteous, and rejoice in the Lord : and be joyful, all ye that are true of heart. Gloria Patri. The Lord be with j^ou. And with Thy spirit. Let us pray. O Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world ; Grant us Thy peace. O Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world ; Have mercy K^pon us. 8 MEMORIAL OF THE THREE HOURS' AGONY. O Christ, hear us. O 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. Our Father, etc. O Lord, deal not with us ac- cording to our sins. Ans. Neither reward us ac- cording to our iniquities. O SAVIOUR of the world, Who by Thy Cross and precious Blood hast re- deemed us, save us and help us, we humbly beseech Thee, O Lord. (meditation on the second WORD. ) Let us pray. OHOLY Jesus, Who of Thine infinite goodness didst accept the conver- sion of a sinner on the Cross : open Thine eye of mercy upon this Thy servant, who clesireth pardon and forgiveness. Renew in me whatsoever hath been de- cayed by the fraud and malice of the devil, or by my own car- nal will and frailness. Con- sider my contrition ; accept my repentance ; and forasmuch as I put my full trust only in Thy mercy, impute not unto me my former sins, but strengthen me with Thy blessed Spirit ; and when Thou art pleased to take me hence, take rne unto Thy favor. This I beg through Thy merits, O Lord, my Saviour and my Redeemer. Amen. ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, Who art always more ready to hear than we to pray, and art wont to give more than either w^e desire or deserve, pour down upon us the abundance of Thy mercy : for- giving 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, 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, MEMORIAL OF THE THREE HOURS' AGONY. 9 ''WOMAN, BEHOLD THY SON, ^'Now there stood dy the Cross of Jesus J His Mother, and His mother's sister, Mary, the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magda- lene, and the disciple whom He loved/' Hymn 157. CWEET the moments, rich in *^ blessing, Which before the Cross I spend ; Life, and health, and peace pos- sessing ; From the sinner's dying Friend. 2 Here I kneel, in wonder viewing Mercy poured in streams of blood ; Precious drops, for pardon su- ing, Make, and plead my peace with God. 3 Truly blessed is the station Low before His Cross to lie ; While I see Divine compassion Pleading in His dying eye. 4 Lord, in loving contemplation Fix my heart and eyes on Thee, Till I taste Thy full salvation And Thine unveil'd glories see. Amen. Psalm 119. Legem pone. TEACH me, O Lord, the way of Thy statutes: and I shall keep it unto the end. 34 Give me understanding, and I shall keep Thy law: yea, I shall keep it with my whole heart. 35 Make me to go in the path of Thy commandments: for therein is my desire. 36 Incline my heart unto Thy testimonies : and not to covetousness. SON^ BEHOLD THY MOTHER.^-* 37 O turn away mine eyes, lest they behold vanity: and quicken Thou me in Thy way. 38 O stablish Thy word in Thy servant: that I may fear Thee. 39 Take away the rebuke that I am afraid of: for Thy judgments are good. 40 Behold, my delight is in Thy commandments: O quicken me in thy righteousness. Gloria Patri, The Lord be with you. And with Thy spirit. Let us pray. O Lamb of God, Who takest away 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. O Christ, hear us. O 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. Our Father, etc. O Lord, deal not with us ac- cording to our sins. Ans. Neither reward us ac- cording to our iniquities. O Saviour of the world, Who by Thy Cross and precious Blood hast re- deemed us, save us and help us, 10 MEMORIAL OF THE THREE HOURS' AGONY, we humbly beseech Thee, 0 Lord. (meditation ox the third WORD. ) Let us pray. O 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 fol- low Thy blessed Saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come to those unspeak- able joys which Thou hast pre- pared for those who unfeigned- ly love Thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. AXD accept, O Lord, our in- tercessions for all man- kind. Let the light of Thy Gospel shine upon all na- tions; and may as many as have received it, live as be- comes it. Be gracious unto Thy Church; and grant that every member of the same, in his vo cation 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 religion and virtue. Send down Thy blessings, temporal and spirit- ual, upon all our relations, friends and neighbours. Re- ward all who have done us good, and pardon all those who have done or wish us evil, and give them repentance and bet- ter 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. 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, 1.35 33. iH. Ube jfourtb morJ) ^MY god! my god: why hast thou forsaken me?" "Surely He hath home our griefs and carried our sorrows.'' Hymn 158. Tuue: m. Christopher. r\ SACRED Head surrounded ^ By crown of piercing tliorn ! O bleeding Head, so wounded, Reviled and put to scorn 1 Death's pallid hue comes o'er Thee, The glow of life decays, Yet angel-hosts adore Thee, And tremble as they gaze. 2 I see Thy strength and vigor, All fading in the strife, And death with cruel rigor, Bereaving Thee of life ; O agony and dying ! O love to sinners free ! Jesu_, all grace supplying, Oh turn Thy face on me. 3 In this. Thy bitter passion, Good Shepherd, think of me With Thy most sweet compas- sion. Unworthy though I be ; Beneath Thy cross abiding Forever would I rest, In Thy dear love confiding, And with Thy presence blest. MEMORIAL OF THE THREE HOURS' AGONY. 11 4 Be near when I am dying ; Oh, show Thy cross to me ; And to my succor flying, Come, LoRD_, and set me free. These eyes, new faith receiving, From Jesus shall not move ; For he, who dies believing, Dies safely through Thy love. Amen. Psalm 38. Domine, ne in furore. PUT me not to rebuke, O LoRDy in Thine anger; neither chasten me in Thy heavy displeasure. 2 For Thine arrows stick fast in me: and Thy hand pres- seth me sore. 3 There is no health in my flesh, because of Thy displeas- ure: neither is there any rest in my bones, by reason of my sin. 4 For my wickednesses are gone over my head: and are like a sore burden, too heavy for me to bear. 5 My wounds stink, and are corrupt: through my foolish- ness. 6 I am brought into so great trouble and misery: that I go mourning all the day long. 7 For my loins are filled with a sore disease: and there is no whole part in my body. 8 I am feeble and sore smit- ten: I have roared for the very disquietness of my heart. 9 Lord, Thou knowest all my desire: and my groaning is not hid from Thee. 10 My heart panteth, my strength hath failed me: and the light of mine eyes is gone from me. 11 My lovers and my neigh- bours did stand looking upon my trouble: and my kinsmen stood afar off. 12 They also that sought after my life laid snares for me: and they that went about to do me evil talked of wicked- ness, and imagined deceit all the day long. 13 As for me, I was like a deaf man, and heard not: and as one that is dumb, who doth not open his mouth. 14 I became even as a man that heareth not: and in whose mouth are no reproofs. 15 For in Thee, O Lord, have I put my trust: Thou shalt an- swer for me, 0 Lord my God. 16 I have required that they, even mine enemies, should not triumph over me: for when m^ foot slipt, they rejoiced greatly against me. 17 And I truly am set in the plague: and my heaviness is ever in my sight. 18 For I will confess my wickedness: and be sorry for my sin. 19 But mine enemies live, and are mighty: and they that hate me wrongfully are many in number. 20 They also that reward evil for good are against me: because I follow the thing that good is. 21 Forsake me not, 0 Lord my God: be not Thou far from me. 22 Haste Thee to help me : 0 Lord God of my salvation. Gloria Patri, The Lord be with you. And icith Thy Spirit. Let us pray. 0 Lamb of God, ^Yho takest away the sins of the world; G-rant us Thy peaee. 12 MEMORIAL OF THE THREE HOURS' AGONY. O Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world ; Have mercy upon us. O Christ, hear us. O 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 r.tercy upon us. Our Father, etc. O Lord, deal not with us ac- cording to our sins. Ans. Neither reward us ac- cording to our iniquities. O SAVIOUR of the world. Who by Thy Cross and precious Blood hast re- deemed us, save us and help us, we humbly beseech Thee, O Lord. (meditation on the fourth WORD.) Let us pray. WE humbly beseech Thee, O Father, mercifully to look upon our infirmi- ties ; 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 honor and glory ; through our only Medi- ator and Advocate, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. OGOD, the protector of all that trust in Thee, with- out Whom nothing is. strong, nothing is holy ; in- crease and multiply upon us Thy mercy ; that, Thou being our ruler and guide, we may so pass through things temporal that we finally lose not the things eternal. Grant this, O Heavenly Father, for Jesus Christ's sake, our Lord. Amen. 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. 2.00 IP. /lib* Ube ffiftb mor& "l THIEST." 'My soul thirsteth for Thee, my flesh also longeth after Thee; in a barren and dry land where no water is." Hymn 408. AR from my heavenly home, Far from my Father's breast. Fainting I cry, blest Spirit come. And speed me to my rest. 2 My spirit homeward turns, And fain would thither flee ; My heart, O Sion, droops and vearns, When I remember thee. 3 To thee, to thee I press, A dark and toilsome road ; When shall I pass the wilder' ness, And reach the saints' abode? MEMORIAL OF THE THREE HOURS' AGONY. ts 4 God of my life, be near : On Thee my hopes I cast : O guide me through the desert here, And bring me home at last. Amen. 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 ex- treme to mark what is done amiss : O Lord, who may abide it? 4 For there is mercy with Thee : therefore shalt Thou be feared. 5 I look for the Lord ; my soul doth wait for Him : in His word is my trust. 6 My soul fleeth unto the Lord : before the morning watch, I say, before the morn- ing watch. 7 O Israel, trust in the Lord, for with the Lord there is mercy : and with Him is plen- teous redemption. 8 And He shall redeem Is- rael : from all his sins. Gloria Patri, The Lord be with you. And with Thy spirit. Let us pray. O Lamb of God, Who takest away 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, O Christ, hear us. O 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. Our Father, etc. O Lord, deal not with us ar^ cording to our sins. Ans. Neither reward us ac- cording to our iniquities. O SAVIOUR of the world, Who by Thy Cross and precious Blood hast re- deemed us, save us and help us, we humbly beseech Thee, O Lord. (meditation ox the fifth WORD. ) Let us pray, O ALMIGHTY God, Who alone canst order the un- ruly wills and affections of sinful men ; grant unto Thy people, that they may love the thing which Thou commandest, and desire that which Thou dost promise ; that so, 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. 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 ob- tain Thy promises, which ex- ceed all that we can desire; 14 MEMORIAL OF THE THREE HOURS' AGONY. through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. OMOST gracious and merci- ful God, we earnestly be- seech Thee to have pity and compassion upon us Thy servants. Visit us, O Lord, with Thy mercy and salvation ; convince us of the miserable condition we are in, by our sins and wickedness ; and let Thy powerful grace produce in us such a godly sorrow, and sin- cere repentance, as Thou wilt be pleased to accept. Give us a strong and lively faith in Thy Son, our blessed Saviour, and make it effectual to the salva- tion of our souls. O Lord, in judgment remember mercy, and whatever sufferings we are to endure in this world, yet de- liver us, O God, from the bitter pains of eternal death. Pardon our sins, and save our souls, for the sake and merits of Thy dear Son, our blessed Saviour and Redeemer. Amen. 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, 2^20 /IB. ''it is finished." *^He said J It is finished: and He howed His head, and gave up the ghost.'' Hymn 84 (Old Hymnal). Tune: Federal Street, 'nr IS finished : so the Saviouk ■» cried, And meekly bow'd His head and died ; *Tis finished : yes, the work is done, The battle fought, the victory won. 2 'Tis finished : all that Heaven decreed, And all the ancient prophets said, Is now fulfiU'd, as long de- signed, In Me, the Saviouk of mankind. 3 'Tis finished : Aaron now no more Must stain his robes with pur- ple gore ; The sacred veil is rent in twain, And Jewish rites no more re- main. 4 'Tis finished : this My dying ^roan Shall sms of every kind atone. Millions shall be redeem'd from death By this, my last expiring breath. 5 'Tis finished : Heaven is recon- ciled, And all the powers of darkness spoiled : Peace, love and happiness again Return and dwell with sinful men. 6 'Tis finished: let the joyful sound Be heard through all the na- tions round. 'Tis finish'd : let the echo fly Through Heaven and hell, through earth and sky. Amen MEMORIAL OF THE THREE HOURS' AGONY. 15 Psalm 142. Voce mea ad Dominiim. T CRIED unto the Lord with 1 my voice: yea, even unto the Lord did I make my supplication. 2 I poured out my com- plaints before Him : and showed Him of my trouble. 3 When my spirit was in heaviness, Thou knewest my path: in the way wherein I walked, have they privily laid a snare for me. 4 I looked also upon my right hand: and saw there was no man that would know me. 5 I had no place to flee unto : and no man cared for my soul. 6 I cried unto Thee, 0 Lord, and said: Thou art my hope, and my portion in the land of the living. 7 Consider my complaint: for I am brought very low. 8 0 deliver me from my per- secutors: for they are too strong for me. 9 Bring my soul out of pris- on, that I may give thanks unto Thy Xame: which thing if Thou wilt grant me, then shall the righteous resort unto my company. Gloria Patri. The Lord be with you. And loith Thy spirit. Let us pray. 0 Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world: G-rant us Thy peace. O Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world; Have mercy upon us. O Christ, hear us. 0 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. Our Father, etc. 0 Lord, deal not with us ac- cording to our sins. Ans. Xeither reward us ac- cording to our iniquities. O SAVIOUR of the world. Who by Thy Cross and precious Blood hast re- deemed us, save us and help us, we humbly beseech Thee, O Lord. (meditation ox the sixth WORD. ) Let us pray. LORD of all power and might. Who art the author and giver of all good things: Graft in our hearts the love of Thy Xame, increase in us true religion, nourish us with all goodness, and of Thy great mercy keep us in the same: through Jesus Christ our Lord. Arnen. OGOD, the protector of all that trust in Thee, with- out whom nothing is strong; nothing is holy; in- crease and multiply upon us Thy mercy; that. Thou being our ruler and guide, we may so pass through things temporal, that we finally lose not the things eternal. Grant this, O Heavexly Father, for Jesus Christ's sake our Lord. Arnen, 16 MEMORIAL OP THE THREE HOURS' AGONY. CTIR up, we beseech Thee, O Lord, the wills of Thy faithful people; that they, plenteouslj^ bringing forth the fruit of good works, may by Thee be plenteously rewarded: through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 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. 2,45 M. Ube Qcvcntb moxt> '''father,, into thy hands r commend my spirit." '^For Thine is the kingdom^ and the power and the glory, for ever." Hymn 154. WHEN I survey the wondrous cross On which the Prince of glory- died, My richest gain I count but loss, And pour contempt on all my pride. 2 Forbid it, Lord^ that I should boast. Save in the cross of Christ^ my God, All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to His blood. 3 See, from His head, His hands, His feet. Sorrow and love flow mingled down ! Did e'er such love and sorrow meet? Or thorns compose so rich a crown? 4 Were the whole realm of na- ture mine, That were a tribute far too small ; Love so amazing, so divine, Demands my soul, my life, my all. Amen. Psalm 121. Levavi oculas meas, I WILL lift up mine eyes unto the hills: from whence Cometh my hel^. 2 My help cometh even from the Lord: Who hath made heaven and earth. 3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: and He that keepeth thee will not sleep. 4 Behold, He that keepeth Israel: shall neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The Lord Himself is thy keeper: the Lord is thy de- fence upon thy right hand; 6 So that the sun shall not burn thee by day: neither the moon by night. 7 The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: yea, it is even he that shall keep thy soul. 8 He shall preserve thy go- ing out, and thy coming in: from this time forth for ever more. Gloria Patri. The Lord be with you. And vAth Thy spirit. Let us pray. O Lamb of God, Who takest away 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. MEMORIAL OF THE THREE HOURS' AGONY. 17 0 Christ, hear us. 0 Christ, hear us. Lord, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. ChrisTj have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. Our Father, etc. O Lord, deal not with us ac- cording to our sins. Ans. Neither reward us ac- cording to our iniquities. O SAVIOUR of the world. Who by Thy Cross and precious Blood hast re- deemed us, save us and help us, we humbly beseech Thee, O Lord. (meditation on the seventh WORD. ) The Nicene Creed. f BELIEVE in one God the 1 Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. And of all things visible and invisi- ble: And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God; Begotten ot His Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, Very God of very God; Begotten, not made; Being of one sub- stance 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 suf- fered and was buried: And the third day He rose again accord- ing to the Scriptures; And as- cended into heaven. And sit- teth 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 glo- rified; 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 Besurrection of the dead: And 'ihe Life of the world to come. Amen. Let us pray. OLORD Jesus Christ, Who by Thy death didst take away the sting of death; Grant unto Thy servants 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. 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 Sa- viour, Jesus Christ. Amen. silence. OGOD, W^hose days are without end, and Whose mercies cannot be num- bered; make us, we beseech Thee, deeply sensible of the shortness and uncertainty of MEMORIAL OF THE THREE HOURS' AGONY. 18 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 gene- ration, we may be gathered unto our fathers, having the testimony of a good conscience ; in the communion of the Cath- olic Church; in the confidence of a certain faith ; in the com- fort of a reasonable, religious, and holy hope ; in favor with Thee our God, and in perfect charity with the world. All which we ask through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. GRANT, O Lord, that as we are baptized into the death of Thy Blessed Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ, so by continually morti- fying our corrupt affections we may be buried with Him ; and that through the grave, and gate of death, we may pass to our joyful resurrection ; for His merits. Who died, and was buried, and rose again for us. Thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Benediction. 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 you perfect in every good work to do His will, work- ing in you that which is well pleasing in His sight; through Jesus Christ, to Whom be glory forever and ever. Amen, Hymn 152. Tune: Crucifixion. T N the cross of Christ I glory, * Towering o'er the wrecks' of time ; All the light of sacred story Gathers round its head sub- lime. 2 When the woes of life o'ertake me, Hopes deceive, and fears an- noy, Never shall the cross forsake me : Lo ! it glows with peace and joy. 3 When the sun of bliss Is beam- ing 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 sub- lime. Amen, ♦'IF ANY MAN COME AFTER ME, LET HIM TAKE UP HIS CROSS daily AND FOLLOW ME." MEMORIAL OF THE THREE HOURS' AGONY. 19 Alternate Creeb anb J^pmnS The Apostles Creed. 1 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: Suf- fered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, dead and bur- ied: He descended into hell; The third day he rose again from the dead: He ascended into heaven. And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father 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 Res- urrection of the body: And the Life everlasting. Amen. Hymn 149. OLAMB 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 ! What lusts and fears with- in ! 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 hurtful foe ; Thy love my heart sustaineth In all its care and woe. 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. Amen. Hymn 148. DEHOLD the Lamb of God! O thou for sinners slain, Let it not be in vain That thou hast died : Thee for my Saviour let me take. My only refuge let me make Thy pierced side. 2 Behold the Lamb of God! Into the sacred flood Of thy most precious blood My soul I cast : Wash me and make me clean within, And keep me pure from every sin, Till life be past. 3 Behold the Lamb of God ! All hail, incarnate Word, Thou everlasting Lord, Saviour most blest ; Fill us with love that never faints, Grant us with all thy blessed saints. Eternal rest. 4 Behold the Lamb of God ! Worthy is he alone, That sitteth on the throne Of God above ; One with the Ancient of all days, One with the Comforter in praise. All light and love. Amen.