Choral Matins
The Processional Hymn
Hymn 498 Holy,
Holy, Holy, Lord God of hosts – C
Wordsworth
Holy, holy, holy, Lord
God of Hosts, eternal King,
by the heavens and earth adored!
Angels and archangels sing,
chanting everlastingly
to the blessèŠd Trinity.
Since by thee were all things made,
and in thee do all things live,
be to thee all honor paid,
praise to thee let all things give,
singing everlastingly
to the blessèŠd Trinity.
Thousands, tens of thousands, stand,
spirits blest, before thy throne,
speeding thence at thy command,
and, when thy behests are done,
singing everlastingly
to the blessèŠd Trinity.
Cherubim and seraphim
veil their faces with their wings;
eyes of angels are too dim
to behold the King of kings,
while they sing eternally
to the blessèŠd Trinity.
Thee apostles, prophets thee,
thee the noble martyr band,
praise with solemn jubilee;
thee, the church in every land;
singing everlastingly
to the blessèŠd Trinity.
Alleluia! Lord, to thee
Father, Son and Holy Ghost,
Three in One and One in Three,
join we with the heavenly host,
singing everlastingly
to the blessèŠd Trinity.
God of Hosts, eternal King,
by the heavens and earth adored!
Angels and archangels sing,
chanting everlastingly
to the blessèŠd Trinity.
Since by thee were all things made,
and in thee do all things live,
be to thee all honor paid,
praise to thee let all things give,
singing everlastingly
to the blessèŠd Trinity.
Thousands, tens of thousands, stand,
spirits blest, before thy throne,
speeding thence at thy command,
and, when thy behests are done,
singing everlastingly
to the blessèŠd Trinity.
Cherubim and seraphim
veil their faces with their wings;
eyes of angels are too dim
to behold the King of kings,
while they sing eternally
to the blessèŠd Trinity.
Thee apostles, prophets thee,
thee the noble martyr band,
praise with solemn jubilee;
thee, the church in every land;
singing everlastingly
to the blessèŠd Trinity.
Alleluia! Lord, to thee
Father, Son and Holy Ghost,
Three in One and One in Three,
join we with the heavenly host,
singing everlastingly
to the blessèŠd Trinity.
The Opening Sentence
THE LORD is in his
holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him. Hab. ii. 20.
¶ Then
he shall say,
V: O Lord, open thou
our lips.
R: And our mouth
shall show forth thy praise.
V: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost:
R: as it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever shall be, world without end.
Amen.
V:
Praise ye the Lord.
R: The Lord's Name be praised.
R: The Lord's Name be praised.
¶
Then shall be said or sung the following Canticle; except on those days for
which other Canticles are appointed; and except also, that Psalm 95 may be used
in this place.
Antiphon
—
Worship
the Lord in the Beauty of Holiness : O come, let us adore him.
Venite, exultemus
Domino
O COME, let us sing unto the
LORD; * let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation.
Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving; * and show ourselves glad in him with psalms.
For the LORD is a great God; * and a great King above all gods.
In his hand are all the corners of the earth; * and the strength of the hills is his also.
The sea is his, and he made it; * and his hands prepared the dry land.
O come, let us worship and fall down, * and kneel before the LORD our Maker.
For he is the Lord our God; * and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.
O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness; * let the whole earth stand in awe of him.
For he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth; * and with righteousness to judge the world, and the people with his truth.
Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving; * and show ourselves glad in him with psalms.
For the LORD is a great God; * and a great King above all gods.
In his hand are all the corners of the earth; * and the strength of the hills is his also.
The sea is his, and he made it; * and his hands prepared the dry land.
O come, let us worship and fall down, * and kneel before the LORD our Maker.
For he is the Lord our God; * and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.
O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness; * let the whole earth stand in awe of him.
For he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth; * and with righteousness to judge the world, and the people with his truth.
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.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
The Psalms
Psalm 126. In convertendo.
Antiphon: I beheld a great multitude which no man could number, * of
all nations, standing before the throne
WHEN the LORD
turned again the captivity of Sion, then were we like unto them that dream.
2 Then was our mouth
filled with laughter, * and our tongue with joy.
3 Then said
they among the heathen, * The LORD hath done great things for them.
4 Yea, the LORD
hath done great things for us already; * whereof we rejoice.
5 Turn our
captivity, O LORD, * as the rivers in the south.
6 They that sow
in tears * shall reap in joy.
7 He that now
goeth on his way weeping, and beareth forth good seed, * shall doubtless come
again with joy,
and bring his sheaves with him.
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.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
Psalm 127. Nisi
Dominus.
Antiphon:
And all the Angels stood round about
the throne, * and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshiped God.
EXCEPT
the LORD build the house, * their labour is but lost that build it.
2
Except the LORD keep the city, * the watchman waketh but in vain.
3
It is but lost labour that ye haste to rise up early, and so late take rest,
and eat the bread of carefulness; * for so he giveth his beloved sleep.
4
Lo, children, and the fruit of the womb, * are an heritage and gift that cometh
of the LORD.
5
Like as the arrows in the hand of the giant, * even so are the young children.
6
Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them; * they shall not be ashamed
when they speak with their enemies in the gate.
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.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
Psalm 128. Beati
omnes.
Antiphon:
And they sung a new song to the Lamb:
Thou hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred and tongue and
people and nation, * and hast made us unto our God kings and priests.
BLESSED
are all they that fear the LORD, * and walk in his ways.
2
For thou shalt eat the labours of thine hands: * O well is thee, and happy
shalt thou be.
3
Thy wife shall be as the fruitful vine * upon the walls of thine house;
4
Thy children like the olive-branches * round about thy table.
5
Lo, thus shall the man be blessed * that feareth the LORD.
6
The LORD from out of Sion shall so bless thee, * that thou shalt see Jerusalem
in prosperity all thy life long;
7
Yea, that thou shalt see thy children's children, * and peace upon Israel.
GLORY be to the Father, and to
the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
Lessons and Canticles
First
Lesson
Job 1:1-21
There
was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and
upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil. 2 And
there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters. 3 His
substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five
hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household;
so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east. 4 And
his sons went and feasted in their houses, every one his day; and sent and
called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them. 5 And
it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and
sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings
according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have
sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually. 6 Now
there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before
the Lord, and Satan came also among them. 7 And
the Lord said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered
the Lord, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking
up and down in it. 8 And the Lord said unto
Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the
earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? 9 Then
Satan answered the Lord, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? 10 Hast
not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he
hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance
is increased in the land. 11 But put forth thine hand
now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face. 12 And
the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power;
only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the
presence of the Lord. 13 And there was a day when
his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest
brother's house: 14 And there came a messenger unto Job,
and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them: 15 And
the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away; yea, they have slain the
servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. 16 While
he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is
fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and
consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. 17 While
he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out
three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and
slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to
tell thee. 18 While he was yet speaking, there came also
another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in
their eldest brother's house: 19 And, behold, there came
a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and
it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to
tell thee. 20 Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and
shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped, 21 And
said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither:
the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the
name of the Lord.
Thee O God
We Praise - Te Deum laudamus.
WE praise thee, O God; we
acknowledge thee to be the Lord.
All the earth doth worship thee, the Father everlasting.
To thee all Angels cry aloud; the Heavens, and all the Powers therein;
To thee Cherubim and Seraphim continually do cry,
Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth;
Heaven and earth are full of the Majesty of thy glory.
The glorious company of the Apostles praise thee.
The goodly fellowship of the Prophets praise thee.
The noble army of Martyrs praise thee.
The holy Church throughout all the world doth acknowledge thee;
The Father of an infinite Majesty;
Thine adorable, true and only Son;
Also the Holy Ghost the Comforter.
All the earth doth worship thee, the Father everlasting.
To thee all Angels cry aloud; the Heavens, and all the Powers therein;
To thee Cherubim and Seraphim continually do cry,
Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth;
Heaven and earth are full of the Majesty of thy glory.
The glorious company of the Apostles praise thee.
The goodly fellowship of the Prophets praise thee.
The noble army of Martyrs praise thee.
The holy Church throughout all the world doth acknowledge thee;
The Father of an infinite Majesty;
Thine adorable, true and only Son;
Also the Holy Ghost the Comforter.
THOU art the King of Glory, O
Christ.
Thou art the everlasting Son of the Father.
When thou tookest upon thee to deliver man, thou didst humble thyself to be born of a Virgin.
When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death, thou didst open the Kingdom of Heaven to all believers.
Thou sittest at the right hand of God, in the glory of the Father.
We believe that thou shalt come to be our Judge.
We therefore pray thee, help thy servants, whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious blood.
Make them to be numbered with thy Saints, in glory everlasting.
Thou art the everlasting Son of the Father.
When thou tookest upon thee to deliver man, thou didst humble thyself to be born of a Virgin.
When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death, thou didst open the Kingdom of Heaven to all believers.
Thou sittest at the right hand of God, in the glory of the Father.
We believe that thou shalt come to be our Judge.
We therefore pray thee, help thy servants, whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious blood.
Make them to be numbered with thy Saints, in glory everlasting.
V: O LORD, save thy people, and
bless thine heritage.
R: Govern them and lift them up for ever.
V: Day by day we magnify thee;
R: And we worship thy Name ever, world without end.
V: Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin.
R: O Lord, have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us.
V: O Lord, let thy mercy be upon us, as our trust is in thee.
R: O Lord, in thee have I trusted; let me never be confounded.
R: Govern them and lift them up for ever.
V: Day by day we magnify thee;
R: And we worship thy Name ever, world without end.
V: Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin.
R: O Lord, have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us.
V: O Lord, let thy mercy be upon us, as our trust is in thee.
R: O Lord, in thee have I trusted; let me never be confounded.
¶ Or
this Canticle
Second Lesson
Cor 11:18-30
18 Seeing
that many glory after the flesh, I will glory also. 19 For
ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise. 20 For
ye suffer, if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour you, if a man take
of you, if a man exalt himself, if a man smite you on the face. 21 I
speak as concerning reproach, as though we had been weak. Howbeit whereinsoever
any is bold, (I speak foolishly,) I am bold also. 22 Are
they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I. Are they the seed of
Abraham? so am I. 23 Are they ministers of Christ? (I
speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure,
in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft. 24 Of the Jews
five times received I forty stripes save one. 25 Thrice
was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night
and a day I have been in the deep; 26 In journeyings
often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own
countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the
wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren; 27 In
weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in
fastings often, in cold and nakedness. 28 Beside those
things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the
churches. 29 Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is
offended, and I burn not? 30 If I must needs glory, I
will glory of the things which concern mine infirmities.
Benedictus. St.
Luke i. 68.
Ant: Master we know that thou art true, *
and teachest the way of God in truth, Alleluia!
BLESSED be the Lord God of
Israel; * for he hath visited and redeemed his people;
And hath raised up a mighty salvation for us, * in the house of his servant David;
As he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets, * which have been since the world began;
That we should be saved from our enemies, * and from the hand of all that hate us.
And hath raised up a mighty salvation for us, * in the house of his servant David;
As he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets, * which have been since the world began;
That we should be saved from our enemies, * and from the hand of all that hate us.
To perform the mercy promised
to our forefathers, * and to remember his holy covenant;
To perform the oath which he sware to our forefather Abraham, * that he would give us;
That we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies * might serve him without fear;
In holiness and righteousness before him, * all the days of our life.
To perform the oath which he sware to our forefather Abraham, * that he would give us;
That we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies * might serve him without fear;
In holiness and righteousness before him, * all the days of our life.
And thou, child, shalt be
called the prophet of the Highest: * for thou shalt go before the face of the
Lord to prepare his ways;
To give knowledge of salvation unto his people * for the remission of their sins,
Through the tender mercy of our God; * whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us;
To give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death, * and to guide our feet into the way of peace.
To give knowledge of salvation unto his people * for the remission of their sins,
Through the tender mercy of our God; * whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us;
To give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death, * and to guide our feet into the way of peace.
The Creed
¶ Then shall be said the Apostles’
Creed by the Minister and the People, standing. And any Churches may, instead
of the words, He descended into hell, use the words, He
went into the place of departed spirits,
which are considered as words of the same meaning in the Creed.
I BELIEVE in God the Father
Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth:
And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord: Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin Mary: Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, dead, and buried: He descended into hell; The third day he rose again from the dead: He ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty: From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Ghost: The holy Catholic Church; The Communion of Saints: The Forgiveness of sins: The Resurrection of the body: And the Life everlasting. Amen.
And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord: Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin Mary: Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, dead, and buried: He descended into hell; The third day he rose again from the dead: He ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty: From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Ghost: The holy Catholic Church; The Communion of Saints: The Forgiveness of sins: The Resurrection of the body: And the Life everlasting. Amen.
The Prayers
¶ And
after that, these Prayers following, the people devoutly kneeling; the Minister
first pronouncing,
Minister The Lord be with you.
Answer And with thy spirit.
Minister Let us pray.
Answer And with thy spirit.
Minister Let us pray.
Lord have mercy upon us
Christ have mercy upon us
Lord have mercy upon us
¶ Here,
shall follow the Lord's Prayer.
OUR Father, who art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, As it is in
heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we
forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; But
deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,
for ever and ever. Amen.
Minister O Lord, show thy mercy upon us.
Answer And grant us thy salvation.
Minister O God, make clean our hearts within us.
Answer And take not thy Holy Spirit from us
¶ Then
shall follow the Collect for the Day, except on Sundays and other Feasts when
the Communion Service is read immediately following this service; and then the
Collect for the day may be omitted here.
Collect
of the 3rd Sunday before Advent
O GOD, our refuge and strength, who art
the author of all godliness; Be ready, we beseech thee, to hear the devout
prayers of thy Church; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we
may obtain effectually; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Collect
for All Saints Day
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 follow thy blessed Saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come
to those unspeakable joys which thou hast prepared for those who unfeignedly
love thee; through* Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Collect of the Holy Trinity
ALMIGHTY
and everlasting God, who hast given unto us thy servants grace, by the
confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity,
and in the power of the Divine Majesty to worship the Unity; We beseech thee
that thou wouldest keep us stedfast in this faith, and evermore defend us from
all adversities, who livest and reignest, one God,
world without end. Amen.
A Collect for Peace
O GOD, who art the author of
peace and lover of concord, in knowledge of whom standeth our eternal life,
whose service is perfect freedom; Defend us thy humble servants in all assaults
of our enemies; that we, surely trusting in thy defence, may not fear the power
of any adversaries, through the might of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
A Collect for Grace
O LORD, our heavenly Father,
Almighty and everlasting God, who hast safely brought us to the beginning of
this day; Defend us in the same with thy mighty power; and grant that this day
we fall into no sin, neither run into any kind of danger; but that all our
doings, being ordered by thy governance, may be righteous in thy sight; through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The
Hymn
Hymn 43 Father, we praise thee,
now the night is over - Nocte surgentes – Dearmer (V)
Father, we praise thee, now the night is over,
active and watchful, stand we all before thee;
singing we offer prayer and meditation:
thus we adore thee.
Monarch of all things, fit us for thy mansions;
banish our weakness, health and wholeness sending;
bring us to heaven, where thy saints united
joy without ending.
All holy Father, Son, and equal Spirit,
Trinity blessed, send us thy salvation;
thine is the glory, gleaming and resounding
through all creation.
active and watchful, stand we all before thee;
singing we offer prayer and meditation:
thus we adore thee.
Monarch of all things, fit us for thy mansions;
banish our weakness, health and wholeness sending;
bring us to heaven, where thy saints united
joy without ending.
All holy Father, Son, and equal Spirit,
Trinity blessed, send us thy salvation;
thine is the glory, gleaming and resounding
through all creation.
¶ And NOTE,
That the Minister may here end the Morning Prayer with such general intercessions
taken out of this Book, as he shall think fit, or with the Grace.
The Litany
O GOD
the Father, Creator of heaven and earth;
Have mercy upon us.
O God the Son, Redeemer of the world;
Have mercy upon us.
O God the Holy Ghost, Sanctifier of the faithful;
Have mercy upon us.
O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, one God;
Have mercy upon us.
Have mercy upon us.
O God the Son, Redeemer of the world;
Have mercy upon us.
O God the Holy Ghost, Sanctifier of the faithful;
Have mercy upon us.
O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, one God;
Have mercy upon us.
[Holy Virgin Mary, Mother of God
our Savior Jesus Christ
Pray
for us.
All holy Angles and Archangels
and all holy orders of blessed spirits
Pray
for us.
All holy Patriarchs and
Prophets, Apostles, Martyrs, Confessors and Virgins and all the blessed company
of Heaven
Pray
for us.]
REMEMBER
not, Lord, our offences, nor the offences of our forefathers; neither take thou
vengeance of our sins: Spare us, good Lord, spare thy people, whom thou hast
redeemed with thy most precious blood, and be not angry with us for ever.
Spare us, good Lord.
Spare us, good Lord.
FROM
all evil and mischief; from sin; from the crafts and assaults of the devil; from
thy wrath, and from everlasting damnation,
Good Lord, deliver us.
From all blindness of heart; from pride, vainglory, and hypocrisy; from envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncharitableness,
Good Lord, deliver us.
From all inordinate and sinful affections; and from all the deceits of the world, the flesh, and the devil,
Good Lord, deliver us.
From lightning and tempest; from earthquake, fire, and flood; from plague, pestilence, and famine; from battle and murder, and from sudden death,
Good Lord, deliver us.
From all sedition, privy conspiracy, and rebellion; from all false doctrine, heresy, and schism; from hardness of heart, and contempt of thy Word and Commandment,
Good Lord, deliver us.
By the mystery of thy holy Incarnation; by thy holy Nativity and Circumcision; by thy Baptism, Fasting, and Temptation,
Good Lord, deliver us.
By thine Agony and Bloody Sweat; by thy Cross and Passion; by thy precious Death and Burial; by thy glorious Resurrection and Ascension, and by the Coming of the Holy Ghost,
Good Lord, deliver us.
In all time of our tribulation; in all time of our prosperity; in the hour of death, and in the day of judgment,
Good Lord, deliver us.
Good Lord, deliver us.
From all blindness of heart; from pride, vainglory, and hypocrisy; from envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncharitableness,
Good Lord, deliver us.
From all inordinate and sinful affections; and from all the deceits of the world, the flesh, and the devil,
Good Lord, deliver us.
From lightning and tempest; from earthquake, fire, and flood; from plague, pestilence, and famine; from battle and murder, and from sudden death,
Good Lord, deliver us.
From all sedition, privy conspiracy, and rebellion; from all false doctrine, heresy, and schism; from hardness of heart, and contempt of thy Word and Commandment,
Good Lord, deliver us.
By the mystery of thy holy Incarnation; by thy holy Nativity and Circumcision; by thy Baptism, Fasting, and Temptation,
Good Lord, deliver us.
By thine Agony and Bloody Sweat; by thy Cross and Passion; by thy precious Death and Burial; by thy glorious Resurrection and Ascension, and by the Coming of the Holy Ghost,
Good Lord, deliver us.
In all time of our tribulation; in all time of our prosperity; in the hour of death, and in the day of judgment,
Good Lord, deliver us.
WE sinners do beseech thee to hear us, O Lord God;
and that it may please thee to rule and govern thy holy Church universal in the
right way;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee so to rule the heart of thy servant, The President of the United States, that he may above all things seek thy honour and glory;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to bless and preserve all Christian Rulers and Magistrates, giving them grace to execute justice, and to maintain truth;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to illuminate all Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, with true knowledge and understanding of thy Word; and that both by their preaching and living they may set it forth, and show it accordingly;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to send forth labourers into thy harvest;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to bless and keep all thy people;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to give to all nations unity, peace, and concord;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to give us an heart to love and fear thee, and diligently to live after thy commandments;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to give to all thy people increase of grace to hear meekly thy Word, and to receive it with pure affection, and to bring forth the fruits of the Spirit;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to bring into the way of truth all such as have erred, and are deceived;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to strengthen such as do stand; and to comfort and help the weak-hearted; and to raise up those who fall; and finally to beat down Satan under our feet;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to succour, help, and comfort, all who are in danger, necessity, and tribulation;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to preserve all who travel by land, by water, or by air, all women in child-birth, all sick persons, and young children; and to show thy pity upon all prisoners and captives;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to defend, and provide for, the fatherless children, and widows, and all who are desolate and oppressed;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to have mercy upon all men;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to forgive our enemies, persecutors, and slanderers, and to turn their hearts;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to give and preserve to our use the kindly fruits of the earth, so that in due time we may enjoy them;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to give us true repentance; to forgive us all our sins, negligences, and ignorances; and to endue us with the grace of thy Holy Spirit to amend our lives according to thy holy Word;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee so to rule the heart of thy servant, The President of the United States, that he may above all things seek thy honour and glory;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to bless and preserve all Christian Rulers and Magistrates, giving them grace to execute justice, and to maintain truth;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to illuminate all Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, with true knowledge and understanding of thy Word; and that both by their preaching and living they may set it forth, and show it accordingly;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to send forth labourers into thy harvest;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to bless and keep all thy people;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to give to all nations unity, peace, and concord;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to give us an heart to love and fear thee, and diligently to live after thy commandments;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to give to all thy people increase of grace to hear meekly thy Word, and to receive it with pure affection, and to bring forth the fruits of the Spirit;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to bring into the way of truth all such as have erred, and are deceived;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to strengthen such as do stand; and to comfort and help the weak-hearted; and to raise up those who fall; and finally to beat down Satan under our feet;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to succour, help, and comfort, all who are in danger, necessity, and tribulation;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to preserve all who travel by land, by water, or by air, all women in child-birth, all sick persons, and young children; and to show thy pity upon all prisoners and captives;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to defend, and provide for, the fatherless children, and widows, and all who are desolate and oppressed;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to have mercy upon all men;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to forgive our enemies, persecutors, and slanderers, and to turn their hearts;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to give and preserve to our use the kindly fruits of the earth, so that in due time we may enjoy them;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to give us true repentance; to forgive us all our sins, negligences, and ignorances; and to endue us with the grace of thy Holy Spirit to amend our lives according to thy holy Word;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to grant to all the
faithful departed eternal life and peace,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to grant that, in the
fellowship of __________ and all the
saints, we may attain to thy heavenly kingdom,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
Son of God, we beseech thee to hear us.
Son of God, we beseech thee to hear us.
O Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world;
Have mercy upon us.
O
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world;
Have mercy upon us.
O Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world;
Have mercy upon us.
O Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world;
Grant us thy peace.
O Christ,
hear 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.
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.
A Prayer of St. Chrysostom.
ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us
grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplications unto thee;
and dost promise that when two or three are gathered together in thy Name thou
wilt grant their requests; Fulfil now, O Lord, the desires and petitions of thy
servants, as may be most expedient for them; granting us in this world
knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to come life everlasting. Amen.
2 Cor. xiii. 14.
THE grace of our Lord Jesus
Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us
all evermore. Amen.
Recessional Hymn
Hymn 511 All people that on earth do dwell – W Kethe
All people that on earth
do dwell,
sing to the Lord with cheerful voice:
him serve with mirth, his praise forth tell,
come ye before him and rejoice.
The Lord, ye know, is God indeed;
without our aid he did us make:
we are his folk, he doth us feed,
and for his sheep he doth us take.
O enter then his gates with praise,
approach with joy his courts unto;
praise, laud, and bless his Name always,
for it is seemly so to do.
For why? the Lord our God is good,
his mercy is for ever sure;
his truth at all times firmly stood,
and shall from age to age endure.
To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
the God whom heaven and earth adore,
from men and from the angel host
be praise and glory evermore.
sing to the Lord with cheerful voice:
him serve with mirth, his praise forth tell,
come ye before him and rejoice.
The Lord, ye know, is God indeed;
without our aid he did us make:
we are his folk, he doth us feed,
and for his sheep he doth us take.
O enter then his gates with praise,
approach with joy his courts unto;
praise, laud, and bless his Name always,
for it is seemly so to do.
For why? the Lord our God is good,
his mercy is for ever sure;
his truth at all times firmly stood,
and shall from age to age endure.
To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
the God whom heaven and earth adore,
from men and from the angel host
be praise and glory evermore.
