PRAYER BOOK rOR THE ^c^m:i^,'0. George Washington Flowers Memorial Collection DUKE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY ESTABLISHED BY THE FAMILY OF COLONEL FLOWERS PRAYER BOOK ^OR THI ^C^JVIP.^ I>IO0B8AN MIBfelONARY SOOTETY FROTEBTAKT EPISCOPAL OnUROH Iff VA RICHMOND. THE OKDER FOR DAILY MORNING PRAYBK. ^ The Minister s'hall begin by rending out or mort of tit foUouing Sentencet of Scripttire rpUil Loup is in liis holy leniplc; lei all the earth JL keeji silence l)efoie liim. Hub. ii. ?0. From the rising of the sun even unto the poin^- <]nwn of the ^nnie, my Name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be of- fered onto my Name, and a pure offering: for my Name shall be great among the heathen, saitli the LeuD of hosts. Mul.i.H. Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation cf my heart be aUvay acceptable in thy sight, Lord, my pfrengtli aufl iliy redeemer. J'snim \ix. 14. lb. \Vhen the wicked man turneih away from his wick edncss that he hath committefl. and doeth that which is lav.-fiil and right, he shall save his ?onl alive. Ftel. xviii. 27. I ackriowledge tny transgressions; and my .sin is* ever before me. Piahn li. 3. Hide thy face from my sins; and blot nut all muu^ iniquiticF. Psnhn li. 9. The i^ficrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite he.^rt, God. thou will not despise. Pfnlm li. 17. JRend your he«rt, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lonn your God ; for' he is gracious and mer- ciful, slow to anger, and of great kiti'lnees, and repent eth him of the evil. Joel ii. 13. 4 AO-R^fSC. PRATEK. To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgive- nesses, though we have rebelled against him ; neither have we obeyed the voite of oar Lord our God, to walk ill his laws which he set before us. Dan. ix. 9, 10, Lord, correct nie, but with judgment ; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing. Jer. x. 'J4. Ps^ VI. 1. Repent ye: for thnster shall say, DEARLY beloved brethreii, the Scripture moveih us in Sundry place?, to a&knOM'^^^^S^ ^"'^ confess our manifold sins and wickedness; gn^d that we shouh! not dissemble nor cloak them before tiP ^^^e of AU mighty God our heavenly Father^ but coDx.!^^^ ^^^^'"' with an humble, lowly, penitent, and obedient ,lieart:lai to the end that we.may obtain forgiveness of th» sa^T^*'' by his infinite goodness and mercy/ An^a althougl) «•*., ought, at all times, humbly to acknowledge pur sin.s pefoi-e God; yet ought we chiefly so to do, wljen we assemble and meet together to render thanks for the great bene/its that we have received at his hands, tq set forth his most worthy praise, to hear h>s most holy Word, and to ask thpse things which are requisite and necessary, as well for th^ body as the soul. Where" fore I pray and be-^eech you, as many as are here pre HORNING PRaTK*. h «eni, 10 accompany me with a pure heart, and humblf; voice, unto the throne of the heavenly grace, saying-- A General Confessian. *^ To be said by the toiiole Congregation, after the Minis- ter, all kneeling. A LMIGHTY and rhost merciful Father^ we have J\ err. '(I, ami siifiycd fidm ihy ways like lo.-^t slie^p. VV e have fulluwed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have offended agaijist tiiy l»oly laws. We l)ave left undone those things which we Ought to have done; And wc have done those things which we ought not to have done ; And there is no health in us. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us, miserable olieiuler::. iSpare thou those, O -God, who •confess their faults. Restore thou those who are pen- itent; Accorrling to tliy promises declared unto marv- kind in Christ Jesus our Lord. And grant, O njo^t mercifiU Father, for his sake: That, we may hereafter •live a godly, ri;;hteous, and sober life, To tlie glory of thy holy Name. Amen. The Declaration of Absolution, or Remission of Sins. '^ The People shall answer here, and at the end of o-ery Prayer, Amen. 1[ Or thin. ALMIGHTY God. our iieavenly Father, who of his great mercy hath promised furgi\;ene3S of sins to all those who, with hearty repentance and true faiili, turn unto him; Havo merv^y upon you ; pardon and deliver you from all your sins , con firm and strengthen you jn all goodness; and brii'ig yi'U to everlasting life; through Jesus -Christ our .Lord. Jlmen. ^ Then the Minister shall kneel, and say the Lqfd's Pray- er • the People still kneeling, and repeating it toitk him, both here, and wheresoever cist it is used in Di- vine Service, 6 l^ORNING PRAYER. OUR Father, who art in lieaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our Maily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we for- ijive those who trespa?s against us. And lead us not mto temptation; But deliver us from evil; For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. ^Tlien hkeiuise he shall say, O Lord, open thou our lips. ^in$wer. And our mouth shall €how forth thy praise. *[ Here, all stanahig up, the MinUier shall say, Glory be to the Father, cud to tlie Son, and to the Holy Ghost; ^imu-er. As it was in the beginning, is r-ow, and over shall be, world without end. Mviistcr. Praise ye the Lord. Jnsicer. The Lord's Name be praised. *[ Then shall be said or sung the following Anthem Veniie, exulUmus Domino. OCOME, let us sing unto the Lord; let us heartiiy rejoice in the strength of our salvation. Leius come before liis presence with thaukagiviug, ^d show ourselves glad in him with psahns. For the Lord is a groat God ; and a great kin-^ 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 pro- pared tl^ dry lantl. come let us worship and fall down, and kneel be* fore the Lo«d our Maker. , For he is the Lord our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. • ■aORNINQ PRATER. 7 worship the Loud in the beauty of holiness ; let the whole earth stand in n^'e of hiui. For he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth ; and with righteousness to judge the world, aiid the people with his truth. No. 1. ^ Then shall be read one of the following gelettioni — nmiister aoid people reading alUrnate vertex. From Psahn li. MisQ;€re wj«, Deus. HAVE mercy upon me,0 God, after thy great good- ness; according to the multitude of thy mercy do away mine ofTences. Wash me thoroughly Irom my wickedness, and cleanse me from my sins. For I acknowledge my faults, and my sin is ever before me. Against thee only have I sinned, and done this evil* in thy sig])t; that thou mightest be justified in thy say- ing, and clear when thou art-judged. Behold, i was shaj^en in wickedne.»3, and in sin hath my mother conceived me. But lo thou requirest truth in the inward parts, and flhalt make me to understand wisdom secretly. Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean ; thou shall wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. ' ' Thou shctlt make me hear of joy nud gladness, that I the bones which thon hast broken may rejoice. Turn thy fice from my sins, and put out all my mis- deeds. Make me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence, and take not thy Holy Spirit from me. MORNING PRAYETt. give me iho comfort of thy help again, and stab- lish me with thy free Spirit. Then shall I teach thy ways unto the wicked, and sinners shall be converted unto thee. Deliver me from bJood-giiiltiness, O God, thou that art the God of my health; and my tongue shall sing of thy righteousness. Thou shalt open my lips, O Lord, and my mouth shall show thy praise. For thou desirest no sacrifice, else would I give it thee; but tliou delightest not in burnt-otferings. The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit: a broken and contrite heart, Obd, shalt ihou not despise. From Psalm xlii Quemadmodum^ LIKE us the hart desireth the water brooks, so long- eth my soul after thee, O God. My soul is athirst for God, yea, even for the living God ; when shall I come to appear befo.e the pres- ence of God ? My tears have beei? my meat day and night, whilf^ they daily ?a/ unto me, Where is now thy God? Now when I think thereupon, 1 pour out my heart by myself; for" I went with the multitude, and brought ihem forth into the house of God; In the voice of praise and thanksgiving, among such as keep holy-day. "Why art ttiou so full of heaviness, O my soul, and »why art thou so disquietetl within me? Put thy trust in God; for I will yet give him thanks for the help of hi*! countenance. Ihe Lord hath granted his loving kindness in the daytime; and in the night-season did I sing of him, and made my prayer unto the God of my life. • 1 will say unto the God of my strength. Why hast thou forgotten ait? why go I thus heavily, while thej enemy oppresseth me ? Namely, while they say daily unto me, Where is now thy God? MORNING PRATII?. \f Wliy art thou so vexed, O my soul ? and why art tliou so disquieted within me ? put thy trust in God ; for I will yet thank him, which is the help of my countenanee and my God. No. 2, From Psalm xxxii. Beati, quorum. . BLESSED is he whose unrighteousness is forgiven, and whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth no sin. and in whose spirit there is no guile. 1 will acknowleilge my sin unto thee ; and mine un- righteousness have I not hid. I said, I will confess my sins unto the Lord; and so thou furgavest the wicketlness of my sin. For this shall every one that is godly make his pray- er unto thee, in a time when thou mayest be found ; ^ but in the great water-floods they shall not com* nigh him. ^ Thou art a place to hide me in ; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. I will inform thee, and teach thee in the way where- in thou shalt ^o; and I will guide thee with mine eye. Great plagues remain for the imgotlly; but whoso putteth his tru:st in the Lord, mercy embraceth him on every side. Be glad, ye righteous, and rejoice in the Lord ; and be joyful, and ye that are true of heart. Psalm cxxx. De proftmdis. OUT of the deep have I called unto thee, Lord ; Lord, hear my voice. O let thine ears consider well the voice of my com- plaint. If thou. Lord, wilt be extreme to inark what is done amiss, Lord, who may abide it'? 10 MORNING PRAYrR. For there is mercy with thee; therefore shalt tkou be feared. I look for the Lord; ray soul doth wait for him ; in his word is my trust. My soni fleeth unto tho Lord before the morning watch; I say, before the morning watch. O Israel, trust in tlie Lord ; for with the Lord there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption. And lie shall redeem Israel from all his sins. Psalm cxxi. Levari oculos mcos. I WILL lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence Cometh my help. My help Cometh even from the Lord, who hath made heaven and earth. He will not suffer tliy foot to be moved: and lie that keepeth thee will not sleep. Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord himself is thy keeper; the Lord is thy- defence u])on thy ri^'ht hand ; • So that the sun shall not burn thee by day ; ncitlier tl)e moon by nip:ht. The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil : yea, it is even lie that shall keep thy soul. The Lord shall preserve thy going out, and tliy com- ing in, from this tinve forth for evermore. |[ Then shall be read a leasoyi from Holy ScripUire. ^ Then shall be said the .^postles^ Creed by the Minister and the People standing. And any Clinrches may omit the ivords^ He descended into hell, or may, instead of them, use the tcords, lie went into the place of de- parted spirits, which arc considered as tvords of the same meaning in the Creed. I BELIEVE in^God the Father Almighty, Maker o< lieavcn and earth : And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord ; Who was conrei\pd by tlie Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin I IIORNIXG PRAVEK. 11 Mary ; Suffered under Pontius Pilatt?. Was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into Hell, The third day he rose from the dead ; He ascended into Heaven, And sitteih on the right liand of God the Father Al- niif^hty ; From thence he shall colne to judije the quiclt a nil the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; The holy Catholic Church, The Conimunion of Saints; The Forgivenesri of sins ; The Resurrection of the body ; And the Life everlasting. Amen. ^ Or this. T BELIEVE in one God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, And of all things visible and invisible : And in one Lord Jesus Chri:*t, the only-begotten Sou of 'God, Begotten of his Father before all worlds; God of God, Liglit of Light, yexy God of very God, Begot- ten, not made. Being of one substance with tlie Fa- ther; 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 tlic Virgin Mary, And was made ntan, And was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried ; .And the thin! day he rose again, according to the Scrip- tures; And nseenrlfd into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of the Father. And ho shall come again with glory to judge both the (juick and the dead; Whose kingdom shall have no end. And 1 believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver of Life, Who procecdeth from the Father and the Son, Who with the Fatherand tne Son together is worship- ped and glorified, Who spake by the Prophets. And I believe one Catholic and Apostolic Church. I ac- knowledge one baptism for the remission of sins; And I look for the Resurrection of the dead, And the Life of the world to come. Amen. 12 MORNING PRAVER. ^ And. afier that, these prayers follouing, all devoutly kreelivg ; the Minister first pronouncing, The Lord be with you. An$icer. And with thy spirit. Minister. Let iis pray. O Lord, shew- thy mercy upon us. Answer. And 2 ant u* tiiy salvation. Minister. O God, make clean our hearts within us. Answer, And take not thy Holy Spirit from us, A Collect for Peace. OGOD, who art the author of peace and lover of concord, in knowledge of whom standeth our eter- nal life, whose service is perfect freedom ; Defend us, thy humble servants, in all assaults of our enemies; that we, surely trus'ing in ihy defence, may not fear the power of any adversaries, through the might of .Tesus Christ our Lord. A7nen. A Colled for Peace. OLORD, our heavenly Father, Almighty and ever- lasting God, who hast safely brought us to the be- ginning of this day; Defend us in the same with thy mighty power; and grant this day we fall into no s.in, neither run into any kind of danger; but that all our doings, being ordered by thy governance, may be, righteous in thy sight; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. A Irayerfor tJie President of the Confederate States, and all in civil Authority. OLORD, our heavenly Father, the high and mighty Ruler of the itniverse, who dost from thy throne behold all the dwellers upon earth ; Most heartily we beseech thee with thy favour to behold and l^ae th)' MORNING PRAYEK. 13 iscrvant, Tui President of th» Confederate States, and all others in authority ; and so replenish thein with the grace of thy Holy Spirit, that they may always in- cline to thy will, and walk in thy way. Endue them plenteously with heavenly gifrs ; grant them in health and prosperity long to live; and fihally, after this life, to attain everlasting joy and felicity; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amca. ^ The folloioing Prayers are to be omitted here, ivhen the * Litany is read. A Pt'ayer for the Clergy and People. ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, from whom com- eth every good and perfect gift; Send down upon our Bishops, and ojur other Clergy, and upon the Con- gregations committed to their charge, the healthful spNrit of thy grace; and. thaf tliey may tr)dy pleai'e thee, pour upon them the continual dew of thy bless- ing. Grant this, O Lord, for the honour of onr Advo- cate and Mediator Jesus Christ. Amen. A Prayer for all Conditions of Men, OGOD, the Creator and Preserver of all mankind, we liumbly beseech thee for all sorts and condi- tions of men ; that thou wouldst be pleased to make thy ways known unto them, thy saving health unto all nations. More especially we pray for thy holy Church vmiversal; that it may be so guided and governed by thy good Spirit, that all who profess and call them- .selves Christians may be I(?d into the way of truth, ami hold the faith in unity of spirit, in the bond of peace, and in righteousness of life. Finally, we commend to thy fatherly goodness all those who are in tiny way af- flicted, or distressed, in mind, body, or estate; tliat it may please thee to comfort and relieve them according to their several necessities; giving them patience un- der their sufferings, z<\\i\ a happy issue out of all their 14 MORNING PRAYER. afflictions. And this we beg for Jesus Chris^t's sake. A General Thanksgiving. ALMIGHTY God, Fatlicr of nil mercies, we, thine unworthy servant--, do gii-c thee most humble and hearty tlianks for all thy goodness and loving-kindncs? to us, and tn all men. We bless thee for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; but above all, for thine inestimable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the means o^ grace, and for the hope of glory. And wc beseech thee, give ns that due sense o.f all thy mercies, that our hearts my be unfeignodly thankful, and that we may show forth tliy praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives: by giving up ourselves to thy service, and by walking before tliee in holiness and righteousness all our day.~ ; through J^sus Christ our Lord, to whom, with thee pnd the Holy Ghost, bf ali ii<>nnnr and glo- ry, world without end .^men. A Prayer of vSt. Chrysoptom. ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us grace at this time with one accord to Jiiake our common sup- I'lteations nnto thee : and dost jjromi^e that when two or three are gathered together in thy Nnnie, thou wilt grant their requests; Fulfil now, Lord, the desires and petitions of thy servants, as maybe most expe- dient for them ; granting us in this world knowlerlge of thy truth, and in the world to come life everlasting. Amfn. 2Cor.xiii. M. THE ,rRce of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Huly Ghost, be v,'ith as all evermore. Amen. Here cndeth the Order of Morning Prayer. \ SECOND SERVICE. IT To be said by Minister and People alternately — all kneellni;. X ET the words of my mouth, and the meditation of I J my heart be always acceptable in thy sight, U Lord, my strength and my redeemer. Ps. xix. 14, 15. When the wicked man turneth away from his wick- edness that he liath committed, and doeth that whicli is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive. Ezek. xviii. 27. ^1 TiicH the Minister shall say^ DEARLY bqloved brethren, I pray and beseech you, as many as are hero present, to accompany me with a pure heart, and humble voice, unto the throne of the heavenly grace. THE LITANY, OK GENERAL SUPPLICATION. O God the Father of Heaven ; have mercy upon us miserable sinners. O God the Father of Heaven • have mercy upon us mis- erable sinners. God the Son, Redeemer ui' ihe world ; have mer- cy upon us miserable sinners. O God the Son, Redeemer of the world ; have mercy upon us miserable sinners. O God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and tlie Sdn; have mercy upon us* miserable sinners. O God the Holy Ghost, proceedin'^ from ihe Father and the Son: have mtrcy upon us miserable sinners. O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three Persons and one God; liavo mercy upon us miserable sinner;5. O holy., tlessedy and glorious Trinity, three Persons and OJie Cod ; have mercy npon us miserable ai7iners. 16 SICOND SERVICE. Remember not, Lord, our offences, nor "ihe offences of our forefathers ; ueithpr take thou vengeance of our sins; spare us, gootLLord, spare thy people, whom thou hast redeemed with thy most precious blood, iand be not angry witli us for ever. Sparc MS, 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 u$. From all blindness of heart; from pride, vain-glory, and hypocrisy ; from envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncharitableness. Good Lord, deliver vs. 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 plague, pesti- lence, 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 hard- ness of heart, and contempt of thy Word and Com- mandment, Good Lord, deliver us. By the my3tery of thy holy Incarnation ; by thy holy Nativity and Circumcision ; by thy Baptism, Fasting, and Temptation, Good Lord, deliver ««. By thine Agony and Bloody Sweat; by thy Cross and Passion ; by tJiy precious Death and. Burial ; by thy glorious Resurrection and Ascension ; and by the corriijg 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 judgman% Goo^ Zcrd, (Suiver us. I sisCoKD sEavici. 17 Wo sinners do beseech thee to hear us, O Lord God, and that it may please thee to r;ile and govern thy holy Church universal in the right way; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to bless and preserve all Christian Rulers and Magistrates, giving them grace to execute justice, and to maintain truth ; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to illun^inate all Bishops, Priests,' and Deacons, with true knowledge and under- standing of thy Word ; and that both by their preach- ing and living they may set it forth, and show it ac- cord ingly ; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to bless and keep all thy people ; We beseech thee to h^ar 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 ns an heart to love and fear thee, and diligently to live after thy cona- mandmonts ; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to give to all thy people in- creaie of grace to hear meekly thy Word, and to re« ceive it with pure affection, and to bring forth th« fruits of the Spirit ; We beseech thee to hear ns, good Lord. That it may please thee to bring into the way of truth all sych 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-hea ted ; and to "raise up those wlio fall ; and finally to beat down Satan under our feet ; We buach thse :o \iiir tec, gooi Lord. That it rJiay pleaee thee to suciJdur, K^lpii-ftnd com- 18 SECOND SKRVICI. fort, all v/ho are in danger, necessity, and tribulation ; We beseech, thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to preserve all who travel by land or by water, all women in the perils of child- birth, all sick persons, and youny children ; and to show thy pity upon all prisoners and captives; We beseerh thee to hear us^ good Lord. That it may please thee to defend, and provide for, the fatherless chifdren, 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 to forgive our enemies, persecu- tors, aJid 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 v\'e may enjoy them ; We beseech thee to hear %$, good Lord. That it may please thee to give us true repentance ; to forgive us all our sins, negligences, and ignorances ; and to endue us with the grace of thy Holy Spirit to amend our lives according to thy Holy Word ; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. Son of God, we beseech thee to hear us. t^n of God, we beseech thee to hear us. O Lamb of God, who takesi away the sins uf the world ; Grant us thypfuce. O Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the M orld ; Have mercy upon us. ^ The Minister may, at hi» discreiion, omit all that fol- I0X03. to the Prayer. " \V» humbly Eeeeech thee. O Fa tlier,'' &e. O Christ, Ipaj ur.. O ChnAy h^T .u3 SECOND SFRFirE. 19 Lord, have mercj' upon U3. Lord, have mercy xipon us. Christ, have mercy Upon up. Christ, have mercy vpon us. Lord, have inercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon vs. • ^ Then shall the Minister, and the People tvith'.hvn, say the Lord's Prayer OUR Fatlier, who art in lieaven, Hallowed bo thy Name. Thy kingdom como. Thy will be done on earth, As it is in heaven. Give us tlii? d*ay our daily bread. And forgive ns our trespasses, As \ve forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil. Amen. Minister. Lord, deal not with us according to our sins. .^nnver. Neither reward us according to our iniqui- ties. Let us pray. O GOD, merciful Father, who despiseet not the sigh- ing of a contrite heart, nor the desire of .such as are sorrov.'ful : Mercifully a!5sist our prayers which we make before thee in all our troubles and adversities, whensoever they oppress u? : and graciou.sly hear ii-;, that tliose evils which the crafi and pubtilty of the devil or man worketh against us, may, by tliy good providence, be brought to nought; that we thy ser- vants, being hurt by no persecutions, may evermore give thanks unto thee, in tl)y holy Church; through Jesus Clirist our Lord. O Lord, arise, help us, and deliver ?/.<; for thy Name'n sake. OGOD, we have heard with our ears, and our fith- er? have declared unto us, the noble woiks tlint thou didst in their days, and in the old time before them. • Lord, nriff, help vt. and deliver vf fpr thine honour. 20 SECOND SERVICE. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost ; Ansuier. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without eml. Amen. From our enemies defend us, O Christ. Graciousli^look upon our ajflictiont. With pity behold the sorrows of our hearts.. Mercifully forgive the sins of thy people. Favourably widi mercy hear our prayers. O Son of Daoid, have mercy upon us. Both now and ever vouchsafe to hear us, Christ. Graciously hear us, O Christ : graciously hear us, O Lord Christ. Minister. Lord, let thy mercy be showed upon us; jlnswer. As we do put our trust in thee. Let us pray. WE humbly beseech thee. O Father, mercifully to look upon our infirmities; and, for the glory of thy Name, turn from us all those evils that we most 'justly have deserved; and grant, that in all our trou- bles we may put our whole trust and confidence in thy mercy, and evermore serve thee in holiness and pure- ness of living, to thy honour and "glory ; through our only Mediator and Advocate, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. A General Thanksgiving. ALMIGHTY God, Father of all mercies, we, thine unworthy servants, do give thee most humble and hearty thanks for all thy gootlness and loving-kimlness to us, and. to all men. We bless thee for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; but above all, for thine inestimable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. And we beseech thee, give us that due sense of all thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful, and that we may show forth thy praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives ; by giving up ourselves to thy service, and THIRD SERVICE. 21 by walking befure thee in iioHnoss and righteousness ail our days ; tlivough Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honour and glory, world without end. Amen. A Prayer of St. Chry80stom. ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us grace at this time with one accord to make our cominon supplication unto thee; and dost promise that wl)en two or three are gatliered togetlier in rhy Name thou wilt grant their requests : Fulfil now. Lord, the de- sires and petitions of thy servants, as may be most ex- pedient for them; granting us in this world knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to come life everlastiHg Jlmen. 2 Cor. xiii. 14. rPHE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of JL God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all everuTore. Amen. Here endtth the Litany. THIRD SERVICE. Hide thy face from my sins; and blot out all mine ii:iiquities. Psalm li. 9. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. Psalm li. 17. IF Then the Minister shall say, DEARLY beloved brethren,! pray and.beseech yon, as many as are here present, to accompany me with a pure heart, and humble voice, unto the throne the heavenly grace. lA THIRD SERVICE. ^■1 General Confession. ^ To be said by the whole Congregalion, after the Minis- ter^ oil kneeling. ALMIGHTY and most mereifulTather ; we have erred, nnd stjayed from thy ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our o\yn heavts. We have offended against tliy holy laws. We have^left undone those things which we ought to have "done: And we have done those things which we ought not to have done ; and there is no health in us. But thou, O Lord, I)a\^ mercy upon us, miserable offenders. Spare tliou those, O God, who ccTiifess their faults!. Restore thou those who are pen- itent; According to thy promises declared unto man- kind in Christ Jesus our Lord, And grant, most merciful Father, for his sake : That we may hereafter Jive a godly, righteous, and sober life, To the glory of tl)y holy Name. Amen. ♦ The Declaration o/ Absolution, or BejnissionoJ' Sins. *.F J'Ac People shall answer here, and at the end of every Prayer, Amen. IT 0, this. \LMIGHTY God; our heavenly Father, who of Jiis great mercy hath, promised forgiveness of sins to all those who with hearty repentance and true faith, turn unto him ; Have mercy upon you; pardon and deliver you from all your sins, confirm and strengthen you'in all goodness; and bring you to everlastin;^ life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Ainen. OUR Father, Vv'ho art in heaven. Hallowed be thy. Name. Thy kiogdom 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 temptaiion ; But deliver us from, evil; For THIRD SERVICE. 2?- tliine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. The Collect. ALMIGHTY God, unto whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thouglits of our hearts by the inspi- ration of thy Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love tliee, and worthily magnify thy holy Name ; through Christ our Loril. Amen. ^ Then shall the Mintsler. turning to the People, rehearse distinctly the TEN COMMANDMENTS : avd the People, still kneeling, shall, after every commandmeiit, as/c God\. Minis er. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his ser- vant, nor his maid, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is his. People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and write all these thy laws in our hearts, we beseech thee. IT Then the Minister may say. Hear also what our Lord Jesus Christ saith. THOU shall love the Lord thy God, with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. OCCASIONAL PRATERS. L\» 'This is the first and great commandment. And the second iB like unto it: Thou shalt love thy neighljour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets. Let us pray. , O ALMIGHTY Lord, and everlasting God, vouch- safe, we beseech thee, to direct, sanctify, and govern, both our hearts and bodies, in the ways of thy laws, and in the works of thy commanments; that, through thy most mighty protection, both here and ever, we may be preserved in body and soul j through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 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. Jlmen. Here endeth the Third Sei-vice. OCCASIONAL PRAYERS. For a Sick Person. O FATHER nf mercies and God of all comfort, our only hel|* in time of need ; Look down from heaven, we humbly best'ech Thee, beliold. vi;ve may rc»t in him: and tliat, at the general OCCASIONAL PRAYEKS. 27 Resurrection in the last day, we may be found accep-^ table in Thy sij^ln ; and receive that blessing, whicli Thy well-beloved Son shall then pronounce to all who love and Tear Thee, saying, Con^e, ye blessed children of my Father, receive the kin^^dom prepared for you from ihe be^rinning of the world. Grant this, we .be- seech Thee, merciful Father, through Jesus Christ, our Mediator and Redeemer. Amen. BLESSED Lord, who hast caused all holy Scriptures tn be written for our learning ; Grant that we may in such wise hear them, vead, mark, learn, and inward- ly digest them, that by patience, and comfrt of Thy Holy WorJ, we may cmljrace, and ever hojd fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which Thou hdst given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. OLORD, raise up, we pray Tliee, Tliy power, and come among us, and with great might succor us; that whereas, through our sins and wickedness, we are sore let ans; and of Thy great merey keep them in the same, O blessed Spirit, whom, widi the Father and the Son, together, we worship and glorify as one God, world without end. Amen. ASSIST us mercifully, O Lord, in these our suppli- cations and prayers, and dispose the way of Thy servants toward the attainment of everlasting salva- tion ; that, among all the changes and chances of this mortal life, they may ever be tlefended by Thy mos*^ gracious and ready help; through Jesus Cliritt our Lord. Amen. GRANT, we beseecli Th«c, Almighty God, that the words which we have heard this day with our -outward ears, mdy, through Thy grace, be so grafted inwardly in our hearts, that they may bring forth in us the fruit of good living, to the honor and praisp of Thy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hatest no- thing that thou hast made, and dost forgive the sins of all those who are penitent; Create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we worthily lament- ing our siras, and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of tliee, the God of all mercy, perfect re- mission and forgiveness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. OMOST mighty God and merciful Father, who hast compassion upon all men, and hatest nothing that thou hast made: who wouldcst not the death oi' OCCASIOiVAL PHAtSRS. 2f# a sinner, but rather that he should tarn from his sin, and be saved; Mercifully forgive us our trespasses; receive and comfort us, who are grieved and wearied with the burden of our sins. Thy property is-always to have mercy; to tliee only it appertaineth to forgive sins. Spare ns tlierefore, good Lord, spare thy people, whom tkou hast redeemed; enter not into judgment with thy servants, who are viio earth, and miserable sinners; but so turn thine anger from us, who meekly acknowledge our vileness, and truly repent us of our faults, tmd so make haste to help us in thi» world, that we may eter live with thee in the world to come; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ALxMIGHTY God, the fountain of all wisdom, who knowest our necessities before we ask, and our ignorance in asking; We beseech thee to have com- passion upon our infirmities; and those thing's, which for our unworthiness we dare not, and for our blind- ness we cannot ask, vouchsafe to give us, for the wor- thiness of thy Son Jesus Clirist our Lord. Amen. OGOD, the strength of all those who put their trust in Thee ; Mercifully accept our prayers : and be- cause, through the weakness of our mortal nature, we can do no good thing without Thee, grant us the help of Thy grace, that in keeping Thy commandments we may please Thee, both in will and deed; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. A MORNING PRAYER. Ou7- Father ivho art in heaven, S^c. ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, in whom I live tChd move and have my being, I render thee my humble praises for thy preservation of me from the be- yinnin^ of my life to the present day, and especially ibr having brought me in safety through the past night. A»>'d- «ow an^ ever, jimen. 2. The Collect. BLESSED Lord, who hastcaiised all holy Scri,ptures *to be written for our learning j Grant that we majr in such wise hear them, read, mark, Icarn, and in- , . wardly digest them, that by patien-ce, and comfort of 7^ ;ainst all adversity j through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 16. The Collect. OLORD, who liast taught us that all onr 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 yir- tues, without which whosoever liveth is counted dead before thee. Grant this ibr thine only Son Jesus Christ's sake. Amen. 17. The Collect ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hatest no- thing that thou hast made, and dost forgive the sins of all those who are penitent; Create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we worthily lament? iiig our sins, and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of thee, the God of all mercy, i)erfect re- mission and forgiveness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. , 18. The Collect. OMOST mighty God and merciful Father, who hast compassion upon all vncn, and hatest nothing that ihou hast made ; who wouldest not the death of a sinner, but rather that he should turn from his sin, and be saved; Mercifully forgive us our trespasses; re- ceive and comfort u?, who are srieved and wearied "witli the bnrden of our sins. Tliy property is always 'to have mercy ; to thee only it appcrtaineth to forgive sins. Spare v.s therefore, good Lord, spare thy people, whom thou hast redeemed 5 enter not into judgment with thy servants, who are vile earth, and miserable sinners j but so turn thine anger from us, wl>o meekly acknowledge our vileness, and truly repent us of our faults, and so make haste to hdpus m this world, that we may ever live with thee in the world to come j through Jesus Christ our Lord. Jlmen. * 19. The GoUect. LORD,, who for -our sak-e didst fast forty days aini forty nights,; Give us grace to use^uch abstinence, that, our lie^h being subdued to the Spirit, we may ever obey thy godly motions in ri^diteousness, and true ■lioliness, te thy honsur and giory^ who livest and reign- c>t'wirk the'Father and the Holy Gho&t, one God, world without end. J^mtn. ■20. ^'hc CoUeai. ALMf GHTY God, who seest that we'iiave no power ot ourselves to hel{) o«rselvcs; Keep us both out- M-ardly, in our'boiUcs, and inwardly in our touls ; that ■'-re may be defended freni nil adversities which may happen to die body, and from nil evil thoug^ils whick may assault and hurt the soul \ U roiigh Jesus Christ our Lord. Anun. 2L 1-U GollecL . j^t^AIs'T, -we beseech thee, Alm:j?hty God, that we \^ who for our evil deeds do woitliily, deserve in be punished, by the comfort of thy grace may mercifully he relieved -ilaoughour Lord aiKi Saviour Jesus Chrisu .Amen. 22. The CoU^t. WE beseech tliee, Almighty God, rn«.rcif«lly to look upon thy people ; that '&y thy great good- ness they. may be governed and preserved evermore, ^^oth in body and soul,; through Jesivs Christ our Lord imcn.. 58 COLLECM. 22. 1 he Collect. h LMIGHTY aiul everlasting God, who, of thy ten- j\_ der love towards mankind, hast sciit thy Son, our ISavionr Jesus Christ, to take wpon him our flesh, and to suffer death upon the cross, that all mankind should follow the example of his great humility ; MercifuHv grant that we may both follow the example of his pa- tienoe, and also be made partakers of his resurrection j through th« saaac Jesus-Christ our Lord. Amen. 24. The Collect. \ LMIGHTY God, we beseech thee graciously to- Xjl beliold this thy family, for which our Lord Jesus t'hrist was cor^rented to he betrayed, and given up Jnto the hands of wicked men, and to suffer death- iipon the cross, who now liveth and reigneth with thee end the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen. 25. The CdUd. ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, by whose Spiri* the whole body of the Church is governed and sanctified ; Receive our suppbcatiotiB and prayers, which we offer before thee ft>r all estates of nten ii> thy holy Church, that every monber of th6 same, ii> his vocation and ministry, may truly antl goilly serve thee; through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amtn. 26. 2 he Collect. ('I KANT, Lord, that as we are baptized into t)»e "J death of thy blessed Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ, ?o by continual mortifying our corrupt affections we may be buried wrth him j and that through the grave, and gate of death, we may pass to our joyful resurrec- tion ; for his merits, who died, and was buried, and rose again for us, thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 27. The Collect. A LMIGHTY God, who through ihine only begotter> .Ol ^'^n Jesus Chriu hast overcome death; and apej> COLLECTS. 39 ed unto us the gate of everlasnng lifd ; Vv'e humbly fce.'eech thee, that a.', by thy npecial giace preventing; U3 thou dost put into our miiids good desires, so by thy continual help we may bring the same to good effect ; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reign- -«th with th^e and the floly Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen. 28. I'ke Collect ALMIGHTY Fatlier, who hast giv'eii thine only Son '^to die for our sins, «nd to rise again for our justifi- -cation ; Grant us so to put av/ay the leaven of malice and wickedness, that we may always serve thee in pureness of living and truLli ; through the merits of the same thy Son Jesus Clirist our Lord. Amen. 29. The. ColUd. ALMIGHTY -Gcsd, who liast jjiven thine cniy Son to he unto urj both a sacrifice for sin, and alto an ^n.sanjple of godly life; Give us grace that we may always most thankfully jeceive that his inestimable benefit, and also daily endearour ourselves to follow the blessed steps of his most holy life; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Arntn., ZQ. 1 he Colled. ALMIGHTY God, who showest to them that are iu error the light of thy truth, to the intent that they rnay return into the way of righteousness; Grant unto allMliose who are admitted into the fellowship of iTlirist's Religion, tiiat they may avoid those things that are contrary to their profession, and follow all such things as are agreeable to the same ; through our Lord Jesus Clirist. Ain^n. 31. The Collect ALMIGHTY God, who alone canst order the unruly wills and affections of sinful men ; Grant unto thy people, that they may love the thing which thou -comaiandest, and desire that which thou dost promise : ithat flOj among the suodry and manifold changee o/ ''^3 COLLECT*. rhe woiKI, oar hearts may snrely there be lixed, where true joys are to be found j through Jesus Christ om Lord. Amen. 32. The Collects OLORD, from whom all j;ood thing* do come ; Grant to v>s thy liuaible servants, that by thy holy inspi- lation we may think those things that are good, and by thy merciiul guidktg may perlor-m the same ,*: thjx)ugh 0ur Lord Jesus Christ. Amtn. 33. The Collect. /^RANT, Vve beseech thee, Almighty God, that likfr \X as we do believe thy only-begotten Son our Lord Jesus Christ to have ascended i«t&. the heavens ; so we- may ako in heart and mind thither a»cend, and with him continually dwell, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy. Ghyst, oneGod, workl without end. Amen. 34. The Colled. OGod the King of glory, who hast exalted thine oaly So« Jesus Chris* with great-triumph unto thy. kingdom in. heaven ; We bese€>ch iViee, leavs us no:- comfortless ; but send to «s thine Holy Ghost te com- ibrt us, and exalt us unto the sarr.e place wliither our Saviour Christ is gone before, who liveth and reigneth with tliee and the Holy. Ghoit,one Gotl^ world witkoti': end. Amin. 35. The GoUeci. OGOD who as at this time didsiteacli the I)earts of thy faithful people, by sending to them the lighc of thy Holy Spixit ; Grant 'as by the same Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoice in his hoJy comfort; through the merits of Christ Jesus our Saviour, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of' the same Spirit, one God, world Y-;iihoat end. Amoi.. OOLLECTS. 41 30. The Collect (JOD, ih, '(is f;;ood nnd just That I should still to God lejtuJr; In iiim I alwavs put my trnst, And will his wondrous works declare. C. M. TESUS, I love thy charniii^ name, •^ 'Tis music to my ear; Fain would I sound it out so loud, TMiat earth and heaven should hear. 2 Ves, thou art precious to my soul, «VIy transport and my trust ; Jewels, to thee, are gaudy toys. And gold is sordid dust. 3 All my capacious powers can wish. In thee doth richly meet; Not to mine eyes is light so dear, Nor friendship half so sweet. 4 Thy ^race still dwells upon my heart And sheds its fragrance there ; Tlie noblest balm of all its wounds. The cordial of its care. 5 I'll speak the honor of thy name With my last, lab'ring breath ; Then speechless cla^p thee in niy arm=?, The antidote of death. 1 C. M. HERE is a fountain fill'd wiili blood, Drawn from Immanuel's veins ; And sinnera.'plunged beneath that ttood, Lose all their guilty stains. 2 'I'he dying thief r/'joiced to see That fountain in his day ; And there may I, though vile as he. Wash all my sins away. 3 Dear dying Lamb, thy precious blood Shall never loose its power. Till all the ransom'd church of God lie saved to sin no more. 4 E'er since, by faith, I saw the stream Thy flowing wounds supnly, ReJeeiuing love has been in> iheme, And shall be till I die. C. M. /:~J.REAT God, with wonder and with praise ^^ On all thy works I look; But still thy wisdom, power, and grace, Shine brightest in thy book. 2 Here are nsy clioicest treasures hid, Here my best eonifort lies ; Here my desires are satisfied, And here my hopes arise. 3 Lord, make me understand thy Jaw, Show what my faults ha\e been ; Ano trembling earth deserts her jtlace, Her rooted pillars shake : C) Ah, how shall guilty man Contend with such a God ? None, nnne can meet him, and escape, But through tlie Saviour's blood. C. M. SALVATION! O the joyful sound, *^ Glad tidings to our ears; A sovereign balm for every wound, A cordial for our feais. 2 Sxilvaiion! buried once in sin. At hell's dark door we lay ; But now we rise by grace divine. And see a heavenly day. 3 Sill vai ion ! let the echo fly 'J'he spacious earth around; While all the armies of the sky (kmspire to raise the eoiind. ffTHNS. 69 j> i Salvation! O thou hlccdiiifi Lamb, To thi;e the praise belongs : Our hearts phall kindle at thy Name, Tliy Name inspire our Bongs. Clwrus for the end of each verse. Glory, honour, praise, and power Be unto the Lamb for ever! JpRtis Christ is our Redeemer I Hallelujah, ptai?>e the Lord! C. M. nnO our Redeemer's glorious Name ■*• Awake the sacred sonp ; O may his love (immortal ilame!) Tune t'vcry heart and torjgue. 2 His love what mortal thou;;bt can reach j \^'hat mortal tongue dinploy 7 Imagination's utmost stretch In wonder dies away. 3 He left his radiant throne on high, Left the brijiht realms of blisa, And canie to earth to bleed and die! Was ever love like this ? 4 Dear Lord, while we adoring pay Our humble thanks to ihett, May every heart with rapture say, " The Saviour died (or me." 5 O may the sweet, the blissful theme. Fill every heart and tongue; Till strangers love thy charujing Nauje, And join the sacred song. HL 3. ^AVIOUR, source of every blessing, •^ Tune my heart to grateful lays, Streams of mercy, never ceasing, Calls for ceaseless songs of praise. 2 Tcarh me some melodious measure, Sung by raptured saints above; Fill my sunl with sacred pleasure, While I sing redeeming love. GO HyjfNS. 3 Tliou didst peek me when » sJianger, Wandering from the fold of God ; Thou, to save my soul from danger. Didst redeem me witli thy blood. 4 By thy hmid restored, defended, Safe through life thnfe far I've come; Safe, O Lord, when life is ended, Bring mc to my heavenly honte. S. M. VyELCOME, sweet day of rcfrt, ^^ That Raw tl»e Lord ari?e ; Welcome to this reviving hreust, And these rejoicing eyes! 2 Tlie King himself comes near, . 'I'o feasts his saints to-day; Here we may sit, and see him hci-e. And love, and praise, and pray. "3 One -day amidst the place Where Jesus is within, in sweeter than ten thousand days Of pleasure and of sin. My willing soul would stay In such a frame as this, Till it is call'd to soar away To everlasting bliss. in. 5. T ORD, dismiss us will, thy blessing, •^ Fill our hearts wiih joy and peace; Let us each, thy love possessing, Triumph in redeeming grace-, O refre-di us, Travelling through this wildernesa. 2 Thanks we give, and adoration. For the Gospel's joyful .sound ; May the fruits of thy salvation In our hearts and lives abound; May thy presence With us evermore be found. BTMNS. (>1 C. M. A S o*er the past my memory strays, '** Why heaves the secret sigh 1 Tis thut I mourn tleparted days, Still unprepared to die. 2 The world and worldly things beloved, My anxious lloousht employ'd ; And time, unlmllow'd, ui>iiupFaved, Presents a fearful void. 3 Yet, holy Father, wild despair Chase from my labouring breast ; Thy grace it is which prompts the prayer, That grace can do the rest. 4 My life's brief remnant all be thine; And when thy sure decree Bids me tliis fleetin^brealh resign, O speed my soul to thee. L. M. ■jVlY God permit me not to be ■^'•* A stranger tc myself and thee ; Amidst a thousand thoughts I rove, Forgetful of my highest love. 2 Why should my passion mix with earth, And thus debase my heavenly birth? Why should I cleave to things below, And all ray purest joys forego? 3 Call me away froai flesh and sense; Thy grace* O Lord, can draw mc thence: 1 would obey llie voice divine. And all inferior joys resign. III. 1. ;jlNNERS, turn, why will ye die? *^^ God, your Maker, asks you why: God, who did your being give. Made you wiih himself to live : He the fatal cause demands, Asks the works of his own hands ; Why, ye thankless creatures, why erosB his love, and die 7 S Why, yt Win ye C2 HYM\.< 2 Sinr»tr9, tiirn.wliy will ye die * (ied, >our Saviour, nyks you >vhy : He, who diti your souls retrieve, Died himself that you might live, Will you let him die in vniii? Crucify your Lord a^ain ? Why, ye nuisom'd sinners, why Will yc slight his gr:ice, and die 3 Sinners, turn, why will ye die God, the Spirit, asks you why: He who all your lives hath strove, Woo'd you to embrace his love. Will ye not his grace receive ? Will ye still refuse to live? O, ye dying sinners, wh}', Wliy will ye for ever die ? S. M. rpHE Spirit, in our hearts, ■ Is whispering, sinner, Come : The Bride, the Cnurch of Christ, proclaims To all his children, Come. 2 Let him that heareth say To all about him, Come: Let him that thirsts for righteousness To Christ, the fountain, come. 3 Ves, whosoever will, O let him freely come, And freely drink the stream of life 'Tis Jesus bids him come. 4 Lo, Jesus, who invites, Declarefl, I quickly come, LortI, even so, I wait thy hour : Jesus, my Saviour, come. C. M. A PPROACH my soul, the mercy seat, ■**- Where Jesus answers prayer ; There humbly fall before his feet, For none can perish there. HYMNS. 63 ^4 Thy promise ia my only plea, With this I venture nigh ; Thou caJlest burden'd souls to lliee, And such, f) Lord, am 1. 3 Bow'd down beneath a load of ein^ By Satan sorely press'd, By war without, and fear within, I come to ihce for rest. 4 Be thou my shield and hidings place;. That, eheller'd near thy side, I may my fierce nccuRcr face. And tell him, •* Thou hast died." 5 Oh, wondrous love, to bleed and die, To bear the cross and shame, That guilty sinners, such as I, Might plead thy gracious Name. III. 2. "LIOW firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord, *••*■ Is laid for your faith in his excellent word ; What more can ho say than to you he hath said, You who unto Jesus for refuge have fled : 2 Fear not, I am with thee, O be not digmav'd, I. I am thy God, and will gtill j;ive thee aid; 1*11 strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand, Upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand. 3 When thro' the deep waters I call thee to go. The rivers of woe shall not thee overflow ; For I will be with thee, thy troubles to bless. And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress. 4 When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie. My grace, all-sufiicient, shall be thy supply ; The flame shall not hurt thee, I only desiai Thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine. 6 The soul that to Jesus hath fled for repose, 1 will not, I will not desert to his foes ; That soul, though all hell shall endeavour to ehakc; I'll never—no, iievier— no, usver forsake. 64 fifBNS. CM. rf' ATHER, whate'er of carlh^ bliss *- That sovereign will denies, Accepted at thy throne, let this, My humble prayer, arise : 2 Give me a calm and thankful heart, From every murmur free ; The blessings of thy grace impart, And make me live to thee : 3 Let the sweet hope that thou art mine My life and death attend ; Thy presence thro' my journey shine, And crown my journey's end. DOXOLOGIES. . L. M. pRAISE God, from whom all blessings flow, * PraiFC him, all creatures here below ; Praise him above, angelic host ; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. p. M, • TO Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, The God whom we adore. Be glory, as it was of old. And shall be evermore. L. M. TO Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, The God whom earth and heaven adore. Be glory, as it was of old, Is now, and shall be evermore. S.M. TO God the Father, Son, And Spirit, glory be, • As 'twas, and is, and shall be so Tj all eternity. o^-