Order of Service at the 
 CONSECRATION Of St. Lukes Church, 
 Lincolnton, N. C, August 12, 1886. 
 
 , ., .»• l. i a.,, 9 Psalm t:xxii 
 
 The People stand while the Bishop and tht w .,, 
 
 Clergy go up the aisle repeating Psalm i 4 . | 1 was glad when thej «ud unto me. We will 
 
 " Then the People sit during . short address by j go into the house of the Lord 
 
 * j Our feet shall.stand in thy gates, O Jerusalem. 
 
 ' As t^Bishop kneel, the People kneel also and | Jerusalem is built as a cit) that is at unity in itself 
 continue In that position till the end of the Collects j For thither the tribes go up even the tribes o 
 offered by the Bishop. ** ^ord, to testify unto Israel, togrvetbanks unto 
 
 Next the Sentence of Consecration is read, the 
 People sitting. 
 
 As the .Sentence is laid on the Altar, the People- 
 rise and remain standing until they kneel at the 
 Confession in Morning Prayer. 
 
 the Name of the Lord 
 
 For theie is the seat of judgment, even the 
 seat of the house of David. 
 
 O pray for the peace of Jerusalem ; they shall 
 prosper that love thee. 
 
 Peace be within thy walls, and plenteousness 
 Proper Psalms said by the Minister and People within thy palaces. 
 
 alternately. 
 
 Psalm LXXXIV 
 
 For my brethren and companions' sakes. I will 
 wish the prosperity. 
 
 O how amiable are thy dwellings, thou Lord! Yaa, because of the house of the LoRDOur God, 
 of hosts! | 1 'vill seek to do thee good. 
 
 My soul hath a desire and longing to enter into j Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to 
 the courts of the Lord ; my heart and my flesh rejrjthe Holy Ghost; 
 
 joke in the living God. [ As it was in the beginning, isnow, and ever 
 
 Yea, the sparrrow hath found her an house, and* a^ii he, world without end. Amen. 
 the swallow a nest, where sne may lay herj Psalm exxxii 
 
 young; even thy altars, O Lord of hosts, my King? LORD, remember David, and all his trouble: 
 and my God. | How he sware unto the Lord, and vowed a 
 
 Blessed are they that dwell in thy house : they j vow unto the Almighty Cod of Jacob. 
 will be alway praising thee. I will not come within the taberncnle ot mme 
 
 Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee ; j house, nor climb up into my bed ; 
 hi whose heart are thy ways. | I will not suffer mine eyes to sleep, nor mine 
 
 Who going through the vale of misery use it for j eye-lids to slumber; neither the temples of my 
 
 head to take any rest ; 
 
 Until I find out a place for the temple of the 
 Lord ;an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob* 
 Lo, we heard the same at Ephrata. and found 
 it in the wood. 
 
 We will go into his tabernacle, and fall low on 
 our knees before his footst >ol. 
 
 Arise. O Lord, into thy resting-place: thou. 
 
 a well ; and .the pools are filled with water 
 
 They will go from strength to strength, and unto 
 the God of gods appeared! every one of them in 
 
 Sion. 
 
 Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer : hearken, 
 O God of Jacob. 
 
 Behold, O God our defender, and look upon the 
 face of thine Anointed. 
 
 For one day in thy courts is better than a thous- j and the ark of thy strength. 
 
 J . f Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness: 
 
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 r", , i i_ i i • + u u „ C o ' rxt-mv* and let thy saints sing with joyfulness. 
 
 1 had rather be a door-keeper in the house ot my . J & •» ■ 
 
 ( ;od, than to dwell in the tents of ungodliness. For thy servant David s sake, turn not away tne 
 
 For the Lord God is a light and defence ; the P^nce of thine A . untod 
 Lord Will give grace and worshis ; and n , good Fhe Lord hath made a faithful oath unto David, 
 thing shall he withhold from them that live a godly and he shall not shrink rom it; 
 
 & j Of the fruit of thy body shall I set upon thy seat. 
 
 ie ', „ . , , . -,, , • ,, . m ,. fl .„j [£ thv children will keep my covenant, and my 
 
 O Lord God of hosts, blessed is the m..n ti.at t 
 putteth his trust in thee. testimonies that 1 shall learn them : then chddren 
 
 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to also shall sit upon thy seat for evermore. 
 the Holy Ghost j For hte Lord hath cho.cn Sion to de an habUa- 
 
 Asitwas in the beginning, is now, and ever! tion for himself ; he hath longed for her. 
 shall be. world without end. Amen. | This shall be my rest forever: here will I 
 
dwell, For 1 have a delight therein. 
 
 I will bless her victuals with increase, and will 
 satisfy her poor with bread. 
 
 T will deck her priests with health, and her saints 
 shall rejoice and sing. 
 
 There shall I make the horn of David to flour- 
 ish : I have ordained a lantern tor mine Anointed. 
 
 As for his enemies. F shall clothe them with 
 .sham-: but upon himself shall his crown flourish. 
 
 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. 
 
 At the end of Morning Prayer, Hymn 278. 
 
 I'll wash my hands in innocence, , | 
 
 And round thine altar go ; 
 Pour the glad hymn of triumph thence, 
 And thence thy wonders show. 
 
 Mv thanks I'll publish there, and tell 
 
 I low thy renown excels; 
 That seat affords me most delight, 
 
 In which thine honour dwells. 
 
 After the Gospel, Psalm C. 
 
 O be joyful in the Loud, ail ye lands: serve the 
 Lord with gladness, and come before his presence 
 with a song. 
 
 Be ye sure that the Lord he is God ; it is he that 
 hath made us, and not we ourselves ; we are his 
 people, and the sheep of his pasture. 
 
 Ogo your way into his gates with thanksgiving^ 
 and into his courts with praise; be thankful unto 
 him, and speak good of his Name 
 
 For the Lord is gracious, his mercy is everlasting ; 
 
 and his truth endureth from generation to genera- 
 tion. 
 
 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. 
 
 . At the close of the Service. Hymn 281. 
 O 'twas a joyful sound to hear 
 
 Our tribes devoutly say, 
 Up, Israel ! to the temple haste, 
 
 And keep your festal-day. 
 At Salem's courts we must appear, 
 
 With our assembled powers, 
 In strong and beauteous order ranged, 
 
 Like her united towers. 
 O ever pray for Salem's peace 
 For they shall pros'prous be, 
 Thou holy City of our God, 
 
 Who bear true love to thee. 
 May peace within thy sacred walls 
 
 A constant guest be found ; 
 -With plenty and prosperity 
 Thy palaces be crown 'd. 
 For my dear brethren's sake, and friends 
 
 No less than brethren dear, 
 I'll pray, May peace in Salem's towers 
 
 A constant guest appear. 
 But most of all I'll seek thy good, 
 
 And ever wish thee well. 
 For Sion and the temple's sake, 
 Where God vouchsafes to dwell. 
 The People continue standing till the Clergy 
 have left the Church. 
 
Ordination Services, 
 
 in St. Luke's Church, Lincolnton, N. C, 
 
 Friday, August 13th, 1886. 
 
 Morning- Prayer at 9 o'clock A. M. 
 
 Processional Hynn at 1 1 o'clock A. M., 138. 
 
 Holy, holy, Hbly! Lord God Almighty! 
 Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee : 
 
 Holy, holy, holy ! merciful and mighty ! 
 God in Three Persons, blessed Trinity! 
 
 Holy, holy, holy! All the saints adore thee, 
 Casting down their golden crowns around the 
 glassy sea ; 
 Cherubim and seraphim falling down before 
 thee. 
 Which wert, and art, and evermore shalt be. 
 Holy, holy, holy! though the darkness hide 
 thee, 
 Though the eye of sinful man thy glory may not 
 see, 
 Only thou art holy ; there is none beside thee 
 Perfect in power, in love, and purity. 
 
 Holy, holy, holy ! Lord God Almighty! L 
 All thy works shall praise thy name, in earth, 
 and sky, and sea : 
 Hhly, holy, holy ! merciful and mighty ! 
 God in Three Persons, blessed Trinity ! 
 The People sit during the Presentation of the 
 Candidate and until the Litany begins. 
 
 After the Litany, Hymn 271. 
 
 Father of mercies, bow thine ear, 
 
 Attentive to our earnest prayer : 
 
 We plead for those who plead for thee ; 
 
 Successful pleaders may they be. 
 
 How great their work, how vast their charge 
 
 Do thou their anxious souls enlarge : 
 
 Their best acquirements are our gain : 
 
 We share the blessings they obtain. 
 
 Clothe, then, with energy divine 
 
 Their words, and let those w r ordsbe thine; 
 
 To them thy sacred truth reveal, 
 
 Suppress their fear, inflame their zeal. 
 
 Teach them to sow the precious seed, 
 
 Teach them thy chosen flocks to feed ; 
 
 
 Teach them immortal souls to gain — 
 Souls that will well reward their pain. 
 Let thronging multitude* around 
 Hear from their lips the joyful sound ; 
 In humble strains thy grace implore, 
 And feel thy new-creating power. 
 Let sinners break their massy chain*, 
 Distressed souls forget their pains ; 
 
 Let light through distant realms be spread. 
 
 And Sion rear her drooping head. 
 
 The People sit during the address to the Can- 
 didate and his Examination. 
 
 They kneel during the secret Prayer, the ''Come, 
 Holy Ghost &c,," and the prayer By the Bishop. 
 They stand at the Laying on of Hands, delivery 
 of the Bible and .Stole. 
 Recessional Hymn, 424. 
 
 All hail the power of Jesus' name '. 
 
 Let angels prostrate fall ; 
 Bring fonh the royal diadem, 
 And crown him Lord of all. 
 Crown him, ye martyrs of our God. 
 
 Who from his altar call ; 
 Extol the Stem of Je&se's rod. 
 And crown him Lord of all. 
 Hail him, the Heir of David's line. 
 
 Whom David. Lord did call : 
 The God incarnate ! Man divine ! 
 
 And crown him Lord of all .' 
 Ye seed of Israel's chosen race. 
 
 Ye ransomed of the fall. 
 Hail him who saves you by his grace. 
 
 And crown him Lord of all. 
 Sinners, whose love can ne'er forget 
 
 The wormwood and the gall. 
 Go. spread your trophies at his feet. 
 
 And crown him Lord of all. 
 Let every kindred t every tribe. 
 
 On this terrestrial ball. 
 To him all magesty ascribe^ 
 And crown him Lord of alL