p In sorrow true then let us pray
To our offended GOD,
From us to turn His wrath away,
And stay the uplifted rod.

O God, our Judge and Father, deign
To spare the bruised reed;

We pray for time to turn again,
For grace to turn indeed."

p With self-accusing voice within Our conscience tells of many a sin In thought, and word, and deed: cr O cleanse that conscience from all stain,

The penitent restore again,,

From every burthen freed.

mf If Thou reject us, who shall give

bow;

Vouchsafe us, in Thy love,

To gather from these fasts below
Immortal fruit above. Amen.

"Now, saith the Lord, turn ye even to Me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with 85 mourning."

my By precepts taught of ages past,
Now let us keep again the fast
Which, year by year, in order meet
of forty days is made complete.
The law and seers that were of old
In divers ways this Lent foretold.
Which CHRIST Himself, the LORD and
Of every season, sanctified.
[Guide

More sparing therefore let us make
The words we speak, the food we take,
Deny ourselves in mirth and sleep,.
In stricter watch our senses keep.
In prayer together let us fall,
And cry for mercy, one and all;
And weep before the Judge, and say,
p0 turn from us Thy wrath away.
Thy grace have we offended sore
By sins, O GOD, which we deplore;
Pour down upon us from above
The riches of Thy pardoning love.
Remember, LORD, though frail we be,
That yet Thine handiwork are we:
Nor let the honour of Thy Name
Be by another put to shame.
Forgive the ill that we have wrought,
Increase the good that we have sought;
That we at length,our wanderings o'er,
May please Thee now and evermore.
mf Blest THREE in ONE, and ONE in

THREE,

Almighty GoD, we pray to Thee, That Thou wouldst now vouchsafe to bless

Our fast with fruits of righteousness. Amen.

"Tis Thine alone to spare;

With cleansed hearts to pray aright,
And find acceptance in Thy sight,
Be this our lowly prayer."

"Tis Thou hast bless'd this solemn fast; So may its days by us be pass'd

In self-control severe,

er That, when our Easter morn we hail, Its mystic feast we may not fail

To keep with conscience clear. my O Blessed TRINITY, bestow Thy pardoning grace on us below, And shield us evermore;

er Until, within Thy courts above, We see Thy Face, and sing Thy love,

And with Thy Saints adore. Amen.

"O deliver us, and be merciful unto our
87 sins, for Thy Name's sake."
PO MERCIFUL CREATOR, hear;
In tender pity bow Thine ear:
Accept the tearful prayer we raise
In this our fast of forty days.

Each heart is manifest to Thee;
Thou knowest our infirmity:
Repentant now we seek Thy Face:
er Impart to us Thy pardoning grace.

But spare Thou them who sin deplore:
Our sins are manifold and sore,
And for Thine own Name's sake
make whole

The fainting and the weary soul.

Grant us to mortify each sense
By means of outward abstinence,
That so from every stain of sin
The soul may keep her fast within.
mf Blest THREE in ONE, and ONE in
THEEE,

Almighty Gon, we pray to Thee, [bless
That Thou wouldst now vouchsafe to
Our fast with fruits of righteousness.

Amen.

Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, 88 now is the day of salvation," mf Lo! now is our accepted day, The time for purging sins away, The sins of thought, and deed, and word,

That we have done against the LORD.

For He the Merciful and True
Hath spared His people hitherto';
Not willing that the soul should die,
Though great its past iniquity.
p Then let us all with earnest care,
And contrite fast, and tear, and prayer,
And works of mercy and of love,
Entreat for pardon from above;
my That He may all our sins efface,
Adorn us with the gifts of grace,
And join us to the Angel band
For ever in the heavenly land.
Blest THREE in ONE, and ONE in
THREE,

Almighty God, we pray to Thee, [bless
That Thou wouldst now vouchsafe to
Our fast with fruits of righteousness.

Amen.

89 "Then shall they fast in those days."
my Goop it is to keep the fast
Shadow'd forth in ages past,
Which our own Almighty LORD
Hallow'd by His deed and word.
Moses, while he fasted, saw
GOD Who gave by him the Law;
To Elijah Angels came,"
Steeds of fire and car of flame.
So was Daniel meet to gaze
On the sight of latter days,
And the Baptist to proclaim [Name.
Blessings through the Bridegroom's
p Grant us, LORD, like them to be
Oft in prayer and fast with Thee:
er Fill us with Thy heavenly might,
Be our joy and true delight.

p FATHER, hear us through Thy Sox,
And the SPIRIT, with Thee ONE.
er Whom our thankful hearts adore
Ever and for evermore. Amen.

"I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed 90 before the God of Heaven." mf JESU, our Lenten fast of Thee We duteous learn to keep, A healing time, by Thy decree, For all Thy wounded sheep; A time in which towards Paradise, Once lost by carnal sense, The souls redeem'd by Thee may rise Through chastening abstinence. Now with Thy, Church be present, In all Thy saving grace, [LORD, And hear us as with one accord, p Mourning, we seek Thy Face. Most Merciful, forgive the past; The sins which we deplore; Thy sheltering arms around us cast, That we may sin no more.

mf To Thee our sacrifice we bring

Of Lenten fast and prayer, [King cr Till, cleansed by Thee, our GOD and Thy Paschal joy we share.

my Grant this,O FATHER, through Thy And through the SPIRIT Blest.[Sox, Who art with Them for ever ONE, Eternally confest. Amen.

91 "Whom resist, steadfast in the faith."
p CHRISTIAN, dost thou see them
On the holy ground,
cr How the troops of Midian
dim Prowl and prowl around?
Christian, up and smite them,
Counting gain but loss;
Smite them by the merit
Of the holy Cross.

p Christian, dost thou feel them,
How they work within,
cr Striving, tempting, luring,
Goading into sin?

f Christian, never tremble;
Never be down-cast;
Smite them by the virtue
Of the Lenten fast.

p Christian, dost thou hear them,
How they speak thee fair?
cr "Always fast and vigil?

Always watch and prayer?"
Christian, answer boldly,
"While I breathe I pray:"
p Peace shall follow battle,

Night shall end in day."

mf "Well I know thy trouble,
O My servant true;
Thou art very weary,-
p I was weary too;

But that toil shall make thee
Some day all Mine own,
And the end of sorrow

Shall be near My Throne."

Amen.

"And Jesus... was led by the Spirit into
the wilderness, being forty days
tempted of the devil. And in those
92 days He did eat nothing."
mf FORTY days and forty nights
Thou wast fasting in the wild;
Forty days and forty nights
Tempted, and yet undefiled.
Sunbeams scorching all the day;
Chilly dew-drops nightly shed:
Prowling beasts about Thy way;
Stones Thy pillow; earth Thy bed.

Shall not we Thy sorrow share,
And from earthly joys abstain,
Fasting with unceasing prayer,
Glad with Thee to suffer pain?

And If Satan, vexing sore,
Flesh or spirit should assail,
er Thou, his Vanquisher before,
Grant we may not faint nor fail.
p So shall we have peace Divine;
cr Holier gladness ours shall be;
Round us too shall Angels shine,
dim Such as minister'd to Thee.
mf Keep. O keep us, Saviour dear,
Ever constant by Thy side;
fThat with Thee we may appear
At th' eternal Eastertide. Amen.
"Enter not into judgment with Thy
servant; for in Thy sight shall no
93 man living be justified."

PO LORD, turn not Thy Face from
Who lie in woeful state, [me,
Lamenting all my sinful life
Before Thy mercy-gate;

A gate which opens wide to those
That do lament their sin;

Shut not that gate against me, LORD,
But let me enter in.

And call me not to strict account
How I have sojourn'd here;
For then my guilty conscience knows
How vile I shall appear.
Mercy, Good LORD, mercy I ask;
This is my humble prayer;
For mercy, LORD, is all my suit,
O let Thy mercy spare. Amen.
94 "My soul fleeth unto the Lord."
P LORD, in this Thy mercy's day,
Ere it pass for aye away,
On our knees we fall and pray.
Holy JESU, grant us tears,
Fill us with heart-searching fears,
Ere that awful doom appears.

my All-Holy LORD, to Thee we bend, Thy servants through this night de fend,

And grant us calm repose in Thee,
A quiet night from perils free.
Let not the tempter round us creep
With thoughts of evil while we sleep.
Nor with his wiles the flesh allure
And make us in Thy sight impure.
While wearied eyes light slumber take,
The heart to Thee be still awake,
And Thy right Hand stretch'd forth
above

Protect the children of Thy love.
O LORD, our strong Defence, be nigh:
Bid all the powers of darkness fly:
Preserve and watch o'er us for good,
Whom Thou hast purchased with Thy
Blood.

p Remember us, dear LORD, we pray, While burden'd in the flesh we stay: cr "Tis Thou alone our souls canst keep:

Abide with us this night in sleep.

mf Blest THREE in ONE, and ONE in THREE,

Almighty GoD, we pray to Thee, That Thou wouldst now vouchsafe to bless

Our fast with fruits of righteousness. Amen.

The following Hymns, and some of the Hymns on the Passion, are suitable for this season:

181 We know Thee Who Thou art.

183 When wounded sore the stricken heart 198 O JESU, Thou art standing.

244 LORD, when we bend before Thy

Throne.

mf LORD, on us Thy SPIRIT pour Kneeling lowly at the door, Ere it close for evermore.

249

250

Out of the deep I call.

2 By Thy night of agony,
By Thy supplicating cry,
By Thy willingness to die;
By Thy tears of bitter woe
For Jerusalem below,
Let us not Thy love forego.

Grant us 'neath Thy wings a place, er Lest we lose this day of grace mf Ere we shall behold Thy Face. Amen.

95 "I am the Light of the world."

FOR A LATE EVENING SERVICE. 10 CHRIST, Who art the Light and Day, [away; Thy beams chase night's dark shades The very Light of Light Thou art, Who dost Thy blessed Light impart.

251 Saviour, when in dust to Thee.

252

Weary of earth and laden with my sin. 253 O JESU CHRIST, if aught there be. 254 Art thou weary, art thou languid. 259 Thy life was given for me.

263 Take up thy cross, the Saviour said 279 O help us, LORD; each hour of need. 288 A few more years shall roll. 465 Litany of Penitence. No. 1. 466 Litany of Penitence. No. 2.

The Fifth Sunday in Lent.

OTHERWISE CALLED PASSION SUNDAY. "God forbid that I should glory, save in 96 the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ."

THE Royal Banners forward go, The Cross shines forth in mystic glow: Where He in Flesh, our flesh Who

made,

Our sentence bore, our ransom paid.

mf There whilst He hung, His sacred Side

By soldier's spear was open d wide,
To cleanse us in the precious flood
Of Water mingled with His Blood.
f Fulfill'd is now what David told
In true prophetic song of old, [be:
How God the heathen's King should
For oD is reigning from the Tree.
mf0 Tree of glory, Tree most fair,
Ordain'd those Holy Limbs to bear,
How bright in purple robe it stood,
p The purple of a Saviour's Blood!
mf Upon its arms, like balance true,
He weigh'd the price for sinners due,
The price which none but He couldpay,
And spoil'd the spoiler of his prey."
To Thee, Eternal THREE in ONE,
Let homage meet by all be done:
As by the Cross Thou dost restore,
So rule and guide us evermore. Amen.
This Hymn may be sung daily till Thurs-
day before Easter.

97"The Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ."
fSING, my tongue, the glorious battle,
Sing the last, the dread affray;
O'er the Cross, the Victor's trophy,
Sound the high triumphal lay.
pHow, the pains of death enduring,
Earth's Redeemer won the day.
mf He, our Maker, deeply grieving
That the first-made Adam fell,
When he ate the fruit forbidden
Whose reward was death and hell,
Mark'd e'en then this Tree the ruin
Of the first tree to dispel.
Thus the work for our salvation
He ordained to be done;
To the traitor's art opposing
Art yet deeper than his own;
Thence the remedy procuring

Whence the fatal wound begun.
Therefore, when at length the fulness
Of the appointed time was come,
He was sent, the world's Creator,
From the FATHER'S heavenly home,
And was found in human fashion,
Offspring of the Virgin's womb."
p Lo! He lies, an Infant weeping,

Where the narrow manger stands, While the Mother-Maid His members Wraps in mean and lowly bands, And the swaddling clothes is winding Round His helpless Feet and Hands. PART 2.

Now the thirty years accomplish'd Which on earth He will'd to see, Born for this, He meets His Passion, Gives Himself an Offering free; On the Cross the LAME is lifted, There the Sacrifice to be.

p There the nails and spear He suffers, Vinegar, and gall, and reed; From His sacred Body pierced

Blood and Water both proceed; er Precious flood, which all creation From the stain of sin hath freed. Faithful Cross, above all other One and only noble Tree, None in foliage, none in blossom, None in fruit thy peer may be ; Sweetest wood, and sweetest iron; Sweetest weight is hung on thee. mf Bend, O lofty Tree, thy branches, Thy too rigid sinews bend; And awhile the stubborn hardness,

Which thy birth bestow'd, suspend: And the Limbs of Heav'n's high MonGently on thine arms extend. (arch mf Thou alone was counted worthy This world's ransom to sustain, That a shipwreck'd race for ever Might a port of refuge gain, With the sacred Blood anointed Of the LAMB for sinners slain. f Praise and honour to the FATHER, Praise and honour to the SoN. Praise and honour to the SPIRIT, Ever THREE and ever ONE, One in might, and One in glory,

While eternal ages run. Amen.

This Hymn may be sung daily till Good Friday; and the following Hymns are suitable:

200 We sing the praise of Him Who died.

467 Litany of the Passion.

The Sunday next before
Easter.

OTHERWISE CALLED PALM SUNDAY.
"Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings
98 Thou hast perfected praise."
ALL. glory, laud, and honour
To Thee, Redeemer, King,
To Whom the lips of children
Made sweet Hosannas ring.
mf Thou art the King of Israel,
Thou David's Royal Son,
Who in the LORD's Name comest,
The King and Blessed One.

All glory, &c.

mf The company of Angels
Are praising Thee on high,
And mortal men and all things
Created make reply.

All glory, &c.
mf The people of the Hebrews
With palms before Thee went:
Our praise and prayer and anthems
Before Thee we present.
All glory, &c.

my To Thee before Thy Passion
They sang their hymns of praise;
To Thee now high exalted
Our melody we raise..

All glory, &c.
mf Thou didst accept their praises,
Accept the prayers we bring,
Who in all good delightest,
Thou good and gracious King,
All glory, &c. Amen.

"And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna 99 to the Son of David."

RIDE on ride on in majesty! Hark! all the tribes Hosanna cry; 20 Saviour meek, pursue Thy road With palms and scatter'd garments

strow'.

Ride on ride on in majesty! p In lowly pomp ride on to die; er O CHRIST, Thy triumphs now begin O'er captive death and conquer'd sin. Ride on ride on in majesty! mf The Angel armies of the sky p Look down with sad and wondering

eyes

To see the approaching Sacrifice.

Ride on ride on in majesty! mf The last and fiercest strife is nigh: The FATHER on His sapphire Throne Awaits His own Anointed SoN.

Ride on ride on in majesty! In lowly pomp ride on to die; Row Thy meek Head to mortal pain,, Then take, O GOD, Thy power, and reign. Amen.

pmns on the Passion.* "And being in an agony He prayed more 100 earnestly."

mf SION's Daughter, weep no more,
Though thy troubled heart be sore;
He of Whom the Psalmist sung,
He Who woke the Prophet's tongue,
CHRIST, the Mediator Blest,
Brings thee everlasting rest.

In a garden man became
Heir of sin, and death, and shame;
cr JESUS in a garden wins
Life, and pardon for our sins;
dim Through His hour of agony
Praying in Gethsemane.
m/There for us He intercedes;
There with Gop the FATHER pleads;
Willing there for us to drain
To the dregs the cup of pain,
That in everlasting day
He may wipe our tears away.

Some of these Hymns may be sung throughout the year.

Therefore to His Name be given Glory both in earth and Heaven; To the FATHER, and the SON, And the SPIRIT, THREE in ONE, Honour, praise, and glory be Now and through eternity. Amen.

101

"Looking unto Jesus."

p O'ERWHELM'D in depths of woe,
Upon the Tree of scorn
Hangs the Redeemer of mankind,
With racking anguish torn.

See how the nails those Hands
And Feet so tender rend;
See down His Face, and Neck, and
His sacred Blood descend. [Breast
mf Oh, hear that last, loud ery.

Which pierced His Mother's heart, p As into God the FATHER'S hands. He bade His soul depart.

mf Earth hears, and trembling quakes Around that tree of pain;

f The rocks are rent; the graves are The veil is rent in twain. [burst:

mf Shall man alone be mute?

Have we no griefs, or fears? [kind, Come, old and young, come, all manAnd bathe those Feet in tears.

p Come, fall before His Cross

Who shed for us His Blood;
Who died, the Victim of pure love,
To make us sons of GOD.

JESU, all praise to Thee,
Our Joy and endless Rest: [here,
Be Thou our Guide while pilgrims
Our Crown amid the blest. Amen.

"Thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us 102 to God by Thy Blood." pHE, Who once in righteous vengeance (flood, Whelm'd the world beneath the mf Once again in mercy cleansed it With His own most precious Blood, p Coming from His Throne on high On the painful Cross to die.

10 the wisdom of the Eternal!

O the depth of love Divine! mf O the sweetness of that mercy

Which in JESUS CHRIST did shine! dim We were sinners doom'd to die; JESUS paid the penalty.

p When before the Judge we tremble Conscious of His broken laws, cr May the Blood of His Atonement Cry aloud, and plead our cause, Bid our guilty terrors cease, p Be our pardon and our peace. f Prince and Author of salvation, LORD of Majesty supreme,