MARKS IN THE WORDS ONLY. A 'long' mark, over a syllable, means lengthen it, dwell upon it, not accent it. in the recitation, after a word, means pause there, very slightly, as at a comma; in the mediation or cadence it indicates where the last note is to begin. at the end of a verse, means hold on the last syllable over both the last notes. in the middle of a verse marks the 'point' where the Versicle and the Decani half of the chant ends, and where the Response or Cantoris half begins. () enclosed in brackets, means that there is no response or a defective one. (H)=in accord with the Hebrew punctuation. dim. or (sl.) means 'slacken speed,' or 'slower' rallentando. p m = = = = cr. or = full force of voice; ff very full force;=forte, fortissimo. softly; pp very softly;=piano, pianissimo. with diminishing force = diminuendo. A bracket (before, with a hyphen after, a very small word, means, Sing it with the following syllable and note, very lightly. NB at the beginning of a Psalm, means that there is something peculiar in the chant or in the pointing. + at the beginning of a verse or half-verse, marks an exceptional pointing. A word in italic type is never to be sung; it is only explanatory. When a verse is printed in two different ways alongside of each other in parallel columns, that way must be followed which the authority in that particular church has decided to use always. The Order for Morning and Evening Prayer f Sentences. Exhortation to Confession. Dearly beloved brethren, &c. Confession of Sin. The Priest alone. Almighty and most mer-ci-ful Father; Choir and people alone. All together. &c. Almighty and most mer-ci-ful Father; We have erred and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have offended against thy holy laws. We have left undone. those things which we ought to have done; And we have dōne those things which we ought not to have done; And there is (sl.) nō health in us. Prayer for Pardon. But THOU, O Lord, have mercy upon us, miserable offenders. 1 This note, and the lower note for the Exhortation and Confession, are not meant to indicate any fixed pitch; the priest may take what note he thinks fit, but, under ordinary conditions, not higher than this. 2 The priest may, if he think fit, deliver this Exhortation to Confession, and that to prayer at the end of the Absolution, in his natural speaking voice. And the Confession itself can be made by all without regard to uniformity of tone, but only in a very low and 'humble voice.' After the Lord's Prayer he must, with the aid, if needed, of the Organ, take the note G (or F) for the Versicle. (See Introduction, pp. 43, 44.) Spare thou them O God, which confess their faults. Restōre thou them that are penitent; According to thy promises. declared unto mankind (sl.) in Christ Jēsu our Lord. Prayer for Grace. And grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake; That we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life, To the glory (sl.) of thy holy Name. Amen. THE ABSOLUTION. Almighty God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who desireth not the death of a sinner, but rather that he may turn from his wickedness, and live; and hath given power, and commandment, to his Ministers, to declare and pronounce to his people, being penitent, the Absolution and Remission of their sins: He pardoneth and absolveth all them that truly repent, and unfeignedly believe his holy Gospel. [An Exhortation to Prayer1.] Wherefore let us beseech him to grant us true repentance, and his holy Spirit, that those things may please him, which we do at this present; and that the rest of our life hereafter. may be pure, and holy; so that at the last we may come to his eternal joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Priest. People. All together. &c. Our Father, Our Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done; In earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As wē forgive thēm that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, The power, and the glory, For ever and ever. Amen. Priest. O Lord, op-en thou our lips. People. S S 8 8 8- S 8 S- or, 1- 8 And our mouth shall shew forth thy praise or, forth thy praise. 1 See last note on previous page. O Lord, make haste to help us. NOTE.-The music of the Responses, in this Edition, is the ancient traditional Plainchant or Plainsong, the people's part and inheritance,' which is always the same, whether on Ordinary days or on Festivals; and from this we must not let ourselves be led away, by the Organ or by voices in the Choir, to sing the higher notes of Tallis' Festival accompaniment (see Introduction, pp. 45-47). Priest. OUR FIRST NOTE OF PRAISE. Glory Father, and to the Son, and to the Ho-ly Ghost: be to the People. As it was in the beginning; is now; and ev-er shall be, I believe - 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. [*Hades. +living.] I believe in the Holy Ghost; The holy Catholick Church; The Communion of Saints; The Forgiveness of sins; The Resurrection of the body, And the life everlasting1. Amen. d- d d-.. d d | d- d d- . . 1,- t,Christ, have mer-cy up-on us. Lord, have mer-cy up-on us. Our Father, Our Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done; In earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil1. Amen. 1 See Introduction to Organ Edition, p. 48. |