sitteth on the right hand of the Father. And he shall come again with glory to judge both the quick and the dead; Whose kingdom shall have no end. And ascended into heaven, And | 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. A Prayer for the President of the United States, and all in Civil Authority. And I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver of Life, Who proceedeth from the Father and the Son, Who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified, Who spake by the Prophets. And I believe one Catholic and Apostolic Church. I acknowledge 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. And after that, these Prayers following, The Lord be with you. Minister. Let us pray. Minister. O God, make clean our hearts within us. Answer. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us. except when the Communion Service is LORD, our heavenly Father, the high and mighty Ruler of the uni rerse, who dost from thy throne behold all the dwellers upon earth; Most heartily we beseech thee with thy favour to behold and bless thy servant THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, and all others in authority; and so replenish them with the grace of thy Holy Spirit, that they may always incline to thy will, and walk in thy way. Endue them plenteously with heavenly gifts; grant them in health and prosperity long to live; and finally, after this life, to attain everlasting joy and felicity; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The following Prayers are to be omitted here, when the Litany is read. APrayer for the Clergy and People. ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, from whom cometh ev read; and then the Collect for the day ery good and perfect gift; Send shall be omitted here. down upon our Bishops, and othA Collect for Peace. er Clergy, and upon the CongreGOD, who art the author of gations committed to their charge, peace and lover of concord, the healthful Spirit of thy grace; in knowledge of whom standeth and, that they may truly please our eternal life, whose service is thee, pour upon them the continperfect freedom; Defend us thy ual dew of thy blessing. Grant humble servants in all assaults of this, O Lord, for the honour of our enemies; that we, surely trust-our Advocate and Mediator, Jesus ing in thy defence, may not fear Christ. Amen. the power of any adversaries, through the might of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. A Prayer for all Conditions of GOD, the Creator and PreA Collect for Grace. server of all mankind, we O LORD, our heavenly Father, humbly beseech thee for all sorts Almighty and everlasting and conditions of men; that thou God, who hast safely brought us wouldest be pleased to make thy to the beginning of this day; De-ways known unto them, thy safend us in the same with thy ving health unto all nations. More especially we pray for thy holy | thee, give us that due sense of all Church universal; that it may be so guided and governed by thy good Spirit, that all who profess and call themselves Christians may be led into the way of truth, and 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 any ways afflicted, or distressed, in mind, body, or estate; that it may please thee to comfort and relieve them, ac cording to their several necessities; giving them patience under their sufferings, and a happy issue out of all their afflictions. And this we beg for Jesus Christ's sake. Amen. A General Thanksgiving. 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 by walking before thee in holiness and righteousness all our days; through 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. 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 ALMIGHTY God, Father of all desires and petitions of the sent mercies, we, thine unworthy servants, do give thee most humble and hearty thanks for all thy goodness and loving-kindness 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 vants, 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. Here endeth the Order of Morning Prayer. THE ORDER FOR DAILY EVENING PRAYER. The Minister shall begin the Evening Prayer, by reading one or more of the following Sentences of Scripture. THE HE LORD is in his holy tem- Let the words of my mouth, and ple: let all the earth keep si- the meditation of my heart, be allence before him. Hab. ii. 20. way acceptable in thy sight, O From the rising of the sun even LORD, my strength and my reunto the going down of the same, deemer. Psalm xix. 14, 15. my Name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my Name, and a pure offering: for my Name shall be great among the heathen, saith the LORD of hosts. Mal. i. 11. When the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive. Ezek. xviii. 27. I acknowledge my transgres sions; and my sin is ever before me. Psalm li. 3. Hide thy face from my sins; and blot out all nine iniquities. 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. Rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. Joel ii. 13. To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him; neither have we obeyed the voice of the LORD our God, to walk in his laws which he set before us. Dan. ix. 9, 10. O LORD, correct me, but with judgment; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing. Jer. x. 24. Psalm vi. 1. iii. 2. them with an humble, lowly, penitent, and obedient heart; to the end that we may obtain forgiveness of the same, by his infinite goodness and mercy. And although we ought, at all times, humbly to acknowledge our sins before God; yet ought we chiefly so to do, when we assemble and meet together to render thanks for the great benefits that we have received at his hands, to set forth his most worthy praise, to hear his most holy Word, and to ask those things which are requisite and necessary, as well for the body as the soul. Wherefore I pray and beseech you, as many as are here present, to accompany me with a pure heart, and humble voice, unto the throne of the heavenly grace, saying A General Confession. T To he said by the whole Congregation, after the Minister, all kneeling. Repent ye; for the Kingdom of ALMIGHTY and most merciful Father; We have erred, and Heaven is at hand. St. Matt. strayed from thy ways like lost sheep. We have followed too I will arise, and go to my father, much the devices and desires of and will say unto him, Father, I our own hearts. We have offenhave sinned against heaven, and ded against thy holy laws. We before thee, and am no more wor-have left undone those things thy to be called thy son. St. Luke xv. 18, 19. Enter not into judgment with thy servant, O LORD; for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. Psalm cxliii. 2. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us; but if we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteous 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, have mercy upon us, miserable offenders. Spare thou those, O God, who confess their faults. Restore thou those who are penitent; According to thy promises declared unto mankind in Christ Jesus our Lord. And grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake; That we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life, To the glory of thy DEARLY any Amen. The Declaration of Absolution, or Remission of Sins. dry places, to acknowledge and confess our manifold sins and wickedness; and that we should T To be made by the Priest alone, standnot dissemble nor cloak them be ing; the People still kneeling fur heavenly Fath Almighty God ALMIGHTY God, the Father of our heavenly Father; but confess our Lord Jesus Christ, Answer. And our mouth shall show forth thy praise. Here, all standing up, the Minister shall say, desireth not the death of a sinner, but rather that he may turn from his wickedness and live, hath given power, and commandment, to his Ministers, to declare and Glory be to the Father, and to pronounce to his people, being the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; penitent, the Absolution and Re Minister. Praise ye the Lord. Answer. The Lord's Name be praised. Answer. As it was in the beginmission of their sins. He pardon-ning, is now, and ever shall be, eth and absolveth all those who world without end. truly repent, and unfeignedly believe his holy Gospel. 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. The People shall answer here, and at the end of every Prayer, Amen. ¶ Or this. Then shall follow a Portion of the Psalms, as they are appointed, or one of the Se lections, as they are set forth by this Church, with the Doxology, as in the Morning Service. Then shall be read the first Lesson, according to the Table or Calendar. After which shall be said or sung the following Psalm, except when it is read in the ordinary course of the Psalms, on the nineteenth day of the month. Cantate Domino. Psalm xcviii. ALMIGHTY God, our heaven-O SING unto the LORD a new ly Father, who of his 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 everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Then the Minister shall kneel, and say the Lord's Prayer; the People still kneeling, and repeating it with him, both here, and wheresoever else it is used in Divine Service. song; for he hath done marvellous things. with his holy arm, hath he gotten With his own right hand, and himself the victory. The LORD declared his salva tion; his righteousness hath he openly showed in the sight of the heathen. He hath remembered his mercy and truth toward the house of Israel; and all the ends of the world have seen the salvation of our God. Praise the LORD upon the harp; sing to the harp with a psalm of thanksgiving. Show yourselves joyful unto the LORD, all ye lands; sing, reOven, Hallowed be thy Name. UR Father, who art in hea-joice, and give thanks. 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. Then likewise he shall say, O Lord, open thou our lips. With trumpets also and shawms, O show yourselves joyful before the LORD, the King. Let the sea make a noise, and all that therein is; the round world, and they that dwell there in. Let the floods clap their hands, and let the hills be joyful together before the LORD; for he cometh to judge the earth. With righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity. Or this. Bonum est confiteri. Psalm xcii. IT is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy Name, O Most Highest ; To tell of thy loving-kindness early in the morning, and of thy truth in the night season; Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the lute; upon a loud instrument, and upon the harp. For thou, LORD, hast made me glad through thy works; and I will rejoice in giving praise for the operations of thy hands. T Then a Lesson of the New Testament, as it is appointed. And after that, shall be sung or said this Psalm, except on the twelfth day of the month. Deus misereatur. Psalm lxvii. G OD be merciful unto us, and bless us, and show us the light of his countenance, and be merciful unto us; That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations. Let the people praise thee, O God; yea, let all the people praise thee. O let the nations rejoice and be glad; for thou shalt judge the folk righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Let the people praise thee, O God; yea, let all the people praise thee. Then shall the earth bring forth her increase; and God, even our own God, shall give us his blessing. God shall bless us; and all the ends of the world shall fear him. Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thy sin, and healeth all thine infirmities; Who saveth thy life from de struction, and crowneth thee with mercy and loving-kindness. of his, ye that excel in strength; O praise the LORD, ye Angels and hearken unto the voice of his ye that fulfil his commandment, word. hosts; ye servants of his that do O praise the LORD, all ye his his pleasure. O speak good of the LORD, all his dominion: praise thou the ye works of his, in all places of LORD, O my soul. Then shall be said the Apostles' Creed by the Minister and the People, standing. And any Churches may omit the words, He descended into hell, or may, instead of them, 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 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. T Or this. I BELIEVE in one God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, And of all things Benedic, anima mea. Psalm ciii. visible and invisible: Ter this. PRAISE the LORD, O my soul; And in one Lord Jesus Christ, and all that is within me, the only-begotten Son of God, praise his holy Name. Begotten of his Father before all |