Praise and exalt him above all for ever. O all ye fowls of the air, bless ye the Lord, O ye children of O Israel, bless ye the Lord, Praise and exalt him above all for ever. O ye priests of the Lord, bless ye the Lord, ye servants of the Lord, bless ye the Lord, Praise and exalt him above all for ever. O ye spirits and souls of the righteous, bless ye the Lord, Praise and exalt him above all for ever. O ye holy and humble men of heart, bless ye the Lord, Praise and exalt him above all for ever. O give thanks unto the Lord, Because he is gracious; for his mercy endureth for ever. O all ye that worship the Lord, bless the God of gods, Praise him, and give him thanks; for his mercy endureth for ever. Then shall be read in like manner the Second Lesson, taken out of the New Testament; and after that, on Sundays and Holidays, and from Easter to Pentecost, may be used the Hymn following, or the 145th Psalm in its stead. St. Luke i. 68. BLESSED be the Lord God, &c. As it was in the beginning, &c. Amen. On Saturdays this Psalm shall be used; or else the 104th. Psalm 100. O BE joyful in the Lord, &c. Glory be to the Father, &c. As it was in the beginning, &c. Amen. Then may be repeated this Creed by the Minister and the People, standing. I BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth: And in Jesus Christ, his only-begotten 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 the invisible world ;] 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. I believe in the Holy Ghost; [I believe the holy Catholic Church; The Communion of Saints ;] The Forgiveness of Sins; The Resurrection of the Body, and the Life everlasting. Amen. Then the Priest shall say, Let us pray. O Lord, shew thy mercy upon us; Answ. And mercifully hear us when we call upon thee. Priest. Endue thy Ministers with righteousness; Answ. And make thy chosen people joyful. Priest. O Lord, save thy people; Answ. And bless thine inheritance. Priest. Give peace in our time, O Lord; Answ. For we acknowledge no author of peace and happiness, but only thee, O God. Priest. O God, make clean our hearts within us; Answ. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us. Then shall follow three Collects: the first, of the Day; the second, for Peace; the third, for Grace to live well. And the two last Collects shall never alter, but daily be said at Morning Prayer throughout all the Year, as followeth, all kneeling. The second Collect, for Peace. O GOD, who art the author of peace, and lover of concord, in knowledge of whom standeth our eternal life, whose service is perfect freedom: Defend us thy humble servants in all assaults of our enemies ; that we, surely trusting in thy defence, may not fear the power of any adversaries, through the might of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The third Collect, for Grace. O LORD our heavenly Father, almighty and everlasting God, who hast safely brought us to the beginning of this day: Defend us in the same with thy mighty power, and grant that this day we fall into no sin, neither run into any kind of danger; but that all our doings may be ordered by thy governance, to do always that which is righteous in thy sight, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Here a Psalm or Hymn may be sung. Amen. Then these five Prayers following are to be read here, except when the Litany is read; and then only the two last are to be read, as they are there placed. A Prayer for the Queen's Majesty.* O LORD our heavenly Father, high and mighty, His Majesty King George is substituted, and the Princess Sophia omitted, throughout, in the second edition, 1750.-P. H. King of kings, Lord of lords, the only ruler of princes, who dost from thy throne behold all the dwellers upon earth: Most heartily we beseech thee with thy favour to behold our most gracious Sovereign Lady Queen ANNE; and so replenish her with the grace of thy Holy Spirit, that she may alway incline to thy will, and walk in thy way: endue her plenteously with heavenly gifts, grant her in health and wealth long to live, strengthen her that she may vanquish and overcome all her enemies; and finally after this life she may attain everlasting joy and felicity, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. A Prayer for the Royal Family. ALMIGHTY God, the fountain of all goodness, we humbly beseech thee to bless the Princess Sophia, and all the Royal Family: Endue them with thy Holy Spirit; enrich them with thy heavenly grace; prosper them with all happiness; and bring them to thine everlasting kingdom, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. A Prayer for the Clergy and People. ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who art the giver * All his and thy enemies: so reads the later edition.-P. H. |