Then the Priest shall say the Morning Thankf giving, God, the God of spirits and of all flesb, who art above all comparison and self-fufficient; who madest the fun to rule the day, and the moon and stars to govern the night: Do thou now look down upon us with the eyes of thy favour, and receive our morning thanksgiving, and have mercy upon us : For we have not stretched out our hands to any strange God; for there is not any new God among us, but thou the eternal and immortal God, who hast given us our being and well-being through Christ: Vouchsafe by him to bring us to everlafting life; with whom to Thee and the Holy Ghost, be glory, honour, and adoration, world without end, Amen. Then shall the Deacon turn to the People, and fay, Bow down your heads for the benediction, Then the Priest shall say the prayer of benediction, the Deacon kneeling, both be and the People reverently bowing their heads. God, faithful and true, who shewest mercy to thousands and ten thousands of them that love thee; who art the friend of the humble, and the defender of the poor; whose aid all things stand in need of, because all things serve thee: Look down upon this thy people, who bow their heads unto thee, and bless them with thy spiritual benediction; keep them as the apple of an eye, preserve them in piety and righteousness, and vouchfafe them eternal life in Chrift Jesus thy beloved Son Son, with whom to Thee and the Holy Ghost, be glory, honour, and adoration, now and for ever, world without end. Amen. And after a Pause the Deacon shall stand up and fay to the People, Depart in peace. Here endeth the Order for Morning Prayer throughout the Year. The ORDER for EVENING PRAYER, Daily throughout the Year. At the beginning of Evening Prayer, the Deacon being turned towards the People, all standing, shall Say, Let us attend. Then shall the Priest say, O Lord, open thou our lips. Anfw. And our mouth shall shew forth thy praise. -Pr. O God, make speed to save us. Anfw. O Lord, make hafte to help us, Pr. Glory be to the Father, through the Son: in the Holy Ghost; (Hallelujah:] Anfw. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world without end. Amen. [Hallelujah.] Then shall be faid or fung by the Priest and People the Evening Hymn, as followeth, P Raise the Lord, ye servants, O praise the name of the Lord. We praise thee, we laud thee, we bless thee for thy great glory, O Lord and King, the Father of Christ the unspotted Lamb, that taketh away the fin of the world. All praises, hymns, and glory, are justly rendered to Thee our God and Father, through thy Son, in the most Holy Spirit, for all ages, world without end. Amen. Instead Instead of the foregoing Hymn, the following with the proper Preface, shall be faid or fung by the Priest and People on all Lord's days, and on every day between Easter and Pentecost, on Monday and Tuesday in Whitfun-week, and on Christmas day, T is very meet, I that we should at all times and in all places give thanks unto thee, O Lord, Holy Father, Almighty, Everlasting God. right, and our bounden duty, Here shall follow the Proper Preface. Upon all Lord's days, except the Sunday after Afcenfion-day and Whitsunday, and upon every day between Easter and Afcenfion-day. BUT chiefly are we bound to praise thee for the glorious refurrection of thy Son Jefus Christ our Lord: For he is the very Pafchal Lamb, which was offered for us, and hath taken away the fin of the world; who by his death hath destroyed death, and by his rifing to life again hath restored to us everlasting life. Therefore with Angels, &c. Upon Afcenfion-day and every day after till WhitJunday. THrough thy most dearly beloved Son Jefus Christ our Lord; who after his most glorious refurrection manifestly appeared to all his Apostles, and in their fight ascended up into heaven to prepare a place for us; that where he is, thither we might also ascend, and reign with him in glory. Therefore with Angels, &c, Upon Upon Whitsunday, and Monday and Tuesday in Whitsun-week. Hrough Jesus Christ our Lord; according to whose most true promise, the Holy Ghost came down as at this time from heaven with a fudden great found, as it had been a mighty wind, in the likeness of fiery tongues, lighting upon the Apostles, to teach them, and to lead them to all truth, giving them both the gift of divers languages, and alfo boldness with fervent zeal constantly to preach the Gospel unto all nations, whereby we have been brought out of darkness and error into the clear light and true knowledge of Thee and of thy Son Jesus Chrift. Therefore with Angels, &c. Upon Christmas-day. Because thou didst give Jesus Chrift thine only Son to be born as at this time for us, who by the operation of the Holy Ghost was made very Man of the substance of the Virgin Mary his Mother, and that without spot of fin, to make us clean from all fin. Therefore with Angels, &c. After the Preface shall follow, THere Herefore with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious name, evermore praifing thee, and saying: Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of hosts; heaven and earth are full of thy glory : Glory be to thee, O Lord most high. Amen. Hallelujah, Ther |