HYMNS OFFICES OF WORSHIP, FOR USE IN SCHOOLS. EH EM. PA. J FROM THE LIBRARY OF REV. LOUIS FITZGERALD BENSON, D. D, BEQUEATHED BY HIM TO THE LIBRARY OF PRINCETON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Section O&l&f v&.@£*&~yC. A t£_ •a HYMNS % OFFICES OF WORSHIP, FOR USE IN SaiHOOLS- WITJ1 AN APPENDIX OF TUNES. PeWr , c , jVV>ev BETHLEHEM: MORAVIAN PUBLICATION OFFICE. 1866. PREFACE. At the Provincial SyDod of 1864. a resolution was adopted providing for the publication of a Hymn Book, for use principally in Sunday Schools, and which should also contain a revision of the Offices of Worship, which were at that time in use in one of the Church Boarding Schools. By a "subsequent resolution Rt. Rev. P. Wolle, Rev. F. R. Holland, and Rev. H. A. Bricfcensteia, were appointed a Committee to prepare the same. This little work is the result of their labors. The desire to put the price of it within the reach of all, has delayed its publi- cation, the cost of all materials having been, and being still so high, that the Publication Office is only enabled to issue it at the present time through the aid of a gen- erous friend of the undertaking. It may be proper in this place to state very briefly the principles which guided the Committee in making their selections. These were, first, a choice, principally, of hymns that are suitable for purposes of worship. In the IV PREFACE. ordinary exercises of the Sunday School, and in other religious meetings for the young, too little attention is in general bestowed upon this point. The scholars do not enter into the feeling that they are engaged in the worship of God, and, as a consequence, their minds are not solemnized nor their hearts touched. It is a matter of extreme importance that they should be made to feel that they are taking part in a service of actual devotion. In this endeavor, the choice of the hymns and tunes that are used, should be carefully made. Second, for the most part, standard hymns have been selected, a princi- ple which follows naturally from the preceding. The hymns which children and youth are to sing and learn should be such as are of permanent worth. These once incorporated into the memory, will remain there through life, and be a treasure of scriptural doctrine, of warning and comfort, which will never be exhausted, andbecome increasingly valuable with addedyears and ex- perience. There can, however, be no reasonable objection to the occasional use of such hymns as catch the immedi- ate attention of children, because of their vivacity and adaptation to youthful feelings, and a few of these which are everywhere popular and are suitable for anni- versary and similar occasions, have been inserted, but it should always be remembered, as a consideration to check their immoderate use, that, such hymns are PREFACE. V altogether ephemeral in their influence and character, and accomplish little else except simply to please the ear. The hymns which the child should principally learn and sing, are those which the concurrent judgment and usage of the Church has stamped with its approval, as correct in teaching and in the expression of religious feeling. Third, regard was had to such hymns as are suitable for the religions instruction of the young in the catechetical class, and in preparing candidates for con- firmation. For convenience of selection and use, the hymns have been arranged, as far as may be, in the order of the Church Festivals. The Offices of Worship are intended only for occa- sional use, and are designed to increase^ a spirit of devo- tion amongst the young, and to vary the services em- ployed in schools. If the object and duty of a positive participation in the worship of God is impressed upon the minds of the scholars, such forms answer a very excellent end. They will be found to be almost entirely in the language of Scripture. As will be noticed, oppor- tunity for an address and for an extempoianeous prayer, is afforded in each Office. A few tunes which, by the common consent of Chris- tian congregations in this country, are considered as standard, have been appended. In inserting them in a VI PREFACE. hymn book of our Church, we are simply accepting the fact of their use already in almost nil our congregations, and this has been done for the sake, if possible of pro- ducing uniformity in the use of tunes which are not found in our collections and not for the sake of displacing those that are. Though our chorales may not be so well adapted to the. taste of children as tunes of a quicker movement and more attractive melody, the use of them cannot be entirely discontinued, without sacrificing much that is peculiar and valuable in our psalmody and worship. The Committee acknowledges its obligations to Rev. F. F. Hagen, for very valuable aid in the selection and ar- rangement of the tunes, and to Messrs. M. Warner and H. Boner for assistance in connection with the casting of the plates. By the courteous permission of Dr. Lowell Mason and Mr. Wm. B. Bradbury, we are enabled to use several of their copyright tunes, a permission which we could scarcely have dispensed with. The book is submitted to the public in the hope that it may meet the want which called for such a publication, and with the prayer that its use may be blessed to many youthful souls. June 13, 1866. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Offices of Worship, Page 9— 2& The Word of God " 29 Creation and Providence, " 33 Redemption, k ' 40 Advent, ' ; 47 Christmas, " 48 Epiphany, , ,. " 57 Christ's Life and Example, .-. " 60 Palm Sunday, " 67 Passion Week.— Sufferings of Christ, " 68 Easter. — Resurrection of Christ, " 75 Ascension and Glory of Christ, " 76 Whit-Sunday.— Holy Spirit, " 81 The Holy Trinity, " 84 Christian Life. — I. Invitation and Warning, " 85 II. Repentance, , . " 91 m. Faith, , „. " 98 iv. Self-Consecration, " 110 v. Love, ** 115 vi. Joy and Praise, " 129 vil. Prayer, " 143 vm. Confession of Christ, " 148 tx. Patience and Trust, " 155 The Christian Church and its Ordinances, " 164 The Sacraments. — i. Holy Baptism, " 16T Vlll TABLE OF CONTENTS. ii. Holy Communion I'a The Sanctuary and the Lord's Day Time and Eternity Death, Resurrection and Judgment. Heaven. Little Children, Missionary Anniversary, Miscellaneous. — I. Patriotic, ii. Opening a new School Room, The Year, Morning, ' Evening, ' Before and after Meals, ' Temperance, Teachers' Meetings, Opening and Closing School, Benedictions and Doxologies, Index, Appendix. — Tunes. 169 171 176 188 195 210 217 225 229 •231 232 234 239 242 244 246 252 257 263 ERRATA. No. 238, last line, read " breathe" for breath. No. 259, fourth line, read " priests" for priest. No. 265, third verse, second line, read "come" for home. No. 270 first line, read " woke" for wake. No. 279, last line of second verse, read " bursts" for burst. No. 281, first verse, second line, read " plenitude" for plentitude. No. 282, first line, read " Sovereign of worlds" for Sovereign of the worlds. No. 293, fourth verse, read " fathers' " for father's. No. 295, third verse, fourth line, read " safety" for safely. Page 232, for No. 189 re a 298, first verse, first line, read " course" for coure. OFFICES OF WORSHIP. NO. I. [The minister or superintendent shall say, all standing:] Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth. Serve Him with gladness, and magnify His Name for ever ! What shall 1 render unto the Lord for all His benefits towards me ? I will take the cup of salvation and call upon the name of the Lord. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Lord, we have sinned against heaven and before Thee, and are no more worthy to be called Thy children. We ac- knowledge our transgressions unto Thee. Have mercy upon us, O Lord ; according to thy loving kindness, and the multi- tude of thy tender mercies, blot out our transgressions, through Jesus Christ our Savior. Amen. Lord God, our Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name ; 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 ice forgive them that 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. Lord God, Son, thou Savior of the world. Be gracious unto us. By all tho merits of thy life, suffering?, death and resurrection^ 10 OFFICES OF WORSHIP. Bless us, gracious Lord and God. May thy blessed humanity on earth, Teach us to prize our human nature. May thy holy childhood, Thy obedience and diligence, Thy subjection to thy parents' trill, Be our comfort and example. From indifference to thy merits and death, From levity and self-will, From hypocrisy and deceit, From the wiles of Satan, From all neglect of thy holy will, From a worldly and selfish mind, From every form of sin, Preserve us, gracious Lord and God. Lord God, Holy Ghost, Abide with us forever. [Then shall all unite in singing the following or some other suitable hymn.] T. 22. Since Thou, holy Lamb of God, Didst take on Thee our flesh and blood, Since Thon for us hast lived and died, Our human nature's sanctified. Thy youth, unspotted, full of grace, Teach us all virtue to embrace, Be Thou our pattern : grant that we In all things may resemble Thee ! [Then shall follow the Scripture Lesson, and a short address and prayer at the discretion of the minister ; after which, all standing, the Apostles' Creed shall be said by the minister, the scholars repeating after him.] / 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, suf- fered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried ; OFFICES OF WORSHIP. 11 he descended into hell;* the third day he rose from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitieth 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 Catholicf Church ; the Communion of Saints ; the Forgiveness of sins; the Re- surrection of the body, and the life everlasting-. Amen* Unto the Lamb that was slain., And hath redeemed us out of all nations of the earth ; Unto the Lord who purchased our souls for himself; Unto that Friend who loved ns, — and ivashed us from our sins in his oicn blood; Who died for us once, That tee might die Unto sin ; Who rose for us, That wc also might rise; Who ascended for us into heaven, J\j prepare a place for us; To Him be giory at all times, In the Church that waiteth for Him, and in that which is around Him. From everlasting to everlasting : Amen. [Then shall all unite in singing :] T. B. p. 112. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, And the love of God, And the communion of the Holy Ghost, Be with us all. Amen. * i. e., the grave, or the place of departed spirits, f i. e.. imiyerial. 12 OFFICES OF WORSHIP. NO. II. [The minister shall say, all standing :] Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sit- teth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. Lord, Thou hast searched me and known me. Thou know est my down-sitting and mine up-rising, thou understandest my thoughts afar off. Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word in my tongue, but to, Lord, thou know est it altogether. Search me, God, and know my heart : try me and know my thoughts : And see if there be any wicked way in vie, and lead me in the way everlasting. Our Father, which art in Heaven, Hallowed be thy name ; 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 tve forgive them that 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. Lord God, Son, thou Savior of the world, Be gracious unto us. By thy human birth, By thy prayers and tears, By all the troubles of thy life. By the grief and anguish of thy soul, By thy bonds and scourgings, By thy crown of thorns, By thine ignominious crucifixion, By thy atoning death, By thy rest in the grave. OFJFICES OF WORSHIP. 13 By thy glorious resurrection and ascension, By thy sitting at the right hand of God, By thy divine presence. By thy coming again to thy Church on earth or our being called home to Tbee, Bless and comfort us, gracious Lord and God. Lord God, Holy Ghost, Abide with us forever. [Then shall all unite in singing the following, or some other suitable hymn.] T. 505. A charge to keep I have, A God to glorify, A never-dying soul to save, And fit it for the skj-. Arm me with jealous care, As in Thy sight to live : And Oh, Thy servant, Lord, prepare The strict account to give. Help me to watch and pray, And on Thyself rely ; Assured if I my trust betray, I shall forever die. [Then shall follow the Scripture Lesson, and a short ad- dress and prayer, at the discretion of the minister, after which, all standing, he shall say, the scholars repeat- ing after him :] I believe in the one only God, Father, Son and Holy Ghost. I believe in God the Father almighty, Maker and Pre- server of heaven and earth. ^ I believe in Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, who loved us and gave Himself for us. This is my Lord, who redeemed me, a lost and undone human erea*- ture, purchased and gained me from sin, from death and from the power of the devil; 14 OFFICES OF WORSHIP. Not with gold or silver, but with His holy precious blood, and with His innocent suffering and dying; To the end that I should be His own, and in His king- dom live under Him and serve Him, in eternal righteous- ness, innocence, and happiness ; So as He, being risen from the dead, liveth and reign- eth, world without end. I believe in the Holy Ghost, who proeeedeth from the Father and whom our Lord Jesus Christ sent, after He went away, that He should abide with U3 forever. He callcth me by the gospel, enlighteneth me with His gifts, and preserveth me in the true faith. And the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus Christ, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, shall also quicken these our mortal bodies, if so be that the spirit of God hath dwelt in them. Amen. [Then shall all unite in singing.] The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, And the love of God, And the communion of the Holy Ghost, Be with us all. Amen. NO. III. Te Deum, or Twice 22. From day to day, Lord, do we Highly exalt and honor Thee ; Thy name we worship and adore, "World without end, for evermore. Vouchsafe, Lord, we humbly pray, To keep us safe from sin this day. Lord we have put our trust in Thee, Confounded let us never be. Amen. OFFICES OF WORSHIP. 15 Glory be to thee, Lord God our Father Thou Father of mercies, and God of all comfort ibou hast chosen us in Jesus Christ our Lord before the foundation of the world. ueiore Thou hast delivered us from the power of darkness, and hast translated us into the kingdom of thy dear Son Thou hast blessed us with all spiritual blessing in heavenly places in Christ ; ° JFhou > fejf made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance oj the Saints m Light ; And hast predestinated us unto the adoption of chil- dren to thyself, according to the good pleasure of thy To the praise of the glory of thy grace, wherein thou hast made us accepted in the Beloved. Behold, what manner of love the Father has bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God ' Therejore, with angels and archangels, and with the as- sernbly of just men made perfect, we praise and magnify thy glorious name! J JJ Praise honor, and glory be unto Him. who is Christ the Son of the living God. ' ""' fj°h Uim h * gl °l y at ? l \ time *> '" fhe Church which waiteth for him, and in that which is about him, From everlasting to everlasting. Amen. He is before all things, and by him all things consist. He upholdeth all t/ung, by the word of hi, power being the JertT 8 ° f 9l0Ty ° f G ° d "«***» ezjprL Image of hi am H ongst th u e s EterDaI ^^ ^ " M raade flesh and dwelt \ And they that were His, beheld His glory, the glory of he only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth J f In him dwe lleth the whole fulness of the Godhead bodily ; he is the true God and eternal life By himself hath he reconciled all things unto God, whether fhings on earth, or things in heaven. ' Uneiner 10 OFFICES or WORSHIP. And bath made peaco through the blood of his cro3S. Wherefore, God hath highly exalted him, and given him a name, which is above every name. T. 101. 2 p. To him who is, and was. and is to come, Who died, now ever lives, be praise from every tongue ! Glory be to God, the Holy Ghost, our teacher, guide and comforter ! ■» Our tongues shall j^aise thee, and our lips declare thy glory. thou most gracious Comforter, who abidest with us forever, we worship thee with grateful hearts. For thou dost comfort us, as a mother comforleth her children. Thou helpest our infirmities and makest intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered ; Thou bedrest witness with our spirit, that we are the chil- dren of God, and ieachest us to cry : Abba, Father! Thou sheddest abroad the love of God in the hearts of believers, and makest their bodies thy holy temples. By our own reason or strength we could not believe in nor come to Jesus Christ, our Lord, but thou callest us and en- light e nest us through thy grace. Thou dost sanctify us in the true faith, and wilt enable us to abide in Jesus Christ ! Be thou praised, together with the Father, and with the Son, nozv and to all eternity ! T. 581. Blessing, honor, glory, might, And dominion infinite, To the Father of our Lord, To the Spirit and the Word ; As it was all worlds before, Is, and shall be evermore ! OJ&TKJJBS OF WORSHIP. 17 [Then shall follow the Scripture Lesson, and a short ad- dress and pra}-er, at the discretion of the minister.] Lord God, our Father, which art in Heaven. Hallowed be thy name ; 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 them that trespass against us ; and lead us not into tempta- tion, but deliver its from evil ; for thine is the kingdom, and thepo4cer, and the glorg.for ever and ever: Amen. T. 22. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, The love of God so highly prized, The Holy Ghost's communion be, With all of us most sensibly. NO. IV. [The minister shall say, all standing :] Lord God, our Father Almighty, thou art the High and Lofty One that inhabitest eternity ; yet thou dwelbst with them also that are of an humble and contrite spirit. Grant that we may bring unto thee the sacrifice with which thou, art well pleased, the broken and contrite heart, which thou, God, dost not despise. We acknowledge our transgressions before thee. Make us to hear Joy and gladness. Hide thy face from our sins and blot out all oar trans- gressions. Create in us a clean heart, and renew a right spirit within lis. - Cast us not away from thy presence, and take not thy Holy Spirit from us. Our Father which art in Heaven, Hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven ; give us (his day our daily 18 OFFICES OF WORSHIP. bread ; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive them that 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. Christ, thou Lamb of God, which takest away the sins of the world, Leave thy peace with us. Lord God, Holy Ghost, Abide with us forever. From the sin of unbelief, From all defilement of the flesh and spirit, From every departure from the ways of truth, From indifference to our soul's salvation, From every neglect of duty, From ingratitude and selfishness, Preserve us, gracious Lord and God. B) r all the merits of thy life, sufferings, death and resurrection, Bless and save us, Christ, our Redeemer. May thy holy birth and spotless manhood Shoiv us the sacredness of our human nature. May thine early exile Teach us to be contented in every place. May thy pure and blameless childhood Make us pure in heart and life. May thy love for the sacred Scriptures Teach us to prize the icord of Truth. May thy subjection to thy parents' will Teach us the holy duty of obedience. May thy faithfulness in thine earthly calling Fill us with the spirit of industry and patience. May thy perfect life before God and man Incite us to walk in thy footsteps. May thy tears and agony, thy crown of thorns and cross, Lead us to repentance for our sins. May thy willing sacrifice of thyself for our salvation, OFFICES OF WORSHIP. 19 Constrain us to dedicate both soul and body to thy service. May thy atoning death for sin, Remain our only hope and joy. [Then shall all unite in singing :] T. 619. Most Holy Lord and God, Holy Almighty God, Holy and most merciful Savior, Thou eternal God ! Grant, that we may never Lose the comforts from thy death, Have mercy, Lord. [Then shall follow the Scripture Lesson, and a short ad- dress and prayer at the discretion of theministei, after which all shall unite in saying :] Holy Father, accept us as thy children in thy beloved Son, Jesus Christ, who came forth from thee, and came into the world, was made flesh and dwelt amongst us, took on him the form of a servant, and hath redeemed us, lost and undone human creatures, from all sin and from death, with his holy and precious blood, and with his innocent suffering and dying; to the end that v>t should be his own, and in his kingdom live wider him and serve him, in eternal righteousness, innocence and happiness ; forasmueh as he, being risen from the dead, liveth and reigneth, world without end. Amen. Blessed be thou that dwellest between the Cherubim, and graciously regardest them of low estate ! all ye works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord ! Bless and magnify Him forever ! Serve the Lord with gladness, and praise His name, for He hath redeemed us from the hand of the enemy, He hath saved us from our sins, and hath delivered us out of many dangers. Praise the Lord for He is good, And /tin mercy endtire.th forever. 20 OFFICES OF WORSHIP. [Then shall all unite in singing :] T. 22. Praise God from whom all blessings flow ; Praise Him, all creatures here below ; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host ; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. NO. V. [The minister shall say, all standing :] Blessed are. the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord. Blessed are they that keep his testi- monies, and that seek him with the whole heart. Oh that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes .' Then shall I not be ashamed when I have respect unto thy command- ments. My son. forget not my law, but let thine heart keep my commandments : for length of days, and long life, and peace shall they add to thee. Order my steps in thy word; and let not any iniquity have dominion over me. Make thy face to shine upon me. and teach me thy statutes. The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart ; the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes. The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous alto- gether. More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold ; sweeter also than honey and the honey- comb. Moreover, by them is thy servant warned ; and in keeping them there is great reward. Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe ; and I will hav speet unto thy statutes continually. [Then shall all unite in singing.] Let these, oh God, my soul convert, And make thv servant wise : OFFICES OF WORSHIP. 21 Let these be gladness to my heart, The day-spring to ray eyes. By these may I be warned betimes ; Who knows the guile within? Lord save me from presumptuous crimes, Cleanse me from secret sin. [Then the minister shall say:] God spake these words, saying: [And continuing, the scholars shall repeat after him:] 1. Thou shalt have none other gods before me. 2. Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven image, nor the likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or in the earth beneath, or in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down to them, nor worship them ; for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the sins of the fathers upon the children, unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate ine : and showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep mj r commandments. 3. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. 4. Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work ; but the sev- enth day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God : in it thou shalt not do any work ; thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy servant, nor thy maid servant, nor thy cattle, nor the stranger that is within thy gates. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day ; where- fore the Lord blessed the sabbath day and hallowed it. 5. Honor thy father and thy mother; that thy days may be long in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. G. Thou shalt not kill. 7. Thou shalt not commit adultery. 3. Thou shalt not steal. 22 OFFICES OF WORSHIP. 9. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neigh- bor. 10. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his man servant, nor his maid servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thj neighbor's. [Then shall all unite in singing the following, or some other suitable hymn.] Search me, God, and know my heart, Try me, and know ench thought ^ On me look down in mercy, Lord, Whom thou with blood hast bought. [Here follows the Scripture Lesson, and a short address? and prayer, at the discretion of the minister :~\ Blessed are the poor in spirit : For theirs is the kingdom of Heaven. Blessed are they tbat mourn ; For they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek : For they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness : For they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful : For they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart : For they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers : For they shall be called the children of God. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteous- ness' sake : offices of Worship. 23 For theirs is the kingdom of Heaven. Blessed are ye when men shall revile you, and perse- cute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for Christ's sake. Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name ; 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 tresspasses as we forgive them that 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 shall all unite in singing :] The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, And the love of God, And the communion of the Holy Ghost, Be with us alK Amen. NO. VI. [The minister or superintendent shall say," all standing :] God be merciful unto us and bless us j And cause his face to shine upon us. The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart ; And saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. How orecious are thy thoughts unto me, God ! IIoio great is the sum of them ! If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand ; -4 OFFICES 01 WORSHIP. When I awake I am still with Thee. Lord, make clean our hearts within us ; And take not away Thy Holy Sjririt from us. [Then shall all unite in singing :] T. 3G. Before thy cross we bow with self-conviction. Bewail our sins, implore thy benediction : For Thou art merciful, and grace unmeasured In Thee is treasured. [The part following to the Scripture Lesson, may. with great propriety, be prayed kneeling :] Lord, Lord God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin. aad that wilt by no means clear the guilty, against Thee, Thee only have we sinned, and done evil in Thy sight. Forgive us all our transgressions wherein we have trans- gressed against Thee : and cleanse us from all our sins. Lord, have mercy upon us. Remember not. Lord, our offences : spare Thy people, whom Thou hast redeemed with Thy most precious b'ood. and blot out ouV sins forever. Hear us, gracious Lord and God. From all blindness of heart, From unbelief and neglect of Thy word. From irreverence and ingratitude. From pride, vain-glory, and hypocrisy, From unholy affections and desires, From envy, malice, and uncharitableness, From the power of sin and the snares of the devil. Deliver us, gracious Lord and God. offices or worship. 25 By Thy holy birth. By Thy agony and bloody sweat, By Thj r cross and passion, By Thy precious death and burial, By Thy glorious resurrection and ascension, By Thy sending the Holy Ghost, By Thy prevailing intercession, In the hour of death, and in the day of judgment, Bless and save us, gracious Lord and God. [Here follows the Scripture Lesson, and a short address and prayer, at the discretion of the minister .] Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name ; 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 them that trespass against us ; and lead us not into temptation, but de- liver us from evil ; for Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever : Amen. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, And the love of God, And the communion of the Holy Ghost, Be with us all. Amen. NO. VII.* [The minister, or superintendent, shall say, all standing.] It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto Thy name, most High : to show forth Thy loving-kindness in the morning, and Thy *For uae on the Lord's Day, or, with the omission of the third and fourth sentence, on any festal occasion. 26 OFFICES OF WORSHIP. faithfulness every night. For Thou, Lord, hast made me glad through Thy work : I will triumph in the works of Thy hands. This is the day which the Lord Juztk tnade ; tee will rejoice and be glad in it. Blessed is the man that keepeth the Sabbath from pol- luting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil. A day in Thy courts is better than a thousand ; I had rather be a door-keeper in the house of my God, than to die ell in the tents of wickedness. The righteous shall flourish like the palm-tree; he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Those tbat be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God. We will enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise. * Lord, open Thou our iip? ; And our mouths shall show forth Thy praise, [Then shall all unite in singing :] T. 205 or II. Father, God, Thy love we praise, Love, which gave Thy Son to die; Jesus, full of truth and grace, Thee alike we glorify ; Spirit, Comforter divine, Praise by all to Thee be given, Till we in full chorus join, When this earth is changed for heaven. [Here follows the Scripture Lesson, and a short ad- dress and prayer, at the discretion of the minister, after which the Te Deum Laudamus shall be said or chanted.] We praise Thee, God; we acknowledge Thee to be the Lord. OFFICES OF WORSHIP. 27 All the Mirth doth worship Thee } — The Father everlasting* To Thee all angels cry aloud, — the heavens and all the powers therein. To Thee cherubim and seraphim — continually do cry, Holy, holy, holy,— Lord God of Sabaoth ; Heaven and earth are full — -of the majesty of Thy glory \ The glorious company of the apostles — praise Thee. The goodly fellowship of the prophets — praise Thee. The noble array of martyrs — praise Thee. The holy ehurch throughout all the world doth acknowledge Thee, — the Father of an infinite majesty, Thine honorable, truo and only Son, — also the Holy Ghost, the Comforter. Thou art the King of glory, Christ } — Thou ait the ever- lasting Son of the Father. When Thou tookest upon Thee to deliver man, — Thou didst not abhor the Virgin's womb. When 2Viou hadst overcome the sharpness of death, — Thou didst open the kingdom of heaven to all believers. Thou sittest at the right hand of God, — in the glory of the Father. We believe that Thou shalt come~~-to be our Judge. We therefore pray Thee, help Thy servants, — whom Thou hast redeemed with Thy precious blood ; Make them to be numbered with Thy mints, — in glory ever- lasting. Lord, save Thy people, and bless Thine heritage :— • govern them, and lift them up forever. Day by day, we magnify Thee.—^and we worship Thy name ever, world without end. "Vouchsafe, Lord, — to keep us this day without sin. Lord > have mercy upon i