F46i>3 IS>4815 FROM THE LIBRARY OF REV. LOUIS FITZGERALD BENSON, D. D. BEQUEATHED BY HIM TO THE LIBRARY OF PRINCETON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY pivtataa g PU&vj~/r6/ .1- V % .. PRATERS AND HYMNS SOCIAL WORSHIP. Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from Princeton Theological Seminary Library http://archive.org/details/prayeOOphil A SELECTK 1 <*- 01 ^_ K PRAYERS AND HYMNS CHIEFLY FROM THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER Zk $rflttstant iporpl Cljutrir, ARRANGED A3 AN ORDER OF SERVICE prat: tings, cottage lectures, BIBLE CLASSES, Etc. BY J± LAY MA. IN". '•In everything by prayer, and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God."' — Phil. iv. 6. PHILADELPHIA: J. B. LIPPIXCOTT cc CO. 18G2. Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1861, by JOHN R. WHITNEY, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. PREFACE. When this work was first undertaken, the design was simply to provide a short and convenient col- lection of Prayers for use at Prayer Meetings and Cottage Lectures. The kind and valuable sug- gestions of a few friends, however, led the Compiler to believe that a more enlarged and comprehensive work would meet with acceptance and prove more useful. He has therefore attempted to make it a manual of prayer and praise suitable for every occa- sion of religious worship, where from any cause the regular services of the Book of Common Prayer cannot be used with advantage. As will be seen, the Order of Service includes upwards of seventy-five Prayers, (selected exclu- sively from the Book of Common Prayer;) the ten "Selections of Psalms;" and a collection of Hymns, compiled from the "Book of Common Prayer,"' " Hymns for Church and Home," and a few from (v) VI PREFACE. " Hymns of the Church Militant." It also calls for the regular reading and explaining of the Holy Scriptures. To the whole are added " Forms of Prayer to be used in Families," and the "Ten Com- mandments." In thus grouping together Selections from our Church Service, in a compact and accessible form, the Compiler has hoped to contribute somewhat towards inducing a better acquaintance with the language and spirit of our inimitable Liturgy, by putting into the hands of the public a " form of sound words" and spiritual songs, which may be used as aids in conducting private and family devo- tions, as well as more public worship. When the Order of Service here set forth is used at Prayer Meetings, Cottage Lectures, or on other occasions of like character, it is recommended that the whole exercises should not occupy more than one hour; that the prayers be selected beforehand, and that but few on each occasion be used ; that the Address or Addresses be short and pithy, and that the singing be prompt, lively, and to simple familiar tunes. The aim of this collection is to provide for symmetry and regularity in the order of the exercises, and to help those who are unable or PREFACE. Vll unwilling to approach the throne of Grace with their own words. In the Appendix will be found a collection of Prayers, most of which are not contained in the Book of Common Prayer. The head lines will sufficiently show the sources from which they have been taken. That the Great Head of the Church may use this work to the edifying of His people, and the glory of His own great Name, is the earnest prayer of the Compiler. Philadelphia, Xovember, 1861. ORDER OF SERVICE. PAGE I. Hymn 9 II. Prayer 9 III. Hymn 16 IV. Selections of Psalms 16 V. Hymn 47 VI, A Selection from the Scriptures 47 VII. Prayer 48 VIII. Hymn 53 IX. Prayer 53 X. Benediction 60 THEN FOLLOW: Occasional Prayers 61 Forms of Prayer to be used in Families... 65 The Ten Commandments 72 A Selection of Hymns 77 Appendix— Additional Prayers 201 (viii) (Drfor of Sttbiu FOR PRAYER MEETINGS, COTTAGE LECTURES, ADULT BIBLE CLASSES, ETC. ■" The Leader, having first sought the aid of the Holy Spirit in silent prayer, shall conduct the services in the following order : I. HYMN. II. PRAYER. ^[ The Leader shall begin by first pronouncing: The Lord be with you. Ansiver. And with thy spirit. Leader. Let us pray. Lord, show thy mercy upoD us. Answer. And grant us thy salvation. Leader. God, make clean our hearts within us. Answer. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us. 2 10 II. — PRAYERS. fl And then: Let the words of our mouths, and the meditation of our hearts, be alway acceptable in thy sight, Lord, our strength and our redeemer. Amen. 1f Or this : Let thy merciful ears, Lord, be open to the prayers of thy humble servants ; and that they may obtain their petitions make them to ask such things as shall please thee ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ^[ Then should follow — A GENERAL CONFESSION. ^[ To be said by the whole Assembly after the Leader, all kneeling. Almighty and most merciful 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 done those things which we ought not to have done ; And there is no health in us. But thou, Lord, have mercy upon us, miserable offenders. Spare thou those, God, who confess their faults. Restore thou those who are penitent ; According to thy promises de- clared unto mankind in Christ Jesus our Lord. And 11 grant, most merciful Father, for his sake ; That we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life, to the glory of thy holy Name. Amen. H Or this : Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker of all things, Judge of all men ; We acknowl- edge and bewail our manifold sins and wickedness, Which we. from time to time, most grievously have committed, By thought, word, and deed, Against thy Divine Majesty, Provoking most justly thy wrath and indignation against us. We do earnestly repent, And are heartily sorry for these our misdoings ; The remembrance of them is grievous unto us ; The bur- den of them is intolerable. Have mercy upon us, Have mercy upon us, most merciful Father ; For thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ's sake, Forgive us all that is past ; And grant that we may ever hereafter Serve and please thee In newness of life, To the honor and glory of thy Xame ; Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. •[ Then may follow one or two from the following Collection, always ending with the Lord's Prayer. Almighty and everlasting God, who hatest nothing that thou hast made, and dost forgive the sins of all those who are penitent ; Create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we, worthily lamenting our sins, and acknowledging our wretchedness, may ob- tain of thee, the God of all mercy, perfect remission 12 II. — PRAYERS. and forgiveness ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Almighty God, unto whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid ; Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love thee, and worthily magnify thy Holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen. Assist us mercifully, Lord, in these our suppli- cations and prayers, and dispose the way of thy ser- vants towards the attainment of everlasting salvation ; that, among all the changes and chances of this mor- tal life, they may ever be defended by thy most gra- cious and ready help ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Almighty and everlasting God, who art always more ready to hear than we to pray, and art wont to give more than either we desire or deserve ; Pour down upon us the abundance of thy mercy; forgiv- ing us those things whereof our conscience is afraid, and giving us those good things which we are not worthy to ask, but through the merits and media- tion of Jesus Christ, thy Son, our Lord. Amen. Direct us, Lord, in all our doings, with thy most gracious favor, and further us with thy con- tinual help ; that in all our works begun, continued, and ended in thee, we may glorify thy holy Name, and finally, by thy mercy, obtain everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. II. — PRAYERS. 13 God, Holy Ghost, Sanctifier of the Faithful, visit, we pray thee, this Congregation with thy love and favor; enlighten their minds more and more with the light of the everlasting Gospel ; graft in their hearts a love of the truth; increase in them true religion ; nourish them with all goodness ; and of thy great mercy keep them in the same, blessed Spirit, whom, with the Father and the Son together, we worship and glorify as one God, world without end. Amen. Lord, raise up, we pray thee, thy power, and come among us, and with great might succor us ; that whereas, through our sins and wickedness, we are sore let and hindered in running the race that is set before us, thy bountiful grace and mercy may speedily help and deliver us ; through the satisfac- tion of thy Son our Lord, to whom with thee and the Holy Ghost be honor and glory, world without end. Amen. Almighty God, who alone canst order the unruly wills and affections of sinful men ; Grant unto thy people, that they may love the thing which thou com- mandest, and desire that which thou dost promise ; that so, among the sundry and manifold changes of the world, our hearts may surely there be fixed, where true joys are to be found; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Grant, we beseech thee, Almighty God. that like as we do believe thy only-begotten Son our Lord 2* 14 II. — PRAYERS. Jesus Christ to have ascended into the heavens ; so we may also in heart and mind thither ascend, and with him continually dwell, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world with- out end. Amen. Lord, who hast taught us that all our doings without charity are nothing worth; Send thy Holy Ghost, and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of charity, the very bond of peace and of all virtues, without which whosoever liveth is counted dead before thee. Grant this for thine only Son Jesus Christ's sake. Amen. Lord, from whom all good things do come ; Grant to us thy humble servants, that by thy holy inspiration we may think those things that are good, and by thy merciful guiding may perform the same; through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. God, merciful Father, who despisest not the sigh- ing of a contrite heart, nor the desire of such as are sorrowful; Mercifully assist our prayers which we make before thee in all our troubles and adversities, whensoever they oppress us; and graciously hear us, that those evils which the craft and subtilty of the devil or man worketh against us, may, by thy good providence, be brought to nought ; that we thy serv- ants, being hurt by no persecutions, may evermore give thanks unto thee in thy holy Church; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Almighty and everlasting God, mercifully look upon our infirmities, and in all our dangers and ne- II. PRAYERS. 15 cessities stretch forth thy right hand to help and defend us ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Almighty and most merciful God, of thy boun- tiful goodness keep us, we beseech thee, from all things that may hurt us ; that we, being ready both in body and soul, may cheerfully accomplish those things which thou commandest ; through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen. Stir up, we beseech thee, Lord, the wills of thy x' faithful people; that they, plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works, may by thee be plenteously rewarded ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Lord, we beseech thee mercifully to hear us; and grant that we, to whom thou hast given an hearty desire to pray, may, by thy mighty aid, be defended and comforted in all dangers and adversities ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE LORD'S PRAYER. To be said by the ichole Assembly after the Leader. 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 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. 16 IV. SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. SEL. 1. III. HYMN. IV. SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. ^f One or more of the following Selections or portions of them may be read responsively by the Leader and the People, or, if the character of the assembly will not admit of this, may be omitted. SELECTION FIRST. Psalm 19. Coeli enarrant. The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament showeth his handy-work. One day telleth another ; and one night certifieth another. There is neither speech nor language ; but their voices are heard among them. Their sound is gone out into all lands ; and their words into the ends of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun ; which cometh forth as a bridegroom out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a giant to run his course. It goeth forth from the uttermost part of the heaven, and runneth about unto the end of it SEL. 1. IV. — SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 17 again ; and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof. The law of the Lord is an undefiled law, convert- ing the soul ; the testimony of the Lord is sure, and giveth wisdom unto the simple. The statutes of the Lord are right, and rejoice the heart ; the commandment of the Lord is pure, and giveth light unto the eyes. The fear of the Lord is clean, and endureth for ever ; the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether. 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 taught ; and in keeping of them there is great reward. Who can tell how oft he ofFendeth ? cleanse thou me from my secret faults. Keep thy servant also from presumptuous sins, lest they get the dominion over me. Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be alway acceptable in thy sight. Lord, my strength and my redeemer. Psalm 24. Domini est terra. The earth is the Lord's, and all that therein is ; the compass of the world, and they that dwell therein. For he hath founded it upon the seas, and pre- pared it upon the floods. Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord, or who shall rise up in his holy place ? 18 IV. — SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. SEL. 1. Even he that hath clean hands, and a pure heart ; and that hath not lift up his mind unto vanity, nor sworn to deceive his neighbor. He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation. This is the generation of them that seek him, even of them that seek thy face, Jacob. Lift up your heads, ye gates ; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors ; and the King of glory shall come in. Who is the King of glory ? it is the Lord strong and mighty, even the Lord mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, ye gates ; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors ; and the King of glory shall come in. Who is the King of glory? even the Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. Psalm 103. Benedtc, anima mea. Praise the Lord. my soul; and all that is within me, praise his holy Name. Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits : Who forgive th all thy sin, and healeth all thine infirmities ; Who saveth thy life from destruction, and crowneth thee with mercy and loving-kindness ; Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things, making thee young and lusty as an eagle. The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment for all them that are oppressed with wrong. SEL. 1. IY. — SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 19 He showed his ways unto Moses, his works unto the children of Israel The Lord is full of compassion and mercy, long suffering, and of great goodness. He will not alway be chiding; neither keepeth he his anger for ever. He hath not dealt with us after our sins, nor rewarded us according to our wickednesses. For look how high the heaven is in comparison of the earth ; so great is his mercy also toward them that fear him ! Look how wide also the east is from the west; so far hath he set our sins from us. Yea, like as a father pitieth his own children; even so is the Lord merciful unto them that fear him. For he knoweth whereof we are made ; he remem- bereth that we are but dust. The days of man are but as grass ; for he flourish- ed as a flower of the field. For as soon as the wind goeth over it, it is gone ; and the place thereof shall know it no more. But the merciful goodness of the Lord endureth for ever and ever upon them that fear him ; and his righteousness upon children's children. Even upon such as keep his covenant, and think upon his commandments to do them. The Lord hath prepared his seat in heaven, and his kingdom ruleth over all. praise the Lord, ye angels of his, ye that excel 20 IV. — SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. SEL. 2. in strength; ye that fulfil his commandment, and hearken unto the voice of his word. praise the Lord, all ye his hosts ; ye servants of his that do his pleasure. speak good of the Lord, all ye works of his, in all places of his dominion ; praise thou the Lord, my soul. SELECTION SECOND. From Psalm 139. Domzne, probastz. Lord, thou hast searched me out, and known me. Thou knowest my down-sitting, and mine up- rising ; thou understandest my thoughts long before. Thou art about my path, and about my bed ; and spiest out all my ways. For lo, there is not a word in my tongue, but thou, Lord, knowest it altogether. Thou hast fashioned me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful and excellent for me ; I cannot attain unto it. Whither shall I go then from thy Spirit ? or whither shall I go then from thy presence ? If I climb up into heaven, thou art there ; if I go down to hell, thou art there also. If I take the wings of the morning, and remain in the uttermost parts of the sea ; Even there also shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. SEL. 2. IT. — SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 21 If I say, Peradventure the darkness shall cover me ; then shall my night be turned to day. Yea, the darkness is no darkness with thee, but the night is as clear as the day ; the darkness and light to thee are both alike. For my reins are thine ; thou hast covered me in my mother's womb. I will give thanks unto thee, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made ; marvellous are thy works, and that my soul knoweth right well. My bones are not hid from thee, though I be made secretly, and fashioned beneath in the earth. Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being imper- fect ; and in thy book were all my members written ; Which day by day were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them. How dear are thy counsels unto me, G-od ; how great is the sum of them ! If I tell them, they are more in number than the sand : when I wake up, I am present with thee. Try me, God, and seek the ground of my heart ; prove me, and examine my thoughts. Look well if there be any way of wickedness in me ; and lead me in the way everlasting. Psalm 145. Exaltabo te, Deus. I will magnify thee, God, my King ; and I will praise thy Name for ever and ever. Every day will I give thanks unto thee ; and praise thy Name for ever and ever. 3 22 IV. — SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. SEL. 2. Great is the Lord, and marvellous worthy to be praised ; there is no end of his greatness. One generation shall praise thy works unto another, and declare thy power. As for me, I will be talking of thy worship, thy glory, thy praise, and wondrous works ; So that men shall speak of the might of thy mar- vellous acts ; and I will also tell of thy greatness. The memorial of thine abundant kindness shall be showed ; and men shall sing of thy righteousness. The Lord is gracious and merciful ; long suffering, and of great goodness. The Lord is loving unto every man; and his mercy is over all his works. All thy works praise thee, Lord; and thy saints give thanks unto thee. They show the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power ; That thy power, thy glory, and mightiness of thy kingdom, might be known unto men. Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all ages. The Lord upholdeth all such as fall, and lifteth up all those that are down. The eyes of all wait upon thee, Lord; and thou givest them their meat in due season. Thou opeuest thine hand, and fillest all things living with plenteousness. The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works. SEL. 3. IV. SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 23 The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him; yea. all such as call upon him faithfully. He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him; he also will hear their cry, and will help them. The Lord preserveth all them that love him; but scattereth abroad all the ungodly. My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord; and let all flesh give thanks unto his holy Name for ever and ever. SELECTION THIRD. From Psalm 51. Miserere met, Deas. Have mercy upon me, God, after thy great good- ness; according to the multitude of thy mercies do away mine offences. Wash me thoroughly from my wickedness, and cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my faults, and my sin is ever before me. Against thee only have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight; that thou mightest be justified in thy saying, and clear when thou art judged. Behold, I was shapen in wickedness, and in sin hath my mother conceived me. But lo, thou requirest truth in the inward parts, and shalt make me to understand wisdom secretly. Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; thou shalt wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. 24 IV. — SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. SEL. 3, Thou shalt make me hear of joy and gladness, that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. Turn thy face from my sins, and put out all my mis- deeds. Make me a clean heart, God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence, and take not thy Holy Spirit from me. give me the comfort of thy help again, and stab- lish me with thy free Spirit. Then shall I teach thy ways unto the wicked, and sinners shall be converted unto thee. Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, God, thou that art the God of my health ; and my tongue shall sing of thy righteousness. Thou shalt open my lips, Lord, and my mouth shall show thy praise. For thou desirest no sacrifice, else would I give it thee; but thou delightest not in burnt offerings. The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit : a broken and contrite heart, God, shalt thou not despise. From Psalm 42. Quemadmodum, Like as the hart desireth the water brooks, so longeth my soul after thee, God. My soul is athirst for God, yea, even for the living God : when shall I come to appear before the pres- ence of God ? My tears have been my meat day and night, while they daily say unto me, Where is now thy God? Now when I think thereupon, I pour out my heart SEL. 4. IV. — SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 25 by myself; for I went with the multitude, and brought them forth into the house of God ; In the voice of praise and thanksgiving, among such as keep holy-day. Why art thou so full of heaviness. my soul ? and why art thou so disquieted within me? Put thy trust in God ; for I will yet give him thanks for the help of his countenance. The Lord hath granted his loving-kindness in the day-time ; and in the night-season did I sing of him, and made my prayer unto the God of my life. I will say unto the God of my strength, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I thus heavily, while the enemy oppresseth me? Xamely. while they say daily unto me, Where is now thy God ? Why art thou so vexed, my soul? and why art thou so disquieted within me ? put thy trust in God ; for I will yet thank him, which is the help of my countenance and my God. SELECTION FOURTH. Psalm 37. Noli rem u la r i. Fret not thyself because of the ungodly ; neither be thou envious against the evil doers. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and be withered even as the green herb. Put thou thy trust in the Lord, and be doing good ; dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. 3* 26 IV. — SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. SEL. 4. Delight thou in the Lord, and he shall give thee thy heart's desire. Commit thy way unto the Lord, and put thy trust in him, and he shall bring it to pass. He shall make thy righteousness as clear as the light, and thy just dealing as the noon-day. Hold thee still in the Lord, and abide patiently upon him ; but grieve not thyself at him whose way doth prosper, against the man that doeth after evil counsels. Leave off from wrath, and let go displeasure : fret not thyself, else shalt thou be moved to do evil. Wicked doers shall be rooted out ; and they that patiently abide the Lord, those shall inherit the land. Yet a little while, and the ungodly shall be clean gone : thou shalt look after his place, and he shall be away. But the meek-spirited shall possess the earth, and shall be refreshed in the multitude of peace. The ungodly seeketh counsel against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth. The Lord shall laugh him to scorn; for he hath seen that his day is coming. The ungodly have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as are of a right conversation. Their sword shall go through their own heart, and their bow shall be broken. A small thing that the righteous hath, is better than great riches of the ungodly. SEL. 4. IV. — SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 27 For the arms of the ungodly shall be broken : but the Lord upholdeth the righteous. The Lord knoweth the days of the godly; and their inheritance shall endure for ever. They shall not be confounded in the perilous time; and in the days of dearth they shall have enough. As for the ungodly, they shall perish, and the ene- mies of the Lord shall consume as the fat of lambs : yea, even as the smoke shall they consume away. The ungodly borroweth, and payeth not again ; but the righteous is merciful and liberal. Such as are blessed of God, shall possess the land ; and they that are cursed of him, shall be rooted out. The Lord ordereth a good man's going, and maketh his way acceptable to himself. Though he fall, he shall not be cast away ; for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand. I have been young, and now am old ; and yet saw I never the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging their bread. The righteous is ever merciful, and lendeth, and his seed is blessed. Flee from evil, and do the thing that is good; and dwell for evermore. For the Lord loveth the thing that is right ; he forsaketh not his that be godly, but they are pre- served for ever. The unrighteous shall be punished; as for the seed of the ungodly, it shall be rooted out. The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever. 28 IV. SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. SEL. 4. The mouth of the righteous is exercised in wisdom, and his tongue will be talking of judgment. The law of his God is in his heart, and his goings shall not slide. The ungodly seeth the righteous, and seeketh occa- sion to slay him. The Lord will not leave him in his hand, nor con- demn him when he is judged. Hope thou in the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall promote thee, that thou shall possess the land : when the ungodly shall perish, thou shalt see it. I myself have seen the ungodly in great power, and flourishing like a green bay-tree. I went by, and lo, he was gone : I sought him, but his place could no where be found. Keep innocency, and take heed unto the thing that is right ; for that shall bring a man peace at the last. As for the transgressors, they shall perish together; and the end of the ungodly is, they shall be rooted out at the last. But the salvation of the righteous cometh of the Lord ; who is also their strength in the time of trouble. And the Lord shall stand by them, and save them : he shall deliver them from the ungodly, and shall save them, because they put their trust in him. SEL. 5. IV. SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 29 SELECTION FIFTH. Psalm 1. Beatus vir, qui non abiit. Blessed is the man that hath not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the way of sin- ners, and hath not sat in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord ; and in his law will he exercise himself day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the water- side, that will bring forth his fruit in due season. His leaf also shall not wither; and look, whatso- ever he doeth, it shall prosper. As for the ungodly, it is not so with them ; but they are like the chaff, which the wind scattereth away from the face of the earth. Therefore the ungodly shall not be able to stand in the judgment, neither the sinners in the congrega- tion of the righteous. But the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous ; and the way of the ungodly shall perish. Psalm 15. Domine, quis liabitdbit? Lord, who shall dwell in thy tabernacle ? or who shall rest upon thy holy hill ? Even he that leadeth an uncorrupt life, and doeth the thing which is right, and speaketh the truth from his heart. He that hath used no deceit in his tongue, nor done evil to his neighbor, and hath not slandered his neighbor. 30 IV. — SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. SEL. 5. He that settetli not by himself, but is lowly in his own eyes, and maketh much of them that fear the Lord. He that sweareth unto his neighbor, and disap- pointeth him not, though it were to his own hin- drance. He that hath not given his money upon usury, nor taken reward against the innocent. Whoso doeth these things shall never fall. Psalm 91. Qui habitat. Whoso dwelleth under the defence of the Most High, shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say unto the Lord, Thou art my hope and my strong-hold ; my God, in him will I trust. For he shall deliver thee from the snare of the hunter, and from the noisome pestilence. He shall defend thee under his wings, and thou shalt be safe under his feathers ; his faithfulness and truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Thou shalt not be afraid for any terror by night, nor for the arrow that flieth by day ; For the pestilence that walketh in darkness, nor for the sickness that destroyeth in the noon-day. A thousand shall fall beside thee, and ten thousand at thy right hand ; but it shall not come nigh thee. Yea, with thine eyes shalt thou behold, and see the reward of the ungodly. For thou, Lord, art my hope ; thou hast set thine house of defence very high. SEL. 6. IT. — SELECTIONS OP PSALMS. 31 There shall no evil happen unto thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee in their hands, that thou hurt not thy foot against a stone. Thou shalt go upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou tread under thy feet. Because he hath set his love upon me. therefore will I deliver him; I will set him up, because he hath known my Name. He shall call upon me, and I will hear him : yea, I am with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and bring him to honor. With long life will I satisfy him, and show him my salvation. SELECTION SIXTH. From Psalm 32. Beati, quorum. Blessed is he whose unrighteousness is forgiven, and whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth no sin, and in whose spirit there is no guile. I will acknowledge my sin unto thee ; and mine unrighteousness have I not hid. I said, I will confess my sins unto the Lord ; and so thou forgavest the wickedness of my sin. For this shall every one that is godly make his prayer unto thee, in a time when thou mayest be 32 IV. — SELECTIONS OP PSALMS. SEL. 6. found; but in the great water-floods they shall not come nigh him. Thou art a place to hide me in; thou shalt pre- serve me from trouble ; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. I will inform thee, and teach thee in the way wherein thou shalt go ; and I will guide thee with mine eye. Great plagues remain for the ungodly ; but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord, mercy embraceth him on every side. Be glad, ye righteous, and rejoice in the Lord ; and be joyful, all ye that are true of heart. Psalm 130. De profundus. Out of the deep have I called unto thee, Lord ; Lord, hear my voice. let thine ears consider well the voice of my com- plaint. If thou, Lord, wilt be extreme to mark what is done amiss, Lord, who may abide it ? For there is mercy with thee ; therefore shalt thou be feared. 1 look for the Lord ; my soul doth wait for him ; in his word is my trust. My soul fleeth unto the Lord before the morning watch ; I say, before the morning watch. Israel, trust in the Lord; for with the Lord there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemp- tion. And he shall redeem Israel from all his sins. SEE. 7. IV. SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 33 Psalm 121. Levavi oculos meos. I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh even from the Lord, who hath made heaven and earth. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved ; and he that keepeth thee will not sleep. Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slum- ber nor sleep. The Lord himself is thy keeper ; the Lord is thy defence upon thy right hand ; So that the sun shall not burn thee by day, neither the moon by night. The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil ; yea, it is even he that shall keep thy soul. The Lord shall preserve thy going out, and thy coming in, from this time forth for evermore. SELECTION SEVENTH. Psalm 23. Dominus regit nxe. The Lord is my shepherd ; therefore can I lack nothing. He shall feed me in a green pasture, and lead me forth beside the waters of comfort. He shall convert my soul, and bring me forth in the paths of righteousness for his Xame's sake. Yea, though T walk through the valley of the 4 34 IV. — SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. SEL. 7. shadow of death, I will fear no evil ; for thou art with me ; thy rod and thy staff comfort me. Thou shalt prepare a table before me against them that trouble me ; thou hast anointed my head with oil, and my cup shall be full. But thy loving-kindness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life ; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever. Psalm 34. Benedicam Domino. I will alway give thanks unto the Lord; his praise shall ever be in my mouth. My soul shall make her boast in the Lord; the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. praise the Lord with me, and let us magnify his Name together. 1 sought the Lord, and he heard me; yea, he de- livered me out of all my fear. They had an eye unto him, and were lightened ; and their faces were not ashamed. Lo, the poor crieth, and the Lord heareth him ; yea, and saveth him out of all his troubles. The angel of the Lord tarrieth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them. taste, and see, how gracious the Lord is : blessed is the man that trusteth in him. fear the Lord, ye that are his saints ; for they that fear him lack nothing. The lions do lack, and suffer hunger; but they who seek the Lord shall want no manner of thing that is good. SEL. 7. IV. — SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 35 Come, ye children, and hearken unto me : I will teach you the fear of the Lord. What man is he that lusteth to live, and would fain see good days ? Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips, that they speak no guile. Eschew evil, and do good ; seek peace, and ensue it. The eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers. The countenance of the Lord is against them that do evil, to root out the remembrance of them from the earth. The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth them, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a contrite heart, and will save such as be of an humble spirit. Great are the troubles of the righteous ; but the Lord delivereth him out of all. He keepeth all his bones, so that not one of them is broken. But misfortune shall slay the ungodly ; and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate. The Lord delivereth the souls of his servants ; and all they that put their trust in him shall not be destitute. Psalm 65. Te decet hymnus. Thou, God, art praised in Sion ; and unto thee shall the vow be performed in Jerusalem. Thou that hearest the prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come. 36 IV. — SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. SEL. 7. My misdeeds prevail against me : be thou mer- ciful unto our sins. Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and re- ceivest unto thee : he shall dwell in thy court, and shall be satisfied with the pleasures of thy house, even of thy holy temple. Thou shalt show us wonderful things in thy right- eousness, God of our salvation ; thou that art the hope of all the ends of the earth, and of them that remain in the broad sea. Who in bis strength setteth fast the mountains, and is girded about with power. Who stilleth the raging of the sea, and the noise of his waves, and the madness of the people. They also that dwell in the uttermost parts of the earth shall be afraid at thy tokens, thou that makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to praise thee. Thou visitest the earth, and blessest it; thou makest it very plenteous. The river of God is full of water : thou preparest their corn, for so thou providest for the earth. Thou waterest her furrows ; thou sendest rain into the little valleys thereof; thou makest it soft with the drops of rain, and blessest the increase of it. Thou crownest the year with thy goodness ; and thy clouds drop fatness. They shall drop upon the dwellings of the wilder- ness ; and the little hills shall rejoice on every side. The folds shall be full of sheep ; the valleys also shall stand so thick with corn, that they shall laugh and sing. SEL. 8. IV. — SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. SELECTION EIGHTH. From Psalm 84. Quam dileda ! how amiable are thy dwellings, thou Lord of hosts ! My soul hath a desire and longing to enter into the courts of the Lord ; my heart and my flesh re- joice in the living God. Yea, the sparrow hath found her an house, and the swallow a nest, where she may lay her young ; even thy altars, Lord of hosts, my King, and my God. Blessed are they that dwell in thy house, they will be alway praising thee. Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee ; in whose heart are thy ways. Who going through the vale of misery use it for a well ; and the pools are filled with water. They will go from strength to strength ; and unto the God of gods appeareth every one of them in Sion. Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer ; hearken, God of Jacob. For one day in thy courts is better than a thou- sand. 1 had rather be a door-keeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of ungodliness. For the Lord God is a light and defence; the Lord will give grace and worship ; and no good 4* 38 IV. — SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. SEL. 8. thing shall he withhold from them that live a godly life. Lord God of hosts, blessed is the man that putteth his trust in thee. Psalm 85. Benedixisti Domine. Lord, thou art become gracious unto thy land ; thou hast turned away the captivity of Jacob. Thou hast forgiven the offence of thy people, and covered all their sins. Thou hast taken away all thy displeasure, and turned thyself from thy wrathful indignation. Turn us then, God our Saviour, and let thine anger cease from us. Wilt thou be displeased at us for ever ? and wilt thou stretch out thy wrath from one generation to another ? Wilt thou not turn again, and quicken us, that thy people may rejoice in thee ? Show us thy mercy, Lord, and grant us thy salvation. 1 will hearken what the Lord God will say con- cerning me; for he shall speak peace unto his people, and to his saints, that they turn not again. For his salvation is nigh them that fear him ; that glory may dwell in our land. Mercy and truth are met together : righteousness and peace have kissed each other. Truth shall flourish out of the earth, and right- eousness hath looked down from heaven. SEL. 8. IV. — SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 39 Yea, the Lord shall show loving-kindness ; and our land shall give her increase. Kighteousness shall go before him ; and he shall direct his going in the way. Psalm 93. Dominus regnavit. The Lord is King, and hath put on glorious apparel ; the Lord hath put on his apparel, and girded himself with strength. He hath made the round world so sure, that it cannot be moved. Ever since the world began hath thy seat been prepared : thou art from everlasting. The floods are risen, Lord, the floods have lift up their voice ; the floods lift up their waves. The waves of the sea are mighty, and rage hor- ribly; but yet the Lord, who dwelleth on high, is mightier. Thy testimonies, Lord, are very sure : holiness becometh thine house for ever. Psalm 97. Dominies regnavit. The Lord is King, the earth may be glad thereof; yea, the multitude of the isles may be glad thereof. Clouds and darkness are round about him : right- eousness and judgment are the habitation of his seat. There shall go a fire before him, and burn up his enemies on every side. His lightnings gave shine unto the world : the earth saw it, and was afraid. 40 IV. — SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. SEL. 9. The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord ; at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. The heavens have declared his righteousness, and all the people have seen his glory. Confounded be all they that worship carved images, and that delight in vain gods : worship him, all ye gods. Sion heard of it, and rejoiced ; and the daughters of Judah were glad, because of thy judgments, O Lord. For thou, Lord, art higher than all that are in the earth : thou art exalted far above all gods. ye that love the Lord, see that ye hate the thing which is evil : the Lord preserveth the souls of his saints ; he shall deliver them from the hand of the ungodly. There is sprung up a light for the righteous, and joyful gladness for such as are true hearted. Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous; and give thanks for a remembrance of his holiness. SELECTION NINTH. Psalm 8. Domtne, Domtnus noster, Lord, our Governor, how excellent is thy Name in all the world ; thou that hast set thy glory above the heavens ! Out of the mouth of very babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength, because of thine ene- SEL. 9. IV. SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 41 mies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. For I will consider thy heavens, even the works of thy fingers ; the moon and the stars which thou hast ordained. What is man, that thou art mindful of him ? and the son of man, that thou visitest him ? Thou madest him lower than the angels, to crown him with glory and worship. Thou makest him to have dominion of the works of thy hands ; and thou hast put all things in sub- jection under his feet ; All sheep and oxen ; yea, and the beasts of the field; The fowls of the air, and the fishes of the sea; and whatsoever walketh through the paths of the seas. Lord, our Governor, how excellent is thy Name in all the world ! From Psalm 33. Exultate, justi. Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous ; for it be- cometh well the just to be thankful. Praise the Lord with harp; sing praises unto him with the lute, and instrument of ten strings. Sing unto the Lord a new song ; sing praises unto him with a good courage. For the word of the Lord is true ; and all his works are faithful. He loveth righteousness and judgment ; the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. 42 IV. — SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. SEL. 9. By the word of the Lord were the heavens made ; and all the hosts of them by the breath of his mouth. He gathereth the waters of the sea together, as it were upon an heap ; and layeth up the deep, as in a treasure-house. Let all the earth fear the Lord : stand in awe of him, all ye that dwell in the world. For he spake, and it was done ; he commanded, and it stood fast. From Psalm 147. Laudate Dominum. praise the Lord, for it is a good thing to sing praises unto our God ; yea, a joyful and pleasant thing it is to be thankful. The Lord doth build up Jerusalem, and gather together the outcasts of Israel. He healeth those that are broken in heart, and giveth medicine to heal their sickness. He telleth the number of the stars, and calleth them all by their names. Great is our Lord, and great is his power ; yea, and his wisdom is infinite. The Lord setteth up the meek, and bringeth the ungodly down to the ground. sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving; sing praises upon the harp unto our God ; Who covereth the heaven with clouds, and pre- pareth rain for the earth ; and maketh the grass to grow upon the mountains, and herb for the use of men ; SEL. 9. IV. — SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 43 Who giveth fodder unto the cattle, and feedeth the young ravens that call upon him. The Lord's delight is in them that fear him and put their trust in his mercy. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem ; praise thy God, Sion. For he hath made fast the bars of thy gates, and hath blessed thy children within thee. He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee, with the flour of wheat. He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth, and his word runneth very swiftly. He giveth snow like wool, and scattereth the hoar- frost like ashes. He casteth forth his ice like morsels : who is able to abide his frost ? He sendeth out his word, and melteth them : he bloweth with his wind, and the waters flow. He showeth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and ordinances unto Israel. He hath not dealt so with any nation ; neither have the heathen knowledge of his laws. From Psalm 57. Miserere mei, Deus. Set up thyself. God, above the heavens ; and thy glory above all the earth. My heart is fixed, God, my heart is fixed ; I will sing and give praise. Awake up, my glory ; awake, lute and harp : I myself will awake right early. I will give thanks unto thee, Lord, among the 44 IV. — SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. SEL. 10. people ; and I will sing unto thee among the nations. For the greatness of thy mercy reacheth unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds. Set up thyself, God, above the heavens and thy glory above all the earth. SELECTION TENTH. From Psalm 96. Cantate Domino. sing unto the Lord a new song ; sing unto the Lord, all the whole earth. Sing unto the Lord, and praise his Name; be telling of his salvation from day to day. Declare his honor unto the heathen, and his wonders unto all people. For the Lord is great, and cannot worthily be praised ; he is more to be feared than all gods. Psalm 148. Laudate Dominum. praise the Lord of heaven : praise him in the height. Praise him, all ye angels of his: praise him, all his hosts. Praise him, sun and moon : praise him, all ye stars and light. Praise him, all ye heavens, and ye waters that are above the heavens. Let them praise the name of the Lord : for he BEL. 10. IV. — SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 45 spake the word, and they were made ; he commanded. and they were created. He hath made them fast for ever and ever : he hath given them a law which shall not be broken. Praise the Lord upon earth, ye dragons, and all deeps : Fire and hail, snow and vapors, wind and storm, fulfilling his word : Mountains and all hills ; fruitful trees and all cedars : Beasts and all cattle : worms and feathered fowls : Kings of the earth and all people ; princes and all judges of the world : Young men and maidens, old men and children, praise the Xame of the Lord : for his Name only is excellent, and his praise above heaven and earth. He shall exalt the horn of his people : all his saints shall praise him; even the children of Israel. even the people that serveth him. From Psalm 149. Cantate Domino. sing unto the Lord a new song; let the con- gregation of saints praise him. Let Israel rejoice in him that made him, and let the children of Sion be joyful in their King. Let them praise his Name in the dance : let them sing praises unto him with tabret and harp. For the Lord hath pleasure in his people, and helpeth the meek-hearted. 5 46 IV. — SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. SEL. 10. Psalm 150. Laudate Dominum. praise God in his holiness : praise him in the firmament of his power. Praise him in his noble acts : praise him accord- ing to his excellent greatness. Praise him in the sound of the trumpet: praise him upon the lute and harp. Praise him in the cymbals and dances : praise him upon the strings and pipe. Praise him upon the well-tuned cymbals : praise him upon the loud cymbals. Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. ^[ To be used after each selection. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost ; Arts. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. ^[ Then may be said the Apostles' Creed by the Leader and the People, standing. And any Assemblies may omit the words, Pie 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 belteve in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth : And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord ; Who apostles' creed. 47 was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Bom 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 Forgive- ness of sins ; The Besurrection of the body ; And the Life everlasting. Amen. . _^ Y. HYMN. ~ g VI. A SELECTION FROM THE SCRIPTURES. r This should be accompanied with explanatory comments, or he followed and. enforced by one or more short addresses. 48 VII. — PRAYERS. VII. PRAYER. *[ A selection may be made from the following, or, if preferred, from either of the other collections. Almighty Lord, and everlasting God, vouchsafe, we beseech thee, to direct, sanctify, and govern both our hearts and bodies in the ways of thy laws, and in the works of thy commandments ; that, through thy most mighty protection, both here and ever, we may be preserved in body and soul ; through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. Blessed Lord, who hast caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning ; Grant that we may in such wise hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that by patience, and comfort of thy holy Word, we may embrace, and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which thou hast given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen, Almighty God, give us grace that we may cast away the works of darkness, and put upon us the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life, in which thy Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility ; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious Majesty to judge both the quick and dead, we may rise to the life immortal, through him who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, now and ever. Amen. VII. PRAYERS. 49 God, who hast prepared for those who love thee such good things as pass man's understanding ; Pour into our hearts such love toward thee, that we loving thee above all things, may obtain thy promises, which exceed all that we can desire ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Grant, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that we, who for our evil deeds do worthily deserve to be pun- ished, by the comfort of thy grace may mercifully be relieved ; through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. Lord, we beseech thee, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil ; and with pure hearts and minds to follow thee, the only God ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Lord God, who seest that we put not our trust in any thing that we do ; Mercifully grant that by thy power we may be defended against all adversity ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. God the King of glory, who hast exalted thine only Son Jesus Christ with great triumph unto thy kingdom in heaven ; We beseech thee, leave us not comfortless ; but send to us thine Holy Ghost to com- fort us, and exalt us unto the same place whither our Saviour Christ is gone before, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world with- out end. Amen. 5* 50 VII. — PRAYERS. V Grant, we beseech thee, merciful Lord, to thy faithful people pardon and peace, that they may be cleansed from all their sins, and serve thee with a quiet mind ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Lord, we pray thee that thy grace may always prevent and follow us, and make us continually to be given to all good works ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Almighty and everlasting God, give unto us the increase of faith, hope, and charity ; and that we may obtain that which thou dost promise, make us to love that which thou dost command ; through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen, Almighty and everlasting God, who, of thy tender love towards mankind, has sent thy Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ, to take upon him our flesh, and to suffer death upon the cross, that all mankind should follow the example of his great humility ; Mercifully grant, that we may both follow the example of his patience, and also be made partakers of his resurrection ; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. God, whose blessed Son was manifested that he might destroy the works of the devil, and make us the sons of God, and heirs of eternal life ; Grant us, we beseech thee, that, having this hope, we may purify ourselves, even as he is pure ; that, when he shall ap- pear again with power and great glory, we may be made like unto him in his eternal and glorious king- dom ; where with thee, Father, and thee, Holy VII. PRAYERS. 51 Ghost, he liveth and reigneth, ever one God. world without end. Amen. Almighty God, who hast given thine only Son to be unto us both a sacrifice for sin. and also an en- sample of godly life; Give us grace that we may always most thankfully receive that his inestimable benefit, and also daily endeavor ourselves to follow the blessed steps of his most holy life; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Almighty God, who through thine only-begotten Son Jesus Christ hast overcome death, and opened unto us the gate of everlasting life: We humbly be- seech thee, that, as by thy special grace preventing us thou dost put into our minds good desires, so by thy continual help we may bring the same to good effect ; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reign- eth with thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen. Almighty Father, who hast given thine only Son to die for our sins, and to rise again for our justifica- tion ; Grant us so to put away the leaven of malice and wickedness, that we may always serve thee in pureness of living and truth; through the merits of the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. God. who declarest thy almighty power chiefly in showing mercy and pity ; Mercifully grant unto us such a measure of thy grace, that we, running the way of thy commandments, may obtain thy gracious 52 promises, and be made partakers of thy heavenly treasure ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. God, the protector of all that trust in thee, with- out whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy ; Increase and multiply upoii us thy mercy ; that, thou being our ruler and guide, we may so pass through things temporal, that we finally lose not the things eternal. Grant this, heavenly Father, for Jesus Christ's sake our Lord. Amen. We humbly beseech thee, Father, mercifully to look upon our infirmities ; and, for the glory of thy Name, turn from us all those evils that we most justly have deserved ; and grant, that in all our troubles we may put our whole trust and confidence in thy mercy, and evermore serve thee in holiness and pureness of living, to thy honor and glory; through our only Mediator and Advocate, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Almighty and merciful God, of whose only gift it cometh that thy faithful people do unto thee true and laudable service ; Grant, we beseech thee, that we may so faithfully serve thee in this life, that we fail not finally to attain thy heavenly promises ; through the merits of Jesus Christ our Lord. A men. God, the strength of all those who put their trust in thee ; Mercifully accept our prayers ; and because, through the weakness of our mortal nature, we can do no good thing without thee, grant us the IX.— PRAYERS. 53 help of thy grace, that in keeping thy commandments we may please thee, both in will and deed ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Lord, we beseech thee mercifully to receive the prayers of thy people who call upon thee ; and grant that they may both perceive and know what things they ought to do. and also may have grace and power faithfully to fulfil the same ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. VIII. HYMN. r If any notices are to be given out, they should be announced before the singing of this hymn. IX. PRAYER. ^f A selection may be made from the following, or from either of the preceding collection*. God, from whom all holy desires, all good coun- sels, and all just works do proceed ; Give unto thy servants that peace which the world cannot give; that our hearts may be set to obey thy command- ments, and also that by thee, we, being defended from the fear of our enemies, may pass our time in rest and quietness ; through the merits of Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen. 54 IX. — PRAYERS. God, forasmuch as without thee we are not able to please thee ; Mercifully grant that thy Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Grant to us, Lord, we beseech thee, the spirit to think and do always such things as are right ; that we, who cannot do any thing that is good without thee, may by thee be enabled to live according to thy will ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Lorp of all power and might, who art the author and giver of all good things; Graft in our hearts the love of thy Name, increase in us true religion, nourish us with all goodness, and of thy great mercy keep us in the same; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Almighty God, who art a most strong tower to all those who put their trust in thee, to whom all things in heaven, in earth, and under the earth, do bow and obey, Be now and evermore our defence; and make us know and feel, that there is none other Name under heaven given to man, in whom and through whom, we may receive salvation, but only the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Almighty God, who seest that we have no power of ourselves to help ourselves; Keep us both out- wardly in our bodies, and inwardly in our souls; that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. IX — PR AYE E- We humbly beseech thee. Father, mere! fully to look upon our infirmities; and, for the glory of thy Name, turn from us all those evils that we most justly have deserved ; and grant, that in all our troubles we may put our whole trust and confidence in thy mercy, and evermore serve thee in holiness and pureness of living, to thy honor and glory; through our only Mediator and Advocate, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. God, who knowest us to be set in the midst of so many and great dangers, that by reason of the frailty of our nature we cannot always stand upright; Grant to us such strength and protection, as may support us in all dangers, and carry us through all temptations; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, God, whose never-failing providence ordereth all things both in heaven and earth ; TVe humbly beseech thee to put away from us all hurtful things, and to give us those things which are profitable for us; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Lord, who never failest to help and govern those whom thou dost bring up in thy steadfast fear and love; Keep us, we beseech thee, under the protection of thy good providence, and make us to have a per- petual fear and love of thy holy Xame ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. God, the Creator and Preserver of all mankind, we humbly beseech thee for all sorts and conditions 56 IX. — PRAYERS. of men ; that thou wouldest be pleased to make thy ways known unto them, thy saving health unto all nations. More especially we pray for thy holy Church universal ; that it may be so guided and governed by thy good Spirit, that all who profess and call them- selves 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 com- mend 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, according 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. Almighty and everliving God, who by thy holy Apostle hast taught us to make prayers, and suppli- cations, and to give thanks for all men ; We humbly beseech thee most mercifully \^to accept out alms and oblations, and] to receive these our prayers, which we offer unto thy Divine Majesty ; beseeching thee to inspire continually the Universal Church with the spirit of truth, unity, and concord : And grant that all those who do confess thy holy Name may agree in the truth of thy holy Word, and live in unity, and godly love. We beseech thee also, so to direct and dispose the hearts of all Christian Kulers, that they may truly and impartially administer jus- * If there be no alms or oblations, then shall the words [to accept our alms and oblations, and] be left unsaid. IX. — PRAYERS. 57 tice, to the punishment of wickedness and vice, and to the maintenance of thy true religion, and virtue. Give grace. heavenly Father, to all Bishops and other Ministers, that they may, both by their life and doctrine, set forth thy true and lively Word, and rightly and duly administer thy holy Sacraments. And to all thy people give thy heavenly grace ; and especially to this congregation here present; that, with meek heart and due reverence, they may hear, and receive thy holy Word; truly serving thee in holiness and righteousness all the days of their life. And we most humbly beseech thee, of thy goodness, Lord, to comfort and succor all those who, in this transitory life, are in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity. And we also bless thy holy Name for all thy servants departed this life in thy faith and fear; beseeching thee to give us grace so to follow their good examples, that with them we may be partakers of thy heavenly kingdom. Grant this, Father, for Jesus Christ's sake, our only Mediator and Advocate. Amen. Grant, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that the words which we have heard at this time with our out- ward ears, may. through thy grace, be so grafted inwardly in our hearts, that they may bring forth in us the fruit of good living, to the honor aud praise of thy Name : through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Lord, our heavenly Father, by whose Almighty power we have been preserved this daWBy thy great 6 ^s*£) 58 IX. PRAYERS. mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night ; for the love of thy only Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen. Almighty God, Father of all mercies, we, thine unworthy servants, do give thee most humble and hearty thanks for all thy goodness and loving-kind- ness 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 thee, give us that due sense of all 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 honor and glory, world without end. Amen. Lord, we beseech thee, mercifully hear our prayers, and spare all those who confess their sins unto thee; that they, whose consciences by sin are accused, by thy merciful pardon may be absolved; through Christ our Lord. Amen. Almighty and everlasting God, who dost govern all things in heaven and earth ; Mercifully hear the supplications of thy people, and grant us thy peace all the days of our life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. IX. — PRAYERS. ;39 Lord, we beseech thee favorably to hear the prayers of thy people : that we, who are justly pun- ished for our offences, may be mercifully delivered by thy goodness, for the glory of thy Name : through Jesus Christ our Saviour, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen, Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom, who knowest our necessities before we ask, and our igno- rance in asking; We beseech thee to have compassion upon our infirmities ; and those things, which for our unworthiness we dare not, and for our blindness we cannot ask, vouchsafe to give us, for the worthiness of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Almighty God, who hast promised to hear the petitions of those who ask in thy Son's Xame ; We beseech thee mercifully to incline thine ears to us who have now made our prayers and supplications unto thee ; and grant, that those things which we have faithfully asked according to thy will, may effectually be obtained, to the relief of our necessity, and to the setting forth of thy glory ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Almighty God, who hast given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplica- tions unto thee ; and dost promise when two or three are gathered together in thy Name thou wilt grant their requests ; Fulfil now, Lord, the desires and petitions of thy servants, as may be most expedient 60 X. — BENEDICTION. for them ; granting us in this world knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to come life everlasting Amen, X. BENEDICTION. ^ This should be pronounced by the Leader standing, the people still kneeling. 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. 1f Or this : Unto God's gracious mercy and protection we commit thee. The Lord bless thee, and keep thee. The Lord make his face to shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee. The Lord lift up his counte- nance upon thee, and give thee peace, both now and evermore. Amen. ]\ Or this : The peace of God, which passeth all understand- ing, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ out Lord: And the Blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Sou, and the Holy Ghost, be amongst you, and remain with you always. Amen. Here ends the order of Service. OCCASIONAL PRAYERS. 61 OCCASIONAL PRAYERS. A PRAYER FOR CONGRESS. f To he used during their Session, Most gracious God, we humbly beseech thee, as for the people of these United States in general, so especially for their Senate and Representatives in Congress assembled ; That thou wouldest be pleased to direct and prosper all their consultations, to the advancement of thy glory, the good of thy Church, the safety, honor, and welfare of thy people ; that all things may be so ordered and settled by their en- deavors, upon the best and surest foundations, that peace and happiness, truth and justice, religion and piety, may be established among us for all genera- tions. These and all other necessaries for them, for us, and thy whole Church, we humbly beg in the Name and Mediation of Jesus Christ, our most blessed Lord and Saviour. Amen. A PRAYER FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, AND ALL IN CIVIL AUTHORITY. Lord, our heavenly Father, the high and mighty Ruler of the universe, who dost from thy throne be- hold all the dwellers upon earth ; Most heartily we beseech thee with thy favor 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 6* 62 OCCASIONAL PRAYERS. 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, A PRAYER FOR THE CLERGY AND PEOPLE. Almighty and everlasting God, from whom cometh every good and perfect gift; send down upon our Bishops, and other Clergy, and upon the Congrega- tions committed to their charge, the healthful Spirit of thy grace ; and, that they may truly please thee, pour upon them the continual dew of thy blessing. Grant this, Lord, for the honor of our Advocate and Mediator, Jesus Christ. Amen. FOR THE MINISTER OF A CHURCH. Most gracious God, the Giver of all good and perfect gifts, who of thy wise providence hast ap- pointed divers Orders in thy Church ; Give thy grace, we beseech thee, to thy servant, to whom the charge of this Congregation is now committed ; and so replenish him with the truth of thy doctrine, and endue him with innocency of life, that he may faith- fully serve before thee, to the glory of thy great Name, and the benefit of thy holy Church ; through Jesus Christ, our only Mediator and Redeemer. A men. FOR A PERSON UNDER AFFLICTION. merciful God and heavenly Father, who hast taught us in thy holy Word that thou dost not wil- OCCASIONAL PRAYERS. 63 lingly afflict or grieve the children of men ; Look with pity, we beseech thee, upon the sorrows of thy servant, for whom our prayers are desired. In thy wisdom thou hast seen fit to visit him with trouble, and to bring distress upon him. Eemember him, Lord, in mercy; sanctify thy fatherly correction to him ; endue his soul with patience under Ms afflic- tion, and with resignation to thy blessed will ; com- fort him with a sense of thy goodness ; lift up thy countenance upon htm, and give Mm peace ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. FOR A SICK CHILD. Almighty God and merciful Father, to whom alone belong the issues of life and death ; Look down from heaven we humbly beseech thee, with the eyes of mercy, upon the sick child for whom our prayers are desired. Deliver him, Lord, in thy good ap- pointed time, from Ms bodily pain, and visit him with thy salvation ; that if it should be thy good pleasure to prolong Ms days here on earth, he may live to thee, and be an instrument of thy glory, by serving thee faithfully, and doing good in his generation. Or else receive him into those heavenly habitations, where the souls of those who sleep in the Lord Jesus enjoy perpetual rest and felicity. Grant this, Lord, for the love of thy Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen. FOR A SICK PERSON. Father of mercies and God of all comfort, our only help in time of need ; Look down from heaven, 64 OCCASIONAL PRAYERS. we humbly beseech thee, behold, visit, and relieve thy sick servant, for whom our prayers are desired. Look upon him with the eyes of thy mercy ; comfort him with a sense of thy goodness ; preserve him from the temptations of the enemy ; give him patience under his affliction ; and, in thy good time, restore him to health, and enable him to lead the residue of his life in thy fear, and to thy glory. Or else give him grace so to take thy visitation, that, after this painful life ended, he may dwell with thee in life everlasting ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THANKSGIVING FOR A RECOVERY FROM SICKNESS. God, who art the giver of life, of health, and of safety ; We bless thy Name, that thou hast been pleased to deliver from his bodily sickness this thy servant, who now desireth to return thanks unto thee, in the presence of all thy people. Gracious art thou, Lord, and full of compassion to the chil- dren of men. May his heart be duly impressed with a sense of thy merciful goodness, and may he devote the residue of his days to an humble, holy, and obe- dient walking before thee ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. FAMILY PRAYER. 05 FORMS OF PRAYER TO BE USED IN FAMILIES. MORNING PRAYER. ^f The Master or Mistress having called tor/ether as many of the Family as can conveniently he present, let one of them, or any other whom they shall think pr -op er, say as follows, all kneeling. 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 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. Acknoivletbj nient of God's mercy and preservation, especially through the night past. Almighty and everlasting God, in whom we live and move and have our being ; We, thy needy crea- tures, render thee our humble praises, for thy pre- servation of us from the beginning of our lives to this day, and especially for having delivered us from the dangers of the past night. To thy watchful 66 FAMILY PRAYER. providence we owe it,* (that no disturbance hath come nigh us or our dwelling ; but that we are brought in safety to the beginning of this day.) For these thy mercies, we bless and magnify thy glorious Name ; humbly beseeching thee to accept this our morning sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving ; for his sake who lay down in the grave, and rose again for us, thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. Dedication of soul and body to God's service, with a resolu- tion to be growing daily in goodness. And, since it is of thy mercy, gracious Father, that another day is added to our lives ; We here dedicate both our souls and our bodies to thee and thy service, in a sober, righteous, and godly life : in which resolution, do thou, merciful God, confirm and strengthen us ; that, as Ave grow in age, we may grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. Prayer for grace to enable its to perform that resolution. But, God, who knowest the weakness and cor- ruption of our nature, and the manifold temptations which we daily meet with ; We humbly beseech thee to have compassion on our infirmities, and to give us the constant assistance of thy Holy Spirit ; that we may be effectually restrained from sin, and excited to our duty. Imprint upon our hearts such a dread of * When disturbances of any kind befall a family, instead of this i say, that notwithstanding our clangers, we are brought in safety to the beginning of this day. FAMILY PRAYER. 67 thy judgments, and such a grateful sense of thy good- ness to us, as may make us both afraid and ashamed to offend thee. And, above all, keep in our minds a lively remem- brance of that great day, in which we must give a strict account of our thoughts, words, and actions; and according to the works done in the body, be eternally rewarded or punished, by him whom thou hast ap- pointed the Judge of quick and dead, thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For grace to guide and keep us the following day, and for God's blessing on the business of the same. In particular, we implore thy grace and protection for the ensuing day. Keep us temperate in our meats and drinks, and diligent in our several callings. Grant us patience under any afflictions thou shalt see fit to lay on us, and minds always contented with our present condition. Give us grace to be just and upright in all our dealings ; quiet and peace- able ; full of compassion ; and ready to do good to all men, according to our abilities and opportuni- ties. Direct us in all our ways,* [and prosper the works of our hands in the business of our several stations.] Defend us from all dangers and adversi- ties ; and be graciously pleased to take us, and all * On Sunday morning, instead of this, say, and let thy Holy Spirit accompany us to the place of thy public "worship, making us serious and attentive, and raising our minds from the thoughts of this world to the consideration of the next, that we may fervently join in the prayers and praises of thy Church, and listen to our duty with honest hearts, in order to practise it. FAMILY PRAYER. things belonging to us, under thy fatherly care and protection. These things, and whatever else thou shalt see necessary and convenient to us, we humbly beg, through the merits and mediation of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. Amen. 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. EVENING PRAYER. ^f The Family being together, a little before bedtime, let the JIaster or Mistress, or any other whom they shall think proper, say as folloirs, all kneeling. 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 for- give 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. Confession of sins, with a prayer for contrition and pardon. Most merciful God, who art of purer eyes than to behold iniquity, and hast promised forgiveness to all those who confess and forsake their sins ; We come before thee in an humble sense of our own unworthi- ness, acknowledging our manifold transgressions of FAMILY PRAYER. 69 thy righteous laws.* But, gracious Father, who desirest not the death of a sinner, look upon us, we beseech thee, in mercy, and forgive us all our trans- gressions. Make us deeply sensible of the great evil of them ; and work in us an hearty contrition ; that we may obtain forgiveness at thy hands, who art ever ready to receive humble and penitent sinners ; for the sake of thy Son Jesus Christ, our only Saviour and Bedeemer. Amen. Prayer for grace to reform and grow better. And lest, through our own frailty, or the tempta- tions which encompass us, we be drawn again into sin, vouchsafe us, we beseech thee, the direction and assistance of thy Holy Spirit. Beform whatever is amiss in the temper and disposition of our souls ; that^no unclean thoughts, unlawful designs, or inor- dinate desires, may rest there. Purge our hearts from envy, hatred, and malice : that we may never suffer the sun to go down upon our wrath ; but may always go to our rest in peace, charity, and good- will, with a conscience void of offence towards thee, and towards men : That so we may be preserved pure and blameless, unto the coming of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. The intercession. And -accept, Lord, our intercessions for all man- kind. Let the light of thy Gospel shine upon all * Here let him who reads make a short pause, that every one mat/ secretly confess the sins unci failings of that day. 70 FAMILY PRAYER. nations ; and may as many as have received it, live as becomes it. Be gracious unto thy Church ; and grant that every member of the same, in his vocation and ministry, may serve thee faithfully. Bless all in authority over us ; and so rule their hearts and strengthen their hands, that they may punish wick- edness and vice, and maintain thy true religion and virtue. Send down thy blessings, temporal and spirit- ual, upon all our relations, friends, and neighbors. Reward all who have done us good, and pardon all those who have done or wish us evil, and give them repentance and better minds. Be merciful to all who are in any trouble ; and do thou, the God of pity, administer to them according to their several neces- sities ; for his sake who went about doing good, thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. The Thanksgiving. To our prayers, Lord, we join our unfeigned thanks for all thy mercies ; for our being, our reason, and all other endowments and faculties of soul and body; for our health, friends, food, and raiment, and all the other comforts and conveniences of life. Above all, we adore thy mercy in sending thy only Son into the world, to redeem us from sin and eternal death, and in giving us the knowledge and sense of our duty towards thee. We bless thee for thy patience with us, notwithstanding our many and great provocations ; for all the directions, assist- ances and comforts of thy Holy Spirit ; for thy con- tinual care and watchful providence over us through FAMILY PRAYER. the whole course of our lives ; and particularly for the mercies and benefits of the past day : beseeching thee to continue these thy blessings to us ; and to give us grace to show our thankfulness in a sincere obedience to his laws, through whose merits and in- tercession we received them all, thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. Prayer for God's protection through the night following* In particular, we beseech thee to continue thy gracious protection to us this night. Defend us from all dangers and mischiefs, and from the fear of them; that we may enjoy such refreshing sleep as may fit us for the duties of the following day. Make us ever mindful of the time when we shall lie down in the dust; and grant us grace always to live in such a state, that we may never be afraid to die : so that, living and dying, we may be thine ; through the merits and satisfaction of thy Son Christ Jesus, in whose name we offer up these our imperfect prayers. Amen, 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. r On Sundays and on other days, when it may be convenient, it will be proper to begin with a Chapter, or part of a Chapter, from the New Testament, -