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, O Lord, have mercy upon us, miserable offenders. Spare thou those, O God, who confess their faults. Restore thou those who are penitent; According to thy promises declared unto mankind in Christ Jesus our Lord. And grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake; That we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life, To the glory of thy holy Name. Amen.

IV. Here follows the Declaration of Absolution, if a Priest be present: otherwise pass on to The Lord's Prayer.

UR 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.

V.-Then these versicles, responsively :

Minister. O Lord, open thou our lips.

Answer. And our mouth shall show forth thy praise.

VI.-Here, all standing up, the Minister will say :

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; Answer. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,

world without end. Amen.

Minister. Praise ye the Lord.
Answer. The Lord's Name be praised.

VII. Then sing the Venite to one of these Chants.

1.

3

RUSSEL.

2.

REINAGLE.

3

8

8

COME, let us sing | unto the | LORD: let us heartily rejoice in the | strength of our sal | vation.

2 Let us come before his presence with | thanks = | giving: and show ourselves | glad in | him with | psalms.

3 For the Lord is a | great = | God: and a great | King a | bove all | gods.

4 In his hand are all the corners | of the | earth: and the strength of the | hills is | his = | also.

5 The sea is his | and he | made it: and his hands pre | pared the | dry = | land.

6 O come let us worship and | fall. = | down: and kneel be | fore the LORD Our | Maker.

7 For he is the | Lord our | God: and we are the people of his pasture * and the | sheep of | his = hand.

8 O worship the Lord in the | beauty of | holiness: let the whole earth | stand in | awe of | him.

9 For he cometh, for he cometh to | judge the | earth: and with righteousness to judge the world and the | people | with his | truth. Glory be to the Father | and to the | Son: and | to the | Holy | Ghost;

As it was in the beginning * is now, and | ever | shall be: world without | end = |A= | men.

VIII. Then read or sing the Psalms for the Day, or one of the Selections on pages 18-54. If the Psalms are read, sing the Gloria Patri to one of these chants, at the end of each Psalm, or to the chant set to the Selection. 1.

FARRANT.

IX.-At the end of the Psalms the First Lesson is read from the Old Testament. Then read or sing the Te Deum.

E praise | thee O|God: we acknowledge | thee to | be the |

WEL

2 All the earth doth | worship | thee: the | Father | ever | lasting. 3 To thee all Angels | cry a | loud: the Heavens, and | all the | Powers there | in;

4 To thee Cherubim and | Sera | phim: con | tinual | ly do | cry, 5 Holy | Holy | Holy: Lord | God of | Saba | oth;

6 Heaven and earth are full of the | Majes | ty: of thy = | glo.

= | ry.

7 The glorious company | of the A postles: praise | = = | thee.

8 The goodly fellowship | of the | Prophets: praise | = = | thee.

9 The noble army • of f | Martyrs: praise |

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10 The holy Church throughout | all the | world: doth ac = |ledge = | thee;

11 The | Father: of an | infinite | Majes | ty;

12 Thine adorable | true: and|on = | = ly | Son; 13 Also the | Holy | Ghost: the | Com = |fort. = | er.

= | =

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thee. know.

14 Thou art the | King of | Glory: 0|==|= = | Christ. 15 Thou art the ever | lasting | Son: of | = the | Fa = | ther. 16 When thou tookest upon thee to deliver | man: thou didst

humble thyself to be | born = | of a | Virgin.

17 When thou hadst overcome the | sharpness didst open the Kingdom of | Heaven to | all be | lievers.

of | death: thou

18 Thou sittest at the right | hand of | God: in the | glory | of the |

Father.

19 We believe that | thou shalt | come: to | be= | our= | Judge. 20 We therefore pray thee | help thy | servants: whom thou hast re

deemed | with thy | precious | blood.

21 Make them to be numbered | with thy | Saints: in | glory | ever | lasting.

22 O Lord | save thy | people: and | bless thine | herit | age.

23 Gov |=ern | them: and | lift them | up for | ever.

24 Day | by | day: we | magni | fy = | thee;

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25 And we | worship thy | Name: ever | world with | out = | end. 26 Vouch | safe O Lord: to keep us this | day with | out = | sin. 27 O Lord have | mereyup | on us: have | mercy up | on = | us. 28 O Lord let thy mercy [be up | on us: as our | trust = | is in |

thee.

29 O Lord in thee | have I | trusted: let me | never | be con |

founded.

XI.-After the Te Deum is sung, the Second Lesson is read from the New Testament. Then sing the Benedictus. (Verses after 4 may be omitted, except in Advent.)

B

LESSED be the Lord God of | Isra | el: for he hath visited | and re | deemed his | people;

2 And hath raised up a mighty sal | vation | for us: in the house | of his servant | David;

3 As he spake by the mouth of his | holy | Prophets: which have been | since the | world be | gan;

4 That we should be saved | from our | enemies: and from the | hand of | all that | hate us.

5 To perform the mercy promised to | our fore | fathers: and to remember his | holy | cove | nant;

6 To perform the oath which he sware to our forefather | Abra | ham: that he would | give = | us;

7 That we being delivered out of the hand | of our | enemies: might serve | him with | out = | fear;

8 In holiness and righteous | ness be | fore him: all the | days = | of our | life.

9 And thou child, shalt be called the prophet | of the | Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord | to prepare his ways;

10 To give knowledge of salvation | unto his ❘ people: for the re | mission of their | sins,

11 Through the tender mercy | of our | God: whereby the day-spring from on !

| high hath | visited | us;

12 To give light to them that sit in darkness * and in the | shadow. of | death: and to guide our feet | into the | way of | peace.

Glory be to the Father | and to the | Son: and to the | Holy | Ghost;

As it was in the beginning * is now, and | ever | shall be: world without | end = |A= | men.

XIII.-Next recite the Apostles' Creed:

I BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and

earth:

And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin Mary; Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell, The third day he rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost; the Holy Catholic Church; The Communion of Saints; The forgiveness of sins; The Resurrection of the body; And the Life everlasting. Amen.

XIV. After the Creed these Versicles:

The Lord be with you.

Answer. And with thy spirit.

Minister. Let us pray. (All kneeling.)

O Lord, show thy mercy upon us.

Answer. And grant us thy salvation.

Minister. O God, make clean our hearts within us.

Answer. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us.

XV.-Here follow the Prayers. At the end of each answer “Amen.”

XVI.-If the Litany is used, see page 7.