and honour, and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.

Ps. cxlv. 10. All thy works praise thee, O LORD: and thy saints give thanks unto thee.

11. They shew the glory of thy kingdom: and talk of thy power;

12. That thy power, thy glory, and mightiness of thy kingdom: might be known unto men.

13. Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom: and thy dominion endureth throughout all ages. Hallelujah.

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PSALM xxxiv.

15. THE eyes of the LORD are over the righteous: and his ears are open unto their prayers.

16. The countenance of the LORD is against them that do evil.

17. The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth them: and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

8. O taste, and see, how gracious the LORD is: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

19. Great are the troubles of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of all.

[BACON, NARES, EBDON.

1. THE wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them: and the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose.

2. It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice with joy and singing.

4. Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold your God will come, even GOD: he will come and save you.

6. Then shall the lame man leap as a hart; and the tongue of the dumb sing; for in the wilderness shall waters break out and streams in the desert.

8. And a highway shall be there it shall be called the way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over

it;

9. But the redeemed shall walk there.

10. And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Sion with songs, and everlasting joy upon their heads; they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

[S. S. WESLEY.

45. THERE was darkness over all the earth, and the veil of the temple was rent.

46. At the ninth hour JESUS cried with a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? My GOD, my GOD, why hast thou forsaken me?

LUKE Xxiii. 46. Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit. [HARRINGTON.

1. THEY that put their trust in the LORD shall be even as the mount Sion: which may not be removed, but standeth fast for ever.

2. The hills stand about Jerusalem: even so standeth the LORD round about his people, from this time forth for evermore. [LEE.

31. THE glory of the LORD shall endure for ever : the LORD shall rejoice in his works.

32. He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth : he toucheth the hills, and they smoke.

33. I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live : I will praise my GOD while I have my being.

34. My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.

35. Let sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more: bless thou the LORD, O my soul, praise the LORD. Amen.

[BOND.

27. THE people at Jerusalem and their rulers, because they knew not him, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.

Is. liii. 7. He was brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep to the sacrifice; yet he opened not his mouth.

1. PET. ii. 23. When he was reviled, he reviled not again when he suffered, he threatened not, but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously.

ACTS x. 42. Behold, it is Christ that is risen from the dead, who was ordained to be the Judge of the quick and dead. He sitteth at the right hand of GOD, in the glory of the Father. [HANDEL.

5. THY mercy, O LORD, reacheth unto the heavens : and thy faithfulness unto the clouds.

6. Thy righteousness standeth like the strong mountains thy judgments are like the great deep. xxxiii. 4. Thy word, O LORD, is true and all thy works are faithful.

5. Thou lovest righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.

xxxvi. 10. O continue forth thy loving-kindness unto them that know thee and thy righteousness unto them that are true of heart.

7. Thou, LORD, shalt save thy people how excellent is thy mercy, O GOD! and the children of men shall put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.

[STEPHENS.

10. THOU, LORD, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the work of thy hands.

Ps. civ. 24. O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.

cvii. 15. O that men would therefore praise the LORD for his goodness: and declare the wonders that he doth for the children of men!

cxlviii. 2. Praise him, all ye angels: praise him, all his hosts.

3. Praise him, sun and moon: praise him, stars and light.

5. Let them praise the Name of the LORD for he spake the word, and they were made; he commanded, and they were created.

dl. 6. Let every thing that hath breath: praise the LORD. [WEBBE.

19. THY beauty, O Israel, is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen!

20. Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.

21. Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil.

22. From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan turned not back, and the sword of Saul returned not empty.

23. Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided.

24. Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, who put on ornaments of gold on your apparel.

25. How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan, thou wast slain in thine high places.

26. I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan : very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.

27. How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished! [WISE.

5. THOU art my King, O GOD, send help unto Jacob.

6. Through thee will we overthrow our enemies : and in thy Name will we tread them under that rise up against us.

7. For I will not trust in my bow it is not my sword that shall help me.

8. But it is thou that savest us from our enemies : and puttest them to confusion that hate us.

9. We make our boast of GOD all day long and will praise thy name for ever.

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[HUMPHRIES, BISHOP, DUPUIS.

FROM THE BURIAL SERVICE.

THOU knowest, LORD, the secrets of our hearts; shut not thy merciful ears to our prayer: but spare us, LORD most holy, O GOD most mighty, O holy and most merciful Saviour, thou most worthy Judge Eternal, suffer us not, at our last hour, for any pains of death, to fall from thee.

REV. xiv. 13. I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, From henceforth blessed are the dead which die in the LORD: Even so, saith the Spirit, for they rest from their labours. Amen.

[PURCELL and READING.