OFFICES OF WORSHIP. VII. The Leader shall say, all standing: God be merciful unto us and bless us; And cause His face to shine upon us. The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; And saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. How precious are Thy thoughts unto me, O God! How great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand; When I awake I am still with Thee. O Lord, make clean our hearts within us; And take not away Thy Holy Spirit from us. ¶ Then shall all unite in singing: Tune 36. Before Thy Cross we bowwith self-conviction, Bewail our sins, implore Thy benediction: For Thou art merciful,and grace unmeasured In Thee is treasured. ¶ Then the Leader shall continue, all kneeling: Lord, Lord God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and That wilt by no means clear the guilty, against Thee, Thee only have we sinned, and done evil in Thy sight. Forgive us all our transgressions wherein we have transgressed against Thee, and cleanse us from all our sins. Lord have mercy upon us. Remember not, Lord, our offences; spare Thy people whom Thou hast redeemed with Thy most precious blood, and blot out our sins forever. Hear us, gracious Lord and God. From all blindness of heart, From unbelief and neglect of Thy word, From irreverence and ingratitude, From pride, vain-glory, and hypocrisy, From unholy affections and desires, From envy, malice, and uncharitableness, From the power of sin and the snares of the devil, Deliver us, gracious Lord and God. By Thy holy birth, By Thine agony and bloody sweat, By Thy glorious resurrection and ascension, By Thy sending the Holy Ghost, By Thy prevailing intercession, In the hour of death and in the day of judgment, Bless and save us, gracious Lord and God. Then shall all unite in singing: Tune 14. Oh, may Thy mighty love prevail Oh, may we come before Thy throne, Then shall follow a Scripture Lesson, and a short Our Father, Who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name; Thy Kingdom come; Thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven; give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive them that trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the Kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. ¶ Then the Leader shall say: Blessed are the poor in spirit: For theirs is the Kingdom of heaven. For they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are the peacemakers: For they shall be called the children of God. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: For theirs is the Kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for Christ's sake. ¶ Then shall all unite in singing: Tune 540, E. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, All standing, the Leader shall say: Lord God, our Father, Have mercy upon us. Lord God, Son, Thou Saviour of the world, Be gracious unto us. Lord God, Holy Ghost, Glory be to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God! Therefore with angels and archangels, and with all the company of heaven, and with the assembly of just men made perfect, we laud and magnify Thy glorious Name, evermore praising Thee, and saying: Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of hosts! Heaven and earth are full of Thy glory. Glory be to Thee, O Lord, Most High! Amen. ¶ Then shall be sung the following, or some other suitable hymn: Tune 345. The God of Abraham praise, And God of love; Jehovah, great I AM, By earth and heaven confessed; I bow and bless the sacred Name, For ever blest. The God of Abraham praise, At whose supreme command From earth I rise, and seek the joys At His right hand. I all on earth forsake, Its wisdom, fame, and power, And Him my only Portion make, My Shield and Tower. Then shall all unite in the following Confession of Faith: I believe in God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who hath chosen us in Him before the foundation of the world; Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the Kingdom of His dear Son; Who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: Who hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, wherein He hath made us accepted in the Beloved. We thank Thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because Thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. Even so, Father; for so it seemed Keep, through Thine own Name, all those whom Thou hast given unto Him. We pray not that Thou shouldest take us out of the world, but that Thou shouldest keep us from evil. Sanctify us through Thy truth: Thy word is truth. We pray, not for ourselves only, but for all who through Thy Word believe in Jesus Christ, that they may be one, as Thou art with Thy Son and the Holy Ghost, before the foundations of the earth were laid, even from eternity to eternity. Thou God of all grace, the true Father of all Thy children both in heaven and on earth, do Thou, while we are in this world, make us perfect, stablish, strengthen us. By Thy Spirit strengthen us in the inner man, and grant that Christ may dwell in our hearts by faith, and that we may be rooted and grounded in Him through love; so that we may be with Him where He is, and behold His glory, which Thou hast given Him. Hear us, gracious Lord and God. Then shall the Gloria Patri be said or chanted: 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. Amen. ¶ Then shall all unite in singing: Tune 540, E. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, And the communion of the Holy Ghost, OFFICES OF WORSHIP. All standing, the Leader shall say: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God; IX. All things were made by Him, and without Him was not anything made that was made. Thy throne, O Lord, is for ever and ever; a scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Thy Kingdom. In the beginning Thou didst lay the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Thy hands. By Thee were all things created, that are in heaven and in earth; visible and invisible, all things were created by Thee and for Thee. Tune 68. ¶ Then shall all unite in singing: All the hosts of heaven adore Him, ¶ Then shall all unite in the following Confession of Faith: I believe in the Name of the Only Begotten Son of God, by Whom are all things, and we through Him. I believe, that He was made flesh, and dwelt among us; and took on Him the form of a servant; by the overshadowing of the Holy Ghost, was conceived of the Virgin Mary; as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, He also Himself likewise took part of the same; was born of a woman; and being found in fashion as a man, was tempted in all points like as we are, yet without sin. For He is the Lord, the Messenger of the covenant, Whom we delight in. The Lord and His Spirit sent Him to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord. He spoke that which He did know, and testified that which He had seen: as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God. Behold the Lamb of God, Which taketh away the sin of the world; suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried; went also by the Spirit and preached unto the spirits in prison; the third day rose again from the dead, and with Him many bodies of the saints which slept; ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the throne of the Father; whence He will come, in like manner as He was seen going into heaven. Lord will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God, to judge both the quick and the dead. This is my Lord, Who redeemed me, a lost and undone human creature, purchased and gained The 9 power of the devil; not with gold or silver, but with His holy and precious blood, and with His innocent suffering and dying; to the end that I should be His own, and in His Kingdom live under Him and serve Him, in eternal righteousness, innocence and happiness; even as He, being risen from the dead, liveth and reigneth, world without end. ¶ Then shall all unite in singing the following, or Who, in bitter pains, In that blood I find, Then may follow a Scripture Lesson, and a short address and prayer, at the discretion of the Leader, whereupon the Leader shall continue: Lord God Son, Thou Saviour of the world! Thou Eternal Word, by Whom, and for Whom, all things were made! Thou didst become flesh for our sakes, that whosoever believeth on Thee should not perish, but have everlasting life. Grant us to behold Thy glory, the glory of the only-begotten Son of the Father, full of grace and truth. O Jesus Christ, our Saviour! Who art true God and true Man; Thou art the Light of the world. Teach us to walk in Thy light. Thou hast words of eternal life! Help us to abide in Thy word, that we may be Thy true disciples and know the truth, that the truth may set us free. Thou art the Bread of life! Feed our souls unto life everlasting. No man cometh unto the Father but by Thee. Teach us therefore to know the Father, and give us power, through faith on Thee, to becoine children of God, who are born, not of the flesh, but of God. And as Thou hast gone to the Father, do Thou send to our hearts the Comforter, the Holy Ghost, that He may reveal Thee unto us as the Propitiation for our sins, and not for our sins only, but also for the sins of the whole world. Hear us, gracious Lord and God. Then shall the Gloria Patri be said or chanted: 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. Amen. ¶ Then shall all unite in singing: 10 OFFICES OF WORSHIP. All standing, the Leader shall say: O Christ, Thou Lamb of God, Which takest away the sin of the world, Have mercy upon us. O Christ, Thou Lamb of God, Which takest away the sin of the world, Reveal Thyself unto our hearts. O Christ, Thou Lamb of God, Which takest away the sin of the world, Give unto us Thy peace. Lord God, our Father in heaven, Thou hast manifested Thy great love toward us, because that Thou hast sent Thy Son into the world to be the Propitiation for our sins. We give Thee thanks, that Thou hast made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light, having delivered us from the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of Thy dear Son: In Whom we have redemption through His blood, even the forgiveness of sins. Lord God, Son, Thou Saviour of the world, forasmuch as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, Thou didst also Thyself likewise take part of the same, that through death Thou mightest destroy Him that had the power of death, that is, the devil. Thou wast in all things made like unto Thy brethren, that Thou mightest be a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people. Thou wast despised and rejected of men; a Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. Thou wast wounded for our transgressions; Thou wast bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement of our peace was upon Thee; and with Thy stripes are we healed. Lord God, Holy Ghost, Thou didst descend and abide upon Him; Thou didst anoint Him to preach the gospel to the poor; to heal the broken-hearted; to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind; to set at liberty them that are bruised; to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord. In Him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily. ¶ Then shall all unite in singing the following or some other suitable hymn: Tune 581. Now with angels round the throne, Cherubim and seraphim, And the Church which still is one, Let us swell the solemn hymn: Glory to the great I AM! X. Then the Leader shall continue: From the sin of unbelief; from all defilement of the flesh and spirit; from all self-righteousness; from every neglect of our duty; from ingratitude and selfishness; from lukewarmness; from all indifference to Thy meritorious life and death, Deliver us, gracious Lord and God. By Thy holy incarnation and birth; Thine early exile; Thy pure and blameless childhood; Thy willing obedience; Thy humility, meekness and patience; Thy faithfulness in Thine earthly calling; Thy perfect life before God and man, Help us, O Christ, to dedicate both soul and body to Thy service. Thy tears and agony, Thy crown of thorns and Cross, Lead us to repentance for our sins. By Thy willing sacrifice of Thyself even unto death, Make known to us the mystery of Thy love. Into Thine open arms stretched out upon the Cross, Receive us all. ¶ Then shall all unite in singing: Tune 151. What language shall I borrow Thy pity without end! Outlive my love to Thee. By all Thy sacred wounds and precious blood; by Thine innocent suffering and dying; by Thy rest in the grave; by Thy glorious resurrection and ascension, Bless us and save us, O Christ, our Redeemer. Fulfill in us Thy prayer that all who love Thee may be one, as Thou art in the Father, and the Father in Thee. Hear us and help us, gracious Saviour. Thou hast declared unto us the Father's Name, that the love wherewith He hath loved Thee may be in us, And Thou in us. Christ, and Him crucified, ¶ Then shall all unite in singing: Holy and most merciful Saviour, Grant, that we may never Lose the comforts from Thy death. OFFICES OF WORSHIP. XI. All standing, the Leader shall say: Lord God, our Father, Who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name; Thy Kingdom come; Thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven; give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive them that trespass against us: and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the Kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. Lord God, Son, Thou Saviour of the world, Be gracious unto us. Lord God, Holy Ghost, Glory be to God, the Holy Ghost, our Teacher, Guide, and Comforter! By Thee, O Spirit of the Lord, the Breath of His mouth, all the hosts of heaven were made. Praise, and thanks and adoration are due unto Thee, O Lord, Thou Searcher of hearts! Therefore do we praise and laud Thee with holy awe. ¶ Then shall all unite in the following Confession of Faith: I believe in the Holy Ghost, Who proceedeth from the Father, and Whom our Lord Jesus Christ sent, after He went away, that He should abide with us forever; that He should comfort us, as a mother comforteth her children; that He should help our infirmities, and make intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered; that He should bear witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God, and teach us to cry, Abba, Father; that He should shed abroad in our hearts the love of God, and make our bodies His holy temple; and that He should work all in all, dividing to every man severally as He will. To Him be glory in the Church, which is in Christ Jesus, the holy universal Christian Church, in the communion of saints, at all times, and from eternity to eternity. I believe, that by my own reason and strength I cannot believe in Jesus Christ my Lord, or come to Him; but that the Holy Ghost calleth me by the gospel, enlighteneth me with His gifts, sanctifieth and preserveth me in the true faith; even as He calleth, gathereth, enlighteneth, and sanctifieth the whole Church on earth, which He keepeth by Jesus Christ in the only true faith; in which Christian Church God forgiveth me and every believer all sin daily and 11 Then shall all unite in singing the following or some other suitable hymn: Tune 166. Come, gracious Spirit, Heavenly Dove, Then the Leader shall continue and say: O Thou Holy Spirit! Who proceedest from the Father, and Whom our Lord Jesus Christ hath sent unto us, Thou Who art true God, do Thou testify of Christ unto our hearts. O Spirit of truth, Who provest all things, search and try our hearts whether we be in the faith. Convince the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of jugdment. Teach us to call Jesus our Lord; and help us to cry Abba, Our Father; that we may not again fear, but have access to the throne of grace with all confidence and joy. Bear witness with our spirits that we are children of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with Him, that we may, hereafter, be glorified with Him. Enlighten us with Thy light, and lead us into all truth, that we may know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge. Constrain us by faith and by love to be obedient unto Thee, that we may not grieve Thee; for by Thee are we sealed unto the day of redemption. Incite us to every good word and work; and enable us to mortify the flesh, that we may truly live. Help our infirmities, when we know not how to pray for anything as we ought; make intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. Adorn us with strength and gifts in Christ Jesus; and change us into His glorious image from glory to glory; that we may be His property, and abound unto the praise of His grace. Hear us, gracious Lord and God. Then shall the Gloria Patri be said or chanted: 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. Amen. ¶ Then shall all unite in singing: Tune 540, E. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, |