The Minister shall begin the Morning Prayer by reading one or more of
the following Sentences of Scripture.
On any day, save a Day of Fasting or Abstinence, or on any day when the
Litany or Holy Communion is immediately to follow, the Minister may, at
his discretion, pass at once from the Sentences to the Lord's Prayer, first
pronouncing, The Lord be with you. Answer. And with thy spirit.
Minister. Let us pray.
And NOTE, That when the Confession and Absolution are omitted, the
Minister may, after the Sentences, pass to the
Versicles, O Lord,
open thou our lips, etc., in which case the Lord's Prayer shall be
said with the other prayers, immediately after The Lord be with you,
etc., and before the Versicles and Responses which follow, or, in the
Litany, as there appointed.
THE LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth
keep silence before him. Hab. ii. 20.
I was glad when they said unto me, We will go into
the house of the LORD. Psalm cxxii. 1.
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my
heart, be alway acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my
strength and my redeemer. Psalm xix. 14.
O send out thy light and thy truth, that they may lead
me, and bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy dwelling.
Psalm xliii. 3.
Thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth
eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high
and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite
and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble,
and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
Isaiah Ivii. 15.
The hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers
shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the
Father seeketh such to worship him. St. John iv. 23.
Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and
from the Lord Jesus Christ. Phil. i. 2.
Advent.
Repent ye, for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand.
St. Matt. iii. 2.
Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the
desert a highway for our God. Isaiah xl. 3.
Christmas.
Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy,
which shall be to all people. For unto you is
born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is
Christ the Lord. St. Luke ii. 10, 11.
Epiphany.
From the rising of the sun even unto the going
down of the same my Name shall be great among
the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered
unto my Name, and a pure offering: for my Name shall
be great among the heathen, saith the LORD of hosts.
Mal. i. 11.
Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy
beautiful garments, O Jerusalem. Isaiah lii. 1.
Lent.
Rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto
the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow
to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of
the evil. Joel ii. 13.
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a
contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. Psalm li. 17.
I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him,
Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, and
am no more worthy to be called thy son. St. Luke xv. 18, 19.
Good Friday.
Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold,
and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow
which is done unto me, wherewith the LORD hath
afflicted me. Lam. i. I 2.
In whom we have redemption through his blood, the
forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace.
Eph. i. 7.
Easter.
He is risen. The Lord is risen indeed.
St. Mark xvi. 6; St. Luke xxiv. 34.
This is the day which the LORD hath made;
we will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm cxviii. 24.
Ascension.
Seeing that we have a great High Priest, that is
passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let
us come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may
obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
Heb. iv. 14, 16.
Whitsunday.
Ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost
is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me
both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria,
and unto the uttermost part of the earth. Acts i. 8.
Because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of
his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. Gal. iv. 6.
Trinity Sunday.
Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which
was, and is, and is to come. Rev. iv. 8.
Thanksgiving Day.
Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the
first-fruits of all thine increase: so shall thy
barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall
burst out with new wine. Prov. iii. 9, 10.
The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by
understanding hath he established the heavens.
By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and
the clouds drop down the dew. Prov. iii. 19, 20.
Then the Minister shall say,
DEARLY beloved brethren, the Scripture moveth us, in sundry places, to
acknowledge and confess our manifold sins and wickedness; and that we
should not dissemble nor cloak them before the face of Almighty God our
heavenly Father; but confess them with an humble, lowly, penitent, and
obedient heart; to the end that we may obtain forgiveness of the same, by
his infinite goodness and mercy. And although we ought, at all times,
humbly to acknowledge our sins before God; yet ought we chiefly so to do,
when we assemble and meet together to render thanks for the great
benefits that we have received at his hands, to set forth his most worthy
praise, to hear his most holy Word, and to ask those things which are
requisite and necessary, as well for the body as the soul. Wherefore I
pray and beseech you, as many as are here present, to accompany me with a
pure heart, and humble voice, unto the throne of the heavenly grace,
saying --
Or he shall say,
LET us humbly confess our sins unto Almighty God.
A General Confession
To be said by the whole Congregation, after the Minister,
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, 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.
The Declaration of Absolution, or Remission of Sins.
To be made by the Priest alone, standing; the People still
kneeling. But NOTE, That the Priest, at his discretion, may use,
instead of what follows, the Absolution from the Order for Holy
Communion.
ALMIGHTY God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who desireth not the
death of a sinner, but rather that he may turn from his wickedness and
live, hath given power, and commandment, to his Ministers, to declare and
pronounce to his people, being penitent, the Absolution and Remission of
their sins. He pardoneth and absolveth all those who truly repent, and
unfeignedly believe his holy Gospel.
Wherefore let us beseech him to grant us true repentance, and his Holy
Spirit, that those things may please him which we do at this present; and
that the rest of our life hereafter may be pure and holy; so that at the
last we may come to his eternal joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Then the Minister shall kneel, and say the Lord's Prayer;
the People still kneeling, and repeating it with him, both here and
wheresoever else it is used in Divine Service.
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.
Then likewise he shall say,
O Lord, open thou our lips.
Answer. And our mouth shall show forth thy praise.
Here, all standing up, the Minister shall 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.
Then shall be said or sung the following Canticle; except on those
days for which other Canticles are appointed; and except also, that
Psalm 95 may be used in this place.
But NOTE, That on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday the
Venite may be omitted.
On the days hereafter named, immediately before the Venite may
be sung or said,
On the Sundays in Advent. Our King and Saviour draweth nigh; *
O come, let us adore him.
On Christmas Day and until the Epiphany. Alleluia. Unto us a child
is born; * O come, let us adore him. Alleluia.
On the Epiphany and seven days after, and on the Feast of the
Transfiguration. The Lord hath manifested forth his glory; * O come,
let us adore him.
On Monday in Easter Week and until Ascension Day. Alleluia. The Lord
is risen indeed; * O come, let us adore him. Alleluia.
On Ascension Day and until Whitsunday. Alleluia. Christ the Lord
ascendeth into heaven; * O come, let us adore him. Alleluia.
On Whitsunday and six days after. Alleluia. The Spirit of the Lord
filleth the world; * O come, let us adore him. Alleluia.
On Trinity Sunday. Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, one God; * O come,
let us adore him.
On the Purification, and the Annunciation. The Word was made flesh,
and dwelt among us; * O come, let us adore him.
On other Festivals for which a proper Epistle and Gospel are ordered.
The Lord is glorious in his saints; * O come, let us adore him.
Seasonal substitute the Venite
Easter Thanksgiving
Venite, exultemus Domino.
O COME, let us sing unto the LORD; * let us heartily
rejoice in the strength of our salvation.
Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving; * and
show ourselves glad in him with psalms.
For the LORD is a great God; * and a great King
above all gods.
In his hand are all the corners of the earth; * and the
strength of the hills is his also.
The sea is his, and he made it; * and his hands
prepared the dry land.
O come, let us worship and fall down, * and kneel
before the LORD our Maker.
For he is the Lord our God; * and we are the people
of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.
O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness; * let
the whole earth stand in awe of him.
For he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth; * and
with righteousness to judge the world, and the peoples
with his truth.
Then shall follow a Portion of the Psalms, according to the Use
of this Church. And at the end of every Psalm, and likewise at the end
of the Venite, Benedictus es, Benedictus, Jubilate, may be, and at the
end of the whole Portion, or Selection from the Psalter, shall be sung
or said the Gloria Patri:
Today's Psalms from the Daily Psalter
The Psalter
The Psalter (First Set of Propers)
Psalm 51
The Fifty-First Psalm
Miserere mei, Deus.
HAVE mercy upon me, O God, after thy great goodness;
* according to the multitude of thy mercies do away
mine offences.
Wash me throughly 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 shalt judge.
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.
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 misdeeds.
Make me a clean heart, O God,
* and renew a right spirit within me.
Cast me not away from thy presence,
* and take not thy holy Spirit from me.
O give me the comfort of thy help again,
* and stablish 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, O God,
thou that art the God of my health;
* and my tongue shall sing of thy righteousness.
Thou shalt open my lips, O 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, O God, shalt thou not despise.
O be favourable and gracious unto Sion;
* build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifice of
righteousness, with the burnt-offerings and oblations;
* then shall they offer young bullocks upon thine altar.
The Psalter (Second Set of Propers)
Psalm 71
The Seventy-First Psalm
In te, Domine, speravi.
IN thee, O LORD, have I put my trust; let me never be put to confusion,
* but rid me and deliver me in thy righteousness; incline thine ear unto me, and save me.
Be thou my stronghold, whereunto I may alway resort:
* thou hast promised to help me, for thou art my house of defence, and my castle.
Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the ungodly,
* out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
For thou, O Lord GOD, art the thing that I long for:
* thou art my hope, even from my youth.
Through thee have I been holden up ever since I was born:
* thou art he that took me out of my mother's womb: my praise shall be alway of thee.
I am become as it were a monster unto many,
* but my sure trust is in thee.
O let my mouth be filled with thy praise,
* that I may sing of thy glory and honour all the day long.
Cast me not away in the time of age;
* forsake me not when my strength faileth me.
For mine enemies speak against me;
* and they that lay wait for my soul take their counsel together, saying,
God hath forsaken him;
* persecute him, and take him, for there is none to deliver him.
Go not far from me, O God;
* my God, haste thee to help me.
Let them be confounded and perish that are against my soul;
* let them be covered with shame and dishonour that seek to do me evil.
As for me, I will patiently abide alway,
* and will praise thee more and more.
My mouth shall daily speak of thy righteousness and salvation;
* for I know no end thereof.
I will go forth in the strength of the Lord GOD,
*and will make mention of thy righteousness only.
Thou, O God, hast taught me from my youth up until now;
* therefore will I tell of thy wondrous works.
Forsake me not, O God, in mine old age, when I am gray-headed,
* until I have showed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to all them that are yet for to come.
Thy righteousness, O God, is very high,
* and great things are they that thou hast done: O God, who is like unto thee!
O what great troubles and adversities hast thou showed me ! and yet didst thou turn and refresh me;
* yea, and broughtest me from the deep of the earth again.
Thou hast brought me to great honour,
* and comforted me on every side:
Therefore will I praise thee, and thy faithfulness, O God, playing upon an instrument of music:
* unto thee will I sing upon the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.
My lips will be glad when I sing unto thee;
* and so will my soul whom thou hast delivered.
My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long;
* for they are confounded and brought unto shame that seek to do me evil.
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 be read the First Lesson, according to the Table or Calendar.
And NOTE, That before every Lesson, the Minister shall say, Here
beginneth such a Chapter (or Verse of such a Chapter) of
such a Book; and after every Lesson, Here endeth the First (or
the Second) Lesson.
The First Lesson (First Set of Propers)
*Isaiah 1:10-20
Hear the word of the Lord, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of
Gomorrah. To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the Lord: I am full of the
burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or
of he goats. When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread my courts?
Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the
calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting. Your new moons and
your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them. And when ye
spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear:
your hands are full of blood. Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before
mine eyes; cease to do evil; Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless,
plead for the widow. Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet,
they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. If ye be willing and
obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword:
for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.
The First Lesson (Second Set of Propers)
Deuteronomy 18:15
The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto
me; unto him ye shall hearken; According to all that thou desiredst of the Lord thy God in Horeb in the
day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of the Lord my God, neither let me see this
great fire any more, that I die not. And the Lord said unto me, They have well spoken that which they
have spoken. I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my
words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him. And it shall come to
pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of
him. But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded
him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die. And if thou say in
thine heart, How shall we know the word which the Lord hath not spoken? When a prophet speaketh in
the name of the Lord, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the Lord hath not
spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.
Go to Benedictus es
Go to Benedicite, omnia
Here Shall be said or sung the following Hymn.
But NOTE, That on any day when the Holy Communion is immediately
to follow, the Minister at his discretion, after any one of the following
Canticles of Morning Prayer has been said or sung, may pass at once to
the Communion Service.
Te Deum laudamus.
WE praise thee, O God; we acknowledge thee to be the Lord.
All the earth doth worship thee, the Father everlasting.
To thee all Angels cry aloud; the Heavens, and all the Powers therein;
To thee Cherubim and Seraphim continually do cry,
Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth;
Heaven and earth are full of the Majesty of thy glory.
The glorious company of the Apostles praise thee.
The goodly fellowship of the Prophets praise thee.
The noble army of Martyrs praise thee.
The holy Church throughout all the world doth acknowledge thee;
The Father, of an infinite Majesty;
Thine adorable, true, and only Son;
Also the Holy Ghost, the Comforter.
THOU art the King of Glory, O Christ.
Thou art the everlasting Son of the Father.
When thou tookest upon thee to deliver man, thou didst
humble thyself to be born of a Virgin.
When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death, thou
didst open the Kingdom of Heaven to all believers.
Thou sittest at the right hand of God, in the glory of the Father.
We believe that thou shalt come to be our Judge.
We therefore pray thee, help thy servants, whom thou
hast redeemed with thy precious blood.
Make them to be numbered with thy Saints, in glory everlasting.
O LORD, save thy people, and bless thine heritage.
Govern them, and lift them up for ever.
Day by day we magnify thee;
And we worship thy Name ever, world without end.
Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin.
O Lord, have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us.
O Lord, let thy mercy be upon us, as our trust is in thee.
O Lord, in thee have I trusted; let me never be confounded.
Or this Canticle.
Benedictus es, Domine.
BLESSED art thou, O Lord God of our fathers:* praised
and exalted above all for ever.
Blessed art thou for the Name of thy Majesty:* praised
and exalted above all for ever.
Blessed art thou in the temple of thy holiness:* praised
and exalted above all for ever.
Blessed art thou that beholdest the depths, and dwellest
between the Cherubim: * praised and exalted above all forever.
Blessed art thou on the glorious throne of thy kingdom: * praised
and exalted above all for ever.
Blessed art thou in the firmament of heaven: * praised
and exalted above all for ever.
Or this Canticle.
Benedicite, omnia opera Domini.
O ALL ye Works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: *
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Angels of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: * praise him,
and magnify him for ever.
O ye Heavens, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and
magnify him for ever.
O ye Waters that be above the firmament, bless ye the
Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O all ye Powers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: * praise
him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Sun and Moon, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and
magnify him for ever.
O ye Stars of heaven, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and
magnify him for ever.
O ye Showers and Dew, bless ye the Lord: * praise him,
and magnify him for ever.
O ye Winds of God, bless ye the Lord: * praise him,
and magnify him for ever.
O ye Fire and Heat, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and
magnify him for ever.
O ye Winter and Summer, bless ye the Lord: * praise him,
and magnify him for ever.
O ye Dews and Frosts, bless ye the Lord: * praise him,
and magnify him for ever.
O ye Frost and Cold, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and
magnify him for ever.
O ye Ice and Snow, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and
magnify him for ever.
O ye Nights and Days, bless ye the Lord: * praise him,
and magnify him for ever.
O ye Light and Darkness, bless ye the Lord: * praise him,
and magnify him for ever.
O ye Lightnings and Clouds, bless ye the Lord: * praise
him, and magnify him for ever.
O let the Earth bless the Lord: * yea, let it praise him,
and magnify him for ever.
O ye Mountains and Hills, bless ye the Lord: * praise
him, and magnify him for ever.
O all ye Green Things upon the earth, bless ye the
Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Wells, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify
him for ever.
O ye Seas and Floods, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and
magnify him for ever.
O ye Whales, and all that move in the waters, bless ye
the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O all ye Fowls of the air, bless ye the Lord: * praise him,
and magnify him for ever.
O all ye Beasts and Cattle, bless ye the Lord: * praise him,
and magnify him for ever.
O ye Children of Men, bless ye the Lord: * praise him,
and magnify him for ever.
O LET Israel bless the Lord: * praise him, and magnify
him for ever.
O ye Priests of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: * praise him,
and magnify him for ever.
O ye Servants of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: * praise
him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Spirits and Souls of the Righteous, bless ye the
Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye holy and humble Men of heart, bless ye the
Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
Let us bless the Father, and the Son, and the Holy
Ghost: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
Then shall be read, in like manner, the Second Lesson, taken out of the
New Testament, according to the Table or Calendar.
And after that shall be sung or said the Hymn following.
But NOTE, That, save on the Sundays in Advent, the latter portion thereof
may be omitted.
The Second Lesson (First Set of Propers)
I Peter 4:12
Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange
thing happened unto you: But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his
glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. If ye be reproached for the name of
Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of,
but on your part he is glorified. But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or
as a busybody in other men's matters. Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let
him glorify God on this behalf. For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if
it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God? And if the righteous
scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear? Wherefore let them that suffer
according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful
Creator.
The Second Lesson (Second Set of Propers)
St. Luke 20:9-18
Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to
husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time. And at the season he sent a servant to the
husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and
sent him away empty. And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and entreated him
shamefully, and sent him away empty. And again he sent a third: and they wounded him also, and cast
him out. Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they
will reverence him when they see him. But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among
themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours. So they cast
him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them? He
shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it,
they said, God forbid. And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which
the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner? Whosoever shall fall upon that stone
shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
Go to Jubilate, Deo
Benedictus. St. Luke i. 68.
BLESSED be the Lord God of Israel; * for he hath visited and
redeemed his people;
And hath raised up a mighty salvation for us, * in the
house of his servant David;
As he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets, * which
have been since the world began;
That we should be saved from our enemies, * and from
the hand of all that hate us.
To perform the mercy promised to our forefathers, * and
to remember his holy covenant;
To perform the oath which he sware to our forefather
Abraham, * that he would give us;
That we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies *
might serve him without fear;
In holiness and righteousness before him, * all the days
of our life.
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;
To give knowledge of salvation unto his people * for the
remission of their sins,
Through the tender mercy of our God; * whereby the
day-spring from on high hath visited us;
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.
Go to the Creed
Or this Psalm.
Jubilate Deo. Psalm c.
O BE joyful in the LORD, all ye lands: * serve the LORD
with gladness, and come before his presence with a
song.
Be ye sure that the LORD he is God; it is he that hath
made us, and not we ourselves; * we are his people, and the
sheep of his pasture.
O go your way into his gates with thanksgiving, and into
his courts with praise; * be thankful unto him, and speak
good of his Name.
For the LORD is gracious, his mercy is everlasting; * and
his truth endureth from generation to generation.
Then shall be said the Apostles' Creed by the Minister and the People,
standing. And any Churches may, instead of the words, He descended
into hell, use the words, He went into the place of departed
spirits, which are considered as words of the same meaning in
the 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.
Go to Prayers
Or the Creed commonly called the Nicene.
I BELIEVE in one God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, And
of all things visible and invisible:
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God; Begotten of
his Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, Very God of
very God; Begotten, not made; Being of one substance with the Father; By
whom all things were made: Who for us men and for our salvation came down
from heaven, And was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, And
was made man: And was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; He
suffered and was buried: And the third day he rose again according to the
Scriptures: And ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of
the Father: And he shall come again, with glory, to judge both the quick
and the dead; Whose kingdom shall have no end.
And I believe in the Holy
Ghost, The Lord, and Giver of Life, Who proceedeth from the Father and
the Son; Who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and
glorified; Who spake by the Prophets:
And I believe one Catholic and Apostolic Church: I acknowledge one
Baptism for the remission of sins: And I look for the Resurrection of the
dead: And the Life of the world to come. Amen.
And after that, these Prayers following, the People devoutly kneeling;
the Minister first pronouncing,
The Lord be with you.
Answer. And with thy spirit.
Minister. Let us pray.
Here, if it hath not already been said, shall follow
the Lord's Prayer.
Minister. 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.
Then shall be said the Collect for the Day, except when the
Communion Service is read; and then the Collect for the Day shall be
omitted here.
The Collect for the Day
Fifth Sunday in Lent (Passion Sunday)
WE beseech thee, Almighty God, mercifully to look upon thy people;
that by thy great goodness they may be governed and preserved evermore,
both in body and soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Ash Wednesday
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 obtain
of thee, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
A Collect for Peace.
O GOD, who art the author of peace and lover of concord,
in knowledge of whom standeth our eternal life, whose service
is perfect freedom; Defend us thy humble servants in all assaults
of our enemies; that we, surely trusting in thy defence, may not
fear the power of any adversaries, through the might of Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
A Collect for Grace.
O Lord, our heavenly Father, Almighty and everlasting God,
who hast safely brought us to the beginning of this day; Defend
us in the same with thy mighty power; and grant that this day
we fall into no sin, neither run into any kind of danger; but
that all our doings, being ordered by thy governance, may be
righteous in thy sight; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The following Prayers shall be omitted here when the
Litany is said,
and may be omitted when the Holy Communion is to follow.
And Note, That the Minister may here end the Morning Prayer with
such general intercessions taken out of this Book, as he shall think fit,
or with the Grace.
A Prayer for The President of the United States,
and all in Civil Authority.
O LORD, our heavenly Father, the high and mighty Ruler of the universe,
who dost from thy throne behold all the dwellers upon earth;
Most heartily we beseech thee, with thy favour 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 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.
Or this.
O LORD our Governor, whose glory is in all the world;
We commend this nation to thy merciful care, that
being guided by thy Providence, we may dwell secure in
thy peace. Grant to THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,
and to all in authority, wisdom and strength to know and to
do thy will. Fill them with the love of truth and righteousness;
and make them ever mindful of their calling to serve
this people in thy fear; through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one
God, world without end. 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
Congregations 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, O Lord, for the honour of our Advocate
and Mediator, Jesus Christ. Amen.
A Prayer for All Conditions of Men.
O God, the Creator and Preserver of all mankind, we humbly beseech thee
for all sorts and conditions 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
themselves 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 commend to thy fatherly goodness all those who are any
ways afflicted, or distressed, in mind, body, or estate; [* especially
those for whom our prayers are desired;] 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.
* This may be said when any desire the prayers of the Congregation.
A General Thanksgiving.
Almighty God, Father of all mercies, we, thine unworthy servants, do give
thee most humble and hearty thanks for all thy goodness and
lovingkindness to us, and to all men; [* particularly to those who desire
now to offer up their praises and thanksgivings for thy late mercies
vouchsafed unto them.] 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 show forth thy praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives,
by giving up our selves 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 honour and glory, world
without end. Amen.
* This may be said when any desire to return thanks for mercies
vouchsafed to them.
NOTE, That the General Thanksgiving may be said by the Congregation with
the Minister.
A Prayer of St. Chrysostom
Almighty God, who hast given us grace at this time with one accord to
make our common supplications unto thee; and dost promise that when two
or three are gathered together in thy Name thou wilt grant their
requests; Fulfil now, O Lord, the desires and petitions of thy servants,
as may be most expedient for them; granting us in this world knowledge of
thy truth, and in the world to come life everlasting. Amen.
2 Cor. xiii. 14.
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.
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