that he might be crucified: And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed; and Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required. And he released unto them him, that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.

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OUR FATHER, which art in heaven, &c.

Why should my passions mix with earth,
And thus debase my heavenly birth?
Why should I cleave to things below,
And let my God, my Savior, go?

Call me away from flesh and sense:
One sovereign word can draw me thence:
I would obey the voice divine,

And all inferior joys resign.

Be earth, with all her scenes, withdrawn;
Let noise and vanity be gone :

In secret silence of the mind,

My heaven, and there my God, I find.

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INCLINE your ear, and come unto me; hear, and your soul shall live. Seek ye the Lord, while he may be found; call upon him, while he is near.

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

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Teacher. I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help:

Pupils. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.

T. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: He, that keepeth thee, will not slumber :

P. The Lord is thy keeper; the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand.

T. The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night :

P. The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil; he shall preserve thy soul.

T. The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in, from this time forth, and even for

evermore.

P. Lord, I cry unto thee; let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense.

T. Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth:

P. Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works, with men, that work iniquity.

T. Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil men, which imagine mischief in their hearts:

P. Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked.

T. Thou art my God; hear the voice of my supplication, O Lord;

P. Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name; the upright shall dwell in thy presence.

T. O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good : P. For his mercy endureth for ever.

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And as they led Jesus away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus. And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, who also bewailed and lamented him. But Jesus turning unto them, said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

And there were also two others, malefactors, led with him, to be put to death. And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand and the other on the left.

Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots. And the people stood beholding: And the rulers, also, with them, derided him, saying, He

saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.

And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him,

and offering him vinegar, and saying, If thou be the King of the Jews, save thyself. And a superscription was written over him, in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

And one of the malefactors, which were hanged, railed on him, saying, If thou be the Christ, save thyself and us. But the other rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? And we, indeed, justly, for we receive the due reward of our deeds; but this man hath done nothing amiss. And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me, when thou comest into thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him, Verily, I say unto thee, To-day shalt thou be with me in paradise.

And it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the earth, till the ninth hour. And the sun was darkened, and the vail of the temple was rent in the midst. And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit. And having said thus, he gave up the ghost.

Now when the even was come, Joseph of Arimathea, an honorable counselor, which also himself was Jesus's disciple, and waited for the kingdom of God, went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.

And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock, and wherein never man before was laid. And he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.

And the women, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid.

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OUR FATHER, which 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 debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever.

AMEN.

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"'Tis finished!" so the Savior cried,
And meekly bowed his head and died:
""Tis finished!" yes, the race is run,
The battle fought, the victory won.

""Tis finished!" all that heaven foretold
By prophets in the days of old;
And truths are opened to our view,
That kings and prophets never knew.

"'Tis finished!" Son of God, thy power
Hath triumphed in this awful hour;
And yet our eyes with sorrow see

That life to us was death to thee.