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 : praife 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 : praife 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 Beafts, and Cattle, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever. O ye Children of Men, bless ye the Lord : praife him, and magnify him for ever. O let Ifrael 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 : praife 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. O Ananias, Azarias, and Mifael, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : and to the Holy Ghoft; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be : world without end. Amen. Then shall be read in like manner the second Lesson, taken out of the New Testament. And after that, the Hymn following; except when that shall happen to be read in the Chapter for the Day, or for the Gospel on St. John Baptist's Day. Benedictus. St. Luke i. 68. BLESSED be the Lord God of Ifrael for he hath visited, and redeemed his people; And hath raised up a mighty falvation for As he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets: which have been fince the world began; That we should be faved from our enemies : and from the hands of all that hate us; us: in the house of his fervant David; : To perform the mercy promised to our forefathers : and to remember his holy Co venant; 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 falvation unto his people: for the remiffion of their fins, Through the tender mercy of our God: whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us; To give light to them that fit 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 Ghoft ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be : world without end. Amen. Or this Psalm, Jubilate Deo. Pfalm c. Be joyful in the Lord, all ye lands serve the Lord with gladness, and come before his prefence with a fong. Be ye fure 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 paf ture. O go your way into his gates with thankfgiving, and into his courts with praise : be thankful unto him, and speak good of his Name. For the Lord is gracious, his mercy is everlafting: and his truth endureth from generation to generation. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : and to the Holy Ghoft; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be : world without end. Amen. Then shall be sung or said the Apostles Creed by the Minister and the people, standing: except only such days as the Creed of St. Athanasius is appointed to be read. I Believ Believe in God the Father Almighty, And in Jefus 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, Не defcended into hell; The third day he rose again from the dead, He afcended into heaven, And fitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. mighty I believe in the Holy Ghost; The holy Catholick Church; The Communion of Saints; The Forgiveness of fins; The Refurrection of the body, And the life everlasting. Amen. And after that, these Prayers following, all devoutly kneeling; the Minister first pronouncing with a loud voice, The Lord be with you. Answer. And with thy fpirit. Minister. Let us pray. : Then the Minister, Clerks, and people, shall say the Lord's Prayer with a loud voice. UR 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 trespasses, As we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil. Amen. Then the Priest standing up shall say, O Lord, shew thy mercy upon us. call upon thee. Prieft. Endue thy Ministers with righteoufness. Answer. And make thy chosen people joyful. Prieft. O Lord, fave thy people. |