¶ Here may be read one of the Selections of Psalms, and at the end of every Psalm, and likewise at the end of the Venite, Benedicte, Jubilate, Benedictus, Cantate Domino, Bonum est confiteri, Deus misereatur, Benedic Anima mea, may be said or sung the Gloria Patri; and at the end of the Selection of Psalms for the day, shall be said or sung the Gloria Patri, or else the Gloria in Excelsis, as followeth : Gloria in Excelsis.

GLORY be to God on high, and on earth peace, good will toward men. We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory, O Lord, our heavenly King, Father benevolent and just.

O Lord Jesus Christ, O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest the sins of the world, receive our prayer. away Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us.

For thou art holy, thou art the Lord; thou, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of the Father. Amen.

THere may be read the first lesson, according to the Table or Calendar.

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 second lesson.

After which the Minister shall say the following Prayer to Almighty God, all kneeling :

PRAYER TO ALMIGHTY GOD.

ETERNAL and Almighty God, omniscient and omnipresent, the Creator and God of all,

to whom the universe is subject, we humbly adore thy name, and worship thy perfection.

All things obey thy will, and this glorious earth, with the thousand brilliant worlds which circle round thee, are governed by thy law. In wisdom hast thou made them all.

We are taught to worship thee, O Eternal and Almighty God, through the mysterious union of a holy, blessed and glorious Trinity and to ascribe to our Father in heaven all might, majesty, dominion and power, as God, Governor, and Judge, of the world we live in. We thank thee, that our Father has promised us eternal life, and salvation in the day of final judgment, through the mediation of our Redeemer Jesus Christ; and that by the inspiration of the Holy Ghost, we are permitted to offer up to thy all-glorious majesty, our humble supplications and prayers- believing in thy justice, and trusting to thy mercy hereafter.

O most adorable Spirit, great Ruler of creation, God of gods, benevolent and good, thou didst order our being, and our condition is according to thy word. Grant us, we humbly beseech thee, a knowledge of thy truth, and a clear understanding of thy will, with a grateful sense of the mercies we receive from our Heavenly Father, through his blessed Son, our Saviour, so that when, hereafter, we shall live in the spirit, we may prove ourselves acceptable to thee, and become partakers of that happy life prepared for us from the beginning. Amen.

¶ After which shall be said or sung the following Hymn:

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.

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To thee, Cherubim and Seraphim continually 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.

We believe that thou shalt come to be our Judge.

We therefore pray thee, help thy servants. 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.

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O Lord, have mercy upon us, have mercy upon

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.

T Or this Canticle:

Benedicite, omnia opera Domine.

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 all ye Powers of the Lord, 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 forever.

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.

Then the Minister, kneeling, shall say the following Prayer to our Father in Heaven:

PRAYER TO OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN.

HOLY Father in heaven, O glorious and blessed Word, who, in the beginning, didst form this world and every living thing upon it. Hallowed be thy name. Thou orderest our condition, and through thy wisdom we live, and move, and have our being.

Submissively we bow before thee, and entreat thy pardon for our transgressions. To thee belong might, majesty, dominion and power over us, and we pray thee, Heavenly Father, mercifully to look upon our infirmities. Remember, O Lord, that our flesh is weak and tends to evil, and that, while soul and body are bound together by perishable matter, we may be daily tempted beyond our strength. Succor us, we beseech thee, in our troubles, and send us aid in our distress, that through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit we may have a heart to love, and not to fear thy judgments.

O gracious Father, we have erred and strayed from thy ways; we have followed the devices of our own hearts; we have offended thee; we are miserable sinners. But thou, O God, have mercy upon us; spare us who confess our faults; restore us who are penitent; and enable us finally to attain eternal life, through thy promises declared to all mankind in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.