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
Psalm 89:1-19
The Eighty-Ninth Psalm
Misericordias Domini.
MY song shall be alway of the loving-kindness
of the LORD;
* with my mouth will I ever be showing thy truth from
one generation to another.
For I have said, Mercy shall be set up for ever;
* thy truth shalt thou stablish in the heavens.
I have made a covenant with my chosen;
* I have sworn unto David my servant:
Thy seed will I stablish for ever,
* and set up thy throne from one generation to another.
O LORD, the very heavens shall praise thy
wondrous works;
* and thy truth in the congregation of the saints.
For who is he among the clouds,
* that shall be compared unto the LORD?
And what is he among the gods,
* that shall be like unto the LORD?
God is very greatly to be feared in the council
of the saints,
* and to be had in reverence of all them that are round
about him.
O Lord God of hosts, who is like unto thee?
* thy truth, most mighty LORD, is on every side.
Thou rulest the raging of the sea;
* thou stillest the waves thereof when they arise.
Thou hast subdued Egypt, and destroyed it;
* thou hast scattered thine enemies abroad with thy
mighty arm.
The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine;
* thou hast laid the foundation of the round world,
and all that therein is.
Thou hast made the north and the south;
* Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy Name.
Thou hast a mighty arm;
* strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.
Righteousness and equity are the habitation of thy seat;
* mercy and truth shall go before thy face.
Blessed is the people, O LORD, that can rejoice in thee;
* they shall walk in the light of thy countenance.
Their delight shall be daily in thy Name;
* and in thy righteousness shall they make their boast.
For thou art the glory of their strength,
* and in thy loving-kindness thou shalt lift up our horns.
For the LORD is our defence;
* the Holy One of Israel is our King.
vs 20 Thou spakest sometime in visions unto thy saints,
and saidst,
* I have laid help upon one that is mighty, I have exalted
one chosen out of the people.
I have found David my servant;
* with my holy oil have I anointed him.
My hand shall hold him fast,
* and my arm shall strengthen him.
The enemy shall not be able to do him violence;
* the son of wickedness shall not hurt him.
I will smite down his foes before his face,
* and plague them that hate him.
My truth also and my mercy shall be with him;
* and in my Name shall his horn be exalted.
I will set his dominion also in the sea,
* and his right hand in the floods.
He shall call me, Thou art my Father,
* my God, and my strong salvation.
And I will make him my firstborn,
* higher than the kings of the earth.
My mercy will I keep for him for evermore,
* and my covenant shall stand fast with him.
His seed also will I make to endure for ever,
* and his throne as the days of heaven.
vs 31 But if his children forsake my law,
* and walk not in my judgments;
If they break my statutes, and keep not my
commandments;
* I will visit their offences with the rod, and their
sin with scourges.
Nevertheless, my loving-kindness will I not utterly
take from him,
* nor suffer my truth to fail.
My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that
is gone out of my lips:
* I have sworn once by my holiness, that I will
not fail David.
His seed shall endure for ever,
* and his throne is like as the sun before me.
He shall stand fast for evermore as the moon,
* and as the faithful witness in heaven.
But thou hast abhorred and forsaken thine anointed,
* and art displeased at him.
Thou hast broken the covenant of thy servant,
* and cast his crown to the ground.
Thou hast overthrown all his hedges,
* and broken down his strongholds.
All they that go by spoil him,
* and he is become a reproach to his neighbours.
Thou hast set up the right hand of his enemies,
* and made all his adversaries to rejoice.
Thou hast taken away the edge of his sword,
* and givest him not victory in the battle.
Thou hast put out his glory,
* and cast his throne down to the ground.
The days of his youth hast thou shortened,
* and covered him with dishonour.
LORD, how long wilt thou hide thyself? for ever?
* and shall thy wrath burn like fire?
O remember how short my time is;
* wherefore hast thou made all men for nought?
What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death?
* and shall he deliver his soul from the power of the grave?
Lord, where are thy old loving-kindnesses,
* which thou swarest unto David in thy truth?
Remember, Lord, the rebuke that thy servants have,
* and how I do bear in my bosom the rebukes of
many people;
Wherewith thine enemies have blasphemed thee,
* and slandered the footsteps of thine anointed.
Praised be the LORD for evermore.
* Amen, and Amen.
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
Exodus 32:1-7, 15-20
And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered
themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for
this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him. And
Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons,
and of your daughters, and bring them unto me. And all the people brake off the golden earrings which
were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron. And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it
with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which
brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. And when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it; and Aaron
made proclamation, and said, Tomorrow is a feast to the Lord. And they rose up early on the morrow,
and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and
rose up to play. And the Lord said unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people, which thou broughtest
out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves: And Moses turned, and went down from the mount,
and the two tables of the testimony were in his hand: the tables were written on both their sides; on the
one side and on the other were they written. And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was
the writing of God, graven upon the tables. And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they
shouted, he said unto Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp. And he said, It is not the voice of them
that shout for mastery, neither is it the voice of them that cry for being overcome: but the noise of them
that sing do I hear. And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and
the dancing: and Moses' anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath
the mount. And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder,
and strawed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.
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
Hebrews 10:15-25
Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before, This is the covenant
that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in
their minds will I write them; And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more. Now where
remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin. Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into
the holiest by the blood of Jesus, By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the
veil, that is to say, his flesh; And having an high priest over the house of God; Let us draw near with a
true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies
washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful
that promised;) And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: Not forsaking
the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much
the more, as ye see the day approaching.
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
The Third Sunday After Easter
ALMIGHTY God, who showest to them that are in
error the light of thy truth, to the intent that they
may return into the way of righteousness; Grant unto all
those who are admitted into the fellowship of Christ's Religion,
that they may avoid those things that are contrary
to their profession, and follow all such things as are agreeable
to the same; through our Lord Jesus Christ. 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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