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ORDER FOR MORNING PRAYER.

¶ The Minister shall begin the Morning Prayer by reading one or more of the following sentences of Scripture; all standing.

THE Lord is in his holy temple; let all the keep silence before him. Hab. ii. 20.

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Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name: bring an offering and come into his courts. Ps. xcvi. 8.

O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness: fear before him all the earth. Ps. xcvi. 9.

Honor and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. Ps. xcvi. 6.

It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High; to show forth thy loving kindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night. Ps. xcii. 1, 2.

O that men would praise the Lord for his goodness and for his wonderful works to the children of men. Ps. cix. 8.

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. Ps. li. 17.

O Lord, correct me, but with judgment; n in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothin Jer. x. 24.

Let the words of my mouth, and the meditati of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lor my strength and my Redeemer. Ps. xix. 14.

Here a chant or hymn may be sung unannounced, or hymn read and sung. Then the minister shall say,

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EARLY beloved brethren, the Scriptu moveth us, in sundry places, to acknowled and confess our manifold sins and wickedness, a that we should not dissemble nor cloak the before the face of Almighty God, our heaven Father, but confess them with an humble, lowl penitent, and obedient heart; to the end that may obtain forgiveness of the same, by his infini goodness and mercy. And although we ough at all times, humbly to acknowledge our si before God; yet ought we chiefly so to do, wh we assemble and meet together to render than for the great benefits that we have received at h hands, to set forth his most worthy praise, to he his most holy word, and to ask those things whi are requisite and necessary, as well for the bo as the soul. Wherefore I pray and beseech yo as many as are here present, to accompany n with a pure heart [and humble voice] unto t throne of the heavenly grace, [saying-]

TA general Confession, to be said by the whole congreg tion after the Minister.

Instead of this Confession, oral prayer may be offered. this case the foregoing words in brackets are to be omitte

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. But thou, O Lord, have merey upon us. 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, that we may hereafter e a godly, righteous, and sober life, to the glory of thy holy Amen.

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¶ Then shall follow this prayer by the Minister.

ALMIGHTY God our heavenly Father, who

of his great mercy hath promised forgiveness of sins to all those who, with hearty repentance and true faith, turn unto him; have mercy upon us, pardon and deliver us from all our sins, confirm and strengthen us in all goodness, and bring us to everlasting life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

¶ The people shall answer here and at the end of every prayer, "AMEN."

Here the people shall rise, and the Minister shall say the Lord's Prayer, the people repeating it with him.

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UR 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

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day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil: for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.

T 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.

Minister. Praise ye the Lord.

Answer. The Lord's Name be praised.

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Then shall be said or sung the following.

VENITE, EXULTEMUS DOMINO.

COME, let us sing unto the Lord, let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our salva

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 people with his truth.

¶ Then shall follow the Psalm for the day, or some other Psalm from the SELECTION, to be read in alternation by the minister and people, or to be read and sung by the minister and people and choir. The Psalms begin on page 40.

¶ At the close of the Psalm the GLORIA PATRI or the GLORIA IN EXCELSIS shall be said or sung. The GLORIA PATRI may be sung at the end of every Psalm or Anthem.

GLORIA PATRI.

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.

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Amen.

GLORIA IN EXCELSIS.

YLORY be to God on high, and on earth, peace, good-will towards men. We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty.

O Lord, the only-begotten Son Jesus Christ;