6. PSALM, read in alternate verses, by minister and people, the congregation being seated. 7. HYMN OR ANTHEM At the end of the 8. LESSON OR LESSONS FROM THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. Reading it shall be said, Here endeth the morning (or evening) lesson. MINISTER. O Lord, show thy mercy upon us. CHOIR AND PEOPLE. And grant us | thy. salvation. MINISTER. O God, make clean our hearts within us. CHOIR AND PEOPLE. And take not thy Holy | Spir. it | from us. 10. PRAYER, in the minister's own words: or the following General Thanksgiving may be said: 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. We bless thee for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; but above all, for thine inestimable love in the salvation of the world through Jesus Christ; and, we beseech thee, give us that due sense of all thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful, and that we may show forth thy praise not only with our lips, but in our lives; by giving up ourselves to thy service, and by walking before thee in holiness and righteousness all our days, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. 11. RESPONSE, by organ or choir. 12. HYMN 13. ANNOUNCEMENTS 14. SERMON 15. PRAYER, followed by Response by choir or organ. 16. THE OFFERINGS OF THE PEOPLE. The minister shall say: Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. The deacons or ushers come forward. The minister shall continue: To do good and distribute forget not; for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. He who soweth little, shall reap little; and he who soweth plenteously, shall reap plenteously. Let every man do as he is disposed in his heart; not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loveth a cheerful giver. The deacons or the ushers take the plates from the hands of the minister, and, after they have received the offerings, they return the same to the minister, waiting before him for the closing words of the Offertory: God is not unrighteous that he will forget your works and labor that proceedeth of love, which love ye have showed for his name's sake, who have ministered unto the saints, and yet do minister. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. Amen. SECOND ORDER FOR MORNING OR EVENING The minister shall begin the Service by reading one or more of the following sentences of Scripture; all standing. THE Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth keep silence before him. The Lord is nigh unto all who call upon him; unto all who call upon him in truth. Give ear to my words, O God, consider my meditation. Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King and my God; for unto thee will I pray. Seek ye the Lord while he may be found; call ye upon him while he is near. Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly of heart; and ye shall find rest unto your souls. Then the minister shall say: DEARLY beloved brethren, we are assured that the Lord is nigh unto all who call upon him, unto all who call upon him in truth. I do therefore invite you, as many as are here present, to accompany me with a pure heart and humble voice, in common prayer to our heavenly Father, that he, of his fulness and infinite good will, would graciously bestow upon us those needed mercies and comfortable gifts, which we are emboldened to ask through Christ who is the way; giving thanks unto God through him. The minister shall then say the following Prayer; all reverently bowing down or kneeling, and the people responding with Amen. O GOD, the Creator and Preserver of all men, trusting in thy loving-kindness and tender mercy, we come into thy Holy Presence, and bring to thee our devout offerings. Purify us, we beseech thee, from all guile; unite us to one another in the bonds of love and peace; pour down upon us thy spiritual gifts, and grant us every blessing in Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen. Then the Lord's Prayer, to be said by minister and people. 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. O Lord, open thou our lips; Then the minister shall say: PEOPLE. And our mouth shall show forth thy praise. Here, all standing, the minister shall say: Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only Wise God; MINISTER. Praise ye the Lord. PEOPLE. The Lord's name be praised. Then shall be sung the following, or some other Anthem, all standing. 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 hands are 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. 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. Amen. Or this: Glory be to God the Father, maker of heaven and earth. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Then may be read one of the Psalms, and at the end of every Psalm may be sung a Chant or the GLORIA PATRI. Then shall be read the Lesson, taken out of the Holy Scriptures. Then shall be sung an Anthem or Hymn. Then shall be said the Essential Principles of Universalism, by minister and people, standing. I BELIEVE in The Universal Fatherhood of God; The Spiritual authority and leadership of his Son, Jesus Christ; The trustworthiness of the Bible as containing a revelation from God; The certainty of just retribution for sin; The final harmony of all souls with God. Amen. The Lord be with you; Then the minister shall say: PEOPLE. And with thy spirit. MINISTER. Let us pray. All reverently bowing the head or devoutly kneeling. O Lord, show thy mercy upon us; And grant us thy salvation. O God, make clean our hearts within us; And take not thy Holy Spirit from us. Here the minister may offer Prayer in his own words or read the Collects and Prayers following; the people responding with Amen. THE 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: Grant us, thy servants, we humbly beseech thee, that peace which the world can neither give nor take away; that we, who in all our dangers rely on thy goodness, may under thy fatherly protection be defended against all adversities, and evermore rejoice in thy blessed service, through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. THE 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 may be ordered by thy governance, to do always that which is righteous in thy sight; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Then the following Prayers and Intercessions: FOR THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, from whom cometh every good and perfect gift: Send down upon all ministers of the gospel, and upon all 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 God, for thy great love in Jesus Christ. Amen. 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 the good estate of the 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; 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 ask through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. A General Thanksgiving, to be said by minister and people. 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. 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 may show forth thy praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives; by giving up ourselves to thy service, and by walking before thee in holiness and righteousness all our days, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. |