THE ORDER FOR MORNING PRAYER. ¶ The Minister shall begin the Morning Prayer by reading one or more of the following sentences of Scripture; all stand ing. 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 Hearken unto the voice of my cry, meditation. 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 Take heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 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: BELOVED in the Lord, we have again as sembled together as the disciples of Jesus Christ, to render thanks to God for all his mercies; to confess our manifold transgressions; to renew our good resolutions; and to recommend ourselves and all our concerns to the care of our heavenly Father. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Put your trust in him and you shall not be disappointed. With humble and contrite hearts let us approach the throne of heavenly grace. The Minister shall then say the following Prayer; all reverently bowing down, or kneeling, and the People responding with "AMEN." 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. UR Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will OUR be done on 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: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ¶ Then the Minister shall say: O Lord, open thou our lips; People. And our mouth shall show forth thy praise. ¶ Here all standing up, the Minister shall say: Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only Wise God; People. Be honor and glory through Jesus Christ, forever and ever. Minister. Praise ye the Lord. People. The Lord's name be praised. ¶ Then shall be sung the following, or some other Anthem; all standing. 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. Glory be to the Father, Almighty God, through Jesus Christ our Lord. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Then may be read one of the Psalms, taken from the SELEC- be sung Then shall be read the First Lesson, taken out of the Old Testament. ¶ 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. Then shall be sung the following Hymn, called GLORIA IN EXCELSIS; all standing. GLORY LORY 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, |