yea, I exercise myself in the works, 6 Cast forth thy lightning, and of thy hands. tear them; shoot out thine arrows, 6 I stretch forth my hands unto and consume them. thee; my soul gaspeth unto thee as a thirsty land. 7 Hear me, O Lord, and that soon; for my spirit waxeth faint: hide not thy face from me, lest 1 be like unto them that go down into the pit. 8 O let me hear thy loving-kindness betimes in the morning; for in thee is my trust: show thou me the way that I should walk in; for 1 lift up my soul unto thee. 7 Send down thine hand from above; deliver me, and take me out of the great waters, from the hand of strange children; 8 Whose mouth talketh of vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of wickedness. 9 I will sing a new song unto thee, O God; and sing praises unto thee upon a ten-stringed lute. 10 Thou hast given victory unto kings, and hast delivered David, 9 Deliver me, O Lord, from mine thy servant, from the peril of the enemies; for I flee unto thee to sword. hide me. 11 Save me, and deliver me from 10 Teach me to do the thing that the hand of strange children, whose pleaseth thee; for thou art my God: mouth talketh of vanity, and their let thy loving Spirit lead me forth right hand is a right hand of iniquity; into the land of righteousness. 12 That our sons may grow up 11 Quicken me, O Lord, for thy as the young plants, and that our name's sake; and forthy righteous-daughters may be as the polished ness' sake bring my soul out of corners of the temple; trouble. 13 That our garners may be full 12 And of thy goodness slay mine and plenteous with all manner of enemies, and destroy all them that store; that our sheep may bring vex my soul; for I am thy servant. forth thousands, and ten thousands The thirtieth Day. MORNING PRAYER. in our streets; 14 That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no decay, no leading into captivity, and no 15 Happy are the people that Psalm 144. Benedictus Dominus. complaining in our streets. strength, who teacheth my are in such a case; yea, blessed are hands to war, and my fingers to the people who have the Lord for fight. 2 My hope and my fortress, my castle and deliverer, my defender, in whom I trust; who subdueth my people that is under me. 3 Lord, what is man, that thou hast such respect unto him? or the son of man, that thou so regardest him? their God. King; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever. 2 Every day will I give thanks unto thee, and praise thy name for ever and ever. 3 Great is the Lord, and marvel 4 Man is like a thing of naught; lous, worthy to be praised; there his time passeth away like a shadow. is no end of his greatness. 5 Bow thy heavens, O Lord, and 4 One generation shall praise thy come down; touch the mountains, works unto another, and declare and they shall smoke. thy power. 5 As for me, I will be talking of Psalm 146. Lauda, anima mea. thy worship, thy glory, thy praise, PRAISE DRAISE the Lord, O my soul: and wondrous works; live, wiil I praise the 6 So that men shall speak of the Lord; yea, as long as I have any might of thy marvellous acts; and being, I will sing praises unto my I will also tell of thy greatness. God. 7 The memorial of thine abun- 2 O put not your trust in princes, dant kindness shall be showed, and nor in any child of man; for there men shall sing of thy righteousness. is no help in them. 8 The Lord is gracious and mer- 3 For when the breath of man ciful; long-suffering, and of great goeth forth, he shall turn again to goodness. his earth, and then all his thouglits 9 The Lord is loving unto every perish. man, and his merey is over all his Blessed is he that hath the God works. 10 All thy works praise thee, O Lord; and thy saints give thanks unto thee. 11 They show the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power; 12 That thy power, thy glory, and mightiness of thy kingdom, might be known unto inen. of Jacob for his help; and whose hope is in the Lord his God; 5 Who made heaven and earth, the sea and all that therein is; who keepeth his promise for ever; 6 Who heipeth them to right that suffer wrong; who feedeth the hungry. 7 The Lord looseth men out of 13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting prison; the Lord giveth sight to kingdom, and thy dominion endu- the blind. reth throughout all ages. 8 The Lord helpeth them that 14 The Lord upholdeth all such are fallen; the Lord careth for the as fall, and lifteth up all those that righteous. are down. 15 The eyes of all wait upon thee, O Lord; and thou givest them their meat in due season. 9 The Lord careth for the stranger; he defendeth the fatherless and widow: as for the way of the ungodly, he turneth it upside down. 16 Thou openest thine hand, and 10 The Lord thy God, O Sion, filiest all things living with plente-shall be King for evermore, and ousness. throughout all generations. 17 The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works. 18 The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him; yea, all such as 0 call upon him faithfully. EVENING PRAYER. Psalm 147. Laudate Dominum. Praise the Lord; for it is a good thing to sing praises unto 19 He will fulfil the desire of our God; yea, a joyful and pleathem that fear him; he also will sant thing it is to be thankful. hear their cry, and will help them. 2 The Lord doth build up Je20 The Lord preserveth all them rusalem, and gather together the that love him; but scattereth abroad all the ungodly. 21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord; and let all flesh give thanks unto his holy name for ever and ever. outcasts of Israel. 3 He healeth those that are bro. ken in heart, and giveth medicine to heal their sickness. 4 He telleth the number of the stars, and calleth them all by their names. 5 Great is our Lord, and great is his power; yea, and his wisdom is infinite. 2 Praise him, all ye angels of his; praise him, all his host. 3 Praise nim, sun and moon; 6 The Lord setteth up the meek, praise him, all ye stars and light. and bringeth the ungodly down to 4 Praise him, all ye heavens, and the ground. ⚫ye waters that are above the hea7 O Sing unto the Lord with vens. thanksgiving; sing praises upon the 5 Let them praise the name of harp unto our God; the Lord; for he spake the word, 8 Who covereth the heaven with and they were made; he com. clouds, and prepareth rain for the manded, and they were created. earth; and maketh the grass to 6 He hath made them fast for grow upon the mountains, and herb for the use of men. 9 Who giveth fodder unto the cattle, and feedeth the young ravens that call upon him. 10 He hath no pleasure in the strength of an horse; neither delighteth he in any man's legs. 11 But the Lord's delight is in them that fear him, and put their trust in his merey. 12 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Sion; 13 For he hath made fast the bars of thy gates, and hath blessed thy children within thee. ever and ever; he hath given them a law, which shall not be broken. 7 Praise the Lord upon earth, ye dragons, and all deeps; 8 Fire and hail, snow and vapours, wind and storm, fulfilling his word; 9 Mountains and all bills; fruitful trees and all cedars; 10 Beasts and all cattle; worms and feathered fowls; 11 Kings of the earth and all people; princes and all judges of the world; 12 Young men and maidens, old men and children, praise the name of the Lord; for his name only is 14 He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with flour of excellent, and his praise above heawheat. ven and earth. 15 He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth, and his word ranneth very swiftly. 16 He giveth snow like wool, and scattereth the hoar frost like ashes. 17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels; who is able to abide his frost? 18 He sendeth out his word, and melteth them; he bloweth with his wind, and the waters flow. 19 ile showeth lus word unto Jacob, his statutes and ordinances unto Israel. 20 He hath not dealt so with any nation; neither have the heathen knowledge of his laws. Psalm 148. Lanulate Dominum. Praise the Lord of heaven, Praise him in the height 13 He shall exalt the horn of his people: all his saints shall praise him; even the children of Israel, even the people that serveth him. Psalm 149. Cantate Domino. O Sing unto the Lord a new song; let the congregation of saints praise him. 2 Let Israel rejoice in him that made him, and let the children of Sion be joyful in their King. 3 Let them praise his name in the dance; let them sing praises Junto him with tabret and harp. 4 For the Lord Lath pleasure in his people, and helpeth the neck. hearted. 5 Let the saints be joyful with glory; let them rejoice in their beds, 6 Let the praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged 2 Praise him in his noble acts, sword in their hands. praise him according to his excel 7 To be avenged of the heathen, lent greatness. and to rebuke the people; 3 Praise him in the sound of the 8 To bind their kings in chains, trumpet; praise him upon the lute and their nobles with links of iron. and harp. 9 That they may be avenged of 4 Praise him in the cymbals and them; as it is written, Such ho-dances; praise him upon the nour have all his saints. strings and pipe. 5 Praise him upon the well-tunPsalm 150. Laudate Dominum. ed cymbals; praise him upon the Opraised in the fines Praise God in his holiness; loud cymbals. of his power. 6 Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. The end of the Psalter. 1 As established by the Bishops, the Clergy, and Laity of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, in Convention, on the twelfth Day of September, in the Year of our Lord 1801. Art. I. Of Faith in the Holy Trinity. ↑ Of the Names and Number of the or THERE IS is hut one living and true God, everlasting, without body, parts, passions; of infinite power, wisdom, and goodness; the Maker and Preserver of all things both visible and invisible. And in Canonical Books. Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numeri Deuteronomium, Joshue, Judges, Ruth, The First Book of Samuel, The Second Book of Samuel, The First Bookof Kings, unity of this Godhead, there be three per- The Second Book of Kings, The First sons, of one substance, power, and eternity, Book of Chronicles, The Second Book of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Chronicles, The First Book of Esdras, AIL. 11. Of the Word, or Son of God, The Second Book of Esdras, The Book which was made very man. of Hester, The Book of Job, The The Son, which is the Word of the Fa- Psalms, The Proverbs, Ecclesiastes or ther, begotten from everlasting of the Fa- Preacher, Cantica or Songs of Solomon, ther, the very and eternal God, of one Four Prophets the greater, Twelve Prosubstance with the Father, took Man's ua-phets the less. ture in the womb of the blessed Virgin, of And the other Books (as Hierome saith) her substance: so that two whole and per- the Church doth read for example of life fect Natures, that is to say, the Godhead and instruction of manners; but yet doth and Manhood, were joined together in one it not apply them to establish any doctrine; Person, never to be divided, whereof is such are these following. ore Christ, very God, and very Man; who The Third Book of Esdras, The Fourth truly suffered, was crucified, dead, and Book of Esdras, The Book of Tobias, buried, to reconcile his Father to us, and The Book of Judith, The rest of the to he a sacrifice, not only for original guik, but also for actual sins of men. Art. III. Of the going down of Christ into Hell. As Christ died for us, and was buried; so alsc is it to be believed, that he went down anto hell. Art. IV. Of the Resurrection of Christ. Art. V. Of the Holy Ghost. Book of Hester. The Book of Wisdom, All the Books of the New Testament, as they are commonly received, we do re ceive and account them Canonical. Art. VII. Of the Old Testament. The Old Testament is not contrary to the New; for both in the Old and New Testament everlasting life is offered to mankind by Christ, who is the only Medictor between God and Man, being both Ged and Man. Wherefore they are not to be heard, which feign, that the Old Fathers did look only for transitory Promises. Although the Law given from God by Mo Holy Scripture containeth ail things ne-ses, as touching Ceremonies and Rites, do cessary to Salvation: so that whatsoever is not bind Christian men, nor the Civil Prenot read therein, nor may be proved there cepts thereof ought of necessity to be reby, is not to be required of any man, that ceived in any Commonwealth; yet notit should be believed as an article of the withstanding, no Christian man whatsoever Faith, or be thought requisite or necessary is fee from the obedience of the Com to Salvation. In the name of the Holy Scripture we do understand those Canonical Books of the Old and New Testament, of whose Authority was never any doubt in the Church. mandments which are called moral. |