1 Then shall be said the Apostles Creed judge both the quick and the dead; by the Minister and the People, stand-whose kingdom shall have no end. ing: And any Churches may omit the And I believe in the Holy Ghost, words, He descended into Hell or may, the Lord and giver of life, who proinstead of them, use the words, He went into the place of departed Spirits, ceedeth from the Father and the which are considered as words of the Son; who with the Father and the same meaning in the Creed. Earth: Son together is worshipped and Believe in God the Father Al- glorified, who spake by the promighty, Maker of Heaven and phets. And I believe one Catholic and Apostolic Church. I acknow And in Jesus Christ his only Son ledge one Baptism for the remission our Lord; Who was conceived by of sins; and I look for the resurthe Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin rection of the dead, and the life of Mary, Suffered under Pontius Pi- the world to come. Amen. late, Was crucified, dead, and buri-1 ed; He descended into Hell; The third day he rose from the dead; He ascended into Heaven, and sit teth 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. Or this. And after that, these Prayers following, O Lord, show thy mercy upon us; Ans. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us. Then shall be said the Collect for the day, and after that, the Collects and Prayers following. 0 A Collect for Peace. I Believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of Heaven God, from whom all holy deand Earth, and of all things visible sires, all good counsels, and and invisible: all just works do proceed; give unto And in one Lord Jesus Christ, thy servants that peace, which the the only begotten Son of God, be- world cannot give; that our hearts gotten of his Father before all may be set to obey thy commandments, and also that by thee, we, worlds; God of God, Light of Light, being defended from the fear of our very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance enemies, may pass our time in rest and quietness, through the merits with the Father, by whom all things of Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen. were made; who for us men, and A Collect for Aid against Perils. for our salvation, came down from our heavenly Father, Heaven, and was incarnate by the O Lord, by whose Almighty power Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, we have been preserved this day; and was made man, and was cruci-by thy great merey defend us from fied also for us under Pontius Pilate. all perils and dangers of this night He suffered and was buried, and for the love of thy only Son our the third day he rose again, accord- Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. ing to the Scriptures, and ascended into Heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of the Father; and he shall come again, with glory, to A Prayer for the President of the Int ved States, and all in Civil Authority. 10 Lord, our heavenly Father, the high and Ruler the universe, who dost from thy them, according to their severa, nethrone behold all the dwellers upon cessities; giving them patience under earth; most heartily we beseech their sufferings, and a happy issue thee, with thy favour to behold and out of all their afflictions: And this bless thy servant, The President we beg for Jesus Christ's sake.Amen. of the United States, and all others A General Thanksgiving. in authority; and so replenish them ALMIGHTY God, Father of with the grace of thy Holy Spirit, all mercies, we, thine unworthat they may always incline to thy thy servants, do give thee most will, and walk in thy way: Endue humble and hearty thanks for all them plenteously with heavenly thy goodness and loving kindness gifts; grant them in health and to us, and to all men. We bless prosperity long to live; and finally, thee for our creation, preservation, after this life, to attain everlasting and all the blessings of this life; joy and felicity, through Jesus but, above all, for thine inestimable Christ our Lord. Amen. love in the redemption of the world A Prayer for the Clergy and People. by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the ALMIGHTY and everlasting means of grace, and for the hope God, from whom cometh every of glory. And, we beseech thee, good and perfect gift, send down give us that due sense of all thy upon our Bishops and other Clergy, mercies, that our hearts may be and upon the Congregations com-unfeignedly thankful, and that we mitted to their charge, the healthful may show forth thy praise, not only spirit of thy grace; and, that they with our lips, but in our lives; by may truly please thee, pour upon giving up ourselves to thy service, them the continual dew of thy bless-and by walking before thee in holiing: Grant this, O Lord, for the ness and righteousness all our days, honour of our Advocate and Medi-through Jesus Christ our Lord; to ator Jesus Christ. Amen. whom, with thee and the Holy A Prayer for all Conditions of Men. Ghost, be all honour and glory, server of all mankind, we A Prayer of St. Chrysostom. O God, the Creator and Pre-world without end. Amen. ALMIGHTY God, who hast humbly beseech thee for all sorts and conditions of men, that thou given us grace at this time, wouldest be pleased to make thy with one accord to make our comways known unto them, thy saving mon supplications unto thee; and health unto all nations. More espe-dost promise that when two or three cially we pray for thy holy Church are gathered together in thy name, universal; that it may be so guided thou wilt grant their requests; fulfil and governed by thy good Spirit, now, O Lord, the desires and petithat all who profess and call them-tions of thy servants, as may be selves Christians, may be led into most expedient for them; granting the way of truth, and hold the faith us in this world knowledge of thy in unity of Spirit, in the bond of truth, and in the world to come peace, and in righteousness of life. life everlasting. Amen. Finally, we commend to thy Fa2 Cor. xiii. 14. therly gooduess, all those who are THE grace of our Lord Jesus any ways afflicted or distressed in Christ, and the love of God, and mind, body, or estate; that it may the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, please thee to comfort and relieve be with us all evermore. Amen. Here endetn the order of Evening Prayer. Or General Supplication, to be used after Morning Service, on Sundays, Wed nesdays, and Fridays. God, the Father of Heaven; fections; and from all the deceits of have mercy upon us misera-the world, the flesh, and the devil; ole sinners. Good Lord, deliver us. O God, the Father of Heaven; have mercy upon us miserable from plague, pestilence, and famine; sirmers. O God the Son, Redeemer of the world; have mercy upon us miserable sinners. from battle and murder, and from sudden death; Good Lord, deliver us. From all sedition, privy conspiracy, and rebellion; from all false O God the Son, Redeemer of the world; have mercy upon us doctrine, heresy, and schism; from miserable sinners. O God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son; have mercy upon us miserable sinners. hardness of heart, and contempt O God the Holy Ghost, proceed sanners. By thine Agony and Bloody O holy, blessed, and glorious Tri-Sweat; by thy Cross and Passion nity, three persons and one God; by thy precious Death and Burial; have mercy upon us miserable sin-by thy glorious Resurrection and Ascension; and by the coming ot the Holy Ghost; Good Lord, deliver us. In all time of our tribulation ; m all time of our prosperity; in the Remember not, Lord, our of hour of death, and in the day of tences, nor the offences of our fore-judgment; fathers; neither take thou vengeance Good Lord, deliver us. of our sins: spare us, good Lord, We sinners do beseech thee to spare thy people, whom thou hast hear us, O Lord God; and that it redeemed with thy most precious may please thee to rule and govern blood, and be not angry with us thy holy Church universal in the for ever: Spare us, good Lord. From all evil and mischief; from sin; from the crafts and assaults of the devil; from thy wrath, and from everlasting damnation; Good Lord, deliver us. From all blindness of heart; from pride, vain-glory, and hypocrisy; from envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncharitableness; Good Lord, deliver us. right way; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to bless and preserve all Christian Rulers and Magistrates; giving them grace to execute justice, and to maintain truth; We beseech thee to hear us, good From all inordinate and sinful af Deacons, with true knowledge and . show it accordingly; understanding of thy word; and pity upon all prisoners and captives; that both by their preaching and We beseech thee to hear us, good living they may set it/forth, and Lord. That it may please thee to deWe beseech thee to hear us, good fend, and provide for, the fatherless Lord. children, and widows, and all who That it may please thee to bless are desolate and oppressed; and keep all thy people; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to have mercy upon all men; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to forgive our enemies, persecutors, and slanderers, and to turn their hearts; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to give and preserve to our use the kindly fruits of the earth, so that in due time we may enjoy them; That it may please thee to give to all thy people increase of grace, We beseech thee to hear us, good to hear meekly thy Word, and to Lord. receive it with pure affection, and to That it may please thee to give bring forth the fruits of the Spirit; us true repentance, to forgive us all We beseech thee to hear us, good our sins, negligences, and ignoran Lord. That it may please thee to bring into the way of truth, all such as have erred, and are deceived ; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to strengthen such as do stand, and to comfort and help the weak-hearted, and to raise up those who fall, and finally to beat down Satan under our feet; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to succour, heip, and comfort all who are in danger, necessity, and tribulation; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to preserve all who travel by land or by water, all women in the perils of child-birth, all sick persons, and young children, and to show thy ces, and to endue us with the grace of thy Holy Spirit, to amend our lives according to thy Holy Word; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. Son of God, we beseech thee to hear us. Son of God, we beseech thee to hear us. O Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world; Grant us thy peace. O Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world; Have mercy upon us. 1 The Minister may, at his discretion, omit all that follows, to the Prayer, "We humbly beseech thee, O Father," &c. [O Christ, hear us. O Christ, hear us. Lord, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Let us pray. Let us pray. God, merciful Father, who de- WE humbly beseech thee, spisest not the sighing of a con- Father, mercifully to look trite heart, nor the desire of such as upon our infirmities; and, for the are sorrowful; mercifully assist our glory of thy name, turn from us all prayers which we make before thee those evils that we most justly have in all our troubles and adversities, deserved; and grant that, in all our whensoever they oppress us; and troubles, we may put our whole graciously hear us, that those evils trust and confidence in thy mercy; which the craft and subtilty of the and evermore serve thee in holidevil or man worketh against us, ness and pureness of living, to thy may, by thy good providence, be honour and glory, through our only brought to naught; that we, thy Mediator and Advocate, Jesus servants, being hurt by no persecu- Christ our Lord. Amen. tions, may evermore give thanks unto thee in thy holy Church, through Jesus Christ our Lord, ALMIGHTY God, Father of all A General Thanksgiving. mercies, we, thine unworthy O Lord, arise, help us, and deservants, do give thee most humble liver us, for thy name's sake. and hearty thanks for all thy goodGod, we have heard with our ness and loving-kindness to us, and ears, and our fathers have de- to all men. We bless thee for our clared unto us, the noble works creation, preservation, and all the that thou didst in their days, and in blessings of this life; but, above all, the old time before them. for thine inestimable love in the re O Lord, arise, help us, and de-demption of the world by our Lord liver us, for thine honour. 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, From our enemies defend us, O not only with our lips, but in our lives; by giving up ourselves to thy Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; Ans. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Christ. |