PSALM xxvii. 1378 11. Leave us not, neither forsake us, O God of our salvation. xvi. 12. In Thy presence is the fulness of joy. Acts i. 11. Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into Heaven? This same JESUS, Which is taken up from you into Heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen Him go into Heaven. PSALM Ixviii. 18. Thou art gone up on high, Thou hast led captivity captive, and received gifts for men : yea, even for Thine enemies, that the LORD GOD might dwell among them. Hallelujah. Amen. 1379 STAINER. ROMANS xiii. 1. Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers, for there is no power but of GOD: the powers that be, are ordained of GOD. PSALM cxviii. 19. Open me the gates of righteousness, that I may go into them, and give thanks unto the LORD. 20. This is the gate of the LORD: the righteous shall enter into it. 1. O give thanks unto the LORD, for He is good, and His mercy endureth for ever. 2. Let Israel now say, His mercy endureth for ever. 3. Let the house of Aaron now say, His mercy endureth for ever. 4. Let them that fear the LORD now say, His mercy endureth for ever. 5. In my distress I called upon the LORD, He answered me, and set me in a large place. Hallelujah! Amen! O King of kings, Thy blessing shed Her with Thy choicest mercies bless, And oh! when earthly thrones decay, 1380 STAINER. COLOSSIANS iii. 15. Let the peace of God rule in your hearts to the which ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. 16. Let the word of CHRIST dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the LORD. 17. And whatsoever ye do, in word or deed, do all in the Name of the LORD JEsus, giving thanks unto GOD and the Father by Him. Amen. 1381 STAINER. I CHRONICLES xvii. 26. LORD, Thou art GoD: 27. Now, therefore, let it please Thee to bless the house of Thy servant, that it may be before Thee for ever: for Thou blessest, O LORD, and it shall be blessed for ever. No. 2 2 SAMUEL xxiii. 2. The spirit of the LORD spake by me, and His word was in my tongue. 3. The GOD of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me: He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of GOD: 4. And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even as a morning without clouds; even as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain. No. 3 I KINGS viii. 57. The LORD our God be with us, as He was with our fathers: let Him not leave us, nor forsake us; 58. That He may incline our hearts unto Him, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments. 60. That all the people of the earth may know the LORD is God, there is none else. No. 4 O LORD, save the Queen; And mercifully hear us when we call upon Thee. GOD save our gracious Queen, Long live our noble Queen, Long may she reign! Send her victorious, Happy and glorious, Long to reign over us, GOD save the Queen! STAINER. 1382 My Maker, and my King, The creature of Thy hand, Shall I withhold Thy due ? Shall I ungrateful prove ? LORD, form this wand'ring heart anew, And fill it with Thy love. O let Thy grace inspire My soul with strength divine; And all my days be Thine. 1 STAINER. 1383 PSALM xlvii. 1. O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph. 2. For the Lord our God is terrible; He is a great King over all the earth. *ISAIAH xl. 31. They that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength: they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.* xxvi. 4. Trust ye in the LORD for ever; for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength. Amen. * Sometimes sung as a separate Anthem. 1384 OUSELEY, SEWELL, Isaiah xl. 31. 1385 STAINER. PSALM cxxii. 6. Rogate quæ ad pacem sunt Hierusalem, et abundantia diligentibus te. 7. Fiat pax in virtute tuâ, et abundantia in turribus tuis. 8. Propter fratres meos et proximos meos loquebar pacem de te. 9. Propter domum Domini Dei nostri quæsivi bona tibi. 1386 STAINER. ECCLESIASTICUS xxxix. 14. Sing a song of praise, bless the Lord in all His works: 15. Magnify His Name, and shew forth His praise with the songs of your lips, and with harps. ii. 11. The LORD is full of compassion and mercy, long-suffering, and very pitiful, and forgiveth sins, and saveth in time of affliction. Blessed be the LORD for ever. Amen. Hallelujah. 1387 STAINER. Job xxxviii. 7. The morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy. ST. LUKE ii. 11. For unto you is born this day, in the city of David a Saviour, Which is CHRIST the LORD. *ISAIAH Ixvi. 10. Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, all ye that love her: rejoice, all ye that mourn for her. 12. For thus saith the LORD, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles as a flowing stream.* Amen. * * Sometimes sung as a separate Anthem. 1388 STAINER. ST. JOHN ii. 1. There was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of JESUS was there; 2. And both JESUS was called, and His disciples, to the marriage. Eternal Word, Who didst endure To take our flesh and make it Thine: Bid twain be one in one pure love, O GOD, we lift our praise to Thee, Whose face no sinful man may see; To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. 1389 STAINER. WISDOM V. 15. The righteous live for evermore; their reward also is with the LORD, and the care of them is with the Most High. 16. Therefore shall they receive a glorious kingdom, and a beautiful crown from the Lord's hand: for with His right hand shall He cover them, and with His arm shall He protect them. Amen. STAINER. |