EXERCISE I.

GOD THE CREATOR.

I.

Teacher. In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

School. Of old hast thou laid the foundations of the earth,

T. And the heavens are the work of thy hands.

S. He made heaven and earth, the sea and all that therein is.

T. Who hath ascended into heaven, or descended?

S. Who hath gathered the winds in his fists? T. Who hath bound the waters in a garment? S. Who hath established all the ends of the earth?

T. What is his name if thou canst tell?

S. Thus saith the Lord, the maker thereof, the Lord that formed it, the Lord is his name.

T. It is he that buildeth his stories in the heaven and hath founded his troop in the earth;

S. He that calleth for the waters of the sea,

and poureth them out upon the face of the earth; the Lord is his name.

T. And God said, Let there be light; and there was light.

S. And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness.

T. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night.

S. The day is thine, the night also is thine; thou hast prepared the light and the sun.

T. By the word of the Lord were the heavens made;

S. And all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

T. The heavens declare the glory of God; S. And the firmament showeth his handiwork.

T. And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day,

S. And the lesser light to rule the night; he made the stars also.

T. He telleth the number of the stars, he calleth them all by their names.

All. Praise ye him, sun and moon;

Praise him, all ye stars of light.

Praise him, ye heavens of heavens,

And ye waters that be above the heavens.
Let them praise the name of the Lord;
For he commanded, and they were created.

EXERCISE II.

GOD THE CREATOR.

II.

Teacher. And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear.

School. And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas.

T. He hath compassed the waters with bounds until the day and night come to an end.

S. He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; T. And his eye seeth every precious thing. S. He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap:

T. He layeth up the depth in storehouses. S. He, by his strength, setteth fast the mountains, being girded with power.

T. The north and the south, thou hast created them,

S. Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy

name.

T. The sea is his, and he made it;

S. And his hands formed the dry land.

T. And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, S. And fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

T.

And God made the beast of the earth after his kind,

S. And everything that creepeth upon the earth after his kind.

T. God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him.

S. The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.

T. The hearing ear and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made even both of them.

All. O Lord, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all; the earth is full of thy riches.