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PART FIFTH.

Canticles for the Ordinary Service.

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First Canticle.

COME! let us sing unto the Lord; let us heartily rejoice in the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiv· ing; and show ourselves glad in him with psalms.

O come! let us worship and bow down; let us 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.

Manifold, O God! are thy wondrous and bounteous works: they are more than can be numbered.

In thee we live, and move, and have our being. The testimonies of thy loving kindness are ever about us.

Thou hast sent thine only Son into the world, to be a propitiation for our sins.

For all these things we bless thee, and we magnify thy glorious name; saying with the angels and all the heavenly host,

Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of hosts! Heaven and earth are full of thy glory, O God! most high. Let our mouths show forth thy praise for ever. Let all that hath breath, bless thee for ever and

ever.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

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Second Canticle.

YE righteous! sing unto the Lord with joy; for it becometh well the just to be thankful. Praise the Lord, sing unto him a new song: for all his works are done in truth.

All the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

I will wash my hands in innocency; so will I compass thine altar, O Lord!

And with the voice of thanksgiving, tell of all thy wondrous works.

My God! I love the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.

Cause us to hear thy loving kindness in the morning; for in thee do we trust.

Cause us to know the way wherein we should walk; for we lift up our souls unto thee.

Let us bless the Lord, who crowneth us day by day with his benefits.

Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light.

Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son.

Glory be, &c.

PRAISE

Third Canticle.

RAISE ye the Lord, call upon his name; make known his deeds among the people.

Sing unto him; sing psalms unto him; tell ye of all his wondrous works.

Rejoice ye in his holy name; let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the Lord.

Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his face evermore; remember his marvellous works.

Great is our Lord and great is his power: his wisdom is infinite.

Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving, answering one unto another; sing psalms unto our God.

Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem! Praise thy God, O Zion.

He strengtheneth the bars of thy gates, and blesseth thy children within thee.

He showeth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and ordinances unto Israel:

He hath not dealt so with any nation.

He so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

What shall we render unto the Lord, for all his benefits towards us.

We will receive the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord.

Glory be, &c.

Fourth Canticle.

E will extol thee, O God, our King! and we will bless thy name for ever and ever.

Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; his greatness is unsearchable.

One generation shall praise thy works unto another.

The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and of great mercy.

The Lord is good to all; his tender mercies are over all his works.

All thy works shall praise thee, O Lord! and thy saints shall bless thee;

They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power.

Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all ages.

The Lord upholdeth all those who fall; and raiseth up all who are bowed down.

The eyes of all wait upon thee, and thou givest them their meat in due season.

Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.

The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.

The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him; unto all that call upon him in truth.

He fulfilleth the desire of those who fear him; he heareth their cry and saveth them.

The Lord preserveth all those who love him; but all the wicked will he destroy.

Our mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord, and we will bless his holy name for ever and ever. Glory be, &c.

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Fifth Canticle.

GOD! we praise thee with our whole heart; we worship before thee in thy holy temple.

We praise thy name for thy loving kindness and

thy truth; we rejoice in thy salvation.

Thou hast sent thy Son to fulfil the promises made unto the fathers;

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