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In holiness and righteousness, all the days of our life.

He hath given knowledge of salvation unto his people, by the remission of their sins,

Through the tender mercy of our God, whereby the day spring from on high hath visited us,

To give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death; to guide our feet into the way of peace.

Glory be, &c.

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Twenty-Sixth Canticle

FOR THE DAY AFTER THE NATIVITY.

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ING unto the Lord a new song, for he hath done marvellous things.

His right hand, and his holy arm hath gotten him the victory.

The Lord hath made known his salvation: his. righteousness hath he openly showed in the sight of the heathen.

He hath remembered his mercy and his truth. Show yourselves joyful unto the Lord, all ye lands; rejoice and sing praises.

Let the sea make a noise, and all that therein is, the world and they that dwell therein.

Let the floods clap their hands, and let the hills be joyful together before the Lord, for he cometh to judge the earth.

With righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.

This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners.

Lord! now lettest thou thý servants depart in peace.

For our eyes have seen thy salvation, which thou hast prepared before the face of all people:

A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.

Glory be, &c.

Twenty-Seventh Canticle.

FOR THE DAY OF THE CRUCIFIXION.

HRIST our Passover was sacrificed for us. He

CHRIST our was

was delivered for our offences.

He bare our sins in his body on the tree: and God hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

His soul was exceedingly sorrowful, even unto death:

He was brought as a lamb to the slaughter: he humbled himself even unto the death of the cross.

He was taken away through the force of agony and of condemnation; and he was cut off out of the land of the living.

Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, to receive

power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing for ever and ever.

Let every creature that is in heaven, and on the earth, give praise and honour to him, that sitteth on the throne, and unto the Lamb.

Now is come the kingdom of God, and the power of his Christ.

Glory be, &c.

Twenty-Eighth Canticle.

FOR THE DAY OF THE CRUCIFIXION.

ET us bless God, our Father, for the gift of his Son, through whom we have redemption, even the remission of our sins.

Lord Jesus! thou gavest thyself for us, that thou mightest deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God, our Father.

Knowing that in burnt offerings and sacrifices, .God had no pleasure;

Thou saidst, Lo! I come; in the volume of the book it is written of me, to do thy will, O God!

After thou hadst offered one sacrifice for sin, thou didst sit down for ever, at the right hand of God. For by this one offering thou hast perfected for ever them that are sanctified.

Thy throne, O God! endureth for ever and ever; a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.

Thou hast loved righteousness; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect! It is God that justifieth.

Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died; yea rather that is risen again.

He died for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.

Glory be, &c.

Twenty-Ninth Canticle.

FOR THE DAY OF THE RESURRECTION.

HRIST our Passover was sacrificed for us:

Therefore, let us keep the feast, not with the leaven of wickedness and hypocrisy, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

Christ, being raised from the dead, dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.

He died unto sin once, but now he liveth unto God.

Being the Prince of life, it was not possible that he should be holden of the bonds of death.

God hath not left his soul in the place of departed spirits; neither hath he suffered his Holy One to see corruption.

He was dead, but he liveth for ever more; and hath the keys of hell and of death.

Christ is risen from the dead, and become the first fruits of them that sleep.

Since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead: and as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

Death is swallowed up in victory. O death! where is thy sting? O grave! where is thy victory? Thanks be to God, who giveth us the victory, through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Glory be, &c.

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Thirtieth Canticle.

FOR THE DAY OF THE RESURRECTION.

HIS is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners.

Therefore, we will sing hymns in honour of our God; and praise him above all, for ever and ever. Who spared not his own Son.

Who ordained that he should be despised and rejected of men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief;

That he should be wounded for our transgressions, and bruised for our iniquities;

That the chastisement of our peace should be upon him; and that by his stripes we should be healed.

Forasmuch as children are partakers of flesh and

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