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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.

Thirty-Ninth Canticle.

FOR THE HOLY DAYS OF SEPTEMBER.

N this was manifested the love of God towards

IN

us; because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

Let us love God, because he first loved us.

The Lord hath remembered his mercy and truth, for they endure for ever.

For thy name's sake, O Lord! be merciful unto our sins, although they are great.

Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the children of God;

And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ.

Since we call upon him as a Father, who, without respect of persons, judgeth according to every man's work; let us pass the time of our sojourning here in fear.

Let the name of our Lord Jesus Christ be glori

fied in us, and let us be glorified in him, according to the grace of our God, and the Lord Jesus Christ. Glory be, &c.

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Fortieth Canticle.

FOR THE COMMUNION.

E will praise thee, O God! we will exalt thy name for ever

For all the earth is full of thy goodness, of thy glory and of thy mercy.

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, praise his holy name.

Who forgiveth all thy sin, and healeth all thine infirmities.

The Lord is full of compassion and mercy, long suffering and of great goodness.

He hath not dealt with us after our sins, nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.

For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy towards them that fear him.

As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

Yea, like as a Father pitieth his own children, even so, is the Lord merciful unto us.

For when we were his enemies, and while we were yet sinners, he gave us his only begotten Son, that we might live through him.

He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up to die for us all, how shall he not with him also, freely give us all things.

Let my heart and my mouth show forth the praises of the Lord.

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Glory be, &c.

Forty-First Canticle.

FOR THE
THE COMMUNION.

ET us praise the Lord our God, and extol his mercy towards his people, and towards his

elect.

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

He hath not dealt so with any nation.

Thou also, O God! art praised in Zion, and unto thee is the vow of thy people performed.

Blessed are the people, O Lord! who rejoice in thee; they shall walk in the light of thy countenance. Their delight shall be daily in thy name; and in thy righteousness shall they make their boast.

We, who in times past, were not his people, are now the people of God.

He hath made us a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people;

That we should show forth the praises of him who hath called us out of darkness, unto his marvellous light.

Herein will our Father be glorified, if we bear

much fruit: so shall we be truly the disciples of his Son.

We shall abide in his love, until he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe.

Glory be, etc.

Forty-Second Canticle.

FOR THE

COMMUNION.

! COME and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for

0 and hear, all tone for God, a

my soul.

The Lord hath remembered his tender mercies and his loving-kindnesses, which have been ever of old.

Our misdeeds had prevailed against us: thou hast taken away our transgressions.

God is not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

He sent his Son to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.

In this was manifested the love of God towards us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

Let us show forth the Lord's death, till he come. The bread, which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?

The cup of blessing, which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ?

To me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Thanks be unto God, for this unspeakable gift.
Glory be, &c.

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Forty-Third Canticle.

FOR THE COMMUNION.

! GIVE thanks unto the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever.

Let the redeemed of the Lord say so; such as sat in darkness, and in the shadow of death;

Who had rebelled against the word of God, and contemned the counsel of the Most High.

He hath brought them out of darkness, and the shadow of death; he hath broken their bonds insunder.

O that men would therefore praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

This salvation hath been declared in the Gospel of Jesus Christ,

Who, of God, is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption.

How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace;

That bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, thy God reigneth.

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