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UR Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy

name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven; give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil; for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

Then shall be read a Lesson from the Old Testament.

Before reading the Lessons from the Old and New Testaments, the Minister shall announce simply the BOOK and CHAPTER; and after reading them, shall use these words, HERE ENDETH THE First, or the Second LES

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After the Lesson from the Old Testament shall be sung the following

DOXOLOGY.

Or a Canticle, Psalm or Hymn, when announced by the Minister.

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Here the People rise.

LORY be to God on high, and on earth peace, good-will towards men. We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty.

O Lord, the only begotten Son, Jesus Christ; O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon

us. Thou, who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us, Thou, who takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. Thou, who sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us.

For thou only art holy; thou only art the Lord; thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

Then shall be read a Lesson from the New Testament. Notice may be given here, if any of the Special or Occasional Prayers, or Thanksgivings, from Part III., are to be used.

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After which, the Minister says,

Let us pray.

LORD! let thy mercy shine upon us; and grant us thy salvation.

O God! make clean our hearts within us; and take not thy Holy Spirit from us.

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LORD God! we render thanks unto thee, that thou hast called us to the knowledge and profession of the Christian faith. We beseech thee to preserve and increase it in us; to the end, that continuing steadfast in the same, we may sincerely unite in the confession of the Church Universal :

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord; who was conceived of the Holy Ghost, and born of

the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate; he was crucified; he died; he was buried; [he went into the place of departed spirits;]* the third day he rose from the dead; he ascended into heaven; he sitteth at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty; and thence he will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost.

I believe in the Holy Church Universal; the communion of saints; the remission of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen.

Here introduce such of the Special or Occasional Prayers or Thanksgivings from Part Ill. as are suitable, may be requested, or the Minister's discretion may suggest.

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LORD, our God! Creator and Father of the human race! who hast commanded that prayer and supplication be made for all mankind, we offer unto thee our intercessions, for the peace of the world, and for the happiness and salvation of all

men.

DELIVER, we beseech thee, O Lord! from spiritual blindness, all the nations that still sit in darkness. Thou didst so love the world, that thou gavest thine only Son, to die as a propitiation, not only for our sins, but also for the sins of the whole world. Thou hast taught us that he came to be a light unto the Gentiles, and to bring salvation unto the ends of the

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earth; and that there is none other name under heaven, given among men, whereby we may be saved. Grant, O Almighty God and merciful Father that all our fellow-men may be gathered unto the name of our Lord; to the end that all nations may know and adore thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

O LORD! who art the source of all lawful power, and the fountain of all true wisdom in the counsels of men, we pray to thee for all who are in authority throughout the world. Thou hast taught us, in thy holy word, that thou dost govern the nations upon earth, and that rulers should serve and obey thee. Vouchsafe, then, O most mighty God! a knowledge of thyself to such as know thee not, and give thy grace unto all, that, ruling in thy fear, they may do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with thee.

WE beseech thee to behold with thy favour those who, in the order of thy providence, are entrusted with authority throughout our land. Endue them with thy grace, that, in the administration of justice, the preservation of order, the improvement of our laws, and the execution of judgment, their good works may glorify thee.

We offer unto thee, O Lord! our prayers for the necessities of the Holy Church Universal. Protect, enlarge, and sanctify it more and more. Deliver all churches which suffer persecution. Take away, we beseech thee, the errors and dissensions which disturb thy people, and unite them all in the bonds of

truth, of godliness, and of peace. Grant thy blessings to the Churches of these States, and to the families and persons who compose them, that piety, concord, and every Christian virtue may flourish therein.

We pray thee, O Lord! for all the pastors of thy Church. Sanctify them, and increase in them the knowledge and gifts needful for the advancement of thy kingdom, and the salvation of the souls committed to them. Raise up, everywhere, faithful, zealous and humble ministers, lovers of truth and of peace; and, to this end, give thy grace and thy fear to all who are preparing to serve thee in the holy ministry.

O GOD of mercy! have pity on those who are suffering by war, pestilence, or any other scourge, and on all who are in affliction. We commend to thy care the widow and the orphan, the poor and the stranger, all who are in peril by land or by water, all who endure persecution for the Gospel, all who are distressed in mind, the infirm, the sick and the dying. Comfort and relieve them, according to their several necessities, and give them a happy issue out of all their trials and afflictions.

O LORD! we pray for all thy children. Direct and bless all who seek thee with sincerity of heart, and who labour for the salvation of themselves, or of their fellow-men; all who are engaged in works of love, and in holy designs for the advancement of

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