Prime. V. Come to our aid, O God. R. O Lord, make haste to help us. 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. THE HYMN. (For which see the HYMNAL.) THE PSALMS. PSALM III. LORD, how are they increased that trouble me; * many are they that rise against me. Many one there be that say of my soul, * There is no help for him in his God. But Thou, O Lord, art my defender; * Thou art my worship, and the Lifter up of my head. I did call upon the Lord with my voice;* and He heard me out of His holy hill. I laid me down and slept, and rose up again; * for the Lord sustained me. * I will not be afraid for ten thousands of the people, that have set themselves against me round about. Up, Lord, and help me, O my God; * * for Thou smitest all mine enemies upon the cheek-bone; Thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly. Salvation belongeth unto the Lord: * and Thy blessing is upon Thy people. PSALM V. PONDER my words, O Lord;* consider my medi O hearken Thou unto the voice of my calling, my King, and my God; for unto Thee will I make my prayer. * My voice shalt Thou hear betimes, O Lord; * early in the morning will I direct my prayer unto Thee, and will look up. For Thou art the God that hast no pleasure in wickedness; * neither shall any evil dwell with Thee. Such as be foolish shall not stand in Thy sight;* for Thou hatest all them that work vanity. Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: * the Lord will abhor both the blood-thirsty and deceitful man. But as for me, I will come into Thine house, even upon the multitude of Thy mercy; * and in Thy fear will I worship toward Thy holy temple. Lead me, O Lord, in Thy righteousness, because of mine enemies;* make Thy way plain before my face. For there is no faithfulness in his mouth; *their inward parts are very wickedness. * Their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue. Destroy Thou them, O God; let them perish through their own imaginations; * cast them out in the multitude of their ungodliness; for they have rebelled against Thee. * And let all them that put their trust in Thee rejoice: they shall ever be giving of thanks, because Thou defendest them; they that love Thy Name shall be joyful in Thee. * For Thou, Lord, wilt give Thy blessing unto the righteous; and with Thy favourable kindness wilt Thou defend him as with a shield. PSALM LVII. BE merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me, * for my soul trusteth in Thee; and under the shadow of Thy wings shall be my refuge, until this tyranny be over-past. I will call unto the most high God; * even unto the God that shall perform the cause which I have in hand. He shall send from heaven, * and save me from the reproof of him that would eat me up. God shall send forth His mercy and truth: * my soul is among lions, And I lie even among the children of men, that are set on fire; whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword. * Set up Thyself, O God, above the heavens; and Thy glory above all the earth. * They have laid a net for my feet, and pressed down my soul: they have digged a pit before me, and are fallen into the midst of it themselves. My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed; * I will sing, and give praise. Awake up, my glory; awake, lute and harp:* I myself will awake right early. * I will give thanks unto Thee, O Lord, among the people; and I will sing unto Thee among the nations; For the greatness of Thy mercy reacheth unto the heavens, and Thy truth unto the clouds. * Set up Thyself, O God, above the heavens; and Thy glory above all the earth. ANTHEM. I laid me down and slept, and rose up again; for the Lord sustained me. These Psalms and Anthem are used from the second Sunday after Epiphany until Septuagesima Sunday, and from the Monday after Trinity Sunday until Advent, except upon such Holy Days as have a proper Anthem and Psalms appointed. The Psalms and Anthems for the remainder of the year will be found in the Second Part of this Manual. THE LESSON. 2 THESSALONIANS, II. 15-17. RETHREN, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle. Now our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and God, even our Father, Which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work. And Thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us. R. Thanks be to God. Or 1 CORINTHIANS, XV. 58. RETHREN, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord. And Thou. Or 1 CORINTHIANS, XVI. 13, 14. BRETHREN, RETHREN, watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong. Let all your things be done with charity. And Thou. One of these Lessons is used when no other is specially appointed. ¶ After the Lesson, a Homily, or some portion of the writings of a Father, or Doctor of the Church, or the life of a Saint, may be read, at the discretion of the President. V. O Lord, arise, help us; R. And deliver us for Thy Name's sake. Lord, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. UR Father, Which art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation. But deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, The power, and the glory, For ever and ever. Amen. V. R. O Lord, hear our prayer. And let our cry come unto Thee. Let us pray. Then are said, the Collect for the day, for which see the Second Part of this Manual, and the Prayer for the Guild, which is always the same as that appointed to be used in the Compline Office of the day; and, after that, such Prayers as have been ordered to be said by competent authority, always concluding with this which here followeth,— ORD God, King of heaven and earth, vouchsafe this day to rule and sanctify, direct and govern our souls and bodies, our senses, words, and actions, in conformity with Thy law, and in strict obedience to Thy commands; that, by the help of Thy Grace, O Saviour of the world, we may be fenced and freed from all evils both now and for ever. Amen. V. O Lord, hear our prayer. R. And let our cry come unto Thee. V. Let us bless the Lord. V. May the Divine assistance ever remain with us. And with our absent brethren. R. V. May the souls of the faithful, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. R. Amen. May the Lord this day direct our hearts and doings in the way of His peace. |