as many as are here present, to accompany me with a pure heart and humble voice unto the throne of the heavenly grace: saying with me:— A CONFESSION. To be said by the Minister and People. ALMIGHTY and most mer ers, and spare all those who confess their sins unto thee: that they whose consciences by sin are accused, by thy merciful pardon may be absolved, through Christ our Lord. Amen. THE LORD'S PRAYER. ciful Father: we have OUR Father who art in erred and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have offended against thy holy laws. We have left undone those things which we ought to have done; and we have done those things which we ought not to have done. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us. Spare thou those, O Ó God, who confess their faults. Restore thou those who are penitent, according to thy promises declared unto mankind in Christ Jesus our Lord. And grant, O most merciful Father, that we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life, to the glory of thy holy name. Amen. Then shall the Minister say this Prayer. LORD, we beseech thee, mercifully hear our pray 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 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. O Lord, open thou our lips. And our mouth shall show forth thy praise. Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God; Be honor and glory, through Jesus Christ, forever and ever. Praise ye the Lord. The Lord's name be praised. (Here a Hymn or Anthem may be sung.) THIRD SERVICE. One or more sentences to be read by the Minister. I WHEREWITH shall come before the Lord, and bow myself before the high God? He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? and who shall stand in his holy place? He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation. If thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there remember that thy brother hath aught against thee, leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. EXHORTATION. AGAIN we rest from the active duties of our earthly pilgrimage, to sing our songs of gratitude and adoration, and renew our souls at the fountains of life. We are not strangers or servants, but children of the household of God. With humble and fervent spirits let us offer up our prayers to Him who, though he dwelleth on high, yet never faileth to listen to the lowly and contrite who call upon him. And when we leave this place, may we all with fresh zeal and love go on our way rejoicing to the blessed and everlasting home. There is none other command- | be mindful how far off from ment greater than these. All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them. For this is the law and the prophets. Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God. And every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. Though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. Now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. Glory be to God in the highest: And on earth peace, good-will toward men. PRAYER. To be said by the Minister. THOU, O Lord most High, art our light and our life, our strength and our joy, our refuge in distress, our everpresent friend and helper. Inspire us, we beseech thee, with thoughts suited to thy most holy presence. As disciples of Jesus Christ thy Son, and with great love to him, we would come to thee: may it be also in his spirit. We would thee we should have been without him, and how near to thee he will lead us, if we humbly and steadfastly yield ourselves up to his guidance. Thou, Lord, hast made all things, and art wonderful in all thy doings; yet art thou most wonderful and glorious in thy works of love and mercy. Amen. THE LORD'S PRAYER. To be said by the Minister and People. OUR 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. To the only Holy, the First and the Last, be thanksgiving and praise: From all kindreds and tongues on earth, and the voices of saints in heaven. Amen. (A Hymn may here be sung.) FOURTH SERVICE. his courts. Surely the Lord is in this place. This is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven. In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth. Let us search and try our ways, and turn again unto the Lord. It shall come to pass, saith God, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh, even the spirit of truth, which shall guide you into all truth. Thus saith the Lord, who made heaven and earth, and all that in them is: I am the first and I am the last, and beside me there is no God. Choose ye this day whom ye will serve; but as for me and my house we will serve the Lord. The Lord our God will we serve, and his voice will we obey. Be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest. If we live in the spirit, let us also walk in the spirit. EXHORTATION. LET us draw nigh to the throne of grace in the spirit of Jesus Christ, that we may offer to our heavenly Father the spiritual worship which he seeketh. May our hearts be open to all holy influences. May heaven open to the eye of our souls, and our prayers and God's blessings be like angels ascending and descending. Be this day blessed among our days on earth, a season of refreshing to our spirits, a day of the Lord, spent in his intimate presence, and preparing us for his everlasting service. SENTENCES. To be said by the Minister and People. BLESSED, O Lord, is the people that know the joy ful sound of thy gospel. They shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance. Illuminate according to thy good pleasure all nations with the brightness of thy truth. O Lord, give the word, and great shall be the company of preachers. Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him; But he hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit. Create in us a clean heart, O God. And renew a right spirit within us. Cast us not away from thy 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. |