That went down to the skirts of his garments;

As the dew of Hermon,

And as the dew that descended upon the mountains of
Zion:

For there the Lord commanded the blessing,

Even life for evermore.

P. Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace,
Whose mind is stayed on Thee.

M. Thus saith the Lord,

Thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel;

O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments !
Then had thy peace been as a river,

And thy righteousness as the waves of the sea.
P. Great peace have they who love thy law.
M. These six things doth the Lord hate :
Yea, seven are an abomination unto Him:
A proud look, a lying tongue,

And hands that shed innocent blood,

A heart that deviseth wicked imaginations,
Feet that be swift in running to mischief,
A false witness that speaketh lies,

And he that soweth discord among brethren.
P. Gather not my soul with sinners,
Nor my life with bloody men.

Peace on earth, good will to men.

Amen.

M. As many as walk according to this rule,

Peace be on them, and mercy,

And upon the Israel of God.

Peace be to the brethren,

And love with faith,

From God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. P. Amen.

M. The God of peace be with you all.

P. The God of.

peace make

you perfect.

M. The Lord of peace Himself give you peace,
Always by all means.

P. The very God of peace sanctify you wholly.

M. The Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful man. P. Let us follow after the things

That make for peace.

M. Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood!

P. Let us follow after the things

That make for peace.

M. Every battle of the warrior is
With garments rolled in blood.
P. Let us follow after the things
That make for peace.

M. A man that doeth violence to the blood of any

M. Hatred stirreth up strifes,

But love covereth all things.

P. Let us follow after the things

That make for peace.

M. It is an honour for a man to cease from strife;

But every fool will be meddling.

P. Let us follow after the things

That make for peace.

M. A reward in the bosom pacifieth

Strong wrath.

P. Let us follow after the things

That make for peace.

M. Wisdom is better than weapons of war.

P. Let us follow after the things

That make for peace,

M. He that is slow to wrath

Is of great understanding.

P. Let us follow after the hings

That make for peace,
M. Avenge not yourselves,

But rather give place unto wrath.
P. Let us follow after the things
That make for peace.
M. Vengeance is mine,

I will repay, saith the Lord.

P. Let us follow after the things

That make for peace.

M. If ye forgive not men their trespasses,
Neither will your heavenly Father

Forgive your trespasses.

P. Let us follow after the things
That make for peace.

M. In malice be ye children,

But in understanding be ye men. P. Let us follow after the things That make for peace.

M. Blessed are the meek,

For they shall inherit the earth.

P. Let us follow after the things

M. Blessed are the peacemakers,

For they shall be called the children of God. P. Let us follow after the things

That make for peace.

All. Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power,

Be unto Him that sitteth upon the throne,

And unto the Lamb, for ever and ever.

M. Let us pray.

All. Our Father, who art in heaven,

Hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come.

Amen.

Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

And lead us not into temptation,

But deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom, and the power,

M. Grace be unto you, and peace from Him,

Who is, and who was, and who is to come.

P. To Him be glory and dominion for ever and ever.

Amen.

XXXII. THE ASPECTS OF DEATH.*

M. Man that is born of a woman

Is of few days, and full of trouble.

He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down :

He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.

All flesh is grass,

And all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field:

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth:
Because the Spirit of the Lord bloweth
Surely the people is grass.

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth:

upon it:

But the word of our God shall stand for ever.

P. We all do fade as a leaf;

And our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

M. There is no man that hath power

Over the spirit to retain the spirit;

Neither hath he power in the day of death:

And there is no discharge in that war.

* Biblical Liturgy, No. 20.

What man is he that liveth,

And shall not see death?

It is appointed unto men once to die,
But after this the judgment.

P. For we must needs die,

And are as water spilt on the ground,
Which cannot be gathered up again :
Neither doth God respect any person.
M. We are strangers before Thee,

And sojourners, as were all our fathers;
Our days on earth are as a shadow,

And there is none abiding.

When a few years are come,

Then I shall go the way whence I shall not return,

Even to the land of darkness and the shadow of

death:

A land of darkness as darkness itself;

And of the shadow of death, without any order;

And where the light is as darkness.

There the wicked cease from troubling;

And there the weary be at rest.

There the prisoners rest together;
They hear not the voice of the oppressor.

P. The small and great are there :

And the servant is free from his master.
M. Be not thou afraid when one is made rich,

When the glory of his house is increased;
For when he dieth, he shall carry nothing away;

His glory shall not descend after him.
As he came forth of his mother's womb,
Naked shall he return, to go as he came,
And shall take nothing of his labour,
Which he may carry in his hand.
P. We brought nothing into this world,

And it is certain we can carry nothing out.