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19. The Lord hath prepared His seat in heaven: and His kingdom ruleth over all.

20. O praise the Lord, ye angels of His, ye that excel in strength: ye that fulfil His commandment, and hearken unto the voice of His words.

21. O praise the Lord, all ye His hosts: ye servants of His that do His pleasure.

22. O speak good of the Lord, all ye works of His, in all places of His dominion: praise thou the Lord, O my soul.

COLLECTS.

Almighty God, we beseech Thee graciously to behold this Thy family, for which our Lord Jesus Christ was contented to be betrayed, and given up into the hands of wicked men, and to suffer death upon the cross, who now liveth and reigneth with Thee, and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, without end. Amen.

Almighty and everlasting God, by whose Spirit the whole body of the Church is governed and sanctified; receive our supplications and prayers which we offer before Thee for all estates of men in Thy holy Church, that every member of the same in his vocation and ministry may truly and

godly serve Thee, through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

O merciful God, who hast made all men, and hatest nothing that Thou hast made, nor wouldest the death of a sinner, but rather that he should be converted and live; have mercy upon all Jews, Turks, Infidels, and Heretics, and take from them all ignorance, hardness of heart, and contempt of Thy word and so fetch them home, blessed Lord, to Thy flock, that they may be saved among the remnant of the true Israelites, and be made one fold under one Shepherd, Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen.

A Song of Praise and a Doxology.

I WILL magnify Thee, O Lord my God; for Thou hast set me up, and not suffered mine enemies to triumph over me.

I will sing unto Thee, O God my Saviour; for Thou hast triumphed gloriously, and overcome the accuser of Thy brethren.

O death, where is now thy sting? O grave, where now thy victory? The Saviour has become thy plague, O death; the Redeemer, O grave, is thy destruction.

Lord, by dying, Thou hast slain death for us: in Thy burial Thou hast vanquished the grave. Thou hast broken the gates of brass, and the bars of iron Thou hast smitten asunder.

The prisoners of hope are ransomed. We that were fallen stand upright.

Thou hast led captivity captive. Thou art gone up and ascended on high.

Lift up your heads, then, O ye gates of heaven, and be ye lift, O everlasting doors, that the King of glory may come in.

Thou art entered, O Lord our God, our Holy One! Thou art sit down on the right hand of the Majesty on high.

Thou hast desired, and the heathen have been given Thee for Thine inheritance, and the utmost parts of the earth for Thy possession. All power is Thine in heaven and in earth. Thou hast a Name above every name. Unto Thee all things bow in heaven and in earth, and under the earth.

All Thine enemies shall perish, O Lord; all Thine adversaries shall be confounded. They shall fail, but Thou endurest. They shall perish at the rebuke of Thy countenance: but Thy kingdom shall be established for ever in holiness.

We look unto Thee, O Lord. Our eyes wait upon Thee. Thou art the Shepherd of Israel, the Hope of them that trust in Thee.

Thou feedest us in the green pastures of Thy peace: Thou leadest us forth besides the waters of comfort.

Thou preparest a table for us in the wilderness, a feast of holy joy in the world of sin and sorrow. When shall we come to appear before the presence of our God in light and life eternal? When shall we sit down with Thee, O Saviour, and drink the new wine in Thy Father's kingdom?

Hasten the time, O Lord: O Lord, bring on the days.

Gird on Thy sword upon Thy thigh, O most Mighty, according to Thy worship and renown.

Ride on because of the word of righteousness, and Thy right hand shall teach Thee terrible things.

Ride on conquering and to conquer, till all Thine enemies be subdued unto Thee; till Jerusalem be the joy of the whole earth.

Hasten the time, O Lord; O Lord bring on the day when death and hell shall be cast into the lake of fire, and all things shall have become

new.

And give unto us, O Lord, to overcome the world, the flesh, and the devil, as Thou hast overcome, and art set down on Thy Father's throne; so that with Thee we may inherit all things, and in Thee be the sons of God.

A DOXOLOGY.

Now unto Him, that is of power to stablish us according to the Gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began, but now is made manifest; and by the

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