beseech thee, give us that due sense of all thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful, and that we may show forth thy praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives; by giving up ourselves to thy service, and by walking before thee in holiness and righteousness all our days, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

¶Then shall be sung a Hymn, taken from the COLLECTION. After the Sermon, a Hymn shall be sung by Choir and Congregation and after that, the Minister shall say the following:

A

Concluding Prayer.

LMIGHTY God, who hast given us grace

at this time with one accord to make our common supplications unto thee, and hast especially encouraged us by thy beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, to make known unto thee our humble requests: fulfil now, O Lord, the desires and petitions of thy servants, as may be most expedient for them; granting us in this world knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to come life everlasting. Amen.

THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and

the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. Amen.

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ORDER FOR EVENING PRAYER.

The Minister shall begin the Evening Prayer by reading one or more of the following Sentences of Scripture; all standing.

FROM the rising of the sun unto the going

down of the same, the Lord's name is to be praised.

Let our prayers be set forth in his sight as an incense and the lifting up of our hands, as an evening sacrifice.

God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts: to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

¶ Then the Minister shall say:

DEARLY beloved, we are assured that the Lord is nigh unto them that call upon him, unto all who call upon him in truth. I do therefore invite as many as are here present to unite with me in common prayer to our heavenly Father, that he, of his fulness and infinite good-will, would graciously bestow upon us those needed mercies and comfortable gifts, which we are emboldened to ask in Christ, who is the Way; giving thanks unto God through him.

The Minister shall then say the following Prayer; all reverently bowing down, or kneeling, and the People responding with "AMEN."

GOD, who by thy dear Son hast consecrated

unto us a new and living way into thy holy presence; grant to us, we beseech thee, the assurance of thy mercy, and sanctify us by thy heavenly grace; that we, approaching thee with a pure heart and undefiled conscience, may offer unto thee a sacrifice in righteousness, and celebrate thy blessed name in the faith and spirit of thy Son Jesus Christ. Amen.

¶ Then the Lord's Prayer, to be said by Minister and People.

OUR

UR Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will

Give us

be done on earth, as it is in heaven. 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, and the power, and the glory, forever and Amen.

ever.

Then the Minister shall say:

O Lord, open thou our lips;

People. And our mouth shall show forth thy praise.

Here all standing up, the Minister shall say:

Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only Wise God;

People. Be honor and glory through Jesus Christ, forever and ever.

Minister. Praise ye the Lord.

People. The Lord's name be praised.

¶ Then shall be sung the following, or some other Anthem.

I WILL lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.

My help cometh from the Lord, who hath made heaven and earth.

He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.

Behold, he that keepeth his people shall neither slumber nor sleep.

The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand.

The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.

The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil : he shall preserve thy soul.

The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in, from this time forth, and even for evermore.

Then shall be read the First Lesson, taken out of the Old Testament; or, instead, one of the SELECTIONS of Psalms.

¶ Then shall be sung the following Psalm :

PRAISE the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me, praise his holy name.

Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits;

Who forgiveth all thy sin, and healeth all thine infirmities;

Who saveth thy life from destruction, and crowneth thee with mercy and loving-kindness.

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 word.

O praise the Lord, all ye his hosts; ye servants of his that do his pleasure.