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DAILY MORNING PRAYER.
¶ The Minister shall begin the MORNING PRAYER, by reading one or more of the following Sentences of Scripture. THE
LORD is in his holy temple; let
all the earth keep silence before him. Hab. ii. 20. ¶ Then the Minister shall say, DEARLY beloved brethren, the Scripture moveth us, in sundry places, to acknowledge and confess our manifold sins and wickedness; and that we should not dissemble nor cloak them before the face of Almighty God our heavenly Father; but confess them with an humble, lowly, penitent, and obedient heart; to the end that we may obtain forgiveness of the same, by his infinite goodness and mercy. And although we ought, at all times, humbly to acknowledge our sins before God; yet ought we chiefly so to do, when we assemble and meet together to render thanks for the great benefits that we have received at his hands, to set forth his most worthy praise, to hear his most holy Word, and to ask those things which are requisite and necessary, as well for the body as the soul. Wherefore I pray and beseech you, as many as are here present, to accompany me with a pure heart, and humble voice, unto the throne of the heavenly grace, saying--
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"LORD" is not capitalized in all editions.
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First page of Morning Prayer, from an edition published in 1821. |
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A General Confession. ¶ To be said by the whole congregation, after the Minister, all kneeling. ALMIGHTY and most merciful Father; We have 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; And there is no health in us. But thou O Lord have mercy upon us, miserable offenders Spare thou those, O 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, for his sake; That we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life, To the glory of thy holy Name. Amen.
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The Declaration of Absolution, Or Remission Of Sins. ¶ To be said by the Priest alone, standing; the People still kneeling. ALMIGHTY God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who desireth not the death of a sinner, but rather that he may turn from his wickedness and live hath given power, and commandment, to his Ministers, to declare and pronounce to his people, being penitent, the Absolution and Remission of their sins. He pardoneth and absolveth all those who truly repent and unfeignedly believe his holy Gospel. Wherefore let us beseech him to grant us true repentance, and his Holy Spirit, that those things may please him which we do at this present; and that the rest of our life hereafter may be pure and holy; so that at the last we may come to his eternal joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord. ¶ The People shall answer here, and at the end of every Prayer, Amen. ¶ Or this. ALMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, who of his great mercy hath promised forgiveness of sins to all those who, with hearty repentance and true faith, turn unto him; Have mercy upon you; pardon and deliver you from all your sins; confirm and strengthen you in all goodness; and bring you to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ¶ Then the Minister shall kneel, and say the Lords Prayer; the people still kneeling and repeating it with him, both here, and wheresoever else it is used in divine service. 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. ¶ Then likewise he shall say,
O Lord, open thou our lips.
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¶ Here, all standing up, the Minister shall say,
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; ¶ Then shall be said or sang the following Anthem; except on those days for which other Anthems are appointed; and except also, when it is used in the course of the Psalms, on the nineteenth day of the month. Venite, exultemus Domino. O
COME, let us sing unto the LORD;
let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation. ¶ Then shall follow a Portion of the Psalms, as they are appointed, or one of the Selections of the Psalms set forth by this Church. And at the end of every Psalm, and likewise at the end of the Venite, Benedicite, Jubilate Benedictus, Cantate Domino, Bonum est confiteri, Deus miseratur, Benedic, anima mea MAY be said or sung the Gloria Patri; and at the end of the whole Portion, or Selection of Psalms for the day SHALL be said or sung the Gloria Patri, or else the Gloria in escelsis, which followeth. Gloria in excelsis GLORY
be to God on high and on earth peace, good will towards men We praise
thee, we bless thee, we worship thee we glorify thee, we give thanks to
thee for thy great glory, O Lord God heavenly King, God the Father Almighty.
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* Amen added in 1871; in some books from 1845 (but not those used here). |
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Then shall be read the first Lesson, according to the Table or Calendar. ¶ Note, That before every Lesson, the Minister shall say Here beginneth such a Chapter, or verse of such a Chapter, of such a Book: and after every Lesson, Here endeth the first, or the second Lesson. Te Deum laudamus. WE
praise thee, O God; we acknowledge thee to be the Lord. ¶ Or this Canticle. Benedicite omnia opera Domine O
ALL ye Works of the Lord bless ye the Lord; praise him and magnify him
for ever. |
These two rubrics printed as one until 1845. | ||
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Then shall be read, in like manner, the second Lesson, taken out of the
New Testament according to the Table or Calendar. Jubilate Deo. Psalm c. O
BE joyful in the LORD, all ye lands;
serve the LORD with gladness, and
come before his presence with a song. |
These two rubrics printed as one until 1845. | ||
¶ Or this Hymn. Benedictus. St. Luke i. 68. BLESSED
be the Lord God of Israel for he hath visited and redeemed his people; ¶
Then shall be said the Apostles Creed by the Minister and the People,
standing. And any Churches may omit the words, He
descended into hell, or may, instead of them, use the words, He
went into the place of departed spirits, which are considered as words
of the same meaning in the Creed. |
From 1886, the complete Benedictus (Luke 1:68-79) was permitted to be read, particularly during Advent, as printed in the 1892 book. | ||
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BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth: ¶ Or this. I
BELIEVE in one God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth,
And of all things visible and invisible: ¶ And after that, these Prayers following, all devoutly kneeling; the Minister first pronouncing,
The Lord be with you.
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[He descended into Hell;] (i. e., italicized and in brackets) until 1793. |
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¶ Then shall follow the Collect for the day except when the Communion Service is read; and then the Collect for the day shall be omitted here. A Collect for Peace O GOD who art the author of peace and lover of concord, in knowledge of whom standeth our eternal life, whose service is perfect freedom; Defend us thy humble servants in all assaults of our enemies that we, surely trusting in thy defence may not fear the power of any adversaries, through the might of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. A Collect for Grace O LORD our heavenly Father Almighty and everlasting God who hast safely brought us to the beginning of this day; Defend us in the same with thy mighty power and grant that this day we fall into no sin, neither run into any kind of danger; but that all our doings being ordered by thy governance may be righteous in thy sight; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. A Prayer for the President of the United States, and all in Civil Authority. O LORD, our heavenly Father, the high and mighty Ruler of the universe, who dost from thy throne behold all the dwellers upon earth; Most heartily we beseech thee, with thy favour to behold and bless thy servant The President of the United States, and all others in authority; and so replenish them with the grace of thy Holy Spirit, that they may always incline to thy will, and walk in thy way. Endue them plenteously with heavenly gifts; grant them in health and prosperity long to live; and finally, after this life, to attain everlasting joy and felicity; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ¶ The following Prayers are to be omitted here when the Litany is read. A Prayer for the Clergy and People. ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, from whom cometh every good and perfect gift; Send down upon our Bishops, and other Clergy, and upon the Congregations committed to their charge, the healthful Spirit of thy grace; and, that they may truly please thee, pour upon them the continual dew of thy blessing. Grant this, O Lord, for the honour of our Advocate and Mediator, Jesus Christ. Amen. A Prayer for all Conditions of Men. O GOD, the Creator and Preserver of all mankind, we humbly beseech thee for all sorts and conditions of men; that thou wouldest be pleased to make thy ways known unto them, thy saving health unto all nations. More especially we pray for thy holy Church universal; that it may be so guided and governed by thy good Spirit that all who profess and call themselves Christians may be led into the way of truth, and hold the faith in unity of spirit in the bond of peace and in righteousness of life. Finally we commend to thy fatherly goodness all those who are any ways afflicted or distressed in mind body or estate; that it may please thee to comfort and relieve them according to their several necessities giving them patience under their sufferings and a happy issue out of all their afflictions. And this we beg for Jesus Christs sake. Amen.
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A General Thanksgiving ALMIGHTY God Father of all mercies, we, thine unworthy servants do give thee most humble and hearty thanks for all thy goodness and loving kindness to us and to all men. We bless thee for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life, but above all for thine inestimable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the means of grace and for the hope of glory. And we 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 to whom with thee and the Holy Ghost be all honour and glory, world without end. Amen. A Prayer of St. Chrysostom. ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common supcations unto thee; and dost promise that when two three are gathered together in thy Name thou wilt grant their 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. 2 Cor. Xiii. 14. THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen. Here endeth the Order of Morning Prayer. |
* omitted in 1871. |
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