¶ THE ORDER FOR

MORNING AND EVENING PRAYER

DAILY TO BE SAID AND USED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

THE Morning and Evening Prayer shall be used in the accustomed Place of the Church, Chapel, or Chancel; except it shall be otherwise determined by the Ordinary of the Place. And the Chancels shall remain as they have done in times past.
    And here is to be noted, that such Ornaments of the Church, and of the Ministers thereof, at all Times of their Ministration, shall be retained, and be in use, as were in this Church of England, by the Authority of Parliament, in the Second Year of the Reign of King Edward the Sixth.
    Hymns and Anthems agreeable to Holy Scriptures and to the doctrine and purpose of this Book may be sung at the beginning or end of any service, and also in the course of any service, but so only as not to interrupt the order and sequence thereof.

THE ORDER FOR

MORNING PRAYER,

DAILY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

¶ When the Order for Morning Prayer immediately precedes the Holy Communion, it shall be permissible for the Minister at his discretion to begin at the versicle, O Lord, open thou our lips. It shall also be permissible for him to end with the Canticle after the Second Lesson; or he may add the Salutation, and the words Let us pray, followed by the second or third Collect.

¶ At the beginning of Morning Prayer the Minister shall read with a loud voice some one or more of these Sentences of the Scriptures that follow. And then he shall say the Exhortation which is written after the said Sentences; or in place thereof (provided that the Exhortation be said at least on the first Sunday in Advent and the first Sunday in Lent) he may at his discretion say, Let us humbly confess our sins unto Almighty God; and then shall follow the General Confession.

WHEN the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive. Ezek. 18.27.
    I acknowledge my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me. Psalm 51. 3.
    Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. Psalm 51. 9.
    The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. Psalm 51. 17.
    Rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. Joel 2.13.
    To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him: neither have we obeyed the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in his laws which he set before us. Daniel 9. 9, 10.
    O Lord, correct me, but with judgement; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing. Jeremiah 10. 2·,1,. Psalm 6. l.
    Repent ye; for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand. St. Matthew 3. 2.
    I will arise, and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, and am no more worthy to be called thy son. St. Luke 15. 18, 19.
    Enter not into judgement with thy servant, O Lord; for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. Psalm 143. 2.
    If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us: but, if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 St. John 1. 8, 9.
 

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 cloke 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 most 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 after me;

¶ A general Confession to be said of 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 them, O God, which confess their faults. Restore thou them that are penitent; According to thy promises declared unto mankind in Christ Jesu 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.

¶ The Absolution, or Remission of sins, to be pronounced 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; and 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 them that 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 all other prayers, Amen.

¶ The Minister may at his discretion, immediately after reading one or more of the opening Sentences from Holy Scripture, say,

    Let us humbly confess our sins unto Al­mighty God.

¶ Then, all kneeling, he and the people shall say together:

O ALMIGHTY Father, Lord of heaven and earth, we confess that we have sinned against thee in thought, word, and deed. Have mercy upon us, O God, after thy great goodness; according to the multitude of thy mercies, do away our offences; wash us throughly from our wickedness, and cleanse us from our sin; for Jesus Christ's sake. Amen.

¶ The Absolution, to be pronounced by the Priest alone standing

MAY the almighty and merciful Lord grant unto you pardon and remission of all your sins, time for amendment of life, and the grace and comfort of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
 

¶ Then the Minister shall kneel, and say the Lord's Prayer with an audible voice,. the people also kneeling, and repeating it with him, both here, and wheresoever else it is used in Divine Service.

OUR Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven. Give us 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, The power, and the glory, For ever and ever. Amen.

¶ Then likewise he shall say,

    O Lord, open thou our lips.
    Answer. And our mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
    Priest. O God, make speed to save us.
    Answer. O Lord, make haste to help us.

¶ Here all standing up, the Priest shall say,

    Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : and to the Holy Ghost;
    Answer. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be : world without end. Amen.
    Priest. Praise ye the Lord.
    Answer. The Lord's Name be praised.

¶ Then shall be said or sung this Psalm following: except on Easter-Day, and seven days after, when Proper Anthems are appointed,. and on the Nineteenth day of every Month it is not to be read here, but in the ordinary Course of the Psalms.

¶ On the days hereafter named, before this Psalm and after the Gloria Patri· which follows it, may be sung or said the Invitatory :

    On the Sundays in Advent. — Our King and Saviour draweth nigh : O come, let us adore him.
    On Christmas Day and until the Epiphany. — Alleluia. Unto us a child is born: O come, let us adore him. Alleluia.
    On the Epiphany and seven days after, and on the Feast of the Transfiguration. — The Lord hath manifested forth his glory : O come, let us adore him.
    On the Purification and the Annunciation. — The Word was made flesh: O come, let us adore him.
    On the Monday following the first Sunday after Easter, and until Ascension Day.— Alleluia. The Lord is risen indeed: O come, let us adore him. Alleluia.
    On Ascension Day and until Whit Sunday. — Alleluia. Christ the Lord ascendeth into heaven: O come, let us adore him. Alleluia.
    On Whit Sunday and six days after.— Alleluia. The Spirit of the Lord filleth the world: O come, let us adore him. Alleluia.
    On Trinity Sunday. — One God in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity: O come, let us adore him.
    On other Festivals for which a proper Epistle and Gospel are appointed. — The Lord is glorious in his saints : O come, let us adore him.
 

VENITE, EXULTEMUS DOMINO.
Psalm 95.

O COME, let us sing unto the Lord : let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation.
    Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving : and shew ourselves glad in him with Psalms.
    For the Lord is a great God : and a great King above all gods.     In his hand are all the corners of the earth : and the strength of the hills is his also.
    The sea is his, and he made it : and his hands prepared the dry land.
    O come, let us worship, and fall down: and kneel before the Lord our Maker.
    For he is the Lord our God : and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.
    Glory be to the Father, and to the Son: and t? the Holy Ghost;     As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be : world without end. Amen.

¶ Then shall follow the Psalms in order as they be appointed. And at the end of every Psalm throughout the Year, and likewise at the end of Benedicite, Benedictus, Magnificat and Nunc dimittis, shall be repeated,

    Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : and to the Holy Ghost;
    Answer. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be : world without end. Amen.

¶ Then shall be read distinctly with an audible voice the First Lesson, taken out of the Old Testament, as is appointed in the Calendar, except there be proper Lessons assigned for that day: He that readeth so standing and turning himself, as he may best be heard of all such as are present. And after that, shall be said or sung in English, the Hymn called Te Deum Laudamus, daily throughout the Year.

¶ 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.
    All the earth doth worship thee: the Father everlasting.
    To thee all Angels cry aloud: the I-leavens, and all the Powers therein. .
    To thee Cherubin, and Seraphm : continually do cry,
    Holy, Holy, Holy : Lord God of Sabbaoth ; Heaven and earth are full of the Majesty: of thy Glory.
    The glorious company of the Apostles praise thee.
    The goodly fellowship of the Prophets praise thee. .
    The noble army of Martyrs : praise thee.
    The holy Church throughout all the world: doth acknowledge thee;. .
    The Father : of an infinite Majesty;
    Thine honourable, true : and only Son;
    Also the Holy Ghost : the Comforter.

    THOU art the King of Glory: O Christ.
    Thou art the everlasting Son : of the Father.
    When thou tookest upon thee to deliver man : thou didst not abhor the Virgin's womb.
    When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death : thou didst open the Kingdom of Heaven to all believers.
    Thou sittest at the right hand of God : in the Glory of the Father.
    We believe that thou shalt come : to be our Judge.
    We therefore pray thee, help thy servants: whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious blood.
    Make them to be numbered with thy Saints: in glory everlasting.

   O LORD, save thy people : and bless thine heritage.
    Govern them : and lift them up for ever.
    Day by day : we magnify thee;
    And we worship thy Name : ever world without end.
    Vouchsafe, O Lord : to keep us this day without sin.
    O Lord, have mercy upon us : have mercy upon us.
    O Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us : as our trust is in thee.
    O Lord, in thee have I trusted : let me never be confounded.

¶ Or this Canticle,

BENEDICITE, OMNIA OPERA.

O ALL ye Works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever.
    O ye Angels of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever.
    O ye Heavens, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever.
    O ye Waters that be above the Firmament, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever.
    O all ye Powers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever.
    O ye Sun, and Moon, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever.
    O ye Stars of Heaven, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever.
    O ye Showers, and Dew, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever.
    O ye Winds of God, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever.
    O ye Fire and Heat, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever.
    O ye Winter and Summer, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever.
    O ye Dews, and Frosts, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever.
    O ye Frost and Cold, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever.
    O ye Ice and Snow, bless ye the Lord praise him, and magnify him for ever.
    O ye Nights, and Days, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever.
    O ye Light and Darkness, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever.
    O ye Lightnings, and Clouds, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever.
    O let the Earth bless the Lord: yea, let it praise him, and magnify him for ever.
    O ye Mountains, and Hills, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever.
    O all ye Green Things upon the Earth, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever.
    O ye Wells, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever.
    O ye Seas, and Floods, bless ye the Lord:praise him, and magnify him for ever.
    O ye Whales, and all that move in the Waters, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever.
    O all ye Fowls of the Air, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever.
    O all ye Beasts, and Cattle, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever.
    O ye Children of Men, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever.
    O let Israel bless the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever.
    O ye Priests of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever.
    O ye Servants of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever.
    O ye Spirits and Souls of the Righteous, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever.
    O ye holy and humble Men of heart, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him. for ever.
    O Ananias, Azarias, and Misael, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever.
    Glory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost;
    As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be : world without end. Amen.

¶ Then shall be read in like manner the Second Lesson, taken out of the New Testament. And after that, the Hymn following.

BENEDICTUS.
St. Luke 1. 68.

BLESSED be the Lord God of Israel : for he hath visited, and redeemed his people;
    And hath raised up a mighty salvation for us : in the house of his servant David ;
    As he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets : which have been since the world began;
    That we should be saved from our enemies: and from the hands of all that hate us ;
    To perform the mercy promised to our forefathers : and to remember his holy Covenant;
    To perform the oath which he sware to our forefather Abraham : that he would give us;
    That we being delivered out of the hands of our enemies: might serve him without fear;
    In holiness and righteousness before him : all the days of our life.
    And thou, child, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
    To give knowledge of salvation unto his people : for the remission of their sins,
    Through the tender mercy of our God : whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us ;
    To give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death : and to guide our feet into the way of peace.
    Glory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost;
    As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be : world without end. Amen.

¶ Or this Psalm,

JUBILATE DEO.
Psalm 100.

O BE joyful in the Lord, all ye lands : serve the Lord with gladness, and come before his presence with a song.
    Be ye sure that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
    O go your way into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise . be thankful unto him, and speak good of' his
Name.
    For the Lor is gracious, his mercy is everlasting : and his truth endureth from generation to generation.
    Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost;
    As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be : world without end. Amen.
 

¶ Then shall be sung or said the Apostles' Creed by the Minister and the people standing: except only upon Trinity Sunday, if in place thereof the Creed of Saint Athanasius be read.

I BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth:
    And in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord; Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin Mary, Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell; The third day he rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
    I believe in the Holy Ghost; The holy Catholick Church; The Communion of Saints; The Forgiveness of sins; The Resurrection of the body; And the Life everlasting. Amen.

¶ And after that these Prayers following, all devoutly kneeling: the Minister first pronouncing with a loud voice,

    The Lord be with you;
Answer. And with thy spirit.
    Minister. Let us pray.
Lord, have mercy upon us;
    Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us;

¶ Then the Minister, Clerks, and people, shall say the Lord's Prayer with a loud voice.

OUR Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven. Give us 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. Amen.

¶ Then the Priest standing up shall say,

    O Lord, show thy mercy upon us;
    Answer. And grant us thy salvation.
    Priest. O Lord, save the King..
    Answer. And mercifully hear us when we call upon thee.
    Priest. Endue thy Ministers with righteousness;
    Answer. And make thy chosen people joyful.
    Priest. O Lord, save thy people;
    Answer. And bless thine inheritance.
    Priest. Give peace in our time, O Lord;
    Answer. Because there is none other that fighteth for us, but only thou, O God.
    Priest. O God, make clean our hearts within us;
    Answer. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us.
 

¶ Then shall follow three Collects: The first of the day, which shall be the same that is appointed at the Communion: The second for Peace: The third for Grace to live well. And the two last Collects shall never alter, but be said at Morning Prayer throughout all the year, as followeth, all kneeling.

THE SECOND 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.

THE THIRD 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 may be ordered by thy governance, to do always that is righteous in thy sight; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

¶ In Quires and Places where they sing, here followeth the Anthem.

¶ Then these five Prayers following are to be read here, except when the Litany is read; and then only the two last are to be read, as they are there placed.

A PRAYER FOR THE KING'S MAJESTY.

O LORD our heavenly Father, high and mighty, King of kings, Lord of lords, the only Ruler of princes, who dost from thy throne behold all the dwellers upon earth; Most heartily we beseech thee with thy favour to behold our most gracious Sovereign Lord, King GEORGE; and so replenish him with the grace of thy Holy Spirit, that he may alway incline to thy will, and walk in thy way: Endue him plenteously with heavenly gifts; grant him in health and wealth long to live; strengthen him that he may vanquish and overcome all his enemies; and finally, after this life, he may attain everlasting joy and felicity; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

A PRAYER FOR THE ROYAL FAMILY.

ALMIGHTY God, the fountain of all .li goodness, we humbly beseech thee to bless our gracious Queen Mary, Alexandra the Queen Mother, Edward Prince of Wales, and all the Royal Family: Endue them with thy holy Spirit; enrich them with thy heavenly grace; prosper them with all happiness; and bring them to thine everlasting kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

A PRAYER FOR THE CLERGY AND PEOPLE.

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who alone workest great marvels; Send down upon our Bishops, and Curates, and all 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.

¶ Here may follow any of the Occasional Prayers and Thanksgivings, as need may require.

A PRAYER OF ST. CHRYSOSTOM.

ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplications unto thee and dost promise, that when two or 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 Corinthians 13.

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 throughout the Year.
 

THE ORDER FOR

EVENING PRAYER,

DAILY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

¶ At the beginning of Evening Prayer the Minister shall read with a loud voice some one or more of these Sentences of the Scriptures that follow. And then he shall say the Exhortation which is written after the said Sentences; or in place thereof (provided that the Exhortation be said at least on the first Sunday in Advent and the first Sunday in Lent) he may at his discretion say, Let us humbly confess our sins unto Almighty God; and then shall follow the General Confession.

WHEN the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive. Ezek. 18. 27.
    I acknowledge my transgressions; and my sin is ever before me. Psalm 51. 3.
    Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. Psalm 51. 9.
    The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. Psalm 51. 17.
    Rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. Joel 2. 13.
    To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgiveness, though we have rebelled against him; neither have we obeyed the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in his laws, which he set before us. Dan. 9. 9, 10.
    O Lord, correct me, but with judgement; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing. Jeremiah 10.24. Psalm 6.1.
    Repent ye; for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand. St. Matthew. 3.2.
    I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, and am no more worthy to be called thy son. St. Luke 15. 18, 19.
    Enter not into judgment with thy servant, O Lord; for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. Psalm 143. 2.
    If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 St. John 1. 8, 9.

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 cloke 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 most 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 that 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 after me:

¶ A general Confession, to be said of 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 them, O God, which confess their faults, Restore thou them that are penitent, According to thy promises declared unto mankind in Christ Jesu 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.

¶ The Absolution or Remission of sins to be pronounced 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; and 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 them that 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. Amen.

¶ The Minister may at his discretion, immediately after reading one or more of the opening Sentences from Holy Scripture, say,

    Let us humbly confess our sins unto Almighty God.

¶ Then, all kneeling, he and the people shall say together :

O ALMIGHTY Father, Lord of heaven and earth, we confess that we have sinned against thee in thought, word, and deed. Have mercy upon us, O God, after thy great goodness; according to the multitude of thy mercies, do away our offences; wash us throughly from our wickedness, and cleanse us from our sin; for Jesus Christ's sake. Amen.

¶ The Absolution, to be pronounced by the Priest alone standing:

MAY the almighty and merciful Lord. grant unto you pardon and remission of all your sins, time for amendment of life, and the grace and comfort of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

¶ Then, the Minister shall kneel, and say the Lord's Prayer: the people also kneeling, and repeating it with him.

OUR Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name; Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven. Give us 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, the power, and the glory, For ever and ever. Amen.

¶ Then likewise he shall say,

O Lord, open thou our lips;
Answer. And our mouth shall show forth thy praise.
Priest. O God, make speed to save us.
Answer. O Lord, make haste to help us.

¶ Here, all standing up, the Priest shall say,

    Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : and to the Holy Ghost;
    Answer. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be : world without end. Amen.
    Priest. Praise ye the Lord.
    Answer. The Lord's Name be praised.
 

¶ Then shall be said or sung the Psalms in order as they be appointed. Then a Lesson of the Old Testament, as is appointed. And after that, Magnificat (or the song of the Blessed Virgin Mary) in English, as followeth.

MAGNIFICAT
St. Luke 1

MY soul doth magnify the Lord : and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
    For he hath regarded : the lowliness of his hand-maiden.
    For, behold, from henceforth : all generations shall call me blessed.
    For he that is mighty hath magnified me : and holy is his name.
    And his mercy is on them that fear him : throughout all generations.
    He hath showed strength with his arm : he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
    He hath put down the mighty from their seat : and hath exalted the humble and meek.
    He hath filled the hungry with good things : and the rich he hath sent empty away.
    He remembering of his mercy hath holpen his servant Israel : as he promised to our forefathers, Abraham and his seed, for ever.
    Glory be to the Father and to the Son : and to the Holy Ghost;
    As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be : world without end. Amen.

¶ Or else this Psalm: Except it be on the nineteenth day of the month, when it is read in the ordinary course of Psalms.

CANTATE DOMINO
Psalm 98

O SING unto the Lord a new song : for he hath done marvellous things.
    With his own right hand, and with his holy arm : hath he gotten himself the victory.
    The Lord declared his salvation : his righteousness hath he openly showed in the sight of the nations.
    He hath remembered his mercy and truth toward the house of Israel : and all the ends of the world have seen the salvation of our God.
    Shew yourselves joyful unto the Lord, all ye lands : sing, rejoice, and give thanks.
    Praise the Lord upon the harp : sing to the harp with a psalm of thanksgiving.
    With trumpets also and shawms : O shew yourselves joyful before the Lord, the King.
    Let the sea make a noise, and all that therein is : the round world, and they that dwell therein.
    Let the floods clap their hands, and let the hills be joyful together before the Lord : for he cometh to judge the earth.
    With righteousness shall he judge the world : and the peoples with equity.
    Glory be to the Father and to the Son : and to the Holy Ghost;
    As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be : world without end. Amen.

¶ Then a Lesson of the New Testament, as it is appointed. And after that, Nunc dimittis (or the Song of Simeon) in English, as followeth.

NUNC DIMITTIS
St. Luke 2.29

LORD, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace : according to thy Word.
    For mine eyes have seen : thy salvation,
    Which thou hast prepared before the face of all peoples;
    To be a light to lighten the Gentiles : and the glory of thy people Israel.
    Glory be to the Father and to the Son : and to the Holy Ghost;
    As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be : world without end. Amen.

¶ Or else this Psalm: Except it be on the twelfth day of the month.

DEUS MISEREATUR
Psalm 67

GOD be merciful unto us, and bless us : and show us the light of his countenance, and be merciful unto us;
    That thy way may be known upon earth : thy saving health among all nations.
    Let the peoples praise thee, O God : yea, let all the peoples praise thee.
    O let the nations rejoice and be glad : for thou shalt judge the folk righteously, and govern the nations upon earth.
    Let the peoples praise thee, O God : yea, let all the peoples praise thee.
    Then shall the earth bring forth her increase : and God, even our own God, shall give us his blessing.
    God shall bless us : and all the ends of the world shall fear him.
    Glory be to the Father and to the Son : and to the Holy Ghost;
    As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be : world without end. Amen.
 

¶ Then shall be sung or said the Apostles' Creed by the Minister and the people standing.: except only upon Trinity Sunday, in place thereof the Creed of Saint Athanasius be read.

I BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth:
    And in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord; Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin Mary, Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell; The third day he rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
    I believe in the Holy Ghost; The holy Catholick Church; The Communion of Saints; The Forgiveness of sins; The Resurrection of the body, And the Life everlasting. Amen.

¶ And after that, these Prayers following, all devoutly kneeling: the Minister first pronouncing with a loud voice,

    The Lord be with you;
Answer. And with thy spirit.
    Minister. Let us pray.
Lord, have mercy upon us;
    Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us;

¶ Then the Minister, Clerks, and people, shall say the Lord's Prayer with a loud voice.

OUR Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven. Give us 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. Amen.

¶ Then the Priest standing up shall say,

    O Lord, shew thy mercy upon us;
    Answer. And grant us thy salvation.
    Priest. O Lord, save the King.
    Answer. And mercifully hear us when we call upon thee.
    Priest. Endue thy Ministers with righteousness.
    Answer. And make thy chosen people joyful.
    Priest. O Lord, save thy people.
    Answer. And bless thine inheritance.
    Priest. Give peace in our time, O Lord;
    Answer. Because there is none other that fighteth for us, but only thou, O God.
    Priest. O God, make clean our hearts within us.
    Answer. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us.

¶ Then shall follow three Collects: The first of the day: The second for Peace: The third for Aid against all Perils, as hereafter followeth: which two last Collects shall be said at Evening Prayer without alteration.
 

THE SECOND COLLECT AT EVENING PRAYER.

O GOD, from whom all holy desires, all good counsels, and all just works do proceed; Give unto thy servants that peace which the world cannot give; that both our hearts may be set to obey thy commandments, and also that by thee we being defended from the fear of our enemies may pass our time in rest and quietness; through the merits of Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen.

THE THIRD COLLECT, FOR AID AGAINST ALL PERILS.

LIGHTEN our darkness, we beseech thee, O Lord; and by thy great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night; for the love of thy only Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen.

¶ In Quires and Places where they sing, here followeth the Anthem.

A PRAYER FOR THE KING'S MAJESTY.

O LORD our heavenly Father, high and mighty, King of kings, Lord of lords, the only Ruler of princes, who dost from thy throne behold all the dwellers upon earth; Most heartily we beseech thee with thy favour to behold our most gracious Sovereign Lord, King GEORGE; and so replenish him with the grace of thy Holy Spirit, that he may alway incline to thy will, and walk in thy way: Endue him plenteously with heavenly gifts; grant him in health and wealth long to live; strengthen him that he may vanquish and overcome all his enemies; and finally, after this life, he may attain ever­lasting joy and felicity; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

A PRAYER FOR THE ROYAL FAMILY.

ALMIGHTY God, the fountain of all goodness, we humbly beseech thee to bless our gracious Queen Mary, Alexandra the Queen Mother, Edward Prince of Wales, and all the Royal Family: Endue them with thy holy Spirit; enrich them with thy heavenly grace; prosper them with all happiness; and bring them to thine everlasting kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

A PRAYER FOR THE CLERGY AND PEOPLE.

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who alone workest great marvels; Send down upon our Bishops, and Curates, and all 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.

¶ Here may follow any of the Occasional Prayers and Thanksgivings, as need may require.

A PRAYER OF ST. CHRYSOSTOM.

ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplications unto thee; and dost promise, that when two or 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 Corinthians 13.

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 Evening Prayer throughout the Year.

ALTERNATIVE ENDING.

¶ The Minister may, at his discretion, after the third Collect, end the Service with some or all of the following Intercessions:

Let us pray for the King, and all who are set In authority under him.

    V. The King shall rejoice in thy strength
    R.. Exceeding glad shall he be of thy salvation.

ALMIGHTY God, the fountain of all goodness, we humbly beseech thee t bless our Sovereign Lord, King GEORGE, the Parliaments in all his dominions, and all who are set in authority under him that they may order all things in wisdom righteousness, and peace, to the honour of thy holy Name, and the good of thy Church and people; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. .

    Let us pray for the unity of all Christian people.

    V. Behold how good and joyful a thing it is, brethren:
    R. To dwell together in unity.

LORD Jesus Christ, who didst say to thine Apostles, Peace I leave with you my peace I give unto you; Regard not our sins, but the faith of thy Church, and grant it that peace and unity which is agreeable to thy will; who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen.

Or this:

O GOD, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, our only Saviour, the Prince of Peace; Give us grace seriously to lay to heart the great dangers we are in by our unhappy divisions. Take away all hatred and prejudice, and whatsoever else may hinder us from godly Union and Concord, .that, as there is but one Body, and one Spirit, and one Hope of our Calling, one Lord, one Faith, one Baptism, one God and Father of us all, so we may henceforth be all of one heart, and of one soul, united in one holy bond of Truth and Peace, of Faith and Charity, and may with one mind and one mouth glorify thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Let us pray for the extension of Christ's Kingdom throughout the world.

    V. How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace:
    R. And bring glad tidings of good things.

O GOD, our heavenly Father, who didst manifest thy love by sending thine only­ begotten Son into the world that all might live through him: Pour thy Spirit upon thy Church that it may fulfil his command to preach the Gospel to every creature; send forth, we beseech thee, labourers into thy harvest; defend them in all dangers and temptations; and hasten the time when the fulness of the Gentiles shall be gathered in, and all Israel shall be saved; through the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

    V. Desire of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance:
    R. And the utmost parts of the earth for thy possession.

O GOD, who hast made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on the face of the earth, and didst send thy blessed Son Jesus Christ to preach peace to them that are afar off, and to them that are nigh: Grant that all the peoples of the world may feel [seek?] after thee and find thee; and hasten, O Lord, the fulfilment of thy promise to pour out thy Spirit upon all flesh; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Let us pray for the sick and the suffering.

    V. He healeth those that are broken in heart:
    R. And giveth medicine to heal their sickness.

ALMIGHTY Father, Giver of life and health: Look mercifully, we beseech thee, on the sick and suffering, especially those for whom our prayers are desired, that by thy blessing upon them and upon those who minister to them, they may be restored, if it be thy gracious will, to health of body and mind, and give thanks to thee in thy Holy Church; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

¶ There may follow any of the Occasional Prayers and Thanksgivings as need may require.

¶ Then shall be said:

AND now, O heavenly Father, we render unto thee our praises and thanksgivings for all thy mercies bestowed upon us, for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life. But above all we thank thee for our redemption through Christ Jesus, for the means of grace afforded us here, and for the hope of glory hereafter; and we beseech thee that we and all those for whom we have now made our supplications may with thankful hearts alway serve thee in holiness and pureness of living; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Let us remember before God the faithful departed.

    V. Enter not into judgement with thy servants, O Lord:
    R. For in thy sight shall no man living be justified.

O ETERNAL Lord God, who holdest all souls in life; we beseech thee to shed forth upon thy whole Church in paradise and on earth the bright beams of thy light and heavenly comfort; and grant that we, following the good example of those who have loved and served thee here and are now at rest, may with them at length enter into the fulness of thine unending joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

TO God the Father who loved us, and made us accepted in the Beloved, to God the Son who loved us and loosed us from our sins by his own Blood, to God the Holy Ghost who sheddeth the Love of God abroad in our hearts, to the One true God be all love and all glory for time and for eternity. Amen.

THE almighty and merciful God bless and keep us this night, and for evermore. Amen.
 

¶ All standing up, the Minister shall say,

THE Lord Almighty grant us a quiet night and a perfect end.

BRETHREN, be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: whom resist, steadfast in the faith.   1 St. Peter 5. 8, 9.
    V. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
    R. Thanks be to God.

    Minister. O God, make speed to save us.
    Answer. O Lord, make haste to help us.
    Minister. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : and ~o the .Holy Ghost;
    Answer. As It was m the beginning, is now, and ever shall be : world without end. Amen.
    Minister. Praise ye the Lord.
    Answer. The Lord's Name be praised.

¶ Then shall be said one or more of the following Psalms:
Psalm 4; Psalm 31. 1-6 ; Psalm 91; Psalm 134.

¶ Then shall be read one of the following short Lessons, or some other passage of Holy Scripture at the discretion of the Minister:

THOU, O Lord, art in the midst of us, and we are called by thy name. Leave us not, O Lord our God.   Jeremiah 14. 9. 33

Or

COME unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.  St. Matthew 11.28-30.

Or

NOW the God of peace, who brought again from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep with the blood of the eternal covenant, even our Lord Jesus, make you perfect in every good thing to do his will, working in us that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be the glory for ever and ever.   Heb. 13. 20,21.

¶ Here may follow a Hymn.

    V. Keep me as the apple of an eye.
    R. Hide me under the shadow of thy wings.

¶ Then shall be said or sung the following Anthem and Hymn:

    Anthem. Save us, Lord, while waking, and guard us while sleeping, that awake we may be with Christ, and in peace may take our rest.

NUNC DIMITTIS.
St. Luke 2. 29.

LORD, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace: according to thy word. For mine eyes have seen: thy salvation, Which thou hast prepared: before the face of all people; To be a light to lighten the Gentiles: and to be the glory of thy people Israel.
    Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : and to the Holy Ghost;
    As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be : world without end. Amen.

    Anthem. Save us, Lord, while waking, and guard us while sleeping, that awake we may be with Christ, and in peace may take our rest.

¶ Then shall be said the Apostles' Creed by the Minister and people standing,

I BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth:
    And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin Mary, Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, dead, and buried He descended into hell; The third day he rose again from the dead, He ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty;. From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
    I believe in the Holy Ghost; The holy Cathohck Church; The Communion of Saints; The Forgiveness of sins' The Resurrection of the body, And the life everlasting. Amen.

¶ And after that these Prayers following, all devoutly kneeling:

Lord, have mercy upon us.
    Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us. .

OUR Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy Will be done, in earth as it is in heaven. Give us 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. Amen.

    V. Blessed art thou, Lord God of our fathers:
    R. To be praised and glorified above all for ever.
    V. Let us bless the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost.
    R. Let us praise him and magnify him for ever.
    V. Blessed art thou, O Lord, in the firmament of heaven.
    R. To be praised and glorified above all for ever.
    V. The Almighty and most merciful Lord guard us and give us his blessing.
    R. Amen.

WE confess to God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, that we have sinned in thought, word, and
deed, through our own grievous fault. Wherefore we pray God to have mercy upon us.

ALMIGHTY God, have mercy upon us, forgive us all our sins and deliver us from all evil, confirm and strengthen us in all good­ness, and bring us to life everlasting. Amen.

¶ If a Priest be present, he shall stand and pronounce the following Absolution,

MAY the almighty and merciful Lord grant unto you pardon and remission of all your sins, time for amendment of life, and the grace and comfort of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

V. Wilt thou not turn again and quicken us.
R. That thy people may rejoice in thee.
V. O Lord, shew thy mercy upon us.
R. And grant us thy salvation.
V. Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this night without sin.
R. O Lord, have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us.
V. O Lord, hear our prayer:
R. And let our cry come unto thee.

Let us pray.

¶ Then shall be said one or more of the following three Collects.

LIGHTEN our darkness, we beseech thee, O Lord; and by thy great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night; for the love of thy only Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen.

LOOK down, O Lord, from thy heavenly throne, illuminate the darkness of this night with thy celestial brightness, and from the sons of light banish the deeds of darkness; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

BE present, O merciful God, and protect us through the silent hours of this night, so that we who are wearied by the changes and chances of this fleeting world, may repose upon thy eternal changelessness; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

V. We will lay us down in peace and take our rest:
R. For it is thou, Lord, only that makest us dwell in safety.
V. Let us bless the Lord.
R. Thanks be to God.
 

AT MORNING PRAYER.

¶ On Trinity Sunday, at Morning or Evening Prayer, may be sung or said this confession of our Christian Faith, commonly called the Creed of Saint Athanasius, or else the Minister alone may read the same to the people.

QUICUNQUE VULT

WHOSOEVER will be saved : before all things it is necessary that he hold the Catholick Faith.
    Which Faith except every one do keep whole and undefiled : without doubt he shall perish everlastingly.
    And the Catholick Faith is this : That we worship one God in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity;
    Neither confounding the Persons : nor dividing the Substance.
    For there is one Person of the Father, another of the Son : and another of the Holy Ghost.
    But the Godhead of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, is all one : the Glory equal, the Majesty co-eternal.
    Such as the Father is, such is the Son : and such is the Holy Ghost.
    The Father uncreate, the Son uncreate : and the Holy Ghost uncreate.
    The Father incomprehensible, the Son incomprehensible : and the Holy Ghost incomprehensible.
    The Father eternal, the Son eternal : and the Holy Ghost eternal.
    And yet there are not three eternals : but one eternal.
    As also there are not three incomprehensibles, nor three uncreated : but one uncreated and one incomprehensible.
    So likewise the Father is Almighty, the Son Almighty : and the Holy Ghost Almighty.
    And yet there are not three Almighties : but one Almighty.
    So the Father is God, the Son is God : and the Holy Ghost is God.
    And yet there are not three Gods : but one God.
    So likewise the Father is Lord, the Son Lord : and the Holy Ghost Lord.
    And yet not three Lords : but one Lord.
    For like as we are compelled by the Christian verity : to acknowledge every Person by himself to be God and Lord;
    So are we forbidden by the Catholick Religion : to say there be three Gods, or three Lords.
    The Father is made of none : neither created, nor begotten.
    The Son is of the Father alone : not made, nor created, but begotten.
    The Holy Ghost is of the Father and of the Son : neither made, nor created, nor begotten, but proceeding.
    So there is one Father, not three Fathers; one Son, not three Sons : one Holy Ghost, not three Holy Ghosts.
    And in this Trinity none is afore or after other : none is greater, or less than another;
    But the whole three Persons are co-eternal together : and co-equal.
    So that in all things, as is aforesaid : the Unity in Trinity, and the Trinity in Unity is to be worshiped.
    He therefore that will be saved : must thus think of the Trinity.

    Furthermore, it is necessary to everlasting salvation : that he also believe rightly the Incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
    For the right Faith is, that we believe and confess : that our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is God and Man;
    God, of the Substance of the Father, begotten before the worlds : and Man, of the substance of His Mother, born in the world;
    Perfect God, and perfect Man : of a reasonable soul and human flesh subsisting;
    Equal to the Father, as touching his Godhead : and inferior to the Father, as touching His Manhood;
    Who although He be God and Man : yet He is not two, but one Christ;
    One; not by conversion of the Godhead into flesh : but by taking of the Manhood into God;
    One altogether; not by confusion of Substance : but by unity of Person.
    For as the reasonable soul and flesh is one man : so God and Man is one Christ;
    Who suffered for our salvation : descended into hell; rose again the third day from the dead;
    He ascended into heaven, he sitteth on the right hand of the Father, God Almighty : from whence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
    At whose coming all men shall rise again with their bodies : and shall give account for their own works.
    And they that have done good shall go into life everlasting : and they that have done evil, into everlasting fire.

    This is the Catholick Faith : which except a man believe faithfully, he cannot be saved.
    Glory be to the Father and to the Son : and to the Holy Ghost;
    As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be : world without end. Amen.