The Scottish Book of Common Prayer (1929): Morning Prayer

REQUESTS FOR THE PRAYERS

OF THE CONGREGATION

When the prayers of the Congregation are desired on behalf of sick persons, sufferers from any public calamity, or others, the Minister may give notice of the same before he begins the Litany, and may insert the words especially those for whom our prayers are desired in the relative suffrage to which the case is appropriate. Such notice may also be given at Morning or Evening Prayer before any prayers after the Third Collect are said, or in the Holy Communion before the Prayer for the whole state of Christ's Church is said.

And, when prayer is desired on behalf of any sick person, the Minister may during Divine Service use the first Collect appointed for the Communion of the Sick, inserting after the words visited with thine hand the words for whom our prayers are desired, or he may use the second Collect, or any of the prayers in the Order for the Visitation of the Sick, as the case may seem to him to require.

HOW THE ORDER FOR MORNING PRAYER MAY BEGIN ON CERTAIN OCCASIONS

When Mattins precedeth Holy Communion as a Service for the same Congregation, either immediately or with the Litany only intervening, it may begin with O Lord open thou our lips, &c. It shall then suffice that one of the appointed Psalms be used; and Mattins may end with the Benedictus Dominus or Jubilate, or The Lord be with you, &c., Let us pray, and one or both of the Collects for Peace and Grace and The Grace may be added.

THE ORDER FOR

MORNING AND EVENING PRAYER

TO BE SAID AND USED DAILY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR

THE INTRODUCTION

At the beginning of Morning and 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 that which is written after the said Sentences.

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.

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us: but if we confess our sins, lie is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

1 St. John 1. 8, 9.

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.

Enter not into judgement with thy servant, O Lord: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.

Psalm 143. 2.

Of Worship. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

St. John 4. 24.

O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness: let the whole earth stand in awe of him.

Psalm 96. 9.

Advent. Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

St. Matthew 3. 2.

The night is far spent, and the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.

Romans 13. 12.

Christmas. Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all people. For unto you is born in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

St. Luke 2. 10, 11.

Herein was the love of God manifested in us, that God hath sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

1 St. John 4. 9.

Epiphany. From the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my Name is great among the nations; and in every place incense is offered unto my Name, and a pure offering: for my Name is great among the nations, saith the Lord.

Malachi 1. 11.

The Lord declared his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen.

Psalm 98. 2.

Lent. 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.

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

Psalm 51. 17.

Passiontide. Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? Behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow.

Lamentations 1. 12.

Good Friday. God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Romans 5. 8.

Easter Eve. Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for him; and he shall give thee thy heart's desire.

Psalm 87. 7, 4.

Easter. The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia.

St. Luke 24. 34.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy hath begotten us again unto a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.

1 St. Peter 1. 3.

Ascension Day. Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors: and the King of Glory shall come in.

Psalm 24. 7.

Seeing that we have a great high priest that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

Hebrews 4. 14, 16

Whitsunday. The love of God hath been shed abroad in our hearts through the Holy Spirit which was given unto us.

Romans 5. 5.

Trinity. God is love; and he that abideth in love abideth in God, and God in him.

1 St. John 4. 16.

All Saints' Day. Seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith.

Hebrews 12. 1, 2.

Saints' Days. The righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance; the memory of the just is blessed.

Psalm 112. 6. Proverbs 10. 7.

They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint

Isaiah 40. 31.

Harvest. The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof.

Psalm 24. 1.

Time of Trouble. God is our hope and strength: a very present help in trouble.

Psalm 46. 1.

National. O let the nations rejoice and be glad: for thou shalt judge the folk righteously, and govern the nations upon earth.

Psalm 67. 4.

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:

The Exhortation, Dearly beloved brethren, except on occasions specified by the Bishop, may be omitted, or may be abbreviated as followeth:

Dearly beloved brethren, 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:

Or the following may be said instead,

Let us humbly confess our sins to Almighty God.

THE ORDER FOR

MORNING PRAYER

DAILY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR

The Introduction (as on pages 1-5) having been said, the Minister and the whole Congregation after him shall say this general Confession, 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 the prayers,
Amen.

Or this general Confession and this Absolution may be said.

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 evil, confirm and strengthen us in all goodness, and bring us to life everlasting. A men.

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 true repentance, amendment of life, and the grace and comfort of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Then likewise the Minister shall say,

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

Here, all standing up, the Minister 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.
    Minister. Praise ye the Lord;
    Answer. The Lord,s Name be praised.

Then shall be sung or said this Psalm following: except on Easter Day and seven days after, upon which another Anthem is appointed: and on any day in which it is read in the ordinary course of the Psalms. The Psalm may be omitted on Ash Wednesday and on Good Friday.

VENITE, EXULTEMUS DOMINO¹

Psalm 95.

O COME, let us sing unto the Lord : let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation.
2 Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving : and shew ourselves glad in him with psalms.
3 For the Lord is a great God : and a great King above all gods.
4 In his hand are all the corners of the earth : and the strength of the hills is his also.
5 The sea is his, and he made it and his hands prepared the dry land.
6 O come, let us worship, and fall down : and kneel before the Lord our Maker.
7 For he is the Lord our God : and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.
8 To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts : as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness;
9 When your fathers tempted me : proved me, and saw my works.
10 Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said : It is a people that do err in their hearts, for they have not known my ways.
11 Unto whom I sware in my wrath : that they should not enter into my rest.
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.

The last four verses before the Gloria Patri may be omitted.

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 es, Benedictus Dominus, Magnificat, and Nunc dimittis, shall be repeated,

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 distinctly with an audible voice the First Lesson, taken out of the Old Testament, as is appointed in the Table of Lessons provided in this Book: 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 sung or said the Hymn called Te Deum laudamus, daily throughout the year.

Note, that before every Lesson the Minister shall say: The First (or Second) Lesson is written in (such a book) in (such a chapter) beginning at (such a verse); and after every Lesson: Here endeth the First (or Second) Lesson.

TE DEUM LAUDAMUS

WE praise thee, O God : we acknowledge thee to be the Lord.
2 All the earth doth worship thee : the Father everlasting.
3 To thee all Angels cry aloud : the heavens and all the powers therein.
4 To thee Cherubin and Seraphin : continually do cry,
5 Holy, Holy, Holy : Lord God of Sabaoth;
6 Heaven and earth are full of the Majesty : of thy glory.
7 The glorious company of the Apostles : praise thee.
8 The goodly fellowship of the Prophets : praise thee.
9 The noble army of Martyrs : praise thee.
10 The holy Church throughout all the world : doth acknowledge thee;
11 The Father : of an infinite Majesty;
12 Thine honourable, true : and only Son;
13 Also the Holy Ghost : the Comforter.

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

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

Or this Canticle,

BENEDICITE, OMNIA OPERA

On Weekdays it may suffice that the first and last sections of this Canticle be sung or said.

O ALL ye Works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever.
2 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.
4 O ye Waters that be above the Firmament, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever.
5 O all ye Powers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever.
6 O ye Sun and Moon, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever.
7 O ye Stars of Heaven, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever.
8 O ye Showers and Dew, bless ye the Lord praise him, and magnify him for ever.
9 O ye Winds of God, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever.
10 O ye Fire and Heat, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever.
11 O ye Winter and Summer, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever.
12 O ye Dews and Frosts, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever.
13 O ye Frost and Cold, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever.
14 O ye Ice and Snow, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever.
15 O ye Nights and Days, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever.
16 O ye Light and Darkness, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever.
17 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.
19 O ye Mountains and Hills, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever.
20 O all ye Green Things upon the Earth, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever.
21 O ye Wells, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever.
22 O ye Seas and Floods, bless ye the Lord praise him, and magnify him for ever.
23 O ye Whales, and all that move in the Waters, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever.
24 O all ye Fowls of the Air, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever.
25 O all ye Beasts and Cattle, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever.
26 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.
28 O ye Priests of the Lord, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever.
29 O ye Servants of the Lord, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever.
30 O ye Spirits and Souls of the Righteous, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever.
31 O ye holy and humble Men of heart, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever.
32 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.

Or instead of Gloria Patri may be repeated:

Let us bless the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost : let us praise and exalt him for ever.
Blessed art thou, O Lord, in the firmament of heaven: praised and exalted above all for ever.

The words praise him, &c., may be omitted [except after verses 1, 2, 17. 18, 26, and 32]*.

This Canticle, or that which followeth, is suitable for use in Advent, from Septuagesima till Easter, on Ember Days outside Whitsun Week[, and when Daniel 3 is read as a First Lesson]*.

¹ On the days hereafter named, before this Psalm and after the Gloria Patri which followeth it, may be sung or said by the Minister and people the Invitatory as followeth:
    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 Monday after Low Sunday and until Ascension Day. Alleluia. The Lord is risen indeed : O come, let us adore him. Alleluia.
On Ascension Day and until Whitsunday. Alleluia. Christ the Lord ascended into heaven : O come, let us adore him. Alleluia.
On Whitsunday 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 the Purification and the Annunciation. The Word was made flesh : O come, let us adore him.
On Red Letter Saints' Days. The Lord is glorious in his Saints : O come, let us adore him.

* Made optional in 1961

Or this Canticle,

BENEDICTUS ES

BLESSED art thou, O Lord of our fathers praised and exalted above all for ever.
2 Blessed art thou for the Name of thy Majesty : praised and exalted above all for ever.
3 Blessed art thou in the temple of thy holiness : praised and exalted above all for ever.
4 Blessed art thou that beholdest the depths, and dwellest between the Cherubin : praised and exalted above all for ever.
5 Blessed art thou on the glorious throne of thy kingdom : praised and exalted above all for ever.
6 Blessed art thou in the firmament of heaven : praised and exalted above all 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 DOMINUS

St. Luke 1. 68.

BLESSED be the Lord God of Israel : for he hath visited, and redeemed his people;
2 And hath raised up a mighty salvation for us : in the house of his servant David;
3 As he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets : which have been since the world began;
4 That we should be saved from our enemies and from the hands of all that hate us;
5 To perform the mercy promised to our forefathers : and to remember his holy covenant;
6 To perform the oath which he sware to our forefather Abraham : that he would give us;
7 That we being delivered out of the hands of our enemies : might serve him without fear;
8 In holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our life.
9 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;
10 To give knowledge of salvation unto his people : for the remission of their sins;
11 Through the tender mercy of our God whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us;
12 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.
2 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.
3 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.
4 For the Lord 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.

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 hell¹; 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 Catholic Church; The Communion of Saints; The Forgiveness of sins; The Resurrection of the body, And the Life everlasting. Amen.

¹ Meaning here: went into the place of departed spirits.

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 Minister standing up shall say,

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

Minister. Let us pray.

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 last two Collects shall never alter, but be said daily at Morning Prayer throughout all the year, as followeth, the people devoutly 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 or Hymn.

Then these five prayers following are to be said here: except when the Litany is said.

A PRAYER FOR THE QUEEN'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 Lady, Queen Elizabeth, and so replenish her with the grace of thy Holy Spirit, that she may alway incline to thy will, and walk in thy way: Endue her plenteously with heavenly gifts; grant her in health and wealth long to live; strengthen her that she may vanquish and overcome all her enemies, and finally after this life she 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 Elizabeth the Queen Mother, Philip Duke of Edinburgh, Charles 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.

The following prayer may be said, for the Queen, the Royal Family, the Ministers of the Crown, the Parliament (when in session), and those in Authority, instead of the prayers For the Queen's Majesty, For the Royal Family, and For the High Court of Parliament; but always either the following prayer, or those above noted, shall he used, together with the Prayer for the Clergy and People, the Prayer of Saint Chrysostom, and The Grace, unless the Litany be said.

O LORD God of our fathers, who rulest the nations of the earth: Most heartily we beseech thee with thy favour to behold our Sovereign Lady, Queen Elizabeth, that she may alway incline to thy will and walk in thy way; and together with her bless Elizabeth the Queen Mother, Philip Duke of Edinburgh, Charles Prince of Wales, and all the Royal Family. Endue with wisdom the Ministers of the Crown, [the high Court of Parliament at this time assembled*,] and those who are set in authority over us, that all things may be so ordered and settled by their endeavours, that peace and happiness, truth and justice, religion and piety, may be established among us for all generations; 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, Priests, and Deacons, 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.

A PRAYER OF SAINT 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. 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 throughout the year.