Sentences of Scripture.
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my
heart, be alway acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my
strength and my redeemer. Psalm xix. 14.
The hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers
shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the
Father seeketh such to worship him. St. John iv. 23.
General Confession & Absolution
O Lord, open thou our lips.
Answer. And our mouth shall show forth thy praise.
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.
Seasonal substitute the Venite
Easter Thanksgiving
Venite, exultemus Domino.
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
show 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.
O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness; * let
the whole earth stand in awe of him.
For he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth; * and
with righteousness to judge the world, and the peoples
with his truth.
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 Psalter
Psalm 99
The Ninety-Ninth Psalm
Dominus regnavit.
THE LORD is King, be the people never so impatient;
* he sitteth between the Cherubim, be the earth never
so unquiet.
The LORD is great in Sion,
* and high above all people.
They shall give thanks unto thy Name,
* which is great, wonderful, and holy.
The King's power loveth judgment; thou hast prepared equity,
* thou hast executed judgment and righteousness in Jacob.
O magnify the LORD our God, and fall down
before his footstool;
* for he is holy.
Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among
such as call upon his Name:
* these called upon the LORD, and he heard them.
He spake unto them out of the cloudy pillar;
* for they kept his testimonies, and the law that he gave them.
Thou heardest them, O LORD our God;
* thou forgavest them, O God, though thou didst
punish their wicked doings.
O magnify the LORD our God, and worship him upon
his holy hill;
* for the LORD our God is holy.
Psalm 100
The One Hundredth Psalm
Jubilate Deo.
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 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.
The First Lesson
Exodus 34:1-10, 29-35
And the Lord said unto Moses, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first: and I will write upon
these tables the words that were in the first tables, which thou brakest. And be ready in the morning, and
come up in the morning unto mount Sinai, and present thyself there to me in the top of the mount. And
no man shall come up with thee, neither let any man be seen throughout all the mount; neither let the
flocks nor herds feed before that mount. And he hewed two tables of stone like unto the first; and Moses
rose up early in the morning, and went up unto mount Sinai, as the Lord had commanded him, and took
in his hand the two tables of stone. And the Lord descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and
proclaimed the name of the Lord. And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The
Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, Keeping mercy for
thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty;
visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and
to the fourth generation. And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped.
And he said, If now I have found grace in thy sight, O Lord, let my Lord, I pray thee, go among us; for it
is a stiffnecked people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for thine inheritance. And he
said, Behold, I make a covenant: before all thy people I will do marvels, such as have not been done in all
the earth, nor in any nation: and all the people among which thou art shall see the work of the Lord: for it
is a terrible thing that I will do with thee. And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai
with the two tables of testimony in Moses' hand, when he came down from the mount, that Moses wist not
that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him. And when Aaron and all the children of Israel
saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to come nigh him. And Moses called
unto them; and Aaron and all the rulers of the congregation returned unto him: and Moses talked with
them. And afterward all the children of Israel came nigh: and he gave them in commandment all that the
Lord had spoken with him in mount Sinai. And till Moses had done speaking with them, he put a veil on
his face. But when Moses went in before the Lord to speak with him, he took the veil off, until he came
out. And he came out, and spake unto the children of Israel that which he was commanded. And the
children of Israel saw the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses' face shone: and Moses put the veil upon
his face again, until he went in to speak with him.
Benedictus es, Domine.
BLESSED art thou, O Lord God of our fathers:* praised
and exalted above all for ever.
Blessed art thou for the Name of thy Majesty:* praised
and exalted above all for ever.
Blessed art thou in the temple of thy holiness:* praised
and exalted above all for ever.
Blessed art thou that beholdest the depths, and dwellest
between the Cherubim: * praised and exalted above all forever.
Blessed art thou on the glorious throne of thy kingdom: * praised
and exalted above all for ever.
Blessed art thou in the firmament of heaven: * praised
and exalted above all for ever.
Te deum laudamus
Benedicite, omnia
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 Second Lesson
Hebrews 11:17-31
By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered
up his only begotten son, Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called: Accounting that
God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure. By faith
Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come. By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed
both the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff. By faith Joseph, when he died,
made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.
By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper
child; and they were not afraid of the king's commandment. By faith Moses, when he was come to years,
refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter; Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of
God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than
the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward. By faith he forsook Egypt,
not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible. Through faith he kept
the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them. By faith
they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned. By
faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days. By faith the harlot
Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.
Benedictus. St. Luke i. 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 hand 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 hand 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.
Jubilate Deo
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 Apostles' Creed.
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 Catholic Church; The Communion of
Saints: The Forgiveness of sins: The Resurrection of the body: And the
Life everlasting. Amen.
The Lord be with you.
Answer. And with thy spirit.
Minister. Let us pray.
The Lord's Prayer.
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.
Minister. O Lord, show thy mercy upon us.
Answer. And grant us thy salvation.
Minister. O God, make clean our hearts within us.
Answer. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us.
The Collect for the Day
The Third Sunday After Easter
ALMIGHTY God, who showest to them that are in
error the light of thy truth, to the intent that they
may return into the way of righteousness; Grant unto all
those who are admitted into the fellowship of Christ's Religion,
that they may avoid those things that are contrary
to their profession, and follow all such things as are agreeable
to the same; through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
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
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; [* especially
those for whom our prayers are desired;] 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 Christ's sake. Amen.
A General Thanksgiving
A Prayer of St. Chrysostom
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.
