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THE ORDER FOR MORNING PRAYER
As Written in the 1928 Book of Common Prayer


Today is Monday, March 18, 2024
Monday after Lent V
The Season is LENT
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The Minister shall begin the Morning Prayer by reading one or more of the following Sentences of Scripture.

On any day, save a Day of Fasting or Abstinence, or on any day when the Litany or Holy Communion is immediately to follow, the Minister may, at his discretion, pass at once from the Sentences to the Lord's Prayer, first pronouncing, The Lord be with you. Answer. And with thy spirit. Minister. Let us pray.

And NOTE, That when the Confession and Absolution are omitted, the Minister may, after the Sentences, pass to the Versicles, O Lord, open thou our lips, etc., in which case the Lord's Prayer shall be said with the other prayers, immediately after The Lord be with you, etc., and before the Versicles and Responses which follow, or, in the Litany, as there appointed.

THE LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him. Hab. ii. 20.
 
I was glad when they said unto me, We will go into the house of the LORD. Psalm cxxii. 1.
 
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.
 
O send out thy light and thy truth, that they may lead me, and bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy dwelling. Psalm xliii. 3.
 
Thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones. Isaiah Ivii. 15.
 
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.
 
Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Phil. i. 2.

Advent.
Repent ye, for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand. St. Matt. iii. 2.
 
Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Isaiah xl. 3.

Christmas.
Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. St. Luke ii. 10, 11.

Epiphany.
From the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my Name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my Name, and a pure offering: for my Name shall be great among the heathen, saith the LORD of hosts. Mal. i. 11.
 
Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem. Isaiah lii. 1.

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 ii. 13.
 
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. Psalm li. 17.
 
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 xv. 18, 19.

Good Friday.
Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow which is done unto me, wherewith the LORD hath afflicted me. Lam. i. I 2.
 
In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace. Eph. i. 7.

Easter.
He is risen. The Lord is risen indeed. St. Mark xvi. 6; St. Luke xxiv. 34.
 
This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm cxviii. 24.

Ascension.
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. Heb. iv. 14, 16.

Whitsunday.
Ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. Acts i. 8.
 
Because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. Gal. iv. 6.

Trinity Sunday.
Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come. Rev. iv. 8.

Thanksgiving Day.
Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the first-fruits of all thine increase: so shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine. Prov. iii. 9, 10.
 
The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens. By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew. Prov. iii. 19, 20.


Then the Minister shall say,

DEARLY beloved brethren, the Scripture moveth us, in sundry places, to acknowledge and confess our manifold sins and wickedness; and that we should not dissemble nor cloak them before the face of Almighty God our heavenly Father; but confess them with an humble, lowly, penitent, and obedient heart; to the end that we may obtain forgiveness of the same, by his infinite goodness and mercy. And although we ought, at all times, humbly to acknowledge our sins before God; yet ought we chiefly so to do, when we assemble and meet together to render thanks for the great benefits that we have received at his hands, to set forth his most worthy praise, to hear his most holy Word, and to ask those things which are requisite and necessary, as well for the body as the soul. Wherefore I pray and beseech you, as many as are here present, to accompany me with a pure heart, and humble voice, unto the throne of the heavenly grace, saying --


Or he shall say,

LET us humbly confess our sins unto Almighty God.


A General Confession

To be said by the whole Congregation, after the Minister, all kneeling.

ALMIGHTY and most merciful Father; We have erred, and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have offended against thy holy laws. We have left undone those things which we ought to have done; And we have done those things which we ought not to have done; And there is no health in us. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us, miserable offenders. Spare thou those, O God, who confess their faults. Restore thou those who are penitent; According to thy promises declared unto mankind In Christ Jesus our Lord. And grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake; That we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life, To the glory of thy holy Name. Amen.


The Declaration of Absolution, or Remission of Sins.

To be made by the Priest alone, standing; the People still kneeling. But NOTE, That the Priest, at his discretion, may use, instead of what follows, the Absolution from the Order for Holy Communion.

ALMIGHTY God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who desireth not the death of a sinner, but rather that he may turn from his wickedness and live, hath given power, and commandment, to his Ministers, to declare and pronounce to his people, being penitent, the Absolution and Remission of their sins. He pardoneth and absolveth all those who truly repent, and unfeignedly believe his holy Gospel.

Wherefore let us beseech him to grant us true repentance, and his Holy Spirit, that those things may please him which we do at this present; and that the rest of our life hereafter may be pure and holy; so that at the last we may come to his eternal joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

 
Then the Minister shall kneel, and say the Lord's Prayer; the People still kneeling, and repeating it with him, both here and wheresoever else it is used in Divine Service.

OUR Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

Then likewise he shall say,
 
O Lord, open thou our lips.
Answer. And our mouth shall show forth thy praise.
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 said or sung the following Canticle; except on those days for which other Canticles are appointed; and except also, that Psalm 95 may be used in this place.

But NOTE, That on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday the Venite may be omitted.

On the days hereafter named, immediately before the Venite may be sung or said,

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 in Easter Week 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 ascendeth 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. Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, one God; * O come, let us adore him.
 
On the Purification, and the Annunciation. The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us; * O come, let us adore him.
 
On other Festivals for which a proper Epistle and Gospel are ordered. The Lord is glorious in his saints; * O come, let us adore him.
 

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.

 
Then shall follow a Portion of the Psalms, according to the Use of this Church. And at the end of every Psalm, and likewise at the end of the Venite, Benedictus es, Benedictus, Jubilate, may be, and at the end of the whole Portion, or Selection from the Psalter, shall be sung or said the Gloria Patri:

Today's Psalms from the Daily Psalter

The Psalter


Psalm 119:1-16 (Section I - II)


The One Hundred Nineteenth Psalm

I. Beati immaculati
(vs 1-8)

IX. Bonitatem fecisti
(vs 65-72)

XVII. Mirabilia
(vs 129-136)

II. In quo corrigit?
(vs 9-16)

X. Manus tuae fecerunt me
(vs 73-80)

XVIII. Justus es, Domine
(vs 137-144)

III. Retribue servo tuo
(vs 17-24)

XI. Defecit anima mea
(vs 81-88)

XIX. Clamavi in toto corde meo
(vs 145-152)

IV. Adhaesit pavimento
(vs 25-32)

XII. In aeternum, Domine
(vs 89-96)

XX. Vide humilitatem
(vs 153-160)

V. Legem pone
(vs 33-40)

XIII. Quomodo dilexi!
(vs 97-104)

XXI. Principes persecuti sunt
(vs 161-168)

VI. Et veniat super me
(vs 41-48)

XIV. Lucerna pedibus meus
(vs 105-112)

XXII. Appropinquet deprecatio
(vs 169-176)

VII. Memor esto verbi tui
(vs 49-56)

XV. Iniquos odio habui
(vs 113-120)

 

VIII. Portio mea, Domine
(vs 57-64)

XVI. Feci judicium
(vs 121-128)

 
 

I. Beati immaculati (vs 1-8)
 

BLESSED are those that are undefiled in the way, * and walk in the law of the LORD.
 
Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, * and seek him with their whole heart;
 
Even they who do no wickedness, * and walk in his ways.
 
Thou hast charged * that we shall diligently keep thy commandments.
 
O that my ways were made so direct, * that I might keep thy statutes!
 
So shall I not be confounded, * while I have respect unto all thy commandments.
 
I will thank thee with an unfeigned heart, * when I shall have learned the judgments of thy righteousness.
 
I will keep thy statutes; * O forsake me not utterly.
 
Go to the end of Psalm 119
 
 
 

II. In quo corrigit? (vs 9-16)
 

WHEREWITHAL shall a young man cleanse his way? * even by ruling himself after thy word.
 
With my whole heart have I sought thee; * O let me not go wrong out of thy commandments.
 
Thy word have I hid within my heart, * that I should not sin against thee.
 
Blessed art Thou, O LORD; * O teach me thy statutes.
 
With my lips have I been telling * of all the judgments of thy mouth.
 
I have had as great delight in the way of thy testimonies, * as in all manner of riches.
 
I will talk of thy commandments, * and have respect unto thy ways.
 
My delight shall be in thy statutes, * and I will not forget thy word.
 
Go to the end of Psalm 119
 
 
 

III. Retribue servo tuo (vs 17-24)
 

O DO well unto thy servant; * that I may live, and keep thy word.
 
Open thou mine eyes; * that I may see the wondrous things of thy law.
 
I am a stranger upon earth; * O hide not thy commandments from me.
 
My soul breaketh out for the very fervent desire * that it hath alway unto thy judgments.
 
Thou hast rebuked the proud; * and cursed are they that do err from thy commandments.
 
O turn from me shame and rebuke; * for I have kept thy testimonies.
 
Princes also did sit and speak against me; * but thy servant is occupied in thy statutes.
 
For thy testimonies are my delight, * and my counsellors.
 
Go to the end of Psalm 119
 
 
 

IV. Adhaesit pavimento (vs 25-32)
 

MY soul cleaveth to the dust; * O quicken thou me, according to thy word.
 
I have acknowledged my ways, and thou heardest me: * O teach me thy statutes.
 
Make me to understand the way of thy commandments; * and so shall I talk of thy wondrous works.
 
My soul melteth away for very heaviness; * comfort thou me according unto thy word.
 
Take from me the way of lying, * and cause thou me to make much of thy law.
 
I have chosen the way of truth, * and thy judgments have I laid before me.
 
I have stuck unto thy testimonies; * O LORD, confound me not.
 
I will run the way of thy commandments, * when thou hast set my heart at liberty.
 
Go to the end of Psalm 119
 
 
 

V. Legem pone (vs 33-40)

 
TEACH me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes, * and I shall keep it unto the end.
 
Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; * yea, I shall keep it with my whole heart.
 
Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; * for therein is my desire.
 
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, * and not to covetousness.
 
O turn away mine eyes, lest they behold vanity; * and quicken thou me in thy way.
 
O stablish thy word in thy servant, * that I may fear thee.
 
Take away the rebuke that I am afraid of; * for thy judgments are good.
 
Behold, my delight is in thy commandments; * O quicken me in thy righteousness.
 
Go to the end of Psalm 119
 
 
 

VI. Et veniat super me (vs 41-48)
 

LET thy loving mercy come also unto me, O LORD, * even thy salvation, according unto thy word.
 
So shall I make answer unto my blasphemers; * for my trust is in thy word.
 
O take not the word of thy truth utterly out of my mouth; * for my hope is in thy judgments.
 
So shall I alway keep thy law; * yea, for ever and ever.
 
And I will walk at liberty; * for I seek thy commandments.
 
I will speak of thy testimonies also, even before kings, * and will not be ashamed.
 
And my delight shall be in thy commandments, * which I have loved.
 
My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; * and my study shall be in thy statutes.
 
Go to the end of Psalm 119
 
 
 

VII. Memor esto verbi tui (vs 49-56)
 

O THINK upon thy servant, as concerning thy word, * wherein thou hast caused me to put my trust.
 
The same is my comfort in my trouble; * for thy word hath quickened me.
 
The proud have had me exceedingly in derision; * yet have I not shrinked from thy law.
 
For I remembered thine everlasting judgments, O LORD, * and received comfort.
 
I am horribly afraid, * for the ungodly that forsake thy law.
 
Thy statutes have been my songs, * in the house of my pilgrimage.
 
I have thought upon thy Name, O LORD, in the night season, * and have kept thy law.
 
This I had, * because I kept thy commandments.
 
Go to the end of Psalm 119
 
 
 

VIII. Portio mea, Domine (vs 57-64)
 

THOU art my portion, O LORD; * I have promised to keep thy law.
 
I made my humble petition in thy presence with my whole heart; * O be merciful unto me, according to thy word.
 
I called mine own ways to remembrance, * and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
 
I made haste, and prolonged not the time, * to keep thy commandments.
 
The snares of the ungodly have compassed me about; * but I have not forgotten thy law.
 
At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee, * because of thy righteous judgments.
 
I am a companion of all them that fear thee, * and keep thy commandments.
 
The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: * O teach me thy statutes.
 
Go to the end of Psalm 119
 
 
 

IX. Bonitatem fecisti (vs 65-72)
 

O LORD, thou hast dealt graciously with thy servant, * according unto thy word.
 
O teach me true understanding and knowledge; * for I have believed thy commandments.
 
Before I was troubled, I went wrong; * but now have I kept thy word.
 
Thou art good and gracious; * O teach me thy statutes.
 
The proud have imagined a lie against me; * but I will keep thy commandments with my whole heart.
 
Their heart is as fat as brawn; * but my delight hath been in thy law.
 
It is good for me that I have been in trouble; * that I may learn thy statutes.
 
The law of thy mouth is dearer unto me * than thousands of gold and silver.
 
Go to the end of Psalm 119
 
 
 

X. Manus tuae fecerunt me (vs 73-80)
 

THY hands have made me and fashioned me: * O give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.
 
They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; * because I have put my trust in thy word.
 
I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, * and that thou of very faithfulness hast caused me to be troubled.
 
O let thy merciful kindness be my comfort, * according to thy word unto thy servant.
 
O let thy loving mercies come unto me, that I may live; * for thy law is my delight.
 
Let the proud be confounded, for they go wickedly about to destroy me; * but I will be occupied in thy commandments.
 
Let such as fear thee, and have known thy testimonies, * be turned unto me.
 
O let my heart be sound in thy statutes, * that I be not ashamed.
 
Go to the end of Psalm 119
 
 
 

XI. Defecit anima mea (vs 81-88)
 

MY soul hath longed for thy salvation, * and I have a good hope because of thy word.
 
Mine eyes-long sore for thy word; * saying, O when wilt thou comfort me?
 
For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; * yet do I not forget thy statutes.
 
How many are the days of thy servant? * when wilt thou be avenged of them that persecute me?
 
The proud have digged pits for me, * which are not after thy law.
 
All thy commandments are true: * they persecute me falsely; O be thou my help.
 
They had almost made an end of me upon earth; * but I forsook not thy commandments.
 
O quicken me after thy loving-kindness; * and so shall I keep the testimonies of thy mouth.
 
Go to the end of Psalm 119
 
 
 

XII. In aeternum, Domine (vs 89-96)
 

O LORD, thy word * endureth for ever in heaven.
 
Thy truth also remaineth from one generation to another; * thou hast laid the foundation of the earth, and it abideth.
 
They continue this day according to thine ordinance; * for all things serve thee.
 
If my delight had not been in thy law, * I should have perished in my trouble.
 
I will never forget thy commandments; * for with them thou hast quickened me.
 
I am thine: O save me, * for I have sought thy commandments.
 
The ungodly laid wait for me, to destroy me; * but I will consider thy testimonies.
 
I see that all things come to an end; * but thy commandment is exceeding broad.
 
Go to the end of Psalm 119
 
 
 

XIII. Quomodo dilexi! (vs 97-104)
 

LORD, what love have I unto thy law! * all the day long is my study in it.
 
Thou, through thy commandments, hast made me wiser than mine enemies; * for they are ever with me.
 
I have more understanding than my teachers; * for thy testimonies are my study.
 
I am wiser than the aged; * because I keep thy commandments.
 
I have refrained my feet from every evil way, * that I may keep thy word.
 
I have not shrunk from thy judgments; * for thou teachest me.
 
O how sweet are thy words unto my throat; * yea, sweeter than honey unto my mouth!
 
Through thy commandments I get understanding: * therefore I hate all evil ways.
 
Go to the end of Psalm 119
 
 
 

XIV. Lucerna pedibus meus (vs 105-112)
 

THY word is a lantern unto my feet, * and a light unto my paths.
 
I have sworn, and am stedfastly purposed, * to keep thy righteous judgments.
 
I am troubled above measure: * quicken me, O LORD, according to thy word.
 
Let the free-will offerings of my mouth please thee, O LORD; * and teach me thy judgments.
 
My soul is alway in my hand; * yet do I not forget thy law.
 
The ungodly have laid a snare for me; * but yet I swerved not from thy commandments.
 
Thy testimonies have I claimed as mine heritage for ever; * and why? they are the very joy of my heart.
 
I have applied my heart to fulfil thy statutes alway, * even unto the end.
 
Go to the end of Psalm 119
 
 
 

XV. Iniquos odio habui (vs 113-120)
 

I HATE them that imagine evil things; * but thy law do I love.
 
Thou art my defence and shield; * and my trust is in thy word.
 
Away from me, ye wicked; * I will keep the commandments of my God.
 
O stablish me according to thy word, that I may live; * and let me not be disappointed of my hope.
 
Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe; * yea, my delight shall be ever in thy statutes.
 
Thou hast trodden down all them that depart from thy statutes; * for they imagine but deceit.
 
Thou puttest away all the ungodly of the earth like dross; * therefore I love thy testimonies.
 
My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; * and I am afraid of thy judgments.
 
Go to the end of Psalm 119
 
 
 

XVI. Feci judicium (vs 121-128)
 

I DEAL with the thing that is lawful and right; * O give me not over unto mine oppressors.
 
Make thou thy servant to delight in that which is good, * that the proud do me no wrong.
 
Mine eyes are wasted away with looking for thy health, * and for the word of thy righteousness.
 
O deal with thy servant according unto thy loving mercy, * and teach me thy statutes.
 
I am thy servant; O grant me understanding, * that I may know thy testimonies.
 
It is time for thee, LORD, to lay to thine hand; * for they have destroyed thy law.
 
For I love thy commandments * above gold and precious stones.
 
Therefore hold I straight all thy commandments; * and all false ways I utterly abhor.
 
Go to the end of Psalm 119
 
 
 

XVII. Mirabilia (vs 129-136)
 

THY testimonies are wonderful; * therefore doth my soul keep them.
 
When thy word goeth forth, * it giveth light and understanding unto the simple.
 
I opened my mouth, and drew in my breath; * for my delight was in thy commandments.
 
O look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, * as thou usest to do unto those that love thy Name.
 
Order my steps in thy word; * and so shall no wickedness have dominion over me.
 
O deliver me from the wrongful dealings of men; * and so shall I keep thy commandments.
 
Show the light of thy countenance upon thy servant, * and teach me thy statutes.
 
Mine eyes gush out with water, * because men keep not thy law.
 
Go to the end of Psalm 119
 
 
 

XVIII. Justus es, Domine (vs 137-144)
 

RIGHTEOUS art thou, O LORD; * and true are thy judgments.
 
The testimonies that thou hast commanded * are exceeding righteous and true.
 
My zeal hath even consumed me; * because mine enemies have forgotten thy words.
 
Thy word is tried to the uttermost, * and thy servant loveth it.
 
I am small and of no reputation; * yet do I not forget thy commandments.
 
Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, * and thy law is the truth.
 
Trouble and heaviness have taken hold upon me; * yet is my delight in thy commandments.
 
The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: * O grant me understanding, and I shall live.
 
Go to the end of Psalm 119
 
 
 

XIX. Clamavi in toto corde meo (vs 145-152)
 

I CALL with my whole heart; * hear me, O LORD; I will keep thy statutes.
 
Yea, even unto thee do I call; * help me, and I shall keep thy testimonies.
 
Early in the morning do I cry unto thee; * for in thy word is my trust.
 
Mine eyes prevent the night watches; * that I might be occupied in thy word.
 
Hear my voice, O LORD, according unto thy loving-kindness; * quicken me, according to thy judgments.
 
They draw nigh that of malice persecute me, * and are far from thy law.
 
Be thou nigh at hand, O LORD; * for all thy commandments are true.
 
As concerning thy testimonies, I have known long since, * that thou hast grounded them for ever.
 
Go to the end of Psalm 119
 
 
 

XX. Vide humilitatem (vs 153-160)
 

O CONSIDER mine adversity, and deliver me, * for I do not forget thy law.
 
Avenge thou my cause, and deliver me; * quicken me according to thy word.
 
Health is far from the ungodly; * for they regard not thy statutes.
 
Great is thy mercy, O LORD; * quicken me, as thou art wont.
 
Many there are that trouble me, and persecute me; * yet do I not swerve from thy testimonies.
 
It grieveth me when I see the transgressors; * because they keep not thy law.
 
Consider, O LORD, how I love thy commandments; * O quicken me, according to thy loving- kindness.
 
Thy word is true from everlasting; * all the judgments of thy righteousness endure for evermore.
 
Go to the end of Psalm 119
 
 
 

XXI. Principes persecuti sunt (vs 161-168)
 

PRINCES have persecuted me without a cause; * but my heart standeth in awe of thy word.
 
I am as glad of thy word, * as one that findeth great spoils.
 
As for lies, I hate and abhor them; * but thy law do I love.
 
Seven times a day do I praise thee; * because of thy righteous judgments.
 
Great is the peace that they have who love thy law; * and they have none occasion of stumbling.
 
LORD, I have looked for thy saving health, * and done after thy commandments.
 
My soul hath kept thy testimonies, * and loved them exceedingly.
 
I have kept thy commandments and testimonies; * for all my ways are before thee.
 
Go to the end of Psalm 119
 
 
 

XXII. Appropinquet deprecatio (vs 169-176)
 

LET my complaint come before thee, O LORD; * give me understanding according to thy word.
 
Let my supplication come before thee; * deliver me according to thy word.
 
My lips shall speak of thy praise, * when thou hast taught me thy statutes.
 
Yea, my tongue shall sing of thy word; * for all thy commandments are righteous.
 
Let thine hand help me; * for I have chosen thy commandments.
 
I have longed for thy saving health, O LORD; * and in thy law is my delight.
 
O let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; * and thy judgments shall help me.
 
I have gone astray like a sheep that is lost; * O seek thy servant, for I do not forget thy commandments.
   
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 the First Lesson, according to the Table or Calendar. And 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.
 

The First Lesson


Exodus 3:1-15


Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb. And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed. And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. And when the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I. And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God. And the Lord said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows; And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites. Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them. Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt. And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt? And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain. And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them? And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.

Arrow Go to Benedictus es        Arrow Go to Benedicite, omnia

Here Shall be said or sung the following Hymn.
But
NOTE, That on any day when the Holy Communion is immediately to follow, the Minister at his discretion, after any one of the following Canticles of Morning Prayer has been said or sung, may pass at once to the Communion Service.

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 Heavens, and all the Powers therein;
To thee Cherubim and Seraphim continually do cry,
Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth;
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 adorable, 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 humble thyself to be born of a Virgin.
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 be upon us, as our trust is in thee.
O Lord, in thee have I trusted; let me never be confounded.

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Or this Canticle.
 
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.

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Or this Canticle.
 
Benedicite, omnia opera Domini.

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.

Let us bless the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.


Then shall be read, in like manner, the Second Lesson, taken out of the New Testament, according to the Table or Calendar.
And after that shall be sung or said the Hymn following.
But
NOTE, That, save on the Sundays in Advent, the latter portion thereof may be omitted.


 

The Second Lesson

I Corinthians 15:12-19

Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen: And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain. Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not. For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised: And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins. Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.

Arrow Go to Jubilate, Deo


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.

Arrow Go to the Creed

Or this Psalm.
 
Jubilate Deo. Psalm c.

O BE joyful in the LORD, all ye lands: * serve the LORD with gladness, and come before his presence with a song.
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.

 
Then shall be said the Apostles' Creed by the Minister and the People, standing. And any Churches may, instead of the words, He descended into hell, use the words, He went into the place of departed spirits, which are considered as words of the same meaning in the 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.

Arrow Go to Prayers

Or the Creed commonly called the Nicene.


I BELIEVE in one God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, And of all things visible and invisible:
 
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God; Begotten of his Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, Very God of very God; Begotten, not made; Being of one substance with the Father; By whom all things were made: Who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven, And was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, And was made man: And was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; He suffered and was buried: And the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures: And ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of the Father: And he shall come again, with glory, to judge both the quick and the dead; Whose kingdom shall have no end.
 
And I believe in the Holy Ghost, The Lord, and Giver of Life, Who proceedeth from the Father and the Son; Who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified; Who spake by the Prophets:
And I believe one Catholic and Apostolic Church: I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins: And I look for the Resurrection of the dead: And the Life of the world to come. Amen.



  And after that, these Prayers following, the People devoutly kneeling; the Minister first pronouncing,

The Lord be with you.
Answer. And with thy spirit.
Minister. Let us pray.


Here, if it hath not already been said, shall follow the Lord's Prayer.

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.



Then shall be said the Collect for the Day, except when the Communion Service is read; and then the Collect for the Day shall be omitted here.
 

The Collect for the Day

Fifth Sunday in Lent (Passion Sunday)

WE beseech thee, Almighty God, mercifully to look upon thy people; that by thy great goodness they may be governed and preserved evermore, both in body and soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Ash Wednesday

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hatest nothing that thou hast made, and dost forgive the sins of all those who are penitent; Create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we, worthily lamenting our sins and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of thee, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 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.


The following Prayers shall be omitted here when the Litany is said, and may be omitted when the Holy Communion is to follow.

And
Note, That the Minister may here end the Morning Prayer with such general intercessions taken out of this Book, as he shall think fit, or with the Grace.



A Prayer for The President of the United States,
and all in Civil Authority.

O LORD, our heavenly Father, the high and mighty Ruler of the universe, who dost from thy throne behold all the dwellers upon earth; Most heartily we beseech thee, with thy favour to behold and bless thy servant THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, and all others in authority; and so replenish them with the grace of thy Holy Spirit, that they may always incline to thy will, and walk in thy way. Endue them plenteously with heavenly gifts; grant them in health and prosperity long to live; and finally, after this life, to attain everlasting joy and felicity; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Or this.

O LORD our Governor, whose glory is in all the world; We commend this nation to thy merciful care, that being guided by thy Providence, we may dwell secure in thy peace. Grant to THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, and to all in authority, wisdom and strength to know and to do thy will. Fill them with the love of truth and righteousness; and make them ever mindful of their calling to serve this people in thy fear; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen.


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.

* This may be said when any desire the prayers of the Congregation.


A General Thanksgiving.

Almighty God, Father of all mercies, we, thine unworthy servants, do give thee most humble and hearty thanks for all thy goodness and lovingkindness to us, and to all men; [* particularly to those who desire now to offer up their praises and thanksgivings for thy late mercies vouchsafed unto them.] We bless thee for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; but above all, for thine inestimable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. And, we beseech thee, give us that due sense of all thy mercies that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful; and that we show forth thy praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives, by giving up our selves to thy service, and by walking before thee in holiness and righteousness all our days; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honour and glory, world without end. Amen.

* This may be said when any desire to return thanks for mercies vouchsafed to them.

NOTE, That the General Thanksgiving may be said by the Congregation with the Minister.



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 Cor. xiii. 14.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen.

Here endeth the Order of Morning Prayer.



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