Be thou exalted, O my God,

Above the heavens, where angels dwell;
Thy power on earth be known abroad,
And land to land thy wonders tell.

Fourth Sunday.

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 he 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.

Or this Hymn:

MERCY OF GOD.

RAISE your triumphal songs

To an immortal tune;

Let all the earth resound the deeds
Celestial grace has done:

Sing how eternal love

Its chief Beloved chose,

S. M.

And bade him raise our wretched race
From their abyss of woes.

Now, sinners, dry your tears;

Let hopeless sorrow cease;
Bow to the sceptre of His love,
And take the offered peace.

Lord, we obey thy call;
We lay an humble claim

To the salvation Thou hast brought,
And love and praise thy Name.

Fifth Sunday.

Lætatus sum.-Psalm exxii.

I WAS glad when they said unto me, We will go

into the house of the Lord.

Our feet shall stand in thy gates, O Jerusalem. O pray for the peace of Jerusalem; they shall prosper that love thee.

Peace be within thy walls, and plenteousness within thy palaces.

For my brethren and companion's sake, I will wish thee prosperity.

Yea, because of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek to do thee good.

Or this Hymn:

THE CITY OF GOD.

BLESSED city, heavenly Salem,

8s & 7s.

Vision dear, whence peace hath spring,

Brighter than the heart can fancy,

Mansion of the highest King;
O how glorious are the praises
Which of thee the prophets sing!

To this temple, where we call thee,
Come, O Lord of Hosts, to-day!
With thy wonted loving-kindness,
Hear thy people as they pray;
And thy fullest benediction

Shed within its walls for aye.

Here vouchsafe to all thy servants
That they supplicate to gain;
Here to have and hold for ever

Those good things their pray'rs obtain ;
And hereafter in thy glory

With thy blessed ones to reign.

Here an Extempore Prayer shall follow; or the following prayers may be read. They are commended also to families absent from church through sickness, or when travelling.

The Minister shall say:

The Lord be with you.

Answer. And with thy spirit.

Minister. Let us pray.

Ans. Lord, have mercy upon us.

Then the Minister and People shall say the Lord's Prayer:

OUR

UR Father, who art in heaven, thy Name. Thy kingdom come. done on earth, As it is in heaven. day our daily bread.

Hallowed be
Thy will be

Give us this

And forgive us our tres

passes, 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 the Minister shall say:

O Lord, show thy mercy upon us.
Answer. And grant us thy salvation.

Min. O Lord, bless the President of these United States.

Ans. And mercifully hear us when we call upon thee.

Min. Endue thy ministers with righteousness.
Ans. And make thy chosen people joyful.
Min. O Lord, save thy people.

Ans. And bless thine inheritance.

Min. Give peace in our time, O Lord.

Ans. For thou only canst make wars to cease to the end of the earth.

Min. O God, make clean our hearts within us. Ans. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us.

Then may be said the COLLECT FOR THE DAY; and then the Service shall proceed as followeth :

THE COLLECT FOR PEACE.

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 Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

THE COLLECT FOR GRACE.

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 which is righteous in thy sight, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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COLLECT FOR FORGIVENESS.

LMIGHTY God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who desirest not the death of a sinner, but rather that he should turn from his wickedness and live; pardon and absolve all those who truly repent, and unfeignedly believe the holy Gospel. We beseech thee to grant us true repentance, and thy Holy Spirit; that those things may please thee which we do at this present, and that the rest of our life hereafter may be more pure and holy; so that at the last we may come to thine eternal joy, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The following Prayers are to be omitted here when a Litany is read: (vid. p. 71, &c).

A PRAYER FOR RULERS.

LORD, our heavenly Father, high and mighty,
King of kings, Lord of lords, who dost from

thy throne behold all the dwellers upon the earth ; most heartily we beseech thee with thy favor to