18 Thou art worthy: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; and hast made us unto our God kings and priests. 19 And they that had gotten the victory over the beast, sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, 20 Great and marvelous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou king of saints. 21 Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? For thou only art holy. 22 For all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest. 23 And I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; saying with a loud voice, 24 Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing. 25 And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, 26 Blessing, and honor, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. AMEN. Sixty-second Selection. NATIONAL BLESSINGS. IO GIVE thanks unto the Lord; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people. 2 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him; talk ye of all his wondrous works. 3 Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord. 4 Seek the Lord and his strength: seek his face evermore. 5 Remember his marvelous works that he hath done: his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth. ever. 6 He is the Lord our God: he hath remembered his covenant for When our fathers were but few in number, yea, very few, and strangers in the land; 8 When they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people; 9 He suffered no man to do them wrong; yea, he reproved kings for their sakes; 10 Saying, touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm. II And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies. 12 And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness. 13 We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old. 14 How thou didst drive out the nations with thy hand, and plantedst them. 15 For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them; 16 But thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favor unto them. 17 We will not hide these things from our children, showing to the generation to come the praises of the Lord; 18 And his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done. 19 For he established statutes, and appointed laws, which he commanded our fathers to make known to their children: that the generation to come might know him: 20 That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments. 21 Marvelous things did he in the sight of our fathers. 22 He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through. 23 In the daytime he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire. 24 He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths. 25 He made his people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock. GOD'S FAITHFULNESS TO A FAITHFUL PEOPLE. 121 26 And he led them on safely, so that they feared not. 27 Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them. 28 They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded. 29 So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever we will show forth thy praise to all generations. 30 Blessed be the Lord God from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen. 31 PRAISE YE THE LORD. Sixty-third Selection. GOD'S FAITHFULNESS TO A FAITHFUL PEOPLE I GIVE ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth. 2 Because I will publish the name of the Lord: ascribe ye greatness unto our God. 3 He is the Rock, his way is perfect for all his ways are judgment. 4 A God of truth, and without iniquity, just and right is he. 5 Is not He thy father that hath bought thee? Hath he not made thee and established thee? 6 Remember the days of old; consider the years of many generations. 7 For the Lord's portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance. 8 He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness. 9 He led him about, He instructed him: 10 He kept him as the apple of his eye. 11 As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings; 12 So the Lord alone did lead him. 13 Then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation. 14 Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God that formed thee. 15 And the Lord said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be: 16 For they are a very froward generation, children in whom is no faith. 17 They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God: they have provoked me to anger with their vanities. 18 O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end! 19 Their feet shall slide in due time, for the day of their calamity is at hand. 20 For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges. 21 The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety by him, and the Lord shall cover him all the day long; 22 And he shall dwell between His shoulders. 23 The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. 24 And as thy days, so shall thy strength be. 25 Happy art thou, O Israel! Who is like unto thee, O people saved by the Lord, the shield of thy help! 26 PRAISE YE THE LORD! Te Deum Laudamus. [This ancient Hymn of Praise, ascribed to Ambrose of Milan, A.D. 373, may prop erly be read responsively, as well as sung.] I 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. To thee Cherubim and Seraphim continually do cry, 4 Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Sabaoth: heaven and earth are full of the majesty of thy glory. 5 The glorious company of the Apostles praise thee. 6 The goodly fellowship of the Prophets praise thee. 7 The noble army of Martyrs praise thee. 8 The holy Church throughout all the world doth acknowledge thee; 9 The Father of an infinite Majesty; thine adorable, true and only Son; 10 Also the Holy Ghost, the Comforter. II Thou art the King of Glory, O Christ. 12 Thou art the Everlasting Son of the Father. 13 When thou tookest upon thee to deliver man, thou didst humble thyself to be born of a Virgin. 14 When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death, thou didst open the kingdom of heaven to all believers. 15 Thou sittest at the right hand of God, in the glory of the Father. 16 We believe that thou shalt come to be our Judge. 17 We therefore pray thee, help thy servants, whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious blood. 18 Make them to be numbered with thy saints, in glory everlasting. 19 O Lord, save thy people, and bless thine heritage. Govern them, and lift them up for ever. 20 Day by day we magnify thee; and we worship thy name ever, world without end. 21 Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin. 22 O Lord, have mercy upon us; have mercy upon us. 23 O Lord, let thy mercy be upon us, as our trust is in thee. 25 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost: 26 As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. AMEN. |