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may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations. Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee. Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us. (Ps. lxvii. 1, 2, 3, 6.)

The Lord's Prayer.

OUR Father, who art in the heavens; hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so also upon earth. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. (Matt. vi. 9 to 13.).

The people being seated, a chapter, or part of a chapter from the Old Testament is to be read.

The Minister shall then invite the congregation to sing in the following words.

PRAISE ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power. Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness. Praise him

with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp. Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs. Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high-sounding cymbals. Let every thing, that hath breath, praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord. (Ps. cl.

1 to 6.

Then one or more of the following psalms, or songs shall be chanted, or a hymn may be sung, the people standing.

PRAISE waiteth for thee, O God, in Zion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed. (Ps. lxv. 1.)

Sing, O heavens, and be joyful, O earth, and break forth into singing, O mountains; for the Lord hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted. (Isa. xlix. 13.)

Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the Lord. (Zech. ii. 10.)

I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou Most High. (Ps. ix. 1, 2.)

Be thou exalted, O Lord, in thine own strength: so will we sing, and praise thy power. (Ps. xxi. 13.)

Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors, and the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O ye gates, even lift them up, ye everlasting doors, and the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. (Ps. xxiv. 7 to 10.)

Give unto the Lord, O ye mighty, give unto the Lord glory and strength. Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. (Ps. xxix. 1, 2.)'

I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall be continually in my mouth. O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together. (Ps. xxxiv. 1, 3.)

O Lord my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty: who coverest thyself with light, as with a garment; who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain; who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters; who maketh the clouds his chariot; who walketh upon the wings of the wind; who maketh his angels spirits, his ministers a flaming fire; who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever. O Lord, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches. (Ps. civ. 1 to 5, 24.)

O sing unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the Lord, all the earth. Sing unto the Lord,

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bless his name: shew forth his salvation from day to day. Declare his glory among the nations, his wonders among all people. For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all Gods. For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the Lord made the heavens. Honour and majesty are before him: srtength and beauty are in his sanctuary. Give unto the Lord, O ye kindreds of the people, give unto the Lord glory and strength. Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come into his courts. O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth. (Ps. xcvi, 1 to 9.)

I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens. The heavens shall praise thy wonders, O Lord; thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints. For who in the heaven can be compared unto the Lord? Who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the Lord? God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints; and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him. O Lord God of hosts, who is a strong Lord like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee! Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them. The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world, and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them. Justice and judgment are

the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face. (Ps. lxxxix. 1, 2, 5, to 9. 11, 14.)

Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord? Who can shew forth all his praise? (Ps. cvi. 2.)

Then may be said or sung, the following Doxology. Minister.-To Jesus Christ be glory and dominion for ever and ever. (Rev. i. 6.)

People. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away; and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed. (Dan. vii. 14. Ps. cxlv. 13.)

Then shall be read in like manner, a chapter or part of a chapter, from the New Testament, after which the Minister shall say

GIVE thanks unto the Lord; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people. Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him; talk ye of all his wondrous works. (Ps. cv. 1, 2.)

After which one of the following psalms shall be chanted, or a hymn may be sung as before. PRAISE ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord from the heavens: praise him in the heights. Praise Kim, all ye his angels: praise him, all ye his

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