A Liturgy for the Use of the Church at King's Chapel in Boston

The eyes of all wait. upon thee, O Lord, and thou givest them their meat in due season.

Thou openest thine' hand, and fillest all things living with plenteousness. The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works..

The Lord is nigh unto all those who call upon him; yea all such as call upon him faithfully.

He will fulfil the desire of those who fear him; he also will hear their cry, and will help them.

The Lord preserveth all those who love him; but scattereth abroad all the ungodly.

My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord, and let all flesh give thanks unto his holy name for ever and ever. Amen.

Then shall the Minister read the SECOND LESSON taken out of the New Testament; and at the end of it he shall say, Here endeth the Second Lesson. Then shall be sung, or else repeated by the Minister and

People alternately, the following Hymn.

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, who have been since the world began;

That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all who hate us.

Or this Psalm.

PSALM 100.

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 who 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.

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.

bè THE COLLECT FOR GRACE.

Min. The Lord be

with you; Answ. And with thy

spirit.

Min. Let us pray. ·
O Lord, show thy

mercy upon us;

Answ. And grant us 'thy salvation.

Min. O God, make clean our hearts within us,

Ans. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us.

Then shall be read the

COLLECT FOR THE DAY;

and then the service shall proceed as followeth.

THE COLLECT FOR PEACE.

O GOD, who art the author of peace, and lover of concord, in knowledge

O LORD, our heavenly and Father, almighty 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.

THE LITANY,

OR GENERAL SUPPLICATION.

O GOD, our heavenly Father, have mercy upon us miserable sinners.

O God, our heavenly

Father, have mercy upon us miserable sinners.

O God, who by thy Son hast redeemed the world, have mercy upon us miserable sinners.

O God, who by thy holy Spirit dost govern, direct, and sanctify the hearts of thy faithful servants, have mercy upon us miserable sinners.

Remember not, Lord, our offences, neither take thou vengeance of our sins: spare us, good Lord, spare thy people whom thou hast redeemed by the most precious blood of thy Son, and be not angry with us for ever.

Spare us, good Lord. From all evil and mischief; from sin; from the assaults of temptation, from thy wrath, and from everlasting destruction,

Good Lord deliver us. From all blindness of heart; from pride, vainglory, and hypocrisy ; from envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncharitableness; from all inordinate and sinful affections, and from all the deceitful allurements of this transitory world,

Good Lord, deliver us. From lightning and tempest; from plague, pestilence, and famine; from battle, and murder, and from death unprepared for,

Good Lord, deliver us. From all sedition, privy conspiracy, and rebellion; from all false doctrine, heresy, and schism; from hardness of heart, and contempt of thy word and commandment,

Good Lord, deliver us. In all time of our tribulation; in all time of our prosperity, in the hour of death, and in the day of judgment,

Good Lord, deliver us.

We sinners do beseech thee to hear us, O Lord God, and that it may please thee to rule and

govern thy holy church universal in the right way; and to illuminate all ministers of the gospel with true knowledge, and understanding of thy word; and that both by their preaching and living they may set it forth, and show it accordingly;