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will be done in earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil: For Thine is the kingdom, The power, and the glory, For ever and ever. Amen.

GOD, Who in the beginning didst rest

made; Grant unto me that, having diligently wrought the work which Thou hast appointed for me, all the days of my time on earth, I may at length enter into Thine everlasting rest; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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LORD God, Father Almighty, purify,

I beseech Thee, the secrets of my heart, and mercifully wash out all the stains of sin; and grant, O Lord, that cleansed by the blessing of Thy love I may without fear wait for the second coming of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

PRESERVE me, O Lord, during the hours

of the coming night, and keep me while I sleep; that so, when I am awake, I may watch with Christ, and when I sleep, I may rest in peace. Amen.

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CHRIST, my Creator and Redeemer, Almighty Lord God, forgive their sins to all Thy faithful people, especially to those who are joined to me by friendship or by blood, and to those for whom I am desired to pray or for whom I have resolved to pray.

Deliver them from all evil, preserve them in all good, and bring them to everlasting joy. Amen.

THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and

the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us evermore. Amen.

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The Hymn.

LORY to Thee, my God, this night
For all the blessings of the light;
Keep me, O keep me, King of kings,
Beneath Thine own Almighty wings.
Forgive me, Lord, for Thy dear Son,
The ill that I this day have done,
That with the world, myself, and Thee,
I, ere I sleep, at peace may be.

Teach me to live, that I may dread
The grave as little as my bed;
Teach me to die, that so I may
Rise glorious at the awful day.

O may my soul on Thee repose,

And may sweet sleep mine eyelids close,
Sleep that shall me more vigorous make
To serve my God when I awake.

When in the night I sleepless lie,
My soul with heavenly thoughts supply;
Let no ill dreams disturb my rest,

No powers of darkness me molest.

Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;

Praise Him above, Angelic host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

MORNING PRAYER

BEFORE RECEIVING

THE HOLY COMMUNION.

Praise the Lord, O my soul;

And all that is within me, praise His holy Name.

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GIVE Thee thanks, O Lord, Holy Father, Almighty, everlasting God, Who hast been pleased to bring me through the night to the hours of morning; Grant me, I pray Thee, to pass this day without sin, so that at eventide I may again give thanks to Thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Psalm.

PSALM XXVI.

BE Thou my Judge, O Lord, for I have

walked innocently: my trust hath been also in the Lord, therefore shall I not fall. Examine me, O Lord, and prove me : try out my reins and my heart.

For Thy loving-kindness is ever before mine eyes and I will walk in Thy truth.

I have not dwelt with vain persons : neither will I have fellowship with the deceitful.

I have hated the congregation of the wicked and will not sit among the ungodly.

I will wash my hands in innocency, O Lord and so will I go to Thine altar;

That I may shew the voice of thanksgiving and tell of all Thy wondrous works. Lord, I have loved the habitation of Thy house and the place where Thine honour dwelleth.

O shut not up my soul with the sinners: nor my life with the blood-thirsty ;

In whose hands is wickedness and their right hand is full of gifts.

But as for me, I will walk innocently : O deliver me, and be merciful unto me.

My foot standeth right: I will praise the Lord in the congregations.

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.

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The Lesson.

Amen.

HIS is the message which we have heard of Him and declare unto you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not the truth: but if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin.-1 John i. 5-7.

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CONFESS and lament, O Lord, the sins of my life past, whether committed in thought, word, or deed; especially ...

Forgive them all, I pray Thee, for Jesus Christ's sake. Amen.

Lord, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy.

UR Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed

come.

will be done in earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil: For Thine is the kingdom, The power, and the glory, For ever and ever. Amen.

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END forth, O Lord, Thy grace, and sanctify my body, soul, and spirit, that I may with a pure conscience offer to Thee the sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, through the mercy and loving-kindness of Thy only-begotten Son, with Whom and with Thy Holy Life-giving Spirit, Thou art blessed for ever and ever. Amen.

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LORD my God, grant that I may so receive the Body and Blood of Thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, that through Him I may obtain the pardon of all my sins, and be filled with Thy Holy Spirit, Who livest and reignest for ever. Amen.

ORD God, Who hast created us, and

us the way of salvation, receive me drawing

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