People. We will be glad and rejoice in thee; we will fing praifes to thy name, O thou most High. Pfal. ix. 2. Minifter. Thou, Lord, art great; there is none like unto thee; neither is there any God befides thee. 2 Sam. vii. 22. People. Who is like unto thee, O Lord, who is like unto thee! glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders! Ex. xv. II. Minifter. Before the mountains were brought forth or ever thou hadft formed the earth, from everlasting to everlafting thou art God. Pfal. xc. 2. People. Thou art the fame, and thy year's fhall have no end. Pfal. cii. 27. Minifter. Minister. Great is our God, and of great power: his understanding is infinite. P. cxlvii. 5. People. The right hand of the Lord hath the preeminence; the hand of the Lord bringeth mighty things to pass. Pfal. cxviii. 16. Minifter. The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good. Prov. xv. 3. People. His eyes are on the way of man; and he feeth all his goings. Job xxxiv. 21. Minifter. The Lord is righteous in all his ways; and holy in all his works. Pfal. clxv. 17. People. Thou art not a God that haft pleasure in wickedness; neither shall evil dwell with thee. Pfal. v. 4. Minifter. Minifter. Righteous art thou, O Lord, and just are thy judgments. Pfal. cxix. 37. People. Thy righteoufnefs is an everlasting rightcoufnefs; and thy law is the truth. Pfal. cxix. 142. Minifter. The Lord is good to all; and his tender mercies are over all his works. Pfal. cxlv. 9. People. The memorial of thy loving kindness fhall be fhewn; and men fhall fing of thy goodness. Pfal. cxlv. 7. Minifter. Thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy to all that call upon thee. Pfal. lxxxvi. 5. People. People. The Lord is good, bis mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations. Pfal. c. 5. Minifter. O that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men. Pfal. cvii. 21. People. That they would offer unto him the facrifice of thanksgiving, and tell of his works with gladness. Ver. 22. Minifter. Let all those that seek him be glad, and rejoice in him: let fuch as love his falvation fay continually, the Lord be praised. Pfal. xl. 16. People. Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth for evermore. Pfal. cxiii. 2. ¶ Then Then fhall be read the First Leffon taken out of the Old Teftament after which the Service to proceed as follows: Minifter. LET us offer unto God the facrifice of thanksgiving for his abundant mercies unto us and to all mankind. People. Bleffed be the Lord for his goodness and for his loving kindness to the children of men. The General Thanksgiving. ALMIGHTY God, Father of all mercies, we thine unworthy fervants do give thee most humble and hearty thanks for all thy goodness and loving kindness to us and to all men. We bless thee for our creation, preservation, and all the bleffings of this life; but above all, for thine inef.timable love in the redemption of the world |