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the people, and in exercising the 13 He is our God, even the discipline of the Church; and be God of whom cometh salvation; thou in all things a pattern to the God is the Lord by whom we flock committed to thy care. escape death. Psalm lxviii. verse Then shall be said or sung the follow-20.

ing Anthem. Laudate Nomen. Praise the Lord, laud ye the name of the Lord: praise it, Oye servants of the Lord. Psalm ed be God. Verse 35. XXXV. verse 1.

14 O God, wonderful art thou in thy holy places, even the God of Israel; he will give strength and power unto his people. Bless

Glory be to the Father, and to

now,
without end.

2 Ye that stand in the horse the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; of the Lord in the courts of the As it was in the beginning, house of our God. Verse 2. and ever shall be, world 30 praise the Lord, for the Lord is gracious: O sing praises Min. The law was given by unto his name, for it is lovely. Moses. Verse 3.

Peop. But grace and truth 4 The Lord is gracious and mer-came by Jesus Christ. eiful, long suffering and of great Min. & Peop. Who is God goodness. Psalm cxiv. verse 8. over all, blessed for evermore. 5 The Lord is loving unto every Amen. man; and his mercy is over all

his work. Verse 9.

Let us pray.

MOST gracious God, the givet 6 All thy works praise thee, of all good and perfect gifts, O Lord; and thy Saints give who, of thy wise providence hast thanks unto thee. Verse 10. appointed divers orders in thy 7 The Lord doth build up Je-Church; give thy grace, we be rusalem; and gather together the seech thee, to thy servant, to outcasts of Israel. Psalm cxlvii. whom the charge of this congre. verse 2. gation is now committed; and so

8 He healeth those that are replenish him with the truth of broken in heart; and giveth me-thy doctrine, and endue him with dicine to heal their sickness. innocency of life, that he may Verse 3. faithfully serve before thee, to

9 The Lord's delight is in them the glory of thy great name, and that fear him, and put their trust the benefit of thy holy Church, in his mercy. Verse 11. through Jesus Christ, our only 10 Praise the Lord, O Jeru-Mediator and Redeemer. Amen.

salem, praise thy God, O Zion. Holy Jesus, who hast purchased to thyself an universal

Verse 12.

11 For he hath made fast the Church, and hast promised to be bars of thy gates; and hath bless-with the Ministers of Apostolic ed thy children within thee. Succession to the end of the Verse 13. world; be graciously pleased to 12 He maketh peace in thy bless the ministry and service of borders; and filleth thee with the him, who is now appointed to flour of wheat. Verse 14. offer the sacrifices of prayer and

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Amen.

praise to thee in this house, which lighten my understanding with is called by thy name. May the the illumination of the Holy words of his mouth, and the me-Ghost; and may all the wishes ditation of his heart be always and desires of my will centre in acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, what thou hast commanded. And, our strength and our Redeemer. to make me instrumental in promoting the salvation of the people God, Holy Ghost, Sanctifier now committed to my charge, of the Faithful, visit, we pray grant that I may faithfully admithee, this congregation with thy nister thy holy Sacraments, and love and favour; enlighten their by my life and doctrine set forth minds more and more with the thy true and lively word. Be light of the everlasting Gospel ;ever with me in the performance graft in their hearts a love of the of all the duties of my ministry; in truth; increase in them true reli- prayer, to quicken my devotion; gion; nourish them with all good-in praises, to heighten my love ness; and of thy great mercy and gratitude; and in preaching, keep them in the same, O blessed to give a readiness of thought and Spirit, whom with the Father expression suitable to the clear. and the Son together we worship ness and excellency of thy Holy and glorify as one God, world Word. Grant this for the sake of without end. Amen.

Benediction.

Jesus Christ thy Son our Saviour.
The instituted Minister, standing up,.
shall say,

The Lord be with you.
Ans. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.

THE God of peace, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus Christ, the great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting Covenant. Almighty God, who hast built make you perfect in every good thy Church upon the foundawork to do his will, working intion of the Apostles and Prophets, you that which is well pleasing Jesus Christ himself being the in his sight, through Jesus Christ; Chief corner Stone; grant that, to whom be glory for ever and by the operation of the Holy ever. Amen. Ghost, all Christians may be so Then shall the instituted Minister joined together in unity of spirit, kneel at the Altar to present his sup-and in the bond of peace, that plication for himself-in this form: they may be an Holy Temple acO Lord my God! I am not ceptable unto thee. And espe

worthy that thou shouldest cially, to this congregation precome under my roof; yet thou sent, give the abundance of thy hast honoured thy servant with grace; that with one heart, they appointing him to stand in thy may desire the prosperity of thy House, and to serve at thy Holy holy Apostolic Church, and with Altar. To thee and to thy ser-one mouth, may profess the faith vice I devote myself, soul, body, once delivered to the Saints. Deand spirit-with all their powers fend them from the sins of heresy and faculties. Fill my memory and schism; let not the foot of with the words of thy law; en-pride come nigh to hurt the

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nor the hand of the ungodly to Ghost, one God, world without cast them down." And grant fend. Amen.

after that the instituted Minister shall

proceed to the Communion Service, and to administer the holy Eucharist to his Congregation: and after the

Benediction, (which he shall always others, shall salute and welcome him, pronounce,) the Wardens, Vestry, and bidding him God speed.

that the course of this world may T Then shall follow the Sermon: and be so peaceably ordered by thy Governance, that thy. Church may joyfully serve thee in all godly quietness; that so they may walk in the ways of truth and peace, and at last be numbered with thy Saints in glory everlasting, through thy merits, O blessed Jesus, thou gracious Bishop and Shepherd of our souls, who art, with the Father and the Holy

When the Bishop of the Diocese is
ter, he shall make to him the address
present at the institution of a Minis-
prescribed in this Office in the form of
a letter; and may perform such other
Minister as he may choose.
duties herein assigned the Instituting

THE

WHOLE BOOK

OF

PSALM S,

IN METRE.

WITH

HYMNS,

SUITED TO THE

FEASTS AND FASTS OF THE CHURCH

AND OTHER OCCASIONS

OF

PUBLIC WORSHIP.

Stereotyped by E. & J.White.

Y the Bishops, the Clergy, and the Laity of the Protestant Episcopal Church Bt the United States of America, in Convention, this 13th day of October, in

the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine

́is

This Translation of the Whole Book of Psalms into Metre, with Hymns, set forth, and allowed to be sung in all Congregations of the said Church, before and after Morning and Evening Prayer, and also before and after Sermons, at the discretion of the Minister.

And it shall be the duty of every Minister of any Church, either by standing directions, or from time to time, to appoint the Portions of Psalms which are to be sung.

And further, it shall be the duty of every Minister, with such assistance as he can obtain from persons skilled in music, to give order concerning the Tunes to be sung, at any time, in his Church: And, especially, it shall be his duty to suppress all light and unseemly music, and all indecency and irreverence in the performance; by which vain and ungodly persons profane the service of the Sanctuary.

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