Sentences of Scripture.
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my
heart, be alway acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my
strength and my redeemer. Psalm xix. 14.
The hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers
shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the
Father seeketh such to worship him. St. John iv. 23.
General Confesssion & Absolution
O Lord, open thou our lips.
Answer. And our mouth shall show forth thy praise.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;
Answer. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
world without end. Amen.
Minister. Praise ye the Lord.
Answer. The Lord's Name be praised.
Venite, exultemus Domino.
O COME, let us sing unto the LORD; * let us heartily
rejoice in the strength of our salvation.
Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving; * and
show ourselves glad in him with psalms.
For the LORD is a great God; * and a great King
above all gods.
In his hand are all the corners of the earth; * and the
strength of the hills is his also.
The sea is his, and he made it; * and his hands
prepared the dry land.
O come, let us worship and fall down, * and kneel
before the LORD our Maker.
For he is the Lord our God; * and we are the people
of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.
O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness; * let
the whole earth stand in awe of him.
For he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth; * and
with righteousness to judge the world, and the peoples
with his truth.
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. Amen.
The Psalter
Psalm 75
The Seventy-Fifth Psalm
Confitebimur tibi.
UNTO thee, O God, do we give thanks;
* yea, unto thee do we give thanks.
Thy Name also is so nigh;
* and that do thy wondrous works declare.
In the appointed time, saith God,
* I shall judge according unto right.
The earth is weak, and all the inhabiters thereof:
* I bear up the pillars of it.
I said unto the fools, Deal not so madly;
* and to the ungodly, Set not up your horn.
Set not up your horn on high,
* and speak not with a stiff neck.
For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west,
* nor yet from the south.
And why? God is the Judge;
* he putteth down one, and setteth up another.
For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine is red;
* it is full mixt, and he poureth out of the same.
As for the dregs thereof,
* all the ungodly of the earth shall drink them, and suck them out.
But I will talk of the God of Jacob,
* and praise him for ever.
All the horns of the ungodly also will I break,
* and the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.
Psalm 76
The Seventy-Sixth Psalm
Notus in Judaea.
IN Judah is God known;
* his Name is great in Israel.
At Salem is his tabernacle,
* and his dwelling in Sion.
There brake he the arrows of the bow,
* the shield, the sword, and the battle.
Thou art glorious in might,
* when thou comest from the hills of the robbers.
The proud are robbed, they have slept their sleep;
* and all the men whose hands were mighty have found nothing.
At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob,
* both the chariot and horse are fallen.
Thou, even thou art to be feared;
* and who may stand in thy sight when thou art angry?
Thou didst cause thy judgment to be heard from heaven;
* the earth trembled, and was still,
When God arose to judgment,
* and to help all the meek upon earth.
The fierceness of man shall turn to thy praise;
* and the fierceness of them shalt thou refrain.
Promise unto the LORD your God, and keep it, all ye that are round about him;
* bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.
He shall refrain the spirit of princes,
* and is wonderful among the kings of the earth.
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. Amen.
The First Lesson
Genesis 41:1a, 8,14-24
And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: And it came to pass in the
morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the
wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto
Pharaoh. Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he
shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh. And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I
have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst
understand a dream to interpret it. And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give
Pharaoh an answer of peace. And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank
of the river: And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and
they fed in a meadow: And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and
leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness: And the lean and the ill favoured
kine did eat up the first seven fat kine: And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they
had eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke. And I saw in my dream,
and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good: And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and
blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them: And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I
told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me.
Benedictus es, Domine.
BLESSED art thou, O Lord God of our fathers:* praised
and exalted above all for ever.
Blessed art thou for the Name of thy Majesty:* praised
and exalted above all for ever.
Blessed art thou in the temple of thy holiness:* praised
and exalted above all for ever.
Blessed art thou that beholdest the depths, and dwellest
between the Cherubim: * praised and exalted above all forever.
Blessed art thou on the glorious throne of thy kingdom: * praised
and exalted above all for ever.
Blessed art thou in the firmament of heaven: * praised
and exalted above all for ever.
Te deum laudamus
Benedicite, omnia
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. Amen.
The Second Lesson
I Corinthians 10:14-22
Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry. I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say. The
cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break,
is it not the communion of the body of Christ? For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we
are all partakers of that one bread. Behold Israel after the flesh: are not they which eat of the sacrifices
partakers of the altar? What say I then? that the idol is any thing, or that which is offered in sacrifice to
idols is any thing? But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not
to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils. Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord,
and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils. Do we provoke
the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?
Benedictus. St. 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, * which
have been since the world began;
That we should be saved from our enemies, * and from
the hand of all that hate us.
To perform the mercy promised to our forefathers, * and
to remember his holy covenant;
To perform the oath which he sware to our forefather
Abraham, * that he would give us;
That we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies *
might serve him without fear;
In holiness and righteousness before him, * all the days
of our life.
And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: * for
thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
To give knowledge of salvation unto his people * for the
remission of their sins,
Through the tender mercy of our God; * whereby the
day-spring from on high hath visited us;
To give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the
shadow of death, * and to guide our feet into the way of
peace.
Jubilate Deo
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. Amen.
The Apostles' Creed.
I BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth:
And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord: Who was conceived by the Holy
Ghost, Born of the Virgin Mary: Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was
crucified, dead, and buried: He descended into hell; The third day he
rose again from the dead: He ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the
right hand of God the Father Almighty: From thence he shall come to judge
the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Ghost: The holy Catholic Church; The Communion of
Saints: The Forgiveness of sins: The Resurrection of the body: And the
Life everlasting. Amen.
The Lord be with you.
Answer. And with thy spirit.
Minister. Let us pray.
The Lord's Prayer.
OUR Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our
daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive those who
trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us
from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for
ever and ever. Amen.
Minister. O Lord, show thy mercy upon us.
Answer. And grant us thy salvation.
Minister. O God, make clean our hearts within us.
Answer. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us.
The Collect for the Day
Third Sunday in Lent
WE beseech thee, Almighty God, look upon the hearts and desires
of thy humble servants, and stretch forth the right hand of thy
Majesty, to be our defence against all our enemies; through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
Ash Wednesday
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hatest nothing that thou hast
made, and dost forgive the sins of all those who are penitent;
Create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we, worthily
lamenting our sins and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain
of thee, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
A Collect for Peace.
O GOD, who art the author of peace and lover of concord,
in knowledge 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 the might of Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
A Collect for Grace.
O Lord, our heavenly Father, Almighty and 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, being ordered by thy governance, may be
righteous in thy sight; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
A Prayer for the Clergy and People.
Almighty and everlasting God, from whom cometh every good and perfect
gift; Send down upon our Bishops, and other Clergy, and upon the
Congregations committed to their charge, the healthful Spirit of thy
grace; and, that they may truly please thee, pour upon them the continual
dew of thy blessing. Grant this, O Lord, for the honour of our Advocate
and Mediator, Jesus Christ. Amen.
A Prayer for All Conditions of Men.
O God, the Creator and Preserver of all mankind, we humbly beseech thee
for all sorts and conditions of men; that thou wouldest be pleased to
make thy ways known unto them, thy saving health unto all nations. More
especially we pray for thy holy Church universal; that it may be so
guided and governed by thy good Spirit, that all who profess and call
themselves Christians may be led into the way of truth, and hold the
faith in unity of spirit, in the bond of peace, and in righteousness of
life. Finally, we commend to thy fatherly goodness all those who are any
ways afflicted, or distressed, in mind, body, or estate; [* especially
those for whom our prayers are desired;] that it may please thee to
comfort and relieve them, according to their several necessities; giving
them patience under their sufferings, and a happy issue out of all their
afflictions. And this we beg for Jesus Christ's sake. Amen.
A General Thanksgiving
A Prayer of St. Chysostom
2 Cor. xiii. 14.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the
fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen.
