LIGHTEN our darkness, we beseech Thee, O Lord; and by Thy great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night; for the love of Thy only Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen.

ALMIGHTY God, with whom do rest the spirits of just

men made perfect; we bless and praise Thy holy Name for all Thy servants departed this life in Thy faith and fear; and especially for those most dear to us who have fallen asleep in Jesus. And we beseech Thee to give us grace so to follow their good example, that we may continue united to them in fellowship of spirit, and that finally we may be gathered together in Thy heavenly kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

THE CONFESSION OF SINS.

MOST holy and merciful Father; We acknowledge and confess in Thy Presence: Our sinful nature prone to evil and slothful in good; And all our shortcomings and offenses against Thee. Thou alone knowest how often we have sinned: In wandering from Thy ways; In wasting Thy gifts; In forgetting Thy love. But Thou, O Lord, have pity upon us; Who are ashamed and sorry for all wherein we have displeased Thee. Teach us to hate our errors; Cleanse us from our secret faults; And forgive our sins; For the sake of Thy dear Son our Saviour. And O most holy and loving Father; Send Thy purifying grace into our hearts, we beseech Thee; That we may henceforth live in Thy light and walk in Thy ways; According to the commandments of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

THE LORD'S PRAYER.

OUR Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil: For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

FORMS OF GRACE BEFORE MEAT.

THE Lord make us grateful for all His mercies, and add His blessing, for Christ's sake. Amen.

ALMIGHTY God, who providest for us, nourish our

souls with the Bread of Life in Jesus Christ. Amen.

BLESS us, O Lord, in blessing Thee, as we receive Thy gift of daily bread. Amen.

THE Lord bless this food to our use, and us to His ser

vice. Amen.

LORD, help us to receive all good things as from Thy hand, and to use them to Thy praise. Amen.

HEAVENLY Father, make us thankful to Thee, and

mindful of others, as we receive these blessings, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

FATHER in heaven, sustain our bodies with this food, our hearts with true friendship, and our souls with Thy truth, for Christ's sake. Amen.

ORD Jesus, be our holy Guest,

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Our morning Joy, our evening Rest;
And with our daily bread impart

Thy love and peace to every heart. Amen.

THE PSALTER.

The following Selections may be read as appropriate for certain

days.

1 BLESSED is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners: nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord: and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season: his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall pros

per.

4 The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.

5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judg ment: nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

6 For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

PSALM 2.

7 WHY do the heathen rage: and the people imagine a vain thing?

8 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together: against the Lord, and against his Anointed, saying,

9 Let us break their bands asunder: and cast away their cords from us.

10 He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.

11 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath: and vex them in his sore displeasure.

12 Yet have I set my King: upon my holy hill of Zion. 13 I will declare the decree, the Lord hath said unto me: Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.

14 Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance: and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.

15 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron: thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.

16 Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.

17 Serve the Lord with fear and rejoice with trembling.

18 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.

PSALM 4.

19 HEAR me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.

20 O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame: how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing?

21 But know that the Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the Lord will hear when I call unto him.

22 Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still.

23 Offer the sacrifices of righteousness: and put your trust in the Lord.

24 There be many that say, Who will show us any good: Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon

us.

25 Thou hast put gladness in my heart: more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased.

26 I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety.

SELECTION 2.

PSALM 5: 1-7.

1 GIVE ear to my words, O Lord: consider my meditation.

2 Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God for unto thee will I pray.

3 My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord: in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.

4 For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.

5 The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.

6 Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.

7 But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.

PSALM 8.

8 O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth who hast set thy glory above the heavens!

9 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies: that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

10 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers: the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;

11 What is man, that thou art mindful of him: and the son of man, that thou visitest him?

12 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels : and hast crowned him with glory and honour.

13 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands thou hast put all things under his feet;

14 All sheep and oxen: yea, and the beasts of the field; 15 The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea; and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.