THE ORDER FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF BAPTISM 40 THE ORDER FOR THE ADMINISTRA . THE ORDER FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF BAPTISMAL AN ORDER FOR THE RECEPTION OF COMMUNICANTS THE ORDER FOR THE SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGE 43 47 50 51 55 THE ORDER FOR THE LICENSING OF CANDIDATES THE ORDER FOR THE ORDINATION OF MINISTERS THE ORDER FOR THE INSTALLATION OF RULING THE ORDER FOR LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF A 96 THE ORDER FOR THE DEDICATION OF A CHURCH. 100 THE TREASURY OF PRAYERS. 107 I. GENERAL PRAYERS FOR COMMON WORSHIP 109 THE ORDER OF MORNING SERVICE ON THE LORD'S DAY. THE CALL TO WORSHIP. ¶ Let the Minister and all the People stand up and sing the following, or some other Hymn or Psalm calling to Worship. Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Amen. ¶ Let the Minister read one of the following SENTENCES, the People standing. If any church so desire the Service may begin with the SENTENCES. OUR help is in the Name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth. The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon Him, to all that call upon Him in truth. He will fulfil the desire of them that fear Him: He also will hear their cry, and will save them. (Psalm cxxiv. 8: cxlv. 18, 19.) O come, let us worship and bow down let us kneel before the Lord our maker. Know ye that the Lord He is God: it is He that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture. (Psalm xcv. 6: c. 3.) Seek ye the Lord while He may be found, call ye upon Him while He is near: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and He will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon. (Isaiah lv. 6, 7.) THE ASSURANCE OF PARDON. To be said by the Minister, the People still bowing down. ALMIGHTY God, who doth freely pardon all who repent and turn to Him; Now fulfil in every contrite heart the promise of redeeming grace; remitting all our sins, and cleansing us from an evil conscience; through the perfect sacrifice of Christ our Lord; And keep us evermore in the peace and joy of a holy life; that we may love and serve Him always; In the Name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Amen. ¶ Or this: GOD so loved the world, that He gave His only-begot ten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Hear the gracious words of our Lord Jesus Christ unto all that truly repent and turn to Him: Come unto Me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Him that cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. Then let the Minister and the People, standing, say, Minister. Now bless the Lord our God: Answer. And praise His glorious Name. Minister. O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good : Answer. For His mercy endureth for ever. THE PSALTER. Then let a portion of the PSALTER be chanted, or read responsively by the Minister and the People, all standing, and at the end may be said or sung, 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 People being seated shall attend devoutly to THE PUBLIC READING OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. ¶ Let the Minister read from the Word of God as it is written in the Old and New Testaments, clearly and distinctly, that the People may understand the meaning. If a lesson from each Testament is read, as is most proper and profitable, that from the Old Testament may be followed, in places where there are choirs, by the singing of an Anthem or Response. ¶ Before each reading let the Minister say, Hear the Holy Scrip ture as it is written in such a chapter of such a book: and after the reading, The Lord bless to us the reading of His Holy Word. I If the Old Testament reading be the TEN COMMANDMENTS, after them the Minister shall read St. Matthew xxii. 37-40, saying before he reads, Hear also the SUMMARY OF THE LAW by our Lord Jesus Christ. A HYMN OF PRAISE. Here let the People stand up and praise God with the spirit and with the understanding, making melody with their voices as well as with their hearts, unto the Lord. And at the close of the Hymn let them remain standing and join with the Minister in their CONFESSION OF FAITH. THE CREED. 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. ¶ Then shall the Minister say, Let us pray. *Or, He continued in the state of the dead, and under the power of death, until the third day. |