THE ORDER FOR MORNING PRAYER
THE LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him. Hab. 2:20
I was glad when they said unto me, We will go into the house of the LORD. Psalm 122:1
Rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness. Joel 2:13
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. Psalm 51:17.
This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24
Let us stand and sing our opening Hymn #
Call To General Confession
DEARLY beloved brethren, the Scripture moves us, in sundry places, to acknowledge and confess our manifold sins and wickedness; and that we should not dissemble nor cloak them before the face of Almighty God our heavenly Father; but confess them with a humble, lowly, penitent, and obedient heart; to the end that we may obtain forgiveness of the same, by his infinite goodness and mercy.
And although we ought, at all times, humbly to acknowledge our sins before God; yet ought we chiefly so to do, when we assemble and meet together to render thanks for the great benefits that we have received at his hands, to set forth his most worthy praise, to hear his most holy Word, and to ask those things which are requisite and necessary, as well for the body as the soul.
Wherefore I pray and beseech you, to accompany me with a pure heart, and humble voice, unto the throne of the heavenly grace,
Please kneel for a time of silent confession
Let us pray
ALMIGHTY and most merciful Father; We have erred, and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have offended against thy holy laws. We have left undone those things which we ought to have done; And we have done those things which we ought not to have done; And there is no health in us. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us, miserable offenders. Spare thou those, O God, who confess their faults. Restore thou those who are penitent; According to thy promises declared unto mankind in Christ Jesus our Lord. And grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake; That we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life, To the glory of thy holy Name. Amen.
The Prayer of Absolution and Remission of Sins
O LORD, we beseech thee, mercifully hear our prayers, and spare all those who confess their sins unto thee; that they whose consciences by sin are accused, by thy merciful pardon may be absolved; through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Let us Pray
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.
O Lord, open thou our lips
And our mouth shall show forth thy praise.
Please Stand
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.
Praise ye the Lord.
The Lord’s Name be praised.
Let us sing together the Venite
Venite, exultemus Domino.
O COME, let us sing | unto the LORD; * let us heartily rejoice in the strength of | our sal - va - tion.
Let us come before his presence with | thanks - giving; * and show ourselves | glad in him with psalms.
For the LORD is a | great God; * and a great | King a - bove all gods.
In his hand are all the corners | of the earth; * and the strength of the | hills is his al - so.
The sea is | his, and_he made it; * and his hands pre - | pared the dry land.
O come, let us worship and | fall down, * and kneel before the | LORD our Ma - ker.
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 | peo - ple with his truth.
Glory be to the Father, and | to the Son, * and | to the Ho - ly Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and | ev - er shall_be, * world without | end. A - men.
Let us remain standing and read psalm Psalm _____ responsively
Psalm 1. Beatus vir qui non abiit.
BLESSED is the man that hath not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the way of sinners, and hath not sat in the seat of the scornful.
2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law will he exercise himself day and night.
3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the water-side, that will bring forth his fruit in due season.
4 His leaf also shall not wither; and look, whatsoever he doeth, it shall prosper.
5 As for the ungodly, it is not so with them; but they are like the chaff, which the wind scattereth away from the face of the earth.
6 Therefore the ungodly shall not be able to stand in the judgment, neither the sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
7 But the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous; and the way of the ungodly shall perish.
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.
¶Or this
Psalm 121. Levavi oculos.
I WILL lift up mine eyes unto the hills; from whence cometh my help?
2 My help cometh even from the LORD, who hath made heaven and earth.
3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved; and he that keepeth thee will not sleep.
4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The LORD himself is thy keeper; the LORD is thy defence upon thy right hand;
6 So that the sun shall not burn thee by day, neither the moon by night.
7 The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil; yea, it is even he that shall keep thy soul.
8 The LORD shall preserve thy going out, and thy coming in, from this time forth for evermore.
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.
¶Or this
Psalm 130. De profundis.
OUT of the deep have I called unto thee, O LORD; Lord, hear my voice.
2 O let thine ears consider well the voice of my complaint.
3 If thou, LORD, wilt be extreme to mark what is done amiss, O Lord, who may abide it?
4 For there is mercy with thee; therefore shalt thou be feared.
5 I look for the LORD; my soul doth wait for him; in his word is my trust.
6 My soul fleeth unto the Lord before the morning watch; I say, before the morning watch.
7 O Israel, trust in the LORD; for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.
8 And he shall redeem Israel from all his sins.
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.
Please be seated
First Lesson(Epistle):
Here ends the First Lesson
Thanks be to God
Please stand and let us sing together the Te Deum
Te Deum laudamus.
WE praise thee, O God; we acknowledge thee to | be the Lord. * All the earth doth worship thee, the Father | ev - er - last - ing.
To thee all Angels cry aloud; the Heavens, and all the | Powers therein; * To thee Cherubim and Seraphim con - | tinu - al - ly do cry,
Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of | Sa - ba - oth; * Heaven and earth are full of the Majesty | of thy glory.
The glorious company of the Apostles | praise thee. * The goodly fellowship of the | Pro - phets praise thee.
The noble army of Martyrs | praise thee. * The holy Church throughout all the world | doth ack - now - ledge thee;
The Father of an infinite Majesty; Thine adorable, true and | on - ly Son; * Also the Holy | Ghost the Com - for - ter.
THOU art the King of | Glory, O Christ. * Thou art the everlasting | Son of_the Father.
When thou tookest upon thee to de - | li - ver man, * thou didst humble thyself to be | born of_a Virgin.
When thou hadst overcome the | sharpness of death, * thou didst open the Kingdom of Heaven to | all be - lie - vers.
Thou sittest at the right | hand of God, * in the glory | of the Fa - ther.
We believe that thou shalt come to | be our Judge. * We therefore pray thee, help thy servants, whom thou hast redeemed | with thy pre - cious blood.
Make them to be numbered | with thy Saints, * in glory | ev - er - last - ing.
O LORD, save thy people, and bless thine | her - i - tage. * Govern them and lift them | up for ev - er.
Day by day we | magni - fy thee; * And we worship thy Name ever, | world with - out end.
Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day with - out sin. * O Lord, have mercy upon us, have | mercy up - on us.
O Lord, let thy mercy be upon us, as our | trust_is in thee. * O Lord, in thee have I trusted; let me never | be con - found - ed.
GLORY be to the Father, and | to the Son, * and | to the Ho - ly Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and | ev - er shall_be, * world without | end. A - men.
Please be seated
The Second Lesson (Gospel):
Here ends the Second Lesson
Thanks be to God
Please stand and let us sing the Jubilate Deo
Jubilate Deo. Psalm c.
O BE joyful in the LORD, | all ye lands: * serve the LORD with gladness, and come before his | pres - ence with a song.
Be ye sure that the LORD he is God; it is he that hath made us, and not | we our - selves; * we are his people, and the | sheep of_his pas - ture.
O go your way into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his | courts with praise; * be thankful unto him, and | speak good of_his Name.
For the LORD is gracious, his mercy is | ev - er - lasting; * and his truth endureth from generation to | ge - ne - ra - tion.
GLORY be to the Father, and | to the Son, * and | to the Ho - ly Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and | ev - er shall_be, * world without | end. A - men.
Christian, what is it that you believe?
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.
Prayers and Collects
The Lord be with you.
And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
O Lord, show thy mercy upon us.
And grant us thy salvation
O God, make clean our hearts within us.
And take not thy Holy Spirit from us.
The Collect of the Day
A Collect for Peace
Let us silently pray for God’s protection amid any circumstance or outward situation that threatens us or seek our harm
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 defense, may not fear the power of any adversaries, through the might of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
A Collect for Grace
Let us silently pray for God’s grace amid any temptation or spiritual struggle that we are facing
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 President of the United States, and all in Civil Authority.
Let us silently pray for the President of the United States and for all our civil leaders
O LORD our Governor, whose glory is in all the world; We commend this nation to thy merciful care, that being guided by thy Providence, we may dwell secure in thy peace. Grant to THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, and to all in Authority, wisdom and strength to know and to do thy will. Fill them with the love of truth and righteousness; and make them ever mindful of their calling to serve this people in thy fear; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen.
A Prayer for the Clergy and People
Let us silently pray for the clergy and the congregations of our communion
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 honor of our Advocate and Mediator, Jesus Christ. Amen.
A Prayer for all Conditions of Men.
Let us silently pray for the various needs and conditions of all mankind (especially for the conversion of unbelievers and for the spiritual health of the Universal Church)
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….] we pray for these and all others 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
Let us silently thank God for all His many blessings and His goodness to us
Please join with me in offering our prayer of thanksgiving together in unison
ALMIGHTY God, Father of all mercies, we, thine unworthy servants, 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 blessings of this life
but above all, for thine inestimable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory.
And, we beseech thee, give us that due sense of all thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful; and that we show forth thy praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives, by giving up our selves to thy service, and by walking before thee in holiness and righteousness all our days;
through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honor and glory, world without end. Amen.
A Prayer of St. Chrysostom
ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplications unto thee; and dost promise that when two or three are gathered together in thy Name thou wilt grant their requests; Fulfil now, O Lord, the desires and petitions of thy servants, as may be most expedient for them; granting us in this world knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to come life everlasting. Amen.
Please Be seated
Announcements
Let us stand and sing together our sermon Hymn #
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Doxology
All things come of thee O Lord
And of thine own have we given thee. Amen.
Let us now kneel to receive the blessing of the Lord God
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.
Please stand and let us sing together our closing Hymn #
Here ends the Order of Morning Prayer