Morning Prayer (Matins) in Traditional Language

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				Morning Prayer from
				*The Book of Common Prayer*
				Tuesday, 11 December 2018
				The introduction to the service is used on Sundays, and may be used on any occasion. If the Introduction is not used, the service begins with the opening responses.
		¶		Introduction

				The minister may use a seasonal sentence before using one or more of the penitential sentences.

				The minister introduces the service

				Dearly beloved [brethren],
				the Scripture moveth 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 an 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 most 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,
				as many as are here present,
				to accompany me with a pure heart, and humble voice,
				unto the throne of the heavenly grace, saying [after me]:

				(or)

				Beloved, we are come together in the presence of almighty God and of the whole company of heaven to offer unto him through our Lord Jesus Christ our worship and praise and thanksgiving; to make confession of our sins; to pray, as well for others as for ourselves, that we may know more truly the greatness of God's love and shew forth in our lives the fruits of his grace; and to ask on behalf of all men such things as their well-being doth require.

				Wherefore let us kneel in silence, and remember God's presence with us now.

		All		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 them, O God, which confess their faults.
				Restore thou them that are penitent;
				according to thy promises declared unto mankind
				in Christ Jesu 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.

				A priest says

				Almighty God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
				who desireth not the death of a sinner,
				but rather that he may turn from his wickedness and live;
				and hath given power, and commandment, to his ministers
				to declare and pronounce to his people, being penitent,
				the absolution and remission of their sins:
				he pardoneth and absolveth all them that truly repent
				and unfeignedly believe his holy gospel.
				Wherefore let us beseech him to grant us true repentance,
				and his Holy Spirit,
				that those things may please him which we do at this present;
				and that the rest of our life hereafter may be pure and holy;
				so that at the last we may come to his eternal joy;
				through Jesus Christ our Lord.
		All		Amen.

				or other ministers may say

				Grant, we beseech thee, merciful Lord,
				to thy faithful people pardon and peace,
				that they may be cleansed from all their sins,
				and serve thee with a quiet mind;
				through Jesus Christ our Lord.
		All		Amen.

		All		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 trespasses,
				as we forgive them that trespass against us.
				And lead us not into temptation;
				but deliver us from evil.
				For thine is the kingdom,
				the power and the glory,
				for ever and ever.
				Amen.
		¶		Morning Prayer

				The introduction to the service is used on Sundays, and may be used on any occasion. If the Introduction is not used, the service begins with the opening responses.

				These responses are used

				O Lord, open thou our lips
		All		and our mouth shall shew forth thy praise.

				O God, make speed to save us.
		All		O Lord, make haste to help us.

				Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
				and to the Holy Ghost;
		All		as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
				world without end. Amen.

				Praise ye the Lord.
		All		The Lord's name be praised.

				Venite, exultemus Domino

		1		O come, let us sing unto the Lord :
				let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation.

		2		Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving :
				and shew ourselves glad in him with psalms.

		3		For the Lord is a great God :
				and a great King above all gods.

		4		In his hand are all the corners of the earth :
				and the strength of the hills is his also.

		5		The sea is his, and he made it :
				and his hands prepared the dry land.

		6		O come, let us worship, and fall down :
				and kneel before the Lord our Maker.

		7		For he is the Lord our God :
				and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.

		[8		Today if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts :
				as in the provocation,
				and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness;

		9		When your fathers tempted me :
				proved me, and saw my works.

		10		Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said :
				It is a people that do err in their hearts,
				for they have not known my ways.

		11		Unto whom I sware in my wrath :
				that they should not enter into my rest.]
				Psalm 95

				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.

				Psalmody
				Psalm 56

		1		Be merciful unto me, O God, for man goeth about to devour me :
				he is daily fighting, and troubling me.

		2		Mine enemies are daily in hand to swallow me up :
				for they be many that fight against me, O thou most Highest.

		3		Nevertheless, though I am sometime afraid :
				yet put I my trust in thee.

		4		I will praise God, because of his word :
				I have put my trust in God, and will not fear what flesh can do unto me.

		5		They daily mistake my words :
				all that they imagine is to do me evil.

		6		They hold all together, and keep themselves close :
				and mark my steps, when they lay wait for my soul.

		7		Shall they escape for their wickedness :
				thou, O God, in thy displeasure shalt cast them down.

		8		Thou tellest my flittings ; put my tears into thy bottle :
				are not these things noted in thy book?

		9		Whensoever I call upon thee, then shall mine enemies be put to flight :
				this I know; for God is on my side.

		10		In God’s word will I rejoice :
				in the Lord’s word will I comfort me.

		11		Yea, in God have I put my trust :
				I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.

		12		Unto thee, O God, will I pay my vows :
				unto thee will I give thanks.

		13		For thou hast delivered my soul from death, and my feet from falling :
				that I may walk before God in the light of the living.
				Psalm 57

		1		Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me, for my soul trusteth in thee :
				and under the shadow of thy wings shall be my refuge, until this tyranny be over-past.

		2		I will call unto the most high God :
				even unto the God that shall perform the cause which I have in hand.

		3		He shall send from heaven :
				and save me from the reproof of him that would eat me up.

		4		God shall send forth his mercy and truth :
				my soul is among lions.

		5		And I lie even among the children of men, that are set on fire :
				whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

		6		Set up thyself, O God, above the heavens :
				and thy glory above all the earth.

		7		They have laid a net for my feet, and pressed down my soul :
				they have digged a pit before me, and are fallen into the midst of it themselves.

		8		My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed :
				I will sing, and give praise.

		9		Awake up, my glory; awake, lute and harp :
				I myself will awake right early.

		10		I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the people :
				and I will sing unto thee among the nations.

		11		For the greatness of thy mercy reacheth unto the heavens :
				and thy truth unto the clouds.

		12		Set up thyself, O God, above the heavens :
				and thy glory above all the earth.
				Psalm 58

		1		Are your minds set upon righteousness, O ye congregation :
				and do ye judge the thing that is right, O ye sons of men?

		2		Yea, ye imagine mischief in your heart upon the earth :
				and your hands deal with wickedness.

		3		The ungodly are froward, even from their mother’s womb :
				as soon as they are born, they go astray, and speak lies.

		4		They are as venomous as the poison of a serpent :
				even like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ears;

		5		Which refuseth to hear the voice of the charmer :
				charm he never so wisely.

		6		Break their teeth, O God, in their mouths; smite the jaw-bones of the lions, O Lord :
				let them fall away like water that runneth apace; and when they shoot their arrows let them be rooted out.

		7		Let them consume away like a snail, and be like the untimely fruit of a woman :
				and let them not see the sun.

		8		Or ever your pots be made hot with thorns :
				so let indignation vex him, even as a thing that is raw.

		9		The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance :
				he shall wash his footsteps in the blood of the ungodly.

		10		So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous :
				doubtless there is a God that judgeth the earth.


				At the end of each psalm these words are 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.

				Old Testament Reading
				First Reading: Isaiah 46 Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast. They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity. Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb: And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you. To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like? They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship. They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place, and he standeth; from his place shall he not remove: yea, one shall cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble. Remember this, and shew yourselves men: bring it again to mind, O ye transgressors. Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure: Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it. Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that are far from righteousness: I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.

				Te Deum Laudamus

				Either the Te Deum Laudamus (as follows) or Benedicite, omnia opera is said or sung.

				We praise thee, O God; we acknowledge thee to be the Lord.
				All the earth doth worship thee, the Father everlasting.
				To thee all angels cry aloud, the heavens and all the powers therein.
				To thee cherubin and seraphin continually do cry,
				Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth;
				Heaven and earth are full of the majesty of thy glory.
				The glorious company of the apostles praise thee.
				The goodly fellowship of the prophets praise thee.
				The noble army of martyrs praise thee.
				The holy Church throughout all the world doth acknowledge thee:
				the Father of an infinite majesty;
				thine honourable, true and only Son;
				also the Holy Ghost the Comforter.

				Thou art the King of glory, O Christ.
				Thou art the everlasting Son of the Father.
				When thou tookest upon thee to deliver man,
				thou didst not abhor the Virgin's womb.
				When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death,
				thou didst open the kingdom of heaven to all believers.
				Thou sittest at the right hand of God, in the glory of the Father.
				We believe that thou shalt come to be our judge.
				We therefore pray thee, help thy servants,
				whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious blood.
				Make them to be numbered with thy saints in glory everlasting.

				O Lord, save thy people and bless thine heritage.
				Govern them and lift them up for ever.
				Day by day we magnify thee;
				and we worship thy name, ever world without end.
				Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin.
				O Lord, have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us.
				O Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us, as our trust is in thee.
				O Lord, in thee have I trusted; let me never be confounded.

				New Testament Reading
				Second Reading: 1 Thessalonians 2.1-12 For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain: But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention. For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile: But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts. For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness: Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ. But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children: So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us. For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God. Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe: As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children, That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.

				Benedictus

				Either The Benedictus (as follows) or Jubilate Deo (Psalm 100) is said or sung.

		1		Blessed be the Lord God of Israel :
				for he hath visited, and redeemed his people;

		2		And hath raised up a mighty salvation for us :
				in the house of his servant David;

		3		As he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets :
				which have been since the world began;

		4		That we should be saved from our enemies :
				and from the hands of all that hate us;

		5		To perform the mercy promised to our forefathers :
				and to remember his holy covenant;

		6		To perform the oath which he sware to our forefather Abraham :
				that he would give us,

		7		That we being delivered out of the hands of our enemies :
				might serve him without fear,

		8		In holiness and righteousness before him :
				all the days of our life.

		9		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;

		10		To give knowledge of salvation unto his people :
				for the remission of their sins;

		11		Through the tender mercy of our God :
				whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us;

		12		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.
				Luke 1.68-79

				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

		All		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

				The Lord be with you.
		All		And with thy spirit.

				Let us pray.

				Lord, have mercy upon us.
		All		Christ, have mercy upon us.
				Lord, have mercy upon us.

		All		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 trespasses,
				as we forgive them that trespass against us.
				And lead us not into temptation;
				but deliver us from evil. Amen.

				O Lord, shew thy mercy upon us.
		All		And grant us thy salvation.

				O Lord, save the Queen.
		All		And mercifully hear us when we call upon thee.

				Endue thy ministers with righteousness.
		All		And make thy chosen people joyful.

				O Lord, save thy people.
		All		And bless thine inheritance.

				Give peace in our time, O Lord.
		All		Because there is none other that fighteth for us,
				but only thou, O God.

				O God, make clean our hearts within us.
		All		And take not thy Holy Spirit from us.

				Three Collects are said.

				The Collect of the Day

				Blessed Lord, who hast caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning; Grant that we may in such wise hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that by patience and comfort of thy holy Word, we may embrace, and ever hold fast, the blessed hope of everlasting life, which thou hast given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ. Almighty God, give us grace that we may cast away the works of darkness, and put upon us the armour of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which thy Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge both the quick and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, now and for ever.
		All		Amen.


				The 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.
		All		Amen.

				The 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 may be ordered by thy governance,
				to do always that is righteous in thy sight;
				through Jesus Christ our Lord.
		All		Amen.

				The order for the end of the service may include:

				¶ hymns or anthems
				¶ a sermon
				¶ further prayers (which may include prayers from here)

				This prayer may be used to conclude the service

				The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,
				and the love of God,
				and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost,
				be with us all evermore.
		All		Amen.

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Daily Prayer

Morning Prayer (Matins) in Traditional Language

Psalm 56

Psalm 57

Psalm 58

First Reading: Isaiah 46

Second Reading: 1 Thessalonians 2.1-12