and honour are in his presence strength and gladness are in his place Give unto the Lord ye kindreds of the people give unto the Lord glory and strength Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his Name bring an offering and come before him worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness Fear before him all the earth the world also shall be stable that it be not moved Let the heavens be glad and let the earth rejoyce and let men say among the nations The Lord reigneth Let the sea roar and the fulness thereof let the fields rejoyce and all that is therein Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at the presence of the Lord because he cometh to judge the earth O give thanks to the Lord for he is good for his mercy endureth for ever And say ye Save us O God of our salvation and gather us together and deliver us from the heathen that we may give thanks to thy holy Name and glory in thy praise Blessed be the Lord God of Israel for ever and ever and all the people said Amen and praised the Lord. ¶ After the first Lesson shall follow Te Deum Laudamus in English 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 no 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 noble Church throughout all the world doth acknowledge thee The Father of an infinite Majesty Thine honourable true and onely 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 Virgins womb When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death thou didst open the kingdom of heaven to all believers Thou fittest at the right hand of God in the glory of the Father We believe that thou shalt come to be our Iudge We therefore pray thee help thy servants whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious bloud Make them to be numbred 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 magnifie 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 habe 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 he confounded For the second Lesson 1 Pet. II. WHerefore laying aside all malice and all guile and hypocrisies and enbies all evil speakings As new-born babes desire the sincere milk of the word that ye may grow thereby If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious To whom coming as unto a living stone disallowed indeed of men but chosen of God and precious Ye also as lively stones are built up a spiritual house an holy priesthood to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God by Iesus Christ Wherefore it is contained in the scripture Behold I lay in Sion a chief corner stone elect precious And he that believeth on him shall not be confounded Vnto you therefore which believe he is precious but unto them which be disobedient the stone which the builders disallowed the same is made the head of the corner And a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence even to them which stumble at the word being disobedient whereunto also they were appointed But ye are a chosen generation a royal priesthood an holy nation a peculiar people that ye should shew forth the praise of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light Which in time past were not a people but are now the people of God which had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy Dearly beloved I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles that whereas they speak against you as evil doers they may by your good works which they shall behold glorifie God in the day of disitation Submit your selves to every ordinance of man for the Lords sake whether it be to the King as supreme Or unto governours as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evil doers and for the praise of them that do well For so is the will of God that with well-doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men As frée and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness but as the servants of God Honour all men love the brotherhood Fear God Honour the King Servants be subject to your masters with all fear not onely to the good and gentle but also to the froward For this is thank-worthy if a man for conscience toward God endure grief suffering wrongfully For what glory is it if when ye be buffeted for your faults ye shall take it patiently but if when ye do well and suffer for it ye take it patiently this is acceptable with God For even hereunto were ye called because Christ also suffered for us leaving us an example that ye should follow his steps Who did no sin neither was guile found in his mouth Who when he was reviled reviled not again when he suffered he threatned not but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree that we being dead to sin should live unto righteousness by whose stripes ye were healed For ye were as sheep going astray but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls BLessed be the Lord God of Israel for he hath visited and redéemed 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 hands of all that hate us To perform the mercy promised to our fore-fathers an 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 hands 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
A FORM OF COMMON PRAYER VVITH THANKSGIVING FOR THE Late Victory By His Majesties Naval Forces Appointed to be used in and about London On Tuesday the 14th of August And Through all ENGLAND On Thursday the 23d of August Set forth by His Majesties Authority LONDON Printed by John Bill and Christopher Barker Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty 1666. The Order for Morning Prayer ¶ Let him that ministreth read with a loud voice these Sentences of Scripture and then say the Exhortation that followeth I Exhort that first of all supplications 1 Tim. 2. 1. prayers intercessions and giving of thanks be made for all men For Kings and for all that are 2. in authority that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty For this is good and acceptable in the sight of 3. God our Saviour 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 renderthanks 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 ¶ The Confession to be said of the whole congregation after the Minister all kneeling ALmighty and most merciful Father We have erred and strayed from thy ways like lost shéep 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 Iesu 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 Absolution to be pronounced by the Priest alone standing the people still kneeling ALmighty God the Father of our Lord Iesus 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 beséech 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 Iesus Christ our Lord. ¶ The people shall answer here and at the end of all other Prayers Amen ¶ Then shall the Minister kneel and begin the Lords Prayer the people also repeating it with him 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 and the power and the glory for ever and ever Amen ¶ Then likewise he shall say O Lord open thou our lips Answ And our mouth shall shew forth thy praise Priest O God make speed to save us Answer O Lord make haste to help us ¶ Here all standing up the Priest shall say 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 Priest Praise ye the Lord. Answer The Lords name be praised ¶ In stead of Venite exultemus shall be sung or said this Hymn following one Verse by the Priest and another by the Clerk and people NOt unto us O Lord not unto us but unto Ps 115. 1. thy Name be the praise Unto thee O God do we give thanks yea unto Ps 75. 1 thee do we give thanks For great things are they that thou hast done Ps 71. 17. O God who is like unto thée Thou art the God that doeth wonders Who is Ps 77. 14 13. so great a God as our God The Lord hath done great things for us yea the Ps 126. 3 4 Lord hath done great things for us for which we rejoyce Thou art our King O God the Help that is done Ps 44. 5. Ps 74. 13. upon earth thou do'st it thy self Through thee have we overthrown our enemies Ps 44. 6. and in thy Name have we trod them under that rise up against us For I will not trust in my bow it is not my sword 7. that shall help me But it is thou that savest us from our enemies 8. and puttest them to confusion that hate us We gat not the Victory through our own sword 3. neither was it our own arm that helped us But thy right hand and thy arm and the light 4. of thy countenance because thou hadst a favour unto us If the Lord had not been on our side now may Ps 124. 1◠we say if the Lord himself had not been on our side when men rose up against us They had swallowed us up quick when they 2. were so wrathfully displeased at us Yea the waters had drowned us the deep waters 3 4. of the proud had gone even over our souls But praised be the Lord who hath not given 5. us over as a prey unto their téeth Our help standeth in the Name of the Lord who 7. hath made heaven and earth God hath shewed us his goodness plenteously Ps 59 10. and God hath let us sée our desire upon our enemies Therefore will we offer in his dwelling an oblation with great gladness we will sing praises unto Ps 27. 7. the Lord. Let Heaven and Earth praise him the Sea Ps 69. 35. and All that moveth therein Sing unto God O ye Kingdoms of the earth O Ps 68. 32. sing praises unto the Lord. Ascribe unto the Lord O ye kindreds of the people
The Lords name be praised ¶ Then shall be sung or said this Hymn following one Verse by the Priest and another by the Clerk and people NOt unto us O Lord not unto us but unto Ps 115. thy Name be the praise Unto thee O God do we give thanks yea unto Ps 75. 1 thee do we give thanks For great things are they that thou hast done Ps 71. 17. O God who is like unto thée Thou art the God that doeth wonders Who is Ps 77. 14. 13 so great a God as our God The Lord hath done great things for us yea the Ps 126. 3 Lord hath done great things for us for which we rejoyce Thou art our King O God the Help that is done Ps 44 5. Ps 74. 13 upon earth thou do'st it thy self Through thee have we overthrown our enemies Ps 44. 6. and in thy Name have we trod them under that rise up against us For I will not trust in my bow it is not my sword 7. that shall help me But it is thou that savest us from our enemies 8. and puttest them to confusion that hate us We gat not the Victory through our own sword 3. neither was it our own arm that helped us But thy right hand and thy arm and the light 4. of thy countenance because thou hadst a favour unto us If the Lord had not been on our side now may Ps 124. 1. we say if the Lord himself had not been on our side when men rose up against us They had swallowed us up quick when they 2. were so wrathfully displeased at us Yea the waters had drowned us the deep waters 3 4. of the proud had gone even over our souls But praised be the Lord who hath not given 5. us over as a prey unto their téeth Our help standeth in the Name of the Lord who 7. hath made heaven and earth God hath shewed us his goodness plenteously Ps 59 10. and God hath let us sée our desire upon our enemies Therefore will we offer in his dwelling an oblation Ps 27. 7. with great gladness we will sing praises unto the Lord. Let Heaven and Earth praise him the Sea Ps 69. 35. and All that moveth therein Sing unto God O ye Kingdoms of the earth O Ps 68. 32. sing praises unto the Lord. Ascribe unto the Lord O ye kindreds of the people Ps 96. 7. ascribe unto the Lord worship and power Ascribe unto the Lord the honour due unto his ◠Name bring presents and come into his courts O love the Lord all ye his Saints for the Lord Ps 31. 26. preserveth them that are faithful and plenteously rewardeth the proud doer Blessed be the Lord our God from everlasting Ps 106. 46. and world without end and let all the people say Amen 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 bei world without end Amen Jubilate Deo Psal LXVI O Be joyful in God all ye lands sing praises unto the honour of his Name make his praise to be glorious Say unto God O how wonderful art thou in thy works through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies be found liars unto thee For all the world shall worship thee sing of thee and praise thy Name O come hither and behold the works of God how wonderful he is in his doing toward the children of men He turned the sea into dry land so that they went through the water on foot there did we rejoyce thereof He ruleth with his power for ever his eyes behold the people and such as will not believe shall not be able to exalt themselves O praise our God ye people and make the voice of his praise to be heard Who holdeth our soul in life and suffereth not our feet to slip For thou O God hast proved us thou also hast tried us like as silver is tried Thou broughtest us into the snare and laidst trouble upon our loins Thou sufferedst men to ride over our heads we went through fire and water and thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place I will go into thine house with burnt-offerings and will pay thee my vows which I promised with my lips and spake with my mouth when I was in trouble I will offer unto thee fat burnt-sacrifices with the incense of rams I will offer bullocks and goats O come hither and hearken all ye that fear God and I will tell you what he hath done for my soul I called unto him with my mouth and gave him praises with my tongue If I incline unto wickedness with mine heart the Lord will not hear me But God hath heard me and considered the voice of my prayer Praised be God who hath not cast out my prayer nor turned his mercy from me Bonum est confiteri Psal xcii IT is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord and to sing praises unto thy Name O most Highest To tell of thy loving kindness early in the morning and of thy truth in the night-season Vpon an instrument of ten strings and upon the lute upon a loud instrument and upon the harp For thou Lord hast made me glad through thy works and I will rejoyce in giving praise for the operations of thy hands O Lord how glorious are thy works thy thoughts are very deep An unwise man doth not well consider this and a fool doth not understand it When the ungodly are green as the grass and when all the workers of wickedness do flourish then shall they be destroyed for ever but thou Lord art the most Highest for evermore For lo thine enemies O Lord lo thine enemies shall perish and all the workers of wickedness shall be destroyed But mine horn shall be exalted like the horn of an unicorn for I am anointed with fresh oyl Mine eye also shall see his lust of mine enemies and mine ear shall hear his desire of the wicked that arise up against me The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree and shall spread abroad like a Cedar in Libanus Such as be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of the house of our God They also shall bring forth more fruit in their age and shall be fat and well liking That they may shew how true the Lord my strength is and that there is no unrighteousness in him Laudate Dominum Psal cxlvii O Praise the Lord for it is a good thing to sing praises unto our God yea a joyful and a pleasant thing it is to be thankful The Lord doth build up Ierusalem and gather together the out-casts of Israel He healeth those that are broken in heart and giveth medicine to heal their sickness He telleth the number of the stars and calleth them all by their names Great is our Lord and great is his power yea and his wisdom