Order of Service.—Mo. 5. SUNDAY MORNING. OPENING OF SCHOOL. Teachers and children all stand. Supt. O Lord, open Thou our lips. Ch. And our mouth shall shew forth Thy praise. Supt. Praise ye the Lord. Ch. The Lord's Name be praised. Supt. This is the day which the Lord hath made. Ch. We will rejoice and be glad in it. HYMN. The Lord be with you. UR Father, Which art in heaven, Hallowed be 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. LMIGHTY and everliving God, Who makest us Aboth to will and to do those things that be good and acceptable unto Thy Divine Majesty, we make our humble supplications unto Thee. Let Thy fatherly hand, we beseech Thee, ever be over us; let Thy Holy Spirit ever be with us, and so lead us in the knowledge and obedience of Thy Word, that in the end we may obtain everlasting life; through our Lord Jesus Christ, Who with Thee and the Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth, ever one God, world without end. Lord, hear this prayer, for Christ our Saviour's sake. LORD, we pray that Thy Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule the hearts of our teachers. Grant that Thy Word in their mouths may never be spoken in vain, and that in all their words and deeds they may seek Thy glory and the increase of Thy kingdom. Lord, hear this prayer, for Christ our Saviour's sake. GOD, our heavenly Father, we thank Thee for Opping beafely during the past week. Help us to remember that Thou seest us at all times, and grant that this day we fall into no sin, neither run into any kind of danger. Keep us from wandering thoughts, and prepare our hearts to receive Thy holy Word. Make us to love Thee more and more, and so to serve Thee here on earth, that at last we may be received into Thy presence to dwell with Thee for ever. Lord, hear this prayer, for Christ our Saviour's sake. THE HE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen. SUNDAY MORNING. CLOSE OF SCHOOL. Teachers and children all stand. HYMN. Then all shall say, I believe in God the Father, Who hath made me, and all the world. I believe in God the Son, Who hath redeemed me, and all mankind. I believe in God the Holy Ghost, Who sanctifieth me, and all the elect people of God. Amen. 66 Supt. I was glad when they said unto me, We will go into the House of the Lord." Ch. We will fall on our knees before His footstool, for the Lord our God is holy. Let us pray. GOD, our heavenly Father [we are now going to Thy House], give us grace to worship Thee in spirit and in truth; keep us from wandering thoughts; teach us to pray to Thee and to praise Thee as we ought, and help us to hear and receive Thy Holy Word, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. of eternal life in our hearts; that whatsoever in Thy holy Word we shall profitably learn, we may in deed fulfil the same. Look, O Lord, mercifully upon us from heaven, and bless us, that we, obeying Thy will, and alway being in safety under Thy protection, may abide in Thy love unto our lives' end; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. HE blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Ton, and the Holy Ghost, be amongst us and remain with us always. Amen. SUNDAY AFTERNOON. OPENING OF SCHOOL. Teachers and children all stand. HYMN. All remain standing. Supt. Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh when thou shalt say, "I have no pleasure in them." O God, make speed to save us. Ch. O Lord, make haste to help us. Supt. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost; Ch. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be world without end. Amen. Let us pray. RANT to us, we beseech Thee, merciful Lord, from all our sins, and serve Thee with a quiet mind; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Lord, hear this prayer, for Christ our Saviour's sake. M VOST merciful Father, we humbly beseech Thee to send down upon our teachers Thy heavenly blessing, and so endue them with Thy Holy Spirit, that Thy Word spoken by their mouths may bring forth fruit unto eternal life. Adorn them with innocency of life, that both by word and good example they may faithfully serve Thee, and grant that in the end they may receive the crown of righteousness, which Thou hast promised to them that love Thee. Lord, hear this prayer, for Christ our Saviour's sake. GOD, our heavenly Father, Who dost both hear and answer the prayers of Thy children, be pleased to accept our prayers and praises this day: forgive us all our sins, and grant that we may be not only hearers but also doers of Thy Word, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. SAVIOUR of the world, Who by Thy Cross O and precious Blood hast redeemed us, Save us, and help us, we humbly beseech Thee, O Lord. TH HE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen. I SUNDAY AFTERNOON. CLOSE OF SCHOOL. Teachers and children all stand. HYMN. All remain standing, and say the Apostles' 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 Catholick Church; The Communion of Saints; The Forgiveness of sins; The Resurrection of the body, And the life everlasting. Amen. |