When the Lord shall build up Sion: and when his glory shall appear;

When he turneth him unto the prayer of the poor destitute and despiseth not their desire.

This shall be written for those that come after : and the people which shall be born shall praise the Lord.

For he hath looked down from his sanctuary: out of the heaven did the Lord behold the earth;

That he might hear the mournings of such as are in captivity and deliver the children appointed unto death;

That they may declare the Name of the Lord in Sion and his worship at Jerusalem;

When the people are gathered together and the kingdoms also, to serve the Lord.

He brought down my strength in my journey: and shortened my days.

But I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of mine age as for thy years they endure throughout all generations.

Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid down the foundation of the earth and the heavens are the work of thy hands.

They shall perish, but thou shalt endure they all shall wax old as doth a garment;

And as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed; but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.

The children of thy servants shall continue: and their seed shall stand fast in thy sight.

Glory be to the Father.

Against Envy.

PSAL. CXXX. De profundis.

Out of the deep have I called unto thee, O Lord : Lord, hear my voice.

O let thine ears consider well the voice of my complaint.

If thou, Lord, wilt be extreme to mark what is done amiss: O Lord, who may abide it?

For there is mercy with thee; therefore shalt thou be feared.

I look for the Lord; my soul doth wait for him: in his word is my trust.

My soul fleeth unto the Lord before the morning watch, I say, before the morning watch.

O Israel, trust in the Lord, for with the Lord there is mercy and with him is plenteous redemption. And he shall redeem Israel from all his sins.

Glory be to the Father.

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Against Sloth.

PSAL. cxliii. Domine, exaudi.

Hear my prayer, O Lord, and consider my desire : hearken unto me for thy truth and righteousness' sake.

And enter not into judgement with thy servant : for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.

For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground: he hath laid me in the darkness as the men that have been long dead.

Therefore is my spirit vexed within me and my heart within me is desolate.

Yet do I remember the time past; I muse upon

all thy works yea I exercise myself in the works of thy hands.

I stretch forth my hands unto thee my soul gaspeth unto thee as a thirsty land.

Hear me, O Lord, and that soon, for my spirit waxeth faint hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.

O let me hear thy loving-kindness betimes in the morning, for in thee is my trust: shew thou me the way that I should walk in, for I lift up my soul unto thee.

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Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies for I flee unto thee to hide me.

Teach me to do the thing that pleaseth thee, for thou art my God let thy loving Spirit lead me forth into the land of righteousness.

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Quicken me, O Lord, for thy Name's sake and for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble.

And of thy goodness slay mine enemies and destroy all them that vex my soul; for I am thy ser

vant.

Glory be to the Father.

ANT. Remember not, Lord, our offences, nor the offences of our forefathers; neither take thou vengeance of our sins: spare us, good Lord, spare thy people whom thou hast redeemed with thy most precious blood; be not angry with us for ever; and give not thine heritage to destruction; forget us not for

ever.

A LITANY,

proper to be said on the Rogation and other Prayer Days, and especially on Week Days in Lent.

Lord, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.

Christ, have mercy upon us.

Christ, have mercy upon us.

Lord, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.

O Christ, hear us.

O Christ, hear us.

O God the Father, of heaven have mercy upon us. O God the Father, of heaven have mercy upon us. O God the Son, Redeemer of the world have mercy upon us.

O God the Son, Redeemer of the world have mercy upon us.

O God the Holy Ghost have mercy upon us.

O God the Holy Ghost have mercy upon us. O holy Trinity, one God: have mercy upon us. O holy Trinity, one God: have mercy upon us. Spare us, good Lord. Good Lord, deliver us.

Be favourable ;
From all evil;

At

NOTE. The following Litany is taken, with certain omissions, from the Salisbury Breviary, i. e. one of the Service Books of the English Church before the Reformation, and is probably the original on which that in our present Prayer Book is founded. the end is appended a list of the Saints as they used to be addressed immediately after the invocation of the blessed Trinity, the words "pray for us" following each name.

From the snares of the devil; Good Lord, deliver us.

From eternal damnation ;

From the peril of our sins hanging over us;

Good Lord, deliver us.

Good Lord, deliver us.

From possession by evil spirits;

Good Lord, deliver us.

From the spirit of fornication; Good Lord, deliver us. From the desire of vain glory; Good Lord, deliver us. From all uncleanness of mind and body;

Good Lord, deliver us,

From anger, and hatred, and all malice;

Good Lord, deliver us.

By thy wonderful Ascension; Good Lord, deliver us.

By the Grace of the Holy Ghost, the Comforter;

In the hour of death;

In the Day of Judgement;

We sinners

Good Lord, deliver us.

Succour us, good Lord.
Good Lord, deliver us.

Beseech thee to hear us.

That thou wouldest grant us peace;

We beseech thee to hear us.

That thy mercy and goodness may keep us;

We beseech thee to hear us.

We beseech thee to hear us.

That it may please thee to rule and defend thy

Church;