Introductory Service of the Mission.

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The Clergy (and Choir) shall meet the Missioners at the Church Porch, and shall conduct them to the Chancel step; the Clergy (and Choir) proceeding to their accustomed places; then, all kneeling, the Parish Priest shall say : In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.

Then shall be sung, Hymn 12, Come, Holy Ghost."

After which Hymn the Parish Priest shall say:

Amen.

Remember not, Lord, our offences, nor the offences of our forefathers, neither take Thou vengeance of our sins: Spare us, good Lord, spare Thy peopie, whom Thou hast redeemed with Thy most precious Blood, and be not angry with us for ever.

Spare us, good Lord.

Lord, have mercy upon us.

Christ, have mercy upon us.

Lord, have mercy upon us.

Our Father, &c.

Most merciful Father, we beseech Thee to send Thy heavenly blessing upon these Thy servants, whom Thou hast sent to preach a Mission in this place that they may be clothed with righteousness, and that Thy Word, spoken by their mouths, may have such success, that it may never be spoken in vain. Grant also, that we may have grace to hear and receive what they shall deliver out of Thy most holy Word, or agreeable to the same, as the means of our salvation; that in all our words and deeds we may seek Thy glory, and the increase of Thy kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen,

Then the Parish Priest standing up, and turning towards the Missioners, shall

say:

Reverend and DEAR BRETHREN, You have come here at our invitation, and with the consent and blessing of, Bishop of this Diocese, to preach a Mission in this place. We bid you a hearty welcome in the Name of the Lord; and we commend to your loving care and faithful teaching the souls of those, who, during this Mission, shall assemble here: and we pray that God, Who has given you the will to do this work, may grant you strength and power to perform the same for His glory, and the good of many souls: through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

GOD the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost, bless, preserve guide, and strengthen you now and for evermore.

Amen.

Here shall follow Evensong (if it has not been said at an earlier hour).

After which one of the Missioners shall give an Address, and the Service shall be concluded as follows:

Hymn 57 (all kneeling), 56, or 58.

Collects for S. Peter: S. Barnabas : Third Sunday in Advent, &c.

The Blessing.

From "Church Hynins," by permission.

Or, Hymns Ancient and Modern, 288.

5 'Tis but a little while,

And He shall come again,

Who died that we might live, Who lives
That we with Him may reign :

Then, O my Lord, prepare
My soul for that glad day;

O wash me in Thy precious Blood,
And take my sins away

I ALL my sins uprising now,
Wring my heart and brand my brow;
Sins of childhood, sins of youth,
Despite done to Grace and Truth:

Is there mercy left for me?
Jesus died! He died for thee,

2 Deeds and words, and fancies vain,
Darker, deadlier made the stain
On the record kept on high,
On my soul condemned to die;

Is there cleansing left for me?
Jesus bled! He bled for thee.

3 Ah, my heart is hard within,
Callous through repeated sin;
When I fain would kneel and pray,
Satan steals the power away:

Say, what hope remains for me?
Jesus prayed! He prays for thee.

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4 Once far back in earlier years,
I bedewed my couch with tears;
Now no gracious drops will flow
From my deeper fount of woe:

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Death and judgment wait for me!
Jesus wept! He wept for thee.

5 Dare I lift my shameful face,
I who trampled on His Grace?
Dare I seek the Throne of Light
Where His saints are clad in white?

How they all would shrink from me!
Jesus bends! He bends to thee.
6 Jesus died-to make thee whole :
Jesus bled-to wash thy soul:
Jesus prayed-and thou hast part:
Jesus wept-to break thy heart.

Jesus bends: poor sinner, see,
Rise, look up, He calleth thee.

Amen.

OLD HUNDREDTH.

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CLAUDE GOUDIMEL.

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I ALL people that on earth do dwell,

Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice;
Him serve with fear, His praise forth tell,
Come ye before Him and rejoice.

? The Lord, ye know, is God indeed;
Without our aid He did us make;
We are His flock, He doth us feed,
And for His sheep He doth us take.

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3 O enter then His gates with praise,
Approach with joy His courts unto;
Praise, laud, and bless His Name always,
For it is seemly so to do.

4 For why? the Lord our God is good;
His mercy is for ever sure;
His truth at all times firmly stood,
And shall from age to age endure.

To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
The God Whom Heaven and earth adore,
From men and from the Angel-host
Be praise and glory evermore.

Amen.