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O therefore save thy servants, Lord,
Whose souls so dearly cost;
Nor let the purchase of thy blood,
Thy precious blood, be lost.
We magnify thee day by day,
And ever worship thee:
Vouchsafe to keep us, Lord, this day
From sin and danger free.
Have mercy, mercy on us, Lord,
To us thy grace extend;
According as for mercy we
On thee alone depend!
In thee I have repos'd my trust,
And ever shall do so;
Preserve me then from ruin here,
And from eternal woe.

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BENEDICTUS;

Or, The SONG of Zacharias, Luke i. 68.

OW bless'd be Israel's Lord and God,
Whose mercy at our need

Has visited his people's grief,

And them from bondage freed;
And rais'd in faithful David's house
Salvation, which of old,
E'er since the world itself began,
His prophets had foretold.
To save us from our spiteful foes,
And keep his oath in mind,
Which he to Abr'am heretofore,
And to our fathers sign'd;
That we, from fear and danger freed,
His temple may frequent;
And all our days, as in his sight,

In holy life be spent.

And thou, O child, shalt then be call'd

God's prophet, to declare
His message, and before his face

His passage to prepare:

To give them light, who now in shades

Of night and death abide;

And in the way that leads to peace

Our footsteps safely guide.

MAGNIFICAT;

Or, The SONG of the Blessed Virgin,
Luke i. 46.

Mulandit, Y soul and spirit, fill'd with joy,

Whose goodness did from poor estate
His humble handmaid raise.

Me bless'd of God, the God of pow'r,
All ages shall confess;
Whose Name is holy, and whose love
His saints shall ever bless.

The proud, and all their vain designs,
He quickly did confound;

He cast the mighty from their seat,
The meek and humble crown'd.

The hungry with good things were fill'd,

The rich with hunger pin'd;
He sent his servant Israel help,
And call'd his love to mind;
Which to our fathers heretofore
By oath he did ensure,
To Abr'am and his chosen seed
For ever to endure.

NUNC DIMITTIS;

Or, The SONG of Simeon, Luke ii. 29.

I ORD, let thy servant now depart
Into thy promis'd rest,
Since my expecting eyes have been
With thy salvation blest:
Which till this time thy favour'd saints
And prophets only knew;
Long since prepar'd, but now set forth
In all the people's view.
A light to shew the heathen world
The way to saving grace;
But, O! the light and glory both
Of Israel's chosen race.

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FOR CHRISTMAS DAY.
Morning Service.

IGH let us swell our tuneful notes,
And join th' angelick throng,
For angels no such love have known,
T' awake a cheerful song.
Good-will to sinful men is shown,
And peace on earth is given;
For, lo! th' incarnate Saviour comes
With messages from heaven.
Justice and grace, with sweet accord,
His rising beams adorn;
Let heav'n and earth in concert join,
To us a Child is born.
Glory to God in highest strains,
In highest worlds be paid;
His glory by our lips proclaim'd,
And by our lives display'd.
When shall we reach those blissful realms
Where Christ exalted reigns;
And learn of the celestial choir
Their own immortal strains?
Evening Service.

HARK, the herald angels sing,

Glory to the new-born King,
Peace on earth, and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconcil'd!
Joyful all ye nations rise,
Join the triumph of the skies,(
With th' angelick gelick host proclaim,
Christ is born in Bethlehem.

Hark, the herald angels sing,
Glory to the new-born King!

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To you, in David's town, this day

Is born of David's line

The Saviour, who is Christ the Lord ;-
And this shall be the sign :

The heavenly Babe you there shall find
To human view display'd,
All meanly wrapt in swathing-bands,
And in a manger laid.

Thus spake the seraph, and forthwith
Appear'd a shining throng
Of angels, praising God, and thus
Address'd their joyful song:
All glory be to God on high,
And to the earth be peace;
Good-will henceforth from Heav'n to men
Begin, and never cease.

FOR EASTER DAY.

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Hallelujah.

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Y God, and is

thy table spread,

And doth thy cup with love o'erflow?

Thither be all thy children led,

And let them all thy sweetness know.
Hail, sacred feast, which Jesus makes,
Rich banquet of his flesh and blood!
Thrice happy he who here partakes
That sacred stream, that heav'nly food.

Why are its dainties all in vain
Before unwilling hearts display'd?
Was not for you the victim slain?

Are you forbid the children's bread?
O! let thy table honour'd be,
And furnish'd well with joyful guests;
And may each soul salvation see,
That here its sacred pledges tastes!

Let crowds approach, with hearts prepar'd,
With hearts inflam'd let all attend;
Nor, when we leave our Father's board,
The pleasure or the profit end.
Revive thy dying churches, Lord,
And bid our drooping graces live;
And more, that energy afford,

A Saviour's blood alone can give.

FOR THE MORNING.

AWAKE, my soul, and with the sun

stage of duty run; Shake off dull sloth, and early rise To pay thy morning sacrifice. Redeem thy mispent moments past, And live this day as if the last; Thy talents to improve take care; For the great day thyself prepare. Let all thy converse be sincere, Thy conscience as the noon-day clear; For God's all-seeing eye surveys Thy secret thoughts, thy works and ways. Wake, and lift up thyself, my heart, And with the angels bear thy part; Who all night long unwearied sing High glory to th' eternal King!

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FOR THE EVENING. LORY to For all the blessings of the light; Keep me, O keep me, King of kings, Beneath thy own almighty wings! Forgive me, Lord, for thy dear Son, The ill that I this day have done; That, with the world, myself, and thee, I, ere I sleep, at peace may be. Teach me to live, that I may dread The grave as little as my bed; Teach me to die, that so I may Rise glorious at the awful day. O let my soul on thee repose! And may sweet sleep mine eyelids close; Sleep, that shall me more vig'rous make, To serve my God, when I awake.

thee, my God, this night,

If in the night I sleepless lie,
My soul with heavenly thoughts supply;
Let no ill dreams disturb my rest,
No powers of darkness me molest.
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise him, all creatures here below;
Praise him above, angelick host,

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

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DIRECTIONS ABOUT THE TUNES AND MEASURES.

LL Psalms of this Version in the Common Measure of Eights and Sixes, that is, where the first and third Lines of the single Stanza consist of eight Syllables each, the second and fourth Lines of six Syllables each, may be sung to any of the most usual Tunes, namely, York Tune, Windsor Tune, St. David's, Litchfield, Canterbury, Martyr's, St Mary's alias Hackney, St. Anne's Tune, &c.

As the Old 25th Psalm, may be sung the New 25, 31, 51, 67, 130, 142.
As the Old 113, the 37, 46, 50, 63, 76, 91, 110, 113, 120.
As the Old 148, the 136, 148.

As the Old 104, the 149.

The Psalms in this Version of four Lines in a single Stanza, and eight Syllables in each Line, (if Psalms of praise or cheerfulness) may properly be sung as the Old 100th Psalm, or to the Tune of the Old 125th Psalm, Second Metre.

The Penitential or Mournful Psalms, in the same Measure, may be sung as the Old 51st Psalm.

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O praise the Lord in that blest place 150

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Protect me from my cruel foes
Praise ye the Lord; our God to praise 111
Preserve me, Lord, from crafty foes 140

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Lord, hear the voice of my complaint 5
Lord, who's the happy man that may 15
Let all the just to God with joy
Let all the list'ning world attend 49
Lord, save me, for thy glorious Name 54
Lord, hear my cry, regard my pray'r 61 | Since I have plac'd my trust in God 11

Resolv'd to watch o'er all my ways 39

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O praise the Lord with one consent 135
O praise the Lord, and thou, my soul 146
O praise the Lord with hymns of joy 147
O praise ye the Lord

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The heav'ns declare thy glory, Lord The Lord to thy request attend

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The King, O Lord, with songs of praise 21 The Lord himself, the mighty Lord

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This spacious earth is all the Lord's To God, in whom I trust

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25

Thro' all the changing scenes of life

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Tho' wicked men grow rich or great 37 Thy chast'ning wrath, O Lord, restrain 38 The Lord, the only God, is great 48 The Lord hath spoke, the mighty God 50 The wicked fools must sure suppose 53

Thy mercy, Lord, to me extend

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To bless thy chosen race

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To thee, O God, we render praise To God I cried, who to my help To God, our never-failing strength To my complaint, O Lord my God

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With restless and ungovern'd rage
Whom should I fear, since God to me 27
While I the King's loud praise rehearse 45
Why hast thou cast us off, O God
With glory clad, with strength array'd 93
With one consent let all the earth
When I pour out my soul in prayer 102
When Israel, by th' Almighty led
With cheerful notes let all the earth 117
Who place on Sion's God their trust 125
When Sion's God her sons recall'd
We build with fruitless cost, unless 127
When we, our wearied limbs to rest
With my whole heart, my God

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