Forty-fourth Selection. GOD'S MERCY TO HIS PEOPLE. I O GIVE thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. ever. ever. 2 O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy endureth for 3 O give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth for 4 To him who alone doeth great wonders: for his mercy endureth for ever. 5 To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever. 6 To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever. 7 To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever: 8 The sun to rule by day: for his mercy endureth for ever: 9 ever. The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endureth for 10 Who remembered us in our low estate: for his mercy endureth for ever. ever. II Who giveth food to all flesh for his mercy endureth for ever. 12 O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy endureth for 13 WHEN the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. 14 Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing then said they among the heathen, The Lord hath done great things for them. 15 The Lord hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad. 16 Turn again our captivity, O Lord, as the streams in the south. 17 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. 18 He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him. 19 Lord, remember David, and all his afflictions: how he sware unto the Lord, and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob; 20 Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed; 21 I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids, 22 Until I find out a place for the Lord, a habitation for the mighty God of Jacob. 23 Arise, O Lord, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength. 24 Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy. 25 For the Lord hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation. 26 This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it. 27 I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread. 28 I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy. 29 UNTO thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens. Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; 30 So our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until that he have mercy upon us. 31 Let Israel hope in the Lord: for with the Lord there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption. 32 BLESSED is every one that feareth the Lord; that walketh in his ways. Forty-fifth Selection. THE HOLY SPIRIT. I THE hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth; for the Father seeketh such to worship him. 2 God is a spirit; and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. 3 Thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit. 4 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. 5 He that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and He in him. 6 And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the spirit which he hath given us. 7 This is my covenant, saith the Lord, My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth. 8 I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes. 9 If ye, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him. 10 John truly baptized with water: but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost; and ye shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you. II Except a man be born of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of heaven. If any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. 12 But as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. 13 Ye have received the Spirit of Adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit that we are the children of God. 14 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ. 15 It is expedient for you that I go away, said Jesus; for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart I will send him unto you. 16 I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever. 17 Even the Spirit of Truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: 18 But ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. 19 When he, the Spirit of Truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth. 20 He shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remem brance, whatsoever I have said unto you. 21 Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things that God hath prepared for them that love him. 22 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit. 23 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you. 24 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's. 25 Ye are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner-stone: in whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord : 26 In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit. 27 Now he that hath wrought us for the self-same thing is God, who al hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit. May he grant you, accrding to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirt, in the inner man. 28 Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. 29 The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance. 30 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. 31 There is now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 32 He that soweth to his flesh shall reap corruption, but he that 30weth to the Spirit shall reap life everlasting. 33 Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost. 34 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with us all. Amen. Forty-sixth Selection. DIVINE INVITATIONS. 1 Ho, every one that thirsteth! Come ye to the waters: and he that hath no money, come ye, buy and eat: 2 Yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. 3 Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which satisfieth not? 4 Hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. 5 Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live : 6 And I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sur mercies of David. 7 Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him whilche is near let the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous may his thoughts: 8 And let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. |