mine up-rising; thou understandest my thoughts afar off.

Leader. Thou compassest my path, and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.

Children. For there is not a word in my tongue, but lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether. Leader. Search me, O God, and know my heart, try me, and know my thoughts.

Children. And see if there be

any

wicked way,

and lead me in the way everlasting.

THE SECOND SUNDAY.

SELECTION II.

Leader. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Children. All things were made by him, and without him was not any thing made, that was made.

Leader. And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living soul. Children. O God, thou art our Father, we are the clay, and thou our Potter, and we are all the work of thy hand.

A LITURGY.

Leader. God hath made man upright, but they have sought out many inventions.

Children. All we like sheep, have gone astray, we have turned every one to his own way.

Leader. God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand and seek God.

Children. They are all gone aside, they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

Leader. By one man sin entered into the world, and death, by sin, and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned.

Children. As by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

Leader. For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

ief.

Children. Lord, I believe, help thou my unbe

Leader. Him that cometh unto me, I will in no wise cast out.

Children. The Spirit and the bride say come, and let him that heareth say come, and let him that is athirst come, and whosoever will, let him

take of the water of life freely.

come,

and

Leader. Come now and let us reason together, saith the Lord, though your sins be as scarlet, they

shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

Children. Behold, I am vile, what shall I answer thee? I will lay my hand upon my mouth.

Leader. Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts, and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

Children. To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him, neither have we obeyed the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in his laws, which he set before us.

THE THIRD SUNDAY.

SELECTION III.

Leader. LIFT up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lifted up ye everlasting doors, and the King of glory shall come in.

Children. Who is the King of glory? The Lord, strong and mighty; the Lord, mighty in battle.

Leader. Lift up your heads, O ye gates, even lift them up, ye everlasting doors, and the King of glory shall come in.

Children. Who is the King of glory? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory.

Leader. Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord, and who shall stand in his holy place?

Children. He that hath clean hands and a pure heart, who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.

Leader. The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib, but Israel doth not know, my people do not consider.

Children. I will arise and go unto my Father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.

Leader. Them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, shall be punished with everlasting destruction, from the presence of the Lord.

Children. But they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament, and they that turn many to righteousness, as the stars, for ever and

ever.

Leader. All have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.

Children. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

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Leader. There is none righteous, no, not one. Children. If we confess our sins, he is faithful

and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Leader. The soul that sinneth, it shall die.

Children. Enter not into judgment with thy servant, O Lord, for, in thy sight, shall no man living be justified.

Leader. The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked.

Children. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

Leader. I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the Lord, and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.

Children. Have mercy upon me, O Lord, according to thy loving kindness; according to the multitude of thy tender mercies, blot out my transgres

sions.

THE FOURTH SUNDAY.

SELECTION IV.

Leader. PRAISE ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in the firmament of his power.

Children. O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.