Leader. Praise ye the Lord.

I will praise the

Lord with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation.

Children. O give thanks unto the Lord, for he

is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.

Leader. Praise the Lord.

Blessed is the man

that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.

Children. Let them that now fear the Lord, say, that his mercy endureth for ever.

Leader. Thou art my God, and I will praise thee; thou art my God, I will exalt thee.

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

Leader. Praise him for his mighty acts; praise him according to his excellent greatness.

Children. O give thanks unto the God of gods; for his mercy endureth for ever.

Leader. Praise him with the sound of the trumpet; praise him with the psaltery and harp.

Children. O give thanks unto the God of heaven, for his mercy endureth for ever.

Leader. Praise him upon the loud cymbals; praise him upon the high-sounding cymbals.

Children. O give thanks unto the Lord of lords, for his mercy endureth for ever.

Leader. To him who alone doeth great wonders, for his mercy endureth for ever.

Children. To him that by wisdom made the heavens, for his mercy endureth for ever.

Leader. To him that made great lights, for his mercy endureth for ever.

Children. The sun to rule by day, for his mercy endureth for ever.

Leader. The moon and stars to rule by night, for his mercy endureth for ever.

Children. O give thanks unto the God of heaven, for his mercy endureth for ever.

Leader. Both young men and maidens, old men and children.

Children. Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord.

any

Leader. The dead praise not the Lord, neither that go down into silence.

Children. But we will bless the Lord from this time forth and for evermore. Praise ye the Lord.

THE FIFTH SUNDAY.

SELECTION V.

Leader. THE Lord himself shall give you a sign, behold a Virgin shall conceive, and bear a Son, and they shall call his name Immanuel.

A LITURGY.

Children. Now all this was done that it might be fulfilled, which was spoken of the Lord, by the prophet, saying, Behold a virgin shall bring forth a Son, and they shall call his name Immanuel, which being interpreted, is God with us.

Leader. And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots.

Children. Hosanna to the Son of David; blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; hosanna in the highest!

Leader. But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me, that is to be ruler in Israel.

Children. Now when Jesus was born in Bethle hem, of Judea, in the days of Herod, the king, behold, there came wise men from the east, to Jerusa lem, saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews?

Leader. He is despised and rejected of men.

Children. He came to his own, and his own received him not.

Leader. They weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver, a goodly price that I was prized at of them.

Children. And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.

Leader. I gave my back to the smiters, and my

cheeks to them that plucked off the hair; I hid not my face from shame and spitting.

Children. Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands.

Leader. He is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.

Children. When he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.

Leader. They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

Children. They gave him vinegar to drink, mingled with gall.

Leader. He was numbered with the transgressors. Children. With him they crucified two thieves. Leader. He hath poured out his soul unto death. Children. Jesus, when he had cried with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.

Leader. For the transgression of my people was he stricken.

Children. Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world!

Leader. And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death.

Children. And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and laid it in his own new tomb.

Leader. Thou wilt not leave my soul in hell;

neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see cor

ruption.

Children. But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption.

Leader. Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? This that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength?

Children. I that speak in righteousness, mighty

to save.

Leader. Blessed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his people.

Children. And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us, in the house of his servant David.

Then may be said the Apostles' Creed.

I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth: And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell, the third day he rose from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen.