with Him. Help us, we pray Thee, with true faith to rest on Him, and all our life long with purpose of heart to cleave to Him. And when at length our days are ended and our work is finished in this world, grant that we may depart hence in the blessed assurance of Thy favour, and in the sure hope of that glorious kingdom where there is day without night, and light without darkness, and life without the shadow of death for ever, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Here may be introduced any special Prayers, as occasion may require. Then the Offering is collected; a Psalm or Hymn is sung; and the Minister closes the service by pronouncing one or other of these Benedictions The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen. Or The peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of His Son Jesus Christ, our Lord; and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be amongst you, and remain with you always. Amen. Alternative Order of Service. (WHICH MAY BE ADOPTED, IF DESIRED, IN PLACE OF THE FOREGOING.) Invitatory Psalm. Prayer: Invocation-Confession-For Pardon and Peace-Supplications. Prose Psalter. Lesson from Old Testament. Psalm or Hymn. Lesson from New Testament. Praise. Creed. Prayer: Thanksgiving Illumination - Lord's Prayer. Sermon. Prayer: Intercessions. Praise. Collection. Praise. Benediction. GOD the Father, of heaven: have mercy upon us miserable sinners. O God the Father, of heaven: have mercy upon us miserable sinners. O God the Son, Redeemer of the world: have mercy upon us miserable sinners. O God the Son, Redeemer of the world: have mercy upon us miserable sinners. O God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son: have mercy upon us miserable sinners. O God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son: have mercy upon us miserable sinners. O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three Persons and one God: have mercy upon us miserable sinners. O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three |