Love of God. Salutation. O Lord, open Thou, &c. Our Father, &c. Psalms 16, 27, 42, 43, 63, 73, 84. Te Deum. Lesson. See "God's Love. God or the World." Gospel 5 S. after Easter. Epistle 1 S. after Trinity. Comment. GTV The Creed. Collect. 4, 6, 7, S. after Trinity. Prayers. YIVE strength, O Lord, to those who seek Thee, and continually pour into their souls the holy desire of seeking Thee; that they who long to see Thy face may not desire the hurtful pleasures of the world, through, &c. O boundless love, when shall I love Thee, in Heaven without coldness and stint? When shall I desire Heaven because Thou art there, for it would not be Heaven without Thee? O that I had ever hearkened uato Thee, O God, and had never offended Thee, Who art all good! O that I had honoured Thee by my life, and had shown forth my faith by patience! Henceforth make me to love Thee in deed and in truth. Do with me what seemeth Thee good, my Life, and my Good. As the hart desireth the waterbrooks, may my soul long after Thee, through, &c. Hymns, 19, 20, 21. Blessing. Resurrection. O Lord, open, &c. Our Father, &c. Salutation. Psalms 2, 3, 4, 16, 17, 57, 111, 113, 114, 118, 126. Te Deum. Lesson.-See RESURRECTION. Gospel, M. and T. Easter Week. Gospel, 16 S. after Trinity, Epistle 23 S. after Trinity. Comment. The Creed. Collects.-Annunciation: 1 S. after Easter. End of Order for Burial &c. Prayers. GOD, Who by the mouth of S. Paul, Thine apostle, hast taught us not to wail for them that sleep in Christ; grant we beseech Thee, that in the coming of Thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ, both we and all Thy whole Church may be graciously brought unto the joys everlasting, when He shall come to judge the quick and dead, and the world by fire through the same Thy Son, &c. Grant, O blessed Jesus, that I may so often meditate on Thee risen and glorified, that my heart may be more and more inflamed with Thy love, so that this world may be to me more dull and worthless, and I may thirst to behold Thee on the throne of Thy glory in Heaven, where with the Father and the Holy Ghost, &c. Hymns 22, 23, 24. Blessing. Heaven. Salutation. O Lord, open, &c. Our Father, &c. Psalms 15, 16, 17, 21, 24, 36, 47, 63, 84, 108. Te Deum. Lesson.-HEAVEN. Epistle, Holy Innocents', 6 S. after Epiphany, Ascension Day. Epistle and Gospel, All Saints'. Comment. The Creed. Collects.-Epiphany, Ascension, 4, 13, S. after Trinity. St. Philip's, All Saints'. Prayers. RANT us, O Lord, not to mind earthly things, GR but to love things heavenly; and even now, while we are placed among things which are passing away, to cleave to those that shall abide, through, &c. There is a glory which shall be revealed; For when the Judge cometh, Some shall see Thy face cheerful, They shall be caught up in clouds To meet the Lord; They shall enter into gladness, They shall enjoy the sight of Him, O to me the meanest, grant the meanest place Under the feet of thine elect, The meanest among them. O GLORIOUS JESU, our strength, our joy, the life of our souls, who for our sakes wast lifted up on the Cross, lifted up from the grave, lifted up into glory, draw us unto Thee, good Lord. Draw us from the world and from ourselves, that we be not entangled with earthly desires; draw us up to Thee on Thy Throne of bliss; that we may see Thy face, and rejoice with Thee for ever. Hymns 24, 25, 26. Blessing, as under PEACE. (p. 46.) Past Mercies. Salutation. O Lord, open, &c. Our Father, &c. Psalms 30, 31, 103, 107. Te Deum. Lesson.-Deuteronomy viii. Gospel, 4 S. after Epiphany. Epistle, 9 S. after Trinity. Comment. The Creed. General Thanksgiving. Prayer. O Lord, my Lord, For my being, life, reason, For Thy gifts of grace, nature, condition, Long, long-suffering. Many seasons, many years up to this time, For all good things received, success granted, For griefs and failures, and all warnings, |