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DEPOSrt
LITURGY
FOR
Christian Congregations
OF THE
LUTHERAN FAITH
BY
WILLIAM LOEHE.
THIRD EDITION EDITED BY
J. DEINZER,
Inspector of the Missionary Institute at Neuendettlesau.
TRANSLATED BY
The Rev. F. C. LONGAKER, A. M.
With an Introduction by
The Rev. Edward T. Horn, D. D.
NEWPORT, KY.
190?.
TWF f
IBAAKY OF
C( NGrtESS,
MAR.
10
1902
CLASS O'XXo. N
copy a.
CONTENTS.
Pages.
\ Oy
Translator's Preface VII
Introduction VIII.
From the Preface to the First Edition.... IXXVI.
Church Festivals i-
5.
Breviary for the Use of the Pastor
6
13.
The Orders of Public Worship :
A. The Communion or Morning Service 14
37.
Notes on the Individual Parts 3846.
B. Order of Morning Service
47-56.
Supplement 5760.
C. Introits, Etc 6164.
D. Orders of other Services :
I. Order of Catechization 65
71.
II. Matins and 'Vespers 72
84.
E. Prayers for the Various Services :
I. The Litany 85-94.
II. The Suffrages
95
106.
III. The Diaconal Prayers 107
117.
IV. Festival Prayers 118
150.
Appendix 151
157.
TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE.
Loehe's Agende needs no apology. It has long served our
German brethern as a guide in liturgical practices. Its con-
tents are in harmony with the Scriptures and differ in no
essential point from the usages of the early Lutheran
Church. In fact, it is one of the main purposes of this book
to explain and amplify those usages, so that the Church of
the present ma}' know and understand those forms of devo-
tion which the wisdom of the fathers saw fit to introduce.
Early in the ministry of the Translator a copy of Loehe's
Agende fell into his hands. From that time until now it
has not ceased to be of service to him in the conduct of
divine worship. The help which he personally derived from
the book, as well as the earnest solicitation of several of his
friends, moved him to undertake this translation. Consci-
ous, as he is that his work is far from perfect, he neverthe-
less believes that the thought and language of the sainted
author have been faithfully reproduced.
It is, however, necessary to say here that the Introits and
Collects have been omitted from the translation. These are
the same as those given in existing Church Books, except
that Loehe adds a Versicle to the Introit. The Litany also
has been omitted, because the Editor of the third edition
made use of the form given in the American Church Book.
The Prayers for the Daily Services are largely from Loehe's
Samenkoerner, just translated by the Reverend H. A.
Weller of Orwigsburg, Pa. The remaining chapters of the
first part are all translated. The second part, consisting of
Ministerial Acts, will be issued in a separate volume.
Grateful acknowledgment is due to the Reverend Edward
T. Horn, D. D., Reading, Pa., for a review of the Ms., and
for the Introduction.
And now may the great Head of the Church use this work
for the promotion of His worship and praise, to whom be
glory in the Church throughout all ages. Amen.
THE TRANSLATOR.
Newport, Ky., Advent, MDCCCCI.
INTRODUCTION.
Wiuiklm LC
* mine of information
to
the student of Liturgies.
The third edition, from
which
this translation has
been made,*
-in-
law, Inspector Deinzer.
It i
rical notes
which Loehe
added to hia
ition, and
tribute
to the liturgical I
ri
"
can Church by open
use of
the A MCk
of the
ueral Council. It supplies a vain
Common Service,
showing ho
duces the standard
Lutheran Litui
:ve
and deli
th
which it d
essential
from th
ntal
and
nfine him
he
found
in the Lutheran &
'
1 >'
fitted to
revive Luthe
faithful
Btudy
and
d<
but
to by hia familiarity
with tl
Nuremberg,
it
of
tin th
Century b]
J but dii
Reformation
forms, and
'
nl
the
Lutheran, ami indeed the Western,
Lit
of the i
Church*
A literal
translation
possible,
K
idioms
^\ common worship
nr.
moulded and wrought
and worn in the lil
;>le.
This
translation. I
Service into the hands
Simply
to make known 1.
the worship
of our fat*
WAXD T. H<
Reading,
P
FROM THE PREFACE TO THE FIRST
EDITION.
The Lutheran Liturgy is au outgrowth from the Ro-

man. The Lutheran Church itself is not a new building,
but the old, cleansed from unauthorized additions. For
more than three centuries the Church has advanced no new
doctrines, but on the contrary has been purifying the old
systems from added perversions. In a liturgical way, like-
wise, no new path has been marked out ; but after the
removal of inexpedient innovations, that which has proved
valuable from the beginning has been preserved. It is
for this reason that our Church possesses in common with
the Roman the principal parts of the Communion Service.
For the same reason it was possible for the framers of the
Augustana to assert:
"Nor has any perceptible change

t.ken place in the public ceremonies of the mass." Also :
"It is well known that the mass is, without boasting,

celebrated with greater devotion and sincerity among us
than among our adversaries." If any one is inclined to
charge this Order with a Romanizing tendency, the same
must then be brought against every Lutheran Order, if
not against the whole Church. It would, how
7
ever
;
be
more correct to say, that the Romish Church had a tendency
to Catholicize in those parts of the Liturgy which it holds
in common w
T
ith us, because in those parts the Romish
Church stands high above its own standard, and agrees
with that which is truly universal.
Further I say, and without fear of contradiction, that
Constitutions and Organizations, Liturgies and Ceremo-
IX
X
FROM THE PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION.
nies, valuable in the service of the truth as they may be,
do not in the real sense constitute the Church. From
these the Church does not derive its life; they are fruits
of its life, but not its source. It is gratifying to the enemy,
and humiliating to the devout, to see many over-estimate
the
value of externals, thus going the way to Rome. In
their insistence on externals they forget the great word of
the
Augustana, for our times perha: rd of
that document, viz., the immortal
the true unity of the Church, tl iched
therein according to
its pure intent and i I that
the
Sacraments art* administered in conformity with the
Word of God.
And for the true unity of the Chi:
Church it is not
o< that uniform
tuted by
men, should be
everywfa
which the
Almighty has pronounced on all who mal
arm, and who
want t<> m ;e up ou
The holy Church
oi (
v
Tod i> a miracl
itself perpetually indc:
Sacrament.
Constitutions and Liturj : but in
preparing
them for the use of the Church, it becomes us to
everywhere
for that which i> edifying and conn:,
able. "All things
true, what
are just, whatsover things are
|
ver thin
ever thil
any
virtue, if
there be any praise, think on these thil
To show my
meaning, 1 point to the Roman
Liturf
They
are perverted in I me, but in the midst of the
'wood, hay
and stubble." the n
of a truly
Christian consciousness are to be found.
S
XI
of the old prayers cannot be changed, whether in form or
substance, and will always remain adequate as expressions
of the devotion of the people of God. In retaining their
use, it can truly be said that the Romish Church has a
Catholicizing tendency
;
and to free them from the rubbish
found in other parts of the Roman missal is an undertak-
ing worthy of the Lutheran liturgist. These prayers
belong to a Lutheran Order as properly as the Introits,
Kyrie, Gloria et in terra, Creed, etc., all of which we have
received through the channels of Rome. I have, however,
refrained from using anything in this Liturgy which is
not already found in one or the other of the many old
Lutheran Orders. For the sake of the weak caution has
been observed in this work. Nevertheless in the prepara-
tion of the Second Part, e.
g.,
in the Orders for the Visita-
tion of the Sick and the Commendation of the Dying, for
.which our Orders have hitherto made little provision, I
have availed myself of some prayers from the Pontificale
Romanum, but only of those which I found liturgically
complete.
A close examination of this Liturgy must convince
everyone that it is constructed on that which is funda-
mentally necessary for the right conduct of public worship.
In public worship the Church experiences an especial
nearness to God; she approaches into the very presence
of the Bridegroom, and tastes the blessedness of Heaven
even here below. Public worship is the prettiest flower
that can bloom on human stems. The Order or Liturgy in
which this worship is expressed ought therefore to be the
image of the inner unity and harmony of the spiritual
lifean ecclesiastical aesthetic in concrete form. In the
Church's inner life, as well as in the public expression of
her worship, Word and Sacrament constitute the center.
Like waves of the sea, breaking and falling upon the
XII
FROM
THE PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION.
rocks, the various forms of the Liturgy must be determined
by this central point; they cannot be arbitrarily chosen,
but must be ordered and arranged accordiug to the rela-
tion which they bear to Word and Sacrament. This center
determines the steps in the Plau of Salvation, and this in
turn determines the Order of public worship. A spiritual-
it}-
which disregards the fixed order in the Plan of Salva-
tion is inconceivable, so also is its expression impo^
in an Order of public worship
which docs not logically
follow
these sanu
The arrangement of the parts in the Order for the Chief
Service on the I,ord'fl day may be Co: l a twin
mountain, one of whose heights is a little 1< a the
other. The former of
these
In
- the
Sermon
; and the other, and the higher
nient
of the Altar, without the celebration of which no public
w<>r>hi|) i-
complete, in pnbli
d in an ascent, tl hich i- n it the
le of the
Lord,
than which the: higher
nothing diviner on
earth, only
I
In
the Holy Supper the
<1<
the
humble worshiper joyfall; D the
Nunc Dimitti
1 shall now examine tl. G of the
this Liturgy.
The Christian d<
1 in humble,
acceptable worship. He conies, in ^ with his
fellow Christians, from the
I
;irt the burdens o\~ many d<
oi few
victories. He knows, that in spite of his best
tndnct has n<
Before
him lies now a new week
with it!
nd hopes
and fears; ami before h<
week, he must hold communion with
- heavenly
FROM THE PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION. XIII
Father. But how shall he approach his God who dwells
in unapproachable light? First of all he must be pardoned
of his sins, and be made sensible of such pardon. For this
purpose there is no form better adapted than that given in
this Liturgy for Confession and Absolution. The Confiteor
is therefore the first part of a normal Order for public
worship.
In the Confiteor the soul has been delivered from the
burdens of past defeats, and is now prepared to take a
further step in its approach to God. The worshiper is
now prepared to enter upon the meaning and character of
the particular day, which are announced to him in the
Introit. To the peace, experienced in hearing the Absolu-
tion, are thus added the joys of the particular festival.
The Introit (commonly sung antiphonally) distinguishes
one Lord's day from another, e.
g.,
Easter from Whit-
sunday, or Trinity, or some other holy day.
Being cleansed from sin, and having entered upon the
peculiar joys of the particular festival, the worshiper finds
that earth has still other burdens and sorrows which prove
a present and future hindrance to holiness. Life, death
and eternity, upon each of w
T
hich sin has cast its dark
shadow, are things w
r
ell able to make the soul tremble
whenever it contemplates them. To be cleansed from the
sins of the past week is no assurance of immunity from
failure for the next. Therefore the Kyrie, comprehending,
in spite of its brevity, a prayer for temporal and eternal
deliveran'ce, comes next in the Order.
In Confiteor and Kyrie the congregation approached
God, conscious of the need of pardon. The people stood
much in the same relation to God in these acts as humanity
did before the advent of Christ. And as the Lord first
came to his people in the chorus of angels, so does he
NOW make his first approach to the worshiping congrega-
XIV
PROM THE PREFACE TO THE
FIRST EDIT*
tion in the lofty strains of the Gloria in Excel>is. He has
come, but as yet he is silent ; but the light of his counte-
nance shines upon his people, and fa
open to
their
prayers. Once more, therefore, the congregation frames
all its needs into a single petition, and unitedh
it to the divine Throne in the Collect; and in clear
prehension of
the common need of all, the people ai
with a believing
Am-
I*]) to
this
point the Lord has been
but
NOW he
speaks, and it becomef
him.
f nil
\v In
the
tolical writing
their praise in the Hallelujah and Gradual Bnt
This tin
in th-
ins own, and they answer
him witl
Tibi,
Chrii
Hut further: The hearts
faith
through the
j
oped to that
point in which the COl
its union with tl
which if
the Credo. No more the bnrd<
of evil, no in. .re t:
Bill
every soul. The face nl \\u in the
Sermon, which in a big I
be
communion
ot the saints, all oi whom
in the presence of
Mountain o( (\od, with th
to the Sacrament. In th
duced
tl. int.)
The worshiping people
now know them-
Bride
of the Lord; their
him and through him; but not only through him
through fellowship with one another; they
eople
XV
of Goda unit in their inner life and experience. In the
fulness of divine grace they bear in mind the needs of one
another, as well as those of the whole world
;
and humbly
wishing each human soul the highest good, they approach
the divine Throne in supplication, prayer and intercession.
With nothing but blessing for mankind in their hearts,
the people are thus fitly preparing themselves for a right
approach to the Altar. And along with this Great Prayer
the thought comes to them, that the Church on earth and
the Church in Heaven is the One Holy Catholic Church, and
that the prayers of the pilgrims here and the prayers of
the glorified there, are borne to the Father's Throne by
the same Mediator.
From supplication, prayer and intercession the congre-
gation now goes with thanksgiving on to the Preface,
even as the Apostle says
:
"In everything let your re-

quests be made known with thanksgiving
"
But the giv-
ing of thanks is soon lost in the loftier strains of the
Sanctus, in the Trisagion of the heavenly hosts. In the
Sanctus the worshiping people see the Lord's approach to
the Sacrament, and they hail him in prayerful Hosanna.
The people can rise no higher
;
they are as near Heaven as
it is possible for a human soul to come on earth.
A brief, but deep and expectant silence now settles on
the people.
Without transition the verba testamenti (words of the
testament) are now heard. He comes in the name of the
Lord ! God and his Lamb, slain for the sin of the world,
are present! Humbled, the congregation lies before the
Highest , not indeed as though cast down from the heights
of the Sanctus, but by it deeply impressed with the near-
ness of God, commends to him in the Agnus and Pater
Noster everything which is necessary for time and eter-
nity.
XVI
PROM THK PREFACE TO THE FIRST KDIT1
But all trembling and fear, awakened anew through the
coming of the Lord, now gives way to the peace of the
Lord, which he himself announces to the guests about to
approach his Table.
The worshiping congregation now i ment
of the Body and Blood of nr Lord
Jesus Chris
m faith to faith, from one
height b
vout
soul has gone np to the I the
of
the divine
nearness and pardon. Tin h no
higher
station, except in death Nunc Dimittis . Th
vice closes,
and the worshipers, with hope,
born anew.
in their daily occupations
that which
as the discipline pi ion.
Brief
and ineom; ination
of the
Lit
will necessarily be
found, I am neverthel I that
a perusal of
it will
show
m rly the I
matchless Order for the
Public Worship i
tad may
{\<,n\
himself
>o
preserve an that the time
may speedily
come, when imp*
and the Church give him nobler
|
1.
CHURCH FESTIVALS.
A.
/Movable.
The time of the movable festivals is determined by Easter.
Easter always occurs on the first Sunday after the first full
moon after March 21st. If the full moon falls on Sunday,
Easter does not occur until the Sunday following. Easter
cannot fall earlier than March 22nd, nor later than April
25th. According to this rule it is therefore easy for every
one to determine when Easter will occur, and, knowing on
what day Easter will fall, it is also easy to determine the
date of all the movable festivals, thus
:
1. Septuagesima occurs 9 weeks before Easter.

2. Sexagesima
"
8
"
"
3.
Quinquagesima
"
7
"
"
4.
Ash-Wednesday
"
46 days
"
5.
Invocavit
"
6 weeks
"
6. Reminiscere
"
5
"
"
7.
Oculi
"
4
"
8. Laetare
"
3
"
9.
Judica
"
2 "
"
10. Palmarum
"
1 week "
11. Dies Viridium, Maundy Thursday, Thursday before
Easter.
12. Dies Parasceues, Good Friday, Friday before Easter.
l
CHURCH FESTIVALS.
13.
D. D. F. Resurrect, s. Pasch., Easter.
14. Ouasimodogeniti occurs 1 week after Easter.
15. Misericordias
16. Jubilate
17. Cantate
18. Rogate
19.
D. F. Ascensionis
20. Exaudi
21. D. D. F. Pentecostes.
'
22. D. D. F. Trinitatis.... '
2 weeks
5
'
'
4
5
40
days
6 weeks
7
-
A Table oj days on which Easter willfallfrom 1902
192
1
1902....March
30,
;.... April 12.
3-
I903
1904
1905
1906
1907,
1
90S
..April
...April 23.
...April
15.
...March
31.
...April
19.
1 1
1909.
...April 11.
1910. ... March 27.
191
1
April 16.
1
91 2.... April
7
1 91
3.... March
23
1914
\pril 12
1915.
...April
4
1916.
1917.
1918.
1919
1920
1921.
..April 23.
..April
..March
31.
...April 20.
...April 4.
.March
27.
CHURCH FESTIVALS.
A Table of the Movable Festivals,
According to the several days that Easter can possibly
fall upon.
Easter.
u
>>
oa
p
& a
pW
s .
x
U?
CO -
'X
x
X
s
o
'x
V
V
X
<
Whit-Sunday.
V
x
-"
First
Advent
Sunday.
March 22
23
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
i
i
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
(5
6
Jan. 18
19
20
21
22
ZZZ 23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
Feb. 1
2
ZZ". 3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
Feb. 4
5
7
_.- 8
it
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
.;;..*;.. 23
24
25
2(5
27
28
Mar. 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Apr. 30
May 1
"""I 3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
2(5
27
28
29
30
31
June 1
3
Mav 10
;.. ii
12
13
14
15
1(5
17
18
19
20
21
"".'.."
23
24
25
26
27
28
.. 29
30
31
June 1
zzz 3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
Nov. 29
30
24 Dec. 1
25
2(5
2
E
27 Nov. 27
28 28
29 29
30
31
April 1
2
30
Dec. 1
2
8
3
Nov 27
4
28
5
6
29
.. 30
Dec.
1
8
>
9 . 8
::::::::: 5?
Nov. 27
28
12
13
14
29
30
Dec.
1
15
o
16 .. 3
17 Xov. 27
18 28
19
20
29
.. 30
21 Dec.
1
22 2
23 3
24
25
Nov. 27
28
* In a Leap Year, the number of Sundays after F!piphany is the same
as if Easter had fallen one day later than it really does ; and Septua-
gesima Sunday and Ash- Wednesday fall one day later than that given
in the Table, unless the Table gives some day in March for Ash-Wed-
nesday ; for iu that case the day in the Table" is right.
CHlkCH FESTIVALS
1 \. Immovable festivals.
Chief Festive
Christmas, or
the Nativity of
our Lord
Tlu- Circumcision of
Christ
I
>
January i.
The Epiphany, <>r the Manifestation of Christ
to tlu- Gentiles,.
Tlu- Festival
of the Reformation June 25.
or < I
Mi.\"
IBRVBD
in
BOMS PARTS OP Tin: i.r : CHURCH.
St. Andrew
tlu-
Apostle's
1
1
St. Thomas tin- A]>
St. Stephen
tlu- Martyr' 26.
St. John the
A:
The Conversion of St. Paul, Jannar
The Presentation of
Christ.
February 2.
St. Matthias
the
A;
The Annunciation,
St. Philip and St.
James
th< v.... May 1.
The Birthday of St.
John the Baptist
Juw
St. Peter and St. Paul the- a
29.
The Visitation Jul
St. James the elder, tin
St. Bartholomew
the \; Ar..
St. Matthew the Apostle's
St. Michael the Archam
29.
St. Simon and St. Jude the
Advent begins
on the Sunday r.
Dotes.
1. The second days oi high festival
-
SuncL
CHURCH FESTIVALS.
5
2. Those feasts of the Virgin, e.
g.,
Annunciation, Visita-
tion, etc., which are in reality festivals in honor of Christ,
ought to be celebrated, that the full glory of the life of our
Lord may annually be presented to the people.
3.
On Maundy Thursday the Institution of the Holy
Supper is celebrated at
4
p. M., with the full Communion
Service.
4.
Apostles' days are observed in a manner similar to that
of the two liturgical week days. If they happen on these
liturgical days, the services are distinguished from those of
the ordinary days by Lessons, Text and Collect.
5.
The two liturgical week days are Wednesday and
Friday. They derive their penitential character from the
betrayal and death of our Lord.
6. The Church has its Morning and Evening Prayer,
which is distinct from other services. In our time it is,
however, not always possible to observe these distinctions.
7.
The liturgical hours of the day, morning, noon and
evening, are announced by the prayer-bell, and kept with
prayer by the people, whether at home or abroad.
8. On Ash-Wednesday the forty days' Lenten, Fast and
Passion Season begins. Sundays excepted, which in the very
nature of the case cannot be days of humiliation, there re-
main exactly forty days from Ash-Wednesday to Easter.
Ash-Wednesday is in an especial sense a day of penitence
and humiliation. To transfer the observance of this day to
a Sunday is absurd in the extreme.
9.
From Rogate to Ascension prayers are offered espe-
cially for the fruits of the field.
10. The afternoon of the Tenth Sunday after Trinity is
observed as a season of prayer. The Destruction of Jerusa-
lem forms the subject for meditation.
BREVIARY FOR THE USE OF THE
PASTOR.
Morni
EVER
BLESSED
TRINITY,
to
Thy mercy I
commit this day, my
body
and soul, to^
with all my
ways
and
undertakings. I beseech
Thee to be me; en my heart
and
open my lips, that I may praise and magnify
Thy Name which
And as
Thou
hast
made me for the >f
Thy
grant that
I
may yield my li:
s rificetoThy
honor in humble love and fear,
Amen.
A
( hi
U1IGHTY God,
our II Thy
it goodness I am pi 1 to go to Thy
House,
to worship toward Thy holy
Temple. I
me. gracious Lord, in
righ
Thy way before me.
Keep
me in the path
of Thy
commandments, for Thou art th
tion.
Thy dwellings are m;
I rejoice
6 in the [
who co*
BREVIARY FOR THE USE OF THE PASTOR.
~
and praise Thy Name. How amiable are Thy tab-
ernacles, O Lord of Hosts! My soul longeth, yea,
even fainteth for the courts of the Lord. O come,
let us worship and bow down
;
let us kneel before
the Lord our Maker. For He is our God, and we
are the people of His pasture, and the sheep of His
hand, Exalt the Lord our God. Worship at His
footstool, for He is holy. I cry unto Thee in an
acceptable time. Hear me, O Lord, for the sake
of Thy great goodness, and grant me Thy blessing.
Amen.
IN THE SACRISTY IN PREPARATION FOR DIVINE
WORSHIP.
3.
Confessio?i
of
Sins.
ALMIGHTY
God, our Maker and Redeemer, I
confess unto Thee that I am by nature sinful
and unclean, and that I have sinned against Thee
by thought, word and deed
;
I am inclined to all
evil, and deserve nothing at Thy hands but wrath
and condemnation
;
but I sincerely lament that I
have displeased Thee, my Lord and my God. I
flee for refuge to Thine infinite mercy, seeking and
imploring Thy grace for the sake of our Lord Jesus
Christ, Thine only Son. Have mercy on me, a
miserable sinner ; forgive all my sins, and grant
unto me Thy Holy Spirit that I may remain obedi-
8
BREVIARY I- OR TIIK
USE OF THK PASTOR.
ent to Thy most holy will, and bring forth the
wholesome fruits of righteousness. Amen.
4.
LORD
God, Thou hast ordained me to the office
of pastor and bishop in Thy Church. Thou
seest how utterly unfit I am rightly to fulfil this
exceedingly ;ble calling. If it had not been
for Thy wisdom and help, I should long ago have
brought everything to nought. Unto Thee,
there-
fore, I lift up my voice. I
desire to lend my b
and lips to this service
;
I desire to teach the
people ; and I desire mysel
meditating on
Thy word.
Use me, O Lord, as Thy
workman : leave me not, neither forsake me
;
for if
Thou forsake me. I shall br rything to ruin.
Amen. Luther.
5.
pRACIOUS
merciful Father, Who
vJ
called me Thine unworthy servant to the holy
office oi the ministry, and hast ordained me to be a
fisher of men, that I should bring many souls to
Thine everlasting Kingdom, and Who, in Thy
providence, hast separated
me
to declare Thy I
pel to this people : I beseech T ICC to
make me worthy to fulfil the office of a minister of
the New Testament, and be found a faithful
of the divine mysteries, not by constraint,
but
willingly, not lor filthy luci mind,
9
and out of love for Thy holy and everblessed Name
;
grant that I may bring up the lambs entrusted to
my care in wholesome nurture ; strengthen the
weak, heal the sick, bind up the broken hearted,
recover the straying, seek the lost and bring them
back to Thy fold. Give me Thy Holy Spirit, to be
unto me utterance and wisdom, that I may declare
Thy word and rightly divide it. Forbid that I
should be an empty instrument and vain w
r
orkman,
but work Thou through me for an abundant har-
vest. O blessed God, Thou hast set me to be a
watchman on the walls of Thy Zion : enable me to
warn the godless and so to teach transgressors that
they turn from their evil ways unto Thee. Grant
me also grace to live according to Thy word, to be
an example unto the flock, so that after having
preached to others, I myself become not a cast-
away, and I give none occasion to blaspheme the
doctrine of Christ. Grant to me, and to all who
hear me, Thy Holy Spirit, that we may grow in
true faith and fervent love, and ever remain stead-
fast in hope, until we receive the imperishable
crown of everlasting life at the appearance of our
Lord Jesus, the Chief Shepherd of the sheep.
Amen.
10
BRKVIARY I'OK
THE USE OP THE
pastor.
6.
liefore the Celebration
of
the Sacrament*
0LORI) Jesus Christ. Thou true and only High
Priest, Who on the altar of th< bast
offered
Thyself to Thy h
for us poor sinners of Thy
sacrifice
hast instituted this I ant. in
which
Thou us Th;
md Thy
d
to drink ; I
Thy
boundl
:id nier
*
that I
Thine UttWOfthj
ment
with such dev
to Thee.
I know
indeed, that ant
of
my
sins
and
trans I worth) oach
Thine
altar,
(
>
Lord.
But
I kn<
edge
and
s, that Thou rtby,
Thou
who redeemest
and
me
from all unholy, vain and hurtful thoughts,
1 may
serve
Thee with a clean heart and in humble
faith.
Take
this heart of
heart
of flesh,
that I may
love
and serve Thee
have all my
joy in Thee. Bless unto
me and to
all, who approach
this holy Table.
I
oi Thy
Body
and Blood, that it may I
-
the
Strength
of
body and soul, kec-: :i the
|
of
righteousness,
SO
that we may finally
be per-
mitted to
see
Th.
admitted to
H
the great Communion on High, when Thou
drinkest
the fruit of the vine anew with Thy disciples in Thy
Father's Kingdom. Amen.
After
the Celebratio?i
of
the Sacrament.
OLORD
Jesus
Christ, Thou Everlasting
Son of
the Father, I give thanks unto Thee,
that
Thou hast given me, Thine unworthy servant,
grace
to fulfil my ministry and to distribute
and
receive
the lifegiving gift of Thy Body and Blood.
I be-
seech Thee that this Feast may not minister
to the
condemnation but to the salvation of those
whom
Thou hast admitted to it. Grant that it may
be
unto me a shield of faith and the power of a right
and holy life. Destroy in me all evil, and
implant
and nourish that which is good ; subdue
the
pas-
sions and mortify the deeds of the flesh,
so that I
may ever cling to Thee, and with an
acceptable
walk and conversation magnify Thy
Name.
And
finally when my course on earth is ended,
receive
me into the habitations of light, to feast with
Thee
and all the glorified in Thine everlasting
Kingdom,
where Thou Thyself art the true Iyight and
Joy of
Thine elect
:
O Thou Who livest and
reignest
with
the Father and the Holy Ghost, one
God,
forever
and ever. Amen.
|2
BREVIARY
FOR THE USB
OB
Tin- PASTOR.
8.
Thanksgiving after
the completion
of
Worship.
T THANK Thee, heavenly
Father, for Th
A
which has enabled me a poor sinner to preach
Thy Word. And I beseech Thee,
gracious
merciful God, to impress us with
Thy
Word and to
seal it in our hearts. Grant that we may constantly
grow in the knowledge
and
confession
of Thy
Name. Let
Thy Word, which alone is and
remains
eternal truth, be
and known ai:
all people. Fulfil
Thy
promise, that Thy Word
shall not return unto Thee void. Let it stir us up
and bedew all men. as the rain am".
from
heaven
bedews the earth, so that we DHL]
know Thee, the true God and eve
-her,
and be
enabled to worship
and prafe
in hum-
ble
fear, and order all our
ling to
Thy
holy commandments.
May wealws
rand lov-
ing
and
obedient
children,
and final!; D
the
everlasting
inheritance,
purchased for o
^reat
a cost by
our Lord Jesns
Christ
Amen.
the
You _
the C\:
**.
EVERLASTING,
Merciful God,
lb
Father.
I beseech
Thee to
grant Th
Spirit
unto all who are
entrusted
to my minis
o
13
Give them grace to know Tnee and Jesus Christ,
Thy Son whom Thou hast sent; enable them to
remain steadfast in the true faith, to grow in grace
and love, and to serve Thee with humble and peni-
tent lives. And grant unto me, O Lord, grace to
teach them Thy Word in truth, and to set before
them an example of godly living. Deliver us all
from false and pernicious doctrine, preserve us from
all evil, and finally bring us to everlasting life,
through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord. Amen.
For the pastor's sacristy devotions, the following
Psalms may also be used
:
25, 26, 27, 43, 63, 80,
84, 92, 116, 122.
THE ORDERS OF PUBLIC WORSHIP.
\.
XLbc Communion or Aorttiltg Service,
An hour before divine service the congregation is admonished to
ringing of the prayer-bell (on
high f< e rung togethi aition
is
repeated half an hour later, and toward the close of the last half
hour the congrt
.
d to the sanctuary l>y ringing all
the hells.
At
the last ringing of the belli it be
.her of the
congregation to repair to the house of God, and, going to his place,
j
kneeling Prayer
ae other pi

him. t'ntil the be-
ginning
of the on should be continued,
either in language or ( ed for the
pnrpi
The on to the
Ghoat, or of similar
Imp la the
minister
(with if there are an; hancel, and,
standing
toward the altai tiler which he (and assistants)
turns tow aid
I
- :
P. In the Name
of the Father, and of I
and
of the
Holy Ch-
A\ Amen.
(Ebc
Confitcor.
P. Dearly
tx With open
humble contrition,
let
us cor. sins unto
God our Father,
beseeching
Him in tl ae of
the orders of public worship.
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our Lord Jesus Christ to grant us forgiveness. You
will therefore say with me, having a hearty longing
for God and an humble faith in our Lord Jesus
Christ, through the
:
power of the Holy Ghost.
Here the minister (assistants) and congregation kneel toward the
altar and pray the Coufiteor as follows:
P. Our help is in the name of the Lord
;
R. Who made heaven and earth.
P. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto
the Lord
;
R. And Thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin,
P. Almighty and Everlasting God, our Maker
and Redeemer, I confess unto Thee that I am by
nature sinful and unclean, and that I have sinned
against Thee by thought, word and deed, being
thus brought under condemnation and made worthy
of everlasting death. Wherefore I flee for refuge
to Thine infinite mercy, seeking and imploring
Thy grace. O Lord, have mercy upon me a sinner.
The assistants, together with the congregation, then pray with the
minister as follows:
O Merciful God, have mercy upon us and for-
give us all our sins
;
and grant unto us Thy Holy
Spirit, that through Him we may be obedient to
Thy most holy will, and come to everlasting life.
Amen.
The minister rises, and standing toward the still kneeling congre-
gation, pronounces the absolution.
1<; THE ORD PUBLIC WORSHIP.
P. Incline your hearts to God ! Almighty and
most
Merciful God
hath had
mercy upon us, and
given
His only Son to die for us; and for 1
forgiveth
us
all
our sin-
many as believe on
Him, He
also givetb power
I me the
of God, and promised
unto th<
Spirit.
bat believeth,
and
3 ived.
Lord, unto us all.

The mini -Ration aaj
Amen.
Then
(Uoria
[n the
1 itter the congrea, join.
In some plac
to sing the Introit and
Gloria autiphooally. Where aoncient mtu not at hand
DM maybe introdu*.
which the whole
o>:i iring Holy
Che "fcvnc.
banted antiph ther by th- 1 and
congregation
or
by thi
/\ K
A\ Lord,
lia\
P,
Chris: <n I
A\ Christ, have nicicv u:
P. Kvrie, eleison !
A\ Lord, have mercy upon
D
Slorta et In
Ccrra.
The Gloria et in terra il omitted on Go> ndeed it ought
not to be chanted throughout 1. tea, n suita-
ble hymn may be sung
P. Glory be to God on high !
A\ And Oil earth, peace, good will :
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We praise Thee, we bless Thee, we worship Thee,
we glorify Thee, we give thanks to Thee for Thy
great glory.
O Lord God, heavenly King; God the Father Al-
mighty.
O Lord, the only begotten Son, Jesus Christ ; O
Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father.
That takest away the sin of the world, have
mercy upon us.
Thou that takest away the sin of the world,
receive our prayer.
Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the
Father, have mercy upon us.
For Thou only art holy
;
Thou only art the
Lord!
Thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art
most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
Gbe Collect vvitb Salutation.
P. The Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
The minister turns toward the altar, and sings or says the Collect,
as follows:
Let us pray: Lord, we beseech Thee, give ear to

our prayers, and lighten the darkness of our hearts
by Thy gracious visitation
;
Who livest and reign-
est with the Father and the Holy Ghost, ever one
God, world without end.
R. Amen.
1$
THE ORE
iTIil.IC WORSHIP.
After the Collect the minister turns towards the congregation, and
reads the Kpistle, as follow-:
Thus writes (St. Paul to the Romans in the
1
chapter from the
1114 v< And that, kn
ing the time,
etc.)
The Epistle
ended, the congregation
Hallelujah !
During]
iallelujah ad is sung:
Praise to Thee, O Lord. We sing : Of mercy

the
eternal Kin-.
The
of til.
-
irk of
horn
P. The Lord he with you.
A\ And with thy spirit.
I\ The holy Gospel for Ihe
written
St. Matthew in the 2
And
when they
drew n;
The i
Glory
be to Thee, O
L01
The ministei then rends THH
^ thecongregs-
tion
î".^*
'
Pi. to
Thee. Chris
Crcev.
The minister
then si
oaeno-Constantinopo-
litanum:
1 believe in one God.

Tin I
A\ Almighty Maker of Heaven
Of
all things visible and invisi:
19
And, in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten
Son of God, begotten of the Father before all
worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of
very God, begotten, not made, being of one sub-
stance with the Father
;
by whom all things were
made; who for us men and for our salvation came
down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy
Ghost of the Virgin Mary, and was made man
;
and
was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; he
suffered and was buried ; and the third day he rose
again, according to the Scriptures
;
and ascended
into Heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of the
Father ; and he shall come again with glory to
judge both the quick and the dead; whose kingdom
shall have no end.
And I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and
Giver of life, who proceedeth from the Father and
the Son, who with the Father and the Son together
is worshiped and glorified, who spake by the proph-
ets. And I believe one holy Christian and Apos-
tolic Church. I acknowledge one baptism for the
remission of sins
;
and I look for the resurrection
of the dead, and the life of the world to come.
Amen.
When there is no Communion, the Apostle's Creed maybe used, or
Luther's hymn We all Believe, etc. In the latter event the minister
sings, the same as before, the first clause of the Creed.
2Q
THE <>k: PUBLIC WORSHIP.
Che BpMtIe'0 Sreeft.
I believe in God the Father, Almighty Maker of
iveil
and earth.
And in
Jesus Christ, his
only
Son, our Lord, who
i-d
by the
Holy I horn of the
Virgin Mary
;
suffered
under Pontius Pi'.
crucified, dead
and I ended into hell;
the
third day he I tin from the dead; he
into 1
1
th on tl: hand
of Cod
the Father ; from then
judge the quick
and
the de
I
b Christian
Church, the communion of the forj
ins; the resurrection of th< I the life
everlasting. Amen.
ffbc Sermon.
the minister ascends the pulpit.
At tin- end
of
th*
'" with the Apostolic
Salutation, and
i
s
crmon with
tin* Gloria Petri, the I rn.
i he congregation to prayer,
and u>
of the
ministi
pnrtod in O
fiw of t!

i ccasiOns, arc here iriven.
( ) \
in.uri.i.
.nance,
it. that
the\ in.iv enter thftl
N Ihee in
godlj I
.st, etc.
21
O God, Thou God of the living- and of the dead, to whom all those who
have fallen asleep in Christ do belong-, we give Thee hearty thanks that Thou
didst receive our brother (sister) into the covenant of grace in holy baptism,
and didst direct him (her) to the blessed inheritance by Thy Word, and didst
strengthen him (her) in the faith through the body and blood of Thine only
beg-otten Son. We trust that Thou hast now brought him (her) by Thy
grace unto everlasting life. Comfort those who remain with Thy heavenly
comfort, and direct them heavenward by the blessed hope of the resurrec-
tion of the dead. Enable each of us to remember that we also must die,
and help us to work out our salvation with fear and trembling: through
Jesus Christ, etc.
We thank Thee, Lord God, Heavenly Father, that Thou hast blessed
these parents, especially this mother; in the hour of her travail Thou didst
not forsake her, but gavest her joy in the midst of her danger. Strengthen
her, we beseech Thee; preserve the little child, and graciously receive it
into Thy covenant of grace, ever to remain Thine own : through Jesus
Christ, etc.
Other announcements
[6]
of a spiritual nature n ay also be made at this
time e. g.,
festivals, days of prayer, christian meetings, excommunications
or restorations. At the corclusion of the announcements the minister ad-
monishes to benevolence and almsgiving, according to 1 Cor. 16., 2 Cor.
8: 9., Gal. 6. He then pronounces the VOTUM, to which the congregation
responds with an Amen, after which he leaves the pulpit.
While descending from the pulpit the congregation begins to sing
TLbc OttCttOV>Q.
(7)
During the Offertory the free will offerings of the people for the poor,
sick, missions, or other churchly objects are brought to the altar, or may be
gathered in suitable vessels and laid upon the altar or upon a table set for
the purpose near the altar. During the Offertory also, the minister places
the bread and wine upon the altar; or, if these have been there from the
beginning of the service, he now reverently uncovers them, and prepares
himself through prayer and meditation for the administration of the Sacra-
ment.
Do good in Thy good pleasure unto Zion ; build
Thou the walls of Jerusalem. Then shalt Thou be
pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with
burnt offering and whole burnt offering
;
then shall
they offer bullocks upon Thine altar.
22
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a
right spirit within me. Cast me not away from
Thy presence, and take not Thy Holy Spirit from
me. Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation,
and uphold me with Thy free Spirit.
To prepare himself for the celebration of the Sacrament the minister may
use the following:Mighty Maker of all things visible and invisible, who
by Thy providence rulest all things; for all things are Thine, O Lord, Thou
Benefactor of our souls: To Thee. Almighty God. I rlee, a poor sinner, and
of all Thy servants most unworthy to approach Thy presence and to stretch
forth my hand to administer Thy holy Sacrament. Grant unto me Thy Holy
Spirit, that heavenly tire, who is the fountain of understanding, who sub-
dues all hardness of heart, quenches every unholy thought, mortifies
sinful member, and sets at rest the troubled soul, together with all pain and
sorrow;and so prepare me, tint, as becometh Thy stewards, I may be
lifted above every earthly and perishable thought, and with a clean heart
and undetiled lips administer this ever blessed mystery, and remain in com-
munion and fellowship with Thv Christ, who with Thee and the everliving
Spirit, is one God, now and i i men.
At the conclusion of the Offertory the minister, turning to the coiil;
tion, exhorts to prayer:
Dearly beloved ! We are all members of one body,

w
T
hose Head is the Lord Jesus Christ, and it be-
cometh us to pray for one another. Let us there-
fore so pray in obedience to the command of Christ
and his blessed apostles.
Xet us pra\\
The minister turns to the a. tar. Throughout the prayer the prayer-bell is
rung. The congregation kneels or remains standing.
Zbc General praxjer.
Almighty and most merciful God, the Father of
our Lord Jesus Christ: Most heartily we beseech
23
Thee so to rule and govern Thy Church universal,
with all its pastors and ministers, by Thy Holy
Spirit, that it may be preserved in the pure doctrine
of Thy saving word, whereby faith toward Thee
may be strengthened, and charity increased in us
toward all mankind.
R. We beseech Thee to hear us, Lord God.
Grant also health and prosperity to all that are
in authority, (especially to the President of the
United States,) and to all our judges and magis-
trates
;
and endue them with grace to rule after
Thy good pleasure, to the maintenance of righteous-
ness, and to the hindrance and punishment of wick-
edness, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life
in all godliness and honesty.
May it please Thee also to turn the hearts of our
enemies and adversaries, that they may cease their
enmity, and be inclined to walk with us in meek-
ness and in peace.
All who are in trouble, want, sickness, anguish
of labor, peril of death or any other adversity,
especially those who are in suffering for Thy Name
and truth's sake, comfort, O God, with Thy Holy
Spirit, that they may receive and acknowledge their
afflictions as the manifestation of Thy Fatherly
goodness.
24
THK ORDERvS OF PUBLIC WORSHIP.
And although we have deserved Thy righteous
wrath and manifold punishments, yet, we entreat
Thee, O most merciful Father, remember not the
sins of our youth, nor our many transgressions
;
but out of thine unspeakable goodness, grace and
mercy, defend us from all harm and danger of body
and soul. Preserve us from false and pernicious
doctrine, from war and bloodshed, from plague and
pestilence, from all calamity by fire and water, from
hail and tempest, from failure of harvest and from
famine, from anguish of heart and despair of Thy
mercy, and from an evil death. In every time of
trouble show Thyself a present Help, the Saviour
of all men, and especially of them that believe.
R. Hear us, Lord God.
Cause also the needful fruits of the earth to pros-
per, that we may enjoy them in due season. Give
success to the Christian training of the young, to all
lawful occupations on land and sea, and to all pure
arts and useful knowledge, and crown them with
Thy blessing.
R. We beseech Thee, to hear us. Lord God.
Finally for all things, for which it is Thy will, O
God, that we should pray, we beseech Thee, with
the whole Christian Church on earth and with all
Thy saints in Heaven. Receive, O Lord of Heaven
and earth, this common prayer of Thine own,
both here and there. Speedily fulfil the number of
25
Thine elect and the measure of their afflictions.
Hasten the end of the present, and bring in the
glorious liberty of the children of God and the re-
demption of our bodies for which we and all the
blessed dead do wait, and on that great day unite
us with the multitude of Thy children from the
beginning of the world, to rest forever in Thy
presence.
All these things graciously grant unto us for the
sake of the bitter sufferings and death of Jesus
Christ, Thine only Son, our Lord and Savior, who
liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost,
God blessed forever and ever.
R. Amen. Amen.
The congregation may sing an Amen-verse between the General Prayer
and the next part of the service.
Special supplications and petitions may also be introduced at proper
places in the General Prayer.
Gbe So=GalleD \t)olpretcbt'scbe Bjbortatton.
If there is to be an Exhortation at all, this is the proper place to intro-
duce it; to have it after the Sanctas certainly is not fitting.
Dearly Beloved ! Forasmuch as we desire to cele-
brate the Supper of our Lord Jesus Christ, in which
he gives us His body to eat and His blood to drink,
thereby to strengthen our faith, it becometh us dil-
igently to examine ourselves, as St. Paul exhorteth
us. For this holy Sacrament hath been instituted
for the special comfort of those who are troubled on
26
account of their manifold transgressions, and who
humbly confess their sins, fear God's wrath, and
hunger and thirst after righteousness. But such
examination of our hearts and consciences reveals
to us nothing but sin and death which is the wages
of sin, from which we are unable by our own
strength to deliver ourselves, as St. Paul teacheth.
Wherefore our Lord Jesus Christ hath had mercy
upon us, and for our sakes became Man, that He
might fulfil for us the whole law and will of God,
and took upon Himself for our deliverance all that
we by our sins have merited. And. to the end that
w
T
e should the more confidently believe this and be
strengthened in our faith and obedience, "as they
were eating, He took bread, and brake it, and gave
it to His disciples, and said : Take, eat
;
this is my
body," i. e., I have become Man, and all that I do
and suffer is for your sake ; in witness whereof I
give unto you my body to eat.
"After the same

manner also, He took the cup, and gave thanks,
and gave it to them, saying : Take, and drink ye all
of it, for this is my blood of the New Testament
which is shed for many for the remission of sins
;
this do ye, as oft as ye do it in remembrance of
me;" i. e., inasmuch as I have had mercy upon
you, and have taken upon myself all your iniqui-
ties, I give myself unto death, shedding my blood
to obtain grace and forgiveness of sin and to con-
firm and establish a new covenant in which ve shall
27
have forgiveness and everlasting remission : in wit-
ness whereof I give unto you my blood to drink.
Therefore.whoso eateth of this bread and drinketh
of this cup, i. e., whoso firmly receiveth and believ-
eth this word and witness of Christ, dwelleth in
Christ and Christ in him, and hath eternal life. We
should also do this in remembrance of Him, show-
ing His death, that he was delivered for our offen-
ces and raised again for our justification, and
render unto Him most hearty thanks, take up
our cross and follow Him, and according to His
commandment love another, even as He hath loved
us. For we are all one bread and one body, even
as we are all partakers of this one bread and drink
of this one cup. For in like manner as one wine is
produced from myriads of grapes and cne loaf from
countless grains, so also are we, being many, to
become one body in Christ, and for His sake love
one another, not only in word, but in deed and in
truth, as St. John
teacheth in his first Epistle, ch.
3. And may the Almighty and Merciful God and
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ by the power of
His Holy Spirit enable us to bring this to pass.
Amen.
Gbe preface and Sanctus*
P. Lift up your hearts.
R. We lift them up unto the Lord.
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P. Let us give thanks unto the Lord our God,
R. It is meet and right so to do.
P. It is truly meet, right and salutary, that we
should at all times and in all places give thanks
unto Thee, O Lord, Holy Father, Almighty Ever-
lasting God.
Here shall follow the proper PREFACE for the season.
CHRISTMAS.
For in the mystery of the Word made flesh,
Thou hast given us a new revelation of Thy glory
;
that seeing Thee in the Person of Thy Son, we
may be drawn to the love of those things which are
not seen. Therefore with Angels etc.
EPIPHANY.
For Thine only begotten Son coming in our
mortal nature, hath by the light of His immortal
Being renewed us. Therefore with Angels etc.
LENT.
Through Jesus
Christ, Thy dear Son, our Lordj
who for our redemption w
T
as lifted up upon the
Cross
;
to the end that where death began, there
life might also begin
;
that he who at the tree, of
the garden did win the victory, should also at the
tree of the Cross lose the same. Therefore with
Angels etc.
THE) ORDERS OF PUBIvIC worship.
29
EASTER.
But chiefly are we bound to praise Thee for the
glorious resurrection of Thy Son Jesus Christ, our
Lord ;
for He is the very Paschal Lamb, which was
offered for us, and hath taken away the sin of the
world
;
who by His death hath destroyed death
;
and by His rising to life again hath restored to us
everlasting life. Therefore with Angels etc.
ASCENSION.
Through Jesus
Christ our Lord, Who after His
Resurrection appeared openlv to all His disciples,
and in their sight was taken up into heaven that
He might make us partakers of His divine nature.
Therefore with Angels, etc.
WHIT-SUNDAY.
Through Jesus Christ, Thy dear Son, our Lord
and Savior
;
who ascending high above all heavens,
and sitting at Thy right hand, poured out on this
day the Holy Spirit, as He had promised, upon the
chosen disciples ; whereat the whole earth rejoices
with exceeding joy. Therefore with Angels, etc.
TRINITY.
Who with Thine only begotten Son, and the
Holy Ghost, art one God and one Lord ; not
one Person, but three Persons in one Substance.
For that which we believe, according to Thy reve-
30
lation, of the glory of the Father, the same we
believe of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, without
any difference or inequality. And in the confession
of the only true God, we worship the Trinity in
Person, and the Unity in
Substance, of majesty co-
equal. Therefore with A:
tC.
Therefore
with A
ad Archangels,
and all
the company of Heaven
we laud and magnify
Thy
glorious Name,
evermore praising Thee and saying:
The Congregation joins in the
.nccling. and remains so to
The
pence of the Lord be
with you tin
Holy,
Holy,
Holy, L<>rd God of Sabaoth
;
Heaven
and eartli are full of Thy glory
I
Hosanna in the
highest. Blessed is He th th in the Name
of the Lord. Hosanna in the b
or
Holy. Holy, Holy, Lord God of
S
all the
earth is full of Thy
Glory : Hosanna in the big]
Blessed be Mary's Son
Paschal
I
that
OOmeth in the Name of the Lord. Hosanna in the
highest !
A
brief, but iU * rs on the congregation. Many
of the older I.utV. troduecThe Exhortation immediately
after the Sand,. ttenbenj M klenburg
1551,
But it
must
beindmitted that such an introduction a: iousIv
affecti the Liturgical bars
Consecration.
P. Our Lord Jesus
Christ, in
the (right
in which
He was
betrayed ;
took and. when He had
TKK ORDERS OF PUBLIC WORSHIP.
31
given thanks, He brake it, and gave it to His disci-
ples, saying, Take, eat ; this is my body, which is
given for you
;
this do in remembrance of me.
After the same manner, also, He took the cup,
when He had supped, and when He had given
thanks, He gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of
it ; this cup is the New Testament in my Blood,
which is shed for you, and for many, for the remis-
sion of sins; this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in
remembrance of me.
Then shall be sung:
Bgnus 2>ei.
(9)
Christ, Thou Lamb of God, that takest away
the sin of the world, have mercy upon us. O Christ,
upon us. Christ, grant us Thy
peace. Amen.
After the Agnus by the congregation the minister says the follow-
ing oratio fractionis :
Blessed are Thou, Lord Jesus Christ, Almighty
and Everlasting Son of God, that Thou hast through
the perfect sacrifice of Thy body and blood, offered
once and for all, perfected them that are sanctified,
and hast ordained this holy Supper as a memorial
and a seal, in which Thou givest us Thy body to
eat and Thy blood to drink, that we, being in Thee,
as Thou art in us, may have everlasting life and be
raised to a glorious immortality at the last day.
Gracious and Exalted Savior, we are not worthy to
32
THH
ORDKRS OF PUBUC WORSHIP.
receive the mercy and goodness which Thou dost
give us, and on account of our sins are far too
unclean and weak rightly to receive this salutary
gift. Sanctify us
therefore in body and soul by
Thy Holy vSpirit
;
prep and adorn us with
grace to draw near Thy holy Table.
What
through our w< lack in repentance for
sin and unshaken faith
in Thy merits and ea:
purpose
to
amend our life, with the richness of the
merit of Thy bitter sui:
ith do Thou
fulfil
SO
that we who on our
pilgrim I take
of Thee our our
iour, ma
last see Thee fa in the Fatherland al
and with all
believers abide in Thee forever. Amen.
[mmedlal .all sing
Che lorO'6 fl>ra\vr.
Our Father, who art in Heaven ; hallowed be
Thy Name ; Thy Kingdom (
Thy will be
done on
earth, as it is in Heaven ; give
us this day
our daily bread;
an s our t:
we forgive
those who tn and lead
us not into
temptation
; but
r us from evil.
A\ Amen.
P. The peace o\ the Lord be with you alw.
A\ Amen.
PuUrituition.
The distribution of the elements ma\ take place in either of two
First, three kneel
be placed around the altar
33
in such a way as to allow one group of communicants to be at the
altar at a time, to receive both elements in succession. Or, the whole
congregation may proceed in procession around the altar, receiving
first the bread, and then the wine. In the latter case the manner of
distribution depends on the number of ministers celebrating. If
there is only one minister, the whole congregation receives the bread
from the north side of the altar; then the procession returns, and
receives the wine at the same place. If there are two ministers, the
people may receive the bread at the north side, and the wine at the
south side of the altar. Both of these methods are of ancient origin,
but the first is more impressive and also saves much time.
The ministers, according to ancient usage, receive first ; then the
men, and after them the women. Of the men, the catechumens and
and younger people commune first; of the women, the same order
obtains. Differences of rank or station are not to be tolerated in the
distribution. The communing of the ministers is varied, according
to the number present. If there is more than one, those who did not
consecrate receive with the first group, or at the head of the pro-
cession. These then commune the celebrant. But if there is only
one minister present, the ancient and highly honored Lutheran
SUMTIO (n) may be introduced. In such cases, however, the minis-
ter should be sure to have a Confessor, to whom he has made confes-
sion beforehand. Without the Sumtio a single minister is not suffi-
cient for the celebration
;
nevertheless those who serve at the altar
shall also be permitted to eat from the altar.
If there is only one minister, the Sumtio conies first, and then the
communion of the congregation, as follows:
O Lord Jesus
Christ, Thou everlasting Word of
the Father, Thou Savior of the world, Thou who
art true and living God and Man, deliver us by
Thy blessed Body and precious Blood from all sin
;
and enable us to fulfil Thy commandments, and to
remain steadfast to Thee throughout time and
eternity. Amen.
(O, Jesus Christ, Let not Thy Body given for our
sin, and Thy Blood shed for us and for many, be to
our condemnation and judgment; but by Thy grace
34
THE ORDKRS OP PUBLIC worship.
make it the protection of our bodies and souls, and
the blessed means of everlasting life.
A\ Amen
Then the minister receives the bread, and prays:
The Body
of our Lord
Jesus Christ keep my soul
unto eternal life. Aim
Then be turns to Ok- common ten in his haud,
and
-
ris:
[12]
Beloved ! This is
the true Body of our
Lord
J
Christ who suffered the bitter pains of death foi
R,
Amen.
Be then distribute* the bread with the following wor is:
(13]
Take,
eat, this is the Body of
our
L<>rd Jesus
Christ given
unto (hath foi -in.
K.
A.men.
When th I the bread or after the other
method, the
whole congregation, he turn! toward the sJtSJ
cnpi
and M]
(What shall I render unto the Lord for all
benefits
toward
me?
I will take the cup of salvation,
and call upon the Nam 116, 12,
He then receives the win- -:
(The Blood oi our Lord Jesus Chi my

soul unto everlasting life.
Turning to the communicants, with the cup in his hand, the mini-
:
This is indeed the precious treasure of the pr:

Blood
oi our Lord
Jesus
Christ by which you
are redeemed unto eternal
life.
I
in
( )
are omitted, when there it
35
R. Arnen.
He then administers the cup, saying
-
:
Take and drink, this is the true Blood of our

Lord Jesus Christ, shed for you and for many for
the remission of sin.
R. Amen.
When each table has communed, or after the other method the
whole congregation, the minister says:
The Body of our Lord Jesus Christ and His pre-

cious Blood keep and preserve your bodies and
souls unto everlasting life.
R. Amen.
Should either the bread or the wine fail during the distribution, the
deficiency must at once be supplied, but the new element brought,
whether bread or wine, must be consecrated just as the original
before it. In doing so only those words of the Institution shall be used
which apply to the element to be consecrated. The prayers, O Lord
Jesus Christ, Thou Everlasting Word, etc., and O Jesus Christ, Let
Not, etc., may also be used. During such consecration perfect silence
is observed b\- the congregation, the same as at the first consecration.
If one or more ministers assist in the celebration, the Communion
Hymn begins immediately after Confessio Sanguinis Christi
; but if
there is only one minister, the singiug begins at the Confessio Cor-
poris, and ceases again at the Confessio Sanguinis. Throughout, the
singing must not be too loud
;
the words of the officiating minister
must always be plainly audible.
When all have communed, the Nunc Dimittis, Luke
2, (14)
shall be
sung hy the congregation kneeling:
Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in

peace, according to Thy Word.
For mine eyes have seen Thy salvation which
Thou hast prepared before the face of all people.
A Light to lighten the Gentiles, and the Glory
of Thy people Israel.
36
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to
the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever
shall be, world without end. Amen.
R. And with Thy spirit.
P. Let us pray. We thank Thee, Almighty
God, that Thou hast refreshed us through this
salutary gift ; and we humbly beseech Thee, gra-
ciously to strengthen us in faith toward Thee and
in fervent love toward one another: through Jesus
Christ. Thy
Son, our Lord. Who liveth and reign-
eth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, true
God, world without end.
A\ Amen.
These additional Collects may
O Almighty, Everlasting
God. we praise and
thank Thy divine goodness for the precio
and drink given
us in the
Body
and IHood of Thine
only begotten Son : and we humbly beseech Thee,
by
Thy Holy Spirit, to grant unto us, who have
received tlu iment, the forgiveness of sin,
growth in grace, and everlasting union with
J
Christ ; through the same, Thy Son. Jesus Christ
our Lord.
A\ Amen.
We heartily beseech Thee, O Lord, that we D
also receive with pure minds and clean hearts this
37
Sacrament, which we have eaten outwardly, so that
it may be unto us an everlasting deliverance
:
through Christ, our Lord.
R. Amen.
P. Bless we the Lord.
R. Thanks be to God.
P. The Lord bless thee, and keep thee
;
The Lord make His face shine upon thee, and be
gracious unto thee;
The Lord lift up His countenance upon thee.,
and give thee
J
peace.
R. Amen.
NOTES ON THE INDIVIDUAL PARTS OF
THE COMMUNION SERVICE.
The
Confiteor.
There ought I all praying in
concert a strong male \
readily be heard above the other voices. With this need
supplied speaking in concert
monotony and cadence d rove quite
natural. Hun- iion, Hai:
is incorrect and unsati- Kempt b Sfl the
deepest longings of the don by m bant
Speaking
must
be regarded iditionally the right of
a
matured eve people ander all circuu. .here
speaking, and not singing or chanting, ia the proper method
of expression.
And this is manifestly the
case in all common
the Creed and
C
D the
minister alone these for
the people. That
speaking
in concert i> not
productive
oi
factorilv proved by
The Introit. In the older Lutheran Orders the In-
troit is in nearly en
a rule, oi a Psalm-antiphon, after which fol I the
whole Psalm, but a single
verse with the Gloria Patri. after
which the antiphon is repeated. Cf. Bona
Return liturg.
L. II. Ch. III. i. 2. Those [ntroits
are irregular which are
not taken from the Psalter, but from other books
of the Old
or New Testament. That for t: .1 of the Trinity is
indeed not found in Scripture.The Introit is to the Morn-
ing Service what the Invitatov
'
the
antiphon to the Psalmody (vid.
Allioli, The Inner Principle
NOTKS.
39
of the Canons of the Horae and their Agreement, Augsb.
1847, p. 13. 6.)
It brings the Morning Sendee into right
relation with the peculiar character of the Festival or Lord's
day, and announces the direction and particular contents of
the service on that day. Instead of Introits, the Psalms from
which they are taken may be used, as was the case in the
ancient Church, and as Luther expressed a preference in his
Manner of Conducting Mass in a Christian Way. He set
the Introit in its proper place, but openly declared that He
"preferred the Psalm from which it was taken." Cf. Tom
Jenens. III.
pp. 332, 333.
(3)
The Kyrie. To substitute, with moderns, the Kyrie
for a Confiteor and the Gloria for an Absolution is forced
and perverted in the extreme. As little as a beggar, with his
Be so kind as to help me, thinks of saying that he is a sinner,
can the Church use the Kyrie as a confession of sins. Not
sin, but need is confessed. Even in the later versions of the
Kyrie where the mention of sin occurs, sin is regarded in the
sense of need. Compare also what Hommel says in his
Liturgy,
p,
7,
against the modern use of the Kyrie as a con-
fession of sins. A master in Liturgies, Cardinal Bona, and
well known by Lutheran liturgists, says (Rerum liturg.
L.
II, Ch.
4,

I):
"Ipsum "Kyrie eleison" non humana insti-

tutione, sed occulto quodam naturae instinctu usurpari
coepisse manifestum est. Cum enim homo multis miseriis
ab ipsa infantia ob culpam primi parentis veluti haereditario
jure subjectus sit; ad illius opem implorandam natura ipsa
impeelente excitatur, qui solus miseris misericordiam prae-
stare et tot malis oppressam sublevare potest. Ideo in veteri
testamento hae precandi formulae frequentissimae sunt: Do-
mine miserere, Miserere mei, DeusMiserere nostri, Deus
omniumet aliae ejusdem generis. Quin etiam gentes, fidei
lumine destituae, duse procul dubio natura, a suprema
omnium causa praesidium iisdem verbis postulabant, ut
40
NO!
scribit Arrianus i, 2. disset. Hpictiti c. 7. dicens: Denm
invocantes precamur eum Kyrie eleison. Primae siqnidem
notionea omnibus
ratione utentibus communes sunt, utque
ait Minicuus Felix, omnium iste est 00c
naturalis est serum, non solius Christian] confitentu
Quite like- a beggar, and not at all lil intent, did the
Syro-Phoenician
woman come
to the Lord witb her Kyrie
eleison, Matthew 15:22. With the H
Amen, Hallelujah. Hosanna, the Church
the use of the Greek K there
is throughout the world only one holy C Church.
Luther on the Kyrie et it et In
Terra. BS well as the K
Liturgies, which confoi 1
Luth<

''Much
-
is
a most glorious thing in the Mass, and
hymns
have- 1
Hallelujah, Gloria Patri, 1
Agnus I >ei. In tin

rifice,
only tlh ml thank
appropriate is the
sings and praises the merit 1
by its brief but
beautiful v Him. In
fact the evil in the
with sacrifice
and
g
even this also by
having th
and call it the Silent That.
which is open]
of simph and than]
actually shield I [ifl
and condemn the
|
D maehi::
Jen.
V. f. 196 b.
He
proud
also
of
those \vh
we
read that in the tin*
all thepeoph
NOTES.
41
(5)
The Salutation. By means of the salutation, taken
from Ruth 2:
4
(Cf. Judges 6: 12),
and the answer, taken
from 2 Tim.
4: 22, which recur so often during the service,
the bond of unity between minister and people is refreshed
and renewed by each repetition. The Pax vobiscum is as
powerful. But whether Pax vobis or Dominus vobiscum is
used, each is a watch word by which the faithful in Christ
express their unity in faith and love. Through the ministers
Christ greets us, desiring to make us His house, and in us
to erect a temple of praise. Cf. Bona 1. c. Ch. V.

1.
(6)
Concerning notices and announcements, see Marburg
1560. The Roman Catholic pastoral theologies speak exten-
sively on this subject, and the point is doubtless a good one.
At the Amen after the sermon surely none are asleep. An-
nouncements, not of a spiritual nature nor in any way relat-
ing to the services of God's house, ought never to be made
during the services, but always after the Benediction. The
Banns of Marriage, however, may be published and the
bridal couple included in the petitions of the General Prayer.
If any announcements are made by the sexton at the close
of the service, care is to be taken that the devotions of the
people are not distracted by any thing inappropriate. Some
things would indeed fit better for a bulletin board than for a
verbal announcement.
(7)
The Offertory. With regard to the Offertory, ac-
count is to be taken of what Hommel says in his introduc-
tion to his Liturgy,
p.
6. By no means do we countenance
the Romish idea of sacrifice. But it is correct and liturgic-
ally necessary that the people regard their praying and
giving as sacrificial acts, according to the Scriptures. As
long as the congregation does not regard its praying and
giving as acts of sacrificetruly only of praise and thanks-
giving,it is but natural to find that its praying and giving
are of a very desultory and meagre sort. The Offertory is a
42
NOTES.
devotional act of the universal priesthood of believers. See
Loehe's Union of
Lutheran Christians, etc,
p.
ioi, et
Also the
]
of Scripture which speak of the sacrifice
Of
Christians, i Peter 2\ 1
5i
l6. 1
50: E4, 23.
Phil. 4:
18. I
;
urther than the resumption of
the
old name we have introduced nothing new in this e<:
tion. SaysCalvoer,
1. e. 1.
|
rtantium<
siis restituts est loco Offertorii Psalmodia.
And this i
that we
have done. We
hold the
Romish
abomination, because
it attacks
the me:
Christ. Cf. Luther T.Jen.
III.
/ . The
i rhich
reaches into the rem
tiquity, in fact
which is
based on nothing Less
than the (
U). 1 Cor.
11-
rightly been kept in H
the larger number of Lutheran
Litur.
:is, buther. in
his German
M 1
it a
paraphrase and exhortation. But wher
thanksgiving in place? Calvoer
and Rudlebacfa agree
with
Calixtus:
"Quia pi
stat id, quod
ante distributioiK-m et sumptionem Dominus
praestitit,
negligendum vel tnsuper
habendum id
mini-
ma fuerit." And who would
I
with them?
(9)
The Ag
which
th
pies in this Order d
fortuity to
which most Lutheran Ord
after the Tax. Hut in m\
ice
I have followed the Bran CulmbUTg
Constitu-
tions. If Luther's view iA the
exhortation reminding
us oi Christ
certainly immediately
alter the \
The Lord's Prayer fa
where it is found in most Lutheran Ord<
reared
both before and after Luther's Germ
NOTES.
43
the most ancient times the Lord's Prayer has been placed in
close union with the Consecration. Vid. Rudelbach i c.
XXIII. In the old oriental liturgies, according to Renau-

dot, the Lord's Prayer is the conclusion of the Oratio frac-
tionis (the prayer to prepare for the reception of the Com-
munion) and, under such circumstances, one is almost
inclined to regard the old setting after the Verbis as an Ora-
tio fractionis. In the early liturgies of the Lutheran Church
(Doeber
1525,
Strasburg
1525,
Erfurt 1526) an introduction
appears to the Lord's Prayer, and in the former two a con-
cluding prayer is also added. Even the Brandenburg-Nurn-
burg
1533
retains the Praeceptis salutaribus moniti of the
Romish Mass.
(11)
Luther, in his Manner of Conducting Mass in a
Christian Way
1523,
retained the Sumtio, and was followed
in this respect by Bugenhagen, Doeber and others. In later
Orders the Sumtio is not so generally found, nevertheless
the need for its use has never been overlooked by the Luth-
eran Church, as anyone may convince himself by consulting
a Lutheran Casuistic or Pastoral Theology. (Vid. E.
g.,
Missler's Opus Novum
p. 358 ;
Deyling's Prudent. Pastor,
p. 471).
The Schmalkald Articles, in a well known pass-
age, do not condemn the practice of the pastor communing
himself at the time of public celebration, except when there
is no necessity to do so, as for example the Romish priests.
Vid. Mueller's edition, Bk of Concord,
p. 302. In case of
extreme necessity, for example, when a minister is in danger
of death, and cannot secure a colleague for the service, it is
permissible for him to commune himself. But care should
be taken, ne incurrat in suspicionem Ministerii a se contemi.
.
Vid. Dunde in Decis. Cas. consc. c. 15. sect. 1.
p. 557.
Prueckner Manuale etc.,
p. 247.
(12)
The Confessio corporis et sanguinis Christi. With
the exception of the introductory words, ("This is etc.")
44
NOTES.
this part is taken from the beautiful Wittenberg Order,
Bugenhagen
1524.
Similar confessions are to be found in
the Anaphores of the Oriental Church. The Confessio in
the Liturgy of St. Gregory may
be
rendered in evangelical
form somewhat as follows:
"The holy Body and precious Blood of our Lord Jesus

Christ, the Son of
God.
R. Amen.
This is indeed and in truth the
Body
and
Blood of Im-
mannel, our
God.
A\ Amen.
I believe, I believe, I believe and will confess
t<> nr
breath that this is Thy B<>dy which
'1
hoii t<><>k<.->t
ttpOO Thyself
in the womb of the
pure
and blessed Virgin,
the Mother of
Cod, and which, out of
unfeigned 1<>w. Tho
'
unto
death
for
OS.
Thou hast given it for
the
sins and for
the everlasting Balvation of those
who
re<
it. This I believe
to
be most certainly true."
At
a time,
when tin-
consciousness of confessional differ-
ences is exceedingly dull, as it a] esent,
and when indifference and
tin- w<-rd of
Christ, under the guise of charitj implant theme
into
our Congregational life, it is eminently fitting
restore the Confessio corporis et Bangui]
in this particular caution i> to
I >r the sal
the weak ; if
the
processions and elevations, it may be well to omit it
the service. But Bugenhagen certainly did not think
it aped a false practice
oi the enemy, nor do I 1
to countenance a false dogma. And in addition we must
hold with Luther, who, in a short treatise on the
S
ment
(1554),
declared that the Confer
among the adiaphora. It might or might no:
out sin in eitln To
Oppose Carlstadt and /
NOTES.
45
mentarians he used it, but when some of the other churches
regarded it with disfavor, he also discontinued it for the sake
of greater uniformity. But naturally'he wished its use to be
continued as expressing a confession of the Real Presence.
He says:
"I permitted the elevation to remain, because it

may be put to good use, as I also showed in my booklet De
Captiv. Babyl. viz., that it is an old custom taken from
Moses, and retained by the early Church. For what Moses
says concerning the Urim and Thummin in Deut. 16, any
layman can read in his Bible, that they were not offerings
for sin to appease God, as the Papists practice in the sacri-
fice of the Mass, but sacrifices of praise and thanksgiving
for the fruits of the field.
11
The Confessio has an excellent signification; by means of
the elevation the minister in a powerful manner calls atten-
tion to the words: "This is my body, etc." as much as to
say: "See, dear friends, this is the body which was broken
for you." The elevation is not a symbol of sacrifice, as the
Papists foolishly affirm, but an exhortation to move the
people to a hearty acceptance of the doctrine of the Real
Presence. In this there is not a syllable concerning sacri-
fice." Thus far Luther.
(13)
The Distribution Formula. If the Communion is
administered to groups, from twelve to fifteen communicants
gather around the altar at one time. The Formula of Dis-
tribution is not of sufficient length to reach for the entire
group, even if several are communed with the utterance of
each phrase. Often, however, only one or two communi-
cants remain. In such cases, while communing them, it is
not necessary to repeat the entire formula, but only a part,
as: "This is the bodyThe precious blood of Christ," or:
"Given for youShed for you." The Amen must be said
at least once during the distribution, after the Votum. It is
likewise incorrect to omit the Amen after the Confessio Cor-
46
NOT
poris et sanguinis.The Distribution Formulae of the Luth-
eran Church differ widely, though all are confessions of the
Real Presence. The addition of the
word "true" was made
after the Sacramentarians began to deny this truth. Though
the Formulae differ in their phr their inner m
ing is nevertheless practically the same in
every instance.
(14)
The Nunc Dimittis. This part is in the same
|
which it holds in the oldest liturgies of the church Bi
hagen
1524,
Doebei trasburg 1525. In the Luen<
Liturgy
[657
the Twenty-third Psalm is placed before the
Collect of Thanksgiving, but for the con
vice Nunc Dimittis is ordered.
And indeed what could be
more appropriate than to chant Simeon's Psalm just
before leaving the sanctuary after
:
hai
nient.
Calvdr I.
715. reproduces a fine pas
mus: Sacris peractis et eucharisti celebratione finita
iv\i,v n-a/ >!-/>,
1
A diacono pronunciatam, populo discedendi
fiebatpotestas, quod in Liturgia Chrysostomi intelligitur illis
verbis m, h. e..
demittit
populum.
sum-
tuni verbum e Simeonis cautico
-
quae ibidem recitanutur. In atium
ecclesiis toto actio celebrationis
ditur hoc
hymno, quern fiexis genibus populus
concinit,
quod est
pulcherrimum et sanctissimum institutem.
ORDER OF THE MORNING SERVICE
On Sundays and Festivals when there
is no Communion.
When the sermon is ended and the announcements made, the minis-
ter, having- pronounced the Votum, descends from the pulpit. The
congregation sings a concluding hymn. e. g-., "Lord, keep us stead-
fast in Thy word.'' The minister meanwhile approaches the altar,
and, at the conclusion of the hymn, uses either the following
;bottatton to prater.
Elect of God, it becometh you to beseech the
Father of all mercies, through our ever-blessed Lord
Jesus Christ, to give increase and prosperity to the
Gospel; to send faithful laborers into His harvest,
and graciously to preserve those whom He hath al-
ready sent ; to enlighten both the teachers and
hearers of His Word to the glorification of His
blessed Name, the increase of His Kingdom and
the fulfillment of His will.
And it becometh 3^011 also to pray for an upright
and Christian government ; for all who are in au-
thority and set to rule over us, so that we may
lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and
honesty, and receive and use our daily bread and
whatsoever belongs to our temporal necessities.
4?
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ORDKR OF THE MORNING SERVICE.
Further you ought also to pray for all men of
whatsoever state and condition, for parents, hus-
bands and wives, craftsmen and laborers, open and
shameless sinners, that they may be converted
;
for
the sick and dying, women in the perils of child-
birth and small children, innocently imprisoned,
mourning
widows and orphans, tempted and doubt-
ing, and for all those who arc
in any adve:
whether in mind, body
or estate. The almi{
and merciful God have mercy
upon
them,
all their sins,
grant them an upright,
ho:
eable
walk and
m according to His
Word SO that they be overcome
by no temptation,
rve
them from all
evil of and
graciously keep them in His fear and faith. A-
To
obtain and receive all these mercies and
blessings, pray
with
me in humble faith :
Our Father,
Who art
in
II
If there ire to
may include them in the proper place in the exhortation, thus:
"
Pi a\ especi&ll
j
Che Seneral
pravcr.
Beloved in Christ ! Inasmuch as we are all mem-
bers oi one body,
whose Head is Christ, it K
us to
pray for
one anothei therefore so
pray in
obedience to the command ot Chris;
his apostl
ORDER OF THE MORNING SERVICE.
49
%et us 1pra
!
Almighty and most merciful God, the Father of
our Lord Jesus Christ, Lord of heaven and earth,
most heartily we beseech Thee so to rule and
govern Thy Church universal, with all its pastors
and ministers, that it may be preserved in the pure
doctrine of Thy saving word, whereby faith toward
Thee may be strengthened, and charity increased
in us toward all mankind.
Grant also health and prosperity to all that are in
authority, especially to the President of the United
States, and to all our judges and magistrates; and
endue them with grace to rule after Thy good
pleasure, to the maintenance of righteousness and
the hindrance and punishment of wickedness, that
we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godli-
ness and honesty.
May it please Thee also to turn the hearts of our
enemies and adversaries, that they may cease their
enmity, and be inclined to walk with us in meek-
ness and in peace.
of labor, peril of death, or any adversity, especially
those who are in suffering for Thy Name and for
Thy truth's sake, comfort, O God, with Thy Holy-
Spirit, that they may receive and acknowledge their
afflictions as the manifestation of Thy Fatherly will
and goodness.
50
Cause also the needful fruits of the earth to pros-
per, so that we may enjoy them in due season.
These and whatsoever other things Thou wouldst
have us ask of Thee, O God, vouchsafe unto us for
the sake of the bitter sufferings and death of Jesus
Christ, Thine
only Son, our Lord and Savior, Who
liveth and reignetb with Thee and the Holy Ghost,
one God, world without end. Amen.
announcement ms which
have I
These all desire your inU Remember
them in your
prayers, and be
not
faithless, but
believe mo-
redly that y<u will be
fa
through the
infinite merit of our Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ, Who
has taught i: -ig:
Our Father,
Who
art in
Heaven, etc.
irhen there ii no Communion, the Bidding Pi
might mppi lead the Litany inted,
at the COO
which on The
A\ And
with
thy spirit.
F. Bless we the
Lord.
A'. Thanks ! >d.
Che SeitcMctfcm.
J Farm
far the Exhortation
Inasmuch as Christ our Meditator and Redeemer
hath commanded us to God our Fathe:
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all things necessary, and hath promised that He
will graciously hear us
:
We pray therefore, first, for the holy Christian
Church, that God would protect and defend it from
all unbelief and error and perfect it in the knowl-
edge of His Word, in true faith, steadfast hope and
fervent love.
Secondly, for all ministers, pastors and servants
of the Church, that God would give them a deep
and thorough understanding of His blessed Word
and will and the grace of His Spirit that they may
live holy lives and walk worthy of their calling.
Thirdly, for all temporal authority and for all
who bear the sword, according to the will and com-
mandment of God, that they may use it for the
defense of righteousness and the hindrance and
punishment of wickedness, and that God would
grant unto them the fear and knowledge of His
Name, that they be set before us as fathers, under-
taking nothing contrary to the Word of God, so
that we may be preserved in the true faith unto the
blessed appearance of our L,ord Jesus Christ.
Fourthly, for all husbands and wives, that God
would grant them His peace, blessing and salvation,
according to His promise, so that they may finish
their earthly course under the cross which God has
laid upon them, and finally corne to everlasting
life.
52
ORDKK OF THK MORNING SERVICE.
Fifthly, for the youth, that they may be brought
up in the fear of the Lord, so that the number of
His elect be speedily accomplished.
Sixthly, for all faithful
-
9,
laborers and
craftsmen, that God would reward their industry
with nourishment for the body, and keep them in
fervent love toward one another.
venihl}\ for all true Christians who are in the
unity
oi the faith, wheresoever they
may be. that
God would preserve them in the true faith, and
deliver them from the power
of the Devil throi
out all eternity.
ghthly,
for ail that God would seek
and
save them from their Fall,
so that they be not
rtaken by
the wrath oi
God,
nor condemned in
the day
oi Hi- severe judgment.
Ninthly^ for all those who.
on account of their
sins, are troubled by evil
spirits, that God would
stretch forth His merciful hand and give then:
50 that they
be not overcome.
:ihl\
. for
all those who are in peril of death
;
for mothers and those in the perils
of
childbirth,
the
sick and dyil all who travel on land
sea. that God would look upon them with
g
mercy, defend them from all harm, and gra-
ciously help them with His comfort in life and in
death.
53
Eleventhly, for all those who suffer persecution
for the sake of the Gospel, or for His Name and
and truth, that God would be their rock and
refuge, so that they may remain steadfast in faith
and hope, and at the end be admitted with the
faithful confessors of all ages to the glories of ever-
lasting blessedness.
Twelfthly, for all our enemies and persecutors,
who seek after our lives, honor and possessions,
that God would not charge them with their sin,
but bring them by His grace to true repentance
and faith.
Thirieenthly, for all our friends and benefactors,
that God would increase in them the fruits of faith
according to the exceeding richness and abundance
of His mercy.
Fourteenthly, for all those who have not yet
come to the knowledge of Christ the Savior, be
they Jews,
Turks, Heathens, or evil-doers of any
kind, that God would bring them into His fold
through the power of His holy Word.
Fifteenthly\ for all those who are led astray by
false and pernicious doctrine, that God Himself
would lead them to the truth by His Spirit, so that
in the comfort of the true faith they may be brought
to the everlasting inheritance.
Finally, that God would be gracious unto us,
and preserve us from war and bloodshed, from
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ORDER OF T*HE MORNING SERVICE.
famine and pestilence, from all calamity by fire and
water, from hail and tempest, and from all misfor-
tune and evil of whatsoever kind ; and that He
would preserve unto us the fruits of the earth and
grant us grace to receive the same with faith and
thanksgiving. To obtain all of these things, pray
therefore in the Name of our Lord iirist
:
Our Father, Who art. etc.

a mon e
on Bund <ls without the
Communion
is like broken column, if a Communion has been
Announced OH previous Sunday and none present th< I
ridence that the spiritual life of the congregation is
in a wretched condition. On such occasions the congregation
be Udmonithed, at the conclusion of
n. of the B
desiring earnestly the
best treasures. For this purpose I append
the following
EUvrtntion.
Dear Friends: The Lord hath instituted Hi-
Holy Sapper to be desired and received by His
disciples. Therefor, he Church was formerly
obedient to Him, and celebrated the Communion
every Lord's day. Not only one or two individuals
would then receive, but the whole congregation
;
even the sick always communed, the elements being
carried from the altar to their homes. In our
however, many of our members cannot be per-
suaded to come frequently to the Table of the Lord,
nevertheless it should not often occur that the Com-
munion is altogether omitted from the Morning
55
Service ; and much less should any refuse to come
after the gracious invitation has been given, as has
recently happened among us. The command of
our Lord Jesus Christ
:
''This do, as oft as ye do

it, in remembrance of me," the need of your souls
while in this troublesome world, and the precious
promise of the forgiveness of sins, should move all
of us earnestly to desire this Bread and this Cup.
But now we say, We are rich, and increased with
goods, and have need of nothing ; therefore we do
not receive what He offers, nor come when He
invites. Hence it is not surprising that we are
wretched, poor, blind and naked, full of sin, bur-
dened with an evil conscience, and without desire
to do good. And the longer you delay, the worse
becomes your condition, so that we must all exceed-
ingly fear God's wrath. I therefore exhort and
beseech you, dearly beloved brethern, that you be
more circumspect in the future, consider more
earnestly the things that belong to your peace, and
receive grace from the fulness of Christ. For He
is rich toward all who seek Him, and those who
come to His Table shall be satisfied with the abun-
dance of His House. Nor ought any one to say
that the frequent celebration serves to bring the
Sacrament into contempt, for those who are rightly
prepared will always hunger for this Bread and
thirst for this Drink
;
and the more frequently that
56
ORDKR OF
THB MORNING SERVICE.
they commune, the firmer becomes the persuasion
that all of the earthly life is only a preparation
for the celebration of the great Supper on high.
"Blessed are they that dwell in Thy house, they
shall still be praising Thee, Sela." God be merci-
ful to you, and supplant your lukewarmness with
heavenly earnestness. Amen.
SUPPLEMENT TO THE ORDER OF THE
MORNING SERVICE.
The Oldest Lutheran Form
for
the Second Part'
of
the
Mass or the Communion Service Proper.
INTRODUCTORY NOTE.The oldest Lutheran Liturgies (Bugen-
hagen 1524,
A. Doeber 1525,
Strassburg 1525,
Erfurt 1526) are based
entirely on Luther's Manner of Conducting Mass in a Christian Way
1523.
Two of these, the first and second, conform to Luther s Manner
etc., in having the Preface only in part, and what there is of it is in
immediate union with the Words of Institution, after which the
Sanctus is introduced. In this Order the characteristic features of
the individual Prefaces are lost, as a matter of course; but the re-
tained and commoner form of ihe Preface includes, as it ought, more
of thanksgiving, and the thanksgiving is thus brought into closer
relation with the Sacrament, for which the thanks are really to be
given. The shortening of the Preface occasions no alarm to those
who know how apt the Lutheran Orders are to omit it altogether, and
to retain only the Sanctus, c f. e.
g.,
the K. O. v. Brandenbnrg-Nurn-
burg 1533.
If the Sanctus is introduced after the Words of Institu-
tion, then the Agnus can properly be set in its former place, viz.,
after the Pax. In this way no break will occur between the Words of
Institution and the Lord's Prayer, and the temptation to fill up this
break by means of the Agnus, as is the case in the Chief Order will
be avoided. Thus also the Agnus retains its peculiar liturgical char-
acter, for it is to be chanted by the minister and congregation after
the Pax and before the Distribution, as may be seen by consulting
the Lutheran liturgies as well as Roman missals. If the Agnus is
taken, with Luther, as a reminder of the death of Christ, it cannot,
accordiug to the ancient setting, be placed after the Pax, for this
places it immediate^* after the Consecration, as may be learned from
the Roman missals ; but even if placed after the Pax it still remains
a reminder of Christ's death, and powerfully expresses the Church's
earnest longing for the heavenly gifts. If it is desired to preserve
the ancient setting of the Lord's Prayer, either the Preface inaj' be
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SUPPLEMENT.
omitted, as in the Brandenburg-Nurnburg 1533,
and the Sanctus
introduced between the Verba and Lord 8 Prayer, as is fully justified
by Lutheran principles,or the Preface may be generalized in order
to have the Sanctus follow the Verba,or place the Agnus according
to the Bayreuther Chorordnung, i. e.. the Chief Order. I have pre-
served in this edition the arrangement of the Bayreuther Order,
because such arrangement retain all the ancieir.
of the ComnmnJ
in which the maintenance of the train of
worshipful thought fully com; r the tra- >( the
Agnus:and it may be that the order in the
ni of this
Liturgy ha- found favor. The : tiful and oldest
Lutheran Order:
1. A hymn, in place of the Offert-
2. 1
I\ The Lord be with

;
A\ And with thy spirit.
I\ Lilt up your heai
R. We lift them
up unto the Lord.
P.
Let as give thanks onto
the Lord our
(
R. It is meet and right
so to
1\ It is truly meet, right
and salutary that
should at all times and in all
unto Thee, Lord. Holy
1 Almighty,
1
lasting God, through Jesus Christ rd.
hich the minister t*l
aen in his
hand,
he goes on:
>n.
Who in the night of His betrayal took b;
gave
thanks, brake it, and gave it to 1
saying
:Take,
eat. this is my body, broken for
you.
This do in rememb:
I the
same manner
also He took the cup. when he
SUPPLEMENT.
59
supped, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying :
Drink ye all of it, this cup is the New Testament
in My Blood, which is shed for you for the remis-
sion of sins. This do, as oft as ye do it, in remem-
brance of Me.
4. Choir and congregation here join in singing:
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of Sabaoth. Heaven
and earth are full of Thy glory. Praise be to Thee
in the highest. Blessed is He that cometh in the
Name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
5.
P. Let us pray. Our Father, Who art in
Heaven,
Lead us not into temptation.

R. But deliver us from evil.
All: Amen,
P
t Grant us our petitions through
Jesus Christ,
Thy Son, our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with
Thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without
end.
R. Amen.
6. Pax.
P. The peace of the Lord be with you always.
7.
The minister and congregation then chant the Agnus.
8. The Exhortation, if there be one.
9.
Prayer before receiving, as in the Chief Order.
10. SumtioConfessio Corporis et sanguinis Christidistributio.
11. Nunc Dimittis.
12. The Conclusion, as in the Chief Order.
The above Order might be used alternately with the Chief Order,
especially on days when there is no full service.
|0
PPLKMENT.
The Arrangement
of
the Second Part
of
the M
as Most Widely Used in the Lutheran Church.
It is joined to Luther's German Mass of 1526, and is as follow-:
1. Preface.
2. B
3.
Exhortation. Absolution. Thanksgiving and Pra>
4.
Lord's Prayer.
5.
Verba Testamenti.
6. Distribution.
-
During the Distribution hymns, among them the Agnu-
be sin
'
rvice is concluded as in the Chief Order, except the
Nunc Dimittis. The place of the Lord's Prayer in this Ordc:
be observed.
c.
INTROITS, VERSICLES AND COLLECTS
For the Sundays and Festivals of the
Church-Year.
UntroDuctorE Ittotes.
The derivation of the word Collect is uncertain. Whether
it is to be understood as the prayer of the collected congre-
gation, or as the Collecta, i. e., the summary of all those
things for which God ought to be petitioned, is a question
which I am willing to let others determine. But which-
ever way it is taken, the Collect is that prayer of the con-
gregation which comprehends in a single sentence or
petition all those things, which the congregation believes
to be necessary for its welfare on a particular day or under
particular circumstances. A single petition, addressed to
God the Father, in the Name of the only begotten Son, as
the Son Himself commanded
;
a single sigh from the con-
gregation direct to the Father's heart, and a single word
concerning which all are agreed, this is the Collect; and
the more it comprehends of this definition, the more it is
the Collect. The Collects of the early Christians are in
this respect simply glorious. The distinct characteristic
of the Collect is thus largely lost already, if the petition is
addressed to the Son, instead of to the Father; and to
make it consist of more than a single petition is a total
perversion of its underlying idea. The collection of Col-
lects (found in every Church Book or Book of Worship)
til
62
INTROITS, Ktc.
will give us abundant material to form our own judgment,
with respect to each one.
If, as sometimes happens, three Collects are used, the
first is always the one for the day. while the other two
may be of a general character. Text Collects were un-
known to the early Church.
The custom, to begin the three Collect the
Epistle with one peculiar to tin tained in the
oldest Lutheran Liturg half of the Church
Year Festival Collects are appointed,
but f<>r the s^
half

ntment i^ m
lor
each Sunday, a-
the
R<manum ch
shows, In in the minister him-
Collects for
the second
Church Year, but
matter
of course lie
B4 ppro-
priate to the seal
Quite early
in the fa f the Protestant Church
spirit
of opp i the ancient
Little Ufl I in Reformation
times,
to I :ently the
one all
pervading
translation "frequently."
simp i add
or
Subtract Hut under these circu:
taken to combine of the older
soon to make iu. with the
exception oi the introdud not of a
kind with those from earlier
I
making of new Collects was under',
for all the peculiarities of the time-
Until the Reformation the Church
of instruction for the Church ; everything to be
leariu
leaned from the Churc nder
such circumstances tin
INTROITS, Etc.
63
val was necessarily a Collect de tempore. But iu the
Reformation the Church Year, as the book of instruction,
was compelled to yield to the written Word, from which
man was to learn what to experience and what to do
;
the
texts and their contents became not simply the centers of
the public worship, but tended constantly to become the
all in all. Then began the making of Text Collects, pray-
ers which are a kind of responsory to the texts. They are
expressions of the divine Word as the faith of the people
comprehends it. In the field of making Text Collects two
men are to be mentioned who are without peers. The
first was the noble pastor of St. Sebald, M. Veit Dietrich.
He published, from his Summaries of the Old and New
Testaments (Wittenberg
1541)
and Summaries of Christian
Doctrine for Young People, Things to be Learned from
the Gospels Together with Appended Prayers. These
prayers, which are also found in his Postils, conform
closely to the old Collects, simple and clear
;
but they are
not as original as those of the other author, M. John
Mathesius, whose Devotional and Christian Prayers For
Every Condition of the Church of Christ in St. Joachims-
thal was published in Nurnburg 1568. The excellent
Christian Liturgy of Austria,
157 1,
contains a rich collec-
tion of Collects for Sundays, Festivals, as well as for all
the needs of the Church. In this collection the sweet
devotional spirit of the devout Mathesius is apparent
throughout.The Church Books of Gotha, Weimar, Co-
burg and others came with later and larger collections,
but which, it must be admitted, do not excel the Christian
Liturgy.
It is surprising that our Liturgies, which are drawn so
freely from Romish sources, do not contain more of the
Roman Collects. Certainly some of those contained in
the Missale Romanum, e.
g.,
for Circumcision, Sexage-
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IXTROITS, Etc.
sima, Invocavit, etc., are totally unfit for use, but these
few do not invalidate the others
;
by far the larger number
are of superior quality, and easy to reproduce in the
modern languages. (In the third edition of Loehe by
Deinzer a
complete collection of Collects for all the
Sundays
and Festivals of the Church \\
ren. This
collection has been made from Loehe-
E\ mgelienbuch
and the Evangelical Lutheran Churck
with special i however, to the original I
text.
Tr.)
In concluding these introducl
to be said :If the Coll ither, the
conclusion
is : ''Through Jesus Christ, Thy Son. our
Lotd,
etc.," if addressed to the Son:
"Who
lives!
with the Father
and the H0I3 Ghost, ever 1
if the
Son is
named in the
bud
the same, Th but if the S
until at the end:
u
O
Thou Who
In [f the
lect is addressed to the H<>1\ Gh
mentioned in the
body
of the ( Delu-
sion is: "Through Jesus Christ, Who liveth and
reigneth
in unity with Thee
and the P
without end." But
th:
The Litany Collects will be
examined
in tluir proper
place.
(The Introits, Vi ind Collet and in all the
Church 1 d on
this account, b
from this translation. Tr.
13.
ORDERS AND FORMS OF THE OTHER
SERVICES.
I.
rfcet of Service for Gatecbf3attoru
The service begins with a hymn, suitable to the part of the Cate-
chism to be studied. During the last stanza the minister approaches
the altar and reads, whenever possible alternately with the congre-
gation, one of the following Psalms i;
19; 34; 119, 1-19.
Then:
P. Let us pray :
ALMIGHTY
and everlasting God, inasmuch as
it is Thy will that not one of the least of these
Thy children be lost, but hast sent Thine only Son
to seek and to save them, and through Him hast
commanded us to suffer the little children to come
unto Thee, for of such is the Kingdom of God : we
beseech Thee to bless and rule our youth with Thy
Holy Spirit, that they may grow and increase in
Thy Word, and give Thy holy Angels charge over
them, that they may be protected and defended
against all harm and danger, through Jesus Christ,
Thine only Son, our Lord. Amen.
Or:
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ORDKR OF SERVICE FOR CATECHIZATIoX.
A ALMIGHTY God, our Heavenly Father, inas-
much as our salvation depends on a right
knowledge of Thy Word : grant to these children
here assembled, we beseech Thee, freedom from all
worldly thoughts and entanglements, that they
may hear and learn Thy Word with all zeal and
diligence, so that they may daily grow and inc:
in the saving truths of the same, believe from their
hearts
the holy Gospel, and remain steadfast in
obedience
to
Thy holy will, through
J
.rist,
our Lord, etc.
(\ ALMIGHTY, Ever! rant, we be-
ch Thee. that, as Thine only begotten
Son,
because of His
great
love
fcr
Thy h<
mained in the temple for three days and was found
sitting among the doctors
by His
Mother, tl
children also may have an earnest des
Thy
house, cling to Thy
Word and its saving truths,
increase and grow in knowledge and wisdom,
in
virtue and obedience toward
Thee and all mankind,
and attain to the full stature of manhood in
Christ.
Thine only and well beloved Son. to the praise of
Thy Holy Name, to the great joy of the saints
and to their own eternal salvation, through I
Christ, etc.
Following the- -lie ininisu
P. Let us recite the holy cat.
ORDER OF SERVICE FOR CATECHIZATION.
67
I.
What is the first Commandment?
Thou shalt have no other gods before Me
!
In similar manner all the other questions are answered.
What is the second Commandment?
What is the third Commandment?
What is the fourth Commandment ?
What is the fifth Commandment?
What is the sixth Commandment ?
What is the seventh Commandment?
What is the eighth Commandment?
What is the ninth Commandment ?
What is the tenth Commandment ?
What does God say concerning all these
Commandments ?
II.
1. P, What is the first article of our Chris-
tian faith ?
2. P. What is the second article of our Chris-
tian faith?
3. P. What is the third article of our Chris-
tian faith?
III.
P. Let us pray : Our Father, Who art in
Heaven, etc.
Note. The Lord's Prayer may also be said in questions and an-
swers.
P. What is the introduction to the Lord's Prayer ?
P. What is the first petition ? etc., etc.
P. What is the conclusion ?
1. P.
R. Tb
n similar 1
2. P.
3. P.
4. P.
5. P.
6. P.
7. P.
8. P.
9. P.
10. P.
11. P.
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ORDER OF SERVICE FOR CATECHIZATIOX.
IV.
P. What are the words of our Lord Jesus Christ
concerning holy Baptism ?
R. In the last chapter of St. Matthew, verse
19
:
Go ye therefore, etc.
V.
P.
4
What are the words of our Lord Jesus Christ
concerning the holy Sacrament of the Altar?
R. The holy Evangelists, Matthew, Mark, Luke,
together with St. Paul write thus : etc.
VI.
P. What are the words of our Lord Jesus Christ
concerning the office and power of the Keys?
R. The Lord Jesus said to His disciples : He
that heareth you, etc.
For the sake of variety only one of the chief parts of the Catechism
may be used, but then always with Luther's explanations.
Two boys then come to the entrance to the chancel, somewhere
near the font, so that they may be easily seen and heard by the con-
gregation. They then ask and recite alternately one of the parts
of the small catechism, together with Luther's explanation. The
parts shall be taken in their order. On high Festivals the Questions
of Rosinus or Bellinus shall be asked and answered in similar man-
ner (Vid. Loehe's House.School and Church-Book, Part i.) When
the boys have finished their part, the boys and girls shall antipho-
nally recite suitable hymns.
The catechist then takes up a part of the catechism, and begins to
catechise not only the children and those to be confirmed, but also
the older and matured members of the congregation. Adults shall
not be forbidden to ask questions, state doubts or whatever may
trouble them, so that the minister may encourage or warn them as
need may require.
ORDER OF SERVICE FOR CATECHIZATION.
69
When the catechization has been completed, the minister, accord-
ing to circumstances, admonishes obedience to the truth, and ex-
horts to prayer. The children then kneel, and pray in concert:
[
ORD God, Heavenly Father, most heartily do
^
we thank Thee that Thou hast kindled the
light of Thy holy Word and hast granted it to shine
in us, and we beseech Thee that Thou wilt not per-
mit Satan nor this evil world to extinguish it from
our hearts. Be merciful to us, dear Father, for we
are especially liable to such temptation. We are
young and inexperienced, and constantly need to
be instructed and trained in Thy fear, so that the
older we grow the more we may know of Thee.
But the enemies of Thy Word have set themselves
to lead us into idolatry and superstition, yea, even
to deprive us utterly of Thy truth. Defend us, we
pray, from such great evil for the sake of Thine
own Name, Thou hast said Thou wilt perfect Thy
praise out of the mouth of babes and sucklings.
For this grace we beseech Thee now. Give peace
to Thy Church, and destroy all the enemies of
Thy Word that threaten us, so that we and our
brothers and sisters, who are growing to manhood
and womanhood, may not be deprived of the light
of Thy holy Word, but be enabled day by day to
acknowledge, praise and worship Thee, Who, with
Thine only Son and the Holy Ghost, art our only
hope,
R. Amen.
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ORDER OF SERVICE FOR CATECHIZATIOX-
Then all together pray the LORD'S PRAYER, during which the
prayer-bell is rung. After the prayer one or more verses of a hymn
are sung.
The Collect with proper sentence then follows. One or the other
of the following sentences may be used:
How amiable are Thy tabernacles,
O Lord of
Hosts. Hallelujah.
My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the
courts of the Lord. Hallelujah.
Sanctify us. Lord, through Thy truth. Hallelu-
jah. Thy
Word is truth. Hallelujah.
O that my ways were directed to keep Thy
statutes. Hallelujah. Then shall I not be ashamed
when I have respect unto all Thy Commandm
Hallelujah.
I\ The Lord be with you.
A\ And with thy
spirit.
I\ Let us pray :
WE
thank Thee, I. d. Heavenly I
that
Thou hast preserved unto u> Thy holy
Word, and hast built us up in Thy faith by
mighty power : and we beseech Thee graciously to
forgive as everything that we have done contra:
the
same. Preserve among us this precious treas-
ure, that through its power
we may come to ever-
lasting Life, through Jesus Christ, Thy dear Son,
our Lord. Amen.
Or:
AVE thank Tl. d God, Heavenly Father,
that Thou hast granted
to us to
know the
ORDER OF SERVICE FOR CATECHIZATIOX.
71
chief parts of the Christian truth
;
and most heart-
ily do we beseech Thee to seal and preserve with-
out error in our hearts the testimony of the same,
so that we may remain steadfast in Thy fear and
faith, always rejoice in hope, and finally obtain the
end of our faith, even the salvation of our souls,
through
Jesus Christ, etc.
Or:
TXTE thank Thee, Lord God, Heavenly Father,
that Thou hast also deemed our children
worthy to come to the knowledge of Thy truth as
it is in
Jesus Christ our Savior
;
and we humbly
beseech Thee to enlighten and strengthen their
hearts and minds by Thy Holy Spirit, to increase
Thy Kingdom among us, and to keep us in the
true faith unto everlasting life, through
Jesus
Christ, etc.
R. And with tlry spirit.
R. Thanks be to Thee, O God.
P. The Lord bless thee, etc.
R. Amen.
II.
MATINS AND VESPERS.
fntrofcuctorE "Notes.
i. Early in the morning at about 5:50
o'clock, in winter
at
7:50,
and again about a half
hour later, the bells are rang
announcing the
Matins. The Vespers are similarly an-
nounced ; first ringing at 4:30,
in winter
50.
2. If the 1 don kneels during the Kyrie
and
Lord's Prayer at the close of Matins
bell is rung during thei
3.
If
there ion at Matin- the entire
service
is conducted from th Hut if tin I
:non.
the U rmon and exhortation
to
p
rayer, and the Litany
her with the Lord's Piaycr and
Votum, are all read
and conducted from the pulpit.
mi ancient times the Romish Chun
hours of prayer or horae, as they are \vn;
Matins, Lauds. Prime,
Completorium. The Prime, Ti
known as the little hoc. stinguish them from tin
at the beginning and at the ending oi the day.
Bach
hour
has its own peculiar character, and together they constitute
a harmonious whole, sanctifying the entire <i
The Matins properly belong in the night
of day. Their distinûishi:
the divine Word, which is freely and regular! Nning
this hour.
MATINS AND VESPERS
73
The Lauds mark the dawn. With the breaking morning,
when the birds and all nature raise their hymn of praise,
man also lifts up his heart in song and thanksgiving for the
blessings of providence and redemption. Praise is the
feature of this hour.
The Prime belongs to the beginning of the day's activi-
ties, when the day's trials and duties stand fresh before us.
Earnest supplications characterize this hour.
The Terce,
(9
o'clock,) Sext (Noon,) Nones
(3
o'clock,)
hallow forenoon, noon, and afternoon respectively, and have
much the same character as the Prime, dividing with it the
119th Psalm, to point in the toil and sweat of the day to the
testimony of the Word of God, so richly present in every
part of this Psalm.
The Vespers review the course of the day, and conclude
it, collect the soul from all diversions, care and sorrow, and
finally move it to praise and thanksgiving for the protecting
care and riches of divine grace.
The Completorium looks forward into the night, and con-
templates its terrors and the works of darkness. It is the
season of evening prayer, by means of which the Christian
commits his body and soul into the care of his Creator and
Redeemer.
These hours go in pairs; Matins and Lauds, Prime and
Terce, Sext and Nones, Vespers and Completorium conform
to each other.
All the hours consist of four major parts; Hymn, Psalm-
ody, Lessons and Oration (Prayer) which are bound to-
gether into one harmonious whole by means of minor parts.
In five of the hours (Matins, Prime, Terce, Sext and Nones)
these four parts follow each other as named. Lauds, Ves-
pers and Complet follow a different arrangement. Lauds and
Vespers: Psalmody, Lessons, Hymn and Oration; Complet:
Psalmody, Hymn, Lessons and Oration. These changes
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MATINS AND VI.SPF
may
be variously explained. For the first five hours Hymn
and Oration are the poles; from the joys of inspiration the
soul ascends to the rest
of the firm and clear petition-
of the
Colic- ut appro-
priation of tl: en by th î'irit,
and cementing the communion of the Church with her I
groom. The Lauds
giving, in ascendinj I
on this account the Hymn,
which ex]
joy of the soul,
i
the beginning
of

at must be the third of the
parts. The \t :n with
] I
dom
from the thing
jht in thifl
Thro:.
son-
the

plet. which has qui
ascends
in wonderful
man:
becomes manifest by I the
selected Psalmfl
and BUppll
ivmn.
Tlie 1 Ivnm i- lure like . hich
tlu- divim
pra]
The mi]
and give
form to the four may
J
and î different
kind- I the
Matins stands the
m. and before
this t:
tory,
a short antiphon, both
of
which
devotion
and worship. The Psalms have
the::
means oi which they are brought in'
the Beason; th<
answer to the divine Word; tin
the Beasons,
ami when festival jo;
tions
and stror
(suffraj
riptural and antipli
The Hymns ible,
Tl.
MATINS AND VESPERS.
75
ranged for the different days and hours. The Matins have
continuous Lessons, from the Scriptures, from the lives of
the saints and from the homilies of the fathers. The
other hours have short, suitable capitula et breves lect-
iones. Unity in variety and variety in unity distinguish
the course of the
hours
;
and the Breviarium Romanum,
which contains all these parts, is a well arranged prayer-
book, to which, with the exception of dogmatic errors,
we might give more attention than is generally the case.
The early Lutheran Church did not fail to give such
attention , but on the contrary, the daily morning and
evening services, Matins and Vespers, for which full pro-
vision is made in our books, root entirely in the hours.
In the Romish Church the hours with the exception of
Vespers are for the priests only ; but in the Lutheran
Church they are for the laity as well ; since, however, the
laity cannot participate in public prayer as frequently as
eight times a day, the eight hours have among us been
reduced to two, Matins and Vespers, the observance of
which has been made obligator}
7
in the schools.
The Lutheran Matins and Vespers correspond to the
same Roman hours, except that the Benedictus has been
added to the Matins from the Lauds and the Nunc Dimittis
to the Vespers from the Completorium.
The four component parts are retained in the Lutheran
services. As far as the selection of hymns, psalms and
lessons is concerned, we have had to make a selection of
our own, because we observe only two instead of eight
hours. Among us there is also greater freedom in the
selection of these parts than among the Romanists.
The Latin hymns, invitatories, responsories and anti-
phons fell into disuse with the discontinuance of the Latin
schools, and the psalmody also was supplanted by the
metrical versions which were believed to be better adapted
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MATINS AND VESPERS.
for worship. After these parts once fell into disuse, it
was altogether out of the question to think of restoring
the Preces, which seem to have vanished quite early from
the Orders of the Lutheran Church. Matins and Vespers
now contain a hymn, a lesson, a prayer, another hymn,
collect and benediction,and this in place of the riches of
antiquity.
In the following
Orders I have restored the old Lutheran
Matins and
Vespers. The Confession, which
ii
the common
introduction to
both
services, is clearly
necessary for
the
new man.
who mnst
always approach
God acknowledging
his sin and guilt
before him.
The InvitatO r with the
95th Psalm are re-
served for the Festivals, Pot the
music see Los--.
The
tunes for the P e
found
in Horns
Liturgy, or in his Psalter
which is prepared with m
and
which also conti
:~<>r
the antij
h sis.
The Pn n further
on In this work. It is ear: that they
will find
some ust- in our
COttgl I
On
week days, in the Lutheran Church : mon
belong to the
Matins, and catechizatiou to the Ye-
INTRODUCTION TO THE DAILY
SERVICES.
A.
IbBtnn.
"Come, Holy Spirit," or of similar import.
B.
petting Sentences*
The Lord is in His Holy Temple
;
let all the
earth keep silence before Him.
From the rising of the sun even unto the going
down of the same, my Name shall be great among
the Gentiles
;
and in every place incense shall be
offered unto my Name, and a pure offering
;
for
my Name shall be great among the heathen, saith
the Lord of Hosts.
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditations
of my heart, be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord,
my Strength and my Redeemer.
C.
Confession.
ALMIGHTY, Everlasting God, Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ, Maker of all things and
Judge of all mankind, we confess unto Thee, that
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78
MATINS AND
VESPEl
we have been conceived and born in sin, disobedient
of Thy Word and will, inclined toward all evil and
indifferent toward that which is good ; we
have
offended Thy divine Majesty, and transgressed Thy
Holy Commandments by thought, word and deed;
and
we
deserve at Thy hands present and everlast-
ing punishment. But we are heartily sorry for
these our sins and misdeeds; and we seek and
implore Thy grace. Be merciful unto us, gracious
God and
Father, and spare us for the sake of Thine
only
begotten
Son,
J
.irist our Lord : forj
U
our sins, and grant
us Thy Holy Spirit, that
we may be
kept in the
knowledge of Thy will, and
ill true penitence and faith, so that we in a
Thee in holiness ad
final! the
salvation
of
our
BOUls,
for
the
sake of our Lord
Jesus
Christ.
All shall >ay:
All
P. Almighty God
hath had mercy upon us. and
through
the foi ss of our sins briugeth us
unto everlasting
life.
/v. Amen.
1\ Almighty
and M il God granteth
us absolution and the forgiveness oi all
0U1
A\ Amen.
P. Turn us, O God of OUl ion.
A\ And cause Thine
anger toward us to

The Matin- or \ thif point without interruption.
II.
THE MATINS OR EARLY SERVICE.
A.
ITntroDucttorL
P. O Lord, open Thou my lips:
R. And my mouth shall show forth Thy praise.
P. Make haste, O God, to deliver me :
R. Make haste to help me, O Lord.
P. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and
to the Holy Ghost:
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever
shall be, world without end. Amen. Hallelujah!
N. B. In the Passion season the Hallelujah is omitted, and in-
stead:Praise to Thee, O Lord, We sing-, Of mercy the eternal King
"Then follows, especially on Festivals, the Invitatory:
O come, let us worship and bow down before the

Lord, our Maker.
With the Psalm VENITE EXUI/TEMUS:
Ps. 95. O come, let us sing unto the Lord, etc.
At the end of the Venite the Gloria is sung and the Invitatory is
repeated.
Then follows:
-The invitatories for the Festivals are from Lossius:
i. Christmas. Christus natns est nobis. Venite, etc.

2. Epiphany Christus apparuit nobis Venite, etc.
3.
Easter. Halleluja ! Halleluja ! Halleluja ! Venite, etc.
4. Easter Monday Surrevit Dominus vere. Venite, etc.
5.
Ascension. Halleluja ! Regem ascendentum in coelum. Venite.
6. Whitsunday. Halleluja ! Spiritus Domini replevit orbem terra-
rum Venite.
7.
Trinity. Deum verum unum in trinitate et trinitatem in unitate.
Venite.
8. Purification. Ecce venit ad templum sanctum suum Dominator
Dominus. Gaude et laetare Sion, occurrens Deo tuo. Venite.
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MATINS AND VESPERS.
B.
Gbe Ibgmn.
After the Hymn:
P. O satisfy us early with Thy mercy ;

R. That we may rejoice and be glad all our
days.
< \
Zbc psalmofc.
From one to three Psalms arc sung or read.
Each verse of the Psalms is divided into parallel members by means
of the colon, t :) and is read antiphonally by minister and congregation,
or by two parts of the congregation it-
Each Psalm concludes with the minor Gloria (Gloria Patri).
At Matins the Psalms are read consecutively, but for the Festivals a
special selection has been made, which will be found in the Lectiouary.
D.
Zbe 1*000110.
Viz., as many as there were Psalms.
The lessons are either from the Lectionary according to the Church
Year, or the minister may make his own selection, either consecutively
or with reference to the season, It selected consecutively, for Matins
they are taken from the Old Testament and for Vespers from the New.
At the end of each lesson the reader says:
O Lord, have mercy upon us.

And the congregation responds:
Thanks be to Thee, O Christ.

In connection with the lessons there may be a short homily or ad-
dress.
After the lessons follows the Oration, beginning with the TE DEUM
or the BENEDICTUS.*
-On Friday TE DEUM or BEXEDICTUS is omitted, the prayer be-
ginning with the Kyrie, which is immediately followed by the Litany
and Litany Collects.
MATINS AND VESPERS.
81
Then a versicle, and:
P. Kyrie, eleison,
R. Lord, have mercy upon us.
P. Christe, eleison.
R. Christ, have mercy upon us.
P. Kyrie, eleison.
Then all say the Lord's Prayer.
P. O Lord, hear my prayer.
R. And let my cry come unto Thee.
P. Let us pray.
One or more Collects are then read; the first a Collect de tempore, the
others according to circumstances
If there is more than one Collect, the full conclusion is used only
with the last ; but the Amen is sung at the end of each, and the saluta-
tion is repeated as many times as the number of Collects.
After the completed Oration [Prayer] again:

R. Thanks be to Thee, O God.
Gbe JSene&icttom
R. Amen.
III.
VESPERS OR EVENING SERVICE.
A.
Untrotmction.
P. O Lord, open Thou my lips.
R. And my mouth shall show forth Thy praise.
P. Make haste, O God, to deliver me.
The Gloria Patri with Hallelujah, or in the Passion season, Praise to
Thee, O Lord, We sing. Of mercy the eternal King.
Gbe iPsalmoDv?.
At Vespers also from one to three Psalms may be used. The selec-
tion is either continuous with that at Matins, or from the following
table.
Sunday. Monday. Tuesday. Wednesd
127.
128.
180.
130.
181.
Thursday Friday. Saturday
110. llrt. 122.
111. lie. l()-i;
(
. i-_>:;.
112. 117. V2\.
WW. L20. 126.
114,115. 121. 126.
132.
138.
135
138.
187.
139.
140.
HI.
1 IS.
144.
145.
1 16.
157.
M7. 12-20.
Selections from tbe psalter for /ftatins an Uespcrs
for ffour lUeefcs.
FIRST WEEK.
Matins, S. 19. 24, 26, 30,
:):).
38.
Vespers. 12, 28, 25. 27. 82, 34,
4(>.
SECOND WEEK.
Matins, 47. 53, 57. tvi.
08, 72, 77.
Vespers, 51. 58, 60, 66,
t>7. 7
THIRD WEEK.
Matins. M.
96, 91, 08, 96, 98,
100
Vesp,
-. 103.
FOURTH WEEK.
Matins. 111. 121. 134, 129, 136
I4t>.
Vespeis. 1K>. 122, 126, 180,
145. 1.
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MATINS AND VKSPERS.
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C.
Gbe TLeesoxxe,
And in addition the ancient Capitulum:
i. From Sunday to Friday: 2 Cor. 1:
3,
4.
1
'Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of
all comfort, who comforteth us in all our tribula-
tion."
2. Saturday: Romans 11:
33.
"O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom
and knowledge of God ; how unsearchable are his
judgments, and his ways past finding out
!"
The lessons are selected either according to the Church Year or con-
tinuously
;
in the latter event, they may be entirely from the New
Testament.
The lessons are concluded in the same manner as at Morning Prayer.
D.
TLbe 1bmn,
After which
:
P. Let my prayer be set forth before Thee as

incense;
R. And the lifting up of my hands as the even-
ing sacrifice.
E.
be ration (prater.)
The MAGNIFICAT or NUNC DIMITTIS is then sung by the congre-
gation.
P. Kyrie, eleison.
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MATINS AND VESPERS
P. Christe, eleison.
R. Christ, have mercy upon us.
P. Kyrie, eleison.
Then all shall say the Lord's Prayer.
P. Lord, heat my pra;
A\ And let
my cry come unto Thee.
R.
And with thy spirit.
F. Let us pray.
Then foil
Dominnfl Dobtacum.
JBcnefticamo*.
JSctieMctto.
ag the Y include Private Con-
ther befbfl oe. But in
either
case one or more oft
and repentance and
I
-
if there 1
-
be to the same end.
PRAYERS FOR THE VARIOUS SERVICES
OF PUBLIC WORSHIP.
I.
XLbc XitanE an& XitauE Collects.
INTRODUCTION.
The beginnings of the Litany, that intensely supplicatory
prayer, are found back in the beginnings of Christianity.
The so-called Bidding or Diaconal Prayers of the Eastern
Church are of a kind with the Litanies of Western Christian-
ity. There is, however, some difficulty to show exactly the
development of the latter from the former. Luther found
numerous forms of the Litany already at hand. In the
Romish Church three Litanies especially have obtained wide
circulation and favor
;
the Litany of the Sacred Name of
Jesus, of the Mother of God, and more particularly the so-
called "Great Litany." With the first two we have nothing
to do
;
why not, those will readily see who are acquainted
with their contents. In exchange for them Luther purified
the "Great Litany," and gave it to the Evangelical Church,
as a precious spoil, in a German and Latin recension. Be-
fore Luther's time even this "Great Litany" was not always
used after the same manner and forms
;
for even the Romish
Church in its general agreement and unity knows a certain
freedom in minor details. Of this same freedom Luther also
made use. He not only eradicated all dogmatic error, but
also arranged the separate parts of the Litany into such form
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PRAYERS, Etc.
as to command our admiration. We have from him two
forms of the Litany, one Latin and the other German.
In his History of Church Ceremonies in Saxony ( Dresden
and Leipsiz
1732) p. 268, Gerber relates that Luther regarded
the Litany as second only to the Lord's Prayer. I am in-
deed not aware of the circumstances under which Luther
made this expression
;
but it pleases me greatly, for after
many years of use I have come to the same conclusion. The
same delight in the Litany is expressed in a letter from
Luther to Hausmann, dated March 3rd.,
1529,
though he
speaks there rather of the tune to which it is chanted than
of the Litany itself. The pertinent passages are printed as
marginal glosses on the pages containing the Litany in the
Jena edition of Luther's works. "Litania vernacula," he
says ; "venit ad nos
;
quae nobis videtur valde utilis et salu-
taris. . . . Melodia praecinentibns pureis in medio templi post
sermonem feriae quartae nobiscum cantari solita, mire afficit
plebem. Nam latinam in Choro canimus Sabbatho post
sermonem alia melodia, quae nondnm est excu-
The same delight, with which Luther's Litany was re-
ceived in Wittenberg, was manifested in it and encouraged
elsewhere. In its German form it was incorporated into all
Lutheran Liturgies and Hymnals. Even the Latin form
was not neglected, as long as there were Churches and
Schools in which Latin was used. A glance into Lossius's
Cantional and other works will prove this fact.
Relative to the use of the Litany, Lossius,
p. 310,
gives an
excellent example of how it may be used as a means of
preparation for the Communion. Generally it was used on
Sundays, when there were no communicants, and then as
conclusion of the services. On Sundays, when there were
communicants, it was omitted, not simply on account of
its length, but also because of its intensely supplicatory
character. It was deemed that its use on such Sundays
PRAYERS, Etc.
87
would hinder the joys of the New Testament Passover,
which characterize every Sunday, but especially Communion
Sundays. There is therefore no explanation necessary of
the fact that the rubric appoints the Litany to be sung or
said on Wednesday or Friday, and especially on Friday
which is set as the day commemorative of Christ's death,
and therefore well fitted as a day of penitence and prayer.
For this reason also in many of the Church Orders the Serv-
ice of Public Confession and Absolution is preceded by the
Litany.
Here and there a rubric is found which directs that the
Litany be read by the minister
;
but this practice has prop-
erly never gained much favor. The very essence, the majesty
and power, of the Litany are to be found in the regularly
recurring responses of the congregation. No one with any
liturgical instinct, therefore, will say that the minister alone
ought to read it. To sing or say it antiphonally is the
proper way to use it. If it is sung, it is usually, though not
always, without organ accompaniment.
The arrangement of the petitions into groups, which never
found much favor, ought not be countenanced at all. The
power of this prayer, internal as well as external, lies in the
refrains which follow the intonations, as stroke upon stroke
of each part. Of each partfor it is sung or said either by
minister and congregation or by choir and congregation
;
or as was customary in Wittenberg and other places, by
some of the choir boys kneeling before the altar and the
congregation. In the Apostolical Constitutions already the
children are ordered to take part in the Bidding Prayer.
(Vid. Calvoer i c.
p. 671,)
Veit Dieirich,
1544,
says:
"Two
or three catechumens shall kneel before the great altar and
say the Litany in German, the congregation saying the
responses." Cf. Zelle 1701.
The Litany, in its Lutheran form, is like the magnificent
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cathedrals of the Middle Ages, which become the more
dear and precious to the heart the more the beauty of sym-
metrical form and plan is recognized. With humble con-
fession of sin, and knowing no way of deliverance, except
by grace and mercy, it lifts the soul in this way all the more
powerfully to the reverent worship of the Triune God. Its
Kyrie and its Eleison pointthe one to the loftiest heights
the other to the lowest depths. Between these heights and
depths mediates our Lord Jesus Christ, who, as the prayer
advances, appears more clearly and refreshingly with His
merit and satisfaction. The Litany begins with an act of
humble worship, continues with confession of Christ, and
concludes in the sweet Agnus. The deeper the heart sinks
itself into this prayer, the stronger will be its cry, and the
more will its worship become the song of Moses and the
Lambthe song of the New Covenant. What a beginning,
continuation and ending are here
;
how thoroughly evan-
gelical
;
how absolutely in accord with the doctrines of our
Church. Between the three high towers of beginning, con-
tinuation and end are found the two courses of well arranged
petitions. And Calvoer i. c.
p. 671 correctly remarks that
the basis of the present form of our Litany is found in
1 Timothy 2:1, 2. First in order are the deprecationes
mali, supplications for deliverance from evil ; then follow
the apprecationes boni, petitions for all manner of good,
which gradually pass over into iyiterpellationes or interces-
sions; and finally a thankful prostration of the heart at the
feet of Jesus, the Lamb of God. Here then are prayers,
supplications, intercessions and thanksgivings unto Him
whose will it is to be the Savior of all men, especially of
them that believe. Formerly I thought that there was not
sufficient provision for intercessions for the dying; and con-
sequently I used to add after the petition: "To strengthen
all sick persons and young children," the following: "To
PRAYERS, Etc
89
grant everlasting salvation unto all the dying." But since
I see what is actually comprehended in the petitions for de-
liverance "from sudden and evil death," for salvation "in
the day of Judgment," and for help "in the hour of death,"
I have room enough to think of all the blessed dead from
the beginning of the world.The second course of petitions
has a happy arrangement. It embraces every condition of
the Church and world for which it is proper to pray. First
for the Church, then for all lawfully constituted authority,
and finally for house and home and whatever concerns each
individual member. Enemies and the fruit of the fields are
not forgotten. Indeed everything for which we ought to
pray is included in one or the other of the petitions.
In the use of such a form there is no room for weak senti-
mentality or idle talk; nevertheless it allows before all other
forms the pressing of specific petitions, for its spirit is as
elastic as its form is rigid. Here is room for every sigh of
the heart, and the clear classification of the petitions will
itself show the earnest worshiper where to introduce special
petitions, supplications or intercessions. Likewise it is easy
to determine where to say: "Good Lord, deliver us," or
"We beseech Thee, to hear us, Good Lord,"
To the indifferent the Litany is indeed a lengthy and
formal affair. F ung or said by Christless souls, it is certainly
only a shell, a lifeless form. But when used by the earnest
Christian, it contains power, spirit and life. No one, who
has never used it, should pass judgment on it; for if there is
a spirit to pray, prayer certainly is possible by means of the
Litany. But where there is no spirit of prayer, there can
also be no prayer, no matter whether the words are after a
form as rigid as that of the Litany or as formless as the
words of those who reject all forms of worship.
According to the liturgical regulation for the use of the
Litany, it is fitting to sing or say it at Morning Service on
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Sundays when there is no Communion, and on Wednesdays
and Fridays. On Sundays it is more appropriate to sing it,
on account of the festival character of the day; on Wednes-
days and Fridays it should be said. If it is sung the ap-
pointment is as follows:
i. If there is no Confiteor at the beginning of the Service,

there may be immediately after the Sermon, either from the
pulpit or from the altar, a Public Confession and Absolution,
together with some ex tempore remarks exhorting a devo-
tional use of the Litany, and a Votum and Amen.
2. The Litany, which may be accompanied by the organ.
3.
Yersicle Kyrie Lord's Prayer "Lord, hear my
prayer"Salutation
"Let us pray" One or more Litany

Collects or a special prayer with one or two Collects Bene-
dicamusBenedictio.
If the Litany is said, the following order may be ob-
served:
1. Same as in preceding arrangement.

2. The Litany, alternately by minister and congregation.
Lord's Prayer by both.
3.
YersicleLitany Collects or special prayers and thanks-
givings. Benedicamus. Benedictio.
The Lord's Prayer may be said silently, according to
Luther and the Orders of the ancient Church. Suffrages
might be added before the Collects.
(The Litany, being the same as that in our Books of
Worship, is omitted here. But Loehe's excellent Litanv^to
the Holy Ghost is given in full.
I.
Xttanv? to tbe fx>ls
Obost.
Kyrie Eleison.
Christe Eleison.
Kyrie Eleison.
O Christ Hear ns.
TKAYKRS, Etc. 91
O God, the Father in
Heaven,
O God, the Son, Redeemer
of the world,
O God, the Holy Ghost,
Thou Spirit of wisdom and
understanding,
Thou Spirit of counsel and
might,
Thou Spirit of the knowl-
edge and fear of the Lord,
Thou Spirit of love,
Thou Spirit of joy,
Thou Spirit of peace.
Thou Spirit of patience,
kindness and goodness,
Thou Spirit of faith, hu-
mility and chastity,
Holy Ghost, who triest
hearts and reins,
Holy Ghost, Dispenser of
heavenly grace,
Thou joy of the angels,
Thou Comfort of the sor-
rowing,
Thou Light of the prophets,
Thou Wisdom of the apos-
tles,
}
Have mercy upon us !
j
>
Have mercy upon us
!
) Have mercy upon us
!
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PRAYERS, Etc.
Thou Victory of the holy
martyrs,
Thou Anointing of the
saints,
Be gracious unto us,
Be gracious unto us,
From all sin,
From the crafts and as-
saults of the Devil,
From heresy and pernici-
ous doctrine,
From envy and ill-will to
the brethren,
From impurity of body and
soul,
From indifference in the
service of God,
And from all evil spirits
,
Thou Who dost proceed
]\
from the Father and the
Son,
Thou Who didst over-
shadow the Blessed Vir-
)- Have mercy upon us !
Spare us, Good Lord
!
Help us, Good Lord !
r*
Deliver us, Good Lord!
gin,
Thou Who didst descend
upon the Son of God in
the form of a dove,
Thou Who wast poured out
upon the holy apostles,
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PRAYERS, Etc.
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Thou Who hast regenerated
^
us in holy baptism,
)>
Thou Who dwellest in us,
J
Thou Who intercedest for
^
us in groanings that can-
[ Hear us, Good Lord!
not be uttered,
J
beseech 1 We poor sinners,
Thee,
To clease and sanctify all
the members of Thy holy
Church,
To adorn the Bride of Christ
with manifold gifts,
To bless and protect our
Synod, together with all
its ministers and institu-
tions,
To grant us all the spirit
of prayer and reverent
worship,
To govern and sanctify our
thoughts, words and
deeds,
To adorn our lives with pa-
tience and humility,
To kindle in us love and
mercy,
To clothe us with chastity,
r Tohearus,GoodLord!
)- Hear us, Good Lord !
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}
Hear us, Good Lord !
To work in us the peace of
God,
To keep us in Thy grace
and to bring us to ever-
lasting life,
Lord God, the Holy Ghost, Have mercy upon us !
Lord God, Son of the Father, Have mercy upon us!
O Christ, Thou Lamb of
God, that takest away
the sin of the world :
^
^.
. ~.
T
.
f
> Have merev upon us
!
O Christ, Thou Lamb of
O Christ, Thou Lamb of}
- Grant us Thy peace !
Christ Hear us
Kyrie Eleison.
Christe Eleison.
Kyrie Eleison. Amen.
Lord's Prayer.
II.
SUFFRAGES (PRECES.)
Our Matins and Vespers, in common with the canonical hours of
the Romish Church, make liitle provision for supplications and inter-
cessions, except when the Litany is used. If these services are con-
cluded with simply a Collect, the worshiper certainly feel* unsatis-
fied. In the old Orders there was sufficient hymn, psalter and lesson;
but for the soul's earnest supplication there was little provision.
This is especially true of the services on week days, for on Sundays
and Festivals the joy is so great as to forbid the deeper and humbler
supplication; everything is praise. The Suffrages have, therefore-
been taken from the Romish Laudes, Prim and Complet. and placed
here, in the hope that they will be found appropriate and profitable
in the place assigned them. Such was the experience o( the author.
They may be used as they stand in the family, school and church.
They consist mainly of verses from the Psalms, and are to be said be-
fore the Collect. They are not tiresome; on the contrary they quicken,
and arouse the soul for the Collect. It is hoped that their introduc-
tion here is not in vain.Litany, Collects. Suffrages. Commemora-
tions the manifold forms of prayer, which probably comprehend and
express the liturgical instincts of the people more fully than all
other liturgical antiphons The first requirement, however, is use
under a thorough liturgist. who a\so knows how to quicken the under-
standing.
THE SUFFRAGES.
Bt /Jfcattns and THespers.
Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison.
lyOrd/s Prayer.
(Aloud
;
also at Vespers.)
P. And lead us not into temptation.
R. Bnt deliver us from evil.
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PRAYERS, Etc.
P. I said, O Lord, be merciful unto me.
R. Heal my soul, for I have sinned against
Thee.
P. Return, O Lord, how long?
R. And let it repent Thee concerning Thy ser-
vants.
P. Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us.
R. According as we hope in Thee.
P. Let Thy priests be clothed with righteous-
ness
;
R. And let Thy saints shout for joy.
P. O Lord, save our rulers
;
R% Let the King hear us when we call.
P Save Thy people and bless Thine inherit-
ance
;
R. Feed them also, and lift them up forever.
P. Remember Thy congregation
;
R. Which Thou hast purchased of old.
P. Peace be within Thy walls
;
R. And prosperity within Thy palaces.
P. Let us pray for our absent brethern.
R. O Thou, our God, save Thy servants that
trust in Thee.
P. Let us pray for the broken hearted and the
captives.
R. Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troub-
les.
P. Send them help from the sanctuary
;
R. And strengthen them out of Zion
;
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P. Hear my prayer, O Lord.
At MATINS Psalm cxxx., and at VESPERS Psalm li., shall be said.
Ps. cxxx., De profundis.
P. Out of the depths have I cried :
R Unto thee, O Lord.
P. Lord, hear my voice :
R. Let thine ears be attentive to the voice of
my supplications.
P. If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities :
R. O Lord, who shall stand ?
P. But there is forgiveness with thee :
R. That thou mayest be feared.
P. I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait :
R. And in his word do I hope.
P, My soul waiteth for the Lord more than
they that watch for the morning:
R. I say, more than they that watch for the
morning.
P. Let Israel hope in the Lord :
R. For with the Lord there is mercy, and with
him is plenteous redemption.
P. And he shall redeem Israel
:
R. From all his iniquities.
to the Holy Ghost
:
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, and
ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
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PRAYERS, Etc.
At Vespers.
Ps. Li. Miserere viei,
P. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to
thy loving kindness :
R, According unto the multitude of thy tender
mercies, blot out my transgressions.
P. Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity :
R. And cleanse me from my sin.
P. For I acknowledge my transgressions:
R. And my sin is ever before me.
P. Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and
done this evil in thy sight :
R. That thou mightest be justified when thou
speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.
P. Behold I w
T
as shapen in iniquity :
R. And in sin did my mother conceive me.
P. Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward
parts:
R. And in the hidden part thou shalt make me
to know
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wisdom.
P. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean :
R. Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
P. Make me to hear joy and gladness:
R. That the bones which thou hast broken may
rejoice.
P. Hide thy face from my sins :
R. And blot out all mine iniquities.
P. Create in me a clean heart, O God :
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99
R. And renew a right spirit within me.
P. Cast me not away from thy presence :
R. And take not thy Holy Spirit from me.
P. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation :
R. And uphold me with thy free Spirit.
P. Then will I teach transgressors thy ways :
R. And sinners shall be converted unto thee.
P. Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God,
thou God of my salvation :
R. And my tongue shall sing aloud of thy right-
eousness.
P. O Lord, open thou my lips :
R. And my mouth shall show forth thy praise.
P. For thou desirest not sacrifice, else would I
give it:
R. Thou delightest not in burnt offering.
P. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit
:
R. A broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou
wilt not despise.
P. Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion :
R. Build thou the w
7
alls of Jerusalem.
P. Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifice
of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole
burnt offering :
R. Then shall they offer bullocks upon thine
altar.
to the Holy Ghost :
LofC.
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shall be, world without end. Amen.
Then shall be said:
P, Turn us again, O God of hosts :
R. Cause thy face to shine and we shall be saved.
P. Arise, O Christ, for our help :
R. And redeem us for thy mercy's sake,
P. Hear my prayer, O Lord :
R. And let my cry come unto thee.
P. Let us pray.
Then may the Minister say a Collect for the Season and any other
suitable Collect, and after that he may say this Collect for peace.
A\ Give peace in our days, O Lord :
P. Because there is none other that fighteth for
us, except thou, our God.
P. O Lord, let there be peace in thy strength :
R. And abundance in thy towers.
f\ GOD, from whom all holy desires, all good coun-
sels, and all just works do proceed; give unto
thy servants that peace which the world cannot
give
;
that our hearts may be set to obey thy com-
mandments, and also that by thee we, being de-
fended from the fear of our enemies, may pass our
time in rest and quietness; through the merits of
Jesus
Christ our Savior.
R. Amen.
PRAYERS, Etc.
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Aorning Suffragesffcr SunDa^s.
O Christ, Thou Son of the living God,
Have mercy upon us.
P. O Thou, Who sittest at the right hand of
the Father,
R. Have mercy upon us.
to the Holy Ghost.
R. O Christ, Thou Son of the living God, have
mercy upon us.
P. Arise, O Christ, for our help.
R. And redeem us for Thy mercies
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sake.
iV. B. On high Festivals the Morning Collect immediately follows.
At other times the following Suffrages:
IR^rie. XotD's prater, siiemi

y
down to:
R, But deliver us from evil.
Creed, silently down to:
"
P. The resurrection of the body.
R. And the life everlasting. Amen.
P. Unto thee have I cried, O Lord :
R. And in the morning shall my prayer pre-
vent thee.
P. Let my mouth be filled with thy praise :
R. And with thine honor all the day.
P. O Lord, hide thy face from my sins :
R. And blot out all mine iniquities.
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PRAYERS, Etc.
P. Create in me, O God, a clean heart :
P. And renew a right spirit within me.
P. Cast me not away from thy presence :
P. And take not thy Holy Spirit from me.
P. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation :
P. And uphold me with thy free Spirit.
Here the Service of Public Confession and Absolution may be intro-
duced: after which:
P. Vouchsafe, O Lord, this day :

P. To keep us without sin.
P. Have mercy upon us, O Lord:
P. Have mercy upon us.
P. O Lord, let thy mercy be upon us :
P. As our trust is in thee.
P. And let my cry come unto thee.
P. The Lord be with you :
P. And with thy spirit.
P. Let us pray.
/Ifcornfnci Collect.
(\ LORD, our heavenly Father, almighty and
everlasting God, who hast safely brought us
to the beginning of this day: defend us in the same
with thy mighty power, and grant that this day we
fall into no sin, neither run into any kind of dan-
ger
;
but that all our doings, being ordered by thy
governance, may be righteous in thy sight : through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
PRAYERS, Etc.
103
P. The Lord be with you,
(Commemoration of the saints who on this day sealed their testi-
mony of Jesus with their lives.)
P. Precious in the sight of the Lord
:
R. Is the death of his saints.
Collect.
A ALMIGHTY God, Who hast united all Thine
elect into the fellowship of one holy Church,
the mystical body of Thine only Son, our Lord
Jesus
Christ
;
grant us grace that we may follow
the example of Thy saints in faith and virtue, that
an abundant entrance may be ministered unto us
into Thine everlasting Kingdom which Thou hast
prepared for all them that love Thee. Through
Jesus
Christ, etc. Amen.
P. Make haste, O God, to deliver me.
(Repeated three times.)
(Bloria ipatrt, IRErie. XorO'a prater,
stiemiy down to:
R. But deliver us from evil.
P. Let
Thy work appear unto Thy servants,
and Thy glory unto their children.
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PRAYERS, Etc.
R. And establish Thou the work of our hands
upon us
;
yea, the work of our hands establish
Thou it.
(Slorta ipatri.
Let us pray. Direct us, O Lord, in all our
doings, with Thy most gracious favor, and further
us with Thy continual help
;
that in all our works
begun, continued and ended in Thee, we may
glorify Thy holy name; and finally, by Thy mercy,
obtain everlasting life. Through Jesus Christ, etc.
Amen.
'Gbe Benediction.
R Amen.
rtfcorninci Suffrages for LUeefc H>av>s.
P. Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man :
R. Preserve me from the evil man.
P. Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies:
A\ And lift me up above those that rise up
against me.
P. Deliver me from the workers of iniquity :
A'. And save me from bloody men.
P. So will I sing unto Thy name forever :
R. That I may daily perform my vows.
P. By terrible things in righteousness wilt Thou
answer us, O God of our salvation :
R. Who art the confidence of all the ends of the
earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea.
PRAYERS, Etc.
105
P. Make haste, O God, to deliver me :
P. Holy, Almighty and Everlasting God :
R- Have mercy upon us.
P. Bless the Lord, O my soul :
R. And forget not all His benefits.
P. Who forgiveth all thy sins :
R. And healeth all thy diseases.
P. Who redeemeth thy life from destruction :
R. And crowneth thee with tender mercies.
P. Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things :
R. So that thy youth is renewed like the
eagle's.
P. Our help is in the name of the Lord :
R. Who made heaven and earth.
Confession, Absolution and all that follows in the Suffrages for
Sundays.
Evening Suffrages.
IkErie. XorD's prater. Greet*.
Same as in the Morning.
P. Blessed art Thou, O Lord God of our fathers:
R. And greatly to be praised and glorified for-
ever.
P. Bless we the Father, and the Son, and the
Holy Ghost :
P. We praise and magnify Him forever.
R. Blessed art Thou, O Lord, in the firmament
of heaven :
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R. And greatly to be praised, and glorified, and
highly exalted forever.
P. The Almighty and Merciful Lord bless and
preserve us.
R. Amen.
P. Vouchsafe, O Lord, this night :
R. To keep us without sin.
P. O Lord, have mercy upon us :
R. As our trust is in Thee.
P. Let us pray. Lighten our darkness, we be-
seech Thee, O Lord
;
and by Thy great mercy de-
fend us from all the perils and dangers of this
night ; for the love of Thine only Son, our Savior,
Jesus Christ.
R. Amen.
P. The Almighty and Merciful God, Father,
Son and Holy Ghost, bless and keep you.
R. Amen.
III.
THE BIDDING OR DIACONAL PRAYERS
OF THE LUTHERAN CHURCH.
(Union
of
Exhortation and Prayer.)
For Sundays when there is no Commuuion, and especially
for the Afternoon Service on Good Friday.
In the so-called Bidding or Diaconal Prayers of the an-
cients the deacon read the petitions, after each of which
in a manner similar to the Western Litaniesthe congrega-

gation or choir answered: Kyrie eleison or Kyrie paraschon.
Or the deacon announced the contents of the prayer, the
priest read the prayer and the people answered with the con-
firmatory Kyrie or Amen. In this manner one petition
followed the other to the end. A beautiful, quickening, and
not altogether dissimilar form has found its way into many
Lutheran Liturgies: The minister announces the things for
which prayer is to be offered, reads the Collect in order,
and the people conclude each with Amen, and the whole
with the Lord's Prayer. If a deacon would read the recur-
ring exhortations, the minister offer the prayers, and the
congregation conclude them with Amen, we would have
indeed a restoration of the ancient form of the Bidding
Prayer. The sweet and refreshing character of this form of
prayer can be learned only by use.
We give here, without alteration, the form used for many
years in Neuendettelsau. It is in the main indeed a literal
reproduction of the Prayer for Good Friday afternoon in the
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PRAYERS, Etc
Romish Church, with the omission of course of unevangeli-
cal parts. It must, however, be said that this is one of the
purest forms of that Church, containing scarcely anything
offensive to evangelical ears. The idea is naturally and
liturgically correct, and needs only a trial to prove it, that,
on Good Friday, immediately after the celebration of the
sufferings and death of Christ, through whom an abundant
entrance to the throne of grace is ministered, the congrega-
tion ought to approach the Father with petitions, supplica-
tions and intercessions for all conditions and estates of the
one Holy Catholic Church. The following prayer is, accord-
ing to its form, a Bidding
or Diaconal Prayer. The Deacon
(T>) says the exhortation, the Minister (P) the Collect, the
people the Amen, and all together the Lord's Prayer.
JBifcCnncj fpraver.
(To be used especially in the afternoon on Good Friday.)
D. Brethern, let us pray for the whole Christian
Church, that our Lord God would vouchsafe to
defend it against all the assaults and temptations of
the adversary, and to keep it perpetually on the
true foundation, Jesus Christ.
P. Let us pray.
D. Let us humbly kneel.
P. Almighty and everlasting God, who hast re-
vealed thy glory to all nations, in Jesus Christ and
the word of his truth
;
keep, we beseech thee, in
safety the works of thy mercy, that so thy Church,
spread throughout all nations may serve thee in
true faith, and persevere in the confession of thy
name; through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
R. Amen.
PRAYERS, Etc.
109
D. Let us pray for the ministers of the word,
for all estates of men in the Church, and for all the
people of God.
P. Let us pray.
P. Almighty and everlasting God, by whose
Spirit the whole body of the Church is governed
and sanctified
;
receive our supplications and pray-
ers, which we offer before thee for all estates of
men in thy holy Church, that every member of the
same, in his vocation and ministry, may truly and
godly serve thee ; through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
R. Amen.
D. Let us pray for all in authority, and espe-
cially for the government of our country, that we
may lead a quite and peaceable life in all godliness
and honesty.
P. Let us pray.
P. Almighty and everlasting God, who holdest
in thy hand all the might of man, and w
T
ho hast
ordained the powers that be for the punishment of
evil-doers and for the praise of them that do well,
and of whom is all rule and authority in the king-
doms of this world ; we humbly beseech thee,
graciously regard thy servants, the rulers of this
country, that all who receive the sword as thy
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ministers may bear it according to thy command;
through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
R. Amen.
D. Let us pray for our catechumens, that our
Lord God would open their hearts and the door of
his mercy, that having received the remission of all
their sins by the washing of regeneration, they may
be mindful of their baptismal covenant, and ever
more be found in Christ Jesus our Lord.
P. Let us pray.
P. Almighty and everlasting God, who dost al-
ways multiply thy Church, and with thy light and
grace dost strenghthen the hearts of those whom
thou hast regenerated, confirming unto them thy
covenant and faithfulness : grant unto our catechu-
mens increase both of faith and knowledge, that
they may rejoice in their baptism and really and
heartily renew their covenant with thee.
R. Amen.
D. Let us pray the Lord God Almighty that he
would deliver the world from all error, take away
disease, ward off famine, open the prisons, set free
those in bondage, grant a safe return to the way-
farers, health to the sick, and to our mariners a
harbor of safety.
P. Let us pray.
D. Let us humblv kneel.
PRAYERS, Etc.
Ill
P. Almighty and everlasting God, the consola-
tion of the sorrowful and the strength of the weak
:
may the prayers of them that in any tribulation cry
unto thee graciously come before thee, so that in
all their necessities they may mark and receive thy
manifold help and comfort
;
through Christ our
Lord.
R. Amen.
D. Let us pray for all schismatics who have
erred from the way of the truth, that the Lord our
God would deliver them from their error, and bring
them to the faith and fellowship of his holy Church.
P. Let us pray.
D Let us humbly kneel.
P. Almighty God, our Heavenly Father, whose
property it is always to have mercy : we most
earnestly beseech thee to visit with thy Fatherly
correction all such as have erred and gone astray
from the truth of thy holy word, and to bring them
to a due sense of their error, that they may again
with hearty faith receive and hold fast thine un-
changeable truth
;
through
Jesus Christ our Lord.
R. Amen.
D. Let us pray also for the unbelieving, faith-
less
Jews, that the Lord our God would take away
the veil from their hearts, and bring them also to
a right knowledge of Jesus Christ, our Lord.
P. Let us pray.
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PRAYERS, Etc.
(The exhortation to kneel is omitted, and this
Collect is said standing.)
P. Almighty and everlasting God, who lovest
to show mercy, hear the prayers which we offer
unto thee for thine ancient people, that, acknow-
ledging Jesus Christ, who is the Light of truth,
they may be delivered from their darkness; through
the same, thy Son, our Lord.
R. Amen.
D. Let us pray for the heathen, that God w
T
ould
take away their sin and deliver them from their
false and dumb idols to serve the true and living
God and Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.
P. Let us pray.
P. Almighty and everlasting God, who desirest
not the death of a sinner, but wouldst have all men
to repent and live
;
hear our prayers for the hea-
then
;
take away iniquity from their hearts
;
turn
them to thee ; and gather them into thy holy
Church, to the glory of thy name
;
through Jesus
Christ our Lord.
R. Amen.
P. Finally let us pray for all those things for
which our Lord would have us ask, saying :
Our Father, who art in heaven, etc. Amen.
PRAYERS, Etc.
113
Zbc iaconal (or ^Sf^Dtn^) raêr.
For the Lord's Day.
P. Our Lord Jesus
hath commanded us to pray,
and promised graciously to hear the prayers of his
faithful people, saying : Ask, and ye shall receive
;
seek, and ye shall find ; knock, and it shall be
opened unto you. Wherefore let us pray for the
whole Christian Church, with all its pastors and
ministers, that the Lord our God would vouchsafe
to defend it against all the assaults of the adversary,
and to keep it perpetually upon the true founda-
tion, Jesus Christ.
ALMIGHTY and Everlasting God, who hast
^
revealed Thy glory to all nations, in
Jesus
Christ and the word of his Gospel
;
keep, we be-
seech Thee, in safety the works of Thy mercy, that
so Thy Church, spread throughout all nations may
serve Thee in true faith, and persevere in the con-
fession of Thy name; through Jesus Christ our
Lord.
R. Amen.
P. Let us pray for all in authority, for all
Christian governments, and especially for etc.,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all
godliness and honesty.
f\ MERCIFUL Father in Heaven, who holder
t
in thy hand all the might of man, and who
hast ordained the powers that be for the punish-
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PRAYERS, Etc.
ment of evil-doers, and for the praise of them that
do well, and of whom is all rule and authority in
the kingdoms of this world; we humbly beseech
thee, graciously regard those who are in authority
over us, and all the Christian rulers of the earth,
that all who receive the sword as thy ministers may
bear it according to thy commandment ; through
Jesus Christ our Lord.
R. Amen.
P. Let us pray that our Lord God Almighty
would deliver the world from all error, take away
disease, ward off famine, open the prisons, set free
those in bondage, grant a safe return to the way-
farers, health to the sick, and to our mariners a
harbor of safety.
A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, the Consola-
tion of the sorrowful and the strength of the
weak
;
may the prayers of them that in any tribu-
lation or distress cry unto thee graciously come
before thee, so that in all their necessities they
mark and receive thy manifold help and comfort
;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
R. Amen.
P. Let us pray for peace, that we may come to
the knowledge of God's holy word, and walk be-
fore him as becometh Christians.
A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, Lord of heaven
and earth, by whose Spirit all things are gov-
PRAYERS, Etc.
115
erned, by whose Providence all things are ordered,
who art the God of peace, grant us, we beseech
thee, thy heavenly peace and concord, that we may
serve thee in true fear, to the praise and glory of
thy name
;
through Christ our Lord.
R. Amen.
P. Let us pray for our enemies, that God would
remember them in mercy, and graciously grant
unto them such things as are needful for their
salvation,
A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hast com-
manded us to love our enemies, to do good to
them that hate us, and to pray for them that perse-
cute us
;
we earnestly beseech thee, that by thy
gracious visitation all our enemies may be led to
true repentance, and may have the same love, and
be of one accord and of one mind and heart with us
and with thy whole Christian Church; through our
Lord Jesus Christ.
R. Amen.
P. Let us pray for all who are in the perils of
childbirth, that God would graciously deliver them.
A LMIGHTY, everlasting God and Father, Crea-
tor, of all things, who hast graciously blessed
man and wife, and through the birth of Thy dear
Son hast made a mother's anguish in travail a holy
and salutary cross; we beseech thee, Lord God,
that thou wouldest preserve and guard the fruit of
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her body, the work of thine own hand, so that it
come not to destruction in the sore travail, but
deliver it to the glory of thy great goodness.
R- Amen.
P.
Let us pray for the fruits of the earth, that
the Lord our God would bless them, and graciously
order our hearts to enjoy them in submission to his
holy will.
A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, who by thy
word hast created and dost bless all things;
we pray thee so to reveal unto us thy Word our
Lord Jesus Christ, that he dwelling in our hearts,
we ma}
7
by thy grace be made meet to receive thy
blessing on all the fruits of the earth, and whatso-
ever pertains to our bodily needs.
R Amen.
Or:
P. O Almighty, everlasting God, Lord of hosts,
who holdest in the power of thy might heaven and
earth, and who by thy Word hast created, and dost
bless and uphold all things; w
r
e beseech thee, that
of thine infinite mercy, thou wouldest preserve the
fruits of the field from hail and temptest, from
drought and destruction, and grant favorable sea-
sons, the early and latter rain, so that the harvests
may be gathered in their time, and we be permitted
to enjoy them in peace and thanksgiving, to the
PRAYKRS, Etc.
117
praise of thy holy name
;
through Jesus Christ our
Lord.
R. Amen.
Finally let us pray for all those things for which
our Lord Jesus hath commanded us to pray, saying:
Our Father, Who art in Heaven, etc.
IV.
FESTIVAL PRAYERS.
mote.
During the earlier period of the Lutheran Church lengthy
Festival Prayers were not in use. The peculiar character of
the day was made sufficiently prominent by means of the
Introit, Kyrie and Gloria, Collect, Epistle and Gospel, Ser-
mon and Preface
;
even the Psalms, Chants and Hymns
aided in making the distinction. The same was true also of
the simpler services of the day, e.
g.,
Matins and Vespers.
In later times, when "long" Festival Prayers began to come
into use, certain communities still held out against them
;
but by and by they became quite general. It would no
doubt have been better, if the supplications and intercessions
of the General Prayer had been allowed to remain, and
simply to have added an introductory sentence of praise and
thanksgiving, according to the character of the day. In
this way the joys of the Festival could just as well have
found expression, and the intercessory character of the
General Prayer would have been retained. This indeed was
done in many places, as the following collection will show.
(And where this was not the case, the deficiency is easily
supplied, somewhat after the manner in which we have
undertaken it in the first for Advent. That we have in some
cases shortened an expression or eliminated lengthy quota-
tions from Scripture, can hardly be a matter for criticism,
inasmuch as liturgical utility is to be sought in forms for
public prayer rather than a faithful reproduction of the
original compositions. Publish
US
PRAYERS, Etc.
119
Btwent.
1.
A LORD, our Heavenly Father, we give thee most
humble and hearty thanks for the consolation
ministered to us in the gift of thy dear Son Jesus
Christ, whom thou didst send to be a King and
Savior, to redeem his people from their sin and to
deliver them from the might of Satan and the
power of everlasting death. We beseech thee to
grant unto us thy Holy Spirit to enlighten, govern
and sanctify our hearts, that we may truly acknowl-
edge him as our King and Savior, and perpetually
cling to him
;
and at all times grant unto us a true
and living faith, so that we may not stumble at his
humiliation, Word and Kingdom, which the world
esteems so lightly
;
through the same, our Lord
Jesus Christ. Amen.
Accept also, O Lord, the prayers of thy faithful
people for the good estate of thy holy Church
throughout the world. Govern and sanctify it,
with all its pastors and ministers, by thy Holy
Spirit, that we may be kept by thy word in true
faith and fervent love toward thee and one another.
Grant also health and prosperity to all that are
in authority, especially, etc., that they may rule
over us according to thy will, to the maintenance
of righteousness, and the hindrance and punish-
ment of wickedness, that we may lead a quiet and
peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
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PRAYERS, Etc.
Grant also that our enemies and adversaries may
cease their enmity and be inclined to walk with us
in meekness and in peace.
of labor, or in any other adversity, especially those
who are in suffering for thy name and for thy
truth's sake, comfort, O God, with thy Holy Spirit,
that they may receive and acknowledge their afflic-
tions as the manifestation of thy Fatherly will.
Cause also the needful fruits of the earth to
prosper. And we beseech thee, grant unto us
all other things for which thou wouldst have us
ask, for the sake, etc. Amen.
T ORD Jesus Christ, Son of God, thou earnest into
the world in the name of thy Father to be a
King and a Justifier of many, even to save Un-
people from their sins. Thou earnest to thine own,
and they received thee not. Wherefore thou earnest
to us poor Gentiles, and still visitest us in thy Word
and Sacrament. O Lord Jesus, thou Son of David,
precious Savior, only Hope of mankind, blessed
art thou that comest in the name of the Lord. In
thee do our hearts rejoice, and all that is within us
is glad because of thy help and deliverance. Thou
art he who wast to come, and we look not for
another. Wherefore abide with us, and fill our
hearts anew from day to day with thy presence.
PRAYERS, Etc.
121
By thy Spirit dwell in us, that we may praise thy
holy name, as did thy disciples and the people of
Jerusalem when thou enteredst in triumph. O
blessed Savior, may we, with the faithful of all
ages, remain steadfast unto death. And as thou
wilt return again at the end of the world to deliver
us from all evil, grant that w
7
e may aw
r
ait with joy
the time of our redemption, and watch and pray
that we may be accounted worthy to escape those
things which shall then come to pass, and to stand
before the Son of Man. All these blessings we ask
for the sake of thine infinite love. Amen.
Accept also, O Lord, etc.
Cbrt6tmas.
3.
A LMIGHTY, everlasting and merciful God and
Father of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,
most heartity do we praise and thank thee for the
gift of thine only Son, who for us and for our salva-
tion was made Man in the womb of the blessed
Virgin, whereby thou hast shown thine infinite love
to us lost and condemned creatures. And we
humbly beseech thee for the sake of the Only Be-
gotten, our Lord and Savior, be gracious unto us,
and let not thy righteous wrath be kindled against
us, but spare and deliver us from all our sins.
From all nations and from the inhabitants of this
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PRAYERS, Etc.
land gather unto Thyselfa peculiar people, one holy
Christian Church
;
and bless and preserve the same
from all error and whatsoever is contrary to Thy
will, so that the incarnation and birth of Thy well-
beloved Son may at all times be proclaimed among
us. Receive into Thy keeping all who are in
authority, etc., endue them with grace to rule after
Thy good pleasure, so that we may pass our time
in rest and quietness, fulfill our various callings,
and live unto thee in holiness and righteousness of
life. Be merciful unto us, and enable us always to
partake of the joys of the glorious birth of Thy
beloved Son, our Savior Jesus Christ ; and so rule
our hearts by the Spirit of Thy grace, that we may
grow in the faith and knowledge of our Lord Jesus,
comfort ourselves in all time of tribulation and
temptation, and finally fall asleep in him and obtain
the end of our faith, even the salvation of our souls.
Through the same, Thy dear Son, Jesus Christ, etc.
Amen.
f\
LORD,
Almighty God, our heavenly Father,
most heartily do we thank Thee for Thine in-
finite mercy upon mankind in the gift of Thine
Only Begotten Son, who in the fullness of the time
was born of the Virgin, that we might be redeemed
from the curse of the Law and from the power of
Satan, and be made children of God. And we
PRAYERS, Etc.
123
beseech Thee, of Thine infinite mercy, keep and
strengthen us in the true faith and in the knowl-
edge of Thy dear Son, our Savior Jesus Christ, that
we may be comforted by his incarnation, and as
new born creatures live unto Thee and serve Thee
as dear children, and in the end obtain the salvation
of our souls, and with all the holy angels and
Thine elect praise and serve Thee forever. Through
the same, Jesus
Christ, etc. Amen.
OLORD
Jesus
Christ, precious Savior, who of
Thine unspeakable love earnest from Heaven
and wast made Man, and art not ashamed to be
called our Brother, that we might have peace with
God, righteousness and eternal life. Thy love is
infinite and Thy mercy boundless. While we were
yet sinners Thou didst love us and reconcile us to
the Father. By Thy blessed birth we have come
to the inheritance of the eternal Kingdom, and as
by our first parents we were driven from Paradise,
so by Thee has Heaven again been opened unto us.
For this Thy grace we thank Thee as unfeignedly
as we are able in this present life. We rejoice and
are glad in Thee who hast had compassion upon
us, and hast delivered our souls. And we beseech
Thee, enlighten our hearts, so that Thy birth may
minister to us grace against sin, death, Hell and the
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PRAYERS, Etc.
power ot the Devil ; and by Thy Holy Spirit com-
fort and sustain us in the perils and pains of the
last hour. All of which we ask, O precious Jesus,
who art blessed and exalted forever, for the sake of
Thy miraculous incarnation. Amen.
6.
I^LESSED Immanuel, Lord Jesus Christ, Son of
God and Son of Man, we thank Thee that
Thou tookest upon Thee our nature, and earnest
from Heaven, and wast made man, whereby Thou
hast made us partakers of the divine Nature. Thou
hast revealed to us the loving heart of Thy Father.
Thou hast brought us peace, and quenched the
divine anger against us. By Thy blessed birth we
are made new creatures; and thou art a righteous
Priest through whom we have an abundant entrance
to the Father. Enable us, O blessed Lord and
loving Immanuel, truly to acknowledge and con-
fess Thy revelation in the flesh, always to be mind-
ful of Thy great love and humiliation, most heartily
to rejoice and comfort ourselves in the same, and
evermore to be partakers of its power. Open Thou
our hearts and lips, that, with the holy angels, we
may ever praise and magnify Thee. And finally
minister to us an abundant entrance into Thy heav-
enly Kingdom, there to praise and serve Tbee,
world without end. Amen. Blessed be the Lord
PRAYERS, Etc.
125
God of Israel. Blessed be his holy name. Let the
whole earth be full of his glory. Amen.
Mew HJear.
7.
T ORD Jesus
Christ, Savior of the world, most
^
heartily do we thank Thee, that Thou didst
humiliate Thyself and take upon Thee our nature,
and for our sakes wast made subject to the Law
and didst endure, in Thy tender infancy, such
bitter pains, that Thou mightest be our Lord and
Savior. O Lord Jesus, according to Thy name so
is Thy praise unto the ends of the earth. Great
are Thy works and unsearchable Thy thoughts.
Justly art Thou praised and magnified, and we
speak of the majesty of Thy power and of Thy
glorious acts. And we beseech thee, make us par-
takers of the merit of Thy circumcision, account
our faith for righteousness, and grant us Thy Holy
Spirit that we may give Thee our uncircumcised
hearts and minds. Renew a sight spirit within us,
whereby we may serve Thee in newness of life
;
comfort us with Thy mercies which are new every
morning ; and finally permit us to enter the New
Jerusalem to praise Thy name eternally. Grant us
these our humble petitions, O Lord, for the sake of
Thy ever blessed Name. Amen.
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PRAYERS, Etc.
8.
A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, merciful Fa-
ther, we have come to the end of another year
of our pilgrimage in this life, and in Thy name we
begin a new year. Lord God, how unspeakably
great is Thy goodness which Thou hast shown
unto us, who, on account of our sins, deserve
nothing but w
r
rath and condemnation. Thou hast
preserved unto us Thy Holy Word, together with
the right use of the Sacraments. Thou hast blessed
our land, given us our daily bread, filled our hearts
with peace and joy, delivered us from plague and
pestilence and many other evils, and preserved our
houses and homes from all calamity by fire and
water. For this Thy mercy and goodness we praise
and thank Thee ; and we humbly pray, remember
not our transgressions nor the sins of our youth, by
means of which we have so grievously offended
Thee, but pardon and deliver us from them all for
the sake of our Lord Jesus. So rule our hearts
that we darken not this new year with our old sins
and transgressions, but mortify the old Man with
his sinful lusts, and grant that the new Man may
arise in us. O blessed Father, draw near, and bless
us anew. Grant us new hearts. Renew Thy love
and faithfulness unto us. Give us zeal in Thy
work. Take away all sorrow and the chastise-
ments which we so richly deserve, and graciously
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127
lead us by Thy hand. Merciful God and Father,
hear our prayer; have mercy upon all men. Pre-
serve unto us Thy Holy Word Sanctify Thy
ministers and all the servants of Thy Church.
Build up and strengthen our Churches and Schools.
Preserve us from false and pernicious doctrine.
Bless and prosper our government, and further all
good counsels and just works. Bless parents, chil-
dren and friends. Preserve us from war and blood-
shed. Ward off pestilence and famine. Destroy
the works of the Devil, and send us Thy holy
angels. Grant us fruitful seasons, abundant har-
vests, and crown the year with Thy mercy. Give
peace to our land, joy to our hearts, health to our
bodies and concord and unity to our congregation.
Bless us in our various occupations, and establish
the work of our hands, Convert the sinner, edify
the believing, and reclaim the erring. Enlighten
our enemies, ward off persecution, and protect the
widow and fatherless children. Enrich the poor,
feed the hungry, release the captive, comfort the
sorrowing, heal the sick, protect those who travel
by land or water, help the helpless, and comfort the
dying. Through
Jesus Christ, Thy dear Son, our
Lord and Savior. Amen.
9.
f\ LORD Jesus Christ, Heavenly King! We thank
Thee that Thou hast made both Jews
and Gen-
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PRAYERS, Etc.
tiles hear Thy voice, and from their number hast
gathered and established Thy Holy Church, and
perfected Thy praise out of their mouth. Keep us,
we beseech Thee, in that wisdom which Thou didst
reveal to the wise men. Grant unto us Thy Holy
Spirit, that we may at all times seek Thee and Thy
Kingdom. Enable us to follow Thy Holy Word,
as those from the East followed the leading of a
star. Give us grace at all times and in all places
to confess Thy Holy Name. Rule us by Thy
Spirit, so that the joys of Thy birth may increase
in us. Hear our prayers and strong cryings. Ac-
cept our offerings, which Thou Thyself hast given
us : the gold of our faith, the incense of our pray-
ers and the myrth of our contrite hearts. Deliver
us from the destructive ways of error and sin, and
by Thy Holy Spirit lead us in the ways of peace
and in the paths of pleasantness. Grant unto us
all, when this life is done, a participation in the
joys of the year of Jubilee in Heaven, where we
shall praise and serve Thee and the Father who
live and reign in unity with the Holy Ghost forever
and ever. Amen.
10.
T ORD Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, who
^
hast appeared to quicken Thy chosen people,
and also as a Light to lighten the Gentiles, and
PRAYERS, Etc.
129
hast revealed Thyself as the Savior of all men
;
we
praise Thee fer Thy gracious visitation
;
and we
beseech Thee to accept the sacrifice of worship and
thanksgiving which we bring to Thee, King of
Glory. Grant that, by Thy Holy Spirit, we may
follow the example of the wise men from the East
in following with great joy that light which Thou
hast kindled in this sinful world
;
and graciously
preserve us from all false and deceitful ways, so
that we may finish our earthly pilgrimage with
great rejoicing. Spread abroad Thy Holy and
quickening Word among the nations of the earth,
that the Gentiles may praise Thy name and the
isles of the sea be converted unto Thee. Establish
and increase Thy Kingdom in the w
T
orld, and grant
that all hearts may be opened and filled with the
heavenly treasures. And when our earthly pil-
grimage is ended, bring us all to the light of Thy
countenance in the perfected Kingdom above.
Amen.
Accept also, G L,ord, etc.
11.
OLESSED God and Father, most heartily do we
^
praise and thank Thee for the exceeding great
riches of Thy grace which Thou hast shown unto
us in Thy Son Jesus Christ. Thou hast brought
the
Gentiles to the Light, and united them in the
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PRAYERS, Etc.
fellowship of Thy dear Son. And we beseech
Thee, Heavenly Father, to rule and govern us by
Thy Holy Spirit, that in these last evil times we
may always walk according to Thy Word, and as
children of light put off the works of darkness, and
be clothed with the armor of light, so that with
great confidence we may rejoice and comfort our-
selves in Christ our Savior, participate in the
inheritance of faithful Abraham, and bring Thee,
Father, Son and Holy Ghost, acceptable sacrifices
of praise and thanksgiving, and finally with the
fulness of the Gentiles and the Israel of God be
saved, and in Thy Kingdom with an everlasting
hallelujah praise and magnify Thy glorious grace.
Amen.
CanMemas.
12.
f\ LORD Jesus, Thine Light and
Joy
of the Gen-
tiles, who this day with Thy blessed Mother
didst visit the holy temple, we thank Thee that for
our Fakes Thou didst fulfill the Law. And we
beseech Thee, enlighten our hearts, so that we
ma}' give ourselves as living sacrifices, holy and
acceptable to Thee, and truly give ourselves to
Thy worship in Thy Holy Temple. Grant us grace
to cleanse ourselves from all sinful and hurtful
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PRAYER, Etc.
lusts; and while of ourselves we are too weak to
do so great a work, do Thou cleanse our sinful
natures by Thy Holy Spirit and precious blood.
Grant that we may receive Thee as the Light of the
world, ever follow Thee in childlike fear, and never
walk in darkness
;
and in the hour of trial and
temptation, and amidst the terrors of our own con-
sciences, enable us, with the poor in spirit, to
receive Thee in true faith, and to comfort ourselves
in Thee. Kindle in us the light Thy Holy Word
and true obedience to Thy will. Grant us a living
faith, so that our works may shine before men and
glorify our Father in Heaven. Dispel the darkness
of our hearts by the light of Thy glory, so that we
may be daily renewed in the spirit of our minds and
follow that which is pure and holy. Enlighten our
eyes, so that we may not remain in death ; and
when the end of our earthly life appears, keep us,
O blessed Savior, in Thine own bosom, so that
Satan may not harm us. Grant in that day with
Simeon, a peaceful, quiet and joyful departure out
of this life, so that our dying may be a falling asleep
to awake in Thy likeness. Amen.
Or : Nunc Dimittis.
annunciation.
13.
UOLY, Almighty and Everlasting God and Fa-
ther, as our first parents were comforted in
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their sorrow by the announcement that the Seed of
the woman should bruise the serpent's head, so do
we this day rejoice in the gracious conception of
Jesus Christ, Thy dear Son, through whom we
have received power to become Thy children. We
rejoice in this Thine unspeakable mercy, and praise
Thee for Thy power to which nothing is impossi-
ble. O Lord, we believe, help them our unbelief.
O Lord Jesus, we rejoice in Thy loving kindness
and tender mercy, and thank Thee for Thy volun-
tary humiliation by which Thou hast befriended us,
and brought us over with songs of victory. O God,
the Holy Ghost, grant us faith and holiness, so that
whether living or dying, we may say: According to
Thy will be it done unto us. O holy and blessed
Trinity, grant us, when this day of grace is ended,
fulness of joy and blessedness at Thy Right Hand,
where with all the holy Angels and Archangels we
shall praise Thee, who art blessed, world without
end. Amen.
dfcaunfcs GbursDa.
14.
WÊ
thank Thee, Lord Jesus,
that Thou hast re-
*
membered Thy congregation, and has set for
us, who are upon the earth, a holy table, and insti-
tuted this blessed Sacrament. We thank Thee,
Thou only Sacrifice for our sin, that Thou Thyself
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133
art our Paschal Lamb, and that Thou givest us Thy
body to eat and Thy blood to drink, by means of
which Thou sealest unto us the riches of Thy grace.
Yea, Lord, the bread which we break is the com-
munion of Thy body, and the cup which we bless is
the communion of Thy blood. What shall we
render Thee for this Thy goodness, in which Thou
drawest so near to us, and by which Thou establish-
est such a divine and heavenly fellowship, in which
we are united with Thee and the blessed Trinity ?
And, inasmuch as thou givest us Thy body to eat
and Thy blood to drink, Thou art in us, and w
r
e in
Thee, and members of Thy body. O Thou dealest
so mercifully with us, and ascribest to us all Thy
merit and righteousness
;
and in Thee the Father
himself accounts us as righteous, even as though
we were like Thee, Thou Mediator of the New
Covenant ; and through Thee the Holy Spirit
dwells in us, and quickens us to newness of life.
Thou strengthenest our faith, and quickenest our
confidence
;
and grant, O Lord Jesus, that the older
we grow the closer our communion with Thee may
be, so that at all times we comfort ourselves in Thy
merit and satisfaction, and remain members of Thee,
and in communion with the Father and the Holy
Ghost. O do Thou live and dwell in us, Lord
Jesus, with the Father and the Holy Ghost, and
show Thyself mighty to save, and to make us holy
and blameless, so that with clean hearts and pure
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lips we may willingly serve Thy holy name, and as
new creatures came to full perfection by Thy mighty
power. Amen.
The so-called oratio fractionis may also be used
as a prayer for Thanksgiving on Maundy Thursday,
especially if the holy Communion is celebrated on
this day, as is certainly proper.
<3ooD ffri&ag.
15.
A LORD Jesus Christ, who by Thy holy and
innocent sufferings hast obtained grace with
Thy Heavenly Father for us poor sinners, and hast
restored unto us everlasting life : most heartily do
we thank Thee for Thy bitter sufferings and death
and for Thy great love and faithfulness therein re-
vealed. And we beseech Thee, for the sake of Thy
sufferings and death keep us steadfast in Thy love,
and through Thy Spirit grant us grace ever to
praise, honor and magnify Thee for this Thy mercy
and goodness
;
strengthen us in faith, and establish
and increase us in hope and love. Make us patient
and obedient, and give us grace to die daily unto
sin, and to serve Thee, our Savior, in innocence
and holiness as long as we live. And finally enable
us to rejoice and comfort ourselves in Thine inno-
cent death, and to come to everlasting life through
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135
the merits of the same, Christ, our blessed Lord
and Savior. Amen.
16.
B prater of Gbanfcsgtxnng for tbe Sufferings
of Gbrist*
A LORD Jesus Christ, thou holy, precious spot-
^
less and innocent Lamb of God, that takest
away the sin of the world, we thank thee for thy
most holy sufferings and death. Thy soul was
exceedingly sorrowful, even unto death, because
our sorrows and iniquities, terrors and diseases were
laid upon thee. We thank thee for thine anguish
of heart and soul, for thy bloody sweat and dying
agony, in which thou didst truly taste death for
every man. We thank thee for thine agonizing
prayer and for thy retirement into the garden,
there to offer thyself to the Father as the willing
Substitute from us. We thank thee for the bands
which bound thee, for by them thou didst release
us from the bands of everlasting death. We thank
thee for the stripes which thou didst endure for
our sakes, and for thy scourging, patience and
humility by which thou didst offer a ransom for
our disobedience, blindness and hardness of heart.
We thank thee that thou didst allow thyself to be
condemned to the awful death on the Cross, so that
we might not be condemned to everlasting death at
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the last day. We thank thee for the crown of
thorns which thou didst endure, that we might
wear the crown of glory. We thank thee that
thou gavest thyself willingly to the Cross, and
didst allow thy hands and feet to be nailed to the
bitter tree. O thou holy Sacrifice, spotless Lamb,
patient Heart, how my sins have wounded thee
!
O Sacred Head, how art thou wounded ! O sweet-
est Countenance, how art thou convulsed ! O Holy
Ear, what blasphemies must thou hear ! O Blessed
Hands, how are ye pierced ! O Holy Body, Temple
of God, how art thou torn and w
r
ounded ! O God,
how great is thy wrath against sin, that thou canst
not spare Thine Only Son ! O Lord Jesus Christ,
how great is thy love
;
thy soul is sorrowful unto
death, and thy body in unutterable pain
;
the pains
of Hell got hold of thee ! O what can we render
thee for this thine unspeakable goodness and mercy?
We thank thee for thy holy wounds in hands, and
feet, and side, and for the priceless treasure of thy
precious blood through which we have redemption,
even the forgiveness of sins. Thou, O God, hast
once and for all accepted this Sacrifice of thy Son
;
and wilt not now require it of us. Thy justice has
been satisfied; thine anger is appeased; and thou
art our merciful Father, and wilt be angry with us
no more forever. Graciously receive us therefore,
and enable us always to partake of the precious
benefits of the blood of thy dear Son. Amen.
PRAYERS, Etc.
137
faster,
17.
A LMIGHTY, Everlasting and merciful God and
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, exhaustless
Fountain of mercy; most heartily do we thank thee,
that thou didst not spare thine Only Son, but gavest
him to death for our sins, and on the third day didst
raise him again for our justification. And we thank
thee also, O most faithful Lord and Savior, that
thou earnest to take away our guilt and iniquity,
and by thy precious blood and death didst redeem
us
;
and by thy glorious resurrection didst rob the
grave of its terror and power, and restore to us
righteousness, life and salvation. And we beseech
thee, for the sake of thine infinite mercy, grant us
grace truly to accept the precious treasures pur-
chased at so great a cost by thy sufferings and
death, and by humble penitence and true faith ever
to rejoice in the same. And, according to thy faith-
ful promise, gather from the generations of the
world, and from the inhabitants of this land a
peculiar people, one holy Christian Church. Send
faithful laborers into thy harvest, and protect us
from all false and pernicious doctrine. Keep watch
over all Christian rule and authority, and guard thy
servants from all harm and danger. Bless and
prosper our homes ; deliver us from deceit and
violence, from sin and shame
;
give fruitful seasons
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and abundant harvests
;
and endue us with grace
to fulfil our callings in thy fear
;
and finally by the
power of thy death and resurrection grant us the
end of our faith, even the salvation of our souls, O
thou who with the Father and the Holy Ghost
livest and reignest one God, world without end.
Amen.
18.
T^LESSED Lord Jesus Christ, almighty and vic-
torious Prince, who didst burst the bands of
death, and in great majesty and glory rise from the
grave, and become the first fruits of them that slept;
on this day of thine exaltation we thank thee for
thy bitter sufferings, death and ressurrection. Thou
art our Samson to carry away and destroy the gates
of Hell, that we might have everlasting freedom.
With a mighty hand and an outstretched arm hast
thou delivered us from bondage, and robbed the
grim monster of his power and prey. Thou art
risen from the dead, and become the first in the
long line of those whom thou hast redeemed. As
members of thy body and sheep of thy pasture,
we cannot be holden of death, but are free to serve
thee in holiness of life here and in everlasting
blessedness hereafter. Wherefore we praise and
thank thee today, and cry with joyful hearts
:
thanks be to God who giveth us the victory through
our Eord Jesus Christ. And we beseech thee, com-
PRAYERS, Etc.
139
fort us even more with the joys of thy ressurrec-
tion, and enable us firmly to believe that thou hast
destroyed sin, death and the power of the Devil.
And at last permit us to hear thy voice to a glorious
and blessed resurrection from the dead, when we
shall come forth to praise thee with new hearts and
lips, O thou w
T
ho livest and reignest in unity with
the Father and the Holy Ghost, God blessed for-
ever. Amen.
19.
f\ IyORD Jesus Christ, we praise and thank thee
for the great goodness and mercy which moved
thee to endure for us the bitter pains of the cross.
Thou art raised again for our justification
;
by thy
death thou hast destroyed death, and by thy rising
hast brought life and immortality to light. And
we beseech thee, graciously increase and strengthen
our faith, that we may firmly believe that thou hast
overcome death, Hell and all evil, and didst rise to
enter thy glory whereby we are made partakers of
the power of thy resurrection. In thy name do we
receive remission of sin and walk in newness of
life. In thy name will our bodies rise from the
earth at the last day, and be clothed with immor-
tality, incorruption and glory. And before this
great and notable day, arouse those, O Lord, who
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are dead in trespasses and sin. Quicken them by
the power of thy holy Word, that they may hear thy
voice and by true faith arise from their sins. By
the power of thy ressurrection comfort and relieve
those who are in any sorrow, tribulation or tempta-
tion, that they may assuredly believe that thou art
able to deliver them from all evil and bring them
into thine everlasting Kingdom, where thou, in
unity with the Father and Holy Ghost, wilt be
worshiped and glorified. Amen.
20.
T ORD Jesus Christ, everlasting Son of the Father,
who after thy glorious resurrection didst visit
and comfort thy sorrowing disciples, in like manner,
we beseech thee, appear also to us and to thy whole
Church, and bring us peace and joy. Set our troub-
bled hearts at rest. Give peace in our times, and
enable us always to praise thee in thy habitations.
O Lord, show thy wounds unto us and unto all
sorrowing souls, that we may at all times withstand
the enemies of thy cross and rejoice in thy glorious
resurrection. Grant us thy Holy Spirit, that we
may die daily unto sin and walk in newness of life.
And, O blessed Easter Prince, grant that in the day
of thy revelation our bodies may appear like unto
thy glorified body. Keep us therefore, we beseech
PRAYERS, Etc.
141
thee, in the joys and peace of this Easter. O thou,
who with the Father and the Holy Ghost, art
praised and highly exalted forever. Amen.
Bscenstom
21.
A LORD, Almighty God and Father, who this
day hast made us glad through the glorious
ascension of thy dear Son, most heartily do we
thank thee for this joy and consolation. He hath
entered into his glory, and hath promised that we
shall follow him. And we beseech thee, enable us
steadfastly to believe the same, and ever more wor-
ship and praise thee in the name of thy dear Son,
our Lord. Hide thy face from our sins, and behold
us in the face of thine Anointed, whom thou hast
received, for our joy and consolation, to tlry Right
Hand. Be gracious unto us, O Lord, and hear our
cry. Send down thy Spirit, that we also may arise
and seek those things which are above where Christ
sitteth. Grant us grace to depart from evil and to
follow righteousness, to love thee, and in cheerful
obedience serve thee forever. O Lord, our God,
enable us, with him, and through him, to ascend
and rule in everlasting righteousness, innocence
and blessedness. Amen.
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PRAYERS, Etc.
22.
T ORD Jesus Christ, Almighty God and Lord, we
thank thee, that, after thy victory over all thy
foes, thou didst ascend in great triumph and amid
the rejoicings of the holy angels to the Right Hand
of the glorious Majesty. Thy cross and passion
have now come to a glorious end : through death
thou hast entered the everlasting glory. Blessed
Savior, thou art at home, we are still tossed about
by the waves of this troublesome world
;
thou hast
obtained the victory, we are still in the raging con-
flict. But do thou grant us grace to follow thee
with heart and mind, that our hearts may be above,
where thou art. Enable us to trample all worldly
lust and affections under our feet, and in humble
and believing prayer to follow thee into glory. We
know and are persuaded that thou wilt not leave us
in this troublesome world forever, but finally when
our course is ended receive us to thyself. For thou
hast promised to come again to receive thy disciples
unto thyself, that they may be where thou art.
Fulfil, O Lord, this thy gracious promise, and
hasten the time of our deliverance, for our hearts
cry out for thee. O how gladly will we leave this
vale of tears to be with thee in the heavenly Father-
land. With rejoicing will we lay aside this earthly
tabernacle, and take our flight to the mansions
which thou hast gone to prepare, when shall we see
PRAYERS, Etc.
143
thy face in righteousness. We are waiting, O Lord.
But until then, let us serve thee with heavenly
minds, O thou who art our heart's
Joy
and Crown,
blessed forever. Amen.
TObil>5un&as.
23.
TO THE FATHER.
A IyMIGHTY, everlasting God and Father of our
IyOrd Jesus
Christ, most heartily do we thank
thee that thou hast this day so graciously revealed
thyself from Heaven and visibly sent thy Holy
Spirit to Jerusalem upon the holy apostles, whereby
thou hast declared that it is thy gracious will
through the power of thy Word and Spirit to en-
lighten, gather and sanctify a holy Church on earth.
And we beseech thee, our Father, in the name of
thy dear Son, Jesus Christ, our only L,ord and
Savior, grant that Holy Spirit unto us, that our
hearts may be renewed, quickened, governed and
sanctified. Cast us not away from thy presence,
and take not thy Holy Spirit from us. Comfort us
with thy help, and let thy free Spirit bring us to
the knowledge of thy Word and keep us steadfast
in the faith of the same. Hinder and destroy the
works of darkness and unbelief, and defend us from
all false and pernicious doctrine. Endue all who are
in authority with the same Holy Spirit, that they may
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rule after thy good pleasure
;
and grant unto them
health and prosperity and perpetual victory over
all thy enemies. Bless and preserve our homes and
families, that they may have an eye single to thy
honor and glory, and fulfil their calling in holiness
and righteousness of life. Enable us all by thy
Spirit to grow in grace and faith, in wisdom and
purity, and in hope and love, and finally obtain the
salvation of our souls. Through Jesus Christ, who,
in unity with Thee and the Holy Ghost, liveth and
reigneth, world without end. Amen.
24
TO THE SON.
A LORD Jesus
Christ, Everlasting Son of the
Father, who didst send thy Holy Spirit
into the hearts of thine Apostles, as thou didst
promise, to enable them to preach thy Gospel to all
creatures
;
most heartily do we beseech thee, fill us
also with the gifts of the Spirit, that he may en-
lighten our minds with a right knowledge of God,
and cleanse our hearts and wills from all unbelief
and worldly lusts and desires, so that we may indeed
do thy holy will and be the temples of the Holy
Ghost. O Spirit of the living God, only Comforter,
implant in us faith, hope, patience and love, and a*
our latter end forsake us not, but go with us from
this troublesome w
T
orld into the mansions of light
PRAYERS, Etc.
145
in the heavenly Fatherland; who, with the Father
and the Son, livest and reignest, one God, forever
and ever. Amen.
Accept also, O L,ord, etc.
25.
TO THE HOLY GHOST.
f\ GOD, Holy Ghost, Spirit of wisdom, understand-
ing, counsel, might, and of the knowledge and
fear of the L,ord, Thou Comforter of the sorrowing,
Guide of the erring, Teacher of the simple, and
Strength of the w
7
eak and trembling souls : we
praise, honor and glorify thee as one God with the
Father and the Son ; and most heartily do we thank
thee that in these evil times thou enlightenest thy
Church and workest in us through thy holy Word
and blessed Sacraments and keepest us from de-
spairing of the divine mercy and favor. And w
7
e
beseech thee, of thy great goodness, quicken and
set aglow
7
our cold and indifferent hearts, enlighten
our minds and understandings, lead us into all
truth, bless and sanctify our bodies and our spirits,
grant us devout hearts in prayer, and comfort us in
all our sorrow and tribulation. So preserve us, that
our faith fail not, our love diminish not, our hope
vanish not, and our hearts despair not ; but at all
times enable us to resist all evil and temptation,
and with steadfast hope serve and praise thee unto
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the end. And especially do thou cause us to dwell
in union with thee and
Jesus Christ, so that Satan
may not at all harm us, though he incessantly
attack and tempt us. Preserve thou us from this
old bitter foe, and enable us rightly to use thy
Word, so that we may fight valiantly against all
evil. At the latter day be thou our Strength, and
comfort our souls wearied by the long conflict, and
make intercession for us in groanings that cannot
be uttered, so that we depart in great joy from this
vale of tears into the Fatherland above. Amen.
ffor tbe festival of tbc Grtnttg.
26.
A LMIGHTY, everlasting, merciful God and Fa-
ther of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, with thy
Son and the Holy Ghost, hast made and dost still
preserve heaven and earth, all the holy angels and
the whole race of man, together with all other
creatures, and who, of thy great goodness hast
revealed thyself unto mankind in thy holy Word as
the one eternal God in Three Persons of the same
Essence, Power and Glory : Thee, O God the
Father, Son and Holy Ghost, Holy and Ever.
Blessed Trinity, we worship and adore, and in true
faith praise and acknowledge thee, honor and mag-
nify thy Holy Name now and forever; and by our
believing prayer and humble confession we would
PRAYERS, Etc.
147
separate ourselves from the great number of those
who do not confess and acknowledge thee as the
glorious Trinity in Unity and Unity in Trinity, but
make unto themselves gods of their own devising
whereby they dishonor and blaspheme thy most
holy Name.
O Everlasting Father, who from eternity hast be-
gotten Thy Son, and through Him ordained and es-
tablished our salvation, and sent Him to be the only
Mediator and Savior of mankind
;
we beseecn thee,
be merciful unto us and spare us, forgive us all our
sin, and from all the nations of the earth gather
and establish one holy Christian Church, and from
among us raise thou up a seed unto thy Name.
Graciously and mercifully regard all who are in
authority, etc.
O Thou Eternal Son of the Father, the express
image of His Person and the brightness of His
Glory, who, of thine infinite love, didst take upon
thee our nature and in the same offer a sacrifice for
our sins : we praise and thank thee for thy goodness
and faithfulness, and humbly confess that we are far
too frail and weak worthily to praise thee. O
Blessed L,ord and Savior, have mercy upon us, and
through thy precious blood redeem us from all our
sins. Keep us in the faith of thy Word and in the
right use of the holy Sacraments. Preserve us
from false and pernicious doctrine. Hinder and
bring to naught the purposes of the enemies of thy
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Word, so that they may have no power over us to
lead us into destruction. Protect and defend Thy
Church, and grant us unity of faith, patience in trial
and a happy issue out of all our afflictions, and
finally bring us into the Kingdom of thy majesty
and glory.
O God the Holy Ghost, who proceedest from the
Father and the Son, renew and sanctify our hearts,
enlighten the darkness of our minds and beget in
us a saving faith. Lead us into all truth, govern
and sanctify us by thy Word, and keep us in the
same unto the end, that we may be overcome by no
evil or temptation.
O Merciful, Blessed God, Father, Son and Holy
Ghost, Holy and Exalted Trinity, grant us thy grace
truly to believe, righteously to live and happily to
die, so that after this wearisome life we may enter
the joyous fellowship of the holy angels and thine
elect, see thee face to face, and love, praise and
serve thee forever and ever. Amen.
27.
The Athanasian Creed may also be used in the
celebration of the Festival of the Holy Trinity.
Visitation.
28.
THE MAGNIFICAT.
PRAYERS, Etc.
149
Reformation.
29.
ATERCIFUL God and Everlasting Father of our
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, who in the ful-
ness of the times didst send forth thine only be-
gotten Son, who hath declared unto us whatsoever
He saw and heard in thy bosom : most heartily do
we praise and thank thee, that thou hast rekindled
among us the light of thy holy Word, and graciously
delivered us from the Babylonian Captivity of the
Papacy, and maintained that work done years ago
by thine elect servant Martin Luther. In spite
of the wrath and temptations of the Devil thou hast
preserved Church and School, given power to thy
Word, and granted faithful teachers and ministers
to thy Congregations. And we acknowledge and
confess that we are not worthj' to receive such man-
ifestations of thy mercy and goodness, but rather
deserve thy judgment and condemnation and on
account of our indifference, sins and hypocrites to be
left without the light of thy holy Word. But we be-
seech thee of thine mercy, deal not with us after
our sins nor reward us according to our iniquities.
Abide with us, O Lord, for it is toward evening.
Keep us and our posterity in the faith of Thy Word
and in the right use of the holy Sacraments. Sanc-
tify thy Church in our midst; further and advance
thy Kingdom
;
glorify Thy Name; put down Satan
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PRAYERS, Etc.
under our feet, and destroy the Son of perdition by
the brightness of thine appearance. Preserve us
from all false teachers, hypocrites and enemies of
Thy Word who seek to overthrow thy Church pur-
chased at so great a cost by thy dear Son, Jesus
Christ our Lord
;
but at all times send us faithful
ministers and teachers who shall lead us into the
knowledge and confession of the heavenly mysteries,
and finally into the glorious righteousness of thine
everlasting Kingdom. Amen.
APPENDIX.
Gbe Xtturgtcal JBieviaxy.
For the afternoon of high Festivals the so-called Litur-
gical Breviary has been proposed. The proposition took its
rise in the feeling that, for the celebration of the various
Festivals, there is not sufficient provision for the purely
sacrificial acts of worship, such as prayer and praise. The
arrangement of proper forms for such services is, however,
exceedingly difficult ; they must be arranged, like all other
services, with regard to the character of the day, and must
have their own plan of inner unity and harmony. The
easiest, and at the same time the most rational way of over-
coming this difficulty is found in modeling the Breviary
after the ancient Vesper forms. In this way there is ob-
tained not only a harmonious continuity, but also a refresh-
ing variety in the Orders of public worship. The chief ad-
vantage of this arrangement is the opportunity to restore
the Psalmody to its proper place in Festival worship. To
chant the Psalms is not difficult; a choir of moderate ability
can readily lead the congregation. For hymn singing there
is abundant provision, inasmuch as in nearly all cases hymns
or hymn verses must be used as responsories after the various
lessons. But in order to preserve the Vesper character of
the service, the Hymn has been retained as the third order
in the Breviary. Moreover the worshiping congregation
needs more than a series of hymn verses sung as responso-
ries; there must be a hymn embodying the character of the
day, by means of which the people express their festal
joys. In addition to song, prayer is a necessary part of
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152
APPENDIX.
public worship. In several of the following forms the Te
Deum is appointed as the festal prayer. I am indeed well
aware that the Te Deum as such, belongs properly to the
Matins. But as long as there is no special Order of Matins
for high festivals, and as long as the Te Deum is not used in
the Communion, it is permissible to transfer it to the after-
noon. The Magnificat is the Canticle for Vespers; but it
needs only a thought to show that this is inappropriate for
Easter or Whit-Sunday, and the Te Deum is far more fitt-
ing. When used in the following Orders, the Te Deum is
usually said, because its devotional spirit shows to better
advantage in this way. Anthems or songs by the choir
alone are not a necessary part of worship. They may indeed
serve to edification, but often their effect is to the contrary.
Indeed, where it is custom to sing anthems, the selection of
them ought to be left in the hands of some competent
authority, so that worship, as well as art, may be promoted
by this part of the sendee. It may seem out of order to pro-
vide for an Address in the Breviary. But this part is not
obligatory. Only in places where there is not sufficient
opportunity in the other services to enforce aud apply the
lessons of the Festival is it to be used at all in this connec-
tion. And whenever such address is made, it should be
pointed and brief, and entirely in harmony with the charac-
ter of the day. The Liturgical Breviary is added to Loehe's
Liturgy to furnish a variety in the Orders of sen-ice for
Festivals; and it is to be hoped that pastors will avail them-
selves of these Orders to obtain a trulv devotional celebra-
tion, altogether a foretaste of that in Heaven. Revelation
4
and
5.
The Publisher.
Gbristmas.
Towiird the end of a hvmn the minister comes to the altar, and with
the congregation chants antiphonally
:
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153
P. Let the words of my mouth and the medita-
tions of my heart be acceptable in thy sight.
R. O Lord, my strength and my redeemer.
to the Holy Ghost,
shall be, world without end. Amen. Hallelujah.
XLbc psalmo&g*
One or more of the following Psalms is then chanted: 2,
19, 45, 48, 72,
8
5> 89, 96, 98,
no, in, 132.
Each Psalm is concluded with the minor Gloria.
Gbe Xeesotu
Isaiah,
9: 16, or Isaiah 40:
18.
P. O Lord, have mercy upon us.
R. Thanks be to thee, O God.
A responsory is then sung. A vtrse of a hymn may be used.
Luke 2:
1
14,
or John 1:
1
14.
Repetition of versicle, and another responsory.
Titus 2: n
14,
or Hebrews 1.
Same as in former lessons.
(Gbe Bfc&res5.)
Zbc 1bmn.
ration*
P. Let my prayer be set forth before thee as
incense.
R. And the lifting up of my hands as the even-
ing sacrifice.
Then the MAGNIFICAT is sung or said, followed by a versicle:
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P. Unto us a Child is born. Hallelujah.
R. To us a Son is given. Hallelujah.
Ik^rie. Xorfc'6 prater.
P. Lord, hear my prayer.
R. And let ray cry come unto thee.
P. The Lord be with yon
P. Let us pray. (Here follows one or more col-
lects, the first de tempore.
)
be JScncMction.
GOOD FRIDAY.
The service begins with the PSALMODY. One or more of the
following Psalms may be used: 143.
(The Gloria is omitted.)
Gbe Xesscn.
John iS: 1
17.
P. O Lord, etc., and responsory after each lesson.
John iS: 2S
40.
John 19:
1
16
John 19: 17
30.
John 19;
31
\2.
f>tttmt,
ration.
The Bidding or Diaconal Prayer is most suitable here.
Conclusion is the same in each.
APPENDIX.
1 55
EASTER.
The service begins, with a hymn, during which the minister comes
to the altar, and, the hymn being ended, chants antiphonally with the
congregation
:
P. O Lord, open thou my lips.
P. Let the words of my mouth and the medita-
tions of my heart be acceptable in th}^ sight.
R. O Lord, my Strength and my Redeemer.
to the Holy Ghost
;
P. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever
shall be, world without end. Amen. Hallelujah !
Zbc ipealmo&g*
One or more of the following Psalms is chanted with antiphon and
minor Gloria:
2, 3, 4,
16, 27, 30,
no, 118.
Gbe %eseon.
Jonah 2, or Hosea 5: 156: 2.
O Lord, etc., together with responsory.
Mark 16:
1
8,
or John 20: 19
23.
Lord, etc.. together with responsory.
1 Cor. 15: 5157, or Col. 3: 14.
O Lord, etc., together with responsory.
(Zbe S&Dress.)
Ibymrx.
ration.
P. Let my prayer be set forth before thee as in-
cense.
156
APPENDIX.
R And the lifting up of my hands as the even-
ing sacrifice.
P. To-day arose our glorious Head. Hallelujah.
R. Who suffered death for us. Hallelujah.
The Te Deitm is then said alternately by minister and people.
IkErte. Xorfc's prater. Salutation. Collects. Sal*
utatton. JSenefcicamus. JBene&ictto.
WHITSUNDAY.
During an organ prelude the minister comes to the altar, and chants
as follows:
P. Hallelujah. The Spirit of the Lord filleth

the whole earth.
R. O come, let us worship.
P. O come, let us make a joyful noise unto the
Lord.
R. Let us sing unto the rock of our salvation.
P. Let us come before his presence w
T
ith thanks-
giving.
R. And make a joyful noise unto him with
psalms.
P. This is the day the Lord hath made.
R. Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
/>.
O Lord, arise.
R. And be our help.
P. Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the
Lord.
i?. Blessed are the people that dwell in thy
house.
APPENDIX.
157
Cbe iPsalmo&E*
One or more of the following may be used:
48, 68, 87, 104, 145.
be Xesaon.
The versicle is repeated after each, and a responsory sung.
Joel 3:
1
5,
or Ezekiel 36: 2528.
John 14:
16
21, or Acts 2: 1
13.
Romans 8: 1527, or Titus 3: 37,
(Gbe H&Dre$6.)
f)Etnn.
ration*
tyeteiCle. ZC 2>eum,
alternately.
P. Lord, teach me thy commandments. Halle-
lujah.
R. And let thy Spirit lead me in right paths.
Hallelujah.
IKsrfe. Xorfc'5 prater.
Conclusion same as in preceding.
THE END.
t
S
902
MAR 10 1902
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