to whom be glory and greatness, strength and authority, both now and for all ages. Amen. (5.) PRAISE. O Lord, my Lord, for my being, life, reason, for education, civil rights, religion, to me-ward, many seasons, many years, up to this time; for all good things received, successes granted me, good things done; for the use of things present, for Thy promise, and my hope of the enjoyment of good things to come; teachers kind, benefactors never to be forgotten, religious intimates congenial, hearers thoughtful, friends sincere, domestics faithful, for all who have advantaged me by writings, homilies, converse, prayers, patterns, rebukes, injuries; for all these, and all others which I know, which I know not, open, hidden, remembered, forgotten, done when I wished, when I wished not, I confess to Thee and will confess, I give thanks to Thee and will give thanks, Who am I, or what is my father's house, ? what reward shall I give unto the Lord for all the benefits which He hath done unto me? What thanks can I recompense unto God, for all he hath spared and borne with me until now? Holy, Holy, Holy, worthy art Thou, O Lord and our God, the Holy One, oracles of prophets, music of psalms, · instruction of proverbs, experience of histories, worship of sacrifices. Blessed art Thou, O Lord, for Thy great and precious promise concerning the Life-giving Seed, and for its fulfilment in fulness of the times on this day. Blessed art Thou, O Lord, for the holy Passion O by Thy salutary sufferings on this day, save us, O Lord. (1.) CONFESSION. I have withstood Thee, Lord, but I return to Thee; for I have fallen by mine iniquity. But I take with me words, and I return unto Thee and say, take away all iniquity and receive us graciously, so will we render the calves of our lips. |