TONE 8.

O ye wells*, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever.

O ye seas and floods*, bless ye the Lord praise him, and magnify him for ever.

O ye whales, and all that move in the waters*, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever. O all ye fowls of the air*, bless ye him, and magnify him for ever.

the Lord :

: praise O all ye beasts and cattle*, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever.

O ye children of men*, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever.

O let Israel bless the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever.

O ye priests of the Lord*, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever.

◇ ye servants of the Lord*, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever.

Oye spirits and souls of the righteous*, bless ye the Lord praise him, and magnify him for ever.

O ye holy and humble men of heart*, bless ye the Lord praise him, and magnify him for ever. :

O Ananias, Azarias, and Misael*, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever.

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 énd. Amen.

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BLESSED be the Lord God of Ísrael : for he hath visited, and redeemed his people;

And hath raised up a mighty salvation for usd : in the house of his servănt Dávid.

As he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets : which have been sínce the world began;

That we should be saved from our éněmies and from the hands of all that háte us;

To perform the mercy promised to our forefathers: and to remember his hóly covenant;

To perform the oath which he sware to our forefather Ábrăham: that he would give us;

That we being delivered out of the hand of our éněmies might sérve him without fear;

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In holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our life.

And thou, Child, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord* to prepáre his ways.

To give knowledge of salvation unto his people : for the remission of their sins,

Through the tender mercy of our God: whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us;

To give light to them that sit in darkness*, and in

d See Rule VII., Preface.

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the shadow of death and to guide our feet into the wáy way of peace.

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 énd.

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Amen.

O BE joyful in the Lord all ye lands: serve the Lord with gladness*, and come before his présence withe a song.

Be ye sure that the Lord hé is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pásture.

O go your way into his gates with thanksgiving*, and into his courts with praise be thankful unto him, and speak good of his Name.

For the Lord is gracious*, his mercy is éverlasting and his truth endureth from generation to generátion.

e See Rule III., Preface.

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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 énd. Amen.

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My soul doth mágnify the Lord and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

For he hath regarded the lowliness of his handmaiden.

For behold from henceforth: all generations shall call me bl ssed.

For he that is mighty hath mágnified me and hóly is his name.

And his mercy is on them that fear him : throughout all generations.

He hath shewed strength with his arm he hath scattered the proud in the imaginátion of their hearts.

He hath put down the mighty from their seat: and hath exalted the humble and meek.

He hath filled the húngry with good things: and the rich he hath sent émpty ǎway.

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TONE 7.

He remembering his mercy*, hath holpen his sérvănt Israel : as he promised to our forefathers*, Abraham and his seed, för éver.

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 énd. Amen.

O SING unto the Lord af new sóng: for he hath done márvellous things.

With his own right hand, and with his holy arm : hath he gotten himself thě víctory.

The Lord declared his salvation : his righteousness hath he openly shewed* in the sight of the heathen.

He hath remembered his mercy and truth toward the house of Ísrael : and all the ends of the world*

have seen the salvation of our God.

Shew yourselves joyful unto the Lord, all ye lands: síng, rějoíce, and give thanks.

Praise the Lord upon the harp sing to the harp with a psalm of thanksgiving.

See Rule VII., Preface.