Third Sunday in Advent
MORNING
Lord's Prayer and Preces
Our Father, whichwho art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done inon earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them thatthose who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
O Lord, open thou our lips.
And our mouth shall show forth thy praise.
O God, make speed to save us.
O Lord, make haste to help us.
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.
Praise ye the Lord.
The Lord's Name be praised.
Ps. 95.
| O come, let us sing unto the Lord; let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation. |
| Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and shew ourselves glad in him with psalms. |
| For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods. |
| In his hand are all the corners of the earth, and the strength of the hills is his also. |
| The sea is his, and he made it; and his hands prepared the dry land. |
| O come, let us worship and fall down, and kneel before the Lord our Maker. |
| For he is the Lord our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. |
| Today if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts: as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness; |
| When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works. |
| Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said, It is a people that do err in their hearts, for they have not known my ways; |
| Unto whom I sware in my wrath, that they should not enter into my rest. |
| 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. |
Ps. 71.
| In thee, O Lord, have I put my trust, let me never be put to confusion: but rid me and deliver me in thy righteousness, incline thine ear unto me, and save me. |
| Be thou my stronghold, whereunto I may alway resort: thou hast promised to help me, for thou art my house of defence and my castle. |
| Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the ungodly, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man. |
| For thou, O Lord God, art the thing that I long for: thou art my hope, even from my youth. |
| Through thee have I been holden up ever since I was born: thou art he that took me out of my mother's womb; my praise shall be always of thee. |
| I am become as it were a monster unto many, but my sure trust is in thee. |
| O let my mouth be filled with thy praise, that I may sing of thy glory and honour all the day long. |
| Cast me not away in the time of age; forsake me not when my strength faileth me. |
| For mine enemies speak against me, and they that lay wait for my soul take their counsel together, saying, God hath forsaken him; persecute him, and take him, for there is none to deliver him. |
| Go not far from me, O God; my God, haste thee to help me. |
| Let them be confounded and perish that are against my soul; let them be covered with shame and dishonour that seek to do me evil. |
| As for me, I will patiently abide alway, and will praise thee more and more. |
| My mouth shall daily speak of thy righteousness and salvation, for I know no end thereof. |
| I will go forth in the strength of the Lord God, and will make mention of thy righteousness only. |
| Thou, O God, hast taught me from my youth up until now; therefore will I tell of thy wondrous works. |
| Forsake me not, O God, in mine old age, when I am grayheaded; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to all them that are yet for to come. |
| Thy righteousness, O God, is very high, and great things are they that thou hast done; O God, who is like unto thee? |
| O what great troubles and adversities hast thou shewed me, and yet didst thou turn and refresh me; yea, and broughtest me from the deep of the earth again. |
| Thou hast brought me to great honour, and comforted me on every side. |
| Therefore will I praise thee and thy faithfulness, O God, playing upon an instrument of music: unto thee will I sing upon the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel. |
| My lips will be fain when I sing unto thee; and so will my soul whom thou hast delivered. |
| My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long; for they are confounded and brought unto shame that seek to do me evil. |
| 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. |
Ps. 72.
| Give the King thy judgements, O God, and thy righteousness unto the King's son. |
| Then shall he judge thy people according unto right, and defend the poor. |
| The mountains also shall bring peace, and the little hills righteousness unto the people. |
| He shall keep the simple folk by their right, defend the children of the poor, and punish the wrongdoer. |
| They shall fear thee, as long as the sun and moon endureth, from one generation to another. |
| He shall come down like the rain into a fleece of wool, even as the drops that water the earth. |
| In his time shall the righteous flourish; yea, and abundance of peace, so long as the moon endureth. |
| His dominion shall be also from the one sea to the other, and from the flood unto the world's end. |
| They that dwell in the wilderness shall kneel before him; his enemies shall lick the dust. |
| The kings of Tharsis and of the isles shall give presents; the kings of Arabia and Saba shall bring gifts. |
| All kings shall fall down before him; all nations shall do him service. |
| For he shall deliver the poor when he crieth; the needy also, and him that hath no helper. |
| He shall be favourable to the simple and needy, and shall preserve the souls of the poor. |
| He shall deliver their souls from falsehood and wrong; and dear shall their blood be in his sight. |
| He shall live, and unto him shall be given of the gold of Arabia; prayer shall be made ever unto him, and daily shall he be praised. |
| There shall be an heap of corn in the earth, high upon the hills; his fruit shall shake like Libanus, and shall be green in the city like grass upon the earth. |
| His Name shall endure for ever, his Name shall remain under the sun among the posterities; which shall be blessed through him, and all the heathen shall praise him. |
| Blessed be the Lord God, even the God of Israel, which only doeth wondrous things; |
| And blessed be the Name of his majesty for ever: and all the earth shall be filled with his majesty. Amen, Amen. |
| 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. |
First Lesson✤
| O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth. |
| For thou hast made of a city an heap; of a defenced city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built. |
| Therefore shall the strong people glorify thee, the city of the terrible nations shall fear thee. |
| For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall. |
| Thou shalt bring down the noise of strangers, as the heat in a dry place; even the heat with the shadow of a cloud: the branch of the terrible ones shall be brought low. |
| And in this mountain shall the Lord of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined. |
| And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the vail that is spread over all nations. |
| He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the Lord hath spoken it. |
| And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the Lord; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation. |
| For in this mountain shall the hand of the Lord rest, and Moab shall be trodden down under him, even as straw is trodden down for the dunghill. |
| And he shall spread forth his hands in the midst of them, as he that swimmeth spreadeth forth his hands to swim: and he shall bring down their pride together with the spoils of their hands. |
| And the fortress of the high fort of thy walls shall he bring down, lay low, and bring to the ground, even to the dust. |
BENEDICITE, OMNIA OPERA DOMINIFirst Canticle
O all ye Works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Angels of the Lord, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Heavens, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Waters that be above the firmament, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O all ye Powers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Sun and Moon, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Stars of heaven, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Showers and Dew, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Winds of God, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Fire and Heat, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Winter and Summer, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Dews and Frosts, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Frost and Cold, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Ice and Snow, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Nights and Days, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Light and Darkness, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Lightnings and Clouds, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O let the Earth bless the Lord:
yea, let it praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Mountains and Hills, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O all ye Green things upon the earth, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
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 the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
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.
O ye Servants of the Lord, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye 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 end. Amen.
Second Lesson✤
| And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed. |
| But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren. |
| Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands. |
| But the multitude of the city was divided: and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles. |
| And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles, and also of the Jews with their rulers, to use them despitefully, and to stone them, |
| They were ware of it, and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about: |
| And there they preached the gospel. |
| And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked: |
| The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed, |
| Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked. |
| And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men. |
| And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker. |
| Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people. |
| Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out, |
| And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein: |
| Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways. |
| Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness. |
| And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them. |
| And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead. |
| Howbeit, as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and came into the city: and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe. |
| And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and Antioch, |
| Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God. |
| And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed. |
| And after they had passed throughout Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia. |
| And when they had preached the word in Perga, they went down into Attalia: |
| And thence sailed to Antioch, from whence they had been recommended to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled. |
| And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles. |
| And there they abode long time with the disciples. |
BENEDICTUSSecond Canticle
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel;
for he hath visited and redeemed his people;
And hath raised up a mighty salvation for us,
in the house of his servant David;
As he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets,
which have been since the world began;
That we should be saved from our enemies,
and from the hand of all that hate us:
To perform the mercy promised to our forefathers, and to remember his holy covenant;
To perform the oath which he sware to our forefather Abraham, that he would give us;
That we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear;
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 prepare 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 the shadow of death,
and to guide our feet into the 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 end. Amen.
Collect of the Day
O Lord Jesu Christ, who at thy first coming didst send thy messenger to prepare thy way before thee; Grant that the Ministers and Stewards of thy mysteries may likewise so prepare and make ready thy way, by turning the hearts of the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; that at thy second coming to judge the world, we may be found an acceptable people in thy sight, who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Spirit, ever, one God, world without end. Amen.
Collect of Advent
Almighty God, give us grace that we may cast away the works of darkness, and put upon us the armour of light, now in the time of this mortal life, in which thy Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious Majesty to judge both the quick and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal, through him who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, now and ever. Amen.
Collect for Peace
O God, who art the author of peace, and lover of concord, in knowledge of whom standeth our eternal life, whose service is perfect freedom; Defend us thy humble servants in all assaults of our enemies; that we surely trusting in thy defence, may not fear the power of any adversaries, through the might of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Collect for Grace
O 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 danger; but that all our doings may be ordered by thy governance, to do always that isdoings, being ordered by thy governance, may be righteous in thy sight, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
