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A NEW ORDER
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PUBLIC WORSHIP.
ARRANGED FOR THE
CONGREGATION AT ST. GEORGE’S HALL,
BY THE
REV. CHARLES VOYSEY, B.A.
(late vicar of
iiealaugh).
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LONDON:
TO BE OBTAINED OF THE AUTHOR
AT ST. GEORGE’S HALL,
or at
CAMDEN HOUSE, DULWICH.
1872.
Price Two-pence.
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PUBLIC WORSHIP.
IT The Minister shall read the following sentences, all standing.
T is a good thing to give mouth. We should first of all
thanks nnto the Lord, and remember that the only true
to sing praises nnto thy Name,worship of God is our adoration
0 thou Most Highest: to tell of of His holiness, and the highest
thy loving-kindness early in the expression thereof is the faith
morning, and of thy truth in the ful service of our fellow men.
If this be our earnest convic
night season.
For thou, Lord, hast made us tion, we are then, and then only,
glad through thy works, and we in a fit and proper state of mind
will rejoice in giving praise for to join in public worship and to
the operations of thy hands.
sing His praise. The meaning
0 sing praises, sing praises of our assembling together is
unto our God.
not the endeavour to add by our
0 sing praises unto our king; human words and songs to the
for God is the King of all the glory of God, which is already
earth ; let us sing praises unto infinite and perfect, nor yet the
him with understanding.
endeavour to commend ourselves
to His most gracious favour,
EARLY beloved, forasmuch which He has already poured out
as we have assembled to upon us all from His Fatherly
gether to offer the homage love ; but the meaning of our
of
our lips to Almighty God our worship is the natural expres
Heavenly Father, it is meet that sion of our gratitude, adoration
we should draw near to this holy and filial love for our own plea
celebration with a perfect un sure and profit, to gratify the
derstanding of its meaning and strongest and most exalted in
use, and with hearts in perfect stincts of our nature, and to
accord with the words of our cultivate within our souls a
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greater devotion to His most our fellow-men, believing with
full assurance of faith that He
holy will.
We desire, moreover, by this will be found of all those who
our humble service to keep in diligently seek Him.
remembrance that God is our
Father, and that we are His IT Then shall the people make this response,
children; that a relation does
really subsist between Him and
“ 0 thou that hearest prayer,
our souls, like unto that of unto thee shall all flesh come.”
father and child, only unspeak
Minister. Let us lift up our
ably more tender and dear, and hearts with our voice unto God
we draw near, as it were, to His on High.
outstretched arms to receive His
People. We lift them up unto
welcome and to utter forth our the Lord, for it is meet and right
gladness.
so to do.
It is our privilege, rather than
our duty, to pray to Him when
ever we feel that we need a IT Then shall all kneel, and the Minister
shall say,
strength greater than our own,
LMIGHTY and Most Mer
or help which no human hand
ciful Father, we beseech
can give. It is good for us to
thee to teach us to pray;
call to mind our weakness and
our sin when our spirits bend cleanse the thoughts of our
before His Throne, and so to hearts by the inspiration of
cleanse our hearts by contact thy Holy Spirit, that we may
with His holiness, and to draw worship thee in spirit and in
new life out of the fountain of truth; that the words of our
mouth and the meditation of our
His Everlasting Strength.
And to remember the wants soul may be now and always ac
and sorrows of our fellow-men ceptable in thy sight; that while
when we are most full of joy we praise thee for thy bounty,
and thanksgiving at the thought we may adore thee for thy
of His bounty to ourselves will Holiness ; that while we rejoice
surely help us to remember them in our own happiness, we may
seek more and more to help and
in the daily turmoil of life.
Let us then, dearly beloved, comfort our fellow-men. Teach
draw near to the throne of the us to know, to believe in, and to
Most High, with hearts over love the truth above all things,
flowing with thankfulness and and may we learn this day some
adoration, and desiring above new lesson out of thy law, some
all things, to show forth His fresh story of thy love. Show
praise by our lives here below, to each one of us the path of
and to worship Him in spirit and duty, and make our feet stead
in truth by the faithful service of fast therein. Let no false hopes
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We praise thee in thy power, 0
God!
We praise thee in thy sanctity.
We praise thee who reignest in
the furthest heavens,
We praise thee who dwellest in
our inmost souls,
Our Lord and hidden com
forter.
No voice can duly proclaim thy
greatness,
No heart can comprehend thy
goodness,
0 thou Father of all our spirits.
The longings of the spirit are
inexhaustible:
Only thou canst fill the heart.
When it is empty and aching for
thee,
UR Father, which art in Hungering and thirsting for thy
heaven, Hallowed be thy
righteousness,
Name. Thy kingdom come.
Thou visitest it with peace un
Thy will be done on earth, As
speakable.
it is in heaven. Give us this With thee there is no misery to
day our daily bread. And for
the distressed;
give us our trespasses, As we But sorrow is hallowed and pain
forgive them that trespass
is sweetened,
against us. And lead us not And hardship is assuaged, and
into temptation ; But deliver us
fear is calmed.
from evil: For thine is the king For, thine own nature is blessed
dom, The power and the glory,
ness,
For ever and ever. Amen.
And thou makest thy worship
pers blessed.
Minister. 0 Lord, open thou
Yea, blessed is thy presence,
our lips.
0 Lord most Holy I
People. And our mouth shall Blessed is it to dwell with thee
shew forth thy praise.
and to know thee,
Minister. Let us give thanks To rest on thee and to serve
unto our Lord God.
thee.
People. We will alway give Blessed shall the nations be
thanks unto the Lord. His
when thy glory is recog
praise shall ever be in our
nised,
mouth.
When all who love thee unite to
H Then shall be sung, all still kneeling,
succour and raise the weak
and fears tempt or drive us from
a true following of thee. May
we love the thing which thou
commandest, and desire that
which thou hast promised.
May we seek no reward for duty
but the bliss of keeping thy
commandments. Let the light
of thy presence cheer and
strengthen us; never let it be
clouded over by the mists of our
own distrust, or by the tamper
ing of our souls with sin. And
when we come to die, 0 thou
Most Merciful Father, may we
welcome thy loving call and find
in thee our Everlasting Rest.
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Strengthen us in life and death,
in this, and in every life,
To he thine in heart, as we are
thine in right;
To obey cheerfully, to strive
loyally,
To suffer meekly, to enjoy thank
fully,
So shall we love thee while we
live, and partake of thy joy,
And triumph over sorrow, and
fulfil thy work.
And be numbered with thy saints,
and die on thy bosom.*
’ll Or Psalm 145,
WILL magnify thee, 0 God,
my King: and I will praise
thy Name for ever and ever.
2 Everyday will I give thanks
unto thee : and praise thy Name
for ever and ever.
3 Great is the Lord and mar
vellous, worthy to be praised:
there is no end of his greatness.
4 One generation shall praise
thy works unto another: and
declare thy power.
H Then shall follow the reading of the
5 As for me, I will be talking
First Lesson,
If -After which shall be sung a Hymn, of thy worship: thy glory, thy
II Then shall follow the reading of the praise, and wondrous works;
6 So men men shall speak of
Second Lesson,
If After which shall be sung the
the might of thy marvellous acts:
Jubilate,
and I will also tell of thy great
BE joyful in the Lord, all ye ness.
lands: serve the Lord with
7 The memorial of thine abun
gladness, and come before his kindness shall be shewed :
dant
presence with a song.
and men shall sing of thy right
2 Be ye sure that the Lord he eousness.
is God: it is he that hath made
8 The Lord is gracious, and
us, and not we ourselves; we merciful: long-suffering and of
are his people, and the sheep of great goodness.
his pasture.
9 The Lord is loving unto
3 0 go your way into his gates every man: and his mercy is over
with thanksgiving, and into his all his works.
courts with praise: be thankful
10 All thy works praise thee,
unto him, and speak good of his 0 Lord: and thy saints give
Name.
thanks unto thee.
4 For the Lord is gracious,
11 They shew the glory of thy
his mercy is everlasting: and his kingdom: and talk of thy pow er;
truth endureth from generation
12 That thy power, thy glory,
to generation.
and mightiness of thy kingdom:
Glory be to God, the Father might be known unto men.
Almighty;
13 Thy kingdom is an ever
As it was in the beginning, is lasting kingdom : and thy do
now and ever shall be, world minion endureth throughout all
without end. Amen.
' ages
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* This is taken from the Fpilogus, “ Theism,” by F. W. Newman.
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14 The Lord upholdeth all
such as fall: and lifteth up all
those that are down.
15 The eyes of all wait upon
thee, 0 Lord : and thou givest
them their meat in due season.
16 Thou openest thine hand ;
and fillest all things living with
plenteousness.
17 The Lord is righteous in
all his ways : and holy in all his
works.
18 The Lord is nigh unto all
them that call upon him : yea,
all such as call upon him faith
fully.
19 He will fulfil the desire of
Jhem that fear him ; he also will
hear their cry, and will help
them.
21 My mouth shall speak the
praise of the Lord : and let all
flesh give thanks unto his holy
Name for ever and ever.
H Then shall follow the Service of
Benediction.
1T The Minister standing, the People
kneeling,
Minister. Blessed are all they
who love the Lord, and who walk
in His ways. Blessed are they
who keep His commandments,
and do those things which are
pleasing in His sight.
People. Lord, enrich us with thy
blessing,
Fill our hearts with joy and
peace.
Minister. Blessed are they who
search diligently for the truth,
loving it above all earthly re
ward, and sacrificing all else
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that they may faithfully pro
claim it.
People. Lord, enrich us with thy
blessing,
Fill our hearts with joy and
peace.
Minister. Blessed are they
who love mankind, whose lives
are spent in doing good, who are
active in labour, tender in sym
pathy, and the well-springs of
help and consolation.
People. Lord, enrich us with thy
blessing,
Fill our hearts with joy and
peace.
Minister. Blessed are the up
right and trustworthy, whose
promise is never broken, and
whose word is sure.
People. Lord, enrich us with thy
blessing,
Fill our hearts with joy and
peace.
Minister. Blessed are the pure
whose hearts shrink from ini
quity, in whose lips there is no
guile, and to whom all things
are pure.
People. Lord, enrich us with thy
blessing,
Fill our hearts with joy and
peace.
Minister. Blessed are the mer
ciful who remember their own
need of mercy; the humble,
who judge not harshly their
brothers’ sin; and the meek,
who are slow to take offence.
People. Lord, enrich us with thy
blessing,
Fill our hearts with joy and
peace.
Minister. Blessed are the pa-
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tient, long-suffering, and for parents, and dwell together in
bearing ; and the peacemakers, unity, learning wisdom and vir
who by silence or timely speech tue, and growing more truthful,
heal the strifes of men.
honourable and pure from day
People. Lord, enrich us with thy to day.
blessing,
People. Lord, enrich us with thy
Fill our hearts with joy and
blessing,
peace.
Fill ozvr hearts with joy and
Minister. Blessed are the kind,
peace.
considerate and generous mas Minister. Blessed are all faith
ters, who take thought for the ful friends who comfort each
souls and bodies of those who other in sorrow, rejoice together
serve them.
in prosperity, and whose friend
People. Lord, enrich us with thy ship cannot be shaken by a
blessing,
timely reproof.
Fill our hearts with joy and People. Lord, enrich us with thy
peace.
blessing,
Minister. Blessed are the diliFill our hearts with joy and
ligent, faithful and honest ser
peace.
vants, who care more to ’serve
Minister. Blessed are they
well than to receive much.
who, living under the clouds of
People. Lord, enrich us with thy sorrow or disappointment them
blessing,
selves, are yet sources of com
Fill our hearts with joy and fort to others, and shed peace
peace.
and joy on all around them.
Minister. Blessed are the hus People. Lord, enrich us with thy
bands and wives ■who live toge
blessing,
ther in faithful love, tenderly
Fill our hearts with joy and
caring for each others’ good.
peace.
People. Lord, enrich us with thy
Minister. Blessed are the hon
blessing,
est teachers, who are loyal to
Fill our hearts with joy and truth and duty, and who suffer
peace.
in mind, body, or estate through
Minister. Blessed are the fa their own integrity.
thers and the mothers who rule
People. Lord, enrich us with thy
their households well, and bring
blessing,
up their children in the paths of
Fill our hearts with joy and
holiness and peace.
peace.
People. Lord, enrich us with thy
Minister. Blessed are the faith
blessing,
ful guardians of other men’s
Fill our hearts with joy and lives, rich or poor, who honour
peace.
all men, and speak unto others
Minister. Blessed are the chil as they would men should speak
dren who love and obey their lunto them.
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People. Lord, enrich us with thy
blessing,
Fill our hearts with joy and
peace.
Minister. Blessed are they who
care more for the good of others,
and for their own growth in
virtue, than for their own plea
sure and worldly good, and who
value the approval of conscience
more than their necessary food.
People. Lord, enrich us with thy
blessing,
Fill our hearts with joy and
peaee.
Minister. Blessed are all they
who have learned by the inte
grity of their own lives that God
is j ust and holy; who have learned
by the generosity of their own
hearts that God is merciful and
loving; and who have learned
by their own trustworthiness to
commit the well-being of them
selves, and of all mankind, with
out one doubt or fear, into His
hands as unto a Faithful Creator.
People. Lord, enrich us with thy
blessing,
Fill our hearts with joy and
peace.
IT Then the Minister shall say,
sin, and become more and more
what Thou dost wish us to bo.
So cleanse our inmost hearts
that we may forget every thought
of our own pleasure in desiring
and striving only to do Thy
blessed will and to give peace
and comfort to each other.
May we hunger and thirst after
righteousness, and leave every
issue of good and ill fortune, of
health and disease, of life and
death, now and evermore, in
Thy most loving hands. Amen.
1T Then shall follow the Hymn,
Oh, that the Lord would guide
my ways
To keep his statutes still;
Oh, that my God would grant
me grace
To know and do his will.
From vanity turn off mine eyes,
Let no corrupt design
Nor covetous desires arise
Within this soul of mine.
Order my footsteps by thy Word,
And keep my heart sincere ;
Let sin have no dominion, Lord,
But keep my conscience clear.
Make me to walk in thy com
mands,
Let us Pray.
’Tis a delightful road ;
LORD most High, Thou Nor let my feet, or heart, or
fount and source of every
hands
blessing, who hast ever been
Offend against my God.
unto us more than we could de
sire or deserve, fill our souls
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with all holy desires, all good
counsels, and all pure purposes, Father ! whate’er of earthly
that we may outgrow our sel
bliss
fishness, our weakness and our
Thy Sovereign will denies,
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Accepted at Thy throne of
Grace
Let this petition rise.
Give me a calm and thankful
heart
From every murmur free ;
The blessings of Thy Grace im
part,
That I may live to Thee.
Let the sweet hope that I am
Thine
My life, my death attend ;
Thy presence through my jour
ney shine,
And crown my journey’s end.
Amen.
IT Then the Minister shall say,
The blessing of the Lord it
maketh rich, and he addeth no
sorrow therewith.
Thou, oh
Father, wilt keep him in perfect
peace whose mind is stayed on
Thee, because he trusteth in
Thee.
People. Trust ye in the Lord
for ever, for in the Lord alone
is everlasting strength. Amen.
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A new order of public worship. Arranged for the congregation at St. George's Hall
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Conway Tracts
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