that our life passeth away like a day:
to remember the days of darkness,
that they are many;

that the night cometh

wherein no man can work;

by good works to prevent the darkness,
lest we be cast out into outer darkness;
and continually to cry unto Thee.
Tarry with us, O Lord,

for it draweth towards evening, and the day of
our life is now far spent.
The work of the Creator is Justice;
of the Redeemer, pity;

of the Holy Ghost, holy inspiration ;
(Who is) the other Comforter;
the Unction;

the Seal;

the Earnest.

BISHOP ANDrewes's Devotions.

Before a Fourney.

Go before Thy servant this day;

if Thou Thyself go not forth with me,
carry me not up hence.

Thou, who didst guide the Israelites by an Angel, the wise men by a star;

who didst preserve Peter in the waves,
and Paul in the shipwreck;

be present with me, O Lord, and dispose my way; go with me, and lead me out, and lead me back,

BISHOP ANDREWES.

I COMMEND to Thee, Lord,

my impulses, and my startings, my intentions, and my attempts,

my going out, and my coming in, my sitting down, and my rising up.

Morning.

IBID.

FROM the night our spirit awaketh unto Thee,

O God, for Thy precepts are a light unto us. Teach us, O God, Thy righteousness, Thy commandments, and Thy judgments. Enlighten the eyes of our mind, that we sleep not in sins unto death. Drive away all darkness from our hearts. Vouchsafe us the Sun of Righteousness. Guard our life from all reproach by the seal of Thy Holy Spirit. Guide our steps into the way of peace. Grant us to behold the dawn and the day with joyfulness, that we may send up to Thee our prayers at eventide.

DAY-BREAK OFFICE OF EASTERN CHURCH. (Translated by Bright.)

At Vespers.

N the evening, and morning, and noonday, we

IN

praise Thee, we bless Thee, we thank Thee, and pray Thee, Master of all, to direct our prayer as incense before Thee; and let not our hearts turn away to words or thoughts of wickedness; but rescue us from all things that hurt our souls. For

to Thee, Lord,

hope is in Thee.

Lord, our eyes look up, and our
Confound us not, O our God.

Vespers of EASTERN CHURCH. (Bright.)

At Evening.

LORD God, the Life of mortals, the Light of

the faithful, the Strength of those who labor, and the Repose of the dead, grant us a tranquil night free from all disturbance; that after an interval of quiet sleep, we may, by Thy bounty, at the return of light, be endued with activity from the Holy Spirit, and enabled in security to render thanks to Thee.

MOZARABIC SACRAMENTARY. (About 700. Bright.)

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Morning Prayer.

GOD, who art the unsearchable abyss of peace, the ineffable sea of love, the fountain of blessings, and the bestower of affection, who sendest peace to those that receive it, open to us this day the sea of Thy love, and water us with plenteous streams from the riches of Thy grace, and from the most sweet springs of Thy benignity. Make us children of quietness and heirs of peace. Enkindle in us the fire of Thy love; sow in us Thy fear; strengthen our weakness by Thy power; bind us closely to Thee and to each other in one firm and indissoluble bond of unity.

SYRIAN Clementine Liturgy.

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For Morning.

GOD, who givest us not only the day for labor, and the night for rest, but also the peace of this blessed day, grant, we beseech Thee, that this season of holy quiet may be profitable to us in heavenly things, and refresh and strengthen us to finish the work which Thou hast given us to do. Amen.

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MARTINEAU'S SERVICE Book.

For Evening.

BLESSED God, who neither slumberest nor sleepest, take us into Thy gracious keeping for this night, and make us mindful of that night where the noise of this busy world shall be heard by us no more. O Lord, in whom we trust, help us by Thy grace so to live, that we may never be afraid to die, and grant that at the last as now our even-song may be: I will lay me down in peace and sleep, for Thou, Lord, makest me dwell in safety. Amen.

For Morning.

IBID.

ALMIGHTY God, our Father and Preserver, who

hast watched over us during the darkness, and made us glad with the light of this day, grant that we may employ it in Thy most holy service; and even as Thou sheddest now the beams of the sun upon the earth, to give light unto our bodies, so

illumine our souls with the brightness of Thy Spirit, to guide us in the paths of Thy righteousness. Amen.

MARTINEAU'S Service Book.

Collects. For Sunday Morning.

MOST Gracious God, who strengthenest the

weak and renewest the weary, and givest to Thy faithful servants a peace which the world can neither give nor take away, may this season of heavenly rest be entirely free from sin, as from labor and worldly care; and let Thy grace abound in our hearts that we may be in the spirit on this Lord's Day. Amen.

As

Another.

MARTINEAU.

S rest is sweet to the weary, and the cooling stream to him that is athirst, so in this Thy day and Thy house be rest sweet unto us, and Thy word a fountain of living water. As the hart desireth the water-brooks, so may our souls thirst after Thee, and our hearts and our flesh rejoice in the living God. Amen.

For Grace.

MARTINEAU.

GRANT, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, that

the words which we have heard this day with our outward ears, may, through Thy grace, be so grafted inwardly in our hearts, that they may