Tsus Christ, which was gi body of our Lord Je ven for thee, preserve thy body and soul unto everlasting life: Take and eat this in remembrance that Christ died for thee, and feed on him in thy heart by faith, with thanksgiving, teries, with the spiritual food | Son Jesus Christ; O Lord God. of the most precious Body and Lamb of God, Son of the FaBlood of thy Son our Saviour ther, who takest away the sins Jesus Christ; and dost assure of the world, have mercy upon us thereby of thy favour and us: Thou who takest away the goodness towards us; and that sins of the world, have mercy we are very members incorpo- upon us: Thou who takest rate in the mystical body of thy away the sins of the world, Son, which is the blessed com- receive our prayer: Thou who pany of all faithful people; and sittest at the right hand of are also heirs through hope of God the Father, have mercy thy everlasting kingdom, by upon us. the merits of the most precious death and passion of thy dear Son. And we most humbly beseech thee, O heavenly Father, so to assist us with thy grace, that we may continue in that holy fellowship, and do all such good works as thou hast prepared for us to walk in, through Jesus Christ our Lord; to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honour and glory, world without end. Amen. Then shall be said or sung, all standing, Gloria in Excelsis, or some proper Hymn * from the Selection. GLORY be to God on high. and in earth peace, goodwill towards men. We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King God the Father Almighty. O Lord, the only begotten Here endeth the Order for the For thou only art holy; thou only art the Lord; thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen. T Then the Bishop shall let them depart with this blessing. THE peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ God Almighty, the Father, the our Lord and the blessing of Son, and the Holy Ghost, be amongst you, and remain with you always. Amen. If any of the consecrated Bread and Wine remain after the Communion, it shall not be carried out of the Church; but the Bishop and other Communicants shall, immediately after the Blessing, reverently eat and drink the same. Administration of the Holy Communion. THE FORM OF CONSECRATION OF A CHURCH OR CHAPEL, According to the order of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, as established by the Bishops, the Clergy, and Laity of said Church, in General Convention, in the month of September, A. D. 1799. The Bishop is to be received at the entrance of the Church or Chapel by the Church-wardens and Vestrymen, or some other Persons appointed for that purpose. The Bishop and the Clergy who are present, shall go up the aisle of the Church or Chapel, to the Communion Table, repeating the 24th Psalm alternately, the Bishop one verse, and the Clergy another. Psalm xxiv. THE earth is the Lord's and all that therein is: the com and then standing up, and turning to the Congregation, shall say, EARLY beloved in the pass of the world, and they that DLord: forasmuch as de dwell therein. 2 For he hath founded it upon the seas, and prepared it upon the floods. 3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord, or who shall rise up in his holy place? 4 Even he that hath clean hands and a pure heart; and that hath not lift up his mind unto vanity, nor sworn to deceive his neighbour. 5 He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation. 6 This is the generation of them that seek him; even of them that seek thy face, O Jacob. 7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors: and the King of Glory shall come in. 8 Who is the King of Glory it is the Lord strong and mighty, even the Lord mighty in battle. 9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors: and the King of Glory shall come in. 10 Who is, the King of Glory? even the Lord of Hosts, he is the King of Glory. vout and holy men, as well under the law as under the gospel, moved either by the express command of God, or by the seeret inspiration of the blessed Spirit, and acting agrecably to their own reason and sense of the natural decency of things, have erected houses for the public worship of God, and se parated them from all unhallowed, worldly, and common uses, in order to fill men's minds with greater reverence for his glorious Majesty, and affect their hearts with more devotion and humility in his service; which pious works have been approved of and graciously accepted by our heavenly Father: Let us not doubt but that he will also favourably approve our godly purpose of setting apart this place in solemn manner, for the performance of the several offices of religious worship, and let us faithfully and devoutly beg his blessing on this our undertaking. T Then the Bishop, kneeling, shall say the following Pray er. The Bishop shall go within ETERNAL God, mighty in power and of majesty the rails, with such of the incomprehensible, whom the Clergy as can be there ac- heaven of heavens cannot concommodated. The Bishop, tain, much less the walls of sitting in his chair, shall temples made with hands; and have the instruments of do- who yet hast been graciously nation and endowment, if pleased to promise thy especial there be any presented to him,' presence, wherever two * and vouchsafe to give whatever place to thy service, and to prosper this our undertaking; receive the prayers and intercessions of all those thy servants, who shall call upon thee in thy infinite wisdom thou ghalt see to be most expedient for them: all which we beg for Jesus Christ's sake our most blessed Lord and Saviour.in this house; and give them Amen. Then the Bishop sitting in his chair, the sentence of Consecration is to be read by some person appointed by him, and then laid by him upon the Communion Table: after which the Bishop shall say, grace to prepare their hearts to serve thee with reverence and godly fear; affect them with an awful apprehension of thy Divine Majesty, and a deep sense of their own unworthiness; that so approaching thy sanctuary with lowliness and devotion, and coming before BLESSED be thy name, thee with clean thoughts and pure hearts, with bodies undefiled, and minds sanctified, they may always perform a service acceptable to thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. 2 Cor. vi. verse 14 to verse 17. Lord, that it hath pleased thee to put it into the hearts of thy servants, to appropriate and devote this house to thy honour and worship; and grant that all who shall enjoy the benefit of this pious work,may show forth their thankfulness, by making Eye not unequally yoked BE a right use of it, to the glory of thy blessed name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. After this the Minister appointed is to read the service for the day. Proper Psalms, 84, 122, 132. First Lesson. 1 Kings 8th, verse 22 to verse 63. Second Lesson. Heb. 10th, together with unbelievers; for what fellowship hath rightcousness with unrighteousness? And what communion hath light with darkness? And what Concord hath Christ with Belial? Or what part hath be that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? For ye are the temple of the end-living God: as God hath said, I will dwell in them and walk in them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. verse 19 to verse 27. Morning Prayer being ed, there shall be sung from the Book of Psalms in metre, Psalm xxvi. verses 6, 7, 8, with the Gloria Patri." The Bishop shall then proceed to the Communion service. The following shall be the Collect, Epistle, and The Gospel. St. John ii. verse 13. AND the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus Gospel, for the occasion, went up to Jerusalem, and The Collect. found in the temple those that MOST glorious Lord, we sold oxen, and sheep, and acknowledge that we are doves, and the changers of monot worthy to offer unto theeney sitting: And when he had any thing belonging unto us: yet we beseech thee in thy great goodness, graciously to accept the dedication of this made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen, and poured out the |