COLLECT FOR CHRISTMAS DAY.

LMIGHTY God, who hast given us thy

A only-begotten Son to take our nature

upon him, and as at this time to be born of a pure Virgin; grant that we being regenerate, and made thy children by adoption and grace, may daily be renewed by thy Holy Spirit; through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the same Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

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COLLECT FOR THE CIRCUMCISION.

LMIGHTY God, who madest thy blessed Son to be circumcised, and obedient to the law for man; Grant us the true circumcision of the Spirit; that, our hearts, and all our members, being mortified from all worldly and carnal lusts, we may in all things obey thy blessed will; through the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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A PRAYER.

W. BYRD.

LORD, turn thy wrath away from us for thy mercy's sake; call to mind no more, O our God, our former sins and wickednesses; look down with thy merciful eyes, and see we be thy people and thy pasture sheep.

PSALM LIV. 1-3.

AVE me, O God, for thy Name's sake: and avenge me in thy strength.

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Hear my prayer, O God: and hearken unto the words of my mouth.

For strangers are risen up against me and tyrants, which have not God before their eyes, seek after my soul.

PSALM XIII. 2—5.

OW long shall mine enemies triumph over me?

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Consider and hear me, O Lord my God: lighten mine eyes, that I sleep not in death.

Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him for if I be cast down, they that trouble me will rejoice at it.

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But my trust is in thy mercy and my heart is joyful in thy salvation.

PSALM LXXXVI. 1, 3, 6—10.

AS USED IN THE ROYAL CHAPEL.

OW thine hear, O Lord, and hear me for
I am poor and in misery.

O Lord, be merciful unto me:

Give ear unto my prayer, and ponder the voice of my humble desires.

Among the gods there is none like thee:

All nations shall come and worship thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name.

For thou art great, and doest wondrous things thou art God alone.

AS USED AT ST. PAUL'S AND WESTMINSTER ABBEY.

Full-Bow thine ear, O Lord, and hear and let thine anger cease from us.

Verse. Full.-Isa. lxiv. 10. Sion, thy Sion is wasted and brought low: Jerusalem is wasted quite desolate and void.

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E not wroth very sore, O Lord, neither remember iniquity for ever.

Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation. Our holy and our beautiful house is burnt up with fire.

Wilt thou refrain thyself? wilt thou hold thy peace and afflict us very sore?

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PSALM LXXXI. 1, 2.

ING joyfully unto God our strength; sing loud unto the God of Jacob.

Take the song and bring forth the timbrel; the pleasant harp and the viol.

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PSALM XLIV. 23-26.

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RISE, O Lord, why sleepest thou? and be not absent from us for ever. fore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our misery and trouble? Arise, O Lord!

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PSALM LXXIX. 9.

ELP us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: O deliver us, and be merciful unto our sins, for thy name's sake.

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PSALM LIX. 1, 2; LX. 11.

ELIVER me from mine enemies, O God: defend me from them that rise up against

O deliver me from the wicked doers: and save me from the blood-thirsty men.

O be thou our help in trouble: for vain is the help of man.

PSALM LXXX. 4—7, 18.

LORD God of hosts: how long wilt thou be angry with thy people that prayeth? Thou feedest them with the bread of tears: and givest them plenteousness of tears to drink. Thou hast made us a very strife unto our neighbours and our enemies laugh us to scorn. Turn us again, thou God of hosts: shew the light of thy countenance, and we shall be whole. And so will not we go back from thee: 0 let us live, and we shall call upon thy name.

PSALM LXXXVI. 14, 15.

GOD, the proud are risen against me: and the congregations of naughty men have sought after my soul, and have not set thee before their eyes.

But thou, O Lord God, art full of compassion and mercy long-suffering, plenteous in goodness and truth.

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LORD, give ear to the prayers of thy servants, and forgive us our sins, we beseech thee: grant this for thy Son's sake, Jesus Christ, our Lord.

COLLECT FROM THE COMMUNION SERVICE.

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REVENT us, O Lord, in all our doings with thy most gracious favour, and further us with thy continual help; that in all our works begun, continued, and ended in thee, we may glorify thy holy name, and finally by thy mercy obtain everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

MATTHEW, XXI. 9.

DR. GIBBONS.

OSANNA to the Son of David: blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

Mark, xi. 10.-Blessed be the King of Israel, blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord.