¶ Then shall the People say this that followeth, after the Minister.

URN thou us, O good Lord, and so shall we be turned. Be favourable, O Lord, Be favourable to thy people, Who turn to thee in weeping, fasting, and praying. For thou art a merciful God, Full of compassion, Long-suffering, and of great pity. Thou sparest when we deserve punishment, And in thy wrath thinkest upon mercy. Spare thy people, good Lord, spare them, And let not thine heritage be brought to confusion. Hear us, O Lord, for thy mercy is great, And after the multitude of thy mercies look upon us; Through the merits and mediation of thy blessed Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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Then the Minister alone shall say,

God's gracious mercy and protection we commit you. The Lord bless you, and keep you. The Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious unto you. The Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace, both now and evermore.

THE PROPER

Amen.

ORDER FOR PRAYER AND THANKSGIVING

ON

THANKSGIVING-DAY,

OR

HARVEST-HOME.

To be used yearly on such day as shall be appointed by the Civil or Ecclesiastical

Authority.

¶The Minister shall begin by reading certain, or all, of the following Sentences of Scripture.

HONO

ONOUR the LORD with thy substance, and with the first-fruits of all thine increase : so shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine. Prov. iii. 9, 10.

The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens: by his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew. Prov. iii. 19, 20.

The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. Deut. xxxiii. 27.

Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew. Deut. xxxiii. 28.

Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! Deut. xxxiii, 29.

Then the Minister shall say,

O give thanks unto the God of heaven.
Answer. For his mercy endureth for ever.
Minister, O give thanks unto the Lord of Lords.
Answer. For his mercy endureth for ever.

¶ Then, all kneeling down, they shall say together the Thanksgiving.

MOST

OST gracious God, by whose knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew; We yield thee unfeigned thanks and praise, as for all thy mercies, so especially for the returns of seed-time and harvest, and for crowning the year with thy goodness, in the increase of the ground, and the gathering in of the fruits thereof. And, we beseech thee, give us a just sense of this great mercy; such as may appear in our lives, by an humble, holy, and obedient walking before thee all our days; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all glory and honour, world without end. Amen.

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TThen shall the Minister say as followeth.

LMIGHTY God, Father of all mercies, we, thine unworthy servants, do give thee most humble and

hearty thanks for all thy goodness and loving-kindness to us, and to all men. We bless thee for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; But above all, for thine inestimable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. And, we beseech thee, give us that due sense of all thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful, and that we show forth thy praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives; by giving up ourselves to thy service, and by walking before thee in holiness and righteousness all our days; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honour and glory, world without end. Amen.

¶ Then the Minister and the People shall together say the Lord's Prayer.

UR Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy

OUR and in come. 'Thy will be done

on earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive those 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.

Minister. We will praise thy Name, O God, with a

song.

Answer. And magnify it with thanksgiving.

¶ Here, all standing up, the Minister shall say,

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost;

Answer. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be world without end.

Minister. Praise ye the Lord.

Amen.

Answer. The Lord's Name be praised.

¶ Then shall be sung or said the following Anthems, with the Gloria Patri.

PRAISE

RAISE ye the LORD; for it is good to sing praises unto our God for it is pleasant, and praise is comely.

The LORD doth build up Jerusalem : he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.

He healeth those that are broken in heart and bindeth up their wounds.

He covereth the heaven with clouds, and prepareth rain for the earth: he maketh the grass to grow upon the mountains.

He giveth to the beast his food and to the young ravens which cry.

Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem: praise thy God, O Sion. For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates: he hath blessed thy children within thee.

He maketh peace in thy borders and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.

Then shall be sung or said Psalm cxlv., or some other Portion of the Psalms. ¶ Then shall be read for the First Lesson, Deut. viii.

After which shall be sung or said the Hymn Te Deum, the Canticle Benedicite, or else this Psalm.

Jubilate Deo. Psalm c.

BE joyful in the LORD, all ye lands serve the Lord with gladness, and come before his presence with a song.

Be ye sure that the LORD he is God it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

O go your way into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise be thankful unto him, and speak good of his Name.

For the LORD is gracious, his mercy is everlasting : and his truth endureth from generation to generation.

¶Then shall be read for the Second Lesson, 1 Thess. v. 12 to 24.

After which shall be sung or said this Psalm.

PRAISE God in his holiness: praise him in the firmament of his power.

Praise him in his noble acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.

Praise him in the sound of the trumpet: praise him upon the lute and harp.

Praise him in the cymbals and dances: praise him upon the strings and pipe.

Praise him upon the well-tuned cymbals : praise him upon the loud cymbals.

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Let every thing that hath breath: praise the LORD.

¶ Then shall the Minister and the People say the Apostles' Creed.

BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth:

And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord : Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin Mary Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, dead, and buried: He descended into hell, The third day he rose again from the dead: He ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty: From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost The holy Catholic Church; The Communion of Saints: The Forgiveness of sins: The Resurrection of the body: And the Life everlasting. Amen.

¶ And after that, these Prayers following, all devoutly kneeling; the Minister first pronouncing,

Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty.

Answer. Just and true are thy ways, thou King of Saints.