Andrewes

1PRAYERS

2PRIVATE AND DAILY.

1DAILY PRAYERS.

2HOURS OF PRAYER.

3ALWAYS.i

4Without ceasing.ii

5At every season.

6Three seasons of the day he was bowing upon his knees,

7and praying, and giving thanks before his God,

8as he did aforetime.iii

9Evening and morning and at noonday will I declare it,

10and make it known, and he shall hear my voice.

11Seven times a day have I praised thee.iv

121. Early in the morning, a great while before day.

132. At the dawning.

143. At the third hour of the day.

154. About the sixth hour.

165. At the ninth hour, the hour of prayer.

176. Toward the eventide.v

187. In the night watches.

19At midnight.vi

20PLACES OF PRAYER.

21In every place where I record my name, thither will I come unto thee, and

22I will bless thee.vii

23The congregation.

24In the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation.viii

1The closet.

2Enter into thy closet, and having shut the door, pray to

3thy Father which is in secret.i

4The upper room.

5He went up upon the housetop to pray.ii

6The temple.

7They went up into the temple.iii

8The shore.

9Upon the shore.iv

10The garden.

11In a garden.v

12The bed.

13Upon their beds.vi

14The wilderness.

15In a desert place.vii

16In every place, lifting up holy hands, without wrath

17and doubting.viii

18INTERCESSIONS.

19And Samuel among them that make supplication.ix

20Far be it from me that I should sin before the Lord,

21in ceasing to pray before him for you, and

22to shew you the good and the straight way.

23But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry

24of the word.

25O thou that hearest prayer,

26unto thee shall all flesh come;

27yea, this soul also shall come.

1But words of iniquities have prevailed against me;

2as for my sins, thou shalt purge them away.i

3O Lord, open thou my lips,

4and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.ii

5But as for me, in the multitude of thy mercy will I come into thy

6house; I will worship toward thy holy temple in thy

7fear.iii

8Hear, O Lord, the voice of my supplication when I

9cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy

10holy temple.iv

11Let us receive, O God, thy lovingkindness in the midst of thy

12house.v

13Remember the brethren that stand about us, and pray

14together with us in this hour.

15Remember their readiness and their diligence.

16Remember also them that for reasonable causes are absent, and

17have mercy upon them and upon us according to the multitude of thy mercy,

18O Lord.

19Let us call blessed the godly kings, the orthodox chief bishops,

20the founders of this holy college.

21Glory to thee, O Lord, glory to thee,

22Glory to thee that dost glorify them,

23in whom we also glorify thee.

24Let thine eyes be open, and thine ears attentive, to hearken

25unto the prayer which thy servant prayeth toward this place, whereon

26thy name is calledvi

27there.

1CONFESSIONS.

2Woe is me, I have sinned against thee, O Lord, I have sinned against thee.

3O what things I was committing,i

4and thou hast not requited me as my sins deserved.

5But I am ashamed,

6and I turn away from my evil ways,

7and I turn again unto mine own heart,

8and with my whole heart I turn again unto thee.

9And I seek thy face,

10and I beseech thee, saying,

11I have sinned, I have done iniquity, I have done wickedly;

12I know, O Lord, the plague of mine own heart,

13and behold, I turn again unto thee

14with all my heart, and

15with all my strength.

16And now thou, O Lord, from thy dwelling place,

17from the throne of the glory of thy kingdom in the heavens,

18hear thou the prayer

19and the supplication of thy servant,

20and be merciful unto thy servant,ii

21and heal his soul.

22I dare not so much as lift up mine eyes

23unto heaven,

24but standing afar off

25I smite upon my breast,

26and say with the publican,

27God be merciful to me a sinner,

28to me a sinner above the publican,iii

29be merciful even as to the publican.

1The thought of man shall give thanks unto thee, and the remainder

2of the thought shall keep holy day unto thee.i

3I have sinned. I confess. Have mercy — { according to;

4for, and for the sake of;

5even as.

6I purpose. I am weak. Bring help — { through;

7in.

8Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief;ii

9increase my little faith.

10And now, what is my hope?

11Is it not thou?

12Yea, my substance is with thee.iii

13Open thou mine eyes,

14that I may behold.iv

15Incline my heart,

16that I may long after thee.

17Direct my goings,

18that I may walk in the way of thy commandments.

19THE ENTRANCE.

20Let us pray unto the Lord.

211. The creation. | 3. Bishops.

22Mankind. | Presbyters.

23They that are compassed with in- | The clergy.

24firmity. | The Christ-loving people.

25| Our own.

262. The Catholic Church. | 4. The commonwealths of the world.

27The Eastern. |

28The Western. | The Christian.

29The British. |

1The lands near at hand.

2Our own.

35. Those whom thou hast counted worthy to reign.

4Our own.

5The council.

6Justice.

7Dominion.

8Force of war.

9The people.

10The succession.

11Teaching.

126. Nature.

13Well-doing.

14Ministration in things of the flesh.

15The stewardship in trust

16of old, {

17The house of study.

18The parish.

19The Southern Spring.

20Saint Paul's.

21The Western Minster.

22Chichester.

23The City of Mercy.

24and now, {

25The diocese of Winton.

26The chapel.

27The church.

28The Royal Chapel.

29The stewardship of the royal alms.

30Six houses of study.

317. Friendship in the moral life.

1Christian charity.

2The neighbourhood.

3The promise. | Destroy thou not.

4The mutual duty.

5The press of business. | Hosanna

6The dearth of intercessors. | in { the highest. / the earthly places. }

7They that are in extremities.

8They that are labouring at some

9worthy achievement.

10They that have been offended

11by me at any time.

12THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF PRAYER.

131. Kneeling. | Humbling.i

14Falling upon the knees.ii

15Upon the face.iii

16{ My soul is bowed down to the dust; / my belly cleaveth unto the earth. }iv

172. Bowing the head.

18Dejected looks. | Confusion.v

193. Smiting the breast. | Indignation.vi

204. Trembling. | Fear.vii

215. Groaning.viii

22Wringing of the hands. | Sorrow.

236. Lifting up { of the eyes; / of the hands. | Longing.ix

247. Buffeting the body. | Avenging.x

1THE ORDER OF MATINS.

2Glory to thee, O Lord, glory to thee,

3Glory to him that hath given me sleep

4for the repairing of my weakness,

5and for the easing of the labours

6of this much-toiling flesh.

7This day and every day,

8perfect, holy, peaceful, whole,

9to pass without sin —

10Grant, O Lord.

11An angel of peace, a faithful guide,

12a keeper of our souls and bodies,

13encamping round about me,i

14and ever suggesting to me the things that pertain to salvation —

15Grant, O Lord.

16Pardon and remission

17of all our sins,

18and of all our offences —

19Grant, O Lord.

20The things that are good and profitable for our souls,

21and peace for the world —

22Grant, O Lord.

23That the residue of the time of our life

24in penitence and godly fear,

25in health and in peace we may fulfil —

26Grant, O Lord.

27Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever

1things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise,

2to think on these things, and to do these things —i

3Grant, O Lord.

4A Christian ending to our life,

5without sin, without shame,

6and, if it seem good to thee, without pain,

7And a good defence before the dread

8and fearful judgement-seat of Jesus Christ

9our Lord —

10Grant, O Lord.

11O BEING beyond all being, nature uncreated,

12Maker of the whole,

13I have set thee, O Lord, before me,ii

14And I lift up my soul unto thee.iii

15I worship thee, bowing my knees,iv

16and I humble myself under thy mighty hand.v

17I spread forth my hands unto thee,

18My soul is unto thee as a thirsty land.vi

19I smite upon my breast,

20and say with the Publican,

21God be merciful to me { a sinner, / a sinner utterly. }

22To me a sinner above the Publican

23be merciful, even as to the Publican.

24O Father of mercies,

25I beseech thy fatherly compassion,

26despise me not — { a foul worm, / a dead dog, / a rotten carcase. }vii

1Despise not the work of thine hands,i

2despise not thine own image,ii

3though it bear the marks of sin.

4Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

5Lord, speak but the word only, and I shall be cleansed.iii

6And thou, O Christ my Saviour,

7O Christ my Saviour,

8Saviour of sinners, of whom I am chief,

9despise me not,

10despise me not, O Lord.

11The price of thy blood,

12the surname of thine own upon me — despise it not,

13despise me not, O Lord;

14But look upon me with those thine eyes,

15with which thou didst look

16upon Magdalene at the feast,

17upon Peter in the hall,

18upon the Thief upon the tree.

19So that with the Thief I may humbly beseech thee,

20Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom;

21with Peter may weep bitterly, and say,

22O that mine eyes were a fountain of tears,

23that I might weep day and night!

24with Magdalene may hear thee saying,

25Thy sins are forgiven thee;

26and with her may love much,

27because many, yea manifold, [sins]

28have been forgiven me.

1And thou, all-holy and good

2and life-giving Spirit,

3despise me not,

4thine own breath,

5despise not thy holy things;

6But return, O Lord; how long? and

7be entreated concerning thy servant; visit me.i

8BLESSED art thou, O Lord,

9our God,

10the God of our fathers,

11Who turnest into the morning the shadow of death,ii

12and renewest the face of the earth.iii

13Who removest the darkness from the face of the light,

14who dividest the night and bringest back the day;

15Who hast lightened mine eyes,

16that I sleep not in death.iv

17Who hast delivered me from the terror by night,

18from the pestilence that walketh in darkness.v

19Who hast driven sleep from mine eyes,

20and slumber from mine eyelids;

21Who makest the outgoings of the morning and of the evening to rejoice,vi

22For I laid me down and slept, and I awaked,vii

23for thou, Lord, makest me dwell in hope;

24For I awoke, and beheld,

25and my sleep was sweet unto me.viii

26Blot out, as a thick cloud of the night, mine iniquities;

27scatter, as a morning cloud, my sins.ix

28Grant me to be a son of light, a son of the day,x

1that, as in the day, soberly, purely, honestlyi

2I may walk.

3Vouchsafe to keep me this day without sin.

4Upholding them that fall, raising up them that are cast down,

5that I never harden my heart through provocation,

6or temptation, or the deceitfulness of any sin.ii

7And moreover deliver me this day

8From the snare of the hunters,

9From the troublous word,

10From the arrow that flieth by day,

11From mischance,

12From the noonday demon.iii

13From mine own evil preserve the day,

14From the evil of the day preserve me.iv

15Let not my days be consumed in vanity,

16nor my years in wretchedness.v

17Let day utter speech unto day,vi

18let this day teach to the day before some knowledge or some deed.

19Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning,

20for in thee do I trust;

21Cause me to know the way wherein I should walk,

22for I lift up my soul unto thee.vii

23Deliver me from mine enemies, O Lord,

24for I flee unto thee to hide me.

25Teach me to do thy will,

26for thou art my God.

27Thy Spirit is good; let it lead me

28into the land of uprightness.

29For thy name's sake, O Lord, thou shalt quicken me,

30in thy righteousness thou shalt bring out of trouble

1my soul.

2Raise up out of my soul

3the thoughts that are without understanding.

4And breathe into me good thoughts,

5and such as are well-pleasing in thy sight.

6Turn away mine eyes,

7that they behold not vanity.i

8Let mine eyes look upon the things that are right,

9and let mine eyelids assent unto the things that are just.ii

10Hedge up mine ears with thorns,

11that I hearken not unto words void of instruction.

12In the morning waken mine ear to hear,iii

13and open mine ears unto the instruction of the oracles.

14Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth,

15keep the door of my lips.iv

16Let my speech be seasoned with salt,v

17that it may minister grace unto the hearers.vi

18Let no deed of mine become to me a sobbing of grief,

19or an offence of heart.vii

20But let there be some deed for which thou mayest remember me, O Lord, unto

21good; and spare me according to the multitude of thy

22mercy.viii

23INTO thy hands I commend

24my spirit, my soul, my body,

25Thou hast created, redeemed, regenerated them,

26O Lord, thou God of truth;ix

27And with me all that are mine, and all that is mine.

28Thou hast bestowed them upon me, O Lord, in thy goodness.x

29Keep us from all evil,xi

1Keep our souls,

2I beseech thee, O Lord.

3Keep us from falling, and present us faultless

4before the presence of thy glory ini

5that Day.ii

6Keep my going out, and my coming in,

7from this time forth, and even for evermore.iii

8Prosper thy servant this day, and grant him

9mercy in the sight of them that meet with him.iv

10O God, make speed to save me;

11O Lord, make haste to help me.v

12O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me;

13give thy strength unto thy servant,

14and save the son of thine handmaid.vi

15Shew me a token for good,

16that I be not ashamed before them

17that hate me;

18because thou, Lord, hast holpen me,

19and comforted me.