Forms Of Worship
We have seen that Unity of Intention is necessary to congregational worship. When a few people, animated by the same sentiments, are drawn together by one motive, and incur the same dangers, it matters little whether they use a form of worship or n... The Key-note Of Prayer And Praise
"When ye pray, say, Our Father, &c." S. Luke xi. 2. We can now understand why the Lord's Prayer is used twice in the same Service. The Praises begin with it and the Prayers begin with it. The setting of {17} the Lord's Prayer will always proc... Variety Of Method
The worshippers are divided into two or more parties who take up their parts alternately, or together. It is evident that such a division may be made in many ways. Those which have been adopted in former times have resulted in the survival of five... What The Bible Revelation Says About God
Reasoning of the kind which Socrates used comes near to proof. But it can never actually prove the existence of God. The mind of man is so constituted that it dislikes the notion of Laws without a Lawgiver. Evolution is a law which is found to hol... Worship-forms
We find that, in the Services, shares are distributed to the worshippers in five different ways, which may be called Worship-forms. The Table on p. 21 should be carefully studied. Hooker's description of them (E. P. v. xxxix. 1) is a little diffi... Advent Setting Of Venite
Behold the King cometh. Let us go to meet our Saviour. O come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our Salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving: and shew ourselves glad in him with Psalms. ... Anthems
Anthem=Antiphon, fr. antiphonon: so called because two choirs sing alternately. Anthems are of two sorts--simple Anthems and compound Anthems. A simple Anthem is one or more verses (often from Holy Scripture), used to give character to a Psalm... Appeal For Help
The eight versicles which follow next are addressed to Christ, and in most editions of the Prayer Book are separated by a small space from the Verse and Respond, Priest. O Lord, let thy mercy, &c. Answer. As we do put, &c. These eight ... Appendix A
Cartwright, attacking the Prayer Book, 1572 or later, wrote-- "For the singing of Psalms by course and side after side, although it be very ancient yet it is not commendable, and so much the more to be suspected for that the Devil hath gone about ... Benedicite
The Canticle Benedicite omnia Opera is so called from Latin words meaning Bless ye, all Works. Our Services were translated from the Latin Services used in our Church for centuries before 1549: for Latin was the common language of civilised Europ... Benedictus
Benedictus is the Hymn of Zacharias upon the first beginning of the actual Coming of Messiah. "The horn of salvation was virtually raised up when the Incarnation became an accomplished fact" (Godet). The birth of S. John the Baptist was foretold t... Cantate Domino
Passing now to the corresponding Canticle at Evensong, we find Cantate Domino, the 98th Psalm, which, though much briefer, and nearly free from elaborate detail, makes the same acknowledgement of the Almighty Maker, and calls upon His creatures to p... Canticles Which Follow The Second Lesson
We have seen that the Gospel is frequently hidden[1] in the Old Testament Lessons. The unfolding of this hidden thought comes by natural sequence in the Second Lessons. They are chosen from the Gospels, which tell the History of our Lord's Earthly... Dates
The principal dates which are of use in reading this book fall into four groups: 1. The Early Church. 2. The Discussion of the Creed. 3. The Growth of Services. 4. The Growth of the English Services. There is of course a certain a... Dates Connected With The Growth Of The Christian Service Books
A.D. 112. Pliny's Letter. 140. Justin Martyr's 1st Apology. 340-397. Ambrose, Bp of Milan. 347-407. Chrysostom, Bp of Constantinople. Before 400. Clementine Liturgy. 463-474. Mamertus, Bp of Vienne. Litanies. 590-604. Gr...

Psalms In Daily Services Structure Of The Litany God's Answer To Confession Is The Absolution Or Remission Of Sins Te Deum Laudamus Easter Eve Setting Of Magnificat Origin Of Morning And Evening Prayer The Rubrics After The Collects Variations Of Words And Phrases

The First Lord's Prayer Map Of The Lessons And Their Canticles The Canticles What The Bible Says Of Jesus The Lord's Prayer The Order For Morning Prayer Daily Throughout The Year The Five Kinds Of Worship Forms The Pressing Anxieties Of The Moment