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Let us fing a new Song unto our God, and to the Lamb, and let us fay, Thou haft been put to Death, and haft redeemed to God, by thy Blood, of all Tribes, Languages, People and Nations: Thou haft made us Kings and Priests to our God, and we fhall reign for ever. Worthy is the Lamb, who has been put to Death, to receive Power, Riches, Wisdom, Strength and Glory, for ever and ever.

Let all the Creatures that are in Heaven and upon Earth, give Praise and Honour to Him that fits upon the Throne, and to the Lamb.

Now is come the Salvation and Kingdom of our God, and of his Chrift. If God be for us, who can be against us? He who has not fpared his own Son, but has deliver'd Him up to the Death for us all, How fhall He not give all Things with Him?

Who fhall bring an Accufation against the Elect of God? God is He that juftifies, who fhall condemn? Chrift is He that is dead, and moreover, raised again, who is fat on the Right-hand of God, and has made Requeft for us.

To Him that has loved us, and that has washed us from our Sins by his Blood, and hath made us Kings and Pricfts unto God his Father, to Him be Power, and Glory, and Might, for ever and ever. Amen

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HE Lord hath faid to my Lord, Sit thou on my Right-hand, till I make thine Enemies thy Footstool..

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The Lord fhall ftretch out from Sion, the Scepter of thy Strength, faying, Reign Thou in the midst of thine Enemies.

The Lord hath fworn, and He will not alter, Thou art a Priest for ever after the Order of Melchifedeck.

Oye People, clap your Hands, fhout forth Cries of Joy to God with the Voice of Triumph. The Lord is gone up with a Cry of Joy: The Lord is gone up with a Song of Victory.

Lift up your Heads, O ye Gates, and be ye lifted up ye everlasting Doors, and the King of Glory fhall come in. Who is the King of Glory? It is the Lord, ftrong and mighty, He is the King of Glory.

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Sing Pfalms unto God, and to our King, fing Pfalms, for He is the King over all the Earth: The Lord rules over the Nations, He is feated on the Throne of his Holiness; let all Men bow down before Him, and let all the Angels of God adore Him.

O God, thy Throne endures for ever and ever, the Scepter of thy Kingdom is a Scepter of Righteousness: Thou haft loyed Righteouf

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An Hymn for the Day before, and the Day after ASCENSION. 63 nefs, and hated Iniquity; wherefore God, even thy God, has anointed Thee with the Oil of Gladnefs above thy Fellows.

Lord, Thou art gone up on high, Thou haft led Captivity ca ptive; Thou haft taken Gifts to diftribute among Men.

Thou art gone into the House of thy Father, to prepare Mansions for us; Thou art entred into Heaven as our Fore-runner; Thou shalt come down from thence as thy Apoftles faw Thee go up; and Thou fhalt take us with Thee, to the end that where Thou art we may be alfo.

Who fhall bring an Accufation against the Ele&t of God? God is He that justifies, Who fhall condemn? Chrift is He that is dead, and rifen again, who is alfo at the Right-hand of God, and intercedes. for us.

Glory be to the Father, &c.

An Hymn for the Day before, and the Day after Afcenfion.

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HE Lord reigns, let the People tremble: He is feated among the Cherubims. Let the Earth be fhaken, He is raised above all the Earth, He is gone up above all the Heavens.

God, who is the Father of our Lord Jefus Chrift, has powerfully raised Him, and given Him a Name which is above every Name, to the end that at the Name of Jefus, every Knee may bow in Heaven, apon Earth, and under the Earth, and that every Tongue may confefs, that Jefus Chrift is the Lord, to the Glory of God the Father.

All Power has been given to Him in Heaven and upon Earth. God has put all Things under his Feet, and has made Him above all Things, to be Head of the Church.

Let us rejoice before our King, let us adore Him, and let us give Him Honour and Glory.

We have Liberty to enter into the holy Places through the Blood of Jefus, by the new and living way that He hath confecrated for us, through the Vale, that is to fay, his Flesh.

Let us draw near with a true Heart, in full Affurance of Faith,. having our Hearts sprinkled from an evil Confcience, and our Bodies wafhed with pure Water: Let us therefore come boldly unto the Throne of Grace, that we may obtain Mercy, and find Grace to help in Time of need.

Glory be to the Father, c.

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An Hymn for Pentecoft, or Whitfuntide.

ET us blefs God, let us celebrate his Goodnefs, let us prefent our felves before Him with Hymns and Shouts of Joy.

We give Thee Thanks, O God, who art the Father of our Lord Jefus Chrift, forafmuch as after having raifed thy Son, and lifted Him up into Glory, Thou haft received Gifts to diftribute them to Men.

Thou haft fent thy Holy Spirit to thy Apostles, to the end that they might speak divers Tongues, and that healing of Difeafes, Signs and Wonders might be wrought in thy Name. Thou haft given Strength to the Word of thy Servants: Thou haft eftablished thy Kingdom, and lightned and converted the World by their Means.

The Kingdoms of the Earth, the People, and the Nations have heard them, and have been reduced to the Obedience of our Lord and of his Chrift, and He fhall reign for ever and ever.

We give Thee Thanks, Lord God Almighty, who art, who wast, and who fhall be, forafmuch as Thou haft difplayed thy great Power, and for that Thou art entred into thy Kingdom.

Because we are thy Children, Thou haft fent the Spirit of thy Son into our Hearts, crying, Abba, Father.

'Tis that Spirit which teftifies to our Spirit, that we are the Children of God..

'Tis that Spirit that comforts us in our Weakneffes, which himfelf prays for us, and which makes us groan after the Redemption of our Body, and the Glory of the Children of God.

'Tis that Spirit which is the Earneft of our Inheritance, and by which we have been fealed for the Day of Redemption.

we praise Thee for fo precious a Gift.

Glory be to the Father, &c.

An Hymn for the September Communion.

O Lord,

ET us celebrate the Lord, for He is good, for his Mercy en-
dureth for ever.

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Let all thofe that fear the Lord, fay now, that his Mercy endureth for ever.

The Lord is our Strength, and the Subject of our Hymns: He is our Redeemer: This is the Day the Lord hath made, come let us rejoice and be glad therein.

The Lord hath done marvelous Things, He has remembred his Covenant, He hath fent Salvation and Redemption to his People.

He hath fo loved the World, that He hath given his only Son, to

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the end that whofoever believes in Him, fhould not perish, but have everlasting Life.

He has given us the Bread of Heaven, which giveth Life to the World.

Let us praise Him, let us celebrate Him, let us blefs his Name. Let us give Thanks to our God and Father, who has made us to partake of the Inheritance of the Saints in Light.

Salvation is of our God, who fits upon the Throne, and of the Lamb. Amen. Amen.

Praife, Glory, Wisdom, Thanks, Honour, Power, and Might, to our God for ever and ever.

Praise our God ye his Servants, both Small and Great.

The Lord our God Almighty, is entred into his Kingdom, and we shall reign with Him for ever and ever.

Let us rejoice and be glad, and give Glory to Him, for the Marriage of the Lamb is come, and his Wife hath made her felf ready: Happy are those that are called to the Marriage Feaft of the Lamb.

We fhall be filled, O God, with the Fatnefs of thy House, and we fhall drink of the Rivers of thy Pleafures.

Glory be to the Father, &c.

The Angelical HYMN, or Song of the
ANGELS;

Which is to be read upon all FESTIVALS..

LORY be to God on high, and in Earth Peace, Good-will to

Gwards Men.

We praife Thee, we glorifie Thee, we give Thanks for all thy great Benefits, and for thy great Glory, Ó Lord God, Heavenly King, the Father Almighty.

O Lord, the only begotten Son Jefus Chrift, and thou Holy Spirit: O Lord, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takeft away the Sins of the World, have Mercy upon us. Thou that takest away -the Sins of the World, hear us.

Thou that fittest at the Right-hand of God, have Mercy upon us.

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For Thou only art holy, Thou only art the Lord, Thou only, O Chrift, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the Glory of God the Father. Amen.

Glory be to the Father, &c.

An Hymn to be faid at the Time of the Communion at the Holy Supper.:

LIFT up your Hearts on high: We lift up our Hearts unto the

Lord.

Let us give Thanks unto the Lord our God.

It is jult, it is reasonable, it is our Duty, and a most useful Thing; that at all Times, and in all Places, we should give Thanks unto Thee, O Lord God, holy Father, everlasting God.

Here follows the proper Preface, or Praises, adapted to each Circum

Stance.

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Becaufe Thou didst give Jefus Chrift thine only Son, to be born as at this Time for us, who by the Operation of the Holy Ghost, was made very Man, of the Subftance of the Virgin Mary his Mother, and that without Spot of Sin, to make us clean from all Sin: Therefore with Angels, & SOMA

At Eafter.,

Through Jefus Chrift, who died for our Offences, and rofe again for our Juftification: We praife Thee for the glorious Refurrection of our Saviour For He is the very Lamb hath takch away the Sin of the for us, and by Death, hath deftroy'd Death, and by his rifing to Life again, hath restored to us. everlafting Life: Therefore with Angels, &c.

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At Afcenfion, Day,

Through our Lord Jefus Christ, who after his moft glorious Refurrection, manifeftly appeared to.all his Apoftles, and in their Sight afcended up into Heaven, to the end that where He is, thither might we alfo afcend and reign with Him in Glory: Therefore with Angels, &c.

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