A Hymn of Invocation of the Holy Ghost, or another Hymn, may be sung. Or, The Service shall begin with the Versicle and the Gloria Patri, sung or said responsively as here followeth, all standing to the end of the Venite. THE VERSICLE. O Lord, open Thou my lips. Make haste, O God, to deliver me Make haste, to help me, O Lord. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost: As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Hallelujah. And my mouth shall show forth Thy During the Passion Season the Hallelujah praise. I. For General Use. Min. O Lord open Thou my lips. is omitted. Min. Make haste, O God, to deliver me. jah.] THE INVITATORY. O come, let us worship the Lord. Then shall follow the Invitatory with the Venite. On Festival Days a special Invitatory may be used. The Invitatory is divided into two parts separated by a colon. The first part, or the whole, of the Invitatory may be sung or said by the Minister, or sung by a single voice, or by the Choir, before the Venite; O come let us sing unto the Lord: etc. and after the Venite and Gloria Patri, the whole Invitatory may be sung. VENITE EXULTEMUS. Ps. 95. Glory be to the Father, etc. The small notes are used only when the whole Invitatory is sung. Then shall be sung THE HYMN. Then shall be sung or said one or more Psalms, all standing to the end of the Psalm. An Antiphon may be used with each Psalm. (Pages 49-88.) THE PSALM. (Pages 49-143.) Festival Invitatories. (continued.) At the end of each Psalm the Congregation shall sing or say: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. in- to Heaven: 0 come, let us worship Him. Hal- le Ascension. Hallelujah! the King ascendeth J When the Antiphon is used, its proper Tone must be taken for both the Psalm and the Gloria Patri. See page 48 for directions concerning the use of the Antiphon. When the Psalm is said, the Gloria Patri may be sung as here given, or a suitable chant may be used. Then shall be read THE LESSON. One or more Scripture Lessons may be read; and after each Lesson, except the last, may be sung or said: O Lord, have mercy upon us. Thanks be to Thee, O God. After the last Lesson, a Responsory, Pages 153-162) or a Hymn, may be sung. Then may follow a brief EXHORTATION OR SERMON. Then shall be sung or said THE CANTICLE. The Te Deum, the Benedictus, or anoth er Canticle may be used. The Congregation shall stand to the end of the Service, except that it may kneel during the Prayers. After each Lesson, except the last. Select or transpose according to the key and character of the Responsory or Hymn that follows the last Lesson. |