This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1893 edition. Excerpt: ...him. Hear us, we beseech thee, O merciful Father, and grant that we, receiving these thy creatures of bread and wine, may alway remember the exceeding great love of our Master, and follow the blessed steps of his most holy life. We earnestly desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving. And here we offer and present unto thee, O Lord, ourselves, our souls and bodies, to be a reasonable, holy, and living sacrifice unto thee, humbly beseeching thee that we may be filled with thy grace and heavenly benediction, and made one body with thy Son Jesus Christ. And unto thee, O Father Almighty, be all honor and glory, world without end. Amen. H Then the Minister, deltvering the Bread to the People, shall say: TAKE and eat this in remembrance of Christ. T Then the Minister, delivering the Cup to the People, shall say: RINK this in remembrance of Christ. IT When all have received the Communion, a Hymn may be sung; and, this ended, the following prayers shall be UR Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done said: 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. THANKSGIVING. A LMIGHTY and ever-living God, we most heartily thank thee that thou dost vouchsafe to feed us with this most precious spiritual food, and dost assure us of thy favor and goodness towards us; and that we are very members incorporate in the mystical body of thy Son, which is the blessed company of all faithful people; and are also heirs through hope of thine...

Excerpt from Book of Prayer and Praise for Congregational Worship That the Church always had a power of mak ing such constitutions and alterations in the dis pensation of the Sacraments, provided their substance be preserved entire, as, with regard to the variety of circumstances and places, she should judge to be most expedient for the salvation of the receivers, or the veneration of the Sacraments themselves. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Drawing together scholars from fields of biblical studies, systematic theology, liturgics, and pastoral theology, In Praise of Worship questions an overemphasis on singing and music (alone) as worship in today's church. Whilst not minimizing moments of conscious and deliberate worship, the authors show that according to a close reading of Scripture and a clear understanding of theology, the whole of our lives is to be considered as worship-glorifying to the Lord who deserves such honor. Contributors: Nancy Ault Alastair Campbell David J. Cohen David G. Firth Travis Fitch Michael W. Goheen Stephen Haar Brian S. Harris Chris Jack Angela McCarthy Alan Niven John W. Olley Michael O'Neil Robin Parry Michael Parsons Michael J. Quicke

Wren discusses the thorny issues involving congregational singing today: the indispensable nature of public worship; contemporary worship music; the lyrics of different types of congregational songs, such as choruses, hymns, chants and ritual songs; and the importance of using hymn lyrics as poetry. He shows why hymn lyrics are altered throughout time and how they illustrate theology.