Terce

℣. O God, ✠ make speed to save us. ℟. O Lord, make haste to help us. ℣. 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. ℣. Praise ye the Lord. ℟. The Lord's Name be praised.

Come Holy Ghost, with God the Son, And God the Father, ever one: Shed forth thy grace within our breast, And dwell with us, a ready Guest. By every pow'r, by heart and tongue, By act and deed, thy praise be sung; Inflame with perfect love each sense, That others' souls may kindle thence. O Father, that we ask be done, Through Jesus Christ, thine only Son; Who, with the Holy Ghost and thee, Shall live and reign eternally. Amen.

O let thy loving mercies come unto me, † that I may live.

¶ NOTE, At the end of every Psalm in the Minor Hours, the Gloria Patri is said.

PSALM 119:33-40

T³³EACH me, O Lord, the way of thy statutes : and I shall keep it unto the end.

³⁴Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law : yea, I shall keep it with my whole heart.

³⁵Make me to go in the path of thy commandments : for therein is my desire.

³⁶Incline my heart unto thy testimonies : and not to covetousness.

³⁷O turn away mine eyes, lest they behold vanity : and quicken thou me in thy way.

³⁸O stablish thy word in thy servant : that I may fear thee.

³⁹Take away the rebuke that I am afraid of : for thy judgements are good.

⁴⁰Behold, my delight is in thy commandments : O quicken me in thy righteousness.

℣. 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.

PSALM 119:41-48

⁴¹LET thy loving mercy come also unto me, O Lord : even thy salvation, according unto thy word.

⁴²So shall I make answer unto my blasphemers : for my trust is in thy word.

⁴³O take not the word of thy truth utterly out of my mouth : for my hope is in thy judgements.

⁴⁴So shall I alway keep thy law : yea, for ever and ever.

⁴⁵And I will walk at liberty : for I seek thy commandments.

⁴⁶I will speak of thy testimonies also, even before kings : and will not be ashamed.

⁴⁷And my delight shall be in thy commandments : which I have loved.

⁴⁸My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved : and my study shall be in thy statutes.

℣. 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.

PSALM 119:49-56

⁴⁹O THINK upon thy servant, as concerning thy word : wherein thou hast caused me to put my trust.

⁵⁰The same is my comfort in my trouble : for thy word hath quickened me.

⁵¹The proud have had me exceedingly in derision : yet have I not shrinked from thy law.

⁵²For I remembered thine everlasting judgements, O Lord : and received comfort.

⁵³I am horribly afraid : for the ungodly that forsake thy law.

⁵⁴Thy statutes have been my songs : in the house of my pilgrimage.

⁵⁵I have thought upon thy Name, O Lord, in the night-season : and have kept thy law.

⁵⁶This I had : because I kept thy commandments.

℣. 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.

PSALM 119:57-64

⁵⁷THOU art my portion, O Lord : I have promised to keep thy law.

⁵⁸I made my humble petition in thy presence with my whole heart : O be merciful unto me, according to thy word.

⁵⁹I called mine own ways to remembrance : and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.

⁶⁰I made haste, and prolonged not the time : to keep thy commandments.

⁶¹The congregations of the ungodly have robbed me : but I have not forgotten thy law.

⁶²At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee : because of thy righteous judgements.

⁶³I am a companion of all them that fear thee : and keep thy commandments.

⁶⁴The earth, O Lord, is full of thy mercy : O teach me thy statutes.

℣. 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.

PSALM 119:65-72

⁶⁵O LORD, thou hast dealt graciously with thy servant : according unto thy word.

⁶⁶O learn me true understanding and knowledge : for I have believed thy commandments.

⁶⁷Before I was troubled, I went wrong : but now have I kept thy word.

⁶⁸Thou art good and gracious : O teach me thy statutes.

⁶⁹The proud have imagined a lie against me : but I will keep thy commandments with my whole heart.

⁷⁰Their heart is as fat as brawn : but my delight hath been in thy law.

⁷¹It is good for me that I have been in trouble : that I may learn thy statutes.

⁷²The law of thy mouth is dearer unto me : than thousands of gold and silver.

℣. 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.

PSALM 119:73-80

⁷³THY hands have made me and fashioned me : O give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.

⁷⁴They that fear thee will be glad when they see me : because I have put my trust in thy word.

⁷⁵I know, O Lord, that thy judgements are right : and that thou of very faithfulness hast caused me to be troubled.

⁷⁶O let thy merciful kindness be my comfort : according to thy word unto thy servant.

⁷⁷O let thy loving mercies come unto me, that I may live : for thy law is my delight.

⁷⁸Let the proud be confounded, for they go wickedly about to destroy me : but I will be occupied in thy commandments.

⁷⁹Let such as fear thee, and have known thy testimonies : be turned unto me.

⁸⁰O let my heart be sound in thy statutes : that I be not ashamed.

℣. 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.

O let thy loving mercies come unto me, † that I may live.

Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise.

℟. Thanks be to God.

℣. Heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee. ℟. Heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee. ℣. I said, Lord, be merciful unto me. ℟. For I have sinned against thee. ℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. ℟. Heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee. ℣. Thou hast been my succour. ℟. Leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.

¶ The Suffrages are said, kneeling, on all Ferias outside of Eastertide.

℣. Lord, have mercy upon us. ℟. Christ, have mercy upon us. ℣. Lord, have mercy upon us.

℣. Send out thy light and thy truth, that they may lead me. ℟. And bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy dwelling. ℣. O let us live. ℟. And we shall call upon thy Name. ℣. Turn us again, O Lord God of hosts. ℟. Show the light of thy countenance, and we shall be whole.

℣. The Lord be with you. or, O Lord, hear our prayer. ℟. And with thy spirit. or, And let our cry come unto thee.

COLLECT OF THE DAY

Wednesday after the 13th Sunday after Trinity

Almighty and merciful God, of whose only gift it cometh that thy faithful people do unto thee true and laudable service; Grant, we beseech thee, that we may so faithfully serve thee in this life, that we fail not finally to attain thy heavenly promises. Through.

MEMORIAL COLLECT

Help us this day, O God, to serve thee devoutly and the world busily. May we do our work wisely, give succour secretly, go to our meat appetitely, sit thereat discreetly, arise temperately, please our friends duly, go to our bed merrily, and sleep surely; for the joy of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

℣. The Lord be with you. or, O Lord, hear our prayer. ℟. And with thy spirit. or, And let our cry come unto thee. ℣. Let us bless the Lord. ℟. Thanks be to God. ℣. May the souls ✠ of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, and hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father, to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.