OD spake all these words, saying, I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out Jof the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before Me. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth genera tion of them that hate Me; and shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love Me, and keep My commandments. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh His name in vain. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work but the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy After Commandments 1-9. mf 645 SECOND SETTING. J. STAINER. cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Thou shalt not kill. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Thou shalt not commit adultery. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Thou shalt not steal. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's. Lord, have mercy upon us, and write all these Thy laws in our hearts, we beseech Thee. seech Thee, O Lord. After last Beatitude. Write these words in our hearts, we be seech Thee, O BLESSED are the poor in spirit; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn for they shall be comforted. Grant us this grace, we beseech Thee, O Lord. Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Grant us this grace, we beseech Thee, O Lord. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. Grant us this grace, we beseech Thee, O Lord. Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. Grant us this grace, we beseech Thee, O Lord. Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God. : Grant us this grace, we beseech Thee, O Lord. Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the children of God. : Grant us this grace, we beseech Thee, O Lord. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Write these words in our hearts, we beseech Thee, O Lord. |