MATINS

For Great Thursday
Psalm 94:21-22
- They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, And condemn the innocent blood.
- But the LORD hath been my high tower, And my God the rock of my refuge.

For Great Friday
Psalm 88:8-9
- I am shut up, and I cannot come forth. Mine eye wasteth away by reason of affliction:
- I have called daily upon thee, O  LORD; I have spread forth my hands unto thee.

For Great Saturday
Psalm 88:6-7

- Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, In dark places, in the deeps.
- Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, And thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves.

For the Dead
Psalm 116:7, 1-7
- Return unto thy rest, O my soul; For the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.
- I love the LORD, because he heareth My voice and my supplications.
- Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, Therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.
- The cords of death compassed me, And the pains of Sheol gat hold upon me.
- I found trouble and sorrow; then called I upon the name of the LORD.
- O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul. Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; Yea, our God is merciful. The LORD preserveth the simple.
- I was brought low, and he saved me.
- Return unto thy rest, O my soul; For the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.

For the Church
Psalm 93:5, 1
- Holiness becometh thy house, O  LORD, for evermore.
- The LORD reigneth; he is clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed with strength.

For other feasts, see next pages (  20 and 21  ).

After anthems, follows the Litany. Choose the proper of the day : for Sunday Eves, Sundays, and Eastertide - page 22; for Saints - pages 24 - 25 - 26 ; for other Feasts - page 27 ; for days of fasting - page 28 .

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