Let our children be brought up in thy nurture and admonition; (Eph. vi. 4.) Pour out thy Holy Spirit on all thy servants and handmaids (Acts ii. 18.) Purify our souls in obeying the truth, through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren: (1 Pet. i. 22.) Hear us, gracious Lord and God. Keep us in everlasting fellowship with the church triumphant, and let us rest together in thy presence from our labors : Hear us, gracious Lord and God. O Christ, almighty God, Have mercy upon us. O thou Lamb of God, which takest away the sin of the world, (John i. 29.) Own us to be thine. O thou Lamb of God, which takest away the sin of the world, Be joyful over us. O thou Lamb of God which takest away the sin of the world, Leave thy peace with us. O Christ, hear us. Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. DOXOLOGY-TO BE USED ON FESTAL OCCASIONS. Unto the Lamb that was slain, (Rev. v. 12.) And hath redeemed us out of all nations of the earth : (Rev. v. 9) Unto the Lord who purchased our souls for himself: (Acts xx. 28.) Unto that Friend who loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood: (Rev. i. 5.) Who died for us once, (Rom. vi. 10, 11; 2 Cor. v. 15.) That we might die unto sin; (1 Pet. ii. 24.) Who rose for us, That we also might rise; (1 Cor. xv.) Who ascended for us into heaven, To prepare a place for us; (John xiv. 2, 3.) CHOIR. And to whom are subjected the angels, and powers, and dominions; (1 Pet. iii. 22.) To him be glory at all times, In the church that waiteth for him,-and in that which is around him, CHOIR. From everlasting to everlasting: Amen. MIN. Little children, abide in him; that when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming. (1 John ii. 28.) In none but him alone I trust for ever, In him, my Saviour. The Lord bless thee, and keep thee ; The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace: In the name of Jesus: Amen. THE MINISTRATION OF BAPTISM TO INFANTS. Baptism is to be administered with befitting solemnity, ordinarily in a public meeting of the congregation, which the children especially should attend. After the singing of a suitable hymn, and a short discourse, treating of the nature of baptism, and the obligations of parents presenting their children to be baptized, the congregation rises, and unites with the officiating minister in the following petitions: CHRIST, thou Lamb of God, which takest away the sin of the world, Leave thy peace with us: Amen. By thy holy sacraments, Bless us, gracious Lord and God. Baptism is the answer of a good conscience towards God, who hath saved us by the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Ghost, which is shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour. Children, also, may be made partakers of this grace; For Christ hath said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of heaven. An infant we present to thee, (The child having been brought in, the minister offers up a prayer.) Ye who are baptized into Christ Jesus, how were ye baptized? Into his death. N. N., into the death of Jesus I baptize thee, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. (During the imposition of hands the minister continues :) Now art thou buried with him by baptism into his death; In the name of Jesus: Amen. Now therefore live, yet not thou, but Christ live in thee; and the life which thou now livest in the flesh, live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved thee, and gave himself for thee. This grant according to thy word, Through Jesus Christ our only Lord, The Lord bless thee, and keep thee; The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee; The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace; In the name of Jesus: Amen. A second Litany, to be used at the baptism of children, may be found in the first part of the Hymn Book, pages xviii. xix. THE MINISTRATION OF BAPTISM TO ADULTS. By the administration of Baptism, in the case of an adult, the person baptized is admitted to the communicant congregation. This sacrament, except illness prevents it, is always administered in a public meeting. The service begins with the following hymn: Christ, the almighty Son of God, Praise to the Father and the Son, [After a short discourse by the minister, follow these petitions :] Lord God, our FATHER, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven; give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that 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. Lord God, SoN, thou Saviour of the world, Be gracious unto us. Lord God, HOLY GHOST, Abide with us forever. Thou LAMB once slain, our God and Lord, To needy prayers thine ear afford, And on us all have mercy. By thy divine presence, By thy holy sacraments, Bless us, gracious Lord and God. [Then the minister puts the following questions to the candidate for baptism:] Dost thou believe in God the Father, almighty Maker and Preserver of heaven and earth? ANSWER. I do. Dost thou believe in Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, our Lord, who loved us, and gave himself for us? ANSWER. I do. Dost thou believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy Christian |