The least of all that here attend

Hath honour greater far than he;
He was the Bridegroom's joyful friend,
His Body and His Spouse are we.
A higher race, the sons of light,

Of water and the Spirit born;
He the last star of parting night,
And we the children of the morn.

And as he boldly spake Thy word,

And joy'd to hear the Bridegroom's voice,
Thus may Thy pastors teach, O LORD,
And thus Thy list'ning Church rejoice!
TO FATHER, SON, and HOLY GHOST,
The GOD Whom Heaven and earth adore,
Be glory, as it was of old,

Is now,

and shall be evermore.

The following Anthems are to be used at Evening Prayer after the Third Collect.

O WISDOM, Which camest out of the mouth of the Most High, reaching from one end to another, mightily and sweetly ordering all things; Come and teach us the way of understanding.

O LORD and Ruler of the house of Israel, Who appearedst to Moses in a flame of fire in the bush, and gavest him the law in Sinai; Come and deliver us with an outstretched arm.

O Roor of Jesse, Which standest for an ensign of the people, at whom the kings shall shut their mouths, Thou to whom the Gentiles shall seek; Come and deliver us now, tarry not.

O KEY of David, and Sceptre of the house of Israel, Thou that openest and no man shutteth, and shuttest and no man openeth; Come and bring the prisoner out of the prison-house, and him that sitteth in darkness and in the shadow of death.

O ORIENT, Brightness of the Everlasting Light, and Sun of Righteousness; Come and enlighten them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death.

O KING and Desire of all nations, Thou Corner-stone, who hast made both one; Come and save man, whom Thou formedst from the clay.

O EMMANUEL, our King and Lawgiver, Hope of the Gentiles, and their SAVIOUR; Come and save us, O LORD our GOD.

Christmas.

"Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass."

18.

YE faithful, approach ye,
Joyfully triumphing,

O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem;
Come and behold Him

Born the King of Angels :
O come, let us adore Him,

O come, let us adore Him,

O come, let us adore Him, CHRIST the LORD.

GOD of GOD,

Light of Light,

Lo, He abhors not the Virgin's womb;

Very GoD,

Begotten, not created:

O come, let us adore Him,

O come, let us adore Him,

O come, let us adore Him, CHRIST the LORD.

Sing, choirs of Angels,

Sing in exultation,

Sing, all ye citizens of Heav'n above,
Glory to GOD

In the Highest :

O come, let us adore Him,

O come, let us adore Him,

O come, let us adore Him, CHRIST the LORD.

Yea, LORD, we greet Thee,
Born this happy morning:

JESU, to Thee be glory given,
Word of the FATHER

Late in flesh appearing:
O come, let us adore Him,

come, let us adore Him,

O come, let us adore Him, CHRIST the LORD.

"The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us."

19. JESU, REDEEMER of the world!

Who in the earliest dawn of Light
Wast from eternal ages born,
Immense in glory as in might