Evangelical Lutheran HYMN-BOOK ABRIDGED EDITION [Illustration] ST. LOUIS, MO. CONCORDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE 1927 Copyrighted 1927 by CONCORDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE St. Louis, Mo. PRINTED IN THE U. S. A. The Order of Morning Service, or the Communion. Introduction. A Hymn of Invocation of the Holy Ghost may be sung. The _Congregation_ shall rise, and the _Minister_, standing at the Altar, shall say: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. The _Congregation_ shall chant or say: =Amen.= Then shall be said the _Confession of Sins_, as here followeth: The Confession of Sins. _Minister._ Beloved in the Lord! Let us draw near with a true heart and confess our sins unto God, our Father, beseeching Him, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to grant us forgiveness. Then, all kneeling or standing, shall be chanted or said: _Minister._ Our help is in the name of the Lord. _Congregation._ =Who made heaven and earth.= _Minister._ I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord. _Congregation._ =And Thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin.= Then shall the _Minister_ say: Almighty God, our Maker and Redeemer, we poor sinners confess unto Thee that we are by nature sinful and unclean, and that we have sinned against Thee by thought, word, and deed. Wherefore we flee for refuge to Thine infinite mercy, seeking and imploring Thy grace, for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ. The _Congregation_ shall say with the _Minister_: =O most merciful God, who hast given Thine only-begotten Son to die for us, have mercy upon us, and for His sake grant us remission of all our sins; and by Thy Holy Spirit increase in us true knowledge of Thee and of Thy will, and true obedience to Thy Word, to the end that by Thy grace we may come to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.= Then the _Minister_, standing, shall say: Almighty God, our heavenly Father, hath had mercy upon us and hath given His only Son to die for us and for His sake forgiveth us all our sins. To them that believe on His name He giveth power to become the sons of God and hath promised them His Holy Spirit. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved. Grant this, Lord, unto us all. Then shall the _Congregation_ chant or say: =Amen=. Then, all standing to the close of the _Collect_, shall be chanted or said the _Introit_ for the day. The Introit.