Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. _Psalm_ li. 9. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. _Psalm_ li. 17. Rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. _Joel_ ii. 13. To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him: neither have we obeyed the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in his laws which he set before us. _Dan_. ix. 9, 10. O Lord, correct me, but with judgement; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing. _Jer_. x. 24. _Psalm_ vi. 1. Repent ye; for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand. _St Matth_. iii. 2. I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, and am no more worthy to be called thy son. _St Luke_ xv. 18, 19. Enter not into judgement with thy servant, O Lord; for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. _Psalm_ cxliii. 2. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive our selves, and the truth is not in us: but if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 _St John_ i. 8, 9. | _These sentences of Scripture may be used at the beginning of_ | _Evening Prayer at the Great Festivals_. | | _Christmas-day and seven days after_. | | Unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour which | is Christ the Lord. _St Luke_ ii. 11. | | _Easter-day and seven days after_. | | The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia. _St Luke_ xxiv. 34. | | _Ascension-day and seven days after_. | | Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lift up, ye everlasting | doors; and the King of Glory shall come in. _Psalm_ xxiv. 7. | | _Or_, We have a great high priest that is passed into the | heavens, Jesus the Son of God. Let us therefore come boldly | unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find | grace to help in time of need. _Heb_. iv. 14, 16. | | _Whitsunday and six days after_. | | When the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with | one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from | heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house | where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven | tongues, like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them: and they | were all filled with the Holy Ghost. _Acts_ ii. 1-4.