The Vicar’s Victuals: The Magnificat

My soul doth magnify the Lord,

and my spirit hath rejoiced in

God my Savior.

For he hath regarded

the lowliness of his handmaiden.

For behold from henceforth

all generations shall call me blessed.

For he that is mighty hath magnified me,

and holy is his Name.

And his mercy is on them that fear him

throughout all generations.

He hath showed strength with his arm;

he hath scattered the proud in the

imagination of their hearts.

He hath put down the mighty from their seat,

and hath exalted the humble and meek.

He hath filled the hungry with good things,

and the rich he hath sent empty away.

He remembering his mercy hath holpen his

servant Israel, as he promised to our

forefathers, Abraham and his seed for ever.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and

to the Holy Spirit: As it was in the beginning,

is now, and will be for ever.  Amen.

 

The Vicar’s Victuals: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

O Come, O come, Emmanuel,

and ransom captive Israel,

that morns in lonely exile here

until the Son of God appear.

Rejoice!  Rejoice!

Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.

O come, thou Wisdom, from on high,

and order all things far and nigh;

to us the path of knowledge show,

and teach us in her ways to go.

Rejoice!  Rejoice!

Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.

O come, o come, thou Lord of might,

who to thy tribes on Sinai's height

in ancient times did give the law,

in cloud, and majesty, and awe.

Rejoice!  Rejoice!

Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.

O come, thou Rod of Jesse’s stem,

from ev’ry foe deliver them

that trust thy mighty power to save,

and give them vict’ry o’er the grave.

Rejoice!  Rejoice!

Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.

O come, thou Key of David, come,

and open wide our heavenly home,

make safe the way that leads on high,

that we no more have cause to sigh.

Rejoice!  Rejoice!

Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.

O come, thou Dayspring from on high,

and cheer us by thy drawing nigh;

disperse the gloomy clouds of night

and death’s dark shadow put to flight.

Rejoice!  Rejoice!

Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.

O come, Desire of nations, bind

in one the hearts of all mankind;

bid every strife and quarrel cease

and fill the world with heaven’s peace.

Rejoice!  Rejoice!

Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.

Amen.

 

The Vicar’s Victuals: Father John Wesley’s Covenant Prayer...

I am no longer my own, but thine.

Put me to what thou wilt, rank me with

whom thou wilt.

Put me to doing, put me to suffering.

Let me be employed for thee or laid aside for thee,

exalted for thee or brought low for thee.

Let me be full, let me be empty.

Let me have all things, let me have nothing.

I freely and heartily yield all things to thy

pleasure and disposal.

And now, O glorious and blessed God:

Father, Son and Holy Spirit,

thou art mine, and I am thine.

So be it.

And the covenant which I have made on earth,

let it be ratified in heaven.

Amen.