I believed, and therefore will I speak; but I was sore troubled:
I said in my haste, All men are liars.
What reward shall I give unto the Lord: for all the benefits that
he hath done unto me?
I will receive the cup of salvation: and call upon the name of the
Lord.
I will pay my vows now in the presence of all his people: in the
courts of the Lord's house, even in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem.
Praise the Lord.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world
without end. Amen.
_Or Psalm cxxvii_.
_Nisi Dominus_.
Except the Lord build the house: their labour is but lost that
build it.
Except the Lord keep the city: the watchman waketh but in vain.
It is but lost labour that ye haste to rise up early, and so late
take rest, and eat the bread of carefulness: for so he giveth his
beloved sleep.
Lo, children and the fruit of the womb: are an heritage and gift
that cometh of the Lord.
Like as the arrows in the hand of the giant: even so are the young
children.
Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not
be ashamed when they speak with their enemies in the gate.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world
without end. Amen.
_Then the Priest shall say_,
Let us pray.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
_Christ, have mercy upon us_.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
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, the power,
and the glory, For ever and ever. Amen.
_Minister_. O Lord, save this woman thy servant;
_Answer_. Who putteth her trust in thee.
_Minister_. Be thou to her a strong tower;
_Answer_. From the face of her enemy.
_Minister_. Lord, hear our prayer.
_Answer_. And let our cry come unto thee.
_Minister_.
Let us pray.
O almighty God, we give thee humble thanks for that thou hast
vouchsafed to deliver this woman thy servant from the great pain
and peril of child-birth: Grant, we beseech thee, most merciful
Father, that she through thy help may both faithfully live and
walk according to thy will, in this life present; and also may be
partaker of everlasting glory in the life to come; through Jesus
Christ our Lord. _Amen_.
_The woman, that cometh to give her thanks, must offer accustomed
offerings; and, if there be a Communion, it is convenient that she
receive the holy Communion_.