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Introit. BLESS the Lord, ye His angels, that excel in strength: that do His commandments, hearkening unto the voice of His word. Bless ye the Lord, all ye His hosts: ye ministers of His that do His pleasure. Psalm. Bless the Lord, my soul I and all that is within me bless His holy Name.

O EVERLASTING God, Who hast ordained and constituted the services of angels and men in a wonderful order: Mercifully grant, that as Thy holy angels always do Thee service in Heaven, so by Thy appointment they may succor and defend us on earth; through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever One God, world without end. Amen.

Gradual. BLESS the Lord, ye His angels, that excel in strength: that do His commandments, hearkening unto the voice of His word. V. God hath given His angels charge over thee: to keep thee in all thy ways. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. V. Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless His holy Name. Hallelujah. V. And one cried unto another, and said: Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of Hosts: the whole earth is full of His glory. Hallelujah.

Collect, introit, and gradual from the Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church (1917), public domain.