The opening of 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.=