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BENEDICTION OF CHURCH FURNISHINGS AND ORNAMENTS
THE ORGAN
Praise Him in the sound of the trumpet;
#	Praise Him upon the strings and pipe.
Let Us Pray
Holy and eternal God, Father, Son and Holy Ghost, whom all the joyful companies of heaven laud and adore: Graciously grant that this Organ may minister to the excellency of praise in thy holy temple; and so bless us as we magnify thee upon earth with music and the voice of melody, that hereafter we may sing the new	song in	the	heavenly	city,
where thou reignest, almighty, all-glorious, world without end.	Amen.
THE BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE CASE AND TABLE AND THE TRACT RACK
Glory and worship are before Him;
#	Power and honour are in His sanctuary.
Let Us Pray
O God, who by thy blessed Son hast sanctified and transfigured the use of all material things: Bless with the presence of thy hallowing grace this Book of Remembrance Case and Table, and the Tract Rack which we have set apart to thy service, that using it humbly as we minister to thee, we may glorify thy holy Name, through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
THE PEWS AND CHOIR PEWS
ANTIPHON (all): # Every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be	refused,	if	it
be received with thanksgiving; for it is sanctified by the word	of God	and	prayer.
Thou hast created all things;
#	And for thy pleasure they are and were created.
Let Us Pray
Almighty God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; Bless, we beseech thee, these Pews, in the nave, and choir, that receiving them with thanksgiving, we may use them for the relief of our necessity and the setting forth of thy glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
THE WINDOWS
Behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east;
#	And the glory of the Lord filled the house.
Let Us Pray
O God, who hast filled the world with the radiance of thy glory: Grant that as the light shines through these windows in the splendour of many colours, so our lives may show forth the beauty of thy manifold gifts of grace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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