42. The Absolution, or Remission of sins, to be pronounced by the Priest alone, standing; the people still kneeling.
43. Then the Minister shall kneel, and say the Lord's Prayer; the people also kneeling, and repeating it with him.
44. Then likewise he shall say, O Lord, open, &c.
45. Here all standing up, the Priest shall say, Glory be, &c.
46. Then shall be said or sung the Psalms in order as they are appointed. Then a Lesson of the Old Testament, as is appointed. And after that, Magnificat (or the Song of the blessed Virgin Mary) in English, as followeth.
47. Or else this Psalm; except it be on the Nineteenth Day of the Month, when it is read in the ordinary Course of the Psalms.
48. Then a Lesson of the New Testament, as it is appointed. And after that, Nunc dimittis (or the Song of Symeon) in English, as followeth.
49. Or else this Psalm; except it be on the Twelfth Day of the Month.
When Evening Prayer is said once only in the day, it is better never to drop the Magnificat or Nunc Dimittis. When Evening Prayer is said twice on the same day, it seems proper not to drop the Magnificat at the first service (representing the ancient Evensong or Vespers, of which Magnificat was an invariable part); and, similarly, not to drop the Nunc Dimittis at the second service (representing the other component of Evening Prayer, viz. the ancient Compline, at which that Canticle was invariably used), so that in any case one of the Gospel Canticles should be always used.
50. Then shall be said or sung the Apostles' Creed by the Minister and the people, standing.