During the Second Circuit..

Psalm XLIII.

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Previous to the Consecration, Afternoon Service will be read in the Temporary Synagogue at 3 o'Clock.

The Minister, the Wardens, and other Honorary Officers of the Congregation, bring the Scrolls of the Law to the door of the New Synagogue, when the Minister exclaims in Hebrew:—

Open unto me the gates of righteousness; I will enter them, and praise the Lord.

The doors being opened, the Minister and others enter in procession, with the Scrolls in'their arms, when the Minister and Choir Chant:—

How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob! thy tabernacles, O Israel!

O Lord! I have ever loved the habitation of thy house, and the dwelling-place of thy glory.

We will come into thy tabernacles, and worship at thy footstool.

The procession then passes up the Synagogue, under the Canopy, until it arrives at the Ark; during its progress the Minister and Choristers sing :

From the Lord's house, we praise proclaim
On him who cometh in his name.
On us th' Eternal God doth shine,
And bless us with His light divine;
The sacrifice for Him design'd,
Upon the altar haste to bind.
A thankful prayer to Thee I'll raise :
Thou art my God, Thy name I'll praise.
The Lord is good, unto His name
Let us with praise our thanks proclaim,
For everlasting, good and pure,
His gracious mercy will endure.

Hear, O Israel, the Eternal is our God; the Eternal is One.

Our God is a Unity : great is our Lord, Whose name is the Most Holy.

The procession then passes round the Synagogue seven times; during each circuit one of the following Psalms is chanted by the Minister and Choristers.