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WOW! If only this was THE Book of Common Prayer!, October 22, 2001
This review is from: The Anglican Service Book: A Traditional Language Adaptation of the 1979 Book of Common Prayer Together With the Psalter or Psalms of David & Additional Devotations (Hardcover)
This book is excellent. It is attractively presented, and masterfully done. The entire 1979 book (except for the ordination of bishops) is offered in traditional English in a thoughtful and careful translation. This is not simply a case of changing "you's" to "thee's and thou's." Also included is a nice selection of other devotional material, and ancient liturgical rites of Western Christianity. This volume is really the "best of both worlds" as it takes into account the excellent liturgical scholarship found in the 1979 American BCP, and the beautiful and rythmic English of the 1928 book. In addition to the 1928 Eucharistic Prayer, this book also includes Eucharistic Prayer II, and Eucharistic Prayers A,B, and D, all in "Rite I" English. In addition, a traditional English translation of the Gregorian Canon, and the Canon of the 1549 prayer book are included. ... With the wealth of material in The Anglican Service Book, you can be as "high" or "low" as you like, and still use classical English!
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35 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
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Traditionalists rejoice!, March 1, 2000
This review is from: The Anglican Service Book: A Traditional Language Adaptation of the 1979 Book of Common Prayer Together With the Psalter or Psalms of David & Additional Devotations (Hardcover)
This volume picks up where the 1979 Book of Common Prayer leaves off. It provides high-quality traditional-language texts for items offered only in quasi-English newspeak in the BCP. Editing is scrupulous, and the book itself is handsomely laid out and printed. Among the goodies in an appendix are the Roman Canon in Miles Coverdale's translation, the 1549 BCP canon, and a form of blessing with water from the holy well at Walsingham. Already in use in many Anglo-catholic parishes, and a boon to lay folk also.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
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A Great Book for Lovers of Traditional Language & Liturgy, January 20, 2003
This review is from: The Anglican Service Book: A Traditional Language Adaptation of the 1979 Book of Common Prayer Together With the Psalter or Psalms of David & Additional Devotations (Hardcover)
For those of us who aren't super happy with the "modern" language portion of the 1979 BCP, this book will make you glad! The services that aren't available in traditional language in the 79 BCP comprise most of that book's content. This book corrects that oversight and more. ALL the services of the 79 BCP are included in this book plus several others, mostly leaning to the Anglo-Catholic side of things. Since I tend to lean that way that's a very good thing as far as I'm concerned! The Psalter is from the 1928 BCP. All in all it's an improved version of the 1979 BCP. Highly recommend it.
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