The 1928 Book of Common Prayer: Prayers & Thanksgivings · The 1928 Book of Common Prayer: Morning Prayer

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	The Book of Common Prayer (1928)

Prayers
and Thanksgivings
PRAYERS.
¶
To be used before the Prayer for all Conditions of Men, or, when that
is not said, before the final Prayer of Thanksgiving or of Blessing, or
before the Grace.
A
Prayer for Congress.
¶
To be used during their Session.
MOST
gracious God, we humbly beseech thee, as for the people of these United
States in general, so especially for their Senate and Representatives
in Congress assembled; that thou wouldest be pleased to direct and prosper
all their consultations, to the advancement of thy glory, the good of
thy Church, the safety, honour, and welfare of thy people; that all things
may be so ordered and settled by their endeavours, upon the best and surest
foundations, that peace and happiness, truth and justice, religion and
piety, may be establish among us for all generations. These and all other
necessaries, for them, for us, and thy whole Church, we humbly beg in
the Name and mediation of Jesus Christ, our most blessed Lord and Saviour.
Amen.
For
a State Legislature.
O
GOD, the fountain of wisdom, whose statutes are good and gracious and
whose law is truth; We beseech thee so to guide and bless the Legislature
of this State, that it may ordain for our governance only such things
as please thee, to the glory of thy Name and the welfare of the people;
through Jesus Christ, thy Son, our Lord. Amen.
For
Courts of Justice.
ALMIGHTY
God, who sittest in the throne judging right; We humbly beseech thee to
bless the courts of justice and the magistrates in all this land; and
give unto them the spirit of wisdom and understanding, that they may
discern the truth and impartially administer the law in the fear of thee
alone; through him who shall come to be our judge, thy Son, our Saviour,
Jesus Christ. Amen.
For
Our Country.
ALMIGHTY
God, who hast given us this good land for our heritage; We humbly beseech
thee that we may always prove ourselves a people mindful of thy favour
and glad to do thy will. Bless our land with honourable industry, sound
learning, and pure manners. Save us from violence, discord, and confusion;
from pride and arrogancy, and from every evil way. Defend our liberties,
and fashion into one united people the multitudes brought hither out of
many kindreds and tongues. Endue with the spirit of wisdom those to whom
in thy Name we entrust the authority of government, that there may be
justice and peace at home, and that, through obedience to thy law, we
may show forth thy praise among the nations of the earth. In the time
of prosperity, fill our hearts with thankfulness, and in the day of trouble,
suffer not our trust in thee to fail; all which we ask through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
A
Prayer to be used at the Meetings of Convention.
ALMIGHTY
and everlasting God, who by thy Holy Spirit didst preside in the Council
of the blessed Apostles, and hast promised, through thy Son Jesus Christ,
to be with thy Church to the end of the world; We beseech thee to be with
the Council of thy Church here assembled in thy Name and Presence.
Save us from all error, ignorance, pride, and prejudice; and
of thy great mercy vouchsafe, we beseech thee, so to direct, sanctify,
and govern us in our work, by the mighty power of the Holy Ghost, that
the comfortable Gospel of Christ may be truly preached, truly received,
and truly followed, in all places, to the breaking down the kingdom of
sin, Satan, and death; till at length the whole of thy dispersed sheep,
being gathered into one fold, shall become partakers of everlasting life;
through the merits and death of Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen.
¶
During, or before, the session of any General or Diocesan Convention,
the above Prayer may be used by all Congregations of this Church. or of
the Diocese concerned; the clause, here assembled in thy Name,
being changed to now assembled [or about to assemble] in thy Name
and Presence; and the clause, govern us in our work, to govern
them in their work.
For
the Church.
O
GRACIOUS Father, we humbly beseech thee for thy holy Catholic Church;
that thou wouldst be pleased to fill it with all truth, in all peace.
Where it is corrupt, purify it; where it is in error, direct it; where
in anything it is amiss, reform it. Where it is right, establish it; where
it is in want, provide for it; where it is divided, reunite it; for the
sake of him who died and rose again, and ever liveth to make intercession
for us, Jesus Christ, thy Son, our Lord. Amen.
For
the Unity of God’s People.
O
GOD, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, our only Saviour, the Prince
of Peace; Give us grace seriously to lay to heart the great dangers we
are in by our unhappy divisions. Take away all hatred and prejudice, and
whatsoever else may hinder us from godly, union and concord: that as there
is but one Body and one Spirit, and one hope of our calling, one Lord,
one Faith, one Baptism, one God and Father of us all, so we may be all
of one heart and of one soul, united in one holy bond of truth and peace,
of faith and charity, and may with one mind and one mouth glorify thee;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
For Missions.
O GOD, who hast made of
one blood all nations of men for to dwell on the face of the whole earth,
and didst send thy blessed Son to preach peace to them that are far off
and to them that are nigh; Grant that all men everywhere may seek after
thee and find thee. Bring the nations into thy fold, pour out thy Spirit
upon all flesh, and hasten thy kingdom; through the same thy Son Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
¶
Or this
ALMIGHTY
God, whose compassions fail not, and whose loving-kindness reacheth unto
the world’s end; We give thee humble thanks for opening heathen
lands to the light of thy truth; for making paths in the deep waters and
highways in the desert; and for planting thy Church in all the earth.
Grant, we beseech thee, unto us thy servants, that with lively faith we
may labour abundantly to make known to all men thy blessed gift of eternal
life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
For
those who are to be admitted into Holy Orders.
¶
To be used in the Weeks preceding the stated Times of Ordination.
ALMIGHTY
God, our heavenly Father, who hast purchased to thyself an universal Church
by the precious blood of thy dear Son; Mercifully look upon the same,
and at this time so guide and govern the minds of thy servants the Bishops
and Pastors of thy flock, that they may lay hands suddenly on no man,
but faithfully and wisely make choice of fit persons, to serve in the
sacred Ministry of thy Church, And to those who shall be ordained to any
holy function, give thy grace and heavenly benediction; that both by their
life and doctrine they may show forth thy glory, and set forward the salvation
of all men; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
¶
Or this.
ALMIGHTY
God, the giver of all good gifts, who of thy divine providence hast appointed
divers Orders in thy Church; Give thy grace, we humbly beseech thee, to
all those who are to be called to any office and administration in the
same; and so replenish them with the truth of thy doctrine, and endue
them with innocency of life, that they may faithfully serve before thee,
to the glory of thy great Name, and the benefit of thy holy Church; through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
For
the Increase of the Ministry.
O
ALMIGHTY God, look mercifully upon the world which thou hast redeemed
by the blood of thy dear Son, and incline the hearts of many to dedicate
themselves to the sacred ministry of thy Church; through the same thy
Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
For
Fruitful Seasons.
¶
To be used on Rogation-Sunday and the Rogation-days.
ALMIGHTY
God, who hast blessed the earth that it should be fruitful and bring forth
whatsoever is needful for the life of man, and hast commanded us to work
with quietness, and eat our own bread; Bless the labours of the husbandman,
and grant such seasonable weather that we may gather in the fruits of
the earth, and ever rejoice in thy goodness, to the praise of thy holy
Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
¶
Or this.
O
GRACIOUS Father, who openest thine hand and fillest all things living
with plenteousness; We beseech thee of thine infinite goodness to hear
us, who now make our prayers and supplications unto thee. Remember not
our sins, but thy promises of mercy. Vouchsafe to bless the lands and
multiply the harvests of the world. Let thy breath go forth that it may
renew the face of the earth. Show thy loving-kindness, that our land may
give her increase; and so fill us with good things that the poor and needy
may give thanks unto thy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.
For
Rain.
O
GOD, heavenly Father, who by thy Son Jesus Christ hast promised to all
those who seek thy kingdom, and the righteousness thereof, all things
necessary to their bodily sustenance; Send us, we beseech thee, in this
our necessity, such moderate rain and showers, that we may receive the
fruits of the earth to our comfort, and to thy honour; through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
For
Fair Weather.
ALMIGHTY
and most merciful Father, we humbly beseech thee, of thy great goodness,
to restrain those immoderate rains, wherewith thou hast afflicted us.
And we pray thee to send us such seasonable weather, that the earth may,
in due time, yield her increase for our use and benefit; through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
In
Time of Dearth and Famine.
O
GOD, heavenly Father, whose gift it is that the rain doth fall, and the
earth bring forth her increase; Behold, we beseech thee, the afflictions
of thy people; increase the fruits of the earth by thy heavenly benediction;
and grant that the scarcity and dearth, which we now most justly suffer
for our sins, may, through thy goodness, be mercifully turned into plenty;
for the love of Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with thee and the Holy
Ghost, be all honour and glory, now and for ever. Amen.
In
Time of War and Tumults.
ALMIGHTY
God, the supreme Governor of all things, whose power no creature is able
to resist, to whom it belongeth justly to punish sinners, and to be merciful
to those who truly repent; Save and deliver us, we humbly beseech thee,
from the hands of our enemies; that we, being armed with thy defence,
may be preserved evermore from all perils, to glorify thee, who art the
only giver of all victory; through the merits of thy Son, Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
In
Time of Calamity.
O
GOD, merciful and compassionate, who art ever ready to hear the prayers
of those who put their trust in thee; Graciously hearken to us who call
upon thee, and grant us thy help in this our need; through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
For
the Army.
O
LORD God of Hosts, stretch forth, we pray thee, thine almighty arm to
strengthen and protect the soldiers of our country; Support them in the
day of battle, and in the time of peace keep them safe from all evil;
endue them with courage and loyalty; and grant that in all things they
may serve without reproach; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
For
the Navy.
O
ETERNAL Lord God, who alone spreadest out the heavens, and rulest the
raging of the sea; Vouchsafe to take into thy almighty and most gracious
protection our country’s Navy, and all who serve therein. Preserve
them from the dangers of the sea, and from the violence of the enemy;
that they may be a safeguard unto the United States of America, and a
security for such as pass on the seas upon their lawful occasions; that
the inhabitants of our land may in peace and quietness serve thee our
God, to the glory of thy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Memorial
Days.
ALMIGHTY
God, our heavenly Father, in whose hands are the living and the dead;
We give thee thanks for all those thy servants who have laid down their
lives in the service of our country. Grant to them thy mercy and the light
of thy presence, that the good work which thou hast begun in them may
be perfected; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord. Amen.
For
Schools, Colleges. and Universities.
ALMIGHTY
God, we beseech thee, with thy gracious favour, to behold our universities,
colleges, and schools, that knowledge may be increased among us, and all
good learning flourish and abound; bless all who teach and all who learn;
and grant that in humility of heart they may ever look unto thee, who
art the fountain of all wisdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
For
Religious Education.
ALMIGHTY
God, our Heavenly Father, who hast committed to thy Holy Church the care
and nurture of thy children; Enlighten with thy wisdom those who teach
and those who learn; that, rejoicing in the knowledge of thy truth, they
may worship thee and serve thee from generation to generation; through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
For
Children.
O
LORD Jesus Christ, who dost embrace children with the arms of thy mercy,
and dost make them living members of thy Church; Give them grace, we pray
thee, to stand fast in thy faith, to obey thy word, and to abide in thy
love; that being made strong by thy Holy Spirit they may resist temptation
and overcome evil; and may rejoice in the life that now is, and dwell
with thee in the life that is to come; through thy merits, O merciful
Saviour, who with the Father and the Holy Ghost livest and reignest one
God, world without end. Amen.
For
Those About to be Confirmed.
O
GOD, who through the teaching of thy Son Jesus Christ didst prepare the
disciples for the coming of the Comforter; Make ready, we beseech thee,
the hearts and minds of thy servants who at this time are seeking to be
strengthened by the gift of the Holy Spirit through the laying on of hands,
that, drawing near with penitent and faithful hearts, they may evermore
be filled with the power of his divine indwelling; through the same Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
For
Christian Service.
O
LORD our heavenly Father, whose blessed Son came not to be ministered
unto, but to minister; We beseech thee to bless all who, following in
his steps, give themselves to the service of their fellow men. Endue them
with wisdom, patience, and courage, that they may strengthen the weak
and raise up those who fall; and, being inspired by thy love, may worthily
minister in thy Name to the suffering, the friendless, and the needy;
for the sake of him who laid down his life for us, the same thy Son, our
Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen.
For
Social Justice.
ALMIGHTY
God, who hast created man in thine own image; Grant us grace fearlessly
to contend against evil, and to make no peace with oppression; and, that
we may reverently use our freedom, help us to employ it in the maintenance
of justice among men and nations, to the glory of thy holy Name; through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
For
Every Man in his Work.
ALMIGHTY
God, our heavenly Father, who declarest thy glory and showest forth thy
handiwork in the heavens and in the earth; Deliver us, we beseech thee,
in our several callings, from the service of mammon, that we may do the
work which thou givest us to do, in truth, in beauty, and in righteousness,
with singleness of heart as thy servants, and to the benefit of our fellow
men; for the sake of him who came among us as one that serveth, thy Son,
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
For
the Family of Nations.
ALMIGHTY
God, our heavenly Father, guide, we beseech thee, the Nations of the world
into the way of justice and truth, and establish among them that peace
which is the fruit of righteousness, that they may become the Kingdom
of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.
In Time of Great Sickness and Mortality.
O
MOST mighty and merciful God, in this time of grievous sickness, we flee
unto thee for succour. Deliver us, we beseech thee, from our peril; give
strength and skill to all those who minister to the sick; prosper the
means made use of for their cure; and grant that, perceiving how frail
and uncertain our life is, we may apply our hearts unto that heavenly
wisdom which leadeth to eternal life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
For
a Sick Person.
O
FATHER of mercies and God of all comfort, our only help in time of need;
We humbly beseech thee to behold, visit, and relieve thy sick servant
[N.] for whom our prayers are desired. Look upon him
with the eyes of thy mercy; comfort him with a sense of thy goodness;
preserve him from the temptations of the enemy; and give him
patience under his affliction. In thy good time, restore him
to health, and enable him to lead the residue of his
life in thy fear, and to thy glory; and grant that finally he
may dwell with thee in life everlasting; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
For a Sick Child.
O
HEAVENLY Father, watch with us, we pray thee, over the sick child
for whom our prayers are offered, and grant that he may be restored
to that perfect health which it is thine alone to give; through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
For
a Person under Affliction.
O
MERCIFUL God, and heavenly Father, who hast taught us in thy holy Word
that thou dost not willingly afflict or grieve the children of men; Look
with pity, we beseech thee, upon the sorrows of thy servant for
whom our prayers are offered. Remember him, O Lord, in mercy;
endue his soul with patience; comfort him with a sense
of thy goodness; lift up thy countenance upon him, and give him
peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
For
a Person, or Persons, going to Sea.
O
ETERNAL God, who alone spreadest out the heavens, and rulest the raging
of the sea; We commend to thy almighty protection, thy servant,
for whose preservation on the great deep our prayers are desired. Guard
him, we beseech thee, from the dangers of the sea, from sickness,
from the violence of enemies, and from every evil to which he
may be exposed. Conduct him in safety to the haven where he would be,
with a grateful sense of thy mercies; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
For
Prisoners.
O
GOD, who sparest when we deserve punishment, and in thy wrath rememberest
mercy; We humbly beseech thee, of thy goodness, to comfort and succour
all prisoners [especially those who are condemned to die]. Give
them a right understanding of themselves, and of thy promises; that, trusting
wholly in thy mercy, they may not place their confidence anywhere but
in thee. Relieve the distressed, protect the innocent, awaken the guilty;
and forasmuch as thou alone bringest light out of darkness, and good out
of evil, grant to these thy servants, that by the power of thy Holy Spirit
they may be set free from the chains of sin, and may be brought to newness
of life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
A
Bidding Prayer
¶ To be used before Sermons, or on Special
Occasions.
¶
And NOTE,
That the Minister, in his discretion, may omit any of the clauses in this
Prayer, or may add others, as occasion may require.
GOOD
Christian People, I bid your prayers for Christ’s holy Catholic
Church, the blessed company of all faithful people; that it may please
God to confirm and strengthen it in purity of faith, in holiness of life,
and in perfectness of love, and to restore to it the witness of visible
unity; and more especially for that branch of the same planted by God
in this land, whereof we are members; that in all things it may work according
to God’s will, serve him faithfully, and worship him acceptably.
Ye shall pray for the President of these United States,
and for the Governor of this State, and for all that are in authority;
that all, and every one of them, may serve truly in their several callings
to the glory of God, and the edifying and well-governing of the people,
remembering the account they shall be called upon to give at the last
great day.
Ye shall also pray for the ministers of God’s
Holy Word and Sacraments; for Bishops (and herein more especially for
the Bishop of this Diocese), that they may minister faithfully and wisely
the discipline of Christ; likewise for all Priests and Deacons (and herein
more especially for the Clergy here residing), that they may shine as
lights in the world, and in all things may adorn the doctrine of God our
Saviour.
And ye shall pray for a due supply of persons fitted
to serve God in the Ministry and in the State; and to that end, as well
as for the good education of all the youth of this land, ye shall pray
for all schools, colleges, and seminaries of sound and godly learning,
and for all whose hands are open for their maintenance; that whatsoever
tends to the advancement of true religion and useful learning may for
ever flourish and abound.
Ye shall pray for all the people of these United States,
that they may live in the true faith and fear of God, and in brotherly
charity one towards another.
Ye shall pray also for all who travel by land or sea;
for all prisoners and captives; for all who are in sickness or in sorrow;
for all who have fallen into grievous sin; for all who, through temptation,
ignorance, helplessness, grief, trouble, dread, or the near approach of
death, especially need our prayers.
Ye shall also praise God for rain and sunshine; for
the fruits of the earth; for the products of all honest industry; and
for all his good gifts, temporal and spiritual, to us and to all men.
Finally, ye shall yield unto God most high praise and
hearty thanks for the wonderful grace and virtue declared in all his saints,
who have been the choice vessels of his grace and the lights of the world
in their several generations; and pray unto God, that we may have grace
to direct our lives after their good examples; that, this life ended,
we may be made partakers with them of the glorious resurrection, and the
life everlasting.
And now, brethren, summing up all our petitions, and
all our thanksgivings, in the words which Christ hath taught us, we make
bold to say,
OUR
Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy
will be done on earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily
bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive those who trespass
against us. And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever.
Amen.
COLLECTS.
¶
To be used after the Collects of Morning or Evening Prayer, or Communion,
at the discretion of the Minister.
O
LORD Jesus Christ, who saidst unto thine Apostles, Peace I leave with
you, my peace I give unto you; Regard not our sins, but the faith of thy
Church; and grant to it that peace and unity which is according to thy
will, who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, one
God, world without end. Amen.
ASSIST
us mercifully, O Lord, in these our supplications and prayers, and dispose
the way of thy servants towards the attainment of everlasting salvation;
that, among all the changes and chances of this mortal life, they may
ever be defended by thy most gracious and ready help; through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
GRANT,
we beseech thee, Almighty God, that the words which we have heard this
day with our outward ears, may, through thy grace, be so grafted inwardly
in our hearts, that they may bring forth in us the fruit of good living,
to the honour and praise of thy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
DIRECT
us, O Lord, in all our doings, with thy most gracious favour, and further
us with thy continual help; that in all our works begun, continued, and
ended in thee, we may glorify thy holy Name, and finally, by thy mercy,
obtain everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
ALMIGHTY
God, the fountain of all wisdom, who knowest our necessities before we
ask, and our ignorance in asking; We beseech thee to have compassion upon
our infirmities; and those things which for our unworthiness we dare not,
and for our blindness we cannot ask, vouchsafe to give us, for the worthiness
of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
ALMIGHTY
God, who hast promised to hear the petitions of those who ask in thy Son’s
Name; We beseech thee mercifully to incline thine ears to us who have
now made our prayers and supplications unto thee; and grant that those
things which we have faithfully asked according to thy will, may effectually
be obtained, to the relief of our necessity, and to the setting forth
of thy glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
THANKSGIVINGS.
¶
To be used after the General Thanksgiving, or, when that is not said,
before the final Prayer of Blessing or the Benediction.
A Thanksgiving
to Almighty God for the Fruits of the Earth and all the other Blessings
of his merciful Providence.
MOST
gracious God, by whose knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds
drop down the dew; We yield thee unfeigned thanks and praise for the return
of seed-time and harvest, for the increase of the ground and the gathering
in of the fruits thereof, and for all the other blessings of thy merciful
providence bestowed upon this nation and people. And, we beseech thee,
give us a just sense of these great mercies; such as may appear in our
lives by an humble, holy, and obedient walking before thee all our days;
through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost,
be all glory and honour, world without end. Amen.
The
Thanksgiving of Women after Child-birth
¶
To be said when any, Woman, being present in Church, shall have desired
to return thanks to Almighty God for her safe deliverance.
O
ALMIGHTY God, we give thee humble thanks for that thou hast been graciously
pleased to preserve, through the great pain and peril of childbirth, this
woman, thy servant, who desireth now to offer her
praises and thanksgivings unto thee. Grant, we beseech thee, most merciful
Father, that she, through thy help, may both faithfully live
and walk according to thy will in this life present, and also may be partaker
of everlasting glory in the life to come; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
For Rain.
O
GOD, our heavenly Father, by whose gracious providence the former and
the latter rain descend upon the earth, that it may bring forth fruit
for the use of man; We give thee humble thanks that it hath pleased thee
to send us rain to our great comfort, and to the glory of thy holy Name;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
For
Fair Weather.
O
LORD God, who hast justly humbled us by thy late visitation of us with
immoderate rain and waters, and in thy mercy hast relieved and comforted
our souls by this seasonable and blessed change of weather; We praise
and glorify thy holy Name for this thy mercy, and will always declare
thy loving-kindness from generation to generation; through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
For
Plenty.
O
MOST merciful Father, who of thy gracious goodness hast heard the devout
prayers of. thy Church, and turned our dearth and scarcity into plenty;
We give thee humble thanks for this thy special bounty; beseeching thee
to continue thy loving-kindness unto us, that our land may yield us her
fruits of increase, to thy glory and our comfort; through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
For
Peace, and Deliverance from our Enemies.
O
ALMIGHTY God, who art a strong tower of defence unto thy servants against
the face of their enemies; We yield thee praise and thanksgiving for our
deliverance from those great and apparent dangers wherewith we were compassed.
We acknowledge it thy goodness that we were not delivered over as a prey
unto them; beseeching thee still to continue such thy mercies towards
us, that all the world may know that thou art our Saviour and mighty Deliverer;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
For
Restoring Public Peace at Home.
O
ETERNAL God, our heavenly Father, who alone makest men to be of one mind
in a house, and stillest the outrage of a violent and unruly people; We
bless thy holy Name, that it hath pleased thee to appease the seditious
tumults which have been lately raised up amongst us; most humbly beseeching
thee to grant to all of us grace, that we may henceforth obediently walk
in thy holy commandments; and, leading a quiet and peaceable life in all
godliness and honesty, may continually offer unto thee our sacrifice of
praise and thanksgiving for these thy mercies towards us; through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
For
Recovery from Sickness.
O
GOD, who art the giver of life, of health, and of safety; We bless thy
Name, that thou hast been pleased to deliver from his bodily
sickness this thy servant, who now desireth
to return thanks unto thee, in the presence of all thy people. Gracious
art thou, O Lord, and full of compassion to the children of men. May his
heart be duly impressed with a sense of thy merciful goodness, and
may he devote the residue of his days to an humble,
holy, and obedient walking before thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
For
a Child’s Recovery from Sickness.
ALMIGHTY
God and heavenly Father, we give thee humble thanks for that thou hast
been graciously pleased to deliver from his bodily sickness the
child in whose behalf we bless and praise thy Name, in the presence
of all thy people. Grant, we beseech thee, O gracious Father, that. he,
through thy help, may both faithfully live in this world according to
thy will, and also may be partaker of everlasting glory in the
life to come; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
For
a Safe Return from a Journey.
MOST
gracious Lord, whose mercy is over all thy works; We praise thy holy Name
that thou hast been pleased to conduct in safety, through the perils of
the great deep, [his way,] this thy servant,
who now desireth to return his thanks unto thee in thy
holy Church. May he be duly sensible of thy merciful providence
towards him, and ever express his thankfulness by a
holy trust in thee, and obedience to thy laws; through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.

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