Dearly beloved brethren, the Scripture moveth us in sundry places to acknowledge and confess our manifold sins and wickedness; and that we should not dissemble nor cloak them before the face of Almighty God our heavenly Father; but confess them with an humble, lowly, penitent, and obedient heart; to the end that we may obtain forgiveness of the same, by his infinite goodness and mercy. And although we ought at all times humbly to acknowledge our sins before God; yet ought we most chiefly so to do, when we assemble and meet together, to render thanks for the great benefits that we have received at his hands, to set forth his most worthy praise, to hear his most holy Word, and to ask those things which are requisite and necessary as well for the body as the soul. Wherefore I pray and beseech you, as many as are here present, to accompany me with a pure heart, and humble voice, unto the throne of the heavenly grace, saying after me:
Almighty and most merciful Father, We have erred and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep: We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts: We have offended against thy holy laws: We have left undone those things which we ought to have done; And we have done those things which we ought not to have done; And there is no health in us. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us, miserable offenders: Spare thou themthose, O God, whichwho confess their faults: Restore thou them thatthose who are penitent; According to thy promises declared unto mankind in Christ Jesus our Lord. And grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake, That we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life, To the glory of thy holy Name. Amen.
Almighty God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who desireth not the death of a sinner, but rather that he may turn from his wickedness and live; and, hath given power and commandment to his Ministers, to declare and pronounce to his people, being penitent, the absolution and remission of their sins:. He pardoneth and absolveth all them thatthose who truly repent, and unfeignedly believe his holy Gospel. Wherefore let us beseech him to grant us true repentance, and his Holy Spirit; that those things may please him which we do at this present, and that the rest of our life hereafter may be pure and holy; so that at the last we may come to his eternal joy, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Our Father, whichwho art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done inon earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them thatthose 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.
O Lord, open thou our lips.
And our mouth shall show forth thy praise.
O God, make speed to save us.
O Lord, make haste to help us.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Praise ye the Lord.
The Lord's Name be praised.
1 | O come, let us sing unto the Lord; * let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation. |
2 | Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, * and shew ourselves glad in him with psalms. |
3 | For the Lord is a great God, * and a great King above all gods. |
4 | In his hand are all the corners of the earth, * and the strength of the hills is his also. |
5 | The sea is his, and he made it; * and his hands prepared the dry land. |
6 | O come, let us worship and fall down, * and kneel before the Lord our Maker. |
7 | For he is the Lord our God; * and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. |
8 | Today if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts: * as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness; |
9 | When your fathers tempted me, * proved me, and saw my works. |
10 | Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said, * It is a people that do err in their hearts, for they have not known my ways; |
11 | Unto whom I sware in my wrath, * that they should not enter into my rest. |
† | Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen. |
1 | Lord, thou hast been our refuge, * from one generation to another. |
2 | Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever the earth and the world were made, * thou art God from everlasting, and world without end. |
3 | Thou turnest man to destruction; * again thou sayest, Come again, ye children of men. |
4 | For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday, * seeing that is past as a watch in the night. |
5 | As soon as thou scatterest them they are even as a sleep; * and fade away suddenly like the grass. |
6 | In the morning it is green, and groweth up; * but in the evening it is cut down, dried up, and withered. |
7 | For we consume away in thy displeasure, * and are afraid at thy wrathful indignation. |
8 | Thou hast set our misdeeds before thee; * and our secret sins in the light of thy countenance. |
9 | For when thou art angry all our days are gone: * we bring our years to an end, as it were a tale that is told. |
10 | The days of our age are threescore years and ten; and though men be so strong that they come to fourscore years, * yet is their strength then but labour and sorrow; so soon passeth it away, and we are gone. |
11 | But who regardeth the power of thy wrath? * for even thereafter as a man feareth, so is thy displeasure. |
12 | So teach us to number our days, * that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. |
13 | Turn thee again, O Lord, at the last, * and be gracious unto thy servants. |
14 | O satisfy us with thy mercy, and that soon: * so shall we rejoice and be glad all the days of our life. |
15 | Comfort us again now after the time that thou hast plagued us; * and for the years wherein we have suffered adversity. |
16 | Shew thy servants thy work, * and their children thy glory. |
17 | And the glorious majesty of the Lord our God be upon us: * prosper thou the work of our hands upon us, O prosper thou our handiwork. |
† | Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen. |
1 | Whoso dwelleth under the defence of the most High, * shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. |
2 | I will say unto the Lord, Thou art my hope, and my stronghold; * my God, in him will I trust. |
3 | For he shall deliver thee from the snare of the hunter, * and from the noisome pestilence. |
4 | He shall defend thee under his wings, and thou shalt be safe under his feathers; * his faithfulness and truth shall be thy shield and buckler. |
5 | Thou shalt not be afraid for any terror by night, * nor for the arrow that flieth by day; |
6 | For the pestilence that walketh in darkness, * nor for the sickness that destroyeth in the noonday. |
7 | A thousand shall fall beside thee, and ten thousand at thy right hand; * but it shall not come nigh thee. |
8 | Yea, with thine eyes shalt thou behold, * and see the reward of the ungodly. |
9 | For thou, Lord, art my hope; * thou hast set thine house of defence very high. |
10 | There shall no evil happen unto thee, * neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. |
11 | For he shall give his angels charge over thee, * to keep thee in all thy ways. |
12 | They shall bear thee in their hands, * that thou hurt not thy foot against a stone. |
13 | Thou shalt go upon the lion and adder: * the young lion and the dragon shalt thou tread under thy feet. |
14 | Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him; * I will set him up, because he hath known my Name. |
15 | He shall call upon me, and I will hear him; * yea, I am with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and bring him to honour. |
16 | With long life will I satisfy him, * and shew him my salvation. |
† | Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen. |
1 | It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, * and to sing praises unto thy Name, O most Highest; |
2 | To tell of thy lovingkindness early in the morning, * and of thy truth in the night season; |
3 | Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the lute; * upon a loud instrument, and upon the harp. |
4 | For thou, Lord, hast made me glad through thy works; * and I will rejoice in giving praise for the operations of thy hands. |
5 | O Lord, how glorious are thy works! * thy thoughts are very deep. |
6 | An unwise man doth not well consider this, * and a fool doth not understand it. |
7 | When the ungodly are green as the grass, and when all the workers of wickedness do flourish, * then shall they be destroyed for ever; but thou, Lord, art the most Highest for evermore. |
8 | For lo, thine enemies, O Lord, lo, thine enemies shall perish; * and all the workers of wickedness shall be destroyed. |
9 | But mine horn shall be exalted like the horn of an unicorn; * for I am anointed with fresh oil. |
10 | Mine eye also shall see his lust of mine enemies, * and mine ear shall hear his desire of the wicked that arise up against me. |
11 | The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree, * and shall spread abroad like a cedar in Libanus. |
12 | Such as are planted in the house of the Lord, * shall flourish in the courts of the house of our God. |
13 | They also shall bring forth more fruit in their age, * and shall be fat and well liking. |
14 | That they may shew how true the Lord my strength is, * and that there is no unrighteousness in him. |
† | Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen. |
1 | I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid? |
2 | For what portion of God is there from above? and what inheritance of the Almighty from on high? |
3 | Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity? |
4 | Doth not he see my ways, and count all my steps? |
5 | If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit; |
6 | Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity. |
7 | If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands; |
8 | Then let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out. |
9 | If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour's door; |
10 | Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her. |
11 | For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges. |
12 | For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase. |
13 | If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me; |
14 | What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him? |
15 | Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb? |
16 | If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail; |
17 | Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof; |
18 | (For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother's womb;) |
19 | If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering; |
20 | If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep; |
21 | If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate: |
22 | Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone. |
23 | For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure. |
24 | If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence; |
25 | If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much; |
26 | If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness; |
27 | And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand: |
28 | This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above. |
29 | If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him: |
30 | Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul. |
31 | If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied. |
32 | The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveller. |
33 | If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom: |
34 | Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door? |
35 | Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book. |
36 | Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and bind it as a crown to me. |
37 | I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near unto him. |
38 | If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain; |
39 | If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life: |
40 | Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended. |
We praise thee, O God; * we acknowledge thee to be the Lord.
All the earth doth worship thee, * the Father everlasting.
To thee all Angels cry aloud; * the Heavens, and all the powers therein.
To thee Cherubin and Seraphin * continually do cry,
Holy, Holy, Holy, * Lord God of Sabaoth;
Heaven and earth are full of the Majesty * of thy glory.
The glorious company of the Apostles * praise thee.
The goodly fellowship of the Prophets * praise thee.
The noble army of Martyrs * praise thee.
The holy Church throughout all the world * doth acknowledge thee;
The Father * of an infinite Majesty;
Thine honourable, true, * and only Son;
Also the Holy Ghost * the Comforter,
Thou art the King of Glory, * O Christ;
Thou art the everlasting Son * of the Father.
When thou tookest upon thee to deliver man,
* thou didst not abhor the Virgin's womb.
When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death,
* thou didst open the Kingdom of Heaven to all believers.
Thou sittest at the right hand of God,
* in the glory of the Father.
We believe that thou shalt come * to be our Judge.
We therefore pray thee, help thy servants, * whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious blood.
Make them to be numbered with thy saints,
* in glory everlasting.
O Lord, save thy people, * and bless thine heritage.
Govern them * and lift them up for ever.
Day by day * we magnify thee;
And we worship thy Name * ever, world without end.
Vouchsafe, O Lord, * to keep us this day without sin.
O Lord, have mercy upon us, * have mercy upon us.
O Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us, * as our trust is in thee.
O Lord, in thee have I trusted; * let me never be confounded.
1 | And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Cæsar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. |
2 | (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) |
3 | And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. |
4 | And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judæa, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:) |
5 | To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child. |
6 | And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. |
7 | And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. |
8 | And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. |
9 | And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. |
10 | And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. |
11 | For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. |
12 | And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. |
13 | And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, |
14 | Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. |
15 | And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. |
16 | And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. |
17 | And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child. |
18 | And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds. |
19 | But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart. |
20 | And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them. |
21 | And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb. |
22 | And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord; |
23 | (As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;) |
24 | And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons. |
25 | And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him. |
26 | And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ. |
27 | And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law, |
28 | Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said, |
29 | Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word: |
30 | For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, |
31 | Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people; |
32 | A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel. |
33 | And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him. |
34 | And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against; |
35 | (Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed. |
36 | And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity; |
37 | And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day. |
38 | And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem. |
39 | And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth. |
40 | And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him. |
41 | Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover. |
42 | And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast. |
43 | And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it. |
44 | But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day's journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance. |
45 | And when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking him. |
46 | And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions. |
47 | And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers. |
48 | And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing. |
49 | And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business? |
50 | And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them. |
51 | And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart. |
52 | And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man. |
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel;
* for he hath visited and redeemed his people;
And hath raised up a mighty salvation for us,
* in the house of his servant David;
As he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets,
* which have been since the world began;
That we should be saved from our enemies,
* and from the hand of all that hate us:
To perform the mercy promised to our forefathers, * and to remember his holy covenant;
To perform the oath which he sware to our forefather Abraham, * that he would give us;
That we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies * might serve him without fear;
In holiness and righteousness before him, * all the days of our life.
And thou, Child, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest:
* for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
To give knowledge of salvation unto his people
* for the remission of their sins,
Through the tender mercy of our God;
* whereby the Day-spring from on high hath visited us;
To give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death,
* and to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Glory be to the Father,
and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth: And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin Mary, Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell; The third day he rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; The holy Catholic Church; The Communion of Saints; The Forgiveness of sins; The Resurrection of the body; And the Life everlasting. Amen.
The Lord be with you:
And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Our Father, whichwho art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done inon earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them thatthose who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. Amen.
O Lord, show thy mercy upon us;
And grant us thy salvation.
O Lord, save the State;
And mercifully hear us, when we call upon thee.
Endue thy Ministers with righteousness;
And make thy chosen people joyful.
O Lord, save thy people;
And bless thine inheritance.
Give peace in our time, O Lord;
Because there is none other that fighteth for us, but only thou, O God.
O God, make clean our hearts within us;
And take not thy Holy Spirit from us.
Almighty and everlasting God, who hast given unto us thy servants grace, by the confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of the Divine Majesty to worship the Unity; We beseech thee, that thou wouldest keep us stedfast in this faith, and evermore defend us from all adversities; who livest and reignest, one God, world without end. Amen.
O God, who art the author of peace, and lover of concord, in knowledge of whom standeth our eternal life, whose service is perfect freedom; Defend us thy humble servants in all assaults of our enemies; that we surely trusting in thy defence, may not fear the power of any adversaries, through the might of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
O Lord our heavenly Father, Almighty and everlasting God, who hast safely brought us to the beginning of this day; Defend us in the same with thy mighty power; and grant that this day we fall into no sin, neither run into any kind of danger; but that all our doings may be ordered by thy governance, to do always that isdoings, being ordered by thy governance, may be righteous in thy sight, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
O God the Father of heaven: have mercy upon us miserable sinners.
O God the Father of heaven: have mercy upon us miserable sinners.
O God the Son, Redeemer of the world: have mercy upon us miserable sinners.
O God the Son, Redeemer of the world: have mercy upon us miserable sinners.
O God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son: have mercy upon us miserable sinners.
O God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son: have mercy upon us miserable sinners.
O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three Persons, and one God: have mercy upon us miserable sinners.
O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three Persons, and one God: have mercy upon us miserable sinners.
Remember not, Lord, our offences, nor the offences of our forefathers; neither take thou vengeance of our sins: spare us, good Lord, spare thy people, whom thou hast redeemed with thy most precious blood, and be not angry with us for ever.
Spare us, good Lord.
From all evil and mischief, from sin, from the crafts and assaults of the devil, from thy wrath, and from everlasting damnation,
Good Lord, deliver us.
From all blindness of heart; from pride, vain-glory, and hypocrisy; from envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncharitableness,
Good Lord, deliver us.
From fornication, and all other deadly sin; and from all the deceits of the world, the flesh, and the devil,
Good Lord, deliver us.
From lightning and tempest; from plague, pestilence, and famine; from battle, and murder, and from sudden death,
Good Lord, deliver us.
From all sedition, privy conspiracy, and rebellion; from all false doctrine, heresy, and schism; from hardness of heart, and contempt of thy Word and Commandment,
Good Lord, deliver us.
By the mystery of thy holy Incarnation; by thy holy Nativity, and Circumcision; by thy Baptism, Fasting, and Temptation,
Good Lord, deliver us.
By thine Agony and bloody Sweat; by thy Cross and Passion; by thy precious Death and Burial; by thy glorious Resurrection and Ascension; and by the coming of the Holy Ghost,
Good Lord, deliver us.
In all time of our tribulation; in all time of our wealth; in the hour of death, and in the day of judgment,
Good Lord, deliver us.
We sinners do beseech thee to hear us, O Lord God; and that it may please thee to rule and govern thy holy Church universal in the right way;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to illuminate all Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, with true knowledge and understanding of thy Word; and that both by their preaching and living they may set it forth, and show it accordingly;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to bless and preserve our Rulers and Magistrates, [especially —,] giving them grace to execute justice, and to maintain truth;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to bless and keep all thy people;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to give to all nations unity, peace, and concord;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to give us an heart to love and dread thee, and diligently to live after thy Commandments;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to give to all thy people increase of grace, to hear meekly thy Word, and to receive it with pure affection, and to bring forth the fruits of the Spirit;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to bring into the way of truth, all such as have erred, and are deceived;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to strengthen such as do stand, and to comfort and help the weak-hearted, and to raise up them thatthose who fall, and finally to beat down Satan under our feet;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to succour, help, and comfort all that are in danger, necessity, and tribulation;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to preserve all that travel by land or by water, all women labouring of child, all sick persons and young children, and to show thy pity upon all prisoners and captives;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to defend and provide for the fatherless children and widows, and all that are desolate and oppressed;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to have mercy upon all men;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to forgive our enemies, persecutors, and slanderers, and to turn their hearts;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to give and preserve to our use the kindly fruits of the earth, so as in due time we may enjoy them;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to give us true repentance, to forgive us all our sins, negligences, and ignorances, and to endue us with the grace of thy Holy Spirit, to amend our lives according to thy holy Word;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
Son of God: we beseech thee to hear us.
Son of God: we beseech thee to hear us.
O Lamb of God: that takest away the sins of the world;
Grant us thy peace.
O Lamb of God: that takest away the sins of the world;
Have mercy upon us.
O Christ, hear us.
O Christ, hear us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Our Father, whichwho art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done inon earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them thatthose who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. Amen.
O Lord, deal not with us after our sins:
Neither reward us after our iniquities.
Let us pray.
O God, merciful Father, thatwho despisest not the sighing of a contrite heart, nor the desire of such as beare sorrowful; Mercifully assist our prayers that we make before thee in all our troubles and adversities, whensoever they oppress us; and graciously hear us, that those evils, which the craft and subtilty of the devil or man worketh against us, be brought to nought, and by the providence of thy goodness they may be dispersed; that we thy servants, being hurt by no persecutions, may evermore give thanks unto thee in thy holy Church, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
O Lord, arise, help us, and deliver us for thy Name's sake.
O God, we have heard with our ears, and our fathers have declared unto us, the noble works that thou didst in their days, and in the old time before them.
O Lord, arise, help us, and deliver us for thine Honour.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world without end. Amen.
From our enemies defend us, O Christ.
Graciously look upon our afflictions.
Pitifully behold the sorrows of our hearts.
Mercifully forgive the sins of thy people.
Favourably with mercy hear our prayers.
O Son of David, have mercy upon us.
Both now and ever vouchsafe to hear us, O Christ.
Graciously hear us, O Christ; graciously hear us, O Lord Christ.
O Lord, let thy mercy be showed upon us;
As we do put our trust in thee.
Let us pray.
We humbly beseech thee, O Father, mercifully to look upon our infirmities; and for the glory of thy Name, turn from us all those evils that we most righteously have deserved; and grant, that in all our troubles we may put our whole trust and confidence in thy mercy, and evermore serve thee in holiness and pureness of living, to thy honour and glory, through our only Mediator and Advocate, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Most gracious God, we humbly beseech thee, as for this nation in general, so especially for the Legislature at this time 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 established 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.
Almighty God, who hast given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplications unto thee; and dost promise that when two or three are gathered together in thy Name, thou wilt grant their requests; Fulfil now, O Lord, the desires and petitions of thy servants, as may be most expedient for them; granting us in this world knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to come life everlasting. Amen.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen.