A Family Prayer for the Lord's Day Evening
O Eternal, and for ever blessed and glorious Lord God Thou art God over all, and rich in mercy to all that call upon thee, most wise and powerful, holy, just, and good; the King of kings, and the Lord of lords; our Lord and our God. Thou art happy without us, and hast no need of our services, neither can our goodness extend unto thee, but we are miserable without thee we have need of thy favour, and are undone, for ever undone, if thy goodness extend not unto us; and therefore. Lord, we entreat thy favour with our whole hearts. O let thy favour be
towards us in Jesus Christ, for our happiness is bound up in it, and it is to us better than life. We confess we have forfeited thy favour, we have rendered ourselves utterly unworthy of it yet we are humbly bold to pray for it in the name of Jesus Christ, who loved us, and gave himself for us. We bewail it before thee, that by the corruption of our nature we are become odious to thine holiness, and utterly unfit to inherit the kingdom of God, and that, by our many actual transgressions, we are become obnoxious to thy justice, and liable to thy wrath and curse. Being by nature children of disobedience, we are children of wrath, and have reason both to blush and tremble in all our approaches to the holy and righteous ,God. Even the iniquity of our holy things would be our ruin, if God should deal with us according to the desert of them. But with thee, O God, there is mercy and plenteous redemption: Thou hast graciously provided for all those that repent and believe the gospel, that the guilt of their sin shall be removed through the merit of Christ's death, and the power of their sins broken by his Spirit and grace and he is able to save to the uttermost all those that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for us. Lord, we come to thee, as a Father, by Jesus Christ the Mediator, and earnestly desire, by repentance and faith, to turn from the world and the flesh to God, in Jesus Christ, as our ruler
Some forms of Praj'er. and portion. We are sorry that we have offended thee we are ashamed to think of our treacherous and ungrateful carriage towards thee. We desire that we may have no more to do with sin, and pray as earnestly that the power of sin may be broken in us, as that the guilt of sin may be removed from us. And we rely only upon the righteousness of Jesus Christ, and upon the merit of his death for the procuring of thy favour. O look upon us in him, and for his sake receive us graciously; heal our backslidings, and love us freely, and let not our iniquity be our ruin. We beg, that being justified by faith, we may have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation for sin, that he may be just, and the justifier of them which believe in Jesus. Through him who was made sin for us, though he knew no sin, let us, who know no righteousness of our own, be accepted as righteous. And the God of peace sanctify us wholly, begin and carry on that good work in our souls, renew us in the spirit of our minds, and make us in every thing such as thou wouldst have us to be. Set up thy throne in our hearts, write thy law there, plant thy fear there, and fill us with all the graces of thy Spirit, that we may be fruitful in the fruits of righteousness, to the glory and praise of God. Mortify our pride, and clothe us with humility; mortify our passions, and put upon us the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in
the sight of God of great price. Save us from the power of a vain mind, and let thy grace be mighty in us, to make us serious and sober-minded. Let the flesh be crucified in us, with all its affections and lusts, and give us grace to keep under our body, and to bring it into subjection to the laws of religion an i right reason, and always to possess our vessel in sanctification and honour. Let the love of the world be rooted out of us, and that covetousness which is idolatry; and let the love of God in Christ be rooted in us. Shed abroad thy love in our hearts by the Holy Ghost, and give us to love thee, the Lord our God, with all our heart and soul, with all our mind and might, and to do all we do in religion from a principle of love to thee. Mortify in us all envy, hatred, malice, and uncharitableness; pluck up these roots of bitterness out of our minds, and give us grace to love one another with a pure heart fervently, as becomes the followers of the Lord Jesus, who has given us this as his new commandment. O that brotherly love may continue among us j love without dissimulation. We pray thee rectify all our mistakes; if in any thing we be in an error, discover it to us, and let the Spirit of truth lead us into all truth; the truth as it is in Jesus; the truth which is according to godliness: and give us that good understanding which they have that do thy commandments; and let thy love, and all good affections,
abound in us yet more and more, in knowledge, and in all judgment. Convince us, we pray thee, of the vanity of this world, and its utter insufficiency to make us happy, that we may never set our hearts upon it, nor raise our expectation from it And convince us of the vileness of sin, and its certain tendency to make us miserable, that we may hate it, and dread it, and every thing that looks like it, or leads to it. Convince us, we pray thee, of the worth of our own souls, and the weight of eternity, and the awfulness of that everlasting state which we are standing upon the brink of, and make us diligent and serious in our preparation for it, labouring less for the meat that perisheth, and more for that which endures to eternal life, as those who have set their affections on things above, and not on things that are on earth, which are trifling and transitory. O that time, and the things of time, may be as nothing to us in comparison with eternity, and the things of eternity; that eternity may be much upon our heart and ever in our eye that we may be governed by that faith, which is the substance of things hoped for, and the evidence of things not seen; looking continually at the things that are not seen, that are eternal. Give us grace, we pray thee, to look up to the other world with such a holy concern, as that we may look down upon this world with a holy contempt and indifferency, as those that must be here but a very little while, and must
be somewhere for ever; that we may rejoice, as though we rejoiced not, and weep as though we wept not, and buy as though we possessed not, and may use this world as not abusing it, because the fashion of this world passeth away, and we are passing away with it. O let thy grace be mighty in us, and sufficient for us, to prepare us for the great change which will come certainly and shortly, and may come very suddenly, which will remove us from a world of sense to a world of spirits; from our state of trial and probation to that of recompence and retribution and to make us meet for the inheritance of the saints in light that when we fail we may be received into everlasting habitations. Prepare us, we beseech thee, for whatever we may meet with betwixt us and the grave. We know not what is before us, and therefore know not what particular provision to make; but thou dost, and therefore we beg of thee to fit us by thy grace for all the services and all the sufferings which thou shalt at any time call us out to; and arm us against every temptation which we may at any time be assaulted with, that we may at all times, and in all conditions, glorify God, keep a good conscience, and be found in the way of our duty, and may keep up our hope and joy in Christ, and a believing prospect of eternal life and then welcome the holy will of God. G ive us grace, we pray thee, to live a life of communion with thee, both in ordinances and provi9 H h
dences, to set thee always before us, and to have our eyes ever upon thee, and to live a life of dependence upon thee, upon thy power, providence, and promise, trusting in thee at all times, and pouring out our hearts before thee and to live a life of devotedness to thee, and to thine honour and glory as our highest end. And that we may make our religion not only our business, but our pleasure, we beseech thee enable us to live a life of complacency in thee, to rejoice in thee always; the making God our heart's delight, so that we may have our heart's desire; and this is our heart's desire, to know, and love, and live to God to please him, and to be pleased in him. We beseech thee preserve us in our integrity to our dying day, and grant that we may never forsake thee, or turn from following after thee, but that with purpose of heart we may cleave unto the Lord, and may not count life itself dear to us, so we may but finish our course with joy and true honour. Let thy good providence order all the circumstances of our dying, so as may best befriend our comfortable removal to a better world; and let thy grace be sufficient for us, to enable us to finish well and let us then have an abundant entrance ministered to us into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. And while we are here, make us wiser and better every day than another, more weaned from the world, and more willing to leave it;
more holy, heavenly, and spiritual that the longer we live in this world, the fitter we may be for another, and our last days may be our best days, our last works our best works, and our last comforts our sweetest comforts. We humbly pray thee, accomplish all that which thou hast promised concerning thy church in the latter days. Let the earth be filled with thy glopyf let the fulness of the Gentiles be brought in, and let all Israel be saved. Let the mountain of the Lord's house be established upon the top of the mountains, and exalted above the hills, and let all nations flow unto it. Propagate the gospel in the plantations, and let the enlargement of trade and commerce contribute to the enlargement of thy church. Let the kingdom of Christ be set up in all places upon the ruins of the devil's kingdom. Hasten the downfall of the man of sin, and let primitive Christianity, even pure religion, and undefiled before God and the Father, be revived, and be made to flourish in all places; and let the power of godliness prevail and get ground among all that have the form of it. Let the wars of the nations end in the peace of the church, the shakings of the nations end in the establishment of the church, and the convulsions and revolutions of states and kingdoms in the settlement and advancement of the kingdom of God among men, that kingdom which cannot be moved.
Let Great Britain and Ireland flourish in all their public interests. Let thine everlasting gospel be always the glory in the midst of us, and let thy providence be a wall of fire round about us. Destroy us not, but let a blessing be among us, even a meat-offering and a drink-offering to the Lord our God. Be very gracious to our sovereign lord the king, protect his person, preserve his health, prolong his days, guide his counsels, let his reign be prosperous, and crown all his undertakings for the public good. Bless the privy counsellors, the nobility, the judges and magistrates in our several counties and corporations, and make them in all their places faithful and serviceable to the interest of the nation, and every way public blessings. Bless all the ministers of thy holy word and sacraments; make them burning and shining lights, and faithful to Christ, and to the souls of men; unite all thy ministers and people together in the truth, and in true love one to another pour out a healing spirit upon them, a spirit of love and charity, mutual forbearance and condescension, that with one shoulder and with one consent all may study to promote the common interest of our great Master, and the common salvation of precious souls. We pray thee prosper the trade of the nation and our coasts, disappoint the devices of our enemies against us, preserve the public peace, and keep all the people of these lands in quietness among
themselves, and due subjection to the authority God hath set over us and let the Lord delight to dwell among us, and to do us good. Bless the fruits of the earth continue our plenty abundantly bless our provision, and satisfy even our poor with bread. We bless thee for all the mercies of this thine own holy day. We have reason to say, that a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts Bless the words we have heard this day to us, and to all that heard itj hear our prayers, accept our praises, and forgive what thy pure eye hath seen amiss in us and our performances. Take us under thy protection this night, and enable us to close the day with thee, that we may lie down, and our sleep may be sweet. Be with us the week following in all our ways; forgive us that we brought so much of the week with us into the Sabbath, and enable us to bring a great deal of the Sabbath with us into the week, that we may be the fitter for the next Sabbath, if we should live to see it. Make us meet for the everlasting Sabbath, which we hope to keep within the vail, when time and days shall be no more And let this day bring us a Sabbath day's journey nearer heaven, and make us a Sabbath day's work fitter for it. As we began this Lord's day with the joyful memorials of Christ's resurrection, so we desire to conclude it with the joyful expectation of Christ's second coming, and of our own resur-
rection, then to a blessed immortality, triumphing in hope of the glory of God, Bless the Lord, love the Lord, O our souls, and let all that is within us love and bless his holy name for he is good, and his mercy endures for ever. In praising God, we desire to spend as much of our time as may be, that we may begin our heaven now; for in this good work we hope to be spending a happy eternity. Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, and our God, in three Persons; Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, be honour and glory, dominion and praise, henceforth and for ever. Amen,
Short forms of prayer · A Method for Prayer, 1834
A Family Prayer for the Lord's Day Morning
Most gracious God, and our Father in our Lord Jesus Christ, it is good for us to draw near to thee; the nearer the better, and it will be best of all when we come to be nearest of all in the kingdom of glory. Thou hast thy being of thyself, and thy happiness in thyself: We therefore adore thee as
the great Jehovah. We have our being from thee, and our happiness in thee, and therefore it is both our duty and our interest to seek thee, to implore thy favour, and to give unto thee the glory due unto thy name. We bless thee for the return of the morning light, and that thou causest the day-spring to know its place and time. O let the day-spring from on high visit our dark souls, and the Sun of righteousness arise with healing under his wings. We bless thee that the light we see is the Lord's: That this is the day which the Lord hath made, hath made for man, hath made for himself, we will rejoice and be glad in it. That thou hast revealed unto us thy holy Sabbaths, that we were betimes taught to put a difference between this day and other days, and that we live in a land, in all parts of which God is publicly and solemnly worshipped on this day. We bless thee, that Sabbath liberties and opportunities are continuedto us and that we are not wishing in vain for these days of the Son of man that our candlestick is not removed out of its place, as justly it might have been, because we have left our first love. Now we bid this Sabbath welcome Hosanna to the Son of David, blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord, Hosanna in the highest. O that we may be in the Spirit on this Lord's day; that this may be the Sabbath of the Lord in our dwelling j in our hearts a Sabbath of rest from sin, and a Sabbath of rest in God,
Enable us, we pray thee, so to sanctify this Sabbath, as that it may be sanctified to us, and be a means of our sanctification that by resting today from our worldly employments, our hearts may be more and more taken off from present things, and prepared to leave them and that by employing our time to-day in the worship of God, we may be led into a more experimental acquaintance with the work of heaven, and be made more meet for that blessed world. We confess we are utterly unworthy of the honour, and unable for the work of communion with thee but we come to thee in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, who is worthy, and depend upon the assistance of thy blessed Spirit to work all our works in us, and so to ordain peace for us. We keep this day holy, to the honour of God the Father Almighty, the maker of heaven and earth, in remembrance of the work of creation, that work of wonder, in which thou madest all things out of nothing by the word of thy power, and all very good; and they continue to this day according to thine own ordinance, for all are thy servants. Thou art worthy to receive blessing, and honour, and glory, and power j for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created. O Thou, who at first didst command the light to shine out of darkness, who saidst on the first day of the first week, Let there be light, and there was light, we pray thee shine this day into our hearts, and give us more and more of the light of the knowledge of the glory
of God in the face of Jesus Christ; and let us be thy workmanship, created in Jesus Christ unto good works, a kind of first fruits of thy creatures. We likewise sanctify this day to the honour of our Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, and our exalted Redeemer, in remembrance of his resurrection from the dead on the first day of the week, by which he was declared to be the Son of God with power. We bless thee, that having laid down his life to make atonement for sin, he rose again for our justification, that he might bring in an everlasting righteousness. That the stone which the builders refused, the same is become the head-stone of the corner. This is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes. We bless thee that he is risen from the dead as the first fruits of them that slept, that he might be the resurrection and the life to us. Now we pray, that while we are celebrating the memorial of his resurrection with joy and triumph, we may experience in our souls the power and virtue of his resurrection, that we may rise with him, may rise from the death of sin to the life of righteousness, from the dust of this world, to a holy, heavenly, spiritual, and divine life. O that we may be planted together in the likeness of Christ's resurrection, that as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we also may walk in newness of life. We sanctify this day also to the honour of the eternal Spirit that blessed Spirit of grace the
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Comforter, rejoicing at the remembrance of the descent of the Spirit upon the apostles on the day of Pentecost, the first day of the week likewise. We bless thee, that when Jesus was glorified, the Holy Ghost was given to make up the want of his bodily presence, to carry on his undertaking, and to ripen things for his second coming;' and that we have a promise that he shall abide with us for ever. And now, we pray that the Spirit of him, that raised up Jesus from the dead, may dwell and rule in every one of us, to make us partakers of a new and divine nature. Come, O blessed Spirit of grace, and breathe upon tliese dry bones, these dead hearts of ours, that they may live, and be in us a Spirit of faith, and love, and holiness, a Spirit of power, and of a sound mind. O Lord, we bless thee for thy holy word, which is a light to our feet, and a lamp to our paths, and which was written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope that the Scriptures are preserved pure and entire to us, and that we have them in a language that we understand. We beg that we may not receive the grace of God here in vain. We bless thee that our eyes see the joyful light, and our ears hear the joyful sound, of a Redeemer and a Saviour, and of redemption and salvation by him 5 that life and immortality 'are brought to light by the gospel. Glory be to God in the highest, for in and through Jesus
Christ there is on earth peace, and goodwill towards men. We bless thee for the great gospel record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Lord, we receive it as a faithful saying, and well worthy of all acceptation we will venture our immortal souls upon it and we are encouraged by it to come to thee, to beg for an interest in the mediation of thy Son. O let him be made of God to us wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption let us be effectually called into fellowship with him, and by faith be united to him, so that Christ may live in us, and we may grow up into him in all things, who is tlie head, that we may bring forth fruit in him and whatever we do in word or deed, we may do all in his name. O let us have the Spirit of Christ, that thereby we may make it appear we are his. And through him we pray that we may have eternal life, that none of us may come short of it, but that all of us may have the first fruits and earnest of it abiding in us. We bless thee for the new covenant made with us in Jesus Christ that when the covenant of innocency was irreparably broken, so that it was become impossible for us to get to heaven by that covenant, thou wast then pleased to deal with us upon new terms that we are under grace and not under the law; that this covenant is established upon better promises in the hand of a Mediator. Lord, we fly for refuge to it, we take hold of it as the hope set before us O receive 8 Gg
us graciously into the bond of this covenant, and make us accepted in the beloved, according to the tenor of the covenant. Thou hast declared, concerning the Lord Jesus, that he is thy beloved Son in whom thou art well pleased and we humbly profess that he is our beloved in whom we are well pleased j Lord, be well pleased with us in him. O that our hearts may be filled this day with pleasing thoughts of Christ, and his love to us, that great love wherewith he loved us. O the admirable dimensions of that love I the height and depth, the length and breadth of the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge Let this love constrain us to love him, and to live to him who died for us and rose again. O that it may be a pleasure and mighty satisfaction to us to think, that while we are here praying at the footstool of the throne of grace, our blessed Saviour is sitting at the right hand of the throne of glory interceding for us. We earnestly beg, that through him we may find favour with thee our God, and may be taken into covenant and communion with thee. We humbly pray thee, for his sake, forgive all our sins, known and unknown, in thought, word, and deed. Through him let us be acquitted of all guilt, and accepted as righteous in thy sight. Let us not come into condemnation as we have deserved let our iniquity be taken away, and our sin covered; and let us be clothed with the spotless robe of Christ's righteousness, that the
shame of our nakedness may not appear. O let no cloud of guilt interpose between us and our God this day, to intercept our comfortable communion with him. And let our lusts be mortified and subdued, that our own corruptions may not be as a clog to us, to hinder the ascent of our souls heavenwards. We pray thee assist us in all our religious services of this thine own holy day. Go along with us to the solemn assembly; for if thy presence go not up with us, wherefore should we go up Give us to draw nigh to thee with a true heart, and in full assurance of faith. Meet us with a blessing j grace thine own ordinances with thy presence, that special presence of thine which thou hast promised there, where two or three are gathered together in thy name. Help us against our manifold infirmities, and the sins that do most easily beset us in our attendance upon thee. Let thy word come with life and power to our souls, and be as good seed sown in a good soil, taking root, and bringing forth fruit to thy praise; and let our prayers and praises be spiritual sacrifices, acceptable in thy sight through Christ Jesus; and let those that tarry at home divide the spoil. Let thy presence be in all the assemblies of good Christians this day Grace be with all them that love the Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity let grace be upon them all. In the chariot of the everlasting gospel let the great Redeemer ride forth triumphantly, conquering and to con-
quer and let every thought be brought into obedience to him. Let many be brought to believe the report of the gospel, and to many let the arm of the Lord be revealed. Let sinners be converted unto thee, and thy saints edified and built up in faith, holiness, and comfort unto salvation. Complete the number of thine elect, and hasten thy kingdom. Now the Lord of peace himself give us peace always by all means. The God of hope fill us with joy and peace in believing, for Christ Jesus sake, our blessed Saviour and Redeemer, who hath taught us to pray, Our Father which art in heaven, &c.
Short forms of prayer · A Method for Prayer, 1834
A Morning Prayer for a Family
O Lord our God, we desire, with all humility and reverence, to adore thee as a Being infinitely bright, and blessed, and glorious thou hast all perfection in thyself, and art the fountain of all being, power, life, motion, and perfection. Thou art good to all, and thy tender mercies are over all thy works and thou art continually doing us good, though we are evil and unthankful. We reckon it an unspeakable privilege that we have liberty of access to thee through Jesus Christ, and leave to call thee our Father in him. O look upon us now, and be merciful to us, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name. O give us all to account our daily worship of thee in our family the most needful part of our
daily business, and the most pleasant part of our daily comforts. Thou art the God of all the families of Israel, be thou the God of our family, and grant, whatever others do, we and ours may always serve the Lord that thou mayest cause the blessing to rest on our house from the beginning of the year to the end of it. Lord, bless us, and we are blessed indeed. We humbly thank thee for all the mercies of this night past, and this morning, that we have laid us down and slept, and waked again, because thou hast sustained us; that no plague has come nigh our dwelling but that we are brought in safety to the light and comforts of another day. It is of thy mercies, O Lord, that we are not consumed, even because thy compassions fail not; they are new every morning great is thy faithfulness, i We have rested and are refreshed, when many have been full of tossing to and fro till the dawning of the day We have a safe and quiet habitation, when many are forced to wander, and lie exposed. We own thy goodness to us, and ourselves we acknowledge less than the least of all the mercy, and of all the truth thou hast showed unto us. We confess we have sinned against thee, we are guilty before thee, we have sinned, and have come short of the glory of God. We have corrupt and sinful natures, and are bent to back-
slide from thee backward to good, and prone to evil continually. Vain thoughts come into us, and lodge within us, lying down and rising up, and they defile or disquiet our minds, and keep out good thoughts. We are too apt to burden ourselves with that care which thou hast encouraged us to cast upon thee. We are very much wanting in the duties of our particular relations, and provoke one another more to folly and passion than to love and to good works. We are very cold and defective in our love to God, weak in our desires towards him, and unsteady and uneven in our walking with him and are at this time much out of frame for his service. We pray thee forgive all our sins for Christ's sake, and be at peace with us in him who died to make peace, and ever lives making intercession. There be many that say. Who will show us any good? but, Lord, let us not be put off with the good of this world for a portion For this is our heart's desire and prayer. Lord, lift up the light of thy countenance upon us, and that shall put gladness into our hearts, more than they have whose corn, and wine, and oil increaseth. Lord, let thy peace rule in our hearts, and give law to us, and let thy peace keep our hearts and minds, and give comfort to us and let the consolations of God, which are neither few nor small, be our strength and our song in the house of our pilgrimage. Lord, we commit ourselves to thy care and
keeping this day. Watch over us for good compass us about with thy favour as with a shield preserve us from all evil, yea, the Lord preserve and keep our souls preserve our going out and coming in. Our bodies, and all our worldly affairs, we commit to the conduct of thy wise and gracious providence, and submit to its disposal. Let no hurt or harm happen to us; keep us in health and safety J bless our employments, prosper us in all our lawful undertakings, and give us comfort and success in them. Let us eat the labour of our hands, and let it be well with us. Our precious souls, and all their concerns, we commit to the government of thy Spirit and grace. O let thy grace be mighty in us, and sufficient for lis, and let it work in us both to will and to do that which is good, of thine own good pleasure. O give us grace to do the work of this day in its day, according as the duty of the day requires, and to do even common actions after a godly sort, acknowledging thee in all our ways, and having our eyes ever up to thee, and be thou pleased to direct our steps. Lord, keep us from sinj give us rule over our own spirits, and grant that we may not this day break out into passion upon provocation, or speak unadvisedly with our lips. Give us grace to live together in peace and holy love, that the Lord may command the blessing upon us, even life for evermore.
Make us conscientious in all our dealings, and always watchful against sin, as becomes those who see thine eye ever upon us. Arm us against every temptation, uphold us in our integrity, keep us in the way of our duty; and grant that we may be in thy fear every day, and all the day long. In every doubtful case, let our way be made plain before us and give us that wisdom of the prudent, which is at all times profitable to direct and let integrity and unrightness preserve us, for we wait on thee. Sanctify to us all our losses, crosses, afflictions, and disappointments, and give us grace to submit to thy holy will in them, and let us find it good for' us to be afflicted, that we may be partakers of thy holiness. Prepare us for all the events of this day, for we know not what a day may bring forth. Give us to stand complete in thy whole will to deny ourselves, to take up our cross daily, and to follow Jesus Christ. Lord, fit us for death, and judgment, and eternity, and give us grace to live every day as those that do not know but it may be their last day. Lord, plead thy cause in the world build up thy church into perfect beauty set up the throne of the exalted Redeemer in all places upon the ruins of the devil's kingdom. Let the reformed churches be more and more reformed, and let every thing that is amiss be amended j
and lei those that suffer for righteousness' sake be supported and delivered. Do us good in these nations bless the king and all in authority, guide public counsels and affairs, over-rule all to thine own glory; let peace and truth be in our days, and be preserved to those that shall come after us. Be gracious to all our relations, friends, neighbours, and acquaintances, and do them good according as their necessities are. Supply the wants of all thy people. Dwell in the families that fear thee, and call upon thy name. Forgive our enemies, and those that hate us give us a right and charitable frame of spirit towards all men, and all that is their's. Visit those that are in affliction, and comfort them, and be unto them a very present help. Recover the sick, ease the pained, succour the tempted, relieve the oppressed, and give joy to those that mourn in Zion. Deal with us and our family according to the tenor of the everlasting covenant, which is well ordered in all things, and sure, and which is all our salvation, and all our desire; however it pleaseth God to deal with us and with our house. Now blessed be God for all his gifts both of nature and grace, for those that concern this life and that to come especially for Jesus Christ, the fountain and foundation of all; thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift. We humbly beseech thee, for Christ Jesus' sake, to pardon our sins, accept our services, and grant
an answer of peace to our prayers, even for his sake who died for us, and rose again, who hath taught us to pray, Our Father which art in
Short forms of prayer · A Method for Prayer, 1834
A Prayer for The President of the United States, and all in Civil Authority.
O Lord, our heavenly Father, the high and mighty Ruler of the universe, who dost from thy throne behold all the dwellers upon earth; Most heartily we beseech thee, with thy favour to behold and bless thy servant THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, and all others in authority; and so replenish them with the grace of thy Holy Spirit, that they may always incline to thy will, and walk in thy way. Endue them plenteously with heavenly gifts; grant them in health and prosperity long to live; and finally, after this life, to attain everlasting joy and felicity; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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O Lord our Governor, whose glory is in all the world; We commend this nation to thy merciful care, that being guided by thy Providence, we may dwell secure in thy peace. Grant to THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, and to all in authority, wisdom and strength to know and to do thy will. Fill them with the love of truth and righteousness; and make them ever mindful of their calling to serve this people in thy fear; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen.
Morning Prayer · The Book of Common Prayer (1928), 1928
A Prayer for The President of the United States, and all in Civil Authority.
Almighty God, whose kingdom is everlasting and power infinite; Have mercy upon this whole land; and so rule the hearts of thy servants THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, The Governor of this State, and all others in authority, that they, knowing whose ministers they are, may above all things seek thy honour and glory; and that we and all the People, duly considering whose authority they bear, may faithfully and obediently honour them, according to thy blessed Word and ordinance; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with thee and the Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth ever, one God, world without end. Amen.
Evening Prayer · The Book of Common Prayer (1928), 1928
A Prayer for all Conditions of Men.
O God, the Creator and Preserver of all mankind, we humbly beseech thee for all sorts and conditions of men; that thou wouldest be pleased to make thy ways known unto them, thy saving health unto all nations. More especially we pray for thy holy Church universal; that it may be so guided and governed by thy good Spirit, that all who profess and call themselves Christians may be led into the way of truth, and hold the faith in unity of spirit, in the bond of peace, and in righteousness of life. Finally, we commend to thy fatherly goodness all those who are any ways afflicted, or distressed, in mind, body, or estate; that it may please thee to comfort and relieve them, according to their several necessities; giving them patience under their sufferings, and a happy issue out of all their afflictions. And this we beg for Jesus Christ's sake. Amen.
Evening Prayer · The Book of Common Prayer (1928), 1928
A Prayer for all Conditions of Men.
O God, the Creator and Preserver of all mankind, we humbly beseech thee for all sorts and conditions of men; that thou wouldest be pleased to make thy ways known unto them, thy saving health unto all nations. More especially we pray for thy holy Church universal; that it may be so guided and governed by thy good Spirit, that all who profess and call themselves Christians may be led into the way of truth, and hold the faith in unity of spirit, in the bond of peace, and in righteousness of life. Finally, we commend to thy fatherly goodness all those who are any ways afflicted, or distressed, in mind, body, or estate; that it may please thee to comfort and relieve them, according to their several necessities; giving them patience under their sufferings, and a happy issue out of all their afflictions. And this we beg for Jesus Christ's sake. Amen.
Morning Prayer · The Book of Common Prayer (1928), 1928
A Prayer for the Clergy and People.
Almighty and everlasting God, from whom cometh every good and perfect gift; Send down upon our Bishops, and other Clergy, and upon the Congregations committed to their charge, the healthful Spirit of thy grace; and, that they may truly please thee, pour upon them the continual dew of thy blessing. Grant this, O Lord, for the honour of our Advocate and Mediator, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Morning Prayer · The Book of Common Prayer (1928), 1928
A Prayer for the Clergy and People.
Almighty and everlasting God, from whom cometh every good and perfect gift; Send down upon our Bishops, and other Clergy, and upon the Congregations committed to their charge, the healthful Spirit of thy grace; and, that they may truly please thee, pour upon them the continual dew of thy blessing. Grant this, O Lord, for the honour of our Advocate and Mediator, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Evening Prayer · The Book of Common Prayer (1928), 1928
And at the end of every Psalm and the whole of the…
And at the end of every Psalm and the whole of the Psalter, and also after the Venite, Benedictus es, Benedictus, and Jubilate, the following is said:
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.
Morning Prayer · The Book of Common Prayer (1928), 1928
And at the end of the whole Portion or Selection of…
And at the end of the whole Portion or Selection of Psalms for the day, and also after the Magnificat, Cantate Domino, Bonum est confiteri, Nunc dimittus, Deus misereatur, Benedic, anima mea, shall be sung or said the Gloria Patri; however, at the end of the whole portion of the Psalter, the following may be sung or said,
Evening Prayer · The Book of Common Prayer (1928), 1928
Ascension.
Seeing that we have a great High Priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. Heb. iv. 14, 16.
Morning Prayer · The Book of Common Prayer (1928), 1928
Ascension.
Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us. Heb. ix. 24.
Evening Prayer · The Book of Common Prayer (1928), 1928
Benedic, anima mea. Psalm ciii.
Praise the LORD, O my soul; * and all that is within me, praise his holy Name.
Praise the LORD, O my soul, * and forget not all his benefits:
Who forgiveth all thy sin, * and healeth all thine infirmities;
Who saveth thy life from destruction, * and crowneth thee with mercy and loving-kindness.
O praise the LORD, ye angels of his, ye that excel in strength; * ye that fulfil his commandment, and hearken unto the voice of his word.
O praise the LORD, all ye his hosts; * ye servants of his that do his pleasure.
O speak good of the LORD, all ye works of his, in all places of his dominion: * praise thou the LORD, O my soul.
Glory be.
Evening Prayer · The Book of Common Prayer (1928), 1928
Benedic, anima mea. Psalm ciii.
PRAISE the LORD, O my soul; and all that is within me, praise his holy Name.
Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
Who forgiveth all thy sin, and healeth all thine infirmities;
Who saveth thy life from destruction, and crowneth thee with mercy and loving-kindness.
O praise the LORD, ye angels of his, ye that excel in strength; ye that fulfil his commandment, and hearken unto the voice of his word.
O praise the LORD, all ye his hosts; ye servants of his that do his pleasure.
O speak good of the LORD, all ye works of his, in all places of his dominion: praise thou the LORD, O my soul.
The Collect. ACCEPT, we beseech thee, merciful Lord, the devout praise of thy humble servant; and grant him an abiding sense of thy loving-kindness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Visitation of the Sick · The Book of Common Prayer (1928), 1928
Benedicite, omnia opera Domini.
O all ye Works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Angels of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Heavens, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Waters that be above the firmament, bless ye the
Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O all ye Powers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Sun and Moon, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Stars of heaven, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Showers and Dew, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Winds of God, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Fire and Heat, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Winter and Summer, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Dews and Frosts, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Frost and Cold, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Ice and Snow, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Nights and Days, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Light and Darkness, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Lightnings and Clouds, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O LET the Earth bless the Lord: * yea, let it praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Mountains and Hills, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O all ye Green Things upon the earth, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Wells, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Seas and Floods, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Whales, and all that move in the waters, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O all ye Fowls of the air, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O all ye Beasts and Cattle, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Children of Men, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O LET Israel bless the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Priests of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Servants of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Spirits and Souls of the Righteous, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye holy and humble Men of heart, bless ye the Lord: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
Let us bless the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost: * praise him, and magnify him for ever.
Morning Prayer · The Book of Common Prayer (1928), 1928
Benedictus es, Domine.
Blessed art thou, O Lord God of our fathers:* praised and exalted above all for ever.
Blessed art thou for the Name of thy Majesty:* praised and exalted above all for ever.
Blessed art thou in the temple of thy holiness:* praised and exalted above all for ever.
Blessed art thou that beholdest the depths, and dwellest between the Cherubim: * praised and exalted above all for ever.
Blessed art thou on the glorious throne of thy kingdom: * praised and exalted above all for ever.
Blessed art thou in the firmament of heaven: * praised and exalted above all for ever.
Glory be.
Or this Canticle
Morning Prayer · The Book of Common Prayer (1928), 1928
Benedictus. St. Luke i. 68.
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.
Or this Psalm.
Morning Prayer · The Book of Common Prayer (1928), 1928
Bonum est confiteri. Psalm xcii.
It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, * and to sing praises unto thy Name, O Most Highest;
To tell of thy loving-kindness early in the morning, * and of thy truth in the night season;
Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the lute; * upon a loud instrument, and upon the harp.
For thou, LORD, hast made me glad through thy works; * and I will rejoice in giving praise for the operations of thy hands.
Glory be.
Evening Prayer · The Book of Common Prayer (1928), 1928
Cantate Domino. Psalm xcviii.
O Sing unto the LORD a new song; * for he hath done marvellous things.
With his own right hand, and with his holy arm, * hath he gotten himself the victory.
The LORD declared his salvation; * his righteousness hath he openly showed in the sight of the heathen.
He hath remembered his mercy and truth toward the house of Israel; * and all the ends of the world have seen the salvation of our God.
Show yourselves joyful unto the LORD, all ye lands; * sing, rejoice, and give thanks.
Praise the LORD upon the harp; * sing to the harp with a psalm of thanksgiving.
With trumpets also and shawms, * O show yourselves joyful before the LORD, the King.
Let the sea make a noise, and all that therein is; * the round world, and they that dwell therein.
Let the floods clap their hands, and let the hills be joyful together before the LORD; * for he cometh to judge the earth.
With righteousness shall he judge the world, * and the peoples with equity.
Glory be.
Or this.
Evening Prayer · The Book of Common Prayer (1928), 1928
Christmas.
Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. St. Luke ii. 10, 11.
Morning Prayer · The Book of Common Prayer (1928), 1928
Christmas.
Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. Rev. xxi. 3.
Evening Prayer · The Book of Common Prayer (1928), 1928
Confitebor tibi. Psalm cxxxviii.
I WILL give thanks unto thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; even before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.
I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy Name, because of thy loving-kindness and truth; for thou hast magnified thy Name, and thy word, above all things.
When I called upon thee, thou heardest me; and enduedst my soul with much strength.
Though I walk in the midst of trouble, yet shalt thou refresh me; thou shalt stretch forth thy hand upon the furiousness of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.
The LORD shall make good his loving-kindness toward me; yea, thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever; despise not then the works of thine own hands.
The Collect. O GOD, the strength of the weak and the comfort of sufferers; Mercifully accept our prayers, and grant to thy servant the help of thy power, that his sickness may be turned into health, and our sorrow into joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Visitation of the Sick · The Book of Common Prayer (1928), 1928
Deus misereatur. Psalm lxvii.
GOD be merciful unto us, and bless us, * and show us the light of his countenance, and be merciful unto us;
That thy way may be known upon earth, * thy saving health among all nations.
Let the peoples praise thee, O God; * yea, let all the peoples praise thee.
O let the nations rejoice and be glad; * for thou shalt judge the folk righteously, and govern the nations upon earth.
Let the peoples praise thee, O God; * yea, let all the peoples praise thee.
Then shall the earth bring forth her increase; * and God, even our own God, shall give us his blessing.
God shall bless us; * and all the ends of the world shall fear him.
Glory be.
Or this.
Evening Prayer · The Book of Common Prayer (1928), 1928
Easter.
He is risen. The Lord is risen indeed. St. Mark xvi. 6; St. Luke xxiv. 34.
This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm cxviii. 24.
Morning Prayer · The Book of Common Prayer (1928), 1928
Easter.
Thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Cor. xv. 57.
If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Col. iii. 1.
Evening Prayer · The Book of Common Prayer (1928), 1928
Epiphany.
From the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my Name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my Name, and a pure offering: for my Name shall be great among the heathen, saith the LORD of hosts. Mal. i. 11.
Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem. Isaiah lii. 1.
Morning Prayer · The Book of Common Prayer (1928), 1928
For Joy in God's Creation.
O HEAVENLY Father, who hast filled the world with beauty; Open, we beseech thee, our eyes to behold thy gracious hand in all thy works; that rejoicing in thy whole creation, we may learn to serve thee with gladness; for the sake of him by whom all things were made, thy Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Family Prayer · The Book of Common Prayer (1928), 1928
Gloria in excelsis.
GLORY be to God on high, and on earth peace, good will towards men. We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty.
O Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ; O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us.
For thou only art holy; thou only art the Lord; thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
Then follows,
Evening Prayer · The Book of Common Prayer (1928), 1928
Jubilate Deo. Psalm c.
O be joyful in the LORD, all ye lands: * serve the LORD with gladness, and come before his presence with a song.
Be ye sure that the LORD he is God; it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; * we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
O go your way into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise; * be thankful unto him, and speak good of his Name.
For the LORD is gracious, his mercy is everlasting; * and his truth endureth from generation to generation.
Glory be.
Morning Prayer · The Book of Common Prayer (1928), 1928
Magnificat. St. Luke i. 46.
My soul doth magnify the Lord, * and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
For he hath regarded * the lowliness of his handmaiden.
For behold, from henceforth * all generations shall call me blessed.
For he that is mighty hath magnified me; * and holy is his Name.
And his mercy is on them that fear him * throughout all generations.
He hath showed strength with his arm; * he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
He hath put down the mighty from their seat, * and hath exalted the humble and meek;.
He hath filled the hungry with good things; * and the rich he hath sent empty away.
He remembering his mercy hath holpen his servant Israel; * as he promised to our forefathers, Abraham and his seed, for ever.
Glory be.
Or this Psalm.
Evening Prayer · The Book of Common Prayer (1928), 1928
Te Deum laudamus.
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 Cherubim and Seraphim 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 adorable, 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 humble thyself to be born of a Virgin.
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 be upon us, as our trust is in thee.
O Lord, in thee have I trusted; let me never be confounded.
Or this Canticle.
Morning Prayer · The Book of Common Prayer (1928), 1928
The Apostles' Creed.
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.
Or the Creed commonly called the Nicene .
V. O Lord, show thy mercy upon us.
R.
Evening Prayer · The Book of Common Prayer (1928), 1928
The Apostles' Creed.
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.
Or the Creed commonly called the Nicene.
Here, if it hath not already been said, shall follow the Lord's Prayer.
V. O Lord, show thy mercy upon us.
R.
Morning Prayer · The Book of Common Prayer (1928), 1928
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of…
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.
Here endeth The Order of Evening Prayer.
Evening Prayer · The Book of Common Prayer (1928), 1928
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of…
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.
Here endeth The Order of Morning Prayer.
Morning Prayer · The Book of Common Prayer (1928), 1928
Trinity Sunday.
Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. Isaiah vi. 3.
Then the Minister shall say,
Let us humbly confess our sins unto Almighty God.
Or else he shall say as followeth.
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 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--
Evening Prayer · The Book of Common Prayer (1928), 1928
Venite, exultemus Domino.
O COME, let us sing unto the LORD; * let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation.
Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving; * and show ourselves glad in him with psalms.
For the LORD is a great God; * and a great King above all gods.
In his hand are all the corners of the earth; * and the strength of the hills is his also.
The sea is his, and he made it; * and his hands prepared the dry land.
O come, let us worship and fall down, * and kneel before the LORD our Maker.
For he is the Lord our God; * and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.
O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness; * let the whole earth stand in awe of him.
For he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth; * and with righteousness to judge the world, and the peoples with his truth.
Glory be.
Morning Prayer · The Book of Common Prayer (1928), 1928
Whitsunday.
Ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. Acts i. 8.
Because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. Gal. iv. 6.
Morning Prayer · The Book of Common Prayer (1928), 1928
Whitsunday.
There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High. Psalm xlvi. 4.
The Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. Rev. xxii. 17.
Evening Prayer · The Book of Common Prayer (1928), 1928
