That it may please thee to defend, and provide for, the fatherless children, and widows, and all that be desolate and oppressed; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to have mercy upon all men ; 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; O Lamb of God: that takest away the sins of the world; 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. UR Father which art in hea- And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. Amen. [1559] UR Father which art in hea Oven, &c. And lead us not into temptation. The Versicle. O Lord, deal not with us after our sins. The Answer. Neither reward us after our iniquities. Let us pray. GOD, merciful Father, that despisest not the sighing of a contrite heart, nor the desire of such as be sorrowful; Mercifully assist our prayers that we make before thee in all our troubles and adversities this is the only instance in which the AMEN is printed in the same type as the responses of the people. 1662 1604 S. L. 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. 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; Answer. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. 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. O Son of David, have mercy upon us. 1 Both now and ever vouchsafe to hear us, O Christ. Graciously hear us, O Christ; graciously hear us, O Lord Christ. W E 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. 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 to thee in thy holy Church, through 5 Jesus Christ our Lord. O Lord, arise, help us, and deliver us for thy name's sake. 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. 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. The Versicle. O Lord, let thy mercy be shewed upon us. Let us pray. WE best for the glory of thy name's sake, turn from us E humbly beseech thee, O Father, mercifully to look upon our 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 9serve thee in holiness and pureness of living, to thy honour and glory, through our only Mediator and Advocate Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 7 the Father, the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; [1549] 8 hear us, Christ. [1549] 1662 1 Charles [S. L.] of princes, which dost from thy Throne behold all the dwellers upon earth; most heartily we beseech thee with thy favour to behold our most gracious Sovereign Lord King 1 JAMES; and so replenish him with the grace of thy holy Spirit, that he may alway incline to thy will, and walk in thy way: endue him plenteously with heavenly gifts; grant him in health and wealth long to live; strengthen him that he may vanquish and overcome all his enemies; and finally, after this life, he may attain everlasting joy and felicity, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 2 A Prayer for the Queen, Prince Charles, and the rest of the Royal Progeny. Almighty God, the fountain of all goodness, we humbly beseech thee to bless our Gracious Queen Mary, Prince Charles, with the rest of the Royal progeny: endue, &c. [S. L.] 3 No title in [1604] of princes, which dost from thy Amen. 1549 LMIGHTY and everlasting A God, which only workest great marvels, send down upon our Bishops and Curates, and all 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. [1559] A Prayer for the Holy Clergy. ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who only workest great and marvellous things, send down upon our Bishops, Presbyters and Curates, and all Congregations, &c. [S. L.] No title. [1559] This Prayer is omitted in [1552. 1549], but extant, according to L'Estrange, in ancient MS. Liturgies. |