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    The Armed Forces Prayer Book
(1951)

 

Armed Forces Prayer Book cover
 

This small volume was printed in 1951, presumably for use by members of the Armed Forces in the Korean War. It consists of several services, only two of which (Holy Communion and Baptism) were taken directly from the1928 BCP, and additionally includes selections of prayers and Psalms, Bible Readings and a words-only hymnal.

Besides the HTML pages linked to below, we also have the entire book available as Adobe PDF graphics. The file includes extractable text, but this has not been checked and undoubtedly contains errors.

PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH
IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDING BISHOP
281 FOURTH AVENUE
NEW YORK 10, N. Y.
THE RT. REV. HENRY K. SHERRILL, D. D.

 

June 5, 1951

    This Prayer Book is sent by the Church to the men and women of the Armed Forces, with the assurance of the affection, the deep interest and the prayers of the Church people at home for God's blessing upon you. We follow all that you do and are with gratitude. May this book be a reminder of your dedication in Baptism to be Christ's faithful soldier and servant to your life's end. You will find these prayers, hymns and Bible readings a daily source of spiritual strength and courage.

HENRY K. SHERRILL
Presiding Bishop   

The Protestant Episcopal Church
in the United States of America

Armed Forces Prayer Book title page

 

Contents

AN ORDER OF WORSHIP
THE HOLY COMMUNION (Identical to 1928 BCP)
TABLE OF EPISTLES AND GOSPELS
SPIRITUAL COMMUNION
HOLY BAPTISM (Identical to 1928 BCP)
BAPTISM IN EXTREMIS
A FORM OF CONFESSION
PRAYERS
PSALMS
BIBLE READINGS
HYMNS
INDEX OF HYMNS
INDEX OF PRAYERS.

Download the entire book as PDF graphics
(size = 5.6MB)

 

Also, an Armed Forces Edition of the 1928 BCP was issued in 1963. It is simply a complete 1928 Prayer Book in a smaller (4" x 3") format. The title page is below:

Title page, 1963 Armed Forces Edition

 

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