The Book of Common Prayer
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    A Prayer Book for Soldiers and Sailors
(1941)

 

 

This little book was produced in 1941, obviously for use by those in the Armed Forces during WW II. It consists of an "Order for Worship" (basically an abbreviated Morning Prayer), the same Communion service as in the then-current 1928 BCP, and a selection of Psalms, Bible Readings and Hymns (the hymns with no music).

We also have the book as a scanned PDF.

Additionally, we have an 8-page pamphlet, Form of Confession and an Act of Spiritual Communion as a PDF, which is undated but appears to have been issued around this time.

 
A PRAYER BOOK

for

SOLDIERS AND SAILORS

 

 

PUBLISHED FOR

THE ARMY AND NAVY COMMISSION OF
THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH

BY

THE CHURCH PENSION FUND
20 Exchange Place — New York
1941


    To you who are serving our country in the Army or the Navy we send this book as a gift from the Church and a reminder that the Church follows you into the Service with deep interest. We hope that you will find these prayers and hymns and Bible readings a daily help and that they will make real to you the power of God and His purpose for your life.

H. ST. GEORGE TUCKER
Presiding Bishop
The Protestant Episcopal Church
in the United States

 

 
Contents

AN ORDER OF WORSHIP
1
THE HOLY COMMUNION
   (identical to that in the 1928 BCP)
5
PRAYERS
23
PSALMS
35
READINGS FROM THE BIBLE
45
HYMNS
59


Download a PDF file of the Prayer Book for Soldiers and Sailors

 

Web author: Charles Wohlers U. S. • England • Scotland • Ireland • Wales • Canada • World