GENERAL DIRECTIONS FOR
PUBLICK WORSHIP

THE Morning and Evening Prayer shall be used in the accustomed Place of the Church, Chapel, or Chancel; except it shall be otherwise determined by the Ordinary of the place. And the Chancels shall remain as they have done in times past.

The Morning Prayer or the Evening Prayer, the Litany, and the Order for the Administration of the Lord's Supper or Holy Communion, may be used as separate services, or in any combination, at the discretion of the Minister, subject to the control of the Ordinary, to whom due notice shall be given of any proposed change.

If Morning Prayer, the Litany, and the Order for the Administration of Holy Communion are used in conjunction, the Minister after Te Deum Laudamus may proceed to the Litany, first saying, Let us pray. In this case, at Morning Prayer the Minister shall read either the First or the Second Lesson of the Day, and in the Litany he shall omit the intercessions from That it may please thee to guard and bless to That it may please thee to give to all nations, inclusive.

If Morning Prayer is followed immediately by the Holy Communion, the Minister may omit the Apostles' Creed, and all that follows the words Let us pray, with the exception of the Versicles beginning O Lord, shew thy mercy upon us, and the Second and Third Collects, which shall always be said.

Whenever it is found that the use of all the prescribed Services in any Church upon Sundays and Holy-days is attended with serious inconvenience, the Ordinary shall have power to dispense with one or more of them, in whole or in part.

A Sermon may follow any Service, or may be preached after the Third Collect at Morning or Evening Prayer; but when the Communion Office is used, if there be a Sermon, it shall be preached at the time therein appointed.

Upon Week-days the Order for Morning or Evening Prayer may be shortened at the discretion of the Minister by the omission of one Lesson, and of one Canticle; and on such days the Prayers following the Third Collect, except the Prayer of St. Chrysostom and the Prayer following, need not be read at Morning Prayer: provided that on Christmas Day, the Circumcision, the Epiphany, Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and Ascension Day, the Order for Morning and Evening Prayer shall be read as appointed in this Book.

Upon special occasions instead of the whole Order for Morning or Evening Prayer such selections from the Services of the Church anti from holy Scripture may be used as shall be approved of for the purpose by the Ordinary.

Subject to the approval of the Ordinary, a Sermon may be preached on special occasions without the use of Morning or Evening Prayer, provided such Sermon be preceded and followed by one or more prayers taken from this Book.

The Archbishops may, in all those Prayers, Litanies, and Collects, which do in any way relate to the Sovereign or the Royal Family alter or omit the names, titles, or dates, and fit them to the then present occasion, and make all changes consequent thereon.
 

Rubrical directions which refer to a Bishop, Priest, Deacon or other Minister as a man shall be construed as including a woman who is duly licensed to perform such liturgical functions as may be appropriate.*

Though all things be here set forth as to be said and sung in the English tongue, to the end that the Congregation may thereby be edified; yet it is not meant but that, at the discretion of the Minister, and with the consent of the Ordinary, they may be said and sung in Irish or any other language that is better understood by the people.

Wherever any words in the Forms contained in this Book are enclosed in a square bracket to which the letters N.I. are prefixed, such words are to be used in Northern Ireland only and not in the Republic of Ireland: and wherever any words in the Forms contained in this Book are enclosed in a square bracket to which the letters R.I. are prefixed, such words are to be used in the Republic of Ireland only and not in Northern Ireland.*

THE ORDER FOR

MORNING PRAYER

DAILY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

¶ At the beginning of Morning Prayer the Minister shall read with a loud voice some one or more of these Sentences of the Scriptures that follow.

WHEN the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.   Ezekiel 18. 27.
    I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.    Psalm 51. 3.
    Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine Iniquities. Psalm 51. 9.
    The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.    Psalm 51. 17.
    Rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.    Joel 2. 13.
    To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses though we have rebelled against him: neither have we obeyed the voice of the LORD our God, to walk in his laws which he set before us.    Daniel 9. 9,10.
    O LORD, correct me, but with judgement; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.    Jeremiah 10. 24; Psalm 6. 1.
    Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.    St. Matthew 8. 2.
    I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.    St. Luke 15. 18, 19.
    Enter not into judgement with thy servant, O Lord; for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.    Psalm 143. 2.
    If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us: but, if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1 St. John 1.8,9.

¶ Then shall the Minister say this Exhortation, or a portion thereof:

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 cloke 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;

Provided always that the Exhortation must be said in full on Sundays, where the consent of the Ordinary for abbreviation or omission has not been obtained.

¶ A general Confession to be said of the whole Congregation after the Minister, all kneeling.

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 them, O God, which confess their faults. Restore thou them that are penitent; According to thy promises declared unto mankind in Christ Jesu 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.

¶ The Absolution, or Remission of sins, to be pronounced by the Priest alone, standing; the people still kneeling.

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 bath 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 that 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.

¶ The people shall answer here, and at the end of all other prayers, Amen.
 

¶ Then the Minister shall kneel, and say the Lord's Prayer with an audible voice; the people also kneeling, and repeating it with him, both here, and wheresoever else it is used in Divine Service.

OUR Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, The power, And the glory, For ever and ever. Amen.

¶ Then likewise he shall say,

    O Lord, open thou our lips
    Answer. And our mouth shall show forth thy praise.
    Priest. O God, make speed to save us;
    Answer. O Lord, make haste to help us.

¶ Here, all standing up, the Priest shall say,

    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.
    Priest. Praise ye the Lord;
    Answer. The Lord's Name be praised.

¶ Then shall be said or sung the Psalm Venite, exultemus Domino, as followeth; except an Easter Day and seven days after, and on any day in which it is read in the ordinary course of the Psalms.

On Ash Wednesday and Good Friday Venite, exultemus Domino may be omitted.
 

VENITE, EXULTEMUS DOMINO.

Psalm 95.

O COME, let us sing unto the Loan : let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation.
    Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving : and shew 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.

    TO-DAY if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts : as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness;
    When your fathers tempted me : proved me, and saw my works.
    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;
    Unto whom I aware 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.

On Easter Day and seven days after, instead of the Psalm, O come, let us sing, etc., these Anthems shall be sung or said:

CHRIST our passover is sacrificed for us therefore let us keep the feast,
    Not with the old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. 1 Corinthians 5. 7.
    CHRIST being raised from the dead dieth no more : death hath no more dominion over him.
    For in that he died, he died unto sin once : but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.
    Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin : but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.    Romans 6, 9.
    CHRIST is risen from the dead: and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
    For since by man came death : by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
    For as in Adam all die : even so in Christ shall all be made alive. 1 Corinthians 15. 20.

    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.

¶ Then shall follow the Psalms of the day of the month, or one or more of them; or the Psalms proper to the Day. And at the end of every Psalm throughout the year, and likewise at the end of Benedicite, Urbs Fortitudinis, Benedictus, Magnificat, and Nunc Dimittis, shall be repeated,

    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.

¶ Then shall be read distinctly with an audible voice by the Minister, or other fit person appointed by him, the First Lesson, taken out of the Old Testament, as is appointed in the Table of Lessons: he that readeth so standing and turning himself as he may best be heard of all such as are present. And after that, shall be said or sung the Hymn called Te Deum Laudamus, daily throughout the year.

Note, that before every Lesson he that readeth shall say, Here beginneth such a chapter, or verse of such a chapter, of such a Book : And after every Lesson, Here endeth the First, or the Second, Lesson.
 

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 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 trusted : let me never be confounded.
 

Or this Canticle:

BENEDICITE, OMNIA OPERA.

Note, that the words praise him, and magnify him for ever may be sung at the end of each verse, or of each group of verses, as desired.

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 : yes, 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 he 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.
    O Ananias, Azarias, and Misael, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever.

    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.
 

Or this Canticle :

URBS FORTITUDINIS.

Isaiah 26. 1.

WE have a strong city : salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks.
    Open ye the gates : that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in.
    Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee : because he trusteth in thee.
    Trust ye in the Lord for ever : for our rock of ages is the Lord.
    The way of the Just is uprightness : thou that art upright dost direct the path of the just.
    Yea, in the way of thy judgements, O Lord, have we waited for thee : the desire of our soul is to thy Name, and to the remembrance of thee.

    GLORY be to the Father, and to the Son : and to the Holy Ghost;
    As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shalt be : world without end. Amen.

Or Laudate Dominum, Psalm 148.

¶ Then shall be read in like manner the Second Lesson, taken out of the New Testament; and after that, the Hymn following:

BENEDICTUS.

St. Luke 1. 68.

BLESSED be the Lord God of Israel : for he bath 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 hands 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.
 

Or this Psalm:

JUBILATE DEO.

Psalm 100.

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 die 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 Loan is gracious, his mercy is everlasting and his truth endureth from generation to generation.

    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.

¶ Then shall be sung or said the Apostles' Creed by the Minister and the people, standing.

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 Catholick Church; The Communion of Saints; The Forgiveness of sins; The Resurrection of the body; And the life everlasting. Amen.

¶ And after that, these Prayers following, all devoutly kneeling; the Minister first pronouncing with a loud voice,

    The Lord be with you;
    Answer. And with thy spirit.
    Minister. Let us pray.

¶ When this Office is used in conjunction with any other Service in the Book of Common Prayer, the Minister may omit the Lord's Prayer and the three Versicles preceding it.

    Lord, have mercy upon us.
    Christ, have mercy upon us.
    Lord, have mercy upon us.

¶ Then the Minister, Clerks, and people, shall say the Lord's Prayer with a loud voice.

OUR Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil. Amen.

¶ Then the Priest standing up shall say,

    O Lord, shew thy mercy upon us;
    Answer. And grant us thy salvation.
    ^N.I.[Priest. O Lord, save the King;]
    ^R.I.[Priest. O Lord, guide and defend our Rulers;]
    Answer. And mercifully hear us when we call upon thee.
    Priest. Endue thy Ministers with righteousness;
    Answer. And make thy chosen people joyful.
    Priest. O Lord, save thy people;
    Answer. And bless thine inheritance.
    Priest. Give peace in our time, O Lord;
    Answer. Because there is none other that fighteth for us, but only thou, O God.
    Priest. O God, make clean our hearts within us; Answer. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us.
 

¶ Then shall follow three Collects : the first of the Day, which shall be the same that is appointed at the Communion; the second, for Peace; the third, for Grace to live well. And the two last Collects shall never alter, but daily be said at Morning Prayer throughout all the year, as followeth; all kneeling.

The Second Collect, For Peace.

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.

The Third Collect, For Grace.

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 is righteous in thy sight ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

¶ Here may follow an Anthem or Hymn.

¶ Then these Prayers following shall be said, except when the Litany is read; provided that they may be omitted when the Holy Communion immediately follows Morning Prayer.

^N.I.[A Prayer for the King's Majesty.

O LORD, our heavenly Father, high and mighty, King of kings, Lord of lords, the only Ruler of princes, who 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 GEORGE; 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.]
 

^N.I.[A Prayer for the Royal Family.

ALMIGHTY God, the fountain of all goodness, we humbly beseech thee to bless our gracious Queen Elizabeth, Mary the Queen Mother, the Princess Elizabeth, and all the Royal Family : Endue them with thy Holy Spirit; enrich them with thy heavenly grace ; prosper them with all happiness; and bring them to thine everlasting kingdom through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ]

^N.I.[A Prayer for the Chief Governors in Ireland.

¶ No Chief Governor is to be prayed for until he be sworn.

ALMIGHTY God, from whom all power is derived ; We humbly beseech thee to bless thy servants, the Chief Governors in Ireland. Let thy grace enlighten them, thy goodness confirm them, and thy providence protect them; and grant that they, and all who are in authority under them, may advance thy glory, the honour of his Majesty the King, and the welfare of this our land; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.]

^N.I.[A Prayer for the High Court of Parliament, and the Parliaments in Ireland,

to be read during their respective sessions.

MOST gracious God, we humbly beseech thee, as for this kingdom in general, so especially for [the High Court of Parliament, and] the Parliaments* in Ireland, under our Sovereign Lord the King at this time assembled, that thou wouldst 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 our Sovereign, and his Dominions : 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.]

¶ Instead of the Prayers for the King's Majesty, for the Royal Family, for the Chief Governors in Ireland, and for the High Court of Parliament and the Parliaments in Ireland, may be said the following
 

In later Prayer Books, the names are omitted in this Prayer, and the following note added:

* Here shall be said the names and the titles of members of the Royal Family, as directed.

^N.I.[A Prayer for the King and Commonwealth.

O LORD, God of our fathers, we humbly beseech thee to look with thy favour upon our Country and Empire, and preserve them from all perils. Save and protect our Sovereign Lord, King GEORGE, enrich him plenteously with heavenly gifts, and prosper his counsels for the welfare of his people. Bless also our gracious Queen Elizabeth, Mary the Queen Mother, the Princess Elizabeth and all the Royal Family. Guard in thy good providence this our land. Bless and direct the Chief Governors in Ireland, and those who bear rule under them. Endue with wisdom and strength the ministers of the Crown, [the High Court of Parliament, and] the Parliaments* in Ireland, at this time assembled, and all who are set in authority; grant them so to use the power entrusted to them for thy honour and glory that righteousness and peace may be established among us for all generations; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.]  

^R.I.[A Prayer for The President and all in authority.

ALMIGHTY God, who rulest over the nations of the world; We commend to thy merciful care the people of this land, that, being guarded by thy providence, they may dwell secure in thy peace. Grant to The President of this State and to all in authority, wisdom and strength to know and to do thy will. Fill them with the love of truth and righteousness, that they may serve thy people faithfully to thy honour and glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.]

^R.I.[A Prayer for the Parliaments in Ireland,

to be read during their respective sessions,

ALMIGHTY God, the fountain of all goodness; We humbly beseech thee for the Parliaments* in Ireland, that thou wouldest be pleased substituted. so to direct and prosper their consultations, that all things may be ordered in wisdom, righteousness, and peace, to the honour of thy holy Name, and the good of thy Church and people; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.]  

A Prayer for the Clergy and People.

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who alone workest great marvels Send down upon our Bishops and Clergy, and all People 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.

¶ Then may be said this Prayer following:

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 the good estate of the Catholick Church; 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; [*especially those for whom our prayers are desired;] that it prayers 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 his sake. Amen.

A Prayer of St. Chrysostom.

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.

2 Cor. 13. 14.

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 for Morning Prayer throughout the year.

In later Prayer Books, the names are omitted in this Prayer, and the following note added:

* Here shall be said the names and the titles of members of the Royal Family, as directed.