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| THE LITANY
Here followeth the Litany, or General Supplication,
to be sung said after Morning Prayer, upon Sundays, Wednesdays, and Fridays,
and at other times when it shall be commanded by the Ordinary. |
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The Litany may be said on the days appointed for its use, either after Morning Prayer, or before the Holy Communion, or at other times; and its use may be dispensed with on Christmas-day, Easter-day, and Whitsunday, with the sanction of the Bishop. When the Litany is said before a celebration of Holy Communion it shall be permissible to omit from the Litany the Lord’s Prayer and all that is let down after it except the prayer called A Prayer of St Chrysostom and The grace of, &c. When
the Litany is said at any other time it shall be permissible to Omit from
it all that follows the
Lord’s Prayer, and to use one or more of the Occasional Prayers,
or the Prayer of St Chrysostom, ending with The grace of;
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GOD the Father of heaven: have mercy upon us miserable sinners. O God the Father of heaven: have mercy upon us miserable sinners. O God the Son, Redeemer of the world : have mercy upon us miserable sinners. God the Son, Redeemer of the world: have mercy upon us miserable sinners. O God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son : have mercy upon us miserable sinners. O God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son : have mercy upon us miserable sinners. O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three Persons and one God : have mercy upon us miserable sinners. O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three Persons and one God have mercy upon us miserable sinners. Remember not, Lord, our offences, nor the offences of our forefathers; neither take thou vengeance of our sins: spare us, good Lord, spare thy people, whom thou hast redeemed with thy most precious blood, and be not angry with us for ever. Spare us, good Lord.
From all evil and mischief; from sin, from the crafts and assaults of
the devil; from thy wrath, and from everlasting damnation,Good Lord, deliver us.
From all blindness of heart; from pride, vainglory, and hypocrisy; from
envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncharitableness,Good Lord, deliver us.
From fornication, and all other deadly sin; and from ail the deceits of
the world, the flesh, and the devil,Good Lord, deliver us.
From lightning and tempest; from plague, pestilence, and famine; from
battle and murder, and from sudden death,Good Lord, deliver us.
From all sedition, privy conspiracy, and, rebellion; from all false doctrine,
heresy, and schism; from hardness of heart, and contempt of thy Word and
Commandment,Good Lord, deliver us.
By the mystery of thy holy Incarnation; by thy holy Nativity and Circumcision;
by thy Baptism, Fasting, and Temptation,Good Lord, deliver us.
By thine Agony and bloody Sweat; by thy Cross and Passion; by thy precious
Death and Burial; by thy glorious Resurrection and Ascension;. and by
the coming of the Holy Ghost,Good Lord, deliver us.
In all time of our tribulation; in all time of our wealth; in the hour
of death, and in the day of judgement,Good Lord, deliver us.
We sinners do beseech thee to hear us, O Lord God: and that it may please
thee to rule and govern thy holy Church universal in the right way,We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to keep and strengthen in the true worshipping
of thee, in righteousness and holiness of life, thy Servant GEORGE,
our most gracious King and Governor,We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to rule his heart in thy faith, fear, and love,
and that he may evermore have affiance in thee, and ever seek thy honour
and glory,We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to be his defender and keeper, giving him the
victory over all his enemies,We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to bless and preserve our gracious Queen Mary,
Alexandra the Queen Mother, Edward Prince of Wales, and
all the Royal Family, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to illuminate all Bishops, Priests, and Deacons,
with true knowledge and understanding of thy Word; and that both by their
preaching and living they may set it forth and shew it accordingly,We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
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That
it may please thee to send forth labourers into thy harvest, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to bless and prosper thy servants who labour for
the conversion of the heathen, and of all who know not the truth,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
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That
it may please thee to endue the Lords of the Council, and all the Nobility,
with grace, wisdom, and understanding, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
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We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
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That
it may please thee to bless and keep the [Judges and] Magistrates, giving
them grace to execute justice, and to maintain truth, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
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That
it may please thee to bless and keep the King’s forces by sea and
land, and to shield them in all dangers and adversities, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
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it may please thee to bless and keep all thy people,
We
beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to give to all nations unity,
peace, and concord,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to give us an heart to love and dread thee, and
diligently to live after thy commandments,We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to give to all thy people
increase of grace, to hear meekly thy Word, and to receive it with pure
affection, and to bring forth the fruits of the Spirit, We
beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee
to bring into the way of truth all such as have erred, and are deceived,We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to strengthen such as do stand;
and to comfort and help the weak-hearted ; and to raise up them that fall;
and finally to beat down Satan under our feet,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord
That it may please thee to succour, help, and comfort
all that are in danger, necessity, and tribulation,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to preserve all that travel
by land or by water, all women labouring of child, all sick persons, and
young children; and to shew thy pity upon all prisoners and captives,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to defend, and provide for,
the fatherless children, and widows, and all that are desolate and oppressed,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to have mercy upon all men,We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
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;
Grant us thy peace.
O Lamb of God : that takest away the sins of the world;
Have mercy upon us.
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Then shall the Priest, and the people
with him, say the Lord’s Prayer.
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. Priest. O Lord, deal not with us after our
sins. Let us pray. O 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, 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. O 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; From our enemies defend us, O Christ. Priest. O Lord, let thy
mercy be shewed upon us; Let us pray. WE 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. A Prayer of Saint 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 Corinthians xiii. 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.
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