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The Shorter Prayer Book (1948)

THE CHRISTIAN YEAR

ACCORDING TO THE USE OF

THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND

THE CHURCH'S CALENDAR is planned to remind us of the great events of the gospel story, out of which Christian worship springs. Thus Sunday is the weekly memorial of the Resurrection of our Lord.
For every Sunday and the chief commemorations in the year a Collect, Epistle, and Gospel are provided. The Collect often sets the note of the day's worship. The Gospels and Epistles are respectively from the gospel story and usually from the pastoral messages of Apostles to their people.
The Psalms are read through in daily portions every month at Morning and Evening Prayer, but special Psalms are selected for congregational use on Sundays, and 'proper' Psalms are set for the chief festivals. The lectionary provides for the orderly reading of the Bible morning and evening throughout the year, with special lessons for Sundays.

The sequence of the Church's year is as follows:

Advent prepares us to celebrate Christ's first coming and warns us that he will come again to judge quick and dead.

Christmas, the anniversary of our Lord's birth, leads to

Epiphany (January 6) which, with the following Sundays, speaks of the glory of God revealed in Christ.

Septuagesima, Sexagesima, and Quinquagesima, so-called because they precede Easter by approximately seventy, sixty, and fifty days, bridge the interval between the Epiphany season and

Lent, which begins on Ash Wednesday, and lasts, excluding Sundays, for forty days, recalling the forty days of our Lord's temptation. It is a season of penitence and fasting in preparation for Easter. The Fifth Sunday in Lent, called Passion Sunday, foreshadows

Holy Week which, opening on Palm Sunday, leads our thoughts through our Lord's Passion, from his entry into Jerusalem, through the Last Supper on Maundy Thursday, to his Crucifixion on Good Friday, and his lying in the grave on Easter Eve.

Easter, the festival of the Resurrection, is kept for eight days, the 'octave'. Its date varies according to the date of the Passover full moon. The season of rejoicing extends through the forty days after Easter to

Ascension Day, when Christ is proclaimed the Lord of all life ; and then to

Whitsunday, when the Holy Spirit came to dwell in the Church. The series ends with

Trinity Sunday, which declares the fullness of the Christian revelation of God. The following Sundays to Advent are named 'after Trinity'.

Holy Days and Saints' Days. Other events in our Lord's life are also commemorated during the year. Saints are remembered on special days; and on November 1, All Saints' Day, the list closes with the vision of the Church triumphant.

Rogation Days. On the Sunday before Ascension Day and the three following days we pray God to bless man's labour to produce the necessities of life.

Ember Days. At the turn of each season three days are fixed for prayer on behalf of the Christian ministry. Ordinations usually take place at these times.

NOTE

The Services shall be said or sung throughout in a distinct and audible voice.

The People shall also say or sing their parts audibly and clearly.

Words or sentences enclosed in brackets [] are sometimes omitted.

If Morning or Evening Prayer is immediately followed by another service provided in this book, it may begin at the versicle 'O Lord, open thou our lips'.

SCRIPTURE SENTENCES FOR
USE BEFORE MORNING AND EVENING PRAYER

(see pages 5 and 15)

Preparatory to Confession and Worship.

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.

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.

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.

Enter not into judgement with thy servant, O Lord; for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. Psalm 143. 2.

Of Worship. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. St. John 4. 24.

O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness: let the whole earth stand in awe of him. Psalm 96. 9.

Advent. Repent ye; for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand. St. Matt. 3. 2.

The night is far spent, and the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. Rom. 13. 12.

Christmas. Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all people. For unto you is born in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. St. Luke 2. 10, 11.

Herein was the love of God manifested in us, that God hath sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. 1 St. John 4. 9.

Epiphany. From the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name is great among the nations; and in every place incense is offered unto my name, and a pure offering. For my name is great among the nations, saith the Lord. Mat. 1. 11.

The Lord declared his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen. Psalm 98. 2.

Lent. 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.

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. Psalm 51. 17.

Passiontide. Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? Behold and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow. Lam. 1. 12.

Good Friday. God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Rom. 5. 8.

Easter Even. Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for him; and he shall give thee thy heart’s desire. Psalm 37. 7, 4.

Easter. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy bath begotten us again unto a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. 1 St. Peter 1. 8.

Ascension-Day. Seeing that we have a great high priest that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. Heb. 4. 14, 16.

Whitsunday. The love of God bath been shed abroad in our hearts through the Holy Spirit which was given unto us. Rom. 5. 5.

Trinity. God is love; and he that abideth in love abideth in God and God in him. 1 St. John 4. 16.

All Saints’ Day. Seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith. Heb. 12. 1, 2.

Saints’ Days. The righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance the memory of the just is blessed. Psalm 112. 6; Proverbs 10. 7.

The New Year or any Anniversary. They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint. Isaiah 40. 31.

Harvest. The earth is the Lord’s and the fulness thereof. Psalm 24. 1.

Time of Trouble. God is our hope and strength : a very present help in trouble. Psalm 46. 1.

National. O let the nations rejoice and be glad: for thou shalt judge the folk righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Psalm 67. 4.

MORNING PRAYER

OR MATTINS

¶ All standing.

The Minister reads one or more of the sentences from the Scriptures, and then, turning to the People, shall say.

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:

Or this alternative form.

BELOVED, we are come together in the presence of Almighty God and of the whole company of heaven to offer unto him through our Lord Jesus Christ our worship and praise and thanksgiving; to make confession of our sins; to pray, as well for others as for ourselves, that we may know more truly the greatness of God's love and shew forth in our lives the fruits of his grace; and to ask on behalf of all men such things as thew well-being doth require.
Wherefore let us kneel in silence, and remember God's presence with us now.

Or this.

Let us humbly confess our sins to Almighty God.

¶ All kneeling.

THE GENERAL CONFESSION

Minister and People together.

ALMIGHTY and most merciful Father, We have n. 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 Jesus 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.

Or this.

(Except on Advent Sunday and the First Sunday in Lent:)

O GOD, our Father, we have sinned against thee in thought, word, and deed: we have not loved thee with all our heart; we have not loved our neighbours as ourselves. Have mercy upon us, we beseech thee; cleanse us from our sins; and help us to overcome our faults; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

THE ABSOLUTION

Pronounced by the Priest alone.

ALMIGHTYGod, 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 hath 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 unnfeignedly 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.
People. Amen.

Or this.

MAY the Almighty and merciful Lord grant unto you pardon and reemission of all your sins, time for amendment of life, and the grace and comfort of the Holy Spirit.
People. Amen.

Or if there is no Priest present, the Reader may say,

GRANT, we beseech thee, merciful Lord, to thy faithful people pardon and peace, that they may be cleansed from all their sins, and serve thee with a quiet mind; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
People. Amen.

THE LORD'S PRAYER

Minister and People together.

OUR Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done; [n 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.

    Minister. O Lord, open thou our lips;
    People. And our mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
    Minister. O God, make speed to save us;
    People. O Lord, make haste to help us.

¶ All stand.

    Minister. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost;
    People. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be : world without end. Amen.
    Minister. Praise ye the Lord;
    People. The Lord's Name be praised.

Then is said or sung Psalm 95, known as
VENITE

But for Easter Day see page 67

(The verses in brackets [ ] may be omitted.)

O COME, let us sing unto the Lord : 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 sware 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.

THE PSALMS

(See pages 144-312. The numbers will be announced.)

At the end of each Psalm is said or sung:

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.

¶ All sit.

THE FIRST LESSON

from the Old Testament or the Apocrypha.

¶ All stand.

One of the Canticles is said or sung, either Te Deum, as follows, or Benedicite (see page 313).

TE DEUM

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 Cherubin and Seraphin : 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 Apostle s: 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 I trusted : let me never be confounded.

¶ All sit.

THE SECOND LESSON
from the New Testament.

(If Holy Baptism, see page 99, follows Mattins, the Order of Mattins may end here.)

¶ All stand.

Another of the Canticles is said or sung, either Benedictus, as follows, or Jubilate Deo (Psalm 100), see page 254.

BENEDICTUS

S. Luke 1. 68

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

(If the Holy Communion, see page 31, follows Mattins, the Order or Mattins may end here.)

THE APOSTLES' CREED

Minister and People together.

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.

Minister. The Lord be with you;
People. And with thy spirit.

Minister. Let us pray.

¶ All kneel.

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

Minister and People together.

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.
    Minister. O Lord, shew thy mercy upon us;
    People. And grant us thy salvation.
    Minister. O Lord, save the Queen.
    People. And mercifully hear us when we call upon thee.
    Minister. Endue thy Ministers with righteousness;
    People. And make thy chosen people joyful.
    Minister. O Lord, save thy people;
    People. And bless thine inheritance.
    Minister. Give peace in our time, O Lord;
    People. Because there is none other that ¹fighteth for us¹, but only thou, O God.
    Minister. O God, make clean our hearts within us;
    People. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us.

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THE COLLECT OF THE DAY

(see pages 51-90).

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. People. 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. People. Amen.

The fixed Order ends here.

After this, as in Evening Prayer, the order is variable. See pages 22-23.

EVENING PRAYER

OR EVENSONG

¶ All standing.

The Minister reads one or more of the sentences from the Scriptures, and then, turning to the People, shall say,

Or this alternative form.

Or this.

Let us humbly confess our sins to Almighty God.

¶ All kneeling.

THE GENERAL CONFESSION

Minister and People together.

Or this.

(Except on Advent Sunday and the First Sunday in Lent:)

THE ABSOLUTION

Pronounced by the Priest alone.

Or this.

MAY the Almighty and merciful Lord grant unto you pardon and reemission of all your sins, time for amendment of life, and the grace and comfort of the Holy Spirit.
People. Amen.

Or if there is no Priest present, the Reader may say,

THE LORD'S PRAYER

Minister and People together.

    Minister. O Lord, open thou our lips;
    People. And our mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
    Minister. O God, make speed to save us;
    People. O Lord, make haste to help us.

¶ All stand.

THE PSALMS

(See pages 144-312. The numbers will be announced.)

At the end of each Psalm is said or sung:

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.

¶ All sit.

THE FIRST LESSON

from the Old Testament or the Apocrypha.

¶ All stand.

One of the Canticles is said or sung, either Magnificat, as follows, or Cantate Domino (Psalm 98), see page 253.

MAGNIFICAT

S. Luke 1. 46

MY soul doth magnify the Lord : and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
    For he hath regarded : the lowliness of his handmaiden.
    For behold, from henceforth : all generations shall call me blessed.
    For he that is mighty hath magnified me : and holy is his Name.
    And his mercy is on them that fear him : throughout all generations.
    He hath shewed strength with his arm : he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
    He hath put down the mighty from their seat : and hath exalted the humble and meek.
    He hath filled the hungry with good things : and the rich he hath sent empty away.
    He remembering his mercy hath holpen his servant Israel : as he promised to our forefathers, Abraham and his seed 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.

¶ All sit.

THE SECOND LESSON
from the New Testament.

(If Holy Baptism, see page 99, follows Evensong, the Order of Evensong may end here.)

¶ All stand.

Another of the Canticles is said or sung, either Nunc Dimittis, as follows, or Deus Misereatur (Psalm 67), see page 213.

NUNC DIMITTIS

S. Luke 2. 29

LORD, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace : according to thy word.
    For mine eyes have seen : thy salvation;
    Which thou hast prepared : before the face of all people;
    To be a light to lighten the Gentiles : and to be the glory of thy people Israel.
    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.

THE APOSTLES' CREED

Minister and People together.

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.

Minister. The Lord be with you;
People. And with thy spirit.

Minister. Let us pray.

¶ All kneel.

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

Minister and People together.

    Minister. O Lord, shew thy mercy upon us;
    People. And grant us thy salvation.
    Minister. O Lord, save the Queen;
    People. And mercifully hear us when we call upon thee.
    Minister. Endue thy Ministers with righteousness;
    People. And make thy chosen people joyful
    Minister. O Lord, save thy people;
    People. And bless thine inheritance.
    Minister. Give peace in our time, O Lord;
       People. Because there is none other that ¹fighteth for us¹, but only thou, O God.
    Minister. O God, make clean our hearts within us;
    People. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us.

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THE COLLECT OF THE DAY

(see pages 51-90).

The Second Collect at Evening Prayer.

O GOD, from whom all holy desires, all good counsels, and all just works do proceed: Give unto thy servants that peace which the world cannot give; that both our hearts may be set to obey thy commandments, and also that by thee we being defended from the fear of our enemies may pass our time in rest and quietness; through the merits of Jesus Christ our Saviour. People. Amen.

The Third Collect, for Aid against all Perils.

LIGHTEN our darkness, we beseech thee, O Lord; L and by thy great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night; for the love of thy only Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. People. Amen.

The fixed Order ends here.

After this, following a Hymn or Anthem, the order is variable.

(1) The Litany (pages 24-30) may be said or sung;

(2) The State and other Prayers according to the Prayer Book of 1662 (pages 91-98) may be said;

(3) Special Prayers (pages 91-98) may be substituted for any or all of these, or prayers from other sources approved by Authority;

(4) A time of silent prayer with biddings, i.e. mention of subjects for prayer.

A Prayer of Saint Chrysostom.

ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us grace at this time f\. 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.
People. Amen.

THE GRACE

2 Corinthians 13

THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore.
People. Amen.

The Sermon may be preached or an Address given during or after the Service.

THE LITANY

¶ All kneeling

The Minister says or sings the petitions, and the People join in the responses. Some of the petitilns in each section may be omitted. The Litany may also be sung in procession

O 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.
    O 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 fore fathers; 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, vain-glory, and hypocrisy; from envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncharitableness,

Good Lord, deliver us.

From fornication, and all other deadly sin; and from all 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 amid bloody sweat; by thy Cross and Passion; by thy precious Death and Burial; by thy glorious Resurrection and Ascension; amid 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