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  Blessings
     
    1          
    God the Father,
    by whose glory Christ was raised from the dead,
    strengthen you to walk with him in his risen life;
    and the blessing …
     
    2          
    Christ the good shepherd,
who laid down his life for the sheep,
draw you and all who hear his voice,
    to be one flock within one fold;
    and the blessing …
     
    3          
    The God of all grace,
    who called you to his eternal glory in Christ Jesus,
    establish, strengthen and settle you in the faith;
    and the blessing …
     
    4          
    Christ, who has nourished us with himself the living bread,
    make you one in praise and love,
    and raise you up at the last day;
    and the blessing …
     
    5          
    May the Father from whom every family
    in earth and heaven receives its name
    strengthen you with his Spirit in your inner being,
    so that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith;
    and the blessing …
     
    6          
    The God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing;
    and the blessing …
     
    7          
    May God, who in Christ gives us a spring of water welling up to
      eternal life,
perfect in you the image of his glory; and the blessing …
     
    The provision made for seasons and Principal Holy Days may be used at other times when appropriate.
     
    Further Blessings in President's Edition
     
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