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    God, who from the death of sin raised you to new life in Christ,
    keep you from falling and set you in the presence of his glory;
    and the blessing of God almighty,
    the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,
    be among you and remain with you always.
All
  Amen.
     
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    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 that, knowing his love,
    broad and long, deep and high beyond all knowledge,
    you may be filled with all the fullness of God];
    and the blessing …
     
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    God grant to the living, grace;
    to the departed, rest;
    to the Church, the Queen, the Commonwealth, and all humankind,
          peace and concord;
    and to us and all his servants, life everlasting;
    and the blessing …
     
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    May God, who gives patience and encouragement,
    give you a spirit of unity
    to live in harmony as you follow Jesus Christ,
    so that with one voice you may glorify
          the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ;
    and the blessing …
     
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    May Christ,
    who out of defeat brings new hope and a new future,
    fill you with his new life;
    and the blessing …
     
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    Go forth into the world in peace;
    be of good courage;
    hold fast that which is good;
    render to no one evil for evil;
    strengthen the fainthearted; support the weak;
    help the afflicted; honour everyone;
    love and serve the Lord,
    rejoicing in the power of the Holy Spirit;
    and the blessing …
     
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    God the Father,
    who has given to his Son the name above every name,
    strengthen you to proclaim Christ as Lord;
    and the blessing …
     
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    May God give to you and to all those you love
    his comfort and his peace,
    his light and his joy,
    in this world and the next;
    and the blessing …
     
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    The Lord bless you and watch over you,
    the Lord make his face shine upon you
    and be gracious to you,
    the Lord look kindly on you
    and give you peace;
    and the blessing …
     
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    The love of the Lord Jesus
    draw you to himself,
    the power of the Lord Jesus
    strengthen you in his service,
    the joy of the Lord Jesus fill your hearts;
    and the blessing …
     
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    May God keep you in all your days.
    May Christ shield you in all your ways.
    May the Spirit bring you healing and peace.
     
    May God the Holy Trinity drive all darkness from you
    and pour upon you blessing and light. 
All
  Amen.
     
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    May God the Father bring us to the home
    which his Son prepares for all who love him. 
All
  Amen.
     
    May God the Son give us the will
    to live for him each day in life eternal. 
All
  Amen.
     
    May God the Holy Spirit give us the assurance
    that our citizenship is in heaven
    with the blessed and beloved,
    and the whole company of the redeemed. 
All
  Amen.
     
    And the blessing of God almighty,
    the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,
    be among you and remain with you always.
All
  Amen.
     
    The provision made for seasons and Principal Holy Days may be used at other times when appropriate.
     
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