¶ | Further Blessings | |
8 | ||
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
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Amen. | |
9 | ||
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 … | ||
10 | ||
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 … | ||
11 | ||
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 … | ||
12 | ||
May Christ, | ||
who out of defeat brings new hope and a new future, | ||
fill you with his new life; | ||
and the blessing … | ||
13 | ||
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 … | ||
14 | ||
God the Father, | ||
who has given to his Son the name above every name, | ||
strengthen you to proclaim Christ as Lord; | ||
and the blessing … | ||
15 | ||
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 … | ||
16 | ||
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 … | ||
17 | ||
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 … | ||
18 | ||
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
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Amen. | |
19 | ||
May God the Father bring us to the home | ||
which his Son prepares for all who love him. | ||
All
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Amen. | |
May God the Son give us the will | ||
to live for him each day in life eternal. | ||
All
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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
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Amen. | |
And the blessing of God almighty, | ||
the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, | ||
be among you and remain with you always. | ||
All
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Amen. | |
The provision made for seasons and Principal Holy Days may be used at other times when appropriate. | ||