These prayers are particularly suitable as closing prayers for a non-eucharistic service. Though they do not refer explicitly to the sacrament, some of them could also be used as a Post Communion prayer, or as part of the Dismissal in a service of Holy Communion. The prayers printed in bold type are suitable for the whole congregation to join in.
Heavenly Father,
we share together the blessing of your presence.
Give us in this life knowledge of your truth,
and in the world to come life everlasting;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Eternal God,
our beginning and our end,
accompany us in this day's journey.
Dawn on our darkness,
open our eyes to praise you for your creation
and to see the work you set before us today.
Take us and use us
to bring to others the new life you give in Jesus Christ
our Lord.
Lord, you have brought us through this
day
to a time of reflection and rest.
Calm us,
and give us your peace to refresh us.
Keep us close to Christ
that we may be closer to one another
because of his perfect love.
In his name we pray.
God, you are everything to us,
giving us life,
filling us with love,
and setting us free from sin
that we might live in you.
Accept the work of our hands this day,
take our lives,
give us your peace
and renew us in the service of Jesus Christ our Lord.
Gracious God,
you have given us much today;
grant us also a thankful spirit.
Into your hands we commend ourselves
and those we love.
Stay with us,
and when we take our rest
renew us for the service of your Son Jesus Christ.
In darkness and in light,
in trouble and in joy,
help us, heavenly Father,
to trust your love,
to serve your purpose,
and to praise your name;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Almighty God,
by your command time runs its course;
forgive our impatience,
perfect our faith,
and, while we wait for the fulfilment of your promises,
grant us to have a good hope because of your word;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Jesus, lord of time,
hold us in your eternity.
Jesus, image of God,
travel with us the life of faith.
Jesus, friend of sinners,
heal the brokenness of our world.
Jesus, lord of tomorrow,
draw us into your future. Amen.
O God our mystery,
you bring us to life,
call us to freedom,
and move between us with love.
May we so participate
in your dance of trinity
that our lives may resonate with you,
now and for ever.
Creator God,
you give seed for us to sow,
and bread for us to eat;
make us thankful for what we have received
and generous in supplying the needs of others
so all the world may give you thanks and glory,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Lord our God,
on the first day of creation
you made the light that scatters the darkness.
Let Christ, the light of lights,
hidden from all eternity,
shine at last on your people
and free us from the darkness of sin.
Fill our lives with joy
as we go out to welcome your Son at his coming.
We ask this in the name of Jesus the Lord.
God our Father,
[in this night] you have made known to us again
the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:
confirm our faith and fix our eyes on him
until the day dawns
and Christ the Morning Star rises in our hearts.
To him be glory both now and for
ever.
Amen.
God our Father,
your Word has come among us
in the Holy Child of Bethlehem:
may the light of faith illumine our hearts
and shine in our words and
deeds;
through him who is Christ the Lord.
Father of all,
you have given us your Son to be the Saviour of the
World.
Welcome us your children into your kingdom
to enjoy your presence now and for ever.
Son of Mary, Son of God,
we have joined the worship of the angels;
may we never lose that heavenly vision.
Like the shepherds,
we have rejoiced at the news of your birth;
help us to proclaim that message in word and deed,
to your praise and glory.
God of glory,
you nourish us with your Word
who is the bread of life:
fill us with your Holy Spirit
that through us the light of your glory
may shine in all the world.
We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.
Most merciful God,
by the death and resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ
you delivered and saved the world:
grant that by faith in him who suffered on the cross
we may triumph in the power of his victory;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
[who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.]
Lord Jesus Christ,
you humbled yourself in taking the form of a servant,
and in obedience died on the cross for our salvation:
give us the courage to follow you
and to proclaim you as Lord and King,
to the glory of God the Father.
Jesus, Son of God, our true and only
Saviour:
you died like a criminal on a cross;
but you are God who forgives.
Once broken, helpless and in pain,
you are God in whom there is hope.
You have shown us a love beyond words:
give us your forgiveness, hope and love.
Lord Jesus Christ,
Son of the living God,
set your passion, cross, and death between your
judgement and us,
now and at the hour of our death.
Give mercy and grace to the living,
rest to the faithful departed,
to your holy Church peace and concord,
and to us sinners eternal life and glory;
for you are alive and reign with the Father
and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
God of our salvation,
you have restored us to life,
you have brought us back again into your love
by the triumphant death and resurrection of Christ.
Continue to heal us,
as we go to live and work
in the power of your Spirit,
to your praise and glory.
Almighty God,
who raised Jesus from the dead
and exalted him to your right hand on high:
may we know your resurrection power in our daily lives
and look with hope to that day
when we shall see you face to face
and share in your glory,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit:
one God, now and for ever.
God of power,
may the boldness of your Spirit transform us,
may the gentleness of your Spirit lead us,
may the gifts of your Spirit equip us to serve and
worship you
now and always.
Faithful God,
who fulfilled the promises of Easter
by sending us your Holy Spirit
and made known to every race and nation
the way of life eternal:
open our lips by your Spirit,
that every tongue may tell of your glory;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Almighty God,
we thank you for the gift of your holy word.
May it be a lantern to our feet,
a light upon our paths,
and a strength to our lives.
Take us and use us
to love and serve all people
in the power of the Holy Spirit
and in the name of your Son,
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Keep us, Father, in this community of
faith,
the Church of your Son Jesus Christ,
and help us to confess him as Messiah and Lord
in all we say and do.
We ask this in his name.
Draw your Church together, O God,
into one great company of disciples,
together following our Lord Jesus Christ
into every walk of life,
together serving him in his mission to the world,
and together witnessing to his love
on every continent and island.
Eternal God, giver of love and power,
your Son Jesus Christ has sent us into all the world
to preach the gospel of his kingdom:
confirm us in this mission,
and help us to live the good news we proclaim;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
God of our pilgrimage,
you have led us to the living water:
refresh and sustain us
as we go forward on our journey,
in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.
God of compassion,
through your Son Jesus Christ
you have reconciled your people to yourself.
As we follow his example of prayer and fasting,
may we obey you with willing hearts
and serve one another in holy love;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Lord God,
you hold both heaven and earth in a single peace.
Let the design of your great love
shine on the waste of our anger and sorrow,
and give peace to your Church,
peace among nations,
peace in our homes,
and peace in our hearts,
in Jesus Christ our Lord.
Great God, you are one God,
and you bring together what is scattered
and mend what is broken.
Unite us with the scattered peoples of the earth
that we may be one family of your children.
Bind up all our wounds
and heal us in spirit,
that we may be renewed as disciples of Jesus Christ,
our Master and Saviour.
To be said facing the open doors:
To a troubled world
peace from Christ.
To a searching world
love from Christ.
To a waiting world
hope from Christ.
God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ,
bring us to the dwelling
which your Son is preparing for all who love you.
Give us the will each day
to live in life eternal.
Let our citizenship be in heaven
with the whole company of the redeemed
and with countless angels,
praising, worshipping and adoring him
who sits upon the throne for ever and ever.
Lord,
we have broken your bread
and received your life.
By the power of your Spirit
keep us always in your love;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
We thank you, Lord,
that you have fed us in this sacrament,
united us with Christ,
and given us a foretaste of the heavenly banquet
prepared for all peoples.
Amen.
Generous God,
you have fed us at your heavenly table.
Set us on fire with your Spirit
that when Christ comes again
we may shine like lights before his face,
who with you and the Spirit lives for ever.
Loving Father,
your Son Jesus Christ has come to us
in word and Spirit, in bread and cup.
Make us holy
and bring us to perfection,
when we stand before him
as he comes to judge the living and the dead,
Jesus Christ our Lord.
God our guide,
you have fed us with bread from heaven
as you fed your people Israel.
May we who have been spiritually nourished
be ready to follow you all our days;
we ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.
We praise and thank you, creator God,
for you have not left us alone.
Every year we celebrate your coming as Emmanuel.
Every eucharist celebrates his death,
in the bread we break and the cup we share,
until that day when we shall see you face to face,
in Jesus Christ our Lord.
Faithful God,
may we who share this banquet
glory in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ,
our salvation, life and hope,
who reigns as Lord now and for ever.
God of truth,
we have seen with our eyes
and touched with our hands the bread of
life:
strengthen our faith
that we may grow in love for you
and for each other;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Father, in baptism we die to sin,
rise again to new life
and find our true place in your living body.
Send us out sealed in Christ's blood of the new covenant,
to bring healing and reconciliation to this wounded
world,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Lord God,
you feed us with the living bread from heaven;
renew our faith,
increase our hope,
and strengthen our love.
Teach us to hunger
for Christ who is the true and living bread,
and to live by every word
that comes from your mouth,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Fill us, good Lord, with your Spirit of
love;
and as you have fed us with the one bread
of heaven,
so make us one in heart and mind,
in Jesus Christ our Lord.
Eternal God and Father,
whose Son at supper prayed that his disciples
might be one,
as he is one with you:
draw us closer to him,
that in common love and obedience to you
we may be united to one another
in the fellowship of the one Spirit,
that the world may believe that he is Lord,
to your eternal glory;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Eternal God,
comfort of the afflicted and healer of the broken,
you have fed us at the table of life and hope:
teach us the ways of gentleness and peace,
that all the world may acknowledge
the kingdom of your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Father of lights,
from whom comes every good and perfect gift:
keep us in the light of Christ,
to shine in your world,
that all may believe in you,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
cf James 1.17
Merciful God,
you have called us to your table
and fed us with the bread of life.
Draw us and all people to serve your Son,
our Saviour Jesus Christ.
Father of all,
we thank you that you have shared this feast of your
kingdom with all peoples
and have united all races in your Son Jesus Christ:
may the unity we have known here
give us a joyful anticipation of the fullness of life
to which you call us;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God for ever and ever.
Father of all, you gathered us here
around the table of your Son;
we have shared this meal with the saints
and the whole fellowship of the household of God.
In that new world
where the fullness of your peace will be revealed,
gather people of every race, language and way of life
to share in the one eternal banquet of
Jesus Christ the Lord.
The triple 'solemn blessings' included here (with Amens between each section) need particular care to ensure that the congregation know when to respond with 'Amen'. Printing the full text for the congregation is one way of doing this. Another approach is to make sure that someone taking the deacon's role has the full text and is clearly visible to give a lead to the congregation.
If a form of dismissal is used it should follow the blessing.
The almighty and merciful Lord,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
bless us and keep us.
Amen.
Now may the Lord of peace himself
give you peace at all times and in every way.
The Lord be with you all;
and the blessing …
cf 2 Thessalonians 3.16
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 …
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 …
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 …
The God of hope fill you with all joy and
peace in believing;
and the blessing …
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 …
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 …
cf Jude 24
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 …
God the Father,
who has given to his Son the name above every name,
strengthen you to proclaim Christ as Lord;
and the blessing …
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 …
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 …
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 …
You are called and loved by God the
Father
and kept safe by Jesus Christ.
Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance,
from God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Amen.
cf Jude 1,2
The congregation accompanies the first three responses with a sweep of the arm towards a cross, as if throwing the objects of the prayer; the final response is a sweep of the arm towards heaven.
All our problems
we send to the cross of Jesus.
All our difficulties
we send to the cross of Jesus.
All the devil's works
we send to the cross of Jesus.
All our hopes
we set on the risen Christ;
and the blessing of God almighty …
[The Lord bless you and keep you.
Amen.
The Lord make his face to shine upon
you,
and be gracious to you.
Amen.
The Lord lift up his countenance upon
you
and give you peace.
Amen.]
The Lord God almighty, Father, Son, and
Holy Spirit,
the holy and undivided Trinity,
guard you, save you,
and bring you to that heavenly city,
where he lives and reigns for ever and ever.
Amen.
cf Numbers 6.24,25
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.
Amen.
May God the Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ,
who is the source of all goodness and growth,
pour his blessing upon all things created,
and upon you his children,
that you may use his gifts to his glory and the welfare of all
peoples;
and the blessing …
May God
who clothes the lilies and feeds the birds of the sky,
who leads the lambs to pasture and the deer to water,
who multiplied loaves and fishes and changed water into
wine,
lead us, feed us, multiply us,
and change us to reflect the glory of our Creator
now and through all eternity;
and the blessing …
May God the Father,
who loved the world so much that he sent his only Son
to come among us in great humility,
open your eyes to look for his coming again.
Amen.
May God the Son
give you grace to live
in the light of his coming as redeemer and judge.
Amen.
May God the Holy Spirit
free you from sin,
make you holy,
and bring you to eternal life.
Amen.
And the blessing …
May God the Father,
who loved the world so much that he sent his only Son,
give you grace to prepare for life eternal.
Amen.
May God the Son,
who comes to us as redeemer and judge,
reveal to you the path from darkness to light.
Amen.
May God the Holy Spirit,
by whose working the Virgin Mary conceived the Christ,
help you bear the fruits of holiness.
Amen.
and the blessing …
May God the Father, judge
all-merciful,
make us worthy of a place in his kingdom.
Amen.
May God the Son, coming among us in
power,
reveal in our midst the promise of his glory.
Amen.
May God the Holy Spirit make us steadfast
in faith,
joyful in hope and constant in love.
Amen.
and the blessing …
May God himself, the God of peace,
make you perfect and holy,
and keep you safe and blameless, in spirit, soul and
body,
for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ;
and the blessing …
cf 1 Thessalonians 5.23
God sent his angels from glory to bring to
shepherds
the good news of Jesus' birth.
Yes! We thank you Lord.
You have heard his story, the story of God's own
Son.
Yes! We thank you Lord.
May he fill you with joy to bring this good news to
others today.
Yes! We thank you Lord.
And the blessing …
May the Father,
who has loved the eternal Son
from before the foundation of the world,
shed that love upon you his children.
Amen.
May Christ,
who by his incarnation gathered into one things earthly and
heavenly,
fill you with joy and peace.
Amen.
May the Holy Spirit,
by whose overshadowing Mary became the God-bearer,
give you grace to carry the good news of Christ.
Amen.
And the blessing …
Jesus Christ was born of the Virgin
Mary,
revealed in his glory,
worshipped by angels,
proclaimed among the nations,
believed in throughout the world,
exalted to the highest heavens.
Blessed be God our strength and our salvation
now and for ever. Amen.
And the blessing …
cf 1 Timothy 3.16
When the Word became flesh
earth was joined to heaven in the womb of Mary:
may the love and obedience of Mary be your example.
Amen.
May the peace of Christ
rule in your hearts and homes.
Amen.
May you be filled with the joy of the
Spirit
and the gifts of your eternal home.
Amen.
And the blessing …
Christ the Son of God perfect in you the
image of his glory
and gladden your hearts with the good news of his
kingdom;
and the blessing …
May God the Father,
who led the wise men by the shining of a star
to find the Christ, the Light from Light,
lead you in your pilgrimage to find the Lord.
Amen.
May God who has brought us out of
darkness
give us a place with the saints in light
in the kingdom of his Son.
Amen.
May the light of the glorious gospel of
Christ
shine in your hearts and transform your lives,
to bring his light to others.
Amen.
And the blessing …
cf Colossians 1.13; 2 Corinthians 4.4
You believe that by his dying
Christ destroyed death for ever.
Amen.
You have been crucified with Christ
and live by faith in the Son of God,
who loved you and gave himself for you.
Amen.
May he send you out to glory in his
cross,
and live no longer for yourselves but for him,
who died and was raised to life for us.
Amen.
And the blessing …
cf Galatians 2.20; 2 Corinthians 5.15
May the Father,
who so loved the world that he gave his only Son,
bring you by faith to his eternal life.
Amen.
May Christ,
who accepted the cup of sacrifice
in obedience to the Father's will,
keep you steadfast as you walk with him the way of his
cross.
Amen.
May the Spirit,
who strengthens us to suffer with Christ
that we may share his glory,
set your minds on life and peace.
Amen.
And the blessing …
You believe Jesus has been raised from the
dead in glory.
Amen.
You believe you have been raised with
Christ.
Amen.
May your hearts and minds be set on things
above,
where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
Amen.
And the blessing …
God the Father,
by whose love Christ was raised from the dead,
open to you who believe the gates of everlasting life.
Amen.
God the Son,
who in bursting the grave has won a glorious victory,
give you joy as you share the Easter faith.
Amen.
God the Holy Spirit,
whom the risen Lord breathed into his disciples,
empower you and fill you with Christ's peace.
Amen.
And the blessing …
May Christ,
who out of defeat brings new hope and a new future,
fill you with his new life;
and the blessing …
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 …
God, who through the resurrection of our
Lord Jesus Christ
has given us the victory,
give you joy and peace in your faith;
and the blessing …
Christ our ascended King pour upon you the
abundance of his gifts
and bring you to reign with him in glory;
and the blessing …
Christ our King make you faithful and
strong to do his will,
that you may reign with him in glory;
and the blessing …
God the Father,
who has given to his Son the name above every name,
strengthen you to proclaim Christ Jesus as Lord.
Amen.
God the Son,
who is our great high priest passed into the heavens,
plead for you at the right hand of the Father.
Amen.
God the Holy Spirit,
who pours out his abundant gifts upon the Church,
make you faithful servants of Christ our King.
Amen.
And the blessing …
May the Spirit,
who hovered over the waters when the world was created,
breathe into you the life he gives.
Amen.
May the Spirit,
who overshadowed the Virgin when the eternal Son came among
us,
make you joyful in the service of the Lord.
Amen.
May the Spirit,
who set the Church on fire upon the Day of Pentecost,
bring the world alive with the love of the risen Christ.
Amen.
and the blessing …
May Christ's holy, healing, enabling Spirit
be with you
and guide you on your way at every change and turn;
and the blessing …
God poured out his promised Holy Spirit in
tongues of flame
on the day of Pentecost.
Amen.
You have been baptized with the Spirit and
with fire.
Amen.
May that same Holy Spirit send you out to
tell his story,
and give you a voice to glorify God before all people.
Amen.
And the blessing …
cf Acts 2.1-4
May the God of hope fill us with all joy
and peace in believing,
through the power of the Holy Spirit;
and the blessing …
cf Romans 15.13
Hear the teaching of Jesus:
' Blessed are those who hear the word of God and obey
it.'
Go now to do God's will;
and the blessing …
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 …
cf Romans 15.5,6
May Christ draw you to humility and
worship,
and bring you to see God at work;
and the blessing …
The Father, whose glory fills the
heavens,
cleanse you by his holiness
and send you to proclaim his word.
Amen.
The Son, who has ascended to the
heights,
pour upon you the riches of his grace.
Amen.
The Holy Spirit, the Comforter,
equip you and strengthen you in your ministry.
Amen.
And the blessing …
May God the Father,
who led the wise men by the shining of a star
to find the Christ, the Light from Light,
lead you also in your pilgrimage to find the Lord.
Amen.
May God the Son,
who turned water into wine at the wedding feast at Cana,
transform your lives and make glad your hearts.
Amen.
May God the Holy Spirit,
who came upon the beloved Son
at his baptism in the river Jordan,
pour out his gifts on you
who have come to the waters of new birth.
Amen.
and the blessing …
May God the Father,
who does not despise the broken spirit,
give to you a contrite heart.
Amen.
May Christ,
who bore our sins in his body on the tree,
heal you by his wounds.
Amen.
May the Holy Spirit,
who leads us into all truth,
speak to you words of pardon and peace.
Amen.
And the blessing …
cf Psalm 51; Isaiah 53
May God,
whose Son revealed his glory at a wedding in Cana,
bring you the blessings of his presence.
Amen.
May God,
whose power turned water into wine,
transform your lives and make glad your hearts.
Amen.
May God, who works miracles in our
lives,
fill you with his Spirit,
and change you day by day to reflect his glory,
until that day when you see him face to face.
Amen.
And the blessing …
cf John 2.1-11
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 our knowledge,
you may be filled with all the fullness of God;]
and the blessing …
cf Ephesians 3.15-19
God, who has prepared for us a city with
eternal foundations,
bring you to the triumphant joy of the city of the great
King;
and the blessing …
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 …
1 Thessalonians 5.13-22
Now may the blessing of God the
Father,
who made from one every nation that occupies the earth;
of God the Son who bought us for God
from every tribe and language and people and nation;
and of God the Spirit who brings us together in unity,
be with us and remain with us always.
Amen.
cf Acts 17.26; Revelation 5.9
May the Father,
who fed his children with bread and honey in the
wilderness,
strengthen you in your pilgrimage to the Promised Land.
Amen.
May the Son,
who gave his flesh for food and his blood for drink,
keep you in eternal life and raise you up on the last
day.
Amen.
May the Holy Spirit,
who leads us into all truth,
help you discern the Lord's body
and empower you to proclaim his death until he comes.
Amen.
And the blessing …
May God, who has given you in the lives of
the saints
patterns of holy living and victorious dying,
strengthen you to follow them in the way of holiness.
Amen.
May God,
who kindled the fire of his love in the hearts of the
saints,
pour upon you the riches of his grace.
Amen.
May God, who calls you no longer strangers
and aliens
but fellow-citizens with all the saints,
bring you to your home in heaven.
Amen.
And the blessing …
cf Colossians 1.12; Ephesians 1.17,18; 2.14
God,
the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
give you the spirit of wisdom and revelation,
to know the hope to which he has called you.
Amen.
God,
who has shown you a pattern of holy living and holy dying
in the lives of the saints,
bring you to share their glorious inheritance.
Amen.
God,
who calls you no longer strangers
but fellow citizens with the saints,
set your hearts and minds on things above,
where Christ is seated at God's right hand.
Amen.
and the blessing …
May God,
who kindled the fire of his love in the hearts of the
saints,
pour upon you the riches of his grace.
Amen.
May he give you joy in their
fellowship
and a share in their praises.
Amen.
May he strengthen you to follow them in the
way of holiness
and to come to the full radiance of glory.
Amen.
and the blessing …
May Christ, who makes saints of
sinners,
who has transformed those we remember today,
raise and strengthen you that you may transform the
world;
and the blessing …
May God the Father bring us to the
home
which his Son prepares for all who love him.
Amen.
May God the Son give us the will
to live for him each day in life eternal.
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.
Amen.
And the blessing …
May God give you
his comfort and his peace,
his light and his joy,
in this world and the next;
and the blessing …
These may be used on their own to conclude the act of worship, or they may precede or follow a blessing. If one of these is used with a dismissal, the dismissal should come at the very end.
The Lord God almighty is our Father:
he loves us and tenderly cares for
us.
The Lord Jesus Christ is our Saviour:
he has redeemed us and will defend us to
the end.
The Lord, the Holy Spirit, is among us:
he will lead us in God's holy way.
To God almighty, Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
be praise and glory today and for ever.
Amen.
Let us bless the Lord:
thanks be to God.
Blessing, honour and glory be yours,
here and everywhere,
now and for ever.
Amen.
Now unto the King eternal, immortal,
invisible,
the only wise God,
be honour and glory for ever and ever.
Amen.
cf 1 Timothy 1.17
We go into the world
to walk in God's light,
to rejoice in God's love
and to reflect God's glory.
To God the Father, who loved us,
and made us accepted in the Beloved:
to God the Son, who loved us,
and loosed us from our sins by his own blood:
to God the Holy Spirit,
who spreads the love of God abroad in our hearts:
to the one true God be all love and all glory
for time and for eternity.
Amen.
The Holy Trinity,
in whose name we were baptized,
preserve us,
members of Christ,
children of God,
inheritors of the kingdom of heaven,
saved by the waters,
and filled with the Spirit.
Glory to God,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Yours, Lord, is the greatness, the
power,
the glory, the splendour, and the majesty:
for everything in heaven and on earth is yours.
Yours, Lord, is the kingdom:
and you are exalted as head over all.
Alleluia, Alleluia. Amen.
cf 1 Chronicles 29.11
Glory to God,
whose power, at work among us,
can do infinitely more
than all we can ask or conceive;
to him be glory in the Church and in Christ Jesus,
for ever and ever.
Amen.
cf Ephesians 3.20,21
To him who is able to keep us from
falling
and to present us without blemish
before the presence of his glory with rejoicing,
to the only God, our Saviour through Jesus Christ our
Lord,
be glory, majesty, dominion and authority,
before all time and now and for ever.
Amen.
cf Jude 24,25
? The Archbishops' Council of the Church of England, 2000-2004