¶
The Master or Mistress having called together as many of the Family
as can conveniently be present, let one of them, or any other who may
be appointed, say as followeth, all kneeling, and repeating with him
the Lord’s Prayer.
OUR
Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy
will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily
bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive those who trespass
against us. And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and
ever. Amen.
¶
Here may follow the Collect for the day.
Acknowledgment
of God’s Mercy and Preservation,
especially through the Night past.
ALMIGHTY
and everlasting God, in whom we live and move and have our being; We,
thy needy creatures, render thee our humble praises, for thy preservation
of us from the beginning of our lives to this day, and especially for
having delivered us from the dangers of the past night. For these thy
mercies, we bless and magnify thy glorious Name; humbly beseeching thee
to accept this our morning sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving; for
his sake who lay down in the grave, and rose again for us, thy Son our
Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.
Dedication
of Soul and Body to God’s Service,
with a Resolution to be growing daily in Goodness.
AND
since it is of thy mercy, O gracious Father, that another day is added
to our lives; We here dedicate both our souls and our bodies to thee and
thy service, in a sober, righteous, and godly life: in which resolution,
do thou, O merciful God, confirm and strengthen us; that, as we grow in
age, we may grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ. Amen.
Prayer for Grace to enable us to perform that Resolution.
BUT, O God, who knowest
the weakness and corruption of our nature, and the manifold temptations
which we daily meet with; We humbly beseech thee to have compassion on
our infirmities, and to give us the constant assistance of thy Holy Spirit;
that we may be effectually restrained from sin, and incited to our duty.
Imprint upon our hearts such a dread of thy judgments, and such a grateful
sense of thy goodness to us, as may make us both afraid and ashamed to
offend thee. And, above all, keep in our minds a lively remembrance of
that great day, in which we must give a strict account of our thoughts,
words, and actions to him whom thou hast appointed the Judge of quick
and dead, thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
For Grace to guide and keep us the following Day,
and for God’s Blessing on the business of the Same.
IN particular, we implore
thy grace and protection for the ensuing day. Keep us temperate in all
things, and diligent in our several callings. Grant us patience under
our afflictions. Give us grace to be just and upright in all our dealings;
quiet and peaceable; full of compassion; and ready to do good to all men,
according to our abilities and opportunities. Direct us in all our ways.
Defend us from all dangers and adversities; and be graciously pleased
to take us, and all who are dear to us, under thy fatherly care and protection.
These things, and whatever else thou shalt see to be necessary and convenient
to us, we humbly beg, through the merits and mediation of thy Son Jesus
Christ, our Lord and Saviour. Amen.
THE grace of our Lord Jesus
Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be
with us all evermore. Amen.
EVENING PRAYER.
¶
The Family being together, a little before bedtime, let the Master
or Mistress, or any other who may be appointed, say as followeth, all
kneeling, and repeating with him the Lord's Prayer.
OUR
Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy
will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily
bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive those who trespass
against us. And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever.
Amen.
¶
Here may follow the Collect for the day.
Confession
of Sins, with a Prayer for Contrition
and Pardon.
* Here
let him who reads make a short pause, that every one may secretly
confess the sins and failings of that day.
MOST
merciful God, who art of purer eyes than to behold iniquity, and hast
promised forgiveness to all those who confess and forsake their sins;
We come before thee in an humble sense of our own unworthiness, acknowledging
our manifold transgressions of thy righteous laws.* But, O gracious Father,
who desirest not the death of a sinner, look upon us, we beseech thee,
in mercy, and forgive us all our transgressions. Make us deeply sensible
of the great evil of them; and work in us an hearty contrition; that we
may obtain forgiveness at thy hands, who art ever ready to receive humble
and penitent sinners; for the sake of thy Son Jesus Christ, our only Saviour
and Redeemer. Amen.
Prayer
for Grace to reform and grow Better.
AND lest, through our own frailty, or the temptations which encompass us,
we be drawn again into sin, vouchsafe us, we beseech thee, the direction
and assistance of thy Holy Spirit. Reform whatever is amiss in the temper
and disposition of our souls; that no unclean thoughts, unlawful designs,
or inordinate desires, may rest there. Purge our hearts from envy, hatred,
and malice; that we may never suffer the sun to go down upon our wrath;
but may always go to our rest in peace, charity, and good-will, with a
conscience void of offence towards thee, and towards men; that so we may
be preserved pure and blameless, unto the coming of our Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ. Amen.
The
Intercession.
AND accept, O Lord, our intercessions for all mankind. Let the light of thy
Gospel shine upon all nations; and may as many as have received it, live
as becomes it. Be gracious unto thy Church; and grant that every member
of the same, in his vocation and ministry, may serve thee faithfully.
Bless all in authority over us; and so rule their hearts and strengthen
their hands, that they may punish wickedness and vice, and maintain thy
true religion and virtue. Send down thy blessings, temporal and spiritual,
upon all our relations, friends, and neighbours. Reward all who have done
us good, and pardon all those who have done or wish us evil, and give
them repentance and better minds. Be merciful to all who are in any trouble;
and do thou, the God of pity, administer to them according to their several
necessities; for his sake who went about doing good, thy Son our Saviour
Jesus Christ. Amen.
The
Thanksgiving.
TO
our prayers, O Lord, we join our unfeigned thanks for all thy mercies;
for our being, our reason, and all other endowments and faculties of soul
and body; for our health, friends, food, and raiment, and all the other
comforts and conveniences of life. Above all, we adore thy mercy in sending
thy only Son into the world, to redeem us from sin and eternal death,
and in giving us the knowledge and sense of our duty towards thee. We
bless thee for thy pa-tience with us, notwithstanding our many and great
provo-cations; for all the directions, assistances, and comforts of thy
Holy Spirit; for thy continual care and watchful providence over us through
the whole course of our lives; and particularly for the mercies and benefits
of the past day; beseeching thee to continue these thy blessings to us,
and to give us grace to show our thankfulness in a sincere obedience to
his laws, through whose merits and inter-cession we received them all,
thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.
Prayer
for God’s Protection through the Night following.
IN particular, we beseech thee to continue thy gracious protection to us
this night. Defend us from all dangers and mischiefs, and from the fear
of them; that we may enjoy such refreshing sleep as may fit us for the
duties of the coming day. And grant us grace always to live in such a
state that we may never be afraid to die; so that, living and dying, we
may be thine, through the merits and satisfaction of thy Son Christ Jesus,
in whose Name we offer up these our imperfect prayers. Amen.
THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship
of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen.
¶
On Sundays, and on other days when it may be convenient, it will be proper
to begin with a Chapter, or part of a Chapter, from the New Testament.
A SHORTER FORM.
MORNING.
¶ After the reading of a brief portion of Holy Scripture, let
the Head of the Household, or some other member of the family, say as
followeth, all kneeling, and repeating with him the Lord's Prayer.
OUR
Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy
will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily
bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive those who trespass
against us. And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever.
Amen.
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, being ordered by thy
governance, may be righteous in thy sight; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
¶
Here may be added any special Prayers.
THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship
of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen.
EVENING.
¶
After the reading of a brief portion of Holy Scripture, let the Head
of the Household, or some other member of the family, say as followeth,
all kneeling and repeating with him the Lord's Prayer.
OUR Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy
will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily
bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive those who trespass
against us. And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever.
Amen.
LIGHTEN our darkness, we beseech thee, O Lord; 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. Amen.
¶
Here may be added any special Prayers.
THE
Lord bless us and keep us. The Lord make his face to shine upon us, and
be gracious unto us. The Lord lift up his countenance upon us, and give
us peace, this night and evermore. Amen.
O ALMIGHTY God, who pourest out on all who desire it, the spirit of grace and of
supplication; Deliver us, when we draw nigh to thee, from coldness of
heart and wanderings of mind, that with stedfast thoughts and kindled
affections, we may worship thee in spirit and in truth; through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
In
the Morning.
O GOD, the King eternal, who dividest the day from the darkness, and turnest
the shadow of death into the morning; Drive far off from us all wrong
desires, incline our hearts to keep thy law, and guide our feet into the
way of peace; that having done thy will with cheerfulness while it was
day, we may, when the night cometh, rejoice to give thee thanks; through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
ALMIGHTY God, who alone gavest us the breath of life, and alone canst keep alive
in us the holy desires thou dost impart; We beseech thee, for thy compassion's
sake, to sanctify all our thoughts and endeavours; that we may neither
begin an action without a pure intention nor continue it without thy blessing.
And grant that, having the eyes of the mind opened to behold things invisible
and unseen, we may in heart be inspired by thy wisdom, and in work be
upheld by thy strength, and in the end be accepted of thee as thy faithful
servants; through Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen.
At
Night.
O LORD, support us all the day long, until the shadows lengthen and the
evening comes, and the busy world is hushed, and the fever of life is
over, and our work is done. Then in thy mercy grant us a safe lodging,
and a holy rest, and peace at the last. Amen.
O GOD, who art the life of mortal men, the light of the faithful, the strength
of those who labour, and the repose of the dead; We thank thee for the
timely blessings of the day, and humbly supplicate thy merciful protection
all this night. Bring us, we beseech thee, in safety to the morning hours;
through him who died for us and rose again, thy Son, our Saviour Jesus
Christ. Amen.
Sunday
Morning.
O GOD, who makest us glad with the weekly remembrance of the glorious resurrection
of thy Son our Lord; Vouchsafe us this day such blessing through our worship
of thee, that the days to come may be spent in thy service; through the
same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
For
Quiet Confidence.
O GOD of peace, who hast taught us that in returning and rest we shall be
saved, in quietness and in confidence shall be our strength; By the might
of thy Spirit lift us, we pray thee, to thy presence, where we may be
still and know that thou art God; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
For
Guidance.
O GOD, by whom the meek are guided in judgment, and light riseth up in darkness
for the godly; Grant us, in all our doubts and uncertainties, the grace
to ask what thou wouldest have us to do, that the Spirit of Wisdom may
save us from all false choices, and that in thy light we may see light,
and in thy straight path may not stumble; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
For
Trustfulness.
O
MOST loving Father, who willest us to give thanks for all things, to
dread nothing but the loss of thee, and to cast all our care on thee,
who carest for us; Preserve us from faithless fears and worldly anxieties,
and grant that no clouds of this mortal life may hide from us the light
of that love which is immortal, and which thou hast manifested unto
us in thy Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
O HEAVENLY Father, thou understandest all thy children; through thy gift
of faith we bring our perplexities to the light of thy wisdom, and receive
the blessed encouragement of thy sympathy, and a clearer knowledge of
thy will. Glory be to thee for all thy gracious gifts. Amen.
For
Joy in God's Creation.
O HEAVENLY Father, who hast filled the world with beauty; Open, we beseech
thee, our eyes to behold thy gracious hand in all thy works; that rejoicing
in thy whole creation, we may learn to serve thee with gladness; for the
sake of him by whom all things were made, thy Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
For
the Children.
ALMIGHTY
God, heavenly Father, who hast blessed us with the joy and care of children;
Give us light and strength so to train them, that they may love whatsoever
things are true and pure and lovely and of good report, following the
example of their Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.
For the Absent.
O GOD, whose fatherly care reacheth to the uttermost parts of the earth; We humbly beseech thee graciously to behold and bless those whom we love,
now absent from us. Defend them from all dangers of soul and body; and
grant that both they and we, drawing nearer to thee, may be bound together
by thy love in the communion of thy Holy Spirit, and in the fellowship
of thy saints; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
For
Those We Love.
ALMIGHTY God, we entrust all who are dear to us to thy never-failing care and love,
for this life and the life to come; knowing that thou art doing for them
better things than we can desire or pray for; through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.
For
the Recovery of a Sick Person.
O MERCIFUL God, giver of life and health; Bless, we pray thee, thy servant,
[N.], and those who administer to him of thy healing
gifts; that he may be restored to health of body and of mind;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
For One about to undergo an Operation.
ALMIGHTY God our heavenly Father, we beseech thee graciously to comfort thy servant
in his suffering, and to bless the means made use of for his
cure. Fill his heart with confidence, that though he
be sometime afraid, he yet may put his trust in thee; through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
For
a Birthday.
WATCH over thy child, O Lord, as his days increase; bless and guide
him wherever he may be, keeping him unspotted from the
world. Strengthen him when he stands; comfort him
when discouraged or sorrowful; raise him up if he fall;
and in his heart may thy peace which passeth understanding abide
all the days of his life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
For an Anniversary of One Departed.
ALMIGHTY
God, we remember this day before thee thy faithful servant [N.],
and we pray thee that, having opened to him the gates of larger
life, thou wilt receive him more and more into thy joyful service;
that he may win, with thee and thy servants everywhere, the
eternal victory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
For Those in Mental Darkness.
O HEAVENLY Father, we beseech
thee to have mercy upon all thy children who are living in mental darkness.
Restore them to strength of mind and cheerfulness of spirit, and give
them health and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
For a Blessing on the Families of the Land.
ALMIGHTY God, our heavenly
Father, who settest the solitary in families; We commend to thy continual
care the homes in which thy people dwell. Put far from them, we beseech
thee, every root of bitterness, the desire of vain-glory, and the pride
of life. Fill them with faith, virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience,
godliness. Knit together in constant affection those who, in holy wedlock,
have been made one flesh; turn the heart of the fathers to the children,
and the heart of the children to the fathers; and so enkindle fervent
charity among us all, that we be evermore kindly affectioned with brotherly
love; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
For all Poor, Homeless, and Neglected Folk.
O GOD, Almighty and merciful,
who healest those that are broken in heart, and turnest the sadness of
the sorrowful to joy; Let thy fatherly goodness be upon all that thou
hast made. Remember in pity such as are this day destitute, homeless,
or forgotten of their fellow-men. Bless the congregation of thy poor.
Uplift those who are cast down. Mightily befriend innocent sufferers,
and sanctify to them the endurance of their wrongs. Cheer with hope all
discouraged and unhappy people, and by thy heavenly grace preserve from
falling those whose penury tempteth them to sin; though they be troubled
on every side, suffer them not to be distressed; though they be perplexed,
save them from despair. Grant this, O Lord, for the love of him, who for
our sakes became poor, thy Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.
For Faithfulness in the Use of this World’s
Goods.
ALMIGHTY God, whose loving
hand hath given us all that we possess; Grant us grace that we may honour
thee with our substance, and remembering the account which we must one
day give, may be faithful stewards of thy bounty; through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
A General Intercession.
O GOD, at whose word man
goeth forth to his work and to his labour until the evening; Be merciful
to all whose duties are difficult or burdensome, and comfort them concerning
their toil. Shield from bodily accident and harm the workmen at their
work. Protect the efforts of sober and honest industry, and suffer not
the hire of the labourers to be kept back by fraud. Incline the heart
of employers and of those whom they employ to mutual forbearance, fairness,
and good-will. Give the spirit of governance and of a sound mind to all
in places of authority. Bless all those who labour in works of mercy or
in schools of good learning. Care for all aged persons, and all little
children, the sick and the afflicted, and those who travel by land or
by sea. Remember all who by reason of weakness are overtasked, or because
of poverty are forgotten. Let the sorrowful sighing of the prisoners come
before thee; and according to the greatness of thy power, preserve thou
those that are appointed to die. Give ear unto our prayer, O merciful
and gracious Father, for the love of thy dear Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ.
Amen.
Grace before Meat.
BLESS, O Father, thy gifts
to our use and us to thy service; for Christ’s sake. Amen.
GIVE us grateful hearts,
our Father, for all thy mercies, and make us mindful of the needs of others;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
