That it may please thee to illumin- That it may please thee to defend, ate all Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, and provide for, the fatherless childwith true knowledge and understand- ren, and widows, and all who are ing of thy Word; and that both by desolate and oppressed;

That it may please thee to preserve all who travel by land or by water, all women in the perils of child-birth, all sick persons, and young children, and to show thy pity upon all prison-Then ers and captives;

We beseech thee to hear us, good LORD.

dom 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. Amen.

Min. O LORD, deal not with us according to our sins. Ans. Neither reward us according to our iniquities.

Let us pray.

Both now and ever, vouchsafe to hear us, O CHRIST.

Graciously hear us, O CHRIST; graciously hear us, O Lord CHRIST. Min. O LORD, let thy mercy be showed upon us;

Ans. As we do put our trust in thee.]

1 Let us pray.

WE humbly beseech thee, O Father, mercifully to look upon our infirmities; and, for the glory of thy name, turn from us all those evils that we most justly have deserved; and grant that, in all our troubles, we may put our whole trust and confidence in thy mercy; and evermore serve thee in holiness and pureness of living, to thy honor and glory, through our CHRIST our Lord. Amen.

O GOD, merciful Father, who despisest not the sighing of a contrite heart, nor the desire of such as are sorrowful; mercifully assist our prayers which we make before thee in all ⚫our troubles and adversities, whensoever they oppress us; and graciously only Mediator and Advocate, JESUS hear us, that those evils which the craft and subtilty of the devil or man worketh against us, may, by thy good providence, be brought to naught; mercies, we, thine unworthy servants, that we, thy servants, being hurt by do give thee most humble and hearty thanks for all thy goodness and loving kindness to us, and to all men. bless thee for our creation, preservaO LORD, arise, help us, and de- tion, and all the blessings of this life; liver us, for thy name's sake.

no persecations, may evermore give thanks unto thee in thy holy Church, through JESUS CHRIST Our Lord.

O GOD, we have heard with our

ears, and our fathers have declared

A General Thanksgiving. ALMIGHTY GOD, Father of all

We

but, above all, for thine inestimable

love in the redemption of the world unto us, the noble works that thou by our Lord JESUS CHRIST; for the didst in their days, and in the old time

before them.

O Son of David, have mercy

up

means of grace, and for the hope of

glory. And, we beseech thee, give us that due sense of all thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful, and that we may show forth thy praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives; by giving up ourselves to thy service, and by walking before thee in holiness and righteousness all our days, through JESUS CHRIST our Lord; to whom, with thee and the HOLY GHOST, be all honor and

glory, world without end. Amen.

A Prayer of St. Chrysostom. ALMIGHTY GOD, who hast given us grace at this time, with one accord to make our common supplications unto thee; and dost promise that when two or three are gathered together in thy name, thou wilt grant their requests; fulfil now, O LORD, the de

sires and petitions of thy servants, as may be most expedient for them; granting us in this world knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to come life everlasting. Amen.

2 Cor. xiii. 14.

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.

Here endeth the Litany.

PRAYERS AND THANKSGIVINGS
UPON SEVERAL OCCASIONS,

TO BE USED BEFORE THE TWO FINAL PRAYERS OF MORNING AND
EVENING SERVICE.

Session.

PRAYERS.

A Prayer for Congress, to be used during their thy great goodness, to restrain those immoderate rains, wherewith, for our MOST gracious GOD, we humbly sins, thou hast afflicted us: And we beseech thee, as for the, People of these pray thee to send us such seasonable United States in general, so especially weather, that the earth may, in due for their Senate and Representatives time, yield her increase, for our use in Congress assembled; that thou and benefit; and give us grace, that wouldest be pleased to direct and prosper all their consultations, to the we may learn, by thy punishments, advancement of thy glory, the good to amend our lives, and for thy cleof thy Church, the safety, honor, and mency to give thee thanks and praise, through JESUS CHRIST Our Lord. welfare of thy people; that all things Amen. may be so ordered and settled by their endeavors, upon the best and surest foundations, that peace and happiness, O GOD, heavenly Father, whose truth and justice, religion and piety, gift it is that the rain doth fall, and may be established among us for all the earth bring forth her increase; generations. These, and all other ne- behold, we beseech thee, the afflictions cessaries for them, for us, and thy of thy people; increase the fruits of whole Church, we humbly beg in the the earth by thy heavenly benedicname and mediation of JESUS CHRIST, our most blessed Lord and Saviour. Amen.

For Rain.

O GOD, heavenly Father, who by thy Son JESUS CHRIST, hast pro all those who scek thy kingdom and the righteousness thereof, all things necessary to their bodily sustenance; send us, we beseech thee, in this our necessity, such moderate rain and showers, that we may receive the fruits of the earth to our comfort, and to thy honor, through JESUS CHRIST our Lord. Amen.

For Fair Weather.

In Time of Dearth and Famine.

tion; and grant that the scarcity and dearth, which we now most justly suffer for our sins, may, through thy goodness, be mercifully turned into plenty, for the love of JESUS CHRIST cur Lord; to whom, with thee the HOLY GHOST, be all honor and glory, now and for ever.

Amen.

In Time of War and Tumulta.

O ALMIGHTY GOD, the supreme Governor of all things, whose power no creature is able to resist, to whom it belongeth justly to punish sinners, and to be merciful to those who truly repent; save and deliver us, we humbly beseech thee, from the hands of

ALMIGHTY and most merciful our enemies that we, being armed Father, we humbly beseech thee, of with thy defence, may be preserved

evermore from all perils, to glorify ence upon us, by leading us to con

thee, who art 'he only giver of all vic-
tory, through the merits of thy Son,
JESUS CHRIST our Lord. Amen.

For those who are to be admitted into Holy
Orders, to be used in the Weeks preceding the

stated Times of Ordination.

sider how frail and uncertain our life is; that we may apply our hearts unto that heavenly wisdom, which in the end will bring us to everlasting life, through JESUS CHRIST our Lord. Amen.

For a Sick Person.

ALMIGHTY GOD, our heavenly Father, who hast purchased to thyself an universal Church, by the precious O FATHER of mercies, and GOD blood of thy dear Son; mercifully of all comfort, our only help in time look upon the same, and at this time of need; look down from heaven, we so guide and govern the minds of thy humbly beseech thee, behold, visit, servants, the Bishops and Pastors of and relieve thy sick servant, for whom thy flock, that they may lay hands our prayers are desired. Look upon suddenly on no man, but faithfully and wisely make choice of fit persons, to serve in the sacred ministry of thy Church. And, to those who shall be ordained to any holy function, give thy grace and heavenly benediction; that both by their life and doctrine they may show forth thy glory, and set forward the salvation of all men, through JESUS CHRIST our Lord. Amen.

Or this

ALMIGHTY GOD, the giver of all good gifts, who of thy divine providence hast appointed divers orders in thy Church; give thy grace, we humbly beseech thee, to all those who are to be called to any office and administration in the same; and so replenish them with the truth of thy doctrine, and endue them with innocency of life, that they may faithfully serve before thee, to the glory of thy great rame, and the benefit of thy holy Church, through JESUS CHRIST

our Lord. Amen.

In Time of great Sickness and Mortality.

him with the eyes of thy mercy; comfort him with a sense of thy goodness; preserve him from the temptations of the enemy; give him patience under his affliction; and, in thy good time, restore him to nealth, and enable him to lead the residue of his life in thy fear, and to thy glory: Or else give him grace so to take thy visitation, that, after this painful life ended, he may dwell with thee in life everlasting, through JESUS CHRIST our Lord. Amen.

For a Sick Child.

ALMIGHTY Gor, and merciful Father, to whom alone belong the issues of life and death; look down from heaven, we humbly beseech thee, with the eves of mercy, upon the sick child for whom our prayers are desired. Deliver him, O LORD, in thy good appointed time, from his bodily pain, and visit him with thy salvation; that if it should be thy good pleasure to prolong his days here on earth, he may live to thee, and be an instrument of thy glory, by serving O ALMIGHTY GOD, the Lord thee faithfully, and doing good in his of life and death, of sickness and generation: Or else receive him into health; regard our supplications, we those heavenly habitations, where the humbly beseech thee; and, as thou souls of those who sleep in the Lord hast thought fit to visit us for our sins JESUS enjoy perpetual rest and feliwith great sickness and mortality, in city. Grant this, O LORD, for the the midst of thy judgment, O LORD, love of thy Son, our Saviour, Jesus remember mercy. Have pity upon CHRIST. Amen. us miserable sinners, and withdraw from us the grievous sickness with which we are afflicted. May this thy fatherly correction have its due influ

For a Person, or Persons, going to Sea. O ETERNAL GOD, who alone spreadest out the heavens, and rulest

the raging of the sea; we commend through JESUS CHRIST Our Lord.

to thy Almighty protection, thy servant, for whose preservation on the great deep our prayers are desired. Guard him, we beseech thee, from the dangers of the sea, from sickness, from the violence of enemies, and from every evil to which he may be exposed. Conduct him in safety to the haven where he would be, with a grateful sense of thy mercies, through

JESUS CHRIST our Lord. Amen.

For a Person under Affliction.

Amen.

For Malefactors, after Condemnation. Or else the Prayer in the Visitation of Prisoners, beginning, "O Faiher of Mercies," &c. may be used.

O MOST gracious and merciful GOD, we earnestly beseech thee to have pity and compassion upon those persons recommended to our prayers, who now lie under the sentence of the law, and are appointed to die. Visit them, O LORD, with thy mercy and salvation; convince them of the O MERCIFUL GOD, and hea- miserable condition they are in, by venly Father, who hast taught us, in their sins and wickedness; and let thy holy Word, that thou dost not thy powerful grace produce in them willingly afflict or grieve the children such a godly sorrow, and sincere reof men; look with pity, we beseech pentance, as thou wilt be pleased to thee, upon the sorrows of thy servant, accept. Give them a strong and for whom our prayers are desired. lively faith in thy Son, our blessed In thy wisdom thou hast seen fit to Saviour, and make it effectual to she visit him with trouble, and to bring salvation of their souls. O LORD, distress upon him. Remember him, in judgment remember mercy; and O LORD, in mercy; sanctify thy fa- whatever sufferings they are to entherly correction to him; endue his dure in this world, yet deliver them soul with patience under his affliction, O GOD, from the bitter pains of eter and with resignation to thy blessed nal death. Pardon their sins, ana will; comfort him with a sense of thy save their souls, for the sake and goodness; lift up thy countenance merits of thy dear Son, our blessed upon him, and give him peace, Saviour and Redeemer. Amen.

[For Prayer at Meetings of Conventions, see page 292.]

THANKSGIVINGS.

The Thanksgiving of Women after Childbirth; to be said when any Woman, being present in Church, shall have desired to return Thanks to Almighty God for her safe deliver

ance.

For Rain,

O GOD, our heavenly Father who by thy gracious, providence dost cause the former and the latter rain to descend upon the earth, that it may bring forth fruit for the use of man we give thee humble thanks that it hath pleased thee, in our great neces sity, to send us at the last a joyfta

O ALMIGHTY GOD, we give thee humble thanks, for that thou hast been graciously pleased to preserve, through the great pain and peril of child-birth, this woman, thy servant, who desireth now to offer her praises rain upon thine inheritance, and te and thanksgivings unto thee. Grant, refresh it when it was dry, to the we beseech thee, most merciful Fa- great comfort of us thy unworthy ther, that she, through thy heln, may both faithfully live and walk accord. ing to thy will in this life present, and also may be partaker of everlasting glory in the life to come, through JESUS CHRIST Our Lord. Amen.

servants, and to the glory of thy holy name, through thy mercies in JESUS CHRIST our Lord. Amen.

For Fair Weather.

O LORD GOD, who hast justly humbled us by thy late visitation of