A Prayer Book for Soldiers and SailorsEpiscopal Church. Army and Navy Commission
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A Prayer Book for Soldiers and Sailors
Episcopal Church. Army and Navy Commission
Armed Forces -- Prayers and devotions
Wherefore, O Lord and heavenly Father, according to the institution
of thy dearly beloved Son our Saviour Jesus Christ, we, thy humble
servants, do celebrate and make here before thy Divine Majesty, with
these thy holy gifts, which we now offer unto thee, the memorial thy
Son hath commanded us to make; having in remembrance his blessed
passion and precious death, his mighty resurrection and glorious
ascension; rendering unto thee most hearty thanks for the
innumerable benefits procured unto us by the same.
_The Invocation._
And we most humbly beseech thee, O merciful Father, to hear us; and,
of thy almighty goodness, vouchsafe to bless and sanctify, with thy
Word and Holy Spirit, these thy gifts and creatures of bread and
wine; that we, receiving them according to thy Son our Saviour Jesus
Christ’s holy institution, in remembrance of his death and passion,
may be partakers of his most blessed Body and Blood.
And we earnestly desire thy fatherly goodness, mercifully to accept
this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving; most humbly
beseeching thee to grant that, by the merits and death of thy Son
Jesus Christ, and through faith in his blood, we, and all thy whole
Church, may obtain remission of our sins, and all other benefits of
his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee, O Lord, our
selves, our souls and bodies, to be a reasonable, holy, and living
sacrifice unto thee; humbly beseeching thee, that we, and all others
who shall be partakers of this Holy Communion, may worthily receive
the most precious Body and Blood of thy Son Jesus Christ, be filled
with thy grace and heavenly benediction, and made one body with him,
that he may dwell in us, and we in him. And although we are
unworthy, through our manifold sins, to offer unto thee any
sacrifice; yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and
service; not weighing our merits, but pardoning our offences,
through Jesus Christ our Lord; by whom, and with whom, in the unity
of the Holy Ghost, all honour and glory be unto thee, O Father
Almighty, world without end. _Amen._
And now, as our Saviour Christ hath taught us, we are bold to say,
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.
¶ _Then shall the Priest, kneeling down at the Lord’s Table, say, in
the name of all those who shall receive the Communion, this Prayer
following._
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