| of wisdom and understanding; the spirit of counsel and ghostly | strength; the spirit of knowledge and true godliness; and fill | them, O Lord, with the spirit of thy holy fear, now and for ever. | _Amen_. | | _Then all of them in order kneeling before the Bishop, he shall | lay his hand upon the head of every one severally_. | | _The Bishop, when administering Confirmation, may at his | discretion, with concurrence of the Clergyman, use the | following form in addition to that prescribed in the Book | of Common Prayer_: | | _N_. I sign thee with the sign of the cross [_here the Bishop | shall sign the person with the sign of the cross on the | forehead_] and I lay my hands [_or_ hand] upon thee, in the | Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. | | Defend, O Lord, this thy Child [_or_ this thy Servant] with thy | heavenly grace, that _he_ may continue thine for ever; and daily | increase in thy Holy Spirit, more and more, until _he_ come | unto thy everlasting kingdom. Amen. | | _Then shall the Bishop say_, | | The Lord be with you. | | _Answer_. And with thy spirit. | | _And_ (_all kneeling down_) _the Bishop shall add_, | | Let us pray. | | Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name, Thy | kingdom come, Thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven. | Give us this day our daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses, | As we forgive them that trespass against us; And lead us not into | temptation, But deliver us from evil. Amen. | | _And this Collect_. | | Almighty and everliving God, who makest us both to will and | to do those things that be good and acceptable unto thy divine | Majesty: We make our humble supplications unto thee for these thy | servants, upon whom (after the example of thy holy Apostles) we | have now laid our hands, to certify them (by this sign) of thy | favour and gracious goodness towards them. Let thy fatherly hand, | we beseech thee, ever be over them; let thy Holy Spirit ever be | with them; and so lead them in the knowledge and obedience of | thy Word, that in the end they may obtain everlasting life; | through our Lord Jesus Christ, who with thee and the Holy Ghost | liveth and reigneth, ever one God, world without end. _Amen_. | | O almighty Lord, and everlasting God, vouchsafe, we beseech | thee, to direct, sanctify and govern both our hearts and | bodies, in the ways of thy laws, and in the works of thy | commandments; that through thy most mighty protection, both | here and ever, we may be preserved in body and soul; through | our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. _Amen_. | | _Then the Bishop shall bless them, saying thus_, | | The Blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy | Ghost, be upon you, and remain with you, for ever. _Amen_. THE FORM OF SOLEMNIZATION OF MATRIMONY