We poor sinners pray, that Thou wouldst hear us, dear Lord God! And comfort this sick person, } Hear us, dear Pardon all his sins, } Lord God! And after this misery give him eternal life. } O Christ, hear us! O Thou Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon this dying person, and give him eternal peace! Lord, have mercy! Christ, have mercy! Lord, have mercy upon him! 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, forever and ever. Amen! Prayer. Almighty, eternal God, heavenly, faithful, dear Father! comfort and strengthen this Thy poor creature, and spare it through Thy goodness; help it out of all agony and distress, release it in Thy grace, and take it to Thee, in Thy kingdom, through Jesus Christ, Thy dear Son, our only Lord, Saviour and Redeemer. Amen. Another. Almighty, eternal God, have mercy upon the anxious sighings and lamentations of this dying person; receive him into Thy kingdom, which Thou hast in mercy prepared for him and all believers since the beginning of the world. Release him graciously, O Lord, comfort him with the elect eternally through Thy dear Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 64. Prayer, when the sick Person has departed in the Lord. To Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, and Prince of life, be praise and thanks now and evermore, that He has so graciously helped and received this blessed person into His holy hands. May He at the last day graciously unite soul and body in heavenly brightness, and grant us all together in His own appointed time a happy following and in the mean time a godly walk; comfort all distressed persons with His sweet consolation, and preserve us all in His eternal grace, according to His eternal goodness and mercy. Amen, O thou holiest and most glorious Trinity. Amen! Amen! APPENDIX I. FESTIVAL PRAYERS. 1. Prayer for the Beginning of a new Church-Year.