Litany
Litany.
O God, our heavenly Father, have
mercy upon us.
People. O God, our heavenly Father, have mercy upon us.
Minister. O God, by thy Son Jesus Christ, the Redeemer of
the world, have mercy upon us.
People. O God, by thy Son Jesus Christ, the Redeemer of the
world, have mercy upon us.
Minister. O God, by thy Holy Spirit, the Comforter and
Guide of mankind, have mercy upon us.
People. O God, by thy Holy Spirit, the Comforter and Guide
of mankind, have mercy upon us.
Minister. Forgive, O Lord, our manifold sins and offences.
We have erred and strayed from thy ways; we have left undone those
things which we ought to have done, and have done those things which we
ought not to have done. We pray thee to remove our transgressions from
us, to assist our new desires, and, according to thy promises in Jesus
Christ, to save us with an abundant salvation.
People. Save us, good Lord.
Minister. From all blindness of heart; from pride,
vainglory, and hypocrisy; from envy, hatred, malice, and all
uncharitableness;
People. Good Lord, deliver us.
Minister. From all inordinate and sinful affections; and
from all deceits of the world and the flesh;
People. Good Lord, deliver us.
Minister. From all fury of the elements; from plague,
pestilence, and famine; from battle and murder, and death unprepared
for;
People. Good Lord, deliver us.
Minister. From all sedition and civil discord; from all
false doctrine and unbelief; from hardness of heart and contempt of thy
word and commandment;
People. Good Lord, deliver us.
Minister. In all time of our tribulation; in all time of
our prosperity, and in the hour of death;
People. Good Lord, deliver us.
Minister. We beseech thee, O Lord, that it may please thee
to rule and guide and comfort thy holy Church universal; to bring into
the way of truth all such as have erred and are deceived; to send
laborers into thy vineyard, and to give saving power to the preaching
of thy word;
People. We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
Minister. That it may please thee to illumine all Ministers
of the gospel and teachers of truth; and to give to them, and to the
people committed to their charge, the needful spirit of thy grace, and
to pour out upon them the continual dew of thy blessing;
People. We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
Minister. That it may please thee to bless and preserve all
rulers and magistrates, and all who are in authority over us, giving
them grace to execute justice and to maintain truth;
People. We beseech thee to bear us, good Lord.
Minister. That it may please thee to bless all sorts and
conditions of men; to make known thy ways unto all people, thy saving
health to all nations;
People. We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
Minister. That it may please thee to give to all thy people
increase of grace, to hear meekly thy word, to receive it with pure
affection, and to bring forth the fruits of the Spirit;
People. We beseech thee to bear us, good Lord.
Minister. That it may please thee to strengthen such as do
stand, to comfort and help the weak-hearted, and to raise up those who
fall;
People. We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
Minister. That it may please thee to succor, help, and
comfort all who are in any danger, necessity, or tribulation;
People. We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
Minister. That it may please thee to minister unto such as
are any ways afflicted or distressed in mind, body, or estate, to
comfort and relieve them according, to their need, giving them patience
under their trials, and a happy issue out of all their afflictions;
People. We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
Minister. That it may please thee to defend and provide for
the fatherless and widows and all who are desolate and oppressed;
People. We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
Minister. That it may please thee to have mercy upon all
men;
People. We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
Minister. That it may please thee to forgive our enemies,
persecutors, and slanderers, and to turn their hearts;
People. We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
Minister. That it may please thee to give and preserve to
us the kindly fruits of the earth, so that in due time we may enjoy
them;
People. We beseech thee to bear us, good Lord.
Minister. That it may please thee to sanctify us by thy
Holy Spirit, to make us perfect in every good work, and to keep us
blameless unto the end;
People. We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
Minister. The Lord bless us and keep us;
People. The Lord cause his face to shine upon us.
Minister. The Lord lift up the light of his countenance
upon us;
People. And give us peace.