_Here followeth the Litany, or General Supplication, to be sung or
said after Morning Prayer, upon Sundays, Wednesdays, and Fridays,
and at other times when it shall be commanded by the Ordinary_.
| _The Litany may be said on the days appointed for its use, either
| after Morning Prayer, or before the Holy Communion, or at other
| times; and its use may be dispensed with on Christmas-day,
| Easter-day, and Whitsunday, with the sanction of the Bishop_.
|
| _When the Litany is said before a celebration of Holy Communion
| it shall be permissible to omit from the Litany the_ Lord's
| Prayer _and all that is set down after it except the prayer
| called_ A Prayer of St Chrysostom _and_ The grace of, &c.
|
| _When the Litany is said at any other time it shall be
| permissible to omit from it all that follows the_ Lord's
| Prayer, _and to use one or more of the Occasional Prayers or
| the_ Prayer of St Chrysostom, _with_ The grace of, &c.
O God the Father of heaven: have mercy upon us miserable sinners.
_God the Father of heaven: have mercy upon us miserable sinners_.
O God the Son, Redeemer of the world: have mercy upon us miserable
sinners.
_God the Son, Redeemer of the world: have mercy upon us miserable
sinners_.
O God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son: have
mercy upon us miserable sinners.
_God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son: have
mercy upon us miserable sinners_.
O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three Persons and one God:
have mercy upon us miserable sinners.
_ O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three Persons and one God:
have mercy upon us miserable sinners_.
Remember not, Lord, our offences, nor the offences of our
forefathers; neither take thou vengeance of our sins: spare us,
good Lord, spare thy people, whom thou hast redeemed with thy
most precious blood, and be not angry with us for ever.
_Spare us, good Lord_.
From all evil and mischief; from sin, from the crafts and
assaults of the devil; from thy wrath, and from everlasting
damnation,
_Good Lord, deliver us_.
From all blindness of heart; from pride, vainglory, and hypocrisy;
from envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncharitableness,
_Good Lord, deliver us_.
From fornication, and all other deadly sin; and from all the
deceits of the world, the flesh, and the devil,
_Good Lord, deliver us_.
From lightning and tempest; from plague, pestilence, and famine;
from battle and murder, and from sudden death,
_Good Lord, deliver us_.
From all sedition, privy conspiracy, and rebellion; from all
false doctrine, heresy, and schism; from hardness of heart, and
contempt of thy Word and Commandment,
_Good Lord, deliver us_.
By the mystery of thy holy Incarnation; by thy holy Nativity and
Circumcision; by thy Baptism, Fasting, and Temptation,
_Good Lord, deliver us_.
By thine Agony and bloody Sweat; by thy Cross and Passion; by thy
precious Death and Burial; by thy glorious Resurrection and
Ascension; and by the coming of the Holy Ghost,
_Good Lord, deliver us_.
In all time of our tribulation; in all time of our wealth; in
the hour of death, and in the day of judgement,
_Good Lord, deliver us_.
We sinners do beseech thee to hear us, O Lord God: and that it
may please thee to rule and govern thy holy Church universal in
the right way,
_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.
That it may please thee to keep and strengthen in the true
worshipping of thee, in righteousness and holiness of life,
thy Servant _GEORGE_, our most gracious King and Governor,
_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.
That it may please thee to rule his heart in thy faith, fear,
and love, and that he may evermore have affiance in thee, and
ever seek thy honour and glory,
_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.
That it may please thee to be his defender and keeper, giving him
the victory over all his enemies,
_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.
That it may please thee to bless and preserve our gracious Queen
_Mary_, _Alexandra_ the Queen Mother, _Edward_ Prince of Wales,
and all the Royal Family,
_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.
That it may please thee to illuminate all Bishops, Priests, and
Deacons, with true knowledge and understanding of thy Word; and
that both by their preaching and living they may set it forth and
shew it accordingly,
_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.
| That it may please thee to send forth labourers into thy harvest,
|
| _We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.
|
| That it may please thee to bless and prosper thy servants who
| labour for the conversion of the heathen, and of all who know
| not the truth,
|
| _We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.
That it may please thee to endue the Lords of the Council, and
all the Nobility, with grace, wisdom, and understanding,
_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.
| That it may please thee to direct and prosper the Consultations
| of the High * Court of Parliament to the honour of thy Name, and
| the welfare of thy people,
|
| _We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.
|
| [Margin Note:] * During the Session of Parliament.
That it may please thee to bless and keep the [Judges and]
Magistrates, giving them grace to execute justice, and to maintain
truth,
_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.
| That it may please thee to bless and keep the King's forces by
| sea and land, and to shield them in all dangers and adversities,
|
| _We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.
That it may please thee to bless and keep all thy people,
_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.
That it may please thee to give to all nations unity, peace, and
concord,
_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.
That it may please thee to give us an heart to love and dread
thee, and diligently to live after thy commandments,
_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.
That it may please thee to give to all thy people increase of
grace, to hear meekly thy Word, and to receive it with pure
affection, and to bring forth the fruits of the Spirit,
_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.
That it may please thee to bring into the way of truth all such
as have erred, and are deceived,
_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.
That it may please thee to strengthen such as do stand; and to
comfort and help the weak-hearted; and to raise up them that
fall; and finally to beat down Satan under our feet,
_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.
That it may please thee to succour, help, and comfort all that
are in danger, necessity, and tribulation,
_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.
That it may please thee to preserve all that travel by land or
by water, all women labouring of child, all sick persons, and
young children; and to shew thy pity upon all prisoners and
captives,
_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.
That it may please thee to defend, and provide for, the fatherless
children, and widows, and all that are desolate and oppressed,
_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.
That it may please thee to have mercy upon all men,
_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.
That it may please thee to forgive our enemies persecutors, and
slanderers, and to turn their hearts,
_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.
That it may please thee to give and preserve to our use the kindly
fruits of the earth, so as in due time we may enjoy them,
_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.
That it may please thee to give us true repentance; to forgive us
all our sins, negligences, and ignorances; and to endue us with
the grace of thy Holy Spirit, to amend our lives according to thy
holy Word,
_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.
Son of God: we beseech thee to hear us.
_Son of God: we beseech thee to hear us_.
O Lamb of God: that takest away the sins of the world;
_Grant us thy peace_.
O Lamb of God: that takest away the sins of the world;
_Have mercy upon us_.
O Christ, hear us.
_Christ, hear us_.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
_Lord, have mercy upon us_.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
_Christ, have mercy upon us_.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
_Lord, have mercy upon us_.
_Then shall the Priest, and the people with him, say the Lord's
Prayer_.
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.
_Priest_. O Lord, deal not with us after our sins.
_Answer_. Neither reward us after our iniquities.
Let us pray.
O God, merciful Father, that despisest not the sighing of a
contrite heart, nor the desire of such as be sorrowful: Mercifully
assist our prayers that we make before thee in all our troubles
and adversities, whensoever they oppress us; and graciously hear
us, that those evils, which the craft and subtilty of the devil
or man worketh against us, be brought to nought, and by the
providence of thy goodness they may be dispersed; that we thy
servants, being hurt by no persecutions, may evermore give thanks
unto thee in thy holy Church; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
_Lord, arise, help us, and deliver us for thy Name's sake_.
O God, we have heard with our ears, and our fathers have declared
unto us, the noble works that thou didst in their days, and in
the old time before them.
_Lord, arise, help us, and deliver us for thine honour_.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost;
_Answer_. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be:
world without end. Amen.
From our enemies defend us, O Christ.
_Graciously look upon our afflictions_.
Pitifully behold the sorrows of our hearts.
_Mercifully forgive the sins of thy people_.
Favourably with mercy hear our prayers.
_O Son of David, have mercy upon us_.
Both now and ever vouchsafe to hear us, O Christ.
_Graciously hear us, Christ; graciously hear us, Lord Christ_.
_Priest_. O Lord, let thy mercy be shewed upon us;
_Answer_. As we do put our trust in thee.
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 righteously 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 honour and glory; through our only Mediator and
Advocate, Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.
_A Prayer of Saint 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
desires 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_.