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756—For Travellers O God, Who didst call Abraham to leave his home, and didst protect him in all his wanderings, grant to those who now travel by land, sea, or air a prosperous journey, a quiet time, and a safe arrival at their journey’s end. Be to them a shadow in the heat, a refuge in the tempest, a protection in adversity, and grant that when life’s pilgrimage is over they may arrive at the heavenly country; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Anon. 757—Travellers By Sea O eternal Lord God, Who alone spreadest out the heavens and rulest the raging of the sea: be pleased to receive into Thy protection all those who go down to the sea in ships and occupy their business in great waters. Make Thou their voyages safe to their persons and their goods; and be Thyself their way and light till journeyings shall end. 758—Travellers By Air Eternal God, Who dwellest afar in the heavens, yet abidest in the hearts of the sons of men: we beseech Thee for all who journey in the air, that they may know Thee near them, to pilot and to protect; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 759—Travellers By Road Almighty God, giver of life and health, guide, we pray Thee, with Thy wisdom all who are striving to save from injury and death the travellers on our roads. Grant to those who drive along the highways consideration for others, and to those who walk on them or play beside them thoughtful caution and care; that so without fear or disaster we all may come safely to our journey’s end, by Thy mercy Who carest for us; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Bishop Douglas Crick Section 11: Youth And Education 760—Teachers O Lord and Master, Who Thyself didst come into the world to bear witness to the truth, and didst say that the good and faithful teacher should be greatly accounted of in Thy kingdom: send, we beseech Thee, Thy blessing upon those who are engaged in the work of education. Give them clearness of vision and freshness of thought, and enable them so to train the hearts and minds of the children committed to them that they may fill their appointed places in the work of this life, and be ready for the service of the life to come. Arthur W. Robinson 761—Teachers O Lord God Almighty, Who through Thy Son Jesus Christ didst reveal Thine exceeding love for children: graciously look upon those to whom Thou hast entrusted the work of teaching. Let them all be taught of Thee; and so fill them with love to Thee that through them Thy love may be implanted in the hearts of those who are committed to their care. In weariness and disappointment let Thy comfort refresh their souls; that so continuing in Thy service they may receive from Thee at last their full reward. 762—Teachers And Children Almighty God, our heavenly Father, Who hast committed to Thy holy Church the care and nurture of Thy children: enlighten with Thy wisdom those who teach and those who learn; that, rejoicing in the knowledge of Thy truth, they may worship Thee and serve Thee from generation to generation; through Jesus Christ our Lord. American Prayer Book 763—The Students of All Nations O Lord Jesus Christ, Who on the night of Thy Passion didst pray to Thy Father that all they who believe on Him through Thee might be perfected into one: we pray Thee to pour Thy Spirit upon the students of all nations, that they may consecrate themselves to Thy service, even as Thou for their sakes didst consecrate Thyself; and so, being joined together by their common faith and obedience, they may come more perfectly to love and understand one another, that the world may know that Thou hast been sent by the Father to be the Saviour and Lord of all men; Who livest and reignest, one God world without end. Bishop Philip Loyd 764—Schools O Lord Jesus Christ, Child of Bethlehem, everlasting God, bless, we beseech Thee, the boys and girls of our schools; and grant that they may be truthful, pure, obedient, and ready to do their duty in that state of life to which it shall please Thee to call them. Give grace to those whom Thou dost set over them so to bring them up for Thee, that teachers and scholars may meet with joy in the day of Thy appearing; Who livest and reignest with the Father, and the Holy Spirit, world without end. 765—A School or College Vouchsafe, O Lord, to prosper with Thy blessing the work of this school (or college). Grant that all who serve Thee here, as teachers or learners, may set Thy holy will ever before them, and do that which is well-pleasing in Thy sight; that so both Church and Commonwealth may be bettered by their studies, and they themselves may finally attain to Thy perfect service; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Unknown 766—A School or College O God, Who through the love and labour of many hast built us here a goodly heritage, and crowned our school with honour and length of days: for these Thy gifts and for Thyself we thank Thee; for past achievements and future hopes; beseeching Thee that both we and all who follow after us may learn to live as in Thy presence, and help Thee to build up the city of God. Bishop B. A. Burroughs 767—A School O dearest Saviour, Thou Word and Revelation of the Father; purge us by the power of Thy love from pride and prejudice, from boasting over the past and ambition for the future; take our lives and our school into Thine own hands, and so use us in prosperity, in poverty or through death that, so far as lies in us, Thy kingdom may come and Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven. William Temple 768—A School Almighty God, in Whom we live and move and have our being: make this school as a field which the Lord has blessed; that whatsoever things are true and pure, lovely and of good report, may here abound and flourish. Preserve in it an unblemished name, enlarge it to a wider usefulness, and exalt it in the love of all its members as an instrument of Thy glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. King’s School, Canterbury 769—Old And Young O God, Who dost turn the hearts of the fathers unto the children, and hast granted unto youth to see visions and to age to dream dreams: we beseech Thee to draw together the old and the young, that in fellowship with Thee they may understand and help one another, and in Thy service find their perfect freedom; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Unknown 770—Youth of All Nations O God our Father, we give Thee hearty thanks for the inheritance which Thou hast entrusted to us and the vocation wherewith Thou hast called us; for those who have taught and helped us on our way, and for our vision of the years of hope and promise and the tasks that lie before us. Guide us, we pray Thee, with Thy continual help; that the truth of Thy Gospel may enlighten our hearts, and Thy law may be a lantern unto our feet. Preserve our integrity and guard us from evil; accept our lives as we dedicate them to Thee this day; and unite the youth of all nations in the kingdom of Christ our Redeemer, and in service of the cause of justice, freedom, and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Westminster Abbey 771—Founders and Benefactors O Lord, we glorify Thee in these Thy servants our founders and benefactors departed out of this present life; beseeching Thee that, as they for their time bestowed charitably to our comfort the temporal things which Thou didst give them, so we for our time may fruitfully use the same to the setting forth of Thy holy word to Thy laud and praise; and finally that both they and we may reign with Thee in glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Elizabethan 772—Commemoration O Lord God, the Father of lights, the maker and builder of every house not made with hands: we give Thee thanks for all members of this school who have served Thee with fruitful labour for the increase of knowledge and wisdom, and for the nurture of faithful servants of Thy Church and kingdom. As Thou didst enable them to add their share to Thy work, wrought out by many hands from age to age, so teach and strengthen us, we pray Thee, to do Thy will in the task which Thou hast apportioned us in this our generation; and grant that with them we may enter into Thy joy in the fulfillment of Thine eternal counsel; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Unknown 773—Churchworkers Among the Young O Lord Jesus Christ, Who art the Saviour and friend of age and youth: look graciously, we beseech Thee, upon those who give themselves to serve and help the young, and bless their works undertaken in Thy Name. Enlighten those who teach and those who learn; renew their strength that they may not grow weary in their work; let their lamps burn bright in the days of darkness, and their hearts be strong in times of disappointment. And so inspire them with Thy Spirit that old and young may be builded together as living stones into the temple of Thy Church; Who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Unknown 774—Sunday School Teachers O Lord Jesus Christ, Who art the life and light of all Thy servants: we beseech Thee to help and inspire those who teach in our Sunday schools, and those also who prepare them for their work. Pour out upon them the spirit of unceasing prayer and faithful service; encourage them with good success; strengthen their faith and purpose when they are weary and disheartened; and fortify them with Thy assurance that they are fellow-workers together with Thee. Anon. 775—Scientific Study and Research Almighty God, of Whose only gift cometh insight and understanding: guide and prosper, we beseech Thee, those who labour in societies and associations devoted to scientific study and research, that through them knowledge may be increased and flourish; and grant that in Thy light they may see light, Who art the fountain of all wisdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Unknown 776—Science and Service O God, the giver of wisdom, Who in the beginning madest man to have dominion over the works of Thy hands: grant that with every increase of knowledge and of power we may seek to render service to mankind, and thereby to set forward Thy eternal purpose; through Jesus Christ our Lord. J. Armitage Robinson Section 12: Sin And Suffering 777—The Tempted O God, Who art faithful, and sufferest us not to be tempted above that we are able, but with the temptation also makest a way of escape, that we may be able to bear it: we humbly entreat Thy Majesty that Thou wouldest graciously strengthen with Thy heavenly aid Thy servants who rely on Thy mercy; and keep them with Thy continual protection, that they may evermore wait on Thee, and never by any temptation be drawn away from Thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Edward Bouverie Pusey 778—The Tempted O God, Who wiliest not the death of a sinner, we beseech Thee to aid and protect those who are exposed to grievous temptations; and grant that in obeying Thy commandments they may be strengthened and supported by Thy grace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Adapted from Gregorian Sacramentary 779—Sinners Almighty God, Who gavest Thine only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ, to die for the sins of the whole world: have mercy upon all who are in temptation and upon all who through weakness or willfulness fall into sin; make known to them Thy gracious love, and so teach them the evil of hatred and malice, of envy and contempt, of lust and greed, that turning to Thee for help, they may be led into fellowship with Thee and obedience to Thy will; through Jesus Christ our Lord. William Temple 780—Sinners Almighty God, we beseech Thee to hear our prayers for such as sin against Thee or neglect to serve Thee; that Thou wouldest vouchsafe to bestow upon them true repentance and an earnest longing for Thy service; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Office of Sext 781—Sinners O Lord Jesus Christ, we beseech Thee by Thy love for outcast sinners, and by Thy pity for those who put Thee to an open shame: have mercy upon all who have been unfaithful to Thee and have sold themselves to sin, and recover them from the shame into which they have fallen. Hear us, O Saviour, Who with the Father and the Holy Spirit livest and reignest, one God, for evermore. S. Gladstone 782—The Palsy of Sin O Lord, by Thy divine presence raise my soul, grievously paralysed by all kinds of sin and evil deeds, as of old Thou didst raise the sick of the palsy; that, being healed, I may cry unto Thee: O merciful Christ, glory be to Thy power! Eastern Orthodox 783—The Suffering World O Thou Who art love, and seest all the suffering, injustice, and misery which oppose Thy sway: have compassion, we beseech Thee, upon the work of Thine hands; look mercifully upon the wounded world and its inhabitants, laden with errors, labours, and sorrows; fill our hearts with compassion for those who suffer; and bring near Thy kingdom of mercy and peace; for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord. After Eugine Bersier 784—Sufferers Remember every Christian soul, afflicted and oppressed, and struggling and needing Thy mercy and succour; and our brethren that are in captivity and in prisons and bonds and bitter thraldoms: supplying return to the wanderers, health to the sick, deliverance to the captives, and rest to them that have fallen asleep aforetime. Lancelot Andrewes 785—Sufferers We thank Thee, O Father, for all who hallow suffering; for those who in their thought for others leave no room for pity for themselves; for those whose faith brings light to the dark places of life; and for those whose patience inspires others to hold on. And grant, O loving Father, to all who are bound in the mysterious fellowship of suffering the sense of comradeship with others and the knowledge of Thy love, and give them Thy peace which passes all understanding; through Jesus Christ our Lord. H. L. Johnston 786—Sufferers O God, remember in Thy mercy the poor and needy, the widow and the fatherless, the stranger and the friendless, the sick and the dying. Relieve their needs, sanctify their sufferings, strengthen their weakness; and in due time bring them out of trouble into the blessed peace of Thy children; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Mothers’ Union 787—Sufferers Merciful Lord, Who art the strength of sufferers, and the comfort of those who are heavy of heart: incline Thine ear, we beseech Thee, to the prayers of all who cry unto Thee in their troubles; succour the distressed, uphold the fainting, relieve the suffering, console the sad; and make Thy face to shine upon them, O Lord, Thou lover of souls. Frederick B. Macnutt 788—Health of Body O God the Father of lights, from Whom cometh down every good and perfect gift: mercifully look upon our frailty and infirmity, and grant us such health of body as Thou knowest to be needful for us; that both in our bodies and in our souls we may evermore serve Thee with all our strength and might. Bishop Cosin 789—The Sick O almighty God, Who art the giver of life and health and the aid of all who seek Thy succour: mercifully grant that Thy help and goodness may be showed upon the suffering and the sick, that being healed of their infirmities they may give thanks unto Thee in Thy holy Church; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 790—The Sick O Lord and heavenly Father, Who dost relieve those who suffer both in soul and body: stretch forth Thine hand, we beseech Thee, to heal the sick and to ease their pain; that by Thy mercy they may be restored to health of body and mind, and show forth their thankfulness in love to Thee and service of their fellowmen; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Frederick B. Macnutt 791—In Illness O Lord and heavenly Father, in Whom we live and move and have our being: grant to me Thy servant grace to desire only Thy most holy will; that whether living or dying I may be Thine; for His sake Who loved us and gave Himself for us, Jesus Christ our Lord. Canadian Prayer Book 792—The Dying O Most merciful Lord, Who dost so love the souls which Thou hast created that Thou wouldest not the death of any sinner, but that all should be converted and live: we pray Thee by Thy dying agony on the Cross to purify through Thy precious blood all the sinners in this world (or this Thy servant) who are now in their (or who is now in his) agony, and who must this day die, and be called to appear before their (or his) Judge. Edward Bouverie Pusey 793—The Dying O Lord Jesus Christ, Who in Thy last agony didst commend Thy Spirit into the hands of Thy heavenly Father: have mercy upon all sick and dying persons, and grant that they may omit nothing which is necessary to make their peace with Thee before they die. Deliver them, O Lord, from the snares of fear and the bands of evil, and grant them an end in peace; Who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, for evermore. Sarum 794—Those in Trouble Almighty, everlasting God, comfort of the sorrowful and strength of the weary: may the prayers of all that call upon Thee in any trouble come into Thy presence; that they may rejoice that in their necessity Thy mercy hath been with them; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Edward Bouverie Pusey 795—In Time Of Trouble O God, Who hast warned us of the troubles that shall come upon the earth; grant that Thy Church may not be moved by any distresses that beset us, but may walk in the light, and serve Thee with unshaken faith, waiting for the final manifestation of Thy Son, Jesus Christ our Lord; that so we may be found abiding in the kingdom which cannot be shaken; through His merits, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Richard Meux Benson 796—Those In Trouble We humbly beseech Thee, of Thy goodness, O Lord, to comfort and succour all them who in this transitory life are in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity: help us to minister to them Thy strength and consolation, and so endow us with the grace of sympathy and compassion that we may bring to them both help and healing; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 1549 Prayer Book 797—Doubters O Lord our God, Who givest light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death: lift up, we pray Thee, the light of Thy countenance upon those who wander doubtful and uncertain in the night of this world. Open their eyes to behold Thy glory in the face of Jesus Christ; make known to them the way of truth and peace; and keep them steadfast in this faith, that they may daily increase in the knowledge of Thee and of Thy Son by the Holy Spirit; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. 798—The Desponding Comfort, we beseech Thee, most gracious God, all who are cast down and faint of heart amidst the sorrows and difficulties of the world; and grant that, by the energy of Thy Holy Spirit they may be enabled to go upon their way rejoicing and give Thee continual thanks for Thy sustaining providence; through Jesus Christ our Saviour. Richard Meux Benson 799—The Blind O God, Who art the Father of lights, with Whom is no darkness at all: we thank Thee for the good gift of sight which Thou hast bestowed upon us. Fill us, we pray Thee, with Thine own compassion for those who have it not; direct and prosper the efforts that are made for their welfare: reveal to them by Thy Spirit the things which eye hath not seen, and comfort them with the hope of the light everlasting; to which, of Thy great mercy, we beseech Thee to bring us all; through Jesus Christ our Saviour. Arthur W. Robinson 800—The Deaf And Dumb O God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who went about doing good, and both opened the ears of the deaf and made the dumb to speak: teach Thy people, after His example, to pity and succour Thy deaf children who need their help. May Thy Holy Spirit bless our efforts to carry to them the knowledge of Thy saving grace, and may they so serve Thee in the body of their humiliation, that hereafter they may wear the body of Thy glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Bishop Mandell Creighton 801—The Deaf and The Blind Almighty Father, Who in the afflictions of Thy people art Thyself afflicted, Whose blessed Son, Jesus Christ, went about doing good, healing all manner of sickness, opening the eyes of the blind, and unstopping the ears of the deaf: look, we beseech Thee, upon those to whom is denied the gift of hearing or of sight. Give them the inward vision of the spirit, and amid the silence of their lives make music in their souls. Speak as of old and let them hear the inward voice of Thy compassion; and may Thy new Ephphatha give them new joy and fellowship with Thee and with us Thy servants who minister to them; for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord. 802—In Old Age O Lord Jesus Christ, Who didst hearken unto the prayer of Thy two disciples and abide with them, when it was toward evening and the day was far spent: abide, we pray Thee, with Thine aged servants in the evening of life. Make Thyself known unto them, and whensoever they shall pass through the valley of the shadow of death, be with them unto the end. Unknown 803—In Old Age O Lord God, Who hast promised that they who wait upon Thee shall renew their strength, and that as their days so shall their strength be: comfort Thou me according unto Thy word; cast me not away in the time of age, and forsake me not when my strength faileth; make Thy face to shine upon Thy servant, and at evening time it shall be light; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Frederick B. Macnutt 804—Endurance of Suffering O my dear Lord, though I am so very weak that I am not fit to ask Thee for suffering as a gift, and have not strength to do so, at least I will beg of Thee grace to meet suffering well, when Thou in Thy love and wisdom dost bring it upon me. Let me bear pain, reproach, disappointment, slander, anxiety, suspense, as Thou wouldest have me, O my Jesu, and as Thou by Thy own suffering hast taught me, when it comes. Cardinal Newman 805—Service of the Needy O Christ, Who being rich, for our sakes wast made poor; King of glory, Who didst will to become the man of sorrows: teach us to serve Thee in the person of our needy brethren, weak, suffering, and set at naught; in fear lest at the last day we be of those to whom Thou shalt say, Depart from Me. Eugane Bersier 806—Backs and Burdens Lord, teach me the art of patience whilst I am well, and give me the use of it when I am sick. In that day either lighten my burden or strengthen my back. Make me, who so often in my health have discovered my weakness presuming on my own strength, to be strong in my sickness when I solely rely on Thy assistance. Thomas Fuller 807—The Bearing of Burdens O God, Who art love, grant to them that are born of Thee, and eat of Thy Bread, out of sincere love to bear one another’s burdens; that Thy peace, which passeth all understanding, may keep our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus, Thy Son our Lord. Edward Bouverie Pusey 808—The Medical Profession O Lord, the healer of all our diseases, Who knowest how the sick have need of a physician; bless all whom Thou hast called to be sharers in Thine own work of healing with health alike of body and soul; that they may learn their art in dependence upon Thee, and exercise it always under Thy sanction and to Thy glory; Who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. From “Sursum Corda” 809—Medical and Surgical Research Almighty God, Who art the Father of truth and understanding: shed forth, we beseech Thee, upon those who are engaged in medical and surgical research the light of Thy heavenly guidance; grant unto them the spirit of patient discernment, that they may be skilled to discover the way of health and healing; and strengthen them with the assurance that they are fellow-workers together with Thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Frederick B. Macnutt 810—Nurses O Lord Jesus Christ, Who hast said that, inasmuch as we do it unto one of the least of these Thy brethren, we do it unto Thee: look upon Thy servants who are called to nurse the sick and suffering children. Give them patience and fortitude, wisdom and love, and the grace and guidance of Thy Holy Spirit; that they may faithfully minister to those to whom Thou shalt send them, and be found worthy at the last to receive Thy eternal reward. Section 13: The Departed 811—Death O God, Who hast appointed unto men once to die, but hast hidden from them the time of their death: help us so to live in this world that we may be ready to leave it; and that, being Thine in death as in life, we may come to the rest that remaineth for Thy people; through Him Who died and rose again for us, Thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. William Bright 812—Life and Death Good Lord, give me the grace so to spend my life, that when the day of my death shall come, though I feel pain in my body, I may feel comfort in soul; and with faithful hope of Thy mercy, in due love towards Thee and charity towards the world, I may through Thy grace part hence into Thy glory. Sir Thomas More 813—At The Approach of Death O my most blessed and glorious Creator, that hast fed me all my life long, and redeemed me from all evil: seeing it is Thy merciful pleasure to take me out of this frail body, and to wipe away all tears from mine eyes, and all sorrows from my heart, I do with all humility and willingness consent and submit myself wholly unto Thy sacred will. My most loving Redeemer, into Thy saving and everlasting arms I commend my spirit: I am ready, my dear Lord, and earnestly expect and long for Thy good pleasure. Come quickly, and receive the soul of Thy servant which trusteth in Thee. Henry Vaughan 814—The Living and the Departed Thou which art Lord at once of the living and of the dead; Whose are we whom the present world yet holdeth in the flesh; Whose are they withal whom, unclothed of the body, the world to come hath even now received: give to the living mercy and grace, to the dead rest and light perpetual: give to the Church truth and peace, to us sinners penitence and pardon. Lancelot Andrewes 815—The Living and the Departed O Lord, we praise Thy holy Name for all Thy servants departed from amongst us in Thy faith and fear; and we humbly beseech Thee so to bless us that remain on earth, that, being protected from all evil, ghostly and bodily, we may ever serve and please Thee with quiet minds and thankful hearts, and together with those that are gone before may have our refreshment in paradise and our portion in the resurrection of the just. Frederick Temple 816—THE DEPARTED O Lord our God, from Whom neither life nor death can separate those who trust in Thy love, and Whose love holds in its embrace Thy children in this world and in the next: so unite us to Thyself that in fellowship with Thee we may be always united to our loved ones whether here or there; give us courage, constancy, and hope; through Him Who died and was buried and rose again for us, Jesus Christ our Lord. William Temple 817—The Departed O eternal Lord God, Who holdest all souls in life: we beseech Thee to shed forth upon Thy whole Church in paradise and on earth the bright beams of Thy light and heavenly comfort; that we, following the good example of those who have loved and served Thee here and are now at rest, may with them at length enter into the fullness of Thine unending joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Bishop John Wordsworth 818—The Departed Remember, O Lord, the souls of Thy servants and of Thy handmaids, who have gone before us with the sign of faith, and slumber and sleep in peace. We beseech Thee, O Lord, graciously to grant to them and to all who rest in Christ a place of refreshment, light, and peace; through the same Christ our Lord. The Roman Canon 819—The Departed Into Thy hands, O God, we commend the souls of all our loved ones (especially . . . ) as into the hands of a faithful Creator and most loving Saviour; beseeching Thee to grant unto them pardon and peace and, of Thine infinite goodness, wisdom and power, to work in them the good purpose of Thy perfect will; through Jesus Christ our Lord. R. W. D. Lee 820—The Departed We commend unto Thy mercy, O Lord, all Thy servants who are departed hence from us with the sign of faith, and now do rest in the sleep of peace: grant unto them, we beseech Thee, Thy mercy and everlasting peace; and that at the day of the general resurrection we and all they who are of the mystical Body of Thy Son, may altogether be set on His right hand, and hear that His most joyful voice, Come, ye blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. Grant this, O Father, for Jesus Christ’s sake, our only mediator and advocate. Non-Jurors’ Prayer Book 821—The Departed Almighty God, Whose love is over all Thy works in this and every world: into Thy hands we commit the souls of those whom Thou hast taken into the world of light, beseeching Thee to grant unto them the unutterable joys of Thine eternal kingdom, and unto all who mourn them grace to abide Thy will in fortitude of spirit and in perfect faith. Anon. 822—The Departed Remember, O Lord, Thy servants and Thy handmaidens who have departed hence in the Lord, especially . . . and all others to whom our remembrance is due. Give them eternal rest and peace in Thy heavenly kingdom, and to us such a measure of communion with them, as Thou knowest to be best for us. And bring us all to serve Thee in Thine eternal kingdom, when Thou wilt, and as Thou wilt, only without shame or sin; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Edward Bouverie Pusey 823—O Saviour of the world, Whose nature and property is always to have mercy and to forgive, Whose will is to have pity on all men, and Whose loving-kindness is like the great deep: stablish my . . . , who has passed from this world of affliction and the shadow of death, in the place where light shineth for ever. Anon. 824—A Child Departed O merciful Father, Whose face the angels of Thy little ones do always behold in heaven: grant us steadfastly to believe that this Thy child hath been taken into the safe keeping of Thine eternal love; through Jesus Christ our Lord. American Prayer Book 825—A Child Departed Blessed Lord, Who knowest Thy sheep and callest them into Thy fold, where none can harm them: we give Thee thanks that it hath pleased Thee to give to this Thy child with Thy flock in paradise a place of refreshment and rest. Keep her (or him) in peace, good Shepherd, in the joy of Thy presence; and grant her (or him) at last a portion with Thy saints in the fullness of life everlasting; where Thou livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Frederick B. Macnutt 826—The Saints in Light O King eternal, immortal, invisible, Who in the righteousness of Thy saints hast given us an example of Godly life, and in their blessedness a sure pledge of the hope of our calling; grant, we beseech Thee, that being compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, we may run with patience the race that is set before us, and with them receive the crown of glory that fadeth not away; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 827—The Life Of Heaven Bring us, O Lord God, at our last awakening into the house and gate of heaven, to enter into that gate and dwell in that house, where there shall be no darkness nor dazzling, but one equal light; no voice nor silence, but one equal music; no fears nor hopes, but one equal possession; no ends nor beginnings, but one equal eternity; in the habitation of Thy glory and dominion, world without end. After John Donne 828—Mourners O heavenly Father, Whose blessed Son Jesus Christ did weep at the grave of Lazarus: look, we beseech Thee, with compassion upon those who are now in sorrow and affliction; comfort them, O Lord, with Thy gracious consolations; make them to know that all things work together for good to them that love Thee; and grant them evermore sure trust and confidence in Thy fatherly care; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Canadian Prayer Book 829—Mourners O merciful Lord God, Who hast given us Thy Son to be the bright and morning star, and to give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death: look, we pray Thee, upon all whose hearts Thou hast troubled by the loss of those whom they love; draw them beneath the shadow of Thy wings; enlighten their eyes that they may endure as seeing the invisible; and cheer them with largeness of hope and confidence in Thy eternal purpose; through Jesus Christ our Lord. J. Armitage Robinson 830—Mourners O Lord Jesus Christ, Who didst have compassion upon the widow of Nain and say unto her, Weep not, and by Thine Apostle hast bidden us not to be sorry as men without hope for them that sleep in Thee: visit, we beseech Thee, with Thy compassion those who mourn the loss of their beloved, and when thou comest in Thy kingdom, wipe away all tears from their eyes; Who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end. In use at Salisbury

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