Go on, give it a go, and with meaning. After all it is Lent.
LORD have Mercy, Brian
The Litany from the Book of Common Prayer
O GOD the Father, Creator of heaven and
earth : have mercy upon us.
O God the Father, Creator of heaven and earth
have mercy upon us.
O God the Son, Redeemer of the world : have
mercy upon us.
O God the Son, Redeemer of the world : have
mercy upon us.
O God the Holy Ghost, Sanctifier of the faithful:
have mercy upon us.
O God the Holy Ghost, Sanctifier of the faithful :
have mercy upon us.
O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three
Persons and one God : have mercy upon us.
O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three Persons
and one God : have mercy upon us.
REMEMBER not, Lord, our offences, nor the
offences of our forefathers; spare us, good Lord,
spare thy people, whom thou hast redeemed with thy most precious blood.
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 condemnation,
Good Lord, deliver us.
From all blindness of heart; from pride, vain-
glory, and hypocrisy; from envy, hatred, and
malice, and all uncharitableness,
Good Lord, deliver us.
From all uncleanness in thought, word, and
deed; and from all the deceits of the world, the
flesh, and the devil,
Good Lord, deliver us.
From lightning and tempest; from earthquake,
fire, and flood; from plague, pestilence, and
famine; from battle and murder, and from sudden
death,
Good Lord, deliver us.
From all sedition, 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; 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,
Good Lord, deliver us.
By thy glorious Resurrection and Ascension;
by thy sending of the Holy Spirit; by thy heavenly
Intercession; and by thy Coming again in glory,
Good Lord, deliver us.
In all times of tribulation; in all times of
prosperity; 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, good Lord.
To keep and strengthen in the true worshipping
of thee, in holiness of life, and in devotion
to her people, thy servant ELIZABETH, our
most gracious Queen and Governor,
We beseech thee, good Lord.
To be her defender and keeper, giving her the
victory over all her enemies,
We beseech thee, good Lord.
To bless and preserve all the
Royal Family,
We beseech thee, good Lord.
To give to all Bishops, Priests, and Deacons,
true knowledge and understanding of thy Word;
and that both by their preaching and living they
may set it forth and show it accordingly,
We beseech thee, good Lord.
To send forth labourers into thy harvest; to
prosper their work by thy Holy Spirit; to make
thy saving health known unto all nations; and
to hasten thy kingdom,
We beseech thee, good Lord.
To bless the people of our Country and
the Commonwealth, and to endue those set in
authority with grace, wisdom, and understanding,
We beseech thee, good Lord.
To bless and guide the judges and Magistrates,
giving them grace to execute justice, and to maintain
truth,
We beseech thee, good Lord.
To bless and keep the Queen’s forces by sea,
and land, and air, and to shield them in all
dangers and adversities,
We beseech thee, good Lord.
To give to all nations unity, peace, and concord,
that they may serve thee without fear,
We beseech thee, good Lord.
To bless and protect all who serve mankind
by their labour and learning,
We beseech thee, good Lord.
To preserve all that travel, all women labouring
of child, all sick persons and young children; and
to show thy pity upon all prisoners and captives,
We beseech thee, good Lord.
To defend, and provide for, all widows and
orphans, and all who are desolate and oppressed,
We beseech thee, good Lord.
To bless and keep all thy people,
We beseech thee, good Lord.
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 fruit of the Spirit,
We beseech thee, good Lord.
To bring into the way of truth all who have
erred and are deceived,
We beseech thee, good Lord.
To strengthen such as do stand; to encourage
the faint-hearted; to raise up those who fall; and
finally to beat down Satan under our feet,
We beseech thee, good Lord.
To succour, help, and comfort all that are in
danger, necessity, and tribulation,
We beseech thee, good Lord.
To have mercy upon all men,
We beseech thee, good Lord.
To give and preserve to our use the kindly
fruits of the earth, so that in due time we may
enjoy them,
We beseech thee, good Lord.
To forgive our enemies, persecutors, and slanderers,
and to turn their hearts,
We beseech thee, good Lord.
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, 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 sin of
the world;
Have mercy upon us.
O Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of
the world;
Grant us thy peace.
O Christ, hear us.
O Christ, hear us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
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 them that trespass against
us; And lead us not into temptation, But deliver
us from evil. Amen.
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