Other Morning Prayers
GLORY be to Thee, O Lord, glory to Thee,
glory to Thee Who gavest me sleep
to recruit my weakness,
and to remit the labours
of this toilful flesh.
To this day and all days
a perfect, holy, peaceful, healthful, sinless course
vouchsafe, O Lord.
The angel of peace, a faithful guide,
guardian of souls and bodies,
to encamp round about me,
and ever to prompt what is for salvation,
vouchsafe, O Lord.
Pardon and remission
of all sins and of all offences
vouchsafe, O Lord.
To our souls what is good and profitable, and to the world peace,
vouchsafe, O Lord.
Repentance and holy fear
for the residue of our life,
and health and peace to the end,
vouchsafe, O Lord.
Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are
honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are
pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things
are of good report;
if there be any virtue, if there be any praise, such thoughts, such deeds,
vouchsafe, O Lord.
A Christian close of life,
without sin, without shame, and, should it please Thee, without pain,
and a good answer
at the dread and awful judgment seat
of Jesus Christ our Lord,
vouchsafe, O Lord.
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BLESSED art Thou, O Lord,
our God,
the God of our fathers; Who turnest the shadow of death into the morning,
and renewest the face of the earth; Who rollest away the darkness from before the light, banishest night, and bringest back the day; Who lightenest mine eyes,
lest I sleep the sleep of death; Who deliverest me from the terror by night,
from the pestilence that walketh in darkness; Who drivest sleep from mine eyes,
and slumber from mine eyelids; Who makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice; because I laid me down and slept and awaked, for Thou, Lord, madest me dwell in safety:
because I awaked and beheld,
and my sleep was sweet unto me.
Blot out as the thick cloud of night my transgressions,
and scatter as the morning cloud my sins. Grant me to be a child of the light, and of the day; to walk soberly, spotlessly, honestly, as in the day. Vouchsafe to keep me this day without sin. Thou Who upholdest the falling and liftest the fallen, let me not harden my heart in provocation, or temptation, or in deceitfulness of any sin.
Moreover, deliver me this day
from the snare of the fowler,
and from the noisome pestilence;
from the arrow that flieth by day,
and from the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
Defend this day against my evil,
against the evil of this day defend Thou me. Let not my days be consumed in vanity,
nor my years in trouble.
Day unto day uttereth speech:
to-day some knowledge, or deed, unto yesterday.
Cause me to hear Thy lovingkindness in the morning;
for in Thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk;
for I lift up my soul unto Thee. Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies:
I flee unto Thee to hide me. Teach me to do Thy will; for Thou art my God:
Thy Spirit is good;
lead me into the land of uprightness.
Quicken me, O Lord, for Thy name’s sake: for thy righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble.
Remove from my soul thoughts that are without
understanding,
inspire those which are good
and pleasing in Thy sight. Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity;
let mine eyes look right on, and let mine eyelids look straight before me. Hedge up mine ears with thorns,
lest they incline to undisciplined words. Morning by morning, waken Thou mine ear
to hear as the learned.
Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth:
keep the door of my lips.
Let my speech be seasoned with salt,
that it may minister grace unto the hearers. Let no deed be grief unto me, nor offence of heart. Let some work be done
for which Thou wilt remember me, Lord, for good;
and spare me according to the multitude of Thy
mercy.
Into Thine hand I commit
my spirit, soul, and body, which Thou hast created, redeemed, regenerated,
O Lord God of truth;
and, with me, all who are mine,
and all that I have.
Thou hast graciously given them to me,
Lord, in Thy goodness.
Preserve us from all evil,
preserve our souls, I beseech Thee, O Lord;
keep us from falling, and present us faultless before the presence of Thy glory in that day.
Preserve my going out and my coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore. Prosper, I pray Thee, Thy servant this day,
and grant him mercy
in the sight of those who meet him.
Make haste, O God, to deliver me;
make haste to help me, O Lord.
O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give Thy strength unto Thy servant, and save the son of Thine handmaid.
Shew me a token for good;
that they which hate me may see it and be ashamed
because Thou, Lord, hast holpen me,
and comforted me.
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O THOU that hearest prayer,
unto Thee shall all flesh come.
Evening, and morning, and at noon,
will I pray, and cry aloud:
and Thou shalt hear my voice.
My voice shalt Thou hear in the morning, O Lord;
in the morning will I direct my prayer unto Thee,
and will look up.
Let my prayer be set forth
before Thee as incense.
I have remembered Thee upon my bed,
and meditated on Thee in the night watches,
because Thou hast been my help.
I give Thee thanks, Almighty Lord, Everlasting God, for that Thou hast vouchsafed
to preserve me this night,
not according to my deserts,
but according to Thy holy compassion.
Grant unto me, O Lord,
so to pass this day in Thy holy service,
that the submission of my obedience
may be well pleasing unto Thee. I lift up my heart with my hands unto God
in the heavens.
Behold, as the eyes of servants
look unto the hand of their masters,
and as the eyes of a maiden
unto the hand of her mistress;
so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God,
until that He have mercy upon us.
Look Thou upon me, and be merciful unto me,
as Thou usest to do unto those that love Thy name.
Give Thine angels charge over me,
to keep me in all my ways. Shew me Thy ways, O Lord; teach me Thy paths.
Order my steps according to Thy word:
and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
Hold up my goings in Thy paths,
that my footsteps slip not.
Put into my mouth words honest and well chosen; that my conversation and my countenance,
my walk, and all my works,
may be pleasing unto all men that see and hear me; that I may find grace in all that I say and seek.
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O THOU Lover of men,
Thou that art very pitiful,
the Father of mercies,
rich in mercy to all that call upon Thee,
I have sinned against heaven and in Thy sight,
and am no more worthy to be called Thy son,
nor to be made one of Thy hired servants,
no, not the lowest.
But I repent; woe is me, I repent;
help Thou mine impenitence;
and if there be any comfort of love,
if any bowels and mercies, by the multitude, by the riches, of Thy grace,
by the exceeding abundance of Thy mercy, by the great love wherewith Thou hast loved us,
be merciful to me a sinner,
to me of all sinners the greatest,
the most wretched.
Deep calleth unto deep:
the deep of our misery unto the deep of Thy mercy;
where sin hath abounded,
there let grace much more abound;
overcome our evil with Thy good;
let mercy rejoice against judgment.
But above and before all things,
I believe that Thou art the Christ,
the Son of the living God.
Thou Who didst come into the world to save
sinners,
of whom I am chief,
save me. Thou Who takest away the sin of the world,
take away mine.
Thou Who didst come to redeem the lost, let not one whom Thou hast redeemed perish.
Deliver me from the recollection of evil things,
that what I have seen and heard
from the wicked, in this world,
I may not remember, nor ever tell to others;
that I may hate every false way.
I have deserved death;
but I appeal from the tribunal of Thy justice
to the throne of Thy grace.
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ESSENCE beyond essence, Nature increate,
Framer of the world,
I set Thee, Lord, before me,
and unto Thee do I lift up my soul.
I worship Thee on my knees, and humble myself under Thy mighty hand.
I stretch forth my hands unto Thee: my soul thirsteth after Thee, as a thirsty land.
I smite upon my breast,
and say, with the publican,
God be merciful to me a sinner,
the chief of sinners;
to the sinner above the publican
be merciful, as to the publican.
Father of mercies, I beseech Thy fatherly pity,
despise me not, an unclean worm, a dead dog, a body of death; despise not Thou the work of Thine own hands;
despise not Thine own image,
though bearing the brands of sin.
Lord, if Thou wilt, Thou canst make me clean.
Lord, speak the word only, and I shall be healed.
And Thou, my Saviour Christ,
Christ my Saviour,
Saviour of sinners, of whom I am chief,
despise me not; despise me not, O Lord,
who am purchased with Thy blood,
called by Thy name;
but look on me with those eyes
with which Thou didst look upon
Magdalene at the feast,
Peter in the hall,
the thief on the cross:
that with the thief I may entreat Thee humbly, Lord, remember me when Thou comest
into Thy kingdom;
that with Peter I may weep bitterly and say, O that mine eyes were a fountain of tears,
that I might weep day and night; that with Magdalene I may hear Thee say,
Thy sins are forgiven thee,
and with her may love much,
for my sins, which are many and manifold,
are forgiven.
And Thou, all-holy, good, and life-giving Spirit,
despise me not, Thy breath,
despise not Thine own holy things;
but return, O Lord; how long? and let it repent Thee concerning Thy servant.
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LET us pray for the Catholic Church: for the Churches throughout the whole world, for their verity, unity, and stability, that in all charity may flourish,
and truth may live;
for our Church:
that what is wanting in it may be supplied,
what is unsound, corrected;
that all heresies, schisms, scandals,
as well public as private,
may be removed.
Correct the wandering,
convert the unbelieving,
increase the faith of the Church,
destroy heresies,
expose the crafty enemies, weaken the violent. Pray we for the ministry:
that they may rightly divide,
that they may walk uprightly;
that, while they teach others, themselves may learn;
for the people:
that they seek not to be wise above measure;
but may be persuaded by reason, and yield to the authority of superiors; for governments:
their stability and peace;
for our kingdom, corporation, city:
that they may fare well and prosperously, and be freed from all danger and inconvenience; for the king:
save him now, O Lord,
O Lord, send him now prosperity;
crown him with the array of truth and glory;
speak good things to his heart
for Thy Church and people;
for the prudence of his counsellors,
the equity and integrity of the judges,
the courage of the army,
the temperance of the people,
and their godly simplicity;
for the succession:
whether in universities or in schools,
that, as they increase in age,
they may also increase in wisdom, and in favour
with God and man;
for them that shew themselves benevolent,
whether towards the Church,
or towards the poor and needy:
reward Thou them sevenfold into their bosom;
let their souls dwell at ease,
and their seed inherit the earth.
Blessed be they that consider the poor.
That it may please Thee to reward all our benefactors
with eternal blessings,
that for their benefits bestowed on us upon earth they may obtain everlasting rewards in heaven; that it may please Thee to behold and to relieve
the miseries of the poor and the captives;
that it may please Thee of Thy merciful compassion
to repair the frail lapses of the flesh,
and to uphold them that are falling;
that it may please Thee graciously to accept
our reasonable service; that it may please Thee to raise our minds
to heavenly desires;
that it may please Thee to regard us
with the eyes of Thy compassion; that it may please Thee to preserve the souls
of us and ours
from everlasting damnation; that it may please Thee to grant unto me,
with those for whom I have prayed,
or for whom I am in any way bound to pray,
and with all the people of God,
an entrance into Thy kingdom,
there to behold Thy face in righteousness,
and to be satisfied with Thy likeness: We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.
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ALL Thy works shall praise Thee, O Lord,
and Thy saints shall bless Thee. It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto Thy name, O Most High to shew forth Thy lovingkindness
in the morning,
and Thy faithfulness
every night.
I will extol Thee, my God, O King, and I will bless Thy name for ever and ever.
Every day will I bless Thee, and I will praise Thy name for ever and ever,
Who didst call the things that were not,
as though they were;
by Whom all things were made
in heaven and in earth, visible and invisible;
Who upholdest all things by the word of Thy power; Who dost not leave Thyself without witness, in that Thou doest good, and givest us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness; in that all things continue this day according to Thine ordinances, for all are Thy servants;
Who, having before taken counsel,
didst Thyself, with Thine own hands,
make man out of the dust of the earth,
and didst breathe into his nostrils the breath of life;
and didst honour him with Thine image;
and didst charge Thine angels concerning him;
and didst set him over the works of Thine hands;
and didst place him in a paradise of pleasure; and didst not despise him, even when he despised
Thy commandments;
but didst open for him a door unto repentance and life, giving him Thy exceeding great and precious promise
concerning the seed of the woman;
Who hast instructed our race,
by that which may be known of God,
by that which is written in the law,
by the rite of sacrifices,
by the oracles of the prophets,
by the melody of the psalms,
by the wisdom of the proverbs,
by the experience of the histories;
Who, when the fulness of the time was come,
didst send forth Thy Son,
Who took on Him the seed of Abraham,
and made Himself of no reputation, taking upon Him the form of a servant;
and, being made of a woman, made under the law,
by the offering of His life accomplished its obedience,
by the sacrifice of His death removed its curse,
redeeming our race by His death,
quickening it by His resurrection,
leaving nothing undone, that could be done,
to make us partakers of the divine nature;
and hath manifested in every place
the savour of His knowledge,
by the preaching of the gospel,
bearing Himself witness
with divers signs and wonders,
by singular holiness of life,
by mighty power even unto shedding of blood,
by the marvellous conversion of the world to the faith,
without aid of authority, without help of persuasion;
Who hast made us children of the saints, and heirs of the same calling; Who hast granted to Thy Church that she should be the pillar and ground of the truth,
and that the gates of hell
should not prevail against her;
Who hast granted unto our Church
that she should keep that which was
committed unto her,
and should teach us the way of peace,
and retain order, stability, and decency;
Who hast confirmed the throne of Thy servant,
our king;
Who hast made peace in our borders,
and filled us with the finest of the wheat; Who hast strengthened the bars of our gates, and hast blessed our children within us;
Who hast clothed our enemies with shame; Who hast made us blessed for ever,
and hast made us exceeding glad with Thy
countenance;
Who hast instructed our princes,
and taught our senators wisdom; Who hast given us pastors according to Thine heart,
that feed us with knowledge and understanding; Who hast turned our swords into plowshares,
and our spears into pruninghooks;
Who hast caused that there should be no breaking in,
nor going out, and no complaining
in our streets;
Who didst bring me forth into this life,
and didst bring me to the washing of regeneration,
and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
and hast made known to me Thy ways;
and hast overlooked my sins, because
I should amend; and hast not consumed me by the hand of
mine iniquity,
but hast waited to shew mercy upon me;
Who hast not suffered my heart to be hardened,
but hast left me compunction of soul,
remembrance of my latter end,
conscience of sins committed;
and to me confessing and imploring
hast opened a door of hope,
through the power of Thy mysteries and the keys; Who hast not cut off like a weaver my life, nor from day even to night made an end of me, nor taken me away in the midst of my days,
but hast holden my soul in life,
and suffered not my feet to be moved.