,,the ,,little ,,treasure ,,of ,,prayers1 ,,being ,a ,,translation ,,of ,,the ,epitome from the ,german larger ,treasure of ,prayers ,gebets-,schatz of the ,evangelical ,lutheran ,church1 published in ,st4 ,louis1 ,mo41 ,,with ,a ,,new ,,appendix4 ,,fourth ,,edition4 ,,columbus1 ,,ohio3 ,,the ,,lutheran ,,book ,,concern4 ,j4 ,l4 ,,trauger1 ,agent4 #ahhh4 ,,contents4 #a4 ,sunday ,morning ,prayer #g #b4 ,prayer before going to church #h #c4 ,sunday ,evening ,prayer #i #d4 ,another ,sunday ,evening ,prayer #aj #e4 ,monday ,morning ,prayer #ab #f4 ,monday ,evening ,prayer #ac #g4 ,tuesday ,morning ,prayer #ad #h4 ,tuesday ,evening ,prayer #ad #i4 ,wednesday ,morning ,prayer #af #aj4 ,wednesday ,evening ,prayer #ag #aa4 ,thursday ,morning ,prayer #ah #ab4 ,thursday ,evening ,prayer #ai #ac4 ,friday ,morning ,prayer #bj #ad4 ,friday ,evening ,prayer #bj #ae4 ,saturday ,morning ,prayer #ba #af4 ,saturday ,evening ,prayer #bb #ag4 ,prayer for daily renewal of the baptismal covenant #bc #ah4 ,prayer on a birth day #be #ai4 ,prayer for children #bi #bj4 ,prayer for young persons #ca #ba4 ,prayer of a servant #cb #bb4 ,prayer of a husband #ce #bc4 ,prayer of a wife #cg #bd4 ,prayer of an aged person #ci #be4 ,prayer for a proper performance of one's duties #dj #bf4 ,prayer before labor #da #bg4 ,prayer for divine blessing upon the work of one's calling #db #bh4 ,luther's prayer based on the scriptural passage3 ,casting all your care upon ,him1 for ,he careth for you #dd #bi4 ,prayer before beginning any important work #dd #cj4 ,thanks returned after labor #df #ca4 ,prayer during a journey #df #cb4 ,prayer while beginning a journey at sea #dg #cc4 ,prayer of a seafarer during a storm #di ,a brief instruction in confession and absolution #ea #cd4 ,complaint of a poor sinner concerning the impenitence of his heart #ef #ce4 ,prayer for true conversion #eg #cf4 ,prayer for the forgiveness of sin #fj #cg4 ,prayer for reconciliation with our neighbor #fd ,brief instruction concerning the ,holy ,supper #ff #ch4 ,morning ,prayer of a communicant #gb #ci4 ,prayer for a worthy partaking of the ,holy ,supper #gd #dj4 ,thanksgiving after partaking of the ,holy ,supper #gf #da4 ,prayer that ,god would hereafter keep us from sin1 and if we sin that he would not reckon it to our account #gg #db4 ,prayer in view of the sufferings of ,christ #gi #dc4 ,prayer in time of drought #ha #dd4 ,prayer for sunshine in a protracted season of wet and rain #hc #de4 ,prayer for the precious fruits of the field #hd #df4 ,prayer during a storm #he #dg4 ,thanksgiving when the storm is over #hg #dh4 ,prayer in great weakness of faith #hh #di4 ,prayer in great trouble and danger #hi #ej4 ,thanksgiving after a safe journey #ij #ea4 ,thanksgiving for deliverance out of tribulation #ia #eb4 ,morning prayer of a sick person #ib #ec4 ,another morning prayer in sickness #ic #ed4 ,evening prayer of a sick person #ie #ee4 ,another evening prayer of a sick person #ie #ef4 ,prayer in sickness #if #eg4 ,prayer of a penitent in sickness #ii #eh4 ,short prayers in sickness for every hour of the day3 #a4 ,at one o'clock #aja #b4 ,at two o'clock #ajb #c4 ,at three o'clock #ajb #d4 ,at four o'clock #ajc #e4 ,at five o'clock #ajc #f4 ,at six o'clock #ajd #g4 ,at seven o'clock #ajd #h4 ,at eight o'clock #aje #i4 ,at nine o'clock #ajf #aj4 ,at ten o'clock #ajg #aa4 ,at eleven o'clock #ajh #ab4 ,at twelve o'clock #ajh #ei4 ,thanksgiving after recovery #aji #fj4 ,three prayers in the hour of death3 #a4 ,to ,god the ,father #aaj #b4 ,to ,god the ,son #aaa #c4 ,to ,god the ,holy ,ghost #aab #fa4 ,prayer of the attendants upon a dying person #aac #fb4 ,another prayer #aad #fc4 ,a short litany together with prayers for a dying person #aad #fd4 ,prayer when the sick person has departed in the ,lord #aag ,,appendix ,i4 ,,festival ,,prayers4 #a4 ,prayer for the beginning of a new church year #aah #b4 ,prayer for the ,advent season #abb #c4 ,christmas prayer #abd #d4 ,prayer on ,new ,year's day #abg #e4 ,prayer on ,epiphany #aca #f4 ,prayer on the day of ,purification #acc #g4 ,prayer on the day of ,annunciation #ace #h4 ,prayer on ,maundy-,thursday #acg #i4 ,prayer on ,good-,friday #aci #aj4 ,prayer on the festival of ,easter #ada #aa4 ,prayer on ,ascension day #adb #ab4 ,prayer on ,whitsunday #add #ac4 ,prayer on the festival of the ,holy ,trinity #adg #ad4 ,prayer on the day of ,john the ,baptist #adi #ae4 ,prayer on the day of the ,visitation of the ,virgin ,mary #aea #af4 ,prayer on ,st4 ,michael's day #aeb #ag4 ,prayer on the festival of the ,reformation #aee #ah4 ,prayer on ,church-,consecration day #aeg #ai4 ,prayer on ,harvest festival #aeh #bj4 ,prayer on ,mission festival #afj #ba4 ,from ,caspar ,neuman's substance of all prayers #afc ,,appendix ,,ii4 ,,hymns4 ,morning hymn #agb ,evening hymn #agd ,hymns of cross and consolation #age ,hymn of christian life #aha ,hymn of hope in death #ahb ,hymn of glad eternity #ahc ,prayers before and after meat #ahe #ahf #a4 ,sunday ,morning ,prayer4 ,eternal1 almighty ,god and ,father6 ,i most heartily praise and thank ,thee1 that ,thou hast graciously1 by ,thy holy angels1 preserved me from all harm and danger both of body and soul1 during the past night and all previous time2 and ,i most heartily pray ,thee1 forgive me all my sins wherewith ,i have offended ,thee1 and enlighten my heart with ,thy ,holy ,spirit1 that ,i may daily grow and increase in ,thy knowledge4 ,grant me grace also1 that ,i may1 during this day1 avoid all sin and shame1 and be found in ,thy divine will1 in order that ,i may so walk as to be preserved from all evil1 may always and constantly keep ,thee in my heart and thoughts1 and when the time of my departure approaches1 grant that ,i may fall asleep in the true knowledge of ,thy dear ,son ,jesus ,christ1 unto a blessed and eternal life4 ,amen4 #b4 ,before going to ,church4 ,merciful ,god and ,father6 ,thou seest1 that by reason of my depraved nature ,i have no delight in ,thy word1 and that ,i so easily permit the devil1 my own flesh and blood1 the children of the world1 also false teachers and preachers and other trivial causes keep me away from it1 and that ,i am too indolent and careless to hear and preserve ,thy word4 ,therefore ,i now pray ,thee1 ,o eternal ,god1 forgive me this my inbred indolence1 and do ,thou give me a heart willing and apt to hear and meditate upon ,thy word4 ,awake in me such an earnest longing that ,i may have a desire after the sincere milk of the divine word1 as new-born babes4 ,help me1 that ,i may find my chief delight in ,thy word4 ,may there be nothing in this world dearer to me than ,thy word2 may ,i love it more than gold and all fine gold1 and always regard it as my best treasure4 ,and as ,i1 alas6 have lived to see the time which ,thy dear ,son ,himself foretold1 that false ,christs should arise and do wonders1 so that1 if it were possible1 even the elect should be deceived1 ,i pray ,thee that ,thou wouldst graciously defend and protect me from error and false doctrine4 ,keep me in ,thy truth1 for ,thy word is truth1 that ,i may cling to the same as heavenly truth1 and remain steadfast in the same unto death4 ,grant this for the sake of the honor of ,thy most holy and blessed name4 ,amen4 #c4 ,sunday ,evening ,prayer4 ,lord1 almighty ,god and heavenly ,father1 ,i most heartily thank ,thee for all ,thy goodness and benefits which ,thou hast this day so kindly shown unto me1 in that ,thou hast defended me from evil and preserved my health4 ,and ,i1 ,thy dear child1 further pray ,thee that ,thou wouldst mercifully keep me in ,thy alone saving word to my last breath1 and enlighten my heart with ,thy ,holy ,spirit1 that ,i may know what is good or evil4 ,and wouldst graciously wipe out the remembrance of all the sins which ,i this day have knowingly done1 also of my secret sins1 and grant me this night a christian rest1 that ,i may arise again refreshed and in health1 to ,thy praise4 ,help also1 dear ,father1 that ,i may begin a new life1 well pleasing in ,thy sight1 to the salvation of my soul1 in ,jesus ,christ1 ,thy dear ,son1 our only ,helper4 ,amen4 #d4 ,another ,sunday ,evening ,prayer4 ,we adore and praise ,thee1 ,lord ,god1 ,father of heaven and earth1 that ,thou hast so bountifully supplied us this day not only with our daily bread to nourish the body1 but also with the heavenly food of ,thy word for our souls4 ,grant1 ,o faithful ,god1 that it may remain in our hearts1 and bring forth much fruit to ,thy honor and our salvation4 ,we also pray ,thy fatherly goodness not to deprive us of ,thy pure word and ministry2 and that ,thou wouldst not visit upon us the sins wherewith we may have desecrated this day1 but forgive them according to ,thy great goodness1 and for the sake of the bitter sufferings and death of ,thy dear ,son ,jesus ,christ4 ,and finally1 let us this day1 and all the remaining time of our mortal life in this vale of tears1 be commended to ,thy fatherly blessing and divine protection2 and may ,thy holy angels keep charge over us1 that the wicked one may have no power over us4 ,but as the evening of this world is now approaching1 and the day is far spent1 grant us the grace of ,thy ,spirit1 that we may constantly watch1 and1 in living faith1 ardent love1 firm hope and a holy walk and demeanor1 wait for that blessed hope1 and the glorious appearing of the great ,god and our ,saviour ,jesus ,christ1 when ,he shall come to judge the quick and the dead1 in order that we may then receive ,him in a worthy manner and with joy1 enter with ,him into eternal life1 and celebrate with all the elect the ,sabbath without end4 ,have mercy1 ,o ,lord6 upon ,thy whole ,christian ,church1 and deliver ,thy poor persecuted flock from all oppression1 mockery and tyranny1 comfort all anxious and troubled consciences by the true comforter1 the ,holy ,spirit1 and send us all ,thy peace through ,jesus ,christ1 our ,intercessor and only ,mediator4 ,amen4 #e4 ,monday ,morning ,prayer4 ,holy and faithful ,god1 heavenly ,father6 ,i most heartily praise1 honor and adore ,thee1 that during the past night ,thou hast permitted me to rest and sleep in safety1 and by ,thy fatherly love hast awakened me again refreshed and in the enjoyment of health4 ,i most heartily pray ,thee that ,thou wouldst this day also and always graciously preserve me together with 7my dear parents1 brothers and sisters1 and7 all true ,christians from all danger and harm both of body and soul1 in order that ,i may always be found in ,thy will4 ,for ,i commend myself1 my body and soul1 heart1 sense1 mind and thoughts1 all my strivings and aspirations1 all ,i do and all ,i leave undone1 my going in and coming out1 my life and death1 and everything that ,i am and can do1 to ,thy divine protection4 ,may ,thy holy angel be and remain with me1 that no misfortune may befall me either in body or soul4 ,grant this for the sake of ,jesus ,christ1 ,thy dear ,son4 ,amen4 #f4 ,monday ,evening ,prayer4 ,merciful ,god1 gracious ,father6 ,i heartily thank ,thee that during the past day and up to the present hour ,thou hast graciously protected me from all danger and harm of body and soul1 and pray ,thee1 that1 for the sake of ,jesus ,christ1 ,thy dear ,son1 ,thou wouldst graciously forgive all the sins which ,i have this day again committed against ,thee in thoughts1 words and deeds1 and let them be remembered against me no more4 ,and as ,i am now about to lie down to rest1 ,i pray1 ,thou wouldst this night also protect and defend me from all harm and danger of body and soul1 so that1 being defended against the wiles and power of the devil1 against evil1 harmful and wicked dreams1 ,i may safely rest and sleep this night1 and awake again refreshed and in health to ,thy honor4 ,i now commend myself entirely into ,thy divine hand2 ,thou hast redeemed me1 ,thou faithful ,god4 ,amen4 #g4 ,tuesday ,morning ,prayer4 ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 ,thou only ,saviour of the world6 to ,thee ,i lift my heart and mind1 and thank ,thee again1 that ,thou hast by ,thy boundless mercy and love kept me safe and secure this night from the wiles and power of the wicked one4 ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 ,thou art the portion of my inheritance1 my salvation is in ,thy hands1 and besides ,thee ,i know of no ,helper in heaven or on earth4 ,therefore ,i pray ,thee for the sake of ,thy unutterable suffering and anguish1 of ,thy most painful and bitter death1 which in great love ,thou didst suffer for me1 that ,thou wouldst be gracious and merciful unto me1 and this day and through my whole life bless1 spare1 preserve and keep me from all sin and evil in this world of sorrow1 until ,thou shalt take me to eternal joy and blessedness1 for ,thy most holy name's sake4 ,amen4 #h4 ,tuesday ,evening ,prayer4 ,o eternal and merciful ,god1 ,god of all riches1 who art in heaven1 ,i most heartily thank ,thee for ,thy great mercy and paternal providence by which ,thou hast again permitted me to end this day in the enjoyment of health4 ,and since ,i1 alas6 have not spent this day to ,thy praise and honor1 and the welfare of my neighbor1 inasmuch as my depraved nature is always inclined more to evil than to good1 help1 ,thou faithful ,god1 that ,i who am conceived and born in sin1 may recognize my infirmity and become a partaker of ,thy heavenly grace2 and teach me to think much and often of my end1 that ,i may prepare myself for it in true repentance1 and when it approaches may depart from this world of trouble full of consolation and blessedness1 and with all believing ,christians be translated into ,thy heavenly paradise4 ,in the mean time1 as long as ,i sojourn on earth1 take me into ,thy almighty protection and mercifully keep and preserve me from all harm and danger of body and soul1 for the sake of ,jesus ,christ1 ,thy dear ,son4 ,amen4 #i4 ,wednesday ,morning ,prayer4 ,o almighty1 merciful ,god1 gracious ,father in heaven1 since ,thou hast again kept me safe this night by ,thy ministering spirits1 the holy angels1 and permitted me to see this new day refreshed and in the enjoyment of health1 ,i most heartily give ,thee praise1 honor and eternal thanks therefore1 and pray ,thee again1 dear heavenly ,father1 to whose will ,i subject all that ,i do and leave undone1 my beginning and end1 that ,thou wouldst henceforth graciously have mercy upon me1 and govern all my thoughts and aspirations1 my heart1 sense1 mind and thoughts1 all my words and deeds by ,thy ,holy ,spirit1 so that ,i may understand what is good or evil1 and that ,i may this day so walk and live in this evil and perverse world1 that ,i above all things1 free from my sins1 may have a heartfelt desire for that eternal home which ,christ1 my ,saviour1 purchased and secured for me1 and may not lose it by reason of my wicked1 sinful life4 ,to this end wilt ,thou graciously help me with ,thy divine love and the power of ,thy ,holy ,spirit1 for the sake of ,thy dear ,son1 ,jesus ,christ4 ,amen4 #aj4 ,wednesday ,evening ,prayer4 ,i thank ,thee1 ,o almighty ,god and kind ,father1 that ,thou hast this day again graciously kept me safe from harm both in body and soul4 ,i pray ,thee1 that ,thou wouldst according to ,thy great goodness blot out every sin that ,i have this day committed against ,thee and ,thy holy commandments with my heart1 tongue1 or in other ways1 and not forsake me1 ,thy creature1 whom ,thou hast redeemed with the precious blood of ,thy dear ,son ,jesus ,christ1 and protect me this night under ,thy almighty wings1 against the wicked one1 who goeth about as a roaring lion1 seeking to devour me1 so that under the shadow of ,thy goodness ,i may rest and sleep securely1 and the wicked one may not be able to approach me or do me any harm4 ,amen4 #aa4 ,thursday ,morning ,prayer4 ,god the ,father1 ,god the ,son1 and ,god the ,holy ,spirit1 ,thou ever blessed ,trinity6 to ,thee ,i resign myself with body and soul both now and forever1 and heartily thank ,thee that ,thou didst not permit the wicked one to harm me during the past night1 but didst1 by the protection of ,thy holy angels1 keep me safe to this day4 ,what shall ,i render unto ,thee1 wherewith shall ,i worthily praise ,thee8 ,i will give ,thee a contrite and broken heart1 full of sins like scarlet1 but sorrowing and penitent2 graciously accept of it1 and wash it white as snow in the precious blood of ,thy dear ,son1 my ,redeemer1 bury it in ,his holy innocent wounds1 and thus do ,thou graciously impart to me the forgiveness of all my sins4 ,and help me to hold myself in ,christian readiness every day1 inasmuch as ,i do not know1 when ,thou wilt come1 how and where ,thou wilt call me hence1 so that ,i may by ,thy blessing be conducted to eternal joy4 ,grant me this1 gracious ,father1 for the sake of ,thy dear ,son1 ,jesus ,christ4 ,amen4 #ab4 ,thursday ,evening ,prayer4 ,gracious and most merciful ,god1 eternal ,father1 what heartfelt love and fatherly care ,thou hast for me1 a poor sinner1 in that ,thou hast so graciously preserved me all the days and hours of my life1 from my earliest youth to the present time1 against all the wiles of the devil1 and the danger and harm of the wicked world2 and ,i humbly pray ,thee1 that1 according to ,thy paternal love toward me1 ,thou wouldst to all eternity not remember against me what ,i have done against ,thee this day1 but mercifully forgive it1 and be gracious unto me for the sake of ,thy dear ,son1 ,jesus ,christ1 who became the ,surety for all my sins1 and keep me and all who are near and dear to me safe this night from sudden death1 from danger by fire and water1 pestilence and all harm4 ,i therefore commend myself1 my body and soul and everything that ,i have to ,thy fatherly protection2 may ,thy holy angel be with me1 that1 ,i may fear no danger4 ,amen4 #ac4 ,friday ,morning ,prayer4 ,i1 a poor sinner1 have now arisen in ,thy name1 ,thou crucified ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 who1 as the truly patient ,lamb for the slaughter1 didst suffer for me the most ignominious death on the cross1 and with ,thy precious blood redeemed me from all my sins1 from death1 the devil and hell3 govern my heart with ,thy ,holy ,spirit1 refresh it with the heavenly dew of ,thy grace1 preserve me with ,thy divine love1 and hide me this day1 both body and soul1 in ,thy holy wounds2 wash me clean from all my sins1 keep me in all good works1 and lead me from this world of sorrow to eternal joy and glory1 ,thou most faithful ,saviour1 ,jesus ,christ1 my only ,comfort1 ,hope and ,life4 ,amen4 #ad4 ,friday ,evening ,prayer4 ,o ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 ,thou patient ,lamb for the slaughter and holy sacrificial offering for all my sins1 and not for mine alone1 but for the sins of the whole world6 ,i most heartily thank ,thee again that ,thou hast so graciously kept both my body and soul under ,thy protecting care this day1 and pray ,thee that ,thou wouldst graciously pardon and forgive all my sins which ,i have committed this day through the weakness of my depraved nature and the enticement of the evil spirit1 and which sorely trouble and oppress my heart and conscience2 and as ,i am now about to lie down to rest and sleep1 cover me with the wings of ,thy grace1 and help that ,i may with my body sleep under them this night in peace and rest1 but with my soul may ,i always watch for ,thee1 wait for ,thy glorious coming to judgment1 and with heartfelt longing keep myself in readiness to go with ,thee at last to ,thy blessed kingdom4 ,unto this help me1 ,o faithful ,god6 blessed forevermore with ,thy dear ,son and the ,holy ,spirit4 ,amen4 #ae4 ,saturday ,morning ,prayer4 ,o thou faithful ,father in heaven6 ,could ,i but sufficiently praise and thank ,thee for all the benefits ,thou hast bestowed upon me during all the days of my life6 ,but this is beyond my power and ability4 ,for ,i am flesh and blood1 which can do nothing but what is evil4 ,but ,thou doest daily grant me blessings without number1 and especially in the past night1 if ,thou hadst not been my ,shield and ,defence1 the devil would have injured me greatly with his power1 so that ,i could not have arisen in health4 ,but by ,thy gracious protection ,i have been kept safe4 ,i humbly pray ,thee1 extend to me ,thy grace this day1 and mercifully keep me1 who am ,thine through the blood of ,christ1 henceforth unto eternal life4 ,amen1 ,lord ,jesus1 take my soul into ,thy hands and let me be commended unto ,thee4 ,amen4 #af4 ,saturday ,evening ,prayer4 ,merciful1 gracious ,god and ,father6 ,most heartily do ,i again give ,thee praise and thanks1 that ,thou hast during the whole period of my life taken thought for me in such a fatherly manner1 and hast so graciously protected me from all harm and danger of soul and body during this day1 even during the whole week up to the present hour4 ,and ,i further pray ,thee1 that ,thou wouldst through ,thy grace1 which all penitent sinners have with ,thee1 blot out all my sins1 which ,i have this day and through the whole week committed knowingly or unknowingly against ,thee and my neighbor1 and let them be remembered against me no more for ever4 ,and help me graciously that ,i may pass from the old week into a new ,christian life1 well-pleasing to ,thee1 and to all the elect in heaven4 ,may ,i be commended to ,thy gracious arms this night1 that ,i may rest and sleep safely1 and arise again refreshed and in health further to praise ,thee4 ,and when my last hour comes1 take me to ,thee1 ,lord ,jesus ,christ2 for ,i am ,thine and ,thou art mine1 how gladly and willingly would ,i soon be with ,thee6 ,amen4 #ag4 ,daily ,renewal of the ,baptismal ,covenant4 ,i hereby renew the covenant of my holy baptism1 and renounce1 both now and forever1 the devil and all his works and all his ways1 and this ungodly and wicked world1 together with my own sinful flesh and blood4 ,into ,thy hands1 ,o ,father1 ,son and ,holy ,ghost1 ,i commend my body and soul4 ,into ,thy care ,i commend my temporal1 spiritual and eternal welfare1 and the welfare of those dear and near to me4 ,i commit myself entirely into ,thy care1 mercy1 love and faithfullness1 ,o ,thou my ,father6 ,i clothe myself with ,thy merits1 with ,thy precious blood and wounds and ,thy blessed communion1 ,o ,lord ,jesus1 my ,redeemer6 ,i commend myself entirely to ,thy merciful guidance1 to ,thy power1 light and comfort1 ,o ,holy ,spirit1 most blessed ,comforter6 ,o ,triune ,god6 ,thou art mine1 ,i am ,thine2 ,thou art my ,father1 ,i am ,thy child2 ,thou art my shepherd1 ,i am ,thy lamb2 ,thou art my ,lord1 ,i am ,thine own4 ,o my ,god6 ,how can ,i sufficiently thank ,thee6 ,thou hast regarded me very highly and hast bestowed upon me1 a poor sinful being1 salvation in ,jesus ,christ1 through the blessed regeneration in the sacrament of ,holy ,baptism4 ,o do ,thou preserve me in this ,thy ,grace unto death4 ,grant1 my ,god1 that this my salvation may be my comfort at all times against satan1 sin and death1 and that ,i may value it more highly than all worldly honor and earthly fame1 and diligently endeavor to lead a holy and godly life in accordance with it until a happy death in ,christ ,jesus4 ,do ,thou1 in mercy1 grant this my prayer1 ,o my ,father1 for the sake of ,thy dear ,son ,jesus ,christ through the power of the ,holy ,spirit4 ,for all which1 all honor1 praise and thanksgiving be unto ,thee1 the ,triune ,god1 forevermore4 ,amen4 #ah4 ,prayer on a ,birthday4 ,my ,lord and my ,god1 in ,thee ,i live1 and move1 and have my being1 ,thou art my stay in life and in death4 ,i will praise ,thee2 for ,i am fearfully and wonderfully made1 marvelous are ,thy works1 and that my soul knoweth right well4 ,thou hast covered me in my mother's womb2 my substance was not hid from ,thee1 when ,i was made in secret1 and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth4 ,thine eyes did see my substance1 yet being imperfect1 and in ,thy book all my members were written1 which in continuance were fashioned1 when as yet there was none of them4 ,to-day ,i will call to my mind the day of my birth which is the beginning both of my temporal and spiritual life1 when ,i was brought unto ,holy ,baptism1 and became reconciled unto my ,god1 and was cleansed by the ,water in connection with the ,word1 when my sins were taken away and the ,holy ,ghost bestowed upon me2 for all which ,i thank and praise ,thee4 ,i praise ,thee1 ,o ,god1 my ,creator6 that on this day ,thou hast brought me forth from my mother's womb1 although in pain and sorrow4 ,i thank ,thee1 that ,thou hast brought me to a place where ,thy name is rightfully known1 ,thy holy ,word taught in all purity1 and that ,i am thus enabled1 under ,thy guidance1 to come unto the true and living faith4 ,i thank ,thee1 ,o ,lord ,jesus ,christ6 for all the blessings1 with which ,thou in loving-kindness often hast remembered my body and soul1 from the hour of my birth until the present time1 inasmuch as ,thou didst not only nourish and preserve my body1 and in various ways protect my temporal life through ,thy holy angels1 who always behold the face of the ,father in heaven1 and daily provide me with abundant food and raiment1 but1 above all things1 ,thou hast bestowed upon me through ,thy ,word1 spiritual and imperishable gifts1 and hast assured me in ,holy ,baptism1 the bath of ,regeneration1 that ,i have been made a new creature and have become the first-fruit of ,christ ,jesus2 ,thou hast pardoned all my sins1 and hast blessed me with the gift of the ,holy ,ghost and made me heir of eternal ,life2 and though ,i have often1 through the weakness of my flesh1 or wantonly1 forsaken my ,god and forgotten ,his commandments1 and have even more than seventy times seven committed fearful sins against ,god in ,heaven and my fellow-men on earth1 yet didst ,thou not1 ,o ,lord ,jesus6 enter into judgment with ,thy servant1 and visit him with immediate and well-deserved punishment4 ,o ,god1 ,holy ,spirit6 what a shameful life have ,i thus far led6 ,how often1 and on how many occasions have ,i stumbled in my ,christian walk1 and have become guilty of great and atrocious sins6 ,but ,thou1 ,o ,god1 ,holy ,ghost6 hast just as often sought the lost sheep1 and hast brought me again upon the path of rectitude1 and hast sanctified1 comforted and guided me4 ,thou hast preserved me in my station1 and hast restrained the devil and averted a host of bodily and spiritual dangers in which ,i should have perished long ago1 if ,thou hadst not stood by me4 ,o blessed ,trinity6 ,there is a time to be born2 do ,thou graciously help all fruit of the womb and grant1 a joyful birthday1 forgiveness of sins and life eternal4 ,grant that ,i may to-day spend my birthday1 as also all future days of my life1 without committing mortal sins1 and that ,i may become conscious of my humble birth and wretchedness by nature4 ,do ,thou bestow upon me the blessings of health and life until the goal is reached4 ,grant me patience to endure all afflictions and sufferings4 ,comfort me in all misfortunes and distress4 ,forgive me daily my sins and grant that ,i may thus continue firm unto my soul's salvation1 and that ,i may1 in the true and saving faith and with a good conscience1 serve ,thee even unto the end1 through ,jesus ,christ4 ,amen4 #ai4 ,a ,prayer for ,children4 ,almighty ,god1 ,heavenly ,father6 since ,thou hast so earnestly enjoined upon me1 in the fourth commandment1 to honor my father and my mother1 and hast also promised1 graciously to reward such service with long life and prosperity3 ,i would pray ,thee from the depth of my heart1 that ,thou wouldst bestow upon me an obedient heart1 which1 with due submission1 obeys my dear parents in all things1 and also those who are my superiors in the place of my parents2 that ,i may honor them in deed1 word and with patience1 and that ,i may not grieve1 disregard or despise them as long as ,i live1 in order that ,thy blessing may rest upon me4 ,grant that ,i may well remember and firmly keep to heart their words1 rules and precepts1 yea1 that ,i may at all times be mindful of them1 and that ,i may not forget their instructions1 in order that my days may be long upon earth4 ,do ,thou govern me through ,thy good ,spirit1 that ,i may hear the instruction of my father and not forsake the law of my mother1 in order that ,i may be a cause of joy and comfort unto them4 ,grant that ,i may1 in all my actions1 diligently follow the example of my ,lord and ,saviour1 who1 being a true model for all pious children1 was subject unto the virgin ,mary1 ,his blessed mother1 and unto ,joseph1 ,his foster-father4 ,bestow also upon me a grateful and humble heart1 that ,i may recompense my dear parents and again serve them1 especially that ,i may administer unto them in old age and bear with them when they have become childish and simple1 and that ,i may never forget that they are my parents4 ,do ,thou also graciously forgive me whenever ,i have offended them through childish weakness and rashness4 ,do ,thou preserve me from evil society and frivolous people1 and when sinners entice me1 that ,i may not consent nor walk in their way with them1 but that ,i may refrain my foot from their path and not bring disgrace and crime upon myself4 ,o ,lord6 ,thou hast thus far chastened me as a man chasteneth his son2 grant that ,i may bow down mine ear and hear the words of the wise1 and learn while ,i am young1 that ,i may acquire knowledge and discretion4 ,grant that ,i may increase in wisdom and stature1 and in favour before ,thee and my fellow-men1 for the sake of my ,lord and ,saviour ,jesus ,christ4 ,amen6 #bj4 ,prayer for ,young ,persons4 ,o father of all ,grace and ,mercy1 who art a ,god of ,holiness1 it is ,thy holy will that we also should be holy and lead a life without lust and evil desires of our sinful flesh4 ,i confess unto ,thee my weakness and the sinful infirmities of my nature2 for1 to will is present with me1 but how to perform that which1 is good1 ,i find not4 ,the lust of the flesh1 and the lust of the eye1 and the pride of life surround me like three powerful enemies and threaten to entice me away from ,thy ,grace4 ,therefore1 ,o my ,father1 ,i pray ,thee to create and preserve within me a pure heart4 ,grant1 that ,i may avoid1 with all my heart1 all places and occasions where opportunity is given for impurities1 and that ,i may be afraid1 lest ,i should take the members of ,christ1 and make them the members of a harlot4 ,grant1 that ,i may rather abide in fervent devotion and at all times have a sincere desire and longing after true holiness1 that my body may1 in truth1 be the temple of the ,holy ,spirit1 and that ,i may not cease to love ,jesus ,christ1 who was crucified and has given ,himself into death for my sake4 ,grant that ,i may love heavenly wisdom1 in order that ,i may never more enter upon the paths of deceivers4 ,o ,thou just and holy ,god6 who triest the hearts and reins1 grant1 that ,i may so cling unto ,thee in this world1 as to remain unseparated from ,thee in all eternity4 ,amen6 #ba4 ,prayer of a ,servant4 ,merciful ,god6 ,thou who hast redeemed and liberated me1 through the precious suffering and death of ,thy dear ,son ,jesus ,christ1 from everlasting servitude1 from the power of sin1 from the power of darkness1 and from the cruel tyranny of the devil1 and hast made me lord over death and hell1--,i pray ,thou wouldst in mercy grant1 that ,i may not conceive a dislike to my calling of bodily service1 into which ,thou hast placed me according to ,thy will and good pleasure1 and that ,i may not impatiently rebel against ,thy order1 nor begrudge other people their higher station1 but that ,i may obey ,thy will with a cheerful heart1 and that ,i do not regard it otherwise than that ,i were serving ,thee1 ,o ,god in ,heaven1 and not men on earth4 ,to this end1 dear ,father1 do ,thou assist me1 that ,i may1 in true knowledge and fear1 serve ,thee1 the highest ,lord in ,heaven and on ,earth2 that ,i may love ,thee above all things1 placing in ,thee all my hope and salvation and walking unblamably according to ,thy commandments2 and that ,i may also1 in addition to this1 be obedient in all things which are not displeasing unto ,thee1 to my master and mistress1 according to the flesh1 not only to them that are kind and lenient1 but also to them who are rude and froward1 serving them with patience1 in all fear and simplicity of heart1 just as ,i should serve ,christ1 my ,lord1 not with mere visible works1 as if to gain favor before men1 but with a sincere heart for the sake of ,thy command and precept4 ,grant in mercy1 that ,i may be found faithful in every thing that is enjoined upon and intrusted unto me1 that ,i may neither neglect nor destroy anything1 nor cause any mishap or loss through my carelessness1 and that ,i may not defraud others1 nor covet their property which is entrusted to me and placed into my hands4 ,preserve unto me good health1 strengthen the members of my body and increase my powers2 bestow upon me knowledge and wisdom1 that ,i may be able to perform the labor of my master and mistress1 to improve their property by ,thy divine help1 that they may be blessed through my industry and increase abundantly1 and grant that all that ,i do may redound to ,thy glory and be profitable unto me to the blessed exercise unto godliness for the sake of ,jesus ,christ1 ,thy dear ,son who liveth and reigneth with ,thee and the ,holy ,spirit1 world-without-end4 ,amen6 #bb4 ,prayer of a ,husband4 ,almighty and ,gracious ,god6 ,thou who ,thyself hast instituted the holy state of matrimony1 and by the first miracle of ,thy dear ,son1 ,jesus ,christ1 hast honored and adorned it as a state pleasing in ,thy sight1 in which state also many sainted patriarchs and prophets have led a godly life unto ,thy good pleasure2 and since ,thou hast also helped me to enter holy matrimony and hast placed me at the head of my household1 and as ,thou art pleased with these three things1 namely1 when brethren dwell together in unity1 when neighbors love each other1 and when husband and wife dwell together in love and purity2 ,i would therefore pray ,thee with all my heart1 to grant unto me1 that ,i may1 in ,christian love and harmony and with reasonableness1 live with my wife1 giving honor unto her1 as unto the weaker vessel and as also being heir of the grace of life1 and that ,i may advise her1 with the children and servants1 into ,thy knowledge and ,divine honor in all chastity and decency4 ,unto this end1 do ,thou bestow ,thy grace1 that they may observe my instructions in that which is good and which leads to all godliness1 and that they may cheerfully abide in them4 ,do ,thou restrain satan1 that he may not cause discord and strife between us1 and if we should1 out of weakness1 be at variance at any time1 do ,thou help1 that we may soon become reconciled again4 ,do ,thou give me grace1 that ,i may not lust after another spouse or woman1 or look upon her with an evil eye to desire her4 ,protect me1 my wife1 my children and servants against sickness1 according to ,thy divine will4 ,grant unto me1 ,thy servant1 that ,i may diligently attend to my calling1 eating my daily bread in the sweat of my brow1 and that ,i may not grow impatient1 whenever my task becomes bitter1 for thus ,thou hast instituted it4 ,do ,thou prosper and bless my substance1 that it may increase without injury or disadvantage to others4 ,give me pious and faithful servants4 ,preserve unto me my house and home1 and all that ,thou hast bestowed upon me4 ,help us to bear the cross in our calling with patience1 and after this life gather us together with all ,thy saints in ,thy kingdom above4 ,amen4 #bc4 ,prayer of a ,wife4 ,gracious ,god1 faithful ,father6 ,since ,thou hast1 through ,thy mercy1 called me into the holy state of matrimony to be the mistress of a house1 in which state ,i can also serve and please ,thee1 my ,god1 do ,thou bestow grace upon me1 ,thy servant1 that ,i may at all times sincerely fear ,thee1 and trust in ,thee above all things1 ,o my ,creator and ,redeemer2 and that ,i may1 next to ,thee1 fear1 love and honor my husband1 and desire none other besides him4 ,help1 that according to ,thy command1 my will be in subjection to my husband1 to obey him with all readiness1 and that ,i1 in the innermost of my heart1 may ever be adorned with a meek and quiet spirit and many virtues1 like unto the holy women of olden times who trusted in ,god1 being in subjection to their own husbands4 ,grant that ,i may lead a chaste and pure life in fear and humility1 that ,i may in all godliness and with kind and modest words restrain and subdue the anger and ill-humor of my husband1 and be enabled to meet him with indulgence2 that ,i may1 in meekness1 train my children and servants unto the praise and honor of ,thy holy name1 and that they may1 with willing hearts1 obey me in those things which are good and righteous before ,thee4 ,help that ,i may be a faithful helpmeet unto my husband1 that ,i may with care guard over the blessings which ,thou hast graciously bestowed upon us and not squander them1 but that ,i may work and assist1 as is becoming me in this my calling1 that ,i may be able to give unto the needy and extend a helping hand unto the poor4 ,protect us against unfaithful and wicked servants1 who neglect and waste our property4 ,give me grace that ,i may patiently bear the cross in married life1 and not so soon become discouraged or intimidated whenever afflictions come upon us2 for our faith must be tested through trials and adversities4 ,o ,lord ,god6 ,into ,thy almighty power ,i commend myself1 my dear husband1 all my children and servants1 do ,thou preserve us from sin1 disgrace and all afflictions1 through ,jesus ,christ1 our ,lord4 ,amen4 #bd4 ,prayer of an aged ,person4 ,lord ,god1 ,thou our refuge forevermore1 our life and length of years by whose hands our days are numbered1 behold1 ,i have reached the years1 of which ,i can say that they are not pleasing to me4 ,since my strength has perceptibly decreased in this my old age1 and many troubles and weaknesses come upon me1 ,i humbly beseech ,thee who hast so graciously and fatherly guided me from the beginning of my life1 and hast been my hope from the days of youth until now1 ,thou wouldst not forsake me in old age1 when ,i am gray-headed and weak1 but continue to bear and deliver me unto a happy end of my life4 ,but especially do ,i pray ,thee1 ,o merciful ,father1 to guide and direct me by ,thy holy and good ,spirit1 that ,i may spend the rest of my life in a ,christian walk with praying and sighing in true devotion to ,thee1 and that ,i may more and more prepare myself like a true ,christian for a happy death1 so that1 if to-day or to-morrow my time should come1 ,i may depart in peace like the aged ,simeon1 and leaving this world1 may enter upon the joys of eternal life4 ,amen4 #be4 ,prayer for a proper ,performance of ,one's ,duties4 ,merciful and faithful ,god6 ,thou hast commanded1 that every man should pursue a certain calling and be faithful in the same4 ,thou seest and knowest1 therefore1 omniscient ,lord1 what my duties are1 and that ,i can do nothing without ,thy grace1 power and blessing1 but that ,i can err in various ways2 therefore ,i sincerely pray ,thee1 to strengthen my reasoning faculties1 to bestow upon me bold and undaunted courage1 that ,i may act reasonably and overcome all rising difficulties1 and thus accomplish through ,thy paternal guidance a desirable and blessed object4 ,o my ,god1 ,i trust in ,thee1 let me not be ashamed1 let not mine enemies triumph over me1 yea1 let none that wait on ,thee be ashamed4 ,show me ,thy ways1 ,o ,lord1 teach me ,thy paths2 for ,thou art the ,god of my salvation1 on ,thee do ,i wait all the day4 ,preserve my soul1 deliver me and sustain me in my troubles4 ,let me not be ashamed1 for ,i trust in ,thee4 ,o my ,god1 be not far from me1 make haste to help me1 ,o ,lord1 my salvation6 ,amen4 ,amen4 ,amen4 #bf4 ,prayer before ,labor4 ,eternal and ,merciful ,god6 ,i would now take up my work anew1 and cheerfully lay hold upon the task of my proper calling1 into which ,thou hast placed me ,thy servant1 and thus labor according to my talents received from ,thee1 that ,i might through them serve my neighbor and earn my daily bread4 ,i would therefore pray ,thee with all my heart1 to bestow upon me knowledge1 prudence1 understanding and health for the performance of my labor and work1 according to ,thy grace-abounding promise1 and to further and bless the same1 that not only its beginning be well done1 but that ,i may also1 through ,thy paternal assistance and in ,thy name1 profitably finish it1 and at all times perform the duties of my calling in ,thy fear with a good conscience4 ,into ,thy hands ,i commend my work2 grant that my undertakings be successful1 and that ,i may accomplish the work begun in ,thy name1 that the light may ever be shining upon my path1 unto ,thy honor and praise and the welfare of myself and friends and neighbors1 through ,thy dear ,son ,jesus ,christ1 our ,lord1 ,amen4 ,o ,lord ,jesus1 in ,thy name and upon ,thy ,word ,i will let down my net4 ,o ,lord1 help1 ,o ,lord1 let my work prosper4 ,amen4 #bg4 ,prayer for ,divine ,blessing upon the ,work of ,one's ,calling4 ,lord ,god6 ,thou hast assigned work to every man according to his abilities1 and it is ,thy will1 that we should eat our daily bread in the sweat of our face1 until we return again unto dust1 and that we should live by the work of our hands and prosper2 behold1 upon ,thy word ,i will begin anew the work of my calling1 grant that my efforts and labors be not in vain1 but help that ,i may work with my hands the thing which is good1 that ,i may have to give to him that needeth4 ,bestow upon me ,thy favor and blessing at all times1 for upon it depend all things1 that ,i may accomplish my work and do wrong to no one1 so that ,i may honor the ,lord with my substance and provide for those near to me1 especially for my own household4 ,bless us more and more1 bless our substance and all that we have1 for ,thy blessing enriches us without the anxieties of the busy hand4 ,lord1 gladden my heart and make cheerful my countenance1 give me health1 life and ,thy blessing4 ,all this1 however1 ,i ask of ,thee in submission to ,thy holy will1 ,lord1 hear my prayer4 ,into ,thy hands ,i commend my ways1 in ,thee ,i hope1 ,thou wilt do all things well4 ,the ,lord be praised daily4 ,amen4 #bh4 ,luther's ,prayer based on the ,scriptural ,passage3 ,casting all your care upon ,him1 for ,he careth for you4 ,heavenly ,father6 ,thou art indeed my ,lord and ,god1 who hast made me out of nothing and redeemed me through ,thy ,son4 ,thou hast commanded and appointed me to perform these my duties and labors1 which ,i1 however1 cannot accomplish as ,i desire1 and many troubles there be that frighten and oppress me1 so that ,i am1 as to my own power1 without help and consolation2 therefore ,i commend all things into ,thy hands1 do ,thou help and console me1 and be ,thou all in all4 ,amen4 #bi4 ,prayer before beginning any ,important ,work4 ,lord1 ,thou doest great things1 which are unconceivable1 and wonders innumerable1 ,thou whose strength is mighty in weakness2 ,i call upon ,thee1 the ,most ,high1 to prosper the work of my hands and graciously help me to accomplish this work1 which ,i have undertaken with entire confidence in ,thee4 ,lord ,god1 strengthen me in this hour1 and depart not from ,thy servant1 whose hope is in ,thee1 and without ,thee can do nothing4 ,prepare me with strength from on high1 and give me the wisdom which is continually about ,thy throne1 that it may be with me and direct my labors4 ,all depends upon ,thy divine blessing2 wherefore remember me1 ,o ,lord1 and bless all ,i do and all ,i leave undone1 in order that ,i may begin and accomplish my work prudently and successfully4 ,may my actions be pleasing unto ,thee1 assist me by ,thy advice1 in order that ,i may be able most profitably to begin1 continue and finish my work4 ,for unto ,thee do ,i commit the beginning and the accomplishment of my labors1 and unto ,thee will ,i thankfully ascribe all praise for prospering the work of my hands4 ,amen4 ,in ,jesus name1 ,amen1 ,amen6 #cj4 ,thanks returned after ,labor4 ,almighty1 eternal and gracious ,god6 ,i praise and thank ,thee for ,thy most holy presence and assistance1 which ,thou hast shown unto me this day1 for without ,thee ,i certainly could have done nothing1 hence ,thou alone art worthy to receive the praise4 ,i beseech ,thee1 to permit these labors to be pleasing unto ,thee1 and to redound to the well-being of myself and neighbors1 both bodily and spiritually1 through ,jesus ,christ our ,lord1 who with ,thee and the ,holy ,ghost1 true ,god1 lives and reigns to all eternity4 ,amen4 #ca4 ,prayer during a ,journey4 ,o ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 ,thou ever-gracious ,lord and ,saviour6 ,thou who hast become a guest and stranger for us upon earth1 ,i come unto ,thee humbled in heart1 and beseech ,thee1 that ,thou wouldst permit my whole life and walk to be acceptable unto ,thee4 ,preserve me also upon this my journey by the protection of ,thy beloved angels upon all my ways graciously from all evil and accident1 misfortune and danger of soul and body1 so that ,i may successfully accomplish my work and return again to my beloved ones1 in health and in vigor4 ,unto ,thee alone1 ,o ,lord1 do ,i commit my body and soul1 all that ,i have and possess1 during my journey4 ,do ,thou direct my course and way to my welfare and blessedness4 ,in the mean time do ,thou faithfully protect my loved ones at home1 that we may meet each other again in health and happiness4 ,and when ,i have finally accomplished my journey of life here in this world1 receive me unto ,thyself1 into ,thy glory1 by a peaceful and a blessed death4 ,amen4 #cb4 ,prayer while beginning a ,journey at ,sea4 ,eternal ,god1 behold1 ,i now journey upon the deep1 and commit myself to the wild1 rough sea2 here on the waters ,i am tossed to and fro between heaven and earth1 how shall this little ship1 small and weak in structure1 which cannot protect itself1 protect me8 ,on whom then shall ,i1 wretched man1 put my trust8 ,alas1 ,o ,god and ,lord1 alone upon ,thee and ,thy fatherly power and care1 for neither man nor any of ,thy creatures can save me4 ,the wind bloweth whithersoever it will1 the sea lifts up its waves1 beneath me ,i see neither ground nor foundation1 and above the lone heavens4 ,the men who assist me are in like danger and care2 wherefore1 ,o ,god1 ,i lift my eyes alone unto ,thee1 from whom cometh my help1 my help cometh from the ,lord1 who hath made heaven and earth4 ,to ,thee do ,i commit myself both body and soul1 life and property4 ,unto ,thee alone do ,i look1 in ,thee alone do ,i put my trust1 my hope is in ,thee1 there is no help in man4 ,bear ,thou this little ship on ,thy wings1 and preserve me within and be with me in the ship1 else1 ,o ,lord1 we perish2 but if ,i only have ,thee1 ,i will ask nothing of heaven or earth6 ,yea1 while ,i now depart from land and leave the same behind me1 help me1 to forsake and deny all confidence in worldly and human assistance1 and to commit myself unto ,thee alone4 ,lord1 behold1 ,i have entirely submitted to ,thy will1 do unto me as may seem good in ,thy sight1 that it may redound to the welfare and salvation of my soul4 ,i commit myself into ,thy hands1 for ,thou hast drawn me into ,thy embrace1 and no one shall pluck me out of ,thy hand1 because ,i am a member of ,christ's fold1 and a sheep of his pastures1 wherein ,i will gladly live and die by the help of the ,holy ,spirit4 ,amen4 #cc4 ,prayer of a ,seafarer during a ,storm4 ,almighty ,god1 ,thou ,god of the righteous6 ,thou who hast made the sea and the dry land1 and upholdest all things by ,thy hand1 and raisest the stormy wind1 which lifteth up the waves1 so that the ship is tossed now to the heavens1 and now down again to the depths1 that a person is reeled to and fro like a drunken man at his wit's end1 as the ,holy ,spirit says4 ,we are now in great danger and distress in this our journey on the sea4 ,as ,thou hast said3 ,call upon me in the day of trouble1 ,i will deliver thee1 we therefore in this our great need1 from which no creature can save us but ,thou alone1 hold out to ,thee thy word with believing hearts1 and humbly ask ,thee to manifest ,thy power according to ,thy great mercy1 and say unto the wind and the sea3 ,peace1 be still6 and graciously protect us from shipwreck and danger1 hold and preserve us by ,thy gracious hand1 and redeem us graciously from this danger1 and we will praise ,thy name as long as we live1 never forget ,thy deeds of mercy and amend our lives so that henceforth they may conform to ,thy holy ,word4 ,alas6 ,lord1 be merciful unto us1 and forgive us our sins for ,jesus ,christ's sake4 ,alas6 help us1 lest we perish6 ,alas6 ,lord1 redeem us for ,thy mercy's sake6 ,but if it be ,thy will here to end our lives1 then give unto us ,christian patience1 preserve us in the true faith and give us the end of our faith1 the salvation of our souls6 ,thou canst redeem from death1 ,thou canst also redeem us out of this danger4 ,hear us1 hear us1 hear us1 ,lord ,god ,father1 for ,jesus ,christ's sake6 ,lord ,jesus1 for the sake of ,thy five blessed wounds6 ,lord ,god1 ,holy ,spirit for the sake of ,thy mercy and grace6 ,help us1 ,lord ,god1 the ,father6 ,help us1 ,lord ,god1 the ,son6 ,help us1 ,lord ,god1 the ,holy ,ghost1 for ,thy own sake1 and for the honor of ,thy name1 and for ,thy infinite mercy's sake4 ,amen4 ,a brief ,instruction concerning ,confession and ,absolution4 ,my dear ,christian1 when you come to confession1 you must not be satisfied in repeating with the mouth a prayer which you have committed to memory1 or to permit a prayer of confession to be repeated to you by your confessor1 but you must yourself bring with you a penitent heart1 out of which your confession will then freely flow1 for to confess without a penitent heart is mocking ,god1 and without it no forgiveness of sins can take place4 ,to a penitent heart in the first place belongs1 that you confess your sins and experience sorrow and penitence on account of them4 ,by nature no man can know his sins1 nor can he produce penitence in his heart concerning them2 this must above all be sought of ,god4 ,we men are by nature much too blind1 too indifferent1 too inconsiderate1 too selfrighteous1 too much possessed with self-love and self-interest1 than to be inclined and capable penitently and uprightly to confess ourselves guilty of all sins4 ,wherefore above all things bend your knees before ,god and call upon him1 that ,he might open your eyes that you may thoroughly know the multitude and greatness of your sins4 ,pray with the blessed ,david3 ,search me1 ,o ,god1 and know my heart2 try me1 and know my thoughts2 and see if there be any wicked way in me1 and lead me in the way everlasting4 ,hereupon take the holy ten commandments and make a careful examination of your whole life in accordance with them4 ,then you will know that you are a sinner4 ,for as a man cannot see a spot on his face without a glass1 neither can he know his sins without beholding himself in the glass of the holy ten commandments4 ,for sin is every work1 every word1 yea1 every thought1 which is against ,god's commandments2 for sin consists in the performance of that which ,god has forbidden1 or in the omission of that which ,he has commanded to be done4 ,but you must not only regard the gross external sins1 but also the internal secret sins1 departures from ,god's commandments1 which have taken place in the heart through evil thoughts and desires4 ,if you will examine yourself thus in constant prayer1 you will discover that you have not feared1 loved and trusted ,god as ,he requires1 that you have not so heartily and confidently called upon ,god1 prayed1 praised and given thanks1 that you have not kept ,his ,word so holy1 heard and learned it1 as you should have done4 ,you will find that you have not honored and loved your parents and superiors1 but have been disobedient and murmured against them2 you will find that you have sinned against your neighbor in anger1 hatred1 revenge and irreconcilableness1 with unchaste thoughts and desires1 envy1 illwill1 avarice1 an earthly mind or with slanderous words1 in short1 you will find that you have not so uprightly and heartily loved your neighbor as yourself1 that much more selfishness1 the seeking of your own interests or your own honor has been the motive to all your actions4 ,with these and other sins you have surely deserved the wrath of ,god1 temporal and eternal punishment1 if ,god would deal with you according to ,his stern righteousness4 ,from these sins which you perceive in yourself you can draw the conclusion how impure and depraved your heart is1 from which these sins flow1 for as the water1 so the spring1 and by the fruits we know the tree4 ,hence you will come to the knowledge of original sin4 ,if you now will perceive these and other sins in thyself1 yea1 if you consider1 that the sins you have committed in ignorance1 are many more than those you know and feel in your heart1 which nevertheless the all knowing ,god places in the light of ,his countenance1 then you will tremble in your conscience and experience sorrow and penitence on account of them1 that you have so grievously offended your ,god and have been so unthankful for ,his blessings4 ,the second part of confession is faith1 and indeed faith in ,jesus ,christ1 who hath made satisfaction for all thy sins and has also obtained forgiveness of the same4 ,faith is as a hand which appropriates the forgiveness of sins and receives it as an unmerited gift of divine grace4 ,without this faith all knowledge and sorrow for sin is only the confession of a ,cain or a ,judas1 which ends in despair4 ,but by faith in ,jesus ,christ1 the ,saviour of all sinners1 the heart is comforted and made quiet4 ,but this faith you cannot produce in your own heart1 but it is the work and gift of ,god the ,holy ,spirit4 ,and if you experience that you are wanting in this faith1 and that you cannot believe but desire to believe1 then call upon ,god for this faith1 and he will give it thee4 ,thereupon the fruits of penitence must follow4 ,these consist in this1 that you no more knowingly and intentionally will commit the sins which have been forgiven you1 but you much more will hate and forsake them1 and by the assistance of the ,holy ,spirit contend against them4 ,if now you bring such a penitent heart with you to confession1 then you are able to receive the absolution which your confessor gives you1 by virtue of which your sins are really and certainly forgiven thee by ,god in heaven4 ,forgiveness of sins ,christ has obtained for all sinners by his death and the shedding of ,his blood and sealed it by ,his resurrection and commanded it to be preached and delivered to all the world through the ,gospel4 ,now when the confessor absolves thee1 he does nothing else than declare unto you the ,gospel of the forgiveness of sins2 and yet this is not merely an empty declaration1 but such a one through which forgiveness of sins is really presented and offered to penitent sinners4 ,as often as you hear the words of absolution from his mouth1 do not doubt1 but firmly believe that your sins are forgiven thee before ,god in heaven1 as certainly as if ,christ would immediately speak from heaven3 ,be of good cheer1 my son 7my daughter71 thy sins be forgiven thee1 for ,he says3 ,whosoever heareth you1 heareth me1 and whosesoever sins ye remit1 they are remitted unto them4 #cd4 ,complaint of a poor ,sinner concerning the ,impenitence of his ,heart4 ,i1 miserable afflicted sinner1 come unto ,thee1 my heavenly ,father1 and bring nothing with me but sin only4 ,i can therefore not lift up my eyes to ,thy exalted and most holy majesty1 but ,i am ashamed1 that ,i have so oft offended ,thee and not hearkened unto ,thy voice4 ,alas6 there is nothing good in me1 ,i am conceived and born in sins1 my nature is so perverted and depraved1 that ,i cannot feel and experience in me either a desire or love for virtue and the heavenly gifts1 but only for transitory honor and joys and the inclination to all evil4 ,i have lived in sin from my youth up1 and yet ,i live in sin1 as long as ,i have this sinful flesh of ,adam on me4 ,but1 dear ,lord1 ,i comfort myself by ,thy unbounded1 unfathomable1 infinite and unspeakable grace and mercy1 which ,thou hast promised to all penitent sinners in ,thy word and confirmed by a sacred oath4 ,i comfort myself by the precious merit of ,thy only begotten ,son1 who was delivered for the sake of my sins and raised for my justification4 ,o heavenly ,father1 hide ,thy face from my sins and behold the face of ,thy ,son1 who in himself never did commit sin1 nor ever knew of sin1 but through ,his most holy obedience1 blood and death hath made satisfaction for all my sins and the sins of the whole world4 ,receive me1 ,o ,father1 for the sake of this ,saviour again into grace1 and do not permit his bitter sufferings and death and his perfect precious ransom1 which he has paid ,thee for my sins to be lost by me1 poor sinner1 but that it may strengthen me4 ,and ,i will then praise and bless ,thee1 here in time and there in eternity4 ,amen4 #ce4 ,prayer for true ,conversion4 ,almighty ,god1 merciful ,father6 ,every day ,thy voice calling me to repentance and grace resounds in my ears1 encouraging me and all sinful souls unto conversion3 ,return1 thou backsliding ,israel1 saith the ,lord1 and ,i will not cause mine anger to fall upon you2 for ,i am merciful1 saith the ,lord1 and ,i will not keep anger forever4 ,only acknowledge thine iniquity1 that thou hast transgressed against the ,lord1 thy ,god4 ,but alas6 ,i am not sufficient of myself1 as of myself to convert myself unto ,thee4 ,as little as the ,ethiopian can change his skin and as little as the leopard can change its spots1 so little can ,i cease to do evil and do good by my natural powers1 inasmuch as the thoughts and intents of my heart are inclined to evil from my youth up continually4 ,has ,thy grace wrought so much in me that ,i have determined that ,i will arise and reconcile myself with ,thee on account of my sins1 and offer unto ,thee a broken and contrite heart1 yet1 alas6 satan1 the accursed one1 will cast a thousandfold hinderances in the way4 ,my own sinful flesh and blood prevent me1 that the good that ,i will ,i cannot accomplish1 but remain in sin and finally be destroyed therein4 ,wherefore1 ,abba1 dear ,father1 ,i bend and bow my knees in deep humility before ,thee1 and ask for the sake of ,thy infinite mercy3 convert me1 ,o ,lord1 and ,i shall be converted1 help me1 and ,i shall be helped1 let ,thy grace1 my ,god1 not be in vain in me1 but as ,thou hast given to will1 so do ,thou also give to accomplish it4 ,destroy the wantonness of the infernal villain1 prevent the suggestions of my perverted heart1 that my holy resolution may not be hindered or entirely destroyed4 ,open my eyes that ,i may heartily know1 painfully lament1 and bitterly bewail my sins4 ,give me a divine sorrow over my transgressions1 which will bring repentance unto salvation1 which may never be repented of4 ,do ,thou not1 ,o ,lord1 permit me to be destroyed under the burden of sin1 nor to despair with ,cain and ,judas1 but do ,thou turn to me1 and be merciful unto me1 behold my misery and affliction1 and forgive all my sins4 ,show me ,thy dear and merciful heart1 ,father1 which desireth not the death of a sinner1 but that he may be converted and live2 speak gently to my soul1 and say that mercy shall go for justice1 and that ,thou wilt no more remember my transgressions4 ,show me with the finger of ,thy divine grace unto ,jesus1 the crucified one1 how he died for my sins and rose again for my justification4 ,open to me for a refuge his bloody wounds1 in which so many poor sinners have found comfort and salvation4 ,create also a clean heart within me and renew a right spirit within me2 cast me not away from ,thy countenance and take not ,thy ,holy ,spirit from me2 comfort me again with ,thy help1 and the joyful ,spirit preserve me in a firm resolution to amend my sinful life1 and as long as ,i live to serve ,thee in righteousness and holiness1 as is pleasing in ,thy sight4 ,o ,lord1 hear me1 alas6 ,lord6 be merciful1 ,o ,lord6 hearken to remember and do what ,i ask1 for ,jesus ,christ's sake4 ,amen6 #cf4 ,prayer for the ,forgiveness of ,sin4 ,eternal1 merciful ,god1 ,i1 a poor miserable afflicted sinner1 come before ,thy divine ,majesty bringing unto ,thee nothing but sin1 and on account of this sin ,i dare not raise my eyes unto ,thee1 but am cast down with shame1 that ,i have so often and with great and manifold sins offended ,thee1 my ,god1 my ,creator and ,father1 so that if ,thou wouldst deal with me according to my just dues1 ,i would forever remain a child of wrath and eternal damnation4 ,but dear ,lord ,god and ,father1 ,i comfort myself with ,thy great mercy1 with ,thy unmeasurable1 unfathomable1 endless and unspeakable grace1 which ,thou thyself hast vouchsafed unto me and which ,thou1 with a precious oath and affirmation1 hast confirmed and given me ample assurance with ,thy ,words3 ,as true as ,i live1 ,i have no pleasure in the death of a sinner1 but that he might turn from his wickedness and live4 ,i comfort myself with ,thine only begotten ,son1 my dear ,redeemer1 ,justifier1 ,mediator and ,saviour1 that ,he has1 by ,his perfect obedience1 sufferings and death1 obtained for me again ,thy favor1 and has given unto me1 one that believes in ,him1 power to become ,thy child and to remain an heir of ,thy boundless mercy now and in eternity4 ,therefore1 ,i will not despair1 but will confess my sins1 both internal and external1 secret and manifest1 unto ,thee1 and ,i will present myself before ,thee guilty as an evil-doer and malefactor1 and ,i know nothing more to do than to come upon the promise of ,thy ,word with an humble heart and dauntless spirit in true faith and sincere confidence in ,thy promised mercy and the bitter sufferings of ,thy dear ,son1 to the throne of grace1 and from the depths of my heart exclaim3 ,abba1 dear ,father1 ,lord6 have mercy upon me6 ,o ,god1 be gracious unto me1 a poor1 miserable sinner2 forgive all my original and actual sins1 and all that ,i have at any time thought1 spoken or done against ,thee1 consciously or unconsciously4 ,lord1 there is nothing good in me4 ,in sin was ,i conceived and born1 in sin have ,i lived1 in sin do ,i yet live1 so long as ,i carry with me this sinful flesh and blood1 and my sins are continually before ,thee4 ,thou seest in me a thousand times more1 yea1 and a thousand times greater sin than ,i myself am able to see1 know and feel4 ,o ,lord1 enter not into judgment with ,thy servant1 for in ,thy sight shall no man living be justified4 ,have mercy upon me for the sake of ,jesus ,christ1 ,thy dear ,son1 my ,lord and ,saviour1 and through ,thy great mercy1 which is greater than the sins of all men1 blot out my transgressions4 ,wash me clean with hysop and sprinkle me with the pure blood of ,thy ,son1 which was shed upon the cross4 ,may ,i be and remain ,thy child and heir1 a vessel of ,thy mercy1 a fountain and dwelling of the ,holy ,spirit4 ,o1 ,lord1 redeem1 comfort and quicken me6 ,grant unto me ,thy grace anew6 ,gladden my distressed spirit and my troubled and broken heart with ,thy holy1 joyful and life-giving ,spirit4 ,the broken reed and smoking flax ,thou wilt not1 ,o ,lord1 bruise and quench4 ,thou wilt not cast me away from ,thy countenance forever1 this ,i know full well4 ,thou wilt not permit me to despair1 but wilt favor me with ,thy true ,spirit1 who will enkindle and confirm in me true faith and comfort4 ,o1 ,lord6 my ,god and ,father1 ,thou faithful ,god1 hear my prayer1 that ,i may continue to be and remain ,thy child and temple1 now and eternally4 ,permit me not to fall into error and vice against my conscience4 ,save me from blood guiltiness and from all evil4 ,may ,i ever rejoice in ,thy ,word1 that ,i may willingly hear the same1 read and ponder over it and that ,i may therewith serve and benefit others1 that ,i may speak of it day and night1 and proclaim ,thy righteousness and glory continually2 and ,i will love1 adore1 praise1 thank and serve ,thee1 my ,god and ,lord1 and ,thy dear ,son1 my ,saviour ,jesus ,christ1 together with the ,holy ,ghost1 now and in all eternity with all angels and men4 ,amen4 #cg4 ,prayer for ,reconciliation with our ,neighbor4 ,gracious ,jesus1 through ,thy grace ,i have prepared myself and am about to seek the forgiveness of my sins in private confession2 but ,i remember1 that ,thou hast said and earnestly commanded3 if thou bring thy gift before the altar and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee3 leave there thy gift before the altar and go thy way1 first be reconciled to thy brother and then come and offer thy gift4 ,now ,i have unfortunately fallen into misunderstanding and variance with my neighbor1 hence do ,thou so bestow upon me ,thy grace and so overrule my heart1 that ,i may be willing to be reconciled with him4 ,i acknowledge the hardness of my heart and confess that it is hard for me to subdue my flesh and blood and to banish all anger and revenge4 ,but it is my hope1 yea1 my prayer1 that ,thou1 ,lord1 wilt take away my stony heart and grant unto me a heart of flesh1 that is3 a loving1 reconciled heart1 and cause me to love my enemy1 to bless him that curses me1 to do good unto those1 that hate me1 and to pray for those who despitefully abuse and persecute me4 ,o6 may ,i meditate upon that judgment and that terrible account which ,i must give unto ,thee1 that ,i may renounce that enmity which designs death and destruction1 and according to ,thy commandment become reconciled with my adversary whilst ,i am in the way with him1 and never more permit the sun to go down upon my wrath4 ,and as ,i1 in ,thy name1 pardon and forgive all those1 who have offended me1 so let me find all those1 whom ,i have grieved and irritated1 ready with a willing heart1 to pardon and forgive my offences against them4 ,o1 ,jesus6 forgive all our sins1 and govern our hearts1 that we may live with each other in a christian and peaceful manner and that we may praise ,thy name here in time1 until in heaven we shall glorify ,thee forever4 ,amen4 ,brief ,instruction concerning the ,holy ,supper4 ,why do you desire to go to the ,holy ,supper8 ,this question each one should lay before his conscience before he approaches the ,lord's table4 ,for there are not a few who are either altogether obtuse and thoughtless1 or they come to the ,holy ,supper with an entirely wrong intention4 ,some will go from mere custom1 others because they are admonished to do so by their parents1 others because they consider the partaking of the ,lord's ,supper a work of merit1 and still others because they wish to acquire and preserve the appearance and name of pious ,christians before men4 ,it is no wonder that such partakers of the ,holy ,supper receive no blessings from it1 and that they become the more wicked1 the longer they so continue4 ,a communicant who desires to receive the ,holy ,supper unto his salvation1 must1 in the first place1 clearly understand what the ,holy ,supper is and for what ,christ has instituted it1 and1 in the second place1 he must have a penitent heart4 ,such have an altogether false conception of the ,holy ,supper1 who regard it as a mere feast at which a person does but commemorate ,christ's sufferings and death4 ,no1 the ,holy ,supper is the exalted and holy mystery1 in which ,christ with the consecrated bread gives us his body to eat1 and with the consecrated wine gives us his blood to drink1 even the same body which he took on himself from the virgin ,mary and gave in death for our sins1 and the same blood which he shed upon the cross for the remission of our sins4 ,true1 we cannot see this with our eyes1 we cannot taste it with our mouth1 nor can we understand it with our reason1 but must believe it1 for our ,lord and ,saviour says3 ,take1 eat1 this is my body2 take1 drink1 this is my blood4 ,our ,lord and ,saviour is true1 and certainly he will fulfill what he says in the words of his testament2 he is of infinite wisdom1 and knows of ways and means for the fulfillment of his promises1 even though it be beyond our comprehension2 he is almighty1 with whom nothing is impossible1 who can do infinitely more than we are able to ask or think4 ,if we believe with all earnestness1 that it is not mere bread and wine1 but also the true body and blood of our ,saviour1 who is ,god and man in one person1 which we receive in the ,holy ,supper1 then we will not be thoughtless and indifferent1 but we will approach the table of the ,lord with devotional and humble hearts and with the centurion exclaim3 ,lord1 ,i am not worthy that ,thou shouldst come under my roof6 ,the benefits derived from the ,holy ,supper are threefold3 first1 by a worthy partaking of the ,holy ,supper we receive the forgiveness of sin and are assured of the same4 ,our gracious ,god has given many and manifold means to assure the poor sinner of the forgiveness of his sins2 such means are1 the preaching of the ,gospel1 ,holy ,baptism1 ,absolution and the ,holy ,supper4 ,we should not ask the impertinent question1 why ,god has given us four means of grace1 instead of one1 but rather thank him1 that he has so richly blessed us in making us partakers of the forgiveness of our sins1 and that he1 through these means1 gives unto us a joyful heart and a certain assurance that we are acceptable unto him4 ,whoever knows from own experience1 how important it is for one whose heart is terrified on account of his sins1 to believe in the forgiveness of such sins1 will readily conceive the greatness of divine mercy and care1 in not providing only one1 but many means1 through which we have the assurance of the forgiveness of our sins4 ,therefore1 just as certain as with your mouth you eat the body of our ,lord and ,saviour ,jesus ,christ which was given for you in death for the forgiveness of your sins1 and drink that blood which was shed for the remission of your sins1 just so certain also should you be that such forgiveness is your portion and inheritance4 ,second1 the ,holy ,supper also confers life4 ,this is not a temporal1 natural life1 which we have received through birth and which is nourished through the ordinary food and drink1 but it is that new1 spiritual life1 which has been regenerated through the new birth in ,holy ,baptism1 and which subsists by virtue of faith in the ,lord ,jesus and in love to ,god and our neighbor4 ,but inasmuch as this life is yet weak and imperfect and constant growth is necessary1 the ,lord has instituted the ,holy ,supper as a spiritual means of nourishment1 in order to strengthen the new spiritual life4 ,luther says concerning this3 ,the ,holy ,supper is rightly regarded as food for the soul which nourishes and strengthens the new man2 for through ,baptism we are first born again1 but there still remains the old ,adam in our flesh and blood2 there are so many temptations and impediments thrown in the way by the world and the devil1 that we often grow weary and languid and sometimes fall4 ,hence the ,holy ,supper is given us as a daily nourishment and food that our faith may grow and be strengthened1 and that in such contest it may not fall back1 but ever grow stronger and stronger2 for the new life must be such as always to increase and progress2 it has on the other hand1 to suffer much2 for the devil is such a wrathful enemy1 when he sees that one opposes him and assails the old man1 and he is unable to prevail with his power1 then he will sneak and creep around on all sides1 making use of all kinds of artifice and keeps on until he finally has made us weary1 that a person either falls from the faith altogether1 or gives way to disgust and impatience4 ,thereto then this comfort is given1 that the heart1 when it feels the temptations too great to bear1 receives new strength and solace from the ,holy ,supper4 ,but1 thirdly1 the ,holy ,supper also confers eternal salvation4 ,just as sin1 as long as it is not forgiven1 deprives us of salvation1 so sin which is forgiven opens unto us the door of eternal salvation4 ,where there is forgiveness of sin1 there is also life and salvation4 ,but if we would obtain this threefold blessed benefit from the ,holy ,supper1 we must receive it worthily and well prepared4 ,this is however not a worthiness brought about by the law1 but by the ,gospel1 and does not consist in a perfect life and entire purity of the soul from sin2 but much more in this1 that we are conscious of our unworthiness and sinfulness2 that we have a heart poor in spirit and mournful1 and long heartily after the forgiveness of sin1 that we also comfort ourselves with it or wish to comfort2 that we regard our sins to be very great1 but that we rejoice in the help which is found in none other than the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 ,on the other hand1 all those communicants are unworthy and unfit1 who in their self-righteous conceit think it unnecessary to have the forgiveness of sin1 as was the case with the ,pharisee1 who stood and prayed thus with himself3 ,god1 ,i thank ,thee1 that ,i am not as other men are1--or who entirely doubt the forgiveness of sin1 as did ,cain1 who said unto the ,lord3 ,my punishment is greater than ,i can bear1 and who will not permit himself to be delivered from his despondent thoughts1 or those who continue in evil purpose and who knowingly go on and serve sin1 or who live in malicious hatred against their neighbor4 ,when such unworthy communicants receive the ,holy ,supper1 it is true1 they also receive the body and blood of ,christ1 but they receive it unto judgment and unto the increase of their own damnation4 ,hence1 too1 ,st4 ,paul gives the earnest admonition3 ,let a man examine himself1 and so let him eat of that bread and drink of that cup1 for whoso eateth and drinketh unworthily1 eateth and drinketh damnation to himself4 ,now1 whoever recognizes in himself the above named characteristics of an unworthy communicant1 should not dare to approach the table of the ,lord in this condition2 not that he should remain away1 but in the meanwhile he should examine himself1 and instead of being an impenitent1 become a penitent sinner4 ,but are not also weak believers to be numbered among the unworthy communicants8 ,by no means4 ,but much more those who are both weak in faith and defective in godly life1 and who are overtaken in this or that sin1 and who painfully feel their weakness and long to become stronger1 are ,christ's right welcome guests at his table2 such the ,lord does not cast away1 but much more invites to come2 for he instituted the ,holy ,supper especially for the weak and infirm1 that through this spiritual nourishment they might become stronger4 ,he extends unto all such the gracious call3 ,come unto me all ye that are weary and are heavy laden1 and ,i will give you rest1 and whosoever comes1 ,i will in no wise cast out4 #ch4 ,morning ,prayer of a ,communicant4 ,lord ,jesus1 ,i this morning rejoice that ,i1 with other pious ,christians1 am permitted to receive ,thy body and blood in1 with and under the consecrated bread and wine4 ,o6 how my soul longs for the courts of the ,lord and for the holy altar4 ,as the hart panteth after the water brooks1 so panteth my soul after ,thee1 ,o my ,god4 ,for ,thou art my ,shepherd1 ,i shall not want4 ,o1 ,lord ,jesus1 as ,thou hast begun the good work in me a poor miserable man1 so also accomplish the same in mercy1 through the gracious power of the ,holy ,spirit unto ,thy name's glory and unto my own welfare and eternal salvation4 ,dear ,redeemer1 ,i am1 it is true1 not worthy that ,i should come under ,thy roof1 but ,thy grace1 which is all-sufficient1 make me worthy and amply qualify me1 that the precious food and drink of ,thy true body and blood may quicken my soul in this heavenly feast of joy and love4 ,clothe me with the garment of salvation and with the robe of ,thy righteousness by a true faith1 that ,i may not be found among the pretending guests and would-be-,christians1 but may be a worthy partaker at ,thy table and receive all ,thy gracious treasures which ,thou hast acquired for me4 ,o ,lord ,jesus1 may ,thy grace be and remain with me1 as ,i ever put my trust in ,thee4 ,may ,thy visitation preserve my spirit1 my life and walk4 ,and whatever else is needful1 grant ,thou1 ,o ,lord1 unto me in this life and in the life hereafter4 ,give me true repentance1 renew my heart1 deliver my body and soul4 ,o ,lord6 hear this my desire1 and do not permit my prayer to remain unanswered1 that ,i may be acceptable unto ,thee in time and in eternity4 ,amen1 in ,jesus' name1 ,amen4 #ci4 ,prayer for a worthy ,partaking of the ,holy ,supper4 ,behold me1 ,dear ,saviour1 ,as ,i ,come ,relying on ,thy ,gracious ,invitation4 ,may ,i find favor in ,thine eyes1 ,thou ,lover of ,life4 ,for who am ,i that ,thou shouldst so friendly call me8 ,were ,i even holier than the angels1 yet would ,i not be worthy of this repast2 how then should ,i be worthy1 seeing that ,i am of impure lips1 yea1 an abomination and offensive1 if ,thou doest not make me worthy8 ,therefore come ,thou to my succor with ,thy grace1 and prepare me4 ,thou hast said3 ,whosoever cometh to me1 ,thou wilt in no wise cast out4 ,then take my soul into ,thy favor1 according to ,thy great mercies4 ,dear ,jesus1 remember that of myself ,i have indeed much evil1 but nothing good2 so help me for ,thy great goodness' sake4 ,o see how poor and miserable ,i am6 ,remember ,thy faithfulness1 ,o ,saviour of the world1 and fill my heart with grace4 ,o6 how ,i long to appear at ,thy table with glowing devotion and becoming reverence in full faith1 but where is the power to do1 if ,i do not receive it of ,thee1 thou ,author and ,finisher of my faith8 ,therefore give ,thou unto me whatsoever is pleasing to ,thee4 ,graciously take from me whatsoever displeases ,thee1 or cover it1 at least1 ,i most humbly pray ,thee1 with the cloak of ,thy righteousness4 ,o6 blessed is the soul that finds favor with ,thee6 ,open ,thou mine eyes that ,i may behold the wonders in ,thy ordinances4 ,rouse my heart1 and free me of all strange thoughts1 increase my hope1 inflame my desire1 make ardent my devotion1 purge me of all uncleanness1 and sanctify me wholly1 that ,i may approach with joyful confidence1 that ,i may receive with pure mouth and holy heart1 and with heartfelt desire eat and drink unto the life1 welfare and blessing of my soul4 ,amen4 #dj4 ,thanksgiving after ,partaking of the ,holy ,supper4 ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 ,i give ,thee most hearty thanks and praise1 that ,thou hast again washed me1 a poor sinful being1 of all my transgressions1 and1 for the most certain assurance of such washing and forgiveness of all my sins1 hast permitted me to eat of ,thy true body1 and to drink of ,thy true blood1 and1 taking me as an impure child after such cleansing1 hast again received me into the fatherly arms of ,thy grace and mercy1 and doest thus show and present me blameless1 pure and without fault unto ,thy heavenly ,father4 ,i pray ,thee most heartily and from my whole soul1 that1 after ,thy great benefit1 ,thou wouldst yet add this in abundance1 and graciously grant me ,thy grace through the working of the ,holy ,ghost1 that ,i may be truly sensible of ,thy great goodness1 thankfully receive it1 and from my heart magnify and praise ,thee during my whole life4 ,and do ,thou further work in me through ,thy ,holy ,ghost1 and effect that ,i also may heartily forgive my neighbor anything he may have done against me1 as ,thou1 ,o ,lord1 hast pardoned and forgiven all my great and numerous transgressions1 yea1 and hast entirely wiped them out of ,thy remembrance2 that ,i may also love my neighbor1 and from my heart show him all manner of good1 even as ,thou1 ,o ,lord1 hast shown unto me more than ,i am able to thank for2 in order that ,thou1 ,o good and faithful ,god1 in us mayest be magnified and praised together with the ,father and ,holy ,ghost throughout all ages4 ,amen4 #da4 ,prayer that ,god would hereafter keep us from sin1 and if we sin1 that ,he would not reckon it to our account4 ,o thou kind and merciful ,god1 ,thou dear ,father in heaven1 ,thou hast out of grace and divine love1 bestowed upon us ,thy dear ,son1 and with ,him all grace1 life and salvation4 ,we pray ,thee1 dear ,father1 preserve unto us this blessed treasure and heavenly gift1 the gracious countenance of ,thy dear ,son1 ,jesus ,christ1 that we may never lose ,him through unthankfulness1 or otherwise be deprived of ,him4 ,we are indeed poor1 miserable and frail beings1 who fall from one sin into another2 we now sin in thought1 now in word and deed1 and it is with difficulty that we stand4 ,here we never find rest and peace2 the devil watches our very thoughts1 stirs them up1 and fans the passions into flame1 the world watches our words and deeds1 walk and life1 and gives us much offense and occasion to sin1 our own flesh also never rests1 besides yet all the occasional sins1 vices and weaknesses which daily beset us1 and which terribly trouble our conscience1 entirely destroy the joy of our heart and turn it into sorrow and sadness4 ,therefore we pray ,thee1 ,thou kind and merciful ,god1 that when1 as it may happen1 we have become negligent and unthankful1 and do not so walk as we should--,o do ,thou still remain our gracious ,god2 be ,thou friendly towards us1 comfort us in goodness and mercy1 do not hold us accountable or make us suffer for our manifold sins1 but purge our hearts and consciences by ,thy word1 in order that we may serve ,thee in sorrow and joy1 magnify1 honor and praise ,thee in time and in eternity4 ,amen4 #db4 ,prayer in view of the ,sufferings of ,christ4 ,alas6 my ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 when ,i behold ,thee1 as ,thou wast in the garden bowed down with heartfelt sorrow1 and in great anguish didst sweat drops of blood1 as ,thou wast afterwards taken prisoner1 bound1 and during the whole night and hour of darkness mocked and insulted1 in the morning early as the innocent ,lamb accused1 whipped with scourges1 and finally sentenced to death1 suspended on the cross1 pierced in your hands and feet with ruthless nails1 and not a member of ,thy most holy body remaining without a wound3--,alas6 when ,i see all this1 ,i see nothing but my sins1 guilt and iniquities which brought ,thee into this plight1 and for the sake of which ,thou didst freely enter into such anguish and distress1 into such sadness1 pain and suffering4 ,alas6 my ,lord1 it is all my guilt for which ,thou didst suffer--,i am the cause of it all4 ,how wonderful are the ways and purposes of ,god6 ,the ,innocent ,one must pay for the guilt of the guilty1 the ,good ,one must suffer the punishments of the wicked4 ,the ,lord must atone the guilt of the servant1 and that which sinful man has brought upon himself ,god must bear4 ,o ,thou ,son of the living ,god1 how great is ,thy love and favor towards us mortals6 ,what hast ,thou not done and suffered to redeem me1 a poor lost sinner1 and to deliver me from death and eternal damnation4 ,i have done evil1 and ,thou art punished2 ,i have sinned1 and ,thou must atone4 ,i have been disobedient1 and ,thou must for my disobedience be overwhelmed with such anguish and distress4 ,alas6 ,thou ,lord of ,glory1 what can ,i give ,thee in return for this ,thy great goodness and faithfulness which ,thou hast shown towards me6 ,wherewith shall ,i1 poor needy mortal1 requite such unspeakable benefit8 ,alas6 my ,lord1 it shall forever remain unrequited4 ,there is no service in heaven or on earth whereby to pay ,thee sufficiently for it4 ,it is ,thy pure grace and favor towards me1 a poor sinner1 and that remains by me forever unrequited1 forever unmerited4 ,and since ,i have nothing wherewithall to pay my debt1 therefore my heart shall evermore thank ,thee for what ,thou hast done to me1 and ,i shall magnify1 glorify and praise ,thy name now and forever4 ,amen4 #dc4 ,prayer in time of ,drought4 ,o ,faithful ,god1 ,thou ,god of truth and righteousness1 who unto the most comforting assurance hast shown us in ,thy word of truth1 how that an earnest1 zealous1 faithful and persevering prayer1 powerfully penetrates the clouds of heaven1 and not only most certainly comes into ,thy presence1 but also that it avails and effects a great deal1 we1 ,thy poor children1 now come1 upon ,thy comforting promise1 in this extraordinarily protracted season of heat and drought1 with our faithful1 hearty and earnest prayer before the face of ,thy lofty and divine majesty1 and humbly beseech ,thee1 that ,thou wouldst graciously hear us according to ,thy promise1 turn ,thy great wrath in mercy from us1 give unto the parched earth again its needed moisture1 and cause a propitious shower to fall in quickening drops upon the earth1 in order that it may again bring forth the ordained fruits so necessary for the support of our temporal life1 which ,thou in ,thy paternal providence hast already ordained in the first creation4 ,as of old ,thou didst unlock the windows of heaven in answer to the faithful prayer of ,thy servant and prophet ,elias1 and didst cause it to rain upon the thirsty earth1 so we also confide the same to ,thee now1 that ,thou wilt let ,thy grace reign over us in this season of heat and drought1 and out of ,thy fatherly care for us1 grant us our earnest petition and prayer1 unto ,thy honor and our salvation1 through ,jesus ,christ1 ,thy dear ,son1 our only ,redeemer and ,saviour4 ,amen4 #dd4 ,prayer for ,sunshine in a protracted ,season of ,wet and ,rain4 ,lord ,god almighty1 ,thou who doest clothe the heaven with darkness1 and makest their covering as a sack2 ,thou didst in thy wrath punish the impenitent old world for their wickedness and vice1 with the overflowing waters of the flood1 and didst destroy all the creatures of the earth1 that live and have their being on dry land4 ,we also at this time1 according to ,thy strict righteousness1 on account of our manifold sins which we have committed against ,thee1 are visited with unusual rain1 continued and protracted wet weather by which the land and the fruits thereof are greatly injured4 ,merciful ,father1 ,thou who didst close the fountains of the deep as well as the windows of heaven at the time of the deluge1 and didst command the rain from heaven to cease1 take away from us all our sins and transgressions1 and turn away from us the just punishment of our iniquities1 the destructive rain and great waters4 ,for the earth is sad1 and the heavens are mourning4 ,behold the pledge in the clouds--the rainbow--and remember ,thy promise1 give good and fruitful weather1 that the fruits in field and garden may prosper1 and not be destroyed by the abundant and superfluous rain1 and thus bring upon us famine and scarcity4 ,lord ,god of truth1 ,thou who canst not lie1 ,thou hast said3 ,there shall henceforth be no more deluge to destroy the earth4 ,therefore be merciful1 ,o ,lord6 and do not out of wrath close up the bowels of ,thy compassion1 ,o do not take ,thy favor and mercy from us6 ,do ,thou not give unto us idle teeth1 and lack of bread1 bless our bread1 that we may always have something to eat1 and praise ,thy holy name2 thus shall we know that we are ,thy children indeed1 for whom ,thou dost most faithfully care1 and praise ,thee as our heavenly ,father all the days of our lives4 ,amen4 #de4 ,prayer for the precious ,fruits of the ,field4 ,dear ,lord1 do ,thou graciously keep the blessed fruits of the field1 purify the air1 give fruitful rain and good weather1 that the fruits of the land may prosper2 let them not be poisoned1 so that by eating them we together with the cattle be not taken with pestilence1 fever or other plagues2 for such plagues come when evil spirits poison the air1 and afterwards the fruits1 wine and corn1 so that we by ,thy infliction eat and drink sickness and death with our own daily bread4 ,therefore1 dear ,lord1 bless ,thy gifts that they may redound to our health and prosperity1 and that we also may not abuse them to the injury of our souls or to greater sinfulness1 intemperance and idleness1 out of which unchastity1 adultery1 profanity1 swearing1 murder1 wars and all manner of evils flow2 but give us grace to use ,thy gifts to our souls' salvation1 and the amendment of our lives1 and that the fruits of the ,land be the means of furthering and keeping the health of our bodies and souls4 ,amen4 #df4 ,prayer during a ,storm4 ,great ,god of might and power in heaven and in earth1 by ,thy thunder and lightening we are now reminded of ,thy great wrath over us sinful mortals4 ,by such sound of ,thy voice which makes all creatures to tremble and to fear1 ,thou doest call us1 as if it were with a bell of repentance1 to the knowledge of our sins and to true repentance1 in order that we may not be condemned with the wicked world4 ,thou art such a mighty and powerful ,lord1 that if ,thou wouldst deal with us according to ,thy strict righteousness1 ,thou couldst destroy the world with one clap of thunder and lightening4 ,but we bend our knees in prayer before ,thee and humbly beseech ,thee1 remit ,thy great wrath enkindled against our sins4 ,have mercy on us1 spare us1 lift up ,thy gracious countenance upon us1 and be ,thou merciful unto us4 ,preserve our bodies and lives1 our homes and property1 our town and land1 our goods and possessions1 and all that we have1 also the fruits of the field from hail and sleet1 from conflagrations and floods1 and from all danger4 ,guard us also against an evil and sudden death1 and mercifully grant that many sinners may by ,thy word1 thunder and lightning1 be roused out of their wicked walk and life1 and be truly and heartily converted to ,thee4 ,let us every hour of our lives think of ,thy glorious appearing to judge the quick and the dead1 and be prepared to receive ,thee with joy1 and with ,thee to enter into the everlasting joys of ,thy heavenly kingdom4 ,amen4 ,o ,lord1 have mercy on us poor sinners1 our bodies and souls1 here in this present life and in the life to come4 ,amen4 #dg4 ,thanksgiving when the ,storm is over4 ,almighty ,god1 heavenly ,father1 ,thou hast said3 ,call upon me in the day of trouble1 ,i will deliver thee and thou shalt glorify me3 we praise and thank ,thee with our whole heart1 that ,thou hast1 in mercy1 heard our prayer and caused the threatening storm to cease1 without injury to body or property4 ,in this1 ,thou hast not dealt with us after our sins1 nor rewarded us according to our iniquities2 but hast dealt with us as a father with his children4 ,father of mercies1 for the sake of ,thine only begotten ,son1 ,jesus ,christ1 cause these ,thy fearful warnings to move us to constant amendment1 that we may henceforth live in ,thy fear and prepare ourselves for the coming of ,thy dear ,son1 that we may with joy go forth to meet ,him1 and with shouts of joy enter heaven1 in which dwelleth righteousness1 and possess it forever1 even for ever and ever1 through ,thy dear ,son1 ,jesus ,christ1 our ,lord4 ,amen4 #dh4 ,prayer in great ,weakness of ,faith4 ,o ,lord1 ,i know it now of a truth that all men have not faith4 ,i believe1 dear ,lord1 help my unbelief6 ,do not break the bruised reed1 nor quench the smoking flax2 ,o ,jesus1 ,thou who sittest at the right hand of ,god1 make intercession for me1 that my faith may not cease4 ,be the author and finisher of my faith1 wherewith ,i shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one4 ,grant me that ,i believe1 although ,i do not see1 and thus be saved4 ,amen4 #di4 ,prayer in great ,trouble and ,danger4 ,o almighty ,god and ,father1 who art ever ready to help1 ,thou seest the great trouble and danger in which we are living2 we know of no counsel or help1 and have no strength of ourselves to come out of trouble1 therefore our eyes look unto ,thee1 who alone art our consolation1 refuge and helper1 and hast said3 ,call upon me in the day of trouble1 ,i will deliver thee1 and thou shalt glorify me4 ,our heart clings to ,thy word of promise and in childlike humility and confidence seeks ,thy face4 ,o ,lord1 hide not ,thy face1 full of compassion1 from us1 and put not ,thy children away in anger4 ,leave us not1 neither forsake us1 ,o ,god of our salvation1 who workest salvation in the midst of the earth4 ,let ,thy help also come unto us and be merciful unto us4 ,o ,lord1 our ,god1 in ,thee do we put our trust and under the shadow of ,thy wings do we make our refuge until these calamities be overpast4 ,turn again unto us and satisfy us early with ,thy mercy and we will freely sacrifice unto ,thee1 we will praise ,thy name1 ,o ,lord1 for it is good4 ,make us glad according to the days wherein ,thou hast afflicted us1 and the years wherein we have seen evil4 ,give us help from trouble and we will praise ,thee1 and rejoice in ,thy salvation all the days of our life4 ,amen4 #ej4 ,thanksgiving after a safe ,journey4 ,gracious ,god1 heavenly ,father1 ,i thank ,thee with my whole heart1 that ,thou hast in safety brought me to my journey's end1 and that to my joy1 ,thy holy angels have led me back to my family4 ,as a ,father ,thou hast also kept me from all evil1 prevented robbers and murderers from killing me1 wild beasts from tearing me to pieces1 floods of water and other perils from destroying or injuring me4 ,thou hast led me in safety as the angel ,raphael led the young ,tobias4 ,all this ,i owe to ,thy paternal care and almighty protection4 ,in mercy keep me and mine1 take us under ,thy mighty protection1 and by ,thy power preserve body and soul unto eternal life for ,jesus ,christ's sake4 ,amen4 #ea4 ,thanksgiving for ,deliverance out of ,tribulation4 ,i will praise ,thee1 ,o ,lord my ,god1 with all my heart1 and ,i will glorify ,thy name forevermore4 ,i will praise ,thee for ever1 because ,thou canst do all things well4 ,behold1 instead of peace ,i had great bitterness1 but ,thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption4 ,in my distress ,i called unto ,thee1 and ,thou hast heard my voice1 and my cry did enter into ,thy ears1 and ,thou hast comforted me4 ,thou hast faithfully helped me1 in mercy upheld my soul1 and finally delivered me out of my great tribulation4 ,my ,lord and my ,god1 what shall ,i render unto ,thee for all the benefits which ,thou daily bestowest8 ,i will praise ,thy name all the days of my life1 ,i will magnify ,thee among all ,thy people1 and ,thy glory shall continually be in my mouth4 ,thy ,spirit1 ,o faithful ,god1 enable me to pay my vows and never to forget the benefits ,thou hast bestowed upon my soul4 ,let me spread ,thy praise in time1 and also in ,eternity1 together with the elect1 sing everlasting ,hallelujahs to the honor of ,thy name4 ,amen4 #eb4 ,morning ,prayer of a sick ,person4 ,o ,thou faithful ,god and ,father of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ6 ,i will thank and praise ,thee that ,thou hast so mercifully kept1 protected and strengthened me in my weakness4 ,in ,jesus' name1 turn unto me to-day and the remaining days of my life1 cleanse me from my sin1 comfort me by ,thy grace1 strengthen me by ,thy power1 lead me by ,thy ,holy ,spirit1 that ,i may live and suffer in accordance with ,thy will4 ,i commit my sick body and my soul into ,thy holy hands1 let ,thy holy angel have charge concerning me that the wicked one may have no power or influence over me1 through ,jesus ,christ1 our only comfort and ,redeemer1 in the power of the ,holy ,ghost4 ,amen4 #ec4 ,another ,morning ,prayer in ,sickness4 ,i commit myself this morning and all the days of my life into ,thy hands1 ,o ,god1 the eternal ,father who hast created me1 ,o ,god1 the eternal ,son who hast redeemed me1 ,o ,god1 the ,holy ,ghost who hast sanctified me in holy baptism4 ,o eternal ,godhead1 ,o perfect humanity1 ,o holy ,trinity1 ever keep me ready to enter into everlasting salvation4 ,amen4 ,good and merciful ,god1 affectionate ,father1 by ,thy grace ,i have passed another night and again behold the cheering light4 ,thanks be unto ,thee1 that ,thou hast been my keeper and protector1 comforter and helper1 that ,thou hast as a ,father kept my sick body1 together with my distressed soul1 by ,thy power hast kept me from sudden death and dangerous temptations1 and that ,thy holy angel has defended me against the devil1 the prince of darkness4 ,by ,thy grace and mercy ,i still live4 ,watch over me ,thy poor creature to-day also1 and so lead and guide me that ,i may neither think1 speak1 nor do evil4 ,lead me1 the poor one of ,thy flock1 to ,thy holy ,word1 and cause me to lie down in its green pastures1 for this is my comfort in my distress4 ,preserve me1 ,o ,god1 for in ,thee do ,i put my trust1 ,thou1 and ,thou alone1 art my strength1 my ,god and my noblest treasure4 ,fill my heart and mind with fear and love to ,thee4 ,separate me from all things not purely ,thine4 ,hide me in ,thyself1 that in my trouble and affliction ,i may submit to ,thy will1 and trust in ,thee alone1 for besides ,thee there is no other help in all the world4 ,thou art the true physician of the sick1 the true comforter in every distress1 the true helper in the hour of death4 ,beloved ,father1 heal me1 comfort me1 help me4 ,keep me this day from sin and all evil1 from the wiles of the devil1 from the temptations of the world and from the evil lusts of my own sinful flesh4 ,give patience1 hope and constancy4 ,and when my life is at an end give me an easy and blessed death through ,jesus ,christ1 ,thy dear ,son1 my ,redeemer4 ,amen4 #ed4 ,evening ,prayer of a sick ,person4 ,thanks be unto ,thee1 my ,god and ,father1 that ,thou hast this day so mercifully succored me4 ,thy grace1 ,thy power1 ,thy comfort and ,thy ,spirit be with me in my sickness and help me through this night also4 ,i commit my body and soul into ,thy hands1 ,thy holy angels have charge concerning me1 that the wicked one may have no power over me1 through ,jesus ,christ1 ,thy dear ,son1 our ,lord4 ,amen4 #ee4 ,another ,evening ,prayer of a sick ,person4 ,almighty and merciful ,god1 affectionate ,father1 ,thou hast said3 ,call upon me in the day of trouble1 ,i will deliver thee2 therefore ,i pray ,thee1 have mercy on me and forgive all my sins with which ,i have offended ,thee this day4 ,i commit myself this coming night into ,thy keeping1 and let my soul be at rest1 even if my body should be full of trouble4 ,let me not be carried away by sudden death without knowing ,thy dear ,son4 ,if it be ,thy gracious will1 let me live till morning and pass this night without pain of body or distress of soul4 ,should this be my last night on earth1 and ,thou1 in ,thy unsearchable counsel1 shouldst call me into ,eternity1 let me awake in ,heaven and make me the humblest servant in ,thy kingdom4 ,in ,thy name ,i fall asleep4 ,whether ,i shall awake on earth or in ,heaven1 ,i shall love and praise ,thee with my whole heart1 my faithful ,god4 ,amen4 ,in ,jesus' name4 ,amen4 #ef4 ,prayer in ,sickness4 ,gracious ,god and ,father1 ,i acknowledge and confess unto ,thee that ,i have done evil all the days of my life and have not lived to ,thy honor4 ,i have fulfilled the lusts of the flesh and have served myself and the world more than ,thee4 ,o ,lord1 ,i am very sorry that ,i have passed the few days of my life in doing evil4 ,i acknowledge that ,thou art only visiting my iniquities upon me in sending this sickness4 ,by this ,thou wouldst call me to repentance4 ,o ,lord1 ,thou judgest me righteously and chastenest me that ,i may not perish with the ungodly world4 ,by this sickness ,thou puttest me in mind of my mortality and teachest me to know mine end and the measure of my days1 what it is4 ,verily1 every man at his best state is altogether vanity1 surely every man walketh in a vain show1 he heapeth up riches and knoweth not who shall gather them4 ,and now1 ,lord1 what wait ,i for8 ,deliver me from my transgressions4 ,i know1 ,lord1 that my times are in ,thy hand1 ,thou hast written all my members in ,thy book1 which in continuance were fashioned1 when as yet there was none of them4 ,my substance was not hid from ,thee when ,i was curiously wrought in my mother's womb4 ,since it is ,thy will that ,i should be sick1 may ,i cheerfully do this ,thy will4 ,o ,lord1 ,thine arrows stick fast in me1 and ,thy hand presseth me sore1 there is no soundness in my flesh because of ,thine anger1 neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sins1 as a heavy burden1 they are too heavy for me4 ,o my ,god1 preserve my soul in every temptation1 let this bodily sickness be a medicine for the healing of my soul4 ,keep ,thou my heart and mind1 and through the peace of my ,lord ,jesus ,christ protect me with ,thy shield and buckler against all the fiery darts of the devil4 ,lord1 ,thou knowest it that ,i am the work of ,thy hands1 ,thou hast formed me out of the clay2 we are the clay and ,thou our potter4 ,alas6 how ,i am broken in pieces6 ,spare me1 ,o ,lord2 ,thou wilt surely not1 in ,thy wrath1 cast away nor break in pieces the work of ,thy hands1 ,thou hast separated me from my mother's womb1 ,thou didst make me hope1 when ,i was upon my mother's breasts4 ,thou art the ,lord and giver of my life1 and hast power to take it again at ,thine own appointed time4 ,should it be ,thy will1 deal kindly with me1 as ,thou didst with king ,hezekiah1 to whose days ,thou didst add fifteen years4 ,behold1 for peace ,i have great bitterness1 in love to my soul1 deliver it from the pit of corruption and cast all my sins behind ,thy back4 ,should this sickness not be unto death1 then1 ,o ,lord1 lift me up again and heal me1 for ,i am very weak4 ,o ,lord ,jesus1 ,thou heavenly physician1 take me under ,thy treatment1 alleviate my pains and heal me by ,thy wounds1 and make ,thy bitter sufferings and death my medicine4 ,lord1 let me touch the hem of ,thy garment1 that is1 ,thy ,word and sacraments1 in which ,thou art wrapped up1 and make me whole by the virtue which cometh out of ,thee4 ,should it be ,thy will however1 that in this sickness ,i shall go the way of all the earth1 be it so1 for ,i am no better than my fathers1 only let ,thy servant depart in peace1 according to ,thy ,word1 for mine eyes have seen ,thy salvation which ,thou hast prepared before the face of all people1 a light to lighten the ,gentiles1 and the glory of ,thy people ,israel4 ,amen4 #eg4 ,prayer of a penitent in ,sickness4 ,almighty ,god and ,father1 because of sin ,thou appointest over men all manner of diseases1 but in particular bodily sickness1 that they may not perish with the world4 ,i come unto ,thee with my load of sins and confess that on account of these ,i have deserved not only this sickness1 but also eternal damnation1 being a child of wrath by nature and sold under sin1 besides having1 all the days of my life1 transgressed all ,thy commandments a countless number of times4 ,i take my refuge in ,thy boundless mercy4 ,enter not into judgment with me1 for in ,thy sight shall no man living be justified4 ,remember not the sins of my youth1 nor my transgressions1 but for ,thy name's sake pardon mine iniquity1 for it is great4 ,remove ,thy stroke away from me and hearken unto the voice of my cry1 hold not ,thy peace at my tears4 ,spare me that ,i may recover strength1 before ,i go hence1 and be no more4 ,affectionate ,father1 behold1 for peace ,i have great bitterness1 in love deliver my soul from the pit of corruption and cast all my sins behind ,thy back4 ,consider also my bodily affliction and take it away or alleviate it by ,thy comfort4 ,give me patience1 help me to bear my cross1 or save me under it4 ,thy will be done4 ,do with me1 ,o ,god1 as it seemeth good unto ,thee4 ,i am ,thine1 in ,thee ,i would remain4 ,amen4 #eh4 ,short ,prayers in ,sickness1 for every ,hour of the ,day4 #a4 ,at ,one ,o'clock4 ,my ,creator and ,father1 ,thou true and only ,god1 from whom cometh health and sickness1 prosperity and adversity1 it being ,thy will that ,i should be afflicted so many days with this bodily sickness1 give me ,christian patience and the full assurance of hope4 ,in times of adversity as well as in times of prosperity1 ,thou alone art my beloved ,father4 ,in this life1 it is but the common lot of every faithful member of the church to bear the cross4 ,why should ,i make myself an exception8 ,when even my ,saviour1 ,jesus ,christ1 the head of the church1 had to suffer for me4 ,beloved ,god and ,father1 who art upright in all ,thy ways1 keep me in ,thy ,word and let it be my surest remedy and greatest delight4 ,amen4 #b4 ,at ,two ,o'clock4 ,beloved ,lord ,jesus1 my faithful ,advocate and ,saviour1 ,i well know that by my sins ,i have deserved nothing less than this bodily infirmity1 together with every affliction4 ,i am comforted1 however1 by ,thine inexhaustable grace and most precious atonement1 through which ,thou hast redeemed my body and soul4 ,whatever may befall my body in this life1 ,i am assured that my body and soul are delivered from hell1 and will eventually enter into eternal life and be crowned with health and heavenly glory4 ,to this end help me1 ,lord ,jesus4 ,amen4 #c4 ,at ,three ,o'clock4 ,o ,holy ,ghost1 most worthy and affectionate companion of my soul1 and most faithful witness of my heavenly birthright and happiness1 continue to abide in my heart during this protracted1 bodily affliction1 and quicken me by ,thy divine comfort and keep me steadfast in ,thy pure ,word and most holy sacraments4 ,preserve in me faith1 hope and charity1 these three pillars of my ,christianity4 ,enable me rightly to understand ,god's paternal will that ,i may in silence submit to it1 live and die in accordance with it4 ,amen4 #d4 ,at ,four ,o'clock4 ,beloved and faithful ,god1 teach me to remember mine end1 that ,i may not sin4 ,give me a happy death2 on the ,judgment ,day absolve me2 keep me out of hell2 take me into ,heaven4 ,in the hour of death ,i will lay me down in peace and sleep4 ,on the ,judgment ,day let me escape hell and dwell safely in ,heaven4 ,let the seed of ,thy word take root in my heart1 abide in me and quicken me1 until ,thou wilt come to take me to ,thyself4 ,amen4 #e4 ,at ,five ,o'clock4 ,in my affliction and pain1 where1 ,o dear ,jesus1 could ,i make my refuge1 but in ,thy five sacred wounds8 ,in these ,i will be secure when ,i shall have lost my mind and my senses4 ,i will abide in ,thee1 abide ,thou also in me4 ,trim the lamp of my heart with the pure oil of faith1 prepare me thro' ,christian penitence to go forth with joy to meet ,thee at ,thy second coming1 and in company with all the elect1 forever to enjoy the wedding feast4 ,amen4 #f4 ,at ,six ,o'clock4 ,i thank ,thee1 dear ,lord and ,father1 that ,thou hast created me in ,thine image1 with a human body and reasonable soul2 and beseech ,thee1 that ,thou wouldst not forsake me1 ,thy creature1 in my distress1 but wouldst exercise ,thy paternal care over me1 and powerfully deliver me4 ,many are my afflictions1 and every day hath its own evils2 but ,i know that ,thou wilt finally deliver me from all afflictions and troubles2 in ,thee do ,i put my trust2 let me never be put to shame4 ,amen4 #g4 ,at ,seven ,o'clock4 ,o ,god1 heavenly ,father1 who didst rest on the seventh day of the creation1 do ,thou also rest and keep ,thy sabbath in my heart1 ,thou1 who art my soul's only rest and comfort4 ,o ,lord ,jesus1 let the seventh and last word1 that ,thou didst utter upon the cross1 also be my last word in the hour of death1 that ,i may commend my spirit into ,thy hands4 ,o ,god1 ,holy ,ghost1 ,thou heavenly teacher1 ,thou spirit of prayer1 do ,thou kindle in me constant devotion to prayer1 that in the ,lord's prayer1 in the seven penitential ,psalms1 and other prayers and sighs1 ,i may bring my wants to ,god1 and be graciously heard by ,him4 ,amen4 #h4 ,at ,eight ,o'clock4 ,dearest ,lord ,jesus1 who didst upon the eighth day begin to suffer pain and to shed ,thy blood3 ,o1 give me a willing spirit1 patiently to bear my bodily infirmities to ,thy glory1 and the hope1 that ,thou wouldst graciously preserve me and my soul in the waters of tribulation1 as ,thou didst preserve the eight souls in ,noah's ark4 ,let me be among the eight multitudes whom ,thou callest blessed1 that ,i may be poor in spirit1 patient in tribulation1 meek toward my enemies1 hunger and thirst after righteousness1 merciful toward suffering ,christians1 pure in heart1 peaceful toward my neighbor1 steadfast in persecution4 ,o1 let me advance in the school of patience through all its grades1 until through perseverance1 ,i will be promoted to the joyful school of everlasting life1 where with the ,father and the ,holy ,spirit1 ,i will praise and love ,thee evermore4 ,amen4 #i4 ,at ,nine ,o'clock4 ,o my dearest ,lord ,jesus1 ,thy great sufferings reached a desired end1 in that ,thou wast delivered from them through a blessed death4 ,o grant unto me a blessed departure1 and make an end to my wearisome afflictions44 ,for this ,i will thank1 praise1 and glorify ,thee with my whole heart4 ,i know1 ,thou wilt not forget me1 and my hope will not be lost forever4 ,here upon earth ,i am a member of ,thy church militant1 ,o let me be a member of ,thy church triumphant4 ,amen4 #aj4 ,at ,ten ,o'clock4 ,o righteous and gracious ,god1 ,i heartily acknowledge1 that ,i am not only conceived and born in sin1 but have on account of human weakness in various ways transgressed ,thy holy ten commandments in thoughts1 words and actions1 so that ,i have not only deserved this my sickness and other temporal affliction1 but have also deserved everlasting punishment4 ,but since ,thy dear ,son1 my faithful ,saviour ,jesus ,christ1 has made satisfaction for all my sins1 original and actual1 with ,his precious merits and holy blood2 ,i beseech ,thee1 that ,thou wouldst for ,his sake be gracious unto me1 and of ,thy great mercy1 forgive my temporal and eternal punishment4 ,guide me by ,thy ,holy ,spirit1 that ,i may separate myself from the great multitude of the ungodly1 that ,i may strive after the true faith showing itself in good works2 but especially that ,i may be patient under afflictions1 fight a good fight1 keep the faith and a good conscience1 and finally live in ,thy tabernacle forever4 ,do ,thou alleviate my bodily pains according to ,thy good will1 and help me that ,i may bear my afflictions1 for ,jesus' sake4 ,amen4 #aa4 ,at ,eleven ,o'clock4 ,o faithful ,lord ,jesus1 who didst often and powerfully comfort ,thy disciples after ,thy resurrection1 and doest invite the weary and heavy-laden to ,thee1 and doest promise to comfort them3 ,o do ,thou visit me in my sickness1 comfort and refresh me2 ,thou alone art my refuge1 my counsel and my help4 ,i yearn for the evening time of a blessed death1 and long for the joyful resurrection of my body4 ,o let me early experience these my requests1 then will ,i forever praise ,thee with the ,father and the ,holy ,ghost4 ,amen4 #ab4 ,at ,twelve ,o'clock4 ,dearest ,lord ,jesus1 ,i heartily thank ,thee1 that ,thou hast revealed ,thyself to me in the writings of the holy ,prophets and ,apostles1 so that ,i can believe in ,thee1 and through faith obtain everlasting life4 ,i beseech ,thee1 that ,thou wouldst preserve me steadfast in true faith1 that ,i may attain the end thereof1 everlasting salvation4 ,make me cheerful and ready1 so that when ,thou1 my dear bridegroom1 doest come1 that ,i may meet ,thee with joy2 lead me to ,thy heavenly wedding-feast1 where ,i will love and praise ,thee4 ,amen4 #ei4 ,thanksgiving after ,recovery4 ,i thank ,thee1 ,lord1 almighty ,god1 that ,thou hast so paternally visited and chastised me on account of my sins4 ,yea1 ,lord1 ,i am glad that ,thou hast humiliated me1 that ,i might learn ,thy ways4 ,o my ,god1 how often have ,i1 like ,hezekiah1 thought3 ,mine age is departed1 and is removed from me as a shepherd's tent2 ,i have cut off like a weaver my life2 he will cut me off with pining sickness2 from day even to night wilt ,thou make an end of me4 ,but1 my ,god1 ,i see that my sickness was not unto death1 but unto the glory of ,god1 that ,thou1 my ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 mightest thereby be glorified4 ,for ,thou hast had mercy upon me1 and hast cast all my sins behind ,thee1 and hast prolonged my life4 ,i heartily thank ,thee1 my ,god1 that ,thou hast revived and strengthened me1 that ,i can behold ,thy holy temple1 and attend to my duties4 ,thy goodness it is1 ,lord1 else ,i should long since have perished4 ,o1 how often will ,i think of ,thy chastening rod1 and will fear ,thee all my life and guard against ,thy wrath4 ,help now1 ,o ,lord my ,god1 that with renewed health ,i may also begin a new life4 ,grant1 that ,i may always glorify ,thy name1 and ,thy praise be continually found in my mouth4 ,guide me by ,thy ,holy ,spirit1 that ,i may live to ,thy honor1 and not yield my members as instruments of unrighteousness to serve sin1 but as instruments of righteousness to serve ,thee my ,god1 that ,i may sing ,thy hymns1 and praise and glorify ,thee in ,thy church4 ,amen4 #fj4 ,three ,prayers in the ,hour of ,death4 ,the ,first to ,god the ,father4 ,almighty ,god6 ,thou ,father of mercies and ,god of all consolation6 ,have mercy upon me1 as a father hath mercy upon his children4 ,remember that ,thy dear ,son1 ,jesus ,christ1 became man for my sake4 ,remember that ,thou didst so love the world1 that ,thou gavest ,thine only-begotten ,son1 that whosoever believeth in ,him should not perish1 but have everlasting life4 ,in this faith my soul comes to ,thee and brings with it ,thy dear ,son1 ,jesus ,christ1 whom ,thou hast given me2 for ,his sake do ,thou remember me and receive me into ,thy grace4 ,to ,thee ,i commend my soul4 ,let me1 ,thy dear child1 remain in ,thy grace1 and have mercy upon me while ,i live1 and when ,i die1 for the sake of ,thy dear ,son1 our ,lord ,jesus4 ,amen4 ,the ,second to ,god the ,son4 ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 my only consolation and help6 ,thou hast borne my griefs and wast wounded for my transgressions4 ,thou ,lamb of ,god that takest away the sins of the world6 be ,thou my righteousness1 my sanctification and my salvation4 ,heal my pains through ,thy wounds4 ,let not ,thy innocent blood be shed in vain for me2 take not ,thy ,holy ,spirit from me4 ,forsake me not in my last agony1 but help me on to life everlasting4 ,remember that ,i am ,thy poor sheep1 and ,thou art my faithful ,shepherd4 ,take me into ,thy arms1 and carry me into ,thy blessed ,paradise4 ,let me behold ,thy gracious countenance and ,thy glory4 ,amen4 ,the ,third to ,god the ,holy ,ghost4 ,o ,god ,holy ,spirit1 ,thou only consolation for the distressed6 ,strengthen and comfort my faint and sorrowful heart4 ,preserve my faith1 which ,thou hast wrought in me1 and quench not the smoking flax4 ,protect me from the temptations of the wicked enemy4 ,let not my heart be terrified at death nor despair2 restrain all impatience1 make me willing to obey the ,lord my ,god4 ,help me to close my life joyfully and happily4 ,keep my heart and mind in the peace of my ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 ,when ,i can no more speak1 keep and seal the memory of the holy name of ,jesus ,christ in my heart1 and with the same let me peacefully fall asleep4 ,amen4 #fa4 ,prayer of the ,attendants upon a ,dying ,person4 ,almighty1 gracious ,god1 who doest preserve our life in death1 we beseech ,thee1 that ,thou wouldst turn the eyes of ,thy mercy to this sick person2 comfort him in body and in soul1 and in mercy forgive him all sins4 ,receive the offering of the innocent death of ,jesus ,christ1 ,thy dear ,son1 for the payment of his transgressions1 for he is baptized in ,his name1 and washed and purified by ,his blood4 ,deliver him from his bodily griefs1 preserve him against the accusations of conscience1 and against all the temptations of the wicked enemy1 so that he may fight the good fight of faith and obtain the victory4 ,grant him a blessed journey to everlasting life1 send ,thy holy angels1 that they may escort him to the assembly of the elect1 in ,jesus ,christ1 our ,lord4 ,amen4 #fb4 ,another4 ,lord1 now lettest ,thou thy servant depart in peace1 according to ,thy word3 for mine eyes have seen ,thy salvation1 which ,thou hast prepared before the face of all people2 a light to lighten the ,gentiles1 and the glory of ,thy people ,israel4 ,glory be to the ,father1 and to the ,son1 and to the ,holy ,ghost1 as it was in the beginning1 is now1 and ever shall be1 world without end4 ,amen4 #fc4 ,a short ,litany together with ,prayers for a ,dying ,person4 ,lord1 have mercy1 ,christ1 have mercy6 ,lord have mercy upon this sick person6 ,lord ,god1 the ,father in heaven1 ,lord ,god ,son1 ,redeemer of the world1 ,have mercy ,lord ,god ,holy ,ghost1 upon him6 ,holy ,trinity1 eternal ,god1 ,lord1 be merciful and save this dying person6 ,against the wicked spirit1 ,against the cunning and deception of the devil1 ,protect him1 ,against all evil1 dear ,lord ,god6 ,against the torments of hell1 ,through ,thy holy incarnation and birth1 ,through ,thy death-struggle and bloody sweat1 ,through ,thy cross and bitter death1 ,through ,thy holy resurrection and ascension1 ,help him1 dear ,through the grace of the ,holy ,ghost1 ,lord ,god6 ,at his last end1 ,at the last day1 ,at the final judgment1 ,we poor sinners pray1 that ,thou wouldst hear us1 dear ,lord ,god6 ,and comfort this sick person1 ,hear us1 dear ,pardon all his sins1 ,lord ,god6 ,and after this misery give him eternal life4 ,o ,christ1 hear us6 ,o ,thou ,lamb of ,god1 that takest away the sins of the world1 have mercy upon this dying person1 and give him eternal peace6 ,lord1 have mercy6 ,christ1 have mercy6 ,lord1 have mercy upon him6 ,our ,father1 who art in heaven2 hallowed be thy name2 thy kingdom come2 thy will be done on earth1 as it is in heaven2 give us this day our daily bread2 and forgive us our trespasses1 as we forgive those who trespass against us2 and lead us not into temptation2 but deliver us from evil2 for thine is the kingdom1 and the power1 and the glory1 forever and ever4 ,amen6 ,prayer4 ,almighty1 eternal ,god1 heavenly1 faithful1 dear ,father6 comfort and strengthen this ,thy poor creature1 and spare it through ,thy goodness2 help it out of all agony and distress1 release it in ,thy grace1 and take it to ,thee1 in ,thy kingdom1 through ,jesus ,christ1 ,thy dear ,son1 our only ,lord1 ,saviour and ,redeemer4 ,amen4 ,another4 ,almighty1 eternal ,god1 have mercy upon the anxious sighings and lamentations of this dying person2 receive him into ,thy kingdom1 which ,thou hast in mercy prepared for him and all believers since the beginning of the world4 ,release him graciously1 ,o ,lord1 comfort him with the elect eternally through ,thy dear ,son1 our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 ,amen4 #fd4 ,prayer1 when the sick ,person has departed in the ,lord4 ,to ,jesus ,christ1 the ,lord of glory1 and ,prince of life1 be praise and thanks now and evermore1 that ,he has so graciously helped and received this blessed person into ,his holy hands4 ,may ,he at the last day graciously unite soul and body in heavenly brightness1 and grant us all together in ,his own appointed time a happy following and in the mean time a godly walk2 comfort all distressed persons with ,his sweet consolation1 and preserve us all in ,his eternal grace1 according to ,his eternal goodness and mercy4 ,amen1 ,o thou holiest and most glorious ,trinity4 ,amen6 ,amen6 ,,appendix ,i4 ,,festival ,,prayers4 #a4 ,prayer for the ,beginning of a new ,church-,year4 ,o ,eternal ,god6 faithful ,father1 at the beginning of our ,church-year1 we1 in deepest humility1 thank ,thee1 first of all1 for all ,thy special spiritual benefits shown us during the past ,church-year4 ,thou hast thus far granted unto us ,thy holy ,word and its public preaching1 also the use of the holy sacraments1 although on account of our unthankfulness we have indeed deserved that ,thou shouldst have withheld such goodness4 ,we are indeed no better and have not sinned against ,thee less than so many of our brethren in the faith elsewhere1 from whom ,thou1 through ,thy just judgment1 hast either entirely or measurably withheld the word of ,thy gospel and its public preaching2 and it appears that ,thou1 through ,thy judgment1 wouldst yet at many more places take away the light of ,thy ,word4 ,o ,lord6 we are indeed too insignificant for all ,thy mercies1 which ,thou hast hitherto shown us unworthy servants1 and that ,thou doest still deal with us so sparingly4 ,forgive us in mercy all our sins by which we1 whether by the neglect and incomplete performance of good or the committing of evil1 have offended ,thee during the past ,church-year4 ,grant this to be our first blessing in this ,church-year1 that ,thou wilt with the blood of ,thy dear ,son blot out all our sins of the past year1 and in order that we may be worthy of such grace1 do ,thou work true repentance in all our hearts1 so that we may not bear into the new ,church-year any of our old sins unforgiven and which we do not by ,thy power mean entirely to abandon4 ,preserve unto us still further ,thy holy word and sacraments and thus the kingdom of ,thy ,son among us1 and do not bestow such power upon the enemy1 that will enable him to rob us of such gifts and that the kingdom of darkness be extended among us4 ,in this however1 dear ,father1 look not upon that what we are deserving1 but that the honor of ,thy ,son be not blasphemed by the enemies who may imagine to have destroyed ,his kingdom among us4 ,preserve all our faithful teachers and ministers1 whom ,thou hast given us1 and bestow upon them1 at this beginning of the ,church-year1 new light and strength in ,thy ,holy ,spirit1 that they may present unto us1 by ,thy power and presence1 ,thy ,word in its purity and simplicity without the admixture of human wisdom2 also may they at all times have the wisdom and light rightly to conceive the most needful things to be treated of before their christian congregations4 ,permit them therefore not to speak what they desire1 but do ,thou alone rule their tongues and hearts1 that they may always speak what is pleasing unto ,thee4 ,give such efficacy to ,thy ,word and ,thy holy ,sacraments1 that we may also in this ,church-year experience that they are still the blessed means of our salvation1 that they will save our souls4 ,seal anew the good ,thou hast already wrought in the hearts of ,thy children during the past year1 and the ,word ,thou hast made effectual among them2 and let it still further manifest its power in teaching the ignorant1 in converting the unregenerate1 in convicting the malicious1 in strengthening the souls that already know ,thee1 whose number ,thou wilt also in the ways known to ,thee largely increase during this year4 ,grant also unto all hearers1 that they not only receive the ,word out of the mouth of their pastors with attention and meekness1 but also at all times1 whilst hearing1 present their hearts unto ,thee in such stillness and resignation1 that ,thy ,holy ,spirit may complete the work of faith in them1 and by whose influence they may during this ,church-year lead a more holy life before ,thee than heretofore4 ,especially grant ,thy grace that we make ,thy ,word the firm foundation of our knowledge of the truth among us1 in order that it may become a living knowledge1 which in its fruits will praise ,thee1 and we indeed experience that1 to know1 here by faith and there by sight1 that ,thou ,father art the only true ,god and whom ,thou hast sent is ,jesus ,christ1 is everlasting life4 ,amen4 #b4 ,prayer for the ,advent ,season4 ,o ,lord of glory and ,god over all1 blessed forever6 ,i heartily thank ,thee for all ,thy great and inexpressible benefits1 also that ,thou out of unspeakable love didst leave ,thy throne of divine glory and condescend to us poor creatures in this vale of tears1 to release us lost and condemned sinners from the prison of affliction4 ,i praise ,thee1 ,jesus6 ,thou ,king of glory6 with all my strength and powers1 that ,thou didst not appear upon earth for any other purpose than to deliver us from the power of our enemies1 of sin1 of death1 hell and the devil2 to effect by ,thy precious blood eternal reconciliation between us and ,thy heavenly ,father1 and to regain for us1 through ,thy precious merits1 the lost righteousness4 ,hosanna6 ,save now1 ,i beseech ,thee1 ,o ,lord1 ,lord1 ,i beseech ,thee1 send now prosperity6 ,i cast myself in deepest humility before ,thee and ask ,thee with all my heart to gladden at this time also by ,thy gracious advent ,thy church which is everywhere oppressed2 always dwell and abide with and among us in this land and place at all times1 and in our hearts1 with ,thy pure ,word and most holy ,sacraments1 and let goodness and mercy come upon us4 ,be gracious unto us1 most beloved ,saviour6 and bless us1 bestow upon us temporal and eternal peace4 ,our enemies however cast into the prison which they have prepared for us1 change their counsels directed against us into foolishness1 for ,thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever4 ,hosanna6 ,save now1 ,i beseech ,thee1 ,o ,lord1 ,lord1 ,i beseech ,thee1 send now prosperity6 ,dear ,jesus6 grant unto me and all christians ,thy ,spirit1 that ,he may cleanse and purify our hearts of all impurity and sin1 in order that ,thou mayest desire to enter in and dwell among us4 ,help us to receive ,thee with true faith1 heartily to rejoice with ,thy spiritual ,zion for ,thy benefits1 to follow ,thee constantly with christian patience and humility and confidently await ,thy second coming with constant repentance and believing hope1 also at the same time serve ,thee here in the kingdom of grace with a holy walk1 and finally in the kingdom of glory we shall with glorified tongues everlastingly sing our ,hosannas to ,thy honor1 together with the ,father and the ,holy ,ghost4 ,hosanna6 ,save now1 ,i beseech ,thee1 ,o ,lord1 ,lord1 ,i beseech ,thee1 send now prosperity6 ,amen4 #c4 ,christmas ,prayer4 ,merciful and eternal ,god1 heavenly ,father6 we ,thy children thank ,thee from the depth of our hearts that ,thou didst so faithfully keep ,thy promise and turn to us ,thy kind and paternal heart1 didst send unto us ,thine only-begotten ,son1 the highest ,good1 to be our ,saviour1 and to assume our human nature1 and thus didst render us acceptable through ,thy ,beloved4 ,o ,lord ,jesus6 ,thou eternal ,son of ,god1 we honor1 praise and glorify ,thee1 that ,thou to-day didst become our brother and ,emmanuel1 that is3 ,god with us1 didst out of unspeakable love befriend us and clothe ,thyself with our poor flesh and blood4 ,thou didst in nowise assume the nature of angels1 but didst honor the seed of ,abraham1 our human nature1 this poor earth1 wretched ashes and worthless dust even so much as to connect ,thyself personally and inseparably with the same to all eternity4 ,thou wast conceived holy and without sin1 and born into this world of a pure and chaste virgin2 whereby ,thou didst sanctify and consecrate our ,adamic1 sinful and impure conception and birth1 so that it may not be harmful to us who by nature are children of wrath1 conceived in sin1 and flesh born of flesh4 ,thou wast born in a stable1 poor and lowly2 ,thou in a manger didst lie1 in poverty great1 and of ,thy crib1 though hard1 no offence didst take1 in order that ,thou couldst enrich our souls and make us lords in ,thy heavenly mansion4 ,thou didst humble ,thyself1 in order to exalt us2 ,thou didst appear upon earth1 in order that we in turn might come unto ,thee in heaven4 ,o ,god1 ,holy ,spirit6 our most exalted teacher and comforter1 we to-day offer unto ,thee the sacrifices of our lips and thank ,thee with our hearts that ,thou didst reveal this exalted mystery of godliness2 and as the angels proclaimed it to the shepherds and chanted it on the plain1 so let it still be preached unto us through ,thy ,word and its servants4 ,glory be to ,thee1 ,o ,god the ,father1 ,son and ,holy ,ghost6 in the highest1 peace on earth and good will towards men4 ,help1 ,o faithful ,god and father6 that we may be partakers of the new birth of ,thy dear ,son1 be relieved of our old sinful nature1 and be and remain new born children of ,thy grace and heirs of ,thy kingdom4 ,my ,jesus1 whom ,i count most dear1 a clean soft bed prepare ,thou here1 to take within my heart ,thy rest1 so shall ,i hold ,thy memory best4 ,grant1 ,o ,god1 ,holy ,spirit6 that thus our ,saviour be now and forevermore spiritually born and developed within us4 ,help also1 that by virtue of this birth we may rejoice and be comforted amidst all temptations1 patiently endure and overcome all things1 and with all the angels of ,god praise1 honor and glorify ,thee1 here in time and in heaven forever4 ,amen4 #d4 ,prayer on ,new-,year's ,day4 ,o triune ,god1 ,thus have we again by ,thy grace brought a year of our wretched life and weary pilgrimage upon earth to a close1 and to-day in ,thy name begin another4 ,lord6 how unspeakably great is ,thy goodness1 how innumerable are ,thy benefits which ,thou hast shown unto me and mine in the past1 though on account of our sins we have deserved nothing at ,thy hands but wrath and punishment6 ,thou hast graciously preserved ,thy precious ,word and holy sacraments in ,thy holy congregation1 peace and unity in the government1 prosperity and blessing in material comforts1 and didst richly bestow for our enjoyment all manner of blessings for body and soul4 ,thou with paternal care didst protect ,thy church from false doctrine and persecution on account of the true faith1 our land from hostile invasion and evil contagion1 our houses and property from fire and water1 and didst by ,thy care faithfully avert from us all dire calamities4 ,how shall ,i find words to express the inestimable value of these blessings8 ,how can ,i according to my obligations be sufficiently thankful8 ,behold1 ,lord1 ,i offer to ,thee1 at the close of the old year1 the fruits of my lips1 and glorify ,thy grace and mercy with all my strength and powers4 ,my soul must honor ,thee1 my spirit must praise ,thee1 my mouth shall thank ,thee1 and all that is within me must proclaim ,thy glory4 ,i prostrate myself in heartfelt sorrow before ,thy feet and confess unto ,thee with a penitent heart all my sins in which ,i was conceived and born1 and with which ,i have offended ,thee during the past year1 as well as during the whole of my past life4 ,most beloved ,father6 do not now reckon such past sins to my condemnation1 and do not remember in ,thy wrath my past transgressions1 but graciously forgive and forget the same for the sake of the sufferings of ,thy dearly beloved ,son4 ,jesus1 my beloved ,saviour1 be merciful to me1 a poor sinner1 blot out like a cloud and mist all my transgressions by ,thy merit1 cast them into the sea of ,thy innocent blood1 that they may never more come to light or before the judgment of ,god4 ,o ,god1 ,holy ,spirit6 create within me the new man1 that ,i may not bring into the new year old sins and impurities1 but to-day begin a new life and partake anew of ,thy grace4 ,withhold from me1 ,o ,triune ,god6 all long and well deserved punishment1 and continue to bless me and mine with all manner of bodily and spiritual1 temporal and eternal gifts4 ,let ,thy grace rest upon us anew every morning1 and renew ,thy good will to all who in this new year seek their refuge with ,thee and wait upon ,thy goodness4 ,grant unto us still further ,thy precious ,word1 which is a joy and comfort to our hearts4 ,enlighten our teachers and pastors1 and grant unto their holy work the blessing of heaven2 strengthen our faithful rulers and prosper all their good undertakings1 which are pleasing to ,thee4 ,bless our parents1 and prosper ,thou the work of their hands4 ,fill our souls with true fear of ,god1 and our hearts with joy in the ,holy ,ghost4 ,bestow unto our bodies health1 and grant peace within our borders4 ,crown this year with ,thy goodness and grant unto us that which is necessary to the support of life4 ,protect ,thy church from error in the faith and from scandalous living1 our land from war1 famine and pestilence1 our homes from consuming flames and all damage and danger1 the products of the field from hail and tempest4 ,curb the wrath and fury of satan1 and send ,thy heavenly hosts that they may guard and protect us in all our ways4 ,convert our enemies and check all our persecutors1 help the oppressed1 provide for the poor1 feed the hungry1 give drink unto the thirsty1 clothe the naked1 free the innocent captives1 comfort the distressed1 gladden the sorrowing1 strengthen the weak1 care for the sick1 be merciful to the widows and orphans1 deliver the oppressed1 guide the traveler and accompany the dying through death unto life4 ,lord6 teach us to act according to ,thy good pleasure1 and ,thy good ,spirit direct our footsteps1 that we may walk before ,thee in faith1 patience and hope1 in godliness and honesty1 in meekness1 humility and chastity1 and all ,christian virtues4 ,but when we sin1 then chastise us gently2 when our sins trouble us1 comfort us with ,thy grace1 and ,thy joyful ,spirit uphold us4 ,when satan assails us1 do ,thou support us1 when the world persecutes us1 then protect us2 when our flesh and blood would overpower us1 then strengthen our spirit2 when we err1 set us aright again4 ,when we fall1 lift us up by ,thy hand4 ,when we become weak and weary in our calling1 refresh us4 ,when we are in necessity and danger1 relieve us4 ,when we are sick and weak1 then be our physician4 ,should we according to ,thy will during this year depart from hence1 grant that our spirits be commended into ,thy hands4 ,o ,lord6 hear2 ,lord6 be merciful2 ,lord6 take heed and grant it for ,jesus' sake4 ,amen4 #e4 ,prayer on ,epiphany4 ,most merciful ,saviour6 ,thou didst indeed show ,thyself to be the ,god of the ,jews and the ,gentiles1 and as the true light that desires to enlighten all men who come into this world unto everlasting life1 as ,thou didst not only by a bright and wonderful star lead unto ,thyself the wise men of the east1 who were induced to honor and worship ,thee as their king1 but didst also lead us poor heathen by the enlightening power of ,thy holy ,word into ,thy gracious kingdom and unto the saving knowledge of ,thee4 ,o my ,saviour6 ,thy faithfulness and mercy shown unto us are so great1 that we can never sufficiently praise ,thee4 ,we were without ,god strangers and excluded from the commonwealth of ,israel4 ,but ,thou hast made us ,thy people1 fellow-citizens with the saints and a household of ,god4 ,on account of our blindness we were not enabled to know ,thee and to find the way to everlasting life2 but ,thou1 ,lord ,jesus6 didst enlighten our minds and enrich us in all knowledge4 ,we sat in darkness and in the shadow of death2 but ,thou didst let ,thy glory shine upon us1 so that now we walk in ,thy light1 and finally enter eternal blessedness in heaven4 ,for this we justly worship and praise ,thee with thankful hearts and tongues on this holy day1 and will sing of ,thy grace and goodness all the days of our life4 ,but we pray ,thee1 ,o most faithful ,saviour6 with our whole soul1 that ,thou wouldst so multiply ,thy grace unto us1 as to preserve us and our posterity to the end of time in a saving knowledge of ,thee1 and by ,thy ,holy ,spirit wouldst so lead and direct us as no more to walk like the heathen in the vanity of our minds and our own fleshly lusts1 but rather live godly as children of light1 and with humble obedience serve ,thee all our days as our ,king4 ,as ,thou1 most beloved ,saviour1 didst so gloriously deliver us from the kingdom of darkness and mercifully received us into the kingdom of grace--into ,thy ,christian church1 grant us also to be blessed saints of heaven1 and heirs of ,thine eternal glory1 for the sake and honor of ,thy great name4 ,amen4 #f4 ,prayer on the ,day of ,purification4 ,lord ,jesus6 ,thou highly exalted and beloved ,son of ,god6 ,i thank ,thee with all my heart1 that for my good ,thou didst not only become true man1 but also for my sake didst become subject to the law1 and at ,thy presentation didst participate in the offering of purification1 in order that ,thou mightest redeem me from the curse of the law1 and cleanse my soul from its abominable impurities4 ,i acknowledge myself therefore under obligations also to present myself unto ,thee1 and offer myself a living and acceptable sacrifice to ,god4 ,but whilst ,i cannot do so of my own self1 ,i ask ,thee1 beloved ,saviour1 to sanctify me by ,thy innocent blood and holy ,spirit1 in order that ,i may henceforth earnestly guard myself against all sins1 keep my body and soul unpolluted and serve ,thee during my life in holiness and righteousness4 ,most beloved ,saviour6 ,grant1 that1 following the example of the devout ,simeon1 ,i may amidst all distress and misery of this life1 in all fear and anguish of conscience1 with the arms of true faith1 embrace and press ,thee to my heart1 yea1 enclose ,thee in my heart and never permit ,thee to depart therefrom4 ,may my eyes ever be directed toward ,thee1 ,o desirable ,light of the world6 and behold in ,thee their only delight4 ,infuse into my heart a knowledge of ,thy holy will and a heartfelt confidence in ,thy precious merit1 and grant1 that ,i may manifest the same through good works before men4 ,banish from my heart1 ,o ,thou ,brightness of glory6 all innate darkness and evil propensities1 and may ,i with ,simeon believe aright1 live holy and die happy4 ,when the end of my life draws nigh1 then1 ,o beloved ,redeemer1 bear me up in ,thy strong arm and merciful hands1 that satan may nevermore separate me from ,thee4 ,grant unto me with ,simeon a joyous departure from this world and bestow unto me1 ,thy servant1 such grace that ,i may depart in peace1 and with all the elect behold ,thee1 face to face1 in eternal bliss4 ,amen1 dear ,jesus6 ,amen4 #g4 ,prayer on the ,day of the ,annunciation4 ,awake1 my soul1 and rejoice in the ,lord1 thy ,saviour1 thank the ,most ,high1 who so faithfully fulfilled his prophecy and sent his ,son into the world4 ,rejoice and be glad that ,god himself out of love to thee became man and related to thee through blood4 ,who can sufficiently praise ,his mercy and loving-kindness8 ,o ,lord6 what is man that ,thou art mindful of him2 and the son of man that ,thou doest thus receive him unto ,thyself8 ,o dear ,jesus6 ,i thank ,thee with all my heart1 that ,thou in the blessed womb of ,thy mother ,mary didst so intimately unite ,thyself with our human nature1 and in the assumed humanity didst reconcile me with ,thy heavenly ,father4 ,thou1 my ,saviour6 didst humble ,thyself so deeply in order that ,i should be exalted2 ,thou didst become the son of man in order that ,i might become a child of ,god1 ,thy brother 7sister7 and a beloved spouse4 ,thou didst descend from ,thy throne unto us1 that ,thou mightest render it possible for me to partake of ,thy great glory in heaven4 ,how couldst ,thou indeed have shown greater love to me8 ,therefore1 most beloved ,saviour6 do ,i rejoice in my heart and know truly that ,i stand in ,thy grace1 for ,thou canst not despise nor be angry with ,thy own flesh and blood4 ,though ,i am sinful and unholy1 yet do ,i comfort myself by ,thy holiness and innocence4 ,though ,i offended ,god with sins1 yet ,i know that ,thou art the ,mediator between ,god and me1 and that ,thou wilt appease ,his wrath and deliver me from all evil1 which ,i have to fear on account of my misdeeds4 ,jesus1 my brother1 although ,i have deserved death and hell1 ,thou canst make me holy and receive me unto eternal life4 ,where my flesh and blood reigns1 there ,i hope also to be and remain eternally4 ,to this help me1 most beloved ,saviour6 for the sake of ,thy blessed incarnation4 ,amen4 #h4 ,prayer on ,maundy-,thursday4 ,most beloved ,jesus6 ,i thank ,thee with all my heart1 in the council of the pious and congregation of the ,lord1 that ,thou1 before ,thy entrance into death1 hast been so mindful of us1 ,thy christian people1 and didst prepare such a glorious feast for our souls4 ,i praise ,thee1 ,o most merciful ,saviour6 with all my powers and abilities1 that ,thou didst not only present ,thyself as an offering1 that ,thou wast sacrificed upon the cross for my sins and those of the whole world1 but also doest feed us poor creatures in ,thy ,holy ,supper with ,thy body and blood1 through which ,thou doest appropriate unto us all ,thy purchased gifts of grace and benefits4 ,lord6 the bread we break is indeed the communion of ,thy body that died for us upon the cross1 and the cup we drink at the holy altar1 is the communion of the most precious blood1 which ,thou in all ,thy painful sufferings hast shed for us4 ,in what respects indeed are we worthy that ,thou doest manifest such grace unto us8 ,who are we that ,thou doest draw so nigh unto us and unite with us in such a manner as to be and dwell within us1 and also we1 as members of ,thy body1 shall remain with ,thee forever6 ,how can we compensate ,thee that ,thou doest so heartily receive our souls unto ,thyself and freest them from all transgression and threatening condemnation2 on the other hand doest bestow upon them ,thy perfect obedience1 merit and righteousness1 yea1 doest give ,thy own ,self as a pledge for their salvation6 ,most beloved ,jesus6 as ,thou hast instituted by ,thy ,holy ,supper a memorial of ,thy wonderful gifts of grace1 so it shall be a lasting memorial in my heart of ,thy love and mercy4 ,as oft as ,i shall eat of this bread and drink of this cup1 will ,i proclaim ,thy death and with a thankful heart praise what ,thou hast done for us4 ,o help6 my ,saviour and ,redeemer1 that ,i may be confirmed more and more in my faith by this blessed food and glorious cup1 that ,i be forever united with ,thee and strengthened to lead a holy life upon earth and be positively assured of the eternal life of joy in heaven1 for the sake of ,thy holy merit4 ,amen4 #i4 ,prayer on ,good-,friday4 ,o ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 ,thou innocent and spotless ,lamb of ,god1 who didst suffer for us the ignominious death of the cross1 which it is ,thy will that it never be forgotten by us4 ,from the depth of our hearts we again give ,thee praise1 honor and thanks for this ,thy love and mercy1 that ,thou didst so dearly purchase us poor sinners by ,thy innocent sufferings and death1 and didst become obedient to ,thy heavenly ,father1 unto death on the cross4 ,thou didst also shed ,thy precious blood to wash away and blot out our sins1 and didst lay down ,thy life in order to rescue us from eternal death4 ,o faithful ,saviour6 how much didst ,thou suffer in our behalf2 what unspeakable torture and pain didst ,thou endure in body and soul in order that we might be free from it forever4 ,o ,lord ,jesus6 ,thou patient ,lamb of ,god1 that taketh away the sins of the world1 we confess1 that with our manifold and gross sins we have caused ,thee such pains and labors and brought about this ,thy death4 ,be gracious and merciful unto us and let this ,thy bitter and painful suffering not be in vain for us4 ,grant unto us ,thy grace that daily we may think of ,thy death1 heartily praise and thank ,thee for the same1 and by the contemplation of these ,thy sufferings and crucifixion we may crucify and mortify in us all lusts of the flesh and evil passions of our corrupt nature1 and since ,thou didst suffer for us1 help therefore also1 that we may obediently follow ,thee with the cross1 which we daily deserve on account of our sins1 and for ,thy sake1 bear all things patiently1 that1 finally1 we may1 with all the elect1 be and forever remain with ,thee in heavenly joy and bliss4 ,amen4 #aj4 ,prayer on the ,festival of ,easter4 ,we thank ,thee1 ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 ,thou blessed ,prince of life1 that ,thou out of divine love1 didst give ,thyself into death for us1 and didst offer ,thyself as a propitiation for our sins unto ,thy heavenly ,father2 whereby ,thou didst deliver us from the power of death1 of the devil and of everlasting damnation1 and in proof whereof ,thou1 as the ,prince of life and as the ,conqueror of death1 didst lift up ,thy head on the third day1 didst rise again1 and didst bring forth righteousness1 innocence and eternal life4 ,we beseech ,thee1 give us grace1 and so operate in us through ,thy ,holy ,spirit1 that we may heartily rejoice and find comfort in ,thy death and resurrection1 and thereby quiet our consciences and overcome all fear of death4 ,do ,thou also permit ,thy resurrection to be a cause and an incitement to us to do good works and to bring forth fruits of righteousness1 so that we1 as ,thy people1 may be willing to worship ,thee in the beauty of holiness4 ,help that we may daily die unto sin1 crucify and slay the old ,adam with his evil lusts and desires1 and1 on the other hand1 spiritually arise1 begin to live in righteousness1 to walk in newness of life1 to purge out the old leaven1 and to become a new unleavened bread4 ,help also that we may await with comfort and joyful hope the resurrection of our deceased bodies1 which shall come forth in virtue of ,thy resurrection1 on the last day1 and that we may enter into ,thy presence with body and soul in the kingdom of ,thy everlasting heavenly glory and excellence4 ,amen4 #aa4 ,prayer on ,ascension ,day4 ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 ,thou eternal ,high ,priest and ,king of all thrones1 after ,thou hadst finished all things upon earth1 which had been written concerning ,thee1 ,thou didst enter into the heaven of glory in and according to ,thy exalted humanity1 and didst sit down at the right hand of ,god upon the throne of majesty2 yet ,thou art everywhere and ,thy kingdom is over all4 ,we1 however1 are still pilgrims here below1 in the valley of misery1 in a world which lies in wickedness1 and of which ,thou didst say1 that ,thou hast overcome it4 ,where now is the way which will lead us safely through to ,thee8 ,o ,lord1 how shall we find the way1 unless ,thou teachest us through ,thy ,spirit1 and through ,him leadest and preservest us upon it8 ,lord1 the world passeth away1 and the lust thereof1 and all its best glory is as perishable as the day that was yesterday4 ,our stay in it1 moreover1 is of few days that pass away swiftly indeed1 more swiftly than water4 ,o1 lead us on the way to heaven1 into ,thy glory1 where we can remain with ,thee forever4 ,behold1 we die1 one after the other1 and pass away as a shadow4 ,but we ourselves with difficulty take it to heart3 each one travels the road that seems to him to be right4 ,do ,thou therefore make our heart certain1 that we may not walk upon any other road than the one that leads us to ,thee and to ,thy imperishable glory4 ,lord1 ,thou sittest as our ,redeemer and ,mediator at the right hand of ,majesty in heaven1 in order to save us eternally and to make us happy in ,thy kingdom4 ,be ,thou therefore mindful of us even when we forget ourselves1 and save us mightily1 and make us happy1 not for our sake1 but for ,thy sake4 ,for the kingdom which we shall inherit1 is ,thine2 ,thine is the power to lead us into it2 and ,thine shall be all the honor and glory forever1 when we1 as ,thy rescued children1 shall be happy in ,thy kingdom4 ,amen4 ,hear us for the sake of ,thy eternal love and mercy4 ,amen4 #ab4 ,prayer on ,whitsunday4 ,o ,god1 who didst visit and endow the hearts of ,thy saints so graciously and richly with ,thy ,holy ,spirit on the day of ,pentecost1 ,o pour out this ,thy ,spirit and merciful shower also upon our barren and drooping hearts1 refresh ,thy inheritance and comfort the miserable4 ,come1 ,o ,holy ,spirit1 and adorn us with ,thy manifold gifts1 that we may truly perceive and praise the great deeds of ,god1 which were accomplished through ,jesus ,christ1 and that we may speak1 glorify and spread ,thy ,word with new tongues2 enkindle us with the fire of ,thy wholesome fervor1 burn out all internal malice1 together with all other fleshly lusts and desires2 light the lamp of ,thy truth1 so that we may serve our ,god fervently in spirit and in faith1 and with true earnestness and zeal4 ,o ,thou ,god of peace1 bind our hearts with the bonds of ,thy peace1 that we may remain and live with each other in meekness and humility1 in peace and unity4 ,o ,thou ,god of patience1 give us patience during the time of our life1 and firmness unto the end4 ,o ,thou ,spirit of prayer1 awaken our hearts1 that we may lift them together with holy hands up to ,god1 and call upon him in every time of need2 and as we do not know what we should pray for as we ought1 ,o do ,thou1 as our faithful ,interceder1 make intercession for us with groanings which can not be uttered4 ,o ,thou gentle wind1 cool and refresh our hearts in every fiery trial and anguish1 be our protection and shelter in time of need1 our help in affliction1 our comfort in adversity4 ,come1 ,thou mighty ,god1 and comfort the weak1 teach the miserable ,thy way1 help those also who have fallen1 put those aright who err1 hold them with ,thy right hand4 ,come1 ,o ,thou eternal ,light1 ,salvation and ,comfort1 be our ,light in darkness1 be our ,salvation in life1 be our ,comfort in death1 and lead us upon the straight path unto life everlasting1 in order that we may praise1 extol and glorify ,thee1 ,o ,holy ,ghost1 together with our heavenly ,father and ,his beloved ,son1 our only ,saviour1 with truly new tongues on the true day of ,pentecost in heaven for ever and ever4 ,amen4 #ac4 ,prayer on the ,festival of the ,holy ,trinity4 ,o ,thou incomprehensible1 eternal ,god1 ,thou ,king of kings1 and ,lord of lords1 ,thou1 who only hast immortality and dwellest in the light which no man can approach unto1 we thank ,thee in humility of heart1 that ,thou didst come forth out of ,thy light and reveal ,thyself as one ,god in three persons4 ,but because this exalted mystery of the holy ,trinity transcends all our conception and understanding1 do ,thou ,thyself bring our reason1 which thinks itself to be wise1 into captivity to ,thy obedience1 and do not permit its foolishness to set itself against ,thy wisdom4 ,but do ,thou impress upon our hearts the living and believing knowledge1 that ,thou art ,three and ,one1 in order that we may steadfastly preserve this truth as a precious treasure against all error1 and with the deepest humility may worship ,thee1 ,o ,triune ,god1 with equal honor1 according to ,thy revelation4 ,give us1 ,o holy ,father1 a knowledge of ,thee1 that ,thou comest from no one1 but didst beget ,thy ,son from eternity and together with ,him lettest the ,holy ,spirit proceed from ,thee2 but also how ,thou didst give ,thyself to us as our ,father1 in order that we might1 in childlike obedience and confidence1 consecrate unto ,thee every thing in us that is ,thy work4 ,eternal ,son of ,god1 ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 reveal ,thyself unto us also2 how ,thou wast begotten from eternity by ,thy heavenly ,father as the brightness of ,his glory and as the image of ,his essence1 ,light of ,light1 very ,god of very ,god2 how ,thou out of love to us didst become our brother and didst redeem us with ,thy obedience1 suffering and death1 that we might in ,thee learn to know the ,father aright1 and through ,thee come to ,him1 and also enjoy the fruits of ,thy salvation1 here in righteousness and holiness1 hereafter in the communion of ,thy glory4 ,lord ,god ,holy ,ghost1 put ,thy light into our souls1 in order that we may know how ,thou proceedest as the essential ,breath from the ,father and the ,son from eternity1 as the true ,god and as a true person1 also how ,thou laborest faithfully at the work of our sanctification4 ,o continue the same in power1 to enlighten1 purify1 comfort and keep us1 and to urge us to do all that is good1 in order that we may through ,thy operation at last appear altogether holy and pure before the throne of ,thy glory4 ,to ,thee1 ,o ,thou holy ,trinity1 be ascribed1 by us and all creatures1 praise1 honor1 glory and thanks to all eternity1 for ,thy eternal majesty and glory which ,thou hast revealed unto us in ,thy ,word1 and for all the grace and benefits with which ,thou hast blessed us4 ,amen4 #ad4 ,prayer on the ,day of ,john the ,baptist4 ,merciful ,god and ,father in heaven1 to ,thee ,i give the humblest thanks with heart and lips1 that ,thou didst so mercifully visit us poor human beings through the giving of ,thy dearest ,son1 and didst raise up our ,lord ,jesus as a horn of salvation in ,thy church1 in order that we should lay hold of the same in true faith1 receive comfort1 joy and salvation from the same1 and sustain ourselves by it in danger and in death4 ,equal thanks do ,i owe ,thee1 ,lord ,jesus1 ,thou day-spring from on high1 that ,thou didst so gloriously enlighten1 through ,thy appearing1 us poor1 blind people who sat in darkness and in the shadow of death1 and didst direct our feet upon the way of divine peace4 ,no less do ,i thank ,thee1 ,o ,god ,holy ,ghost1 that ,thou didst raise up ,john as a prophet of the ,highest1 and didst give through him the knowledge of salvation which consists in the forgiveness of sins4 ,o holy ,trinity1 give me ,thy grace1 that ,i may worthily acknowledge such great benefits1 and be thankful to ,thee always for the same1 not only in words1 but also in a ,christian life1 and serve ,thee all the days of my life in holiness and righteousness1 which are pleasing to ,thee1 until in the land of eternity ,i shall behold ,thee face to face1 and sing1 with the assembly of the chosen1 the never-ending hymns of praise and thanks4 ,amen4 #ae4 ,prayer on the ,day of the ,visitation of the ,virgin ,mary4 ,gracious ,god1 heavenly ,father1 how great is ,thy grace1 how unsearchable ,thy mercy toward me1 a poor sinner6 ,thou didst send ,thy only ,son and permit ,him to become a true man1 in order that ,i might1 through the blessed fruit of the womb of a virgin1 receive the divine blessing1 and be and remain one of the blessed of the ,lord4 ,for such ,thy great kindness ,i give ,thee hearty thanks1 and humbly beseech ,thee at the same time1 that ,thou wouldst be pleased to enkindle my heart with the fire of the ,holy ,spirit1 in order that my soul may also magnify ,thee1 and my spirit rejoice at all times in my ,saviour4 ,o why should ,i not magnify ,thee with due praise1 how could my spirit refrain from rejoicing8 ,thou1 kind ,god1 hast done great things for me1 not only in my creation and preservation1 but also in the salvation of my soul1 which ,thy dearest ,son ,jesus ,christ snatched from death1 with which ,he united ,himself1 and which ,he has promised to love eternally4 ,o ,lord1 continue to look upon me with the eyes of ,thy mercy1 as ,thou didst look upon the ,virgin ,mary1 and permit ,thy grace to be ever with me1 and ,i shall glorify and praise ,thee forever and ever4 ,amen4 #af4 ,prayer on ,st4 ,michael's ,day4 ,o thou faithful ,god6 ,lover1 ,protector and ,preserver of the human race1 ,thou ,lord of ,hosts1 unto whom thousand thousands minister1 and before whom ten thousand times ten thousand stand1 by whom all things were created1 both the visible and the invisible1 the thrones and dominions2 how great is ,thy love to men1 that from their infancy ,thou hast ordered to be with them ,thy holy angels1 these constant1 humble1 friendly1 ,god-loving1 obedient1 true1 good spirits1 these beautifully resplendent1 heavenly flaming fires1 these strong heroes1 these holy watchmen1 who encamp round about us that fear ,thy name1 who always behold the face of our ,father in heaven1 and stand before ,thy throne2 by means of whom ,thou dost protect the three estates which ,thou ,thyself hast ordained on earth4 ,o ,god1 what is man1 that ,thou art thus mindful of him6 ,we render unto ,thee everlasting praise and thanks for ,thy goodness1 that ,thou hast sent forth the ministering spirits1 to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation4 ,we pray ,thee1 give ,thy angels charge over us1 to keep us in all our ways1 to bear us up in their hands1 lest we dash our foot against a stone2 that we may tread upon the lion and adder1 and trample under our feet the young lion and the dragon4 ,drive away from us all evil spirits1 which are murderers and liars from the beginning4 ,protect us against their anger and rage1 their lies and blasphemies1 their cunning and deceit1 that they may not sow their tares among the wheat in our hearts4 ,restrain the lying spirits in the mouth of all false prophets1 the murderous spirit in all tyrants1 the spirit of pride and avarice in the family4 ,let ,thy holy angels always accompany us like ,jacob1 protect us like the prophet ,elisha1 bring us bread and water and furnish us with fiery horse and chariot like ,elias1 let them give unto us wholesome counsel and comfort4 ,let them be with us in our tribulation1 as they were with the three men in the fiery furnace and with ,daniel in the lion's den2 let them deliver us1 and lead us out1 from all our troubles1 as they led out ,lot from burning ,sodom1 ,peter from the prison1 ,paul from the shipwreck4 ,let our house and land1 our children and all that we possess1 be protected by ,thy holy angels1 as was the house of ,job1 that the enemy may not molest us4 ,let us live in ,thy fear1 love ,thy ,word and ,gospel1 into which the angels desire to look4 ,work true repentance in our hearts1 that the angels in heaven may rejoice over us4 ,kindle in us fervent prayer and praise of ,thy name1 that we may perform an angel's office and sing with them3 ,holy1 ,holy1 ,holy1 ,lord ,god of ,sabaoth4 ,and finally let also our souls be carried by angels into ,abraham's bosom1 and in the resurrection on that day make us like unto the holy angels1 that we may be in their society4 ,amen4 #ag4 ,prayer on the ,festival of the ,reformation4 ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 who didst come into the world to call sinners to repentance and to enlighten all men unto life eternal1 we praise ,thee with our whole heart1 and extol ,thy great goodness and mercy1 that ,thou didst not only enter into this place and into this church and congregation with ,thy divine ,word and holy ,sacraments1 and didst purge out the leaven of papistic doctrine and idolatry1 but that ,thou hast also redeemed us poor sinners from the kingdom of darkness1 hast called us into the light of ,thy holy ,gospel1 and hast transplanted us into ,thy kingdom of grace4 ,o ,lord ,jesus1 we are not worthy of all ,thy goodness and faithfulness1 yet we pray ,thee with humble hearts1 that ,thou wouldst continue among us ,thy grace1 with ,thy divine ,word and holy ,sacraments1 that ,thy holy name may be known by us1 that it alone may be feared and honored by us1 and we all may live1 and serve ,thee1 according to ,thy divine pleasure4 ,and what we have done amiss against ,thee and ,thy holy ,word1 by not having been obedient to the ,gospel1 do ,thou1 ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 graciously pardon1 and do not on account of our sin take from us this saving treasure1 but preserve it unadulterated unto us and unto our posterity4 ,yea1 ,lord ,jesus1 preserve unto us ,thy ,word1 for it is the joy and comfort of our hearts4 ,guard and defend us and ,thy whole ,christian1 especially ,thy ,evangelical ,lutheran1 ,church against all error1 unbelief1 and the pernicious doctrine of others4 ,restrain all enemies1 persecutors and blasphemers1 and be ,thou our refuge1 our strength1 our shield and buckler1 that the gates of hell may not prevail against us4 ,especially do we beseech ,thee1 ,o ,lord our ,saviour1 that ,thou wouldst enter into the house of our heart1 that ,thou wouldst enlighten us by ,thy ,holy ,spirit1 purify our hearts and graciously grant1 that we may walk worthy of the ,gospel1 and remain steadfast in the truth once known and confessed1 unto our end4 ,o ,lord ,jesus1 let our souls obtain ,thy salvation1 that we may be saved through ,thee and in ,thy kingdom behold ,thee and ,thy great glory forever and ever4 ,amen1 ,lord ,jesus1 ,amen4 #ah4 ,prayer on ,church-,consecration ,day4 ,lord ,god1 our heavenly ,father1 who dost through ,thy ,word and ,thy ,holy ,spirit gather for ,thy dear ,son1 ,jesus ,christ1 a church and holy congregation in our midst1 and hast hitherto preserved pure doctrine and the true worship of ,god against the devil and all enemies1 yea1 against the gates of hell3 do ,thou1 ,o good and faithful ,god1 continue to preserve unto us this dear and precious treasure1 do ,thou also make our descendants partakers of the same1 so that we1 instructed in saving knowledge1 may grow and increase1 until we shall receive an everlasting habitation in the kingdom of ,thy ,son1 and be saved through ,thy dear ,son1 ,jesus ,christ1 our ,lord1 to whom1 with ,thee and the ,holy ,ghost1 be praise and glory forever and ever4 ,amen4 #ai4 ,prayer on ,harvest ,festival4 ,o give thanks unto the ,lord2 for ,he is good3 because ,his mercy and truth endure forever4 ,let ,israel now say1 that ,his mercy endureth forever4 ,let the house of ,aaron now say1 that ,his mercy endureth forever4 ,let them now that fear the ,lord say1 that ,his mercy endureth forever4 ,o1 how we feared the destruction of the precious grain in the fields6 ,o1 how we took thought and troubled ourselves1 lest the bread which ,god has yet given us in these hard times might be snatched away before our eyes and out of our hands6 ,but it is of the ,lord's mercies that we are not consumed1 because ,his compassions fail not2 they are new every morning4 ,now all1 to ,god give thanks1 who has everywhere done marvelous things1 who has preserved us alive from our birth1 and has done countless favors4 ,may ,he grant us a joyful heart1 and in these times continual peace in ,israel1 and that ,his grace remain always with us1 and uphold us1 as long as we live4 ,o ,god1 give peace to ,thy land1 prosperity and salvation to every estate4 ,lord ,god1 heavenly ,father1 who dost create holy courage1 good counsel and good works1 give to ,thy servants peace1 which the world cannot give1 so that our hearts may cling to ,thy commandment1 and that we may1 by ,thy protection1 live through our days quietly and securely against our enemies1 through ,jesus ,christ1 ,thy dear ,son1 our ,lord4 ,amen4 ,and now1 ,o ,god1 we know and confess with grateful hearts1 that ,thou hast given us the early and the latter rain in due season1 and hast faithfully and annually protected our harvests4 ,thou hast watered our ridges abundantly3 ,thou hast settled our furrows3 ,thou makest it soft with showers3 ,thou blessest the springing thereof4 ,thou hast prospered our grain1 and tilled our land4 ,thanks1 praise1 glory and honor be unto ,god the ,father1 ,son1 and ,holy ,ghost1 as it was in the beginning1 is now1 and ever shall be1 world without end4 ,amen4 ,we also pray ,thee1 ,o our ,god and ,father1 from the depth of our hearts1 that ,thou wouldst give unto us all ,thy ,holy ,spirit1 so that we may receive with thanksgiving what ,thou bestowest upon us1 and may sanctify it with ,thy ,word and prayer1 that it may be employed and used to ,thy glory and for our temporal support1 for the benefit of churches and schools1 and of our needy neighbor1 and that thereby the shameful and hurtful worship of mammon may be most diligently avoided4 ,protect this place and also the entire country against war and danger1 against dangerous and hostile invasion and destruction4 ,give to our government the spirit of wisdom1 of counsel1 of power and strength4 ,confirm and preserve peace among us4 ,let us pass the days of our earthly life in true knowledge of ,thy holy name and in ,thy fear1 also in health1 peace and union1 and finally grant to us all everlasting salvation1 for the sake of ,jesus ,christ1 our ,lord and ,saviour4 ,amen4 #bj4 ,prayer on ,mission ,festival4 ,almighty ,god1 ,thou who created the world and all that is therein1 and hast made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on the face of the earth3 ,thou who art not far from every one of us2 for in ,thee we live and move and have our being3 ,thou1 who in times past didst suffer the gentiles to walk in their own ways1 but now commandest all men everywhere to repent and with ,thy grace doest visit their hearts4 ,lift up the light of ,thy countenance upon us1 that ,thy salvation may everywhere abound1 and the glory of ,thy name extend itself unto the ends of the earth4 ,look down from ,thy height upon the misery of so many nations1 who yet sit in darkness and in the shadow of death1 who are ignorant of their divine origin1 and lie under the cruel tyranny of satan4 ,the ,light1 which lighteth every man that cometh into the world1 hath not yet risen upon them4 ,they walk in the vanity of their minds4 ,their reason is clouded because of great darkness4 ,they are estranged from the life that is of ,god1 through the ignorance that is in them and through the blindness of their heart4 ,the god of this world hath blinded their understanding1 and the common enemy of souls has taken them captive according to his will4 ,grant1 merciful ,god1 that by the misfortune of others we may realize our own blessedness1 and bewail the lamentable state of blindness1 with which ,thou hast smitten the gentiles1 and worthily apply the greater light so graciously presented unto us to so much the greater holiness4 ,o do ,thou finally suffer the light of the ,gospel to rise unto those1 who are yet far from ,christ1 the true ,sun1 and who have hitherto altogether groped in thick darkness of idolatry4 ,through the loving voice of the ,gospel1 bring back these scattered sheep into ,thy spiritual fold4 ,grant such shepherds1 who will not rule vigorously and harshly over the sheep1 nor devour their substance and clothe themselves with their wool2 but who1 in the spirit of love and gentliness will wait upon the weak1 heal the sick1 bind up the wounded1 bring back the erring1 seek the lost1 and in walk and life present themselves a living example to the gentiles4 ,and inasmuch as the word of the ,gospel1 concerning the love of ,god as revealed in ,christ1 is the only means to reconcile man with ,god1 and to gather the erring sheep into the fold of ,christ1 do ,thou grant1 that all who go forth to proclaim the ,gospel unto the heathen1 may1 with divine wisdom1 make known the word of reconciliation1 with boldness overcome all hinderances1 and disregarding all selfish motives in the discharge of so holy an office1 may seek nought but the glory of ,thy name1 and the extension of the kingdom of heaven4 ,grant1 that they themselves may plainly know and acknowledge the mystery of the cross1 as the central point of ,evangelical doctrine1 may not pretend to know anything among the gentiles1 save ,christ ,jesus and ,him crucified1 and worthily extol ,him to others as the only hope of glory and fountain of salvation1 through our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 the great ,shepherd and ,bishop of our souls4 ,amen4 #ba4 ,from ,caspar ,neuman's ,substance of all ,prayers4 7,thanksgiving47 ,lord ,god1 ,father1 ,son and ,holy ,ghost1 ,thou art the almighty ,god of heaven and earth1 and in ,thee we live1 move1 and have our being4 ,thou1 however1 doest desire that man should live by bread1 and therefore didst1 in the beginning of the world1 make the earth fruitful through ,thy almighty ,word1 and after the days of the flood1 didst declare that while the earth remaineth seed-time and harvest shall not cease4 ,behold1 ,lord1 this ,thy order1 once established1 continueth yet1 and ,thou still doest ever crown the year with ,thy goodness4 ,thou doest cause grass to grow for the cattle and herb for the service of man4 ,thus ,thou bringest bread out of the earth and doest fill our hearts with joy and gladness4 ,most loving ,god1 how wisely indeed hast ,thou ordered all things6 ,how great is ,thy goodness toward us1 who are not worthy of ,thy bread4 ,and how wonderfully infinite ,thy omnipotence1 when ,thou doest increase the little grain which moulders in the earth1 into a hundredfold6 ,it is ,thy unsearchable wisdom1 this ,thine unutterable goodness1 mercy and omnipotence1 which hath again this year visited our land4 ,men had sowed their seed in hope1 but ,thou hast hitherto blessed the seed in the fields1 and hast moreover permitted us to live to the time1 when men everywhere reap and gather into barns what ,thou hast given4 ,o ,lord1 ,thou ,god of riches1 all that men harvest is indeed ,thine2 for we of ourselves can bring forth nothing out of the earth1 and be it little or much1 it is still more than we have merited4 ,thanks be also unto ,thy holy name for each and every gift1 which ,thou hast bestowed on our fields during this year4 ,thou alone art the ,god1 who doest sustain us from the day of our birth1 and shower ,thy blessings upon us4 ,wherefore unto ,thee alone be all the praise1 honor and thanksgiving now and in eternity4 7,petition47 ,we beseech ,thee1 ,o kind ,father1 that ,thou wouldst not again take from us in ,thy wrath1 what ,thou in ,thy grace hast given4 ,thou ,thyself hast said in ,thy ,word1 that rain is not seemly in harvest4 ,so do ,thou not permit that the blessings of the fields1 which ,thou hast hitherto spread out before our eyes1 may perish by unfavorable weather4 ,do ,thou also henceforth guard that which has been gathered into barns and garners1 against danger by fire and water1 against thieves and unfaithful stewards1 against usurers and unscrupulous grain-speculators1 and against all else that might rob us1 or destroy ,thy gifts4 ,moreover let us not forget that all we receive comes from ,thee and is ,thine4 ,do ,thou likewise help that because of this we may never be discontented with what ,thou givest1 never uselessly squander aught of it through luxury and wantonness1 never lock up any of ,thy gifts unmercifully against our needy neighbor through avarice or envy2 nor in mistrust against ,thee brood over it with cares1 as though that which ,thou hast given be not sufficient for our wants4 ,inasmuch as we in future will have need of ,thy providing care1 do ,thou not in ,thy wrath let our land remain uncultivated1 lest it lie waste and become unfruitful when forsaken4 ,prevent every thing which might hinder the tilling of the fields after harvest4 ,and1 that no years may come1 in which man sows but does not reap1 do ,thou provide that neither frost nor heat1 neither floods nor drought1 nor destructive insects destroy the seed in the earth by which we in future are to live4 7,prayer47 ,be ,thou with us1 ,o gracious loving ,father1 and preserve unto us our daily bread1 which ,thou during the present harvest doest everywhere distribute4 ,above all grant favorable weather and constant sunshine1 that the ripening grain may all fully mature1 so that which yet remains in the fields may be stored away in good condition4 ,bless that which has been gathered into barns1 that it may be prepared for our daily use1 increase it while passing through our hands in preparing it1 may it be blessed to our nourishment2 grant us life and health1 peace and quietude1 to enjoy all that ,thou hast given in such a manner1 that it may not only give strength to the body1 but also be good and wholesome to the soul1 so that ,thy temporal blessing may thus in manifold ways redound to our welfare4 ,when ,thou hast heard these our petitions and prayers1 then remind us also of our obligations1 and grant that we acknowledge all our substance to be the gift of ,thy goodness1 that we heartily thank ,thee for it1 savingly use it1 serve our bodies with it1 as is meet1 willingly impart of it to others1 and finally devote and use all we have received of ,thee alone unto ,thy honor4 ,do ,thou continue in future to bless our land with ,thy gracious visitation1 improve and enrich it with great fertility4 ,give warmth to the dust of the earth4 ,refresh the fields with fruitful showers1 water their furrows1 moisten the plowed ground1 and do ,thou prosper the grain to be sown therein1 that the land may continue to yield forth its increase1 the valleys be covered with corn1 so that we may shout for joy and sing ,thy praise forevermore4 7,intercession47 ,yea1 ,thou art ,god1 ,who ,daily ,openest ,thy liberal hand and satisfiest the desire of every living thing4 ,therefore do ,thou during this season of harvest provide for all people1 and let every one receive his proportion of food4 ,remind each one of his duties1 that the indolent may not sleep in time of harvest and neglect the necessary interests of himself and his household4 ,but do ,thou likewise grant strength to those1 who in the sweat of their face gather their daily bread2 refresh them when they are weary1 and permit each one with his household to enjoy in good health what his fields have produced1 that we all may be truly glad because of ,thy benefits4 ,but do ,thou also help that the rich may not depend upon their barn bursting with plenty1 and thereby forget that their souls may be taken from them unawares1 and another obtain possession of that which they have gathered4 ,remember the poor1 who have nothing to harvest4 ,grant that others may help gather also for them1 and do ,thou thyself recompense those who permit them to glean ears in their fields1 or who impart unto them of their abundance4 ,in short1 where there is but little1 do ,thou bless the small supply1 that it may be sufficient for the wants to whom it is given1 and where ,thou hast given a large supply1 do ,thou so control it1 that it may not be abused unto evil4 ,preserve tranquility and peace in all lands1 that strangers come not unto us and devour our harvests4 ,do ,thou everywhere guard against failures1 hard times and famine4 ,and do ,thou also ward off from us everything which might render it difficult for us to obtain the necessary things for the support of temporal life4 ,on the other hand1 do ,thou permit every one to enjoy what ,thou hast allotted to him1 that rich and poor alike may acknowledge and praise ,thee for evermore4 ,finally1 ,o ,thou ,saviour of all men1 we ourselves are the spiritual stewards in ,thy church1 and ,thou art the ,lord of the harvest2 we therefore pray ,thee to send laborers into ,thy harvest1 and let ,thy harvest among men likewise become great in all places4 ,grant that good seed may everywhere be sown1 and pure doctrine be preached among all christians4 ,protect the world against the tares1 which the devil is busy in scattering forth4 ,convert those who sow in unrighteousness and reap in sorrow1 or sow unto the flesh and of the flesh reap destruction4 ,sanctify us all together1 that we may be of one mind in ,christ1 and may sow unto the spirit1 and of the spirit once reap eternal life4 ,yea1 when once the entire world shall be sufficiently ripe for the last harvest1 then grant that we all1 as pure wheat1 may be bound into sheaves and gathered into ,thy garners1 and be preserved in heaven unto eternal joys4 ,there shall we as those whom ,thou hast promised1 reap without ceasing what we have sown here1 and rejoice as they that rejoice in harvest1 with unspeakable joy4 ,hear us1 ,o ,god1 and grant us all what we ask1 for the sake of ,thy dear ,son1 ,jesus ,christ4 ,amen4 ,,appendix ,,ii4 ,,hymns4 ,morning ,hymn4 ,gott des ,himmels und der ,erden ,god who madest earth and heaven1 ,father1 ,son1 and ,holy ,ghost1 ,who the day and night hast given1 ,sun and moon and starry host1 ,all things wake at thy command1 ,held in being by thy hand4 #b4 ,god1 ,i thank thee6 ,in thy keeping ,safely have ,i slumbered here2 ,thou hast guarded me while sleeping ,from all danger1 pain1 and fear3 ,and the cunning of my foe ,hath not wrought my overthrow4 #c4 ,let the night of sin that shrouded ,all my life1 with this depart2 ,shine on me with beams unclouded1 ,jesus6 ,in thy loving heart ,is my help and hope alone1 ,for the evil ,i have done4 #d4 ,help me as the morn is breaking1 ,in the spirit to arise1 ,so from careless sloth awaking1 ,that when o'er the aged skies ,shall the morn of ,doom appear1 ,i may see it free from fear4 #e4 ,lead me1 and forsake me never1 ,guide my wandrings by thy ,word2 ,as thou hast been1 be thou ever ,my defence1 my refuge1 ,lord4 ,never safe except with thee1 ,thou my faithful ,guardian be4 #f4 ,o my ,god1 ,i now commend me ,wholly to thy mighty hand2 ,all the powers that thou dost lend me ,let me use at thy command2 ,thou my boast1 my strength divine1 ,keep me with thee1 ,i am thine4 #g4 ,thus afresh1 with each new morning ,save me from the power of sin1 ,hourly let me feel thy warning ,ruling1 prompting me within1 ,till my final rest be come1 ,and thine ,angel bear me home4 ,evening ,hymn4 ,nun sich der ,tag geendet hat4 ,since now the day hath reached its close1 ,and sun-light shines no more1 ,in sleep the toil-worn find repose1 ,and all who wept before4 #b4 ,but thou1 my ,god1 no rest doth know1 ,no slumber locks thy sight1 ,thou hatest darkness as thy foe1 ,since thou1 thyself1 art ,light4 #c4 ,o ,lord1 ,i pray1 remember me ,in this beclouded night1 ,and grant to me most graciously ,the shield of thy great might4 #d4 ,and foil thou satan's purpose fell ,through thy swift angel-arm2 ,then free from care ,i'll rest me well ,and safe from every harm4 #e4 ,i feel indeed through guilt undone1 ,it cries aloud to thee2 ,but1 yet1 the mercy of thy ,son ,hath full atoned for me4 #f4 ,him ,i present thee as my ,bail1 ,as suppliant at thy feet2 ,with such ,assurance ,i'll not fail ,before thy ,judgment-seat4 #g4 ,and hereupon my eyes ,i close1 ,and fall asleep heart-glad1 ,my ,god doth watch o'er my repose1 ,why should my heart be sad8 #h4 ,depart vain thoughts and fancies1 flee6 ,draw not my mind abroad1 ,my heart1 as temple1 shall now be ,devoted to my ,god4 #i4 ,and thus ,i live and die to thee1 ,thou ,sabaoth strong1 indeed6 ,in life and death thou helpest me ,from every fear and need6 #aj4 ,should this night prove the last for me ,in this sad vale of tears1 ,then lead me1 ,lord1 in heaven to thee ,and thy elect compeers4 ,hymns of ,cross and ,consolation4 ,wer nur den lieben ,gott laesst walten4 ,if thou but suffer ,god to guide thee1 ,and hope in ,him through all thy ways1 ,he'll give thee strength whate'er betide thee1 ,and bear thee through the evil days4 ,who trusts in ,god's unchanging love ,builds on the ,rock that naught can move4 #b4 ,what can these anxious cares avail thee1 ,these never-ceasing moans and sighs8 ,what can it help1 if thou bewail thee ,o'er each dark moment as it flies8 ,our cross and trials do but press ,the heavier for our bitterness4 #c4 ,only be still and wait ,his leisure ,in cheerful hope1 with heart content ,to take whate'er thy ,father's pleasure ,and all-deserving love hath sent1 ,nor doubt our inmost wants are known ,to ,him who chose us for ,his own4 #d4 ,he knows the time for joy1 and truly ,will send it when ,he sees it meet1 ,when ,he has tried and purged thee throughly ,and finds thee free from all deceit1 ,he comes to thee all unaware ,and makes thee own ,his loving care4 #e4 ,nor think amid the heat of trial ,that ,god hath cast thee off unheard1 ,that he whose hopes meet no denial ,must surely be of ,god preferred2 ,time passes and much change doth bring1 ,and sets a bound to everything4 #f4 ,all are alike before the ,highest4 ',tis easy to our ,god1 we know1 ,to raise thee up though low thou liest1 ,to make the rich man poor and low2 ,true wonders still by ,him are wrought ,who setteth up and brings to naught4 #g4 ,sing1 pray1 and keep ,his ways unswerving1 ,so do thine own part faithfully1 ,and trust ,his ,word1 though undeserving1 ,thou yet shalt find it true for thee2 ,god never yet forsook at need ,the soul that trusted ,him indeed4 ,warum sollt ich mich denn graemen8 ,why should sorrow ever grieve me8 ,christ is near1 ,what can here ,e'er of ,him deprive me8 ,who can rob me of my heaven ,that ,god's ,son1 ,as mine own1 ,to my faith hath given8 #b4 ,naked was ,i and unswathed ,when on earth ,at my birth ,my first breath ,i breathed4 ,naked hence shall ,i betake me1 ,when ,i go ,from earth's woe1 ,and my breath forsake me4 #c4 ,nought1 not e'en the live ,i'm living1 ,is mine own1 ,god alone ,all to me is giving4 ,must ,i then ,his own restore ,him8 ,though bereft ,of each gift1 ,still shall ,i adore ,him4 #d4 ,though a heavy cross ,i'm bearing1 ,and my heart ,feels the smart1 ,shall ,i be despairing8 ,god can help me1 who doth send it1 ,he doth know ,all my woe ,and how best to end it4 #e4 ,god oft gives me days of gladness1 ,shall ,i grieve ,if ,he give ,seasons too of sadness8 ,god is good and tempers ever ,every hurt1 ,me desert ,wholly can ,he never4 #f4 ,though united world and devil ,all their power ,can no more ,do than mock and cavil4 ,let derision now employ them1 ,christ e'en here ,will appear ,and 'fore all destroy them4 #g4 ,true believers shrinking never1 ,where they dwell ,should reveal ,their true colors ever4 ,when approaching death would scare them1 ,still should they ,patient stay ,and with courage bear them4 #h4 ,death can never kill us even1 ,but relief ,from all grief ,to us then is given4 ,it doth close life's mournful story1 ,make a way ,that we may ,pass to heavenly glory4 #i4 ,there ,i'll reap enduring pleasure1 ,after woe ,here below ,suffer'd in large measure4 ,lasting good we find here never1 ,all the earth ,deameth worth ,vanisheth forever4 #aj4 ,what is all that life possesseth8 ,but a hand ,full of sand ,that the heart distresseth4 ,noble gifts that tire me never1 ,christ so free ,there gives me ,to enjoy forever4 #aa4 ,shepherd6 ,lord6 joy's fountain ever1 ,thou art mine1 ,i am thine1 ,no one can us sever4 ,i am thine1 because thou gavest ,life and blood ,for my good1 ,by thy death me savest4 #ab4 ,thou'rt mine1 for ,i love and own thee1 ,ne'er shall ,i1 ,light of joy1 ,from my heart dethrone thee4 ,let me1 let me soon behold thee ,face to face1 ,thy embrace ,may it soon enfold me4 ,hilf1 ,helfer1 hilf in ,angst und ,noth4 ,help1 helper1 help in fear and need1 ,have mercy1 faithful ,god1 give heed6 ,i know thou lov'st me still as thine1 ,though 'gainst me world and hell combine4 #b4 ,i trust in thee--whom ,i adore2 ,if ,i have thee1 what need ,i more8 ,and1 my ,lord ,jesus1 this ,i laud3 ,that thou art mine1 my ,saviour-,god4 #c4 ,this blest assurance cheers my heart1 ,to bide thy time--till clouds depart2 ,i'll rest the while me on thee1 then1 ,cry3 ,helper1 help6 and say3 ,amen6 ,christian ,life4 ,herr1 wie du willt1 so schicks mit mir4 ,lord1 as thou wilt1 be it with me1 ,no other wish ,i cherish1 ,i1 living1 dying1 seek but thee1 ,o ,lord1 let me not perish2 ,let but thy grace ne'er from me part1 ,else as thou wilt1 grant patient heart1 ,thy will the best is ever4 #b4 ,grant honor1 truth1 and self-control1 ,and love thy ,word to ponder1 ,from errors false preserve my soul2 ,and grant1 both here and yonder1 ,what will but tend to blessed days1 ,keep far all wrong and crooked ways ,from all my life and doings4 #c4 ,when once1 according to thy will1 ,i pass the bourne of sadness1 ,then let thy grace my bosom fill1 ,that ,i may go with gladness2 ,my body1 soul1 commend ,i thee1 ,o ,lord1 a blessed end grant me ,through ,jesus ,christ1 yea1 ,amen4 ,hope in ,death4 ,wenn mein ,stuendlein vorhanden ist4 ,when once in turn my hour is here1 ,and ,i shall hence betake me1 ,then1 ,o ,lord ,jesus1 keep thou near1 ,with help do not forsake me2 ,my soul then at my final end ,into thy hand ,i do commend3 ,thou wilt1 ,lord1 safely guard it4 #b4 ,my sins will press my heart with care1 ,my conscience will accuse me1 ,for they are many1 yet despair ,with doubts shall not confuse me2 ,i will remember1 ,lord1 thy death1 ,and wounds1 and words of thy last breath3 ,yea1 these will then sustain me4 #h4 ,lord1 of thy body ,i am part3 ,this membership doth cheer me1 ',mid woe and throes of death1 my heart ,inseparate is near thee4 ,and though ,i die1 ,i die to thee1 ,eternal life hast thou for me1 ,lord1 by thy dying purchased4 #d4 ,since thou art risen from the tomb1 ,i shall not therein languish2 ,thy ,ascent cheers me in the gloom1 ,doth even death-fear vanquish2 ,for where thou art1 there shall ,i be1 ,that ,i may ever live with thee3 ,hence ,i depart rejoicing4 #e4 ',tis well6 ,i part1 by ,jesus blest2 ,to ,him will ,i betake me3 ,thus fall asleep and gently rest1 ,no mortal can awake me4 ,and ,christ1 the ,lord1 to whom ,i flee1 ,will open heaven's door to me1 ,lead me to life eternal4 ,glad ,eternity4 ,wachet auf6 ruft uns die ,stimme4 ,wake1 awake1 for night is flying1 ,the watchmen on the heights are crying2 ,awake1 ,jerusalem1 at last6 ,midnight hears the welcome voices1 ,and at the thrilling cry rejoices3 ,come forth1 ye virgins1 night is past6 ,the bridegroom comes1 awake1 ,your lamps with gladness take2 ,hallelujah6 ,and for ,his marriage feast prepare1 ,for you must go to meet ,him there4 #b4 ,zion hears the watchmen singing1 ,all her heart with joy is springing1 ,she wakes1 she rises from her gloom2 ,for her ,lord comes down all-glorious1 ,the strong in grace1 in truth victorious1 ,her star is risen1 her light is come6 ,ah come1 thou blessed ,lord1 ,o ,jesus1 ,son of ,god1 ,hallelujah6 ,we follow till the halls we see ,where thou hast bid us sup with thee4 #c4 ,now let all the heavens adore thee1 ,and men and angels sing before thee1 ,with harp and cymbal's clearest tone2 ,of one pearl each shining portal1 ,where we are with the choir immortal ,of angels round thy dazzling throne2 ,nor eye hath seen1 nor ear ,hath yet attained to hear ,what there is ours1 ,but we rejoice and sing to thee ,our hymn of joy eternally4 ,prayers before ,meat4 ,the eyes of all wait upon ,thee1 ,o ,lord3 ,thou givest them their meat in due season1 ,thou openest ,thy liberal hand1 and satisfiest the desire of every living thing4 ,amen4 ,come1 ,lord ,jesus1 be ,thou our guest1 ,and let all ,thou giv'st us be blest4 ,amen4 ,we thank ,thee1 dear ,son1 that ,thou hast again opened ,thy bountiful hand to supply our wants2 grant that we may receive this food with thanksgiving and gratitude and in ,thy fear1 and grant1 ,o ,lord6 that whatsoever we do1 whether we eat or drink1 all may be done to ,thy name's honor and glory1 through ,jesus ,christ1 our ,saviour4 ,amen4 ,o ,lord ,god1 heavenly ,father1 bless unto us these ,thy gifts1 which of ,thy tender kindness ,thou hast bestowed upon us1 through ,jesus ,christ1 our ,lord4 ,amen4 ,prayers after ,meat4 ,o give thanks unto the ,lord1 for ,he is good2 for ,his mercy endureth forever4 ,he giveth food to all flesh4 ,his mercies are new unto us every morning1 for his faithfulness eudureth unto all generations4 ,amen4 ,we give thanks to ,thee1 ,o ,god our ,father1 for all ,thy benefits1 through ,jesus ,christ our ,lord1 who with ,thee liveth and reigneth forever and ever4 ,amen4 ,we return thanks unto ,thee1 ,o ,lord6 that ,thou hast again vouchsafed to feed these perishable bodies1 and we beseech ,thee1 that ,thou wouldst also feed our souls with the bread of eternal life4 ,amen4