be displeasing to thee, and to give us that which is agreeable in thy sight. Grant that we may here do what thou hast commanded, and hereafter receive what thou hast promised.
To thee, O Lord, I commend my soul and body, my wife and children, my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, my friends, relations, and benefactors, and all those for whom I am bound to pray. To thee I commend all the faithful of the Holy Catholic Church, and the subjects of this nation, and its rulers. Grant, O Lord, that all may be brought to know thee, to love thee, and be beloved by thee. Enlighten those who are in the darkness of error, and bring all to the true faith who as yet do not know thee. Grant to all, O Lord, thy grace, and direct us in the way of peace, that we may in all things do thy holy will. Comfort those who are in sorrow, in grief, or in temptation, and mercifully relieve them in their afflictions, whether spiritual or temporal. Finally, O Lord, I commend all to thy holy protection, that thou wouldst vouchsafe forgiveness and peace to the living, and eternal rest to the souls of the faithful departed. Amen.
ANOTHER.
INTO the hands of thy unspeakable mercy, O Lord, I commend my soul and body, my thoughts, words, and actions, my going out and coming in, my faith and conversation, the course and end of my life, the day and hour of my death, my rest and resurrection, with thy saints. Amen.
FOR THE RELIGIOUS PROSPERITY OF OUR NATION.
O SOVEREIGN LORD, to whom all the kingdoms of the earth are subject, under whose protection they are safe, and by whose blessing alone they can prosper, have mercy on this nation.
