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the way of salvation. Bless and preserve our government, and our fellow-citizens. Look down upon us all, I beseech Thee, O Lord, with eyes of mercy and compassion.
Bring us all to the perfect practice of a holy and virtuous life here, and to the possession of Thy eternal glory hereafter. May we all know Thee; may we all please Thee perfectly; may we all love and glorify Thee, through the same Jesus Christ, who, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, liveth and reigneth, one God, world without end. Amen.
Before the Consecration.
Why have not I, O God, at this moment, the ardent sighs with which the
