| That, strong in faith, we may resist in our last agony the roaring lion, | i Pet. v. | |
| That we may die the death of the just, and that our last end may be like to theirs, | Num. xxi. | |
| That thou wouldst enlighten my eyes, that I may never sleep in death, lest at any time my enemy prevail against me, | Ps. xii. | |
| That thou wouldst deliver us from the body of this death, | Rom. vii. | |
| That thou wouldst bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy Name, | Ps. cxli. | We beseech thee, hear us. |
| That thou wouldest gladden us when we die, like the good thief, with thy most sweet promise, and with the expectation of thy kingdom, | Luke xxiii. | |
| That thou wouldst not enter into judgment with thy servant, for in thy sight no man living shall be justified, | Ps. cxlii. | |
| That thou wouldst not deal with us according to our sins, nor reward us according to our iniquities, | Ps. cii. | |
| That I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, | Ps. xxvi. | |
| That when our earthly house of this habitation is dissolved, we may have a house not made with hands in Heaven, | 2 Cor. v. | |
| Lamb of God, who takest away the sins, &c. |
Let us pray.
O God, who, by the patience of thy only-begotten Son, hast broken the pride of our ancient enemy, grant us, we beseech thee, worthily to remember what he suffered for us, and so, by his example, to bear patiently all adversities.
O God, the most bountiful Creator, and most merciful restorer of mankind, who when, by the malice of the devil, man was cast down from eternal happiness, didst redeem him by the precious Blood of thy only-begotten Son; give to us, thy servants, life by the power of thy grace, and to us who are fallen stretch forth thy saving hand; fill us with joy of heart and gladness of spirit; drive away from us all the snares of the enemy, and send us to the saving Physician, the Angel of Peace, by thy comforts to relieve us from our distress, and by present aid to enable us to attain hereafter to the eternal rewards.
O God, by whose appointment passes each moment of our
