Grant that thy Church, being alway preserved from false Apostles
Grant that thy Church, being alway preserved from false Apostles
put not our trust in any thing that we do
Thy way, O God, is holy
who is so great a God as our God?
stretch forth thy right hand to help and defend us
I AM the resurrection and the life, saith the Lord
perceive and know what things they ought to do
the fruition of thy glorious Godhead
mortified from all worldly and carnal lusts
make us clean from all sin
Grant us the true Circumcision of the Spirit
teach us to number our days : that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
made thy children by adoption and grace
out of the mouths of babes and sucklings hast ordained strength
cast thy bright beams of light upon thy Church
stedfastly look up to heaven, and by faith behold the glory that shall be revealed
COMMONLY CALLED CHRISTMAS DAY
given us thy only-begotten Son to take our nature upon him
Christ came to visit us in great humility
O Lord, raise up (we pray thee) thy power, and come among us, and with great might succour us
Grant us so perfectly, and without all doubt, to believe in thy Son Jesus Christ
that both by their life and doctrine they may set forth thy glory, and set forward the salvation of all men
thou didst not abhor the Virgin's womb.
O Sapientia
Grant that the ministers and stewards of thy mysteries may likewise so prepare and make ready thy way
hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them
after that to the people also in order, into their hands, all meekly kneeling.
he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge both the quick and the dead
give up ourselves obediently to fulfil the holy commandments
O ETERNAL Lord God, who alone spreadest out the heavens, and rulest the raging of the sea
plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works