S. B. all this night. Bring us, we beseech thee, in, B. A.

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safety to the morning hours; through him who
died for us and rose again, thy Son our Saviour
Jesus Christ. Amen.

For Aid against Perils.

LORD, our heavenly Father, by whose Almighty power we have been preserved this day; By thy great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night; for the love of thy only Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen.

(f) Insert after the word

Thanksgivings.

the following rubric:

To be used after the General Thanksgiving,
at Morning and Evening Service; or else
before the two final Prayers, if the Office be
one in which the General Thanksgiving hath
not its usual place.

(g) In the title of the first Thanksgiving,
strike out the word The; in the rubric
before the Thanksgiving, substitute the
word desireth for being present in Church,
shall have desired; in the Thanksgiving,
strike out the words this woman; so that
the title, rubric and Thanksgiving will read
as follows:-

Thanksgiving of Women after Child-birth.

To be said when any Woman desireth to
return thanks to Almighty God for her safe
deliverance.

ALMIGHTY God, we give thee humble thanks for that thou hast been graciously pleased to preserve, through the great pain and

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S. B. peril of child-birth, thy servant, who desireth B. A. now to offer her praises and thanksgivings unto thee. Grant, we beseech thee, most merciful Father, that she, through thy help, may both faithfully live and walk according to thy will in this life present, and also may be partaker of everlasting glory in the life to come; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

(h) Insert the two following Thanksgivings, with their respective titles:

A1

For a Child's Recovery from Sickness. LMIGHTY God and heavenly Father, We give thee humble thanks for that thou hast been graciously pleased to deliver from his bodily sickness the child in whose behalf we now desire to bless and praise thy Name, in the presence of all thy people. Grant, we beseech thee, O gracious Father, that he, through thy help, may both faithfully walk according to thy will in this life present, and also may be partaker of everlasting glory in the life to come; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

For an Escape from Accident.

LORD God, in whose hand is the life of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind; We magnify thy goodness in that thou hast been pleased to save from deadly hurt this thy servant, who now desireth to offer thee his sacrifice of thanks and praise. Give him grace, we humbly beseech thee, worthily to spend in thy service the days which thou hast so mercifully prolonged, that henceforth. dwelling always under thy protection he may abide in thy love unto his life's end, through Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen.

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(i) Amend the title of the Thanksgiving B. A.
For a Safe Return from Sea, so as to read
For a Safe Return from Voyage or Travel;
in the Thanksgiving, insert after the words
"the great deep" the words "[his way],"
italicizing both phrases; so that the Thanks-
giving will read as follows:-

For a Safe Return from Voyage or Travel.
MOST gracious Lord, whose mercy is over

all thy works; We praise thy holy Name
that thou hast been pleased to conduct in safety,
through the perils of the great deep [his way],
this thy servant, who now desireth to return his
thanks unto thee, in thy holy Church. May he
be duly sensible of thy merciful providence
towards him, and ever express his thankfulness
by a holy trust in thee, and obedience to thy
laws; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

(j) Arrange the various Thanksgivings in the order observed in the Book Annexed, pp. 53-56.

RESOLUTION VIII.

Resolved: That the following Form of
Prayer, entitled

A PENITENTIAL OFFICE FOR ASH
WEDNESDAY,

be added to the Book of Common Prayer,
to be placed after the Prayers and Thanks-
givings upon several occasions, and that the
proposed addition be made known to the
several Dioceses, in order that it may be
adopted in the next General Convention,

S. B. in accordance with the provisions of Article B. A. VIII of the Constitution.

A PENITENTIAL OFFICE

FOR ASH WEDNESDAY.

¶ On the First Day of Lent, at Morning Prayer,
the Office ensuing shall be read immediately
after the Prayer We humbly beseech thee, O
Father, in the Litany, and in place of what
there followeth.

The same Office may be read at other times,
at the discretion of the Minister.

¶ The Minister and the People kneeling, then
shall be said by them this Psalm following.

HA

Miserere mei, Deus. Psalm li.

AVE mercy upon me, O God, after thy great goodness according to the multitude of thy mercies do away mine offences. Wash me throughly from my wickedness: and cleanse me from my sin.

For I acknowledge my faults: and my sin is ever before me.

Against thee only have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified in thy saying, and clear when thou art judged.

Behold, I was shapen in wickedness sin hath my mother conceived me.

and in

But lo, thou requirest truth in the inward parts and shalt make me to understand wisdom secretly.

Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean thou shalt wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

Thou shalt make me hear of joy and gladness that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

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S. B.

Turn thy face from my sins and put out all B. A. my misdeeds.

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Make me a clean heart, O God and renew a right spirit within me.

Cast me not away from thy presence and take not thy holy Spirit from me.

O give me the comfort of thy help again : and stablish me with thy free Spirit.

Then shall I teach thy ways unto the wicked: and sinners shall be converted unto thee.

Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, thou that art the God of my health and my tongue shall sing of thy righteousness.

Thou shalt open my lips, O Lord : and my mouth shall show thy praise.

For thou desirest no sacrifice, else would I give it thee but thou delightest not in burntofferings.

The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit: a broken and contrite heart, O God, shalt thou not despise.

O be favourable and gracious unto Sion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.

Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifice of righteousness, with the burnt-offerings and oblations then shall they offer young bullocks upon thine altar.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost;

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be world without end. Amen.

:

¶ If the Litany hath been already said in full,
the Minister may omit all that followeth, to
the Prayer, O Lord, we beseech thee, &c.

Lord, have mercy upon us.

Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.

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