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The General Thanksgiving

Two short prayers among the Occasional Prayers and Thanksgivings of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer. The General Thanksgiving, composed by Edward Reynolds for the 1662 revision, is used for recovery from illness and for deliverance generally. The Prayer of St Chrysostom closes Morning and Evening Prayer and is the usual ending for small gatherings and hospital prayer.

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The General Thanksgiving

Two short prayers among the Occasional Prayers and Thanksgivings of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer. The General Thanksgiving, composed by Edward Reynolds for the 1662 revision, is used for recovery from illness and for deliverance generally. The Prayer of St Chrysostom closes Morning and Evening Prayer and is the usual ending for small gatherings and hospital prayer.

English · The Book of Common Prayer, 1662, 1662

Almightie God, Father of all mercies, We thine vnworthy servants do give thee most humble and hearty

thanks for all thy goodnes, and loving kindness to vs

and to all men [ particularly to those who desire now to offer vp their praises, and thanksgivings for thy late mercies vouchsafed vnto them] We bless thee for our creation,

preservation, and all the blessings of this life, but

above all for thine inestimable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ, for the

means of grace, and for the hope of glory. And

we beseech thee give vs that due sence of all thy

mercies that our hearts may be vnfeignedly thankfull, and that we shew forth thy prayse, not only with

our lips, but in our lives, by giving vp our selves to

thy service, and by walking before thee in holiness

and righteousnes all our dayes through Jesus Christ

our Lord, to whom with thee and the holy Ghost be

all honour and glory world without end. Amen.

Church of England, 1662. Published 1662, long before 1929, US public domain. UK Crown patent applies within the United Kingdom, so this edition is used here on the US basis only. Source

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