The Lord’s Prayer

The Lord’s Prayer

1 I am thy sovereign Lord and God,
Which have thee brought from careful thrall,
And eke reclaimed from Pharaoh’s rod,
Make thee no gods on them to call.

2 Nor fashioned form of any thing,
in heaven or earth to worship it:
For I thy God by revenging,
With grievous plagues this sin will smite.

3 Take not in vain God’s holy name,
Abuse it not after thy will:
For so thou might’st soon purchase blame,
And in his wrath he would thee spill.

4 The Lord from work the seventh day ceased,
And brought all things to perfect end:
So thou and thine that day take rest,
That to God’s hests ye may attend.

5 Unto thy parents honor give,
As God’s commandments do pretend,
That thou long days and good maist live
In earth where God a place doth lend.

6 Beware of murder and cruel hate,

7 All filthy fornication fear.

8 See thou steal not in any rate.

9 False witness against no man bear.
10 Thy neighbor’s house wish not to have,
His wife nor ought that he calls mine:
His field, his Ox, his Ass, his slave,
Or anything that is not thine.

A prayer.

The Spirit of grace grant us (O Lord) To keep these Laws our hearts restore: And cause us all with one accord To magnify thy name therefore.

For of ourselves no strength we have To keep these laws after thy will: Thy might therefore (O Christ) we crave, That we in thee may them fulfill.

Lord, for thy name’s sake grant us this, Thou art our strength, O Savior Christ: Of thee to speed how should we miss, In whom our treasure doth consist?

To thee forevermore be praise, With the Father in each respect: And with the holy Spirit always, The comforter of thine elect.

The Lord’s Prayer.

Our father which in heaven art, And mak’st us all one brotherhood: To call upon thee with one heart, Our heavenly Father and our God,

Grant we pray not with lips alone: But with the hearts deep sigh and groan.

Thy blessed name be sanctified, The holy word might us inflame, In holy life for to abide, To magnify thy holy name:

From all errs defend and keep The little flock of thy poor sheep,

Thy kingdom come even at this hour, And henceforth everlastingly: Thine holy Ghost into us pour, With all his gifts most plenteously

From Satan’s rage and filthy band Defend us with thy mighty hand.

Thy will be done with diligence, Like as in heaven in earth also: In trouble grant us patience, Thee to obey in wealth and woe.

Let not flesh, blood, or any ill Prevail against thy holy will.

Give us this day our daily bread, And all other good gifts of thine: Keep us from war, and from bloodshed, Also from sickness, death, and pine:

That we may live in quietness, Without all greedy carefulness.

Forgive us our offences all, Relieve our careful conscience: As we forgive both great and small Which unto us have done offence:

Prepare us Lord for to serve thee In perfect love and unity.

O Lord into temptation Lead us not when the fiend doth rage: To withstand his invasion, Give power and strength to every age,

Arm and make strong thy feeble host, With faith and with the holy Ghost.

O Lord from evil deliver us, The days and times are dangerous, From everlasting death save us, And in our last need comfort us:

A blessed end to us bequeath, Into thy hands our souls receive.

For thou O Lord art king of kings And thou hast power over all: Thy glory shineth in all things, In the wide world universal.

Amen, Let it be done O Lord,

That we have prayed with one accord.

THE BOOK OF PSALMS