FORMS OF PRAYER FOR THE

gracious Queen Mary, Alexandra the Queen Mother. Edward Prince of Wales, and all the Royal Family: that they ever trusting in thy goodness, protected by thy power, and crowned with thy gracious and endless favour, may long continue before thee in peace and safety, joy and honour, and after death may obtain everlasting life and glory, by the Merits and Media tion of Christ Jesus our Saviour, who with thee and the Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth ever one God, world without end. Amen.

LMIGHTY

A the kingdoms of the World, and dost order them according to thy good pleasure; We yield thee unfeigned thanks, for that thou wast pleased, as on this day, to set

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thy Servant our Sovereign Lord, King Let thy wisdom be his guide and let thine arm strengthen him; let truth and justice, holiness and righteousness, peace and charity abound in his days. Direct all his counsels and endeavours to thy glory, and the welfare of his subjects; give us grace to obey him cheerfully for conscience sake; and let him always possess the hearts of his people; let his Reign be and crown everlasting life in the world to come; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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DAY OF ACCESSION.

A Prayer for Unity.

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Christ, our only Saviour, the Prince of Peace; Give us grace seriously to lay to heart the great dangers we are in by our unhappy divisions. Take away all hatred and prejudice, and whatsoever else may hinder us from godly Union and Concord: that, as there is but one Body, and one Spirit, and one Hope of our Calling, one Lord, one Faith, one Baptism, one God and Father of us all, so we may henceforth be all of one heart, and of one soul, united in one holy bond and may with one mind and one mouth glorify thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen.

ALMIGHTY God, the fountain of all

wisdom, who our before we ask, and our ignorance in ask­ing; We beseech thee to have compassion upon our infirmities; and those things, which for our unworthiness we dare not, and for our blindness we cannot ask, vouchsafe to give us for the worthiness A­of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

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THE blessing of God Almighty, the

be amongst you, and remain with you always. Amen.

" GEORGE R

THEREAS by Our Royal Warrant dated the Twelfth day of May of this WH present year certain Forms of Prayer and Service were made for the " Sixth day of May and commanded to be printed and published and annexed " to the Book of Common Prayer and Liturgy of the Church of England to be used yearly in all Churches and Chapels in England and Wales and in the Town of " Berwick- on- Tweed:

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" NOW THEREFORE Our Will and Pleasure is that Our said Royal Warrant be " revoked. and that the use of the said Forms of Prayer and Service be discontinued " and that the Forms of Prayer and Service hereunto annexed be forthwith printed " and published and annexed to the Book of Common Prayer and Liturgy of the " Church of England to be used yearly on the Sixth day of May in all Churches and " Chapels in England and Wales and in the Town of Berwick- on- Tweed.

Given at Our Court at Saint James's the Twenty- third day of June " 1910; in the First year of Our Reign.

" By His Majesty's Command.

" WINSTON SPENCER CHURCHILL