FORMS OF PRAYER

TO BE

USED AT SEA.

The Morning and Evening Service to be used daily at Sea shall be the same which is appointed in the Book of Common Prayer.

These two following Prayers are to be also used in her Majesty's Navy every day.

ETERNAL Lord God, who a­lone spreadest out the heavens, and rulest the raging of the sea; who hast compassed the waters with bounds until day and night come to an end; Be pleased to receive into thy Almighty and most gracious pro­tection the persons of us thy servants, and the Fleet in which we serve. Preserve us from the dangers of the sea, and from the violence of the

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our doings, with thy most gra­cious favour, and further us with thy continual help; that in all our works begun, continued, and ended in thee, we may glorify thy holy Name, and finally by thy mercy ob­tain everlasting life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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enemy; that we may be a safeguard O MOST glorious and gracious

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unto our most gracious Sovereign Lady, Queen VICTORIA, and her Dominions, and a security for such as pass on the seas upon their lawful occasions, that the inhabitants of our Island may in peace and quiet­ness serve thee our God; and that we may return in safety to enjoy the blessings of the land, with the fruits of our labours, and with a thankful remembrance of thy mercies to praise and glorify thy holy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Collect.

Prayers to be used in Storms at Sea.

MOST powerful and glorious Lord

the winds blow, and lift up the waves of the sea, and who stillest the rage thereof; We thy creatures, but mi­serable sinners, do in this our great distress cry unto thee for help: Save, Lord, or else we perish. We con­fess, when we have been safe, and seen all things quiet about us, we

have forgot thee our God, and re­fused to hearken to the still voice of thy word, and to obey thy command­ments: But now we see, how ter­rible thou art in all thy works of wonder; the great God to be feared above all: And therefore we adore thy Divine Majesty, acknowledging thy power, and imploring thy good­ness. Help, Lord, and save us for thy mercy's sake in Jesus Christ thy Son, our Lord. Amen.

ven, but beholdest all things below; eseech thee, and Look down, we hear us, calling out of the depth of misery, and out of the jaws of this death, which is ready now to swal­low us up: Save, Lord, or else we perish. The living, the living, shall praise thee. O send thy word of com­mand to rebuke the raging winds, and the roaring sea; that we, being delivered from this distress, may live to serve thee, and to glorify thy Name all the days of our life. Hear, Lord, and save us, for the infinite

merits Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

The Prayer to be said before a Fight at Sea against any Enemy.

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MOST powerful and glorious

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rulest and commandest all things; Thou sittest in the throne judging right, and therefore we make our address to thy Divine Majesty in this our necessity, that thou wouldest take the cause into thine own hand,

judge between us and our ene­mies. Stir up thy strength, O Lord, and come and help us; for thou giv­est not alway the battle to the strong, but canst save by many or by few. 0 let not our sins now cry against us for vengeance; but hear us thy poor servants begging mercy, and implor­ing thy help, and that thou wouldest