Grant, LORD, Thy ceaseless blessings And rest that lasts for aye. L. O LORD, to Whom the spirits live Light Eternal, JESU blest, Shine on them, and grant them rest. Bless Thou the dead which die in Thee, And give them everlasting peace. Shine on them, and grant them rest. In Thy green, pleasant pastures feed And by the still, cool waters lead Shine on them, and grant them rest. Heal Thou the wounds of earthly strife, Light Eternal, JESU blest, Shine on them, and grant them rest. How long, O Holy LORD, how long Light Eternal, JESU blest, Shine on them, and grant them rest. And set them in Thy golden crown. Shine on them, and grant them rest. Light Eternal, JESU blest, Shine on them, and give them rest. Litanies. LITANY FOR THE SICK. [May be shortened by omitting the light of heaven, and didst the clauses marked *.] LORD, have mercy, &c. O GOD the FATHER, of heaven,\ O Thou Who healest those that are broken in heart, Who woundest and makest whole, Who killest and makest alive, Who bringest down to the grave and bringest up, O Thou Who art wont to heal those who pray in their sickness, and Who of Thy great mercy dost save all that put their trust in Thee, * O... didst heal Job when smitten with grievous sores, and didst save Hezekiah in his sickness when he called upon Thee, *O... madest Tobit to see Have mercy upon us. hear the Canaanitish woman intreating for her daughter, * O... didst deliver Peter's wife's mother from the fever, and didst raise up to perfect health the woman bowed with an infirmity of eighteen years, * O . . . didst save the nobleman's son when dying of a fever, and Who didst heal the Centurion's servant by a word, O... didst heal and cleanse the palsied and the lepers, and didst set free those who were possessed with the devil, O... didst make the deaf to hear and the dumb to speak, the lame to walk, and the blind to see, *0.. by the touch of Thy garments didst cure the woman with the issue of blood, and by Thine own touch didst heal the sick and weakly of their infirmities and plagues, Have mercy upon us. O... dost carry all our sorrows, and dost refresh the weary and heavy laden, * O didst deliver the dead son to his mother, and didst restore the daughter of Jairus to life, and didst raise Lazarus from the grave after four days, 0. didst visit the sick, and didst promise eternal rewards to those that visit them, *O by the shadow of Peter didst deliver many from their diseases, and didst cure many sick by the napkins and girdles of Paul, and Who didst recall a dead man to life through the bones of Elisha, O GOD, our helper and our protection, our aid and our deliverer, our strength and patience, our SAVIOUR and Redeemer, the horn also of our salvation, and our refuge, Have mercy upon us. O LORD. Be merciful and spare us, Be merciful and hear us, O LORD. Be merciful and deliver us, O LORD. From all evil and sin, from all weakness and sickness, from all murmuring and impatience, *From all contagion and pestilence, from the snares of the devil, from sudden death, and from everlasting damnation, By Thy fasting and temptation, by Thy tears and sorrows, by Thy labours and weariness, by Thy fear and grief, By Thine Agony and Bloody Sweat, by Thy most holy Wounds, by the desolation which Thou didst feel, and by the thirst which Thou didst endure, By Thy Cross and Passion, by Thy death and burial, by Thy glorious Resurrection, and by Thy wonderful Ascension, Good LORD, deliver us. In the day of judgment, we sinners beseech Thee to hear us. That Thou mayest spare and pardon us; That Thou mayest grant us time for true repentance with sorrow of heart; That Thou mayest visit and comfort us, granting unto us health of mind and body, and pardon and remission of all our sins; That Thou wouldest pour into us the grace and comfort of Thy HOLY SPIRIT, and give us true and Christian patience in all our troubles and adversities; *That . . . protect us in the hour of our death from all the snares of the devil, that we may die in Thy grace and persevere unto the end; That. bless and hallow our last end, and receive our spirit into Thy hands, and after death bid us enter into the gates of Paradise with joy ; That... hearken unto us, O SON of GOD; O Lamb of GOD, &c. O Lamb of GOD, &c. . O Lamb of GOD, &c. Have mercy upon us, JESU. We beseech Thee to hear us, good LORD. O CHRIST, hear us. LORD, have mercy, &c. CHRIST, &c. LORD, &c. Our FATHER, &c. . O LORD, save Thy servants. Ry. Which put, &c. . Be Thou our helper, leave us not. R. Neither forsake us, O GOD of our salvation. . Help us, O GOD our SAVIOUR. Ry. And for the glory of Thy Name deliver us, and be merciful unto us sinners for Thy Name's sake. . LORD, hear, &c. Ry. And let, &c. Let us pray. [Select the Collect according to circumstances.] SHORT LITANY, SUITABLE FOR ANY SICK ADULT. O GOD the FATHER, of heaven, Have mercy upon him. Keep and defend him. O GOD the SON, Redeemer, &c. Have mercy upon him. Save him and deliver him. O GOD the HOLY GHOST, &c. Have mercy upon him. Strengthen and comfort him. O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, Have mercy upon him. Remember not, LORD, his offences, nor the offences of his forefathers; but spare him, good LORD, spare this Thy servant, whom Thou hast redeemed with Thy most Précious Blood, and be not angry with him for ever, Spare him, good LORD. From Thy wrath and heavy indignation; from the fear of death; from the guilt and burden of his sins; and from the dreadful sentence of the last judgment, From the sting and terrors of conscience; from distrust or despair; from anguish or agony, that may in any way withdraw his mind from Thee, From the bitter pangs of eternal death; from the powers of darkness; and from the assaults of our ghostly enemy, By Thy manifold and great mercies; by the manifold and great merits of JESUS CHRIST Thy SON; by His Agony and/ Good LORD, deliver him. Bloody Sweat; by His strong) crying and tears; by His bitter Cross and Passion; by His glorious Resurrection and Ascension; by His effectual and most acceptable Intercession; and by the graces and comforts of Thy HOLY SPIRIT, In the time of extremity; in his last and greatest need; in the hour of death, and in the day of judgment, We sinners beseech Thee to hear us, O LORD GOD: that it may please Thee to assuage his pains, and give him patience to bear his sickness; and when Thou shalt call him home, give him a quiet and joyful depar ture; That it may please Thee to make him a partaker of all Thy mercies and promises in CHRIST JESUS ; That it may please Thee, after this life, to bestow upon him the state of joy, bliss, and happiness, with all Thy blessed saints in Thy heavenly kingdom; We beseech Thee to hear us, good LORD. Good LORD, deliver him. SON of GOD, we beseech Thee to hear us. O Lamb of GOD, that takest, &c., O Lamb of GOD, &c. O CHRIST, hear us. LORD, have mercy, &c. CHRIST, &c. LORD, &c. Our FATHER, &c. LITANY FOR THE DYING. LORD, have mercy, &c.; Have mercy, &c. O GOD, the HOLY GHOST, &c.; Holy Trinity, One GOD; One and the same merciful God; O GOD, Holy SAVIOUR of the world, Have mercy, &c. Be merciful, O LORD; Consider and hear him. Spare and pardon him. Save and defend him. From all evil, and from the power of sin, From the snares of the devil, and the deceits of the world, From the terror of death, and from Thy wrathful indignation, By Thy most holy and suffering life, By Thy most holy and loving death, By Thy mysterious descent into hell, By Thy glorious Resurrection and by Thy wonderful Ascension, By the gift of the HOLY GHOST, the Comforter of souls, By Thy coming to Judgment in power and glory, We sinners do beseech Thee' to hear us : That it may please Thee to deliver his soul from the princes of darkness and from the place of punishment; That not to remember the sins and offences of his youth; That... graciously to forgive him for whatsoever he hath done amiss; That... to loose the bands of his sins; Deliver his soul, O LORD. We beseech Thee, &c. JESU, most wonderful, JESU, brighter than the sun, JESU, fairer than the moon, JESU, more shining than the stars, JESU, most admirable, JESU, our Refuge, JESU, Father of the poor, JESU, Consolation of the afflicted, JESU, Treasure of the faithful, JESU, Star of the sea, JESU, eternal Wisdom, JESU, Strength of the Martyrs, JESU, Crown of all Saints, Deliver us, JESU. Have mercy upon us. From all peril, From the snares of the Devil, From plague, famine, and war, From the transgression of Thy commandments, From the attack of all evils, By Thy Death, By Thy Resurrection, Deliver us, JESU. O Lamb of GOD, that takest, &c., O Lamb of GOD, &c., Have mercy on us, JESU. . Blessed be the Name of the LORD. R. From this time forth for evermore. . O LORD, hear, &c. Rz. And let, &c. . The LORD, &c. Ry. And with, &c. Let us pray. GOD, Which hast made the glorious Name of JESUS CHRIST Thy SON our LORD most dear to Thy faithful people, and most terrible to evil spirits; grant, we beseech Thee, that all we, who worship this Name on earth, may receive in this life the sweetness of Thy holy consolations, and in the world to come, the joy of exultation, and of eternal blessedness in Heaven; through the same JESUS CHRIST our LORD. Who liveth, &c. |