May the love of the Father enfold us,
the wisdom of the + Son enlighten us,
the fire of the Spirit inflame us;
and may the blessing of the triune God rest on us,
and abide with us,
now and evermore.
Source: Unknown, found on http://www.biblia.work/sermons/prayersbible-prayers-short/
To the Holy Spirit who sanctifies us,
with the Father who made and created us,
and the + Son who redeemed us,
be given all honor and glory,
now and forever.
Source: Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556), found on http://www.biblia.work/sermons/prayersbible-prayers-short/ (modified)
Son of God,
Lord Jesus Christ,
crucified on a cross for us
and raised up from the grave,
to you we pray.
Receive us into your eternal church
and keep us always.
With your Holy Spirit, guide us
in the light of your Word.
The almighty God,
Father of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ,
mercifully protect you,
strengthen you,
and guide you.
May the almighty God,
Father of our Savior Jesus Christ,
who through his gospel is gathering
an eternal church among men and women,
strengthen you in body and soul,
and graciously keep and guide you,
now and forever.
Source: Philip Melanchthon, found on http://www.biblia.work/sermons/prayersbible-prayers-short/ (modified)
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Prayers by Philip Melanchthon are included in Prayers from the Evangelical-Lutheran Heritage, available from Amazon.com, and also available for Amazon Kindle. It is a collection of prayers from the history of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church from Luther to Loehe. The collection includes prayers by Johannes Bugenhagen, Georg C. Dieffenbach, Veit Dietrich, Matthias Flacius, Wilhelm Loehe, Martin Luther, Philip Melanchthon, Joachim Mynsinger, Johann G. Olearius, Johann Jacob Rambach, and the early agendas and prayer books of the Austrian, Brunswick, Hamburg, Lueneberg, Norwegian, Nuremberg, Pomeranian, Riga, Russian, Saxon, Schleswig-Holstein, and Swedish Evangelical-Lutheran churches.
May the almighty Lord,
who bore the reproach of the cross,
bless all this family present here.
Amen.
May he, who hung on the tree,
himself lead us to the heavenly kingdom.
Amen.
May he place us at the right hand of the Father,
who was made the cause of our peace.
Amen.
Through the mercy of our God,
who is blessed and reigns,
and governs all things,
now and forever.
Source: Mozarabic Breviary, found on http://www.biblia.work/sermons/prayersbible-prayers-short/
For Christmas Eve
May God Almighty, who by the Incarnation of his only Son drove away the darkness of the world and by his glorious birth enlightened this most holy night, drive away from us the darkness of sins and enlighten our hearts with the light of Christian graces. Amen.
And may he, who willed that the great day of his most holy birth should be told to the shepherds by an angel, pour on us the refreshing shower of his blessing, and guide us by him, our Shepherd, to the pastures of everlasting joy. Amen.
And may he, who through his Incarnation united earthly things with heavenly, fill us with the sweetness of inward peace and good will, and make us partakers with the heavenly host. Amen.
For Christmas Day
May God almighty, who made this most holy day to be sacred by the birth of his Son, bless us, and rouse our minds to heavenly things. Amen.
And may he, who has placed him who is the bread of angels in the manger of the church to be the food of faithful creatures, both cause us in this present life to taste the sweetness of eternal joys, and lead us in that which is to come to the participation of everlasting rewards. Amen.
And may he who willed his infant form to be clothed in worthless rags, clothe us with the adorning of the robes of heaven. Amen.
Source: Gregorian and Mozarabic Rites
Source of this version: Modified from The Priest to the Altar: Or Aids to the Devout Celebration of Holy Communion Chiefly After the Ancient English Use of Sarum, Peter Goldsmith Medd, Rivingtons, 1879
God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit
bless, preserve, and keep us.
The Lord mercifully with look on us with his favor,
and fill us with all spiritual benediction and grace,
that we may live godly, righteously, and soberly in this life,
and in the world to come we may have life everlasting.
Amen.
Source: The gospel of the kingdom, a vade-mecum of texts and prayers of intercession, ed. Hugh Croskery, 1877 and Short services for family worship: arranged chiefly from the Book of common prayer by John Gibson, 1844
This blessing is based in part on Numbers 6:24ff.
May the Lord direct our hearts,
this day and for ever,
in the love of God
and in the patient waiting for Christ.
The Lord bless us and preserve us from all evil
and bring us to everlasting life;
through Jesus + Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Source: Parts are from Sarum Rite (“The Lord bless us…”).
Source of this version: The gospel of the kingdom, a vade-mecum of texts and prayers of intercession, ed. Hugh Croskery, 1877
The blessing of the Lord rest and remain on all his people, in every land and of every tongue.
The Lord meet in mercy all who seek him.
The Lord comfort all who suffer and mourn.
The Lord hasten his coming, and give us and all his people peace by all means.
Amen.
Source: Handley Carr Glyn Moule, d. 1920
May the wisdom of the Wonderful Counselor direct you,
the strength of the Mighty God protect you,
the love of the Everlasting Father embrace you,
the peace of the Prince of Peace surround you.
Source: Unknown, possibly Celtic.
This blessing is drawn from Isaiah 9:6
Grace to you and peace
from him who is, who was, and who is coming,
and from the seven spirits that are before his throne,
and from Jesus Christ
the faithful witness,
the firstborn from the dead,
and the ruler of the kings of the earth.
Source: Revelation 1:4-5 (Evangelical Heritage Version)
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