The Litany for Ordinations - Smith, Christopher

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"This is a setting of the Litany for Ordinations from the 1979 ''Book of Common Prayer'' (ECUSA). It is intended as a replacement for the monotone (S-390) with the same preface and congregational responses."

◈ Genre → Unknown ♬ Voicing → B ¶ Language → English

Parts 1

Instruments Organ

Pages 10

CPDL # 48820

Editor Christopher Smith

Posted 2018-02-15

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¶Lyrics / Text

God the Father, ''Have mercy on us.'' God the Son, ''Have mercy on us.'' God the Holy Spirit, ''Have mercy on us.'' Holy Trinity, one God, ''Have mercy on us.'' We pray to you, Lord Christ. ''Lord, hear our prayer.'' For the holy Church of God, that it may be filled with truth and love, and be found without fault at the Day of your Coming, we pray to you, O Lord. ''Lord, hear our prayer.'' For all members of your Church in their vocation and ministry, that they may serve you in a true and godly life, we pray to you, O Lord. ''Lord, hear our prayer.'' For N., our Presiding Bishop, and for all bishops, priests, and deacons, that they may be filled with your love, may hunger for truth, and may thirst after righteousness, we pray to you, O Lord. ''Lord, hear our prayer.'' For N., chosen bishop (priest, deacon) in your Church, we pray to you, O Lord. ''Lord, hear our prayer.'' That (s)he may faithfully fulfill the duties of this ministry, build up your Church, and glorify your Name, we pray to you, O Lord. ''Lord, hear our prayer.'' That by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit he may be sustained and encouraged to persevere to the end, we pray to you, O Lord. ''Lord, hear our prayer.'' For his/her family [the members of his household or community], that they may be adorned with all Christian virtues, we pray to you, O Lord. ''Lord, hear our prayer.'' For all who fear God and believe in you, Lord Christ, that our divisions may cease and that all may be one as you and the Father are one, we pray to you, O Lord. ''Lord, hear our prayer.'' For the mission of the Church, that in faithful witness it may preach the Gospel to the ends of the earth, we pray to you, O Lord. ''Lord, hear our prayer.'' For those who do not yet believe, and for those who have lost their faith, that they may receive the light of the Gospel, we pray to you, O Lord. ''Lord, hear our prayer.'' For the peace of the world, that a spirit of respect and forbearance may grow among nations and peoples