Almighty and Holy Spirit,
the comforter, pure, living, true—
illumine, govern, sanctify me,
and confirm my heart and mind in the faith,
and in all genuine consolation;
preserve and rule over me so that,
dwelling in the house of the Lord,
all the days of my life,
I may behold the Lord and praise him with a joyful spirit,
and in union with all the heavenly church. Amen.
Source: Philip Melanchthon (in some sources, titled “Melanchthon’s Last Prayer”)
Source of this version: http://www.lcr-yardley.org/content/adulted/Luther_theology.pdf
Also found here: The One Year Book of Personal Prayer, © 1991 Tyndale House Publishers (August 24)
Also found here: Freely modified from Prayers Ancient and Modern by Mary Wilder Tileston, Boston, Little Brown, 1914, p. 168 #2
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