Prayer before Communion

Lord Jesus Christ,
may your holy body be my food.
May your holy blood be my drink.
May your sufferings and death strengthen me.

Lord Jesus Christ, hear me.
Hide me in your holy wounds
and let me never be separated from you.
Lord Jesus Christ,
keep me from the evil one,
be merciful to me in the hour of my death,
that with all the elect I may praise you,
forever and ever.
Amen.

Source: Modified from  Evangelical Lutheran Hymnal, Evangelical Lutheran Joint Synod of Ohio and Other States, Luth. Book concern, 1891, p. 544 #1

As a block paragraph:

Lord Jesus Christ, may your holy body be my food. May your holy blood be my drink. May your sufferings and death strengthen me. Lord Jesus Christ, hear me. Hide me in your holy wounds and let me never be separated from you. Lord Jesus Christ, keep me from the evil one, be merciful to me in the hour of my death, that with all the elect I may praise you, forever and ever.

Reworded for public worship:

Lord Jesus Christ, may your holy body be our food. May your holy blood be our drink. May your sufferings and death strengthen us. Hear us. Hide us in your holy wounds and let us never be separated from you. Lord Jesus Christ, keep us from the evil one and be merciful to us to the end, that with all the elect we may praise you; you live and reign, now and forever.

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pastorstratman

Lutheran pastor and musician serving St. Stephen's in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin.

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