Hope of all the ends of the earth, in you our fathers trusted, and you delivered them. You know we are made from dust, and you know our shortcomings. Have pity on us, Lord. Help of the helpless, and stronger than the strong, remember all who are in distress of mind, body, or situation. Help and strengthen them in every need. It is truly good and right, in all things, for all people, in joy and sorrow, alone and together, to remember and worship you, to trust in you, and praise you, Lord and Father, King and God, fountain of life and immortality, source of eternal good. All the heavens sing of your glory, and all the higher spirits praise you, crying to each other, and doing the work you give them, and so perfecting praise. Blessed be God, who lives forever, my strength and my deliverer, my salvation, and my refuge forever. Amen.
Rowland Williams (1818-1870). Revised from Prayers Ancient and Modern.
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