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 MILTON'S PROPHECY, 1637 
 
 ORDS and Commons of England, consider what 
 
 Nation it is whereof ye are the Governours : a 
 Nation not slow and dull but of a quick and piercing 
 spirit, not beneath the reach of any point the highest 
 that any human capacity can soar to. What wants 
 there, but wise and faithful Labourers to make a 
 Nation of Prophets, of Sages, and of Worthies. 
 
 I doubt not if some great and worthy stranger should 
 come among us, wise to discern the temper and mould 
 of a people, observing the high hopes and aims, the 
 diligent alacrity of our extended thoughts, but that 
 he would cry out as Pyrrhus did, admiring the Roman 
 docility and courage, "if such were my Epirots I 
 would not despair the greatest design that could be 
 attempted to make a Church or Kingdom happy." 
 
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Let us pray for the State 
 
 For the King and those in Power 
 For the Nation 
 
 For those who may arrange the 
 Peace 
 
 Let us pray for our Forces 
 
 By Sea 
 On Land 
 In Air 
 
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 OLORD, we pray Thee to guide our King and 
 Queen, and to grant them a supporting sense of 
 Thy Presence and of their People's Love. 
 Grant to those in Power — whether in Parliament, 
 the City, or the Field— Wisdom in Counsel, Prompt- 
 ness in Action, so that, upholding what is Right and 
 following what is True, they may fulfil Thy Divine 
 Purpose. 
 
 GRANT that as a Nation we may be more God- 
 fearing, and earnest in obeying Thy Will : and 
 that with Courage and Loyalty, Tranquillity and 
 Self-control, we may accomplish that which Thou 
 givest us to do, and bear that which Thou givest us to 
 bear. 
 
 WE pray Thee to prosper all Counsels which tend 
 towards such a sound and lasting Peace as 
 shall deal justly between People and People, 
 and bring about Fellowship among the Nations, for 
 the Glory of God and the Relief of Man's Estate. 
 
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 O ALMIGHTY GOD, the Sovereign Commander 
 of all the world, protect our Sailors and the 
 Fleet in which they serve from the Dangers of 
 the Sea and the Violence of the Enemy. Nerve them 
 to meet the strain of Waiting and of their great Re- 
 sponsibility for the Welfare of the Nation. Make 
 them alert in Watching and resistless in Fighting. 
 
 GRANT that our Soldiers may be brave in Battle, 
 high-hearted in Hardships, dauntless in Defeat 
 and in Captivity, gentle in Victory. 
 Remember those who have trained themselves in 
 Peace to help their Country in War ; and give them 
 Skill and Courage, Endurance and Self-control, in 
 the work now set them. 
 
 THOU Who bringest the winds out of Thy 
 \J Treasures, let Thy guiding and protecting 
 Hand be about our Airmen : and help those 
 who love them to feel that underneath are the Ever- 
 lasting Arms. 
 
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 Let us pray for other Nations 
 For our Allies 
 
 For our Kinsfolk and Brothers in 
 
 Arms 
 For our Enemies 
 
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 Let us pray for the Sad 
 
 For the Bereaved 
 For the Impoverished 
 For the Anxious 
 
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 REMEMBER, O LORD, for good.the Belgians, , 
 the French, the Russians, and all our Allies — y 
 and grant that the outcome of the War may 
 be truer Brotherhood among the Nations. 
 
 GIVE Thy special Blessing to those who have 
 so generously come to our aid— the Dominions, 
 the Colonies, the Indian Princes and Peoples — 
 and grant that the War may knit us all closer to- I 
 gether as Fellow-workers with each other and with / 
 Thee. ' 
 
 FOR what our Enemies may do to us of Kindness 
 and Mercy, reward them, O Lord, tenfold: and 
 grant that we and they, learning to see each 
 other's point of view, may be charitable in our Judg- 
 ments. 
 
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 T ET Thy tender mercy be with those who are 
 I - bereaved, and grant that they may be able to 
 comfort others with the Comfort wherewith they 
 themselves are comforted of Thee. 
 
 GIVE Courage to those who are impoverished or 
 in Need : and knit us all closer to each other, by 
 this opportunity of mutual Help. 
 
 GRANT Calmness and Control of Thought to those 
 who are facing Uncertainty and Anxiety : let 
 their Heart stand fast, believing in the Lord. 
 Be Thou all things to all men, knowing each one 
 and his Petition, each House and its Need. (Russian.) 
 
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 Let us pray for those who suffer 
 
 For humble Beasts 
 For the Wounded 
 For the Dying 
 
 Let us pray for those who help our 
 Forces 
 
 For Army Chaplains, Doctors and 
 Nurses 
 
 For those called to live at Home 
 For those called to Paid Work 
 
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 WE pray also, O Lord, for the humble Beasts who 
 with us bear the burden and heat of the day, 
 giving their lives for the well-being of their 
 Countries : supplicate for them Thy great tender- 
 ness of heart, for 1 hou hast promised to save both 
 Man and Beast and great is Thy Loving: Kindness, 
 O Master, Thou Saviour of the World. (Rassian.) 
 
 a THOU Who didst suffer wounds on the Cross, 
 give the Wounded courage to endure and power 
 to pray. JGrant them Repentance and a sense of 
 Thy Presence. ) Be Thou, O Lord Jesus Christ, their 
 Repose by Night and their Succour in all Necessities. 
 
 WE pray Thee to show Thyself in mercy to the 
 Dying : purify them by the Fire of Thy Love 
 and may Light Eternal shine on them. 
 
 OLORD, Thou Lover of Souls, fill our Chaplams 
 with a burning Love of Souls and keep them 
 in such close touch with Thee, that they may 
 worthily confirm the Strong and understandingly com- 
 fort the Sad. 
 
 Grant to Doctors and Nurses, Skill, Coolness and 
 Resource : nerve them in Danger, support them when 
 wearied out ; and teach them that Thou Thyself art 
 the Great Physician of both Body and Soul. 
 
 GRANT that we, who are called to live at Home, 
 may form an Inner Line of Prayer which may 
 effectually strengthen our Fighting Line abroad. 
 Grant us to be calm and self-controlled : frugal and 
 sensible in our daily Life : wise and business-like in our 
 Efforts to help : thorough in every Duty. 
 
 GRANT love of their work to those who must abide 
 in their Callings, and help them to see that, in 
 carrying on the daily life of the Nation, they are 
 Fellow-workers with the Soldiers, who die for it. 
 
 Grant both to those of us at Home, and to those 
 in Callings, that to live in such glorious times may 
 cleanse us from all Pettiness and Self-seeking ; and 
 fill us with a gallant and undaunted Spirit, especially 
 under Reverses, that we may be Diffusers of Life and 
 invigorate all we meet. 
 
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 OBDemng Prater 
 
 OGOD Who never sleepest and art never weary, 
 Have mercy upon those 
 Who watch to-night : 
 On the Sentry, that he may be alert ; 
 On those who Command, that they may be 
 
 strengthened with Counsels ; 
 On the Sick, that they may obtain Sleep ; 
 On the Mourners, that they may realise 
 
 the Communion of Saints ; 
 On the Anxious, that they may find 
 
 Rest in Thee ; 
 On the Careless, that they may turn to Thee ; 
 On the Wounded, that they may find Ease ; 
 On the Dying, that they may find Peace. 
 
 J^J AY we meet our Beloved Dead 
 
 the Mount of God 
 where 
 
 the Understanding is rich, 
 the Will is satisfied, 
 the Affections are all love and joy, 
 and 
 
 our weaknesses and dishonours 
 shall be changed to 
 the Strength and Beauties 
 of the Sons of God. 
 
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