Anglican prayers

Prayers from the Anglican tradition, drawn principally from the Book of Common Prayer of 1662, which has shaped English-language Christian worship for nearly four centuries. The Collects, the General Confession, the Prayer of Humble Access, the General Thanksgiving, and the Collects for the principal feast days of the church year.

The Daily Office

Compline: The Order for Evening Prayer Ending 1st century AD (Nunc Dimittis); 1662 (BCP service) Evening Prayer: Opening 1549 (original); 1662 (current form) Morning Prayer: Opening 1549 (original); 1662 (current form)

The Collects

The Collect for Advent Sunday Ancient (Latin origin); 1549 (Cranmer translation); 1662 (current form) The Collect for Aid Against All Perils Ancient (Latin origin); 1549 (Cranmer translation); 1662 (current form) The Collect for All Saints Ancient (Latin origin); 1549 (Cranmer translation); 1662 (current form) The Collect for Grace 1549 (original); 1662 (current form) The Collect for Peace Ancient (Latin origin); 1549 (Cranmer translation); 1662 (current form) The Collect for Purity 11th century AD (Latin origin); 1549 (Cranmer translation); 1662 (current form)

Confession and thanksgiving

The General Confession 1552 (original); 1662 (current form) The General Thanksgiving 1662 The Prayer of St. Chrysostom (BCP) Ancient attribution; 1544 (Cranmer); 1662 (BCP form)

The Communion service

A Prayer for the Whole State of Christ's Church 1549 (original); 1662 (current form) The Prayer of Humble Access 1548 (original); 1662 (current form)

Christian year

A Christmas Prayer 1662 A Prayer for the Forty Days of Lent 1662 A Prayer for the Holy Spirit at Pentecost 1662 A Thanksgiving Day Prayer Traditional American An Advent Prayer Traditional; BCP 1662 language An Easter Prayer 1662 (BCP form); ancient (Orthodox form)

Life passages

A Prayer at a Funeral Traditional; BCP 1662 language A Prayer Before a Wedding Traditional; BCP 1662 language A Prayer for a Newborn Traditional; BCP 1662 language A Prayer for an Anniversary Traditional

Health and recovery

A Prayer for a Sick Person 1662 A Prayer in Sorrow Contemporary traditional form A Prayer of Thanksgiving for a Recovery 1662

Other

St. Patrick's Breastplate 8th century AD (manuscript); 1889 AD (Alexander translation)

Penitence and Passion

The Stations of the Cross: Opening Prayer 17th century AD (formalized); Lasance 1913

Scriptural blessings

The Aaronic Blessing pre-6th century BC The Beatitudes 1st century AD

Scripture and Communion

Prayer of St. John Chrysostom 4th-5th century AD; Hapgood 1906; BCP 1662

The Creeds

The Apostles' Creed pre-700 AD (Latin form); 1662 (English BCP form) The Nicene Creed 325 AD (original); 381 AD (expanded form)

The Lord's Prayer family

The Lord's Prayer 1st century AD (biblical text); 1662 (English liturgical form, BCP) The Pater Noster 1st century AD (text); c. 400 AD (Vulgate Latin form)

The Psalms

Psalm 23 pre-6th century BC Psalm 51 pre-6th century BC

The great hymns

The Magnificat 1st century AD The Sanctus 1st century AD The Te Deum 4th century AD Veni Creator Spiritus 9th century AD

The shorter prayers

The Agnus Dei c. 700 AD (liturgical form) The Glory Be 4th century AD (Latin form); 1662 (English BCP form) The Kyrie 4th century AD The Trisagion pre-500 AD