PROTESTANT TRADITION 54 PRAYERS

Protestant prayers

Prayers from the Protestant Reformation and the traditions that followed: Martin Luther's morning, evening, and mealtime prayers; John Calvin's prayers for Sunday worship; John Wesley's Covenant Prayer; the prayers of Charles Spurgeon; the meditative prayers of Augustine, Anselm, and Thomas a Kempis; and traditional Protestant table graces and bedtime prayers.

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Reformation prayers

Calvin's Prayer for the Lord's Day 1542 Luther's Evening Prayer 1529 Luther's Mealtime Prayers 1529 Luther's Morning Prayer 1529

Methodist

A Wesleyan Morning Prayer 18th century The Wesleyan Covenant Prayer 1755

Baptist and Puritan

A Puritan Prayer 17th century Spurgeon's Prayer for Strength 19th century Spurgeon's Prayer for Trust 19th century

Patristic and medieval

The Prayer of Saint Anselm 1077-1078 The Prayer of Saint Augustine c. 397-401 AD The Prayer of Thomas à Kempis c. 1418-1427

Family and bedtime

A Bedtime Prayer Traditional Grace Before Meals Traditional Prayer for the Family at Mealtime Traditional

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)

Confession and thanksgiving

The General Confession 1552 (original); 1662 (current form) The General Thanksgiving 1662

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

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

Modern

The Prayer of Jabez pre-10th century BC The Prayer of St. Francis 1912 The Serenity Prayer c. 1943

Other

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

Scriptural blessings

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

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)

The Communion service

The Prayer of Humble Access 1548 (original); 1662 (current form)

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 Psalms

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

The great hymns

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