(By Thomas Cranmer, from the Book of Common Prayer, 1552, 1559, 1662, for An Order for Morning Prayer)
And grant, O merciful Father, for His sake, That we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life To the glory of Your holy name. Restore those who are penitent, According to Your promises declared unto mankind in Jesus Christ our Lord. Spare those, O God, who confess their faults. O Lord, have mercy upon us, miserable offenders. We have left undone those things which we ought to have done And we have done those things which we ought not to have done And there is no health in us.
We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. The Prayer of ConfessionAlmighty and most merciful Father, We have erred and strayed from Your ways like lost sheep. And as thou dost blot out our sins and stains, magnify and increase in us day by day the grace of thy Holy Spirit: that as we acknowledge our unrighteousness with all our heart, we may be moved by that sorrow which shall bring forth true repentance in us, mortifying all our sins, and producing in us the fruits of righteousness and innocence which are pleasing unto thee through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord. O God and Father most gracious and full of compassion, have mercy upon us in the name of thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. Nevertheless, O Lord, we are grieved that we have offended thee and we condemn ourselves and our sins with true repentance, beseeching thy grace to relieve our distress. The Prayer of Confession O Lord God, eternal and almighty Father, we confess and acknowledge unfeignedly before thy holy majesty that we are poor sinners, conceived and born in iniquity and corruption, prone to do evil, incapable of any good, and that in our depravity we transgress thy holy commandments without end or ceasing: Wherefore we purchase for ourselves, through thy righteous judgment, our ruin and perdition. (From Psalm 51, which may also be used in its entirety) Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts. Against you, you only, have I sinned, and done this evil in your sight: that you might be justified when you speak, and be clear when you judge. For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. Prayer of ConfessionHave mercy upon me, O God, according to your lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of your tender mercies blot out my transgressions. They may also serve as models for preparing others. The following are prayers of confession of sin that may be used in worship.
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