S. B. all this night. Bring us, we beseech thee, in B. A.

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safety to the morning hours; through him who
died for us and rose again, thy Son our Saviour
Jesus Christ. Amen.

For Aid against Perils.

LORD, our heavenly Father, by whose Almighty power we have been preserved this day; By thy great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night; for the love of thy only Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen.

(f) Insert after the word

Thanksgivings.

the following rubric:

¶ To be used after the General Thanksgiving,
at Morning and Evening Service; or else
before the two final Prayers, if the Office be
one in which the General Thanksgiving hath
not its usual place.

(g) In the title of the first Thanksgiving,
strike out the word The; in the rubric
before the Thanksgiving, substitute the
word desireth for being present in Church.
shall have desired; in the Thanksgiving,
strike out the words this woman; so that
the title, rubric and Thanksgiving will read
as follows:

Thanksgiving of Women after Child-birth.

To be said when any Woman desireth to
return thanks to Almighty God for her safe
deliverance.

ALMIGHTY God, we give thee humble
thanks for that thou hast been graciously
pleased to preserve, through the great pain and

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S. B. peril of child-birth, thy servant, who desireth B. A. now to offer her praises and thanksgivings unto thee. Grant, we beseech thee, most merciful Father, that she, through thy help, may both faithfully live and walk according to thy will in this life present, and also may be partaker of everlasting glory in the life to come; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

(h) Insert the two following Thanks-
givings, with their respective titles: —

For a Child's Recovery from Sickness.
ALMIGHTY God and heavenly Father, We

give thee humble thanks for that thou hast
been graciously pleased to deliver from his
bodily sickness the child in whose behalf we
now desire to bless and praise thy Name, in
the presence of all thy people. Grant, we be-
seech thee, O gracious Father, that he, through
thy help, may both faithfully walk according to
thy will in this life present, and also may be
partaker of everlasting glory in the life to
come; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

For an Escape from Accident.

LORD God, in whose hand is the life of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind; We magnify thy goodness in that thou hast been pleased to save from deadly hurt this thy servant, who now desireth to offer thee his sacrifice of thanks and praise. Give him grace, we humbly beseech thee, worthily to spend in thy service the days which thou hast so mercifully prolonged, that henceforth dwelling always under thy protection he may abide in thy love unto his life's end, through Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen.

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(i) Amend the title of the Thanksgiving B. A.
For a Safe Return from Sea, so as to read
For a Safe Return from Voyage or Travel;
in the Thanksgiving, insert after the words
"the great deep" the words "[his way],
italicizing both phrases; so that the Thanks-
giving will read as follows:—

For a Safe Return from Voyage or Travel.
MOST gracious Lord, whose mercy is over

all thy works; We praise thy holy Name
that thou hast been pleased to conduct in safety,
through the perils of the great deep [his way],
this thy servant, who now desireth to return his
thanks unto thee, in thy holy Church. May he
be duly sensible of thy merciful providence
towards him, and ever express his thankfulness
by a holy trust in thee, and obedience to thy
laws; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

(j) Arrange the various Thanksgivings in the order observed in the Book Annexed, pp. 53-56.

RESOLUTION VIII.

Resolved: That the following Form of
Prayer, entitled

A PENITENTIAL OFFICE FOR ASH
WEDNESDAY,

be added to the Book of Common Prayer,
to be placed after the Prayers and Thanks-
givings upon several occasions, and that the
proposed addition be made known to the
several Dioceses, in order that it may be
adopted in the next General Convention,