r, and the
glory, for ever and ever. Amen._

After shall be said as followeth,

O Lord and heavenly Father, we Thy humble servants entirely desire Thy
fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our Sacrifice of praise and
thanksgiving; most humbly beseeching Thee to grant that, by the merits
and death of Thy Son Jesus Christ, and through faith in His Blood, we
and all Thy whole Church may obtain remission of our sins, and all
other benefits of His passion. And here we offer and present unto
Thee, O Lord, ourselves, our souls, and bodies to be a reasonable,
holy, and lively sacrifice unto Thee; humbly beseeching Thee, that all
we who are partakers of this holy Communion, may be fulfilled with Thy
grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy, through
our manifold sins, to offer unto Thee any sacrifice, yet we beseech
Thee to accept this our bounden duty and service; not weighing our
merits, but pardoning our offences, through Jesus Christ our Lord: by
whom, and with whom, in the unity of the Holy {41} Ghost, all honour
and glory be unto Thee, O Father Almighty, world without end. _Amen_.

_Or this,_

Almighty and everliving God, we most heartily thank Thee, for that Thou
dost vouchsafe to feed us, who have duly received these holy mysteries,
with the spiritual food of the most precious Body and Blood of Thy Son,
our Saviour Jesus Christ; and dost assure us thereby of thy favour and
goodness towards us; and that we are very members incorporate in the
mystical Body of Thy Son, which is the blessed company of all faithful
people; and are also heirs through hope of Thy everlasting kingdom, by
the merits of the most precious death and passion of Thy dear Son. And
we most humbly beseech Thee, O heavenly Father, so to assist us with
Thy grace, that we may continue in that holy fellowship, and do all
such good works, as Thou hast prepared for us to walk in, through Jesus
Christ our Lord; to whom with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honour
and glory, world without end. _Amen_.

THE GLORIA IN EXCELSIS.

Then shall be said or sung,

_Glory be to God on high, and in earth peace, good will towards men.
We praise Thee, we bless {42} Thee, we worship Thee, we glorify Thee,
we give thanks to Thee for Thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King,
God the Father Almighty_.

_O Lord, the only-begotten Son Jesu Christ; O Lord God, Lamb of God,
Son of the Father, that takest away the sins of the world, ha