a prayer of thanksgiving

[BishopJeffrey]

O God our Father, merciful and gracious, hear the thanksgivings with
which we come before thy throne, in the name of Jesus Christ thy Son.

For the wonder of thy beauty, manifest in the world, for thy wisdom
inspiring the works of men, and for thy fatherly love shown forth to
us in Christ Jesus,

Praise be to thee, O God.

For the happiness of our earthly life, for home and friends, and for
the joy of loving and being loved,

Praise be to thee, O God.

For the power to love thee, for the right to pray to thee, and for
thine answers to our prayers,

Praise be to thee, O God.

For thy love in stooping to our race throughout the ages, revealing
the fullness of thy grace and truth and for all prophets, saints,
benefactors, and lovers of God and men, who have seen the vision of
thy glory,

Praise be to thee, O God.

But above all for Jesus Christ thy Son, the Word Incarnate, who came
to end the reign of sin and death and to bring in the reign of
righteousness and life,

Praise be to thee, O God. Amen.

*****taken for "The Book of Worship for Church and Home 1945
edition********