The Benefice of Barlings, Diocese of Lincoln : Parishes of Sudbrooke, Stainton by Langworth, and Barlings with Langworth
The Church
O Lord,
We pray for the Universal Church,
For all sections of thy Church throughout the world,
For their truth,unity,and stability,
That love may abound,and truth flourish in them all.
We pray for our own church,
That what is lacking in it may be supplied,
And what is unsound corrected;
And unto all men everywhere give thy grace and blessing;
For the sake of Jesus Christ,our only Lord and Saviour. Lancelot Andrewes
Most gracious Father,we humbly beseech thee for thy Holy Catholic Church.
Fill it with all truth; in all truth with all peace.
Where it is corrupt,purge it;
Where it is in error,direct it;
Where anything is amiss,reform it;
Where it is right,strengthen and confirm it;
Where it is in want,furnish it;
Where it is divided and rent asunder,make up the breaches of it,
O thou Holy One of Israel. Archbishop William Laud
Continue,O Lord,thy most holy word and gospel in this realm of England,
And grant that we may truly and thankfully embrace it.
Give peace to thy Church from external troubles and persecutions,
And from domestic discord and dissension;
That all who profess thy word and gospel may have the same as well in
heart as in mouth;
For our Lord Jesus Christ’s sake. Anon : pre-Elizabethan
O God our Shepherd,
Give the Church a new vision and a new charity,
New wisdom and fresh understanding,
The revival of her brightness
And the renewal of her unity;
That the eternal message of your Son,
Undefiled by the traditions of men,
May be hailed as the good news of the new age;
Through him who makes all things new,
Jesus Christ our Lord. Percy Dearmer
Heavenly Father,
Pour down your Spirit upon your whole church,
Grant us a new vision of your glory,
A new experience of your power,
A new faithfulness to your Word,
A new consecration to your service,
That through our renewed witness
Your holy Name may be glorified
And your Kingdom advanced
Through Jesus Christ our Lord. For the Renewal of the Church
Lord of the Church,grant us,
To you - a heart of flame
To others - a heart of love
To ourselves - a heart of steel,
That we may be renewed to
Worship and serve for your glory,
In Jesus’ Name. Anglican Renewal Ministries
Remember,Lord,Thy Church,
To deliver her from all evil,
And to perfect her in Thy love,
And gather together from the four winds,
Her sanctified into Thy kingdom;
For Thine is the power and the glory for ever. The Didache
O Lord,we beseech thee
To maintain thy Church in truth and patience;
That her pastors may be faithful,
Her watchmen vigilant,
Her flock loyal,
Her camp united,
Her warfare spiritual,
Her weapons heavenly,
Her lamp burning and shining;
And as thy Son Jesus Christ hath given so great a price for us,
Let us not count it a hard thing to give up all for him,
And to spend and be spent for the souls he hath redeemed;
Who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost,
Now and for evermore. Percy Dearmer
For the Parish
Almighty and everlasting God,
Who dost govern all things in heaven and earth,
Mercifully hear our prayers and grant to this parish all
things needful for it spiritual welfare.
Strengthen and confirm the faithful,
Visit and relieve the sick,
Turn and soften the wicked,
Arouse the careless,
Recover the fallen,
Restore the penitent.
Remove all hindrances to the advancement of thy Word,
And bring us all to be of one heart and mind in Jesus Christ,
To the honour and glory of thy Name.
William John Butler,Dean of Lincoln
