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For the Acceptance of Prayer

O Lord our God, accept the fervent prayers of your people; in the multitude of your mercies, look with compassion upon us and all who turn to you for help; for you are gracious, O lover of souls, and to you we give glory, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, now and for ever. Amen.

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Strengthen, O Lord

Confirmation — alternate form at the laying on of hands

Strengthen, O Lord, with your Holy Spirit, your servant N.; empower him for your service; and sustain him all the days of his life. Amen.

Found in the Prayer Book

  • Confirmation

Provenance

TEC BCP 1979

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

This short formula, spoken as the bishop lays hands on each candidate at Confirmation, entered the prayer-book tradition with the 1979 Episcopal prayer book, where it stood as the primary wording alongside the older "Defend, O Lord" that Anglican rites had carried since Cranmer. The ACNA 2019 prayer book adopted it with a slight rearrangement of words.