Almighty God, Lord of heaven and earth: We humbly pray that your gracious providence may give and preserve to our use the harvests of the land and of the seas, and may prosper all who labor to gather them, that we, who are constantly receiving good things from your hand, may always give you thanks; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Preface of Rogation Days
Because the wonders of your Creation reflect your goodness and beauty; and your gifts of sun and rain, seed-time and harvest, manifest your constant love and care for all that you have made.
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A prayer for Rogation Days whose tradition stretches back to Bishop John Cosin's 1661 proposals for the BCP, transmitted through the US BCP 1928, and then substantially rewritten for the 1979 American prayer book. It asks God to bless the harvests of land and sea and to prosper all who labor to gather them.