Before a Battle
A Manual for Christians, 1838Source and notes
Source
| Printed in | A Manual for Christians, containing Prayers and Holy Precepts, selected from Catholic Authors, confirmed by Examples; to which are added Instructions for Youth, and an Abridged Catechism. |
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| Imprint | Vienna., Printed by Strauss’s Widow., 1838 |
| Pages | p. 184 |
| Scan | leaf 198 of the Internet Archive copy |
| Rights | Public domain in the United States. |
- Prayers for
- protection, mercy
The Bedford Master, Pentecost, book of hours, about 1420. Cleveland Museum of Art.
O most powerful and glorious Lord, the Lord of Hosts, that rulest and commandest all things, thou sittest in thy throne judging right; therefore we make our address to thy divine Majesty in this our necessity, that thou wouldst take the cause into thy hand, and judge between us and our enemies. Stir up thy strength, O Lord, and come and help us; for thou canst save by many or by few. O let not our sins now cry against us for vengeance, but hear us thy poor servants begging mercy, and imploring thy help, that thou wouldst be a defence unto us against the face of the enemy. Make it appear, that thou art our Saviour, and mighty deliverer. Through Jesus Christ our Lord.