Prayer for Trinity Sunday

Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of Hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory. With these words, O Triune God, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, I join in the song of the seraphim and cherubim, and sing Thy power and majesty and glory. O Thou self-existent, unfathomable, and incomprehensible Being! My faith clings firmly and alone to Thy Holy Word, in which Thou hast gloriously revealed Thyself. This is life eternal, to know Thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom Thou hast sent.

Father of all grace and mercy, who hast made Thyself known to me as my Father! I adore Thee, I honor and praise Thee. Thou art not only from all eternity the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, but of Thee the whole family in heaven and earth is named. As a gracious and loving Father Thou hast hitherto nourished, sustained, guarded, and preserved me; yea, Thou dost at this very hour nourish, sustain, and preserve me. O merciful Father, look in mercy and compassion upon Thy child.

Lord Jesus, Son of God! From Thy holy Word I have learned to know Thee as the second Person of the Holy Trinity, begotten of the Father from all eternity, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, Begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father. I have learned to know Thee as my Brother and Kinsman, who tookest upon Thyself our human nature in order to redeem me and all men from sin, death, the devil, and hell. Therefore I rejoice in Thee, and worship Thee. Thou art my Righteousness, my Redeemer, my Intercessor, my High priest, my Throne of Grace, my Mediator, my Immanuel, my Saviour, my Shepherd. In Thee I have life, and have it more abundantly. Thou art the Paschal Lamb, who gayest Thyself for my sins. Through Thee I have access to grace and life. In Thee I am saved here in time and there in eternity.

Blessed Holy Spirit! Thou hast revealed Thyself in Thy Word as the Third Person of the Godhead, who proceedest from the Father and the Son, who art the Spirit of the Father and the Son, of one substance and of equal majesty and glory with the Father and the Son. Thou hast regenerated me in Holy Baptism. Through Thee I have been brought to grace, to light, and to the life that is of God. Thou art my Sanctifier, who dost enlighten, sanctify, and preserve me in the true faith. Thou dost comfort me in all times of suffering, cheer me in sadness, and revive me in tribulation. O Thou Spirit of grace and of prayer! seal in me the consolation, that I am in a state of grace. Bear witness with my spirit that I am a child of God. Arouse me to prayer, make me devout in prayer, and give me joy fulness after prayer.

O come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord, the Triune God, our Maker: for we are His people and the sheep of His pasture. How unsearchable are Thy judgments, and Thy ways past finding out! Of Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be praise and honor and glory for evermore. The Father is made of none, neither created, nor begotten. The Son is of the Father alone, not made, nor created, but begotten. The Holy Ghost is of the Father and of the Son, neither made, nor created, nor begotten, but proceeding. And in this Trinity none is afore, or after another; none is greater or less than another. But the whole three Persons are coeternal together, and co-equal. The Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Ghost is God. And yet they are not three Gods, but one God. The Father is Lord, the Son is Lord, and the Holy Ghost is Lord. And yet they are not three Lords, but one Lord.

O Triune God and Lord! Let me continually grow and increase in this knowledge of Thee. Grant that I may apprehend Thee by faith, and hold fast Thy holy Word as my rule of faith and life. And what I cannot comprehend, help me nevertheless to believe from the heart, till faith shall be changed to sight. Meanwhile, my Father, graciously spread Thy wings over me, and bless me. O Jesus, wash me in Thy precious blood, and bless me; justify and save me. Lord God the Holy Ghost, enlighten me, and bless me, that I may walk in Thy light, and be enabled in Thy light to behold the blessed light of heaven. Amen.