Thanksgiving for the Benefits of Holy Communion
A historical Anglican prayer on Holy Communion from Thomas Ken’s Winchester manual (1675).
Historical edition. Historical claims and instructions are preserved as historical context.
I Adore Thee, O Blessed Jesu, my Lord, and my God, when I consider the Benefits, which through Thy Mercy, we receive by the Holy Sacrament!
Glory be to Thee, O Lord, who there makest Thy own Body, and Bloud, to become our spiritual food, to strengthen, and refresh our Souls!
Glory be to Thee, O Lord, who by this Heavenly food dost mystically Unite us to Thy self, for Nothing becomes One with our Bodies more, then the bodily food we eat, which turns into our very substance, and Nothing makes us become One with Thee more, then when Thou vouchsafest to become the very food of our souls!
Glory be to Thee, O Lord, who by this Immortal food, dost nourish our souls, to live the life of Grace here, and doest raise us up to life everlasting hereafter! Lord do Thou evermore give me this bread! Amen, Amen.