General Thanksgiving

Worthy art Thou O Lord of heaven and earth, to receive Glory, and Honour, and Power, for thou hast created all things, and for Thy pleasure they are, and were created!

Thou hast made heaven, the Heaven of Heavens with all their Host, the earth and all things that are therein, Thou preservest them all, and the Host of Heaven praiseth Thee!

Glory be to Thee O Lord God Almighty, for creating man after Thine own image, and making so great variety of Creatures, to minister to His use!

Glory be to Thee who givest us life, and breath, and all things, who givest us fruitful seasons, and fillest our hearts with food and gladness!

Glory be to Thee O Lord God, for all Thy many blessings, and deliverances, for all Thy forbearance, and long-suffering to this sinful Nation; Glory be to Thee O Lord, who hast made me also share in those publick mercies, and for that light of the Gospel Thou vouchsafest us, of which the greatest part of the world is totally ignorant.

Glory be to Thee O Heavenly Father, for my being, and preservation, strength and health, understanding and memory, friends and benefactors, and for all my Abilities of mind, and of body.

Glory be to Thee O heavenly Father, for my competent livelyhood, for my education in this Colledge, for all my known, or Unobserved deliverances, and for the guard Thy holy Angels keep over me!

But above all, Glory be to Thee, for giving Thy only Son to die for my sins, and for all the spiritual blessings, he has purchast for me, for my Baptism, and all the opportunities Thou givest me of serving Thee, or of receiving the holy Eucharist, for whatever sin I have escapt, for whatever good I have done, or thought, for all my helps of grace, and hopes of Heaven, Glory be to Thee!

Praise the Lord O my Soul, and all that is within me, praise His Holy Name.

Glory be to Thee, O Lord Jesus, for Thy inexpressible Love to Lost man, Glory be to Thee O Lord, for Condescending to take our frail Nature on Thee, Glory be to Thee, for all Thy Heavenly Doctrine to Instruct us, Thy great Miracles to Convince us, and Thy unblamable Example to Guide us!

Glory be to Thee, O Blessed Jesus, for Thy Agony, and bloudy sweat, for all the torments and anguish of thy bitter passion!

Glory be to Thee, O Blessed Jesus, for Thy Glorious Resurrection, and Ascension into Heaven, and Intercession for us at the right hand of Thy Father!

O Gracious Lord, Thou that hast done so much for me, How can I ever sufficiently, Praise and Love Thee?

Praise the Lord Jesus, O my Soul, and all that is within me, Praise His Holy Name!

Glory be to Thee, O Blessed Spirit, Glory be to Thee, for all the Miraculous Gifts, and Graces, Thou didst bestow on the Apostles, to fit them to Convert the World, and for Inspiring the Sacred Pen-men of Holy Scripture!

Glory be to Thee for Instilling Holy Thoughts into my soul, for all the Ghostly strength, and support and comfort, and illumination we receive from Thee, for all Thy Preventing, and restraining, and Sanctifying Grace, Glory be to Thee;

Blessed Spirit! let me never more by my sins grieve Thee who art the Author of life, and Joy to me!

Praise the Lord, O my Soul, and all that is within me, Praise His Holy Name.

Here Phil. if you recite this Thanksgiving, on any great Festival or Saints day, you may add,

Particularly, O Lord, am I bound to Praise Thee, for the great blessing we this day Commemorate, [Here mention it, For instance, the Nativity of our Blessed Saviour, or the like.]

Or for the Saint, whose memory we this day celebrate, [Here you may name him] and add,

Praise the Lord therefore O my Soul, and all that is within me, Praise His Holy Name,

Blessing and Honour, and Thanksgiving, and Praise, more than I can Utter, more than I can Conceive, be unto Thee O most Adorable Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Ghost, by all Angels, All Men, All Creatures, for ever and ever. Amen, Amen.