Litany for Election Night

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O Lord, Have mercy upon us.
O Christ, Have mercy upon us.
O Lord, Have mercy upon us.
O Christ, Hear us.

O God the Father in heaven, Have mercy upon us.
O God the Son, Redeemer of the world, Have mercy upon us.
O God the Holy Ghost, Have mercy upon us.

Be gracious unto us. Spare us, good Lord.
Be gracious unto us. Help us, good Lord.

From all sin;
From all error;
From all evil:
Good Lord, deliver us.

From the crafts and assaults of the devil;
From sudden and evil death;
From pestilence and famine;
From war and bloodshed;
From sedition and rebellion;
From lightning and tempest;
From all calamity by fire and water;
And from everlasting death;
Good Lord, deliver us.

By the mystery of Thy holy Incarnation;
By Thy holy Nativity;
By Thy baptism, fasting, and temptation;
By Thine agony and bloody sweat;
By Thy cross and Passion;
By Thy precious death and burial;
By Thy glorious resurrection and ascension;
And by the coming of the Holy Ghost, the Comforter:
Help us, good Lord.

In all time of our tribulation;
In all time of our prosperity;
In the hour of death;
And in the day of Judgment:
Help us, good Lord.

We poor sinners do beseech Thee
To hear us, O Lord God,

And to rule and govern Thy holy Christian Church;
To bring into the way of truth all such as have erred and are deceived;
To beat down Satan under our feet;
To accompany Thy Word with Thy Spirit and grace;
To raise up them that fall and to strengthen such as do stand;
And to comfort and help the weak-hearted and the distressed:
We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.

To give our nation, states, and municipalities fair and honest elections;
To bless all those who are serving in this election;
To give integrity to those who count;
To grant diligence to those who watch;
To give wisdom and lawfulness to all judges;
To grant to us good and faithful rulers:
We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.

To give to all who lose elections peaceful resignation;
To give to all who win humility and wisdom to govern after Your good pleasure;
To preserve the rule of law and respect for the constitution of our country;
To grant a peaceful transition of authority;
And to give repentance and faith in Christ to all who are elected:
We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.

To give all nations peace and concord;
To preserve our country from discord and contention;
To give to our nation perpetual victory over all its enemies;
To direct and defend our President, Congress, governors, all state and local officials, judges, and all in authority;
And to bless and keep our magistrates and all our people:
We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.

To forgive our enemies, persecutors, and slanderers and to turn their hearts;
To give and preserve to our use the fruits of the earth;
And graciously to hear our prayers:
We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.

O Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God,
We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.

O Lamb of God, that takes away the sin of the world, Have mercy upon us.
O Lamb of God, that takes away the sin of the world, Have mercy upon us.
O Lamb of God, that takes away the sin of the world, Grant us Thy peace.

O Christ, Hear us.
O Lord, Have mercy upon us.
O Christ, Have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Amen.

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