O most glorious and gracious Lord God, who dwellest in heaven, but beholdest all things below: Look down, we beseech thee, and hear us, calling out of the depth of misery, and out of the jaws of this death, which is ready now to swallow us up: Save, Lord, or else we perish. The living, the living shall praise thee. O send thy word of command to rebuke the raging winds, and the roaring sea; that we, being delivered from this distress, may live to serve thee, and to glorify thy Name all the days of our life. Hear, Lord, and save us, for the infinite merits of our blessed Saviour, thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
The Prayer to be said before a Fight at Sea against any Enemy.
O most powerful and glorious Lord God, the Lord of hosts, that rulest and commandest all things: Thou sittest in the throne judging right, and therefore we make our address to thy Divine Majesty in this our necessity, that thou wouldest take the cause into thine own hand, and judge between us and our enemies. Stir up thy strength, O Lord, and come and help us; for thou givest not alway the battle to the strong, but 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, and that thou wouldest 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. Amen.
General Prayers.
Short Prayers for single persons that cannot meet to join in Prayer with others, by reason of the Fight, or Storm.
Lord, be merciful to us sinners, and save us for thy mercy's sake.
Thou art the great God, that hast made and rulest all things: O deliver us for thy Name's sake.
Thou art the great God to be feared above all: O save us, that we may praise thee.
Special Prayers with respect to the Enemy.
Thou, O Lord, art just and powerful: O defend our cause against the face of the enemy.