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For Guidance

O God, by whom the meek are guided in judgment, and light rises up in darkness for the godly: Grant us, in all our doubts and uncertainties, the grace to ask what you would have us do, that the Spirit of wisdom may save us from all false choices; that in your light we may see light, and in your straight path we may not stumble; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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For Church Musicians and Artists

O God, whom saints and angels delight to worship in heaven: Be ever present with your servants on earth who seek through art and music to perfect the praises of your people. Grant them even now true glimpses of your beauty, and make them worthy at length to behold it unveiled for evermore; through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.

BCP 2019, p. 650

Provenance

Episcopal BCP 1979

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

A prayer for those who serve the church through music and art, asking that God grant them glimpses of divine beauty now and the fullness of that beauty hereafter. It first appeared in the 1979 Episcopal Book of Common Prayer and has been carried into the ACNA 2019 prayer book.