THE OXFORD GUIDE TO

The Book of

Common Prayer

| A WORLDWIDE SURVEY |

editors

Charles Hefling

Cynthia Shattuck

editorial advisory board

Colin Buchanan

Esther Mombo

Jenny Te Paa

Richard Geoffrey Leggett

OXFORD

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2006

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

The Oxford guide to the Book of common prayer: a worldwide survey / Charles

Hefling, Cynthia L. Shattuck, editors.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN-13: 978-0-19-529756-0 ISBN-10: 0-19-529756-3

1. Anglican Communion—Liturgy—Texts—History.

2. Church of England. Book of common prayer—History.

3. Episcopal Church. Book of common prayer (1979)—History.

I. Hefling, Charles C.

II. Shattuck, Cynthia L., 1947–

BX5145.O94 2006 264′.03009—dc22 2005031846

“An Affirmation of Faith in Verse” on p. 417

Words: Timothy Dudley-Smith

For UK, Europe & Africa: © Bishop Timothy Dudley-Smith, 9 Ashlands, Ford, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP4 6DY England

For the rest of the world including the USA and Canada: © 1993 by Hope Publishing Co., Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved.

Used by permission.

“A Prayer of Confession” by Janet Morley on p. 326

All Desires Known

Copyright © Janet Morley 1988, 1992

Used by permission of Morehouse Publishing, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and SPCK, London, UK.

The First Book of Common Prayer

The title-page shown here, from the earliest impression of the 1549 Prayer Book, was printed by Edward Whitchurch, who would later marry Thomas Cranmer’s widow. His initials appear on the plaques at the bottom; at the top are the royal arms with their Tudor supporters, a lion and a dragon. Prayer Books from Whitchurch’s press issued later in the year have alternate lines of the text on this page printed in red. Very similar editions were published by the King’s Printer, Richard Grafton, who had formerly been in partnership with Whitchurch and had printed the ‘Order of the Communion’ in the previous year.

Benton Collection, Rare Books and Manuscripts Department, Boston Public Library.

To the memory of

CHARLES PHILIP PRICE

1920–1999

Accept, O Lord, our thanks and praise for all that you have done for us. We thank you for the splendor of the whole creation, for the beauty of this world, for the wonder of life, and for the mystery of love.

We thank you for the blessing of family and friends, and for the loving care which surrounds ...