Commontide
The God of peace, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus Christ, the great Shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well-pleasing in his sight; and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among you, and remain with you always. Amen.
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This prayer appears in more than one place in the 2019 Book of Common Prayer.
Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.
This closing blessing at the Easter Vigil is almost entirely the Bible speaking: it is the apostolic benediction from Hebrews 13:20-21 in familiar King James wording about the God of peace and the great Shepherd of the sheep, with the traditional Anglican "blessing of God Almighty" ending tacked on at the close.