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The Holy Eucharist — Anglican Standard Text
Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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This prayer appears in more than one place in the 2019 Book of Common Prayer.
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One of the oldest prayers in Anglican worship, this collect opened the Holy Communion when Cranmer placed it there in 1549, though its Latin roots reach back to Carolingian Mass supplements associated with Alcuin of York. Cranmer quietly rewrote two words, removing any hint of earned merit from the original and recasting a priestly whisper into a congregational act of surrender before the Eucharist.