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Eternal God, in whose perfect kingdom no sword is drawn but the sword of righteousness, no strength known but the strength of love: So mightily spread abroad your Spirit, that all peoples may be gathered under the banner of the Prince of Peace; to whom be dominion and glory, now and for ever. Amen.
BCP 2019, p. 654
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A prayer for peace that enters the Anglican tradition through the 1979 American Book of Common Prayer, asking God to spread his Spirit so that all peoples are gathered under the banner of the Prince of Peace rather than under the rule of force.