Which form of the Lord's Prayer do you know?
"Our Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be
done in earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our
trespasses, As we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, But
deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, The power, and the glory, For ever and ever.
Amen."
done in earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our
trespasses, As we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, But
deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, The power, and the glory, For ever and ever.
Amen."
Our Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be
done in earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our
trespasses, As we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, The power, and the glory, For ever and
ever. Amen.
done in earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our
trespasses, As we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, The power, and the glory, For ever and
ever. Amen.
This reading of the Lord's Prayer appears in the 1662 Book of Common Prayer. This final
phrase highlighted above is called a doxology, which is a short praise that is added to the
end of hymns or psalms.
phrase highlighted above is called a doxology, which is a short praise that is added to the
end of hymns or psalms.
If this is the form of the Lord's Prayer you know then it is the form found in the 1662
Book of Common Prayer. This English form of the Prayer, which you may have
memorized by heart and contains the word "trespasses" - comes not from the Authorized
Version of the Bible, but from the Book of Common Prayer, which in turn derived it from
earlier English service-books.
We hope you enjoyed this exercise. If you would like to go back to the beginning of this
exercise, "click here." If you would like to see the final selections for the other versions
of the Lord's Prayer used during this task you may select them below:
St Matthew's version of the Lord's Prayer
St Luke's version of the Lord's Prayer
1928 Book of Common Prayer version of the Lord's Prayer
Book of Common Prayer. This English form of the Prayer, which you may have
memorized by heart and contains the word "trespasses" - comes not from the Authorized
Version of the Bible, but from the Book of Common Prayer, which in turn derived it from
earlier English service-books.
We hope you enjoyed this exercise. If you would like to go back to the beginning of this
exercise, "click here." If you would like to see the final selections for the other versions
of the Lord's Prayer used during this task you may select them below:
St Matthew's version of the Lord's Prayer
St Luke's version of the Lord's Prayer
1928 Book of Common Prayer version of the Lord's Prayer