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Prayer of Humble Access

• SATB chorus/organ
• Score: $1.50 (for reproduction rights; minimum purchase of 10 required; additional charge for hard copies)
• SATB chorus/organ
• Sacred text (Book of Common Prayer)
• Difficulty rating (1-5): 5
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This piece was written in 1988, and premiered by the Choir of the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Austin, TX, in Spring 1989.  It’s a thoughtful meditation on the Prayer of Humble Access from the Book of Common Prayer.

We do not presume to come to this thy Table, O merciful Lord, trusting in our own righteousness, but in thy manifold and great mercies. We are not worthy so much as to gather up the crumbs under thy Table. But thou art the same Lord, whose property is always to have mercy: Grant us therefore, gracious Lord, so to eat the flesh of thy dear Son Jesus Christ, and to drink his blood, that we may evermore dwell in him, and he in us. Amen.

 

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