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Thanks be to thee, my Lord Jesus Christ, for all the pains and insults thou hast borne for me, and all the benefits thou hast given me. O most merciful Redeemer, Friend, and Brother: Grant that I may see thee more clearly, love thee more dearly, and follow thee more nearly, day by day. Amen.
BCP 2019, p. 672
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A thanksgiving Richard of Chichester spoke as he lay dying in 1253, carried down in Latin by the friar who heard it, and grown over the centuries into the beloved prayer to see, love, and follow Christ more nearly, day by day.