Commontide
Almighty God, our strong tower of defense in time of trouble: We offer you praise and heartfelt thanks for our deliverance from the dangers which lately surrounded us. We confess that your goodness alone has preserved us; and we ask you still to continue your mercies toward us, that we may always know and acknowledge you as our Savior and mighty Deliverer; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
BCP 2019, p. 683
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This prayer of thanksgiving for a narrow escape is attested in the 1662 Book of Common Prayer, where it thanked God for deliverance from wartime enemies. Later prayer books broadened it into a general thanksgiving for any peril survived, which is the form behind today's wording.