Commontide
Lord Jesus, be mindful of your promise. Think of us, your servants, and when we shall depart, speak to our spirits these loving words: “Today you shall be with me in joy.” O Lord Jesus Christ, remember us, your servants who trust in you, when our tongues cannot speak, when the sight of our eyes fails, and when our ears are stopped. Let our spirits always rejoice in you and be joyful about our salvation, which you, through your death, have purchased for us. Amen.
BCP 2019, p. 678
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A brief deathbed prayer, received in Anglican memory as the words of Miles Coverdale, asking Christ to keep his promise to the penitent thief and to remember the dying when their senses fail.