Diamond Jubilee Prayer Giving Thanks for Queen Elizabeth's Reign

Teresa Neumann : Feb 3, 2012
Staff - The Daily Mail

"The fact that Her Majesty has been our Queen for 60 years and is still full of enthusiasm and joy is the occasion for a great deal of celebration and thanksgiving to God." -Rev. Christopher Woods

(United Kingdom)—The Daily Mail reports that a prayer has been released by the Church of England to mark the 60th anniversary of the reign of Queen Elizabeth.

The prayer will reportedly be used at a Jubilee Thanksgiving Service held at St. Paul's Cathedral in London on June 5th, as well as other events throughout the year.

Said Rev. Christopher Woods, secretary of the Liturgical Commission and national worship adviser for the Church of England: "The fact that Her Majesty has been our Queen for 60 years and is still full of enthusiasm and joy is the occasion for a great deal of celebration and thanksgiving to God."

The prayer reads:

God of time and eternity,
Whose Son reigns as servant, not master;
We give You thanks and praise
That You have blessed this nation, the realms and
territories with Elizabeth,
Our beloved and glorious Queen.
In this year of Jubilee,
Grant her Your gifts of love and joy and peace
As she continues in faithful obedience to you, her
Lord and God,
And in devoted service to her lands and peoples,
And those of the Commonwealth,
Now and all the days of her life;
Through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.