Litany for Election Night

O Lord, Have mercy upon us.O Christ, Have mercy upon us.O Lord, Have mercy upon us.O Christ, Hear us.

O God the Father in heaven, Have mercy upon us.O God the Son, Redeemer of the world, Have mercy upon us.O God the Holy Ghost, Have mercy upon us.

Be gracious unto us. Spare us, good Lord.Be gracious unto us. Help us, good Lord.

From all sin;From all error;From all evil:Good Lord, deliver us.

From the crafts and assaults of the devil;From sudden and evil death;From pestilence and famine;From war and bloodshed;From sedition and rebellion;From lightning and tempest;From all calamity by fire and water;And from everlasting death;Good Lord, deliver us.

By the mystery of Thy holy Incarnation;By Thy holy Nativity;By Thy baptism, fasting, and temptation;By Thine agony and bloody sweat;By Thy cross and Passion;By Thy precious death and burial;By Thy glorious resurrection and ascension;And by the coming of the Holy Ghost, the Comforter:Help us, good Lord.

In all time of our tribulation;In all time of our prosperity;In the hour of death;And in the day of Judgment:Help us, good Lord.

We poor sinners do beseech TheeTo hear us, O Lord God,

And to rule and govern Thy holy Christian Church;To bring into the way of truth all such as have erred and are deceived;To beat down Satan under our feet;To accompany Thy Word with Thy Spirit and grace;To raise up them that fall and to strengthen such as do stand;And to comfort and help the weak-hearted and the distressed:We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.

To give our nation, states, and municipalities fair and honest elections;To bless all those who are serving in this election;To give integrity to those who count;To grant diligence to those who watch;To give wisdom and lawfulness to all judges;To grant to us good and faithful rulers:We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.

To give to all who lose elections peaceful resignation;To give to all who win humility and wisdom to govern after Your good pleasure;To preserve the rule of law and respect for the constitution of our country;To grant a peaceful transition of authority;And to give repentance and faith in Christ to all who are elected:We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.

To give all nations peace and concord;To preserve our country from discord and contention;To give to our nation perpetual victory over all its enemies;To direct and defend our President, Congress, governors, all state and local officials, judges, and all in authority;And to bless and keep our magistrates and all our people:We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.

To forgive our enemies, persecutors, and slanderers and to turn their hearts;To give and preserve to our use the fruits of the earth;And graciously to hear our prayers:We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.

O Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God,We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.

O Lamb of God, that takes away the sin of the world, Have mercy upon us.O Lamb of God, that takes away the sin of the world, Have mercy upon us.O Lamb of God, that takes away the sin of the world, Grant us Thy peace.

O Christ, Hear us.O Lord, Have mercy upon us.O Christ, Have mercy upon us.Lord, have mercy upon us.Amen.