from the Litany

To raise those who fall and to strengthen those who stand;
And to comfort and help the weakhearted and the distressed:
We implore You to hear us, good Lord.

To give to all peoples concord and peace;
To preserve our land from discord and strife;
To give our country Your protection in every time of need;
To direct and defend our President and all in authority;
To bless and protect our magistrates and all our people;
To watch over all who are in danger, necessity, and tribulation;
To protect and guide all who travel;
To grant all women with child and all mothers with infant children, increasing happiness in their blessings;
To defend all orphans and widows and to provide for them;
To strengthen and keep all sick persons and young children;
To free those in bondage;
And to have mercy on us all:
We implore You to hear us, good Lord.

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