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Commonplace Book

prayers, poems, and prose

Traditional Catholic/Christian Prayers, Verses, Hymns, & Psalms

The Lord's Prayer

Our Father
Who art in Heaven
Hallowed be Thy Name
Thy Kingdom come
Thy Will be done
On Earth as it is in Heaven
Give us this day our daily bread
And Forgive us our trespasses
As we forgive those who trespass against us
And Lead us not into temptation
But Deliver us from evil
For Thine is the Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory
Forever and ever
Amen

The Hail Mary

Hail Mary
Full of Grace
The Lord is with thee
Blessed art thou among women
And Blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
Pray for us sinners
Now
and at the hour of our death
Amen

The Glory Be

Glory Be
To the Father
And to the Son
And to the Holy Spirit
As it was in the beginning,
is now,
and ever shall be,
Amen

Hail, Holy Queen

Hail, Holy Queen
Mother of Mercy
Our Life, Our Sweetness, and Our Hope
To thee do we cry,
Poor banished children of Eve,
To thee do we send up our sighs,
Mourning and weeping in this valley of tears
Turn, then, most gracious Advocate,
Thine eyes of Mercy towards us
And after this, our exile,
Show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus
O Clement, O Loving, O Sweet Virgin Mary
Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God
That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ
Amen

Guardian Angel Prayer

Angel of God,
My Guardian dear,
To whom God's love commits me here
Ever this day
Be at my side
To light and guard
To rule and guide
Amen

Day by Day (from "Godspell")(adapted from a prayer by Richard of Chichester)

Day by Day
O Dear Lord,
Three things I pray:
To see Thee more clearly,
Love Thee more dearly,
Follow Thee more nearly,
Day by Day

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Words gathered from others. Prayers, Poems, Spells.

Poetry, Lyrics, & Miscellaneous

Litany Against Fear (from "Dune")

I must not fear.
Fear is the mind-killer.
Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face my fear.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
And when it has gone past, I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.

Tumbling Tumbleweeds (Roy Rogers)

See them tumbling down
Pledging their love to the ground
Lonely but free I'll be found
Drifting along with the tumbling tumbleweeds
Cares of the past are behind
Nowhere to go but I'll find
Just where the trail will wind
Drifting along with the tumbling tumbleweeds
I know when night has gone
That a new world's born at dawn
I'll keep rolling along
Deep in my heart is a song
Here on the range I belong
Drifting along with the tumbling tumbleweeds
Drifting along with the tumbling tumbleweeds
Drifting on and on
Moving on and on
Wandering on and on