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Anglicanized Anaphora of St. John Chrysostom

The Lord be with you. And with thy spirit. Lift up your hearts. We lift them unto the Lord. Let us give thanks unto the Lord our God. It is meet and right so to do. It is indeed meet, right, and our bounden duty, in every place of thy dominion, to render thanks unto thee, almighty Father, for thou art invisible and ineffable, beyond all mortal understanding and comprehension, existing forever and unchanging. Thou didst fashion us out of nothing, and when we were fallen, thou didst raise us up again.  Though unworthy, because of our manifold sins and wickedness, thou madest us worthy, and lead us to thine heavenly kingdom through the merits of thy Son Jesus Christ. For this and all things thou hast given us, known and unknown, seen and unseen, do we give thee hearty thanks.  And moreover do we thank thee for accepting these prayers from our unworthy lips, surrounded as thou art by the unnumbered host of heaven, by angels and archangel...