Templi ingressus.
Entering the Sanctuary
A prayer for grace and reverence upon entering the house of God.
Lord, I will come into your house because of your great mercy, and I will worship in your holy temple with reverence. O bless me so that I may. Amen.
Petitions at the Mercy Seat
A plea for God to hear the humble petitions offered in His holy presence.
Hear the voice of my humble petitions, O Lord, when I cry out to you in this place, and when I lift my hands toward the mercy seat of your holy Temple, for the sake of Jesus Christ. Amen.
Dwelling in God's Presence
A declaration of trust and a request for the inheritance of those who fear the Lord.
I will dwell in your Tabernacle forever, and my trust will be under the covering of your wings. O Lord, hear our desires, and grant an inheritance to those who pray to you and fear your Name. Amen.
Gates of Thanksgiving
An expression of praise and thanksgiving for God's everlasting mercy and truth.
My God, I will enter your gates with thanksgiving and your courts with praise. I will be thankful to you and speak well of your name, for you, Lord, are gracious; your mercy is everlasting, and your truth endures from generation to generation. Amen.
A Prayer for Holy Fellowship
A final petition to be kept from the company of sinners and to be filled with grace.
O Lord, I love the place where you dwell and the house where your honor resides. O do not confine my soul with unrepentant sinners, but grant me an abundance of your grace, even for the sake of Jesus Christ. Amen.
Read the original Latin
LOrd, I will come into thy house upon the multitude of thy mercies, and in thy fear will I worship towards thy holy Temple. O bless me that I may. Amen.
Hear the voice of my humble Petitions, O Lord, when I crie unto thee in this place, when I hold my hands towards the mercy-seat of thy holy Temple, even for Iesus Christ his sake. Amen.
I will dwell in thy Tabernacle for ever, and my trust shall be under the covering of thy wings. O Lord, hear our desires, and give an heritage unto those that pray unto thee, and fear thy Name. Amen.
O my God, I will go into thy Gates with thanksgiving, and into thy Courts with praise: I will be thankful unto thee, and speak good of thy Name: For thou, Lord, art gracious, thy mercy is everlasting, and thy truth endureth from generation to generation. Amen.
O Lord, I love the habitation of thy House, and the place where thine Honour dwelleth. O shut not up my soul with impenitent sinners, but give me plenty of thy grace, even for Iesus Christ his sake. Amen.
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