Above:  The Flag of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Image in the Public Domain

Henry Ustick Onderdonk (1789-1858) was the Episcopal Assistant Bishop of Pennsylvania (1827-1836) and Bishop of Pennsylvania (1836-1844).  His resignation from that post followed a struggle with alcohol which began after a medical prescription.  Onderdonk’s suspension by the House of Bishops in 1844 had more to do with his High Church tendencies than his previous intemperance.  The exemplary nature of Onderdonk’s life from 1844 to 1856 led to the lifting of his suspension.

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The Savior Kindly Calls:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/05/29/the-savior-kindly-calls/

How Wondrous and Great are Thy Works, God of Praise:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2011/01/23/how-wondrous-and-great-thy-works-god-of-praise/

The Spirit in Our Hearts:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/09/03/the-spirit-in-our-hearts/

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Above:  The Luther Rose

Scan by Kenneth Randolph Taylor

Johann(es) Olearius (1635-1711), a German Lutheran minister, wrote 302 hymns and compiled an important hymnal, Geistliche Singe-Kunst (1671).

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The New Church Year Again is Come:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2014/11/17/the-new-church-year-again-is-come/

Lord, Open Thou My Heart to Hear:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/02/06/lord-open-thou-my-heart-to-hear/

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Above:  The Flag of England

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William Arthur Dunkerley (1852-1941) wrote fiction, non-fiction, and poetry under noms de plume, usually as “John Oxenham.”

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O God, Within Whose Sight:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2014/09/17/o-god-within-whose-sight/

All Labor Gained New Dignity:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2014/09/17/all-labor-gained-new-dignity/

‘Mid All the Traffic of the Ways:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2014/09/17/mid-all-the-traffic-of-the-ways/

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Above:  Part of the Title Page of The Hymnal and Order of Service (1925)

Image Source = Kenneth Randolph Taylor

Ernst. W. Olson (1870-1958) translated hymns.

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Thy Sacred Word, O Lord, of Old:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2016/01/10/thy-sacred-word-o-lord-of-old/

Thine Agony, O Lord, is O’er:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2013/12/27/thine-agony-o-lord-is-oer/

Strike Up, O Harp and Psaltery:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2013/12/27/strike-up-o-harp-and-psaltery/

Heavenly Light, Benignly Beaming:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2013/12/27/heavenly-light-benignly-beaming/

Great Joy and Consolation:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2013/12/27/great-joy-and-consolation/

From Peaceful Slumber Waking:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2013/12/27/from-peaceful-slumber-waking/

Now Hail We Our Redeemer:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2013/11/22/now-hail-we-our-redeemer/

With God and His Mercy:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/07/30/with-god-and-his-mercy/

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Above:  The Flag of England

Edward Osler (1798-1863) was a surgeon-turned-hymn writer and journalist in England.

http://neatnik2009.wordpress.com/2013/08/19/feast-of-edward-osler-march-7/

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Lord of the Church, We Humbly Pray:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/lord-of-the-church-we-humbly-pray/

O God, Unseen, Yet Ever Near:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/o-god-unseen-yet-ever-near/

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Above:  Byzantine Cross

Image Source = Wikipedia

Anonymous texts from various Eastern and Oriental Orthodox churches

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Invocation to the Holy Spirit:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2011/07/11/invocation-to-the-holy-spirit/

Fill Our Hearts with Joy and Grace:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2011/07/11/fill-our-hearts-with-joy-and-grace/

Evening Prayer of the Covenant:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2011/07/11/evening-prayer-of-the-covenant/

Prayer for the Sick:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2011/07/11/prayer-for-the-sick/

Remember Your Servants, Lord: 

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2010/11/09/remember-your-servants-lord/

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Above:  Byzantine Cross

Image Source = Wikipedia

The Orthodox Study Bible

Prepared under the auspices of the Academic Community of St. Athanasius Academy of Orthodox Theology, Elk Grove, California

Fr. Jack Norman Sparks, Ph.D., Dean

Published by Thomas Nelson, Nashville, Tennessee, 2008

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Prayer for the End of the Day:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2012/06/20/prayer-for-the-end-of-the-day/

Evening Prayer for Forgiveness:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2012/06/20/evening-prayer-for-forgiveness/

Evening Prayer of Thanksgiving:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2012/06/20/evening-prayer-of-thanksgiving/

Prayer for the Beginning of the Day:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2012/06/20/prayer-for-the-beginning-of-the-day/

Morning Prayer to the Holy Trinity:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2012/06/20/morning-prayer-to-the-holy-trinity/

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