The Year of Prayer: Being Family Prayers for the Christian Year Suited to the Services and Commemorations of the Church
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Overview
In his book The Year of Prayer: Being Family Prayers for the Christian Year Suited to the Services and Commemorations of the Church, Henry Alford wrote and compiled a three-part book of invocations for morning and evening, special occasions, and important days within the church calendar. Written prayer can be a powerful tool, and this resource offers a great variety of accolades, supplications, and petitions.
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- Contains invocations for morning and evening, special occasions, and important days within the church calendar
- Offers a resource for a great variety of accolades, supplications, and petitions
- Includes instructions for optimal use of the book
- Introduction: Being Selections of Passages of Holy Scripture for Family Reading throughout the Year
- Directions for Using This Book
- Part 1: Containing the Ordinary Prayers for the Mornings and Evenings of One Week
- Part 2: Containing Special Prayers for the Sundays and Weeks, and for the Festivals throughout the Year
- Appendix: Containing Special Prayers for Occasions of Family or Other Interest
- Title: The Year of Prayer: Being Family Prayers for the Christian Year Suited to the Services and Commemorations of the Church
- Author: Henry Alford
- Publisher: Strahan
- Publication Date: 1866
- Pages: 316
Henry Alford (1810–1871), a member of the Anglican Church, was an English theologian, textual critic, poet, writer, and hymnodist. Alford studied at Cambridge and became a Hulsean Lecturer there, after which he moved to London where he pastored a large church and became the dean of Canterbury. Other famous literary works of his include the lyrics to the hymn Come Ye Thankful People Come and The Greek Testament by Henry Alford.
