Complete Luther Library

Prayer of comfort in our last hour.

Volume 10 from the one-column St. Louis Edition English DOCX texts, reformatted for mobile reading on Last Christian Ministries.

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Volume 10

Prayer of comfort in our last hour.

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Almighty, eternal, merciful Lord and God, who art the Father of our dear Lord Jesus Christ, I know for certain that all things which thou hast promised thou wilt and canst have; for thou canst not lie, thy word is true. In the beginning you promised me your dear only Son, Jesus Christ, who came and redeemed me from the devil, death, hell and sins; then, for greater security, by your gracious will you gave me the sacraments of baptism and the altar.

In it I was offered forgiveness of sins, eternal life and all heavenly goods. At such his offer I have used them, and in faith have firmly relied on his word and received them. Therefore I have no doubt that I am safe, secure and satisfied from the devil, death, hell and sin. If this is my hour and your divine will, I will gladly depart peacefully with joy at your word, amen.