O Lord Jesus Christ, You came into this world to call sinners to repentance and to enlighten all men unto life eternal. We praise You with our whole heart and thank Your great goodness and mercy, that You not only entered at this place and in this church and congregation with Your divine Word and the holy Sacraments, and purged out the leaven of false doctrine and idolatry, but, that You have also redeemed us poor sinners from the realm of darkness, called us to the light of Your holy Gospel and translated us into the kingdom of grace.
O Lord Jesus, we are not worthy of the least of Your mercies and Your truth, but we pray You with a humble heart to remain with us also in the future with the divine Word and the holy Sacraments, that Your holy name may be known among us, be alone feared and honored and we all live according to Your divine pleasure and serve You. But whatever we have done wrong against You and Your holy Word, in being disobedient to the Gospel, graciously forgive and do not, because of our sins, take from us this soul-saving treasure, but preserve it in its purity with us and our descendants. Yes, Lord Jesus, preserve to us Your Word for it is our hearts’ comfort and joy.
Protect and keep us and Your whole Christian Church from all error, unbelief, and other harmful doctrine. Restrain all enemies, persecutors, and blasphemers, and be our reliance, our strength, our shelter and shield, that the gates of hell may not prevail against us. Especially we pray You, Lord our Redeemer, to enter the house of our heart, to enlighten us by the Holy Spirit, to cleanse our hearts and graciously to grant, that we walk worthy of the gospel, and continue to the end of our days in the truth once known and confessed. O Lord Jesus, let our souls obtain Your salvation, so that we, being saved through You, may forever behold You in Your kingdom and Your great glory. Amen, Lord Jesus, Amen.