third Sunday of Advent

"Stir up thy power, O Lord,
       and with great might come among us;
and, because we are sorely hindered by our sins,
       let thy bountiful grace and mercy speedily help and deliver us;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
       to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost,
       be honor and glory,
       world without end. Amen."

                                - Book of Common Prayer, 1789