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The Lord's Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be Thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Thine is the kingdom,
and the power,
and the glory,
of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,
now and ever, and unto ages of ages.
Amen.

About This Prayer

Taught by Christ Himself (Matthew 6:9–13), the Lord's Prayer is prayed by Orthodox Christians at every Divine Liturgy, at each of the Hours, and in personal prayer. The doxology ('For Thine is the kingdom...') is added in Orthodox usage.

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