- #HC121 Why is there added, Who art in heaven? These words teach us not to think of God’s heavenly majesty in an earthly manner, and to expect from His almighty power all things we need for body and soul.
- #HC122 What is the first petition? Hallowed be Thy Name. That is: Grant us first of all that we may rightly know Thee, and sanctify, glorify, and praise Thee in all Thy works, in which shine forth Thy almighty power, wisdom, goodness,...
- #HC123 What is the second petition? Thy kingdom come. That is: So rule us by Thy Word and Spirit that more and more we submit to Thee. Preserve and increase Thy church. Destroy the works of the devil, every power that raises itself agai...
- #HC124 What is the third petition? Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. That is: Grant that we and all men may deny our own will, and without any murmuring obey Thy will, for it alone is good. Grant also that everyone may car...
- #HC125 What is the fourth petition? Give us this day our daily bread. That is: Provide us with all our bodily needs so that we may acknowledge that Thou art the only fountain of all good, and that our care and labour, and also Thy gifts...
- #HC126 What is the fifth petition? And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. That is: For the sake of Christ’s blood, do not impute to us, wretched sinners; any of our transgressions, nor the evil which still clin...
- #HC127 What is the sixth petition? And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. That is: In ourselves we are so weak that we cannot stand even for a moment. Moreover, our sworn enemies—the devil, the world, and ou...
- #HC128 How do you conclude your prayer? For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. That is: All this we ask of Thee because, as our King, having power over all things, Thou art both willing and able to give us all tha...
- #HC129 What does the word Amen mean? Amen means: It is true and certain. For God has much more certainly heard my prayer than I feel in my heart that I desire this of Him.
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