O Lord, who didst create the-earth for our habitation, and the increase thereof for our enrichment: Have mercy upon us. On the earth and all that is therein; on the harvest of the soil; on the trade and industry of our people; on the toil by which the sons of men obtain thy abundant gifts: 423 We pray for thy blessing, O Lord. On those who search for thy treasures hidden in the earth; on those who labor to make them fit for the use of man: We pray for thy blessing, O Lord.

On those who work in the building and adorning of the churches in which we worship, of the homes in which we live, and the goodly palaces of art, and government, and commerce: We pray for thy blessing, O Lord. On manufacturers and craftsmen; on those who devise cunning machines and are skilled in all manner of workmanship:: We pray for thy blessing, O Lord. On merchants who bring thy gifts from foreign lands; on the men who go down to the sea in ships, and occupy their business in great waters: We pray for thy blessing, O Lord.

On all who trade with us in the shop, or in the market; on all who serve at the counter, or in the office; on those who bring what we need for life, or comfort, or enjoyment, within reach of our homes: We pray for thy blessing, O Lord. O Lord, how manifold are thy works: In wisdom hast thou made them all. O Lord, how manifold are thy works: The earth is full of thy riches. O God, who orderest all things both in heaven and earth: grant that every man, according to the business which he hath undertaken among the sons of men, may know that he is thy servant therein; that whatsoever his hand findeth to do, he may do it as in thy service and to thy glory, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.