The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory is the third volume of The Grey Book, one of the several proposed revisions of the English Book of Common Prayer, none of which was adopted by Parliament. This book is not listed in David Griffiths' Bibliography of the Book of Common Prayer. We present the entire book here formatted as HTML, plus an Adobe Acrobat (PDF graphics) version linked to below. In a sense, this book is a predecessor to the current Book of Occasional Services. The services are all in a "prayer and response" format, much like the Litany.
While it never gained further official approval, it was apparently fairly popular, as it went through at least eight printings over the next thirty years. Episcopal Church, as noted in the Preface below, and was commended by the 1934 General Convention. The more liberal theology of this book can be readily seen in many of the services and prayers, which, with some modernization of language, could easily be used today. These were The Green Book (not to be confused with another Green Book, which was the Church's initial proposal put to Parliament), promoted by Anglo-Catholics the Orange Book, promoted by the more moderate Anglo-Catholics of the Alcuin Club and the Grey Book, promoted by more liberal voices, including William Temple, later Archbishop of Canterbury, and Percy Dearmer, one of the foremost liturgists of the day. Once the Church of England's National Assembly had adopted a proposed Prayer Book revision in 1922, three alternatives were introduced to influence its final form. It had three parts, of which this, The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory, was the third. The Grey Book had its origins in the Church of England, as one of three proposals for the ill-fated 1928 Book of Common Prayer. Or view the entire book as PDF graphics (size = 7MB) When copies of this book cannot be put into the hands of the congregation, it will be found that many of the litanies can be used as prayers with the responses omitted, or with the response previously announced, said silently or led by the lay-reader. An Offering of Adoration and Praise to the RisenĪnd Ascended Christ. (See also Service 14B and "Concerning the Kingdom," under Table of Special Uses.) Thanksgiving and Litany for the Missionary Work of the Church (See also "Concerning the Kingdom," under Table of Special Uses.)ġ1. Thanksgiving for the Work of God's Spirit ACTS OF RECOLLECTION AND SELF-EXAMINATIONĩ. The American Edition of the “Grey Book” (1933)
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