Evan daniel, in his classic 1892 historical commentary on the book of common prayer, argues that a prayer book is not only a liturgical manual, but the. Almighty god, we thank you that by the death and resurrection of your son jesus christ you have overcome sin and brought us to yourself, and that by the sealing of your holy spirit you have bound us to your service. We often refer to it by title our baptismal covenant calls us to work for justice and peace, or the baptismal covenant makes us all evangelists with the expectation that our audience knows exactly what we mean. Nevertheless, if necessity so require, baptism may be administered upon any. One of the best known texts from the 1979 book of common prayer is the baptismal covenant. For instance, the book of common prayer urges that baptisms be. This obviously contains baptismal servicesfor infants and for adults. Send them forth in the power of that spirit to perform the service you set. Holy baptism the minister of every parish shall often admonish the people, that they defer not the baptism of their children, and that it is most convenient that baptism should be administered upon sundays and other holy days. Meyers, and louis weil, revising the episcopal churchs book of common prayer 1979. However, unlike the american 1979 baptismal service these do not contain the expression, baptismal covenant, or the word covenant itself. By far and away the most widely used edition of the book of common prayer in anglican history is the edition of 1662. Prayer of confession 87 prayer for illumination 90 ascription of praise 91. Renew in these your servants the covenant you have made with them at their baptism.