O Sovereign Lord, who didst bring thy servant Alfred to a troubled throne that he might establish peace in a ravaged land and revive learning and the arts among the people: Awake in us also, we beseech thee, a keen desire to increase our understanding while we are in this world, and an eager longing to reach that endless life where all will be made clear; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Today the Anglican calendar commemorates Alfred the Great, pious Christian King and Father of the Nation, who repelled the Viking pagan hordes and, through his translation programme and scholarly endeavours, established himself as the English Solomon. pic.twitter.com/k7lP6VKGNX
— Capel Lofft (@CapelLofft) October 26, 2021