O God who hast given us ears to hear thy word, and tongues to praise thee: Cleanse our hearts, that we may be obedient to the word which we hear; and our lips, that we may worship Thee in truth; for Jesus Christ’s sake.
—Daily Prayer, Eric Milner-White and G. W. Briggs, eds. (London: Penguin Books 1959 edition of the 1941 original), p.124