Lord’s Day 47Question 122
Reformed Church in America English, 1879
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1879 Reformed Church in America Q&A text with inline proof references. Source: Wikisource scan transcription.
This English edition was published in the United States in 1879, before the current U.S. public-domain cutoff. Rights evidence. Verified 2026-07-14.
What is the first petition?
“Hallowed be thy name.” That is, grant us first rightly to know thee (Eph. 1;16, 17), and to sanctify, glorify and praise thee in all thy works (Ps. 51;15), in which thy power, wisdom, goodness, justice, mercy and truth, are clearly displayed (Rom. 1;19, 20); and further also, that we may so order and direct our whole lives, our thoughts, words and actions, as that thy name may never be blasphemed, but rather honored and praised on our account (Ps. 31;4).