What is the real origin of the quotation "From the wrath of the Northmen, O Lord deliver us"?

Question

Variations in the wording exist. Sometimes "Vikings" is used instead of "Northmen", and the word "fury" occasionally is substituted for "wrath". The segment which contains "O Lord, deliver us" can appear either at the beginning of the line or at the end of it. The quotation is attributed to 'The Book of Common Prayer' of the Church of England. An Internet search suggests that it also was used in France. It makes sense, since the Norwegians seem to go after the French.

Another Internet source claims it was used in Northern Europe in general.

Which country was the first to use it?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

There is no telling when it was first used but no doubt it was the continent first before england. The northmen spread terror throughout europe but started by working down the coast.

That's one of the more common prayers of ca 900 or so and another, for the men, was "Thank thee Lord, that I am not a Woman". The second was more prevalent than the first because a woman's life in those times (and much later, too) was really a hellish proposition for the most part.