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 fO Lord, Our Ileavonly .Fiithcr high, and ^ 
 mighty King of kings and Lord of Lords — who ry 
 » dost from Thy throne behohl all tho dweller.-? Y' 
 ^ on earth, and nignest with power pupreme / 
 /7>and ujigoltcQlLed over all kingdoms, empires, 
 jr^and governments— look down in mercy, we 
 ^beseech Thee, on these ^ 'Confederate States, ";^ 
 t-ifSwho have Hed to Thee from the rod of the^ 
 (iV" oppressor, and thrown themselves on Thy '/^ 
 j gracious protection, desiring to be henceforth i' 
 \ dependent, only on Thee. To Thee they have / 
 /Tvappealed for the righteousness of "theirrVs 
 \i^ cause." To thee do they now look up forlha,t5^ 
 ^countenance and sup[)ort ^yhich Thau alone ^ 
 t^cartstgive. T-ake them," therefore, Heavenly:^ 
 (Vp Father, under Thy nurturing care ; give themryj 
 J wisdomin council and valor in the field; dc-Y 
 yfeat the malicious desigr.s of our cruel adver- }■ 
 /yA'saries ; convince the North of the " unright-fT-,^ 
 ji^eousuess of their cause;" and, if they still^ 
 
^persist In their san;:juiiiniy purposes, oh I Ictr^ 
 
 vX/ihc vnico of Thine own unerring justice, 0/ 
 
 / soundinof in their -ho:\it?, cdnstniin tlionj to [ 
 
 ^(Irop their weapons of war from their unnerv- f 
 
 f/^cd hands in the (l;iy oflmttlc. [V^ 
 
 <qfe I{e Thou present, (» CJod of \vis(h.>:n. .nul di-c^'i 
 
 Orect ll)e councils of tliat honorahle a>senihly : O* 
 
 ^^onaiile them to settle thin^^s on the hestandsur-rV 
 
 V/cst foundation; — that the scene of Idood inay,/- 
 
 Ite sp<vdily closed, — that order, liarmoii}', and , 
 
 fteace may he effect ually restored. — find tiutli ( 
 
 .7 ;i!id justice, rcli.izion and piety prevail andlu 
 
 1^ flourish amon-; Thy [leoplc r^ 
 
 O IVcscrve the health of their In. dies and the^ 
 
 ^ vigor of their minds : shower down u[ion them^ 
 
 ,\;;ind the millions they represent such temporal l/J 
 
 ) Idessinjrs as Thou seest expedient for iheui in V 
 
 ) this world : and crown tlieni with everlasting ( 
 
 {j<,'lory in the world to come. ^. 
 
 ^5 All this we ask in the name and thronph^^' 
 
 i^the merits of Jesus Christ, Thy Hon ;ind ourO 
 
 Saviour. Amen. ^