THE ARMY AND NAVY PRAYER BOOK. jiSiowsan ^Tfsrst'onffr^ -Soviets Of the Protectant Episcopal Church of VirrginJai RICHMOND : CHAS. H. WYNNE, PRiNTERs 1865. THE ORDER FOR^"^®^^ # MORNING PRAYER. IT The Minister shall begin by reading OJie or more of the following Sentences of Saip' tit re : rpHE Lord is in his holy temple ; let all X the earth keep silence before him. Hab. ii. 20. When the wicked man turncth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save hi-; soul alive. Ezek. xviii. 27. The sacrifices of God af e a broken spirit ; a broken and a contrite heart, God, thou wilt not despise. Psalm li. 17. Rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. Joel ii. 19. I will arise and go to my father, and will y unto him, Father, I have sinned a'::ainst heaven, and before thee, and am no more worthy to be called thy son. St. Luke xv. 18, 19. '/, 4 MORNING PRAYER. Enter not into judgment with thy servant, Lord ; for in thy siglit shall no man living be justified. Psalm cxii. 2 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the tru^h is not m us; but if we confess our sin-, God is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us Irom all unrighteousness. 1 John i. 8, 9. IT Then the Minister shall say, DEARLY beloved brethren, the Scripture rnoveth us in sundry places, to acknow- ledge and conffss our manifold bins and wick- edness; and that we should not dissemble nor cloak them before the face of Almighty God our heavenly father; but confess them with an humble, lowly, penitent and obedient heart ; to the end that we may obtain forgiveness of the same, by liis infinite goodness and mercy. And although we ou^ht, at all times, humbly to acknowledge our sins before God; yet ought we chiefly so to do, when we assemble and meet together to render thanks for the great benefits that we have received at his hands, to set forth his most worthy praise, to hear his most holy Word, and to ask those things which are requisite and necessary, as well for the body as the soul. Wherefore I pray and beseech you, as many as are here present, to accompany mc with a pure heart, and humble voice, unto the throne of the heavenly grace, saying, MORNING PRAYER. 5 A General Confa^ston. IT To be said by the whole Congregation, after the Minister J all kneeling, ALMIGHTY and most merciful Father; we have erred, and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have offended against thy holy laws. We have left undone those things •which we ou.;ht to have done: And we have done those things which we ou^ht not to have done; And there is no health in us. But thou, Lord, have mercy upon us, misera- ble oflenders. Spare thou tho^e, God, who confess tlieir faults. Restore thou those who are penitent; According to thy promisea declared unto mankind in Christ Jesus our Lord. And irrant, O most merciful Father,, for his sake: That we may hereafter live a* godly, righteous, and sober life, To the glory -^ of thy holy Name. Amen. The Declaration of Absolution, or Re- mission of Sins. IT The People shall answer here, and at tht end of every Prayer, Amen. ALMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father^ who of his great mercy hath promised forgiveness of sins to all those who, with. 6 MORNING PRATER. hearty repentance and true faith, turn unto him; Have mercy upon you; pardon and de- liver you from all your sins, confirm and strengthen you in all goodness; and bring you to everlasting life ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. IT Then the Minister shall kneel, and say the Loj-d's Prayer; ihe People still kneeling, and repeating it with him. OUR Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy •will be done on earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And for- give us our trespasses. As we forgive those who trespass auainst us. And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil; For thine is the kini:dom, and the power, and ■■the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. IT Then likeivise he shall say, O Lord, open thou our lips. Answer. And our mouth shall show forth thy praise. IT Here, all standing n-p, the Minister shall say. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and tCo the Holy Ghost; Answer. As it was in the beginning, is jnow, and ever shall be, world without end. Minister. Praise ye the Lord. Answer. The Lord's Name be praised. MORNING PRAYER. 7 T 'then shall be said or sung the following Anthem : Venite, exuliemus Domino. OUwmE, act „Q sjn„ ^^to t^e Lord; let us heartily rejoice m me strength of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving ; and show ourselves glad in him with psalms. For the Lord is a great God ; and a great king above all cods. In his hand are all the corners of the earth ; and the strength of the hills is his also. The sea is his, and he made it; and his hands prepared the dry land. O come let us worship and fall down, and kneel before the Lord our Maker. For he is the Lord our God ; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. worship the Lord in the beauty of holi- ness; let the whole earth stand in awe of him. For he comelh, for he cometh to judge the earth; and with righteousness to judge the world, and the people with his truth. MORNING PRAYER, SELECTIONS. No. 1. ■^ Then shall be read one n,^ -''^« jvnomng Se-I lections — Mimai&r and People reading al', \ ternate verses : Psalm li. From S. III. HAVE mercy upon me, O God, after thy great goodness 5 according to the multi' tude of thy mercies do away mine offences. Wash me thoroughly from my wickedness, and cleanse me from my sins* For I acknowledge ray faults, and my sin is ever before me. Against thee only have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight; that thou mightest be justified in thy saying, and clear when thoii art judged. Behold, I was shapen in wickedness, and in sin hath my mother conceived me. But lo thou requires! truth in the inward parts, and shalt make me to understand wis- dom secretly. Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, and I sh&il be clean ; thou shalt wash me, and I «haii be whiter than snow. Tliou shalt make me hear of joy and glad- mess, that the bones which thou hast J>rokea ijnaj rejoice. MORNING PRAYER. 9 Turn thy face from my sms, and put out all my misdeeds. Make me a clean heart, God, and renew a rii^ht spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence, and take not thy Holy Spirit from me. O sive me the comfort of thy help again, and slablish me with thy free Spirit. Then shall I teach thy ways unto the wick- ed, and sinners shall be converted unto thee. Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, God, thou that art the God of my health ; and my tongue shall sintuff comfort me. Thou shalt prepare a table before me against them that trouble me; thou hast anointed my head with oil, and my cup shall be full. But thy loving kindness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life ; and I dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Psalm xxxiv. Benedicam Domino. I "WILL always give thanks unto the Lord, his praise shall ever be in my mouth. My soul shall make her boast in the Lord; the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. praise the Lord with me, and let us magnify his Name together. 1 sought the Lord and he heard me; yea, he delivered me out of all my fear. They had an eye unto him, and were light- ened ; and their faces were not ashamed. 14 MORNING PRAYER. Lo, the poor crieth, and the Lord heareth him; yea, and savethhim out ofallhislroubles. The angel of the Lord lanielh I'ound about them that fear him, and dclivereth iheni. taste, and see, how gracious the Lord is: blessed is the man that trusteth in him. fear the Lord, ye that are his saints ; for they that fear him lack nothing. The lions do lack and sutler hunger ; but they who love the Lord shall want no man- ner of thing that is good. Come, ye children, and hearken unto me : I will teach' you the fear of the Lord. What man is he that lusteth to live, and' would fain see good days ? Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips, that they speak no guile. Eschew evil, and do good; seek peace, and ensue it. The eyes of the Lord are over the right- eous, and his ears are open unto their prayers. The countenance of the Lord is against them that do evil, to root out the remem- brance of them fvom the earth. The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth them, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. Here may be said or sung the following IJymn : Gloria in excelsis. GLORY be to God on high, and on earth peace, good will towards men. We MORNING PRAYER. 15 praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. O Lord, the onlv-begotten Son Jesus Christ; O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Fa- ther, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. Thou that sittest at the risrht hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us. Forthou only art holy; thou only art the Lord ; thou only, O Chri?t, with the Holy Ghost-, art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen. Then shall be read the First Lesson — afte^ which shall be said or sung the following Hymn : Te Dcutn laudamus. WE praise thee, God ; we acknowledge thee to be the Lord. All the earth doih worship thee, the Father everlasting.* To thee all Angels cry aloud ; the Hea- vens, and all the Powers therein. To thee Cherubim, and Seraphim continu- ally do cry, Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth; 16 MORNING PRAYER. I Heaven and earth are full of the Majesty of thy Glory. The £;lorious company of the Apostles praise tliee. The godly fellowship of the Prophets praise thee. The noble army of Martyrs praise thee. The holy Church throughout all the world doth acknowledge thee; The Father, of an infinite Majesty; Thine adorable, true, and only Son ; Also the Holy Ghost, the Comforter. Thou art the King of Glory, O Christ. Thou art the everlasting Son of the Father. When thou tookest upon thee to deliver man, thou didst humble thyself to be born of a Virgin. When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death, thou didst open the Kingdom of Heaven to all believers. Thou siltest at the right hand of God, in the Glory of the Father.^ We believe that thou shalt come to be our Judge. We therefore pray thee, help thy servants, whom thou hast redeemed with 1,hy precious blood. • . Make them to be numbered with thy Saints, in glory everlasting. O Lord, save thy people, ahd bless thine heritage. MORNING PRAYER. 17 Govern them and lift them up for ever. Day by day we magnify thee ; And we worship, thy Name ever, world without end. Vouchsafe, Lord, to keep us this day without sin. O Lord, have mercy upon us, hvve mercy upon us. Lord, let thy mercy be upon us, as our trust is in thee. Lord, in thee have I trusted ; let me never be confounded. IT Then shall be read the Second Lesson — after which the following Psalm may be said cr sung : Psalm e. QBE joyful in the Lord, all ye lands : serve the Lord with irladness, and come before his presence with a sorig. 2 Be ye sure that the Lord he is God ; it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, apd the sheep of his pas- ture. 3 O go your way into his gates witli thanks- givinf?, and into liis courts with praise ; be thankful unto him, and speak good of his Name. 4 For the Lord is gracious, his mercy is everlasting ; and his truth endureth from gen- eration to generation. <. 18 MORNING PRAYER. IT Then shall be said the Apostles' Creed, by the Minister and the People^ standing. I BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth : And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord: Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin Mary; Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into Hell, The third day he rose from the dead ; He ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of God the Fa- ther Almighty ; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; The holy Ca- tholic Church, The Communion of Saints ; The forgiveness of sins; The Resurrection of the body ; And the Life everlasting. Amen. IT .^nd after that, these prayers following ^ all devoutly kneeling ; the Minister first pro- Tiouncing, The Lord be with yo^. .Answer. And with th;^ spirit. Minister. Let us pray. Lord, show thy mercy upon us. Answer. And grant us thy salvation. Minister. O God, make clean our hearts within us. Answer. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us. MORNING PRAYER. 19 A Collect for Peace. PGOD, who art the author of peace and lover of concord, in knowledge of whom fetandelh our eternal life, whose service is perfect freedom; Defend us, thy humble -e|^ vants, in all assaults of our enemies; thjft we, surely trustins: in thy defence, may not fear the power of any adversaries, through the might of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. A Collect for Grace. OLORD, our heavenly Father, Almighty and everlasting God, who hast safely brought us to the beginning of this day; Defend us in the same with thy mighty pow- er ; and grant that this day we fall into no sin, neither run into any kind of danger; but that all our doings, being ordered by thy govern- ance, may be righteous in thy sight ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. ^men. A Prayer for the President of the Con- federate States, and all in civil Au- thority. OLORD, our heavenly Father, the high and mighty Ruler of the universe, who dost from the throne behold all the dwellers upon earth; Most heartily we beseech thee with thy favor to behold and bless thy ser- 20 MORNING PRAYER. ' vant, The President of the Confederate States, and all others in authority ; and so replenish them with the grace of thy Holy Spirit, that they may always incline to thy will, and walk in thy way. Endue them lllcnteously with heavenly gifts ; grant them i in health and prosperity lonir to live; and finally, after this life, to attain everlastina: joy and felicity; through Jesus Christ our Lord. J men. A Prayer for the Clergy and People. ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, from. whom Cometh every good and perfect gift; Send down upon our l;ishops, and other Clergy, and upon the Congregations committed to their charge, the healtiiful spi- rit of thy grace; and, that they may truly please thee, pour upon them llie continual dew of thy blessing. Grant this O Lord, for the honour of our Advocate and Mediator Jesus Christ. Amen. A Prayer for all Conditions of Men. O GOD, the Creator and Pi eserver of all mankind, we hujnbly beseech thee for all sorts and conditions of men ; that thou wouldst be pleased to make thy ways known unto them, thy saving health unto all nations. More especially we pray for thy holy Church MORNING PRATER. 21 universal ; that it may be so guided and gov- erned by thjf good Spirit, that all who profess and call themselves Christians maj- be led into the way of truth, and hold the faith in unity of spirit, in the bond of peace, and in righteousness of life. Finally, We con. mend to thy falherly goodness all those who are any- ways afflicted, or distressed, in mind, body, or estate ; that it may please thee to comfort and relieve them accordina: to their several neccssilit^s giving them patience under their suflerinosj-and a happy issue out of all their affliction's. And this we beg for Jesus Christ's sake. Amen. A General ThanJcsgivinj. ALMIGHTY God, Father of all mercies, we, tliine unworthy servants, do give thee most humble and hearty thanks for all thy goodness and loving-ldndness to us, and to all men. We bless thee for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life ; but above all, for thine inestimable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Je- sus Christ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of tilory. And we beseech thee, give us that due sense of all thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful, and that we m.ay show forth thy praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives; by givi«g up 22 MORNING PRAYER. ourselves to thy service, and by walking be- fore thee in holiness and rishteousuess all our days; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honour and glory, world without end. Amen, A Prayer of St. Cbrysostom. ALMIGHTY God, who hast ijiven us grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplications unto thee ; and dost promise that when two or three are gathered together in thy Name thou wilt grant their requests; Fulfil now, O Lord, the desires and petitions of thy servants, as may be most expedient for them; granting us in this world knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to come life everlasting. Amen. 2 Cor. xiii. 14. THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen. A SECOND SERVICE. The Minister shall begin by reading the follow- ing Sentences : LET the words of m}'^ mouth, and the medi- tation of my heart be always acceptable in thy sight, Lord, my strength and my Re- deemer. Ps. xix. 14, 15. When the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive. Ezek. xviii. 27. IT Then the Minister shall ««|r, DEARLY beloved brethren, I pray and be- seech you, as many as are here present, to accompany me with a pure heart, and hum- ble voice, unto the throne of the heavenly grace. THE LITANY, OR GENERAL SUPPLICATION. (To be said by the Minister and People alter- nately, all kneeling.) O God the Father of Heaven ; have mercy upon us miserable sinners. O God the Father of Heaven; have mercy upon us miserable sinners. 24 SECOND SERVICE. God the Son, Redeemer of the world; have mercy upon us miserable sjnners. It O God the Son, Redeemer of the world; have \ mercy upon us miserable sinners. God tlio Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son; have mercy upon us mis- erable sinners. O God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from th^ Father and the Son; have mercy upon us mia- erable sinners. O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three Persons and one God; have mercy upon us miserable sinners. O holy, blessed, and. glorious Trinity, three Persons and one God; have mercy upon us miserable sinners. . ■• Rem-ember not, Lord, our oflences, nor the oflences of our forefathers; neither take thou vengeance of our sins; spare us, good Lord, spare thy people, whom thou hast redeemed' with thy most precious blood, and be not an- gry with us for ever. Sparc 7/..S, good Lord. From all evil and mischief; from sin; from the crafts and assaults of the devil; from thy wrath, and tVom everlasting damnation. Good Lord, drliver us. From all blindness of heart; from pride, vain-glory, and hypocrisy; from envy, ha- tred, and malice, and all uncharilableness, Good Lord, deliver us. SECOND SERVICE. 25 From all inordinnt*' and sinful affections } and fro^ ^" the deceits of the world, the nesh, and the detal. Good Lord, deliver us. From lightning and tempest; from plague, pestilence, and famine; from battle and mur- der, and from sudden death, Good Lord, deliver us. From all sedition, privy conspiracy, and re* bellion; from all false doctrine, heresy, and schism ; from hardness of heart, and contempt of thy Word and Commandment, Good Lord, deliver us. By the mystery of thy holy Incarnation; by thy holy Nativity and Circumcision; by thy Baptism, Fasting, and Temptation, Good Lord, deliver us. By thine Agony and Bloody Sweat; by thy Cross and Passion ; by thy precious Death and Burial ; by thy glorious Resurrection and As- cension; and by the coming of the Holy Ghostj Good Lord, deliver us. ■ In all time of our tribulation; in all time of our prosperity; in the hour of death, and in the day of judgment, Good Lord, deliver us. We sinners do beseech thee to hear ns, O Lord God ; and that it may please thee to rule and govern thy holy Church universal in the right way ; We beseech thee io hear us, good Lord. 26 SECOND SERVICE. That it may please thee to bless and pre- serve all Christian Rulers ana Mtti,i«trates givin<; them j^race to execute justice, anu iw maintain truth ; TFc beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to illuminate all Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, with true knowledge and understanding of thy Word; and that both by their preaching and Jiving they may set it forth, and show it accord- ingly; l\ c beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to bless and keep all thy people; Wc beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to give to all na- tions unity, peace, and concord; We beseech thee to hear its, good Lord. That it may please thee to give us an heart to love and fear thee, and diligently to live after thy commandments ; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to give to all thy people increase of grace to hear meekly thy Word, and to receive it with pure afl^tion, and to bring forth the fruits of the Spirit; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to bring into the way of truth all such as have erred, and are deceived; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord* SECOND SERVICE. 27 That it may please thee to strengthen such as do stand; and to comfort and help the weak-hearted* and to raise up those who fall; and finally to beat down. Satan under our feet ; We beseech thee io hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to succour, help, and comfort all who are in danger, necessity, and tribulation; We beseech thee io hear us, good Lord. That it may please ihee to preserve all who travel by land or by water, all women in the perils of child-birth, all sick persons and youn-z children: and fro show thy pity upon all prisoners and captives; We beseech thee to hear ws, good Lord. That it may please thee to defend, and pro- vide for, the fatherless children, and widows, and all who are desolate and oppressed; We beseech ihee io hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to have mercy upon all men ; We beseech thee io hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to forsive our ene- mies, persecutors, and slanderers, and to turn their hearts ; We beseech ihee io hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to give and pre- serve to our use the kindly fruits of the earth, so that in due time we may enjoy them ; We beseech thee io hear us, good Lord. 1 28 SECOND SERVICE. That it may please thee to ^jive us true re- pentance; to forgive us all our sins, negli- j^ences and i-j^norances; and to endue us with the grace of thy Holy Spirit to amend our lives according to thy Holy Word; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. ] Son of God, we beseech thee to hear us. Son of God, we beseech thee to hear ns. O Lariib of God, who takest away the sing of the world ; ^' Grant us thy peace. Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the woild ; I Have mercy upon us. | IT The Minister may, at his discretion, omit all that follows, to the Prayer, " We humbly beseech thee, Father," &c. O Christ, hear us. O Christ, hear ns. Lord, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. IT Then shall the Minister, and the People with him, say the Lord's Prayer. UR Father, who ajt in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy O SECOND SERVICE. 29 will be done on earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And for- give us our trespasses, As we forgive those who trespass a-ainst us. Aiid lead us not into temptation; But delivqr us from evil. Amen. Minisicr. Lord, deal not with us accord- ing to our sins. Jlnsicer. Neither reward us accoi'ding to our iniquities. Let us pray. OGOD, merciful Father, who despisest not the sighing of a contrite heart, nor the desire of such as are sorrowfuf; Merci- fully assist our prayers which we make before thee in all our troubles and adversities, when- soever Ihey oppress. us ; and graciously hear us, that those evils which the craft and sub- tilty of the devil or man worketh against us, ttay. by thy good providence, be brought to nought; that we thy servants, beino: hurt by no perseculions, may evermore give thanks unto thee in thy holy Church ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. O Lord, arise, help us, and deliver us for ihy Name's sake. OGOD, we have heard with our ears, and our fathers have declared unto us, the noble works that thou didst in their days, and in the old time before them. 30 SECOND SERVICE. O Lord, arise, help us, and deliver us fo thine honour. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost; Jnswer. As it was in i\ie beginning, now, and ever shall be, world without end Amen. From our enemies defend us, Christ. Graciously look upon our ajffiiclions. With pity behold the sorrows of our hearts Merciftdly forgive the sins of thy people Favourably wilh mercy hear our prayers. O Son of David, have rnercy upon us. Ij Both now and ever vouchsafe to hear us,l| Christ. Graciously hear us, O Christ; graciously hear us, O Lord Christ. Minisier. Lord, let thy mercy be >howed upon us ; Answer. As we do put our trust in thee. Let us pray. WE humbly beseech thee, Father, mer- cifully to look ui)on our infirmities; and, for the irlory of thy Name, turn from us all those evils that we most justly have de- served ; and grant, that in all our troubles we may put our whole trust and confidence in thy mercy, and evermore serve thee in ho- liness and pureness of living, to tliy honour and glory; through our only Mediator and Advocate, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. SECOND SERVICE. 81 A General Thanhsgiving. A L:\1IGHTY God, Father of all mercies, we, Ihine unwortliy servants, do give thee most humble and hearty thanks for all I' thy goodness and lovin2;-kind;i€ss to us, and to all men. We bless thee for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; but above all, for thine inestimable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Je- sus Christ ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. And, we beseech thee, give us that due sense of all thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful, and that Ave may show forth thy praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives; by giving up ourselves to thy service, and by walking be- fore thee in holiness and righteousness all our days ; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honour and glory, world without end. Amen. A Prayer of St. Chrysostom. ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplications unto thee; and dost promise that when two or three are gathered together in thy Name, thou wilt grant their requests; Fulfil now, O Lord, the desires and petitions of thy servants, as may be most expedient for them ; granting us in this world 32 THIRD SERVICIK. knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to come life everlasting. Amen. 2 Cor. xiii. 14. THE grace of our Lord Jesiis Christ, and the love of God, and the ftjllowship of the Holy Ghost, b e With us all evermore Amen. A THIRD SERVICE. HIDE thy face from my sins; and blot out all mine iniquities. Psalm li. 19. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit} a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. Psalm li. 17. IV Then the Minister shall say, DEARLY beloved brethren, I pray and beseech you, as many as are here pre* sent, to accompany me with a pure heart, and humble voice, unto the throne of the hea* venly grace. A General Confession, IT To be soid by the lohcle Congregation, afi the Minister, all kneeling. ALMIGHTY and mo# merciful Father r we have erred and strsyed from thy J THIRD SERVICE. 33 ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have' offended against thy holy laws. We have left undone those things which we ou:;ht to have done ; And we have done those things which we ought not to have done; and there is no health in us. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us, mis- erable otienders. Spare thou those, God, who confess their faults. Restore thou those who are penitent ; According to thy promises declared unto mankind in Christ Jesus our Lord. And grant, most merciful Father, for his sake; That we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life ; To the glory of thy holy Name. Amen. The Declaration of Absolution or, Re- mission of Sins. ALMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, who of his great mercy hath promised forgiveness of sins to all those, who wiUi learty repentance and true faith, turn unto him; Have mercy upon you; pardon and de- liver you from 'all your sins, confirm and strengthen you in all goodness ; and bring fou to everlasting life ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Jmen. /^UR Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed KJ be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, As it is in heaven. 1 2 34 THIRD SERVICE. Give us this day our daily bread-. And for- give us our trespasses, As we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, ana the glory, for ever and ever. Jlmen. The Collect. ALMIGHTY God, unto whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid : Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love thee, and worthily magnify thy holy Name j through Christ our Lord. ^dmen. IT Then shall the Minister turning to the Peo- ple, rehearse distinctly the TEN COM^ MANDMENTS; and the People, still kneeling, shall, after every Commandment^ ■ ask God's mercy for their transgressions for the time past, and grace to keep the law for the time to come, as followeth ; Minister, GOD spake these words, and said ; I am the Lord thy God ; Thou shalt have none other gods but me. People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and in-. cline our hearts to keep this law. Minister. Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven image, nor the likeness of any THIRD SERVICE. 35 thin? that is in heaven above, or in the earth beneath, or in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down to them, nor wor- ship them : for I the Lord thy God am a jpal- ous God, and visit the sins of the fathers upon the children, unto the third and fourth gene- ration of them that hate me ; and show mer- cy unto thousands in them that love me, and keep my commandments. People Lord, have mercy upon us, and in- cline our hearts to keep this law. Minister: Thou shalt not "take the Name of the Lord thy God in vain : for the Lord will not hold him guiltless, that taketh his Nama in vain. Peopl\ Lord, have mercy upon us, and in- cline ojur hearts to keep this law. ■ 3finis{er. Remember that thou keep holy the Sabbath dav. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all that thou hast to do ; but the sev- enth day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God. In it thou shalt do no manner of work ; thou, > - and thy son, and thy daughter, thy man-ser- / vant, and thy maid servant, thy cattle, an^/ the stranser that is within thy gate's. For / six days the Lord made iieaven and earth,/^ sea, and all that in them is, and restec^^^^ seventh day: wherefore the Lord J^^^" the seventh day, and hallowed it. ^^^/l. People. Lord, have mercy upor> ,cline our hearts to keep this Ip^' o6 THIRD SERVICE. Minister. Honour thy fat^-er and thy mo- ther; that thy days may "be long in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. People.- Lord, have mercy upon us, and in- cline our hearts to keep this law. Minister. Thou shall do no murder. Pople. Lord, have mercy upon us, and in- cline our hearts to keep this law. 3Iinister. Thou shalt not commit adulteVy. People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and in-, cline our hearts to keep this law. ^ Minister. Thou shalt not steal. • People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and in- cline our hearts to keep this law Minister. Thou shalt not bear false witness acainst thy neighbour. People.- Lord, have mercy upon us, and in- cline our hearts to keep this law. Minister. Thou shalt not covet thy neisjh- bour's house, thou shalt not covet thy nei:^h- bour's wife, nor his servant, nor his maid, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is his. People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and write all these thy laws in our hearts, we >eseech th-ee. IT Then the Minister may say : also what our Lord Jesus Christ saith. shalt love the Lord thy God, with V heart, and with all thy soul, and OCCASIONAL PRAYERS. 37 with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it: Thou shalt love thj- neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets. Let us piay. O ALMIGHTY Lord, and everlasting God, vouchsafe, we beseech thee, to direct, sanctify, and govern, both our hearts and bodies, in the ways of thy laws, and in the works of thy commandments ; that, through thy most mighty protection, both here and ever, we may be preserved in body and soul; through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. jlnicn. 2 Cor. xiii. 14. THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. \dmen. OCCASIONAL PRAYERS. BLESSED Lord, who hast caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning; Grant that we may in such wise hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that by patience, and comfort of Thy Holy Word, we may embrace, and ever hold fast 88 OCCASIONAL PRAYERS. the blessed hope of everlasting life, whici Thou hast given us in our Saviour Jesu; Christ. Amen. ALMIGHTY God, Father of our Lord Jc sus Christ, Maker of all things, Jud- of all men ; We acknowledge and bewail ou maniluld sins and wickedness, Which w from timp to time, most grievously have com- mitted, :'■)■ ihou£,'ht, word and deed, Against Thy Divine Majesty, Provoking most justly Thy wralh and indignation against us. We do earnestly repent. And are heartily sorry for these our misdoings; The remembrance of them is grievous unto us; The burden of them is intolerable. Have mercy upon us, Have mercy upon us, most merciful Father; For thy Son our Lord Jesus Ciirist's sake, forgive us all that is past; And grant that we may ever hereafter Serve and please Thee in newness of life, To the honor and glory of Thy name; through Jesus' Christ our Lord. Amen. OMOST mighty God and merciful Father, who hast compassion upcn all men, and hatest nothing that thou hast made; who wouldest not the death of a sinner, but rather that he shoull turn from his sin, and be saved ; Mercifully forgive us our trespasses; receive aurl comfort us, who are grieved and wearied with the burden of our sins. Thy OCCASIONAL PRAYERS. 89 property is always to have mercy ; to Thee only it appertaineth to forgive sins. Sparc us, therefore, good Lord, spare thy people, whom thou hast redeemed; enter not into judgment with thy servants, Who are vile earth, and miserable sinners ; but so turn thy anger from us, who meekly acknowl(idge our vileness, and truly repent us of our faults, and so make haste to help us in this world, that we may ever live with thee in the world to come; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. F r Ferwns under Affliction. O MERCIFUL God, and heavenly Father, who hast taught us in Thy Holy Word that Thou dost not willingly afflict or grieve the children of men ; Look with pity, we be- seech Thee, upon the sorrows of Thy ser* vants, for whom our prayers are desired. In Thy wisdom, Thou hast seen fit to visit them with trouble, and to bring distress upon them. Remem.ber them, O Lord, in mercy; sanctify thy fatherly correction to them 5 endue their souls with patience under their affliction, and with resignation to Thy blessed will) comfort them with a sense of Thy goodness 5 lift up Thy countenance upon them, and give them peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. OGOD, whose days are without end, and whose mercies cannot be niirobered 5 40 OCCASIONAL PRAYERS. Make us, we beseech Thee, deeply sensible of the shortness and uncertainly of human life; and let Thy Holy Spirit lead us through this Vale of misery, in holiness and righteous nesSj all the days of our lives: That when We shall have served Thee in our generation, We may be gathered unto our fathers, having the testimony of a good conscience ; in the communion of the catholic Church ; in the confidence of a certain faith ; in the comfort of a reasonable, religious, and holy hope ; in favor with Thee our God, and in perfect charity with the world. All which we ask through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. GRANT, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, that the words which we have heard this day with our outward ears, may, through Thy grace, be so grafted inwardly in our hearts, that they may bring forth in us the fruit of good living, to the honor and praise of Thy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. OGOD, Holy Ghost, Sanctifier of the Faithful, visit, we pray Thee, this Con- gregation with Thy love and favor ; enlighten their minds more and more with the light of the everlasting Gospel; graft in their hearts a love of the truth ; increase in them true religion; nourish them with all goodness j and of Thy great mercy keep them in th« 1 OCCASIONAL PRAYERS. 41 same, blessed Spirit, whom, with the Fa- ther and the Son, tosjether, we worship and glorify as one God, world without end. Amen. In time, of }Yar and TumvJfs. O ALMIGHTY God, the supreme Govern- or of all things, whose power no creature is able to resist, to whom it belon^reth justly to punish sinners, and to be merciful to those who truly repent ; Save and deliver us, we humbly beseech thee, from the hands of our enemies; that we, being armed with thy de- fence, may be preserved evermore from all perils, to glorify thee, who art the only giver of all victory ; through the merits of thy Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Prayer to he said he/ore a Fight against ani/ En emu. OMOST powerful and glorious Lord God> the Lord of hosts, that rulest and com- mandest all things ; Thou sittcst in the throne judging right, and therefore we make our ad- dress to thy Divine Majesty in this our neces- sity, y|et thou wouldest take the cause into thine own hand, and judge between us and our enemies. Stir up thy strength, Lord, and come and help us ; for thou civest not alway the battle to the strong, but canst save by many or by few. let not our sins cry 42 OCCASIONAL PRAYERS. against us for vengeance ; but hear us thy poor servants besrging mercy, and imploring thy help, and that thou wouldest be a defence unto us aijainst the face of the enemy. Make it appear that thou art our Saviour and mighty Deliverer, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Thanlisgivi^g for Victor}/. O ALMIGHTY God, the Sovereign Com- mander of all the world, in whose hand is power and might, which none is able to with- stand ; We bless and magnify thy sreat and glorious Name for this happy Victory, the j whole irlory whereof we do ascribe to thee, 1 who art the only giver of "V^ieftory. And, we beseech thee, give us grace to improve this great mercy to thy glory, the advancement of thy Gospel, the honor of our country, and, as much as in us lietli, to the good of all man- kind. And, we beseech thee, cive us such a sense of this great mercy, as may engage us to a tru':' thanktulnefs, such as may appear in our lives by an humble, holy, and obedient walking before thee all our days ; ijbrough Jesus Christ our Lord; to whom, wim thee and the Holy Spirit, as for all thy mercies, so in jnirticular for this Victory and Deliverance, be all glory and honour, world without end. Amen. OCCASIONAL TRAYERS. 43 ALMIGHTY GOD, the fountain of all wis- dom, who Unowest our necessitirs before we ask, and our ignorance in asking; We beseech thee to have compassion upon our inlirmities; and those thinus, which for our unworthiuess we dare not, and for our blind- ness we cannot ask, vouchsafe to give us, for the worthiness of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. A Proycr for the Army and Navy. O ETERNAL God, aur Heavenly Father, who hast taught us to make prayers and supplications, and to give thanks for all men ; We bless thee for those our fellow-citizens whom thou hast raised up to defend us against the assa^ilts of our enemies by land and by sea. We commeml them and all things be- longing to them to thy Almighty protection. Guard ihem, we beseech thee, from the dan- gers to which they are continually exposed. JVjay their lives and their health be precious in thy sight, and may thy mercy compass them on every side. In the day of battle, do thou, the Lord of hosts, the giver of all victory, direct and shelter them , and endue them with such valor and skill, and crown them with such success, as may ensure to us all the advan- tages of an honorable peace. 44 OCCASIONAL PRAYERS. May they ever cherish a grateful sense of thy mercies ; and in-thine own goo,(l time may they be restored to their homes, to enjoy the blessings which, under thy favour, their ef- forts shall have secured. Grant this, we beseech thee, O merciful Father, through Jesus Christ our Mediator and Eedeemer. Amen. A Morning Fvayor. ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, in whom I live and move and have my being, I render thee my humble praises for thy pre- servation of me from the beginning of my' life to the present day, and especially for having brought me in safety through the past night. And since it is of thy mercy, gra- cious Father, that another day is .added to my life, I here dedicate both my soul and body to thee and thy service, in a sober, ri'j;hteous, and godly life: in which resolu- tion, do thou, merciful God, confirm and strengthen me, that, as I grow in age, I may grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. But, God, who knowest the weakness and corruption of our nature, and the mani- fold temptations which we daily meet- with : I humbly beseech thee to have compfission on my inlirmities, and to give me the constant assistance of thy Holy Spirit ; that I may be effectually restrained from sin and excited to OCCASIONAL PRAYERS. 45 my duty. Imprint upon my heart such a dread of Ihy judgments, and such a grateful 'seise of thy goodness to me, as may make me both afraid and ashamed to offend thee. jAnd above all, keep in my mind a lively remem- brance of that great day, in which I must give a strict account of my thoau'hts, words and actions; and according to the works done in the body, be eternally rewarded or punished, by him whom th u hast appointed the Judge of quick and dead, thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. , In particular, I implore thy grace and pro- tection durins the ensuing day. Cleanse the thoughts of my heart by thy Holy Spirit, that I may perfectly love thee and direct me in all my doings with thy most gracious favor, and further me with thy continual help; that in all my works begun, continued and ended ia thee,' I may glorify thy holy name, and final- ly, by thy mercy, obtain everlasting life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Be pleased, O Lord, to take under thy fa- therly care and protection my relations and friends. Make them all partakers of thy grace here, and of everlasting glory hereaf- ter Be favorable to our country. Let thy mercy embrace it on every side, and let thy favor be its glory. Give wisdom from above to all in authority over us, and make us a people fearing thee and working righteous- 40 OCCASIONAL PRAYERS. ness. These things, and whatever else thou shall see necessary and convenient for us, I humbly be^, through the merits and media- tion of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. Amen. An Evening Prater. MOST merciful God, who art of purer eyes than to behold iniquity, and hast promised forgiveness to all those who confess and forsake their sins, I come before thee in an humble sense of my own unworthiness, acknowledging my manifold transgressions.. Make me deeply sensiide- ol the great evil of them, .and work in mean hearty contrition, that I may obtain forgiveness .at thy hands for the sake of thy Son Jesus Christ, our only Savipur and Redeemer. And lest I be drawn again into sin, vouch- safe me, I beseech thee, the direction and as- sistance of the Holy Spirit. Reform what- ever is amiss in the temper and disposition of my soul, that no unclean thoughts, unlawful desiyns, or inordinate desires, may rest there j that so I may be preserved pure and blame- less, unto the coming of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. A.n APPROACH, my soul, the xv^-^y-^eAt, Where Jksus nnsw*-' p'^aytir; There humbly fa^i ^^'"''^ ^is feet, For nrir»' van perish there. z Thy promise is my only plea, With this I venture nigh : Thou cillest hurfiened souls to thee, And such, O Lord, am I. 3 Bow'd down beneath a load of sin. By Satan sorely pres^'d. By war without, and fear within, I come to thee for rest. 4 Be thou my shield and hiding-place; Tliat, shelter'd near thy side, I may ray fierce accu>^er face. And tell him, "Thou hast died." 6 Oh ! wondrous love! to bleed and di©> To hear the cross and shame. That i^uilty sinners, such as I, Might plead thy gracious name hy: NS. 71 23 C. M. (134 of P. B.) I3RAYER is the soul's sincere de>^ire, UlterM or unexpress'd ; The motion of a liid'leii fire, Tfiat trembles^ iu the breast 2 Pi>»y»»r is tiie hunii'n of a sigh, The fain ..5. of a tea^ The upward glano-,>.^r „f an pye. When ndue bui God i-* i.v.-.,. 3 Prnjer is the simplest fi»rm of speech Ttiat infant lips cnu try: Prayer, the subliinest str dns th it reach The m;ijest- on liigh. 4 Prayer is the Christian's vital bresith. The Christian's natiV'- air. The watch wiird at the gate of t betray, I shall for ever die. HYMN8. 79 83 C. M. (130 of P B.) "Forgetting thos". things which are behind," dc. , Phil. iii. li, 11. AWAKE, my soul, str^^tch every nerve, And press with vio:oar on; A heav'niy race deniao'ls thy zeal, And an immortal crown. • 2 A cloud of witnesses ai-ound Hold thee in fall survey ; Forofet the steps already trod, And onward urge thy wiy. 3 'Tis God's all animatinjr voice That calls thee from om high, 'Tis his own hand presents the prize To thine uplifted eye. 4 Then wake, my soul, stretch every nerve, Arid press with vigtnr on ; • A h«^av'nly rice demnnds thy zeal, .\ud an immortal crown. 34 C. M. (189 of P. B ) HARK! from the tombs a mournful sound. Mine ears attend the cry: '•Ye living men, come view the ground Where you must shortly lie. 2 Princes, this clay must he your bed, III spite of all your towers ; 80 HYMNS. The tall, the wise, th^ rev'rend head Must lie as low as ours," 3 Great God! is this our certain dooiji ? And are we still secure ? Still walking downward to the tomb, And yet prepare no more ? 4 Grant us the power of quick'ning grace To raise our souls to thee, That we may view thy glorious faoe To all eternity. 35 L. M. (168 of P. B.) Evening Hymn. GLORY to thee, my God, this night, For all the blessings of the light: Keep me, keep me. King of kings, Under thine own almighty wings. 2 Forgive me, Lobd, for thy dear Son, The ills that I this day have done: That with the world, myself, and thee, I, ere 1 sleep, at peace may be. 3 Teach me to live, that I may dread The grave as little as my bed ; Teach me to die, that 90 I may . Triumphing'rise at the last day. 4 may my soul on thee repose, A.nd with sweet sleep mine eyelids close; Sleep, that may me more vig'rous make To serve ray God, when 1 awake. HYMN8. 81 & VVhen in the night [ sleepless lie, My soul with heav'nly thoughts supply: Let no ill dreams disturb my rest, No powers of darkness me molest. 6 when shall I, in endless day, For ever chase riark sleep away, And hymns divine with angels sing, Glory to thee, eternal King. 7 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow, Priiise him, all creatures here below; Praise him above, angelic host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 36 L. M. (168 of P. B.) ''I have set Qod always before me." — Psalm xvi 9. SAVIOUR, when night involves the skies, -_ My soul, adoring, turns to thee ; Tliee, eelf- abased in mortal guise, .And wrapt in shades of death for me. 2 On thee my waking raptures dwell, VVhen crimson gleams the east adorn; Thee, victor of the grave and hell; Thee, source of life's eternal mora. 8 When noon her throne in light arrays. To tliee my soul triumphant springs; Thee, throned in glory's endless blaze, Tbe$, Lord of lords, and King of kings. 82 HYMNS. 4 O'er earth, when shades of evening steal, To death and thee my thoughts [ give; To de.'ith, whose power I soon inust feel, To thee, with whom I trust to live. ADDITIONAL. 37 C. M. *'Iwill sing praise unto thy name for ever." — Ps. Ixi JESUvS, I love thy c i:irrning name ; 'Tis music to my ear; Fain would I sound it cut so loud That earth and heaven might hear; 2 Yes. — thou art precious to my soul, My transport and my trust ; Jewels to thee are gaudy toyJj, And gold is sordid dust. 3 Thy grace shall dwell upon my heart, And s'led its fragrance there ; The noblest balm of all its wounds. The cordial of its care. 4 I'll speak the honors of thy name With my last lah'ring breath ; Then, speechless, cla^p thee in my arms, The antidote of death. HYMNS. 83 38 . C. -VT. **Being justified by hvi blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.'' — Romans v. 9. THKllE is a fountain, filled with blood, Dniwn from Immnnuel's veins, And sinners plu'igel beneath that flood Lose all their guilty stains. 2 The dyirg thief rejoiced to see That fountain in his day; And there may I, tho' vile as he, Wash all ray ^ins away. 3 Dear dyin^ Lamb, thy precious blood Shall never lose its power. Till all the ransomed church of God Be saved, to siu no more. 4 E'er since, by faith, I saw the stream Thy flowing wounds supply, Redeeming love has been my theme, And sh»>ll b^ till I die. 5 Then, in a nobler, sweeter song, I'll sitig thy power to save; When this poor lisping, stammering tongue Lies silent in the grave. 39 L M. *''And him that cometh vnto me, I will in no wise east out ' — John vi. il JUST as I am, witliout one plea, But that thy blood was shed for me, 84 HYMNS. And that thou bid'st me come to thee, Lamb of God, I come ! I come ! 2 Just as I am, and waiting. not To rid my soul of one dark blot, To thee, whose blood can cleanse each spot, Lamb of God, I come! I come! 3 Just as T am, though tossed about With many a conflict, many a doubt, With fears within and wars without, Lamb of God, I come ! I come ! 4 Just as I am, poor, wretched, blind ; Sight, riches, healing of the mind, Yea, all I need, in thee to find, Lamb of God, I come ! I come ! 5 Just as I am — thou wilt receive. Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve, Because tl)y promise I believe, Lamb of God, I come ! I come I 6 Just as I am — thy love unknown Hast broken every barrier down ; Now to be thine, yea, thine alone, Lamb. of God, I come! 1 come! 40 ("- M^ "Christ died for our sins." — 1 Cor. xv. 3. Alas! and did my Saviour bleed! And did my yovf reign die! Would he devote that sacied head For such a worm as I ? HYMNS. 85 2 Was it for crimes that I have done, He groaned upon the tree ? Amazing pity ! grace unknown! And love beyond degree! Well mig&t the sun in darkness hide And shut his glories in : When Christ, the mighty Maker, died For man the creature's sin. Thus might I hide my blushing face While his dear cross appears: Dissolve my heart in thankfulness, And melt my eyes to tears. But drops of grief can ne'isr repay The debt of love I owe ; Here, Lord, I give myself" away, 'Tis all that I can do. 41 L. M. ^•Inwhom xoe have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him — Eph, iii. 12. JESUS, my all, to beav«'n is gone ; He whom I fix my hop«s upon; His track I see, andl'll pursue. The narrow way, till him I view. 2 This is the way I long have sought, And mourned because 1 found it not; My grief a burden long has been. Because I was not saved from sin. 86 HYMNS. 3 The more I strove against its power, I felt its weight and guilt the more; Till late I heard my iSavinur «ay, "Come hither, soul, 1 am the way." 4 Ln ! glad I come ; and thou blest Lamb Shall take me to thee as I am ; Nothing but sin have I to give, Nothing but love sh ,11 I receive. 6 Then I will tell to sinners rounl, What a dear Saviour I have found; I'll point to thy redeeming bio )d, And say, " Behold the way to God." 48 C. M. *^He shall call upon me and I will answer him'* Psalm xci. 15. C'^OME, humble sinner, in whose breast y A thousand thoughts revolve; Come, with your guilt ani tear oppressed, And make this las^t resolve ; 2 I'll go to Jesus, though my sin Hath like a mountain rose; I know his courts, I' 11 enter in, Whatever may oppose. 3 Perhaps he will admit ray plea, Perhaps will hear my prayer; But if I perish, I will pray, And perish only there. HYMNS. 87 4 I can but perish if I go ; I am resolved to try ; * For if I stay away. I knoY I must forever die. /8. ^'Lovest thou mef" — John xxi. 16. HARK, my soul ! it is the Lo d, — 'Tis thy Saviour, hear his word; Jesus speaks, and speaks to thee ; '*8ay poor sinner, lov'st thou me? •♦I delivered thee when bound. And when woumied, healed thy wound Sought thee wandering, set thee right, Turned thy darkness into light. " Mine is an unchanging love, Higher than the heit by thee, we. bei;wer we hiive been pfe- i served thij< day By thy great mercy defend I us from all perils and dan<>er8 of this night; for the love of thy only Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Avi'^n. Cc