% 1 ■ c : / (0 i ^ Q. ^ 0) JO '^^ IE f5f H3 o. ■■ ♦ ^ . S fe o t> ^ ^ g c «^ o OJ) •s: ^ < l^ g % 1 ^ E § s t (T3 CO 1 1 1 • ^ S ..: § '^ ^ •^ S Ck >, ^ "/ ^ -a \ i2 c 0) ScS, <# CL SL'p ^^^^|S HYMNS FAMELY "WOmSHIF, PRAYERS FOB. EVERY DAY IN THE WEEK, SELECTED FROM VARIOUS AUTHORS^ COl Pastor of the Second Church in Dorchester. BY JOHN CODMAN, A. M. BOSTON. PUBLISHED BY SAMUEL T. ARMSTRONG| No. 50, Cornhill, 1813. PTJBUISHED ACCO DING TO ACT OF C0NGRE3S. TO THOSE PERSONS, ^'Who call upon the name of the Lord,^* THIS COLLECTION OF HYMNS AND PRAYERS, DESIGNED TO ASSIST THEIR DEVOTIONS, IS AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED, thdr devoted servant ia the Gospel, John Codman. ALPHABETICAL INDEX. ALMIGHTY Father, gracious Lord, Steele 65 Almighty King, whose wondrous liand, Cowper 61 Almighty Sovereign of the skies, Hartford Coll. 95 And now, my soul, another year, Burder's Coll. 80 Another day is past, " Steele 38 Another six days* work is done, Stennett 1 As spices mingled with our food, Evan. Mag. 50 Author of life, with grateful heart, Pearce 21 Awiike my heart, my soul arise, S. Harrison 10 Awake my soul, and with the sun, Kenn 18 Awake mj soul to meet the day, Doddridge 25 Awake ye saints, and raise your eyes, do. 81 At length the wished-for Spring is come, 82 BLES r Lord, behold the guilty scorn, 106 Begone my worldly cares away, S. Harrison 46 Behold the lofty sky. Watts 34 Behold the morning sun, do. Blest are tlie sons of peace, do. 59 Blest be the tie, that binds, Fawcett 88 Blest day of God, most calm, most bright, Anon. 9 Blest Lord, when darkness, &c. Hartford Coll. 33 Blest morniMg, whose young, &c. Watts By morning light I'll seek thy face. Watts 73 CHRIST, whose glory fills the skies, Toplady 44 Coint- let our souls adore the Lord, Steele 99 Come thou condescending Jesus, 92 DKliAD Sovereign, let my evening song, Watts 16 EARLY, my God, without delay. Watts Eternal Source of every joy, Doddridge 84 V \\< from the world, U Lord, I flee, Cowper 43 Father divine thy piercing eye, Doddridge 69 Father is not thy promise pledged, Rippon's Coll. 107 Father of lights, we sing thy name, Doddridge 17 Father of men, thy care we bless, Doddridge 151, VI ALPHABETICAL INDEJt. Fountain of blessing, &c. Sund. School Misc. 50 Frequent the day ot God returns, Rippon's Coll. 3 From the first dawning light, "VVaus 72 GLOKY to thee, my God, tli^s night, Kenn 19 God of my days, God of my nights, S. Harrison 23 God of my life, thro* all its days, Doddridge 59 God of my life, look gently down. Watts 115 God of our lives, our morning songs, Pearce 20 God of the morning, at whose voice, Watts 14 Great God, indulge my humble claim, do. 36 Great God, this sacred day of thine, Steele Great God, to thee my evening song, do. 17 Great God, the nations of the earth, Rippon's Coll. 108 Great God, where'er we pitch, &c. Burder's Coll. 113 Great God, we sing that mighty hand, Doddridge 79 Great Source of being, &c. Hartford toll. 90 Happy the man, whose cautious feet. Watts 71 Hosanna witli a cheerful sound, do 70 How blest is our friend, now bereft, Whitfield 121 How did my heart rejoice to hear, Watts 115 How pleasant, how divinely fair, do. 4 How should the morning of my days, S. Harrison 22 IF God succeed not, all the cost, VV atis 57 I'll bless the Lord from day to day, do. 73 In all my vast concerns with thee, do. 61 Indulgent Father, by whose care, Hartford Coll. 40 Indulgent God, &c Liverpool Coll. 28 In sleep's serene oblivion laid, Hawkesworth 36 Inspirer and Hearer of prayer, Toplady 45 Interval of grateful shude, Doddridge 41 JEiUS, lover of my soul 114 K:NDRE1) in Christ, for his dear sake, Newton 87 LET me adore his boundless grace, S. Harrison 11 Let Z'nm and her sons rejoice, Watts 102 Let Zion*s watchmen all awuke, Doddridi^e 111 Lord, in t];e morning, thou shalt hear, Watts 2 Lord of my iile, O may thy praise, Steele 28 Lord thou hast searched and seen me thro' Watts 74 Lord, thou will hear me when I pray, Waits 24 Lord, when I counitiiy mercies o'er, do. 25 3U)rd, when together here' we meet. Bait. Col. 89 12 Walts 33 do. 48 Doddridge 113 do. _ 116 do. 81 Evan. Mag. 5 e. Watts 27 Mason 31 ALPHABETICAL INDEX. Vll MY God, and is thy table spread. My God, accept my early vows ^Ty God how endless is ihy love. My God the covenant of thy love, My God, thy service well demands, My helper God! I bless thy name. My Savior, my eternal friend, NAK£D as from the earth we came. Now from the altar of our hearts, Now lei our mourning hearts review, DoJdrdige 112 Now let our hearts their glory wake, Scott 7i> Now let us join lo praise the Lord, 13 Now may the Lord, Sfc. Burder's Collection 105 Now the shades of mght are gone. Hart. Col. 41 O THOU, the Ppve u of the day, 32 O for an undissemoied faith, Evan. Mag. 62 O happy day that ''.x'd my choice, Doddridge 90 O had I lov'd thy holy law. Watts 56 O God of Abraham, by whose hand, Logan t3 O Lord, our Lord most high, D wight ^7 O thou before whose gracious throne. Rip. Col. 113 Of Justice and of grace I sing, Watts o2 Omniscient Lord, whose aid, Burder's Col 43 On thee, each morning, O my God, Liv. Col. 67 Once more my soul, tlie rising day, Watis 15 Once more our condescending God, Burder's Co!. 85 Once more my eyes beiiold ilie day. Knight ^3 FEACEj'tisihe Lord Jehovah's hand, Doddridge 119 Pruise to God, immortal praise, Barbauld 96 Prayer was appointed lo convey. Hart 10 5 KE'vIaRK, my soul, &c. Doddridge i23 Return my soul, and seek thy rest, do. 68 SAVIOR, visit ihy plantation, Newton 104 Salciy ihrougli another wet-k do, 47 See how brown autumn spreads the field, 84 hee, liow rude winter's icy hand, ib. See gracious Lord before ihy throne, Siecle llO See how liic mounting sun, Scott 24 See Israel's gentle Shepherd stand, Doddr;dge 94 Shepherds rejoice, lift up your eyes. Watts 97 Sheplierds of Israel, Jkc, lu9 Vill ALPHABETICAL INDEX. Shiie on om* souls eternal God, Doddridge 57 Since J(^sus freelv did appear, 91 Sweet IS the work my God, my King, Watts 4 Ti^LL me no more of earthly toys, S.Harrison 75 The (lay is past and gone, Anon 30 The rain dcsce nds, the tempests rise, S. Harrison 106 The spacious firmanent on hig-h, Addison 78 T!ie hour of my departure's come. The swift declinmg- day, Doddridge Thine ear hly sabba-hs I^ord, we love, do. This is the ilay the Lord hath made. Watts Thou Lord, in every ciianging scene, Doddridge Thy diily mercies, O my God, BostomColl. Tl)y choicest blessings Lord, impart, Evan. M^g. 1 has far the Lord has led me on, Watts Tiince happy souls who born, &c. Doddridge T.r'd with the burdens of the day, Walts 'I'oniorrow Lord, is thine, Doddridge To thee before ilie dawning light, VVa'ts To thee let my first offerings rise, Rippon's ( oil. To thee Great God, in thankful song, Evan. Mig. T ) thee my God, my days are known, Doddridge *Twas the Eiernal V/ord iliat spake. Hart. Coll. The gr.'iss and flo'.vers whicli clothe the held, UNVEIL thy bosom faithful tomb, AVatts U ' to the hills I lift my eyes, do. WE bless the Loi-d, ;he just and good, do. Vv'clcome :;nd precious to my soul. Mason What various hiridrances we meet, Cowper Wiien all Th\ mercies O my God, Addison Wi»(.-n blooming youth is snatched away, Steele W hen O vlear jesus, whtn shail I, Cennick WlK-ir'cr the Lord shall budd my house, Scott Wiiilt; Shepiicrds walcl» theiv flocks, &.c. Waits While to the grave otir friends are borne, Steele "VVith he.venU power O Lord defend, Bard. Coll , With ihee Greul God the stores of light, Turner 33 Wisdom and pleasiu'e dwell at home, Doddridge t8 Y a. mourning saints, whose streaming tears, do. 118 Yl- tempted and tried, Wengrin 77 Ye iJiat obey the immortal King, Watts 60 PREFACE. FAMILIES may, with propriety, be considered the nurseries of the church: Every one, then, who desires the pros- perity of Zion, will do all in his power to promote and advance family religion. It is with this view that the Compiler of this little collection of Hymns and Pray- ers offers them to the religions public. The declension of religion at the pres- ent day is in nothing more obvious than in the decay of the family altar. How few are the families who call upon the name of the Lord? And of those, who yet practise this duty, how many per- form it with lifeless formality and cold indifference^ With many the reading of tlie Scriptures is dispensed with, and with most families in this part of the cowitry the primitive practice of singing is altogether neglected or unknown. To attempt to revive this practice is the ob- ject of this little collection. The Com- piler is sensible that, in some families, X PREFACE!. Singing is not practicable, bid he be- lieves there are verij few where some may not be found who can engage in this delightful part of toors hip: In those few instances where no one can sing, a hymn may be read to edijicaiion. In the course of his ministerial duties, the Compiler has frequently urged upon his parishioners ilie duty and propriety of singing in their families, and has generally found it alleged as an objec- tion that the Hymn Books in common use are kept at the place of public wor- ship, — fliat they are large and expen- sive books and contain but few hymns adapted to the situation and circumstan- ces of a family. To obviate these diffi- culties the following Collection was made. Most of the hymns are taken from Dr. ^Vatts, Dr, Doddridge and Mrs. Steele, whose praise is in all the churches. A few Prayers are added at ike close of the collection from Mr. Toplady and Dr. Scott, two divines of the church of England, not because the Compiler particularly approves of PREFACE. XI forms of prayer, but merely with a vieto to assist those diffident persons^ and we trust humble Christians, whose reluct- ance to engage in extemporaneous exer- cises in the family leads them to an en- tire neglect of one of the plainest and most important duties of our holy reli- gion. With the Scriptures and this little booh every pious man, however reserved, can conduct the delightful ex- ercises of family worship. The Compiler has no pecuniary in- terest in the sale of this little volume; he can, therefore, with greater confi- dence request the patronage and encour- agement of the religious public to an attempt to introduce an import anf part of family religion, which has been long neglected. Dorchester, Jan. 1812. HYMNS FOR FAMIJLY -WOmSHIF, Hymn 1. L. M. Sabbath Morning, 1, ANOTHER six days* work is done I Another Sabbath is begun! Return my soul enjoy thy rest; Improve the day that God has bless'd. 2 Come, bless the Lord, whose love assigns So sweet a rest to wearied minds; Provides an antepast of heaven, And gives this day the food of seven. 3 O that our thoughts and thanks may rise As grateful incense to the skies; And draw from heaven that sweet repose Which none but he who feels it knows. 4 This heavenly calm, within the breast, Is the dear pledge of glorious rest. Which for the church of God remains, The end of cares, the end of pains. .) In holy duties let the day, In holy pleasures pass away; How sweet a Sabbath thus to spend, In hope of on^that ne'er shall end. \ 2 Hymns for Hymn 2. L. M. Sabbath Evening. \ THINE earthly Sabbaths, Lord, we lovej But there's a rtobler rest above; To that our lab'ring souls aspire With ardent pangs of strong desire. 2 No more fatigue, no more distress; Nor sin nor hell shall reach the place; No groans to mingle with the. songs, Which warble from immortal tongues. 3 No rude alarms of raging foes; No cares to break the long repose; No midnight shade, no clouded sun. But sacred, high, eternal noon. 4 O, long expected day, begin; Dawn on these realms of woe and sin; Fain would we leave this weary road. And sleep in death to rest with God. Hymn 3. C. M. Sabbath Morning, 1 LORD in the morning thou shalt hear IVly voice ascending high; To thee will I direct my prayer, To thee lift up mine eye. 2 Up to the hills where Christ is gone To plead for ail his saints, Family Worship. Preseiating at his Father's throne Our songs and our complaints. 3 Thou art a God before whose sight The wicked shall not stand; Sinners shall ne'er be thy delight, Nor dwell at thy right-hand. 4 But to thy house will I resort, To taste thy mercies there; I will frequent thy holy court, And worship in thy fear. 5 O Tinay thy Spirit guide my feet In ways of righteousness! Make every path of duty strai And plain before my face. ight, Hymn 4. C. M. Sabbath Evening. i FREQUENT the day of God returns To shed its quickening beams; And yet how slow devotion burns, How languid are its flames. 2 Accept our faint attempts to love, Our frailties, Lord, forgive; We would be like the saints above, And praise thee while we live. 5 Increase, O Lord, our faith and hope, And fit us to ascend Where the assembly ne'er breaks up, The Sabbath ne'er shali end. 4 Hymns for Hymn 5. L. M. Sabbath Morning. 1 HOW pleasant, how divinely fair, O Lord of hosts, thy dwellings are, With long desire my spirit faints To meet th' assemblies of thy saints. 2 My flesh would rest in thine abode, My panting heart cries out for God; My God, my King, why should I be So far from all my joys and thee? 3 Blest are the souls that find a place Within the temple of thy grace; There they behold thy gentler rays, And seek thy face and learn thy praise. 4 Blest are the men whose hearts are set, To find the way to Zion's gate; God is their strength, and through the road. They lean upon their helper God. 5 Cheerful they walk with growing strength 'Till all shall meet in heaven at length; 'Till all before thy face appear. And join in nobler worship there. Hymn 6. L. M. Sabbath Evening. 1 SWEET is the work, my God my King, To praise thy name, give thanks and sing. To shew thy love by morning light, And talk of all thy truth at night. Family IVorship. ^ 2 Sweet is the day of sacred rest, No mortal cares shall seize my breast; O may my heart in tune be found Like David's harp of solemn soundl 3 My heart shall triumph in my Lord, And bless his works and bless his word; Thy works of grace how bright they shin^ How deep thy counsels! how divine', 4 Fools never raise their thoughts so high} Like brutes they live, like brutes they die; Like orass they flourish, 'till thy breath Blast them in everlasting death. ; But I shall share a glorious part. When grace hath well refined my heart> And fresh supplies of joys are shed, Like holy oil, to cheer my head* 6 Sin my worst enemy before Shall vex my eyes and ears no more: My inward foes shall all be slain, Nor Satan break my peace again. 7 Then shall I see, and hear, and know» All I dcsir'd or v;ish'd below; And eveiy power find sweet employ In that etoinai world of joy. Hymn 7. L. M. I MY Savior, my eternal Friend> Accept my morning sacrifice^ 6 Hymns for While prostrate at thy feet I bend, And hail the day that saw thee rise. 2 When through the shades of night I slept, Suspended all my active powers; Thy guardian care soft vigils kept, And sav*d me in those dangerous hours. 3 My opening eyes with rapture see The dawn of thy returning day; And all my thoughts ascend to thee. While thus my early vows I pay. 4 I yield my heart to thee alone. Nor would receive another guest: My dearest Lord, erect thy throne, And reign sole monarch of my breast. 5 O bid this trifling world retire, And drive each carnal thought away; Nor let me feel one vain desire. One sinful wish through all the day. 6 Then while I to thy courts repair. My soul shall rise on joyful wing, The wonders of thy love declare. And join the strains which angels sing. Hymn 8. L. M. Sabbath Evening, I SHEPHERD of Israel to thee Thine humble suppliants bend the knaej O meet us in this lov'd recess, And with thy gracious presence bless. Family Worship. 'I 2 To thee our grateful songs arise, Ac«ept the humble sacrifice; 'Tis all we have, Almighty King Before thine holy throne to bring. 3 Abstract our thoughts from earth and sense; Withdraw our fond affections thence; From worldly cares our minds call home, And fix our souls in thee alone. 4 May we impartially review, Each wandering thought our bosoms knew; If serious feelings fiU'd each heart. The day will evening joys impart. 5 May we till life and breath shall end, To God our earthly Sabbaths spend; Nor ever from his courts remove, 'Till rais*d to nobler praise above. Hymn 9. C. M. Sabbath Morning, 1 THIS is the day the Lord hath made. He calls the hours his own; Let heaven rejoice, let earth be glad, And praise surround his throne. 2 To day he rose and left the dead, And Satan's empire fell: To day the saints his triumphs spread; And all his wonders tell. 3 Hosanna to th* anointed King, Tc David's holy Son! 8 Hymns Jor Help us, O Lord; descend and bring Sulvali9n from thy throne. 4 Blest be the Lord who comes to men With messages of grace, Who comes in God the Father's name, To save our sinful race. 5 Hosanna in the highest strains The church on earth can raise, The highest heavens in which he reigns. Shall give him nobler praise. Hymn 10. C. M. Sabbath Evening'. I WHEN, O dear Jesus, when shall I Behold thee all serene? Blest in perpetual Sabbath day, Without a veil between? 3 Assist me while I wander here, Amidst a world of cares; • Incline my heart to pray with love, And then accept my prayers. 3 Release my soul fiom every chain, No more heirs captive led; And pardon a repenting child, Fur whom the Savior bled^ Spare me, my God, O spare the soul, That gives itself to thee; Take all that I possess below, And give thyself to me. Family Worship. 5 Thy Spirit, O my Father, give, To be my guide and friend, To light my way to ceaseless joys. Where Sabbaths never end. Hymn 11. C. M. Sabbath Morning. i BliEST day of God, most calm, most bright^ The first and best of days; The laborer's rest, the saints delight, A day of prayer and praise. 2 My Savior's face made thee to shine; His rising did thee raise; This made thee heavenly and divine Beyond the common days. 3 The first fruits do a blessing prov« To all the sheaves behind; And they who do a Sabbath love, A happy week shall find. 4 This day must I for God appear, For Lord, the day is thine; O may I spend it in thy feiar, Then shall the day be mine. 5 Let thy good Spirit help my soul, With faith thy word to hear; Be with me in thy temple. Lord, And let me find thee near. 10 Hymns for Hymn 12. C. M. Sabbath Evening. 1 WELCOME and precious to my soul, Are these sweet clays of love; But what a Sabbath shall I keep When I shall rest above! 2 These are the sweet and precious days On which, my Lord I've seen; And oft when feasting on his love In rapture, I have been. 3 O, if my soul, when death appears In this blest frame be found, I*d clasp my Savior in mine arms. And leave this earthly ground, 4 I long for that delightful hour, When from this clay undrest; I shall be cloth'd in robes divine, And made forever blest. Hymn 13. L. M. Sabbath Morning, 1 AWAKE my heart, my soul arise! This is the day believers prize: Improve this Sabbath then with care, Another may not be thy share. 2 O, solemn thought! Lord give me power Wisely to fill up every hour; O for the wings of faith and love, To bear my heiart and soul above! Family Worship, 11 5 Jesus assist, nor let me fail To worship thee -within the veil; To glorify thy matchless grace, To see the beauties of thy face. 4 Go with me to thy house to day, And tune my heart to praise and pray; Like dew, command thy word to fail, Refreshing, quickening, saving all. D Call forth my thoughts and let them rove O'er the green pastures of thy love; O let not sin prevent my rest, Nor keep me from my Savior's breast. 6 Give to thy church a large increasel Send her prosperity and peace: May all the saints in Zion say — O happy, happy, happy day. Hymn 14. L. M. Sabbath Evening. 1 LET me adore his boundless grace, His condescension, and his love; Which taught my soul to seek his face^ And draw my heart to things above. 2 Fain would I sing, and praise the Lord, Oft has he blest me in his house; Fain would I live upon his word, And keep my oft repeated vows. 5 Yet would I mourn with conscious shame What sin my holiest duties stain; It Hymns for My best performances are lame. And all without atonement vain. 4 Christ's righteousness alone I plead. And cast my offerings at his feet; His merits must for me succeed, Thro' him acceptance I shall meet. 5 Thanks to his name, his cov'nant love Remains unalterably strong; I shall his great salvation prove; He is my light, my life, my song. $ My heart is now his blest abode, I love his ways, his name revere; Soon shall I mount the hill of God, To spend an endjess Sabbath there. Hymn 15. L. M. Communion Sabbath. MORNING. 1 MY God! and is thy table spread? And doth thy cup with love o'erflow? Thither be all thy children led, And let them all its sweetness know. 2 Hail! sacred feast which Jesus makes, Rich banquet of his flesh and blood, Thrice happy he, who there partakes, That sacred stream, that heavenly food. »s O, let thy table honor'd be. And furnish'd well with honor'd guests; Family Worship. 13 And may each soul salvation see, That there its sacred pledges tastes. 4 Let crowds attend with hearts prepar'd, With hearts inflamM let all attend! Nor when we leave tJie Savior's board, The pleasure, or the profit end. Hymn 16. L. M. Communion Sabbath. EVENING. 1 NOW let us join to praise the Lord, With cheerful songs and one accord; To him our grateful homage pay, For all the blessings of the day. 2 Sweet were the duties of this day, When Christians meet to praise and pray, And sinners heard thy holy word, And turn'd, and own'd, and prais'd the Lord. 3 Bat sweeter still when Jesus spread His gracious board with living bread, And gave his body for our food, And for our drink his precious blood. 4 How did our hearts within us burn? How did our souls to Jesus turn? When at the table of his grace, An unseen Savior filled the place. 5 O may the impressions of this day Ne'er be effaced nor wear awav, Q 14 Hymns foi' But ihro' the A\eek nmy tiiey extend, And last 'till lite itself sIihU end. Hymn 17. L. M. 1 GOD of the nicrning at whose voice ■ The cheerful sun makes haste to rise, And like a giant doth rejoice To run his journey through the skies. 2 From tlie fair chambers of the east The circuit of his race begiiis, And, without weariness or rest, Rouiidthe whole earth bellies and shines. 3 O like the sun may I fulfil Th' appointed duties of the day; With ready mind and active Avilj March on and keep my heavenly way. 4 Give me thy counsel for my guide, And then receive me to thy bliss; All my desires and hopes beside Are faint and cold, coiiipar'd with this. Hymn 18. L. M. I TFIUS far the Lord has led me on, Thus far his power prolongs my days, And every evening shall make known, Some fresh memorial of his grace. Family Worship. 15 2 Much of my time has run to waste, And I, perhaps, am near my home; But he forgives my follies past, And gives me strength for days to come. 3 I lay my body down to sleep; Pear.e is the pillow for my head, Whilo well appointed angels keep Their watchful stations round my bed. 4 Thus when the night of death shall come, My flesh shall rest beneath the ground; And wait thy voice to rouse my tomb, With sweet salvation in the sound. Hymn 19. C M. Mormng-. 1 ONCE more, my soul, the rising day Salutes thy waking eyes; Once more my voice thy tribute pay To Him that rolls the sky. 2 Niglit unto night his name repeats. The day renews the sound, Wide as the heaven on which he sits To turn the seasons round. 3 'Tis he supports my mortal frame; My tongue shall speak his praise; My sins would rouse his wrath to flame, And yet his wrath delays. 4 A thousand wretched souls arc fled Since the last setting sun; 16 Hymns for And yet thou leiigth*nest out my thread, And yet my moments run. 5 Dear God let all my hours be thine, Whilst I enjoy the light; Then shall my sun in smiles decline, And bring a pleasing night. Hymn 20. C. M. JEvening, 1 DREAD Sovereign let my evening song Like holy incense rise; Assist the offerings of my tongue To reach the lofty skies. 2 Through all the dangers of the day Thy hand was still my guard; And still to drive my wants away, Thy mercy stood prepared. 3 Perpetual blessings from above Encompass me around; But O, how few returns of love Hath my Creator found! 4 What have I done for him who died To save my wretched soul? How are my follies multiplied, Fast as my minutes roll! 5 Lord with this guilty heart of njine To thy dear cross I flee; And to thy grace my soul resign To be renew 'd by thee. Family JVorship. 6 Sprinkled afresh wilh pard'ning Llood, I lay me down to rest, As in th' embraces of my God, Or on mu Saviot-'s breast. Hymn 21. L. M. Morrmig, I FATHER of lights we sing thy name, Who kindlest up the lam.p of day; Wide as he spreads his golden flame, His beams thy power and love display. 2 Fountain of goodl from thee proceed The copious ch'ops of geniil rain; Which thro' the hills arjd thro' the meads Revive the grass and swell the grain. 3 Thro' the wide world thy bounties spread^ Yet millions of our guilty race, Tho' by thy daily bounty iti\^ Affront thy law, and spurn thy grace. 4 Not so may our forgetful hearts O'crlook the tokens of thy care; But what thy lib'ral hand imparts Stiil own in praise, still ask in prayer. Hymn 22. L. M. £.V€7n7lg. 1 GREAT God, to thee my evening song. With humble gratitude 1 raise: *2 1$ Hymns for O, let thy nmercy tune my tongue, And fill my heart with lively praise. 2 My days unclouded as they pass, And every gently rolling hour, Are monuments of ^vond'rous grace And witness i;o thy love and power. 3 And yet this thoughtless, wretched heart. Too oft regardless of thy love; Ungrateful can from thee depart, And, fond of trifles, vainly rove. 4 Seal my forgiveness in the blood Of Jesus; his dear name alone I plead for pardon, gracious God, And kind acceptance at thy throne. 5 Let this blest hope mine eyelids close, With sleep refresh my feeble frame; Safe in thy care may I repose. And wake with praises to thy name- Hymn 28. L. M. Morning. 1 AWAKE m.y soul and with the sun, Thy daily stage of duly run; Shake off dull sloth, and early rise To pay thy morning sacrifice. 2 Lord I my vows to thee renew! Scatter my sins like morning dew: Guard my first springs of thought and will, And with thyself my spirit fill- Family Worship, 19 3 Direct, control, suggest, this day, All I design, or do, or say, That all my powers with .all their might In thy sole glory may unite. 4 Praise God from whom all blessings flow. Praise him all creatures here below; Praise him above angelic host, Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Hymn 24. L. M. Evening-. 1 GLORY to thee my God this night. For all the blessings of the light; Keep me, O keep mc. King of kings, Beneath thine own almighty wings. 2 Forgive me Lord, for thy dear Son, The ill that I this day have done; That with the world, myself, and thee, I, ere I 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 so I may, Rise glorious at the awful day. 4 O let my soul on thee repose, And may sweet sleep mine eyelids close; Sleep that shall me more vigorous make To serve my God when I awake. 5 If in the night I sleepless lie, My soul with heavenly thoughts supply: 20 Hijmns for Let no ill dreams disturb my rest, No powers of darkness me molest. % Praise God from whence all blessings flow Praise him all creatures here below; Praise him above ye heav'nly host, Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Hymn 25. C. M. 1 GOD of our lives our morning songs, To thee we cheerful raise, Thine acts of love 'tis good to sing. And pleasant 'tis to praise. 2 Guardian of man, thy wakeful eyes Nor sleep nor slumbers know; Thine eyes pierce thro' the shades of nightj Intent on all below. 3 Sustain'd by thee our opening eyes. Salute the morning light. Secure we stand, unhurt by all The arrows of the night. 4 Our lives rcnew'd, our strength repair'd, To thee our God are due; Teach us iliy ways, and give us grace Our duty to pursue, 5 From every evil way defend, But guard us a)ost from sin; Direct our goings out O Lord, And blcbS our comings in. Family Worship. '^1 6 O may thy holy fear command, Each action, thought, and word; Then shall we sweetly close the day, Approved of thee, O Lord. Hymn 26. C. M. JLvenin^. 1 AUTHOR of life with grateful heart Our evening song we'll raise; But 0,thy thousand, thousand gifts, Exceed our highest praise. . 2 What shall we render to thy care, Which us this day has kept; A thankful heart's the least return, And this thou wilt accept. 3 Now night has spread her sable wings, We would the day review; Our errors nicely mark and see, What still we have to do. 4 What sins, or follies, holy God We may this day have done; We would confess with grief, and pray For pardon thro' thy Son. 5 Much of our precious time we've lost, This foolish waste forgive: By one day nearer brought to death May toe begin to live. 22 Hymns for Hymn 27. L. M. Morning, 1 HOW should the morning of my days, Be spent in humble prayer and praise, To Him who gave me life and breath. And still preserves my soul from death. 2 God has from sleep restor*d my sight, I'll praise him for the morning light: For his protecting grace I'll pray. To guard and keep me all the day. 3 I'll still resolve to seek his face, And praise him for redeeming grace; I love his name, 1 love his word, I love to commune with the Lord. 4 Up to his throne I'll lift my eyes, He win regard my early cries; He will not frown my soul away, He loves to hear his children pray. if To him I'll dedicate my days, Then shall I prosper on my ways; And whilst my calling I pursue, His praise shall terminate my view. 6 O may his condescending love. Still draw my heart to things above; That I among his saints may know The joys of Heaven begun below. Family JVorship. 23 Hymn 28. L. M. Evening. 1 GOD of my days, God of my nights, Source of my soul's supreme delights, Come manifest thy love to me, And let me close this day with thee. 2 Nearness to Christ I fain would find, let not distance vex my mind; 1 long to know my sins forgiven. To converse with the God of Heaven. 3 Send Source of Light, some cheering ray, To turn my darkness into day; I mourn and think thy absence long, O listen to my evening song. 4 Command my blindness to depart. Still keep me from a careless heart; Lord captivate each vain desire. And raise these vile affections higher. 5 O let the mercies of this day. Teach me to prtiise as well as pray; Now take, my soul, in Jesus' breast. Thy safest, sweetest, surest rest. Hymn 29. L. M. Morning. 1 TIR'D with the burdens of the day, To thee I rais'd my evening cry; Thou heardst when I began to pray Aridtliinr- Almighty lielp was ijif^h. 24 Hymns for 2 Supported by thine heavenly aid, I laid me down and slept secure; Not death should make my heart afraid, Tho' I should wake and rise no more. 3 But God sustainM me all the night, Salvation doth to God belong; He raised my head to see the light, And makes his praise my morning song. Hymn 30. C. M. Evening. 1 LORD, thou wilt hear me when I pray, I am for ever thine; I fear before thee all the day, Nor would I dare to sin. 2 And while I rest my weary head, From cares and business free, 'Tis sweet conversing oh my bed With my own heart and thee. 3 I pay this evening sacrifice; And when my work is done, Great God, my faith and hope relies Upon thy grace alone. 4 Thus, with my thoughts composed to peaccy ' I'll give mine eyes to sleep. Thy hand in safety keeps my days, And will my slumbers keep. Family Worship. 25 Hymn 31. C. M. Morning. 1 AWAKE my soul to meet the day, Unfold thy drowsy eyes, And burst the ponderous chain that loads Thine active faculties. 2 God's guardian shield was round me spread In my defenceless sleep: Let him have all my waking hours. Who doth my slumbers keep. ^ Pardon, O God, my former sloth, And arm my soul >'*;ith grace; As rising now, I seal my vows To prosecute thy ways. 4 Bright Sun of righteousness, arise; Thy radiant beams display, And guide my dark bewildered soul To everlasting day. Hymn 32. C. M. Evening-. 1 LORD, when I count thy mercies o'er. They strike me with surprise: Not all the sands that spread the shere To equal numbers rise. 2 My flesh with fear and wonder stands. The product of thy skill; 8 26 Hymns for And hourly blessings from thy hands Thy thoughts of love reveal. 3 These on my heart by night I keep; How kind, how dear to me! O may the hour that ends my sleep, Siill find my thoughts with thee. Hymn 33. C. M. 1 TO thee, great God, in thankful song My morning vows shall rise; Thy goodness made my slumbers sweet, And cheers my waking eyes. 2 With joyful heart I now behold The sun*s enlivening beams; I might have wak'd in wild affright. Amidst devouring flames. S How many dear to thee, opprest With cares, and fears, and pain, Sleepless, have wish'd returning day, And day return'd in vain; 4 Still on their restless beds they lie, Their woes bewailing still; Whilst I, rais'd up from soft repose, A thousand comforts feel. 5 Through whatever trying scenes this day, I may be called to pass; Lord grant me in the needful hour Thy all'Suflrcient grace. Family IForship. 27 6 The dark illume, th* afflicting cheer, With thy paternal love; Nor let my earthly pleasures spoil My taste for those above. 7 Thus every morning shall my song As holy incense rise, Propitious in thy Son accept The willing sacrifice. Hymn 34. C. M. Evening. 1 NOW from the altar of our hearts Let flames of love arise, Assist us Lord to offer up Our evening sacrifice. 2 Minutes and mercies multiplied Have made up all this day; Minutes came quick, but mercies were, More swift and free than they. 3 New time, new favors, and new joys. Do a new song require; *Till we shall praise thee as we would, Accept our hearts' desire. 4 Lord of our days, whose hand hath set New time upon our score; Thee may we praise for all our time, When time shall be no more. 28 Hymns for Hymn 35, C. M. Moi^ning. 1 LORD of my life, O may thy praise Employ my noblest powers; Whose goodness lengthens out my days, And fills the circling hours. 2 Preserved by thine almighty arm, I pass'd the shades of night; Serene and safe from every harm, And see returning light. 3 O let the same Almighty care. My waking hours attend; From every danger, every snare My heedless steps defend. 4 Smile on my minutes as they roll, And guide my future days; And let thy goodness fill my soul With gratitude and praise. Hymn 36. C. M. £vemng, \ INDULGENT God whose bounteous carr O'er all thy works is shown; O let my grateful praise and prayer Ascend before thy throne. 2 What mercies has this day bestow'd. How largely hast thou blest! family Worship. 29 iMy rup with plenty overflow'd With cheerfulness my breast. 3 Now may soft slumbers close my eyes, From pain and sickness free; And let my wakeful thoughts arise To meditate on thee. 4./rhiis bless each future day and nightj 'Till life's vain scene is o'er; And then to realms of endless light, O let my spirit soar. Hymn 37. S. M. Morning. 1 SEE how the mounting sun Pursues his shining way, And wide ]>roclaims his Maker's praise, With every brightening ray. 2 Thus would my rising soul lis heavenly Parent sing; And to. its great Original Tlic humble tribute bring. 3 Secure I laid me clown Beneath his guardian care; 1 slept, and I awoke, and found My kind Preserver near! 4 Thus does thine arm support 'I'his weak defenceless frame; But whence these favors, Lord, to me, All wQrthless as I am? *s ^0 Hymns for 5 O! how shall I repay The bounties of my God! This feeble spirit pants beneath The pleasing painful load. 6 Dear Savior, to thy cross I bring my sacrifice; Cleans'd by thy blood, it shall arise With fragrance to the skies. 7 My life I would anew Devote, O Lord, to thee; And in thy service I would spend A long eternity. Hymn 38. S. M. Evening. 1 THE day is past and gone, The evening shades appear; O may we all remember well, The night of death draws near. 2 We lay our garments by, Upon our beds to rest; So death will soon disrobe us all Of what we here possess. 3 Lord, keep us safe this night, Secure from all our fears; May angels guard us while we sleep 'Till morning light appears. 4 And if we early rise. And view th* unwearied sunj Family Woi^ship. 31 May we set out to win tbe prize, And after glory run. 5 And when our days are past, And we from time remove; O, may we in thy bosom rest, The bosom of thy love. Hymn 39. C. M. Morning. 1 TO thee, let my first offerings rise, Whose sun creates the day, Swift as his gladdening influence flies. And spotless as his ray. 2 This day this favoring hand be nigh, So oft vouchsafed before; Siill may it lead, protect, supply, And I, that hand adore. o If bliss thy Providence impart. For which, resigned, I pray; Give me to feel the grateful heart, And without guilt be gay. 4 Affliction, should thy love intend. As vice or folly's cure; Patient, to g?.in that gracious end, May I the means endure. 5 May this, and every future day. Be wiser than the past; And when I all my life survey., May grace sustain at last. Hymns for HvjviN 40. C. M. Evening. 1 O TKOU, the Parent of the day, The God of every hourl Fain would I dwell upon thy love Thy goodness, and thy powerl 2 May that reflection now be mine The season should inspire; The lighter thoughts of day supprest, Supprest each vain desire. 3 Great Godl while roll the midnight houi O let me ov/n thy care! And through each period yet unseen, Thy living presence share. - 4 Though deepening shadows all around, A dark coiifusion throw; Yet inthis bosom (Uirker still,' 'Tis thine, each thought to knov.-. 5 Oh there, with gratitude and love, May faith and joy reside; Nor auglU beyond yon vai'ited skies. My brighter hopes divide. 6 So v.hen the day of life is past. The mortal veil \\it!Klra^^n; Then on my raptur'd, longing sight, Eternity shall dav.n. Family Worship. 3o Hymn 41. CM. Morning. I WITH thee, great God, the stores of light And stores of darkness lie; Thou form'st the sable veil of night, ^ And spreadst it round the sky. 3 And when with welcome slumbers prest, We close our weary eyes; Thy power unseen, secures our rest, And makes us joyful rise. 3 Numbers, this night, great God, have met Their long, eternal doom, And lost the joys of morning light In death's tremendous gloom. 4 Numbers, on restless beds still lie, And still thy woes bewail; While we, by thy kind hand upraised, A thousand pleasures feel. 5 To thee, great God, in thankful songs, Our morning thoughts arise, Propitious in thy Son accept The willing sacrifice. Hymn 42. L. M. Evening: I BLEST Lord, when darkness veilb the skies, Prevent the slumbers of my eyes. 34 Hymns for *Till, bowed before the King of kings, I ask myself the following things. 2 Where have*" I been? what have I done? To what new follies have I run? Have I observed each rising thought? And done the things which God hath taught? 3 Do secret thoughts and actions prove My love to God who reigns above? Do my affections rise on high, As days and nights successive fly? 4 Do I rejoice in that wise plan, Which governs all the affairs of mani Gives life, and health, and joy, and rest, And sends affliction when 'tis best! 5 And when God's holy law I hear, Does it alarm my heart with fear? Or does it sweetly rule within And make me hate and fly from sin? 6 Lord, help me see and try my heart, And search me through in every part; Cleanse me from sin and warm my love. Thus fit me for the world above. Hymn 43. S. M. • BEHOLD the lofty sky Declares its Maker, God, And all his starry works on high. Proclaim liis power abroad. Family iVorship. 35 The darkness and the light Still keep their course the same, While night to day and day to night, Divinely teach the same. li^ every ciificrent land. Their general voice is known; They shew the wonders of his hand. And orders of his throne. Ye Christian lands, rejoice! Here he reveals his word; We are not left to nature's voice', To bid us know the Lord. Hymn 44. S. M. Evening. THE swift declining day, How fast its moments fly! While evening's broad and gloomy shade Gains on the western sky^ Ye mortals, mark its pace, And use the hours of light; And know its Maker can command An instantaneous night. Give glory to the Lord, Who rules the wiiirling sphere; Submissive at his footstool bow, And seek salvation there. Then shall new lustre break Through horror's darkest gloom, And lead you to unchanging light In a Cclcsiial home. 36 Hymns for Hymn 45. L. M. Morning, F IN sleep*s serene oblivion laid, We safely pass*d the silent night; At once we see the breaking shade, And drink again the morning light. 2 New born, we bless the Avaking hour, Once more with awe rejoice to be; Our conscious souls resume their power, And spring, O gracious God, to thee, S O guide us through the various maze. Our doubtful feet are doom'd to tread; And spread thy shield's protecting blaze. When dangers press around our head. 4 A deeper shade will soon impend, A deeper sleep our eyes oppress; Yet still thy strength shall us defend, Thy goodness still shall deign to bless. 5 That deeper shade shall fade away: That deeper sleep shall leave our eyes; Thy light shall give eternal day, Thy love, the rapture of the skies. Hymn 46. L. M. Evhning, 1 GREAT God, indulge my humble claim, Thou art my hope, my joy, my rest; Family Worship. 37 The glories that compose thy name, Stand all engaged to make me blest. 2 Thou great and good, thou just and wise, Thou art my Father and my God! And I am thine by sacred ties Thy son, thy servant, bought with blood, 3 Amidst the wakeful hours of night, When busy cares afflict my head; One thought of thee, gives new delight, And adds refreshment to my bed." 4 I'll lift my hands, Til raise my voice. While I have breath to pray or praise; This work shall make my heart rejoicCj And spend the remnant of my days. Hymn 47. P. M. Morning. 1 O LORD, our Lord most high! In heaven thy glories shine, And ail this lower sky Unfolds thy skill divine. Thy wisdom there And power sublime, Through every clime Thy works declare. 2 Each day proclaims thy hand. To earth's admiring throng; Each night from land to land, ■Repeats the solemn song. 4 38 Hymns for The pale moon shines With silver rays, And writes thy praise In fairest lines. 3 Like a young; bridegroom drest Comes forth the morning sun; And, as a champion blest, Delights his race to run^ O'er seas and isles; His warmth extends; To heaven's far ends His glory smiles. 4 Beneath the kindly ray All nature's realms rejoice; And join the solemn lay, And lift their grateful voice: The sea and shore, The morn and even, The earth and heaven Their God adore. HvMN 48. S. M, Evening, 1 ANOTHER day is past. The hours forever fledl And time is bearing me in haste To mingle v/ith tiie dead. 2 Perhaps my closing eyes No more may hail the light; Seal'd up, bcioie the morning vis In everlusting night. Family Worship, 39 But IVe a part to live A never dying ray! The soul, immortal, will survive The ruins of her clay. Jesus! and art thou mine? O, let thy heavenly voice, Confirm my hope with power diving, And bid my soul rejoice. Then shall my closing eyes, Contented, seek to rest; For if to night this body dies, My spirit shall be blest. Hymn 49. C. M. Morning. 'TWAS the eterna' Word that spake^ And said, ''L^t there be light;" It was, and at nis high command Sprang from the womb of night. He bids the day-spring know its place, And guides the risini: sun; All nature owns her sovereign Lor(J> And what he wills is done. Should he forbid the sun to rise, And endless darkness reign; Justice would silence every mouth, Nor let a thought complain. Thus had the Sun of Righteousnc^, Never arose and shone; 40 Hymns for The frowning heaven had flashed with wrath j For crimes, which we had done. 5 Then, had salvation ne'er appeared Nor angels sang of peace; The anthem never had begun, Which now will never cease. 6 But thanks to God the natural sun Does light and heat convey; The Sun of Righteousness will shine An everlasting day. Hymn 50. C. M. / Evening. 1 INDULGENT Father! by- whose care, I've passed another day; Let me this night thy mercy share, And teach me how to pray. 2 Shew me my sins, and how to mourn My guilt before thy face; Direct me. Lord, to Christ alone And save me by thy grace. 3 Guide me through life's mysterious path, Nor let me ever stray; Preserve my fleeting, mortal breath, Through eacli revolving day. 4 Let each returning night declare The tokens of thy love; And every hour thy grace prepare My soul for joys above. Family Worship, 4i 5 And when on earth I close my eyes To sleep in death's embrace, Let me to heaven and glory rise, T* enjoy thy smiling face. Hymn 51.' Sevens, Morni?ig'. 1 NOW the shades of night are gone; Now the morning light is come; Lord may we be thine to day, Drive the shades of sin away. 2 Fill our souls with heavenly light, Banish doubt, and cleanse our sight; In thy service, Lord, to day, Help us labor, help us pniy. 3 Keep our haughty passions boun(t Save us from our foes around; Going out, and coming in, Keep us safe from every sin. 4 When our work of life is past, Oh! receive us then at last! Night of sin, will be no more, When we reach the heavenly shore. Hymn 32. Sevens, Evening. \ INTERVAL of grateful sha^«, Welcome to my >Yeary head', *4 42 Hymns for Welcome slumbers to mine eyes, Tired with glaring vanities! 2 My great Master still allows, Needful periods of repose: By my heavenly Father blest, Thus I give my powers to rest. 3 Heavenly Father! gracious name! Night and day, his love the same: Thy kind eye that cannot sleep, My defenceless hours shall keep. 4 What if death my sleep invade? Should I be of death afraid? Whilst encircled by thine arm, Death may strike, but cannot harm, 5 With thy heavenly presence blest> Death is life, and labor rest. Welcome sleep or death to me, Siill secure, for still with thee. Hymn 53. C. P. M. Morning, 1 ONCE more my eyes behold the day, And to my God my soul would pay Its tributary lays; O may the life, preserved by thee, With all its powers and blessings be Devoted to thy praise. 2 Beneath the shadow of thy wings, Israel's great keeper, King of king-^, My weary head found rest: Family Worship, 43 No dire alarms, or racking pains, Devouring flames, or galling chains, DisturbM my peaceful breast. 3 How many since I laid me down, Have launch*d into a world unknown, To meet a dreadful doom! While some on watery billows tost, Or wandering on an unknown coast, Have sighed in vain for home. 4 But I am spared to see thy face A monument of saving grace, And live to praise thy name. Still be thou near, my gracious Lord, * To keep and guide me by thy word, Peace to my soul proclaim. 5 Let me enjoy thy presence here. In every storm, my heart to cheer, 'Till thou shalt bid me rise, Where sin and sorrow never come! 'Till, at ray blest eternal home, I wake in sweet surprize. Hymn 54. Sevens, Evening". 1 OMNIPRESENT Lord, whose aid, No one ever sought in vain. Be this night about my bed, Every evil thought restrain. 2 Lay thy hand upon my soul, -^ Guard off my ungrateful hours^ 44 Hymns for All my enemies control, Hell) and earth, and nature's powers. 3 Unto thee for help I seek, Perfect, Lord, thy strength in me;' I am strong, when I am weak. Weak myself, but strong in thee. 4 Let not evil enter in. Every wicked thought avert; Stop the avenues of sin, Keep the issues of my heart- 5 Under thy protection take, Songs in the night season, give; Let me sleep to thee and wake, Let me die to thee and live. Hymn 55, Sevens. Morning. 1 CHRIST, whose glory fills the skies> Christ, the true the only light, Sun of righteousness arise, Triumph o'er the shades of night. Day spring from on high be near,. Day star in my heart appear. 2 Dark and cheerless is the morn, Unaccompanied by thee; Joyless is the days return, 'Till thy mercy's beams I see; 'Till they inward light impart, Glad my eyes, and warm my heart* Family Worship, 45 3 Visit thou this soul of mine, Pierce the gloom of sin and grief; Fill me, radiancy divinel Scatter all my unbelief. More and more thyself display, Shining to the perfect day. Hymn 56. Eights. Evening: 1 INSPIRED and Hearer of prayer, Thou feeder and guardian of thine; May all to thy covenant care, I sleeping or waking, resign. 3 If thou art my shield, and my sun. The night is no darkness to nie; And fast as my moments roll on. They bring me but nearer to thee. 3 A sovereign protector I have. Unseen, yet forever at hand; Unchangeably faithful to save, Almighty to rule and command. 4 From evil secure, and its dread, I rest if my Savior is nigh, And songs his kind presence, indeed Shall in the night season supply. His smiles and his comforts abound, His grace as the dew shall descend; And wells of salvation surround. The soul he delights to defend. 4flf Hijmnsfor Hymn 57. C. M. Saturday Evening. 1 BEGONE, my worldly cares, away! Nor dare to lempt my sight; Let me begin the ensuing day, Before I end this night. 2 Yes, let the work of prayer and praise, Employ my heart and tongue, Begin my soul! thy sabbath days Can never be too long. 5 Let the past mercies of the week, Excite a grateful frame; Nor let my tongue refuse to speak Some good of Jesus* name. 4 Jesusl how pleasing is the sound! How worthy of my love! Why is my heart so lifeless found? Why placed no more above? 5 Forgive my dulness, dearest Lord, A-nd quicken ail my powers; Prepare me to attend thy word, To improve the sacred hours. @ On wings of expectation borne, * My hopes to heaven ascend; I long to welcome in the morn With thee the day to spend* Family Worship. 47 Hymm 58. Sevens. Saturday Everting. 1 SAFELY through another week, God has broHght us on our way; Let us now a blessing seek, On the approaching Sabbath day. Day of all the week the best, Emblem of eternal rest. 2 Mercies, multiplied each hour, Tnrough the week, our praise demand, Guarded by Almighty Power, Fed and guided by his hand; Though ungrateful we have been, Only made returns of sin. 3 While we pray for pardoning gi*ace. Through the dear Redeemer's name, Shew thy reconciled face, Shine away our sin and shame. From our worldly care set free, May we rest this night with thee. 4 When the morn shall bid us rise. May we feel thy presence near! May thy glory meet our eyes, When we in thy house appear! There afford us, Lord, a taste. Of our everlasting feast. 5 May the Gospel's joyful sound. Conquer sinners, comfort saints^ Make the fruits of grace abound, 48 Hymns for Bring relief for all complaints. Thus may all our Sabbaths prove, 'Ti^ we join the church above. Hymn 59. L. M. Morning or Evening. 1 MY God how endless is thy love! Thy gifts arc every evening new, And morning mercies from above. Gently distil like early dew. 2 Thou spreadst the curtain of the night, Great Guardian of my sleeping hours; Thy sovereign word restores the light. And quickens all my drowsy powers. 3 I yield my powers to thy command; To thee I consecrate my days, Perpetual blessings from thy hand; Demand perpetual songs of praise. Hymn 60. C. M. Morning or Evening, 1 FAR from the world, O Lord, I flee. From strife arid tumult far; From scenes where Satan wages still, His most successful war. 2 The calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and praise agree; And seem by the sweet bounty, made For those who follow thee. Family fVorship. 4d 3 There, if thy Spirit touch my soul And grace her mean abode; Oh, with what peace, and joy, and love, She communes with her God. 4 Author and Guardian of my life, Sweet Source of light divine; And (all harmonious names in one) My Savior thou art minel 5 What thanks I owe thee, and what love! A boundless, endless store Shall echo through the realms above, When time shall be no more. Hymn 61. L. M. Mornitig or Evening. 1 WE bless the Lord, the just, the good. Who fills our hearts with joy and food; Who pours his blessings from the skies, And loads our days with rich supplies. 3 He sends the sun his circuit round. To cheer the fruits, to warm the ground; He bids the clouds, with plenteous rain, Refresh the thirsty earth again. 3 'Tis to his care we owe our breath, And all our near escapes from death: Safety and strength to God belong; He helps the weak, and guards the strong. 4 He makes the saint and sinner prove The common blessings of his love; 50 Hymns for But the wide difference that remains^ Is endless joy, or endless pains. IIvMN 62. L. M. Morninj:^ or Evening. 1 FOUNTAIN of blessing, ever blessedj Enriching all, of all pessess'd; By whom the whole creation's fed, Give us each day our daily bread. 2 To thee our very life we owe! From thee do all our comforts flow; And every blessing that we need, Mast from thy bounteous hand proceed, 3 Great things are not what we desire, Nor dainty meat, nor rich attire; Content with little would we be, That little, Lord must come from tliee. 4 While wicked men with all their store, Are ever graspiij^^ after more; With Agur's wish, content we'll live, Nor grudge them all the world can give. Hymn 63. C. M. Morning or Evening. I AS spices mingled with our food, Give flavor to the feast; So holy pleasures ever should Refresh and cheer the guest. Family TForship, 51 2 To feed the gross c®rporcal frame, And starve the nobler mind; Dishonoreth thf Christian name, And leaves no zest behind. 3 If saints in social circles meet, Like relatives of old, Sure some should sit at Jesus' feet, Or else his truth unfold. 4 This is the true support of life, Provision for our souls! This, kindles love, and conquers strifie. And prejudice controls. 5 Feed us, O Lord, Avith heavenly trutii, While o*cr this waste we roam; 'Till Parents, Children, uge and youth, Shall meet in Canaan's home. Hymn 64. L. M. Morning and Evening. 1 FATHER of men, thy care we bless, Which QYow ns our families with peace; From thee they sprung, and by thy hand Their root and branches are sustained. 2 To Ood most worthy to be praised^ Be our domestic altars raised; Who, Lord of heaven, scorns not to dwell With saints, in their obscurest cell, 3 To thee may each united house. Morning and njght, present its rows; 52 Hymns for Our servants there and rising race, Be tauglit thy precepts, and thy grace. 4 O may each future age proclaim The honors of thy glorious name; While pleased, and thankful wc remove To join the family above. Hymn 65. C. M. Morning or Evening. i OF justice and of grace I sing, And pay my God my vows! Thy grace and justice, heavenly Kin Teach me to rule my house. 3 Now to my tent, O God, repair, And make thy servant wise; I'll suffer nothing near me there, That shall offend thine eyes. 3 The man that doth his neighbor wrong, By falsehood or by force, The scornful eye, the slanderous tongue, I'll thrust them from my doors, 4 1*11 seek the faithful and the just, And will their help enjoy, These are the friends that I will trust, The servants I'll employ. 5 The wretch that deals in sly deceit, I'll not endure a night: The liar's tongue I ever hate. And banish from my sight. Family Worship. bS 6 I'll purge iny family around, And make the Avicked flee; So shall my bouse be ever found, A dwelling fit for thee. Hymn QQ. C. M. Morning or Evening. \ TO ihee before the dawning light, My gracious God, I pray; I medittue thy name by night, And keep thy law by day. ^ My spirit faints to see thy grace, Tr.y promise bears me up; And while salvation long delays, Thy word supports my hope. 3 Seven times a day I lift my hands,, And pay my thanks to thee; Thy righteous providence demands Repeated praise from me. 4 Vv'l-.ers midnight darkness veils the skiQS, 1 ciili thy works to mind; Aiy thoughts in warm devotion rise, xAnd sweet acceptance find. Hymn 67. C. M. Morning or Evening. T [J RICE happy soul-i, who born for heav'n^ While yet they sojourn here; I'hws all their days witi) God begin, Ar.d spend them in his Tear *5 54 Hymns for 2 So may our eyes with holy zeal, Prevent the dawning clay; And turn the sacred pages o'er. And praise thy name and pray. 3 *Midst hourly cares may love present Its incense to thy throne; And while the world our hands employsj Our hearts be thine alone. 4 As sanctified to noblest ends, Be each refreshment sought; And by each various providence Some wise instruction brought. 5 When to laborious duties call'd, Or by temptations tried, We'll seek the shelter of thy wings And in thy strength confide. 6 As different scenes of life arise, Our grateful hearts would be With thee, amidst the social band, In solitude \\ith thee. 7 At night we lean our weary heads On thy paternal breast; And safely folded in thine arms. Resign our powers to rest. S In solid, pure delights like these, Let all my days be past; Nor shall I then impatier^t wish, Nor shall I fear the last. Family Worship. 55 Hymn 68. L. M. Morning or Evening, 1 UP to the hills I lift mine eyes, The eternal hills beyond the skies; Thence all her help my soul derives; There my Almighty Refuge lives. 2 He lives; the everlasting God, That built the world, that spread the flood, The heavens with all their hosts he made. And the dark regions of the dead. 3 He guides our feet, he guards our way; His morning smiles bless all the day; He spreads the evening veil, and keeps The silent hours, while Israel sleeps. 4 Israel, a name divinely blest. May rise secure, securely rest; Thy holy Guardian's wakeful eyes Admit no slumber nor surprize. Hymn 69. L. M. Morning or Evening. 1 THOU, Lord, in every changing scene, Hast to thy saints a refuge been; Through every age, eternal God, Their pleasing home, their safe abode, 2 In thee, our fathers sought their rest; In thee, our fathers still are blest; And while the tomb confines their dust, In thee our souls abide, and trust. 5d Hymns for 5 Lo, we are ris'n, a feeble race, Awhile to fill our fathers* place; Our hapless state with pity view, , And let us share their refuge too. 4 To thee our infant race we leave; Them, may our fathers' God rcceivci That voices yet unformed nuiy raise Succeeding hymns of humble praise* Hymn 70. C. M. Morning or Rvening. 1 O HOW I love thy holy law! 'Tis daily my delight: And thence my meditations draw Divine advice by night. 2 My waking eyes prevent the day, To meditate tliy word: My soul wiih longing melts away, To hear thy gospel, Lord. 3 How doth thy word my heart engage^ How well employ n y tongue! And in my tiresome pilgrimage, Yields me a heavenly song. 4 Am I a stranger, or at home, 'Tis my cojiiinual iCcist: Nut honey dropping from the comb So much allures the taste. ^ When nature sinks and spirits droop, Thy promises of grace Family IFm'ship. 57 Are pillars to support my hope, And there I write thy praise. Hymn ^1. C. M. Morning or Evening. I SHINE on our souls, eternal God, With rays of beauty shine; O let thy favor crown our days, And all their round be thine. ' 2 Did we not raise our hearts to thee, Our hands might toil in vain; Small joy, success itself could give, If thou thy love restrain. o With thee, let every week begin: With thee each day be spent; For thee each fleeting hour improved, Since each by thee is lent. 4 Thus cheer us through this desert road. 'Till all our labors cease; And heaven refresh our weary souls With everlasting peace. Hymn 72. L. M. Morning or E-utning. 1" IF God succeed not, all the cost And pains to build the house are lost; If God the city will not keep, The watchful guard as well may sleep. 5S Hymns for 2 What if we rise before the sun, And work and toil when duy is done, Careful and sparing eat your bread, To shun the poverty you dread? 3 'Tis all in vain, 'till God has blest; He can make i ich, yet give us rest; Children and friends are blessings too, If God our sovereign make them so. 4 Happy the Tnati to whom he sends Obedient children, faithtul friends! How sweet our daily comforts prove, When they are sweetened with his lovel Hymn 73. C. M. Morning- or Evening. 1 TO thee, my God, my days are known, My soul enjoys the thought; My actions all before thy face, Nor are my faults forgot. 2 Each secret breath, devotion vents, Is vocal to thine ear; And all my walks of daily life Before thine eye appear. 3 Full in thy view through life I pass. And in thy view I die; And when each mortal bond is broke, My God will still be nigh. 4 Stripped of its little earthly all. My soul in smiles shall go; FamUij Worship, 59 And in an heavenly heritage Its Father's bounty knov/. Hymn 74. S. M. Morning or Evening. \ BLEST are the sons of peace, Whose heart and hopes are one, Wiiosc kind designs to serve and please, Through all their actions run. 2 Blest is the pious house Where zeal and friendship meet; ' Their songs of praise, their mingled vows, Make their communion sweet. 3 Thus, when on Aaron's head They poured the rich perfume. The oil through all his raiment spread, And pleasure filled the room. 4 Thus on the heavenly hills The saints are blest abore, Where joy, like morning dew, distils, And all the air is love, HyxMN 75. L. M. Morning or Evening. 1 GOD of my life, through all its days My grateful powers shall sound thy praise; The song shall wake with opening light, And warble to the silent nigh^. 60 Hymns for 2 When anxious cares would break my rest, And griefs would tear my throbbing breast, Thy tuneful praises raised on high, Shall check the murmur and the sigh. 3 When death o'er nature shall prevail, And all its powers of language fail, Joy through my swimming eyes shall break. And mean the thanks I cannot speak. 4 But O! when that last conflict's o'er, When I am chained to flesh no more, With what glad accents shall I rise, To join the music of the skies! 5 The cheerful tribute will I give Long as a deathless soul can live A work so sweet a iheme so high Demands and crowns eternity. Hymn 76. C. M. Morning or Evening. i YE that obey the immortal King, Attend his holy place; Bow to the glories of his power, And bless his wondrous grace. 2 Lift up your hands by morning light, And send your soul son high; Raise your admiring thoughts by night Above the starry sky. S The God of Zion cheers our hearts With rays of quickening grace; Family Worship. 61 The God, that spreads the heavens abroad And rules the swelling seas. Hymn 77. L. M. Morning or Evening; 1 ALMIGHTY King! whose wondrous hand,. Supports the weight of sea and land; Where grace is such a boundless store, No hearts shall break that sigh for more. 2 Thy providence supplies my food, And 'tis thy blessing makes it good; My soul is nourished by thy words; Let soul and body praise the Lord. 3 My streams of outward comfort came, Fioni Him who built this earthly frame: -' What e'er 1 want his bounty gives, i^ By whom my soul forever lives. 4 F.ither his hand preserves from pain, Or if I feel, it heals again; From Satan's malice shields my breast. Or overrules it for the best. 5 Forgive the song that falls so low Beneath the gratitude I owe; It means thy praise, however poor, An angel's song can do no more. Hymn 78. C. M. Morning or Evening. I IN all my vast concerns with thee, In vain my soul would try 6 62 Hymns for To shun thy presence Lord, or flee The notice of thine eye. 2 Thy all surrounding sight surveys My rising and my rest;. My public walks, my private ways, And secrets of my breast. 5 If, vring'd with beams of morning light, I fly beyond the west, Thy hand, which must support my flight, Would soon betray my rest. 4 If o*er my sins I think to draw The curtains of the night, Those flaming eyes that guard thy law Would turn the shades to light. 5 The beams of noon, the midnight hour, Are both alike to thee ; O may I ne'er provoke that power From which I cannot flee. Hymn 79. C. M. Morning or Evening. ^ 1 O FOR an undissembled faith! A faith which works within; Which saves from everlasting death, And conquers every sin. 2 Happy the household where it reigns, And where it long has dwelt; Whose ancient, and whose later sons Its sovereign power have fclt.j Family TVorship, 63 S How pleasing to look up and see The fathers now with God; While their surviving family Press to the same abode. 4 O glorious hour, when death shall come Their spirifs to unite; And heaven be their eternal home And God their chief delight. Hymn 80. C. M. . Morning or Evening. Jacob's vow. 1 O GOD of Abraham! by whose hand Thy people still are fed; Who through this weary pilerimage Hast all our fathers led. ** 2 Our vows, our prayers, we now present Before "thy throne of grace; God of our fathers, be the God Of their succeeding race. 3 Through each perplexing path of life Our wandering footsteps guide; Give us by day our daily bread, And raiment fit provide. 4 O spread thy covering wings around Till all our wanderings ce ise. And at our father's lov'd abodfll^ Our feet arrive in peace. 04 Hymns for 5 Now, with the humble voice of prayer, Thy mercy wc implore; Then, with the grateful voice of praise, Thy goodness we'll adore. Hymn 81. CM. Morning or Exening, 1 WHEN all thy mercies, O my God, My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view, I*m lost In wonder, love, and praise. 2 Ten thousand thousand precious gifts My daily thanks employ; Nor is the least a cheerful heart, That tastes those gifts with joy. 3 Through every period of my life, Thy goodness I'll pursue; And after death, in distant worlds. The glorious theme renew. 4 When nature fails, and day and night Divide their works no more. My ever grateful heart, O Lord, Thy mercy shall adore. 5 Through all eternity, to thee A grateful song I'll raise, For O! eternity'b too short To utter all thy praise. Family Worship, 65 Hymn 82. C. M. Morning or Evenings 1 ALMIGHTY Father, gracious Lord, Kind guardian of my days; Tliy mercies, let my heart record In songs of joyful praise. 2 In life's first dawn, my tender frame Was thy indulgent care, Long e*er I could pronounce thy name Or breathe the infant prayer. 3 While sweet reflection, through my days Thy bounteous hand would trace; Still dearer blessings claim my praise, The blessings of thy grace. 4 Yes, I adore thee, gracious Lord, For favors more divine; That I have known thy sacred word, Wh^re all thy glories shine. 5 Lord, when this glorious frame decays And every weakness dies, Complete the wonders of thy grace And raise me to the skies. 6 Then shall my joyful powers unite, In more exalted lays. And join the happy sons of lightj In everlasting praise. *6 66 Hymns for Hymn 83. C. M. Morning- or Evening. 1 THY daily mercies, O my God, My waking* thoughts employ, And while I meditate on thee. My heart is filled with joy. 2 Thou giv'st me rest upon my bed, Soft slumbers to my eyes; Thy goodness is again renew'd, When in the morn I rise. 3 Throughout the business of the day, Thine arm doth me uphold; Amidst the terrors of the night, Thy presence makes me bold. 4 Whether in sickness, or in health, Thy grace does me sustain, Let me, O Lord, thy favor have, And I shall ne*er complain. 5 Aided by thee, I need not fear The frowns of rich and great; Their pomp and wealth I covet not, Nor envy all their state. ^ Yea, though the world by storms be tostj And crumbled into dust; Yet still in thee, my only hope, I will securely trust. Family Worship, (57 Hymn 84. C. M. Morning or Evening. 1 ON thee, each morning, O my God, My waking thoughts attend; In whom are founded all my hopes, In whom my wishes end. 2 My soul, in pleasing wonder lost, Thy boundless love surveys; And, fired with grateful zeal, prepares The sacrifice of praise. 3 When evening slumbers press my e\es, With thy protection blest. In peace and safety, I commit My weary limbs to rest. 4 My spirit, in thy hands secure, Fears no approaching ill; For whether waking or asleep, Thou, Lord, art with me still. 5 Then will I daily to the world Thy wondrous acts proclaim; Whilst all with me shall praise and sing, And bless the Sacred Name. At morn, at noon, at night, I'll still Thy growing work pursue; And thee alone will praise, to whom Eternal praise is due. 6$ Hijrijn^for Hymn ^5, L. M. Morning or Evening. 1 WISDOM and pleasure dwell at hornet Retired and silent, seek them there: True conquest is ourselves t' o'ercome, True strengtn, to break the tempter*s snar^. 2 And thou, O God, whose piercing eye Distinct surveys each dt ep recess; In there abstracted hours draw nigh. And with thy presence iill the place, 5 Through all the mazes of the heart, Our search let heave rdy wisdom guide, And still its radaint beams intpart, 'Till all be scarch'd and purified. 4 Then with the visits of thy love, Vouchsafe my inmost soul to cheer; *Till every grace sliail join to prove That God has fixed his dwelling there. Hymn 86. L. M. Morning or Evejiing. 1 RETURN, my soul, and seek thy rest, Upon thy heavenly Father*s jDreast: Indulge me, Lord, in that J'eposc, The soul which loves thee only knows. % Thy bounties, Lord, to me surmount The power of language to recount; From morning-dawn, the setting sun Sees l^ut my work of praise bQgun. Family Worship. 69 3 Thy mercies all my moments brings Ask an eternity to sing; What thanks those mercies can suffice, Which through eternity shall risel 4 Rich in ten thousand gifts possessed, In Mure hopes more richly blessed, I'll sit and sing till death shall raise A note of more exalted praise. Hymn 87. C. M. Moi'ning or Evening* PFATHER divine thy piercing eye Shoots through the darkest night; In deep retirement thou art nigh, With heart discerning sight. 2 There shall thy piercing eye survey My duteous homage paid; With every morninej's dawning ray. And every evening's shade. 3 O may thy own celestial fire, The incense still inflame: While my warm vows to thee aspire, Through the Redeemer's name. 4 So shall the visits of thy love, My soul in secret bless; So shalt thou deign in worlds above, Thy suppliant to^confess. 70 Hymns for Hymn 88. S. M. Morning or Evening. 1 TOMORROW, Lord, is thine, LodgM in thy sovereign hand, And it" its sun arise and shine, It shines at thy command. 2 The present moment flies, And hears our life away; O make thy servants truly wise, That they may live to-day. 3 Since on this winged hour Eternity is hung. Waken by thine Almighty po^er The aged and the young. A One thing demands our care; O be it still pursued! Lest slighted once, the season fair Should never be renewed. 5 To Jesus may we fly Swift as the morning light; Lest life's young golden beams should die. In sudden endless night. Hymn 89. C. M. Morning or Evening. i HOSANNA, with a cheerful sound, To God's upholding hand; Ten thousand snares attend us round. And yet secure we stand. Family Worship, 71 2 That was a most amazing power That raised us with a word, And every day, and every hour, Wc'lcan upon the Lord. 3 The evening rests our weary headj And angels guard the room; We wake, and we admire the bed That was not made our tomb. 4 The rising morning can't assure That we shall end the day; For death stands ready at the door To take our lives ^vay. 5. Our breath is forfeited by sin "To God's t^evenging law; We own thy grace, immortal King, In every gasp we draw. 6 God is our sun, whose daily light Our joy and safety brings; Our feeble flesh lies safe at niglit Beneath his shady wings. Hymn 90. L. M. Alorning or Evening-. \ HAPPY the man whose cautious feet Shun the broad way which sinners go, Who hates the place where atheists meet, And fears to talk as scoffers do. 2 He loves to employ his morning light Amongst the statutes of the Lord; 72 Ihjmns for And spends the wakeful hours of night, With pleasure, pond'ring o'er his word. 3 He, like a plant by gentle streams, Shall flourish in immortal green; And heaven v/i}{ shine with kindest beams On every work his hands begin. 4 But sinners fii.d their counsels crost, As chaff before the tempest flies; So shall their hopes be blown and lost, When the last trumpet shakes the skies Hymn 91. S. M. Morning or Evening. 1 FROM the first dawning light 'Till the dark evening rise, For thy salvation, Lord, I wait With ever longing tyes. 2 Rem.ember all thy grace, And lead me in ihy truth; Forgive the sins of riper days. And follies of my youth. 3 The Lord is just and kind, The meek shall learn his ways; And every humble sinner find The methods of his grace. 4 .For his own goodness' sake He saves my soul from shame;. He pardons, though my guilt be great? Through my Redeemer's name. Family JVorship, 73 Hymn 92. C. M. Morning or Evening. . I'LL bless liu^ Lord from day to d^y: How good are all his ways! Ye humble souls that love to pray, Come help my lips to praise. 2 O sinners! come and taste his love, Come, learn his pleasant ways; And let your own experience prove The sweetness of his grace. 3 He bids his angels pitch their tents Round where his children dwell; What ills their heavenly care prevents No earthly tongue can tell. 4 O love the Lord, ye saints of his! His eye regards the just; How richly biest their portion is, Who make the Lord their trust. ^ HymxX 93. C. M. Morning or Evening. 1 BY morning light I'll seek thy face; At noon repeat my cry; The night shall hear me ask thy grace, Nor will my God deny. 2 God shall preserve my soul from fear, Or shield me when afraid; Ten thousand angeb must appear, If he command their aid. 74 Hymns for 3 I cast my burdens on the Lord, The Lord sustains them all; My courage rests upon his word, That word shall never fall. 4 My highest hopes shall not be vain, My lips shall spread his praise: While cruel and deceitfi 1 men Scarce live out half their days. Hymn 94. L. M. Morning or EveJiirig. 1 LORD thou hast search'd and seen me thro', Thine eye commands with piercing view, My rising and my resting hours, My heart and flesh, with all their powers. 2 Within thy circling power I stand; On every side I find thy hand: Awake, asleep, at home, abroad, I am surrounded still with God. 3 If mounted on a morning ray, I fly beyond the western sea; Thy swifter hand would first arrive, And there arrest thy fugitive. '4 Or should I try to shun thy sight, Beneath the spreading veil of night, One glance of thine, one piercing ray, Would kindle darkness into day. 5 O may these thoughts possess my breast, Wiiere'cr I rove, where'er I rest! Family Worship. 75 Nor let my weaker passions dare Consent to sin, for God is there. Hymn 95. C. P. M. Morning or Evening. 1 TELL me no more of earthly toys, Of sinful mirth, and carnal joys, (The things I lov'd before,} Let me but view my Savior's face, And feel his animating grace, And I desire no more. 2 Tell me no more of praise and wealth, Of careless ease and blooming health, For they have all their snares; Let me but know my sins forgiven. And see my name enrolled in heaven, And I am free from cares. 3 Tell me no more of lofty towers, Delightful gardens, fragrant bowers. For these are trifling things; Tlie little room for me design 'd, Will suit as well my easy mind, As palaces of kings. 4 Tell me no more of crowding guests, Of gaudy dress, and "sumptuous feasts; Extravagance and waste; My little table, only spread With wholesome herbs and whol9some bread Will better suit my taste. 76 Hymns for 5 Give me a Bible in my hand, A heart to read and understand This sure, unerring word; I'll urge no company to stay, But sit alone from clay to day. And converse with the Lord. Hymn 96. L. M. Morning or Evening. \ WHERE'ER the Lord shall build my house An altar to his name I'll raise; There morn and ev'ning shall ascend The sacrifice of prayer and praise. 2 With duteous mind the social band, Shall search the records of thy law; Then learn thy will and humbly bow, With filial reverence and awe. 3 If numerous blessings of the earth, Indulgent God to us afford; With warm united hearts we'll pay, Our grateful tribute to the Lord. 4 Here fix, dear Lord, thy sacred rest, And spread the banner of thy love; Till ripened for the heavenly world. We rise and join the church above. Scott. Hymn 97. C. M. Morning or Evening. 1 NOW let our hearts their glory wake. The sacred song to laise^ Family Worship, 77 And every tuneful power combine, To shout Jehovah's praise. 2 To U3 a j^oo'lly heritag:e, His providence assigns; And in a safe and pleasant place, Marks out our happy lines. 3 Come let us to his holy name, A grateful altar raise; And be this habitation styled, The house of prayer and praise. 4 Here may his secret breathings fan, Devotion to a flame; And faith, and love, and zeal inspire. To adorn the Christian name. 5 Thus with thy visits, smiles, and grace, May this abode be blest; And here, O great Jehovah, fix, Thy pleasant, lasting rest. Scott. Hymn 98. P. M. Mormng or Evening. 1 YE tempted and tried, To Jesus dr&w nigh; He suff'red and died. Your wants to supply; Trust him for salvation. You need not to grieve. There's no condemnation, To them that believe. 7-8 Hymns for 2 By day and by night, His love is made knownj It is his delight, To succor his own; He will have compassion. Then why should you grieve! There's no condemnation, To them that believe. 3 Though satan will seek, The sheep to annoy. The helpless and weak. He ne'er shall destroy; Christ is their salvation, And strength he will give;, There's no condemnationy To them that believe. Hymn 99. L. M. jMcrning- or Evcn^rg-. 1 THE spacious firmament on high, With all the b>ae etheiial sky; And spangled heavens, a shining iVame, Their Great Original proclaim. 2 The unwearied sun from day to day Does his Creator's power display; And publishes to every land, Tne works of an Almight) hand, 3 Soon as the evening shades prevail. The inoon takes up the wond'ious talc, Family Worship. 79 And nightly to the list'ning earth, Repeals the story of her birth. 4 While all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from pole to pole. 5 What though in solemn silence, all Move round the dark terrestrial ball; What though no real voice nor sound, Amidst their radiant orbs be found j 6 In reason's ear they all rejoice, And utter forth a glorious voice; Forever singing as they shine, The hand that made us is divine. OCCASIONAL. Hymn 100. L. M. J\^eiv Year. i GREAT God, we sing that mighty hand By which supported still we stand; The ppening year thy mercy shows; That mercy crowns it, till it close. 2 By day, by night, at home, abroad, Still are we guarded by our God; By his incessant jjounty fed, By his unerring counsel kd. 80 Hymns for 3 With grateful hearts, the past we own. The future, all to us unknown, We to thy guardian care commit, And peaceful leave before thy feet. 4 In scenes exalted or depressed, Thou art our joy, and thou our rest: Thy goodness all our hopes shall raise, Ador'd through all our changing days. 5 When death shall interrupt these songs And seal in silence mortal tongues, Our helper God in whom we trust. In better worlds our souls shall boast. Hymn 101. C. M. JSTev) Year. V AND nov/ ray soul, another year Of thy short life is past; I cannot long continue here, And this may be my last. 2 Much of ray dubious life is gone, Nor will return again; And swift my passing moments run, The few that yet remain. 3 Awake my soul! with utmost care Thy true condition learn: What are thy hopes, how sure, how fair, And what thy great concern? 4 Now a new scene of time begins. Set out afresh for heaven: Family Worship. 81 Seek pardon for thy former sins, In Christ *tis freely given. 5 Devoutly yield thyself to God, And on his grace depend; With zeal pursue the heavfenly road, Nor doubt a happy end. Hymn 102. L. M. Close of the Year. 1 MY helper God! I bless his name; The same his power, his grace the same. The tokens of his friendly care, Open, and crown, and close the year. 2 1 'midst ten thousand dangers stand, Supported by his guardinn hand; And see, when I survey my ways. Ten thousand monuments of praise. 3 Thus far his arm has led me on, Thus far I make his mercy known; And while I tread this desert land. New mercies shall new songs demand. 4 My grateful soul on Jordan's shore. Shall raise one sacred pillar more; Then bear, in his bright courts above; Inscriptions of immortal love. Hymn 103. C. M. Close of the Year. \ AWAKE, ye saints, and raise your eyes, And raise your voices high, 82 Hymns for Awake, and praise that sovereign love That sliews salvation nigh. 2 On all the wings of time it flies, Each moment brinies it near; Then welcome each declining day-! Welcome each cloning year I 3 Not many years their rounds shall run, Nor many mornings rise, Ere all its glories stand revealed To our admiring eyes. 4 Ye wheels of nature speed your course, Ye mortal powers decay; Fast as ye bring the nights of death Ye bring eternal day. Hymn 104. CM. Sjinng, 1 AT length the wish'd-for spring is come; How altered is the scene! The trees and shrubs are drest in bloom. The earth array'd in green. 2 I see my Savior from on high, Break through the clouds and shine; No creature now more blest than I, No song more loud than mine. 3 Thy word does all my hope revive. It overcomes my foes; It makes my languid graces thrive. And blossom like the rose. Family Worship. 85 4 Dear Lord, a monument I stand Of what thy grace c^in do; Uphold mc byr thy gracious hand. Each changing season through. Hymn 105. C. M. Summer. 1 THE grass and flovvers,which clothe the field, And look so green and gay, Touch'd by the scythe, defenceless yield, And fall, and fade away. 2 Fit emblem of our mortal state! Thus in the Scripture glass, The young, the strong, the wise, the great, May see themselves but grass. 3 Ah! trust not to your fleeting breath, Nor call your time your own; Around you see the scythe of death Is mowing thousands down. 4 And you, who hitherto are spared, Must shortly yield your lives; Your wisdom is, to be prepared. Before the stroke arrives. 5 The grass, when dead, revives no more; You die to live again; Beware, lest death should prove the door To everlasting pain. 6 Lord, help us to obey thy call, And all our sins remove, 84 Hymns for That when like grass our bodies fall Our souls may rise above. Hymn 106. L. M. Autumn. 1 SEE how brown autumn spreads the field; Mark how the whitening hills are turn'd, Behold them to the reapers yield, The wheat is saved, the tares are burn'd. 2 Thus the great Judge, with glory crown'd, Descends to reap the ripcn'd earth; Angelic guards attend him down, The same who sang his humble birth. 3 In sounds of glory, hear him speak; ';racious heart, Whose coiirr.wc, v alchfulncss, and love, Men may attest and God approve.^ 3 Fed by their active tender care, Healthful may all their sheep appear, And by their fair example led, The way to Zion's pastures tread. 4 Here hast thou listenM to our vows, And scattered blessings on thy house; Thy saints are succor'd, and no more, As sheep without a guide deplore. 5 Completely heal each former stroke, And bless the shepherd and the flock: Confirm our hopes, thy mercies raise, And own this tribute of our praise. Hyain 134. C. M. Ordination. 1 LET Zion*s watchmen all awake, And take th' alarpi they give; Now let them fromthe mouth of God, Their solemn charge receive. 3 'Tis not a cause of small import, The pastor's charge demands; But what might fill an angel's heart, And filled a Savior's hands. 3 They watch for souls, for which the Lord, Did heavenly bliss forego; Family TForship, 111 For souls, which must forever live, In raptures or in woe. 4 All to the great tribunal haste, Th' account to render there; And shouldst thou strictly mark our faults, Lord, how should we appear! 5 May they that Jesus whom they p|*each, Their own Redeemer see; And watch thou daily o*er their souls, That they may watch for thee. Hymn 135. L. M. Prayer for Ministers, \ WITH heavenly power, O Lord, defend Him whom we now to thee commendj Thy faithful Messenger secure, And make him to the end endure. 2 Gird him with all-sufficient grace; Direct his feet in paths of peace: Thy truth and faithfulness fulfil, And bend him to obey thy will. 3 Enlarge, inflame, and fill his heart, In him thy mighty power exert; That thousands yet unborn may praise The wonders of redeeming grace. HvaiN 136. L. M. Sickness of a Minister. 1 O THOU before whose gracious throne, We bow our suppliant spirits down; 112 Hymns for Thou knowest the anxious cares we feel, And all our trembling lips would tell. 2 Thou only canst assuage our grief, And give our sorrowing hearts relief; In mercy then thy servant spare, Nor turn aside thy people's prayer. 3 Avert thy desolating stroke. Nor smite the shepherd of the flock; Restore him, sinking to the grave; Stretch out thine arm, make haste to save, 4 Bound to each soul by tender ties, In every heart his image lies; Thy pitying aid, O God impart, Nor rend him from each bleeding heart. 5 But if our supplications fail. And prayers and tears cannot prevail, Be thou his strength, be thou jhis stay. Support him through the gloomy way. 6 Around him may thy angels stand. Waiting the signal of thy hand; To bid his happy spirit rise, And bear him to their native skies« J^ Hymn 137. C. M. Death of a Minister, I NOW let our mourning hearts revive. And all our tears be dry; Why sliould those eyes be drown*din grief» Which view a Savior nigh. Family Worship. 113 2 What though the arm of conquering death Does God's own house invade? What though the prophet and the priest Be numbered with the dead. 3 Though earthly shepherds dwell in dust The aged and the young, The watchful eye in darkness closed, And mute the instructive tongue^ 4 The eternal Shepherd still survives, New comforts to impart; His eye still guides us, and his voice Still animates our heart. 5 Lo I am M-ith you, saith the Lord, My church shall safe abide; For I will ne'er forsake my own, Whose souls in me confide. 6 Through every scene of life and death, This promise is our trust; And this shall be our children's song, When we are cold in dust. Hymn 138. C. M. In Affliction, \ MY God the covenant of thy love, Abides forever sure, And in its matchless grace I feel My happiness secure. 9. What though my house be not with thee. As nature could desire; *10 114 Hymns for To nobler joys than nature gives, Thy servants all 4spire. 3 Since thou, the everlasting God, My Father art become; Jesus my guardian, and my friend, And heaven my final home. 4 I welcome all thy sovereign will; For all that will is love; And, when 1 know not what thou dost, I wait the light above. 5 Thy covenant in the darkest gloom Shall heavenly rays impart, Which, when my eyelids close in death. Shall warm my chilling heart. Hymn 139. Sevens, In Jffliction, 1 JESUS, lover of my soul, Let me to thy bosom fly, While the billows near me roll, While the tempest still is high.,- Hide me, O my Savior hide. Till, the storm of life be past; Safe into the haven guide, Q receive my soul at last! 2 Other refuge have I none, Lol I helpless hang on thee^ Leave, O leave me not alone, Lest I basely shrink and flee; Family Worship. 115 Thou art all my trust and aid, All my help from thee I bring; Cover my defenceless head With the shadow of thy wing! , 3 Thou, O Christ, art all I want. Boundless love in thee I find, Raise the fallen, cheer the faint. Heal the sick, and lead the blind. Just and holy is thy name, I am all unrighteousness, Vile and full of sin I am, Thou alt full of truth and grace. 4 Plenteous grace with thee is found, Grace to pardon all my sin; Let the healing streams abound. Make, and keep me pure within; Thou of life the fountain art, Freely let me take of thee; Reign, O Lord, within my heart, Reign to all eternity. Hymn 140. C. M. Sickness, 1 GOD of my life look gently down, Behold the pains I feel; But I am dumb before thy throne, Nor dare dispute thy will. 2 Diseases are thy servants, Lord, They come at thy command; 11^ Hymns for I'll not attempt a murmuring -word, Against thy chastening hand. 3 Yet may T plead with humble cries ''Remove thy sharp rebukes," My strength consumes, my spirit dies Through thy repeated strokes. 4 I'm but a sojourner below, As all my fathers were; May I be well prepared to go, When I the summons hear, 5 But if my life be spared awhile, Before my last remove; Thy praise shall be my business still, And I'll declare thy love. Hymn 141. C. M. Recovery from Sickness. 1 MY God thy service well demands The remnant of my days; Why was this fleeting breath renewM, But to renew thy praise. 2 Thine arms of everlasting love Did this weak frame sustain, When life was hovering o'er the grave^ And nature sunk in pain. 3 Thou when the pains of death were felt, Didst chase the fears of hell; Family Worship, And teach my pale and quiv'ring lips Thy matchless grace to tell. Back from the borders of the grave At thy command I come: Nor would I urge a speedier flight To my eternal home. 5 Where thou determin'st mine abode, There would I choose to be; For in thy presence death is life, And earth is heaven to me. Hymn 142. L. M. On leaving the World. 1 THE hour of my departure's come, I hear the voice that calls me home, At last, O Lord, let trouble cease. And let thy servant die in peace. 2 The race appointed I have run. The combat's o*er, the prize is won, And now my witness is on high. And now my record's in the sky. 3 Not in mme innocence I trust, I bow before Thee in the dust, And thro' my Savior's blood alone, I look for mercy at thy throne. 4 I leave the world without a tear. Save for the friends I hold so dear, To heal their sorrows, Lord descend, And to the friendless prove a friend. lis Hymns for 5 I come, I come, at thy command, I give my spirit to thy hand, Stretch forth thine everlasting arms, And shield me in the last alarms. 6 The hour of my departure's come, I hear the voice that calls me home, Now, O my God, let trouble cease, Now let thy servant die in peace. Hymn 143. C. M. On the Death of Children, 1 YE mourning saints, whose streaming tears Flow o'er your children dead; Say not in transports of despair. That all your hopes are fled. 2 While cleaving to that darling dust, In fond distress ye lie. Rise, and with joy and reverence view A heavenly Parent nigh. Though, your young branch 's torn away Like wither'd trunks ye stand. With fairer verdure shall ye bloom, .Touch'd by th* Almighty's hand, I'll give the mourner, saith the Lord, In my own house a place: No names of daughters and of sons, Could yield so high a grace. Transient and vain is every l\ope A rising race can give; Family Worship. 119 In endless honor or delight My children all shall live. 6 We wclcorne Lord, those rising tears, Through which thy face we see; And bless those wounds which thro'our hearts Prepare a way for thee. Hymn 144. C. M. On the Death of Friends. 1 PEACE, 'tis the Lord Jehovah's hand. That blasts our joys in death, Changes the visage once so dear, And gathers back our breath. 2 'Tis he, the Potentate supreme Of ail the worlds above, Whose steady counsels wisely rule, Nor from their purpose move. 3 *Tis he, v/hose justice might demand Our souls a sacrifice; Yet scatters with unwearied hand A thousand rich supplies. 4 Our covenant God and Father he, In Christ our bleeding Lord; Whose grace can heal the bursting heart With one reviving word. 5 Fair garlands of immortal bliss He weaves for every brow; And shall tumultuous passions rise, If he correct us now? 120 Hymns for 6- Silent, I own Jevohah's name; I kiss thy scourging hand; And yield my comforts, and my life, To thy supreme command. Hymn 145. C. M. On the Death of Friends. 1 WHY do we mourn departing friends? Or shake at death's alarms? 'Tis but the voice that Jesus sends To call them to his arms. 2 Are we not tending upward too As fast as time can move? Nor would we wish the hours more slow To keep us from our love. 3 Why should we tremble to convey Their bodies to the tomb? There the dear flesh of Jesus lay, And left a long perfume. 4 The graves of all the saints he blest, And soften'd every bed: Where should the dying members rest, But with the dying Head. 6 Thence he arose, ascended high, And shew'd our feet the way; Up to the Lord our flesh shall fly, At the great rising day. 6 Then let the last loud trumpet sound. And bid our kindred rise; Faiiily Worship. 121 Awake ye nations under ground, Ye saints ascend the skies. Hymn 146. Eights, Before a Funeral. HOW blest is our friend now bereft Of all that could burden the mind! How easy the soul that has left This wearisome body behindl Of evil incapable thou Whose relics with envy I see, No longer in misery now, No longer a sinner like me. This earth is affected no more, With sickness, or shaken with pain. The war in the members is o'er, And never shall trouble again: No anger henceforward or shame, Shall redden this innocent clay: Extinct is the animal flame, And passion is vanished away. This languishing head is at rest, Its thinking and aching are o'er, This quiet immoveable breast Is heav'd by affliction no more: This heart is no longer the seat Of trouble and torturing pain, It ceases to flutter and beat, It never shall flutter again. The lids which so seldom could close, Bv Svor'row forbidden to iileep, U 122 Hymns for Seal'd uj) in eternal repose, Have siidngely forgotten to weepi The fountain can yield no supplies; These hollows from water are free; The tears are all wiped from these eyes. And evil they never shall see. 5 To mourn and to suffer is mine, While bound in a prison 1 breathe; And still for deliverance pine, And press to the issues of death; What now with my tears I bedew, I know I shall shortly become! My spirit created anew, My flesh be consign'd to the tomb. Hymn 147. C. M. jlt the Funeral of a Young Person. V WHEN blooming youth is snatch'd away By death's resistless hand, Our hearts the mournful tribute pay, Which pity must demand. 2 While pity prompts the rising sigh, O may this truth imprest With awful power — I too must die — Sink deep in every breast. 3 Let this vain world engage no more; Behold the gaping tomb, It bids us seize tne present hour, Tomorrow, death may come. Family TForship. 1^3 4 The voice of this alarming scene, May every heart obey; Nor be the heavenly warning vain, Which calls to watch and pray. 5 O let us fly, to Jesus fly, Whose powerful arm can save; Then shall our hopes ascend on high. And triumph o'er the grave. Hymn 148. C. M. ^t a Funeral, 1 WHILE to the grave our friends are borne,. Around their cold remains, How all the tender passions mourn, And each fond heart complainsl 2 But down to earth, alas, in \san We bend our weeping eyes; Ah! let us leave these seats of pain. And upwards learn to rise. 3 Hope cheerful smiles amid the gloom. And beams a healing ray. And guides us from the darksome tomb To realms of endless day. 4 Jesus, who left his blest abode. Amazing grace! to die, Mark'd when he rose, the shining road. To his bright courts on high. 5 To those bright courts, when hope ascends, The tears forget to flow; 124 Hymns for Family Worship. Hope \iews our absent happy friends, And cairns the swelling woe. ^ Then let our hearts repine no morC) That earthly comfort dies, But lasting happiness explore, And ask it from ^he skies. Hymn 149. L. M. ^t a Funeral. 1 yNVEIL thy bosom, faithful tomb, Take this new treasure to thy trust, And give these sacred relics room, To slumber in the silent dust. 2 No pain, no grief, no anxious fear. Invade thy bounds. No mortal woes Can reach the peaceful sleeper here, While angels watch its soft repose. 3 So Jesus slept; God's dying son Pass'd through the grave and blest the bed: Then rest dear saint, till from his throne The morning break and pierce the shade. 4 Break from his throne, illustrious morn, Attend, O grave, his sovereign word; Restore thy trust; the glorious form Will then arise to meet the Lord. FAMILY PRAYERS. Sabbath Morning. WE thank thee, gracious God, for the return pf the morning light, and for causing the day- spring to know its time and place. O may the day-star from on high, visit our benighted souls; and may that Savior, who is the bright and morning star, arise and shine within us ■with healing in his wings: glory be to thy goodness, that tlie light we see is the Lord's; that this is the day which thou hast madfe for thyself, and set apart for thy name. May this Sabbath-day be an high day to our souls; a day of spiritual feasting and heavenly joy; bring us, O blessed Spirit, into thy banqueting house, and let thy banner over us be love. Blessed be thy name, that we see so many of the days of the Son of man; that we enjoy so many precious opportunities of worshipping thee in the beauty of holiness, and of paymg our vows unto thee publicly, in the presence of thy people. May ve be in the* Spirit on the Lord's day; and call the Sabbath a delight, holy of the Lord and honorable. May we cease from our own works, as God on the seventh day ceased from his; and abound only in the work of the Lord. Especially make it to us a Sabbath of rest from sin, and a Sabbath of rest in God. We are, indeed, utterly unworthy of the honor, and un- able for the work of a fellowship, with the Fa-». *J1 126 A Praijerfor ther, and with his Son, Jesus Christ; but wt come unto ihee, O blessed Lamb of God, in thy own adorable name, who alone art worthy; and depend on the strength and supply of thy good Spiiit, to work all our works in us, and to ordain peace for us. Bless all thy ministering servants throughout the w^hole world, may tiiey obtain mercy of the Lord to be faithful; faith- ful to thee, faithful to truth, and faithful to the souls entrusted to their care. Particularly, vouchsafe to be with all those "who are this day to stand up in. .thy name, and preach the gospel of thy grace. May they be mighty through thee, to convince the unconvinced, to convert the unconverted, to heal tiiem that are of a contrite heart, and to build up believers on their most holy faith. Enable them to preach thy truths with power, and with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; thou thyself gracious- ly working with them, and confnniing the work with signs following: Be in the midst of all thy worshipping people, who shall assemble in thy nanie to-day. Have mercy on those w^ho shall be iinwiilingly detained from thy house, by sickness, or aiiv other providential impedi- mciit; comfort them in secret, sanctify their absence by graniing thtm much of thy inward presence. Let them that tarry at home, divide the spoil;^ and, as they are excluded from the stream, give them to drink thp deeper at the fountain head. Lord, assist us, thy unworthy servants, in the religious services of this day. Make us joyful in the liouso: of prayer; when ^ve wait upon thee for a renewal of our strength, Sabbath Morning. 127 may we find our strength indeed renewed; may "we inwardly experience the grace of the means, while we attend on the means of grace; and enjoy a saving intercourse with the God of ordinance, in frequenting the ordinances of God. Vouchsafe to take us and ours into thy gracious protection. Bless and preserve us in our going out and coming in. Support and strengthen, direct and guard us; pardon our innumerable sins, the depravity of our nature, and the offences of our lives; and sanctify us to thyself a peculiar people, zealous of good -works, and seal us thine in body, soul, and spirit, to the day of the Lord Jesus. This day, gracious Lord, keep us in thy fear: let us not find our own pleasure, nor do our own M'ays, Bor speak our own words; but live eniirelv to thee, converse with thee, know more of tJiee, and grow up into a greater fitness for thy king- dom and glory. All we beg, O gracious Fa- ther, is, for thy mercy's sake, in Jesus Christ, our Savior: for whom we bless thee, and to vhom, with thyself and the Holy Ghost, we desire to ascribe, all might, majcstV) and praise, for ever and ever. Amtn. Sabbath Eveninj^. O THOU most holy and merciful God, ve, thine unworthy servants, desire this evening to review, as in thy presence, the day pitst; hunr»b;u;g ourselves for our sinfulness and Ihuukino- thee for aii ihy ioviug kindness. 128 A Prayer for When we endeavor to examine any part of our conduct, or to compare it with thy holy law: we never fail to discover abundant cause for humiliation. Alas, not only have our actual transgressions and omissions been innumera- ble and aggravated: but each of us has cause to exclaim, when contemplating thy glories, "Woe is me for I am undone, because I am one of unclean lips, and mine eyes have seen the King the Lord of Hosts!" O God! our very worship is so defiled and defective; that, instead of atoning for our past sins, or recom- mending us to thy favor, it needs thy gracious forgiveness, and must be washed in the blood of Christ. Pardon then, we beseech thee this evening, whatever thy holy eyes have seen amiss in the duties of the day: the wanderings of our hearts, the coldness of our affections; our want of reverence, love, and gratitude; the weakness of our faith, the wavering of our hope; the mixture of self-seeking and regard to men, with which our religious services have been contaminated. And grant that all our supplications and tiianksgivings, as far as they have been uprightly presented before thy throne of grace, under the influences of thy ho- ly Spirit, may be mercifully accepted, through the mediation of our heavenly Advocate. We desire also, O Lord our God, to crave thy fath- erly forgiveness of every thought, word, and action, by which we have grieved thy Spirit, dishonored thy name, or counteracted the gra- cious designs of this thy hciy day. Wash us thoroughly from ail our sins, in the fountain of Sabbath Evening. 129 atoning blood; and vouchsafe us the comfort of thy pardoning love, and the enjoyment of thy peace, before we c:ose our eyes in sleep. Suffer not. O merciful Lord, the ordinances of this sacred season to rise up at last in judg* ment against us, to our confusion or condemna- tion: let not thy word of grace be a savor of death to any individual now before thee. But, O thou Giver of every good gift, teach us to improve our advantages; and lender the (ran- sieiit seasons or public ordinances a permanent blessing to our souls. Let us not rest satis- fied, with having been serious, impressed, af- fected, or comforted, when hearing thy word; or with conscious sincerity in our worship [or in our engagements at thy table:] but lei us so meditate upon these things with self-applica- tion and fervent prayer; that our judgment may be matured, our spiritual wisdom and discern- iment increased, our faith and hope established, our affections purified and invigorated, aiul our wills rendered more submissive, by every attendance on the means of grace. Thus en- able us to "give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard; least at any time we should let them slip." Suffer us not lo be as "children tossed to and fro v. ith every wind of doctrine:" but make us such Christians, as ''by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil." [And may we also re- member that the vows of God are upon us: and in all the transactions of life duly cor.sider, that we have avouched the Lord to be our God; and ourselves to be his people, as redeemed unto 130 A Prayer for him by the blood of his Son.] May we carry the instructions of thy word," and the savor of thy holy ordinances, alonq: with us, into all the secular affairs of the ensuing week; to teach us wisdom and circumspection, to arm us against temptation, to be the light of our steps, and the strength of our heart. Oh grant, that as the face of Moses shone, when he came down from the mount: so when we go from communion with thee, in thy solemn worship; our light may shine before men, to the glory of thy name, and the adorning of the doctrine of God our Savior in all things. Prosper, we beseech thee, the labors of all those who have any where, this day, preached the word of truth in simplicity and godly sin- cerity. May thy people be edified in their most holy faith, and sinners in great numbers be con- verted unto thee. And, where serious im- pressions have been made, let them be ren- dered effectual unto eternal salvation. Hear all the supplications, which have this day been presented before thee by thine assembled peo- ple; for themselves, their children, and rela- tives; for thy whole Church, for all ranks and orders of men, and for the whole human race; according to their several wants, trials, or cir- cumstances. May thy cause every where pre- vail; may thy truth run and be glorified. Oh stop the progress of false doctrine, and lift up a standard against infidelity, impiety, and licen- tiousness: and let peace, and the gospel of peace, fill the whole earth. And now, O heavenly Father, we commend Monday Morning. 131 ourselves to thy keeping this night. Watch over us and our habitation. Give us the com- forts of refreshing sleep; and defend us against all enemies, especially those that would injure our souls. And grant, that by hallowing thy Sabbath on earth, we may be rendered more and more "meet to be partakers of the inher- itance of the saints in light." May all our days and weeks be thus begun, continued, and ended with thee: and grant that all we, who now unite in prayer on earth, may at length meet before thy throne in heaven, to sing thy praises and triumph in thy love, through the righteous- ness, atonement, and intercession of our great High Priest, and to the honor of his name, who is, with thee, O Father, and the Holy Spirit, God over all, blessed for evermore. Amen. Monday Morning. GRACIOUS and glorious Lord, the eyes of all v.ait upon thee; thou art the hope of all the cuds of the earth. In thee we live and move and have our being: thou givest us life, and breath, and all things. Still thou takest care of us, and watchest over us; even in the hours of sleep, when we are unable to care for our- selves. And thy mercies are daily renewed; thy goodness is repealed every morning: yea, every moment, dost thou give us fresh occa- sion of praise and thanksgiving. Blessed be thy name, for the peace, rest, and safety of the iiiglu past. Enable uf^, in the strength of thy \3% A Prayer for g^race and of thy ^ifts, to love thee truly, to. serve t!iee faithfully, and to depend on thee without wavering. In all our ways, may we acknowledge thee; and be thou graciously pleased to establish our goings, and to direct fiir path. We desire to put ourselves under thy gracious conduct and thy fatherly protec- tion. We beg the heavenly p;uidance, blessing, and assistance of thy good Spirit, to choose our inheritance for us, and to dispose of us, and all that concerns us, to the glory of thy great name. O Lord, withdraw not thy tender mer- cies from us, neither shut up thy loving kind- ness in displeasure. Though we deserve to lose thy favor and thy presence, yet grant us the comfort of thy help, and the joy of thy sal- vation, and uphold us with thy free spirit. Pun- ish not our past offences, by leaving us to our- selves, and giving us up to the dominion of our sins; but give us penitent hearts for all th^ evil committed by us, and thy merciful dis- charge from all the ^uilt that lies upon us. And grant us, O good Lord, the comfortable sense and apprehension of thy free acceptance of us, and of thy gracious intentions toward us, in the Son of thy love, the lover of our souls; that our hearts may bless thee, and all that is within us may praise thy holy nanje. Lord, keep us from sin this day. Subdue, as well us pardon, our iniquities: and herein may we ex- ercise ourselves, to have always a conscience void of offence, both towards God and towavxls man. Whilst upon eartli, grant us a due svip- ply of all things needful for us ;n the house o'f Monday Evening. 133 our pilgrimage. Sanctify to us our erijoy- ments and our employments, our comforts and our crosses, every condition we are to be in, and every event that shall befall us.* Enable us to live to thy honor and glory: and make us to pass through things temporal, as neither to lose nor forget the things eternal. If thou en- lighten us not, we shall run into error; if thou prevent not, we shall relapse into sin; if thou preserve us not, we shall fall into dangers. O let thy good providence be our defence and se- curity; and thy Holy Spirit be our comfort- er, guide, and counsellor, in all our ways: until, through the merits of thy Son, and the. multitude of thy mercies, we are called away, to be for ever with the Lord. Ajnen* Monday Evening. INFINITELY great, and infinitely gracious God, thy gloiy exceeds our utn ost thoughts, and thy mercies are over all thy works. We, thy sinful creatures, have particular reason to admire and adore, not only thy patience, which bears with us, notwithstanding all that we have done against thee; but likewise thy never ceasing bounty, by which our comforts are continued, and our wants supplied. We de- sire to .approach thee, as our kind and merciful Father in Jesus Christ: humbly beseeching thee to wash away our sins in his most pic» cious blood; and to give us a sufljcient meas- ure of thy grace and Holy Spirit, to enable us against them. Thou dids^t create man, O Lord, 12 134 A Prayer for after thy own blessed image; but we h:\ve rles- troyed ourselves, and come short of thy gioiy: the crown is fallen from our heads, and woe unto us, for«we are sinners both by nature and by practice: justly mighiest thou swear in thy wrath, that we shall not enter into thy rest. Yet suffer us, and enable us, to plead, in faith, thy gracious promise, that whosoever trustetli, in the Savior thou hast provided, and come unto thee by him, shall never perish, nor fall into condemnation, but have everlasting life for his sake. Lord, we would believe, O help our unbelief! and work in us that unfeigned re- pentance towards God, and that right faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, that we may be of the number of them that do indeed repent and be- lieve to the saving of the soul. Save us, O good Lord, from our sinful selves; and from the love of the present evil world; and from every thing that opposes thy grace, and tends to hurt our souls. Stablish us in thy love; strengthen us to perform thy will; and settle our. faith on Christ the rock of ages. To thy mercy in him we wc?uld humbly commit our- selves this night. Be our sun, to enlighten us; be our shield to defend us. Grant us, if it please thee, rest of body, and peace of mind. Let the voice of joy, health, cind safety, be heard in our dwelling: make our walls, salvation; and our gates, praise. Comfort all, who want the comforts we enjoy: and grant suitable sup- plies of mercy, both spiritual and temporal, to all the afflicted, wheresoever they are, and how- soever tried. Remember, with the favor that thou bearest to thy people, all our absent Tuesday Morning. 135 friends and relations: be thou a friend to them, and may they stand in a covenant relation to thee. Make them and us such as thou wouldest have us, and such as thou \vilt accept of in Christ Jesus, here to thy gracious favor, and hereafter to thy glorious kingdom. Hear us, O God of the spirits of all flesh! Hear us, in behalf of ourselves and others; hear others, in behalf of themselves and us: and convert those, who pray neither for others nor themselves. Above all, hear the Son of thy love, the lover of our souls, who intercedes, we trust, for us, at thy right hand. For him, and to him, with thyself, and the blessed Spirit, enable us to as- cribe everlasting praise and glory, jimen. Tuesday Morning. BLESSED Lord, thine we are, and thee we ought to serve. The obligations of thy law, and the endearments of thy love, render it our indispensable duty to be faithful in the cove- nant, and to abound in the work of the Lord. But, alas! we are unprofitable servants, and worse than unprofitable; for we have drank in iniquity like water, our provocations against thee are increased, and our trespasses are grown up unto the heavens We have lived to ourselves, instead of living unto him who died for us and rose again; we have not, as we shauld, glorified thee in our bodies and in our spirits, which are thine. And since it is not in man to recover and save himself, O enable us to look unto thee, in whom alone our help lies. We thank thee, for laying help upon One that is mighty; for committing thy people, and the work of their salvation, to the hands of 136 J Prayer for him who hath finished tralisgression, made rec- onciliation for the iniquity of them that believe, and brought out and brought in an everlasting rie^hteousnessjfor their justification. In his name, we come to thy throne of grace, hoping to obtain mercy, and fi.id grace to help in every time of need: for his sa-c, we humbly intreat thy fa- vor and the lij^ht of thy countenance; begging thee to be reconciled to us, and to be at peace with us, as a Father of mercies, and a God of consolation. And, Lord, enable us to walk as becomes those upon whom thy name is called. May we be followers of Christ, as dear chil- dren, and adorn the doctrine of God our Sav- ior in all things. O circumcise our hearts, to love the Lord our God: and may thy Almighty Spirit so write the law of holiness upon our minds, that it may be our meat and our drink to do thy will, that we may hate all iniquity, and every false way; and resemble the blessed Jesus, as our pattern, while we trust in his merits as our propitiation. Lord, make our service acceptable to thee, while we live; and our souls ready for thee when we die. As long as we are in the world, keep us from the evil of it, and from the snares and dangers, to which we are continually exposed, in our pas- sage throui^h it. O make our pilgrimage safe and sure through all the troubles, changes, and temptations of this mortal life, to the un- changeal)le glories and felicities of the life everlasting, lie merciful to us this day. Keep us in all our ways, bless ail our lawful under- takings, and grant that we may take nothing in hand, but what is warranted by thy word,. Tuesday Evening, 13T aiul agreeable to ihy will concerning us. Set thy fear before our eyes, all the day long; and put thy love into our hearts, that we may not depart from thee. Bless and preserve us in our going out and coming in. May the angel of thy presence, save us from all sin and dan- ger. Hear and answer us', O Lord, for the sake of him who hath loved and redeemed us, even the Lord our righteousness, to whom be as- cribed the kingdom and power and glory. Amen. Tuesday Evening. O THOU Giver of every good gift, thou Father of mercies, and God of all consolation; we desire to close this day with thy solemn worship. Accept, we beseech thee, our un- feigned thanksgivings, for the continuance of our lives, our health, our senses, our limbs, and our rational powers; for the protection and provision thou hast hitherto afforded us; and for all the general and special benefits we en- joy. We would consider them as coming from thy hand, and as the fruits of thy unmerited kindness to us ihy sinful creatures. But above all, we are bound to thank and biess thee, for the redemption of the world by thy beloved Son; and for all the blessings of that new cov- enant, which he purchased by his death, and is exalted at thy right hand to bestow on all that believe. We thank thee for thy written word and thy preached gospel; and for all the abundant spiritual advantages, with which w«| 188 A Prayer for are favored. We praise thee for thy longf-suf- fering towards us, when we clisrcpjarded the incssaj^e of reconciliation, and continued in disobedience; tor delivering us in dangers, and recoverinpj us from sickness, when we were wholly unprepared for death; and even when we used our lives and health, in sinning still more against thee! "It is of thy mercies only that we are not consumed, because thy com- passions fail not." And if at length we have been renewed to repentance, and enabled to believe thy gospel, and love thy holy ways; to thee, O Lord, we would ascribe all the glory of this blessed change. "What shall we then render to the Lord for all his benefits?" Help us, we humbly pray thee, not only to offer at thy mercy scat our feeble sacrifices of praise and thanksgiving; but to present ourselves also as living sacrifices devoted to thy glory; and to bless thee with the more decided language of unreserved obedience. And while we rej'^ice in our privileges and i-nercies; help us, Q Lord, to remember the in- expressible sufferings of the divine Savior, when "He bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we being dead unto sin, should live unto righteousness." OhI grant that, looking to Him whom we h^ive pierced, we may mourn for our crimes with unfeigned sorrow; may be- come more deeply penitent, and be more de- termined in crucifying the flesh with all i^s af- fections and lusts: and may the love of Christ constram us henceforth to live more entirely to his -glory. Here, at Emmanucrs cross may we Tuesday Evening, 139 daily learn selt-denial, deadness to the vorld^ patience, meekness, iorgiveness, humility; and thus find our hearts prepared to renounce our own ease and interest, in order to honor our Redeemer, and subserve the comfort of those whom he condescends to call his breth- ren. May we learn "to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace;" and, looking to Him v/ho endured the crqss, and despised the shame, never be weary and faint under any trials or discouragements. Help us, O gracious God, this evening so to examine our ways, and renew our repentance; that we may have peace with thee and our con- sciences, through the atoning blood, before we close our eyes in sleep: and do thou extin- guish every emotion of resentment or corrupt affection, which the events of the day may have excited; that we may go to rest in sweet charily with all mankind. Prosper, O Lord, all our undertakings, as far a4, and thou art exalted as Head over all." But we are exposed to countless dailgers, and are wholly unable to defend ourselves. Be thou our strong Tower, and help us to take refuge under the shadow of thy wings. Preserve us from outward ca- lamities, and from the assaults of our spiritual enemies. Help us seriously to inquire, wheth- er we are indeed prepared to meet our God, should we be called hence this night? That we may be enabled to close our eyes, in well- grounded assurance, that death is ours; be- cause we are Christ's, and possess the meet- iiess for the incorruptible inheritance. Should wc be spared, to awake in peace, and arise in health with the returning day: enable us, we beseech thee, to attend on thy worship and ser- Tice with alacrity and gratitude. And thus may wc "wait all the days of our appointed time, till our change come," with calm sub- mission, vig'lant circumspection, and patient contjjmance in well doing. Vouchsafe us, O gracious Father, these and all other mercies, ior the sake of thy beloved Son Jesus Christ; whom, with thee and the eternal Spirit, we would adore as the God of our salvation, both now and for evermore. Thursday Moniirig. O TflOU, who hast borne so long with us, and done so much for us; of whom aloDC com- 13 146 A Prayei'Jor cth onv salvation, and by whom we escape cUath! moved by the sense of our own nect-s- sitics, and encouraged by the daily experitr.ce of thy mercies, we desire still to shelter our- selves under the shadow of tl.y winp:s, aiid to continue our supplications at the throne of thy grace: most humbly intreating thee, who fash- ionest the hearts of the sons of men, that thou wouldst prepare our hearts to come into thy sacred presence, and to call upon thy blessed name. O pour down upon us the spiiit of grace and of supplications; yea, let thy good Spirit help our infirniities, and teach us how to pray. We, who arc but poor worms, and sinful dust and ashes, have taken up )n us to speak to thee, the Sovereign Majesty of heaven and earth: we, who have too much cause to fear, lest our great and manifold sins might provoke th.ee to hide thy face from us, and to shut up thy loving kindness in displeasure against us. Lord, be merciful to us sinners; for the sake of him whom thou hast exalted to be a Prince and a Savior, to give repentance unto his people, and forgiveness of sins. Heal our souls, which have greatly sinned against thee: heal our backslidings, and love us freely: take away our ungodliness, and thou shalt find none. Renew us daily, unto repentance; es- tablish our hearts in thy faith and fear; and hold up our goings in thy paths, that our foot- steps slip not. Make us, in the strength of grace, go on from conquering to conquer, all the enemies of our souis, and all the hinde«r- Thursday Evening, 147 RTices of owr salvation, until thou hast bruised Satan under onr feet. We bless thee for the mercies of the night. We laid us down to sleep, and have risen again, for thou hast sustained us, and made us lo dwell in safety. May %ve ever experience the comfort of thy protection, and the help of thy salvation! may we find thee to be indeed a God of pardon, a God of sanctification, and a God of preservation! Dispose of us, we be- seech thee, and of all that concerns us, this day, to the glory of thy name. Keep us, at all times, in all places, and in all companies, from the evil of sin, and from all other evils to which the greatness of our sins make us liable. And take thou, O heaveidy Father, the charge, guid- ance, and government of us; lead us by thy counsel, until thou hast brought us to thy king- dom and glory; and, in the mean while, sanctify tons all tiiy dealings with us, and seal us thine to the day of redemption; for the sake of thy tender mercies, and the abundant merits of Jesus Christ, our blessed Mediator and Re- deemer. Atnen, Thursday E-ociiiTig, O LORD, the infinite incomprehensible God; thou bust heaven tor thy ihrone,and earth for tliy footstool; and all things are in thy sight, and at thy disposal. Thou art the searcher of our hearts, and the overseer of our lives, here and every where present. Thou compassest our path and our lying down, and art acquainted with all cur 148 A Prayer for ways. Lord, put; our hearts into an holy frame, fit to attend upoii thy glorious, all seeing Maj- esty. Work in us, by the power of thy grace, that change, which we cannot work in our- selves: for, of ourselves, we are equally vile and helpless. We M»ere born sinners, and sin- ners we have lived and continued, and, by con- tinually adding sin to sin, we have nriade our- selves still more the children of wrath, than we even were by nature. Justly mightest thou withdraw thy tender mercies from us, and pour out thy wrath and indignation upon us to the uttermost; making us to find and feel, by woe- ful experience, what an evil and bitter thing it is, to depart from thee the living God; but thy patience is wonderful, thy goodness is infinite, and, as is thy Majesty, so is thy mercy. We therefore humbly beseech thee to stretch forth the hand of thy power and grace, which alone is able to set us at liberty, who are tied and bound with the chain of our sins. Call us ef- fectually and we shall come unto thee; draw us, and we shall run after thee. Cause us to feel, to abhor, and to forsake our iniquities: and, OI give us a well grounded apprehension, and a comfortable persuasion, of our being justified freely by thy grace through the redemption that is in Jesus. And, for his sake, vouchsafe us the sanctification of thy Spirit, to transform us into thy image, by the renewing of our minds, and to enable us for all the duties of thy service. Perfect, O Lord, that which con- cerneth us: and make us such, botli in our hearts and lives, that we may enjoy thy peace Thursday Evening. 149 below, and be meet for the ir!bcvita.nce of thy heavenly glory above. Satisfy us Avith thy fa- vor; and tirant us the reviving sense of thy t^racious acceptance of ns, and of thy merciful intentions tov ard us. Sp^uk peace to owr con- sciences; say, to each of our souls, "I am tiiy salvation:" that we may rejoice in thee as our God, and rest upon thee as our reconciled Fa- ther in Jesns Christ. And as thou hast been good and kind to us through the day past (for which, and for the mercies all our days, ;ve ATOuld thankfully admire thy love, and b/iess thy nanae;) so we beg that we may experience the continuance of thy gracious goodness to us, and of thy fatherly care over us, this pres- ent night. Preserve and defend, bless and keep us, that no evil may hiippcn to us, nor any plague come nigh our d\velling. Do thou, -nho givest, unto thy beloved, sleep, vouchsafe to favor us with such needful repose, as may refresh and stiengthen us for thy service and our respective duties. Prepare us, greeit God, for the fjiu'.! sleep of death, and for the account we must shortly give at the judgment seat of Christ. When cur souls are required of us, and we are unclothed of the body, grant that we may not be found spiritualjy naked: un- sprinkied with li.e blood of thy Son, unclothed with liie robe of Ids justifying r.ghteousness, nor unadorned with the graces of ihy sanctify- ing Spirit. () cause us, in this our day (the day of life, the only season of preparation,) to kr>ow, and to follow after, the tilings pertaining to our cverksiing peace, befoic Utey are hid * { 'j . 150 Friday Morning. from our eyes, and ere death makes u.s wise too lute, a^ccomplish the work of thy grace upon our hearts, and cause us to finish the work thou hast given us to do: that whenever thou shalt be pleaseu to send for us away, we may have nothint^ to do, but to depart in peace, according to thy word, to lly at the si.i^nal — to quit the body with cheerfulness-and with faith> and, without dread, resig-n our spirits into thy gracious hands; trusting in the riches of thy grace, and the saving merits of thy blessed Son. And, for all that he has so wonderfully" effected to recover us, and to obtain eternal re« demption for us; for whatever good ti.ou hast wrought in us, and for the hope of glory thou hast given us: to thy name, O blessed God of our salvation, be the praise and honor, now and for ever. Amen. Friday Morning, O LORD, we desire to adore thy name, which is excellent in all the earth, ar.d whose glory is aljovc the heavens. Tiiou art the maker and disposer of all tilings: and for thy sovereign pleasure it is, that they still exist, and were at first created. Thy hands have made und fash- ioned us: and ail that we enjoy con;cs fiom thee. As we are tiie Uork;aanship ot thy power, O make us likewise thy spiritual \\ork- manship, created anevi' in Christ Jesus, unto lioliuess and true righteousness. Givo proof that thou hast formed us ior thyself, by causing us to shevr fcrih thy praise; and by making us Friday Morning. 151 live to thy glory, as we do every day live upon thy bounty. But, Lord, we have not yielded thee that ijiory, which thou hast made us capa- ble of, and so many ways oblij^ed us to. We are prone to fori^et thee, who art never un- mindful of us; and to disobey thee, whose good- ness to us is unwearied. For these things, O Lord, for the sinfulness of our nature and of our lives, we desire to pour out our hearts, and to humble our guilty selves before thee; entreating thee, for the sake of thy dear Son, and of tiiy mercies in him, to work in us true repentance, and to grant us full and free for- giveness. Strengthen us, O Lord, with might, by thy Spirit, in the inner man, to make us ■•'atchful against, and victorious over, the cor- ruptions of our hearts, the temptations of Satan, and the sinful cares and allurements of the world. O destroy in us every root of bit- terness, every plant which thy grace hath not planted; exterminate every vicious habit and rebellious motion, wliich exalts itself against the knowledge of God, and against the obedi- ence of our Lord Jesus Christ. Increase and confirm in us, more and more, thy faith, and fear, and love. Let not one grace of thy holy Spirit be wanting: let not one l>e wea^k: but grant us such manifestations of thy- sclt, and so conform us to the image of thy holiness, that our lives may be comfortable to ourselves, profitable to others, and bring glory to thy great name. IMay we still be fovjnd in tlie Wi.y of duty, fearing God and working righteousness;, making it evident unto all, t!i;\t 152 Friday Evening. ^ve have indeed been with Jesus; that we have learned of hiirii that v.e are influenced by his spirit; guided by his example; and are press- ing forward to his kingdom. Day by day would we magnify thee, O Lord, and worship thy name for ever, world without end; who crown- est every day with thy tender mercies. We bless thee for the rest, protection, and preser- vation, of the last night. O cause us to hear of thy loving kindness in the morning, for in thee do we trust: make us to know the way wherein we should go, for we lift up cur souls unto thee. Cast us not away from thy presence; take not thy lioly Spirit from as: but direct oui- hearts into thy love, and our feet into the way of thy testimonies. Whether we eat, or drink, or whatsoever we do, may we do all to the glory of God, and walk, as seeing him that is invisible. Command thy angels to encamp around us, and to bear us in their hands: and may their God and ours be the strength of our hearts, the guide of our goings, and our por- tion for ever and ever. Amen. Friday Evening, O LORD, we desire to seek thy Hice, and to wait upon thee iji the duties of thy worship. To v\ horn should we m.d^e our apnlicaiions, but unto thee, the Father of mercies, and the fountain of all goodness, who art able to do ex- ceeding abundantly for us, even above all that we- are al)ie to ask or think: O let our prayer bt set forth iji thy sight^as incense; and mity the lilting Prayer for Friday Evening. 1 53 up of our hands and hearts be a spiritual evening sacrifice, acceptable to thee, »in the Son of th/ love. It is in bis blessed naiue aloi>e, that we dare to request of thee all that thou knowest to be needful and expedient for us: seeing thut there is in us no good thing to recommend us to thy favor and acceptance; but on the con- trary, a proneness and inclination to what is displeasing unto thee, and destructive to our souls. For, besides that we are, by nature, children of wrath, and a seed of evil doers; we have been daily adding to the heavy score of our offences against thee. There is nothing in us, O Lord, but what may provoke thee to reject us; for all our veryrighteousnesses them- selves are filthy rags: but there is enough, in thy beloved Son, of all grace and goodness, to make thee well pleased with us for his sake. He, who knew no sin, bore our sins, and wa^ made a sin offering, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us near unto thee. Fof his sake, blot out our manifold trangressions, apply the benefits of thy salvation to our con- sciences, that we may be enabled te walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance: hasten thy coming and kingdom, that we, with all thy redeemed, may join in ascribing songs of praise to a triune God, for ever and ever. To the care and protection of thy almighty provi- tlence would we humbly commend ourselves this night, lake charge of us and ours, O thou Keeper of Israel, who never slumbereth nor sleepeth, watch over us for good. When we sleep, let our hearts wake; and our souls 154 Saturday Morning. }ie open to the influence of thy blessed Spirit, keep us wuhout sin l)y the power of thy grace: gracious Lord, shower down thy blessings up- on us, the unworthy family now before thee: let the voice of joy and health be heard in tliis dwelling: let thy peace be within these walls, and the plenteousness of thy salvation within these gates; make this an house of prayer, and every soul within it a living temple of thee,^ the living God, through Jesus Christ, our only mediator and advocate. A77icn. Saturday Morning, O ALMIGHTY and eternal God, we would humbly attempt to begin this day with v. or- shipping thy great and glorious name. Thou art worthy of universal and everlasting adora- tion and thankful praise. Thy nature is in- comprehensible, thy perfections infinite, thy goodness inexhaustible. Thou hast created all things; thou upholdest them by the word of thy power; and every one of thy works pro- claims thy glory. Thou openest thy hand, and fillestall things living with plenteousness: and so abundant is thy goodness, that even the sin- ful children of men are invited to take refuge under the covert of thy wings! Thou an ^'in Christ reconciling the world unto thyself:** upon thy mercy-s^at thou waitest to be gra- cious; and thy glorious wisdom, hohness, juS' tice, and truth, are adored by the hosts of hcav- en, whilst thou dispensest pardons and show- ercst down ulcssings, on poor sinners who call Saiurday Morning. 155 upon thee. "Thou art exalted above all bles- sing^ and praise." How then shall we, poor sinful worms, offer any acceptable tribute to thy name? Thou migh.test justly reject both us and our worship, as below t!iy notice, or deserving thine abhorrence: yet thou conde- scendest to say even of us, mean and guilty as uc are, "Whoso offoreih praise, glorifieih me!'* Yea, "thou inhabitest the praises of Israeli** Enable us, therefore, we humbly beseech thee, O merciful Father, as a holy priesthood, lo .of- fer continually such spiritual sacrifices of praise and thanksgiving, as are acceptable to thee through Jesus Christ; and do thou gra- ciously accept our bounden duty and service, not weighing our merits, but pardoning our of- fences, through the mediation of thy well be- loved Son. But tlie more we meditate on thy glories and on our obligations, the viler we appear in our own eyes; remembering cur maniiold rebel- lions and base ingratitude. Our sins are in- deed innumerable and inexcusable; and we would abhor ourselves on account of them, repenting in dust and ashes. To us belong shame and confusion of fcice, because we have sinned against thee: but to the Lord cur God belong mercies and forgiveness; so that our deepest humiliation may be united with pre- vailing hope and animating confidence. But while we rejoice in Christ Jesus, as "made unto us Wisdom, Righteousness, Sanctifica- tion, and Redemption;" may Ave expect the largest blessip.gs from thy free bounty, fully 156 A Prayer for convinced, ihiii vvo merit nothing but thy wrath and indik^nuiion. (), grant we beseech thte, that our consciousness of guilt may endear to us the love of Clirist, and may teach us forbear- ance and compassion to the vilest and most in- jurious of our fellow sinners. Enable us in this manner to exercise patience and content- ment; form our hearts to teachableness, and simplicity of dependence on thy promiseG;^and teach us readily to sit down in the lowest place, and in honor to prefer others to our- selves. O gracious Savior, we beseech thee to es» tablish thy kingdom, and sway thy sceptre in our hearts, and reign Lord of all our affections: baptize us with thy sanctifying Spirit: cleanse away every pollution: consume the dross of our grovelling desires and imaginations: and trans- form us into thine own holy image. Teach us more fervently to love thy holy name; and inspire us with pure and ardent zeal for thy glory. Communicate to us heavenly wisdom, and give us a lively relish for spiritual pleas- ures. Grant, we pray thee, tluit we may be able to distinguish things which differ, and to approve such as are most excellent. Help us to walk in wisdom towards them that are with- out; and to understand and practise our several duties towards all with whom we are connect- ed, and among whom we live. Teach us, how we may escape the snares, and resist the temp- tations of Satan: strengthen us with all thy might by thy Spirit in ihe iiwvard man, that we may overcome the world, avoid its pollutions, Saturday Morning. 157 renounce its friendship, and refuse eonforn.ity to all its sinful customs. Enable us to ke^p under the body and bring it into subjection; that so we may not use even lawful things in an in- expedient and injurious manner: and help us, in every respect, to fight the good fight of faith, and to lay hold on eternal life. We commend to thy care and blessing, O gracious Lord, all who «re dear unto us. Teach us, we beseech thee, with persevering zeal, to use all proper means of doing them good, and of winning upon such as still neglect thy great salvation. Bless thy whole church. Endue thy ministers with wisdom, clothe them with ilghteousness, and make them valiant and zeal- ous for thy truth. Enable thy people to re- joice in thee: let thy grace be sufficient for them in all their trials and temptations; give them victory in every conflict; and pre per all their endeavors to glorify thy name, and do good to mankind. Send forth thy light and truth to the natious: dispel the dark clouds of idolatry, impiety, superstition, and infidelity; and set up thy kingdom of peace and righte- ousness throughout the earth. Continue, we humbly beseech thee, to bless our land with peace and liberty, and the light of thy gospel; and may eff'ectual measures be taken to stop the progress of wickedness and ungodliness; that so iniquity may not be our ruin. Bless the President of the United States, and all placed in authority over us, with thy choicest mercies: and do thou so direct the public councils, that such wise and salutary measures may be adopt- 14 158 Prayer for Saturday Morning. eil, as thou wilt bless to the preservation of domestic harmony; the restoration and estab- lishment of peace among the nations; the ref- ormation of our manners, the revival of true religion, and the success of tny liospel in oth- er parts of the world. Visit with thy tender compassion and savinj^ grace all the sons and duufi:hters of affliction. While thy judgments aie abroad in the earth, may the inhabitants learn righteousness: and do thou, O God, be pleased to frustrate the designs of all those, who are enemies to peace and true religion. Be graciously present with us, O merciful Fath.cr, in the various employments and oc- currences of the day; may we serve thee in the discharge of every duty, from pure, evan- gelical n»otives, and with uprightness and fi- delity Leave us not, we intreat thee, to grieve thy Spirit, to wound our own consciences, to dishonor our profession, or to unfit ourselves for presenting our evening sacrifice of aolemn worship. But grant, that "whether we cat or drink, or whatever we do; we may do all to the glory oi* thy great name." Wc beseech thee, O heavenly Father, to ac- cept with mercy these our supplications; and to do for us exceeding abundantly above all we can .ask or think, through Jesus Christ, our great High Priest and Advocate. To whom with the Father and the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory, throughout all ages, world without end. Amen. I 159 Saturday Eveiiing. O THOU eternal God, in whom we live, and move, and have our being; enable us we be- seech thee to close this week in that manner, which shall be most profitable to ourselves, and most honorable to thy name. We have no occasion, O most righteous and holy God, to review the years which are past, in order to find cause of humiliation in thy sight: every day and every week suggests a- bundant matter for painful reflections, and adds to our^onviction. that "we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses as filthy rags.** O Lord, if thou shouldest mark iniquity, who could stand? Enable us, therefore, to confess our sins with ingenuous and unreserved sor- row and sham.e; to own that they are more in number than the hairs of our head, and a sore burden too heavy for us to bear; and to present ourselves, in deep contrition at tby throne of grace, in humble faith and reverent boldness, through our great and compassionate High Priest, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. Do thou apply the atoning blood to our consciences this evening, to purge away the guilt of the past week; that we may go to rest in peace, and not carry the guilt of any unrepented, unpardoned sin, into the ensuing week, to mar our comfort, or blast our endeavors to glorify thy name. O thou Author and Finisher of faith, help us against all the incursions of unbelief: leave us not to a 160 J Prayer for dead faith and presumptuous hope; and let us not be discouraged by needless fears and scru- ples. Grant us peace and joy in believing; and let the love of God, shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit, assure us that our hope shall never cause us to be ashamed. While we would thus seek forgiveness of all that is past, through the blood of sprinkling; enable us also to return thee our unfeigned thanks for the mercies of the past week, and of our whole lives. Blessed be thy name, O Lord our God, for the continuance of life; the preservation, [or recovery,] of health; exemp- tion, [or relief,] from pain; the use of our limbs, senses, and faculties; the plentiful sup- ply of our wants; the kindness of our friends, and the restraints put upon our enemies and upon wicked men; for our domestic comforts; and our privileges in this land, still favored with li4)erty, peace, and the light of heavenly truth. O that we were more disposed to bless thee for thy goodness, and for thy wonderful works toward the children of men! We thank thee, for our abundant opportunities of religious im- provement; for every degree of inclination to attend on them; and for all the benefit we have thus received. We ascribe it to thy special grace, that we hare ever attended to thy gos- pel; and that we have been kept from turning back into the world, or from being entangled in any destructive or injurious delusion: nay, that Ave are not at this moment sitting in the seat of the scornful, or walking in the paths of vice and impiety. Another week hath now Saturday Evening, 161 been added to the season of thy long-siifferinjr, and to our season of preparation for eternity! through another week we have obtained help of God, and been in some measure enabled to cleave to theel Accept our cordial thanks and praises for all thine unnumbered mercies, and grr.Tit that our future lives may evince our sin- cerity. And now, O merciful God, we beseech thee, to prepare our hearts for the approaching day of sacred rest: and teach us so to arrange all our temporal concerns, that our thoughts may not be occupied, our attention distracted, nor our minds ruffled by them, when we would wait on thee in thy holy services. Let us not deem thy Sabbaths a weariness; but our de- light, our privilege, and great advantage. May the care of our own souls, and of the souls of those who belong to us, sweetly occupy the hours of the day. By self-examination, and meditation on thy word, may we obtain increas- ing acquaintance v/it.h ourselves, our spiritual estate, the progress we have made, or the loss we have sustained, in this important concern. Knable us, we beseech thee, to humble our- selves before thee in true repentance, and cor- dially to renew our acceptance of thy salva- tion; a]):l, while we wait on thee, may our strength be repaired; may every grace be brought into vigorous exercise; and our knowl- edge of thy truth and will in ail respects en- larged. Assist us in thy public worship, and favor us with thy special presence and blessing. May thy people, with whom we worship, be 162 Prayer for Saturday Evening. refreshed, comforted, and sanctified in thy courts; and grant thy special assistance and blessing; to thy ministers, in their work and labor of love. Oh, that increasing numbers may be added to thy churches, of such as shall be saved; and many able and faithful laborers sent forth into the harvest; and may the Sun of "ighteousness diffuse his healing influence, wherever the sun in the firmament enlightens the nations with his beams. 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