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 whether it be of God." 
 
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FAMILY PRAYERS. 
 
FAMILY PRAYERS, 
 
 EVERY DAY IN THE WEEK. 
 
 SUNDAY MORNING. 
 
 FROM ISAIAH. 
 
 O Thou, who, as on this day, didst burst the 
 bands of death, and rise triumphant from the grave; 
 Thou who livest, and art alive for evermore*, assist 
 us, a Family of sinful creatures, that we may approach 
 acceptably the Throne of Grace, and pour out upon 
 us, we beseech Thee, the spirit of grace and of 
 supplications 1- . 
 
 May this holy day, set apart, and sanctified by 
 Thee*, be a Sabbath of blessing throughout the 
 
 •Rev. i. 18. t Zech. xii. 10. + Gen.ii. 3. 
 
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2 FAMILY PRAYERS. 
 
 world, and especially to us now gathered together 
 before Thee, to all connected with us by the bonds of 
 nature or affection, and to this country in general. 
 
 O Lord God! we confess that we are indeed a 
 
 sinful nation, a seed of evil doers; we provoke 
 
 » Isa. i. 4. Thee, the Holy One of Israel, to anger a . From 
 
 the sole of the foot, even unto the head, there is no 
 
 b Ver. c. soundness b in us; the whole head is sick, the whole 
 
 c Ver. 5. heart faint 6 . Yet, O Lord, be not extreme to mark 
 
 what we have done amiss ; Hear, we entreat Thee, 
 
 the prayers that shall this day be offered up by Thy 
 
 faithful people; and O ! that many may this day be 
 
 turned from the power of Satan unto God , and 
 
 brought, humbled and penitent, to the foot of the 
 
 Cross. 
 
 Merciful God ! we plead Thy precious word of 
 encouragement, that though our sins be as scarlet, 
 they shall be as white as snow; though they be 
 
 d Ver. 18. red like crimson, they shall be as wool d . O then, 
 soften, we pray Thee, our hard and guilty hearts. 
 Let us no longer refuse and rebel, but be willing and 
 
 « Ver. 20. 19. obedient 6 , to follow the path that leadeth unto 
 
 * Actsxxvi. 18. 
 
\1)AT MORNING. 3 
 
 Eternal Life. Wash us, and make us clean in that 
 fountain opened for sin and for uncleanness*. May 
 we put away the evil of our doings from before 
 Thee. May we cease to do evil f , learn to do welK f Isa. i. 16. 
 
 % Ver 17 
 
 May the loftiness of man be bowed down, and 
 the haughtiness of men be made low, that the 
 Lord alone may be exalted on this day h . b Ch. ii. 17. 
 
 Great and terrible t art Thou, O Lord, when 
 
 Thou comest forth in anger* to judge the rebellious', * Ch. xiii. 9. 
 
 Ch. xxx. 
 when Thou comest to ease Thee of Thine adver- 
 saries, to avenge Thee of Thine enemies k . Then k Ch. i. 24. 
 shall the strong be as tow, and the maker of it as 
 a spark, and they shall both burn together, and 
 none shall quench them 1 . l Ver. 31. 
 
 O let Thy threatened judgements awaken sinners 
 to repentance. May we, and all men on this day, 
 humble ourselves in the dust m before Thee, ■ Ch. ii. 10. 
 remembering, with sorrow and with penitence, 
 our innumerable transgressions, and for Christ's 
 sake may our iniquity be taken away 11 . Preserve n Ch. vi. 7. 
 us from that fear of man which bringeth a snare ^, ° Ch. ii. 22. 
 
 * Zech.xiii. 1. I Neh.iv. 14. j Joel ii. Mai. iv. 
 
 6 Prov. sxix. 25. 
 
4 FAMILY PRAYERS. 
 
 and may we henceforth sanctify the Lord God 
 in our hearts*. May He alone be our fear and 
 p Isa.viii. 13. dread p , our sanctuary, and our strong defence 1 . 
 
 O God! very great and glorious are the blessings 
 Thou hast premised in the latter days to Thy 
 Church. Suffer us miserable sinners to plead the 
 fulfilment of these precious promises. O when 
 shall it be that the mountain of the Lord's house 
 shall be established on the top of the mountains, 
 and be exalted above the hills, and that all nations 
 
 i Ch. ii. 2. shall A° w unto it q ? When shall it be that the earth 
 shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as 
 
 r Ch. xi. 9. the waters cover the sea 1 ? 
 
 Behold, many run to and fro in the earth*, 
 with the glad tidings^ of Salvation. O strengthen 
 their hands ||, and comfort their hearts^. Let 
 Thy Spirit rest upon them, and by them may 
 knowledge be increased, and many be added daily 
 to die Church of such as shall be saved**. 
 
 Merciful Father, may we rise from our knees, 
 
 • 1 Pet. lit 15. t Psal. xciv. 22. Prov. xviii. 10, " stiong 
 u tower." t Dan. xii. 4. § Luke i. 19. 
 
 || Neb. vi. 9. Ii 2 Thess. ii. 17. ** Acts ii. 47. 
 
SUNDAY MORNING. 5 
 
 refreshed*, and strengthened t, for the duties of 
 
 this day. Thou hast commanded us to keep it 
 
 holy*. O enable us to call and feel the Sabbath 
 
 a delight, the Holy of the Lord, honourable. May 
 
 we honour Thee, not doing our own ways, nor 
 
 finding our own pleasure, nor speaking our own 
 
 words 3 . So shall we delight ourselves in the Lord, 6 Isa. lviii. 13. 
 
 and Thou wilt feed us with the heritage of Thy 
 
 people, for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it*. * Ver. 14. 
 
 Hear, O Lord, we beseech Thee, and in great 
 
 mercy accept and answer these our supplications for 
 
 the sake of our adorable Redeemer. Amen. 
 
 * Acts iii. 19. t Psal. xxvii. 14. J Exod. xxxi. 13—17. 
 Matt. v. 17. Mark ii. 27, 28. 
 
SUNDAY EVENING. 
 
 FROM ISAIAH. 
 
 O Loud God of the Sabbath"! suffer us again 
 to gather ourselves together before Thee, and to 
 elose this sacred day with prayer and praise; and 
 let Thy Holy Spirit be with us for Christ's sake. 
 
 Another blessed opportunity Thou hast vouch- 
 safed to us, wherein to attend to the things which 
 belong unto our peace + . O that we had improved 
 it as we ought ! that we had this day devoted 
 ourselves more unto Thee ! that we had loved Thee 
 more, and served Thee better ! that our praises 
 had been more heartfelt, our confessions more 
 humble, our prayers more fervent. Yet, O Lord, 
 sinful as we are in our best services, reject us 
 not; nor suffer us to retire to rest without Thy 
 pardon and Thy blessing. Accept, we pray Thee, 
 our imperfect endeavours to keep this day holy: 
 let the precious blood of our Saviour wash away 
 
 * Exod. xx. 10. Luke vi. 5. t Luke xix. 42. 
 
SUNDAY EVENING. 7 
 
 all our defilements, and for His sake look upon 
 us as a reconciled Father in Christ Jesus*. 
 
 We pray also for all Christian congregations, and 
 for all who, in the church, the family, or the 
 closet, have this day endeavoured to seek Thee in 
 Thine own appointed way. 
 
 O God, though Thou mayest justly be angry 
 with us, miserable sinners, yet for Christ's sake let 
 Thine anger be turned away from us, and comfort 
 us a , we pray Thee, with heavenly comfort. Enable a Isa.xii. l. 
 us with joy to draw water out of the wells of 
 salvation b , to trust in Thee, and not be afraid c . O b Ver. 3. 
 Thou Holy One of Israel, our Strength, our Song, « Ver. 2. 
 our Salvation! we would praise Thee, we would 
 sing unto Thee, we would exalt Thy name d ; for d Ver.6.2.5.4. 
 Thou hast done wonderful things in the earth, 
 Thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth e . e Ch. xxv. l. 
 Thou art a strength to the poor, a strength to the 
 needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a 
 shadow from the heat f . O may our minds be f Ver.4. 
 more and more stayed on Thee, for Thou wilt keep 
 him in perfect peace who trusteth in Thee*. O g Ch.xxvi.3. 
 
 • 2 Cor. v. 18, 19. 
 
8 FAMILY PRAYERS. 
 
 Lord our God, other lords beside Thee, have had 
 1 isi.wvi. n. dominion over us b , but henceforward let the chief 
 
 desire of our souls be to Thy name, and to the 
 1 Ytr. 8. remembrance of Thee 1 ; yea, with our souls may 
 
 we desire Thee in the night; with our spirits may 
 k Ver. 9. we seek Thee early k . May we trust in Thee for 
 
 ever, for in the Lord Jehovah we have everlasting 
 1 Ver. 4. strength 1 . 
 
 God, give Thy blessing, we earnestly beseech 
 Thee, to the means that have been used this day, 
 for the spreading of the Gospel both at home and 
 abroad. We would plead for Thine ancient people 
 Israel. Hast Thou not promised to give them 
 rest from their sorrow, and from their fear, and 
 from their hard bondage wherein Thou hast made 
 ni Ch.xiv. 3. them to serve™ ? O that they might take hold of 
 n Ch. xxvii.5. Thy strength, and make peace with Thee 11 ! Then 
 shall Israel blossom and bud, and fill the face of the 
 Ver. 6. world with fruit . We would plead also, O God, 
 
 Thy farther promise, that Thou wilt destroy the 
 face of the covering cast over all people, and the 
 rCh.xxv. 7. vail that is spread over all nations p . Hasten, O 
 Lord, that glorious day, that the deaf may hear 
 the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind 
 n Ch. xxix. 18. may see out of obscurity and out of darkness* 1 ; 
 
SUNDAY EVENING. 9 
 
 that the meek may increase their joy in the Lord r , 'Isa. xxix. 19. 
 
 they that erred in spirit come to understanding, and 
 
 they that murmured learn doctrine 8 . hasten 9 Vef. 24. 
 
 that glorious day in which it shall be said, Lo ! 
 
 this is our God, we have waited for Him, and He 
 
 will save us ; this is the Lord, we have waited for 
 
 Him, we will be glad, and rejoice in His salvation 1 . l Ch.xxv. 9. 
 
 O Lord ! who art exalted that Thou mayest have 
 mercy upon us; who hast written, Blessed are all 
 they that wait for Thee u ; be gracious unto us at the u Ch. xxx. 18. 
 voice of our cry; hear us, and answer us v , we » Ver. 19. 
 earnestly beseech Thee, for the sake of Thy dear 
 Son, Jesus Christ, the Saviour of Mankind. Amen. 
 
10 
 
 MONDAY MORNING. 
 
 FROM THE GOSPEL OF ST. MATTHEW. 
 
 O Heavenly Father ! who in wonderful love 
 to mankind didst send Thine only Son into the 
 world, to be unto us both a sacrifice for sin*, and 
 also an ensample of godly life, fill our hearts with 
 gratitude and love to Thee. We desire to praise 
 Thee for Thy preservation of us through the past 
 night, for Thy daily mercies, for Thy long-suffering 
 towards us, and very particularly for the inesti- 
 mable gift of the Holy Scriptures. O may we, with 
 earnest prayer, make them our constant study t. 
 May the pure doctrines, and heavenly precepts 
 that proceeded from the lips of our adorable 
 Redeemer, sink deep into our hearts, convince us 
 of our utter unworthiness, and bring us, in 
 prostration of soul, to the foot of the Cross. 
 
 * Heb. ix. 26 ; x. 12. Ephes. v. 2. t 2 Tim. iii. 11—17. 
 
MONDAY MORNING. 1 1 
 
 Lord ! of ourselves we perish « ! we cannot stand 
 before Thee because of our trespasses 1 . Every 
 day, every hour, every moment of our lives, we 
 are transgressing the holy purity of Thy law. Yet 
 O ! for the sake of Him who was bruised for our 
 iniquities, and by whose stripes we are healed X, 
 look not upon us in anger, neither chasten us 
 in Thy hot displeasure §. Look upon us in the 
 Son of Thy Love. Look upon us in Him whom 
 Thou hast called Jesus, because he should save 
 His people from their sins a . Enable us truly to a Matt. i. 21. 
 believe in Him, as Thy beloved Son in whom Thou 
 art well pleased h , and through faith, may we bring & Ch.iii.17. 
 forth fruits meet for repentance c . e Ver. 8. 
 
 O Heavenly Father ! who hast promised to give 
 good things to those who ask Thee d , pour upon d Cli. vii. 11. 
 us the spirit of fervent, humble, persevering prayer. 
 Teach us Thyself to pray e . May we so ask, that e Ch.vi.5— 13. 
 it may be given unto us ; so seek, that we may 
 find; so knock, that it may be opened unto us f . f Ch.vii. 7. 
 
 O Lord! our hearts by nature are proud, 
 
 * John iii. 15. t Ezra ix. 15. } Isa. liii. 5. 
 
 § Psal. xxxviii. 1. 
 
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 uncharitable, carnal, unholy. Make us, we pray 
 
 p Matt. v. 5. Thee, meek e and lowly as our Blessed Saviour; 
 
 poor in spirit, for of such is the Kingdom of 
 
 >' Yor. 3. Heaven*. May we mourn for sin, that we may 
 
 1 Ver. 4. be comforted' by Thee. May we hunger and 
 
 k Ver. ft. thirst after righteousness, that we may be filled k . 
 
 i Ver. 7. May we be merciful, that we may obtain mercy 1 . 
 
 ■» Ver. 8. May we be pure in heart, that we may see God m . 
 
 ■ Ver. 9. May we be peacemakers" amongst our brethren, 
 
 °Ch.vi. 14,15. forgiving, as we would be forgiven . If there be 
 
 any that hate us, may we do good to them ; if any 
 
 that despitefully use us, or persecute us, may we 
 
 p Ch. v. 44. P ra y f° r them p , that we may be the children of our 
 
 Father which is in Heaven, for He maketh his 
 
 sun to rise on the evil, and on the good, and 
 
 n Ver. 45. sendeth rain on the just, and on the unjust q . 
 
 Suffer us not to retain any thing in our hearts 
 
 which is offensive to Thee ; but should it be dear 
 
 to us as a right eye, let us pluck it out, and cast 
 
 r Ver. 29. it from us r . May our light so shine before men 
 
 that they may see our good works, and glorify 
 
 * Ver. 16. our Father which is in Heaven 9 . But let us not 
 
 be eager for the applause of men. May we 
 
 1 Cli. vl. 24. remember that no man can serve two masters*; 
 
 that the world and heaven cannot together hold 
 
 possession of our hearts; and since we are strangers 
 
MONDAY MORNING. 13 
 
 and pilgrims on the earth*, may we earnestly seek 
 
 to have our treasure and our hearts in Heaven n . « Matt. vi. 21. 
 
 Strait is the gate, and narrow is the way that 
 leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it v . v Ch. vii. 14. 
 O let us not be excluded from it. Let us not 
 go through that wide gate ; let us not follow that 
 broad way that leadeth unto destruction w . Too w Ver.13. 
 many, alas! are walking therein. O that Thy 
 power and Thy mercy might, ere it be too late, 
 bring back these wandering sheep 1 into the path * Ch.xviii. 11 
 of life. Not every one that saith unto Thee, Lord ! 
 Lord! shall enter into the Kingdom of Heaven, 
 but he that doeth the will of our Father which is in 
 Heaven y . O God, who knowest that of ourselves, y ch. vii. 21. 
 we can do nothing, pour out abundantly Thy Holy 
 Spirit upon us, that we may both perceive and 
 know what things we ought to do, and also may have 
 grace and power faithfully to perform the same, 
 through Jesus Christ, in whom alone we hope 
 for acceptance both now, and in eternity. Amen, 
 
 * Heb. xi. 13. 
 
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 MONDAY EVENING. 
 
 FROM ST. PALLS EPISTLES TO THE CORINTHIANS. 
 
 Lord, teach us to pray* ! May we approach Thee 
 acceptably with reverence and godly fear + , and 
 worship Thee in spirit and in truth*, through 
 Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour. 
 
 O God, Thou knowest that the natural man 
 receiveth not the things of the spirit of God, for 
 they are foolishness to him ; neither can he know 
 
 a lCor.ii. 14. them, because they are spiritually discerned a . Give 
 unto us therefore, we beseech Thee, the light of 
 Thy Holy Spirit, that we may be enabled to receive 
 Christ Jesus into our hearts as our wisdom, and 
 
 b Ch. i. 30. righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption b . 
 It is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, 
 neither hath it entered into the heart of man, the 
 things which God hath prepared for them that love 
 
 • Luke xi. I. + Hcb. xii. 28. J John iv. 2\\. 
 
MONDAY EVENING. 15 
 
 and wait* for Him c . O reveal them to us by the c i cor. ii.o. 
 
 Spirit d ; may Thy love be shed abroad in our hearts «i Ver. 10. 
 
 by the Holy Ghost t ; yea, may they be directed 
 
 into the love of God, and into the patient waiting 
 
 for Christ * ; and having these precious promises, 
 
 may we cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of flesh 
 
 and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God e . e 2Cor.vii. i. 
 
 Give unto us that godly sorrow for sin, which 
 
 worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented 
 
 of f . May we be washed and sanctified and justified f Ver.io. 
 
 in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the spirit 
 
 of our God ? . Fill us with a holy dread of offending e l Cor. vi. 11 
 
 Thee. We are bought with a price ; — O how great 
 
 a price, — the precious blood of the Eternal Son of 
 
 God: therefore may we seek to glorify God, in 
 
 our body and in our spirit which are God's 11 . May h Ver. 20. 
 
 we be temperate in all things, keeping under the 
 
 body, and bringing it into subjection 1 , lest the 'Ch.ix.25.a7. 
 
 enemy of souls should prevail against us. 
 
 O God of faithfulness ! who knowest the devices 
 with which Satan is continually endeavouring to 
 ruin us, let us not, we pray Thee, be tried above 
 that we are able, but with every temptation, make 
 
 * Isa. Ixiv. 4. t Rom. v. 5. | 2 Thcss. iii. 5. 
 
16 FAMILY PRAYERS. 
 
 us a way to escape, that wc may be able to 
 k lCor. x. 13. bear it k . 
 
 We beseecli Thee to fill our hearts with true and 
 1 Ch. xfiL fervent charity 1 , with love to God and man; that 
 charity, which sufFereth long and is kind ! which 
 envieth not, vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 
 doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her 
 own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil, 
 rejoiceth in the truth, beareth all things, believeth 
 all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things; 
 that charity which never faileth. 
 
 Pour down upon us the abundance of Thy Spirit. 
 May it be mighty through God within us, to the 
 pulling down of strong holds, casting down imagi- 
 nations, and every high thing that exalteth itself 
 against the knowledge of God, and bringing into 
 ra 2 Cor. x. 4,5. captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ™. 
 
 O God, who commanded the light to shine out 
 of darkness, shine, we beseech Thee, into our hearts, 
 to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of 
 "Ch.iv. 6. God in the face of Jesus Christ 11 ; and since we 
 have the treasures of Thy grace in earthen vessels 
 that the excellency of the power may be of God, 
 
MONDAY EVENING. 17 
 
 and not of us , Lord, increase our faith*! and °2Cor. iv. 7. 
 
 should we, through the weakness of our flesh, 
 
 the malice of Satan or mankind, be troubled on 
 
 every side, yet let us not be distressed ; though 
 
 perplexed, let us not be in despair; though 
 
 persecuted, let us not fear we are forsaken ; though 
 
 cast down, let us yet be thankful we are not 
 
 destroyed p for our iniquities. May the afflictions p Ver. 8,9. 
 
 which Thou seest good to send to us for the trial of 
 
 our faith t and patience *, work for us a far more 
 
 exceeding and eternal weight of glory q . Though q Ver. 17. 
 
 our outward man perish, yet may our inward man 
 
 be renewed day by day r , and finally, when our r Ver. 16. 
 
 earthly house of this tabernacle is dissolved, may we 
 
 have a building of God, a house not made with 
 
 hands, eternal in the Heavens 8 . 9 O.v. l. 
 
 Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord 
 Jesus Christ, the Father of Mercies, and the God 
 of all comfort 1 ; Blessed be His Holy name for the « Ch. i. 3. 
 mercies of the day past, and of our lives past; 
 and above all, Blessed be His Holy name for the gift 
 of His dear Son. He who knew no sin, was made 
 sin for us, that we might be made the righteousness 
 
 * Luke xvii. 5. t 1 Pet. i. 7. t James v. 7— 11. 
 
 C 
 
18 FAMILY TRAYERS. 
 
 •2 Cor. v. 21. of God in Him u . O that we might feel the love 
 of Christ constraining u<, that henceforth we might 
 live not unto ourselves, but unto Him who dial for 
 
 ■ Ycr. 14. 15. us nnd rose again*. 
 
 Lord, we eommend ourselves and all our fellow- 
 creatures, unto Thee this night in body and in soul. 
 May we rent in pence under the shadow of Thy 
 WBIgt*; and hear, we earnestly beseech Thee, these 
 our prayers, and accept our praises, for the sake 
 of Jesus Christ, our blessed Mediator and Re- 
 deemer. Amen. 
 
 * V<<\\. xwvi. 7. 
 
19 
 
 TUESDAY MORNING. 
 
 FROM ST. PAULS EPISTLE TO THE COLOSSIANS. 
 
 Almighty and most merciful God! who hast 
 graciously encouraged Thy weak and sinful creatures 
 to call upon Thee*, enable us to approach the 
 throne of grace in faith, and with deep humility and 
 reverence. May we draw near to Thee in singleness + 
 and simplicity* of heart, trusting alone in our 
 Saviour for acceptance, and let Thy Holy Spirit be 
 with us to teach and help us to pray. 
 
 Thanks be to Thee, O God, who hast raised 
 us in safety from our beds, and permitted us again 
 to meet together in Thy name. Thanks be to 
 Thee who hast in some measure opened our eyes to 
 the blessed truths of the Gospel. Thanks be to 
 Thee for the glorious hope laid up in Heaven 
 for every true believer*. O may we be delivered » Col. i. 5. 
 
 * Psal. I. 15. tActsii. 46. *2Cor.xi.3. 
 
SO FAMILY PRAYERS. 
 
 from the power of darkness, and be translated into 
 the kingdom of Thy dear Son, and in Him may 
 we bare redemption through I lis blood, even the 
 
 • ( ..i.i.u,i i. forgiveness of sins*. We earnestly desire, God, 
 thai ire may be filled with the knowledge of Thy 
 will in all wisdom, and spiritual understanding, 
 that we may walk worthy of the Lord unto all 
 pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and 
 increasing In the knowledge of Thee our God. 
 May we be strengthened with all might according 
 to Thy glorious power, unto all patience and long- 
 suffering with joyfulness. Make us meet to be 
 
 c Ver. 9— 12. partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light?; 
 and since it has pleased Thee that in Christ Jesus 
 
 «> Ver. 19. all fulness should dwell d , may we ever have an eye 
 directed unto Him in faith, looking unto Thee 
 through Him alone, for every good thing of which 
 we stand in need for time and for eternity. 
 
 Father of our Lord Jesus Christ ! God of 
 patience and of consolation *! who hast desired us 
 to pray for one another +, remember with Thy love 
 all who have ever asked our prayers, or prayed for 
 us. Comfort our hearts. May they be knit together 
 
 * Rom. xv. 6, 0. t James v. 1G. 
 
TUESDAY MORNING. 21 
 
 10 love, and unto all riches of the full assurance 
 of understanding, to the acknowledgment of the 
 mystery of God, and of the Father and of Christ. 
 O Thou, in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom 
 and knowledge 6 , reveal to us the truth. Enable e Col. ii. 2, 3. 
 us to receive Christ Jesus, as our Lord and 
 Saviour, and may we walk in Him, rooted and 
 built up in Him. Stablish us in the faith, and may 
 we abound therein with thanksgiving f . May we f Ver. 6,7. 
 seek those things that are above, where Christ 
 sitteth on the right hand of God. May we set 
 our affections on things above, not on the things 
 of the earth, and may we henceforward be dead 
 unto sin, and our life hid with Christ in God*. & Ch. iii. 1 — 3. 
 Give us grace to mortify our members which are 
 upon the earth h ; and putting off anger, wrath, h Ver. 5. 
 malice, blasphemy, and uncleanness 1 , may we put ' Ver. 8. 
 on, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels 
 of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, 
 long-suffering, forbearing one another, and for- 
 giving one another, if any man have a quarrel 
 against any. Above all things, may we put on 
 charity, which is the bond of perfectness. Let the 
 peace of God rule in our hearts, and the Word of 
 Christ dwell in us richly in all wisdom ; and what- 
 soever we do in word or deed, may we do all in 
 
M FAMILY PRAYERS. 
 
 the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God, 
 and the Father, by Him. May all who profess 
 to be Christians, faithfully discharge the duties of 
 their various stations. May wives submit them- 
 selves unto their own husbands, as it is fit in the 
 Lord ; husbands, love their wives, and not be 
 bitter against them ; children, obey their parents, 
 for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. Let not 
 fathers provoke their children to anger, lest they be 
 discouraged. May servants obey their masters, not 
 with eye-service as men-pleasers, but in singleness 
 i Col. iii. 12— of heart fearing God k ; and masters give unto 
 
 22. 
 
 their servants that which is just and equal, 
 »Cb. iv. l. knowing they also have a master in heaven 1 . 
 
 Finally, may we all continue in prayer, and watch 
 m Vcr. 2. in the same with thanksgiving" 1 , and may grace be 
 
 ■ Vcr. 18. with us n through Jesus Christ. Amen. 
 
S3 
 
 TUESDAY EVENING. 
 
 FROM DEUTERONOMY AND ISAIAH. 
 
 Almighty God ! we desire with humble reve- 
 rence to cast ourselves at the foot of Thy mercy-seat, 
 and with earnestness to implore pardon and blessing 
 from Thee before we he down to rest. 
 
 Thou, O Lord, art the rock of our salvation; 
 Thy work is perfect, all Thy ways are righteous 
 judgement*, a God of truth, and without iniquity, 
 just and right art Thou a . Thou art our Father, a De ,it. xx 
 who hast bought us, and made us, and established 4 * l5 - 
 us b , and preserved us to this hour. Thou art He »> Ver. 6. 
 who killeth, and maketh alive, who woundeth and 
 can heal. None can deliver out of Thy hand c ; to c Ver. 39. 
 Thee belongeth vengeance and recompence d . Thou d Ver. 35. 
 art God alone 6 1. • Ver. 39. 
 
 O that all men were wise, that they understood 
 
 * John vii. 21. t Psal. Ixxxvi. 10. 
 
^24 FAMILY PRAYERS. 
 
 these things, that tfaey would consider their latter 
 r Deut xxxii> end f ; but alas ! we arc a foolish people, and unwise, 
 ' and have ill requited' Thy patience and long- 
 
 suffering towards us. We deserve to be cast off 
 from Thee for ever ; but, Father of Heaven, 
 remember Thy blessed promise to Thy people, that 
 although they have done evil in Thy sight to 
 h r , . provoke Thee to anger h , yet if they shall seek 
 
 Thee again with all their heart, and with all their 
 
 1 V 20 sou *> tne y s ^ la ^ mic ^ Thee', anc * that Thou wilt be 
 
 k Vcr 31 to them a merciful God, and wilt not destroy them k . 
 
 O forgive our sins and our iniquities, and let 
 
 j Isa lix 2 them no longer separate between us and our God 1 . 
 
 Give us a heart to fear Thee, and to keep Thy 
 
 commandments always, that it may be well with 
 
 m Deut. v. 29. usm > an( l that Thou mayest establish Thy covenant 
 
 n ch. viii 18 w ^ us > as Thou didst with Thy people of old". 
 
 o isa. ivii. 17. Let us no longer go on frowardly in the ways of 
 
 p Deut. xxxii. our heart, forgetting the Lord who formed us p ; 
 
 but may we humble ourselves* and repent + ; and 
 
 do Thou, O merciful God, henceforth lead us 
 
 and instruct us, and keep us as the apple of 
 
 <Ver.io. thine eye". 
 
 * 2 Chrou. vii. 14; xxxiv. 27. Matt, xviii. 4; xxiii. 12. 
 t 1 Kings viii. 4G— 50. 
 
TUESDAY EVENING. 25 
 
 Have pity, we beseech Thee, upon all who as 
 yet feed as it were upon ashes, those whom a 
 deceived heart hath turned aside, that they cannot 
 perceive that there is a lie in their right hand r . r Isa. xliv. 20. 
 O bring the blind by a way they know not, lead 
 them in a path they have not known, make 
 darkness light before them, and crooked things 
 straight ". Behold with compassion the sins and 8 Ch. xlii. 16. 
 miseries of a fallen world. Hast Thou not 
 promised to pour out Thy Spirit from on high, 
 till the wilderness shall become a fruitful field 1 , * Ch.xxxii.15. 
 to pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods 
 upon the dry ground"? Hast Thou not promised u Ch. xliv. 3. 
 that when the enemy shall come in like a flood, the 
 Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against 
 Him v ? v Ch. Iix.l9. 
 
 i 
 
 O Lord, our eyes are fixed upon Thee, our Hope, 
 and our Deliverer ! we wait w * for Thee, we plead * Ch. viii.17. 
 the fulfilment of Thy gracious promises. 
 
 Pour out in these last days Thy Spirit upon all 
 flesh*, and look with favour upon every society 
 established for the spreading of the truth around 
 
 * Micah vii. 7. t Joel ii. 28. 
 
26 family r&AYKm*. 
 
 tlie world. We would unfeignedly thank Thee for 
 any success that may have hitherto attended them, 
 and we beseech Thee that we may be " thereby 
 " encouraged to persevere in more zealous labours, 
 " and more fervent prayers V Bless and strengthen 
 all Thy faithful people in all parts of the world, 
 particularly the ministers of the Gospel, and all 
 who are gone into foreign lands to teach the 
 unenlightened the way of peace. May the Spirit 
 of the Lord rest upon them, the spirit of wisdom 
 and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, 
 
 ■ lsa. xi 2. the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord 1 . 
 In all their labours, their discouragements and 
 their trials, be Thou nigh to uphold and strengthen 
 
 y Ch. xli. 10. them y . Be Thou to them as a hiding place- from 
 the wind, and a covert from the tempest ; as rivers 
 of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great 
 
 7 Ch. xxxii. 2. rock in a weary land z . May all hearts be opened to 
 receive the doctrines of Thy Holy Word ; may Thy 
 blessed Spirit be with all who hear and read it, that 
 it may drop into their hearts as the rain, and distil 
 as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, 
 Dent xxxii. and as the showers upon the grass 3 , that so as the 
 earth hringcth forth her bud, and the garden 
 
 • Bickcrsteth. 
 
 J. 
 
TUESDAY EVENING. 27 
 
 causeth the things sown in it to spring forth, so 
 the Lord God may cause righteousness and praise 
 to spring forth before all nations*. b !«*• W« n « 
 
 Hear, O Almighty Father ! these our unworthy 
 supplications and prayers, for the sake of our dear 
 and only Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. 
 
28 
 
 WEDNESDAY MORNING. 
 
 FROM ST. PAULS EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS. 
 
 Blessed and all-glorious God ! to whom we have 
 • Rom. v. 2. access by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ 3 , we know 
 not what to pray for as we ought, but give us, we 
 beseech Thee, according to Thy Word, Thy Spirit 
 to help our iirfirmities, and to make intercession* 
 for us. 
 
 We desire, O God, to begin this day with a 
 thankful acknowledgment of Thy Fatherly care over 
 us through the night that is past, and for the many 
 and undeserved blessings Thou from day to day 
 bestowest upon us. They are new every morning, 
 great is Thy faithfulness t. O may we be justified 
 by faith, and have peace with God, through our 
 b Ver. l. Lord Jesus Christ b , and rejoice in hope of the 
 
 c Ver. 2. glory of God c . But, O Heavenly Father ! we are 
 
 * Rom. viii. 20. t Lam. iii. 23. 
 
WEDNESDAY MORNING. &9 
 
 miserable sinners ! Be merciful, O be merciful unto 
 
 us! Let grace purchased for us by the blood of 
 
 Christ*, abound d towards us, in the forgiveness of d Rom. v. 20. 
 
 all our sins. We know that the wages of sin is 
 
 death 8 , and yet how frequently have we yielded e Ch. vi. 23. 
 
 our members servants to iniquity unto iniquity' f Ver. 19. 
 
 We know that the commandment is holy and just 
 
 and good'; but alas ! we find within us, that when « Ch.vii. 12. 
 
 we would do good, evil is present with us h . In us, h Ver. 21. 
 
 that is in our flesh, dwelleth no good thing 1 ; what ' Ver. 18. 
 
 we would that we do not, but what w r e hate that we 
 
 do k . If after the inner man we delight in the law k Ver. 15. 
 
 of God 1 , yet we see another law in our members, ■ Ver. 22. 
 
 warring against the law of our mind, and bringing 
 
 us into captivity to the law of sin m . m Ver. 23. 
 
 O Saviour, Lord God Almighty ! deliver us 
 from the body of this death 11 . Graft us into n Ver. 24. 
 Thyself, for there is no condemnation to them which 
 are in Christ Jesus . Take from us that carnal ° Ch - viii - !• 
 mind which is death, and give us that spiritual 
 mind which is life and peace p . Yea, may the spirit p Ver. 6. 
 of Christ dwell within us «. q Ver - »• 
 
 * Acts xx. 28. 
 
9 ) FAMILY PRAYERS. 
 
 O God ! our enemies are lively and they are 
 strong*. We are surrounded with temptations and 
 trials from within and from without. But be Thou 
 r Rom.viii.3i. for us, and who shall prevail against us r ? Thou, 
 who in thy wondrous love hast not spared Thine 
 own Son, but hast delivered Him up for us all, 
 
 • Ver. 32. wilt Thou not with Him freely give us all things 9 ? 
 
 Thou, who although Thou hatest iniquity, yet 
 justiflest the penitent believer, let us be of the 
 number of Thine elect, and who shall lay any 
 
 • Ver. 33. thing to our charge 1 ? Thou, our Saviour, yea, 
 
 the Saviour of all who believe + , who died, who 
 art risen again, who art at the right hand of God, 
 u Ver. 14. to make intercession for us a ; hear the humble 
 prayers of those, who although as dust and ashes 
 before Thee, have taken upon them to speak unto 
 Thee*. Hear us, not for ourselves alone, but for 
 our relations, our friends, our acquaintances, our 
 country, all our fellow-creatures. Plead Tliou for 
 us, Lord, and we shall not be condemned. O 
 gather us under Thy wings §, let us for ever abide 
 in Thee II, and let nothing separate us from Thy 
 
 • Ver. 35. love v . 
 
 * Psalm xxxviii. 19. t 1 Tim. iv.10. 
 
 ; (ion. xviii. 27. $ Matt, xxiii. 37. || John xv 4. 
 
WEDNESDAY MORNING. ?A 
 
 May we henceforward present our bodies a 
 living sacrifice, holy, acceptable, unto God, which 
 is our reasonable serviced Let us no longer be w Rom. xii. l. 
 conformed to this world, but be transformed by 
 the renewing of our mind, that we may prove what 
 is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of 
 God *. May we abhor that which is evil, cleave to * Ver. 2. 
 that which is good; be kindly affectioned one to 
 another with brotherly love y , giving with simplicity, y Ver. 9, 10. 
 shewing mercy with cheerfulness z . Not slothful in * Ver. 8. 
 business, but fervent in spirit, serving the Lord. 
 Rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing 
 instant in prayer a . May we rejoice with them »Ver. 11,12. 
 that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep b . b Ver. 15. 
 If it be possible, as much as in us lies, may we live 
 peaceably with all men c , and not be overcome of c Ver. 18. 
 evil, but overcome evil with good (1 . d Ver. 21. 
 
 O God of Peace, according to Thy blessed 
 promise, bruise Satan under our feet shortly 6 ; e Ch. xvi. 20. 
 and if it pleaseth Thee, fill us with all joy and 
 peace in believing, that we may abound in hope 
 through the power of the Holy Ghost f ; and may f Ch. xv. 13. 
 the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with us 
 alls. Amen, « Ch. xvi. 24. 
 
32 
 
 WEDNESDAY EVENING. 
 
 FROM ST. LUKES GOSPEL. 
 
 Blessed be Thou, O Lord God, who hast visited 
 » Luke i. C8. and redeemed Thy people 3 ; who hast sent Thy 
 
 Holy Word amongst us to give knowledge of 
 b Ver. 77. salvation b , to give light to them who sit in darkness 
 
 and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into 
 c Ver. 79. the way of peace c . 
 
 O God, our merciful Father ! how great was Thy 
 compassion and loving-kindness in sending Thy 
 beloved Son into the world to die for man, 
 anointing Him to preach the Gospel to the poor, 
 sending Him to heal the broken-hearted, to give 
 deliverance to the captives, recovering of sight to 
 d Ch. iv. 18. the blind, and liberty to them that are bruised d . 
 Open our hearts to receive with gratitude the 
 precious truths of the Gospel. May we know 
 ourselves to be wretched and miserable, and poor, 
 
WEDNESDAY EVENING. 33 
 
 and blind, and naked*, and flee unto Him who lias 
 promised to cast out none that come unto Him + . 
 O grant, that we, being delivered out of the hands 
 of our spiritual enemies, may serve Thee, our God, 
 without fear, in holiness and righteousness all the 
 days of our life e . May our hearts be as the good e Luke i. 74, 
 
 ; 75. 
 
 ground, on which the precious seed was sown. 
 
 May we hear the word, and keep it, and bring 
 
 forth fruit with patience'. f Ch. viii. 5— 
 
 r 15. 
 
 Lord! we are corrupt and unholy before Thee, 
 and unworthy to take up Thy name within our 
 polluted lips*; but if Thou wilt, Thou canst make 
 us clean. O have compassion upon us, put forth 
 Thine hand, and say, " I will, be Thou clean;" 
 then shall the leprosy of our sin depart from us ? . s Ch. v. 12,13. 
 We are often distressed, perplexed, and wretched, 
 from inward temptations, and outward trials, so 
 that our hearts are like a vessel tost upon a 
 troubled sea. But, O merciful Saviour! rebuke 
 the raging of the winds and waves, then there shall 
 be a calm h . In all the sorrows, and the sufferings h Ch.viii.23— 
 of this troubled life, say unto us, " Be of good 
 
 * Rev. iii. 17. t John vi. 37. 
 
 X Isa. vi. 5. 
 
 D 
 
f)4 FAMILY PRAYERS. 
 
 " clieer, it is I, be not afraid *," then shall our 
 souls find strength and peace. 
 
 Give us grace to choose the one thing needful, 
 
 that good part which shall not be taken away from 
 
 •Luke x. 42. us'; may we remember that this world is not our 
 
 rest 1 ; teach us to deny ourselves, to take up our 
 
 * Ch. ix. 23. cto^ daily, and to follow our Blessed Master k , bear- 
 
 ing in mind His admonition, that no man having 
 put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is 
 1 Ver. G2. fit for the kingdom of God 1 . 
 
 O Merciful Father ! who hast promised to give 
 » Ch. xi. 13. Thy Holy Spirit to them that ask it in , give it abun- 
 dantly to us, we earnestly beseech Thee, for of 
 ourselves we cannot please Thee. Give us grace to 
 confess Christ before men ; then shall He confess us 
 n Ch. xii. 8. before the Angels of God n . We know not, but 
 
 • Ver. 20. that this night our souls may be required of us°. 
 i' Ch. xviii. 13. God be merciful to us, sinners p ! and pardon all 
 
 our offences, for Christ's sake : and O ! may our 
 t Ch. xii. 35. loins be girded about, and our lights burning'* : and 
 
 may we be ready, for we know not at what hour 
 r Ver, 4«. the Son of man may come r . 
 
 • Matt xiv. 27. t Micah ii. 10. 
 
WEDNESDAY EVENING. 
 
 35 
 
 Have mercy, we implore Thee, on all our fellow- 
 creatures ; especially upon those who hitherto have 
 been regardless of Thee and Eternity. All things 
 are possible with Thee 8 *. Speak the word+, and 
 they shall awake * from the death of sin, unto a life 
 of righteousness. Open their eyes, and they shall 
 know Thee*; break their stubborn hearts^, and 
 they shall mourn H. O that this night, there might 
 be joy in the presence of the Angels of God, over 
 many a repentant sinner". O that this night, many u Ch. xv. 10. 
 and many might be gathered under Thy wings of 
 mercy, compassionate Redeemer v ! v Ch. xiii. 34. 
 
 Luke xviii. 
 27. 
 
 Ch. xxiv. 31. 
 
 To Thee, All-merciful and All-mighty Father, 
 we commend ourselves, and all mankind ; and very 
 particularly those who have ever asked our prayers. 
 Preserve us in body and in soul ; and after this life 
 is ended, may an entrance be ministered unto us 
 abundantly, into Thine everlasting Kingdom^, 
 through Jesus Christ, our Mediator and Intercessor. 
 Amen. 
 
 * Matt. xix. 26. t Ch. viii. 8. t Eph. v. 14. 
 
 § Psal. xxxiv. 18 -, li. 17 ; cxlvii. 3. 
 |; Zeeth xii. 10. Matt. v. 4. f 2 Pet. i. 11. 
 
36 
 
 THURSDAY MORNING. 
 
 PROM THE FIRST KIMSTLE OF ST. PETER. 
 
 O ! blessed and glorious God, Father of our Lord 
 Jesus Christ, who, according to Thine abundant 
 mercy, hath begotten us unto a lively hope by the 
 resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an 
 inheritance incorruptible and undefiled, and that 
 fadeth not away, keep us by Thy mighty power, 
 
 a iPet.i. 3--5. through faith unto salvation*. Enable us to rejoice 
 in our Saviour. Though we have not seen Him, 
 yet may we love Him ; and believing in Him, may 
 
 b Ver. 8. we rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory b . 
 
 Or if in this world of tribulation we are, if need be, 
 for a season in heaviness, through manifold temp- 
 tations, O let the trial of our faith, being much more 
 precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be 
 tried with fire, be found unto praise, and honour, 
 
 c Ver. 6, 7. and glory, at the appearing of Jesus Christ*. May 
 we gird up the loins of our mind, be sober, and 
 
THURSDAY MORNING. 37 
 
 hope to the end, for the grace that is to be brought 
 
 unto us at the revelation of Jesus Christ. As He 
 
 who has called us is holy, so may we be holy in all 
 
 manner of conversation 11 . May we purify our souls d 1 P et - »• 13. 
 
 in obeying the truth through the Spirit ; and may 
 
 we be born again, not of corruptible seed, but of 
 
 incorruptible, by the Word of God, which liveth 
 
 and abideth for ever e . e Ver. 22,23. 
 
 O Lord, give us a meek and quiet spirit, which 
 is in Thy sight of great price f : and above all things, f Ch. iii. 4. 
 give us charity^. Make us to love our neighbour e Ch. iv. 8. 
 with a pure heart fervently h ; and more earnestly h Ch. i. 22. 
 to desire and pray for the welfare of our fellow- 
 creatures. 
 
 O that all men might come unto that living stone, 
 disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and 
 precious'. He that believeth on Him shall not be ' Ch. ii. 4. 
 confounded k . O Lord ! open the eyes of all that k Ver. 6. 
 are in error ; lead them in faith and repentance to 
 Christ Jesus ; call them out of darkness into Thy 
 marvellous light. Let those who as yet have not 
 obtained mercy, now obtain mercy l ; and let all who > Ver. 9, 10. 
 are now as sheep going astray, be brought unto the 
 Shepherd and Bishop of their souls m : and, O Lord, m Ver. 25. 
 
:5S 1 AM1LY PllAYEKs. 
 
 gnat that all who profess to follow Thee, who art a 
 God of Peace*, may be of one mind, having com- 
 passion one of another. May we love as brethren, 
 be pitiful, be courteous ; not rendering evil for evil, 
 
 ■ 1 lvt. iii. 8, but contrariwise blessing". May we sanctify the 
 Lord God in our hearts, and be ready always to 
 give an answer to every man that asketh us a reason 
 of the hope that is in us, with meekness and fear, 
 having a good conscience; that whereas, others speak 
 evil of us, as of evil-doers, they may be ashamed 
 
 ° Ver.15,16. that falsely accuse our good conversation in Christ . 
 Remembering the end of all things is at hand, may 
 
 p Ch. iv. 7. we be sober, and watch unto prayer p . When it 
 shall please Thee to send trials and afflictions, yea, 
 should they be bitter and fiery trials, let us not think 
 it strange, as though some strange thing had hap- 
 pened unto us, but rejoice, inasmuch as we are 
 partakers of Chrisfs sufferings, and believe that 
 when His glory shall be revealed, we shall be glad 
 
 'i Vcr. 12, 13. also with exceeding joy q . May we be clothed with 
 humility, remembering that God resisteth the proud, 
 but giveth grace to the humble. May we humble 
 ourselves under Thy mighty hand, which will exalt 
 us in due time, casting all our care upon Thee, and 
 
 • Ran. \v. :y.). 2 Cor. \iii. 11. I Thcss. v. 23. Hcb. xiii. 20. 
 
THURSDAY MORNING. 39 
 
 believing that Thou carest for us. Our adversary, 
 the Devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about seeking 
 whom he may devour. O enable us to resist him 
 stedfastly in the faith, knowing that the same afflic- 
 tions are accomplished in our brethren that are in 
 the world. And, O Thou, who art the God of all 
 grace, after that we have suffered awhile, make us, 
 we beseech Thee, perfect; stablish, strengthen, 
 settle us r : and may peace be with us all 3 , through r l ^5[J^" 5 
 Jesus Christ. Amen. 6 Ver. 14. 
 
•k) 
 
 THURSDAY EVENING. 
 
 FROM ST. PALLS EPISTLE TO THE HEBREWS. 
 
 O GOD ! who at sundry times, and in divers man- 
 ners, spake in time past to Thine ancient people 
 by the prophets, and hast in later days spoken unto 
 us by Thy Son, who is the brightness of Thy glory, 
 
 » Hcb. i. 1—3. and the express image of Thy person*, enable us to 
 give earnest heed to the things revealed unto us, 
 
 »> Ch. ii. 1. lest at any time we should let them slip b . 
 
 O how shall we escape, if we neglect so great 
 
 c Ver. 3. salvation ! Preserve us all, we beseech Thee, 
 
 from an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from 
 
 the living God; and let none of us be hardened 
 
 d Ch. Hi. 12, through the deceitfulness of sin d . We are weak 
 
 13. 
 
 and helpless, but Thou art everlasting strength. O 
 
 Lord ! enable us, with humble boldness, to draw 
 
 e Ch. iv. 10. near to the Throne of Grace 6 , in the Name of Jesus, 
 
 1 Ver. 14. our great High Priest f , who ever liveth to make 
 
THURSDAY EVENING. 41 
 
 intercession for us&: and may we, for His sake, * Heb.vii.25. 
 obtain mercy and pardon, and grace to help in time 
 
 of need h . May we flee for refuge to lay hold upon " Ch. iv. 16. 
 
 the hope set before us 1 ; and enable us to hold the ■ Ch. vi.18. 
 
 beginning of our confidence, stedfast unto the end k . k Ch. Hi. 14. 
 
 Let us not be slothful, but followers of them, who 
 through faith and patience inherit the promises 1 . ■ Ch. vi. 12. 
 Pour upon us an abundant measure of Thy grace 
 and Holy Spirit; and may the blood of Christ, who 
 offered Himself without spot to God, purge our 
 consciences from dead works, to serve the living 
 God m . m Ch. ix. 14. 
 
 O that it might please Thee to give unto us a 
 full assurance of faith n ! Though we can only view ■ Ch. x. 22. 
 Thy promises afar off, yet, like the saints of old, 
 may we be persuaded of them, and embrace them ; 
 and confessing ourselves to be strangers and pilgrims 
 upon earth , may we fix our hopes upon that better ° Ch. xi. 13. 
 country, where a rest remaineth for the people of 
 God p. PCh.iv. 9. 
 
 Knowing He is faithful who promised, may we 
 consider one another to provoke unto love and to good 
 works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves 
 
W FAMILY PRAYERS. 
 
 together, as the manner of some is, but exhorting 
 
 one toother, and so much the more as we see the 
 
 i Heb. x. 23 day approaching 1 *. Let us not be of the number of 
 
 —25. 
 
 them who draw back unto perdition, but of them 
 r Ver. 39. who believe to the saving of the soul r . 
 
 Give us grace to lay aside every weight, and the 
 sin which doth so easily beset us, and to run with 
 patience the race that is set before us, looking unto 
 
 8 Ch. xii. l, 2. Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our faith 5 . May 
 we follow peace with all men, and holiness, without 
 
 1 Ver. 14. which no man shall see the Lord*; and may we 
 
 have grace to serve Thee acceptably with reverence 
 
 u Ver. 28. and godly fear u . 
 
 We pray Thee, Almighty Father, to preserve, 
 pardon, and bless all our dear friends and relations, 
 and mercifully to supply the wants, both spiritual 
 and temporal, of all our fellow-creatures. Especially 
 we would commend to Thee, the afflicted in mind, 
 body, or estate. O let them not be wearied and 
 
 ■ Ver. 3. faint in their minds v . Let them not despise the 
 
 chastening of the Lord, nor faint when they are 
 rebuked of Him, but remember with comfort, that 
 uhom the Lord loveth He chasteneth, and scourgeth 
 
 * Ver. 5,r». every son whom He recehreth*. May their ehte 
 
THUBSDAY EVENING. 43 
 
 tcning be for their profit, and make them thereby 
 
 more and more partakers of Thy holiness; and 
 
 though for the present it seemeth not joyous, but 
 
 grievous, yet let it yield in them the peaceable fruits 
 
 of righteousness 1 . x Heb - xii - 10 > 
 
 & 11. 
 
 O Thou ! who hast promised never to leave nor 
 forsake 7 * those who follow Thee, we beseech Thee y Ch. xiii. 5. 
 to make us perfect in every good work to do Thy 
 will, working in us that which is well pleasing in 
 Thy sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom, with 
 the Father, and the Holy Ghost, be glory for ever 
 and ever 2 . Amen. z Ver. 21. 
 
 * Deut xxxi. 8. 
 
w 
 
 FRIDAY MORNING 
 
 FROM THE GOSPELS OF ST. MATTHEW AND ST. LLKE. 
 
 O! blessed Saviour of mankind! who hast pro- 
 mised that where two or three are gathered together 
 in Thy Name, there to be in the midst of them ; 
 and that if two of Thy disciples should agree on 
 earth, as touching any thing they should ask, it 
 should be done for them, by our Father which is in 
 
 Matt, xviii. Heaven a : fulfil, we earnestly beseech Thee, Thy 
 
 19, 20. J J 
 
 gracious promises towards us, a family of sinful 
 
 creatures, assembled together in Thy Name; and 
 
 assist us to ask such things, and in such a manner as 
 
 ^luill please Thee, and reach the Throne of Mercy 
 
 through Thy precious intercession. 
 
 O God ! as Thou hast in mercy raised us up from 
 our beds, so may we arise to newness* and holiness 
 
 * Rom. \ i. J. 
 
FRIDAY MORNING. 1-5 
 
 of life. As the light of day has chased away the 
 
 shades of night, so let the light of Thy truth beam 
 
 upon our hearts, darkened with the corruptions of a 
 
 sinful nature. May we constantly bear in mind all 
 
 that Thy dear Son has done and suffered for us. 
 
 When we read in Thy Holy Word, of His life of 
 
 patience and humility, of His devotedness to the 
 
 service of God and man, of His agony and bloody 
 
 sweat b , of the cruel mocking and scourging to which b Matt. xxvi. 
 
 36—47. Luke 
 
 He was exposed , of His lingering and painful death xxii. 41— '.7, 
 upon the cross d , and above all, of the anguish of 26—31. Luke 
 
 xxii. 63, 64. 
 
 His soul, when sinking under the wrath of God, d Matt xxvii 
 
 voluntarily incurred for man's sake e *. — When we xx ^ 33—40. 
 
 read of these things, make us deeply to feel the e ™* XXV1U 
 
 evil of sin, and the exceeding love of God; and may 
 
 we earnestly endeavour, through Thy grace assisting 
 
 us, to follow the blessed precepts contained in the 
 
 Holy Scriptures. O that wearied and heavy laden 
 
 with the burden of our sins, we, and all dear to us, 
 
 might come unto Thee, merciful Saviour, for rest. 
 
 May we take Thy yoke upon us, and learn of Thee, 
 
 who art meek and lowly in heart, that we may find 
 
 rest unto our souls f . May we humble ourselves, f Ch.xi.28,29. 
 
 and become as little children, for except we do this, 
 
 * Mark xiv. : xv. John xix. 
 
46 FAMILY PRAYERS. 
 
 * Matt, xviii. we cannot enter into the Kingdom of Heaven 5 . 
 3,4. . 
 
 May we have grace from our hearts to forgive every 
 
 h Ver. 35. one his brother their trespasses 11 ; yea, to forgive, 
 
 not only until seven times, but until seventy times 
 
 j Ver. 22. seven 1 ; remembering how often we have sinned 
 
 against Thee, and yet Thou hast had compassion 
 upon us, and hast loosed us, and forgiven us all 
 
 k Ver. 23—35. these debts, because we have desired it of Thee k . 
 May we watch and pray that we enter not into 
 temptation; and because of the weakness of our 
 flesh, let Thy Holy Spirit, we pray Thee, be ever 
 
 1 Ch. xxvi.41. ready 1 to help our infirmities. O Lord! make us 
 earnestly to seek, to know, and to do Thy will. 
 Often what is highly esteemed amongst men, is 
 
 n, Lukexvi. 15. abomination in the sight of God m : therefore let us 
 not be ruled by man's judgment, but by Thy holy 
 and revealed will. O Thou ! who earnest into the 
 
 n Ch. xix. 10. world to seek and to save that which was lost", have 
 mercy upon all who as yet are wanderers from Thy 
 fold; upon all Jews, Turks, Infidels, and Heretics, 
 and upon all who, professing themselves to be 
 Christians, dwelling in a Christian land, and having 
 the Word preached amongst them, yet live regardless 
 of its holy doctrines and precepts. Lord ! that their 
 
 eyes may be opened ! that they might receive their 
 
 M 1 1 1 \\ 3 '} 
 
 .,,. ' sight, and follow Thee, the Lord their God°. 
 
FRIDAY MORNING. 47 
 
 Thou hast commanded that the Gospel should 
 
 be preached to every creature*, and Thou hast 
 
 promised to be with us always, even unto the end 
 
 of the world p . O let Thy richest blessing rest upon p Matt, xxviii. 
 
 20. 
 all, who either at home or among heathen nations, 
 
 are labouring in the cause of the truth. Intercede 
 
 for them, blessed Jesus ! and for all who seek Thee, 
 
 that their faith fail not q , but that they may in q Luke xxii. 
 
 patience possess their souls unto the end r , knowing, r Ch. xxi. 19. 
 
 that though heaven and earth shall pass away, yet 
 
 that the word of the Lord shall not pass away 9 . • Ver. 33. 
 
 * Mark xvi. 15. 
 
48 
 
 FRIDAY EVENING. 
 
 FROM ST. !• U I. S EPISTLE TO THE EI'HESIAMS. 
 
 » Ephes. i. 17. O! Father of Glory 3 ! we bow our knees unto 
 Thee, in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, of 
 whom the whole family in Heaven and Earth is 
 
 b Ch.iii.i4,i5. named h . Grant unto us, we beseech Thee, the 
 
 spirit of wisdom and revelation, in the knowledge 
 
 of Him. May the eyes of our understanding be 
 
 enlightened, that we may know what is the hope 
 
 of His calling, and what the riches of the glory 
 
 of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the 
 
 exceeding greatness of His power to usward, who 
 
 c Ch. i. it— believe . 
 19. 
 
 O grant unto us according to the riches of Thy 
 glory, to be strengthened with might by Thy 
 spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in 
 our hearts by faith, that we, being rooted and 
 grounded in love, may be able to comprehend 
 
FRTDAY EVENING. 49 
 
 with all saints, what is the breadth, and length, and 
 depth, and height, and to know the love of Christ, 
 which passeth knowledge, that we may be filled 
 with all the fulness of God d . Enable us to walk * Epbes. Hi. 
 
 16—10. 
 
 worthy of the vocation wherewith we are called, 
 with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, 
 forbearing one another in love, endeavouring to keep 
 the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace*. « Ch. iv. 1—3. 
 
 O Thou ! who hast ascended up on high, leading 
 captivity captive, and hast received* gifts for men f , f Ver. 8. 
 pour abundantly upon us the gifts and graces of 
 Thy Holy Spirit, that we henceforth be no more 
 children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with 
 every wind of doctrine; but speaking the truth in 
 love, may grow up unto Thee in all things^. Suffer * Ver. 14, 15. 
 us not to be alienated from the life of God, through 
 the ignorance and blindness of our hearts*, but may h Ver. 18. 
 we know and follow the truth as it is in Jesus. May 
 we put off concerning the former conversation, the 
 old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful 
 lusts, and be renewed in the spirit of our mind ; and 
 may we put on the new man, which after God is 
 created in righteousness and true holiness. May we 
 
 ♦ P<al. lxviii. 18. 
 K 
 
50 FAMILY PRAYERS. 
 
 speak every one truth with his neighbour; let us 
 
 not suffer the sun to go down upon our wrath, 
 
 remembering the precept, be ye angry, and sin 
 
 'Ephes. iv. 21 not 1 . Let no corrupt communication proceed out 
 — 2G. 
 
 of our mouth ; but that which is good to the use 
 
 of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the 
 
 hearers; and let us not grieve the Holy Spirit 
 
 of God, whereby we are sealed unto the day of 
 
 redemption. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and 
 
 anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away 
 
 from us, with all malice ; and may we be kind one 
 
 to another, tender hearted, forgiving one another, 
 
 even as we hope God, for Chrises sake, hath 
 
 k Ver.29— 32. forgiven us k . 
 
 Finally, may we be strong in the Lord, and in the 
 power of His might, putting on the whole armour 
 of God, that we may be able to stand against the 
 wiles of the Devil, for we wrestle not against flesh 
 and blood, but against principalities, against powers, 
 against the rulers of the darkness of this world, 
 1 Ch. vi. 10— against spiritual wickedness in high places 1 . O may 
 
 12. 
 
 our loins be girt about with truth, may we have on 
 the breast-plate of righteousness, and our feet shod 
 with the preparation of the Gospel of peace. Above 
 all, may wc take the shield of faith, wherewith we 
 
FRIDAY EVENING. 51 
 
 shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the 
 wicked : also the helmet of salvation, and the sword 
 of the Spirit, which is the word of God, praying 
 always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, 
 and watching thereunto with all perseverance and 
 supplication for all saints, especially for the ministers 
 of God's word, that utterance may be given unto 
 them, that they may open their mouth boldly to 
 make known the mystery of the Gospel™. ™ Ephes. vi. 
 
 14—19. 
 
 O Lord our God! for all the mercies of the 
 day past, give us, we pray Thee, thankful hearts. 
 Pardon whatever Thy holy eyes have seen amiss in 
 us, and be pleased to watch over us through the 
 silent hours of the night, and may grace and peace 
 be with us", and all our dear friends and relations, n ver. 24. 23. 
 through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
52 
 
 SATURDAY MORNING. 
 
 FBOM THE THIRD TO THE TWENTY-SIXTH PSALM. 
 
 O Lord our God ! how excellent is Thy Name in 
 all the earth, who hast set Thy glory above the 
 • Psal. viii. i. .Heavens 51 ! We would praise Thee, O God, with 
 our whole heart ; we would declare all Thy marvel- 
 lous works ; we would be jjlad and rejoice in Thee ; 
 •we would sing praise to Thy Name, O Thou Most 
 b Psal. ix. 1,2. High b . Thou, O Lord, art a shield for us, our 
 glory, and the lifter up of our head. We laid us 
 down and slept; we awaked, for Thou, Lord, sus- 
 c Psal. iii. 3. 5. tained us c . We will trust in Thy mercy, for Thou 
 d Psal. xiii. 5, hast dealt bountifully with us d . O God! prepare 
 c Psal. x. 17. our hearts 6 to pray unto Thee, and from Thy Holy 
 Temple above, look down upon us, and hear our cry. 
 Unto Thee do we lift up our souls; let not the 
 
 f Psal. xxv. l, enemies of our salvation triumph over us f . Shew 
 2. 
 
 us Thy ways, O Lord ! teach us Thy paths; lead us 
 
 in Thy truth and teach us, for Thou art the God 
 
SATURDAY MORNING. 53 
 
 of our salvation, on Thee may we wait all the day. 
 Remember, O Lord ! Thy tender mercies and Thy 
 loving kindnesses, for they have been ever of old. 
 Remember not the sins of our youth, nor our trans- 
 gressions; according to Thy mercy remember Thou 
 us, for Thy goodness"* sake, O Lord*! Bless us, e Psal. xxv. 4 
 we beseech Thee, this day and for ever, and with 
 Thy favour encompass us as with a shield h . Shew h Psal. v. 12. 
 us the path of life', and enable us to set Thee always * Psal. xvi. II. 
 before us k , remembering that he who departeth from k Ver. 8. 
 Thee is cursed , but that in Thy presence is fulness 
 of joy, and at Thy right hand are pleasures for 
 evermore 1 . > Ver. n. 
 
 Many are there that rise up against us, O Lord m , m Psal. iii. I. 
 and we are weak, and unable of ourselves to stand 
 against them +, but be Thou our Rock, our Fortress, 
 and our Deliverer ; our Strength, our Buckler, and 
 our strong Defence 11 : yea, let Thy strength be made n p sa i. X viii. 2 
 perfect in our weakness*. Hold Thou up our 
 goings, that our footsteps slip not ; gird us with ° Psal. xvii. 5. 
 strength unto the battle; subdue under us those 
 that rise up against us p . p Psal. xviii. 
 
 * Jer. xvii. ff. t Ephes. vi. 11 — 13. 
 
 t 2 Cor. xii. 9. 
 
54 FAMILY PRAYERS, 
 
 O Lord ! Thy judgements are true and righteous 
 altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, 
 yea, than much fine gold, sweeter also than honey 
 
 <i Psal. xix. 9 and the honeycomb* 1 , and in keeping of them there 
 is great reward, but who can tell how oft he offendeth. 
 
 » Ver. 12. O cleanse Thou us from our secret faults 1 ". Keep 
 
 (Prayer Book) 
 
 « Ver. 13. back Thy servants also from presumptuous sins". 
 May we meditate daily in Thy law, and in Thy tes- 
 timony which is perfect, converting the soul, making 
 wise the simple. May we delight ourselves in Thy 
 statutes, which are right, rejoicing the heart. May 
 we obey Thy commandment which is pure, enlight- 
 
 1 Ver. 7, 8. ening the eyes*, so shall we receive the blessing from 
 the Lord, and righteousness from the God of our 
 
 u Psal. xxi v. 5 . salvation u . 
 
 O Lord ! be Thou our Shepherd, and we shall 
 not want. Make us to lie down in green pastures, 
 lead us beside the still waters of comfort. Restore 
 our souls, when through weakness they have wan- 
 dered from the right way, and lead us in the paths 
 v Psal. xxiii. l of righteousness for Thy Name's sake v . Lelfgood- 
 • Ver. 6. ness and mercy follow us all the days of our life w , 
 
 and when we walk through the valley of the shadow 
 of death, let us fear no evil, but be Thou with us, 
 * Ver. i. and let Thy rod and Thy staff comfort us x . 
 
SATURDAY MORNING. 55 
 
 O God ! to-morrow is the rest of Thy Holy 
 Sabbath*; prepare our hearts, we beseech Thee, 
 for the observance of it, teach us so to regulate our 
 worldly business, that it may as little as possible 
 interfere with the duties of the sacred day. Let 
 Thy Spirit rest upon all the ministers of the Gospel in 
 their preparation for their holy labours, and may all 
 Christian people round the world, take hold of Thy 
 covenant, and keep the Sabbath from polluting itt. 
 
 Hear, O Lord ! our prayer, which goeth not out 
 of feigned lips y , and let the words of our mouth, and i Psal. xvii. 1. 
 the meditation of our heart, be acceptable in Thy 
 sight, through Jesus Christ, our Strength, and our 
 Redeemer 2 . Amen. z Psal. xix. 14. 
 
 * Exod. xvi. 23. t Isa. lvi. 6. 
 
56 
 
 SATURDAY EVENING. 
 
 FROM THE GOSPEL OF ST. JOHN. 
 
 Almighty God! who so loved the world, that 
 Thou gavest Thine only-begotten Son, that whoso- 
 ever believeth in Him should not perish, but have 
 ■ John iii. 16. everlasting life a , we beseech Thee to enable us widi 
 faith to receive Christ Jesus as our only Saviour, 
 that He may give us power to become the Sons of 
 b Ch. i. 12. God\ May we be born again of the Spirit , and 
 let it not be said of us, that light is come into the 
 world, and that we loved darkness better than light, 
 •' Ver. 19. because our deeds were evil d . May we worship 
 r Ch. iv. 23. Thee in spirit and in truth e , and do Thou give 
 r Ver. io. unto us of that living water f which shall be in us a 
 
 k Ver. 14. well of water springing up into everlasting life*. 
 
 May we diligently search the Scriptures with fervent 
 prayer, for therein we have eternal life, and they 
 ■■ Ch. v. 39. arc they which testify of Christ h . O that all men 
 i Ver. 40. would conic unto Ilim, that they might have life'. 
 
SATURDAY EVENING. 57 
 
 Thou, Saviour ! art the bread which came down 
 from Heaven, to give life unto the world k . O that k John vi. :J3. 
 we, and all the children of men, might have our eyes 
 opened to see Thee, and our hearts opened to receive 
 Thee. He that cometh to Thee shall never hunger: 
 he that believeth in Thee shall never thirst 1 . May ' Ver. 35. 
 we feed on Thee in our hearts by faith with thanks- 
 giving, that so Thou mayest, on the last day, raise 
 us up unto everlasting life™. May we follow Thee, m Ver. '*o. 
 who art the Light of the world, that we walk not in 
 darkness 11 , and may we continue in Thy word, that ■ ^ h viii « It- 
 we may know the truth, and that the truth may 
 make us free . ° Ver. 31, 32. 
 
 O Thou Good Shepherd ! who hast given Thy 
 life for the sheep p , receive us into Thy flock; may p Ch. x.il. 
 we dwell safely under Thy protection, and go in 
 and out, and find pasture* 1 . Let us not perish, let « Ver. 9. 
 none pluck us out of Thy hand r ; but let us be of « Ver. 28. 
 that blessed number, to whom Thou hast said, 
 u Fear not, little flock, it is your Father's good 
 " pleasure to give you the kingdom*. 1 '' 
 
 Very many holy precepts Thou, O Lord, hast given 
 * Luke xii. 32. 
 
W FAMILY PRAYERS. 
 
 us in Thy word, and hippy are we if we know and 
 do these things. Especially Thou hast commanded 
 us to love one another, even as Thou hast loved us. 
 O may we so love one another, that all men may 
 
 * Johnxiii. 34, know that we are Thy disciples 8 . Thou art the 
 
 Way, the Truth, and the Life; no man cometh 
 < Ch. xiv. c. unto the Father but by Thee 1 . Enable us to follow 
 u Ch. xi. 25. Thee, to believe in Thee u , to abide in Thee, that 
 
 we may bring forth much fruit, for without Thee 
 
 * Ch. xv. 4,5. we can do nothing v . Send unto us, we beseech 
 
 Thee, the Holy Ghost the Comforter, the Spirit of 
 Truth, that He may guide us into all truth, that 
 He may teach us all tilings, and bring all tilings to 
 our remembrance, whatsoever Thou hast said unto 
 w Ch. xiv. 16. us w . Intercede for us, that we may be one with 
 
 26; xvi. 13. * 
 
 * Ch. xvii. 21. Thee and the Father 1 , that we may be kept from 
 y Ver. 15. the evil of the world*', that we may be sanctified 
 z Ver. 17. through Thy word, which is Truth 2 , and that after 
 
 this life, we may be with Thee where Thou art, and 
 a Ver. 24. behold Thy glory a . And while we are yet pilgrims 
 
 through this vale of tears, let not our hearts be 
 troubled, neither let them be afraid. May we be 
 soothed in all our sufferings and trials by that Peace 
 
 * Ch. xiv. 27. which Thou givest, not as the world giveth b ; and 
 
 though in the world we may have tribulation, yet 
 may we be of good cheer, knowing that Thou hast 
 
SATURDAY EVENING. 59 
 
 overcome the world 6 , and that Thou art gone up on c John xvi. 33. 
 
 high to prepare a place for us, and will come again, 
 
 and receive us unto Thyself, that where Thou art, 
 
 there we may be also d . d Ch. xiv. 2, 3. 
 
 Even so come, Lord Jesus*. Amen. 
 
 * Rev. xxii. 20. 
 
GO 
 
 PRAYER 
 
 TO BE USED AT ANY TIME, 
 
 O GOD of love and mercy, Author of every good 
 and perfect gift ! hear me for Jesus Christ's sake, 
 whilst prostrate before Thee, I lift up my feeble 
 prayer unto Thee, for myself, and those whom 
 unceasingly I would remember before the Throne 
 ■ James v. ic. of Grace a . 
 
 I 
 
 Take us, I beseech Thee, Father in Heaven, to 
 
 Thy protection, Thy guidance, and Thy blessing. 
 
 All our wants and wishes are naked and open unto 
 
 1 Heb.fr. IS. Thine eyes b , O Thou, who searchest the heart of 
 
 c Psal. cxxxix. man, and knowest his most secret thoughts . Supply 
 
 23. Jcr. xvii. 
 
 10- them, I beseech Thee, out of Thine abundant 
 
 il l Pet. i. 3. mercy d . Increase our faith e , pardon all our sins, 
 
 c Luke xvii. 5. J l 
 
 f Uolin i. 7. wash us in the blood of Christ f , sanctify us by Thy 
 
 s James i. 5; Blessed Spirit, grant unto us spiritual wisdom s and 
 iii. 17. 
 
 '•Actsix.G. understanding, a knowledge of our duty h , light to 
 John viii. 12. ( i irccl UN « alK { grace* u> strengthen us. 
 
 K 2 Cor. mi. 9. tt b 
 
TO BE USED AT ANY TIME. Gl 
 
 O Lord! give unto us, I pray Thee, a new heart; 
 
 put a new spirit within us, take away the stony heart 
 
 out of our flesh, and give us a heart of flesh. O put 
 
 Thy own Spirit within us, and cause us to walk in 
 
 Thy statutes, and to keep Thy judgements, and 
 
 to do them 1 . Incline us diligently to read, and l Ezek. xxxvi. 
 
 meditate upon Thy Holy Word™ with fervent mp sa i.i # 2. 
 
 Acts xvii. 11. 
 prayer. Open our understandings, that we may 2 Tim. Ui. 15 
 
 — 17. 
 
 understand the Scriptures 11 ; and may the blessed n Luke xxiv. 
 
 13—32. 
 
 truths contained in them, sink deep into our hearts, 
 
 and bring forth in us the fruits of a holy life. 
 
 Enable us to submit with perfect resignation to Thy 
 
 will in all things, desiring at all times to be under 
 
 Thy direction and guidance, and assuredly believing 
 
 that Thou, wilt make all things work together for 
 
 good, to those who love° and trust in Thee. Give °Rom.viii.28. 
 
 us sincere repentance, a godly sorrow p for sin, a P2Cor.vii.io. 
 
 deeper sense of our guilt and vileness q , and at the q Job xl. 4. 
 
 same time, more realizing views of the exceeding 
 
 great love and compassion of our dear Redeemer, 
 
 of His power r , and willingness to save all that come » Matt. ix. 6. 
 
 unto God through Him". s John vi. 37. 
 
 Bestow upon us that most precious gift, the spirit 
 of prayer*. Make us to hunger and thirst after 'Zech. xii. io. 
 righteousness, that we may be filled"; and O, may « Matt. v. 6. 
 
62 PRAYER. 
 
 our hearts be as the earth, which drinketh in the 
 rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth 
 herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, that we 
 v Heb. \i. 7. may receive blessing from God T . 
 
 May our affections be daily more and more 
 
 weaned from earthly things, and set upon things 
 
 w Matt - vi - 19 above w . May Thy love be shed abroad in our 
 —21. Col. iii. J J 
 
 !»*■ hearts abundantly, by the Holy Ghost 1 , that we, 
 
 x Rom. v. 5. 
 
 loving Thee above all things, may obtain Thy gra- 
 
 y Rev. iii. 16. cious promises. Preserve us from lukewarmness 7 , 
 
 2 Rom. xii. 11. indolence 2 , and inactivity, and enable us diligently 
 
 a Matt. xxv. to improve the talents committed to our charge 3 . 
 14-30. r & 
 
 In all our enjoyments, be Thou nigh to sanctify 
 
 b lTim.vi. 17. them unto us b , in all our temptations succour us, 
 
 c Matt. xxvi. 
 
 41. l Cor. x. in all our difficulties direct and guide us d ; and 
 
 13. Rev. iii. 
 
 10. finally, when our earthly pilgrimage is ended, may 
 
 d PsaI. xxv.15. . , , . , , „ , 
 
 we enter into that rest which remaineth for the 
 
 « Heb. iv. 9. people of God e . 
 
 O Father of Mercy ! may these petitions find 
 grace in Thy sight, and do Thou send down an 
 answer of peace f , for His sake, who is ever at Thy 
 
 ' Gen. xli. l(i. 
 Isa. lviii. 9; 
 
 iiTs? 4 La " 1 ' "W 1 * h an d g > to make intercession for us 1 ', even for 
 
 * Acts. vii. 55. Jesus Christ's sake, our Blessed Lord and Saviour. 
 Heb. viii. 1. 
 
 L Ch. vii. 25. Amen. 
 
63 
 
 PRAYER. 
 
 SATURDAY EVENING. 
 
 O GOD ! the Creator and Preserver of all men, 
 
 with whom are the issues of life and death a , help me a p sa i. i xv jij # 
 
 20. 
 
 to approach Thee this evening, with an humble, 
 penitent, believing, and thankful heart. Behold, I 
 am as dust and ashes b before Thee, yet reject me b Gen. xviii. 
 not, I beseech Thee, but look upon me as a recon- 
 ciled Father in Christ Jesus ; grant unto me Thy 
 Holy Spirit to help my infirmities ; and that I may e Rom.viii.26. 
 obtain my petitions, make me to ask such things, 
 and in such a manner as shall please Thee d , through a i j h n v . 14. 
 Jesus Christ our Saviour and Intercessor. 
 
 O Lord ! Thy protecting hand has brought me 
 to the conclusion of another week, and O ! how great 
 have been the mercies which have followed me e e Psal. xxiii. 6. 
 through the course of it. I have been as a rebel- # 
 
 lious child f , I have sinned against Thee day by day, f Isa. i. 2. 
 in thought, and word, and deed. I have deserved 
 
G4- PRAYER. 
 
 from Thee only wrath, and behold, Thou hast 
 
 crowned me with loving kindnesses and tender 
 g Psal. ciii. 4. 
 
 h Exod.xxxiv. mercies*. Thou hast been long-suffering 11 , and full 
 
 1 Psal. lxxviii. °f compassion' towards me. Thou hast not dealt 
 
 cxlv. b. with me after my sins, nor rewarded me according 
 
 k Psal. ciii. 10. to my iniquities k , and still Thou waitest to be gra- 
 
 1 Isa. xxx. 18. cious unto me 1 . Let, I pray Thee, Thy great 
 
 goodness, Thy patience and forbearance, lead me 
 
 ■Rom. ii. 4. to repentance™; and, O my Heavenly Father! in 
 
 pleading for myself, suffer me to plead also for my 
 
 beloved friends and relations, and all who have 
 
 asked my prayers, or for whom I have been asked 
 
 to pray. Convince us of sin, of righteousness, and 
 
 n John xvi. 8. of judgement . May we mourn in our hearts with 
 
 • 2 Cor. vii. a godly sorrow , for the many and great sins we 
 
 •> James iv. 8 have committed against Thee p ; may we sincerely 
 
 — 10. 
 
 and heartily resolve henceforward to turn from our 
 n Isa. xxxi. 6. evil ways unto Thee q , the Lord our God. Shouldst 
 
 Jer. xxxi. 18. 
 
 llos. xiv. 2. Thou spare us to see the light of another day, — 
 
 Joel ii. 12, 13. ' & ' 
 
 Zech. ix. 12. shouldst Thou preserve us through another week, 
 O God of Mercy, grant us Thy grace, I earnestly 
 beseech Thee, to love Thee more, and serve Thee 
 better. May the time that is past, suffice us to have 
 
 r J*r. xviii. 12. walked according to our own devices r ; may our 
 
 l'|)lics ii. 3. 
 
 eyes be opened to see, and our hearts be strength- 
 ened to follow, the things that belong unto our peace, 
 
SATURDAY EVENING. 
 
 65 
 
 iest they be hid from our eyes*. Take from us •Lukexix.42. 
 
 the carnal mind, which is death, and give us the 
 
 spiritual mind, which is life and peace*. ' Rom « viii - 6 » 
 
 O pardon, pardon, Lord God, we beseech Thee, 
 all our sins, and wash them away in the blood of 
 Jesus Christ, which cleanseth from all sin a . Enable u 1 John i. 7. 
 us henceforward to bring forth the fruits of the 
 Spirit, love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, 
 goodness, faith, meekness, temperance. May we 
 crucify the flesh, with its affections and lusts, and 
 may we live and walk in the Spirit v . v Gal. v. 22— 
 
 25. 
 
 O Lord ! I beseech Thee to reward tenfold into 
 their own bosoms, all those from whom we have 
 received kindness; and if any have injured or 
 offended us, may we from our hearts forgive them w , w Matt. v. 43 
 
 —48. 
 
 and do Thou grant unto us all, whatsoever things 
 spiritual or temporal we stand in need of. 
 
 O God ! our Preserver, our Redeemer, our 
 Comforter! remember us for good this night. May 
 we, if it be Thy blessed will, have rest and peace ; 
 may the angel of Thy presence* watch over us; x Isa. Ixiii. 9. 
 and may we rise in the morning refreshed and 
 
 F 
 
66 PRAYER 
 
 strengthened, and prepared in body and soul for the 
 holy duties of the Sabbath. 
 
 Hear me, O mercifully hear me, O Lord God ! 
 in these my supplications and prayers, for the sake 
 j Gal. ii. 20. of Him who loved me, and gave Himself for me y , 
 and who now liveth and reigneth with Thee, and 
 the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end. 
 Amen. 
 
(57 
 
 PRAYER 
 
 FOR AN INCREASE IN GRACE AND HOLINESS. 
 
 O Father of Lights ! with whom is no variable- 
 ness, neither shadow of turning, and from whom 
 cometh every good and perfect gift 3 , teach me to a James i. 17. 
 pray b , and hear my prayer for Christ's sake. b Luke xi. l. 
 
 Give me a greater knowledge of my own heart ; 
 
 for, alas ! the heart of man is by nature deceitful 
 
 above all things, and desperately wicked : who can 
 
 knowit c ? Give me a greater abhorrence of sin <] , *; «J er - xv " ; <>• 
 fe ■ d Rom. xu. <>. 
 
 and even the appearance of evil e , and at the same e l Tbess.v. 22 
 
 time, a stronger sense of the love, the pardoning 
 
 love of God, in Christ Jesus f . Give me sincere f John iii. 16. 
 
 repentance, and that broken and contrite spirit, 
 
 which Thou, God, wilt not despise". May my iPfca1.ll.lf. 
 
 repentance and sorrow be of that godly sort, 
 
 which shall work in me, carefulness to avoid 
 
 offence, clearing of my soul from evil dispositions, 
 
 indignation against sin, fear of displeasing Thee, 
 
PRAYER 
 
 *» 2 Cor. vii. 1 1 . vehement desire after holiness, zeal for Thy service h . 
 
 28. John \iii. Wash me, O Lord, in the blood of Christ 1 ; give 
 
 kflfark ix 23 me a true anc ^ stron tt faith k , and a constant sense of 
 
 Ph?xh!ii- tne Divine Presence 1 ; that so the fleeting things of 
 
 ■ lid Ii is tn * s ^ em ma y a PP ear m tne * r true colours, that 
 — 17. 2 Cor. 
 iv. 18. 
 
 neither its joys nor its sorrows may have an undue 
 ■ Philip, iv. n influence over me", and that the precious promises 
 
 2 Pet. i. 4. contained in Thy Holy Word , may be more realized 
 
 to me, and become to me more and more valuable. 
 p Col. ii. 2. 19. Knit p my heart closely unto Thee, and since without 
 i John xv. 5. Him we can do nothing, make me to abide in Christ q . 
 
 O Lord I I earnestly pray Thee to give me a 
 r l Pet. iv. 8. spirit of fervent charity 1 " towards all my fellow- 
 creatures, and more earnest desires for their spiritual 
 s iTim. ii. l. welfare 8 . May I be kind and tender-hearted 4 , 
 
 James v. 10. 
 
 1 John v. ig. carefully avoiding all that may unnecessarily give 
 
 pain, either by word or deed, and doing to others, 
 u Matt. vii. 12. as I would they should do unto me u . Disengage 
 v l J " 11 v. 21. m y heart from all idolatrous love of earthly things v . 
 w Dent.vi.fi. May the love of God w be shed abroad in my heart 
 
 John xiv. 21. 
 
 1 Pet. i. 8. abundantly, by the Holy Ghost* ; and may this 
 
 v Rom. v. 5. 
 
 y John xiv. 15. divine love be the rule and spring of all my actions 7 . 
 
 2 Cor. v. 14, 
 15. 
 
 Give me a heart, open, sincere, and upright, 
 feelings in all things well regulated, and if it be 
 
FOtt GHACK AND HOLINESS. 69 
 
 Thy will, a calm and tranquil spirit. May I be 
 
 careful for nothing, but in every thing, by prayer 
 
 and supplication, with thanksgiving, make known 
 
 my requests unto God 8 . As I have opportunity, * Philip iv. c. 
 
 so enable me to do good unto all men, especially 
 
 unto them who are of the household of faith a , a Gal. vi. 10. 
 
 believing Thou wilt accept my endeavours to serve 
 
 Thee, however unworthy, for Christ's sake, and 
 
 remembering His gracious word of encouragement 
 
 to her, who had anointed His head with precious 
 
 ointment, " She hath done what she could\" h Mark xiv. 8. 
 
 Lord, I desire to cast all my care upon Thee. 
 O enable me to believe and feel that Thou carest 
 for me c . Give me, I beseech Thee, a spirit of c l Pet. v. 7. 
 fervent, persevering prayer d , for myself and others. d L " ke xv »»- 
 
 I. Acts XII. .>. 
 
 O may I pray without ceasing e ; may I watch and pray « i Thess. v. 
 
 that I enter not into temptation f ; may I continue f Matt xxvi# 
 
 in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving g . g col. iv. 2. 
 
 Give me heavenly wisdom h , meekness', and sim- h James i. 5. 
 J ' Matt. v. 5. 
 
 plicity k , a spirit of holy self-denial, that I may daily «< 2 Cor. xi. 3. 
 
 take up my cross, and follow Christ 1 , spiritual 2 4. Liike ix. 
 
 23. 
 
 mindedness™ 1 , and deep humility". m R om . v iii. 6, 
 
 » I'rov. xv. 33, 
 Luke xiv. 11. 
 Acts xx. 19. 
 
 Father ! these are indeed precious gifts, and I 1 Pet. v. 5. 
 am utterly unworthy ; but did not Christ Jesus 
 
70 
 
 THAYER 
 
 ° iTini. i. 15. come into the world to save sinners ? Hast Thou 
 not said, Blessed are they that hunger and thirst 
 
 p Matt. v. 6. after righteousness, for they shall be filled p ? Behold 
 me waiting at the gate of Thy mercy, to be fed with 
 
 n John vi. 35. ^ ne bread of life q . Reject me not; send me not 
 
 48. J ' 
 
 r Mark viii. 3. away fasting, lest I faint by the way r . O my God ! 
 6 Col. i. 19. I plead His Name alone, in whom all fulness dwells 9 . 
 * Heb. vii. 25. Saviour ! intercede for me* ! O let my prayer be 
 
 set before Thee as incense ; let the lifting up of my 
 Kev?viii! s 1 nanc ^ s be unto Thee an acceptable sacrifice", O 
 »Psal.xix.i4. Lord! my Strength and my Redeemer v ! Amen. 
 
 Amen. 
 
71 
 
 PRAYER 
 
 FOR ONE IN AFFLICTION. 
 
 Thou ! who afflictest not willingly, nor grievest 
 
 the children of men a : Thou who pitiest us, even as » Lam. iii. 33. 
 
 a father pitieth his children b , suffer me to approach b Psal.ciii. 13. 
 Thee in the Name of Jesus Christ, our compassion- 
 ate High Priest, who is touched with the feeling 
 
 of our infirmities 6 , and who ever liveth to make c Heb. iv. 15. 
 
 intercession for us d . d Ch. vii. 25. 
 
 e 1 Sam. v. 11, 
 
 O God! Thine hand is very heavy upon me e ; JobmKL7. 
 
 J J r Psal. xxxii. 4. 
 
 Thine arrows stick fast in me f . Mine iniquities f Psal. xxxviii. 
 
 2. 
 are gone over my head as an heavy burden ; they 
 
 are too heavy for me ? . I am troubled, I am bowed % Ver. 4. 
 
 down greatly : I go mourning all the day long h . h Ver. 6. 
 
 Lord, all my desire is before Thee, and my groaning 
 
 is not hid from Thee 1 . I will declare mine iniquity; j Ver. 9. 
 
 1 will be sorry for my sin k . Help me to bear Thine * v er . is. 
 indignation, for I have sinned against Thee 1 ; help » Midi. vii.«>. 
 
72 
 
 PRAYER 
 
 m lPet. v. c. me to humble myself under Thy mighty hand™, 
 and to mourn with a godly sorrow for all the offences 
 I have committed against Thee, my merciful God 
 and Father. Surely in mercy Thou hast now lifted 
 
 n Mich. vi. 9. up Thy rod against me" ; Thou hast hedged up 
 my way with thorns, that I should not depart from 
 
 Hosea ii. g. Thee°. I know, O Lord, that Thou wilt not 
 
 contend for ever ; Thou wilt not be always wrath, 
 lest the Spirit should fail before Thee, and the souls 
 i Isa. lvii. 16. w hich Thou hast made?. 
 
 *» Ver. 19. O God of Love ! speak peace* to my troubled 
 
 1 Psal. xxxv. breast. Say unto my soul, I am Thy salvation r . 
 
 In this my day of trouble I call upon Thee ; O help 
 8 Psal. 1. 15. me, and deliver me, that I may glorify Thee". May 
 1 Lam. itt. 40. I search and try my ways* ; may I be zealous and 
 u Rev. iii. 19. repent" ; and do Thou, for Christ's sake, forgive 
 
 me all my sins. 
 
 Help me to bear my trials with resignation, and 
 v lThess. iv. let me not sorrow as those who have no hope v . O 
 
 13. 
 
 w 2 Cor. xii. 9. let me feel Thy grace sufficient for me w , and looking 
 
 unto Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our Faith, 
 
 may I be enabled to run with patience the race that 
 
 * Heb. xii. i, is set before me*, and have reason to all eternity to 
 
 i Pud. c\ix. sav, ' It was good for me to be afflicted' y . 
 
 71. 
 
FOR ONE IN AFFLICTION. 75 
 
 Send to me, I pray Thee, the Holy Ghost, the 
 
 Comforter 2 , and reveal to me more of Thy loving * johnxiv. 26. 
 
 kindness, and tender mercy 8 . Give me the spirit apsal. xxv. c. 
 
 Hos. ii. 19. 
 of wisdom and revelation, in the knowledge of Christ 
 
 Jesus. May the eyes of my understanding be 
 
 enlightened, that I may know what is the hope of 
 
 His calling, and what the riches of the glory of His 
 
 inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding 
 
 greatness of His power to usward who believe b . O b Eph. i. 17— 
 
 19. 
 
 grant me, according to the riches of Thy glory, to 
 be strengthened with might by Thy Spirit in the 
 inner man. May Christ dwell in my heart by faith c , c ch. Hi. 1G, 
 
 17. 
 
 and may the remembrance of that Rest, which 
 remaineth for the people of God d , sweeten the d Heb. iv. 9. 
 troubles of this mortal life. 
 
 Father ! in submission to Thy blessed will, I 
 beseech Thee, to mitigate my sufferings. O if it be 
 possible, let this cup pass from me e , and restore me « Matt. xxvi. 
 
 39. 
 
 to peace and comfort: but Thou alone knowest what 
 is good for me ; therefore, from my heart enable me 
 to say, « not my will, but Thine, be done 1f ; and to » Luke xxii. 
 
 42. 
 
 cast my care upon Thee, who carest for me g . s l Pet v 7 
 
 O Lord ! I beseech Thee to sanctify these afflic- 
 tions, not only to my good, but also to the good of 
 
74 PRAYER 
 
 all connected with me, that seeing this world to be 
 h Job v. o, 7. one of trouble b and sorrow, and that we know not 
 • Prov. xxvii. what a day may bring forth 1 , we may, from this 
 
 day, earnestly seek to know and follow the things 
 k Lukexix.42. that belong unto our peace k ; so that when these 
 
 our earthly tabernacles are dissolved, we may have 
 
 a building of God, a house not made with hands, 
 ■SCor.T.l. eternal in the Heavens'. Hear me, and receive 
 
 these my supplications, O God, I beseech Thee* 
 
 for Jesus Christ's sake. Amen. 
 
PRAYER ON SUNDAY, 
 
 FOR ONE, WHO, BY ILL HEALTH, IS PREVENTED 
 
 FROM ATTENDING THE HOLY ORDINANCES 
 
 OF THE CHURCH. 
 
 Almighty God ! Creator and Governor of the 
 Universe, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Author 
 of Light and Life ! Thou by whom every hair of 
 our heads is numbered, and without whose know- 
 ledge and permission, not a sparrow falleth to the 
 ground 3 , in obedience to the commands of Thy a Matt. x. 29, 
 dear Son, I, a sinful and helpless creature, have 
 entered into my closet, and shut my door, and would 
 pray to my Father in secret b . O may I so ask, b Ch. vi. o. 
 that I may receive ; so seek, that I may find ; so 
 knock, that it may be opened unto me c . c Ch. vii. 7. 
 
 The flesh is weak, but the spirit is willing 41 . d Ch.xxvi. 41. 
 Blessed encouragement. Lord ! teach and help me 
 to pray with fervour, humility, and faith, trusting 
 alone in my Saviour for acceptance. 
 
 O my Heavenly Father ! this is the holy rest of 
 
76 PRAYER 
 
 ■ Isa. Iviii. 13. Thy Sabbath e , one clay in seven, blest and conse- 
 crated by Thee from the beginning of the world, 
 and especially hallowed by the resurrection of our 
 
 f John xx. i. Lord Jesus Christ from the dead f . This is the day 
 in which the congregations of Thy people assemble 
 
 * Psal. c. 4; themselves together in the courts of Thy house g , to 
 cxxii. 1 ; 
 
 cxxxv. 2. pray unto Thee, and to praise Thee, yea, to humble 
 
 h 2 Chron. vii. 
 
 14 j xxxiv. 27. themselves h , and to rejoice before Thee'. 
 
 'Lev.xxiii.40. 
 
 Deut. xvi. 11. 
 
 k Isa. xxxii. O may Thy Holy Spirit descend from on high k , 
 
 15. 
 
 upon all who shall gather themselves together in 
 
 » Matt, xviii. Thy Name 1 , that they may be enabled to seek Thee 
 
 acceptably, through Jesus Christ. May Thy faithful 
 
 ministers come forth this day, in the fulness of the 
 
 m Rom. xv. 29. blessing of the Gospel of Christ m . May they rightly 
 
 " 2 Tim. ii. 15. divide the word of truth"; may they be permitted 
 
 ° Ch. iv. 2. to speak a word in season to all who hear them; 
 Isa. 1. 4. L 
 
 may the eyes of the blind be opened, the ears of the 
 p Ch. xxxv. 5. deaf unstopped p ; may the faith of the believer 
 1 Ch. vii. 40— be increased q ; may the fallen be raised up r , the 
 
 50. 
 
 • Ch. xix. io. wandering sinner brought back 8 , the broken-hearted 
 1 Ch. iv. is. healed 1 , the feeble strengthened, the tempted suc- 
 u l Cor. x. 13. coured u . May all that wait upon Thee renew their 
 
 strength ; may they mount up with wings as eagles, 
 
 may they run, and not be weary, may they walk, 
 
 > Isa. xl. 29— am | no t fiint*. May Thy richest blessings be 
 
FOR ONE IN ILL HEALTH. 77 
 
 poured out upon Thy faithful people ; and may 
 many, and many, who hitherto have lived regardless 
 of the things of Eternity, be brought this day to cry 
 out in the earnestness of their souls, " What must I 
 do to be saved w ?" w Acts xtL 30 - 
 
 Holy Father x ! God of patience and consolation * ! y Ro m * xv '. 5- 
 who art very pitiful and of tender mercy 2 ; it has l James v. 1 1. 
 pleased Thee, that I should be disabled from 
 attending the sacred services of the Church ; it has 
 pleased Thee to separate me from the congregation 
 of Thy people, and while they are with one heart, 
 and one voice, lifting up their prayers and praises 
 unto Thee, I am a solitary creature, kneeling 
 before Thee. 
 
 Lord ! I pray Thee, that I may not be unmindful 
 of the many and undeserved blessings still remaining 
 to me. Let me not forget Thy benefits 3 , but ac- a Psal. ciii. 2. 
 knowledge them with an humble and thankful heart. 
 Yet Thou knowest my trials are great, yea, often 
 very heavy, and that my soul is often cast down 
 within me. I remember the time when I went with 
 the multitude, when I went with them to the House 
 of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a 
 multitude that kept holiday \ Sometimes my spirit b P* 5 ^-* 1 "- 4 
 
78 
 
 P HAY Kit 
 
 is overwhelmed within me : my heart within me is 
 
 ■ Psal. cxliii. desolate^ ; yet, Lord, I will trust in Thee, and 
 «> Isa. \ii. 2. not be afraid d . Art Thou not the Lord, the Lord 
 
 God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and 
 
 ■ Bsm. xxxiv. aDun( j ant i n goodness and truth e ? Is there not in 
 f Isa. xxvi. 4. the Lord Jehovah everlasting strength f ? O suffer 
 
 not my faith to fail ; be Thou to me a very present 
 « Psal.xlvi. l. help in time of trouble^; and since it is Thy will, 
 that I should be deprived of the help and comfort 
 of holy ordinances, and outward means of grace, 
 may I be enabled to cling more closely and ear- 
 nestly to Him, in whom it hath pleased Thee, that 
 h Col. i. li). all fulness shoirid dwell b . O may I abide in Him, 
 
 • Johnxv. i an( j bring forth fruit abundantly j ; may I grow in 
 
 grace, and in the knowledge and love of our Lord 
 k 2 Fet. iii. 18. Jesus Christ k ; may Thy holy Word be blest to my 
 1 John xiv. 2C. soul, by the teaching of the Spirit 1 ; may I be 
 enabled to believe in it, and understand it, and may 
 I draw therefrom, light and strength, sanctification 
 and comfort. May I humble myself under Thine 
 
 ■ l Pet. v. «. afflicting hand™, and both hope and quietly wait 
 •• Lam. iii. 2G. for the salvation of the Lord n ; and may I, by 
 
 my present trials, be made a partaker of Thy holi- 
 
 • Hel>. xii. io. ness , and more and more meet for the kingdom of 
 
 Heaven. 
 
FOR ONE IN ILI HEALTH. 79 
 
 O God, may I be enabled to love Thee supremely, 
 to love Thee with all my heart, and soul, and 
 strength, and mind p , and may my heart also be p Luke *• 27. 
 filled with a spirit of fervent charity towards all 
 my fellow-creatures q , so that, although now cut off q l Pet. iv - 8 - 
 from Thy earthly temple, I may be permitted, after 
 this life of trial is ended, to join the society of the 
 blest in Thy heavenly temple 1 ", there to dwell for r Rev.vii. 15. 
 ever in the fulness of joy % and to praise and glorify 8 Psal. xvi. 11, 
 Thee through all eternity. 
 
 Hear, Lord, these my earnest petitions, for the 
 sake of my dear Redeemer. Amen. 
 
Our Father, which art in Heaven, hallowed be 
 Thy Name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done 
 on earth as it is in Heaven : give us this day our 
 daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we 
 forgive them that trespass against us; and lead us 
 not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: for 
 Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, 
 for ever and ever. Amen. 
 
 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of 
 God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with 
 us all, evermore. Amen. 
 
HYMNS. 
 
Should the folloioing HYMNS be thought to breathe a more melancholy 
 spirit than our religion of " glad tidings 7 ' is calculated to inspire, 
 the Compiler of this Utile Work would mention, that they were chit fly 
 written during a period of severe and protruded suffering, and refer 
 ^he reader to the annexed words of Holy Inspiration, as, perhaps, 
 some of those in the sacred volume, best calculated to soothe and 
 strengthen the afflicted Christian: — 
 
 " God chastens us for our profit, that we might be partakers of 
 his holiness. Now, no chastening for the present seemeth to be 
 joyous, but grievous ; nevertheless, afterward, it yieldeth the peace- 
 able fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby." 
 
 Heb. xii. 10, 11. 
 
 " Our light affliction which is but for a moment, worketh for us 
 a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory." 
 
 2 Cor. iv. 17. 
 
 " In the world ye shall have tribulation, but be of good cheer, 
 I have overcome the world." 
 
 John xvi. 33. 
 
" Speaking to yourselves in Psalms, and Hymns, and Spiritual 
 Songs, singing and making melody in your heart unto the Lord." 
 
 Ephes. v. 19. 
 
85 
 
 HYMNS 
 
 HYMN I. 
 
 SABBATH. 
 
 " And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it." 
 
 Gen. ii. 3. 
 
 Hail ! sweet return of Holy Rest a ! 
 Sabbath by God supremely blest , 
 Hail ! sacred emblem of that day, 
 When God shall wipe all tears away b ! 
 
 Jesu ! in Thy dear Name we plead, 
 For grace to help in time of need c ; 
 Humble, yet confident, we kneel d , 
 "Till God His pardoning love reveal 6 . 
 
 * Exod. xvi. 23. b Isa, xxv. 8. Rev. xxi. 4. c Heb. iv. 16. 
 J Ephes. iii. 12. ■ John xiv. 21. 
 
86 HYMNS. 
 
 May each tumultuous passion cease, 
 And every soul be filled with peace ; 
 Sweetly may love our voices blend — 
 Jointly our prayers to Heaven ascend f . 
 
 O Thou ! exalted high above, 
 Almighty Father ! God of Love g ! 
 Thou ! from whom all our blessings flow — 
 Thou ! to whom every knee shall bow h , 
 
 Unlock Thy sacred treasures, Lord 1 ; 
 Reveal the glories of Thy word k ; 
 And feed us with that bread from Heaven, 
 By God in sweet compassion given 1 . 
 
 We come for shelter to the rock, 
 Where all Thy weary children flock m ; 
 We come to bask us in the ray n 
 That beams upon the narrow way . 
 
 f Matt, xviii. 19, 20. 9 1 John iv. 8 h Isa. xlv. 23. 
 
 * 2 Cor. iv. 6, 7. k Ch. iv. 4. 1 Tim. i. 11. 
 
 1 John vi. 32. m Isa. xxxii. 2. ■ Mai. iv. 2. 
 
 Matt. vii. 14. 
 
HYMNS. 87 
 
 Lord ! that we may receive our sight p , 
 Pour down a stream of heavenly light ; 
 And as we read each precious line, 
 May all our will be sunk in Thine. 
 
 May holy comfort from on high, 
 Soothe every child of misery ; 
 And every mourning, troubled breast, 
 Find this indeed a day of Rest q . 
 
 p Luke xviii. 41. <> Matt. xi. 28. 
 
88 
 
 HYMN II. 
 
 " They should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after 
 Him, and rind Him." 
 
 Acts xvii. 27. 
 
 Trembling, through dark and troubled paths we grope a , 
 If haply we might find the way of peace b ; 
 
 O ! for a ray to cheer our fainting hope, 
 
 And bid our doubts, and fears, and terrors, cease c . 
 
 Jesu, our Lord ! on Thy unchanging love d 
 
 We cast the burden of our misery e ; 
 Look down in pity, from Thy throne above, 
 
 And help us to adore, and trust in Thee. 
 
 When shall our souls, renewed and grafted in, 
 
 As sacred branches to the Eternal Vine' 
 Burst the vile bonds of unbelief and sin ? , 
 
 And shine in spotless righteousness all thine' 1 . 
 
 Behold ! meek suppliants at Thy feet we bow, — 
 To Thee our wearied eyes from earth we lift ; 
 
 Saviour ! the promised Comforter bestow ; — 
 'Twas Thine the promise : O be Thine the gift 1 ! 
 
 a Isa. lix. 9, 10. b Acts xvii. 27. ■ Ch. xxvii. 20. 29. 
 
 d Heb. xiii. 8. e Psal. lv. 22. r John xv. 5. 
 
 e Rom. viii. 21. h Jer. xxiii. 6. ' John xiv. 16. 
 
HYMN III. 
 
 " Arise ye, and depart, for this is not your rest." 
 
 Micah ii. 10. 
 
 On, weary Pilgrims ! — Glorious is your rest a ! 
 
 Though tempests rage, and rushing floods descend b , 
 With ruthless fury on your troubled breast, 
 
 Fear not, our God is mighty to defend . 
 
 Encircled by the buckler of His love d , 
 
 Danger may threaten us, but cannot harm 6 ; 
 
 His eye is fixed upon us from above f , — 
 Beneath us is the Everlasting Arm 5 . 
 
 And hark! methinks from Heaven a still, small voice h , 
 Whispering sweet accents in our ear, of peace : 
 
 Why weep ye thus, and mourn ? rather rejoice'; 
 In Zion's plains, your wanderings soon shall cease. 
 
 a Isa. xi. 10. b Matt. vii. 25. c Isa. lxiii. 1. 
 
 d Prov. ii. 7. e 1 Pet. iii. 13. f Psal. xxxiii. 18. 
 
 e Deut. xxxiii. 27. h 1 Kings xix. 12. 
 
 i Matt. v. 12. Rom. v. 2. Phil. iv. 4. 
 
90 HYMNS. 
 
 Soon will the Sun of Righteousness arise, 
 
 And heavenly warmth and comfort round you fling ; 
 
 Darkness and doubt before His lustre flies, 
 
 And holiest balm drops healing from His wing k . 
 
 Even now, behold, in Heaven^s arch appears 
 The Morning Star, clear — lovely — bright 1 : 
 
 O troubled souls ! away your doubts and fears, 
 And hail with faith, and joy, returning light. 
 
 k Mai. iv. 2. 
 
 1 Rev. ii. 28. See Scott's Exposition Notes, ver. 24—28. 
 
 2 Pet. i. 19. 
 
M 
 
 HYMN IV. 
 
 " Ye will not come to Me, that ye might have life." 
 
 John v. 40. 
 
 J esq ! we come to bathe our weary souls, 
 Where Mercy's stream her sacred waters rolls a ; 
 River of Love ! — a dying Saviour's blood ! 
 O ! plunge us, Lord, beneath that healing flood. 
 
 Long have we wandered from the path of peace, 
 But O ! in Thee, let all our wanderings cease ; 
 Long have we turned from Mercy's gentle voice, 
 But now we come — we tremble, yet rejoice b . 
 
 Reject us not, though all defiled with sin ; 
 Open Thy fold, Lord ! and take us in c : 
 Wearied and weak, without Thine aid we fall, 
 Be Thou our Strength, our Saviour, and our all. 
 
 »Zech. xiii. 1. b Psal. ii. 11. 
 
 c Luke xv. 3—7. 
 
9^ 
 
 HYMN V. 
 
 " Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith ? 
 
 Matt. viii. 26. 
 
 O ye ! who faint beneath the power 
 Of suffering's agonising hour, — 
 Ye who, by sorrow long opprest, 
 Have sighed, in vain, for earthly rest. 
 
 Yet bear ye on a little space, 
 Plenteous in mercy, and in grace % 
 He, whom ye trust, will soon appear b , 
 And chase away each trembling fear. 
 
 The silent tear that dims your eyes , — 
 The patient prayers that daily rise d ; — 
 All, all, are registered above % 
 By One who chastens you in love. 
 
 a Psal. ciii. 8. 
 
 b Isa. lxvi. 5. Mark vi. 47 — 51. John xvi. 22. 
 
 c Psal. Ivi. 8; cxxvi. 5, G. d Psal. lxv. 2. Luke xviii. 1. 
 
 * Acts x. 4. 
 
HYMNS. 98 
 
 O ye afflicted, tempest- tost ! 
 
 Not comforted ! — ye are not lost f ! — 
 
 A Heavenly Pilot safely guides 
 
 Your struggling bark through adverse tides e . 
 
 From the depths of tribulation h , 
 Ye shall anchor soon in Heaven ' ; 
 Droop not, poor mourners — ye are blest k , 
 Sweet after labour will be rest. 
 
 f Isa. liv. 1 1 . « Matt, viii, 23—27. 
 
 h Acts xiv. 22. Rev. vii. 14. * Heb. vi. 18 — 20. 
 
 k Matt. v. 4. 
 
94 
 
 HYMN VI. 
 
 " When the enemy shall come in like a Bood, the Spirit of 
 the Lord shall lift up a standard against him." 
 
 Isa. lix. 19. 
 
 Spirit of Truth and Life ! whose hallowed streams 
 Can shed sweet lustre o'er earth's cloudy vale ; 
 
 When shall Thy glorious light, Thy sacred beams, 
 O'er the deep darkness of the world prevail 11 ? 
 
 When against Satan will our God appear, 
 And vengeance on the enemy be hurled b ? 
 
 When shall the Lord His standard high uprear c ? 
 When shall His glorious banner be unfurled ? 
 
 Almighty God ! to Thee we lift our eyes*, 
 And plead the promises Thy Word declares 6 ; 
 
 To Thee our hopes, our fervent wishes rise — 
 
 To Thee we cry, Hear, hear, our earnest prayers. 
 
 a Isa. xxv. 7. h Deut. xxxii. 41. c Isa. lix. 19. 
 
 d Psal. exxiii. 
 
 « Isa. xxv.; xxix. 18, 19 ; xxxv.; xlii. 10. Jer. xxxii. 37—12. 
 
HYMNS. <).> 
 
 O may the Spirit of the Lord descend, 
 As floods of water on the thirsty ground f ; 
 
 Then Zion's grief, in holy peace shall end r , 
 
 And righteousness and praise spring forth around h . 
 
 The wilderness shall blossom as the rose 1 ; 
 
 The desert shall become a fruitful field k ; 
 For Z ion's King shall triumph o'er her foes 1 , 
 
 And God's unbounded mercy be revealed" 1 . 
 
 f Isa. xliv. 3. 
 
 s Ch. li. 3. Zeph. iii. 14—20. Zech. ii. 10—13. 
 
 h Isa. lxi. 11. I Ch. xxxv. 1. k Ch. xxxii. 15. 
 
 1 Jer. xxiii. 5, 6. Zech. ix. 9; xiv. 9. 
 
 m John xiii. 7. Rom. viii. 18. 1 Cor. ii. 9. Jude, ver. 21. 
 
9G 
 
 H Y M N V 1 1. 
 
 " Messed are the dead which die in the Lord." 
 
 Rev. xiv. 13. 
 
 Christian ! thou art gone to rest*, 
 On thy dear Redeemer's breast b , 
 Hushed are all thy busy fears, 
 God has wiped away thy tears . 
 
 Thou, before thy Saviour's face d , 
 All His depth of love can trace e ; 
 Sweet thy soul's enraptured lays f , 
 Loud thy hallowed song of praise s . 
 
 Happy Spirit ! thou art flown, 
 Where distress is never known h ; 
 Never shalt thou feel again 
 Anguish for a brother's pain. 
 
 Where thy winged footsteps rove, 
 All is light, and peace, and love ' ; 
 Heavenly glories round thee shine, 
 Everlasting joys are thine k . 
 
 a Isa. lvii. 2. Heb. iv. I. 9. b Matt. xi. 28. 
 
 c Rev. vii. 17 ; xxi. 4. * 1 Cor. xiii. 12. 1 John iii. 2. 
 
 " John xiii. 7. ' Kt v. v. B, 0. I Vet. 12. 
 
 l > Job iii. 17. ' Rev. xxi. :*, 4. k lsa. xxxv. 10. 
 
HYMXS. 97 
 
 Hateful Sin's envenomed dart 
 Never more shall pierce thy heart ' ; 
 All thy sins have been forgiven", 
 Blest inhabitant of Heaven ! 
 
 Disappointment cannot fling 
 O'er thy joys her darksome wing ; 
 God's own beams around thee play", 
 Sighing and grief are fled away°. 
 
 Christian ! thou hast fought the fight p , 
 Strong in thy Redeemer's might : 
 Christian ! thou the race hast run, 
 And the heavenly prize is won q . 
 
 1 Rev. xxi. 27 ; xxii. 3. ■ 1 John ii. 12. » Rev. xxi. 23. 
 
 Isa. xxxv. 10. P2Tim. iv. 7. 
 
 i 1 Cor. ix. 24—27. Heb. xii. 1, 2. 
 
98 
 
 HYMN VIII. 
 
 " When He was yet a great way off, His Father saw Him, 
 
 and had compassion." 
 
 Luke xv. 20. 
 
 Father ! again in Jesu's name we meet, 
 And bow in penitence beneath Thy feet : 
 Again to Thee our feeble voices raise, 
 To sue for mercy, and to sing Thy praise. 
 
 O we would bless Thee for Thy ceaseless care, 
 And all Thy works from day to day declare* : 
 Is not our life with hourly mercies crowned b ? 
 Does not Thine arm encircle us around ? 
 
 Alas ! unworthy of Thy boundless love, 
 Too oft our feet, from Thee, our Father, rove ; 
 But now, encouraged by Thy voice we come, 
 Returning sinners to a Father's home c . 
 
 O by that Name, in whom all fulness dwells d — 
 O by that Love, which every love excels 6 — 
 O by that Blood, so freely shed for sin f , 
 Open sweet mercy's gate, and take us in. 
 
 » Psal. lxxi. 17. b Psal. ciii. 4. c Luke xv. 11—32. 
 
 *» Col. i. 19. • 1 John W. 9. 10. f Matt. xxvi. 28. 
 
99 
 
 HYMN IX. 
 
 " He hidetli Himself that I cannot see Him, but He knowt th 
 
 tlie way that I take." 
 
 Job xxiii. 9, 10. 
 
 Mt Saviour ! when I read Thy word, 
 
 I cast away my fear, 
 A cloud conceals Thee from my sight, 
 
 But yet I know Thee near 3 . 
 
 I mourn, for Thou art all to me b , 
 
 My light, my joy, my God ! 
 The hours in heaviness roll on, 
 
 Yet still I kiss the rod c . 
 
 A silent tear oft trickles down d , 
 
 While busy memory 
 Recals the peace, the tranquil joy, 
 
 Of days and years gone by. 
 
 Is it in love Thou dost rebuke e , 
 
 To break each earthly tie ? 
 Is it to make me like Thyself f , 
 
 More pure, more heavenly ? 
 
 * Job xxxiii. 1 — 10 h Psal. xxx. 7; xlii.; xliii. 
 
 c Mieah vi. 9. (i Fsal. Ivi. 8; oxxvi. 5. Lam. iii. 49, .">0. 
 
 e Rev. iii. 19. ' Heb. xii. 10. 
 
100 HYMNS. 
 
 Did>t Thou not suffer anguish deep — 
 
 O deeper, far, than mine ? 
 Saviour ! Eternal Son of God ! 
 
 Was ever grief like Thine* ? 
 
 Hast Thou not drained the lowest dregs 
 
 Of earthly woe for me h ? 
 And shall a child of dust refuse j 
 
 To share this cup with Thee* ? 
 
 Saviour, uphold me, and O bid 1 
 
 My rebel heart be still ; 
 Then shall I patiently adore, 
 
 And wait the Almighty will. 
 
 Then will I follow Thee through all, 
 Rich in Thy changeless love m ; 
 
 O let me suffer with Thee here, 
 And reign with Thee above". 
 
 s Lam. i. 12. 
 
 '• Matt, xxvii. 46. * Eccles. iii. 20. Lam. iii. 39. 
 
 "Johnxviii.il. ' 2 Cor. xii.9. 
 
 * John xiii. 1. Heb. xiii. 8. ■ 2 Tim. ii. 12. 
 
101 
 
 HYMN X. 
 
 " Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall he comforted." 
 
 Matt. v. 4. 
 
 Bright silver star, whose tender light* 
 Beams through the darkness of the night, 
 Peaceful, through stormy clouds, thy ray 
 Holds on its mild and hallowed sway. 
 
 Sweet emblem, Thou, of that pale light, 
 Which gleams athwart his deepest night, 
 When clouds on clouds tempestuous roll 
 Around a suffering Christian's soul. 
 
 Thy beams are powerless to impart 
 Comfort to his dejected heart ; 
 Nor can thy clear, but distant ray 
 Throw Light upon his weary way. 
 
 Yet, O sweet mercy ! he can trace, 
 
 In the mild lustre of thy face ; 
 
 Though cold thy beam, it shines from Heaven ; 
 
 Christian, fear not — thou art forgiven. 
 
 a 2Pet. i. 19. 
 
102 
 
 HYMN XL 
 
 " Conic unto Me all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and 
 
 I will give you rest." 
 
 Matt. xi. 28. 
 
 Come, Pilgrims, to your Saviour's breast; 
 O come, and He will give you rest ; 
 He calls you with His heavenly voice ; 
 Come ye, rest sweetly, and rejoice. 
 
 Cast ye your burdens on the Lord 3 , 
 Cling to His cross, and trust His word ; 
 Has He not said, Come ye, and live b ? 
 Has He not promised all to give* ? 
 
 Are ye in darkness ? — He is light d , 
 Come, and ye shall receive your sight 6 ; 
 Are ye afflicted ? — He has balm, 
 The wildest throbs of grief to calm'. 
 
 Ye need not tremble : He is Love ? ; 
 O raise your hands, your hearts above •' , 
 Ask what ye will, ye shall receive ; 
 Pilgrims, fear not — only believe'. 
 
 * Psul. Iv 22. b John v. 10. c Ch. xiv. 11, 15 ; xv. 7. 
 
 •' John viii. 12. e Luke iv. 18; xviii. 35 — 43. 
 
 ' Ua. I\i. I. Matt. ix. :i.">. 1 John iv. 8—10. 
 
 >' Lam. iii. 11. ' Mark v. 36. 
 
103 
 HYMN XII. 
 
 CHRISTMAS. 
 
 " Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy." 
 
 Luke ii. 10. 
 
 Christians I awake the song of praise, 
 
 And loud to Heaven, Hosannas raise, 
 
 Well it becomes us to record 
 
 The birth-day of our Infant Lord. 
 
 We sing Salvation ! — glorious scheme ! 
 Wonder of Heaven, celestial theme a , 
 The glories of a Throne on high, 
 Exchanged for helpless infancy. 
 
 O work, by Sovereign mercy wrought, 
 
 O love, surpassing human thought ! 
 
 The breadth, the length, the depth, the height, 
 
 Unfathomable — infinite b . 
 
 We hail a Saviour, Christ the Lord c ! 
 A new-born babe, the eternal Word d ! 
 Lord, while our spirits upward soar, 
 We fall before Thee, and adore 6 . 
 
 » 1 Pet. i. 12. '' Rom. xi. 33. « Luke ii. 11. 
 
 d Luke ii. 12. Rev. xix. 13. » Matt. ii. 11. 
 
104 HYMK6. 
 
 Hark! Seraph voices rend the sky f ! 
 Join we the Angelic Minstrelsy: — 
 Let every eye be fixed above, 
 And beam with gratitude and love. 
 
 O Christians, high your voices raise, 
 Join in one burst of joy and praise, 
 u Glory to God, and peace on earth; 1 
 Sweet Anthem on a Saviour's birth. 
 
 1 Luke ii. 13, 14. 
 
105 
 HYMN XIII. 
 
 GOOD FRIDAY. 
 
 " A man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief." 
 
 Isa. liii. 3. 
 
 Marked ye that low and troubled moan, 
 That deep and agonizing groan * ? 
 Heard ye that loud and bitter cry, 
 Rending the heights of Calvary b ? 
 
 Darkness around creation spreads*, 
 Ye mountains, veil your towering heads, 
 Hide, glowing sun, your radiant beams, 
 Emblem of Him, whose life-blood streams. 
 
 All nature weeps — and shall thine eye 
 Unthinking man, alone be dry? 
 Will ye not gaze a moment here ? 
 And can ye gaze without a tear? 
 
 O pause awhile — behold — and mourn. — 
 For you, that heart with grief is torn : 
 For you, that soul's deep agony, 
 Bleeding for your iniquity d . 
 
 a Matt. xxvi. 36— 46. Mark xiv. 32—42. Luke xxii. 41—44. 
 
 b Matt, xxvii. 46. 50. Mark xv. 34. c Luke xxiii. 44, 45. 
 
 A Isa. liii. 4—6. 
 
TOG HTMlfS. 
 
 That eye which wept beside the tomb* 
 Of one beloved, in darkest gloom 
 Is fixed, no more to overflow 
 Compassionate for earthly woe f . 
 
 And see, those lips of wisdom close, 
 Hushed in Death's silent, grim repose, 
 Whose heavenly tones oft soothed the sad, 
 And made the trembling mourner glad g . 
 
 Yet, ere their gentle accents cease, 
 One sweet, last prayer they breathe of peace : — 
 " Father, forgive" — O words of love h , 
 Wafted on angels'* wings above! 
 
 e John xi. 35. f Luke xix. 41. e Ch. vii. 36—50. 
 
 b Luke xxiii. 34. 
 
107 
 
 HYMN XIV. 
 
 PART I. EASTER EVE. 
 
 " Smite the Shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered." 
 
 Zech. xiii. 7. 
 
 " O Israel's Shepherd! where art Thou? 
 
 Thy trembling sheep are fled, 
 Terror and grief have scattered them, 
 
 And every hope is dead." 
 
 Whence are these murmuring sounds of grief? 
 
 Who art thou mourning so? 
 Is it thy Spirit, Jerusalem, 
 
 Filling night's ear with woe a ? 
 
 Alas! for thee, thou guilty one b ! 
 
 Thy deep iniquity 
 By earth and heaven is mourned', but O, 
 
 Satan hath blinded thee d . 
 
 * Isa. iii. 26; xiii. 6; lxv. 14. Jer. iv. 8; xiv. 2. 
 
 b Jer. xv. 5,6. Ezek. xxii. 4. Zeph. iii. 1 — 7. 
 
 c Jer. viii. 18—22 ; ix. 1. Lam. iii. 42—51. Ezek. ii. 10. 
 
 Micah vi. 1 — 5. Hos. vi.; vii. 1. 11 — 16; xi. 
 d Isa. xxii. 12— 14. Jer. xiii. 16. 2 Cor. iii. 14. 
 
108 RYMKS. 
 
 The lips that warned thee of thy fete*, 
 
 Are silent in the tomb, 
 And thy own savage hands have pierced f 
 
 The heart that wept thy doom*. 
 
 Still dost thou rear thy haughty brow*, 
 
 Defying heaven^s wrath ', 
 But soon the Almighty arm upraised k 
 
 Shall crush thee as the moth 1 . 
 
 Jerusalem! thou art ruined™! 
 
 Thy own proud heart has riven 
 The covenant of love once thine", 
 
 O favoured Child of Heaven ! 
 
 ■ Matt, xxiii. 36—38. f John xix. 34. s Luke xix. 41. 
 h Isa. xxvi. 5 ; xxviii. 1 ; xlviii. 4. Jer. xiii. 9. 
 
 1 Ezek. xii. 22. Micah hi. 1 1. k Jer. xxi. 5. 
 
 1 Jer. xiii. 14. Psal. xxxix. II. 
 
 m Isa. iii. 8. Ezek. vii. 1—4. Joel ii. 1, 2. Zeph. i. 14—18. 
 
 ■ Deut. xxviii. Jer. xi. 1 — 10. 
 
109 
 
 PART II EASTER DAY. 
 
 " He is not here, but is risen." 
 
 Luke xxiv. 0. 
 
 But see! the third day's earliest dawn 
 
 Chases the night away, 
 And faintly gleams across the East, 
 
 Mild harbinger of day. 
 
 What gentle form is passing there", 
 
 Bearing a burden sweet q ? 
 Now drawing near the sepulchre r 
 
 With slow and timid feet? 
 
 And now she bends her o'er the tomb 
 
 Of one she thinks still sleeps ; 
 She finds Him not, yet still, in love 
 
 She lingers there and weeps 8 . 
 
 And was it thou, whose mournful voice 
 
 Breathed forth that tender moan ? 
 A timid woman ! — hast thou dared 
 
 To wander here alone? 
 
 Matt, xxviii. 1. p John xx. 1. i Mark xvi. 1, 
 
 r John xx. I. »Ch. xx. 11. 
 
110 HVMNv 
 
 Why weepest thou ? — whom seekest thou *, 
 
 Daughter of Galilee? 
 Have all thy Master's gracious words u 
 
 Fled from thy memory? 
 
 O slow of heart to understand 
 
 All that the Scripture saith\ 
 Ardent in gratitude and love, 
 
 But O how weak in faith. 
 
 Arise! lift up thyself from earth, 
 
 A voice is calling thee w ; 
 An eye that beams with heavenly truth, 
 
 Is gently fixed on thee. 
 
 She turns, — she listens, — but her heart 
 
 Still throbs with grief and fears ; 
 She gazes — but she sees Him not 1 , 
 
 Her eye is dim with tears. 
 
 " Mary!" — O voice of Sovereign power- ! 
 
 Accents divinely sweet : — 
 Now, now she hails her risen Lord, 
 
 And falls beneath his feet. 
 
 •John xx. 15. ■ Matt. xx. 17—19. John xvi. 22. 
 
 v Luke xxiv. 25, 2C. tt John xx. 15. 
 
 ■ John xx. 14. I Ver. 16. 
 
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 And now to Galilee she hastes*, 
 
 Her footsteps winged with speed, 
 Brethren! He lives, the Crucified a ! 
 
 The Lord is risen indeed b ! 
 
 glorious tidings of great joy c ! 
 
 Seal of futurity d ! 
 We too, would hail Thee, and adore, 
 
 Lord of eternity 6 ! 
 
 O help us all, the engrafted Word 
 
 With meekness to receive f ; 
 Blessed are they who have not seen, 
 
 And yet on Thee believe 5 . 
 
 1 Matt, xxviii. 7. Mark xvi. 7. 10. a Ver. 6. 
 
 b Luke xxiv. 34. c Matt, xxviii. 8. 
 
 d Rom. viii. 11. 1 Cor. xv. 20—26. 1 Pet. i. 3, 4. 
 
 e Rev. i. 18. f James i. 21. s John xx. 29. 
 
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