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 voice of my cry, my King and my Lord ! 
 for an to thee will I pray." — Ps. V, 1. 2. 
 
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 PREFACE. 
 
 THIS small but excellent book 
 of Prayers, originally written in 
 the German language, has had an 
 extensive circulation among the 
 German part of our citizens, as well 
 as among the countrymen of its tru- 
 ly worthy author; a number of edi- 
 tions in the German language have 
 found a ready sale, and frequent en- 
 quiries have been made for it in the 
 English language by those who have 
 made use of it, and have tested its 
 excellency, which has induced the 
 publisher to have it translated. — 
 ! The translation is not indeed a lit- 
 eral one, but whilst the translator 
 has availed himself of the liberty of 
 expressing himself freely, yet in no 
 instance has he departed from the 
 sense and spirit of the author's de- 
 votions. 
 
VI PREFACE. 
 
 The Prayers are in a great meas- 
 ure composed of Scripture passages, 
 interspersed and connected with the 
 devotional feelings v,t its author — 
 they breathe a spirit of true heart- 
 felt piety, and are an evidence that 
 the author was indeed a man of God. 
 
 THE PUBLISHER. 
 
PRAYERS. 
 
 Prayer before ive enter the house 
 of God. 
 
 ALMIGHTY GOD! Heavenly 
 Parent, in reliance upon thine 
 abundant mercy, 1 will enter thy 
 earthly sanctuary, and worship to- 
 ward thy holy temple in thy fear. 
 Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteous- 
 ness, make thy way straight before 
 my face — make me to go in the path 
 of thy commandments, for thou art 
 
 > my Lord and the God of my salva- 
 tion. Thy dwelling is my delight, 
 and my soul longeth after the as- 
 semblies of thy saints, who praise 
 and adore thy name. How amiable 
 are thy tabernacles , O Lord of 
 
 i hosts ! My soul longeth, yea, even 
 
8 PRAYER FOR SUNDAY MORNING. 
 
 fainteth for the courts of the Lord. 
 O come, let us worship and bow 
 down ; let us kneel before the Lord 
 our Maker; for he is our God, and 
 we the people of his pasture and the 
 sheep of his fold. Exalt ye the 
 Lord our God, and worship at his 
 footstool, for he is holy. My prayer 
 is unto thee, O Lord, in an accept- 
 able time ; O God, in the multitude 
 of thy mercy hear me, in the truth 
 of thy salvation. Amen. 
 
 PRAYER. 
 
 For Sunday Morning. 
 
 Lord, our Heavenly Father, 
 Eternal God, blessed be thine al- 
 mighty power, adored thine infinite 
 goodness, and praised thine eternal 
 wisdom and truth, that in the dan- 
 gers of the night which has just 
 passed, thine arm was stretched out 
 for my protection, that thou hast per- 
 mitted me to rest my weary limbs 
 
PRAYER FOR SUNDAY MORNING. 9 
 
 secure and safe under the shadow 
 of thy wings — that thou hast pre- 
 served me from the evil one and from 
 his evil machinations, and that thy 
 fatherly care has been manifested to- 
 wards me, Therefore I praise thee 
 for thy mercy and thy wondrous 
 works towards the children of men, 
 I will praise the Lord with my 
 whole heart in the assembly of the 
 upright, [Ps. 3, J.] and in the con- 
 gregation, his praise shall continu- 
 ally be in my mouth, [Ps. 34, 1.] 
 — my soul shall bless the Lord at 
 all times and all that is within me 
 thy holy name; let me never forget 
 thy mercies and the multitude of thy 
 favours — let the praise-offering of 
 my lips, which I bring unto thee in 
 the morning, in the simplicity of 
 soul, prove an acceptable offering in 
 thy sight — I pray thee to be with 
 me this day, preserve me from every 
 danger, ward off every thing which 
 may prove injurious to my body and 
 
 2 
 
10 PRAYER FOR SUNDAY MORNING. 
 
 hurtful to my soul ; give thy holy 
 angels charge concerning me, that 
 they guard me in all my ways, sur- 
 round me with thy defence, and make 
 me to go in the path of thy com- 
 mandments, that I may walk with- 
 out blemish in thy service, as the 
 children of light, to thy honour and 
 glory. — Preserve me from the evil 
 one, and the seduction, temptations 
 and snares of the world ; subdue 
 my passions, that I may not be 
 overcome by them, and sin against 
 thee, O God, and thus by my sins 
 provoke thee to anger — Lead and 
 direct me by thy holy spirit, that I 
 may undertake, perform, speak or 
 think nothing, except that which is 
 pleasing in thy sight, and tends to 
 the honour of thy glorious Majesty. 
 Behold Lord I give myself up to 
 thee entirely, this day, as thine own ; 
 all my powers and faculties both of 
 body and soul, I would submit to 
 the direction of thy will, and com- 
 
PRAYER FOR SUNDAY EVENING. 11 
 
 mit into thy hands my temporal and 
 spiritual concerns. Enable me to 
 present my body a living sacrifice, 
 holy, acceptable unto God, that I 
 may render unto thee a reasonable 
 and acceptable service ; therefore, O 
 Holy Father, Almighty God, let me 
 be thine own, direct my heart, spirit 
 and thoughts in such a manner, that 
 I may know, understand, and love 
 nothing as much as thee. [Ps. 5,3.] 
 My voice shalt thou hear in the 
 morning, Lord — in the morning 
 will I direct my prayer unto thee, 
 and will look up, early will I call 
 upon thee, and my praise shall not 
 cease in the night, through Jesus 
 Christ. Amen. 
 
 PRAYER 
 
 For Sunday Evening. 
 
 Eternal God! most merciful 
 Father ! let my prayer be set forth 
 before thee as incense, and the lift- 
 
12 PRAYER FOR SUNDAY EVENING. 
 
 ing up of my hands as the Evening 
 Sacrifice, [Ps. 141, 2.] whilst I 
 most heartily praise and thank thee, 
 that thou hast preserved me this day 
 and all the days of my life from evil 
 and calamitv — that thv angels have 
 been made to watch over me, and 
 that I have been preserved from the 
 enemy of souls ; I pray thee pardon 
 all my sins, forgive what I have 
 done amiss, and do thou this night 
 further surround me with the guard 
 of thv holv amrels — may they prove 
 as a bulwork and defence arouud my 
 bed, that I may escape the devices 
 and temptations of the devil. In 
 kindness aud tender mercy behold 
 me the creature of thy hand — Save 
 me with thine outstretched arm, for 
 with my soul have I desired thee in 
 the night; yea with my spirit with- 
 in me, will I seek thee early, [Isa. 
 26, 9.] — I long after thy mercy and 
 my soul trusteth in thee, the Living 
 God ; thou art my refuge in times 
 
PRAYER FOR SUNDAY EVENING. 13 
 
 of deep distress, and a faithful Sav- 
 iour. Behold Lord whether we sleep 
 or watch, we are thine — whether we 
 live or die thou art our God; there- 
 fore cry I unto thee, let thy Grace 
 ever be nigh ; surround me with the 
 defence of thy power, and grant that 
 I may rest secure, enjoy a quiet 
 sleep, and in the morning awake in 
 health and renewed strength. In the 
 time of trouble hide me in thy pa- 
 vilion, in the secret of thy tabernacle 
 hide thou me — ^Hear, O Lord, when 
 I cry with my voice, and I shall fear 
 no evil, though I walk through the 
 valley and shadow of death I will 
 fear no evil ; for thou art with me, 
 thy rod and thy staff comfort me — 
 Grant, Lord, thy grace, that my body 
 may repose sweetly in sleep, but 
 that my soul may ever be found 
 watchful, and that thou mayest con- 
 tinually be the desire of my heart: 
 May I ever be enabled so to keep 
 thee in remembrance, that the night 
 
14 PRAYER FOR SUNDAY EVENING. 
 
 of sin may not overtake me — Keep 
 me from sinful and abominable 
 dreamings, deliver me from restless 
 watchfulness, from over - anxious 
 cares,from evil and wicked thoughts, 
 and from every harm. Behold, my 
 Lord and my God, to thy gracious 
 keeping I commend myself according 
 to body and soul, as well as my dear 
 family, and all who are united to me 
 by their ties of relationship and 
 friendship. May it please thee to 
 deliver us : Remove not from us thy 
 tender mercy — let thy loving kind- 
 ness and truth encompass us ; O 
 clothe us this night with thy good- 
 ness, surround us on everv side with 
 thy grace, and may we rest upon thy 
 loving kindness, that our bodies may 
 be secure from harm and our souls 
 experience no evil. 
 
PRAYER FOR MONDAY MORNING. 15 
 
 PRAYER 
 
 For Monday Morning. 
 
 O Thou Immortal, merciful God. 
 as thou didst in the law command 
 thine ancient people to bring a sacri- 
 fice of praise unto thee every morn- 
 ing, for thy preserving care and good- 
 ness, so likewise I esteem it my duty 
 to bring my morning sacrifice daily 
 unto thee and praise thy holy Name, 
 that through the exceeding riches oi 
 thy grace and mercy, I have been 
 preserved this night from all evil and 
 harm, both of body and soul, and es- 
 pecially from the assaults of the greai 
 enemy. If thou hadst not been my 
 shield and defence, innumerable evih 
 would have surrounded and dangei 
 have overcome me, that I could noi 
 have left my bed and risen in healtl 
 — Therefore doth it become me tc 
 praise my God. Early do I seek 
 thee, and in the morning shall my 
 prayer ascend unto thee, that thoi 
 
16 PRAYER FOR MONDAY MORNING. 
 
 wouldst this day preserve me and all 
 mine, from the devices and power of 
 the devil, from sin and shame, and 
 from all evil — in this morning hour 
 may thy grace be abundantly bestow- 
 ed upon me, for without thee I shall 
 not be able to do any thing in a man- 
 ner acceptable unto thee : on this day 
 enable me to begin and end all my 
 undertakings in thy name, and as it 
 becomes thy children ; may all that 
 I do tend to thy honor and glory, 
 and to the welfare of my fellow-men. 
 Preserve my soul together with all 
 its powers and faculties, my under- 
 standing and reason unto me O Lord, 
 that I may ever guard against the 
 deceitfulness of the great adversary 
 of souls — Protect me from the de- 
 struction that wasteth at noon day — 
 Defend me from all open and avow- 
 ed as well as from all secret enemies, 
 that with all their cunning, their 
 plans and their contrivances, with all 
 their power and rage, exerted pub- 
 
PRAYER FOR MONDAY MORNING. IT 
 
 licly or privately, they shall not in- 
 jure nor destroy me. 
 
 O Lord, Father and God of my 
 life, give me not a proud look, but 
 turn away from thy servants always 
 a haughty mind. Turn away from 
 me vain hopes and concupiscence — 
 Let not the greediness of the belly 
 nor lust of the flesh take hold of me; 
 and give not over thy servant unto 
 an impudent mind : through thy as- 
 sistance I will pluck out and cast 
 from me the eye that would offend 
 me by a renunciation of all sinful de- 
 sires of the heart. Take away from 
 me every thing which is displeasing 
 unto thee and hurtful to myself; and 
 bestow that which is pleasing in thy 
 sight, and which will burthen my 
 happiness, so that with a believing 
 heart I may serve thee. Look down 
 upon me, thou Saviour of the world, 
 with an eye of pity and compassion, 
 enlighten mine eyes that I may see, 
 and my heart that I may understand, 
 
18 PRAYER FOR MONDAY EVENING. 
 
 so that 1 may walk by the brightness 
 of thy light which enlightens me, 
 and may I never loose thee, The 
 Great Eternal Lidit. Amen, 
 
 \*v 
 
 PRAYER 
 
 For Monday livening. 
 
 O thou powerful and everlasting 
 God, Father of our Lord Jesus 
 Christ, I would tender unto thee my 
 heartfelt acknowledgments of grati- 
 tude, that through thy divine protec- 
 tion, this day has been spent tree 
 from all danger and harm, that no 
 destructive fires, nor deluging waters 
 have been heard of nor come nigh 
 me; that ravenous beasts of prey 
 have not torn me to pieces; that I 
 have not fallen by the edge of the 
 sword ; that my enemies have not 
 overcome me; that neither thieves 
 nor robbers have not broken in upon 
 me, and that no accident has injured 
 |iie, or brought me nigh unto death. 
 
PRAYER FOR MONDAY EVENING. 19 
 
 In short, that I have not come into 
 perils and dangers, threatening both 
 body and soul, I have to attribute to 
 thy mercy, for thou hast preserved 
 me in all my ways ; I beseech thee 
 now furthermore pardon all the sins 
 I have committed against thee in 
 former times, and take me and all 
 those who arc near and dear unto me 
 into thy keeping, this night and 
 through the remainder of our pil- 
 grimage here below ; in mercy pre^ 
 serve us from all fear and distress, 
 from the delusions and craftiness of 
 the devil, wherewith he endeavors to 
 subdue us, both by day and by night 
 
 s — preserve us from the pestilence 
 that walketh in darkness, and from 
 the snares of the enemy: deliver us 
 from the net and the snares laid to 
 entrap our souls. Let not the tempt- 
 ations of the evil one be greater than 
 our strength, but rescue us, O Lord> 
 
 | from every danger which may threat- 
 en either body or soul ; for thou Lord 
 
20 PRAYER FOR MONDAY EVENING. 
 
 art my rock and my fortress and my 
 deliverer: My God, my strength, in 
 thee will I trust, my buckler and the 
 horn of my salvation and my high 
 tower. [Ps. 18, 3.] Therefore thou 
 ever faithful God, let thy waking 
 eyes be upon me, and prove thou my 
 defence from the power and attacks 
 of the great enemy ; be our watch and 
 guard, surround us with thy protec- 
 tion as with a wall, that nothing can 
 harm us, for in thee alone is our salv- 
 ation — to thee do I raise mine eyes, 
 from thee alone cometh our help. Our 
 help cometh from the Lord who hath 
 created heaven and earth. Behold, 
 as the eyes of servants look unto the 
 hand of their masters, and as the 
 eyes of a maiden unto the hand of 
 her mistress, so our eyes wait upon 
 the Lord our God, until that he have 
 mercy upon us : Have mercy upon 
 us, O Lord have mercy upon us, for 
 we are exceedingly filled with con- 
 tempt. Lift upon me the light of thy 
 
PRAYER FOR TUESDAY MORNING. 21 
 
 countenance, that I may not sleep 
 the sleep of death, O thou that livest 
 and reignest throughout eternity. 
 Amen. 
 
 PRAYER 
 
 For Tuesday Morning. 
 
 Blessed he God, the creator of 
 heaven and earth ! Blessed be the 
 Lord God, the God of Israel, who 
 only doeth wondrous things. And 
 blessed he his glorious name forever! 
 who hath created the day and the 
 night, and divided the light and the 
 darkness, and who hath ordained 
 that as long as time shall be and the 
 earth stand, they shall not cease; 
 in order that mankind may rest in 
 the hours of silent darkness and re- 
 turn by morning light to their daily 
 avocations. Lord how manifold are 
 thy works ; in wisdom hast thou 
 made them all ; the earth is full of 
 thy goodness. For these thy mercies 
 we should praise thee, before yet the 
 
22 PRAYER FOR TUESDAY MORNING. 
 
 sun arise, and draw nigh unto thee 
 with the dawn of the morning. — 
 Therefore do I now again appear in 
 thy presence, to praise thee for the 
 quiet repose and refreshing sleep 
 which in the past night 1 have en- 
 joyed, and that I am tills morning 
 again permitted to rise in health and 
 gladness, I beseech thee, preserve 
 my soul this day as it were in the 
 hollow of thy hand and keep my 
 body in health and safety, secure 
 from the multiplied calamities which 
 surround me. Be thou unto me a 
 mighty protection and a strong stay, 
 a defence from heat, and a cover from 
 the sun at noon, a preservation from 
 stumbling and a help from falling, 
 [Sir. 34, 16.] that no calamity over- 
 take me. O merciful God, grant 
 that as knowing the time, that now 
 it is high time to arise out of the sleep 
 of sin and unrighteousness, for now 
 our salvation is nearer than when 
 we believed, and since the night is 
 
f>RAYER FOR TUESDAY MORNING. 23 
 
 far spent and the day is at hand, 
 grant that we may therefore cast off 
 the works of darkness, and put on 
 the armor of lights that we may walk 
 honestly as in the day : not in riot- 
 ins: and drunkenness, not in cham- 
 bering and wantonness, not in strife 
 and enjoying, but that we may put 
 on the Lord Jesus Christ in true 
 faith and goodness. Waken me O 
 Lord in the morning, and incline my 
 ear to hear thy word, that I may re- 
 ceive the same in faith and treasure 
 it up in my heart — and complying 
 with its directions, listen to the cries 
 and supply the wants of the poor 
 and distressed; and when again in 
 days of distress I call upon thee, O 
 lend a listening ear to the voice of 
 my supplications, and despise not 
 the prayer of my soul when death 
 draws nigh. Early shall my prayer 
 come before thee, incline thine ear to 
 my cries, and in the morning fill us 
 with thy grace, then shall we delight 
 
£4 PRAYER FOR TUESDAY EVENING. 
 
 and rejoice in thee all our days. — 
 Amen. 
 
 PRAYER 
 
 For Tuesday Evening. 
 
 Merciful God, Holy Father, in 
 the day time I cry unto thee with 
 my voice — When fear taketh hold 
 on me, I call upon thee, and in the 
 evening will I remember thy good- 
 ness and truth, which thou hast 
 shown unto me ; especially .would I 
 praise thee at this time, that out of 
 thy free and unmerited grace and 
 goodness , without any merit or 
 worthiness on my part, thou hast 
 made me to dwell in safety this day 
 which now is past, and preserved 
 me from innumerable dangers which 
 might have overtaken me; that thy 
 fatherly care has so watched over 
 me, that the evil one has not had 
 power over my life, that no storms 
 have overtaken me, that the light- 
 ning and hail have not destroyed my 
 
PRAYER FOR TUESDAY EVENING. 25 
 
 life, that no accident has befallen 
 me, whereby an arm or other limb 
 might have been broken. For these 
 things would I now and at all times 
 praise and magnify thy name ; and 
 pray thee for the sake of the dire 
 sufferings of Jesus Christ,thou would 
 pardon the sins of this day, and de- 
 fend me during the silent hours of 
 the ensuing night, from my greatest 
 enemy the devil, from sudden alarms 
 of the night, that no calamity over- 
 take me, and no imaginary and vis- 
 ionary evils haunt my mind. Pre- 
 serve me together with all my con- 
 nections from dangers by fire and 
 water, from all harm and evils of 
 body and soul. May I repose sweet- 
 ly and quietly, undisturbed with 
 cares and disquietudes of mind, that 
 in the midnight hours of darkness, 
 with the eyes of faith I may behold 
 the light of thy reconciled counte- 
 nance beaming upon me. For thou 
 art a clear and true light which en- 
 
26 PRAYER FOR TUESDAY EVENING. 
 
 lightens all darkness which may sur- 
 round us. Thou Lord God art pres- 
 ent with me ; thou art my rock and 
 my fortress and my deliverer, my 
 God, my strength, in whom I will 
 trust, my buckler, atid the hour of 
 my salvation and my high tower. 
 [Ps. 18, 3.] Lord my God, to thee 
 I stretch forth my hands in the night; 
 come thou unto me as the latter rains 
 which moisten the earth. Tarry with 
 us Lord, for the day is far spent, the 
 night is at hand, and there is none 
 to preserve us amidst the hours of 
 darkness than thou alone our God — 
 Hasten to my relief, and keep me 
 safe this night, that my soul may not 
 sleep the sleep of sin, and that my 
 body may not see destruction. Make 
 me to wake in due season ; and to 
 hear the voice of joy and gladness, 
 for thy word and statutes are my de- 
 light, and the consolation of my soul; 
 may not a message of sorrow salute 
 mine ears in the morning remove 
 
PRAYER FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING. 27 
 
 far from me the distress of my spirit, 
 for thou alone canst preserve my life, 
 and replenish me with every bless- 
 ing and grace in Christ Jesus our 
 Lord. Amen. 
 
 PRAYER 
 
 For Wednesday Morning. 
 
 Almighty and Most Merciful 
 God, as it becomes all the creatures 
 of thy hand to praise thee continual- 
 ly; as also the feathery tribe in the 
 air warble their songs of praise unto 
 thee their Creator ; so also would I 
 call upon my soul with all its pow- 
 ers to magnify thy glorious name, 
 that during the past night and all the 
 days of my life, thy preserving care 
 and goodness have been experienced 
 by thy servant unto this hour, that 
 thou hast made me to wake from 
 sleep this morning, and in health 
 and perfect safety to see the light of 
 another day — Through the health- 
 ful resurrection of Jesus Christ from 
 
28 PRAYER FOR WEDNESDAY MORNlisv*. 
 
 the dead, I beseech thee furthermore 
 in mercy and with a kind regard, to 
 look down upon me and all who are 
 united to me by the ties of consan- 
 guinity or in any other manner : O 
 Lord, save thy people and bless thine 
 inheritance ; feed them also and lift 
 them up forever. In the morning 
 hour fill me with thy grace, over- 
 shadow me with thy glory, that this 
 day may be spent in thy fear, that 
 I may be obedient to all thy com- 
 mandments, and may never be guilty 
 of a sin which is unto death. Pour 
 out, O Lord, thy blessings in rich 
 abundance, like the dews of the 
 morning and like the early and lat- 
 ter rains which descend and fructify 
 the earth; thus may I be enlivened, 
 quickened and made to bear much 
 fruit to thy glory. Guide and direct 
 me by thy spirit, that I may serve 
 thee with a sincere heart, in right- 
 eousness and true holiness, which is 
 an acceptable offering — Keep me 
 
PRATER FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING. 29 
 
 from sinning against thee, enable me 
 to abstain from fleshy lusts which 
 war against the soul — Keep my 
 tongue from evil speaking and my 
 lips from deceit; let unbecoming 
 words and sinful expressions be far 
 from me. Grant that I may ever be 
 on my guard and speak evil of no 
 one — nor condemn or judge harshly 
 any of my fellow creatures, nor slight 
 or despise them. O that I could set 
 a watch before my mouth and a seal 
 of wisdom upon my lips, that I fall 
 not suddenly by them, and that my 
 tongue destroy me not — Give grace 
 that I may know and evermore con- 
 fess my errors that here I may be 
 judged and condemned by my own 
 conscience, so that I may not fall in- 
 to thy judgment and lie under thy 
 righteous condemnation. Hear and 
 answer these imperfect petitions, O 
 Lord thou eternal God, through Je- 
 sus Christ thy Son. Amen. 
 
SO PRAYER FOR WEDNESDAY EVENING. 
 
 PRAYER t 
 
 For Wednesday Evening. 
 
 O Thou Blessed and Adorable 
 Trinity, in one Godhead — Thou 
 who art my life, my salvation and 
 my sure refuge in times of distress — 
 my voice shall be raised in prayer 
 unto thee and my soul be tuned to 
 praise thy name for the merciful pre- 
 servation which I have been made 
 the subject of this day. In the 
 abundance of thy mercy cover all my 
 transgressions, and pardon especial- 
 ly the sins which this day I have 
 committed against thee and thy holy 
 commandments, in thought, in words, 
 in desires and affections, or in any 
 other manner ; preserve me also in 
 this ensuing night from all evil and 
 danger ; for unto thee alone is all 
 my desire, thou art my only hope. 
 According to thy name, O God, so 
 is thy praise unto the ends of the 
 earth ; thy right hand is full of right- 
 
PRAYER FOR WEDNESDAY EVENING. 31 
 
 eousness, [Ps. 48, 10.] therefore 
 commend my soul and body into thy 
 hands — Thy glorious Majesty sur- 
 round me, the blessed Trinity pro- 
 tect me, and the eternal Godhead 
 (Unity) preserve me. Thy unlimit- 
 ed mercy support me; thy loving 
 kindness encompass me about ; thy 
 favor make me to rejoice ; the eter- 
 nal truth of God be my delight, the 
 saving knowledge of Christ strength- 
 en me, and the all- prevailing grace 
 of God be sufficient for me — May 
 the grace of God the Father lead 
 me, the wisdom of God the Son be 
 my consolation, and the Power of 
 [the Holy Ghost enlighten me ; Lord 
 | my Creator stand by me, my Re- 
 deemer, save me, and my Comfort- 
 er, dwell within me. The Lord 
 bless me and keep me, the Lord make 
 his face to shine upon me, and be 
 gracious unto me; the Lord lift up 
 his countenance upon me and give 
 me peace. This blessing of the eter- 
 
52 PRAYER FOR WEDNESDAY EVENING. 
 
 nal Godhead now and evermore be 
 with me, and deliver me from all 
 open and secret enemies that they 
 may not hurt nor destroy me ; in 
 like manner as the cloudy pillar in 
 the wilderness interposed between 
 the armies of Egypt and the people 
 of Israel, that no evil should come 
 nigh unto them, so do thou interpose 
 and prove a pillar of defence be- 
 tween me and my enemies, that they 
 may not draw nigh unto me — Stand 
 by me in the hour of dissolution ; in 
 that solemn hour when my eyes can 
 no more see, my ears no more hear, 
 my tongue no more speak, my hands 
 no more grasp any thing, and my 
 stiffening limbs no more support my 
 body, then, O then, stand by me, 
 thou ever blessed Trinity, and de- 
 liver my soul from every trial. — 
 Amen. 
 
 
PRAYER FOR THURSDAY MORNING. 33 
 
 PRAYER 
 
 For Thursday Morning. 
 
 Lord Jesus Christ! thou who art 
 the eternal and true Light, which 
 dispels darkness deep as midnight, 
 and dissipates the gloom and fear 
 of the valley and shadow of death, 
 I will praise thy name, and give 
 thanks unto thee that thou hast so 
 mercifully preserved me this night, 
 and hast brought me through its 
 darkness to see the light of another 
 day — Thou hast preserved my soul 
 from terror by night, from the snares 
 of the devil, from the noisome pest- 
 ilence that walketh in darkness, and 
 from many diseases which might 
 otherwise have come upon me — like- 
 wise hast thou encompassed my soul 
 with a sure defence ; like as the 
 shepherd keeps his flocks so hast 
 thou kept me, O Lord ; all my pos- 
 sessions hast thou also in much good- 
 ness unto me preserved safe — for this 
 
34 PRAYER FOR THURSDAY MORNING. 
 
 thy merciful deliverance and good- 
 ness and for all thy mercies, would 
 I praise and magnify thy name ! I 
 would sing of thy power, yea, I will 
 sing aloud of thy mercy in the morn- 
 ing, for thou hast been my defence 
 in the day of trouble, thou art my 
 refuge and my fortress ; my God, in 
 thee will I trust, thou hast put glad- 
 ness in my heart and caused my soul 
 to rejoice exceedingly, I pray thee, 
 through thy condescension and birth, 
 that thou, O Lord Jesus, wouldst 
 make thy mercy to arise upon me 
 like the morning twilight, and thy 
 goodness descend like the early rain. 
 Enlighten mv darkened understand- 
 ing with thy light, that thou the true 
 day-star from on high mayest arise 
 in my heart, and the true light which 
 lighteth every man that cometh into 
 the world, may also enlighten me — 
 preserve me this day from evil, O 
 Lord be gracious unto us ; we have 
 waited for thee, be thou our arm 
 
PRAYER FOR THURSDAY EVENING. 35 
 
 every morning, our salvation also in 
 the time of trouble, preserve my soul 
 and body from danger and suffer no 
 adversary to overwhelm me ; rise up 
 for me against the evil doers, stand 
 up for me against the workers of in- 
 iquity, and defend me from the hands 
 of my adversaries. Let the beauty 
 of the Lord our God be upon us, and 
 establish thou the work of our hands 
 upon us, yea, the work of our hands 
 establish thou it ; strengthen thou 
 our feet that they may walk the ways 
 of thy commandments, and teach us 
 to observe all thy statutes that we 
 may never sin against thee, grant 
 these our petitions for thy mercy's 
 sake. Amen. 
 
 PRAYER 
 
 For Thursday Evening. 
 
 Blessed be God the Father, 
 through Jesus Christ in the Holy 
 Ghost, the Eternal and True God, 
 who through his unbounded goodness 
 
56 PRAYER FOR THURSDAY EVENING. 
 
 has preserved me a poor sinner, and 
 mortal creature this day from all the 
 fiery assaults of the devil, and from 
 the pestilence which wasteth at 
 noonday, and from sudden death. 
 Thy mercy, Lord, is the heavens, 
 and thy faithfulness reacheth into the 
 clouds, (Ps. 36, 6.) Thou art merci- 
 ful and slow to anger, all thy works 
 praise thee. I beseech thee in thine! 
 infinite mercy, to pardon all what 
 this day has been done amiss, either 
 in thought, word or deed ; draw nigh 
 also in this ensuing night that I may 
 rest secure under the shadow of tliy 
 wings and under the protection of 
 the Almighty — if thou draw high, 
 whom shall I fear, if thou art my de- 
 fence, who shall harm me. Thou art 
 my light and my salvation, whom 
 shall I fear — thou art the strength 
 of my life, of whom shall I be afraid, 
 I have trusted the Lord and he has 
 helped me. Thou art my mighty 
 protection and strong stay — thy right 
 
PRAYER FOR THURSDAY EVENING. 37 
 
 hand strengthens me ; thy statutes 
 console me, and with thee is my sure 
 place of refuge. Behold Lord in the 
 day I call unto thee and thou hear- 
 est, and in the night I am not silent 
 and thou answerest: when I lie me 
 down to rest, my thoughts dwell up- 
 on thee, and when I awake thou art 
 my conversation — thou art my help- 
 er, under the shadow of thy wings I 
 rest secure, my soul delighteth in 
 thee and Lliv promises uphold me. 
 When I sit in darkness the Lord 
 shall be a light unto me — O Merci- 
 ful God, grant that when my hour 
 of departure arrives, and I lie down 
 upon my dying bed, that then my 
 faith and confidence may remain un 
 i shaken, and I may be enabled to 
 breathe out my soul sweetly in the 
 hands of my Saviour and God, and 
 awake to a life of blessedness and 
 glory. 
 
 In the mean time give grace to lead 
 a watchful, righteous and godly life, 
 
58 PRAYER FOR FRIDAY MORNING. 
 
 that at all times I be in readiness to 
 depart hence, for I know not the day 
 nor the hour when thou mayest call 
 me hence. Keep me from falling and 
 preserve me in thy fear, that 1 may 
 be worthy to appear before the Son 
 of Man at his coming to judgment, 
 and then may not be put to shame, 
 but hear the welcome sound, "Enter 
 thou into the joy of thy Lord," and 
 dwell with thee for ever and ever. 
 Amen. 
 
 PRAYER 
 
 For Friday Morning. 
 
 Blessed be God my Creator, 
 blessed be God my Redeemer, and 
 blessed be God my only Comforter, 
 who alone giveth life, health, and 
 every blessing — who is the rock of 
 defence for his people, and a very 
 present help in time of trouble; lie 
 also has made my eyes to behold in 
 perfect safety the returning light of 
 the day, and according to his justly 
 
PRAYER FOR FRIDAY MORNING. 39 
 
 extolled mercy has warded off the 
 dangers of the night and the tempta- 
 tions of the devil. My prayer as- 
 cendeth unto thee heavenly Father, 
 that this day thou wouldst take me 
 into thy safe keeping, and for the 
 sake of the bloody sweat of thy Son 
 Jesus Christ my Saviour, deal gra- 
 ciously with thy servant who now 
 supplicates thy throne of grace, take 
 into thy care his temporal and spir- 
 itual concerns ; into thy hands I com- 
 mend myself, my soul, my body, my 
 times with all their changes — my 
 health, my life, my reasoning facul- 
 ties, my thoughts, words, and deeds 
 — my understandings, my going out 
 and my coming in, my rising and my 
 rest, my faith and my practice, the 
 end of my life, the hour of my death, 
 my dying and resurrection, all these 
 things I commend to thy guidance, 
 direction and will. O Lord do with 
 me according to thy good pleasure, 
 so that thy name may be glorified, 
 
40 PRAYER FOR FRIDAY MORNING. 
 
 and the salvation of ray soul be fur- 
 thered. Preserve me from works of 
 unrighteousness, and if inadvertently 
 and inconsiderately I should sin 
 against thee, let it not provoke thy 
 wrath and enkindle thine anger 
 against me, for beside thee there is 
 no God and no helper ; none existed 
 before thee, and none shall exist af- 
 ter thee, thou art the first and the 
 last, the Alpha and Ome^a, besides 
 thee there is no God; therefore to 
 thee alone, would I call, let thy good- 
 ness still surround me and thy grace 
 be sufficient for me. Make my feet 
 to abide in thy ways that I walk not 
 in the council of the ungodly, nor 
 stand in the way of sinners, nor sit 
 in the seat of the scornful, but that 
 my delight be in the law of the Lord, 
 and may meditate upon his law, day 
 and night, through our Lord Jesus 
 Christ. Amen. 
 
PRAYER FOR FRIDAY EVENING. 41 
 
 PRAYER 
 
 For Friday Evening. 
 
 O give thanks to the Lord, who 
 alone doetli great wonderland bless- 
 ed be his glorious name forever, let 
 all the earth praise him. Daily will 
 I call upon thee, and in the night 
 season will I continually praise thy 
 name ; for when I cry unto thee thou 
 hearest, and when I call upon thy 
 name thou answerest in mercy, and 
 thine ear inclines to the voice of my 
 supplication. The Lord is my refuge, 
 i my strength, and my very present 
 help in the day of trouble, therefore 
 would I praise and give thanks unto 
 thee, that this day thou hast extend- 
 ed thy parental protection and father- 
 ly goodness over me, so that no evil 
 has come nigh and no danger threat- 
 ened my life ; my heart is glad and 
 Mny soul rejoiceth in praise towards 
 (thee for all thy mercies and loving 
 (i kindness — thy praise shall be con- 
 
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42 PRAYER FOR FRIDAY EVENING. 
 
 tinually upon my tongue, and my 
 theme shall ever be, Glory be to God 
 and adored his holy name, I pray 
 thee pardon what thy pure eyes have 
 seen amiss with me this day, in the 
 ensuing night watch over me, and 
 preserve me and all miue, from harm 
 and distress, be unto me a shield and 
 defence, let thy preserving care be 
 extended over me in the coming night, 
 that my house may be preserved from 
 destruction. O Lord be merciful un- 
 to me, for my soul trusteth in thee, 
 I will cry unto God most High, unto 
 God that performeth all things for 
 me : Behold, he that keepeth Israel 
 shall neither slumber nor sleep, he 
 will not suffer my foot to be moved; 
 the Lord will preserve me from all 
 evil, he will preserve my soul, he 
 will not suffer my feet to glide into 
 the paths of sin. Therefore when I 
 lie me down to sleep I will fear no 
 evil, but rest quietly, and not be in 
 dread nor entertain fearful appre- 
 
PRAYER FOR SATURDAY MORNING. 43 
 
 hensions, for thou Lord wilt keep me 
 and deliver me from the snares of 
 death. O Lord God lift upon me 
 the light of thy reconciled counte- 
 nance, that I may now repose in qui- 
 etness and enjoy a refreshing sleep. 
 In thy name and in dependance up- 
 on thy fatherly care will I now retire 
 to rest and close mine eyes in sleep. 
 Thou Lord in mercy wilt make me 
 wake in the morning, refreshed and 
 strengthened to the honor and praise 
 of thy glorious Majesty, through Je- 
 sus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 PHAYER 
 
 For Saturday Morning. 
 
 O Thou True and Immortal God, 
 Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to 
 thee do I raise my soul with heart- 
 felt thankfulness, my tongue shall 
 speak of thy righteousness and of 
 thy praise, all the day long, I will 
 declare thy faithfulness and thy sal- 
 
44 PRAYER FOR SATURDAY MORNING. 
 
 vation, I will not conceal thy loving 
 kindness and thy truth from the great 
 congregation, and all thy mercies 
 unto me will I not keep secret ; for 
 it is a good thing to give thanks un- 
 to the Lord, and to sing praises unto 
 thy name, O most high, to shew forth 
 thy loving kindness in the morning 
 and thy faithfulness every tfight. 
 Therefore would I praise thee that 
 during the silent hours of the past 
 night, thou hast watched over me 
 and in thy mercy preserved me unto 
 this day, blessed art thou Lord God 
 of Sabaoth, who sheweth mercy to all 
 that ask after thee, and love thy sal- 
 vation, adored be thy great name 
 among all the people, wonderful are 
 all thy works shown unto the chil- 
 dren of men. I pray thee preserve 
 me this day from the assaults of the 
 devil and the attacks of my enemies. 
 O Lord my Saviour, early do 1 wake 
 unto thee, and in the morning call 
 upon thy name, enable me conscien- 
 
PRAYER FOR SATURDAY MORNING. 45 
 
 iously to perform the duties of the 
 
 tation into which thy Providence 
 
 tas placed me ; may I so perform 
 
 very duty encumbent upon me that 
 
 t may tend to thy honor and glory, 
 
 o my own and my neighbor's ad- 
 
 antage and profit — May the light 
 
 if this day not be made use of in 
 
 anity and sinfulness — May I not 
 
 nrieve and displease thee in any thing 
 
 '. do, nor violate my baptismal vow 
 
 nd covenant. Keep me O Lord 
 
 rom six things which thou dost hate 
 
 ud from seven which are an abom- 
 
 nation unto thee, viz : from a proud 
 
 [)ok, a lying tongue, and hands that 
 
 hed innocent blood; a heart that 
 
 eviseth wicked imaginations ; feet 
 
 mt be swift in running to mischief, 
 
 false witness that speaketh lies, 
 
 nd him that soweth discord among 
 
 is brethren. (Prov. 6, 16.) From 
 
 ich and other vices preserve me O 
 
 iord, may I never incline and desire 
 
 ? ter them, but teach me to know and 
 
46 PRAYER FOR SATURDAY EVENING. 
 
 do thy will — Thy holy spirit lead 
 nie in thy ways and direct me into 
 the path everlasting, that all my do- 
 ings being ordered and directed by 
 thee, may be pleasing in thy sight, 
 O Lord God — through Jesus Christ 
 our Lord. Amen. 
 
 PRAYER 
 
 For Saturday Evening. 
 
 Praised be the Lord Most High, 
 the Eternal God — adored be his in- 
 finite goodness and mercy, venerated 
 his eternal Wisdom and Truth, for 
 he hath shown kindness unto his 
 servant — May that mercy which has 
 ushered in this day and continued 
 through its hours, be extended unto 
 me in the darkness of the night which 
 now lowers over us — Let my refuge 
 be unto the Lord that I may fear no 
 evil ; keep me Lord as the apple of 
 thine eye, suffer me to rest in safety 
 under the shadow of thy wings ; Lord 
 thou art my God and my heritage, 
 
PRAYER FOR SATURDAY EVENING. 47 
 
 my salvation is in thy hands ; deliver 
 me from fear by night and from sud- 
 den alarms in darkness ; be merci- 
 ful unto me, O Lord, be merciful un- 
 to me, for my soul trusteth in thee, 
 yea, in the shadow of thy wings will 
 I make my refuge ; in the day of 
 trouble I seek the Lord, I stretch 
 out my hand towards thee in the 
 evening and cease not to call upon 
 thee, for my soul hath no other con- 
 solation : and there is no God nor 
 deliverer besides thee. At midnight 
 I awake and delight to think of thee, 
 i I dwell upon thy goodness and truth, 
 
 I and praise thee for the statutes of thy 
 .righteousness : when trouble cometh 
 [upon me I think of God ; when my 
 [soul is compassed about with sorrow, 
 
 II look to my Saviour, for he deliv- 
 ers my soul from trouble and rescues 
 |Qie from the snares of death; day 
 lind night would I call upon thee to 
 I )ardon all my transgressions, to heal 
 
 til my backslidings which this day 
 
 
48 PRAYER FOR SATURDAY EVENING. 
 
 and this week may have been com- 
 mitted against thee — Lord deliver 
 my soul and save me for thy mercy's 
 sake — Thou art slow to an^er and 
 abundant in mercy; truth and right- 
 eousness encompass thee around : — 
 Thou Lord preserved the upright in 
 heart: when I slip thou liftest me 
 up : when I lie down thou makest 
 me to rise again ; therefore will I 
 trust the Lord, and rejoice and be 
 glad continually, for my age shall 
 be clearer than the noon-day, .and 
 shall shine forth and shall be as the 
 morning, and I shall rest secure, lie- 
 cause the Lord is my hope and de- 
 fence — I shall lie down and none 
 shall make me afraid. I now com- 
 mend my soul and body into thy 
 hands, O Lord for thou hast redeem- 
 ed my soul, through Jesus Christ 
 my Lord. Amen. 
 
A DAILY PRAYER. 49 
 
 A DAILY PRAYER. 
 
 My Lord and my God, I now 
 live, but I know not how long my 
 life will continue ; I am convinced 
 that I must die, but how, where, and 
 when, I know not. Thou Lord 
 alone knowest the hour of my de- 
 parture ; shall this day prove my last 
 or this night my soul be called hence. 
 Thy will Lord be done, for thou 
 knowest the best times and seasons; 
 according to thy will, through faith 
 in the Lord Jesus my Saviour I shall 
 be enabled to live or to die to thy 
 glory : This one thing 1 pray thee, 
 suffer me not to be taken off sudden- 
 ly in my sins ; Grant unto me a sav- 
 ing knowledge of and a godly sor- 
 row for sins ; O convince me here of 
 sin, and let me here mourn and la- 
 ment my folly when it yet may avail 
 for me, and not only then when tears, 
 cries and sorrows shall be of no avail 
 for ever : May I not at thy judgment 
 be put to shame before angels and 
 
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50 PRAYER FOR PARDON OF SINS. 
 
 archangels, but grant me time for re- 
 pentance, time to obtain pardon of 
 sin, time to make my peace with God, 
 may I from thy word obtain peace, 
 and rest, and consolation for my soul. 
 O! Most Merciful God and Father, 
 forsake me not, take not away thy 
 Holy Spirit from me : all I am and 
 all I have is known unto thee. O 
 keep me in thy fear and when my 
 hour of departure arrives, grant me 
 consolation, remove the fear of death, 
 and let my passage be easy and 
 blessed,, Amen. 
 
 PRAYER 
 
 For Pardon of Sins, 
 
 Most Merciful God, Eternal Fa- 
 ther, great are the sins which I have 
 committed against thee, powerful the 
 influence of my example, and innu- 
 merable are my transgressions, and 
 every imagination of my heart was 
 only evil continually from my youth, 
 Lord, who can tell how oft he sins? 
 
PRAYER FOR PARDON OF SINS. 51 
 
 — Behold I acknowledge my trans- 
 gression, and my sin is ever before 
 me : Against thee, thee only, have I 
 sinned, and done this evil in thy 
 sight, that thou mightest be justified 
 when thou speakest, and be clear 
 when thou judgest. [Ps. 51, 3. 4.] 
 But for thy mercy's sake, enter not 
 into judgment with thy servant, for 
 in thy sight shall no man living be 
 justified. If thou art nigh to mark 
 iniquity, who can abide it, for no 
 man can answer thee for one out of 
 a thousand transgressions, for all his 
 righteousness is as a polluted gar- 
 ment. Therefore have mercy upon 
 me, and blot out my sins from the 
 book of thy remembrance — wash me 
 thoroughly from mine iniquity and 
 cleanse me from my sin. Have mer- 
 cy on me, O Lord, according to thy 
 loving-kindness, according unto the 
 multitude of thy tender mercies blot 
 out my transgressions. [Ps. 5l, 1.] 
 Remember, O Lord, thy tender mer- 
 
52 PRAYER FOR PARDON OF SINS. 
 
 cies, and thy loving-kindness, for 
 they have been ever of old : Remem- 
 ber not the sins of my youth, nor my 
 transgressions : according to thy mer- 
 cy remember thou me for thy good- 
 ness' sake. [Ps. 25, 6. 7.] Remem- 
 ber that we are weak and as the 
 wind, which returneth not again : re- 
 move thy wrath from us, and let not 
 thy displeasure abide upon us. We 
 acknowledge, Lord, that our works 
 and worthiness can never blot out 
 our sins nor merit thy favor, but the 
 sufferings and death of Jesus Christ 
 the Lamb, without spot or blemish, 
 is a sufficient ransom for our sins — 
 and his blood shed for the remission 
 of sins purifieth and cleanseth the 
 soul. — Upon this only, would I re- 
 ly, and upon this ground only expect 
 and ask from thee, the pardon of my 
 sins, for his sake then remember no 
 more the transgression of thy peo- 
 ple, and impute not unto them thy 
 sins — cleanse thou me also from se- 
 
PRAYER OF A HUSBAND. 53 
 
 cret faults, make my soul again to re- 
 joice in thee, my God and Saviour — 
 for unto thee helong mercies and for- 
 giveness ; with thee there is plenti- 
 ous redemption — O Lord, hear the 
 voice of my supplication, when I cry 
 unto thee, and despise not the peti- 
 tion of my soul, for the Redeemer's 
 sake. Amen. 
 
 PRAYER OF A HUSBAND. 
 
 Merciful and self-existant God!* 
 Thou who thyself hast first instituted 
 the holy estate of matrimony in Pa- 
 radise to replenish the earth, and af- 
 ter the fall of our first parents, has 
 confirmed tiie same as an antidote 
 against the lusts of the flesh — as thou 
 in thy providence hast brought me 
 into this estate, I pray thee grant 
 unto me strength from above, that I 
 may in a christian manner continue 
 in this estate, that I may show due 
 honor unto my spouse as unto the 
 weaker vessel, and render unto her 
 
54 PRAYER OF A HUSBAND. 
 
 due benevolence ; may a desire to 
 assist each other to bear the unavoid- 
 able cares and troubles of life ever 
 be found with us — O enable me to 
 instruct and guide the partner of my 
 life, my children and domestics, in 
 all godliness and piety — O instruct 
 them to be obedient in all things, es- 
 pecially in those things which per- 
 tain to godliness — Preserve us, O 
 thou God of peace, from all strife, 
 contention, from hastiness and from 
 all jealousy, which Satan often en- 
 deavors to sow into the heart, to de- 
 stroy the peace and happiness of 
 families ; enable us to bear with each 
 other's faults, and like children, be 
 ever ready to forgive and forget ; dis- 
 pose our servants to be faithful, and 
 teach our children obedience. Crown 
 the labours of our hands with suc- 
 cess, and preserve us from disease, 
 accident and calamity; teach us to 
 bear calamity, and to remain humble 
 in adversity ; enable us so to improve 
 
PRAYER OF A WIFE. 55 
 
 our time here, that though some of 
 us may be called hence sooner than 
 the others, yet that we may meet each 
 other in heaven again, to live together 
 and praise oar God forever. Amen. 
 
 PRAYER OF A WIFE. 
 
 O God, Father, Son and Holy 
 Ghost, from whom alone cometh all 
 consolation and blessing, look down 
 with an eye of pity and compassion 
 upon thy handmaiden, a poor weak 
 creature, whom thou hast placed in- 
 to the state of matrimony, and suffer- 
 ed to become a Mother, O let thy 
 grace be sufficient for me to the per- 
 formance of every duty laid upon me. 
 May I have thee supremely, and be 
 active and diligent in thy service; 
 next to thee may I love my husband, 
 and esteem and honor him as it be- 
 coraeth a faithful spouse, and render 
 unto him just and lawful obedience 
 io all things in the Lord. May my 
 adorning be, as the Apostle Peter 
 
56 PRAYER OF A WIFE. 
 
 saith, the hidden man of the heart in 
 that which is not corruptible, even 
 the ornament of a meek and quiet 
 spirit, which is in the sight of God 
 a great price, as in old times the holy 
 women also who trusted in God 
 adorned themselves, being in subjec- 
 tion to their husbands. May my 
 children and servants also be brought 
 up in the fear of God: Grant that 
 they may be obedient, and in all 
 faithfulness walk before thee ; may 
 health and strength be continued un- 
 to us, bestow food and raiment, and 
 preserve us all from evil and dan- 
 ger: May we so use the things of 
 the world as not to abuse them, and 
 suffer not our concern for this world 
 to be so great that we become forget- 
 ful of our immortal souls — In all 
 things may we have respect to thy 
 glory, and seek to walk worthy our 
 high vocation — Enable us to bear our 
 crosses and afflictions with resigna- 
 tion to thy will — and enduring unto 
 
PRAYER OF A CHILD. 57 
 
 the end in thy service, may we final- 
 ly be accepted in the beloved. Amen. 
 
 PRAYER OF A CHILD. 
 
 Almighty and everlasting God, 
 Thou who hast commanded me in 
 all things that are right, to honor my 
 parents, through whom I have been 
 brought into this world, and who 
 have had great anxiety of mind in 
 watching over my infant days, and 
 great expense in providing for me 
 food and raiment, and giving me an 
 education. I pray thee, for the sake 
 of the obedience of thy dear son my 
 Saviour Jesus Christ, enable me to 
 love and esteem my father and moth- 
 er, and to manifest my regard for 
 them, by a ready compliance with all 
 their commands. May I never bring 
 shame to their house, or cause sorrow 
 to rise in their hearts : in the decline 
 of their life, may I be unto them a 
 comfort, in need a support, and when 
 nature fails, and strength and reason 
 
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58 PRAYER FOR YOUTH. 
 
 decline ; then Lord ! may my strength 
 uphold them, and my reason counsel 
 and direct them. Preserve me from 
 sin and sinful companions, so that 
 my parents may not have cause to 
 mourn and sigh on my account, or 
 complain that I approach them with 
 an angry look, with sadness, in an 
 unfriendly manner, with disobedi- 
 ence or stubbornness — and if in these 
 things I have at any time failed and 
 come short of my duty, grant me to 
 learn and acknowledge my sin ; and 
 induce me to seek pardon from them, 
 and ask forgiveness for my sin, 
 through Jesus Christ, whom thou 
 Lord hast set before me as a model 
 of obedience to parents — May his 
 example be ever before me, and like 
 unto him, may I increase in wisdom 
 and favor with God and all men. — 
 
 PRAYER FOR YOUTH. 
 
 Lord ! Almighty God ! thou art 
 a holy, pure, spotless and eternal 
 
PRAYER FOR YOUTH. 59 
 
 Being — Thou delightest in a pure 
 heart, and a godly life is thy pleasure 
 — I pray thee, create in me a clean 
 heart and renew a right spirit with- 
 in me, [Ps. 51, 10.] that I may serve 
 thee in true faith, with godly fear 
 and sincere obedience, and love thee 
 with all my heart: Preserve me from 
 all evil desires, from the lusts of the 
 flesh, from uncleanness and lascivi- 
 ousness — Sutter not strange persons, 
 nor an easy address and beautiful 
 features to deceive me, and iutice me 
 to voluptuousness and uncleanness — 
 Subdue every inordinate desire, 
 quench every sinful passion, that I 
 lust not after impure and unhallow- 
 ed enjoyment. Keep me from light- 
 minded and sinful company, lest I 
 be led to the haunts of vice and the 
 abodes of debauchery, lest I be ac- 
 customed to a life of idleness, which 
 brings in its train a host of evils. 
 Idle and vain conversation, loose 
 taTk, and foolishness, which are in- 
 
60 RAYER FOR YOUTH. 
 
 consistent with the christian charac- 
 ter, O Lord, do thou keep far from 
 me. Preserve me from pride, from 
 anger, from deceit, which are the 
 causes of so much evil — Deliver me 
 from every temptation to lust and un- 
 cleanliness — may I spurn every 
 thing which might hold out an in- 
 ducement to me — and though tempt- 
 ed and entreated to gratify corrupt 
 passions, like Joseph, may I scorn 
 thus to sin, saying, "how can I do 
 so great an evil, and sin against my 
 God.'' May I never yield my mem- 
 bers, servants, to uncleanness, but 
 unto righteousness — And when in 
 the course of thy providence, 1 shall 
 be permitted to enter into the state 
 of matrimony, may it not be from un- 
 hallowed motives, but from a pure 
 desire, and in obedience to thy com- 
 mand ; and thus may I be preserved 
 from all voluptuous and unlawful 
 desire : Grant unto me a faithful and 
 pious partner, with whom I may lead 
 
PRATER OF A SERVANT. 61 
 
 a quiet and peaceable life, in all god- 
 liness. — Thou art the searcher of 
 hearts, and knowest the dispositions 
 and characters of all mankind. — 
 House and riches are the inheritance 
 of fathers, but a prudent wife or hus- 
 band are from the Lord, and shall 
 be given to the upright in heart; 
 therefore 1 cry unto thee — In thy 
 mercy regulate and direct my choice, 
 that peace and harmony may dwell 
 in our midst, and righteousness take 
 up her abode with us. Amen. 
 
 PRAYER OF A SERVANT. 
 
 Kind and Indulgent Parent, 
 through the sufferings and death of 
 thy dear Son Jesus Christ, thou hast 
 delivered me from spiritual bondage, 
 from the power of sin, and the do- 
 minion of darkness, and hast set me 
 free from the tyranny of satan, to 
 live and reign with thee for ever and 
 ever — I pray thee to grant me grace, 
 that in the state of servitude ( into 
 
62 PRAYER OF A SERVANT. 
 
 which I have been placed by thy 
 providence,) I may be enabled to do 
 justice to those, in whose service I 
 am readily and willingly to subject 
 myself unto them, and heartily to 
 render prompt obedience to all their 
 just commands — Grant that I may 
 rest contented in the sphere in which 
 thou hast placed me, and not murmer 
 and repine against thine appoint- 
 ments. Suffer me not to envy the 
 situation of my superiors, but honor 
 and esteem them, as it is becoming a 
 person in my situation. But above 
 all, O Lord, grant that in true sincer- 
 ity and filial fear, I may serve thee 
 — love thee above all things — and 
 place all my dependance and hope 
 upon thee : — May thy command- 
 ments ever be before me, and thy law 
 the rule of my walk and conversa- 
 tion — with all patience and submis- 
 sion teach me to bear the reproaches 
 and corrections of my superiors, and 
 render obedience to all commands 
 
PR.AYER OF A SERVANT. 63 
 
 which are not contrary to thy will, 
 with fear and trembling, in single- 
 ness of heart as unto Christ, not with 
 eye-service as men pleasers, but as 
 the servants of Christ doing the will 
 of God from the heart, with good 
 will doins: service as to the Lord and 
 not to men. May I remain faithful 
 ill every thing intrusted to my care; 
 may nothing be lost, wasted or in- 
 jured through my neglect; may no 
 temptations lead me to dishonesty, 
 nor favorable opportunities induce 
 me to steal. Preserve my health, 
 continue and increase my strength 
 of body, and endue me plenteously 
 with wisdom and prudence, that I 
 may so conduct the concerns of my 
 employers, that it may be pleasing in 
 their sight, and that they can depend 
 upon me in all instances and at all 
 times ; may all I do and all my en- 
 deavors, being done in obedience to 
 thy will, redound to thy honor and 
 glory, and may the trials and diffi- 
 
64 PRAYER-FOR A GODLY LIFE. 
 
 culties to which I am subjected,prove 
 blessings to my soul — and prove a 
 trial of my patience and faith — and 
 above all, teach me to look to futuri- 
 ty, that I may obtain a hope through 
 Jesus Christ, of dwelling in light in- 
 accessabie and full of glory. Amen. 
 
 PRAYER 
 
 For a Godly Life. 
 
 Dear Lord Jesus Christ, my Sav- 
 iour! enlighten me this day and at 
 all times from on high, that I may 
 direct my thoughts and steps towards 
 the heavenly Jerusalem, my contin- 
 ual abiding city — and as thou desir- 
 est after the salvation of sinners, Oh 
 so may I continually desire after 
 thee — Early may I seek thee, in the 
 morning call upon thee, and contin- 
 ually hear thee, the bread of life, as 
 my companion on my journey. Pre- 
 serve me, O thou unchangeable and 
 eternal God, from the deceitfulness 
 of the men of the world ; may I never 
 
PRAYER. IN TIME OF STORM. 65 
 
 be conformed to their ways and hab- 
 its, but also this day, while attend- 
 ing to my daily avocations, remain 
 true to my heavenly calling— '-may I 
 decrease in sin, but increase in right- 
 eousness and holiness, and truly 
 serve thee, my Lord: — May I die 
 daily unto the world, and esteem the 
 things of the world lightly in com- 
 parison with the things of eternity, 
 be exalted in thee and taste more of 
 thy richer grace and saving mercy, 
 and all honor and praise shall be 
 given unto thee, through endless 
 ages — hear O Lord and answer in 
 peace, for Jesus 9 sake. Amen. 
 
 PRAYER 
 
 In Time of a Storm* 
 
 All-powerful God ! The mighty 
 upon earth shall give unto the Lord 
 glory and strength, they shall give 
 unto thee, Lord, the glory due unto 
 thy name, and worship the Lord in 
 the beauty of holiness; for thou, 
 
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66 PRAYER IX TIME OF STORM. 
 
 Lord, art upon the throne of glory, 
 and thy power and might is every 
 where manifested. The voice of the 
 Lord is upon the waters; the (rod 
 of glory thundereth ; the voice of the 
 Lord is powerful, the voice of the 
 Lord is full of majesty. The earth 
 shakes and trembles, the foundation 
 of the hills also are moved and sha- 
 ken, when thou art wrath: — Smoke 
 cometh out of thy nostrils and fire 
 out of thy mouth devoureth: Thou 
 makest darkness thy secret place, 
 and thy pavilion round about thee 
 are dark waters and thick clouds of 
 the skies : The Lord thundereth in 
 the heavens, and the highest gave 
 his voice. Thou callest forth the 
 winds out of thy treasuries, and the 
 lightnings are made to descend at thy 
 command — and when they have ex- 
 ecuted thy pleasure, thou bidst them 
 to retire again. All things are sub- 
 ject to thy command, all acknowl- 
 edge thee as their creator, and trem- 
 
PRAYER IN TIME OF STORM. 67 * 
 
 ble before thy Majesty. The height 
 of the hills and the depths of the 
 deep are afraid : when thy anger is 
 kindled, the earth shakes — the seas 
 fly from before thine anger ; the voice 
 of the Lord divideth the flames of fire; 
 the voice of the Lord shaketh the 
 wilderness : The Lord is king for- 
 ever, he will crown his people with 
 strength ; the Lord will bless them 
 with peace : — O Merciful God, pre- 
 serve us from thine anger, pardon 
 our iniquity, lift upon us the light of 
 thy countenance, have mercy upon 
 us and spare us, that the lowering: 
 threatening storm, together with its 
 vivid lightning, may pass by us and 
 not injure us and our families, nor 
 destroy our property and posses- 
 sions — Defend, O Lord, also the 
 grain of our fields from hail and floods 
 and destroying insects, and every 
 thing injurious to them : O Lord, de- 
 liver us from sudden death. O God, 
 the Father, who hast made thy Son 
 
68 PRAYER FOR TEMPORAL PEACE. 
 
 to suffer and die the death of the 
 cross for us, protect us ; Jesus thou 
 Saviour of sinners preserve us ; Ho- 
 ly spirit, thou promised comforter, 
 deliver us from every danger and 
 evil, that no danger may overwhelm 
 us. Amen. 
 
 PRAYER 
 
 For Temporal Peace. 
 
 Most Merciful God, Eternal Fa- 
 ther, thou art the God of peace, thou 
 delightest in peace, and from thee 
 cometh a peaceful spirit : we pray 
 thee to preserve thy church on earth, 
 against all the assaults of infidelity 
 and the attacks of her enemies ; that 
 with all peace and tranquility of 
 mind, we may worship thee in holi- 
 ness of life, and truth of doctrine : — 
 Grant grace, O Lord, that all orders 
 and condition of men in thy church, 
 may live together in unity of mind in 
 the bands of love, and may adorn 
 the doctrine of God our Saviour in 
 
PRAYER FOR TEMPORAL PEACE. 69 
 
 all things, as thou art a God of order 
 and desirest that all things should be 
 done decently and in order; preserve 
 order and regularity in the adminis- 
 tration of civil as well as religious 
 matters, that the land in which we 
 live may prosper,and that thy church, 
 together with all institutions connec- 
 ted with it, may fully triumph over 
 the assaults of its foes. May it be 
 ordered in thy Providence,that peace 
 may smile upon our country for years 
 to come, that the weapons of slaugh- 
 ter may remain unused and the tu- 
 mult of war unknown; let no one 
 through pride, ambition, or other 
 causes, arouse the nation to war, but 
 preserve us in peace within our own 
 borders, and in peace with foreign 
 nations. Make to nought the council 
 and designs of evil men — cause them 
 to be ashamed, that they retire in 
 confusion and their end be in sorrow: 
 Stretch out thine arm to deliver us, 
 spare thy people, Lord, who have 
 
70 PRAYER FOR TEMPORAL PEACE 
 
 called often thy name, and give not 
 thy heritage to reproach. Help thy 
 people who trust in thee and call up- 
 on thy name, send us help from thy 
 sanctuary, and strengthen us out of 
 Zion — do good to the land in which 
 thy word is declared ; peace he with- 
 in thy walls and prosperity within 
 thy palaces : O thou God of peace, 
 incline the hearts of all men to that 
 harmony of feelings, and christian 
 disposition towards each other, to 
 which thy word and gospel hath call- 
 ed us ; settle the differences which 
 may be between men, reconcile ene- 
 mies to one another, banish all big- 
 otry and superstition from amongst 
 mankind ; bring together and unite 
 in brotherly fellowship with kind 
 feelings towards each other the dif- 
 ferent denominations of christians to 
 the honor and glory of thy name, to 
 the dissemination of truth and holi- 
 ness, and to the welfare of thy king- 
 dom — Let grace, mercy and peace 
 
PRAYER Ol CHILDREN &C. 71 
 
 dwell amongst us, through Jesus 
 Christ our Saviour. Amen. 
 
 PRAYER 
 
 Of Children for an absent Father. 
 
 Eternal Son of God, dearest Sav- 
 iour of all who call upon thee in 
 faith, we thy children, who are bap- 
 tised into thy blood, with thy spirit, 
 and thus dedicated to thy service, 
 and accepted as thy children, we 
 raise our infant prayer unto thee, and 
 implore thee most sincerely to pre- 
 serve our dear Parent, whom the du- 
 ties of his avocation have called afar 
 off from us — O preserve him from 
 every danger, from accident, sick- 
 ness, murderers, and from sudden 
 death amongst strangers ; may he be 
 enabled to accomplish his purposes 
 and effect the object he had in view, 
 with honesty and uprightness ; bring 
 him again in health into our midst. 
 Thou didst accompany thy servant 
 Jacob upon his journey with thy ho- 
 
72 PRAYER OF A PERSON ABOUT 
 
 ly angels and preserve him ; so ac- 
 company also our Parent, and all 
 who fear and love thee, and bring 
 them again to their respective fami- 
 lies — for thy mercy's sake. — Amen. 
 
 PRAYER 
 
 Of a Person about to enter upon 
 a Journey, 
 
 Almighty God and merciful Fa- 
 ther, the preserver of all who put 
 their trust in thee, in thy name will 
 I undertake and calling upon thee 
 for thy protection will I commence 
 my intended journey : for thou art 
 my God, thou preservest my going 
 out and my coming in, and directest 
 my feet in sure paths that I stumble 
 not. I heartly beseech thee, to be 
 my companion and sure director up- 
 on my intended journey, command 
 thy holy angels to take charge of me, 
 that in all my journeyings I may be 
 preserved from every harm, both of 
 soul and body, direct me in safety to 
 
PRAYER OF ONE WHO IS JOURNEYING. 73 
 
 the end of my journey, and after I 
 shall have accomplished my object, 
 restore me again in health and safety 
 to the circle of my dear family, and 
 enable me together with my house- 
 hold, to praise and glorify thee in 
 time and through eternity. Now 
 Lord into thy hands I commend my 
 body and spirit, and all that in any 
 way belongs unto me, direct and fi- 
 nally save us in Christ Jesus our 
 Lord. Amen. 
 
 PRAYER 
 
 Of one who is Journeying far from 
 home. 
 
 Everlasting and Omni present 
 God! wheresoever we are, whither 
 we go or stay, thou seest us, thou 
 preservest our out-going and our com- 
 ing in, and directest our feet in sure 
 paths that we err not, I beseech thee 
 to be with me on my journey, and 
 preserve me by water and land, by 
 day and night from danger and harm; 
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74 PRAYER OF ONE WHO IS JOURNEYING. 
 
 as thou didst lead thy servant Abra- 
 ham out of the land of Chaldea and 
 protected him on his Journey — as 
 thou didst bring the children of Israel 
 through the red sea, and lead them 
 safely through the vast and dreary 
 wilderness, in cover of a cloud by 
 day and by a pillar of fire by night, 
 so also direct and guide thy servant 
 upon his journey — and as thou by 
 thy holy angel Raphael didst bring 
 again unto his parents, in safety and 
 with an increase, young Tobias, so 
 also bring me again in safety and 
 with thy blessing into the bosom of 
 my family, and thus increase the ob- 
 ligations under which I lie, of prais- 
 ing and magnifying thy great and 
 glorious name, for thy goodness and 
 exceeding kindness — In the mean 
 time I would entrust myself and fam- 
 ily into thy care and safe-keeping, 
 until again we see each other in safe- 
 ty, and unitedly praise and adore 
 thy name. Amen. 
 
PRAYER 
 
 Of thanksgiving after a Journey. 
 
 Merciful God ! Heavenly Parent ! 
 most heartily would I give thanks 
 unto thee, that I have been enabled 
 to prosecute and end my journey in 
 safety ; that in health and perfect 
 safety, thou hast restored me to my 
 family, and kept far from me the 
 dangers so incident to travellers, mis- 
 fortunes and accidents — that robbers 
 and murderers have not attacked me, 
 that wild and ferocious beasts have 
 not fallen upon and devoured me ; 
 and that on water and land thou hast 
 caused me to dwell in safety ; in 
 short, that thy goodness has encom- 
 passed me about, and thy preserving 
 care continually hovered over me — 
 For this manifestation of thy peculiar 
 providence towards me, and for all 
 that I have and am, I am indebted 
 solely to Thee, O Lord, and laid 
 under the greatest obligations to 
 
7t PRAYER OF A SICK PERSON'. 
 
 thank and praise thy name : — O take 
 me, together with all my household, 
 evermore into thy care and keeping ; 
 thou slumberest not, neither dost 
 thou sleep, watch thou therefore over 
 us, deliver us from all evil, and pre- 
 serve us in thy fear, unto eternal 
 life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
 Amen. 
 
 PRAYER 
 
 Of a Sick Person. 
 
 Lord ! our Heavenly Father, thou 
 art indeed a faithful God, and suf- 
 ferest no one to be tempted above 
 what he is able, but wilt with the 
 temptation also make a way to es- 
 cape, that he may be able to bear it; 
 I call upon thee, in my great distress 
 and pain, lay not thy hand too heavy 
 upon me: strenghten me, that with 
 patience and resignation to thy will, 
 1 may bear my affliction, and never 
 be brought to despair of thy good- 
 ness. O Jesus, thou Son of the liv- 
 
PRAYER FOR A DYING HOUR. 77 
 
 ing God, who hast suffered and died 
 the death of the cross, in my stead 
 and paid a ransom for my soul, unto 
 thee do I cry, have mercy upon me 
 a poor sinner ; pardon all my trans- 
 gressions and the sins of my whole 
 life, let my faith, centered in thee 
 and founded upon thee, never waver 
 but increase and be firm ; O thou 
 Holy Spirit, the comforter, preserve 
 my soul in patience, and sanctify me 
 wholly — O leave me not without thy 
 comforting influences and thy sure 
 testimony in my dying hour, but 
 when from earth I must part, conduct 
 my longing spirit to regions of eter- 
 nal day. Amen. 
 
 PRAYER 
 
 For a Dying Hour. 
 
 Almighty ! Eternal ! and Merci- 
 ful God ! thou art the Father of our 
 Lord Jesus Christ, and I am fully 
 assured that thy promises shall be 
 
78 PRAYER FOR A DYING HOUR. 
 
 fulfilled, and the words of thy mouth 
 be made good — Thou canst not lie, 
 thy word is truth — Thou hast prom- 
 ised a Saviour to fallen men, who in 
 the fullness of time did make his ap- 
 pearance and redeem us from the 
 Dominion of sin, the power of the 
 devil, and the terrors of hell; — the 
 means of grace and exalted privi- 
 leges hast thou granted unto us, 
 whereby we can be brought into his 
 saving communion, and become heirs 
 of glory. Thy holy Supper has been 
 instituted to refresh and strengthen 
 our souls ; in obedience to thy com- 
 mand have I drawn nigh to Jesus, as 
 unto my Saviour, and also partook 
 of the holy sacrament, and felt my- 
 self refreshed and strengthened. My 
 hope is in thee, and my confidence in 
 my Saviour remains unshaken : Is 
 this therefore my last hour, hast thou 
 so ordained, thy will be done?, stand 
 by me, O Lord, in the last struggle 
 — and dearest Saviour, receive my 
 
PRAYER FOR DYING FRIENDS. 79 
 
 spirit unto thyself, that where thou 
 art I may be also. Amen. 
 
 PRAYER 
 
 For Dying Friends. 
 
 Thou Lord ! art God over life and 
 death, thou turnest man to destruc- 
 tion, and sayest return ye children 
 of men, look down, QLord, with an 
 eye of pity and with bowels of com- 
 passion, upon this our friend, whom 
 in thy providence thou hast laid up- 
 on a bed of sickness and perhaps of 
 death ; deal graciously with him and 
 pardon all his sins, look upon him 
 through Jesus Christ his Saviour, 
 receive the pure and spotless offer- 
 ing on Calvary as an expiation of his 
 sins ; has he not been baptised in thy 
 name and washed in thy blood? O 
 so deliver him from his sufferings 
 and ease his pains — preserve him 
 from the assaults of the evil one ; 
 may his conscience, being pacified 
 through faitli in Jesus, no more vex 
 
80 PRAYER FOR A HAPPY DEATH. 
 
 or trouble him — may lie be found 
 watching and praying, and have his 
 lamp trimmed and burning, and thus 
 be ready to meet the coming bride- 
 groom — grant him an easy death, a 
 joyful resurrection, and a happy 
 eternity, through riches of grace, in 
 Jesus the Redeemer. Amen. 
 
 PRAYER 
 
 For a Happy Death. 
 
 Most Merciful God! Thou hast 
 appointed to man his bounds, which 
 he cannot pass, for his days are de- 
 termined, the number of his months 
 are with thee, all our days hast thou 
 numbered, thou earnest them away 
 as with a flood, as a shadow do they 
 pass, and as smoke are they borne 
 away: — As for man, his days are as 
 grass, as the flower of the field so he 
 flourisheth, for the wind passeth over 
 it and it is gone, and the place there- 
 of shall know it no more. — Lord 
 make me to know mine end and the 
 
THAYER FOR A HAPPY DEATH. 81 
 
 jaeasure of my days what it is, that 
 I may know how frail I am ; teach 
 us, Lord, so to number our days that 
 we may apply our hearts unto wis- 
 dom : May we remember that we 
 have here no continual abiding city, 
 but may we diligently and earnestly 
 seek that which is to come — May the 
 uncertainty of my life, the changea- 
 bleness of all things earthly, and the 
 certainty of death, wean my affec- 
 tions more and more from the world, 
 and center them more in things above 
 — May I never live unto myself and 
 unto the world, but unto thee and 
 unto eternity: teach me to prove my 
 faith, my love and repentance,wheth- 
 er they are well grounded, and if so, 
 preserve me continually in thy fear; 
 with all diligence may 1 proceed on 
 my journey towards the Canaan 
 above, and with all watchfulness 
 await thy coming, and when the try- 
 ing hour shall appear, when body 
 and soul must part, grant to stand by 
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82 A GENERAL CONFESSION OF SIN. 
 
 me, preserve my reason to the last, 
 and may my dying breuth breathe 
 out prayers and supplications, and 
 my soul's desire be after thee ; may 
 I not now deceive myself with a false 
 hope and vain expectations, nor build 
 my hopes of salvation in any thing 
 save Jesus Christ and pardon through 
 him— but having known his love, and 
 tasted that the Lord is gracious, like 
 one of old, may I say in my dying 
 hour, now letest thou thy servant 
 depart in peace, for mine eyes have 
 seen thy salvation— and then com- 
 mit myself into the hands of Jesus, 
 saying, Lord Jesus receive my spirit. 
 Arnen. 
 
 A GENERAL CONFESSION 
 OF SIN. 
 
 Almighty God! Merciful Parent 
 and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! 
 I, a poor miserable sinner, confess 
 before Thee, that I have sinned 
 against Thee, from my earliest in- 
 
A GENERAL CONFESSION OF SIN. 83 
 
 fancy unto this time, in thoughts, 
 words, and in deeds — in innumera- 
 ble instances have I left undone those 
 things which I ought to have done, 
 and done those things which I ought 
 not to have done — I have come far 
 short of thy glory — and in me there 
 is no help. JBehold, Lord, I was 
 shapen in iniquity, and in sin did my 
 Mother conceive me — have mercy, 
 O Lord, upon me a miserable sinner: 
 May I learn to mourn over sin as 
 the dove mourneth for her fellow — 
 grant to work in me that godly sor- 
 row which worketh to repentance, 
 not to be repented of: Thou hast 
 declared, O Lord, if we confess our 
 sins, thou art faithful and just to for- 
 give us our sins and to cleanse us 
 from all unrighteousness. O verify 
 thy promise, forgive all my sins, and 
 cleanse me from all unrighteousness, 
 for the sake of thy dear Son our Lord 
 and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. 
 
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 THANKSGIVING 
 
 For the Sufferings of Christ. 
 
 Most heartily would I thank 
 Thee, Lord Jesus, who art both true 
 man and true God, that thou hast re- 
 deemed me, a poor miserable and 
 lost sinner, by thy sufferings and 
 death, without any merits or worth- 
 iness in me — not indeed with silver 
 and gold, but with thy holy and pre- 
 cious blood — How great were thy 
 sufferings, how deep the anguish of 
 mind ; how excruciating the tortures 
 and how painful thy death : how 
 jreat, beyond expression great, must 
 have been thy love towards sinners, 
 to induce thee to endure so much to 
 effect their reconciliation with God. 
 When I consider thy bloody sweat 
 in Gethsemane — see thee forsaken 
 of all thy disciples — and willingly 
 deliver thyself into the hands of en- 
 emies, to be bound, dragged from 
 one unjust judge to another; falsely 
 
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THANKSGIVING. 85 
 
 accused ; mocked, spit upon, and 
 crowned with a crown of thorns, and 
 finally to he nailed to the accursed 
 tree — when I consider all this, I 
 feel constrained to cry out, O the 
 height and the depth, the length and 
 breadth of the love of God in Christ 
 Jesus : Surely thou hast borne our 
 griefs and carried our sorrows ; thou 
 art wounded for our transgressions 
 and bruised for our iniquites ; de- 
 spised and rejected of men; a man 
 of sorrows and acquainted with grief ; 
 so lacerated that even a heathen was 
 constrained to cry out, "Behold the 
 man!" It was for my sake that thou 
 wast numbered amongst the trans- 
 gressors, being made a curse for us ; 
 rugged irons pierced thy hands and 
 feet, and in extreme agony vinegar 
 was made thy drink ; under incon- 
 ceivable agonies didst thou give up 
 the ghost, that our debt might be 
 paid, and that we through thy stripes 
 might be healed. O Lord Jesus, for 
 
86 THANKSGIVING. 
 
 these and all thy sufferings would I 
 praise and magnify thy name ? and 
 pray thee let not thy sufferings be in 
 vain for me, but may I thereby ob- 
 tain a comfortable hope, and learn to 
 die daily more and more unto sin, 
 and live unto righteousness and god- 
 liness — mayest thou be an example 
 of patience in trouble, resignation in 
 affliction, of devotedness to God — 
 steadfastness to truth, and perseve- 
 rance in doing good, unto me and 
 unto all men, which we may con- 
 stantly set before our eyes and imi- 
 tate as far as possible ; hear us, O 
 Lord, and grant an answer in peace. 
 Amen. 
 
87 
 
 PRAYER (HP PRAYERS, 
 
 For Persons of every age, rank and con- 
 dition, in every situation in life, 
 
 4 'But when ye prav, use not vain repe- 
 titions." Matth. 6, T. 
 
 44 I exhort therefore, that first of all, 
 supplications, prayers, intercessions and 
 giving of thanks, be made for all men/' 
 1 Tim. 2, 1. 
 
 44 Prayer is the raising of the soul unto 
 God, and consists of supplication, prayer, 
 intercession, and giving of thanks, all to 
 the glory of God," 
 
 44 Give ear to my words, O Lord, con- 
 sider my meditation, hearken unto the voice 
 of my cry, my King and my God : for un- 
 to thee will I pray." Ps. 5, 1. 
 
 1. Supplication for deliverance 
 from Evil. 
 
 1. LORD how are they increased 
 that trouble me ? many there are 
 that rise up against me ; look upon 
 mine affliction and my pain, and 
 
88 PRAYERS. 
 
 have mercy on me: O Lord, deliver 
 me, redeem me, preserve me, keep 
 me, defend me, protect and help me 
 out of all my troubles, now, hence- 
 forth, and evermore. 
 
 2. Number me not, heavenly 
 Father, among the vessels of wrath, 
 among the children of disobedience, 
 among the multitude of the ungodly, 
 nor among the number of those who 
 shall perish. 
 
 3. O my dear Jesus, let not thy 
 endeavors with me, a poor sinner, 
 be without profit ; let not thy suffer- 
 ings be of no avail — thy blood with- 
 out efficacy — thy death without 
 power, and thy resurrection without 
 profit to me. 
 
 4. But deliver my soul from the 
 cords of sin, from the power of death, 
 from the jaws of hell, from the do- 
 minion of satan, and suffer me not to 
 come into condemnation, 
 
 5. Leave me not, O thou Holy 
 Spirit of God, but evermore keep 
 
PRAYERS. 89 
 
 thy dwelling in my heart; for with- 
 out thee, I shall not know, nor un- 
 derstand, nor accomplish any thing 
 of a spiritual nature aright : And if 
 Thou give me not both to will and to 
 do, of thy good pleasure, I shall re- 
 main unprofitable. 
 
 6. Keep and preserve me, O Lord, 
 (in my views of Religion,) from all 
 heresy and false doctrines — that 
 neither the fallacious reasonings of 
 men deceive me, nor the threatenings 
 of persecutors fill me with terror ; 
 nor the world allure, nor appearances 
 blind me, to renounce my faith, to 
 deny my Lord that bought me, or to 
 turn again backward to the world. 
 
 7. Grant, that my attachment to 
 Thee may be without hypocrisy ; 
 my piety without dissimulation, that 
 my faith be not the work of man, but 
 of God — my attendance to thy house 
 and ordinances be not only out of 
 custom, but out of delight — that my 
 prayers be not without devotion, but 
 
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90 PRAYERS. 
 
 breathe the spirit of Jesus — and that 
 my love be sincere and ardent. 
 
 8. May I never glide into a state 
 of careless security and perverseness 
 of heart, and sin against the better 
 convictions of my conscience, so as 
 to love and approve of that which is 
 evil and esteem sin a light matter, 
 aespise the warnings of God, and 
 boast of my iniquity, and thus die in 
 sin. 
 
 9. Therefore, banish all pride, 
 haughtiness, arrogance, and self-con- 
 ceit from my soul, that I be not ela- 
 ted and puffed up with vanity, con- 
 sidering myself better than others, 
 that I trust not too much to my ge- 
 nius, that I depend not upon my tal- 
 ents, that I consider not myself as 
 only and sufficiently wise, that I 
 abuse not any power or faculty I 
 possess, that I aspire not after honor 
 and riches, that I meddle not as a 
 busy body in other men's matter, but 
 attend to my duties uprightly. 
 
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 10. Enable me to banish from my 
 mind, all sinful thoughts, all un- 
 chaste desires and all sinful lusts, 
 that I abstain from idle and vain con- 
 versations, and beware of all sinful 
 undertakings. 
 
 11. Let cursing and swearing, 
 pilfering and stealing, lying and de- 
 ceit, calumny and backbiting, hypoc- 
 risy and dissimulation, adultery and 
 fornication, and every thing which is 
 contrary to thy holy will ; the lust 
 of the flesh, the lusts of eye, and the 
 pride of the heart, a despising of thy 
 word,unrighteousness,covetousness, 
 hatred, envy, malice, &c. let all these 
 things be kept far from me. 
 
 12. Suffer me not, during the 
 whole of my life, to become polluted 
 in mind, vain in thought, unchaste 
 in words, mean in deportment, scan- 
 dalous in my walk, haughty in con- 
 duct, proud in heart, secure iu pros- 
 perity, hardened in bliss, nor wasteful 
 of that which God has lent. 
 
92 PRAYERS. 
 
 13. Grant that I may not unnec- 
 essarily meddle myself with other 
 people's business, nor judge my 
 neighbors uncharitably, nor accuse 
 the innocent, nor grieve the people 
 of God, nor despise the poor, nor 
 take advantage of the weak, nor de- 
 ride those, who have fallen into sin, 
 nor mock at those who are in dis- 
 tress, nor injure or grieve any one, 
 either in word or deed. 
 
 14. May I be strengthened to sub- 
 due my corrupt inclinations, passions, 
 and desires, to ovescome the tempta- 
 tions of the devil, and not be led 
 astray nor deceived by men. 
 
 15. And if it should happen that 
 I, through weakness or inconsider- 
 ateness, should err or even knowing- 
 ly neglect that Avhich is good and 
 follow that which is evil, O Lord, I 
 pray thee, deal not with thy servant 
 according to thy strictest justice ; 
 when I err rebuke me not in thine 
 anger ; when I sin chastise me not 
 
PRAYERS. 93 
 
 in thy hot displeasure ; but spare, 
 spare me, according to the greatness 
 of thy mercy. 
 
 16. Preserve me, O Lord, and all 
 I possess, from every thing which 
 could be injurious to me — My char- 
 acter and reputation from shame; 
 my property from thieves ; my house 
 from the ravages of fire ; my posses- 
 sions from the lightning's blast; my 
 crops from the destructive hail ; my 
 body from fell disease ; my mind 
 from unnecessary cares ; my eyes 
 from beholding vanity and abomina- 
 tion ; my ears from hearing cursings, 
 slanderings, and backbiting ; my 
 family circle from distress and shame; 
 and my life from sudden death. 
 
 17. Cut me not off in the midst of 
 my days, nor deprive me of my 
 friends ere their time is at hand — 
 let me not become a prey to sickness, 
 debility, poverty and shame, nor be- 
 come as a lonely out-cast from men, 
 or become distressed and afflicted in 
 
94 PRAYERS. 
 
 any other manner, more than thou, 
 Lord, seest best for me. 
 
 18. O suffer me not to become de- 
 pendant upon the charities of others, 
 io eat the bread of idleness — to be 
 forced to beg support from those, 
 who hate me, and to ask aid and as- 
 sistance from uncharitable and un- 
 feeling men. 
 
 19. But if thou, Father, hast 
 seen fit in thy kind Providence, to 
 bring affliction upon me, enable me, 
 with resignation to thy will, to bear 
 my cross, and sanctify, O Lord, the 
 afflictions which thou dost send to 
 my everlasting welfare — may I never 
 murmur nor repine at thy dealings — 
 nor despair when my trials increase, 
 but may thy grace ever be sufficient 
 for me, in my time of need. 
 
 20. Give me not over to a hardness 
 of heart and inconsiderateness of 
 mind, but preserve me in thy fear 
 and direct my reflections, that I may 
 not err in my determinations, not be- 
 
PRAYERS. 95 
 
 conic careless in my business, not 
 act inconsiderately in my dealings, 
 hut in all things so conduct myself, 
 that 1 come not to open shame before 
 the world. 
 
 21. Defend me against the assaults 
 of all my enemies, and deliver me 
 from the intrigues of my pretended 
 friends — when they calumniate me. 
 sustain my character; w r hen they 
 persecute me, do thou rescue ; when 
 they plot evil against me, let it come 
 to nought ; when they curse, do thou 
 bless. 
 
 22. And when, according to thy 
 will and pleasure, I shall have suf- 
 fered, and borne calamities enough, 
 
 then, dear Lord, deliver me from 
 all evil. Amen. 
 
 2. Prayer for the obtaining and 
 ^preservation of all good. 
 
 "Hear me when I call, God of my 
 righteousness : thou hast enlarged me when 
 
 1 was in distress : have mercy upon me, 
 and hear my prayer." Ps. 4, 6. 
 
yO PRAYERS. 
 
 1. Almighty, Merciful, Kind and 
 Indulgent God and Father, Creator 
 of all things ; Fountain of life ; 
 Source of happiness; Preserver of 
 all things, and mighty Governor of 
 the universe. 
 
 2. Behold I draw nigh at this 
 time to thy throne of grace — as a 
 beggar to one who is possessed of 
 riches, as a child before a parent, as 
 a subject before a Sovereign, as a 
 sinner before a Being of infinite pu- 
 rity. 
 
 3. In obedience to thy command, 
 I come in the name of the Lord Je- 
 sus Christ, and pray for those things 
 for which thou desirest to be asked 
 and entreated. 
 
 4. Bestow now, O Lord, what I 
 pray thee, send those things which I 
 need, grant what is good and advan 
 tageous for me, and regulate my af- 
 fairs according to thy good will and 
 pleasure — and be now and evermore, 
 " my rock, and my fortress, and my 
 
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 deliverer, my God, my strength, in 
 whom I will trust, my buckler, and 
 the hour of my salvation, and my 
 high tower." 
 
 5. O heavenly Father, be Thou 
 my God, let thy wisdom direct, thy 
 grace preserve, thy love rejoice, thy 
 mercy console, thy justice defend, 
 thy truth lead, and thy redeeming 
 mercy finally save me, through Jesus 
 Christ my Saviour. 
 
 6. O God, the Son Jesus Christ, 
 be Thou my Saviour — may thy com- 
 ing into the world be my rejoicing, 
 thy doctrine afford me instruction, 
 thy life be my example, thy suffering 
 my redemption, thy humility my 
 pattern, thy shame my glory, thy 
 obedience my righteousness, thy 
 death my life, thy resurrection my 
 comfort, thy ascension my hope, and 
 thy judgment my introduction to 
 heaven. 
 
 7. O God the Holy Ghost be my 
 comforter; convert me, for I am a 
 
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 sinful being — make me alive, for I 
 am dead — awaken me, for I am 
 asleep — wash me, for I am unclean, 
 and prepare me for an eternal life of 
 blessedness. 
 
 8. Enlighten my understanding* 
 sanctify my will, subdue my corrupt 
 passions, and strengthen me, for 1 
 am weak. 
 
 9. Dwell in me and abide with 
 me, Thou blessed trinity — Let thy 
 law daily issue its threatenings, and 
 thy gospel as often hold forth its con- 
 solations, direct me by thy word. 
 
 10. May I learn to know my sins, 
 and to feel sensible of the punish- 
 ment due, on account of them — May 
 I tremble at the thought of hell — 
 mourn with a godly sorrow on account 
 of my transgressions — believe in the 
 Lord Jesus Christ, trust in his mer- 
 its, amend my life, and be saved. 
 
 11. Bless me, O Lord, with all 
 those graces which are well pleasing 
 in thy sight: may I be fervent in 
 
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 spirit, rejoicing in hope, patient in 
 tribulation, instant in prayer, warmed 
 with love, ready in obedience, filial 
 in fear, and continually seek those 
 things which are above. 
 
 12. Implant in my heart a con- 
 stant delight in thy will — when I 
 read thy blessed volume, enlighten 
 me ; when I would go to thy house, 
 prepare my heart — when I hear a 
 sermon, edify me — when I pray, 
 hear me — when I sing, raise my soul 
 — when I confess to thee, pardon my 
 sins — and when I appear at thy ho- 
 ly table, may I be a worthy guest. 
 
 13. Enable me to be chaste in 
 thought, true in words, sensible in 
 discourse, faithful in deed, modest 
 in deportment, moderate in joy, con- 
 siderate in anger, upright in actions, 
 industrious in business, fortunate in 
 undertakings, and consciencious in 
 all things. 
 
 14. Give me a heart to know the 
 things of the spirit, that 1 may prove 
 
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 myself, and at all times know every 
 duty, and act accordingly — May I 
 be open to instruction, give ear to 
 wisdom, and be enabled to discern 
 good from evil, and thus proving all 
 things, hold fast that which is 
 good. 
 
 15. Aboveallthings,mayI abound 
 in love, and be found doing justly 
 and loving righteousness, that I may 
 act towards my fellow-men as thou 
 requirest, give to each his due, as- 
 sist him in the preservation of his 
 own, and rejoice with him in his 
 prosperity. 
 
 16. Incline my heart to be merci- 
 ful, and let my hands be liberal to- 
 wards the needy — May 1 be the 
 friend of those that are friendless ; 
 counsel those who err ; instruct the 
 ignorant ; speak in behalf of those 
 who cannot speak for themselves ; 
 relieve the poor, strengthen the weak, 
 revive those who are famishing, raise 
 those who have fallen, assist the 
 
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 destitute, comfort the comfortless, 
 and do good to all men. 
 
 17. Dispose me ever to be willing 
 to be reconciled to those who have 
 injured me, to love my enemies, to 
 bless those who curse me, to do good 
 to those that hate me, to pray for 
 those that despitefully use me, and 
 to spare those who insult and attack 
 me. 
 
 18. Yes, may I feed them when 
 they are hungry, give them to drink 
 when they are thirsty, and thus re- 
 quite good for evil. 
 
 19. In general, teach me to con- 
 duct myself towards all men, as it 
 becometh a christian — with respect 
 to my pastor, with obedience to all 
 in authority, with kind feelings to- 
 wards my neighbors, humble before 
 the great, unassuming before the 
 poor, thankful towards my benefac- 
 tor, upright towards my friends, re- 
 joice with those who rejoice, weep 
 with those who weep, that my love 
 
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 may prove itself to be genuine, and I 
 may live in peace and harmony with 
 all men. 
 
 20. And as this world is full of 
 temptations, and our path beset with 
 difficulties, I pray thee conduct my 
 ways, and direct me in the society 
 of men that I may as much as pos- 
 sible avoid the wicked, and associate 
 myself with the pious and imitate 
 their example, warn the wicked, and 
 under every circumstance of life con- 
 duct myself as a follower of the Lord 
 Jesus Christ. 
 
 21. Then, O Heavenly Parent, 
 bestow upon me, as much of this 
 world's prosperity, as thou seest will 
 be best for me, and evermore grant 
 me a good understanding, a pure con- 
 science, and a healthful body. 
 
 22. Continue unto me, what thou 
 hast already bestowed, let my mem- 
 ory be retentive, my senses quick, 
 my strength increasing, the faculties 
 of my soul be daily developing, and 
 
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 my life be spared as long as thou 
 shalt see most advantageous for me. 
 
 23. When I partake of thy mer- 
 cies, let it be with thanksgiving — 
 when I lay me down to sleep, do 
 thou watch over me : when I awake, 
 excite my soul to praise : when I go 
 abroad, conduct me : when I return, 
 preserve me in safety : when I enter 
 upon a journey, accompany me : in 
 my family circle, bless me : in my 
 declining age be Thou my stay, and 
 let the guard of thy holy angels ever 
 surround and defend me. 
 
 24. Place me in such a situation, 
 which Thou knowest will best pro- 
 mote my spiritual welfare, in due 
 time humble, and in a convenient 
 season, exalt me ; as much honor 
 and respect as thou knowest I will 
 be enabled to bear without pride, 
 grant me, and conduct and regulate 
 my doings. 
 
 25. Strengthen me to attend to 
 my daily employment ; grant an in- 
 
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 clination to and pleasure in my call- 
 ing, and bestow every necessary 
 qualification both of body and mind, 
 and let me live in peace and quiet- 
 ness with all men. 
 
 26. And if, in thy providence, 
 Thou shouldest grant me a partner 
 in life, may we live together in peace 
 all our days, to thine own honor and 
 glory. 
 
 27. In every other respect, com- 
 mand thy blessing to rest upon me — 
 may my undertakings and business 
 be crowned with success, that I may 
 always have sufficient, to feed, clothe, 
 and support myself and family — in 
 the day of sickness and distress not 
 be in want, and always be able to 
 assist the needy, to relieve the poor, 
 and to do something for the promo- 
 tion of thine honor and glory. 
 
 28. And, as no one liveth to him- 
 self, but is necessarily connected 
 with those amongst whom he lives, 
 may I ever by my conduct merit the 
 
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 good will and affection of my fellow- 
 beings, so that I may never want 
 friends in need, to assist, council and 
 console me, but that in every need, 
 in every distress and affliction, they 
 may be nigh, and do every thing in 
 their power to lighten my affliction 
 and to render more supportable my 
 distress. 
 
 29. If troubles and crosses come, 
 as they necessarily will in this trou- 
 blesome world, grant me patience in 
 affliction, humility when the world 
 despises me, calmness and mildness 
 towards those who insult me, and 
 contentment in all circumstances of 
 life. 
 
 30. When I am forsaken of men, 
 do Thou stand by me ; when I am 
 troubled, set my mind at rest; when 
 I am in distress, console me; when 
 I am weak, strengthen me ; when my 
 spirit droops, revive me ; and when 
 any thing has taken place which now 
 cannot be altered, may I banish all 
 
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 unnecessary and unprofitable cares 
 from my mind. 
 
 31. And lastly, when I am sick, 
 be my Physician; when I am in pain, 
 give me ease ; when I use the ap- 
 pointed means, sanctify them to my 
 recovery, if it is best for me ; and if 
 thou hast determined otherwise, and 
 it shall be a sickness unto death, may 
 I retain my senses to the last, and 
 have a happy exit out of this trouble- 
 some world,to enter upon joys above. 
 
 3. Intercession for all men. 
 
 " Behold now, I have taken upon me to 
 speak unto the Lord, who am but dust and 
 ashes." Jer. 18, 27. 
 
 1. O GOD, who in days past hast 
 been merciful towards our dear coun- 
 try, hear now the voice of my sup- 
 plication, and let every christian and 
 all my fellow- men, be remembered 
 in my prayer. 
 
 2. Preserve, defend, govern and 
 guide, the little flock of thy church, 
 
PRAYERS. 107 
 
 on earth — let no false doctrines be 
 declared from our pulpits — no erro- 
 neous principles instilled into the 
 minds of the young in our schools — 
 preserve our congregations from 
 strife, our assembling together from 
 pride and self-conceit, and let not 
 persecution follow and destroy us. 
 
 3. Stop the course of the enemy 
 of our faith, let all the councils of 
 the ungodly against us come to 
 nought, destroy all heresy, and let 
 the fallacious doctrines of men be no 
 more regarded, that the honor and 
 glory of thy name, may be spread 
 more and more throughout the world. 
 
 1. Enlighten the ignorant, convert 
 the wicked, direct the erring, reclaim 
 the wandering, spare the sinner, 
 pardon the penitent, and make wise 
 the trifler. 
 
 5. Grant that the ministers of the 
 everlasting gospel, may be apt to 
 teach, preaching the word, be instant 
 in season and out of season ; reprove, 
 
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 rebuke, console, direct, exhort, with 
 all long-suffering and doctrine, being 
 themselves a pattern of holiness and 
 an example to the flock in all things. 
 
 6. Bless too their ministrations 
 amongst us, prosper thou the work 
 of their hands ; yea, the work of 
 their hands prosper thou it — May 
 thy word, being attentively and pray- 
 erfully heard and mixed with faith 
 by those who hear it, prove itself 
 powerful and efficacious upon the 
 hearts of sinners and saints, may it 
 be unto all the power and wisdom of 
 God to salvation. 
 
 7. Bless also the Rulers which in 
 thy Providence have been placed 
 over us — the President of these uni- 
 ted states — the Governor of this state, 
 and all in authority ; indue them 
 with the piety of a David, the wis- 
 dom of a Solomon, the resolution of 
 a Sampson ; may they be men fear- 
 ing God, loving righteousness and 
 doing justly, and under their admin- 
 
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 istration, may the interests and pros- 
 perity of our country be advanced. 
 
 8. Let the welfare of our common 
 country be near their heart — may 
 they be interested in the prosperity 
 of Zion, seek to promote the happi- 
 ness of their subjects, live on friendly 
 terms with all nations, and ever be 
 victorious against their enemies, and 
 the enemies of thy kingdom. 
 
 9. Implant a love of peace into 
 the hearts of kings, and governors, 
 and rulers ; let the nobles of the 
 earth inquire after the ways of God 
 — let all officers possess sound judg- 
 ment — all judges judge in righteous- 
 ness, and all rulers rule in mercy. 
 
 10. That amongst us evil doers, 
 may be punished, the industrious 
 protected, vice and wickedness be 
 banished, useful institutions firmly 
 established, and each be found faith- 
 ful in his lawful calling. 
 
 11. Therefore, dispose the hearts 
 of all subjects to respect their rulers, 
 
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 to be attached to their government, 
 to honor their laws, and be willing 
 to loose their all, even their life, 
 rather than to sin against God. 
 
 12. Yes, Lord, be favorably dis- 
 posed towards our whole country — 
 increase our population — prosper our 
 commerce — preserve our manufacto- 
 ries — and bless the labors of the 
 honest countrymen — and add thy 
 blessing to all our national con- 
 cerns. 
 
 13. Bless thy church universal, 
 let the borders of the redeemer's 
 kingdom be enlarged, let the multi- 
 tude of converts be increased, and let 
 the prayers and endeavors of thy 
 people be crowned with success. 
 
 14. Bless also individual families, 
 grant that all parents may live to- 
 gether in love, let them have the 
 pleasure of seeing their children 
 growing up in the fear of the Lord, 
 and become useful members of soci- 
 ety here, and be prepared for an ad- 
 
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 mission into the society of the saints 
 above. 
 
 15. Teach children to honor, re- 
 spect, fear, love and obey their par- 
 ents, as in the Lord ; knowing that 
 the Lord sayeth to them, " Honor 
 thy Father and Mother, that thy days 
 may be long in the land, which the 
 Lord thy (rod giveth thee." 
 
 16. Let the relation existing be- 
 tween servants and masters be such 
 as to merit thy approbation ; " may 
 servants be obedient unto their own 
 masters, and to please them well in 
 all things ; not answering again, not 
 purloining, but showing all good, fi- 
 delity, that they may adorn the doc- 
 trine of God our Saviour in all things; 
 may masters, in meekness instruct 
 and in patience bear their servants, 
 rendering them their just due for 
 their labor. 
 
 17. In short, we would commit to 
 Thee the concerns of all men ; grant 
 to each what thou seest they may 
 
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 stand in need of — clothe the naked, 
 feed the hungry, refresh the weary, 
 comfort the distressed, give the weary 
 and heavy laden rest, visit the rich, 
 guide the young, support the aged, 
 be thou the widow's God, and the 
 Father of the fatherless — and may 
 all sorts and conditions of men, in all 
 the various circumstances of life, ex- 
 perience thy care and thy kind regard 
 for their welfare. 
 
 18. But especially would I com- 
 mit to thy care and keeping, my 
 family, my friends, neighbors and ac- 
 quaintance, preserve them from all 
 evil, lead them in all truth, reward 
 my benefactors, be thou the stay of 
 my friends, bless my enemies, forgive 
 my persecutors, convert my calumni- 
 ators, enlighten my despisers, and at 
 last bring us all together, into thy 
 glorious and immediate presence. — 
 4. Giving of thanks for all men. 
 
 "Bless the Lord, O my soul ; and all 
 that is within me, bless his holy name. — 
 
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 Bless the Lord, my soul, and forget not 
 all his benefits." Ps. 103, 1. 2. 
 
 1. O THOU Eternal, Powerful, 
 and Almighty God ! how unsearch- 
 able is thy wisdom, how unlimited 
 thy goodness, how unbounded thy 
 love,how long-suffering thy patience, 
 how righteous thy justice, and how 
 incomprehensible thy favors bestow- 
 ed upon me. 
 
 2. Lord, I feel sensible of my 
 nothingness and of thy greatness, of 
 my sinfulness and thy holiness, of 
 my un worthiness and of thy majesty; 
 shame belongeth unto me, but unto 
 thee honor and glory. 
 
 3. I am as nothing before thee, 
 thou art all in all — I am sinful, but 
 thou art holy — I have been rebelli- 
 ous, but thou wast slow to anger ; I 
 have been disobedient, but thou wast 
 abundant in mercy — I am not worthy 
 of thy regard, but thou in mercy didst 
 behold me ; Lord, I am not worthy 
 
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 of the least of the mercies which thou 
 hast bestowed upon me. 
 
 4. Wonderful are thy works, ter- 
 rible thy threatenings, mighty thy 
 punishments — for our good thy chas- 
 tisement — sure thy promises, faith- 
 ful thy words, and thy love is above 
 all — it is higher than the heavens, 
 more extensive than the earth, and 
 deeper than the sea. 
 
 5. I am the creature of thy hand, 
 and thou art my creator ; I am thy 
 child, and thou art my Father ; I am 
 thy servant, thou my Lord ; I am 
 thy debtor, thou my Benefactor, for 
 of thee and from thee are all things 
 that I am and possess. 
 
 6. Therefore would I praise thee, 
 O God, my heavenly Father, that 
 thou hast created me and fashioned 
 me after thine own image, and hast 
 created me an intelligent and ration- 
 al Being, and permitted me to be 
 born in a land of gospel light and 
 privileges,in the bosom of thy church. 
 
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 7. We would especially praise 
 Thee, that when there was no arm 
 to save and no eye to pity, thou didst 
 look down upon a world lying in in- 
 iquity, didst send thy Son as our 
 Saviour, who has opened a new and 
 living way to thee, our heavenly Fa- 
 ther, and by his sufferings and death 
 made a complete atonement for the 
 sins of the world. 
 
 8. Thou art worthy to be adored, 
 dearest Saviour, that thou hast be- 
 come our Brother, our Mediator, our 
 Deliverer, our Redeemer, our Sav- 
 iour, and our Emanuel. 
 
 9. Receive our heartfelt expres- 
 sions of gratitude and praise, most 
 holy, kind and merciful Saviour, for 
 thy loving kindness and faithfulness, 
 that thou didst come into the world, 
 assume our nature, that thou didst 
 bear reproach and shame for us, that 
 thou didst die the just for the unjust, 
 that we might be brought near to 
 God ; that thou didst arise from the 
 
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 dead and ascend into heaven, thus 
 assuring us that our bodies too shall 
 rise, and that thy sincere followers 
 now can hope to have at last a glori- 
 ous ascension to thee our glorified 
 Saviour. 
 
 10. How cheering are the doc- 
 trines of thy gospel, how consoling 
 thy promises, how valuable thy re- 
 demption, how efficacious thy suffer- 
 ings, how powerful thy blood. 
 
 11. Therefore, would my soul 
 ever praise thy holy name, that thou 
 hast accomplished the design of the 
 Father, that thou hast reconciled me 
 to God, redeemed me from hell, ac- 
 cepted me in baptism, and hast re- 
 freshed and strengthened me at thy 
 holy table, with the bread of life and 
 water of salvation. 
 
 12. And, O God, Thou Holy. 
 Spirit — Thou comforter in every 
 time of sorrow, upon thee would I 
 call, to thee would I pray, and to 
 thee offer up praise and thanksgiving. 
 
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 13. From thee cometh every spir- 
 itual good — from thee all that I think, 
 speak and do — from thee I have ob- 
 tained both to will and to do, accord- 
 ing to thy good pleasure, thou alone 
 canst lit and prepare me for eternal 
 life. 
 
 14. Thou callest me, before I think 
 of performing, thou waitest until I 
 do perform, thou assistest that I may 
 perform, and thou strengthenest me 
 that I can perform. 
 
 15. Precious are thy gifts, rich 
 thy consolation, blessed thy com- 
 munion with our souls, and cheering 
 
 to the heart thv voice of love. 
 
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 16. Therefore would I now praise 
 thee, and throughout the endless 
 ages of eternity give thanks unto thee, 
 that thou hast powerfully and suc- 
 cessfully operated upon my heart, 
 and awakened me to a sense of duty, 
 called me by thy Holy word, accept- 
 ed me through Baptism, enlightened 
 my understanding,sanctifled my soul, 
 
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 renewed my perverted faculties, and 
 thus made me a renewed creature in 
 Christ Jesus, and an heir of eternal 
 glory. 
 
 17. O thou holy and blessed Trin- 
 ity, we would all unite in the praise 
 of thy matchless love, and thank thee 
 for all that thnu hast done us, both 
 according to body and soul — that thy 
 hand has been extended over thy 
 church, that no heresy nor false doc- 
 trines have crept in amongst us ; that 
 our country is still enjoying peace 
 and prosperity, and that in all things 
 we can rejoice in a perfect and all- 
 over-ruling Providence. 
 
 18. Thou hast not only preserved 
 us in peace with other nations, but 
 also from civil commotions and dis- 
 cord within our own borders, from 
 famine, disease and pestilence, for 
 all which we feel bound to praise thy 
 holy name. 
 
 19. It is of thy mercy that we are 
 not yet consumed, for thou makest 
 
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 thy sun to arise over us, and thy 
 early and latter rains to descend that 
 the earth may yield her increase, 
 and we may day by day have our 
 daily bread. 
 
 20. Now, O Lord, how much are 
 we indebted to thee ; from our in- 
 fancy unto this day, hast thou watch- 
 ed over us, with a father's care ; led 
 us with parental kindness, and most 
 liberally supplied all our wants, 
 through many difficulties brought us, 
 from much evil preserved us, out of 
 much affliction delivered us, and in 
 many sorrows raised and comforted 
 our souls. 
 
 21. When sickness has preyed 
 upon my system, thou hast again re- 
 stored me to health ; when I have 
 erred, thou hast directed me aright 
 again ; when I have sinned thou hast 
 borne me with compassion ; when I 
 felt sorry for my sins, thou hast par- 
 doned ; when I have prayed thou 
 hast heard me ; when I have under- 
 
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 taken any thing in a good cause, 
 though others have endeavored to 
 hinder me, yet hast thou strengthen- 
 ed me to persevere. 
 
 22. In my infancy, hast thou al- 
 ready provided for me ; in my youth, 
 led me, and in my declining years, 
 I trust thou wilt not forsake me. 
 
 23. Through thy assistance, have 
 I obtained many a friend and patron 
 in the world, (many a friend and 
 counselor in a foreign land, ) and at 
 all times and every where had my 
 support and maintance. 
 
 24. Therefore, O Lord, assist me 
 to praise and magnify thy holy name, 
 for all which thou hast done to me ; 
 for the time which thou hast lent me, 
 the days and nights which thou hast 
 granted, the present hour to which 
 thou hast brought me, for the quiet 
 sleep which thou hast permitted me 
 to enjoy during the past night, for 
 health, friends, wealth, prosperity, 
 and for every other enjoyment. 
 
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 25. I would praise thee for the 
 situation in life into which thou hast 
 placed me, for the reputation which 
 thou hast made me to possess among 
 men, for the prosperity which thou 
 hast poured out upon me, for the 
 faithful partner in life who thou hast 
 led to me, for the children thou hast 
 sent, and in short for every hlessing 
 and enjoyment, would the grateful 
 feelings of my soul ascend to Thee. 
 
 26. O Lord our God, how many 
 are there in the world, who now are 
 poorer, more distressed, more miser- 
 able, more unhappy, than I am? 
 
 27. Therefore would I bring thee 
 praise aiul glory, that thou hast not 
 only bestowed upon me and others, 
 so much undeserved good, but that 
 thou hast also made me sensible of 
 and thankful for it. 
 
 28. My soul, with all her faculties 
 and power, and all that is within me, 
 shall praise my God. 
 
 29. Let all the angels praise thee, 
 
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 let all the saints praise thee — let the 
 heathen praise thee — let the people 
 praise thee: O God, let all the peo- 
 ple praise thee. 
 
 30. Glory to God the Father, 
 who has created me, to God the 
 Son who has ledeemed me, and to 
 God the Holy Ghost, who has sanc- 
 tified me — Glory to the ever blessed 
 and holy Trinity, now, henceforth, 
 and forever. — Amen. 
 
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 HYJWLI¥S # 
 
 1.— C. M. 
 
 Tlie Successful Resolve. Esth. iv, 16. 
 
 COME, humble sinner, in whose breast 
 A thousand thoughts revolve, 
 
 Come, with your guilt and fear opprest, 
 And make this last resolve : 
 
 44 I'll go to Jesus, though my sin 
 
 Hath like a mountain rose ; 
 I know his courts, I'll enter in, 
 
 Whatever may oppose : 
 
 44 Prostrate I'll lie before his throne, 
 And there my guilt confess ; 
 
 I'll tell him I'm a wretch undone, 
 Without his sovereign grace : 
 
 44 Perhaps he will admit my plea, 
 Perhaps will hear my prayer ; 
 
 But if I perish I will pray, 
 And only perish there. 
 
 44 1 can but perish if I go, 
 
 I am resolv'd to try $ 
 For if I stay away, I know 
 
 I must forever die." 
 
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 • But if I die with mercy sought, 
 When I the King have tried, 
 This were to die ( delightful thought !) 
 As sinner never died. 
 
 2.— L. M. 
 
 Seeking Pardon. Ps. xxxii, 8, 
 
 LORD, at thy feet I prostrate fall, 
 Oppress'd with fears to thee I call : 
 Reveal thy pard'ning love to me, 
 And set my captive spirit free. 
 
 Hast thou not said, " Seek ye my face $" 
 The invitation I embrace ; 
 I'll seek thy face ; thy Spirit give ! 
 let me see thy face, and live. 
 
 I'll wait, perhaps my Lord will come ; 
 If I turn back, hell is my doom ; 
 And begging in his way, I'll lie 
 Till the dear Saviour passes by. 
 
 I'll seek his face with cries and tears, 
 With secret sighs and fervent pray'rs ; 
 And if not heard, I'll waiting sit, 
 And perish at my Saviour's feet. 
 
 But can'st thou, Lord, see all my pain, 
 And bid me seek thy face in vain ? 
 No ! Jesus will not, can't deceive, 
 The soul that seeks his face shall live 
 
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 3.— P. M. 
 
 Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on 
 
 me. Mark x, 47. 
 JESUS ! full of all compassion, 
 
 Hear thy humble suppliant's cry $ 
 Let me know thy great salvation $ 
 
 See! I languish, faint, and die. 
 
 Guilty, but with heart relenting, 
 Overwhelm'd with helpless grief, 
 
 Prostrate at thy feet repenting, 
 Send, O send me quick relief! 
 
 Whither should a wretch be flying, 
 But to him who comfort gives ? 
 
 Whither, from the dread of flying, 
 But to him who ever lives ? 
 
 While I view thee, wounded, grieving, 
 Breathless on the cursed tree, 
 
 Fain I'd feel my heart believing 
 That thou sutfer'dst thus for me. 
 
 Without thee, the world possessing, 
 I should be a wretch undone ; 
 
 Search thro' heaven ; the land of blessing, 
 Seeking good, and finding none. 
 
 Hear, then, blessed Saviour, hear me ! 
 
 My soul cleaveth to the dust $ 
 Send the Comforter to cheer me ; 
 
 Lo ! in thee I put my trust. 
 
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 Sav'd — the deed shall spread new glory 
 Through the shining realms above ! 
 
 Angels sing the pleasing story, 
 AH enraptur'd with thy love ! 
 
 4.— C. M. 
 
 Imploring Mercy. Luke xviii. 13. 
 
 LORD ! at thy feet in dust I lie, 
 And knock at mercy's door; 
 
 With humble heart and weeping eye, 
 Thy favour I implore. 
 
 On me, Lord, do thou display 
 
 Thy rich, forgiving love ; 
 take my henious guilt away, 
 
 This heavy load remove. 
 
 Without thy grace I sink opprest 
 
 Down to the gates of hell ; 
 give my troubled spirit rest, 
 
 And all my fears dispel. 
 
 *Tis mercy, mercy, I impiore, 
 
 O may thy bowels move : 
 Thy grace is an exhaustless store* 
 
 And thou thyself art love. 
 
 Should I at last in heaven appear, 
 
 To join thy saints above $ 
 ['11 shout that mercy brought me ther6f 
 
 And sing thy bleeding love. 
 
 
HYMNS. 1W 
 
 5.— S. M. 
 
 Bethesda's Pool. John ii. 4. 
 
 BESIDE the gospel pool, 
 Appointed for the poor, 
 From year to year my helpless soul 
 Has waited for a cure. 
 
 How often have I seen 
 The healing waters move; 
 And others round me stepping in, 
 There efficacy prove ! 
 
 But my complaints remain ; 
 I feel the very same ; 
 As full of guilt, and fear, and pain, 
 As when at first I came. 
 
 O, would the Lord appear 
 My malady to heal ; 
 He knows how long I've languished here, 
 And what distress I feel. 
 
 [ How often have I thought, 
 Why should I longer lie ? 
 Surely the mercy I have sought 
 Is not for such as I \ 
 
 But whither can I go ? 
 There is no other pool 
 Where streams of sov'reign virtue flow 
 To make a sinner whole. ] 
 
128 HYMNS. 
 
 Here, then, irom day to day, 
 I'll wait, and hope and try ; 
 Can Jesus hear a sinner pray, 
 Yet suffer him to die? 
 
 No — he is full of grace j 
 He never will permit 
 A soul, that fain would see his face, 
 To perish at his feet. 
 
 6.— S. M. 
 
 God the preserver of his people* 
 
 TO God the only wise, 
 Our Saviour and our King, 
 
 Let all the saints below the skies 
 Their humble praises bring. 
 
 ? Tis his almighty love, 
 
 His council and his care, 
 Preserves us safe from sin and death, 
 
 And ev'ry hurtful snare. 
 
 He will present our souls 
 Unblemish'd and complete, 
 
 Before the glory of his face, 
 With joys divinely great. 
 
 Then all his faithful sons 
 
 Shall meet around the throne, 
 
 Shall bless the conduct of his grace, 
 And make his wonders known. 
 
HYMNS. 129 
 
 To our Redeemer, God, 
 
 Wisdom and pow'r belongs, 
 Immortal crowns of majesty, 
 
 And everlasting songs. 
 
 7.— C. M. 
 
 For a new Nature. 
 
 Supreme High-priest, the pilgrim's light, 
 
 My heart for thee prepare $ 
 Thine image stamp, and deeply write 
 
 Thy superscription there. 
 
 Ah, let my forehead bear the seal, 
 
 My arm thy badge retain, 
 My heart the inward witness feel 
 
 That I am born again. 
 
 Into the humble mansion come, 
 
 Set up thy dwelling here : 
 Possess my heart and leave no room 
 
 For sin to harbour there : 
 
 Ah, give me, Lord, the single eye, 
 Which aims at naught but thee : 
 
 I fain would live, and yet not I — 
 Let Jesus live in me. 
 
 O that the penetrating sight 
 
 And eagle's eye were mine ! 
 Undazzled at the boundless light, 
 
 Of majesty divine -, 
 
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130 HYMNS. 
 
 That with the armies of the sky 
 
 I too may sit and sing, 
 Add, Saviour, to the eagle's eye, 
 
 The dove's aspiring wing. 
 
 8.— L. M. 
 
 Humble Trust; or Despair Prevented 
 
 LORD, didst thou die, but not for me? 
 
 Am I forbid to trust thy blood ? 
 Hast thou not pardons rich and free ? 
 
 And grace, an overwhelming flood ? 
 
 Presumptious thought ! to fix the bound : 
 To limit mercy's sov'reign reign ; 
 
 "What other happy souls have found, 
 I'll seek ; nor shall I seek in vain. 
 
 I own my guilt ; my sins confess ; 
 
 Can men or devils make them more? 
 Of crimes already numberless, 
 
 Vain the attempt to swell the score. 
 
 Were the black list before my sight, 
 While I remember thou hast died, 
 
 'Twould only urge my speedier flight 
 To seek salvation at thy side. 
 
 Low at thy feet I'll cast me down, 
 To thee reveal my guilt and fear ; 
 
 And — if thou spurn me from thy throne, 
 I'll be the first who perish'd there* 
 
HYMNS. 131 
 
 9.— C. M. 
 
 'The pleasures of a pure conscience* 
 
 O HAPPY soul that lives on high ! 
 
 While men lie grov'ling here. 
 His hopes are fix'cl above the sky, 
 
 And faith forbids his fear. 
 
 His conscience knows no secret stings ; 
 
 While grace and joy combine 
 To form a life, whose holy springs 
 
 Are hidden and divine. 
 
 He waits in secret on his God ; 
 
 His God in secret sees. 
 Let earth be all in arms abroad, 
 
 He dwells in heavenly peace. 
 
 His pleasures rise from things unseen, 
 
 Beyond this world and time, 
 Where neither eyes nor ears have been, 
 
 Nor thoughts of mortals climb. 
 
 He looks to heaven's eternal hill, 
 
 To meet that glorious bay, 
 When Christ his promise shall fulfill, 
 
 And call his soul away. 
 
 1©.— C. M. 
 
 Christ Precious. 1 Pet. ii. 7. 
 
 HOW sweet the name of Jesus sounds 
 In a believer's ear ! 
 
132 HYMNS. 
 
 It sooths his sorrows, heals his woundSf 
 And drives away his fear. 
 
 It makes the wounded spirit whole, 
 And calms the troubled breast 5 
 
 'Tis manna to the hungry soul, 
 And to the weary, rest. 
 
 By him my pray'rs acceptance gain, 
 
 Although with sin defil'd ; 
 Satan accuses me in vain, 
 
 And I am own'd a child. 
 
 Weak is the effort of my heart, 
 And cold my warmest thought ; 
 
 But when I see thee as thou art, 
 I'll praise thee as I ought. 
 
 Till then I would thy love proclaim^ 
 With every fleeting breath ; 
 
 And may the music of thy name 
 Refresh my soul in death. 
 
 11.— P. M. 
 
 Sitting at Jesus' feet. 
 SWEET the moments, rich in blessing, 
 
 Which before the cross I spend ; 
 Life, and health, and peace possessing, 
 
 From the sinner's dying friend : 
 
 Love and grief my heart dividing, 
 With my tears his feet I'll bathe 5 
 
HYMNS. 133 
 
 Constant still in faith abiding, 
 Life deriving from his death. 
 
 Truly blessed is this station — 
 
 Low before his cross I'll lie ; 
 While I see divine compassion 
 
 Floating in his languid eye $ 
 
 Here I'll sit — forever viewing 
 Mercy streaming in his blood : 
 
 Precious drops, my soul bedewing, 
 Plead and claim my peace with God. 
 
 12.— L. M. 
 
 Hidings of GocVs face. 
 HAPPY the hours, the golden days, 
 When I could call my Jesus mine, 
 And sit, and view his smiling face, 
 And melt in pleasures all divine. 
 
 But now lie's gone, (O mighty wo !) 
 Gone from my soul and hides his love I 
 I hate the sins that griev'd him so, 
 The sins that forc'd him to remove ! 
 
 Yet let my hope look through my tears, 
 And spy afar his rolling throne, 
 His chariot through the cleaving spheres 
 Shall bring the bright Beloved down. 
 
 Swift as a roe flies o'er the hills, 
 
 My soul springs out to meet him high: 
 
134 HYMNS. 
 
 Then shall the conqu'ror turn his wheels 
 And climb the mansion of the sky. 
 
 as.— L. M. 
 
 T7ie morning emblemtitic of eternal day 
 
 IN sleep's serene oblivion laid, 
 I safely pass'd the silent night : 
 
 Again I see the breaking shade, 
 Again behold the morning light. 
 
 New-born, I bless the waking hour, 
 Once more, with awe, rejoice to be : 
 
 My conscious soul resumes her pow'r, 
 And springs, my guardian God ! to thee. 
 
 O guide me through the various maze 
 My doubtful feet are doom'd to tread ; 
 
 And spread thy shield's protecting blaze 
 Where dangers press around my head. 
 
 A deeper shade shall soon impend $ 
 A deeper sleep my eyes oppress : 
 
 Yet then thy strength shall still defend, 
 Thy goodness still delight to bless. 
 
 That deeper shade shall break away ; 
 
 That deeper sleep shall leave my eyes : 
 Thy light shall give eternal day $ 
 
 Thy love the raptures of the skies. 
 
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HYMNS. 135 
 
 14. — S. M. — Morning. 
 
 WE lift our hearts to thee, 
 
 O Day-star from on high! 
 The sun itself is but thy shade, 
 
 Yet cheers both earth and sky. 
 
 O let thy orient beams 
 
 The night of sin disperse, 
 The mist of error and of vice, 
 
 Which shade the universe ! 
 
 How beautious nature now! 
 
 How dark and sad before! 
 With joy we view the pleasing change, 
 
 And nature's God adore. 
 
 O may no gloomy crime 
 
 Pollute the rising day $ 
 May Jesus' blood, like evening dew, 
 
 Wash all our stains away. 
 
 May we this life improve, 
 
 To mourn for errors past : 
 And live this short revolving day, 
 
 As if it were our last. 
 
 To God, the Father, Son, 
 
 And Spirit, one in three, 
 Be glory, as it was, is now, 
 
 And shall for ever be. 
 
136 HYMNS. 
 
 13.- L. M. 
 
 The, Lord's Bay. 
 
 ANOTHER six day's work is done, 
 Another sabbath is begun : 
 Return, my soul, enjoy thy rest, 
 Improve the day thy God has blest 
 
 Come, bless the Lord, whose love assigns 
 So sweet a rest to wearied minds ; 
 Provides an antepast of heav'n, 
 And gives this day the food of sev'n. 
 
 that our thoughts and thanks may rise, 
 As grateful incense, to the skies ; 
 And draw from heav'n that sweet repose, 
 Which none, but he who feels it, knows. 
 
 With joy, great God ! thy works we view 
 In various scenes both old and new ; 
 With praise we think on mercies past, 
 With hope we future pleasures taste. 
 
 In holy duties let the day, 
 In holy pleasures pass away : 
 How sweet, a sabbath thus to spend, 
 In hope of one that ne'er shall end. 
 
 16.— C. M. 
 
 Sabbath Morning. Ps. cxviii. 24. 
 
 ON this sweet morn my Lord arose, 
 Triumphant o'er the grave ! 
 
HYMNS. 1S7 
 
 He dies to vanquish all my foes, 
 And lives again to save. 
 
 This is the day for holy rest, 
 
 Yet clouds will gather soon, 
 Except my Lord become my guest, 
 
 And put my harp in tune. 
 
 No heavenly fire my heart can raise, 
 
 Without the Spirit's aid ; 
 His breath must kindle pray'r and praise, 
 
 Or I am cold and dead. 
 
 On all the flocks thy Spirit pour, 
 
 And saving health convey ; 
 A sweet, refreshing Sunday shower 
 
 Will make them sing and pray. 
 
 Direct thy shepherds how to feed 
 The flocks of thy own choice ; 
 
 Give savour to the heavenly bread, 
 And bid the folds rejoice. 
 
 17. — S. M. — Evening. 
 THE day is past and gone, 
 
 The evening shades appear, 
 Oh, may I ever keep in mind, 
 
 The night of death draws near. 
 
 I lay my garments by, 
 
 Upon my bed to rest, 
 So death will soon remove me hence, 
 
 And leave my soul undrest. 
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138 HYMN'S. 
 
 Lord, keep me safe this night, 
 
 Secure from all my fears; 
 May angels guard me while I sleep, 
 
 Till morning light appears. 
 
 And when I early rise, 
 
 To view th' unwearied sun, 
 
 May I set out to win the prize, 
 And after glory run : 
 
 That when my days are past, 
 
 And I from time remove, 
 Lord, I may in thy bosom rest, 
 
 The bosom of thy love. 
 
 18.— C. M. 
 Evening Hymn, 
 
 NOW, from the altar of our hearts 
 
 Let incense flames arise; 
 Assist us, Lord, to oft'er up 
 
 Our evening sacrifice. 
 
 Awake, our love, awake, our joy ; 
 
 Awake our hearts and tongue : 
 Sleep not when mercies loudly call, 
 
 Break forth into a song. 
 
 Minutes and mercies multiply'd, 
 Have made up all this day ; 
 
 Minutes came quick, but mercies were 
 More fleet and free than they. 
 
HYMNS. 139 
 
 New times, new favours, and new joys, 
 
 Do a new song require ; 
 Till we shall praise thee as we would, 
 
 Accept our hearts' desire. 
 
 Lord of our time, whose hand hath set 
 
 New time upon our score $ 
 Thee may we praise for all our time, 
 
 When time shall be no more. 
 
 19.— C. M. 
 
 Lord's Day Evening. 
 
 WHEN, O dear Jesus, when shall I 
 
 Behold thee all serene ; 
 Blest in perpetual sabbath-day, 
 
 Without a veil between ! 
 
 Assist me, while I wander here, 
 
 Amidst a world of cares ; 
 Incline my heart to pray with love* 
 
 And then accept my prayers. 
 
 Release my soul from ev'ry chain, 
 
 No more hell's captive led ; 
 And pardon a repenting child, 
 
 For whom the Saviour bled. 
 
 Spare me, my God, spare the soul 
 
 That gives itself to thee ; 
 Take all that I possess below, 
 
 And give thyself to me. 
 
140 HYMNS. 
 
 Thy Spirit, O my Father, give, 
 
 To be my guide and friend, 
 To light my path to ceaseless joys, 
 
 To sabbaths without end. 
 
 20.— C. M. 
 
 An Evening Song. 
 
 DREAD Soy-reign, let my evening song 
 
 Like holy incense rise ! 
 Assist the offerings of my tongue 
 
 To reach the lofty skies. 
 
 Through all the dangers of the day, 
 Thy hand was still my guard, 
 
 And still to drive my wants away 
 Thy mercy stood prepared. 
 
 Perpetual blessings from above 
 
 Encompass me around, 
 But oh 1 how few returns of love 
 
 Hath my Creator found. 
 
 What have I done for him that died 
 
 To save my wretched soul ! 
 How are my follies multiplied, 
 
 Fast as my minutes roll ! 
 
 Lord, with this guilty heart of mine 
 
 To thy dear cross I flee, 
 And to thy grace my soul resign 
 
 To be renew'd bv thee. 
 
HYMNS. 141 
 
 Sprinkled afresh with pardoning blood 
 
 I lay me down to rest, 
 As in the embraces of my God, 
 
 Or on my Saviour's breast. 
 
 21.— C. M. 
 
 Sick bed Devotion; or, Pleading without 
 
 repining. 
 GOD of my life, look gently down, 
 
 Behold the pains I feel ; 
 But I am dumb before thy throne, 
 
 Nor dare dispute thy will- 
 Diseases are thy servants, Lord, 
 
 They come at thy command ; 
 I'll not attempt a murmuring word 
 
 Against thy chastening hand. 
 
 Yet I may plead with humble cries, 
 
 Remove thy sharp rebukes ; 
 My strength consumes, my spirit dies 
 
 Through thy repeated strokes. 
 
 Crush'd as a moth beneath thy hand, 
 
 We moulder to the dust ; 
 Our feeble powers can ne'er withstand, 
 
 And all our beauty's lost. 
 
 I'm but a sojourner below, 
 
 As all my Fathers were, 
 May I be well prepar'd to go 
 
 When I the summons hear 
 
142 HYMNS* 
 
 But if my life be spar'd awhile 
 
 Before my last remove, 
 Thy praise shall be my business still, 
 
 And I'll declare thy love. 
 
 22.— C. M. 
 God our help in trouble. 
 
 MY soul, the awful hour will come, 
 
 Apace it passeth on, 
 To bear this body to the tomb, 
 
 And thee to scenes unknown^. 
 
 My heart, long laboring with its woes, 
 
 Shall pant and sink awayj 
 And you, my eye-lids, soon shall close 
 
 On the last glimm'ring ray. 
 
 Whence in that hour shall I receive 
 
 A cordial for my pain, 
 When, if earth's monarchs were my friends, 
 
 Those friends would weep in vain ? 
 
 Great king of nature and of grace ! 
 
 To thee my spirit flies, 
 And opens all its deep distress 
 
 Before thy pitying eyes. 
 
 All its desires to thee are known, 
 
 And ev'ry secret fear \ 
 The meaning of each broken groan 
 
 Well notic'd by thine ear. 
 
HYMNS. 143 
 
 O fix me by that mighty pow'r, 
 
 Which to such love belongs, 
 Where darkness veils the eyes no more, 
 
 And groans are chang'd to songs. 
 
 23.— C. M. 
 
 Sickness and recovery. 
 
 MY God, thy service well commands 
 
 The remnant of my days; 
 Why was this fleeting breath renew'd, 
 
 But to renew thy praise ? 
 
 Thine arms of everlasting love 
 Did this weak frame sustain; 
 
 When life was hov'ring o'er the grave, 
 And nature sunk with pain. 
 
 Thou, when the pains of death were felt, 
 Didst chase the fears of hell ; 
 
 And teach my pale and quiv'ring lips 
 Thy matchless grace to tell. 
 
 Calmly I bow'd my fainting head 
 
 On thy dear faithful breast ; 
 Pleas'd to obey my Father's call 
 
 To his eternal rest. 
 
 Into thy hands, my Saviour God, 
 
 Did I my soul resign : 
 In firm dependence on that truth, 
 
 Which made salvation mine. 
 
144 HYMNS. 
 
 Back from the borders of the grave, 
 
 At thy command I come : 
 Nor will I urge a speedier flight, 
 
 To my celestial home. 
 
 94.— C. M. 
 
 The Lord's Prayer, 
 
 OUR Father who in heaven art, 
 Ail hallow'd be thy name ; 
 
 Thy kingdom come, thy will be done 
 Throughout this earthly frame. 
 
 As cheerfully as 'tis with those 
 Who dwell with thee on high, 
 
 So let thy bounty day by day, 
 Our daily wants supply. 
 
 As we forgive our enemies, 
 Thy pardon, Lord, we crave $ 
 
 Into temptation lead us not, 
 But us from evil save. 
 
 For kingdom, power and glory all, 
 Belong, O Lord, to thee ; 
 
 Thine from eternity they were, 
 And thine shall ever be. 
 
 THE END. 
 


 
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