FROM THE LIBRARY OF 
 REV. LOUIS FITZGERALD BENSON, D. D. 
 
 BEQUEATHED BY HIM TO 
 
 THE LIBRARY OF 
 
 PRINCETON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY 
 
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 Section O~00 
 

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 JUL 9 1 
 
 OG.'GAL 81 
 
 FAMILY MANUAL 
 
 OF 
 
 THE BROAD CHURCH: 
 
 CONTAINING, AilONGST OTHER THINGS, 
 
 AN ORDER OF PUBLIC SERVICE, 
 
 C^TECHISZYi:, 
 
 FORMS OF ADMINISTRATION OF BEGAD CHURCH RITES. 
 
 PRIVATE DEVOTIONS AND HYMNS FOR THE USE OF THE 
 
 FAMILIES AND CHILDREN OF THE BROAD CHURCH. 
 
 COMPILED AND ARRANGED BY 
 
 REV. W. D. HALEY. 
 
 XEW YORK: 
 
 0. HUTCHIXSOX, 523 BROADWAY. 
 
 1850. 
 
Ektkkkd recording to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by 
 
 W I L L I AM D . HALEY, 
 
 In Hie Clerk's OfBce of the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia. 
 
 W. H. Tixsow, gtereotyper and Printer, 
 Rear of 43 and 45 Centre street, N. Y. 
 
 
CONTEXTS 
 
 PAGB 
 
 I. — Preface, 5 
 
 II. — Order of Public Service, 13 
 
 Catechism, 21 
 
 III. — Private Devotions. 
 
 1. Prayers for the Use of Children, . . .39 
 
 2. Special Prayers, ...... 54 
 
 IT. PlTES OF THE CnURCII. 
 
 1. Public Consecration of Children, ... 61 
 
 2. Order of Confirmation, .... Go 
 
 3. The Burial of Children, .... 76 
 
 V. — Family Devotions. 
 
 1. Order of Family "Worship, .... 89 
 
 2. Family Prayers, 92 
 
 VI. — Hymns. 
 
 1. Hymns for Public Worship, . . . .127 
 
 2. Hymns for the Homo, 179 
 
 3. Hymns for Private Devotions. . . . 203 
 
 4. Table of First Lines, 231 
 
 Note. — The Numbers will be found at the f jot of the Page. 
 
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PREFACE. 
 
 The Broad Church is rapidly passing from the 
 condition of an ideal yearning with earnest 
 men of all creeds into an organic fact. The 
 words of Channing, Martineau, Jowett, Robert- 
 son, Coquerel, (p£re etfilsj) and the innumerable 
 company of liberal but devout confessors are 
 already shaping themselves into deeds in Eng- 
 land, France, and America. Here, the Unitarian, 
 Universalist, and Christian denominations form 
 the vanguard of the coming Church. These 
 and countless individual thinkers, in and out of 
 the Orthodox ranks, are fusing their thought, 
 scholarship, and piety into one great fraternity, 
 which will create and sustain a Church of broad 
 sympathies, broad humanities, broad hopes, and 
 a broad theology, — a Church, moreover, which 
 
PREFACE. 
 
 will accord with, and serve the American ideas 
 of liberty and equality, as no old-world ecclesi- 
 asticism or theology can do. 
 
 This humble volume, for the most part a mere 
 compilation, has been prepared with the hope of 
 increasing the true church sentiment in the 
 hearts of the American people. The compiler 
 believes that the religious exigencies of every 
 human soul and the peculiarities of our national 
 character and condition make the Church if not 
 a divine institution at least a human necessity. 
 The work of Protestantism will never be fully 
 accomplished until the prayers and ordinances of 
 the Church have been rescued from the dungeons 
 of medieval scholasticism, and have become 
 the inspiration of all the free men and women 
 in America who desire to worship God without 
 forswearing themselves upon a creed which they 
 either do not understand or do not believe. 
 
 This Book of Common Prayer is intended 
 to give a practical shape and an organic 
 response to some of the desires which are stir- 
 ring in the souls of liberal believers ; if it may 
 prove like the first soft breath which gently 
 
 vi 
 
PREFACE. 
 
 parts the leaves to herald the approach of a 
 mighty gale that shall wrench giant trunks 
 from the soil, it will accomplish its mission. 
 
 The Reformed Liturgy, which underwent the 
 careful supervision of that brave and accom- 
 plished man, the He v. Mr. Lindsey of Essex 
 street Chapel, London, and also of Dr. Samuel 
 Clark, Dr. Freeman, and Eev. Mr. Greenwood, 
 lias furnished a large portion of what follows. 
 I have modified some tilings, and have restored 
 some glorious old words which, having been 
 heard in " secret chambers, and torch-lighted 
 catacombs," I felt unwilling to omit ; some of 
 the sentences in the following Liturgy have 
 been the last words breathed by fainting martyrs, 
 and some have strengthened timid maidens with 
 a boldness for the truth which enabled them to 
 look fearlessly in the faces of lions, — let them 
 stand, even if they be of doubtful interpretation, 
 and let our children learn to reverence them as 
 we do, for the divine grace which has flowed 
 through them. 
 
 The Order of Public Service can be used in the 
 common Sunday school, although it is intended 
 
 vii 
 
PEEFACE. 
 
 to elevate that institution into a part of the 
 Church. When it is .preferred to retain the 
 present methods it will only be necessary to add 
 the usual lessons to the catechetical exercise, or to 
 omit the latter altogether. The Service will be 
 found particularly useful for small congregations. 
 It may also be adopted by families prevented 
 from attending the Church services by reason of 
 distance or inclemency of weather. It has been 
 the aim of the compiler to bring the church into 
 every household, so that in remote settlements, 
 or when for other reasons it may be desirable, 
 the parents can gather their children around 
 them, and with the Public Service, or the Order 
 of Family Service, they can implant in the youth- 
 ful minds a proper regard for the Lord's day, 
 and a due respect for religious observances. 
 
 The Order of Consecration — or Infant Baptism 
 — can be omitted by those Christians who have 
 conscientious objections to that rite, or it is so ar- 
 ranged that it may be used as a dedicatory service 
 without interfering with the subsequent baj)tism 
 as a profession of faith. Without entering upon 
 an argument for infant baptism, I beg to suggest 
 
 viii 
 
PREFACE. 
 
 the Scriptural warrant and the propriety of 
 identifying the children with the Church as early 
 as possible, and by any suitable symbol. 
 
 The Order of Confirmation was inserted after 
 careful deliberation, because it seems to afford 
 the best means for remedying what is a great evil 
 in most Protestant churches. The Episcopal 
 Church, by its order of confirmation, and the 
 Methodist Church, through the agency of its 
 classes, retain their hold upon the youth, but in 
 a majority of the churches of other denomina- 
 tions, especially in those which are anti-credal, or 
 liberal, the years of pupilage, from the age of 
 sixteen to twenty-one, and even later, are passed 
 without the aid and counsel of the Church, be- 
 cause it is a period when persons are too old for 
 the Sunday school, and not of sufficient age to 
 take a voluntary interest in the ordinary services 
 of prayer and preaching. Just at this point, so 
 perilous to the future character, the Church 
 should step in, by appropriate public ceremony 
 assert its jurisdiction over the young people, and 
 teach them to regard themselves as pledged and 
 professed disciples of Christ. I do not broach 
 
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PREFACE. 
 
 this as a new theory, for it has been the theme 
 of every Sunday School convention for years, 
 and has been keenly felt and eloquently express- 
 ed by men of very different theologies, as for 
 instance, Judd and Bushnell. I do not put for- 
 ward my own medicament as a panacea, but I 
 fully believe, and with all proper modesty would 
 urge it upon my brethren, that in the accom- 
 panying Order of Confirmation will be found a 
 practical clue to the successful solution of a very 
 perplexing problem. 
 
 The family prayers are adapted from the 
 King's Chapel Liturgy, with some slight changes. 
 I am indebted to the Rev. C. Brooks for permis- 
 sion to take from his excellent manual, " The 
 Christian in his Closet," the prayers for Private 
 Devotion, and a portion of the Family Service. 
 The admirable paraphrase of the Lord's Prayer 
 I have divided into portions suitable for a child's 
 devotions. The Hymns for the Private Use of 
 Children, are intended to be committed to memo- 
 ry ; good poetry will do much for the education 
 of a young soul. 
 
 With a sincere prayer for the prosperity of the 
 
PREFACE. 
 
 Church, and the consequent victory of the Right, 
 
 the Just and the True, I commend this attempt to 
 
 aid the organic development of the Broad 
 
 Church, to the kindness and fraternity of all who 
 
 love the Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity and in 
 
 truth. 
 
 W. D. H. 
 
 Washington^ D. C. 
 
 XI 
 
ORDER OF PUBLIC SERVICE. 
 
 ^[ At the beginning of the service the Minister shall read the 
 following exhortation : 
 
 Come ye children, hearken unto me ; I will 
 teach you the fear of the Lord. 
 
 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wis- 
 dom ; but the wicked despise wisdom and 
 instruction. My children, if sinners entice you, 
 consent you not. If they say, Come with us, 
 cast in your lot among us — my children walk 
 not in the way with them ; refrain your feet 
 from their paths ; for their feet run to evil. 
 When wisdom entereth into your hearts, and 
 knowledge is pleasant unto your souls, discre- 
 tion shall preserve you, understanding shall 
 keep you, to deliver you from the way of those 
 who leave the paths of uprightness to walk in 
 the ways of darkness. 
 
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ORDER OF PUBLIC SERVICE. 
 
 My children, forget not the law of God ; but 
 let your hearts keep his commandments. For 
 length of days, and years of life, and peace, shall 
 they add to you. Let not mercy and truth 
 forsake you. Bind them about your necks ; 
 write them upon the tables of your hearts. So 
 shall you find favor in the sight of God and 
 man. 
 
 ^[ Then shall follow the General Confession to be said by the 
 Congregation after the Minister : 
 
 Almighty and most merciful God \ — we have 
 erred and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep. 
 — We have followed too much the devices and 
 desires of our own hearts. — We have offend- 
 ed against thy holy laws. — We have left undone 
 those things which we ought to have done; — 
 and we have done those things which we ought 
 not to have done, — and there is no health in us. 
 — But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us miser- 
 able offenders. — Spare thou those, O God, who 
 confess their faults. — Restore thou them that are 
 penitent, — according to thy promises declared 
 
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OKDER OF PUBLIC SERVICE. 
 
 unto mankind by Christ Jesus our Lord. — And 
 grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake, — 
 that we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, 
 and sober life, — to the glory of thy holy name. 
 Amen ! 
 
 Tf Then, all standing, the Minister shall say : 
 
 The Lord has brought us safely to this day. 
 
 Children. Let us give him thanks for this his 
 goodness. 
 
 Min. And for all his mercies and loving kind- 
 nesses to us, and to all men ; 
 
 CJtil. Every day will we give thanks unto 
 thee, O Lord. 
 
 •[ Then shall the Minister offer these prayers, or he may sub- 
 stitute an extemporaneous prayer, the Congregation kneeling: 
 
 Almighty God, Father of all mercies, we thine 
 unworthy servants, do give thee most humble 
 and hearty thanks for all thy goodness and lov- 
 ing kindness to us and to all men. We bless 
 thee for our creation, preservation, and all the 
 blessings of this life ; but above all for thine in- 
 estimable love in the redemption of the world 
 
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ORDER OF PUBLIC SERVICE. 
 
 by our Lord Jesus Christ ; for the means of grace, 
 and for the hope of gloiy. And we beseech 
 thee, to give us that due sense of all thy mer- 
 cies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly thank- 
 ful, and that we may show forth thy praise, not 
 only with our lips, but in our lives, by giving up 
 ourselves to thy service, and by walking before 
 thee in holiness and righteousness all our clays, 
 through Jesus Christ our Lord ; in whose name 
 we ascribe unto thee all honor and glory, world 
 without end. Amen. 
 
 (At the close of each prayer the Congregation will say, Amen.) 
 
 Almighty God, who hast given us grace at 
 this time with one accord to make our common 
 supplications unto thee, and hast promised by 
 thy beloved Son, that where two or three are 
 gathered together in his name, thou wilt grant 
 their requests ; fulfill now, O Lord, the desires 
 and petitions of thy children, as may be most 
 expedient for them, granting us in this world 
 knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to 
 come life everlasting. Amen ! 
 
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ORDER OF PUBLIC SERVICE. 
 
 ^ Then shall the Minister say : 
 
 O Lord open thou our lips. 
 Ansiocr. And our mouths shall show forth thy 
 praise. 
 
 ^[ Here, all standing up, he shall say : 
 
 Now unto the King, eternal, immortal, invisi- 
 ble, the only wise God, 
 
 Answer. Be honor and glory, through Jesus 
 Christ, forever and ever. 
 
 Min. Praise ye the Lord. 
 
 Ans. The Lord's name be praised. 
 
 ^ Then may be said or sung the following psalm : 
 Jubilate Deo. 
 
 Obe joyful in the Lord all ye lands ; serve the 
 Lord with gladness, and come before his presence 
 with a song. 
 
 Be ye sure that the Lord he is God ; it is he 
 who hath made us, and not we ourselves ; we are 
 his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 
 
 O go your way into his gates with thanksgiv- 
 
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ORDER OF PUBLIC SERVICE. 
 
 ing, and into his courts with praise ; be thankful 
 unto him, and speak good of his name. 
 
 For the Lord is gracious, his mercy is everlast- 
 ing, and his truth endureth from generation to 
 generation. 
 
 T[ Then the teachers shall examine the children in the cate- 
 chism, which is divided into four parts ; and it is recommended 
 that on the Sundays which are the fifth Sundays of the month, 
 the Minister shall examine the whole assembly of children in 
 the catechism. 
 
 ^J" Here follows the sermon or address from the Minister. 
 
 Tf At the close of the sermon shall be sung the following an- 
 them or a hymn : 
 
 Bonum est conjiteri. — Psalm xcii. 
 
 It is a good thing to give thanks unto the 
 Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most 
 highest; 
 
 To tell of thy loving kindness early in the 
 morning, and of thy truth in the night season ; 
 
 Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon 
 the lute ; upon a loud instrument and upon the 
 harp. 
 
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OEDEE OF PUBLIC S UK VICE. 
 
 For tliou Lord hast made me glad through thy 
 works, and I will rejoice in giving praise for the 
 work of thy hands. 
 
 *j[ Then the Minister shall say : 
 
 The Lord be with you. 
 
 Ans. And with thy spirit. 
 
 Min. O Lord, show thy mercy upon us. 
 
 Ans. And grant us thy salvation. 
 
 Min. O God, make clean our hearts within 
 us. 
 
 Ans. And take not the holy Spirit from us. 
 
 Min. Let us pray : 
 
 O Lord, our heavenly Father, high and mighty 
 King of kings, Lord of lords, who dost from thy 
 throne behold all the dwellers upon the earth ; 
 most heartily we beseech thee with thy favor to 
 behold the President and Congress of the United 
 States, and so replenish them with the grace of 
 thy holy spirit that they may always incline to 
 thy will, and walk in thy way. Send down upon 
 all ministers of the Gospel, and upon all congre- 
 gations committed to their charge, the needful 
 spirit of grace. Endue all parents with wisdom 
 
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ORDER OF PUBLIC SERVICE. 
 
 and love, that they may rightly train and direct 
 their offspring in the knowledge of the truth and 
 the practice of virtue. We humbly beseech thee 
 to bless all sorts and conditions of men, and to 
 grant us that peace which the world cannot give. 
 This we humbly ask in the name of Jesus Christ 
 our Lord. Amen ! 
 
 ^[ Here, all standing up, shall be pronounced the Benedic- 
 tion. 
 
 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the 
 love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy 
 Spirit, be with us all evermore. Amen ! 
 
A CATECHISM 
 
 INSTRUCTION OP CHILDREN. 
 
 The Catechism is to be committed to memory in portions suited 
 to the capacities of the children. 
 
 PAFcT I. 
 
 Question. Can you tell me who made you ? 
 
 Answer. God, who made all things, made 
 me. 
 
 Q. For vhat did God make you ? 
 
 A. To be virtuous and holy and happy. 
 
 Q. What is it to he virtuous \ 
 
 A. It is to avoid sin, to overcome temptation, 
 co love God, to obey my parents, to speak the 
 truth always and to be just and hind to all per- 
 sons. 
 
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CATECHISM. 
 
 Q. Can God know whether you are virtuous 
 or not ? 
 
 A. Yes; for though we cannot see God, lie 
 sees us every moment of our lives. 
 
 Q. What will God do for you if you lead a 
 holy life ? 
 
 A. lie will love me ; and if he sees fit to per- 
 mit me to suffer poverty or sickness or affliction, 
 his love will always comfort me. 
 
 Q. Can you do anything for God ? 
 
 A. I can only love him, obey him, and be 
 thankful to him ; I cannot make him my 
 debtor. 
 
 Q. Can you speak to him ? 
 
 A. Yes ; I can pray to him for whatever 1 
 need, and he will give me what is best for me. 
 
 Q. In what manner should you pray to God ? 
 
 A. Our Saviour, Jesus Christ, has given us a 
 form of prayer which is called the Lord's 
 Prayer. 
 
 Q. Repeat the Lord's Prayer. 
 
 A. Our Father, who art in heaven. Hallowed 
 be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will 
 be done on earth as it is done in heaven. Give 
 
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CATECHISM. 
 
 us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our 
 trespasses as we forgive those who trespass 
 against us ; and lead us not into temptation, but 
 deliver us from evil ; for thine is the kingdom 
 and the power and the glory, forever and ever, 
 Amen. 
 
 Q. After you die shall you live again ? 
 
 A. Yes ; God will raise us from the dead. 
 
 Q. How shall you live again, if you are good? 
 
 A. If I have been good I shall live in heaven 
 and be very happy forever. 
 
 Q. If you have been wicked, how shall you 
 live again ? 
 
 A. In a condition of just retribution. 
 
 Q. 'What do you mean by retribution ? 
 
 A. I mean that in the future life all persons 
 will be placed in that condition for which their 
 characters have fitted them. If they have 
 wilfully sinned, they must suffer much in the 
 future. 
 
 Q. Where do you get this belief? 
 
 A. From the Bible which we should diligently 
 read for our improvement in knowledge and 
 goodness, in order to fit us for heaven. 
 
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CATECHISM. 
 
 Q. Is there any form of words in which 
 Christians express the principles of their belief? 
 
 A. Yes : the Apostles' Creed, which was 
 composed in the second century after the death 
 of Christ. 
 
 Q. Is the Apostles' Creed binding upon the 
 consciences of Christians ? 
 
 A. All creeds, written by men are liable to 
 error. There is no creed which is binding except 
 the ISTew Testament. 
 
 Q. What then are the conditions of Church 
 fellowship ? 
 
 A. A hearty repentance for all sins, a sincere 
 forsaking of them, and an earnest purpose to 
 conform the character to the precepts and spirit 
 of the Gospel. 
 
 Q. Repeat the Apostles' Creed ? 
 
 A. I believe in God the Father Almighty 
 maker of heaven and earth ; 
 
 And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, 
 who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of 
 the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate ; 
 was crucified, dead, and buried ; the third day he 
 arose again from the dead; he ascended into 
 
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CATECHISM. 
 
 lieaven ; and sittetli at the right hand of God 
 the Father Almighty ; from thence he shall come 
 to jndge the living and the dead. 
 
 I believe in the Holy Ghost ; the holy Catholic 
 Church ; the forgiveness of sins ; the resurrection 
 of the body ; and the life everlasting. Amen. 
 
 Q. What do you mean by the holy Catholic 
 Church ? 
 
 A. The universal church, composed of believ- 
 ers in Christ, who live in all parts of the earth, 
 and worship God in various forms. 
 
 Q. What do you mean by the resurrection of 
 the body ? 
 
 A. I mean that we shall live again in a body, 
 which God will give us, made like unto Christ's 
 most glorious body, free from disease and pain, 
 and imperishable. 
 
 PART II. 
 
 Q. Does the Bible teach" us what God is % 
 A. Yes ; it teaches us that he had no begin- 
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CATECHISM. 
 
 ning, and can have no end ; that he is God from 
 everlasting to everlasting ; that he is the only 
 God, and beside him there is none other ; that 
 he has no equal, and that the Lord our God is 
 one God. 
 
 Q. What does the Bible teach us of the attri- 
 butes of God ? 
 
 A. It teaches us that he is omnipotent, holy, 
 pure, righteous, just, merciful, wise, omniscient, 
 long suffering, forgiving transgression and sin. 
 
 Q. What does God require of us ? 
 
 A. That we should deal justly, love mercy, 
 and walk humbly before him. 
 
 Q. Has God given us any positive command- 
 ments which we are to obey ? 
 
 A. Yes ; he gave ten commandments to the 
 children of Israel, and we, also, are required to 
 comply with the spirit of them. 
 
 Q. What is the first commandment ? 
 
 A. Thou shalt have no other gods but me. 
 
 Q. What is the second commandment? 
 
 A. Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven 
 image, nor the likeness of anything that is in 
 heaven above, or in the earth beneath, or in -the 
 
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CATECHISM. 
 
 water under the earth ; thou shalt not bow down 
 to them nor worship them ; for I, the Lord thy 
 God, am a jealous God, and visit the sins of the 
 fathers upon the children, unto the third and 
 fourth generation of those who hate me, and 
 show mercy unto thousands of those who love 
 me and keep my commandments. 
 
 Q. What is the third commandment ? 
 
 A, Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord 
 thy God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him 
 guiltless who taketh his name in vain. 
 
 Q. What is the fourth commandment ? 
 
 A. Ee member that thou keep holy the Sab- 
 bath day ; six days shalt thou labor and do all 
 thou hast to do, but the seventh day is the Sab- 
 bath of the Lord thy God, in it thou shalt do no 
 manner of work, thou and thy son, and thy 
 daughter, thy man servant, and thy maid ser- 
 vant, thy cattle, and the stranger that is within 
 thy gates ; for in six days the Lord made heaven 
 and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and 
 rested the seventh day ; wherefore the Lord 
 blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it. . 
 
 Q. What is the fifth commandment ? 
 
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 CATECHISM. 
 
 A. Honor thy father and mother, that thy 
 days may be long in the land which the Lord 
 thy God giveth thee. 
 
 Q. What is the sixth commandment ? 
 
 A. Thou shalt do no murder. 
 
 Q. What is the seventh commandment ? 
 
 A. Thou shalt not commit adultery. 
 
 Q. What is the eighth commandment ? 
 
 A. Thou shalt not steal. 
 
 Q. What is the ninth commandment? 
 
 A. Thou shalt not bear false witness against 
 thy neighbor. 
 
 Q. What is the tenth commandment ? 
 
 A. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house ; 
 thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife ; nor 
 his servant, nor his maid, nor his ox, nor his ass, 
 nor anything that is his. 
 
 Q. How did our Saviour sum up these com- 
 mandments ? 
 
 A. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all 
 thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy 
 mind. This is the first and great commandment. 
 
 And the second is like unto it : Thou shalt 
 love thy neighbor as thyself, On these two 
 
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CATECHISM. 
 
 commandments liana: all the law and the 
 prophets. 
 
 Q. "What principles will best help us to ob- 
 serve these and all other commandments of 
 God? 
 
 A. A high reverence for God, a deep love for 
 Jesus Christ, a sincere good will for our fellow- 
 creatures, and a proper anxiety for the immortal 
 interests of our own souls. 
 
 Q. "What are the best helps to a religious 
 life? 
 
 A. A prayerful spirit, frequent self-examina- 
 tion, watchfulness over the habits we are form- 
 ing, avoidance of bad company, and careful 
 study of the Scriptures. 
 
 Q. Can any one live so free from sin as not to 
 need the mercy of God for his forgiveness ? * 
 
 A. There is no man that liveth and sinnetli 
 not ; and we are taught by Jesus Christ to pray 
 always " forgive our trespasses." 
 
 Q. "What are we to learn from our common 
 frailty ? 
 
 A. "We are. to learn humility and charity. 
 Not to esteem ourselves more righteous than the 
 
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CATECHISM. 
 
 rest of mankind, and to compassionate the lowest 
 and most depraved. 
 
 PART III. 
 
 Q. Does the Bible teach ns anything of Jesus 
 Christ? 
 
 A. Yes ; it teaches us that he is the well-he- 
 loved Son, in whom the Father is well pleased ; 
 and that he came into the world to save sin- 
 ners. 
 
 Q. How does he accomplish this ? 
 
 A. By causing them to forsake their sins, and 
 to turn to the living God. 
 
 Q. What has Christ done to make men forsake 
 their sins ? 
 
 A. He was found in fashion as a man; he 
 taught his disciples great truths about God and 
 heaven n and immortality, which all the wisdom 
 of men had been unable to discover ; he was cru- 
 cified, that by his death we might be reconciled 
 to God ; and he rose from the dead to show us 
 
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CATECHISM. 
 
 that, though we seem to die, yet God will keep 
 our souls alive. 
 
 Q. Why is Jesus Christ called the Saviour ? 
 
 A. Because it was prophesied of him "thoi 
 shalt call his name Jesus, for he shall save hi 
 people from their sins." 
 
 Q. What did the Saviour say was necessary is 
 order to bring the soul to a proper knowledge o.' 
 God? 
 
 A. " Verily, verily, I say unto thee, except u 
 man be born again he cannot see the kingdom 
 of God." 
 
 Q. What is regeneration ? 
 
 A. It is the birth of the religious part of our 
 nature, which only then discovers the perfect 
 love and goodness of God, and the true meaning 
 of the soul and the immortal life. 
 
 Q. What must a sinful man do before he can 
 be born again ? 
 
 A. He must be converted. That is, he must 
 turn from his sinful ways and seek in the mercy 
 of God, the forgiveness of his sins. 
 
 Q. How can he be assured of this mercy ? 
 
 A, Only by taking the Lord Jesus Christ for 
 
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CATECHISM. 
 
 his Master and Saviour ; by faith in the promises 
 of Christ ; by obeying his precepts, and by striv- 
 ing to live humbly, soberly, and righteously in 
 the world. 
 
 Q. Is there any promise of Divine aid to those 
 who seek the help of God ? 
 
 A. Our Saviour promised to send the Com- 
 forter to his disciples, to instruct and help them 
 after he was taken away ; and he has also taught 
 us that our heavenly Father is more ready to 
 give his Holy Spirit to those that ask it, than 
 an earthly parent is to give good things to his 
 children. 
 
 Q. What is the Holy Spirit ? 
 
 A, It is the Spirit of God, which is always 
 about us, admonishing us of our sins, appealing 
 to our souls for better life, comforting us in our 
 afflictions, answering our prayers, and bearing 
 witness with our spirits that we are the children 
 of God. 
 
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CATECHISM. 
 
 PART IV. 
 
 Q. "What is the Christian Church. ? 
 
 A. It is an association of people, who, believ- 
 ing in the authority of Jesus Christ, and desiring 
 to mould their lives to his requirements, unite 
 together to strengthen and encourage each other. 
 
 Q. What laws are to govern the Christian 
 Church? 
 
 A. The New Testament is the supreme law, 
 and the only one that can be exercised authorita- 
 tively. 
 
 Q. In becoming members of the Church what 
 is proper to be done ? 
 
 A. It is right and proper that we should make 
 a public profession of our discipleship by observ- 
 ing the two Christian Ordinances. 
 
 Q. "What are the Christian Ordinances ? 
 
 A. Baptism and the Lord's Supper. 
 
 Q. "What is the meaning of Baptism ? 
 
 A. It means a recognition of Jesus Christ as 
 the head of the Church, and a desire to lead a 
 holy, devout, and righteous life. 
 
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CATECHISM. 
 
 Q. What is the meaning of the Lord's Sup- 
 per? 
 
 A. It is to commemorate the death of Christ, 
 whose love for the human family was so great 
 that he gave up his life on the cross that he might 
 bring us to repentance and the true life. 
 
 Q. When was this Ordinance instituted ? 
 
 A. The same night in which he Avas betrayed. 
 
 Q. Is it incumbent upon us to observe these 
 Ordinances ? 
 
 A. No form is of so much consequence as the 
 indwelling love of God, but as Christ ordained 
 these ceremonies, it is our duty to observe them. 
 
 Q. Who are proper persons to observe the 
 Ordinances 1 
 
 A. All persons of proper age to understand 
 their meaning, and who sincerely desire the aid 
 of the Holy Spirit to enable them to lead religious 
 and sober lives. 
 
 Q. What is the true bond of Church Fellow- 
 ship ? 
 
 A. Sincere love to God, and that love for our 
 neighbor which will cause us to respect his opin- 
 ions, however they may differ from our own. 
 
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CATECHISM. 
 
 Q. What is the great mission of the Church ? 
 
 A. To make the world better in its practices. 
 
 Q. Why has not the Church done more good 
 in the world ? 
 
 A. Because it has too often been divided into 
 jealous sects, who have hated each other for dif- 
 ferences of belief, and have fostered bigotry and 
 uncharitableness. 
 
 Q. What Church does the world need ? 
 
 A, The broad Church of Christ; the Church 
 that will seek only to make men better; the 
 Church whose creed will be the Bible; whose 
 field will be the world; and whose fellowship 
 will extend to all the human family. 
 
 Q. What will you do for the true Church ? 
 
 A. I will work for it, and pray for it, and when 
 I am older I will try to be worthy of the bene- 
 fits it confers upon me. 
 
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 8T 
 
PRAYERS 
 
 FOR THE USE OF CHILDREN. 
 
 SUNDAY MOUSING. 
 
 God of the Sabbath, my soul would rise to 
 thee, and would begin this holy day with praise 
 to thee who hast made me to sleep in safety. 
 Blessed be thy name for the Christian Sabbath, 
 for the day which calls my mind from the tran- 
 sitory objects of earth to the durable things of 
 the eternal life. In the name of him whose 
 glorious resurrection this day commemorates, I 
 would draw near to thee not only with my lips, 
 but with my heart, worshipping thee in spirit 
 and in truth. 
 
 O Thou who art love and dwellest in love, 
 enable me to love thee with my whole heart. 
 
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PRAYERS FOR CHILDREN. 
 
 Let thy mercies- draw my soul to thee and keep 
 me ever in the path of rectitude. Let me feel 
 that thou art in me and I in thee. May I see 
 thee in the works and mission and person of 
 Jesus Christ, and may I see thee in my own 
 soul. Help me to show my gratitude to 
 the Saviour by becoming his devoted follower. 
 
 Holy Father, as thou hast made me for truth, 
 holiness, virtue, and immortality, do thou take 
 off mine eyes from beholding vanity ; let me not 
 love this world too much and thee so little, cure 
 me of all worldliness and selfish desires. 
 
 O Thou that hearest prayer, bless all worship- 
 ping assemblies this day. May thy ministers 
 preach Christ and him crucified, and may all 
 men come to the knowledge of the truth and 
 be saved. May the love of thee and the love 
 of man become the ruling principle of the 
 human soul, and thus may thy kingdom come, 
 and thy will be done on earth as it is in 
 heaven. 
 
 Merciful Parent, go with me to the church, 
 and let my heart this day be so touched by the 
 holy influences of religion that my character 
 
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PRAYERS FOR CHILDREN". 
 
 may be formed by its heavenly spirit and my life 
 govern oil by its laws. 
 
 In the name of Jesus Christ I offer these suppli- 
 cations, and with his own words conclude : Our 
 Father etc. \_Here follows the LorcTs Prayer.'] 
 
 SUNDAY EVENING. 
 
 Our Father, who art in heaven, I would give 
 thee most humble and hearty thanks for permit- 
 ting me to live through this day, and for 
 enabling me to meet with Christians in the house 
 of prayer. O Thou who seest in secret, I have 
 retired to my closet that I may thank thee for 
 what my eyes have seen and what my ears have 
 heard this day. Grant that from this hour I 
 may have a new love for heavenly truth, new 
 strength in holy purposes and new zeal in the 
 Christian cause. 
 
 Searcher of hearts, in the silence of this hour's 
 retirement, I solemnly dedicate myself to thee. 
 Do thou accept the consecration, and give me 
 strength to perform my vows. I would retire to 
 
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PRAYERS FOR CHILDREN. 
 
 rest cherishing good-will towards all mankind. 
 I ask thy fatherly protection. May the darkness 
 be as the shadow of thy wings. Hear my prayer 
 through him who loved me and gave himself for 
 me. Amen. 
 
 MONDAY MORNING. 
 
 Almighty God my heavenly Father, thon hast 
 taken care of me while I was asleep. I thank 
 thee for the pleasant light of this morning. The 
 darkness goeth away and the daylight cometh 
 at thy command. I thank thee" that thou dost 
 permit me to call myself thy child. I ask thy 
 blessing to make me wise, good, contented, and 
 useful. Keep me from doing wrong this day. 
 Let me not be impatient, or fretful, or angry ; but 
 may I be gentle and pleasant. O God, bless my 
 parents, make me obedient to them ; and help 
 me to be wiser and better every day, so that I 
 may grow up for heaven ; and when I die I may 
 go to thee and to Jesus Christ: Amen. 
 
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prayers foe childue^ 
 
 MONDAY EVENING. 
 
 Great God, thou delightest to hear the prayers 
 of children, suffer my petition to come into thy 
 holy presence. Thou hast let me live through 
 another day, and given me what is Lest for me ; 
 and now before I close my eyes in sleep, I wish 
 to thank thee for the good things I have received. 
 I thank thee for the light of the sun, for the 
 friends who instruct me ; for food and raiment ; 
 for a home to shelter me, and for the night to 
 rest. Help me to remember how I have spent 
 this day ; and if I have felt or said or done any- 
 thing wrong, may I be so sorry for my faults 
 that I shall do better to-morrow. I wish to be 
 more kind and more industrious every day. Let 
 not my lips speak evil of others, nor my la-art 
 wish them any pain, nor my hands do them any 
 mischief; but may I speak the truth always, and 
 do unto others as I wish them to do unto me. 
 Bless all poor people, and those who are sick and 
 unhappy. 
 
 My Heavenly Father, I am now going to sleep. 
 
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PRAYERS FOR CHILDREN. 
 
 Thou seest me by night as well as by day. Keep 
 me safe, and awake me in the morning in health. 
 If I die during the night take me to heaven to 
 be happy forever. Amen. 
 
 TUESDAY MORNING. 
 
 Almighty God, Maker of heaven and earth, 
 thou hast created me by thy power, preserved 
 me by thy care, and supported me by thy good- 
 ness. I am indebted to thee for all that I have ; 
 I am dependent on thee for all that I want ; and 
 I owe to thee all that I can do. Thou hast 
 watched over me during the defenceless hours 
 of the night. I have slept in safety and awoke 
 in health. Early will I seek and praise and 
 thank thee. I sincerely thank thee for that 
 bountiful providence which has nourished and 
 cheered me. I thank thee for my reason, 
 education and religion ; for all the gifts of 
 nature and grace ; for our Saviour Jesus Christ ; 
 for my redemption, and instruction in the truth, 
 
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PRAYERS FOR CHILDREN. 
 
 for the enjoyments of this present life and for 
 the promises and hopes of a better life to come. 
 
 O God, may these mercies lead me to love 
 thee more and serve thee better; to love Jesus 
 Christ more and serve him better ; to love my 
 parents and friends more and serve them better ; 
 and to be more willing to do to others as I wish 
 they should do to me. 
 
 While I now go forth to the duties of the day, 
 do thou go with me ; keep me from harm and 
 bless me through Jesus Christ. Amen. 
 
 TUESDAY EVENING. 
 
 Kixd Author of my being, I would adore thee 
 as my Preserver and Benefactor. Another day 
 has gone to return no more. I thank thee for thy 
 care. Thy mercies come to me with every mo- 
 ment of my life. They are more than I can 
 number, and many more than I have deserved. 
 I have sinned against thee ; for I have left un- 
 done some things which I ought to have de&e, 
 
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PRAYERS FOE CHILDREN. 
 
 find Lave clone some tilings which I ought not to 
 have done. Thou knowest all my faults. As 
 thou hast promised to forgive me if I truly re- 
 pent, I earnestly pray thee to look in pity on my 
 sins, and teach me so to live that I shall offend 
 no more. I desire to be a Christian in spirit and 
 in deed. 
 
 Blessed guide of my youth, do thou preserve 
 me from all corrupt communications ; from those 
 youthful lusts that weaken the understanding and 
 ruin the soul. I would be pure in thought and 
 action. Preserve my tongue from uttering false- 
 hood, deceit or impiety, and my hands from com- 
 mitting injustice. May I be industrious, so that 
 I shall be "useful ; and virtuous, so that I shall be 
 happy. 
 
 God of the night, keep me in safety while I 
 sleep ; and when my life on earth shall end, ad- 
 mit me to the happy, cloudless and eternal day 
 of heaven. Amen. 
 
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PEAYEES FOE CDILDEEN. 
 
 WEDNES DAY MOB N I X G. 
 
 Holy, holy, holy Lord God Almighty, who 
 lovest righteousness and lookest with favor on 
 the upright, I would not go forth to the duties of 
 this or any other day, without raising my soul to 
 thee in prayer for guidance and help. I come in 
 the name of my blessed Saviour to seek a 
 Parent's face and a Parent's blessing. 
 
 God of goodness and strength, go with me 
 through life. Enable me to exhibit purity in all 
 my words, prudence in all my plans, honesty in 
 all my dealings, and kindness in all my relations. 
 Give me courage in danger, fortitude in trial, re- 
 signation in adversity, and in prosperity a hum- 
 
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 ble mind. Above all, give me earnestness in im- 
 ploring thy grace, strength in keeping thy com- 
 mands, and zeal in working out my salvation. 
 Thus, O God, in the way of heaven may I never 
 halt, never look back, never turn to the right 
 hand or to the left, but pressing forward to those 
 things that are before, may my path be that of 
 the just which shines brighter and brighter to the 
 perfect day. 
 
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PRAYERS FOR CHILDREN. 
 
 And to thee, O God, only wise, shall be glory- 
 forever through Jesus Christ. Amen. 
 
 WEDNESDAY EVENING. 
 
 Almighty God, defend me from every unclean 
 thought, unlawful design, and turbulent action. 
 May I never let the sun go down upon my wrath. 
 Free my heart of envy, hatred, malice, pride and 
 discontent. O let my body be always subject to 
 my soul, my senses to my reason, and my reason 
 to thy gracious instruction; so that outwardly 
 and inwardly I may be fully disposed to do thy 
 will. My heart's desire and prayer is, that I may 
 adorn with thy moral perfections the spiritual 
 nature thou hast given me, and thus retain thy 
 divine image in my soul. 
 
 Let it please thee, Source of all power, to an- 
 swer, by a message of strength, these my earnest 
 supplications through him who died to deliver 
 me from this present evil world, while I ascribe 
 to thee all honor and glory forever. Amen. 
 
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PRAYERS FOR CHILDREN. 
 
 THURSDAY MORXIXG. 
 
 Our Father who art in heaven, of whom and 
 for whom and by whom are all things, how grate- 
 ful should I feel that in seeking thee I seek the 
 face and favor of a wise and good Parent. Thou 
 art the light of every heart that sees thee, the 
 strength of every mind that knows thee, and the 
 life of every soul that loves thee. Hallowed be 
 thy name. I would manifest my reverence for 
 thy perfections, by seeking and knowing and lov- 
 ing thee as I ought ; and do thou engage my 
 whole soul to worship thee in spirit and in truth, 
 and to honor thee in life and in death. 
 
 Our Father, etc. 
 
 THURSDAY EVENING. 
 
 May thy kingdom come. May Christian 
 faith, holiness, and hope, spread through the 
 nations, and all thy children own their allegi- 
 ance and rejoice in thy Son. O let error lose 
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PRAYERS FOR CHILDREN. 
 
 its sway and vice its power, and let men bring 
 every thought into subjection to the principles 
 of truth, freedom, and peace. Thus may thy 
 will be done by thy family below, as it is done 
 by the angels who compose thy family above. 
 
 May thy kingdom come also, in my own heart ; 
 may the fruits of the spirit abound in my life 
 and enable me to feel and to show to others that 
 the kingdom of heaven is within me. 
 
 Our Father, etc. 
 
 FRIDAY MORNING. 
 
 Giver of all good, thy word allows me to pray 
 for temporal blessings ; yet I would not ask for 
 uninterrupted prosperity, or dangerous riches, 
 or seducing honors, but that thou wouldst this 
 day and every day feed me with food convenient 
 for me. So for as to thy .wisdom it may seem 
 best, let my state on earth be comfortable and 
 my days tranquil and pleasant. Shield me from 
 extreme distress. Let the enjoyment of those 
 
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PRAYERS FOR CHILDREN. 
 
 relatives and friends who are most dear to me, 
 be still continued, and when thou shalt see fit to 
 withdraw them, graciously support me undei 
 the loss, and grant that all events may help my 
 progress in piety, wisdom and virtue. 
 
 Our Father, etc., 
 
 FRIDAY EVENING. 
 
 God of compassion, forgive my offences as I 
 also forgive those who wrong me. Being merci- 
 ful to others, may I find thy mercy, and may it 
 be my joy to present this request with that for- 
 giving temper towards those who have offended 
 me which thou requirest of all them who would 
 obtain thy pardon. I would continually mourn 
 over my sins with a godly sorrow ; and desiring 
 to be restored to thy image and reinstalled in thy 
 favor, I pray for that repentance which is unto 
 life. 
 
 Our Father, etc. 
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PRAYERS FOR CHILDREN. 
 
 SATURDAY MORNING. 
 
 God of strength, bring me not into temptation, 
 but deliver me from evil. Subject me not to 
 trials through which I cannot pass unharmed. 
 May the circumstances of life be no longer the 
 occasions of sin, but the sources of improvement. 
 Never leave me, O Father, never forsake me. 
 Let pride, envy, and sloth, let hypocrisy, unkind- 
 ness, and lust, be put far from me, while my 
 temper and habits become those of thy kingdom. 
 
 Our Father, etc. 
 
 SATURDAY EVENING. 
 
 Almighty God, thy child would close the week 
 with ascribing to thee the praise with which 
 Jesus Christ has taught us to close all prayers. 
 
 God of my spirit, my time here is short. May 
 I set that value on my soul which thou hast put 
 upon it by creation and redemption. Coming 
 from thee at first, and destined to return to thee 
 
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rRAYERS FOR CHILDREN. 
 
 at last, may I consider its dignity and durability, 
 and resolve to secure its salvation, whatever 
 present pleasures are to be resigned, or what- 
 ever temporal sufferings are to be endured. And 
 having, through thy assisting grace, discharged 
 the duties of life with uprightness and sincerity, 
 may I be prepared to meet its last closing scene 
 without sorrow or dismay. After a tranquil exit 
 from this world, may I find myself, through thine 
 infinite mercy, in those mansions of everlasting 
 rest and peace which my Saviour has gone to 
 prepare for his faithful followers; and there, 
 with a purer worship than belongs to earth, may 
 I ascribe to thee the kingdom, the power, and 
 the glory forever. Amen. 
 
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SPECIAL PRAYERS. 
 
 FOR A VERY YOUXG CHILD. 
 
 My heavenly Father; thou seest all I do, and 
 nearest all I say. Thou art very kind to me. I 
 thank thee for all thy gifts ; they are more than 
 I can remember. O Lord, take care of me, and 
 make me a good and happy child. Amen. 
 
 FOR A YOUNG CHILD. 
 
 My Father in heaven ; thou art very great 
 and good. Thou didst make the sun and the 
 moon and the stars. Thou makest the clouds to 
 move in the sky, and sendest down the rain from 
 heaven. Thou makest the summer and winter. 
 Thou keepest me alive in the day-time and in the 
 night. Thou hast given me kind parents. I 
 
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PRAYERS FOR CHILDREN. 
 
 thank tliee for all these good things. I wish to 
 love thee more and more every day, and to do 
 what will please thee. I wish to love my 
 parents more, and to do all they tell me. O 
 Lord, look down npon me, and bless me, and 
 make me a good and happy child. Amen. 
 
 FOR A YOUXG ORPHAN. 
 
 O 3iY heavenly Father, to whom shall I go bnt 
 to thee ? Thon feedest the young ravens when 
 they cry. Thon art the father of the fatherless, 
 and thy love is more tender than the love of a 
 mother. I desire to put myself under thy 
 heavenly care, since I have lost one [both] of 
 my earthly parents. Save me from danger ; 
 from wicked actions and bad company. Give 
 me good friends ; and may those with whom I 
 dwell be kind to me, and pray for me, and teach 
 me what I ought to know. Let me not be a bur- 
 den to any one, but may I be gentle, patient, 
 industrious and honest, and find favor in the 
 
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PKAYEKS FOE OHILDKEN. 
 
 eyes of others by my good behavior. O Lord, 
 do thou guide and bless me ; and at my death 
 bring me home to the house of my heavenly 
 Father where I may meet the good persons who 
 have gone to happiness before me. Amen. 
 
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Mites ai tit Cluutlr. 
 
 O o o o 
 

PUBLIC 
 
 CONSECRATION- OF CHILDREN. 
 
 ^[ The service should be performed in the church except in 
 cases of necessity. -The child is to be presented by its parents 
 or guardians. 
 
 ^[ When the child has been brought to the Altar, the follow- 
 ing preface shall be read : 
 
 jEsrs said unto his disciples, "Suffer little 
 children to come unto me, and forbid them not ; 
 for of such is the kingdom of God. Yerily I say 
 unto you, whosoever shall not receive the king- 
 dom of God as a little child, he shall not enter 
 therein." And he took them up in his arms, put 
 his hands upon them, and blessed them. 
 
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public consecration of children. 
 
 Dear Friends: 
 
 By bringing this child to the Altar, you 
 express a desire that all the holy influences of the 
 church may surround him from his earliest 
 youth, that he may be consecrated to the service 
 of God and Jesus Christ and our common 
 humanity, that when he arrives at a proper age 
 he may avow himself a disciple of our Lord, and 
 that you may have strength faithfully to per- 
 form your duty towards him, as Christian 
 parents ; 
 
 I demand therefore, 
 
 Will you faithfully and earnestly exhort this 
 child to renounce the hurtful vanities of this 
 world, with all covetous desires of the same, and 
 carnal desires of the flesh, so that he may not 
 follow nor be led by them? 
 
 Answer, I will. 
 
 Min. "Will you instruct him in the Gospel of 
 our Lord Jesus Christ ? 
 
 Ans. I will. 
 
 Min. "Will you exhort him to keep God's holy 
 will and commandments, and to walk in the 
 same all the days of his life ? 
 
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PUBLIC CONSECRATION OF CHILDREN. 
 
 Ans. I will. 
 
 ^[ Then shall the Minister take the child in his arms and say 
 to the parents or guardians — 
 
 Name this child. 
 
 T[ Then naming it after them, and either dipping it into the 
 water, or sprinkling water upon it, he shall say : 
 
 I baptize thee in the name of the Father and 
 of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. 
 
 T[ Let us pray. 
 
 Almighty and ever blessed God, by whose 
 providence the different generations of mankind 
 are raised np to know thee, and to enjoy thy 
 favor forever; grant that this child, now dedi- 
 cated to thee by our office and ministry, may be 
 indued with heavenly virtues, and everlastingly 
 saved through thy mercy, who dost live and 
 govern all things, world without end. We 
 beseech thee to enable thy servants who are 
 intrusted with the care of this child, to perform 
 their duty faithfully; give them wisdom to be 
 
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PUBLIC CONSECRATION OF CHILDREN. 
 
 his defence against the temptations incident to 
 childhood and youth ; and as he grows up in life, 
 graciously assist them to enlarge his understand- 
 ing and to open his heart to the impressions of 
 religion and virtue. This our petition we hum- 
 bly present in the name of Jesus Christ our 
 Mediator and Kedeemer. Amen, 
 
 Now unto him who is able to keep us from 
 falling, and to present us faultless before the 
 presence of his glory, with exceeding joy, to the 
 only wise God our Saviour, be glory, and 
 majesty, and dominion and power, through 
 Jesus Christ, forever and ever. Amen. 
 
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ORDER OF CONFIRMATION. 
 
 ^[ When the children shall have arrived at a suitable age, it is 
 recommended that they be assembled before the Altar, on the 
 Sunday preceding the Communion ; and the Minister, having 
 first baptized any who may not have received that Ordinance, 
 shall proceed to confirm them as Members of the Church as 
 follows : 
 
 ^[ The Minister shall say : 
 
 You have now arrived at that period of life, 
 when it is proper you should confirm the promises 
 made for you in your consecration, and when you 
 should publicly take upon yourselves the name 
 of Christ by professing your faith in him, and 
 your determination to be governed by his laws. 
 Do you now in the presence of God and of this 
 congregation, solemnly promise and vow, that 
 you will set your affections on the things of hea- 
 
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 veil and strive to live as becometh those who 
 have heard the Gospel of Christ ? 
 
 ^[ Each shall audibly answer — 
 
 I do. 
 
 Minister. Our help is in the name of the 
 Lord. 
 
 Answer. Who hath made heaven and earth. 
 Min. Blessed be the name of the Lord ; 
 Ans. Henceforth world without end. 
 Min. Lord hear our prayer. 
 Ans. And let our cry come unto thee. 
 Min. Let us pray. 
 
 \ Then all devoutly kneeling he shall say : 
 
 Almighty God, unto whom all hearts are 
 open, all desires known, and from whom no 
 secrets are hid; cleanse the thoughts of our 
 hearts by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit, that 
 we may perfectly love thee, and worthily mag- 
 nify thy holy name, through Jesus Christ, our 
 Lord. Amen. 
 
 Most merciful God, grant unto these thy 
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ORDER OF CONFIRMATION - . 
 
 young servants, who have this day taken upon 
 them the name of Christ, that Divine help which 
 they will need to enable them to keep their 
 vows. May they be saved from all sin and 
 uncleanness and be preserved blameless in thy 
 church below till thou shalt remove them to the 
 church triumphant to join the glorious company 
 of the apostles and the noble army of martyrs in 
 giving unceasing praise to thy name, through 
 him who sitteth at thy right hand, to whom with 
 thee be glory in the church forever. Amen. 
 
 Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed m be 
 thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be 
 done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this 
 day our daily bread. And forgive us our tres- 
 passes, as we forgive those who trespass against 
 us. And lead us not into temptation ; but deli- 
 ver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and 
 the power and the glory, forever and ever. 
 Amen. 
 
 Tf Here, all rising, the Minister shall say : 
 
 God spake those words and said — I am the 
 
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 Lord thy God ; thou slialt have no other gods 
 but me. 
 
 Answer. Lord, have mercy upon us, and in- 
 cline our hearts to keep this law. 
 
 Min. Thou shalt not make to thyself any 
 graven image, nor the likeness of anything that 
 is in the heaven above, or in the earth beneath, 
 or in the water under the earth. Thou shalt 
 not bow down to them nor worship them ; for I 
 the Lord thy God am a jealous God, and visit 
 the sins of the fathers upon the children, unto . 
 the % third and fourth generation of those who 
 hate me, and show mercy unto thousands of 
 those who love me and keep my commandments. 
 
 Ans. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline 
 our hearts to keep this law. 
 
 Min. Thou shalt, not take the name of the 
 Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not 
 hold him guiltless who taketh his name in vain. 
 
 Ans. Lord have mercy upon us, and incline 
 our hearts to keep this law. 
 
 Min. Remember that thou keep holy the Sab- 
 bath day. Six days shalt thou labor, and do all 
 that thou hast to do ; but the seventh is the Sab- 
 
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 bath of the Lord thy God. In it thou slialt do 
 no manner of work, thou and thy son, and thy 
 daughter, thy man-servant, and thy maid-ser- 
 vant, thy cattle, and the stranger that is within 
 thy gates. For in six days the Lord made hea- 
 ven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, 
 and rested the seventh day ; wherefore the Lord, 
 blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it. 
 
 Ans. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline 
 our hearts to keep this law. 
 
 Min. Honor thy father and thy mother ; that 
 thy days may be long in the land which the Lord 
 thy God giveth thee. 
 
 Ans. Lord have mercy upon us, and incline 
 our hearts to keep this law. 
 
 Min. Thou shalt do no murder. • 
 
 Ans. Lord have mercy upon us, and incline 
 our hearts to keep this law. 
 
 Min. Thou shalt not commit adultery. 
 
 Ans. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline 
 our hearts to keep this law. 
 
 Min. Thou shalt not steal. 
 
 Ans. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline 
 our hearts to keep this law. 
 
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ORDER OF CONFIRMATION. 
 
 Min. Thou slialt not bear false witness against 
 thy neighbor. 
 
 Arts. Lord, Lave mercy upon us, and incline 
 our hearts to keep this law. 
 
 Min. Thou slialt- not covet thy neighbor's 
 house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, 
 nor his servant, nor his maid, nor his ox, nor 
 his ass, nor anything that is his. 
 
 Ans. Lord, have mercy upon us, and write all 
 these thy laws in our hearts we beseech thee. 
 
 ^[ Then shall the Minister say : 
 
 Hear also what our Saviour Jesus Christ 
 saith : 
 
 The first of all the commandments is, Hear, 
 O Israel ; the Lord our God, is one God ; and 
 thou slialt love the Lord thy God with all thy 
 heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy 
 mind, and with all thy strength. 
 
 This is the first and great commandment. 
 And the second is like unto it, namely, this : 
 
 Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. 
 
 There is none other commandment greater 
 than these. 
 
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 ^ Then shall the Minister present to each person so confirmed 
 a copy of the Bible ; saying at the same time : 
 
 My brethren (and sisters), I present you the 
 Bible, the only authorized creed, wherein you 
 will find all necessary truth ; and I affectionately 
 exhort you to search the Scriptures diligently, 
 to endeavor to ascertain the truth of all doctrine ; 
 and whatever conclusions you may arrive at, 
 never to yield your religious convictions through 
 fear, favor, or worldly affection. 
 
 ^[ Then shall he further say : 
 
 Having given yourselves up in this solemn 
 presence to the true God and Jesus Christ, and 
 to his people also, promising to walk with God 
 and this church of his, in all his holy ordinances, 
 and to yield observance to every truth of his 
 which has been or shall be made known to you 
 as your duty, the Lord assisting you by his spirit 
 and grace ; 
 
 We then, the Church of Christ, in this place, 
 do receive you into fellowship, and promise to 
 walk towards you, and to watch over you as a 
 
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 member of this church, endeavoring your spiritual 
 edification in Christ Jesus our Lord. 
 
 The peace of God, which passeth all under- 
 standing, keep your hearts and minds through 
 Christ Jesus. 
 
 ^[ Then while the persons confirmed are returning to their 
 seats shall be chanted one of the following Psalms, if convenient, 
 or a hymn may be sung. 
 
 TE DEUM LAUDAMTJ8. 
 
 "We praise thee, O God ; we acknowledge thee 
 to be the Lord. 
 
 All the earth doth worship thee, the Father 
 everlasting. 
 
 To thee all angels cry aloud, the heavens and 
 all the powers therein. 
 
 To thee cherubim and seraphim continually 
 do cry, 
 
 Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Sabaoth. 
 
 Heaven and earth are full of the majesty of 
 thy glory. 
 
 The glorious company of the Apostles praise 
 thee. 
 
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 The goodly fellowship of the prophets, praise 
 thee. 
 
 The noble army of martyrs, praise thee. 
 
 The holy church throughout all the world, 
 doth acknowledge thee, 
 
 The Father of an infinite majesty ; 
 
 Thine honorable, true, and only Son ; 
 
 Also the Holy Ghost, the Comforter. 
 
 Thou art the King of glory, O Lord ; 
 
 And Jesus Christ is thy well beloved Son. 
 
 When thou gavest him to deliver man, it 
 pleased thee that he should be born of a virgin. 
 
 "When he had overcome the sharpness of 
 death, he did open the kingdom of heaven to all 
 believers. 
 
 He sitteth at the right hand of God, in the 
 glory of the Father. 
 
 We believe, that he shall come to be our 
 judge. 
 
 "We therefore pray thee, help thy servants, 
 whom thou hast redeemed through his most pre- 
 cious blood. 
 
 Itfake them to be numbered with thy saints, in 
 glory everlasting. 
 
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ORDER OF CONFIRMATION. 
 
 O Lord, save thy people, and bless thine heri- 
 tage. 
 
 Govern them, and lift them up forever. 
 
 Day by day we magnify thee ; 
 
 And we worship thy name, ever, world with- 
 out end. 
 
 Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day with- 
 out sin. 
 
 O Lord, have mercy upon ; have mercy upon 
 us. 
 
 O Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us, as 
 our trust is in thee. 
 
 O Lord, in thee have we trusted ; let us never 
 be confounded. 
 
 1 Or this : 
 
 Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in 
 peace, according to thy word. 
 
 For mine eyes have seen thy salvation. 
 
 Which thou hast prepared before the face 
 of all people. 
 
 To be a light to lighten the Gentiles and the 
 glory of thy people Israel. 
 
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 ^[ Here follows a sermon or addres3 from the Minister, at the 
 close of which he shall pronounce the benediction : 
 
 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the 
 love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy 
 Spirit, be with us all evermore. Amen. 
 
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THE BURIAL OF CHILDREN. 
 
 ^[ The Service shall commence with the following sentences ; 
 the Minister standing at the head of the coffin. 
 
 I am the Resurrection and the Life saith the 
 Lord ; he who believeth in me, though he were 
 dead, yet shall he live; and whosoever liveth 
 and believeth in me shall never die. 
 
 We brought nothing into this world, and it is 
 certain we can carry nothing out. The Lord 
 gave, and the Lord hath taken away, blessed be 
 the name of the Lord. 
 
 While the child was yet alive I fasted and 
 wept ; for I said who can tell whether God will 
 be gracious to me, that the child may live ? But 
 now he is dead wherefore should I fast ? Can I 
 bring him back again ? I shall go to him, but 
 he shall not return to me. 
 
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 ^[ Then shall he read the Ninetieth Psalm. 
 
 Lord, tliou hast been our refuge from one 
 generation to another. 
 
 Before the mountains were brought forth, or 
 ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, 
 even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art 
 God. 
 
 Thou turnest man to destruction : and sayest, 
 Return ye children of men. 
 
 Thou earnest them away as with a flood ; they 
 are even as a dream, and fade away suddenly as 
 the grass. 
 
 In the morning it is green and groweth up ; 
 but in the evening it is cut down, dried up and 
 withered. 
 
 Turn thee, again, O Lord, at the last and be 
 gracious unto thy servants. 
 
 Comfort us again now, according to the time 
 that thou hast afflicted us, and for the years 
 wherein thou hast afflicted us, and for the years 
 wherein we have suffered adversity. 
 
 Show thy servants thy work, and their children 
 thy glory. 
 
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 ^[ Then shall he further say : 
 
 And Jesus said, Suffer little children to come 
 unto me, for of sucli is the kingdom of heaven. 
 
 ^[ Then the Minister shall make a brief address, at the close 
 of which he shall offer up the following or an extempore prayer. 
 
 ^[ Let us pray. 
 
 O God, our heavenly father, in whose hands 
 are the souls of thy children, and with whom the 
 sjnrits of the innocent departed this life, are in 
 everlasting peace and felicity, enable us we pray 
 thee to understand and feel the wisdom of thy 
 appointments, to bow with submission to thy 
 decrees, and to acknowledge that the Judge of 
 all the earth will do right ; that so our darkness 
 may be dispelled and our tears wiped away, and 
 our sorrows turned into joy. 
 
 It has pleased thee, O God, to send thine angel 
 of death to cut off a beloved child from the land 
 of the living, in the morning of his days. "We 
 believe in thy loving mercy and truth, and in the 
 Gospel of thy Son. "We believe that it is well 
 with the child. Give grace, we beseech thee, to 
 
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 the bereaved mourners to say it is well. Have 
 compassion upon tliem in their grief. Sustain 
 them by faith in thy sure promises; comfort 
 them by thy holy spirit and strengthen them 
 with the consolations of Christ. Impress on 
 their minds the assurance that thou didst call 
 the child, and that he is now resting peacefully 
 and safely in the arms of the loving Saviour 
 who when he was on the earth took little child- 
 ren in his arms, and blessed them. 
 
 And grant, most merciful God, that this 
 bereavement may so touch their hearts, that they 
 may have a new sense of their relation to thee, 
 and a new desire to do thy will, and to devote 
 themselves to thy service in holiness and right- 
 eousness all their days. 
 
 May we all live as those who must die, and 
 who after death must give an account of their 
 stewardship. May the sorrows which thou shalt 
 see fit to send us be so improved and sanctified 
 that we may be able to say, It is good for us 
 that we have been afflicted. And when thou 
 shalt call us hence may we be received, through 
 thine infinite mercy, into that place where sorrow 
 
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 is unknown and where joy is eternal ; we ask it 
 in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord and 
 Saviour. Amen. 
 
 Tf At the close of the prayer he shall say: 
 
 Peace be to this household. 
 
 The Services will he concluded at the grave. 
 
 ^[ At the grave the Minister shall say : 
 
 My brethren, what is our life ? It is even a 
 vapor, that appeareth for a little while, and then 
 vanisheth away. It is as the early dew of morn- 
 ing, that glittereth for a short time, and then is 
 exhaled to heaven. Where is the beauty of 
 childhood ? where is the light of those eyes, and 
 the bloom of that countenance? The light is 
 quenched, the eyes are closed, the bloom is 
 faded, the countenance is changed. Who is 
 young and who is old ? Whither are we going, 
 and what shall we become ? The grey head is 
 laid low ; and the blossom of youth perisheth. 
 All are in the hands of God. 
 
 The voice said, cry ! And he said, What shall 
 I cry ? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness 
 
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 thereof is as the flower of the field. The grass 
 withereth, the flower fadeth, because the wind 
 of the Lord bloweth upon it. The grass wither- 
 eth, the flower fadeth, but the word of our God 
 shall stand forever. And the word of God is 
 his promise to you and to your children, through 
 Christ Jesus. And this is the promise that he 
 hath promised us, even eternal life. This cor- 
 ruptible shall put on incorruption, and this mor- 
 tal shall put on immortality. 
 
 *~ Then while the earth shall be cast upon the coffin by some- 
 one standing by, he shall say • 
 
 Forasmuch is it hath pleased Almighty God 
 to take unto himself the soul of this deceased 
 child, we therefore commit his body to the 
 ground ; earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to 
 dust, looking for a joyful resurrection, and the 
 life of the world to come, when the earth and 
 the sea shall give up their dead, and the corrup- 
 tible bodies of those who sleep in Jesus, shall 
 be changed and made like unto his glorious body 
 according to the mighty working whereby he is 
 able to subdue all things to himself. 
 
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THE BURIAL OF CHILDREN. 
 
 *Jf Then shall he further say : 
 
 I heard a voice from heaven, saying unto me 
 write, From henceforth blessed are the dead 
 which die in the Lord. 
 
 ^[ Let us pray. 
 
 Almighty and ever-living God, we fly to thee 
 as our eternal refuge , we rest ourselves upon 
 thee, the rock of ages. We see thy hand in all 
 the circumstances of our lives ; we confess the 
 wisdom which created us of the dust ; and bow 
 to the decree which determines that unto the 
 dust we must return. Thou keepest our frame, 
 thou rememb crest that we are dust ; we there- 
 fore pray thee, help our infirmities, and pitifully 
 behold the sorrow of our hearts. Sanctify to 
 this family the affliction thou hast called them to 
 bear. PoUr into their troubled minds the conso- 
 lations of thy spirit, and teach them to turn this 
 their sorrow into their eternal good. May they 
 be still and know that thou art God, and thou 
 dost not unkindly afflict or grieve the children of 
 men. May they resign without murmuring this 
 
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THE BURIAL OF CHILDREN. 
 
 object of their love, assured that though lost to 
 them, Tic lives to thee. May they endure tribu- 
 lation as becometh thy children, and disciples of 
 thy Son, Jesus Christ. O Lord regard all thy 
 servants in mercy. Lead us through this valley 
 of tears with safety and peace, with holiness and 
 religion, with spiritual comfort and joy; that 
 when we have served thee in our generations we 
 may be gathered unto our fathers, having the 
 testimony of a good conscience, and the hope 
 that neither death, nor life, nor things present, 
 nor things to come, will be able to separate us 
 from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus 
 our Lord. Amen. 
 
 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the 
 love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy 
 Spirit, be with us all evermore. Amen, 
 
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ORDER OF FAMILY WORSHIP. 
 
 Tf The family being assembled, the person appointed shall 
 read from the Old or New Testament, after which the following 
 litany shall be said in alternate paragraphs by the reader and 
 the family. 
 
 Header. Father Almighty, thou lovest those 
 who love thee ; and when they pray from the 
 heart, thou givest what they need. 
 
 Answer. Thou art looking at us now in mercy, 
 and hearing what we say. 
 
 R. Thou art great and wise and powerful. 
 
 Aiis. We would meditate on thy greatness 
 and power. 
 
 Ii. The light of the sun was made by thee. 
 Arts. And the light of the moon w T as made by 
 thee. 
 
 E. The birds that fly in the air are thine. 
 
 Ans. And the fishes that swim in the deep 
 sea are thine. / 
 
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ORDER OF FAMILY WORSHIP. 
 
 i?. Thou givest light and color to the "beauti- 
 ful flowers. 
 
 Ans. And thou dost ripen the fruits of the 
 earth. 
 
 It. Thou givest food to all creatures. 
 
 Ans. Thou hast fed us every day. 
 
 Ii. To children thou givest parents and friends, 
 teachers and books. 
 
 Ans, Lord, we thank thee for all thy good- 
 ness. 
 
 7?. TTe ought to remember thee, and to love 
 hee with all our hearts. 
 
 Ans. TTe pray that we may do so. 
 
 A*. Thou hast given us thy dear Son, Jesus 
 Christ, who has told children how to be good 
 and happy, and ha? promised to take such to 
 heaven when they die. 
 
 . "With all our hearts we desire to do what 
 Je>us tells us, that we may live in his happy 
 family forever. 
 
 I?, lie says that we must not think any 
 wicl eights; must not say any wicked 
 
 Is : must not do any wicked actions. 
 
 -1 s. Lord, help us to remember these 
 
0EDER OF FAMILY WORSHIP. 
 
 tilings ; and if we do wrong, may we be sorry, 
 and do so no more. 
 
 R. Holy and merciful God, we wisli thee to 
 love eacli one of us, to bless us, and keep us 
 
 from all evil. 
 
 Ans. And we wish thee to love and bless 
 our parents, relations and teachers. 
 
 Ic. "We also desire thee to bless all others, 
 
 especially the sick, the ignorant and the poor. 
 
 Arts. O Heavenly Father, do thou feed poor 
 children, and clothe them, and give them hooks 
 and make them as happy as we are. 
 
 ^ Then shall be said the prayer for the day o the 
 
 Lord's Prayer. 
 
 Our Father who art in heaven ; hallowed be 
 thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be 
 done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this 
 day our daily bread. Forgive us our trespa 
 
 we forgive those who fa 
 Lead us not into temptation ; hut deliver us 
 from evil ; for thine is the Kingdom, and the 
 power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen. 
 
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 SUNDAY MORNING. 
 
 Almighty and ever blessed God, source of 
 all-being, and fountain of all good; we, thy 
 children, come before thee this morning, to 
 express our sense of thy goodness to us, to 
 acknowledge our dependence upon thee, to adore 
 thy greatness, and commend ourselves to thy care. 
 
 Glory be to thy name that thou hast made us 
 capable of holding communion, with thee, 
 the Father of our spirits, and of receiving the 
 revelations of thy word and will. Glory be to 
 thy name for the heavenly doctrines, precepts, 
 and promises of the Gospel of thy Son. We 
 make it our earnest prayer to thee, that our 
 hearts may be touched by its holy influences, 
 that our characters may be formed by its Spirit, 
 
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 that our lives may be governed by its laws. O 
 guide us, we beseech thee, in the ways of its 
 truth to the everlasting home which it promises 
 to the righteous. 
 
 Let our attendance this day on thy public 
 worship, and the services and instructions of thy 
 house, conduce to our spiritual improvement 
 and our eternal good. Let us enter thy gates 
 with thanksgiving, and thy courts with praise, 
 and take with us our best affections and resolu- 
 tions to the temple of the Lord. Let not our 
 thoughts, which ought to be engaged in the holi- 
 est offices, be still returning to the cares, plea- 
 sures, and follies of a transitory world ; neither 
 let us take thy name upOn our lips when our 
 hearts are far from thee. But let our prayers 
 and meditations exalt and purify us, and assist 
 us to discharge our duties in this life, and con- 
 tribute to prepare us for that eternal world to 
 which we are rapidly hastening. 
 
 Bless all who call upon thy name this day. 
 May they approach thee in sincerity, humility, 
 and love. May all denominations of Christians, 
 however divided in opinion, be joined together 
 
FAMILY PRAYERS. 
 
 in the bond of peace, and an earnest regard for 
 the interests of true religion and virtue. And 
 O let the name and the Gospel of thy Son be 
 known and glorified more and more, till the 
 whole world shall come to the perfect light, and 
 embrace the truth as it is in Jesus. In his 
 worthy name, and as his disciples, we offer these 
 our petitions; ascribing to thee, the King 
 eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, 
 all glory and honor, might, majesty, and domin- 
 ion, now and for evermore. Amen. 
 
 SUNDAY EVENING. 
 
 Our Father who art in heaven ; accept, we 
 beseech thee, our grateful acknowledgments for 
 all thy goodness to us this day ; and especially 
 for the privileges of holy rest, worship, and 
 instruction. "We fervently pray that whatever 
 good impressions may have been made upon us 
 may be durable ; that whatever good resolutions 
 we may have formed may be steadfastly kept ; 
 
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 that every devout aspiration we may have 
 breathed in the sanctuary, may be remembered 
 in the world, to guard us against temptation, and 
 preserve us holy and undefiled. Help us to set 
 our affections on things above. May we con- 
 stantly live as in thy world, in thy sight, as thy 
 children. Let it be our study at home and 
 abroad, by day and by night, to love and fear 
 thee as we ought, and to do those things which 
 are well pleasing in thy sight. 
 
 Enable us to become true followers of thy Son 
 Jesus Christ in all things; to clothe ourselves 
 with his humility, purity, and benevolence. 
 Let thy will, as it was his, be ours also. Like 
 him, may we go about doing good. May the 
 contemplation of his character, and imitation of 
 his example, bring us constantly nearer to his own 
 perfection, and to those mansions of everlasting 
 happiness which he has promised to his disciples, 
 and gone before to prepare for them. 
 
 Take us, Almighty God, under thy sovereign 
 protection. — Make us in soul and body wholly 
 thine. Sanctify our domestic relations; bless 
 our friends, and strengthen and' purify the bonds 
 
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 of ]ove wliich join thy servants together. May 
 the blessings which we receive from thee, excite 
 onr gratitude and animate our obedience. May 
 those sorrows, and privations, and pains, with 
 which in thy wisdom thou may est afflict us, be 
 endured with fortitude and resignation, and 
 improved to our eternal peace. "Watch over us 
 during the darkness of this night, and the de- 
 fenceless hours of sleep ; preserve us from all 
 dangers ; and bring us to the light of another 
 morning more inclined to love thee, and resolved 
 to serve thee than we ever have been. Accept our 
 evening sacrifice of prayer and praise, which we 
 offer in the name of Jesus Christ our most 
 blessed Lord and Saviour. Amen. 
 
 MONDAY MORNING. 
 
 Great and most glorious Lord our God ; we, 
 thy servants, whom thou hast brought to see the 
 light of another morning, humbly acknowledge 
 thee as the God of our lives and the giver of all 
 
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 good. It is thou who sustainest us in the defence- 
 less hours of sleep, and when we awake we are 
 still with thee. Encompassed by the same care 
 which guarded us by night, we begin the occu- 
 pations of the day. O God, our trust is in thee. 
 Give us grace to perform our duty faithfully ; to 
 use this world as not abusing it; to hold fast 
 our integrity as long as we live; to remember 
 that thou seest us always, and that we must ren- 
 der a final account of all that we do to thee, the 
 witness and Judge of men. 
 
 >Ye thank thee, O most merciful Father, for 
 our domestic ties and family blessings. May we 
 the members of this household, mutually endea- 
 vor to discharge our several duties to each other 
 with tenderness and fidelity. Let the gentle and 
 pure spirit of the blessed Jesus possess our hearts, 
 and influence our conduct. 
 
 O thou, whose blessing is on the habitation of 
 the just, let us be the joyful objects of that bless- 
 ing, now and evermore. Let thy mercy encom- 
 pass our abode, and follow us in all our ways. 
 Throughout our earthly pilgrimage, be thou our 
 guide and comforter, let thy rod and thy staff be 
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 our support m the valley of the shadow of death ; 
 and lift up the light of thy countenance upon us 
 in the regions of eternal day. O God, hear us 
 in thy great mercy ; pity our infirmities ; pardon 
 our sins ; and from our united hearts accept this 
 tribute of devotion, through Jesus Christ onr 
 T .ord. Amen, 
 
 MONDAY EVEXHSTG. 
 
 O tiiou who dwellest in the heavens, but whom 
 the heaven of heavens cannot contain, unto thee 
 do we lift up our souls. Thou art never far from 
 any of us, and we cannot flee from thy presence. 
 If we say, The darkness shall hide us, even the 
 night shall be light about us ; for the darkness 
 and the light are both alike to thee. Thou 
 seest us at this moment, and discernest every 
 thought and intention of our hearts. Thou art 
 acquainted with all our ways, and there is not a 
 word in our tongues, but lo, O Lord, thou know- 
 est it altogether. Let this momentous truth be 
 
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 deeply impressed upon our minds. However 
 occupied, and in whatever place or circum- 
 stances we may be, may we remember that thou 
 art with us ; that no fault which we commit will 
 be overlooked, no virtue we exercise be unno- 
 ticed, and no prayers which we utter be unheard 
 by thee, our God. Encircled in thy protecting 
 arms, may we fear no evil. Encompassed by 
 thine awful presence, may we dread all sin. 
 When discouraged by difficulties, let us look up 
 to thee from whom our help cometh ; and when 
 distressed by calamity, may we take refuge in 
 thy mercy, and find peace by staying our minds 
 on the eternal One. Through life, may we act 
 always as seeing Him who is invisible. In death, 
 may we find our consolation in the presence of 
 Him, who, when flesh and heart fail, will be the 
 strength" of our heart and our portion for ever. 
 
 Accept our thanks, most merciful Father, for 
 thy great goodness in bringing us to the close of 
 another day, in the enjoyment of so many bless- 
 ings. Graciously regard whatever of duty wc 
 have this day performed. Forgive whatever has 
 been sinful in us. Bless and protect our friends. 
 
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FAMILY PRAYERS. 
 
 Let no evil come near us in the night ; and bring 
 us to the morning rejoicing still in thy great 
 goodness, and praising thee, the Father of all 
 mercies, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 TUESDAY MORNING. 
 
 Almighty God, maker of all things, whose we 
 are, and on whom we entirely depend ; we bless 
 thee that thou hast kept us during the past night ; 
 that thou hast refreshed us with grateful slum- 
 bers ; that thou hast preserved us from the dan- 
 gers which walk in darkness, and hast opened our 
 eyes on the light of another day. 
 
 We would call 'upon our souls, and all that is 
 within us to bless and praise thy holy name, and 
 not to forget all the benefits of Him, who forgiv- 
 eth our iniquities, who healeth our diseases, who 
 redeemeth our lives from destruction, and crown- 
 eth us with loving kindness and tender mercy. 
 O teach us how to thank thee as we ought ; to 
 show forth thy praise not only with our lips, but 
 
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 in our lives ; by giving up ourselves to thy ser- 
 vice, and by walking before thee in holiness and 
 righteousness all our days. Let us cherish that 
 faith which is imbibed from a pure doctrine, and 
 is manifested by a holy life. Let us cultivate 
 that piety which deeply reverences and su- 
 premely loves a Being of infinite perfections, and 
 which produces as its natural fruit, a sincere love 
 for all mankind. May every day of our lives be 
 marked by some valuable improvement, some act 
 of virtue, some victory over temptation and pas- 
 sion. May we be continually advancing nearer 
 to perfection, to the moral likeness of our Sa- 
 viour, and to thy rest and happiness above. 
 
 O God, we look to thee for thy protection 
 through this day. Keep us from danger and 
 sickness, and from falling into sin. Enable us to 
 be useful to society, and to obtain the approba- 
 tion of those whom we love. Let us especially 
 so conduct ourselves this clay, and through all 
 our day's, as to secure thy favor which is life, 
 and thy loving kindness which is better than life. 
 "We ask all things in the name, and as disciple of 
 thy blessed Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen. 
 
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 TUESDAY EVENING. 
 
 Ever gracious and indulgent God, who hast 
 brought us to the close of this day in safety and 
 peace ; we render thee our devout thanksgivings 
 for the mercies which we have experienced, and 
 commend ourselves to thy continued protection. 
 Unworthy as we are, we yet would seek thy face 
 and implore thy favor, for thou hast bid us look 
 to thee as our merciful Father, who will never 
 forget nor forsake his children, and is always 
 ready to forgive those who truly turn to him. 
 
 We therefore pray thee, O Father, that above 
 all things thou wouldest assist us in loving and 
 serving thee. What our lot shall be, we leave 
 to thy wise Providence; but O teach us, under 
 all circumstances, to be grateful to thee in pros- 
 perity, and resigned to thy will in affliction and 
 distress. Inspire our hearts with a purer love to 
 thee ; enlighten our minds with heavenly wis- 
 dom ; and make our desires conform themselves 
 to thy purposes. Let us go to rest this night at 
 peace with all mankind, and with bosoms free 
 
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FAMILY PRAYERS. 
 
 from all envy, hatred, malice, and uncharitable- 
 ness; and grant that we may rise up in the 
 morning with a firm resolution to imitate thee, 
 according to the measure of our humble capacity, 
 by doing good. 
 
 Hear, answer, forgive, and accept us, O Father 
 in Heaven, for thine infinite mercy's sake in 
 Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 WEDNESDAY MORXIXG. 
 
 O thou infinite and eternal Spirit, by whose 
 power the world in which we live, and the count- 
 less worlds by which we are surrounded, were 
 created from nothing ; by whose wisdom they 
 and all that they contain are constantly directed ; 
 by whose goodness they are preserved in order 
 and filled with happiness and beauty ; and with- 
 out whose support they would all return to the 
 nothing from which they came ; we thy depend- 
 ent offspring come to thee this morning with the 
 grateful acknowledgment of our dependence on 
 
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 tliy bounty and protection. By tlieo our daily 
 returning wants are supplied; by thee our dwell- 
 ings are defended, our blessings are preserved, 
 our feet are kept from falling, our eyes from 
 tears, and our souls from death. 
 
 Weak and ignorant as we are, we rejoice to 
 know and to feel that we are subjected to thine 
 all-wise control, and that we are surrounded by 
 the presence of the Omniscient and Eternal God. 
 And especially do we thank and bless thee, O 
 Father, for thy love in the gospel of thy Son 
 Jesus Christ; for the heavenly radiance which 
 it sheds on the path of our duty, through the 
 gloom of affliction, and on the bed of death. 
 "We thank thee that it enables us to look beyond 
 the bounds of mortality and time, and defy the 
 power of change and death ; and that it promises 
 to the faithful servants of God, and true disciples 
 of Christ, those glorious rewards of a future life, 
 which eye hath never seen, nor ear heard, nor 
 the heart of man conceived. 
 
 All is from thee; all joy, all support, all im- 
 provement, all hope. O may we become worthy 
 of thy mercies, by receiving them as from thee, 
 
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 and using them according to thy will ; by re- 
 nouncing and avoiding all that is evil and follow- 
 ing after and cleaving to all that is good ; by liv- 
 ing and dying in thy fear and love. 
 
 Hear ns, O Father, in heaven where thou 
 dwellest, and accept us in the name of Jesus 
 Christ our Redeemer; as whose disciples we 
 address thee, and through whom we ascribe unto 
 thee everlasting honors. Amen, 
 
 WEDNESDAY EVEXTNG. 
 
 O God, the unchangeable and everlasting 
 fountain of life, perfection, and happiness ; we 
 lift up our hearts unto thee, the greatest, wisest, 
 and best of beings. Grant that we may increase 
 in knowledge of thee, day by day ; that we may 
 constantly attain more pure and worthy concep- 
 tions of thy nature and providence : that we 
 may manifest a more becoming reverence for thy 
 perfections, and a truer concern for thy honor 
 and service. 
 
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FAMILY PEAYEES. 
 
 We also, pray thee, O God, to teach us the 
 knowledge and the government of ourselves ; 
 may we keep our hearts with all diligence, 
 amidst all the trials and changes of the world; 
 in prosperity may we be humble, temperate, and 
 charitable ; in adversity may we be patient, and 
 wholly resigned to thy will. Save us, O gracious 
 God, from anger and malice, from revenge and 
 uncharitableness, from pride and presumption, 
 from the snares of the wicked and the fatal influ- 
 ence of every evil example ; give us prudence to 
 direct our affairs, resolution to preserve our inno- 
 cence, and wisdom and constancy to retain our 
 integrity as long as we live. 
 
 O God, we implore thy blessing on all that is 
 dear and valuable to us. We pray thee to bless 
 our country, our rulers, our friends, the churches 
 of Christ, the ministers -of religion, the instruc- 
 tors of youth, the rising generation, and all the 
 means of establishing, preserving, and diffusing 
 the principles of liberty, holiness, and virtue. 
 Keep us this night by thine almighty power ; be 
 always our defender, guide, and friend ; and to 
 thee, the infinite and eternal God, we will 
 
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 ascribe continually all glory, honor, and praise, 
 through. Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 THURSDAY MORNING. 
 
 O thou great Creator, governor, and supporter 
 of men ; thou dwellest in light, and art the father 
 of lights, with whom is no variableness nor sha- 
 dow of turning. Grateful for the care which 
 thou hast exercised over us during the night 
 past, we would cheerfully submit ourselves to 
 thy guidance through the day upon which we 
 have entered. 
 
 Thou prolongest our lives, that we may attain 
 more and more to the true end of life. May 
 this day witness some improvement in know- 
 ledge, piety, and virtue. May it witness our 
 diligence in that occupation to which thou hast 
 called us. We implore thine aid, that we may 
 walk before thee this day, and all the days of 
 our lives. Help our endeavors after improve- 
 ment and usefulness ; enable us to make every 
 
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 day some progress in a holy life ; teach us to 
 feel the uncertainty and value of our days on 
 earth; and when they shall be numbered and 
 finished, receive us into the light and bliss of thy 
 glorious presence, through Jesus Christ our 
 Lord. Amen. 
 
 THURSDAY EVENING. 
 
 O Got), the Father of mercies, the God of 
 love, and of all consolation ; we thy servants 
 unite to present unto thee our unfeigned thanks, 
 for all thy goodness and loving kindness to us 
 and all the children of men. 
 
 We thank thee, that thou hast created us in 
 thine own image ; endued us with social affec- 
 tions; implanted in our hearts a sense of good 
 and evil ; and called us in the fear and love of 
 thee, the greatest and best of beings. We praise 
 thee for our continual support, and for all the 
 comforts of our lives. Thou givest us health 
 and fruitful seasons, and fillest our hearts with 
 
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 food and gladness. Blessed be the Lord, even 
 the God of onr salvation, who daily loadeth ns 
 with benefits. 
 
 Above all, we thank thee for thy great mercy, 
 in sending thy well-beloved Son Jesus Christ into 
 the world to instruct us by his excellent doc- 
 trine ; to guide us by his perfect example ; and to 
 fill us with the joyful hope of eternal life. Thou 
 hast been mindful of us and blessed us; thou 
 hast dealt bountifully with us, and done great 
 things for us. "We will bless thee at all times ; 
 thy praise shall be continually in our mouths. 
 
 "We acknowledge before thee, O God, who 
 rulest the children of men with wisdom and 
 goodness, that we have not duly improved thy 
 manifold mercies. Though thou hast nourished 
 and brought us up as children, we have sinned 
 against thee. We desire to forsake all our evil 
 ways, and to return unto thee with our whole 
 hearts ; and we humbly beseech thee, who art 
 slow to anger and ready to forgive, that thou 
 wouldst pardon all our transgressions; O Lord, 
 show thy mercy upon us, and grant us thy salva- 
 tion. 
 
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 We address our united devotions unto thee, 
 tlie giver of all good tilings, in the name and as 
 the disciples of Jesus Christ ; and now unto the 
 blessed and only potentate, the King of kings, 
 and Lord of lords, dwelling in light to which no 
 man can approach, whom no man hath seen or 
 can see, he honor and power everlasting. Amc . 
 
 FRIDAY MORNING. 
 
 Almighty and everlasting God, in whom we 
 live and move and have pur being; we, thy 
 needy creatures, render thee our humble praises 
 for thy preservation of us from the beginning of 
 our lives to this day. We thank thee for re- 
 freshing us with the slumbers, and guarding us 
 from the dangers of the past night. For all thy 
 mercies we bless and magnify thy glorious name, 
 humbly beseeching thee to accept this our morn- 
 ing sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving. 
 
 And since it is by thy mercy, O gracious 
 Father, that another day is added to our lives, 
 
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 we here dedicate both our souls and our bodies 
 to thee and thy service, in a sober, righteous, and 
 godly life ; in which resolution do thou, O mer- 
 ciful God, confirm and strengthen us ; that as we 
 grow in age, we may grow in grace, and in the 
 knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 
 
 But, O God, who knowest the weakness of our 
 nature, and the manifold temptations which we 
 daily meet with, we humbly beseech thee to 
 have compassion on our infirmities, and to give 
 us the constant assistance of thy Holy Spirit, that 
 we may be effectually restrained from sin and 
 excited to our duty. 
 
 In particular, we implore thy grace and pro- 
 tection for the ensuing day. Keep us temperate 
 in our meats and drinks, and diligent in our sev- 
 eral callings. Grant us patience under any 
 afflictions thou shalt see fit to lay on us, and 
 minds always contented with our present con- 
 dition. Give us grace to be just and upright 
 in all our dealings ; quiet and peaceable ; 
 full of compassion ; and ready to do good unto 
 all men, according to our abilities and opportu- 
 nities. Defend us from all dangers and adver- 
 
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 sities ; and be graciously pleased to take ns and 
 all tilings belonging to ns under thy fatherly care 
 and protection. These things, and whatever else 
 thou shalt see necessary and convenient to us, we 
 humbly beg in the name and as the disciples of 
 Jesus Christ, our blessed Lord and Redeemer. 
 Amen, 
 
 FRIDAY EVENING. 
 
 Most merciful God, who art of purer eyes than 
 to behold iniquity, and hast promised forgive- 
 ness to all those who confess and forsake their 
 sins ; we come before thee this evening, in an 
 humble sense of our un worthiness, acknowledg- 
 ing our transgressions of thy righteous laws. 
 But, O gracious Father, who desirest not the 
 death of a sinner, look upon us, we beseech thee, 
 in mercy, and forgive us the. sins which we have 
 committed against thee. Make us deeply sensible 
 of the evil of all unrighteousness ; and work in 
 us a hearty contrition for our faults and offences, 
 
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 that we may obtain forgiveness at thy hands, 
 who art ever ready to receive the humble and 
 penitent. 
 
 And lest, through our own frailty, or the temp- 
 tations which encompass us, we be drawn into 
 further sin, grant us the direction and assistance 
 of thy Holy Spirit. Reform whatever is amiss 
 in the temper and disposition of our souls ; that 
 no unclean thoughts, unlawful designs, or inordi- 
 nate desires may rest there. Purge our hearts 
 from envy, hatred, and malice ; that we may 
 never suffer the sun to go down upon our wrath, 
 but may always retire to our rest, in peace, 
 charity, and good will, with a conscience void of 
 offence towards thee and towards men. 
 
 And accept, O Lord, our intercessions for all 
 mankind. Let the light of thy Gospel shine upon 
 all nations ; and may as many as have received 
 it, live as becomes it. Be gracious unto thy 
 church : and grant that every member of the 
 same, in his vocation and ministry, may serve 
 thee faithfully. Bless all in authority over us ; 
 and so rule their hearts and strengthen their 
 hands, that they may punish wickedness and 
 
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 vice, and maintain thy true religion and virtue. 
 Send down thy blessings, temporal and spiritual, 
 upon all our relations, friends, and neighbors. 
 Reward all who have done us good, and pardon 
 all those who have done or wish us evil, and 
 give them repentance and better minds. Be 
 merciful to all who are in any trouble ; and of 
 thine abundant goodness minister unto them 
 according: to their several necessities. 
 
 "We beseech thee to protect us this night. 
 Defend us from all dangers, and give us such 
 refreshing sleep as may fit us for the duties of 
 the following day. Make us ever mindful of 
 the time when we shall lie down in the dust; 
 and grant us grace always to live in such a 
 state, that we may never be afraid to die ; so 
 that living and dying we maybe thine, and thine 
 for evermore. We ask all in the name of thy Son 
 Jesus Christ. Amen. 
 
 SATURDAY MORNING. 
 
 O Gon, our Creator and heavenly Father, the 
 ver of all good, upon whom we depend now 
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 and forever ; we thy children thank tliee for the 
 watchful care of thy providence, by which we 
 have been preserved during the defenceless hours 
 of the night, and brought in safety to the light 
 of another day. 
 
 Thy mercies, O God, are renewed to us every 
 morning. Let our gratitude and dutiful obe- 
 dience to thee bear some proportion to thy 
 favors, that we may be a family fearing thee, 
 and glorifying thy name among men. "We 
 desire to set thee our God before us in all our 
 ways, that thy blessing may constantly go along 
 with us, and that we may never undertake any- 
 thing which we dare not beg of thee to prosper. 
 
 Assist us, gracious God, in the discharge of 
 ail social and relative duties. May it be our 
 prevailing aim to bear a nearer resemblance 
 unto thee, the original of all perfection, and to 
 proceed, after the example of Jesus Christ, thy 
 Son, in practice of all goodness. By the expec- 
 tation of a happy immortality, may our virtue 
 be supported, and our peace secured; that we 
 may live in a state of continual improvement, 
 and preparation for that heavenly kingdom, into 
 
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 which nothing unholy or impure shall ever 
 enter. 
 
 O God, to the direction of thy wise and 
 unerring providence we do entirely commit our- 
 selves. Safe under thy protection, and happy in 
 thy favor, we would cheerfully follow where thou 
 pleasest to conduct us. Be with us this day and 
 all our days. Be also with our friends, to keep 
 and preserve them both in body and in soul. In 
 health, and in sickness, in life and in death, may 
 we lift up our hearts to thee, and make thy 
 goodness alone our confidence and joy ; and may 
 we so pass through the changing scenes of the 
 present world that we may be prepared for the 
 pure and unmixed happiness of thy glorious 
 presence forevermore. Mercifully hear and ac- 
 cept us, O God, through thy Son Jesus Christ 
 our Lord. Amen. 
 
 SATURDAY EVENING. 
 
 O Thou who alone art from everlasting, with- 
 out beginning of days, or end of years ; we re- 
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 joice that amid the continual changes of this our 
 uncertain life, we can look to thee, O God, who 
 endurest forever. Heaven and earth shall pass 
 away, Lut thou femainest, and wilt never fail 
 those who trust in thee, nor hide thy face from 
 those who love thee. 
 
 Preserver of men, at the close of another day 
 and week, we would render unto thee our sincere 
 and humble thanks for all the mercies of thy pro- 
 vidence, by which our lives have been supported 
 and blest. TTe acknowledge with joy that it 
 is thou alone who preservest us, and makest us 
 to dwell in safety; for in thy hands alone our 
 life and breath are, and thine are all our way.-. 
 
 Forgive, we beseech thee, the transgressions of 
 the past day, the past week, and of all past time. 
 Knowing our frailty and danger from the past, 
 may we in future take more careful heed of our 
 steps, and walk more uprightly before thee. 
 Quicken our consciences, and sanctify our hearts. 
 Make us more pure, humble, and devout, more 
 benevolent and useful ; and so teach us to num- 
 ber our days, that we may apply our hearts unto 
 wisdom. 
 
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 Hitherto thou hast helped and sustained us. 
 Truly our hope is in thee, and under the shadow 
 of thy wings will we put our trust. Grant us 
 refreshment this night by sleep ; and may we 
 arise in thy faYor in the morning, and be fitted 
 for the sacred duties of the day. O thou who 
 givest power to the faint, and to those who have 
 no might increasest strength, give unto us 
 strength to do and bear thy whole will and 
 pleasure. In thine everlasting arms support us ; 
 by thy mighty power defend us ; let thy grace be 
 sufficient for us, and thy goodness and mercy 
 follow us all our days. 
 
 We commend to thee our relatives and friends. 
 We ask thy compassion for the distressed, thy 
 mercy for the erring and guilty, thy blessing 
 upon all men. Promote the cause of knowledge 
 and religion in the earth : let the pure doctrines 
 and practice of Christianity everywhere prevail, 
 and the whole earth be filled with thy glory and 
 praise. 
 
 Holy Father, who dost never slumber nor 
 sleep ; the ever blessed God, who art able to do 
 for us more exceedingly than we can ask or 
 
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 tliink ; the Father almighty ; the king eternal, 
 immortal and invisible ; unto thee be all honor 
 and glory, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
 Amen. 
 
 rRAYER FOR A BEREAVED FAMILY. 
 
 O thou eternal Lord our God, the Lord of life 
 and death, who givest and who takest away, 
 enable us all to say, with sincere and humble 
 resignation, Thy name be blessed, and thy will be 
 done. In all our troubles and adversities, when- 
 soever they oppress us, we would come to thee, 
 O father, and put our whole trust and confidence 
 in thee, and lay down the burden of our sorrows 
 before thee, and look to thee alone for consola- 
 tion and help ; for we know that thou art a God 
 of mercy and compassion, and that though 
 clouds and darkness are round about thee, right- 
 eousness and judgment are the foundations of 
 thy throne. 
 
 We desire to submit with all humility and 
 
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 patience to tlie recent afflictive dispensation of 
 thy righteous providence. Be pleased to sanctify 
 it to thy servants, the members of this family. 
 Teach ns to turn this sorrow to our eternal good ; 
 and let the sense of our loss make us cleave 
 more steadfastly to thee. Let no repining 
 thoughts rise in our hearts, but help us to place 
 our affections more strongly on the things which 
 are above, and to resign unto thee all our 
 thoughts and desires. By this affliction may we 
 be purified from sin, quickened in duty, mortified 
 to the world and raised above it. Send thy Holy 
 Spirit to abide with and comfort our hearts and 
 enable us to endure tribulation as becomcth dis- 
 ciples of thy Son Jesus Christ. 
 
 Bind more closely together the surviving 
 members of this family. Increase in us a tender 
 and faithful affection. May we learn how tc 
 promote each others happiness and mitigate the 
 sorrows which have befallen or yet await us. 
 Teach us to feel the vanity of earthly things, to 
 delight in thy word, to study thy will, to observe 
 thy law, and to work out our own salvation ; 
 that when we go the way of all the earth, we 
 
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 may be comforted by thy presence, and admitted 
 to that heavenly state where all tears shall be 
 wiped from our eyes, and there shall be no more 
 decay, nor sickness, nor death ; which we ask in 
 the name of thy Son Jesus Christ, the resurrection 
 and the life, through whom to thee be rendered 
 everlasting praises. Amen. 
 
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HYMNS FOR THE CHURCH, 
 
 AND FOR 
 
 FAMILY AND PRIVATE DEVOTION. 
 
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HY1LXS FOR PUBLIC WORSHIP. 
 
 1. C. M. 
 
 Children's Worship. 
 
 We come in childhood's innocence, 
 We come, as children free ; 
 
 We offer up, 0, God, our hearts 
 In trusting love to thee. 
 
 Well may we bend in solemn joy 
 At thy bright courts above ; 
 
 Well may the grateful child rejoice 
 In such a Father's Love. 
 
 In joy we wake, in peace we sleep, 
 Safe from all midnight harms ; 
 
 Not folded in an angel's wings, 
 But in a Father's arms. 
 
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 2, L. M. 
 
 The Promise. 
 
 " Where two or three," with sweet accord, 
 Obedient to their sovereign Lord, 
 Meet to recount his tender grace 
 And offer solemn prayer and praise ; 
 
 " There " says the Saviour " will I be, 
 
 " Amid this little company ; 
 
 " To them unveil my smiling face, 
 
 " And shed my glories round the place." 
 
 We meet at thy command, dear Lord, 
 Relying on thy faithful word ; 
 Now send thy Spirit from above 
 And fill our hearts with heavenly love. 
 
 
 3, L. M. 
 
 The Sabbath. 
 
 Lord, how delightful 'tis to see 
 
 A whole assembly worship thee ! 
 
 At once they sing, at once they pray — 
 
 They hear of heaven, and learn the way, 
 
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 Waits. 
 
 
HYMX8 FOU PUBLIC WORSHIP. 
 
 I've been at Church, and still would go, 
 'Tis like a little heaven below ; 
 Not all my pleasure and my play 
 Shall tempt me to forget this day. 
 
 Oh, write upon my memory, Lord, 
 The precepts of thy holy word, 
 That I may break thy laws no more, 
 But love thee better than before. 
 
 S. M. 
 
 The Church. 
 
 Episcopal Col 
 
 I love thy Church, God, 
 Her walls before thee stand, 
 
 Dear as the apple of thine eye 
 And graven on thy hand, 
 
 If e'er my heart forget 
 
 Her welfare, or her woe, 
 Let every joy this heart forsake, 
 
 And every grief o'erflow. 
 
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HYMNS FOR PUBLIC WORSHIP. 
 
 For her my tears shall fall, 
 For her my prayers ascend, 
 
 To her my cares and toils be given 
 Till toils and cares shall end. 
 
 Beyond my highest joy 
 I prize her heavenly ways, 
 
 Her sweet communion, solemn vows, 
 Her hymns of love and praise. 
 
 5. L. M. 
 
 Children at Prayer. 
 
 God from on high looks down to see 
 The humble child upon his knee ; 
 And makes him there more happy far, 
 Than earthly kings and princes are. 
 
 He loves to hear an infant pray 
 For grace to walk the heavenly way ; 
 And sends to him a quick relief 
 From every pang, from every grief. 
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HYMNS FOR PUBLIC WORSHIP. 
 
 Childhood and youth by God are given, 
 To gain and to prepare for heaven; 
 And we our earliest hours should give 
 To him who died that we might live. 
 
 Our heart to thee, Lord, may we give, 
 And of thy pardoning grace receive ; 
 All earthly joys may we resign 
 For those celestial and divine. 
 
 6. o. M. 
 
 A Child's Thank-offering. 
 
 Father, I love to read of thee, 
 And learn of heaven above; 
 
 To hear what thou hast done for me, 
 By thy unceasing love ; — 
 
 To think that all this world contains 
 Was made and formed by thee ; 
 
 And yet the power which all sustains 
 Has thought and care for me. 
 
 Chapel Hymns. 
 
 131 
 
HYMNS FOE PUBLIC WOESHIP. 
 
 That thou art ever kind and good, 
 My constant blessings prove ; 
 
 My home, my friends, my daily food, 
 Speak thy unfailing love. 
 
 Father, I know each living thing 
 Should sing its Maker's praise ; 
 
 Oh, let me then my tribute bring, 
 My little offering raise ! 
 
 7, C. M. 
 
 Thanks for Christian Influences. 
 
 I thank the goodness and the grace 
 Which on my birth have smiled, 
 
 And made me in these Christian days 
 A free and happy child. 
 
 I was not born, as millions are, 
 
 Where God was never known, 
 And taught to pray a useless prayer 
 To blocks of wood and stone. 
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HYMNS FOE PUBLIC WTOKSHIP. 
 
 My God ! I thank thee, who hast planned 
 
 A better lot for me, 
 And placed me in this happy land, 
 
 Where I may hear of thee. 
 
 Help me to serve thee every day, 
 Whilst thou shalt give me breath ; 
 
 And grant that, while on earth I stay, 
 I may prepare for death. 
 
 8, C. M. 
 
 Early Consecration. 
 
 Now that my journey's just begun, 
 
 My road so little trod, 
 I'll come before I further run, 
 
 And give myself to God. 
 
 What sorrows may my steps attend, 
 
 I never can foretell ; 
 But if the Lord will be my friend, 
 
 I know that all is well. 
 
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 If all my earthly friends should die, 
 And leave me mourning here, 
 
 Since God can hear the orphan's cry; 
 Oh! what have I to fear ? 
 
 But, Lord, whatever grief or ill 
 
 For me may be in store, 
 Make me submissive to thy will, 
 
 And I would ask no more. 
 
 9. c. M. 
 
 The Bible. 
 
 How precious is the book divine, 
 
 By inspiration given ! 
 Bright as a lamp its doctrines shine, 
 
 To guide our souls to heaven. 
 
 It sweetly cheers our drooping hearts, 
 In this dark vale of tears ; 
 
 Life, light and joy, it still imparts, 
 And quells our rising fears. 
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HYMNS FOE PUBLIC WORSHIP. 
 
 This lamp, through all the tedious night 
 Of life, shall guide our way, 
 
 Till we behold the clearer light 
 Of an eternal day. 
 
 10, C. M. 
 
 The Bible a Guide. 
 
 How shall the young secure their hearts, 
 And guard their lives from sin ? 
 
 Thy word the choicest rules imparts, 
 To keep the conscience clean. 
 
 'Tis like the sun — a heavenly light, 
 
 That guides us all the day ; 
 And, through the dangers of the night, 
 
 A lamp to lead our way. 
 
 Thy precepts make us truly wise ; 
 
 "We hate the sinner's road ; 
 We hate our own vain thoughts that rise, 
 
 But love thy law, our God. 
 
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HYMNS FOR PUBLIC WORSHIP. 
 
 Thy word is everlasting truth, 
 How pure is every page ! — 
 
 That holy book shall guide our youth, 
 And well support our age. 
 
 11. S. M. 
 
 Thanking God for the Scriptures 
 
 The praises of my tongue 
 
 I offer to the Lord ; 
 That I was taught and learnt so young 
 
 To read his holy word. 
 
 Dear Lord, this word of thine 
 
 Informs me where to go 
 For grace, to pardon all my sins, 
 
 And make me holy too. 
 
 Oh! may thy Spirit teach, 
 
 And make my heart receive 
 Those truths whicli all thy servants preach 
 And all thy saints believe. 
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HYMNS FOR PUBLIC WOESHIP. 
 
 12. L. M. 
 
 The Lord's Prayer. 
 
 Our Father, God, who art in heaven, 
 To thy great name be reverence given ; 
 Thy peaceful kingdom wide extend, 
 And reign, Lord, till time shall end. 
 
 Thy sacred will on earth be done, 
 As 'tis by angels round thy throne ; 
 And let us every day be fed 
 With earthly and with heavenly bread. 
 
 Our sins forgive, and teach us thus 
 To pardon those who injure us ; 
 Our shield in all temptations prove, 
 And every trial far remove. 
 
 Thine is the kingdom to control, 
 And thine the power to save the soul ; 
 Great be the glory of thy reign, — 
 Let every creature say, Amen ! 
 
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HYMNS FOR PUBLIC WORSHIP. 
 
 13. 8. 7. 
 
 Praise the Lord. 
 
 Praise the Lord ! ye heavens, adore him ; 
 
 Praise him, angels, in the height ; 
 Sun and moon, rejoice before him ; 
 
 Praise him, all ye stars of light ! 
 
 Praise the Lord, for he hath spoken ; 
 
 Worlds his mighty voice obeyed ; 
 Laws, which never can be broken, 
 
 For their guidance he hath made. 
 
 Praise the Lord, for he is glorious ; 
 
 Never shall his promise fail ; 
 God hath made his saints victorious ; 
 
 Sin and death shall not prevail. 
 
 Praise the God of our salvation ; 
 
 Hosts on high, his power proclaim, 
 Heaven and Earth, and all creation, 
 
 Praise and magnify his name ! 
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HYMNS FOR PUBLIC WORSHIP. 
 
 14 1. 6. 
 
 " Remember thy Creator." 
 
 " Remember thy Creator," 
 
 While youth's fair spring is bright, 
 Before thy cares are greater, 
 Before comes age's night ; 
 
 While yet the sun shines o'er thee, 
 While stars the darkness cheer, 
 
 While life is all before thee, 
 Thy great Creator fear. 
 
 Hebeb. 
 
 15, C. M. 
 
 Early Religion. 
 
 By cool Siloam's shady rill 
 
 How sweet the lily grows ! 
 How sweet the breath, beneath the hill, 
 
 Of Sharon's dewy rose ! 
 
 Lo, such the child whose early feet 
 
 The paths of peace have trod; 
 Whose secret heart, with influence sweet, 
 
 Is upward drawn to God! 
 
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HYMNS FOR PUBLIC WORSHIP. 
 
 By cool Siloam's shady rill 
 
 The lily must decay; 
 The rose that blooms beneath the hill 
 
 Must shortly fade away. 
 
 And soon, too soon, the wintry hour 
 
 Of man's maturer age 
 Will shake the soul with sorrow's power, 
 
 And stormy passion's rage ! 
 
 Thou who giv'st us life and breath, 
 
 We seek thy grace alone, 
 In childhood, manhood, age and death, 
 
 To keep us still thine own. 
 
 16. 8. 7. 
 
 The Prater of Life. 
 
 Millennial Daw>. 
 
 To thee, in youth's bright morning, 
 
 Father of all, we pray ; 
 While thought and fancy, dawning, 
 
 Lead on the rising day. 
 
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HYMNS FOR rUBLTC WORSHIP. 
 
 To thee, in life's last even, 
 We'll tune our feeble breath, 
 
 Feel all our sins forgiven, 
 And softly sleep in death. 
 
 17. 11. 
 
 Aftos. 
 
 " They that seek me early shall find me." 
 
 In life's joyous morning, while hope still is bright, 
 And all thy green pathway is beaming with light, 
 Oh come to the Saviour, his mercy embrace, 
 And sweetly surrender thy heart to his grace. 
 
 Soon cares and temptations thy steps will attend, 
 And sorrow's rude tempest may on thee descend; 
 "What arm can sustain thee, what wisdom can guide ; 
 If Christ the Deliverer, be not at thy side ? 
 
 His love, if thou seek him, will gird thee with power, 
 In Manhood's stern conflicts, and trial's dark hour ; 
 With rich consolations thy anguish assuage 
 When stung by affliction, or sinking with age. 
 
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HYMNS FOR TUBLIC WOESniP. 
 lOi ^' ->-«-• Salisbury Coll. 
 
 '• Remember thy Creator in the Days of thy Youth." 
 
 In the soft season of thy youth, 
 
 In nature's smiling bloom, 
 Ere age arrive, and trembling wait 
 
 Its summons to the tomb, — 
 
 Kemember thy Creator, God ; 
 
 For him thy powers employ ; 
 Make him thy fear, thy love, thy hope, 
 
 Thy confidence, thy joy. 
 
 He shall defend and guide thy course 
 
 Through life's uncertain sea, 
 Till thou art landed on the shore 
 
 Of blest eternity. 
 
 19. L. M. 
 
 Heaven. 
 
 There is a region lovelier far 
 Than sages tell or poets sing ; 
 
 Brighter than noon-day glories are, 
 And softer than the tints of spring. 
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HYMNS FOR PUBLIC WORSHIP. 
 
 There is a world we have not seen, 
 Which time shall never dare destroy ; 
 
 No mortal footstep there hath been, 
 No ear hath caught its sound of joy. 
 
 There, from the bosom of my God, 
 Oceans of endless pleasure roll ; 
 
 There would I make my last abode, 
 And drown the sorrows of my soul. 
 
 20. p. m. 
 
 The Happy Land. 
 
 There is a happy land, 
 
 Far, far away, 
 Where saints in glory stand, 
 
 Bright, bright as day : 
 Oh, how they sweetly sing, 
 Worthy is our Saviour, King ; 
 Loud let his praises ring 
 
 Forevermore ! 
 
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HYMNS FOR PLT3LIC WORSHIP. 
 
 Come to this happy land, 
 
 Conie, come away; 
 Why will ye doubting stand ? 
 
 Why still delay ? 
 Oh, we shall happy be, 
 When, from sin and sorrow free, 
 Lord we shall live with thee, 
 
 Blest evermore. 
 
 21, C. M. 
 
 God in Nature. 
 
 There's not a tint that paints the rose, 
 
 Or decks the lily fair, 
 Or streaks the humblest flower that blows, 
 
 But God has placed it there. 
 
 There's not of grass a single blade, 
 
 Or leaf of loveliest green, 
 Where heavenly skill is not displayed 
 
 And heavenly wisdom seen. 
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HTMX3 FOE PUBLIC WORSHIP. 
 
 There's not a tempest, dark and dread, 
 Or storm that rends the air, 
 
 Or blast that sweeps the ocean's bed, 
 But God's own voice is there. 
 
 Around, beneath, below, above, 
 
 Wherever space extends, 
 There God displays his boundless love, 
 
 And power with mercy blends. 
 
 22, 6. 5. 
 
 The Tribute of Nature. 
 
 See the shining dew-drops 
 
 On the flowers strewed, 
 Proving, as they sparkle, 
 
 God is ever good. 
 
 See the morning sunbeams 
 
 Lighting up the wood, 
 Silently proclaiming 
 
 God is ever good. 
 
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HYMNS FOE PUBLIC WORSHir. 
 
 Hear the mountain streamlet 
 
 In the solitude, 
 With its ripple saying 
 
 God is ever good. 
 
 In the leafy tree-tops, 
 Where no fears intrude, 
 
 Merry birds are singing 
 God is ever good. 
 
 Bring, my heart, thy tribute, 
 
 Songs of gratitude, 
 While all nature utters, 
 
 God is ever good. 
 
 23. 0. M. 
 
 The Worship of Nature. 
 
 My heavenly Father ! all I see, 
 
 Around me and above, 
 Sends forth a hymn of praise to thee, 
 
 And speaks thy boundless love. 
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HYiLXS FOP PUBLIC WORSHIP. 
 
 Hie clear blue sky is full of thee ; 
 
 The woods, so dark and lone, 
 The soft south wind, the sounding sea, 
 
 Worship the Holy One. 
 
 The humming of the insect throngs, * 
 The prattling, sparkling rill, 
 
 The birds, with their melodious songs, 
 Repeat thy praises still. 
 
 24 c. m. 
 
 The Love of God. 
 
 The loye of God — what is it ? 
 
 Its bounds no tongue can tell, — 
 'Tis high as heaven, 'tis wide as space, 
 
 'Tis deeper far than hell : — 
 'Twas love that sent his Son to earth, 
 
 'Twas love that bade him die, 
 'Twas Tove that raised him from the dead, 
 
 And seated him on high 1 
 
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 >Tis love that bids the little child 
 
 Draw near with humble trust : 
 'Tis love that sometimes calls us home 
 
 To dwell amid the just. 
 Oh, that all things on earth might praise 
 
 His name all else above, 
 Might shout hosannas to our God 
 
 For all his boundless love ! 
 
 25, s. m. 
 
 The Fading Lily. 
 
 The lilies of the field 
 That quickly fade away 
 
 May well to us a lesson yield, 
 Who die as soon as they. 
 
 Then let us think of death, 
 
 Though we are young and gay ; 
 
 For God, who gave us life and breath, 
 Can take them both away. 
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 Christian Psalms 
 
HTMN3 FOR PUBLIC WORSHIP. 
 
 26. H. M. 
 
 The Mercy of God. 
 
 No burning heats by day, 
 
 Nor blasts of evening air, 
 Shall take my health away, 
 If God be with me there ; 
 
 Thou art my sun, 
 And thou my shade, 
 To guard my head 
 By night or noon. 
 
 To heaven I lift my eyes, 
 
 From God is all my aid ; 
 The God that built the skies, 
 And earth and nature made : 
 
 He is the tower 
 To which I fly ; 
 His grace is nigh 
 In every hour. 
 
 149 
 
HYMNS FOR PUBLIC WORSHIP. 
 
 27 L. M. EPIS - C0LL 
 
 Christ our Pattern. 
 
 Whene'er the angry passions rise, 
 
 And tempt our thoughts or tongues to strife, 
 
 To Jesus let us lift our eyes, 
 
 Bright pattern of the Christiau life. 
 
 Oh, how benevolent and kind, 
 
 How mild, how ready to forgive ; 
 Be this the temper of our mind, 
 
 And these the rules by which we live. 
 
 To do his heavenly Father's will 
 
 Was his employment and delight ; 
 Humility and lively zeal 
 
 Shone through his life divinely bright- 
 Dispensing good where'er he came, 
 
 The labors of his life were love ; 
 Then if we bear the Saviour's name, 
 
 By his example let us move. 
 
 150 
 
HYMNS FOE PUBLIC WORSHIP. 
 
 no C 1 M H> KmKE White ' 
 
 The Star of Bethlehem. 
 
 When marshalled on the mighty plain, 
 The glittering host bestud the sky ; 
 
 One star alone of all the train, 
 Can fix the sinner's wandering eye. 
 
 Hark ! hark ! to God the chorus breaks, 
 From every host, from every gem ; 
 
 But one alone the Saviour speaks, — 
 It is the star of Bethlehem. 
 
 Once on the raging seas I rode, 
 The storm was loud — the night was dark, 
 
 The ocean yawned — and madly flowed 
 
 The waves that tossed my foundering bark. 
 
 Deep horror then my senses froze, 
 
 Death-struck, I ceased the tide to stem ; 
 
 When suddenly a star arose — 
 It was the star of Bethlehem. 
 
 It was my guide, my light, my all, 
 It bade my dark forebodings cease ; 
 
 And through the storm and danger's thrall, 
 It led me to the port of peace. 
 
 151 
 
HYMNS FOR PUBLIC WORSHIP. 
 
 Now safely moored — my perils o'er, 
 I'll sing first in night's diadem, 
 
 For ever and forevermore, 
 The star ! the star of Bethlehem. 
 
 29, l. M. 
 
 11 He hath borne our Grief. 
 
 O'er the dark wave of Galilee, 
 The gloom of twilight gathers fast, 
 
 And on the waters drearily 
 
 Descends the fitful evening blast. 
 
 The weary bird hath left the air, 
 And sunk into his sheltered nest ; 
 
 The wandering beast has sought his lair, 
 And laid him down to welcome rest. 
 
 Still, near the lake, with weary tread, 
 
 Lingers a form of human kind ; 
 And on his lone, unsheltered head 
 
 Flows the chill night-damp of the wind. 
 152 
 
 RtTSSELL. 
 
HYMNS FOR PUBLIC WORSHIP. 
 
 Why seeks he not a home of rest ? 
 
 Why seeks he not a pillowed bed ? 
 Beasts have their dens, the bird its nest, 
 
 He hath not where to lay his head 
 
 Such was the lot he freely chose, 
 To bless, to save the human race ; 
 
 And through his poverty there flows 
 A rich, full stream of heavenly grace. 
 
 30, 8. 7. 
 
 Glorying in Christ. 
 
 In the cross of Christ I glory, 
 Towering o'er the wrecks of time ; 
 
 All the light of sacred story 
 Gathers round its head sublime. 
 
 When the woes of life o'ertake me, 
 Hopes deceive and fears annoy, 
 
 Never shall the cross forsake me ; 
 Lo ! it glows with peace and joy. 
 
 BOWBING 
 
 153 
 
HYMNS FOE PUBLIC WORSHIP. 
 
 When the sun of bliss is beaming 
 Light and love upon my way, 
 
 From the cross the radiance streaming 
 Adds more lustre to the day. 
 
 Bane and blessing, pain and pleasure, 
 By the cross are sanctified ; 
 
 Peace is there that knows no measure, 
 Joys that through all time abide. 
 
 31. s. M. 
 
 Good Tidings. 
 
 How beauteous are their feet 
 Who stand on Zion's hill, 
 Who bring salvation on their tongues, 
 And words of peace reveal ! 
 
 How happy are our ears 
 That hear this joyful sound, 
 Which kings and prophets waited for, 
 
 Watts. 
 
 And sought and never found I 
 
 154 
 
H-YMNS FOR PUBLIC WORSHIP. 
 
 How blessed are our eyes 
 That see this heavenly light ! 
 Prophets and kings desired it long, 
 But died without the sight. 
 
 Children ! unite your voice, 
 And cheerful notes employ ; 
 Let the glad tidings swell your songs, 
 Till heathens learn the joy. 
 
 32, l. M. 
 
 The Kingdom of Christ. 
 
 Jesus shall reign where'er the sun 
 Doth his successive journeys run; 
 His kingdom stretch from shore to shon 
 Till moons shall wax and wane no more 
 
 People and realms of every tongue 
 Dwell on his love with sweetest song ; 
 And infant voices shall proclaim 
 Their early blessings on his name. 
 
 155 
 
 Watts. 
 
HYMNS FOR PUBLIC WORSHIP. 
 
 Joy shall abound where'er he reigns ; 
 The prisoner leap to loose his chains ; 
 The weary find eternal rest, 
 And all the sons of want be blest. 
 
 33. c. m. 
 
 Future Bliss. 
 
 There is a glorious world of light 
 
 Above the starry sky, 
 Where saints departed, clothed in white, 
 
 Adore the Lord most high. 
 
 And hark ! amid the sacred songs 
 Those heavenly voices raise, 
 
 Ten thousand thousand infant tongues 
 Unite and sing his praise. 
 
 These are the hymns that we shall know, 
 
 If Jesus we obey; 
 This is the place where we shall go, 
 If found in wisdom's way. 
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HYMNS FOR PUBLIC WORSHIP. 
 
 34 C. M. 
 
 Influence. 
 
 X 
 
 What if a little drop should say, 
 
 1 So small a drop as I 
 Can ne'er refresh these thirsty fields, 
 I'll tarry in the sky I" 
 
 What if a shining beam of noon 
 Should in its fountain stay, 
 
 Because its feeble light alone 
 Cannot create a day ! 
 
 Doth not each rain-drop help to form 
 The cool refreshing shower, 
 
 And every ray of light to warm 
 And beautify the flower ? 
 
 Then let each child its influence give, 
 Lord, to truth and thee ; 
 
 Then will its power by all be felt, 
 However small it be. 
 
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35 
 
 HYMNS FOE PUBLIC WORSHIP. 
 
 8. 7. 
 
 The Lambs of Christ. 
 
 Humble praises, holy Father, 
 Infant voices raise to thee ; 
 
 In thy mercy, receive us ; 
 Suffer us thy lambs to be. 
 
 Blessed Jesus, he hath bidden 
 Babes, like us, to come to thee ; 
 
 Though by his disciples chidden, 
 Jesus told them not to flee. 
 
 Father, condescend to feed us, 
 Richly let thy mercy flow ; 
 
 Send thy Spirit, blessed Father ; 
 Light and life on us bestow. 
 
 36. L. M. 
 
 Anniversary Exercise. 
 
 From year to year in love we meet ; 
 
 From year to year in peace we part ; 
 The tongues of children uttering sweet 
 
 The thrilling joy of every heart. 
 158 
 
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 But time rolls on, and year by yea£ 
 "We change, grow up, or pass away : 
 
 Not twice the same assembly here 
 Have hailed the children's festal day, 
 
 Death, ere another year, may strike 
 Some in our number, marked to fall 
 
 Be young and old prepared alike — 
 The warnino; is to each to all. 
 
 37. 7. 
 
 The Resurrection. 
 
 Christ, the Lord, is risen to-day, 
 Sons of men, and angels, say ! 
 Raise your songs and triumphs high : 
 Sing, ye heavens, and earth reply 1 
 
 Love's redeeming work is done ; 
 Fought the fight, the battle won : 
 Lo ! our sun's eclipse is o'er ! 
 Lo ! he sets in blood no more ! 
 
 C. Wesley. 
 
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HYMNS FOR PUBLIC WORSHIP. 
 
 Vain^the stone, the watch, the seal ; 
 Christ hath burst the gates of hell : 
 Death in vain forbids his rise ; 
 Christ hath opened Paradise. 
 
 Lives again our glorious king : 
 Where, death, is now thy sting ? 
 Made like him, like him we rise ; 
 Ours the cross, the grave, the skies ! 
 
 38. 7. 8. 
 
 Consecration of Children. 
 
 Saviour, who thy flock art feeding, 
 With the shepherd's kindest care, 
 
 All the feeble gently leading, 
 
 While the lambs thy bosom share ; 
 
 Now, these little ones receiving, 
 
 Fold them in thy gracious arm ; 
 There, we know, thy word believing, 
 Only there, secure from harm. 
 300 
 
 Epts. Col, 
 
HYMNS FOK PUBLIC WORSHIP. 
 
 Never from thy pasture roving, 
 Let them be the Lion's prey ; 
 
 Let thy tenderness, so loving, 
 
 Keep them all life's dangerous way 
 
 Then, within thy fold eternal, 
 Let them find a resting-place ; 
 
 Peed in pastures ever vernal, 
 Drink the rivers of thy grace. 
 
 39. c. M. 
 
 Bringing Children to Christ. 
 
 See, Israel's gentle Shepherd stands 
 With all-engaging charms ; 
 
 Hark how he calls the tender lambs, 
 And folds them in his arms ! 
 
 "Permit them to approach," he cries, 
 " Nor scorn their humble name ; 
 For 'twas to bless such souls as these, 
 The Lord of angels came." 
 
 161 
 
HYMNS FOR PUBLIC WORSHIP. 
 
 We bring them, Lord, in thankful hands, 
 
 And yield them up to thee ; 
 Joyful that we ourselves are thine, 
 
 Thine let our offspring be. 
 
 Ye little flock, with pleasure hear ; 
 
 Ye children, seek his face ; 
 And fly with transport to receive 
 
 The blessings of his grace. 
 
 Montgomery 
 
 40. L. M. 
 
 Preparation for Heaven. 
 
 Heaven is a place of rest from sin ; 
 
 But all who hope to enter there, 
 Must here that holy course begin 
 
 Which shall their souls for rest prepare 
 
 Clean hearts, God, in us create ; 
 
 Right spirits, Lord, in us renew ; 
 Commence we now that higher state, 
 
 Now do thy will as angels do. 
 162 
 
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 In Jesus' footsteps may we tread, 
 Learn every lesson of his love, 
 
 And be from grace to glory led, 
 
 From heaven below to heaven above. 
 
 41. C. M. 
 
 Christmas Hymn. 
 
 God ! whose holy child this morn 
 Appeared on earth below, 
 
 To mortal want and labor born, 
 And more than mortal woe ; — 
 
 Messiah meek, by every grief, 
 By each temptation tried ; 
 
 Who lived to yield our ills relief, 
 And to redeem us died : — 
 
 If gaily clothed, and proudly fed, 
 In dangerous wealth we dwell ; 
 
 Remind us of his manger bed, 
 And lowly cottage cell. 
 
 Heber. 
 
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IIYM3rS FOR FUELIC WORSIIIP. 
 
 If pressed by poverty severe, 
 
 In envious want we pine, 
 His spirit, Lord, can make appear 
 
 The poorest lot divine. 
 
 And when, through fortune's various scene, 
 We've meekly served as he, — 
 
 Like him, who hath a mourner been, 
 May we rejoice with thee ! 
 
 42. s. M. 
 
 Christmas. 
 
 We come, with joyful song, 
 To hail this happy morn : 
 
 Glad tidings from an angel's tongue, 
 " This day is Jesus born !" 
 
 What transports doth his name 
 
 To sinful men afford ! 
 His glorious titles we proclaim, 
 
 A Saviour — Christ — the Lord ! 
 164 
 
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 Glory to God on high, 
 
 All hail the happy morn : 
 We join the anthems of the sky, 
 And sing, " The Saviour's born I" 
 
 43. 1. 6. 
 
 Close of the Year. 
 
 Time is winging us away 
 
 To our eternal home ; 
 Life is but a winter's day, 
 
 A journey to the tomb : 
 Youth and vigor soon will flee, 
 
 Blooming beauty lose its charm ; 
 All that's mortal soon shall be 
 
 Enclosed in death's cold arms. 
 
 Time is winging us away 
 
 To our eternal home ; 
 Life is but a winter's day, 
 
 A journey to the tomb : 
 
 165 
 
HYMNS FOE PUBLIC WORSHIP. 
 
 But the Christian shall enjoy 
 Health arid beauty soon above, 
 
 Where no worldly griefs annoy, 
 Secure in Jesus' love. 
 
 44. L. M. 
 
 The Same. 
 
 Great God, we sing that mighty hand, 
 By which, supported still, we stand : 
 The opening year thy mercy shows ; 
 Let mercy crown it till it close. 
 
 By day, by night, at home, abroad, 
 Still we are guarded by our God ; 
 By his incessant bounty fed, 
 By his unerring counsel led. 
 
 In scenes exalted or depressed, 
 Be thou our joy, and thou our rest ; 
 Thy goodness all our hopes shall raise, 
 Adored through all our changing days 
 166 
 
HY1IXS FOE PUBLIC WORSHIP. 
 
 45. 10.5.12. 
 
 The Xew Year. 
 
 Come let us anew our journey pursue, 
 
 Roll rouud with the year 
 And never stand still till the Master appear. 
 
 His adorable will let us gladly fulfill, 
 And our talents improve, 
 By the patience of hope and the labor of love. 
 
 Our life as a dream, our time as a stream, 
 
 Glides swiftly away, 
 And the fugitive moment refuses to stay ; 
 
 The arrow is flown, the moment is gone ; 
 The millennial year 
 Rushes on to our view, and eternity's here. 
 
 Oh that each in the day of his coming may say, 
 
 " I have fought my way through, 
 I have finished the work thou didst give me to do !" 
 Oh that each from his Lord may receive the glad 
 word, 
 " Well and faithfully done ! 
 Enter into my joy, and sit down on my throne." 
 
 167 
 
HYMNS FOR PUBLIC WORSHIP. 
 
 46. C. M. 
 
 New Year. 
 
 Behold ! another year begins 
 
 Its little round to-day ; 
 Be it a year of grief or joy, 
 
 It soon will pass away. 
 
 Now let us heed the solemn voice 
 
 Of years already past, 
 And then our souls shall have no fear, 
 
 Though this should be our last. 
 
 47. L. M. 
 
 Death of Children. 
 
 Sure, to the mansions of the blest 
 When infant innocence ascends, 
 
 Some angel brighter than the rest 
 The spotless spirit's flight attends. 
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 J. Q. Adams. 
 
HYMNS FOR PUBLIC WORSHIP. 
 
 On wings of ecstasy they rise, 
 Beyond where worlds material roll, 
 
 Till some fair sister of the skies 
 Receives the unpolluted soul. 
 
 There, at the Almighty Father's hand, 
 Nearest the throne of living light, 
 
 The choirs of infant seraphs stand 
 
 And dazzling shine, where all are bright. 
 
 For when the Lord of mortal breath 
 Decrees his bounty to resume, 
 
 And points the silent shaft of death, 
 Which speeds an infant to the tomb, — 
 
 No passion fierce, no low desire, 
 
 Has quenched the radiance of the flame; 
 
 Back to its God the living fire 
 Returns unsullied, as it came. 
 
 169 
 
HYMNS FOR PUBLIC WORSHIP. 
 
 48. L. M. 
 
 Death of an Infant. 
 
 As the sweet flower that scents the morn, 
 
 But withers in the rising day, 
 
 Thus lovely was this infant's dawn, 
 
 Thus swiftly fled its life away, 
 
 It died ere its expanding soul 
 
 Had ever burnt with wrong desires, 
 
 Had ever spurned at Heaven's control, 
 Or ever quenched its sacred fires. 
 
 It died to sin, it died to cares, 
 But for a moment felt the rod : 
 
 Mourner ! such, the Lord declares, 
 Such are the children of our God ! 
 
 AQ S M Montgomery. 
 
 Kest. 
 
 Oh, where shall rest be found, — 
 
 Kest for the weary soul ? 
 'Twere vain the ocean depths to sound, 
 Or pierce to either pole. 
 170 
 
HYMX3 FOE PUBLIC WORSHIP. 
 
 The world can never give 
 The bliss for which we sigh ; 
 
 'Tis not the whole of life to live, 
 Xor all of death to die. 
 
 Beyond this vale of tears, 
 
 There is a life above, 
 Unmeasured by the flight of years 
 
 And all that life is love. 
 
 50. S. M. 
 
 Frailty of Life. 
 
 Just like an early rose, 
 
 I've seen an infant bloom ; 
 But death, perhaps, before it blows, 
 
 Will lay it in the tomb. 
 
 To God, who made them all, 
 
 Let children humbly cry ; 
 And then, whenever dfath may call, 
 
 They'll be prepared to die. 
 
 171 
 
HYMNS FOR PUBLIC WORSHIP. 
 
 51. L. M. 
 
 Happy Death. 
 
 Long let the breathing music float 
 That soothes the dying child to rest, 
 
 And gently swell each rising note 
 That wafts it to the Saviour's breast. 
 
 Oh, when the youthful Christian dies, 
 How soft the strains that angels raise ! 
 
 At rest on their bright wings he lies, 
 And learns their thrilling notes of praise. 
 
 Sweet is his Saviour's welcome there, 
 And sweet the voice that bids him rest : 
 
 Oh, let me live a life so fair ! 
 Oh, let me die a death so blest ! 
 
 52. L. M. 
 
 Death of a Pastor or Teacher. 
 
 The voice is hushed, the gentle voice, 
 That told us of a Saviour's love, 
 
 And made our youthful hearts rejoice 
 In hope of heaven, our home above. 
 172 
 
HYMNS FOR PUBLIC WORSHIP. 
 
 The eye is dim, the loving eye, 
 
 That beamed so fondly on us here ; 
 
 Sealed np in death, the anxious sigh 
 No more bedews it with a tear ! 
 
 But in the land beyond the grave 
 
 That voice will swell in rapturous tone, 
 
 The song to Him who died to save, 
 And bring the weary traveller home. 
 
 53. S. M. 
 
 Dismission. 
 
 Thy name, Almighty Lord, 
 
 Shall sound through distant lands ; 
 
 Great is thy grace, and sure thy word ; 
 Thy truth forever stands. 
 
 Far be thine honor spread, 
 
 And long thy praise endure, 
 Till morning light and evening shade 
 
 Shall be exchanged no more. 
 
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HYMNS FOR PUBLIC WOESIIIP. 
 g A o >T BiCKnnsTETH 
 
 Closing Hymn. 
 
 Israel's Shepherd, guide me, feed me, 
 Through my pilgrimage below, 
 
 And beside the waters lead me, 
 Where thy flock rejoicing go. 
 
 Lord, thy guardian presence ever, 
 
 Meekly kneeling, I implore ; 
 I have found thee, and would never, 
 
 Never wander from thee more. 
 
 55. 7. 8. 
 
 Hymn of Dismission. 
 
 Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing, 
 Hope and comfort from above ; 
 
 Let us each, thy peace possessing, 
 Triumph in redeeming love. 
 174 
 
HYMNS FOR PUBLIC WORSHIP. 
 
 Thanks we give, and adoration, 
 For thy Gospel's joyful sound ; 
 
 May the fruits of thy salvation 
 In our hearts and lives abound. 
 
 56. L. M. 
 
 The Same. 
 
 Again we've seen the Sabbath day, 
 And heard of Jesus and of heaven ; 
 
 We thank thee, Father, and we pray 
 That this day's sins may be forgiven. 
 
 May all we heard and understood 
 
 Be well remembered through the week, 
 
 And help to make us wise and good, 
 More humble, diligent, and meek. 
 
 175 
 
HYMNS FOE PUBLIC WOESnlP. 
 
 57. 0. M. 
 
 Farewell. 
 
 How pleasant 'tis to dwell below 
 
 In fellowship of love, 
 And though we part, 'tis bliss to know 
 
 The good shall meet above. 
 
 The children who have loved the Lord 
 Shall hail their teachers there ; 
 
 And teachers gain the rich reward 
 Of all their toil and care. 
 
 58. L. M. 
 
 D0X0L0GY. 
 
 From all that dwell below the skies, 
 Let the Creator's praise arise ; 
 Let the Redeemer's name be sung, 
 Through every land, by every tongue. 
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HYMNS FOE PUBLIC WORSHIP. 
 
 Eternal are thy mercies, Lord ; 
 Eternal truth attends thy word ; 
 Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, 
 Till suns shall rise and set no more. 
 
 59. 8. 7. 
 
 DoXOLOGY. 
 
 Praise to thee, thou great Creator ; 
 
 Praise to thee from every tongue ; 
 Join, my soul, with every creature, 
 
 Join the universal song. 
 
 For ten thousand blessings given, 
 
 For the hope of future joy, 
 Sound his praise through earth and heaven, 
 
 Sound Jehovah's praise on high. 
 
 177 
 
HYMNS FOE PUBLIC WORSHIP. 
 
 60, 7. 
 
 DOXOLOGY. 
 
 Glory be to God on high — 
 God, whose glory fills the sky ; 
 Peace on earth to man forgiven — 
 Man, the well beloved of heaven. 
 
 Favored mortals, raise the song ; 
 Endless thanks to God belong ; 
 Hearts, o'erflowing with his praise, 
 Join the hymns your voices raise. 
 
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HYMNS FOR THE HOME. 
 
 81. C. M. 
 
 The Parent's Plea. 
 
 Thou who a tender parent art, 
 Eegard a parent's plea ; 
 
 My offspring, with an anxious heart, 
 I now commend to thee. 
 
 My children are my greatest care, 
 A charge which thou hast given ; 
 
 In all thy graces let them share, 
 And all the joys of heaven. 
 
 On me thou hast bestowed thy grace, 
 Be to my children kind ; 
 
 Among thy saints give them a place, 
 And leave not one behind. 
 
 179 
 
HYMNS FOR THE HOME. 
 
 Happy, we then shall live below, 
 The remnant of our days ; 
 
 And when to brighter worlds wo go, 
 Shall long resound thy praise. 
 
 62. 7. 
 
 A Prayer for Parents. 
 
 Lord, assist us by thy grace 
 To instruct our infant race ; 
 Grant us wisdom from above, 
 Fill us with a Saviour's love. 
 
 May we teach them day by day, 
 In the house and by the way ; 
 When they rise, or go to rest, 
 Till thy truth shall make them blest 
 
 While in childhood's tender age 
 They unfold the sacred page, 
 May they see in every line 
 Kindling rays of light divine. 
 180 
 
HYMNS FOR THE HOME. 
 
 Heavenly Father, hear our prayer, 
 We commit them to thy oare ; 
 Be their shepherd and their guide, 
 Bring them to thy loving side. 
 
 63. c. M. 
 
 Gentleness in the Family. 
 
 Speak gently — it is better far 
 To rule by love than fear; 
 
 Speak gently — let no harsh word mar 
 The good that we do here 
 
 Speak gently to the young — for they 
 Will have enough to bear ; 
 
 Pass thro' this life as best they may, 
 'Tis full of anxious care. 
 
 Speak gently to the aged ones ; 
 
 Grieve not the careworn heart ; 
 The sands of life are nearly run ; 
 
 Let them in peace depart. 
 
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HYMNS FOE THE HOME. 
 
 Speak gently to the erring ones ; 
 
 They've toiled all day in vain ; 
 Perchance unkindness made them so ; 
 
 Oh, win them back again. 
 
 Speak gently — 'tis a little thing 
 Dropped in the heart's deep well ; 
 
 The good, the joy that it may bring 
 Eternity shall tell. 
 
 64. 6. 5. 
 
 Be Kind to each Other. 
 
 Be kind to each other ! 
 
 The night's coming on, 
 When friend and when brother 
 
 Perchance may be gone ; 
 Then, 'midst our dejection, 
 
 How sweet to have earned 
 The blest recollection 
 
 Of kindness returned ! 
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 Charles Swain. 
 
HYMNS FOR THE HOME. 
 
 When day hath departed, 
 
 And memory keeps 
 Her watch, broken-hearted, 
 
 Where all she loves sleeps, 
 Let falsehood assail not, 
 
 Nor envy reprove, — 
 Let trifles prevail not 
 
 Against those ye love ! 
 
 Nor change with to-morrow, 
 
 Should fortune take wing, 
 But the deeper the sorrow, 
 
 The closer still cling. 
 Oh, be kind to each other ! 
 
 The night's coming on, 
 When friend and when brother 
 
 Perchance may be gone. 
 
 65. 11. 8. 
 
 Family Love. 
 
 Be kind to thy Father — for when thou wert young, 
 Who loved thee more fondly than he ? 
 
 He caught the first accents that fell from thy tongue, 
 And joined in thy innocent glee. 
 
 183 
 
HYMNS FOR THE HOME. 
 
 Be kind to thy Father — for now he is old, 
 
 His locks intermingled with grey, 
 His footsteps are feeble — once fearless and bold — 
 
 Thy father is passing away. 
 
 Be kind to thy Mother— for lo ! on her brow 
 
 Many traces of sorrow are seen ; 
 Oh! well may'st thou cherish and comfort her now, 
 
 For loving and kind hath she been. 
 Remember thy Mother — for thee will she pray 
 
 As long as God giveth her breath ; 
 With accents of kindness, then, cheer her lone way, 
 
 E'en to the dark valley of death. 
 
 Be kind to thy Brother — his heart will have dearth, 
 
 If the smile of thy love be withdrawn ; 
 The flowers of feeling will fade at their birth, 
 
 If the dew of affection be gone. 
 Be kind to thy Brother — wherever you are, 
 
 The love of a brother shall be 
 An ornament purer and richer by far 
 
 Than pearls from the depths of the sea. 
 
 Be kind to thy Sister — not many may know 
 
 The depth of true sisterly love, 
 The wealth of the ocean lies fathoms below 
 
 The surface that sparkles above : 
 
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IIYMNS FOR THE HOME. 
 
 Thy kindness shall bring to thee many sweet hours, 
 And blessings thy pathway to crown, 
 
 Affection shall weave thee a garland of flowers, 
 More precious than wealth or renown. 
 
 g g TO Charles Swain. 
 
 Let us Love One Another. 
 
 Let us love one another ; not long may we stay 
 
 In this bleak world of mourning ; some droop while 't is 
 
 day. 
 Others fade in the noon, and few linger till eve ; 
 Oh, there breaks not a heart but leaves some one to 
 
 grieve ! 
 The fondest, the purest, the truest that met 
 Have still found the need to forgive and forget ; 
 Then, oh, though the hopes that we nourished decay, 
 Let us love one another as long as we stay ! 
 
 Then let 's love one another, 'niidst sorrow the worst, 
 Unaltered and fond as we loved at the first ; 
 Though the false wing of pleasure may change and 
 forsake, 
 
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HYMNS FOR THE HOME. 
 
 And the bright urn of wealth into particles break, 
 There are some sweet affections that wealth cannot 
 
 buy, 
 That cling but still closer when sorrow draws nigh, 
 And remain with us yet, though all else pass away ; 
 Then let's love one another as long as we stay ! 
 
 67. 0. M. 
 
 Return home from Travel. 
 
 The bee hath its domestic cell, 
 The wandering bird its nest, 
 
 The beast its lair in forest dell, 
 And man his home of rest. 
 
 And tired with toil, with travel tired, 
 The beast, the bird, the bee, 
 
 By common impulse all inspired, 
 Seek home's sweet secrecy. 
 
 Man winged for farther, bolder flight, 
 
 Privileged o'er earth to roam, 
 Still bends, with ever-new delight, 
 Towards his native home, — 
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 BOWEING. 
 
HYMNS FOR THE HOME. 
 
 Home, made more sacred made more dear, 
 When travels far have taught 
 
 How much about the heart, how near, 
 Life's early chains are wrought. 
 
 Those chains around the heart remain, 
 
 Through every absent hour ; 
 And naught can free us from the chain, 
 
 But home's enchanting power. 
 
 68. « L. M. H. Wars. Jr. 
 
 Thanksgiving on Family Gathering. 
 
 In this glad hour, when children meet, 
 And home with them their children bring, 
 
 Our hearts with one affection beat, 
 One song of praise our voices sing. 
 
 For all the faithful, loved, and dear, 
 
 Whom thou so kindly, Lord, hast given ; 
 
 For those who still are with us here, 
 And those who wait for us in heaven ; 
 
 187 
 
HYMXS FOE THE HOME. 
 
 For every past and present joy ; 
 
 For honor, competence, and health ; 
 For hopes that time may not destroy, 
 
 Our souls' imperishable wealth ; — 
 
 For all accept our humble praise ; 
 
 Still bless us, Father, by thy love ; 
 And, when are closed our mortal days, 
 
 Unite us in' one home above. 
 
 ff Q T - "|V/f Mrs. Barbacld. 
 
 The Sacred Tie. 
 
 How blest the sacred tie that binds, 
 
 In union sweet according minds ! 
 
 How swift the heavenly course they run, 
 
 Whose hearts, whose faith, whose hopes, arc one ! 
 
 To each the soul of each how dear I 
 What jealous love, what holy fear ! 
 How doth the generous flame within 
 Refine from earth, and cleanse from sin ! 
 188 
 
HYMNS FOR THE HOME. 
 
 Their streaming tears together flow 
 For human guilt and mortal woe ; 
 Their ardent prayers together rise, 
 Like mingling flames in sacrifice. 
 
 Together both they seek the place 
 Where God reveals his awful face ; 
 How high, how strong, their raptures swell, 
 There 's none but kindred souls can tell. 
 
 Nor shall the glowing flame expire, 
 When Nature droops her sickening fire ; 
 Then shall they meet in realms above, — 
 A heaven of joy, because of love ! 
 
 /w« *• »• Charles Wkslet. 
 
 On taking possession of a new Dwelling. 
 
 Peace be to this habitation ! 
 
 Peace to every soul herein ! 
 Peace the earnest of salvation, 
 
 Peace, the fruit of pardoned sin : 
 
 189 
 
HYMNS FOR THE HOME. 
 
 Peace tbat speaks its heavenly giver ; 
 
 Peace to earthly minds unknown ; 
 Peace divine, that lasts for ever, 
 
 Here erect its glorious throne ! 
 
 God of peace ! be ever near us, 
 
 Fix in all our hearts thy home ! 
 With thy gracious presence cheer us, 
 
 Hither let thy kingdom come ! 
 Lift to heaven our expectation ! 
 
 Give our raptured souls to prove 
 Glorious and complete salvation, 
 
 Holy, everlasting love 1 
 
 71. 0. M. 
 
 A Family Prayer. 
 
 H. K. Whitb. 
 
 Oh Lord ! another day is flown, 
 
 And we, a lonely band, 
 Are met once more before thy throne 
 
 To bless thy fostering hand. 
 
 190 
 
HYMNS FOE THE HOME. 
 
 And wilt thou lend a listening ear 
 
 To praises low as ours ? 
 Thou wilt ; for thou dost love to hear 
 
 The song which meekness pours. 
 
 Through Jesus thou a smile wilt deign 
 
 As we before thee pray ; 
 For he did bless the infant train, 
 
 And we are less than they. 
 
 Oh ! let thy grace perform its part, 
 
 And let contention cease ; 
 And shed abroad in every heart 
 
 Thine everlasting peace. 
 
 72. 8. 4. 
 
 Home Worship. 
 
 Now rises from around the fire 
 
 A pleasant strain ; 
 Ye giddy sons of mirth, retire, 
 
 And ye profane 1 
 A hymn to the Eternal Sire 
 
 Goes up again. 
 
 R Hoyt. 
 
 191 
 
HYMNS FOR THE HOME. 
 
 The patriarchal Book divine, 
 
 Upon the knee, 
 Opes where the gems of Judah shine, 
 
 (Sweet miustrelsie !) 
 How soars each heart with each fair line, 
 
 God, to Thee ! 
 
 Around the altar low they bend, 
 
 Devout in prayer ; 
 As snows upon the roof descend, 
 
 So angels there 
 Guard o'er that household, to defend 
 
 With gentle care. 
 
 73. 6. 8. 
 
 Home Joys. 
 
 Sweet are the joys of home, 
 And pure as sweet ; for they 
 
 Like dews of morn and evening como 
 To wake and close the day 
 192 
 
 BOWHINQ 
 
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HY3IXS FOR THE HOME. 
 
 The world hath its delights, 
 
 And its delusions too ; 
 But home to calmer bliss invites, 
 
 More tranquil and more true. 
 
 The mountain flood is strong, 
 
 But fearful in its pride ; 
 While gently rolls the stream along 
 
 The peaceful valley's side. 
 
 Life's charities, like light, 
 
 Spread smilingly afar ; 
 But stars, approached, become more bright, 
 
 And home is life's own star. 
 
 The pilgrim's step in vain 
 
 Seeks Eden's sacred ground ; 
 But in home's holy joys again 
 
 An Eden may be found. 
 
 A glance of heaven to see 
 
 To none on earth is given ; 
 And yet a happy family 
 
 Is but an earlier heaven. 
 
 9 193 
 
HYMNS FOE THE HOSLE. 
 
 74. L. M. 
 
 Home Sorrows. 
 
 There is no spot, or high or low, 
 Which darkness visits not at times ; 
 
 No shelter from the reach of woe, 
 In farthest lands or fairest climes. 
 
 The tempests shake the stoutest tree, 
 And every floweret droops in turn : 
 
 To mourn is nature's destiny, 
 
 And all that live must live to mourn 
 
 No home so happy, but that pain, 
 
 And grief, and care, the doors will press, 
 
 When love's most anxious thoughts are vain, 
 More anxious from their helplessness. 
 
 And yet, if aught can soften grief, 
 'Tis home's sweet influence ; — if there be 
 
 Relief from sorrow, that relief 
 Springs from domestic sympathy. 
 
 The home that virtue hallows flings 
 Another bliss o'er blessedness ; 
 
 And e'en to sorrow's children brings, 
 Or peace to calm, or hope to bless. 
 194 
 
 BoWBINg. 
 
HYAISS FOR THE HOME. 
 
 75. C. M. 
 
 Lord, my best desires fulfill, 
 
 And help me to resign 
 Life, health, and comfort to thy will, 
 
 And make thy pleasure mine. 
 
 Why should I shrink at thy command, 
 
 Whose love forbids my fears ? 
 Or tremble at thy gracious hand, 
 
 That wipes away my tears ? 
 
 No 1 let me rather freely yield 
 
 What most I prize to thee, 
 Who never hast a good withheld, 
 
 Nor wilt withhold, from me. 
 
 But, ah 1 my inward spirit cries, 
 
 Still bind me to thy sway ; 
 Else the next cloud that veils my skies 
 
 Drives all these thoughts away. 
 
 195 
 
HYMNS FOR THE HOME. 
 76. D. C. M. Bp.H EBB k 
 
 In Domestic Affliction. 
 
 Oh God, that rnadest earth and sky ! 
 
 The darkness and the day ! 
 Give ear to this thy family, 
 
 And help us when we pray ? 
 For wide the waves of bitterness 
 
 Around our vessel roar, 
 And heavy grows the pilot's heart 
 
 To view the rocky shore ! 
 
 The cross our Master bore for us, 
 
 For him we fain would bear, 
 But mortal strength to weakness turns, 
 
 And courage to despair ! 
 Then mercy on our failings, Lord ! 
 
 Our sinking faith renew ! 
 And when our sorrows visit us, 
 
 Oh 1 send us patience too. 
 
 196 
 
HYMNS FOR THE HOME. 
 
 77. S. M. 
 
 To a Dying Ixfaxt. 
 
 Sleep, little baby ! sleep I 
 Not in the cradle bed, 
 Not on thy mother's breast 
 Henceforth shall be thy rest, 
 Bnt with the quiet dead. 
 
 I've seen thee in thy beauty, 
 
 A thing all health and glee, 
 
 But never then wert thou 
 
 So beautiful as now, 
 
 Darling ! thou seem'st to me. 
 
 Mount up, immortal essence ! 
 
 Young spirit, haste, depart ! 
 And is this death ? Dread thing ! 
 If such thy visiting, 
 
 How beautiful thou art ! 
 
 Oh, I could gaze forever 
 
 Upon that waxen face ! 
 So passionless — so pure — 
 The little shrine was sure 
 
 An angel's dwelling-place. 
 
 Mrs. Southev, 
 
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IIYMNS FOE THE HOME. 
 
 God took thee in his mercy, 
 A lamb untasked, untried ; 
 
 Unfought the fight by thee, 
 
 But won the victory, 
 
 And thou art sanctified ! 
 
 I look around and see 
 
 The evil ways of men ; 
 
 And, beloved child ! 
 
 I'm more than reconciled 
 To thy departure then. 
 
 Now, like a dewdrop shrined 
 Within a crystal stone, 
 Thou'rt safe in heaven, my dove- 
 Safe with the Source of love, 
 The Everlasting One. 
 
 78. P. M. 
 
 Death of an Infant. 
 
 E. Flago. 
 
 Well, rest thee, bright one ; we may not deplore thee ; 
 
 Death hath no terrors for such as thou. 
 From ills to come, from anguished years — ah ! freely 
 
 We yield thee to thy God who calleth now. 
 
 198 
 
HYMXS FOR THE HOME. 
 
 We would not that bright brow were marked with 
 furrows, 
 
 Which Time's dread finger sure had graven there ; 
 We would not that pure lip had writhed with sorrows, 
 
 Which all earth's tenants soon or late must share. 
 
 Aye, rest thee ! yet thy mother's heart is bleeding, 
 To think that form so chill and pulseless now ; 
 
 That rich dark eye its purple lid is veiling, 
 And the bright curls are still upon thy brow. 
 
 Oft has she gazed on thee in thy proud beauty, 
 Buoyant and gladsome in thy childish glee, 
 
 But ne'er before that face was deemed so lovely, 
 As in its death-sleep it hath seemed to be. 
 
 And yet rest on : — the balmy winds are breathing 
 A fragrant requiem o'er thy peaceful bed, 
 
 And summer flowers, thy humble tombstone wreathh , 
 Their hallowed incense o'er thy slumbers shed, 
 
 From the far heaven the angel-stars are beaming 
 
 In holy beauty on thy lowly rest, 
 And clustering ivy-leaves are richly streaming 
 
 With graceful tendrils o'er the sleeper's breast. 
 
 199 
 
HYMNS FOR THE HOME. 
 
 Sleep on — sleep on ! Ah, it were vain deploring, 
 For thou art gone where dwelleth naught of woe ; 
 
 In that bright realm thy pure young soul is soaring, 
 All scenes of sorrow fading far below. 
 
 Then fare thee well ; — no more thy mother's bosom 
 Shall lull those blue-veined eyelids to their sleep ; 
 
 Dust unto dust ! — we may not slight the summons — 
 We give thee back to earth — but we must weep. 
 
 79 7. 6. 
 
 Parents' Farewell to a Child. 
 
 Farewell, our blighted treasure ! 
 
 Farewell, and rest in peace 1 
 Thou cam'st with hope and pleasure ; — 
 
 How soon on earth they cease ! 
 
 The cold earth may be on thee, 
 
 The green turf o'er thee spread ; 
 Yet God's eye is upon thee, 
 In thy last narrow bed. 
 200 
 
HYMN0 FOR THE HOME. 
 
 Oh! 'tis the pang severest 
 That mortal hearts can know, 
 
 To lay what they held dearest, 
 Thus — thus — the dust below ! 
 
 Resigned, not broken-hearted, 
 We leave thy little grave : 
 
 We love thee more departed, 
 And heaven is strong to save. 
 
 80. L. M. MrS.LOWBIX. 
 
 Death of Children. 
 
 They in the valley's sheltering care 
 Soon crop the meadow's tender prime, 
 
 And when the sod grows brown and bare 
 
 The Shepherd strives to make them climb. — 
 
 To airy shelves of pasture green 
 That hang along the mountain side, 
 
 "Where grass and flowers together lean 
 
 And down through mists the sunbeams slide. 
 9* 201 
 
HYMNS FOK THE HOME. 
 
 And seared below the pastures lie — 
 Yet naught can tempt the timid things 
 
 The steep and rugged path to try, 
 
 Though sweet the Shepherd calls and sings ; 
 
 Till in his arms their lambs he takes 
 
 Along the dizzy verge to go, 
 Then heedless of the rifts and breaks 
 
 They follow on o'er rock and snow. 
 
 And in those pastures lifted fair, 
 More dewy soft than lowland mead, 
 
 The Shepherd drops his tender care 
 And Sheep and Lambs together feed ! 
 
 202 
 
HYMNS FOR PRIVATE DEVOTIONS. 
 
 81. L. M. 
 
 God hears Prayer. 
 
 God is so good that lie will hear 
 Whenever children humbly pray ; 
 
 He always lends a gracious ear 
 
 To what the youngest child can say. 
 
 His own most holy book declares, 
 
 That, as a tender father will, 
 He listens to our lowly prayers, 
 
 And what we ask will grant us still. 
 
 He loves to hear a grateful tongue 
 Thank him for all his mercies given ; 
 
 And when on earth his praise is sung, 
 The cheerful notes are heard in heaven. 
 
 203 
 
HYMNS FOK TOIVATE DEVOTIONS. 
 
 82. C. M. 
 
 Sincere Prayer. 
 
 v When daily I kneel down to pray 
 As I am taught to do, 
 God will not answer what I say, 
 Unless I feel it too. 
 
 Some idle play, or childish toy, 
 Can send my thoughts abroad ; 
 
 Though it should be my greatest joy 
 To love and seek the Lord. 
 
 Oh, let me never, never dare 
 
 To act the trifler's part, 
 Or think that God will hear a prayer 
 
 Which comes not from the heart. 
 
 But if I make his ways my choice, 
 
 As holy children do, 
 Then while I seek him with my voice, 
 My heart will love him too. 
 204 
 
HYMNS FOR PRIVATE DEVOTIONS. 
 
 83. 7. 
 
 Prayer for Grace. 
 
 Father, let a little child 
 
 Humbly supplicate thy throne ; 
 
 Speak to me in accents mild, 
 thou great and holy One ! 
 
 Fill my youthful heart with grace, 
 Make it thy beloved abode ; 
 
 Show thy reconciling face, 
 my Father and my God ! 
 
 May I early learn thy ways, 
 
 Early know thy power and love ; 
 
 Then devote to thee my days, 
 Till I am removed above. 
 
 84. C. M. 
 
 A Child's Petition. 
 
 f Lord, teach a little child to pray, 
 And oh, accept my prayer ! 
 Thou canst hear all the words I say, 
 For thou art everywhere. 
 
 205 
 
HYMNS FOR PRIVATE DEVOTIONS. 
 
 A little sparrow cannot fall 
 Unnoticed, Lord, by thee ; 
 
 And though I am so young and small, 
 Thou dost take care of me. 
 
 Teach me to do whate'er is right, 
 
 And when I sin, forgive ; 
 And make it still my chief delight 
 
 To love thee while I live. 
 
 85. S. M. 
 
 Seeking Divine Aid. 
 
 With humble heart and tongue, 
 My God, to thee I pray ; 
 
 Oh, make me learn, while I am young. 
 How I may cleanse my way. 
 
 Now in my early days, 
 
 Teach me thy will to know ; 
 God, thy sanctifying grace 
 Betimes on me bestow. 
 200 
 
HYMNS FOE PRIVATE DEVOTIONS. 
 
 Make me, a helpless youth, 
 The object of thy care ; 
 
 Help me to choose the way of truth, 
 And flee from every snare. 
 
 My heart, to folly prone, 
 Renew by power divine ; 
 
 Unite it to thyself alone, 
 And make me wholly thine. 
 
 86. C M. 
 
 Prayer in view of God's Goodness. 
 
 Lord, I would own thy tender care, 
 
 And all thy love to me ; 
 The food I eat, the clothes I wear, 
 
 Are all bestowed by thee. 
 
 'Tis thou preservest me from death 
 And dangers every hour : 
 
 I cannot draw another breath, 
 Unless thou giv'st the power. 
 
 207 
 
HYMNS FOE PRIVATE DEVOTIONS. 
 
 My health, and friends, and parents dear, 
 
 To me by God are given ; 
 I have not any blessings here, 
 
 But what are sent from heaven. 
 
 Such goodness, Lord, and constant care, 
 
 A child can ne'er repay ; 
 But may it be my daily prayer 
 
 To love thee and obey. 
 
 O /. -L'- -M-. Christian Psalms. 
 
 Prayer for Wisdom. 
 
 I ask not wealth, nor pomp, nor power, 
 Nor fleeting pleasures of an hour : 
 My soul aspires to nobler things 
 Than all the pride and state of kings. 
 
 One thing I ask — Lord ! wilt thou hear, 
 And grant my soul a gift so dear ? 
 Wisdom, descending from above, 
 The sweetest token of thy love. 
 208 
 
HYMNS FOR PRIVATE DEVOTIONS. 
 
 Wisdom, betimes to know the Lord, 
 To fear bis name, and keep bis word ; 
 To lead my feet in patbs of truth, 
 And guide and guard my wandering yout 1 . 
 
 Then, shouldst thou grant a length of days, 
 My life shall still proclaim thy praise ; 
 Or early death my soul convey 
 To realms of everlasting day. 
 
 88. C. M. 
 
 Praying for Truthfulness. 
 
 Oh Father ! bless a little child, 
 And in my early youth 
 
 Give me a spirit good and mild, 
 A soul to love the Truth. 
 
 May never falsehood in my heart 
 Nor in my words abide ; 
 
 But may I act a truthful part, 
 Whatever may betide. 
 
 209 
 
HYMNS FOR PRIVATE DEVOTIONS. 
 
 89. S. M. 
 
 The World Beyond. 
 
 There is, beyond the sky, 
 A world of joy and love ; 
 
 And holy children, when they die, 
 Go to that world above. 
 
 90. 
 
 Little Things. 
 
 Little drops of water, 
 Little grains of sand, 
 
 Make the mighty ocean 
 And the beauteous land. 
 
 And the little moments, 
 Humble though they be, 
 
 Make the mighty ages 
 Of eternity. 
 
 210 
 
HYMNS FOR PRIVATE DEVOTIONS. 
 
 So our little errors 
 Lead the soul away 
 
 From the path of virtue, 
 Oft iu siu to stray. 
 
 Little deeds of kindness, 
 Little words of love, 
 
 Make our earth aa Eden 
 Like the heaven above. 
 
 Little seeds of mercy, 
 Sown by youthful hands, 
 
 Grow to bless the nations 
 Far in heathen lands. 
 
 91. 7. 6. 
 
 Angels ever Bright and Fair. 
 
 Angels ever bright and fair, 
 Take, oh, take me to your care 1 
 Speed to your own courts my flight, 
 Clad in robes of virgin white. 
 Angels ever bright and fair, 
 Take, oh take me to your care ! 
 
 211 
 
HYMNS FOB PRIVATE DEVOTIONS. 
 
 92. 0. M. 
 
 Morning Prayer. 
 
 Lord of my life ! oh, may tby praise 
 
 Employ my noblest powers, 
 Whose goodness lengthens out my days, 
 
 And fills the circling hours. 
 
 Preserved by thine almighty arm, 
 I passed the shades of night, 
 
 Secure and safe from every harm, 
 And see returning light. 
 
 While many spent the night in sighs, 
 And restless pains and woes, 
 
 In gentle sleep, I closed my eyes, 
 In undisturbed repose. 
 
 When sleep, death's image, o'er me spread, 
 
 And I unconscious lay, 
 Thy watchful care was round mj bed, 
 
 To guard my feeble clay. 
 212 
 
HYMNS FOR PRIVATE DEVOTIONS. 
 
 Oh ! let the same almighty care 
 
 My waking hours attend ; 
 From every danger, every snare, 
 
 My heedless steps (Mend. 
 
 Smile on my minutes as they roll, 
 And guide my future days ; 
 
 And let thy goodness fill my soul 
 With gratitude and praise. 
 
 ** w. O. I . Christian Psalms. 
 
 Prayer for Sunday Morning. 
 
 Welcome, welcome, quiet morning, 
 
 Welcome is this holy day ; 
 Now the Sabbath morn returning, 
 
 Says a week has passed away. 
 
 Let me think how time is passing ; 
 
 Soon the longest life departs I 
 Nothing human is abiding, 
 
 Save the love of humble hearts. 
 
 213 
 
HYMNS FOR TRIYATE DEVOTIONS. 
 
 Father, now one prayer, I raise thee, 
 Give an humble, grateful heart ; 
 
 Never let me cease to praise thee, 
 Never from thy fear depart. 
 
 Then, when years are gathered o'er me, 
 And the world is sunk in shade, 
 
 Heaven's bright realm will rise before me ; 
 There my treasure will be laid. 
 
 94. L. M. 
 
 Morning Hymn. 
 
 Awake, my soul, and with the sun 
 Thy daily stage of duty run ; 
 Shake off dull sloth, and joyful rise 
 To pay thy morning sacrifice. 
 
 Thy precious time misspent redeem ; 
 Each present day thy last esteem ; 
 Improve thy talent with due care ; 
 For the great day thyself prepare 
 214 
 
 Bp. Ken, 
 
HYMNS FOE PRIVATE DEVOTIONS. 
 
 In conversation be sincere ; 
 Keep conscience, as the noontide, clear ; 
 Think how the all-seeing God thy ways 
 And all thy secret thoughts surveys. 
 
 Lord, I my vows to thee renew ; 
 Scatter my sins like morning dew ; 
 Guard my first springs of thought and will, 
 And with thyself my spirit fill. 
 
 Direct, control, suggest, this day, 
 
 All I design, or do, or say ; 
 
 That all my powers, with all their might, 
 
 In thy sole glory may unite. 
 
 95. L. M. 
 
 Evening Prayer. 
 
 Xow I lay me down to sleep, 
 I pray the Lord my soul to keep ; 
 If I should die before I wake, 
 I pray the Lord my soul to take. 
 
 215 
 
HYMNS FOE PKIVATE DEVOTIONS. 
 
 96. L. M. 
 
 Evening Prayer. 
 
 COLERIDOE. 
 
 Ere on my bed my limbs I lay, 
 God grant me grace my prayers to say : 
 God ! preserve my mother dear 
 In strength and health for many a year ; 
 And oh! preserve my father too, 
 And may I pay him reverence due ; 
 And may I my best thoughts employ 
 To be my parents' hope and joy ; 
 And oh! preserve my brothers both 
 From evil doings and from sloth, 
 And may we always love each other, 
 Our friends, our father, and our mother : 
 And still, Lord, to me impart 
 An innocent and grateful heart, 
 That after my last sleep I may 
 Awake to thy eternal day ! 
 
 Amen. 
 
 216 
 
HYMXS FOE PRIVATE DEVOTIONS. 
 
 97, S. M. 
 
 Evening Reflection. 
 
 The sun hath gone to rest ; 
 
 The bee forsakes the flower ; 
 The young bird slumbers on its nest, 
 
 Within the leafy bower. 
 
 Where have I been this day ? 
 
 Into what folly run ? 
 Forgive me, Father, when I pray 
 
 Through Jesus Christ, thy Son. 
 
 When all my days are o'er, 
 
 And in the grave I rest, 
 Wilt thou permit my soul to fly 
 
 To my Redeemer's breast ? 
 
 98. L. M. 
 
 Evening Hymn. 
 
 Glory to thee, my God, this night, 
 For all the blessings of the light ; 
 Keep me, oh, keep me, King of kings, 
 Beneath thine own almighty wings ! 
 
 10 217 
 
HYMNS FOE PRIVATE DEVOTIONS. 
 
 Forgive me, Lord, through thy dear Son, 
 The ills which I this day have done ; 
 And with the world, myself, and thee, 
 May I at peace forever be. 
 
 Teach me to live that I may dread 
 The grave as little as my bed : 
 Teach me to die that so I may 
 With joy behold the judgment day. 
 
 Oh, be my guardian while I sleep, 
 Thy watchful station near me keep 1 
 And when the sun again doth shine, 
 Oh, fill my soul with light divine. 
 
 99. c. M. 
 
 Last Thoughts for Evening. 
 
 I lay my body down to sleep ; 
 
 Let angels guard my head, 
 And through the hours of darkness keep 
 
 Their watch around my bed. 
 218 
 
 
HYMNS FOR PfilVATE DEVOTIONS. 
 
 With cheerful heart I close my eyes, 
 Since thou wilt not remove ; 
 
 And in the morning let me rise 
 Kejoicing in thy love. 
 
 100. C. M. 
 
 Fleeting Time. 
 
 How long, sometimes, a day appears 
 And weeks, how long are they ! 
 
 Months move as slow, as if the years 
 Would never pass away. 
 
 But even years are passing by, 
 And soon must all be gone ; 
 
 For day by day, as minutes fly, 
 Eternity comes on. 
 
 Days, months, and years must have an end, 
 
 Eternity has none ; 
 'Twill always have as long to spend 
 
 Tatlob. 
 
 As when it first begun. 
 
 219 
 
HYMNS FOR PRIVATE DEVOTIONS. 
 
 Great God ! an infant cannot tell 
 
 How such a thing can be, 
 I only pray that I may dwell 
 
 That long, long time, with thee. 
 
 • •• 
 
 101. 11. 
 
 The Sabbath. 
 
 How sweet is the Sabbath, the morning of rest ; 
 The day of the week which I surely love best ; 
 The morning my Saviour arose from the tomb, 
 And took from the grave all its terror and gloom ! 
 
 Oh, let me be thoughtful and prayerful to-day, 
 And not spend a minute in trifling or play, 
 Remembering these seasons were graciously given 
 To teach me to seek, and prepare me for heaven. 
 
 In the house of my God, in his presence and fear, 
 When I worship to-day, may it all be sincere ; 
 In the school when I learn, may I do it with care, 
 And be grateful to those who watch over me there. 
 220 
 
 
HYMNS FOR PRIVATE DEVOTIONS. 
 
 Instruct me, my Saviour ; a child though I be, 
 I am not too young to be noticed by thee ; 
 Renew all my heart, keep me firm in thy ways, 
 I would love thee, and serve thee, and give thee the 
 praise. 
 
 102. L. M. 
 
 Come Away. 
 
 come, come away ! the Sabbath morn is passing, 
 Let's hasten to the Sabbath-school, 
 
 come, come away ! 
 The Sabbath bells are ringing clear, 
 Their joyous peals salute my ear, 
 
 1 love their voice to hear, 
 
 come, come away ! 
 
 My comrades invite to join their happy number, 
 And gladly will I meet them there, 
 
 come, come away ! 
 ^Tis there we meet to sing and pray, 
 To read God's word on this glad day, 
 Then joyful haste away, 
 
 come, come away. 
 
 221 
 
HYMNS FOR PRIVATE DEVOTIONS. 
 
 'Tis there I may learn the ways of heavenly wisdom, 
 To guide my steps to joys on high, 
 
 come, come away ! 
 The flowery paths of peace to tread, 
 Where rays of heavenly bliss are shed, 
 My wandering steps to lead, 
 
 come, come away I 
 
 I there hear the voice in heavenly accents speaking, 
 " Let little children come to me, 
 
 come, come away ! 
 Forbid them not their hearts to give, 
 Let them on me in youth believe, 
 And I will them receive," — 
 
 come, come away ! 
 
 With joy I accept the gracious invitation, 
 My heart exults with rapturous hope ; 
 
 come, come away ! 
 My deathless spirit, when I die, 
 Shall on the wings of angels fly 
 To mansions in the sky, — 
 
 come, come away ! 
 
 222 
 
HYMNS FOR PRIVATE DEVOTIONS. 
 
 103. 7. 
 
 Sunday Evening. 
 
 A Sabbath its course hath run, 
 And still, God, thy child is blest ; 
 
 For thou hast been by day my sun, 
 And thou wilt be by night my rest. 
 
 Sweet sleep descends, my eyes to close ; 
 
 And now, when all the world is still, 
 I give my body to repose, 
 
 My spirit to my Father's will. 
 
 104. 7. 
 
 Divine Presence. 
 
 They who seek the throne of grace 
 Find that throne in every place ; 
 If we love a life of prayer, 
 God is present everywhere. 
 
 223 
 
HYMNS FOE PEIVATE DEVOTIONS. 
 
 In our sickness or our health, 
 In our want or in our wealth, 
 If we look to God in prayer, 
 God is present everywhere. 
 
 When our earthly comforts fail, 
 When the foes of life prevail, 
 ? Tis the time for earnest prayer ; 
 God is present everywhere. 
 
 Then my soul, in every strait 
 To thy Father come and wait ; 
 He will answer every prayer ; 
 God is p resent everywhere. 
 
 105. L. M. 
 
 Love to Christ. 
 
 When Jesus Christ was here below, 
 
 And spread his works of love abroad, 
 If I had lived so long ago, 
 
 Oh, should not I have loved the Lord ? 
 224 
 
HYMNS FOE PRIVATE DEVOTIONS. 
 
 Jesus, who was so very kind, 
 
 Who came to pardon sinful men, 
 Who healed the sick, and cured the blind — 
 
 Oh, should we not have loved him then ? 
 
 But where is Jesus ? Is he dead ? 
 
 Oh, no ; he lives in heaven above ; 
 And " Blest are they," the Saviour said, 
 " Who, though they have not seen me, love 1" 
 
 106. C. M. 
 
 Thy Works Praise Thee. 
 
 All nature shows, in various ways, 
 
 Her great Creator's praise ; 
 The young birds sing, while on the wing, 
 
 In soft and pleasant lays. 
 
 The trees look gay, and seem to say, 
 
 There is a God above ; 
 The sun's bright beams, the liquid streams, 
 
 Say we are ruled by love. 
 
 10* 225 
 
HYMNS FOR PRIVATE DEVOTIONS. 
 
 The bleating flocks, with happy looks, 
 
 Say God deigns us to feed ; 
 Without his power, there's not an hour 
 
 But we should comforts need. 
 
 And if the herds, and trees, and birds, 
 All join to praise God's name, 
 
 It must not be that such as we 
 Neglect to do the same 
 
 107. L. M. 
 
 Religion. 
 
 Religion is the chief concern 
 Of mortals here below ; 
 
 May I its great importance learn, 
 Its sov'reijrn virtue know. 
 
 226 
 
HYMNS FOR PRIVATE DEVOTIONS. 
 
 108. 7. 
 
 The Same. 
 
 'Tis religion that can give 
 Sweetest pleasures while we live ; 
 >Tis religion must supply 
 Solid comforts when we die. 
 
 After death its joys will be 
 Lasting as eternity : 
 Let me, then, make God my friend, 
 And on all his ways attend. 
 
 109. L. M. 
 
 A Prayer to be said on Entering the Church. 
 
 In God's own house for me to play, 
 While Christians meet to sing and pray, 
 Is to profane his holy place, 
 And tempt the Almighty to his face. 
 
 227 
 
HYMNS POR PRIVATE DEVOTIONS. 
 
 When angels bow before the Lord, 
 And Satan trembles at his word, 
 Shall I, a feeble mortal dare 
 To mock, and sport, and trifle there ? 
 
 Great God, compassionate and mild, 
 Forgive the follies of a child ; 
 Teach me to pray, and mind thy word, 
 That I may learn to serve the Lord. 
 
 110. C. M. 
 
 Private Devotion. 
 
 I love to steal awhile away, 
 From every cumbering care, 
 
 And spend the hours of setting day 
 In humble, grateful prayer. 
 
 I love in solitude to shed 
 
 The penitential tear, 
 And all his promises to plead, 
 Where none but God is near. 
 228 
 
HYMNS FOR PRIVATE DEVOTIONS. 
 
 I love to think on mercies past, 
 
 And future good implore, 
 And all my care and sorrows cast 
 
 On him whom I adore. 
 
 I love by faith to take a view 
 Of brighter scenes in heaven ; 
 
 The prospect doth my strength renew 
 While here by tempests driven. 
 
 Thus, when life's toilsome day is o'er, 
 
 May its departing ray 
 Be calm as this impressive hour, 
 
 That leads to endless dav. 
 
 229 
 
TABLE OF FIRST LINES. 
 
 Htmn 
 
 Again we're seen the Sabbath 66 
 
 All nature shows in various ways 106 
 
 And still, God, thy child is blest 103 
 
 Angels ever bright and fair 91 
 
 As the sweet flower that scents 48 
 
 Awake, my soul, and with the sun 94 
 
 Behold another year begins 48 
 
 Be kind to each other 64 
 
 Be kind to thy father 65 
 
 By cool Siloam's shady rill 15 
 
 Christ the Lord is risen 37 
 
 Come, let us anew 45 
 
 Ere on my bed my limbs I lay 96 
 
 Farewell our blighted treasure 79 
 
 Father, I love to read of thee 6 
 
 Father, let a little child 83 
 
 From all that dwell below the skies 58 
 
 From year to year, in love 36 
 
 God from on high looks down 6 
 
 231 
 
TABLE OF FIRST LINES. 
 
 Hymn 
 
 God is so good that he will hear , 81 
 
 Glory be to God on high 60 
 
 Glory to thee my God this night 98 
 
 Great God, we sing that mighty hand 44 
 
 Heaven is a place of rest 40 
 
 How beauteous are their feet 31 
 
 How blest the sacred tie 09 
 
 How long sometimes a day appears . . 100 
 
 How pleasant 'tis to dwell below 57 
 
 How precious is the book divine 9 
 
 How shall the young secure 10 
 
 How sweet is the Sabbath 101 
 
 Humble praises, holy Jesus 35 
 
 I ask not wealth 87 
 
 I lay my body to sleep 99 
 
 I love thy church, O God 4 
 
 I love to steal awhile away 110 
 
 In God's own house, for me to play 109 
 
 In life's joyous morning 17 
 
 In the cross of Christ I glory , . . . . 80 
 
 In the soft season 18 
 
 In this glad hour 68 
 
 Israel's shepherd, guide me 54 
 
 I thank the goodness 7 
 
 Jesus shall reign where'er the sun 32 
 
 Just like an early rose 50 
 
 Let us love one another 60 
 
 Little drops of water 90 
 
 Long let the breathing music 51 
 
 Lord, assist us by thy grace 02 
 
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TABLE OF FIRST LINES. 
 
 Htm* 
 
 Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing 55 
 
 Lord, how delightful 'tis to see 3 
 
 Lord, I would own thy tender care 80 
 
 Lord of my life 92 
 
 Lord, teach a little child 84 
 
 ily Heavenly Father, all I see 23 
 
 Xo burning heats by day , 26 
 
 Xow I lay me down to sleep 95 
 
 Xow rises from around us. . . • 72 
 
 Xow that my journey's just begun 8 
 
 come, come away 102 
 
 O'er the dark wave of blue Galilee 29 
 
 Father, bless a little child 8^ 
 
 God that modest earth 76 
 
 God, whose lowly child 41 
 
 Lord, another day has flown 71 
 
 Lord, my best desires fulfill 75 
 
 Our Father, God, who art in heaven 12 
 
 Oh where shall rest be found 49 
 
 Peace be to this habitation ; 70 
 
 Praise the Lord, ye heaven3 13 
 
 Praise to thee, thou great Creator 59 
 
 Religion is the chief concern 107 
 
 Remember thy Creator 14 
 
 Saviour, who thy flock art feeding 38 
 
 See Israel's gentle shepherd 39 
 
 See the shining dew drops 22 
 
 Sleep, little baby, sleep 77 
 
 Speak gently, it is better far G3 
 
 283 
 
TABLE OF FIRST LINES. 
 
 Hymn 
 
 Sweet are the joys of home 73 
 
 Sure to the mansions of the blest 47 
 
 The bee hath its domestic cell 67 
 
 The lilies of the field 25 
 
 The love of God— what is it 24 
 
 The praises of my tongue 11 
 
 There is a glorious world of light 33 
 
 There is a happy land 20 
 
 There is a region lovelier far 19 
 
 There is beyond the sky 89 
 
 There is no spot, or high, or low 74 
 
 There's not a tint that paints the rose 21 
 
 The sun hath gone to rest 97 
 
 The voice is hushed 62 
 
 They who seek the throne. 104 
 
 They in the valley's sheltering care 80 
 
 Thou who a tender parent art 61 
 
 Thy name, Almighty Lord 53 
 
 Time is winging us away 43 
 
 'Tis religion that can give 108 
 
 To thee in youth's bright morning 16 
 
 We come in childhood's innocence 1 
 
 We come with joyful song 42 
 
 Welcome quiet morning r 93 
 
 Well rest thee, bright one 78 
 
 What if a little drop should say 34 
 
 When daily I kneel down 82 
 
 Whene'er the angry passions rise 27 
 
 When Jesus Christ was here below 105 
 
 When marshalled on the mighty plain 28 
 
 Where two or three with sweet accord 2 
 
 With humble heart and tongue 85 
 
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THE ORDER 
 
 EVENING PRAYER; 
 
 COMPILED FOR THE USE OF THE 
 
 FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH, 
 
 OF WASHINGTON 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 WASHINGTON, D. C: 
 
 TRIXTED BY CORNELIUS WENDELL. 
 
 1858. 
 
DEDICATED 
 
 TO THE 
 
 CHURCH, 
 
 BY ITS 
 
 AFFECTIONATE PASTOR, 
 
 W. D. HALEY. 
 
 
THE ORDER FOR EVENING PRAYER. 
 
 r At the beginning of Evening Prayer, the Minister shall 
 read one or more of the following sentences of Scripture : 
 
 When the wicked man turneth away from 
 his wickedness which he hath committed, and 
 doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall 
 save his soul alive. Ezek. xviii: 27. 
 
 I acknowledge my transgressions; and my 
 sin is ever before me. Psalm, li: 3. 
 
 Hide thy face from my sins; and blot out 
 all mine iniquities. Psalm, li: 9. 
 
 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a 
 broken and a contrite heart, God, thou wilt 
 not despise. Psalm, li: 17. 
 
 Rend your heart, and not your garments, 
 and turn unto the Lord your God; for he is 
 gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of 
 great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. 
 Joel, ii: 13. 
 
4 THE ORDER FOR 
 
 To the Lord our God belong mercies and 
 forgiveness, though we have rebelled against 
 him; neither have we obeyed the voice of the 
 Lord our God, to walk in his laws which he 
 set before us. Daniel, ix: 9, 10. 
 
 Lord, correct me, but with judgment; not 
 in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing. 
 Jer. x: 24. 
 
 Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at 
 hand. St. Matt, iii: 2. 
 
 1 will arise, and go to my father, and will 
 say unto him, Father, I have sinned against 
 heaven, and before thee, and am no more 
 worthy to be called thy son. St. Luke, xv: 
 18, 19. 
 
 Enter not into judgment with thy servant, 
 Lord; for in thy sight shall no man living 
 be justified. Psalm, cxliii: 2. 
 
 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive 
 ourselves, and the truth is not in us; but if 
 we confess our sins, God is faithful and just 
 to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from 
 all unrighteousness. 1 John, i: 8, 9. 
 
 The hour cometh, and now is, when the 
 true worshippers shall worship the Father in 
 spirit and in truth ; for the Father seeketh 
 
EVENING PRAYER. 5 
 
 such to worship him. God is a spirit, and 
 they who worship him must worship him in 
 spirit and in truth. St. John, iv: 23, 24. 
 
 *" Then shall the Minister say : 
 
 Dearly beloved brethren, the Scripture 
 moveth us in sundry places to acknowledge 
 and confess our manifold sins and wickedness; 
 and that we should not dissemble nor cloak 
 them before the face of Almighty God our 
 heavenly Father; but confess them with an 
 humble, lowly, penitent, and obedient heart; 
 to the end that we may obtain forgiveness of 
 the same, by his infinite goodness and mercy. 
 And although we ought at all times humbly 
 to acknowledge our sins before God, yet ought 
 we chiefly so to do, when we assemble and 
 meet together, to render thanks for the great 
 benefits that we have received at his hands, 
 to set forth his most worthy praise, to hear 
 his most holy word, and to ask those things 
 which are requisite and necessary, as well- for 
 the body as the soul. Wherefore I pray and 
 beseech you, as many as are here present, to 
 accompany me, with a pure heart and humble 
 voice, unto the throne of the heavenly grace. 
 saying — 
 
b THE ORDER FOR 
 
 A GENERAL CONFESSION. 
 
 <f| To be said by the whole Congregation, after the Min- 
 ister, all kneeling, or otherwise assuming a reverent posture. 
 
 Almighty and most merciful Father, We 
 have erred and strayed from thy ways like 
 lost sheep. We have followed too much the 
 devices and desires of our own hearts. We 
 have offended against thy holy laws. We 
 have left undone those things which we ought 
 to have done; And we have done those things 
 which Ave ought not to have done; And there 
 is no health in us. But thou, Lord, have 
 mercy upon us, miserable offenders. Spare 
 thou those, God, who confess their faults. 
 Restore thou those who are penitent, Ac- 
 cording to thy promises declared unto man- 
 kind in Christ Jesus our Lord. And grant, 
 most merciful Father, for his sake, That we 
 may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and 
 sober life; To the glory of thy holy name. 
 
 \\ The People shall answer here, and at the end of every 
 Prayer, Amen. 
 
 *]" Then shall the Minister say this Prayer : 
 
 Almighty God, the Father of our Lord 
 Jesus Christ, who desireth not the death of 
 
EYEXIXG PRAYER. 7 
 
 a sinner, but rather that he should turn from 
 his wickedness and live; pardon and absolve 
 all those who truly repent, and unfeignedly 
 believe the Holy Gospel. We beseech thee 
 to grant us true repentance, and thy holy 
 spirit ; that those things may please thee 
 which we do at this present, and that the 
 rest of our life hereafter may be pure and 
 holy ; so that at the last we may come to 
 thine eternal joy, through Jesus Christ our 
 Lord. Amen. 
 
 Or this : 
 
 most mighty God and merciful Father, 
 who hast compassion upon all men, and hatest 
 nothing that thou hast made ; who desirest 
 not the death of a sinner, but that he should 
 rather turn from his sin and be saved; mer- 
 cifully forgive us our trespasses; receive and 
 comfort us, who are grieved with the burden 
 of our sins. Thy property is always to have 
 mercy; to thee only it appertaineth to forgive 
 iniquity. Spare us, therefore, good Lord ; 
 enter not into judgment with thy servants, 
 who have sinned against thee; but so turn 
 thine anger from us, who acknowledge our 
 
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 unworthiness, and repent us of our faults, and 
 so make haste to help us in this world, that 
 we may ever live with thee in the world to 
 come, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 ^j Then the Minister shall say the Lord's Pra) 7 er, the 
 People repeating it with him. 
 
 Our Father, who art in heaven. Hallowed 
 be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will 
 be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us 
 this day our daily bread, And forgive us our 
 trespasses as we forgive those who trespass 
 against us; And lead us not into temptation, 
 but deliver us from evil ; For thine is the 
 kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for 
 ever and ever. Amen. 
 
 ^\ Here, likewise, he shall say : 
 
 Lord, open thou our lips; 
 Ans. And our mouth shall show forth thy 
 praise. 
 
 j[ Here, all standing up, the Minister shall say : 
 
 Min. Now unto the King eternal, immortal, 
 invisible, the only wise God ; 
 
EVENING PRAYER. 9 
 
 Ans. Be honor and glory, through Jesus 
 Christ, forever and ever. Amen. 
 Mm. Praise ye the Lord ; 
 Ans. The Lord's name be praised. 
 
 f| Then shall be sung (or else said by the Minister and 
 People alternately) the following Psalrn : 
 
 Cantate Domino. — Psalm, xcviii. 
 
 sixg unto the Lord a new song; for he 
 hath done marvellous things. 
 
 With his own right hand, and with his holy 
 arm, hath he gotten himself the victory. 
 
 The Lord declared his salvation; his right- 
 eousness hath he openly shown in the sight 
 of the heathen. 
 
 He hath remembered his mercy and truth 
 toward the house of Israel; and all the ends 
 of the world have seen the salvation of our 
 God. 
 
 Show yourselves joyful unto the Lord all ye 
 lands; sing, rejoice, and give thanks. 
 
 Praise the Lord upon the harp; sing to the 
 harp with a psalm of thanksgiving; 
 
 With trumpets, also with shawms, show 
 yourselves joyful before the Lord the King. 
 1* 
 
12 THE ORDER FOR 
 
 God shall bless us, and all the ends of the 
 world shall fear him. 
 
 ^| Or else this : 
 Magnificat. — St. Luke, i: 46. 
 
 My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my 
 spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior. 
 
 For he hath regarded the lowliness of his 
 handmaiden. 
 
 For behold, from henceforth, all generations 
 shall call me blessed. 
 
 For he who is mighty hath magnified me; 
 and holy is his name. 
 
 And his mercy is on them that fear him, 
 throughout all generations. 
 
 He hath shown strength with his arm; he 
 hath scattered the proud in the imagination 
 of their hearts. 
 
 He hath put down the mighty from their 
 seat; and hath exalted the humble and meek. 
 
 He hath filled the hungry with good things ; 
 and the rich he hath sent empty away. 
 
 He remembering his mercy, hath holpen 
 his servant Israel, as he promised to our fore- 
 fathers, Abraham and his seed forever. 
 
EYEXIXG PRAYER. 13 
 
 r Then, all assuming a reverent posture, shall be said 
 these prayers following, the Minister first saying, 
 
 Min. The Lord be with you; 
 Ans. And with thy Spirit. 
 
 Min. Let us pray. 
 
 Lord, show thy mercy upon us; 
 Ans. xVnd grant us thy salvation. 
 Min. God, make clean our hearts within 
 us : 
 
 Ans. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us. 
 
 THE COLLECT FOR PEACE. 
 
 God, from whom all holy desires, all 
 good counsels, and all just works do proceed; 
 give unto thy servants that peace which the 
 world cannot give; that both our hearts may 
 be set to obey thy commandments, and also 
 that, being defended by thee from the^fear of 
 our enemies, we may pass our time in rest and 
 quietness, through Jesus Christ our Saviour. 
 Amen. 
 
 THE COLLECT FOR AID AGAIXST ALL PERILS. 
 
 Lord, our heavenly Father, by whose 
 Almighty power we have been preserved this 
 day, by thy great mercy defend us from all 
 
14 THE ORDER FOR 
 
 perils and dangers of the night, for the love* 
 of thy only Son, our Savior Jesus Christ. 
 Amen. 
 
 A PRAYER FOR RULERS. 
 
 Lord, our heavenly Father, the high and 
 mighty Ruler of the universe, who dost from 
 thy throne behold all the dwellers upon earth; 
 most heartily we beseech thee, with thy favor, 
 to behold and bless thy servant the president 
 of the united states, and all others in au- 
 thority; and so replenish them with the grace 
 of thy Holy Spirit, that they may always in- 
 cline to thy will, and walk in thy way. Endue 
 them plenteously with heavenly gifts ; and 
 finally, after this life, grant that they may 
 attain everlasting joy and felicity, through 
 Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 A PRAYER FOR CONGRESS. 
 ^ To be used during their session. 
 
 Most gracious God, we humbly beseech 
 tliee, as for the people of these United States 
 in general, so especially for their Senate and 
 Representatives in Congress assembled: That 
 thou wouldest be pleased to direct and pros- 
 
EYEXIXG PRAYER. 15 
 
 .per all their consultations, to the advancement 
 of thy glory, the good of thy Church, the 
 safety, honor, and welfare of thy people; that 
 all things may be so ordered and settled by 
 their endeavors, upon the best and surest 
 foundations, that peace and happiness, truth 
 and justice, religion and piety, may be es- 
 tablished among us for all generations. The>e 
 and all other necessaries, for them, for us, 
 and thy whole Church, we humbly beg as the 
 disciples of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 
 Amen. 
 
 *|The remaining prayers are to be omitted when the 
 Litany is read. 
 
 A PRAYER FOR THE CLERGY AXD PEOPLE. 
 
 Almighty and everlasting God, from whom 
 coineth every good and perfect gift; send 
 down upon all ministers of the gospel, and 
 upon all congregations committed to their 
 charge, the needful spirit of thy grace; and 
 that they may truly please thee, pour upon 
 them the continual dew of thy blessing. 
 Grant this, Heavenly Father, for thine 
 infinite mercy's sake in Jesus Christ our 
 Lord. Amen. 
 
16 THE ORDER FOR 
 
 A PRAYER FOR ALL CONDITIONS OF MEN. 
 
 God, the Creator and Preserver of all 
 mankind, we humbly beseech thee for all sorts 
 and conditions of men, that thou wouldest be 
 pleased to make thy ways known unto them, 
 thy saving health unto all nations. More es- 
 pecially we pray for the good estate of thy 
 holy Church universal; that it may be so guided 
 and governed by thy good Spirit, that all who 
 profess and call themselves Christians, may be 
 led into the way of truth, and hold the faith 
 in unity of Spirit, in the bond of peace, and 
 in righteousness of life. Finally, we com- 
 mend to thy fatherly goodness, all those who 
 are any ways afflicted or distressed in mind, 
 body, or estate; that it may please thee to 
 comfort and relieve them according to their 
 several necessities ; giving them patience 
 under their sufferings, and a happy issue out 
 of all their afflictions; and this we humbly 
 ask as disciples of Jesus Christ our Lord. 
 Amen, 
 
 A GENERAL THANKSGIVING. 
 
 Almighty God, Father of all mercies, we 
 thine unworthy servants do give thee most 
 humble and hearty thanks for all thy goodness 
 
EVENING PRAYER. IT 
 
 and loving kindness to us and to all men. 
 We bless thee for our creation, preservation, 
 and all the blessings of this life ; but above 
 all, for thine inestimable love in the redemp- 
 tion of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; 
 for the means of grace, and for the hope of 
 glory. And we beseech thee, to give us that 
 due sense of all thy mercies, that our hearts 
 may be unfeignedly thankful, and that we 
 may show forth thy praise, not only with our 
 lips, but in our lives, by giving up ourselves 
 to thy service, and by walking before thee in 
 holiness and righteousness all our days, 
 through Jesus Christ our Lord ; in whose 
 name we ascribe unto thee all honor and 
 glory, world without end. Amen. 
 
 A PRAYER OF ST. CHRYS0ST0M. 
 
 Almighty God, who hast given us grace at 
 this time with one accord to make our common 
 supplications unto thee, and hast promised by 
 thy beloved Son, that where two or three are 
 gathered together in his name, thou wilt 
 grant their requests : fulfil now, Lord, the 
 desires and petitions of thy servants, as may 
 
18 THE ORDER FOR 
 
 be most expedient for them, granting us in 
 this world knowledge of thy truth, and in the 
 world to come life everlasting. Amen. 
 
 ^[ Then a hymn shall follow, if a sermon is preached ; 
 after the sermon, shall be sung a doxology, to he followed 
 by the Benediction. If there is no sermon preached, the 
 hymn shall be omitted and the Benediction shall be here 
 pronounced. 
 
 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and 
 the love of God, and the communion of the 
 Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen. 2 Cor. 
 xiii: 14. 
 
Til E LITANY 
 
 FORM OF GENERAL SUPPLICATION 
 
 ff To be used at the discretion of the .Minister, on evenings 
 of Bpecial Bervice. 
 
 God, our heavenly Father, have mercy 
 upon us miserable sinners: 
 
 God, our heavenly Father^ have mercy 
 upon us in is< rablt sinners. 
 
 God, who by thy Son hast redeemed the 
 world, have mercy upon us miserable sinners; 
 
 God, who by thy Son hast redeemed th 
 world, have mercy upon us miserable sinners, 
 
 God, who by thy holy Spiril dost govern, 
 direct, and sanctify the hearts of thy faithful 
 Bervants, have mercy upon us miserable sin- 
 ners; 
 
 God, who by thy holy Spirit dost govi rn y 
 direct^ and sanctify the hearts of thy faithful 
 servants^ I/ore mercy upon us miserable sinners. 
 
 Remember not, Lord, our offences, neither 
 take thou vengeance of our sins; spare US, 
 good Lord, spare thy people whom thou has! 
 
20 THE ORDER FOR 
 
 redeemed by the most precious blood of thy 
 Son, and be not angry with us forever; 
 
 Spare us, good Lord. 
 
 From all evil and mischief; from sin; and 
 from the assaults of temptation; 
 
 Good Lord, deliver us. 
 
 From all blindness of heart ; from pride, 
 vain glory and hypocrisy; from envy, hatred, 
 and malice and all un charitableness; 
 
 Good Lord, deliver us. 
 
 From all inordinate and sinful affections; 
 and from all the deceits of the world, and the 
 promptings of carnal passions; 
 
 Good Lord, deliver us. 
 
 From lightning, and tempest; from plague, 
 pestilence, and famine ; from battle, and 
 murder, and from death unprepared for; 
 
 Good Lord, deliver us. 
 
 From all sedition, privy conspiracy, and 
 rebellion; from all false doctrine, heresy, and 
 schism; from hardness of heart, and contempt 
 of thy word and commandment; 
 
 Good Lord, deliver us. 
 
 By the revelation of Jesus Christ; by his 
 holy life and teachings; by his baptism, fast- 
 ing and temptation; 
 
 Good Lord, deliver us. 
 
EVENING PRAYER. 21 
 
 By his agony and bloody sweat; by his 
 cross and passion; by his precious death and 
 burial: by his glorious resurrection and as- 
 cension, and by the coming of the Holy Ghost; 
 
 Good Lord, deliver us. 
 
 In all time of our tribulation; in all time of 
 our prosperity, in the hour of death, and in 
 the day of judgment; 
 
 Good Lord, deliver us. 
 
 We sinners do beseech thee to hear us, 
 Lord God, and that it may please thee to rule 
 and govern thy holy Church universal in the 
 right way; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to bless and pre- 
 serve all our Rulers and Magistrates, giving 
 them grace to execute justice. 
 
 We beseech thee to hear as, good Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to illuminate all 
 ministers of the gospel with true knowledge, 
 and understanding of thy word; and that both 
 by their preaching and living they may set it 
 forth, and show it accordingly; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear as, good Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to bless and keep 
 all thy people; 
 
 We beseech thee to J tear us, good Lord. 
 2* 
 
22 THE ORDER FOR 
 
 That it may please thee to give to all na- 
 tions, unity, peace, and concord; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to give us an heart 
 to love and fear thee, and diligently to live 
 after thy commandments; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to give to all thy 
 people increase of grace, to hear meekly thy 
 word, and to receive it with pure affection, 
 and to bring forth the fruits of thy Spirit; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to bring into the 
 way of truth all such as have erred, and are 
 deceived; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to strengthen such 
 as do stand; to comfort and help the weak 
 hearted; to raise up those who fall; and, finally, 
 to give us victory over all temptations; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to succor, help, and 
 comfort all who are in danger, necessity, and 
 tribulation; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to preserve all 
 who travel by land or by water, all sick per- 
 
EVENING PRAYER. 23 
 
 sods and young children; to show thy pity 
 upon all prisoners and captives; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to defend, and pro- 
 vide for, the fatherless children, and widows, 
 and all who are desolate and oppressed; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to have mercy upon 
 all men; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to forgive our 
 enemies, persecutors, and slanderers, and to 
 turn their hearts; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to give and pre- 
 serve to our use the kindly fruits of the earth, 
 so that in due time we may enjoy them; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear 21s, good Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to give us true re- 
 pentance, to forgive us all our sins, negli- 
 gences, and ignorances, and to endue us with 
 the grace of thy holy Spirit, to amend our 
 lives according to thy holy word; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 
 
 Lord, grant us thy peace; 
 
 Lord, have mercy upon us. 
 
 Lord, deal not with us after our sins: 
 
 Neither reward us after our iniquities. 
 
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 ^l Let us pray. 
 
 We humbly beseech thee, Father, merci- 
 fully to look upon our infirmities; and for the 
 glory of thy name, turn from us all those evils 
 which we most justly have deserved; and 
 grant that in all our troubles we may put our 
 whole trust and confidence in thy mercy, and 
 evermore serve thee in holiness and pureness 
 of living, to thy honor and glory, through our 
 only Mediator and Advocate, Jesus Christ our 
 Lord. Amen. 
 
 A GENERAL THANKSGIVING. 
 
 Almighty God, Father of all mercies, we 
 thine unworthy servants do give thee most 
 humble and hearty thanks for all thy goodness 
 and loving kindness to us and to all men. 
 We bless thee for our creation, preservation, 
 and all the blessings of this life ; but, above 
 all, for thine inestimable love in the redemp- 
 tion of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; 
 for the means of grace, and for the hope of 
 glory, xlnd we beseech thee, give us that 
 due sense of all thy mercies, that our hearts 
 may be unfeignedly thankful, and that we 
 may show forth thy praise, not only with our 
 
EVENING PRAYER. 25 
 
 lips, but in our lives, by giving up ourselves 
 to thy service, and by walking before thee in 
 holiness and righteousness all our days. 
 through Jesus Christ our Lord; in whose 
 name we ascribe unto thee all honor and 
 glory, world without end. Amen. 
 
 CONCLUDING PRAYER. 
 
 Almighty God, who hast given us grace at 
 this time with one accord to make our com- 
 mon supplications unto thee, and hast promised 
 by thy beloved Son, that where two or three 
 are gathered together in his name, thou wilt 
 grant their requests: fulfil now. Lord, the 
 desires and petitions of thy servants, as may 
 be most expedient for them, granting us in 
 this world knowledge of thy truth, and in the 
 world to come life everlasting. Amen. 
 
 The Grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and 
 the love of God, and the communion of the 
 Holy Spirit, be with you all. Amen. 2 Cor. 
 xiii: 14. 
 

 
 
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