MiaSlOm iN THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL A LITANY FOR CHILDREN BOARD OF MISSIONS 281 FOURTH AVENUE, NEW YORK • -• I j ■ i-v ■ , ■» L*' MISSIONS IN THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL No. 2 A LITANY FOR CHILDREN D ear Heavenly Father of all the children of the earth; Have mercy upon us. 0 Lord Jesus Christ, who didst become a child to redeem all nations; Have mercy upon us. Spirit of purity and love, who dost teach us to live with childlike hearts; Have mercy upon us. O Blessed Trinity—Father, Son and Holy Spirit; Have mercy upon us. L et us pray to the ever-blessed Trinity. That we may use the good gift of life to thy glory and our own salvation; We pray thee, dear Lord. That in all the families of the world parents and children may learn to have a fear and love of thy Holy Name; We pray thee, dear Lord. That the millions of children in China may hear the good news that they are members of thy family through Christ; We pray thee,, dear Lord. That the forsaken and forgotten little ones in our own land may be remem¬ bered and sought out by the messengers of thy truth; We pray thee^ dear Lord. That into the darkness of the Alaskan night, and the darker souls of its ignor¬ ant natives, the light of thy Day Star may shine; We pray thee, dear Lord. That thou wilt strengthen the hands and cheer the hearts of men and women who minister to the little children of Japan in Christ’s name; We pray thee, dear Lord. That a blessing may rest upon the homes of all missionaries, and that pro¬ tection may be granted to missionary fathers and mothers; We pray thee, dear Lord. That we may earnestly desire to bring some child who does not understand in¬ to the light of the Star of Bethlehem; We pray thee, dear Lord That all the teachers and pupils of our Sunday-schools may have grace to serve thee better and more perfectly to know thee; We pray thee, dear .Lord. That homes and hospitals which min¬ ister to the needs of children may be blessed, and their number multiplied; TTe pray thee, dear Lord. That the Sunday-school Auxiliary may have good success in gathering gifts for the extension of thy Kingdom; We pray thee, dear Lord. That we may ask ourselves whether we ought not to make the best gift, by offering to go forth as missionaries; We pray thee, dear Lord. L et us give thanks to God, the Father, Son and Holy Ghost. For Christian nurture, Christian homes, and Christian parents; We thanh thee, dear Lord. For the chance to bless our own lives by making others happier; We thanh thee, dear Lord. For the Babe of Bethlehem in the manger, and the Christ-Child in the car¬ penter shop; We thanh thee, dear Lord. For the power given us through thy Church to know Him and to follow His steps; We thanh thee, dear Lord. Let us pray: D ear Heavenly Father, accept our prayers, and grant all that we have asked according to thy will. May we help to answer them ourselves by study¬ ing more faithfully, praying more earnestly and giving more generously, that thy Kingdom may come and thy will be done in all the earth; so that every child may be thy child, and every heart thy home. We ask it in His Name and for His sake who has taught us when we pray to say: UR 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 tres¬ pass 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. RACE, mercy and peace be with us, 'J from God the Father and from our Lord Jesus Christ, through the power of the Holy Ghost, Amen. \ 1 ' ■