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 DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES 
 
 THE USE OF JEWISH WOMEN, 
 
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 PUBLIC AND DOMESTIC OCCASIONS, 
 
 (TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN OF DR. WOLFGANG WESSELY.) 
 BY 
 
 MIBIAM WERTHEIMER. 
 
 " BCT IF FROM THENCE THOU SHALT SEEK THE ETERNAL THT 
 GOD, THOU SHALT FIND HIM, IF THOU SEEK HIM WITH ALL THY 
 HEART AND WITH ALL THY SOUL." Deut. iv, 29. 
 
 BIRMINGHAM : 
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 BIRMINGHAM: 
 PRI!m>.D BY R. MATTHISOX, EDOBASTOX >TJU:KJ.
 
 TO 
 
 MY BELOVED FRIEND HESTER, 
 
 THIS LITTLE VOLUME IS INSCRIBED, 
 
 AND IN RECOGNITION OF HER MANY VIRTUES 
 
 AS A DAUGHTER OF ISRAEL, 
 
 BY HER FRIEND, 
 
 THE TRANSLATOR. 
 
 , APRIL, 1852.
 
 CONTENTS. 
 
 MORNING PRAYER 9 
 
 EVENING PRAYER 11 
 
 PRAYER OX ENTERING THE HOUSE OF GOD .. ..12 
 
 PRAYER FOR THE SABBATH . . . . . . . . 13 
 
 PRAYER BEFORE THE CONSECRATION OF THE NEW MOON 16 
 PRAYER AT THE CONCLUSION OF SERVICE . . . . 18 
 
 PRAYER FOR A FAST-DAY 19 
 
 PRAYER FOR THE EVE OF THE NEW MOON ELUL .. 21 
 PRAYER FOR THE FIRST OF THE PENITENTIAL DAYS 
 
 BEFORE THE NEW YEAR 23 
 
 PRAYER BEFORE TAKING OUT THE LAW ON THE NEW 
 
 YEAR AND DAY OF ATONEMENT .. .. 25 
 
 PRAYER BEFORE THE SOUNDING OF THE 8HOFAR . . 28 
 
 PRAYER FOR THE NEW YEAR AND DAY OF ATONEMENT, 
 
 BEFORE THE READER BAYS " IT IS INCUMBENT UPON US," ETC. 29 
 
 PRAYER WHEN THE " COHANIM " (DESCENDANTS OP AARON) 
 
 HAVE PRONOUNCED THE PRIESTLY BENEDICTION . . 81 
 PRAYER FOR THE DAYS OF PENITENCE . . . . 32 
 
 PRAYER FOR THE REPOSE OF DEPARTED SOULS . . . . 34 
 
 PRAYER AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE DAY OF ATONEMENT 37 
 PRAYER FOR THE PASSOVER . . . . . . ..38 
 
 PRAYER FOR THE FEAST OF WEEKS . . . . . . 40 
 
 PRAYER FOR THE FESTIVAL OF TABERNACLES . . . . 43 
 
 CONTEMPLATION ON THE FOUR SPECIES OF PLANTS, 
 
 TO BB SAID OS THE FEAST OP TABERNACLES BEFORE THE 
 PRESCRIBED BLESSING .. .. .. .. ..40 
 
 PRAYER FOR A WOMAN WHO IS ABOUT TO BECOME A 
 
 MOTHER, AFTER THB BENEDICTION OP THE CITRON .. 48 
 
 PRAYER FOR A MAIDEN 49 
 
 DOMESTIC PRAYER ON DIVIDING THE DOUGH .. ..51 
 
 PRAYER BEFORE LIGHTING THE SABBATH LAMP 02
 
 vi CONTENTS. 
 
 PRAYER FOR A WOMAN WHO FEELS HERSELF A 
 PRAYER FOR A SABBATH, ON WHICH is CELEBRATED SOHE 
 
 FAMILY FESTIVITY, SUCH AS THE ANNIVERSAHY OF A MAK- 
 BIAOE, THE CIRCUMCISION OF A SON, ETC. . . . . . . 56 
 
 PRAYER FOR A WOMAN ARISING FROM HER CONFINEMENT 67 
 PRAYER FOR A WOMAN WHOSE CHILD IS BORNE TO THE 
 
 CIRCUMCISION ............ 58 
 
 PRAYER IN DANGEROUS ILLNESS ...... 59 
 
 PRAYER FOR A WIFE WHEN SICKNESS HAS BEFALLEN 
 
 HER HUSBAND ............ 01 
 
 PRAYER FOR A WIDOW .. .. .. .. .. 65 
 
 PRAYER FOR AN ORPHAN . . . . . . . . . . 67 
 
 PRAYER WHEN EPIDEMIC DISEASES PREVAIL .. 70 
 
 PRAYER SAID ON EVERY PENITENTIAL AND FAST-DAY 71
 
 PEEFACE. 
 
 EVERY incident of our existence is calculated to excite 
 admiration at the marvellous workings of Providence, 
 and to elicit from the grateful heart expressions of 
 devotion and thankfulness. Pious men of all ages 
 have compiled services rich in sacred eloquence, and 
 adapted for every purpose of public worship. But 
 there are occasions of a special nature, which would 
 seem to require a more peculiar form of prayer and 
 praise ; bringing the soul, like the primitive adora- 
 tions of the early patriarchs, into immediate commu- 
 nion, as if listening to, and conversing with, its Divine 
 Progenitor. More especially are such prayers required 
 by the daughters of Israel ; many of whom, though 
 animated with fervent piety and gratitude, seek in 
 vain for words expressive of their ardent feelings, 
 and the meek but heavenward aspirations which 
 elevate their souls amidst every daily duty, every 
 earthly occurrence. The daughter of Israel feels
 
 PREFACE. 
 
 that there are times and seasons, holy festivals, and 
 sacred observances, when she would wish to meet 
 with a concise form of prayer, echoing the sentiments 
 of her heart, suited to all occasions, and ready to fill 
 all vacant intervals. Among our continental neigh- 
 bours, this want has been already recognized and 
 responded to; men of eminent piety have not dis- 
 dained to exert their mental and literary endowments 
 in the compilation of a compendium for the use of our 
 sex, fitted for all periods of public worship or special 
 observance. The most celebrated is that arranged 
 by Dr. Wolfgang Wessely, a faithful translation of 
 which is now offered to the English public. It will 
 be found simple, but energetic ; humbly devout, yet 
 fervently eloquent ; equally suited for the house of 
 prayer or the retirement of the closet. These addres- 
 ses are penned in so genuine and unaffected a style, 
 that they come home to every bosom, and awaken the 
 sympathies in every circumstance of existence, glad- 
 dening the soul in prosperity, and awakening conso- 
 lation even in the gloom of adversity.
 
 DEVOTIONAL EXEECISES. 
 
 MORNING PEAYEE. 
 
 ALL Bountiful Father in Heaven! Great is Thy 
 mercy and unfathomable Thy grace, which Thou 
 extendest unto each and all of Thy creatures. Thou 
 hast given light to the sun and thought to the spirit 
 of man. The Cherub is illumined by Thy glorious 
 presence, and the denizens of earth enjoy from day 
 to day renewed life, by the cheerful return of Thy 
 morning light to dispel the terrors of night, to ba- 
 nish sleep akin to death, and send them forth with 
 regathered strength, to travel the journey of life. 
 Thou, Lord ! dost protect and shield us from the 
 thousand perils which day and night invisibly beset 
 the frail child of earth. Knowingly or unknowingly, 
 we yet are preserved from each impending ill by the 
 influence of Thy grace divine. And yet, Father! 
 how prone are we ungratefully to requite Thy never- 
 failing goodness ! How often have we rebelled and 
 violated those holy commandments of Thy will, which 
 are the true guardian angels of human existence ! 
 
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 10 DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES. 
 
 Alas ! faith in Thee, we have not made our light 
 nor hope in Thee our consolation nor love of Thee 
 our life's high duty. Instead of cleaving unto good, 
 we have striven after vanity and lies our words have 
 been false and insincere our acts opposed to the 
 purity of Thy godly will, and entirely have we lived, 
 as if beyond this scene, there were no other life, no 
 future judgment or account. We humbly pray Thee, 
 Father! to forgive us this abuse of Thy unmerited 
 grace, to assist us in becoming worthy of the gifts 
 which Thou dispensest to us at each succeeding dawn. 
 Teach us to search the secret folds of our heart, to 
 heed attentively the inward monitor which whispers 
 to us with Thy holy voice, so that we may learn to 
 know ourselves and recognize our unworthiness, may 
 strive after Thee, and soon be qualified to uplift our 
 faces to Thee, and gaze with innocent looks upon 
 Thy resplendent light. 
 
 With this our humble prayer, we turn towards Thee, 
 God ! thus early, to thank Thee for benefits received, 
 to supplicate a pure heart and a patient spirit, mode- 
 ration in prosperity, perseverance in adversity, resig- 
 nation in suffering and distress. Let us be watchful 
 of our actions, and indulgent towards those of our 
 fellow-creatures, so that we may find favor in Thy 
 sight, and in the sight of all mankind. Blessed be 
 Thou, Eternal ! who daily renewest the vigour 
 of Thy creatures. Amen.
 
 DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES. 11 
 
 EVENING PRAYER. 
 
 " Praise ye, the Eternal, all ye who serve the 
 Eternal, who linger at eventide in the House of the 
 Lord. Lift up your hands to the Sanctuary and sing 
 praises unto the Lord. From the heights of Zion, 
 the Creator of Heaven and earth will shed His 
 blessing over you." 
 
 Lord ! another day hath passed away, which no 
 good deeds have hallowed and made acceptable unto 
 Thee. Although the last, perhaps, which we shall 
 be permitted to pass on earth, yet have its hours 
 been spent in the pursuit of earthly pleasures and 
 worldly good, without one striving after a happy 
 eternity. To-night, Thy messenger of death may at 
 Thy bidding, approach us unexpectedly, to reclaim 
 that soul which is an emanation from Thine own 
 nature, but which our passions have disfigured and 
 polluted. 'Tis therefore Father! we invoke Thy 
 benign protection, and pray that Thou wilt let Thy 
 Spirit of Love hover over us during our rest, so that 
 our sleep be not the sleep of death. Let the angels 
 of Thy mercy keep watch at our bed-side, that evil 
 dreams may not disturb our rest, but soft visions 
 mirror forth for our reverence and example the bliss- 
 ful life of Thy pious ones. And be with us, we 
 entreat Thee, Lord, to preserve our souls in our 
 waking hours and our bodies while we sleep. 
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 12 DEVOTIONAL EXEBCISES. 
 
 God of Clemency and Grace 1 do Thou compas- 
 sionate our frailties and send Thy Heavenly ministers, 
 even from the throne of Thy Majesty, to keep sin 
 from Thy children, that its dismal shadows over- 
 spread not our souls. grant endurance to the just, 
 strength and perseverance to the penitent, that we 
 may all be strong in faith and virtue. May this our 
 night prayer ascend unto Thee, and Thy mercy be 
 extended over us to all eternity. Amen. 
 
 PRAYER ON ENTERING THE HOUSE 
 OF GOD. 
 
 Eternal ! with trembling joy, I enter this Thy holy 
 dwelling the Temple consecrated to Thy worship. 
 I know, God ! that Thou art everywhere, for Thine 
 Almighty power and grace on every side surround 
 me, and therefore do I feel, that in any place Thy 
 name may be devoutly praised and hallowed, even as 
 Thou has spoken by the mouth of Thy Prophet : 
 " In every place incense shall be offered to my name 
 and a pure offering." 
 
 Yet, Father! it is especially in the halls dedi- 
 cated to Thy glory that my soul is most elevated 
 unto Thee my mind most attuned to Thy service 
 my heart most reliant on Thy merciful goodness. 
 Therefore do I approach Thee in the Holy Place of 
 Thy Majesty, Everlasting One 1 with my offering
 
 DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES. 13 
 
 of prayer and thanksgiving, and filled with reveren- 
 tial awe, I humbly bend my knee before Thee. 
 Grant that the spirit of devotion may attend my 
 prayer, to make my worship grateful in Thy sight, as 
 incense rising unto Thee from the love-glowing altar 
 of my heart. Cause me to draw near unto Thee, as 
 a child unto a tender father, with a bosom fraught 
 with love and confidence. And when I raise my 
 heart, like my hands, imploringly unto Thee, regard 
 the most secret emotions of my breast and hear my 
 supplication, Thou who art my Shepherd, my Ke- 
 deemer ! Amen. 
 
 PRAYEB FOR THE SABBATH. 
 
 Lord of the Universe ! this Thy Sabbath of holiness, 
 is the day Thou .didst command Thy faithful ones to 
 set aside for calm repose, to fortify their bodies against 
 the wasting toils of life, to strengthen and upraise 
 the relaxed spirit, weighed down by the care and 
 sorrow of the world, that it might elevate itself unto 
 Thee and, loosened from the trammels of earthly life, 
 reflect upon its exalted source, its welfare, and its 
 destiny. 
 
 It is thy will, God ! that six days should employ 
 us in secular pursuits, to fulfil the necessities of our 
 career below, but the seventh day Thou hast bid us 
 consecrate to the requirements of the soul, by drawing 
 nearer to Thee in the study of thy heavenly precepts.
 
 14 DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES. 
 
 Thou hast thus taught us, Lord ! that though labour 
 and social intercourse are blessed occupations, and the 
 necessities of life objects of most holy duty, yet, even 
 as we belong not entirely to earth, but have a des- 
 tiny in Eternity, we must cultivate the powers of our 
 spiritual nature, as the end and aim of our existence. 
 Therefore, God ! this day, in which Thy wondrous 
 creation reached perfection, do I dedicate to tranquil 
 joy, and pious contemplation on Thy Mercy and 
 Omnipotence divine, responding with devotion of 
 heart and spirit, to the words the Psalmist sang in 
 honor of the Sabbath day, 
 
 " It is good to give thanks unto the Eternal, to 
 " sing praises unto Thy name, most High I to 
 " declare Thy loving-kindness in the morning, and 
 " Thy faithfulness in the night. For Thou, Lord! 
 " hast made me glad through Thy wonderful works 
 " in the works of Thy hand therefore will I triumph. 
 " Lord I how great are Thy works how exceed- 
 " ing profound Thy thoughts I"* 
 
 Merciful Lord! make this day of sacred repose 
 pleasing unto Thee, by a devotion to Thy honor, of 
 our inward thoughts and our outward acts by a 
 consecration of its holy moments to a faithful dis- 
 charge of Thy divine precepts. Oh! refresh and 
 strengthen us from the spring of thy loving-kindness, 
 and bless us with the eternal and unfading blessings 
 
 * Psalm zcii.
 
 DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES. 15 
 
 promised through Thy holy Prophets, in words the 
 most sublime; 
 
 " If thou turn thy foot on the Sabbath from doing 
 " thy pleasure on my holy day, and call the Sabbath 
 " a delight, sacred to the Eternal and honourable ; 
 " honouring Him by not doing thine own ways, and 
 " not finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine 
 " own words ; then shalt thou truly delight thyself 
 " in the Eternal ; and I will cause thee to ride upon 
 " the high places of earth, and feed thee with the 
 " heritage of Jacob, thy father; for the mouth of the 
 " Lord hath spoken."* 
 
 Be with us, then, Lord! this day, to elevate our 
 souls unto Thee. With our repose of body, grant us 
 also repose of spirit, so that no stormy impulses, no 
 wild desires nor angry passions desecrate the inward 
 festival of the Sabbath-day. Even as of old Thou 
 didst from Heaven send the double share of food to 
 meet the wants of Thy holy Sabbath, so be Thou 
 pleased, all gracious Father! to grant us doubly from 
 on high, the soul-invigorating manna of spiritual 
 bliss and salvation, that we may tread the path of 
 virtue, strengthened by Thy service and qualified by 
 fear of Thee, to attain, in peace and honor, our sub- 
 lime, exalted destiny. And me, Father of Heaven 1 
 do Thou enlighten with Thy light, bless me and 
 mine with Thy bounteous blessings, so that we may 
 all fulfil our destiny unassailed by evil. Amen.
 
 16 DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES. 
 
 PEAYER BEFORE THE CONSECRATION 
 OF THE NEW MOON. 
 
 May it be Thy will, Eternal our God I and God of 
 of our fathers, to renew unto us in this month, salva- 
 tion and blessing, to grant unto us long life, full of 
 peace and happiness life rich in blessings and free 
 from care life made pleasurable by robitst health 
 of body, and sanctified by fear of Thee and fear of 
 Sin life without shame or disgrace adorned with 
 honor and cheered by comfort life tranquilized by 
 love of Thy law and reverence for Thee life in 
 which may be fulfilled for good, all the desires of our 
 hearts even as we supplicate Thee in assembled 
 congregation. Amen. 
 
 May He who performed wonders for our ancestors, 
 and redeemed them from bondage to freedom, also 
 redeem us speedily and gather our dispersed ones 
 from the four corners of the earth, so that all Israel 
 be united, and say we Amen. May the Holy One, 
 blessed be He, renew the month unto us and all the 
 house of Israel in life and peace, joy and happiness, 
 salvation and consolation and say we, Amen. 
 
 God of Heaven ! Thou hast created the sun and 
 the moon, and, in Thy wisdom, endowed them with a 
 bright effulgence that they might fix the periods of 
 life and regulate the changing seasons. Thou hast 
 given them rule over day and night, with power also
 
 DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES. 17 
 
 to direct the succession of weeks, and months, and 
 years, in order that each revolution of those periods 
 might remind us how every passing hour brings 
 us nearer to the end of life, where Eternity awaits 
 the spirit of all living, and urge the sinning soul to 
 turn with penitence unto Thee and purify itself 
 through pious deeds, to quit this pilgrimage for ever- 
 lasting bliss. I, Thy handmaid, stand to-day before 
 Thee, Eternal God ! at the conclusion of another 
 month, wrapt in contemplation of the end and aim of 
 life, and resolved with fervent spirit to become in 
 Thy sight, better worthier of Thy heavenly grace. 
 Animated by this resolve, I approach Thee, to lift up 
 my prayer from a heart full of pious emotion. 
 grant to me and mine to all who join with us in 
 supplication the necessities of our earthly life, pro- 
 cured in peace and happiness, and earned in honour 
 and integrity. Send us joy and tranquility, and pro- 
 tect us from adverse fortunes. Let evil inclinations 
 have no temptation for us, nor unruly passions dwell 
 within our bosoms, but preserve in purity unsullied, 
 our every thought, that to the end of life our souls 
 may continue to acknowledge Thy innumerable 
 blessings, and by dictating holy deeds and aspira- 
 tions, manifest a pious heavenly gratitude. If we are 
 not worthy, Lord, of Thy mercy, let the righteousness 
 of our ancestors and Thy world-supporting attributes, 
 be mediators for us. to plead before the throne of
 
 18 DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES. 
 
 Thy grace and justice. May it be Thy will, then, 
 Eternal, our God and God of our fathers! to renew 
 unto us the approaching month for blessing and 
 salvation, to grant us a life full of spiritual repose 
 and happiness a life of increasing prosperity and 
 robust health, so that, devoted to Thy service, we 
 may avoid iniquity and live in honor and comfort, 
 performing the salutary precepts of Thy law. Grant 
 us, Lord, the humble desires of our hearts, and 
 accord the supplications of all who wander through 
 life's pilgrimage without reproach or shame, and 
 consecrate themselves to Thy service. Amen. 
 
 PRAYEB AT THE CONCLUSION OF 
 SERVICE. 
 
 Lord of the Universe ! the humble service which, 
 with devout spirits, we have offered unto Thy throne 
 now terminates. We have endeavoured to clothe 
 our adoration, our wishes, our praises, and our songs 
 of gratitude, in the language man employs in inter- 
 course with man, although we know that elevated 
 far above all human reverence, the pious emotions 
 of our hearts are only grateful in Thy sight, because 
 they induce and cherish the repentant spirit and 
 make us less unworthy of Thy endless love. Let, 
 then, our prayers, Lord our God, ascend unto Thee 
 and strengthen our will to serve Thee with all our
 
 DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES. 19 
 
 heart. Grant that our strivings towards amendment 
 in thought and act, may not be ineffectual, but do 
 Thou bless us with Thy heavenly aid, Thy counsel 
 and support. Grant also, merciful Creator, that 
 the devotion which flamed within us, as we offered 
 up to Thee the sacrifice of our souls, may not vanish 
 at our departure from Thy House, that the humble 
 spirit of amendment which imbued our hearts, may 
 not be thrown aside like a wearisome burden ; but let 
 both have their full effect upon our lives and actions, 
 and render us worthy to receive at Thy hand, the 
 countless benefits which Thou dispensest to us every 
 day and every hour. Amen. 
 
 PKAYEK FOR A FAST-DAY. 
 
 We approach Thee, Eternal! with sorrowing 
 spirits and hearts bowed down with grief, because of 
 the dark clouds which overshadow our national life, 
 in retribution of our grave iniquity. Hear us, Lord ! 
 on this fast-day, appointed for repentance and purifi- 
 cation of the sin- stained soul. Cease from Thy wrath, 
 chasten us no more in Thy anger, but raise us up, 
 Father 1 in Thy mercy, for already are we sorely pun- 
 ished. Remember thy servants Abraham, Isaac, and 
 Jacob, and no more regard the stubborn, stiff-necked 
 spirit of Thy people. Hide not Thy gracious coun- 
 tenance from us, and withold not thy compassionate
 
 20 DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES. 
 
 ears from our supplications, but be near unto our 
 plaint, to console us with. Thy tender mercy, and to 
 hearken when we call upon Thee, even as Thou hast 
 promised through thy prophet, " Before they call I 
 will answer, while yet they are speaking I will hear."* 
 Lord ! we can no longer bring the peace offering to 
 the altar of thy holiness, but we approach Thee on 
 this day of sorrow with the sacrifice most grateful in 
 Thy sight the repentant heart and the atoning spirit 
 turning unto Thee ; as it is said, " The sacrifices of 
 God are a broken spirit, a broken and contrite heart, 
 God, thou wilt not despise, "f Look then into our 
 hearts, Thou, who searchest the inward parts of 
 man; in Thy mercy, accept our atonement offering 
 and hearken to our supplication. Even if Thou 
 shouldst have cast us from Thee, God of truth 
 and justice I have compassion once more upon us, as 
 a tender father hath pity on his children, for we have 
 sorely felt the burning of Thy wrath. cause us to 
 return to Thee, that the star of Thy saving truth and 
 mercy, too long obscured by the shadows of our night 
 of mourning, may again shine forth with a reviving 
 splendour. Change our mourning into joy our la- 
 mentation into songs of rejoicing ; even as thou hast 
 consolingly revealed through Thy prophet, " The fast 
 of the fourth month, the fast of the fifth, the fast of 
 the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the 
 
 * Itmh Ixv, 24. + Psalm li, 17.
 
 DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES. 21 
 
 house of Judah, joy and gladness and cheerful feasts; 
 therefore love truth and peace."* Amen. 
 
 PRAYER FOR THE EVE OF THE NEW 
 MOON ELUL. 
 
 Most merciful Father ! the last month of another 
 year fast drawing to a close, is dawning now upon 
 us; and as we welcome it with- prayer, we offer up to 
 Thee our thanks, for the blessings Thou hast ex- 
 tended over the year for the nutritious food which 
 Thou hast given to the trees and fields for all the 
 good which Thou hast granted to Thy children, 
 whereby we see and understand that Thou art our 
 Creator and Preserver, even as Thou art the Sus- 
 tainer of the whole Universe. Impress us, Lord ! 
 with the importance of the coming month, and let us 
 feel, that besides the grateful recognition of the past 
 year's blessings, there is a holy work of preparation 
 to engage us; that we have now to attune the 
 chords of our hearts to penitence and devotion before 
 the New Year and Atonement day arrive, so that their 
 summons may meet us not entirely unprepared, but 
 practised in the duty of atonement, and ready to dis- 
 close the inward man to Thee, our Judge and our 
 Father. Let my humble supplication be acceptable 
 unto Thee, Lord 1 regard the inmost emotion of 
 my heart, devoted unto Thee, and while even I sojourn 
 
 Zechariah Till, 18.
 
 22 DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES. 
 
 below, let my spirit soar to heaven and be rendered 
 worthy, Eternal, of a look of love from Thee. Oh ! 
 how ennobling the thought that we are loved by God, 
 who sustaineth all the world, and governeth with 
 mingled mildness, truth, and justice. How, compared 
 with such sweet bliss, appear the highest, the most 
 glowing honors of mortality 1 The human love we here 
 on earth reciprocate, we value more than any other 
 thing below; the many boons which spring from 
 this affection, we estimate not like the love itself, so 
 all-engrossing is the tender passion. But what, 
 Lord 1 is the most ardent love of human kind, com- 
 pared with Thy Heavenly affection the love of the 
 most High God, through which He cherishes and sus- 
 tains a world of children ! And of this Thy Heavenly 
 love, God ! that I may not be entirely unworthy, 
 I have resolved with all my heart to amend my evil 
 ways to regulate my life according to thy godly 
 precepts to prepare myself for penitence and expia 
 tion, that I may stand before Thee purified, to meet 
 the dawning year. bless my good resolve with 
 strength and perseverance, that my ways be pleasant 
 in Thine eyes ! Be Thou to me, Eternal ! the 
 pure and holy Fountain of life, to refresh and 
 strengthen, raise up, comfort and rejoice my heart in 
 joy and sorrow. Then may I hope to devote my days 
 to usefulness and piety, a faithful Servant of Thy 
 will; for who can fall, Lord! whom Thou liftest up?
 
 DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES. 23 
 
 Who can err, whom Thou leadest? Who go astray, 
 whom Thou enlightenest ? Who despair, whom Thou 
 consoles! ? hasten to my salvation, God, my Eock 
 and my Eedeemer 1 Amen. 
 
 PRAYER FOR THE FIRST OF THE PENI- 
 TENTIAL DAYS BEFORE THE NEW 
 YEAR. 
 
 Sovereign of the Universe ! the day of judgment 
 whereon Thou searchest and weighest the thoughts 
 and acts of man, approaches us apace. To-day com- 
 mence those days of prayer and repentance which 
 inaugurate the new year, and my soul is fearfully 
 agitated as I reflect upon Thy Omnipotence and my 
 nothingness, Thy justice and my sinfulness. But 
 now, that the call to penitence awakens within me 
 the holy vow of amendment, I feel predominant 
 within my bosom, that holy faith in Thee which 
 earthly things have oft before suppressed, but which 
 now rises with a glorious and god-like influence to 
 warm and strengthen, comfort and uplift my soul. 
 Yes, Father! I have faith in Thee in Thy wonders 
 manifested to the human race, and especially to 
 Israel Thy People ; and therefore is awakened in 
 my breast that gratitude which urges me to separate 
 from sin and cleave unto Thy service, living a life 
 agreeable to Thee. Without this faith, Lord!
 
 24 DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES. 
 
 my despondent spirit would lack the energy to 
 struggle against temptation and the power of sin, 
 because it could not feel assured of Thy forgiving 
 mercy. But besides the confidence which thy attri- 
 butes of love and grace inspire, we have, God I 
 the promise of Thy help and pardon, pronounced in 
 words the most consoling, through Thy prophets. 
 And therefore, Lord, it is, that I feel a burning 
 wish for Thy forgiveness, in all the fulness of its 
 import, not exemption only from Thy punishment, 
 but exemption also from thy just displeasure evoked 
 by my manifold transgressions, and restoration to Thy 
 gracious love, which Thou hast withdrawn because of 
 my impurity, I know that to deserve such pardon, my 
 penitence must be complete that I must regard my 
 sins as ills and sorrows the most grave and over- 
 whelming, and feel for them the intensest horror. To 
 all this Father, do I pledge myself, if Thou wilt let 
 Thy Spirit animate and strengthen me. Help me, 
 that I commence a course of life consistent with Thy 
 law of truth, and pleasing therefore unto Thee. 
 Strengthen me in each good resolve, that its fulfil- 
 ment be sincere ; and when responsive to my heartfelt 
 prayer Thou grantest me remission of the sins com- 
 mitted in the past, protect me also, for the future, 
 from relapsing into error, from every temptation to 
 the evil way. And as to clay, before the rising of the 
 Sun, my sacred thoughts and devout emotions have
 
 DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES. 25 
 
 driven sleep from my eyelids, and prompted me to 
 hasten hither to Thy house, that I might supplicate 
 Thy grace, so always, Lord I do Thou invigorate 
 those thoughts and holy feelings, and give force to 
 my feeble efforts after good, that I may snap the 
 fetters of the tempter, cling to piety and virtue, and 
 with a holy zeal accomplish my salvation. Let this 
 my prayer be acceptable unto Thee, and the emotion 
 of my heart come up before Thee, Lord ! my Kock 
 and my Kedeemer ! Amen. 
 
 PEAYER BEFORE TAKING OUT THE LAW 
 ON THE NEW YEAR AND DAY OF 
 ATONEMENT. 
 
 Lord, Eternal and Omnipotent ! All-merciful, com- 
 passionate, and long-suffering ! God of unending love 
 and truth ! who extendest Thy goodness to the thou- 
 sandth generation, forgiving iniquity, but permitting 
 nought of evil to pass unpunished ! Cause the desires 
 of my heart this day, to be fulfilled for good. Grant 
 success to my holy endeavours, and at my supplica- 
 tion, forgive my sins and the sins of all my household. 
 Remember us for good, and bless us with help and 
 consolation joy and prosperity a long, happy, and 
 reproachless life. Give us bread to eat, and raiment 
 to clothe us, and appoint us to a career of honor and 
 success, unclouded by ills and sorrows. Endue us 
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 26 DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES. 
 
 with wisdom and understanding, to penetrate the in- 
 most secrets of Thy law, so that unerringly we may 
 pursue its dictates, and live according to thy will. 
 Turn aside from us the lowering clouds of misfortune, 
 and incline towards us the heart of our beloved 
 Sovereign, the hearts of her counsellors, and of all 
 the mighty ones of the land, that they may deal 
 kindly unto us, and extend a protecting arm over 
 all the subjects of the realm. Let my heartfelt 
 prayer be in Thy sight, as the sweet-smelling in- 
 cense of Thy altar, the lifting of my hands to Thee, 
 as the sacrifice of old. Thus may the words of my 
 mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable 
 before Thee, Eternal ! my Kock and my Redeemer. 
 Amen. 
 
 PRAYER BEFORE THE SOUNDING OF 
 THE SHOFAR. 
 
 Lord of the Universe ! all-merciful Father in 
 Heaven ! who, on the heights of Sinai, didst reveal 
 unto our Fathers the holy commandments of Thy 
 will, amid thunder and lightning, and the thrilling 
 tones of the mighty cornet's blast! O how can 
 frail man, that is " born of woman," find confidence 
 to stand before Thee ! How, with his limited under- 
 standing, can he penetrate the deep signification 
 the high intention of Thy precepts, that he may 
 estimate them in their true importance ! Lord ! all
 
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 Thy statutes are perfect all Thy commandments 
 ordained with heavenly wisdom for our happiness 
 and salvation. They refresh the heart, and soothe 
 the wounded spirit; they ennoble the soul, and 
 elevate the mind ; impart strength to our faith, and 
 teach us to persevere with patience, through every 
 changing phase of life : wavering never in our love 
 of virtue, but fixing our eyes intently on the path 
 which leads to Heaven. 
 
 Father I we are here to pay obedience to thy ordi- 
 nance, which bids us " Sound the cornet on the first 
 day of the seventh month ; " and ere the thrilling 
 sounds fall upon our expectant ears, our minds re- 
 vert to that great day at Sinai, when those tones 
 prefaced the revelation of Thy will, and Thou, Lord 
 of the Universe I gavest Thy heavenly law, to the 
 children of men, for their eternal salvation. And 
 then, Everlasting One 1 our thoughts soar forwards 
 to the last awful judgment-day, when the great 
 Shofar shall sound and wake the sleepers to account : 
 when every action will be proved and weighed its 
 reward or punishment adjudged. Let the sacred 
 thrill which pervades my heart, when those warning 
 sounds fall plaintively upon my ear, arouse me to 
 repentance and atonement, so that I may appear 
 hereafter at Thy judgment-seat in heaven, without 
 fear or trembling. Awaken within me, my God 1 
 a just perception of the holy importance attached to 
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 28 DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES. 
 
 this command, so that the voice of warning may 
 echo lastingly in my heart ; and as of yore the walls 
 of Jericho miraculously fell in at the trumpet's sound, 
 so let be razed, the walls of sin which close in and 
 confine the tempted heart, and separate it from the 
 grace and love of Heaven. There was a time too, 
 Lord ! when this same cornet's blast proclaimed the 
 redemption of the slaves, permitted to return unto 
 their homes. Even thus, God 1 I pray Thee, to 
 release me from the bonds of evil which fetter the 
 confiding spirit, and load it with the chains of vice ; 
 so that my soul, redeemed, may direct its hopes to 
 that abode of bliss, whence Thou didst send it to 
 animate this earthly shroud of clay, and thither flee- 
 ing after death, appear before Thee pure and spotless, 
 to render the account of its probation on this earth. 
 Confiding also, Lord 1 in the consoling promise re- 
 vealed through Thy prophet, I think with spirit full 
 of hope, of that great day, when the voice of the 
 Shofar shall herald the return of Israel to their land. 
 " And it shall come to pass in that day, that the 
 " great trumpet shall be blown, and they shall come 
 " who were ready to perish in the land of Assyria, 
 " and the outcasts in the land of Egypt, and shall 
 " worship the Eternal in the holy mount at Jerusa- 
 " lem."* 
 
 * Isaiah zxrii, 13.
 
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 Therefore, I will turn -within myself, and prepare 
 to hearken with devotion to the sounding of the 
 cornet, that it may awaken within me the fear of 
 God, attune my heart to sincere repentance, and 
 release me now preserve me evermore, from the 
 erring paths of sin. Incline Thy ear, O Lord ! to 
 this my fervent prayer : forgive my past transgres- 
 sions, and strengthen my resolve to live and act accord- 
 ing to Thy will, that I may share the eternal state of 
 bliss in Heaven, which Thou hast reserved for them 
 that fear Thee. Amen. 
 
 PRAYEK FOE THE NEW YEAR AND DAY 
 OF ATONEMENT, 
 
 BEFOBE THE KEADEB SAYS, " IT IS INCUMBENT UPON 
 US," &C. 
 
 Almighty Father, Lord of Heaven and Earth! 
 Thou hast created us to give utterance to Thy won- 
 ders, that all men may adore Thy Eternal Goodness : 
 even as the prophet wrote in Thy name: "This 
 " people have I created unto myself, to make known 
 " my praise."* Sovereign of the Universe! we, Thy 
 children, are here to adore Thee, to bend the knee 
 before Thee, while our spirits, and all the human 
 passions which ordinarily possess our hearts, are tamed 
 
 * Isaiah xliii, 21.
 
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 DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES. 
 
 and humbled in Thy presence. We are here, to 
 cherish confidence in Thy paternal grace that 
 Kingdom of Heaven which Thou hast promised unto 
 us, where Thou appearest to all the inhabitants of 
 earth clothed in Thy Godly sublimity, to purify 
 their material nature, and enlighten the impulses of 
 their spirits to cleave unto Thee, that they may 
 become worthy to be called, " Children of the living 
 God." Give us, Lord! a clear understanding, a 
 heart susceptible of love, that we may worship Thee 
 with a holy devotion, and recognize Thy attri- 
 butes with a conception hallowed and just. Let 
 those deluded erring souls, who so misapprehend 
 their dignity and their destiny, as to deny Thee, 
 all-gracious Father ! return to Thee with penitence 
 and fear, so that the work no longer fail to recognise 
 its Author the creature lack perception of its Cre- 
 ator. Father! with the confiding spirits of children, 
 we approach Thee to pour forth our gratitude, be- 
 cause Thou didst create us with a higher aim than 
 all Thy other works. Not to sustain our forms of 
 clay, nor administer to our earthly passions, is the 
 end of our career below, but to prepare with pa- 
 tient self-denying spirit for the future, everlasting 
 life. Pour out, then, Lord of the Universe ! upon us 
 and upon the whole world, the treasures of Thy love 
 and grace, so that Thy name may be adored from 
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 the glorious predictions : " The earth shall be as full 
 " of the knowledge of God, as the waters cover the 
 " depths of the sea. The Eternal will be adored as 
 " Lord of all the world. On that day will the Lord 
 " be one and His name be one." 
 
 Enlighten our eyes with Thy Heavenly glory, 
 that we no more go astray from Thy holy ways. 
 Amen. 
 
 PRAYER 
 
 WHEN THE "COHANIM" (DESCENDANTS OP AARON) 
 HAVE PRONOUNCED THE PRIESTLY BENEDICTION. 
 
 Eternal, our God, and God of our Fathers ! we 
 have 'hearkened with humility, to the benediction 
 which Thou didst command the sons of Aaron, the 
 priest, to pronounce upon Thy people Israel ; and 
 we pray Thee in the spirit of that blessing, to look 
 down from Thine high abode, and to give us of Thy 
 heavenly grace. Be ever near, Lord ! when I call 
 on Thee : hearken to the supplication which issues 
 from my oppressed heart, and listen to my cry for 
 help in the hour of my need, even as Thou didst 
 heed the supplication of Thy servant Jacob, the 
 pious, upright patriarch of old. And as Thou gavest 
 food and raiment at his prayer, so give Thou, Lord, 
 to me and mine, from Thy extended hand, so full of 
 bounties, a subsistence plentiful and not scanty pro- 
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 suit earned in peace and not in sorrow. Grant us 
 grace and favor, in Thine eyes and in the eyes of all 
 who see us, so that we may fulfil the end of our 
 existence, with honor to ourselves with usefulness to 
 our fellow-creatures. Endow my mind with wisdom, 
 my heart with virtuous feeling, that I may penetrate 
 and comprehend appreciate and follow all the pre- 
 cepts of Thy law. Preserve my soul from error and 
 transgression; and let me bring always a pure heart 
 to the performance of Thy will. Grant unto me, 
 \my husband and my children^] my father and my 
 mother, a long and holy life, with fulness of strength, 
 happiness, and peace. Amen. 
 
 PRAYER FOR THE DAYS OF PENITENCE. 
 
 All-powerful God ! who art full of compassion in 
 former times, Thou didst prescribe an efficacious 
 remedy, for souls oppressed by worldly passions ; and 
 didst bid us, through Thy prophet, seek the holy 
 balm of tearful and sincere repentance, to heal our 
 wounded spirits, and raise them up ennobled when sin 
 and frailty have bowed them to the dust : "As 
 " I live, saith the Eternal God, I have no pleasure 
 " in the death of the wicked ; but that the wicked 
 " turn from his way and live."* 
 
 * Ezekiel xxxiii, 11.
 
 DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES. 33 
 
 Therefore will I, Gracious God ! turn from my ways : 
 with truthful spirit, repent my sinful course of life, 
 and in conformity with Thy will, reflect devoutly on 
 my destiny the destiny which Thou hast pointed 
 out to me, O Father! How strange and enigmatical, 
 
 Lord, would this life seem, crowded with its many 
 changes, its mighty projects and its giant endeavours, 
 if it had not really some exalted aim ! Thy deep 
 unerring wisdom, never designed that all the expe- 
 riences I acquire the sufferings I endure the joys 
 
 1 taste the ideas I originate the labors I per- 
 form the conquests I achieve, should come and dis- 
 appear arise and vanish, without end defined. Those 
 mighty energies which work within me those holy 
 emotions, powerful stirrings, restless and impetuous 
 desires, which successively possess me, must surely 
 have some pre -determined purpose and intent. There 
 is so much that is elevated and lowly, strong and 
 powerless, rich and necessitous, to be found side by 
 side in our life, Lord 1 that I can only reconcile 
 this complication, by believing in the destiny of this 
 life, a destiny prescribed to the child of earth, by Thy 
 all-gracious wisdom, to ensure that eternal happiness 
 which here begins, but reaches its perfection beyond 
 the grave. How, then, shall I regulate my life, 
 God 1 that I fail not in accomplishing its end and 
 aim ? Oh ! make me comprehend that I live for it, 
 when I enrich my mind with noble acquirements ;
 
 34 DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES. 
 
 when I seek truth for its value, that it may enlighten 
 my understanding and make my heart rejoice ; when 
 I strive to make each impulse of my soul accord with 
 Thy behests, and gather holy strength to reign all- 
 powerful within me ; when I cultivate due reverence 
 forThee, and gratitude for Thy grace ; become devoted 
 to Thy service, reliant on Thy goodness; when I 
 grow milder, more affectionate, temperate and hum- 
 ble, contented and self-denying, patient and forgiving, 
 laboring always to do good, with uncomplaining and 
 untiring spirit. Teach me to love virtue, as the 
 highest, most glorious possession of the soul the 
 source of peace and happiness : to cleave to it, as 
 the noblest good that can assist towards the fulfil- 
 ment of my destiny, by urging and cheering, chal- 
 lenging and inspiring me, to the improvement of my 
 being. Give me the power, to bring into execution, 
 the ideas and reflections which this season originates. 
 Infuse Thy spirit into these holy thoughts, that they 
 may guard and shield my life ; and that I may never 
 wrongly estimate the real aim of our pilgrimage 
 below, but work out my destiny, to Thy glory and 
 my happiness. Amen. 
 
 PRAYER FOR THE REPOSE OF DEPARTED 
 
 SOULS. 
 
 God in Heaven ! Lord of Life ! in whose hands is 
 the spirit of all living Thou breathest into this clod
 
 DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES. 35 
 
 of earth, and it becomes a living being ; and when 
 the period for its transition arrives, Thou demandest 
 again the animating spirit, and it leaves the mortal 
 coil, to dwell eternally under Thy protection, in the 
 glorious heights of Heaven. How vain and transi- 
 tory, Lord ! is man's existence here below, com- 
 pared with future everlasting life I How like unto 
 a shadow, that gradually disappears with the setting 
 of the sun ! It is therefore, Father ! that we, children 
 of the earth, are taught, by Thy wise lessons to 
 remember during our pilgimage, that we shall soon 
 pass from this state, and to prepare for the succeeding 
 one, by gathering treasures which cannot fall a prey 
 to dust, but which endure beyond the world trea- 
 sures of virtue and pious acts, which, like the im- 
 mortal soul whence they originate, belong not to 
 this evanescent earth, nor like it, subject to annihila- 
 tion; but which contain the spiritual germ, that will 
 bring forth beyond the grave, the precious fruit of 
 everlasting life. We call to mind this day, with 
 love, those cherished relatives and friends removed 
 from us ; and remembering how near they were to our 
 hearts, we pray to Thee for their repose, that Thou 
 shelter them beneath the shadow of Thy wings. 
 Many a fond form rises to my imagination, which 
 Thy inscrutable wisdom hath removed from my side ; 
 and the recollection of that bitter separation, now fills 
 my trembling heart with mournfulness and sorrow.
 
 36 DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES. 
 
 Oil I pardon, Lord, if human feeling causes tears to 
 flow from mine eyes: emotion of the soul is no 
 offence before Thee, and therefore Thou wilt let 
 Thy holy spirit comfort me and cause me to look 
 forward, in calm and holy expectation, to the period 
 when Thou wilt re-unite us in another world. Yes, 
 Father! though the loved ones that are gone from 
 me, can never more return to me although no tears 
 can re-animate their manes no kiss send life into 
 the dust to which their mortal shroud has fallen, yet 
 Thou canst give strength to my spirit, and pour sweet 
 consolation in my heart ; for those beloved ones are 
 but translated to Thy Eternal Kingdom in the Hea- 
 vens. Then, wherefore, should I mourn, Lord! 
 when they are with Thee in Thy dwelling place on 
 high ? Wherefore should I weep, when Thou wilt 
 let me behold them again, beyond the grave, where 
 there will be no death no separation ? 
 
 Father in Heaven ! I pray for the repose of \my dear 
 departed father] [of my dear departed mother] of 
 those belonging to me and of all my fellow creatures 
 that are numbered with the dust. receive them 
 with paternal love into Thine Heavenly abode ! If 
 human frailty made them err on earth, judge them 
 not with rigor, Lord ! but let Thy tender mercy have 
 precedence of Thy wrath, and welcome them to Thine 
 Eternal love and favor. Remember not their sins, 
 God ! but regard them only as the creatures of
 
 DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES. 37 
 
 Thine hand. Lead them unto the light of Thy favor, 
 receive them into thine abode of bliss, and let them, in 
 Thy world-sustaining countenance behold the pure and 
 glowing rays of truth, that they awake for ever and re- 
 joice in the presence of Thine exalted Majesty. Amen. 
 
 PEAYEE AT THE CONCLUSION OP THE 
 DAY OF ATONEMENT. 
 
 Eternal 1 the shadows of evening are closing in, and 
 the gates of the western heaven are opened to receive 
 the setting sun. Let, God 1 the portals of Thy 
 high Heaven, be also opened to receive the supplica- 
 tions which we offer up before Thee. The holiest, 
 greatest, and most solemn day of our life approaches 
 its conclusion ; and at its closing hours, we entreat 
 Thee, to let the sacred influence wherewith Thou 
 dost invest it, have force to enlighten our hearts and 
 to amend our ways to remove the burden of trans- 
 gression from our oppressed bosoms, and place in its 
 stead the peaceful palm of virtue. Many prayers, 
 Lord 1 have I addressed to Thee this day; but for 
 the consolation of my soul, I here condense, hi one 
 last supplication, all the feelings of my heart, that 
 they may unitedly pour forth a parting word of fervor. 
 Be Thou moved, God 1 by the repentance of my 
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 38 DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES. 
 
 more on account of Thy displeasure than of the 
 punishment it has incurred. Eegard the penitence 
 of a heart that grieves sincerely, because it has 
 evoked Thy just displeasure, Thou, who art so 
 merciful so infinitely good and gracious ! Pardon 
 me, my God ! all the iniquity wherein I myself have 
 erred, or have led others into error. Forgive me, 
 that I have neglected to perform my share of good ; 
 or where I did endeavour to perform it, that I failed 
 to do it well. Pardon me every sin I have committed, 
 whether willingly or unwillingly : my past transgres- 
 sions, Lord ! I now abhor and will henceforth eschew, 
 for they entwine themselves, like the destroying weed, 
 around the noble germ of good, which Thou, all- 
 gracious One I hast implanted in our hearts. 
 
 Inscribe me in the Book of Life for good; and 
 perform, God ! to me and mine, and to all Israel 
 this day, the gracious promise Thou didst vouchsafe 
 through the mouth of Thy prophet : " I, I myself, 
 " blot out Thy transgressions for my own sake, and 
 " will not remember thy sins."* Amen. 
 
 PRAYER FOE THE PASSOVER. 
 
 Eternal God! Heavenly Father! Thou dost pro- 
 tect and cherish all Thy works with mercy and 
 compassion, from the infinitude of starry worlds to 
 the meanest worm, whose dwelling and possession is 
 
 * Isaiah xliii, 85.
 
 DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES. 39 
 
 the fresh green leaf. But Thou dost confer especial 
 blessings on Thy creature man, whom Thou didst form 
 after Thine own likeness and make but little inferior 
 to the angels, and whom Thou didst surround with 
 honor and renown, as a ruler in Thy great stupendous 
 work of the Creation 1 I appear before Thee, this 
 day, my heart elate with glad emotions, to celebrate 
 the deliverance from Egypt of my people, after a 
 bondage of four hundred years. With many signs and 
 wonders, Lord! Thou didst accomplish the redemption 
 of Thy oppressed children, decendants of Thy faithful 
 ones, Thy promise to whom Thou didst remember 
 lovingly, when Thou didst send Thy servant Moses 
 to release the captives from the yoke of slavery: even 
 as the Psalmist sang "He brought forth his people 
 " with joy his chosen ones with gladness. That they 
 " might observe his statutes and keep his laws."* 
 
 Lord, God of Israel ! Thou dost still, as in former 
 times, work miracles for Thy children, every day and 
 every hour. I, God ! acknowledge Thy heavenly 
 goodness, wherewith Thou hast always shewn Thy 
 favor unto me and mine. Enlighten me, Lord, that 
 I tread Thy paths with upright and obedient spirit. 
 Eelease me from the bondage of sin and weakness, 
 which oppresses and enslaves the soul. Grant, O 
 Father in Heaven ! that my heart may not perversely 
 turn aside from Thy Law, the unerring guide of life ; 
 but that I may continually pursue Thy precepts for 
 
 Psalm cv, 43, 46.
 
 40 DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES. 
 
 the sake of my salvation. I will perform in all its 
 details, Lord I Thy holy ordinance of the Passover, 
 which bids us put aside all leaven from our habita- 
 tions. And thus too, I will ever strive with joyful heart 
 to follow all Thy wise behests, though their intent be 
 veiled from man's perception, so that Thy grace may 
 not be poured out on me unavailingly. Grant, 
 Eternal ! that this resolve to which this holy feast of 
 redemption has given birth, may never waver. 
 Send me help from Heaven, to sustain the free-will 
 Thou hast given me, that I may only do that which is 
 pleasing in Thine eyes. And as, Eternal Father, 
 Thou once didst free us from the yoke of slavery, so 
 deliver us always, from the evil inclinations which 
 seek to enter, to possess and to enslave our souls with 
 a tyrannic force. As we, this day, have banished and 
 annulled from our dwellings the interdicted leaven, so 
 disable Thou, God, the power of evil, which our 
 Sages have compared to the fermenting dough, and 
 banish it from our hearts. Bless me and mine, then, 
 my God! with the blessing of Thy Heavenly 
 grace, that we may never mistake, forget or neglect, 
 oiir true vocation on earth. Amen. 
 
 PKAYER FOR THE FEAST OF WEEKS. 
 
 With sacred and sincere devotion, I appear before 
 Thee, Heavenly Father ! on this day, to glorify and
 
 DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES. 41 
 
 thank Thee, because Thou didst select us to make us 
 happy and bless us with the holy precepts of truth 
 with that law which, like the tree in the midst of 
 Paradise, directs and guides its faithful followers to 
 eternal life. It is the anniversary, Lord! of that 
 great day on which Thou didst appear on Sinai to 
 Thy Servant Moses, with the tables of the law in 
 Thine Almighty hands. After Thou hadst led Thy 
 people from the bonds of slavery into freedom, Thou 
 didst bring them thither, to direct them on the path 
 of life by Thine eternal light. At Thy presence, 
 Eternal God ! the everlasting pillars of Heaven and 
 Earth were trembling, when Thy beloved ones ap- 
 proached to receive Thy gracious boon, the immuta- 
 ble commandments of Thy will. As the shepherd 
 with his cherished flock, Thou didst lead Israel, 
 refreshing them from the fountain of Thy favour, 
 until the third month after their release from the 
 Egyptian tyranny, when Thou didst encamp them 
 at the foot of Horeb, to consummate their happiness 
 by Thy love, and by Thy perfect heaven-born code 
 of precepts. In the open desert under the free ex- 
 panse of Heaven, and not in shadowy obscurity, didst 
 Thou, before all eyes, reveal unto the children of men 
 Thy eternal law of truth ; nor did Thy mouth in 
 secret speak, Lord ! but amidst the rolling of the 
 thunder and the flaming lightning Thou didst aloud 
 proclaim the salvation of virtue and the blessings of 
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 42 DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES. 
 
 justice, so that the prince and the mendicant alike, 
 might always see and hear and take to heart the truth 
 that all Thy ways are just Heavenly Father ! 
 that Thou art equally a shield to all who put their 
 trust hi Thee. Thou calledst Thy servant Moses 
 up to Thee, to point out and elucidate to him the 
 wise signification of Thy precepts the punishments 
 attendant on their violation, and the recompense Thou 
 wouldst award to Israel whilst they should remain 
 observant of Thy will. Thou badest him give testi- 
 mony on earth of Thee, reveal Thy law unto the 
 sons of men, and to the women of Thy people make 
 known mildly Thy behests. 
 
 Blessed, then, be the recollections which this holy 
 day awakens in us. Blessed be its influence to 
 strengthen and inspire us anew, that we may tread 
 the path of truth and follow all the hallowing com- 
 mandments which were revealed three thousand years 
 ago at Sinai, and still diffuse their radiant light upon 
 most nations of the earth. All hold them, Lord ! as 
 holy; all acknowledge with sacred reverence, that 
 they were traced out by Thy hands. And although 
 the tablets, on which they were engraven by Thy 
 finger are now lost to us ; yet to the heart of every 
 reasoning and virtuous man, those mandates are held 
 engraven on the inward book of life, with the sacred 
 pen of truth. let us, Most Beneficent God! 
 remain for ever, faithful to those precepts. Let the
 
 DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES. 43 
 
 " law which Moses commanded us, continue to be the 
 " heritage of the Congregation of Jacob."* Let us 
 more and more acknowledge the truth of our holy 
 faith, and if the observance of its tenets should 
 entail upon us reproach or persecution, let us 
 remember that even as all Thy promises until now, 
 have been fulfilled, so wilt Thou also faithfully 
 accomplish our happiness if we as faithfully perform 
 Thy statutes. Let Thy law console us in our sorrow 
 in our prosperity let it hallow and ennoble our joys ; 
 for a pious holy heart is a service more pleasing in 
 Thy sight than chastisement of the body, or to use the 
 prophet's words, " the bowing of the head like a bul- 
 rush." May, then, this law be unto us a permanent in- 
 ward happiness, conferring cheerfulness and content- 
 ment, elevating the spirit and inspiring us with courage 
 to practice virtue and uprightness, so that, worthy of 
 Thy love and pleasure, we may be lifted up above all 
 earthly sorrow, and enjoy the eternal peace and rest 
 which confidence in Thee can only give to our souls. 
 " Unto Thee, God ! belongs salvation. May Thy 
 " blessing be upon Thy people. "-j- Selah ! 
 
 PRAYER FOR THE FESTIVAL OF 
 TABERNACLES. 
 
 Lord of Heaven and Earth ! our God and God of 
 
 Deut. xxxiii, 4. PMlm iii, 8. 
 
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 44 DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES. 
 
 our fathers, this festival awakens in my heart the 
 recollection of the days of old, when, having rescued 
 Israel from captivity, Thou ledst them graciously, 
 for forty years, through desert wastes, refreshing them 
 and allaying their thirst with a limpid stream out- 
 bursting from the flinty rock. From a thousand 
 miseries and perils, Thou, Lord! didst graciously 
 deliver them on their journeyings. Thou didst ex- 
 tend indulgence to their human frailties, didst protect 
 them against their enemies, until Thou didst conduct 
 them to that goodly land, which Thou hadst promised 
 unto them through their progenitors. _ Upon that land, 
 O Lord I Thy blessing fell like nourishing dew 
 and rain like the fertilising sunbeam. Thou didst 
 with bountiful hand, send plenty to their stores, and 
 when the food was gathered in for the succeeding 
 year, Thou didst direct them to approach Thy throne 
 and consecrate to Thee, as we do consecrate this day, 
 a double festival of Joy the tabernacle and harvest 
 feast. 
 
 And that same mercy, Lord 1 which Thou didst 
 shew to our fathers, is every morning renewed unto 
 us with the rising of the sun. Each day ushers in 
 new blessings unto us, and every hour, surrounded 
 as we are by threatening dangers, brings fresh deli- 
 verance and consolation. 
 
 In recognition, my God ! of past and present
 
 DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES. 45 
 
 bounties, we celebrate Thy feast of booths ; we quit 
 our habitations to abide in moveable and fragile tents, 
 that we may cherish the remembrance of Thy grace 
 which ever reigned, and still doth reign, and will 
 eternally reign over us. We appear before Thee, 
 with the festive bough, and praise Thee for the 
 blessing Thou hast showered on the productive earth. 
 We rejoice on this great day, Lord ! but we forget 
 not that all our happiness springs from Thy bounty, 
 and with the poor and needy we divide, that they 
 also may feel some joy and look to the approaching 
 inclement winter with less anxiety and care. We 
 enjoy Thy benefits, Father 1 but we enjoy them 
 in accordance with Thy precepts in holy peace and 
 moderation. It is thus that these days will afford me 
 opportunities of practising piety and holiness : will 
 guide me on to virtue and obtain for me the love and 
 confidence of my fellow-creatures. And Thou, 
 Heavenly Father ! who hast pleasure in our rest and 
 and joy, and who ordaineth them that we may labor 
 to be like Thee, holy, grant that our endeavours 
 to lead a holy life, may be successful. Sanctify me 
 and all Israel with the observance of Thy mandates ; 
 let the blissful fruit of Thy eternal Law be our 
 portion ; and purify our hearts to worship and adore 
 Thee, in confidence and truth. 
 
 Blessed art Thou, Eternal 1 who hallowest Israel 
 and the festivals. Amen.
 
 46 DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES. 
 
 CONTEMPLATION ON THE FOUR SPECIES 
 OF PLANTS, 
 
 TO BE SAID ON THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES 
 BEFORE THE PRESCRIBED BLESSING. 
 
 Almighty God ! Thy Holy Law enlightens the eye 
 and soothes the soul of man. Thy truthful testimony 
 maketh wise the simple, and Thy upright statutes 
 rejoice the heart. More desirable far than gold, 
 sweeter than the droppings of the honeycomb, are 
 the deep meaning ordinances of Thy will to all who 
 know, with consecrated spirit, how to raise the veil 
 which covers and enshrines their treasures. 
 
 I reflect, Great Lord 1 this day, upon Thy holy 
 precept, whose observance is now about to engage 
 me ; and I am doubly penetrated with the sense of 
 the instructive, elevating, and delightful influence 
 contained in the command : " And ye shall take on 
 " the first day the fruit of a goodly tree, branches of 
 " palm trees, boughs of thick trees, and the willow of 
 " the brook ; and ye shall rejoice before the Eternal 
 " your God for seven days."* What sublime allegory, 
 my God! is bound up with these four different 
 plants which we unite to praise Thee withl The 
 Citron, whose sweet perfume soothes and refreshes 
 our senses, is emblematic of the sentiments and acts 
 
 Leviticus xxiii, 40.
 
 DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES. 47 
 
 of pious men, which shed a grateful influence on 
 all around : for the good man exists not for himself 
 alone, but only sets a value on his life, in so far as 
 he can be useful to his fellow-creatures and dedicate 
 his labors to their welfare. 
 
 The Palm Branch represents that peace and calm 
 repose of soul, which form the most valuable posses- 
 sion that can fall to our portion here below. 
 
 The delicate perfume-bearing Myrtle, by typifying 
 modesty and love, gentleness and fervor, recommend 
 those virtues to our souls, that they may for ever 
 rejoice our hearts and the hearts of all around us, 
 and withdraw us from the pernicious influence of 
 earthly passions. 
 
 The simple Willow of the Brook, yielding neither 
 fruit nor fragrance, is like the erring child of clay- 
 without counsel, void of taste for the noble and the 
 good, and reminds us that though we have neither 
 worth nor merit in the sight of God, He still makes 
 us flourish, gives us strength and nourishment, and ex 
 eludes us not from the sphere of His all-gracious love. 
 What wholesome lessons, Lord 1 for us, children of 
 men _lessons which teach us to be patient, peaceful 
 and indulgent towards the infirmities of our fellow- 
 creatures, and not deny our compassion and our 
 soothing consolation even to the fallen. 
 
 Gracious Father in Heaven 1 I promise Thee, with 
 a faithful heart and a firm spirit, to make these soul-
 
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 cheering doctrines, comprehended in Thy holy man- 
 date, the rule of my life; to seek after good and 
 practice it according to my feeble power ; to live in 
 peace and not close my heart against compassion and 
 forbearance, so that it may be well with me and 
 mine, here and hereafter. Amen. 
 
 PRAYER FOR A WOMAN WHO IS ABOUT 
 TO BECOME A MOTHER, 
 
 AFTER THE BENEDICTION OP THE CITRON. 
 
 This, Lord ! according to the holy legend, is the 
 apple of paradise, which entailed on man salvation 
 and misery. Through the enjoyment of this fruit, as 
 revealed in Holy Writ, light and reason became the 
 properties of the spirit, but the germ of destruction 
 was, through it, also implanted in the body. Let me 
 remember, Eternal God ! that we the frail daughters 
 of Eve, are likewise subject to the temptings of the ser- 
 pent, sin ; and that we must, with all care and diligence, 
 guard our hearts from the venom of its sting. Grant 
 us strength and power of will, to withstand coura- 
 geously each temptation in life which leads to error; 
 and do Thou ward off from us every allurement of 
 the senses which might effect the destruction of our 
 better nature. For every fruit, seducing vice holds 
 forth to us, entails upon us banishment from Paradise, 
 and closes against us the Eden of innocence, where
 
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 with flaming sword, the angel keep his constant 
 guard, that the sinner may never more obtain admis- 
 sion. Alas ! sin once admitted, is sure to extend its 
 baleful influence over the heart : the soul once stained 
 with vice, never regains below its heavenly brightness. 
 
 'Tis therefore, Father ! that we every day implore 
 Thee, not to lead us in the power of temptation ; but 
 to remove from us the snares of evil, so that our 
 wavering footsteps may not stumble. 
 
 As an admonitory recollection, Lord ! I taste the 
 stalk of this beautiful fruit, so that its bitterness may 
 keep alive the salutary reflection, that the result of 
 sin, however sightly, is bitter to the mind and heart ; 
 and that it is only folly which permits itself to be 
 enticed by the false allurements of the tempter. 
 Therefore, Heavenly Father ! do Thou hear my 
 prayer, as I supplicate Thee in the words of the holy 
 Psalmist, " Create in me a pure heart, and renew 
 within me an upright spirit, Eternal, my Rock and 
 my Redeemer !"* Amen. 
 
 PRAYER FOR A MAIDEN. 
 
 Father in Heaven! Thou who art enthroned in 
 Thine Eternal heights, surrounded by the myriads of 
 Thine angelic choir that glorify and praise Thy name 
 unceasingly, and yet dost condescend to look down 
 in kindness and compassion with Thy vivifying 
 
 Psalm II, 10.
 
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 glance even on the worm, on whom the green leaf 
 is at once nourishment and dwelling I I confess, 
 Lord ! that Thy greatness is above all space and 
 time ; yet I unworthy insignificant though I be, I 
 venture to approach Thee, offering with heartfelt 
 sincerity and faith, my humble, childlike prayer. 
 all-generous Father ! my love for Thee at this, 
 the moment of my devotion, outweighs my fear and 
 my timidity, because my heart reposes wholly in 
 Thee. Thou deignest to protect and guard me with 
 Thy salvation everlasting; Thou guidest my foot- 
 steps on my entrance into life, of whose dangers and 
 anxieties I hear so much, so that I may not stumble 
 like the infant when it first essays to walk, and fall 
 from weakness and inexperience. Thou showerest 
 daily and hourly upon me, Lord ! loving proofs of Thy 
 paternal care : Thou sendest health and cheerfulness 
 to me for my portion; Thou developest gradually, 
 my powers of strength and of endurance, and Thou 
 implantest in my heart the tender germ of love, that I 
 may reward my beloved parents for all their cherishing 
 care of me, with gratitude, with reverence and obe- 
 dience. I thank Thee, Beneficent Father in Hea- 
 ven I for all these benefits bestowed upon me unde- 
 servedly, and I humbly pray Thee, in the future, not 
 to withdraw Thy benign protection, but to render me 
 more worthy every day to receive Thy loving gifts. 
 Lord ! it shall ever be my endeavour to be pleasing
 
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 unto Thee, and obedient to my parents, who edu- 
 cate me in the fear of Thee, and who labor to 
 develop and ennoble my limited powers of mind and 
 heart. Grant me, Lord ! an obedient will, that I 
 may yield to their wise guidance, and profit by their 
 pious instructions, so that I may find favor in Thine 
 eyes and in the eyes of all mankind : even as the 
 wise King teacheth " He that followeth after 
 " righteousness and mercy, findeth life, righteousness 
 " and honor." 
 
 Preserve my heart, all-gracious One ! from youth- 
 ful levity and foolish desires. Guard me from the 
 power of vanity, and help me to acquire that good 
 ness of heart, and those noble aspirations, which are 
 the most beautiful adornments and the richest posses- 
 sions of Thy children, as we are taught by Holy 
 Writ : " Grace is deceitful and beauty a vain thing ; 
 " 'tis the woman that fears God, who shall be praised."* 
 Let this, my prayer come unto Thee and bless me 
 with Thy peace, God 1 Amen. 
 
 DOMESTIC PRAYER ON DIVIDING THE 
 DOUGH. 
 
 Merciful Father in Heaven I my never-failing and 
 sincere endeavour, is to execute Thy holy command- 
 ments as the aim of my existence. Even those laws, 
 Lord! which my feeble understanding cannot fathom 
 
 Proverbs xxxl, 80.
 
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 whose meaning and intent I cannot comprehend, 
 resignedly and willingly I obey, because Thou, all- 
 wise King ! hast ordered them. Tis thus, I here- 
 with, with a devout spirit, perform the precept Thou 
 hast enjoined upon us, to dedicate at all times a por- 
 tion of the dough as a heave-offering unto Thee; 
 and with my humble obedience, I unite my thanks, 
 Lord ! that Thou hast formed me worthy of ful- 
 filling this consecration. Bless us, Gracious Father ! 
 and bless the work of our hands, that we may never 
 be in need of bread or other necessaries of life. En- 
 lighten my eyes to behold the wonders of Thy holy 
 law ; and let this bread, which I herewith prepare for 
 the festival of the Sabbath-day, admonish me to be 
 devout and grateful for Thy goodness. Let it be to 
 me, as a symbol of that Heavenly manna, wherewith 
 Thou didst feed my ancestors in the wilderness ; and 
 of which Thou didst send on the sixth day, a double 
 portion for their nourishment, that they might conse- 
 crate to Thee, the sacred day of rest. Blessed art 
 Thou, Eternal our God ! who hast commanded us to 
 dedicate the firstlings of the dough, as a peace 
 offering unto Thee. Amen. 
 
 PKAYER BEFORE LIGHTING THE 
 SABBATH LAMP. 
 
 Praised be Thou, O Eternal ! our God, Sovereign
 
 DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES. 53 
 
 of the Universe, who hast hallowed us with Thy com- 
 mandments, and ordered us to light the Sabbath 
 
 light. 
 
 Heavenly Father ! I offer thanks to Thee filial 
 grateful thanks for the good and for the blessing 
 which Thou hast allotted to my share during this 
 
 week. 
 
 I offer thanks to Thee for the strength and perse- 
 verance wherewith Thou hast endowed me, through 
 the vicissitudes which each day brings through the 
 alternations of joys and cares, that rise with every vary- 
 ing circumstance of life. I give Thee heartfelt inex- 
 pressible thanks, my God ! for the holy day of rest and 
 relaxation, which Thou hast set aside for us in Thy 
 wise and infinite goodness. Thou, Lord ! art the Ore. 
 ator of light and darkness whose daily succession is 
 so beneficial to mortal man. Thou sendest us light 
 Thy glance replete with blessing, to banish gloom 
 and to dispel the vapors of the night, and Thou 
 givest us Thy holy law to enlighten our eyes and 
 soul, and to dissipate the sombre shadows of human 
 passions. Therefore, I light the consecrated Sabbath 
 light, that joy and gladness may enter this habita- 
 tion to banish from our minds the sad anxieties of the 
 week just passed, and that we may all sanctify the 
 Sabbath with devotion and repose of spirit. Grant, 
 Lord ! that the light of my existence, which is a spark 
 from Thine own Eternal radiance, may not be dimmed
 
 /)4 DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES. 
 
 through care or sorrow, so that I may not fail in the 
 fulfilment of the aim Thou has appointed to my 
 pilgrimage on earth. Blessed art Thou, Eternal 
 our God ! who sanctifieth the Sabbath day. Amen. 
 
 PRAYER FOR A WOMAN WHO FEELS 
 HERSELF A MOTHER. 
 
 All-loving Father in Heaven ! I cannot give ex- 
 pression to all the heartfelt sentiments of profound 
 gratitude which penetrate my soul, for those new joys 
 and sweet hopes which Thou hast prepared for Thy 
 servant. Lord ! the pledge of wedded love and truth 
 beneath my heart, now beautifies my peaceful happi- 
 ness, and sweetens the most agreeable hours of my 
 existence. Already I behold in thought, this tender 
 blossom of life, expanding into an object of the 
 sweetest, most intense affection. My wavering hopes 
 hover over the far distant future, and bring fresh 
 charms unto my daily existence, until that existence 
 shall acquire a settled aim, and have a cherished object 
 on which to lavish all its fondest cares. Accept, gra- 
 cious Father ! the tears of trembling joy which stream 
 now from mine eyes accept the half-uttered wprd 
 which comes falteringly from my lips, as the only 
 sacrifice I can offer Thee, for all Thy loving kindness. 
 
 Father in Heaven! who dost protect the tender 
 blossom of the tree, so that the fruit, then only in 
 the germ, may flourish in growth and ripen ! Thou,
 
 DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES. 
 
 who hast cherished and guarded me in the various 
 relations of life, 1 do Thou also guard and protect 
 the life of the tender fruit which moves within me, 
 that it be preserved from accident and prejudicial 
 influences of every kind. Eemove from me, all-com- 
 passionate Lord 1 every violent emotion which might 
 affect the infant to its injury ; for I, Thy weak and 
 infirm servant, have henceforth the holy duty to per- 
 form, of watching over the lives of two. Strengthen 
 me, my God ! for the endurance of the pangs of tra- 
 vail predestined as a punishment to my sex ; and let 
 the maternal joys of my expectant heart, assuage the 
 agonies of childbirth. Grant me Thy help, Lord ! 
 that I may not despair; for when Thou watchest 
 over me, and my heart reliant on Thee, has never 
 been deceived in its hope, then and then only can 
 I look forward without trembling, to the solemn hour, 
 so full of anguish and of sweetness, in which I shall 
 become a mother. When the time of my delivery 
 approaches, Lordl I pray Thee to lighten my suffer- 
 ing, and to support me, if agony should overpower my 
 weak frame. Grant that I may bring into the world, 
 a heathly vigorous child, that its lovely innocent 
 form may gladden my maternal heart. 
 
 Accept, Lord ! my fervent prayer, so that I may 
 respond to the words of the inspired singer " In my 
 " distress I called on the Eternal, and He heard me."* 
 Amen. 
 
 I'-.ilin C, 1.
 
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 PRAYER FOR A SABBATH, 
 
 ON WHICH IS CELEBRATED SOME FAMILY FESTIVITY, SUCH 
 
 AS THE ANNIVERSARY OF A MARRIAGE, THE 
 
 CIRCUMCISION OF A SON, ETC. 
 
 my God ! Thou didst in Thy mercy give us Thy 
 holy Sabbath-day, that we might enjoy pure happi- 
 ness and peace of soul, after the care and anxieties 
 of the days of labor are over. Doubly grateful and 
 happy, Lord ! for Thy gift of grace and love, I cele- 
 brate this present day of rest, with whose religious 
 consecration is united the joy of my whole existence. 
 Even as the delight and happiness of my heart are 
 magnified to day, to a high degree, so are my love 
 and gratitude to Thee, for all Thy blessings upon me 
 and mine, commensurately heightened, and the des- 
 tiny, to fulfil which Thou calledst me into being, 
 appears before mine eyes more clear, ennobling, and 
 glorious. 
 
 Grant, God of mercy ! that I may more and 
 more purify my sentiments and actions from the 
 dross of earthly impulses and passions, until my heart 
 becomes a pure tablet, whereupon Thou mayest 
 engrave Thy law its inmost depths, like its polished 
 surface, free from every blemish and defect. 
 
 Be to me a guide and protector, my God ! and 
 grant that, united with my husband and my dear 
 ones, I may during many future years, celebrate on 
 earth Thy sacred festivals and days of joy, in domes- 
 tic contentment and inward peace of soul. Amen.
 
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 PRAYER FOR A WOMAN ARISING FROM 
 HER CONFINEMENT. 
 
 Blessed art Thou, Lord of the Universe! that 
 Thou didst assist me with Thy help in the moment of 
 trial, and didst shield me from the dangers which 
 hovered over me in that hour of delivery, so full of 
 pain and suffering. Thou, Lord! didst give me 
 strength and fortitude to overcome the agonies of 
 childbirth, so that now I can enjoy, without alloy, 
 the sweets of maternal happiness. What, Father! 
 can a feeble woman bring Thee as a sacrifice of 
 thanksgiving, besides the tear of joy which truth 
 fully reflects the emotion of my soul, or the faltering 
 word of adoration which echoes the voice of my grate- 
 ful heart. gracious Father in Heaven ! withdraw 
 not in future from Thy handmaid, Thy Heavenly 
 grace and favor; but grant me strength and under- 
 standing faithfully to fulfil a mother's duties to 
 guard and cherish this beloved helpless infant, and 
 to educate it in virtue and in fear of Thee. Cause 
 me and my husband to have joy in our child, and let 
 it obtain favor in Thine eyes and in the eyes of all 
 mankind. Grant that it become a useful member of 
 society, fulfilling honourably and faithfully its destiny 
 on earth ; and cause our eyes to behold it, ere we depart 
 to our rest. Praised be Thon, Lord of Heaven ! for 
 all the grace and compassion which Thou hast shewn 
 me. Amen. 
 
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 PRAYER FOR A WOMAN WHOSE CHILD 
 IS BORNE TO THE CIRCUMCISION. 
 
 Holy God of Abraham! each joy each mercy 
 which Thou grantest me, I doubly value, when my 
 heart has poured itself out before Thee, in praise 
 and thanksgiving. 'Tis therefore, Eternal ! Source 
 of all good, that I now pour out before Thee a heart 
 replete with grateful love, because not only Thou 
 didst aid me, in the time of danger and trial, when I 
 did call unto Thee, but Thou also hast preserved 
 me to witness this joyful hour, when my child is 
 received into the holy bond, which Thou didst seal 
 with our forefather Abraham. Grant that this infant, 
 who now unconsciously enters into Thine everlasting 
 covenant, may, when he reaches the age of reason, 
 be worthy to be called " a child of the Eternal God." 
 And as he will ever bear through life the impress of 
 Thy Holy bond, so may he bear in his heart, an 
 appreciation of his sublime destiny a love of truth 
 and goodness; and improving daily in great and noble 
 deeds, may he carry with him hence, the fruits of 
 profitable labor in man's vocation on earth. Grant 
 him, God! strength and courage, that he may 
 strain every nerve, to attain this noble destiny. 
 Grant us, his parents, the means and power to afford 
 him an education pleasing unto God and man, so that 
 our child may not only owe his life to us, but that
 
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 purity and virtue also, which form the life of the soul. 
 Bless us, Lord ! with the blessing of Thy salva- 
 tion, and support us with the spirit of Thy goodness. 
 Amen. 
 
 PRAYER IN DANGEROUS ILLNESS. 
 
 God of Compassion ! Thou visitest with pain and 
 sorrow the children of men, not because Thou hast 
 pleasure in the anguish of Thy creatures, but to 
 admonish them of their earthly infirmities. Thou 
 shakest the tottering habitation, in order that its 
 inmate, the soul, may awake and remember its higher 
 destination. Heavenly Father 1 Thou hast caused 
 me to feel the pains of sickness, and in this dark 
 chamber, bound down to the bed of anguish, I lack 
 the physical strength to execute the dictates of my 
 will. What should I now be, Lord 1 without Thy 
 help without Thy encouragement to patience and 
 resignation I 
 
 In the state of irritating pain, to which the bodily 
 sufferer is subject, harsh replies and unkind words 
 unreasonable demands and unjust blame cruel re- 
 proofs and bitter reproaches proceed from us; and 
 these too often wound the hearts of those, who, cease - 
 lessly and untiringly, have been laboring to give us 
 the most careful, tender, and anxious attention. 
 Rule over me, Father 1 at all times, with a spirit
 
 60 DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES. 
 
 of gentleness and mildness. Let me never abuse the 
 patience and indtilgence which others kindly shew 
 me ; but let me ever gratefully acknowledge the care 
 which they assume on my account, return with 
 cheerfulness the goodness they manifest towards me, 
 and strive in every way to lighten the burden which 
 my sufferings impose upon them. 
 
 I praise thee, my God! because Thou hast 
 taught me, through experience, to value the blessings 
 of health and vigor. This experience, Lord ! shall 
 live ever in my mind, if Thou but grant recovery to 
 me ; and as I remember the sufferings I now endure, 
 I will devote my established strength to Thy service ; 
 take to heart the miseries of my fellow-creatures, 
 which hitherto I have but distantly regarded ; procure^, 
 for them, as far as in me lies, alleviation of their 
 pain, and restoration of their health ; evince myself 
 a useful attendant at the sick bed of every sufferer, 
 and more especially of those who minister to me 
 now, if aught should ever befal them. 
 
 He who has death before his eyes should wean his 
 heart from earth and direct it entirely towards Hea- 
 ven. The sufferings I now endure, Lord 1 must 
 wean me from earth, because the life I lead below is 
 full of pain and anguish. Shall I cling to the hope, 
 that I may yet recover to witness brighter, happier 
 days? These agonies remind me that life on earth 
 is but a period of probation that sorrow is its inse-
 
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 parable heritage. But Thou, God! whose wis- 
 dom my infirm vision dares not penetrate, do Thou 
 with me, as Thou deemest well. Be it for life or for 
 death, I resign myself to Thy holy will, and venture 
 not to pray for either. If Thou appoint, Lord ! that 
 I shall recover, then assist me that I may always 
 have Thy Holy word before my eyes; never departing 
 from Thy ways, but approaching nearer, with each 
 succeeding day, to the end of my heavenly destina- 
 tion. And if it be Thy will, Father ! that I shall 
 now end the days, appointed to me on earth, do Thou, 
 in Thy mercy, prepare me for a blissful life and not 
 abandon me in the final struggle. " The Eternal 
 " gives, the Eternal takes, may the name of the 
 " Eternal be praised." Amen. 
 
 PRAYEE FOR A WIFE WHEN SICKNESS 
 HAS BEFALLEN HER HUSBAND. 
 
 " Eternal ! hearken unto my supplication, and let 
 " my cry come unto Thee. Hide not Thy countenance 
 " from me in the day of my trouble incline Thine ear 
 " unto me in the day when I call, answer me speedily. 
 " Unto Thee, Lord 1 I call ; unto Thee, Eternal ! 
 " I pray. For Thou, Lord I art a shield unto me, 
 " my glory and the uplifter of my head. I cried unto 
 " the Eternal with my voice, and He answered me 
 " from His holy mount Selah. Answer me when I
 
 62 DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES. 
 
 " call, God of my righteousness ! Thou who en- 
 " largedest me in my distress, be now gracious unto 
 " me, and hear my prayer. Incline Thine ear unto me 
 " and listen to my cry. In my distress, I called upon 
 " the Eternal and cried unto my God. He heard my 
 " voice from His temple my cry came before Him, 
 " even unto His ears. 
 
 " Hear my voice, Eternal ! when I call, be mer- 
 " ciful unto me and answer me. In distress I call unto 
 " the Lord, the Lord answered me with enlargement. 
 " Rejoice the spirit of Thy servant, for unto Thee, 
 44 God ! I elevate my soul. Give ear to my prayer, 
 " Lord ! and hide not Thyself from my supplication. 
 " I cry unto the Lord with my voice with my 
 44 voice unto the Eternal do I make my prayer. I pour 
 44 out my complaint unto Him, I shew before Him my 
 , 44 sorrow. Lord ! all my desire is revealed to Thee 
 44 and my anguish is not hidden from Thee. Remem- 
 44 ber not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions 
 44 according to Thy mercy ; remember me, Lord ! 
 44 for Thy goodness sake. Remember not against us 
 4 former iniquities; but hasten and prepare Thy mercy 
 44 for us, for we are brought very low. If Thou 
 44 shouldst scrutinize iniquity, Lord ! who would 
 44 stand ? But Thou hast not dealt with us according 
 44 to our sins, nor requited us according to our iniqui- 
 44 ties. Even if our iniquities testify against us, O 
 44 Eternal ! O grant help for Thy name sake. For
 
 DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES. 
 
 I acknowledge my transgression my sin is ever 
 before me. I implore Thee, Lord 1 have mercy 
 on me ; heal my soul for I have sinned against Thee. 
 " Have mercy upon me, Eternal ! according to Thy 
 loving-kindness according to the multitude of Thy 
 tender mercies, blot out my transgressions. For I 
 acknowledge my misdeeds, and my sin is before me. 
 " Turn Thy face from my sins and blot out all nnne 
 " iniquities. And He, the compassionate One, will 
 forgive iniquity and destroy not : yea, He oft turneth 
 away His anger, and He will not awaken all 
 wrath. Return, Lord! deliver my soul. 
 " save for Thy mercies sake. For the sake of 
 name, Lord! revive me; and through Thy righte- 
 ousness release my soul from trouble. 1^ will call 
 " unto God, and the Eternal will save me." 
 
 Lord God of salvation 1 I have preceded this my 
 prayer with the attuning sentiments of the holy 
 Psalmist, to purify my thoughts and hallow the 
 emotions of my heart. While I elevate my mind ' 
 Thee, and pour forth the effusion of my burthened 
 pint, Lord! be near unto me and hearken to my 
 supplication. Behold the faithful companion of my 
 existence the father and provider of my children, 
 lies prostrate on the bed of suffering, his fortitude 
 banished, his strength departed. Those gloomy 
 fears and sad presentiments which ally themselves 
 with every ill in life, to heighten in imagination all
 
 64 DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES. 
 
 its consequences, now overcast my soul with the dark 
 cloud of sorrow, and increase the anguish which 
 already overwhelms me. The more, Lord 1 I yield 
 to the mournful contemplation of my condition, the 
 darker becomes the abyss which yawns before me 
 the denser the obscurity which prevails around it, 
 Father ! grant restored health unto my husband, 
 and cause the strength, which he must devote to the 
 support of his loved ones, to return unto him speedily, 
 renewed and redoubled. Deprive me not, Lord ! of 
 the companion of my love, the protector of my 
 children's tender years, for our being is bound up 
 with his, our preservation is based upon his health 
 and life. If he lies, Lord ! smitten by Thy justice 
 because of his misdeeds, expiating on the couch of 
 pain, the errors of his past life, remember ! that 
 the burden of suffering which Thou hast imposed 
 on him, bows us down also ; that the scourge which 
 punishes him, falls likewise on his household. I be- 
 seech Thee, therefore, Lord ! in Thine abundant love 
 and mercy, to send unto him the angel of deliverance, 
 to alleviate his sufferings and heal with soothing 
 balsam, all his wounds. Cast him not from Thee, 
 God ! abandon him not in his distress, call him not 
 from earth ere he has run the race of life and lived 
 out the short term of years allotted to mortality. 
 merciful Father ! look with favor on me and on 
 his young ones and raise us up, by raising him. Let
 
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 us all rejoice in his re-established health and let us 
 share together the joys and happiness of life, as now 
 we share its cares and sufferings. Hear, then, Lord ! 
 the prayer of Thine handmaid, to whom Thou hast 
 so often shown Thy loving grace and mercy, and 
 send unto my husband renewed life health and 
 strength, that he may again flourish by Thy good- 
 ness, and be enabled to pursue his earthly career 
 with redoubled energy and vigor. Then shall we all 
 celebrate Thine Almighty power, mercy, and benefi- 
 cence, Thou, Lord of life ! Amen. 
 
 PRAYER FOR A WIDOW. 
 
 my God I most severely hast Thou visited Thine 
 handmaid, in the affliction which is now upon me. 
 Through Thy abundant mercy, I have often tasted 
 of the cup of joy and happiness, and now my time 
 arrives to drink the bitter draught of woe and sorrow, 
 which is allotted, sooner or later, to every mortal. 
 Even as, in the hour of my prosperity, my grateful 
 heart turned towards Thee with filial love, to pour 
 out the prayer of thenksgiving, so do I now turn 
 towards Thee, God of justice ! to pour forth my 
 bitter sorrow ; to seek relief at Thy hands from the 
 burthening cares which overwhelm me ; to pray for 
 help and consolation in my sad condition. I know that 
 though Thy Heavenly designs are veiled from man's
 
 66 DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES. 
 
 perception, they yet are always consistent with Thy 
 holy attributes of justice. And therefore, I bow my 
 head before Thee, in humble recognition of the chas- 
 tening hand which Thou hast laid upon me ; and bear 
 the weight of sorrow wherewith Thou hast afflicted 
 me, with unrepining resignation. I murmur not, 
 Lord! against Thy wisdom, although Thou hast 
 called from me the faithful partner of my life, and 
 thus bereaved my children of that parent who was 
 their protector and support through the troubled 
 path of life ; because Thou wilt now be unto us, as 
 speaks Thy comforting words : " The Father of the 
 " Orphan and the advocate of the Widow." Then 
 hear, gracious God ! my prayer, and raise up 
 my dejected spirit. Let a ray of Thy heavenly grace 
 illumine my sorrowing heart, that I may not despond. 
 Assist my fatherless orphans, that they suffer not 
 want ; and uphold them with Thy supporting spirit, 
 that they continue always to tread tread the paths of 
 virtue, as if their father stood beside them still, to 
 watch over and direct their steps. Unto me, my 
 Bock and my Eedeemer ! grant strength and perseve- 
 rance, that I may be enabled to educate them in 
 godly fear and love of virtue. Grant us an honest, 
 ample maintenance, with exemption from care, peace 
 of mind, and that patience and humility which our 
 present position in life will demand. In Thy mercy 
 and protection, Eternal ! I confide : Thou wilt not
 
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 forsake Thy bereaved and orphan children, for Thou 
 art the God of compassion. This comforting faith 
 in Thy mercy, Father ! is healing balm to my 
 wounded heart, for it has banished every doubt and 
 fear, and sent to my sorrowing bosom, the angel hope 
 with peace and healing on its wings. 
 
 Blessed art Thou, my God ! who art the Conso- 
 ler of the widow and the Father of the orphan. 
 Amen. 
 
 PRAYER FOR AN ORPHAN. 
 
 Heavenly Father ! with filial and confiding love, 
 my heart now seeks to pour forth in thy ears, its cry 
 for help and support. I feel impelled, Lord ! by my 
 distress, to disclose my inmost thoughts to Thee, 
 and pray for Thy upholding aid ; for behold ! the 
 eyes which I now upraise to Thee, are still moist 
 with bitter tears, shed for the loss of my beloved 
 parents. I implore Thee, merciful Lord ! to be a 
 protector unto me, and to compassionate me as a 
 father doth his children, for I have now no guardian, 
 no support, no consolation, besides Thee, my Rock 
 and my Redeemer ! Grant me fortitude, Almighty 
 One ! to endure, without complaint, my sad affliction, 
 and to reconcile myself to my now desolate condition. 
 A lonely orphan of the weak and feeble sex, Lord ! 
 is doubly wretched, because she naturally clings to 
 some protecting hand, to guard and shelter her from
 
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 harm. And thus, to me, Father 1 is the thought 
 most overwhelming, that I shall stand alone in this 
 wide world, without a parent's love and care, without 
 sympathy or counsel, help or compassion. 
 
 But in proportion to the magnitude of my distress, 
 Thou hast caused Thy endless grace and mercy to 
 fall on me, and hast made the holy consolation of 
 religion have cheering influence to elevate me, even 
 in my sufferings. Yea, sweet it is, Lord ! for the 
 wounded heart, to feel itself thrown on Thee and Thy 
 compassion ; to rejoice in the reflection that though 
 we be wretched, desolate, and deprived of human 
 love, yet Thou wilt not forget Thy merciful assu- 
 rance, but wilt for ever, take us under Thine especial 
 care. The comforting words of Holy Writ crowd con- 
 solingly on my recollection and calm my troubled 
 soul, while I recite them : " It is of the Lord's mercies 
 " that we are not consumed, because His compas- 
 " sions fail not. They are new every morning : great 
 " is Thy faithfulness. The Lord is my portion, saith 
 " my soul ; therefore will I hope in Him. The Lord 
 " is good unto them that wait for Him, to the soul 
 " that seeketh Him. It is good that a man shoul dboth 
 " hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord. 
 " It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth. 
 " He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he 
 " hath borne it upon him. He putteth his mouth in
 
 DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES. 
 
 " the dust, if so be, there may be hope. For the 
 " Lord will not cast off for ever. But though He 
 " cause grief, yet will He have compassion according 
 " to the multitude of His mercies. For He doth 
 " not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of 
 " men." * 
 
 Heavenly Father! grant me, in my affliction, 
 strength and consolation, patience and perseverance. 
 Dry my tears, soften my anguish and heal my 
 wounds. Inspire me with reverence for those kind 
 beings, who will assume the parent's place towards 
 me, and teach me to shew them filial love and 
 obedience. Banish from my heart, the bitter senti- 
 ments of grief, which Thy holy will and the social 
 laws of man, require me to suppress. Give me 
 strength and courage, all-loving Father ! that weak 
 girl as I am, I may yet withstand every temptation 
 to sin, and walk ever in the path of virtue. May the 
 souls of my beloved parents, if they can still look 
 down sympathizingly from Heaven, feel joy in wit- 
 nessing the godly fear the pure sentiments and up- 
 right actions of their bereaved child. And although 
 the thorny path of life must be trodden by me, help- 
 less and alone, I yet will fear no evil, since Thou, 
 Lord I art with me. Amen. 
 
 Lamentation* ill, 2233.
 
 70 DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES. 
 
 PRAYER WHEN EPIDEMIC DISEASES 
 PREVAIL. 
 
 Lord of life ! the everlasting pillars of Thy throne 
 are justice and clemency, those holy attributes which 
 govern the earth and direct the destinies of mortals. 
 When the generations of man become corrupt and 
 turn aside from Thy righteous ways, Thou sendest 
 forth the destroying angel, as messenger of Thy 
 wrath to wield the dreadful scourge of punishment. 
 But even then, Father ! Thou sendest Thy minis- 
 ter of peace, to convey the treasures of Thy grace 
 and pardon to all who turn towards Thee. So, God 
 of compassion ! let Thy heavenly attribute of mercy 
 temper ever the severity of Thy justice ; for who 
 could stand, Lord ! if Thou shouldst visit us ac- 
 cording to our works, without indulgence or forgive- 
 ness. But especially, Lord ! at this, the time of fear 
 and dread, do Thou deal mercifully with Thy chil- 
 dren ; in this, the hour of our need, send us salvation. 
 Be unto us, God of goodness! a Preserver and 
 Redeemer, for disease is round about us and destruc- 
 tion impends. Shield us with Thy mercy, from the 
 arrow of death which flieth by day ; from the pesti- 
 lence which stalketh in darkness ; from the destruc- 
 tion which wasteth at noontide. Restrain Thy mes- 
 senger of wrath, which walks through earth, mowing 
 down alike the mature plants and the tender shoots ;
 
 DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES. 71 
 
 and as Thou, in former times, didst hearken to the 
 prayer of Thy priest, and Thine anointed, and didst 
 recal the angel of destruction, so, Lord ! now hear- 
 ken to our supplications, and once more saying 
 " it is enough, stay now thy hand ;" remove from 
 us the devouring pestilence. Have compassion on 
 us, God of mercy! and blot out the record of our 
 transgressions. Let Thy minister of grace keep watch 
 at our gates, that the devouring scourge pass not 
 over the threshold of our habitation. Avert, in Thy 
 compassion, from me, my husband, and my children, 
 from all my friends and my acquaintances, the destruc- 
 tive influence which is abroad ; and turn the wailing 
 which is heard in every street and public place, into 
 the cry of joy and consolation. Lord ! I wriug my 
 hands in fervent devotion before the throne of Thy 
 Majesty, for my heart bleeds when I reflect on the 
 suffering and woe, which threaten so many of 'my 
 fellow-creatures. Draw back from us, then, Thy 
 castigating hand and ascend Thy throne of mercy. 
 Extend to us Thy Heavenly support, that we may 
 walk henceforth, in the cheerful light of Thy vivify- 
 ing countenance. Amen. 
 
 PRAYER SAID ON EVERY PENETENTIAL 
 
 AND FAST DAY. 
 
 omnipotent King ! who sitteth upon the throne 
 of mercy ; governing with beneficence and pardoning
 
 72 DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES. 
 
 the iniquities of His people, by causing them succes- 
 sively to pass away; who extendest pardon unto 
 sinners and forgiveness unto transgressors; who 
 evinces charity to all flesh and spirit, and retributes 
 them not according to their wickedness ! God ! 
 Thou hast taught us to repeat the thirteen attributes 
 of Thy mercy. Kemember then unto us, this day, 
 the covenant of the thirteen attributes, as Thou didst 
 reveal them of old to the meekest of men, even as it 
 is written : " And the Eternal descended in the cloud, 
 " and stood with him there and proclaimed the name 
 " of the Eternal, And the Eternal passed before 
 " him, and proclaimed, the Eternal is the immutable, 
 " everlasting Being ! An omnipotent God, mer- 
 " ciful and gracious, long-suffering and abundant in 
 " in beneficence and truth ; keeping mercy for thou- 
 " sands, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin, but 
 " rfot acquiting the guilty." * 
 
 ! pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us 
 for Thine heritage. Forgive us, our Father ! for we 
 have sinned ; pardon us, our King ! for we have 
 transgressed: for Thou, Eternal! art good and 
 forgiving, and abundant in mercy to all who call 
 upon Thee. Amen. 
 
 * Exodus xxxiv, 5, 6.
 
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