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 GREAT SOULS AT PRAYER
 
 ;reat souls 
 at prayer 
 
 FRTEEN CENTURIES OF PRAYER, PRAISE 
 AND ASPIRATION, FROM ST. AUGUS- 
 TINE TO CHRISTINA ROSSETTI 
 AND ROBERT LOUIS 
 STEVENSON 
 
 Selected and Arranged 
 
 By Mrs. MARY W. TILESTON 
 
 AUTHOR OF "daily STRENGTH 
 FOR DAILY needs" 
 
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 LONDON: JAMES BOWDEN 
 
 lo HENRIETTA STREET W.C 
 1898
 
 Jhis collection of prayers for daily 
 use has been gathered from 
 many sources, ancient and mod- 
 ern. It has historical interest, 
 and the literary quality has been carefully 
 considered, but the primary object is to 
 nourish the spiritual life. As the design 
 is to provide a brief selection for every 
 day, in many cases a portion only of a 
 long prayer is given, or it is condensed 
 by omission, but alterations have been 
 made as sparingly as possible. 
 
 Fourteen centuries of prayer, aspiration, 
 and praise unite here in one harmony 
 of devotion. A large number of these 
 prayers date from the fifth and sixth 
 centuries, taken from the Leonine, Gela- 
 sian, and Gregorian Sacramentaries, from 
 which the collects in the Book of Com- 
 mon Praver are in great measure derived.
 
 JBreface 
 
 The earnest and impassioned prayers of 
 St. Augustine belong to the same period. 
 Many of the prayers attributed to him, 
 however, are of later origin and doubtful 
 authorship, some of them, probably, 
 being by St. Anselm and St. Bernard. 
 There are some striking and fervent col- 
 lects from the Mozarabic Sacramentary, 
 which was in use in Spain before A. D. 
 700. In the Middle Ages, St. Anselm, 
 Thomas a Kempis, and others contribute 
 devout prayers, and the age of the Re- 
 formation in England and Germany is 
 very rich in devotional treasures. In the 
 succeeding centuries, Bishop Andrewes, 
 Jeremy Taylor, Bishop Wilson, Dr. John- 
 son, and many others, continue the 
 golden chain down to the present cen- 
 tury. The names of Christina G. Ros- 
 setti, George Dawson, Rowland Wil- 
 liams, and E. B. Pusey are enough to 
 show that the spirit of prayer still burns 
 with a steady flame. 
 
 I acknowledge, with gratitude, my in- 
 debtedness to "Ancient Collects," by 
 Rev. William Bright; Bunsen's " Collec- 
 
 I
 
 preface 
 
 tion of Prayers"; " Annus Domini," and 
 '^TheFaceof the Deep," by Miss Ros- 
 setti; "Prayers," by George Dawson; 
 *' Private Prayers," by Rev. E. B. Pusey; 
 ''Psalms and Litanies," by Rev. Row- 
 land Williams; ''Home Prayers," by 
 Rev. James Martineau; " Moments on 
 the Mount," and "Voices of the Spirit," 
 by Rev. George Matheson; "Prayers," 
 by Rev. Rufus Ellis, and others too 
 numerous to mention. I am indebted 
 to Rev. J. R. Miller for a prayer con- 
 tributed by him to this book. I must 
 also express my thanks to the publishers 
 who have kindly given me permis- 
 sion to use copyrighted material; to 
 Messrs. Armstrong & Son, for prayers 
 from the works of Dr. Matheson, above 
 mentioned ; and to Mr. Charles Baxter for 
 the prayers by Robert Louis Stevenson. 
 
 The Fiihlishey desires to express his thanks to the Society 
 for the ProtiiotioH of Christian Knozvlcdge for permission to 
 use se7>eral prayers from " The Face of the Deep," by the 
 late Christina Kossetti, and to Messrs. James Parker &^^ 
 Sons for the use of the extracts from "Annas Domini,' 
 by the same Author.
 
 9!ntic)c of ^ubj'cctjs 
 
 Adversity or Danger — 7.^, 84, 109, 118, 151, 230, 
 
 278,284,288,341,351,358. - 
 Affliction and Suffering — }0, 31, 79,96,98, 14s, 146, 
 
 158, 167, 170, 223, 24^, 250, 258, 263, 264, 269, 
 
 273; 308. 3'5, 3'<^, 327, 33>, 33^, 345, 35o, 352, 
 364. 
 
 Aspiration — 4,8,40, 64, 6=;, 100, 103, 108, no, 116, 
 122, 125, 127, 134, 144, 147, 148, 154, 162, 168, 
 179, 181, 189, 197,199,220,240,261,265,266, 
 270, 281, 290, 296, 302, 308, 320, 328, 329, 346, 
 360. 
 
 Conformity to the Will of God — 3, 15, 21, 23, 29, 
 34,49, 66, 74, 84, 92, loi, 131, 135, 172, 184, 
 190, 200, 257, 288, 301, 305, 322, 329, ^^9, 342. 
 
 Courage, Cheerfulness, Strength— i, 10, 18, 33, 88, 
 95, 102, 133, 142, 145, 151, 176, 177, 179, 191, 
 205, 230, 237, 246, 247, 275, 280, 283,31 1, 319, 
 323, 324, 349, 354- ...
 
 3|nDc)t: of g)ubfcct0 
 
 IX 
 
 Confession and Penitence — 13, 23, 32, 57, 61, 63, 
 67, 69, 75, 77, 81, 83, 87, 106, 112, 113, 115, 
 117, >30, 133, 137, MO, 157, 160, 175, 188, 208, 
 224, 254, 268, 300, 304, 330. 
 
 Consecration and Holiness — 19, }}, 40, 42, 60, 82, 
 86, 109, 122, 165, 201,206, 226, 238, 242, 244, 
 266, 272, 275, 300, 310, 322, 330, }}6, 337, 340, 
 347, 353, 361. 
 
 Communion of Saints — 3, 25, ^q, 100, 139, 150, 
 168, 186, 192, 306, 307, 359, 
 
 Duty— I, 7, 22, 24, 31, 34, 39, 45, 46, 58, 86, 91, 93, 
 95, 99, n9, >42, 146, 173, 177, 185, 194, 213, 
 
 214, 249, 253, 274, 282, 283, 287, 289, 300, 303, 
 309,314,322,328,339. 
 
 Faith and Fervor— 8, 16, 25,35, 5',^-, 7^, 105, 
 
 1 1 1, 178. 
 Forgiveness and Kindness — 26, 38, 55, 87, 119, 121, 
 
 125, 130, 136, 159, 162, 171, 193, 195, 204, 207, 
 
 212,225, 227, 232, 251, 286,362. 
 Guidance and Light — 6, 15, 22, 28, 40, 44, 62, 80, 
 
 81, 129, 138, 149, 180, 183, 190, 194, 196, 213, 
 
 215, 237, 246, 248, 253, 312, 3 > 3, 344- 
 
 Love of Family, Friends, Mankind — 5, 24, 48, 54, 
 58, 66, 67, 76, 97, 104, 107,115, 119, 120, 121, 
 127, 169,183, 193, 203, 216,226,232, 239,249, 
 263, 269, 285, 286, 296, 297,309, 315, 321,335, 
 35^, 357, 557.
 
 X ^nm of &>ubfectsf 
 
 Love of God— 16, 17,37, 52, 54, 66, 67, 73, 90, 95, 
 97,104, 105, 108, 120, 141, 153, 176, 178, 182, 
 192,195,218, 222, 232,234, 235, 267,287,297, 
 298, 305, 3«3, 3'5, 3'7, 332, 363- 
 
 Obedience to God — 5, 7, 16, 20, 26, 55, 60, 91, 97, 
 109, 123, 135, 140, 143, 178, 182,202,221,-33, 
 241, 248, 325, 329. 
 
 Peace and Rest in God — 8, 10, 14, 18, 21, 25, 43, 
 52,54, 50, 72, 96, 104, 126, 136, 143, 171, 195, 
 203, 223, 240, 25:;, 260, 284, 314, 318, 302. 
 
 Purity and Truth — 26,47, 85,99, 103, m, 123, 
 
 147, 15s 164, 207, 234, 243, 262, 289, 330. 
 Submission and Resignation — 36, 41, 58, 71, 89, 96, 
 
 102, 132, 164, 170,210,219,236,241,252,276, 
 
 292, 304, 334, 338, 3^)- 
 Temptation and Trial — 90, 133, 137, 166, 235, 265, 
 
 20S. 
 
 Thanksgiving and Praise — 0, 11, 12, 27, 48, 50, 56, 
 68,94, 124, 141, 150, 152, 156, 103, 174, 211, 
 228, 231 , 238, 256, 280, 281, 294, 295, 301, 323, 
 326, 366. 
 
 Trust in God— 2, 28, 41, 46, 53, 92, 94, 114, 128, 
 161, 180, 187, 198, 202, 209, 318, 219, 228, 229, 
 236, 247, 252, 259, 270, 271 , 277, 293, 299, 321, 
 333, 34«, 343, 348, }^^, 336, 358, ^6^.
 
 ^nm of auti^oriS 
 
 Aitken, Rev. William Hay Hunter, b. J841— 336 
 Albrecht, Rev. Bernhard (1569-1636)— 162 
 Alcuinus, Albinus Flaccus (735-804)— 13 
 Alford, Rev. Henry (1810-187:)— 26, 54, 60, 90, ^)5> 
 
 159, 185. 
 Altar at Home, The 1862—277. 
 Ambrose, St. {-,4o-)Q'])—2S^. 
 Ancient Collect— 35 1 . 
 Andrewes, Bishop Lancelot (1555-1 626)— 1 12, 1 56, 
 
 198, 220, 264, 290. 
 Anselm, St. (1033- ' 109)— 17, ^-^> 554- 
 Aquinas, St. Thomas (1225?-! 274)— 42. 
 Arndt, Rev. Johann ( 1555-1 62 1)-37, 87, 04, 212. 
 Arnold, Rev. Gottfried (1665-1714)— » 54- 
 Arnold, Rev. Thomas (1795-1842)— 7, 86, 127. 
 Augustine, St. (354-43o)-2, 52, 57, 61, 75, lo^, ii<^. 
 138, 160, 182, 196, 222, 256, 278, 312. 3}^^, 
 344- vi
 
 xii 31nDe]t: of 0utl)orfl( 
 
 Basil, St. (529-379)— 55- 
 
 Becon, Rev. Thomas (151 1-1570) — 24, 50, 
 
 Bersier, Rev. Eugene (1831-1889) — 133, 263, 285, 
 
 331. 
 Besson, Rev. Charles Jean Baptiste (18 16-1861) — 241. 
 Book of Chrrstian Prayers, A 1578 — 66, 126, 
 Book of Common Prayer, 1549 — 321. 
 Book of Common Prayer, 1626 — 296. 
 Book of Hours, 1865 — 144, 178, 183, 285. 
 Book of Prayers, 1851 — 202, 359. 
 Bright, Rev. William, b. 1824 — 15, 46, 62, 107. 
 Bunsen's Collection — 48, 67. 
 
 Carpenter, Mary, (1807- 1877) — 43. 
 Channing, Rev. William Ellery (1780-1842) — 323. 
 Collyer, Rev. Robert, b. 1823—187, 228, 229. 
 Coptic Liturgy of St. Cyril — 1 19, 147. 
 
 Dawson, Rev. George (182 1-1876) — i, 8,28,41, 51, 
 59, 84, 9«, 97, '•7,123, >29, 143, 149, 155, 
 161, 167, 189,205,213,223,233,247,259,271, 
 283,293, 299, 3^9^ 3}}, 341. 
 
 Doddridge, Rev. Philip (i 702-1 751) — 238. 
 
 Donne, Rev. John (1573-1031) — 250.
 
 idnDer of autljorsf xiii 
 
 Ellis, Rev. Rufiis (1819-1 885)— 56, 150, 203, 307. 
 Embden, Rev. Joachim (1595-1650) — 59. 
 Erasmus, Desiderius (1467-1536)— 180. 
 
 Fenelon, Archbishop Fran9ois de la Mothe (1651- 
 1715)— 29, 132. 
 
 Foote, Rev. Henry Wilder (1838-1889)— 65, 273, 
 
 295, 325, 345, 358. 
 Galilean Sacramentary, A. D. 800 — 60, 263. 
 
 Gelasian Sacramentary, A.D. 402 or 404 — 10, 85, 91, 
 114, 140, 161,203,262,284,287,300,304,323, 
 331,34', 350,355,357. 
 
 Gothic Missal — 25. 
 
 Goulburn's Family Prayers — 137. 
 
 Greek Church — 68, 106, 124, 240. 
 
 Gregorian Sacramentary, A.D. 590 — 6, 84, 99, 217, 
 289, 312, 314. 
 
 Grey, Lady Jane (1537-1554) — 1 18. 
 
 Habermann, Johann (1516-1590) — 352. 
 
 Hare, Mrs. Maria (1798-1 870) — 20,67, 173, 201, 261. 
 
 Henry, Rev. Matthew (1662-1714) — 282. 
 
 Henry VIII's Primer, 1545 — 27, 94. 
 
 Hickes' Devotions, 1700 — 216, 284, 322.
 
 xiv 31nDr]i* of autljorfif 
 
 How, Charles (1661-1745)— 82, 135, 153, 298, 329, 
 366. 
 
 Hunter's Devotional Services, 1892 — 270, 297. 
 
 Jacobite Liturgy of St. Dionysius — 104, 
 
 Jenks, Rev. Benjamin (1646-17 14) — 121, 179, 288 
 
 3^A, 324,337, 357- 
 Jerome, St. (345?-42o)— 224. 
 
 Johnson, Samuel (i 709-1 784) — 22, 77, 146, 208, 248, 
 302. 
 
 Kempis, Thomas ^(1379-1471) — 14, 21, 34, 41, 64, 
 73, 92, 130, 15S, 106, 188, 210, 230, 254, 208, 
 280, 292, 304, 308, 320, 330, 338, 350, 356. 
 
 Kepler, Johann (i 571 -1630) — 231. 
 King's Chapel Liturgy, 1831 — 137, 237. 
 
 Leighton, Archbishop Robert (161 1-1684) — 3^53. 
 Leonine Sacramentary, A. D. 440 — 31, 109, 165, 191, 
 
 243, 2S0, 315, 3<^2. 
 Liturgy of St. James (2 J century ? ) — 19, 
 Liturgy of St. Mark (175-254)— Si, 98, 152, 223. 
 
 Martineau, Rev. James, b. 1805 — 12, 30, 6q, 83, 93, 
 115, 130, 181, 180, 200,240, 27^, 303, 350.
 
 31nucv of autljorsi xv 
 
 Martineau's Common Prayer for Christian Worship— 
 
 45- 
 Martyn, Rev. Henry (1781-1812)— 31. 
 Matheson, Rev. George, b. 1842-3, 72, 101, 131, 
 
 197, 215, 257, 349- 
 Mayer, Rev. Christ.— 242. 
 Melancthon, Rev. Philip (1 497"' 560)— 168. 
 Miller, Rev. James Russell, b. 1840— 31 1. 
 Monsell, Rev. John Samuel Bewley (181 1-1875)— 25. 
 Mozarabic Sacramentary, before A.D. 700—1,22, 
 
 24, 62, 80, 102, 136, 171, 190, 269, 328, 354, 
 
 363. 
 
 Nelson, Robert (1656-1715)— '02. 
 New Church Book of Worship, 1876—194, 225, 252. 
 Newman, Cardinal John (1801-1890)— 35, 80, 109, 
 165, 211, 219, 255, 334, 343- 
 
 Osgood, Rev. Samuel (1812-1880)— 360. 
 Oxenden, Bishop Ashton (1808- 1892)- 163, 227, 
 25>, 279,313. 
 
 Palma, Ludovicus— 244. 
 
 Paradise for the Christian Soul— 1 n , 1 76, 200, 338.
 
 xvi 3intjf r of autljors; 
 
 Pascal, Blaise (1623- 1 662)— 89. 
 Patrick, Bishop Simon (1626-1707) — 11, 206, 342, 
 361. 
 
 Penitent Pilgrim, The, 1641 — 362. 
 
 Pocket Manual of Prayers, iSoo — 234, 328, 
 
 Priest's Prayer Book — 1870, 123, 337. 
 
 Private Devotions, 1560 — 32, 234, 266, 306, 344. 
 
 Pusey, Rev. Edward Bouverie (1800- 1882) — 10, 18, 
 36, 49, 74, 88, 97, IDS, 108, 141, 147, 155, 170, 
 175, 183, 190, 217, 235, 239,267,270, 281, 
 290, 301,313, 3 « 7, 332. 
 
 Quirsfeld, Rev. Johann (1641-1686) — 339. 
 
 Reinhard, Rev. V. R. (i7s-;-i8i2)— 1 10. 
 Ridley, Bishop Nicholas (i500?-i55^)— 151, 246. 
 Ritter, Melchior, 1689 — 260. 
 
 Roman Breviary — 2, 7, 8, iS, 23, 32, 46, 88, 90, 06, 
 115, 122, 142, 145, 177, 183, 194,202,218, 
 247, 253, 266, 288, 297, 346. 
 
 Rossetti, Christina Georgina (1830-1895) — 5, 16, 23, 
 28, 34, 3^ 40, 48, 55, 58, 63, 66, 70, 81, 89, 
 92,94,99, >'•, "9, '25, 128, 133, 142, 146, 
 151, 159, 164, 168, 169, 171, 177, 1S2, 184, 
 191, 195,207,218,225, 231,237,240, 246,253,
 
 31nurr of autljors; xvii 
 
 Rossctti, Christina Gcorgina(i 83a- 1895)— Continued 
 269,281,289, 305, 309, 315, 3->. 329.340, 
 345, 35', 355, 3^3. 
 
 Sailer, Rev. Michael (1751-1832)— 174, 272. 
 
 Sarum Breviary, 1085—6, 26, 44, =^4, 6-5, 71, 9=i, 106, 
 132, 141, is^, 176, 207, 213, 218, 224, 230, 
 232, 208, 275, 280, 300, 308, 320, }}o, 347. 
 
 Scheretz, Rev. S. (i584-i6;9)— 364. 
 
 Shaftesbury, Antony Ashley Cooper, Earl of (1801- 
 i885)-33- 
 
 Sidney, Sir Philip (1554-15S6)— 30. 
 
 Skinner, Rev. James (1818-1882)— 125, 300, 339. 
 
 Stark, J. F. (1680-1756)— 76, 316. 
 
 Stevenson, Robert Louis (1850-1894)— 4, 95. 
 
 Stone, Rev. Thomas Tread well (1801-1895)— 193. 
 
 Syrian Clementine Liturgy— 195. 
 
 Taylor, Bishop Jeremy (1613-1667)— 9, 16, 58, 58, 
 70, f>=,, 107, 114, 128, 140, 178, 202, 214, 274, 
 294, 310, 320, 340, 348. 
 
 Tcrsteegen, Gerhard (1697-1769)— 33, 100, 148, 
 192, 226. 
 
 Theresa, St. (1515-1583)— 15.
 
 xviii 31nOc)c of 3iUt\)0t$ 
 
 Treasury of Devotion, 1809 — 44, 103, 122, 144, 204, 
 232,235, 252, 258, 30',347. 
 
 Vives, LudovicLis, 1578 — 239, 249, 286. 
 
 Way of Eternal Life, The — 172, 318. 
 
 Weiss, Rev. S. (1738-1805)— 236,276. 
 
 Williams, Rev. Rowland (18 18- 1870) — 5,40, 47, 70, 
 78, 103, 113, 145, 157, 179, 199, 221,243,248, 
 265,291, 300, 30S 327, 346. 
 
 Wilson, Bisiiop Thomas (1663-175S)— 53, 7', 9^, 
 104, 136, 149, 164, 170, 184, 267, 322, 326. 
 
 Woolman, John (1720-1772)— 245. 
 Zschokke^ Johann Hcinrich (i 771-1848) — 365.
 
 Imigljtv^ ^oti/l)ai3e merc^ upon 
 
 us, who, when troubled with the 
 things that are past, lose fiuth, 
 and life, and courage, and hope. 
 So have mercy upon us, and uphold us, 
 that we, being sustained by a true fiiith 
 that Thou art merciful and forgiving, 
 may go on in the life of the future to 
 keep Thy commandments, to rejoice in 
 Thy bounty, to trust in Thy mercy, and 
 to hope in the eternal life. Grant unto 
 all of us, whatsoever may betide us, to 
 remember ever that it is all of Thy guid- 
 ance, under Thy care, by Thy will ; that 
 so, in darkest days, beholding Thee we 
 may have courage to go on, faith to en- 
 dure, patience to bear, and hopefulness 
 
 to hold out, even unto the end — Amen. 
 
 <J5eocjje 59a\»35on. 
 
 tEljou, toljo art t\}tt tt)e jfame, 
 
 grant us so to pass through the 
 ^ coming year with faithful hearts, 
 that we may be able in all things 
 to please Thy loving eyes — Amen. 
 
 nSlosaraliic, 700 3C. ©.
 
 llorD our (fiiod, under t\)t 
 
 shadow of Thy wings let us 
 hope. Thou wilt support us, 
 both when little, and even to 
 gray hairs. When our strength is of 
 Thee, it is strength; but, when our own, 
 it is feebleness. We return unto Thee, 
 O Lord, that from their weariness our 
 souls may rise towards Thee, leaning on 
 the things which Thou hast created, and 
 passing on to Thyself, who hast wonder- 
 fully made them ; for withThee is refresh- 
 ment and true strength— Amen. 
 
 fl^Bjl prisoner come before Thee, and 
 l^Sfd mercifully grant unto us that we 
 may be delivered by Thine al- 
 mighty power from all bonds and chains 
 of sin whether in our bodies or in our 
 souls, through Jesus Christ our Lord— 
 Amen.
 
 31anuar^ tl)C tE^irU •^ 
 
 ^.♦f + 'f'f^' + S 
 
 ^^ JFattier, Ijclp mc as? a foUoiiJcr 
 
 of Christ to say, ''Thy will be 
 done." Thou wouldest not 
 have me accept Thy will be- 
 cause I miisU but because I may. Thou 
 wouldest have me take it, not with resig- 
 nation, but with joy, not with the ab- 
 sence of murmur, but with the song of 
 praise. How shall I reach this goal ? I 
 shall only reach it by feeling what the 
 Psalmist felt— that Thy will comes from 
 a "good Spirit," and goes towards a 
 -land of uprightness." Teach me that 
 Thy will is love ; teach me that Thy 
 love is wise. Guide me not blindfold, 
 but with open eyes. Grant me the 
 power to look both behind and before— 
 behind to '* Thy good Spirit," before to 
 - the land of uprightness." Givemethe 
 blessedness of the man whose delight is 
 in Thy law, who can tell of Thy statutes 
 rejoicing the heart. I shall obey Thy 
 will in perfect freedom when I can say, 
 * ' Thy Spirit is good "—Amen.
 
 ^^^^^^^^^ 3lamiar^ tl)e jfourtlj 
 
 I 
 
 t bcsfcccl) tEljcf, Horn, to brl)olD 
 
 us with favor, folk of many 
 ^ families and nations gathered 
 
 together in the peace of this roof, 
 weak men and women subsisting under 
 the covert of Thy patience. Be patient 
 still ; suffer us yet a while longer — with 
 our broken purposes of good, with our 
 idle endeavors against evil, suffer us a 
 while longer to endure and (if it may be) 
 help us to do better. Bless to us our ex- 
 traordinary mercies ; if the day come 
 when these must be taken, brace us to 
 play the man under affliction. Be with 
 our friends, be with ourselves. Go with 
 each of us to rest ; if any awake, temper 
 to them the dark hours of watching ; and 
 when the day returns, return to us, our 
 sun and comforter, and call us up with 
 morning faces and with morning hearts 
 — eager to labor — eager to be happy, if 
 happiness shall be our portion — and if 
 the day be marked for sorrow, strong to 
 endure it — Amen.
 
 3|anuat^ t^t Jfiftl; ♦^.^^^^^•^S 
 
 ^ ^015, t\)t Cnligljtrncr of nten, 
 
 who of all graces givest the 
 most abundant blessing upon 
 heavenly love ; we beseech 
 Thee to cleanse us from selfishness, and 
 grant us, for Thy love, so to love our 
 brethren that we may be Thy children 
 upon earth ; and thereby, walking in 
 Thy truth, attain to Thy unspeakable joy, 
 who art the Giver of life to all who truly 
 love Thee. Grant this prayer, O Lord— 
 
 Amen. 
 
 J^ottilanb a^iniamii^. 
 
 ^abe us? of 
 
 conscience. 
 
 rjtiick ant) tenuer 
 
 O Lord ; that under- 
 standing we may obey every 
 word of Thine, and discerning 
 may follow every suggestion of Thine in- 
 dwelling Spirit. Speak, Lord, for Thy 
 servant heareth — Amen.
 
 i 
 
 5^^^^ + ^^^ 3Ianuarv' t\)t ^ixt^ 
 
 pie ht&tttl) ^\)tt, (B ilorD, let 
 
 our hearts be graciously enlight- 
 ened by Thy holy radiance, that 
 we may serve Thee without fear 
 in holiness and righteousness all the days 
 of our life ; that so we may escape the 
 darkness of this world, and by Thy 
 guidance attain the land of eternal bright- 
 ness ; through Thy mercy, O blessed 
 Lord, Who dost live and govern all 
 things, world without end — Amen. 
 
 .^anim "^I^rcliiarn, ?(. 5I>. 1085. 
 
 Imigfttv^ anu rbrrlasfting 6oD, 
 
 the Brightness of faithful souls, 
 ^jjL§ fill the world with Thy glory, 
 
 we pray Thee, and show Thy- 
 self, by the radiance of Thy light, to all 
 the nations of the world, through Jesus 
 Christ, our Lord — Amen. 
 
 <23cc0orian .;§)acramentarp, ?C. 53. 590.
 
 3|anuar\? t\)t ^cbentl) ^^•^•^••^♦l'•^T 
 lmigl)t\) anu rt)crias?ting ^oo, 
 
 grant that our wills be ever 
 meekly subject to Thy will, and 
 our hearts be ever honestly ready 
 
 to serve Thee— Amen. 
 
 laoman '^Brcliiarp. 
 
 iloru, grant t!)at m^ t)rart ma^ 
 
 be truly cleansed and filled with 
 ^ Thy Holy Spirit, and that I may 
 arise to serve Thee, and lie 
 down to sleep in entire confidence in 
 Thee, and submission to Thy will, ready 
 for life or for death. Let me live for the 
 day, not overcharged with worldly cares, 
 but feeling that my treasure is not here, 
 and desiring truly to be joined to Thee 
 in Thy heavenly kingdom, and to those 
 who are already gone to Thee. O Lord, 
 save me from sin, and guide me with 
 Thy Spirit, and keep me in faithful obedi- 
 ence to Thee, through Jesus Christ Thy 
 Son, our Lord— Amen.
 
 9^^.^H>^4.+ 31anuar^ tlje CEigljtt) 
 prant unto us?, 3lniigl)t^ ^oD, 
 
 of Thy good Spirit, that quiet 
 heart, and that patient lowli- 
 ness to which Thy comforting 
 Spirit comes; that we, being humble to- 
 ward Thee, and loving toward one an- 
 other, may have our hearts prepared for 
 that peace of Thine which passeth under- 
 standing; which, if we have, the storms 
 of life can hurt us but little, and the cares 
 of life vex us not at all; in presence of 
 which death shall lose its sting, and the 
 grave its terror; and we, in calm joy, 
 walk all the days of our appointed time, 
 until our great change shall come — Amen . 
 
 W^^ ^^^^ ntfrcifull^ grant unto us? 
 
 ^ I that the lire of Thy love may 
 
 § burn up in us all things that dis- 
 please Thee, and make us meet 
 for Thy heavenly kingdom — Amen.
 
 3|anuarv tt)r jpintl) + + ^ + ^ + ^ + 9 
 
 W^^^ ^o0t merciful anD gracioug; 
 
 I i^B I God, Thou Fountain of all 
 k-S-^^ mercy and blessing, Thou hast 
 opened the hand of Thy mercy 
 to fill me with blessings, and the sweet 
 effects of Thy loving-kindness. Thou 
 feedest us like a Shepherd, Thou lovest 
 us as a Friend, and thinkest on us per- 
 petually, as a careful mother on her 
 helpless babe, and art exceeding merciful 
 to all that fear Thee. As Thou hast 
 spread Thy hand upon me for a covering, 
 so also enlarge my heart with thankful- 
 ness; and let Thy gracious favors and 
 loving-kindness endure for ever and ever 
 upon Thy servant ; and grant that what 
 Thou hast sown in mercy, may spring up 
 in duty; and let Thy grace so strengthen 
 my purposes that I may sin no more, but 
 walk in the paths of Thy command- 
 ments ; that I, living here to the glory 
 of Thy name, may at last enter into the 
 glory of my Lord, to spend a whole 
 eternity in giving praise to Thy ever- 
 glorious name — Amen. 
 
 fcremp (ilaplor.
 
 ^^gtt me not jseek out of ^\\tt 
 
 what I can find only in Thee, O 
 
 Lord, peace and rest and joy and 
 bliss, which abide only in Thine 
 abiding joy. Lift up my soul above the 
 weary round of harassing thoughts to 
 Thy eternal Presence. Lift up my soul 
 to the pure, bright, serene, radiant at- 
 mosphere of Thy Presence, that there 1 
 may breathe freely, there repose in Thy 
 love, there be at rest from myself, and 
 from all things that weary me ; and 
 thence return, arrayed with Thy peace, 
 to do and bear what shall please Thee — 
 Amen. 
 
 rpi 
 
 ^oDf foras^muc!) asf our 
 
 strength is in Thee, mercifully 
 
 %M grant that Thy Holy Spirit may 
 
 in all things direct and rule our 
 
 hearts, through Jesus Christ our Lord — 
 
 Amen. 
 
 dPelasian ^acramcntarp, 3C. 5I>. 402.
 
 31anuar^ t\)t (lElctJcntt) -f -f -f -i- 4. + U 
 ltttigl)t^ auD most merciful 
 
 Father, in whom we live and 
 move and have our being, to 
 whose tender compassion we 
 owe our safety in days past, together 
 with all the comforts of this present life, 
 and the hopes of that which is to come ; 
 we praise Thee, O God, our Creator ; 
 unto Thee do we give thanks, O God 
 our exceeding Joy, who daily pourest 
 Thy benefits upon us. Grant, we be- 
 seech Thee, that Jesus our Lord, the 
 Hope of glory, may be formed in us, in 
 all humility, meekness, patience, content- 
 edness, and absolute surrender of our 
 souls and bodies to Thy holy will and 
 pleasure. Leave us not, nor forsake us, 
 O Father, but conduct us safe through 
 all changes of our condition here, in an 
 unchangeable love to Thee, and in holy 
 tranquillity of mind in Thy love to us, till 
 we come to dwell with Thee, and rejoice 
 in Thee forever— Amen. 
 
 ^imon patricft (1626-1707).
 
 ^2 ^ ^ ^ ^ * + llanuar^ tlje Sijorlftl; 
 
 Source of llife anu ^trrngtlj 1 
 
 many of Thy mercies do we 
 plainly see, and we believe in a 
 boundless store behind. No 
 morning stars that sing together can 
 have deeper call than we for grateful joy. 
 Thou hast given us a life of high vocation, 
 and Thine own breathing in our hearts 
 interprets for us its sacred opportunities. 
 Thou hast cheered the way with many 
 dear affections and glimpses of solemn 
 beauty and everlasting truth. Not a 
 cloud of sorrow, but Thou hast touched 
 with glory : not a dusty atmosphere of 
 care, but Thy light shines through! 
 And, lest our spirits should fail before 
 Thine unattainable perfections. Thou hast 
 set us in the train of Thy saints who 
 have learned to take up the cross of sac- 
 rifice. Let the time past suffice to have 
 wrought our own will, and now make 
 us consecrate to Thine — Amen. 
 
 ^amt^ jIEtartincflu,
 
 31auuai:^ tt)e ®t)irtccntl) -f -j. 4. ^- 4. 13 
 Imigljt^ ano merciful ^oO, ttie 
 
 Fountain of all goodness, who 
 knowest the thoughts of our 
 hearts, we confess unto Thee 
 that we have sinned against Thee, and 
 done evil in Thy sight. Wash us, we 
 beseech Thee, from the stains of our past 
 sins, and give us grace and power to put 
 away all hurtful things ; so that, being 
 delivered from the bondage of sin, we may 
 bring forth worthy fruits of repentance. 
 
 O eternal Light, shine into our hearts. 
 O eternal Goodness, deliver us from evil. 
 O eternal Power, be Thou our support. 
 Eternal Wisdom, scatter the darkness of 
 our ignorance. Eternal Pity, have mercy 
 upon us. Grant unto us that with all 
 our hearts, and minds, and strength, we 
 may evermore seek Thy f'<xce ; and finally 
 bring us, in Thine infinite mercy, to Thy 
 holy presence. So strengthen our weak- 
 ness that, following in the footsteps of 
 Thy blessed Son, we may obtain Thy 
 mercy, and enter into Thy promised joy 
 — Amen. 
 
 3CKcu!ti, n. ©. 780*
 
 14 •^ •^ •^ •!• •^ iflaituar^ t\)t irourtrrntl) 
 rant me, & most lotjmg iloiD, 
 
 to rest in Thee above all crea- 
 tures, above all health and 
 beauty, above all glory and 
 honor, above all power and dignity, 
 above all knowledge and subtilty, above 
 all riches and art, above all fame and 
 praise, above all sweetness and comfort, 
 above all hope and promise, above all 
 gifts and favors that Thou canst give and 
 impart to us, above all jubilee that the 
 mind of man can receive and feel ; 
 finally, above angels and archangels, and 
 above all the heavenly host, above all 
 things visible and invisible, and above all 
 that Thou art not, O my God. It is too 
 small and unsatisfying, whatsoever Thou 
 bestowest on me apart from Thee, or re- 
 vealest to me, or promisest, whilst Thou 
 art not seen, and not fully obtained. For 
 surely my heart cannot truly rest, nor be 
 entirely contented, unless it rest in Thee 
 — Amen.
 
 31anuar^ t\)t J^iftrrntlj ^ + ^4.4. + i3 
 j^ (dot>, b^ U)l;ont t\)t mttk are 
 
 guided in judgment, and light 
 riseth up in darkness for the 
 godly ; grant us, in all our 
 doubts and uncertainties, the grace to 
 ask what Thou wouldest have us to do ; 
 that the Spirit of wisdom may save us 
 from all false choices, and that in Thy 
 light we may see light, and in Thy 
 straight path may not stumble, through 
 Jesus Christ our Lord — Amen. 
 
 IDitliam "i^riobt. 
 
 obrm all h^ (Cl)\! tois^om, €> 
 
 Lord, so that my soul may al- 
 ways be serving Thee as Thou 
 dost will, and not as I may 
 choose. Do not punish me, I beseech 
 Thee, by granting that which I wish or 
 ask, if it offend Thy love, which would 
 alwavs live in me. Let me die to my- 
 self, that so I may serve Thee : let me 
 live to Thee, who in Thyself art the true 
 
 Life — Amen. 
 
 ;^t. ^htxt4a (15 15- 1583). 
 
 c
 
 ilorD, m^ aoD, iFountain of 
 
 11 all true and holy love ; whc 
 hast made me, and preserved 
 me, that I might love Thee ; 
 give to Thy servant such a love, that 
 whatsoever in Thy service may happen 
 contrary to flesh and blood, I may not 
 feel it ; that humility may be my sanctu- 
 ary, and Thy service the joy of my soul, 
 and death itself the entrance of an eternal 
 life, when 1 may live with Thee, my 
 Strength and my Refuge, my God and 
 everlasting Hope — Amen. 
 
 !LorD, toljo tallest C^ine oIdit 
 
 sheep by name, grant, we en- 
 %M treat Thee, that all whom Thou 
 
 callest by the voice of conscience 
 may straightway arise to do Thy most 
 compassionate will, or abide patiently to 
 suffer it — Amen.
 
 Januar:^ tl;e ^mmttmt}) -j- -f- -f- •*• XI 
 
 ^^M ^oDi ®l)ou art hitti Misftjom, 
 
 ^^Pl Truth, Bounty, and Blessedness, 
 ^^J the Eternal, the only true Good! 
 My God and my Lord, Thou art 
 my hope and my heart's joy. I confess, 
 with thanksgiving, that Thou hast made 
 me in Thine image, that I may direct all 
 my thoughts to Thee, and love Thee. 
 Lord, make me to know Thee aright, 
 that I may more and more love, and 
 enjoy, and possess Thee. And since, in 
 the life here below, I cannot fully attain 
 this blessedness, let it at least grow in 
 me day by day, until it all be fulfilled at 
 last in the life to come. Here be the 
 knowledge of Thee increased, and there 
 let it be perfected. Here let my love to 
 Thee grow, and there let it ripen ; that 
 my joy being here great in hope, may 
 there in fruition be made perfect — Amen. 
 ^U 2tn0Clm(io33-iio9).
 
 18 ^ ^ ^ ^ + Jauuan? t\)t Cigl)tcmtl^ 
 jorlJt tDitl)out ^t)ee 31 can Do 
 
 Jp nothing; with Thee I can do all. 
 
 J Help me by Thy grace, that I 
 fall not ; help me by Thy 
 strength, to resist mightily the very first 
 beginnings of evil, before it takes hold of 
 me; help me to cast myself at once at 
 Thy sacred feet, and lie still there, until 
 the storm be overpast; and, if I lose 
 sight of Thee, bring me back quickly to 
 Thee, and grant me to love Thee better, 
 for Thy tender mercy's sake — Amen. 
 
 rant unto usf, toe bcs^fccl) Cljcr, 
 
 O Almighty God, that we, who 
 seek the shelter of Thy protec- 
 tion, being defended from all 
 evils, may serve Thee in peace and quiet- 
 ness of spirit, through Jesus Christ our 
 Lord — Amen. 
 
 Roman ^rcbiarp.
 
 31anuac^ t\)t j^inctenttl) ^ ^ ^ ^ ^A9 
 
 ^ot), t\)t i?atl)cr of our ^atiiour 
 
 I Jesus Christ, whose name is 
 great, whose nature is blissful, 
 whose goodness is inexhausti- 
 ble, God and Ruler of all things, who art 
 blessed forever; before whom stand thou- 
 sands and thousands, and ten thousand 
 times ten thousand, the hosts of holy 
 angels and archangels; sanctify, O Lord, 
 our souls and bodies and spirits, search 
 our consciences, and cast out of us every 
 evil thought, every base desire, all envy 
 and pride, all wrath and anger, and all 
 that is contrary to Thy holy will. And 
 grant us, O Lord, Lover of men, with a 
 pure heart and contrite soul, to call upon 
 Thee, our holy God and Father who art 
 in heaven — Amen. 
 
 2lituro5 of ^u 3-amEjtf, 
 
 2nd Century.
 
 20 + -^ -^ -i- -^ 3ianuar^ t\)t Cixirntiftl) 
 
 p^^ ^oru, t\)i& isf all ni^ Dcsfire— to 
 
 I ^B li walk along the path of life that 
 m^^S Thou hast appointed me, even 
 as Jesus my Lord would walk 
 along it, in steadfastness of faith, in 
 meekness of spirit, in lowliness of heart, 
 in gentleness of love. And because out- 
 ward events have so much power in 
 scattering my thoughts and disturbing 
 the inward peace in which alone the 
 voice of Thy spirit is heard, do Thou, 
 gracious Lord, calm and settle my soul 
 by that subduing power which alone 
 can bring all thoughts and desires of the 
 heart into captivity to Thyself All I 
 have is Thine ; do Thou with all as 
 seems best to Thy divine will ; for I 
 know not what is best. Let not the 
 cares or duties of this life press on me 
 too heavily; but lighten my burden, that 
 I may follow Thy way in quietness, filled 
 with thankfulness for Thy mercy, and 
 rendering acceptable service unto Thee — 
 Amen. 
 
 lUaria l^are.
 
 31anuar^ t\)t Ctomt^^first + * -i- •!• 21 
 
 f 
 
 £posft merciful tlorn, grant to me 
 
 )] Thy grace, that it may be with 
 '^ me, and labor with me, and per- 
 severe with me even to the end. 
 Grant that 1 may always desire and will 
 that which is to Thee most acceptable, 
 and most dear. Let Thy will be mine, 
 and my will ever follow Thine, and agree 
 perfectly with it. Grant to me, above all 
 things that can be desired, to rest in 
 Thee, and in Thee to have my heart at 
 peace. Thou art the true peace of the 
 heart, Thou its only rest; out of Thee all 
 things are hard and restless. In this very 
 peace, that is, in Thee, the one Chiefest 
 Eternal Good, I will sleep and rest— 
 Amen.
 
 6oD, toitl) Ml)om 10 tt)e IjdcU of 
 
 life, and in Whose light we see 
 
 ^^^ light; increase in us, we be- 
 
 seech Thee, the brightness of 
 Divine knowledge, whereby we may be 
 able to reach Thy plenteous fountain; 
 impart to our thirsting souls the draught 
 of life, and restore to our darkened minds 
 the light from heaven — Amen. 
 
 ^03arabic, befocc 700 2C. ©, 
 
 Imigljtv aoD, our tjratifnl^ 
 
 Father, without Whose help 
 labor is useless, without Whose 
 light search is vain, invigorate 
 my studies, and direct my inquiries, that 
 I may, by due diligence and right dis- 
 cernment, establish myself and others in 
 Thy holy faith. Take not, O Lord, Thy 
 Holy Spirit from me ; let not evil thoughts 
 have dominion in my mind. Let me not 
 linger in ignorance, but enlighten and 
 support me, for the sake of Jesus Christ 
 our Lord — Amen. 
 
 ;^amuEl Jpljnjson. 
 
 Ua^jlA 
 
 14 i^<^*^^ 
 
 /9/2, 
 
 nA
 
 3Ianuar^ t\)t tE^toent^ t^irD -f -i- -i- -j- 23 
 
 ^oUt Ml)o art faitl)ful anti fus^t 
 
 to forgive us our sins, mercifully 
 grant unto us that we may be 
 delivered from the bondage of 
 our sins, and may one day rejoice in per- 
 fect liberty in our very Fatherland, which 
 is in heaven — Amen. 
 
 Boman *2B«taiarp» 
 
 p^^ tloru, in M!)om is; our \)opc, 
 
 i ffi I remove far from us, we pray 
 k^A Thee, empty hopes and pre- 
 sumptuous confidence. Make 
 our hearts so right with Thy most holy 
 and loving heart, that hoping in Thee we 
 may do good ; until that day when faith 
 and hope shall be abolished by sight and 
 possession, and love shall be all in all— 
 Amen. 
 
 Cbrij5"tina a. ii\o?sctti.
 
 24 -^ *^ -^ 3ianuar^ t\)t Ciumt^^fourtl) 
 rant, ^ Ijrabenl^ f?u\)tx, tljat 
 
 we may so faithfully believe in 
 ^^^ Thee, and so fervently love one 
 another, alway living in Thy 
 fear, and in the obedience of Thy holy 
 law and blessed will, that we, being 
 fruitful in all good works, may lead our 
 life according to Thy good pleasure in 
 this transitory world and, after this frail 
 and short life, obtain the true and im- 
 mortal life, where thou livest and reign- 
 est, world without end — Amen. 
 
 Cboma^ <25ccon ( 1 5 1 1 - 1 567). 
 
 [((iili'J P'^''^ ^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^ courts of Thine 
 ^Si house, and to show forth to the 
 faithful the fragrance of good 
 works, and the example of a godly life, 
 through Thy mercy and grace — Amen. 
 4Hao3arat)ic ;^acramcntar?, before 700 3C. ©.
 
 31anuar^ tt)e tEtoent^^fiftl) ^ -f •^ -i- 25 
 \\nmW ano cucilastius aoD, 
 
 Who dost enkindle the tlame of 
 Thy love in the hearts of the 
 saints, grant unto us the same 
 faith and power of love ; that, as we re- 
 joice in their triumphs, we may profit by 
 their examples, through Jesus Christ our 
 Lord— Amen. . 
 
 tEtjou, tDitl) <ll(:in)om is; tljt i?oun^ 
 
 tain of Life, and without Whom 
 we can do nothing ; Whose grace 
 is sufficient for us, and Whose 
 strength is made perfect in weakness ; 
 abide in us, that we, keeping Thy com- 
 mandments, may abide in Thy love ; so 
 shall our peace be as a river, and our 
 righteousness as the waves of the sea; 
 through Jesus Christ our Lord— Amen. 
 31obn ;§). '^. ^on?cn.
 
 26 •^ •^ •^ + 31anuar^ t\)t STnjmt^.sfirtl) 
 ^oD, perfect u0 in lotic, tljat U3C 
 
 may conquer all selfishness and 
 hatred of others; fill our hearts 
 with Thy joy, and shed abroad 
 in them Thy peace which passeth under- 
 standing; that so those murmurings and 
 disputings to which we are too prone 
 may be overcome. Make us long-suffer- 
 ing and gentle, and thus subdue our 
 hastiness and angry tempers, and grant 
 that we may bring forth the blessed fruits 
 of the Spirit, to Thy praise and glory, 
 through Jesus Christ our Lord — Amen. 
 
 aiorious? auD 0lmigljtp 6oD, in 
 
 I Whom all the spirits of the 
 
 i^g^ blessed place the confidence of 
 
 their hope; grant to us that, by 
 
 Thy help, we may be able ever to serve 
 
 Thee with a pure mind, through Christ 
 
 our Lord— Amen. 
 
 ;^anim ^rctiarp, ?C. ©. 1085.
 
 31anuar^ t\)t tr:u)nat\!^6Ct3mtl) + + 4. 27 
 
 cpcrciful flortJ <SoU, Ijcabenl^ 
 
 Father, I render most high laud, 
 praise, and thanks unto Thee, 
 that Thou hast preserved me 
 both this ni^ht, and all the times and 
 days of my life hitherto, under Thy pro- 
 tection; and hast suffered me to live un- 
 til this present hour. And I beseech 
 Thee heartily that Thou wilt vouchsafe 
 to receive me this day, and the residue 
 of my whole life, from henceforth mto 
 Thy good keeping; ruling and govern- 
 ing me with Thy Holy Spirit, that all 
 manner of darkness and evil may be ut- 
 terly chased and driven out of my heart; 
 and that I may walk in the light of Thy 
 truth, to Thy glory and praise, and to 
 the help and furtherance of my neigh- 
 bor, through Jesus Christ our Lord and 
 Saviour— Amen. 
 
 ^enr? t^%%%% ^^vxitv, 1545.
 
 28 * * * 31anuar^ tlje ^ixymt^ti^lit^ 
 
 lmisl)t^ ^oD, our iligt)t in 
 
 darkness, our Strength in weak- 
 ness, our Hope in sinfulness, 
 and our Eternal Home, be unto 
 us merciful, long-suflering, and patient ; 
 that we, who be slow of growth, may 
 hope to come at last to Thy likeness ; 
 and, being upheld by Thee, may by Thy 
 mercy go from strength to strength, 
 until, through the waste and dreariness, 
 through the joy and duty of this earthly 
 life having safely passed, we through the 
 fulness of Thy mercy may come into the 
 land of the eternal peace — Amen. 
 
 ©coroe 53atDj^on. 
 
 ilorD, tJllljo sfcst tljatall Ijcarts 
 
 ^1 iH are empty except Thou fill them, 
 
 ^^Jand all desires balked except 
 
 they crave after Thee ; give us 
 
 light and grace to seek and find Thee, 
 
 that we may be Thine and Thou mayest 
 
 be ours forever — Amen.
 
 3ianuar^ tlje ^^mt^mint^ -f -f -f 29 
 
 |orD, 31 knoto not toljat 31 ougljt 
 
 to ask of Thee ; Thou only 
 knowest what I need ; Thou 
 lovest me better than I know 
 how to love myself. O Father ! give to 
 Thy child that which he himself knows 
 not how to ask. I dare not ask either for 
 crosses or consolations ; I simply present 
 myself before Thee, I open my heart to 
 Thee. Behold my needs which I know 
 not myself; see and do according to Thy 
 tender mercy. Smite, or heal ; depress 
 me, or raise me up ; I adore all Thy pur- 
 poses without knowing them ; I am 
 silent ; I offer myself in sacrifice ; I yield 
 myself to Thee ; I would have no other 
 desire than to accomplish Thy will. 
 Teach me to pray. Pray Thyself in me 
 — Amen. 
 
 ifcancoi;^ be la M^itht jrcnelon.
 
 30 4. -f ♦^ ^ 4. 31anuar^ tl^e tlTljirtirtl) 
 
 llUs^eeing !ligt)t, anD Ctrrnal 
 
 Life of all things, look upon my 
 misery with Thine eye of mercy, 
 and let Thine infinite power 
 vouchsafe to limit out some portion of 
 deliverance unto me, as unto Thee shall 
 seem most convenient. But yet, O my 
 God, I yield unto Thy will, and joyfully 
 embrace what sorrow Thou wilt have 
 me suffer. Only thus much let me crave 
 of Thee (let my craving, O Lord, be ac- 
 cepted of Thee, since even that proceeds 
 from Thee) — let me crave even by the 
 noblest title, which in my greatest afflic- 
 tion I may give myself, that I am Thy 
 creature, and by Thy goodness (which 
 is Thyself), that Thou wilt suffer some 
 beam of Thy Majesty so to shine into 
 my mind, that it may still depend con- 
 fidently on Thee — Amen.
 
 3Ianuar^ tlje W\)in^^vsit ^ 4^ ^ ^ ^ z\ 
 I), tstn^ W\)^ ligjjt anD W^^^ 
 
 truth, that I may live always 
 near to Thee, my God. Oh, let 
 me feel Thy love, that I may be, 
 as it were, already in heaven, that I may 
 do all my work as the angels do theirs; 
 and Oh, let me be ready for every work! 
 be ready to go out or go in, to stay 
 or depart, just as Thou shalt appoint. 
 Lord, let me have no will of my own; 
 or consider my true happiness as de- 
 pending, in the smallest degree, on any- 
 thing that can befall me outwardly, but 
 as consisting altogether in conformity to 
 Thy will — Amen. 
 
 I^cnrp IBartpn (1781-1812). 
 
 ^oD, Wi\)o t\)i{m&t&t us? in tlTl)^ 
 
 love, and refreshest us amid Thy 
 
 SJl chastening; grant that we may 
 
 ever be able to give Thee thanks 
 
 for both; through Jesus Christ our Lord 
 
 — Amen. 
 
 %stmm ;^acramentarp, 440 2C,5!B. 
 D
 
 ^ ^ ^ 4- ^ jrebmar^ t\)t ifirs^t 
 
 forgive me the sins of my youth 
 ^ and the sins of mine age, the 
 
 sins of my soul, and the sins of 
 my body, my secret and my whispering 
 sins, my presumptuous and my crying 
 sins, the sins that I have done to please 
 myself, and the sins that I have done to 
 please others. Forgive me those sins 
 which I know, and those sins which I 
 know not; forgive them, O Lord, forgive 
 them all of Thy great goodness — Amen, 
 private ©rtjotionj^, 1560. 
 
 |rantt toe brsfccclj ^l)tt, SiU 
 
 mighty God, unto us who know 
 that we are weak, and who trust 
 in Thee because we know that 
 Thou art strong, the gladsome help of 
 Thy loving-kindness, both here in time 
 and hereafter in eternity — Amen. 
 
 Cloman <i25«toiarp.
 
 iFrtmar^ t\)t g)cconD -f^^^^+SS 
 
 (3ot) our l)eat3enl^ iFatljer, w 
 
 J I new in us the sense of Thy gra- 
 i# cious Presence, and let it be a 
 constant impulse within us to 
 peace, trustfulness, and courage on our 
 pilgrimage. Let us hold Thee fast with 
 a loving and adoring heart, and let our 
 affections be fixed on Thee, that so the 
 unbroken communion of our hearts with 
 Thee may accompany us whatsoever we 
 do, through life and in death. Teach us 
 to pray heartily ; to listen for Thy voice 
 within, and never to stifle its warnings. 
 Behold, we bring our poor hearts as a 
 sacrifice unto Thee : come and fill Thy 
 sanctuary, and suffer nought impure to 
 enter there. O Thou Who art Love, let 
 Thy Divine Spirit flow like a river 
 through our whole souls, and lead us in 
 the right way till we pass by a peaceful 
 death into the Land of Promise — Amen.
 
 prosper and finish every good 
 work whereunto Thou hast ap- 
 pointed us. Grant us grace here 
 to do and suffer thankfully Thy most 
 merciful Will, and hereafter to rejoice in 
 Thy rest — Amen. 
 
 Ct)ri?tina <Q» fiossrtti. 
 
 I best for us, let this or that be 
 fe^SJi done, as Thou shalt please. Give 
 what Thou wilt, and how much 
 Thou wilt, and when Thou wilt. Deal 
 with me as Thou thinkest good, and as 
 best pleaseth Thee. Set me where Thou 
 wilt, and deal with me in all things just 
 as Thou wilt. Behold, I am Thy servant, 
 prepared for all things ; for I desire not 
 to live unto myself, but unto Thee ; and 
 Oh, that I could do it worthily and per- 
 fectly ! — Amen. 
 
 ^boma? a ^tmpi^.
 
 Sftbmm tl)e iTourtl) •^ ^ ♦ ♦ *> 35 
 
 eact) me, <B tlorti, anij atable me 
 
 to live the life of saints and 
 angels. Take me out of the 
 languor, the irritability, the sen- 
 sitiveness, the anarchy, in which my soul 
 lies, and fill it with Thy fulness. Breathe 
 on me with that Breath which infuses 
 energy and kindles fervor. In asking for 
 fervor, I ask for all that I can need, and 
 all that Thou canst give. In asking for 
 fervor, I am asking for faith, hope, and 
 charity, in their most heavenly exercise ; 
 I am asking for that loyal perception of 
 duty, which follows on yearning affec- 
 tion ; I am asking for sanctity, peace, 
 and joy, all at once. Nothing would be 
 a trouble to me, nothing a difficulty, had 
 I but fervor of soul. Lord, in asking for 
 fervor, I am asking for Thyself, for noth- 
 ing short of Thee, O my God. Enter my 
 heart, and fill it with fervor by filling it 
 with Thee — Amen.
 
 36 ^^^♦^♦^ i?rbmar^ t\)t ififtli 
 
 ilorD, Wi^o, in infinite toi^Uom 
 
 and love, orderest all things for 
 '{M Thy children, order everything 
 
 this day for me in Thy tender 
 pity. Thou knowest my weakness. Who 
 madest me; Thou knowest how my soul 
 shrinks from all pain of soul. Lord, I 
 know Thou wilt lay no greater burden 
 on me than Thou canst help me to bear. 
 Teach me to receive all things this day 
 from Thee. Enable me to commend 
 myself in all things to Thee; grant me 
 in all things to please Thee; bring me 
 through all things nearer unto Thee; 
 bring me, day by day, nearer to Thyself, 
 to life everlasting — Amen. 
 
 Amen. 
 
 tlorD, mafee usf, toe implore 
 
 Thee, so to love Thee that Thou 
 mayest be to us a Fire of Love, 
 purifying and not destroying — 
 
 Cbristina <©. 0o?^etti.
 
 iFebmar^ tlje ^ixt^ •^♦^•^^♦^•^♦^37 
 
 |orti, git)0 us? \)tm$m\)tt to forget 
 
 Thy love; but to dwell therein 
 whatever we do, whether we 
 sleep or wake, live or die, or 
 rise again to the life that is to come. For 
 Thy love is eternal life and everlasting 
 rest; for this is life eternal to know Thee 
 and Thy infinite goodness. O let its 
 flame never be quenched in our hearts; 
 let it grow and brighten, till our whole 
 souls are glowing and shining with its 
 light and warmth. Be Thou our Joy and 
 Hope, our Strength and Life, our Shield 
 and Shepherd, our Portion for ever. For 
 happy are we if we continue in the love 
 wherewith Thou hast loved us; holy are 
 we when we love Thee steadfastly. 
 Therefore O Thou, Whose name and 
 essence is Love, enkindle our hearts, en- 
 lighten our understandings, sanctify our 
 wills, and fill all the thoughts of our 
 hearts, for Jesus Christ's sake — Amen, 
 fotjann SCrnbt (i 555-1621).
 
 38^^^^^^ ifebmars ttje &t\}mt\) 
 
 g^ aimigljt^ 6ou, gitje to ®l)^ 
 
 servant a meek and gentle spirit, 
 that I maybe slow to anger, and 
 easy to mercy and forgiveness. 
 Give me a wise and constant heart, that 
 I may never be moved to an intemperate 
 anger for any injury that is done or of- 
 fered. Lord, let me ever be courteous, 
 and easy to be entreated ; let me never 
 fall into a peevish or contentious spirit, 
 but follow peace with all men ; offering 
 forgiveness inviting them by courtesies, 
 ready to confess my own errors, apt to 
 make amends, and desirous to be recon- 
 ciled. Let no sickness or cross accident, 
 no employment or weariness, make me 
 angry or ungentle and discontented, or 
 unthankful, or uneasy to them that min- 
 ister to me; but in all things make me 
 like unto the holy Jesus — Amen.
 
 \ttsitt\it usi blamcles?0, <D JlortJ, 
 
 in our goings out and comings 
 in this day. Fill us with the 
 simplicity of a divine purpose, 
 that we may be inwardly at one with 
 Thy holy will, and lifted above vain 
 wishes of our own. Set free from every 
 detaining desire or reluctance, may we 
 heartily surrender all our powers to the 
 work which Thou hast given us to do ; 
 rejoicing in any toil, and fainting under 
 no hardness that may befall us as good 
 soldiers of Jesus Christ; and counting it 
 as our crown of blessing if we may join 
 the company of the faithful who have 
 kept Thy Name and witnessed to Thy 
 Kingdom in every age. Prepare us to 
 seek our rest, not in outward ease, but 
 in inward devotedness: only fulfil to us 
 the word of the Chief of Saints; leave us 
 His peace, while we remain here; and 
 then receive us unto Thyself, to mingle 
 with the mighty company of our fore- 
 runners—Amen. 
 
 3'amcs JIBartmeau.
 
 ilorD, iDitl) OTtjom is; ttje ifoum 
 
 I tain of Life, give us all, we en- 
 treat Thee, grace and good will 
 to follow the leadings of Thy 
 most Holy Spirit. Let the dew of Thy 
 grace descend and abide upon us, re- 
 freshing that which droops, reviving that 
 which is ready to perish ; until the day 
 when all Thy faithful people shall drink 
 of the river of Thy pleasures — Amen. 
 
 Ct)ri?tina <©. 0o?j9ctti, 
 
 f^Sji breath of power makest us a 
 ^^^ new creation for Thyself, we 
 beseech Thee to preserve what 
 Thou hast created, and consecrate what 
 Thou hast cleansed ; that by Thy grace 
 we may be found in that form, the 
 thought of which ever dwells with Thee, 
 and which Thou wiliest fulfilled in man 
 — Amen.
 
 t ^l)ou pttmxt toitt) met ^ 
 
 ^ Lord, in every time and place. 
 Let this be my consolation, to 
 be cheerfully willing to do with- 
 out all human comfort. And, if Thy 
 consolation be wanting, let Thy will and 
 just trial of me be unto me as the great- 
 est comfort — Amen, 
 
 Imigljt^ ^oD, t\)t Krftige of all 
 
 that are distressed, grant unto us 
 that, in all trouble of this our 
 mortal life, we may flee to the 
 knowledge of Thy lovingkindness and 
 tender mercy ; that so, sheltering our- 
 selves therein, the storms of life may pass 
 over us, and not shake the peace of God 
 that is within us. Whatsoever this life 
 may bring us, grant that it may never 
 take from us the full faith that Thou art 
 our Father. Grant us Thy light, that we 
 may have life, through Jesus Christ our 
 Lord — Amen.
 
 42 ^. + ^ •^ -f -f if ebruar^ tlje Clctjnxtt) 
 
 rant me, 31 ht&ttti) ^\\tt, 2ih 
 
 mighty and most Merciful God, 
 I fervently to desire, wisely to 
 search out, and perfectly to ful- 
 fil, all that is well-pleasing unto Thee. 
 Order Thou my worldly condition to the 
 glory of Thy name ; and, of all that 
 Thou requirest me to do, grant me the 
 knowledge, the desire, and the ability, 
 that I may so fulfil it as I ought, and 
 may my path to Thee, I pray, be safe, 
 straightforward, and perfect to the end. 
 
 Give me, O Lord, a steadfast heart, 
 which no unworthy affection may drag 
 downwards ; give me an unconquered 
 heart, which no tribulation can wear 
 out ; give me an upright heart, which no 
 unworthy purpose may tempt aside. 
 
 Bestow upon me also, O Lord my God, 
 understanding to know Thee, diligence 
 to seek Thee, wisdom to find Thee, and 
 a faithfulness that may finally embrace 
 Thee — Amen. 
 
 /t)t. ^^oma? 3CquinajS (1225-1274).
 
 iFebmar^ ttje tEtorlftlj -f ♦ * «i» -f + 43 
 iFattier, calm tl)e turbulence of 
 
 !.| our passions ; quiet the throb- 
 ^ bing of our hopes ; repress the 
 waywardness of our wills ; di- 
 rect the motions of our affections ; and 
 sanctify the varieties of our lot. Be Thou 
 all in all to us ; and may all things 
 earthly, while we bend them to our 
 growth in grace, and to the work of 
 blessing, dwell lightly in our hearts, so 
 that we may readily, or even joyfully, 
 give up whatever Thou dost ask for. 
 May we seek first Thy kingdom and 
 righteousness ; resting assured that then 
 all things needful shall be added unto 
 us. 
 
 Father, pardon our past ingratitude 
 and disobedience ; and purify us, 
 whether by Thy gentler or Thy sterner 
 dealings, till we have done Thy will on 
 earth, and Thou removest us to Thine 
 own presence with the redeemed in 
 heaven — Amen. 
 
 jnaarp Carpenter.
 
 (Eternal CTis^om, grant mt t\)t 
 
 I light of Thy Holy Spirit, that I 
 ^^^ may know what Thou wouldest 
 have me do ; I offer myself en~ 
 tirely to Thee, do with me what seemeth 
 good in Thy sight; not my will, but 
 Thine, be done. Correct whatsoever 
 Thou seest amiss in me, strengthen my 
 weak resolutions, restrain my wayward 
 desires; remove all hindrances to the ful- 
 filment of Thy will, and give me grace 
 so to follow the leadings of Thy Provi- 
 dence, that my life may be spent to Thy 
 honor and glory, in whatsoever way it 
 pleases Thee — Amen. 
 
 (^Trcasurp of ?5ebotion. 
 
 lmigl)t^ ^ot), toe intjoke W^tti 
 
 the Fountain of everlasting 
 
 Light; and entreat Thee to 
 
 send forth Thy truth into our 
 
 hearts, and to pour upon us the glory of 
 
 Thy brightness, through Christ our Lord 
 
 — Amen. 
 
 ;§)anim '25retiarp, 3C. 5^. 1085.
 
 Sfthtmx^ tlje ifourteentij ♦ -i- ♦^ ^ 45 
 
 <3ot^i Wi^o \)n^t commanded tlftat 
 
 3 no man should be idle, give us 
 Em grace to employ all our talents 
 and faculties in the service ap- 
 pointed for us; that, whatsoever our 
 hand fmdeth to do, we may do it with 
 our might. Cheerfully may we go on in 
 the road which Thou hast marked out, 
 not desiring too earnestly that it should 
 be either more smooth or more wide; 
 but, daily seeking our way by Thy light, 
 may we trust ourselves and the issue of 
 our journey, to Thee the Fountain of Joy, 
 and sing songs of praise as we go along. 
 Then, O Lord, receive us at the gate of 
 life which Thou hast opened for us in 
 Christ Jesus — Amen. 
 
 jUaartineau'? Common prapec fot CttijJtian
 
 46 ^ •!• 4» ♦ 4- ifebmarg ttje ififtemtlj 
 iloru, toe htsittc^ Wi^tt tliat 
 
 Thy people may grow ever in 
 
 ^ love toward Thee, their Father 
 Who art in heaven, and may so 
 be schooled by holy works, that ever, as 
 Thou dost pour Thy gifts upon them, 
 they may walk before Thee in all such 
 things as be well-pleasing in the sight of 
 Thy Divine Majesty — Amen. 
 
 llioman ^cetoiarp. 
 
 5pos?t lotiing ifatljer, OTtjo toill^ 
 
 est us to give thanks for all 
 ^ things, to dread nothing but the 
 
 loss of Thee, and to cast all our 
 care on Thee Whocarestforus; preserve 
 us from faithless fears and worldly anxi- 
 eties, and grant that no clouds of this 
 mortal life may hide from us the light of 
 that Love which is immortal, and which 
 Thou hast manifested unto us in Thy 
 Son, Jesus Christ our Lord — Amen. 
 
 |©iniani !25ri0bt.
 
 iFebruar^ tlje ^ixttmti) ^i* ^ ♦ 4^ 4^ 47 
 
 ^^^Itttigljt^ ^oUt Wi\)0 alone gabes^t 
 
 |H I us the breath of life, and alone 
 |^j_tj canst keep alive in us the breath- 
 ing of holy desires, we beseech 
 Thee for Thy compassions' sake to sanc- 
 tify all our thoughts and endeavors, that 
 we may neither begin any action with- 
 out a pure intention, nor continue it 
 without Thy blessing; and grant that, 
 having the eyes of our understanding 
 purged to behold things invisible and un- 
 seen, we may in heart be inspired with 
 Thy wisdom, and in work be upheld by 
 Thy strength, and in the end be accepted 
 of Thee, as Thy faithful servants, having 
 done all things to Thy glory, and thereby 
 to our endless peace. Grant this prayer, 
 O Lord — Amen.
 
 llorD, Ml;om all ^Ij^ gooD 
 
 ,^ ! creatures bless and praise ac- 
 Wim cording to Thy gift unto each of 
 them, grant, we pray Thee, that 
 we on whom Thou hast bestowed rea- 
 son and speech may ever bless Thee with 
 heart and lips, and may of Thine infinite 
 mercy inherit a blessing, even the eternal 
 blessedness of heaven — Amen. 
 
 Cbrifitina •©. Rossctti. 
 
 Intigljt^ anU Ctirrlasfting (3oDt 
 
 Thou Lover of peace and con- 
 cord, Who hast called us in 
 Christ to love and unity : we 
 pray Thee so rule our hearts by Thy 
 Holy Spirit, that we, being delivered by 
 the true fear of God from all fear of man, 
 may evermore serve Thee in righteous- 
 ness, mercy, humility, and gentleness 
 towards each other, through Thy dear 
 Son Jesus Christ our Lord — Amen. 
 
 ^unscn's CoHcction.
 
 j?rbruar^ tt)e Cig^tcnttl) -i- 4. -f •{. •^ 49 
 
 I earnestly to please Thee ; to do 
 Thy will in each several thing 
 which Thou shalt give me to 
 do ; to bear each thing which Thou shalt 
 allow to befall me contrary to my will, 
 meekly, humbly, patiently, as a gift from 
 Thee to subdue self-will in me ; and to 
 make Thy will wholly mine. What I do, 
 make me do, simply as Thy child ; let me 
 be, throughout the day, as a child in his 
 loving father's presence, ever looking up 
 to Thee. May I love Thee for all Thy 
 love. May I thank Thee, if not in 
 words, yet in my heart, for each gift of 
 Thy love, for each comfort which Thou 
 allowest me day by day — Amen.
 
 l^cdi\)axl^ f-iit\)tt,Wi\)o toatcljcsr 
 
 always over Thy fliithful people, 
 ^ and mightily defendest them, so 
 
 that they be harmless preserved, 
 I most heartily thank Thee, that it hath 
 pleased Thy fatherly goodness to take 
 care of me this night past. I most en- 
 tirely beseech Thee, O most merciful 
 Father, to show the like kindness toward 
 me this day, in preserving my body and 
 soul; that I may neither think, breathe, 
 speak, or do anything that may be dis- 
 pleasing to Thy fatherly goodness, dan- 
 gerous to myself, or hurtful to my neigh- 
 bor ; but that all my doings may be 
 agreeable to Thy most blessed will, 
 which is alway good ; that they may 
 advance Thy glory, answer to my voca- 
 tion, and profit my neighbor, whom 1 
 ought to love as myself ; that, whenso- 
 ever Thou callest me hence, I may be 
 found the child not of darkness but of 
 light ; through Jesus Christ our Lord — 
 Amen. 
 
 (i^bomas ^ccon (151 1-1570).
 
 irebmar^ t^t tEtoentsctlj -f 4- ♦ ♦ ^ 51 
 
 ^rant unto us^, Sllmigljt^ aoD, 
 
 that we, communing with one 
 another and with Thee, may 
 feel our hearts burn within us, until all 
 pure, and just, and holy, and noble 
 things of God and man may be to us 
 lovely, and we may find nothing to fear 
 but that which is hateful in Thine eyes, 
 and nothing worth seeking but that 
 which is lovely and fair therein. Let the 
 divine brightness and peace possess our 
 souls, so that, fearing neither life nor 
 death, we may look to Thy lovingkind- 
 ness and tender mercy to lift us above 
 that which is low and mean within us, 
 and at last to give the spirit within us the 
 victory, and bring us safe through death 
 into the life everlasting. Hear us of Thy 
 mercy, through Jesus Christ our Lord— 
 Amen. 
 
 <J5coroe 5Datt)jion,
 
 52 + ♦ 4. 4. ftbtmt^t\)c €^tDmtp.'fir0t 
 
 Cljou aoorj (Bmnipotmt, OTljo 
 
 so carest for every one of us, as 
 if Thou caredst for him alone; 
 and so for all, as if all were but 
 one! Blessed is the man who loveth 
 Thee, and his friend in Thee, and his 
 enemy for Thee. For he only loses none 
 dear to him, to whom all are dear in 
 Him who cannot be lost. And who is 
 that but our God, the God that made 
 heaven and earth, and fillcth them, even 
 by filling them creating them. And Thy 
 law is truth, and truth is Thyself. I be- 
 hold how some things pass away that 
 others may replace them, but Thou dost 
 never depart, O God, my Father su- 
 premely good, Beauty of all things beau- 
 tiful. To Thee will I intrust whatsoever 
 I have received from Thee, so shall I lose 
 nothing. Thou madest me for Thyself, 
 and my heart is restless until it repose 
 in Thee — Amen. 
 
 &u KuQunme (354-430).
 
 j?ebruar^ ttje tE^tomt^.^econD •^ -i- •^ 53 
 
 ^it\) allmp l)fart anu 0oult (^ ^oU, 
 
 ^™ I thank Thee, that in all the 
 ^ changes and chances of this 
 mortal life, I can look up to 
 Thee, and cheerfully resign my will to 
 Thine. I have trusted Thee, O Father, 
 with myself; my soul is in Thy hand, 
 which I verily believe Thou wilt preserve 
 from all evil ; my body, and all that be 
 longs to it, are of much less value. I do 
 therefore, with as great security as sat- 
 isfaction, trust all I have to Thee. I am 
 persuaded that neither tribulation, nor 
 anguish, nor persecution, nor flunine, 
 nor nakedness, nor peril, nor sword, 
 nor death which I may fear, nor life 
 which I may hope for, nor things present 
 which I feel, nor things to come which I 
 may apprehend, shall ever prevail so far 
 over me, as to make me not to resign 
 my will entirely to Thee — Amen. 
 
 (thoma^ Wilson (1663- 1755).
 
 6oD, toe Ijatje fenoton ano br^ 
 
 lieved the love that Thou hast 
 for us. May we, by dwelling 
 in love, dwell in Thee, and Thou 
 in us. May we learn to love Thee Whom 
 we have not seen, by loving our brethren 
 whom we have seen. Teach us, O heav- 
 enly Father, the love wherewith Thou 
 hast loved us; fashion us, O blessed 
 Lord, after Thine own example of love; 
 shed abroad, O Thou Holy Spirit of Love, 
 the love of God and man in our hearts — 
 Amen. 
 
 I^cnrp 2lJforD, 
 
 iloru, bouclisaff to looh mtvcu 
 
 fully upon us, and grant that we 
 ^ may choose the way of peace; 
 so that, rescued from the captiv- 
 ity of the sins which have oppressed us, 
 we may attain the dwellings of the heav- 
 enly Jerusalem; through Jesus Christ — 
 Amen. 
 
 ;^arum '25rcUiacp, K. Z>. 1085.
 
 Lorti our 6oD, tcaclj u0, toe bc^ 
 
 seech Thee, to ask Thee aright 
 ^Jl for the right blessings. Steer 
 
 Thou the vessel of our life to- 
 ward Thyself, Thou tranquil Haven of all 
 storm-tossed souls. Show us the course 
 wherein we should go. Renew a will- 
 ing spirit within us. Let Thy Spirit curb 
 our wayward senses, and guide and en- 
 able us unto that which is our true good, 
 to keep Thy laws, and in all our works 
 evermore to rejoice in Thy glorious and 
 gladdening Presence. For Thine is the 
 glory and praise from all Thy saints for 
 ever and ever — Amen. 
 
 ^t. ^asil, ?c. ©. 379 
 
 ilorD, our Ucfugc from tlje 
 
 storm, hide us, we entreat 
 
 t^ Thee, in Thine own Presence 
 
 from the provoking of all men. 
 
 By Thy holy love and fear, keep us from 
 
 sins of temper and of the tongue — Amen. 
 
 (ilbtiptina »©. Boppetti.
 
 56 •^ -i* •^ •!• jrebmar^ t^t ^isytnt^Mft^ 
 
 ^a^ toe lift our \)tm& to ^Ijce tljis: 
 
 IIJ day in great thankfulness, hum- 
 ^ bly acknowledging Thy mercy 
 
 and Thy truth, Thy large and 
 tender providence, Thy nearness to us at 
 all times. Thy Spirit of Wisdom and 
 Might and Peace, the works and the joys 
 and the discipline of earth which Thou 
 dost appoint, the promises that lay hold 
 of things to come. O Spirit of all grace 
 and benediction, Father of our dear Lord 
 and Saviour, coming to us in Him and in 
 His, Creator of these dying bodies. Life 
 and Light of these undying souls, Thy 
 gifts are new upon us every morning. 
 May Thy great love redeem us ; and from 
 the light of a true life below may we 
 pass at length into that Presence where 
 there is fullness of joy and abundance of 
 peace forever — Amen.
 
 ifebruar? tlje ^Ttocnti^.^irtlj -j- •^ -^ 57 
 
 ^ 
 
 JLorD, m^ ^013, !ligl)t of t\)t 
 
 I blind and Strength of the weak; 
 ^ yea, also, Light of those that 
 see, and Strength of the strong ; 
 hearken unto my soul, and hear it crying 
 out of the depths. 
 
 O Lord, help us to turn and seek Thee ; 
 for Thou hast not forsaken Thy creatures 
 qs we have forsaken Thee, our Creator. 
 Let us turn and seek Thee, for we know 
 Thou art here in our hearts, when we 
 confess to Thee, when we cast ourselves 
 upon Thee, and weep in Thy bosom, 
 after all our rugged ways ; and Thou dost 
 gently wipe away our tears, and we 
 weep the more for joy ; because Thou, 
 Lord, who madest us, dost remake and 
 comfort us. 
 
 Hear, Lord, my prayer, and grant that 
 I may most entirely love Thee, and do 
 Thou rescue me, O Lord, from every 
 temptation, even unto the end— Amen. 
 ^u Ku0Uj5tme (354-430).
 
 58 •{• -i- ifebmar^ t\)t ^\x}mt^^$t\ymt\) 
 
 I j^gj J Thee, our delight. Plant in our 
 m.^&m hearts love which is the fulfilling 
 of the law. Teach us to love 
 Thee with our whole will and being, and 
 our neighbor as ourselves. Keep us 
 from dividing Thy commandments into 
 great and small, according to our own 
 blind estimate ; but give us grace hum- 
 bly to acknowledge that whoso trans- 
 gresseth in one point is guilty of the 
 whole law — Amen. 
 
 •Cbristina ^. ttosactti. 
 
 |uiDc luf, ^ i,orD, in all t\)t 
 
 changes and varieties of the 
 world ; that in all things that 
 shall happen, I may have an 
 evenness and tranquillity of spirit ; that 
 my soul may be wholly resigned to Thy 
 divinest will and pleasure, never mur- 
 muring at Thy gentle chastisements and 
 fatherly correction — Amen.
 
 iFebmar^ t\)t Ctomtii^ngtjtt) -f •^ + 59 
 ^^raut tisf grace to rest from all 
 
 fiS^ sinful deeds and thoughts, to 
 
 g surrender ourselves wholly unto 
 Thee, and to keep our souls still 
 before Thee like a still lake ; that so the 
 beams of Thy grace may be mirrored 
 therein, and may kindle in our hearts the 
 glow of faith and love and prayer. May 
 we, through such stillness and hope, fmd 
 strength and gladness in Thee, O God, 
 now and forever more — Amen. 
 
 Joacbim C'mbticn (1595-1650). 
 
 j|o fill usf toitlj tri)i^ Spirit, (D 
 
 Lord, that we, passing from one 
 thing to another, may go from 
 strength to strength ; every- 
 where full of thy praise, everywhere full 
 of Thy work, finding the joy of the Lord 
 to be our strength, until the time when 
 the work of this world shall close, and 
 the weary hours shall come to an end, 
 and darkness shall come, and our eyes 
 shall rest for a while ; then give us an 
 abundant entrance into the life eternal, 
 through Jesus Christ our Lord — Amen.
 
 60 T -i- + i^rbmar^ t\)t Cinntt^miiul) 
 
 tbe mr t OD LorD, purity of lip0, a 
 
 clean and innocent heart, humil- 
 ity, fortitude, patience. Give 
 me the Spirit of wisdom and 
 understanding, the Spirit of counsel and 
 strength, the Spirit of knowledge and 
 godliness, and of Thy fear. Make me 
 ever to seek Thy face with all my heart, 
 all my soul, all my mind ; grant me to 
 have a contrite and humble heart in Thy 
 presence. Most high, eternal, and inef- 
 fable Wisdom, drive away from me the 
 darkness of blindness and ignorance ; 
 most high and eternal Strength, deliver 
 me ; most high and eternal Light, illu- 
 minate me ; most high and infinite 
 Mercy, have mercy on me — Amen. 
 
 C3aflican .^^acramcntacp, 2C. ©. Soo. 
 
 ilortJ, giuf us tijt grace of tTIn' 
 
 Spirit, early to seek out, and 
 evermore earnestly to follow the 
 work which Thou hast appointed 
 for us to do — Amen. 
 
 l*?cnrp JClforb.
 
 £parcl) t\)c irirst + + ^. + + + + + ^.01 
 
 C)olv Spirit, ilobc of <!5oD, iw 
 
 fuse Thy grace, and descend 
 plentifully into my heart ; en- 
 lighten the dark corn-ers of this 
 neglected dwelling, and scatter there Thy 
 cheerful beams ; dwell in that soul that 
 longs to be Thy temple ; water that bar- 
 ren soil, over-run with weeds and briars, 
 and lost for want of cultivating, and 
 make it fruitful with Thy dew from 
 heaven. Oh come, Thou refreshment of 
 them that languish and faint. Come, 
 Thou Star and Guide of them that sail in 
 the tempestuous sea of the world ; Thou 
 only Haven of the tossed and ship- 
 wrecked. Come, Thou Glory and 
 Crown of the living, and only Safeguard 
 of the dying. Come, Holy Spirit, in 
 much mercy, and make me fit to receive 
 Thee — Amen. 
 
 &U SCuflUjStine (354-430).
 
 + + + •^ •^ £0diXC\) t\)t g>CCOnD 
 
 |car usf, <0 ncticDfailing tligljt, 
 
 Lord our God, the Fountain of 
 light, the Lightof Thine Angels, 
 Principalities, Powers, and of all 
 intelligent beings ; who hast created the 
 light of Thy Saints. May our souls be 
 lamps of Thine, kindled and illuminated 
 by Thee. May they shine and burn with 
 the truth, and never go out in darkness 
 and ashes. May the gloom of sins be 
 cleared away, and the light of perpetual 
 faith abide within us — Amen. 
 
 4!Kl03arabic, before 31. 5?. 700. 
 
 ^^ €>oDt t\}t g^obcrrign <J3oot3 of tljc 
 
 IS J: soul, who requirest the hearts 
 ^S,m of all Thy children ; deliver us 
 from all sloth in Thy work, all 
 coldness in Thy cause ; and grant us by 
 looking unto Thee to rekindle our love, 
 and by waiting upon Thee to renew our 
 strength, through Jesus Christ our Lord 
 — Amen. 
 
 lIDirdam '!3riof)t.
 
 £parcl) t\)t Cl)irtJ +•^+^•^ + + + 03 
 aoD, araciou0 anu £pcrciful, 
 
 give us, we entreat Thee, a 
 humble trust in Thy mercy, and 
 suffer not our heart to fail us. 
 Though our sins be seven, though our 
 sins be seventy times seven, though our 
 sins be more in number than the hairs of 
 our head, yet give us grace in loving 
 penitence to cast ourselves down into the 
 depth of Thy compassion — Amen. 
 
 Cbristina €>. llossctti. 
 
 6oD, t\)t Source of perfect 
 
 blessedness, who dost teach 
 Thy fiiithful ones to walk in Thy 
 laws, to search Thy testimonies, 
 to keep Thy commands ; grant unto us, 
 we beseech Thee, Thy righteousness, 
 that we may seek Thee with our whole 
 hearts ; that we, who hitherto have wan- 
 dered like lost sheep, restored by Thy 
 kind arms, may rejoice in the glories of 
 Paradise, through Jesus Christ Thy Son 
 — Amen. 
 
 <§)anim "iSretJiarp, ?C. 35. 1085.
 
 64-^ + + + + + -^ £parc!) tl)e irourtt) 
 
 OTil! s^a^ unto m^ ^otj, nt^ 
 
 I Lord, and my King, ''Ohow 
 great is the abundance of Thy 
 goodness, O Lord, which Thou 
 hast laid up for them that fear Thee." 
 But what art Thou to those who love 
 Thee? What to those who serve Thee 
 with their whole heart ? In this espe- 
 cially Thou hast showed me the sweet- 
 ness of Thy love ; that, when I was not, 
 Thou madest me, when I went far astray 
 from Thee, Thou broughtest me back 
 again, that I might serve Thee, and hast 
 commanded me to love Thee. I would 
 I were able, at least for one day, to do 
 Thee some worthy service. Truly, Thou 
 art my Lord, and I Thy servant, who am 
 bound to serve Thee with all my might ; 
 and this I wish to do, this I desire ; and 
 whatsoever is wanting unto me, do 
 Thou, I beseech Thee, vouchsafe to sup- 
 ply — Amen. 
 
 (iCbomas a iumpi^.
 
 infinite anD i}o\^ (Dnc, toljom 
 
 we know as our Father and the 
 Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 
 we devoutly thank Thee for the 
 mercy that created us from the dust, and 
 for the greater mercy that has created us 
 anew by a heavenly adoption as Thy 
 children. For the undying yearnings, 
 which Thou hast implanted in us, after 
 things unseen, — for their satisfaction in 
 Thyself, we thank Thee; and we rejoice 
 that Thou hast been willing to encour- 
 age our frail and mortal spirits, by re- 
 vealing to us something of the perfec- 
 tions of Thy nature, and calling us to 
 follow after Thee. Grant, we pray, 
 that Thy loving-kindness may be fol- 
 lowed by our obedience. And do Thou 
 so confirm our best purposes by renew- 
 ing our sense of Thy presence, that we 
 may both imitate Thy nature, and accept 
 Thy dealings with us in the spirit of 
 childlike trust, and by the help of Thy 
 dear Son, Jesus Christ our Lord — Amen.
 
 + ^ + + + 4- £parclj tlje ^ixt\) 
 
 ^ !LorU, tl)e IBortion of our in\)tu 
 
 I itance, give us grace, I pray 
 g Thee, never to aim at or desire 
 anything out of Thee. What 
 we can enjoy in Thee, give us according 
 to Thy will; what we cannot, deny us 
 — Amen. 
 
 rant unto us, €> Horn <5ot), tl;at 
 
 we may love one another un- 
 feignedly; for where love is, 
 there art Thou; and he that lov- 
 eth his brother is born of Thee, and 
 dwelleth in Thee, and Thou in him. And 
 where brethren do glorify Thee with one 
 accord, there dost Thou pour out Thy 
 blessing upon them. Love us, therefore, 
 O Lord, and shed Thy love into our 
 hearts, that we may love Thee, and our 
 brethren in Thee and for Thee, as all 
 children to Thee, through Jesus Christ 
 our Lord — Amen. 
 
 a.©. 1578.
 
 £parcf| tl)t ^etinxtlj •f-f-t-^-f-f-feZ 
 p^^^orDt Ijcar ; tloru, forgitje ; llorD, 
 
 I do; hear what 1 speak not, for- 
 I give what I speak amiss, do 
 what I leave undone; that, not 
 according to my word or my deed, but 
 according to Thy mercy and truth, all 
 may issue to Thy glory and the good of 
 Thy kingdom — Amen. 
 
 Imigljtv' auD Ctcmal 6orj, M)o 
 
 hast revealed Thy nature in 
 Christ Jesus Thy Son as Love: 
 we humbly pray Thee give us 
 Thy Holy Spirit, to glorify Thee also in 
 our hearts as pure Love, and thus con- 
 strain us by Thy Divine power to love 
 Thee again with our whole souls, and 
 our brethren as ourselves ; that so by Thy 
 grace we may be fulfilled with love, and 
 evermore abide in Thee and Thou in us, 
 with all joyfulness, and free from fear or 
 distrust, through Jesus Christ our Lord — 
 
 Amen. 
 
 •^Junisen'? CoHection.
 
 gg ^ A .t. + -f ^ + + £0arct) t\)t (Bigljt^ 
 
 Ijgjgv blcs^fif antj prais^e auD magnify 
 Hi Thee, O God of our fathers, who 
 ^^^ hast led us out of the shadows 
 of night once more into the light 
 of day. Unto Thy loving-kindness we 
 make our entreaty; be merciful to our 
 misdeeds; accept our prayers in the ful- 
 ness of Thy compassions, for Thou art 
 our refuge from one generation to an- 
 other, O merciful and almighty God. 
 Suffer the true Sun of Thy righteousness 
 to shine in our hearts, enlighten our 
 reason, and purify our senses; that so we 
 may walk honestly as in the day, in the 
 way of Thy commandments, and reach 
 at last the life eternal, where we shall re- 
 joice in Thy inaccessible life. For Thou 
 art the Fountain of Life, and in Thy light 
 shall we see light— Amen. 
 
 Orcch Cburcb.
 
 Cparcl; tt)C j;^intlj + + + •^•^•^ + +69 
 
 m^m g>farct)cr of l)cart0, tEljou 
 
 |(||l| knowest us better than we 
 l^wj know ourselves, and seest the 
 sins which our sinfulness hides 
 from us. Yet even our own conscience 
 beareth witness against us, that we often 
 slumber on our appointed watch; that 
 we walk not always lovingly with each 
 other, and humbly with Thee; and we 
 withhold that entire sacrifice of ourselves 
 to Thy perfect will, without which we 
 are not crucified with Christ, or sharers 
 in His redemption. Oh, look upon our 
 contrition, and lift up our weakness, and 
 let the dayspring yet arise within our 
 hearts, and bring us healing, strength, 
 and joy. Day by day may we grow in 
 faith, in self-denial, in charity, in heav- 
 enly-mindedness. And then, mingle us 
 at last with the mtghty host of Thy re- 
 deemed for evermore — Amen. 
 
 %amt^ .iBartincau.
 
 !lorrj, perfect, toe bes^eeclj Cljee, 
 
 the faith of us who believe, and 
 sow the good seed of faith in 
 their hearts who as yet lack it; 
 that we all may look steadfastly unto 
 Thee, and run with patience the race 
 that is set before us. Give us grace to 
 show our faith by our works; teach us 
 to walk by faith, having respect unto 
 the promises: which of Thy mercy 
 make good to us in Thine own good 
 time, O our most Gracious Lord God 
 and Saviour — Amen. 
 
 Christina «J3. Clossctti. 
 
 iorD, let <L\)\i Ijoli? breatlj eber 
 
 ll keep alive in us that fire which 
 Thy Son of old came to kindle 
 upon earth, that we also may be 
 anointed with the spirit of peace, holi- 
 ness, and obedience, and dwell in Thy 
 fellowship for ever — Amen. 
 
 Houilanb U^iniam^.
 
 £0^tt\) t\)t (Blctcntl) -f + -f -f- + -f 71 
 ^od, is)\)o 0cr0t all our tocak^ 
 
 nesses, and the troubles we 
 ^^^JM labor under, have regard unto 
 
 the prayers of Thy servant, who 
 stands in need of Thy comfort, Thy di- 
 rection, and Thy help. Thou alone 
 knowest what is best for us; let me 
 never dispute Thy wisdom or Thy good- 
 ness. Lord, so prepare my heart, that 
 no affliction may ever so surprise as to 
 overbear me. Dispose me at all times to 
 a readiness to suffer what Thy Provi- 
 dence shall order or permit. Grant that 
 I may never murmur at Thy appoint- 
 ments, nor be exasperated at the minis- 
 ters of Thy Providence — Amen. 
 
 Otboma^ IDiiiaion {1663-1755). 
 
 ^^frtJ Cl)v proplct €> llorDt toitlj 
 
 ^SE Thy grace, and deliver our souls 
 _^§p from the death of sin ; so that, 
 being filled with Thy mercy, we 
 may be united with the joys of the right- 
 eous, through Jesus Christ our Lord — 
 
 Amen. 
 
 ;^arum 'iSrcUiarp, '?t. 55. 1085.
 
 j2 ♦ * * * 4» ♦ £parct) tt)e tlTtDelftl) 
 
 £P^ ifatt)rr, 31 Ijabe moments; 
 
 of deep unrest — moments when 
 %^ I know not what to ask by rea- 
 son of the very excess of my 
 wants. I have in these hours no words 
 for Thee, no conscious prayers for Thee. 
 My cry seems purely worldly; 1 want 
 only the wings of a dove that I may flee 
 away. Yet all the time Thou hast ac- 
 cepted my unrest as a prayer. Thou 
 hast interpreted its cry for a dove's wings 
 as a cry for Thee, Thou hast received the 
 nameless longings of my heart as the in- 
 tercessions of Thy Spirit. They are not 
 yet the intercessions of my spirit ; I know 
 not what I ask. But Thou knowest what 
 I ask, O my God. Thou knowest the 
 name of that need which lies beneath my 
 speechless groan. Thou knowest that, 
 because I am made in Thine image, I can 
 find rest only in what gives rest to Thee; 
 therefore Thou hast counted my unrest 
 unto me for righteousness, and hast called 
 my groaning Thy Spirit's prayer— Amen.
 
 I), !lorD aoD, tEljou t)ol^ !lobcr of 
 
 my soul, when Thou comest 
 into my soul, all that is within 
 me shall rejoice. Thou art my 
 Glory and the exultation of my heart ; 
 Thou art my Hope and Refuge in the 
 day of my trouble. Set me free from all 
 evil passions, and heal my heart of all in- 
 ordinate affections; that, being inwardly 
 cured and thoroughly cleansed, I may be 
 made fit to love, courageous to suffer, 
 steady to persevere. Nothing is sweeter 
 than Love, nothing more courageous, 
 nothing fuller nor better in heaven and 
 earth; because Love is born of God, and 
 cannot rest but in God, above all created 
 things. Let me love Thee more than 
 myself, nor love myself but for Thee; 
 and in Thee all that truly love Thee, as 
 the law of Love commandeth, shining 
 out from Thyself— Amen.
 
 jj^_^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ £parcl) t\)t jrourtcntt^ 
 
 S^&£ 
 
 ^a^raclj me, a> ifatljcr, l^otD to as* 
 
 Thee each moment, silently, for 
 Thy help. If 1 fail, teach me at 
 once to ask Thee to forgive me. 
 If I am disquieted, enable me, by Thy 
 grace, quickly to turn to Thee. May 
 nothing this day come between me and 
 Thee. May I will, do, and say, just 
 what Thou, my loving and tender Father, 
 wiliest me to will, do, and say. Work 
 Thy holy will in me and through me this 
 day. Protect me, guide me, bless me, 
 within and without, that I may do some- 
 thing this day for love of Thee; some- 
 thing which shall please Thee; and that I 
 may, this evening, be nearer to Thee, 
 though I see it not, nor know it. Lead 
 me, O Lord, in a straight way unto Thy- 
 self, and keep me in Thy grace unto the 
 end — Amen. 
 
 4Z, ^23. pujtfep.
 
 ^parcl) t\)t Sfitttmt\) 4. + + ^4.^^75 
 
 l^notD, <^ llorD, anu no IjDitii 
 
 all humility acknowledge myself 
 an object altogether unworthy 
 of Thy love; but sure I am, 
 Thou art an object altogether worthy of 
 mine. I am not good enough to serve 
 Thee, but Thou hast a right to the best 
 service I can pay. Do Thou then impart 
 to me some of that excellence, and that 
 shall supply my own want of worth. 
 Help me to cease from ^in according to 
 Thy will, that I may be capable of doing 
 Thee service according to my duty. En- 
 able me so to guard and govern myself, 
 so to begin and finish my course, that, 
 when the race of life is run, I may sleep 
 in peace, and rest in Thee. Be with me 
 unto the end, that my sleep may be rest 
 indeed, my rest perfect security, and that 
 security a blessed eternity — Amen. 
 
 ^t. $Cu0U3^dne (354-430).
 
 76^^^^^^ cparclj t\)t ^imtnt^ 
 
 ^§e0t upon u0» (D g)pirit of ^obe, 
 
 and chase all anger, envy, and 
 g^^^ bitter grudges from our souls. 
 
 Be our Comforter in trial, when 
 the billows go over our heads; be our 
 Strength in the hour of weakness, and 
 help us to control the desires of the flesh. 
 Let us grow in faith and love, in hope, 
 patience, and humility. See by how 
 many temptations we are surrounded, 
 and preserve us from giving way to 
 them; show us the path wherein we 
 should tread, for if we trust to our own 
 impulses we shall go astray; but if Thou 
 lead us we shall run in the way of Thy 
 commandments. Our hearts lie open be- 
 fore Thee; enter now with Thy rich 
 gifts, strengthen, stablish, settle them. 
 Dwell in them and make them Thy tem- 
 ple, so shall we have the pledge of our 
 sonship, and of our salvation — Amen. 
 
 %. if. ;^tarft (1680-1756).
 
 ^<itt\) t\)t ^ebentemtb •^ •!» •^ '^ •^ 77 
 
 ^perciful 0oU, full of compas?^ 
 
 sion, long-suffering and of great 
 pity, make me earnestly repent, 
 and heartily to be sorry for all 
 my misdoings; make the remembrance 
 of them so burdensome and painful that 
 I may flee to Thee with a troubled spirit 
 and a contrite heart; and, O merciful 
 Lord, visit, comfort, and relieve me; ex- 
 cite in me true repentance; give me 
 in this world knowledge of Thy truth 
 and confidence in Thy mercy, and, in 
 the world to come, life everlasting. 
 Strengthen me against sin, and enable 
 me so to perform every duty, that whilst 
 I live I may serve Thee in that state to 
 which Thou hast called me; and, at last, 
 by a holy and happy death, be delivered 
 from the struggles and sorrows of this 
 life, and obtain eternal happiness, for the 
 sake of our Lord and Saviour, Thy Son 
 Jesus Christ — Amen. 
 
 ;^amuel fdbtij^on (1709-1784).
 
 tL\)ou ioopt of all t\)t niDsf of 
 
 the earth; Thou on whom our 
 fathers hoped, and were not 
 confounded ; Thou, who know- 
 est whereof we are made, and whereby 
 our shortcoming, have pity on us, O 
 Lord. O Helper of the helpless, and 
 Stronger than the strong, remember all 
 who are in distress of mind, body, or 
 estate; succor them according to their 
 need. It is meet and right, in all things, 
 for all men, in ioy and sorrow, alone and 
 all together, to remember and worship 
 Thee, to trust in Thee, and praise Thee, 
 Lord and Father, King and God, Foun- 
 tain of life and immortality. Source of 
 everlasting good. Thee all the heavens 
 hymn, and higher spirits praise, crying 
 to each other, or going on the work 
 which Thou givest them, and so perfect- 
 ing praise. Blessed be the Dweller of 
 Eternity, my Strength and my Deliverer, 
 my Salvation and my Refuge for ever — 
 Amen.
 
 9ntt\) tlje ilimetenttl) -f -f -i- -i- •^ 79 
 
 jofi^t merciful anu gracious i?atl)er, 
 
 I bless and magnify Thy name 
 that Thou hast adopted me into 
 the inheritance of sons, and hast 
 given me a portion of my elder Brother. 
 Thou who art the God of patience and 
 consolation, strengthen me that I may 
 bear the yoke and burden, of the Lord, 
 without any uneasy and useless mur- 
 murs,and ineffective unwillingness. Lord, 
 I am unable to stand under the cross, 
 unable of myself, but be Thou pleased to 
 ease this load by fortifying my spirit, 
 that I may be strongest when I am 
 weakest, and may be able to do and 
 suffer every thing that Thou pleasest, 
 through Christ who strengtheneth me. 
 Let me pass through the valley of tears, 
 and the valley of the shadow of death 
 with safety and peace, with a meek 
 spirit, and a sense of the divine mercies, 
 through Jesus Christ — Amen. 
 
 3:ercmp (jCagioc (1613- 1667),
 
 80 4- -{• * •^ -f £parcl) t\)t tCtorntiftt) 
 
 uitie uisf in ^l)^ toa^, (!^ ilorD, 
 
 and mercifully show the foun- 
 tain of wisdom to our thirsting 
 minds; that we may be free 
 from sorrowful heaviness, and may drink 
 in the sweetness of life eternal — Amen. 
 jUaosarabic, before ?C. 23. 700. 
 
 fittn d)fc to tracl) mc Da^ bv' 
 
 day, according to each day's 
 opportunities and needs. Give 
 me, O my Lord, that purity of 
 conscience which alone can receive, 
 which alone can improve Thy inspira- 
 tions. My ears are dull, so that I cannot 
 hear Thy voice. My eyes are dim, so 
 that I cannot see Thy tokens. Thou 
 alone canst quicken my hearing, and 
 purge my sight, and cleanse and renew 
 my heart. Teach me to sit at Thy feet, 
 and to hear Thy word — Amen. 
 
 Jobn Ct)cnrp j^etoman.
 
 ^ou of i.isi)t, iratljer of Jlifc, 
 
 Giver of Wisdom, Benefactor of 
 our souls, who givest to the 
 faint-hearted who put their trust 
 in Thee those things into which the 
 angels desire to look ; O Sovereign Lord, 
 who hast brought us up from the depths 
 of darkness to light, who hast given us 
 life from death, who hast graciously be- 
 stowed upon us freedom from slavery, 
 and who hast scattered the darkness of 
 sin within us ; do Thou now also en- 
 lighten the eyes of our understanding, 
 and sanctify us wholly in soul, body, 
 and spirit— Amen. 
 
 liiturop of .§t. jBarh (175-254?). 
 
 tlorD, gitjc us; all toe hmttl) 
 
 Thee, grace and strength to 
 
 ^M overcome every sin ; sins of be- 
 ^ setment, deliberation, surprise, 
 negligence, omission ; sins against Thee, 
 our self, our neighbor ; sins great, small., 
 remembered, forgotten— Amen. 
 
 Christina <©. Bo^^mu
 
 82 •^ •^ •^ + £parct) tlje CiDmtt!'s;cconD 
 
 ^ atiorablc eon, 31 Ijumbl^ be^ 
 
 ^31 r^ ] seech Thee to accept the sacri- 
 ^^1 fice I here, in all humility, desire 
 to make Thee, of the remainder 
 of my life ; to be entirely employed, with 
 the utmost vigor both of my soul and 
 body, in Thy service and adoration. 
 Pardon all the sins and offences of my 
 life past, and be pleased to bestow upon 
 me a steadfast faith, an ardent love, an 
 humble and perfect obedience, and a 
 will capable of no other inclination than 
 what it shall continually receive from the 
 absolute guidance of Thy divine will ; to 
 which I beg it may be ever perfectly sub- 
 servient, with all readiness and cheerful- 
 ness. As all my thoughts and actions are 
 continually before Thee, so I humbly 
 beseech Thee, that they may never be 
 unworthv of Thy divine Presence, for 
 Jesus Christ's sake — Amen. 
 
 Cb arlE^ SP^oto ( 1 66 1 - 1 745>
 
 £parclj t\)t ^tDfnti?.tl)iriJ -f -f -i- -f + 83 
 
 6oD, ct3cr blcsscu anu Ijol^ ! 
 
 none but the angels and Thy 
 redeemed can serve Thee with 
 a perfect joy. Called in our 
 measure to be perfect as Thou art per- 
 fect, we have been most unlike to Thee, 
 and are not worthy to be deemed Thy 
 children. Thirsting with momentary 
 desires, we have forsaken the living 
 springs of heavenly wisdom, of which he 
 that drinketh shall never thirst again. 
 We have been slow to the calls of affec- 
 tion, heedless of the duties, hard under 
 the sorrows, which are Thy gracious dis- 
 cipline ; yet are oppressed with cares 
 Thou layest not on us, with ease Thou 
 dost not permit, and wants Thou wilt 
 never bless. Visit us with the wrest- 
 lings of Thy Spirit : and lay on us the 
 cross, if we may but grow into the holi- 
 ness, of Christ — Amen. 
 
 3!ame3^ JlUartincau.
 
 84 * * * * £parcl) t\}t Cinrntv^.fourtlj 
 
 ilmigljtv <9oD, of Cl)^ fulnr^sf 
 
 grant to us who need so much, 
 who lack so much, who have 
 so little, wisdom and strength. 
 Bring our wills unto Thine. Lift our 
 understandings into Thy heavenly light ; 
 that we thereby beholding those things 
 which are right, and being drawn by 
 Thy love, may bring our will and our 
 understanding together to Thy service, 
 until at last, body and soul and spirit 
 may be all Thine, and Thou be our Father 
 and our Eternal Friend — Amen. 
 
 C3cor{jc 5!>att)^on. 
 
 Imigljtv' aoD, iDl)o sfcst tl)at 
 
 we have no power of ourselves 
 to help ourselves, keep us both 
 outwardly in our bodies and in- 
 wardly in our souls, that we may be de- 
 fended from all adversities which may 
 happen to the body, and from all evil 
 thoughts which may assault and hurt the 
 soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord — 
 Amen. 
 
 <I5rcgorian, 3(. 55. 590.
 
 £0nvt\) t\)t ^\)3tnt\!fiU\) + + -f -f + 83 
 Ctmial IDuritv'! ^tiou ait 
 
 I brighter than the sun, purer than 
 the angels, and the heavens are 
 not clean in Thy sight ; with 
 mercy behold Thy servant, apt to be 
 tempted with every object, and to be 
 overcome by every enemy. I cannot, O 
 God, stand in the day of battle and dan- 
 ger, unless Thou coverest me with Thy 
 shield, and hidest me under Thy wings. 
 Thou didst make me after Thine image ; 
 be pleased to preserve me so pure and 
 spotless, that my body may be a holy 
 temple, and my soul a sanctuary to en- 
 tertain Thy divinest Spirit, the Spirit of 
 love and holiness — Amen. 
 
 Jcrcmp (ȣaplor (1613-1667). 
 
 Lord 
 
 ^oUt Uclibcr usf from cartljl^ 
 
 desires, that no sin may reign 
 I in us, but that we may with free 
 
 spirits serve Thee, our only 
 through Jesus Christ — Amen. 
 ^elaisian ^acramctarp, 2C. 3^. 492.
 
 $0 ^ 4. + 4- + £parcl; t\)t duDrnt^.-^irt^ 
 
 florD, gibe Cljv' blfs^s^ing, toe 
 
 pray Thee, to our daily work, 
 that we may do it in faith and 
 heartily, as to the Lord and not 
 unto men. All our powers of body and 
 mind are Thine, and we would fain devote 
 them to Thy service. Sanctify them, 
 and the work in which they are engaged ; 
 let us not be slothful, but fervent in spirit, 
 and do Thou, O Lord, so bless our efforts 
 that they may bring forth in us the fruits 
 of true wisdom. Teach us to seek after 
 truth and enable us to gain it; but grant 
 that we may ever speak the truth in 
 love ; that, while we know earthly 
 things, we may know Thee, and be 
 known by Thee, through and in Thy 
 Son Jesus Christ. Give us this day Thy 
 Holy Spirit, that we may be Thine in 
 body and spirit in all our work and all 
 our refreshments, through Jesus Christ 
 Thy Son, our Lord — Amen. 
 
 (Cbomai* 2CrnoID.
 
 ]\) tI>l)ou gracious? antj gmtle anU 
 
 condescending God, Thou God 
 of peace, Father of mercy, God 
 of all comfort ; see, I lament 
 before Thee the evil of my heart ; I 
 acknowledge that 1 am too much disposed 
 to anger, jealousy, and revenge, to am- 
 bition and pride, which often give rise 
 to discord and bitter feelings between me 
 and others. Too often have I thus 
 offended and grieved both Thee, O long- 
 suffering Father, and my fellow-men. 
 Oh forgive me this sin, and suffer me to 
 partake of the blessing which Thou hast 
 promised to the peacemakers, who shall 
 be called the children of God. 
 
 Bestow on me, O Lord, a genial spirit 
 and unwearied forbearance ; a mild, lov- 
 ing, patient heart ; kindly looks, pleasant, 
 cordial speech and manners in the inter- 
 course of daily life ; that I may give 
 offence to none, but as much as in me 
 lies live in charity with all men— Amen. 
 3:obann'?trnDt(i555-»^2i).
 
 88 * ^-^ ^ ^arct) t\)t Ctomt\vngl)tl) 
 6oD, m^ (Soti, 3! am all malv 
 
 ness, but Thou art my Strength ; 
 am ever anew bowed down 
 
 by any trial, but Thou canst and 
 wiliest to lift me up. Let me not fail, O 
 God my Strength; let me not be dis- 
 couraged, O God, my Hope. Draw me 
 each day, if it be but a little nearer unto 
 Thee; make me, each day, if it be but a 
 little less unlike Thee; let me do or bear 
 each day something, for love of Thee, 
 whereby I may be fitter for Thee. Let no 
 day pass without my having done some- 
 thing pleasing unto Thee. Thus alone 
 would I live, that I may live more unto 
 Thee; thus would 1 die, longing to love 
 Thee more — Amen. <?. ^. pusc?. 
 
 (Son, t\)t ^\)tp\)tth cf all ^Tl)^ 
 
 people, deliver the same from all 
 
 SiM sins which do assail them, that 
 
 so they may ever be pleasing in 
 
 Thy sight, and safe under Thy shelter; 
 
 for Christ's sake — Amen. 
 
 Boman "^SretJiarp.
 
 ^m\) t\}t tEtDcnt^mintl) + •^ -i- -i- 89 
 ^\)on iJO^o ct)a6tcncs;t tol)oni 
 
 Thou lovest, grant us grace, we 
 pray Thee, to discern Thy love 
 in whatever suffering Thou 
 sendest us. Support us in patient thank- 
 fulness under pain, anxiety, or loss, and 
 move us with pity and tenderness for 
 our afflicted neighbors— Amen. 
 
 Ci)ri?tma €>» ao;9?ctti. 
 
 tloru, let me not tiencefort^ 
 
 desire health or life, except to 
 spend them for Thee, with Thee, 
 and in Thee. Thou alone know- 
 est what is good for me; do, therefore, 
 what seemeth Thee best. Give to me, 
 or take from me; conform my will to 
 Thine; and grant that, with humble and 
 perfect submission, and in holy confi- 
 dence, I may receive the orders of Thine 
 eternal Providence; and may equally 
 adore all that comes to me from Thee; 
 through Jesus Christ our Lord— Amen. 
 'iSiai^e pa?caUi623-i662).
 
 QQ ^ ^ ^ ^ i, i. cparct) t\)t ^\)ittitt\) 
 §loro, sfuccor, ijoe be^eeclj €^l)ee, 
 
 i| I us who are tempted. May noth- 
 gj ing induce us to distrust Thy 
 care over us, nor to use Thy 
 gifts to the denial of Thee, their Giver. 
 May we never presume upon Thy pro- 
 tection when we are forsaking Thy paths, 
 and tempting Thee. May we never, for 
 the sake of any supposed gain or ad- 
 vancement, quench the testimony of 
 Thy Spirit, or prove disloyal to Thy ser- 
 vice. Do Thou so support us in all 
 temptations that, when we have been 
 tried, we may receive the crown of life, 
 which Thou hast prepared for them that 
 love Thee — Amen. 
 
 ^ 6oD, ttie aiitljor of peace anrj 
 
 i 
 
 I Lover of concord, grant unto us 
 
 ^ to be so firmly established in 
 
 the love of Thyself, that no 
 
 trials whatsoever may be able to part us 
 
 from Thee — Amen. 
 
 0oman <23rctaiarp.
 
 e bmttl) ^\)tt, ^ !lorD, make 
 
 us subject unto Thee with a 
 ready will, and evermore stir up 
 our wills to make supplication 
 unto Thee— Amen. 
 
 eclasian, ?C. ©. 492. 
 
 Imtgljt^ aoD» £pabcr of Ijcaben 
 
 and earth, Giver of light and life, 
 so teach us those things which 
 belong to the heavenly king- 
 dom, and those duties which are of the 
 earth, that we, stirred by the light and 
 life of the peace of God, may be enabled 
 faithfully to do the things committed 
 to us, looking ever unto Thee for light 
 and life, that, being lifted above our- 
 selves, the life of God in the soul of man 
 may be ours, and the peace of God, 
 which passeth all understanding, may 
 then keep our hearts and minds, through 
 Jesus Christ our Lord— Amen. 
 
 George <Dattj?on»
 
 p^^ tloru, tDt)o$e toa^ is; perfect, 
 
 k ^B I help us, I pray Thee, always to 
 %%^^6 trust in Thy goodness: that 
 walking with Thee and follow- 
 ing Thee in all simplicity, we may pos- 
 sess quiet and contented minds; and 
 may cast all our care on Thee, for Thou 
 carest for us — Amen. 
 
 Cbtiji'ttna ^. BaUetti, 
 
 tloru, if onlv' m^ fcoill maf re^ 
 
 I main right and firm towards 
 g^ Thee, do with me whatsoever 
 it shall please Thee. For it can- 
 not be anything but good, whatsoever 
 Thou shalt do with me. If it be Thy 
 will I should be in darkness, be Thou 
 blessed ; and if it be Thy will I should 
 be in light, be Thou again blessed. If 
 Thou vouchsafe to comfort me, be Thou 
 blessed ; and, if Thou wilt have me 
 afflicted, be Thou ever equally blessed — 
 Amen. 
 
 (Cbomas a ftcmpi^.
 
 ^pril t^t ^ttont •j- + 'i'-f-i-^-i-93 
 
 tcmal <fi)ODt tol;o conimittcs^t to 
 
 us the swift and solemn trust of 
 lite; since we know not what a 
 day may bring forth, but only 
 that the hour for serving Thee is always 
 present, may we wake to the instant 
 claims of Thy holy will; not waiting for 
 to-morrow, but yielding to-day. Lay to 
 rest, by the persuasion of Thy Spirit, the 
 resistance of our passion, indolence or 
 fear. Consecrate with Thy presence the 
 way our feet may go; and the humblest 
 work will shine, and the roughest places 
 be made plain. Lift us above unright- 
 eous anger and mistrust into faith and 
 hope and charity by a simple and stead- 
 fast reliance on Thy sure will. In all 
 things draw us to the mind of Christ, 
 that Thy lost image may be traced again, 
 and Thou mayest own us as at one with 
 Him and Thee — Amen. 
 
 Jlame^ ^artineau.
 
 94*«f^4.-f-j.4. + april t\)t tKtjirO 
 'f^M £Po0t Dear ano tnxDer iratljcr, 
 
 (^^pijl our Defender and Nourisher; 
 hS^ endue us with Thy grace, that 
 we may cast off the great blind- 
 ness of our minds, and carefulness of 
 worldly things, and may put our whole 
 study and care in keeping of Thy holy 
 law ; and that we may labor and travail 
 for our necessities in this life, like the 
 birds of the air and the lilies of the field, 
 without care. For Thou hast promised 
 to be careful for us; and hast commanded 
 that upon Thee we should cast our care, 
 who livest and reignest, world without 
 end — Amen. 
 
 I^cnrp 03: JJ'.^) primer, 1545. 
 
 #g*^ !lorUt fill tis^, U3C \)c&ttc\) ^\\tt, 
 
 [( i^P' I ^^^^ adoring gratitude to Thee 
 ^S^^ for all Thou art for us, to us, and 
 in us; fill us with love, joy, 
 peace, and all the fruits of the Spirit — 
 Amen. 
 
 CI;ri;5tina C ^znztxu
 
 j^e Da^ rctumsf auD brings? u0 tlje 
 
 petty round of irritating con- 
 cerns and duties. Help us to 
 play the man, help us to per- 
 form them with laughter and kind faces, 
 let cheerfulness abound with industry. 
 Give us to go blithely on our business all 
 this day, bring us to our resting beds 
 weary and content and undishonored, 
 and grant us in the end the gift of sleep 
 — Amen. 
 
 0. H. ;|)tctm^on. 
 
 (Bon, M)o tljroug!) tl)c grace 
 
 of Thy Holy Spirit, dost pour 
 L-^^Jl the gift of love into the hearts 
 
 of Thy faithful people, grant 
 unto us health, both of mind and body, 
 that we may love Thee with our whole 
 strength, and with entire satisfaction 
 may perform those things which are 
 pleasing unto Thee, through Christ our 
 Lord — Amen. 
 
 ^arum "iSrrtJiarp, %. ©. 1085. 
 
 H
 
 QQ^^^^^^^^^ apnl t\)t ififtt) 
 m^^tmt, gracious? iratljcr, tl;at 31 
 
 I W'/^ i may never dispute the reason- 
 ^^^ ableness of Thy will, but ever 
 close with it, as the best that 
 can happen. Prepare me always for 
 what Thy Providence shall bring forth. 
 Let me never murmur, be dejected, or 
 impatient, under any of the troubles of 
 this life, but ever find rest and comfort in 
 
 this, THIS IS THE WILL OF MY FATHER, AND 
 
 OF MY God: grant this for Jesus Christ's 
 sake — Amen. 
 
 (Cboma? BDiWon (1665-1755). 
 
 ^otj, tlje Consolation of all 
 
 such as be sorrowful, and the 
 !^^!J Salvation of all them that put 
 their trust in Thee, grant unto 
 us, in this dying life, that peace for which 
 we humbly pray, and hereafter to attain 
 unto everlasting joy in Thy presence, 
 through our Lord Jesus Christ— Amen. 
 
 Roman ^reUiarp.
 
 llorD, make usf to lolje tKljce, 
 
 and each other in Thee, and to 
 
 Sm meet before Thee to dwell in 
 Thine everlasting love — Amen 
 
 rant unto us?, 0lmigl)t^ <e>oD, 
 
 the knowledge of Thy way, and 
 the spirit of obedience thereunto, 
 that, being conformed in thought 
 and words unto Thy way, Thy peace 
 may rule in our hearts. Help us to cast 
 out all those things which are contrary to 
 Thy peace, or that are not according to 
 Thy will, that so ours may be the quiet 
 life of trust, and faith, and obedience, 
 living lowly, longing for Thy truth, and 
 walking in the light thereof, that Thy 
 blessing may be upon us, and the light 
 of Thy countenance our perpetual de- 
 light. Hear us of Thy mercy, through 
 Jesus Christ our Lord — Amen.
 
 98•^•^.•^4►**4•♦ Siptil tljc ^ebent^) 
 
 n 
 
 I O Thou Lover of mankind, to 
 I bless all Thy people, the flocks 
 of Thy fold. Send down into 
 our hearts the peace of heaven, and grant 
 us also the peace of this life. Give life 
 to the souls of all of us, and let no deadly 
 sin prevail against us, or any of Thy 
 people. Deliver all who are in trouble, 
 for Thou art our God, who settest the 
 captives free ; who givest hope to the 
 hopeless, and help to the helpless ; who 
 liftest up the fallen ; and who art the 
 Haven of the shipwrecked. Give Thy 
 pity, pardon, and refreshment to every 
 Christian soul, whether in affliction or 
 error. Preserve us, in our pilgrimage 
 through this life from hurt and danger, 
 and grant that we may end our lives as 
 Christians, well-pleasing to Thee and free 
 from sin, and that we may have our por- 
 tion and lot with all Thy saints — Amen. 
 2liturop of ^t, M^xh (1 75--54 ^).
 
 |it3e us; grace, <D tloru, to toorfe 
 
 while it is day, fulfilling dili- 
 gently and patiently whatever 
 duty Thou appointest us ; doing 
 small things in the day of small things, 
 and great labors if Thou summon us 
 to any : rising and working, sitting still 
 and suffering, according to Thy word. 
 Go with me, and I will go ; but if Thou 
 go not with me, send me not : go before 
 me, if Thou put me forth ; let me hear 
 Thy voice when I follow— Amen. 
 
 Imigiit^ (Sou, unto ix)t)om all 
 
 hearts are open, all desires 
 known, and from whom no 
 secrets are hid ; cleanse the 
 thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration 
 of Thy Holy Spirit, that we may per- 
 fectly love Thee, and worthily magnify 
 Thy holy Name, through Jesus Christ our 
 
 Lord — Amen. 
 
 (JBrcgorian ;^acramcntarp, 2C. ©. 590.
 
 100 ^'^♦^♦'^♦♦•^ ^pril t\)t 0nt\) 
 ilorti, tE^t)^ Ibanusf ^aije fomtca 
 
 us, and Thou hast sent us into 
 this world, that we may walk in 
 the way that leads to heaven 
 and Thyself, and may fmd a lasting rest 
 in Thee who art the Source and Centre 
 of our souls. Look in pity on us poor 
 pilgrims in the narrow way ; let us not 
 go astray, but reach at last our true 
 home where our Father dwells. Guide 
 and govern us from day to day, and be- 
 stow on us food and strength for body 
 and soul, that we may journey on in 
 peace. Forgive us for having hitherto so 
 often wavered or looked back, and let us 
 henceforward march straight on in the 
 way of Thy laws, and may our last step 
 be a safe and peaceful passage to the 
 arms of Thy love, and the blessed fellow- 
 ship of the saints in light. Hear us, O 
 Lord, and glorify Thy name in us that 
 we may glorify Thee for ever and ever 
 — Amen. 
 
 •GcrbarD (Ccr^tccocn (1697- 1769).
 
 0pril t^e ^Tentl) -h -i- -h -h -i- i^ -t^ -i- \0l 
 ^m ®^ou Ditjtne Spirit tljat, in all 
 
 events of life, art knocking at the 
 EM door of my heart, help me to re- 
 spond to Thee. I would not be 
 driven blindly as the stars over their 
 courses. I would not be made to work 
 out Thy will unwillingly, to fulfil Thy 
 law unintelligently, <o obey Thy man- 
 dates "unsympathetically. I would take 
 the events of my life as good and perfect 
 gifts from Thee ; I would receive even the 
 sorrows of life as disguised gifts from 
 Thee. I would have my heart open at 
 all times to receive Thee, — at morning, 
 noon, and night ; in spring, and summer, 
 and winter. Whether Thou comest to 
 me in sunshine or in rain, I would take 
 Thee into my heart joyfully. Thou art 
 Thyself more than the sunshine, Thou 
 art Thyself compensation for the rain ; 
 it is Thee and not Thy gifts I crave ; 
 knock, and I shall open unto Thee — 
 Amen.
 
 ^it3e s^trcngtb, (B ilorU, to tljosfc 
 
 who seek Thee, and continually 
 
 ^^ pour into their souls the holy 
 
 desire of seeking Thee ; that 
 
 they who long to see Thy face may not 
 
 crave the world's pernicious pleasure — 
 
 Amen. 
 
 Xno3arabic, before 21. ©. 700. 
 
 f^^^.^^t gracious; aou, toljo gotrm^ 
 
 : est the world with infmite wis- 
 
 1.- - J;r: i dom and goodness, teach me 
 contentedly to submit to the 
 dispensations of Thy Providence, how 
 contrary soever they may be to flesh and 
 blood. Thou knowest the surest ways 
 of making me happy, and art infinite in 
 loving-kindness and mercy ; therefore let 
 Thy blessed will in everything be my 
 choice and satisfaction. Let all my dan- 
 gers awaken me to a careful performance 
 of my duty ; that 1 may serve Thee 
 quietly with a devout mind, through 
 Jesus Christ — Amen. 
 
 Hobcrt Ji^clson (1656-1715).
 
 Stpril t!;e Ctorlfdj ^ + + + ^ ^ ^ 103 
 
 ^ ILorDt mercifully incline ^\)im 
 
 ears to hear our prayers, and, of 
 Thy loving-kindness, enlighten 
 the depths of our hearts, that no 
 evil desires may rule them — Amen. 
 
 (Cccajsucp of 5DeUotion. 
 
 (3ot)i tDbd puttest into our 
 
 hearts such deep desire, that we 
 cannot be at peace until we en- 
 joy the feeling of Thy love ; 
 mercifully grant that the unspeakable 
 sighing of our souls' need may not go 
 unsatisfied because of any unrighteous- 
 ness of heart, which must divide us 
 from the All-holy One ; but strengthen 
 us to do right by whomsoever we have 
 wronged in thought, word, or deed ; to 
 renounce all plans of wrong-doing for 
 the future ; to purify our thoughts, and 
 govern our appetites, so that we may 
 have no bar between us and Thy glory, 
 but enjoy Thy peace which passeth 
 understanding — Amen. 
 
 i(\ot0{anb IDiniam^.
 
 104 -f -J- 4. 4- -1. 0pril tlje C^irtrcnt^ 
 (3on our irat^er, ^ooD bc^onu 
 
 J I all that is good, Fair beyond all 
 ^^^ that is fair, in whom is calmness 
 and peace; do Thou make up 
 the dissensions which divide us from 
 each other, and bring us back into an 
 unity of love, which may bear some like- 
 ness to Thy sublime nature. Grant that 
 we may be spiritually one, as well in 
 ourselves as in each other, through that 
 peace of Thine which maketh all things 
 peaceful, and through the grace, mercy, 
 andtendernessof Thine only Son— Amen. 
 Jacobite 2lituc09 of ^t, <Dionp;^iu^. 
 
 Ilrsfs; mt, ^ ^ou, toit^ t\)t lobe of 
 
 Thee, and of my neighbor. Give 
 me peace of conscience, the com- 
 mand of my affections; and for 
 the rest. Thy will be done! O King of 
 peace, keep us in love and charity — 
 
 Amen. 
 
 (Cboma? aDili^on (1663-1755).
 
 ^ipril t\}t Sfomttmti) •^•^•^•^•^105 
 
 W^^ i-ort)t prepare m^ Ijcart, 31 ht. 
 
 immf seech Thee, to reverence Thee, 
 ^^S^ to adore Thee, to love Thee; to 
 hate, for love of Thee, all my 
 sins, imperfections, shortcomings, what- 
 ever in me displeaseth Thee; and to love 
 all which Thou lovest, and whom Thou 
 lovest. Give me, Lord, fervor of love, 
 shame for my unthankfulness, sorrow 
 for my sins, longing for Thy grace, and 
 to be wholly united with Thee. Let my 
 very coldness call for the glow of Thy 
 love; let my emptiness and dryness, like 
 a barren and thirsty land, thirst for Thee, 
 call on Thee to come into my soul, who 
 refreshest those who are weary. Let my 
 heart ache to Thee and for Thee, who 
 stillest the aching of the heart. Let my 
 mute longings praise Thee, crave to Thee, 
 who satisfiest the empty soul, that waits 
 on Thee — Amen.
 
 too + + 4. + + + april t\)t f:itttmt\) 
 
 iraiscti be Cljou, (^ €>oli, Sih 
 
 mighty Ruler, who dost make 
 the da}' bright with Thy sun- 
 shine, and the night with the 
 beams of heavenly fires! Listen now to 
 our prayers, and forgive us both our con- 
 scious and unconscious transgressions. 
 Clothe us with the armour of righteous- 
 ness; shield us with Thy truth; watch 
 over us with Thy power; save us from 
 all calamity; and give us grace to pass 
 all the days of our life, blameless, holy, 
 peaceful, free from sin, terror, and of- 
 fence. For with Thee is mercy and 
 plenteous redemption, our Lord and 
 God, and to Thee we bring our thanks 
 and praise — Amen. 
 
 ^ Lort), Ijrar inv pravcr, fulfil m^ 
 
 desire to my good, and to the 
 praise of thy holy name — 
 Amen. 
 
 ;^arum ^rctoiarn, ?C.©. 1085.
 
 jfar our pva^n^, # !LorD, auD 
 
 consider our desires. Give unto 
 us true humility, a meek and 
 quiet spirit, a loving and a 
 friendly, a holy and a useful manner of 
 life; bearing the burdens of our neigh- 
 bors, denying ourselves, and studying to 
 benefit others, and to please Thee in all 
 things. Grant us to be righteous in per- 
 forming promises, loving to our relatives, 
 careful of our charges; to be gentle and 
 easy to be entreated, slow to anger, and 
 readily prepared for every good work — 
 Amen. 
 
 JcrmiP Canlor (1013-1667). 
 
 ilorD, grant all loljo contcnD for 
 
 the faith, never lo injure it by 
 clamor and impatience; but, 
 speaking Thy precious truth in 
 love, so to present it that it may be loved, 
 and that men may see in it Thy good- 
 ness and beauty — Amen. 
 
 I©iniam *25ri0bt.
 
 i 
 
 X08 •^ -I- -J- 4. •!♦ april t\)t ^t\ytnttmt\) 
 
 ^^^ontt, (D ^orD, in mucl) mrrc^ 
 
 down into my soul, and take 
 possession and dwell there. A 
 homely mansion, I confess, for 
 so glorious a Majesty, but such as Thou 
 art fitting up for the reception of Thee, 
 by holy and fervent desires of Thine own 
 inspiring. Enter then, and adorn, and 
 make it such as Thou canst inhabit, since 
 it is the work of Thy hands. Give me 
 Thine own self, without which, though 
 Thou shouldst give me all that ever Thou 
 hast made, yet could not my desires be 
 satisfied. Let my soul ever seek Thee, 
 and let me persist in seeking, till I have 
 found, and am in full possession of Thee 
 — Amen. 
 
 ;^t. ?luflugtine (354-430). 
 
 ^05t lotting tioru, gibe me a 
 
 ' All childlike love of Thee, which 
 ^ may cast out all fear — Amen.
 
 ^ott), 31 %i\)t mi)0clf to ®l)ee, 
 
 I trust Thee wholly. Thou art 
 '^M wiser than I — more loving to me 
 
 than I myself. Deign to fulfil 
 Thy high purposes in me whatever they 
 be — work in and through me. I am 
 born to serve Thee, to be Thine, to be 
 Thy instrument. Let me be Thy blind 
 instrument. I ask not to see — I ask not 
 to know — I ask simply to be used — 
 Amen. 
 
 3:obn i^cnrp |fic\jjman. 
 
 \totttu ^ iloru, a>lj^ 0uppUantfift 
 
 support their weakness, and 
 wash away their earthly stains ; 
 and while they walk amid the 
 darkness of this mortal life, do Thou ever 
 quicken them by Thy light; deliver them 
 in Thy mercy ifrom all evils, and grant 
 them to attain the height of good : through 
 Jesus Christ our Lord — Amen. 
 
 Hconinc ;$)acramentarp, 2C. ©. 440.
 
 110 •!• ♦i- -J- -^ * * aipril tl)e jl^inttrnttl) 
 
 ^cconrpli0l; Cl)^ perfect toortt in 
 
 our souls, O Father; let us be- 
 come day by day purer, freer, 
 more heavenly, more happy, 
 and preserve us unto eternal life. Bless, 
 animate, and sustain us, and raise us 
 mightily above all that would distract 
 us, to Thyself and the consciousness of 
 Thy fellowship which gives joy to all 
 who dwell therein. As yet we are 
 bound with many chains; we tarry 
 among things seen and temporal, and 
 feel their oppression; we are exposed to 
 the storms of the outer world, and are 
 wrestling with its ills. But we are not 
 dismayed, for we are more than earth 
 and dust, we are akin to Thee, O Spirit 
 of the Lord, and can experience Thy 
 heavenly influence. Unite us ever more 
 closely to the company of f-iithful hearts 
 whom Thou art sanctifying and prepar- 
 ing for heaven; fill us with their faith 
 and love and hope — Amen. 
 
 p. B. BcmbarD (1753-1812).
 
 april t\)C CtDcntirtl; + + + + + + XU 
 
 ilort), t\)t ilorD M)o&c lija^s? 
 
 are right, keep us in Thy mercy 
 from lip-service and empty 
 forms; from having a name that 
 we live, but being dead. Help us to 
 worship Thee by righteous deeds and 
 lives of holiness; that our prayer also 
 may be set forth in Thy sight as the in- 
 cense, and the lifting up of our hands be 
 as an evening sacrifice — Amen. 
 
 linDle in us; tljc i?irc of Cl;^ 
 
 Love; help Thou our weak- 
 ness, that, strengthened in Thee 
 and by Thee, we may take heed 
 by good works to make our calling sure. 
 Whatsoever our hand findeth to do, may 
 we straightway do it, with the desire to 
 please Thee only, and then be Thou our 
 exceeding great Reward — Amen. 
 
 pacaDiitfc for tbe Chnsmn .:^oui. 
 I
 
 Xt2 4^ 4» 4^ 4^ -f ^pril ttie ^\3}tnt^Mm 
 
 nu notD, ilortJ, lutjat is? m^ tjope? 
 
 Truly, rny hope is even in Thee. 
 ^ Though 1 walk through the vnl- 
 
 ley of the shadow of death, yet 
 I will fear no evil. Lord, Thou knowest 
 whereof we be made ; Thou remember- 
 est that we are but dust. I am Thine, 
 Oh, save me ! Behold, O Lord, how 
 that 1 am Thy servant, and the son of 
 Thine handmaid. Thine unprofitable 
 servant ; yet Thy servant. Thy lost 
 prodigal child, yet Thy child. Into Thy 
 hands 1 commend myself as unto a faith- 
 ful Creator. Lord, I am created in Thine 
 own image. Suffer not Thine own 
 image to be utterly defaced, but renew 
 it again in righteousness and true holi- 
 ness. Into Thine hands I commend my- 
 self, for Thou hast redeemed me, Thou 
 God of Truth — Amen. 
 
 Lancelot 2CnDrct»e]i (1555-1626).
 
 april tt)C CiDcnt^.sfccouD 
 
 + •{• + + U3 
 
 "^ pity on Thy child, and bring 
 his steps into the way of 
 peace. Thou that knowest our 
 thoughts, make Thyself known to our 
 hearts ; Thou, that art from everlasting, 
 let us behold Thy truth. Hast Thou not 
 made our souls in Thy likeness ? Take 
 away stain from the glass, and let us be- 
 hold in it Thine image. When Thou 
 wiliest, Thy word goeth forth ; Thou 
 breathest forth Thy love, and our souls 
 are joined to Thee. Take away from me 
 shame and rebuke ; renew in me Thy 
 strength, and show me the way of 
 peace. Turn me again, and I shall be 
 turned ; take away the darkness which 
 hideth Thee, and in the light of the liv- 
 ing God let me see light— Amen.
 
 0lmigl)t^ 6oD ! external ^rea0.- 
 
 ure of all good things ! Thou 
 ^^ fillest all things with plenteous- 
 
 ness; Thou clothest the lilies of 
 the field, and feedest the young ravens 
 that call upon Thee. Let Thy Provi- 
 dence be my store-house, my own ne- 
 cessities the measures of my desire; but 
 never let my desires of this world be 
 greedy, nor my labor immoderate, nor 
 my care vexatious and distracting; but 
 moderate, holy, subordinate to Thy will, 
 the measure Thou hast appointed for me 
 — Amen. 
 
 Sicrcmp (iCaplor(i 613-1007). 
 
 |rant us, <a tlorD, toe brs^rcc^ 
 
 Thee, always to seek Thy king- 
 dom and righteousness; and of 
 whatsoever Thou seest us to 
 stand in need, mercifully grant us an 
 abundant portion; through Jesus Christ 
 our Lord — Amen. 
 
 *J5cia8ian ^tsacramcntarp, 2C. ©. 493.
 
 ^t)ou t3)\)o art ilotje anu 
 
 dwellest in love ! teach us 
 herein to be followers of Thee, 
 as dear children. Never may 
 we shut our hearts against the sorrows 
 of even the unthankful and the evil. 
 Make us organs of Thy tender mercy, to 
 soothe the wretched, to lift the penitent, 
 to seek and to save the lost; till all shall 
 at length know themselves Thy children, 
 and be one with each other and with 
 Thee — Amen. 
 
 Jamcjrf juaartincau. 
 
 !^ 6oti, tDljo Dos^t bring mm out 
 
 of darkness and the shadow ot 
 death, such as are bound in 
 affliction and iron, free us, we 
 beseech Thee, from the chains of our 
 sins, and in Thy great mercy deliver us 
 from all evil, through Jesus Christ— 
 Amen. 
 
 Boman ^Bretiiarp.
 
 U6 •^ * * + + Spril tt)e Ctomt^^ft^i 
 
 Cljou full of compa00ion, 3I 
 
 commit and commend myself 
 unto Thee, in whom I am, and 
 live, and know. Be Thou the 
 Goal of my pilgrimage, and my Rest by 
 the way. Let my soul take refuge from 
 the crowding turmoil of worldly thoughts 
 beneath the shadow of Thy wings; let 
 my heart, this sea of restless waves, find 
 peace in Thee, O God. Thou bounteous 
 Giver of all good gifts, give to him who 
 is weary refreshing food ; gather our dis- 
 tracted thoughts and powers into har- 
 mony again ; and set the prisoner free. 
 See, he stands at Thy door and knocks; 
 be it opened to him, that he may enter 
 with a free step, and be quickened by 
 Thee. For Thou art the Well-spring of 
 Life, the Light of eternal Brightness, 
 wherein the just live who love Thee. 
 Be it unto me according to Thy word— 
 
 Amen. 
 
 &t. SCuoustinc (354-430).
 
 aipril tlje ^tDcnt^.s^irtti +**«i.*ii7 
 
 Iniigljt^ anu most mtrciful aoD, 
 
 in whom we live, and move, 
 and have our being; Lord of all 
 life; Source of all light, guiding 
 and governing all things of Thy loving- 
 kindness and power ! Hear our thanks- 
 givings unto Thee for all the joy that 
 Thou puttest into mortal life; but chiefly 
 for the joy that comes of sin forgiven, 
 weakness strengthened, victory prom- 
 ised, life eternal looked for. To every 
 one of us grant that, being fully con- 
 scious of having erred and strayed from 
 Thy ways, we may be equally conscious 
 of our need to go back again to the Good 
 Shepherd. Let there be no doubt with 
 any one of us that Thou dost forgive, even 
 to the uttermost, all those who draw 
 nigh in penitence to Thee; that so, those 
 of us who are sinful, and sad because 
 sinful, and sorrowful in sinning, may 
 have this day the joy of the Lord— Amen.
 
 1X8 ♦^ •^ •^ ^ptil ttje tKtDntt^.s^rijrnt]^ 
 
 £perciful ^od, be STtiou noto 
 
 unto me a strong tower of de- 
 ^gJl fence, I humbly entreat Thee. 
 
 Give me grace to await Thy 
 leisure, and patiently to bear what Thou 
 doest unto me; nothing doubting or mis- 
 trusting Thy goodness towards me ; for 
 Thou knowest what is good for me bet- 
 ter than I do. Therefore do with me in 
 all things what Thou wilt ; only arm 
 me, I beseech Thee, with Thine armor, 
 that I may stand fast; above all things, 
 taking to me the shield of fnith; praying 
 always that I may refer myself wholly to 
 Thy will, abiding Thy pleasure, and 
 comforting myself in those troubles 
 which it shall please Thee to send me, 
 seeing such troubles are profitable for 
 me; and 1 am assuredly persuaded that 
 all Thou doest cannot but be well ; and 
 unto Thee be all honor and glory — 
 Amen. 
 
 Habp Jane ©rep, 1553.
 
 tloru, U3l)o lobcs^t ttje stranger, 
 
 defend and nourish, we entreat 
 ^ Thee, all sojourners in strange 
 
 lands and poor helpless persons, 
 that they may glorify Thee out of grate- 
 ful hearts : and to such men as are tyran- 
 nical and oppressive give searchings of 
 spirit and amendment of ways, that 
 Thou mayest shew mercy on them also 
 — Amen. 
 
 P^^ 6oti of lobe, tDljo !)asft gitjm a 
 
 Mi 
 
 new commandment, through 
 I Thine Only-begotten Son, that 
 we should love one another, 
 even as Thou didst love us, the un- 
 worthy and the wandering, and gavest 
 Thy beloved Son for our life and salva- 
 tion; we pray Thee, Lord, give to us 
 Thy servants, in all time of our life on 
 the earth, a mind forgetful of past ill- 
 will, a pure conscience and sincere 
 thoughts, and a heart to love our breth- 
 ren — Amen. 
 
 Coptic Hiturop of ;^t. Cpril.
 
 120 •^ •^ •^ -^ ^ptil t\)t ^tDcnt^mmt^ 
 ^e lobe ^IjeCt our 6oD ; anu toe 
 
 desire to love Thee more and 
 more. Grant to us that we 
 may love Thee as much as we 
 desire, and as much as we ought. O 
 dearest Friend, who hast so loved and 
 saved us, the thought of whom is so 
 sweet and always growing sweeter, 
 come with Christ and dwell in our 
 hearts ; then Thou wilt keep a watch 
 over our lips, our steps, our deeds, and 
 we shall not need to be anxious either 
 for our souls or our bodies. Give us 
 love, sweetest of all gifts, which knows 
 no enemy. Give us in our hearts pure 
 love, born of Thy love to us, that we 
 may love others as Thou lovest us. O 
 most loving Father of Jesus Christ, from 
 whom floweth all love, let our hearts, 
 frozen in sin, cold to Thee and cold to 
 others, be warmed by this divine fire. 
 So help and bless us in Thy Son — 
 Amen. 
 
 ;^t. SCnjSelm, tr. bp %amt^ ifrccman Clarhc.
 
 aipril t\)t ^\)ittitt\) -f ^ ^^ ♦ •!♦ 4- ♦f 121 
 aimtgljt^ ^ot>, \)t\p u0 to put 
 
 away all bitterness and wrath 
 and evil-speaking, with all mal- 
 ice. May we possess our souls 
 in patience, however we are tempted and 
 provoked, and not be overcome with 
 evil, but overcome evil with good. En- 
 able us, O God of patience, to bear one 
 another's burdens, and to forbear one an- 
 other in love. Oh, teach and help us all 
 to live in peace and to love in truth, fol- 
 lowing peace with all men and walking 
 in love, as Christ loved us, of whom let 
 us learn such meekness and lowliness of 
 heart that in Him we may find rest for 
 our souls. Subdue all bitter resentments 
 in our minds, and let the law of kindness 
 be in our tongues, and a meek and quiet 
 spirit in all our lives. Make us so gentle 
 and peaceable that we may be followers 
 of Thee as dear children, that Thou, the 
 God of peace, mayest dwell with us for- 
 evermore — Amen. 
 
 <523cniamm 3^enft^ (1646-1724).
 
 122 ^--f-f-f-f-f-f-f^ £pa^ ctje Sfit&t 
 aoD, tDlfto art tE^b^^elf tlie tx^ 
 
 ceeding great Reward of all 
 faithful souls, grant unto us to 
 advance daily to the utmost of 
 our power in godliness, so that we, 
 seeking ever that which is more perfect, 
 may happily attain unto Thine everlast- 
 ing glory — Amen. 
 
 Jfioman <25rcWarp. 
 
 ailmigl)t^ ^oD, tnit^out toljom 
 
 we can do nothing, I firmly re- 
 solve before Thee to follow 
 more closely the rule of Thy 
 will ; to amend my ways ; to attend 
 more diligently to the duties of my call- 
 ing ; to avoid all sin, and its occasions. 
 Do Thou, who givest me the will, give 
 me also the power to accomplish it. 
 Grant what Thou commandest, and 
 command what Thou wilt; that so I may 
 live righteously in this present world, 
 and in the world to come may praise 
 
 Thee eternally — Amen. 
 
 («Ireasiurp of 5BetJotion.
 
 ^a^ ttje ^ecouti ♦^ ^ -f -f- -j- ♦^ -f •^ 123 
 £pos:t merciful anti gracious 
 
 God, we beseech Thee to hear 
 1^^^ our prayers, and to deliver our 
 
 hearts from the temptation of 
 
 evil thoughts, that, by Thy goodness, 
 
 we may become a fitting habitation for 
 
 Thy Holy Spirit — Amen. 
 
 priest'? prapcr 'iSooft. 
 
 Iltttisljt^ ^oDt tDljo art obcr all 
 
 things, Life of all life, — stir in 
 M our souls, that we, being moved 
 by Thy Spirit, may see those 
 things which are fairest and truest in 
 life, and clinging thereunto, be enabled to 
 get the victory over that which is mean 
 and base ; that so at last, all evil passion 
 and unholy desire, all self-will and con- 
 trariness to Thee, may be overcome, 
 and we come at last to that sublime state 
 of willing obedience, when Thy will shall 
 be in us supreme. Of Thy mercy hear 
 us, through Jesus Christ our Lord — 
 Amen. 
 
 George 55atoj5on.
 
 124 '^•i.♦^•^♦^♦^♦^♦^ £0n^ tlje ®i)irD 
 
 ,^ !Lorti our ^oD, tDt)o !)as^t biutjm 
 
 I the light to shine out of dark- 
 ness, who hast again wakened 
 us to praise Thy goodness and 
 ask for Thy grace : accept now, in Thy 
 endless mercy, the sacrifice of our wor- 
 ship and thanksgiving, and grant unto 
 us all such requests as may be whole- 
 some for us. Make us to be children of 
 the light and of the day, and heirs of Thy 
 everlasting inheritance. Remember, O 
 Lord, according to the multitude of Thy 
 mercies, Thy whole Church ; all who 
 join with us in prayer ; all our brethren 
 by land or sea, or wherever they may be 
 in Thy vast kingdom, who stand in need 
 of Thy grace and succour. Pour out upon 
 them the riches of Thy mercy, so that 
 we, redeemed in soul and body, and 
 steadfast in faith, may ever praise Thy 
 wonderful and holy name — Amen. 
 
 <5xtth €\)md).
 
 ^ ILortit because htixiQ conipasf^eD 
 
 with infirmities we oftentimes 
 ^ sin and ask pardon, help us to 
 forgive as we would be for- 
 given; neither mentioning old offences 
 committed against us, nor dwelling upon 
 them in thought, nor being influenced by 
 them in heart: but loving our brother 
 freely as Thou freely lovest us — Amen. 
 Ctri^tina 45. Jlo^^ettu 
 
 I to pour down upon me such 
 ^ grace as may not only cleanse 
 this life of mine, but beautify it 
 a little, if it be Thy will, — before I go 
 hence and am no more seen. Grant that 
 I may love Thee with all my heart and 
 soul and mind and strength, and my 
 neighbor as myself— and that I may per- 
 severe unto the end ; through Jesuc 
 Christ — Amen. 
 
 %Bmzi ^hinntx (1818-1882).
 
 126 ^.^^♦4'*-f'f ^a^ t\)t jfitt^ 
 
 ;otl)mg, <^ ilorD, is? liker to tCl)^ 
 
 J holy nature than the mind that 
 y is settled in quietness. Thou 
 hast called us into that quietness 
 and peace of Thine, from out of the tur- 
 moils of this world, as it were, from out 
 of storms into a haven; which is such a 
 peace as the world cannot give, and as 
 passeth all capacity of man. Grant now, 
 O most merciful Father, that, through 
 Thine exceeding goodness, our minds 
 may yield themselves obedient unto Thee 
 without striving ; and that they may qui- 
 etly rise into that sovereign rest of Thine 
 above. Grant that nothing may disturb 
 or disquiet them here beneath; but that 
 all things may be quiet and calm through 
 that peace of Thine — Amen. 
 
 2t ^ooh of <:!)n?tian prapcr?, 2t.5D. 1578.
 
 ^a^ t\)t ^ixt\) ^'hi'^i^^^^ 127 
 
 (3tmon& iratl)er, keep me 
 
 through Thy Holy Spirit; keep 
 ^ my heart soft and tender now 
 
 in health and amidst the bustle 
 of the world ; keep the thought of Thy- 
 self present to me as my Father in Jesus 
 Christ; and keep alive in me a spirit of 
 love and meekness to all men, that I 
 may be at once gentle and active and 
 firm. O strengthen me to bear pain, or 
 sickness, or danger, or whatever Thou 
 shalt be pleased to lay upon me, as 
 Christ's soldier and servant; and let my 
 faith overcome the world daily. Perfect 
 and bless the work of Thy Spirit in the 
 hearts of all Thy people, and may Thy 
 kingdom come, and Thy will be done in 
 earth as it is in heaven. I pray for this, 
 and for all that Thou seest me to need, 
 for Jesus Christ's sake — Amen. 
 
 (^\)(ima^ SCrnolti.
 
 12S ^ -i^ 'i^ -i- -i- -i- -i- £133^ t\)t ^CtlCnt^) 
 
 Ik '^B ;5 Thee fast, and by love to cleave 
 fetfS^:^ steadfastly unto Thee, our ever- 
 present Aid. We entreat Thee, 
 when Thy Providences are dark to our 
 eyes strengthen our faith ; and whatever 
 portion Thou allottest to us, give us grace 
 to say, It is enough — Amen. 
 
 f^^ <So^i koljogr mr rcv^ rr ac!)ftl; unto 
 
 t ^g j; the heavens, and Thy righteous- 
 ^%Si^ ness unto the clouds, teach me 
 
 to abhor everything which is 
 evil, and to set myself in every good 
 way; that, my trust being under the 
 shadow of Thy wings, I may rejoice in 
 Thy loving-kindness all the days of my 
 life; and at last may be satisfied with 
 the plenteousness of Thy house, and in 
 the light of Thy countenance may see 
 everlasting light, through Jesus Christ 
 our Lord — Amen. 
 
 3crcmp (iCaplor, 1613-1667.
 
 £0a^ tl)e CEigljtl) + 4.^^^^*^ X29 
 
 lmigl)t^ ^oti, h^ iJDtjoB^e tooru all 
 
 things work, by whose guid- 
 ance all things go, so order our 
 inward life, that we may be en- 
 abled to understand the things that we 
 see; and by Thy guidance in the spirit- 
 ual life and in charity, so order what 
 there is disordered in our lives, so bring 
 our minds to the truth, our consciences 
 to the law, our eyes to the light, and 
 our hearts to Thy true love, that, amidst 
 the seeming discords of life, we may 
 hear the music of the heavenly will, and 
 catch ofttimes the charms of the heav- 
 enly order. So give us hope that we 
 may pass on through time, into the 
 higher and better education of the eter- 
 nal life to come, and that at last we may 
 know those things that are hidden, and 
 which now we cannot know, and learn 
 the glorious beauty and the glorious 
 loving of the eternal years — Amen. 
 
 dBeorge ©atxjjson.
 
 130 + ^^^ + 4. + «i. £pa^ ttje jl^intt) 
 (j^ffcr up unto CJiee m^ pra^crsf 
 
 P and intercessions, for thiose es- 
 pecially who have in any matter 
 hurt, grieved, or found fault with 
 me, or who have done me any damage 
 or displeasure. 
 
 For all those also whom, at any time, 
 I may have vexed, troubled, burdened, 
 and scandalized, by words or deeds, 
 knowingly or in ignorance; that Thou 
 wouldst grant us all equally pardon for 
 our sins, and for our offences against 
 each other. 
 
 Take away from our hearts, O Lord, 
 all suspiciousness, indignation, wrath, 
 and contention, and whatsoever may 
 hurt charity, and lessen brotherly love. 
 
 Have mercy, O Lord, have mercy on 
 those that crave Thy mercy, give grace 
 unto them that stand in need thereof, 
 and make us such as that we may be 
 worthy to enjoy Thy grace, and go for- 
 ward to life eternal— Amen.
 
 \)t fetters tCtjjou imposfrs^t, 0^ 
 
 IP Lord, are wings of freedom. 
 
 '^^^ There is no liberty like the lib- 
 erty of being bound to go. 
 When Thou layest upon me the sense 
 of obligation, that moment Thou settest 
 my spirit free. When Thou sayest that 
 I must, my heart says, *'I can." My 
 strength is proportionate to the strength 
 of those cords that bind me. I am never 
 so unrestrained as when 1 am constrained 
 by Thy love. Evermore, Thou Divine 
 Spirit, guide me by this instinct of the 
 right. Put round about my heart the 
 cord of Thy captivating love, and draw 
 me whither in my own light I would 
 not go. Bind me to Thyself as Thou 
 bindest th$ planets to the sun, that it 
 may become the very law of my nature 
 to be led by Thee. May I be content to 
 know that goodness and mercy shall 
 follow me without waiting to see them 
 in advance of me— Amen.
 
 132 + ^ + + + 4. -f £pa^ tlje Cltbnttlj 
 e a0h not, (D i?atl)er, for Ijcaltlj 
 
 or life. We make an offering 
 to Thee of all our days. Thou 
 hast counted them. We would 
 know nothing more. All we ask is to 
 die rather than live unfaithful to Thee; 
 and, if it be Thy will that we depart, let 
 us die in patience and love. Almighty 
 God, who holdest in Thy hand the keys 
 of the grave to open and close it at Thy 
 will, give us not life, if we shall love it 
 too well. Living or dying we would be 
 Thine— Amen. 
 
 irrancoi? be la .flUotbe i^^nrton {1651-17 15). 
 
 6oDt autljor of eternal \iq,^u 
 
 I do Thou shed forth continual 
 ^^^&tq day upon us who watch for 
 Thee; that our lips may praise 
 Thee, our life may bless Thee, our medi- 
 tations may glorify Thee; through Christ 
 our Lord — Amen. 
 
 .;§arum i^Brctiarp, 2C, ©. 1085.
 
 ^a^ ttje ®U3clftlj + + ^ + ^ + -f 133 
 iloro, iDttl) iJDljoin are g)trengtl) 
 
 and Wisdom, put forth Thy 
 WMl strength, I implore Thee, for 
 Thine own sake and for our 
 sakes, and stand up to help us; for we 
 are deceivable and weak persons, frail 
 and brief, unstable and afraid, unless 
 Thou put the might of Thy Holy Spirit 
 within us — Amen, O Lord — Amen. 
 
 CbrMtina 45. Clossctti. 
 
 tlTlftou tDljo knoiarst our Ijcartsf^ 
 
 and who seest our temptations 
 and struggles, have pity upon 
 us, and deliver us from the sins 
 which make war upon our souls. Thou 
 art all-powerful, and we are weak and 
 erring. Our trust is in Thee, O Thou 
 faithful and good God. Deliver us from 
 the bondage of evil, and grant that we 
 may hereafter be Thy devoted servants, 
 serving Thee in the freedom of holy love, 
 for Christ's sake — Amen.
 
 134 -f + + ^ ^ * £pa^ t\)t ^\)ittttnt\) 
 
 I), Horn unto toljom all fjcartss 
 
 are open, Thou canst govern the 
 vessel of my soul far better 
 than I can. Arise, O Lord, and 
 commanfl the stormy wind and the 
 troubled sea of my heart to be still, and 
 at peace in Thee, that I may look up to 
 Thee undisturbed, and abide in union 
 with Thee, my Lord. Let me not be car- 
 ried hither and thither by wandering 
 thoughts; but, forgetting all else, let me 
 see and hear Thee. Renew my spirit; 
 kindle in me Thy light, that it may shine 
 within me, and my heart may burn in 
 love and adoration towards Thee. Let 
 Thy Holy Spirit dwell in me continually, 
 and make me Thy temple and sanctuary, 
 and fill me with divine love and light and 
 life, with devout and heavenly thoughts, 
 with comfort and strength, with joy and 
 peace — Amen. 
 
 3Iobann 2CcnDt (1555-1621).
 
 ^m t\)t iPourtcmtl) •f + + «f-{--i-X35 
 
 aou, tDl)o Ijas^t comntantjcu us; 
 
 to be perfect, as Thou our 
 
 Father in heaven art perfect: put 
 
 into our hearts, we pray Thee, a 
 
 continual desire to obey Thy holy will. 
 
 Teach us day by day what Thou would- 
 
 est have us do, and give us grace and 
 
 power to fulfil the same. May we never 
 
 from love of ease, decline the path which 
 
 Thou pointest out, nor, for fear of shame, 
 
 turn away from it — Amen. 
 
 5?cntp afford. 
 
 rant, (D ilorD, tljat m^ petttione? 
 
 may always be for those things 
 that may fit me to please Thee, 
 and not for such as may be 
 the fittest to please myself; and, for an 
 accumulation of blessings, so influence 
 my soul with Thy divine Spirit, that Thy 
 will may ever be mv pleasure— Amen. 
 cWie!^ (^ottj (1661-1745).
 
 136 + + + + + -f -f £0a^ t\)t i?iftenut) 
 ^^ aoD, iJDljo art peace ebcrtot^ 
 
 I^JI ing, whose chosen reward is 
 Sm the gift of peace, and who hast 
 taught us that the peacemakers 
 are Thy children, pour Thy peace into 
 our souls, that everything discordant 
 may utterly vanish, and all that makes 
 for peace be sweet to us forever — Amen. 
 Ji;i03arabic, before 2C. ©. 700. 
 
 ;:^ ilorD, tDljo art a aou rrau^ to 
 
 1 A pardon, and of great kindness, 
 remove far from me all occa- 
 sions and effects of causeless and 
 inordinate anger. Give me a mild, a 
 peaceable, a meek, and an humble spirit, 
 that, remembering my own infirmities, I 
 may bear with those of others; that I 
 may think lowly of myself, and not be 
 angry when others also think lowly of me ; 
 that I may be patient towards all men, 
 gentle and easy to be entreated; that God 
 may be so towards me — Amen. 
 
 (<Ilbomaj5 l©ili^on (1663- 1755).
 
 e pra^ €^t)ce to compassionate 
 
 our weakness, O Lord, to guard 
 us in peril, to direct us in doubt, 
 and to save us from falling into 
 sin. From the evil that is around and 
 within us, graciously deliver us. Make 
 the path of duty plain before us, and 
 keep us in it even unto the end — Amen. 
 iMiiQ's Cf;apcl 1litur0p (1831). 
 
 Ijumbl^ bcscfcl) Cljrr, (D 
 
 heavenly Father, to do away as 
 the night all our transgressions, 
 and to scatter our sins as the 
 morning cloud. Lord, forgive whatso- 
 ever is amiss in us, cleanse us from our 
 sin, and let Thy Holy Spirit so prevent 
 and accompany and follow us day by 
 day, that we may believe in Thee, and 
 love Thee, and keep Thy command- 
 ments, through Jesus Christ our Lord — 
 Amen. 
 
 ^oufturn'^ iramilp ^xa^cx^»
 
 138•^♦^•^•^•^•^ £^a^ t\)t ^t\ytnttmt}) 
 
 ii Eternal Truth and Goodness: 
 J late have I sought Thee, my 
 
 Father! But Thou didst seek 
 me, and when Thou shinedst forth upon 
 me, then I knew Thee and learnt to love 
 Thee. 1 thank Thee, O my Light, that 
 Thou didst thus shine upon me; that 
 Thou didst teach my soul what Thou 
 wouldst be to me, and didst incline Thy 
 face in pity unto me. Thou, Lord, hast 
 become my Hope, my Comfort, my 
 Strength, my All ! In Thee doth my 
 soul rejoice. The darkness vanished 
 from before mine eyes, and I beheld 
 Thee, the Sun of Righteousness. When 
 I loved darkness, I knew Thee not, but 
 wandered on from night to night. But 
 Thou didst lead me out of that blind- 
 ness; Thou didst take me by the hand 
 and call me to Thee, and now I can 
 thank Thee, and Thy mighty voice 
 which hath penetrated to my inmost 
 heart — Amen. 
 
 ;§>t. ?Cu0U8tine (354-430),
 
 ^a^ t\}t Cig^tcentl) •^•{'•f•^•i•♦^139 
 
 ^oti, our (I];t3erlibmg Eefuge 1 
 
 g,^ .. With grateful hearts we lay at 
 li-B^ Thy feet the folded hours when 
 Thou knowest us but we know 
 not Thee; and with joy receive from 
 Thy hand once more our open task and 
 conscious communion with Thy life and 
 thought. Day by day liken us more to 
 the spirits of the departed wise and 
 good ; and fit us in our generation to 
 carry on their work below till we are 
 ready for more perfect union with them 
 above. And if ever we faint under any 
 appointed cross and say, 'Mt is too hard 
 to bear," may we look to the steps of 
 the Man of Sorrows toiling on to Cal- 
 vary, and pass freely into Thy hand, and 
 become one with Him and Thee. Dedi- 
 cate us to the joyful service of Thy will ; 
 and own us as thy children in time and 
 in eternity — Amen. 
 
 f amcjS 3]Bartmcau.
 
 140 ^ ^ ♦ ^ ^ ^ £pa^ t^t 0ntttmtl^ 
 lmigl)t^ €)oti, irat^er of mrrciesf. 
 
 be pleased to work in me what 
 Thou hast commanded should 
 be in me. Give me, O Lord, 
 the grace of an earnest sorrow, — turn 
 my sin into repentance, and let my re- 
 pentance proceed to pardon; and teach 
 me so diligently to watch over all my 
 actions that I may never transgress Thy 
 holy laws willingly, but that it may be 
 the work of my life to obey Thee, the 
 joy of my soul to please Thee, and the 
 perfection of my desires to live with 
 Thee in the kingdom of Thy grace and 
 glory — Amen. 
 
 Jeremy Caplor (1613-1667). 
 
 ^ou, tlje ilife of t\)t faitl)ftil, t\)t 
 
 Bliss of the righteous : mercifully 
 tSM receive the prayers of thy sup- 
 pliants, that the souls which 
 thirst for thy promises may evermore be 
 filled from thine abundance, through 
 Jesus Christ our Lord — Amen. 
 
 <5ela!9ian, 31. 55. 492.
 
 ^oUt m^ ^otJt gibe me a lieart 
 
 to thank Thee; lift up my heart 
 above myself, to Thee and Thine 
 eternal throne; let it not linger 
 here among the toils and turmoils of this 
 lower world; let it not be oppressed by 
 any earth-born clouds of care or anxiety 
 or fear or suspicion; but bind it wholly 
 to Thee and to Thy love; give me eyes 
 to see Thy love in all things, and Thy 
 grace in all around me; make me to 
 thank Thee for Thy love and Thy grace 
 to all and in all; give me wings of love, 
 that 1 may soar up to Thee, and cling to 
 Thee, and adore Thee, and praise Thee 
 more and more, until 1 be fitted to enter 
 into the joys of Thine everlasting love, 
 everlastingly to love Thee and Thy grace, 
 whereby Thou didst make me such as 
 Thou couldest love, such as could love 
 Thee, O God, my God— Amen.
 
 i?aitl)ful tlorUt grant to usf, 31 
 
 pray Thee, faithful hearts de- 
 voted to Thee, and to the ser- 
 vice of all men for Thy sake. 
 Fill us with pure love of Thee, keep us 
 steadfast in this love, give us f^iith that 
 worketh by love, and preserve us faith- 
 ful unto death — Amen. 
 
 CbrijJtina dB. Vio^^mi* 
 
 
 Imig^t^ anu merciful ^oD, toljo 
 
 dost grant unto Thy faith- 
 ful people the grace to make 
 every path of life temporal the 
 straight and narrow way which leadeth 
 unto life eternal, grant that we, who 
 know that we have no strength as of 
 ourselves to help ourselves, and therefore 
 do put all our trust in Thine Almighty 
 power, may, by the assistance of Thy 
 heavenly grace, always prevail in all 
 things, against whatsoever shall arise to 
 fight against us ; through Jesus Christ — 
 Amen.
 
 g>t)epl)cru of tl;e fS\)tt}?, Mjo 
 
 didst promise to carry the lambs 
 in Thine arms, and to lead us 
 by the still waters, help us to 
 know the peace which passeth under- 
 standing. Give us to drink that heav- 
 enly draught which is life, the calm 
 patience which is content to bear what 
 God giveth. Have mercy upon us, and 
 hear our prayers. Lead us gently when 
 we pass through the valley of the shadow 
 of death. Guide us, till at last, in the 
 assembly of Thy saints, we may find rest 
 forevermore — Amen. 
 
 ^oD, of sfurpas^sfing goounes^sf, 
 
 whom the round world with 
 
 one voice doth praise for Thy 
 
 sweet benignity; we pray Thee 
 
 to remove from us all error, that so we 
 
 may perform Thy will ; through Jesus 
 
 Christ our Lord — Amen. 
 
 ^arum "^BrctJiarp, K, 5B. 1085.
 
 144 ♦!• -f •{• •!• -f £pa^ tlje ^toent^.t^irD 
 J^ol^ Spirit, tDljo, in all agesf 
 
 I hast comforted and strengthened 
 li^&CT martyrs and confessors; who 
 hast ever been the sustaining 
 comfort and sweet refreshment of the 
 sorrowful and the suffering; who shed- 
 dest abroad love, joy, and peace, in the 
 hearts of the faithful and obedient follow- 
 ers of Christ; grant that we may be filled 
 with all the fulness of Thy gifts of grace; 
 that, by Thy holy inspiration, we may 
 think those things that be good, and, by 
 Thy merciful guiding, may perform the 
 same — Amen. 
 
 (Crcatfur? of ©ctjotion, 1869. 
 
 C^rabml^ Ixin^, Cljou Com^ 
 
 forter and Spirit of truth, who 
 ^ art in every place, and fiUest the 
 whole world with the treasures 
 of Thy goodness; O Life-giver, come 
 into our hearts and dwell there, and save 
 our souls alive, and unto Thee be glory 
 now and evermore — Amen . 
 
 "2500^ of mm^i 1865.
 
 aoD, tpljo mahe^t c^eerfulnes^tf 
 
 the companion of strength, but 
 ^ apt to take wings in time of sor- 
 row, we humbly beseech Thee 
 that if, in Thy sovereign wisdom. Thou 
 sendest weakness, yet for Thy mercy's 
 sake deny us not the comfort of patience. 
 Lay not more upon us, O heavenly 
 Father, than Thou wilt enable us to bear; 
 and, since the fretfulness of our spirits is 
 more hurtful than the heaviness of our 
 burden, grant us that heavenly calmness 
 which comes of owning Thy hand in all 
 things, and patience in the trust that 
 Thou doest all things well — Amen. 
 
 |rant, toe brs^ccctj W^tt, 31^ 
 
 mighty God, that we, who in 
 our tribulation are yet of good 
 cheer because of Thy loving- 
 kindness, may find Thee mighty to save 
 from all dangers, through Jesus Christ — • 
 Amen. 
 
 Roman ^retiarp.
 
 ^in% of aior^, bring usi all 
 
 home, I pray Thee, by grace 
 ^^^ unto glory. Let our light afflic- 
 tion which is but for a moment 
 work for us a far more exceeding and 
 eternal weight of glory — Amen. 
 
 6ou, fcDtjo Ijasft ortiaineD t^at 
 
 whatever is to be desired, 
 should be sought by labor, and 
 who, by Thy blessing, bringest 
 honest labor to good effect; look with 
 mercy upon my studies and endeavors. 
 Grant me, O Lord, to design only what 
 is lawful and right; and afford me calm- 
 ness of mind, and steadiness of purpose, 
 that I may so do Thy will in this short 
 life, as to obtain happiness in the world 
 to come, for the sake of Jesus Christ our 
 Lord — Amen. 
 
 Samuel Jobnjson ( 1 709- 1 784).
 
 oru, our ^oUt great, eternal, 
 
 wonderful in glory, who keep- 
 est covenant and promises for 
 those that love Thee with their 
 whole heart; who art the Life of all, the 
 Help of those that flee unto Thee, the 
 Hope of those who cry unto Thee; 
 cleanse us from our sins, secret and 
 open, and from every thought displeas- 
 ing to Thy goodness,— cleanse our bod- 
 ies and souls, our hearts and consciences, 
 that with a pure heart and a clear soul, 
 with perfect love and calm hope, we 
 may venture confidently and fearlessly 
 to pray unto Thee— Amen. 
 
 Coptic Hituccs of .:^t. %n0. 
 
 |ori5, feeep me eber near to ®t)ee* 
 
 Let nothing separate me from 
 Thee, let nothing keep me back 
 from Thee. If I fall, bring me 
 back quickly to Thee, and make me hope 
 in Thee, trust in Thee, love Thee ever- 
 
 lastingly—Amen. 
 
 e» "25. ^u?ep.
 
 148 •«• •^ •^ + £pa^ t^t tCtornt^.^tiimtli 
 
 ^ I Father in the Highest, who hast 
 h^^M promised to dwell with them 
 that are of a lowly spirit and 
 fear Thy word ; create now in us such 
 lowly hearts, and give us a reverential 
 awe of Thy commandments. O come, 
 Thou Holy Spirit, and kindle our hearts 
 with holy love ; come, Thou Spirit of 
 Strength, and arouse our souls to hunger 
 and thirst after Thee, their true Guide, 
 that they may be sustained by Thy all- 
 powerful influence. Arise, O Spirit of 
 Life, that through Thee we may begin 
 to live; descend upon us and transform 
 us into such human beings as the heart 
 of God longs to see us, renewed into the 
 image of Christ, and going on from glory 
 to glory. O God, Thou Supreme Good, 
 make thyself known to us, and glorify 
 Thyself in our inner being — Amen. 
 
 <Seii)arD Ccrjjwcoen, 1731.
 
 ^a^ the tEtoent^.eiglitl) ^ ^ ^ 4^ 4-149 
 ^ake 2Pt)^ toa^ plain before 
 
 my face. Support me this day 
 
 under all the difficulties I shall 
 
 meet with. I offer myself to 
 
 Thee, O God, this day to do in me, and 
 
 with me, as to Thee seems most meet — 
 
 Amen. 
 
 (C()omaji J©il?on (1663-1755). 
 
 Imigljt^ €ioD, tDljo toae^tt antJ 
 
 art, and art to come, Eternal 
 Home of man, Refuge of the 
 weary. Strength of the weak, — 
 of Thy loving-kindness and tender mercy 
 grant unto us that we, being guided by 
 Thy good Spirit, and coming with lowly 
 hearts unto Thee, may know Thy truth, 
 feel Thy light, drink of the living water, 
 and eat of the bread of heaven; and that, 
 passing through the gate of death, we 
 may enter at last into the life everlasting, 
 through Jesus Christ our Lord — Amen.
 
 ]ur j?at^tr, unco W\)tti in tlje 
 
 light of our Saviour's blessed 
 we would lift our souls. 
 
 We thank Thee for that true 
 Light shining in our world with still in- 
 creasing brightness. We thank Thee for 
 all who have walked therein, and espe- 
 cially for those near to us and dear, in 
 whose lives we have seen this excellent 
 glory and beauty. May we know that 
 in the body and out of the body they are 
 with Thee, and that when these earthly 
 days come to an end, it is not that our 
 service of Thee and of one another may 
 cease, but that it may begin anew. Make 
 us glad in all who have faithfully lived ; 
 make us glad in all who have peacefully 
 died. Lift us into light and love and 
 purity and blessedness, and give us at 
 last our portion with those who have 
 trusted in Thee and sought, in small 
 things as in great, in things temporal 
 and things eternal, to do Thy Holy Will 
 
 — Amen. 
 
 0ufu^ €ni)tf.
 
 £pa^ tbe tIPliirttetl) 4^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^151 
 ILori), grant us; grace neber to 
 
 j parley with temptation, never 
 
 ^SM to tamper with conscience ; 
 
 never to spare the right eye, or 
 
 hand, or foot that is a snare to us; never 
 
 to lose our souls, though in exchange we 
 
 should gain the whole world— Amen. 
 
 Ct)ti?tina ^. Cio^j^etti. 
 
 f^^ H^cabrnl^ jTatljer, ttje J?att)er of 
 
 )! I ail wisdom, understanding, and 
 y true strength, I beseech Thee, 
 look mercifully upon me, and 
 send Thy Holy Spirit into my breast; 
 that when I must join to fight in the 
 field for the glory of Thy holy Name, 
 then I, being strengthened with the de- 
 fence of 1 hy right hand, may manfully 
 stand in the confession of Thy faith, and 
 of Thy truth, and continue in the same 
 unto the end of my life, through our 
 Lord Jesus Christ— Amen. 
 
 I^icbola^ BitJlcp (1500-1555)-
 
 X52'J'4'*«^** ^a^ t^e tlTliirt^.firfi^t 
 
 |e gibe tEljee ttonfesi^ ^ea^ more 
 
 I than thanks, O Lord our God, 
 I for all Thy goodness at all times 
 and in all places, because Thou 
 hast shielded, rescued, helped, and 
 guided us all the days of our lives, and 
 brought us unto this hour. We pray 
 and beseech Thee, merciful God, to grant 
 in Thy goodness that we may spend this 
 day, and all the time of our lives, with- 
 out sin, in fulness of joy, holiness, and 
 reverence ot Thee. But drive away from 
 us, O Lord, all envy, all fear, and all temp- 
 tations. Bestow upon us what is good 
 and meet. Whatever sin we commit in 
 thought, word, or deed, do Thou in Thy 
 goodness and mercy be pleased to par- 
 don. And lead us not into temptation, 
 but deliver us from evil, through the 
 grace, mercy, and love of Thine only be- 
 gotten Son — Amen. 
 
 %\tmz^ of ^t, ^Haarh (175-254?).
 
 31une t^t i?irs?t ^^*•^•^'^** 153 
 j^umbl^ aDore tKt)^ glonou£{ 
 
 I Majesty, for having given me a 
 capacity of loving, obeying, and 
 contemplating Thee; and, con- 
 sequently, a foretaste of happiness eter- 
 nal, in the adoration of Thee. Give me, 
 I implore Thee, a power to exercise this 
 privilege in the most perfect manner that 
 Thy infinite bounty shall enable me to 
 do; and grant that the remainder of my 
 life may be spent in the exactest per- 
 formance of every part of my duty to 
 Thee; for Jesus Christ's sake— Amen. 
 €l>^x.W i^ottj (1661-1745). 
 
 It out mt}?W^i ^ ^orUt toe en^ 
 
 treat Thee, and may we receive 
 all good things from Thy sweet- 
 ness; so that, obtaining an eter- 
 nal habitation in Thy tabernacles, w^ 
 may be filled with the plenteousness of 
 Thine everlasting cup, through Christ 
 
 our Lord — Amen. 
 
 ^nxurn ^retiar5,?C. 55. 1085.
 
 154 -i- ^ * «{► ^ * ^ * 31unet{)eS)econD 
 
 £pos;t merciful 6oti anti jFatljer, 
 
 we commend ourselves and all 
 that we have to Thine Almighty 
 hands, and pray Thee to pre- 
 serve us by Thy good Spirit from all sin, 
 misfortune, and grief of heart. Give us the 
 Spirit of grace and prayer, that we may 
 have a consoling trust in Thy love, and 
 that our sighs and petitions may be ac- 
 ceptable in Thy sight. Give us the Spirit 
 of faith to kindle a bright flameof true and 
 blessed faith in our hearts, that we may 
 have a living knowledge of salvation, 
 and our whole life may be a thank-offer- 
 ing for the mercies we have received. 
 Give us the Spirit of love, that we may 
 experience the sweetness of Thy love 
 toward us, and also love Thee in return; 
 and render our obedience not from con- 
 straint like slaves, but with the willing 
 and joyful hearts of children — Amen. 
 
 ©ottfrKb SCrnolO, 1697.
 
 rant, ilotu, tt)at 31 ma^ not, for 
 
 one moment, admit willingly 
 into my soul any thought con- 
 trary to Thy love— Amen. 
 
 ^^Imig^t^ ^ou, grant ttjat b^ t\)t 
 
 ^ ,^ faithful practice of the things 
 Lfe that we know to be true, our 
 hearts may be purged of all evil 
 thoughts and desires, and we be brought 
 back again to something of the pureness 
 of spirit by which alone Thou mayest be 
 served. Forgive all our wanderings 
 from the light. Grant that we may es- 
 cape this great condemnation— that light 
 having come into the world, we have 
 chosen darkness rather than light. Show 
 us the light, and cause us to live in it, 
 and by it to pass through the shadow of 
 death with safety, and to abide with it 
 for evermore. Hear us of Thy mercy, 
 through Jesus Christ our Lord— Amen.
 
 156 ^4.44. + 4.4.4. 3(|ttne tlje ifourt^ 
 ilort) m^ ^ou, for life mt reason, 
 
 nurture, preservation, guidance, 
 ^ education; for Thy gifts of grace 
 and nature, for Thy calling, recalling, 
 manifold recalling me again and again. 
 For Thy forbearance, long-suffering, and 
 long long-suffering toward me, even un- 
 til now; for all from whom I have re- 
 ceived any good or help; for the use of 
 Thy present good things; for Thy prom- 
 ise, and my hope, of good things to 
 come. 
 
 For all these things, and for all other, 
 which I know, which I know not, mani- 
 fest or secret, remembered or forgotten by 
 me, I praise Thee, I bless Thee, I give 
 Thee thanks; and I will praise, and bless, 
 and give Thee thanks, all the days of my 
 life. 
 
 What shall I render unto the Lord for 
 all His benefits to me ? Thou art worthy, 
 O Lord, to receive glory, and honor, and 
 power — Amen. 
 
 Hancelot SCnDretaej^ (1555-1626).
 
 3llune tl)e Sfitti) ^^^^^^^^^ t57 
 |oru, fcDljo fenotDc^t all tljingfif, 
 
 and lovest all men better than 
 Thou knowest, Thine is might 
 and wisdom and love to save us. 
 
 As our fiUhers called unto Thee, and 
 were holpen, and were led along the 
 ways Thou seest good ; so, in all time 
 of need, from all evil, the evil of our time 
 and of our hearts, deliver us, good Lord. 
 
 From all perplexity of mind ; from 
 loneliness of thought, and discontented 
 brooding; from wondering what Thou 
 wouldst have us do, deliver us, Lord. 
 Especially from whatever sin besets us, 
 save and deliver us with might, O Lord. 
 
 From all bereavement, sorrow, and de- 
 sertion; from all things that separate us 
 from each other and from our God ; from 
 all evils we have prayed against, and 
 from all we have not thought of, deliver, 
 O Lord, Thy servants, whose hope is in 
 Thy goodness for ever — Amen.
 
 158 ^♦♦4»4-^4'4' 3|une t\)t ^ixt\) 
 
 ^^gn Cljcct (D ilort) 6oD, 3 place 
 
 ® S '^y whole hope and refuge; on 
 ^S^^S Thee I rest all my tribulation 
 and anguish; for I find all to be 
 weak and inconstant, whatsoever I be- 
 hold out of Thee. For many friends can- 
 not profit, nor strong helpers assist, nor 
 the books of the learned afford comfort, 
 nor any place, however retired and 
 lovely, give shelter, unless Thou Thy- 
 self dost assist, strengthen, console, in- 
 struct, and guard us. For all things that 
 seem to belong to the attainment of 
 peace and felicity, without Thee, are 
 nothing, and do bring in truth no felic- 
 ity at all. Thou therefore art the Foun- 
 tain of all that is good ; and to hope in 
 Thee above all things, is the strongest 
 comfort of Thy servants. To Thee, 
 therefore, do I lift up mine eyes; in 
 Thee, my God, the Father of mercies, 
 ♦io 1 put my trust — Amen.
 
 31une t\)t g>et)encl) ^^ ^i- ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ \59 
 tlorD, gibe us? more cljarit^, 
 
 more self-denial, more likeness 
 to Thee. Teach us to sacrifice 
 our comforts to others, and our 
 likings for the sake of doing good. Make 
 us kindly in thought, gentle in word, 
 generous in deed. Teach us that it is 
 better to give than to receive; better to 
 forget ourselves than to put ourselves 
 forward ; better to minister than to be 
 ministered unto. And unto Thee, the 
 God of Love, be glory and praise for 
 ever — Amen. 
 
 i^cnrp 2Clforb. 
 
 ilortit mobe us? h^ Wljint tK^ 
 
 ample to show kindness and do 
 good. Grant us such patience 
 and forbearance with all suffer- 
 ers gracious or ungracious, grateful or 
 ungrateful ; that in our stumbling walk 
 and scant measure they may yet discern 
 a vestige of Thee, and give Thee the 
 glory — Amen. 
 
 Cljrijsltina <©. ^ziittti. 
 
 M
 
 ^ ^ ^ ^ 4- 4. 5|une t\)t CBiglitl) 
 ^ou, t\)t !ltgl)t of ct>er^ ticart 
 
 that sees Thee, the Life of every 
 ^^^^ soul that loves Thee, the Strength 
 
 of every mind that seeks Thee, 
 grant me ever to continue steadfast in 
 Thy holy love. Be Thou the joy of my 
 heart; take it all to Thyself, and therein 
 abide. The house of my soul is, I con- 
 fess, too narrow for Thee; do Thou en- 
 large it, that Thou mayest enter in ; it is 
 ruinous, but do Thou repair it. It has that 
 within which must offend Thine eyes; I 
 confess and know it; but whose help 
 shall I implore in cleansing it, but Thine 
 alone ? To Thee, therefore, I cry ur- 
 gently, begging that Thou wilt cleanse 
 me from my secret faults, and keep Thy 
 servant from presumptuous sins, that 
 they never get dominion over me — Amen. 
 ^t. 3Cuou8tinc (354-430). 
 
 ILorDt forgitDe totjat 3I Ijabebrnt, 
 
 sanctify what I am; and order 
 what I shall be — Amen.
 
 3|une t\)t 0nt\) •{♦•f^«f*4'*'i-'l6X 
 ndinti (B tlortit ®l)^ merciful 
 
 I ears, and illuminate the darkness 
 of our hearts by the light of Thy 
 visitation — Amen. 
 
 <bt\amn i^acramctarp, 3C. 5^. 492. 
 
 Imigljt^ (Qon, ILorD of tl;e sftorm 
 
 and of the calm, the vexed sea 
 and the quiet haven, of day and 
 of night, of life and of death, — 
 grant unto us so to have our hearts 
 stayed upon Thy faithfulness. Thine un- 
 changingness and love, that, whatsoever 
 betide us, however black the cloud or 
 dark the night, with quiet faith trusting 
 in Thee, we may look upon Thee with 
 untroubled eye, and walking in lowliness 
 towards Thee, and in lovingness towards 
 one another, abide all storms and troubles 
 of this mortal life, beseeching Thee that 
 they may turn to the soul's true good. 
 We ask it for Thy mercy's sake, shown 
 in Jesus Christ our Lord — Amen. 
 
 <iBcorge 53atOj^on»
 
 162 ^^^^^^^^ 31une t\)t ®entl) 
 
 tE^ou 6orj of peace^ unite our 
 
 hearts by Thy bond of peace, 
 tM that we may live with one an- 
 other continually in gentleness 
 and humility, in peace and unity. O 
 Thou God of Patience, give us patience 
 in the time of trial, and steadfastness to 
 endure to the end. O Thou Spirit of 
 prayer, awaken our hearts, that we may 
 lift up holy hands to God, and cry unto 
 Him in all our distresses. O Thou gen- 
 tle Wind, cool and refresh our hearts in 
 all heat and anguish. Be our Defence 
 and Shade in the time of need, our Help 
 in trial, our Consolation when all things 
 are against us. Come, O Thou eternal 
 Light, Salvation, and Comfort, be our 
 Light in darkness, our Salvation in life, 
 our Comfort in death ; and lead us in 
 the straight way to everlasting life, that 
 we may praise Thee, forever — Amen. 
 93ernl)artJ Stlbrccljt (1569- 1636).
 
 31une t^t CElebentf) ♦♦♦4'***163 
 
 I my Friend, for all that Thou 
 hast given me, and for all that 
 Thou hast taken from me; for 
 all my trials and sorrows, as well as for 
 all my joys. Thou hast mercifully led 
 me through this wilderness, and hast 
 borne with my many shortcomings and 
 evil-doings. Thou art indeed most gra- 
 cious and glorious, a Father of mercies, 
 and a God of love. Rouse this sluggish 
 heart of mine, and fill it with gratitude. 
 And be with me, Lord, for the time to 
 come. I know not what is before me, 
 but Thou knowest. Choose Thou my 
 portion for me. Lead me by Thine own 
 hand ; and keep me close to Thee, day 
 by day, and night by night. My Father, 
 I wish to love and obey Thee. Take my 
 heart, for I cannot give it to Thee; and 
 put away everything that hinders me 
 from being altogether Thine — Amen. 
 
 2C?bton ^pentien.
 
 164 * -i- •^ •!• -^ -t- •^ 31une ttje Ctorlftl) 
 
 ilorD,i?aitl)ful Creator, gibe usf 
 
 grace, we entreat Thee, in well 
 
 ^ doing and with full assurance of 
 fliith, to commit the keeping of 
 our souls to Thee, and rest in Thy prom- 
 ises. And help us that we may always 
 speak the truth; and though it be to our 
 own hindrance, keep faith one with an- 
 other — Amen. 
 
 Cbrii^tina ©. C\o??etti. 
 
 S| aoD, grant tljat for tlje time to 
 
 Ijl come, 1 may yield a cheerful 
 %m obedience to all Thy appoint- 
 ments. Remember me in the 
 day of trouble; keep me from all excess 
 of fear, concern, and sadness. Grant me 
 an humble and resigned heart, that, with 
 perfect control 1 may ever acquiesce in 
 all the methods of Thy grace; that I 
 may never frustrate the designs of Thy 
 mercy by unreasonable fears, by sloth, 
 or self-love — Amen. 
 
 (Cbomaij VO\\im (1663-1755)'
 
 ^ with all my best love and awe, 
 with my fervent affection, with' 
 my most subdued, most resolved 
 will. O make my heart beat with Thy 
 heart. Purify it of all that is earthly, all 
 that is proud and sensual, all that is hard 
 and cruel, of all perversity, of all disor- 
 der, of all deadness. So fill it with Thee, 
 that neither the events of the day nor the 
 circumstances of the time may have 
 power to ruffle it ; but that in Thy love 
 and Thy fear it may have peace — Amen. 
 
 ®l ness dost both beorin and finish 
 
 ^^m all good things; grant that as 
 
 we glory in the beginnings of 
 
 Thy grace, so we may rejoice in its 
 
 completion ; through Jesus Christ our 
 
 Lord — Amen. 
 
 Heonine ;S)acramcntarp, ?C. ©. 440.
 
 166 4» ♦ 4» ♦ ♦ ^3Iunetl)eirourteenc^ 
 
 I tDl)ou mo^t s^tDtrt auD lotiing 
 
 Lord, Thou knowest mine in- 
 %M firmities, and the necessities 
 
 which I endure; in how great 
 evils and sins I am involved; how often I 
 am weighed down, tempted, and dis- 
 turbed by them. I entreat of Thee conso- 
 lation and support. 1 speak to Thee who 
 knowest all things, to whom all my in- 
 ward thoughts are open, and who alone 
 canst perfectly comfort and help me. 
 Thou knowest what things I stand in 
 most need of. Behold, I stand before 
 Thee poor and naked, calling for grace, 
 and imploring mercy. Refresh Thy 
 hungry supplicant, kindle my coldness 
 with the fire of Thy love, enlighten my 
 blindness with the brightness of Thy 
 presence. Suffer me not to go away 
 from Thee hungry and dry, but deal mer- 
 cifully with me, as oftentimes Thou hast 
 dealt wonderfully with Thy saints — 
 Amen.
 
 iflune tlje Sfitttmt^ •^♦♦♦♦*'^l67 
 
 |rant unto usf, aimtg^t^ ^oD, 
 
 in all time of sore distress, the 
 comfort of the forgiveness of 
 our sins. In time of darkness 
 give us blessed hope, in time of sickness 
 of body give us quiet courage; and when 
 the heart is bowed down, and the soul is 
 very heavy, and life is a burden, and 
 pleasure a weariness, and the sun is too 
 bright, and life too mirthful, then may 
 that Spirit, the Spirit of the Comforter, 
 come upon us, and after our darkness 
 may there be the clear shining of the 
 heavenly light ; that so, being uplifted 
 again by Thy mercy, we may pass on 
 through this our mortal life with quiet 
 courage, patient hope, and unshaken 
 trust, hoping through Thy loving-kind- 
 ness and tender mercy to be delivered 
 from death into the large life of the 
 eternal years. Hear us of Thy mercy, 
 through Jesus Christ our Lord — Amen.
 
 ilortJ, ^oD of our fat^n:0, toe 
 
 bless Thy holy name, Thy grace 
 ^^ and mercy, for all those who 
 
 have gone before us to rest in 
 Thee; all, in all vocations, who have 
 pleased Thee. And, we pray Thee, give 
 us also grace to walk before Thee as they 
 walked in righteousness and self-denial, 
 that, having labored as they labored, we 
 may afterwards rest as they rest — Amen. 
 Chxistina G. Ro??ctti. 
 
 Imigbti^ ano t)o\^ Spirit, tbe 
 
 Comforter, pure, living, true, — 
 illuminate, govern, sanctify me, 
 and confirm my heart and mind 
 in the faith, and in all genuine consola- 
 tion; preserve and rule over me that, 
 dwelling in the house of the Lord all the 
 days of my life, to behold the beauty of 
 the Lord, I may be and remain forever in 
 the temple of the Lord, and praise Him 
 with a joyful spirit, and in union with all 
 the heavenly church — Amen. 
 
 pbUip A^tclancttjon (i 497-1 560). 
 (From his last prayer. )
 
 3Iune tfje ^t\)mtemtl\ ^ ^ ^ i^ ^169 
 
 ibet 31 pra^ ^\)tt, to all cl^ilDrm 
 
 grace reverently to love their 
 parents, and lovingly to obey 
 them. Teach us all that filial 
 duty never ends or lessens: and bless all 
 parents in their children, and all children 
 in their parents. O Thou in whom the 
 fatherless find mercy, make all orphans, 
 I beseech Thee, loving and dutiful unto 
 Thee, their true Father. Be Thy will 
 their law. Thy house their home, Thy 
 love their inheritance. And I earnestly 
 pray Thee, comfort those who have lost 
 their children, giving mothers grace to 
 be comforted though they are not; and 
 grant us all faith to yield our dearest 
 treasures unto Thee with joy and thanks- 
 giving, that where with Thee our treas- 
 ure is, there our hearts may be also. 
 Thus may we look for and hasten unto 
 the day of union with Thee, and of re- 
 union — Amen.
 
 170 ^ 4- ♦ ^ ♦ ^ 3Iune ttie C^tgtjtemtl) 
 |orUt Do not permit m^ trials to 
 
 be above my strength; and do 
 Thou vouchsafe to be my 
 strength and comfort in the time 
 of trial. Give me grace to take in good 
 part whatever shall befall me; and let my 
 heart acknowledge it to be the Lord's 
 doing, and to come from Thy Providence, 
 and not by chance. May I receive every- 
 thing from Thy hand with patience and 
 with joy — Amen. 
 
 (Ibomaj^ UDilson (1663-1755). 
 
 ^ tloru, tol)o oxmm all tljingsf 
 
 g) J for us in infmite wisdom and 
 love, who knowest my weak- 
 ness, and every beating and ach- 
 ing of my heart, blindly I, blind, give 
 myself unto Thy tender loving heart. 
 Only give me grace to think, speak, act, 
 feel, as shall please Thy love — Amen.
 
 3|une t\)t 0nttttnti)'i^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ \j\ 
 tlortit long.0uffcring anD abun^ 
 
 dant in Goodness and Truth, fill 
 jM us, I beseech Thee, with graces. 
 
 Make us long-suffering and pa- 
 tient, cordial and sympathizing, kind and 
 good; teach us to hold and speak the 
 truth in love, and to shew mercy that we 
 also obtain mercy — Amen. 
 
 orti ^ou Sllmigl)t^, tobo art our 
 
 m i^lil ^^^^ P<^^ce, and Love eternal; 
 p l^^l enlighten our souls with the 
 
 brightness of Thy peace, and 
 purify our consciences with the sweet- 
 ness of Thy love, that we may with 
 peaceful hearts wait for the Author of 
 peace, and in the adversities of this 
 world may ever have Thee for our Guard- 
 ian and Protector; and so being fenced 
 about by Thy care, may heartily give 
 ourselves to the love of Thy peace — 
 
 Amen. 
 
 IBosarabic, before 3C. 55. 700.
 
 X72 ♦♦*<►** 31une t^t tKtDnttiett) 
 
 i^ Ktfuge ant) m^ lloru, 3| be^ 
 
 lieve and hope in Thee, and with 
 my whole heart I love Thee. 
 Behold Thou hast set before me 
 death and life, sorrows and joys, hopes 
 and fears; towards what shall I stretch 
 forth my hand ? O Lord, 1 know not, 
 but Thou knowest; do with me what 
 pleaseth Thee. Thine am I with my 
 whole heart. My times are in Thy hand. 
 
 Thou, my only Hope, Thy will be 
 done as in heaven so on earth. Be that 
 done, be that done, — not what I will, but 
 what Thou wilt. Henceforth, even for 
 ever, I cast all my care upon Thee, for 
 
 1 know that Thou carest for me, yea, 
 even for me; hide me under the shadow 
 of Thy wings. Let Thy will be done! I 
 will wait in silence for Thy salvation, O 
 my God, and 1 will love Thee with my 
 whole heart — Amen. 
 
 (Cl)e HDap of €t€mal 2ife,
 
 3Iune t\)t ^I^tomt^.firsft ^ ^ ^ i^ 173 
 
 ILorD <5oD aimigljt^t rcuccm m^ 
 
 soul from its bondage, that I may 
 be free to live henceforth, not 
 for myself but for Thee. Help 
 me to put away self, and to remember 
 that this life is not given for my ease, my 
 enjoyment. It is a schooling time for the 
 eternal home Thou hast prepared for 
 those who love Thee. Keep my eye 
 steadily fixed on that haven of rest and 
 peace, that I may not faint nor be weary 
 from the length of the way, but may 
 strive to walk worthy of my high calling 
 in all meekness and lowliness of heart. 
 And after that I have suffered awhile, 
 when I am strengthened, stablished, 
 settled in Thy love, when I have done 
 all the work Thou hast for me to do, O 
 gracious God, be with me to guide me 
 through the valley of the shadow of 
 death, and, in Thine own good time, take 
 me to dwell with Thee — Amen.
 
 174 '^ ^ * 31une tt)e ^wmt^^^tcont> 
 
 ''^ hearts we appear before Thee. 
 
 ^ We would thank Thee for all the 
 benefits that we have received 
 from Thy goodness : It is to Thy blessing 
 we owe what success we have found. 
 Every opportunity fordoing good ; every 
 impulse in the right way ; each victory 
 we have gained over ourselves ; every 
 thought of Thy presence, O Father ; 
 every silent but loving glance on the 
 example of our Pattern, Thy Son our 
 Lord — all are alike Thy gifts to us. Give 
 us strength and wisdom to walk faith- 
 fully and joyfully in the way of willing 
 obedience to Thy laws, and cheerful trust 
 in Thy love. The best thanksgiving we 
 can offer to Thee is to live according to 
 Thy holy will ; grant us every day to 
 offer it more perfectly, and to grow in the 
 knowledge of Thy will and the love 
 thereof, for evermore — Amen. 
 
 jRiaicbaci &a\kt (i 751-1832).
 
 3Iune t^etCtoent^.ttjirti •!• -i- ♦ * ♦i' X75 
 
 a^fe, Dear llorD, tljat tCtiou 
 
 Iwouldest make me wholly 
 Thine. Penetrate me wholly 
 with Thyself, that Thou mayest 
 be all in all in me; be Thou the Soul of 
 my soul. Lord, 1 am weary of myself, 
 weary of being so unlike Thee, of being 
 so far away from Thee. Abide with me, 
 then,— abide in me. Let no sorrow keep 
 me away from Thee; let no loneliness or 
 desolation of soul affright me. Let me 
 not think of Thee as one afar off ; let me 
 not think of Thee as a severe judge, since 
 Thou Thyself comest unto me, and fall- 
 est on the neck of Thy poor prodigal, 
 and givest me the kiss of peace. Thou 
 wilt not let those go empty away who 
 come to Thee from fnv. Lord, I am 
 come to Thee from far, the far-off land 
 of my miseries and my sins. But Thou 
 hast brought me nigh— Amen.
 
 176 * 4. 4. + 3;une t\)t CtDtnt^fourttj 
 |rt m^ l)rart on fire luitlj tlje lotic 
 
 of Thee, most loving Father, and 
 ^^^y then to do Thy will, and to obey 
 
 Thy commandments, will not 
 be grievous to me. For to him that 
 loveth, nothing is difficult, nothing is 
 impossible ; because love is stronger than 
 death. Oh, may love fill and rule my 
 heart. For then there will spring up and 
 be cherished between Thee and me a like- 
 ness of character, and union of will, so 
 that 1 may choose and refuse what Thou 
 dost. May Thy will be done in me and 
 by me forever — Amen. 
 
 paralJigc for the Cbrij^tian ^oul. 
 
 jos^t merciful ^on, t^e \)t\ptt of 
 
 all men, so strengthen us by 
 
 J Thy power, that our sorrow 
 
 may be turned into joy, and we 
 
 may continually glorify Thy holy Name ; 
 
 through jesus Christ our Lord— Amen. 
 
 ;§'arum "^Sretiiar?, 2t. ©. 1085.
 
 m 
 
 31une t^ie ^toent^.fiftt) ♦ * * * 4» X77 
 p^^ ilorUt our ^uitie eben unto 
 
 e^/(^^, . death, grant us, I pray Thee, 
 
 : j death, grant us, 1 pray I nee, 
 ^ grace to follow Thee whitherso- 
 ever Thou goest. In little daily 
 duties to which Thou callest us, bow 
 down our wills to simple obedience, 
 patience under pain or provocation, strict 
 truthfulness of word and manner, humil- 
 ity, kindness : in great acts of duty or 
 perfection if Thou shouldest call us to 
 them, uplift us to self-sacrifice, heroic 
 courage, laying down of life for Thy 
 Truth's sake or for a brother— Amen. 
 Cbti]5tina »5. ^mmu 
 
 ^^^ (0OU, t\)t ^}i%\^t of all tljem 
 
 ,: that put their trust in Thee, 
 ^ grant that we may be more than 
 conquerors over all that make 
 war upon our souls, and, in the end, may 
 enter into perfect peace in Thy presence 
 
 — Amen. 
 
 moman "-Brcbiarg.
 
 178 ♦ * ♦ 4- 31une t\)t ^\s)mt^^^ixt^ 
 ^aorlJt to ttljou turn mr all into 
 
 l|B| love, and all my love into obedi- 
 
 ^^^ ence, and let my obedience be 
 
 without interruption; and then 
 
 I hope Thou wilt accept such a return as 
 
 I can make. Make me to be something 
 
 that Thou delightest in, and Thou shalt 
 
 have all that I am or have from Thee, 
 
 even whatsoever Thou makest fit for 
 
 Thyself— Amen. 
 
 Jcrcmo (Ca^Ior (1613-1667). 
 
 ilmigljtv' auD rbcrteting 60D, 
 
 from whom cometh every good 
 
 and perfect gift, mercifully grant 
 
 that the frequent meditation of 
 
 Thine infinite goodness may make us to 
 
 love Thee above all things; that we may 
 
 here steadfastly believe what we do not 
 
 see, and, hereafter, in the blessed vision 
 
 of Thy glory, see what we now cannot 
 
 comprehend ; through Jesus Christ our 
 
 Lord — Amen. 
 
 ^ooh of C[?our^, 1865.
 
 3Iune t\)t ®ijDent^.0cl3mtlj ♦ 4- * 179 
 (5ot}, t\)t Ucucrmet of our s^oul^, 
 
 I and the Comforter of them that 
 ^ mourn, whose will is our peace, 
 and to whom obedience is true 
 freedom ; grant me so to be led by Thy 
 Holy Spirit, that I may be free from vain 
 hopes and repinings, and from all wrong 
 desires; but may I through patience have 
 experience, and through experience hope, 
 and not be ashamed of hoping in Thee, 
 our Father and our Friend, whose holy 
 will be done now and for ever — Amen. 
 
 ^^ tloitit rcnriJD our 0pirit0 and 
 
 \ ^^ I draw our hearts unto Thyself 
 l-^y^f^ that our work may not be to us 
 a burden, but a delight; and 
 give us such a mighty love to Thee as 
 may sweeten all our obedience. Oh, let 
 us not serve Thee with the spirit of bond- 
 age as slaves, but with the cheerfulness 
 and gladness of children, delighting our- 
 selves in Thee and rejoicing in Thy work 
 
 — Amen. 
 
 •S^enjamm fenfe.:^ (1646-1724).
 
 180 ♦ ♦ 4- * %m\t t\)t CtDcnt^.'fisljtl) 
 
 ^ trijou, \3)\)o art t\)t true &un 
 
 of the world, evermore rising, 
 and never going down; who, 
 by Thy most wholesome ap- 
 pearing and sight dost nourish, and 
 make joyful all things, as well that are 
 in heaven, as also that are on earth ; we 
 beseech Thee mercifully and favorably to 
 shine into our hearts, that the night and 
 darkness of sin, and the mists of error 
 on every side, being driven away, Thou 
 brightly shining within our hearts, we 
 may all our life long go without any 
 stumbling or otTence, and may walk as 
 in the day-time, being pure and clean 
 from the works of darkness, and abound- 
 ing in all good works which Thou hast 
 prepared for us to walk in— Amen. 
 
 <Craj9mu? (1467-1536).
 
 31unr t\)t ^Ujcnt^nintl; -f + -f- + 18X 
 
 ^^aou, d)ou onlv^ Uffugc of 
 
 fflt Thy children! who remainest 
 iiwSi^ true though all else should fail, 
 and livest though all things die, 
 cover us now when we fly to Thee. 
 Rebuke within us all immoderate desires, 
 all unquiet temper, all presumptuous ex- 
 pectations, all ignoble self-indulgence: 
 and feeling on us the embrace of Thy 
 Fatherly hand, may we meekly and with 
 courage go into the darkest ways of our 
 pilgrimage; anxious not to change Thy 
 perfect will, but only to do and bear it 
 worthily. May we spend all our days 
 as in Thy presence, and meet our death 
 in the strength of Thy promise, and pass 
 hence into the nearer light of Thy 
 knowledge and Thy love — Amen. 
 
 Jamcfif .lillartincau.
 
 182 + -f + + + + Jiint t\)t ^\)ittitt\) 
 |rant mr, ttjm me, m^ Dcartsft 
 
 Lord, to know Thee, and love 
 Thee, and rejoice in Thee. And, 
 if I cannot do these perfectly in 
 this life, let meat least advance to higher 
 degrees every day, till I can come to do 
 them in perfection. Let the knowledge 
 of Thee increase in me here, that it may 
 be full hereafter. Let the love of Thee 
 grow every day more and more here, 
 that it may be perfect hereafter; that my 
 joy may be great in itself, and full in 
 Thee. I know, O God, that Thou art 
 a God of truth, O make good Thy gra- 
 cious promises to me, that my joy may 
 be full — Amen. 
 
 ;^t. ?(uoustme (354-430). 
 
 ^^ Lorrj, c^i\}t US! all grace, b^ con^ 
 
 stant obedience to offer up our 
 wills and hearts an acceptable 
 sacrifice unto Thee — Amen. 
 
 Cbrijitina €>. Rossctti.
 
 
 1 1 through the darkness of night to 
 ^^^ the light of the morning, and 
 who by Thy Holy Spirit dost 
 illumine the darkness of ignorance and 
 sin; we beseech Thee, of Thy loving- 
 kindness, to pour Thy holy light into 
 our souls, that we may ever be devoted 
 to Thee by whose wisdom we were 
 created, by whose mercy we were re- 
 deemed, and by whose Providence we 
 are governed — Amen. 
 
 ^ooh of iO?ourirf, 1865. 
 
 60U, j^oiintain of lobCt pour 
 
 Thy love into our souls, that 
 ^^^ we may love those whom Thou 
 lovest, with the love Thou giv- 
 est us, and think and speak of them 
 tenderly, meekly, lovingly; and so lov- 
 ing our brethren and sisters for Thy 
 sake, may grow in Thy love, and dwell- 
 ing in love may dwell in Thee; for Jesus 
 Christ's sake — Amen.
 
 184 + -f 4- -f -f -f -f Jn\v t\)t S^rcouD 
 
 ^B 3 rne whatever is contrary to 
 ^^^^ Thy holy will. Grant that I may 
 ever study to know Thy will, 
 that 1 may know how to please Thee. 
 
 Grant, O God, that I may never run 
 into those temptations, which in my 
 prayers I desire to avoid. 
 
 Lord, never permit my trials to be 
 above my strength — Amen. 
 
 (Ctjomas IDilj^on (1663-1755). 
 
 LorD, M)o DfliglKCBt in merest 
 
 preserve us, we beseech Thee, 
 from the sin of harboring in 
 our hearts hard thoughts of 
 Thee. Conform us wholly to Thy mer-. 
 ciful will ; that whether we live we may 
 live unto Thee, or whether we die we 
 may die unto Thee. While we live, give 
 us grace to show mercy : when we die, 
 of Thy grace show us mercy — Amen.
 
 6ot), tDt)o l)agt ginrn tmto uS 
 
 Thy Son to be an example and 
 a help to our weakness in fol- 
 lowing the path that leadeth 
 unto life, grant us so to be His disciples 
 that we may tread in His footsteps— 
 Amen. ^_^. 
 
 6oi3. grant unt^ us tl)at tof br 
 
 not unwise, but understanding 
 Thy will : not slothful, but dili- 
 gent in Thy work : that we run 
 not as uncertainly, nor fight Thy battles 
 as those that beat the air. Whatsoever 
 our hand fmdeth to do, may we do it 
 with our might: that when Thou shalt 
 call Thy labourers to give them their re- 
 ward, we may so have run that we may 
 obtain; so have fought the good fight, 
 as to receive the crown of eternal life; 
 through Jesus Christ our Lord— Amen 
 
 ifcnro '^tlforli.
 
 X86 + + + + + + + + 31ull? tl)c Jrourtlj 
 (j3oD, U3l)o art, anu toae^t, anu 
 
 I Ij art to come, before whose lace 
 ^ the generations rise and pass 
 away; aii:e after age the living 
 seek Thee, and lind that of Thy faithful- 
 ness there is no end. Our f^ithers in 
 their pilgrimage walked by Thy guid- 
 ance, and rested on Thy compassion: 
 still to their children be Thou the cloud 
 by day, the tire by night. In our mani- 
 fold temptations. Thou alone knowest 
 and art ever nigh: in sorrow. Thy pity 
 revives the fainting soul: in our prosper- 
 ity and ease, it is Thy Spirit only that 
 can wean us from our pride and keep us 
 low. O Thou sole Source of peace and 
 righteousness! take now the veil from 
 every heart; and join us in one com- 
 munion with Thy prophets and saints 
 who have trusted in Thee, and were not 
 ashamed. Not of our worthiness, but 
 of Thy tender mercy, hear our prayer— 
 
 Amen. 
 
 f amorf .Jtilartincau.
 
 31ul^ tlie ififtl; + + + 4.4.^4. + X87 
 
 ^oD our iFatJ)cr» Ijclp 110 to a 
 
 deeper trust in the life everlast- 
 ing. May we feel that this love 
 which is now, ever shall be; 
 this robe of the flesh is Thy gift to Thy 
 child, and, when it is worn out, Thou 
 wilt clothe him again; this work of life 
 is the work Thou hast given us to do, 
 and, when it is done, Thou wilt give us 
 more; this love, that makes all our life 
 so glad, flows from Thee, for Thou art 
 Love, and we shall love forever. Help 
 us to feel how, day by day, we see some 
 dim shadow of the eternal day that will 
 break upon us at the last. May the 
 Gospel of Thy Son, the whisper of Thy 
 Spirit, unite to make our faith in the life 
 to come, strong and clear; then shall we 
 be glad when Thou shalt call us, and 
 enter into Thy glory in Jesus Christ — 
 Amen. 
 
 H^obert Conner.
 
 188-i--i- + + + + + + ^'^ul^ tt)e ^ijttl) 
 
 cpcrciful tlorD, cnligljtcn C^ou 
 
 me with a clear shining inward 
 light, and remove away all dark- 
 ness from the habitation of my 
 heart. Repress Thou my many wander- 
 ing thoughts, and break in pieces those 
 temptations which violently assault me. 
 Fight Thou for me, and vanquish the 
 evil beasts; that so peace may be obtained 
 by Thy power, and that Thine abundant 
 praise may resound in Thy holy court, 
 that is, in a pure conscience. Send out 
 Thy light and Thy truth, that they may 
 shine upon the earth; for, until Thou en- 
 lighten me, I am but as earth without 
 form and void. Lift Thou up my mind 
 which is pressed down by a load of sins, 
 for no created thing can give full comfort 
 and rest to my desires. Join Thou me to 
 Thyself with an inseparable band of love; 
 for Thou even alone dost satisfy him that 
 loveth Thee — Amen.
 
 3|ul^ ttje g>Ct3Cntt) •^•f••^♦^♦^*♦^l89 
 
 Imigljt^ aoD, t\)t (Etiertoting 
 
 ^ Lord, and Giver of every good 
 and perfect gift, — bestow upon 
 us at this time those things that 
 are Thine, even joy and gladness, for 
 Thou art ever-blessed. Pity and pardon 
 us that we are so little able to be like 
 Thee in these things; for upon us are the 
 stains of sin and the dust of earth, the 
 signs of strife and the marks of passion. 
 Look upon us of Thy love, that these 
 things may be taken away, and that we 
 who have been sick in soul, and oft- 
 times faint in faith, may through the gift 
 of Thine exceeding gladness rise to Thy 
 joy. Forgive our sins, and so take away 
 the sting of death. Grant us Thy love 
 here as the earnest of the Spirit, that we, 
 receiving of Thine in this mortal state, 
 may hope to receive of Thine in the 
 world which is to come — Amen.
 
 190 4.♦*•^•^.•^.** 3lul^ t^t GiQ\)t\) 
 
 |e C^ou, ^ tlorD, our protect 
 
 I tion, who art our redemption; 
 direct our minds by Thy gracious 
 presence, and watch over our 
 paths with guiding love; that, among the 
 snares which lie hidden in this path 
 wherein we walk, we may so pass on- 
 ward with hearts fixed on Thee, that by 
 the track of faith we may come to be 
 where Thou wouldest have us — Amen. 
 .rUo3arabic before K, 5D. 700. 
 
 LorD, makf mc lote t\itt^ token 
 
 ^ .J, of Thy will, for love of Thee, 
 IM and make me cheerful under 
 every cross; take from me all 
 which displeases Thee, or hinders Thy 
 love in me, that I may deeply love Thee. 
 Melt me with Thy love, that I may be all 
 love, and with my whole being love 
 Thee — Amen.
 
 ^rantt (D ilovD, ttjat tDC ma^ carc^ 
 
 fully watch over our tempers 
 and every unholy feeling; re- 
 move whatever in us may be a 
 stumbling-block in another's way; that, 
 by conforming to Thy will in small 
 things, we may hope by Thy protection 
 and help to pass safely through the 
 greater dangers and trials to which we 
 may be exposed — Amen. 
 
 c ht&tttl) djrct (^ ilortJ, to re^ 
 
 new Thy people inwardly and 
 outwardly, that as Thou would- 
 est not have them to be hin- 
 dered by bodily pleasures, Thou mayest 
 make them vigorous with spiritual pur- 
 pose ; and refresh them in such sort by 
 things transitory, that Thou mayest grant 
 them rather to cleave to things eternal; 
 through Jesus Christ our Lord — Amen. 
 Siconinc, 2t. 55. 440. 

 
 X92-i' + -i'*'i-'^-i-*i- J^xxl^ t^t ®entt) 
 
 pet ®t)^ lobe s?o iuann out s?oul0, 
 
 11 O Lord, that we may gladly 
 ij surrender ourselves with all we 
 are and have unto Thee. Let 
 Thy love fall as fire from heaven upon 
 the altar of our hearts; teach us to guard 
 it heedfully by continual devotion and 
 quietness of mind, and to cherish with 
 anxious care every spark of its holy flame 
 with which Thy good Spirit would 
 quicken us, so that neither height, nor 
 depth, things present nor things to 
 come, may ever separate us therefrom. 
 Strengthen Thou our souls; awaken us 
 from the deathly sleep which holds us 
 captive; animate our cold hearts with 
 Thy warmth and tenderness, that we 
 may no more live as in a dream, but 
 walk before Thee as pilgrims in earnest 
 to reach their home. And grant us all at 
 last to meet with Thy holy saints before 
 Thy throne, and there rejoice in Thy love 
 for ever and ever — Amen. 
 
 ^SctbarD (Cer^tcegcn, 1731.
 
 31ul^ tt)e Cletjentl; + ^ + + ^ + + X93 
 
 r confcs^sf unto ^\)tt, (B ^oD, 
 
 how weak we are in ourselves, 
 how powerless to do the work 
 of life, how prone to selfishness 
 and sin. We beseech Thee to grant us 
 strength, the strength of Thy Spirit, the 
 power of Thy Christ, wherein we can do 
 all things. Enable us thus to repress 
 every selfish propensity, every wilful 
 purpose, every unkind feeling, every 
 thought and word and deed of anger 
 and impatience, and to cherish perfect 
 love, constant kindness, to think pure 
 thoughts, to speak gentle words, to do 
 helpful and generous deeds. Raise our 
 minds to the contemplation of Thy be- 
 loved Son, that, seeing His divine 
 beauty, we may be drawn near unto 
 Him, and changed into His image, and 
 empowered to bring every thought into 
 obedience to Christ, into harmony with 
 His Spirit and His immortal life — Amen.
 
 X94 •!• •!• -f -f -f •{. * 3lul^ t\)t tE^toelftti 
 
 [I^Bjl who orderest all things for our 
 h^MM eternal good, mercifully en- 
 lighten our minds, and give us a 
 firm and abiding trust in Thy love and 
 care. Silence our murmurings, quiet our 
 fears, and dispel our doubts, that rising 
 above our afflictions and our anxieties^ 
 we may rest on Thee, the Rock of ever- 
 lasting strength — Amen. 
 
 Jlictij Cfturcb <25ooft of I©oc?bip, 1876. 
 
 ( i^B)l ^''■^^^^'^> ^^y ^^ please Thee this 
 k-S'SJ day to order and to hallow, to 
 rule and to govern our hearts 
 and our bodies, our thoughts, our 
 words, and our works, according to Thy 
 commandments, that we, being helped 
 by Thee, may here, and for ever and 
 ever, be delivered and saved, through 
 Jesus Christ our Lord — Amen. 
 
 I^oman '53tetJJarp.
 
 ^oti, ljDl)o art tl)e un^earctiable 
 
 abyss of peace, the ineffable sea 
 
 ^ of love, the fountain of blessings, 
 
 and the bestower of affection, 
 
 who sendest peace to those that receive 
 
 it; open to us this day the sea of Thy 
 
 love, and water us with plenteous streams 
 
 from the riches of Thy grace. Make us 
 
 children of quietness, and heirs of peace. 
 
 Enkindle in us the fire of Thy love; 
 
 strengthen our weakness by Thy power: 
 
 bind us closely to Thee and to each other 
 
 in one firm and indissoluble bond of unity 
 
 — Amen. 
 
 .f^^rian Clementine Uiturop. 
 
 to shew forth our love of Thee 
 I by keeping Thy commandments. 
 They are not grievous : remove 
 far from us a repining spirit, an unloving 
 fear to transgress, and all wilful disobe- 
 dience — Amen. 
 
 Cfjristina <©. 0O3^j^ctti.
 
 196 + + + + + + 3'iul^ t\)t j?ourteentti 
 
 tjolp ant) un^prakablf, 
 
 wonderful and mighty 
 God, whose power and wis- 
 dom hath no end, before whom 
 all powers tremble, at whose glance the 
 heavens and the earth flee away, Thou 
 art Love, Thou art my Father, and I will 
 love and worship Thee for ever and ever! 
 Thou hast deigned to show pity on 
 me, and a ray from Thy light hath shone 
 upon mine inward eye. Guide me on 
 into the perfect light, that it may illumine 
 me wholly, and that all darkness may 
 flee away. Let the holy flame of Thy 
 love so burn in my heart that it be made 
 pure, and I may see Thee, O God ; for 
 it is the pure in heart who see Thee. 
 Thou hast set me free; Thou hast drawn 
 me to Thee; therefore forsake me not, 
 but keep me always in Thy grace. Guide 
 me, and rule me, and perfect me for Thy 
 kingdom — Amen. 
 
 ^u •?Cuoustmc (354-430).
 
 31ul^ tlfte iFiftmttl) •^.•^•^♦^•^^♦^^9Z 
 
 |ol^ ^pitit, 3! t\)it&t tot ^\)tt, 
 
 as in a dry, parched land ; I 
 pant for the streams of Thy 
 grace. How could 1 thirst for 
 Thee if Thou wert not the Spirit of my 
 Father? How could I desire Thee, if 
 there were not already in me the same 
 nature as Thine ? It is by my need of 
 Thee, that 1 know my kinship with 
 Thee, with my Father. I have no argu- 
 ment but my need, no language but my 
 cry. I ask for Thee because I require 
 Thee, and I require Thee because I was 
 made for Thee. The prayer that beats 
 against the doors of Thy heaven is the 
 protest of my unfinished nature against 
 its own incompleteness; I shall only be 
 complete in Thee. Come therefore, and 
 finish Thy divine creation. Thou satis- 
 fiest the want of every living thing just 
 because its need gives it a right to live; 
 shall not my thirst for Thee, O Spirit of 
 holiness, give me also a right to the river 
 of Thy pleasures ? — Amen.
 
 198•^♦^•^•^♦^•^•^ 31ul^ t\)t ^ixttttltl^ 
 
 ^ be my Defence upon my right 
 hand. The Lord preserve me 
 from all evil, yea, the Lord keep 
 my soul. The Lord preserve my going 
 out, and my coming in, from this time 
 forth for evermore. 
 
 O Lord ! Thou knowest, Thou art 
 able, Thou art willing, to do good to my 
 soul ; I neither know how, nor am able, 
 nor, as I ought, willing to do it. 
 
 Do Thou, O Lord, I beseech Thee, in 
 Thine unspeakable loving-kindness, so 
 order and dispose of me as Thou know- 
 est to be best pleasing to Thee, and most 
 expedient for me. 
 
 Thine are goodness, grace, love, kind- 
 ness, O Thou Lover of men! gentleness, 
 tenderness, forbearance, long-suffering, 
 manifold mercies, great mercies, abun- 
 dant tender compassions. Glory be to 
 Thee, O Lord — Amen. 
 
 Lancelot ?Cnt)rcttJE0 (1555-1626).
 
 3Ittl^ tl)e ^t\)mttmt\) -f -f •^ '^ -i- 199 
 l^ougl) toe fenoto not tDt)at isi 
 
 best, give to us, Lord, what 
 
 Thou seest fit; only fit us for 
 
 what Thou givest, and let it 
 
 bring to our souls health and peace, with 
 
 some good to our neighbor and the 
 
 world, for Thy goodness' sake, O Lord. 
 
 Make me to Thyself a temple of holy 
 things, and abiding with me, O Lord, 
 at the last, be ever gracious unto Thy 
 servant. 
 
 Let me do some work which may be 
 accepted in Thy mercy, though un- 
 worthy in Thy pure sight. 
 
 Bless my work to good, to the fulness 
 of which it is capable, and let me thank 
 Thee for it with joy in the end. 
 
 Into Thy hands we commend our 
 spirit, soul, and body, of which Thou art 
 Creator, Saviour, Restorer, a God of 
 truth. 
 
 Lord, to Thee I commit my going out 
 and my coming in this day — Amen.
 
 200 -f -f -i^ + -t. -r 3'ul^ t\)t Qi%\)ttmt\) 
 
 ^^^allottJfD be ^\)v nmxt* &up^ 
 % 1^ ] ported by faith in Thee, I shall 
 iL^ki stand steadfast and secure under 
 
 every cross, tribulation, distress, 
 disease, and even death itself; nothing 
 doubting either Thy divine power or 
 Thy Fatherly love whereby Thou art 
 both able and willing to preserve me. 
 Call me hence whensoever Thou wilt, 
 but grant that I may follow cheerfully, 
 firmly believing that Thou art mighty 
 and good; then shall Thy loving Spirit 
 lead me forth into the land of upright- 
 ness. Thy will be done on earth, as it is 
 in heaven. And what is Thy will, O 
 most loving Father, except that I should 
 love Thee .f^ Behold, Thou commandest 
 that 1 should love Thee with all my heart 
 and soul, with all my mind and strength; 
 but grant Thou me what Thou com- 
 mandest, and command what Thou wilt 
 — Amen. 
 
 ^araiii^e for ti)e C^n^tian ^tmU
 
 31ul^ tlje 0ntttmtl) ♦•i-*-f-i'-i-20X 
 
 Ijat 0l;all 31 rmoer unto H^im 
 
 for all His benefits ? " I can only 
 give my own self— all I have, 
 and all I am. I desire to surren- 
 der myself wholly unto Thee, O my 
 God, to live more simply as one separated 
 unto Thee, not finding my joy and com- 
 fort in the earthly blessings Thou so richly 
 bestowest on me, but, while thankful for 
 the gracious gifts, looking only to the 
 Giver as the Source of my happiness and 
 the Object of my life. I cannot shake 
 off the habits of thought and feeling 
 which many years have wrought in me; 
 I can only ask of Thee to have mercy on 
 me, poor and needy as I am, and subdue 
 in me all that is perverse and wayward 
 in my heart, and so fill me with Thy 
 pure and heavenly love, that all my nar- 
 rowness and selfishness may be done 
 away in the wideness of Thy love— 
 
 Amen. 
 
 jUaada K^are.
 
 202 + ♦ -f •^ •^ + JIul^ t\)t ^\s)mtitt\) 
 a^os^t glorious; aoo ! rcUctje m^ 
 
 spirit with Thy graciousness; 
 take from me all tediousness of 
 spirit, and give me a hope that 
 shall not f^iil, a desire of holiness not 
 to be satisfied till it possesses a charity 
 that will always increase; that I may turn 
 all things into religion, doing all to Thy 
 glory; that, when Thou shalt call me 
 from this deliciousness of employment, I 
 may pass into the employments of saints 
 and angels; whose work it is, with eter- 
 nal joy and thanksgiving, to sing praises 
 unto Thy mercies — Amen. 
 
 Jcrcmp («Caplor (1613-1667). 
 
 0lnugl)t^ €>oD, grant, toe be^ 
 
 seech Thee, that we whose trust 
 is under the shadow of Thy 
 wings, may, through the help of 
 
 Thy power, overcome all evils that rise 
 
 up against us — Amen. 
 
 moman '25cct)iari?.
 
 ever-present God, we bring to 
 Thee all our needs. O Thou 
 Author of all good, from whom 
 Cometh every good and perfect gift, may 
 Thy mercies be our daily song, and may 
 the light of Thy countenance in this 
 world of power and beauty move our 
 hearts to great thankfulness and a sweet 
 trust. Day by day Thou dost appoint 
 our portion, especially revealing Thy 
 glory in the dear Son of Thy love, and 
 calling us into His Kingdom of service 
 and blessedness. May this be our love 
 of Thee in Him, that we love one an- 
 other and keep all His commandments— 
 Amen. 
 
 e htmt\) mjtt, (^ iLorUt to fecep 
 
 us in perpetual peace, as Thou 
 
 hast vouchsafed us confidence 
 
 in Thee; through Jesus Christ 
 
 our Lord — Amen. 
 
 <E>clajJian i^acramcntarp, 2t. 55. 492.
 
 204 •^ -J- -^ •^ 31ul^ t\)t ^tDtnt^.s^econH 
 
 ^^ external i?atl)er, l^elp me, 3| 
 
 ^B I beseech Thee, to bring forth in 
 S^ my life the fruits of the Spirit; 
 the fruit of Love, that I may love 
 Thee above all things, and all others in 
 Thee and for Thy sake; the fruit of Joy, 
 that I may fmd Thy service my delight; 
 the fruit of Peace, that, pardoned and 
 accepted through Thy mercy, I may re- 
 pose in Thy love; the fruit of Long-suf- 
 fering, that I may bear, with patient sub- 
 mission to Thy will, all crosses and 
 afflictions; the fruit of Gentleness, that I 
 may subdue all risings of temper, and 
 take calmly and sweetly all trials and 
 provocations; the fruit of Meekness, that 
 I may forgive freely all who may hurt 
 me either by word or deed, and endure 
 with patience all that may be laid upon 
 me; the fruit of Temperance that I may 
 restrain all my desires, bringing them 
 into subjection in all things to Thy holy 
 will — Amen. 
 
 (Creaisurp of 59ebotion, 1869.
 
 Imig^t^ ^otj, M)o cans?t gibe 
 
 the light that in darkness shall 
 make us glad, the life that in 
 gloom shall make us joy, and 
 the peace that amidst discord shall bring 
 us quietness! let us live this day in that 
 light, that life, and that peace, so that we 
 may gain the victory over those things 
 that press us down, and over the flesh 
 that so often encumbers us, and over 
 death that seemeth for a moment to win 
 the victory. Thus we, being filled with 
 inward peace, and light, and life, may 
 walk all the days of this our mortal life, 
 doing our work as the business of our 
 Father, glorifying it, because it is Thy 
 will, knowing that what Thou givest 
 Thou givest in love. Bestow upon us 
 the greatest and last blessing, that we, 
 being in Thy presence, may be like unto 
 Thee for evermore. These things we do 
 ask, in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord 
 — Amen.
 
 206 -J- •!• -^ -J- 31ul^ ttje ^tomtr^^foiirtl) 
 ^^^ tlort) of tjeabm anij eartl), toe 
 
 f ^Mj jl are truly sorry for all our mis- 
 sk-^^^ doings; we utterly renounce 
 whatsoever is contrary to Thy 
 will, and here devote ourselves entirely 
 to the obedience thereof. Accept, O 
 most merciful Father, of this renewed 
 dedication which we make of ourselves, 
 our bodies, souls, and spirits unto Thee. 
 And grant that we may be able every 
 day to offer up ourselves more sincerely, 
 and more cheerfully unto Thee; with 
 more pure affection, and hearty devo- 
 tion, and ready disposition to Thy ser- 
 vice. Preserve in our minds a grateful 
 sense of Thy mighty love, that we may 
 follow the doctrine and example of Thy 
 Son Jesus Christ. Grant that we may 
 be like Him, pure and undefiled, meek 
 and gentle, peaceable and patient, con- 
 tented and thankful. Fulfil unto us all 
 the gracious promises that He hath made 
 unto us. Let it be unto Thy servants 
 according to His word — Amen. 
 
 ;^imon ^atricft ( 1 626-1 707).
 
 3 ^^' 
 i pe 
 
 iloro, si;eU3 fort^ ®ti^ lobing^ 
 
 indness, I entreat Thee, to all 
 persons who in this world feel 
 themselves neglected, or little 
 loved, or forgotten. Be Thou their be- 
 loved Companion, and let communion 
 with Thee be to them more dear than 
 tenderest earthly intercourse. Teach 
 them to discern Thee in all with whom 
 they come in contact, and to love and 
 serve Thee in them. On earth grant 
 them comfort by the repentance of any 
 who have wronged them, and in heaven 
 comfort in the communion of all saints 
 with each other and with Thee—Amen. 
 Cbrifitina <©. mmttu 
 
 mmoii^ Horu, \s)\)o appreljntDest 
 
 M the sighing of a contrite heart 
 
 I before it be uttered ; make us, 
 
 we beseech Thee, the temple of 
 the Holy Spirit, that we may be de- 
 fended by the shield of Thy celestial 
 goodness, through Christ our Lord— 
 
 Amen. 
 
 ;^arum "^StetJiarp, 2C. ©. 1085. 
 
 p
 
 208 •^ 4. * 4- 51ul^ tlje ®tDmt)^^0i]ctt) 
 
 Horn, in tDl)O0e Ijauusi are life 
 
 ; and death, by whose power I 
 h^m am sustained, and by whose 
 mercy I am spared, look down 
 upon me with pity. Forgive me that I 
 have until now so much neglected the 
 duty which Thou hast assigned to me, 
 and suffered the days and hours of which 
 I must give account to pass away with- 
 out any endeavor to accomplish Thy 
 will. Make me to remember, O God, 
 that every day is Thy gift, and ought to 
 be used according to Thy command. 
 Grant me, therefore, so to repent of my 
 negligence, that I may obtain mercy 
 from Thee, and pass the time which 
 Thou shalt yet allow me in diligent per- 
 formance of Thy commands, through 
 Jesus Christ — Amen. 
 
 ;t>amud Slotjn^on (1709-1784).
 
 31ul^ t\)t ^\3)mt^^$t\}mt^ + ^ + 209 
 
 ^\)ou CBtemal^ in iJDl^o^e ap^ 
 
 1 1 pointment our life standeth ! 
 Thou hast committed our work 
 to us, and we would commit 
 our cares to Thee. May we feel that we 
 are not our own, and that Thou wilt 
 heed our wants, while we are intent 
 upon Thy will. May we never dwell 
 carelessly or say in our hearts, ''I am 
 here, and there is none over me"; nor 
 anxiously, as though our path were hid ; 
 but with a mind simply fixed upon our 
 trust, and choosing nothing but the dis- 
 positions of Thy Providence. More and 
 more fill us with that pity for others' 
 troubles which comes from forgetfulness 
 of our own; and the glad hope of the 
 children of eternity. And unto Thee, 
 the Beginning and the End, Lord of the 
 living. Refuge of the dying, be thanks 
 and praise for ever! — Amen. 
 
 %nmt^ Mattintau,
 
 210 * ♦ 4- •!» 3lul^ t^e attDent^.eig^tft 
 
 JorDt tDl)at 10 m^ confiDmce 
 
 I which I have in this life ? Is it 
 not Thou, O Lord, my God, 
 whose mercies are without 
 number ? Where hath it ever been well 
 with me without Thee, or where could 
 it be ill with me, when Thou wert pres- 
 ent? I rather choose to be a pilgrim on 
 earth, than without Thee to possess 
 heaven. Where Thou art, there is 
 heaven ; and where Thou art not, there 
 is death and hell. There is none that 
 can help me in my necessities, but only 
 Thou, my God ; Thou art my Hope, Thou 
 my Confidence. Although Thou exposest 
 me to divers temptations and adversities, 
 yet Thou orderest all this to my advan- 
 tage; in which trial of me Thou oughtest 
 no less to be loved and praised, than if 
 Thou didst fill me full of heavenly con- 
 solations — Amen.
 
 31ul^ t\)t ®tDent^.ninct) -f 4- -i. + 2U 
 
 ^^ ^ou, m^ toljole life tja^ been 
 
 a course of mercies and bless- 
 
 ^ M!M ings shown to one who has been 
 most unworthy of them. Year 
 after year Thou hast carried me on, re- 
 moved dangers from my path, refreshed 
 me, borne with me, directed me, sus- 
 tained me. O forsake me not, when my 
 strength faileth me. And Thou never 
 wilt forsake me. I may securely repose 
 upon Thee. While I am true to Thee, 
 Thou wilt still, and to the end, be super- 
 abundantly good to me. I may rest upon 
 Thy arm; I may go to sleep in Thy 
 bosom. Only give me, and increase in 
 me, that true loyalty to Thee, which is 
 the bond of the covenant between Thee 
 and me, and the pledge in my own heart 
 and conscience that Thou, the Supreme 
 God, wilt not forsake me — Amen.
 
 2X2 ^ ♦ •^ ♦ ♦ •!• + 31ul^ t^t nrijirtiett) 
 
 C^ou lotimg anD tmm fnt^tt 
 
 in heaven, I confess before Thee, 
 gJl in deep sorrow, how hard and 
 
 unsympathizing is my heart; 
 how often I have sinned against my 
 neighbor by want of compassion and 
 tenderness; how often I have felt no true 
 pity for his trials and sorrows, and have 
 neglected to comfort, help, and visit him. 
 O Father, forgive this heavy sin, and lay 
 it not to my charge. Give me grace ever 
 to alleviate the crosses and difficulties of 
 those around me, and never to add to 
 them; teach me to be a consoler in sor- 
 row, to take thought for the stranger, the 
 widow, and the orphan ; let my charity 
 show itself not in words only but in deed 
 and truth. Teach me to judge, as Thou 
 dost, with forbearance, with much pity 
 and indulgence; and help me to avoid all 
 unloving judgment of others — Amen. 
 Jobann 9trntJt (1555-1621).
 
 3Iul^ t\)t ^\)itt^Mt£it + •{• -f ♦{• + + 213 
 Cfi^toU) ®t)^ ligljt upon 110, <D 
 
 Lord, so that, being rid of the 
 darkness of our hearts, we may 
 attain unto the true light — Amen. 
 Saturn 'iSreUiarp, ?C. ©. 1085. 
 
 lmigl)t^ aoD, tDljo forgitjm all 
 
 things to those who cry unto 
 Thee, grant unto us that, what- 
 soever of life there may be re- 
 maining for us, we may give diligent 
 heed at this very hour to Thy call; that, 
 so coming unto Thee, we may fmd work 
 in Thy vineyard, and do it faithfully unto 
 the end; beseeching Thee to forgive the 
 wasted hours of the past, and of Thy 
 graciousness to see that there be no 
 more. For all time to come grant us to 
 serve Thee diligently and dutifully, that 
 at last we may hear Thy voice saying 
 unto us, '* Well done, good and faithful 
 servants: enter ye into the joy of your 
 Lord." So be it unto us all, through 
 Jesus Christ our Lord— Amen.
 
 2X4•^•^•^•^•^•^•^ Siugus^t t\)t iFirfift 
 
 |lmigl)t^ anu eternal ^oi3, tljere 
 
 I is no number of Thy days or of 
 I Thy mercies: Thou hast sent us 
 into this world to serve Thee, 
 and to live according to Thy laws. O 
 dear Lord, look upon us in mercy and 
 pity : let Thy Holy Spirit lead us through 
 this world with safety and peace, with 
 holiness and religion, with spiritual com- 
 forts and joy in the Holy Ghost; that 
 when we have served Thee in our gen- 
 eration, we may be gathered unto our 
 fathers, having the testimony of a holy 
 conscience, in the confidence of a certain 
 faith, and the comforts of a reasonable, 
 religious, and holy hope, and perfect 
 charity with Thee our God and all the 
 world ; that neither death nor life, nor 
 angels nor principalities, nor powers, nor 
 things present, nor things to come, nor 
 height, nor depth, nor any other crea- 
 ture, may be able to separate us from 
 the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus 
 our Lord — Amen. 
 
 Jcrcmp (Caplor (i 613-1667).
 
 augufiit t\)t g)CConl3 •^•^•^•^♦^4•213 
 
 love constraineth me. I thank 
 Thee that, in the great labyrinth 
 of life, Thou waitest not for my 
 consent to lead me. I thank Thee that 
 Thou leadest me by a way which I know 
 not, by a way which is above the level 
 of my poor understanding. I thank Thee 
 that Thou art not repelled by my bitter- 
 ness, that Thou art not turned aside by 
 the heat of my spirit. There is no force 
 in this universe so glorious as the force of 
 Thy love; it compels me to come in. 
 
 divine servitude, O slavery that makes 
 me free, O love that imprisons me only 
 to set my feet in a larger room, enclose 
 me more and more within Thy folds. 
 Protect me from the impetuous desires 
 of my nature— desires as short-lived as 
 they are impetuous. Ask me not where 
 
 1 would like to go; tell me where to go; 
 lead me in Thine own way; hold me in 
 Thine own light— Amen.
 
 2X6 •^ •^ •^ 4. ^ 4- ♦ Siugus^t t^t 3I^l)irD 
 
 ^ 6otJ, our tjcatjcnl^ iratljer, toljo 
 
 hast commanded us to love one 
 another as Thy children, and 
 hast ordained the highest friend- 
 ship in the bond of Thy Spirit, we be- 
 seech Thee to maintain and preserve us 
 always in the same bond, to Thy glory, 
 and our mutual comfort, with all those 
 to whom we are bound by any special 
 tie, either of nature or of choice; that we 
 may be perfected together in that love 
 which is from above, and which never 
 faileth when all other things shall fail. 
 Send down the dew of Thy heavenly 
 grace upon us, that we may have joy in 
 each other that passeth not away; and, 
 having lived together in love here, ac- 
 cording to Thy commandment, may live 
 for ever together with them, being made 
 one in Thee, in Thy glorious kingdom 
 hereafter, through Jesus Christ our Lord 
 — Amen. 
 
 ^k^tf 5Betottonitf, 1 700.
 
 giugusft t\)t iFourtt) •^•^'^♦l•♦^•^2X7 
 jLorD, tol)at crofifsi tDillc^t tEljou 
 
 1 1 that 1 should bear this day, for 
 love of Thee ? Thou knowest 
 Lord, that I am all weakness, 
 strengthen me to bear it patiently, hum- 
 bly, lovingly. If I sink under it, look on 
 me'and raise me up. Give what Thou 
 commandest, and command what Thou 
 wilt; sanctify my cross to me, and keep 
 me Thine own for ever— Amen. 
 
 ^ot)t t\)t ^tottctot of all tW 
 
 trust in Thee, without whom 
 J nothing is strong, nothing is 
 
 holy, increase and multiply upon 
 us Thy mercy; that, Thou being our 
 Ruler and Guide, we may so pass through 
 things temporal that we finally lose not 
 the things eternal Grant this, O heav- 
 enly Father, for Jesus Christ's sake our 
 Lord— Amen. 
 
 ere0orian, ?C. 55. 590.
 
 218 4- 4- * ^ -f -f -f aiugufiit tlie i?iftl) 
 3 aoD of sftrmgt^, pa00mg all 
 
 i understanding, who mercifully 
 ^M givest to Thy people mercy and 
 judgment; grant to us, we be- 
 seech Thee, faithfully to love Thee, and 
 to walk in the way of righteousness — 
 
 Amen. 
 
 .;§)arum ^reUiarp, ?t. 55. 1085. 
 
 ilortj, g^ljiclti of our \)t\p, to^o 
 
 wilt not suffer us to be tempted 
 SM above that we are able, help us, 
 
 we entreat Thee, in all our straits 
 
 and wrestlings, to lift up our eyes unto 
 
 Thee, and stay our hearts on Thee — 
 
 Amen. 
 
 Cbrijtftina <©. Roi^^ctti. 
 
 6013, t\)t f'Uljtt of mrrcicfif, 
 
 grant unto us ever to hold fast 
 to the spirit of adoption, whereby 
 we cry to Thee, " Father," and 
 
 are called, and are, Thy sons; through 
 
 our Lord Jesus Christ — Amen. 
 
 Boman '25retJiarp.
 
 aiugufift t\)t ^ixt\) 
 
 4. ^ 4. ^ ^ 4. ^ 
 
 2X9 
 
 £p^ tlorOt in ^^inc arm0 31 am 
 
 safe; keep me and 1 have noth- 
 ing to fear; give me up, and I 
 have nothing to hope for. I 
 know nothing about the future, but I 
 rely upon Thee. I pray Thee to give me 
 what is good for me ; 1 pray Thee to take 
 from me whatever may imperil my salva- 
 tion. I leave it all to Thee, because Thou 
 knowest and I do not. If Thou bringest 
 pain or sorrow on me, give me grace to 
 bear it well, keep me from fretfulness and 
 selfishness. If Thou givest me health 
 and strength and success in this world, 
 keep me ever on my guard lest these 
 great gifts carry me away from Thee. 
 Give me to know Thee, to believe on 
 Thee, to love Thee, to serve Thee, to live 
 to and for Thee. Give me to die just at 
 that time and in that way which is most 
 for Thy glory— Amen. 
 
 3;otn ^cnrp i^cwman.
 
 220 + -i--i''i.-i.4. augusft t\)t ^t\)tnt\) 
 
 llcs?0cD art ®i)ou, <B llorD our 
 
 i God, the God of our fathers, who 
 J turnest the shadow of death into 
 the morning; who hast lightened 
 mine eyes, that I sleep not in death. O 
 Lord, blot out as a night-mist mine in- 
 iquities. Scatter my sins as a morning 
 cloud. Grant that I may become a child 
 of the light, and of the day. Vouch- 
 safe to keep me this day without sin. 
 Uphold me when I am falling, and lift 
 me up when I am down. Preserve this 
 day from any evil of mine, and me from 
 the evils of the day. Let this day add 
 some knowledge, or good deed, to yes- 
 terday. Oh, let me hear Thy loving- 
 kindness in the morning, for in Thee is 
 my trust. Teach me to do the thing 
 that pleaseth Thee, for Thou art my God. 
 Let Thy loving Spirit lead me forth into 
 the land of righteousness — Amen. 
 
 2lancElot SCnDrctxJCj^ (1555-1626).
 
 atugus^t t\)t Cigl)Cl) ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ <. 221 
 
 I 
 
 et all (I>\)^ toorfe0 pm&t ®t)ee, 
 
 O Lord, and Thy servants rejoice 
 in thanking Thee. True is Thy 
 word, which counts us worthy 
 of pity, and faithful Thy help for our 
 heart's trust to rest upon. O God, Thy 
 strength is made perfect in those who 
 have not cared for themselves, but 
 sought the eternal; then Thou bringest 
 forth truth to victory. Make known to 
 me Thy ways, O God, and let me walk 
 in Thy truth. Go on, O God, victori- 
 ously, and open me the gate of hope, out 
 of darkness into light. Since Thou hast 
 not taken me away in the midst of my 
 day, but upholden my soul in life, suffer 
 not my feet to slip. Grant me a work of 
 Thy love to do, and prosper it in my 
 hands. Let me not die until I have ful- 
 filled Thy will; and let me enter with joy 
 
 into rest — Amen. 
 
 0otolanb IBiffiam^.
 
 222 ♦ ^ * * ^ * * augusft t\\t 0nt\) 
 
 \)tt, mo0t merciful ^oD, tio 31 
 
 now invoke to descend into my 
 ^^ soul, which Thou hast prepared 
 
 for Thy reception by the desire 
 which Thou hast breathed into it. Ere 
 ever I cried to Thee, Thou, most Merci- 
 ful, hadst called and sought me, that I 
 might fmd Thee, and finding love Thee. 
 Even so I sought and found Thee, Lord, 
 and desire to love Thee. Increase my 
 desire, and grant me what I ask. See, I 
 love Thee, but too little; strengthen my 
 love. When my spirit aspires to Thee, 
 and meditates on Thine unspeakable 
 goodness, the burden of the flesh be- 
 comes less heavy, the tumult of thought 
 is stilled, the weight of mortality is less 
 oppressive. Then fain would my soul 
 find wings, that she might rise in tireless 
 flight ever upwards to Thy glorious 
 throne, and there be filled with the re- 
 freshing solace that belongs to the citi- 
 zens of heaven — Amen. 
 
 ^u ?Cu0u^tine (354-430).
 
 aiugusft t\)t (Cmtt) ^ ♦ ^ ♦ ♦^ ♦^ -I- 223 
 
 bless all Thy people, and all 
 Thy flock. Give Thy peace, 
 Thy help, Thy love unto us Thy 
 servants, the sheep of Thy fold, that we 
 may be united in the bond of peace and 
 love, one body and one spirit, in one 
 hope of our calling, in Thy divine and 
 boundless love — Amen. 
 
 Hiturop of ^t. Maxh (i 75-234 '')• 
 
 Imtgtjt^ 60D, aiber of life) grant 
 
 unto us Thy life, that we may 
 truly live ; Thy love, that we 
 may greatly rejoice ; that we, 
 knowing trouble, and acquainted with 
 grief, may, through the goodly deliver- 
 ance of faith and hope, come to the large 
 joy of the peace that passeth all under- 
 standing. Of Thy loving-kindness hear 
 our supplications, we beseech Thee, 
 through Jesus Christ our Lord— Amen. 
 
 ^cor0e 5BattJ!^on. 
 Q
 
 |!)oto ^\)^ mm^ to met ^ itoro, 
 
 to glad my heart withal. Let 
 
 me find Thee, for whom I long. 
 
 Lo, here the man that was caught 
 of thieves, wounded, and left for half 
 dead, as he was going towards Jericho. 
 Thou kind-hearted Samaritan, take me 
 up. I am the sheep that is gone astray; 
 O good Shepherd, seek me out, and 
 bring me home to Thy fold again. Deal 
 favorably with me according to Thy good 
 pleasure, that I may dwell in Thy house 
 all the days of my life, and praise Thee 
 for ever and ever with them that are 
 there — Amen. 
 
 ;^t. Jerome. (CransIatcD ?l. 55. 1578. 
 
 6oti, t\)t Urnctorr and ilober of 
 
 innocency, turn the hearts of all 
 Thy servants to Thyself, that 
 they may be found ever rooted 
 
 in faith and fruitful in works, through 
 
 Jesus Christ our Lord — Amen. 
 
 ^arum ^retiarp, 2C. ©. 1085.
 
 iloru, our l^iDins place, grant 
 
 us wisdom, we pray Thee, to 
 ^^ seek no hiding-place out of Thee 
 in life or in death. Now hide us 
 in Thine own Presence from the provok- 
 ing of all men, and keep us from the 
 strife of tongues. Make us meek, hum- 
 ble, patient, and teach us to seek peace 
 and ensue it — Amen. 
 
 €.\)xistina <©. Roj^i^etti* 
 
 ^ l^ol^ anu ebrr.'blc0sfcD fLorD, 
 
 teach us, we beseech Thee, to 
 love one another, to exercise 
 forbearance and forgiveness to- 
 wards our enemies; to recompense no 
 man evil for evil, but to be merciful even 
 as Thou, our Father in Heaven, art mer- 
 ciful: that so we may continually follow 
 after Thee in all our doings, and be more 
 and more conformed to Thine image and 
 likeness — Amen. 
 
 i^m Cburdb ^ooft of WmWy 1876.
 
 226 ^ ^ ^ + 4- augus?t t\)t ^Utttmt^ 
 
 minion over us; our life, our 
 ^ death, our soul and body, all 
 
 belong to Thee. Oh, grant that 
 we may willingly consecrate them all to 
 Thee, and use them in Thy service. Let 
 us walk before Thee in childlike sim- 
 plicity, steadfast in prayer; looking ever 
 unto Thee, that whatsoever we do or ab- 
 stain from we may in all things follow 
 the least indications of Thy will. Become 
 Lord of our hearts and spirits; that the 
 whole inner man may be brought under 
 Thy rule, and that Thy life of love 
 and righteousness may pervade all our 
 thoughts and energies and the very ground 
 of our souls ; that we may be wholly filled 
 with it. Come, O Lord and King, enter 
 into our hearts, and live and reign there for 
 ever and ever. O faithful Lord, teach us 
 to trust Thee for life and death, and to 
 take Thee for our All in All — Amen. 
 
 ^ertjarD (Cer35tce0en, 1731.
 
 aiugusft t\)t iFourtcnttl; •^•l♦•^^•^22Z 
 
 ®l)ou» \x)\)o^t name is? ilotic, 
 
 who never turnest away from 
 %M the cry of Thy needy children, 
 
 give ear to my prayer this morn- 
 ing. Make this a day of blessing to me, 
 and make me a blessing to others. Keep 
 all evil away from me. Preserve me 
 from outward transgression and from 
 secret sin. Help me to control my tem- 
 per. May I check the first risings of 
 anger or sullenness. If I meet with un- 
 kindness or ill-treatment, give me that 
 charity which suffereth long and beareth 
 all things. Make me kind and gentle 
 towards all, loving even those who love 
 me not. Let me live this day as if it 
 were to be my last. O my God, show 
 me the path that Thou wouldest have 
 me to follow. May I take no step that is 
 not ordered by Thee, and go nowhere 
 except Thou, Lord, go with me — Amen.
 
 228•^•^♦^*•^ -f 0ttgu0t tlje ififtccntt) 
 
 
 tKtlou mos?t t)ol^ anU et)rr4obing 
 
 God, we thank Thee once more 
 
 Sm for the quiet rest of the night 
 that has gone by, for the new 
 promise that has come with this fresh 
 morning, and for the hope of this day. 
 While we have slept, the world in which 
 we live has swept on in its awful space, 
 great fires have burned under us, great 
 waters have been all about us, and great 
 storms above us; but Thou hast held 
 them back by Thy strong hand, and we 
 have rested under the shadow of Thy 
 love. The bird sat on the spray out in 
 the darkness, the flower nestled in the 
 grass, we lay down in our home, and all 
 slept in the arms of God. The bird will 
 trust Thee this day to give its morsel of 
 meat, and the flower will trust Thee for 
 its fresh raiment; so may we trust Thee 
 this day for all the needs of the body, the 
 soul, and the spirit. Give us this day 
 our daily bread — Amen.
 
 aiugus^t t\)t fe)iment^ ^♦}.4. + +229 
 
 ifat^er, t\)i$ tia^ ma^ bring 
 
 some hard task to our life, or 
 some hard trial to our love. We 
 may grow weary, or sad, or 
 hopeless in our lot. But, Father, our 
 whole life until now has been one great 
 proof of Thy care. Bread has come for 
 our body, thoughts to our mind, love to 
 our heart, and all from Thee. So help 
 us, we implore Thee, while we stand 
 still on this side of all that the day may 
 bring, to resolve that we will trust Thee 
 this day to shine into any gloom of the 
 mind, to stand by us in any trial of our 
 love, and to give us rest in Thy good time 
 as we need. May this day be full of a 
 power that shall bring us near to Thee, 
 and make us more like Thee; and, O 
 God, may we so trust Thee this day, that, 
 when the day is done, our trust shall be 
 firmer than ever. Then, when our last 
 day comes, and our work is done, may 
 we trust Thee in death and forever, in the 
 spirit of Jesus Christ our Lord — Amen. 
 
 Bobert Conpet.
 
 230 ^ ^ ^ 'i' august tl)e ^t\ymttmt\) 
 
 me to be strengthened with 
 might in the inner man, and to 
 empty my heart of all useless care and 
 anguish. O Lord, grant me heavenly 
 wisdom, that 1 may learn above all things 
 to seek and to find Thee, above all things 
 to relish and to love Thee, and to think 
 of all other things as being, what indeed 
 they are, at the disposal of Thy wisdom 
 — Amen. 
 
 ^ 09os^t merciful 6oD, tl)t irotm.- 
 
 dation of our hope and our Ref- 
 uge in trouble, deliver us from 
 the snares of death ; so that, 
 saved from the multitude of troubles 
 which surround us, we may sing praises 
 to Thy holy Name, in purity and inno- 
 cence; through our Lord Jesus Christ — 
 Amen. 
 
 ;^arum ^retiarp, 3C. 5B. 1085.
 
 ilorD, M)o 0prealie0t out t\)t 
 
 heavens like a curtain, give us, 
 ^^^ we pray Thee, faithful wills and 
 
 loving hearts, that in all Thy 
 works we may ever discern Thee. O 
 Lord, we humbly bless Thee for what 
 Thou givest, and for what Thou with- 
 holdest; for the knowledge Thou be- 
 stowest, and for the knowledge Thou 
 keepest back — Amen. 
 
 Cbri?tina ^. 0o?^etti. 
 
 (Eljanh tEljcc, mv Creator auD 
 
 Lord, that Thou hast given me 
 these joys in Thy creation, this 
 ecstacy over the works of Thy 
 hands. I have made known the glory 
 of Thy works to men as far as my finite 
 spirit was able to comprehend Thy in- 
 finity. If I have said anything wholly 
 unworthy -of Thee, or have aspired after 
 my own glory, graciously forgive me — 
 Amen. 
 
 3!oi)ann Ciepler (i 571-1630).
 
 232 •^ + •^ + + august ttie i^inmmtlj 
 tloru, grant to u£f s?o to lotje 
 
 Thee with all our heart, with 
 all our mind, and all our soul, 
 and our neighbor for Thy sake; 
 that the grace of charity and brotherly 
 love may dwell in us, and all envy, 
 harshness, and ill-will may die in us; 
 and fill our hearts with feelings of love, 
 kindness, and compassion, so that, by 
 constantly rejoicing in the happiness and 
 good success of others, by sympathizing 
 with them in their sorrows, and putting 
 away all harsh judgments and envious 
 thoughts, we may follow Thee, who art 
 Thyself the true and perfect Love — Amen. 
 (Creai^urp of ©ebotion. 
 
 ^^our bpou us?, (B ilortJ, t\)t sfpirit 
 
 il WU ^^ brotherly kindness and peace; 
 ^^^ so that, sprinkled with the dew 
 of Thy benediction, we may be 
 made glad by Thy glory and grace; 
 through Christ our Lord— Amen. 
 
 ;^arum "^rctoiarp, 2C.53. 1085.
 
 unto u0, ailmigtjt^ ^oU, 
 
 that that glory which filleth 
 earth and heaven may also fill 
 our hearts; that we, being glori- 
 fied by Thy graciousness, made happy 
 by Thy love, made hopeful by Thy prom- 
 ise, may praise and magnify Thy holy 
 Name, until such time as the praising of 
 Thy holy Name shall lead us to the doing 
 of Thy holy will ; that we, becoming 
 perfectly obedient thereunto, may pos- 
 sess the life of God in the days of time, 
 that so, in the eternal years, we may be 
 for ever Thine. Receive our thanksgiv- 
 ings, forgive our sins, strengthen our 
 hope, make deep our faith; that so, all 
 the days of this our mortal life, we, keep- 
 ing Thy commandments, and leaning 
 ever upon Thy mercy, may pass on our 
 way until we, through the gate of death, 
 enter into the life everlasting. Hear us 
 of Thy mercy, through Jesus Christ our 
 Lord — Amen.
 
 i 
 
 234 •*• + + -^ augus^t tije Ctontt^.fim 
 Itm^t mt, <B ^oD, b^ ttje bright 
 
 fountain of Thy mercy, and 
 water me with the dew of Thine 
 abundant grace, that, being pur- 
 ified from my sins, I may grow up in 
 good works, truly serving Thee in holi- 
 ness and righteousness all the days of my 
 life — Amen. 
 
 ;pritatc ©cljotion?, 1 560. 
 
 (5ot>^ t\)t 60D of all goor)nrs?0 
 
 and all grace, who art worthy 
 of a greater love than we can 
 either give or understand; fill 
 my heart, I beseech Thee, with such love 
 towards Thee as may cast out all sloth 
 and fear, that nothing may seem too hard 
 for me to do or to suffer in obedience to 
 Thee; and grant that, by thus loving, I 
 may become daily more like unto Thee; 
 and finally obtain the crown of life, 
 which Thou hast promised to those that 
 love Thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord 
 — Amen. 
 
 pochct j;Uanual of prapei]^, i860.
 
 SorDt 31 belicbc, but tooulD belieUe 
 
 jH more firmly; O Lord, I love, but 
 ^i yet would love more warmly. 
 I offer unto Thee my thoughts, 
 that they may be towards Thee; my 
 deeds, that they may be according to 
 Thee; my sufferings, that they may be 
 for Thee — Amen. 
 
 (Crea^urp of ©emotion, 1869. 
 
 cm^^ 
 
 v^^e not torar^ of mr, goou tlotU, 
 
 II SI and let me not be weary of my- 
 ^^J self, or of trying to conquer my- 
 self. I am all weakness, but 
 Thou art almighty, and canst put forth 
 Thy strength perfectly in my weakness. 
 Make me truly to hate all which Thou 
 hatest, fervently to love all which Thou 
 lovest; make me truly sorry, for love of 
 Thee, that I have so often offended Thee, 
 and so mightily transform me, through 
 Thy grace, that I may no more offend 
 Thee; through Jesus Christ— Amen.
 
 236 + + + •^ augu0ttt)etEtDettt^tl)irl> 
 
 ^oD our iloru, tbe s^ta^ of all 
 
 j them that put their trust in 
 h^SM Thee, wherever Thou leadest we 
 would go, for Thy ways are per- 
 fect wisdom and love. Even when we 
 walk through the dark valley, Thy light 
 can shine into our hearts and guide us 
 safely through the night of sorrow. Be 
 Thou our Friend, and we need ask no 
 more in heaven or earth; for Thou art 
 the- Comfort of all who trust in Thee, the 
 Help and Defence of all who hope in 
 Thee. O Lord, we would be Thine; let 
 us never fall away from Thee. We 
 would accept all things without mur- 
 muring from Thy hand, for whatever 
 Thou dost is right. Blend our wills with 
 Thine, and then we need fear no evil nor 
 death itself, for all things must work to- 
 gether for our good. Lord, keep us in 
 Thy love and truth ; comfort us with Thy 
 light; and guide us by Thy Holy Spirit 
 — Amen.
 
 august t\)t tEujcnt^fourtt) ♦ 4- ♦f237 
 !lorD, g)trntgtl) of our life, be 
 
 Thou, 1 entreat Thee, our 
 ^^^ Strength unto life eternal: our 
 
 Strength when temptation assails 
 us, for Thou art stronger than our strong- 
 est enemy; our Strength when we go 
 down into the valley of the shadow of 
 death, for the last enemy that shall be de- 
 stroyed is death. By Thy Rod and Thy 
 Staff comfort us — Amen. 
 
 •Cbristina •5. fiosj^ctti. 
 
 |r l)umbli^ prai' Cfjee, (^ ifatfjer 
 
 in heaven, to guide us through 
 the darkness of this world, to 
 guard us from its perils, to hold 
 us up and strengthen us when we grow 
 weary in our mortal way; and to lead us 
 by Thy chosen paths, through time and 
 through death, to our eternal home in 
 Thy heavenly kingdom; which we ask 
 in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord — 
 Amen. 
 
 iliin0'0 Ctjapel 1litur0p, 1831.
 
 238 + ^ + aiugusJt ttie tEttomt^.fift^ 
 
 ^l)ou ebcr ble0s;ci5 i?ountain 
 
 of life, I bless Thee that Thou 
 hast infused into me Thine own 
 vital breath, so that I am be- 
 come a living soul. It is my earnest de- 
 sire that I may not only live, but grow; 
 grow in grace, and in the knowledge 
 of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 
 May I grow in patience and fortitude of 
 soul, in humility and zeal, in spirituality 
 and a heavenly disposition of mind. In 
 a word, as Thou knowest 1 hunger and 
 thirst after righteousness, make me what- 
 ever Thou wouldest delight to see me. 
 Draw on my soul, by the gentle influ- 
 ences of Thy gracious Spirit, every trace 
 and every feature which Thine eye, O 
 heavenly Father, may survey with pleas- 
 ure, and which Thou mayest acknowl- 
 edge as Thine own image. I ask and 
 hope it through Him of whose fulness 
 we have all received — Amen. 
 
 l^biJip ^oDtirib0e (i 702-1 751).
 
 augu0t the ^tDmt^.fi^irtl) •^ 4. ^ 239 
 
 W^M i-orD, tl)eaiutl)orantipcrs;uaDe!: 
 
 of peace, love, and good-will, 
 soften our hard and steely hearts, 
 warm our icy and frozen hearts, 
 that we may wish well to one another, 
 and may be the true disciples of Jesus 
 Christ. And give us grace even now to 
 begin to show forth that heavenly life, 
 wherein there is no disagreement nor 
 hatred, but peace and love on all hands, 
 one towards another — Amen. 
 
 HuDoticu!^ jDittc^, n. 55. 1578. 
 
 I 
 
 |^€ Lord, wherewith Thou didst 
 ^J ever wait for me ; by that ten- 
 der love wherewith, whenever 
 I wandered, Thou watchest over me; by 
 Thine infinite love, wherewith Thou 
 wiliest that I should love Thee eternally; 
 give me love like Thine, that I may for- 
 give, compassionate, love like Thee — 
 Amen.
 
 240 •!• •^ augu0t t\)t G^ijoent^.fifebmt^ 
 iloru our ^otj, tDt)o l)a0t cl)as^eD 
 
 the slumber from our eyes, and 
 ^ once more assembled us to lift 
 
 up our hands unto Thee, and to 
 praise Thy just judgments, accept our 
 prayers and supplications, and give us 
 faith that maketh not ashamed, confident 
 hope and love unfeigned ; bless our com- 
 ing-in and going-out, our thoughts, 
 words, and works, and let us begin this 
 day with the praise of the unspeakable 
 sweetness of Thy mercy. Hallowed be 
 Thy name; Thy kingdom come — Amen. 
 
 43reeh Cburcb. 
 
 tlorn, tDl)o art as? t\)t s^^atiotD 
 
 of a great rock in a weary land, 
 ^2^ 'who beholdest Thy weak crea- 
 tures, weary of labor, weary of 
 pleasure, weary of hope deferred, weary 
 of self, in Thine abundant compassion 
 and unutterable tenderness, bring us, we 
 pray Thee, unto Thy rest — Amen. 
 
 Cbristina <©. Rosfirtti.
 
 august t\^t ^tDmt^^rislit^ 4. 4. 24X 
 
 W^^ tlorD, 31 Him tn^sfelf toitlj all 
 
 I my weakness and misery into 
 
 Thy ever-open arms. I know 
 
 that I am ignorant and much 
 
 mistaken about myself. Thou, who seest 
 
 in very truth, look mercifully on me. 
 
 Lay Thy healing hand upon my wounds. 
 
 Pour the life-giving balm of Thy love 
 
 into my heart. Do for me what I have 
 
 not the courage to do for myself. Save 
 
 me in spite of myself. May I be Thine ; 
 
 wholly Thine, and, at all costs. Thine. 
 
 In humiliation, in poverty, in suffering, 
 
 in self-abnegation. Thine. Thine in the 
 
 way Thou knowest to be most fitting, 
 
 in order that Thou mightest be now and 
 
 ever mine. Thou art my Strength and 
 
 my Redeemer. I am Thy poor little 
 
 creature, dependent on Thy merciful 
 
 charity alone— Amen. 
 
 p^ '23e^?on (1816-1861).
 
 242 + + + ^ugusft tl)e ^tomt^mint^ 
 
 ia^ C^^ mosft Joli' iDill be Done 
 
 by me and by all pilgrims here 
 below, in the perfect perform- 
 ance of Thy precepts, and all 
 Thy good pleasure, as readily and con- 
 stantly all the days and moments of our 
 life on earth, as it is done by the blessed. 
 Out of the boundless treasury of Thy 
 mercy pardon us all the sins we have 
 committed in thought, word, deed, 
 or by omission, against Thee and against 
 our neighbors, as we forgive all their 
 offences. Mercifully preserve and deliver 
 us from all evils both of body and soul, 
 present and to come, so far as they may 
 hold us back in the attainment of perfec- 
 tion ; that so we may, without hindrance, 
 more perfectly love and glorify Thee in 
 time, more blessedly hereafter in eternity. 
 May what I ask be done, as Thou wiit, 
 when Thou wilt, how Thou wilt, through 
 Thy tender mercy — Amen. 
 
 ftatW Cbri;5t. 4Haapcr,
 
 3iugus?t t\)t trtjirtietl) -f -f ^ -f -f 243 
 
 f^^ ^orj, tDjjo ba^t in mrrc^ caugljt 
 
 us how good it is to follow the 
 holy desires which Thou mani- 
 foldly puttest into our hearts, 
 and how bitter is the grief of falling short 
 of whatever beauty our minds behold, 
 strengthen us, we beseech Thee, to walk 
 steadfastly throughout life in the better 
 path which our hearts once chose; and 
 give us wisdom to tread it prudently in 
 Thy fear, as well as cheerfully in Thy 
 love ; so that, having been faithful to 
 Thee all the days of our life here, we 
 may be able hopefully to resign ourselves 
 into Thy hands hereafter — Amen. 
 
 t htsittt\) Cljee, (B ILorD, let t^t 
 
 power of the Holy Spirit be pres- 
 ent with us, that it may both 
 mercifully cleanse our hearts, and 
 
 protect us from all adversities; through 
 
 our Lord Jesus Christ — Amen. 
 
 Uteonine ;§)acramentarp, 2C. <D. 440.
 
 244 -J- -i- -^ -^ 0ugus?t t^t ^\)itt^Mxst 
 
 W^^ tlorlJ, foras^mucl) a0 all mv 
 
 :(' j^gl strength is in Thee, grant unto 
 K^&S me this grace, that I may allow 
 Thee to do whatsoever Thou 
 wilt ; and that my doing may be to lie 
 still in Thy hand, that Thou mayest do 
 with me that thing only which is most 
 pleasing to Thee. Do Thou adorn me 
 with holy virtues, giving unto me humble- 
 ness of mind, purity of heart, and all 
 those gifts and graces which Thou know- 
 est to be needful for me, and whatso- 
 ever Thou wouldest have to be in me, 
 whether in body or soul ; that so I may 
 be able the better to please Thee, the 
 more worthily and faithfully to serve 
 Thee, and the more perfectly to love 
 Thee. I pray, moreover, that Thou 
 wouldest give me grace to arrive at that 
 degree of perfection which Thou wiliest 
 me to reach, and grant unto me the aids 
 and dispositions needful for its attain- 
 ment — Amen. 
 
 3iubot)icuj9 palma.
 
 ^rptembrr t^ie i?tr0t ^ ^ + ^ ^ 4- 245 
 ^ llorD, \n\f €)OtJ ! t[)t amazing 
 
 horrors of darkness were gath- 
 ered round me, and covered me 
 all over, and I saw no way to go 
 forth ; I felt the depth and extent of the 
 misery of my fellow-creatures separated 
 from the Divine harmony, and it was 
 heavier than I could bear, and I was 
 crushed down under it; 1 lifted up my 
 hand, I stretched out my arm, but there 
 was none to help me; 1 looked round 
 about, and was amazed. In the depths 
 of misery, O Lord, I remembered that 
 Thou art omnipotent; that I had called 
 Thee Father; and 1 felt that I loved Thee, 
 and I was made quiet in my will, and I 
 waited for deliverance from Thee. Thou 
 hadst pity upon me, when no man could 
 help me; 1 saw that meekness under suf- 
 fering was showed to us in the most af- 
 fecting example of Thy Son, and Thou 
 taughtest me to follow Him, and I said, 
 *'Thy will, O Father, be done !" 
 
 3:obn UDoolman (i 720-1 772).
 
 246 4. + + -I- -f- September t^ie ^econa 
 tlorD, gibe u0 grace, 31 pra^ 
 
 Thee, so to realize Thine al- 
 BJi mighty succor pledged to us, 
 
 Thy protecting Presence sur- 
 rounding us, Thine all-seeing eye fixed 
 upon us. Thy Divine heart yearning over 
 us, that we may cease to tremble at 
 man's anger, or shrink from man's ridi- 
 cule; but may with a good courage per- 
 form the work Thou givest us to do, and 
 after we have suffered may enter interest 
 
 — Amen. 
 
 Cbristma ^. "^ziiztxi. 
 
 J^eabenlv i?atliert tlje 0utl)or 
 
 and Fountain of all truth, the 
 bottomless Sea of all understand- 
 ing, send, we beseech Thee, 
 Thy Holy Spirit into our hearts, and 
 lighten our understandings with the 
 beams of Thy heavenly grace. We ask 
 this, O merciful Father, for Thy dear 
 Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ's sake — 
 
 Amen. 
 
 I^icbolaj^ RiDlep (1500- 1555).
 
 ^tptmbtt tlje tE:i)irD + •^ ♦^ -j- •?♦ 247 
 irant, toe hmttX) tEliee, <0 iloru 
 
 God, unto all Thy servants, that 
 they may continually enjoy 
 health both of mind and body, 
 may be delivered from present sadness, 
 and enter into the joy of Thine eternal 
 gladness-Amen. j,,^,„ ^,,,,ar,. 
 
 irant tinto ueft aimigljt^ ^oUt b^ 
 
 Thy good Spirit, that we, feel- 
 ing towards Thee as children, 
 and filled full of trust, and hope, 
 and faith, may remain so fixed, that, in 
 the dark, we may trust where we cannot 
 see, and hope where all seems doubtful, 
 ever looking unto Thee as our Father that 
 doeth all things well, our Father that or- 
 dereth all. Thus may we, knowing that 
 all things are in Thy hands, abide Thy 
 time, patiently doing the work Thou hast 
 given us to do— Amen.
 
 248 + + ^ «{• -f ^rptcmbet t\)t iFourt^ 
 
 I '^'1 ^^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^ bathed in 
 ^^ the new light of Thy everlasting 
 truth, so our clear sight of Thee 
 in heart and mind may become sincere 
 obedience to Thee in word and deed — 
 Amen.. 
 
 ^^lmigl)t^ ^ou, M)o art ttje ^ibrr 
 
 of all wisdom, enlighten my 
 understanding with knowledge 
 of right, and govern my will by 
 Thy laws, that no deceit may mislead 
 me, nor temptation corrupt me; that I 
 may always endeavor to do good, and to 
 hinder evil. Amidst all the hopes and 
 fears of this world, take not Thy Holy 
 Spirit from me ; but grant that my 
 thoughts may be fixed on Thee, and that 
 I may finally attain everlasting happiness, 
 for Jesus Christ's sake — Amen. 
 
 ;^amucl Jobnson (1709-1784).
 
 &tpttmhtt t\)t ififtl) 4- -f ♦ 4- ♦ -f 249 
 temal ^oti, tDt)o Ijas^t neitljer 
 
 dawn nor evening, yet sendest 
 us alternate mercies of the dark- 
 ness and the day; there is no 
 light but Thine, without, within. As 
 Thou liftest the curtain of night from our 
 abodes, take also the veil from all our 
 hearts. Rise with Thy morning upon 
 our souls: quicken all our labor and our 
 prayer: and though all else declines, let 
 the noontide of Thy grace and peace re- 
 main. May we walk, while it is yet 
 day, in the steps of Him who, with few- 
 est hours, finished Thy divinest work — ■ 
 
 Amen. 
 
 3Lamc8 .iiBartmcau. 
 
 orD, make u0 to resfemble cben 
 
 i here the heavenly kingdom, 
 
 J.I 
 
 ^W^ through mutual love, where 
 all hatred is quite banished, and 
 all is full of love, and, consequently, full 
 of joy and gladness — Amen. 
 
 HuDotJicujJ Bitie^i 1578-
 
 250•^•^•^'^*'^ ^tpttmhtt t\)t &ixt\) 
 
 ^EC 
 
 hm 
 
 ^^^temal anti mosft glorious? ^oD, 
 
 suffer me not so to undervalue 
 myself as to give away my soul, 
 Thy soul, Thy dear and precious 
 soul, for nothing; and all the world is 
 nothing, if the soul must be given for it. 
 Preserve therefore, my soul, O Lord, be- 
 cause it belongs to Thee, and preserve 
 my body because it belongs to my soul. 
 Thou alone dost steer my boat through 
 all its voyage, but hast a more especial 
 care of it, when it comes to a narrow 
 current, or to a dangerous fall of waters. 
 Thou hast a care of the preservation of 
 my body in all the ways of my life; but, 
 in the straits of death, open Thine eyes 
 wider, and enlarge Thy Providence to- 
 wards me so far that no illness or agony 
 may shake and benumb the soul. Do 
 Thou so make my bed in all my sickness 
 that, being used to Thy hand, I may be 
 content with any bed of Thy making — 
 Amen. 
 
 Sotjn ©onnc (1573-163 1).
 
 ^tpttmhtt tl)e ^ebmtl) 4- + -f + + 251 
 
 ami m^ colD Ijeart, ilorD, 3| be^ 
 
 seech Thee. Take away all 
 that hinders me from giving 
 myself to Thee. Mould me ac- 
 cording to Thine own image. Give me 
 grace to obey Thee in all things, and 
 ever to follow Thy gracious leading. 
 Make me this day to be kind to my fel- 
 low-men, to be gentle and unselfish, 
 careful to hurt no one by word or deed, 
 but anxious to do good to all, and to 
 make others happy. O Lord, forgive the 
 sins of my temper. Pardon all my hasty 
 words and unchristian thoughts. Make 
 me watchful, that I offend not with my 
 tongue. Give me a meek and loving 
 spirit, which is in Thy sight of great 
 price. I would not live unto myself, 
 but unto Thee. Keep me from sin this 
 day, and all that may offend Thee ; for 
 Jesus Christ's sake — Amen.
 
 252•^•^'i••^•^ September tlje €i%\)t\) 
 looD tlorti, tDljo alone orDerrgt all 
 
 things well, I cast myself wholly 
 upon Thine infinite mercy; I 
 trust Thee with my all, myself, 
 and all whom I love, and all which 1 de- 
 sire; my present and my future, my 
 hopes and my fears, my time and my 
 eternity, my joys and my sorrows. Deal 
 with me as Thou wiliest, and knowest 
 best, only bind me safe to Thine ever- 
 lasting love — Amen. 
 
 (^rrasurio of ©ctotion, 1869. 
 
 iloru, ^Tljou jrountain of gooD^ 
 
 ness, whose tender mercies are 
 over all Thy works, and who 
 hast compassion on them that 
 fear Thee, even as a father pitieth his 
 children; amid the many changes and 
 sorrows of this earthly life, grant us a 
 patient resignation to Thy will, and con- 
 tentment under all the rulings of Thy 
 Providence — Amen. 
 
 I^eto Clburcb ^ooh of J©or?bip, 1876.
 
 fe)Cjptnnbrr t\)t 0nt\) ♦^♦^^ 233 
 
 ^m !lorD, gite us? grace, toe be^eecl) 
 
 ^ j; Thee, to hear and obey Thy 
 ^^^ voice which saith to every one 
 of us "This is the way, walk 
 ye in it." Nevertheless, let us not hear it 
 behind us saying, This is the way; but 
 rather before us saying, Follow me. 
 When Thou puttest us forth, go before us ; 
 when the way is too great for us, carry 
 us; in the darkness of death, comfort us; 
 in the day of resurrection, satisfy us — 
 Amen. 
 
 Cbnjstina <©. Roi5?etti. 
 
 e Ct)ou C^t!s^^lft <B ilort), t\)t 
 
 i Sanctifier and the Shepherd of 
 I Thy people, that we who are 
 strengthened by Thy help, may, 
 in our daily life, walk with Thee, and in 
 all quietness of spirit serve Thee, through 
 Jesus Christ our Master — Amen. 
 
 Jlloman "^rcbiar?.
 
 234 ***** ^tpttmhtt t\)t ®mtj 
 
 gorti, 31 offer unto tKtjee all m^ 
 
 sins and offences, which I have 
 $ '-^1 committed before Thee, from 
 
 the day wherein I first could sin 
 even to this hour ; that Thou mayest 
 consume and burn them, one and all, 
 with the fire of Thy love, and do away 
 all the stains of my sins, and cleanse my 
 conscience from all offences, and restore 
 to me Thy grace, fully forgiving me all, 
 and admitting me mercifully to the kiss 
 of peace. I offer up also unto Thee all 
 that is good in me, though it be very 
 small and imperfect, in order that Thou 
 mayest amend and sanctify it, that Thou 
 mayest make it grateful and acceptable 
 unto Thee, and always be perfecting it 
 more and more; and bring me also, 
 slothful and unprofitable poor creature 
 as I am, to a good and blessed end — 
 Amen.
 
 September ttje (iDlrljmtlj -f •^ -i- -j- 255 
 
 Ijout (^ m^ ^oD, art eber netot 
 
 n ai\^^ r/^ thouo:h Thou art the most an- 
 ^N^^v^ cient. Thou alone art the food 
 for eternity. I am to live for 
 ever ; not for a time — and I have no 
 power over my being; I must live on, 
 with intellect and consciousness for ever, 
 in spite of myself Without Thee eter- 
 nity would be another name for eternal 
 misery. In Thee alone have I that which 
 can stay me up for ever; Thou alone art 
 the food of my soul. Thou alone art in- 
 exhaustible, and ever offerest to me 
 something new to know, something 
 new to love. And so on for eternity I 
 shall ever be a little child beginning to 
 be taught the rudiments of Thy infinite 
 Divine nature. For Thou art Thyself the 
 seat and centre of all good, and the only 
 substance in this universe of shadows, 
 and the heaven in which blessed spirits 
 live and rejoice — Amen. 
 
 fotjn ^cnrp Banian.
 
 256 -f -f ♦ •^ ^rptctttbcr tlje ^toelft^ 
 
 W^M ^ot), our true §Life, m toljom 
 
 ^^ ^^P' I and by whom all things live, 
 i\^M>S Thou commandest us to seek 
 Thee, and art ready to befound; 
 Thou biddest us knock, and openest 
 when we do so. To know Thee is life, 
 to serve Thee is freedom, to enjoy Thee 
 is a kingdom, to praise Thee is the joy 
 and happiness of the soul. I praise, and 
 bless, and adore Thee, I worship Thee, 
 I glorify Thee, I give thanks to Thee for 
 Thy great glory. I humbly beseech 
 Thee to abide with me, to reign in me, 
 to make this heart of mine a holy temple, 
 a fit habitation for Thy Divine majesty. 
 O Thou Maker and Preserver of all things, 
 visible and invisible! keep, I beseech 
 Thee, the work of Thine own hands, 
 who trusts in Thy mercy alone for safety 
 and protection. Guard me with the 
 power of Thy grace, here and in all 
 places, now and at all times, forever- 
 more — Amen. 
 
 ^u SCufiuptine (354-430).
 
 
 ^^{| seek first Thy kingdom and its 
 ^SMi righteousness, teach me to say, 
 "Thy will be done" before I 
 say, " give me my daily bread." Teach 
 me to accept Thy will as the foundation 
 of my happiness, and other things as 
 only its superstructure. I am more afraid 
 of the hunger of the body than of 
 the hunger of the spirit. Convince me 
 that it would not profit a man to gain the 
 whole world, and lose his own soul. 
 Show me that it is only the possession of 
 my soul that makes the possession of the 
 world any gain. Impress me with the 
 truth that no thing can give me joy, if I 
 myself am not already joyful. Inspire 
 me with the knowledge that the issues of 
 life are not from without but from 
 within. Guide me into the discovery 
 that the pleasures at Thy right hand are 
 the only things that are ''pleasures for 
 evermore " — Amen.
 
 238 •^ -i- •!• ^tpttmhtt t\)t ifourtenxttj 
 
 jnttember, <B mo0t pitting iFa^ 
 
 ther, what this frail and feeble 
 work of Thine hands can bear 
 without fainting; nothing, in- 
 deed, of itself, but all things in Thee, if 
 strengthened by Thy grace. Wherefore 
 grant me strength, that I may suffer and 
 endure; patience alone I ask. Lord, give 
 me this, and behold my heart is ready. 
 O God, my heart is ready to receive 
 whatsoever shall be laid upon me. Grant 
 that in my patience I may possess my 
 soul; to that end, may I often look upon 
 the face of Christ Thy Son, that, as He 
 hath suffered such terrible things in the 
 flesh, I may endeavor to be armed with 
 the same mind. Wherefore I commit 
 my strength unto Thee, O Lord; for 
 Thou art my Strength and my Refuge. 
 Keep me, and bring me safely out of this 
 trial when it shall please Thee — Amen. 
 (Crcaj^urp of 53ctotion, 1 869.
 
 ^tpttmbtt t^c ififtenxtli ^ + * •{• 259 
 
 I God, for the bread of the body 
 j that perisheth, and we beseech 
 Thee to give us that bread by 
 which man's higher Hfe is fed, that we, 
 laying hold of the life that never dies, 
 may thereby be fitted for the troubles 
 and burdens of this life, and look forward 
 with joy to the higher and better life. 
 So may we live in constant childlike trust 
 in Thee, as to believe, though we behold 
 it not, that the end of all things is divine, 
 and to catch the music to which this 
 world is set by Thee. Lead Thou us 
 from the lower life to the better life, that 
 little things may lose their power to vex 
 us. and in the midst of the troubles of this 
 life, we may have the peace of God that 
 passeth all understanding. Of Thy lov- 
 ing-kindness and tender mercy hear us, 
 through Jesus Christ our Lord — Amen.
 
 260 -i- -i- •^ ^^tpttmbtt t\)t ^ixtttnti) 
 
 ^^ (3oi}f in W^tt alone can our 
 
 'I wearied spirits find full satisfac- 
 ^ tion and rest, and in Thy love is 
 the highest joy. Lord, if we have 
 Thee we have enough ; and we are happy 
 if Thou wilt but give peace to our con- 
 sciences, and make us know how gra- 
 cious and merciful Thou art. Preserve 
 in our hearts that peace which passeth 
 all understanding; and make us better 
 and holier in time to come. Strengthen 
 those of us who are in any sorrow or 
 perplexity by the inward comfort of Thy 
 Holy Spirit, and bid us know that our 
 light affliction, which is but for a mo- 
 ment, worketh for us a far more exceed- 
 ing and eternal weight of glory. For 
 there will come a time when Thou wilt 
 bring us to the place of perfect rest, 
 where we shall behold Thy face in 
 righteousness, and be satisfied from Thy 
 eternal fulness — Amen. 
 
 jUaelcbior Bitm, 1689.
 
 September ttje ^et^mtcmtl; -f ♦^ -i- 26X 
 
 SDeare^t Iloru, be not toear^ of 
 
 i I my slothfulness in serving Thee, 
 
 %Si but help me by the indwelling 
 
 of Thy Spirit, to struggle on 
 
 through every hindrance to the perfect 
 
 day, overcoming as Thou mayest see 
 
 best every temptation which keeps me 
 
 apart from Thee, and, in the end, giving 
 
 me that blessed freedom which is the 
 
 portion of Thy children, freedom from 
 
 self and sin, and the enjoyment of that 
 
 communion with Thee which is the end 
 
 of all sanctification. Pour down, Lord, 
 
 the fulness of Thy grace on all I love, 
 
 shed abroad Thy love into the hearts of 
 
 those dearest to me, and draw them near 
 
 unto Thyself, that the full beauty and 
 
 truth that is in Thee may be revealed to 
 
 those who know Thee but in part. So 
 
 shall Thy name be glorified and Thy 
 
 love perfected in them, and Thy poor 
 
 servant shall praise Thy mercy forever — 
 
 Amen. 
 
 JUaaria ^are.
 
 262 ♦^ •^ •^ ^tpttmhtt t^t ei%\)ttmt^ 
 Itttigljt^ 6oD, tojio Ija^t causfeD 
 
 the light of eternal life to shine 
 
 upon the world, we beseech 
 
 Thee that our hearts may be so 
 
 kindled with heavenly desires, and Thy 
 
 love so shed abroad in us by Thy Holy 
 
 Spirit, that we may continually seek the 
 
 things which are above; and, abiding in 
 
 purity of heart and mind, may at length 
 
 attain unto Thine everlasting kingdom, 
 
 there to dwell in the glorious light of 
 
 Thy presence, world without end — 
 
 Amen. 
 
 <23ooh of pcapcrj^, 1851. 
 
 6oti, \x)\)o^t nrbr^failing ^Brob^^ 
 
 idence ordereth all things both 
 ^^ in heaven and earth ; we hum- 
 bly beseech Thee to put away 
 from us all hurtful things, and to give 
 us those things which are profitable for 
 us, through Jesus Christ our Lord — 
 
 Amen. 
 
 ^elasian, ?C. 53. 492.
 
 fe>rptcmber t\)t 0ntttmt\) 4. -f -f 263 
 (301}, since ^t)ou art !Lot3C, auO 
 
 he that loveth not Thee and his 
 brethren knowethThee not, and 
 abideth in death, deliver us from 
 injustice, envy, hatred, and malice; give 
 us grace to pardon all who have offended 
 us, and to bear with one another, even 
 as Thou, Lord, dost bear with us, in 
 Thy patience and great loving-kindness 
 
 — Amen. 
 
 €uztnz =25er3^ier, 1874. 
 
 ^ou, tDl)o art t\}t autl)or of lobe, 
 
 and the Lover of pure peace and 
 affection, let all who are terrified 
 by fears, afflicted by poverty, 
 harassed by tribulation, worn down by 
 illness, be set free by Thine indulgent 
 tenderness, raised up by amendment of 
 life, and cherished by Thy daily com- 
 passion, through Jesus Christ our Lord 
 
 — Amen. „ «. ^^^ 
 
 (©anican ;§)actamentar5, ?C, 53. 800.
 
 264 -^ + •*• ^tpttmhtx t\)t ©tomtieti) 
 |e ht&ttcl) ®t)re, 0^ tlorD, re^ 
 
 member all for good ; have 
 ^^ mercy upon all, O God. Re- 
 member every soul who, being 
 in any affliction, trouble, or agony, 
 stands in need of Thy mercy and help, 
 all who are in necessity or distress; all 
 who love, or hate us. 
 
 Thou, O Lord, art the Helper of the 
 helpless; the Hope of the hopeless; the 
 Saviour of them who are tossed with 
 tempests; the Haven of them who sail ; 
 be Thou All to all. The glorious majesty 
 of the Lord our God be upon us; pros- 
 per Thou the work of our hands upon 
 us; Oh, prosper Thou our handy-work. 
 Lord, be Thou within me, to strengthen 
 me; without me, to keep me; above me, 
 to protect me; beneath me, to uphold 
 me; before me, to direct me; behind 
 me, to keep me from straying; round 
 about me, to deiend me. Blessed be 
 Thou O Lord, our Father, for ever and 
 ever — Amen. 
 
 SancElot JtnDretxjE]^ (1555-1626).
 
 ^tpttmhtt tl&e ®tDent^^fir0t -f -f 265 
 
 \\)m toe are atoafee^ toe are s?till 
 
 J with Thee, O God most merci- 
 P^ ful, and Thy hand is over us for 
 good. Be Thou the Desire of 
 our hearts, and the Ruler of our thoughts. 
 O heavenly Father, we need Thy love 
 and Thy calm breath shed abroad in our 
 souls to be a fountain of strength ; we 
 know not without Thee what may befall 
 us this day, either of peril, or of tempta- 
 tion, or of sorrow. But Thou canst put 
 a guard about our path, and canst fence 
 all our senses from temptation by sober- 
 ing them with Thy holy fear. Give us, 
 then, we pray Thee, a right sense of 
 duty, to shield us in all conflict, and 
 guard us against sin and death. Lead 
 us not into temptation; or, when we are 
 tempted, deliver us by humble watchful- 
 ness from all power of evil — Amen.
 
 266 •^ •j-g>cpttmbcrtt)e2>tDcnt^.0cconD 
 ge ht&ttt\) tKl)te, # llorD, tljat 
 
 Thou wouldest keep our tongues 
 
 from evil, and our lips from 
 
 speaking guile ; that, as Thy holy 
 
 angels ever sing Thy praises in heaven, 
 
 so with our tongues may we at all times 
 
 glorify Thee on earth — Amen. 
 
 i^oman ^rctiarp. 
 
 Into t\)t IjanUs? of Ct)^ blcsfs^cD 
 
 protection and unspeakable 
 
 mercy, O Lord, I commend this 
 
 day my soul and my body, with 
 
 all the faculties, powers, and actions of 
 
 them both; beseeching Thee to be ever 
 
 with me, to direct, sanctify, and govern 
 
 me in the ways of Thy laws, and in the 
 
 works of Thy commandments ; that, 
 
 through Thy most mighty protection, 
 
 both here and ever, I may be preserved 
 
 in body and soul, to serve Thee the only 
 
 true God, through Jesus Christ our Lord 
 
 — Amen. 
 
 Il^ribate ©ctootioni?, 1 560. 
 
 iua2
 
 September t\)t ^toent^.tljiru ^ ♦^ 267 
 aiorUt of ®t)^ tmutr lobe, pte^ 
 
 pare Thou Thyself a place for 
 ^^ Thyself in my heart. Empty 
 
 my heart of every feeling, 
 thought, emotion, desire, purpose, anx- 
 iety, hope, fear, which may interfere 
 with Thy love. Open my whole heart 
 to receive Thee; let nothing shut Thee 
 out, nothing be shut to Thee. Thou 
 alone canst fit my heart for Thyself; 
 cleanse it wholly by Thy Spirit, that it 
 may wholly love Thee; be wholly filled 
 with Thee ; whollv penetrated, enlight- 
 ened, warmed, by Thee; that Thou may- 
 est dwell in it forever, and it may love 
 Thee with Thine own love in it everlast- 
 ingly—Amen. 
 
 poofe upon me, (^ lloru, anu pit^ 
 
 me; make me, and let me be 
 Thine by the choice of my will 
 — Amen. 
 
 (Ibomaj* l©n?on ( 1 663-1 755).
 
 ]n confiDence of ^\)^ goounes^sf 
 
 and great mercy, O Lord, I draw 
 near unto Thee, as a sick person 
 to the Healer, as one hungry and 
 thirsty to the Fountain of life, a creature 
 to the Creator, a desolate soul to my own 
 tender Comforter. Behold, in Thee is 
 all whatsoever I can or ought to desire; 
 Thou art my Salvation and my Redemp- 
 tion, my Hope and my Strength. Rejoice 
 therefore this day the soul of Thy servant ; 
 for unto Thee, O Lord, have I lifted up 
 my soul — Amen. 
 
 f^^ tloru, tDl)o Dos?t toas^lb out our 
 
 [,^B| offences, do Thou comfort us 
 ^^^^ who faithfully call upon Thee; 
 and, we beseech Thee, that 
 Thou wouldest blot out our transgres- 
 sions, and restore us from death to the 
 land of the living, through Christ our 
 Lord — Amen. 
 
 ;§)arum *35«tJiarp, 2C. 55. 1085.
 
 ^ot), toljo of tE^t)^ great lobe to 
 
 this world, didst reconcile earth 
 i^^-JIKJl to heaven through Thine Only- 
 begotten Son; grant that we 
 who, by the darkness of our sins, are 
 turned aside from brotherly love, may 
 by Thy light shed forth in our souls be 
 filled with Thine own sweetness, and 
 embrace our friends in Thee, and our 
 enemies for Thy sake, in a bond of mu- 
 tual affection — Amen. 
 
 ^osarafaic before ?t. 53. 700. 
 
 ^ iloru, 0trntgtljen anti js^ttpport, 
 
 ; 1 entreat Thee, all persons un- 
 I^^S^ justly accused or underrated. 
 Comfort them by the ever-pres- 
 ent thought that Thou knowest the 
 whole truth, and wilt in Thine own 
 good time make their righteousness as 
 clear as the light Give them grace to 
 pray for such as do them wrong, and 
 hear and bless them when they pray — 
 
 Amen. 
 
 Cfjristina <©. Vin^^ettu
 
 tlorD, fij: m^ sfoul on ^\}tt; 
 
 ^eary myself with 
 
 let me not w( 
 % cares and anxieties and harass 
 of this life, who hope to live 
 with Thee in Thine everlasting love. 
 Let me not be anxious about anything, 
 save that Thou shouldest love me, and 
 make my soul as Thou lovest and wili- 
 est — Amen. 
 
 W^^t Cljout OD 6oD, a Urfuge from 
 
 1 ffi\N^ ^^^ storm, and a Shadow from 
 ^^^ the heat. Even whilst we are 
 lying safely in Thine arms, we 
 are sometimes foolishly timid. Oh, help 
 our unbelief, and, in Thy tenderness, 
 assure us of Thy protection. Thou canst 
 make all things work together for good 
 to them that love Thee. Let not calam- 
 ity injure our souls; let not sorrow cor* 
 rode our hearts — Amen. 
 
 i^untcc'? ©cbotional ^ttoia^t 1892.
 
 September t^e ®tDcnt^.sfebentt) -^271 
 
 ilmigl)t^ ^oD, toljo art t\)t 
 
 Strength of all who put their 
 trust in Thee, grant unto us in 
 the midst of the troubles of this 
 mortal life, that, being confident in Thy 
 wisdom and goodness, and Thine abid- 
 ing love, we may endure all things in a 
 quiet spirit, seeking ever in the midst of 
 the things of this world to meditate oft- 
 times upon the divine peace, and the 
 heavenly rest of the glorified spirits of 
 light ; and being held up by Thy mercy, 
 may neither faint nor fear, but pass on, 
 doing faithfully the duties of life, and, in 
 our last hour, supporting by the Everlast- 
 ing arms, we beseech Thee to guide us 
 into the life everlasting. This we do 
 ask, in the name of Jesus Christ Our Lord 
 — Amen.
 
 272 -i- '^ September tlje ®lonWMig^)t^ 
 
 ^earc^rr of all tjmts?, ®t)ou 
 
 knowest my heart, and how it 
 stands with me. Thou hast 
 made it, Thou knowest whether 
 I love Thee. All I am or have that has 
 any goodness in it, I am or have alone 
 through Thee, for it is all Thy work in 
 me ; but it must be Thine also by the 
 free surrender of my heart. In Thy 
 service, and fulfilling Thy will, I would 
 fain spend every minute of my life. The 
 thought of Thee shall be the sweetest to 
 me of all thoughts ; to speak of Thee the 
 dearest and best of all 1 speak or hear ; 
 the joy of Thy love shall be the inmost 
 joy of my soul. Gladly would I devote 
 my whole being to Thee ; accept me, 
 then, as a living sacrifice, and give me 
 the mind that was in Christ Jesus, to the 
 glory of God the Father — Amen. 
 
 Jillicbacl jailer ( 1 75 1-1832).
 
 S)eptember t^ie ©tDmt^.nintl) 4. «^ 273 
 
 of manifesting Thyself to Thy 
 children is by the discipline of 
 trial and pain, we rejoice that we 
 can turn to Thee in the midst of great 
 anxiety, and commit all our troubles to 
 Thy sure help. As Thou art with us in 
 the sunlight. Oh, be Thou with us in the 
 cloud. In the path by which Thou 
 guidest us, though it be through desert 
 and stormy sea, suffer not our fLiith to 
 fail, but sustain us by Thy near presence, 
 and let the comforts which are in Jesus 
 Christ fill our hearts with peace. And, 
 O God, grant that the fiery trial which 
 trieth us may not be in vain, but may 
 lead us to a cheerful courage, and a holy 
 patience; and let patience have her per- 
 fect work, that we may be perfect and 
 entire, wanting nothing, wholly conse- 
 crate to Thee, through Jesus Christ our 
 Lord — Amen. 
 
 I^entp W, ifoote.
 
 (Bttmnl ^on, toljo Ijasft created 
 
 me to do the work of God after 
 the manner of men, and to serve 
 Thee in this generation, and ac- 
 cording to my capacities; give me Thy 
 grace that I may be a prudent spender of 
 my time, so as I may best prevent or re- 
 sist all temptation, and be profitable to 
 the Christian commonwealth; and, by 
 discharging all my duty, may glorify Thy 
 name. Take from me all slothfulness, 
 and give me a diligent and an active 
 spirit, and wisdom to choose my em- 
 ployment; that I may do works propor- 
 tionable to my person, and to the dignity 
 of a Christian, and may fill up all the 
 spaces of my time with actions of re- 
 ligion and charity; improving my talent 
 intrusted to me by Thee, my Lord, that 
 1 may enter into the joy of the Lord, to 
 partake of Thy eternal felicities, even for 
 Thy mercy's sake — Amen. 
 
 Jercmp (Caplor (i 613-1667).
 
 (October ttie i?ir0t ^^^-^^^^ 273 
 (SoUt tDt)o Icauesft u0 tljrougl) 
 
 seasons of life to be partakers of 
 kBJi Thine eternity ; the shadows of 
 
 our evening hasten on. Quicken 
 us betimes: and spare us that sad word, 
 *'The harvest is past, the summer is 
 ended, and we are not saved." Anew 
 we dedicate ourselves to Thee. We 
 would ask nothing, reserve nothing, for 
 ourselves, save only leave to go whither 
 Thou mayest guide, to live not far from 
 Thee, and die into Thy nearer light. 
 Content to accept the reproach of truth, 
 we would take upon us the yoke of 
 Christ, whom it behooved to suffer ere 
 He entered into His glory— Amen. 
 
 %amt9 JlEartincau. 
 
 ncfifs; u0t ^ tlorD, toitl) mj^ 
 
 p^.J heavenly benediction; so that, 
 
 ^^ rejoicing in Thy strength, and 
 
 trusting in Thy loving-kindness, 
 
 we may obtain a blessed immortality — 
 
 Amen. 
 
 ;t)arum 'iSrctJiarp, 91. ©. 10S5.
 
 276****-i''^ (October tljr g^rcouD 
 
 ^^boxi art t\)t Comfort of all toljo 
 
 jffflB trust Thee, the Help and Shield 
 1^^^ of all who hope in Thee. O 
 Lord my God, from Thy hand I 
 accept all things without a murmur, for 
 whatever Thou dost is right. Is it Thy 
 will that I walk in darkness ? Behold, 
 Thy way is good, and I will praise Thee. 
 Wilt Thou that my path be light and 
 peace ? Again I praise Thee; Thy grace 
 orders all things, and at all times. One 
 thing only be far from me: I entreat 
 Thee, let me not walk in sin and un- 
 righteousness, nor be counted among 
 them who care not for Thee. Let my 
 will be only Thine, then I shall fear 
 nothing, no suffering and no death, and 
 all things must work together for my 
 good. Lord, keep me in Thy love and 
 truth, comfort me with Thy light, and 
 guide me by Thy Spirit— Amen. 
 
 ^. iDci?s (1 738- 1 805).
 
 (October tt)e tKljirD ♦•f'i.-f4'4. + 277 
 
 EF^ 
 
 ^J^ur i?atl)cr, grant us?, tljisf Da^, tlje 
 
 : 0M jl sense of Thy presence to cheer, 
 h^k^S and Thy light to direct us, and 
 
 give us strength for Thy service. 
 And yet more, Father, give us Thine own 
 help and blessing in our sorrows, our 
 faintness, our failure and sin. Thou 
 knowest that we cannot be5r our bur- 
 dens alone. We are only little children, 
 and the world seems very dark to us, 
 and our path very hard, if we are alone. 
 But we are Thy little children ; and so 
 we know we can come to our Father, to 
 ask Thee to help us, and enliven us, and 
 strengthen us, and give us hope. We 
 are not ashamed of our tears, for our 
 Lord hns wept with us. We do not ask 
 Thee to take away our sorrow, for He 
 was made perfect through suffering; but 
 we do ask Thee to be with us as Thou 
 wert with Him, our Father, close to Thy 
 little ones, even as He has promised us 
 — Amen. 
 
 <f^\)t ?lltar at f^amty i S62.
 
 278 -i- -J- -J- -^ -^ •!• (October tl)e iFourtl^ 
 
 ■m^mlt^&t^ are all ®^^ &nint$, m^ 
 
 1 ^4 ^^^ ^^^ I^if^g' who have trav- 
 ^^gj elled over the tempestuous sea 
 of mortality, and have at last 
 made the desired port of peace and felic- 
 ity. Oh, cast a gracious eye upon us 
 who are still in our dangerous voyage. 
 Remember and succor us in our distress, 
 and think on them that lie exposed to 
 the rough storms of troubles and temp- 
 tations. Strengthen our weakness, that 
 we may do valiantly in this spiritual 
 war; help us against our own negligence 
 and cowardice, and defend us from 
 the treachery of our unfaithful hearts. 
 We are exceeding frail, and indisposed 
 to every virtuous and gallant undertak- 
 ing. Grant, O Lord, that we may bring 
 our vessel safe to shore, unto our de- 
 sired haven— Amen. 
 
 ^t. 2tu0Uj^tinc (354-430)-
 
 O^ctobcr tljeiFiftti 4'♦4'4'•f*•^ 279 
 
 orD, 31 knotD not tDl)at is? before 
 
 me this day, but Thou knowest. 
 I desire to leave all in Thy hands, 
 and to place myself at Thy dis- 
 posal. Do for me as Thou seest best. 
 Prosper me in all that I undertake. Give 
 me good success, if it be Thy will. But, 
 if Thou seest that crosses and disappoint- 
 ments are better for me, give me grace 
 to accept them as from Thee. Enable 
 me to bear them meekly and cheerfully, 
 and to say. Father, not my will, but 
 Thine, be done. O my God, make me 
 happy this day in Thy service. Keep 
 my conscience void of offence. Let me 
 do nothing, say nothing, desire nothing, 
 which is contrary to Thy will. Give me 
 a thankful spirit. O for a heart to praise 
 Thee for all that Thou hast given me, 
 and for all Thou hast withheld from me 
 — Amen.
 
 l)ou Bngl;tnr0s: of rtrrnal glori% 
 
 Thou Comfort of the pilgrim 
 soul, with Thee is my tongue 
 without voice, and my very 
 silence speaketh unto Thee. Come, Oh, 
 come; for without Thee I shall have no 
 joyful day or hour; for Thou art my joy, 
 and without Thee my table is empty. 
 Praise and glory be unto Thee; let my 
 mouth, my soul, and all creatures to- 
 gether, praise and bless Thee — Amen. 
 
 !)oii, fcDijo art tljc rtrrnal protect 
 
 tion and salvation of our souls, 
 arm us, we entreat Thee, with 
 the helmet of hope, and the shield 
 of Thy invincible defence; that so, helped 
 by Thee in the straits of our necessities, 
 we may be filled with joy and gladness 
 with those who love Thee, through Jesus 
 Christ our Lord — Amen. 
 
 ;§>arum "iSrebiarp, ?C. 5D. 1085.
 
 (Dctobcr t\)t ^rtirntl) 4^ -t^ ^ -^ ^ ^ 2Sl 
 
 M Thou hast made me, redeemed 
 me, and hast kept me in Thy 
 grace until now. Thy mercy is 
 it, O my God, if I have done any good, 
 or that I have been kept from any evil. 
 Blessed be Thou for every good thought 
 Thou hast put into my heart, and for the 
 grace to obey it; for every blessing with- 
 out and within. With my whole soul, 
 and all its powers, and above its pow- 
 ers, I would praise Thee. Lord, help 
 me Thyself to praise Thee, with the silent 
 praise of thankful love — Amen. 
 
 pm toiue t\)t tointioljo of our 
 
 jj spirits, and fill us full of light; 
 
 open wide the door of our 
 
 hearts, that we may receive and 
 
 entertain Thee with all our powers of 
 
 adoration and love — Amen. 
 
 €bri?tina »©. fiofijcttu
 
 282•^•^*•J••^••^•^ <^ctober t^ie Cigl^tl) 
 
 tlorD, lift up t\)t ligtit of tE\)^ 
 
 countenance upon us: let Thy 
 peace rule in our hearts; and 
 may it be our strength and our 
 song, in the house of our pilgrimage. 
 We commit ourselves to Thy care and 
 keeping this day; let Thy grace be 
 mighty in us, and sufficient for us, and 
 let it work in us both to will and to do 
 of Thine own good pleasure, and grant 
 us strength for all the duties of the day. 
 Keep us from sin ; give us the rule over 
 our own spirits; and keep us from speak- 
 ing unadvisedly with our lips. May we 
 live together in peace and holy love, and 
 do Thou command Thy blessing upon 
 us, even life for evermore. Prepare us 
 for all the events of the day ; for we know 
 not what a day may bring forth. Give 
 us grace to deny ourselves; to take up 
 our cross daily, and to follow in the steps 
 of our Lord and Master — Amen. 
 
 Mattl)txs} i^enrp (i 662-1 714).
 
 Imtgljc^ ^oD, toe btos; anD 
 
 praise Thee that we have wak- 
 ened to the light of another 
 earthly day; and now we will 
 think of what a day should be. Our days 
 are Thine, let them be spent for Thee. 
 Our days are few, let them be spent with 
 care. There are dark days behind us, 
 forgive their sinfulness; there may be 
 dark days before us, strengthen us for 
 their trials. We pray Thee to shine on 
 this day — the day which we may call 
 our own. Lord, we go to our daily 
 work; help us to take pleasure therein. 
 Show us clearly what our duty is; help 
 us to be faithful in doing it. Let all we 
 do be well done, fit for Thine eye to see. 
 Give us strength to do, patience to bear; 
 let our courage never fail. When we 
 cannot love our work, let us think of it 
 as Thy task; and, by our true love to 
 Thee, make unlovely things shine in the 
 light of Thy great love — Amen.
 
 284 -^ + ♦ ♦ + ^ (J^ctober tf)e ®cml) 
 ^^^rant, toe bes^erc() tC!)ee, merciful 
 
 I ^^' I Lord, to thy faithful people par- 
 ^^Mm <Jon and peace, that they may 
 be cleansed from all their sins, 
 and serve Thee with a quiet mind ; 
 through Jesus Christ our Lord — Amen, 
 (©clasian, 2C. 55. 492. 
 
 6ot), U)f)o0e mrnal prominence 
 
 has embarked our souls in the 
 SJl ship of our bodies, not to expect 
 
 any port of anchorage on the 
 sea of this world, but to steer through it 
 to Thy glorious kingdom, preserve us, 
 O Lord, from the dangers that on all 
 sides assault us, and keep our affections 
 still fitly disposed to receive Thy holy 
 inspirations; that, being carried sweetly 
 and strongly forward by Thy Holy Spirit, 
 we may happily arrive at last in the 
 haven where we would be ; through 
 Jesus Christ our Lord — Amen. 
 
 It?ichcj5' 55cbotion5, 1 700.
 
 (Dctober t\)t CDletjentl) •^•|.♦^.^285 
 1^ ^oD, from ijDtiom toe Ijatie re^ 
 
 ceived lile and all earthly bless- 
 EM ings, vouchsafe to give unto us 
 
 each day what we need ; give 
 unto all of us strength to perform faith- 
 fully our appointed tasks, bless the work 
 of our hands and of our minds. Grant 
 that we may ever serve Thee, in sick- 
 ness and in health, in necessity and in 
 abundance, sanctify our joys and our 
 trials ; and give us grace to seek first 
 Thy kingdom and its righteousness, in 
 the sure and certain faith that all else 
 shall be added unto us — Amen. 
 
 aoUt tDtio art ilobe, grant to 
 
 Thy children to bear one an- 
 other's burdens in perfect good- 
 will, that Thy peace which 
 passeth understanding may keep our 
 hearts and minds in Christ Jesus our 
 Lord — Amen. 
 
 <25ooh of is?our^, 1865.
 
 joftcu our \)tditt$^ (D !Loru, ttjat 
 
 we may be moved no less at the 
 necessities and griefs of our 
 neighbors, than if they con- 
 cerned ourselves, or the cases that 
 touched us nearest, and let us think 
 them to befall even to our dearest friends. 
 Let us pity them as ourselves, and, in 
 their adversity, let us have compassion 
 upon them, that, as we would have pit- 
 ied ourselves for the like cause, so we 
 may be moved with pity towards those, 
 whom we see oppressed with the same 
 adversities — Amen. 
 
 Hudoticuj^ J^ibe^, 1578. 
 
 J(||§li the hearts of Thy children, and 
 ^\^^Kfe strengthen them with the power 
 of Thy grace ; that they may 
 both be devout in prayer to Thee, and 
 sincere in love for each other; through 
 Jesus Christ our Lord — Amen. 
 
 Seonine, 3C. <©. 440.
 
 a^aohtt t\)t ^^ittttnt'^ 'i'^'h^^2ST 
 
 ^mlj: mighty and everlasting God, 
 ^MS who hast safely brought us to 
 the beginning of this day, de- 
 fend us in the same with Thy mighty 
 power; and grant that this day we fall 
 into no sin, neither run into any kind of 
 danger; but that all our doings, being 
 ordered by Thy governance, may be 
 righteous in Thy sight; through Jesus 
 Christ our Lord — Amen. 
 
 <l5claj5ian ;%acramcntarp, '?C.55. 494. 
 
 ILortJt toljo Ibasft uteres upon all, 
 
 take away from me my sins, 
 and mercifully kindle in me the 
 fire of Thy Holy Spirit. Take 
 away from me the heart of stone, and 
 give me a heart of flesh, a heart to love 
 and adore Thee, a heart to delight in 
 Thee, to follow and to enjoy Thee, for 
 Christ's sake — Amen. 
 
 ^u nmUm (340-397)' " 
 u
 
 2S8 4. ^ ^ ♦ * (^ctohnt^t jfontttmti) 
 t teacl) usf to knoto tCljee, our 
 
 God, and enable us to do Thy 
 Mm will as we ought to do. Give 
 
 us hearts to love Thee, to trust 
 
 and delight in Thee, and to adhere and 
 
 cleave in faithfulness unto Thee. That 
 
 no temptations may draw us, nor any 
 
 tribulations drive us, from Thee; but that 
 
 all Thy dispensations to us, and all Thy 
 
 dealings with us, may be the messengers 
 
 of Thy love to our souls, to bring us still 
 
 nearer to Thy blessed self, and to make 
 
 us still fitter for Thy heavenly kingdom 
 
 — Amen. 
 
 <525enjamm %znk9 (1646-1724). 
 
 ilorti, toe bes^eecl) ^\\tt mttw 
 
 fully to hear our prayers, and 
 
 stretch forth the right hand of 
 
 Thy power against all things 
 
 that fight against us ; through Jesus Christ 
 
 our Lord — Amen. 
 
 moman 'iSrctJiarp.
 
 d^ctobcr t^ie ififteentti ^ •!• ♦m- ^^ 289 
 §Lori3, in totiom i^ m ®mt^, 
 
 help us, we entreat Thee, to 
 
 • llCip U^>, VVV. V... . 
 
 I speak the truth in love, to hate a 
 lie, to eschew exaggeration, in- 
 accuracy, affectation. Yea, though trib- 
 ulation or persecution should arise for the 
 Truth's sake, suffer us not to be offended 
 
 Amen 
 
 ' Ct)ri?tina <©. mmtti* 
 
 aimiglit^ ILort), anu eijerlasftins 
 
 God, vouchsafe, we beseech 
 _MM Thee, to direct, sanctify, and 
 
 govern, both our hearts and 
 bodies, in the ways of Thy laws, and in 
 the works of Thy commandments; that, 
 through Thy most mighty protection, 
 both here and ever, we maybe preserved 
 in body and soul; through our Lord and 
 Saviour Jesus Christ— Amen. 
 
 <!&rcoorian, 3C. 55. 590-
 
 290v4' + -J'+ (October t^t&ixttmt^ 
 
 \ot^ be to Cbe^t <D llortJ ; glor^ 
 
 be to Thee. That this day, and 
 ^^^M every day, may come on, per- 
 fect, holy, peaceable, healthful, 
 
 and without sin, — grant, Lord, we be- 
 seech Thee. What things are good and 
 profitable to our souls, together with 
 peace in this world, grant, Lord, we be- 
 seech Thee. That we may accomplish 
 the rest of our life, in repentance and 
 godly fear, in health and peace, grant. 
 Lord, v/e beseech Thee. Whatsoever 
 things are true, whatsoever things are 
 honest, whatsoever things are just, what- 
 soever things are pure, whatsoever things 
 are of good report, — that we may think 
 on these things to do them, grant, Lord, 
 we beseech Thee. A Christian end of 
 our life, without sin, without shame, and, 
 if Thou thinkest good, without pain; 
 when Thou wilt, and as Thou wilt, grant. 
 Lord, we beseech Thee — Amen. 
 
 2tancclot ?[nDrct»cj5 (1555-1626).
 
 (Dccober t^e g>cticntenttl) 4. + 4. + 291 
 
 Cljou t)opt of all \)o\^ anti 
 
 humble men of heart, and the 
 I Saviour of them that trust in 
 
 Thee in time of trouble, give us 
 not over as captives, in spiritual chains; 
 but recover us, that we may awake to 
 do Thy will. Lord, Thou knowest all 
 our desire, and our secret sighing is not 
 hidden from Thee. Into Thy hands I 
 commend my soul and my prayer: give 
 what Thou seest fit, and fit us for what 
 Thou givest. Give us wisdom to abound, 
 or patience to suffer need ; and where 
 the Master placed us, there to be content. 
 Let air our work be done well before 
 we come to die; and let us be gathered 
 into Thine arms, as the harvesters gather 
 a shock in full season. Let our death be 
 happy; and our happiness beyond the 
 power of death — Amen.
 
 292 '^ ♦^ ♦^ -^ (October t^e (Il;igt)temtli 
 
 llorD €)oo, l^ol^ iFatljer, be 
 
 Thou blessed both now and for 
 evermore, because as Thou wilt, 
 so is it done, and what Thou 
 doest is good. My soul is sorrowful, 
 sometimes, even unto tears; sometimes 
 also my spirit is disquieted, by reason of 
 impending sufferings. I long after the 
 joy of Thy peace, the peace of Thy chil- 
 dren I earnestly crave. If Thou give 
 peace, if Thou pour into me holy joy, 
 the soul of Thy servant shall be full of 
 melody, and shall become devout in Thy 
 praise. Make me a dutiful and humble 
 disciple (as Thou art wont to be kind), 
 that I may be ever ready to go, if Thou 
 dost but beckon to me. Thou knowest 
 what is expedient for my spiritual pro- 
 gress, and how greatly tribulation serves 
 to scour off the rust of sins; do with me 
 according to Thy desired good pleasure 
 — Amen.
 
 (October t^ei^inmmtl; •i-'f-f'f*293 
 irant unto us?, 0lmigl)t^ ^oJ3» 
 
 that when our vision fails, and 
 our understanding is darkened ; 
 when the ways of life seem hard, 
 and the brightness of life is gone, — to us 
 grant the wisdom that deepens faith 
 when the sight is dim, and enlarges 
 trust when the understanding is not 
 clear. And whensoever Thy ways in 
 nature or in the soul are hard to be un- 
 derstood, then may our quiet confidence, 
 our patient trust, our loving fliith in 
 Thee be great, and as children knowing 
 that they are loved, cared for, guarded, 
 kept, may we with a quiet mind at all 
 times put our trust in the unseen God. 
 So may we face life without fear, and 
 death without fainting; and, whatsoever 
 may be in the life to come, give us con- 
 fident hope that whatsoever is best for 
 us both here and hereafter is Thy good 
 pleasure, and will be Thy law — Amen.
 
 294 -^ + -^ -i- + October t\)t tEtoentictt) 
 JlorD 6oD, ifatljer of mercies;, 
 
 the Fountain of comfort and 
 MM blessing, of life and peace, of 
 
 plenty and pardon, who fillest 
 heaven with Thy glory, and earth with 
 Thy goodness; I give Thee the most 
 earnest, and most humble returns of my 
 glad and thankful heart, for Thou hast 
 refreshed me with Thy comforts, and 
 enlarged me with Thy blessing; for, be- 
 sides the blessings of all mankind, the 
 blessings of nature and the blessings of 
 grace, the support of every minute, and 
 the comforts of every day, Thou hast 
 poured out an excellent expression of 
 Thy loving-kindness upon me. Thou, 
 Lord, hast made me glad through Thy 
 works; I will rejoice in giving praise for 
 the operations of Thy hands. Blessed 
 be the Lord which only doeth wondrous 
 and gracious things. And blessed be 
 the Name of His Majesty for ever; and 
 all the earth shall be filled with His Maj- 
 esty — Amen. 
 
 Jcrcmp ($aplor (1613-1667).
 
 (October tt)e tKtDcnt^ firs?t ^ •^ •^ •^ 295 
 |lmisl)t^ ^oD! our l)eabenl^ 
 
 Father, who hast given us in 
 Thy Son Jesus Christ a fountain 
 of life, which, springing up 
 within us, can make all things new, we 
 thank Thee for the deeper meaning 
 which He gives to life,— for the quick- 
 ened sense of duty, the faith under sor- 
 row, the immortal hopes, which we owe 
 to Him. And we pray that His divme 
 instructions may be so received by us 
 with grateful hearts, that no resistance of 
 ours may hinder His freely workmg 
 within us a miracle as when He changed 
 the water into wine. In the power of 
 His Spirit, may our griefs be transformed 
 into consolations,— our infirmities into 
 strength to do well,— our sins into re- 
 pentance,— our Printing and halting spirits 
 into an heavenly mind; and, finally, the 
 doubts, the discouragements, the trials, 
 of this earthly life, into the full assurance 
 and unclouded bliss of an eternal life 
 with Thee, through the same Jesus 
 Christ our Lord— Amen.
 
 296 •^ •^ •^ (October tlje ^toent^.sfeconD 
 
 (QoD, t\)t ifatljrr of our §loi:D 
 
 Jesus Christ, our only Saviour, 
 g^ the Prince of Peace; give us 
 
 grace seriously to lay to heart 
 the great dangers we are in by our un- 
 happy divisions. Take away from us all 
 hatred and prejudice, and whatsoever 
 else may hinder us from godly union 
 and concord; that as there is but one 
 body, and one Spirit, and one hope of 
 our calling, one Lord, one faith, one bap- 
 tism, one God and Father of us all, so 
 we may henceforth be all of one heart, 
 and of one soul, united in one holy bond 
 of truth and peace, of faith and charity, 
 and may with one mind and one mouth 
 glorify Thee; through Jesus Christ our 
 Lord — Amen. 
 
 ^iSooh of Common pcapcr, ?C. 7D. 1626. 
 
 \\)on hnoiJDcst, (B !loru, totiat 
 
 11^ most I require; help me, and out 
 of the treasury of Thy goodness, 
 succor Thou my needy soul — 
 Amen. <5. %* pusc?.
 
 (j^ccober tlje ^tDmt^tljirD * -i* -f •^ 297 
 
 ^^^ 6ot), toljo mafee^t all ttjinss? 
 
 work together for good to them 
 I that love Thee, pour into our 
 
 hearts such steadfast love to 
 Thee, that those desires which spring 
 from Thee may not be turned aside by 
 any temptation — Amen. 
 
 our into our Ijearcs? tlje spirit of 
 
 unselfishness, so that, when our 
 cup overflows, we may seek to 
 share our happiness with our 
 brethren. O Thou God of Love, who 
 makest Thy sun to rise on the evil and 
 on the good, and sendest rain on the just 
 and the unjust, grant that we may be- 
 come more and more Thy true children, 
 by receiving into our souls more of 
 Thine own spirit of ungrudging and un- 
 wearying kindness; which we ask in the 
 name of Jesus Christ — Amen. 
 
 Klfunm'^ ©etiotional ;^ertiice^, 1892.
 
 298 •^ 4. ^ (October tl\t ai^toent^^fourt^ 
 
 g^ £P^ aoti, po0s;r00 in^ soul toitl) 
 
 ®) I such an ardent love of Thee, so 
 S#i buoyant above all other affec- 
 tions, that no one may ever 
 come in competition with it; such a love 
 as may not only subdue all other affec- 
 tions, but purify and make them innocent ; 
 such a love as may create in my soul a 
 perpetual pleasure in the contemplation 
 of Thee, and a continual thirst after 
 Thee; a love which may transport my 
 soul with Thy divine perfections, and 
 paint there such bright ideas of Thy 
 glorious majesty, that none of the trifling 
 pleasures and temptations of this world 
 may be able to make on it the least im- 
 pression. And as, my gracious Lord, 
 Thou hast given me much, and forgiven 
 me much, so raise my love to a degree 
 proportionable to Thy bounty and mercy 
 
 — Amen. 
 
 »2Ef)arlcj5 f^tm (i 661-1745).
 
 a^ctohtt tl)e tCtDnrt^.fiftl) 4. 4. ^ 299 
 
 iloru €>oDt cur ^obemort toe 
 
 beseech Thee, of Thy mercy, 
 that we may have the heavenly 
 vision, and behold things as they 
 seem unto Thee, that the turmoil of this 
 world may be seen by us to be bringing 
 forth the sweet peace of the eternal 
 years, and that in all the troubles and 
 sorrows of our own hearts we may be- 
 hold good, and so, with quiet mind and 
 inward peace, careless of outward storm, 
 we may do the duty of life which brings 
 to us a quiet heart, ever trusting in Thee. 
 We give Thee thanks for all Thy mercy. 
 We beseech Thy forgiveness of all our 
 sins. We pray Thy guidance in all 
 things, Thy presence in the hour of 
 death, Thy glory in the life to come. Of 
 Thy mercy hear us, through Jesus Christ 
 
 our Lord — Amen. 
 
 George 55ati335on.
 
 300 •^ •^ 4. -f October t^e ©tontt^^^irtlj 
 
 preserve the works of Thy 
 mercy, and pour into our hearts 
 the sweetness of Thy most holy 
 
 love, and of entire devotion to Thy holy 
 
 will — Amen. 
 
 ILorD i»l)o tjrarrsft pra^rr, gibe 
 
 ear unto our petitions; that we 
 
 ^M who, taken captive by our sins, 
 
 are as it were withered like 
 
 grass, may be delivered by Thy divine 
 
 mercy — Amen. 
 
 .^arum "vJBreUiarp, a. ©. 1085. 
 
 iloru front loljoin all goou tljingsf 
 
 do come, grant to us, Thy hum- 
 ^^ ble servants, that by Thy holy 
 inspiration we may think those 
 things that are good, and by Thy merci- 
 ful guiding may perform the same, 
 through our Lord Jesus Christ — Amen. 
 <l5cia?ian, ?C. 55. 492.
 
 (October tlje tZTtontc^.^ebrncl) -f •{• 301 
 
 lliil ^"^ thanksgiving unto Thee, 
 ^^J may all within me praise Thee 
 and love Thee; for all which 
 Thou hast forgiven, and for all which 
 Thou hast given; for Thine unknown 
 hidden blessings, and for those which, 
 in my negligence or thoughtlessness, I 
 passed over; for any and every gift of 
 nature or of grace; for my power of 
 loving; for all blessings within and with- 
 out; and for all which Thou hast yet in 
 store for me; for everything whereby 
 Thou hast drawn me to Thyself, whether 
 joy or sorrow; for all whereby Thou 
 wiliest to make me Thine own for ever 
 — Amen. 
 
 ^ I will because Thou wiliest; I 
 will in that manner Thou wili- 
 est; I will as long as Thou wili- 
 est — Amen. 
 
 ^cca.^urp of 55etiotioTi, 1869.
 
 302 ^ ^ •^ (October t^e tEiomt^.dsljti) 
 
 ilorti €>otJ, in toljos^e IjanD are 
 
 the wills and affections of men, 
 
 t^M kindle in my mind holy desireS; 
 
 and repress sinful and corrupt 
 imaginations; enable me to love Thy com- 
 mandments, and to desire Thy promises; 
 let me, by Thy protection and influence, 
 so pass through things temporal, as finally 
 not to lose the things eternal ; and, among 
 the hopes and fears, the pleasures and 
 sorrows, the dangers and deliverances, 
 and all the changes of this life, let my 
 heart be surely fixed, by the help of Thy 
 Holy Spirit, on the everlasting fruition of 
 Thy presence, where true joys are to be 
 found. Grant, O Lord, these petitions. 
 Forgive, O merciful Lord, whatever i 
 have done contrary to Thy laws, for 
 Jesus Christ's sake — Amen. 
 
 ;^amucl Jobnsort (1709-1784).
 
 (October ti)t tlPtocnt^mmt^ -f •^ •^ 303 
 
 <0ot), our etolasfting ^opt ! asi 
 
 disciples of One who had not 
 
 ^M where to lay His head, may we 
 freely welcome the toils and 
 sufferings of our humanity, and seek 
 only strength to glorify the cross Thou 
 layest on us. Every work of our hand 
 may we do unto Thee; in every trouble, 
 trace some lights of Thine; and let no 
 blessing fall on dry and thankless hearts. 
 Redeeming the time, may we fill every 
 waking hour with faithful duty and well- 
 ordered affections, as the sacrifice which 
 Thou hast provided. Fill us with patient 
 tenderness for others, seeing that we 
 also are in the same case before Thee; 
 and make us ready to help, and quick to 
 forgive. And then, fix every grace, com- 
 pose every fear, by a steady trust in 
 Thine eternal realities — Amen. 
 
 %sime^ J!Bartineau»
 
 304 -^ * -^ * + ^ctohtt t\)t ®t)irtittti 
 ^^M iLorD, let tljat become poss^ible 
 
 J I to me by Thy grace, which by 
 Em nature seems impossible to me. 
 Thou knowest that I am able to 
 suffer but little, and that I am quickly 
 cast down, when a slight adversity 
 ariseth. For Thy Name's sake, let every 
 exercise of tribulation be amiable and 
 desirable to me ; for to suffer and to be 
 disquieted for Thy sake is very whole- 
 some for my soul — Amen. 
 
 (Cbomas a ftempi^. 
 
 ^lmigl)ti? anu cbrrlas^ting ^oUt 
 
 who, in the abundance of Thy 
 goodness, dost exceed the de- 
 serts as well as the desires of 
 Thy suppliants, pour forth upon us Thy 
 mercy; that Thou mayest forgive those 
 things whereof our conscience is afraid, 
 and add unto us those things which our 
 prayer dareth not to ask; through Jesus 
 Christ our Lord — Amen. 
 
 •Selasian, H. 5?. 402. 
 ;^arum ^rctiar?, K, 55. 1085.
 
 ((October tlje ®l)irt^.fir0t ^ •^ -f -j- 303 
 (3on, tl)t iTatljcr of Cons;olationt 
 
 let me neither desire anything 
 
 %M against Thy will, nor in disap- 
 pointment seek comfort away 
 from Thee; but, knowing Thy will to 
 comprehend what is best, in both my 
 own life and my neighbor's, and in that 
 of all creatures, let me ever resign my- 
 self to Thy disposal, who out of evil 
 bringest good, and to whom our prayer 
 should be in perfect peace. Give us 
 what Thou seest fit, only fit us for what 
 Thou givest — Amen. 
 
 llorDt fcDljo Dost pvomi^t a 
 
 crown of life to them that love 
 ^ Thee, give us grace to love Thee 
 
 for what Thou art more than 
 for all which Thou bestowest; and so 
 loving Thee, to endure temptation and 
 finish our course with joy — Amen.
 
 306•^••^'^•l••^'^ j]iotiember tlje if tot 
 
 Imigtjt^ 6oti, toe Do offer unto 
 
 Thee most high praise, and 
 hearty thanks for all Thy won- 
 derful graces and virtues which 
 Thou hast manifested in all Thy saints, 
 and in all other holy persons upon earth, 
 who by their lives and labors have shined 
 forth as lights in the several generations 
 of the world ; such as were the holy 
 prophets, apostles, and martyrs, whom 
 we remember with honor, and com- 
 memorate with joy; and for whom, as 
 also for all other Thy happy servants, 
 our fathers and brethren, who have de- 
 parted this life with the seal of faith, we 
 praise and magnify Thy holy Name; 
 most humbly desiring that we may still 
 continue in their holy communion, and 
 enjoy the comfort thereof, following, 
 with a glad will and mind, their holy 
 examples of godly living, and steadfast- 
 ness in Thy faith — Amen. 
 
 pritatc 5DctJOtions, 1560.
 
 0o\)tnxhct tlje g>econti -i- -i- •?• -f •^ 307 
 
 e t^auk tEljee for tJ)e Dear ano 
 
 foithful dead, for those who 
 have made the distant heavens 
 a Home for us, and whose truth 
 and beauty are even now in our hearts. 
 One by one Thou dost gather the scat- 
 tered families out of the earthly light into 
 the heavenly glory, from the distractions 
 and strife and weariness of time to the 
 peace of eternity. We thank Thee for 
 the labors and the joys of these mortal 
 years. We thank Thee for our deep 
 sense of the mysteries that lie beyond 
 our dust, and for the eye of faith which 
 Thou hast opened for all who belfeve in 
 Thy Son to outlook that mark. May we 
 live altogether in Thy Faith and Love, 
 and in that Hope which is full of Immor- 
 tality — Amen.
 
 iloru, m^ €>oD, ^\)on art to 
 
 Jll me whatsoever is good. Re- 
 %i^&m member me because I am noth- 
 ing, I have nothing, and I can 
 do nothing. Thou alone art good, just, 
 and holy; Thou canst do all things, Thou 
 accomplishest all things. Thou fillest all 
 things. Remember Thy mercies, and 
 fill my heart with Thy grace, Thou who 
 wilt not that Thy works should be void 
 and in vain. Turn not Thy face away 
 from me; withdraw not Thy consola- 
 tion, lest my soul become as a thirsty 
 land to Thee. Teach me, O Lord, to do 
 Thy will ; teach me to live worthily and 
 humbly in Thy sight — Amen. 
 
 Itnt us, llorD, toe ht^ttti) 
 
 Thee, and in our tribulations 
 pity us, grant unto us spiritual 
 gladness, and give us everlast- 
 ing peace; through Christ our Lord — 
 
 Amen. 
 
 ;t>arum "iSrcUiaro, n, ©. 1 085.
 
 0o\)tmhtt t\)t irouitlj ♦♦♦4'^309 
 
 'III Lord our God, for Thy great 
 M^ goodness to us. Mercifully as- 
 sist us in every duty each one 
 of us has to do, and vouchsafe to be our 
 Companion every day, from morning to 
 night and night to morning; that we 
 may love Thy presence and walk in it 
 vigilantly, and, being delivered from all 
 errors and adversities, may joyfully serve 
 Thee in all godly quietness; and grant 
 us Thy peace all the days of our life, 
 through Jesus Christ our Lord — Amen.' 
 %amt^ thinner (i 818-1882). 
 
 Gracious; tlorD ^oD^ toljo Deigns 
 
 est to make of man Thy mirror, 
 ^ that we in one another may be- 
 hold Thine Image and love Thy- 
 self; unto every one of us grant, we be- 
 seech Thee, thus to love and thus to be 
 beloved. For Jesus Christ's sake — Amen.
 
 3X0 ♦ 4» * ♦ 4. ^ jiiobcmbct t^t jriftt) 
 
 r ^^ I and soul^ my thoughts and my 
 LitfSi^ intentions, my words and ac- 
 tions, that whatsoever I shall 
 think, or speak, or do, may be by me 
 designed for the glorification of Thy 
 Name, and, by Thy blessing, it may be 
 effective and successful in the work of 
 God, according as it can be capable. 
 Lord, turn my necessities into virtue; 
 the works of nature into the works of 
 grace; by making them orderly, regu- 
 lar, temperate; and let no pride or self- 
 seeking, no covetousness or revenge, no 
 little ends and low imaginations, pollute 
 my spirit, and unhallow any of my words 
 and actions; but let my body be a serv- 
 ant of my spirit, and both body and 
 spirit servants of Jesus; that, doing all 
 things for Thy glory here, I may be par- 
 taker of Thy glory hereafter, through 
 Jesus Christ our Lord— Amen. 
 
 Jcrcmp (Caplot(i6i3-i667).
 
 iliotjcmbtr tl;e ^irtlj -f -f -f •^ •^ + 311 
 ^oti, our Ijeabenl^ iFatljert iwe 
 
 I Thy children come now to Thy 
 ^ feet with our supplications. We 
 cannot live without Thy bless- 
 ing. Life is too hard for us and duty is 
 too large. We get discouraged, and our 
 feeble hands hang down. We come to 
 Thee with our weakness, asking Thee 
 for strength. Help us always to be of 
 good cheer. Let us not be disheartened 
 by difficulties. Let us never doubt Thy 
 love or any of Thy promises. Give us 
 grace to be encouragers of others, never 
 discouragers. Let us not go about with 
 sadness or fear among men, but may we 
 be a benediction to every one we meet, 
 always making life easier, never harder, 
 for those who come within our influ- 
 ence. Help us to be as Christ to others, 
 that they may see something of His love 
 in our lives and learn to love Him in us. 
 We beseech Thee to hear us, to receive 
 our prayer, and to forgive our sins, for 
 Jesus Christ's sake — Amen.
 
 -h ^ -h -h j^otinnbrr tl;e ^ctirntl; 
 ^ook upon us;, (D iloro, auD let 
 
 ^ all the darkness of our souls 
 vanish before the beams of Thy 
 brightness. Fill us with holy 
 love, and open to us the treasures of Thy 
 wisdom. All our desire is known unto 
 f hee, therefore perfect what Thou hast 
 begun, and what Thy Spirit has awak- 
 ened us to ask in prayer. We seek Thy 
 face, turn Thy face unto us and show us 
 Thy glory. Then shall our longing be 
 satisfied, and our peace shall be perfect 
 — Amen. 
 
 ;^t. auQu^tine (354-430). 
 
 iloru, tor bfgfccl) Cljre mtxtu 
 
 [] fully to receive the prayers of 
 Thy people who call upon Thee ; 
 and grant that they may both 
 perceive and know what things they 
 ought to do, and also may have grace 
 and power faithfully to fulfil the same; 
 through Jesus Christ our Lord— Amen. 
 «J5tcoonan, ?(. 5?. 590.
 
 jliobcmbcr t\)c Cigljtlj ^ 4- -i- -f 4- 313 
 
 for all Thy goodness to my body 
 and my soul. 1 want Thy guid- 
 ance and direction in all I do. 
 Let Thy wisdom counsel me, Thy hand 
 lead me, and Thine arm support me. I 
 put myself into Thy hands. Breathe into 
 my soul holy and heavenly desires. Con- 
 form me to Thine own image. Make 
 me like my Saviour. Enable me in some 
 measure to live here on earth as He lived, 
 and to act in all things as He would have 
 acted — Amen. 
 
 i be Thine; keep me Thine own 
 
 J for ever, and draw me day by 
 
 day nearer to Thyself, until I be 
 
 wholly filled with Thy love, and fitted 
 
 to behold Thee, face to face — Amen.
 
 3X4 -f •^ -f + + + jiiobember t\)t 0nt\) 
 :ot onl^ la^ ^\)^ commanUsf on 
 
 us, O Lord, but be pleased to 
 enable us for the performance 
 of every duty required of us. 
 And so engage our hearts to Thyself, 
 that we may make it our meat and drink 
 to do Thy will, and, with enlarged 
 hearts, run the way of Thy commands. 
 Be merciful to us, and bless us, and keep 
 us this day in all our ways. Let Thy 
 love abound in our hearts, and sweetly 
 and powerfully constrain us to all faith- 
 ful and cheerful obedience — Amen. 
 
 ^eniamm Jcnh? (1646-1724). 
 
 Imigljt^' anU rticrlas^ting 6oD, 
 
 who dost govern all things in 
 
 heaven and earth, mercifully 
 
 hear the supplications of Thy 
 
 people, and grant us Thy peace all the 
 
 days of our life ; through Jesus Christ our 
 
 Lord — Amen. 
 
 «J5rc0orian, ?C. ©. 590.
 
 iliotiembcr t\)t ^ntcl) ^ ^ 4. -f ^ 315 
 
 ^^ ^on, b^ U3l)O0e lobing 
 
 ^1 iH Providence, sorrows, difficul- 
 MS ties, trials, dangers, become 
 means of grace, lessons of pa- 
 tience, channels of hope, grant us good 
 will to use and not abuse those our privi- 
 leges; and, of Thy great goodness, keep 
 us alive through this dying life, that out 
 of death Thou mayest raise us up to im- 
 mortality. For His sake who is the Life, 
 Jesus Christ our Lord — Amen. 
 
 ^oti, toljo l)t{&t taugljt u£f to 
 
 keep all Thy heavenly com- 
 mandments by loving Thee and 
 our neighbor; grant us the spirit 
 of peace and grace, that we may be both 
 devoted to Thee with our whole heart 
 and united to each other with a pur^ 
 will ; through Jesus Christ our Lord — 
 Amen. 
 
 Utnnine .tiacramcntarp, K, 5?. 460.
 
 3X6 •{• •^ -f -f ji^otjcutbrr ttje dDlcbrntlj 
 |orti ! tDljm 31 am in sforroto 31 
 
 think on Thee. Listen to the 
 cry of my heart, and my sor- 
 rowful complaint. Yet, O 
 Father, I would not prescribe to Thee 
 when and how Thy help should come. 
 I will willingly tarry for the hour which 
 Thou Thyself hast appointed for my re- 
 lief. Meanwhile strengthen me by Thy 
 Holy Spirit; strengthen my faith, my 
 hope, my trust; give me patience and 
 resolution to bear my trouble; and let 
 me at last behold the time when Thou 
 wilt make me glad with Thy grace. 
 Ah, my Father! never yet hast Thou 
 forsaken Thy children, forsake not me. 
 Ever dost Thou give gladness unto the 
 sorrowful, O give it now unto me. Al- 
 ways dost Thou relieve the wretched, 
 relieve me too, when and where and 
 how Thou wilt. Unto Thy wisdom, 
 love, and goodness, I leave it utterly — 
 
 Amen. 
 
 % r\ /^tarft (1680-1756).
 
 jliotjember t\)t tKtDdftfj ♦^ ^f ♦ •f -f 3X7 
 
 ttrnal ^oD, jfountain of all 
 
 love, trusting in Thy love, I 
 come before Thee, to speak to 
 Thee, to ask Thee for Thy love. 
 Thou knowest ail I would ask Thee if I 
 dared ; Thou knowest how I would love 
 Thee if I could ; Thou knowest all I 
 would hope of Thee, if mine own un- 
 worthiness did not keep me back. Yet 
 Thou givest me the longing. Thou wilt 
 give what I long for, even Thyself, whom 
 I long for. Thou preparest the heart. 
 Prepare my heart, O loving God, that I 
 may long for Thee more, adore Thee 
 more humbly, ask at least, with all the 
 desires of my heart, all which Thou art 
 ready to give me, which Thou hast pre- 
 pared for me, if I love Thee. Make me 
 to love Thee through all Thy love for 
 me, through Thine own love in me — 
 Amen.
 
 II 
 
 318 •^ •^ -f ^o\^tmhtt t\)t Cljirtcmtft 
 
 £P^ lloru, abiue toitl) mr, 31 
 
 beseech Thee, and in Thee let 
 my soul find rest, and let it de- 
 light itself in Thee, for what is 
 there that can be compared with that 
 peace which is in Thee, seeing that it 
 passeth all understanding! Nothing can 
 bring me any good if I lack Thy peace. 
 And what can I lack if I have Thee, who 
 art all Good ? I will rejoice in Thee, and 
 Thou, I hope and pray most humbly, 
 wilt disperse this cloud, and wilt show 
 me the light of Thy will, and wilt cause 
 Thy peace and serenity to fill and glad- 
 den my heart. Verily, the heart is ever 
 restless, until it rest in Thee alone. It, 
 which can contain the Highest Good, can 
 never be filled or satisfied with aught 
 that is less than Thee — Amen. 
 
 (Cbe JDap of -eternal 2life.
 
 jliobember tlje i?ourtemtl) -j- 4» ^ 319 
 ^ IlorD of life, anD ILorD of lobe! 
 
 I love us into life, and give us life 
 § to love Thee, Grant us life 
 enough to put life into all things, 
 that when we travel o'er this part of our 
 life, and it seems but dust and barren- 
 ness, we may be of those who hope in 
 Thee. Touch this barrenness, till all 
 things bloom. Touch those of us whose 
 life is barrenner than it need be — lacking 
 knowledge and beauty, filled with petty 
 interests and foolish cares. Lord, for- 
 give us that our life is so poor, and grant 
 us the thoughts of God, that we may be 
 enabled for the time to come to make 
 this very desert blossom as the rose. 
 Grant that in us, short-lived, vexed with 
 cares, hungry, thirsty, dying, the Spirit 
 of God may so come and so dwell, that 
 the beauty of the Lord may be upon us, 
 and the work of our hands be estab- 
 lished : through Jesus Christ our Lord — 
 
 Amen. 
 
 George 53att)|^on.
 
 320 •!• -J- •^ •^ fio\}tmhn t\)t i^iftcnttlj 
 
 ^j S cious God, preserve me from 
 ^^..'■^ the cares of this life, lest I should 
 be too much entangled therein; 
 also from the many necessities of the 
 body, lest I should be ensnared by pleas- 
 ure; and from whatsoever is an obstacle 
 to the soul, lest, being broken with 
 troubles, I should be overthrown. Give 
 me strength to resist, patience to endure, 
 and constancy to persevere — Amen. 
 
 (5oti, tDho punfif0t tljr ftrnrt of 
 
 man from sin, and makest it 
 more white than snow, pour 
 down upon us the abundance of 
 Thy mercy; renew, we beseech Thee, 
 Thy Holy Spirit within us, that we may 
 show forth Thy praise, and strengthened 
 by Thy grace, may obtain rest in the 
 eternal mansions of the heavenly Jerusa- 
 lem; through our Lord Jesus Christ — 
 
 Amen. 
 
 .^arum "^rrliiar^i, ?t.53. 1085.
 
 jl^obembcr t\)t ^ixttmtl) -f ♦ ♦ 4. 321 
 
 £perciful !lorD ^oU, (^ ilorU 
 
 J I most merciful, so replenish us 
 ■^^jyvlfe^^ with grace that, whatever else 
 may be hidden from us, we may 
 always, everywhere, and in all things, 
 discern Thy mercy. For if being Truth 
 Thou canst not deny Thyself, neither 
 being Love canst Thou be other than 
 Thyself hi which Thine unchangeable- 
 ness, grant us quiet hearts, assurance of 
 holy hope, peace, patient confidence of 
 love. For Jesus Christ's sake — Amen. 
 Cbri^tina (5. C^OjS^ctti. 
 
 iloru, m\)o Ijast taugljt us; tljat 
 
 all our doings without charity 
 are nothing worth, send Thy 
 Holy Spirit and pour into our 
 hearts that most excellent gift of charity, 
 the very bond of peace and of all virtues, 
 without which whosoever liveth is 
 counted dead before Thee. Grant this 
 for Thine only Son Jesus Christ's sake — 
 Amen. 
 
 <25ooft of Common prapet, ?t. 55, 1549.
 
 322 4. -f 4. jlliobnnbrr t\)t ^t\^mtttnt\) 
 ]\}, gibe me ligljt to 0ee, a tjeart 
 
 to close with, and power to do 
 ^ Thy will, O God— Amen. 
 
 (C^oma? a^iljson (1663-1775). 
 
 Imigljt^ (Qot}, anti mo0t merciful 
 
 Father, give us, we beseech 
 Thee, that grace that we may 
 duly examine the inmost of our 
 hearts, and our most secret thoughts, 
 how we stand before Thee; and that we 
 may henceforward never be drawn to do 
 any thing that may dishonor Thy name: 
 but may persevere in all good purposes, 
 and in Thy holy service, unto our lives' 
 end; and grant that we may now this 
 present day, seeing it is as good as nothing 
 that we have done hitherto, perfectly be- 
 gin to walk before Thee, as becometh 
 those that are called to an inheritance of 
 light in Christ — Amen. 
 
 C^iclics' 53cliotion^, 1 700.
 
 jiiobembcr tlje Ci;igl)tcf nt^ ^ * •^ -f 323 
 ^oti, animate n& to rfjcerful^ 
 
 ness. May we have a joyful 
 
 ^\.^^ sense of our blessings, learn to 
 look on the bright circumstances 
 of our lot, and maintain a perpetual con- 
 tentedness under Thy allotments. For- 
 tify our minds against disappointment 
 and calamity. Preserve us from de- 
 spondency, from yielding to dejection. 
 Teach us that no evil is intolerable but a 
 guilty conscience; and that nothing can 
 hurt us, if, with true loyalty of affection, 
 we keep Thy commandments, and take 
 refuge in Thee — Amen. 
 
 e gibe tEljee t\)m^$, l^ol^ llorD, 
 
 Father Almighty, everlasting 
 God, who hast been pleased to 
 bring us through the night to 
 the hours of morning; we pray Thee to 
 grant us to pass this day without sin, so 
 that at eventide we may again give 
 thanks to Thee; through Jesus Christ our 
 Lord — Amen. ©clvisian, 2t. 5^. 492.
 
 324 -i- -^ > jiioijrmber tl>e jjiineteent^ 
 
 power to the faint, and in- 
 creasest strength to them that 
 have no might ! Without Thee 
 I can do nothing, but by Thy gracious 
 assistance I am enabled for the perform- 
 ance of every duty laid upon me. Lord 
 of power and love ! I come, trusting in 
 Thine almighty strength, and Thine in- 
 finite goodness, to beg from Thee what 
 is wanting in myself; even that grace 
 which shall help me such to be, and such 
 to do, as Thou wouldest have me. O 
 my God! let Thy grace be sufficient for 
 me, and ever present with me, that I 
 may do all things as I ought. I will trust 
 in Thee, in whom is everlasting strength. 
 Be Thou my Helper, to carry me on be- 
 yond my own strength, and to make all 
 that 1 think, and speak, and do, accept- 
 able in Thy sight, through Jesus Christ 
 — Amen. 
 
 •S^cnfamin 3?cnM (1646-1724),
 
 jliobnnber tlie tEtDmtirtt) -f •^ -f 325 
 €>ou, tDljo art t^e iFouutain of 
 
 Truth and the Giver of spiritual 
 knowledge, who leadest us from 
 year to year in unchanging love 
 — we bless Thee that, when by sight we 
 could not gaze upon Thy glory, by faith 
 we can know Thee, and lay hold on that 
 Truth which giveth light to the soul. 
 Especially do we thank Thee for Him in 
 whom the true light shineth on every 
 man that cometh into the world. And 
 we ask from the treasures of Thy grace 
 for a more childlike trust, a more faithful 
 spirit, a more loyal will. May our obe- 
 dience open to us all spiritual knowledge. 
 May the truth of our own lives lead us 
 into communion with Thy spirit of Truth. 
 May we be transformed into the likeness 
 of Christ, and so renew Thine image on 
 the earth, and hasten the coming of that 
 kingdom of truth and liberty and love — 
 
 Amen. 
 
 K^enrp i©. ipoote.
 
 326 
 
 llorD, ma^ ®l)^ altpotoerful 
 
 grace make me as perfect as 
 Thou hast commanded me to be 
 — Amen. 
 
 (Cbomas iDilson (1663-1755). 
 
 £pos?t merciful ^oD, tD^osfe mer^ 
 
 cies are as high as the heavens, 
 great and many as the moments 
 of eternity; fill my soul, I be- 
 seech Thee, with great thoughts of Thy 
 unspeakable blessings, that my thankful- 
 ness may be as great as my needs of 
 mercy are. Let Thy loving-kindness en- 
 dure for ever and ever upon me; and, be- 
 cause I cannot praise Thee according to 
 Thy excellence, take my soul, in due 
 time, into the land of everlasting praises, 
 that I may spend a whole eternity in 
 ascribing to Thy Name praise, and honor, 
 and dominion. Grant this for Jesus 
 Christ's sake — Amen. 
 
 3!crcmp (Ca5lor(i 613-1667).
 
 rant usf pmtt, anD establi^l; ^W 
 
 *truth in us; as Thou fillest all 
 
 things living with plenteousness. 
 
 Remember every faithful soul in 
 
 trial ; and comfort, if it be possible, every 
 
 one in sorrow and distress. 
 
 O Helper of the helpless, bring the 
 wanderer home, and give health to the 
 sick, and deliverance to the captive. 
 
 Sustain the aged, comfort the weak- 
 hearted, set free those whose souls are 
 bound in misery and iron; remember 
 all those that are in affliction, necessity, 
 and emergency everywhere. 
 
 Let us dwell with Thee in peace, as 
 children of light; and in Thy light, Lord, 
 let us see the light. 
 
 Direct, O Lord, in peace, the close of 
 our life; trustfully, fearlessly, and, if it be 
 Thy will, painlessly. Gather us when 
 Thou wilt, into the abodes of Thy chosen ; 
 without shame, or stain, or sin — Amen.
 
 328 ^ ^ iliobtmber tlje CE^iomt^^tjirD 
 ook upon u0 auD l)rar u0, ^ tlord 
 
 our God; and assist those en- 
 deavors to please Thee which 
 Thou Thyself hast granted to 
 us; as Thou hast given the first act of 
 will, so give the completion of the work; 
 grant that we may be able to finish what 
 Thou hast granted us to wish to begin 
 
 ■Amen. 
 
 .JHo3arabic, before K. 55. 700. 
 
 6oi3t tDl)o liasft taugljt us; to Do 
 
 unto others as we would they 
 ^ should do unto us; give me 
 
 grace to cleanse my heart and 
 hands from all fraud and wrong, that I 
 may hurt nobody by word or deed, but 
 be true and just in all my dealings; that 
 so, keeping innocency and taking heed 
 unto the thing that is right, I may have 
 peace at the last; through Jesus Christ 
 our Lord — Amen. 
 
 pochct .raanual of praperj^, i860.
 
 ilorDt Creator of all tljing^, be 
 
 gracious, I entreat Thee, unto 
 all Thy creatures. Give us all 
 grace to serve Thee in our ap- 
 pointed place, rejoicing before Thee to 
 Thy praise; each fulfilling the law under 
 which Thou bringest him, each glorifying 
 Thee according to the special excellence 
 Thou bestowest — Amen. 
 
 CJjristina »J5. Oo?"j5Ctti, 
 
 j^o0t great auD glorious; aoD, toljo 
 
 "I J hast appointed the rivers to 
 S hasten with a rapid motion to 
 the sea, be graciously pleased, I 
 most humbly beseech Thee, to make the 
 stream of my will perpetually to flow 
 a cheerful and impetuous course, bear- 
 ing down pleasure, interest, afflictions, 
 death, and all other obstacles and imped- 
 iments whatsoever, before it, till it plunge 
 itself joyfully into the unfathomable ocean 
 of Thy divine will, for the sake of Thy 
 beloved Son, my Saviour, Jesus Christ 
 — Amen. Clbarle? Ki^oto (i 661-1745).
 
 330 4- •^ i^obrmbcr t\)t XL\s)mt^Mtt\) 
 lr00 nnu s^anctif^ m^ soul tuitt) 
 
 I Thy heavenly blessings, that it 
 I may become Thy holy habita- 
 tion, and let nothing be found 
 in this temple of Thy Divinity, which 
 shall offend the eyes of Thy Majesty. 
 According to the greatness of Thy good- 
 ness and multitude of Thy mercies, look 
 upon me, and hear the prayer of Thy 
 poor servant. Protect and keep my soul, 
 amidst so many dangers of this life, and, 
 by Thy grace accompanying me, direct 
 it along the way of peace, to its home of 
 everlasting brightness — Amen. 
 
 WSS!^ ^^^^ ^^^ tcllc0t t\)t ntunbcr of 
 
 the stars, and callest them all 
 
 m 
 
 '^SM t>y their names; heal, we be- 
 
 seech Thee, the contrite in heart, 
 and gather together the outcasts, and en- 
 rich us with the fulness of Thy wisdom; 
 through Christ our Lord— Amen. 
 
 ;^arum "25rc\Jiarp, ?C.©. 1085.
 
 jlioi^embcr tlje Wix^mt^Mn^ -i- -f 331 
 
 ^g I seest all the suffering, injustice 
 mBkjm and misery which reign in this 
 world, have pity, we implore 
 Thee, on the work of Thy hands. Look 
 mercifully upon the poor, the oppressed, 
 and all who are heavy laden with error, 
 labor, and sorrow. Fill our hearts with 
 deep compassion for those who suffer, 
 and hasten the coming of Thy kingdom 
 of justice and truth— Amen. 
 
 m 
 
 Imigljt^ anU cberlas^ting ^oD, ttje 
 
 Comfort of the sad, the Strength 
 
 g of sufferers, let the prayers of 
 those that cry out of any tribu- 
 lation come unto Thee; that all may re- 
 joice to find that Thy mercy is present 
 with them in their afflictions; through 
 Jesus Christ our Lord — Amen. 
 
 (I3ciaj5ian, ?C. 55. 492.
 
 332 ♦ ^ottmhtt the tE:tDent^.0eomtt) 
 
 ^g^pm Cl)ou m^ Ijearc for ^\)^ 
 
 [ love, keep Thy love in me, pre- 
 
 I pare me by Thy love for greater 
 
 fulness of Thy love, until I have 
 
 reached the fullest measure of love, which 
 
 Thou, in Thine eternal love, hast willed 
 
 for me. 
 
 Make me, in thought, word, and deed, 
 to love Thee, and thank Thee, and praise 
 Thee, and praising Thee to love Thee 
 more, and know Thee more, how worthy 
 Thou art of all love and praise, until I be 
 fitted with all Thy saints and angels to 
 love Thee and praise Thee everlastingly, 
 and breathe out my soul to Thee in lov- 
 ing Thee and praising Thee for all Thy 
 boundless, undeserved love to me, Thy 
 poor sinner, yet, though a sinner, Thine, 
 O God my God — Amen.
 
 jliobembrr tl)e tzriDcuc^.rigfjtlj * -^ 333 
 
 I all darkness except such as our 
 ^ own foolishness brings over us. 
 Let us remember that there is 
 no darkness with Thee. Let us have but 
 one thing to be afraid of— the death of 
 the spirit. Let there be but one thing 
 that we shrink from — unlovingness to- 
 wards Thee and our brother. And when 
 the storm is loud, and the night is dark, 
 and the soul is sad, and the heart op- 
 pressed ; then, as weary travelers, may 
 we look to Thee; and beholding the light 
 of Thy love, may it bear us on, until we 
 learn to sing Thy song in the night. 
 And when the last chill stream of death 
 shall be crossed, grant that ours may be 
 the Delectable Mountains, the company 
 of faithful souls, the eternal years, the 
 everlasting life. Of Thy great mercy 
 hear our supplications, through Jesus 
 Christ our Lord — Amen.
 
 334 -^ -J- j^otonfacr t!;e Ctontt^.ntntl) 
 !^noijD, O tlorti, tEljou toilt Do 
 
 P Thy part towards me, as I, 
 through Thy grace, desire to do 
 my part towards Thee. 1 know 
 well Thou canst never forsake those who 
 seek Thee, nor disappoint those who 
 trust Thee. Yet I know too, the more I 
 pray for Thy protection, the more surely 
 and fully I shall have it. And therefore 
 now I cry out to Thee, and entreat Thee, 
 first that Thou wouldest keep me from 
 myself, and from following any will but 
 Thine. Next, I beg of Thee that, in 
 Thine infinite compassion, Thou would- 
 est temper Thy will to me. Visit me not, 
 
 my loving Lord — if it be not wrong so to 
 pray, — visit me not with those trying 
 visitations which saints alone can bear! 
 Pity my weakness, and lead me heaven- 
 wards in a safe and tranquil course. Still 
 
 1 leave all in Thy hands, — only, if Thou 
 shalt bring heavier trials on me, give me 
 more grace, flood me with the fulness of 
 Thy strength and consolation — Amen.
 
 jliobember t\)t ^\)ittitt^ ♦^ -f -f -^ 335 
 
 the Help of the weak, the Sup- 
 
 I 
 
 § plier of the needy, who hast 
 diffused and proportioned Thy 
 gifts to body and soul, in such sort that 
 all may acknowledge and perform the 
 joyous duty of mutual service; who 
 teachest us that love towards the race of 
 man is the bond of perfectness, and the 
 imitation of Thy blessed self; open our 
 eyes and touch our hearts, that we may 
 see and do, both for this world and for 
 that which is to come, the things which 
 belong unto our peace. Strengthen me 
 in the work I have undertaken; give me 
 counsel and wisdom, perseverance, faith 
 and zeal, and in Thine own good time, 
 and according to Thy pleasure, prosper 
 the issue. Pour into me a spirit of hu- 
 mility; let nothing be done but in devout 
 obedience to Thy will, thankfulness for 
 Thine unspeakable mercies, and love to 
 Thine adorable Son Christ Jesus — Amen. 
 
 SCntonp 2C5bfeg Cooper, €arl of ^Wte^hmp 
 
 (1801-1885). 
 z
 
 336•^•^•^♦^•^•^ December ttje i?ir0t 
 
 ^^l)ou, (D Horn, fcDljo command.^ 
 
 est me to ask, grant that I may 
 receive; Thou hast put me upon 
 seeking, let me be happy in 
 finding; Thou hast bidden me knock, I 
 pray Thee open unto me. Be graciously 
 pleased to direct and govern all my 
 thoughts and actions, that, for the future, 
 I may serve Thee, and entirely devote 
 myself to obeying Thee. Accept me, I 
 beseech Thee, and draw me to Thyself, 
 that I may henceforth be Thine by obedi- 
 ence and love, who am already all Thine 
 own, as Thy creature. Even Thine, O 
 Lord, who livest and reignest for ever 
 
 and ever — Amen. 
 
 .$^1. ?Cuou)^tinE (354-430). 
 
 irDt tahe in^ lips?, auD s^prafe 
 
 I through them; take my mind, 
 and think through it; take my 
 heart, and set it on fire— Amen. 
 m, 19. «?. 3Cithen.
 
 mtCtmhtt t\)t ^CCOUD •^•^•l••^•^337 
 
 gorD, be ixjitl) m^ fipirit^ anu Dtoell 
 
 in my heart by faith. Oh, make 
 me such as I should be towards 
 Thee, and such as Thou mayest 
 take pleasure in me. Be with me every- 
 where and at all times, in all events and 
 circumstances of my life; to sanctify 
 and sweeten to me whatever befalls 
 me; and never leave nor forsake me in 
 my present pilgrimage here, till Thou 
 hast brought me safe through all trials 
 and dangers to be ever with Thee, there 
 to live in Thy sight and love, world with- 
 out end — Amen. 
 
 •iJScnjamin %cn]i^ (1646-1724). 
 
 ^}^on tljat enligt)tenes?t tbtt^ 
 
 Jjl man that cometh into the world, 
 
 ^ enlighten our hearts with the 
 
 brightness of Thy grace, that we 
 
 may ponder and love those things that 
 
 are acceptable unto Thee — Amen. 
 
 ^riejjt'j^ ^rapet "^oaft.
 
 338-^ + 4''i- + 4. December t\)t CljirO 
 ^^e Cl)ou fatorable unto me, mer^ 
 
 ^^ ciful, sweet, and gracious Lord, 
 .^^SM ^^^ grant to me, Thy poor 
 needy creature, sometimes at 
 least to feel, if it be but a small portion, 
 of Thy hearty affectionate love; that my 
 faith may become more strong, my hope 
 in Thy goodness may be increased, and 
 that love, once kindled within me, may 
 never fail— Amen. 
 
 ibe me, ilorD, 31 pra^ tEljee, 
 
 the grace and virtue of con- 
 stancy, and unwearied endur- 
 ance, that so I may receive with 
 thanksgiving whatever Thy hand may 
 send of calamity or distress in this life, 
 may bear it patiently, overcome it man- 
 fully, and, in every change and chance of 
 life may, with simple trust and resigna- 
 tion, cast myself and all 1 have into the 
 arms of Thy good Providence — Amen, 
 parabij^e for the Cbristian /§)Oul.
 
 SDecenxbcr tlje iPourtlj ♦^•^•^♦^♦339 
 jiant unto u0, (D flortit tlje spirit 
 
 of mutual love and duty, and, 
 above all, of grateful obedience 
 to Thee; give us comfort and 
 support under all circumstances of our 
 life, and Thy merciful guidance unto the 
 end ; that, living in all holy and godly con- 
 versation, we may be afflicted by no ad- 
 versity, and may finally attain to the per- 
 petual enjoyment of Thy loving mercy; 
 through Jesus Christ our Lord — Amen. 
 3;amc!^ thinner ( 1 8 1 8- 1 882). 
 
 ^^ ^\)o\x, our ILorti anD our €)OlJ, 
 
 J our merciful Father in Heaven, 
 S!m we entreat Thee with childlike 
 hearts, give us in this world 
 whatever is really good and happy for us 
 in soul and body, according to Thy holy 
 will and pleasure. May we live as 
 Christians, endure with patience, and at 
 last die in peace and hope, for Jesus 
 Christ's sake — Amen. 
 
 3!obann ©uir?fclb ( 1 64 u 1 686);
 
 340 + + ^. -f <. + December tl;e irift^ 
 peaht ilorD, for 311)^ sfcrbant 
 
 heareth. Grant us ears to hear, 
 1^^^ eyes to see, wills to obey, hearts 
 
 to love; then declare what Thou 
 wilt, reveal what Thou wilt, command 
 what Thou wilt, demand what Thou 
 wilt — Amen. 
 
 €f)x\suna <3» Clo?sctti. 
 
 eternal ^oD^ make m^ boD^ anU 
 
 soul to be a holy temple, puri- 
 fied for the habitation of Thy 
 Holy Spirit. Cast out of it, O 
 Lord, all worldly affections, all covetous 
 desires; let it be a place of prayer and 
 holy meditation; of pure intentions, and 
 zealous desires of pleasing Thee; so that, 
 loving Thee above all the world, and 
 worshipping Thee continually in hum- 
 blest adoration, I may be prepared to 
 glorify Thee to all eternity in heaven; 
 throughjesus Christ our Lord— Amen. 
 3rcrcmp (Raptor (1613- 1667).
 
 SDecembcr clje ^ixt\) ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ 341 
 ^rant unto usf, aimtgljt^ ^ou, 
 
 Thy peace that passeth under- 
 ^ standing; that we, amid the 
 
 storms and troubles of this our 
 life, may rest in Thee, knowing that all 
 things are in Thee^ under Thy care, gov- 
 erned by Thy will, guarded by Thy love; 
 so that with a quiet heart we may see the 
 storms of life, the cloud and the thick 
 darkness; ever rejoicing to know that the 
 darkness and the light are both alike to 
 Thee. Guide, guard, and govern us 
 even to the end, that none of us may fail 
 to lay hold upon the immortal life — 
 Amen. 
 
 igljten otir tarfencfifs^, toe besfeecft 
 
 Thee, O Lord ; and by Thy great 
 mercy defend us from all perils 
 and dangers of this night ; for the 
 
 love of Thy only Son, our Saviour, Jesus 
 
 Christ— Amen. 
 
 <!BcJa.smn, ?C. ^. 492.
 
 342 * •^ -f -f SDecembcr tlje ^tmnt^ 
 
 jeljolD, (D iracljer of mercies, 31 
 
 resign myself and all that I have 
 unto Thee. I rely upon Thy 
 bounty for what Thou judgest 
 fit and needful for me. Thy truth and 
 faithfulness is my best security; Thy 
 wisdom is my satisfaction in all events 
 and accidents ; Thy power is my support, 
 protection, and safeguard. Lead me 
 whither Thou pleasest; and I will follow 
 Thee with a cheerful heart. I refuse 
 nothing which comes from Thy hands, 
 O most loving Father. I submit to Thy 
 orders, and hope that all things shall 
 work together for my good. And I trust 
 in Thy grace, that I shall always do as I 
 do now, steadfastly adhering thus unto 
 Thee, and never suffering anything that 
 befalls me to pull me away from this 
 humble faith in Thy wise and almighty 
 goodness — Amen. 
 
 ;^imon patricfi( 1626- 1707).
 
 SDecember tbe €i^\)t^ ♦ ♦ ♦ ^^ ♦ 343 
 £p^ €>ou, tKt)ou anrj ^tiou alone 
 
 art all- wise and all-knowing! I 
 believe that Thou knowest just 
 what is best for me. I believe 
 that Thou lovest me better than I love 
 myself, that Thou art all-wise in Thy 
 Providence and all-powerful in Thy pro- 
 tection. I thank Thee, with all my 
 heart, that Thou hast taken me out of 
 my own keeping, and hast bidden me to 
 put myself in Thy hands. I can ask 
 nothing better than this, to be Thy care, 
 not my own. O my Lord, through Thy 
 grace, I will follow Thee whithersoever 
 Thou goest, and will not lead the way.^ 
 I will wait on Thee for Thy guidance, 
 and, on obtaining it, I will act in sim- 
 plicity and without fear. And I promise 
 that I will not be impatient, if at any time 
 I am kept by Thee in darkness and per- 
 plexity; nor will I complain or fret if I 
 come into any misfortune or anxiety — 
 Amen. 
 
 3Iobn K^enrp iFtetoman.
 
 344 ^ ♦^ •^ 4- 4- ♦ SDecember ttie 0nt\) 
 ^ou, t\)t iFatfjer of ILtgt)t0, from 
 
 ll whom Cometh down every good 
 
 ^#1 and perfect gift; mercifully look 
 upon our frailty and infirmity, 
 and grant us such health of body as Thou 
 knowest to be needful for us; that, both 
 in our bodies and souls, we may ever- 
 more serve Thee with all our strength 
 and might ; through Jesus Christ our 
 Lord — Amen. 
 
 pritate ^ttiamniiy 1560. 
 
 ^00 our j?atl)er, to^o Uosft tx^^ 
 
 hort us to pray, and who dost 
 %M grant what we ask, if only, when 
 
 we ask, we live a better life; 
 hear me, who am trembling in this dark- 
 ness, and stretch forth Thy hand unto 
 me; hold forth Thy light before me; re- 
 call me from my wanderings; and, Thou 
 being my Guide, may I be restored to 
 myself and to Thee, through Jesus Christ 
 — Amen. 
 
 ^t. ?tu0U?tine (354-430).
 
 SE)ecembertl)e3rnttl) 4- -i- ♦ ^ * 4. 345 
 J^ol^ anu lotiing ifattjer, tofto^e 
 
 mercies are from everlasting to 
 ^ everlasting, we thank Thee that 
 
 Thy children can flee for refuge 
 in their afflictions to the blessed certainty 
 of Thy love. From every grief that bur- 
 dens our spirits, from the sense of soli- 
 tude and loss, from the doubt and faint- 
 ing of the soul in its trouble, we turn to 
 Thee. Thou knowest our frame, Thou 
 rememberest that we are dust. Be Thou 
 our Strength and Deliverer; in our great 
 need be Thou our Helper; pourThy con- 
 solations into our hearts, and let the gos- 
 pel of Thy beloved Son minister comfort 
 and peace to our souls — Amen. 
 
 i^enrp i©. iFoote. 
 
 60U aimigljt^, tDljo to tlitm 
 
 that have no might increases! 
 M strength, strengthen us to do 
 and suffer Thy good will and 
 pleasure; through Jesus Christ — Amen. 
 Cf)ri?tina <!5. JIio??etti.
 
 346 4- •!♦ 'f ♦ ♦ 'Dtctmhtt t\\t (Blrbcntt) 
 
 <5oXi^ t\)t Creator of faotlj 0um^ 
 
 mer and winter, who causest 
 § light to shine out of the thick 
 gloom, and bringest good out of 
 evil; give us grace so to flee what Thou 
 forbiddest, that we may cast aside the 
 works of darkness, and so to choose 
 what Thou commandest, that we may 
 be children of light; but, since darkness 
 and light obey Thee, give all the mes- 
 sengers of Thy Providence charge over 
 us, that, serving Thee in peace and 
 thankfulness, we may be brought through 
 humility to serve Thee in glory — Amen. 
 
 ¥T^m gracious? 6on, to fenoto anu 
 
 lilll J ^^^^ whose will is righteous- 
 ^^:^^ ness, enlighten our souls with 
 the brightness of Thy presence, 
 that we may both know Thy will, and 
 be enabled to perform it — Amen. 
 
 Jlioman ^retiarp.
 
 mtttmhtt t^t tKtDelft!) ^ 4- ^ ^ 4. 347 
 ^os^t lobmg llorD, 31 offer m^ 
 
 whole self unto Thee. Take, I 
 pray Thee, into the hands of 
 Thine unspeakable pity, both 
 my soul and body, my senses, words, 
 and actions; vouchsafe in all things so 
 to direct and govern me, that I may ever 
 flee every occasion of sin, and may so 
 constantly cleave to Thee and to Thy 
 commandments, that neither life nor 
 death, nor anything which may befall 
 me, may separate me from Thee — Amen. 
 (Crea^urp of ©eUotion, 1869. 
 
 ^^^lmigl)t^ ^otj, tD!)o \)n&t planteD 
 
 the Day-star in the heavens, 
 
 and, scattering the night, dost 
 
 restore morning to the world ; 
 
 fill us, we beseech Thee, with Thy 
 
 mercy, so that, Thou being our Enlight- 
 
 ener, all the darkness of our sins may be 
 
 dispersed, through our Lord Jesus Christ 
 
 — Amen. 
 
 ^arum %vz\im^y K. 5^. 1085.
 
 348 -i- -i- •^ -f u>tttmhtt tt)e ^\)itttmt^ 
 aimiglbtr ^otj, ifatljer anu 
 
 Lord of all the creatures, who 
 hast disposed all things and all 
 chances so as may best magnify 
 Thy mercy, bringing good out of evil; I 
 most humbly beseech Thee to give me 
 wisdom from above, that I may adore 
 Thee and admire Thy ways and foot- 
 steps, which are in the great deep and 
 not to be searched out; teach me to sub- 
 mit to Thy Providence in all things, to 
 be content in all changes of person and 
 condition, to be temperate in prosperity, 
 and to read my duty in the lines of Thy 
 mercy; and in adversity to be meek, pa- 
 tient, and resigned; and to look through 
 the cloud, that I may wait for the conso- 
 lation of the Lord; in the meantime doing 
 my duty with an unwearied diligence, 
 and an undisturbed resolution, being 
 strengthened with the spirit of the inner 
 man; through Jesus Christ our Lord — 
 
 Amen. 
 
 %txtm^ (iCapIor (1613-1667).
 
 December tl)e i?outteent& *♦♦«!. 349 
 
 tB^llOtt tiibine ^pirttt let me finD 
 
 I my strength in Thee. I need 
 ^-3&li Thee, that I may be strong 
 everywhere. I long to be inde- 
 pendent of all circumstances, alike of the 
 cloud and of the sunshine. I want a 
 power to save me from sinking in de- 
 spondency, and to rescue me from soar- 
 ing in pride. I want both a pillar of fire 
 and a pillar of cloud; a refuge from the 
 night of adversity, and a shield from the 
 day of prosperity. I can find them in 
 Thee. Thou hast proved Thy power 
 both over the night and over the day. 
 Come into my heart, and Thy power 
 shall be my power. I shall be victorious 
 over all circumstances, at home in all 
 scenes, restful in all fortunes. I shall 
 have power to tread upon scorpions, and 
 they shall do me no hurt; the world shall 
 be mine when Thy Spirit is in me — 
 
 Amen. 
 
 George Haat!)E^on.
 
 f -f + ^ December tljeiFiftemtt) 
 ILorD m^ Sot}, be not ^Ijou far 
 
 from me; my God, have regard 
 m&M to help me; for there have risen 
 
 up against me sundry thoughts, 
 and great fears, afflicting my soul. How 
 shall I pass through unhurt ? how shall I 
 break them to pieces ? This is my hope, 
 my one only consolation, to flee unto 
 Thee in every tribulation, to trust in 
 Thee, to call upon Thee from my inmost 
 heart, and to wait patiently for Thy con- 
 
 solation — Amen. 
 
 (Cboma;^ a Clempij^, 
 
 ^ 0lmigf)C^ auD mo&t merciful 
 
 I God, of Thy bountiful goodness 
 %M keep us, we beseech Thee, from 
 all things that may hurt us; that 
 we, being ready both in body and soul, 
 may cheerfully accomplish those things 
 which Thou commandest; through Jesus 
 Christ our Lord— Amen. 
 
 ^rtasian, ?C. ©. 492.
 
 Imiglit^ florn our ^oti, tittct 
 
 our steps into the way of peace, 
 and strengthen our hearts to 
 obey Thy commands; may the 
 Day-spring visit us from on high, and 
 give light to those who sit in darkness 
 and the shadow of death; that they may 
 adore Thee for Thy mercy, follow Thee 
 for Thy truth, desire Thee for Thy sweet- 
 ness, who art the blessed Lord God of 
 Israel — Amen. 
 
 ?Cncient Co«cct, 
 
 ^ (5oti of patience anu consfolatton, 
 
 give us such good-will, we be- 
 jg^g^ seech Thee, that with free hearts 
 
 we may love and serve Thee and 
 our brethren; and, having thus the mind 
 of Christ, may begin heaven on earth, 
 and exercise ourselves therein till that day 
 when heaven where love abideth shall 
 seem no strange habitation to us. For 
 Jesus Christ's sake — Amen. 
 
 €t)ri?tina <©. 0ojjj5etti. 
 
 A A
 
 353 -^ -i- * ^December tlje ^t^tntttnt}^ 
 
 ]lmig^t^ anu merciful 6ou, totio 
 
 art the Strength of the weak, 
 the Refreshment of the weary, 
 the Comfort of the sad, the Help 
 of the tempted, the Life of the dying, the 
 God of patience and of all consolation; 
 Thou knowest full well the inner weak- 
 ness of our nature, how we tremble and 
 quiver before pain, and cannot bear the 
 cross without Thy Divine help and sup- 
 port. Help me, then, O eternal and pity- 
 ing God, help me to possess my soul in 
 patience, to maintain unshaken hope in 
 Thee, to keep that childlike trust which 
 feels a Father's heart hidden beneath the 
 cross ; so shall 1 be strengthened with 
 power according to Thy glorious might, 
 in all patience and long-suffering; I shall 
 be enabled to endure pain and tempta- 
 tion, and, in the very depth of my suf- 
 fering, to praise Thee with a joyful heart. 
 — Amen. 
 
 Sojjann i^abennann ( 1 5 1 6-1 590).
 
 SDecembcr t\)t €iQ\}tttnt\) •^ ♦ •^ ♦!• 353 
 temal tLig^)t♦ before tobom all 
 
 darkness is light, and, in com- 
 parison with whom, every other 
 light is but darkness! May it 
 please Thee to send forth Thy light and 
 Thy truth, that they may lead us. Purify, 
 we pray Thee, our souls from all impure 
 imaginations, that Thy most beautiful 
 and holy image may be again renewed 
 within us, and, by contemplating Thy 
 glorious perfections, we may feel daily 
 improved within us that Divine simili- 
 tude, the perfection whereof we hope 
 will at last make us forever happy in that 
 full and beatific vision we aspire after. 
 Till this most blessed day break, and the 
 shadows fly away, let Thy Spirit be con- 
 tinually with us, and may we feel the 
 powerful effects of Thy Divine grace con- 
 stantly directing and supporting our steps ; 
 that all our endeavors, throughout the 
 .whole remaining part of our lives, may 
 serve to promote the honor of Thy blessed 
 Name, through Jesus Christ our Lord — 
 Amen. 
 
 Robm %m\)ton (i6i 1-1684).
 
 334 •«• -i- * * 2Decembn^tl)e jl^ineteem^ 
 Mt&^tt} !lorD, toljo Ijasft com^ 
 
 manded us to love one another, 
 %M grant us grace that, having re- 
 ceived Thine undeserved bounty, 
 we may love every one in Thee and for 
 Thee. We implore Thy clemency for 
 all ; but especially for the friends whom 
 Thy love has given to us. Love Thou 
 them, O Thou Fountain of love, and 
 make them to love Thee with all their 
 heart, that they may will, and speak, and 
 do those things only which are pleasing 
 to Thee — Amen. 
 
 ^u SCnjiclm (1033-1 109). 
 
 |rant usf, (^ JlorD, to pasftf t\)i& 
 
 day in gladness and peace, with- 
 out stumbling and without stain ; 
 that, reaching the eventide vic- 
 torious over all temptation, we may. 
 praise Thee, the eternal God, who art 
 blessed, and dost govern all things, 
 world without end — Amen. 
 
 Jl^osarabic, before 2C. 3B. 700.
 
 SDecember t\)t ^\j)tntitt\) ♦ ^f ♦^ 4- 355 
 m^m ^^ <3on, hmois) upon us? 0uci) 
 
 1 1 confidence, such peace, such 
 ^ happiness in Thee, that Thy 
 will may always be dearer to 
 us than our own will, and Thy pleasure 
 than our own pleasure. All that Thou 
 givest is Thy free gift to us, all that Thou 
 takest away Thy grace to us. Be Thou 
 thanked for all, praised for all, loved for 
 all ; through Jesus Christ our Lord — 
 Amen, 
 
 Christina (15. 0!o^^etti» 
 
 ♦^ 
 
 2llntigt)t^ 6oD, fcDi&o alone tm&t 
 
 order the unruly wills and affec- 
 tions of sinful men, grant unto 
 Thy people, that they may love 
 the thing which Thou commandest, and 
 desire that which Thou dost promise; 
 that so, among the sundry and manifold 
 changes of the world, our hearts may 
 surely there be fixed, where true joys 
 are to be found ; through Jesus Christ 
 our Lord — Amen. 
 
 ^elajsian ;^acramentar)?, ?t. ©. 492. 
 ?lltcret> in 1662.
 
 356 ^ •^ * S>ecnnber t^e ^fcoent^'fim 
 ^^Ifdte ®t)^ blf0s?en name, a> llotD, 
 
 upon my heart, there to remain 
 so indelibly engraven, that no 
 prosperity, no adversity shall 
 ever move me from Thy love. Be Thou 
 to me a strong Tower of defence, a Com- 
 forter in tribulation, a Deliverer in dis- 
 tress, a very present Help in trouble, and 
 a Guide to heaven through the many 
 temptations and dangers of this life — 
 Amen. 
 
 rtlarge our s^oulsf toittj a uitiine 
 
 charity, that we may hope ail 
 ^Pg things, endure all things; and 
 
 become messengers of Thy heal- 
 ing mercy to the grievances and infirmities 
 ofmea In all things attune our hearts 
 to the holiness and harmony of Thy 
 kingdom. And hasten the time when 
 Thy kingdom shall come, and Thy will 
 be done on earth as it is in heaven — 
 Amen.
 
 ]S>tttmhttt\)t ®toent^sfecono ♦ ♦ 357 
 $ ^\)on mafee^ttlje outgoings of 
 
 the morning and evening to re- 
 joice, so lift up the light of Thy 
 countenance upon us, and make 
 us glad with the tokens of Thy love. Be 
 Thou with us, O Lord, and let Thy grace 
 follow us this day, and all the days of 
 our life. Be Thou our Guide unto death, 
 in death our Comfort, and, after death, 
 our Portion and Happiness everlasting — 
 Amen. 
 
 benjamin fcnft]^. 
 
 ^oD, toJio art t\}t 2i\it\)ov of 
 
 peace and Lover of concord, in 
 knowledge of whom standeth 
 our eternal life, whose service is 
 perfect freedom ; defend us Thy humble 
 servants in all assaults of our enemies, 
 that we, surely trusting in Thy defence, 
 may not fear the power of any adver- 
 saries, through the might of Jesus Christ 
 our Lord — Amen. 
 
 «J5clai5ian j^acramcntarp, ?C. 53. 494.
 
 358 •J' ♦ * SDecember t^e 3ItDent^4l)irD 
 
 Itttigtjt^ ^on, ^ibcr of all goorj» 
 
 who hast given, above all Thy 
 
 gifts, the crowning mercy that 
 
 we are called in Christ Jesus to 
 
 know and love and serve Thee, we 
 
 would bring Thee thanks and praises for 
 
 the Divine Light which reveals the heart 
 
 of grace in Thy leading of souls and 
 
 peoples. Help us to rise to a fit gratitude 
 
 for the overrunning blessings which Thou 
 
 givest ever, even to the darkest lot and 
 
 life, — the temporal felicities, the Divine 
 
 comforts, the eternal hopes. That all 
 
 things are of Thy mercy, by Thy mercy, 
 
 and in Thy mercy, we thank Thee. 
 
 Make us to sing Thy song in the light, 
 
 and in the night to touch Thy hand and 
 
 be at peace. Grant, we pray, with all 
 
 other blessings, Thy best gifts, thankful 
 
 and trustful hearts, that Thou mayest be 
 
 our Lord and King for evermore — 
 
 Amen. 
 
 K^mrp I©, ifoote.
 
 SDccnnbcr tlje QI^tDmt^.fourtJ 4^ -i- 359 
 
 ^ur J^eabenl^ ifatljer toe refoice in 
 
 the blessed communion of all 
 ^MM Thy saints, wherein Thou givesf 
 
 us also to have part. We re- 
 member before Thee all who have de- 
 parted this life in Thy faith and love, and 
 especially those most dear to us. We 
 thank Thee for our present fellowship 
 with them, for our common hope, and 
 for the promise of future joy. Oh, let the 
 cloud of witnesses, the innumerable com- 
 pany of those who have gone before, and 
 entered into rest, be to us for an ex- 
 ample of godly life, and even now may 
 we be refreshed with their joy; that so 
 with patience we may run the race that 
 yet remains before us, looking unto Jesus 
 the author and finisher of our faith; and 
 obtain an entrance into the everlasting 
 kingdom, the glorious assembly of the 
 saints, and with them ever worship and 
 adore Thy glorious Name, world without 
 end — Amen. 
 
 ■2500^ of pragcrj^, 1851.
 
 360 -^ •^ •^ SDecembet t^e ©tontt^^fift^ 
 
 ^Imig^t^ ^ou» toe gibe Gl^^jee 
 
 thanks for the mighty yearning 
 of the human heart for the com- 
 ing of a Saviour, and the con- 
 stant promise of Thy Word that He was 
 to come. In our own souls we repeat 
 the humble sighs and panting aspirations 
 of ancient men and ages, and own that 
 our souls are in darkness and infirmity 
 without faith in Him who comes to bring 
 God to man and man to God. We bless 
 Thee for the tribute that we can pay to 
 Him from our very sense of need and de- 
 pendence, and that our own hearts can 
 so answer from their wilderness, the cry, 
 ''Prepare ye the way of the Lord." In 
 us the rough places are to be made 
 smooth, the crooked straight, the moun- 
 tains of pride brought low, and the val- 
 leys of despondency lifted up. O God, 
 prepare Thou the way in us now, and 
 may we welcome anew Thy Holy Child. 
 Hosanna! blessed be he who cometh in 
 the name of the Lord — Amen. 
 
 ;^amuel ^3^0oob, 1862.
 
 llorD, toljo l)as?e breatl^eD into 
 
 me the breath of life, and endued 
 me with an immortal spirit, 
 which looks up unto Thee, and 
 remembers it is made after Thine own 
 image, behold with grace and favor the 
 ardent desires which are in mine heart, 
 to recover a perfect likeness of Thee. 
 Endue me with more contentedness in 
 what is present, and less solicitude about 
 what is future; with a patient mind to 
 submit to any loss of what I have, or to 
 any disappointment of what I expect. 
 Fill me, O Lord, with the knowledge of 
 Thy will, in all wisdom and spiritual un- 
 derstanding. Fill me with goodness, 
 and the fruits of righteousness. And fill 
 me with all joy and peace in believing 
 that Thou wilt never leave me nor for- 
 sake me, but make me perfect, stablish, 
 strengthen, settle me, and be my God 
 for ever and ever; my Guide even unto 
 death — Amen. 
 
 j^imon ]^atricft ( 1 626- 1 707).
 
 362 -h December t{)e ©fcoent^^^ebenc^i 
 ^^^raciousf ilorD, tn toljom are laiu 
 
 up all the treasures of knowl- 
 edge and wisdom, direct me in 
 the ways of life; remove from 
 me the ways of death. Give me a soft 
 and meek spirit, that I may help the suc- 
 corless, and comfort the comfortless. O 
 my dear Lord, pardon me for the neglect 
 of this duty, and make me to redeem the 
 time with a cheerful constancy — Amen. 
 (Sribe pcniunt ^ilorim, 1641. 
 
 t entreat ^\\^ merc^ toitb our 
 
 whole heart, that, as Thou de- 
 fendest us against things adverse 
 to the body, so Thou wilt set 
 us free from the enemies of the soul ; 
 and, as Thou grantest us to rejoice in 
 outward tranquillity, so vouchsafe to us 
 Thine inward peace ; through Jesus 
 Christ our Lord — Amen. 
 
 Uttminz ^acramcntarg, 3C. 55. 440.
 
 SDecember tlie ^ioem^dsljtb ^ -t- 363 
 ^oJ), tofto i)asft enkintileD in 
 
 the holy bosoms of all Thy 
 %M saints so great an ardor of faith, 
 
 that they despised all bodily 
 pains, while hastening with all earnest- 
 ness to Thee, the Author of life; hear 
 our prayers, and grant that the hateful 
 sweetness of sin may wax faint in us, 
 and we may glow with the infused 
 warmth of love for Thee; through Thy 
 mercy, O our God, who art blessed, 
 and dost live, and govern all things, 
 world without end — Amen. 
 
 JUaosarabic, before 3C. ©. 700. 
 
 ilorti ttt^ €)ot)t perfect usf in 
 
 such patience that we may be 
 SJl in no haste to escape from toil or 
 
 loneliness or suffering; yet ever 
 in haste to serve Thee, to please Thee, 
 and, when Thou wilt, to go home to 
 Thy blessed Presence — Amen.
 
 364 + + 'Dttemhtt tlje Ctomt^mmt^ 
 |bi ^oD ! brtjolD mp grief anrj 
 
 care. Fain would I serve Thee 
 with a glad and cheerful counte- 
 nance, but I cannot do it. How- 
 ever much 1 fight and struggle against 
 my sadness, I am too weak for this sore 
 conflict. Help me in my weakness, O 
 Thou mighty God ! and give me Thy 
 Holy Spirit to refresh and camfort me in 
 my sorrow. Amid all my fears and 
 griefs I yet know that I am Thine in life 
 and death, and that nothing can really 
 part me from Thee; neither things pres- 
 ent, nor things to come, neither trial, nor 
 fear, nor pain. And therefore, O Lord, 
 I will still trust in Thy grace. Thou wilt 
 not send me away unheard. Sooner or 
 later Thou wilt lift this burden from my 
 heart, and put a new song in my lips; 
 and I will praise Thy goodness, and 
 thank and serve Thee here and for ever- 
 more — Amen. 
 
 ^» ^cbcrct3 (1 584- 1 639).
 
 lDtcm\httt\)ttBi)initt\) ^ ^ ^ ^ 4* 365 
 ^eabcnl^ anu rtcrnal ifacljrr. 
 
 Source of all being, from whom 
 I spring, unto whom I shall re- 
 return, — Thine I shall ever be. 
 Thou wilt call me unto Thyself when my 
 hour comes. Blessed shall I then be if I 
 can say, "I have fought a good fight" 
 I fear not death, O Father of life ; for death 
 is not eternal sleep; it is the transition 
 to a new life, a moment of glorious trans- 
 formation, an ascension towards Thee. 
 How could that be an evil that cometh 
 from Thy hand, when Thou art the All- 
 good ! Lord of life and death, I am in 
 Thy hand ; do unto me as Thou deemest 
 fit; for what Thou dost is well done. 
 When Thou didst call me from nothing 
 into life, Thou didst will my happiness; 
 when Thou callest me away from life, 
 will my happiness be less Thy care ? 
 No, no, Thou art love, and whosoever 
 dwells in love, dwells in Thee, O Lord, 
 and Thou in him — Amen. 
 
 K^einricl) (Cj5ct)oftftc (i 771-1848).
 
 366 -!» ♦ ♦ 4» SDf cf mbcr tl;e (Eljirtivfim 
 
 ^fl^o^t gracious; 6oD, toljo Ijas^t been 
 
 I'iiii'/i ^'"''^^'"'i^^'^y nicrciful to us, not 
 ^1,^^ only in the year past, but 
 through all the years of our life, 
 be pleased to accept our most unfeigned 
 thanks for Thine innumerable blessings 
 to us; graciously pardoning the manifold 
 sins and infirmities of our life past, and 
 bountifully bestowing upon us all those 
 graces and virtues, which may render us 
 acceptable to Thee. And, every year 
 which Thou shalt be pleased to add to our 
 lives, add also, we humbly implore Thee, 
 more strength to our faith, more ardor to 
 our love, and a greater perfection to our 
 obedience; and grant that, in a humble 
 sincerity and constant perseverance, we 
 may serve Thee most faithfully the re- 
 mainder of our lives, for Jesus Christ's 
 sake — Amen. 
 
 Cbatlcj^ \^(m (1661-1745). 
 
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