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Through the labors and prayers of faithful men; For minds capable of holding communion with thee,

Through the power of heavenly truth and love; For souls that may attain to eternal life, Through the grace that is in Jesus Christ.

O Blessed and Bountiful Father!

Thy gifts are more than we can number.

Our tongues shall praise thee with joyful words; Our hearts shall love thee more than words can

tell.

All glory be to thee, the Father everlasting!

We praise thee, we worship thee;

Day by day we magnify thy holy name.

With saints and angels, we adore thee:

We thank thee that out of the mouths of children Thou hast accepted praise.

O God! add this to thy other gifts, The gift of a more grateful heart.

Let thy goodness lead us to repentance:
The spirit of thine own free bounty
May we ourselves show to others.

Save us from all selfish thoughts:

Give us enlarged and generous affections:

Let the love of God be diffused through the world, And peace and joy fill the whole earth.

And to thee, through Jesus, shall be the glory.

Amen.

IV.

THANKS FOR THE SAVIOUR.

ALMIGHTY GOD, who art light and love, Who dwellest in light continually,

We adore thee, that in thy fatherly goodness.

Thou hast looked down upon our sins and weak

ness,

And hast sent to us Jesus Christ,

To be our Teacher, Lord, and Saviour.

We desire to utter our thanks to thee

For the innocence of his childhood ;*
For his obedience to his parents ;

For his devotion to thee through all his years.

We thank thee that he pitied the poor;

That he healed the lame and the blind;

That he relieved the sick ;

That he went about doing good.

We thank thee for his compassion to the erring;

For his labors to save men from their sins:

For the excellence of his life

And the power of his death we bless thee.
For his willingness to suffer for our good,

That he even laid down his life for our sakes.
And now we humbly beseech thee
That we may become his true disciples.
We would be lowly, gentle, obedient;

We would be truthful and faithful;

We would be willing to labor and suffer for others. Help us, O God, in our early years

To consecrate ourselves to thee.

Give to us the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,

That, when this mortal life is ended,

We shall be received to the presence of our Saviour, And to thine eternal favor. Amen.

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THANKS FOR CHRISTIAN PRIVILEGES.

WE bow before thee, Almighty Father,
With our lowly but hearty thanks;
For all the blessings of our earthly lot;
Especially for this unspeakable gift,

That our birth was in a Christian land.

O God, blessed be thy holy name,

That thou didst send the Sun of Righteousness,

With healing in his beams.

Thanks for the new morn that hath risen on the

world;

For the justice and right which guard the state; For the purity and peace which bless our homes. Thanks for thy Sabbath,-type of heavenly rest; Thanks for the Gospel, - bread of eternal life;

Thanks for that new interest in childhood

Awakened by Him who turned the hearts
Of children to their parents,

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