X.

FOR GENTLENESS AND KINDNESS.

O HOLY Father! Eternal God! We thy children bow before thee; Up to thy throne would we lift

The

prayer of our youthful hearts.

We come to ask of thee, O God,
That wisdom which is pure and gentle :
We implore that fruit of the Spirit
Which is gentleness and goodness.

Help us to have control over ourselves;
Help us to put on meekness and gentleness.
In the animation of youthful spirits,

In our intercourse with our parents and friends,

In calls to resign our favorite plans,

In the provocations of impatience and anger,
May we learn the gentleness of Christ,

And be ourselves clothed with his heavenly spirit.

Father, we would not trust ourselves.

We remember that we have been hasty and rash: Forgive this sin, and all our offences.

For our help we fly to thee;

Let thoughts of thy presence restrain us;
May the gentle and meek Jesus help us.

O that kindness and love may rule in our hearts!
Give us, amid the strifes of a rude world,

The gentle spirit that overcomes the mighty,
The gentle words that turn away wrath.

O Father, our Lord and God for ever!
This is the spirit in which we would live;
In this spirit would we die.

And wilt thou, the God of gentleness and love,

In thy time, take us to live with thee. Amen.

XI.

FOR LOVE TO ALL.

O THOU who art the great Creator
And sovereign Ruler over all worlds,
When we worship before thy throne,

We thank thee that we may call thee Father.
In thy presence we live,

And by thy kindness we are supported.

Thou doest all things well;

Thou lovest all whom thou hast created.

The beams of thy sun visit the just and the unjust;

Thy showers fall on the thankful and the unthankful.

In the fulness of thy mercy,

Thou art good, even to the poorest sinner
Who forgets thy holy name.

We pray that, like thee, Heavenly Father,
We may love all the members of thy family.
Give us hearts to compassionate the suffering,

To relieve the poor,

To care for the sick,

To befriend the friendless,

To do good as we have opportunity to all.
Give warmth to our sympathy,

And tenderness to our love.

We pray to thee, Heavenly Father,

For the redemption of all mankind

From sin and sorrow;

For the growth of all in purity and kindness,

And that they may obtain thine acceptance in

heaven.

We thank thee that in thy dear Son

We have an example of all generous affections;

That he came to seek and to save the lost,
That to every form of suffering he ministered.
May his blessed spirit rule in our hearts,
And his kingdom of love be established within us.
To thy name, through him, be the glory. Amen.

XII.

FOR UNFAILING LOVE.

OUR Father who art in heaven,

We acknowledge thee the best of beings.

All this great world around us,

The far-shining stars of night,

The fields, the rivers, the mountains,

All were made by thy wisdom and thy goodness.

The countless generations of mankind

Were formed by thee in love.

Thy dealings have been ever good,
And thy commandments all are just.
O God, help us in our weakness,
That we may love thee as we ought.
May we love thee in our prayers;
May we love thee in our labors;
May we love thee in our recreations;
When we are at home,

And when we are abroad;