O God, we look to thee for thy protection through this day. Keep us from danger, from sickness, and from falling into sin. Enable us to be useful to society, and to obtain the approbation of those whom we love. Let us especially so conduct ourselves this day, and through all our days, as to secure thy favour which is life, and thy loving kindness which is better than life. We ask all things in the name, and as disciples of thy blessed Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen.

TUESDAY EVENING.

to forgive those who truly turn to him.

We therefore pray thee, O Father, that above all things thou wouldst assist us in loving and serving thee. What our lot shall be, we leave to thy wise providence; but Ŏ teach us, under all circumstances, to be grateful to thee in prosperity, and resigned to thy will in affliction and distress. Inspire our hearts with a purer love to thee; enlighten our minds with heavenly wisdom; and make our desires conform themselves to thy purposes. Let gratitude be the pervading disposition of our souls. May we always feel that we are thy children; that we have received from thee infinitely more than we deserve; and that the least return which we can make to thee, is, to be contented and cheerful under thy paternal government.

EVER gracious and indulgent God, who hast brought us to the close of this day in safety and peace; we render thee our devout thanksgivings for the mercies which we have experienced; and commend ourselves to thy continued protection. Unworthy as we are, we yet would seek thy face and implore thy favour, for thou hast bid us look to thee as our merciful Father, who will never forget nor forsake his children, and is always ready

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May our reverence for

will and commandments be displayed in our conduct toward our brethren of the human family; so that we may constantly regard them with feelings of pure benevolence, and

do unto them as we should wish them to do unto us. Let us go to rest this night at peace with all mankind, and with bosoms free from all envy, hatred, malice and uncharitableness; and grant that we may rise up in the morning with a firm resolution to imitate thee, according to the measure of our humble capacity, by doing good.

Hear, answer, forgive, and accept us, O Father in heaven, for thine infinite mercy's sake in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

WEDNESDAY MORNING.

O THOU infinite and eternal Spirit, by whose power the world in which we live, and the countless worlds by which we are surrounded, were created from nothing; by whose wisdom they and all that they contain are constantly directed; by whose goodness they are preserved in order and filled with happiness and beauty; and without whose support they would all return to the nothing from which they came; we thy dependent offspring humbly adore that power which displays itself

so abundantly wherever we turn our eyes; we adore that wisdom which governs all things rightly, and we bless that goodness by which all things are blessed. We come to thee this morning with the grateful acknowledgment of our dependence on thy bounty and protection. By thee our daily returning wants are supplied; by thee our dwellings are defended; our blessings are preserved; our feet are kept from falling, our eyes from tears, and our souls from death.

We delight in contemplating our dependence upon thee. Weak and ignorant as we are, we rejoice to know and to feel that we are subjected to thine all wise control, and that we are surrounded by the presence of the omniscient and eternal God. And we thank and bless thee, O Father, for every opportunity which we enjoy of exercising and improving the immortal faculties and affections of our nature. We thank thee for the gospel of thy Son Jesus Christ; for the heavenly radiance which it has shed on the path of our duty, through the

gloom of affliction, and on the bed of death. We thank thee that it has enabled us to look beyond the bounds of mortality and time, and defy the power of change and death; and that it has promised to the faithful servants of God, and true disciples of Christ, those glorious rewards of a future life, which eye hath never seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man conceived.

All is from thee; all joy, all support, all improvement, all hope. O may we become worthy of thy mercies, by receiving them as from thee, and using them according to thy will; by renouncing and avoiding all that is evil, and following after and cleaving to all that is good; by living and dying in thy fear and love. And when we come to die, may we be able to look back on a life not uselessly spent, and forward to a blessed immortality.

Hear us, O Father, in heaven where thou dwellest, and accept us in the name of Jesus Christ our redeemer; as whose disciples we address thee, and through whom we ascribe

unto thee everlasting honours. Amen.

WEDNESDAY EVENING.

O GOD, the unchangeable and everlasting fountain of life, perfection, and happiness; we lift up our hearts unto thee, the greatest, wisest, and best of beings. Grant that we may increase in the knowledge of thee, day by day; that we may constantly attain more pure and worthy conceptions of thy nature and providence; that we may manifest a more becoming reverence for thy perfections, and a truer concern for thy honour and service.

We also pray thee, O God, to teach us the knowledge and the government of ourselves; may we keep our hearts with all diligence, amidst all the trials and changes of the world; in prosperity may we be humble, temperate, and charitable; in adversity may we be patient, and wholly resigned to thy will. Save us, O gracious God, from anger and malice, from revenge and uncharitableness, from pride and presumption, from the

snares of the wicked, and the fatal influence of every evil example; give us prudence to direct our affairs, resolution to preserve our innocence, and wisdom and constancy to retain our integrity as long as we live. In whatever station thou art pleased to appoint our lot, and wherever we are, in public or in private, may it be our uniform and steady purpose to discharge our duty with fidelity; and in that solemn day, when thou, supreme over all, shalt judge the world by Jesus Christ, may we appear with humble confidence and joy, and be admitted into thy glorious and everlasting kingdom. O God, we implore thy blessing on all that is dear and valuable to us. We pray thee to bless our country, our rulers, our friends, the churches of Christ, the ministers of religion, the instructers of youth, the rising generation, and all the means of establishing, preserving, and diffusing the principles of liberty and virtue. Keep us this night by thine almighty power; be always our defender, guide, and friend; and to thee, the

infinite and eternal God, we will ascribe continually all glory, honour,and praise, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

THURSDAY MORNING.

O THOU great Creator, governor, and and supporter of men; thou dwellest in light, and art the father of lights, with whom is no variableness nor shadow of turning. Grateful for the care which thou hast exercised over us during the night past, we would cheerfully submit ourselves to thy guidance through the day upon which we have entered. Keep us in thy faith and fear, and secure us from every evil of soul and body. Impress on our hearts a solemn sense of thy universal presence. Preserve us from any snares and dangers to which we may be exposed, and especially from the sins which do most easily beset us. Prepare us for new occurrences, whether prosperous or adverse, and quicken us in the discharge of those duties which lie before us. We have been secured from harm another night, and we see in health the light of this morning.

Great is thy mercy and faithfulness. Let not continued peace and prosperity make us forgetful of thee, or weaken our minds or corrupt our integrity. Impressed with a grateful sense of thy watchful care, we desire to make thy will the law of our behaviour.

Thou prolongest our lives, that we may attain more and more to the true end of life. May this day witness some improvement in knowledge, piety, and virtue. May it witness our diligence in that occupation to which thou hast called us. We desire and purpose to keep consciences void of offence, and to abstain from every action offensive to the eye of divine purity; but the experience which we have had of our frailty makes us diffident of our strength. Our confidence is in thy power to strengthen our faith, invigorate our obedience, and cause us to run in the way of thy commandments. We implore thine aid, that we may walk before thee this day, and all the days of our lives. Smile on our endeavours after improvement and usefulness; ena

ble us to make every day some progress in a holy life; teach us to feel the uncertainty and value of our days on earth; and when they shall be numbered and finished, receive us into the light and bliss of thy glorious presence, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

THURSDAY EVENING.

O GOD, the Father of mercies, the God of love, and of all consolation; we thy servants unite to present unto thee our unfeigned thanks, for all thy goodness and loving kindness to the children of men.

We thank thee, that thou hast created us in thine own image; endued us with social affections; implanted in our hearts a sense of good and evil; and called us to the fear and love of thee, the greatest and best of beings. We praise thee for our continual support, and for all the comforts of our lives. Thou givest us health and fruitful seasons, and fillest our hearts with food and gladness. Blessed be the Lord, even the God of our salvation, who