THE Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him; and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him. PSALM XXviii. 7.

THE heart that trusts, forever sings,
And feels as light as it had wings :
A well of peace within it springs :
Come good or ill,

Whate'er to-day, to-morrow brings,
It is his will.

ISAAC WILLIAMS.

WE beseech thee, O Lord, to keep us in perpetual

peace, as thou hast vouchsafed us confidence in thee that thus we may so pass through things temporal, that we may at last drink in the sweetness of life eternal, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

WHOSOEVER will, let him take the water of

life freely.

REV. xxii. 17.

I COME, O Christ, thy gentle call obeying,
And lay my sins and sorrows at thy feet:
On everlasting strength my weakness staying,
Clothed in thy robe of righteousness complete,
Then rising, and refreshed, I leave thy throne,
And follow on to know as I am known.

THOU who art the fountain of life, the help of those who flee to thee, the hope of those who cry unto thee cleanse our bodies and souls, that with perfect love and calm hope we may venture fearlessly to pray unto thee, for thine own Name's sake. Amen.

INASMUCH as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto MATT. XXV. 40.

me.

O MERCIFUL JESUS, give us grace to serve thee in the persons of our fellow creatures, that thus we may so minister to them in thy Name, in all their necessities of body or soul, that thou shalt be glorified thereby, for thy blessed sake.

Amen.

IN all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall

direct thy paths.

PROV. iii. 6.

I KNOW not the way I'm going,
But well do I know my Guide.
With a child-like trust I give my hand
To the mighty friend by my side.
The only thing that I say to him
As he takes it, is, Hold it fast:
Suffer me not to lose my way,
And bring me home at last."

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OUR Father in heaven, grant that all our doings, being

ordered by thy governance, may be righteous in thy

sight, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

FOR this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.

PSALM xlviii. 14.

My God, accept my heart this day,
And make it always thine;

That I from thee no more may stray,
No more from thee decline.

Let every thought, and work, and word,
To thee be ever given :

Then life shall be thy service, Lord,

And death the gate of heaven.

MATTHEW Bridges.

LORD Jesus Christ, mercifully incline thy ears unto our prayers, and of thy loving-kindness enlighten the depths of our hearts, that no evil desires may rule where the light of thy heavenly grace hath shined, for thine own Name's sake. Amen.