FEAR none of those things which thou shalt suffer. REV. ii. 10. I NE'ER took up the cross But Christ my Saviour bore The heaviest end, and all the weight JESUS! I thank thee that thou hast permitted me to suffer with thee; may it be my privilege to bear my cross, and may I glory in nothing else: by may the world be crucified unto me, and I unto the world; may I never shrink from suffering, but rather rejoice if I be counted worthy to suffer for thy Name's sake. Amen. BLESSED are the merciful: for they shall ob tain mercy. O STREAM of love! MATT. v. 7 If thou shouldst come upon a rock of hate, And wait Till, by the rains of grace from heaven fed A. E. H. MOST loving Jesus, pattern of charity, grant 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 such kindness, that by constantly rejoicing in the happiness and good success of others, and putting away all envious thoughts, we may follow thee, who art thyself the true and perfect love. Amen. EXCEPT ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of MATT. xviii. 3. heaven. LAMB of God, I look to thee: Thou art gentle, nieek, and mild : Fain I would be as thou art : CHARLES WESLEY. THAT it may please thee to give all thy people increase of grace to hear meekly thy Word, and to reIceive it with pure affection, and to bring forth the fruits of the Spirit, we beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. Amen. BEHOLD the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. LUKE i. 38. YEA, my spirit fain would sink WINKLER. WE beseech thee, O Lord, pour thy grace into our hearts; that as we have known the incarnation of thy Son Jesus Christ by the message of an angel, so by his cross and passion we may be brought unto the glory of his resurrection; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. DEUT. Xxxiii. 27. WHEN I am feeble as a child, And the rough wind becomes a song A. L. WARING. LORD, strengthen me to bear my cross patiently, humbly, lovingly if I sink under it, look on me, and raise me up. Give what thou commandest, and command what thou willest, only make me wholly patient, for love of thee, O Jesus! Amen. |