MATTHEW XXI.

MORNING HYMN.

"Praying in the Spirit."

HOLY Lord, our hearts prepare
For the solemn work of prayer;
Grant that when we bend the knee
All our thoughts may turn to Thee,
And thy presence may be found,
Breathing peace and joy around.

Lord, when we approach thy throne, Make thy power and glory known; Thus may we be taught to call Humbly on the Lord of all,

And with reverence and fear

At thy footstool to appear.

Teach us, as we breathe our woes,
On thy promise to repose;

All thy tender love to trace
In the Saviour's work of grace,
And with confidence depend
On a gracious God and friend.

JOHN XII.

EVENING HYMN.

"So shall we ever be with the Lord."

FOR ever to behold Him shine,
For evermore to call Him mine,
And see Him still before me :
'Tis heaven on earth to hear Him say,
As now I journey day by day,
"Poor sinner, cast thy fears away,
Thy sins are all forgiven."

But how must his celestial voice
Make my enraptured heart rejoice,
When I in glory hear him!
While I before the heavenly gate
For everlasting entrance wait,
And Jesus, on his throne of state,
Invites me to come near him.

"Come in, thou blessed, sit by me
With my own life I ransom'd thee;
Come, taste my perfect favour:
Come in, thou happy spirit, come;
Thou now shalt dwell with me at home;

Ye blissful mansions, make him room,
For he must stay for ever!"

GREAT GOD, thou art worthy to receive blessing and honour, for thou hast created all things. All thy works praise thee, and thy saints bless thee. We would worship thee as the maker of heaven and earth; of the sea and the fountains of waters. The day is thine, the night also is thine, thou hast prepared the light and Assist us by thine Holy Spirit to present all

the sun.

our worship in the name of thy beloved Son.

It becomes us to lie very low before thee, O Lord our God, for we have sinned. If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who can stand! Enter not into judgment with thy servants, O Lord; but blot out our transgressions for thine own sake, and remember not our sins. We supplicate redemption through the blood of Christ, even the forgiveness of sin. Grant to us that we may be justified by faith, and have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. And may we be renewed in knowledge and true holiness. May we be brought to love thee, to take thee for our God, and to delight in thy ways. Clothe us with the graces of the Holy Ghost, and adorn our character with the fruits which through Jesus Christ shall be to the glory of God the Father. Whether others serve thee or not, we will serve the Lord. May this be our fixed resolve. Grant to us a knowledge of thy will, and help us to govern all our conduct by it. Make us patient in all things, humble, meek, and spirituallyminded. Let those who see us take knowledge of us,

that we have been with Jesus! Thus may we know that we are thine-thy children, thy saints, thy friends. May we confide in thy care, obey thy commands, uncomplainingly submit to the dispensations of thy providence, and be found at last fitted for thy kingdom and glory. And till we arrive there, help us, O Lord, to serve thee and to promote thy glory. We have devoted ourselves to thee. May we never repent the surrender we have made, nor forget it. Whom have we in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that we desire besides thee.

And let not blessings be confined to us. We beseech thee, bestow thy favour on our relatives, connexions, and friends, and let it be communicated to our neighbours. May thy kingdom come, and thy will be done on earth as it is done in heaven!

Brought by thy mercy, O our God, to the beginning of another day, we would humbly thank thee for the mercies of the night. We ask the continuance of thy care over us to-day. Supply the wants of our bodies. Defend us from disease, and accident, and evil. Supply the wants of our souls. Help us this day to walk with thee. Let no sin prevail over us. May we fall into no snare, and let no enemy lead us captive. Prepare us, O Lord, for each event as it may happen, and enable us to derive benefit from every scene. Thus surround and bless us every day, making our life useful and holy, our death peaceful and triumphant, and our eternity happy and glorious, through Jesus Christ our Lord; to whom, with thyself, O Father, and the Holy Ghost the Comforter, be all praise and honour for ever. Amen.

THOU art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel. We give thanks at the remembrance of thy holiness. Thy righteousness is as the great mountains; thy judgment is a vast deep. Help us to adore thee, and though thy ways be past finding out, yet, O Lord, may we rest in the assurance that equity and judgment are the habitation of thy throne.

We are sinful and depraved. What shall we say unto thee, O thou preserver of men? We deserve thy displeasure. Yet, O Lord, we plead what Christ has done and suffered. We come to thee by that new and living way which thou hast consecrated. Be merciful to us, O Lord, we beseech thee, and blot out our transgressions. Heal our backslidings, and love us freely, so will we yield our hearts to thy service.

We thank thee that thou canst be just, through the redemption by Jesus Christ, while thou justifiest every one that believeth. O Lord, we believe-help thou our unbelief. We relinquish all hope in ourselves, and cleave to Jesus Christ alone, the hope set before us. For his sake permit us to see and taste that the Lord is good. Take us into thy family. Help us always to trust in thee, and may we obey thy commands. Oh renew our hearts by the power of the Holy Ghost. May he take up his abode in us. Deliver us from every temptation. Strengthen us for every conflict and duty; and let all the dispensations of thy providence towards us be the means of our spiritual good.