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 he live dear to thee, beloved of his people, and receive at thy hands, after death, a crown of glory. Bless the Royal Family, and all that are in authority over us.

Take us this night, O our God, under thy protection. Watch over us whilst we sleep; if we wake in the night season, may our meditation of thee be sweet, and our souls be glad in the Lord. If we are spared to see the light of the returning day, may we rise from our beds to give all diligence to walk before thee to all well-pleasing. And whether we wake or sleep, live or die, may we be the Lord's. To him, with thee, O Father and the Holy Ghost, be ascribed, as most due everlasting praise, might, majesty, and dominion.

Either entire as a Morning or Evening Prayer for the family or occasionally with some of the family, or in part, paragraphs selected from it being added to the usual family devotions.

infinitely great and glorious God, thou killest and makest alive. Thou woundest and thy hands make whole. Thou bringest down to the grave, and bringest back again. Thou dost according to thy will in the armies of heaven, and among theinhabitants of the earth; and none can stay thine hand, or say unto thee, What dost thou yet righteous art thou in all thy ways, and holy in all thy works. Even when thou afflictest, and causest trouble and heaviness to fall upon us, it is that we may learn righteousness from thy judgments, and receive profit from thy correction.