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in Thy presence at this time, as living subjects of Thy redeeming care! O make us sensible of our dependence upon Thee for all we stand in need of, both in time and cternity.; We celebrate and magnify Thy name for all Thy wondrous works, which we behold in the creation of 'the universe: for the benefits which we derive from the sun, moon, and stars, which Thou hast ordained; for the genial showers which fall upon the tender herb; and for all the manifold blessings of this life, which Thou, in Thy parental tenderness and care, hast heaped upon out unworthy heads. But. O Lord God, when we reflect upon the many wonders which Thou hast wrought for us, and in us~—when we think of that miracle of all miracles, the redemption and regeneration of our souls; the purifying of our affections by Thy love, the illumination of our understandings, and the enlargement of our thoughts and conceptions by Thy truth; when we contemplate these Thy wonderful works, we are constrained to lift up our hearts in gratitude to Thee, and with the voice of thanksgiving exclaim, " Great and marvellous are Thy works. Lord God Almighty! just and true are Thy ways. Thou King of saints!" Our Father. Xe

LORD JESUS CHRIST, the God of heaven and earth, and eternal Father of our souls, we, with bodies refreshed by Thy gift of sleep, humbly approach Thy throne, to offer up to Thee our morning's