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in Thy law. O God, but the law of evil wars against our inner man. O, who can deliver us from the bondage of this death! It is thou. O Lerd. Thou only canst be our deliverer. Thou only art the safeguard of Thy people. Thy name is a strong tower, into which, if we enter, nothing evil can approach. May Thy name, therefore, be that in which we trust, upon which we build; our shield and hiding-place, our everpresent help in time of trouble: and to Thee, therefore, we commend our spirits. Our Father, &e.

LORD GOD, merciful and gracious, slow to anger and of great goodness. Thou art the High and Holy One inhabiting eternity; Thy name is Jehovah of Hosts, the Mighty God, the Father of Eternity. Yet art Thou the friend and protector of the humble, dwelling with the poor in spirit, reviving the heart of the contrite ones. Who is like unto Thee! who can be compared with Thee! Possessing all power in heaven and on earth, and yet condescending to men of low estate. Infinite in justice, goodness, and wisdom, and yet willing to take up Thine abode within the hearts of all those who are meek and lowly. "O, that there were such a heart within us, that we might fear Thee always, and keep Thy commandments!"

Assist us, O Lord, to acquire a clean heart. We feel that our natural inclinations and desires tend rather to withdraw our souls from Thee; we acknowledge that our hearts appear set in us to do evil, and that