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THOU who art over all, God blessed for ever more, unto Thee every knee shall bow, every tongue confess; and in Thy name shall all the families of the earth be blessed. Thou art the Lord of the Sabbath, which Thou hast created for man, that, by properly spending it here, he may be prepared for more perfect enjoyment of it when the natural state of his existence has ended. We adore Thee, O Lord, our heavenly Father, for this gracious institution, and we implore Thy assistance to enable us so to spend it, that it may be a day to be remembered in our existence, a day in which important truths have been communicated, which have led us more closely to conjunction with Thee. We approach Thee, O Lord, as our Father. Thou art the foundation of our hope; and, as children, all our dependence is on Thee. Our very existence is sustained and preserved by Thy providence. Each moment reminds us that we "live, and move, and have our being" in Thee, and that neither spiritual nor temporal benefits can be enjoyed,