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 the imperfect manner in which our duties have been performed. Often have our thoughts wandered, our minds turned to the world and its concerns, though we have again and again been reminded that there is no safety for us unless we abide in Thee.

We behold ourselves speeding onward in the journey of natural life, our day of labour hastening to a close, and still we are idling in the market-place of our sensual corruptions. O assist us to remove this indifference of mind, this apathy of spiritual things. "Awake, awake, O arm of the Lord," and while we are sensible of our evils, may the knowledge of them stimulate us to repentance. O assist us to become more spiritually minded.

O Lord, we desire to thank Thee for all our family enjoyments. Make us the objects of Thy paternal care, we beseech Thee; and fill us with love and forbearance towards each other. Make us grateful for the privileges we have this day enjoyed, and teach us to be kind and charitable according to our means to all our fellow-creatures.

In retiring to rest we commend our spirits unto Thy gracious keeping. Preserve us, we beseech Thee, from evil thoughts and desires; and refresh our bodies by the sweet repose of sleep, so that, when we arise, if it be Thy good pleasure, we may be strong to go forth to our work and to our labour with cheerfulness. These things we ask for Thine own name's sake. Amen.

Our Father, etc.

F it had not been for Thee, O Lord, now with humility and gratitude may we say,—if it had not been for Thy providential and protecting care,—our enemies had been too powerful for us, and we might never have awakened in this world. But, blessed be Thy name, O Lord, Thy mercies are ever new towards us, and the morning has renewed Thy mercies, and has again dawned upon us and brought us before Thee in "humility, love, and devotion."

We desire to express our humble praises and thanksgivings for Thy protection of us in the night season, and for the renewal of our strength, by which we are enabled to go forth to our work and to our labour.

As Thou hast renewed our strength, so do we trust in Thee for the supply of our temporal wants, and with humble confidence we place ourselves, all that we have and all that we are, at Thy supreme disposal.

O Lord God our Saviour, help us, we beseech Thee, in this our early act of worship, in this our morning sacrifice. We come not into Thy presence as in the representative age, with sacrifices and burnt offerings, but with a desire to offer spiritual worship,—the sacrifices of broken and contrite hearts. Thou hast breathed into our nostrils the breath of life, the life of Thy love and the life of Thy truth; and when under a lively influence of Thy truth and goodness, we consecrate our souls to Thee, the fire of Thy love will descend and fill us with its fervency. O Lord Jesus Christ, accept our service, we beseech Thee, for in Thee alone do we trust. Amen.

Our Father, etc.