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 refreshing sleep. Or if Thou permittest a state of wakefulness, may our meditation of Thee be sweet. May we commune with our own hearts, and think of all Thy deeds of love, and glorify Thee silently aa we rest upon our bed. But whether sleep or wakefulness, life or death be our portion, Lord, we are Thine, and into Thy hands we commend out spirits. Amen.

Our Father, etc.

LL-merciful and glorified Lord! we adore Thee, we worship toward Thy holy temple, we magnify Thy high and holy name for permitting us again to behold the light of another Sabbath. Let the people praise Thee, O God, yea, let all the people praise Thee. O may this day be a day of rejoicing to all the families of the earth, and may the people say continually, The Lord be praised.

Lord, pour upon us the spirit of supplication, and inspire us with thoughts to ask such things only as may best advance our true spiritual interests, and secure for us a residence in one of those mansions which Thou hast prepared for those that love Thee. We pray that Thy love may be shed abroad in all our hearts; for it is by this alone that we can hope to be enabled to accomplish all that is required of us. It is Thy love which enkindles pure devotion, Thy love which makes us view our brethren with kind and affectionate feelings, and Thy love alone which enables us to bear each others' burthens. May thy love, therefore, be the animating spring of our existence. As our duties commence at our family altar, may those duties be performed with a single eye and a pure heart, and may the Word we have read prepare us for the Word read in Thy Church. Amen.

Our Father, etc.

SABBATH EVENING. HEAVENLY Saviour, at tho closé of this day our souls approach 'Thee with devotion and thankfnlness. Thou hast this day fed us with the bread of life, and Thou hast permitted us to drink of the streams of the river of Thy trath, satisfying the hungry soul with bread, and strengthening the souls of those who were ready to faint by reason of thirst, with the pure water of life.

Lord, we adore Thee a8 our bountiful parent. Thou hast opened Thine hand, and supplicd us with good. Thou art our deliverer from evil, and hast this day defended us from the assaults of onr spiritual enemies, and made us to dwell in safety. We desire to acknowledge that all our sufficiency is of Thee; without Thee we can do nothing; andif this day's duties have been faithfully performed, it is unto Theo. O Lord, that all the praise is due.

And now. O Lord, behold us asa family prostrate before Thee. The duties and pleasures of this day being past, continue to pour ont thy Kindly influences upon us during the night season, In the defencelesa

, state to which we are reduced by sleep, © let thy holy angels keep their gnard around us; and should we be kept in wakefulness, may we meditate