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4. Prayer.

Let us seek strength to depart from evil and do good.

The School will stand and read together.

Heavenly Father, whose Life is Love, whose Will is Right, not for ease we pray, nor for any gifts from thy hand; but for strength to cease to do evil, to learn to do well. Give us grace to keep clean in heart, and to watch and pray. Then thou wilt be always with us and our feet on holy ground. Amen.

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Supt. It is our holy day: we nave taken sweet counsel together.

School. Heart and voice give thanks unto the Lord.

Supt. Peace to young and old that enter here:

School. Peace to every soul herein.

Supt. The Lord doth bless us and keep us; the Lord maketh his face to shine upon us.

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Supt. The Lord lifteth the light of his countenance upon us and giveth us peace.

All singing.

Amen.

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I wish to be virtuous, and lo! it is at hand.

Goodness runs swifter than the King's horsemen [Confucius.]

The memorial of virtue is immortal:

When it is present, men take example of it,

And when it is gone, they desire it:

It weareth a crown and triumpheth forever,

Having gotten the victory, striving for undefiled reward.

2. The School will stand and sing.

[Book of Wisdom.]

O praise ye the Lord! O praise him, all. his hosts! Praise

him from the earth; be thank-ful un ·

to him, and

bless

his name.

The earth is the Lord's, and the full-ness there-of; The

world and they that dwell there - in.

For we are his

people, the sheep of his fold. For he is our God, for

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To love the Lord our God with all our hearts and minds and strength.

He taught the law of justice,

To love our neighbors as ourselves.

He taught the law of love,

To love our enemies, to bless them that curse us, to do good to them that hate us.

That we may be children of the Father in Heaven, who maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good,

And sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

Jesus was a high and holy seer:

To us he is a teacher, a friend and a brother.

His youth was unknown: then the world saw him but a little time, While he preached in the synagogues and by the wayside, and went about doing good.

Many heard him gladly and followed him with shouts and waving

palm-branches;

But others hated him; the priests and governor condemned him. He was whipped, mocked, crowned with thorns,

And put to death upon the cross.

But he was faithful to the end, and victorious over death,

Bearing all things, hoping all things, rejoicing in the truth.

Thanks be to God for his holy saints: thanks be to him who giveth wisdom,

Which in all ages entering into holy souls, maketh them friends of God and prophets!

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Jesus loved the beauty of the earth, saying,

"Consider the lilies of the field how they grow."

He was merciful and prayed for his enemies, saying,

"Father, forgive them; they know not what they do."

He loved children and the child-like heart, saying,

"Suffer little children to come unto me and forbid them not; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.”

He loved the outcast and the wicked, saying,

"Neither do I condemn thee; go and sin no more."

He loved the poor and humble,

And was a friend to the despised.

He was gentle and patient,

But strong to resist evil.

He taught that religion is not in words or forms, but in the thought

of the heart:

His trust was in God and in the unseen things which are Eternal.

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