A MISSIONARY PRAYER.

Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty, who art, and wast, and art to come: who is God like unto thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders! Thou art blessed in thyself, and the gracious Author of all our blessings, the only sovereign Lord, who canst do what thou pleasest in heaven and in earth. Thou alone hast everlasting life in thyself, and thou only canst bestow it upon others.

O Lord! thou hast purchased to thyself an universal church, by the precious blood of thy dear Son, and hast commanded that intercession be made for all men by thy chosen people. We now more especially draw near unto thee, to entreat thy blessing upon the nations that sit in darkness and the shadow of death. May missionaries and ministers be abundantly raised up and sent forth among them, and may these thy servants be enabled in the power of thy Spirit, to proclaim in every land the good tidings of everlasting salvation through a crucified Redeemer. We praise

thee, O God! and we would that all the earth should worship before thee, in spirit and in truth. Where darkness and delusion prevail, and every evil work abounds, may grace much more abound, through the preaching of the glorious gospel of reconciliation and peace. But how, O Lord, shall they hear without a teacher, and who but the Lord of the harvest shall send forth labourers into the field? Influence our cold hearts, thou God of love! and awaken in us a deeper concern for the souls of men. Call forth by thy Spirit the energies of a divine philanthropy, and let its workings be guided by thy redeeming grace. Pour forth a spirit of love, of power, and of a sound mind, and grant that unity and brotherly love may confirm and strengthen that which is weak among ourselves.

Look on those who are already gone forth not counting their lives dear to them in this glorious cause. Support them under all sufferings and discouragements whether of mind, body, or estate; and finally give them to see the triumphs of thy word in pulling down the strong holds of iniquity, and turning many to the wisdom of the just. O! that that just One would rend the heavens and come down, and establish his cause upon the earth! We

wait for thee, O Christ, as those who watch for the morning; hasten the great day of the restitution of all things, and let the year of thy redeemed come-the year of recompense for the controversies of Zion. We bless thee that thine arm hath not been shortened that it should not save; but that our eyes have seen the assemblies of thy people gathered together as in a holy convocation to proclaim thy glory. Awake! Awake! put on thy strength, O arm of the Lord: awake, as in the ancient days, as in the generations of old, and make the depths of the sea a way for the ransomed of the Lord to pass over. Be thou their confidence who are afar off, and let the blessing of Him who was separated from his brethren be upon them even to the utmost bounds of the everlasting hills. Look on the churches of Asia, where were the golden candlesticks, and restore unto them their privileges as at the first, and turn again their captivity as the streams of the south.

Destroy the power of her whose hire is the souls of men, and let those who are under strong delusions to believe a lie, be released by the Spirit of truth from the bondage of corruption.

Revisit every branch of thy vine, O Lord,

and plant it anew by thy right-hand; and where some good seed is found in it, let it be restored before thee, and say thou, "Spare, for a blessing is in it." Bring back thine ancient people the Jews: convince them that Shiloh is come, and let them answer the messengers of the nations, that the Lord hath founded Zion, and that the poor of her people do trust in a crucified Messiah. And wherever, O God, thou hast begun to shew thy servants thy greatness and thy mighty hand, go on, we beseech thee, to work for thine own glory, and to perfect that which concerneth it.

Look upon us in mercy, and hear our prayer hear us, good Lord, for thine own name's sake, even for the sake of that great name whereby thou delightest to be called-The Lord God, long-suffering and gracious, full of goodness and truth. Open unto each of us the treasures of thy word. Fulfil unto us thy glorious promises, and make us so firmly thine in Christ Jesus, that we may ever have our portion among thy people upon earth, and finally receive from thee the end of our faith, even the salvation of our souls.

HYMN.

JESUS shall reign where'er the sun
Does his successive journeys run:
His kingdom stretch from shore to shore,
Till moons shall wax and wane no more.

To him shall endless prayer be made,
And princes throng to crown his head:
His name, like sweet perfume, shall rise,
With ev'ry morning sacrifice.

People and realms of ev'ry tongue
Dwell on his love with sweetest song;
And infant voices shall proclaim
Their early blessings on his name.

Blessings abound where'er he reigns ;
The pris'ner leaps to lose his chains :
The weary find eternal rest,

And all the sons of want are blest.

Where he displays his healing pow'r,

Death and the curse are known no more:
In him the tribes of Adam boast
More blessings than their father lost.

Let ev'ry creature rise, and bring
Peculiar honours to our King:
Angels descend with songs again,
And earth repeat the loud Amen!