God of my life! life! I gratefully acknowledge thy watchful care of me through the past night. Thou hast been my protector whilst I was unconscious of my being, and incapable of guarding against danger. My renewed powers of body and mind I desire to dedicate to thy service. I implore thine aid in the business, and thy direction amidst the events of the day; and humbly confiding in thy fatherly kindness, I ascribe unto thee, through Jesus Christ my Saviour, everlasting praises. Amen.

Evening Prayer for any Individual.

O THOU, who hast borne so long with me, and done so much for me! Merciful God! whom to know is my highest wisdom, and whom to worship is my noblest service! Retiring from every mortal eye, with a mind raised above all mortal cares, I would contemplate thy perfections and providence, and hold sacred intercourse with thee, the Father of all spirits.

Thou reignest, and all is well. Thy government is the government of perfect love, directed by unerring wisdom, and carrying its measures into effect by resistless power. By methods which

my limited faculties are unable to comprehend, thou causest good to arise out of apparent evil, and order to spring from apparent confusion. Although no finite mind can fully comprehend the glories of thy nature, yet every finite being can repose in the thought, that they consist in infinite, eternal, and unchangeable perfection. Though clouds and darkness may be round about thee, yet righteousness and judgment are the habitation of thy throne; 'and thou wilt, in the end, make all things work together for good to those that love thee and keep thy commandments.

It is my earnest desire, O Father, that my mind may be open to the full influence of these consolatory and animating truths. Deeply impressed by them, may I dismiss every anxious, selfish, and repining thought; may I welcome with a thankful and contented temper the allotments of thy providence, and indulge no wish but to resolve my will into thine, and, by a strict conformity to the eternal laws of truth and righteousness, to become the voluntary instrument of accomplishing thy designs. Grant me, O grant me to be duly thankful for that light which came from heaven by Jesus my Saviour. May I take his yoke upon me, and learn of him who was meek and lowly of heart, that I may find rest to my soul. O may I understand the con

nexion that the Redeemer has with my salvation. Help me in all respects to walk worthily of the high and holy vocation wherewith he has called me; worthily of the great and important privileges that are conferred upon me; and worthily of the glorious hopes that are set before me.

For every instance in which my past temper and behaviour have been contrary to the rules and spirit of the Gospel, I earnestly supplicate thy pardon and forgiveness. Teach me, I pray thee, in what my true dignity and happiness consist; and let not earthly hopes and fears have dominion over me, in opposition to the suggestions of conscience and the principles of religion.

0 may I cherish and exercise proper dispositions towards thee, my Maker. Since thou art my Parent and Friend, may I reverence and love thee above all the objects of my regard. Since thou art my Benefactor, may I be thankful for thy mercies and joyfully confide in thy providence. Since thou art the final Judge of all men, may I study to approve myself in thy sight; and may every thought of my mind, every feeling of my heart, every word of my tongue, and every action of my life, be such as will bear thy inspection and the impartial scrutiny of thy

tribunal. O God! I would commit my personal and social interests to thee, my faithful Creator; and when thy wisdom shall call me hence, may I be able, knowing in whom I have believed, to depart with the composure and the hopes of a real Christian.

Father of all! may the knowledge and spirit of the Gospel be diffused through thy whole family. Bless our land, and all who rule over us. May thy choice favour rest on the ministers of religion, and upon all societies of Christians. May the afflicted, in the beneficial effects of their afflictions, be able to see the hand of a kind Parent. May my friends be thy friends; united, one to another, by mutual kindness, and to thee by holiness and piety.

O thou, who hast brought me to the close of this day in safety, confidently do I commit myself to thy care and protection during the slumbers of this night. Watch over me, O Father! in my defenceless moments, and after quiet and refreshing sleep, raise me up in the morning fitted for the duties and events of another day. And when this succession of days and nights shall be no more, receive me into that state, where I shall serve thee without intermission, and yet without weariness, through a cloudless, a happy, and an eternal day. These

my prayers and requests I would offer, in his name, through whom I have hope in thee, and to God most holy be praise everlasting. Amen.

Sabbath Morning Prayer for any Individual.

Supremely great and infinitely glorious Lord our God! whom archangels adore, and before whom seraphs veil their faces! With the hosts of heaven, who celebrate thy praise, I would join my feeble offering on earth. With a heart truly moved by a sense of thine infinite and unspeakable greatness, I would humble myself before thee, rejoicing that there is a name in which I can approach thee with hope and trust. This day commemorates the resurrection of my Lord and Saviour, and confirms to me thy gracious promises. In the prevailing name of the Redeemer, I come into thy sacred presence; and as the lover of the souls thou hast made, I come to resign all I am, and all I have, into thy hands, imploring thee, to be henceforth my God, my Benefactor, and my Portion.

Thy laws, O God! I receive as my unalterable guide; thy goodness, as the theme of my constant