92.-FOR EVERY NEED. We believe, O LORD, in Thee i Help our unbelief, that we More of what Thou art may see. LORD, in mercy hear us. [Repeat "LORD, in mercy hear us" at the end of each verse.] We would hope in Thee alone; Make our hopes be all Thine | own, And in fuller peace be shewn. LORD, we love Thee, we deplore That we do not love Thee more; Warm our coldness, we im- On our darkness shed Thy plore. LORD, to Thee our life we owe, From Thy love our blessings flow, To Thyself at last we go. Foolish, weak, and sad we lie; Comfort, rest, and peace provide Near to Thy protecting side. light Lead our wills to what is right, Wash our evil nature white. Keep us lowly that we may, Ever watchful, turn away From the snares our tempters lay. Fix our hearts on things on high, Let no evil thoughts come nigh, Purge from sin our memory. Turn our eyes from what is vain, Guide our tongues with care ful rein, That we speak no word profane. Help us to bewail our sin, And, in heavenly strength, begin Daily victories to win. May our words from guile be free, And our lives the token May Thy grace within the soul May we mourn for evil done, And the ways of evil shun Until heaven at last is won. May we prize the Manna sent For our wondrous nourishment In the Blessed Sacrament. Strengthened by that heavenly meat, Cheered by JESU's presence sweet, Make our love and joy complete. Let the world seem only dross May we welcome shame and loss, Willingly endure the cross. May we then, from sin set free, Safe for all eternity. All we ask is in His Name, Who to die for sinners came, JESUS, evermore the same. Amen, T. B. P. The Prayers in this "Part" have been arranged for the use of those who prefer a very simple form of Family Devotion. Others may use, both morning and evening, an order of this kind: 1. In the Name. *2. Hymn from this book or the Hymn Book used at Church, or some verses of the Litany in Chapter 92. us. *3. Psalm, or portion of Psalm 119. 4. Short Bible Lesson, or Text. See Chapter 91. *5. Apostles' Creed. *6. LORD have mercy upon us. LORD have mercy upon us. *7. Our Father. 8. Collect for the Week. CHRIST have mercy upon 9. Prayers from Chapters 52, 53, or 54 in the morning, and from Chapter 55 or 57 in the evening, or Chapter 90. 10. Some of the Prayers as arranged in this "Part." Nos. 1 to 5 are said standing: Nos. 6 to 10 are said kneeling. All present join in saying or singing aloud the Nos. marked thus *: the reader says the rest; but, in No. 9, all say the words printed like Amen, and the short Hymns. PART VII.—THE CHANGES OF THE WORLD. 66 This is the Rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest."Isaiah xxviii. 12. 93.-PROSPERITY. LORD, all that I have is Thy gift. Save me from being proud to others, and from neglecting Thee. Let Thy gifts be a sign of Thy present favour, and of my future joy. If they encourage me to serve Thee, LORD continue them: if they hinder my salvation, LORD remove them. Let me not prosper for a time, and perish for eternity. Give me what may help my well-doing here, and my well-being hereafter. Amen. 94.-ADVERSITY. LORD, what I suffer is my lot and Thy will. Let me so regard it and improve it; that it may save me from evil, and preserve me for good. May that which seems grievous be Thy rod to reclaim me, Thy staff to hold me up and lead me on, Thy fan to purge me, Thy furnace to prove me. Come and welcome, all adversity in this life, that leads to prosperity in the next! Only let me not be impatient in H trial or sinful under it; lest my woe continue in two worlds. LORD, I know that thou dost cross me to crown me. May what I now endure be a badge of favour, a means of grace, and a sign of glory; for my Saviour's sake. Amen. 95.-VARIOUS TRIALS. Daily Life. Grant, O GOD, that I may bear all the troubles of this life with a meek and patient spirit; without complaining of what Thou shalt appoint for the punishment of sin and for the salvation of the sinner. I will look to Thee, LORD JESUS; and to Thy patience, when Thou wast in the place of sinners; and this by Thy grace shall be my pattern. Amen. Anxiety. O my Saviour, Who didst calm the winds and the sea: speak peace to my troubled spirit, which can nowhere find true quiet and repose but in Thee. Grant that, resigning myself in all things to Thy holy will, I may find Suffering for your Religion. O LORD, the Judge of all the earth, let me suffer as a Christian, though I be treated as a Heathen. Give prayers to my mouth, courage to my spirit, hope to my heart, and peace to my conscience. Forgive the ignorant; give repentance to the malicious. To the judgment of the Great Day I refer my cause. To Thy mercy I commit myself. Help me to endure patiently the wrongful dealings of men; and prepare me for Thy just judgment at last. Amen. LORD JESUS CHRIST my Saviour, Who in great heaviness of soul before Thy Passion, didst fall down upon Thy face in prayer unto Thy heavenly Father: Grant me, by Thy grace and by the aid of the Holy Spirit, that, in all heaviness of mind and troubles of this world, I may run always by most humble and fervent prayer unto the aid and comfort of my Father in heaven. Hear me, my Saviour, for Thy Name's sake. Amen. Submission. O LORD, I give and offer up unto Thee myself and all that is mine, my actions and my words, my repose and my silence; only do Thou preserve and guide me; direct my hand and tongue and mind to things that are good and acceptable unto Thee; and withdraw me from all things contrary to Thy will, forJESUS CHRIST's sake. Amen. |