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Prayers, with a discourse on prayer. 2nd ser., ed. by G.St. Clair
Prayers with a discourse on prayer 2nd ser ed by GSt Clair Author:George Dawson Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: IX. (Communion Service, Good Friday Morning, March 26, 1875.) FOR LIGHT IN DARKNESS. RANT us light, Almighty God ; light in the dark night when we mour... more »n righteousness gone ; light in the dark night when we mourn our lovers and those that we have loved departed ; light in the dark night when the mournful things of the world press heavily upon us, so heavily that our faith is almost faint, and our trust almost dead. Deliver us, we beseech Thee. And may this bread that shows the broken body of thy Son, tell us of the body that is yet raised; and from this shed wine poured out for all, let come the light which shall teach us how through suffering comes strength. So, through all these dark nights, these broken songs, and feeble words, the light shall break; the gloom end, and the darkness pass ; and God shall be all in all. And when Thou art all in all, we will ask nothing for ourselves ; for whether we be or be not joyous, Thou art in us, sleeping or waking, happy or miserable. So let our one prayer be, " Thy will be done. Let God be all in all." Hearof thy mercy these our supplications, through Jesus Christ our Lord.—Amen. (Easter Sunday Morning, March 28, 1875.) FOR DIVINE LIFE. A LMIGHTY GOD, Giver of life, grant unto us -. thy life, that we may truly live ; thy love, that we may greatly rejoice ; that we, knowing trouble, and acquainted with grief, may, through the goodly deliverance of faith and hope, come to the large joy of the peace that passeth all understanding. Of thy lovingkindness hear our supplications, we beseech thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord.—Amen. (Easter Sunday Evening, March 28, 1875.) FOR HUMILITY AND MEEKNESS. OLORD GOD Most High, look down upon us most low ; and if we be not humble of heart, forgive us ; that so, by thy great lo...« less