A Hymn having been sung, let the Minister or Superintendent say, all kneeling, LET us pray. ALMIGHTY Father, who hast promised that they who early seek Thy heavenly wisdom, shall early find it, and find it more precious than all the treasures of this world, send down on these Thy children the grace and blessing of Thy Holy Spirit; that they, being trained up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, may choose and love Thy way, and depart from it no more for ever; and that, when Thou makest up Thy jewels in Thy glorious kingdom, these children may be there, and may be Thine; all of which we ask for the sake of Thy holy child Jesus, our only Saviour and Redeemer. Amen. O LORD Jesus Christ, who, as a child, wast found in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them and asking them questions; let Thy blessing rest upon all the children who shall be taught in this place; and grant that they may follow Thy example in honoring their parents, in loving their kinsfolk and acquaintance, in heeding the instruction of their spiritual pastors and masters, in keeping all Thy commandments and ordinances, and in growing in wisBlessed Jesus, our only Mediator and Redeemer, to dom and power with God and man. Grant this, O whom with the Father and the Holy Ghost be all honor and glory world without end. Amen. THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen. ORDER OF SERVICE. 7 SPECIAL PRAYERS To be used as Occasion may require, before the Final Prayer in the Opening or Closing Service. The Collect for the Day may be used with the Opening or Closing Service at the discretion of the Minister or Leader. A Prayer for a Sick Child. O ALMIGHTY God and merciful Father, to whom alone belong the issues of life and death; look down from heaven, we humbly beseech Thee, with the eyes of mercy upon the sick child for whom our prayers are desired. Visit him, O Lord, with Thy salvation; deliver him in Thy good appointed time from his bodily pain, and save his soul for Thy mercies' sake; that if it shall be Thy pleasure to prolong his days here on earth, he may live to Thee, and be an instrument of Thy glory, by serving Thee faithfully, and doing good in his generation; or else receive him into those heavenly habitations, where the souls of those who sleep in the Lord Jesus enjoy perpetual rest and felicity. Grant this, O Lord, for the love of Thy Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen. A Thanksgiving for the Recovery of a Sick Child. ALMIGHTY Father, who, at the prayers of Thy servants, Elijah and Elisha, didst gladden the hearts of two pious mothers by restoring them their dead, and who, by Thy Son Jesus Christ, didst raise to health and life the children of many sorrowing parents, accept, we beseech Thee, the thanks of Thy servants, who call upon us to join our praises with their own for the deliverance of their dear child from sickness and the grave. May that recovered child be ever Thine; and may the hearts of all to whom he is precious, so burn at the remembrance of Thy goodness, that they may hold no thank-offering too costly to show forth Thy praise, and may present themselves, a living sacrifice holy and acceptable unto Thee, through the merits of Jesus Christ, our Saviour. Amen. To be used upon the Death of a Member of the School. O GOD, whose days are without end, and whose mercies cannot be numbered, make us, we beseech Thee, deeply sensible of the shortness and uncertainty of human life. In the death of this child (or teacher), who has been taken from our midst and whom we shall meet no more on earth, may we realize how frail and uncertain our own condition is. Sanctify to every member of the school this solemn dispensation of Thy Providence. Make these children ever mindful of the time when they too shall lie down in the dust; and grant them grace always to live in such a state, that 8 ORDER OF SERVICE. they may never be afraid to die; so that living and dying they may be Thine, through the merits of Thy Son Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. A Prayer for Unity. Sunday Schools more and more under the influence of Thy blessed Word and Holy Spirit, and grant that in this School many worthy candidates may be trained up for the Gospel Ministry; all which we ask through Thy merits and intercession, who art with the Father and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen. A Prayer for Missions and Missionaries. O LORD, who didst come to seek and to save the O GOD, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, our only Saviour, the Prince of Peace, take away from us all hatred and prejudice, and whatever else may hinder us from godly union and concord; that, as there is but one body, and one spirit, and one hope of our calling, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father | lost, and to whom all power is given in heaven and on of us all; so we may henceforth be all of one heart earth, hear, we beseech Thee, the prayers of Thy and one soul united in the holy bond of truth, of faith | Church for those who at Thy command go forth to and charity, and may with one mind and one mouth preach the Gospel to every crcature. glorify Thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Prayer for an Increase of Ministers. O LORD Jesus Christ, we humbly beseech Thee to send us, in this our time of need, a more abundant supply of chosen ministers to seek Thy lost and wandering sheep and bring them into Thy fold. Stir up the minds of parents that, like pious Hannah of old, they may lend their offspring to the service of the Lord; and move the hearts of children, that many sons like Samuel may grow up in holy nurture, and be established as prophets of the Lord. Bring our Preserve them from all dangers to which they may be exposed; from perils by land, and perils by water; from the deadly pestilence; from the violence of the persecutor; from doubt and impatience; from discouragement and discord; and from all the devices of the powers of darkness. And while they plant and water, send Thou, O God, the increase; gather in the multitude of the heathen; convert in Christian lands such as neglect so great salvation; so that Thy name may be glorified, and Thy Kingdom come, O gracious Saviour of the world, to whom with the Father and the Holy Ghost be honor and glory, world without end. Amen. Lead* 1. Lord, who shall dwell | in Thy | tabernacle | Or who shall rest up- | on Thy | holy hill? Response. 2. Even he that leadeth an uncor-rupt life: And doeth the thing which is right, and speaketh the truth | from his heart. 3. He that hath used no deceit in his tongue, nor done evil to his neighbor: | And hath not | slander-ed his neighbor. 4. He that setteth not by himself, but is lowly in his own eyes: | And maketh much of them that fear the Lord. 1. Our Father, who art in heaven, | hallowed | be Thy | name; Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. 2. Give us this | day our | daily | bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive | those who | tres-pass a- | gainst us. 3. And lead us not into temptation, but de- liver | us from evil; For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and | ev-er. | A- ❘ men. THE LEAD to be sung by a single voice. THE RESPONSE by all. The 1st verse to be sung alternately with every verse except the 7th, which is be sung by all. |