who hast not cut off like a weaver my life, nor from day even to night made an end of me. Confession. LORD, as we add day to day, so sin to sin. The just falleth seven times a day; seventy times seven, a wonderful, a horrible thing, O Lord. from my evil ways, and I return into my heart, and with all my heart I turn to Thee, I have sinned, O LORD, against Thee, alas, alas, woe is me! for my misery. I repent, O me! I repent, spare me, O LORD, help Thou my impenitence. Be appeased, spare me, O LORD; be appeased, have mercy on me: I said, LORD, have mercy upon me, heal my soul, for I have sinned against Thee. Have mercy upon me, O LORD, after Thy great goodness, according to the multitude of Thy mercies do away mine offences. Remit the guilt, heal the wound, blot out the stains, clear away the shame, rescue from the tyranny, and make me not a public example. O bring Thou me out of my trouble, keep back Thy servant also from presumptuous sins. and idle talking lay not to my charge. Remove the dark and muddy flood of foul and wicked thoughts. I have destroyed myself; whatever I have done amiss, pardon mercifully. Deal not with us after our sins, neither reward us after our iniquities. Look mercifully upon our infirmities; and for the glory of Thy All-holy Name, turn from us all those ills and miseries, which by our sins, and by us through them, are most righteously and worthily deserved. 3. Commendation. To my weariness, O LORD, vouchsafe Thou rest, to my exhaustion renew Thou strength. Lighten mine eyes that I sleep not in death. and to pass through this life without fear. who neither slumberest nor sleepest, guard me this night from all evil, guard my soul, O LORD. Visit me with the visitation of Thine own, reveal to me wisdom in the visions of the night. let sleep be to me a breathing time as from toil, so from sin. yea, Yea, O LORD, nor let me in my dreams imagine what may anger Thee, what may defile me. Let not my loins be filled with illusions, yet without grievous terror. Preserve me from the black sleep of sin; put to sleep within me. LORD, Thou knowest how sleepless are mine unseen foes, shelter me with the wing of Thy pity; and give me to seek Thee early, for Thy glory, and for Thy service. Into Thy hands, O LORD, I commend myself, my spirit, soul, and body: Thou didst make, and didst redeem them; and all that belongs to me. Thou hast vouchsafed them to me, LORD, Guard my lying down and my rising up, Let me remember Thee on my bed, let me wake up and be present with Thee; let me lay me down in peace, and take my rest : for it is Thou, LORD, only that makest me dwell in safety. COURSE OF PRAYERS FOR THE WEEK. THE FIRST DAY. Introduction. Through the tender mercies of our GOD and Enlightener of the world,- the Sun's ray, a flame of fire, evening and morning,— music of Psalms, experience of Histories, light which never sets. GOD is the LORD who hath showed us light; bind the sacrifice with cords, yea even unto the horns of the altar. O by Thy resurrection raise us up supplying to us frames of repentance. who did bring again from the dead through the blood of the everlasting covenant, VOL. V.-8. C perfect us in every good work, working in us what is acceptable before Him, to whom be glory for ever. Thou who didst send down on Thy disciples Thy Thrice-Holy SPIRIT, withdraw not Thou the gift, O LORD, from us, (1) Confession. who ask Thee for it. Merciful and pitiful LORD, I have sinned, LORD, I have sinned against Thee; I have sinned, Lord, against Thee, in attending on vanities and lies. I make no excuses. I give Thee glory, O LORD, this day, and it profited me not. And what shall I now say? or with what shall I open my mouth? Unto Thee, O LORD, belongeth righteousness, because Thou art just in all that is come upon me; |