Where the saints of all ages in harmony meet, Their Savior and brethren transported to greet, While the anthems of rapture unceasingly roll, And the smile of the Lord is the life of the soul!

FUNERAL HYMN.

CLAY to clay, and dust to dust!
Let them mingle, for they must!
Give to earth the earthly clod,
For the spirit's fled to God.

Never more shall midnight's damp
Darken round this mortal lamp;
Never more shall noonday's glance
Search this mortal countenance.

Deep the pit, and cold the bed,
Where the spoils of death are laid;
Stiff the curtains, chill the gloom,
Of man's melancholy tomb.

Look aloft! The spirit 's risen!
Death cannot the soul imprison :
"Tis in heaven that spirits dwell,
Glorious, though invisible.

Thither let us turn our view;
Peace is there, and comfort too:
There shall those we love be found,
Tracing joy's eternal round.

FAMILY PRAYERS.*

SUNDAY MORNING.

ALMIGHTY and ever-blessed God, source of all being, and fountain of all good, we, thy children, created by thee, continually preserved by thee, and indebted to thee for all that we possess and all that we enjoy, would come before thee this morning, to express our sense of thy goodness to us, to acknowledge our dependence upon thee, to adore thy greatness, and commend ourselves to thy care.

We thank thee that thou hast made us capable of holding communion with thee, the Father of our spirits, and of receiving the revelations of thy word and will. Glory be to thy name for the heavenly doctrines, precepts, and promises, of the gospel of thy Son. May our hearts be touched by its holy influences, our characters formed by its spirit, and our lives governed by its laws. O, guide us, we beseech thee, in the ways of its truth, to the everlasting home which it promises to the righteous.

Let our attendance this day on thy public worship, and the services and instructions of thy house,

* These prayers are taken, with a few alterations, from the fourth edition of the Chapel Liturgy, edited by Rev. F. W. P. Greenwood.

conduce to our spiritual improvement and our eternal good. Suffer not our minds to be distracted, nor our devotions to languish. Let not our thoughts, which ought to be engaged in the holiest offices, be still returning to the cares, pleasures, and follies, of a transitory world; neither let us take thy name upon our lips when our hearts are far from thee. But let our prayers and meditations exalt and purify us, and assist us to discharge our duties in this life, and contribute to prepare us for that eternal world to which we are rapidly hastening.

Bless all who call upon thy name this day. May they approach thee in sincerity, humility, and love. May all Christians, however divided in opinion, be joined together in the bond of peace, and an earnest regard for the interests of true religion and virtue. And O, let the name and the gospel of thy Son be known and glorified more and more, till the whole world shall come to the perfect light, and embrace the truth as it is in Jesus. In his worthy name, and as his disciples, we offer these our petitions; ascribing to thee, the King, eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, all glory and honor, majesty, and dominion, now and forevermore. Amen.

SUNDAY EVENING.

OUR Father, who art in heaven, accept, we beseech thee, our grateful acknowledgments for thy goodness to us this day; for preserving our lives; for shielding us from danger; for supplying our daily bread; for permitting our attendance on the ordinances of thy house. We fervently pray that whatever good impressions have been this day made upon us may be durable; that whatever good resolutions we have formed may be steadfastly kept; that

the errors which we have confessed may be reformed; that every devout aspiration we have breathed in the sanctuary may be remembered in the world, to guard us against temptation, and preserve us holy and undefiled. Help us all to set our affections on things above. Keep ever in our minds a lively sense of our responsibility to thee. May we constantly live as in thy sight, as thy subjects, thy creatures, thy children. Let it be our study at home and abroad, by day and by night, to love and fear thee as we ought, and to do those things which are well pleasing in thy sight.

We acknowledge, O Father, that we have sinned against thee; that although thy mercies have been borne to us on the wings of every hour, we have been undutiful and unthankful; we have often forgotten, and often disobeyed thee. O Father, pardon and reclaim us, and give us that repentance which needeth not to be repented of. Cleanse us from our secret faults, and let sin have no dominion over us. Enable us to become true followers of thy Son Jesus Christ in all things; to clothe ourselves with his humility, purity, and benevolence. Like him, may we go about doing good.

Take us, Almighty God, under thy sovereign protection. Make us in soul and body wholly thine. Sanctify our domestic relations; and strengthen and purify the bonds of love which join thy servants together. May the blessings which we receive from thee excite our gratitude and animate our obedience. May those sorrows, and privations, and pains, with which, in thy wisdom, thou mayest afflict us, be endured with fortitude and resignation, and improved to our eternal peace. Watch over us during the darkness of this night, and the defenceless hours of sleep; preserve us from all dangers; and bring us. to the light of another morning more inclined to

love thee, and resolved to serve thee, than we ever have been. Accept our evening sacrifice of prayer and praise, which we offer in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. Amen.

MONDAY MORNING.

GREAT and glorious Lord our God, we, thy servants, whom thou hast brought to see the light of another morning, prostrate ourselves before thee, and humbly acknowledge thee as the God of our lives and the giver of all good. It is thou who sustainest us in the defenceless hours of sleep, and when we awake we are still with thee. Encompassed by the same care which guarded us by night, we go forth to the occupations of the day. O God, our trust is in thee. Give us grace to perform our duty faithfully; to use this world as not abusing it; to hold fast our integrity as long as we live; to remember that thou seest us always, and that we must render a final account of all that we do to thee, the Witness and the Judge of men.

We thank thee, O most merciful Father, for our domestic ties and family blessings. May we, the members of this household, mutually endeavor to discharge our several duties to each other with tenderness and fidelity. May the gentle and pure spirit of the blessed Jesus possess our hearts, and influence our conduct. May tranquillity, harmony, and love, abide in our dwelling, and the voice of health and cheerfulness be continually heard in it. Wilt thou extend thy loving-kindness to all our friends. Bestow upon them happiness here, and make them heirs of the inheritance of the saints hereafter.

O Thou, whose blessing is on the habitation of the