encourage our hearts, and grant us the reward of our labor in all reasonable comfort for our families. Regard the well-being and prosperity of our farms and foundries, our factories and work-rooms, and all places of honorable industry. Establish there Thy kingdom, we beseech Thee, in social righteousness and mutual good will. So govern men's hearts that the love of man may subdue the love of gain; that all occasions of strife may cease, and the counsels of selfishness be turned to seek the common good. For Christ's sake.

THANKSGIVING DAY AND HARVEST HOME

¶ Most high and mighty Ruler of the universe, by whom our Nation hath been established in freedom and preserved in union; We praise Thee for Thy favor shown unto our fathers, and Thy faithfulness continued unto their children: for the rich land given us for an inheritance, and the great power entrusted to the people: for the fidelity of men set in authority, and the peace maintained by righteous laws: for protection against our enemies, and deliverance from inward strife: for an honorable place among the nations, and the promise of increasing strength. Lord, Thou hast not dealt so with any people: Keep Thou the Commonwealth beneath Thy care, and guide the State according to Thy will: and Thine shall be the glory and the praise and the thanksgiving, from generation to generation.

¶O almighty and everlasting God, who hast blessed the labors of the husbandman, and given unto us the fruits of the earth in their season; Grant us grace to use the same to Thy glory, to the relief of those that are needy, and to our own comfort; through Jesus Christ, who is the Living Bread which cometh down from heaven and giveth life unto the world; to whom, with Thee and the Holy Spirit, be all honor and glory, now and for ever.

CHRISTMAS EVE

¶ Lord Jesus, for whose sake all motherhood is holy, and since whose coming the little children are first in the kingdom of Thy Father; Come to every household and family that loves Thee on this Christmas Eve. Speak comforting things to the heart of every mother, and take the little children into Thine arms, O Christ. Let every Christmas gift be a reminder of Thee, and let Thy Name be spoken softly in every home. Lord Jesus, hear; Lord Jesus, come; and light this home with Christmas love.

CHRISTMAS DAY

¶ Father in heaven, whose mercy we praise in the yearly remembrance of the birth of Thy beloved Son, Jesus Christ our Lord; Grant that as we welcome our Redeemer, His presence may shed abroad, in our hearts and in our homes, the light of heavenly peace and joy. Make known unto all men, by Thy word and Spirit, the gospel of His blessed incarnation, whereby Thou hast clearly revealed Thy love for the world. And help us so to celebrate this day, in humility and gratitude, in unselfish love and cheerful service, that our keeping of Christmas may be a blessing to our souls, a memorial of Christ, a benefit to our fellowmen, and a thanksgiving unto Thee for Thine unspeakable gift of the Saviour.

THE LAST DAY OF THE YEAR

¶ We call to remembrance, O God, Thy loving-kindness through the year that is past, Thy tender mercies that have been ever of old. We thank Thee for anything we may have been enabled to do to Thy praise, and pray Thee to forgive our manifold offenses and shortcomings, and to remember them no more against us. Make us deeply sensible of the passing of the years and the uncertainties of our mortal life, that we may do with all our present strength such duties as Thou hast intrusted to our hands. And grant that, in humble

sincerity and cheerful hope, we may serve Thee more faithfully through such years as may remain: through Jesus Christ our Lord.

A DAY OF HUMILIATION

¶ O most mighty God, King of kings and Lord of lords, without whose care the watchman waketh but in vain; We implore, in this our time of need, Thy succor and blessing in behalf of our rulers and magistrates, and of all the people of this land. Remember not our many and great transgressions; turn from us the judgments which we feel, and the yet greater judgments which we fear; and give us wisdom to discern, and faithfulness to do, and patience to endure, whatsoever shall be well-pleasing in Thy sight; that so Thy chastenings may yield the peaceful fruits of righteousness, and that at the last, we may rejoice in Thy salvation; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

IN TIME OF DEARTH AND FAMINE

¶ O God, heavenly Father, whose gift it is that the rain doth fall, and the earth bring forth her increase; Behold, we beseech Thee, the afflictions of Thy people; increase the fruits of the earth by Thy heavenly benediction; and grant that the scarcity and dearth which we now suffer, may through Thy goodness be mercifully turned into plenty; that we, receiving Thy bountiful liberality, may use the same to Thy glory, the relief of those that are needy, and our own comfort; for the love of Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honor and glory, now and for ever.

IN TIME OF PESTILENCE

¶ Holy and mighty Lord, who didst turn back the angel of the plague from the dwellings of Thy people; We beseech Thee to hear our cry for those who are suffering and dying, [here, if any place be specially afflicted, let it be named,] under

the visitation of disease. Mercifully bless the means which are used to stay the spread of sickness, strengthen those who labor to heal and comfort the afflicted, support those who are in pain and distress, speedily restore those who have been brought low, and unto all who are beyond healing, grant Thy heavenly consolation and Thy saving grace; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

AFTER A GREAT DISASTER

Almighty God, who art a very present help in time of trouble; Let not the heart of Thy people fail when fear cometh, but do Thou sustain and comfort them until these calamities be overpast: and since Thou knowest the cause and reason why this grievous disaster [of fire, flood, earthquake, shipwreck, or other trouble,] hath fallen upon men, so do Thou heal the hurt and wounded, console the bereaved and afflicted, protect the innocent and helpless, and deliver any who are still in peril, for Thy great mercy's sake.

IN TIME OF INSURRECTIONS AND TUMULTS

¶ O almighty Lord God, who alone riddest away tyrants by Thine everlasting determination, and stillest the noise and tumult of the people; Stir up Thy great strength, we beseech Thee, and come and help us; scatter the counsels of them that secretly devise mischief, and bring the dealings of the violent to naught; cast down the unjust from high places, and cause the unruly to cease from troubling; allay all envious and malicious passions, and subdue the haters and the evil-doers; that our land may have rest before Thee, and that all the people may praise Thee, our Help and our Shield, both now and evermore.

IN TIME OF WAR

¶O almighty God, supreme Ruler and Governor of all things, who art a strong tower of defense to them that fear

Thee, and whose power no creature is able to resist; Unto Thee do we cry in the hour of our country's need. To Thee it belongeth justly to punish sinners and to be merciful to those who repent. Save and deliver us, we humbly beseech Thee, from the hands of our enemies; abate their pride, assuage their malice, and confound their devices; that we, being armed with Thy defense, may be preserved evermore from all perils, to glorify Thee, who art the only Giver of all victory; through the merits of Thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

¶ O Lord God of infinite mercy, we humbly beseech Thee to look down upon the nations now engaged in war. Reckon not against Thy people their many iniquities, for from the lusts of our own hearts come wars and fightings amongst us. Look in mercy on those immediately exposed to peril, conflict, sickness, and death: comfort the prisoners, relieve the sufferings of the wounded, and show mercy to the dying. Remove in Thy good providence all causes and occasions of war; dispose the hearts of those engaged therein to moderation; and of Thy great goodness restore peace among the nations; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

IN TIME OF PEACE RESTORED

¶O eternal God, our heavenly Father, who alone makest men to be of one mind, and stillest the outrage of a violent and unruly people; We bless Thy holy Name that it hath pleased Thee to appease the tumults which have been lately raised up among us; most humbly beseeching Thee to grant to all of us grace, that we may henceforth obediently walk in Thy holy commandments; and, leading a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty, may continually offer unto Thee our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving for these Thy mercies toward us; through Jesus Christ our Lord.