us, thy humble servants, in all assaults of our enemies; that we, surely trusting in thy defence, may not fear the power of any adversaries, through the might of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

A Prayer for Soldiers under Sentence of Death.

O FATHER of mercies, and God of all comfort, we fly unto thee for succor in behalf of these thy servants, who are now under the sentence of condemnation. The day of their calamity is at hand, and they are accounted as those who go down into the pit. Blessed Lord, remember thy mercies; look upon their infirmities; hear the voice of their complaint; give them, we beseech thee, patience in this their time of adversity, and support under the terrors which encompass them; set before their eyes the things they have done in the body, which have justly provoked thee to anger; and forasmuch as their continuance appeareth to be short among us, quicken them so much the more by thy grace and Holy Spirit; that they, being converted and reconciled to thee, before thy judgments have cut them off from the earth, may at the hour of their death depart in peace, and be received into thy everlasting kingdom, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

For Forgiveness.

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hatest nothing that thou hast made, and dost forgive the sins of all those who are penitent, create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we, worthily lamenting our sins and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of thee, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

For Direction.

DIRECT us, O Lord, in all our doings, with thy most gracious favor, and further us with thy continual help; that in all our works begun, continued, and ended in thee, we may glorify thy holy name, and finally, by thy mercy, obtain everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

On Deliverance from Enemies.

O ALMIGHTY God, who art a strong tower of defence unto thy servants against the face of their enemies, we yield thee praise and thanksgiving for our deliverance from those great and apparent dangers wherewith we were compassed. We acknowledge it is of thy goodness that we were not delivered over as a prey unto them; and beseech thee still to continue such thy mercies toward us, that all the world may know that thou art our Saviour and mighty Deliverer; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer for those Exposed to Danger.

ALMIGHTY God, the Saviour of all men, we humbly ask thy tender care and sure protection for thy servants who have come forth at the call of their country, to defend its government and to protect its people in their property and homes, their rights and liberties, their wives and children, their sisters and servants, their altars and their Bibles. Let thy fatherly hand, we beseech thee, be over us; let thy Holy Spirit be with us; let thy good angels have charge of us; with thy loving kindness defend us as with a shield, and either bring us out of our peril in safety, with a heart to show forth thy praises for ever, or else sustain us with that glorious hope, by which alone thy servants can have victory in suffering and death; through the sole merits of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

Prayer during our present National Troubles.

O ALMIGHTY God, who art a strong tower of defence to those who put their trust in Thee, whose power no creature is able to resist, we make our humble cry to thee in this hour of our country's need. Thy property

is always to have mercy. Deal not with us according to our sins, neither reward us according to our iniquities; but stretch forth the right hand of thy majesty, and be our defence for thy Name's sake. Shed upon the counsels of our rulers the spirit of wisdom, and moderation, and firmness, and unite the hearts of our people as the heart of one man in upholding the supremacy of law, and the cause of justice and peace, and the sacred rights, honor, and independence of our Confederacy. Abate the violence of passion; banish pride and prejudice from every heart; turn away ungodliness from us, and incline us all to trust in thy righteous providence, and to be ready for every duty, enduring hardship as good soldiers, and bearing patiently every needful sacrifice and self-denial. And oh, that in thy great mercy thou wouldst make this war to cease, and so order all things that peace and happiness, truth and justice, religion and piety, may be established among us for all generations. These things, and whatever else thou shalt see to be necessary and convenient for us, we humbly beg through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. Amen.

To be used in Ships of War.

O ETERNAL Lord God, who alone spreadest out the heavens, and rulest the raging of the sea; who hast compassed the waters with bounds, until day and night come to an end; be pleased to receive into thy Almighty and most gracious protection the persons of us thy servants, and the fleet [or ship] in which we serve. Preserve us from the dangers of the sea, and from the violence of the enemy; that we may be a safeguard unto the Confederate States of America, and a security for such as pass on the seas upon their lawful occasions; that the inhabitants of our land may in peace and quietness serve thee our God; and that we may return in safety to enjoy the blessings of the land, with the fruits of our labor; and, with a thankful remembrance of thy mercies, to praise and glorify thy holy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Sailors' Prayer.

O GOD our Father! wash us from all our sins in the Saviour's blood, and we shall be whiter than snow. Create in us a clean heart, and fill us with the Holy Ghost, that we may never be ashamed to confess the faith of Christ crucified, and manfully to fight under his banner against sin, the world, and the Devil; looking to Jesus the great Captain of our salvation. We ask it all because he lived, died, rose again, and ever liveth to make intercession for us. Amen.

During a Storm.

O MOST powerful and glorious Lord God, at whose command the winds blow and lift up the waves of the sea, and who stillest the rage thereof; we, thy creatures, but miserable sinners, do in this our great distress cry unto thee for help: Save, Lord, or else we perish. We confess when we have been safe, and seen all things quiet about us, we have forgotten thee, our God, and refused to hearken to the still voice of thy Word, and to obey thy commandments; but now we see how terrible thou art in all thy works of wonder; the great God to be feared above all; and therefore we adore thy Divine Majesty, acknowledging thy power, and imploring thy goodness. Help, Lord, and save us for thy mercies' sake, in Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord. Amen.

Thanksgiving After a Storm.

O MOST mighty and gracious good God, thy mercy is over all thy works, but in special manner hath been extended toward us, whom thou hast so powerfully and wonderfully defended. Thou hast showed us terrible things, and wonders in the deep, that we might see how powerful and

gracious a God thou art; how able and ready to help those who trust in thee. Thou hast showed us how both winds and seas obey thy commands; that we may learn even from them hereafter to obey thy voice, and to do thy will. We therefore bless and glorify thy name for this thy mercy, in saving us when we were ready to perish. And we beseech thee, make us as truly sensible now of thy mercy as we were then of the danger; and give us hearts always ready to express our thankfulness, not only by words, but also by our lives, in being more obedient to thy holy commandments. Continue, we beseech thee, this thy goodness to us; that we, whom thou hast saved, may serve thee in holiness and righteousness all the days of our lives, through Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. Amen.

For a Sick Person.

O FATHER of mercies and God of all comfort, our help in time of need, look down from heaven, we humbly beseech thee, behold, visit, and relieve thy sick servant, for whom our prayers are desired. Look upon him with the eyes of thy mercy; comfort him with a sense of thy goodness; preserve him from the temptations of the enemy; give him patience under his affliction; and, in thy good time, restore him to health, and enable him to lead the residue of his life in thy fear and to thy glory. Or else give him grace so to take thy visitation that, after this painful life ended, he may dwell with thee in life everlasting; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

After Sudden Visitation.

O MOST gracious Father, we fly unto thee for mercy in behalf of this thy servant here lying under the sudden visitation of thine hand. If it be thy will, preserve his life, that there may be place for repentance. But if thou hast otherwise appointed, let thy mercy supply to him the want of the usual opportunity for the trimming of his lamp. Stir up in him such sorrow for sin and such fervent love to thee, as may in a short time do the work of many days. That among the praises which thy saints and holy angels shall sing to the honor of thy mercy through eternal ages, it may be to thy unspeakable glory, that thou hast redeemed the soul of this thy servant from eternal death, and made him partaker of the everlasting life, which is through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

For Close of any Service.

ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplications unto thee, and dost promise that when two or three are gathered together in thy name thou wilt grant their requests, fulfil now, O Lord, the desires and petitions of thy servants, as may be most expedient for them; granting us in this world knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to come life everlasting. Amen.

The Creed.

I BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary; suffered unto Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell:* the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the Holy Catholic Church; the Communion of Saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen.

*i. e. Continued in the state of the dead, and under the power of death, until the third day.

Gloria in Excelsis.

GLORY be to God on high, and on earth peace, good will toward men. We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks unto thee for thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty.

O Lord, the only begotten Son, Jesus Christ; O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us. For thou only art holy; thou only art the Lord; thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

The Ten Commandments.

I. Thou shalt have none other gods but me.

II. Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven image, nor the likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or in the earth beneath, or in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down to them, nor worship them; for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, and visit the sins of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; and show mercy unto thousands in them that love me and keep my commandments.

III. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

IV. Remember that thou keep holy the Sabbath day. Six days shalt thou labor, and do all that thou hast to do; but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God; in it thou shalt do no manner of work, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, thy man servant, and thy maid servant, thy cattle, and the stranger that is within thy gates. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day. Wherefore the Lord blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it. V. Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

VI. Thou shalt do no murder.

VII. Thou shalt not commit adultery.

VIII. Thou shalt not steal.

IX. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.

X. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house; thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his servant, nor his maid, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is his.

O Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep these laws, for Christ's sake. Amen.

Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart, and ye shall find rest for your souls; for my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.-MATT. xi, 28, 29, 30.

For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.JOHN iii, 16.

This is a true saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am Chief.-1 TIM. i, 15.

If any man sin we have an advocate with the Father, Jessus Christ, the righteous; and he is the propitiation for our sins.-1 JOHN ii, 1, 2.

For Victory.

For Repulse.