Closet prayers, original and compiled from the writings of eminent and holy men of various Churches, by T. SadlerThomas Sadler 1885 |
Common terms and phrases
almighty Amen amidst beseech thee bring to thee cere comfort commit communion with thee darkness dear desire disciple of Jesus duties earth earthly everlasting evermore evil faith and spirit Father in heaven feel fellow-men friends givest glory Grant heart to thee heavenly Father holy Father holy Spirit hope infinite infirmities Jesus Christ labours let thy blessing light of thy live Lord love and trust love thee lowly disciple mankind MORNING ness open my heart peace praise pray thee prayer quicken rejoice rest seek thee sense of thy sins sleep sorrow soul spirit of Jesus strength teach temptation thank thee thanksgiving thine thou art thou forgive thou hast given Thou knowest thou wilt thoughts thy children thy gracious thy hands thy holy thy love thy loving-kindness thy mercy thy presence thy servant thy sight thy Son Jesus thy spirit thyself unto thee wants weak whatsoever things wherein wisdom
Popular passages
Page 51 - My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; And my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips; When I remember thee upon my bed, And meditate on thee in the night watches. Because thou hast been my help, Therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.
Page 81 - Jesus, as a great part of my past days have been ; but let my sincere endeavours to know thee, in all the ways whereby thou hast discovered thyself in thy Word, be crowned with such success that my soul being established in every needful truth by thy Holy Spirit, I may spend my remaining life according to the rules of thy gospel, and may, with all the holy and happy creation, ascribe glory and honour, wisdom and power, to thee who sittest upon the throne, and to the Lamb for ever and ever...
Page 53 - Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense ; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
Page 48 - Create in me a clean heart, O God ; and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence ; and take not thy holy spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation ; and uphold me with thy free spirit.
Page 73 - Thee, not in himself nor in any thing else ; for Thou alone art the true glad.ness, Thou art my hope and my crown, Thou art my joy and my honour, O Lord. What hath Thy servant, but what he hath received from Thee ™, even without any merit of his ? Thine are all things, both what Thou hast given, and what Thou hast made. 1 am poor, and in troubles, from my youth...
Page 64 - I will lay me down in peace, and take my rest : for it is thou, Lord, only, that makest me dwell in safety.
Page 63 - Teach me to do the thing that pleaseth Thee, for Thou art my God : let Thy loving Spirit lead me forth into the land of righteousness.
Page xii - To prayer ! for the glorious sun is gone, And the gathering darkness of night comes on : Like a curtain from God's kind hand it flows, To shade the couch where his children repose. Then kneel, while the watching stars are bright, And give your last thoughts to the Guardian of night.
Page 8 - I am come that ye might have life, and that ye might have it more abundantly.
Page xii - Oh, leave thy cares and follies ! go this way, And thou art sure to prosper all the day. Serve God before the world ; let Him not go...