SHORT UTTERANCES
For particular Hours of the Night, and
of the Day.
O THOU, who inspirest thy saints
with songs in the night; and givest whole-
some sleep to thy beloved; whose name
I will think of in the night season, and
will keep thy law; let …
MEDITATIONS AND PRAYERS
For the Evening.
HAVING passed over the day, I
render hearty thanks to thee, my God,
for thy good providence. The evening
now draws on, make thou it comforta-
ble.
But, as each day hath its evening, so
likewise hath human life. Life’s even-
ing is old …
SATURDAY
O LORD, be gracious unto us, for
we have waited for thee. Be thou our
arm every morning, and our salvation
in the time of trouble.
BLESSED art thou, O Lord, who, as
on this seventh day, didst rest from all
thy works, and didst …
FRIDAY
UNTO thee will I cry, O Lord, and
early shall my prayer come before thee!
Blessed art thou, O Lord, who didst,
as on this day, command the earth to
bring forth the living creature after his
kind; cattle, and creeping things, and
beasts of …
THURSDAY
EARLY in the morning do I cry un-
to thee; for in thy word is my trust.
O satisfy me with thy mercy, and that
soon; so shall I rejoice, and be glad, all
the days of my life.
BLESSED art thou, O …
WEDNESDAY
EARLY in the morning will I think
upon thee, O Lord, because thou hast
been my helper.
Blessed art thou, O Lord, who didst
as on this day, make two great lights,
the Sun and the Moon; and didst cre-
ate the stars also, to …
TUESDAY
O GOD, thou art my God, early will
I seek thee.
Blessed art thou, O Lord, who didst
as on this day, gather together the wa-
ters into one place, and command the
dry land to appear.
Who didst then also bring forth the
herb …
MONDAY
MY voice shalt thou hear betimes O
Lord: Early in the morning will I di-
rect my prayer unto thee, and will look
up.
Blessed art thou, O Lord, who, as
on this day, didst create the firmament,
the heaven, and the heaven of heavens,
inhabited, …
SUNDAY
THROUGH the tender mercy of our
God, the day-spring from on high hath
visited us.
Glory be to thee, O Lord, all glory
be to thee, who didst, as on this day,
create the light, and command it to shine
upon the face of the …
Utterances and Prayers proper to be used, when up, and in our Closet
BLESSED art thou, O Lord, my
God, and the God of my fathers, who
turnest the shadow of death into the
morning, and renewest the face of the
earth.
Who scatterest the darkness by this
return of light, and hast commanded
night to give place to …