Author: Charles Spurgeon

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Let our faith never wander away from the simplicity of its confidence in Jesus. Let our motive never be anything but his glory; may our hearts be taken up with his love, and our thoughts perpetually engaged about his person. Let us choose the good part which shall not be taken away—that if we serve with Martha we may also sit with Mary.

Let this church, Lord, receive a fresh anointing of the Holy Ghost, that all its members may be spending themselves for the Master. Let not anything flag to which the church has set her hand. Prosper us in the education of our young men for the ministry! Bless us, we pray, with our dear orphan boys: may they, all of them, be saved in the Lord with an everlasting salvation.

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Our Father, while we offer this prayer, we will also pray with a deep gratitude for all your mercies: may they take possession of all our hearts that, as when David sat in his house of cedar he “magnified the Lord,” so may we also, whenever things go smoothly with us.

Lord, may the gratitude we feel prompt us to say again, “what shall I render to the Lord for all his benefits towards me.” Help every child of yours to be serving you every day; and serving you so that heaven’s work may begin below, and something of heaven’s pleasure may be enjoyed even now. But Lord, while we work for you, always keep us sitting at the feet of Jesus.

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We would humbly entreat of you, that we may each one be permitted to do some great service for you, before we go. We do not mean great in the wisdom of our fellows, but let it be all that we can do. We cannot build a house for you, yet we have set our hearts upon doing something; and if it be your will, direct our minds to what it shall be, lest our minds should not be your mind

But let not one of us be barren or unfruitful. If we have indeed been redeemed by the blood of Christ, may we reckon that we must live to him. May the love of Christ constrain us, and may something come of our lives that shall be a blessing to the sons of men, before we go hence.

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Truly, since we have received so many mercies at your hand, we do feel that you will never forsake us, nor in any darkness, which may be in our path in the future, will you desert your own. You have done too much for us, to desert us now. We have cost you so much—Oh wondrous price that you have paid for us—and you have spent so much of wise thought, and gracious act upon us, that we are persuaded you will go through with the work which your wisdom has undertaken.

But give us faith to believe this: when the stormy times come, let us not doubt, but what our Helmsman will bring us to the desired haven. Though winds and waves assault our keel, may we still find perfect peace, and rest in the thought that he, who is in the hinder part of the ship, is Master of winds and waves. Comfort your children, great Father, if any of them are in doubt just now; and bring them all into an assured confidence, and perfect restfulness in the Lord their God.

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Oh, good God, blessed God; like David, we would fain sit down before you in silence and wait awhile, for our words, when we do use them, are totally inadequate to the expression of what we feel, much more of what we ought to feel concerning your goodness and your loving-kindness; yet we will bless your name, with such language as we have.

Jehovah, our God, let others worship whom they will, and seek after what object of love they please, this God is our God forever and ever, he shall be our guide even unto death. Father, Son, and Spirit, the Triune God of Israel, we express most solemnly the reverence we feel for you; and render to you our humble adoration, as we acknowledge you to be the One and only God, by whom the heavens and the earth were made, by whom all things consist—the Redeemer of your people, their Father and their Friend, forever and ever! All our hearts worship you, Oh, glorious Lord!

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At this moment vividly is it upon our recollection, how you brought us up out of the “horrible pit:” we remember now the new song which you put into our mouths, as we found our feet fast on the rock, and our goings established. It is long since then with some of us, but all the way has been strewn with mercies, and we desire this morning to record, “Bless the Lord, oh my soul, and forget not all his benefits.”

We thank you now in the retrospect, for the trials which we have endured. Some of us have been brought very low with physical pain and mental weariness, and others have been sore smitten with bereavement, losses and crosses, and persecutions; but there is not one out of all our trials which we could have afforded to have been without.

No, Lord, all has been ordered well; there was a need for every twig of the rod, and we desire now to thank you that we can see in looking back, how all things have even now worked together for good, though we know we cannot see the end as yet.

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Bless our country, we pray: and we lift up again the voice of earnest prayer that peace may not be broken. Oh, let not bloodshed break forth in the midst of the continent; but may it please you to send wisdom to the councillors of all nations, that by some means such a dreadful calamity may be avoided.

May he come who will end all danger of war, even the Prince of Peace himself, in whose days shall the righteous flourish, and abundance of peace so long as the moon endures. The Lord hear us now; and forgive, and answer, and bless, according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus: and unto Israel’s one God, revealed to us in the Trinity of Mystic Persons, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, be glory by Christ Jesus.

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Should any of your servants be in deep trouble, will you grant them grace to glory in tribulation also, because it brings about patience, experience, and hope. And may the Lord grant to all his tried and troubled ones, beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness.

Prosper your universal church. Send the preaching of the pure gospel again to the world. Silence the voices of those that are spreading infidelity and superstition: and may the day come when every pulpit shall resound with the pure gospel of Jesus Christ, and his people shall again return to their allegiance to the faith—the faith once delivered to the saints, never to swerve again.

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