Thou hast made summer and winter,

           day and night;

   each of these revolutions serves our welfare

   and is full of thy care and kindness.

Thy bounty is seen

   in the relations that train us,

   the laws that defend us,

   the homes that shelter us,

   the food that builds us,

   the raiment that comforts us,

   the continuance of our health, members,

     senses, understanding, memory,

       affection, will.

But as stars fade before the rising sun,

   thou hast eclipsed all these benefits

   in the wisdom and grace that purposed

     redemption by Jesus thy Son.

Blessed be thy mercy that laid help on

   one that is mighty and willing,

   one that is able to save to the uttermost.

Make us deeply sensible of our need of his

     saving grace,

   of the blood that cleanses,

   of the rest he has promised.

And impute to us that righteousness which

   justifies the guilty,

   gives them a title to eternal life,

   and possession of the Spirit.

May we love the freeness of salvation,

     and joy in its holiness;

Give us faith to grasp thy promises,

     that are our hope,

   provide for every exigency,

     and prevent every evil;

Keep our hearts from straying after forbidden

     pleasures;

May thy will bind all our wishes;

Let us live out of the world as to its spirit,

     maxim, manners,

   but live in it as the sphere of our action

     and usefulness;

May we be alive to every call of duty,

   accepting without question

     thy determination of our circumstances

       and our service.