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battle. Inspire me with all needful courage in our righteous cause. Let me feel the precious conviction that life and death are in Thy hands. "Thou, O Lord, art a shield for me, my glory, and the lifter up of my head."

Do Thou conduct our valiant troops to victory! "Some trust in chariots, and some in horses, but we will remember the name of the Lord our God."

O Lord, my hope is in Thee. I will go fearlessly in the strength of the Lord God. Keep me in the hollow of Thy hand. Hide me under the shadow of thy wings.

May the Lord of hosts be with us; may the God of Jacob be our refuge. Amen.

A PRAYER FOR A WOUNDED SOLDIER.

O LORD, most high, the all-disposing God! who hast taught us, that affliction rises not out of the dust, nor comes without Thine appointment or permission. I know, O Lord, that Thy judgments are right, and that Thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me. O why should a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?

Give me patience, O Lord, and strength, and

grace, proportionable to this severe trial; and enable me to demean myself under it, that, after the affliction, I may find cause to say it was good for me. Do Thou remember me in my low estate, for Thy mercy endureth for ever.

And, O do Thou heal my soul; for I have sinned against Thee; and, in Thy good time, restore my body too, if it seem good in Thy sight; and make me to hear joy and gladness, that the bones which Thou hast broken may rejoice.

If Thou wilt, O Lord, Thou canst make me whole. O may it be Thy good pleasure now to glorify Thy power and mercy in my recovery; or however Thou shalt dispose of this vile body, grant me, O my God, an humble resignation to Thy will, and satisfaction with Thy dealings: And make this afflictive dispensation, which is so grievous at the present, to have a favorable and happy issue. O make it the messenger of Thy love to my soul, and the means of sanctifying and preparing me for Thy presence for ever. Amen.

SCRIPTURE CONSOLATIONS FOR THE AFFLICTED.

THOUGH I walk in the midst of trouble, Thou wilt revive me.-P8. cxxxviii. 7.

Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel:

I will help thee, saith the Lord, and thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.-Isaiah xli. 14.

In the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion in the secret of His tabernacle He shall hide me: He shall set me up upon a rock.-P8.

xxvii. 5.

He hath torn, and He will heal us: He hath smitten, and He will bind us up.-Hosea vi. 1.

Surely. He hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrows.-Isaiah liii. 4.

The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble, and He knoweth them that trust in Him.Nahum i. 7.

When thou passest. through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee; when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.-Isaiah xliii. 2.

Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass.-Ps. xxxvii. 5.

STRENGTH IN ADVERSITY.*

PILGRIM on life's rugged road,
Fearful, fainting 'neath thy load,
On thy Lord thy burden roll;
He with strength renews thy soul:
Hath not Jesus said to thee,

"As thy day, thy strength shall be ?"

Dark may be thy midnight hour,
With Death's shadow cover'd o'er ;
Yet, how drear soe'er the night,
God hath said, "Let there be light!"
Jesus can, if thou wilt pray,
Turn thy darkness into day.

Though thy Saviour long forbear,

He will hear his people's prayer!
What though He, when sorrowing sought,

Make as though He heard thee not?
Watch, and without ceasing pray,

That thy strength be as thy day.

What though His approach be late?

It is good on God to wait:

• From a small volume, entitled, "The City of the Dead, and other Poems, by ANDREW DICKINSON."

PRAYER FOR A PRISONER OF WAR.

He will prove His promise true,
By His gifts, not small, nor few;
His salvation thou shalt see:

"As thy day, thy strength shall be."

O thou comfortless and tost,
In thy Saviour put thy trust!
Lo! the day-spring from on high,
Speaks thy great Deliverer nigh!
Leave thy fatherless to me ;-
"As thy day, thy strength shall be !"

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A PRAYER FOR A PRISONER OF WAR.

O LORD my God, infinitely kind and good! I have, through thy gracious indulgence, long enjoyed my freedom in the world; and have been permitted to go in and out, whether I would, at my pleasure. But now that I am under restraint, and confined in this place, O how much sore affliction ought I with patience to endure, for turning my liberty, too often, into licentiousness; and for wandering (as I have done) from Thee!

This confinement I acknowledge to be but a light correction, to one who has justly deserved to be shut up into outer darkness, the prison of the soul!