Intercessions.

Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume II, Issue 1, 1 July 1911, Page 1

Intercessions.

"As doctors judge of the condition of men's hearts and circulation by the pulse which beats m their arms, and not by the words which come out of their moutJis, so a man's spiritual condition is not inaccurately gauged by his power of thankfulness."

Sing ye praises with understanding. Praise ye the Lord : for it is good to sing praises unto our God : for it is pleasant, and praise is comely. And David said, Blessed be Thou, Lord God of Israel our Father, for ever and ever. Thine, 0 Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the majesty : for all that is m the Heaven and m the earth is Thine ; Thine is the Kingdom, 0 Lord, and Thou art exalteci as Head above all. Both riches and honour come of Thee, and Thou reignest over* all; and m Thine hand is power and might; and m Thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all. Now, therefore, our God, we thank Thee, and praise Thy glorious Name. It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at all times, and m all places, give thanks unto Thee, ' 0 Lord, Holy Father, Almighty Everlasting God.

And above all things ye must give most humble and hearty thanks to God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy G-host, for the redemption of the world by the death and passion of our Saviour Christ, both God and man : ■who did humble Himself even to the death upon the Cross, for us, miserable sinners, who lay m darkness and ths shadow of death ; that He might make us the children of God, and e^aH us to everlasting life.

And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the Throne and the living creatures and the elders : and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands : Saying with a loud voioe, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. And every creature which is m Heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are m the sea, and all that are m them, heard 1 saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto Him that sitteth upon the Throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. And the four living creatures said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped Him that liveth for ever and ever,

A GENERAL THANKSGIVING. Almighty God, Father of all mercies; we Thine unworthy servants, do give Thee most humble and hearty thanks for all Thy goodness and. lovingkindness to us, and to all men. .We bless Thee for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life ; but above all, for Thine inestimable love m the redemption of .the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. And, we beseech Thee, give us that due sense of all Thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful, and that we shew forth Thy praise, not only with our lips, but m our lives; by giving up ourselves to Thy service, and by walking before Thee m holiness and righteousness all our days; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to Whom with Thee and the Holy Ghost be all honour and glory^ world without end. Amen*