¶ Then shall be said, all kneeling,

The Collect for the Day.

¶ Then MAY follow one of the" Special Prayers," or any pray at the Reader's discretion, after which SHALL be said by all:

Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Th kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, As it is in heaver Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses As we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us no into temptation; But deliver us from evil : For thine is the king dom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever.

T Then shall be added

This Blessing.

Amen.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, an the fellowship of the Holy Ghost be with us all evermore Amen.

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SPECIAL PRAYERS.

WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FIRST TWO, THE FOLLOWING MAY

BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH EITHER THE OPENING OR

THE CLOSING SERVICE OF THE SCHOOL.

Before Service in Church.

To be committed to memory, and said privately upon going into

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LMIGHTY Father, bless me in the solemn service in which

I am about to engage. Help me to remember that I am in Le presence of the King of kings, and that thou, God, seest me. May the devotion of my heart so accompany the service of my lips at I may render thee an honest and acceptable sacrifice of praise, rough Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

After Service in Church.

HANKS be to thee, most merciful Father, for every good and perfect gift that I receive. May the memory of this our of worship go with me when I leave thy house, and may y loving kindness follow me all the days of my life, through esus Christ our Saviour. Amen.

For the Teachers.

OST merciful God, who art the Fountain of all grace, grant,

of wisdom, gentleness, and patience. May they find their work joy, and count all labor light that is undertaken out of love owards thee. Guard them from the temptation to a careless nd half-hearted service. May a consciousness of the solemn esponsibility which is theirs be always present with them. Bless their every word to the good of the pupils committed to heir care; and may thy Holy Spirit so enforce the teaching given by them that, at the last, the reward which thou hast promised

those who turn many to righteousness shall be theirs. All whic we ask through Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen.

That the Lord may send forth Laborers into the Harvest.

LMIGHTY God, be pleased, we humbly beseech thee, t

A move the hearts of many of thy children to seek the worl

of ministering to thee in holy things. We pray that som may be found among our own number eager to carry the blessed tidings of thy love to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death. Clothe thou them now in the days of their youth with thy whole armor. Make them children of the light and of the day. And, when the time shall come for them to go forth bear ing the shield of faith and the sword of the Spirit, do thou g with them, Heavenly Father, that they may fight the goof fight, and be proved the faithful soldiers of thy Christ. it in his name and for his sake.

Amen.

For a sick Child.

We ask

OST merciful Saviour, who lovest little children, and thy self didst live as a little child upon the earth, we come t thee in behalf of one whom we love. Thou art the good Shep herd and carest for the lambs of thy flock, leading them tenderl and bearing them in thy gentle arms. Bring thou this child, fo whom our prayer is offered, safely through the time of sicknes and danger. Teach him to be meek and loving and obedient like thyself. Keep him from all fretfulness and impatience. Let him feel that thou art ever near. Let him learn to love thee better and better. And if thou art pleased to restore him to health, make him to walk all his days, be they many or few, in the way that leadeth to eternal life. Hear us, O pitiful and loving Lord, who, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, livest and reignest one God world without end. Amen.

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A Thanksgiving for Recovery.

LMIGHTY Father, who of thy goodness hast restored t health and strength the child for whom we interceded in

the hour of danger, accept our offering of thanks and praise. Thy loving-kindness is over all thy works. Thou art good and gracious towards the children of men. May this happy recovery strengthen our faith in thy willingness to listen to our prayers, and may the child, upon whom thou hast had pity, for ever put his trust under the shadow of thy wings; through Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen.

After the Death of a Child.

LOVING Jesus, who didst take little children into thine arms to bless them, we believe that thou hast received the child now hidden from our sight. Thou lovedst him better than we loved him. Thou knewest what was best for him better than we knew. Thou willedst, in thy love, that he should be with thee where thou art. We ask thee, O our Saviour, to have mercy on us who remain. Make all thy children to know how short and uncertain their time is. May they learn to love thee and to serve thee in obedience and innocence, that so, when thou callest them away, their eyes may see the King in his beauty, and their voices join in the songs of those who praise thee day and night in thy temple. And unto thee, O blessed Lord Jesus, with the Father and the Holy Ghost, shall be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

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For the Children of the School.

LMIGHTY Father, who hast promised that they who early seek thy heavenly wisdom shall early find it, and find it more precious than all the treasures of this world, send down on these thy children the grace and blessing of thy Holy Spirit; that they, being trained up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, may choose and love thy way, and depart from it no more for ever; and that when thou makest up thy jewels in thy glorious kingdon these children may be there and may be thine; all of which we ask for the sake of thy holy child Jesus, our only Saviour and Redeemer. Amen.