Treatise Prayers For Children
| Author | John Wesley |
|---|---|
| Type | treatise |
| Year | None |
| Passage ID | jw-treatise-prayers-for-children-004 |
| Words | 388 |
I have offended against thy holy laws. I have left
undone those things which I ought to have done, and have
done those things which I ought not to have done; and there
is no health in me. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon me,
a miserable offender. Spare me, O Lord, who now confess my
faults unto thee. Enable me to bewail my manifold sins and
offences, which I have from time to time most grievously
committed, by thought, word, and deed, against thy divine
Majesty. Have mercy upon me, have mercy upon me, most
merciful Father; for my Saviour Jesus Christ's sake, forgive
me all that is past, and grant me thy grace, that I may ever
hereafter serve and please thee, in newness of life, to the
honour and glory of thy name, through Jesus Christ my Lord
and Saviour. Take me under thy gracious care and keeping
this night; save and defend me from all dangers. Grant
unto my body rest in my bed, and unto my soul rest in
thyself; and be thou my God and my guide, my hope and my
help, my joy and my comfort, now and for evermore, through
Jesus Christ my Redeemer. Amen. “Our Father,” &c. O THoU Father of all mercies, and God of all goodness, I
praise and bless thy name for thy mercies and favours unto
me in the night past, and for bringing me safe to behold the
light of a new day. Send down thy heavenly grace into my
soul, that I may be enabled to worship thee and serve thee as
I ought to do. Enable me to believe in thee, to fear thee,
and to love thee with all my heart, and mind, and soul, and
strength; that I may honour thy holy name and word, and
serve thee truly, this, and all the days of my life. Give me
thy grace, that I may love all mankind as myself, and do unto
all, as I would they should do unto me. Enable me to love
and honour my parents, obey my superiors, and submit to all
my teachers. Suffer me not to hurt any body by word or
deed. Make me just and honest in all my dealings. Let me
not bear any malice or hatred in my heart.