of thy servants; take me and mine, I beseech thee, into thy protection, and grant, that whilst my body is asleep, my soul may be awake to thee, and that I may hereafter behold thee in that blessed and heavenly country, where thou, with the Father and the Holy Ghost, rulest eternally, and where all the angels, with the blessed saints, are citizens for ever. Amen.
The Trisagium.
Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts; the earth is full of thy glory, Glory be to the Father, glory be to the Son, glory be to the Holy Ghost.
Act of resignation to the will of God.
May the most just, most high, and most amiable will of God be done, praised, and eternally exalted in all things. Amen.
A THIRD FORM OF EVENING PRAYER.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
Come, O Holy Ghost, fill the hearts of thy faithful, and kindle in them the fire of thy love.
Place yourself in the presence of God, and humbly adore him.
O my God, I present myself before thee at the end of another day, to offer thee anew the homage of my heart. I humbly adore thee, my Creator, my Redeemer, and my Judge! I believe in thee, because thou art Truth itself; I hope in thee, because thou art faithful to thy promises; I love thee with my whole heart, because thou art infinitely worthy of being loved; and for thy sake I love my neighbour as myself.
Return thanks to God for all his Mercies.
Enable me, O my God, to return thee thanks as I ought for all thine inestimable blessings and favours. Thou hast thought of me, and loved me from all, eternity; thou hast formed me out of nothing; thou hast delivered up thy beloved Son to the ignominious death of the cross for my redemption; thou hast made me a member of thy holy Church; thou hast preserved me from falling into the abyss of eternal misery, when my sins had provoked thee to punish me; and thou hast graciously
