LORD'S PRAYER ILLUSTRATED.
By Pierre Bernard
Our Father—
By right of creation,
By bountiful provision,
By gracious adoption; Who art in heaven—
The throne of thy glory,
The portion of thy children,
The temple of thy angels. Hallowed be thy name—
By the thoughts of our hearts,
By the words of our lips,
By the works of our hands. Thy kingdom come—
Of providence to defend us,
Of grace to refine us,
Of glory to crown us: Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven—
Toward us without resistance,
By us without compulsion,
Universally without exception,
Eternally without declension. Give us this day our daily bread—
Of necessities for our bodies,
Of eternal life for our souls. And forgive us our trespasses—
Against the commands of thy law,
Against the grace of thy gospel: As we forgive them that trespass against us—
By defaming our character,
By embezzling our property,
By abusing our persons; And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil—
Of overwhelming afflictions,
Of worldly enticements,
Of Satan's devices,
Of error's seductions,
Of sinful affections: For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory for ever—
Thy kingdom governs all,
Thy power subdues all,
Thy glory is above all, As it is in thy purpose,
So it is in thy promises;
So be it in our prayers,
So shall it be to thy praise.
Amer.