"Nay! pale away must moon and sun,

And star by star decline;

O be, Thou ever living One,

Thy 'Golden Altar'—mine!"

EVENING INCENSE.

The writer has endeavored in the following pages to comply with frequent requests made to him to prepare a small volume of Evening Prayers, suitable as a companion to the "Morning Watches."

May He with whom is "the residue of the Spirit," "cause His Angel to fly swiftly" and touch us in the time of our Evening Oblation; and may all that is amiss in thought and word be lost in the fragrant incense-cloud which ascends from the Golden Altar before the Throne!

December, 1855.

Table of Contents

EveningPage
I.FOR COMMUNION WITH GOD.[7]
II.FOR PARDONING GRACE.[10]
III.FOR RENEWING GRACE.[13]
IV.FOR SANCTIFYING GRACE.[16]
V.FOR RESTRAINING GRACE.[19]
VI.FOR RESTORING GRACE.[22]
VII.FOR QUICKENING GRACE.[26]
VIII.FOR IMPUTED RIGHTEOUSNESS.[29]
IX.FOR PEACE IN BELIEVING.[32]
X.FOR THE SPIRIT OF ADOPTION.[35]
XI.FOR WEANEDNESS FROM THE WORLD.[38]
XII.FOR GRATITUDE FOR THE PAST.[41]
XIII.FOR TRUST FOR THE FUTURE.[44]
XIV.FOR KNOWLEDGE OF CHRIST.[47]
XV.FOR GUIDANCE IN PERPLEXITY.[50]
XVI.FOR VICTORY OVER SIN.[53]
XVII.FOR THE LIFE OF FAITH.[56]
XVIII.FOR THE DAILY DEATH.[60]
XIX.FOR RENUNCIATION OF SELF.[63]
XX.FOR A CHILD-LIKE SPIRIT.[66]
XXI.FOR HEAVENWARD PROGRESS.[69]
XXII.FOR HUMILITY OF HEART.[72]
XXIII.FOR FIRMNESS IN TEMPTATION.[75]
XXIV.FOR COMPOSURE IN TRIAL.[78]
XXV.FOR ACTIVITY IN DUTY.[81]
XXVI.FOR THE SPIRIT'S TEACHING.[85]
XXVII.FOR THE WORLD'S CONVERSION.[88]
XXVIII.FOR THE CHURCH'S REVIVAL.[91]
XXIX.FOR SUPPORT IN DEATH.[94]
XXX.FOR PREPARATION FOR JUDGMENT.[97]
XXXI.FOR MEETING IN HEAVEN.[100]