From evil shield us by Thy hand;
Now and forever, unto Thee,
The kingdom, power, and glory be. Amen.
THE PRAYER ILLUSTRATED.
| Our Father.—Isaiah lxiii. 16. | |
| 1. By right of creation. | Malachi ii. 10. |
| 2. By bountiful provision. | Psalm cxlv. 16. |
| 3. By gracious adoption. | Ephesians i. 5. |
| Who art in Heaven.—1 Kings viii. 43. | |
| 1. The throne of thy glory. | Isaiah lxvi. 1. |
| 2. The portion of thy children. | 1 Peter i. 4. |
| 3. The temple of thy angels. | Isaiah vi. 1. |
| Hallowed be thy Name.—Psalm cxv. 1. | |
| 1. By the thoughts of our hearts. | Psalm lxxxvi. 11. |
| 2. By the words of our lips. | Psalm li. 15. |
| 3. By the works of our hands. | 1 Corinthians x. 31. |
| Thy Kingdom come.—Psalm cx. 2. | |
| 1. Of Providence to defend us. | Psalm xvii. 8. |
| 2. Of grace to refine us. | 1 Thessalonians v. 23. |
| 3. Of glory to crown us. | Colossians iii. 4. |
| Thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven.—Acts xxxi. 14. | |
| 1. Towards us, without resistance. | 1 Samuel iii. 18. |
| 2. By us, without compulsion. | Psalm cxix. 36. |
| 3. Universally, without exception. | Luke i. 6. |
| 4. Eternally, without declension. | Psalm cxix. 93. |
| Give us this day our daily bread. | |
| 1. Of necessity, for our bodies. | Proverbs xxx. 8. |
| 2. Of eternal life, for our souls. | John vi. 34. |
| And forgive us our trespasses.—Psalm xxv. 11. | |
| 1. Against the commands of thy law. | 1 John iii. 4. |
| 2. Against the grace of thy gospel. | 1 Timothy i. 13. |
| As we forgive them that trespass against us.—Matthew vi. 15. | |
| 1. By defaming our characters. | Matthew v. 11. |
| 2. By embezzling our property. | Philemon 18. |
| 3. By abusing our persons. | Acts vii. 60. |
| And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.—Matthew xxvi. 41. | |
| 1. Of overwhelming afflictions. | Psalm cxxx. 1. |
| 2. Of worldly enticements. | 1 John ii. 16. |
| 3. Of Satan’s devices. | 1 Timothy iii. 7. |
| 4. Of error’s seduction. | 1 Timothy vi. 10. |
| 5. Of sinful affections. | Romans i. 26. |
| For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever.—Jude 25. | |
| 1. Thy kingdom governs all. | Psalm ciii. 19. |
| 2. Thy power subdues all. | Philippians iii. 20, 21. |
| 3. Thy glory is above all. | Psalm cxlviii. 13. |
| Amen.—Ephesians i. 11. | |
| 1. As it is in thy purposes. | Isaiah xiv. 27. |
| 2. So is it in thy promises. | 2 Corinthians i. 20. |
| 3. So be it in our prayers. | Revelation xxii. 20. |
| 4. So shall it be to thy praise. | Revelation xix. 4. |
ACROSTICAL PARAPHRASE.
Our Lord and King, Who reign’st enthroned on high,
Father of Light! mysterious Deity!
Who art the great I AM, the last, the first,
Art righteous, holy, merciful, and just.