Puritan Prayer

"The Saviour"


Thou God of all grace,
Thou has given me a Saviour,
produce in me a faith to live by Him,
to make Him all my desire
all my hope
all my glory.

May I enter Him as my refuge,
build on Him as my foundation,
walk in Him as my way,
follow Him as my guide,
conform to Him as my example,
receive His instruction as my prophet,
rely on His intercession as my high priest,
obey Him as my king.

May I never be ashamed of Him of His words,
but joyfully bear His reproach,
never displease Him to be unholy or imprudent conduct,
never count it a glory if I take it patiently when buffeted for a fault,
never make the multitude my model,
never delay when Thy Word invites to advance.

May the dear Son preserve me from this present evil world,
so that its smiles never allure,
nor its frowns terrify,
nor its vices defile,
nor its errors delude me.

May I feel that I am a stranger and a pilgrim on earth,
declaring plainly that I seek a country,
my title to it becoming daily more clear,
my meetness for it more perfect,
my foretastes of it more abundant,
and whatsoever I do may it be done in the Saviour's name.