O thou eternal and ever blessed God, we would render praise and thanksgiving unto thy great
and holy name, that thou hast given us the gospel of sovereign and efficacious grace,
that thou hast given us a gospel which has its epitome, its manifestation in Him, who
is the Saviour and the friend of sinners. Blessed forever be thy name that it is a faithful
saying, and worthy of all the acceptation that Christ Jesus came into the world to save
sinners. May we be drawn, O Lord, by the cords of love, and may we be bound in the bonds
of redeemer's faithfulness. Do thou grant unto us that more and more we may abound in
that grace, that will glorify Him in the fruit of this spirit, which is love, joy, peace,
longsuffering, gentleness, goodness for Him, meekness, temperance, against which there
is no love. And do thou grant that thy grace may be more abundantly manifest in all thy
people to the ends of the earth, that they may grow in the grace and the knowledge of
our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. For His name's sake. Amen.