A REVISED and enlarged edition of the general Liturgy-Book for the Congregations of the United Brethren having been published; our next endeavor has been, to fatisfy the defire of our Congregations, by publishing likewise a new edition of LITANIES for the respective CHOIRS. It confifts of the following Litanies :

I. For the Children;

II. For the Single Brethren;
III. For the Single Sisters;

IV. For the Married Brethren and Sisters;
V. For the Widowers; and,

VI. For the Widows.

These are now delivered to the faid Choirs, with a renewed cordial wish, that

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our dear Lord and Savior may richly impart unto each of thefe divifions of his Congregation, from the fulness of his holy merits, all that is requifite for their ftate and calling; and that unto Him the Holy Ghoft may perfect new praises out of their hearts and mouths.

Thus unto JESUS JEHOVAH
All Choirs will render praises,
When each to him Hallelujah,
With-Lord have mercy!—raises.

I.

LITANIES OF THE CHILDREN.

1*.

L. LORD GOD OUR FATHER, WHICH ART IN

HEAVEN!

A. Hallowed be thy name: thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth, as it is in Heaven; give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trefpaffes, as we forgive them that trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil;

L. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, for ever and ever,

A. Amen!

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1. Thee, Abba, Father! we revere
For calling us thy children dear;
G. A father's heart we find in thee,
Since Chrift our Brother deign'd to be.

B.

2. Thou haft the world fo greatly lov'd,
That thou, by boundless mercy mov'd,
Didft give thy well-beloved Son,
By death for all our fins t' atone;

* A. is fung by all the children; B. by the boys; L. by the

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and G. by the girls.

B. 3. That he all, who in him believe,
Might in thy family receive.

4. May we this living faith obtain,
And faithful to the end remain.

L. LORD GOD HOLY GHOST!
A. Abide with us for ever!

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B. God Holy Spirit! thee we praise
For thy inftructions, gifts, and grace,

G. And for declaring unto us

Our Savior's fuff'rings, wounds, and crofs.

45. Grant, that we all attentive be,
And prove obedient unto thee

For all the grace thou doft afford
In leading us to Chrift our Lord.

G. 6. O let our needy fouls by faith
Enjoy the merits of Chrift's death.
B. And may his precious blood bedew,
And hallow all we think or do.

L. LORD GOD SON, THOU SAVIOR OF THE WORLD!

A. Own us to be thine!

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7. Jefus, the children's dearest friend, G. Who doft to all our wants attend, 4. Thou waft a child, and knoweft well How we, thy helpless children, feel.

B.

8. We humbly thee approach, and greet
With reverence thy pierced feet;

G. We kifs thy hand, which hath bestow'd
On us, thy children, fo much good.

A.

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9. Embrace us in thy tender way,
And blefs us all we humbly pray,
As thou on earth didft formerly,
When they young children brought to thee.

10. We are baptiz'd into thy death,
And call'd to praise thee with each breath;
Thou'ft bought us with thy blood divine,
O take and keep us ever thine!

A.

Both now and for ever devoted to thee.

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11. The grace of our Lord Jefus Chrift,
The love of God, fo highly priz'd,
The Holy Ghoft's communion be
With all of us moft fenfibly.

Amen