John Frederick Starck's Daily hand-book in good and evil days; containing all the meditations and prayers of the complete German original edition, together with an appropriate selection of standard English hymns ...

Front matter

Class _BV4!15

Book '5*Tia_

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Part I. Morning, Noon, And Evening Devotions

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Meditation and Prayer for Sabbath Eve 17

Meditation and Prayer for Sunday Morning 23

Meditation and Prayer on Sunday 27

Meditation and Prayer on Sunday 32

Evening Prayer on Sunday 36

Meditation and Prayer after Hearing God's Word 39

Morning Prayer on Monday 44

Meditation and Prayer on Monday 47

Meditation and Prayer on Monday Evening 51

Morning Prayer on Tuesday 55

Meditation and Prayer on Tuesday 57

Evening Prayer on Tuesday 61

Morning Prayer on Wednesday 63

Meditation and Prayer on Wednesday 65

Evening Prayer on Wednesday 69

Morning Prayer on Thursday 71

Meditation and Prayer on Thursday 74

Evening Prayer on Thursday 78

Morning Prayer on Friday 79

Meditation and Prayer on Friday 82

Evening Prayer on Friday 87

Morning Prayer on Saturday 89

Meditation and Prayer on Saturday 91

Evening Prayer on Saturday 95

Part II. For The Festivals Of The Church

FOR ADVENT. PAGE

FOR CHRISTMAS.

Meditation and Prayer Ill

FOR NEW YEAR.

Morning Prayer at the Close of the Old Year 118

Morning Prayer at the Beginning of the New Year 128

FOR LENT.

Meditation and Prayer on Good Friday. ................ 151

FOR EASTER.

FOR ASCENSION DAY.

FOR PENTECOST. PAGE

FOR THE FESTIVAL OF THE HOLY TRINITY.

for st. Michael's day.

Meditation and Prayer 203

Part III. Prayers For Various Spiritual And Bodily Benefits

The Christian Prays for Temporal, Spiritual and

Eternal Blessings 209

The Christian Thanks God for His Health 214

The Christian Prays God to Sanctify His Heart 218

The Christian Prays God to Govern and Guide Him. . . . 222 The Christian Prays that True Love to God may be

Enkindled in His Heart 226

The Christian Prays God to Implant the Love of His

Neighbor in His Heart 230

The Christian Recognizes that God is the Highest

The Christian Prays God to Preserve and Increase His

The Christian Prays for Humility 244

The Christian Prays for Meekness 249

The Christian Acknowledges the Constant Goodness of

The Christian Reflects upon the Future Glory of the

Children of God 258

The Christian Confesses His Sins, and Prays God for

Forgiveness 362

The Christian Prays when He goes to the Lord's

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The Christian Prays thai God would Give Him

S:re::g::: to Overcome Sin 274

The Christian Desires t: Otter Himself as a Sacrifice

to God 27S

The Christian Prays f or Piety . 2S2

The Christian Prays for a Good Conscience 285

Believing Parents Bring Their Children to God in

Pious Children Prav for Their Parents 296

Book II. For The Use Of The Afflicted

The Afflicted Person rinds Comfort in God's Omnipotence 301

The -Afflicted Person Comforts Himself with the

Thought of God's Love 305

The Afflicted rersrn Comforts Himself with the Hope

of God's Help 309

The Afflicted Person Comforts Himself with the

Thought of God's Mercy 313

The Afflicted Person Meditates upon the Divine

Premises 317

The Afflicted Person Meditates upon God's Purpose

in Sending Affliction 322

The Afflicted Person Prays for Patience and Strength.. . . -.

The Afflicted Person Preys for the Alleviation of His

Sufferings 330

The Afflicted Person Meditates upon the Joyful End

of His Cross . 335

Widows in Their Sorrow Pour out Their Heart Before God .339

Forsaken Orphans Tell Their Troubles to God 344

The Afflicted Person Complains of the Weakness of

His Faith 350

The Afflicted Person Complains of Sinful.. Evil and

Blasphemous Thoughts ■ • 354

Book III. For The Use Of The Sick. Page

Morning Prayer of a Sick Person 362

Evening Prayer of a Sick Person 366

The Sick Person Prays for Patience 371

The Sick Person Prays for God's Help • • 376

The Sick Person Realizes that Man is Mortal 380

The Sick Person Resigns Himself to God's Will to

Live or Die 384

The Sick Person Realizes that the Cross and Affliction

Come from God 388

The Sick Person Recognizes the Benefits of Sickness.... 392 The Sick Person Places His Trust in the Almighty

Power of God N 397

The Sick Person Calls to Mind His Baptismal Covenant 401

The Sick Person Trusts in the Mercy of the Triune

God 407

The Sick Person would Bear His Sufferings without

Murmuring 411

The Sick Person Prepares Himself to Partake of the.

Lord's Supper 415

The Sick Person Prays to God for the Forgiveness of

Sins 419

The Sick Person Prays before Partaking of the Lord's

The Sick Person Prays after Partaking of the Lord's

The Sick Person Prays when He takes His Medicine.. •• 433

The Sick Person Prays for Alleviation of His Pain 437

The Sick Person Prays God not to Forsake Him 441

The Sick Person Meditates upon His Death 445

The Sick Person Meditates upon the Grave and the

Resurrection 451

The Christian Thanks God for His Restoration to

Health 455

Scripture Passages and Short Prayers for Those who

were Sick and have been Restored to Health 460

Book IV. For The Use Of The Dying And Those Who Sur- Round Them. Page

The Dying Person Places Himself before God's Judgment 470

The Dying Person Forgives and Asks Forgiveness 475

The Dying Person Bids Farewell to His Dear Ones

and Gives Them His Blessing 479

The Dying Person Commends Himself to God 483

The Dying Person Meditates upon Heaven 487

The Dying Person Meditates upon the Promises of God.. 491 The Dying Person Meditates upon the Joy and Fellowship of Heaven 495

The Dying Person Comforts Himself with the Thought

of God's Help 501

The Dying Person Desires to Die Trusting in Jesus 503

The Dying Person Prays for a Happy Death. 508

Prayer of the By-standers for the Dying - 512

Sentences, Scripture Passages and Prayers with which

the By-standers may Comfort the Dying One 514

Sentences and Prayers for a Dying Person from the

Hymn : "When My Last Hour is Close at Hand". . . . 547

A Benediction upon the Dying Person 568

Praver of the By-standers after a Person has Died 569

BOOK V. PRAYERS FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS. The Christian Praises God on His Birthday 571

The Christian Thanks God after the Harvest has been

Gathered 576

The Christian Prays during a Thunder-storm 581

The Christian Thanks God after the Thunder-storm is

Past 587

The Christian Prays to God when Starting on a

Journey 595

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The Christian Prays to God while He is Living in a

Strange Land 599

The Christian Prays to God when He is Sick among

Strangers 603

The Christian Thanks God when He has Safely Returned from a Journey 607

The Christian Prays in Time of War 611

The Christian Thanks God for the Restoration of Peace.. 615

The Christian Prays in Time of Famine 619

The Christian Prays in Time of Pestilence 624

The Christian Prays during a' Conflagration 628

The Christian Prays when He has Met with Loss

by Fire 636

The Christian Thanks God when the Fire has been

Extinguished 641

The Christian Prays in Time of Excessive Rain 647

The Christian Prays in Time of Drought 653

HYMNS.

Accept, O Lord, Thy servants thanks 43

Affliction is a stormy deep 366

Alleluia! Alleluia! 165

Almighty God, Thy Word is cast 38

Am I a soldier of the cross 277

And art Thou with us, gracious Lord. 635

And must this body die 455

Away from every mortal care 26

Away, my needless fears 415

Bread of heaven, on Thee we feed. 428

Come, gracious Spirit, heavenly Dove 68

Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove 229

Come, O come, Thou quickening Spirit , 85

Come, ye disconsolate, where'er ye languish 343

Commit Thou all thy griefs 436

Dread Jehovah, God of nations 614

Father of heaven, whose love profound 411

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Father, Son, and Holy Spirit 406

For Thy mercy and Thy grace 125

Give to the wind thy fears 586

God is love, His mercy brightens 308

God moves in a mysterious way 325

God of mercy, hear our prayer 295

God of my life, to Thee I call 445

God of my life, whose gracious power 338

Good news from heaven the angels bring 115

Great God, we sing that mighty hand 136

Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah 602

Hail the day that sees Him rise. . , 176

Hail to the Lord's Anointed 104

Hear what God the Lord hath spoken 495

Holy Ghost, with light divine 188

Holy, holy, holy Lord 646

Holy Jesus, in whose name 652

How are Thy servants blest, O Lord 661

How shall we show our love to Thee 234

I was a wandering sheep 397

I would not live alway 450

Jerusalem the glorious 499

Jerusalem the golden 491

Jesus, at Thy invitation 273

Jesus, cast a look on me 248

Jesus, in Thy dying woes 479

Jesus, my strength, my hope 289

Jesus, still lead on 77

Just as I am, without one plea 267

Lamb of God, I look to Thee 300

Lord, if Thou Thy grace impart 253

Lord, it belongs not to my care 376

Lord Jesus Christ, true man and God 507

Lord of the harvest, once again 580

Lord, to Thee I make confession 475

My faith looks up to Thee • 320

My God, accept my heart this day 281

My God, I leave to Thee my ways 304

My God, my King, Thy various praise 610

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My God, to Thee I now commend 512

My soul, be on thy guard 261

My spirit on Thy care 334

My times are in Thy hand 441

Not all the blood of beasts 147

Now thank we all our God 49

Now that the sun is beaming bright 50

O bless the Lord, my soul 257

O could I find from day to day 284

O day of rest and gladness 35

O for a closer walk with God 217

O for a faith that will not shrink 243

O for a principle within 60

O God of Jacob, by whose hand 598

O God, our Refuge strong and great 627

O God unseen, yet ever near 271

O hear me, Lord, for I am poor 316

O living Bread from heaven 432

O Lord, I would delight in Thee 238

O Lord, my best desire fulfill 606

O Lord, my God, I cry to Thee 503

O Lord, turn not Thy face from me 419

O Sacred Head, now wounded 155

O that the Lord would guide my ways 221

O Thou from whom all goodness flows 371

O Thou that hear'st when sinners cry 265

Our God, our Help in Ages past 401

Sovereign Ruler of the skies 392

Stars of the morning, so gloriously bright 207

Take my life, and let it be 225

Thee we adore, eternal Lord 594

The Lord my Shepherd is 213

This is the day the Lord hath made 31

Thou art my Hiding-place, O Lord 380

Thou very present Aid 349

Thy ceaseless, unexhausted love 460

To Thy temple I repair 21

Weary of earth and laden with my sin 361

We know, by faith we know 388

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When all Thy mercies, O my God , 575

When I can trust my all with God . . 640

When in the hour of utmost need. 622

When my last agony draws nigh 487

When my last hour is close at hand. 548

Who knows how near my end may be ... . 384

With joy our voices we unite 200

Ye servants of the Lord 483

Your harps, ye trembling saints 312