accept these our inadequate praises. These praises come from us, the people You love. And as we prize any little things that come from those we love, so do we feel that You will accept our thanksgiving, the reverential homage of Your people.

We redeemed ones, are a people You have drawn close to You, whose names are engraved on the palms of Your hands, of whom You are the active head, and for whom Your heart beats true and full of love even right now.

Oh, we can say we love You and we wish we loved You more. But You art very dear to us. There is nothing and no one on earth like You. For the love of You name we would live and die. If we think we love You more than we do, we pray that we may yet love You more than we think.

Oh, take these hearts of ours and unite them with Your own, and make Yourself, heart and soul and life and everything to us. For whom have we in heaven but You, and there is none on earth we desire beside You.

We worship the Father, we worship the Son, we worship the Holy Spirit with all the powers of our being. We fall prostrate before the awesome yet glorious throne of the Infinite Majesty of heaven. May the Lord accept us and our praises, since we offer these praises in the name of Jesus.

And now most blessed Lord, look down upon those who do not love You. O Redeemer, look upon them with those eyes of Yours which are as flames of fire. Let them see how ill they treat You.

May they consider within themselves how hopeless is the ingratitude they show in neglecting the Saviour's blood and the love of the Saviour's heart. Oh, bring the careless and the godless to seek Your mercy. Let those that are postponing claims of Christ understand that this is treason against His Majesty.

O Saviour, dart You arrows abroad and let them arrest many that they may fall down before You and cry out for Your great mercy.

But there are some who are wounded: broken hearts that seek peace; men and women, like Cornelius, that want to hear the words of God's salvation.

We pray these mercies in the name which is above every name, the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, our soon-coming Saviour and Lord,
Amen.

adapted from The Prayers of C.H. Spurgeon, 1834 - 1892.