Prayer for Pastors and Deacons.

GREAT King of saints, enthroned on high, Under thy care thy churches live; Thou dost their various wants supply, And well-appointed elders give.

For pastors may thy name be blest, Who teach the doctrines of the Lord; On deacons may thy favor rest, Chosen according to thy word.

While they their works assigned fulfill, Oh, may their souls with grace be crowned! And patience, sympathy, and zeal, With meekness in their lives abound.

And when their service here is done, Their labors and their conflicts o'er, Then may they wait before thy throne, In heaven to praise thee evermore,