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REV. T. Muller’s prayer. 
Power as with a shield. Thou hast promised, in Thy 
word — ' When thou passes! through the waters I will be 
with thee ; and through the rivers, they shall not over- 
flow thee ; when thou walkest through the fire, thou 
shalt not be burned, neither shall the flame kindle upon 
thee : for I am the Lord thy God, the Holy one of 
Israel, thy Saviour.’ Be pleased, we beseech Thee, O 
Lord ! to fulfil all Thy gracious promises in us for the 
time to come, as Thou hast done hitherto. Continue, 
in mercy toward us, to be our hiding-place and covert 
from the tempest, and a comfortable shade in a dry and 
weary land ; for if Thou art with us, who can be against 
us *? Let no evil befal us, nor any plague come nigh 
our ships. Preserve our going out and our coming 
in, from henceforth and for evermore. And since it is 
Thy holy will, that all Thy children should go through 
much tribulation into the Kingdom of Heaven, be 
pleased, O Lord ! to bless and sanctify all our afflictions 
to Thy honour and glory. Give grace, wisdom, and 
judgment to thy servant, in whose hands Thou hast 
put the chief command and direction of this Expedition, 
and to those who are associated with him, and appointed 
to negociate conventions with the African Chiefs. 
Grant, we beseech Thee, that each and all of us may 
be a light and a salt to the people of this benighted 
country, that they may see our good works, and praise 
Thee our Heavenly Father. O ! Thou that rules! over 
all the kingdoms of the Heathen, and turnest the hearts 
