VOYAGE TO GREENLAND. 
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one of the clergymen offered up a fervent siipplica- 
tion to Almighty God, to extend his blessings and 
protection in all cases of difficulty and danger to 
which his congregation would soon be exposed; 
another then delivered an appropriate lecture to the 
crew, on the duty and advantage of reliance on 
God’s goodness in distress, and other visitations 
of Providence. At three o’clock, just on the first 
of the ebb tide, we weighed anchor, and the wind 
being light, put two boats a-head, and sailed towards 
the floating light, where our pilot left us. At 
eight o’clock, the captain, as I found to be his usual 
custom in concluding the Sabbath, ordered all the 
boys and young men into his cabin, alternately to 
read a verse in the Bible, for three or four chapters : 
after this, we all fell upon our knees, and he 
offered up an extempore and most impressive prayer, 
which, for composition and fervent supplication, I 
have seldom heard excelled, and which I shall, 
with his permission, here annex. 
A PRAYER ON THE COMMENCEMENT OF A VOYAGE 
TO GREENLAND. 
Almighty God, the King immortal, invisible, eternal, who 
art the creator and preserver of mankind, in knowledge of whom 
standeth our eternal life, and whose service is perfect freedom: 
we would approach thy footstool with the voice of supplication and 
prayer, and with thanksgivings would make known our requests 
unto thee. 
Though we, from our numerous iniquities, are not worthy to 
come into thy divine presence, nor can he entitled to the least act 
of' thy favour ; though our best actions in the view of infinite 
