42 BLIGH'S PRAYER, 
thy gracious protection. Thou hast showed us 
wonders in the deep, that we might see how 
powerful and gracious a God Thou art, how 
able and ready to help those who trust in Thee, 
Thou hast given us strength, and led us, and 
hast shown how both winds and seas obey thy 
command, that we may learn even from them 
hereafter to obey thy Holy Word, and do as 
Thou hast commanded. 
" We bless and glorify thy name for this thy 
mercy in preserving us from perishing. And 
we humbly beseech Thee to make us truly sen- 
sible of such thy Almighty goodness, that we 
may be always ready to express a thankfulness, 
not only by our words, but by our lives, by 
living more obediently to thy Holy Command- 
ments. 
" Continue, Lord, we beseech Thee, through 
the mediation of our Blessed Saviour Jesus 
Christ, this thy goodness towards us. Strengthen 
our minds and guide our steps. Grant unto us 
health and strength to continue our voyage, 
and so bless our miserable morsel of bread, 
that it may be sufficient for our undertaking. 
O, Almighty God ! relieve us from our extreme 
distress, such as men never felt. Conduct us, 
through thy mercy, to a safe haven, and in the 
end restore us to our disconsolate families and 
friends. 
" We promise, Lord, with full and con- 
trite hearts, never to forget thy great mercies 
vouchsafed unto us. We promise to renew our 
unfeigned thanks at thy Divine Altar, and to 
amend our lives according to thy Holy Word. 
