Excerpt from Seamen's Manual for Public and Private Worship The Forms for the Lord's Day have been chiefly taken from the Book of Common Prayer; those for daily morning and evening worship, and for special occasions, have been com posed expressly for the Manual, and comprise the principal subjects for which Forms of Prayer and Thanksgiving are required. They are believed to be of suitable length for all ordinary occasions, but should it be found desirable, owing to stress of weather or from any other cause, to shorten the ser vices for the Lord's Day, the portions included in brackets may be omitted; for a similar reason a briefer service for the Burial of the Dead has been prepared, to be used in place of the full service when circumstances render it more desirable. The Hymns are mainly of a general character, expressing the common experience of the Christian heart in all conditions of life, but many of them were written for the especial use of seamen. They are strictly evangelical, presenting in simple language the truths of the gospel for the instruction, the edifying, and the consolation of those who may use them, and are designed for reading as well as for singing. This Manual has been prepared in deep sympathy with those who are called to spend their lives upon the sea, and is sent forth with the fervent prayer that, by the grace of God, it may become a blessing to those who, out upon the deep or in port, may desire to lift their hearts in prayer and praise to the God of all mercy and strength. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.