3.
I bind myself to-day,
To the power of the ranks of cherubim,[1]Col. i. 16.
In the obedience of angels,Heb. i. 14.
In the service of archangels,[2]Rev. xxii. 9.
In the hope of resurrection unto reward,Acts xxiii. 6.
In the prayers of patriarchs,[3]Gen. xxviii. 20.
In the predictions of prophets,1 Pet. i. 12.
In the preachings of apostles.Matt. xxviii. 19, 20
In the faiths of confessors,[4]Acts vii. 55–60.
In the purity of holy virgins.Rev. xiv. 4.
In the acts of righteous men.Matt. V. 16.
4.
I bind myself to-day,
To the power of heaven, Psa. cxlviii. 1.
The light of sun,
The brightness of moon,[5]Psa. cxlviii. 3.
The splendour of fire,
The speed of lightning,[6] Psa. cxlviii. 7, 8.
The swiftness of wind, Psa. civ. 4.
The depth of the sea,
The stability of earth, Psa. civ. 5.
The firmness of rocks.[7]
5.
I bind myself to-day,
To the power of God to guide me, Deut. xxxiii. 27.
The might of God to uphold me,
The wisdom of God to teach me, Col. iii. 16.
The eye of God to watch over me,
