O Lord! from the depths of my heart I would implore Thee to aid me in all good intentions.

My heart overflows with its fulness of gratitude for what Thou hast done for me, and I know Thou wilt not shorten Thy hand.

Thy beauty, Thy loveliness, O God! is beyond our finite vision, far above our expression.

Lord, all I can utter is, Help my weakness." "December 2, 1843 .-- My heart, these two days back, has been filled with love.

Oh, had I some one to whom I could unbosom myself! There is a something that affects my heart which is invisible, and to me strange." Here he seems to intend the literal, physical heart, making it the scene, at the same time, of a spiritual emotion.