confidence that we have in Him,
that if we ask any thing according to
His will, He heareth us. 1 John
v. 14.

Thou who shuttest heaven by I have the keys of death and of
Thy word, hell. These things saith He that
And loosest its bars, is holy, He that is true: He
that hath the key of David. He
that openeth and no man shutteth,
and shutteth and no man {267}
openeth. I have set before thee
an open door, and no man can
shut it. Rev. i. 18; iii. 7,8

Release us by command, we pray Thy sins be forgiven thee.
Thee, Matt. ix. 22. Bless the Lord, O
From all our sins. my soul ... who forgiveth all
thine iniquities. Ps. ciii. 2. This
is your blood of the New Testament,
which is shed for many
for the remission of sins. Matt.
xxvi. 28. Have mercy upon me,
O God ... according to the
multitude of Thy tender mercies,
blot out my transgressions. Wash
me throughly from mine iniquity,
and cleanse me from my
sin. Ps. li (l).