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Introduction: Bible Verses that Shaped America 0:00 Welcome to this pray dot com series from Kingdom Voices brought to you by W publishing. In this series, join pastor Robert j Morgan in exploring the Bible verses that made America. If you enjoy0:12 this tour through the biblical roots of American history, find more in his book, 100 Bible verses that made America, defining moments that shaped our enduring foundation of faith.0:23 September 7 17 74. The first prayer of the Continental Congress. Plead my cause, oh lord, with those who strive with me. Psalm0:35 35 1. Amid fear and rising tensions, delegates from across the colonies arrived in Philadelphia on September fourth 170:46 74 to convene the First Continental Congress. Before tackling the weighty issues of the day, they acted upon a motion by Thomas Cushing from Massachusetts to begin their0:57 business with prayer. Some opposed the motion because of the diversity of denominations represented by the delegates. But Samuel Adams, the firebrand of the revolution and a devoutThe Call for Prayer Amid Tension 1:09 member of the congregational church, rose and, quote, asserted that he was no bigot and could hear a prayer from any gentleman of piety and virtue who was at the same time1:21 a friend to his country. Adams nominated a local Anglican pastor, Jacob Duches, to lead in prayer, and the delegates agreed. About the same time, a rumor swept through Philadelphia,1:33 which later proved untrue, that Boston was being shelled by British cannons. So the next morning when the delegates assembled in Carpenter's Hall for the agreed upon prayer, they1:45 were tense and confused. In that room were such icons as George Washington, John Adams, Samuel Adams, John Hancock, and Patrick Henry.1:57 Dushy opened his Anglican prayer book to the prescribed reading for the day, and the delegates instantly sensed the selection of scripture was providential. Psalm2:08 35. It says, plead my cause, oh lord, with those who strive with me. Fight against those who fight against me. Let those be put to shame and brought to2:20 dishonor who seek after my life. Let those be turned back and brought to confusion who plot my hurt. Duchay then led in a powerful prayer lasting about 10Psalm 35 and Duche's Famous Prayer 2:32 minutes, which has been called the most famous prayer of the American Revolution. He said in part, oh, lord, our heavenly father, high and mighty king of kings2:44 and lord of lords, who dust from thy throne behold all the dwellers on earth and reignest with power supreme and uncontrolled over all of the kingdoms,2:56 empires, and governments. Look down in mercy, we beseech thee, on these our American states who have fled to thee from the rod of the oppressor and thrown themselves3:08 on thy gracious protection desiring to henceforth be dependent only on thee. Be thou present, oh god of wisdom, and direct the councils of this3:20 honorable assembly. Enable them to settle things on the best insurers foundation that the scene of blood might be speedily closed, that order, harmony, and peace might3:32 be effectually restored, that truth and justice, religion, and piety will prevail and flourish among the people, Preserve the health of their bodies and the vigor of their3:43 minds. Shower down on them and the millions they represent such temporal blessings as thou seest expedient for them in this world and crown them with everlasting glory3:55 in the world to come. All this we ask in the name and through the merits of Jesus Christ, thy son and our savior. Afterward, John Adams described the events in aHeaven's Effect and Lasting Legacy 4:07 letter to his wife, Abigail. He said, mister DuChez appeared and read several prayers in the established form and then read a collect for the seventh day of September, which was the 304:19 fifth Psalm. You must remember that this was the next morning after we heard the horrible rumor of the canon aid of Boston. I never saw a greater effect upon an audience. It seemed4:31 as if heaven had ordained that Psalm to be read on that morning. After this, mister DuChez, unexpectedly to everybody, struck out into an extemporaneous prayer,4:42 which filled the bosom of every man present. I must confess I never heard a better prayer or 1 so well pronounced. Such fervor, such ardor, such earnestness4:55 and pathos, and in language so elegant and sublime for America, for the congress, for the province of Massachusetts Bay, and especially for the town of Boston.5:07 It had an excellent effect upon everybody there. According to other accounts, many of the delegates were in tears and some were on their knees. It was as though the Lord5:18 himself had come down into that room to receive the prayers of the frightened but determined revolutionaries. DuChez's prayers so braced the Continental Congress that he5:30 henceforth started each day's session and prayer becoming in effect America's first congressional chaplain.In this video 0:00 Introduction: Bible Verses that Shaped America1:00 The Call for Prayer Amid Tension2:30 Psalm 35 and Duche's Famous Prayer4:00 Heaven's Effect and Lasting Legacy
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