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Who's the author of 100 Bible verses that made America defining moments that shaped our enduring foundation of faith? Let's take a listen. Here they came from across the colonies amid fear and rising tensions. Delegates, Arriving in Philadelphia on September the 4th, 1774, to convene the first Continental Congress. There was Samuel Adams and John Adams and George Washington.
These men and many others had come to Philadelphia to discuss how the colony should respond to what they called the Intolerable Acts. Laws that have been passed by the British Parliament after the Boston Tea Party. Among the delegates was Thomas Cushing from Boston, considered by England to be a dangerous radical. Cushing was a Congregationalist and he had strong beliefs in the power of prayer. As they assembled, Cushing made a motion that they began their business every day with prayer.
Some of the delegates opposed this motion because of the diversity of denominations that were represented by the delegates. But Samuel Adams, the firebrand of the Revolution and also a devout member of the Congregational Church, rose and asserted that he was no bigot and could hear a prayer from any gentleman of piety and virtue who was at the same time a friend of his country. And so, when they realized it didn't matter so much the denomination, Sam Adams nominated a local Anglican pastor, Jacob Duchet, to lead in prayer. And the delegates agreed. About the same time, a rumor swept through Philadelphia, which later proved untrue, that at that very moment Boston was being shelled by British cannons.
When the delegates gathered the next morning and assembled in Carpenter's Hall for the agreed-upon prayer, they were all tense and confused. In that room were other icons of liberty, such as John Hancock and Peter. Patrick Henry. Duchet opened the Anglican prayer book to the prescribed reading for the day. and the delegates instantly sensed the section of scripture was providential.
It was from Psalm 35. and Duchet read these words. Plead my cause, O Lord, with those who strive with me. Fight against those who fight against me. Let those be put to shame and brought to dishonor who seek after my life.
Let those be turned back. am brought to confusion who plot my hurt. No more appropriate scripture could have been found. And yet it wasn't pre-planned. Douche was simply reading the day's liturgy.
And then you Jacob Ducher led in a powerful prayer. It lasted in all, they say, about 10 minutes, and it has been called the most famous prayer of the American Revolution. he said in part, O Lord our Heavenly Father, High and mighty King of kings and Lord of lords, who dost from thy throne behold all the dwellers on earth and reignest with power supreme and uncontrolled over all the kingdoms, 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 themselves on thy gracious protection, desiring to be henceforth dependent only upon thee. He continued.
Be thou present, O God of wisdom, and direct the counsels of this honorable assembly. Enable them to settle things on the best and surest foundation. that the scene of blood may be speedily closed, and that order, harmony, and peace may be effectually restored, and that truth and justice, religion and piety prevail and flourish among the people. Preserve the health of their bodies and the vigor of their minds. Shower down upon them and the millions they represent such temporal blessings as thou seest expedient for them in this world, and crown them with everlasting glory in the world to come.
All this we ask in the name and through the merits of Jesus Christ, thy Son and our Savior. Yeah. Well, afterwards, John Adams described this event in a letter to his wife, Abigail. Mr. Duchet appeared and read several prayers in the established form.
And then he read the collect for the seventh day of September, which was the 35th Psalm. You must remember that this was the morning after we heard the horrible rumor of the colonnade of Boston. He said, I never saw a greater effect upon an audience. It seemed as if heaven had ordained that psalm to be read on that morning. After this mister Duchet, unexpectedly to every one, struck out into an extemporaneous prayer, which filled the bosom of every man present.
I must confess, I never heard a better prayer, or one so well pronounced, with fervor. With such ardor, such earnestness 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. It had an excellent effect on everyone there.
According to other accounts, many of the delegates were in tears and some were on their knees. It was as though the Lord Himself had come down into the room to receive the prayers of these frightened. but determined revolutionaries. Jacob Duchet's prayers so braced the Continental Congress. That he henceforth started each day's session in prayer, becoming, in effect, America's first Congressional Chaplain.
And a terrific job on the production, editing, and storytelling by our own Greg Hengler. And a special thanks to Robert Morgan, who's the author of 100 Bible Verses That Made America. My goodness, that line at the beginning of his prayer: be thou present, O God of wisdom. I almost think we should lead all of our prayers there. Because it's such a great and specific place to start.
He had read earlier from Psalm 35 And it felt as if heaven itself had arranged that prayer, said John Adams. The story of the First Continental Congress's first prayer session. Here on Our American Stories. Lee Habib here. As we approach our nation's 250th anniversary, I'd like to remind you that all the history stories you hear on this show are brought to you by the great folks at Hillsdale College.
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