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3 Let my blest Guardian, while I sleep,
His watchful station near me keep,
My heart with love celestial fill,
And guard me from th' approach of ill.
4 Teach me to live, that I may dread
The grave as little as my bed;
Teach me to die, that so I may
Rise glorious at the awful day.
5 Lord, let my soul forever share
The bliss of thy paternal care;

"Tis heaven on earth-'tis heaven above!
To see thy face, and sing thy love.

6 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise him all creatures here below;
Praise him above, ye heavenly host,
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

706

C. M.

York. Medfield.

1 IN mercy, Lord, remember me,
Through all the hours of night,
And grant to me most graciously
The safeguard of thy might.
2 With cheerful heart I close my eyes
Since thou wilt not remove:
Oh, in the morning let me rise
Rejoicing in thy love!-

3 Or, if this night should prove the last,
Ánd end my transient days;

707

Lord, take me to thy promised rest,
Where I may sing thy praise.

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1 INDULGENT God, whose bounteous care,
O'er all thy works is shown,

Oh let my grateful praise and prayer
Arise before thy throne.

2 What mercies has this day bestowed!
How largely hast thou blest!
My cup with plenty overflowed,
"With cheerfulness my breast.

3 Now may soft slumber close my eyes,
From pain and sickness free;
And let my waking thoughts arise,
To meditate on thee.

4 Thus bless each future day and night,
Till life's vain scene is o'er;

708

And then to realms of endless light,
Oh let my spirit soar.

S. M.

1 ANOTHER day is past,
The hours forever fled;
And time is bearing me away,
To mingle with the dead.
2 My mind in perfect peace

Dover. Bethany

My Father's care shall keep;
I yield to gentle slumber now,
For thou canst never sleep.
3 How blessed, Lord, are they
On thee securely stayed!
Nor shall they be in life alarmed,
Nor be in death dismayed.

709

S. M.

Mornington. Pentonville

1 THE day is past and gone,
The evening shades appear;
Oh, may I ever keep in mind,
The night of death draws near.
2 Lord, keep me safe this night,
Secure from all my fears;
May angels guard me while I sleep,
Till morning light appears.

3 And when I early rise,

To view th' unwearied sun,
May I set out to win the prize,
And after glory run.

4 Lord, when my days are past,
And I from time remove,
Oh may I in thy bosom rest,
The bosom of thy love.

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1 SOFTLY now the light of day
Fades upon my sight away;
Free from care-from labor free,
Lord, I would commune with thee.
2 Soon, for me, the light of day
Shall forever pass away:

Edyfield

711

Then, from sin and sorrow free,
Take me, Lord, to dwell with thee!

8s, 3s & 6.

1 ERE I sleep, for every favor,

This day showed

By my God,

I do bless my Saviour.

2 Leave me not, but ever love me;

Let thy peace
Be my bliss,

Till thou hence remove me.

3 Thou, my rock, my guard, my tower,
Safely keep,
While I sleep,

Me, with all thy power.

4. And, whene'er in death I slumber,
Let me rise

712

With the wise,

Counted in their number.

L. M.

Auburn.

Duke Street. Medway

A Hymn for Morning or Evening.

1 MY God, how endless is thy love!
Thy gifts are every evening new;
And morning mercies from above
Gently distil like early dew.

2 Thou spread'st the curtains of the night,
Great Guardian of my sleeping hours;
Thy sovereign word restores the light,
And quickens all my drowsy powers.
3 I yield my powers to thy command,
To thee I consecrate my days;
Perpetual blessings from thine hand
Demand perpetual songs of praise.

713

C. M.

1 HOSANNA, with a cheerful sound,
To God's upholding hand;

Peterboro'.

Ten thousand snares attend us round,
And yet secure we stand.

2 That was a most amazing power
That raised us with a word;
And every day, and every hour,
We lean upon the Lord.

3 The rising morn cannot assure
That we shall end the day;
For death stands ready at the door
To hurry us away.

4 Our life is forfeited by sin
To God's avenging law;

We own thy grace, inmortal King,
In every breath we draw.

5 God is our sun-whose daily light
Our joy and safety brings;
Our feeble frame lies safe at night,
Beneath his shady wings.

714

C. M.

Walney. Bowdoin

1 ON thee, each morning, O my God,
My waking thoughts attend;
In thee are founded all my hopes,
In thee my wishes end.

2 My soul, in pleasing wonder lost,
Thy boundless love surveys;

And, fired with grateful zeal, prepares
A sacrifice of praise.

3 When evening slumbers press my eyes,
With his protection blest,

In peace and safety I commit
My weary limbs to rest.

4 My spirit, in his hand secure,
Fears no approaching ill;
For, whether waking or asleep,
Thou, Lord, art with me still.

715

GENERAL ASCRIPTIONS OF PRAISE.

78.

Humble Adoration and Praise.

Pleyel's Hymn

1 HEAVENLY Father-sovereign Lord,
Be thy glorious name adored!
Lord, thy mercies never fail;
Hail, celestial goodness, hail!

2 Though unworthy, Lord, thine ear,
Deign our humble songs to hear;
Purer praise we hope to bring,
When around thy throne we sing.

3 While on earth ordained to stay,
Guide our footsteps in thy way,
Till we come to dwell with thee,
Till we all thy glory see.
4 Then with angel-harps again
We will wake a nobler strain;
There, in joyful songs of praise,
Our triumphant voices raise.

716

S. M. St. Thomas. Paddington.

1 ALMIGHTY Maker, God!
How wondrous is thy name!
Thy glories how diffused abroad,
Through all creation's frame

2 Nature, in every dress,

Her humble homage pays;
And does a thousand ways express
Her undissembled praise.

3 My soul would rise and sing
Her great Creator too;

Fain would my tongue adore my King,
And pay the homage due.

4 Let joy and worship spend
The remnant of my days;

717

And oft to God, my soul, ascend,
In grateful songs of praise.

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1 SONGS of praise the angels sang,
Heaven with hallelujahs rang,
When Jehovah's work begun,
When he spake, and it was done.
2 Songs of praise awoke the morn,
When the Prince of Peace was born:
Songs of praise arose, when he
Captive led captivity.

3 Heaven and earth must pass away,
Songs of praise shall crown that day:
God will make new heavens and earth,
Songs of praise shall hail their birth.
4 Saints below, with heart and voice,
Still in songs of praise rejoice;
Learning here, by faith and love,
Songs of praise to sing above.

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