5, 6.

MORNING HYMN.

5.

6.

Morning Hymn.
Arlington.

C. M.

1 My God, thou makest the sun to know
His proper hour to rise,

And, to give light to all below,

Dost send him round the skies.

2 When from the chambers of the east
His morning race begins,
He never tires, nor stops to rest,
But round the world he shines.

3 So, like the sun, would I fulfil
The business of the day;
Begin my work betimes, and still
March on my heavenly way.

4 Give me, O Lord, thine early grace,
Nor let my soul complain,

That the young morning of my days
Has been consumed in vain.

Evening Hymn.

Greenville.

9's & 8's M.

1/HARK! T is the breeze of twilight calling
Earth's weary children to repose,
While, round the couch of nature falling,
Gently the night's soft curtains close.

2 Guard us, Oh Thou, that never sleepest,
Thou, who, in silence throned above,
Over thy slumb'ring children keepest
A watch of glory, power and love.

3 Soon o'er a world in sleep reclining,
Numberless stars through yonder dark
Shall look like eyes of seraphs, shining
From out the veil that hides the ark.

4 Grant that beneath thine eye, securely,
Our souls from conscious life withdrawn,
May, undisturbed, serenely, purely,
Like sealed fountains rest till dawn.

7.

Stephens.

8.

Evening Hymn.

1 AND now another day is gone,,
I'll sing my Maker's praise,

C. M.

Watts.

My comforts every hour make known
His providence and grace.

2 But how my childhood runs to waste!
My sins, how great their sum!
Lord, give me pardon for the past,
And strength for days to come.

3 I lay my body down to sleep,
Let angels guard my head;

And, through the hours of darkness, keep
Their watch around my bed.

4 With cheerful heart I close my eyes,
Since thou wilt not remove;
And in the morning let me rise,
Rejoicing in thy love.

Evening Hymn.
Boylston.

1 THE day is past and gone,
The evening shades appear;

S. M.

EVENING HYMN.

O may we all remember well,
The night of death draws near.

2 We lay our garments by,
Upon our beds to rest;

So death shall soon disrobe us all
Of what we here possessed.

3 Lord, keep us safe this night,
Secure from all our fears;

9, 10.

May angels guard us while we sleep,
Till morning light appears.

9.

Uxbridge.

Evening Hymn.

L. M.

Pierpont.

1 ANOTHER day its course has run,
And still, O God! thy child is blest;
For thou hast been by day my sun,
And thou wilt be by night my rest.

2 Sweet sleep descends, my eyes to close,
And now, when all the world is still,
I give my body to repose,

My spirit to my Father's will.

10.

Hebron.

Evening Hymn.

L. M.

Collyer.

1 ANOTHER fleeting day is gone;

Slow o'er the west the shadows rise;
Swift the soft stealing hours have flown,
And night's dark mantle veils the skies.

2 Another fleeting day is gone,

Swept from the records of the year;
And still, with each successive sun,
Life's fading visions disappear.

11.

THE AUTUMN EVENING.

3 Another fleeting day is gone
To join the fugitives before;
And I, when life's employ is done,
Shall sleep, to wake in time no more.

4 Another fleeting day is gone;

But soon a fairer day shall rise,
A day, whose never setting sun
Shall pour its light o'er cloudless skies.

5 Another fleeting day is gone;
In solemn silence rest, my soul!
Bow down before his awful throne,
Who bids the morn and evening roll.

11.

The Autumn Evening.

Woodstock.

C. M.

W. B. O. Peabody.

1 BEHOLD the western evening light!
It melts in deep'ning gloom;

So calmly Christians sink away,
Descending to the tomb.

2 The winds breathe low; the with'ring leaf
Scarce whispers from the tree;
So gently flows the parting breath,
When good men cease to be.

3 How beautiful on all the hills
The crimson light is shed!

"T is like the peace the Christian gives
To mourners round his bed.

4 How mildly on the wand'ring cloud
The sunset beam is cast!

"T is like the mem'ry left behind

When loved ones breathe their last.

MORNING OR EVENING HYMN.

5 And now above the dews of night,
The yellow star appears;

12, 13.

So faith springs in the breast of those,
Whose eyes are bathed in tears.

6 But soon the morning's happier light
Its glory shall restore;

And eyelids, that are sealed in death,
Shall wake to close no more.

Morning or Evening.

12.

Rockingham.

13.

L. M.

Watts.

1 Mr 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 would devote my days;
Perpetual blessings from thy hand
Demand perpetual songs of praise.

Arlington.

Sabbath Morning.

1 This is the day when Christ arose
So early from the dead;

C. M.

Watts.

Why should I keep my eyelids closed,
And waste my hours in bed?

2 To-day with pleasure, Christians meet,
To pray and hear the word;