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2 On thee my waking raptures dwell, When crimson gleams the east adorn, Thee, victor of the grave and hell,

Thee, source of life's eternal morn. 3 When noon her throne in light arrays, To thee, my soul triumphant springs; LL Thee, thron'd in glory's endless blaze,

Thee, Lord of lords, and King of kings. 4 O'er earth, when shades of ev'ning steal, To death and thee my thoughts I give; To death, whose pow'r I soon must feel, To thee, with whom I trust to live.

HYMN 164.

Morning Hymn.

1 AWAKE, my soul, and with the sun

Thy daily course of duty run;
Shake off dull sloth, and early rise
To pay thy morning sacrifice.

2 Redeem thy mispent time that's past;
Live this day, as if 'twere thy last:
T'' improve thy talents take due care;
'Gainst the great day thyself prepare.
3 Let all thy converse be sincere,

Thy conscience as the noon-day clear;
Think how th' all-seeing God, thy ways
And all thy secret thoughts surveys.
4 Wake, and lift up thyself, my heart,
And with the angels bear thy part;
Who all night long unweari'd sing,
Glory to thee, eternal King."

5 I wake, I wake, ye heav'nly choir;
May your devotion me inspire;
That I like you my age may spend,
Like you may on my God attend.
6 May I like you in God delight,
Have all day long my God in sight;
Perform like you my Maker's will:
O! may I never more do ill.

7 Glory to thee, who safe hast kept,
And hast refresh'd me whilst I slept:

(L. M.)

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Grant, Lord, when I from death shall wake,
I may of endless life partake.

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8 Lord, I my vows to thee renew;
Scatter my sins as morning dew;
Guard my first spring of thought and will,
And with thyself my spirit fill.

9 Direct, control, suggest this day,
All I design, or do, or say,

That all my pow'rs, with all their might,
In thy sole glory may unite.

10 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow,
Praise him, all creatures here below;
Praise him above y' angelic host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

HYMN 165.

Morning.

1 ARISE, my soul! with rapture rise!

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(L. M.)

And, fill'd with love and fear, adore

The awful Sov'reign of the skies,
Whose mercy lends me one day more.

2 And may this day, indulgent Pow'r!
Not idly pass, nor fruitless be;
But may each swiftly flying hour
Still nearer bring my soul to Thee.
3 But can it be? that Pow'r divine

Is thron'd in light's unbounded blaze;
And countless worlds and angels join
To swell the glorious song of praise:
4 And will he deign to lend an ear,

When I poor abject mortal, pray?
V. Yes, boundless goodness! he will hear,
Nor cast the meanest wretch away.
5 Then let me serve thee all my days,

And may my zeal with years increase:
For pleasant Lord, are all thy ways,
And all thy paths are paths of peace.

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O thee let my first off'rings rise,
Whose sun creates the day,

Swift as his gladd'ning influence flies,
And spotless as his ray.

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(c. M.)

2 This day thy fav'ring hand be nigh,
So oft vouchsaf'd before;

Still may it lead, protect, supply,
And I that hand adore.

3 If bliss thy providence impart,
For which resign'd, I pray,
Give me to feel a cheerful heart,
And grateful homage pay.

4 Affliction should thy love intend,
As vice or folly's cure,
Patient to gain that gracious end,
May I the means endure.

5 Be this and ev'ry future day
Still wiser than the past,
And when I all my life survey,
May grace sustain at last.

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NOW

Now the morning light is come;

Lord, may we be thine to day;

Drive the shades of sin away.

2 Fill our souls with heav'nly light,
Banish doubt and clear our sight,
In thy service, Lord, to-day,
May we labour, watch and

pray.

3 Keep our haughty passions bound;
Save us from our foes around;
Going out and coming in
Keep us safe from ev'ry sin.

4 When our work of life is past,
O receive us then at last;
Night and sin will be no more,
When we reach the heav'nly shore.

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YLORY to thee, my God, this night, For all the blessings of the light: Keep me, O keep me, King of kings, Under thine own Almighty wings.

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2 Forgive me, Lord, for thy dear Son,
The ills that I this day have done;
That with the world, myself, and thee,
I, ere I sleep, at peace may be.

3 Teach me to live, that I may dread
The grave as little as my bed;
Teach me to die, that so I may
Triumphing rise at the last day.
4 O may my soul on thee repose,
And with sweet sleep mine eyelids close:
Sleep, that may me more vig'rous make,
To serve my God, when I awake.
5 When in the night, I sleepless lie,
My soul with heav'nly thoughts supply:
Let no ill dreams disturb my rest,
No pow'rs of darkness me molest.
6 Oh! when shall I, in endless day,
For ever chase dark sleep away,
And hymns divine with angels sing,
Glory to thee, eternal King!

7 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow,
Praise him, all creatures here below;
Praise him above, y' angelic host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

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HYMN 169.

Evening.

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(L. M.)

REAT God! to thee my ev'ning song
With humble gratitude I raise:

O let thy mercy tune my tongue,
And fill my heart with lively praise.

2 My days unclouded as they pass,
And ev'ry onward rolling hour,
Are monuments of wondrous grace,
And witness to thy love and pow'r.
3 And yet this thoughtless, wretched heart,
Too oft regardless of thy love,
Ungrateful, can from thee depart,
And from the path of duty rove,

4 Seal my forgiveness in the blood

Of Christ, my Lord; his name alone

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I plead for pardon, gracious God,
And kind acceptance at thy throne.
5 With hope in him mine eyelids close,
With sleep refresh my feeble frame;
Safe in thy care may I repose,
And wake with praises to thy Name.

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HYMN 170.
Evening.

TOW from the altar of our hearts,
Let flames of love arise;

Assist us, Lord, to offer up
Our ev'ning sacrifice.

2 Minutes and mercies multipli'd
Have made up all this day;

(c. M.)

Minutes came quick, but mercies were
More swift, more free than they.

3 New time, new favours, and new joys,
Do a new song require;

Till we shall praise thee as we would
Accept our hearts' desire.

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