And turn the sacred pages o'er,
And praise thy name and pray.
3 Midst hourly cares may love present
Its incense to thy throne;
And, while the world our hands employs,
Our hearts be thine alone.
4 At night we lean our weary heads
On thy paternal breast;
And, safely folded in thine arms,
Resign our powers to rest.
5 In solid, pure delights, like these,
Let all my days be past;
Nor shall I then impatient wish,
Nor shall I fear the last.
1 NOW the shades of night are gone;
Now the morning light is come;
Lord, may I be thine to-day-
Drive the shades of sin away.
2 Fill my soul with heav'nly light,
Banish doubt, and cleanse my sight;
In thy service, Lord, to-day,
Help me labour, help me pray.
3 Keep my haughty passions bound
Save me from my foes around;
Going out and coming in,
Keep me safe from ev'ry sin.
4 When my work of life is past,
Oh! receive me then at last!
Night of sin will be no more,
When I reach the heav'nly shore.
I THUS far the Lord has led me on;
Thus far his power prolongs my days;
And ev'ry evening shall make known
Some fresh memorial of his grace.
2 Much of my time has run to waste, And I, perhaps, am near my home; But he forgives my follies past;
He gives me strength for days to come. 3 I lay my body down to sleep;
Peace is the pillow for my head; While well appointed angels keep Their watchful stations round my
4 Thus, when the night of death shall come, My flesh shall rest beneath the ground, And wait thy voice to break my tomb,
With sweet salvation in the sound,
1 DREAD Sov'reign, let my ev'ning song
Like holy incense rise;
Assist the offering of my tongue
To reach the lofty skies.
2 Through all the dangers of the day
Thy hand was still my guard;
And still to drive my wants away,
Thy mercy stood prepar❜d.
3 Perpetual blessings from above
Encompass me around,
But oh! how few returns of love
Hath my Redeemer found!
4 What have I done for him who died
To save my guilty soul?
Alas! my sins are multiplied,
Fast as my minutes roll!
5 Yet, with this guilty heart of mine,
Lord, to thy cross I flee,
And to thy grace my soul resign,
To be renew'd by thee.
1 GREAT God, to thee my evening song With humble gratitude I raise;
Oh let thy mercy tune my tongue,
And fill my heart with lively praise.
2 My days unclouded as they pass, And ev'ry gently rolling hour, Are monuments of wondrous grace,
And witness to thy love and pow'r. 3 Thy love and pow'r, celestial guard,
Preserve me from surrounding harm:
Can danger reach me while the Lord
Extends his kind, protecting arm?
4 Let this blest hope my eyelids close;
With sleep refresh my feeble frame;
Safe in thy care may I repose,
And wake with praises to thy name.
1 GLORY to thee, my God, this night,
For all the blessings of the light;
Keep me, oh keep me, King of kings,
Beneath thine own almighty wings.
2 Forgive me Lord, for thy dear Son,
The ill that I this day have done;
That with the world, myself, and thee,
I, ere I sleep, at peace may be.
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.
may dread
The grave as little as my bed;
Teach me to die, that so I may
Rise glorious at the awful day.
4 Teach me to live, that I
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 bestow'd!
How largely hast thou blest!
My cup with plenty overflow'd,
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;
And then to realms of endless light, Oh let my spirit soar.
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.
1 SOFTLY now the light of day Fades upon my sight away;
Free from care-from labour free, Lord, I would commune with thee. 2 Soon, for me, the light of day Shall for ever pass away:
Then from sin and sorrow free,
Take me, Lord, to dwell with thee!
HYMN. C. M.
Evening Prayer and Praise.
1 INDULGENT Father, by whose care, I've pass'd another day,
Let me this night thy mercy share;
O, teach me how to pray.
2 Show me my sins, that I may mourn
My guilt before thy face;
Direct me, Lord, to Christ alone,
And save me by thy grace.
3 Let each returning night declare
The tokens of thy love;
And ev'ry hour thy grace prepare
My soul for joys above.
4 And when on earth I close mine eyes,
To sleep in death's embrace,
Let me to heav'n and glory rise,
To see thy smiling face.
Evening Communion with God.
1 NOW, from labour and from care,
Twilight shades have set me free;
In the work of praise and pray'r,
Lord, I would converse with thee.
O, behold me from above,
Fill me with a Saviour's love.
2 Sin and sorrow, guilt and wo,
Wither all my earthly joys;
Nought can charm me here below,
But my Saviour's melting voice.
Lord, forgive; thy grace restore,
Make me thine for evermore.
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