MORNING. ALL praise to Thee who safe hast kept, 11 And hast refreshed me while I slept; Grant, Lord, when I from death shall wake, I may of endless life partake, Disperse my sins as morning dew; And with Thyself my spirit fill. All I design or do or say ; In Thy sole glory may unite, 4 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; TIMELY happy, timely wise, Hearts that with rising morn arise ; Through sleep and darkness safely brought, Restor'd to life, to pow'r and thought. 2 New mercies each returning day Hover around us as we pray; New thoughts of God, new hopes of heav'n. 3 Only, O Lord, in Thy great love Fit us for perfect rest above; 3 OPEN thine eyes, my soul, and see The light of day restor’d to thee; And lift thine heart and choose the way Thou mean'st to travel through the day. 2 Think of the dangers thou may'st meet, And watch with care thy sliding feet; And mark the place, and fall no more. 3 Think of the helps thy God bestows, And cast to steer thy course by those : When thou didst well, and do so still. 4 Guard Thou, O Lord, my daily course : Draw me with love's constraining force; M Y God, how endless is Thy love, VI Thy gifts are ev'ry ev’ning new ; And morning mercies from above Gently distil like early dew. 2 Thou spread'st the curtain of the night, Great Guardian of my sleeping hours ; Again Thy word restores the light, And quickens all my drowsy pow'rs. 3 I yield my pow'rs to Thy command, To Thee I consecrate my days; 5 CHRIST, whose glory fills the skies ; Christ, the true and only light; Triumph o'er the shades of night: Light to cheer my clouded heart: 2 Dark and cheerless is the morn, Unenlighten'd, Lord, by Thée; Till Thy brightning beams we see : Light to cheer my clouded heart. Pierce the gloom of sin and grief; All the mists of unbelief; 6 GUArough the EVENING. Through the perils of the night: Turn my darkness into light. May my thoughts be still with Thee : Take me to Thy care and keeping, Watch, preserve, and comfort me. |