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MORNING.

1 ALL praise to Thee who safe hast kept, And hast refreshed me while I slept; Grant, Lord, when I from death shall wake, I may of endless life partake.

2 Lord, I my vows to Thee renew;
Disperse my sins as morning dew;
Guard my first springs of thought and will,
And with Thyself my spirit fill.
3 Direct, control, suggest, this day,
All I design or do or say;

That all my powers, with all their might,
In Thy sole glory may unite.

4 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.

2TIMELY 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 perils past, new sins forgiv❜n,

New thoughts of God, new hopes of heav'n.

3 Only, O Lord, in Thy great love
Fit us for perfect rest above;
And help us this, and ev'ry day,
To live more nearly as we pray.

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PEN 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;
Think where thou once hast fall'n before,
And mark the place, and fall no more.
3 Think of the helps thy God bestows,
And cast to steer thy course by those :
Think of the comfort thou didst feel
When thou didst well, and do so still.
4 Guard Thou, O Lord, my daily course:
Draw me with love's constraining force;
Still may I walk, and heav'n-ward tend
By Christ the way, to Thee mine end.

4 MY God, how endless is Thy love,
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;
Perpetual mercies from Thy hand,
Demand perpetual songs of praise.

5 CHRIST, whose glory fills the skies ; Christ, the true and only light; Sun of righteousness, arise,

Triumph o'er the shades of night:
Day-spring from on high, impart
Light to cheer my clouded heart:

2 Dark and cheerless is the morn,
Unenlighten'd, Lord, by Thee;
Joyless is the day's return,

Till Thy bright'ning beams we see :
Till those bright'ning beams impart
Light to cheer my clouded heart.

3 Visit, Lord, this soul of mine,
Pierce the gloom of sin and grief;
Scatter with Thy rays divine
All the mists of unbelief;
Day-spring from on high, impart
Light to cheer my clouded heart.

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EVENING.

UARD me, O Thou gracious Saviour,
Through the perils of the night:

May Thy presence and Thy favour,
Turn my darkness into light.

2 Whether waking, Lord, or sleeping,
May my thoughts be still with Thee:
Take me to Thy care and keeping,
Watch, preserve, and comfort me.

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2 Pilgrims here on earth, and strangers,
Dwelling in the midst of foes
L ́s and ours preserve from dangers:
la Thine arms May we reps,
And when life's sad day is past,
Best with Thee in heaven at last.

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