24. Evening. Evening Hymn. L. M. 1 GLORY to Thee, my God, this night, 2 Forgive me, Lord, for thy dear Son, 3 O may my soul on Thee repose, 4 Should death itself my sleep invade, Though he may strike, he cannot harm. 6 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; 25. Evening. C. M. 1 ETERNAL Father, let our songs Assist the offerings of our tongues, 2 Through all the dangers of the day 3 Perpetual blessings from above But ah! how few returns of love 4 What have we done for Him who died, Alas! our sins are multiplied, 5 Yet with these guilty hearts of ours, And yield them up with all their powers, 26. For a more profitable attendance on the means of 1 LONG have we heard the joyful sound Yet still how weak our faith is found, 2 Oft we frequent thy holy place, Such faint impressions of thy grace 3 How cold and feeble is our love! How low our hopes of joys above! 4 Great God! thy sovereign aid impart, 5 O! speed our progress in the way Where knowledge grows without decay, And love shall never die. 27. Jesus the resurrection and the life. John xi.25. c. M. 1 POUR down thy Spirit, gracious Lord, Let us receive the' engrafted word, 2 By faith in Thee the soul receives 3 Preserve the power of faith alive 4 Thy grace and mercy first prevail'd From death to set us free ; And often since our life had fail'd, 5 To Thee we look, to Thee we bow; To Thee for help we call; Our Life and Resurrection, Thou, 28. After Sermon. C. M. 1 ALMIGHTY God! thy word is cast Now let the dew of heaven descend, 2 Let not the foe of Christ and man 3 Let not the world's deceitful cares But let it yield, a hundred fold, 4 Oft as the precious seed is sown, That all, whose souls the truth receive, 29. After Sermon. (4. 10.) 1 LORD! ere we leave thy hallow'd courts, impart Thy heavenly blessing to each Christian's heart, Plant in our souls the fruits of faith & love, And lead us onward to thy courts above. 2 We praise thy name for everySabbath given, Praise for the means that guide our steps to heaven, We praise the Lord, who died our souls to save, The glorious Saviour risen from the grave. 3 Praise for the heavenly truths our ears have heard, O! may our souls retain the living word : Make the seed sown within our hearts in crease, And bid us, when we go, depart in peace. 4 Then when our earthly Sabbaths, Lord, are gone, When life is ended, and life's labour done, C |