This Day at Thy Creating Word

And fill our souls with light
on us shine,
Lord, this day up
From death of sin, to
raised be
Jesus, may we
With grace to hear, and grace
God
Spirit, fill our hearts this day
Give we a- gain to
of love,
Thy hallowed hours, best gift

life

No. 53.

Light of Light, Enlighten Me

Schmolk. Tr. by C. Winkworth, abr.

MOOSILAUK. P. M.

S.M. Bixby

Em-blem of

eter-nal rest, Day of all the week the best, Em-blem of e ter-nal rest. May we rest this day in Thee; From our worldly cares set free, May we rest this day in Thee. Of our ever lasting feast; Here af- ford us, Lord, a taste Of our ever last-ing feast. Till we join the Church above; Thus may all our Sabbaths prove, Till we join the Church a-bove.

My Opening Eyes with Rapture See

My tho't's, O God, as-cend to Thee, While thus my early
vows I pay.
Eternal King! e rect Thy throne, And reign sole monarch in my breast.
Nor let me feel one vain desire, One sinful tho't thro' all the day.
The won-ders of.. Thy love de clare, And join the strains which an-gels sing.

AMEN.

From the low train of

Lord, make these mo-ments blest:
While saints ad - dress Thy face: Let

And

mor-tal toys, I soar to reach im sin-ners feel Thy quick'ning word, And learn to know and bless these sa cred hours: Then shall my soul new life obtain, Nor Sabbaths be en

No. 57. Open Now
Open Now Thy Gates of Beauty

joy

Where my soul,__in
Where we find Thee and
heav'n on earth must
Let my soul, where it
is planted, Bring forth precious sheaves a
May I
un dis- turb'd draw near Thee Whilst Thou dost Thy people

ful du ty Waits for Him who

answers pray'r.

a dore Thee, There

a

be.

lone,

feed.

Oh, how bless-ed

To my heart, oh,

is

en

this place, Fill'd with so-lace, light and grace. ter Thou, Let it be Thy tem- ple now. So that all I hear may be Fruitful un to life in me. Here of life the fountain flows, Here is balm for

all Our woes.

Copyright, 1900, by S. M. Bixby.

No. 58. O God, to Whom Our Fathers Prayed