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f O JESU, Lord of heavenly grace, Thou brightness of Thy Father's face,

Thou Fountain of eternal light, Whose beams disperse the shades of night;

mf Come, holy Sun of heavenly love, Shower down Thy radiance from above,

And to our inward hearts convey The Holy Spirit's cloudless ray. mf And we the Father's help will claim, [Name; And sing the Father's glorious His powerful succour we implore, That we may stand, to fall no more. [mfMay He our actions deign to bless,

And loose the bonds of wickedness, From sudden falls our feet defend, And bring us to a prosperous end.] mf May faith, deep-rooted in the soul, Subdue our flesh, our minds control; May guile depart, and discord cease, And all within be joy and peace. P O hallowed be the approaching day! Let meekness be our morning ray; cres And faithful love our noonday light;

And hope our sunset, calm and bright!

mf O TIMELY happy, timely wise, Hearts that with rising morn arise!

Eyes that the beam celestial view, Which evermore makes all things new i

mf New every morning is the love Our wakening and uprising prove, Through sleep and darkness safely brought, [thought. Restored to life and power and mf New mercies each returning day Hover around us while we pray; New perils past, new sins forgiven, New thoughts of God, new hopes of heaven.

mp If, on our daily course, our mind Be set to hallow all we find, New treasures still, of countless price,

God will provide for sacrifice.

mf Old friends, old scenes, will lovelier

be,

As more of heaven in each we see ;

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Shall dawn on every cross and care. mp The trivial round, the common task,

Will furnish all we ought to ask; Room to deny ourselves; a road To bring us, daily, nearer God. p Only, O Lord, in Thy dear love Fit us for perfect rest above; cres And help us, this and every day, mf To live more nearly as we pray. J. Keble.

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ƒ CHRIST, Whose glory fills the skies, Christ, the true, the only Light, Sun of Righteousness, arise, Triumph o'er the shades of night! Day-spring from on high, be near! Day-star, in my heart appear! p Dark and cheerless is the morn Unaccompanied by Thee; Joyless is the day's return, cresTill Thy mercy's beams I see; Till they inward light impart, Glad my eyes, and warm my heart. mf Visit then this soul of mine,

Pierce the gloom of sin and grief! Fill me, Radiancy Divine, Scatter all my unbelief! cres More and more Thyself display, f Shining to the perfect day.

f THY love for all Thy creatures
What tongue, O God, may tell ?
The morning, noon, and evening,
Alike our praise compel :
The morning, noon, and evening,
Whene'er they rise or fall,
Unite to hymn Thy praises,

Great Maker of them all.

f Behold the sun in splendour Hath lit his fires on high, The farther on his journey, The higher in the sky; dimAnd when again he sinketh

Beneath the western wave, cres A radiant crown of glory

Shall kindle o'er his grave.
mf May we to whom in mercy
A brighter light is given,
The farther on our journey,

The nearer be to heaven; dimAnd when the shades of evening Shall lengthen o'er our heads, cresMay rays of heavenly glory Illume our dying beds.

mp

Of daily life,

Amid its noontide heat,
Fear not to miss
Thy secret bliss,
The rest of sonship sweet.
In liberty

Of holy glee,
Accept thy childhood's part;
And thou shalt find,
By faith enshrined,
The Father in thy heart.
O blessèd rest,
With such a Guest
Life's duty grows divine,
Dross becomes gold,
And, as of old,

The water turns to wine.

mf O GOD, Who canst not change nor fail,

Guiding the hours as they roll by, Brightening with beams the morning pale,

And burning in the mid-day sky. mp Quench Thou the fires of hate and strife,

The wasting fever of the heart; dim From perils guard our feeble life, p And to our souls Thy peace impart. mp Grant this, O Father, only Son, And Holy Spirit, God of grace, cresTo Whom all glory, Three in One,

mf Be given in every time and place. Ambrose, tr. J. H. Newman.

mp We in part our weakness know,
And in part discern our foe;
Well for us, before Thine eyes
All our danger open lies:
Turn not from us, while we plead
Thy compassions and our need.

mp Fain would we Thy Word embrace,
Live each moment in Thy grace,
All ourselves to Thee consign,
Fold up all our wills in Thine,
Think, and speak, and do, and be,
Simply that which pleases Thee.

mp Hear us, Lord, and that right soon; Hear, and grant the choicest boon That Thy love can e'er impart, Loyal singleness of heart: cresSo shall this and all our days, mf Christ, our God, show forth Thy praise.

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C.M.