"His compassions fail not;
f OH, timely happy, tímely wise, Hearts that with rising morn arise ! Eyes that the beam celéstial view Which evermore makes all things new! mf New every morning is the love
Our wakening and uprising prove, Through sleep and darkness safely brought, [thought. res Restored to life and power and
mf New mercies, each returning day,
Hover around us while we pray; New perils past, new síns forgiven, res New thoughts of Gód, new hopes of heaven.
they are new every morning."
5mf We need not bid, for clóistered cell,
Our neighbour and our work fare-
well,
Nor strive to wind ourselves too high
For sinful mán beneath the sky.
6 mf The trivial round, the common task,
Will furnish áll we ought to ask,-
Room to deny ourselves, a road
To bring us dáily nearer God.
7 mf Seek we no more: contént with these,
Let present rápture, comfort, ease,
As Heaven shall bid them, cóme and
go;
The secret, this, of rest below.
Only, O Lord, in Thy dear love,
Fit us for pérfect rest above;
And help us, this and every day,
To live more nearly as we pray. Amen.
f All praise to Thee, who safe hast kept And hast refreshed me whilst I slept! mf Grant, Lord, when I from death shall cres I may of endless life partake. [wake I
af Thy precious time mis-spent redeem; 6p Lord, I my vows to Thee renew;
"My voice shalt Thou hear in the morning, O Lord!'
JESUS, Sun of Righteousness,
Brightest beam of love divine,
With the early morning rays
Do Thou on our darkness shine,
And dispel with purest light
As on drooping herb and flower
Falls the soft refreshing dew,
Let Thy Spirit's grace and power
All our weary souls renew;
Showers of blessing over all
om Softly fall!
3mf Like the sun's reviving ray.
May Thy love, with tender glow
All our coldness melt away,
Warm and cheer us forth to go,
cres Gladly serve Thee, and obey
All the day!
4mf Oh, our only Hope and Guide,
Never leave us nor forsake;
Keep us ever at Thy side
eres Till th' eternal morning break,
Moving on to Zion's hill,
Homeward still!
5mf Lead us all our days and years
In Thy strait and narrow way;
Lead us through the vale of tears
cres To the land of perfect day,
Where Thy people, fully blest,
Safely rest! Amen.
482 Unto you that fear My name shall the Sun of Righteousness arise."
CHRIST
IST, whose glory fills
fills the skies, 2 p Dark and cheerless is the morn
Christ, the true, the only Light,
Unaccompanied by Thee;
Sun of Righteousness, arise,
Joyless is the day's return,
Triumph o'er the shades of night; Till Thy mercy's beams I see,
Day-spring from on high, be near; cres Till they inward light impart,
Day-star, in my heart appear.
Glad my eyes, and warm my heart
3mf And we the Father's help will clain And sing the Father's glorious nam His powerful succour we implore,
1pO JESUS, Lord of heavenly grace,
Thou Brightness of Thy Father's face,
Thou Fountain of eternal light, [night;
Whose beams disperse the shades of tool That we may stand, to fall no more
f" May Jesus Christ be praised !"
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