SEYMOUR. 7s.

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my sight

a - way;

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Ps. 4:8.

Ps. 121: 4.

ANON.

THOU, from whom we never part,

SOFTLY now the light of day
Fades upon my sight away;
Free from care, from labor free,
Lord, I would commune with thee.

2 Thou, whose all-pervading eye
Naught escapes without, within,
Pardon each infirmity,
Open fault, and secret sin.

3 Soon, for me, the light of day
Shall forever pass away;
Then, from sin and sorrow free,
Take me, Lord, to dwell with thee.

4 Thou who, sinless, yet hast known All of man's infirmity;

Then from thine eternal throne,
Jesus, look with pitying eye.

Thou, whose love is everywhere,
Thou, who seest every heart,
Listen to our evening prayer.

2 Father, fill our hearts with love,
Love unfailing, full and free;
Love that no alarm can move,
Love that ever rests on thee.

3 Heavenly Father! through the night
Keep us safe from every ill;
Cheerful as the morning light,
May we wake to do thy will.

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HOLLEY. 7s.

Sabbath day;

SOFTLY fades the twilight ray
Of the holy Sabbath day;
Gently as life's setting sun,
When the Christian's course is run.

2 Night her solemn mantle spreads
O'er the earth as daylight fades;
All things tell of calm repose,
At the holy Sabbath's close.

3 Peace is on the world abroad;
'Tis the holy peace of God-
Symbol of the peace within
When the spirit rests from sin.
4 Still the Spirit lingers near,

Where the evening worshiper Seeks communion with the skies, Pressing onward to the prize. 5 Saviour! may our Sabbaths be Days of joy and peace in thee, Till in heaven our souls repose, Where the Sabbath ne'er shall close.

Heb. 13:20.

NEWTON.

FOR the mercies of the day, For this rest upon our way, Thanks to thee alone be given, Lord of earth and King of heaven! 2 Cold our services have been, Mingled every prayer with sin : But thou canst and wilt forgive; By thy grace alone we live. 3 While this thorny path we tread, May thy love our footsteps lead; When our journey here is past, May we rest with thee at last.

4 Let these earthly Sabbaths prove
Foretastes of our joys above;

While their steps thy children bend
To the rest which knows no end.

LORD, dismiss us with thy blessing;
Fill our hearts with joy and peace;
Let us each, thy love possessing,
Triumph in redeeming grace:
Oh, refresh us,

Traveling through this wilderness. 2 Thanks we give, and adoration,

For thy gospel's joyful sound;
May the fruits of thy salvation
In our hearts and lives abound;
May thy presence
With us evermore be found.

3 Then, whene'er the signal's given
Us from earth to call away,
Borne on angels' wings to heaven,
Glad the summons to obey,

2 Pet. 3:11.

KELLY.

GENTLY, Lord, oh, gently lead us Through this lonely vale of tears; Thro' the changes thou 'st decreed us, Till our last great change appears. 2 When temptation's darts assail us, When in devious paths we stray, Let thy goodness never fail us, Lead us in thy perfect way.

3 In the hour of pain and anguish,

In the hour when death draws near,
Suffer not our hearts to languish,-
Suffer not our souls to fear.

4 And, when mortal life is ended,
Bid us on thy bosom rest,
Till, by angel-bands attended,
We awake among the blest.

STOCKWELL. 8s & 7s.

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Ps. 4: 8.

EDMESTON.

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SAVIOUR, breathe an evening blessing,
Ere repose our spirits seal;
Sin and want we come confessing;

Thou canst save, and thou canst heal.

2 Though destruction walk around us, Though the arrow near us fly, Angel guards from thee surround us; We are safe if thou art nigh.

3 Though the night be dark and dreary, Darkness cannot hide from thee; Thou art he who, never weary,

Watcheth where thy people be.

4 Should swift death this night o'ertake us,
And our couch become our tomb,
May the morn in heaven awake us,
Clad in light and deathless bloom.

2 While, thine ear of love addressing, Thus our parting hymn we sing, Father, grant thine evening blessing, Fold us safe beneath thy wing!