RAPHAEL COURTEVILLE, Organist of
St. James, Westminster, 1697.

ST. JAMES.

C.M.

Amen.

33 "And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the Lord.”—Exod. xvi. 7.

BROCKHAM.

L.M.

JEREMIAH CLARK, d. 1707.

A. men.

35

"The darkness and the light are both alike to Thee."--Ps. cxxxix. 12.

I ALL praise to Thee, in light arrayed,
Who light Thy dwelling-place hast made:
A boundless ocean of bright beams
From Thy, all glorious Godhead, streams.

2 The sun in its meridian height
Is very darkness in Thy sight:
My soul oh lighten and inflame
With thought and love of Thygreat Name!

3 Shine on me, Lord: new life impart ;
Fresh ardours kindle in my heart;
One ray of Thy all-quickening light
Dispels the sloth and clouds of night.

hand:

4 Oh, may I always ready stand
With my lamp burning in my
May I in sight of heaven rejoice,
Whene'er I hear the Bridegroom's voice.

36

(EARLY MORNING.)

"And God said, Let there be light: and there was light."-Gen. i. 3.

FI MORN of morns, the best and first!

When the light from darkness burst; When the world's true light broke through

Death's stronghold, and rose anew! 2 Darkness heard, and fled away;

Death obeyed, and loosed his prey :
m Oh! shall we, more deaf than all,
m Still refuse our Master's call?

3 No while earth in shadow lies,
Let the sons of light arise,
And outstrip the morning rays
With their thankful notes of praise.

BAVARIA.

4 Other homes in sleep lie stilled :
Let the House of God be filled;
Law, and prophet, psalm and hymn,
Echoing through the twilight dim.

5 Let the heavenly trumpet's sound
Waken souls in slumber bound;
Bid them rise renewed, restored,
Partners with their rising Lord.

M 6 Fount of mercy! At Thy feet,
Such the blessings we entreat :
Thou the written word didst give,
'Tis Thy Spirit makes it live.

7 Praise the Father; praise the Son;
Praise with Both the Holy One,
Spirit, by whose breath divine
Our dull spirits burn and shine.

L.M.

Amen.

GERMAN.

Amen.

37

(EARLY MORNING.)

"In the morning, rising up a great while before day, He went
out ... and prayed."-St. Mark i. 35.

I ON this the day when days began,
When first the light through darkness
broke,

The day when God, for us made Man,
Arose from death and burst its yoke;

2 With sloth cast off, we early rise,
As David rose by night to praise,
And ask from God's right hand supplies
Of pardoning and restoring grace.

3 On each who in this solemn hour
Of morning stillness comes to pray,
Father of lights, vouchsafe to shower
The fulness of Thy gifts to-day.

4 Cleanse Thou our heart from thoughts
of sin;

Restrain our life from all offence;
Let no unhallowed fire within

Be kindled through the gates of sense.

5 That this may be, to Thee we cry :
Saviour, blot out our guilty past,
And grant us in Thy clemency
The gift of life with Thee at last. Amen.

38 "Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the Lord.”—Ps. cxxxiv. 2.