the waning light decay, God of all, to thee we pray, Let thine angel-guards descend, Us to succour and defend.
2 Guard from evils that affright, Guard from sorrows of the night; Guard from foes, without, within, Outward danger, inward sin. 3 Mindful of our only stay, Duly thus to thee we pray; Duly thus to thee we raise Solemn hymns of grateful praise. 4 Hear our prayer, Almighty King! Hear our praises while we sing! Hymning with the heavenly host, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
THRICE Holy God of wondrous might, O Trinity of love divine!
To thee belongs unclouded light, And everlasting joys are thine.
2 Before thy throne dark clouds abound, About thee shine such dazzling rays That angels, as they stand around, For ever tremble as they gaze.
3 Father, may we thy laws fulfil! Blessed Son, may we thy precepts learn!
And thou, O Spirit, guide our will, Our feet unto thy pathway turn.
4 Yea, Father, may thy will be done, May we thy hallowed name adore, Together with thy blessed Son, And Holy Spirit evermore.
MAKER of all things, God most high,
Great Ruler of the starry sky,
Robing the day in glorious light, In sweet repose the quiet night. 2 We thank thee for the daylight gone, We pray thee as the night comes on, O help us as we feebly raise
To thee our evening hymn of praise. 3 To thee our lips their tribute bring Thee our united voices sing; Thee may our trusting souls adore, To thee our pure affections soar. 4 Christ! with the Father ever One, Spirit! of Father and of Son, God! over all of mighty sway, Shield us, blest Trinity! we pray.
0 THOU, the Father's image blest,
Who callest forth the morning ray; O thou, eternal Light of light,
Whom day and night alike obey.
2 True Sun! upon our souls arise, Shining in beauty evermore,
And through each heart the quickening beams
Of thine eternal Spirit pour.
3 Be thou, O Christ! our daily food; Do thou our daily cup supply, While from the Spirit's living well, We drink unfailing strength and joy.
4 To God the eternal Three in One, Be endless praise and glory given, Who called us when in darkness lost, To share the light and life of heaven.
THE day is past and gone,
Great God we bow to thee,
Again as shades of night steal on, Unto thy side we flee.
2 O when shall that day come, Ne'er sinking in the west, That country and that holy home, Where none shall break our rest?
3 Where all things shall be peace, And pleasure without end, And golden harps that never cease, With joyous hymns shall blend?
1 Where we, preserved beneath The shelter of thy wing,
For evermore thy praise shall breathe, And of thy mercy sing?
5 To God the Father praise,
And to the Eternal Son,
And to the Holy Ghost always, Co-equal Three in One.
JESUS, Lord of heavenly grace, Thou brightness of thy Father's face, Thou fountain of eternal light,
Whose beams disperse the shades of night;
2 Come, holy Sun of heavenly love, Shower down thy radiance from above, And to our inward hearts convey The Holy Spirit's cloudless ray.
3 May 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. 4 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.
5 O Holy Father, Holy Son, And Holy Spirit, Three in One, Thy grace devoutly we implore Thy name be praised for evermore!
SAVIOUR! breathe an evening blessing, Ere repose our eyelids seal:
Sin and want we come confessing;
Thou canst save, and thou canst heal.
2 Though destruction walk around us, Though the arrows past 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 bright and deathless bloom.
KING Eternal! Lord of grace, Creator of the realms of space; Who before time had begun
Wast with the Almighty Father One. 2 To thee our morning hymn we raise, In mingled penitence and praise; Pardon our sins, O Lord, we pray, And keep us safely through the day. 3 Thou, Lord, of every human heart The One Omniscient Searcher art; The Good Physician, making whole The hidden wounds which kill the soul.
4 Most Holy! we thine aid implore, Our stricken souls to health restore; Eternal Father, Mighty Son!
And Holy Spirit Three in One!
GOD, that madest earth and heaven, Darkness and light;
Who the day for toil hast given, For rest the night;
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