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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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!

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GOD, that madest earth and heaven,
Darkness and light;

Who the day for toil hast given,
For rest the night;

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