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JOHN ALLEN, M.A.,
ARCHDEACON OF SALOP, DIOCESE OF LICHFIELD; LATE ONE OF
H. M. INSPECTORS OF SCHOOLS.
Published with the approval of
Lord Bishop of Lichfield,
and of the Lord Bishop of St. Asaph.
ROUTLEDGE, WARNE, AND ROUTLEDGE,
THE MORNING HYMN.
AWAKE, my soul, and with the sun
Thy daily stage of duty run;
Shake off dull sloth, and joyful rise
To pay thy morning sacrifice.
2 Redeem thy misspent moments past,
And live this day as if the last;
Thy talents to improve take care;
For the great day thyself prepare.
3 Lord, I my vows to Thee renew;
Disperse my sins as morning dew;
Guard my first springs of thought and will,
And with Thyself my spirit fill.
4 Direct, control, suggest, this day,
All I design, or do, or say,
That all my powers, with all their might,
In thy sole glory may unite.
5 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow,
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host,
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
THE EVENING HYMN.
LORY to Thee, my God, this night,
For all the blessings of the light;
Keep me, oh, keep me, King of kings,
Beneath thine own almighty wings!
2 Forgive me, Lord, for thy dear Son,
The ills that I this day have done :
That with the world, myself, and Thee,
I, ere I sleep, at peace may be.
3 Teach me to live, that I may dread
The grave as little as my bed;
To die, that this vile body may
Rise glorious at the awful day.
4 Oh, may my soul on Thee repose!
And may sweet sleep mine eyelids close;
Sleep that may me more active make,
To serve my God when I awake.
1 A CHARGE to keep we have,
A God to glorify;
S. Our never-dying souls to save,
And fit them for the sky;
To serve the present age,
Our calling to fulfil ;-
Oh, may it all our powers engage
To do our Master's will!
Arm us with jealous care,
As in thy sight to live;
And oh, thy servants, Lord, prepare
A strict account to give!
Help us to watch and pray,
And on Thyself rely;
Assured, if we our trust betray,
We shall for ever die.
ALMIGHTY God, in humble prayer
To Thee our souls we lift,
Do Thou our waiting minds prepare
For thy most needful gift.
2 We ask not golden streams of wealth.
Along our path to flow;
We ask not undecaying health,
Nor length of years below.
3 We ask not honours which an hour
May bring and take away;
We ask not pleasure, pomp, and power,
Lest we should go astray.
4. We ask for wisdom :-Lord, impart
The knowledge how to live;
A wise and understanding heart
To all before Thee give.
ALMIGHTY GOD! thy word is cast
Like seed into the ground;
Now let the dew of heaven descend,
And righteous fruits abound.
2 Let not the foe of Christ and man
This holy seed remove;
But give it root in every heart,
To bring forth fruits of love.
3 Let not the world's deceitful cares
The rising plant destroy;
But let it yield a hundredfold
The fruits of peace and joy.
4 Oft as the precious seed is sown,
Thy quick'ning grace bestow;
That all, whose souls the truth receive,
Its saving power may know.
4 AN
AND now, my soul, another year
Of my short life is past;
C. I cannot long continue here,
And this may be my last.
2 Much of my dubious life is gone,
Nor will return again;
And swift my passing moments run,
The few that do remain.
3 Awake, my soul; with utmost care.
Thy true condition learn:
What are thy hopes, how sure, how fair?
And what thy great concern?
4 Now a new scene of time begins,
Set out afresh for heaven;
Seek pardon for thy former sins,
In Christ so freely given.
5 ANGELS from the realms of glory, Wing your flight o'er all the earth;
P. Ye, who sang creation's story,
Now proclaim Messiah's birth:
Come and worship,
Worship Christ, the new-born King.
2 Shepherds in the field abiding,
Watching o'er your flock by night,
God with man is now residing;
Yonder shines the infant light:
Come, &c.
3 Saints before the altar bending,
Waiting long with hope and fear,
Suddenly the Lord, descending,
In his temple shall appear:
Come, &c.
4 Sages, leave your contemplations,
Brighter visions beam afar;
Seek the great Desire of nations,
Ye have seen his natal star:
Come, &c.
5 Sinners, wrung with true repentance,
Doomed for guilt to endless pains,
Justice now repeals the sentence,
Mercy calls you-break your chains:
Come, &c.
6 ANOTHER six days' work is done,
sabbath is begun; L. Return, my soul, enjoy thy rest, Improve the day thy God hath blest.
2 Oh, that our thoughts and thanks may rise, As grateful incense to the skies!
And draw from heaven that sweet repose
Which none but he that feels it knows.
3 This heavenly calm within the breast
Is the dear pledge of glorious rest,
Which for the church of God remains,
The end of cares, the end of pains.
4 With joy, great God, thy works we view,
In various scenes, both old and new ;
With praise we think on mercies past,
With hope we future pleasures taste.
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