C. M.

4.

ST. AMBROSE.

"In the morning will I direct my prayer unto Thee, and will look up."

1 Now that the sun is beaming bright,
Implore we, bending low,
That He, the uncreated Light,
May guide us as we go.

2 No sinful word, nor deed of wrong,
Nor thoughts that idly rove,
But simple truth be on our tongue,
And in our hearts be love.

3 And while the hours in order flow,
Securely keep, O God,

Our hearts, beleaguered by the foe
That tempts our every road.

4 And grant that to Thine honor, Lord,
Our daily toil may tend;
That we begin it at Thy word,
And in Thy favor end.

C. M.

5.

WATTS.

"Every morning doth He bring His judgment to light; He faileth

not."

1 ONCE more, my soul, the rising day
Salutes thy waking eyes;

Once more, my voice, thy tribute pay
To God, who rules the skies.

2 This day Thy favoring hand be nigh,
So oft vouchsafed before;
Still may it lead, protect, supply,—
And I that hand adore!

8 If bliss Thy providence impart,
For which, resigned, I pray,
Give me to feel a grateful heart,
And, without guilt be gay.

4 Affliction should Thy love intend,
As vice or folly's cure,
Patient to gain that blessed end,
May I the means endure.

5 Be this, and every future day,
Still wiser than the past;
That, at the whole of life's survey,
Peace may be mine at last.

L. M.

6.

PIERPONT.

"I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the Lord sustained me."

1 O God, I thank Thee that the night
In peace and rest hath passed away;
And that I see in this fair light,
My Father's smile, that makes it day.

2 Be Thou my Guide, and let me live
As under Thine all-seeing eye:
Supply my wants, my sins forgive,
And make me happy when I die.

L. M.

7.

BP. KENN.

"I will both lay me down in peace and sleep; for Thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety."

1 GLORY to Thee my God, this night,
For all the blessings of the light;
Keep me, O keep me, King of kings,
Under Thy own almighty wings.

2 Forgive me, Lord, through Thy dear Son,
The ill that I this day have done;
That with the world, myself, and Thee,
I, ere I sleep, at peace may be.

3 O, may my soul on Thee repose,

And may sweet sleep mine eyelids close; Sleep, that may me more vigorous make To serve my God when I awake.

4 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him, ye angels round His throne; Praise God, the High and Holy One.

L. M.

8.

WATTS.

"The night shineth as the day; the darkness and the light are both

alike to Thee."

1 THUS far the Lord has led me on;
Thus far His power prolongs my days;
And every evening shall make known
Some fresh memorial of His grace.

2 Much of my time has run to waste,
And I perhaps am near my home;
But He forgives my follies past;
He gives me strength for days to come.

3 I lay my body down to sleep;
Peace is the pillow for my head;
While well-appointed angels keep
Their watchful stations round
my bed.

4 Faith in His name forbids my fear
O, may Thy presence ne'er depart!
And in the morning make me hear
The love and kindness of Thy heart.

L. M.

9.

PIERPONT.

"Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on Thee."

1 ANOTHER day its course hath run,

And still, O God! Thy child is blest;
For Thou hast been by day my sun,
And Thou wilt be by night my rest.

2 Sweet sleep descends my eyes to close;
And now when all the world is still,
I give my body to repose,
My spirit to my Father's will.

L. M.

10.

KEBLE.

"Abide with us, for it is toward evening."

1 'TIS gone, that bright and orbèd blaze,
Fast fading from our wistful gaze;
Yon mantling cloud has hid from sight
The last faint pulse of quivering light.

2 Sun of my soul, Thou Saviour dear,
It is not night, if Thou be near;
O, may no earth-born cloud arise
To hide Thee from Thy servant's eyes.

3 When the soft dews of kindly sleep
My wearied eyelids gently steep,
Be my last thought, how sweet to rest
For ever on my Saviour's breast.

4 Abide with me from morn till eve,
For without Thee I cannot live;
Abide with me when night is nigh,
For without Thee I dare not die.

5 Come near and bless us when we wake, Ere through the world our way we take: Till in the ocean of Thy love

We lose ourselves in heaven above.