And make our luke-warm hearts to glow With low-ly love and fer - vent will; Thro' life's long day and death's dark night, O gen-tle Je - sus, be our light. A-men. fail, and comforts flee, Help of the helpless, oh, a-❘ bide with fail d. little day; 2 Swift to its close ebbs out life's O Thou who changest not, a- | bide with me. 3 I need Thy presence every passing hour; What but Thy grace can foil the tempter's power? 4 I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless; Ills have no weight, and tears no | bitterness. 5 Hold Thou Thy Cross before my closing eyes: (Second Tune) Amen. HENRY F. LYTE TROYTE'S CHANT ARTHUR H. D. TROYTE 36 VESPER HYMN 85 & 75. D. DIMITRI S. BORTNIANSKY (J=72) (Saviour, breathe an eve-ning bless-ing, Ere re-pose our spir-its seal; want we come confessing, Thou canst save and Thou canst heal.} 3 Though destruction walk around us, 5 Father, to Thy holy keeping 4 Be Thou nigh, should death o'ertake us; 6 Blessed Spirit, brooding o'er us, And in Paradise awake us, Chase the darkness of our night, Till the perfect day before us Breaks in everlasting light. Amen. JAMES EDMESTON and EDWARD H. BICKERSTETH There to rest in peace with Thee. (Second Tune) EVENING PRAYER 8s & 75. 4 GEORGE C. STEBBINS (J=100) Saviour, breathe an evening blessing, Ere re -pose our spir - its seal; Sin and want we come con-fessing; Thou canst save, and Thou canst heal. A-men. 37 KIRKDALE 8.7.8.7.7.7. JOSEPH BARNBY (=110) Thro' the day Thy love has spared us, Now we lay us down to C:2 3 ༡༡2 rest; Je-sus, Thou our Guardian be; Sweet it is to trust in Thee. 2 Pilgrims here on earth, and strangers, Us and ours preserve from dangers; And, when life's short day is past, Rest with Thee in heaven at last. Amen. THOMAS KELLY |