Thro' sleep and darkness safely brought, Restor'd to life, and pow'r, and tho't. A-men.

Shake off dull sloth, and ear-ly rise To pay thy morning sac-ri- fice.

2 Redeem thy misspent time that's past, 5 Lord, I my vows to Thee renew;

And live this day as if thy last;
Improve thy talent with due care;
For the great Day thyself prepare.

3 Wake, and lift up thyself, my heart,
And with the angels bear thy part,
Who all night long, unwearied, sing
High praise to the eternal King.

4 All praise to Thee, Who safe has kept,
And hast refreshed me while I slept;
Grant, Lord, when I from death shall
wake,

I may of endless light partake.

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Scatter my sins as morning dew;

[will,

Guard my first springs of thought and
And with Thyself my spirit fill.

6 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.

7 Praise God, from Whom all blessings
flow.

Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, angelic host: [Amen.
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

THOMAS KEN

WILLIAM B. BRADBURY

J-100) O Jesus, Lord of heav'n-ly grace, Thou Brightness of Thy Father's face,

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Thou Fountain of e-ternal light, Whose beams disperse the shades of night. A-men.

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 And we the Father's help will claim,
And sing the Father's glorious name;
His powerful succor we implore,
That we may stand to fall no more.

4 May faith, deep-rooted in the soul,
The flesh subdue, the mind control;
May guile depart, and discord cease,
And all within be joy and peace.

5 O hallowed be the approaching day;
Let meekness be our morning ray,
And faithful love our noonday light,
And hope our sunset, calm and bright.

6 O Christ, with each returning morn,
Thine image to our hearts is borne;
O may we ever clearly see

Our Saviour and our God in Thee. Amen.

ST. AMBROSE OF MILAN. Tr. JOHN CHANDLER

|(J=72) Lord God of morn-ing and of night, We thank Thee for Thy gift of light,

As in the dawn the shadows fly, We seem to find Thee now more nigh. Amen.

|(J=100 )O God, Thy world is sweet with pray'r; The breath of Christ is in the air; We

rise on thy free Spir-it's wings, And ev- 'ry tho't with-in us sings. A-men.

the morning Thou shalt hear My voice as cend-ing high; To

Thee will I direct my pray'r, To Thee lift up mine eye. A-men.

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THOMAS TALLIS

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(J=76) All praise to Thee, my God, this night, For all the bless-ings of the light; Keep

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me, oh, keep me, King of kings! Beneath Thine own Almigh-ty wings. A - men.

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2 Forgive me, Lord, for 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 Teach me to live, that I may dread
The grave as little as my bed;
Teach me to die, that so I 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 vigorous make
To serve my God when I awake.

5 When in the night I sleepless lie,

My soul with heavenly thoughts supply;
Let no ill dreams disturb my rest,
No powers of darkness me molest.

6 Oh, when shall I, in endless day,
Forever chase dark sleep away,
And hymns divine with angels sing,
All praise to Thee, eternal King? Amen.

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THOMAS KEN

HENRY HILES

J-94) Sav-iour, when night involves the skies, My soul, a - dor - ing, turns to Thee;