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; 3 Wake, and lift up thyself, my heart, 4 All praise to Thee, Who safe has kept, I may of endless light partake. 12 ZEPHYR L. M. Scatter my sins as morning dew; [will, Guard my first springs of thought and 6 Direct, control, suggest, this day, That all my powers, with all their might, 7 Praise God, from Whom all blessings Praise Him, all creatures here below; THOMAS KEN WILLIAM B. BRADBURY J-100) O Jesus, Lord of heav'n-ly grace, Thou Brightness of Thy Father's face, 0:4 4 Thou Fountain of e-ternal light, Whose beams disperse the shades of night. A-men. 2 Come, holy Sun of heavenly love, 3 And we the Father's help will claim, 4 May faith, deep-rooted in the soul, 5 O hallowed be the approaching day; 6 O Christ, with each returning morn, Our Saviour and our God in Thee. Amen. ST. AMBROSE OF MILAN. Tr. JOHN CHANDLER 13 ST. GALL L. M. CANTARIUM St. GALLI 4 # |(J=72) Lord God of morn-ing and of night, We thank Thee for Thy gift of light, O b 4 904 : 2 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. 2 Thou art our Morning and our Sun, 3 O God, within us and above, LUCY LARCOM 15 WARWICK C. M. SAMUEL STANLEY (J=72) Lord, in 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. 2 Up to the hills where Christ is gone, To plead for all His saints, Presenting at His Father's throne Our songs and our complaints. 3 Thou art a God before Whose sight The wicked shall not stand; Sinners shall ne'er be Thy delight, Nor dwell at Thy right hand. 4 But to Thy house will I resort To taste Thy mercies there; I will frequent Thy holy court, And worship in Thy fear. 5 Oh, may Thy Spirit guide my feet ISAAC WATTS 16 TALLIS' CANON L. M. THOMAS TALLIS 4 (J=76) All praise to Thee, my God, this night, For all the bless-ings of the light; Keep 4 4 me, oh, keep me, King of kings! Beneath Thine own Almigh-ty wings. A - men. a 2 Forgive me, Lord, for Thy dear Son, 3 Teach me to live, that I may dread 4 Oh, may my soul on Thee repose, 5 When in the night I sleepless lie, My soul with heavenly thoughts supply; 6 Oh, when shall I, in endless day, 17 SWEDEN L. M. 64 4 THOMAS KEN HENRY HILES J-94) Sav-iour, when night involves the skies, My soul, a - dor - ing, turns to Thee; |