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DALEHURST C. M.

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ARTHUR COTTMAN, 1872

Lord, in the morn-ing Thou shalt hear My voice as cend-ing high;

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To Thee will I direct my prayer, To Thee lift up mine eye: A-men.

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ST. LEONARD C. M. D.

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HENRY HILES, 1867

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The shadows of the evening hours Fall from the dark-'ning sky;

Up - on the fra-grance of the flow'rs The dews of

eve-ning lie:

Be-fore Thy throne, O Lord of Heav'n, We kneel at

close of day;

Look on Thy children from on high, And hear us while we pray. A-men.

2 The sorrows of Thy servants, Lord,
O, do not Thou despise,

But let the incense of our prayers
Before Thy mercy rise.

The brightness of the coming night
Upon the darkness rolls;
With hopes of future glory, chase
The shadows from our souls.

3 Slowly the rays of daylight fade;
So fade within the heart

The hopes in earthly love and joy
That one by one depart.

Slowly the bright stars, one by one,
Within the heavens shine;

Give us, O Lord, fresh hopes in Heaven,
And trust in things divine.

4 Let peace, O Lord, Thy peace, O God,
Upon our souls descend,

From midnight fears, and perils, Thou
Our trembling hearts defend:
Give us a respite from our toil,

Calm and subdue our woes;

Through the long day we suffer, Lord,

O give us now repose!

ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER, 1858

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2 May struggling hearts, that seek release,

Here find the rest of God's own peace;

And, strengthened here by hymn and prayer, 4 Life's tumult we must meet again,

Lay down the burden and the care.

30 God our Light, to Thee we bow; Within all shadows standest Thou:

We cannot at the shrine remain;
But in the spirit's secret cell,
May hymn and prayer for ever dwell.
Rev. SAMUEL LONGFELLOW, 1859

HURSLEY L. M.

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PETER RITTER, 1792. Arr. by W. H. MONK, 1861

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2 When the soft dews of kindly sleep Now, Lord, the gracious work begin; My wearied eyelids gently steep,

Be my last thought, how sweet to rest
For ever on my Saviour's breast.

3 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.

4 If some poor wandering child of Thine Have spurned to-day the voice Divine,

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Let him no more lie down in sin.

5 Watch by the sick; enrich the poor
With blessings from Thy boundless store
Be ev'ry mourner's sleep to-night,
Like infants' slumbers, pure and light.
6 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.
Rev. JOHN KEBLE, 1820

Rev. J. B. DYKES

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2 Holy Saviour, calm our fears

When earth's brightness disappears: Grant us in our later years

Light at evening-time.

3 Holy Spirit, be Thou nigh

When in mortal pains we lie;

Grant us, as we come to die,
Light at evening-time.

4 Holy, blessed Trinity,

Darkness is not dark to Thee;

Those Thou keepest always see
Light at evening-time.

Rev, RICHARD HAYES ROBINSON, 1869

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