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GIVING OUT HYMNS.

To obviate the frequent complaints arising from the modern practice of reading the text at the head of each hymn instead of the first line-which only tends to confuse the congregation, and does not assist in finding out the hymn-the Compiler would suggest that the best way of giving out a hymn is to announce its number twice, as follows, e.g. The 89th Hymn, Hymn 89, and then to read the first line or verse.

MEANING OF THE MARKS OF

p. piano, soft.

EXPRESSION.

pp. pianissimo, very soft.

mf. mezzo forte, half, or moderately loud. f. forte, loud.

ff. fortissimo, very loud.

cres. crescendo, increasing, gradually getting louder. dim. diminuendo, diminishing, gradually getting softer.

rall. rallentando, slackening the pace, gradually getting slower.

sf. sforzato, forced, giving additional accent or emphasis to a particular word.

NOTE.

In singing hymns it is customary to make a pause, of greater or less duration, at the end of each verse. When the sentence extends into the following verse this practice should not be adhered to, but the voices should at once proceed, without stopping, with the next verse. In this book all such cases are marked by a dash at the end of the last line of each verse of which the sense is incomplete.

DATE OF HYMNS.

Where one date only is given at the foot of a hymn it refers to the date of publication. The dates of the births of living authors will be found in the Index of Authors.

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I myself will awake early.

L.M.

Ps. lvii. 8.

AWAKE, my soul, and with the sun

Thy daily stage of duty run;

Shake off dull sloth, and early rise
To pay thy morning sacrifice.

2 my Redeem thy mis-spent time that's past,
And live this day as if thy last;
Improve thy talent with due care;
For the great day thyself prepare.

3 my Let all thy converse be sincere ;

Thy conscience, as the noon-tide, clear; dim Think how All-seeing God thy ways

And all thy secret thoughts surveys. 4 Wake, and lift up thyself, my heart, And with the angels bear thy part, Who all night long, unwearied, sing Glory to the Eternal King.

(5 Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below ; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

PART II.

Amen.

1 GLORY to Thee, Who safe hast kept, And hast refreshed me while I slept;

mf Grant, Lord, when I from death shall wake, cres I may of endless light partake.

2 mf Lord, I my vows to Thee renew;
Scatter my sins as morning dew;

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

3 mf Direct, control, suggest, this day,
All I design, or do, or say;

cres That all my powers, with all their might, In Thy sole glory may unite.

4 Praise God from Whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

Bishop Ken (1637-1711).

11.10.11.10.

We know that all things work together for good

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to them that love God. Rom. viii. 28.

1 mf BRIGHTLY, O Father, when morning is

cres

breaking,

[love, Shed o'er Thy children the beams of Thy Scattering the night-clouds of sorrow and darkness,

Lifting our spirits to glories above.

*The two parts of this hymn may be sung together if this verse be omitted.

2 m/ Teach us, O Father, to work in the day-time, Soon, oh, too soon, is the night coming on;

dim

cres

Help us, while earnestly, actively striving, mf To finish our work ere the daylight be gone.

3 Bravely, O Father, in life's daily conflict, Help us, Thy soldiers, to combat each ill Crushing each foe that impedes our march onwards,

Each impulse within us opposed to Thy will.

4 mf Help us, O Father, in watching or waiting, Teach us in all things, Thy way is the best;

5

dim

Guide us and keep us in devious pathways,
Lead us at last to the mansions of rest.

› Calmly, O Father, as life's day is closing, Bring us in peace to Thy glorious home, cres Where trouble, and conflict, and labour, and watching,

mj Darkness, and sorrow, and sin cannot come.

Amen.

R. Minton Taylor.

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Unto you that fear My Name shall the Sun of
Righteousness arise. Mal. iv. 2.

CHRIST, Whose glory fills the skies,
Christ, the true, the only Light,
Sun of Righteousness, arise,

Triumph o'er the shades of night;
Dayspring from on high, be near;
Daystar, in my heart appear.

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2 Dark and cheerless is the morn

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Unaccompanied by Thee;
Jorless is the day's return

Till Thy mercy's beams I see,
on Till they inward light impart.
Glad my eyes, and warm my heart.
3 Visit then this soul of mine;

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Pierce the gloom of sin and grief;
Filme, Radiancy Divine:
Scatter all my unbelief;

mes More and more Thyself display.
Shining to the perfect day. Amen.

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C. Wesley (1708-1788).

Tua lari » ħa Krger. P. zi. §.

- EVERY morning mercies new
Fall as fresh as early dew;
Every morning let us pay
Tribute with the early day;
For Thy mercies, Lord, are sure;
Thy compassion doth endure.

Still the greatness of Thy love
Daily doth our sins remove;
Daily, far as east from west,
Lifts the burden from the breast:
Gives unbought to those who pray
am Strength to stand in evil day.

Let our prayers each morn prevail,
That these girls may never fail :
And, as we contiss the sin
And the tempter's power within.
Feed us with the Bread of Life;
Fit us for our daily strife,

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