22 And there shall be no night there. Rev. xxii. 5. 8.8.8.4. 1 m THE radiant morn hath passed away,

And spent too soon her golden store; dim The shadows of departing day

2

p

3

cres

Creep on once more.

Our life is but a fading dawn,

Its glorious noon how quickly past;-
Lead us, O Christ, when all is gone,
Safe home at last.

Oh! by Thy soul-inspiring grace
Uplift our hearts to realms on high;
mf Help us to look to that bright place

Beyond the sky;

4 cres Where light, and life, and joy, and peace In undivided empire reign,

ƒ And thronging angels never cease

Their deathless strain ;

5 mf Where saints are clothed in spotless white, And evening shadows never fall, cres Where Thou, Eternal Light of Light,

Art Lord of all. Amen.

Godfrey Thring.

23

1

Evening.

Abide with us: for it is toward evening..
Luke xxiv. 29..

10%.

P ABIDE with me: fast falls the eventide; The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide : When other helpers fail, and comforts flee, cres Help of the helpless, (dim) O abide with me.

2

3

Р Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day
Earth's joys grow dim, its glories pass away;
Change and decay in all around I see;

cres O Thou, Who changest not, (p) abide with

me.

p I need Thy Presence every passing hour; What but Thy grace can foil the tempter's

power?

[be ? cres Who like Thyself my Guide and Stay can dim Through cloud and sunshine, (p) O abide

with me.

4 mf I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless : cres Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness; Where is Death's sting? Where, Grave, thy victory?

5

I triumph still, if Thou abide with me.

Р Hold then Thy Cross before my closing

eyes;

eres Shine through the gloom, and point me to

the skies;

Heaven's morning breaks, and earth's vain shadows flee;

dim In life, in death, (pp. rall) O Lord, abide

with me.

Amen.

H. F. Lyte (1793-1847).

24

Teaching and admonishing one another in psalms
and hymns and spiritual songs. Col. iii. 16.

1 PAGAIN, as evening's shadow falls,

We gather in these hallowed walls;
And evening hymn and evening prayer
Rise mingling on the holy air.

L.M.

2 May struggling hearts, that seek re

lease,

Here find the rest of God's own peace; cres And, strengthened here by hymn and prayer,

dim Lay down their burden and their care.

3 mf O God our Light, to Thee we bow;
Within all shadows standest Thou,
Give deeper calm than night can bring;
Give sweeter songs than lips can sing.
4 Life's tumult we must meet again,
We cannot at the shrine remain ;

ces But in the spirit's secret cell

May hymn and prayer for ever dwell.

Amen.

Samuel Longfellow.

25 Glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which

1 Cor. vi. 20.

1 mf ALMIGHTY GOD, Thy throne above

L.M.

No time can change, no power can move;
Thy word the fleeting hours obey,

They speed the night, they close the day.

2 my Oh, cheer the evening of our days

cres With that bright beam which ne'er decays;
And make a happy death the road
To bring our ransomed souls to God.

3. PO Holy Father, Holy Son,

And Holy Spirit, Three in One,
eres Thy grace devoutly we implore;
Thy Name be praised for evermore.

Amen.

St. Ambrose (340–397), tr. J. Chandler (1806–1876).

26

At even, when the sun did set, they brought unto Him
all that were diseased. Mark i. 32.

1 mf Ar even, ere the sun was set,

2

The sick, O Lord, around Thee lay; dim Oh, in what divers pains they met !

cres

cres

L.M.

Oh, with what joy they went their way!

Once more 'tis eventide, and we

Oppressed with various ills draw near: What if Thy Form we cannot see?

We know and feel that Thou art here.

3 mf O Saviour Christ, our woes dispel ;

For some are sick, and some are sad,
And some have never loved Thee well;

And some have lost the love they had ;

4 mf And some are pressed with worldly care; And some are tried with sinful doubt; And some such grievous passions tear,

That only Thou canst cast them out ;

5 mf And some have found the world is vain,
Yet from the world they break not free;
And some a friend have sought to gain,
Nor thought to find a Friend in Thee.

6 mf And none, O Lord, have perfect rest,
For none are wholly free from sin;
And they who fain would serve Thee best
Are conscious most of wrong within.

7

dim

P

O Saviour Christ, Thou too art Man;

Thou hast been troubled, tempted, tried; Thy kind but searching glance can scan The very wounds that shame would hide ;--

8 cres

Thy touch has still its ancient power; No word from Thee can fruitless fall; dim Hear, in this solemn evening hour,

mf

p And in Thy mercy heal us all. Amen.

H. Twells; verse 5, ll. 3, 4, alt. G. T.

27

To him that knocketh it shall be opened.
Matt. vii. 8.

1 mf CREATOR of the light supreme,
Who bringest forth the morning ray,
Who, in the infancy of time,

The pillars of the earth didst lay ;

2 mr Who, blending morn with dewy eve,

L.M.

Didst in Thy wisdom name them day,dim Now o'er the world dull night descends, O hearken as to Thee we pray,—

3 p Lest the sad soul, by guilt o'erwhelmed,
Lose the reward of life divine,
Eternity fade from our thoughts,
And snares of sin around us twine.

4 mƒ O may we knock at heaven's gate,
The prize of life eternal win,
Shun every word and work of ill,
And purge our hearts from every sin.

5 m These mercies, Holy Father, grant, And Thou, Co-equal Only Son,

cres Who, with the Holy Spirit, art Through everlasting ages One. Amen.

St. Ambrose (340-397), tr. from Chope's Hymnal (1857).