THROUGH the day thy love has spared us ;
Wearied, we lie down to rest :

Through the silent watches guard us;
Let no foe our peace molest:
JESUS, Thou our Guardian be ;
Sweet it is to trust in Thee.

Pilgrims here on earth, and strangers,
Dwelling in the midst of foes,
Us and ours preserve from dangers,
In thy love may we repose;

And, when life's sad day is past,
Rest with Thee in heaven at last.

148.

GOD of Israel, we adore Thee!

P. M.

Thou hast kept us through the day :
Thus preserved, we come before Thee,
Ours the new and living Way.
Safely keep us through the night;
Guard us till the morning light;
Nor forsake us

Till Thou take us

Far from earth to dwell with Thee,
Through a bright eternity.

149.

THROUGH the changes of the day,
Kept by thy sustaining power,
Offerings of thanks we pay,

Father! in this evening hour;
Praises to thy Name belong,
Source and Giver of our good!
And, though feeble is our song,
It shall speak our gratitude.

P. M.

From the dangers which have frown'd,
From the snares in secret set,
We have, through thy mercy, found
Safety and deliverance yet!
And thy loving-kindness hath
All the day to us been shown,
While profusely on our path

Richest blessings have been strown.

Spirit! who hast been our Light,
And the Guardian of our way,
Let thy mercy and thy might
Keep us for another day!

O'er our sleep, with sleepless eye,
Watch, and sweet shall be our rest;
And when morning gilds the sky,
Our awaking shall be blest.

BLESSED be thy Name for ever,
Thou of life the Guard and Giver!
Thou canst guard thy creatures sleeping,
Heal the heart long broke with weeping.

God of stillness and of motion,
Of the desert and the ocean,
Of the mountain, rock, and river,
Blessed be thy Name for ever!

Thou, who slumberest not, nor sleepest,
Blest are they Thou kindly keepest!
God of evening's parting ray,

Of midnight gloom, and dawning day,
That riseth from the azure sea,
Like breathings of eternity!
God of life the Guard and Giver,
Blessed be thy Name for ever!

151.

SUN of my soul, Thou Saviour dear,
It is not night if Thou be near;
Oh, may no earth-born cloud arise
To hide Thee from thy servant's eyes!

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.

L. M.

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.

Он come, and let us all, with one accord,
Lift up our cheerful voice, and praise the Lord;
Let us this evening bless his holy Name,
Yea, let us laud and magnify the same.

Let universal nature ever raise

A cheerful voice, to give Him thanks and praise; Let us and all his saints his glory sing,

Who is our blessed Saviour, Lord, and King.

For by his Word the heaven and earth were made,
The earth's foundation also firmly laid;
All things were done at his divine command,
And shall throughout all ages surely stand.

Therefore let all in heaven and earth agree
To sing his praise in perfect unity;
Yea, let his servants all, with one accord,
With joyful hallelujahs praise the Lord.
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ALMIGHTY GOD, thy throne above

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

They speed the night, they close the day.

Oh, cheer the evening of our days

With that bright beam which ne'er decays; And make a happy death the road

To bring our ransom'd souls to God.

Oh, holy Father, holy Son,

And holy Spirit, Three in One,

Thy grace devoutly we implore,

Thy name be praised for evermore.

GOD, that madest earth and heaven,
Darkness and light!

Who the day for toil hast given,
For rest the night!

May thine angel-guards defend us,
Slumber sweet thy mercy send us,
Holy dreams and hopes attend us,
This livelong night!

Guard us waking, guard us sleeping;

And when we die,

May we, in thy mighty keeping,

All peaceful lie!

When the last dread call shall wake us,

Do not Thou, our God, forsake us,

But to reign in glory take us,

With Thee on high!

THE roseate hues of early dawn,
The brightness of the day,
The crimson of the sunset sky,
How fast they fade away!
Oh! for the pearly gates of heaven,
Oh! for the golden floor,
Oh! for the Sun of Righteousness,
That setteth nevermore!

The highest hopes we cherish here,
How fast they tire and faint!
How many a spot defiles the robe
That wraps an earthly saint!
Oh! for a heart that never sins,
Oh! for a soul wash'd white,
Oh! for a voice to praise our King,
Nor weary day or night.

Here faith is ours, and heavenly hope,
And grace to lead us higher;
But there are perfectness, and peace,
Beyond our best desire.

Oh! by thy love, and anguish, Lord!

Oh! by thy life laid down!

Oh! that we fall not from thy grace,
Nor cast away our crown.

156.

LORD of my life, whose tender care
Hath led me on till now,

Here lowly at the hour of prayer
Before thy throne I bow :

P. M.

I bless thy gracious hand, and pray
Forgiveness for another day.