I Saviour, breathe an eve-ning bless-ing, Ere re-pose our spi-rits seal;

Thou art He Who, never weary, Watchest where Thy peo-ple be.

JAMES EDMESTON, 1820; st. 3, EDWARD H. BICKERSTETH, 1876.

TALLIS' CANON.

L.M.

THOMAS TALLIS, c. 1567.

All praise to Thee, my God, this night, For all the bless-ings of the light:

Keep me,

O keep me, King of kings, Be-ncath Thine own Al-might-y wings. A men.

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2 Forgive me, Lord, for Thy dear Son,
The ill that I this day have done;
That with the world, myself, and Thee,
I, ere I sleep, at peace may be.

3 Teach me to live, that I may dread
The grave as little as my bed;
Teach me to die, that so I may
Rise glorious at the awful day.

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O may my soul on Thee repose,

And with sweet sleep mine eyelids close;
Sleep that shall me more vigorous make
To serve my God when I awake.

5 When in the night I sleepless lie,
My soul with heavenly thoughts supply
Let no ill dreams disturb my rest,
No powers of darkness me molest.

6 O when shall I, in endless day,
For ever chase dark sleep away,
And hymns divine with angels sing,
All praise to Thee, eternal King?

7 Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;

Praise Him above, angelic host:

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

THOMAS KEN, 1709.

May Thine an-gel-guards de- fend us, Slum-ber sweet Thy mercy send us,

Holy dreams and hopes at-tend us, This live-long night.

2 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. Amen.

A-men.

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REGINALD HEBER, 1827, and RICHARD WHATELEY, 1855.

Assist me, Lord, to offer up Mine evening sac- ri- fice.
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2 Minutes and mercies multiplied
Have made up all this day;
Minutes came quick, but mercies were
More fleet and free than they.

3 New time, new favour, and new joys
Do a new song require;

Till I shall praise Thee as I would,
Accept my heart's desire. Amen.

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Through Jesus Christ, Thine only Son;
Who, with the Holy Ghost and Thee,
Doth live and reign eternally. Amen.

Latin; ST. AMBROSE, 340-397.
Tr. JOHN MASON NEALE, 1852.