Lord Bishop of Calcutta

From the mezzotint by S. W. Reynolds after the painting by Thos. Phillips

Brightest and best of the Sons of the morning!
Dawn on our darkness and lend us thine aid!
Star of the East, the horizon adorning,
Guide where our Infant Redeemer is laid!

An Evening Hymn

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OD, 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 live-long night!

Holy, holy, holy, Lord God
Almighty!

OLY, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty!

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Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee;
Holy, holy, holy! merciful and mighty

God in Three Persons, blessed Trinity!

Holy, holy, holy! all the saints adore Thee,

Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;

Pray to be perfect, though material leaven
Forbid the spirit so on earth to be:

But if for any wish thou darest not pray,
Then pray to God to cast that wish

away.

John Henry, Cardinal Newman (1801-1890)

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The Pillar of the Cloud

EAD, Kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom,
Lead Thou me on!

The night is dark, and I am far from home-
Lead Thou me on!

Keep Thou my feet; I do not ask to see

The distant scene,

I was not ever thus, nor pray'd that Thou

Shouldst lead me on.

I loved to choose and see my path; but now
Lead Thou me on!

I loved the garish day, and, spite of fears,

Pride ruled my

will: : remember not past years.