4 Keep me from sinful thoughts, O Lord,
And make my heart sincere;
Make me to read thy holy word
With reverence and fear.

5 Then shall I be prepared below
For thy eternal home;

Where pleasures like a river flow,
And sorrows never come.

307 Thanks for the Light.

L. M.

GOD! I thank thee that the night In peace and rest has passed away; And that I see my Father's smile, In this fair light that makes it day. 2 Be thou my guide, and let me live As under thy all-seeing eye; Supply my wants, my sins forgive, And make me happy when I die.

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THER

Going to Sabbath-school.

L. M.

HE hour is come, I will not stay,
But haste to school without delay,
Nor loiter here, for 'tis a crime
To trifle thus with precious time.
2 Say, shall my teachers wait in vain,
And of my sad neglect complain?
No! rather let me strive to be
The first of all the family.

3 I should be there with humble mind,
To seek the instruction I may find;
And while I hear the sacred page,
O may its truths my heart engage.
4 These golden hours will soon be o'er
When can go to school no more;
How shall I then endure the thought
Of having spent my time for naught?

HIS

IS mercies, in Jesus renewed, Each morning I wake to adore, A fountain of infinite good,

A sea without bottom or shore: My Lord, inexpressibly kind!

O when shall I thank him above, To Jesus eternally joined,

Absorbed in the depths of his love.

310 Morning Hymn.

8's.

L. M.

1AWAKE, 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 Glory to Thee, who safe hast kept,
And hast refreshed me, while I slept;
Grant, Lord, when I from death shall wake,
I may of endless life partake.

3 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.

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

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

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Morning Mercies.

AWAKE! my heart, awake!

S. M.

Thy gracious God to praise;

Who condescends such care to take,
And lengthen out my days.

2 While some have passed the night
In restlessness and pain;
I rise in health, to see the light,
And seek the Lord again.

3 This day will many die!

This hour what numbers go! What if my soul be called to fly, And I that change should know? 4 Lord, come, and be my guide Through this uncertain space; Keep me for ever near thy side, And grant a child thy grace.

EVENING.

312

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An Evening Hymn.

C. M.

INDULGENT Father, by whose care
I've passed another day,

Let me this night thy mercy share,
And teach me how to pray.

2 Show me my sins, and how to mourn
My guilt before thy face;
Direct me, Lord, to Christ alone,
And save me by thy grace.

3 Speak to my conscience, speak my peace Through his atoning blood:

And grant me, Lord, a full release
From sin's oppressive load.

4 Show me my wants, and let me crave
Nothing but what is right;
Help me by faith on thee to live,
Then change my faith to sight.

5 Guide me through life's uncertain path,
Nor let me from thee stray;
Preserve my fleeting, mortal breath
Through each revolving day.

6 Let each returning night declare
The tokens of thy love;

And every hour thy grace prepare
My soul for joys above.

S. M.

7 And when on earth I close mine eyes, To sleep in death's embrace, Let me to heaven and glory rise, To enjoy thy smiling face. 313 The Night of Death. THE day is past and gone; The evening shades appear O may we all remember well The night of death draws near. 2 We lay our garments by, Upon our beds to rest;

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So death shall soon disrobe us all
Of what we here possessed.

3 Lord, keep us safe this night,
Secure from all our fears;

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May angels guard us while we sleep,
Till morning light appears.

314

Evening Hymn.

L. M

GLORY to thee, my God, this night, For all the blessings of the light; Keep me, O keep me, King of kings, Under thine own almighty wings.

2 Forgive me, Lord, for thy dear Son,
The ills which I this day have done;
That with the world, myself, and thee,
I, e'er I sleep, at peace may be.

3 0, may my soul on thee repose,
And with sweet sleep my eyelids close;
Sleep, that may me more active make
To serve my God, when I awake.

4 Teach me to live, that I may dread
The grave as little as my bed;
Teach me to die, that so I may
With joy behold the judgment-day.
5 If wakeful in the night I lie,

My soul with heavenly thoughts supply;
Let no ill dreams disturb my rest,
No powers of darkness me molest.

6 Let my blest guardian, while I sleep,
Thy watchful station near me keep;
My heart with love celestial fill,

And save me from the approach of ill.

7 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.

315

Another Day passed.

L. M.

ANOTHER day its course has run,

And still, O God! thy child is blest; For thou hast been by day my sun, And thou wilt be by night my rest. 2 Sweet sleep descends my eyes to close, And soon, when all the world is still, I'll give my body to repose,

My spirit to my Father's will.