"Even the night shall be light about me."
Ps. cxxxix. 11.

Genev, 170.

Enon, 433.

292

6.5.

NOW the dawn is over,
Night is drawing nigh;
Shadows of the evening

Steal across the sky;

2 Jesu, grant the weary
Calm and sweet repose;
With Thy tenderest blessing
May our eyelids close.
8 Grant to little children
Visions bright of Thee;
Guard the sailors tossing
On the angry sea.

4 Comfort every sufferer
Watching late in pain;
Those who plan some evil,
From their sins restrain.

[E. W. EDDIS.

5 Through the long night-watches
May Thine angels spread
Their white wings above me,
Standing round my bed.

6 When the morning wakens,
Then may I arise

Pure, and fresh, and sinless,
In Thy holy eyes.

7 Glory to the Father,

Glory to the Son,

And to Thee, blest Spirit,

Whilst all ages run.

Amen.

"Thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety."

Anatolius, 434.).

293

Ps. iv. 8.

7 6.7 6.8.8.

HE day is past and over;
THE

[J. M. NEALE

All thanks, O Lord, to Thee:

I pray Thee now that sinĺess

The hours of dark may be:

O Jesus, keep me in Thy sight,

And guard me through the coming night.

2

3

4

The joys of day are over;

I lift my heart to Thee,
And ask Thee that offenceless
The hours of dark may be :

O Jesus, keep me in Thy sight.
And guard me through the coming night.
The toils of day are over,

I raise the hymn to Thee,
And ask that free from peril
The hours of dark may be:

O Jesus, keep me in Thy sight,

And guard me through the coming night.

Be Thou my soul's preserver,

For Thou alone dost know

How many are the perils

Through which I have to go:

O loving Jesus, hear my call,

And guard and save me from them all.

Sabbath Morning and Ebening.

"As I have seen Thee in the sanctuary."-Ps. lxiii. 2.

Norminster, 464.]

294

IGHT of light, enlighten me

LI Now anew the day is dawning;

Sun of grace, the shadows flee,
Brighten Thou my Sabbath morning.
With Thy joyous sunshine blest
Happy is my day of rest.

2 Fount of all our joy and peace,
To Thy living waters lead me,
Thou from earth my soul release,
And with grace and mercy feed me;
Bless Thy Word that it may prove
Rich in fruits that Thou dost love.

8 Kindle Thou the sacrifice
That upon my lips is lying;

Clear the shadows from mine eyes,
That, from every error flying,
No strange fire may in me glow
That Thine altar doth not know.

4 Rest in me and I in Thee,
Build a paradise within me;
Oh, reveal Thyself to me,

Blessed Love, who diedst to win me;
Fed from Thine exhaustless urn,
Pure and bright my lamp shall burn.

5 Hence all care, all vanity,

For the day to God is holy;
Come, Thou glorious Majesty,
Deign to fill this temple lowly;
Nought to-day my soul shall move,
Simply resting in Thy love.

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

Angelus, 442.1
Hayne, 217,

295 AT even when the sun was set,

The sick, O Lord, around Thee lay;
Oh, in what divers pains they met!
Oh, with what joy they went away!

2 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 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 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 And some have found the world is vain,
Yet from the world they break not free;
And some have friends who give them pain,
Yet have not sought a friend in Thee."
6 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 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 Thy touch has still its ancient power;
No word from Thee can fruitless fall;
Hear, in this solemn evening hour,
And in Thy mercy heal us all. Amen.

"The Lord will bless His people with peace."
Ps. xxix. 11.

Ellers, 424.
Dalkeith, 239.

10.10.

[J. ELLERTON

296 SAVIOUR! again to Thy dear name we

With one accord our parting hymn of praise; We stand to bless Thee ere our worship cease, Then, lowly kneeling, wait Thy word of peace. 2 Grant us Thy peace upon our homeward way; With Thee began, with Thee shall end the day;

Guard Thou the lips from sin, the hearts from shame,

That in this house have called upon Thy Name. 8 Grant us Thy peace, Lord, thro' the coming night,

Turn Thou for us its darkness into light; From harm and danger keep Thy children free, For dark and light are both alike to Thee. 4 Grant us Thy peace throughout our earthly life, Our balm in sorrow, and our stay in strife; Then, when Thy voice shall bid our conflict

cease,

Call us, O Lord, to Thine eternal peace.

Amen.

The New Year.

"I will speak of the glorious honour of Thy majesty."-Ps. cxlv. 5.

Bartholomew, 302.]

10.10.

297 HOUSE of our God with hymns of

gladness ring,

While all our lips and hearts His praises sing! The opening year His mercies shall proclaim, And all its days shall celebrate His Name. 2 Ye angel choirs on high, whose dwelling place Shines with the glory of His unveiled Face, Through your immortal life, as love still grows, Tell of His goodness, which no ending knows. 3 O Earth, enlightened by His rays divine,

Stored by His hand with corn and oil and wine, Crowned with His goodness, let Thy nations

raise

From shore to shore the song of ceaseless praise.

4 O Church, His chosen dwelling and delight, Graven on His hands, and precious in His sight,

Sing the deep marvels of that boundless grace, Which sheds on thee the brightness of His face. 5 Burst into praise, my soul! and evermore Through changing life thy changeless God adore;

He is thy trust, thy refuge, and thy fear; Strong in His strength, begin the newborn year.

"We spend our years as a tale that is told."

Leominster, 498.J

Ps. xc. 9.

S.M.

298 A FEW more years shall roll,

A few more seasons wane,
And we shall be with those at rest
Till Christ shall come again:

H. BONAR