I 2 259. Psalm V. LORD, in the morning Thou shalt hear To Thee will I direct my prayer, To Thee lift up mine eye. Oft to Thy house will I resort, 3 O may Thy Spirit guide my feet I Make every path of duty straight Morning or Evening. 260. 1 My God, how endless is Thy love! Thy gifts are every evening new; And morning mercies from above Gently distil like early dew. I. Watts. 2 Thou spreadst the curtains of the night, I. Watts. I 2 3 4 261. THE day is past and gone ; Great God, we bow to Thee; Again, as shades of night come on, [Advent. Oh, when shall that day come, Where all things shall be peace So we, preserved beneath The sheltering of Thy wing, For evermore Thy praise shall breathe, And love Thee, Lord, and sing. Most Holy, Heavenly, Bless'd, Lord Jesus Christ, in whom His truth and grace 2 The sun is sinking now, and one by one The lights of evening shine: We hymn the Eternal Father, and the Son, 3 Worthy art Thou at all times to receive O Son of God, be Thou, in whom we live, I 2 263. THE day, O Lord, is spent ; Abide with us, and rest; Our hearts' desires are fully bent On making Thee our guest. [Epiphany. We have not reached that land, Where holy angels round Thee stand, Whose sun can never set. 264. J [Septuagesima & Lent. Oh Splendor æterni Patris. I THOU Brightness of Thy Father's face, 2 Thou Christ, whose gracious beams remove The sun is sunk; the shadowy night Is reigning in his room; And keep us through the gloom 3 What though our eyes be sunk in sleep, Do Thou, with Thine Almighty hand 4 Oh Thou Who art our only hope, 5 To God the Father, God the Son, All glory be from saints on earth, 2 As Christ upon the Cross And to His Father's hands 3 So now herself my soul 4 So now beneath His eye Without a wish or thought 5 Save that His Will be done, Dead to herself, and dead 6 Thus would I live; yet now In all His power and love 7 One sacred Trinity! One Lord Divine ! Myself for ever His, And He for ever mine. Amen. |