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Oh! let Thy hand support me still,
And lead me to Thy holy hill.

5 If rough and thorny be the way,
My strength proportion to my day;
Till toil, and grief, and pain shall cease,
Where all is calm, and joy, and peace.

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THE roseate hues of early dawn,
The brightness of the day,

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The crimson of the sunset sky,
How fast they fade away!
Oh! for the pearly gates of heaven!
Oh! for the golden floor!
Oh! for the Sun of Righteousness,
That setteth never more!

2 The highest hopes we cherish here,
How fast they tire and faint!
How many a spot defiles the robe
That wraps an earthly saint!
Oh! for a heart that never sins!
Oh! for a soul washed white!
Oh! for a voice to praise our King,
Nor weary day or night!

3 Here faith is ours, and heavenly hope,
And grace to lead us higher :

But there are perfectness and peace
Beyond our best desire.

Oh! by Thy love, and anguish, Lord!
Oh! by Thy life laid down!

Oh! that we fall not from Thy grace,
Nor cast away our crown!

THROUGH all the dangers of the night,
Preserved, O Lord! by Thee,

Again we hail the cheerful light,
Again we bow the knee.

2 Preserve us, Lord, throughout the day,
And guide us by Thine arm;
For they are safe, and only they,

Whom Thou preserv'st from harm. 3 Let all our words and all our ways Declare that we are Thine,

That so the light of truth and grace
Before the world may shine.

4 Let us ne'er turn away from Thee;
O Saviour! hold us fast,
Till with unclouded eyes we see
Thy glorious face at last.

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BIDE with me! fast falls the eventide;
The darkness deopens; Lord! with me

abide :

When other helpers fail, and comforts flee, Help of the helpless, oh! abide with me! 2 Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day; Earth's joys grow dim! its glories pass away; Change and decay in all around I see;

O Thou who changest not, abide with me! 3 Come not in terrors, as the King of kings; But kind and good, with healing in Thy wings; Tears for all woes, a heart for every plea;

Come, Friend of sinners! thus abide with me! 4 I need Thy presence every passing hour; What but Thy grace can foil the tempter's power ?

Who like Thyself my guide and stay can be? Thro' cloud and sunshine, oh! abide with me! 5 I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless; Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness; Where is death's sting? where, grave! thy vicI triumph still, if Thou abide with me.

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6 Be with me, then, when last I close mine eyes; Shine through the gloom, and point me to the skies :

Heaven's morning breaks, and earth's vain shadows flee :

In life, in death, O Lord! abide with me!

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T even, when the sun was set,

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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 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. 5 And none, O Lord! have perfect rest, For none are wholly free from sin; And they, who fain would love Thee best, Are conscious most of wrong within. 6 O Saviour Christ! Thou, too, art man; Thou hast been troubled, tempted, tricd; Thy kind but searching glance can scan The very wounds that shame would hide. 7 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!

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LEST Saviour! let our evening songs
Like holy incense rise:

Assist the offerings of our tongues
To reach the lofty skies.

2 Through all the dangers of the day
Thy hand was still our guard;
And still to drive our wants away
Thy mercy stood prepared.

3 Perpetual blessings from above
Encompass us around:

But ah! how few returns of love
Hath our Redeemer found!

4 What have we done for Him who died
To save our sinful souls ?
Alas! our sins are multiplied,
Fast as each minute rolls.

5 Yet with these guilty hearts of ours
Lord! to Thy cross we flee;

And yield them up with all their powers,
To be renewed by Thee.

6 Sprinkled afresh with pardoning blood
May we lie down to rest,

As in the bosom of our God,
Or on our Saviour's breast.
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1 GLORY to Thee, my God! this night,

For all the blessings of the light:
Keep me, oh! keep me, King of kings!
Beneath Thine own Almighty wings.
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:

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Teach me to die, that so I may
Rise glorious at the Judgment-day.
4 Oh! may my soul on Thee repose,
And with sweet sleep mine eyelids close;
Sleep that may 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 Lord! let my soul for ever share
The bliss of Thy paternal care :

"Tis heaven on earth, 'tis heaven above,
To see Thy face and sing Thy love.

7 Praise God from whom all blessings flow,
Praise Him all creatures here below!
Prise Him above ye heavenly host,
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost!

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LORD! another day is flown,
And we, a feeble band,

Are met once more before Thy throne,
To bless Thy fostering hand.

2 Thy heavenly grace to each impart,
All evil far remove,

And shed abroad in every heart
Thine everlasting love.

3 Our souls, obedient to Thy sway,
In Christian bonds unite:

Let peace and love conclude the day,
And hail the morning light.

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4 Thus cleansed from sin, and wholly thine, A flock by Jesus led,

The Sun of righteousness shall shine
In glory on our head.