4 Unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness
HRIST, Whose glory fills the skies,
CHRIST, the true, the only Light,
Sun of righteousness, arise,
Triumph o'er the shades of night;
Dayspring from on high, be near;
Daystar, in my heart appear.
Dark and cheerless is the morn
Unaccompanied by Thee;
Joyless is the day's return,
Till Thy mercy's beams I see,
Till Thou inward light impart,
Glad my eyes, and warm my heart.
Visit then this soul of mine,
Pierce the gloom of sin and grief;
Fill me, Radiancy Divine,
Scatter all my unbelief;
More and more Thyself display,
Shining to the perfect day. Amen.
5 His compassions fail not: they are new every morning. EW every morning is the love
Our wakening and uprising prove;
Through sleep and darkness safely brought,
Restored to life, and power, and thought.
New mercies, each returning day,
Hover around us while we pray;
New perils past, new sins forgiven,
New thoughts of GOD, new hopes of heaven.
If on our daily course our mind
Be set to hallow all we find,
New treasures still, of countless price,
GOD will provide for sacrifice.
The trivial round, the common task,
Will furnish all we need to ask,-
Room to deny ourselves, a road
To bring us daily nearer GOD.
Only, O LORD, in Thy dear love
Fit us for perfect rest above;
And help us this and every day
To live more nearly as we pray. Amen.
6 I have set God always before me; for he is on my right hand, therefore I shall not fall.
NORTH in Thy Name, O LORD, I go
My daily labour to pursue;
Thee, only Thee, resolved to know,
In all I think, or speak, or do.
The task Thy wisdom hath assign'd
O let me cheerfully fulfil ;
In all my works Thy presence find,
And prove Thy good and perfect will.
Thee may I set at my right hand,
Whose eyes my inmost substance see,
And labour on at Thy command,
And offer all my works to Thee.
Give me to bear Thy easy yoke,
And every moment watch and pray,
And still to things eternal look,
And hasten to Thy glorious day;
For Thee delightfully employ
Whate'er Thy bounteous grace hath given,
And run my course with even joy,
And closely walk with Thee to heaven.
Do all in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Y FATHER, for another night
Of quiet sleep and rest,
For all the joy of morning light,
Thy Holy Name be blest.
Now with the new-born day I give
Myself anew to Thee,
That as Thou willest I may live,
And what Thou willest be.
Whate'er I do, things great or small,
Whate'er I speak or frame,
Thy glory may I seek in all,
Do all in JESUS' Name.
My FATHER, for His sake, I pray,
Thy child accept and bless;
And lead me by Thy grace to-day
In paths of righteousness. Amen.
8 Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: yea, my delight shall be ever in thy statutes.
T Thy feet, O CHRIST, we lay
Thine own gift of this new day;
Doubt of what it holds in store
Makes us crave Thine aid the more;
Lest it prove a time of loss,
Mark it, Saviour, with Thy Cross.
If it flow on calm and bright,
Be Thyself our chief delight;
If it bring unknown distress,
All is good that Thou canst bless;
Only, while its hours begin,
Pray we, keep them clear of sin.
We in part our weakness know,
And in part discern our foe;
Well for us, before Thine eyes
All our danger open lies;
Turn not from us, while we plead
Thy compassions and our need.
Fain would we Thy word embrace,
Live each moment in Thy grace,
All our selves to Thee consign,
Fold up all our wills in Thine,
Think, and speak, and do, and be,
Simply that which pleases Thee.
Hear us, LORD, and that right soon;
Hear, and grant the choicest boon
That Thy love can e'er impart,
Loyal singleness of heart;
So shall this and all our days,
CHRIST OUR GOD, show forth Thy praise.
THE THIRD HOUR.
They were all filled with the Holy Ghost."
Nunc Sancte nobis Spiritus.
OME, HOLY GHOST, Who éver One
Art with the FATHER and the SON,.
Come, HOLY GHOST, our souls possess
With Thy full flood of holiness.
In will and deed, by heart and tongue,
With all our powers, Thy praise be sung;.
And love light up our mórtal frame,
Till others catch the living flame.
Almighty FATHER, hear our cry
Through JESUS CHRIST, our LORD most High,
Who with the HOLY GHOST and Thee
Doth live and réign eternally. Amen.
At noonday will I pray.
Rector potens, verax Deus.
GOD of truth, O LORD of might,
Who ord'rest time and change aright,
Arraying morn with joyful gleams,
And kindling noonday's fiery beams;
Quench Thou on earth the flames of strife;
From passion's heat preserve our life;
Our bodies keep from perils free,
And grant our souls true peace in Thee.
Almighty FATHER, hear our cry
Through JESUS CHRIST, our LORD most High,
Who with the HOLY GHOST and Thee
Doth live and reign eternally. Amen.
THE NINTH HOUR.
The hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.
Rerum Deus tenax vigor.
GOD, the world's sustaining force,
Thyself unmoved, all motion's source,
Who, from the morn till evening's ray,
Dost through its changes guide the day;
O grant us light at eventide,
That life may unimpair'd abide,
And that a holy death may be
The door of immortality.
Almighty FATHER, hear our cry
Through JESUS CHRIST, our LORD most High,
Who with the HOLY GHOST and Thee
Doth live and reign eternally. Amen.
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