4 Help us to watch and pray,
And on thy help rely;
Assured if we our trust betray,
We shall for ever die.
1 TO God the only wise
Our Saviour and our King,
Let all the saints below the skies
Their humble praises bring.
2 'Tis his almighty love,
His counsel and his care,
Preserves us safe from sin and death,
And every hurtful snare.
3 He will present our souls
Unblemished and complete,
Before the glory of his face
With joy divinely great.
4 Then all his chosen seed,
Shall meet around the throne,
Shall bless the guidance of his grace,
And make his wonders known.
5 To our Redeemer, God,
Wisdom and pow'r belong;
To him shall saints and angels raise
An everlasting song.
1 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 that I this day have done,
That with the world, myself, and thee,
I, e'er I sleep, at peace may be.
3 O! may my soul on thee repose, And with sweet sleep mine 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 pow'rs of darkness me molest.
6 Let thy good angels, while I sleep,
Their watchful stations near me keep;
My heart with love celestial fill,
And save me from th' 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.
1 ANOTHER fleeting day is gone,
Swept from the records of the year;
And still, with each successive sun,
Life's fading visions disappear.
2 Another fleeting day is gone;
And soon a fairer day shall rise,
A day whose never-setting sun
Shall pour his light o'er cloudless skies.
3 Another fleeting day is gone
In solemn silence, rest, my soul
Bend low before his awful throne,
Who bids the morn and evening roll.
1 LORD dismiss us with thy blessing,
Fill our hearts with joy and peace,
Let us each thy love possessing,
Triumph in redeeming grace,
Oh! refresh us,
Travelling thro' this wilderness.
2 Thanks we give and adoration
For thy gospel's joyful sound,
May the fruits of thy salvation
In our hearts and lives abound,
May thy presence
With us evermore be found.
3 So whene'er the signal's given,
Us from earth to call away,
Borne on angel's wings to heaven,
Glad the summons to obey
May we ever
Reign with Christ in endless day.
1 MAY the grace of Christ our Saviour,
And the Father's boundless love,
With the Holy Spirit's favour,
Rest upon us from above.
2 Thus may we abide in union,
With each other and the Lord,
And possess in sweet communion,
Joys which earth cannot afford.
ON what has now been sown,
Thy blessing Lord! bestow,
The power is thine alone
To make it spring and grow:
O Lord! the fruitful harvest raise,
And Thine alone be all the praise.
1 NOW to the lamb that once was slain,
Be endless blessings paid,
Salvation, glory, joy remain
For ever on thy head.
2 Thou hast redeemed our souls with blood, Hast set the prisoners free,
Hast made us kings and priests to God;
And we shall reign with Thee.
3 The worlds of nature and of grace,
Are put beneath thy power;
Then shorten these delaying days,
And bring the promised hour.
1 ALMIGHTY God! thy word is cast
Like seed into the ground;
Now let the dew of heaven descend,
And righteous fruits abound.
2 Let not the foe of Christ and man
This holy seed remove;
But give it root in every heart,
To bring forth fruits of love.
3 Let not the world's deceitful cares
The tender plant destroy;
But let it yield a hundred fold,
The fruits of peace and joy.
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