I SUN of my soul, thou Saviour dear,
It is not night if thou be near;
O, may no earth-born cloud arise
To hide thee from thy servant's eyes.

2 When the soft dews of kindly sleep
My wearied eyelids gently steep,
Be my last thought how sweet to rest
Forever on my Saviour's breast.

3 Abide with me from morn till eve,
For without thee I cannot live;
Abide with me when night is nigh,
For without thee I dare not die.

4 If some poor wandering child of thine,
Have spurned to-day the voice divine-
Now, Lord, the gracious work begin;
Let him no more lie down in sin.

6 Come near and bless us when we wake
Ere through the world our way we take;
Till in the ocean of thy love
We lose ourselves in heaven above.
John Keble. 1827.

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2 The day is gone, its hours have run,

And thou hast taken count of all, The scanty triumphs grace hath won, The broken vow, the frequent fall. Through life's long day and death's dark night,

O gentle Jesus, be our Light.

3 Grant us, dear Lord, from evil ways True absolution and release; And bless us, more than in past days, With purity and inward peace. Through life's long day and death's dark night,

O gentle Jesus, be our Light.

4 Do more than pardon; give us joy,

Sweet fear, and sober liberty,
And simple hearts without alloy

That only long to be like thee. Through life's long day and death's dark night,

O gentle Jesus, be our Light.

5 Labor is sweet, for thou hast toiled; And care is light, for thou hast cared; Ah! never let our works be soiled With strife, or by deceit ensnared. Through life's long day and death's dark night,

O gentle Jesus, be our Light.

6 For all we love, the poor, the sad,
The sinful, unto thee we call;
O, let thy mercy make us glad:
Thou art our Jesus, and our all.
Through life's long day and death's

dark night,

O gentle Jesus, be our Light. Amen.

Frederic W. Faber. 1849.

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