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Hymn 392. L. M.

Y God, how endless is thy love!
Thy gifts are ev'ry ev'ning new:

And morning mercies from above,
Gently descend like early dew.

2. Thou spread'st the curtains of the night,
Great guardian of my sleeping hours;
Thy sov'reign word restores the light,
And quickens all my drowsy pow'rs.

3. I yield myself to thy command;
To thee devote my nights and days;
Perpetual blessings from thy hand
Demand perpetual songs of praise.

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2. EVENING.

Hymn 393. L. M.

HUS far the Lord has led me on,
Thus far his pow'r prolongs my days;

And ev'ry ev'ning shall make known
Some fresh memorial of his grace.

2. Much of my time has run to waste,
And I perhaps am near my home;
But he forgives my follies past
And gives me strength for days to come.

3. I lay my body down to sleep,

Peace is the pillow for my head;
While well-appointed angels keep
Their watchful stations round my bed.
4. In vain the sons of earth or hell
Tell me a thousand frightful things;
My God in safety makes me dwell
Beneath the shadow of his wings.

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Hymn 394. с. м.

READ Sov'reign, let my evening song
Like holy incense rise;
Assist the off'rings of my tongue
To reach the lofty skies.

2. Through all the dangers of the day
Thy hand was still my guard,
And still to drive my wants away,
Thy mercy stood prepar'd.
3. Perpetual blessings from above,
Encompass me around;
But O how few returns of love
Hath my Creator found!

4. What have I done for him who dy'
To save my wretched soul?
How are my follies multiply'd,
Fast as the minutes roll.

5. Lord, with this guilty heart of mine,
To thy dear cross I flee,
And to thy grace my soul resign,
To be renew'd by thee.

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Hymn 395. с. м.

LL praise to him who dwells in bliss
Who made both day and night;

Whose throne is in the great abyss
Of uncreated light.

2. Each thought and deed his piercing eyes
With strictest search survey;
The deepest shades no more disguise,
Than the full blaze of day.

3. Whom thou dost guard, O King of kings,

No evil shall molest : :

Under the shadow of thy wings,
Shall they securely rest:

4. Thy angels shall around their beds
Their constant stations keep :

Thy grace and truth shall shield their heads,
For thou dost never sleep.

5. May we with calm and sweet repose,
And heav'nly thoughts refresh'd,
Our eye-lids with the morn's unclose,
And bless the ever-bless'd.

Hymn 396. c. м.

HOSANNA

OSANNA, with a cheerful sound,
To God's upholding hand!

Ten thousand snares attend us round,
And yet secure we stand.

2. That was a most amazing pow'r
Which rais'd us with a word:
And ev'ry day, and ev'ry hour
We lean upon the Lord.

3. The ev'ning rests our weary head,
And angels guard the room;
We wake, and we admire the bed,
That was not made our tomb.

4. The rising morning can't assure
That we shall end the day;
For death stands ready at the door
To take our lives away.

5. Our breath is forfeited by sin
To God's avenging law;
We own thy grace, immortal King!
In ev'ry breath we draw.

6. God is our sun, whose daily light
Our joy and safety brings;
Our feeble flesh lies safe at night
Beneath his shady wings.

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3. BIRTH-DAY.

Hymn 397. P. M.

OD of my life to thee
My cheerful soul I raise;

Thy goodness bade me be,
And still prolongs my days :
I see my natal hour return,
And bless the day that I was born.

2. A clod of living earth,
I glorify thy name,
From whom alone my birth,
And all my blessings came :
Creating and preserving grace
Let all that is within me praise.

3. Long as I live beneath,

To thee, O let me live!
To thee my ev'ry breath,

In thanks and praises give :
Whate'er I have, whate'er I am,
Shall magnify my Maker's name.

4. My soul and all its pow'rs,

Thine, wholly thine shall be;
All, all my happy hours,
I consecrate to thee:
Me to thine image now restore,
And I shall praise thee evermore..

5. I wait thy will to do,

As angels do in heav'n;
In Christ a creature new,
Eternally forgiv'n :
I wait thy righteous will to proves
All sanctify'd by perfect love.

6. Then when the work is done,

The work of faith with pow'r, Receive thy favour'd son,

In death's triumphant hour: Like Moses to thyself convey, And kiss my raptur'd soul away..

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Hymn 398. Р. М.

OW away with our fears,
The glad morning appears,

When an heir of salvation was born!

From Jehovah I came,
For his glory I am,

And to him I with singing return.

2. Thou, my Jesus alone,
Art the fountain I own
Of my life and felicity here;
And I cheerfully sing
My Redeemer and King,
'Till his signs in the heavens appear.

3. I with thanks do rejoice

In thy fatherly choice

Of my state and condition below;
If of parents I came, .

Who did honour thy name,

'Twas thy wisdom appointed it so.

4. O the infinite cares,

And temptations, and snares,

Which thy hand hath conducted me thro'!.

O the blessings bestow'd

By a bountiful God,

And the mercies eternally new!

5. What a mercy is this,

What a heaven of bliss, How unspeakably happy am I!