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For God's all-seeing eye surveys, Thy secret thoughts, thy works and ways. 4. Wake, and lift up thyself, my heart, And with the angels bear thy part; Who all night long unwearied sing High praise to the eternal King. 5. I wake, I wake;-ye heavenly choir, May your devotion me inspire; That I like you my age may spend, Like you may on my God attend ! 6. May I, like you, in God delight; Have all day long my God in sight; Perform like you my Maker's will: O, may I never more do ill!

CCCXXXIV.

SECOND PART.

Air, as 47th Psalm, Mel. Sac.

7. GLORY to God, who safe hast kept,
And hast refresh'd me while I slept:
Grant, Lord, when I from death shall wake,
I may of endless life partake!

8. Lord, I my vows to Thee renew,
Scatter my sins as morning-dew;
Guard my first spring of thought and will,
And with Thyself my spirit fill

9. Direct, controul, suggest this day All I design, or do, or say;

That all my powers with all their might,
In Thy sole glory may unite.

10. 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.

CCCXXXV.

EVENING HYMN.

(By Bishop Kenn.) Air, as 111th Ps. Selection of 50. "Let the lifting up of my hands be as the evening sacrifice." Ps. cxli. 2.

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, ere I sleep, at peace may be.

3. 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.

O may

4. O may my soul on Thee repose,

And with sweet sleep mine eye-lids close, Sleep, that may me more active make To serve my GOD when I awake. 5. O when shall I, in endless day, For ever chase dark sleep away; And hymns, with the supernal choir, Incessant sing, and never tire?

6. O, may I always ready stand,

With my lamp burning in my hand:
May I in sight of heaven rejoice
Whene'er I hear the bridegroom's voice

CCCXXXVI.

SECOND PART.

7. ALL praise to Thee, in light array'd, Who light Thy dwelling place had made; A boundless ocean of bright beams, From Thy all-glorious God-head streams! 8. The sun in its meridian height Is very darkness in Thy sight: My soul O lighten and inflame

With thoughts and love of Thy great name! 9. Lord! lest the tempter me surprise, Watch over Thine own sacrifice;

All loose, all idle thoughts cast out, And make my very dreams devout. 10. Praise God, from whom &c. (as before.)

CCCXXXVII.

MIDNIGHT HYMN,

(By Bishop Kenn.) Air, 29th Ps. Mel. Sac. "I call to remembrance my song in the night,—— "I commune with mine own heart." Ps. lxxvii. 6. 1. MY GOD, now I from sleep awake, The sole possession of me take; From midnight terrors me secure, And guard my heart from thoughts impure! 2. Blest angels, while we silent lie, You hallelujahs sing on high; You joyful hymn the Ever-Blest Before the throne, and never rest! 3. I with your choir celestial join In offering up a hymn divine; With you in heaven I hope to dwell, And bid the night, and world, farewell. 4. My soul, when I shake off this dust, Lord, in Thy arms I will entrust:

O make me Thy peculiar care;

Some mansion for
my

soul prepare.

5. Give me a place at Thy saints' feet,
Or some fallen angel's vacant seat:
I'll strive to sing as loud as they
Who sit above in higher day.

CCCXXXVIII.

SECOND PART.

6. 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. 7. May my blest Guardian while I sleep Close to my bed his vigils keep; Divine love into me instil;

Stop all the avenues of ill.

8. Celestial joys to me rehearse,

And thought to thought with me converse;
Or, in my stead, all the night long
Sing to my God a grateful song!

9. Bless'd JESU, Thou, on heaven intent,
Whole nights hadst in devotion spent!
But I, frail creature, soon am tired,
And all my zeal is soon expired.

10. Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below;

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