259. Psalm V. I LORD, in the morning Thou shalt hear Ι 2 My voice ascending high; To Thee will I direct my prayer, To Thee lift up mine eye. Oft to Thy house will I resort, 3 O may Thy Spirit guide my feet I Make every path of duty straight My Morning or Evening. 260. God, how endless is Thy love! Gently distil like early dew. I. Watts. 2 Thou spreadst the curtains of the night, I. Watts. I 261. THE day is past and gone ; Great God, we bow to Thee; [Advent. 2 Oh, when shall that day come, 3 Where all things shall be peace 4 So we, preserved beneath The sheltering of Thy wing, For evermore Thy praise shall breathe, And love Thee, Lord, and sing. 5 To God the Sire be praise, And to the Eternal Son, And to the Holy Ghost always; Co-equal Three in One. Amen. 262. [Christmas. I O BRIGHTNESS of the Immortal Father's Face, Most Holy, Heavenly, Bless'd, Lord Jesus Christ, in whom His truth and grace 2 The sun is sinking now, and one by one We hymn the Eternal Father, and the Son, 3 Worthy art Thou at all times to receive O Son of God, be Thou, in whom we live, Athenogenes. E. W. Eddis. (tr.) I 2 263. THE day, O Lord, is spent ; Abide with us, and rest; Our hearts' desires are fully bent [Epiphany. We have not reached that land, Where holy angels round Thee stand, Whose sun can never set. O Sun of Righteousness, do Thou Shine on us evermore ! Amen. J. M. Neale. I 264. [Septuagesima & Lent. Oh Splendor æterni Patris. THOU Brightness of Thy Father's face, Thou Sun of heavenly day, Thou Christ, whose gracious beams remove 2 The sun is sunk; the shadowy night 3 What though our eyes be sunk in sleep, Do Thou, with Thine Almighty hand 4 Oh Thou Who art our only hope, 5 To God the Father, God the Son, All glory be from saints on earth, I 265. 7. Chandler. (tr.) [Passion-tide. THE sun is sinking fast, The daylight dies; Let love awake, and pay Her evening sacrifice. 2 As Christ upon the Cross And to His Father's hands His parting soul resigned; 3 So now herself my soul Would wholly give Into His sacred charge, In Whom all spirits live; 4 So now beneath His eye Without a wish or thought 5 Save that His Will be done, Dead to herself, and dead 6 Thus would I live; yet now In all His power and love 7 One sacred Trinity! One Lord Divine ! Myself for ever His, And He for ever mine. Amen. |