Through life's long day and death's dark night, Grant us, dear LORD! from evil ways For all we love, the poor, the sad, Sweet SAVIOUR! bless us, night is come; And we are one day nearer Thee. Through life's long day and death's dark night, O Gentle JESUS! be our Light! 111. A BIDE with me; fast falls the eventide; The darkness deepens; LORD, with me abide; When other helpers fail, and comforts flee, Help of the helpless, O abide with me. Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day; Earth's joys grow dim, its glories pass away; Change and decay in all around I see; O Thou Who changest not, abide with me. I need Thy Presence every passing hour; What but Thy Grace can foil the Tempter's power? Who like Thyself my guide and stay can be? Through cloud and sunshine, LORD, abide with me. I fear no foe with Thee at hand to bless; I triumph still, if Thou abide with me. Hold Thou Thy Cross before my closing eyes; Shine through the gloom, and point me to the skies; Heaven's morning breaks, and earth's vain shadows flee; In life, in death, O LORD, abide with me. Amen. Miscellaneous Hymns. 112. B For they shall see our GOD; LEST are the pure in heart, The secret of the LORD is theirs ; The LORD, Who left the Heavens He to the lowly soul Doth still Himself impart; And for His dwelling and His throne LORD, we Thy Presence seek; All glory, LORD, to Thee, Whom Heaven and earth adore: TO FATHER, SON, and HOLY GHOST, One GOD for evermore. Amen. M YHRIST is born! tell forth His fame! CHRI Cuns from Heaven! His Love proclaim! CHRIST on earth! Exalt His Name! Sing to the Lord, O world, with exultation! Man, in GOD's own Image made, Shut out from hope of Life and of salvation,- For the Maker, when His foe Wrought the creature's death and woe, And, in the Virgin's womb His dwelling making, He, the Wisdom, WORD, and Might, Of earthly monarch, or of evil spirit, Incarnate was, that we might Heaven inherit! For He hath triumph'd gloriously. 114. F the FATHER's Love begotten He is Alpha and Omega, He the Source, the Ending He, O that Birth, for ever blessed, This is He Whom seers in old time |