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tomb, May the morn in heaven awake us, Clad in bright and deathless bloom.
James Edmeston, 1820.
55 Hursley. L.M.
_Evening Hymn._ (1165)
Sun of my soul, thou Savior dear, It is not night if thou be near; Oh, may no earth-born cloud arise To hide thee from thy servant's eyes.
2 When the soft dews of kindly sleep My weary eye-lids gently steep, Be my last thought, how sweet to rest Forever on my Savior'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 Come near and bless us when we wake, Ere thro' the world our way we take, Till in the ocean of thy love We lose ourselves in heaven above.
Rev. J. Keble, 1827.
56 Eventide. 10s.
_Evening of the Day._
Abide with me: fast falls the eventide; The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide! When other helpers fail, and comforts flee, Help of the helpless, oh, abide with me!
2 Not a brief glance I beg, a passing word, But as thou dwell'st with thy disciples, Lord, Familiar, condescending, patient, free, Come, not to sojourn, but abide with me.
3 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? Thro' cloud and sunshine, oh, abide with me!
4 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!
Henry Francis Lyte, 1847.
57 Eventide. 10s.
_Closing Hymn._
Savior, again to thy dear name we raise With one accord our parting hymn of praise; We rise to bless thee ere our worship cease, And now, departing, wait thy word of peace.
2 Grant us thy peace upon our homeward way; With thee begun, with thee shall end the day; Guard thou the lips from sin, the hearts from shame, That in this house have called upon thy name.
3 Grant us thy peace, Lord, through the coming night; Turn thou for us its darkness into light; From harm and danger keep thy children free, For dark and light are both alike to thee.
John Ellerton, 1868.
58 Seymour, 7s.
_Evening Devotion._
Softly now the light of day Fades upon my sight away; Free from care, from labor free, Lord, I would commune with thee.
2 Thou whose all pervading eye Naught escapes without, within, Pardon each infirmity, Open fault, and secret sin.
3 Soon, for me, the light of day Shall forever pass away; Then, from sin and sorrow free, Take me, Lord, to dwell with thee.
4 Thou who, sinless, yet hast known All of man's infirmity; Then from thine eternal throne, Jesus, look with pitying eye.
G.W. Doane, 1824.
59 Stockwell. 8s & 7s.
_Evening Meditations._
Silently the shades of evening Gather round my lowly door; Silently they bring before me Faces I shall see no more.
2 O the lost, the unforgotten, Tho' the world be oft forgot! O the shrouded and the lonely! In our hearts they perish not.
3 Living in the silent hours, Where our spirits only blend-- They, unlinked with earthly trouble; We, still hoping for its end.
4 How such holy memories cluster, Like the stars when storms are past; Pointing up to that far heaven We may hope to gain at last.
C.C. Cox
60 Fading, Still Fading P.M., with Refrain.
Evening Prayer.
Fading, still fading, the last beam is shining; Father in heaven, the day is declining; Safety and innocence flee with the light, Temptation and danger walk forth with the night. From the fall of the shade till the morning bells chime, Shield us from danger, keep us from crime.
Ref.--Father, have mercy, Father, have mercy, Father, have mercy, thro' Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
2 Father in heaven, O hear when we call; Hear, for Christ's sake, who is Savior of all. Feeble and fainting, we trust in thy might; In doubting and darkness thy love be our light; Let us sleep on thy breast while the night taper burns, Wake in thine arms when morning returns.
Selina Huntingdon
61 God Be With You. P.M.
_Parting Blessing._
God be with you till we meet again, By his counsels guide, uphold you, With his sheep securely fold you, God be with you till we meet again
Cho.--Till we meet, till we meet, Till we meet at Jesus' feet; Till we meet, till we meet, God be with you till we meet again.
2 God be with you till we meet again, 'Neath his wings securely hide you, Daily manna still provide you, God be with you till we meet again.
3 God be with you till we meet again, When life's perils thick confound you, Put his arms unfailing round you, God be with you till we meet again.
4 God be with you till we meet again, Keep love's banner floating o'er