2 Soon as the light of morning broke
O'er island, continent, or deep,
Thy far-spread family awoke,

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Sabbath, all round the world, to keep.

3 From east to west, the sun surveyed,

From north to south, adoring throngs; And still, when evening stretched her shade, The stars came out to hear their songs.

4 And not a prayer, a tear, a sigh,

Hath failed this day some suit to gain;
To those in trouble thou wert nigh:
Not one hath sought thy face in vain.
5 Yet one prayer more!—and be it one,
In which both heaven and earth accord
Fulfill thy promise to thy Son;

Let all that breathe call Jesus LORD!

1 THE swift declining day,

How fast its moments fly!

While evening's broad and gloomy shade
Gains on the western sky.

2 Ye mortals, mark its pace,

And use the hours of light;

And know, its Maker can command
At once eternal night.

3 Give glory to the Lord,

Who rules the whirling sphere;
Submissive at his footstool bow,
And seek salvation there.

4 Then shall new lustre break

Through death's impending gloom, And lead you to unchanging light, your celestial home.

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Jude 24, 25.

1 To God the only wise,

Who keeps us by his word,
Be glory now and evermore,
Through Jesus Christ our Lord.

2 Hosanna to the Word,

Who from the Father came;
Ascribe salvation to the Lord,
And ever bless his name.

3 The grace of Christ our Lord,
The Father's boundless love,
The Spirit's blest communion, too,
Be with us from above.

Luke 24. 29.

1 The day, O Lord, is spent;
Abide with us, and rest;
Our hearts' desires are fully bent
On making thee our guest.

2 We have not reached that land,
That happy land, as yet,
Where holy angels round thee stand,
Whose sun can never set.

3 Our sun is sinking now,

Our day is almost o'er;
O Sun of Righteousness, do thou

Shine on us evermore!

Romans 16: 27.

1 LORD, at this closing hour

Establish every heart

Upon thy word of truth and power,
To keep us when we part.

2 Peace to our brethren give;
Fill all our hearts with love;
In faith and patience may we live,
And seek our rest above.

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3 Through changes, bright or drear,
We would thy will pursue;

And toil to spread thy kingdom here,
Till we its glory view.

4 To God, the only wise,
In every age adored,
Let glory from the church arise
Through Jesus Christ our Lord!

Hosea 6:3.

1 ONCE more, before we part,

Oh, bless the Saviour's name;
Let every tongue and every heart
Adore and praise the same.

2 Lord, in thy grace we came,
That blessing still impart;
We met in Jesus' sacred name,
In Jesus' name we part.

3 Still on thy holy word

Help us to feed, and grow,
Still to go on to know the Lord,
And practise what we know.

4 Now, Lord, before we part,
Help us to bless thy name:
Let every tongue and every heart
Adore and praise the same.

Matt. 13: 8.

1 GOD of the prophets' power!
God of the gospel's sound!

Move glorious on,-send out thy voice
To all the nations round.

2 With hearts and lips unfeigned,
We bless thee for thy word;
We praise thee for the joyful news,
Which our glad ears have heard.

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3 Oh, may we treasure well
The counsels that we hear,
Till righteousness and holy joy
In all our hearts appear.

Water the sacred seed,

And give it large increase;
May neither fowls, nor rocks, nor thorns,
Prevent the fruits of peace.

5 And though we sow in tears,
Our souls at last shall come,
And gather in our sheaves with joy,
At heaven's great harvest-home.

Matt. 6: 9-13.

1 OUR Heavenly Father, hear

The prayer we offer now:

Thy name be hallowed far and near,

To thee all nations bow.

2 Thy kingdom come; thy will
On earth be done in love,
As saints and seraphim fulfill
Thy perfect law above.

3 Our daily bread supply,

While by thy word we live;
The guilt of our iniquity
Forgive, as we forgive.

4 From dark temptation's power
Our feeble hearts defend;
Deliver in the evil hour,
And guide us to the end.

5 Thine, then, forever be

Glory and power divine;
The sceptre, throne, and majesty
Of heaven and earth are thine.

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1 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;

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Then from thine eternal throne,
Jesus, look with pitying eye.

1 FOR a season called to part,

Let us now ourselves commend
To the gracious eye and heart
Of our ever present Friend.
2 Jesus! hear our humble prayer;
Tender Shepherd of thy sheep!
Let thy mercy and thy care
All our souls in safety keep.

3 Then if thou thy help afford,
Joyful songs to thee shall rise,
And our souls shall praise the Lord,
Who regards our humble cries.

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1 THOU, from whom we never part,
Thou, whose love is everywhere,
Thou, who seest every heart,

Listen to our evening prayer.

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