5 Thee my ransomed powers
Henceforth shall adore;
Thee, my great Deliverer,
Bless forevermore!

550. S. M. Breviary.

Morning Hymn.

1 Behold, night's shadows fade,
And morn is in the skies!
To Him by whom all things were made
Our aspirations rise.

2 To break this deathly trance
Help us, our God, our stay!
Give the freed spirit utterance,
Its languors charm away!

3 So sin shall cease to reign,
So safety shall be nigh;
Rend, spirit blest, the heavy chains
Of death, in victory!

551. C. M. Anonymous.

Morning Hymn.

1 Be Thou, O God, by night, by day,
My guard, my guide from sin,
My life, my trust, my light divine,
To keep me pure within.

2 Pure as the air, when day's first light
A cloudless sky illumes,
And active as the lark that soars
Till heaven shines round its plumes.

3 So may my soul, upon the wings
Of faith, unwearied rise,
Till at the gate of heaven it sings,
'Midst light from Paradise.

552. 12 & 11s. M. Anonymous.

Vesper Hymn.

1 The daylight is fading o'er earth and o'er ocean,
The sun has gone down o'er the slumbering sea;
And now, in the hush of life's fitful commotion,
We lift our tired spirits, blest Saviour, to thee.

2 For oft would'st thou wander alone on the mountain,
As eventide spread her dark wing o'er the wave;
Now, filling our souls from thy light's ceaseless fountain;
Be near in the darkness, to bless and to save.

3 And oft as the tumult of life's heaving billow
Shall toss our frail bark driving wild o'er night's deep,
Let thy guarding wing be stretched over our pillow,
And shield us from evil, though death watch our sleep.

553. 10 & 4s. M. Anonymous.

Vespers.

1 Father supreme! Thou high and holy One,
To Thee we bow;
Now, when the labor of the day is done,
Devoutly, now.

2 From age to age unchanging, still the same
All-good Thou art;
Hallowed forever be Thy reverend name
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