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Text:Shine on our souls, eternal God!

80. Shine on our souls, eternal God!

1 Shine on our souls, eternal God!
With rays of beauty shine:
O let thy favour crown our days,
And their whole course be thine.

2 Did we not raise our hands to thee,
Our hands might toil in vain:
Small joy success itself could give
If thou thy love restrain.

3 'Tis ours the furrows to prepare,
And sow the precious grain;
'Tis thine, to give the sun and air,
And to command the rain.

4 With thee let ev'ry week begin,
With thee each day be spent,
For thee each fleeting hour improv'ed,
Since each by thee is lent.

5 Thus cheer us thro' this toilsome road,
Till all our labours cease;
And thus prepare our weary souls
For everlasting peace.

Text Information
First Line: Shine on our souls, eternal God!
Meter: C. M.
Publication Date: 1828
Topic: Providence of God
Notes: Public Domain.
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