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Now from the altar of our hearts

Author: J. Mason Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 245 hymnals Topics: Daily Prayer Evening Lyrics: 1 Now from the altar of our hearts Let flames of love arise; Assist us, Lord, to offer up Our evening sacrifice. 2 Minutes and mercies multiplied Have made up all this day; Minutes came quick, but mercies were More swift, more free than they. 3 New times, new favors, and new joys Do a new song require; Till we shall praise Thee as we would, Accept our hearts' desires. Amen. Used With Tune: BELMONT

The radiant morn hath passed away

Author: Rev. G. Thring Meter: 8.8.8.4 Appears in 153 hymnals Topics: Daily Prayer Evening Lyrics: 1 The radiant morn hath passed away, And spent too soon her golden store; The shadows of departing day Creep on once more. 2 Our life is but a fading dawn, Its glorious noon, how quickly past; Lead us, O Christ, our life-work done, Safe home at last. 3 Oh, by Thy soul-inspiring grace Uplift our hearts to realms on high; Help us to look to that bright place Beyond the sky, 4 Where light, and life, and joy, and peace, In undivided empire reign, And thronging angels never cease Their deathless strain; 5 Where saints are clothed in spotless white, And evening shadows never fall, Where Thou, eternal Light of Light, Art Lord of all. Amen. Used With Tune: [The radiant morn hath passed away]

O be joyful in the Lord all ye lands

Appears in 347 hymnals Topics: The Daily Office Daily Morning Prayer I Lyrics: 1. O be joyful in the Lord all ye lands; serve the Lord with gladness and come before his presence with a song. [Ant.] 2. Be ye sure that the Lord he is God; it is he that hath made us and not we ourselves; we are his people and the sheep of his pasture. [Ant.] 3. O go your way into his gates with thanksgiving and into his courts with praise; be thankful unto him and speak good of his Name. [Ant.] 4. For the Lord is gracious; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth from generation to generation. [Ant.] 5. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. [Ant.] Used With Tune: [O be joyful in the Lord all ye lands]

Come, my soul, thou must be waking!

Author: H. J. Buckoll; F. R. L. Canitz Appears in 235 hymnals Topics: Daily Prayer Morning Lyrics: 1 Come, my soul, thou must be waking! Now is breaking O'er the earth another day: Come, to Him Who made this splendour, See thou render All thy feeble strength can pay. 2 Gladly hail the sun returning, Ready burning Be the incense of thy powers; For the night is safely ended, God hath tended With His care thy helpless hours. 3 Pray that He may prosper ever Each endeavour, When thine aim is good and true; But that He may ever thwart thee, And convert thee, When thou evil would'st pursue. 4 Think that He thy ways beholdeth; He unfoldeth Every fault that lurks within; He the hidden shame glossed over Can discover, And discern each deed of sin. 5 Mayest thou on life's last morrow, Free from sorrow, Pass away in slumber sweet; And, released from death's dark sadness, Rise in gladness, That far brighter Sun to greet. 6 Only God's free gifts abuse not, Light refuse not, But His Spirit's voice obey; Thou with Him shall dwell, behold Light enfolding All things in unclouded day. Used With Tune: HAYDN

The day is gently sinking to a close

Author: C. Wordsworth Meter: 10.10.10.10.10.10 Appears in 148 hymnals Topics: Daily Prayer Evening Lyrics: 1 The day is gently sinking to a close, Fainter and yet more faint the sunlight glows: O Brightness of Thy Father's glory, Thou Eternal Light of Light, be with us now: Where Thou art present darkness cannot be; Midnight is glorious noon, O Lord, with Thee. 2 Our changeful lives are ebbing to an end: Onward to darkness and to death we tend: O Conqueror of the grave, be Thou our guide, Be Thou our light in death's dark eventide; Then in our mortal hour will be no gloom, No sting in death, no terror in the tomb. 3 Thou, Who in darkness walking didst appear Upon the waves, and Thy disciples cheer; Come, Lord, in lonesome days, when storms assail, And earthly hopes and human succors fail: When all is dark may we behold Thee nigh, And hear Thy voice -- "Fear not, for it is I." 4 The weary world is mouldering to decay, Its glories wane, its pageants fade away; In that last sunset when the stars shall fall, May we arise awakened by Thy call, With Thee, O Lord, forever to abide In that blest day which has no eventide. Amen. Used With Tune: NACHTLIED

All praise to Thee, my God, this night

Author: T. Ken Appears in 1,049 hymnals Topics: Daily Prayer Evening Lyrics: 1 All praise to Thee, my God, this night, For all the blessings of the light: Keep me, O keep me, King of kings, Beneath Thine own Almighty wings. 2 Forgive me, Lord, for Thy dear Son, The ill that I this day have done; That with the world, myself, and Thee, I, ere I sleep, at peace may be. 3 Teach me to live, that I may dread The grave as little as my bed; Teach me to die, that so I may Rise glorious at the awful day. 4 O may my soul on Thee repose, And may sweet sleep mine eyelids close; Sleep that shall me more vigorous make To serve my God when I awake. 5 When in the night I sleepless lie, My soul with heav'nly thoughts supply; Let no ill dreams disturb my rest, No powers of darkness me molest. 6 O when shall I, in endless day, For ever chase dark sleep away, And hymns divine with angels sing, All praise to Thee, eternal King? 7 Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, angelic host: Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Used With Tune: TALLIS'S HYMN

God, that madest earth and heaven

Author: R. Heber; R. Whateley Appears in 474 hymnals Topics: Daily Prayer Evening Lyrics: 1 God, that madest earth and heaven, Darkness and light; Who the day for toil hast given, For rest the night, May Thine angel-guards defend us, Slumber sweet Thy mercy send us, Holy dreams and hopes attend us, This livelong night. 2 Guard us waking, guard us sleeping, And, when we die, May we in Thy mighty keeping, All peaceful lie: When the last dread call shall wake us, Do not Thou, our God, forsake us, But to reign in glory take us With Thee on high. Used With Tune: NUTFIELD

Sweet Saviour, bless us ere we go

Author: Rev. F. W. Faber Appears in 337 hymnals Topics: Daily Prayer Evening Lyrics: 1 Sweet Saviour, bless us ere we go: Thy word into our minds instil; And make our lukewarm hearts to glow With lowly love and fervent will. Through life's long day and death's dark night, O gentle Jesu, be our light. 2 The day is gone, its hours have run, And Thou hast taken count of all, The scanty triumphs grace hath won, The broken vow, the frequent fall. Through life's long day and death's dark night, O gentle Jesu, be our light. 3 Grant us, dear Lord, from evil ways True absolution and release; And bless us, more than in past days, With purity and inward peace. Through life's long day and death's dark night, O gentle Jesu, be our light. 4 For all we love, the poor, the sad, The sinful, unto Thee we call; Oh, let Thy mercy make us glad; Thou art our Saviour, and our all. Through life's long day and death's dark night, O gentle Jesu, be our light. 5 Sweet Saviour, bless us; night is come; Through night and darkness near us be; Good angels watch about our home, And we are one day nearer Thee. Through life's long day and death's dark night, O gentle Jesu, be our light. Amen. Used With Tune: [Sweet Saviour, bless us ere we go]

Abide with me: fast falls the eventide

Author: Rev. H. F. Lyte Appears in 1,684 hymnals Topics: Daily Prayer Evening Lyrics: 1 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 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. 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? Through cloud and sunshine, Lord, abide with me. 4 I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless: Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness. Where is death's sting? where, grave, thy victory? I triumph still, if Thou abide with me. 5 Hold Thou the 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. Used With Tune: [Abide with me: fast falls the eventide]

Awake, my soul, and with the sun

Author: Thomas Ken Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 891 hymnals Topics: Daily Prayer Morning Lyrics: Part I 1 Awake, my soul, and with the sun Thy daily stage of duty run; Shake off dull sloth, and early rise To pay thy morning sacrifice. 2 Redeem thy misspent time that's past, And live this day as if thy last; Improve thy talent with due care; For the great Day thyself prepare. 3 Wake, and lift up thyself, my heart, And with the angels bear thy part, Who all night long, unwearied, sing High praises to the eternal King. Part II 4 All praise to Thee, Who safe hast kept, And hast refreshed me while I slept; Grant, Lord, when I from death shall wake, I may of endless light partake. 5 Lord, I my vows to Thee renew; Scatter my sins as morning dew; Guard my first springs of thought and will, And with Thyself my spirit fill. 6 Direct, control, suggest, this day, All I design, or do, or say; That all my powers, with all their might, In Thy sole glory may unite. 7 Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, angelic host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. Used With Tune: MORNING HYMN

Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty!

Author: Reginald Heber Meter: 11.12.12.10 Appears in 1,655 hymnals Topics: Daily Prayer Morning Lyrics: Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty! Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee: Holy, Holy, Holy! merciful and mighty! God in Three Persons, blessed Trinity. Holy, Holy, Holy! all the saints adore thee, Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea; Cherubim and seraphim falling down before thee, Which wert, and art, and evermore shalt be. Holy, Holy, Holy! though the darkness hide thee, Though the eye of sinful man thy glory may not see, Only thou art holy; there is none beside thee, Perfect in power, in love, and purity. Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty! All thy works shall praise thy Name, in earth, and sky, and sea; Holy, Holy, Holy! merciful and mighty! God in Three Persons, blessed Trinity. Amen. Used With Tune: NICAEA

Saviour, breathe an evening blessing

Author: J. Edmeston Meter: 8.7 Appears in 853 hymnals Topics: Daily Prayer Evening Lyrics: 1 Saviour, breathe an evening blessing, Ere repose our spirits seal; Sin and want we come confessing; Thou canst save, and Thou canst heal. 2 Though the night be dark and dreary, Darkness cannot hide from Thee; Thou art He Who, never weary, Watchest where The people be. 3 Though destruction walk around us, Though the arrows past us fly, Angel-guards from Thee surround us; We are safe, if Thou art nigh. 4 Be Thou nigh, should death o'ertake us; Jesu then our refuge be, And in Paradise awake us, There in peace to rest with Thee. 5 Father, to Thy holy keeping Humbly we ourselves resign; Saviour, Who hast slept our sleeping, Make our slumbers pure as Thine; 6 Blessed Spirit, brooding o'er us, Chase the darkness of our night, Till the perfect day before us Breaks in everlasting light. Amen. Used With Tune: [Saviour, breathe an evening blessing]

As now the sun's declining rays

Author: J. Chandler; C. Coffin Appears in 57 hymnals Topics: Daily Prayer Evening Lyrics: 1 As now the sun's declining rays At eventide descend, E'en so our years are sinking down To their appointed end. 2 Lord, on the cross Thine arms were stretched To draw the nations nigh; O grant us then that cross to love, And in those arms to die. 3 To God the Father, God the Son, And God the Holy Ghost, All glory be from saints on earth, And from the angel host. Used With Tune: HOLY TRINITY

Sun of my soul, Thou Saviour Dear

Author: Rev. J. Keble Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1,450 hymnals Topics: Daily Prayer Evening Lyrics: 1 Sun of my soul, Thou Saviour 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 eyelids gently steep, Be my last thought, how sweet to rest Forever on my Saviour'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 If some poor wandering child of Thine Have spurned to-day the voice divine, Now, Lord, the gracious work begin; Let him no more lie down in sin. 5 Watch by the sick; enrich the poor With blessings from Thy boundless store; Be every mourner's sleep to-night, Like infant's slumbers, pure and light. 6 Come near and bless us when we wake, Ere through the world our way we take, Till in the ocean of Thy love We lose ourselves in heaven above. Amen. Used With Tune: [Sun of my soul, Thou Saviour dear]

Inspirer and hearer of prayer

Author: A. M. Toplady Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 183 hymnals Topics: Daily Prayer Evening Used With Tune: DEVOTION

Light Proclamation

Appears in 18 hymnals Topics: Daily Prayer Evensong First Line: Light and peace in Jesus Christ our Lord Lyrics: Presiding minister or assistant: Light and peace in Jesus Christ our Lord. Assembly: Thanks be to God. Used With Tune: [Light and peace in Jesus Christ our Lord]

The day is past and over

Author: Anatolius; J. M. Neale Meter: 7.6.7.6.8.8 Appears in 304 hymnals Topics: Daily Prayer Evening Used With Tune: ST. ANATOLIUS NO. 3

Canaan lost through Unbelief; or, a Warning to delaying Sinners

Appears in 95 hymnals Topics: Delaying Sinners warned; Devotion daily; Psalm before prayer; Psalm before sermon; Unbelief punished; Delaying Sinners warned; Devotion daily; Psalm before prayer; Psalm before sermon; Unbelief punished First Line: Come let our voices join to raise Lyrics: 1 Come let our voices join to raise A sacred song of solemn praise: God is a sovereign King; rehearse His honour in exalted verse. 2 Come, let our souls address the Lord, Who fram'd our natures with his word, He is our shepherd; we the sheep His mercy chose, his pastures keep. 3 Come, let us hear his voice to-day, The counsels of his love obey, Nor let our harden'd hearts renew The sins and plagues that Israel knew. 4 Israel, that saw his works of grace Yet tempt their Maker to his face; A faithless unbelieving brood, That tir'd the patience of their God. 5 Thus saith the Lord, "How false they prove! "Forget my power, abuse my love; "Since they despise my rest, I swear, "Their feet shall never enter there." 6 [Look back, my soul, with holy dread, And view those antient rebels dead; Attend the offer'd grace to day, Nor lose the blessings by delay. 7 Seize the kind promise while it waits, And march to Zion’s heavenly gates; Believe, and take the promis'd rest; Obey, and be forever blest.] Scripture: Psalm 95:1-3

Softly now the light of day

Author: Bp. G. W. Doane Appears in 880 hymnals Topics: Daily Prayer Evening Lyrics: 1 Softly now the light of day Fades upon my sight away; Free from care, from labor fee, 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. Amen. Used With Tune: [Softly now the light of day]

The shadows of the evening hours

Author: Adelaide A. Procter Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 236 hymnals Topics: Daily Prayer Evening Lyrics: The shadows of the evening hours Fall from the darkening sky; Upon the fragrance of the flowers The dews of evening lie. Before thy throne, O Lord of heaven, We kneel at close of day; Look on thy children from on high, And hear us while we pray. The sorrows of thy servants, Lord, O do not thou despise, But let the incense of our prayers Before thy mercy rise. The brightness of the coming night Upon the darkness rolls; With hopes of future glory chase The shadows on our souls. Slowly the rays of daylight fade: So fade within our heart The hopes in earthly love and joy, That one by one depart. Slowly the bright stars, one by one, Within the heavens shine: Give us, O Lord, fresh hopes in heaven, And trust in things divine. Let peace, O Lord, thy peace, O God, Upon our souls descend; From midnight fears and perils, thou Our trembling hearts defend. Give us a respite from our toil; Calm and subdue our woes; Through the long day we labour, Lord, O give us now repose. Amen. Used With Tune: ST. LEONARD (Hiles)

Savior, again to Thy dear Name we raise

Author: John Ellerton Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 853 hymnals Topics: Daily Prayer Evening Lyrics: Savior, again to thy dear Name we raise With one accord our parting hymn of praise; Guard thou the lips from sin, the hearts from shame, That in this house have called upon thy Name. 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. Grant us thy peace throughout our earthly life; Peace to thy Church from error and from strife; Peace to our land, the fruit of truth and love; Peace in each heart, thy Spirit from above: Thy peace in life, the balm of every pain; Thy peace in death, the hope to rise again; Then, when thy voice shall bid our conflict cease, Call us, O Lord, to thine eternal peace. Amen. Used With Tune: ELLERS

New ev'ry morning is the love

Author: J. Keble Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 362 hymnals Topics: Daily Prayer Morning Lyrics: 1 New ev'ry morning is the love Our wakening and uprising prove; Through sleep and darkness safely brought, Restor'd to life, and pow'r, and tho't 2 New mercies, each returning day, Hover around us while we pray; New perils past, new sins forgiven, New thoughts of God, new hopes of heaven. 3 If on our daily course our mind Be set to hallow all we find, New treasures still, of countless price, God will provide for sacrifice. 4 Old friends, old scenes, will lovelier be, As more of heaven in each we see; Some softening gleam of love and prayer Shall dawn on every cross and care. 5 The trivial round, the common task, Will furnish all we need to ask; Room to deny ourselves, a road To bring us daily nearer God. 6 Only, O Lord, in Thy dear love, Fit us for perfect rest above; And help us, this and every day, To live more nearly as we pray. Amen. Used With Tune: MELCOMBE

The sun is sinking fast

Author: Edward Caswall Meter: 6.4.6.6 Appears in 158 hymnals Topics: Daily Prayer Evening Lyrics: 1 The sun is sinking fast, The daylight dies: Let love awake, and pay Her evening sacrifice. 2 As Christ upon the cross His head inclined, And to His Father's hands His parting soul resigned; 3 So now herself my soul Would wholly give Into His sacred charge, In Whom all spirits live; 4 So now beneath His eye Would calmly rest, Without a wish or thought Abiding in the breast; 5 Save that His will be done, Whate'er betide; Dead to herself, and dead In Him to all beside. 6 Thus would I live; yet now Not I, but He, In all His power and love, Henceforth alive in me. 7 One sacred Trinity, One Lord divine, May I be ever His, And He for ever mine. Amen. Used With Tune: ST. COLUMBA Text Sources: Latin

Ev'ery morning mercies new

Author: G. Phillimore Appears in 153 hymnals Topics: Daily Prayer Morning Lyrics: 1 Ev'ry morning mercies new Fall as fresh as morning dew; Ev'ry morning let us pay Tribute with the early day; For Thy mercies, Lord, are sure; Thy compassion doth endure. 2 Still the greatness of Thy love Daily doth our sins remove; Daily, far as east from west, Lifts the burden from the breast; Gives unbought, to those who pray, Strength to stand in evil day. 3 Let our prayers each morn prevail, That these gifts may never fail; And, as we confess the sin And the tempter's power within, Feed us with the Bread of Life; Fit us for our daily strife. 4 As the morning light returns, As the sun with splendour burns, Teach us still to turn to Thee, Every blessed Trinity, With our hands our hearts to raise, In unfailing prayer and praise. Used With Tune: KELSO

LORD, Our Lord, Your Glorious Name

Meter: 7.7.7.6 with refrain Appears in 37 hymnals Topics: Daily Prayer Evening Prayer Refrain First Line: LORD, our Lord, in all the earth Lyrics: 1 LORD, our Lord, your glorious name all your wondrous works proclaim; in the heavens with radiant signs evermore your glory shines. How great your name! Refrain: LORD, our Lord, in all the earth, how great your name! Yours the name of matchless worth, excellent in all the earth. How great your name! 2 Infant voices chant your praise, telling of your glorious ways; weakest means work out your will, mighty enemies to still. How great your name! [Refrain] 3 Moon and stars in shining height nightly tell their Maker's might; when I view the heavens afar, then I know how small we are. How great your name! [Refrain] 4 Who are we that we should share in your love and tender care-- raised to an exalted height, crowned with honor in your sight! How great your name! [Refrain] 5 With dominion crowned, we stand o'er the creatures of your hand; all to us subjection yield, in the sea and air and field. How great your name! [Refrain] Scripture: Psalm 8 Used With Tune: EVENING PRAISE Text Sources: Psalter, 1912, alt.

Holy Father, cheer our way

Author: Richard H. Robinson Meter: 7.7.7.5 Appears in 116 hymnals Topics: Daily Prayer Evening Lyrics: 1 Holy Father, cheer our way With Thy love's perpetual ray; Grant us every closing day Light at evening time. 2 Holy Savior, calm our fears When earth's brightness disappears; Grant us in our latter years Light at evening time. 3 Holy Spirit, be Thou nigh When in mortal pains we lie; Grant us, as we come to die, Light at evening time. 4 Holy, blessèd Trinity, Darkness is not dark with Thee; Those Thou keepest always see Light at evening time. Amen. Used With Tune: VESPER

At even, ere the sun was set

Author: H. Twells Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 314 hymnals Topics: Daily Prayer Evening Lyrics: 1 At even, ere the sun was set, The sick, O Lord, around Thee lay; Oh, in what divers pains they met! Oh, with what joy they went away! 2 Once more 'tis eventide, and we Oppressed with various ills draw near; What if Thy form we cannot see? We know and feel that Thou art here. 3 O Saviour Christ, our woes dispel; For some are sick, and some are sad, And some have never loved Thee well, And some have lost the love they had, 4 And some have found the world is vain, Yet from the world they break not free, And some have friends that give them pain, Yet have not sought a friend in Thee. 5 And none, O Lord, have perfect rest, For none are wholly free from sin; And they who fain would love Thee best Are conscious most of wrong within. 6 O Saviour Christ, Thou too art Man; Thou hast been troubled, tempted, tried; Thy kind, but searching glance can scan The very wounds that shame would hide. 7 Thy touch has still its ancient power; No word from Thee can fruitless fall; Hear, in this solemn evening hour And in Thy mercy heal us all. Amen. Used With Tune: ANGELUS

The day is past and gone

Author: J. Leland Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 597 hymnals Topics: Daily Prayer Evening Used With Tune: HEATH

Christ, Whose glory fills the skies

Author: C. Wesley Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 475 hymnals Topics: Daily Prayer Morning Lyrics: 1. Christ, Whose glory fills the skies, Christ, the true, the only Light, Sun of Righteousness, arise! Triumph o'er the shades of night! Day-spring from on high, be near; Day-star, in my heart appear. 2. Dark and cheerless is the morn Unaccompanied by Thee; Joyless is the day's return, Till Thy mercy's beams I see; Till they inward light impart, Glad my eyes, and warm my heart. 3. Visit then this soul of mine! Pierce the gloom of sin and grief! Fill me, Radiancy divine! Scatter all my unbelief! More and more Thyself display, Shining to the perfect day. Amen. Used With Tune: RATISBON

The day Thou gavest, Lord, is ended

Author: John Ellerton Meter: 9.8.9.8 Appears in 288 hymnals Topics: Daily Prayer Evening Lyrics: The day thou gavest, Lord, is ended, The darkness falls at thy behest; To thee our morning hymns ascended, Thy praise shall sanctify our rest. We thank thee that thy Church unsleeping, While earth rolls onward into light, Through all the world her watch is keeping, And rests not now by day or night. As o'er each continent and island The dawn leads on another day, The voice of prayer is never silent, Nor dies the strain of praise away. The sun that bids us rest is waking Our brethren 'neath the western sky, And hour by hour fresh lips are making Thy wondrous doings heard on high. So be it, Lord; thy throne shall never, Like earth's proud empires, pass away: Thy kingdom stands, and grows for ever, Till all thy creatures own thy sway. Used With Tune: ST. CLEMENT

Such Perfect Love My Shepherd Shows

Author: Henry Williams Baker Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 678 hymnals Topics: Daily Prayer Evening Prayer; Daily Prayer Night Prayer Lyrics: 1 Such perfect love my Shepherd shows, whose goodness fails me never, whose hand all things I need bestows and watches me forever. 2 Where streams of living water flow, my loving Shepherd leads me, and where the verdant pastures grow with food from heaven feeds me. 3 When vain and foolish I have strayed, you, faithful Shepherd, sought me, and on your shoulder gently laid, then home, rejoicing, brought me. 4 I do not fear death's shadowed vale when you are here beside me; your rod and staff and strength prevail to comfort and to guide me. 5 You spread a table in my sight, your gifts of grace bestowing; and from your chalice I delight to taste your mercy flowing. 6 And so through all the length of days your goodness fails me never; Good Shepherd, may I sing your praise within your house forever. Scripture: Psalm 23 Used With Tune: DOMINUS REGIT ME

O day of rest and gladness

Author: C. Wordsworth Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 814 hymnals Topics: Daily Prayer The Lord's Day Lyrics: 1 O day of rest and gladness, O day of joy and light, O balm of care and sadness, Most beautiful, most bright; On thee, the high and lowly, Through ages joined in tune, Sing, Holy, Holy, Holy, To the great God Triune. 2 On thee, at the creation, The light first had its birth; On thee, for our salvation, Christ rose from depths of earth; On thee our Lord victorious The Spirit sent from heaven; And thus on thee most glorious A triple light was given. 3 Thou art a port protected From storms which round us rise; A garden intersected With streams of Paradise; Thou art a cooling fountain In life's dry dreary sand; From thee, like Pisgah's mountain, We view our promised land. 4 To-day on weary nations The heavenly manna falls; To holy convocations The silver trumpet calls, Where Gospel light is glowing With pure and radiant beams, And living water flowing With soul-refreshing streams. 5 New graces ever gaining From this our day of rest, We reach the Rest remaining To spirits of the blest. To Holy Ghost be praises, To Father, and to Son; The church her voice upraises To Thee, blest Three in One. Amen. Used With Tune: DAY OF REST

Now the day is over

Author: S. Baring-Gould Meter: 6.5.6.5 Appears in 955 hymnals Topics: Daily Prayer Evening Used With Tune: MERRIAL

With joy we hail the sacred day

Author: H. Auber Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 260 hymnals Topics: Daily Prayer The Lord's Day Lyrics: 1 With joy we hail the sacred day, Which God hath called His own; With joy the summons we obey, To worship at His throne. 2 Thy chosen temple, Lord, how fair! As here Thy servants throng To breathe the humble, fervent prayer, And pour the grateful song. 3 Spirit of grace, oh, deign to dwell Within Thy Church below! Make her in holiness excel, With pure devotion glow! 4 Let peace within her walls be found; Let all her sons unite To spread the holy zeal around Her clear and shining light. 5 Great God, we hail the sacred day Which Thou hast called Thine own; With joy the summons we obey, To worship at Thy throne! Amen. Used With Tune: ST. FRANCES

Our day of praise is done

Author: J. Ellerton Appears in 139 hymnals Topics: Daily Prayer Evening Lyrics: 1 Our day of praise is done; The evening shadows fall; But pass not from us with the sun, True Light that light'nest all. 2 Around the throne on high, Where night can never be, The white-robed harpers of the sky Bring ceaseless hymns to Thee. 3 Too faint our anthems here; Too soon of praise we tire: But O the strains how full and clear Of that eternal choir! 4 Yet, Lord, to Thy dear will If Thou attune the heart, We in Thine angels' music still May bear our lower part. 5 'Tis Thine each soul to calm, Each wayward thought reclaim, And make our life a daily psalm Of glory to Thy Name. 6 A little while, and then Shall come the glorious end; And songs of angels and of men In perfect praise shall blend. Used With Tune: ALLINGTON

This is the day of Light

Author: J. Ellerton Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 281 hymnals Topics: Daily Prayer The Lord's Day Lyrics: 1 This is the day of Light: Let there be light today; O Day-spring, rise upon our night, And chase its gloom away. 2 This is the day of Rest: Our failing strength renew; On weary brain and troubled breast Shed Thou Thy freshening dew. 3 This is the day of Peace: Thy peace our spirit's fill; Bid Thou the blasts of discord cease, The waves of strife be still. 4 This is the day of Prayer: Let earth to heaven draw near; Lift up our hearts to seek Thee there; Come down to meet us here. 5 This is the First of days: Send forth Thy quickening breath, And wake dead souls to love and praise, O Vanquisher of death! Amen. Used With Tune: SWABIA

One sweetly solemn thought

Author: Phoebe Cary Meter: Irregular Appears in 706 hymnals Topics: Daily Prayer Evening Lyrics: One sweetly solemn thought Comes to me o'er and o'er; I am nearer my home today Than I ever have been before; Nearer the great white throne, Nearer the crystal sea, Nearer my Father's house, Where the "many mansions" be; Nearer the bound of life, Where we lay our burdens down; Nearer leaving the cross, Nearer gaining the crown; But lying darkly between, Winding down through the night, Is the deep and unknown stream To be crossed ere we reach the light. Jesus, perfect my trust, Strengthen the hand of my faith: Let me feel thee near when I stand On the edge of the shore of death; Feel thee near when my feet Are slipping over the brink; For it may be I'm nearer home, Nearer now than I think. Amen. Used With Tune: AMBROSE

Welcome, sweet day of rest

Author: I. Watts Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 766 hymnals Topics: Daily Prayer The Lord's Day Lyrics: 1 Welcome, sweet day of rest, That saw the Lord arise; Welcome to this reviving breast, And these rejoicing eyes. 2 The King Himself comes near And feasts His saints to-day; Here may we seek, and see Him here, And love, and praise, and pray. 3 One day of prayer and praise His sacred courts within, Is sweeter than ten thousand days Of pleasurable sin. 4 My willing soul would stay In such a frame as this, And wait to hail the brighter day Of everlasting bliss. Used With Tune: BANKFIELD

Now That the Sun Is Beaming Bright

Author: John Henry Newman Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 105 hymnals Topics: Prayer; Likeness to Christ; Daily Labor; Morning Used With Tune: LANCASTER Text Sources: Latin Hymn, V Century

To the Hills I Lift My Eyes

Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Appears in 18 hymnals Topics: Daily Prayer Evening Prayer; Daily Prayer Midday Prayer First Line: To the hill I lift my eyes Lyrics: 1 To the hills I lift my eyes; whence shall help for me arise? From the LORD comes all my aid, who the heavens and earth has made. He will guard through dangers all, will not let you slip or fall. He who safe his people keeps never slumbers, never sleeps. 2 Your protector is the LORD; shade for you he will afford. Neither sun nor moon shall smite; God shall guard by day and night. He will ever keep your soul; what would harm he will control. In the home and by the way God will keep you day by day. Scripture: Psalm 121 Used With Tune: GUIDE Text Sources: Psalter, 1912, alt.

Now with Joyful Exultation

Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 15 hymnals Topics: Daily Prayer Morning Prayer Lyrics: 1 Now with joyful exultation let us sing to God our praise; to the Rock of our salvation loud hosannas let us raise. Thankful tribute gladly bringing, let us come before him now, and, with psalms his praises singing, joyful in his presence bow. 2 For how great a God, and glorious, is the LORD of whom we sing; over idol gods victorious, great is he, our God and King. In his hand are earth's deep places, also his are all the hills; his the sea whose bounds he traces, his the land his bounty fills. 3 To the LORD, such might revealing, let us come with reverence meet, and, before our Maker kneeling, let us worship at his feet. He is our own God who leads us, we the people of his care; with a shepherd's hand he feeds us as his flock in pastures fair. 4 While he offers peace and pardon let us hear his voice today, lest, if we our hearts should harden, we should perish in the way-- lest to us, so unbelieving, he in judgment should declare: "You, so long my Spirit grieving, never in my rest will share." Scripture: Psalm 95 Used With Tune: BEECHER Text Sources: Psalter, 1912

Blest day of God! most calm, most bright

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 132 hymnals Topics: Daily Prayer The Lord's Day Lyrics: 1 Blest day of God! most calm, most bright, The first, the best of days; The laborer's rest, the saint's delight, The day of prayer and praise. 2 My Saviour's face made thee to shine, His rising thee did raise, And made thee heavenly and divine Beyond all other days. 3 The first-fruits oft of blessing prove To all the sheaves behind; And they the day of Christ who love, A happy week shall find. 4 This day I must with God appear; For, Lord, the day is Thine; Help me to spend it in Thy fear, And thus to make it mine. Amen. Used With Tune: CHESTERFIELD

From All That Dwell Below the Skies

Author: Isaac Watts, 1675-1748 Meter: 8.8.8.8 with alleluias Appears in 1,281 hymnals Topics: Daily Prayer Evening Prayer Lyrics: 1 From all that dwell below the skies let the Creator's praise arise: Alleluia! Alleluia! Let the Redeemer's name be sung through every land, in every tongue. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! 2 In every land begin the song, to every land the strains belong: Alleluia! Alleluia! In cheerful sound all voices raise and fill the world with joyful praise. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! 3 Eternal are thy mercies, Lord; eternal truth attends thy word: Alleluia! Alleluia! Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, till suns shall rise and set no more. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Scripture: Psalm 117 Used With Tune: LASST UNS ERFREUEN

Psalm 136:1-9, 23-26 (A Responsorial Setting)

Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 Appears in 1,184 hymnals Topics: Daily Prayer Night Prayer First Line: All creation join to say Lyrics: Alternate Refrain: All creation join to say: Alleluia! Scripture: Psalm 136:1-9 Used With Tune: EASTER HYMN (fragment)

Lord, dismiss us with Thy blessing

Author: J. Fawcett Meter: 8.7.8.7.4.7 Appears in 1,298 hymnals Topics: Daily Prayer The Lord's Day Lyrics: 1 Lord, dismiss us with Thy blessing; Fill our hearts with joy and peace; Let us each, Thy love possessing, Triumph in redeeming grace: Oh, refresh us, Trav'lling through this wilderness. 2 Thanks we give and adoration For Thy Gospel's joyful sound: May the fruits of Thy salvation In our hearts and lives abound: May Thy presence With us evermore be found; 3 So that when Thy love shall call us, Saviour, from the world away, Fear of death shall not appall us, Glad Thy summons to obey. May we ever Reign with Thee in endless day. Amen. Used With Tune: DISMISSAL

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