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MORNING AND EVENING HYMNS
III
High in heaven the sun
Shines his worship to Thee:
The bird in the brightness
Sings his hymn from the tree:
Shines his worship to Thee:
The bird in the brightness
Sings his hymn from the tree:
Thou art praised on the earth,
Thou art praised in the sky;
Last comes Thine own creature
To praise the Most High.
Thou art praised in the sky;
Last comes Thine own creature
To praise the Most High.
For the sleep, for the waking,
For the rest of my bed;
For in Thine arms I slept,
By Thy touch awakenéd.
For the rest of my bed;
For in Thine arms I slept,
By Thy touch awakenéd.
As Thou wast in the night,
Be with me by day:
Morning, noon, evening;
All my life, and alway.
Be with me by day:
Morning, noon, evening;
All my life, and alway.
Go Thou beside me
Wherever I go:
Whatever Thou willest,
Make that I wish it so:
Wherever I go:
Whatever Thou willest,
Make that I wish it so:
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That in thought of Thee
All I do may be done:
As all great in Thy sight,
All small in my own.
All I do may be done:
As all great in Thy sight,
All small in my own.
When to-day brings its trial
Be Thy voice mine aid:
Say, ‘It is I;
Be not afraid.
Be Thy voice mine aid:
Say, ‘It is I;
Be not afraid.
The night is Mine,
And Mine is the day,
Morning, noon, evening,
All thy life, and alway.’
And Mine is the day,
Morning, noon, evening,
All thy life, and alway.’
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