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FIRESIDE EVENING-HYMN.
Hither, bright angels, wing your flight,
And stay your gentle presence here;
Watch round, and shield us through the night,
That every shade may disappear.
And stay your gentle presence here;
Watch round, and shield us through the night,
That every shade may disappear.
How sweet, when Nature claims repose,
And darkness floats in silence nigh,
To welcome in, at daylight's close,
Those radiant troops that gem the sky!
And darkness floats in silence nigh,
To welcome in, at daylight's close,
Those radiant troops that gem the sky!
To feel that unseen hands we clasp,
While feet unheard are gathering round,—
To know that we in faith may grasp
Celestial guards from heavenly ground!
While feet unheard are gathering round,—
To know that we in faith may grasp
Celestial guards from heavenly ground!
Oh, ever thus, with silent prayer
For those we love, may night begin,—
Reposing safe, released from care,
Till morning leads the sunlight in.
For those we love, may night begin,—
Reposing safe, released from care,
Till morning leads the sunlight in.
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