Page 230 - Voices in Praise

Praise for the morning! Praise for them,
springing Fresh from the Word! Verse 5
Comfort every sufferer Watching late in pain;
Verse 2 those who plan some evil From their sin restrain.
Sweet the rain‟s new fall 5/8
Sunlit from heaven,
Like the first dewfall On the first grass. Verse 6
Through the long night-watches
Praise for the sweetness May thine angels spread
Of the wet garden, Their white wings above me,
Sprung in completeness Where his feet pass. Watching round my bed. 6/8

Verse 3 Verse 7
Mine is the sunlight! When the morning wakens,
Mine is the morning Then may I arise
Born of the one light Eden saw play! Pure and fresh and sinless,
In thy holy eyes. 7/8
Praise with elation,
Praise every morning, God‟s re-creation Of the Verse 8
new day! Glory to the Father,
HOME Glory to the Son,
And to thee, blest Spirit,
501 Now the day is over Whilst all ages run. Amen. 8/8
Verse 1 HOME
Now the day is over,
Night is drawing nigh, 502 New every morning is the
Shadows of the evening love
Steal across the sky. 1/8 Verse 1
O timely happy, timely wise, hearts that with
Verse 2 rising morn arise, Eyes that the beamcelestial
Now the darkness gathers, view
Stars their watches keep, Which evermore makes all things new. 1/7
Bird and beasts and flowers
Soon will be asleep. 2/8 Verse 2
New every morning is the love
Verse 3 Our wakening and uprising prove,
Jesus, give the weary Through sleep and darkness safely brought,
Calm and sweet repose; Restored to life and power and thought. 2/7
With thy tenderest blessing May their eyelids Verse 3
close. 3/8 New mercies, each returning day,
Hover around us while we pray;
Verse 4 New perils past, new sins forgiven,
Grant to little children New thoughts of God, new hopes of heaven. 3/7
Visions bright of thee;
Guard the sailors tossing Verse 4
On the angry sea. 4/8 If on our daily course our mind

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