"The Lord's mercies are new every morning." HE morning bright, With rosy light, Has waked me from my sleep; Father, I own Thy love alone Thy little one doth keep. All through the day, I humbly pray, Be Thou my Guard and Guide; My sins forgive, And let me live, Blest Jesus, near Thy side. P.M. Oh! make Thy rest Then shall I be Prepared to see Thy face. 2 "Day unto day uttereth speech." WAKE, my soul, and with the sun Wake, and lift up thyself, my heart, Glory to Thee, who safe hast kept, Lord, I my vows to Thee renew; Disperse my sins as morning dew, Guard my first springs of thought and will, L.M. Direct, control, suggest, this day, That all my powers, with true delight, M 3 "The greater light to rule the day." Y God, who makes the sun to know And, to give light to all below, Doth send him round the skies. When, from the chambers of the east, He never tires, nor stops to rest, But round the earth he shines. So, like the sun, would I fulfil Give me, O Lord! Thy early grace, That the young morning of my days Has all been spent in vain. C.M. 4 "I awaked, for the Lord sustained me." EW every morning is the love Our wakening and uprising prove; Through sleep and darkness safely brought, Restored to life, and power, and thought. New mercies, each returning day, New perils past, new sins forgiven, New thoughts of God, new hopes of heaven. If, on our daily course, our mind New treasures still, of countless price, The trivial round, the common task, Only, O Lord! in Thy dear love L.M. |