CONTENTS. Part . Christian Sentiments. 1 Morning and Evening. L. M. BISHOP KENN. Morning Resolutions. 1 AWAKE, my soul! and with the sun 2 Thy precious time, mispent, redeem; 3 In conversation be sincere; Keep conscience, as the noontide, clear; 4 Lord, I my vows to thee renew; Guard my first springs of thought and will, 2 5 Direct, control, suggest, this day, That all my powers, with all their might, S. M. Morning. . . . Light of the Gospel. 1 BEHOLD the morning sun Begins his glorious way! WATTS. His beams through all the nations run, 2 But where the gospel comes, It spreads diviner light; It calls dead sinners from their tombs, 3 How perfect is thy word! And all thy judgments just! 4 My gracious God, how plain But find the path to heaven. 5 I hear thy word with love, 3 6 While with my heart and tongue Accept the worship and the song, L. M. HAWKESWORTH. Morning. . . . Prayer for Protection. 1 IN sleep's serene oblivion laid, I safely passed the silent night: 2 New-born, I bless the waking hour; 3 O guide me through the various maze My doubtful feet are doomed to tread ; 4 A deeper shade shall soon impend, A deeper sleep my eyes oppress; 5 That deeper shade shall break away, Thy light shall give eternal day; |