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" The LORD shall give His people the blessing of peace."

Be Thou my soul's preserver, For Thou alone dost know How many are the perils Through which I have to go: O loving JESU, hear my call, And guard and save me from them all. Amen.

SAVIOUR, again to Thy dear Name we raise With one accord our parting hymn of praise; We stand to bless Thee ere our worship cease, Then, lowly kneeling, wait Thy word of peace.

Grant us Thy peace upon our homeward way; With Thee began, with Thee shall end the day; Guard Thou the lips from sin, the hearts from shame, That in this house have called upon Thy Name.

Grant us Thy peace, LORD, thro' the coming night, Turn Thou for us its darkness into light; From harm and danger keep Thy children free, For dark and light are both alike to Thee.

Grant us Thy peace throughout our earthly life, Our balm in sorrow, and our stay in strife; Then, when Thy voice shall bid our conflict cease, Call us, O LORD, to Thine eternal peace. Amen.

" Lighten our darkness, we beseech Thee, O LORD."

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163 LORD of the night as of the day, Hear us Thy servants as we pray; And to our darkness give Thy light, LORD of the day as of the night.