EVENING.

The day is gone, its hours have run, And Thou hast taken count of all, The scanty triumphs grace hath won, The broken vow, the frequent fall. Through life's long day and death's dark night, O gentle JESUS, be our Light.

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Grant us, dear LORD, from evil ways True absolution and release;

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And bless us, more than in past days, With purity and inward peace.

Through life's long day and death's dark night, O gentle JESUs, be our Light.

Do more than pardon; give us joy, Sweet fear, and sober liberty, And simple hearts without alloy, That only long to be like Thee. Through life's long day and death's dark night, O gentle JESUS, be our Light.

Labour is sweet, for Thou hast toiled; And care is light, for Thou hast cared; Ah! never let our works be soiled

With strife, or by deceit ensnared. Through life's long day and death's dark night, O gentle JESUs, be our Light.

For all we love, the poor, the sad, The sinful, unto Thee we call; 0 let Thy mercy make us glad:

Thou art our JESUS, and our All. Through life's long day and death's dark night, O gentle JESUs, be our Light. Amen.

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