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" When thou liest down thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down and thy sleep shall be sweet." 868 EVENING.

Now the day is over, Night is drawing nigh, Shadows of the evening Steal across the sky.

Now the darkness gathers, Stars begin to peep, Birds, and beasts, and flowers Soon will be asleep.

JESU, give the weary

Calm and sweet repose, With Thy tenderest blessing May our eyelids close. Grant to little children Visions bright of Thee, Guard the sailors tossing On the deep blue sea Comfort every sufferer Watching late in pain, Those who plan some evil From their sin restrain. Through the long night watches May Thine Angels spread Their white wings above me, Watching round my bed.

When the morning wakens, Then may I arise Pure and fresh and sinless In Thy Holy Eyes.

Glory to the FATHER, Glory to the SON,

And to Thee, Blest SPIRIT, Whilst all ages run. Amen.

" In Him was Life, and the Life was the 369 Light of men."

OLIGHT, Whose beams illumine all From twilight dawn to perfect day, Shine Thou before the shadows fall That lead our wandering feet astray: At morn and eve Thy radiance pour, That youth may love and age adore.

YOUNG.

O Life, the Well that ever flows To slake the thirst of those that faint, Thy power to bless what seraph knows? Thy joy supreme what words can paint? In earth's last hour of fleeting breath Be Thou our Conqueror over death,

O Light, O Way, O Truth, O Life, O JESU, born mankind to save, Give Thou Thy peace in deadliest strife, Shed Thou Thy calm on stormiest wave; Be Thou our hope, our joy, our dread, LORD of the living and the dead. Amen.

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Almsgibing.

" Freely ye have received, freely give." 370

O LORD of heaven, and earth, and sea, To Thee all praise and glory be; How shall we show our love to Thee, Who givest all?

The golden sunshine, vernal air, Sweet flowers and fruit Thy love declare, When harvests ripen, Thou art there, Who givest all.

For peaceful homes, and healthful days, For all the blessings earth displays, We owe Thee thankfulness and praise, Who givest all.

O Way, through Whom our souls draw

near

To yon eternal Home of peace, Where perfect love shall cast out fear, And earth's vain toil and wandering i cease;

In strength or weakness may we see Our heavenward path, O LORD, through

Thee.

O Truth, before Whose shrine we bow, Thou priceless pearl for all who seek, To Thee our earliest strength we vow Thy love will bless the pure and meek When dreams or mists beguile our sight, Ten Thou our darkness into light.

For souls redeemed, for sins forgiven, For means of grace and hopes of heaven, What can to Thee, O LORD, be given, Who givest all?

We lose what on ourselves we spend, We have as treasure without end Whatever, LORD, to Thee we lend, Who givest all.

Whatever, LORD, we lend to Thee, Repaid a thousandfold will be; Then gladly will we give to Thee, Who givest all;

To Thee, from Whom we all derive Our life, our gifts, our power to give; O may we ever with Thee live,

Who givest all. Amen.

Whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of GOD in him."

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WE give Thee but Thine own, Whate'er the gift may be:

All that we have is Thine alone,

A trust, O LORD, from Theo

Oh! hearts are bruised and desd, And homes are bare and cold,

And lambs, for whom the Shephera Led Are straying from the fold.

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