Watch-man, tell us of the night! What its signs of prom-ise are. Traveller, o'er yon mountain's height, See that glory-beaming star.
Watchman, does its beauteous ray Aught of hope or joy fore-tell? Traveller, yes; it brings the day, Promised day of Israel.
Much of heaven, and much of thee. From thy gracious pres-ence flows e
Bliss that softens all our woes; While thy Spir-it's holy fire Warms our hearts with pure de-sire,
I LORD of hosts, divinely fair,
E'en on earth thy temples are ;
Here thy waiting people see
Much of heaven, and much of thee.
From thy gracious presence flows
Bliss that softens all our woes;
While thy Spirit's holy fire
Warms our hearts with pure desire.
2 Here we bow before thy throne,
Here thou mak'st thy glories known;
Here we learn thy righteous ways,
Taste thy love, and sing thy praise.
Thus with sacred songs of joy
We our happy lives employ ;
Love, and long to love thee more,
So from earth to heaven we soar.
I PLEASANT are thy courts above,
In the land of light and love;
Pleasant are thy courts below,
In this land of sin and woe.
O, my spirit longs and faints
For the converse of thy saints,
For the brightness of thy face,
King of glory, God of grace.
2 Happy birds that sing and fly
Round thy altars, O Most High;
Happier souls that find a rest
In our Heavenly Father's breast!
Like the wandering dove, that found
No repose on earth around,
They can to their ark repair,
And enjoy it ever there.
3 Happy souls! their praises flow
Even in this vale of woe;
Waters in the desert rise,
Manna feeds them from the skies:
On they go from strength to strength,
Till they reach thy throne at length,
At thy feet adoring fall,
Who hast led them safe through all.
Guard us, guide us, keep us, feed us, For we have по help but thee:
Gracious Saviour, gen-tle Shepherd, Lit-tle ones are dear to thee; Gathered with thine arms, and carried
som may we be; Sweetly, fondly, safe-ly tend-ed, From all want and danger free.
Temptation and dan ger walk forth with the night. From the fall of the shade till the doubt-ing and darkness, thy love be our light! Let us sleep on thy breast while the
Fa-ther, have mer-cy, Fa-ther, have mer-cy, Fa-ther, have mercy, thro' Jesus Christ our Lord! A-MEN.
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