13 L. M. BISHOP KENN. Evening Hymn. 1 GLORY to thee, my God, this night, 2 Forgive me, Lord, through thy dear Son, 3 Teach me to live, that I may dread 4 O, may my soul on thee repose, And may sweet sleep mine eyelids close; 5 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; 14 15 7s. M. Evening Hymn. Psalm cxli. 2. 1 SOFTLY now the light of day ANONYMOUS. Free from care, from labor free, 2 Thou, whose all-pervading eye Open fault and secret sin. 3 Soon, for me, the light of day Then, from sin and sorrow free, C. M. Nature's Evening Hymn. 1 THE heavenly spheres to thee, O God, Attune their evening hymn; All wise, all holy, thou art praised Unnumbered systems, suns, and worlds, Unite to worship thee, While thy majestic greatness fills Space, time, eternity. BOWRING. 2 Nature, a temple worthy thee, That beams with light and love; Whose flowers so sweetly bloom below, Whose stars rejoice above, Whose altars are the mountain cliffs That rise along the shore; Whose anthems, the sublime accord 3 Her song of gratitude is sung By spring's awakening hours; While winter's silver heights reflect 4 On all thou smil'st; and what is man Before thy presence, God? A breath, but yesterday inspired, That clod shall mingle in the vale, The spirit to thy arms shall spring, WATTS. 16 L. M. Evening Wymn. 1 THUS far the Lord has led me on, 2 Much of my time has run to waste, And I, perhaps, am near my home; But he forgives my follies past, He gives me strength for days to come. 3 I lay my body down to sleep; 4 Faith in his name forbids my fear: 5 Thus when the night of death shall come, 17 L. M. Sabbath Evening. 1 THERE is a time when moments flow, More happily than all beside; It is, of all the times below A Sabbath at the eventide. 2 O then the setting sun shines fair, The various forms of Nature wear 3 And then the peace that Jesus brought 4 Delightful scene! a world at rest; |