1 Peacefully round us the shadows are falling,
Glad be our praises and trustful our prayer:
Hear us, O Lord, on thy providence calling,
Lighten our darkness, and banish our care.

2 Hushed are the sheep-bells afar on the moorland,
O'er the still meadows the night breezes sweep,
Faint fall the footsteps in city and hamlet,

Safely the children are folded in sleep.

3 Softly may weary ones rest from their duty,

Bright be the dreams of the troubled and worn,
While through the shade beam the stars in their beauty,
Watching the world till the breaking of morn.

4 Lord of the night, let thine angels defend us;
Sunshine and gloom are alike unto thee:
Lord of the day, let thy Spirit attend us,
Bless us and keep us wherever we be.

AMBROSE N. BLATCHFORD, 1878.

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On Our Way Rejoicing

(ST. ALBAN. 6, 5, 6, 5, D. With Refrain)

Is

our sky be-cloud - ed? Clouds are not from thee. On our way rejoicing, Crown the head with blessings, Fill the heart with peace. Who, if we be faithful, Can our hope destroy? On our way rejoicing Ever, ev

er

more.

I We praise thee, Lord, with earliest morning ray;
We praise thee with the glowing light of day:
All things that live and move, by sea and land,
Forever ready at thy service stand.

2 The nations all are singing night and day,
'Glory to thee, the mighty God, for aye!
By thee, through thee, in thee, all beings are!'
The listening earth repeats the song afar.

3 Thy hallowed name, thy kingdom in us dwell;
Thy will constrain, and feed and guide us well:
Guard us, redeem us in the evil hour;

For thine the glory, Lord, and thine the power!

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JOHANN FRANCK, 1655. Translated by CATHERINE WINKWORTH.

near

er,

Lis- ten while we sing; Hearts and voices rais-ing Christ, we draw to thee, Deep in ad-o ra- tion Glows the gold-en sun, Shed-ding all its glad-ness ward, Journeying o'er the road Worn by saints be-fore us, Are thy mer-cies here, True and ev-er

brighter,

1. Sav-iour, bless-ed Saviour,
2. Near-er, ev - er
3. Brighter still, and
4. On-ward, ev - er
5. Great and ev-er great

on

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last-ing