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HYMNS.
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2 Preserv’d by thy almighty arm,
I pass’d the shades of night.
Serene, and safe from ev’ry harm,
And see returning light.
3 While many spent the night in sighs,
And restless pains and woes;
In gentle sleep I clos’d my eyes.
And undisturb’d repose.
4 When sleep, death’s semblance o’er me spread^
And I unconscious lay,
Thy watchful care was round my bed.
To guard my feeble clay.
5 O let the same almighty care
My waking hours attend;
From ev’ry danger, ev’ry snare.
My heedless steps defend.
6 Smile on my minutes as they roll.
And guide my future days;
And let thy goodness fill my soul
With gratitude and praise.
481.
The same.
1 A WAKE, my soul, and with the sun
Thy daily stage of duty run :
Shake off dull sloth, and early rise
And pay thy morning sacrifice.
2 Glory to God, who safe hath kept.
And hath refresh’d me while I slept;
While numbers painful hours have past.
And numbers more have slept their last.
3 O Lord, direct, suggest this day.
All I design, or do, or say;
That all my pow’rs, with all their might.
In thy sole glory may unite.
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