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THE SAILOR'S EVENING HYMN.
Thy blessed unction from above
Is comfort, life, and fire of love;
Illumine with perpetual light
The darkness of our blinded sight.
Is comfort, life, and fire of love;
Illumine with perpetual light
The darkness of our blinded sight.
Anoint and cheer our soiled face
With the abundance of Thy grace;
Keep far our foes, give peace at home;
Where Thou art guide no ill can come.
With the abundance of Thy grace;
Keep far our foes, give peace at home;
Where Thou art guide no ill can come.
Teach us to know the Father, Son,
And Thee, of both, to be but one;
That, through the ages all along,
This still may be our endless song:
Praise to Thy eternal merit,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
And Thee, of both, to be but one;
That, through the ages all along,
This still may be our endless song:
Praise to Thy eternal merit,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Evening Hymn.
The day is past and gone,
The evening shades appear;
Oh, may we all remember well,
The night of death draws near.
The evening shades appear;
Oh, may we all remember well,
The night of death draws near.
We lay our garments by,
Upon our beds to rest;
So death will soon disrobe us all
Of what we here possess.
Upon our beds to rest;
So death will soon disrobe us all
Of what we here possess.
Lord, keep us safe this night,
Secure from all our fears;
May angels guard us while we sleep
Till morning light appears.
Secure from all our fears;
May angels guard us while we sleep
Till morning light appears.
And when we early rise,
And view th' unwearied sun.
May we set out to win the prize,
And after glory run.
And view th' unwearied sun.
May we set out to win the prize,
And after glory run.
The Sailor's Evening Hymn.
Long the sun hath gone to rest,
Dimmed is now the deepening west,
And the sky has lost the hue
That the rich clouds o'er it threw;
Dimmed is now the deepening west,
And the sky has lost the hue
That the rich clouds o'er it threw;