I THE hours of day are over,
The evening calls us home; Once more to Thee, O Father, With thankful hearts we come; F For all Thy countless blessings
We praise Thy holy Name, And own Thy love unchanging, Through days and years the same. 2 For life, and health, and shelter
From harm throughout the day, The kindness of our teachers, The gladness of our play; For all the dear affection
Of parents, brothers, friends, To Him our thanks we render Who these and all things sends.
3 But these, O Lord, can show us Thy goodness but in part; Thy love would lead us onward To know Thee as Thou art;
Thy Son came down from heaven To take away our sin,
Thy Spirit dwells among us
To make us clean within.
4 For this, O Lord, we bless Thee, For this, we thank Thee most,- The cleansing of the sinful,
The saving of the lost;
The Teacher ever present, The Friend for ever nigh, cres. The Home prepared by Jesus f For us above the sky.
5 Lord, gather all Thy children To meet Thee there at last, When earthly tasks are ended,
And earthly days are past; With all our dear ones round us In that eternal home,
Where death no more shall part us,
And night shall never come! Amen.
PI By Thy birth, O Lord of all,
In a stable's lowly stall, Where Thou didst vouchsafe to rest On a human mother's breast;
Guard Thy children, Lord, to Thee Chanting this our Litany.
2 By Thy humble bed of straw, Thy obedience to the Law; By Thy forty days of woe Wrestling with the mighty foe; Guard Thy children, &c.
3 By the hallowed water poured On Thy sacred Head, O Lord,
When Thou Jordan's wave didst bless, And fulfil all righteousness;
Guard Thy children, &c.
4 By the anguish laid on Thee, Kneeling in Gethsemane, By Thy Cross and precious death, By Thy last expiring breath; Guard Thy children, &c.
5 By the word of pardon blest To the dying thief addressed, By Thy cold and rocky bed, By Thy sojourn 'midst the dead; Guard Thy children, &c.
F 6 By Thy Resurrection bright, By Thy wondrous heavenly flight, By the Throne where Thou dost stand At Thy Father's own right hand;
Guard Thy children, Lord, to Thee p Chanting this their Litany. Amen.
PI GOD the Father, God the Word, God the Holy Ghost adored, Blessed Trinity, One Lord; Spare us, Holy Trinity.
2 Jesu, David's Root and Stem, Jesu, Bright and glorious Gem, Jesu, Babe of Bethlehem; Hear us, Holy Jesu. 3 Jesu, Saviour ever mild, Born for us a little Child Of the Virgin undefiled; Hear us, Holy Jesu.
4 Jesu, by the Mother-Maid In Thy swaddling-clothes arrayed, And within a manger laid;
Hear us, Holy Jesu.
5 Jesu, at whose infant Feet, Shepherds, coming Thee to greet, Knelt to pay their worship meet; Hear us, Holy Jesu.
6 Jesu, unto whom of yore Wise men, hastening to adore, Gold and myrrh and incense bore;
Hear us, Holy Jesu.
7 Jesu, to Thy Temple brought, Whom, by Thy good Spirit taught, Simeon and Anna sought:
Hear us, Holy Jesu.
PI HEAVENLY Father, from Thy throne Look in love and pity down, On each kneeling little one; Father, Lord, deliver us.
2 Jesus, Saviour undefiled, Once on earth a helpless Child, Thou on little ones hast smiled; Jesu, Lord, deliver us.
3 Blessed Spirit, gentle Dove, From Thy home in heaven above, Come and fill our hearts with love; Holy Ghost, deliver us.
4 Heavenly Father, Spirit, Son, Glorious Godhead, Three in One, Thou canst hear, and Thou alone; Three in One, deliver us.
cres. 9 When Thy voice shall bid us rise, f When we meet Thee in the skies,
dim. By Thy perfect Sacrifice,
Jesu, Lord, deliver us. Amen.
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