Only be ye watchful,

Only be ye true,
Only be ye ready

All His will to do;
Only trust, and triumph
Shall upon you wait;
Only be ye gentle,

God will make you great:
Here are toil and tumult, &c.

Prayers, your rudest wrestlings,
Alms, your roughest ways,
Fast and work,-your fightings,
And your shoutings,-praise!
Thus wear through life's battle,
Till its day shall cease;
Let, O Lord, Thy servants
Then depart in peace :

Here are toil and tumult,
Rest and peace above:
Christ the Lord,-the Leader!
And His banner-Love.

60

Thirtieth Day.-EVENING.

'ING alleluia forth in duteous praise, Dwellers in Paradise, and sweetly raise

An endless alleluia !

Ye who have gain'd at length your rest in bliss,
Ye happy ones, your chant shall still be this,
An endless alleluia !

And ye, who worship round th' Eternal Light,
In hymning choirs re-echo to the height,

An endless alleluia !

This is the rest for weary ones brought back,
This is the food and drink, which none shall lack,
An endless alleluia !

While Thee, by Whom were all things made, we

praise

For ever, and tell out in sweetest lays,

An endless alleluia !

Almighty Christ! we worship Thee, and sing
Glory for evermore; to Thee we bring

61

An endless alleluia !

Thirty-first Day.-MORNING.

OR Thee, O dear, dear country,
Mine eyes their vigils keep,

For very love, beholding

Thy happy name, they weep:
The mention of thy glory

Is comfort to the breast,

And medicine in sickness,
And joy, and peace, and rest.

O one, O only Mansion!
O Paradise of Light!
Whence tears are ever banish'd,
Where smiles are ever bright
The Lamb is all thy splendour,
The Crucified thy praise,
His laud and benediction
Thy ransom'd people raise.

With jasper glow thy bulwarks,
Thy streets with emeralds blaze,
The sardius and the topaz

Unite in thee their rays;
Thine ageless walls are bonded
With amethyst unpriced,
The saints build up its fabric,
The corner-stone is Christ!

Thou hast no shore, fair ocean!
Thou hast no time, bright day!
Dear Fountain of refreshment,
To pilgrims far away;
Upon the Rock of Ages
Thy golden turrets shine,
Thine is the victor's laurel,
His Crown of glory thine!

O sweet and blessed country,
The home of God's elect;
O sweet and blessèd country,

That eager hearts expect:
Jesu! in mercy bring us

To that dear land of rest;
Who art with God the Father
And Spirit, ever blest!

Amen.

62

Thirty-first Day.—EVENING.

TH

HREE in One! and One in Three!
Ruler of the earth and sea!

Hear us, while we lift to Thee

Holy chant and psalm :

Light of lights! with morning shine,
Lift on us Thy light divine,

And let charity benign

Breathe on us her balm.

Light of light! when falls the even,
Let it close on sins forgiven,
Fold us in the peace of heaven,
Shed a holy calm :

Three in One, and One in Three,
Dimly here we worship Thee,
With the saints hereafter we

Hope to bear the palm!

Amen.

PROPER

HYMNS :

TO BE SUNG AT MORNING AND EVENING PRAYER ON THE SUNDAYS AND OTHER HOLY-DAYS

THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

63 The First Sunday in Advent.-MORN.

O'

Also 1st Sunday after Trinity.

'ER the distant mountains breaking,
Comes the redd'ning dawn of day.
Christians, rise, from sleep awaking,
Rise and sing, and watch and pray:
'Tis your Saviour

On His bright returning way!

O Thou long-expected! weary
Wait our anxious souls for Thee;
Life is dark, and earth is dreary,
Where Thy Light we do not see;
O our Saviour!

When will Thy next Advent be?

Long, too long, in sin and sadness,

Did our souls from Thee decline,
When shall we regain the gladness
Of Thine inner life divine?
O our Saviour!

When shall we be wholly Thine?

Nearer is our soul's salvation,
Spent the night, the day at hand,