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Verse 1

Awake, my soul, and with the sun
Thy daily stage of duty run;
Shake off dull sloth, and joyful rise
To pay thy morning sacrifice.

Verse 2

Awake, lift up thyself, my heart,
And with the angels bear thy part,
Who all night long unwearied sing
High praises to th’ eternal King.

Verse 3

Glory to thee, who safe hast kept,
And hast refreshed me when I slept;
Grant, Lord, when I from death shall wake,
I may of endless life partake.

Verse 4

Lord, I my vows to thee renew;
Scatter my sins as morning dew;
Guard my first springs of thought and will,
And with thyself my spirit fill.

Verse 1

See how the morning sun
Pursues his shining way;
And wide proclaims his Maker’s praise,
With ev’ry bright’ning ray.

Verse 2

Thus would my rising soul
Its heavenly Parent sing,
And to its great Original
The humble tribute bring.

Verse 3

Serene I laid me down,
Beneath his guardian care;
I slept, and I awoke, and found
My kind Preserver near.

Verse 4

My life I would anew
Devote, O Lord, to thee;
And in thy service I would spend
A long eternity.

Verse 1

Fading, still fading, the last beam is shining;
Father in heaven, the day is declining;
Safety and innocence flee with the light,
Temptation and danger walk forth with the night.
From the fall of the shade till the morning bells chime,
Shield us from danger, keep us from crime.

Refrain

Father, have mercy,
Father, have mercy,
Father, have mercy, thro’ Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Verse 2

Father in heaven, O hear when we call;
Hear, for Christ’s sake, who is Savior of all.
Feeble and fainting, we trust in thy might;
In doubting and darkness thy love be our light;
Let us sleep on thy breast while the night taper burns,
Wake in thine arms when morning returns.