(This picture is the library of C. H. Spurgeon-The Prince of Preachers. Mr. Spurgeon collected twel

(This picture is the library of C. H. Spurgeon-The Prince of Preachers. Mr. Spurgeon collected twel
(This picture is the library of C. H. Spurgeon-The Prince of Preachers. Mr. Spurgeon collected twelve thousands of books. May we also pursue after the spiritual, heavenly and eternal things with our whole heart by God's grace!)

Saturday, May 8, 2021

6. Hymn: Sun of My Soul, Thou Savior Dear

Hymn: Sun of My Soul, Thou Savior Dear
Author: John Keble (1792-1866)

1. Sun of my soul, thou Saviour dear,
    It is not night if thou be near;
    O may no earth-born cloud arise
    To hide thee from thy servant‵s eyes.

2. When the soft dews of kindly sleep
    My weary eyelids gently steep,
    Be my last thought, how sweet to rest
    For ever on my Saviour‵s breast.

3. Abide with me from morn till eve,
    For without thee I cannot live;
    Abide with me when night is nigh,
    For without thee I dare not die.

4. If some poor wandering child of thine
    Have spurned today the voice Divine,
    Now, Lord, the gracious work begin;
    Let him no more lie down in sin.

5. Watch by the sick; enrich the poor
    With blessings from thy boundless store;
    Be every mourner‵s sleep tonight,
    Like infant‵s slumbers, pure and light.

6. Come near and bless us when we wake,
    Ere through the world our way we take,
    Till in the ocean of thy love
    We lose ourselves in heaven above.



5. Hymn: My Father Watches Over Me

Hymn: My Father Watches Over Me
Author: William C. Martin (1864-1914)

1. I trust in God wherever I may be,
    Upon the land or on the rolling sea;
    For come what may, from day to day,
    My heav‵nly Father watches over me.

Refrain:
I trust in God, I know he cares for me,
On mountain bleak or on the stormy sea;
Though billows roll, he keeps my soul,
My heav‵nly Father watches over me.

2. He makes the rose an object of his care,
    He guides the eagle through the pathless air;
    And surely he remembers me,
    My heav‵nly Father watches over me.

3. I trust in God, for, in the lion‵s den,
    On battlefield, or in the prison pen;
    Through praise or blame, through flood or flame,
    My heav‵nly Father watches over me.

4. The valley may be dark, the shadows deep,
    But oh, the shepherd guards his lonely sheep;
    And through the gloom, he‵ll lead me home,
    My heav‵nly Father watches over me.



4. Hymn: Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee

Hymn: Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee
Author: St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1151)

1. Jesus, the very thought of Thee
    With sweetness fills my breast;
    But sweeter far Thy face to see
    And in Thy presence rest.

2. No voice can sing, no heart can frame,
    Nor can the memory find
    A sweeter sound than Thy blest name,
    O Savior of mankind.

3. O hope of every contrite heart,
    O joy of all the meek,
    To those who fall, how kind Thou art!
    How good to those who seek!

4. But what to those who find? Ah, this
    Nor tongue nor pen can show;
    The love of Jesus, what it is
    None but His loved ones know.

5. Jesus, our only joy be Thou,
    As Thou our prize wilt be;
    Jesus, be Thou our glory now
    And through eternity.



3. Hymn: Day by Day

Hymn: Day by Day
Author: Karolina W. Sandell-Berg (1832-1903)

1. Day by day, and with each passing moment,
    Strength I find, to meet my trials here;
    Trusting in my Father’s wise bestowment,
    I’ve no cause for worry or for fear.
    He Whose heart is kind beyond all measure
    Gives unto each day what He deems best—
    Lovingly, its part of pain and pleasure,
    Mingling toil with peace and rest.

2. Every day, the Lord Himself is near me
    With a special mercy for each hour;
    All my cares He fain would bear, and cheer me,
    He Whose Name is Counselor and Pow’r.
    The protection of His child and treasure
    Is a charge that on Himself He laid;
    “As thy days, thy strength shall be in measure,”
    This the pledge to me He made.

3. Help me then in every tribulation
    So to trust Thy promises, O Lord,
    That I lose not faith’s sweet consolation
    Offered me within Thy holy Word.
    Help me, Lord, when toil and trouble meeting,
    E’er to take, as from a father’s hand,
    One by one, the days, the moments fleeting,
    Till I reach the promised land.



2. Hymn: Abide With Me

Hymn: Abide With Me
Author: Henry Francis Lyte (1793-1847)

1. Abide with me; fast falls the eventide;
    The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide:
    When other helpers fail, and comforts flee,
    Help of the helpless, O abide with me.

2. Swift to its close ebbs out life‵s little day;
    Earth‵s joys grow dim, its glories pass away;
    Change and decay in all around I see;
    O thou who changest not, abide with me.

3. I need thy presence every passing hour;
    What but thy grace can foil the tempter‵s power?
    Who like thyself my guide and stay can be?
    Through cloud and sunshine, O abide with me.

4. I fear no foe with thee at hand to bless;
    Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness.
    Where is death‵s sting? Where, grave, thy victory?
    I triumph still, if thou abide with me.

5. Hold thou thy cross before my closing eyes;
    Shine through the gloom, and point me to the skies:
    Heaven‵s morning breaks, and earth‵s vain shadows flee:
    In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me.



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