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2 o’clock.
0 gracious L ord, w hose love for us w as such
T h a t T hou sh o u ld ’st deign in dark ness *) to be b o r n :
A ll g lo ry ’s due to T h e e !
Come, H oly G host, and p o u r into our h earts
T h y h e av ’nly light, th a t we m ay see T hee now
A nd in E tern ity 1
3 o’clock.
B lack N ight dep arts, and D ay begins to daw n —
K eep th em fa r off, 0 God, w ho w ish us h a r m !
T h e clock h as stricken T h ree !
F a th e r, T h in e aid w e s e e k ! — and o f T h y G race
G ive u s a b u n d a n tly !
4 o’clock.
E ternal G o d l w ho w o uld ’st the K eeper be
O f us w ho dwell below —
T o T hee, su rro u n d ed b y the H eavenly Host,
H on our an d p raise are due!
F o r this good n ig ht give th an k s unto the L o r d !
R em em ber " F o u r ! ” — w e’re sum m on’d from our
guard.
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Obscurity.