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                                              A Midnight Hymn
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To thee, all glorious, ever blessed Power, I consecrate this silent midnight hour While solemn darkness covers o'er the sky, And all things wrapp'd in gentle slumbers lie. Unwearied let me praise thy holy Name.

• For the rich mercies which thy hand impart,

Health to my flesh, and comfort to my heart O my my prayers before thy throne arise., An humble but accepted sacrifice And when thou dost my weary eye-lids close, And to my body grant a soft repose, May my ethereal Guardian kindly spread His wings, and from the tempter screen my head; Grant of celestial light some piercing beam, To bless my sleep and sanctify my dreams. ____________________________________

• And every thought with gratitude inflame,