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Lord of my life! O may thy praise
Employ my noblest powers,
Whose goodness lengthens out my days,
And fills the circling hours!
Preserved by thy almighty arm,
I pass the shades of night,
Serene, and safe from every harm,
And see returning light.
When sleep, death’s semblace, o’er me spread,
And I unconscious lay,
Thy watchful care was round my bed,
To guard my feeble clay.
O let the same almighty care
My waking hours attend;
From every danger, every snare,
my heedless steps defend.
Smile on my minutes as they roll,
And guide my future days;
And let thy goodness fill my soul
With gratitude and praise.
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8 6 8 6 (C.M.)
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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| 1851 | # 42 |
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