Morning: Adoration

Verse 1

Arise, my soul, with rapture rise, And, fill'd with love and fear, adore The awful Sovereign of the skies, Whose mercy lends me one day more.

Verse 2

And may this day, indulgent Power, Not idly pass, nor fruitless be; But may each swiftly-flying hour Still nearer bring my soul to Thee.

Verse 3

But can it be? That Power Divine Is throned in light's unbounded blaze; And countless worlds and angels join To swell the glorious song of praise.

Verse 4

And will He deign to lend an ear, When I, poor sinful mortal, pray? Yes, boundless goodness! He will hear, Nor cast the meanest wretch away.

Verse 5

Then let me serve Thee all my days, And may my zeal with years increase; For pleasant, Lord, are all Thy ways, And all Thy paths are paths of peace.