Morning: Grateful Praise

Verse 1

Lord of my life! O may Thy praise Employ my noblest powers; Whose goodness lengthens out my days, And fills the circling hours.

Verse 2

Preserved by Thine almighty arm, I pass the shades of night, Serene and safe from every harm, And see returning light.

Verse 3

When sleep, death's semblance, o'er me spread, And I unconscious lay; Thy watchful care was round my bed To guard my feeble clay.

Verse 4

O let the same almighty care My waking hours attend: From every trespass, every snare, My heedless steps defend.

Verse 5

Smile on my minutes as they roll, And guide my future days; And let Thy goodness fill my soul With gratitude and praise.