THE CHRISTIAN PSALMIST. PART III. SPECIAL OCCASIONS. 232. Morning. I AWAKE, my soul, and with the sun, Shake off dull sloth, and joyful rise, 2 Thy precious time mispent, redeem; 3 In conversation be sincere ; Keep conscience, as the noon-tide, clear; 6 May I, like you, in God delight, 7 Lord, I my vows to Thee renew; 8 Direct, control, suggest, this day, That all my powers, with all their might, 9 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow, 233. Morning. 1 LORD of my life, O may thy praise 2 Preserved by thy almighty arm, 3 While many spent the night in sighs, In gentle sleep I closed my eyes, 4 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. 5 O let the same almighty care My waking hours attend; |