For the Dear Love That Kept Us Through the Night
A three-stanza morning prayer thanking God for rest and new light, and asking guidance and readiness to do God’s will.
Historical edition. Historical claims and instructions are preserved as historical context.
For the dear love that kept us through the night,
And gave our senses to sleep’s gentle sway,
For the new miracle of dawning light,
Flushing the east with prophecies of day,
We thank Thee, O, our God!
For the fresh life that through our being flows,
With its full tide to strengthen and to bless,
For calm, sweet thoughts, upspringing from repose,
To bear to Thee their song of thankfulness,
We praise Thee, O, our God!
Thou knowest our needs, Thy fulness will supply
Our blindness—let Thy hand still lead us on,
Till, visited by the dayspring from on high,
Our prayer, one only, “Let Thy will be done,”
We breathe to Thee, O, God!
In Jesus’ name. Amen.