In case you need a fresh start this morning, here’s an old hymn by Anne Steele, straight from the 18th century to today, just to get you going.<\/p>\n
A MORNING HYMN.
\nAnne Steele<\/p>\n
I.
\nLORD of my life, O may thy praise
\nEmploy my noblest pow’rs,
\nWhose goodness lengthens out my days,
\nAnd fills the circling hours.<\/p>\n
II.
\nPreserv’d by thy almighty arm,
\nI pass’d the shades of night,
\nSerene, and safe from ev’ry harm,
\nAnd see returning light.<\/p>\n
III.
\nWhile many spent the night in sighs,
\nAnd restless pains, and woes ;
\nIn gentle sleep I clos’d my eyes,
\nAnd undisturb’d repose.<\/p>\n
IV.
\nWhen sleep, death’s ‘semblance o’er me spread,
\nAnd I inconscious lay,
\nThy watchful care was round my bed,
\nTo guard my feeble clay.<\/p>\n
V.
\nO let the same almighty care
\nMy waking hours attend ;
\nFrom ev’ry danger, ev’ry snare,
\nMy heedless steps defend.<\/p>\n
VI.
\nSmile on my minutes as they roll,
\nAnd guide my future days ;
\nAnd let thy goodness fill my soul
\nWith gratitude and praise.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In case you need a fresh start this morning, here’s an old hymn by Anne Steele, straight from the 18th century to today, just to get you going. A MORNING HYMN. Anne Steele I. LORD of my life, O may thy praise Employ my noblest pow’rs, Whose goodness lengthens out my days, And fills the… <\/p>\n
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