p. 134 | EVENING PRAISE by General Evangelist

Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Feb 26, 1857

EVENING PRAISE.

By General Evangelist

God of immensity! Great power! From whom All creatures draw the breath of life; to whom The ceaseless praises of our souls belong; To Thee, Almighty One, we kneel to praise In prayer and adoration. Bend and hear. Father, thine outstretched arm, thro' light of day, Our guide hath been and shield. Nor foes annoy, Nor fears invade, when thy right hand protects. O great Creator! For the peaceful eve And balmy dews of twilight, we to Thee Upon the wings of faith, send up the song And thanks of humble souls. To Thee, O God! We owe the softening transports of calm eve, Its star-lit musings and its pensive smiles. O Thou, who curbs the fury of the blast, Protect us. Thou who rolls the thunders forth, And whelms th' etherial arch of heaven in flame Of forked wrath, O deign with thy right arm To shield the children of thy footstool. Thou, To whom ten thousand thousand angels bow In humble adoration, from thy throne Send forth the cherubim and seraphim To guard our slumbers thro' the silent light. Illimitable God! beneath whose arm The ocean trembles, and the mountains quake; Heav'n glows in crimson smiles; hell groans in wrath; To Thee ascends our humble prayer! From out The halo-light around thy heaven-girt throne, O deign to smile; and to these darkling souls Send beaming forth the rays of love divine. Eternal God! Jehovah! Hear and bless. [Gen. Evangelist.