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Almighty Maker of my frame,

Teach me the measure of my days;

Teach me to know how frail I am,

And spend the remnant to Thy praise.

My days are shorter than a span,

A little point my life appears;

How frail at best is dying man!

How vain are all his hopes and fears.

Oh! be a nobler portion mine!

My God! I bow before Thy throne;

Earth's fleeting treasures I resign,

And fix my hope on Thee alone.

Angels from the realms of glory,

Wing your flight o'er all the earth;

Ye who sang creation's story,

Now proclaim Messiah's birth;

Come and worship—Come and worship,

Worship Christ the new-born King.

Shepherds, in the field abiding,

Watching o'er your flock by night;

God with man is now residing;

Yonder shines the infant light;

Come and worship—Come and worship,

Worship Christ the new-born King.

Saints, before the altar bending,

Waiting long with hope and fear;