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 So long  Thy  power  hath blest me,  sure  it  still

Will lead  me  on.

O'er moor  and  fen,  o'er crag  and  torrent,  till

The night  is  gone;

And with  the  morn  those angel faces  smile

Which I  have  loved  long since, and  lost  awhile.

— Cardinal Newman.

"Show, O  Lord,  Thy  ways to  me;   direct  me  in  Thy truth   and   teach   me,  for Thou  art  God  my  Saviour; and  on  Thee  have  I  waited all  the  day  long"  (Ps.  xxiv).

ord, for  to-morrow and its  needs.

I do  not  pray Keep me,  my  God;  from stain of  sin

Just for  to-day.

Let me  both  diligently  work

And duly  pray;

Let me  be  kind  in  word  and deed

Just for  to-day.

Let me  be  slow  to  do  my will,

Prompt to  obey;

Help me  to  mortify  my flesh

Just for  to-day.

Let me  no  wrong  or  idle word,

Unthinking, say;

Set Thou  a  seal  upon  my lips

Just for  to-day.

Let me  in  season,  Lord,  be grave,

In season  gay;

Let me  be  faithful  to  Thy grace

Just for  to-day.

And if  to-day  my  tide  of life

Should ebb  away,

Give me  Thy  sacraments divine,

Dear Lord,  to-day.

In  purgatory's  cleansing fires

Brief be  my  stay;

Oh, bid  me,  if  to-day  I  die,

Go home  to-day.

So, for  to-morrow  and  its needs

I do  not  pray;

But keep  me,  guide  me, love me,  Lord,

Just for  to-day.

— Sister M. Xavier.