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weet Saviour! bless us ere  we  go; Thy word  into  our minds  instil; And make  our  lukewarm hearts  to  glow With  lowly   love  and fervent  will. Through life's  long  day and  death's  dark  night, O gentle  Jesus! be our  light.

The day  is  done;  its  hours have  run; And Thou  hast  taken count  of  all, The scanty  triumphs  grace has  won, The  broken  vow,  the frequent  fall. Through life's  long  day  and death's  dark  night, O gentle  Jesus! be our  light.

Grant us,  dear  Lord! from evil ways True absolution  and  release; And bless  us  more  than  in past  days With purity  and  inward peace. Through life's  long  day  and death's  dark night, O gentle  Jesus! be our  light.

Do more  than  pardon;  give us  joy, Sweet fear   and  sober liberty, And loving  hearts  without alloy, That only  long  to  be  like Thee. Through life's  long  day  and death's  dark  night, O gentle  Jesus! be our  light.

Labor is  sweet,  for  Thou hast  toiled, And care  is  light,  for Thou  hast  cared; Let not  our  works  with  self be  soiled, Nor in  unsimple  ways ensnared. Through life's  long  day  and  death's  dark  night, O gentle  Jesus! be our  light.

For all  we  love — the  poor, the  sad, The sinful — unto  Thee we  call; Oh let  Thy  mercy  make  us glad; Thou art  our  Jesus  and our  all. Through life's  long  day  and death's  dark  night, O gentle  Jesus! be our  light.

paradise! O Paradise! Who doth  not  crave for  rest? Who would  not  seek  the happy  land, Where they  that  loved are  blest;

Where   loyal  hearts, and  true, Stand ever  in  the  light,