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GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

THE sun is hidden from our sight,
The birds are sleeping sound;
'Tis time to say to all," Good night!"
And give a kiss all round.

Good night! my father, mother, dear,
Now kiss your little son;

Good night! my friends, both far and near,
Good night to every one.

Good night! ye merry, merry birds,
Sleep well till morning light;
Perhaps if you could sing in words,
You would have said, "Good night!"

To all my pretty flowers, good night!
You blossom while I sleep;
And all the stars, that shine so bright,
With you their watches keep.

The moon is lighting up the skies,
The stars are sparkling there;
"T is time to shut our weary eyes,
And say our evening prayer.

MRS. FOLLEN.

EVENING HYMN.

THE GOOD BOY'S HYMN ON GOING TO BED.

How sweet to lay my weary head
Upon my quiet little bed,
And feel assured, that all day long
I have not knowingly done wrong!

How sweet to hear my mother say,
"You have been very good to-day!"
How sweet to see my father's joy
When he can say, "My dear, good boy!"

How sweet it is my thoughts to send
To many a dear-loved distant friend,
And feel, if they my heart could see,
How very happy they would be!

How sweet to think that He whose love
Made all these shining worlds above,
My pure and happy heart can see,
And loves a little boy like me!

EVENING HYMN.

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MRS. FOLLEN.

Now the sun hath gone so rest,
Stars are coming faint and dim,
And the bird within his nest

Sweetly sings his evening hymn.

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EVENING HYMN.

Have I tried mamma to mind?
Was I gentle in my play?
Have I been a true and kind,
Pleasant little girl to-day?

EVENING HYMN.

JESUS, tender Shepherd, hear me ;
Bless thy little lamb to-night:
Through the darkness be thou near me,
Watch my sleep till morning light.

All this day thy hand has led me,
And I thank thee for thy care;
Thou hast clothed me, warmed, and fed me;
Listen to my evening prayer.

Let my sins be all forgiven,

Bless the friends I love so well;
Take me, when I die, to heaven,
Happy there with thee to dwell.

EVENING HYMN.

GOD has kept me, dearest mother,
Kindly, safely, through the day;

M. L. DUNCAN.

EVENING HYMN.

Let me thank him for his goodness,
Ere the twilight fades away.

For my home and friends I thank him,
For my father, mother, dear;
For the hills, the trees, the flowers,
And the sky so bright and clear.

If I have been kind and gentle,

If I've spoken what was true, Or if I've been cross and selfish, He has seen and known it, too.

Those I love he will watch over,

Though they may be far away, For he loves good little children, And will hear the words they say.

EVENING HYMN.

THOU, from whom we never part,
Thou, whose love is everywhere,
Thou, who seest every heart,

Listen to our evening prayer.

Father! fill our souls with love,-
Love unfailing, full, and free,
Love no injury can move,

Love that ever rests on thee.

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EVENING HYMN. .

Heavenly Father! through the night
Keep us safe from every ill;
Cheerful as the morning light,
May we wake to do thy will.

EVENING HYMN.

MRS. FOLLEN.

BEFORE I close my eyes to-night,

Let me myself these questions ask :
Have I endeavored to do right,

Nor thought my duty was a task?

Have I been gentle, lowly, meek,

And the small voice of conscience heard?
When passion tempted me to speak,
Have I repressed the angry word?

Have I with cheerful zcal obeyed

What my kind parents bid me do,
And not by word or action said

The thing that was not strictly true?

In hard temptation's troubled hour,

Then have I stopped to think and pray,
That God would give my soul the power
To chase the sinful thought away?