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5 New Every Morning
5 New Every Morning
Music: Samuel Webbe, the elder (1740-1816)
descant: Lois Fyfe (1927-) Words: John Keble (1792-1866)
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5. On ly, O Lord, in thy love, fit us for per fect rest a bove; and
1. New ev 'ry morn ing is the love our wak 'ning and up ris ing prove; through
2. New mer cies, each re turn ing day, hov er a round us while we pray; new
3. If on out dai ly course our mind be set to hal low all we find. new
4. The tri vial round, the com mon task, will fur nish all we need to ask, room
5. On ly, O Lord, in thy dear love fit us for per fect rest a bove; and
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help us this and ev 'ry day, to live more near ly as we pray.
sleep and dark ness safe ly brought, re stored to life, and pow'r and thought.
per ils past, new sins for giv'n, new thoughts of God, new hopes of Heav'n.
trea sures still, of count less price, God will pro vide for sac ri fice.
to de ny our selves a road to bring us dai ly near er God.
help us this and ev 'ry day, to live more near ly as we pray.