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10 o’clock.

M aster, m aid, and boy, would you the h o u r k n ow ? It is the tim e th a t you to rest should go — T ru st in the L ord w ith faith —• and careful be O f fire and lig h t; for T en o’clock h as stru ck !

I t o’clock.

A lm ighty God pro tects b o th g reat and sm a ll; H is holy Angels gu ard us like a w a ll: T h e L ord H im self our city w atches o’er, A nd keeps our bodies and our souls from harm . 12 o’clock. A t th ’ h o ur o f m idnight w as our S av io u r b o ra — G re at blessing to a w orld w hich else w ere lo s t ! T hen, w ith unfeigned lips, in p ra y e r and p raise C omm end yourselves to G od. — P a st Tw elve o’c lo c k ! 1 o’clock. 0 Je su C hrist, we p ra y T hee, send u s help T o b ear ou r C ross w ith patience in th e w orld, F o r T h o u a rt G od a lo n e ! A nd T ho u, 0 C om forter, T h in e h an d stretch fo rth : T h en w ill the b u rth en light and easy be ! T h e clock h as stricken O ne!

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