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2 o’clock. 0 gracious L ord, w hose love for us w as such T h a t T hou sh o u ld ’st deign in dark ness *) to be b o r n : A ll g lo ry ’s due to T h e e ! Come, H oly G host, and p o u r into our h earts T h y h e av ’nly light, th a t we m ay see T hee now A nd in E tern ity 1 3 o’clock. B lack N ight dep arts, and D ay begins to daw n — K eep th em fa r off, 0 God, w ho w ish us h a r m ! T h e clock h as stricken T h ree ! F a th e r, T h in e aid w e s e e k ! — and o f T h y G race G ive u s a b u n d a n tly ! E ternal G o d l w ho w o uld ’st the K eeper be O f us w ho dwell below — T o T hee, su rro u n d ed b y the H eavenly Host, H on our an d p raise are due! F o r this good n ig ht give th an k s unto the L o r d ! R em em ber " F o u r ! ” — w e’re sum m on’d from our guard. 4 o’clock.

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