BTTT
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Come, my soul, thou must be waking;
now is breaking over the earth another day;
come to him who made this splendor;
see thou render all thy feeble powers can pay.
Thou, too, hail the light returning
ready burning be the incense of thy powers;
for the night is safely ended,
God hath tended with his care thy helpless hours.
Pray that he may prosper ever
each endeavor when thine aim is good and true;
but that he may ever thwart thee,
and convert thee, when thou evil wouldst pursue.
Think that he thy ways beholdeth;
he unfoldeth every fault that lurks within;
he the hidden shame glossed over
can discover, and discern each deed of sin.
Mayest thou on life’s last morrow,
free from sorrow, pass away in slumber sweet:
and, released from death’s dark sadness,
rise in gladness that far brighter Sun to greet.
Only God’s free gifts abuse not,
light refuse not, but his Spirit’s voice obey;
thou with him shalt dwell, beholding
light enfolding all things in unclouded day.
—Friedrich Rudolph Ludwig von Canitz (1654-1699)
Daily Light on the Daily Path
July 19
Morning
“He who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name.”
“Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like you, majestic in holiness, awesome in glorious deeds, doing wonders?”—There is none like you among the gods, O Lord, nor are there any works like yours.—“Who will not fear, O Lord, and glorify your name? For you alone are holy.”—“Hallowed be your name.”
“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people.”
Who is this who comes from Edom, in crimsoned garments from Bozrah, he who is splendid in his apparel, marching in the greatness of his strength? “It is I, speaking in righteousness, mighty to save.”—“I have granted help to one who is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from the people.”
Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory.
Luke 1:49; Ex. 15:11; Ps. 86:8; Rev. 15:4; Matt. 6:9; Luke 1:68; Isa. 63:1; Ps. 89:19; Eph. 3:20, 21
O LORD, I want you to take your place in my heart and soul and life as King and LORD.
You are High and lifted up above the earth and your praise must fill this temple of my body.
Be glorified in our lives today I ask and let it be seen that we are your people and the sheep of your pasture.
Amen.