A
HYMN
for
MIDNIGHT
.
I.
WHILE
Midnight
Shades
the
Earth
o'erspread
,
And
veil
the
Bosom
of
the
Deep
,
Nature
reclines
her
weary
Head
,
And
Care
respires
and
Sorrows
sleep
:
My
Soul
still
aims
at
Nobler
Rest
,
Aspiring
to
her
Saviour's
Breast
.
II
.
Aid
me
,
ye
hov'ring
Spirits
near
,
Angels
and
Ministers
of
Grace
;
Who
ever
,
while
you
guard
us
here
,
Behold
your
Heav'nly
Father's
Face
!
Gently
my
raptur'd
Soul
convey
To
Regions
of
Eternal
Day
.
III
.
Fain
would
I
leave
this
Earth
below
.
Of
Pain
and
Sin
the
dark
Abode
;
Where
shadowy
Joy
,
or
solid
Woe
Allures
,
or
tears
me
from
my
GOD
:
Doubtful
and
Insecure
of
Bliss
,
Since
Death
alone
confirms
me
His
.
IV
.
Till
then
,
to
Sorrow
born
I
sigh
,
And
gasp
,
and
languish
after
Home
;
Upward
I
send
my
streaming
Eye
,
Expecting
till
the
Bridegroom
come
:
Come
quickly
,
Lord
!
Thy
own
receive
,
Now
let
me
see
thy
Face
,
and
live
.
V.
Absent
from
Thee
,
my
exil'd
Soul
Deep
in
a
Fleshly
Dungeon
groans
;
Around
me
Clouds
of
Darkness
roll
,
And
lab'ring
Silence
speaks
my
Moans
:
Come
quickly
,
Lord
!
Thy
Face
display
,
And
look
my
Midnight
into
Day
.
VI
.
Error
and
Sin
,
and
Death
are
o'er
If
Thou
reverse
the
Creature's
Doom
;
Sad
,
Rachel
weeps
her
Loss
no
more
,
If
Thou
the
GOD
,
the
Saviour
come
:
Of
Thee
possest
,
in
Thee
we
prove
The
Light
,
the
Life
,
the
Heav'n
of
Love
.