2. My Father's house is built on high,
Far, far above the starry sky:
When from this earthly prison free,
That heavenly mansion mine shall be.
3. Let others seek a home below, [flow;
Which flames devour, or waves o'er-
Be mine the happier lot to own
A heavenly mansion near the throne.
4. Then fail this earth, let stars decline,
And sun and moon refuse to shine,
All nature sink and cease to be;
That heavenly mansion stands for me.
228. Evening Hymn.
1. GLORY to thee, my God, this night,
For all the blessings of the light:
Keep me, Oh keep me, King of kings,
Beneath the shadow of thy wings.
2. Forgive me, Lord, thro' thy dear Son,
The ills which I this day have done;'
That with the world, myself, and thee,
I ere I sleep, at peace may be.
And it shines in this Christian clime; Not a star lends its feeble ray;
To its home in the dens of crime. CHо. And you bask in the bright broad day. For the night of the grave draws nigh.
A-way to the woods, a way to the woods,
CHо.-Away, away, away, away,
Away to the woods, away;
Away, away, away, away;
Away to the woods, away.
A- way to the woods, a
: Oh this is our festal day,:H
Sweet flowerets are springing,
Sweet songsters are singing,
And we will be happy and gay.
Come when the placid wave Glows in sunset glory;
Come when the dewy eve
Veils the mountain hoary; Come when the rustic hearth Gathers youth and beauty; Come, and with gentle mirth Sweeten toil and duty.
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