Morning and evening hymns for a week

Chapter 8: Wednesday Morning.

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The collection presents pairs of short devotional hymns for mornings and evenings across a seven-day cycle, each offering prayerful reflection, instruction, and petition. Themes include reliance on divine light and guidance, penitence and intercession, vigilance against temptation, perseverance in the Christian life, and hope of heaven. Language uses domestic and pastoral imagery—garden, sunrise, throne of grace—to evoke spiritual growth, consolation in sorrow, and missionary concern for the lost. Verses alternate assurance of Christ’s presence with appeals for sanctifying grace, practical encouragement for daily conduct, and longing for final rest in God’s presence.

Wednesday Morning.

“Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation.”

—Matt. xxvi. 41.

“Christian! seek not yet repose;”

Hear thy guardian angel say;

Thou art in the midst of foes—

“Watch and pray!”

Principalities and powers,

Mustering their unseen array,

Wait for thy unguarded hours—

“Watch and pray!”

Gird thy heavenly armour on,

Wear it ever, night and day;

Ambush’d lies the evil one—

“Watch and pray!”

Hear the victors who o’ercame,

Still they mark each warrior’s way;

All, with one sweet voice exclaim—

“Watch and pray!”

Hear, above all, hear thy Lord,

Him thou lovest to obey;

Hide within thy heart his word—

“Watch and pray!”

Watch, as if on that alone

Hung the issue of the day;

Pray, that help may be sent down—

“Watch and pray!”