THE STORY OF THE HYMNS AND THEIR WRITERS 459
morning as soon as he rose. In Harper s Magazine for De cember, 1897, there is a description of its effect as sung at the Queen s Diamond Jubilee Service in front of St. Paul s Cathedral. There were ten thousand people singing " Praise God, from whom all blessings flow " as loudly as they could, and with tears running down their faces. There were princesses stand ing up in their carriages, and black men from the Gold Coast, Maharajahs from India, and red-coated Tommies, and young men who will inherit kingdoms and empires, and archbishops, and cynical old diplomats, and soldiers and sailors from the " land of the palm and the pine," and from " the seven seas," and women and men who were just subjects of the Queen, and who were content with that. There was probably never before such a moment in which so many races of people, of so many castes, and of such different values to this world, sang praises to God at one time and in one place, and with one heart. The omitted verses of the Morning Hymn are (1709 text)
4. By influence of the Light divine, Let Thy own light in others shine : Reflect all Heaven s propitious rays, In ardent love and cheerful praise.
6. I wake, I wake, ye heavenly choire, May your devotion me inspire, That I like you my age may spend, Like you may on my God attend.
7. May I like you in God delight, Have all day long my God in sight, Perform like you my Maker s will, O may I never more do ill.
8. Had I your wings, to heaven I d fly, But God shall that defect supply, And my soul wing d with warm desire, Shall all day long to heav n aspire.
10. I would not wake, not rise again, And heav n itself I would disdain ; Wert not Thou there to be enjoy d, And I in hymns to be employ d.
11. Heav n is, dear Lord, where er Thou art, O never then from me depart ;
For to my soul tis hell to be, But for one moment without Thee.
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