Classic Poem

FROM THE GERMAN .

Now gloomy night is gone,
And smiling day comes on;
The morning-dawn is breaking,
And we, from slumbers waking,
Look up to Thee, our Saviour,
And seek Thy daily favor.

Grant us Thy watchful care,
To save from every snare;
Oh, make us good and holy,
And teach us to be lowly,
And kind in every feeling,
And to each other yielding.

If pain and want we bear,
Be Thou, our Saviour, near,
To shine upon us brighter,
And make the sorrows lighter,
That are to mortals given,
To make them fit for heaven.

Lord, give our daily food,
And make us mild and good;
And when the clouds of evening,
Their glowing forms are weaving,
We 'll look to Thee, our Saviour,
And praise Thee for Thy favor.