John Stainer - Lux prima - текст песни (слова)

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Come, my soul, thou must be waking; 
Now is breaking over the earth another day; 
Come to Him Who made this splendor; 
See thou render all thy feeble powers can pay. 
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Thou, too, hail the light returning 
Ready burning be the incense of thy powers; 
For the night is safely ended, 
God hath tended with His care thy helpless hours. 
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Pray that He may prosper ever 
Each endeavor when thine aim is good and true; 
But that He may ever thwart thee, 
And convert thee, when thou evil wouldst pursue. 
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Think that He thy ways beholdeth; 
He unfoldeth every fault that lurks within; 
He the hidden shame glossed over 
Can discover, and discern each deed of sin. 
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Mayest thou on life's last morrow, 
Free from sorrow, pass away in slumber sweet: 
And, released from death's dark sadness, 
Rise in gladness that far brighter Sun to greet. 
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Only God's free gifts abuse not, 
Light refuse not, but His Spirit's voice obey; 
Thou with Him shalt dwell, beholding 
Light enfolding all things in unclouded day. 
Lyrics: Fried­rich Ru­dolf Lud­wig Frei­herr von Can­itz, 1700 (Seele du musst mun­ter wer­den); trans­lat­ed from Ger­man to Eng­lish by Hen­ry J. Buck­oll, 1838.