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VESPER-SERVICE.
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The Hymn.
Creator of the radiant light,
Fountain of bliss, essential sight,
Emitting splendor's orient beam,
The world's creation to proclaim.
Who, with the morn's enliv'ning ray,
Dispellst the shades and call'st the day:
Approaching night o'erspreads the spheres,
Now gracious hear our sighs and tears.
Disdained with guilt and foul offence,
Let not a sudden summons hence,
Present us at Thy awful seat,
Victims of fleeting vain deceit.
