The day thou gavest, Lord, is ended,
the darkness falls at thy behest;
to thee our morning hymns ascended,
thy praise shall sanctify our rest.
We thank thee that thy Church, unsleeping
while earth rolls onward into light,
through all the world her watch is keeping
and rests not now by day nor night.
As o’er each continent and island
the dawn leads on another day,
the voice of prayer is never silent,
nor dies the strain of praise away.
The sun that bids us rest is waking
our brethren ‘neath the western sky,
and hour by hour fresh lips are making
thy wondrous doings heard on high.
So be it, Lord; thy throne shall never,
like earth’s proud empires, pass away;
thy kingdom stands, and grows for ever,
till all thy creatures own thy sway.

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Editor’s note: The following is extracted from The Works of Charles Kingsley, Vol. 25 (published 1885).
The early Christian in his relations to the Church.
Early Christianity in its relation to the State.
Early Christianity in its relation to society.
His journey in 1806, from Paris to Greece, Constantinople, Palestine, Egypt, and Carthage.
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