C. H. Spurgeon’s Hymn for an Early Morning Prayer-Meeting

(No. 974 in “Our Own Hymn Book.”)
Gweery the holy hymn

Before the world with smoke is dim
We meet to offer prayer.

While flowers are wet with dews,
Dew of our souls descend;

Ere yet the sun the day renews;
O Lord, Thy Spirit send!

bs Upon the battle field
aes Before the fight begins,

To guard us from our sins!

Ere yet our vessel sails

Upon the stream of day,

We plead, O Lord, for heatenly gales
To speed us on our way!

On the lone mountain side,
Before the morning’s light,

per: The Man of sorrows wept and cried,
eis And rose refresh’d with might.

4a Oh, hear us then, for we

sil; Are very weak and frail!

pes We make the Saviour’s Name our plea,
And surely must prevail.

Breaks on the morning air; y

We seek, O Lord, Thy sheltering shield, Sy a