Watching, all through the weary night

Watching, all through the weary night

Author: Thomas Haweis
Published in 1 hymnal

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1 Watching, all through the weary night,
In darkness lonely and forlorn;
I hail the blessed morning light,—
Thy love is brighter than the morn!

2 Praying, but tempted and cast down,
Tried from without and from within;
I fail, and fear to lose my crown,—
Thy love is stronger than my sin!

3 Waiting to draw my dying breath,
No arm to stay, no art to save;
I shudder to belong to death,—
Thy love is deeper than the grave!

4 O Love! so bright, so deep, so strong,
When this brief span of life is o'er,
Teach me to sing the heavenly song,
And lead me to the shining shore!

—Manual for the chapel of Girard College (1891), p.356

Author: Thomas Haweis

Thomas Haweis (b. Redruth, Cornwall, England, 1734; d. Bath, England, 1820) Initially apprenticed to a surgeon and pharmacist, Haweis decided to study for the ministry at Oxford and was ordained in the Church of England in 1757. He served as curate of St. Mary Magdalen Church, Oxford, but was removed by the bishop from that position because of his Methodist leanings. He also was an assistant to Martin Madan at Locke Hospital, London. In 1764 he became rector of All Saints Church in Aldwinkle, Northamptonshire, and later served as administrator at Trevecca College, Wales, a school founded by the Countess of Huntingdon, whom Haweis served as chaplain. After completing advanced studies at Cambridge, he published a Bible commentary and a volume… Go to person page >

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First Line: Watching, all through the weary night
Author: Thomas Haweis
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Language: English
Publication Date: 1874
Copyright: Public domain.

Notes

Text was published 1874 in "Unsectarian Family Prayers," by the Rev. H. R. Haweis, M. A., on page 14, but is presented separately from the original work of the volume, as it were a quote of pre-existing material, in the same manner as is the quote from Montgomery's "Prayer is the soul's sincere desire" on page 6.

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