| Thou glorious God, before Whose faceThe generations pass away,
 As, to our eyes, the tender grace
 And marvel of each shining day!
 We thank Thee for the joy sublimeOf years so radiant with Thy power
 That all the best of endless time
 Seems granted to the fleeting hour.
 We praise Thee for the surer right,The clearer message from above,
 The lengthening day, the shortening night,
 The wiser ministries of love.
 We bless Thee for the friends we miss,Who made our peace, and stilled our pain;
 We trust Thee on some height of bliss
 To bring them close to us again.
 We magnify Thy holy Name;And while in Thee our hearts rejoice,
 Strong be our wills, through praise and blame,
 To do the bidding of Thy voice.
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