In the twi­light of the morn­ing,
When the sha­dows steal away,
And we wake from bal­my slum­ber
To be­hold ano­ther day,
Let us go alone in sec­ret,
And un­bur­den all our care
At the feet of our Re­deem­er,
In the simple, ear­nest pray­er.

Refrain

Let Thy pre­sence, bless­èd Sav­ior,
Our pro­tect­ion ev­er be;
Give us strength for ev­ery tri­al,
Keep, oh, keep us close to Thee.

In the noon­tide, calm and peace­ful,
When we pause awhile to rest,
Ere the sun in all its glo­ry
Is de­clin­ing towards the west;
In the midst of our temp­ta­tion,
When the cross is hard to bear,
If we can­not go in sec­ret,
God will hear the si­lent pray­er.

Refrain

When the toils of day are ov­er,
And we seek the hal­lowed place
Where by faith we meet our Sav­ior,
And adore Him for His grace;
How we feel our bur­den light­er,
Till we loose our weight of care,
While we lift our hearts to­ge­ther
In the sim­ple, ear­nest pray­er.

Refrain