To Thee, be­fore the dawn­ing light
My gra­cious God, I pray;
I me­di­tate Thy name by night,
And keep Thy law by day.

My spir­it faints to see Thy grace,
Thy pro­mise bears me up;
And while sal­va­tion long de­lays,
Thy Word sup­ports my hope.

Seven times a day I lift my hands,
And pay my thanks to Thee;
Thy right­eous pro­vi­dence de­mands
Repeated praise from me.

When mid­night dark­ness veils the skies,
I call Thy works to mind;
My thoughts in warm de­vo­tion rise,
And sweet ac­cept­ance find.