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When thou wakest in the morning

   Ere thou tread'st the untried way

Of the lot that lies before thee

   Through the coming busy day;

Whether sunbeams promise brightness,

   Whether dim forebodings fall,

Be thy dawning glad or gloomy,

   Go to Jesus, tell Him all.

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In the calm of sweet communion

   Let thy daily work be done;

In the peace of soul-outpouring

   Care be banished, patience won;

And if earth with its enchantments

   Seek thy spirit to enthrall,

Ere thou listen, ere thou answer,

   Turn to Jesus, tell Him all.

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Then, as hour by hour glides by thee,

   Thou wilt blessed guidance know,

Thine own burdens being lightened,

   Thou canst bear another's woe;

Thou canst help the weak ones onward,

   Thou canst raise up those that fall:

But remember, while thou servest,

   Still tell Jesus, tell Him all.

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And if weariness creeps o'er thee

   As the day wears to its close,

Or if sudden fierce temptation

   Bring thee face to face with foes;

In thy weakness, in thy peril,

   Raise to heaven a truthful call;

Strength and calm for every crisis

   Come, in telling Jesus all.