Part 38 (1/2)

Hark, while I sing! our village clock The hour of eight, good sirs, has struck

Eight souls alone froe swept: Unless the Lord to guard us deign, Man wakes and watches all in vain

Lord! through thine all-prevailing ht!

Hark, while I sing! our village clock The hour of nine, good sirs, has struck

Nine lepers cleansed returned not;-- Be not thy blessings, n, Man wakes and watches all in vain

Lord! through thine all-prevailing ht!

Hark, while I sing! our village clock The hour of ten, good sirs, has struck

Ten precepts show God's holy will;-- Oh, uard us deign, Man wakes and watches all in vain

Lord! through thine all-prevailing ht!

Hark, while I sing! our village clock The hour eleven, good sirs, has struck

Eleven apostles remained true;-- May we be like that faithful few!

Unless the Lord to guard us deign, Man wakes and watches all in vain

Lord! through thine all-prevailing ht!

Hark, while I sing! our village clock The hour of twelve, good sirs, has struck

Twelve is of Time the boundary;-- Man, think upon eternity!

Unless the Lord to guard us deign, Man wakes and watches all in vain

Lord! through thine all-prevailing ht!

Hark, while I sing! our village clock The hour of one, good sirs, has struck

One God alone reigns over all; Nought can without his will befall: Unless the Lord to guard us deign, Man wakes and watches all in vain

Lord! through thine all-prevailing ht!

Hark, while I sing! our village clock The hour of two, good sirs, has struck

Tays to walk has ht,--the path to heaven!

Unless the Lord to guard us deign, Man wakes and watches all in vain

Lord! through thine all-prevailing ht!

Hark, while I sing! our village clock The hour of three, good sirs, has struck

Three Gods in one, exalted most, The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost

Unless the Lord to guard us deign, Man wakes and watches all in vain

Lord! through thine all-prevailing ht!