1) It is entirely possible to work 50 hours a week and have a good work/life balance without burning yourself out (I say this as an actively involved father who works more than that).
2) The first few employees are absolutely critical to how the company and culture will evolve, and if you want to build a high-performance team, you really need employees who are driven to work harder than they would an established company. Setting clear expectations about work hours is a good way to screen out those who aren't ready for the challenge.
3) The very first employee is practically a founder and needs to think and act like one. Which isn't to say they need to work as much as you do, but certainly a good bit more than a 40 hour week.
If you're working 19 hours a day, there aren't many hours when you're not working.
As such, there's no reason to put too many limits on when your 1st employee can work (so long as those 40 hours/week are met and stuff is getting done).
You may wish to consider allowing telecommuting, as well as to allow employees to save every hour over 40 they work per week as vacation time ("comp-time"?).
Another alternative: as the employee what type of schedule s/he would like to set, and make it a cooperative process rather than an autocratic process. Autonomy is a huge component of job satisfaction (along with complexity and a clear payoff between effort and reward), so the more autonomy you can give, the more likely it is that you'll keep this person happy enough to stay.
The last full-time job I worked, I was the only full-time employee, and was not allowed to set my own schedule, nor to choose my own tasks, and I was frequently required to work 10-20 hours per week of unpaid overtime. Needless to say, my happiness levels jumped significantly when I quit that job, in spite of the tenuous nature of substitute teaching and non-profit work.
Hopefully your first employee will have a much better experience.