The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal ‎#591

591. Now the Day Is Over

1 Now the day is over,
Night is drawing nigh,
Shadows of the evening
Steal across the sky.

2 Jesus, give the weary
Calm and sweet repose;
With Thy tenderest blessing
May our eyelids close.

3 Grant to little children
Visions bright of Thee;
Guard the sailors tossing
On the deep, blue sea.

4 Comfort every sufferer
Watching late in pain;
Those who plan some evil,
From their sin restrain.

5 Through the long night watches
May Thine angels spread
Their white wings above me,
Watching round my bed.

6 When the morning wakens,
Then may I arise
Pure, and fresh, and sinless
In Thy holy eyes.

AMEN.

Text Information

• First Line: Now the day is over
• Title: Now the Day Is Over
• Author: Sabine Baring-Gould, 1834-1924
• Meter: 6 5 6 5
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1999
• Topic: Closing and Vesper Hymns

Tune Information

• Name: MERRIAL
• Composer: Joseph Barnby, 1838-1896
• Meter: 6 5 6 5
• Key: E Major