Christ in Song ‎#647

647. Evening Prayer

1 Saviour, breathe an evening blessing,
Ere repose our spirits seal:
Sin and want we come confessing,
Thou canst save and Thou canst heal.

2 Tho' destruction walk around us,
Tho' the arrows past us fly;
Angel guards from Thee surround us,
We are safe if Thou art nigh.

3 Tho' the night be dark and dreary,
Darkness cannot hide from Thee;
Thou art He who, never weary,
Watchest where Thy people be.

4 Should swift death this night o'ertake us,
And our couch become our tomb,
May the morn of glory wake us,
Clad in heav'n's eternal bloom.

Text Information

• First Line: Saviour, breathe an evening blessing
• Title: Evening Prayer
• Author: J. Edmeston
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: Hymns for Worship: Evening Hymns

Tune Information

• Name: Saviour, breathe an evening blessing
• Composer: Geo. C. Stebbins
• Incipit: 87
• Key: B♭ Major