Voices of Praise ‎#286

286. Father, while the shadows fall

1 Father, while the shadows fall,
With the twilight, over all,
Deign to hear my evening prayer,
Make Thy loving child Thy care.
Take me in Thy holy keeping
Till the morning break;
Guard me thro' the darkness sleeping,
Bless me when I wake.

2 'Twas Thy hand that all the day
Scattered joys along my way,
Crowned my life with blessings sweet,
Kept from snares my careless feet.
Take me in Thy holy keeping
Till the morning break;
Guard me thro' the darkness sleeping,
Bless me when I wake.

3 Like Thy patient love to me,
May my love to others be;
All the wrong my hands have done,
Pardon, Lord, thro' Christ, Thy Son.
Take me in Thy holy keeping
Till the morning break;
Guard me thro' the darkness sleeping,
Bless me when I wake.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Father, while the shadows fall
• Meter: 7s. 8s. 5.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1883
• Topic: Evening

Tune Information

• Name: SHADOWS
• Meter: 7s. 8s. 5.
• Key: G Major