Author: James Edmeston; Godfrey Thring Hymnal: Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church #467 (1917) Hymnal Title: Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church Lyrics: 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 Though destruction walk around us,
Though the arrow past us fly,
Angel-guards from Thee surround us;
We are safe if Thou art nigh.
3 Though the night be dark and dreary,
Darkness cannot hide from Thee;
Thou art He, Who, never weary,
Watchest where Thy people be.
4 Be Thou nigh should death o’ertake us;
Jesus, then our Refuge be;
And in Paradise awake us,
There to rest in peace with Thee.
Amen. Topics: Times and Seasons Evening Languages: English Tune Title: EVENING PRAYER
Saviour, breathe an evening blessing