Author: James Edmeston, 1791 - 1867; Godfrey Thring, 1823 - 1903 Hymnal: Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America #221 (1958) 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. A-men.
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: The Church Worship - Evening Languages: English Tune Title: EVENING PRAYER
Saviour, breathe an evening blessing