Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes ‎#19

19. God, that madest earth and heaven

1 God, that madest earth and heaven,
Darkness and light;
Who the day for toil hast given,
For rest the night;
May Thine angel-guards defend us,
Slumber sweet Thy mercy send us,
Holy dreams and hopes attend us,
This livelong night.

2 Guard us waking, guard us sleeping,
And, when we die,
May we in Thy mighty keeping
All peaceful lie:
When the last dread call shall wake us,
do not Thou or God forsake us,
But to reign in glory take us
With Thee on high.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: God, that madest earth and heaven
• Author: Reginald Heber (1827)
• Author: Richard Whately (1855)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1899
• Topic: Evening; God: Creator; God: Defender; God: Our Guardian

Tune Information

• Name: TEMPLE
• Composer: Edward J. Hopkins
• Meter: 8s, 4s, 8s, 4.