Christian Hymns ‎#154

154. Saviour, breathe an evening blessing

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 arrows 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,
Watcheth where Thy people be.

4 Should swift death this night o’ertake us,
And our couch become our tomb,
May the morn in heaven awake us,
Clad in light and deathless bloom.

Text Information

• First Line: Saviour, breathe an evening blessing
• Meter: 8, 7.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1898
• Topic: Worship: Evening
• Notes: J. Edmeston, 1820.

Tune Information

• Name: LONGING FOR HEAVEN
• Composer: L. M. Lindeman (1812-87.)
• Meter: 8, 7.
• Key: d minor
• Notes: Norwegian tune name: Hjem jeg længes