Common Praise ‎#21b

21b. Sun of my soul, thou Saviour dear

1 Sun of my soul, thou Saviour dear,
it is not night if thou be near:
O may no earth-born cloud arise
to hide thee from thy servant's eyes.

2 When the soft dews of kindly sleep
my weary eyelids gently steep,
be my last thought, how sweet to rest
for ever on my Saviour's breast.

3 Abide with me from morn till eve,
for without thee I cannot live;
abide with me when night is nigh,
for without thee I dare not die.

4 If some poor wandering child of thine
have spurned to-day the voice divine,
now, Lord, the gracious work begin;
let him no more lie down in sin.

5 Watch by the sick; enrich the poor
with blessings from thy boundless store;
be every mourner's sleep to-night,
like infant's slumbers, pure and light.

6 Come near and bless us when we wake,
ere through the world our way we take;
till in the ocean of thy love
we lose ourselves in heaven above.

Text Information

• First Line: Sun of my soul, thou Saviour dear
• Author: John Keble, 1792-1866
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2000
• Scripture:
  James 5:19-20
  ;
  Luke 24:29
  ;
  Psalm 127:2
  ;
  Psalm 139:12
• Topic: Evening

Tune Information

• Name: BIRLING
• Harmonizer: Geoffrey Shaw, 1879-1943
• Meter: LM
• Key: B♭ Major
• Source: Melody from an early 19th-century Nottingham collection
• Copyright: Harmony © Oxford University Press
• Notes: Now Public Domain