CPWI Hymnal ‎#23b

23b. Sun of my soul, thou Saviour dear

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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 today 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 tonight
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: L.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2010
• Topic: Hymns for the Church Year: Evening

Tune Information

• Name: HURSLEY
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: F Major
• Source: Katholisches Gesangbuch, Vienna, c1774; Descant: Editors of Hymns Ancient and Modern, 1950
• Copyright: Descant © Hymns Ancient and Modern (admin. Hope Publishing Co.)