The Cyber Hymnal ‎#12758

12758. Drawn Is The Curtain Of The Night

1 Drawn is the curtain of the night,
Oh! ’tis the sacred hour of rest;
Sweet hour, I hail Thee with delight,
Thrice welcome to my weary breast.

2 Oh, God to Thee, my fervent prayer,
I offer, kneeling at Thy feet;
Tho’ humbly breathed, oh! deign to hear—
Smile on me from the mercy seat.

3 While angels round, their watches keep,
Whose harps Thy praise unceasing swell,
"I lay me down in peace, and sleep,"
For Thou in safety mak’st me dwell.

4 Drawn is the curtain of the night—
Thou bid’st creation silent be—
And now, with holy, calm delight,
Father, I would commune with Thee.

5 Shepherd of Israel, deign to keep,
And guard my soul from every ill;
Thus will I lay me down, and sleep,
For Thou in safety mak’st me dwell.

Text Information

• First Line: Drawn is the curtain of the night
• Title: Drawn Is The Curtain Of The Night
• Author: Fanny Crosby
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: The Blind Girl, and Other Poems (New York: Wiley & Putnam, 1844)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: ABSCHIED by Wenzel Müller, ANGELUS by Georg Joseph, BERA by John E. Gould

Tune Information

• Name: ABENDS
• Composer: Herbert Stanley Oakeley (1874)
• Meter: LM
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain