Evangelical Lutheran Hymnal ‎#319

319. Savior! breathe an evening blessing

1 Savior! 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,
Watchest 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: Savior! breathe an evening blessing
• Meter: 8s & 7s.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1880
• Topic: The Catechism; Daily Devotion : Evening
• Notes: Source from Index: Union Hymns

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