Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#303

303. Now the shades of night are gone

1 Now the shades of night are gone;
Now the morning light is come;
Lord, may I be thine to-day--
Drive the shades of sin away.

2 Fill my soul, O Christ, with light,
Banish doubt and cleanse my sight,
In Thy service, Lord, to-day
Help me labor, help me pray.

3 Keep my haughty passions bound;
Save me from my foes around;
Going out and coming in,
Keep me safe from ev'ry sin.

4 When my work of life is past,
O receive me then at last!
Night of sin will be no more,
When I reach the heav'nly shore.

Text Information

• First Line: Now the shades of night are gone
• Author: Samson Occum (ca. 1770)
• Meter: 7s. No. 4
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: The Catechism: Morning

Tune Information

• Name: LAST HOPE (Mercy)
• Composer: Louis M. Gottschalk (1854, arr.)
• Meter: 7s. No. 4
• Key: B♭ Major