The Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#565

565. When Vesper Bells Are Calling

1 When vesper bells are calling
The hour of rest and prayer,
When evening shades are falling,
And I must hence repair,
I seek my chamber narrow,
Nor my brief day deplore,
For I shall see the morrow
Where night shall be no more.

2 O take me in Thy keeping,
Dear Father good and just;
Let not my soul be sleeping
In sin, and pride, and lust.
If in my life Thou guide me
According to Thy will,
I may in death confide me
Into Thy keeping still.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: When vesper bells are calling
• Title: When Vesper Bells Are Calling
• Author: Frans Mikael Franzén (1814)
• Meter: 7 6, 7 6. D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1937
• Topic: Occasional: Evening; Evening; Citizenship

Tune Information

• Name: OLD 130TH PSALM
• Meter: 7 6, 7 6. D.
• Key: C Major
• Source: Genevan Psalter, 1556.