The Church Hymnal ‎#17a

17a. Saviour, breathe an evening blessing

1 Saviour, breathe an evening blessing,
Ere repose our spirits seal;
Sin and want we come confessing;
Thou canst save, and Thou canst heal.

2 Though the night be dark and dreary,
Darkness cannot hide from Thee;
Thou art He Who, never weary,
Watchest where The people be.

3 Though destruction walk around us,
Though the arrows past us fly,
Angel-guards from Thee surround us;
We are safe, if Thou art nigh.

4 Be Thou nigh, should death o'ertake us;
Jesu then our refuge be,
And in Paradise awake us,
There in peace to rest with Thee.

5 Father, to Thy holy keeping
Humbly we ourselves resign;
Saviour, Who hast slept our sleeping,
Make our slumbers pure as Thine;

6 Blessed Spirit, brooding o'er us,
Chase the darkness of our night,
Till the perfect day before us
Breaks in everlasting light.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Saviour, breathe an evening blessing
• Author: J. Edmeston
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1892
• Topic: Daily Prayer: Evening; Protection

Tune Information

• Name: VESPER HYMN
• Composer: D. Bortniansky
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.D.