126. 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.
Though destruction walk around us,
Though the arrow near us fly,
Angel guards from thee surround us,
We are safe if thou art nigh.

2 Though the night be dark and dreary,
Darkness cannot hide from thee;
Thou art he who, never weary,
Watcheth where thy people be,
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: Saviour, breathe an evening blessing
Title: Evening blessing
Author: James Edmeston
Language: English
Publication Date: 1888
Scripture:
Topic: Close of Service
Tune Information
Name: VESPER HYMN
Arranger: L. Mason
Meter: 8s, 7s, D
Key: F Major or modal



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