The Lutheran Hymnary ‎#555

555. The day is past and over

1 The day is past and over;
All thanks, O Lord, to Thee!
I pray Thee now that sinless
The hours of dark may be,
O Jesus, keep me in Thy sight,
And save me through the coming night!

2 The toils of day are over:
I lift my hymn to Thee;
And ask that free from peril
The hours of dark may be.
O Jesus, make their darkness light,
And guard me through the coming night!

3 Be Thou my soul’s preserver,
O God! for Thou dost know
How many are the perils
Through which I have to go.
Lover of men, O hear my call,
And guard and save me from them all!

Text Information

• First Line: The day is past and over
• Author: Anatolius (ca. 800)
• Meter: 7, 6, 7, 6, 8, 8.
• Publication Date: 1913
• Topic: Family Prayer: Evening

Tune Information

• Name: [The day is past and over]
• Composer: A. H. Brown (1862)
• Meter: 7, 6, 7, 6, 8, 8.
• Key: E♭ Major