The Lutheran Hymnary ‎#559

559. Savior, breathe an evening blessing

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

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

3 Though the night be dark and dreary,
Darkness cannot hide from Thee;
Thou art He who, never weary,
Watchest where Thy people be.

4 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: Savior, breathe an evening blessing
• Author: James Edmeston (1820)
• Meter: 8, 7. 4L.
• Publication Date: 1913
• Topic: Family Prayer: Evening

Tune Information

• Name: [Savior, breathe an evening blessing]
• Composer: John B. Dykes, 1823—76
• Meter: 8, 7. 4L.
• Key: A♭ Major