Moravian Book of Worship ‎#567

567. Now the Day Is Over

1 Now the day is over.
Night is drawing nigh.
Shadows of the evening
steal across the sky.

2 Jesus, give the weary
calm and sweet repose;
with your tender blessing
may our eyelids close.

3 Through the long night watches,
may your angels spread
their bright wings above me,
watching round my bed.

4 When the morning wakens,
then may I arise
pure and fresh and sinless
in your holy eyes.

Text Information

• First Line: Now the day is over.
• Title: Now the Day Is Over
• Author: Sabine Baring-Gould (1863, alt.)
• Meter: 6.5.6.5.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1995
• Scripture:
  Psalm 3:5
  ;
  Psalm 4:8
  ;
  Psalm 42
  ;
  Psalm 63:5-8
  ;
  Psalm 127:2
  ;
  Proverbs 3:24
• Topic: Morning and Evening; Evening hymns; Rest

Tune Information

• Name: MERRIAL
• Composer: Joseph Barnby (1868)
• Meter: 6.5.6.5.
• Key: A Major