The New Christian Hymnal ‎#374

374. Hushed Was the Evening Hymn

1. Hushed was the evening hymn,
The temple courts were dark;
The lamp was burning dim
Before the sacred ark;
When suddenly a voice divine
Rang thro' the silence of the shrine.

2. The old man, meek and mild,
The priest of Israel, slept;
His watch the temple-child,
The little Levite, kept;
And what from Eli's sense was sealed
The Lord to Hannah's son revealed.

3. O give my Samuel's ear,
The open ear, O Lord,
Alive and quick to hear
Each whisper of Thy word,
Like him to answer at Thy call,
And to obey Thee first of all.

4. O give me Samuel's heart,
A lowly heart, that waits
Where in Thy house Thou art,
Or watches at Thy gates;
By day and night, a heart that still
Moves at the breathing of Thy will.

5. O give me Samuel's mind,
A sweet unmurm'ring faith,
Obedient and resigned
To Thee in life and death;
That I may read with child-like eyes
Truths that are hidden from the wise.

Text Information

• First Line: Hushed was the evening hymn
• Title: Hushed Was the Evening Hymn
• Author: Rev. James D. Burns (1857)
• Meter: 6 6 6 6 8 8
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1929
• Topic: Home and Youth: Children

Tune Information

• Name: SAMUEL
• Composer: Sir Arthur Sullivan (1874)
• Meter: 6 6 6 6 8 8
• Incipit: 33543 46545 11716
• Key: D Major