WORSHIP >> EVENING WORSHIP
SDAH 49
Savior, breathe an evening blessing,
Ere repose our spirits seal;
Sin and want we come confessing;
Thou canst save, and Thou canst heal.


Text
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 the night be dark and dreary,
Darkness cannot hide from Thee;
Thou art He who, never weary,
Watchest where Thy people be.
3
Though destruction walk around us.
Though the arrow past us fly,
Angel guards from Thee Surround us,
We are safe if Thou art nigh.
4
Should swift death this night o’re-take us,
And our couch become our tomb,
May the morn of glory wake us,
Clad in light and deathless bloom.

Hymn Info
Biblical Reference
(b) Ps 139:12, 121:4 (c) Ps 91:5, 6; 34:7
Author
James Edmeston (1791-1867)
Year Published
1820
Hymn Tune
EVENING PRAYER
Metrical Number
8.7.8.7.
Composer
George C. Stebbins (1846-1945)
Year Composed
1878
Theme
EVENING WORSHIP

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Notes
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