African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal ‎#35

35. 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 arrows 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 are 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 bright and deathless bloom.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Savior, breathe an evening blessing
• Title: Savior, Breathe an Evening Blessing
• Author: James Edmeston, 1791-1867
• Meter: 87.87
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2011
• Scripture:
  Psalm 91:5
• Topic: Worship and Praise: Evening

Tune Information

• Name: EVENING PRAYER
• Composer: George C. Stebbins, 1846-1945
• Meter: 87.87
• Key: B♭ Major