Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes ‎#18

18. The day is past and over

1 The day is past and over:
All thanks, O Lord, to Thee!
I pray Thee now that sinless
The hours of dark may be.
O Jesus, keep me in Thy sight,
And save me through the coming night!

2 The toils of day are over:
I lift my heart to Thee:
And ask that free from peril
The hours of fear may be.
O Jesus, make their darkness light,
And guard me through the coming night!

3 Be Thou my soul’s Preserver,
O God! for Thou dost know
How many are the perils
Through which I have to go.
Lover of men, O hear my call,
And guard and save me from them all!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: The day is past and over
• Translator: John M. Neale (1862)
• Author: Anatolius
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1899
• Topic: Evening; God: Our Guardian
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: ST. ANATOLIUS
• Composer: Arthur H. Brown
• Meter: 7s, 6s, 8s.
• Notes: Public Domain.