Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes ‎#33

33. Hear my pray'r, O heavenly Father

1 Hear my pray'r, O heavenly Father,
Ere we lay me down to sleep;
Bid Thy angels, pure and holy,
Round my bed their vigil keep.

2 Great by sins are, but Thy mercy
Far outweighs them every one;
Down before Thy cross I cast them,
Trusting in Thy help alone.

3 Keep me, through this night of peril,
Underneath its boundless shade;
Take me to Thy rest, I pray Thee,
When my pilgrimage is made!

4 None shall measure out Thy patience
By the span of human thought;
None shall bound the tender mercies
Which Thy Holy Son hath wrought.

5 Pardon all my past transgressions;
Give me strength for days to come;
Guide and guard me with Thy blessing,
Till Thine angels bid me home!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Hear my pray'r, O heavenly Father
• Author: Harriet Parr (1856)
• Meter: 8s, 7s.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1899
• Topic: Evening; God: Patience of; Mercy of God
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: WRAYSBURY
• Composer: Edward J. Hopkins
• Meter: 8s, 7s.
• Notes: Public Domain.