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Text:Through the day Thy Love has spared us
Author:Thomas Kelly
Tune:EVENING HYMN

525. Through the day Thy Love has spared us

1 Through the day Thy Love has spared us,
Now we lay us down to rest:
Through the silent watches guard us,
Let no foe our peace molest:
Jesus, Thou our Guardian be;
Sweet it is to trust in Thee.

2 Pilgrims here on earth, and strangers,
Dwelling in the midst of foes,
Us and ours preserve from dangers:
In Thine arms may we repose;
And when life's short day is past,
Rest with Thee in heaven at last.

Text Information
First Line: Through the day Thy Love has spared us
Author: Thomas Kelly (1806)
Meter: 8, 7, 7.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1890
Topic: Evening
Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tune: #271 or #511
Tune Information
Name: EVENING HYMN
Meter: 8, 7, 7.
Key: C Major
Notes: Now Public Domain. Composer from index: G. A. Macfarren, 1870



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