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Text:Sun of My Soul
Author:John Keble
Tune:HURSLEY
Arranger (choral ending):Ken Barker

625. Sun of My Soul

1 Sun of my soul, Thou Savior dear,
It is not night if Thou be near;
O may no earth-born cloud arise
To hide Thee from Thy servant's eyes!

2 When the soft dews of kindly sleep
My weary eyelids gently steep,
Be my last tho't, how sweet to rest
Forever on my Savior's breast!

3 Abide with me from morn till eve,
For without Thee I cannot live;
Abide with me when night is nigh,
For without Thee I dare not die.

4 Be near to bless me when I wake,
Ere thro' the world my way I take;
Abide with me till in Thy love
I lose myself in heav'n above.

Text Information
First Line: Sun of my soul, Thou Savior dear
Title: Sun of My Soul
Author: John Keble
Meter: L.M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1997
Topic: Walking with God: Comfort and Encouragement
Notes: Includes optional choral ending
Tune Information
Name: HURSLEY
Arranger (choral ending): Ken Barker
Meter: L.M.
Key: F Major
Source: Katholisches Gesangbuch, Vienna, c. 1774
Copyright: Choral ending © 1997 by Integrity's Hosanna! Music and Word Music (a div. of WORD MUSIC)



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