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| Text: | Thou Sovereign Let My Evening Song |
| Author: | Anonymous |
| Tune: | ST. BERNARD NEW |
| Arranger: | Compiler |
| Composer: | John Richardson, 1816-1879 |
1 Thou sov'reign, let my evening song
Like holy Incense rise;
Assist the off'rings of my tongue
To reach the lofty skies.
2 Thro' all the dangers of the day,
Thy hand was still my guard,
And still to drive my wants away
Thy mercy stood prepared.
3 Perpetual blessings from above
Encompass me around;
But, O, how few returns of love
Hath my Creator found!
4 Sprinkled afresh with pard'ning blood,
I lay me down to rest,
As in th' embraces of my God,
Or on my Savior's breast.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Thou sov'reign, let my evening song |
| Title: | Thou Sovereign Let My Evening Song |
| Author: | Anonymous |
| Meter: | C.M. 8.6.8.6. |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1972 |
| Scripture: | |
| Topic: | Book One: Hymns, Songs, Chorales; The Christian Home: Morning, Evening Hymns |
| Notes: | Let my prayer be set forth before Thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. Ps. 141:2. |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | ST. BERNARD NEW |
| Composer: | John Richardson, 1816-1879 |
| Arranger: | Compiler (1970) |
| Meter: | C.M. 8.6.8.6. |
| Key: | E♭ Major |
| Copyright: | Arrangement Copyright © 1972 by The Christian Hymnary Publishers |
| Notes: | M.M. 69 |
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