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Text:Sun of My Soul
Author:Keble
Tune:[Sun of my soul! thou Saviour dear]
Composer:W. H. Monk

43b. Sun of My Soul

1 Sun of my soul! thou Saviour dear,
It is not night if thou be near;
Oh, may no earth-born cloud arise
To hide thee from thy servant's eyes!

2 When soft the dews of kindly sleep
My wearied eyelids gently steep,
Be my last tho't,—how sweet to rest
For ever on my Saviour'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 through the world my way I take;
Abide with me till in thy love
I lose myself in heaven above.

Text Information
First Line: Sun of my soul! thou Saviour dear
Title: Sun of My Soul
Author: Keble
Language: English
Publication Date: 1875
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Sun of my soul! thou Saviour dear]
Composer: W. H. Monk
Notes: Public Domain.



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