Christian Worship ‎#784

784. Now the Light Has Gone Away

1 Now the light has gone away;
Father, listen while I pray,
asking you to watch and keep
and to send me quiet sleep.

2 Jesus, Savior, wash away
all that I've done wrong today.
Make me ever more like you,
good and gentle, kind and true.

3 Let my near and dear ones be
safe with you eternally.
O bring me and all I love
to your happy home above.

4 Now my evening praise I give;
you once died that I might live.
All your precious gifts are free—
oh, how good you are to me!

5 Ah, my best and kindest Friend,
you will love me to the end.
Let me love you more and more,
always better than before.

Text Information

• First Line: Now the light has gone away
• Title: Now the Light Has Gone Away
• Author: Frances R. Havergal, 1836-1879 (alt.)
• Meter: 77 77
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2021
• Scripture:
  Psalm 4:8
  ;
  Psalm 51:2
  ;
  Psalm 51:7
  ;
  John 14:1-3
  ;
  1 Thessalonians 5:10
  ;
  1 John 4:19
• Topic: Evening
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: MÜDE BIN ICH
• Meter: 77 77
• Key: F Major or modal
• Source: Liederbuch für Kleinkinder-Schulen Kaiserswerth, 1842; Setting: The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941
• Copyright: Public Domain