The Hymnbook ‎#56

56. Sun of My Soul, Thou Saviour Dear

1 Sun of my soul, Thou Saviour dear,
It is not night if Thou be near;
O may no earthborn cloud arise
To hide Thee from Thy servant's eyes.

2 When the soft dews of kindly sleep
My wearied eyelids gently steep,
Be my last thought, how sweet to rest
Forever 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 Watch by the sick; enrich the poor
With blessings from Thy boundless store;
Be every mourner's sleep tonight,
Like infants' slumbers, pure and light.

5 Come near and bless us when we wake,
Ere through the world our way we take,
Till in the ocean of Thy love
We lose ourselves in heaven above.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Sun of my soul, Thou Saviour dear
• Title: Sun of My Soul, Thou Saviour Dear
• Author: John Keble (1820)
• Meter: L. M.
• Publication Date: 1955
• Scripture:
  Genesis 28:11
  ;
  Psalm 3:5
• Topic: Commitment; Evening; God: Protection; Worship: Evening

Tune Information

• Name: HURSLEY
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: F Major
• Source: Katholisches Gesangbuch, Vienna, c. 1774