Hallowed Hymns, New and Old ‎#216

216. Saviour, Breathe an Evening Blessing

1 Saviour, breathe an evening blessing,
Ere repose our spirits seal:
Sin and want we come confessing,
Thou canst save and Thou canst heal.

2 Though destruction walk around us,
Though the arrows past us fly;
Angel guards from Thee surround us,
We are safe if Thou art nigh.

3 Though the night be dark and dreary,
Darkness cannot hide from Thee;
Thou art He who, never weary,
Watchest where Thy people be.

4 Should swift death this night o'ertake us,
And our couch become our tomb,
May the morn in heaven awake us,
Clad in bright and deathless bloom.

Text Information

• First Line: Savior, breathe an evening blessing
• Title: Saviour, Breathe an Evening Blessing
• Author: James Edmeston
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: Closing; Hope
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: EVENING PRAYER
• Composer: George C. Stebbins
• Meter: 8s, 7s.
• Key: B♭ Major
• Notes: Public Domain.