The Hymnal ‎#35

35. Now the day is over

1 Now the day is over,
Night is drawing nigh,
Shadows of the evening
Steal across the sky.

2 Jesus, give the weary
Calm and sweet repose;
With Thy tenderest blessing
May mine eyelids close.

3 Grant to little children
Visions bright of Thee;
Guard the sailors tossing
On the deep blue sea.

4 Through the long night watches,
May Thine angels spread
Their white wings above me,
Watching round my bed.

5 When the morning wakens,
Then may I arise
Pure, and fresh, and sinless
In Thy holy eyes.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Now the day is over
• Author: Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (1865)
• Meter: 6. 5. 6. 5.
• Publication Date: 1950
• Topic: Times of Worship: Evening; Evening hymns; Worship: Evening
• Copyright: Words used by permission of A. W. Ridley and Company.

Tune Information

• Name: MERRIAL
• Composer: Joseph Barnby (1868)
• Meter: 6. 5. 6. 5.
• Key: A Major