The Hymnal ‎#44

44. The day is past and over

1 The day is past and over:
All thanks, O Lord, to Thee;
I pray Thee that offenseless
The hours of dark may be.
O Jesus, keep me in Thy sight,
And save me through the coming night.

2 The joys of day are over:
I lift my heart to Thee,
And call on Thee that sinless
The hours of night may be.
O Jesus, make their darkness light,
And save me through the coming night.

3 The toils of day are over:
I raise the hymn to Thee,
And ask that free from peril
The hours of fear may be.
O Jesus, keep me in Thy sight,
And guard me through the coming night.

4 Be Thou my soul's Preserver,
O God, for Thou dost know
How many are the perils
Through which I have to go.
Lover of men, O hear my call,
And guard and save me from them all.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: The day is past and over
• Translator: Rev. John M. Neale (1853, 1862)
• Meter: 7. 6. 7. 6. 8. 8.
• Publication Date: 1950
• Topic: Times of Worship: Evening; Evening hymns; Worship: Evening
• Source: From a Greek service, 6th or 7th century

Tune Information

• Name: ST. ANATOLIUS (BROWN)
• Composer: Arthur H. Brown (1861)
• Meter: 7. 6. 7. 6. 8. 8.
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Music from "The Church Hymnary," Revised. Used by permission of the Oxford University Press.