Hymnal ‎#341

341. The day is past and over

1 The day is past and over:
All thanks, O Lord, to Thee!
I pray Thee, that offenceless
The hours of dark may be.
O Jesu, 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 sin may be.
O Jesu, 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 Jesu, keep me in Thy sight,
And guard me through the coming night.

4 Lighten mine eyes, O Saviour,
Or sleep in death shall I,
And he, my wakeful tempter,
Triumphantly shall cry,
“Against him I have now prevailed:
Rejoice! the child of God has failed."”

5 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!

Text Information

• First Line: The day is past and over
• Author: John M. Neale
• Meter: P. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1871
• Notes: Now Public Domain. first rank hymn

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