The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 ‎#535

535. 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 our eyelids close.

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

4 Comfort every sufferer
Watching late in pain;
Those who plan some evil
From their sins restrain.

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

6 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
• Title: Now the day is over
• Author: Rev. S. Baring-Gould (1865)
• Meter: 6.5.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1892
• Topic: For Children
• Notes: Tune name in index: REPOSE

Tune Information

• Name: [Now the day is over]
• Composer: Sir Joseph Barnby
• Meter: 6.5.
• Key: A Major